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Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02
GOLDENROD IS IN PORT

The launch Goidenrod came in from Ketchikau last Friday evening and re- mained in port for number of days. The Goldenrod is trim and comfortable craft with accommodations for about a dozen passengers, and may be placed on the Ketchikan-Hyder run should the trnffic offer. On her first trip she brought a num= Der of passengers, including Mrs Anna Weiss, who recently purchased one- third interest in the Miners Home from Mrs. Willard.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02
GEDNEY COMES IN

The steamer Gedney, Captain "Cappy" Anderson. came in from Seattle Saturday night and stayed in the harbor until Sunday morn ing, She brought a cargo of freight including the engine and edger for the Hyder Lumber Co. It is the in- tention to run the Gedney between Seattle, Ketchikan and Hyder on a ten-day schedule if the traffic offers.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02

The Ramsdyke Mining Company is moving it's big hydraulic plant into the Cache creek district where it will be op- erated during the coming summer.
 That good pay has been recently struck on Lucky Ghlch, tributary of Livengood creek, is the cheering news brought to Fairbanks by an arrival from the Tolo7 yana camp,
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02
PROHIBITIONS VICTIM

Father Gerasin SchmaltZ of Afognak recently made a trip to Kodiak To secure ten gallons of wine he had imported for sacramental purposes, only to find that the container was filled with salt waler. The wln- had been stolen en route.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02
HYDER BANK TO OPEN

T. J. Marks, manager for the Hyder rownsite and Improvement Co.,, has re- ceived word that supplies for the Hyder bank have been forwarded and should be here on the next Grand Trunk boat, MT, Marks will open the bank as soon as the supplies arrive.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02

 Association
 Monday Eve,

Next Monday night the Hyder Commercial Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Miners Home hall, formerly the Willard hall. There is important business to be transacted and a fuN attendance is desired.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02
TO LOG THE TOWNSHIP

The HydeF Lumber Company have pur- chased all the merchantable timber on the LindeboFg townsite from the Hyder Townsite and Improvement Co and will log it off this spring. A cruise of the timber shows that it will scale between 100, GOO and 125,000 feet.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02
AVERAGE YEARLY PRICES SILVER, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC
1910 to 1919 Inclusive

Average Prices Silver, Copper, Le;
 and Zinc During 1919
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02

This Paper is Out tA Pnbiish al the Mining News. Keep YOdar Friends Posted by Sending theb, the Paper after You Have Read it. Boost for Hyaer all the Time.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-04-02

ANe saimSb River Distelet is M4rvelously Rich in MiAerals And Hyder is tAe Gateway in SOnseq uenee of Which Hyder is the Fastest Growing Town in the North,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
FARM
POULTRY
SUCCESS IN RAISING SQUADS
Healthy, Vigorous, Properly Mated
Birds Are Essential-KeeP Rats
and Mice Away.

Begin with healthy, vigorous. prop
erly mated breeders. Good quality
foundation stock is very essential TO
success.
Select and keep only prolific breed
ers which are also good feeders
Feed a variety Of good-quality hard
grains, including peas or peanuts. Use
small whole corn rather than cracked
corn.
Provide for the pigeons a pen which
is dry. well ventilated, and can be kept
free from rats and mice Two nests
should be allowed for each pair OF
breeders.
Keep clean, fresh, protected drinking
water before the pigeons and provide a
separate unprotected pan Of water for
bathing.
Market the squads just as soon as
they are feathered under the wings
and about the time they are able to get
out Of their nests, say poultry spe-
cialists In the United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
CARING FOR WEAVING LAMBS
II to Be Kept fer Breeding Purposes
They Should Be Put in Good,
Fresh Pasture.

If lambs are sold from three to five
months of age they may run with their
dams until that time. The lambs to be
kept for breeding purposes should be
weaned at the same time and put on
fresh pastures where there is no dan
ger of stomach worms When the
weaving is done at this time the ewes
can be put in better condition for the
fall breeding. Ram lambs left in
the flock worry the ewes and may get
some of them in lamb. When lambs
are to be kept on the farm the best
method of weaving is to leave them on
the old pasture for three or four days
and remove the ewes to scanty pas
ture to check their milk flow As
soon as the lambs cease fretting for
their dams they may be moved to fresh
pastures where the ewes have not
been. Ewes with large udders should
be partially MIXED once every three
days until they go dry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
CUT OFF PIGS SHARP TUsKS
Sow's Teats and She Won't Let
Youngsters Suck.

