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The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

If every farmer will next wear
olsnt a small patch of peanuts, a
fairly good pttch of cotton. a
good acreage each of broomcorn.
maze, cane, ksffir. Sudan and
corn-these in connection with
the wheat now sown, aud in con-
nection with cows, pigs and
hens-old Baca county this time
next year will be sitting pretty
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
Education Week
A Grand Success.
Over the Country

From Circul1r:
The observance of American
Education Week this year sur
passed all previous years in ef-
fectiveness. acc ording to an an
nouncement of the Department
of the Interior through the
Bureau of Education. The
movement swept the entire
nation. from the largest centers
of population to the most re-
mote villages and hamlets.
Churches, clubs. newspapers,
theaters, and other organiza-
tions joined in with the schools
in way they have MT cooper
ted before and mad the week
an actual intensified campaign
for better knowledge about
schools. Some states put on q
state y ide program, and most of
the cities had their own plans.
though all of these patterned.
their observance upon the natl9n.
al program.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
The Manufacture
Playground Apparatus
Agricultural Fairs

In connection with our edito-
rial . short time ago of admit
ting children free and providing
. playground for them, the fol-
lowing from . circular is to the
point and interesting.
"A playground installed at
your fair would bring big re-
suits in q future development of
your fair and would bring the
fair In closer relation to the
public.
A free playground where the
children can romp and play
while the fathers. mothers,
larger boys and girls are VISIT
ing the exhibits, makes it possi-
bic for you to get high class ex-
hibits that pay good prices for
space and are u credit to your
fair that will be long remember
ed.
Thousands Of people would
repeat daily visits to the fair if
such Q playground for children
were established that otherwise
would not come at ALL
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

The old guard in the lower
house OF congress stumbled ont9
abloc that was in thsir path way
and all Of them together we're
not strong enough to move it
to cne side. The dqings Of that
bloc will be interesting watching,
IS its weight thrown on either
side would turn the balance.
Watch the bloc.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

In q Salt Lake City police
courts q 40 pound prisoner. ar.
rested by a 2S5 pound police
man on a charge of vaRrancy,
to prove to the court that he
was not an idler. offered to put
on the gloves with the police
man and to knock him out in
four rounds or 20 to Jail. Offer
not accepted.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

II a statem::1ute 70 the press
last Wesk Ma0nus johnson said
When con ngress opens I am go
ing to feel my way. Big busi-
ness has been sitting pretty =
right at the head Of the table =
tossing CRUMBS to those Of Us in
the chimney corner. but God
helping me ! am going to use
my voice and influence to bring
up to the table all classes with
big business.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

We learn BY press dispatches
that one at DR.. Cooks crooked
wesls-one of the wells he was
using in crooked deals in oils,
has since the trial that v.-o
him fourteen year. o,a go nnn
81. IN Il gusher. If the re.
port is true be will now have
millions. and with millions it
can be proven that Cook Is a
public benefactor and never did
do anything wrong.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Major Martin. sir service Of.
ficer Of the United States. sayl
that the peoples fear of flying
is all there is in the way Of reg
ular air-service routes and planes;
but we'll venture that In side of
ten years after planes get down
to f1ivver prices there III be more
travel by the air route than by
the dirt route
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

DR.. Work with his mout th) }
declares that Shoup and Phipps
will be in the U. s. senate. We
have an Idea that when Taylor
and Adams have reached their
goal at the U. s. capitol, the y II
have to send out search parties
with blazing fsggots to find the
other two.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Captain Mcmillan, arctic ex-
plorer, with his party is frozen
IN 75O miles from the north pole,
and Will have to PASS the arctic
night of six months there. But
they are comfortable and happy,
ding to q radlogram recent.
ly received from them. Pre-
sumedly they will make q dash
for the pole when spring opens.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Kid Penney, who was here on
the Fourth and at the fair two
years ago with Stout Jacks on, in
a boxing mstch at On Elk's On
tertainment last week at Lamar.
knocked out his opponent, q
Samson from Syracuse. just If
teen seconds. and said it tc1J;.
the fe)ler twenty minItss 10 gel
back on biz biHs.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Judge Cunning ham. lawyer
and writer and democratic wheel
horse of Colorado Springs, has
accepted an offer to contribute
column to tue Colorado SPRING. q
Gazette. and write what he cleas-
es. The Gazette being republic
an, that shows on their part q
liberal spirit. But why not?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Reported that Coolidge is go
ing to fgbt Ford by proposing
that the United States govern
nent takes hold Of Muscle shoals
and work It. Coolidge seems to
be of opinion that the big sentI-
ment fer Ford is because people
want cheap fertilizers.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

