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1855 1850; butchers. ..s17.2b@17.s5;
packing. $16.60@17.16; light, $4,000
1875 rough, sfS.ss 1880. pigs, $3.50
cattie-Besf cattle, good to choice
medium; s1i;5OS1s;sssis i b " stock;
and cutters. $7.15@ S.25; stockers and
feeders. good. choice and fancy, 5000
@1s.00; common and medium, $3.50
1880; veal calves. good and choice,
sheep-Tcp. lambs. $1,000. big
l mnasm choice snS and and prip e. 3$1s,ss9lsis;
t13.00Q16.00; ewes, choice and prime,
$13.00013.35; medium and good, $1,000
@1s.oo; cuils. s5.oo@s.5o.
chicago Grain and Provision Prices.
Chicago.1Wheat-No. 2 red. $3.50;
Corn-No; i ysllow, s1-s5; No. ! yell
Oats-No. white, 77X@7sNo:
standard, 7s@7shc.
Barley-s1.is@I.25. +
Timothys-.Ss.oo@7.7b.
Ribs-s5s.7sa s4.25.
Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City.-Butter-Creamery. 4Oc,
firsts, 3s No; seconds. s7hc; packing,
32Mc. Eggs-Firsts. acc; seconds, 8Oc'
Pouitry-Hens. 24c; boosters. 1ehc;
Duluth Minn.-Linseed-s4.e1; to ar
rive, $3.50.
, 1918-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Prices for AIetaIs.

New York-Lead-$s.OO@s.oB
Copper-S25.62M.
Silver-9e% NC.
st. Louis.-Spelter-ss.45 $3.50.
London.-Bar silver, 4S nd per ounce.
Boulder, Colo.-Tungsten concentrates,
go per cent, $1,000 a 22.50 per unit.
Crude ores, 90 per cent. $22.00@ rs. 90:
, 1918-07-18

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Croa
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes
At all good grocers. Adv.
, 1918-07-18
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four years
suffered from organic troubles, ner-
, 1918-07-18
C~fNIA-
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
#. O. h., Denver. Carload Price.

#. O. h., Denver, Carload Price.
Hay.
Buying Prices.
Colorado Upland, per ton. SIS. 90 @ 1900
Nebraska Upland, per ton. 1900 q 1900
Nebraska Upland, per ton. 10. 90 q 1900
Prairie Hay, Colorado and
Nebraska, per ton $3.50. 49, 90 o 100
Timothy. per ton ......... 1900 q 1900
Alfalfa, per ton .......... 400 q $50
South Park. per ton ...... 1900 q 1000
Gunnison Valley. per ton. 16. 90 a 400
Straw. per ton ........... 500
Grain.
S ~ Nebraska 100 lbs, buying. $3.50
Corn chop, sack, 3.28
Corn In sack. 3.z5
gluten feed. sacked. selling....... a.99
Bran, Colo, per 100 lbs, selling. 1.57
Flour.
Hungarian Patent. IS lbs. sacked
nupJeGt to Discount ......:...$4.T
to discount 2.ssH
, 1918-07-18

Don't envy the other fellow SO
much. The chances r that his wife
gets just as peeved as yours.
, 1918-07-18
Brief News Notes
From An Parts of
Wyoming
COMING
N.r.p.p.r Union Nov. s.rvie..

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Aug. s0-Sept, 1-Trapper's Union Re-
union at Kemmerer.
Sept. iS-2o-Laramie County Fair.
, 1918-07-18
POULTRY.
Live Poultry.
EGGS.

Eggs. graded No. l net. F. o.
B. Denver
Eggs, graded Nc. 2 net, F. o.
b. Denver
, 1918-07-18

Creameries. ex. list grade. ID.
Creameries, 2d grade, lb.....
, 1918-07-18
Chicago Grain and Provisi
Ixansas City Produce
d n PELrs.

