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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-27
WISCONSIN GAINS $22, OO0, 900
IN GRAIN VALUES
More Was Realized This Year on
Corn, Wheat and Oats Than in
1928; Oats Alone Gained Is
Million.

Wisconsin farmers realized $22,-
100000 more on their corn, wheat
and oats this year than in 1928, ac-
cording to a Chicago agricultural
foundation which reports that the
national increase in grain values
amount to $3.50, 900. Oats
alone were responsible for gain of
10 millions, while wheat brought
farmers of this state about half a
million and corn an extra millions
over last year, the report states.
While the Wisconsin corn crop for
1924 fell considerably below that of
the preceding year, the better price
this year brought the total income to
TAN million dollars as compared
with 67h millions the year before.
The slight increase in the wheat crop
this year brought the value up to
S2,5O0,0 900 as compared with $4,000
600 of 1928. The oat crop of this
state this year is up to 103 II million
bushels as compared to 90 million
the year before with the result that
farmers will have taken in 81 million
dollars on this crop as compared with
81 millions the year before.
The yield per acre on corn in Wis
consin the report states, dropped ia
29.5 bushels per acre as a result OF
unfavorable weather. but the profit
per bushel to the farmer was
cents as compared with loss of
cents the year before. The wet
days, too, were a great nelp to tbs
wheat and oats production, tbs
former rising to 1871 bushels pei
acre as compared with 1876 the yeai
before, and the latter to 40 from &c.;
in 1928. The profit per bushel Of
wheat this year was Ia cents where 1
loss of 20 cents wa. AIKEN last yea
and s cent profit in oats for the
cent loss Of the preceding year.
The increased yield per acre o
small grain and the increased pricl
per bushel on all grains has aile'
materially in restoring the farmer t
q better financial basis, the Founda
ton report concludes. The highe
grain prices have resulted in highe
live stock prices and this has brough
9 new vitality to agriculture.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-27
ASHLAND SUPERIOR LINE MAY
BE ADDED TO c. & N. w.
Rumored in Ashland Railroad Circles
That Northern Pacific Branch
Will B. ), ii.

Coupled with the announcement
of a complete merger Of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Mi neanolis & Omaha
railway with the Chicago & North
western, which is generally expected
in the near future, will come another
announcement of Importance to Ash
land, according to reports in local
railroad circles. Mention is being
made of negotiations said to be pend
ing between the Northwestern road
and Northern Pacific for the
Superior-Ashland line to the North
western. This line is not proving
profitable to the Northern Pacific
but would give the Northwestern
system a link connecting its upper
Michigan and eastern Wisconsin lines
with Superior and Duluth In
cidentally it would give the Head of
the Lakes cities a new through line
to Milwaukee and Chicago by way Of
the upper peninsula and eastern
Wisconsin points.
The traffic and purchasing depart
ments of the Omaha have already
been taken over by the Northwestern
road and merger Of the remaining
departments is looked for short
ly, possibly by the first Of the year
Location of division headquarters
at Superior is one Of the points un-
derstood to have been decided upon
by Northwestern officials-Ashland
Press.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-27
CLERKS READY TO RECEIVE
DOG TAX MONEYS
Fido Must Wear Brass Tag After
the First of February or He May
Tangle With the Law.

County Clerk Chas. Noren has re-
ceived from the state department
and sent to city and township clerks
Iron county's allotment of dog tax
license application cards and tags
for 1925.
Eight hundred and thirty cards
and tags made up the shipment to
Mr. Noren. One hundred eighty Of
them were allotted to the city of Hur-
ley.
City and township clerks will begin
collecting dog tax the first of the
year. Upon filling out card Civ
ing the name, cclor, sex, age, etc,
of the dog for which the applicant
wishes to pay tax and paying the
fee he is given brass tag that must
be attached to doggie's collar. Per
sons owning dogs and failing to pay
the tax before the first of February
are liable to get into the tolls Of the
law insofar as the canine is concern
ed. The law says that dogs found
without tags after the dead line has
been passed must be disposed of.
The major portion of dog tax
money collected, So per cent, is re-
mitted to the county treasurer. The
remainder goes to the state treas
urer. After expenses in connection
with administration Of the dog tax
law are paid by the state the balance
is apportioned to the governmental
units in which the tax was collected,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-27
Encouraging News.