We are this week sending out
some statments. We are need
ing this money. and win ask
those IN arrears to arrange the
matter as soon as possible. Also
if you have grain or fodder will
take them at prevailing prices.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

I We are this week starting q
postwar history Of the Ku Klux.
In con nection with the present
klan excitement. you will find
this his to rical sketch intensely
in teresting.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Henry Ford az reported con-
templates building q mill at De.
troit for the manufacture of
cloth used in his autos. 1t seems
to be the policy of Ford to pro-
duce everything used in bis car,
even to gas and gasoline.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

How would it be if Germany
were to use some Of the money
paid out on booze to feed those
12. 900, 900 starving kids of theirs? ?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Music and meat show large
sales here in recent months
head Hue. It might bother some
to know the relation betwe en- the
two. as indicated by the above
headline, but really, come to
think of it, without meat there
could be no Musie.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

In 1912 state expenses were
s.. 900. .0OO. in 1922 they were
$50, 900, ,00O-and the tax payer
less able to pay now than he was
then.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

We are glad to report that we
will now have some good help,
ihe Ston ing ton News having this
week moved into Spring field .
That will mean two good scouts
for Springfield. and what oneof
US can't think of-too mean to
say, the other can,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

ihe Denver Post in Che u1
it's last weeks issues. L,ad in -
usual hrst-page CARTOON space a
cartoon of three tlgures in pris
on garo, and after having read
the Denrsr Democrat for a LONG
time the first thought at first
glance was as to who the third
man.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

We would be glad to hear OF q
number of farmers plass'--.
MT, -.uK pea
ext year-anywhere in the
neighborhooJ of one acre. Who
will try it, and let us know about
It?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Notwithstanding the gasoline
war over the most Of the United
States, the Stand ard OIL recent
ly declared q dividend Of $l34,
957. 1922. as against SIPS. O39. s65
last year. Msnifestly. still a lit
tie more war is needed.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Colorado Is talking Shoup a. a
running mate for Coolidge, and
Kansas is talking CappeE and
Allen. As he is a big man and
strong, We are for shoup, both
out Of local pride and becau se he
would add weight" to the tick
OF
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
Notice to Teachers

The regular usesmber exami-
nation 1af teachers certificates
will be held in the school house
in Springfield on December 18th,
l4th and 18th. beginning at 8
q. m.
Cora y: Aordics.
County superintendent
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

We were told all the time it
was going to be a long and hard
winter, but so far the weather
has been 6ne.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
The Baptist
Revival Meetings

The revival began at the Baptist
church last week is now in full
sway and creating a good inter-
est. Rev. Thomas Graham nf
holly is conducting the services
th'. week, and is fine talker
Experiences and good singing.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Broomcorn is the one great
crop in Baca county this year,
and every day now is seeing
many tons of 1t on the way to
market.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
A Prize Fighter
Healed by Prayer
Now Great Preacher
By Jake Lasley
Los Angeles, {
By JACK WILSON

Editor Democ rat Herald
I want to state . few facts of
what I have seen concerning
Capt. Fitz Gerald.
Who is Capt. E,itz Gerald? A
prize fighter. The man who
broke the worlds record per.
forming airplsne stunts. The
man who jumped from one air.
plane to another. going 70 miles
an hour. Also hanging by his
Go Inside Page
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

The Oklahoma legislature last
week passed a bill requiring the
khan to unmask.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
Notice! |!
OF Redemption Of Bonds Of Bsea
County Colorado

