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TWO MISSOURI FARMERS
 PROFIT FROM MUskRATs

GPFFNVULE, Mo-, April 12, aP1 -Missouri's fir-t muskrat farmers, Frank and Ellsworth Barrow, have found the business profitable.
 T,ast Aroust they fenced an acre If ground, which included lake, caught 2 few muskrats and started in They have more than 100 head now
 Their fence was built of galvan- ized steel, sunk 36 inches in the ground with a three-foot exten- sion ahove and barbed wire on top The muekrats have been fed pota- toes, pond plants, cabbage, celery, clans, crawfish and corn.
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GIRL EXPERT IN LIFEBOAT

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, April l2, Blanche Tucker, age 34, chief cashier in the French res taurant of the White Star line passed the British Board of Trade examination for nfeboat affeciency. This test has never before been passed by woman.
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FAIL PRODUCE PLAN

PARIS, April 12, (P-Another meeting of Germany's allied credi- tors failed to produce a plan of reducing separations demands to fit the Reichs offer to pay. The problem was referred to the com .nittee of experts
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WILL ACT PROMPTLY

WASHINGTON, April II, (P- FxchanoeS between republican congressional leaders indicate that both houses will act promptly on the farm relief bill at the special session but that trouble may be encountered over the proposed re- vision of tariff schedules.
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THE HOTTEST DAY

NEW YORK Anri' II R)-1,o Nj Monday was the hottest April sth in the history of the weather bu- reau. The temperature climbed to 95 degrees at 3 o'lcock and stayed there until 4. The minimum tenn perature was TO.
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SEEK SOLVE PROBLEM

WASHINGTON, April II, P- President Hoover conferred with Gov. Ralph Brewster of Maine concerning his plan to balance government construction wolk against periods of unemployment, but the program will not be urged 1t this time.
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WIND UP TOUR

AUGUSTA, Ga, April 12, R)- The Yankees wound up their southern tour by defeating the Little Rock team 3 to l. In other games Washington tri- nmphed over the Giants ' to 8 and the Boston Nationals conquer ed New Haven 13 to 3.
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BELOW THE KNEES

ROME, April II, R-Recom- mendationS that young women TascIts of Italy wear dresses that reaca two inches below the knee was made by Augusta Turati gen. tial secretary of the Fascist part
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REDOUBLES VIGILANCE

SAN ANTONIO, April 12. P)- With Mexican rebels reported in full retreat, American soldier s along the border have redoubled their vigilance to prevent the in surrectorS from crossing the bord- CT into American territory.
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THE SAME OLD GIRL

PARIS, April II, (P-After a series of quarrels, Pola Negri, SCI eel star, and Prince Serge .idvanl, have separated. Prince Sei ge announced he will seek d divorce decree in Paris.
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WILL PICK UP PLANE

BROONIF, Western Australia, April 12, (P)-A steamer is leaving here this afternoon to pick up the stranded Southern Cross airplane and fliers about 250 miles distant.
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WET AND DRY BATTLE

CHICAGO, April II, (Ry-The wet and dry battle in Illinois house of representatives will oDeh "ith tne vets concentrating on a bill providing for a statewide re- feIerdum.
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WASHINGTON, April II, (R- The. Supreme court upheld an order forbidding Canadian com .nnters to cross into the United States daily to labor fer hire.
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Adrtatic divers have brought up ancient Swedish gold ducats of the time of King Gustavus Adolphus.
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Seattle Brick Ice Cream; Strawberry chocolate; New York. Pints and quarts. The Candy Cottage.
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LEDGERS. JOURNALS, INDEX ED FILES ETC. Schallercr's Alas ka Shop.
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Have you heard the new "Okeh" records at Sylvia's7 They are wonderful.
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SPECIAL for tomorrow at the UNION CAFE - NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER, SALAD, 60 c.
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CLEANLINESS ana the best of meats our motto. Fry -Bruhn's.
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orchestras, which will play in the dinning rooms during meal hours and each evening for dancing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26

