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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31
CONCRETE FLOORS ARE BEST
Promote and Protect Health Of All
Farm Animals and Increase Prof.
its for Farmer.

A concrete barnyard makes a fine
exercise lot in all kinds Of weather
and always affords a dry spot for the
animals bed. Every shower washes
tn, arface clean and Pushes the
DIR. :ngs into the manure pits. Con-
CT yards tighten the work Of the
no. life. as there is no mud to Be-
tracked on the walks and kitchen
floor. The use of rubber boots Is un-
necessary. On concrete floors not .
particle Of grain need be wasted. The
way to the water trough Is always dry,
smooth and passable. Concrete hoorl
promote and protect the health Of fasu
animals and increase the profits q
farming, stock raising and dairying.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31

and farther apart in dry, hot periods.
Apply the mixture thoroughly with q
pump which will give very fine misty
spray that will cover the plants but
not run down the stalks and thus dis
figure the stems.
Since the disease Is carried over
winter on the seed and in the soil
where diseased celery was grown the
previous year, it is important that new
soil be used in the seed bed or the old
soil sterilized by steam, hot water or
formalin solution and that disease-free
seed be planted.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31
Removing Ink Stains

Phyrophosphate of soda Is rocaR
nended for the removal of Ink stn1nA.
This salt does not injure vegetable
.ber and yields colorless compounds
With the ferric oxide Of the ink. -
best to first apply tallow to H.
nix spot, then wash In a solution q
.hyrophosphate until both tallow ana
ak have disappeared. Another formula
10 use mixture Of four parts OF
lrtar and two parts OF powered
lum. This is not injurious to cloth.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31
DAIRY
MILK DELIVERED TO CITIES
Figures Announced by Department Of
Agriculture on Total Cost to
Ultimate Consumer.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgrtcultureJ
The total cost Of milk delivered to
the consumers door In Columbus, o.
during the first six months Of 1920,
ranged from lib cents up to 1873 cents
per quart, II the costs OF one company
which does business in terrified
milk IRE omitted, according to the fg>
ures recently announced by the United
States Department Of Agriculture. The
cost Of the raw milk delivered at the
dairy ranged from 81 cents to ~ cents
per quart. The total cost Of op-
Grating the dairy plant, including the
pasteurizing and bottling Of the milk.
ranged from / cent to Ia cents per
quart, and the cost Of delivering the
milk from the dairy to the consumer
ranged from 1.61 cents to 80 cents per
quart.
The item Of administrative expense
varies widely, being as low as two
tenths Of cent per quart for one
small company and as high as cent
| per quart for q large concern.
Two Of the seven companies covered
were small concerns which produced
their own milk supply. The cost Of
producing the milk for these cor
panies in 1920 was SO Genus per quar-
which is very similar to the price paid
for milk by the larger concerns.
One Of the items Of cost which has
attracted most attention among stu
dents Of the milk business Is the 80
called "bottle loss" The depart
ment's study indicates that for thu
companies covered In Columbus thi!
item ranges from one-tenth to twn
tenths Of a cent per quart.
Great difficulty was experienced II
getting any satisfactory information
concerning the shrinkage which take
place in the handling and delivery o
milk, but according to the best dat
available this item amounts to be
tween % per cent and SIS per cent Q
the total volume Of milk.
Columbus is city of 237 OBJ populs
ton, which Is reported to consum
about 27,OOO,OOO quarts Of milk per al
mum. This milk is supplied by owe
1000 producers. from Is different cour
, ties, and is transported to Columbr
. from a territory having a radius
35 miles Conditions appear to /
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31
HOW TO FIGURE
COST OF CROPS
Farmer Enabled to Compute for
Himself Expense Of Produc-
inq Various Crops.
REQUIREMENTS OF EACH CROP
II Precise Records Are Not Available
on Labor and Material Expendi.
lures Close. Estimate Can Be-
Made Of That Section.

