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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
WILL ExPfND &,45O,O00 IN
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
Government to Take Up Agricultural
Extension Work Under Provis-
ions of Smith-Lever Act

The Smith-Leyer agricultural ex.
tension act of May s, 1914. provides
for a permanent national system OF
agricultural extension work to be
carried on with Federal and State
funds through the State agricultural
colleges in cooperation with the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, by means of instruction and
practical demonstration in agricul-
ture and home economics to per-
sons not attending the colleges.
The Smith-Lever Act appropriates
money as follows:
1) $4,000 of Federal funds an
naully to each of the As states.
CD In addition to the $3.50, 900,
the act appropriates for 1915-16
100000 of Federal Smith-Lever
funds. This sum will be increased
annually by 100000 of Federal
Smith-Lever funds until 1928, when
the annual government appropria-
tion will be set at 4,5S0,000. The
additional appropriation is divided
among the States in the proportion
that the rural population of each
States bears to the total rural popu-
lation of the States. Any State,
however, to share in this extra Fed
eral Smith-Lever fund must approp-
rate and spend in extension work
at least an equal amount of money
from sources within the State. The
money from the States will bring the
joint demonstration fund TO $1,6S0,-
900 in 1915-16.
In addition to the Smith-Lever
funds, however, the Department OF
Agriculture during 1916 will expend
from its own appropriations for
farmers cooperative demonstration
work and for other direct field in
struction in special subjects over
$1,025,000 The States will raise
from sources within the State and
spend for demonstration work a
total of $2,65O,000 This will make
grand total of $4,750.000 to be
spent in the fiscal year 1915-16 in
bringing practical and helpful in
struction to the farmer and his fam
lily in their own communities.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
Gets No Raise

In the case of State, ex rel, Will
liam X. Freudenberger VS.. Geo. Cole,
state controller. an action for man.
damus, to compel the state control
Ter to pay to Mr.. Freudenberger as
chief engineer of the Public Service
Commission, salary at the rate of
$4,000 per year. as fixed by the act
creating such commission, instead of
at the rate of $2500 a year as fixed
by the act of 1918 regulating the
salary of various state officers, was
decided by the supreme court yes
terday. The court decided against
Freudenberger and his salary re-
mains at $250O.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
LANDS UNDER IRRIGATION
PROJECTS HELD TOO HIGH
Speaker at Irrigation Congress De-
clares Projects Cannot BE Settled
Up At Prevailing Prices.


Delegates from practically every
state in the Union, half dozen
provinces of Canada and three states
in Mexico, numbering more than
thousand were on hand this morn
ing when the twenty-second annual
international irrigation congress
was called to order at Stockton by
Richard w Young of Salt Lake, past
chairman of the executive committee
Committees were announced at the
morning session.
President J. B. Case, of Abilene,
Kansas, in his opening address de-
clared that the price per acre
charged for reclaimed land ordinari-
ly was too high for the average
farmer to pay.
with no improvements, without
the ground properly graded and with
all the expense of upkeep necessary
until a crop can be sold, it makes a
burden that few settlers are able to
meet" he said. ANY irrigation pro-
jects could be graded more cheaply
and better by men who organize
them than by the individual settler
and the land should be turned over
to the farmer in a condition that will
enable him to Immediately start
crop production and the sustenance
of his family"
All irrigation enterprises and like
governmental undertakings he said,
should be in the hands of the depart
ment of agriculture and be urged
upon the agricultural committee to
investigate all projects under the
Carey land act with reasonable
power to act"
One great function of this congress
is to work out a system of settle
ment and colonization which shall
bring to the irrigated lands the men
and women who will develop them,
President Case said. There are more
than twenty-five government irriga-
ton projects virtually completed, he
said, and yet statistics show that less
than half the land under these pro-
projects is occupied by settlers.
"This is a critical period in the ir-
rigation development OF the United
States" said Mr.. Case. "The plain
truth is that we have reached
point where it must be recognized
that some readjustment of our plans
and operations is necessary"
President Case said that there had
been too much wild cat" specula-
tion in lands connected with irriga-
tion projects. "Those who planned
irrigation developments under the
Carey act and other statutes had the
best intentions, he said, 'but they
could not foresee that spectacular
land agents, wild cat engineers and
town lot boomers would load the
projects with such tremendous bur-
dens of expenses that the poor set
tier or investors would eventually
| be crushed"
1.-The topic of this session Is the
colonization of irrigable lands" said
Mr. Case. The Investment Bankers
association of America, now in ses-
sion in Denver, has appointed a COM
mittee to work in harmony with us
in determining the status of irrlga-
tion securities, in planning better
colonization for western lands and
| in discussing rural credits"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
Tn Record Time

