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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
ESTIMATING THE WASTE WHEN
BtfIkG BUILDING LUMBER

Don't forget 10 estimate the waste
In buying your lumber for building
n poultry house. barn. or other struc-
ture. In figuring on sheath
ing add one-tenth for waste. and one-
fourth for matched flooring and all
kinds Of siding. BY careful cutting
you can save much Of the waste. and
there are many places In n building
where the shor pieces can BE- used.
Don't buy too many nails. n goa
do they. are lmOs certain to be scat
tered around the place. especially II
there are children. Some specialists
In the United States drpartmut Of
agriculture prefer wire nails as they
are easier to use Than cut nails. al
though the latter kind have greater
binding power. Use 10 10 Sod nails
for framing: . TO io-d for sheathing:
sd finish or casing nails for clap
boarding, and sd for siding -Four
penny nails are ~ inches long. cd
are : inches. and SD nails are ~
inches 1s takes about Z pounds Of
sd nails 10 1900 shingles. rs poundn
Of sd for 1000 square feet. board
measure Of beveIed siding: 20 pounds
Of sd. n 20 pounds OF i0-d for
! .one SQUARE feet Of sh-athing: 50
pounds of 50 for I.0oO sqtare feet
Of flooring. aud Is pounds Of iO-d
for ! 600 fcrt Of Ftuddiug.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
Mexico Farmers and Associated Interests
The Farmers Rate of Exchange
AS Seen by Senator Capper

70 buy his wife a sio pair Of shoe,
~ Kansas farmer recently sold %
bushels Of corn for 1850 and \ TIA
cowhide Tor 81. Then he had to pa,
50 cents to boot TO close tbs trans.
~ on q parity WITTY the pres. mt
price OF corn. Mr.. Rockefeller woull
rcn easeline for : cents a gallon IN
STEAD Of 2sc. the coal trust would seil
. ton OF coal FOR 50 instead OF sfa.
the clothierfn ss0 suit OF cietftas for
tlb. the shoe dealer a tfO shoe for
81. the halter a 81 hat FOR 81. and the
Washington market man would sell
hacon att pre-war prices instcHd OF
~ postwar prices. then American az
ricel,ure would not today b In need
% the credit puimotor. Corn should
be " " worth moro II these things
are worth what IL asked for them.
Last year when corn was $3.50 a
euhhcl a farmer could get s gallons
OF gasoline for 4 single bushel. Today
az the farm price that bunhel OF corn
only buys a little lea than : gallons
Last year 8 bushels OF corn would
buy a son of sort coaL To-day that
ton OF coai costs IS bushels Of corn.
Last year 40 bushels OF corn would
purchase e $50 suit OF clothes To-
day II would take i2s bushels OF
corn 10 buy that suit. Yet had
clothing been reduced In price pro-
portionately with corn, $50 suits OF
clothes would not take 3s bushels.
Last year a buehel OF corn would
huy ; pounds OF coffee. Today n
VIII buy only a little more than I
pound.
last year 81 bushes OF corn would
purchase n fs-pound aack Of flour.
Today Il takes 81 bushels.
Md 80 u gocs. UP and down tho
line. Whether prices rise or fall. the
farmer gets the worst OF Il. What Ia
u going 10 profit us Go keep knock
lng the farmer down. How arc we
going to be clothed and fed when
We finally have Knocked him out
The biggest problem, Mr.. President.
that c%onfronta the congress II TO de-
a plan by which through fair
marketing conditions. an extinction OF
proftfeerinE. n lowering Of freight
ana n rehabilitation OF our for
cign and domestic markets the pro-
Queer may receive n fair return with
the being brufally VIC
by the constituencies pur-
veyor OF bread. meat and other food
products We should see. also. hat
In future adequate credit Ia provided
farmers through LONG .time and
short-time loans. adapted fairly and
practically to the peculiar condltians
of the farming business To afford
farmers the same credit accommoda-
now afforded other lines of
and that they may not bc
10 lump their products ~
a quilted or demoraiized market.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