Prepared by the United States Depart |
ment Of Agriculture-)
Figures from which the farmer can
compute for himself the cost Of pro-
duction Of corn, corn for silage, wheat.
oats, and hay, under given conditions,
are presented in a preliminary report
on labor and material requirements OF
those crops. recently issued BY the
United States Department Of Agricui-
ture. These figures cover the normal
hours of man labor and horse labor,
and quantities Of seed, fertilizers. etc,
required per acre for each crop, as
determined by surveys by the office OF
farm management and farm econom-
ics.
Apply Basic Factors.
Til. money cost Is found by apply
! ing to these basic factors the current
rates for labor, seed. etc. Inasmucn
as il has been found that, in general,
labor and material costs approximate
| 50 per cent of the total operating cost
| for these crops, it is easy to find this
total when the labor and material costs
are known.
| The figures given represent average
| crop requirements for the regions
| where investigations have been made
II the farmer does not have precise
! records of labor and material expendi-
lures for his own farm. he can esti-
mate them pretty closely by taking the
average for his own region as OASIS
and applying current rates for labor
and materials, with due allowance Tor
any unusual conditions that may exist
In his own case. The method OF com
putation is as follows:
I. Determine the total cost OF labor
and material per acre by applying cur
rent rates to the quantities OF labor
and materials obtained from the In
dividual's own records. or. if such arr
not available, use those given in th'
table.
.. Determine the total operating e1
pense per acre by dividing the cost o
labor and material by the percentag
figure given for each region
8. Determine the total acre cost
production by adding the interes
charge or the cash rent paid for tn
use of land.
4. To determine the cost per bushe
or ton divide the total acre cost
the yield per acre.
The following example shows no.
this method worked out in ngurln
the cost of corn for silage on an low
farm:
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31
TEACH YOUNG BULL ~ LEAD
Calf Can Be Halter Broken With
Little Effort II Taken in Hand at
Right Time.

s1n that is to be kept for service
SIN, ia he taught to lead while he Is
small calf. He can he halter broken
ut this time with few minutes effort
He should not only be taught to lead
without a tight rope. but also should
he taught to stand. II given this les
son while young. IN after life. when he
In led out for visitors to look over OF
to be photographed. he makes much
better appearance
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31

rairly representative Of many Middle
Western cities.
The investigation covered seven
companies. which sold about l6,5OO.OOO
quarts Of milk and cream In 1870. or
approximately 65 per cent Of the total
quantity consumed. The companies
ranged in size from q very small one
wagon concern ZIP to the largest. which
operated ~ milk routes.
From the point Of view Of the farm
r. and the consumer. the important
question is, What does It cost to han
lie the milk from the farm to the
consumer? The cost Of raw milk was
between 6 per cent and IS per cent
Of the total cost Of the milk A. 1t
reaches the consumer.
During the period under study the
retail price Of Grade A milk In Co
iumbus, as quoted by the dealers In
vestigated, ranged from Is cents to
las cents per quart, though during
1920 the two small dealers sold theil
milk. which comes from tuberculin
| tested cows, for Is cents per quart
A, the same time the wholesale price
of milk ranged from II cents to 12h
| cents.
| The average number Of customer
per route in 1920 ranged from l6S Il
.o37. and the number of quarts Pc
wagon ranged from It's to SIS, thu
| average being o.. 1t is noteworth,
that the most profitable company wa
the one having the largest aveiag
wagonload.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31
VARIOUS CLUBS GOING GOOD
Rsner4a q Returns Of Work Done b.
eeys and Giris With Poultry
and Other lines.

Prepare BY the United States Depart
ment OF Agrtculture9
Supervision Of boys and girls poul-
try clubs by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, in cooperation
with state agricultural colleges. was
continued during the last fiscal year
in seven states. WHERE there were l.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31

BENJAMIN Dis
raeli (Lora BeA-
coasAeld), the ela-
est son Of IsAae
D'l sfaeli, was
born IN London In
1904 Although all
the children were
born lAto the Jew
ish c0nnunion,
the father, with
an his Household,
withdrew from the
faith when the
son BENJAMIN was
but II years cid.
~NOne Of the
family was akin
to Benjamin. for
geAiuD and char
$500 >-A>>A o.
rah, the eldest
child, t. whom
he was Indebted
l0R n NlRH. nm.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31