II Is encouraging to read the am
nual report Of the department Of ag
riculture, submitted TO President
Coolidge, which says that American
agriculture, on the whole, occupies
the best position is has held since
1920.
No false hopes are raised, how
ever, as the report states that much
further recovery will be required to
bring it back to prewar conditions
Gross income from agriculture win
increase half billion dollars dur
ing the 1924'25 crop year, IT is es-
timated, and this, together with the
favorable readjustment that has
taken place in the price ratio be-
tween agriculture and industry, has
added to the optimism that prevails
The farmer is entitled TO he en-
couraged because of the brilliant
prospects of the country entering
the greatest period of good business
it has ever known.
The dumping of approximately
$3.50, 900, 900 into trade channels by
Christmas savings clubs has had a
stimulating effect on business, and
from industrial sections comes news
of many large orders and contracts
being placed, and a growing demand
for labor.
Railroad and public utility i'm
provements promise TO be larger
during the coming year than they
have ever been Exports show a big
increase, due to European settle
ment, and the largest freight car
loadings in history reflect the conf
dence that is being displayed by
business.
The man or firm who expects big
business and goes after it, faces the
best opportunity in the history Of
this country. This year 1925 should
set new record for American bus
mess achievement FIX.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-27

Things that are easy to read are
seldom hard to forget
It's great life if your constitution
can stand Sundays and holidays.
1t will take lot Of deep thinking
to settle the Muscle Shoals question.
Some women have demonstrated
they ran keep a secret, because they
don't tell all they know about their
husbands.
Another way 70 improve yons W.
cabulary in addition 70 working
word puzzles ID to read good Alera
ture.
No wife should start quarrel
with her husband until She has
session Of the pay envelope
Trotskys physician has advised
him To 90 to 4 warmer climate and
plenty Of people have been wishing
he was there for some time
Early to bed On the MORNING.
and early to rise I'm the afternootl
will never make folks healthy, WeaI-
thy and wise.
A ford used to be a safe place to
cross the river.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-27

An Indiana man has devised a net
for bankers to catch bandits, but
what we need is more of them caught
in the police net
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-27

Scientists are searching for a gas
oline substitute Better still would
be a substitute for the thing that
consumes the most Of it.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
DECREASE IN EGG OUTPUT FOR 18TH WEEK
is REGISTERED THO FEW PENS SHOW GAINS
Interesting Data Gathered Laying Competition Covering Effect
Weights of Birds Date of Maturity

In Analysing the weeks total yield by
pens it will be noticed that only three
pens produced 25 or better-that fifteen
made scores of 20 or over and inclusive
of "a. These two sets of birds, Is in all,
represent just IS per cent Of the 500 en-
gaged in laying eggs for record pur-
poses to prove breeding. It is a small
proportion. At this season Of the year
the best half Of any flock should pro-
duce an average bird yield Of at least
eggs per week. The fact that some
pens do lay at a greater rate now proves
the contention that four eggs per week
can be laid at this season Of the year.
Obviously, the commercial flock must
produce an average of 315 eggs per week
or so per cent of the layers employed.
The average flock production for the
500 birds in this competition, present
week, is a small fraction less than 40
per cent. Some years it has been very
much higher, some years lower and the
cause is found in the accuracy with
which entrants pick representatives of
hocks to compete in these and other
competitions.
out of the entire flock making UP the
competition only one bird made a per-
feet score.
Total production for the week was
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
BYE. v. L. Turner


secretary Laying Competitions
With slightly decreased total yield,
there were still some notable pen pro-
auctions in the thirteenth week of the
Philadelphia North American interna-
tional egg-laying competition at Mil
ford. Del.
With a fair percentage Of the 500 birds,
divided into pens of five each, in 100
houses located on grounds Of Delaware
state board of agriculture, the unusual
cold Of the early part of the week did
not so seriously affect the general flock
as to prevent fair yields among quite a
few pens.
Pens and SO each yielded q eggs as
high-pen output for the week; pen 16
laid 26 and pen SO laid "a.
Among the leaders some few changes
seem to be imminent. First-place pen
holds fast to its leadership with a
weeks output of 20 eggs and a total Of
3l1i pens 50 and 26 tie with 2SO eggs
total, pen 50 laying II and pen 26 laying
%. Pen 65 scored q for the week and
totals 275. Pens 49, 6S, GA, 66, IA and IS
are trailing closely behind, and any one
Of these pens may push forward at any
time and, to some extent at least, up
set present standings.
A change of weather is going to nut
q different face on the competition as
a whole, and just what other changes
WIFI come along with spring cannot be
predicted with any degre Of accuracy.
out 1t is rather clearly indicated that
there will be marked changes in stand
ing by the end Of the tWenty-sixtb
week.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
Progress and Profit in Poultry sT: 1' RoE Ri9

