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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Two professional trappcrs in the Federal
Government services hayy been engnged IN
trapping west Of lampasas Up 10 February
20 they had caught five wolves. Every wolf
caught causes rejoicing among the sheep men.
Many West Texas wnchmen complain that red
wolves and coyotes are killing an average OF
from 20 rs head of sheep nightly
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10
TEXAS FARM NEWS

DN pafCel pVHt ll'''l'
The drouth in the Rio Grande
Valley, near Brownsville, has
been broken by heavy rains.
Large ranches in the Texline
territory are being broken up in
10 small tracts for farming pur-
poses.
Farmers near Arlington, have
purchased more than ninety
head of thoroughbred Jersey
cattle.
Holland Brothers, Sutton
County ranchmen. sold 10000
pounds of long staple wool for
68 cents per pound.
Several shipments of toma-
toes have gone out of the San
Benito section; the first prices
were around $500 per crate.
Cooke County farmers met to
organize an anti-thief associa-
ton to protect themselves
against theft of farm tools and
implements.
L. n. Perryman of Demitt,
Scurry County, has finished
shearing his herd of sheep and
reports an average clip of eleven
pounds to the head.
Approximately $4,000 head of
cattle have been dipped for cat
tie tick in Bell County. Bell
County expects TO be free Of
cattle tick by fall.
Good rains have practically
fallen from Red River to the Rio
Grande. west of Fort Worth, as
far as Fort Stockton, Pecos and
Amarillo.
Indications are that the 1920
wool crop in Texas will estab-
fish a new record. The State
will probably produce 100000
pounds.
Mexia claims the honor of pro
ducing the first peaches Of the
season. They were brought into
the market May 21st, and sold
at 30c per gallon basket.
The hot weather Of the last
few weeks in the Rio Grande
Valley has caused cotton to grow
rapidly, and all Of it has been
chopped to a good stand.
Prospects for a good wheat
crop in the Plainview section are
reported TO be much better than
usual The recent rains have
been very beneficial.
Denton County wheat growers
do not think serious damage will
result from the green bugs that
made their appearance in many
parts of the county recently.
The drouth which has held
back farm work for the last two
months in Williamson County,
was effectually broken on the
18th inst. by an all-night's rain.
The poultry and rabbit show
given by the Mid-Texas Breeders
and Fanciers' Association at
Corsicana. May 4th, was a big
success, both as to number Of |
exhibits and attendance.
w. d. Curtis of Estelline, Hall
County, raised long staple cotton
on his farm in Red River Val .
ley, without irrigation which .
brought 60 cents per pound. It .
was of the Durango variety.
Eggs were selling in Brown
wood May 10th, at 25c per dozen |
at the local grocery stores. III
eggs keep on getting cheaper, I.
editors can afford TO have haml
and eggs for breakfast.
Business men and farmers Of !
Italy, Ellis County. are cooper
ating 10 make that vicinity al
center for acala cotton. Acala
cotton originated in Mexico and
has been adapted 20 Texas con-
ditions by the United States De
partment of Agriculture. Itl
yields a staple varying from
l 1-l6 inches 20 / 3-l6 inches, a
length very much desired by the
cotton mills
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Demanding to know just what
attitude members Of the legisla-
ture will take on the various
questions that now directly af-
feet farmers, the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union
has prepared "A QUESTIONABLE
that will be sent TO all members
of the legislature and also %
candidates for governor.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10