a constant reader rsmlnas Gray
Silver tfsnt since the fsrm hercan
ppened IT, Legislative offices IN wash.
lnrton- ID. G.. the Congressional Rec
ord n setting % Be- regular text
book on 4~HfiSalturc. ne cites Mr..
silver specifically 10 rAfc sess OF
Vol 81. No 81. In which Senatos Ar
thur C&ppcr OF kau<1H. speah on
the m<as packing industry. eAys.
Mt President. u n obvious that u
iis no fnuR Of the producer that the
prices for most Of what ne buys. All
farmers have suffered iossea during
Itne past year--fnousauds have gone
bankrupt I cite a efnfic case that
might be duplicated a thousand times,
The next tilae snycne pays . Wash
costing him anywhere nom ~ TO "
a pound. bet him reflect on the case
OF this Nebraska farmer. fsaat Octo.
Der Charles Hunter. an Inavalo cattle
man shipped to his feed lots le2
bead OF beef steers. which cost him
a pound. He sold them sevcn months
later on h Chicago market for tfe.-
tst, or INC n round-a Ioas OF &c a
spound-bcsidcs havfnR % pay an sssa
freight hill for shippfnR the cattle
TO Chicago. In other words. Mr.. Hun
ttf noulNt lHlsuuo poUuuH OF live
ttecrs for sto,sfO and sold ife. 500
pounds Of beef on TN hoof-juet
30. . more roundn OF beet than he
eought--for tf0.ssf. taking a loss OF
isfee. "a les OF seven months work.
a loss Of MI the alfalfa md corn ne
fed these steers. and a fcas OF seven
months Interest on f~to.sfe--a rather
heavy penalty for having contributed
more than 10000 pounds OF addition
al beef to feed mis- Fellow counsrymen.
Naturally. WHEN etockmcn lose 90
much money IN raising. feeding aud
shipping meat animals. there are GO
Ing 10 be fewer uch animals pro-
duced and eventually meat II likely
To become scarcer and dearcr FOR
strictly legitimate reasons This time
next year STEAKS IN Washington NAV
be costing IS a pound instead OF ~.
and quite possibly the producer will
not be receiving a satisfactory re-
feed n For interest on hts invest
mcnt.
A farmer feeds a hog ~ bushels
Of oEn to make 100 pounds OF pork.
but he pays ~ bushels OF corn for
4 pound of bacon.
For { pounds ~ wool. enough to
make n genuine" all-wool suit. "A
farmer Il now glad 20 get 81. but 10
buy such a suit OF clothes costs him
SEQ pounds OF wool.
Last year n good pair of shoes
could be- bought with ope COW hide. !
To-day n takes five eowhidrs TO set
the shoes. ]
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

have been assigned to QUAY county
y V. Van Grcson to welt
county.
other teams will be- appointed In
u near future to take rare ~ the
other areas which have been singled
u FOR concentrated efforts
The work viii he poisoning prairie
dogs. u is done In cooperation with
b state on stale lands. and In CO.
operation with IN" federal government
on government lands The work ON
state law.
Tine survey is limited 10 these few
areas h."aus" their sinking fund D.
not largo enough for more extensive
work. They viii De- reimbursed later
10y the state and national government
tot the amount of the share that b.
agreed upon ly them.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
Amendment 60 H. Offered