Duluth. Minn.-Linseed-s4.e1; to a,
rive, $3.50.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
KEEP FARM MACHINERY BUSY
Lazy Binder Works Only Forty Days
in Eleven s-"WorE-or-Fiqht"
Policy Applicable.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
The work-or-fght policy should be
applied to farm machinery as we'll as
to men. Though machines cannot fight
they can be put to work on many occa-
sions instead of standing idle in the
barn lot. Most farm machines and i'm
plements are capable of doing much
more work than they usually do, and
the more they are used the less man
labor will be required on the farm.
Three men with corn binder, one op-
Grating the machine and two gathering
and shocking the bundles, will cut from
seven to ten acres a day, while four or
five acres would be fair days work
for the same three men cutting corn by
hand.
The average corn binder lasts about
eleven years, but during that time does
only about forty days actual work.
There is no doubt that it could render
several times this much service before
wearing out if there were more work
to do. There seems to be very little
relation between the amount Of work
done annually by a corn binder and
the years of service.
The bulletin refers to a survey con-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
KEEPING CHICKENS IN TOWN
One Of Best Ways for Loyal American
to Help Win War Is to Raise
Hens in Back Yard.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Every true American is asking,
"How can I best do my part to help
win the WARP" One Of the means to
this end is to set the back yard to
work. Those who have suitable land
are cultivating vegetable gardens to
help increase the food supply. There
are, however, many back yards not
suitable for the making of a garden
which may be proftably utilized for
back yard poultry keeping. In every
household, no matter how economical
the housewife, there is a certain
amount of table scraps and kitchen
waste which has feeding value, but
which, if not fed, finds its way into
the garbage pail. Poultry is the only
class of domestic animals which is
suitable for converting this waste ma
terial, right where it is produced in
the city, into wholesome and nutritious
food in the form of eggs and poultry
meat. A small number of chickens can
be kept in almost any back yard.
If poultry houses are not available,
hens can be housed at small expense in
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
n
STOCK
GRAZING WHITE HOUSE LAWN
President Wilson Sets Example Which
Might BE Followed by Owners
of Large Grass Plots.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
When a flock of sheep appeared not
long ago on the green sward Of the
White House grounds, desire to
match the President" in helping to
increase the country's mutton and wool
supply was manifested by many per-
sons whose responsibility covered big
lawns, golf courses and city parks.
Many public parks, golf courses, and
private lawns in the country may be SO
situated that they can proftably be
made to serve as grazing grounds for
sheep. 1t is believed that their use
for grazing sheep would have not only
a sentimental value but practical one.
But owners and persons charged with
the care of such property are advised
to investigate the matter thoroughly
before they embark in the enterprise
of raising sheep. Sheep raising in-
wolves much more than placing the an
1malS in good pasture. 1t has it's
technical side, and at present, when ev-
cry pound of wool and every pound of
meat is needed, it is felt that expert
ence bought at the price of either wool
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
FEED GRAIN TO MILK COWS
About 20 Per Cent More Milk 10 Sc
cured When Concentrates Are Fed
to Animals on Pasture.

