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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04
LOOAdERS FOUND
APPLE HARD AND
ROX LOSE, IA TO 5

y Bloomington, ILL.,, June 4.-Home
runs, coupled with errors OF the
visitors. gave the locals . IA to s
victory yesterday. Rockford had q
s to 3 lead until the sixth inning
when Fothergill lined to left with
the bases full the first home run
Of the game. Lsnahan duplicated
by lining to right in the eighth,
scoring four runs. Pearce ran into
F0elSch in the fourth inning while
chasing Lenahan's fly back Of sec
ond. Tho former strained his
ankle and had to be replaced by
YOunE. The score:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04

q Home run ~ Martin. Two base
s1its- Dee. Collins. 0lockson. Sac
xincs hits-Mack, Martin. Kreh-
1heyer. Doable play Manchester To
/ Meyers. Lett on bases- Moline. g.;
s4erre Haute. {. Struck out by
8oenAn, q; BY Beck. !. Bases on
u Ills on Keenan,. s.. OF Beck, !.
Tine Of gams-l:30. Umpire
u burnside. q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04
THE NTH DEGREE.

The NTH DEGkEEs
Count that day lost whose
Low. descending sun.
Has not seen Babe Ruth
Hit his nth home run.
Weather reports from Chicago in
dicate that the dry delegates will
have to tote umbrellas or become
wet.
You've got to hand 1t to Bull
Bryan. With all his Snug CON.
plaeenoe over prohibition, he never
allowed his musb to be inserted In
. grape juice adv. II he did, even
the 8. !. might ferment
CARPENTER is SAID TO POS
SESS A PAIR OF SUPERB LIMBS.
If so. MACK SENNETT AND FLO
ZMGFELD OUGHT TO BID FOR
THE BIG DISPLAY.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04
PERHAPS THE JUDGE WANTED
TO. ATTEND THE BALL GAME.
(From True Story Magasine.)

my husband was plain, prac-
teal, everyday sort Of man.
I took my story to the divorce court
and was granted divorce with
sufficient alimony."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Three-Eye League.
Peoria, 8; Cedar Rapids, 0.
Bloomington. Il; Rockford, s.
Terre Hsute, 8: Moline. z.
Rock Island at Evansville, rain.
American League.
Chicago, 6; St. Louis. 1.
New York, S; Philadelphia. 4.
Washington, 2; Boston. l.
Detroit, s; Cleveland. 3.
National League.
New York, s; Boston. 0.
New York, o; Boston. S.
Brooklyn, 2; Philadelphia, o.
No others played.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04
TOTS BEAT PLOWs
8 TO 2 AND EVEN
PRESENT SERIES

Terre Haute. Ind, June 4.-Terre
4aute evened the series with Mo-
.Hne here yesterday BY winning the
1econd game. ) to 2. Although
lkeenan issued four walks. he
struck out seven Of the Plowboys.
2gartin hit the second homo run Of
re season ut Athletic park when
AZ drove the ball down the right
1eld line In the sixth. The score:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04

Burwell, Davis and Billings.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04
GOOD AND ROTTEN.

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04

Homo runs-Fothergill; Lena
han. Three-base hits-Kellerman,
Noelsch. Sacrifice hits-Keller-
man. Pearce, Brennan, Brant. Tre-
der. Hit BY pitched ball-Foelsch.
Double plays oltrin to Keller
man to Sykes, Lenahan to Keller
man to Sykes. Wild pitch-Conk-
wright. Bases on balls-O6 Conk-
wright, 3; OF Treder, 2. Struck out
by Conkwright, 3; BY Treder, z.
Lett on bases-Bloomington, B.;
Rockford, 8. Stolen bases-Peafce.
Umpire-DeLAve. Time Of game
ZOO,
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17

yield OF each hen. and at the end -
the month he can readily ascertain
the total 30-day production OF eadA
fowl in the flock. Then he can check
back this monthly yield against the
average yield from the international
egg laying contests as presented In
the poultry production calendar. When
he locates Improbable hens or pullets
he can Gull them from the flock, while
the record keeping may also be OF val
ne to him In enhancing egg production
by altering and improving his meth
DDS OF feeding and general manage
ment
The United States department OF
agriculture will present this material
to the various state club leaders, local
leaders. and to all the poultry club
members as a standard of attainment
toward which TO direct their fi0cks.
This standard of production Is OF spe-
cial value, as II furnishes a definite
goal toward which all the club boys
and girls may work. Similarly II Is
valuable to every poultry producer ms
an Incentive to improve flock produc-
tion.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
ON PRINCIPLE OF BOOMERANG
Airp'ans constructsd Along Same
llnss 10 the Famous Weapon Of
Australian Bushmsn.

