Show prices of farm products have advanced seven po ants during the past month the department of agriculture reports report 3 at per cent of the 1910 14 level the all commodities index in mid april averaged 12 points above a year earlier and was the highest since october 1937 phaeng two tomato plants in hill gave 44 to 49 per cent reduction in curly top damage during the past year and produced sufficiently greater to pay f for or the extra plants used the utah agricultural experiment station reports 0 cuba was the most important export market for united states state s lard in 1940 buying ibs lb S or six six times as much as in 1933 0 A grain ration which contains about 16 per cent protein will be satisfactory to feed cows ahrn pasture is abundant 0 to prevent rust iron utensils that are no often used should be dried thoroughly and oiled lightly light ly with mineral oil ads s A to lifa ia seldom a bad c afar c jr leviy wils nn cJ but W V T hazl latt of A atchison chis kansas aribas ar isas had a surprise cur prize that would loock even a more experienced campaigner out on maneuvers with a cavalry 1 regiment and c near grind river kansas aias private hazlett had attended to his horse and was ready to turn tuni in for the night when he remembered that his canteen had not been filled for the next days journey pulling a flashlight from his saddlebag he started for the nearby spring As he picked his way among the troopers lying on the ground i round under their blankets he was h b hed by one who was about to iten out his bed and needed some light hazlett obligingly turned his flashlight on the blankets there in the comfortable warmth was coiled a full grown copperhead snake without a light the cavalry iu t r mail soon vui J 1 1 I 1 glown down with one 4 c i in hi j J tiles in norh nor h 1 A it was mck ah t a him haz it sli L nee cang water aters taking a t with me ilic passing passin near nea this laniau i 1 or man on the way wa to the E s n vera pura chance ill talu ci c hosh ho az for having the light in ray b end and also for having ai marts mada sure sura its batteries were fresh and in goad condition ore one thing thir 1 1 I always insist upon and now I 1 im m not net the only oice one in the troop who feels that way general orders direct the men to remain calm in emergencies and avoid creating any excitement true to army training the two privates sim simply P ly killed the snake and reported the incident to an of ner er the discovery of a reptilian dah column in their blankets was apparently just one of the possible trials that go to make a hardened soldier |