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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01
EASTER EGG HUNT

There will be an Easter egg hunt
for Beginners and Primary Depart
ment of the Baptist Sunday School
next Saturday afternoon. The chill
dren will meet at the Church at 2;3O.
1t is the desire that all the children be
present.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01
ARBOR DAY

Gov. Larrazolo' has by a special
proclamation named Friday, April
9th, as Arbor Day. Clovis needs
more shade trees and would be well
for this day to be observed here.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01
SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The big revival meeting being con-
Quoted at the Christian Church will
close next Sunday. There have been
about thirty additions to the church
and the revival has been most sue
ccssful one.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01
HURT BY FALL FROM
MOTORCYCLE WEDNESDAY

Earl Young was painfully injured
by fall from motorcycle
on North Mitchell Street Wednesday
afternoon. His injuries are not SER
ious, however, and he is getting along
nicely.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01

T. II. Mace of Hereford was a
Clovis visitor this week. Mr.. Mace
formerly conducted an auto top fac
tory here and is now in a like business
mt Hereford.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01
COURT I'M SESSION

District Court is in session this
week with Judge c. r. Brice Of Ros-
well presiding. All the business will
likely be completed by the end Of
the week.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01

Clovis has passed the village stage
and needs more sidewalks. Vote for
the bond issue to provide street cross
the bond issue TO provide street cross
ings.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01

Candidates of the Peoples Ticket
will give Clovis a clean cut, honest,
efficient business administration.
Vote the Peoples Ticket. (adv.) J
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01

J. B. BriscOe, trainmaster, returned
the first Of the week from Denver
where he has been attending a meet
ing of Santa Fe officials.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01

Albert Vohs of FL Paso was in Clo-
Wis the first of the week looking after
business. Mr.. Vohs is one of the
owners of the Mandell store here.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01

The men are Of sound business
Judgment. capcble. Vote that Peo-
pies Ticket. Cadv.)
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-04-01
The Need For More Homes

There is a crying need in Clovis for more
homes. 1t is true that many new homes are
being erected all the time but apparently the
demand grows faster than the number of
homes built A Texas town last year adopted
a"Build Home" movement in which q num-
ber Of citizens pledged themselves to erect
residence and sell it on long terms. A move
ment Of this kind would contribute to the
future welfare of Clovis.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

has had no way OF measuring its eff
cheney.
One of the first essentials is q
proper analysis Of farm activities.
such as is recommended by the United
States department Of agriculture With
the facts that are made available by
such an analysis, the farmer can more
readily find the strong and the weak
points in his system of management
and thus make Improvements with
some confidence IN the results A farm
er may not know off-hand what his
total farL1 Income is, but he does know
with considerably accuracy the facts
necessary to determine this income
The final result Of the analysis of a
farm business is determined mainly
by few large items which the farmer
does know quite accurately. The first
requisite, therefore, is to assemble and
classify properly the items, large and
small. that go TO make up the yearly
totals.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricu1ture.)
There may be no such thing as a
sixth sense, but in many lines Of work
there are certain kinds Of knowledge
that appear remarkable to others who
have different occupations.
For instance, there is the art of
opening safes by listening to the lock
tumblers passing each other; the abil-
ity to guess within a few pounds Of
the weight Of man or beast; and, Of
course, the fellows who can "spot" an
automobile In the distance and tell
you its name and model.
No less remarkable than some Of
these things is the way In which many
a country grain buyer can tell his Gus
toner's team of horses as far as he
can see them. Not only that, but he
learns to know his customers grain at
the beginning Of each crop season and
does not need to run tests on every
load hauled. A test of the first load
or two of a farmers crop is usually
enough to form a correct idea of
the quality and condition of that farm
er's grain. OF course, every load is
closely examined TO see II 1t Is uni
form with previous loads.
With all this superknowledge, how
ever. the country grain buyer often
overlooks the need for better knowl-
edge Of federal grain grades, accord
ing to the bureau Of markets, and this
is said to explain certain criticisms
leveled at federal grain grades as ap-
piled at country points. Wherever
federal grades are used by country
buyers who understand how to apply
them, reports show that such country
buyers are holding their trade and
that the farmers seem better satisfied
than TO have a buyer make a price
without y definite standard as a
basis.
When No. Is Not No. 1.
Unless federal grades are applied
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
RESULT OF ANALYSIS
OF A FARM BUSINESS
Farmers Usually Have Details
Sufficiently in Mind.
With Knowledge of Costs and Previous
Income Man Is Better Equipped to
Market Produce ProfitabIy-An-
aIysis Is Essential