The quick divorce record for the
State of Nevada was shattered at
Reno recently when a decree was
granted in the district court in the
record time of one minute. This
includes all the incidental formali-
ties that must be gone through with
before the decree can be granted.
The suit was filed by Beulah E.
Beckley of New York against Will
liam Beckley. She was awarded
$50, 900 through an agreement made
out of court.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
THIRD ANNUAL BANQUET
OF THE Green HEAD CLUB
Local Sportsmen Enjoy Banquet
After Strenuous Contest On
Field and Marsh

The Green Head Club, consisting
of the locad devotees of the shotgun
held their third annual banquet on
Tuesday night of last week at the
Overland Hotel. The annual hunt
occurred last Sunday week under
the rules of the club when two teams.
captained by c. M. Way and Charles
Cress, respectively, repaired to the
wilds to wreak havoc among the
wild fowl, with the following result
as to points:
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
Suit Against State Engineer

John G. Taylor and ]. Shehan have
brought suit against w. M. Kearney,
state engineer, to have declared null
and void a ruling made by that Of
fetal limiting the amount of water
they shall divert from the Humboldt
river for the irrigation of their
lands situated near Golconda.-Sil-
yer State.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29

insects 20 the end and bring their
exhibits to the State Fair, where they
made a good showing and attracted
the attention of many visitors be-
cause of their having been grown by
boys and girls 10 to l 5 years old.
The exhibits were scored on the
following points: Exhibit, 40
points, plan of garden 10 points,
note book so points. The winners
were Stanley Smith. first, John
Deere Garden Cultivator; Esther
Breeze, second. $500; Edgar Smith,
third, $500; Harold Fitz, fourth,
$500
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
TUESDAYS RACEs.-FIRsT DAY.

First Race, pacing Y mile heats,
best two in three-Mabel 1st, G.. H.
Macgruder owner; A. N. ]. End, e.
ID. MeCarty owner; Volante 3rd; l..
l.. Allen owner.
Second Race, running Y mile, H.
c. Stanley 1st, C. w. Douglass
owner; Queen Jess End, l.. l.. Allen
owner; Bit of Style 3rd, L. l., Allen.
Third Race, lady riders u mile
Mantauk Won owned by E. p. Denny.
1st, ridden by Miss Vora Bowler
Irish Rose End, owned and ridden by
Miss Helen Bowler; Buck 3rd, rid
den by Ida Shaffer
Fourth Race, u mile running race
Lady Applebee 1st, owned by w
II. Chance and ridden by e
p. Denny; Lovey May End
owned by Mrs. Flora Morriss; Cleo,
3rd, owned by Miss Nettie Kramer.
WEDNESDAYS RACEs-2nd DAY.
First Race, free for all pace, n
mile-Zanthrus 1st, b. J. Zumwalt
owner: broke track record in 1903.
Zaranthus was rank outsider and
no one expected him to win. Little
Cripple was the favorite In betting,
but turned the sulkey. Joe Brown
was End and Trilby 3rd.
Second Race. Y mile running race
Billy McQuaid 1st, E. p. Denny
owner and rider; time 80; Round
Up End; Geo. McLeland owner; Fid-
dler 3rd II. Butts, owner. Billy Nc
Quaid was off in front and was an
easy winner.
The Third Race for boys was
struck out.
Fourth Race, running 9s mile, Joe
Hooker, the Wingfield horse just OFF
the San Francisco track, was an easy
winner, time / :02; ]. Bullman rider;
sprightly Miss End; Charley Goetz
3rd. E. p. Denny rider.
THURSDAYS RACES-3rd DAY.
First Race, u mile running
Frank G. Hogan 1st, d. X. Car
ter owner, E. p. Denny rider; Mona
Canomann End, w. H. Tully owner,
S. Rally rider; Fiddler 3rd, II. Butts
owner, Donovan rider; time :51.
There was a hard time starting and
every time It looked like a break
Hogan was in front When the break
I finally came he was off in front and
won by nose.
The first race called, " mile
trot, in 3, was declared off by the
judges after the first heat.
Third Race, " mile running
Sprightly Miss 1st, Donovan rider;
Chas. Goetz End, ID. X. Carter, Il. p.
Denny rider; Buzzy Bee 3rd, l.. l.,
Allen owner, Rally rider; time 1903
Sprightly Miss ran game race
was whipped the last quarter and
finished strong Chas. Goetz made
a bold bid but was not quite good
enough.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
What Did Failon Do To Them?

