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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
American OiIfeIds

J. NJ. Danziger, a director of the
American Oilfields. denied in Bakers
field that negotiations are pending for
the sale of the section S6-31-32 produc-
ton of his company to the Standard
at So cents. Danziger said that his
company would not consider letting
the oil from that section. which is of
light grade, go at that price.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
santa Rosa Egg Market

TO
SANTA ROSA. April 30-There was no change
in the local egg market today. the dealers all
seconds 4 slight falling of is noticed in the
production although the supply is yet heavy,
with q good demand.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
San Luis Obispo Field

Brookline oil dealers have had news
that we'll No. 8, Santa Maria field, has
started to flow 500 barrels daily.
big land deal. including $500 acres
of land and $4,000. has been closed in
the sale of Los Yegriss ranch. Carrisa
plains, to M. V. McQuigy of Los Ange-
les A test well will be put down.
North Star of the Oak Park oil field
has brought in 800 barrel well and
has water shut off and expects a good
we'll
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Union Gusher Capped

The Union oil company's gusher,
Basfanchnrv rsnS oii i, 'iiF iga1 on it1
limits, has been capped except an inch
pipe escape used to reduce the pressure
of the best producers in that district
having done 1900 to 1900 barrels a day
until capped. The strike is some dis
oil is Of 25 degrees gravitY.-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
American Midway

American Midway oil company. one
Of the new companies, is rushing work
On property No. 1, 80 acres on 32-32-24,
there is standard rig and rotary is
being contracted for; on $50 acres of
32-21-24 drilling will soon be begun
on 100 acres of 22-31-32 there are three
standard rigs
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Piping Over TehaChapi

The Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany announces the construct 1 of a
10 inch pipe line from Bakershelo
through the Tehachapi mountains to
Mojave the cost of which will be in the
neighborhood of $2,000.000. There will
be a large number of tunnels covering
tains. and the succession of pumping
stations will force the oil from the val
lev through to the desert towns. doing
away with the long haul by tank cars
oMer the ST cen mountain grades.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Productive Tract

On tract of land not larger than
40 acres grouped about the half sec
ton portion between 12 and Is, in
four clusters of wells that have pro-
duced 100000 barrels in 10 years. 1t
belongs to Jewels, the Associated Oil,
ciated on Del Monte. There has been
very little change in the nrnductinn.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
General MrrchandI.o

