The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-24

Is preparing his first shipment Of
summer beef to the eastern markets
and it will take 500 standard size
cattle cars to carry the consignment.
which will be composed OF some TO-
900 ms fed stock. Twenty en-
gines will be needed to draw this
shipment, which II placed in one
single train would make q line OF
freight cars more than -four miles
long. Figuring cattle at the present
price Of Is cents a pound on the
hoof. Dana's first shipment of 10000
should bring him a check of be
tween 100000 and So. 200. 900. And
there are other ~consignments com
ing.
The following homemade ny repeL
Tents to ease old Brindle at milking
time are recommended by Horacs
Jones. instructor in dairy nusbandry
at the state college: a. 100 parts fish
oil. SO parts oil OF tar. and l part
crude carbolic acid: apply with a
sprayer. (2) One pound common
laundry soap. 4 gallons water. / gallon
crude petroleum. and 4 ounces pow
dered naphthalin Dissolve the soap
in the water and the %naphthalin in
the crude petroleum. Care should be
taken that the spraying is not done
Immediately before milking as milk
absorbs odors very readily. II the
COWS are MIXED in the stable the milk
should be removed Immediately aft
er milking to a cool place where no
odor OF the fly repeIlent exists.
Residents of the coteaus OF the
northeastern part OF the state are
building hopes OF trout fishing in the
spring brooks in that part OF the
state through the planting OF a mum.
Der Of trout fry in their streams by
the state fish and game department.
Up to the present trout fishing In
this state has been confined to Black
Hills streams, but IL they can be
held in the short spring brooks in
the coteaus there is no reason why
trout fishing may not be enjoyed in
that section in a year or two.
Hundreds of thousands OF acres of
spring wheat IN central, southern and
eastern South Dakota that 10 days
ago promised yields of 20 to 40 bush.
els per acre are so badly hit with red
rust and blight. two to five bushels
per acre will be the yield. Many
farmers will make no effort to har-
vest the crop, will let It fall and turn
the straw under. Others will cut for
the forage it will afford while many
others will turn sheep and other stock
into the fields.
Seventy-two members of the Rum
dali family. prominent pioneer resi-.
dents OF Davis. attended the 18th an
nuai picnic and reunion OF the fam.
ily near there. Those present rang.
ed from infants In arms to octogen-
a~rians, several generations being
represented. To accommodate all a
table 100 feet long a to be pro-
vided from which to eat the picnic
dinner. Later in the day rs cakes
and a large quantity of ice cream
were served.
Good rains during the last week
saved the wheat and corr crops In
the Black Hills region, but the opar
country in the eastern part OF Pen
nington county is still suffering from
the hot. dry weather. The condition
also applies to oats and speltz crops.
All alfalfa is practically harvested
In Pennington county, but farmers
are rather slow in this regard In
Meade county.
Two bonding pi opositions will be
submitted to the voters of I%roquois
at a special election to be held We'd
nesday. July 16. One Of the PROPOSE
lions provides for the issuance OF
bonds Of $20,0 900 for the installing of
a municipal water works system. and
the other provides for the issuing OF
bonds of s35. 900 for the purpose OF
constructing a sewerage system
What ultimately will be one of the
most comprehensive paving pro-
grams ever undertaken by any city
In South Dakota. was launched by
tho city ouncil OF Mitchell. Preit-
minary plans were made for the paw
ing Of ivo miles OF city streets.
For wearing the uniform OF an Am.
erican sailer without authority. OAR
win Merit Walker, a 2~1-year-old lad.
who was arrested by the Huron DO
lice recently. has been sentenced to
serve six months in the Minnehaha
Jail and to pay . fine of $500.
Soldiers and sailors Of Stanley
county organized the Stanley post OF
the American Legion. Practically
every soldier and sailor IN Stanley
county has joined the new organiza.
ton. and headquarters win be main
tanned in Fort Pierre.
Boys n girls i~nteresfed 4 Junior
extension work in Hand county have
organized three clubs for the produc
ton OF pure-bred cattle. q Shorthorn
Cow club. Aberdeen-Angus Gov and
Calf club. and Hereford Cow and
Calf club.
Gen. leonard Wood. commander OF
the central department. with head.
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