Although an anomaly to 60 to the
primitive savages Of Australia for
points on an airplane, that was Just
what was done in the development
Of flying in the air By humans. The
fundamental principle Of the plane 10
both old and simple, having been dis
covered by the bushmen Of the antip
odes and embodied by them in the
boomerang. which by meeting in its
flight the air at a slight angle got
O lift"
The trajectory of the boomerang
may be In part horizontal or may even
rise as q result Of this lift Any sur
face that Is more or less nat that trav-
els at a slight angle through the air
tends to lift. II the section has a
slight Gambler. or CONVEX curve. the
lift Ia increased. Better results are
obtained II body Of appreciabls
thickness Is used instead of thin
sheet. These points the Australian dis
covered.
Investigation will show little differ
ence between the wing section Of the
modern airplane and a cross section
Of boomerang made by the bushmen
or whitfield by a New York boy after
he had visited the circus and had wit
messed the stunts Of the boomerang
throwers.
The resemblance Of the boomerang's
Cross section is closer to q propeller
section Of an airplane. as a boomerang
Is sort Of cross between an airplans
wing and n nroneIlor
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17

John Browns calf was half Short.
horn and half scrub.
Here Is what Tom Jones did BY
breeding his scrub COW to the three
quarters bull:
Y plus o equals Y; divided by 2,
equals ".
Tom Jones' calf was three-eighths
Shorthorn and five-eighths scrub. Not
much difference In the first generation
but walt. Using those heifer calves
as breeding stock and mating them
with the same kind of bulls. here Is
what happens:
John Brown gets plus II which
equals III ; divided by 2. equals Y.
Tom Jones gets Y plus ", equals
0/s; divided by 2 equals 9/16.
John Browns calf In the second
generation outgrades Tom Jones' calf
In the second generation by u Short
horn blood.
II Pays to start Right.
And Tom Jones has to breed three
other generations Of cattle (using the
same kind OF sire) to bring his cattle
up to approximately the same grade
as John Browns second generation OF
offspring. In the meantime. using the
same kind OF bull. John Brown has
graded his cattle up till the offspring
of the original scrub cows contain
81 /32 Shorthorn blood and only 1882
scrub blood. Tom Jones' cattle. In
the same generation, contain 93/12S
Shorthorn blood and 35/12S scrub
blood. Jones herd, after Is years Of
work, still retains 80 times rs much
scrub blood as John Browns cattle
all because. Is years ago, John Brown
took the time and the trouble to travel
seven miles instead OF a mile, or
saw his way clear to spend 800 In
stead of $50. The cost OF bulls varies
greatly, OF course, according to quality
OF breeding. age. and other factors.
The moral of the story, as the breed
Ing experts of the United States de-
partment OF agriculture tell II, is to.use
pure-bred sires for herd improvement.
Replace the scrub sires and the grade
slres with good pure-breds. Join the
"Better-Sires Better-Stock" campaign,
And consult your county agent, your
agricultural college or the United
States department OF agriculture from
time to time for whatever information
you may need.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
KEEPING TAB ON
Eco PRODUCTION
Separation OF Workers From
Strikers Is Aided by Use
Of Poultry Calendar.
TRAP NEST MOST EFFICIENT
Many Flock Owners Have No Real
Standard or Guide by Which to
Determine Yield Of Hens
Record 10 Valuable.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Many farmers know little concern
ng the individual production Of their
hens and pullets. but this Is a factor
IN flock management which merits
close attention. particularly in view Of
me high price OF eggs during the win
ter season. II is relatively as simple
Tor the farm flock owner to keep tab
on the production of his hens as II IL
Tor him to keep track of the milk yield
Of his cows and, In every respect, the
keeping Of flock records results as
probably as where similar accounts
are kept concerning COW activities.
Efficient use of the trap nest Is the
most satisfactory method Of detecting
the Improbable hens and pullets In
the flock. As soon as the trap nesting
records show that certain birds are
"loafing on the job" the quicker these
fowls are disposed of the better. as
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17

