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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07

925 bushels for the season and In Min
nesota. on 80 per cent of the rigs,
1000. 600 bushels. The estimated total
saving for q states in which the work
was carried on was u, 1893, 900 bushels.
This movement should interest both
thrashermen and farmers. The thrash
erman by means Of the tests Is better
by his machine and can turn GU more
grain n day. which means more money
both to himself and to the farmer.
After the faults of the machine are
once located and corrected il is an
easy matter to check up occasionally
and keep the machine running with the
least waste.
The farmer can save a great deal of
grain by the following methods: Rak-
ing the shock rows using tight-bottom
bundle wagons for shock t%hrashing by
n careful and thorough cleanup around
the machine and the use of a large
canvas spread on the ground under the
feeder to catch the grain which shat
tiers out In the process Of feeding and
that which leaks out around the front
end OF the machine. As to raking the
scatterings along the shock rows. In
wisconsin one field of % acres gave
n Weld of 1875 bushels. In Oklahoma
90 acres gave 40 bushels In n case
and I'm another 20 acres gave IS bush
els. oklahoma reported a saving of
1903 bushels for the raking Of scatter
ings on IA farms. Kansas reported a
saving of III bushels an acre, and Hi
nols ope-half bushel an acre.
Tiuht. Bottom Wagons Prevent Waste.
The use Of tight-bottom bundle wag-
ons In North Dakota saved between
600 and 500 bushels In thrashing 1000
acres. In Wisconsin II Is estimated
that 2SO.OON bushels were saved by
tight.bottom wagons. The idea of
using the canvas on the ground under
the feeder not only saves grain but
saves time on the cleanup, and should
certainly be considered by both thrash
ermen and farmers.
A very definite notion Of the amount
of grain wasted about the rig may be
had from making q so-called blanket
test. This consists of spreading a
sheet of canvas or other suitable cloth
about Is by "a feet In area convenient
70 the stacker of the ~thrashing ma
chine. A man is stationed on the top
OF the machine near the weighing de-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

Discovery of the hull of the May
flower, the ship in which the Pilgrim
fathers sailed to America, Is claimed
by DR.. Rendel Harris, chairman of the
English-Speaking Union, according to
the London Daily Mail. He will reveal
details of the secret at a conference to
be held in Plymouth in September.
Four thousand Japanese troops have
been ordered to complete the occupa-
ton of the northern part of Saghalien
Island, Major General Tenaka, minister
of war, Thursday informed the diet.
The Turkish commandments and CIV
II and religious authorities at Adrian
Ople visited he Greek commander at
Karagach Monday and offered to sur
render Adrianople If a 24-hour armis-
tice were granted. The Greek COM
mander refused the quest, however,
ordering that the military operations
be continued.
Saint Gauden's statue of Abraham
Lincoln. unveiled Wednesday in Lon
don, occupies the finest site available
In the whole of London. The British
government gave for this purpose the
Canning Enclosure, adjacent to monu-
ments of Britain's greatest men, fac
ing Westminster Abbey, which en-
shrines many sacred memories com
mon to both the British and American
peoples. The unwilling was held at
Central Hall. Westminster, where Eli
on behalf of the American donors. Mr..
Root outlined Lincoln's life, telling OF
his struggles and ideals.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
AlGIERS RICH IN SUNDAYS
Holy Day Observed Three Times a
Week by Followers Of Different
Religions.

Although no fewer than three Sun
days are observed each week in AL
giers, writes a correspondent, only
one could In any sense be called n
day of rest" For while the prophet
enjoined his followers TO attend wor-
ship on Sunday, he warned them
against allowing it to become a day
of idIeness. An Arab or Moor. there
fore. will frequently leave his wares
unattended in his shop while he goes
off to the mosque TO pray, and he sell
dom has occasion to regret this course,
cases of robbery being extremely rare.
The French Sunday is typically
French. The Jew alone makes his
Sunday a day of rest, his religion for
bidding anything save talking on that
day. A walk through the Jewish
quarter on the Sabbath will carry
ones thoughts back many years. The
picturesque groups at the street cor
ners In their rich, flowing robes, will
recall many an Old Testament story
learned in childhood, for the Jew in
his oriental garb has a very different
appearance from the jew as we know
him in the West.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
COST OF 1919 WHEAT
ABOUT $2.15 BUSHEL
Production Study Made by De-
partment of Agriculture.
Fourteen Representative Districts
Were Visited by Field Men In
Making Investioation-481
Records Were Taken.

