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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

Sunday Excursion The Monon-
gahela Railway Will run another OF
its Sunday excursions to Pittsburgh.
on May 81 The face will be s2.70i
for the round trip. Passengers will
board the 7:15 a. m. train, arriv-l
ing in Pittsburgh at 11:15 M
On the return trip they will leave
Pittsburgh at 80 p. M, arriving
in Fairrnont at 8:45 p. M
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
QUITMAN, Ca. May Three
white men were killed and aEfourth
was fatally injured today when the
boiler of the Evans saw Mill eS-
pioded. The mill was completely
destroyed
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Chicago !: AZ! Grain

CHICAGO, May C -:--lAnnounce-
tment that Beginning tomorrow.
grain on track here could be de
.Iiyered on M ay contracts led to "a
q luck down turn of prices in the.
wheat N market today during the.
early dealings. NJ ost of the grain
referred to-. about 400 carloads,
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Liberty Bonds

NEW Y. DIRK, May 10. - liberty
bonds 81 p. m, 31s's 9.3S;; first4's
se9 so second As s$99-52; first ~ IS s
$685.; second 4Asss $685. :; third
*4A,s $e9. "a; fourth AIS S99-94;;5
victory AIS S100.5S. sss y. Il n
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SCHOOL BONDS. pEFEATEpIIIl

8F CLARKsBURG. N lay. q A
proposal to issue $50, 900 in bonds
for a u ewShigh school was defeat
ed Sat; speciaI election held yes
sterday in $s sssard is District OF his.
votes, the total being SIS; for thsS
issue and ;S49 against; a threesf .fths
ma ority being return ed.s.
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lRADIO PROGRAM + Y O),:''l !;
sSs5asT5
/: I. spic 6: |. g
Program "a Tonight

81 - \. Fl tsbursh -ItS
sssSshan table Tender by p. A.
Noods;epresid ent OF the -. =.
Hal usic in the Public Schools
and sthe8S chool Festival and Organ
& On .,, ,ss by Will Earhart,
AsnpSeerVisorg Of music, Ptttsbu rgh
8spiIbl lie sch oo1s. From Pittsburgh
APostaStudfo.g " ,#
4. 4s 10. Versatile concert by
4 S sssSartfs pupils of the Blanche san
Mderss Studios, Pittsburgh.
sProgran Tomorrow
81. F. I. Radium and Its Pro-
duefi Oh, ,,,sS bys Z. F. Vogt, works
STANDARD Chemical CO.
saGanonsb 11lsI:s III From Pittsburgh
ssPostsStIdto
81 III o lin recital by pupils
ssssoS fheSR RAJ ph Law ando Studios.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

a French'yengfneers claims.to
have discovered evid ence thatssa
great river once flowed northward
Mediterranean, its 4 banks being
Lined with prosperous commune
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

BANKERS to Meet Bankers
from I'M arion 4 M onongalia, Harri-
sssson Taylor, Preston Barbour,
Iiando lph Lewis, Doddridge.5
Epshur Gilmer Webster and
SsSsIsTaxt ounties, comprising
group he West Virginia
Association, will meet
SsInontsG Country Club II according to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS made following a
meeting e til e@executive commit
ssIea hsresl as t5ni 81
Price Increased Standard
f LII creased the price of
gasoHne31 cent gallon today to
las1ocal callers. This is the second
sssiiiieTeaseSn made recently, one-half
S#eentsp per gal Ion having been add ed
tive II. "a
fnal$c hapelsPro gram Award ding
prizes offered for the var1-.
sssonsEtypess ofsWork5 during the school
TeaTs.wil1 be feature of the final
shapeE exercise Of the FairmoEt
F9IghSS School whic will be held MAJ
25sinSth eEhfghx hoolsauditorium.
lssEsyziIIg Show slides Slides, illus
IL rafingt he$&importance% of fly-swat4
ssfing and Showing how35the fly car
ssrfes5 germs. will be shown at $50
tomorrow morning at the,
s3ehapeIs exercise of the Fairmont
ssfigh&Sc hool: This will be in the
aSsnafure Of sS a 4 fol low-up' of the
AntlsF1 Campaign - which was
Swsaged&the s 40 ast&week by the high
ssgsShuoI studen These slides were
ssgsnred from the agricultural de-
S{f T9YlfaHr4ment of the Interior Harvester
$sCsosSand will be shown under the
sSafIgricesSofS the generaltscience and
1f,minnit y cirics Of the school
Tsa ,i1iaIoc1rt 10. Benefi while
snStatSli bertys to discuss the plans,
! ssinaproEemen in service con-
West Penn in
#teEests,#C o1.#C NV Watson, one of
gesstock hold ers5 in the NJ. p.
CO. merged in a recent deal
ffthst newest Penn Co. is conf.
F.airm ont will benefit by
sfhsstransaction.: He declares that
result he would not have
theSp position.
MITCHELL to SpeakC Charles
eSBairda MitchellSw will speak at the
rstPreshytertan Church this
ssessnfng His subj ect has not been
= annonnced he Reverend Mr..
occupy the pulpit at
yterians Church when DR..
StoetzerSis at the meetings
ZOE stheaG General Assembly at Des
sMoinss Dr3$S toetzer VIII leave
Will be gone two
SEsegIon N1eetIngg --The Presby-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hold the month.
neaHngofst hes Organization at
SO&osc1ockto tomorrow afternoon
churc1 lsparlors-
Leaves lospital---Lee NJ Satter
cIerkSo the Marion County
SsEonrt hoswassop erated on for ap-
sssspendici sat ooksHospital several
sago;slssrecog and went
;;jssttaiisshomesonn dunday-
4 GookSIdos pItal----Mr lille X.
yofssMorgantoWnys Miss lJes-
EsfasI3iuSSnfSG 1aEksburgS and John
8psPanfofB aTraca1y1lle al Under l1lslta
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pittsbuI,r.ah livestock.

