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, 1923-01-02
INTEREST IN GOLF rs
SWEEPING ENGLAND

LONDON. By Mail-Britain Is in
the grip of the golf fever, IL the mum.
Der of new courses being constructed
can be taken as an indication.
There are at least thirty courses now
being built, tho largest number laid
out in a single yea since 1902 when
the r~ubber-cored ball revolutionized
tho game. The courses arc costing
On ar average Of $4,000.
An innovation is found In courses.
especially designed for the use of cid
erly people ano beginners. which are
being installed by many of the Eng
lish clubs,
, 1923-01-02
To PLAY
AGAIN TONIGHT
Games in Casper Basketball
League Scheduled to Be
Resumed.

Play will be resumed in the
Casper Basketball league this even.
ing after n weeks lay-off due to the
Christmas holidays. The double.
header will start promptly at 80
at the Baptist church gymnasium
at the corner OF Fifth and Durbin
streets.
The Backlogs. the Boy Scout lead.
ers' team. will meet the American
Express team in the opener with the
Kiwanis tangling with Standard on
Plant No. l In the second game.
Tho admission will be Csc with
season tickets honored.
, 1923-01-02
SPORT FLASHES HOT OFF Wire

GALLUP. n. M-Young Wallace
of Ration and Battling Scotty Of
Phoenix fought a 1O-round draw.
PINEHURST, N. C--DonRld Par
sons Of the Youngstown country club
won the annual Inid.winter golf tour
nament at Pinehurst.
NEW oRLEANS-CAlcutta. ridden
by Johnny Corcoran won the New
Years handicap. The horse paid Is
to l. Sir Thomas Rean was second,
MaximR C.. third.
, 1923-01-02
Sport Calendar

Racing.
Meeting of Business Mems Racing
association at New Orleans.
Meeting Of Cuba-American Jockey
club at Havana.
Meeting OF Tijuana Jockey club at
Tijuana ID
Baseball.
Annual meeting OF Virginia, at
Norfolk.
Motor Boat.
Winter racing regatta at Los An
geles.
Boxing.
Billy Shade We. Wolf larsen, u
rounds, at New York.
Mike Burke VS.. George Shade, -
| rounds, 1t New York.
, 1923-01-02
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING,

The regular annual meeting of
tn shareholders Of the Wyoming
National Bank of Casper will be
held at the office of said bank in
Casper, Wyoming, at the hour of
10 o'clock a. m. january 8, 1923,
for the purpose Of electing a Board
Of Directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction Of such ether
business as may properly CONT be-
fore the meeting.
B. B. BROOKS,
President.
Attest:
CARL F. SHUMAKER, Cashier.
Publish Dec. IL, 10, 26, 1922,
Jan. 2, 1928.
, 1923-01-02
First in NeDs
OF All EUents
MANY CHANGES IN RING CHAMPS
1922 BOXING RESULTS REVIEWED

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-"Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown" in the domains of ~pugilsm-proof of which is the
unusual number of sensational upsets featuring the ring rec
ord for 1922. Review of the year shows that three worlds
and two American titles changed hands. With the exception
of the heavyweight ranks. where Jack Dempsey remained su-
, 1923-01-02

PHOENIX, Ariz.-Jim Thomas Of
Phoenix won first place In three
events at the New Years auto race
meet. Charles ,Go'dstrapp Ind Carl
ogle shared second pace honors.
, 1923-01-02
LEE OUTCLASSES JOHNNY BROWN,
CONLEYLOSES BATTLE ONFOUL
Best Fight on EIks' Card Halted When Warner Is
Accidentally Tipped; Performances Hold
Best Entertainment Of the Day

with kId Lee winning from Johnny Brown of Chicago on
points in IL rounds of unS Interesting fighting and Billy War
ner getting the decision on a foul over Roy Conley in the sec
ond round, Casper fight fans were treated to a fight card at
the Elks' auditorium New Years afternoon. The house was
packed for the events. The preliminaries Mere hstter than
, 1923-01-02

LoNDoN-Captain Richard Reed,
Of Cowes. who sailed the schooner
Cambria In a transatlantic rae in
In 1870, was reported 10 have died
IN a work house.
, 1923-01-02

NEWPORT HARBoR, CAL
Three persons were drowned whom
h Bmall pleasure boat carrying nine
passengers was caught in h
breakers and overturned.
, 1923-01-02
sTRAYED o SALE

