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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

as two bushels per acre, and a saw
ing of ) cents can be effected by re-
tanning the dOckage on the farm for
feed, by saving the freight costs of
hauling the dockage to terminal mar
kets, and by the higher price that
clean wheat will bring on the market,
the campaign will have accomplished
conspicuous results.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

aeronautical chciefs go to northern
points to make final arrangements
for the trip.
Congressman French (Republican),
Of Idaho, chairman of the house sub
committee on naval affairs, says:
"The Shenandoah accepted about
the most severe test that could be
conceived and she met it successfully.
Although there is a resolution pend
ing in the house calling on the navy
for information as to the reason for
the proposed flight, it is my opinion,
that the unscheduled test of the Shen-
andoah in that great storm will be ac-
cepted by congress as evidence of the
ability of the craft to undertake and
successfully accomplish the polar
voyage"
MAY CLAIM NEW
LAND FOR UNITED STATES
According to the navy claim, the
trip is not a dash for the pole. In
stead, it is simply following the policy
of the navy to explore. More than
one million square miles west of the
pole remain unexplored and still a
mystery. If the navy can clear W
this last geographical riddle it will
add a new achievement to its list Of
! peace-time accomplishments.
Two main approaches are available
to the explorers. The Eastern course
via Greenland would be a hop-off o.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30
Now for the North Pole
Happy Navymen Rush Repairs on Shenandoah and Make
Ready to Explore Vast Area at Pole
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30
Worldly Young Man

Boss: I'VE want a boy; are you
American bOrn?"
Boy: My mother was an Ameri-
can. but she married an Englishman
in France"
Boss: Where were you born?"
Boy: Il was born OF a Belgian ship
flying the Italian flag, while she was
anchored in Honolulu harbor. My
parents died in Japan when l was
a baby and a Chinaman adopted me
and brought me Up in Russia"
Boss: Then what nationality are
YOU"
Boy: IN a League of Nations"
aoO ooO OoO r.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

Above is a map showing COmman-
der B~artlett's route which the great
dirigible will follow from Alaska to
Pole.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

Chicago has spent $4,000, 600 for
Fairgrounds and community centers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
SKOWHEGAN GRANGE TO
ENTERTAIN CLUBS
Fine Gathering of Patrons OF Hus.
bandry ut Regular Session. Bird
and 4th Degrees

There was fine gathering of pa
irons of Husbandry at the last reg
ular meeting of Skowhegan Grange
at which time, the third and fourth
degrees were conferred, several new
members becoming affiliated with the
order. The Worthy Master, l.. G.
Stevens presided and the lecturer,
Mrs. l.. G. Stevens was in charge Of
the program hour. The pianist of
the evening was Mrs. F. F. Tuscan.
At the conclusion of the work, John
l.. Fish, representing committee
from the Somerset Central Agricul-
tural Society. brought up the matter
of the annual convention of boys and
girls agricultural clubs in Skowhe
gan during the first day of the fair
and suggested that the Grange serve
the supper for them. He was fol-
lowed by County Agent Gerald c.
club work The matter was discus
that the Grange serve the supper
and furnish the necessary food for
the same. This event occurs on the
9Th of September, the first day of the
fair, and the generosity of the Grange
ii BFeully hppTeCldleu III IeSpOHulHB
to- this call for entertainment. The
two organizations are closely akin to
one another and the boys and girls
of the clubs of today. will in a few
years probably become influential
members of the Patrons of Husban-
dry. Interesting remarks were in
order from visiting members of Cas-
cade, Readfield, Benton and Beacon
Grange, N. H. The matter of field
day was discussed but no place was
set. The committee of arrangements
is composed of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.
Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Smiley
and Mr. and Mrs F. F. Tuscan. AT
the close OF the meeting a cold meat
and salad supper was served the
large assembly in the banquet hall.
The date of the next regular meet
ing is August 9th. This will be
young peoples night and the com
mittee in charge is composed of Miss
Efie M. Nye, Adolph Beaulier, Earl
Kilgore, Gladys Rowell, Florence
Beale and Lois Luce.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
HAPPENINGS AMONG THE
FARMERS
Potato Seed Plots ROuged the Past
Week. Other Events In
Rnrau Sections

