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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
PEAT FIRES STILL
SMOULDERING D
SNOW IN MINNESOTA

Duluth, Mimi. Dec. lI--Peat and
bog fires in northern, Minnesota still
smouider'! beneath rheh .surface'siof the
earth despite a covering OF from SIX
to eight inches of snow.
Prior to the arrival Of the snow fall,
the state forestry service sent squads
of men into the swamps and boys.
These temporary guards were
equipped with, small gasoline pumps
with which they pumped water in
many instances from long distances to
retard progress Of the fire, which often
threatened to spread to standing tim
Der and grow into menacing forest
fires. -,
Thousands. and thousands Of gallons
OF water were pumped into the seat
Of the fires often. as much as seven
and eight feet down into the ground.
by the frozen earth and fed
by fnestimable quantities Of highly In
fiammable peat, these fires survived
highly concentrated efforts Of the
guards and today still shoulder, as is
indicated by clouds of blue smoke
emerging from the s~now-covered
earth.
With the fires cornered in the bogl
by the snow, guards have been re-
lievedsfor the winter, the forest heads
convinced that the stubborn fires can.
overcome the natural obstacle and
be eH1iargsds Into 5fresltof material con:
70 ssueoee.skully combat. these pea,
and bog fires the forestry. service: ad:
rnits it IL confronted with All extreme
" difficult problem. Much effort has
been centered during recent years II
testing out various means advanced t.
thrwart ithis.fre menace. but as yet II
is admitted that no entirely effective
means has been established.
However,Swith the modern pumping
system developed to highly satisfac.
tory degreeft is believed probable tina,
during the next fire season a system
may be mapped out whereby the peat
and bpx hrss,, o~riginators Of some q
the mnstsdisastroNsa ef forest .frea II
northern Minnesota, may besSuccess,
fuiiy HttackedaicTo this endsffofestr,
men Are. SS65hreitfatinpg mvfh,iofstheh
efforts this winter. -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
Mattick To
Be Player-:M Manager
For Sioux City Club

Sioux City. Ia. Dec. 17.-walter
"Chink'' Mattick of St. Louis, who
will manage the Sioux City baseball
club Of the Western league for the
season of 1892, will serve the club in
the capacity Of player-manager filing
a position in the outield. He viii
have a controlling financial interest in
the club.
Mattick's baseball career dates from
1906. when he started as q player in
the Iowa league. Two years later he
was sent to Pueblo as an o%utielder
After breaking into the major leagues
with the Chicago White Sox he was
sen to the Des Moines club, where he
played for three years.
Mattick again played with the
White Sox during 1912 and 1913
season, after which he was traded tc
the Kansas City. club, with which he
played during the seasons Of 1914 and
1915. He was purchased by the
Vernon club Of the Pacific Coast
league and after playing there two
seasons, he purchased a half interes
in the Dallas club of ahe Texas league
Mattick sold his interest ut Dallas las'
year., ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
.SCIENTETSOF !. /.
!. RUSSIA NEED Ted
ENCOURAGEMENT
Gorky Describes Russians as
Not Humans But "Starv-
!: ing Dogs

! 4 f4islE!E #5t ,1s+.-Erat sAtt. ssHrS.ls y! - - M, !.
Stockholm. Nov. 2s.-tByrMail.):-
formerly reliefaoffic.al, looked tired
and i'll when he arrived here en- route
for Berlin. He said his principal pur-
pose In visiting Germany was to Sc
cure the printing Of. manuscripts
which circumstances had not permit
ted to be done before. 5s5s 4
1T is a big parcel he said. which
I bring along land its contents are OF
the greatest Importance to humanity
for they include q new method for the
treatment Of tuberculosis.
lin flood and fuel Gorky said Rus
sla4 scientists were comparatively well
on, thanks to the support which they
had from abroad, but what they
mostly needed was moral support
encouraging them to new efforts and
1t was from that point of view that
It n,, WAS e=ssential Their works should be
Position Hopeless.
THE position of Russian intellec-
tuals is terrible and practically hope
less" said Gorky., 1T means that as
dreadful a catastrophef as could ever
fall upon a nation has fallen upon
Russia. Investigations made by Pro
fessor Manukin show that in Petro-
grad 90 per cent suffer from anernia,
80 per cent have cancer. II per cent
are drunkards and 16 per cent gone
mad. ~
"A few days asoN two professors
tried TO escape from Petrograd. One
succeeded in, passing the frontier into
Finland but the other. one was shot.
Gorky said there were no children
in Russia now. They were all grown
up and death was printed On their
faces. They were no more human
Nj T.. TNa~v
had forgotten all human expressions
except the one give us bread" and
~incessantiy day and night they cried
for bread.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
SOUTHPAW GETS
DECISION OVER
SAILOR FRIEDMAN