Notice is hereby given that
Baca county Refunding Bonds
Nos. z. 8. 3. 10. II, and l2, dat
ed January |, 1919. are called
for payment January 1. 1924,
at the Ranking House of
KountZ Bros. New tark. IntarA
est thereon will cease January !,
1924.
Jesse l.. Homer.
Treasurer Of Baca County.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

Read the Denorrat.Hero,d
and Keep aoreast of events in
Baca county.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

We believe the broomcorn as.
soeiat'on all right, and by this
Time next year all troomcorn
growers will be in IT,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
Charley Finley
Married Noy. 10Th

Everybody knows Charley. and
eyer, bedy will be glad to know
that be IL married. because he has
been foolinR around long enough
In single blessedness.
ithappened on Thanksgiving, a
Miss Irwin Of Rodiey being the
lucky bride. They were married
1t Lamar, for which Charley will
hRve to do some tall explsiniug
10 the knot tiers in Springfield.
The Dem ocrat- Herald extends
hsartiest congratuiation
..s--ee>e---~e<~~--~---
Charley Johns OF Kim was in
Springfield Wednesday.
The commission ers are in ses-
sion this week.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07

The commission ers are in ses-
sion this week.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-07
Jesse l.. Homer,

Treasurer Of Bac. County. t..
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Scarcity of Good Horses
Leading to Better Care

X. w. Clark, specialist in live Sick
at the Colorado Agricultural college,
gives some good advice 10 farmers cen
corning the care Of mares. An eXtrac.
of his report follows:
The foaling SeasOn has arrived and
the mares should be carefully handled,
The demand for good heavy horses can
not be supplied and all good colts are
needed. Heavy straining and extremes
Of exertion should be avoided. The
mare can work every day TO nearly
foaling time If carefully handled and
fed.
The Golden Rule" put into opera
ton now will work wonders. At foal-
ing time the mare should be kept in a
clean, comfortable place, and as much
personal attention given as is possible
to give.
The colts navel should be treated
Immediately with a dislnfectant to pre-
vent infection and the mother fed care
fully and not put TO work again TOO
soon. When put to work, she should
be allowed TO take 1t easy"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Pasture Is Considered
as Cheapest Swine Feed

The cost Of gain on a pig until he
weighs about 125 pounds determines
in a large measure the profit to be
made, say the live stock experts. Hog
raisers can materially decrease this
cost by having sufficient green for.
age available. Pasture Is n OF the
cheapest hog feeds. AS compared to
dry-lot feeding, the amount OF grain
required to produce 100 pounds OF
pork may be reduced approximately
80 per cent by using good pasture.
Blue grass, spring grains, winter wheat
and winter rye are excellent pastures,
hut are short-lived and are OF little
value during the summer months. AL
falfa and sweet clover make the best
summer pasture. Rape Is a good sum
mer pasture, and also a good fall pas
ture to be used in the corn field where
hogging down Is practiced. Good hog
pasture means larger pork profits.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Record of Cows Yield
Is Of Much Importance

Pure bred dairy cattle breeders
should keep official records on every
COW in their herds. These records TO
a beginner may not seem valuable, but
later they will be worth many more
dollars than 1t will cost to get them.
Once a pail of milk Is used or SEM to
the market without being weighed the
chance for including that milk in any
accurate record Of q cows production
is gone. The records are not only
valuable in singing out the COWS that
are falling TO produce enough to pay
their feed bill but they are Of excep-
ticnal value when it comes time to
sell surplus animals. animals that are
offspring Of the COWS on which rec
ords are kept. Bulls with known
records back Of them are the kind
alert dairymen are looking TO- today.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Cover Crops in Orchard
Not Easy to Get Started

In growing cover crops in an
orchard, the grower should be guided
in the choice OF crops by his local con-
ditions and the age or size Of the
trees. Where the ground is complete
ly shaded by the trees, 1t Is difficult in
many instances to obtain a stand Of
crops like vetch and clover. 1t Is less
so with alfalfa and rye. While alfalfa
has been the favorite crop with the
growers, ii has one drawback which
should not be lost sight OF. In the
first place, the grower is generally u n
willing TO turn under a crop of alfalfa
ard destroy the plants. lie usually
permits the alfalfa to grow in the
orchard for several years. While the
alfalfa tends to stimulate tree growth
during the first two or three years. IL
o o has q bad effect upon fruit pro-
ductiOn. and an orchard in bearing
should not be left in alfalfa for more
than three or four years.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Portable Hog House Is
Considered as Sanitary