should be applied in late fall or
early winter ahead of the greater
part of the snowfall. In fact, it is
desirable in some cases to apply
fertilizers before any snow has
fallen and then work it into the
soil by a light cultivation. This
assures little or no loss by run off
in case the snow melts extremely
fast or heavy spring rain occurs
before the soil is in a condition to
take UP moisture rapidly.
One of the chief advantages of
early application of nitrogen fer
tilizer is in its affect on the set
of fruit. Therefore, unless the
trees are able to take up this fer
tilizer before they bloom, the ad-
vantage is not going to be shown
to any great extent in the present
years crop. If the fertilizer is ap-
piled too late in the spring, not
even the tree growth will be af-
fected. This fact has been partic-
ularly evident in several orchards
this past season, due largely to the
unusual dryness. -
To be on the safe side, apply
your orchard fertilizer in the fall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
APPLY FERTILIZERS IN
FALL ON APPLE ORCHARDS

During the past season, orchard
lists in Benton County have come to
realize more than ever the necess-
ity for fall application of fertil-
izers in the orchard. Unless it is
applied very early in the year,
even the quickly available nitro
gen fertilizer is not ready for the
trees to use in the growth they
make in the spring and early sum-
mer.
The problems in connection with
the application of fertilizers are
not difficult in sections of the
country where rains are common,
falling throughout most of the
year. In drier areas, however, it
is much different. In the irrigated
sections, where the fertilizer must
be taken into the soil by any other
method than through the medium
of melting snow or a few rains
which fall during the late fall, win
ter or early spring, it is very dit
ficult to get the plant food down
to the roots Of the tree.
When rains are uncertain, the
safest plan is to rely on the melt
ing snow to take the fertilizer in
to the soil. For this reason, they
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
CENTRAL WASHINGTON
YOUNG FARMERS MEET

Organizations interested IN the
DEVELOPMENT of the agricultural IN
terests of Central Washington are
working out plans for Central
washington Young Farmers con-
ference to be held at Yakima on
February 6 and Z. The first large
conference of this kind held in the
state was held in Spokane several
wears ago and has gradually
grown into conference with ap-
proximately 800 present in 1928
and almost this number in 1927
the reduction in number coming
because of the severe cold weather
last year. A like conference IS now
being held in Tacoma for farmers
of the west side of the state. Since
these two conferences are quite
distant from the central section OF
the state, it was felt that the de-
velopment of conference for the
central section would reach many
farmers not reached by the other
two conferences.
The Central Washington confer
ence is being sponsored by prac-
tically all of the farm organiza-
tons of this section and at meet
ing of a central committee called
at Yakima last Thursday evening,
all present representing the Yak
ina Valley from Ellensburg to
Kennewick felt that there was a
possibility of such a conference be-
coming a very big factor in the
improvement of the agriculture of
this section of the state. Those
who attended from Benton county
were T. E. Brockhausen, Prosser,
and E. C. Durdle, county extern
sion agent.
A large publicity committee has
been appointed and shortly after
the holidays considerable publicity
will be given to this movement.
Farmers should check the dates to
make plans for attendance at this
conference.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26

One criticism often raised to in
crease production per cow is that
of over production. Twenty-Five
cows producing 200 pounds but
terfat would be producing 5000 lbs.
of butterfat while 10 cows produc-
ing 400 lbs butterfat would pro-
duce 400 lbs. Since it is the low
producer that is uneconomical as
we'll as being the COW which pro-
duces the surplus this is the in
dividual that should be weeded out.
Dairying would not be profitable
today for even those men having
cows producing from $50 to zoe
lbs. of butterfat if the cows pro-
ducing 400 pounds and upward
We're eliminated. If, however, the
cows producing 200 pounds and
downward were eliminated, there
is no question but what the dairy
business would be on much bet
ter plane. $
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
RESOLVED THAT