! 4, New s Yf;5F4k. Dec. is.-Lew Tender
the Philadelphia left-handed light.
weight. tonight defeated Sailor Fried
man of Chicago, receiving the judges
decision at the tend of their 15-round
bout in Madison Square Garden.
Tender tool advantage of Fried.
mans wide-open tactics in the early
rounds, flooring him four times If
the second, and stopping his aggres.
siveness in other rounds with hart
punches to the body. The recupera.
tive powers of the Chicagoan wer,
remarkable, however, and he shook
Tender often with his rights, ans
lefts,. to the head and body.
tx Fried mar cut Tenders lips IN tn.
18th round and cut his nose wifi
hard blows, in the 14th. Friedmal
had been credited with three popular
decisions over Tender in ~previcu,
bouts.
Friedman weighed 1876 pounds anc
Tender 1876 IA.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
BEMIDJI HAS
HEAVY SCHEDULE
Teachers College Players
Face Heavy Basketball
Schedule

%Remidji. Mimi. Dec. 16.-An excep-
tionally strong schedule is being ar
ranged for the Beniiji Teachers col
lege basketball team. and many fast
games are being booked for the bas-
ketball season. "
Last night the college team went to
Kelliher to meet the high school team
Of that village. and tomorrow night
the members of tn: team will go to
Cass Lake and will play the high
school team there. On Wednesday OF
next week the teachers college team
will play the Walker high school at
that village.
E'The first game to be played in Be
midi VIII probably be with the Foss-
| ton high school on January 4 al the
new armory, and a game has also been
arranged with the agricultural college
of Crookston for Jan. 10. That game
will also be played here. On Feb. 9,
10 and IL. the Bemidji team will tour
the range and will play Eveleth, Hib-
bling and Virginia high schools. The
Bemidji team also expects t o arrange
games with the St Cloud college and
other teachers colleges of the state
Players who will be in the lineur
during the coming season are Romans
and Riggs, forwards; Horns, Berk.
lund and Greenfield, center, and 81.
1 mons, Elliott and Foul! guards. y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
PRINCE OF WALES
u. ENJOYING SPORT
OF TIGER HUNTING

Deihiass india, Dec. 17.-Threas prince
of Wales Is enjoying the sport Of tiger
hunting as the guest OF Maharaja Sir
;Chandra Jung Of Nepal.
1t is estimated that, since landing at
Bombay for his tour of India, the
princes. S - a-.
Is Despite the rioting in Bombayr.and
@Hartals in Aiimere, Allahbads aad
Benares, his reception has been sofssa
gratifying character. None of~the
events on his program have beer
abandoned Or modified. s.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
BALL MAGNATES =.
ATTEMPT TO SETTLE
DIFFERENCES TODAY

New York. Dec. 17.-Members I of
the advisory council of baseball con-
vened today in a h%old-over meeting to
consider important questions Of base
ball policy and administration sub
mitted to it for final action by the big
league officials who completed their
annual conferences yesterday.
Foremost Of the problems left FOE
the council to solve was the draft
ruling which the majors want re-
stored and to which certain minor
leagues object. However, President
Toole Of the International league,
President Hickey of the American as
ISOLATION and President Mccarthy OF
the Pacific Coast league, acting as. a
class A. A. leagues committee, were
to meet members Of the council in an
effort to come to terms.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
Men
Is. HANDICAP
c. TO BADGERS
Coach Richards Forced to
Groom New Football Play
ers For 1922 Season.

Madison Wis, Dec. 1T.-The loss OF
six regulars, from the 1921 Wisconsin
football squad will require Coach
Richards to- rebuild the line and back
Held for the 1922 season. He :awtll
have a1lppg list of powerful players to
choose from in filling gaps, unless
ineligibility again cuts into the varsity
material. -"
Captain Guy Sundt, fullback, gradu-
ates after -four years OF competition.
The Badgers have no man of equal
calibre as a defensive. player and
punter. A. c. Elliott at right half
back, who has played with Sundt for
three years, graduates with him, leav-
ing another important position to fill.
Stevens Gould, q halfback inc end
Of three years. experience with the
along with J. P. Woods, who filled in
at halfback on occasions. +:
The line loses George Bunge, varsity
center, through three seasons, in
which he never has lost a minute OF
play. Time has been called u for
him but once during that period, and
no bad pass is recorded against him,
James Brader at tackle graduates
after our years competition, as one
Of the best linemen in the western
conference.
Good Men to FIJI Gap.
To meet these losses, Coach Rich
ards is%expecting Holmes, a regular, OF
last year, to be eligible for Elliott's
place a albright half. Williams, will be
back aagain 10 fill in the left side 81
the baekfield. with Crozier or Slaugh-
ter for, fullback.
Barr.is counted or for quarterback
and, if eligible, his passing n pilot
ing ability will be one Of the most
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s. PERMITTED TO
Il CONTRACT FOR BIG;
AIRSHIP i'm GERMANY
f.ssa14 pe1r1oossy suL xHl.