Prepared ~ the United States Depart
nisnt OF Agriculture.)
Tom Jones and John Brown live on
adjoining farms. Each OF them owns
u scrub COW. The county agent gave
them United States department of
agriculture bulletin on grading up by
the use of better slres, and they have
decided to try II.
Joe Smith, who lives n mile down
the road. owns three-quarters grade
ShorthOrn bull. The nearest pure
bred Shorthorn bull Is n herd header
at the Glendale farm. seven miles
away. Now, there isn't great deal
or dinerence-on the outside--between
three-quarters blood and "a pure
bred. Tom Jones. being busy. pat.
ronizes Joe Smiths three-quarters
Shorthorn bull. John Brown. remem-
bering copy-book maxim that what.
ever is worth doing is worth doing
well takes the trouble and the time to
pntronize the pure-bred bull Mt the
Glendale farm.
Short Cut to Good Blood.
There would not seem to be very
much difference In the offspring. But,
In actual fact. John Brown accom-
plishes In two crosses a result that 10 q
little better than Tom Jones gets in
Ave crosses. In about four years John
Brown has an animal Of fraction
higher grade than Tom Jones Gun get
I'm about IS years.
There may be no way TO show II
automatically. but every reasonable
man knows that the difference between
four years and Is years Is greater
Than the difference between a mile and
seven miles.
Or. put II In somewhat different
form. Say that both Tom Jones and
John Brown own n number OF scrub
cows and desire TO buy bulls. Jones,
being penny-wise. buys a three-quar-
ters Shorthorn for $3.50. Brown pays
400 for a pure-bred Shorthorn. Most
men will agree that the difference be-
tween years and Is years Is greater
than the difference between $50 and
$500.
The thing needs little diagramming
TO make the differences stand out.
Here IL what John Brown did by breed
Ing his scrub COW to the purebred bull (:
! plus 0 equals l; divided by 2,
equals ".
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
RECEIPTS OF DURUM WHEAT
Al Seven Primary Markets About s..
100000 Bushels Were Received
In Last Fiscal Year.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture)
Receipts Of durum whent at seven
primary markets were about 81, 800.
600 bushels In the year ending June
30. 1919. During the las, FIVE years
they We're as high as 100000 bush.
els In 1915 and ms low as l6,IOO. 900
bushels In 1918. Exports OF this wheat
ranged from about 24SO0.OOO bushels
In 1915 to G;60OO00 bushels In lg,S
and the exports Of the fiscal year 1914
were about 1S,300,OOO bushels. This
Is hard wheat with high gluten con.
tent when grown on dry-innd farms.
and Is suitable for macaroni and other
paste products. Before the war Its
chief competitor In the markets OF
southern France and Italy. the prlnci.
pal destinations OF the exports, was
similar wheat from southern RussIa.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
MARKINGS OF WORKER
AND STACKER FOWLS
Persistent Producer Usually Car
ries Ragged Plumage.
shirker Hens Are characterized by
Neat, Clean Feathers and Early
distinguishing Examination
for Efficiency.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The worker hen-the fowl that pro-
duces persistently and economically
usually carries ragged. worn plumege
Is a late molter; has red, large,
sleek, plump comb; and white. thin
fiat shanks. The beak and ear lobes
are white, while the pelvic bones are
thin. pliable. and wide apart. and the
skin Is thin, loose, and shows no in
dlcation OF hard fat. The pelvic bones
and full across the abdomen. The
breast bone is soft. plinble, and prom.
inent.
Shirker hens are characterized by
neat. clean plumage; early Noting:
pale, small shriveled comb; yellow,
round and full shanks; yellow beak
creamy ear lobes; heavy, rigid. and
close-together pelvic bones. The pei
vic bones extending to the breast bone
are shallow and narrow across the
abdomen, while the small bones on
either side Of the breast bone are hard
and well covered with flesh. The skin
is thick, hard, and undertake with fat.
In making physical examination Of
the fowls for production efficiency.
hold the hen with the breast bone In
the palm of the hand. with the flesh
part Of the legs held firmly on either
side Of the forefnger. The feeling Of
the breast bone in the, palm Of the
hand will indicate the quality Of the
skin. while with the other hand the
examiner can measure the distance
between the pelvic bone and from the
pelvic bone to the rear end Of the
breast bone. As he holds the bird he
also can examine the plumage, comb,
shanks, beak, ear lobes, and thus nc
cumulate accurate information for his
diagnosis OF conformation and produc-
ton ability.
II is essential that he consider all
points In respect to their Importance
and not place too much dependence
on one or more prominent characters,
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
GOSPEL OF BETTER FENCES
Novel "Drive" inaugurated for I'm.
provement OF Farms, Both In
Value and Appearance.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
With view to effecting practical
Improvement In the value and the ap.
pearance OF the farms, a five-day
"buy-a-fence" campaign was recently
conducted throughout the rural dis.
tricts Of Mississippi. This novel
"drive" was joined In by local repre-.
sentatives Of the United States de.
partment of agriculture and the state
agricultural college. and other or.
CARNATIONS and agencies. Elaborate
plans for promoting the campaign
were worked out In advance, inciud-
Ing the organization In each county of
committees whose duty II was to
spread the gospel OF better fences
The big saving to forage crops result.
Ing from better fences was pointed
out, likewise the labor saved In car
Ing for live stock to prevent overfeed-
Ing. An appeal was also made for
fields and homesteads that appear
well cared for.
Good as were the immediate results
OF the campaign, II Is believed that
the permanent benefits will be equally
large, In that It concentrated attention
on the fence question and Is expected
to promote greater interest In this i'm.
portant feature of farm improve.
ments.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
PAY MORE ATTENTION
TO MARKET PROBLEMS
Fact Is Shown by Survey Con.
Quoted by Bureau Of Markets.
Model Law incorporated In Whole by
One State and With Practically
No Changes In Others
Bureaus Established.

