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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-21
eermans starvIna ReIqians.

Havre, France.-The death by star
walton within three months OF 800 Bel
gians interned in Germany is reported
in semi-official statement given out
here. which is considered thoroughly
reliable.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-21
Major Rourke Ends Life.

Washington.-Mai0r James Bourke
of the army medical corps, shot and
killed himself at his home here Sun
day night. He had been suffering from
a mental breakdown.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-21
Marrinn on Morse Whalers.

London.-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph from Copenhagen
says German submarines are operat-
ing on the west coast of Norway
against the valuable Norwegian seal
ing and Whaling fisheries.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-21
Years Income Tax Totals $88,565,s2

Years Income Tax totals S33,5b5, 62B.
Washington and cor
porations throughout the country paid
an income tax during the fiscal year
now closing of S330.565.62S OF this
total S17OO37O4O was paid by corpora
tons and $3.50, S,5SS b. individuals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12
CAN CALL HIM CAPTAIN
DIR. PRETTS OF FAYETTEVILLE
PROMOTED-MANY OTHER
OFFICERS
(PlatteYille NeWs.l

Word has been received that DR..
Walter W. Pretts of Platteville, who
has been in the medical service of
the army with the rank Of lieutenant,
has been promoted to the rank of cap
tain.
Captain Pretts is we'll known in
southwest Wisconsin and his legion
.of friends VIII be glad to learn Of
his promotion which he has earned
by hard work in the service
Platteyille now has five captains
and nine lieutenants in the army
some record for a place Of our size.
Don't believe there is a place that
can beat it.
Ben Doscher has made the offer that
he will endow the one of the four
mules under the charge of Philip
Sporle at Camp Grant, if the name
Of Hoppensocker will be given the
animal and will donate $500 to the
tobacco fund if that name is selected.
Mrs. VIM. Laughton had the mis-
fortune to fall down stairs Wednes-
day morning and break her arm. The
family is having more than it's share
Of trouble. Mr.. Laughton is confined
to the bed by sickness.
Albert Huntington, wife and daugh-
ter returned Tuesday evening from
Rochester, Mimi, where Mrs. Hunt
ington underwent an operation. She
is greatly improved in health and re-
turned home with the family
Thomas Cook, son of the late VIM
Cook Of Boscobel, died Sunday at the
age of 43 years. He had been in
poor health for a number of years.
Mrs. Henry Knebel is i'll at the
home Of her son, Bernard
Mrs. Anna Dalsing died at her home
at Keller Tuesday. She is survived by
her husband and ten children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12

Harry Okey's Thanksgiving Mrs NJ
q. Okey and family and L. L. Okey
and family. The guests planned a sur
prise dinner party and Harry's folks
planned to surprise them and the com
bination was a great success.
Little Miss Margaret Habermann's
classmates gave her a surprise party
Sunday evening in celebration Of her
birthday. The youngsters had a fine
time, and choice refreshments were
served. There was present, box of
fine stationery, for Margaret from the
guests.
Henry Willkomm lost by fire, last
Sunday, big strawpile and hayshed.
Geo. E. Groom, insurance man, went
out to the farm Monday and adjusted
the loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12
HIS both BIRTHDAY
CASSYILLE OCTOGENARIAN STILL
HALE AND HAPPY OTHER
INDEX ITEMS.