Anew Years Eve is famous FOL
Nits revelry and New Years Day
for its resolutions. The connec-
ton is obvious. ),
Most resolutions are made to De
broken within the next few days
Their value lies in the fact that
the making of a resolution is the
acknowledgement of a fault, which
is half of the game.
OF course, there are some peo-
ple whose resolutions are forgot
ten the first time temptation
beckons the way to forbidden fruit.
But we are not talking about these
peopIe. We are talking about the
ones who are really in earnest in
their attempt to improve their
character and habits. For them a
resolution is stepping stone.
Making fun Of resolutions is a
favorite pastime of jokesmiths
and cartoonists, but we have a
sneaking notion that a good many
people still pick January l as the
day to take stock of themselves,
the direction in which they are
headed, and what can be done
about it.
Just one warning-draw up a
hard program for yourself, but
not so hard that it can't be ac-
compIished. Several improvements
easily made win give you heart
and practice for the more difficult
ones ahead.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
COMMUNITY CHEST
MANY of the larger towns ar

MANY of the larger towns are
~ keeping up their community
chests as results obtained there
fromseem to justify the concerted
effort put forth every year for
filling it. Some of the smaller
towns are having equally favorable
results. Heretofore Kennewick har
talked of handling the donations
in this manner but nothing defin-
its has come of it. The CONNER
cial club has had a committee out
to interview the business men for
their personal reactions and we
wonder what the other folks think
of the plan. We invite comments
from among our readers, either for
or against the plan.
Briefly, the plan is to budget
the donations for the various char
liable institutions and make the
collections therefor, and the dona-
ton as well as one time. This
would include the Salvation Army,
the several children's homes, scouts
boys and girls, the playground and
thethe various other organizations
which solicit funds from people in
this section.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
THE TIME AND THE PLACE


GENIUS is sometimes described
VI as a rare combination of her
idity and environment. So also is
the success of town. We are go
ing to have an opportunity to prove
this in Kennewick in the months
ahead. Three natural resources
converging at Kennewick promise
much in the way of advancement
: of the community.
Gas as cheap industrial fuel,
deposits of glass, sand and clay,
and river transportation the
combination of these three lies a
future. Investigations are now be-
ing conducted by the Columbia
valley association to determine
the feasibility and methods of re-
opening traffic ON the Columbia.
The Industrial committee of the
Commercial club has been assigned
the task of studying glass, sand
and clay possibilities at the re-
quest of outside firms who are in
terested in the manufacture of
glass and clay products.
All the aid and advertising the
community can give this combina-
ton will be profit in the commun-
ity's pocket.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26

My wife calls me maple sugar.
She says I'm a refined sap.
& & G.
Traffic eop-Say, lady, you
don't know anything about driv-
ing a car, do you?
LADY, certainly do. What
would You like to know?
& & a.
one week from today, approxf-
mately, 15O,749, S25 New Years
resolutions will have been broken.
Ihls is a conservative estimate.
We see by the papers that par
sley has been found to contain
more iron than spinach. Prospects
for 1880 are brighter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
/ DAS HI E S
by
DOT ::

The miracle has been accom-
plished again. A fat Santa Claus,
with a girth measure of 45 inches,
has sneaked down a chimney two
feet square without getting any
SCOT on his suit-no pun intended.
.s5ss L & & ..-.-.
Motto for 1930-There is no law
against hustling freight on the
docks while waiting for your ship
to come in. -.s-,... a-s. RS 8.
Typist-How do you like the
new boss? ,-eEs.
Clerk-Rotten. When Pm late,
he's early, and when I'm early, he's
late.
& & e. z.g I
While the faculty is out of town,
we'll spring this one.
Teacher-Johnny, to what class
of the animal kingdom do / be-
long?
JOHNNY don't know, teacher.
Pa says you're an old hen, and Ma
says you're an old cat.
& & &
CHEER UP, GUYS, THERE
ARE FIVE PAYDAYS IN
MARCH!
& 4 &
Modern Nursery Rhyme
Teddy sits behind the bars,
No longer he's in clover;
Toytown's cop arrested Teddy
Cause he was bear all over.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
A CITIZEN GONE