The cost of producing wheat Of the
1919 crop vas as low as 81 a bushel
on just two farms out of 4S1 included
In a cost of production study just CON-
pleted by the United States depart
ment of agriculture. On 20 farms 1t
farms produced wheat at a cost some
what less than midway between these
two extremes. The average cost per
bushel for all farms was S2.15. At
such a price half the farmers in ques-
ton would have lost money on their
wheat.
Fourteen representative districts In
the wheat belt were visited by the
field men OF the office of farm a
agement I'm making this investigation,
a preliminary report of which has just
been issued. Nine winter wheat areas
were surveyed in Kansas, Nebraska
and Missouri, and five spring wheat
areas in Minnesota, North Dakota and
South Dakota. For winter wheat 284
records were taken, for spring wheat
1877.
In the winter wheat area costs
ranged from 81 a bushel for two farms
to $500 on one farm. The average cost
was $1.S7. If the price received had
been S1.S7 more than half of these
winter wheat growers would have pro-
duced wheat at q loss.
Tn the spring wheat areas the aver
age cost was much higher-$2.65-
the range running from $1.10 for one
farm to S. or over for II farms. II
the price received had equaled the
average cost, between so and 30 per
cent Of these spring wheat growers
would have failed to break even.
Yields averaged 14.9 bushels per
acre for the winter wheat farms, and
S.4 bushels for the spring wheat
farms. and the cost per acre $3.50 for
winter wheat. as against $22.4O for
spring wheat.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07

DEALING IN DAYLIGHT STOCK
Beginners in Grand Old Game Of Spec.
ulation Made Somewhat HUI
morous Selection.

Two young ~pretenders of high school
age have been noticeable in a local
brokers' office recently, taking an In.
tercst in everything financial.
1t had been explained that y on the
ticker tape was the abbreviation for
United States steel. co stood for
Great Northern ore. and the figure fol-
lowing was the price ut which the
stock was selling at the moment.
They had been watching the ticker
for some time when PM was flashed
on the tape. -along with several hun
dred other quotations, and they lmme-
diately began to hunt through the
guide card for the meaning Of Pm.
Going to buy something's in
CURED the board marker.
yep" five shares of this PM stock.
| see It's quoted at 81 a share"
oh" said the board marker, glanc-
ing at the clock, which was then point
ing to one o'clock. 81 see you are TAX
ing stock in the afternoon."-Indian-
apolis News.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

Suit to enjoin Governor w. p. Hob
by, Brigadier General J. F. VOTERS,
the officers and all privates of the
Texas National Guard stationed at
Galveston, Texas, from further mainte-
nance of martial law in Galveston was
filed on behalf of the -four city com
missioners Friday in the Fifty-sixth
District Court.
The first bale of cotton produced in
Harris county for the season 192O-21
was ginned Tuesday and the grower
was J. G. Johnston of Beliaire, Tex.
The largest sale of liquor made since
the prohibition amendment went into
force was completed Thursday, at
Chicago. ILL.,, when more than $4,000
600 worth of whiskey was sold through
a broker to a Chicago wholesale drug
house. The sale included 1000 bar
rels to be split up into 100000 cases
for medicinal purposes only The
wholesale cost of the whisky was $50
a case, containing "a pints.
Unexpected heavy yields of wheat
will boost the total production of Okla
homa this year to 10000, 600 bushels,
John A. Whitehurst, president of the
state board of agriculture predicts.
The Texas railroad commission has
set for hearing on August 4 the appli-
cation of Texas railroads for general
increase in freight and passenger
rates, as well as the decision expect
ed to be rendered On or before that
date by the interstate commerce com
mission on similar applications pend
ing before that body, with the view of
making such disposition of the said
applications pending before the Texas
commission as may be deemed just as
proper"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07