The followingS described animals
will be sold to the highest bidder
at'public auction, from the city
pound at 200 p. m. Monday, Janu'
airy 9Th, 1928:
! mare, bay; EN
DIdIlutu A
on left shoulder; weight about
1000 pounds.
l Gelding, s~orrel;
branded *
on left shoulder: weight about, $50
pounds.
Signed,
A. NISBET,
Chief of Police.
Pub. Dec. 20; Jan. l. 5, 1928.
, 1923-01-02

Publish Dec. II, lS, IS, 1922,
and Jan. / and 8, 1928.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Fall Calving Desirable
on MANY Dairy Farms

Under most conditions on the dairy
farm, says the Department Of Agricul-
ture, fall calying Is desirable. The calf
receives milk for the nrst few months
OF its life. and when II IL ready to be
weaned from this food good s%ucculent
pasture Is available. During the win
ter 1t has learned to eat grain and
roughage while II has been getting
whole milk. skim milk. or milk substi-
tutee, and when grass comes II can
make the change without getting a set
back. There Ia another advantage In
fall caiving, az the COW gives the
largest now Of milk at the season uhen
prices are usually the highest. Also
calves are at the right age 10 that II
well developed they may be bred to
calve In the fall. From the standpoint
of profits on milk, local conditions.
such ~ cost of feed and price Of milk
In different seasons. should have con-
.sideration.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Cucumber Beetle Will
lnjure Garden Crops
Pests Make Their Appear
ance Suddenly.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Axrieulture)
Inc striped cucumber beetle attacks
and Injuries Seeding cucumbers. melons
and related crops, but especially the
cucumber. as soon as they appear.
They even burrow down to meet them
before they come above the ground.
They deyour the tender stems and
leaflets before the plant is fairly
started. gnaw the older stems and ripe
fruits and act as carriers of cucurbit
diseases. They make their appearance
suddenly and In great numbers, and as
they work rapidly an entire crop may
be destroyed In a few days. The
slender white worm-like larvae injurc
the plants later In the season by tun-
nellng the roots and underground parts
OF the stems.
The control measures which have
given the greatest promise of ucces
are preventlves, repellents, farm prac~
uce, and the usa Of insecticides, par
ticularly nicotine dust and arsenate OF
lead.
In suggesting control measures, the
department commends that young and
choice plants In smaH gardens be
protected with tight coverings. II an
excess Of seed Is planted. the attack
Will be distributed, and some of the
plants win escape the beetles. Nico-
tine dust should be applied directly. and
arsenate OF lead used as q spray,
either alone or In combination with
bordeaux mixture. Care should be
taken to cover every portion OF in
tested plants, both surfaces of leaves.
vines and stems. Clean culture with
trap plants is an aid. Active co-opera-
ton Of ~neighboring growers of cucur-
In these methods Is desirable.
Community effort In observing these
methods will undoubtedly lessen the
danger OF losses from this pest In the
of time.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Chickens and Eggs Sold
Make Family Comfortable

Comfort and financial security were
attained last year by a Colorado WON
an through her poultry keeping, al
though the main crop was almost q
failure. The wheat crop was only 90
bushels and the barley 30, besides a
small amount Of corn to be fed to the
live stock. A report received by the
United States Department of Agricul.
ture states that after culling her flock
and selling the culis for $106 this
woman bought lumber to enlarge the
poultry house 80 as 70 have more space
for the pulIets retained. The eggs and
chickens sold brought S597.20. which
was sufficient to pay the annual taxes,
10 pay the interest on money borrowed
for the farm. build the poultry house.
add a new room to their taxpayer
house, and finish the inside OF two
rooms. This enabled the family to
have a coy, warm. three-room house.
which was much more comfortable
than the one room and lean-to kitchen
they had had before. Q
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Alfalfa One of Our
Best Forage Crops
Succeeds in Various Soils;
Withstands All Rigors.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Asrculture)
Alfalfa Is n of the leading forage
crops In this country. says the United
States Department of Agriculture. II
Is also widely distributed throughout
the world. growing In various soils
and meeting the rigors of both heat
and cold. 1t requires considerable
moisture. but IL does best In q relative
iy dry atmosphere where water Is
available for irrigation. In the United
States II succeeds at attitudes rang.
Ing from below sea level. In the Impe-
rial valley, CAL. TO 5000 feet above
the sea In the mountains Of Colorado.
Alfalfa withstends hot weather well
where the atmosphere Is dry most of
the damage Is done by very cold wealth
err In winter and spring. 1t Is not
known to what extent cold alone does
damage to the crop, but 1t Is known
that low temperatures combined with
other winter conditions cause a high
mortality among the plants. Alternate
freezing and thawing on poorly drained
soils often does much damage by heav-
ing the plants out of the ground and
breaking the roots.
Deep loans with open subsolls are
best, but where other conditions are
favorable the crop has a very wide
range OF adaptation. II does not thrive
on a soil that has an impervious sub
soil. hardpan. or bedrock near the sur
face. However. II has been known TO
do we'll on soils with limestone lodges
10 inches below the surface. Good sur
and undertakings are necessary.
During the growing season complete
submergence for - to 4s hours may do
much injury. but when the plants are
dormant they may remain under water
days without danger. The crop
succeeds where the water table
comes close to the surface. especially
II 1t %huetuates considerably.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
following" Cuts Deeply
Into Alfalfa Production