BsCs-Graln bags. 5k d5stc. aune-Julv de
~ sf+ IS O1sAsIn I'm esass 2<c' Wool bags 27e
-Penpsylvanis. anthracite egg, SIG per ton;
Wellington. So. New wellington 81: Goes hsv
g, Australian hQuse-IiclmOnd. etc. 81: Pelsv
AIs .n So. stanford ,Richmond. 50: Cumberland
81 in lffk. and. $50 in sacks: Welsh anthra
q sl0' coke, SIG per ton in bulk and SI7 il
- - per gallon for boiled and 99c for raw:
- - more; castor oil IN cases. No J. 7le:
hsSers a, Sll3dT.l5: China nut. cases. 6oI
t9e ss-s eoeeanut OF: IN barrels 1f!s q SIC
59- AAAS t34 Sl2e for No and 72ia a zee 70.
-. ? : seceFdinS to quantity extra bieached
Sec: n6turs whale OIL 5Jc. extra winter strained
ara OIL 81 pure .hestsfoot oil. 75c: No heats
1oot oil. SOC: -heErng oil SOC: salmon oil. 35c;
boiled ISL oil. sc; paint oil 35c.
1oal OIL. Gasoline, etc.-Wsrer white. iron bbls
or IrIn}<. 9tsc; 1s0. deg oil, iron hbls or drums
tC S1eFIal Do; j 12c. Fearl oil. IN cases l6iec
~ pl :2ei.,. eo~s-e fo5c. 81 a. 20 - ~
moor sasdline, IN bulk l5e. in cases Pc. No.
s5c ne Qlstuls{e, an drums. &c cases &c more
~ deg gasoline. in bulk Soc, sn cases 3TIIc:
sr2's9 makers and painters naphths, In bulk
TurBeptihe.- s2fkc per gallon in cases and
80 tec ID bulki drums and iron barrels.
Fos.1 1pef bbl Of 80 ihsl-E, $50. F. $40;
- S e5E n; $50: H. sS-25.
=. Red snd White Lead-Bed. sl4Gsc; white
-. REFINED SUGAR. MARKET
: ne j estern sugar refining company quotes as
-'4loIIs: terms net cash: STANDARD fine grauu-
fruLt e-snulate . Sc; cut loaf IN barrels only
s-jscf q: 6 f. crystal dominos. ) ID cartons in
cases, o.bJcs do 10 cartons in cases. g. I5c:
monarch bar, Sc; tablets. in half barrels e.I5c;
DO IN boxes, g. -4Qc; cubes and A crushed, $500;
monarch powdered 5-75c; xxx powdered,
s. s5c- candy scanulsted, 5.75c; confectionery A
5-d5c; cOnfectfoiers' crystals. 5.75c> extra fine
'Sranulated, 5:&Jcs magnolia A. 5.25c; extra c.
sl5c; golden c, 5s05c; d. 4-95c. Barrels and 30
lbs bags i0c. hslf barrels 25c. boxes soc more
per 100 lbs than for bags Of 100 lbs net Bar
in s. and 20 10 tins $40 more in S aud 10 ID
tins S&35 more per 100 lbs than price for this
grade in 100 II bags
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows: Grsnulated basis.
5.65c; '.Higrsde" bar, &c: powdered, 5.75c; A
crushed, 5-90c7 berry, 5.S5e; c. & Il. extra fine
dry grsnulated, 5.65c; coarse dry granuisted.
5.65c; confectjOners' A, 5.65c- confectloners'
crystal, 5-55c; cubes. 5-99c; bricks, 5e0c; extra
- tine dry granulsted (1O9 ID bags only. 5.45c;
p excelsior A. -5-23c: extra {. 3 t5c; golden c,
2 Csc: yellow D. z.95c; cut loaf, in barrels only
. 1850; II: a E. crystal dOmnos 10 cartons in
cases 6.6Je; do 10 cartons in cases 9.15c. AIi-
ditionsl per 100 lbs: In barrels and 80 ID bags
5Oc more hslf barrels. 25c more: boxes. soc
more for all grades. Bar. in 35 and 40 10 tins,
. $40 more; IN 10 10 tins S2-35 more. Mini
mum order. carload weight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

From the famous Lak1view gusher
there had been secured at the close Of
the thirty seventh day 1.250,000 barrels
of OIL The well does not spout so high
because a large pool of oil has formed
about the top This prevents oil scat
tering in spray and evaporation. 1t
also reduces the fire risk.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
st. Louis Wool Market

ST. LOUIS. April 0.-Wool-Unchanged. Me
dimu grades combing and clothing 20G25c; {;
light fine. 1S024e; heavy fine, 14g2Oc; tub
washed 19@56c.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

TEACHERS GIVE LUNCHEON Ida Z.
Mills. principal Of the new Portoia school. WIS
the guest of honor at delightful luncheon
given bv the teachers Of tho school Friday aft
frnoon IN the school. After refreshments a
musical program rendered. Tho occasion
was in honor Of the opening Of the school.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Oil Exports

The total exports of crude petro-
leum and products from United States
ports for the last two years were
1,671.103.373 gallons in 1909 and 1,547,-
05,401 gallons in 1908.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Chicago Dairy Produce Market

CHICAGO. April 30.-Butter easy; creameries.
mark. cases included. l7iz "a l955c: frsts, 195zc;
prime 6rets. 20izc: receipts 20,9I0. Cheese
eteady; daisies. I43s n 5c.. twins like; young
Americas. l415c; longhorns. I455@14&c.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Sauta Fe Cuts Oil Rate

The Santa Fe has made still fur
ther cut in the oil rate from the
Olinda, Los NietoS and Los Angeles
fields 1t is announced that the new
rate is so cents per ton. Several weeks
ago the cut of from $1.70 to 80 cents
was announced by the Santa Fe. A
few days ago the Southern Pacific cut
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Railroads in Oil