The hill AZ introduced. ~ coursr. ia
only q start toward the final iegis-
lation n rongresH b. lkeiy iu spend
w"eks aud even months debating the
question Already the housn WayH
and means committee has amend
mentH 10 offer The republican Gnu
Gus however. viii endeavor 10 reach
an agreement ON the provisions %,
~" iariu bill 80 AS q. compose aIi
differences and prevent amendment
The same strategy was tried by tho
party 10 power during the enactment
81 ia" Payne ldrich bill and the
Underwood simmons measure Int Inc
effort Was unsuccessful
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
DRY LAND NEW MEXICO
FARMS CAN HANE t.ADUNS

n women In Union county. New
Mexico are working to have on every
farm q garden large enough to sur
ply fhe family with fresh. canned, aud
dried vegetables the entire wear Last
year. under the supervision Of tho
home demonstration agent. who is
comparatively employed by the state
agricultural college aud the United
Htatea department Of agriculture. q
great many new vegetables we're tried
OOt. such as Swiss chsrd. Chinse cab
bsee, asparagus. and celery. Ever
bearing strawberries. rhubarb, gar.
den lemons. and other things which
were not previously raised were sue
coasfully grOwn Grapes, peaches.
plume, apples. and apricOts have been
planted by many people who did not
think. until recently. these fruits
would grow In that county.
Ever1thing tried. and given the
proper attention, has brought good
results Some failures were reported
due 10 lack Of moisture and lack of
Reports show that from 90.
10000 quarts OF vegetables and
fruits were canned in this copnty
Inst year.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
NOT TIM MAN

Myr"u r Herrick. grand cross nf
me Legion Of Honor, g. roturutnr 600
Paris as ambassador IA post hr nlIri
with quite unparalleled su,ro. boz.
fore.
Nj H"rriCk at r. dinner in wash.
lnEt"u Wf,s congratulated uu This sue,
cess. Ito answered modostly thut 10
Whs du" 20 his sympathetic under
standing Of the French tongue and
people" Then hr told 10 stur,
Too many ambassador and minis
tors he said. arr liko thu man who
was appointed 10 couSiHntiuopI, hr.
cniis" he'd subscribed % h1lf % million
20 the last campaign
'I know Tn do well In Turkey
IN" now Ambassador said. tor one, I
passed through ConstautiuouIr on Il
Cooks tour and mot tho famous
Turkish banker Hufiz pashn'
"I think INr mot Htry' aid am
"ih"r man Ho YEAR , foz. doesn't
NO. said mo new omba tiur.
hr's ,lpiu.uhtt,u "
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
Biological Survey Maps Out
Program for Big Drive on Rodents

The program IT the biological sur
yer for the next three months. rs an
nounced today. will have to do with
concentrated determination OF rodents
In various sections OF the state. So
far this summer all work has been
demonstration work. with the aim OF
teaching farmers and stockmcn to
help themselves in fighting rodents
The work will be centorcd In Hard
ing. Union, QUAY. Colfax. and Roosc-
Welt counties this summer. In keep
Ing with the program Of the survc
to rid one section AZ a time. and grad
ually. In the mex few years. thorough
y clean the state of these pesia
g. 6. Pope. Walter Hernandez and
Hud Fcrrall arc the team assigned to
Harding and Union counties for tho
work. y. =. Foster and Ncil Evans
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

lows elevators ARE heing prepared
Ia take care NJ the Curry county
wheat crop. the harvesting 90 which
has Just been started. Because OF the
Increased acrcagc u b. expected thar
the county viii have more whcnt for
the market this ear than In any pre-
vious year.
\ grain elevator with q capacity Of
t.ubn bushels ia oon 60 bc built at II.
Nraln.
Boys and girls 81 lnoz n. NJ. or
ganized "A pig club iu which each
member will raise u pig Tn the COM
NIX year, at r. meeting called Tor the
purpose last week.
Reports from McGaffcy Indicate
that the region viii have cNttn good
crops Of wheat. oats and barley this
year McGnffcy has had fuir show
crs lately.
The boosters association ct Mos
queru has called u mcctinu Tor the
purpose uf estimating tho amount 81
wheat that will Ice harvested boo thu
region Arrangements viii D." made
with large mills uf tho country boz
order that DE FARMERS viii have u
market for tlirir crnp.
From five measured acres of land
u mile north OF tns Cruces. "
Wilis rat tGNab pound. of Tc,us rcd
unts. Tho average yirld is ~ bush
els Tho weight Is 80 pounds tho
hushei
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
BrYING COTrONsETn utNI
WHOLESALE SAVES MONEY