The question of whether milk cows
should be given feed while they are
running on pasture depends on the
cost of the pasture and extra feed,
saws Prof. w. L. Fowler of Oklahoma
A. and NJ. college at Saltwater. AS
rule COWS will give about 20 per cent
more milk when they are fed a good
ration of concentrates in addition to
pasture, but the cost Of the concen-
trated feeds is generally about. as
much as the value OF the increased
milk. Heavy producing cows: that is,
COWS that produce four gallons Of milk
day, should have some supplement
tary grain feed. would suggest q
combination of ground corn or kafir
four parts, wheat bran two parts and
cottonseed meal one part. The amount
of this that should be 6ed in connec-
ton with the pasture depends upon
the state Of flesh of the COW and the
amount of milk that she is producing.
A four-gallon COW should have about
four or five pounds of grain in addi-
ton to good pasture.
The per cent of butterfat in milk
cannot be changed to any extent by
the kind of feed that a cow eats. The
amount of fat in the cows milk Is
determined by the breeding.
For a winter feed, / would suggest
alfalfa hay and silage for the rough
age, and the same grain combination
as mentioned above for the concern
trates. Feed about thirty pounds Of
silage per head per day and all the
alfalfa hay the cows will clean up
well. Feed one pound Of the grain
mixture per head per day for each
three pounds of milk produced.
The question of how long a COW can
test and still be profitable depends
upon the amount of milk that she pro-
luces. Many Ho1stein cows are prof
table for butterfat production even
When they do not test more than
)er cent butterfat. This is true be-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
: Orchard :
inflammation
IRRIGATION OF AN ORCHARD
Fruit Growers Are Installing Better
bitches for Distributing Water
Without Waste.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment or Agr1culture.)
High value and scarcity Of water for
irrigation purposes has made it neces-
sary for many fruit growers in the
West to install better bitches for dis
tributing the water they are entitled
to, with least waste. Many orchard
lists have installed pumping plants to
raise water from underground sources
when natural streams could not fur
nish an adequate supply. In some
parts of the West reservoirs are being
built to supplement the late summer
flow of streams which fail to supply
enough water.
The most common method of irrigat-
ing orchards is by means of burrows.
The water is carried by gravity or
forced by pumps from it's source in
wooden fumes, concrete lined bitches
or concrete pipes, to various parts of
the orchard, and is distributed in the
open burrows.
Expensive devices for distributing
water into burrows are not warranted
in orchards Of little value and small
annual returns. On the other hand, it
may prove an economical investment
to provide valuable orchards, yielding
high annual returns, with the best
known devices for successful irriga-
ton. Such a device is unquestionably
the concrete or other underground pipe
fitted with suitable standpipes. At the
other extreme is to be found the earth
en- ditch.
Permanent bitches at the head of
orchard tracts should be located by
surveyor. The proper grade depends
and easily eroded, a slow velocity is
best. On the other hand, the velocity
must be sufficiently rapid to prevent
the deposition Of silt and the growth
of water plants. In ordinary soils,
grade Of 2115 inches to 100 feet for
ditch carrying 2 cubic feet per second
is not far out Of the way. The amount
of water to be carried varies from II
to 2 or more cubic feet per second. A
ditch having a bottom width of "a
inches, a depth of inches, and slop-
ing sides, ought to carry IA cubic feet
per second on a grade of half an inch
W tL0 . 1uC41OS W 1OO 1CcLs
Such a ditch may be built by first
blowing four burrows and then remov-
ing the loose earth with either shovels
or narrow scraper.
Canvas dams, metal tappoons, or
other similar devices are inserted in
the head ditch to raise the surface of
the water opposite that part Of the /
orchard where burrows have been
made and which is about to be wa
tered. The chief difficulty in this
mode Of furrow irrigation arises in
withdrawing water from the ditch and
in distributing it equally among large
number Of burrows. A skilled irriga-
tor may adjust the size and depth Of
the ditch bank openings so as to Sc
cure a somewhat uniform flow in the
burrows, but constant attention is re-
Quired in order to maintain it. If the
water is permitted to flow for short |
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05

Quoted in New York state which show
ed that the more the corn binder could
be used each year the less the cost Of
cutting the corn when the cost of using
the binder was taken into considera-
ton. Two hundred and thfrty-three of
the 458 binders on which data we're OBJ
tanned, cut Is acres or less annually at
a cost Of $9.78 per day used and $1.67
per acre. The remaining '225 cut
over Is acres annually, averaging 32h
acres, at a cost of 1924 per day of
service and 81 cents per acre. The orig
inal cost of one of these binders was
about $125. Thus If there is only one
or two days work for the binder to do
each year, the cost of cutting the corn
with it will be so great that it's use will
not be advisable unless it is impossible
to cut the corn by other methods with
out seriously neglecting other work. If
this is the case, the bulletin recon-
mends that two or three neighbors,
each of whom has only a small crop,
combine in the purchae and operation
of corn binder. The first investment
required Of each and the machinery
cost per acre will then be greatly re-
duced. This plan should not only ap-
ply to corn binders, but to other la
bor-sav1ng machinery.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05