Pigs are born with four sharp hard
tusks, two above and two below Take
a pair of nippers- can find them
at almost any hardware store-and
cut the four sharp tusks of, not too
near the gums. Quite often these
tusks cut the sOw's teats. make them
sore and she will not let the pigs suck.
Then, also, the pigs cut themselves
with these tusks, and sometimes stick
them through their tongue and can
not suck, and starve. They often
cause sore mouth Be sure to cut
them off. They are soft and easily
removed. A pair Of sharp scissors
will do. Do not try to pull them out,
but cut them Off
If you see a pig that is getting too
fat, you will know it is rObbing its
mates. To prevent this. take a sharp
knife and cut its rooter in two or
three places, deep enough to make it
sore, and it will stop it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
; rlMaig5Fnal1kn
Ng1la9:|N2!gMEadp
TEST GOOD ROAD MATERIALS
Much Detailed Technical Information
Secured in Experiments BY
Public Roads Bureau.

It Is believed that the bureau Of
public roads, United States depart
ment of agriculture, through It's test
ing division has done more than any
other single agency in developing the
intelligent use of bitumens in road
construction For example. expert
ments conducted under service con-
ditions by this bureau decided wheth-
er a soft stone could be used IN
bituminous macadam and bituminOuS
concrete; whether rocks having
marked cleavage could be used to adj
vantage in such construction what
quantities of bitumen give the best re-
suits when used as surface treatments
on water-bound macadam and what
kind of covering material and what
quantities should be used in any case.
A large amount. of detailed techni-
cal Information valuable TO highway
engineers generally has been secured
by the bureau in the course of its
research and experimental work. The
ability Of the highway engineer to
construct roads which would accom-
mOdate automobile traffic has, in no
small degree, been the underlying
reason that the automobile industry
has developed to its present enormous
proportions.
In 1916 the passage OF the federal
aid road act marked a new epoch in
highway construction In the United
States. The war then in progress en-
phasized the need of further develop
ments in road building. The bureau
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
MADE HIS POSITION PLAIN
Visitor Bound to Notify 5ia-czmS
Hunter That He Would Not
Accompany Him.

He was a big-game hunter and he
had inserted an advertisement in q
morning paper asking If any man
would accompany him TO central
Africa TO shoot lions. rhinOs, hippOs.
etc, the said companion to bear half
the cost Of the expedition.
Late that night or. rather, at 2
o'clock the next morning. his house
hold was awakened by a violent ring
ing OF the front-dOOr bell and a man
was admitted who, to put it mildly,
appeared to have been winning.
Look here" explained the visitor.
81 read your 'vertisement this mOrnin'
and l was bound to come TO you"
''WeIl?" queried the hunter, ITS 4
bit late TO talk business, but will you
accompany meT"
company your" retOrted the vfsi-
tor. "NO, shir. I called to tell you
I'd shee you hanged first"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
GEESE UTILIZE WASTE GRAIN
Grazing Stock Take Up Most Of Their
Feed From Ordinary Grasses Of
the Pastures.

Geese touch TANKS with chickens In
utilizing waste grain about the stables
and feeding pens. In a larger measure
than chickens or any other kind of
poultry, they are grazing stock, taking
their living in large part from the or
binary grasses of the pastures. When
the facts are taken into consideration
that the demand for geese is strong,
steady, and extended over practically
the whole year, not confined to certain
holiday seasons, as the demand for
turkeys largely is, and that their value
as egg producers is considerable, the
Importance of a few geese on a gen.
eral farm becomes apparent.
Geese, in common with ducks, are
utilizers of forms of food confined to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SNkMP-ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr.. Kilmer's SWzmp-ROOts
the great kidney, liver and bladder nsdi-
cine.
It il q physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root il q Strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and bad
der do the work nature intended they
should DO.
Swamp-Root has stood the test Of years.
It il sold by all druggists on its merit
and It should help you. No other kidney
medicine has 50 many friends
Be sure to get SEamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N Y, for =
sample bottle. When writing Be sure and
mention this paper-AdE.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30