Monday, Dec. 2, was the Saith ami
versary Of James l. Finleys birth.
He likes to talk with friends when
they call to see him. He is interested
in the doings Of the day and reads the
papers regularly. He does not use
spectacles, nor never did. His daugh-
ter, Mrs. q. wv. Nickles, and her daugh-
ter were up from Dubuque for a visit
with the home folks. One day last
week Mrs. Joseph HurlDurt Of Ian
caster visited the Finleys.
Klindt-Geiger Canning company
shipped 800 cases of corn Saturday,
routed to the Philippines. Their pro
ducts are known the world over. The
company's season is about over but
they are looking ahead for next year
getting in seed peas and other sup
Plies
Lieut. F. A. Bitterle of Prairie du
CHEN, home on furlough from Camp
Taylor, Kentucky, was in Cassville a
day or two, guest at the Oliver Ash
ley home. Other visitors at Ashley's
were Mrs. L. A. Bush Of Prairie du
CHEN and Miss Mildred Lancaster of
Beetown.
Horses got into Miss Gamblers bee
yard near Mccartney and did consid-
cradle damage. The hives were bunch
ed and packed with hay to protect
the bees during the winter The hor-
ses in nosing around in the hay upset
the hives and made work and expense
for the bee-keeper.
Mrs. 2. p. McNett and baby Rob
ert Of Cuba City, Whitney Scharfen-
stein Of Rockford, Miss Norma Scharf-
enstein, PlattevilIe normal student,
and Mrs. Leo Philipson of Chicago
were Thanksgiving visitors at the G.
j. Scharfenstein home. Mrs. Philipson
left Saturday afternoon to meet her
husband at Lacrosse.
A. B. Browning and family Of Ian
caster came to Cassville Friday to
bring Miss Augusta Knotwell from five
weeks visit at their home. The Brown
ings stayed until Sunday, guests of
Mrs. Blinkert and family.
international live stock show in
Chicago every day this week Many
from this locality are in attendance
Especially young men full Of "pep"
and right off the farms are the fell
lows who will be most benefited
There were fifteen Okeys dined at
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12
THE HAND Of FEAR
LADY WRITES JOS. WALKER FROM
ENGLAND TELLING OF DIRE
CONDITIONS THERE.

JOS. Walker and wife Of this city
have a letter from their niece, Miss
Essie Walker, a resident of Wood
lands, Croydon, England. The lady
tells the following Of fearful condi-
tons in Great Britain at present:
| hope you are in the best of health
and spirits in spite of the very re-
pressing times we are living in. The
air raids have been terrible these two
last moons They were every night
tor fortnight at the harvest moon in
September and October, but have only
come once so far this month. People
get so frightened, poor things There
is no mistake that things are coming
to an awful pass. They are sandbag-
ging the principal buildings and it
looks for all the world like a siege
II should have come to America three
years ago and been out Of this mis-
cry. Ones nerves seem all shattered.
The big guns make a terrific noise
when the raids are on. They are so
heavy that the vibrations shatter the
windows for miles around. These are
our defence guns.
Much Of the letter was deleted by
the censor. It indicates clearly the
worry for women when the war is
carried into ones own country
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12

There is nothing but what's bearable
as long as q man can work. The nature
of things don't change, though it seems
as if ones life was nothing but change
That the square of four is sixteen, and
you must lengthen your lever IN pro-
portion to your weight, is as true
when a mans miserable as when he's
happy; and the best Of working is, it
gives you a good grip-hold of things
outside your own lot.-George Eliot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12
The Old Lady Again.

"My nephew had to give up smoking
entirely" said old Mrs Blunderby.
"The doctor told him that the Nicode.
mus in the tobacco was simply killing
him. Boston Transcript.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-The range o:
futures on the Chicago Board Of Trade
follows:
No trading In wheat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily By Esgemeyers)
SELLING PRICES
Corrected Daily by Eggemeyers.)
VEGETABLES

Brussel sprouts, soc; green beans,
scarce; beets SC per pound; carrots
SC per pound; cabbage 3 to SC per
pound; cauliflower Is TO Csc per head l.;
dollhouse cucumber l5c; egg plants
Is to Csc; kohlrabi 1Uc bunch; kahl 5
to SC per pound; leaf lettuce Is per
pound; head lettuce to zoe per head /;
French endive, 75c per pound; leak.
10c bunch; mushrooms rs 10 $1.0O per
pound: onions 4 to sc per pound !;
Spanish onions, SC per pound; shall
lots SC bunch: young onions, sc
bunch; oyster plant, 10c bunch; pars-
ley, &c bunch; mangoes 3 to sc each !;
radishes sc bunch; squash 10 to zoe
each; spinach, 13c per pound: H. H.
toms 20 to Csc per pound; turnips
to sc per pound: water cress sc per
bunch; celery cabbage, 10c per pound.
FRUITS
Apples to SC per pound; grape
fruit to 1Oc; emperor grapes 13c per
pound, 2 for 25c; col nicheon 13c per
pound, 2 for Csc; Spanish malaga 13c
per pound, for Csc; Calf. malaga 13
per pound, for csc; cranberries Is to
1Sc per pound; Keefer pears 2 to &c
per pound; Honey dew melons IS to
soc; Valencia oranges 40c doz.; Flori
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
Are Farmers Less Thoughtful
Than Squirrels, Asks Weidner
Are Wayne county