piano boxes or other large packing
cases. Their eggs should make SUBJ
stantfal addition to the family food
supply. Each hen in her pullet year
should produce ten dozen eggs. The
average size of the back yard flock
should be at least ten hens. Thus
each flock would produce in year 100
dozen eggs, which at the conservative
value of 25 cents a dozen would be
worth $25. By keeping a back yard
poultry flock the family would not only
help in reducing the cost of living, but
would have eggs of quality and fresh
ness which are often difficult to obtain.
Poultry keeping, although a COM
paratfvely simple undertaking, will be
successful in direct proportion to the
study and labor which are expended
upon it. There is an abundance OF
good material on the subject, but
'sBack Yard Poultry Keeping (F'arm-
ers' Bulletin 1897, a recent publication
of the United States department OF
agriculture, contains all the general
directions needed to make start. 1t
tells how to overcome the objections
to keeping poultry in the city, what
kinds of fowls to keep, the size of the
flock computed according to the size
of the back yard, gives definite instruc-
tons as to the best kinds of chicken
houses to build, with bill Of materials
for same, directions as to feeding the
fowls. Matching and raising chicks, pre-
vention~ of diseases and pests, ana
MANY other matters essential TO the
success of the undertaking. Announcer
helpful bulletin of general CHARACTER
is 1Hints to Poultry Raisers" tFarm-
ers' Bulletin 528). This gives great
dea1 Of useful and authoritative infor-
sna+ion within q very small COMPASS
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
VALUE OF iNsECTICIDE ACT
Farmers Have Peen Saved Money by
Prevention of Sale of Worth
less Preparations.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Both the farmer and the manufac-
eurer have been benefited by the en-
eorccment of the insecticide act of
1910.
Farmers have been supplied with in
sect1cides and fungicides that will do
what is claimed for them; and have
kaen saved money by prevention of
.l:a sale of worthless, low grade, and
s;:,ort-weight preparations. and by pre-
9enrion of crop or livestock losses
tarcugh use of worthless insecticides
or fungicides.
The legitimate manufacturer has
oacr protected against the illegitimate
manufacturer confidence in insecti-.
c1Hes and fungicides has been created
among farmers and stock raisers, and
sales have increased; valuable fnfor-
cation regarding the manufacture and
.acacy of insecticides and fungicides
as been given to the manufactures,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05

time. Plants showing stem rot either
at or below the surface of the soil,
plants developing any type of abnormal
rolling of the leaves, those with mot
tied or crinkled leaves, and any plants
that are stunted, weakened or that
make unthrifty growth, should be dis
carded.
If practicable it is best to dig the
seed plat by hand, care being taken to
eliminate all low-yielding hills and those
producing an undue proportion OF small
or unshapely tubers. In harvesting,
avoid unnecessary cutting, bruising or
other injury, since the vitality of dam
aged tubers is reduced. Gather and
store the seed potatoes in slat crates.
Place them as soon as possible after
harvesting in a cool reasonably moist
storage house provided with good ven
tilation and maintained at tempera
ture of 80 to 40 degrees r.
Work Stock Over Carefully.
Before the next planting time the
stock should be carefully worked over
to remove all badly cut or bruised tu-
berS and those showing serious scab or
black scurf and decay of any kind. Tu-
bers badly off type should also be dis
carded, as should any showing abnor-
NAL discoloration of flesh, which can
be seen, of course, only at the time
of cutting. If scab or black scurf is
present in any degree, it is advisable
to treat the seed by covering for 80
in a solution containing four
ounces of corrosive Sublimate to 80
gallons of water.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
Making burrows Previous to Irrigating
an Apple Orchard.

time unattended the distribution is
likely to become unequal. Parts of the
ditch bank become soft, and, as the
water rushes through, the earth is
washed away, permitting larger dis
charges and lowering the general level
of the water in the ditch so that other
openings may have no discharge. Some
of the orchardists of San Diego coun-
ty, CAL, insert in inches cut in the
bank pieces of old grain sacks or tent
cloth. The water flows over these
without erOding the earth. Another
device is to use board pointed at the
lower end and containing a narrow
opening or slot through which the wa
ter passes to the furrow. Shingles
are also used to regulate the flow in
the burrows. The thin ends of these
are stuck into the ground at the heads
of burrows.
Formerly head fumes for orchards
were built of wood, but the steady In
crease in the price Of lumber and the
decrease in the price of Portland &C.
ment have induced many fruit growers
to use cement instead.
A head fume composed of cement,
sand, and gravel costs as rule about
twice as much as wooden fume or
the same capacity, but the early decay
of Wood, especially il 1t comes in con-
tact with earth, makes the cement
aume cheaper in the end.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
REST PERIOD FOR DAIRY COWS
Best Accomplished by Gradually Stop
ping Milking and Reducing
Supply Of Feed.

by WIN. H. FELDMAN, Colorado Agri-
- cultural College, Fort Collins, Colo)
Milk from cows which are MIXED
right up to the time of calving fire.
quently has an unpleasant odor and
an animal-like taste, or may be even
salty or bitter. For this reason, ana
because the udder and other tissues
vital to maximum milk production
should have an opportunity for rest
before new period of lactation be-
gins, all milk cows should be dried
up" at least one month before par
turition is due. This is best accom-
plished by gradually stopping milking
and reducing the amount Of feed.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
UNPR0FITABLE cow MUST GO
"ell-Brea High Producer That Takes
Place Of Scrub Must BE Properly
Fed and Cared For.