y. Esald g94HI0os o9G SNZ7
Paris, Dec. 1.-THE council ofsam-
bassadors has granted permission to
the United States to contract for the
construction at Observation-Disclosures
Germany, of a zepp'in Of the LII type:
This decision marks the end Of sdsplo-
matte negotiations which have pro-
ceeded between the allies powers and
a%nnlication for the construction OF a
Zeppelin grew out OF the destruction
in Germany of five Of the big dirig-
ibles, one Of which had beenSTallotted
to the United States during the peace
conference. EgNE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17

whereas. dsfault has been made ia the
terms and Conditions Of the mortxake
harein. ftsr descrihed- ein that tKe morf-
rsror hss failed to pay past due pin
Ssa,it. tha has dec,sred and
dnes hereby declare the entire
nospS ~ III y 81 ! 81 = ~ ~ - 1hicht shs
nwei ~ aale therein, con{Sined has & Sl
come operative, now therefore. WissA
I. Notice is hereby given that the GER
tain mortsare exAcuted 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
$1,000 Members Oh
The "Knot Hole Gang
Attend Cardinal Game.

Est. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 1.-THE Knot
Hole Gang which was developed five
years ago as a child welfare move
ment by the st. Louis National league
baseball club, had $4,000 members in
attendance at games of the Cardinals
here last season Samuel Breadon,
president of the club, announced. Boys
under 16 years old Are admitted free
to week day games under the plan.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
Sixteen Football
Men Are Awarded
Letters At Williston

Williston. n. d.. Dec. 17.-Upon
recommendation Of Coach Cutting, 16
men were awarded letters in football
Monday morning by Faculty Manager
Evans. The names are as follows:
knlas,trcaptain:. King, shaver w.
AddymanArNoh Hogan, yeitchr Scott.
Phillips, Mockel. Olson. FAIRIES, CASH
man, McGabbon A. Addyman, Bangs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
Investigate Charge
OF Professionalism

Chicago, Dec. 17.-CharEes Of pro-.
fessionalisn against Joie Ray, fleet,
runner OF the Illinois A. c.: Loren
Murchison, also Of the. %tri-color club,
and Joe and Frank Loomis of the
Chicago A. A.. are being investigated
by the registration committee Of the
Central A. A. U. here today
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
STAR QUARTERBACK
OF WlLLISTON TO
LEAD QUINTET

=. TWilliston, n. D., Dec. 17.-Elmer
Phillips, star quarterback Of the VIII
liston high school football team, was
last night elected to aead the. basket
ball quint for the coming season.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
CHEF no MEET WTHoN

&ew York. Dec. 1G.--Harry Gre6ss
EF1tt meet Johnny wiisonsuf Bcstons 3
fxh9 mt4Aleweisht title ii February.
Iex Rtcksrd announced today.aTb
I bout vail be held ID Madison Square,
uardsn.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
MUSIC LOVERS -: =.
MOURN DEATH
OF FRENCHMAN

Paris, Dec. 17.-Music lovers today
mourned the death in Algiers, Africa.
yesterday, of Charles Camille. Saint
saens. noted Trench musician and
composer. NJ. Saintsaens vas Sc years
Of apa ~ a.-F i. 2
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
HALL WINS:

Des Moines. Ia, Dec. 17.-Rpscoe
Hall Of Des Moines knocked out Carl
Leonard Of Red Wing. MINI, here
last night in the first round Of their
scheduled six round bout. They are
lightweights.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17

Syracuse. N. Y.-Frank Culver of
Toledo. Ohio, has been elected captain
of the Syracuse university 1922 foot
/ ball team.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17

Danville, Ky.-Center college foot
ball team departed for San Diego.
Cal, where OF December rs it will
meet the University OF Arizona team.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
TODAY'S SPORT

distinguishing OF Jefferson Park
Fair association at New Orleans;
meeting Of Cuba-American Jockey
club at Havana: meeting of Lower
California Jackey club ct Tia Juana
Hockey-National Hockey league. OF
Canada opens Its ssason.
Tennis-Florida public courts
Championship aurnanent opens al
Jacksonville.
ss ~ NSS )
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17

