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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15
jerome High School Notes

MT. oHepneru gave very interest
ing talk to the high school and eighth
grade Tuesday morning. He is very
much interested in having trees
planted. He told many stories of
trees of this western country and
promised tree to every boy or girl
who would take care of it. The bows
have a chance to make bird houses
and win prizes. The girls are in
cluded If they can make bird houses.
The members of the clubs are reuuir-
ed to write letter to him before
Mar. 25th, for trees and April 10th.
the bird houses.
Mr.. Massey is kept busy giving
memory drills to those who talk in
the ]. H. S. room.
Effie Gill Is back to school again
after her sickness with measles.
There will be a literary program
next Friday by the Seekers After
knowledge. Everyone invited.
The Jerome boys and girls played
a game at Shoshone last Friday.
Our teams were both beaten. The
girls Sto 9, and the boys 4 to So.
Inc girls game was very good and
we will have to pardon the bows as
two of our forwards could not play.
AS the weather was very bad they
stayed all night. The S. H. S. gave
them a dance and afterward enter
tanned them at their homes. Some
came back the way they went over,
but the most of them came on the
train. AS usual they waited at Bliss
and arrived at night. They met Dr..
Piper and Sam McCorkle at Bliss.
Sam McCorkle has arrived home
from his school at Moscow. He had
been taking an agricultural course.
He was kept busy telling of his trip
and school by several basket ball
players on the train.
Miss Vera Cook has stopped school
The only reason she gives is that
she has to help her mother on ac-
count of her health.
The High School play is progress
ing rapidly and will be given next
Wednesday or Thursday night.
Everyone keep these evenings free
SO you can go as it will be fine.
Bills will soon be over town so YOU
can see the program and price.
Everyone come for you are helping |
the High School just that much.
The Camp Fire girls met at the |
home Of Hazel Voll. This was a
Council Fire meeting conducted by
Geneive Quigley. Hazel became an
associate member and Leila Kyser a
wood gatherer. Everyone had a very
nice time and a nice luncheon was
served. Two girls received letters
from Scotland which were passed
around. Everyone will be glad to
know Hazel is up and around and
doing just fine.
The Juniors studied THE Bare
foot Boy" last week. Three of the
girls wrote parodies from 1t and
laughed so that a teacher kept them
fifteen minutes after school, They
say his methods of control" are
perfect but the laugh was worth
thirty minutes.
Miss Violin and Miss Power are
going to attend the Grand Opera at
Boise next Saturday.
Mr.. N. hunting in his pocket for a
match.
Lorene, now, I'll bet you can find
| nail too.
Mr.. N. reached into his pocket and
pulled out a screw.
Lena, II always knew that man
lad a screw loose"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15
0hohCH ANNOUNCEMENTS


d.. nev' j. H. Barton will preach suo
PRESBYTERIAN Church at II a m 'a ne
nusor Falls in the af,ernoa n'
weather permitting. '0o"
sunday ,. School at 10 a. m.
all. extended to
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15

sunday School at 1880 a. IN.
N''erhoon service at 2 D. m. All
services. '" '"'''
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15
Catholic Churcb

hey. +. l.. LOBELL.
euiar services on the End Sun
80, u each month. Mass at 10
go, d. m. Evening services at 8
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Canyon Side.

Mrs. Dawson, who has spent about
three months with her daughter, Mrs
w S. Lewis, departed Monday for
Spokane where she will make an ex-
tended visit at the home of her son.
Mr.. Field has completed his house
on the Parker place and has moved
his family and household effects from
Jerome.
Edgar Prentice returned from his
eastern trip on Saturday.
Cliff Howard is working for J. A.
Wise this season.
Mr.. Jordan and wife OF Tennessee.
recent arrivals on the tract, will be
employed on the Prentice place this
season.
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Wise took
Mr.. Osborn to Arcadia on Thursday
and called on friends.
j. H. Barton, d. D., of Boise, will
preach at the Canyon Side school
house on Sunday, March 18th, at
3 p. m. Members will be received
into the church at this service.
On Sunday evening, March 18th,
a Young Peoples Society of Christ
ian Endeavor will be organized at
Canyon Side school house. All young
people interested in this organization
are cordially invited to be present.
Miss Ruth Chandler spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. 8.
Chandler.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15
Baptist Cburcb

rho IN. w. Cor. Park
Georga 'e viii WILD, be preaching by Rev
18TH Se at =, District Missionary, March, arch
sunday School at s:45 - - III"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15
episcopal Church

fourth nsl'''e sn at p. m. on the second
month w sundays in the
w. X. R. Simmons.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15