Quite a few of Carson's most
prominent citizens and visitors re-
turned last night from the Fallon
fair says the Appeal. 1t is hard to
tell what the State Fair officials did
to them or what their condition was
when they arrived home last night,
but this is the way the register at
the Arlington looks:
F. NJ Clark, Fallon, room, parlor
d. Elkin. Fallon, corral
Ed Malley, Fallon, bar
j. F. Shaughnessy. Fallon, roof
A. E. Organ, Fallon, ice box
Pop ingalls,, Fallon, nursery
Chas. Slavin, Fallon, horse trough
Handsome Dan Rannow, cage
Chick Mccarthy, Fallon, cellar
Col. Bill Maxwell, Fallon, ditch
Eugene Grutt and Affinity,
Fallon, bridal chamber
Withers and Lemaire came home
on this mornings train, but Nc
Terney took rooms at the water
tank at Franktown and missed the
train. He is reported as making
his way on foot. No serious results
are expected except the depleted
poektbooks of the visitors.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
Gard of Thanks

In this hour of our bereavement
we wish to express our deepest
thanks to the many kind friends
whose help and sympathy has sus-
tanned us, and will ever hold them
in grateful remembrance.
Mrs. Charles j. Kelsey,
Mrs. j. II. Kelsey,
David j. Kelsey,
George Kelsey.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
Award on Butter

On butter the Churchill Creamery
takes the special while the $40
prize to be divided for displays goes
to Churchill Creamery and Yering-
ton.
On dairy butter-1st, w. II. Will
liams, SO; End, II. c. Taylor, So.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
BOYS and Girls, Dairy Club

The members of the dairy cluf
were required to keep the milw and
butter-fat rcords of at least three
cows from April l to Fair time, to
compete In a Judging contest OF
dairy cows at the fair and to be
scored on their ability to test milk
with the Babcock tester. In this
contest premiums were awarded to-
Lionel Langford, first :. $500
Glenn Simmonds. second, 500
Kenneth Taylor. third, 400
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
Must Register at Once

All parents who are expecting to
enter pupils, six years of age or
over, in the receiving class of the
city schools are requested to regis
ter them at once. Beginners will
not be accepted after Monday, Oc-
tober 11th, which is one month af-
ter the opening of schools.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD

We will pay $50 for any informa-
ton that will convict the parties
stealing our saddle and bride, or
we will pay $40 for the return of
said property and no questions
asked. L.. A. BECkSTEAD.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL.
NEVADA STATE FAIR
ENDS LAST SATURDAY
LIVESTOCK PREMIUMS.
PercIlerons.