Pittsbur9hI LIVESTOCK.
PITTSBURGH, May 10. - Hogs
receipts 1900 lower: heavies s11;
heavy yorkers s11.35 @11.45:# light
workers and pigs, s11.4o@11.50.
!. Sheep and lam BIS receipts 1000.
steady; top sheep So; top lambs
S14.
Calves receipts 200, steady; top
$3.50. ,s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

SEA Give, energetic races have
small and shapely feet, says a,
scientist q in do1ent ones have
clumsy. at. orsotherwise III -shap-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
REAL MISUNDERSTANDING


The following deeds 5Shaxessbe
filed in the office of Coun ty G1erK
Lee N. Satterfield for Sarecording5a9
II. Leroy Sturm& ct al 81 to sss
Grub. lots Nos: IL & 332@a nd3sSsins
East Philad elp hia, in Lincoln 1isI
trict. consideration $500
William W. Meredith SetSa l5stto5f5fJss
Roy Pitcher and Lulu; {: Itchars;;
his wife, a parcel of land on Prick
EFT Creek in Winfield 5s DISTRICT
Considerations, IA SO ss9sssss1 N
GA e 81 T. Keener 7 e p 4 Et.fSf
MerrelI, e a lot o ms M unroeSS street,
Fairmont Conside lon s.. 500 ..7sSsss9
Fairmon t. Development Co tosss
West End improvement Co.. asparss
Gel OF land on Ninth street sssi M
Fairmont Consideration $500
Fl C. w Watson a nd wife to Vest
End Impr oyement Coz n parcel #ofS
land ION My Vernon: avenue
Fairmont Considera ton s34 COOS
:sSS Z b jenkins and wife to Alice
NJ oran a parcel OF land on Brad y
street in Fairmon Considerable sssS
81, 900 s..s 4. :38
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VENT naior0 peratf ons todaysas
sooK g sss ssss I ~ ss

ss Yeatesday;@- fiss2EiIs
$eensEAh ernHs was hosfesss lastseEes
ming I'll her. home In the Terrace
4Apartm to- aSnnmbe fSfriendss
Three tables were sedi and the;
game Of the evemngsw was fsssBunco..j
During the evening. refreshments
were served III 3s53
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The. !, n \, Il. h Blue. Ridge

is Lois Miller who has married
James Berkleyl Staurt Hoimese=
Gloria Swanson is seen in. a S1oleS
that suits. her to- perfection and to
which she does great credit
AS the wife OF g. man whose
greed for gold and social position .,
has crushed all good npr1llses and q
the fine virtues that she Thoughts
he possessed when she became his;
wife. she soon. learns that hescaress
nothing for her except as she.ca ar \
advance him in the business sanddy
social world as Bs Her Husbands
Trad emark'. The sitle OF the film llirt,
Tea tured at. the Blue Ridge today
The story opens in their beautl5g
full home in New York. and closes
in Mexico where lanes Berkleyss
despicable career comes to a trag1sc Il
close. 4. .l;3. n. 85s , W.
The nau steal arrange cement 70 s the
sfilm adds much to its interest, espes
ciallys those used during the Met 1Il-S
can scenes. 5.s 8$g ISL
The Blue Ridge News n CHS Es
or exceptional Interest,", nd 3s S a.i
comedy are the added featur ::
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TO
LAKE. POINTS MAY
BE CHANGED SOON