Men who are familiar with the oil
deposits of California and Texas say
that it is probably conservative to es-
cifc's oil land at s10O 600 900. Atchi-
son has invested and is investing an
aggregate of about $7.000,000 in oil
properties and these are estimated to
be worth today between S15,000,0 900 and
$20,0O0,000 Like Southern Pacific.
Atchison is buying the larger part of
its fuel requirements, which run up
to 5000, 900 barrels a year. although it
could easily produce the whole guam
tity at once if so desired.
The Western Minerals has made a
most significant strike on section %,
1923 at 1000 feet, at which point rich
sands were entered The showing is
excellent The oil is of 10 degrees
gravity and is of a light green color,
The Western Minerals is owned by
e. P. Ripley. president of the Santa Fe
railway company; his son, F. c. Rip
ley, manager of the oil department of
the railroad; John Baker Jr., w. S.
others
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

Total of all fields s.................5.59 s. .59S, I45
rels.
The following table shows the pro-
duction approximately for the first 15
davS Of
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Lakeview Output

from 81 to 50 cents. and now comes
the further reductions.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Champion Affairs

At noon yesterday the control of the
Champion mines property passed from
the Champion gold mining company of
Nevada City, newly formed organiza-
tion headed by George E. F'itz Gerald
into the hands of the Champion mines
company, of which Charles Nonneman
is president Through their attorney,
Fred Searls. the old company claimed a
forfeiture of the bond on the ground
of the nonpayment of back royalties,
payments due on the purchase price
and other conditions OF the contract
which were not fulfilled
The employees of the mine were noti-
fed of the change and they immedi-
ately left their work. They were fur
ther informed that the old company
would resume developments at the
mine and that they could return to
work if<they SO desired. 1t was an
nounced that work would continue to-
day, but on account of the other COM
pany not being able to make a cleanup
operations will be suspended for a
short time. The Champion mines COM
pany can not resume operations until
the ore taken out by the other company
is removed from the mine so as not to
be mixed with new rock taken out
Grass VALLEY Union.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Vast Sums Invested in Oil

The amount of money invested in
oil properties of the state exclusive of
land is roughly estimated at $113, ,000,-
geo, apportioned as follows:
Four thousand two hundred wells,
S42 ,000. 900; 2.100 miles of pipe lines,
$12, 600,0 ,00G; 35 tank steamers, $12,250,-
900; 35 refineries, S1S.000,000; 5000
tank cars, $6.00O.O00; 20 600, 900 barrels
of oil in storage, $10,000,000; field
equipment, pumping machinery, etc,
$12, ESQ, 900.
The value of the land and the money
sunk in wells that never paid would
bring the total to a still more stupen-
dOuS figure
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Eastern Live~tocI1 Market


CHICAGO; April $o.-csttle. Receipts esti-
8 -: Texas steers. 81. 15M %; western steers.
S56dG s0s stOekcrs and feeders s.. S006. 70: COWS
and beifers 81 S0NI 80 calves. Sc 75d 80.
Hogs Receipts estimated at 1000; market
steady Light. 81. 25M9.J5; mixed. 50 25M
q 62s5: heavy. 50 25M9.60 rough 50. % n 6. 20:
FOOD 70 choice heavy. 50 4OT9 90; pigs s.. 500
: ~. bulk of sales. S9.45M9.55.
Sheep-Receipfs estimated at 500; market
steady Native s.. 500 %; western. S50S.25;
vearlings s.. .25ds.j0; lambs, native, S7.75M
y -. western. SsN9S5.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY. April 0.-Cattle-Receipts,
100: steady Native steers. $1,000 %: native
cows and heifers. s. soar 60: stOckers and feed
ers 81 COO SO: bulls, S4.s0N6-G5; calves, S591
s. T5:' western steers. S607-13; western COWS.
81 25d6. So
Hoes-Receipts ] 600; market steady. Bnlk
ri sales 81 25d 9.f0 heavy. $3.50 30; packers
and butchcrs. s9.2Oa9.45; light $s959S.S5
pigs. IS .30dS.40
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA. April 0.-Cattle-teceipts
100. market steady. Natve steers, 500 I.95;
cows and heifers S3s50M6.75: western steers.
50 T5d7: COWS snd heifers. S2.75M3.f5: can
ners s. 50d 425: stOckers and feeders. $500
6.75: calves s4.250 s.25; bulls, stays etc, $50
Ioes-Receipts ?. 900: market strong. Heavy.
S9Isd9 %: mixed. 50 lOM9.l5: light, SS@e.l5;
pigs SS09: bulk Of sales. S9-05M9-2O.
Sheep--Receipts. 100; market steady. Year
l5nss s. .75d $50; wethers. ST.J0uS.20; ewes,
STMS. lambs. S96f9.T5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
DRIED FRTJTS