During the past week County Agent
Dunn has inspected the following
seed plots in Somerset County: J. y.
Frizzell, Albert Yeaton, and Mr.. Laid
of Mercer; Donald Ellis Ward Chap
man, r. A. Clifford. y w Tozier, and
X. A. Kicker of Skowhegan, George
Foster of Cornyile. Hurley Hether-
ington of Larone. Earl Sheppard OF
Norridgewock. The plots of Frazier
Gee type Delawares, Ward Chapman.
Green mountains and F. Il. Van Auken
of Canaan, seeding potatoes were the
best inspected.
Corn is reported as looking very
good in the East Scion section. Some
of the farmers there are beginning to
pick their beans for the canning
factory. The hay crop Is reported
small.
The Maine Livestock Breeders are
to meet Saturday August 8 at the
farm of c. f. & A. J. Luce. Farming
ton. This is their annual field day
and commissioner Washburn is to
speak on the New England Milk Mar
keting system.
F.. +. Van Anken of Canaan has a
one fourth acre plot OF potatoes 3
rows of which were hiss SELECTED
originating from sect balls. He has
grown them seven years now and
states they are a very fine potato
They blossom regularly nearly all
summer, the blossoms are purple and
the vines have a very rank growth
They are long oval and blunt at the
ends white slightly netted and very
shallow eyes. The yield has been
about 400 bushels to the acre and
many hills have II to Is marketable
potatoes. Mr.. Van Auken hopes
that he will have a potato which will
prove of commercial importance.
This year they are being grown on
poor soil that they may be tested un-
der adverse conditions.
The Boys and Girls Agricultural
demonstration teams of North Arson
are to leave for 0rono Saturday
morning to represent the county
clubs demonstration teams. In the
struggle to decide which of the state
boys and girls teams are to go to the
Springfield Exposition. Teams from
six other counties will be there as
well, while the other counties will
meet at Lewiston. They will be ae-
companied by Home DEMONSTRATION
Agent Eliza B. Atherton ond County
Agent Dunn.
Guy Bean of Caratunk lost a valu-
able work horse recently. 1t drop
ped dead after fOrding the river.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
SOME HEN STORY..,BU7
A TRUE ONE
". II. MaIbOn Has Two Good Mother
Biddles and That ISn't All

W. r. Malbon of the Lakewood
Road. who is quite a poultry man,
told the agricultural editor Tuesday
of two Rhode Island Red hens, who
have been unusually active this year.
The two have raised ninety-eight
chicks One of these mothered
thirty-eight and she began to lay
when the chickens were six weeks old,
and has laid thirty-one eggs without
stopping. She weaned her large
brood at a fairly early age, however.
The other hen, brought up sixty chick
ems and on Tuesday. she had laid her
thirty-sixth egg, although she is still
lowering the chicks. She began to
lay when they were four weeks old.
OF course neither hen Matched the
number of chickens. which they have
reared, part OF them having been
Matched by other hens. Mr.. Malbon
is sure that the above are facts be-
cause these two hens have been kept
with their chickens by themselves in
a building separate from the other
hens.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
SKOWHEGAk FARMER ENGAGED IN SMEALT
RAISING WITH OTHER CROPS.
Hope Farm is Home of w. O. Chase and Son
Fifty Head of Cattle Agricultural Activities.

". o. Chase and his son Harold
Chase are the proprietors of hun
dred and fifty-fye acre farm of fine
level land one mile from Skowhegan
Village, on the much travelled state
road. Just now. they are in the
midst of their haying operations and
Mr.. Chase informs the Agricultural
Editor that they are having a big
yield this season and will probably
harvest two hundred tons They
have thirty-eight cows but a total Of
fifty head of cattle. For eighteen
years. the senior member OF this agri-
cultural firm has been operating a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
Garden Thieves Mt Concord