Make paintings Of vegetables for
early fall use.
Baled hay and straw should bring a
good price this year.
Keep the tractor under cover, eve
In the months Of little rain.
Spraying Is necessary to control In
sect pests and to prevent blight.
Peas and oats should be cut for hay
when the peas are well podded.
Glover is ready TO cut for seed when
most Of the heads have turned brown.
II is the dealers business to label
all seeds as to purity, termination and
presence of noxious weeds.
Sunlight in the poultry house is a
good d~isinfectant; but the careful poul-
tryman will not rely IN sunlight alone.
Sudan grass is an annual, and will
grow to a height Of from 3 to 3 feet If
allowed to grow the full season. 1t Is
also good to cut for hay, IL planted
alone.
It's true you can't do much along
this line. but whenever you "a sell
direct to the consumer you have
helped to Scotch the high cost Of mid
dlemen.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07

vice. Immediately after a trip OF the
weigher. drop the hood, so that all the
straw, etc, passes on to the sheet,
Allow the straw to deposit there until
the weighing device trips five com
piete times. indicating that the ma
chine has thrashed 2H bushels. Use
q fork to winnow off the straw from
the canvas, shaking as much as pos
sible for any wheat that may be in 1t.
This leaves a mass of small particles
Of straw and chaff and wheat on the
sheet. Use the screen to Sift off the
small particles of straw and put
through a tanning mill to blow on the
chaff, leaving the quantity Of wheat
that has been wasted. Measure this In
pint measure. One pint Cleaned In THIS
operation might be considered unavoid-
able waste; two pints, poor operation,
to be corrected at the earliest opportu-
nifty and three piDts or more wastefui
practice, and the machine closed down
until Improvement is obtained.
Watch Machine Closely.
In the middle West, where more
moisture prevails, the adjustment or
the machine should be watched closely
throughout the day. In the morning
the grain Is apt to be moist n not
easily shelled. If the machine Is al
justed to overcome this condition IT
should he readjusted In the afternoon
to provide for the dryer condition or
the grain. If not so adjusted to meet
the changing condition grain VIII be
wasted.
T~hrashing Is looked upon generally
as a very distasteful operation. This
fact is to blame for waste In many IN
stances. The farmer is anxious TO
have It over with and speeds up the
work as much as possible. Haste
makes waste in thrashing In many
ways. Care should be taken in pitch
ing from the wagon. If the machine
IL fed too fast or carelessly, it can
not function properly.
Probably more grain is wasted from
failure to clean up Mt the end OF q
setting than from any other single
cause. Just as much care should be
taken in cleaning up all the I'M
thrashed straw and loose grain that
has accumulated around the machine
MS has been taken with the rest of the
job. Even with the best of care a con-
siderable amount of unthraShed straw
will accumulate around the feeder In
the course of the days work. If h
straw Is very dry much grain will shat
ter from the heads as it IS being
pitched from the wagons or stacks onto
the feeder.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
DUST BATH VERY ESSENTIAL
Best Results Cannot Be Expected II
Hens Are Permitted to Become
Overrun With vermin.

II the best results are to be expect
ed from the flock, the hens must not
be allowed to become Overrun with
lice or the house with mites. Usually,
there will be a place in the yard where
the hens can dust themselves In the
dry dirt. In the absence Of such a
place, a box about 2 feet square and
containing ordinary road dust or fine
dirt should be placed In the house.
A dust bath aids the hens In keep
ing lice In check and therefore adds to
their comfort. If they are not able to
keep them in check by busting them
selves, other measures can be taken.-
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
JOHNSON LAUDS GOOD ROADS
California Statesman Says Improved
Highways Have Helped to De-
veIop His State.

Senator Hiram Johnson Of Califor-
mia, In speaking OF the necessity of
improved highways Ia the United
States recently said:
1--WE have had a great object les
son Of the value of good roads In the
paved highways Of my own state
California. They have been a great
factor In the development of the state,
opening up regions which hitherto
were inaccessible and adding to the
prosperity Of all. The Improvement
Of the nations highways will be Of
great economic value to the country
as a whole, relieving the congestion
which now exists on other transporta-
ton facilities and making distribution
Of the nations commodities easier and
cheaper. The good roads movement
meets with my warmest approval"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
AVOID WASTE AT
THRASH|NC Time
Many Little Leaks Result in To-
tai Loss of Many Millions OF
Bushels Each Year.
MACHINES NEED ADJUSTING
Estimated Total Saving IN Dakotas,
Minnesota and Montana Placed at
q, 600. 500 BusheIs-Tight-
Bottom Wagons Best.