CONTINUED from page one)@
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The PrinceSs..I

''Isobel'' or THE Trails Endse..s
the feature at the Prince today,
is another of the Curve pod stories
of the far north !, in " hfch aneS
Nova k, and House Peters are Seen
in the leading parts. Fiss3a
As usual, the backgrounds forS
the story is of maj estic beauty
with the snow covered mountains.
The story concerns a woman
5Isobel (Jane Novah) y whose hus-s
band is a fugitive rom! JUSTICE
and the Mounted Police areSup ons
his trail. . but when a last essiss:
leased for the sake, Of his blue
eyed wife. "a cunning chill is fea-s
5tured the cast and bring $a* biz
of real sentiment int o8t he sto ryAS
Newsisan corn ed M are ad ded&
features! ig3gS aSsgSS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
.TESTIFIES THAT
COMBS Boosted
HE KILLED GORE

CONTINUED from page one.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
EAST SIDE FIRE:
LOSS #EST|BATED
AT $4,000 NOW

Continued from pare one,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

EookSfdos tal----Mrs.Ne llie K
ofsnIoTgantoW Miss sJes-
sSiasI3iUSsnf sG1aEksbnrgsan and John
lle, all under md
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
The, Nelson.

The en- tire story o III Tn SseNNo--8
an God Changed, he attracti4Aa.
at the Nelson tod aX,s is 81 daEoXsSs
witnesses d uring the r "a? ALL ofg
murder of tn woma nSsa e ronnus "
whom the plot is Woy ass
1t is a story hat holds on y tense
with interest throughout asgSf the
past of the woman. whose ltesass
at stake, 1851 laid bare beforesf the
crowded cou1.tro 80 IN
Then. w hen tn e ties simon as
all been ia Ell: and tteVerd fctSiss
given, a feeling Of relief II ssfeltS
that 1T has all turned sou ts Ell
hoped ii ould for the wo manaHtoS
las learned throug suffering strues
values OF life. Nj 5s4s
Urban Movie Chats' a newt Az
5ture recently in trod iced has
proved to be very p opular and
with a comedy it compile test eS'
days program "a
rho Dixie. s iAss5a.
A story Of thrilling 5intere est
The Silent Ca ala h owing "a e the
Dixie today. s2Esss
The scenes are lai d In. orthernsI
California and has to do principals
" with. the stealing Of cat t1es BY
men known as rustlers. tsiil
Strong heart, the wond erin s3
trained dog is the leading fguregs
in the plot, which is one fsespe-s
cia1 interest to men and boys
The SCENERY is beautiful and&
from every standpoint lis agwon5ss
.derful picture. NH: s$SS;
Splendid Pathe News and AMI:
mated Movies complete tn proA
gram.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

y Is GATHER : It { i,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

man Digman, WHO turned in the
fire alarm and then gave chase to
the two men but was unable to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

FINAL ChapelSPr ogran1-----Awardlns
sof the prizes of ered 4 for the vari-
ssons types ofswork during the school
sEsee,ars.wil1S be feature of the final
Of the FairmoEt
FIfghSSchoolsw (which will be held MAY
s25SfnSth school auditorium.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

rice Increased The Standard
increased the; price of
Scentspe gallon today to
local callers. It his is the second
EsIincTeaseS mad recently, one-half
entSper8 lion having been add ed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
Boom In Highway Building Due
Mainly TO Federal Aid

Federal aid has been probably the
most important factor in the big
boom in highway building of recent
years, and there are now many long
stretches of trunkline highway serv-
ing rich agricultural and industrial
sections of the country which are al
most entirely Federal aid cOnstruc-
ton.
The United States Department of
Agriculture, which administer the
Federal-aid fund. points out that a
traveller going from Richmond, Ind,
to st. Louis across Indiana and the
southern part of Illinois, thence to
Chicago by way of Springfield and
Peoria, a distance of approximately
679 miles, would travel sos miles or
rs per cent of the way, on Federal
aid highways. practically all of which
should be in service by the end of the
present season.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25

In the great raisin grape growing
district of central California the dry
ing is done in trays in the open air.
Great loss would result If rain should
fal on the partially dried fruit; hence
when rain is expected the informa-
tion is Immediately spread through
out the valley by telephone and tele-
graph, and every available person is
set to stacking the trays. Even the
schools may be closed and the chill
dren pressed into service, and woe
betide the unfortunate tramp caught
in the district who has a disinclina-
tion to become acquainted with work.
This is another instance indicative of
the valuable service rendered by the
Weather Bureau of the United States
of Agriculture in warn
ing fruit growers against possible
losses.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
New Map Shows Extent Of Cattle
tuberculosis in U. =.