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Farmers have sometimes been I'M
Justly criticized for knowing little
about the business side of their work.
The fact is that they usually have the
details sufficiently in mind, but they
are not always ready to summarize
and bring them together into con-
crete statement. With knowledge OF
what his costs and previous income
have been the farmer is better equip
ped to market his produce probably
and to determine what future expendi-
lures are advisable.
In the work of the Office of farm
management several thousand farms
have been studied to analyze their OPP
erationS from a business standpoint
and learn Of the most important rea-
sons for their success or failure. Elk
perience shows that it is not possible
to distinguish profitable farms by cas-
ual observation. Where a farmer is
operating a large business, even a low
rate of interest without any wages for
himself would bring in sufficient funds
to give a prosperous appearance to
the H. buI 1dILu OAOPCAAJ
be called successful unless it pays a
fair rate of interest on the investment,
returns fair wages for the farmers la
Dor, and maintains at the same time
the fertility of the soil. A better reali-
cation of the fact that the farm is a
complex business, subject to certain
economic laws, is one Of the benefits
to be derived from systematic study
of production, marketing, and so on,
as it should be carried on by the up
to-date farmer.
Farmers know that the gain from a
big business should be more than from
a small one, that good cows are more
profitable than poor ones, and that
good crops are more desirable than
those which do not pay for harvest
ing. The real difficulty is that the farm
er has had no convenient way Of meas
uring just how good or how poor his
business really was or is; that is, he
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

by country buyers somewhere along
the way to the consumer there is sure
to be dissatisfaction. Some buyers
are afraid to buy on grades, and so
start a lot Of trouble for themselves
and others from whom they buy their
grain.
Some line elevators complain that
they lose on wheat bought In the coun-
try by the elevator managers. The
wheat is often graded lower at the
terminal market than the grade given
to the farmer by the buyer.
Checking Up the Grader.
It Is a mistake for the farmer TO in
sist that his wheat shall be graded
No. 1 in cases where the grain is not
entitled to that grade. The country
buyer who Everglades In order to
please his customers, and then under
weighs or assesses more dockage than
justified, is unfair both to the farmer
and to the company for whom he is
buying. Then, too, it is a mistake for
the country buyer not to grade wheat
No. 1 when it is Of a No. 1 grade.
Nowadays the farmer can check this
grading, for he can send a representa-
tive sample to any licensed inspector,
and receive an official sample certifi-
cate.
Buyers who know how to apply fed
eral grades may easily test the first
load a farmer brings in, and keep the
sample as a type sample Of that farm
er's wheat or corn or oats, while the
remaining loads are marketed. It is
not unusual In some localities for a
farmer to bring a sample of his wheat
to the buyer soon after thrashing, and
offer to sell his crop on the basis of
price made on the sample, with the
understanding that the wheat when
hauled shall be equal to the sample.
That gives the buyer plenty of time
to apply all the tests necessary to es-
tablish accurately the correct grade
of the grain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
DUCK RAISING ON INCREASE
Long island, N. y, Contains Large
Number of Commercial Farms
There Are Three Glasses.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
According to the census of 1910
there were 2,9O6,525 ducks in the
United States, valued at $1,567, 164.
showing a decrease in number of
nearly 40 per cent as compared with
1900. 1t should be stated, however,
that the animal census of 1900 was
taken June L, and that of 1910 April
10, which fact would considerably re
duce the above percentage, although
only fowls three months old or over
were reported on only 10 per cent of
the farms in the country and are most
numerous in the following states, ar
ranged according TO their production !:
Iowa, Illinois, New York, PennsyI-
vania. Missouri. Tennessee. Indiana,
Kansas. Oklahoma, Arkansas, and
Ohio, the number ranging from about
225,OO0 head in Iowa to 10000 in
Ohio. New York is the only one of
these states which shows an increase
in the number of ducks, while all the
others show a marked decrease. Long
Island, N. Y, contains q number of
large commercial duck farms which
apparently are quite successful. 1t
would appear, therefore, that CONNER
-ciai duck farms are increasing some
what, while the production of ducks
on general farms as side issue is
decreasing. especially in the middle
West.
There are IL standard breeds of
ducks which have been admitted to
the American standard of perfection.
These may be divided into three
classes: % the meat class, including
the Pekin, Aylesbury, Muscovy,
ROUen. Cayuga. Buff. and Swedish /;
CD the egg class, which includes the
Indian Runner; and 90 the orna-
mental class. composed of the Call,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
STOCK LISTED BY COUNTIES
Most Desirable for Communities TO
Concentrate on Production of
Few Breeds

