The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13
THE LIVESTOCK PIONEERS

THE LIVESTOCK PIONEERS
Persons who accompanied the Hol-
stein excursion Tuesday and who will
accompany the Shorthorn excursion
Friday and Saturday, will have seen
within radius of a few miles of Mos
COW. some of the finest herds, of both
breeds, in the northwest. The num-
Der of pure bred herds is increasing
every year, and the country will pro-
fit thereby. The district is indebted
for the development of the livestock
industry to the college of agriculture
at the University of Idaho, Of which
Dean E. j. Iddings is the head; to
Washington State college; to such
men as N. Williamson, J. F. Papineau,
G.. P. Mix, Ward Gano, and others
in the Moscow district; Nordby Bro
liners, Genesee; Earl Harper and Carl
Grief, Uniontown; J. H. McCroskey
and J. E. Trimble, Garfield and
Harry Goldsworthy, Rosalia. These
men and others are accomplishing
something really worth while for the
Pa1ouse country and it is hoped that
through their efforts and example,
the next few years will see the herds
of purebred cattle numbered Shy the
scores on the Palouse hills. These
men and institutions are doing the
pioneering and the educational work
in establishing the purebred livestock
industry in the Palouse and future
years, if we judge Alright will show
that they have planted the seeds of
prosperity on many Palouse farm.
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In the face of the demands of the !
bricklayers Of New York for an adj |
ditional increase in wages, backed up |
by the threat of strike which would |
tie up $2O0,0OO,O00 worth of construc-
ton within a month, a comparison /
of the cost of construction, at present |
wages, translated into food, at the
prices the farmer gets, which was re-
Gently printed in the New York Her
aid, assumes unusual interest The
following examples were included:
1t takes 631s dozen, or 762 eggs to
pay a plasterer for one day of eight
hours work. 1t takes 171a bushels
of corn, or years receipts from
half an acre, to pay a bricklayer one
day. 1t takes % chickens weighing
three pounds each to pay painter
takes AZ pounds of butter or the out
put from IA COWS, fed and MIXED for
hours, to pay a plumber
$14 a day. 1t takes a hog weighing
It's pounds, representing eight
months feeding and care, to pay car
penter for one days work. That's
what is meant when you hear the talk
hat industry is out of balance " in
his country and that the farmer is
he man who is getting the worst of
he situation
Senator Ferris of Michigan, advises
girls not to marry until they are
apable of supporting a husband.
We wouldn't go quite that far, but
would suggest that they remain single
Until they have equipped themselves
or self support, in case the husband
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ONE of them are. or in case of death,
or misfortune. If girls I
layed safety first game by fitting !
themselves for life before they marry,
here would be fewer women resort
ng to the wash tub to make living
nd sometimes to support flock of ,
title ones. One of the uses of educa- !
ion is to fit one to be of use to him
r her self, as we'll as to be of use {
, society and to enjoy life. t
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They say that down in Texas it is
npossib1e now to sell a man any :
ling which he has not seen and salts !
ed himself as to the value This is +
aid to be the result of revelations in q
egard to the operations of oil G
vindlers in the Lone Star state, in s
hich millions of dollars were taken =
ON the people through the fraudu- =
Mt activities of oil promoters there. :
he state is suffering considerably as "
result. It is unfortunate that neo- O.
e will continue to buy worthless O
curities, when the country is full g
safe investments. 1t is true that ~
q returns are not as great as the !,
turns promised by the vendor of 8,
orth1ess stock, but they are much &C
ore certain
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler has in
en- telling London audiences that &c