Prepared by the United states Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
That marketing problems are being
uIy,n more and more attention by state
governments Is shown by survey
which the bureau Of markets has
been conducting.
Following the example OF the fed
eral government. 30 states have estab-
ushed bureaus of markets or similar
agencies To study the buying and sell
ing of farm products. Four state leg
isIntures created such bureaus last
yenr. The model law prepared by the
bureau Of markets has been adopted
by one state with practically no
change and has been Incorporated
wholly or In part In the laws OF sew
eraI other states. In a few cases state
departments of agriculture have be-
gun marketing work under authority
of general clauses In their laws,
The activities of the bureaus vary
from simply studying the conditions
affecting marketing, through negula.
ton OF marketing practices, TO the ac-
tunl buying and selling OF farm prod
nets. This latter activity, however,
has been discontinued In al least one
state Most OF the bureaus have au-
thority to establish grades aud stand.
ards, inspect farm produce, and main
tain market news services.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
PUREBRED BULLS vs.. SCRUBS
Early Rewards Clearly Indicated to
Stock Raiser From Using
Pure bred Sirea.

prepared BY the United States Depart.
ment of Agrfculture)
A few calculations In fractions indi-
cate clearly the early rewards to the
stock raiser from breeding with pure
bred sires instead Of grade sires. The
bureau OF animal industry, which Is
sponsoring the nationwide 'better
sires, better stock" campaign. calls at
tention to a series Of diagrams issued
In Wisconsin which show the prog
ress Of breeding native cows for five
generations with purebred bulls, COM
pared with five generations of breed
Ing with grnde threefourths full
blood bulls.
After Ave or. In fact, any number
Of generations OF such breeding. the
calves are still less than three-quar-
ters full blood, while II only purebred
bulls are used, three-quarter bloods
are produced In the second generation,
and the calves of the fifth generation
are thirty-one thirty-seconds full
blood. The characteristics Of the
breed rapidly become fixed In stock
In which only purebred sires are used
while after any number of generations
Of breeding to blood
sires the characteristics of scrub stock
still frequently appear. A three-quar-
ter-blood bull is much more likely TO
transmit unfortunate characteristics
which are not visible In himself than
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
WOOD LASTS FOR CENTURIES
Oak Buried In Water or Wet Sand Has
Proved to Be Practically In
destructlb;e.

