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TOPICS OF THE FARM
A Department Devoted Exclusively to Farm
Affairs in Hand County


to wallow in barnyard mud holes.
The disease begins with small whit
ish sores developing in the gums at
the base Of the teeth. Later large
cankerous cheesey masses develop
distorting the nose from which the
name bull nose is derived.
The disease is best handled by adop
ting preventative measures. Catch
all small pigs, examine their gums
and if the disease is prevalent in the
herd, swab the gums OF each with
tinctures of iodine. Where the whit
ish sores are present scrape them
with the end of a knife blade or sharp
stick. Follow this with a good swab-
bling with iodine. Where infection or
scabs are present on the facial parts,
remove them and swab with iodine.
To prevent this filth disease keep
the SOW and pigs away from barnyard
mud holes or holes of any kind where
grown hogs have wallowea Such
places are full of this infection.
r. H.. Aicher,
County Agent.
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WANTED

Twenty-Five farmers in Hand Coun-
ty to plant demonstration fields of Soy
Beans. Any quantity from one acre
up. !
Soy Beans broadcasted for Hay
Soy Beans with corn for Hogging
Off 7
Soy Beans drilled for Seed
This crop is destined to be popular
In Hand County. The more soy beans
are understood the more they will be
planted. IS
When seeded with corn the yield OF
corn Is effected so slightly as to be
hardly noticeable. In fact some re-
ports have been given by farmers that
their corn yield was larger because
of the o beans. Soy beans draw
nitrogen from the air and deposit IL
in the roots in the soil.
Soy beans contain approximately 40
per cent protein. A very rich food
and one that will balance the corn
crop in a splendid manner. Soy beans
in corn will help a pig make a hog
of himself.
f. II. Aicher,
County Agent.
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FARM BUREAU FOR
LOWER HOG MINIMUM

Huron, May 1.-The South Dakota
Farm Bureau federation has received
a copy of the brief containing the
testimony of the American Farm Blu
reau federation in the complaint just
filed with the interstate Commerce
Commission asking for a. reduction In
minimum weight on a shipments of
hogs from 1900 pounds TO 5000
pounds during hot weather. If the
farm bureau is successful in securing
this reduction, II VIII effect a saving
to the farmer of about $3.50 per car
on those cars which do not now load
to 17,00U. Considerable evidence in
the case was submitted by the South
Patota Farm Bureau RECREATION.
The evidence showed that IL Is not
safe to load hogs during hot weather
in excess of 1 5000 pounds, and in fact
that practically all shipments are not
loaded to the 1900 pound minimum.
The average weight of the ZIG, 1878 cars
received at the principal markets,
Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Mil
waukee, and Sioux City. during the
hot weather months of 1920 and 1921
was 1927 pounds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-04
SORE MOUTH I'M PIGS CAUSING

Many Hand County farmers have
noticed a number of their most likely
looking filters gradually shrivel in
their wrinkly. scrufy skin and waste
away. The pigs show ugly scabs
about the snout and jaws. or oddly
hnlgins noses. or swollen infected
eyes. possibly a sniffeling breath or
. combination Of these symptoms.
Oftimes cankerous sores are present
around the gums which may Involve
the upper or lower Jaws or both.
This condition is known as SMILES,
sore mouth. bull nos or necrosis. 1t
Is 9 filth disease and generally results
from allowing the brood sow ard 6iEs
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-04
THE FARMERS WIFE
Weekly Service Hints Furnished BY
State College Specialists
Mary Ann GRAY