Tests of thousands of herds thru
out the country have enabled the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture to make a map showing the APP
proximate percentage of cattle in va
rious States and counties infected
with tuberculosis.
In nearly half the country, largely
in the South and Southwest it is
shown that less than per cent of
the cattle have the disease. In 9TH
er parts of the country the infection
runs from l to Is per cent, and in
still other localities, aggregating
more than 10000 square miles, more
than rs per cent are believed to be
The figures are based on five years
of systematic testing, and should
prove of value in directing eradica-
ton work.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
10000 Boys and Girls In Junior
Short Courses.

Over $4,000 boys and girls, enroll
ed in club work under the supervi-
sion of extension workers employed
comparatively by the U. S. Department
OF Agriculture and the State agricul-
tural colleges, enjoy the advantage
or junior short courses and camps
every year These short courses have
become popular feature with the
farm boys and girls and are eagerly
looked forward to by them turnout
the year.
The courses are patterned some
what after the farmers and home
makers weeks, which have been con-
ductd by the agricultural colleges for
several years. Besides the instruc-
tion given, emphasis is laid on the
social and recreational side of junior
extension work. Most Of the col
leges give course in rural leader
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
County Egg-Laying Contest.

A mortality of less than 10 per
cent for the year among hens enter
ed in the egg-laying contest of Sono-
ma County, Calf, last year is report
ed to the United States Department of
Agriculture by local extension work
ers, who worked out the feeding for
mula used in the contest. The health
record of the hens entered and their
laying average of 176 eggs per hen
for the 1854 days have led many local
poultrymen to adopt the management
and feeding methods used in the
contest. 1t is estimated that so per
cent of the poultrymen of the county
have changed their method of feeding
during the last five years, due to ex-
tension work influence.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
Open Season for Shorebirds Begin.
Soon i'm Many States.

Soon In Many States.
The open season for hunting black.
bellied and golden plovers and great.
er and lesser yellowlegs varies in the
different States. the earliest opening
date being August 16 for Main. New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land, New York, Delaware, Maryland,
and Virginia, according to an an
nouncement issued by the Biological
Survey, U. S. Department of Agri-
culture. In Connecticut, the District
of Columbia, N. Carolina. S. Carolina.
Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and
New Mexico, the season on these
birds opens September 1.
In other States the open season be-
gins at various dates after Septem-
Der 1. A closed season thruout the
year prevails in all States on all 9TH
er shorebirds, including avocets, cur
Jews, dowitchers. godwits, knots,
oyster catchers. phalaropes. sandpip-
ers, stills, surf birds. turnstones. will
let, and all plovers and snipe 9th r
than golden and black-bellied plovers
and Wilson snipe or jacksnike. Prac-
ticaly all States require hunters to
obtain State hunting licenses.
Greater and lesser yellowlegs and
blackbelied plover are reported
plentiful this year. and excellent
shooting should be found at many
places on the Atlantic coast and
along inland rivers and bays through
out their range. where good feeding
grounds are located.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
TRAINED EAGLES
USED IN HUNTING

The Chinese use eagles to aid them
in hunting in much the same manner
as Europeans in old days employed
the falcon. The hunting eagles are
highly priced and are we'll treated.
Most of the hunting is done in Mon
golia- The eagles are carried on a
perch to which their feet are tied.
When the hunting grounds are reach
ed small nets are spread about and
baited with dried fish. The tame
eagle starts to eat the fish an this at
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25

AS a result of 1900 demonstra-
lions in improved methods of home
dairying given by extension agents,
farm women are reported to the U.
S Department of Agriculture as hav-
ing made, according to demonstrated
methods 100000 pounds of butter
during the year, 1,55O,000 of which
were sold 1nI in addition they soil
10000 gallons of cream.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication

Less than 10 years ago, says the
United States Department of Agri-
culture the eradication OF bovine tu-
berculosis seemed a staggering un-
dertaking. One reason that rapid
progress seemed impossible was that
the subcutaneous-test method or
dinarily used was slow. But since
that time the use Of other methods
that are much more rapid, the oph-
thalmic and the intradermic, has
made it possible TO clean up areas as
large as counties in few weeks with
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
Know Your Own Wheat Aids Farm
ers TO Market Wisely.