It is generally agreed that If food
costs are TO be lowered a more eco
nOmical system of distribution of farm
products must be perfected and placed
in practical use.
standardization, say experts nf the
bureau of markets, United States de-
partment of agriculture, is the essen
tial basis for such a system. This
means not only standard grades for
fruits and vegetables, but standards
for the containers in which they are
packed.
Should Sci! by Weight
The bureau Of markets is charged
with the enforcement of the United
States standard container act which
provides only for standard capacities
for grape and berry baskets used in
interstate commerce. The application
Of this law has resulted in the wide
spread use of these containers in in
trastate commerce also, for shippers
have come to appreciate the benefits
derived from the use Of uniform
methods of marketing such fruits.
Standardization of larger shipping
containers, such as hampers and
round-stave baskets. is equally desir-
able, say the bureaus experts. OF
course the best method is to sell prod
uce by the pound, but where it is i'm
practicable to sell by weight uniform
containers should be used. Bushel
baskets of peaches from Georgia and
Colorado should contain the same
quantity of peaches. The same is true
of any other food commodity shipped
in hampers or baskets.
An illustration of how the present
methods result in dissatisfaction is
the case of a Florida producer who re-
GENTLY shipped potatoes to the New
York market In a container with
which the trade was not familiar. AL
though. the potatoes were Of high quail
ity difficulty was experienced In dis
posing of them. When they were
finally sold the price was considerable
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
CARRYING PRODUCE TO CITY
Possibilities of Motortruck Only
Touched as Yet-ImproVed
Roads Will Assist.

About 20 per cent of motortrucks
in the United States are owned by
farmers, according to a well-infOrmed
motortruck official, but about SO per
cent of all the motortruck work is
done in the country. 1t is announced
that the expenditure in the United
States for hard-surfaced highways
during next year will be around $685.
100000 as compared with $125. 100000
during this year. The possibilities Of
the truck for carrying produce and
supplies between farms and cities. Is
only touched as yet. The additional
roads proposed will give added econ
omy to motOrtruck transportation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
ADMITTED HE WAS LOSER
y His Wine Rather Than Comply
- With Wife's Request.

Three men about town had a very
good day at the races. Each vowed
that he would go home and cheerfulIy
obey the first request that his wife
made him. A bottle Of wine depended
upon the result.
The following night they compared
notes.
my wife told me, as l slipped on
the cats saucer. to break all the china
In the house, so ! did," said No. 1.
81 happened accidentally TO sit on
the piano." said No. 2. and my wife
suggested that l should utterly ruin II,
so that instrument will be heard no
more"
Then No. spoke. at went for the
top step that was not there and fell
full length" ne explained. "and my
wife remarked that she would be
pleased to see me break my neck"
"And-7" queried his companions
breathlessly.
"Oh, / am paying"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
MOSAIC DISEASE OF
POTATOES PREVENTED
Yield of Affected TuberS Is Great
iy Reduced.
AiIment Is Spread by Aphids or Plant
Lice Which Carry Infection From
One Field to Another-Meas-
ures of Control.

Prevention of mosaic disease of Irish
potatoes, which decreases yields of at
fected potatoes 20 to 80 per cent, and
for which no satisfactory control meas
ures have been generally adopted, now
appears possible as a result of a series
of Investigations conducted in Maine
by specialists of the United States
department of agriculture and the
Maine agricultural experiment station.
The essential points are that mosaic
Is carried over from season 20 season
and from farm to farm by planting po-
tatoes from diseased hills. The spread
Of mosaic in a field Is due mainly to
aphids or plant lice, which feed upon
MOSAIC plants and then upon healthy
ones. The potatoes thus inoculated
may show the disease very soon. or it
may not appear until the following sea-
son, when the progeny will develop
mosaic Mosaic may be spread also by
rubbing crushed leaves of diseased
plants upon healthy ones, and by in
jections of the juice OF diseased plants.
The percentage of diseased plants in
a field may not change greatly from
year to year, but the tendency is for
the mosaic to increase. particularly
when aphids are abundant. Seed from
hills that grew near mosaic hills are
more likely to yield mosaic progeny,
and more so If the parent hill contains
only two or three tubers, and as the
relative size of the tuber in the parent
hill is greater and as the seed-piece
is nearer the bud end or is larger.
The conclusions drawn from the ex-
periments are that the first essential
is to secure seed stock from fields en-
tireIy free from mosaic. or as nearly
so as can be found These potatoes
should be isolated from all fields where
mosaic occurs and every effort should
be made to prevent attack by aphids.
Thus far, Colorado beetles and flea
beetles have not been found TO trans
nit mosaic, nor does the disease live
over In the soil except In volunteer tu-
bers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
a Wild. open-AIr Lie.