iefcnefOnS.
Stallion over years-1st, Scott
Harmon $40; End, Joe Frey IS.
Stallion years and under A.
1st, Scott Harmon $40.
Stallion years and under 81
C. E. Kent $40.
Stallion Foal-2nd, Scott Harmon.
Mare over 4 years-1st, Scott Har-
mon $40.
Mare 2 years and under 3+1st,
c. E. Kent, $40.
Four animals under years, the
get of one sire-1st, Scott Harmon
SIS.
Two animals under years, the
get of one mare, Scott Harmon, SIS
Best stallion any age-Scott Har-
mon, Silver cup.
Best mare any age-C. E. Kent,
silver cup.
English Shire
Pest stallion years and over
1st. Churchill Creamery $40.
Best mare years or oyer-1st
Churchill Creamery $40.
Filly year and under 2-1st
Churchill Creamery SO.
Best stallion any age-Churchill
Creamery. silver cup.
Best mare any age-Churchill
Creamery, silver cup.
Standard Bred.
Stallion years or over-1st, Lem
Allen $40.
Mare years or over-1st. Lem
Allen $40; End, Lem Allen sS.
Mare years and under 3-1st,
Lem Allen $40.
Best stallion any age-Lem Allen,
silver cup.
Best mare any age-Lem Allen,
silver cup.
Thorough BREEDS.
Stallion years and over-2nd.
Lem Allen sS.
Stallion years and under 3-1st
Lem Allen $40; End, L. G. Norton
Stallion Foal-1st, Lem Allen $1o
Mare years and over-1st, Len
Allen $40.
Mare 8 years and under 4-1st
Lem Allen $40.
Mare 2 years and under 3-1st
Lem Allen $40.
Mare / year and under 2-1st
Lem Allen $40.
Four animals under l year. the
get of one sire-1st, Lem Allen SIS
Two animals under 4 years. prod
uce of mare-1st. Lem Allen $40.
Best stallion any age-1st, Lem
Allen, silver cup.
Best mare any age-1st, Lem
Allen, silver cup.
Grade Draft.
Brood mare with foal at side-1st,
c. e. Kent 15:2nd,C. E. Kent $40.
3rd, d. ], Kinney s5.
Mare or gelding years and under
4-1st, H. B. Pratt SIS; End Joe
Shane $40.
Mare or gelding years and under
3-1st, Harper SIS; End, D. ]. Kin
ney $40; 3rd, ID. ]. Kinney IS.
Mare or gelding l year and under
2-1st, A. R. Wainscott s12; End, D.
]. Kinney IS.
Foal, either sex-1st, c. L. Kent
$40; End, A. Testolins5; 3nd, ID. J
Kinney SO.
Shetland Ponies.
Stallion 4 years or over-1st, w
S. Williams $40.
Mare years and over-1st, w
S. Williams $40; End w. S. Will
liams SIS.
Draft Animals In Harness.
Pair of Mares or geldings 5000
5000 pounds-1st. C. e. Kent $40;
End, ID. ]. Kinney.
Mules and Jacks.
Jacks 8 years and over-1st, TipI
Depp $40; End, w. A. Keddie SIS.
Jacks years and under 3-1st
w. II. Chance $40.
Mule years or over-1st. Barton
Staup $40; End, Barton Staup sS;
3rd, Lem Allen 81.
Single Roadster.
fst. Ii, Lionberger $40.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29

Before you buy glasses send for
Free Booklet-"EYE SERVICE" to
e. j. Nixson. Nixon Building. Reno,
Nevada, filter and maker of real SER
vice glasses. m291y
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
BOYS and Girls Garden Club

This club tsarted in the spring of
the year with 40 members. OF this
number II were sufficiently brave
and persistent to fight the weeds and
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
WEATHER BULLETIN.

The fearful wastage of horses, said
to be a million in the war zone up
to date. indicates the penalty OF be-
ing mans best friend.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29

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Concluded on last pase.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
RAISING EARLY LAMBS
Animals Must Have Good Quality
to Be Plump and Fat.
First Essential Of Success 10 That
Sheep Have Suitable Quarters and
Be Kept Dry and cIean--Dor-
sets Are Favored.
(By W. NJ. KELLY)

In no other time of feeding can
greater iprofits be secured on the
amount of feed consumed than in
raising and feeding early lambs. The
people who eat this class of mutton
are the wealthy, who are willing to
pay the highest price If the quality
is right. The best early lambs must
have good quality to be plump and
fat and have a good development OF
lean meat and muscle and be tender
and juicy. Study and observation
will give man general idea of the
that must be learned from actual ex-
perience before a man can have
fair assurance of success.
The first essential of success is that
the sheep have good, warm quarters
and that they be kept dry and clean.
The Dorsets are the best breed for
early lambs for the reason that they
will breed any time that it Is desired
to have the lambs drop, but for the
common farmer who is going to start
in the business on small scale, l
think that flock of first-class Merino
ewes mated with Dorset ram will
soon grade up and make very eff
cient flock of ewes for the desired
purpose.
With all breeds there is a certain
percentage of ewes that will not breed
at time when the lambs will come
at the right time for the early lambs
and these eve lambs may be so i'm
proved by the use Of Dorset rams that
they will make excellent ewes to re-
tain for breeding purposes.
In this way in few years flock
of grade Dorsets will be ready to re-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