Best butter wraps at the Times.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15

Sunday School presided over by
d. d. Holland was we'll attended,
Prayer meeting followed imm ediately
led by Mrs. A. ]. Wise; Prayer meet
ing heretofore has been the Sunday
evening service but it was deemed
more expedient to hold it hereafter
in the afternoon following Sunday
School. Mrs. Shimmin will lead the
meeting next Sunday.
Iniatory steps were taken looking
to the formation of a Christian En-
deavor Society which will constitute
the Sunday evening service for the
future. The organization will be
completed on Sunday next.
Miss Viola Lewis spent a pleasant
social hour with Mrs. Leila Baker on
Sunday last.
A party consisting OF the Misses
Viola and Emily Lewis, Mrs. Lewis,
Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Block with
Edgar Lewis as driver visited the
canyon on Sunday last from which
so glorious a view may be obtained
of the majestic Snake; upon arriving
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23
BRADsTREETs REVIEW.

New York. June 22.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
|. Busting activity characterizes the
leading industries, particularly iron,
steel, lumber, textiles, coal and ship
building, and at the same time gov
ernmental buying in numerous lines
is still spreading. Crop news is bet
ter, higher temperatures have made
for improvement in retail trade, rail-
way cars are in relatively better sup
ply, prices for\ some food products
tend downward and payments in the
larger branches of enterprise are
good. Withal, wholesale trade is
relatively slow, recorders going to
jobbers are exceptionally light. con-
ture delivery is in evidence, Inquiries
and fancy articles are practically
neglected. a sign that economizing is
still widely prevalent, and discussions
regarding governmental control of
prices makes for some uncertainty
while the imminent calling Of men for
military duty certainly restricts buy
ing Of seasonal apparel. However,
losses in what might be termed or
binary lines, this Characterization be-
ing used in its most comprehensive
sense, is largely, If not wholly, Offset
by governmental buying and this
diversity in the ebb and flow of
things obviously makes for the work
ing out of readjustments. But despite
the giving of ground in some lines,
resulting in the transfer of Interest
to other things. the producing units
of this country are oversold and for
months ahead al that. Scarcity of
labor is still marked and from many
centers also come reports about the
exceptional paucity Of raw materials.
Weekly bank clearings. %$6,621,63s.-
900.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23
KANSAS REPORTS (.
BOOST THE PRICE

Chicago. June 22.-Bullish con-
structions put on the Kansas crop re-
port helped to strengthen wheat
prices today, and SO. too. did reports
that arrangements had been complet-
ed to increase commercial vessel ton
mage available for shipments to Eu-
rope. The market closed strong, 8
1-2 to &c net higher, with July at 81
10 and September at $1.84. Other
commodities, too. scored gains-corn
2 to 4 1-2c; oats SIS SAC to 1 3-Sc,
and provisions s to coo.
Through the session. wheat almost
constantly had q decided upward
slant. Assistance from Japan was
mentioned as one Of the sources of
the expansion of vessel tonnage which
was looked for.
Persistent buying Of corn for ex-
port at relatively high premiums gave
a big lift to the corn market. Oats
hardened with corn. "
Pork rose to the highest price on
record, $40.10 a barrel, September de-
livery. Shipping demand and antici-
patton of Belgian relief orders were
strengthening effects.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23
NEW YORK TOC

New York, June 22.-Recoveries
from the general reaction Of h early
week made further progress today,
although trading was of a tentative
character and more circumscribed LAS
to the variety Of issues dealt in. War
shares were once more the conspicu-
u features, but rails gave promise
of further improvement. Gross gains
of i to S points were considerably re-
duced in he later profit taking. The
monetary situation continued a re-
made, for the most part, at or within
a fraction of six per cent. Forecasts
of the weeks monetary movements
favored a cash gain.
The inquiry for war stocks was ac-
companied by pool activities in relat-
ed issues. United States steel at n
time showed an extreme gain Of 1 5-8
points, most others of that division
rising / 1-2 to about 3, but in almost
every instance much Of the advantage
was forfeited. The more distinctive
equipments and motors gained two
and three points at their best. Metals
and inactive %specialties improved an
average Of a point or W. with sugars.
Utilities. mainly gas shares, were
higher by two to five points, and rails
in general lost much of their one to
two point advances. Total sales $685.
900 shares.
All classes Of bonds were heavy.
81. 800. 900.
Liberty 3 1-2's ruled al par, but
United States registered and coupon
3's of 1916 registered and coupon As
and Panama SIS were / to 8 per cent
lower on call,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23
ROUTE MARKETING.