Bottled sunshine sometimes turns
out to be pncorked tempest.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17

Billiards-John Yayton vs.. August
Kieckhefer, at Chicago, for national
ithree-cushion championship.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
SPORTING NEMS|N

While more fistic fans viewed" last
nights contest than saw the 1919 af-
fair. the receipts were not 80 large be-
cause of the lower admission charges
The 1919 figures were sat, 900. [
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17
MIKE O'DOWD
OUTPOlNTED
BY GIBBONS
Smashing Right In Third
Makes Fighting Harp
Groggy

St. Paul, Dec. 16.--Mike Gibbons OF
St. Paul outpointed his fellowtowns-
man, Mike O'Dowd. former middle
weight champion. il q ten-round bout
here tonight, a majority of the news
paper men at the ringside agreed.
While there was some variance in
the division OF rounds from the view
point of ringsidc critics. the majority
of the MEN gave at least
six rounds to Gibbons, from n to
three to O'Dowd, with the others de-
clared a draw. -.u*
In the third round. a smashing RICH!
Grass made O'Dowd groggy. but while
spectators clamorel for a Knockout
by Gibbons. the fighting harp COW
srSd up until he a recovered suffi-
ciently to last out the round, and fin
ished the period seemingly none the
worse for the blow.
O'Dowd failed to follow up what
seemed an advantage at one stage of
the second round. but at no time did
he have Gibbons in a predicament
pa%relleling that In which he found
himself in the third, and many times
.'the phantom had ODowj missing
badly.
Boxer Va. Fighter.
1t was largely a case Of Gibbons
the boxer, outpoirting O'Dowd, the
fighter. but in several instances Glib
bons met O'Dowd's aggressiveness
with telling returns, and stopped the
rushes h a on several occasions sent
him, covering up. to the ropes. =
Despite the bitterness of the contest,
1t was evident to those who observed
them in their meeting W years ago
when O'Dowd earned a shade, tina,
both the st. Paul Mikes had slowed
up somewhat. O'Dcwd's weight was
announced as $50 pounds and Glib
hons' as 1853.
Looking for New Iaurcls.
st. Paul. Dec. 17.-Mike Gibbons
again today as the result of his vic.
tory over Mike O'Dowd, former mid.
dleweight champion, in a ten round
no-decfsfon bout here last night.
Under the Minnesota law a referee.
decision Ia not allowed but most OF
the sport writers at the ringside were
I. Of the opinion that Gibbons outpoint'
ell the harp. ~"
Negotiations are under way for q
match between Gibbons n Bryan
Downey of Columbus, Ohio. who re
Gently knocked out Happy 1ittletor
Of New Orleans. Gibbons is also anx
ious to meet Johnny Wilson, present
holder OF the middleweight crown
which he took from O'Dowd. Tht
phantom's manager has wired Te1
Richard. promoter, of New York. il
an effort to rrange a meeting will
Wilson.
One Of the largest crowds that eve1
witnessed a boxing card in Minnesota
saw the Gibbons-O'Dowd mix las
night 1t was estimated that NOR
than 1000 persons paid admissions.
Receipts totalled s23 1872. of which
Gibbons n O'Dowd will receiv'
slightly more than $4,000 each.
The total receipts were second onl,
to those of the clash between tn
two St. Paul hoxers in November
1919. when O'Dowd was given tn
majority of the newspaper decisions
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-17

Chicago--Augie Hieckhefer, three
cushion billiard champion, reduced
the lead Of Challenger John Layton
from 16 to Z points in their cham
pionship game.
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Hea.sdg truly a. greenhorneflwho
doesn't know enough to blow hisd1orna
s}2s ST r. n = u 4.
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SPORT BRIEFS

New York-Lew Tender, Philadel-
phia lightweight. defeated Sailor
Freedman Of Chicago, receiving the
judges decision at the end Of a 49,
round bout: s.
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j. E~LQUDEN, aMCssssS 8FSs e.
AttoFneye for M0rtsAgaess ~
GfAnd F0rH4, N. Sfssx
lDcc, 5-l0-l7-s4.3i. ly2ts jan. 4. 1tet.la
The Little River news., 1921-12-03
Red bIun News.