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
In the nationwide campaign to 0ro-
mote the general use Of purebred sires
and better live stock, the United States
department of agriculture will keep
records of the agricultural counties
according to the breeds OF live stock
which predominant in them. Pracd-
cal experience has demonstrated the
desirability of committees concentrate
ing on the production of only few
breeds and types of the different
classes of live stock. Such manage
ment not only enables the individual
farmers to aid each other in improv-
ing and upgradlng their stock. but also
gains for the communities wide reputa-
lions as centers for certain breeds.
The raising of several dominant breeds
in any community makes that locality
the mecca for prospective purchasers
who are DESTROYS of buying animals
Of those breeds. and also makes 1t
possible for buyers to obtain stock In
large quantities.
For the service Of persons interested
In examining or selecting live stock,
the department will keep q record Of
the dominant breeds and varieties OF
the different kinds Of live stock in
each county where such information is
obtained from accurate and depend
able sources. Pending future deyel-
Opments in this work, a breed or va
riety will be considered dominant If
100 or more good purebred sires Of
that breed or variety are owned and
used for breeding in county.
Sources of information concerning
these farm animals will include coun-
~ agents, officials of state agricultural
colleges, and representatives Of state
boards Of agriculture. The depart
ment requests that state and county
live stock associations transmit fig
ures and all data available on the
purebred sires of their region to their
local county agent or the state agri-
cultural college. This material should
include a statement Of the number Of
purebred sires in the county, together
with the date when the information
was gathered. Initiative in collecting
and reporting these data rests entire
~ with the county and state officials.
Information gathered in this way
by the department of agriculture will
be available to the public. Thus per-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

.RM12N0HES
NE silO is forage Insurance.