Farmers OF Barron county. Ky.
with the assistance ut tho county
agent, last winter ordered $4,000
worth Of -Cuituusocd meal Tho meal
was distributed io every section ~ tho
Of the country.
county and the whol.gIr buying
saved the farmers 1885, Many who
bought meal for thoir milk COWS had
never used meal h,for, as n iced Tor
the dairy herd
This sam" ruunt agent ~i..tirntrI
% walnut. hulluE campaign ItHt tain
among the boys Hud girls of the ru.Iu.
~ Hr found 70 murEst fot loon
bushels eff ahpllnl walnut. end tho
huE. uuI rIfIs wen. rlad t4 iuaE.
money nut of % product WHICH u.H,IH
w"ut tu vast" after enpf#N U.I been
U~tfNt#frd fnH home u..
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
srARRING AInNI

woman may b." Unreasonable. rhr
may he Illogical. hut she attain tho
end she has In view"
tn" speaker WIS Henry Starr Rich
arhson. Ponnsylvania's new picture
censor.
Two beautiful movie starr" hc
went on. were lunchinE under q Los
Angeles palm.
I don't believe in earl, mar
rlaFes.' siid IN" first movie star =
shsnt ~" married until ! am over 30
'Slo m n cigarette and added.
ANA ] ahan't u. over 30 TN I'm
-"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
\ TRUE philosopher

Tho county agent az he Flore com
~, Okla, tells IN his report about
n farmer In his county who has
found out a WAY 10 stop Worrying
They have had tremendous rains
down In that section Of the county
ana there was too much mud FOR
p.oWing The agent mot this man
% said - don't understand why
are looking 80 much happier
you did the last time / saw Won,
what's %" NATTER He replied,
soothing Is the matter. ! gave up
worrying because 7 got nothing LOFT
90 worry ovrr-cropH an gone. MONEY
gone, credit all gone, foods about
played out, can't get work. got moth
ms So I've got nothing 10 worry
about aud havc stopped worrying"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
BuRNING PROVES CHEAPEST
MAN 10 RIMONI SIIMrN

a stumping Demonstration for the
purpose Of deciding what method OF
removing stumps was cheapest iu
that section was recently put on by
n county agent Of Lincoln county.
Miss a field with plenty OF material
Tor b demonstration was selected
and three methods ct removing tho
stumps were tricd-digging. pulling.
ami burning. After careful estimates
the farmers 81 TIA" demonstration aud
tho county age decided that tho
cheapest way. whore tho stumps re-
moved were q near enough To Il town
4" sell tho wood conveniently. was
hN hIrutnE A. soon As an air cur
rent ur circulation was started hos
digging and boring holes the fire
burned easily and In a short time tho
stump WIS a wreck.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
ASSOCIATION Win ONIN
p'RIUtiI.D ~ LIS INtHIA~I

m effort ts bv'up made by th,
cooperative COW testing association
leaders in the western states 90 make
the bulls Of their associations TOO pet
cent purohrcd That there is much
Interest tn this movement is shown
by tho tact that the report recently
received from tho western Office ct
b dairy division. United state. de-
p1rtmont OF agriculture. shows that
recently two associntInns have been
added tn tho 100 per cont Iisi These
ar" the SacruW,uio-Ioio and tho slu
Diego. both iu california There ata
now eight cow-tcstiuE association. iu
it" territory supervised by the Yves.
tern office * tho dairy DIVISION. h4t.
ms an bulls pur"hred pf these there
are Ia Idaho, two m Colorado. two
In California. n n Ia Washing
ton.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