and the correct color for the particu-
lar breed to which the individual be-
longs. The next characteristic to look
for, and one that is of paramount inn
portance, is constitutional vigor. The
reason that our pure breeds have not
reached higher general average from
utility standpoint is because they
have been selected largely for fancy
feathers and body shape, sacrificing
the important utility characteristics of
size, and especially constitutional
yigor.
Constitutional vigor is of Importance
first, because it determines to a large
extent the productive and disease re-
sisting capacity of the individual hen
or male bird. and, because it deter
mines largely to what extent that
capacity will be transmitted to the Off
spring. Constitutional vigor is indi-
Gated by broad, short, deep head;
full, red comb; short, broad, we'll
curved beak; large, bright, dark col
ored eye; a deep, broad chest; long
body, well supported in the abdomen;
a broad back, with a well sprung rib;
short, stout, straight legs; a good,
heavy, glossy coat of feathers; and an
active disposition.-Sta College of
Agriculture, Brookings, s. D.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
PROPER AGE TO WORK COLTS
Three-Year-old Can Do Much Work,
but Care Must Be Exercised That
Animal Is Not Strained.

Colts Of the heavy draft breeds are
put into hard work oftentimes too soon
merely because they are large and
have the appearance of strength. The
heavy bone is soft and the muscles are
not closely knit.
The three-year-old can do a lot Of
work without injury, but it must be
work that demands no severe strain
ing. 1t is with even more difficulty
that the four-year-old is kept in good
condition when worked continuously
Light work demanding no strain is
all that can be done safely by the
heavy, loose-jointed horse until it is
five years old. If it pays its way dur
ing these two years it does enough
and the profit will come from having
a sound draft animal when it begins to
reach maturity.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
DEPTH FOR COVERING SEEDS
Quarter or Half an Inch Is Quite Suf-
ficient for Onions, Lima Beans
and Like Plants.

Too much stress cannot be laid up
on covering seed properly. We are
very apt to cover too deeply. AS a
general rule the smaller the seed, the
lighter should be the cover. Onions,
squashes, parsnips and lima beans, or
such plants that push up the shells
of the seed itself, find 1t difficult to
force their way through very great
depth of earth after 1t is packed down
by rains. A quarter or half an inch
at most is quite sufficient covering
for these seeds. Care should be exer-
cised to see that Jumps Of earth are
not left over them.
When we plant beets, carrots. pars-
nips, ETC., we always like to have long
rows, and do not believe in wasting
space in useless paths and walks, with
short rows running crosswise. It is
much easier to keep long rows clean,
than short ones. and the labor in car
ing for long rows is much less than
that needed for short ones.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

Products From WeII-Planned Garden.
and bushes are liable to be broken
in cultivating among the garden
crops.
Locate the vegetable garden, IL pos
sible, on sloping ground, fully ex-
posed to the sun. A warm, wet
sheltered location may be planted
early in the spring. The early vege-
tables always bring the most money.
For a small family, one-half acre,
properly MANFRED and cultivated, will
furnish full supply of vegetables. !,
Plant crops the full length of the
garden; for horse cultivation the rows
should be marked off three feet apart;
for hand culture with garden pillow,
run the rows Is to 20 feet apart.
Have the ground deeply plowed
fully six inches deep. Plow as soon
as the ground is dry enough to crum-
BILE when forked over Harrow and
roll to get the ground mellowed the
full depth 1t was plowed.
Spread thick dressing of rolled
manure over the ground and harrow
1t in. The finer the manure, and the
better it is worked into the ground,
the quicker 1t will act.
Drill the seeds in with good ami
mal-bone fertilizer; one handful to
three feet of row will be at the rate
of 400 pounds to the acre.