1855 clubs with 29,4SO members, Of
which 1876 made reports from which
the following totals have been COM
piled: Eggs set. 731,7Oe; chicks
hatched. 510.47S; value Of products
sold. S94.791.32; value Of stock on
hand. SSSo, 277.S7; exhibits held. 712
members exhibiting, 5,615; prizes re-
eeived, So.6S1.11. A feature Of prog
cess was the improvement In quality
Of fowls Ired ~ club memberA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31

Total labor and material 80 per
cent of operating expense)........ S.s'
Total operating expense Oo per
cent? 80
Interest on l acre Of land ($Oo At
Total cost neutrality-suspicious.. $ss-S
Averaxe yield per acre. IS tons
Average cost per ton. NS.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31

.vervine and sympathetic devotion,
when, In his earlier days, he needed
It most"
At IS Disraeli was sent to Uni
Z, Ran school at Walthamstow. He
.oon. however, left there and went to
.chool NO more. With his fathers
Guidance and the help Of his Ane IL
hr.ry, Benjamin started out to educate
himself
In 1857 DisrAeli won the election to
,,rIiament, being returned from Maid
.tone, Many years later he became
.rime minister, but for q brief period
only, resigning in 1868 In favor Of ME-
Gladstone.
His greatest gift was not the roman
tic imaxination which he possessed %
4 abuudantly. but the perceptive, inter-
n pretative, judicial or dIvining ima8ina'
tion. "vvithout which there can be ne
man of great affairs" His novels con.
tain many character portraits OF thu
men and women Of his time. "Viviar
Grey, IL said to be . pen picture OF tn
author.
DIsrael died at his home IN Cur.o'
h afr. ct on the 10th Of April, 1881.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31
Draft Evaders Names Printed

washington.-UpwardS Of H!Oo0
names of alleged draft evaders Issued
oy the war department between June
and July 4, were published Saturday
n the Congressional Record 4
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-31

~ ISRAELTS story OF Vivian
Gre I, like others of his novels.
- deals largely with politics, and
contains character portraits of we'll
known persons of the period.
When Vivian Grey reached the age
of five years it was discovered that the
treatment of a doting mamma and
overattent,ve nurses had spoiled the
child and it was decided that he had
better be sent away to school; when
however, the subject was under dis
cussion, there was strenuous protest
from Vivian against curls and going to
school.
II wun't have my hair curl.
mamma; the boys will laugh at me-"
bawled the spoiled youngster. "Charles
Appleyard told me so; his hair curled.
and the boys called him girl. Papa !!
give me some more claret; won't go
to school"
But in spite of these protests he was
sent to school. where he stayed some
four years, when it was decided that
he should remain at home for time
and do his studying there; but he was
later sent of again, this time to the
school Of Mr.. Dallas at Burnsley vicar
age.
The rumor Of the arrival Of "a new
fellow" circulated rapidly through the
inmates Of the vicarage, and the fifty
young rascals were preparing to quiz
the newcomer when the schoolroom
door opened and Mr.. Dallas, accom-
panied BY Vivian Grey. entered.
"A dandy. BY Jovel" whispered one
"What q knowing sst out" squeaket
. second; "Nummy Sick" growled
third: this last exclamation was, how
ever, q scandalous libel. for certalnl!
10 being ever stood in q pedagogue''
presence with more perfect sang-froid
and with q holder front, than did, q
this moment, Vivian Grey.
The young savages at Burnsley VIC
arage had caught . Tartar; In q YER
fsw days Vivian was decidedly tn
most popular fellow In the school; "h
was 20 dashing! 20 devilish good-tem
pered. 80 completely up to everJ
tAingl"
Vivian developed talents Of q III
efary nature which inspired great nc
miration among his fellow pupils, an
also in the mind Of Mr.. Dallas.
But there are other attributes whic
will win the admiration Of school
real boys; and this proved to be tn
case at Burnsley vicarage, when, q
so often happens. some Of the boy
Jealous Of vivian's popularity, foun'
as they thought, an opportunity
triumph over him. There was troubl
between the followers Of Vivian an
those Of Mallet, the head usher; or
of the latter made an insulting remar
to Vivian which he promptly resente
and the battle was on. and Viva
Grey showed that he couli fight {
we'll as write.
Ntvian's chief characteristic was
4 burning ambition; with this he had
4 great amount of courage and self-a
surance, and besides these attribute
tact combined with a pleasing pc
sonal presence and manners.
4 1T dinner in his fathers hon
va Vivian was still very your
n's. he made the acquaintance of Il
inarQuess Of Carabas. He came
the rescue Vt the marques and b
opinions In an after-dinner discussio
during which he quoted a whole pa
sage from Bolinghroke in support
I the marques; this was challenged
Il V'vtan's father. who knew his sol
Il haoit Of quoting the opinions Of OF
4 en- which were more often his o'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11