The garden of Frank Atwood at
Concord was visited by thieves for
the second time. Mrs. Atwood on
hearing car stop at the turn of the
road that leads to their farm listen
ed and heard some people walking
over the rocks and heard them get
over the wire fence and pick the
peas. but illness of Mr. Atwood pre-
vented him from going out and not
having shells for their shot gun, Mrs.
Atwood did not dare to venture out.
Mr.. Atwood said next time he will
be prepared The car came from
down the road and went back down
the road. Some one must know the
place pretty well. and also that they
retire early as it was only II O'Clock
and they also must like peas.
Irwin Steward had about thirty
hills of potatoes pulled up on Fri
day before Mrs. Atwood lost her peas
the first time. The thieves seem to
like to come on Friday night best.
The first time they must have got a
bushel and that much or more the
last time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
Somerset County Agricultural N ews
Mercer Farm Bureau Chairman Has
Pl0Ms of Interest

chairman In Mercer Is the owner of
three very interesting plows which
show the advance made in pillow man
ufacturing. The first is a home made
affair, made by his grandfather who
brought his family over a blazed trail
from Wiscassett about 1897. The
frame is made of white oak pegged
together and just as strong as the day
1t was made over 126 years ago. All
the metal parts were forged in Was
cassett and brought over the trail and
then attached. This pillow was used
to break up the ground between
stumps, rocks. etc. The next pillow
beside II is one of the early Paris
plows and the third is a Paris pillow
OF a still later date.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
FA|Rv|EW GRANGE TO Be
HOST
Mrs. Kate b. Ellis Fairfield Announces
the Program for Pomona Meeting

Somerset Pomona Grange Meets
with Fairview Grange Smithfield Aug
~, with the following partial pro-
gram: Welcome, Sanford II. With
am, Master of Fairyiew Grange; ac-
acknowledgements, Annie Witham, Scion !;
Pomona Song, Grange; reading, Fan
ME clark chap Madison; address,
e. II. Libby, secretary Maine State
Grange. Auburn; music, Gladys Gray,
Madison Ten minute talks by Major
]. w. Fogler, Skowhegan, A. II. Ellis,
Fairfield, F.. Emerson, Skowhegan,
Arthur Gleason, lecturer Kennsbec
Pomona, Fred Clark. Smithfield,
speaker to choose own topic; music
worthy Master Pomona Grant With
am and Worthy Pomona, Annie With
am. Fairyiew Grange will add some
members to the this program.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07

expecting a smealt yield of eighty
bushels There are also three and
one-half acres of yellow corn and two
acres of potatoes. 1t is interesting
to note that the Chases have bought
no -four since the war. They are
looking for a yield of twenty-five
bushels of wheat this year.
The breed of COWS maintained are
Holsteins, part of which are thoro-
breds. A tractor is used in the farm
ing activities and there are also five
horses on the place. The buildings
are modern with electric lights and
aqueduct water, the latter coming
from field half mile away. There
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07

81 million pounds for tho
1928. Cheese exnor," NC afst hal
strikingly new, having hoo. are ID
1000 pounds in 1910 o zen less Il
port of about 10 millinn5 nuns" INST an
reaching above % milIoapo ahds, I
In the first half of 1900 u.s., IN Il
LION pounds of cheese u,a o'ef Il I
Casein is also a new eyne e expor|
Argentine, but now amp po.t Tor
million pounds each wear UNITS tol
SO is contributing materiall nfaiil)
caseln markets. The meai 70
has been SO. unproftable das. ma5
last few years that the MIL, ihg
ward dairying has been gr q,qiIllenl|
Grated in South America ss az
Australia is a dairy copnt..
siderable importance bnt OF
iodically subject to severe y Is
which greatly diminish an ulo1
tural production. 1t is d,# as
such conditions 10 say desni ,'aea
Is .ie reai trend OF produetiop /
is fairy safe to say. howsroa
the export of 127 million n 'el' i
butter in 1922 denotes a ' g'..,1
upward trend for the long No.
at the present time there ie - u. ~
airy decrease in production IN
of severe drouth.
New Zealand is excellent,,
to dairying by natural eonaas1
Her pasturage is good and ,ha]
no periodic handicap such as Nv
spells of Australia. Her on, ns
dairy products has increased ~
during the past decade na,,.
past few years the export of ~
has surpassed that from ~
which formerly held the wa1
cheese record by a light lead ova,
land. New Zealand's export ~
ter has also risen to higb laysI.
is now the closest rival of nj
butter in quantity sold on the NJ,
market. Since New Zealand
duces large quantities of both i
and cheese and some condancsS'
dried. milk and casein. while |
mark caters to the butter markoi
most exclusively, the pre-emineri
Denmark as an international -
of dairy products is disanpe3rr,
for this southern rival.
1t is manifest that in the Qt,r
between the old producing cam,
and the new, the dairymen ara
fronted with a disturbing sitns
even with the increased eonsumr
in the larger nations. The mn
outlook is for a decided incre,s
production within the comparati
near future. Further increase,
consumption are likely but il
hardly be expected that demand
increase as rapidly as supply
Unfortunately for the farmers ,
Gus efforts at price contro! in This
other countries seem more incline
produce price wars between /
groups with resulting lower nj
than any continued higher prices
RUN ;MAA
6-17-24
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07