Probably the most important ina
rect means for increasing production
Is the avoidance of waste. This should
be borne in mind with regard to wheat
at thrashing time. This operation
should be conducted with the greatest
cnre. and measures should be taken to
see that rs little grain rs possible IS
lost or allowed to escape through
faulty operation of the machines or I'M
wise methods Of %thrashing. This year
there Is 4 particular necessity Tor a
more careful handling of the grain IN
the fields and in thrashing to increase
the production.
Observations made by specialists or
the United States department OF agrl-
culture show that a surprising amount
of wheat Is wasted IN the thrashing
operation. In North Dakota. for In
stance. the average waste n day on
about 90 per rent of the rigs in opera
tion was 14.G3 bushels for each rig.
After testing the machine and making
adjustments this loss was cut down TO
4.03 bushels a day. or a saving of 1000
bushels. with n total saving Of l,6oo,-
900 bushels in the entire state Tor the
season.
More Than q, 600, 900 Bushels Saved.
In South Dakota the testing ana re-
adjustment of the machines effected a
saving Of 1873 bushels a day on Is per
cent of the machines tested, or LOU
600 bushels for the state. In Montana,
through proper adjustment of the ma
chimes and avoidance of waste, the saw
ing on ~ per cent of the rigs was 1905
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
FOWLS FOR BACKYARD FLOCK
Not Necessary to Have Hens Of Extra
Good Standard Quality for Egg
Production.

For the backyard flock. kept to pro
duce eggs only, It Is not necessary to
have hens Of extra good standard
quality. What breeders of standard
poultry call choice utility hens are as
good as any for egg production, and
cost but little more than ordinary
mOngrels. Hens of this grade IN he
medium-sized breeds are usually a
little under standard weights, and
have superficial faults-as unsound-
ness of color, or irregularity of mark
ings or Of the shape of the comb
which In no way affect their laying
capacity. but make them unfit for ex-
hibition and undesirable for breeding
purposes.
When buying hens in person. par
ticular attention should he given to
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
AND ABROAD
Condensed Items Of Interest
to Our Readers.
GLOBE ENTIRELY CIRCLED
Important News of the Week
Gathered for Busy Reader
State. Domestic, Foreign.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

An official statement from the state
department Friday disclosed hat rep.
reservations have been made to the
British government regarding its pol
icy touching the exploitation of oil
fields and the distribution of oil from
mandate countries. The subject has
been discussed informally between the
department and Sir Auckland Geddes,
the British ambassador in Washington,
and the American embassy in Lon
don also is believed to have been gath
ering information IN the subject.
BY an overwhelming referendum
vote, the membership of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States has
adopted a platform on industrial rela-
tons, which, among other things, de-
clares for the right of open shop"
operation of industry and for making
labor organizations tie same as Or
CARNATIONS of employers legally re-
sponsible to Others for their conduct
and hat of their agents"
Major General Hines. in charge of
the war departments transportation
service, has resigned to become the
vice president and general manager of
the Baltic Steamship Company, it vas
announced by Secretary Baker We'd
nesday.
Appointment of a special board to
consider REIMBURSEMENT of the wages
of 5000 navy yard employees and to
schedule on or before August 20, was
announced Friday by Assistant Secre-
.ary of the Navy Roosevelt.
Lifting the ban on the manufacture
of cider and other fruit juices for
home consumption, the bureau Of in
ternal revenue has made an important
ruling which is expected to have far
reaching influence in the interpreta-
ton of the Volstead law. The bureau
has apparently interpreted the law ac-
co7ding to the rule of reason" hold
ing that the fruit juices so obtained
for home use only need not be restrict
ed to the one-half of l per cent called
for in the Volstead act. In making
this clear, the bureau holds that mon
intoxicating means mountaineering
in fact and not necessarily less than
one-half of / per cent of alcohol, as
provided in section / and section 3,
title 2, of the national prohibition act"
as applied to cider and fruit juices.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07