by general discussion of the work.
Mr.. Putnam and Mr.. Weston then
took up the proposition Of working
out method whereby Michigan po-
tato growers can be in position to
supply the demand which has come up
for Michigan grown potatoes for
seed. They outlined a plan whereby
all Michigan certified seed will orig
mate at one place and will be under
the definite control of the Crop I'm
proyement Association and which will
be seed that we can unhesitatingly
guarantee to be as specified in every
way. The plan will be explained
more fully in the near future.
Mr.. Putnam and Mr.. Weston have
been working for some time on q bull
letin which will give some sort of an
idea as to what crops are best adapt
ed to the upper peninsula and which
will be sort of resume of the best
farming practice as practiced by
some Of our leading farmers. When
this bulletin is completed copy will
be secured for every farmers in this
county.
Mr.. Reed gave very instructive
talk on the future of the dairy indus
try in upper Michigan. Mr.. Reed is
the new head Of the dairy depart
ment at the Michigan Agricultural
College. He has spent several years
in the dairy industry both as an in
structor and in the commercial field,
and is probably one of the best in
formed dairymen in the country to-
day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
HOW TO STORE PICRIC
ACID OVER THE WINTER

Lately the county agent has been
besieged with inquiries relative to the
storing Of ricric acid over winter.
From L. F. Livingston, land clearing
specialist at Marquette, the word
comes that picric acid may be stored
without any detrimental effects as
long as it is stored in dry well ven
tilated place. Picric acid will keep
over winter mach the same as COM
mon salt, the alternate freezing and
thawihg having no effect on it's ex-
plosi.e property.
AS most Of YOU know, dynamite
wher subjected to alternate freezing
and thawing deteriorates very rapid
ly. It becomes brown soggy mass
and the explosive property is entire
ly lacking. The materials that make
up most of the dynamites used in ag-
ricultural blasting are water soluble,
while the mateials that make up pic
ric acid are of a different nature.
Picric acid has the property of abb
sorbing water, which makes the ex-
plosive harder to set off. If stored
in a dry place it will soon lcse the
excess moisture and become more
sensitive.
Don't become alarmed because you
may have to store it over winter. The
changes in temperature will not affect
the explosive power. Keep it in a
dry place where it is protected from
moisture.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT

Can you remember that Christmas
when you first received The Youths
Companion among your Christmas
presents? You can perhaps recall
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The Companion is true to the best
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stories, current events, comments on
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The 52 issues Of 1922 will be crowd
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
COUNTY AGENTS CONFER

A very interesting as well as in
structive conference of the county
agents cf the upper peninsula and
those of the northern part Of the low
er peninsula was held at the court
house in Marquette on Monday and
Tuesday of this week. The principal
speakers Of the conference were Prof.
Reed of the dairy department Of the
M. A. c.. ]. w. Weston, county agent
leader, L. F. Livingston, land clear
ing specialist, and G. w. Putnam, the
crops experimenter at the U. P. Ex-
pertinent Station.
The first day might well be called
Land Clearing Day." for the whole
discussion that day hinged around the
present and future Of land clearing
in the upper peninsula. Mr.. Living
ston outlined the policies which will
be followed for the next year or two
in an effort to promote land clearing
on our cut-over lands.
A plan similar to the Marinette
(wis.) county idea will be followed
Cooperating with the railroads run
ming through the territory and with
the local business men, Mr.. Living.
ston plans to put on one day land
clearing demonstrations in all of the
principal communities Of the upper
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
PAsTIME THEATRE