year 1924 the, United States i'm
ported 2,7S3,866 ghllons of cream and
Psi 90 gallons of milk from Cana
da. This brings the total milk i'm
port in milk equivalent up to about
three-quarters of a billion pounds.
The consumption-o dairy products
in the United States has increased
materially in these last few years.
There seems to be no question but
that the consumption of fresh whole
milk and cream has been increasing
steadily for number of years. If
consumption data available for Bos-
ton are typical of the average city,
this increase in the last decade was
largely a recovery from a decline in
the previous decade. Butter con-
sumption certainly fell off for a time
during the war Apparently, the
per capita consumption of butter and
cheese has only recently been res
tored to pre-war levels. 1t would ap-
pear that the present consumption of
dairy products in general in the
United States was now at new high
level. although part of the recent in
crease merely offsets earlier losses.
Along with this increase there has
tional production of milk, but the
drop from a recent net export of
2.546 million pounds of milk equiva-
lent in manufactured products to a
net import of AIT million pounds in
1923 indicates that domestic produc-
ton has not kept pace with the in
creasing consumption, even though
dairy products to the amount of SOB
million pounds of milk equivalent
were accumulated in storage within
the year.
In 1920 Denmark supplied 526 per-
cent of the butter imports of the
United States. 65.S per cent in 1921
and BAL per cent in 1928. During
the last quarter of 1923 some three
quarters of a million pounds of ST.
berian butter were received
/ The chief country in the world s
export trade in dairy products in pre-
! war years was Denmark. In the
year 1913 her butter exports were 27.9
per cent of the worlds international
trade in butter The Danish net ex-
port OF butter represented the equi-
yalent of about four and one-half bill
lion pounds of milk equivalent. The
nearest rival was Holland, which ex-
ported the equivalent of about three
billion pounds of milk equivalent, di-
vded nearly equally between butter
and cheese.
Denmark's exports of dairy prod
ucts are almost exclusively in the
form of butter the skim milk being
used as the basis for very prosper
Gus hog industry and bacon export.
In 1923 Denmark's butter exports
reached 224,710S20 pounds. which
was almost equal to the high mark of
pre-war years. This export is chief
ly TO Great Britain, but the Danes are
doing their utmost to increase their
sales of butter in other countries.
The Danish dairy industry depends
heavily upon imported feed and al
most disappeared during the war on
account of the loss OF the foreign raw
material Hollands exports of but
ter and cheese also suffered during
the war from lack of foreign supplies
for feed, but this important source of
international supplies of dairy prod
ucts seems to have recovered COM
pletely from the war disturbances.
The Baltic countries of Sweden,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
TWO POMONAS TO COM:
B|NE FIELD DAY
Patrons of Somerset and East SOmer-
set TO Gather mt Lakewood