The American Farm Bureau Fodsr-
alton has on the minutes OF its eN-
scutifo committee meeting In Wash
ineton "A resolution opposing an Inn
port tax on lumber. stating that II
was entirely unnecessary tor the pro-
lection Of lumber interpsta aud that
would materially retard building
cnpmenta a intensity the rapid
~d"piation or oar remaining forest
arrnH. The matter has been taken up
with congress repeatedly and a SEE
nnd letter recently addressed 10
Chairman j. W. Fordney Of the ways
and means committee shows that q
lumber tarin viii result In raising
the price OF an lumber In the cnun.
Try MI tordnry'H attention h. called
To the federal trad. commisston's rr-
port which shows exceedingly high
diVtrends paid by some OF tho north
west lumber manufacturer aud the
NJ rollusion az a. fixing prices
limiting production an BOughs
fir.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
~ nmELnINCI-

li'y StHuuHrd R,k'r. tho mtra1tur
wrii"r who f. hoipiur o.. rr. id.ut
Wilson Win hi memoir. 1Id ~ IL
Washington t,a.
'Th" German haven't learned
ih'lT lesson Noi III" moro -ructiuu1
tr" applied tu them. Mo- moro uH
Hitratrlv 'hcy declare that they can't
and won't pny
~ M" hrr,t zap of Tho london
conference" q GsrmHu-NmrrIc1u rtrl.
10 m" iu I'm INDIGNANT and protesting
yoirer
What d. poor Germany coming tor
" That 9tti T. isu't tho question
IN" question iH when is Tho coming
tor"
s self tHri'r ltH hrou constructed
fnI l%LImILm.-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
nc DRIVE nERDs $4,000 RABnIrs

~ [" DIX i"hpt dftNe which thp
county agent arranged In Brown
county. Texas. 500 drivers herded
some 1900 mbbitr n killed part
OF them. The big drive demonstrated
two things that the rabbits afe plon-
tiful enough In the southern part Of
the county % dsHrpy AZ crops this
year ana also tina rabbits can he
driven in brush territory az well as
IN the open Other drives III not
quite as large proportions were held
later In the month.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

A nat which rrows ln the orient ~
nlled with a sticky yaTnish.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
The Wool Tariff.

Schedule ~ provides for n clean
content duty OF rs cents per pound on
WOOL. with the provision that no woods
shu pay a higher rate OF duty than
% per cent al Nalorcm. The last
virtually places all woods with the eN-
ception Of Delainc on a 70 por ccnt
ad valorem basis and means a duty
In the grcasn based on current values
ana average sh~rinkages az follows:
Low quarter blood. 80 cents per
pound quarter blood, ~ cents: three
eighths blood. . cents. half biood. 10
cents. In every Instance this ~ a
lower rate than tho Paynu-Aldrlch
bill OF II cents per pound.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
PERMANENT TARIFF
LEGISLATION PLANNED

This permanent tariff bill which was
reported by the ways aud com
mlttee of the house on jun 20 pro-
yides FOR a duty on more agricultural
products than were included In the
emergency tariff. which Is now In cf-
feet. In general. however, Inc rates
are lower ON most commodities. The
tariff h unique In that Il provides Tor
harteTinE with other countries con
corning the amount OF tariff which
may be levied on some products. This
authorization Is put In the handS of
thc president. II IN wei. illustrated
in the case OF lumber. Although lum-
her may come in duty free the pres
idcnt ~ given the power to impose
duties upon lumber impOrtations
equal TO the duty charged on like
products by the country from which
u ls imported. Lumber mad been a
subject OF great controversy In the
framing OF the tariff bill. The same
Is true OF petroleum wool. and dye
SUITS. A number OF shifts were
made from the Underwood tariff law
passed by the last administration. a
duty N levied upon a long list OF mr.
%ticles. but many still remain on the
free list. including agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS. leather. harness. coal.
hides phosphate. In the crude form,
aud sulphur and sulphur ore.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