rains have fallen along the
courses Of the Colorado and
Guadalupe Rivers.
A temporary field station has
been opened at Laredo by the
United States Department Of
Agriculture for the purpose Of
furnishing marketing informa-
ton to onion growers Of the Rio
Grande Valley.
At a meeting of the Tarrant
County Dairy Farmers, held at
Fort Worth recently, the far
mers went on record as in favor
of an organized effort to eradi-
cate tuberculosis from the dairy
herds of Texas.
James jackson, one of a party
of hunters near Corsicana, at
tackled and choked 10 death bare
handed a wolf that had been sur
rounded by the hunters in a
thicket.
More than 80 farm boys and
girls Of Grayson County received
pure bred Jersey calves at a dis
tribution made by the Grayson
County Jersey Club. 1t marks
an epoch in the pure bred live
stock history Of that county.
The Childress Fair, to be held
in September, will this year not
entirely be confined to a county
exhibit, but will be enlarged so
as to cover a much broader
scope of territory.
Farmers Of North Texas are
far behind with all their work,
on account of too much rainfall.
Up TO May 10th no more than
one-half the cotton crop had been
planted, and the cotton that was
up looked very poor
The general rains which have
fallen over West Texas have put
the stock range in fine condition,
and in many counties has saved
the grain crop. The Panhandle
part Of the state is now assured
Of a good wheat crop.
Business men Of Stamford
have made tentative arrange
ments for the employment Of a
Federal cotton classer. 1t is es-
timated that Jones County will
its cotton acreage 200
per cent over that of 1919.
Recess Pathfinder" tn e.
grand champion Duroc-Jersey
boar at the last State Fair of
has been sold by George
p. Lillard & Sons Of A ington
TO the Sylvan Duroc Farm Of [
Woodville, Texas, for a consider |
alton of S13,500.
Land located two miles from
Baylor University has been
bought by the trustees Of that I
TO be used in con-
nection with their agricultural I
department, shortly to be added .
TO Baylor The land consists Of /
a little more than 1873 acres.
c. II. Barnes and several |
neighbors Of the Bloomsdale |
community, Collin County, killed /
more than 1000 rats in several /
corncribs on May 18th. The ro-|
dents have caused several hun
bred dollars damages TO growing
crops and stored grain in Collin .
County. One farmer had TO re- /
plant forty acres of corn de- I
stroyed by rats.
The Attorney General Of
Texas is preparing a proclama-
ton TO be issued By the Governor
Hobby, establishing a non-cotton
growing zone in Texas, in con-
formity with the Federal au-
-horities in Washington. 1t will I
become effective about June 1
18th. One large zone win be es-
tablished 10 include the counties .
Of Galveston, Paris, Orange and I
Liberty. According 20 official /
reports nine counties are infest- /
ed in Texas with bollwoi1n, but .
only in a few small spots. The /
creation Of one large zone is 10
kill the pest and prevent
its spread. II is recommended
that peanuts be planted in the
affected zones that have sandy
lands
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

1918 from plug that cost him n per cent
more than 1914 he wore a flannel shirt that
cost 1880 per cent more IN 1918 than IN loli;l
"a felt hat 20 per cent more shoes 20 per
cent more, and suit Of clothing, 30 per cent
more
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

D. f. Lyday. president Of the
Texas Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union. believes
that a heavy loss will be suffered
by the farmers in Texas unless
they can get more help than was
available this time last year. He
says the farmers are now more
or less dependent upon the influx
of Mexican labor.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

II. B. Dorsey, secretary Of the
Texas Grain Dealers Association
says recent rains have been a
great benefit TO grain crops
throughout the entire state. The
rains will also have a tendency
he thinks, TO strengthen the
wheat in parts of the state
where green bugs damaged the
wheat.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10
FORT WORTH HIDE AND WOOL MARKET

hide. WOOL etc., b., Nore. Hide a Produce Company. fon
Worth. r,sat May 20. ioi0I
Green Hides b. a....-a-aat ~
Green Sole Hides l freight 10
balls and damaged u.ual r1durtlou
uri Hides NV
Do lidct .is
Huls aud dan ascd usual reduction.
t.rt,u sait,I 1udrF Iarsc each ..a..., 800
Green sal Horse Hdos medium, each zoo
p.,,. and Damaged faif-fuce
60, e.tf.i HOY gt44s. rafh % market
49,, p.it. b. mar
hraIng sheep petite and damaged ris usual reduction
WOOL. grade
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

While the man bit of chew of tobacco in
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Indications are that the 1920
wool crop in Texas will estab-
fish a new record. The State
will probably produce 100000
pounds.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Sweetwater ranchmen have
organized an association 20
make war on wolves. The raw
ages Of wolves makes il very
difficult for some Of the West
Texas farmers 10 raise sheep.
Everything conceivable for wolf
determination will be tried out
by the association.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

approximately $4,000 head OF
cattle have been dipped for cat
tie tick in Bell County. Bell
County expects TO be free OF
cattle tick by fall.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Good rains have practically
fallen from Red River to the Rio
Grande. west of Fort Worth, as
far as Fort Stockton, Pecos and
Amarillo.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

L. N. Peryman of Dermitt,
Scurry County, has finished
shearing his herd of sheep and
reports an average clip of eleven
pounds to the head.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Mexia claims the honor of pro
ducing the first peaches Of the
season. They were brought into
the market May 21st, and sold
at 30c per gallon basket.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

The Childress Fair, to be held
in September, will this year not
entirely be confined to a county
exhibit, but will be enlarged so
as to cover a much broader
scope of territory.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Cooke County farmers met to
organize an anti-thief associa-
ton to protect themselves
against theft of farm tools and
implements.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