WITH the passing OF M. d.
w Church, Kennewick loses a
pioneer who has done much to
build up Kennewick. Not only in
his services as city councilman, but
in his general attitude and civic
mindedness, Mr.. Church showed
his willingness to support projects
for the community good.
KenneWick's fame as a grape
producing region is the result OF
this mans foresight. Although he
has not been actively concerned in
the business for the last two years,
his early plans are still bearing
fruit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
Began Great Industrv

Specifications for steel n,.,..
which the navy required Of mann.
facturers for the construction !,
the first ships Of the "steel nav, - ~
led to the establishment OF the sts.,
Industry In this country on \ sou De,
basis. Prior TO that time EuroneaO
countries were the largest nro
ducers Of steel. This was IN lSoS
Four years later, through naval r. ~
search. large steel castings wera
successfully made for naval shins
and these castings were afterwarS
adopted in railroad constructed
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
THE OLD SPIRIT

IL kNNk#ICK wishes to thank
the Pacific Power & Light COM
pany for the Christmas tree which
the company erected and decorat-
ed at the corner of Kennewick and
auburn streets 1t is this spirit of
cooperation and willingness to take
part IN the life of the town that
has won the Pacific Power & Light
company many friends and our
good viii. The tree is welcome
addition TO our holiday festivities
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
A DAIRY MENACE

contagious aD0fClOn as 1t at
fects the dairy industry, was a
topic presented by Roy Jones, the
field manager Of the Yakima Val
ley Dairy Development League, to
farmers in attendance at the four
dairy schools in Benton County
recently. According to Mr.. Jones,
it was one of the most serious
problems facing the dairy farmer
today. Mr.. Jones pointed out very
clearly the symptoms and various
methods by which one may recog-
nize in a general way this serious
problem. The only definite method
however, Of determining the ami
mails in the herd which may be
affected is through the use of what
is known as the aglutination test.
The method of procedure followed
after securing this test will vary
with the information secured. If
one or two reactors are found in a
herd of 10 or IL cows, under aver
age farm conditions, it would be
much better to Immediately dis
pose of the reactors and take steps
to clean up any possible source of
infection to the remaining anil
infection to the remaining ami
mails. If a larger nu m r
react, then the farmer, if he has
reasonably good COWS, should pro-
badly take steps to develop young
herd free of the disease by grow
ing these upon some area away
from the infected animals. Be-
cause of the cost involved here, it
might be well for farmers Of the
community to cooperate in the de-
veloping Of these young animals.
The testing Of the herd requires
the taking of small blood samples
from each animal and this can be
done by q veterinarian or possibly
a farmer of the community who
has become more or less familiar
with handling livestock. The sam
ples should then he sent to the
proper laboratory for testing, one
Of which is located at the Western
Washington Experiment station
another at Yakima and one at the
state college. Here again faImess
could cooperate to very goo
sosa especially II . veterinar-
;an must be brought any consider
as,,e distance SO as to reduce the
cost. Where farmers cooperate and
agree to follow a program Tor q
eiean-up campaign, the station at
Puyallup will do the testing work
for 10c per head, otherwise the
campaign will cost 25c per head.
Mr.. Jones recommended that If
there was very much suspicion
of trouble in the herd it probably
would be better to have the en-
tire herd tested once before en-
tering into this cooperative agree
ment.
We believe that this problem
| could be taken up by the Grange
and would be doing splendid
piece of community work. The
county agent will be glad to as
sist in every way possible in fur
thering the program for more
general cleanup of this trouble IN
the county and especially on farms
] where danger is suspected.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
In Terms OF Br,s,.

AT cards when you are deal, a.
ace, king. queen, the two. three s rns
four-spot, you discard the two.sn nou
three-spot and fOur-spot. But vbos
the Lord deals you the same sort -
q hand You probably discard ~.
ace, king and queen.-Woman'.
Home { ompanion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
TEN COWS OR TWENTY-FIVE?