An extension Of the method of COL
lective marketing Of small quantities
of food supplies from q number. Of
neighboring farms, nov practiceds in
some sections of the country, might
be a desirable step in food conserya-
ton and more economical and effici-
emit marketing, according to specialists
Of the United States department of
agriculture. -
Routes for the collection Of milk,
cream, butter and eggs have been
established comparatively by farmers
in various parts of the country. and
have been found to meet the special
marketing needs OF small farmers
more fully than other arrangements.
Under this plan a single farmer. or
the various members Of the markets
ing group in rotation, drives from
farm to farm to collect the small
quantities of supplies, and attends TO
the aggregate marketing Of the ag-
gregate produce collected. In this
way the multiplication Of trips to town
10 avoided and supplies which other
wise might be wasted find their way
into the market. y
is practiced for the disposal of dairy
products and eggs. 1t has been used
In some regions for disposing Of ve9s
etables, fruits, dressed poultry, anu,
other products of small bulk, and IN
many cases might we'll be employed
in other sections in a similar way
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23
FARM LABOR.

Farm-management studies show
that not infrequently lack Of success
in farming is a mere matter of faulty
distribution of labor. Where such a
condition exists it is Of prime import
ance that the farmer be. able to esti-
mate the amount and the distribution
of the labor involved in his farm on
e%rations. since otherwise any change
in his cropping system with a view to
securing better distribution of labor
would be largely guesswork. A bull
letin just issued by the department.
entitled Seasonal Distribution Of
Farm Labor in Chester County, Pa"
by George A. Billings, is designed to
emphasize the importance Of q we'll
balanced labor distribution and to
give the farmer practical hints as to
procedure in replanning a cropping
system.
In the first part of this bulletin
there is given an analysis of the labor
distribution found in actual practice
on 215 successful farms. The second
part illustrates how the farmer NAV
analyze the labor distribution on his
own farm and apply the result with a
view to reducing the. labor require
ments at the busy seasons and proyid-
ing profitable employment. for men
and horses during the. intervening
slack seasons ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23
PLATINUM IN. 1915.

Preltminary estimates based on
practically complete returns made by
the United States geological survey.
department OF the interior, BY dome,.
tic refiners Of platinum indicate tina.
In 1916 approximately .488' ounces or
domestic crude platinum. {about n
per cent metal) were. refined. pr,-
ductng 172 ounces platinum, 81 ounc-
es of iridium, and 113. ounces of irid.
osmtne, and that .1O,11s c Or
South American crude platinum.
about SO per cent pure, were refined
The platinum metals produced nv
refining crude placer platinum. OF
both foreign and domestic origin
amounted to s,943 ounces platinum.
235 ounces Of iridium. 1e9. unces y.
idosmine and 18 ounces Of palladium.
Refiners of copper. matte and eold
bullion report a production from :
.eign and domestic material Of 2.666
ounces platinum. 100. ounces Iridium,
2.746 ounces palladium. About
half Of this output was produced
from domestic mAterais.
h total production Of new mars.
mum metals In 1915 WIS about 11-60n
ounces Of platinum. SIS ounces irfa,.
Eum, 200 ounces irtdosmtne, and IA
ounces palladium.
The scrap platinum mstals sold n
the Unitsd states IN 1915 amounted
to approximately 4S.4e0s ounces 81
platinum. $50 ounces Of iridium: ann
1000 ounces &of palladium.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-23
EXTEND HOG RAISING.

