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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-11

have to arrange to get it from
there themselves, or mixing of the
bait by drug stores themselves and
the retailing of the bait by these
places of business at a figure
which would assure them of rea-
sonable profit. There is no question
but what the cost of the bait would
zoe somewhat above the present
cost to the farmer because under
this system the dealer would have
ms own money in the bait and of
course would necessarily have to
make more than just a service
charge of handing it out. The
handling of the bait as it is hand
led at the present time is being
done with the idea that farmers
would use more of the bait when
it is sold at just as near the actual
cost of producing it, not figuring
he expense of mixing and any pro-
fit on the money tied up into the
bait between the time it is mixed
and the time it reaches the actual
purchaser.
\ We WOdiu lihC vel hluClI W See,
especially in the irrigated sections,
wider use of the sage rat bait, be-
lieving that there are good many
people who very profitably could
use the small package in which a
good deal of bait is put out and if
one grower can not use this, two
or three people could cooperate in
the purchase Of the bait and thus
rid themselves of this pest. Our at
tention is called to one man right
in a thickly settled community last
year, who lost number of rows
of corn right along the fence rows
due to sage rats. We would say
that there is no reason whatever
for the loss of any amount of any
kind of farm crop when 25c to
$1.00 expended for bait and few
minutes time in it's distribution
would entirely overcome any loss
of this kind.
The present distributors for the
bait in the county are: Viber-Gif-
ford Drug Co., Kennewick; C. j.
Dam Store, Richland; Argus
Hughes Store, Benton City; Brooks
Drug Co., and Prosser Drug Co.,
Prosser, and English Drug Co.,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-11

1t is encouraging to note in an
item elsewhere in this paper, that
100 students of the Kennewick
high school entered the flag con-
test, which is being sponsored by
the local chapter of the D. A. r.
The contest consists of answers to
rs questions and an essay on "old
Glory While the possibility OF a
trip to Washington or around the
world, which are some of the
prizes, is remote for Kennewick
boys and girls because of the num-
Der of entries in the contest, still
they undoubtedly know much more
about the flag of our country and
its origin and history than they
did before they entered the contest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-11
BALED HAY RATES

THE proposed increase IN rail-
i road freight rates on baled hay
has created considerable agitation
in this district. The farmers feel
that this is the initial move in a
general upward trend of all freight
rates on farm produce. If such is
the case, it is time to become ex-
ercised over the proposal and it is
time to become organized for con-
certed action.
The proponents of the measure
point out the benefits, which have
accrued, to districts where baled
hay rates have been increased. 1t
is true to certain extent that IN
creased freight rates on baled hay
would tend to keep the hay at home
and that this action would foster
the development of the poultry and
dairy industry in this section
which is greatly to be desired.
Probably the railroads would
have little difficulty in proving
that they carried hay at an unprof-
table rate at the present time.
Hay is bulkey and takes up con-
siderable space. For that reason,
baled hay is logical place to start
to raise freight rates. A raise in
freight rates is something that the
farmer does not need and can't
stand. Let's get together with the
rest of the Yakima valley and pre-
sent our views to the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
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to many of those who are in
formed on the question that if our
potatoes are going to be marketed
outside of Washington in COMPETE
ton with potatoes from Idaho and
Oregon, where the u. S. grading
rules are in force, we must adopt
the same grading practices. If
this is not done our potato market
will be confined practically to this
state, which means a reduced acre
age.
Truck Crops
The American people appear tc
like vegetables better each year
While the population increased
about 15 per cent, carlot loading,
of vegetables increased 40 peI
cent last year, which was more
than double the movement 10 wears
ago. Gains were greatest in let.
tuce, green peas, spinach. strinp
beans, celery and cucumbers.
Shipments of lettuce range be.
tween 10000 and $4,000 cars an.
nually, and are seven times great.
er than they were ten years ago
Shipments of early lettuce from
California, Arizona, Texas and
Florida show an increase of 25 pei
cent over last season. There is a
tendency to exceed last years mod.
rate acreage in Washington, which
may not bring as good prices as
were received last season. Only
moderate increases are advised by
the Bureau of Agricultural Eco.
Monies.
"Some of the staple crops like
cabbage and onions have shown
very little change except occas.
ional reductions in particular re-
gions," but these crops fluctuate
greatly due to the weather varia-
tions from year to year. "The onion
shortage of the past season was
the result of a yield per acre near.
ly one-fourth lighter in the main
crop region rather than 10 pei
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Washington is expected next win
ter due to increases in the number
of chicks being raised this spring.
Increasing quantities of West
IN stock produced during the flush
season of early spring are going
into cold storage to compete dur
ing the fall with the current re-
ceipts of farm eggs from the CEN
trail and eastern states. Many buy
ers prefer high-quality stock to or
binary run of fresh receipts at this
period" according to the u. S. Bur-
eau of Agricultural Economies.
Wheat
There remained in North Ameri-
ca approximately 125,000,000 more
bushels of wheat available for ex-
port on January 1 than one year
ago, despite the rapid disappear
ance of this seasons wheat sup
ply. World wheat production for
the 1928-29 crop year, outside OF
Russia and China, is around 22O.-
100000 bushels above that of the
year previous. While only trade re-
ports are available on the Argen-
tina crop, it appears that the total
Southern Hemisphere crop will be
about 100000 bushels larger
than last seasons crop.
Spring and June rains will be of
lgreater Importance than usual over
the wheat belt of Eastern Washing
ton this year. There has been a
great shortage of available mois-
ture ever since last July, with the
result that fall wheat did not
terminate evenly and moisture on
many fields at this writing is only
two or three feet deep. Wheat on
ummerfallow will come thru salts
factory, but according the Depart
ment of Soils of the State College,
unless there is considerable rain
this spring and early summer, the
crops seeded on fall or spring plow-
ing will be short of moisture.
Washington wheat growers are
showing considerable interest in
crops to take the place of summer
fallow. The acreage of seed peas
is increasing in the Palouse coun-
try, while Walla Walla growers are
becoming interested in beans in the
place of summerfallow. Cost of
wheat production records kept on
ten wheat farms in 1928 showed
that growers had been able to re-
duce their costs greatly by improv-
ed power machinery. Lowered costs
are a very important problem III
wheat producing sections on ac-
count of the tendency to expand
acreages and will help meet conlpe-
tition from Canada to Argentina.
Potatoes
While the intentions to plant
potatoes in Washington indicate
a lowered acreage, fieldmen report
that only small reduction is like
ly for the state, as whole, and IN
one potato county an increased
acreage is expected. 1t must be re-
membered that last year the acre
age in this state was lower and the
Weld was about million bushels
less than i'm 1927, which was con-
trary to the increase IN the United
States. In addition, the large crop
in Idaho effected our markets and
prices to considerable extent, but
4 greatly reduced acreage is ex-
oected in Idaho and Colorado this |
year.
Potato growers will be interested |
IN the program to be considered
DIV the conference of potato grow
,rs at Walla Walla in April. One |
# the problems confronting the in
lustry at this time is the future
'olicy towards grades. 1t is evident !
oAVWVu
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-11