Fvaporated Appies-Msrket not active. hut
prices arc steadily beld. spot fancy quoted ar
lgc- choice. saSEc; prime, T@7l4c; common TO
fsir eO6tec.
prines-DuU: steady Quotations range from
.-3s ~ 81 for CsiifOfniss M 10 10000, and 3d9c
'fnr 0regenF
D.. AnricofS-Easv Choice. 9I5MI0lsc: extra
choice. I01AN1I1qc; fancy. 12ml2iae.
PeaehesEEasy. Choice. 55s g6lie; extra
choice. Sit NTc fancy. T07lac
Rafsins-Quiet ehsy. Loose muscatels. 2& a
-l.c: choice 70 fancy. seeded 4al 0G3tc: seed
Iess 3isMAa.c q London layers SI.l5dl.2O.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Siskiyou Mines

George Addison had bond for some
five years or more on the Johnson
mines ditch and mill near Ora Fino
and spent probably $4,000 in develop
ing the mines, hunting for the ore body
was unable to find the ledge. though
he ran over 80 feet on one tunnel. His
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Nev York Produce

=. NEW YORK. April -Hops-Steady. State
COmmon 70 choice 1909. 22Q 25c; 19OS. nominal:
Pacific coast 1909. l40lSc: 1905. nominal.
lfides--Elm- Central America 23d % &c; Bo-
gotta. 22n23c.
D.. Petroleum STEADY. Refined New York in bar
reis. sl.T5; DO IN bulk. Ss.25: Philadelphia in
barrels S7>75; do i'm bulk. s425
.Nooi-Quer Domestic fleece. 3I@34e.
Sugar-Rsw, steady Muscovado. 50 test.
3 -. centrifugal. .96 test 4.25c: molasses
sugar. 50 test. 3.4ec. Refined. quiet; cut loaf
$3.50; crushed 5.s5c; mold A $500: cubes,
.. 40c; powdered. $500; XXXX powdered. > 2jc:
granulated. 515c; diamond A. 5.I5c: confec-
TONERS. a. 4.95c: No. I. 4.9oc: No. ., 4s5c;
NG.. 3, $500; No. (. 4-I5c; No ,. 4.TOc; No. T.
q < 65c:- No .. I SOC: No s. 455c: No. O. SOC:
20. 10. 4.z5c; 40. II. 4.40c, No. L, 4.35c; No.
1S.' 4 .30es no. IA 400.
Gofee--F Futlres closed steady at net decline
.of. 10 lo points. Sales. 26.500 bags Closing
hds-Msy. 0.S5c; June. 6.4Qc: July. 6.JOc: Au-
gust. e.55c; September 66oc; October and 40
vember. @.65c: December 6:70c; January, 675c;
February. SOC: March. 6.7Sc; April 6-79c.
Spot-Quief- No. Rio. SIC: Santos No. 4,
20 &C. Mid, quiet; Cordova. 81 aN12Lc.
q Butter-Steady: unchanged.
rheese-SfeadT, unchanged.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Jumper and Tippecanoe

Messrs. Camp and Ish. who have a
bond on the Jumper and Tippecanoe
claims, at the head of Slate Castle
ravine. have found some excellent rock
From assay returns from L. ]. n. OFT
S13S per ton. The ledge is OF good
size on the surface and is increasing
a s depth is gained. A lower tunnel
is now being run to tap the ledge still
deeper, and even if it only holds it's
own in value the gentlemen have an
excellent property.-Downievi Mes
Senger
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Sierra Activities