The imperative need for an album
dant food supply this year demands
an increase in pork production. All
the agricultural authorities unite in
of farmers already are too low anu
that they must not be reduced fur
Their in order to obtain greater yields
OF staple crops. Fortunately his -
not necessary. Hog raising can be ex-
tended in many sections of the country
where it is now Of little Importance,
and the total supply Of human fooo
increased accordingly.
At the present time a large part
of u pork comes from the few
states in the corn. belt. where it is the
common belief that hog raisers pos
sess advantages that farmers in other
sections lack. This, however, is not
altogether true. The South. the East
and the extreme west possess advan-
tages of their own, and there is no
reason why the industry should not
be developed extensively in those re-
gions.
The South has an abundance Of
vegetation. Cow peas, soy beans, vel
vet beans and peanuts are leguminous
crops which do well there and have
great value in pig raising. Corn grows
rapidly in all parts of the South, and
in the subtroRjcal sections the exper-
ASS "N S0o00SO
that it has considerable value for
pork production. In addition, there
is generally an abundant water sup
ply. the climate is mild, and there
is a long period in which green feed
is available. These conditions, when
also lessen the expense of shelter Inc
winter feeding, permit . long period
of pasture and outdoor life.
In the East the trucking and dali
rying interests can advantageously be
accompanied by pig raising. The truck
farsms waste each, year q vast amount
Of u~nmarketable products that might
be used with profit In feeding hogs.
On the dairy farms such b~y-producrs
as skim milk and buttermilk are es-
pecially relished by growing pigs and
can be p%rofitably utilized by them.
Furthermore, cloved. bluegrass. ano
other forage crops we'll adapted for
raising swine grow rapidly In nearKy
every section of the East. Corn, too,
is successful. In some sections the
AVERAGE yield per acre being greater
than that Of the Middle West.
In the extreme West the alfalfa Of
the irrigated valleys and the clover
of the coast district furnish a good
foundation for successful pork pro-
lduction. In most Of these regions
there IL an abundance Of small grain,
particularly barley, that may often DO
fed economically, and corn 10 success.
full in somo localities.
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in settling will hang down yer the
center of the stack in such a way as
to make It urn rain in good shape.
It would naturally be supposed that
such coarse hay as alfalfa would be
hard to stack and keep. However, the
opposite is true. When possible 1t is
advisable to top out with wild hay.
millet or some more closely fitting
material. However, on the farm here
last fall, after the stacks were topped
out with wild hay the wind seemed to
get under these and blow them or
more rapidly than where no add
tional material was used, and we la
rock. also.
Alfalfa Hay Not Easily Spoiled.
1t is also quite generally supposed
that II alfalfa hay is caught by a
heavy rain that it is apt to be spoiled.
While alfalfa hay may be damaged
considerably by rain, and on account
of it's tenderness some of the food
value may be washed out, 1t Is never
theless true hat alfalfa in reality is
much less damaged by rain than n
of the common hays. In fact. we
have never known alfalfa hay TO be
so badly damaged by rain that stock
would not eat it.
Our rule in handling alfalfa. is to
SuI ~ d. IlS IA4lc WAASA4 ~ S1AOu1U O0
cut, almost regardless of weather,
and then to stack 1t within a reason
able time after 1t Is cut, whether it Is
dry or not. This doubtless sounds
rather queer to those who have
handled alfalfa. but neighbors who
watched our fields last year saw that
we stacked considerable of the first
cutting when it apparently was too
damp to stack. We did this because
the hay had been cut. and was be-
ginning to damage the second rop by
lying on the ground. Some Of
stacks were also badly wet by rains
during the time of stacking. and some
Of them heated and smoked for a
week or so, after they were finished.
However every forkful OF this hay
was hauled in. and fed to our cattle
on the farm, and 1t has been remark
ed that our cattle have come through
the winter in better shape than the
average cattle Of the vicinity.
1t is a fact that 1t Is almost i'm
possible to spoil alfalfa hay to such
an extent that, especially cattle, will
not eat it. We would not recommend
feeding heated or mouldy alfalfa t
horses, but 1t apparently does not eff
feet cattle, and they do we'll on any
kind Of alfalfa.
AS had been stated previously
much may be lost on the second crop
by delaying cutting, because the
weather does not seem favorable, and
1t Is also true that much may be lost
by leaving the alfalfa on the field too
long after 1t is cut. In fact, we have