Mary Ann Gray
The value Of serving vegetables free
ly during the spring months cannot
be overestimated. Although they CON
tain a large per cent of water they
are rich in ash and mineral matter,
and for this reason they are a vital
part of the average persons diet.
Iron is particularly needed for the
blood during this time OF the year and
the iron contained in vegetables and
fruits Is easily digested than the
iron from meet.
Among the vegetables and fruits
especially rich in iron content are:
Spinach, Lettuce, dandelion green's,
string beans, cabbage, Strawberries,
r~adishes, tomatoes, squash, carrots,
peas, onions and raisins.
An old French proverb says: Spin
ach is the broom of the stomach.
Spinach may be prepared in the fol-
lowing ways: Tender leaves as salad
plain with butter; with oil and vine
gar; after cooking crop, rub through
sieve, reheat, add a little cream or
white sauce; mold into cups, garnish
with egg rubbed through strainer,
serve with salad dressing or with but
ter; cream of spinach soup; combined
with other materials as a soft cheese
for salads; creamed on toast; combin-
ed with eggs, in scrambled eggs or
omelet.
To make a spinach loaf, make a
thick white sauce of &c. milk, 4 T.
-four. 4 T. butter. and / t. salt. Mix
with4 C. boiled rice, chopped spinach
and ] red pepper. Form into loaf
and bake from 20 to 30 minutes.
About 2 C. of the white sauce should
be used.
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MILLION SAVED BY WOOL pooL,

Huron, May Figures sent to the
American Farm Bureau federation by
twenty-five state wool pools indicate
that more than one million dollars
S1.103, 549.13, was saved to producers
nv the various state wool pools. $780,
101, or an average Of about three
cents a pound. was saved to producers
in the South Dakota wool pool pro-
NOTED by farm bureaus and the state
wool growers association.
These figures were compiled by the
state farm bureaus from ou~estionnair-
es sent to county farm bureaus and
producers pooling wool.
The twenty-five states pooling wool
in 1921 pooled 22.29S.S56 pounds and
received an average price or a little
over twenty cents a pound net to
producers.
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HOWARD TO ADDRESS BANKERS

Huron, May 1.-The South Dakota
Farm Bureau federation has received
notice that j. r. Howard, president
of the American Farm Bureau feder-
alton, will speak at the South Dakota
state bankers convention in Aberdeen
on June s. Mr.. Howard will present
the economic needs of farming and
the farm bureau program to meet
these needs. 1t is expected that many
farmers will attend the meeting to
hear Mr.. Howard.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-04

Huron, April ii. r. Howard, pre-
sident OF the American Farm Bureau
federation, who has been attending a
series of tariff conferences in Wash
ington, insists that no tariff shall be
passed which will discriminate against
farmers. He asserts that the Farm
Bureau will go even further and ask
for farm products just as high a pro-
tectfve tariff as the manufacturer of
raw products receives. He announces
the Farm Bureau tariff policy as fol-
lows: t
1T is generally conceded that the
present administration is a protec-
tive one, and that the new tariff will
be protective. This being true, the
American Farm Bureau federation
must see to it that agriculture receiv-
els its just recognition. Many of our
agricultural commodities are produc-
ed in surplus and we must meet world
markets. This Is particularly true of
cotton, wheat corn and vegetable oils.
On such commodities as these Z tar!s
is only helpful in securing a price
sterilization.
Eel ~ NONAa
"Our largest and most important
crop is perhaps corn. We always have
produced a surplus of it. 1t is not
infrequent, however, for a cargo OF
to be brought into one of our
ports from Argentine and used as a
leverage to depress the market out of
alt proportion to the volume of corn
brought in. Hence, while we meet
the world market on corn, on the long
a tariff which would prevent
dumping would eliminate to some ex-
tent violent temporary and unecono-'
mic market fluctuations. The same Ia
Of a large number of other pro-
ducts.
"The American farmers are perhaps
interested in vegetable oil than
In any other one commodity, because
II Is a product or ~by-product of cot
ton, corn. live stock and milk. The
present tariff bill carries a tariff on
cocoanut and some other vegetable
oils, but it allows copra, which is
dry cocoanut from which oil is press
ed. to come in free The result would
be, of course, that any benefit from
on cocoanut oil would be violat-
ed.
An "Even.Upc Policy
Using this as an example we have
determined a policy by which we will
that il cocoanut oil is pro-
.ected then the products from which
,ocoanut oil might be extracted must
also be protected. II, on the other
hand, cocoanut oil. or the products
rom which 1t is made, one or both,
ire unprotected, then the products
which are manufactured from that oil
must also be on the free list. The
principal OF these products is soap.
which carries from 8 to 80 per cent
This principle. illustrated
,v the oil schedule, will apply to hide
ind leather goods and all other COM
nodities.
$50 far as a high or low schedule
nay be concerned. the farmer prob
lblv has much more to lose by high
ariff on the things which he buys
han ne ever could hope to gain by
my tariff on his own commodities.
)ur economists have all reported con-
'incingly on that point. There may
be some exceptions to IL.
"The Farm Bureau stands for tariff
agricultural products equivalent to
he tariff granted to the manufactur-
RS of our products. The farmer will
ubmit to no tariff which works either
Iirectly or Indirectly to the disadvan-
age of agriculture.
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MILLIONS WASTED WITH