Backed by wealthy Yuba county men
a new property. the Lookout, at Allie
ghany, began operations yesterday witt
crew of four men. w. II. Smith OF
this city is interested in the property
and last night returned from the scene
of activity. He announces that the
rush has already set in for the upper
country, and that even at this early
date it is almost impossible to obtain
bed in Allegheny, whose residents
look forward to the greatest period OF
activity ever witnessed in quartz min
ing in that part of Sierra county,
Grass Valley Union
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04
The man who gave its name to the

The man who gave its name to the
Republican party is dead. Zephaniah
B. knight was born in Pennsylvania,
removed to Michigan in 1850 and was a
member of the committee on resolutions
of the state convention held ut jackson,
Mich, July 6, 1854. In committee
there was a long and acrimonious debate
on the name that should be given to
the party. Mr.. knight suggested the
name Republican. 1t was quickly agre-
ed to by the committee and then report
cd to the convention and adopted with
out a dissenting voice. Mr.. Knight
was 80 years old at his death. He had
lived long enough to see the nce great
party which he named degenerate into
an organization for the enrichment of
special interests at the expense Of the
masses.
fftl ~ rL EHL
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04
SALE OF LAND

STATE Ga, OF N 81 aIDs4,!ksoDr A' IS In County Court
Before HON. H E. DoRvAL, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Bertha Overboe
and Nettie Overboe. Minors-Notice of Sale of
Land-Public Sale,
Notice Is Hereby Given. That in pursuance of
an order by the Hon. H. E. Dorval, Judge of the
County Court, in and for the County of Cavalier
and State of North Dakota, on the 10Th day of
July, 1910. in the matter of the estate of Bertha
OVERRIDE and Nettie Overboe, Minors, the under
signed, the guardian of said estate, will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, for cash or
for part cash and balance on not more than
three years credit, subject to confirmation by
the Judge of said County Court, on Friday, the
the 18th day OF August, A. D., 1910, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, at the front door of
the Post Office in the Village of Milton, County
of Cavalier and State of North Dakota, all the
right, title and interest of the said Nettie Over
Doe and Bertha OVERRIDE, minors, in and to that
certain lot. piece or parcel Of land, situate, w.
ing and being in the Township of Alma, in the
County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota
divided two ninths interest in the South-half
of the Southeast quarter Of Section IL, and the
North half of the Northeast quarter and the
Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter, of
Section II, Township 100, north of Range So.
west of tho Fifth Principal Meridian. (The
undivided 18th interest in So SEX Sec. II,
and Ne NE4 and SE4 NE4 Sec14 Twp 100 Rg SIS
Dated July %, 1910.
HANS OvERBoE.
Guardian of the Estate of Bertha Overboe
and Nettie Overboe, Minors.
GEO PRICE, IA
Attorney at Law, Lsngdon. N. Oak.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04

The Wall Street Journal says that
untoward weather conditions III the
northwest have awakened much interest
in the faxseed crop and the demands
for the oil trade in Europe and America
are such as to make any change in the
prospects in any of the four great sources
Of supply amatter of universal attention.
Argentina, India, Russia and the United
States comprise the chief contributors
to the demands. Cold weather in
Argentina has been highly beneficial to
the outlook for linseed there. India has
had a good harvest, although quotations
are little better at Calcutta than on the
Platte river.
North Dakota last year grew 14,220!pO0
bushels out OF this csuntry's total OF
s4%fNfFt AsHHFWsHr ttaNEfgH sNerrc
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04
.Yoy Rides on Runners,

Thar,,:; are due to the "old fash
ioneG," atures of the fading winter
for n,all-.2s the honk Of the joy riders
machine SIS conspicuous than the jim
gle Of &:,e:ghbells. Good sleighing
gives the road to the horse once more
and to the riding party whose joys are
the joys Ct healthy animal spirits.
There's little in the s%leighing atmos-
phere to tempt auto lovers into the
open, even if wheels didn't balk.
Cold feet are supposed to be inevita-
BILE on a sleigh ride. But the "auto
face" is absent, so that the pleasure is
not confined to the lucky riders. 1t is
shared by onloazers, who may be par
doned any envy aroused by not being
included. The sleighbells make JOY
for everybody within hearing, and the
laughter that rings with them is conta-
gious. Their standardization, which
so unsteady swells," tempts all hui
mainly out Of doors, while the honk of
the motor drives man and beast to
cover aud birds to the woods.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04