Postmaster General Burleson said at
a San Francisco luncheon, apropOs Ok
a political dispute:
Our opponents put up very warm
but very unsatisfactory defense. They
remind me of the chorus girl.
"a young divine met In Broadway q
chorus girl from his home town. In
the course Of their conversation the
divine said:
"'You like the city best. LaIage. but
I love wild, free. open-air life
land don't 1 tooT the chorus girl
protested holly. Every evening after
the show I get my supper on q roSf
garden"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30

ponds and streams, but they are in
that particular excelled by ducks. On
farms where ponds or streams are
available ducks will convert into meat
and eggs great quantities of water in
sects and various aquatic forms that
would not be utilized by any other
kind of poultry. Ducks, while they
consume much grass and other green
stuff, are more partial to animal feeds
and are very energetic in patroling
the branches, creeks and ponds as
sources OF food supply, say poultry
specialists in the United States depart
ment of agriculture. Where conditions
are favorable they will provide for
their own food needs in a measure
that will make them highly profitable.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30

lower per pound than that commanded
by potatoes packed in the customary
manner.
At present there are about fifty
types of hampers and over twenty
sizes of round-stave baskets in use.
Many of these sizes are simply the
outgrowth of custom in various ship
ping localities others are used for the
express purpose of deception. And
aside from the confusion and uncer-
tainty that result from the use of dOz-
ems of different kinds of containers
millions Of dollars are annually lost
through destruction of produce In
transit on account Of the weak con-
structiOn of the containers used.
Would Reduce Number OF Containers.
Many large growers, shippers and
basket manufacturers appreciate the
desirability of reducing the number Of
these containers, and a nationwide
movement is on foot to eliminate
many of them. Cooperative selling
organizations are already doing much
to promote uniformity and Standard
zatiOn. It means money to them not
only because of the familiarity of the
trade with the containers used but in
| permitting methods of loading into
cars that reduce the likelihood Of
! breakage to a minimum.
After a careful canvass of the stu
alton the bureau of markets believes,
and in this those who have studied the
| problem are of the same opinion, that
| five standard hampers and four stand
ard round-stave baskets are sufficient
to meet all shipping requirements The
| specifications provide for volume, di-
mansions or shape and strength. In
addition to the advantages of uniform
| ity the adoption of these sizes will
enable the railroads TO work out load
| ing rules that will permit of a more
| intensive utilization of car space, and
which will be bound to reduce to a
minimum claims on account Of dam
! age In transit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
Live Stock
Facts
FINISH OFF FEEDERS EARLY
No Class of Cattle Yet Produced More
Suitable for Market Demands
Than Baby Beef.

Feeders show an increasing ten1
dency toward finishing of their beef
cattle at younger ages. In general this
tendency is created by two causes ::
First, consumers are demanding small,
high-quality cuts Of meat; second, the
cost Of producing beef, due to advance
in land values, feeds, labor and taxes,
has increased TO such an extent that
feeders and breeders can seldom hold
their cattle TO advanced ages at a
profit. General conditions in the past
few years have indicated that no class
of beef yet produced more nearly full
fills the requirements of both pro-
Queer and consumer than baby beef,
and the feeding Of baby beeves has
been increasing in popularity.
In the early days of the cattle in
dustry steers were kept on the range
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
Same Thing.

