The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
1wENTY-sEvENTH YEAR
BOX SOCIAL


an enthusiastic meeting
A brief business session was
held at the opening. The financial
report showed receipts OF $57.75 and
expenditures of s2395 leaving bal
ance of $3.50 in the treasury.
Geo Shell reported that large
quantity OF articles would be ready
for the big sale next Saturday at
zone D. IN. Inform him if YOU need
help to get your stuff to Holly.
) The sale will be held East OF
/. the Chill Parlor The Sale is to
raise money to pay for the moving
picture machine and all are urged
to attend and bid the stuff donated
Mr., Stocker reported briefly that
prices were hOling up well on milk
deliveries.
Geo Shell presided at the inter
esting program that followed. The
program opened with community
singing from sheet loaned by the
Commercial Club, Mrs. Partridge
\ at the piano and Pete Bauer with
the violin The Misses Shell lead
the singing
An interesting paper was read by
County Agent, Mr.. Peterson. he
said the farmer was more than a
tiller of the soil he is a business
man. he has a large investment in
buildings. machinery, stock. as well
las acreage. Good management is
necessary Every acre must be
made to produce to the limit He
must grow the most adaptable
crops and have ability to grow them
If there is to be profit he must
think through his. plans to the end
There has been an increase OF
acreage IN corn in the United
States but a decrease in wheat
during the past year Dairy COWS
show slight increase but other
cows. hogs and sheep show de,
crease. There is room for more
MAIL iA6 SIINC VIC llllu
the United States 90 million pounds
of butter last year.
The agricultural outlook is the
most proIhisinR since 1920. This
section should become the dairy
paradise of the state. The soil is
full of suitable plant food yet
Shn11lS ~,
maximum y,,.id could be greatly
increased Several illustrations OF
pasturing experiments in Prowcrs
county We're given
Prowers county needs more pro-
duction per acre, greater prOduc-
: tion per animal and more econo
mical production All the feed re
,qllired should be produced on the
farm
In the discussion that followed
Messrs. Leonard. Partridge, Boetti
and others participated. Joe Boetti
gave an account of an interesting
experiment in sowing sudan seed
He planted two acres of sudan
listing in the seed on May 18th on
some OF his poorest ground. He
got a yield of Sc bushels which he
sold for s151.00
Destinations were given by Cora
Cannon, Ustes Bauer and Barbara
Woods and songs by Alois Bauer
and the Misses Shell. There was
a funny speech by Pete Bauer and
q piano and violin selection by
Messrs u Bauer and Frasier The
program was very enjoyable
throughout.
At the sale of the boxes that
followed the sum of S4050 was
realized Mr.. Christman was the
auctioneer. Bids were also sold on
cake to the most popular girl
bringing in $4,000, Miss Iva Shell
competed against several of the
married ladies and won the prize.
getting l73 votes at five cents per
vote. A pie was given to the home
lest man. Mr. Leonard, and pro-.
duced s340 additional. Ye editor
got the BOBBY vote as the home
liest man. Some luck. but then.
1t was n curious coincidence but
wholly unpremcditatcd that Iva
Shell who got the cake made the
pie and that the cake was made
by Mrs. Leonard whose husband
got the pie. About IS were present.