II dairying is to provide either pleas
ufe or profit, United States depart
ment of agriculture specialists point
Out' the Improbable cow must be dis
posed of. The well-bred high producer
mat takes her place must be properly
onu economically fed and cared for.
oo"-testing associations have demon
Strated that the feed Of the dairy herd
eon De selected and balanced in such q
way as to decrease feed costs one
III. urro and at the same time increase
"IiK production.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
CARE ABOUT WATER TRoUGHS
agreeable to Sight and Smell
Also Breeds Flies.

There is no need to run SO much wa
ter into the watering trough, that It
Stops over and forms a puddle all
about the trough. Under the constant
tramping of animals it is not long be-
fore the surroundings assume the con-
sistency of thin porridge. This is not
only disagreeable to sight and smell
but it shows slight consideration for
sanitation. Flies in large numbers
are to be seen about such place. A
few hours later they may be inspect
ing the food on ones table. Be 1t re-
membered that liquid filth is always
health than where it is bone dry.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Do not wait until planting time next
spring to select your seed potatoes. Do
not even wait until harvest time this
fall. Begin now by making study of
the plants. This is the plan that
should be followed by potato growers
who want to have seed that will pro-
duce the highest yields. Potato grow
ers should have a seed plat, which may
or may not be part of the main crop,
and from the best-growing, disease-re-
sistant plants in this plat, which pro-
duce high yields Of marketable-sized
potatoes, select their seed for the fol-
lowing year. An area of one-tenth or
one-ftfteenth of the entire acreage will
usually provide sufficient seed for the
following seasons planting.
While it is an advantage to start the
seed plat with selected material the
work may be begun during the grow
ing season. with any good stock of
promising quality planted in suitable
soil and properly cared for. The best
portion of the field therefore should be
selected for the seed plat. It should
be well drained, frequently cultivated
and thoroughly sprayed.
Inspect Seed Plat.
Several times during the growing
season the seed plat should be inspect
ed. All weak, degenerate and diseased
hills and those showing varietal mix
lures should be pulled, so that only
the progeny Of healthy hills Of the
correct variety will remain at harvest
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05

or meat would be too costly. The ami
NAL husbandry division Of the depart
ment of agriculture will answer re-
quests for information from persons
who desire to raise sheep, and has q
number of publications on the subject
available for free distribution.
Sheep now cost approximately three
times as much as in normal times.
Good commercial sheep at present sell
for from SIC to $40 head.
In any sheep enterprise provision
must be made for the guarding or fenc-
ing in of the flock, for not only are the
animals prone to stray from home pas
lures, but they are favored prey for
dogs, which annually inflict great loss
es on the industry. Winter care must
be provided for, and feed and sheltered
quarters must be available I'm cold
weather. Persons who desire to raise
sheep are advised to enter the indus
try with view Of staying for several
years at least. The gross annual re.
turns from the ewes of breeding age
may be expected to range from So to
$15 head, depending upon the per
centage Of lambs raised, the weight OF
the fleece and the value of these prod
ucts. The fleece from one sheep av-
erages five to eight pounds md IL now
selling for from SO to 65 CO.'S pound.
The ewes with good management win
each raise lamb. The lambs at five
months will weigh approximately go
pounds and will be worth Is cents a
pound and over. The useful life Of a
sheep is about six years.
F1ocks Of sheep have been maintain
ed in public parks in New York and
Boston, and a flock once was grazed
on the grounds around the Washington
monument in the capital. The use Of
sheep in lawns and parks has been ex-
tensive i'm England. The labor-saving
value Of sheep is important, for they
are neat and effective grass cutters.
Sometimes, too, they eat shrubbery and
flowers, but this danger can be met by
a watchful shepherd or other safe
guards.