"Yellowing" is one OF the most seri,
ous troubles of the alfalfa grower. In
the East, says the United States De
partment OF Agriculture, 1t is respon.
sible for a greater reduction In yield
every year than any OF the diseases or
Insects. In the past few years II has
been observed In the West. but in the
rest OF the country II has been known
almost as long as the crop has been
grown on a commercial scale.
Although the cause Of "yellowing''
has never been definitely determined,
II has been attributed TO a number Of
~nnfavorable conditions. In some cases
1t has been thought that soil conditions
were responsible, as the same symp-
toms occur In the absence of sufficient
lime, plant food. OF drainage. But II
also occurs where all these conditions
are favorable. as is shown by the quick
recovery of the plants after the old
growth has been cut. When the cause
Is lack OF lime, food, or drainage the
plants die soon after cutting.
The treatment recommended for
following" Is cutting OF the fields re-
gardless OF the stage of development
OF the plants. The new growth gen.
orally comes along normally.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Discuss Insect Pests of
United States and Canada

AS a result Of an international con-
ference on insects of Importance both
to the northwestern states and the
prairie provinces OF Canada. which was
held at Winnipeg, Manitoba. recently,
plans were perfected for conducting
experimental work In the control OF
these Insects. The experiments are to
be carried on In such a way as to
render the results comparable In all
the districts involved. A base map of
all the international territory affected
has been prepared for the purpose of
plotting the occurrence OF the principal
insect pests OF common Importance to
Canada and the United States.
The principal pests discussed were
gr~asshoppers, the western wheat-stern
sawfiy, the pale western cutworm, and
the Hessian fly In Canada. The bureau
OF entomology Of the United States
Department of Agriculture was repre-
scented, and other American entomol.
ogIsts were present. The meeting was
addressed by Deputy Minister Of Az.
riculture Davis, Of Manitoba, and also
by the acting president Of the agricul-
college.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Flies Will Reduce Milk
Flow of Cows Materially

The dairyman finds the fly an expen-
sive inhabitant OF his premises. Files
reduce the milk flow materially by an
noying the cows. II Is the practice
now to protect the cows through the
use Of repellant mixtures. The extern
sion division Of the college suggests
this mixture: Take tw eIve ounces Of
crude carbolic acid, twelve ounces Of
t%urpentine. twelve ounces Of oil Of tar,
and three-fourths of an ounce Of tan
min. To these should be added enough
to make five gallons OF the
mixture. Use this material In an
atomizer and spray the cattle In the
night and morning.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Sweet Corn Is Superior
for Feeding in Summer

In making plans for summer feed
ng. the value of sugar corn should not
be overlooked. In certain dairy sec
lions where its worth is recognized, 1t
Is not unusual to find almost every
dairyman planting a moderate-sized
patch with which to meet the mid
summer period when pasturage is
short and green feed at a premium.
In the choice OF the variety to plant
IL Is well to choose the later maturing
sorts such as Country Gentleman and
Evergreen. The earlier varieties will
mature as a rule before there IL real
need for them in dairy feeding. The
earlier varieties of sweet corn are
lacking In stalk and leaf as compared
with the larger and later sorts.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Culture of Clover for
Profitable Crop of Seed