Red Bluff, Dec. 1.-(Special,) )-The ladies met at the school house Nov. 21. and organized missionary socle- jty. The following officers wree elect ed: Mrs. P. M. Wood, president, Mrs. J. E Owens vice president, Mrs. w. w. Dickinson, secretary treasurer, Miss Fay Mclaughlin, Mrs. Joe Garman. Mrs. Ben H. Wright, program commit tee. The first meeting was with Mrs. Wood The following program was rendered.: Song by society. Prayer by Mrs P. M. Wood. Bible reading. by Mrs. w. w. Dickinson. The rest of the afternoon being spent in sewing, Fruit cake and chocolate was served. Mrs. Frank Lambright of Ashdown was visitor and gave very interest ing talk. We urge that all the ladies attend. The next meeting will be at the school house. December 16
 MT. and Mrs. w. s. Crouch and daughter Madie were visitors of Mrs. w. w. Dickinson, Sunday.
 Byron Duncan was visitor at this place Sunday.
 Miss Willie Wood was a week end visitor at Ashdown.
 Misses Natalie Williams and Hazel Wood spent Thanksgiving at the home of MT. and Mrs. P. M. Wood
 Miss Fac Mclaughlin spent Thanks giving with her sister at Ashdown.
 The missionary society met with Mrs. Ben Wright after the program was rendered the afternoon was spent ill sewing. Peaches and whipped cream were served.
 Mrs. M. G. Brazil and children left for Ft. Towsend, Okla, Sunday at which place they will make their flu ture home.
 VIII. McClelland was in Ashdown attending to business Wednesday. MT. Wickham of Oklahoma has To- cated in our community We extend him a hearty welcOmeI NV. w. Dickinson was trading in AshdOwn Thursday.
 Willard Wood and Ernest Thill of Ashdown spent Thanksgiving with the formers parents.
 | Ray Perkins, Henry Judd and Miss Bertha Judd of Peytonville were visit ors of Miss Fay Mclaughlin Sunday
The Little River news., 1921-12-03
Winthroa News.

Winthrop, Dec. 1 -(Special) All that mortal of I. B. Rieves was laid to rest in the Camp Ground cemetery He was buried by the Masons, both the local and the Ashdown lodges particl- pating. The esteem in which MT. Rieves was held was openly manifest ed by the large crowd that followed his remains to the last resting place. The grave was covered with most beautiful flowers.
 J. W. Ingram who was quite ill is improving
 MT. and Mrs Fred Rieves and also John Rieves of Vivian, La, were here Friday.
 Mrs. G w. Webb and children are here this week.
 J. W. Tapp and Preston Walker re- turned from Fl Dorado Saturday by overland route.
 Guy Davis spent Sunday here with home folks.
 Mrs. s. l. Middlebrooks and little grandson, John Allen Rieves, of Ash down were here Friday.
 Mrs, Charlie Sackett and daughter, Jerusrene returned to Ogden after a pleasant visit of a few days to her sister, Mrs J. A. Scott.
 Miss Jennie Wilson of Horatio was a pleasant visitor to her friends here Saturday.
 Mrs. w. H. Boggs went shopping in DeQueen Saturday.
 Tollie Webb of Texarkana was here visiting home folks Sunday
 Miss Cora Lutz was the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Fred Lutz Monday and Tuesday.
 Mesdames R. T. Sessions, G. w. Webb and Mary Davis motored to Foreman Tuesday afternoon.
 Miss Nellie Anderson of Foreman is spending some time with her aunt. Mrs. T. B. Rieves.
The Little River news., 1921-12-03
BROADENING THE MARKET FOR THE "YAM-TATER"

According to the October Crop Re porter the indicated yield of sweet potatoes for the United States in 1921 is 106,569 900 bushels, a large portion Of which is either consumed in the South or permitted to rot because of lack of facilities, If all the sweet potatoes produced were marketable there would be about one bushel for every man, woman and child in the United States. apparently an over sup ply. However, when we learn that the production of Irish potatoes will ap- proximate 345,S44,000 bushels, and consider that much larger percent age than sweet potatoes will be placed on the market. We may wonder why cents per pound should prove to be the average minimum price.
 We are consuming more than three times as many Irish potatoes in the united States as we do sweet pota- toes, but with q knowledge of curing and shipping the Southern product the bushels consumed should be great ly increased. The Irish potato is us- ed generally throughout the country The sweet potato is best known in the south Indeed there are millions of people in the North and East who do not know the taste Of tha oapu;,,o
 Yam-Tater," much less how to pre- pare one for the table. Therefore a campaign of education with demon strations and the distribution of at tractive booklets with recipes for cooking, if persisted in, would un- doubtedly increase the consumption of the yam by 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels Farm and Ranch.