when considering other chara oterist tics.
Healthy birds Of high stamina Will
look mature some time before Rctual
ripeness. Weight will most easily de-
termine such cases IL none Of the other
simple means of determining maturity
are known to the breeder.
In these days Of progress the trapnest'
If only for the purpose Of collecting his
torical facts, seems to be so essential
to increasing egg production that the
commercial poultry man cannot afford
to be without a sufficient number of
traps to at least seIect all breeders
necessary to reproduction OF the flock.
characteristics of Birds
Each week the subjoined table will set
forth such superficial characteristics as
indicate productiveness Of each individ-
ual in certain pens. The characters
tics are:
1. Color OF face, comb and wattles.
g. Length Of body.
g. Condition of feathers.
4. Condition Of pelvic bones.
5. Distance between pelvic bones.
8. Distance between pelvic bones and
end of keel.
These characteristics will be number
ed, respectively, from 1 to 6 in the table.
When the expression OF" appears 1t ,
means that two fingers can be placed .
between the edges Of the pelvic or lay
ing bones, as they appear, thru slight
pressure made by the fingers. Thin or
thick pelvic bones are recognizable as
indicative of high or low capacity cou-
pied with the distance between the pei
vic bones and the end of the keel, or
breast bone, which is also expressed
"SF" or '41sF," etc.
T,r,.y
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08

Total ...27 1/1O lbs Total =. "a $40 lbs
Weight gain in IS days. 77-10 pounds,
or 20 40 per cent.
This gain was made between entering
date and first egg from any bird. Birds
2, and 4 are now laying; birds / and
are not. The weights Of these two birds
indicate they are not yet fully matured.
1t is reasonable to suppose that a
breeder Is sufficiently informed about
his or her strain to know weight at ma
turity; the use Of home trapnests will
give this knowledge; to then pick ma
ture birds should be matter Of weight
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
Comparative Yield by Years

The yields of In grand totals
to date The Philadelphia North American
foIIows ''
Years 1st I'd Sd 9TH 10th nth 18th 18th
ss2 1000 124s o 1879 1897
Totals zo $500 1888 1aszo HOS tzoss 1zs4a
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
NOTES

Standardizing methods is an import
ant part of the work of county agents;
the more nearly all poultrymen follow
set and fixed methods the more nearly
will success be greater with the gen
eral run Of poultry raisers.
Year by year the poultry industry
grows; price for eggs and poultry meat
in the meantime seems to average up
well with years as far back as 1910.
There is no serious market glut of long
duration and more pouitrymen are
making money.
A thoro cleanup OF everything, In
cubators, brooders' colony houses, lay
ing houses and all utensils at this time
will mean a great deal later.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08

1897 eggs.
There is one feature in all competi-
tons that is possibly the most prom
inent and the least considered. It is
the matter or weights Of birds when
entered and weights when first egg is
produced. AS an illustration of the
condition of maturity at entering time
and at time of first egg the following
is given:
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Farms For Sale
Sa

NEWTNGTON-nea turnpike, a7 acres, fine land. big orchard room house and base ment barn. Everything in good condt- ton. stock and tools. Cash srequired $2.500. hal. mortgage. A. Carlson. 163 Main street.
 LAND--i4.000 square feet good for chicken farm, close to shop, s5O s2.50 weekly. White Herald Box 1lN. PLAINVILLE-ela acres of land with some fine fruit trees room house, heated and electric lights. Place must be sold before June lst. A. Carlson, l3l Main street Tel 1Sl7.
 21 ACRE FARM-six room house. barn, poultry houses, rich fertile land, large quantity of wood. Price only s2400, for quick sale, small amount of cash se- cures It. D. 0. Coleman, southington. Conn.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20