N. II. on hand which II was not advis-
able To store. The bureau Of mines
demonstrated by experiment that this
Il. N. +. could be used for industrial
purposes, and allotments from the war
departments stock were assigned TO
the department of the interior for use
IN the reclamation service, national
parks service, Indian service, Alaskan
engineering commission. and to the de-
partment of agriculture for use in
road construction work supervised by
the bureau of public roads.
The value of L. N. Il. In road-build-
ing operations has been fully lemon
strated, and the bureau Of public roads
has published a circular to describe Its
characteristics. and to furnish direc-
tons for use Of the explosive In place
OF dynamite for blasting. ditch digging.
and rock breaking. As a general rule,
II. N. r. may be used for any purpose
10 which dynamite may be put. 1t Is
safe to handle; does not cause "dy-
Mantle headaches" as readily as the
commercial explosive, and is a trlfe
more powerful than low-percentage dy-
Mantle.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07

the general condition-whether the
bird seems vigorous and ~lively-and
to the appearance of the comb and
the condition of the feet. Healthy
hens have bright red combs and bright
eyes, assert poultry specialists of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. A slight ~paleness of the comb
is simply al indication that the hen
is not laying at the time; but a bird
whose comb has either a yellowish
or a blush cast should be rejected,
for these are symptoms of internal
disorders. The skin and scales of
legs and toes should be smooth, and
the soles of the feet soft and free
from corns
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
SEXES SHOULD BE SEPARATED
As Soon as Young Males Begin to
Crow They Should Be Fattened
for Market.

The young stock should not he rear
ed among a flock Of old birds. They
should he kept separate. As soOn as
the young males nag and worry the
females (Which is about the time they
start to crow the exc should be
separnted. and the males fed an extra
allowance of food. The cockerels can
be mated TO the hens without fear Of
bad effects from %inbreeding.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
BETTER
HIGHWAYS
WAR IT. N. T." AIDS HIGHWAYS
High Explosive Allotted bureau o.
Public Roads for Use in Road
Construction.

Trinitrotoluene Is its proper scieh-
tiBc name. but the human tongue mas
its limitations, and so this mucfi-
talked-of explosive Is generally known
BY its abbreyintion, 1T. n. T." 1t II a
pale yellow crystalline substance mucll
used In the late war to furnish the
explosive element for shells, bombs
and the depth bombs, which ola SO
much 10 check the submarine ac,iV-
tiles.
The sudden collapse Of the German
resistance found the United States
government with a large supply OF L.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
BIG PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA
ture Of $11,127, 986-Trucks Sold
to Farmers.

Minnesota has a road building pro-
gram calling for the expenditure OF
I'll, 127. oS6. As an illustration OF
what the farmers of that state think
OF the motortruck a statement recent
ly issued by a bank in Minneapolis
might be cited, In which 1t Is said that
trucks In large numbers. intended for
immediate use In marketing grains.
are being sold to farmers" Elevator
scales In many places are being remod-
eled to accommodate the growing fleet
Of farmers trucks.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
GET EGGS FROM TURKEY HENS
increased Production Can Be Obtained
by Feeding Ground Oats, Corn
and Other Cereals.

Increase of egg production in tur-
KEY hens can be done the same as
with chickens, by feeding ground oats.
ground corn. kaflr meal. barley meal,
wheat middlings, linseed meal, and
sunlower seed. in equal quantities.
This can be fed dry in hoppers, or
mixed with milk or water.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
FURNISH SHADE IN SUMMER
Chicks, PouIts, Duckiings and Cos
Iinqs Must Have Ample Shade
During Hot Weather.

IF the ground that the chicks.
poults. ducklings and goslings range
over during the summer is grass land
Drowned by the heat Of the sun and
affording no tender green food, be
sure that the youngsters have ample
shade md M good feed of fresh. ten
der green food every day.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
SELECTING O O Y
Keep as good layers:

h&@P o' d.
I. Hens which have been the
best layers during the past year
should be kept over for breeders
for next year.
2. Hens which have not start
ed to mott.
3. Hens that have bright red
combs and wattles and bright
eyes.
4. Well spread pelvic bones.
good depth from lay bones to
keel bone and vent soft and
pliable.
s. Pale shanks, beak and vent
on all breeds which have yellow
shanks and skin. Use all of the
test to be sure you get the good
layers.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
BONDS FOR IMPROVED ROADS
Districts, Counties and States Making
Big Appropriation for Better High
way Systems.

Bonds running high into millions Of
dollars are being issued by districts,
counties and states for the making Of
better roads. The national government
is aiding by ap~propriating money also,
based on the amount raised by the
states.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-07
Much Interest Manifested.

The widespread interest manifested
IN better roads is shown by COM
parison Of previous totals with those
of 1918, when s600. 100000 was spent
for road construction throughout the
country.