The COOPERATIVE Dairymen's
Association has been organized
in Paris, with a capital stock Of
$4,000. The association will
build a modern dairy plant, and
purchase the milk supply of all
local diaries, putting it through a
cleansing process. and then sell
ing it to the public.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

The general rains which have
fallen over West Texas have put
the stock range in fine condition,
and in many counties has saved
the grain crop. The Panhandle
part Of the state is now assured
of a good wheat crop.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Farmers of North Texas are
far behind with all their work,
on account of too much rainfall.
Up to May 10th no more than
one-half the cotton crop had been
planted, and the cotton that was
up looked very poor.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Holland Brothers, Sutton
County ranchmen. sold 10000
pounds of long staple wool fol-
68 cents per pound.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Several shipments of toma.
toes have gone out of the San
Benito section; the first prices
were around $500 per crate.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

The hot weather of the last
few weeks in the Rio Grande
Valley has caused cotton to grow
rapidly, and all Of it has been
chopped to a good stand.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Business men Of Stamford
have made tentative arrange
ments for the employment Of a
Federal cotton classer. 1t is es-
timated that Jones County will
increase its cotton acreage 200
per cent over that Of 1919.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

More than 80 farm boys and
girls Of Grayson County received
pure bred Jersey calves at a dis
tribution made by the Grayson
County Jersey Club. 1t marks
an epoch in the pure bred live
stock history Of that county.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Denton County wheat growers
do not think serious damage will
result from the green bugs that
made their appearance in many
parts of the county recently.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Prospects for a good wheat
crop in the Plainview section are
reported to be much better than
usual. The recent rains have
been very beneficial.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

Farmers near Arlington, have
purchased more than ninety
head of thoroughbred Jersey
cattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
Observation-Disclosures

Q. What Is the meaning of the, picture
Hope" showing q biindfolded woman sit
ting on q glob D;G g.. E. r asorr. rrsae,,.
Watts. the painter, attempted an allegori-
cal story in his picture of Hope" blinds
afp IN and her t ppGR f fs nGf
should po iG have been named !'pespair" Father
an nae endeagor to Show t SieI While hope may
cover in the darkness of a struggle, and
her spirit may also be broken, there is still
Is the Hope of the World.
Q. Who was the author OF the phrase
81 was sired by the great American Eagle
A. Mark, Twain in the virginia City
q Where was the first interurban car
in this country put in operation ?-K. c.
A. The first interurban car in the Unit
ed States ran from Anderson, Indiana, to
Alexandria, Indiana, January LIST. 1898.
O. What is the true relation Of the north
A. The north star revolves in a circle
about IA degrees in radius so that part
Of the time it is III degrees west of north
and at times III degrees east of north and
also is exactly on the meridian twice a
day.
A. As a rule, crabs breathe by gills,
the sides Of the caraface,, but in the true
and modified so as to act as lungs for
breathing air.
O.. what are. child's chances of recov-
cry from diphtheria I'D. p.
A. It used to be that one child in every
three that got diphtheria died. A few years
ago an antitoxin for the disease was dis
covered and when this is properly applied
but one child in a hundred dies with the
malady. Our Washington Information
Bureau has a booklet on child health which
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18