Are Wayne county farmers as
thoughtful as squirrels?
Unusual weather conditions have
seriously injured seed corn and farm
ers of the county and state are urged
to save well matured corn for seed
corn From present indications Wayne
county's corn crop next year will be
seriously curtailed by the lack of old
seed corn and farmers are urged by
County Food Administrator Weidner
to make every effort to save their old
seed corn.
Squirrels store enough food for
their winter needs" the food admins
traitor says. Are Wayne farmers less
thoughtful?" early frosts ruined all
late corn and but little good corn was
sufficiently matured to harvest early.
The result is that there IS not In sight
sufficient seed corn to plant the
1918 crop"
Farmers throughout the county and
state are urged to feed no old corn
They are urged to save the we'll ma
tured fertile seed from the 1916 crop.
County Food Administrator Weidner
also issued statement Monday call
ing for the observance of a "molosses
Christmas"
No candies should be eaten except
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 24.-Butter-
Creamery whole milk extra 53c, cen.
tralized extra 5012c, do firsts 4Sc, do
seconds Acc, dairy fancy 44c, packing
stock No. 1, 33c; No. 2. 29hc.
Eggs-Prime firsts loss on 55c, firsts
sac, ordinary firsts 40c, seconds, $50.
Poultry-Broilers under lbs, 21c;
fryers over lbs, Gle; roasting lbs.
and over, 24c, ROSTERS 16c, hens lbs
and over, 24c; ROSTERS 15c, hens lbs
ditto under 81 pounds, Is cents );
hen turkeys s lbs. and over, 26c; toms
young 10 lbs. and over 26c; do old Is
lbs. and over 23c; culls &c; white ducks
lbs, and over 23c colored do 2ic,
geese choice full feather 1Sc, do med
ium, lie; guineas 1925 per dozen,
younger guineas ~ lbs and over 81
per dozen, do under IL lbs. s3@3.50;
geese, choice full feathers 1Sc; do
medium, tic.
Potatoes-Early Ohio s275@2S5 per
100-lb sack, Michigan $2.40@250 per
100-lb sack, Wisconsin per 100-lb sack
$240@2.6O
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

da oranges 40c doz.; lemons 30c per
doz.; bananas &c per pound; lines 80
per doz.; pine apples .15c each; Cal.
pears, for Csc; pomegranates to
each; home persimmons, 15c box; tan
gerines, 40c per doz
MISCELLANEOUS
Chestnuts, rs to 4Oc per pound; new
shellbarks, SC per h.; black walnuts, 8
to &c per pound; eggs, 55c per doz j;
butter. SOC: fry chickens, 29c per ID.
PRODUCE
Paying Prices)
Corrected Daily by Egqemeyer
e Sons.)
Butter-40c; chickens, old, 16c; fry.
ers. 18c; eggs. 4Sc; potatoes, new,
$3.50
Onions-Yellow, $3.00@3.25; white,
$2.75@3.25 per 10O-lb. sack; Spanish,
Tomatoes-Hothouse 10000 per lib.
$1.65@1.75 per crate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