Now that there is going to be a scar
city of feed Gin many sections some will
think of selling their stock; in fact, some
may have to. AS a result it will be
cheap. Stock is the very best part of
farming, and every effort should be
made to keep the stock. If nothing but
the straw can be had, feed them that.
There will also be considerable gram,
makes excellent stock feed. If the grain
crop is burning up it will yet make good
feed and should be- made into hay: even
if it is dried up the food is still in it.
BY all means hang;on to the stock, and
if possible buy more, now that they are
cheap. By the time another season
rolls around and feed is abundant then
stock will be exceptionally high. 1t
takes time to go.into stock raising, and
if one sells out now it will set him back
several years in his farming. Getting
the type and tried out blood lines re-
quires years and starting out anew
means years of experimenting and some
times of disappointment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04

The editor of the Fairdale Times, who
is Mr.. P. r. johnson, is 0 also the
owner of the Nekoma News. The deal
being consumated last week which puts
him on the limited list of North Dakota
syndicate newspaper publishers. He
in the Fairdale Times that
he intends to devote half of the week
to each of his two papers. Those who
have put in many years trying to run
a local weekly paper feel some concern
as to how long Editor johnson will be
able to keep up this double horse riding
circus stunt. He promises to make
good and we offer him our best wishes
for success.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04
Is, 1866, 600 bushels. South Dakota and

2 ,965,00O bushels. South Dakota and
Minnesota together grew ll,l40,O00
bushels, so that nearly all of the crop of
this country is grown in three states
which have had an adverse turn in their
prospects. But probably fax suffered
least Of all. This year the crop of this
country covers 100000 acres, " 1872
per cent more than last year. "An
increase such as this" says the comment,
sis clearly the result of high prices due
to the scarcity of 1909 when the seed
sold not infrequently up to $3.50 a
bushel at Duluth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04

Since the primary election there has
been considerable self congratulations on
the part of the regular republican press
of the state, over the apparent fact-to
them-that harmony had once more
been restored in the ranks of the faith
full and that the rebels said it was all
a joke anyway and that they we're going
back to work. How harmonious things
are a be gagged by the fact that
two of the most important and daily
republican papers of the whole state
the Grand Forks Herald and the
Minot Daily Reporter--have avowed
their intention of supporting Governor
Burke. In almost the same column as
harmony is pronounced, the rabid re-
publican sheets denounce the Herald,
the Reporter and other papers for
daring to place the good of the state be
fore that of party.-Bathgate Pink Paper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-04

The general drought areas that shift
to different parts of the globe, accord
ing to fixed laws first make themselves
known in the extreme east and north
parts of this continent. The distress
ing lack of rains in the extreme northern
parts of our country. during the spring
and early summer of this year, was one
year in advance OF what was to have
been expected, and indicates the pro-
gress of severe drouth conditions to the
southwark over the country during the
season of 1911, or at least one year
earlier than we have figured out the
situation. The r%ainless ring, which has
appeared in the northern extreme of
our country so early this year, may
prove somewhat slow in working south
ward, thus bringing the minimum fall
of rain into the great central grain best
not before the season of 1912, the time
we have expected it; but the indications
now point to a serious shortage of rain
fall during the coming year. All who
have studied carefully this subject, and
who have followed our forecasts and
observations for the last twenty-five
years, know that the great +. drouth
cycles are sometimes earlier, and at
other times later by a whole year. One
thing we may depend upon-within the
two or three next before US, most parts
of the United States may reef sail for
general and severe drouth conditions.
Admonitory hints are appearing l n
many ways. The wise farmer, merchant
tradesman and citizens will, take warn
ing and "lay out his land" accordingly.
Hicks. ..s4