The Fastime theatre will oe no
place for a man with an ingrown
grcuch, when Charlie Chaplin appears
Saturday and Sunday in "The Idle
Class" The play is guaranteed to
kill any crouch, no matter how chron-
is, within the space Of a few seconds.
While The Idle Class" is shorter
than "The Kid" It Is packed with
more laughs than one would imagine
two reeler would hold. Charles
first appearance, on the screen-when
he crawls out from under q railroad
coach---is the signal fer the laughing
to start, and the comedian never gives
II an opportunity to subside.
II is highly novel Chaplin pic
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
RESIGNS ,AS MAYOR

w. c. Birk has rendered his resig-
naticn as mayor Of the village of Bar
ga to the village council, the resigna-
tion tc axe effect at once.
He has held the position the past
eighteen months, winning out in two
hot elections. A number of improve
ments have been made during his in
cumbency, the most important being
the changing Of the power plant from
a gas burning system tc one of oil.
Mr.. Birk has charge of this section
for the Bark River Bridge and Gull
vert Company and finds that his bus
mess interests are too pressing for
him to contiKie as mayor. He will
have charge Of the northern part OF
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
GAME LAW VIOLATORS
ON POINT CAPTURED

Game Wardens Belanger, Crebassa
and Tissue made record haul at
Point Abbaye last week, which re-
suited in the bringing into justice
court. of number of game law vio-
lators, and the collection Of fines and
costs amounting to-$346.20.
The parties arrested and TIE total
of the fine and costs reed out to
each offender. was as follows:
Fred Fs3.is-a, having venison in
--s-c Ion. $4,000.
Arnold Ranticla, hunting without
a license, $3.50.
August Kallenen, killing deer out
Of season, $4,000
Rudolph Kallenen, having venison
in possession, $3.50.
Matt Oirola, killing deer out sea-
son, $64.30.
Albert Kevila, hunting deer with
headlight, $23.30.
William Saari. hunting without Ii
cenSe, SZo.oV.
Herman Heckkenen, having venison
in possession, $23.30.
Chas. Heckkenen, hunting withoat
license, $3.50.
John Rudughn, hunting without a
license, $3.50.
Peter Mitchell, hunting without a
license, s14.00.
Point Abbaye has long been known
as a place where violations of the
game law are numerous, and we COM
pliment the wardens on their success
full netting. We believe this whole
sale arrest will go long way toward
inspiring respect for the game laws.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
PICRIC ACID CLEARS
10000 MICH. ACRES

Thirty thousand acres Of cleared
land will be added to Michigan's to-
tai as result Of land clearing opera
tions being carried on this fall with
picric acid, according to estimates Of
land clearing specialists at the Mich
igan Agricultural College. In addi-
tion, it is said that farmers Of the
state have saved $4,000 in the pur-
chase Of the war salvagede explosive,
which has been distributed at about
eleven cents pound lower than the
cost of dynamite ordinarily used in
land clearing work.
eve received orders for nearly a
million pounds Of picric acid" said
A. ]. McAdams, assistant land clear
ing specialist at M. A. c., although
the Michigan allotment was only 624,-
600 pounds. The different state allot-
ments were based on their acreage cf
cut-over land, and the Michigan total
proved insufficient to meet the de-
mand.
"Picric acid is not ordinarily a COM
petitor of dynamite fer land clearing
purposes, as it actually costs more
to manufacture than dynamite. This
allotment was turned. over by the
government at merely the cost of
cartridging, freight, and distribution,
xuhich ~, odo tho nr;co ,,p,,c,,aIlxy lou,
It was intended originally for mill
tary purposes"
Michigan's allotment of the explo-
sive has been distributed by the ex-
tension division of the Michigan Ag-
ricultural College, through L. F. Liv-
ingston, its land clearing specialist.
(Twenty-seven carloads were placed in
the state, thirteen in the upper penin-
sula and fourteen in the northern
counties Of the lower peninsula.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-11
Welded WEDNESDAY

Justice John Campbell on Wednes-
day united in marriage Miss Senu
Passanen and Andrew Flygare, both
of Herman. The attendants were
Miss Adale Martilla and Alfred Pass
amen.
The contracting parties are both
well known in L'Anse township and
have the best wishes of their friends
for happy and prosperous life.