If you have a heavy growth OF
clover and wish 10 get a crop OF seed.
cut the clover MS soon as the heads
turn brown cure In the windrow and.
as soon as the hay rattles In the
handling. haul under cover; spread
one peck of coarse salt over each two
horse load as put In the haymow. II
salt cannot be had put a layer OF straw
or old hay between each load. The
hay Will take up the moisture In the
clover and prevent heating In the NOW.
The side delivery hay rake Ii superior
to the ordinary hay rake, as II leaves
the hay loose so the hot air can cure
as well as the sunshine. This rake will
take the place OF the tedder. as the
fine leaves and stems are not broken
in the handling and lost.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28

carefully following a few instructions.
Not all of the pavement need be built
at n time. A strip 20 feet wide Ia
enough for a beginning. Additional
strips can be added as desired.
Plan for Paving.
In paving a feeding yard with con-
crete, first grade the site so that IL Is
practically level. II the drainage IL
not good, drain tile should be laid. A
sub-base OF several inches Of gravel or
cinders Is sometimes advantageous.
The concrete should be mixed In the
proportion Of / part of cement, 2
parts of sand and 3 OF pebbles or
broken stone. A thickness of four
inches is the allowable minimum and
five or six inches Is safer, especially
where heavy loads are likely to be put
on the floor. The surface should be
made to slope toward n corner. with
a pitch of not more than o~ne-fourth-
inch per foot. and it should be finished
with a wood-fioat. which leaves a grit
ty surface that can be easily cleaned.
yet affords a firm footing for the stock.
After the concrete has been laid II
should not be used for at least two or
three weeks.
The following table shows the
amount Of materials required to build
pavements OF various areas. using one
two-three mix and a thickness Of four
Square Fit. Sacks of Cub. Yds. Cub Yds.
OF avn Cement. of Sand. Pebbles.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Tanning of Guineas Must
Be Started Right Away

Guineas can be tanned II their train.
ing begins Immediately after hatch.
Ing. If you want them tame II Is best
to hatch them under common hens
and keep them confined while small.
teaching them to roost In the hen
houses. In this way they will be
quite tame. though they viii probably
never care to be handled. Some like
to have them wild. In that case they
may be Matched by the guinea hens
though an q farm. IL there are enemies
about and they are allowed to roam,
they may be killed.
Guineas are noisy, but they have a
place on the farm. Demand for them
Is growing in Eastern markets. They
are most excellent eating, some find.
ing them similar 10 prairie chickens.
They are fair layers. The eggs are
richer than hens eggs and are said TO
keep longer.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Spread of Wheat
Rust by Burberry
Scientists Have Shown That
Epidemics Disappear With
Killing of Bushes.

Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
TURNER'S proved hat tie common
harherry spreads black stem rust to
nearby wheat fields. Scientists showed
why and how. Both have shown that
rust epidemics disappeared when the
bushes were destroyed" said DR.. K. G.
Stakman of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. II Is related that
as early as 1720 a farmer in England
became so angry at seeing q large bar
berry bush on o neighbours farm, but
near his own wheat. that he poured
boiling water aronnd the roots of the
plant at night until he had killed II.
Bushes Source Of Trouble.
A number of writers observed during
the time from about 1750 to 1855 that
wherever barberry bushes were found
e a wheat fields there also was found
infected grain. Although 1t was not
Snown just how rust could come from
he harberry. II was natural that many
farmers who had noted the damage
~ iurlF OWN uriuS Shouiu w NVn'fhNNN
that the bushes we're the source of the
trouble and should be removed. Diff
~ferences OF opinion between farmers
and owners of barberry bushes became
go sharp as to cause a so-called bar
berry war. which ragged from about
1904 until 1855. Farmers whose grain
Ind been destroyed by black stem rust
often destroyed the guilty barberry
bushes without even asking the own
.r's permission.
De Barry Solved Problem
Scientists" lays Doctor Stakman,
finally tried to find out whether the
farmers were right. They we're" The
finally vas cleared up In 1895
by DE Barry. a German scientist, who
mnde careful experiments and found
the life history Of the black stem
rust parasite Is as follows: The black
OF the rust lives through the
1t cannot infect grains or
s~asses. The spores ~(seeds), however,
10 infect the common barberry, on
they produce the cluster-cup
OF the rust. The cluster-cup
spores are then blown by the wind and
infect grains and grasses. on which
hey produce the red or hummer stage
n the rust. This stage continues TO
propagate and spread until late sum-
ner or fall. when the black stage
In produced.
Hundreds OF scientists have shown
hat DE Barry was right. No one any
onger questions the fact. The bar
'erry stands convicted.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Is in Favor of Private Management of Railway
as More Efficient
By ]. R. HOWARD. National TranspOrtatiOn Institute.