Pun balls sometimes grow six
Inches In diameter In u night.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

Persian Women are not permitted
TO wear hats
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

TN" watermelon b. believed to br
% native OF Nfr..u.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17

= 1cll ,gr''r Deco 7'oo 'oo.'rur'"a
New Britain herald., 1921-10-06

was fined IS and costs Of $40 while the
case Of Leonard Rich of Bridgeport
was discharged.
Berlin Items.
Regal Review. Of the Maccabees will
hold a meeting tomorrow evening at
the T. A. B. hall. Mrs. Littleton,
deputy supreme commander, will be
present and all members are requested
to attend.
Court Mattabesett, Foresters of
America will hold meeting at their
hall this evening at s o'clock.
The New Britain Gas Light company
is making changes in the local ga,
meters.
| Arthur L. Woodruff attended the
Durham fair yesterday.
Fire Prevention Day VIII be OBJ
served in the schools tomorrow.
East Berlin News
| The SB class of the Kensington
High school won the banner for the
month of September for having the
nearest perfect attendance.
| There will be the regular meeting
Of the Modern Woodmen Society at
the Athletic building this evening.
The library will be open as usual
Friday afternoon for the exchange OF
BOOKS.
The Mothers Sewing club will meet
with Mrs. Edward McCorkle Friday
evening.
The local orchestra will hold re-
| hearsal this evening at the home OF
Frank Cobey on Wilcox avenue.
There will be a choir rehearsal this
evening at st. Gabriel's church at
o'clock.
A number from this place attended
1.-The theater at Middletown last evening
The local members of the Boy
Scouts will attend a meeting Of their
troop at Berlin Friday evening.
/ There will be an important meet
ing Of the Acorn Football team this
evening at p. M in the t. A B
rooms, Upson's Corner. All members
are asked to be present as the money
| hey carried over since last year is
to be divided among the players. After
the meeting, practice will be held as
the first game Of the season is to be
lr1ave6 Sunday
New Britain herald., 1921-10-06
noted SPEAKER
TO APPEAR here
Former President Of Boston
College Will Address Kaceys

| The annual banquet of Bishop Tier
| ney assembly, fourth degree. X. OF c.,
promises to be the banner event of tho
lodges social activities Of the year. It
will be held at the Elka grill Thurs
| day evening, October Is. to celebrate
| the feast day Of Christopher Columbus,
| the patron of the order, which falls
| on the day before, Oct. Il. Assistan MT
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Woods
has been chosen as toastmaster and he
will Introduce the several speakers Of
the evening.
The local assembly is fortunate in
securing as the principal speaker, the
Rev. Charlea j. Lyons of st. Ignatius
church, New York city. Father Lyons
has a nationwide reputation as an ora
| tor. and has spoken in many of the
principal cities in the country. He is
g former president of Boston college,
| and while there, he was in great de-
| mand as a public speaker and won the
| admiration of the thousands who list
/ ened to his learned discourses on Diff
| ferent subjects. During the World
| war, he received a personal letter o.
| communication from the government OF
! Massachusetts, who in a public state
| ment, said that Father Lyon was the
| greatest instrument IN Boston for
arousing the patriotism Of the people
there.
The second speaker on tho even
! ing'a program will be John Riley o.
! Newton, Mass. Mr.. Riley, during the
war was chief secretary Of the K. OF
| C. in the zone of operations in France,
and many Of those who heard him in
his past appearances in New Britain
will remember him for his pleasing
anecdotes of his extensive travels in
| France and Italy.
Among the invited guests for the
evening will be the Rev. Patrick Nc
Givney, OF ST. Charles church, Bridge
port, state chap1ain; State Deputy
Callahan OF Hartford and Distric
Deputy Paul Kennedy Of Southington
Anyone wishing to procure tickets fol
the banquet will fine them on sale al
NJ. J. kenny's Undertaking parlor al
tho corner Of Main and Commercial
| streets