The playground, while sponsored
by the Kiwanis Club, is essentially
a civic project. 1t provides directed
lay for the youngsters of the COM
munity during the summer months
and is in line with the recreation
for children recommended by ma
tional authorities in child health
and welfare. The Kiwanis Club is
putting on benefit for the play
ground Thursday evening, April
%. The activities of the playfield
will be expanded or limited this
year by the proceeds derived from
the benefit. Let's demonstrate how
progressive Kennewick is.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-11
THE WASHINGTON
FARM SITUATION
Poultry and Eggs

The poultry industry is now en-.
tering the strong season, which is
later than usual, with more favor.
able prospects than were anticipat-
ed earlier in the year. The weather
men played an important role in
poultry production during January
and February, with the result that
large storage stocks of eggs were
used up, fresh production especial
~ from the middle west was great
ly reduced, and prices were higher
than normal. The cold weather in
Europe is even having effect on
our poultry business on account of
lower egg production there, giving
less competition for our egg ex-
ports to South America.
Prices of eggs going into the
coolers seem to be satisfactory, as
the demand for quality white eggs
for storage has been stimulated
by Eastern buyers anxious to get
their seasons supplies. The exper-
fence of dealers with Washington
storage eggs was so satisfactory
last year in comparison to eggs
from the Eastern commercial poul-
try sections, that Washington eggs
will likely go into storage at from
2 to 8 cents above nearby eggs at
lew York. There are orders enough
head of the association to take all
of the top grade eggs until June,
which shows a very good demand.
Late figures show that there are
about a per cent fewer hens in the
United States than last year.
There are about 444,000,0 900 hens
in the country, which is close to
4 per person. An increase in the
number of hens and pullets in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-11
cent cut in ACREAGE

cent cut in acreage.
Northern main-sron
should be held to last seaso0 saSS
crate paintings. The r sson's nj
about 10 per cent in laoS uIaN n
the acreage to $1,000 :. Oroo,
tie under the fiye.vooS fes, a
Unfavorable weather s az. a.vese.
irrigated yield in WasSSet the ss
large extent, and cralngtOn / |.
should be rather 5s seSses Plan
Yields yer to get volume rstho On non
this years prices. a1ner than Y
The above articla =
Ington farm situatioUOh the Vas
20 be worth pretty c. We eeGls.
slderation on the ne. careful IN
farmer of the countvp S. Of ev.,l
the crops listed in IbS iv any \
Carefu! study Of actus, asrsss
as against reportino t ;.1 plsntS,
plant, have shown that attSISsatoaS
ed indications have ave- h sne repr.
close to the actual nlartssen fam
later. Farmers who foIlg Comm
lions to plant pretty carOs'.ni hta
believe, have a better ora y, =,
70 market to good adyanrtraO,l1I
do those who pay no attae To
these reports. @''ennm 1
A recent conference III,
Mr.. Denee of Seattle o. I sa VII
tage of early crops for y asl
ton leads us to believe . sns "
the cooperation of ths saI III
agents office of the cor count
his office at Seattle. tSs tilsy y
improve the service on rs,o We g !.
the early crops another ,,ao
materially over anv ;nfo osr veq
gathered this year. Mr.. n onaaa !
assured us that he will - s. y
than glad to cooperate WIFI n a mon
giving us his advise and mus y
tations on figures which 5ss
will give to this office an -s = &
proved QUESTIONABLE oves ~ ! =
lsent out this year. @
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-11
Order and tidiness about the per-