The silo is forage insurance.
Manure is a very valuable by-prod-
uct from livestock.
: Cowpeas, soy beans and velvet beans
are very closely related.
Barnyard manure is one OF the most
important by-products on the farm
Money In bank is one safe invest
ment; another is green crops turned
under.
Flowing or spading the garden In
the fall is the best possible way to
destroy the bugs that plagued you so
this season.
It's only common sense to assume
that the farm that's growing richer
and paying a profit has got an owner
with brains behind IT.
The man who doesn't Ike farming
ought to quit farming-or else get a
broader vision OF what farming means,
and so come to Ike it
The garden land should be turned
early and the manure spread. Begin
early to prepare garden sol IL you ex-
pect TO produce an abundance Of yege-
tables.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
ROAD
BUILDING
ORDER ALL MATERIAL EARLY
dciency in OPeH-Top Cars
Much Work Ahead.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
While the expenditures during 1919
for hard-surface highways, according
to estimates Of the bureau OF public
roads Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, will set new rec
ord with a total OF $138 OOO, 600, this
figure is small in comparison with
the computed available total for 1920
or 633,O00.OOO, the spending Of which
promises to be dependent chiefly on
the quality Of materials the present
limited railway facilities can trans
port.
The items entering into next years
estimate are: Brought forward from
unfinished work, 1919 contracts, $685.
100000; funds available from state
and county taxes and federal aid, $273.-
100000; one-fifth state and county,
bond issues not before available, $780,
5000; one-third unexpended balance
Of state and county bond issues pre-
vfousIy available, S45, 100000; available
from new bond issues to be voted on
in the fall of 1919 and spring of 1920,
800, 100000.
Unless the available open-rop cars,
many Of which normally lie idle IN
the late winter, are utilized in that
slack season the work which can be
done will necessarily be curtailed for
lack of materials. The total for 1920
is more than four times the amount
that has been expended during any
previous year for like purposes. There
fore there must be a tremendous in
t. sa1
plies and shipping facilities, but also
in the labor supply, and an enlarge
ment Of contractors organizations.
First Of all, according to Thomas n.
Macdonald, chief of the bureau Of pub
lie roads, the attention of all state,
county and city road-building inter
ests should be directed toward over
coming this car shortage.
It has been customary to wait until
contractors organizations were ready
to begin work before starting the ship
ment OF material. Under these cOndi-
tons many thousands of Open-top
cars lie idle during the latter part Of
February, all Of March, and the ear
lier part of April. During the past
spring the number of open-top cars that
were idle totaled more than 250,000
This, of course, was partly unavoid-
able, owing to the late date at which
work got under way, following the
signing Of the armiStice. By award
ing contracts as early as possible, con-
tractors will be able to ascertain their
material requirements at different
points, and so will be in position to
place orders dependent on rail trans
portation a considerable time in adj
vance.
While the placing OF material in
storage, which may result from such
course, Involves some expense. it will
be small compared to the loss that will
result if contractors are not in posi-.
ton to go ahead with the work because
of lack of materials. In view of the
experience of 1919 and the greatly in
creased program for next year, it
seems probable, according to the bU~
reau of public roads, that contracts
which are not awarded during the win
ter months will have little opportunity
| for being supplied with materi- Is
which require transportation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

sons wishing to purchase any kind Of
live stock may ascertain readily what
counties in the United States, accord
Ing to the records, have purebred sires
of the various breeds in which they
are interested. Naturally where as
many as 100 purebred sires are used
in a community, these herd headers
will stamp their quality to a consider
able extent on the live stock Of that
county and lead to the production Of
many desirable grade females, as well
as purebred stock Of both sexes. Fur
thermore, in counties where a certain
breed is considered dominant, even
though there are less than 100 pure
bred sires. such facts should be re-
ported and will be kept as supplement-
airy records.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
CEMENT RAIL FOR HIGHWAYS
Invention of Texas Man Relates More
Particularly to Safety Road
Making Means.

The Scientific American, in iIIustrat-
ing and describing a cement rail for
highways and roads, the invention OF
J. f. O'Rourke of FL Paso, Tex, says:
This invention relates generally to
roads and highways for vehicular traf-
fic, and more particularly to safety
road making means in the form OF
spaced parallel rails, which may be
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
CHANGE IN BREED OF FOWL S
Breeder Ought to Remember That New
Variety May Have to Be Fed
in Different Way.

If breeder who has always kept
one kind Of hens suddenly changes to
another breed, he ought to remember
that the new variety may have to be
fed and cared for in quite a different
way. That will call for study as to
the best kinds of food, best methods
of housing and many other things.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
AID TO PERMANENT PASTURE
Of AIsiI<e and Blue Grass
Manure Is Big Help.

Grass seed applied early in Febru.
airy or March helps to establish a per.
manent pasture, and Ohio station off,
Gals recommend the use of alsike and
blue grass, as red clover does not
thrive well where tap-rOoted plants
will heave out in the winter.
The application Of manure is of heIu
IN every instance in producing a good
growth OF pasture.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01


S4TT01914;
$s62544 Illinois, s477e191 Michigan
He said that the principal and interest
the mon o
a
senate sand3 nembe
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
PROMOTE GOOD EARTH ROADS
For Most Soils Light Grader and One
Horse Drag Will Prove Most
Beneficial.