Somerset Pomona Grange and East
Somerset Pomona will hold union
Field Meeting at Lakewood Thursday
August IA Grant Whitman and Ali
son p. Howes. masters of the two Po-
monas, will give words of welcome
National lecturer o. l.. Martin and
state lecturer NJ. j. Hartman will
give addresses. State Master Alb.
bolt and Hon. w. j. Thompson and
Mrs. Thompson are expected to be
present. Prof. Harry j. Libby OF
Fairfield will give cornet solos and
Mr.. Dixon of Madison will give read
ings. All Patrons are invited
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07

milk route for the convenience of Gus
toners residing in skowhegan village.
The younger man is Harold Chase
and both families reside together on
the farm. The older man looks after
the milk end of the business. Crops
this year, on this fine estate include
thirty acres of herds grass thirty
acres of oats. three and one-half acres
of spring wheat. sown in April and
one and one-half acres Of winter
wheat, which was soWed in August,
1928 The Chases are trying out the
raising Of smealt, to take the
place of oats at an increased yield.
This was broadcasted two bushels to
the acre about May LIST. They are
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
Hartland Grange

Hartland Grange. No. 452, p. of H
met in regular session Saturday even.
ing July 26, with Worthy Master
F. L. Haseltine in chaiR During
the business of the meeting, com
mittee was appointed on resolutions
in the death of our Worthy Chaplain
Effie Holt. A vote was taken tC
continue the vacation of the Grange
until August 30. A good crowd Is
expected as a Scotch programme will
be presented, also refreshments will
be served by the lady officers.
short programme of songs, stories
and readings was presented by Wor-
thy Lecturer pro TEN Cora Estes. BE
sure and remember the date August
30.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
Gets Pure Blood COckerels

Mrs. Herbert Corson of Brighton
has two pure blood Barred Rock
cockerels to head her flock OF Barred
Rocks next season. They came from
the flock OF Mrs Eugene Corson at
Canaan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
Athens Grange

Athens Grange, No 257, met In regu.
lar session Saturday evening August
2, with about 40 present. The first
and second degree was conferred or
one candidate. In the absence of the
Lecturer the hour was filled by
stories and jokes by the members
The next meeting will be held in the
evening of August 16.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
Buys Entire Herds

Eugene Paine of North Arson has
recently bought of Fred Pullen his
entire herd of nine fine Jersey cattle
all cows and heifers except one. Mr..
Pullen has sold to take a rest from
the care of herd Of dairy cows.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
Paul-HObart Reunion

The annual reunion Of the Paul
Hobart families will occur at Solon
at the residence of Mrs. Nellie Paul
Thursday. August 14th. Picnic dir
ner at one o'clock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07

are three barns, 104 by AZ feet, AZ by
80 and IS by AZ, respectively.
Mr.. Chase purchased this farm
eighteen years ago from Hon. S. w
Gould. who had given it the name OF
Hope Farm, and during the ownership
of the Chases the place has been so
designated Mr. Chase is a native OF
Canaan, where he lived until he pur-
chased Hope Farm with the excep-
ton of five years in California.
Charles Mclaughlin, a near neigh
Dor OF Mr. Chase, is also engaged in
the raising of smealt and has three
acres this year. Mr.. Mclaughlin has
about ten acres Of potatoes and prob
ably eight acres of oats.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07
SHIP Us
LIVE POULTRY
and HENNERY EGGS

and HENNERY Eggs
The best outlet insures best prices.
Your shipments will be placed for
sale to the cream of the Faneuil Hall
trade. Let us prove to you the
value of capable honest and untiring
commission service.
w. +. WYMAN 4 co.
4 Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, Mass.
Reference: Mattapan National Bank
Largest Commission Receivers of New
England Live Poultry tf29
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., sem a
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-20
$155,00O BONDS OF THOMAS
VILE HELD GOOD

TOWNSVILLE, Ga, Mar. Is =
The city attorney of Townsville has
been notified that the Lowry Banking
and Trust Company of Atlanta has
examined the signed bonds of the city
OF Townsville and had paid the draft
made by the city treasurer for the
bid price of the bonds, $98.11 with &C
crued interest from January l.
This settles the long investigation
that has been going on regarding the
bonds and the making of various pa
pers that were necessary to get the
approval of the best bond lawyers of
the country. The entire issue of $751;
900 has been approved and the funds
are now available for the sewer and
school improvements. 1t also means
that work on the new high school
building will proceed without delay,
a formal contract having been signed
with the Norman Construction COM
pany of Moultrie to that affect.