Franklin D'Olier, the head OF the
American Legion said at banquet in
Philadelphia
1.-TWO dOughboys were exchanging
war memories the other day.
al was never much stuck on my
self said the first doughbOy. but, all
the same. / brought a cross back with
me from over there. Did ycu bring
back a cross. BiiiT
''The second doughboy pulled
thoughtfuIIy on his pipe.
well he said. I brought back .
French Wife"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
Quite All RIGHT.

Gladys and George, recently en-
gagged, were having one Of their spats.
Gladys was endeavoring to make
things clear to George, who was In
clined to be obstinate.
mo, George, dearie," said she. 81
am afraid it's quite impossible. The
thing can never be. We should
never get on well together. You know
1 always want my own way"
THAT will be all right, Gladys" re-
piled George, you can continue wsnt-
ing it after we are married"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
ADVICE FOR GOOD BREEDERS
Interest in Nationwide Effort to I'm
prove Domestic Animals Is
Quite Noticeable.

Bulletins on breeding. feeding and
farm management are requested to a
noticeable extent by persons enrolling
in the Better Sires-Better Stock"
movement. The interest in the nation
wide effort to improve the quality OF
domestic animals and the evident de-
sire of livestock owners to obtain de-
pendable information has caused ex-
perts of the United States department
Of agriculture to conclude that good
breeders are good readers, and vice
versa.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
WashIngton's Millionaire Colony.
-Oh. l am paying"

Washington is becoming q communi-
ty Of milIionaires. According to esu-
mates made from income tax returns
the basis being an income Of $4,000
or more year-the District Of Column
bia contains no fewer than $50 persons
worth one million dollars or more.
From season to season the number Of
wealthy Americans who settle in the
national capital, mainly attracted By
its social opportunities, Is perceptibIy
growing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
THIcKEN STAND OF ALFALFA
Labor Involved and Cost Of Seed Ia
Little Compared With Flowing
and Reseeding.

While 1t is not always possible 70
thicken thin stand OF alfalfa, the Ia
bOr involved and the cost of seed fl
little as compared with blowing and
reseeding entirely. which makes q
trial well worth while. 1t is worth trv-
ing If the old plants are hardy and
vigorous, indicating favorable soil con
ditions- If the old plants are weak
1t is well to learn the difficulty before
spending more money and time to get
q stand
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
RID FLocKs OF ALL VERMIN
Regular Attention and Proper Treat
nnent Will Prevent Troublesome
Lice and Mites

It is absolutely unnecessary for pOul-
try TO be seriously troubled by either
lice or mites. Regular attention and
proper treatment of the quarters will
rid the flock Of mites, and if body
lice are found the birds should be
treated for these also. Usually If
place is provided where the hens can
dust themselves they will keep the
lice In check.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
INCREASED NUMBER OF EGGS
Ten Hens Given Abundance Of Room
Viii lay More Than Twenty In
Crowded Enclosure.

II has been shown that ten hens In a
house that gives them plenty OF room
win lay more eggs than 20 hens that
are crowded; hence. one not only gets
fewer eggs when there are too many
hens together, but the cost Of the food
is greater and the amount Of the work
is increased
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
FEED FOR GROWING CHICKENS
When About Eight Weeks Old Give
Supply of Cracked Corn and
Other Small Grains

AS sDon as the chickens will eat the
whole wheat. cracked corn, and other
enthusiastically in about eight weeks
the smaIl-sized chick feed can be
eliminated. In addition to the above
feeds sour milk, skim milk or butter
milk will hasten the chickens growth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
Kidding LAND OF THIsTLEs
Alfalfa is Excellent Crop as II Is Cut
Three Times in Season, Thus
Killing Weeds.

Alfalfa IS a splendid crop to rid land
OF Canada thistles, because the alfalfa
is cut three times during the summer
and the Canada thistles will soon be-
come exterminated, If they are cut
three times a year. so this Is a good
way to get rid Of them and make
g good crop besides.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-30
MUST USE PNEUMATIC TIRES
Norway Proposes Legislation to Pre-
vent Damage to Improves Roads
by Heavy Trucks.

Norway is the first country in the
world to propose national legislation
that will specify that motOrtrucks up
to two tons capacity, must be equipped
with pneumatic tires so as to prevent
damage to roads and TO cut down the
excessive cost of highway repairs due
to the use of solid tires.