The farmer must pay for labor and buy food and clothing, fuel
machinery, lumber, feed, and live stock in order to produce. Not until
after these operating costs and fixed charges are met and surplus earnings
in excess Of them IT in sight does it matter to the farmer o any one
else whether his land is worth a dollar an ace or a thousand dollars.
The same principle which applies to the farmer applies to the
railway. 1t is not until the fixed charges and operating costs III taken
from the freightpayers dollar that the valuation of the railroad really
enters into the problem of rate making.
/ am in favor of private management of railways, because it is more
efficient than government. / am in favor of letting the railways earn a
fair return upon a fair valuation to enable them to expand, which il
necessary if / prosper on my farm.
What the farmers want, and all they want, is a square deal They
know they viii not be getting a square deal until the prices they receive
for the things they produce IT relatively as high as the prices they
have to pay for things they have to buy.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Without Good Pasture
Hogs Are Improbable

All through the summer season hogs
should have access TO pasture. Sows
with pigs cannot do their best In
small. dry enclosures. and they VIII
not be profitable when so confined
ut IL natural for hogs to exercise
In helds, root I'm the ground and
choose their ration from the variety
Of plants to which they have access"
says r.. w. Clark of the Colorado Ag-
nculfural college. Man csnnot furn-
ish q ration comparable to pasture in
all other respects. A pasture Is the
drst thing that should be provided In
pork production and pigs should have
constant access to IL from the time
they are born until disposed of.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Feather Eating Habit Is
Sometimes Hard to Cure

The reason that fowls eat feathers
Is the fact that they are seeking after
certain Glasses of foods which they
need but are not getting. says Harry
EmbIeton. head Of the poultry depart
ment Of the A. and NJ. college. This
class OF food Is represented by any
form of milk. tankage. meat scraps.
or alfalfa p~astrrage. IL u or more
OF the above feeds are furnished them
n sufficient quantities they will get
pver this habit.
II is sometimes hard to correct the
roubie once II becomes a habit. Per
sisfenf eases often have 10 be killed
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Sudan Grass Excellent
Emergency Pasture Crop

II a farmer In going TO run short
Of hay or pasture. he may well con-
slider putting out a piece OF Sudan
grass as an emergency crop. Two cut
tings Of hay may be made in one sea
son. giving q total yield Of two TO four
tons per acre. Although 1t is relished
by stock II cut early enough, II has
no higher feeding value than ordinary
grass hay. The feeding value OF Sudan
grass hay may be greatly increased by
growing soy beans or c0wpeas with
II. For some farmers Sudan grass
would be of even more value rs pas
ture or as a soiling crop than for hay.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Little Improvement in
Quality of Seed Helps

Ii has been estimated that more
Than 100000 pounds Of seeds, ex-
elusive OF seed potatoes. seed sugar
canes, and other vegetatIve planting
stocks, r OWE or planted annually
in this country. Even a small i'm
provemenf in the quality Of seed
planting would result in larger crops
at little or no additional expense or
In the same production on a smaller
acreage.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Fowls in Orchard Kill
Many Injurious Insects

ANY fruit which grows high enough
to be out Of reach of the hens Is
benefited by their presence. Better
crops are produced and greater
growth is In evidence. Some years ago
Cornell university made a test which
showed very co~nclusively that the
presence Of chickens in an orchard did
more good towards killing Injurious In
sects than all the liquid sprays that
could be applied.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
Horses Shoulders Need
Bathing in Salt Water

Since the power of a horse Ia applied
through the collar, II 10 OF utmost Inn
p~ortance that the collar should OF the
NECK and shoulders Csrelessness In
using badly-ntting collars not only
develops sores and ugly scars, but
many times causes horses 70 become
bsiky. Horsss shoulders should BE-
bafAsd In salt wster every svsntnG
In 0rdsr to hsrdss them