TOLEDO, O., Dec. 24.-Wheat-
$500.
Cloverseed-old sl6.1o, new s16.25
Dec s1625, Jan. $3.50.
Alsike-$1435.
Timothy-Old $3.50. new 1857, Dec
1857. ....-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-Receipts
-Hogs-S,000, higher; cattle. $50,
slow and liver; calves, 400, steady;
sheep. 600, lower.
Steers-Prime corn fed steers, 1900
and up $13.50@1450, choice steers
1850 to 1850, $12@1250; common to
medium steers, 1850 to 1850, $4,000
1880; good to choice steers, 800 to
100 s9.50q11.50; common to medium
steers, 500 to 100, $6.5O@9.50; good
heifers. SS.00@10.00; fair to medium
to choice yearlings. s11@13.0O.
Heifers ald Cows-Good to choice
heifars, ss.50@11.00; common to fair
heifers. S60O@s.25; good to choice
cows, $S.0C9975; fair to medium heif-
ers $750@S 25; fair to medium cows,
$70047.75; Gamers and cutters, $500
@7.00.
Bulls and Calves-Good to prime eX-
port bulls, sS.00G9.50; good to choice
buthcer bulls, s750Gs25; common to
fair bulls. so.OO@725: common to
best veal calves, s7@14; common to
best heavy calves s5@12; stock calves
$50 to $50 pounds, $7.50@10.50.
Stockers and Feeding Cattle-Good
to choice steers, 700 lbs, and up, 5000
m10.50; common to fair steers under
700 lbs, s7.00G9.00; good to choice
steers under 700 lbs, $S.00@9.50; COM
mon to fair steers, under 700 lbs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

and molosses Hard candies and piece
goods commonly sold children should
not be eaten THE children's desire
for candy in the holiday season can
easily be met with molasses and nut
candies" says the food administration.
Gift candies should be made from
the sugar substitutes and candies
made of cane and beet sugar should
be unwelcome presents. Save sugar
for the little children Of France and
Belgium because they do not have
even molasses and syrups we can al
ways get" the food administration
pleads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

S6.0097.75; medium to good heifers,
Sc. OO@7.50: medium to good feeding
cows, s550@7.O0; springers. $500
$75o@11.0G.
Hogs Best heav1es. 100 and up.
$16.S5Q1710; good to choice lights
S16.75@16.85; medium and mixed
lights, $1550@16.75; roughs and pack
ers. s13.0O@16.0O; best pigs, $4,000
1850: light pigs, $13.O0@14.75; bulk
of sales, S16.75@1690.
Sheep and Lamhs-Good to choice
to medium yearlings, $1O@11.00; com
mon to fair yearlings, $6.00@975;
bucks. 100 lbs. $7@9; good to choice
breeding ewes. s9.50@$1350; common
to medium spring lambs, SO. @14.00;
S15.00@15.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
Vorwaerts Renelcs
Attacks on Kaiser

AMSTERDAM, Dec A-The Vor-
waerts, the Socialist organ, reported
to have been ordered to suspend pub
LEGATION for three days, appeared ur-
expectedly Sunday. II says its sus-
pension was due to criticism OF the
provisioning of war invalids under the
heading:
Let them go beg"
The Vorwaerts prints prominently d
defense of Herr Won Waldow food col
troller. 1t quotes him as denying haT-
ing excused or tolerated certain condi
lions alleged, but as admitting that
Illicit trading has assumed proportions
which threaten TO endanger the food
supply.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Dec. 24.-Hogs
Receipts, 5000: market, higher and
active; heavies, $17@1710; heavy
workers., $1675@1710; light workers.,
$16.OO016.25; pigs, $15.25@15.50.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; market
lower; steers, S1250@13.25; heifers,
$9.25@10.50: cows, sS.50@9.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $500;
market active and higher; top sheep,
$12 so; top lambs, $17.25.
Calves--Receipts, 400; market act
i've; top, $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
LIVE STOCK PRICES

CINCINNATI, O.. Dec. 24.-Hogs-
Receipts, 1000; market strong; pack
ers and butchers, S1650@16.75; COM
mon to choice, $13@15.75; pigs and
lights. $12@16.
Cattle-Receipts, 100; market
slow; heifers, S6411; COWS. $7@S.50;
cattle, $S@14; steers, S6@11.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; market,
steady, $5@1O.50.
Lambs-Market steady, $11@17.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