To enable farmers and local grain
buyers to meet more satisfactorily
the conditions under which wheat is
handled and graded when it reaches
the terminal market, the extension
services of Minnesota, North Dakota.
and South Dakota, cooperating with
representatives of the United States
Department of Agriculture, are con-
Quoting a Know Your Own Wheat"
campaign. During the first 10 days
of the campaign, schools were held
at Fargo, N. OAK, and Bookings, S.
Oak, where specialists in handling
and grading wheat gave instruction
to county agents from the three
States.
Following this preliminary work,
local meetings of one or two days
each are being held in wheat-produc-
ing counties where the county agents.
assisted by the specialists assigned
for the campaign, are demonstrating
directly to farmers and local grain
buyers the best methods OF handling
and grading wheat for shipment to
terminal market. Grain-grading ap-
paratus has been supplied to 10
counties in each of the three States,
for use under the direction OF the
county agents and specialists con-
Quoting the work.
1t is planned TO have farmers and
buyers attend the same meetings so
that both may have like information
grading. A representative of the de-
partment recently spent three weeks
regarding methods of handling and |
assisting in the campaigns.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25

More effective methods of handl-
by some of the farmers on the Milk
River reclamation project in Montana
says the U. s. Department of Agri-
culture. One conclusion is that in
irrigating this kind of soil the water
should be applied frequently and in
small quantities. Much trouble in
getting crops started may be over
come by adopting a regular habit of
fall blowing. The seeding of such
soils to either yellow or white sweet
clover in some cases is proving a
means OF supplying humus and for
getting grain or alfalfa started later
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25

A small trademark sticker is now
put on all eggs sold by members of
the North Haledon Leghorn Club in
Passaic County, N. ]. This organi-
cation was formed as a result of a
meeting of poultrymen of the COM
munity with the agricultural extern
sion agent to discuss the development
of the poultry industry in that sec
ton. Each member pays cents per
bird owned, 5000 birds being pledg-
ed at the first meeting of the club.
All members use the trademark and
guarantee eggs sold under it.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25

Farm housewives last year eithcr
sold or put on their pantry shelves
1.335,00O containers of jelly. $500 e
cans of fruit and vegetables and IT'S =
pounds of poultry and meat. rann ID
according to methods demonstrated
TO them by extension agents Of the
United States Department of Agri-
ture and the State agricultural col
leges.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25

Young Husband-Did you make
those biscuits. my dear?
His Wife-Yes. darling
Her Husband-Wen, I'd rather
you would not make any more. sweet
heart.
His Wife-Why not. my love?
Her Husband-Because, angel
mine. you are too light for such hea-
Wy work.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
USEtIV-vER.LAx
:
For Lazy Liver and
the Troubles Of
Constipation. I

Feekright all the time. Don't law Al
from work for days by taking caIomei
when pleasant Lio- Vsr-Lax Keeps yog
on your feet, while relieving your trcub.
le; Safer too. and easy TO take. DonT
take anything else. You can't afforS
It Eliminates poisons, cleanses sys.
tenn and relieves constipation, A nat
ural remedy, natural in its actions. sure
In its effect and certain in results. Il
won't be long before Lio- V,--Lax wifi
completely displace calomel in eyery
home. Children can take il freely and
win perfect safety: Every bottle guar
anteed. SOC and 81 in bottles. NoDs
genuine without the likeness and sign.
are OF l. X Grigsby For sale By
: - XLLlAAA. hsutsrA -
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25

Approximately 500 tons of lime
stone were crushed for Lincoln
county farmers during July, accord
ing to County Agent c. B Elston. The
material which will play a part in
the soil Improvement work being
carried on in the county, viii be used
on a dozen farms during the coming
three months.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
Weather Forecasts Increase Profits
OF Alfalfa Growers


Forecasts of weather conditions for
alfalfa harvest are widely distribut-
ed in the West, particularly in Okla
homa, where 1000 or more growers
receive the forecasts through the To-
cal agents of the extension service of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture. In Utah a rather limited
but important frost-warning service
for alfalfa-seed growers is in opera
ton.
Seed is largely grown from the sec
ond crop, and if the season is late the
harvest and fall frost periods come
close together. As the seed crop in
creases in value at the rate Of about
IS day for each acre of seed when
nearing maturity, the growers let the
seed stand as long as possible. When
Temperatures low enough to cause
damage are predicted by the Wealth
er Bureau it is not unusual for the
seed growers to run their cutting ma
chimes most of the night.
In one section of Utah during re-
cent harvest season fully 500 acres
OF seed were cut after receipt of the
warnings, at an average saving of $40 |
to $40 an acre. Two OF these grow
ers reported that they saved at least
$4,000 as a result of the weather in
furnished by Uncle Sam
frost conditions.