Men employed In driving a new gal
lery In gold mine at Charlotte Plains.
In Victoria. Australia, have made an
astonishing discovery. At a depth or
800 feet below ground they have come
upon pieces Of timber perfectly pre-
served. which have every appearance
OF having been sawed and shaped by
the hand Of man.
This timber lies In the bed Of an
ancient river now being worked for
gold, and the timber Is oak. Now.
oak has the peculiar property OF last
Ing for centuries when buried In water
or wet sand. Oak piles have been
taken out from under old wooden
bridges constructed by the Romans,
and found as sound as when they were
put there, nearly 1900 years ago
Oak, known as bog oak. Is found
buried In Irish peat boys. and Is per
fectly black. intensely hard. and very
valuable. Just before the worlds war
II was discovered that the bed OF the
river Moksha, In Russia. for a Length
Of over 400 miles, Is simply full OF
magnificent old oak trees bedded In
sand. The river Is shallow. and broad,
and the oak can easily be raised.
Smaller deposits are found In Eng
land. There Is q pool in the river
Dart, known from time immemors'
as Oak pool. In the bottom Of which
are masses Of fine old oak The
strange thing is that there are no osf
trees near the spot nj present
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17

production is offered as an Indication
for the flock owner OF what his hens
should produce In each month OF the
year. Small family focks that are
given special care and attention can
undoubtedly be made to produce bet
ter than the average total Of 100 eggs
hen . year. which is considered sat
isfactory rs grand average Of these
egg.laying records. The hgure is APP
proximately 90 eggs more than the
annual output Of the average New
England farm hen. while II Is approx.
mately % eggs more than the average
arm hen OF the entire United States
PRODUCES In year.
II IL worthy Of note that the aver
age hen-according TO the results OF
the egg.laying contest under discus
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
Vast Waste Desert.

The great Sahara desert covers mo
major part OF northern Africa, con list
ing OF .35O0.0OO square miles-an ara
region as large as the whole OF Eu,
rope. From 100 feet below sea lever
1t rises In one Instance to 5000 reef
above, and some OF It's elevations arc
covered with snow for three months
OF the year. Most OF II, however IL a
dry, sandy waste. dotted here anu
there with an oasis where drink
may be secured. The winds are All
very hot and dry. while raiu is almost
unknown.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
ESTIMATED YIELD OF HONEY
Average OF Surplus Placed at Fifty
Pounds to a Colony Of Bees
In Year 1919.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculturc)
The average yield Of surplus honey
In 1919 was 80 pounds to colony Of
honey bees, ms estimated by the bureau
Of crop estimates. This Is consider.
ably above the average OF IS pounds
In 1918. and of 41.8 pounds for the
five years l0ls-19I7. The relative pro-
portions In which the honey OF the
last two years was marketed are In.
dicated by 80 for extracted honey. 81
for comb honey. and 10 for bulk honey.
About one.third OF the product goes to
Outside" markets.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
Paylno Federal officlals.

The president of the United Sta,es
II paid by settlement warrant wn'r"
Is practically the snme as cheek
This warrant is sent to him by mes
senger from the treasury twice
month. Senator's and representative
are paid either by check or cash ~
they personally desire through con
gresslonal disbursement checks "n."
they are paid In cash hey rece.'e
crisp, new bills. nv does nearly every
one who lives In Washington.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
PQbElRYNQTES

overfat hens should be discarded.
A hen loses big share of her lay.
ing capacity after her second year.
Scratching hens make laying hens,
especially as the weather grows
colder.
Clean eggs, evenly graded. of one
color, bring a few cents 10 many cents
more per dozen.
Why should we mix the breeds OF
poultry any more than we do the
breeds of horses, cattle and hogsf
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
LIVE STOCK
Vy NOTES

Too much salt Is poisonous to hogs
Oats and bran make a fine rattan
for the colt
Clean hos pens mean greater prof.
its from that source.
Pasture grass constitutes balanced
ration In Itself for live stock.
Drainage has much TO do with the
snfety and danger OF the hog pen.
The bull H. Of very changeable
moods. and one never can tel when
that mood Is going 10 change
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
FAVOR CALVES BORN IN FALL
IN Spring They Are Sufficiently Grown
to Take Care Of Themselves
Make Good Growth.

Calves born in the fall can be grained
ana properly cared for and when grass
Is ready to be pastured in the spring
they are sufficiently grown to take care
OF themselves. They thus have an Oh.
portunity to make gool growth the
nrs' year. which is very essential in
rearing high-producing dairy cow.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
DAIRY BULLS VERY NERVOUS
on''ke sluggish Beef Breeds They Are
Active, Alert and Cannot Be
Depended Upon.

Bulls belonging to the dairy breed,
sre usually more nervous than are the
pulls belonging to the beef breeds The
,atter are more sluggish. The dairy
puii Is active, alert and cannot be de-
pended upon. ~ Nv