The portable hoghOuse largely
solves the problem Of keeping hogs In
sanitary quarters. When a large mum.
Der of animals are continuously fed
In one building and fed In and around
this house all the time, the surround.
ings are ure to become more or less
filthy and unsanitary at certain sea.
sons Of the year. But by using the
portable houses they a be moved oc
~casionally to a fresh piece Of ground
and unsanitary conditions avoided.
The portable houses can be used on
any sized farm, as the number Of
buildings should be regulated to the
size Of the herd, so as to avoid any
crowding or piling up. For the renter
who does not find sufficient shelter on
the farm for his herd Of swine, the
portable house Is peculiarly advan-
tageous, since 1t can be readily moved
when he goes to another farHA
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Small Roasting House
Suitable for Orchard
Injurious Insects are Picked
Up by Busy Fowls.

Fruit and poultry may be grown on
the same land Rt the same time by
running chickens in the orchard,
writes Herbert A. Shearer in the Los
Angeles Times. Hens need some shade
and ONE sunshine and the orchard
provides both.
Fruit trees are benefited by the
~droppings Of poultry and the fruit
crop is larger because of the added
fertilizer.
Insects that lniure the trees, or the
fruit, or both, are picked up by the
fowls SO the crop is benefited in this
way. SO far rs known there is no OBJ
lection TO the plan except that pos
s!hly there may be more work in keep
slg the hens diligently filling the egg
crates. 1t seems as though the hens
like their surroundings and try 10 en-
JOY life the same as small boys in q
city park on a holiday.
There may be another drawback
when fruit is falling because some
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Sports Clothes Draw
Approval of Women

There was a time not sc long ago
when sports clothes were for the pur-
pose of costuming m for golf, tennis,
riding and so forth. Today all this is
changed. Perhaps ii signifies that life
is Il game and should be treated as
such. At any rate, the practical inlu-
ence Of sports clothes makes itself
felt on nearly all occasions. This is
due no doubt to the simplicity and
comfort found in these modes. A
prominent moving-picture actress
wears a charming frock which had its
inspiration from Il sport model. 1t is
Of cream silk crepe piped with red on
collar, cuffs and pockets, The over
blouse Is of the regulation cut and
comes well over the plated skirt. \
circle embroidered in red incloses a
space for monograming, which is quite
the latest fad for blouses Of this sort.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Combination of Grains
With Tankage for Hogs

Barley is an efficient feed for hogs
when fed with tankage and is almost
equal to corn in f~attening them for
market, say the animal h%usbandry men
at the New York college of agricul-
ture at Ithaca. A recent feeding trial
with six lots Of eight hogs each
showed that barley was more than &C
per cent as efficient as corn in feeding,
Barley vas found also to produce a
good firm quality Of pork.
TWO lots of hogs were fed corn and
tnnkage, two lots barley and tankage
anl two lots corn, barley and ~tankage
For three Of the lots the feed was
mixed before being put into the feeder
and in the other three the hogs were
given their choice Of feed available
The hogs allowed to follow their appe.
tiles ate an excessive amount Of tank.
age, but the combinations OF corn, bar
ley and tankage gave excellent feeding
values.
When barley is cheaper by the hun
dred than corn, the cost OF gain iT
weight may be kept down by forcing
the hogs 10 eat more barley by mixing
II with the corn and tankage. The
barley preferably should be medium OF
coarse-ground, not fine; If it is no
ground. 1t should be rolled or soaked
and if 1t is soaked, 1t should be fec
only while fresh.
The lot which made the creates
daily gain In weight received a mixed
ration of 4G parts corn, 46 pounds bar
ley and 6 nartS fankaCe.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Immature Lambs
Are Not Wanted
Serious Danger of Cutting
Market With LoW-Grade
Product.
Prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture)

Prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture)
Unless young and immature lambs
are kept at home for further develop
ment and finishing there is serious
danger of Cutting the market with a
loN-grade product which can only re-
suit in severe price declines" is the
warning sounded 10 shippers by the
Committee Of Trade Interests com
posed Of live stock commission men.
Siaughterers, retailers, railroads,
st~ock.yard companies at Jersey City
and New York, eastern lamb produc-
erS, ana the United States Department
Of Agriculture, appointed last summer
TO bring about stabilization Of the
Jersey City lamb market.
Receipts Have Been Light.
The committee states that receiDts
have been light since the market
movement of eastern lambs began in
May and that there is a noticeable
tendency on the part Of shippers TO
market a large percentage Of young
and immature lambs because of the
rather high prices which such lambs
have brought. These prices have intlu-
enced country shippers to pick lower
down in their hocks than usual, there
by increasing the percentage of light
weight, immature lambs in the market
receipts, it is said.
Lower Prices Will Result.
Recent arrivals at Jersey City in
cIude from % TO 80 per cent Of lmma-
ture lambs, the reports show. Despite
a rather strong demand receipts from
western markets have been unusually
light and prices have shown CORE
spending strength. But If shippers
continue to send immature and other
wise inferior lambs to market during
the period when receipts are heavy,
sharp price declines will be inevitable,
the committee says.
Information received by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture indicated a heavy
prospective movement Of lambs from
eastern and southern territory to mar
ket during the latter part OF June ana
in July. This Is the period when price
fluctuations are usually most severe,
the department says, due more to the
quality Of the receipts than TO the
volume, inasmuch as Jersey City ana
New York usually can absorb all the
rood lambs offered. Heavy receipts
generally include a large percentage
of inferior grades comprising 'culls,"
light weight and "bucky" lambs which
cannot be moved except at a sacrifice,
and this in turn affects the market for
the better grades, it is pointed out.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
An Orchard Henhouse.

hens will fill their crops with fruit and
not leave room enough to hold q richer
ration to produce eggs.
But orchard men who have tried
the fruit-poultry combination seem
well satisfied. If they get less eggs, 1t
takes less time to care for the flock,
and the orchard does better.
The illustration shows a small roost-
ing house suitable for orchard poultry,
Nest boxes are placed on the floor to
be easily removed for cleaning and
spraying. This is important and should
be done once a week. There is no par
ticular size to build this orchard
chicken house, but II by 10 feet would
be a good size for 80 to so hens. II
the flock is larger, more houses will be
needed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Have Cotton Wrap
Match Thin Dress
Separate Coats and Capes
of Light Materials Are
Gaily Decorated.

The separate coats and capes Gre
,ted bv the great dreSsmakers, whether
for afternoon or evening wear, stress
q lavish use Of embroidery, observes a
Paris writer in the New York Tribune.
Canes made Of cotton materials that
match cotton summer dresses are
deliberately beaded and embroidered.
Swinging grace charactcrizcs many
Of the new tOpcOatS, which vary only
in their trimming, rs they are all
~three-quarters TO seven-eighthS long
and cut with q full bias flare. An at
~tractive three-quarterS length naring
coat is developed from green cloth and
white buttons engraved in black.
one designer makes Jackets Of knee
.'ength that fare midway between
waist and knees, with the top portion
Of the Jacket cut perfectly straight.
This type of jacket is particularly
adaptable to crepe de chine, although
ne also develops them from cloth.
This designer shows coats Of crepe de
chine which are made In the fashion Of
perfectly straight sack oyercoat
covering the entire dress. The coats
lilfer from those OF last year in both
collar and embroidery.
The collar used this season is like a
huge roll and the embroidery covers
the entire surface of the coat. Occa-
sionally monkey fur Is used for the
collar, but n may say that. there is
relatively no fur used this season with
the exception Of silver fox,
Another firm has several very excel
lent cloth coats. One particularly at
tractive model is of green and gray
wool combined. The outside of the
coat is of the gray appliqued with
green, while the inside is OF green.