found that it is preferable to stack
the alfalfa while it Is a little damp
than to turn it over repeatedly in the
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that many of these shoots will have
started. II they are cut off the new
crop will be delayed until a new set
Of shoots can be grown. Consequent
~ the sickle bar should be adjusted
in accordance with the growth at the
bottom.
If alfalfa Is cut at the proper time.
Just az these shoots are beginning to
start. the sickle bar may be run very
close to the ground. Otherwise it
should be raised higher, so as to leave
these new shoots.
In 1915 the alfalfa was somewhat
backward. and a part of it was not
cut until rather late. It was noted
that new shoots were starting very
rapidly. and the sickle bars were rails
ed. Within four days after the crop
was cut off this field was entirely
green. resulting from the fact that the
shoots had already started. and it had
taken them only this short time to
get above the stubble, and practical
~ cover the ground. These are points
that must not be overlooked in the
successful handling Of alfalfa.
Ouldvating Alfalfa.
There perhaps is no crop that can
be improved more by proper cuitva-
ton, than alfalfa, and also by fer
tiiIzln8. Many OF the fields OF alfalfa
that are showing up very poorly at
the present time should be renovated
and fertilized. A disk harrow. a
spring tooth harrow, or any imple-
ment that will tear the ground up and
not destroy the alfalfa plants, should
be used to loosen up the SOIL. In
many cases 1t would doubtless be ad-
visable to do this az soon as the first
crop is taken off. Where there ia
time to do SO, a thin coating Of well
rotted manure applied az soon as the
hay is of, and then disked or worked
in with the spring tooth harrow,
would work wonders in improving the
alfalfa This Of our had better be
done earlier in the spring. but we be-
Heve that h beneft would Offset any
damage that might result from doins
1t at the latter time.
There 10 no crop that will respond
more to the application Of well rotted
manure than alfalfa. On our fields al
DE- -U...-
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field until it is dry. That is, the heat
ing which will take place In the stack
leaves the alfalfa in a more palatable
condition than 1t would be If dried
by repeated turning in the field. A
rain on alfalfa Immediately after it is
cut does very little damage, and it
should be raked just as 500 as 1t has
thoroughly dried off and wilted.
If the rain comes after it Is in the
windrow, just as soon as the. top of
the windrow has dried off, it should
be turned yer. This is because air
will not penetrate the windrow, and
also because the ground under the
windrows will be wet and the hay will
soon begin to mould. II the side de-
livery rake has been used these win
drows may be turned with the side
delivery rake. by driving alongside of
them SO that the rake will just turn
the windrow.
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LOT the leaves become so brittle that
they would rattle off when the hay
was raked.
Cure the Hay-Don't Dry It.
The alfalfa hay perhaps more than
any other, should be cured instead of
dried. The moisture leaves the alfal-
ia plant through the leaves, naturally.
That is. 1t is transpired the same as
moisture taken from the soil during
growth. If the hay is cut and left in
the hot sun the leaves will often dry
up before the moisture has been
pumped out Of the stems. OF tran
spired. When the hay is raked into a
windrow. or thrown into small narrow
cocks. the hay goes on transpiring
moisture in the natural way, until 1t
is thoroughly dry. For this reason 1t
Is essential that the hay be raked be-
fore 1t becomes too dry, and allowed
to go through the curing process in
the windrow or cock.
In handling alfalfa hay on a rather
large scale 1t is often desirable to put
it into the stack or barn from the
windrow. In fact. In using the hay
to do the curing in the windrow. 1t
Is a fact. however, that If the help Is
available. a better quality of hay can
be made If it is put into small cocks
and allowed to cure for a day or two
before stacking or putting into the
NOV.
1t will be noticed by the accom-
panying cut that the greatest food
value of the alfalfa hay Is in the
leaves, and for this reason it is very
essential that the hay be handled in
such a way as to ave the leaves.
Those not familiar with alfalfa will be
surprised at how easy it is to lose a
large part of the feeding value by
handling this hay when 1t is o in
proper condition.
Handling Hay Mt the L. III. C. Farm.
The cut showing the making Of al
falfa hay on the I. H. C. Farm gives
q good Idea of how we handled more
than 60 acres Of this crop during the
past year. AS a general thing we
were able to cut the hay one day,
rake it into the windrow the next, as
soon as it had thoroughly wilted, and