For most of our road soils, the use
of a light grader once or twice year
and the systematic use of light, one
horse drag to smooth and compact the
road after every rain, will do more
toward promoting good earth roads
than any other method.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
FEEDING AVERAGE DAIRY cow
Certain Amount of Glover Hay, Corn
SiIage and Grain Required
for Winter Feed.

An average dairy COW that is capable
of producing go to 900 pounds Of
butterfat a year, will require ton Of
clover hay, three tons of corn silage
and around 1,5O0 pounds of grain for
her winter feed or for the time she Is
fed indoors. If the hay is of frst-class
quality and the corn silage has con-
siderable corn. the hay may be in
creased and the amount Of grain de-
creased.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

OF
number
and for duty after the for from the
old
militia organizations All sts the
in
district
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
CONSTITUTION is BIG POINT
Important Factor in Makeup of Ram
sf Any Strain or 5Iood-ShouId
Have Style.

The point OF most Importance in q
ram OF any strain or blood is constitu-
ton. He should be broad OF back and
chest and stand on his feet square and
strong, with a short, thick neck, short
legs and should carry himself with a
lordly style, indicating strong mas
culinfty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

western lands really belonged 10 the
13 original states, which might call for
the rentals, gave a list OF the deposits
made with the various states by the
treasury under the act Of June o,
1886, as follows:
Maine, 1855. $685.; New Hamp-
shire, 1868, O86.79; Massachusetts,, ST.
33S. 173.58; Vermont, 1868 ,OS6.79; Con-
nectfcut, ST6467O. so; Rhode Island.
$780,, 1850; New York, S4,O14,520.71; ;
New Jersey. S764. 10000; PennsyI-
vanfa 80 S6T ga r. DeIsuare S2SS
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
PREPARE CULLs FOR MARKET
Among Other Fowls to Be Disposed of
Are the Old and Weak ard
All of the Scrubs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.l
Gull out and prepare for market all
fowls, old or young, which appear
weak, slow, or dull; fowls with droop-
ing tails. rough plumage. or crow
shaped heads; all scrubs except those
which have laying points; all hens
which mott early, and all males except
those strong, vigorous. and of pure
tyne desired for breeding.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
IMMENSE LOSS BY RODENTS
Estimated $500, 900, 900 Lost to Farm
ers by Work OF Different
Little Creatures.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Aguculture.)
There are scores Of different kinds
Of rodents to be found in the United
States, causing loss In food and feed
crops estimated at $3OOOOO,0OO. For
the community interested in making
the most out of its agriculture this
fact emphasizes the Importance OF per-
sistent concerted campaigning against
these creatures.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01

mobile fighting body Letters Outlin-
Ing the plan are being sent TO all naval
reservists in the Great Lakes districts
tron the Great Lakes Naval Training
station.
According to the letters, signed by
Rear Admiral Frederic 3. Bassett-
eommandanf Of the Ninth, Tenth and
Eleventh naval districts, with head
quarters at Great Lakes. the person
neI will be organized and assigned 10
-. ..rit.- --ittin the district For
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
A Perspective View Of the Roadway.

quickly constructed OF plastic mate
rial, which may be nodded or laid
in sections. The roadway consists
Of spaced parallel side tracks and
a central track OF which the central
track has a plane surface and the side
tracks longitudinal wheel-receiving de-
preSSiOnS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-01
MAKE PROFIT FROM POULTRY
no Reason Why More Farmers Cannot
Make Money by Selling Breed
ing Stock and Eggs.

Many farmers are now breeding
standardized poultry, exhibiting the
same, advertising, and making a good
profit from the sale of breeding stock,
eggs for Matching. etc. There is no
reason why other farmers cannot do
as well.