Housewives need no longer worr, herald classified ad department
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
 .igents--Iieal Estate IS FOR real estate and Are Insurance see The
 John Cooke company. Hough St.
 Plainyllle. Conn. PLATNVILIE-R Real estate and mortgage
 loans skinner-smth O., inca Eeri
 block. Pialn,iiie and Madison. Conn
 Phone ti-t. --------- PLAiNNTLLE-nsai easte for saie. tnser-
 ance of every descrtpHon. See Cunning
 ham A winingsr, Rssitors Ner 3lds-
 pialnville. Tel. iso.
 Building Lots for sale si DFTNEEN- l'orbin Ave, and Mason Drive,
 building lot 10xi67 deep and sold at cost.
 Phone 64s-5.
 MAPLE HII.L-Eim st., next 10 sequin Golf
 club, lot for sale. Inquire after ?. n'
 of II. D. Llttlehale, 2si Putnam st.
 Hartford.
 MAPLE HlLI.-Two well located lois Tor
 sale price reasonable. Apply llS Maple
 St. Phone 1is7-t
 NEWF1ELD sTREET- good buidlng lot at a barraln if taken at once. See Watson
 & Jones, 29a Main s;. Phone 245o. SEW BRITAIN-haif acre lots. good land.
 also three acres Of land near trolley.
 Schultz < Costello, Inc 2t2 Main ~.  WITI4RD GARDENs-H House lots for sale. Newington center. easy payments. see
 MT. welch on land.
 Farms For sale S2 I3EFWEEN PIainYille and southingioh,
 small farm, sti acres or land, room house. only Iq mile 10 trolley. state high yay and school. Shed. chicken coop, urIre .2t00 part cash. balance easy pay tnants E L. Hayden, isa Main St.. Bris-
 tol Phone ii4i. opon evenings. to A 2. FAEM-of acres. nine room house, large barn and garage. plenty of fruit. 2 large ! poultry houses. 100 laying hens. Price ! ss 900. Inquire II. ]. foircn or Harry ! Holland. Elm st. Phone i7sO. { FAFW-new room cottage. barn, all farm tools broodef house. acres Uf fiue land, ! 2 cows. 70 laying beus, ieo broilers. 70 young fruit trees. on state road Tor pilce and terms inquire. H. !. Folren or Harry J Hoiiand. Fl mst Phone llee.
 No. 5f-Heriin street. 5ia acres uf land nn l state highway. Buy this land. and build 10 suit yourself. Just the spot Tor nicH ' fftla country h0fue. Gashmau Farm krsney. isi Main st. Phone Sisi. ] SFW-s room house. barns car garage, i acres of land. plenty Of all kinds oi ] fruit, 5 minutes to trolley and school Price right. Inquire. T. J. foiren oi | Harry Holland, 2 Elm st. Phone lise. i \ Herald classified ad adds momcn- tum to business.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20

Advertising in class. add depart nent of the Herald counts.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20

No gf-Reriin stfegt, 5ig acres of land on state highway. Buy this land. and build 10 suit yourself. Just the spot Tor ntce iittia rountrv hofue. Caslfnan Farm krsor. ,-t Main s. Phone st2i.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20

tools. brouder house. acres Of fiue land, cows. 70 laying bens, io0 broilers. 70 young fruit trees. on state road, for price and terms inquire. H. !. Foifen or Harry lInIiand 2 u mst. Phone 1laN.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20

SigUo cash. Robt. B. White. 259 Main st.. NeH Britain.
 plA1NNliI.E-slx room cottage. ni in- provcments. nin. of church and school. John E. Coulon. flHutiiie. Phone 4i-s. PLAINNiLI.E-nchr Trumhuil Electric Co.,. : room house, electric lights, city water. hath. The property fronts about 10 n. on main highway. Ideal location. Price t3.Goo, si.ge0 down, balance easy pay meuts. Robert L. Hayden. i3S Main st.. Bristol Phone iiii. open evenings. to 2. SEVEN To8Ia house in fine condition. hot and ee4H water. electric lights and gas. Lot GsE1s5. Dandy garden spot. Well located iu kensinst0n. J. ]. Fitzsimons. k an singt5 Conn.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-20

ROOM AND B0ARp-nssr Isnders Frz-T
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 Herald. -5z<
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
GENERAL STRIKE OF BRITISH WORKERS TO
 STOP WAR SCHEMES
Trade Union Congress Declares It. Purpose in Event of
 Another Conflict.