Washington, Sept. 14.-To the
general public, the boil weevil is a
pestiferous insect which does some
hing to the cotton crop. To the cot
ton grower the boil weevil is cata-
clysm, disaster, a night mare of ter
ror. TO the country as a whole boil
weevil is the cause of an economic
loss of unguessed proportions.
According to statistics of the De-
oartmcnt of Agriculture, in the year
1921 the crop of cotton harvested
vas 1854 900 bales. 1t should have
been lS, S,666, 1000, but 10,712,000 were
'uined by natural causes, and of this
enormous quantity so destroyed the
DOLL weevil alone accounted for g.
900 bales, worth with the seed
which would have ginned, S610,34l,-
900. For the thirteen-year period
1909-1921 the damage done by the
Dol! weevil reached the enormous to-
al of $3,102, 1852, 900.
1t is obvious that science can, if it
vill, eradicate the boil weevil, just as
t eradicated the mosquito and ma
ala and yellow fever from the Canal
Zone. At one time one of the most
deadly spots on the face of the globe,
yhe Canal Zone, is now one OF the
lealthiest. The job was done because
here was urgent need, real American
determination, and no lack of money.
The boil weevil can be eradicated,
Dr at least, controlled, and will be.
when the Government spends enough
money at one time to do it, and not
Geforc. 1t is pointed out in Congress
hat had one-half of the damage done
Jy the boil weevil been spent in fight
ng it, it would now be gone forever,
Cotton is necessary of life, and the
South, the great source of world cot
on. Not to protect the product and
is growers by ample appropriations
o stamp out the insect which is enc
ny not only of Americans but of ali
mankind, is to refrain from spending
money in home defense as truly as if
it were human enemy instead of an
insect one, which menaces prosperity
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
IN LAURENS COUNTY

Laurcns, Sept. IA fatal family
quarrel occurred five miles south
Vest OF Cross IIil' Laur,n; county,
this afternoon, when John Boyd, aged
%, was probably mortally wounded
by his father, William Boyd, and in
turn the son killed his father, shoot
ing him three times with pistol
John Boyd, the son, was shot in the
abdomen with a heavy charge of shot
according to the L1urcns officers who
returned from the scene Of the trage-
dy at o'clock. John Boyd is not ex-
pected to live through the night, ac-
cording to attending physicians.
The shooting took place in the pub
lie road in front Of the Boyd home.
Officers state that John Boyd was
still conscious when they left the
scene at o'clock and that the young
man said his father shot first and was
attempting to reload his gun when he
opened fire on the father.
The officers say that one Of the
Boyd boys stated that the father was
nunishinm some Of the smaller chill
dren when John Boyd intcrferred The
elder Boyd then turned his wrath on
the son; got his gun and invited John
into the yard or road for a settle
ment. Within few minutes the
shooting occurred, it is alleged.
The coroner is holding an inquest
for William Boyd tonight. He was
about so years old and had wife and
IL children, John, who is fatally shot,
being the eldest child.
Boyed wa; a f. nc. and lived on
Cane Greek.
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CHAPTER XIII