CINCINNATI, Dec. 24.-Wheat-No
2 red winter, SPIT; No. 8, s2.14; No
4, s213.
Corn-No. 2 white. $170@1.sO; No
8 white, $1.70@1s0; No. white, 81 50
CLIO; No. 2 yellow, $1.70@1.s0; No
8 yellow. $1.70@1.S0; No. 4 yellow.
S1.7O@1.SO; ear corn, white, 1880
LAS; yellow, s1.35@1.45; mixed, $1.35
@1.45.
Oats--No. 2 white, s2@s2lac; No
2 mixed, TIC.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Butter Market
Steady; creamery firsts, 39@49c.
Eggs-Receipts, 5,077; market, high
er, firsts. 46@47c.
Live Poultry Market unsettled;
fowls, 17@21c.
Potato Market-Higher: receipts, SO
cars Mimi, Wis. and Mich. whites,
$1S5@2.O5
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
FEED QUOTATIONS
Corrected Daily by Omer wheia'

Corrected Daily by Omer Wheian.)
Paying-Oats. roc: old corn, S1.85;
new corn, 1925; rye, $l.6O; straw
$500 a ton.
Selling-Cotton seed meal, $500 a
ton. $500 cwt.; middlings, $4,000 a
ton. $3.50 cwt.; bran, $4,000 a ton
$3.50 a cwt.; salt. $2.35 barrel;
tankage, $4,000 ton; $4.65 a cwt. /;
oil meal, $4,000 a ton; 1925 cwt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Closing quo
tations on the New York Stock Elk
change follow:
American Can, 34A.
American Locomotive, 501a
American Beet Sugar, g.
American Smelter, 71h
Anaconda, 56B.
Atchison, 1872.
Bethlehem Steel, TN.
Canadian Pacific. 1929.
Chesapeake & Ohio, AZ.
Great Northern Pfd. s15s.
New York Central. CAS-
No. Pacific, 77N.
So. Pacific, 1915.
Pennsylvania, 4314. ...
U. S. Steel Com, $50.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS Paw
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000; bulk Of sales, $16.60@
II; lights, $15.90@1700; mixed, $685.
OHIO; heavy, $16.30@17.10; rough,
$163O@16.6e; pigs, s11.55915.55.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; market
firm; steers, s7.35@14.40; western
steers, $6.40@12.75; stockers and feed
ers, $6.5O@10.25; cows and heifers
$590@11.30; calves, $9@16.5O.
Sheep->Receipts, 5000; market
strong; wethers, s9@1310; lambs,
$1260@ 1910.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-24

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.--Corn No. 2
and No. yellow. nominal, No. yell
low, $155@1.65.
Oats--No. white, 1880; standard
79QS0A.
Pork--Nominal.
Ribs-$23.S7.
Lard-$2445.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-08
RUSSIAN ARMY MAY FIGHT
Effort Of German Expedition to Take
Dvinsk Probably Fail.

Petrograd. Sept S-An encouraging
feature Of the Riga situation is the seem
ing firmness Of the Russian tenure
which has seized Riga's defenders. The
German pursuit appears to be slowing
up and in military circles il is not an.
ticipated that the enemy will risk much
further penetration while Dyinsk re.
mains unconquered. A more likely
course, 1t is argued will be for the Ger
mans 70 entrench some place near their
present position northeast OF Riga and
wait the result Of the Dvinsk operation
According TO information here. the
spirit Of the Russian troops in the Dvin
SIX sector is much more favorable than
on other fronts. Colonel Podiourskv. a
member Of the Dvinsk committee. tel
egraphs TO General Kuropatkin. chair
man Of the special council army com
mittee here. that the army was stand
ing firm. that there was no intention q
surrender Dvinsk and that the troop.
were in full accord with the army com
manders
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-08
6O5,5I3 BALES
NEW CROP G|NNED
FIGURES ARE TO SEPTEMBER
AN DCOMPARE WITH SjO.66S
BALES SAME DATE IN 1915