Hull, England, Sept: 20.-For the first time in British Labor history, the Fifty sixth Trade Union Congress in session in this historic old city, ordered that in any threat of war emergency the con- gress be summoned in extraordinary session to prepare for a general strike.
 The vote on the war proposition was unanimous The motion as put to the house reads:
 "InstEuction to General Council to call special Congress to decide on indus trial action immediately there IS dan ger of war, such Congress to be called If possible before war is declared so that the trade union movement may do l everything that lies in its power to pre- vent future war"
 Even conservative leaders urged mot man, not gun from the workers for the war. We regret the action we took in 1914. McDonald's speech at Geneva proves that Labor's premier will stand | i the war"
 ; The congress cabled congratulations to Mcdonald on his stand for cOmpul- sorry arbitration to avoid war, whether under the league or other agency. This congress greatly advanced the cause of peace abroad, but prepared for Ia fight at home. Despite continued in dustrial depression and unemployment, the congress believes it's political arm has cleared the road for economic ac- tion British workers are preparing for struggle for better wages.
 The congress made 1t clear that it was willing to cooperate with Russia on a trade union and commercial basis, but that it will never consent to exchange Britain's evolutionary methods for the revolutionary methods of the reds"
 This was emphasized by the action of the congress in receiving four Russian union delegates on a basis of equality with a quite unexpected outburst tor Tomski, president of the All-Russlan Trade Unions and one of the negotia- tors of the recent treaty between Great Britain and Russia
 The congress ordered preparation for plans either for the recognizing of the unions on an industrial basis, or pro viding for the concerted action of the unions in each industry.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
PUBLIC RELIEF FIGURES

Of the 88,96o persons who received "o1d age pensions" during the fiscal year 1922-1923, i'll Denmark, 15,907 were under 65 years of age, while 73,062 were 65 years of age or over.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
ENVIRONMENTS HEAD RAPS FAKE |UNION"
 COOLIDGE AIDES
Shows Up Double Dealing at Labor Day Party-Those There
 We'll Faid

More facts concerning the gather ing of labor leaders, which was ad- dressed by President Coolidge in the East Room of the White House or Labor Day are gradually becoming public.
 It can now be stated on uninpeach- able authority that every man who at tended the meeting who was not on the payroll of the federal government or the Republican national committee had his expenses paid. Information now indicates that the Coolidge managers have made a sys- ternatic effort to induce trades union ists in New England to enter the en- p1oy of the Republican national com mittee. Labor of Washington has the names and addresses of two gentle men who were offered $22 a day to boost" Coo1idge-$11 salary and $11 expenses.
 Another well known trades uniorist says he was offered $250 if he would go to Washington and participate in the Labor Day meeting at the White House.
 The great majority of the trades un- ionists approached fatly refused to be lured into the Coolidge scheme. Appar- entity some of those who accepted the terms offered have been sent into some states instructed to circulate among trades unionists, particularly railroad workers, and to enlarge on Coolidge's s "marvelous labor record' as governor of Massachusetts.
 As a matter of fact, the President has no labor record,' either as gover- nor of Massachusetts or i'll any other position.
 l The Presidents press agents have circulated pictures showing the Pres ident shaking hands with T. V. O'Con- nor, former president of the Interna- Itiona1 Longshoremen's Association and now chairman of tho United States Shipping Board and Dan c. Smith, . member of the Switc,smen's Union ot North America. This picture has beer widely reproduced i'll number o- newspapers and in each instance Smltf lis described as the president of the Switchmen's Union.
 When this was called to the atten ton of T. C. Cashen of Buffalo, the real president of the Switchmen's Union, he made the following state ment:
 The Coolidge campaign manager: must be. in a tight position when they resort to such a transparent fake.
 Smith is member of our organ
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20

ing extensive and costly bureaucratic control of the life of all minors, their relations to their parents and guardians, their training and education, and all the circumstances of their contribution 0 the support of themselves or their own families, in the home, on the farm, or in any commercial occupation.
 The proposed amendment would op- crate to impair the existing sense of To- cal responsibility for the remedy of To- cal conditions.
 ''In plain language" he said, it is a union labor scheme being pushed for the purpose of reducing the number of employees in the factory, on the farm and in the commercial houses, so as to make labor scarce and wages high at time when every effort is being strained to make a dollar worth a hundred cents"
 Trade unions, together with progress sive and forward looking groups of the state are preparing to match the stupen- dous campaign of the business interests with such resources as they can muster. Even though the fight may be an equal one they hope to win because the right Is on their side.