With the head OF that colunn OF
stalwart backwoodsmen went Dave
fandell and Erskine Dale. A hunting
party OF four Shawnees heard theh
coming through the woods, and, lying
like snakes in the underground, peered
out and saw them pass. Then they
rose, and Crooked Lightning looked
at BLACK Wolf and, with grunt Of
angty satisfaction. led the way home
ward. And to the village they bore
the news that White Arrow had made
good his word and, side by side with
the big chief of the Long Knives, was
leading war party against his tribe
and kinsmen. And Early Morn car
r!cd the news to her mother, who lay
sick in wigwam.
The miracle went swiftly, and Kas-
kaskia fell. Stealthily Gordon Of
hunters surrounded the little town.
The rest stole to the walls Of the fort
Lights fiickered from within, the
sounds Of violins and dancing feet
came through crevice and widow
Clark's tall figure stole noiselessly into
the great hall, where the CreOles were
making merry and leaned silently with
folded arms against the doorpost, look
ing on at the revels with grave smile
The light from the torches fickered
across his face and an Indian lying
on the floor sprang to his feet with a
curdling war-whOop Women screamed
and men rushed toward the door. The
stranger stood motionless and his grim
smile was unchanged.
Dance onl' he commanded cour-
teously. "but remember" he added
sternly, "you dance under Virginia and
not Great Britainr
There was great noise behind him.
Men dashed into the fort, and Roche
blave and his officers were prisoners
BY daylight Clark had the town dis
armed The French, olark said next
!. dsy. resl1 take the; c1} p e]sesisucs
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at open war with people like us. His
hand Is against coach and four, silver
plate, and aristocrat. He Is fighting
now against the law that gives prop
erty to the eldest son, and he will pass
the bill. His argument Is rather anus
Ing. He says II you will show him that
the eldest son eats more, wears more.
and does more work than his brothers.
he Will grant that that son Is en-.
titled to more. He wants to blot out
all distinctions of class. He can't
do that, but he will pass this bill"
II hope he WILL" muttered Erskine.
Barbara would not accept your
sacrifice nor would any Of us, and 1t
Is only fair that I should warn you
that some day, II you should change
your mind, and I were no longer liv-
ing, you might be too late"
please don't, Uncle Harry. 1t is
done-done. OF course, 1t wasn't fair
for me to consider Barbara alone, but
she will be fair and you understand
II wish you would regard the whole
matter as though 1 didn't exist"
II can't do that, my boy. am your
steward and when you want anything
you have only to let me know |"
Erskine shook his head.
II don't want anything-I need very
little, and when I'm In the woods, as
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AIDING FARM WOMEN TO
MARNET HOME PRODUCE


Ihe ION" demonstration Agents
81 SCUM Carohna last week assembl-
ca at "lh'hrop College. Rock Hill,
D ~ TOR Il SptcHI meeting. For five
days 'h'E mad intensive training in
S'u"y'hF Il system OF making great
= pr"!' IN poultry
nc ga! % h'ip Ihe larm woman
'''"t''eI "1' p'o"ueH IS sounding loud
ef IN the ears OF the Home Demon
"'f"''oh department than any other
i'l"p'c''' hN'HE choft Is beng made
~ Ii"'n N" nome demonstration
Asch' 'h'l Sh" may be OF greatest
','"' " 'ne women IN the county
""e'c Si'e i io'"'eI. She Is he!plng
JIG l'i'' women pass thEou&h TINS
'''o'"' N"'e! """ approach the uo-
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.','' '"e S"!V ol loou p'ooucIS' Spe-
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WHICH vi cur '''.'' are S''II pros
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l expect to be most of the time, / need
nothing Mt all" Colonel Dale rose.
IL Wish you would 90 to college at
Williamsburg for year or two to
better fit yOurself-in case"
I'D like to go-to learn to fence"
smiled the boy, and the colonel smiled
too.
you'll certainly need to know that
If you are going to be as reckless as
you were today" Erskfne's eyes
darkenssd.
Uncle Harry, You may think me
foolish. but ! don't like or trust Grey
WSat was he doing with those British
Eaders out In the Northwest2--be
wns not buying furs It's abrurd. Why
was he hand in glove with Lord Dun
more?"
Lord DunmOre had daughter"
was the dry reply, and Erskine flung
out gesture that made words un-
necessary. Colonel Dale crossed the
porch and put his hand on the lads
shoulders.
"Erskine," he said, "don't worry
and-don't give up hope. Be patient,
wait, come back to us. Go to william
and Mary. Fit yourself to be one of
us In all ways. Then everything may
yet come out in the only way that
would be fitting and right" The boy
blushed, and the colonel went on
earnestly:
Il can think of nothing In the world
that would make me quite so happy"
tits no use," the boy said trembling
ly, ''but I'll never forget what you
have just said as long as I live, and.
no matter what becomes Of me, ri
love Barbara as long as I live. But.
even II things were otherwise, I'd
never risk making her unhappy even
by trying. Tn not fit for her nor
for this life. I can't get over my life In
the woods and among the Indians.
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UNUSUAL PRISONER AT
sPARTANBURG COUNTY JAIL
Spartanburg Herald:

Spartanburg Herald:
An unusual prisoner i'm the Spar
tanburg county Jail is Rev. s. O.
Whitman, of Oconee county, who is
serving a six months sentence i'm
posed by the federal court in Green
vile on the charge of violating the
J national prohibition law. Sheriff
Miller and Jailer Lancaster say Mr..
Whitman has been a model prisoner
and has given them no trouble.
Mr.. Whitman claims he is a victim
OF conspiracy, ''frameup," by
moonshiners OF Oconee county, who
took this method of getting revenge
on him because he had reported some
OF them for operating meonshine
st'1iS. According to the minister's
story, most of his neighbors in Oco-
nee county had been engaged in the
manufacture of whiskey, and after he
had begged them to desist and thew
had used to do so, he reported some
of them to the officers. The officers
asked him to get futher evidence, and
he then told some of his neighbors
that he had a curiosity to see still
in operation. They told him they
would be glad to crafty his wish, and
told him to come to a certain place on
certain NIGHT. lie did so and found
what he supposed to be a still in op-
Grafton. Just after he appeared on the
scene, he said the owners of the
plant ran off and officers came up and
arrested him. His trial and convic-
ton followed, the court sentencing
him to serve six months in the Spar
tanburg jail. His sentence will expire
about the last of October.
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70 the republic, or depart with their
families in peace. AS for their church.
he had nothing to do with any church
save to protect 1t from insult. So that
the people who had heard terrible sto-
ries of the wild woodsinen and who
expected to be killed or made slaves,
5oyfully became Americans. They
even gave Clark volunteer company
to march with him upon Cahokia. and
that village, too, soon became Ameri-
can. Father Gibault volunteered to
go to Vincennes. Vincennes gathered
In the church to hear him, and then
flung the Stars and Stripes to the
winds Of freedom above the fort. Clark
sent one captain there to take com.
mand. With handful Of hardy men
who could have been controlled only
by him, the dauntless one had con-
quered land as big as any European
Kingdom. Now he bad to govern and
protect 1t. He had to keep loyal an
allen race and hold his own against
the British and numerous tribes of In
dians, bloodthirsty, treacherous and
deeply embittered against all Ameri-
cans He was hundreds Of miles from
any American troops; farther still
from the seat of government. and
could get no advice or help for per
haps year
And those Indians poured into Ca
hokia-a horde of them from every
tribe between e-Great Lakes and the
Mississippi-chiefs and warriors of
every Importance; but not before
Clark had formed and drilled four
companies of volunteer Creoles.
"Watch him p said Dave, and Ers-
kline did, marveling ut the mans
knowledge Of the Indian. He did not
live In the fort, but always on guard.
always seemingly confident, STAYED
openly in town while the savages, sui
len and grotesque, strutted in full war
panoply through the struggling streets.
inquisitive and insolent, their eyes
burning with the lust of plunder and
murder. For days he sat in the midst
OF the ringed warriors and listened.
On the second day Erskine saw Kah-
too In the throng and Crooked Light
ming and Black Wolf. After dusk that
day he felt the fringe of his hunting,
shirt plucked, and an Indian, with face
hidden In blanket, whispered as he
passed:
"Tell the big chief" he said in
Shawnee, ito be on guard tomorrow