A careful analysis Of the rec
ords of some 100000 cows in the
United States, when boiled down,
shows that it would require 25
cows producing 200 pounds but
terfat to return as much above the
feed cost as 10 cows producing
400 pounds butterfat. Why should
the farmer milk Is cows when he
should be able to get the same re-
turns from the lesser number? Of
course it is impossible to have the
400 10. COWS Immediately but If
the above statement is true, why
should not the 400 ID. cows be the
aim of every dairyman and that
to be developed as soon as pos
sible? Cows of this type can be
most efficiently secured, we be-
lieve, by the careful planned dairy
program on the farm as the aver
age dairyman in the dairy business
is not going to have any cows OF
this kind to sell and hence they
will not be available for purchase,
at what we might consider rea-
sonable figure by the purchaser.
Herd Improvement association,
work assists in securing cows Oh
this kind through the wedding on.
of the poor producers, the se.ee .
tion of the better producers ~ the
herd from which to save hpitpEs
for the building UP Of 9 new aef'
of higher producers, .Aa
One Of the biggest factors IN the
development at these Mgner pro
ducing COWS is the use OF proven
s;res' idaho has made a careful
study Of some 78 sires In that state
and they have found wide var
;ation between different sires as
. to their ability to transmit butter
fat production. Some of these have
increased the production of five
or more heifers over their dams
from a few pounds to as high as
ITO lbs, while others have caused
| almost as great a decrease. Nc
dairyman would like to find out
after raising heifers to three years
l of age that their production fig.
ures ON the mature basis were 81
1 to 100 pounds less than that Of
their dams, and yet this is just
what some dairymen in the state o.
Idaho have learned. This comes
from the use of unproven sires
! Most of these unproven sires O
from six months to 10 months O
il age that have been purchased AM
Il used in the herd and then possibl.
H sold. From these unproven sires j
II is possible to select, however, tn
II sire which increases production a
H well as the sires which decrease
Il production and it is the latte
II proposition which farmers Shout
H become vitality interested in if the,
II are attempting to develop a bette
h dairy herd. It is true that prove
h sires which increase productio
H even so to 60 pounds very ofte
h can be purchased, but the point
h this that the sires which we ma
be using and which are doing thi
/ should have their records checke
and when we find those individus
cows that are increasing produe
4 ton, these individuals should b
saved and all sires producing goo
| looking heifers should be kept j
the community through a veil Dc
veloped dairy program in ths
II community until such time as NJ
heifers can be tested and his wort
determined.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
Raaa.rs, Own Newspaper

The beggars Of Paris have their
own trade paper, known az the
aJournal de Mendiant." IT gives an
up-to-date list OF baptisms, mar
riages, and funerals to be solemn
ized I'm the principal Paris ehufehss
during the week. and which pfpM aa
lac good harvest for beggafs,;
Further. II gives with the htih as
eabdef list of beneFalshtls ans,
posed people, their aaafsssssi eh'
fbe tast fines 80 see tHeiH:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26

The proprieties over which Mrs.
Grundy was so concerned DO not
seem to trouble her senatorlai
namesake. -. ~ ~ Ill
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26

Wonder if the heavyweight bet
ting fans think Johnny is bad
Risko?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
FACTS FOR FARMERS

Under this heading printed from week to week. articles
Of timely to the farmers Of this community as selected
and by E. Durde extension agent for Benton
county cooperating with the u S. Dept of Agriculture and
the Washington State College
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
Brings Eetributiop

He who considers himself para.
gon OF wisdom Is sure to commit
some superlatively stupid act
Ludwig Tieck.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26
Horror. Of the Next War

A daily paper states that q new
musical instrument combining
saxophone and bagpipes has been
invented. That's not musical In
strument-it's q weapon. London
Passing Show.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-26

A great many congressman have
been annoyed to find income tax in
their chairs.