ley. for Nebraska newspaper, came
to Chicago at the head of contesting
delegation. He was given a seat.
Then came the great debate on the
ing hard against the majority. In that
debate, Mr.. Bryan, then only IS years
old, slim of figure and full of name,
leaped into worldwide fame in mo-
mont. The famous crown of thorns
and cross of gold" speech, whether the
figure was borrowed from Representa-
tive Mccall of Massachusetts or not,
sent that Convention wild. Bryan was
nominated.
Triumph OF the Boy Orator.
A little later the Populists and the
Silver Republicans also nominated
Cleveland DemocratZ called a con-
yention at Indianapolis and organized
the National Democracy" Gen. John
NJ. Palmer of Illinois, a soldier of the
Union. was nominated for president,
with Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner of
Kentucky, q soldier of the Confed-
eracy. for vice president. They polled
but few votes, the majority of the gold
Democrats voting straight for McKin-
ley
Bryan soon began his unprecedented
and unequalled campaign tour. He did
not then possess the suavity of his
later years. but he was nightly in
earnest. No other man has ever
aroused the enthusiasm which he cre-
ated in that campaign. He spoke to
over five million people, making over
thousand separate speeches. In the
first part of the campaign he travelled
in ordinary day coaches, the railroad
making it as hard for him as possible.
Toward the end of the campaign the
railroads relented and he was enabled
to get private car. He was without
money and in his great canvass was
sometimes forced to borrow the price
of ticket to the next stopping place.
Against this terrific campaign,
which seemed to be sweeping the
country for the Democrats, Mr.. Hanna
cation" The farmers of the agricul-
tural states east of the Mississippi
were induced to believe that the cleo
ton of Bryan would mean bankruptcy
for them. All of the wealth of the
country was back of Hanna-he had
millions to spend and he knew how to
do it.
Careful canvasses taken two months
before the election showed that such
states as Ohio and Indiana were for
Bryan. The work that was done to
turn that defeat into the overwhelm-
ing victory of November was due to
the political sagacity of Marcus A.
Hanna.
Bryan's appeals to the people of
every section, the enormouss popular
interest in his personality and the pic
turesqueness of his campaign, on the
one side, and the efforts of the Re-
publicans to reach every voter with
campaign literature and personal argu-
mept on the other side, resulted in a
widespread popular interest in politics
such as had never been known.
While the campaign was decisive,
and while it practically settled the
money question for all time, defeat
did not diminish the popularity of the
Democratic standard-bearer, who has
ever since stood high in the councils
of his party. Mckinley was chosen
president and his administration wit
messed the return of prosperity. the
greatest the country has ever known.
After all, not the least among the Re-
publican assets of 1895 was the fact
that the panic of 1893 came during a
Democratic administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18

Senator Harding in his Des Moinss
speech said: II do not want any one
to be misled. will have no mans
vote upon misunderstanding, and I
am equally determined, if I can pre-
vent it, that my opponent shall have
no mans vote upon a misunderstand-
ing" Yet there are extant two YER
sions of his position on the League of
Nations. The senator should take
pains to set Mr.. Taft and Mr. Hoover
right. Mr.. Harding is reported to
have said further: II do not want to
clarity these obligations Gin the
leagueT; 1 want to turn my back upon
them. 1t is not Interpretation but re-
lection that I am seeking" And those
who favor the covenant for peace. II
is reported, were hidden by Senator
Harding to vote for the Democrat
ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
MOTOR TRANSPORTATION.

The recent advance in railroad
freight rates is developing a type of
competition which only generally in
creasing and over-capacity business
will prevent from being severely. dan
gerous to railroad earnings Motor
transportation on the public high
ways. both passenger and freight, is
being developed in such way as to
cause apprehension on the part of
railroad companies, and in many in
stances to enlist very active opposi-
ton. This is manifest in the efforts
which are being made ITO prevent the
use of the roadways for motor truck
transportation except upon payment of
such charge for the use of the road
ways as will prevent motor transpor-
tation from remaining, competitive
factor. 1t is urged that the upkeep
of the public highways is borne by
general taxationA while railroad COM
panies are not only forced to maintain
their own rails, but aiso-to assist in the
maintenance of the highways thru tax
alton.
1t may be noted in this connection,
however, that the railroads are col
iecting the money necessary to pay
these taxes from the people and are
granted power by the government to
continue to do so and earn per cent
on their investment beside. The
truckers are asking no favors from
anybody.
A tire company in Akron, Ohio, for
many months during the war and con-
tinuously to the present fine, has
transported it's product from its fac
tory to Boston. Mass, by motor truck
because its deliveries are more quick
ly made and the cost practically the
same.
There can be no question, says the
Mining Congress Journal, that the
haulage of freight over steel rails upon
steel wheels and with ordinary train
crews should be made at much lower
cost than would be possible over as
phalt roads and upon rubber tires with
the required man-power many times
multiplied. Where q long haul can
be made more quickly by motor truck
than by rail there is something radi-
caIly wrong with the railroad service.
Where a short haul can be made more
cheaply by motor than by railroad
there is something absolutely, wrong
with the railroad freight rates.
When motor truck freight transpor-
tation over any considerable distance
is at all possible in competition with
railroad transportation it is proof that
the railway service is so clumsily han
died as to need such competition in
order that it shall be made more eff
GENTLY to meet the public require
ments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-18

The Topeka house building organi-
cation is reported to be planning
campaign for increasing its member
ship. What the concern needs most
and should go after is money to
finance a building program. A sim
liar institution in North Topeka is do
ing business right along and finding a
market for its houses as fast as 1t
builds them. One trouble With many
enterprises is that they are so slow
in getting into operation that the need
for them has disappeared before they
begin to function.