New York Sept S-Cottou ginned
prior To Sept. amounted 10 6O5,5l3
bales. counting rounds as half bales.
tine census bureau toda announced iu
It's first ginning report of the season.
Round bllcs included numbered 22.1-+.
sea Island Included were 2Sgo bales.
This years ginning compares with
S50G6S bales giuncd 20 Sept. /. last year
and 463.NN3 bales IN 1915 Round bales
last year numbered 1885 and in 1915
they were S,gi7 Sea Island included
last year was lO.46l bales and in 1915
there were 2O97
Giunings by states. Alabama 1900,
Arkansas 1874. California l03 Florida g..
I'm. Georgia lOG599. Louisiana 1915
Mississippi. 57i9, North Carolina 70
Oklahoma Sc. South Carolina l7,SSS, Ten
uessee none, Texas 397,79G.
Ginning Of sea island 10y states was
Florida. LOS, Georgia llSl and south
| Carolina. one,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-08
j. 5. CORN CROP
}1-4 BILLION BU.
RESULTS FROM BIG ACREAGE
RATHER THAN LARGE YIELD
PER ACRE, FEDERAL REPORT

Washington Sept S-The govern.
ment's report yesterday on crop con.
ditions and yields, has caused acute in.
terest in an markets.
In summary Of crop conditions. the
crop reporting board said i'm part:
THE great corn crop Of three and
one quarters billion bushels promised
on September /. which Is $4,000 600
bushels above any previous year. will
he realized fully In the form OF sound
corn only provided frost nolds of un.
usually late. The indicated outcome
results from a big acreage rather than
exceptional promise OF yield per acre
The southern crop is. speaking gener
ally, the greatest ever produced there
but In Texas and Oklahoma. II has sui
fered from drought.
The oat crop for 1917 promised An,
largely realized on September /. is
53S.OOO,0O0 bushels within six million
bushels Of the greatest previous crop
The spring wheat report Septembe,
l. promises s5OOoOOOO bushels. $4,000
GOO bushels more than N August /
'ea'ly threshings having shown heavie
yield than anticipated in many sec
/ tions"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-08
BOIL WORM IS
GROWING MENACE
WET WEATHER OVER SOUTH CEN
TRIAL AND EAST OKLAHOMA
UNAVOIDABLE TO COTTON.

Oklahoma City, Sept S--lthough the
sorghuRs and late planted corn made
satisfactory growth wet weather over
the south central and eastern portions
Of the state was unfavorable to cotton
which is being damaged materially by
boil worms, according to the weekly
wSther and crop summary issued by
the weather bureau.
The summary follows:
The first half of the week was quite
cool and the latter half moderately
warm Sunshine was deficient. Showers
were quite general, the rainfall being
generally light 20 moderate. More rain
would be beneficial in the southwestern
counties where crops are generally
needing moisture There is an abund
ance Of moisture in other sections of
the state
1T has been too wet for cotton over
most of the south-central and eastern
portions The plants are making toe
much growth, resulting in considerable
shedding. The cool. wet and cloudy wea
ther was favorable for boil worms and
they are doing much damage in many
localities. The cotton crop, as a whole
however is sull very promising.
Late planted corn is making salts
factory progress. is improving steadily
and will make considerable grain. un
less caught by unusually early frost
Sorghums and late forage crops ar,
making splendid growth and progress
especially in the northwestern cour
ties, where conditions have greatly i'm
proved during the past month. Broom
corn harvest is progressing satisfact
orily over the southern half Of the area
yield and quality ranging from poor t
excellent
Broom corn has improved greatly Il
the northwestern counties since IN
rains set in and is now fair to goo
prospect. The second crop OF white pc
tatoes is generally fair stand. Swee
potatoes and peanuts are excellent,
\ fairly good crop of prairie hay !
being harvested Pastures. alfalfa an
late truck crops are making goo
growth. preparations for seeding an il
creased acreage of winter wheat ar
being pushed rapidly, with soil in fin
condition over practically the Who'll
state