Order and tidiness about the per-
SON or the home costs little and
brings in proportion large returns.
"A town, which has put its houses
in order, has the increased respect
of others and of itself. A clean
town is a better place to live, a
healthier community and the best
kind of community advertising.
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FACTS FOR FARMERS

Hinder this ding printed from week.
If timely interest farmers Of this community selected
"a nranared Inv H. c. Durdie extension agent for Benton
comntv cooperating the u S. Dept Of Agriculture
The Washington State College
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Oyster Shell for Hens
of Great Importance

Proftable poultry raising depends
on the elimination of weak, unhealthy
chickens, subnormal egg production
and soft-shelled eggs. OF course there
are many poultry feeds which will
help to keep fowls healthy but there
is one mineral food which combined
with balanced ration and plenty of
sunlight will do away with all three of
the evils just mentioned. This is
crushed oyster shell.
The best form of crushed oyster
shell contains 50 per cent calcium car.
Donate and therein lies its value to
poultry. The formation of the egg re.
quires three distinct steps. The yolk
is made first. This passes to the next
stage where ii is coated with the white
or albumen. The final step of the proc.
ess is the formation of the shell. Egg
smell consists mainly Of calcium car
Donate. It is therefore evident that
II the hen has not a sufficient supply
of this mineral in her system, fewer
eggs will be produced and those that
are produced may have soft shells. In
other words the calcium carbonate in
the crushed oyster shell supplies the
egg shell material.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Climax Put Too Much
Strain on CreduIity

George Cohan said in a Y. M. G. A.
address in Brooklyn on play-writing
"Then there are climaxes. We
must have rousing climaxes, of course.
But the trouble with most of these
rousing climaxes is that they are false.
Like the grizzly bear story.
"Over the campfire in the mountains
a young guide told a party of New
York millionaires about a fight he'd
had with a grizzly.
Yes, gents, the young fellow said,
and he gave a satisfied ehuckle-'yes
it was my first grizzly, so | was match
erly gol-darn proud to kill him in a
hand-to-hand mixup. Just my bare
hands had, that's all. We started to
fight at sunrise. When he breathed
his last the sun was goin' down.
THE guide paused He looked from
face to face. Then he said slowly:
For the second time"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Me and the Goat

A photographer had canvassed the
neighborhood, bringing with him a
goat and wagon, and had taken pic
lures of all the children who could
be persuaded to sit in the wagon. Lit.
tie Jane, age three, had been snapped.
and was very enthusiastic about the
pictures that were to come.
Her father leased her, saying
when the pictures come, the goat
will be in the wagon and you will be
hitched to the wagon"
The teasing was evidently taken
seriously, for later, as Jane would
Show the pictures, she would say:
This is me and this is the goat"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Agricultural Notes

100000 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lnfertile eggs keep longest.
Seed clover instead of alfalfa if the
subsoil is extremely acid.
Feed poultry yellow corn cod-Iiver
oil, milk, and leafy feeds for vita
mines.
Keep your lawn open for the best
effect. Flower beds set in the lawn
make the grounds seem smaller.
Retailers make best profits when
prices of produce are low. The farm.
er gets more of the consumers money
when products are scarce and high
priced.
The size of the egg a pullet lays has
been found to be closely correlated
with the age of which she begins to
lay. Selection for very early maturity
in the smaller breeds is likely to re.
duce the size of the egg of the flock.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Aid Strawberry
With Wild Ones
Four Promising Varieties
Are Found Suitable for
Home Preserving.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agrieulture)
All the Strawberries in the United
States and most of those of the world
that is, the tame ones-are descend.
ants of two wild American strawber-
ries, one native of the Pacific coast
and the other native of the eastern
United States.
There are many other wild straw.
berries, however, that did not take
part in developing our present kinds.
In the untried wild ones may Turk
some valuable trait that can be bred
into our domestic varieties which may
make them even more desirable than
they now are. At any rate, plant
breeders are turning to the wild sorts
for improving the strawberry, espe.
cially to develop new types better
adapted to such specific purposes as
canning, preserving, and candy mak.
ing.
Four Promising Varieties.
George NJ. barrow, who is in charge
OF strawberry-breeding work for the
United States Department of Agricul.
ture, has already achieved some sue.
cess in this field. From the thousands
of crosses made he has selected four
promising varieties especially suited
for preserving. They are known only
by number as yet, and will need to be
tested for adaptation before they can
be recommended for planting. The
breeding of preserving sorts is only
begun, he says, and every region will
need It's own particular variety.
Technique of Breeding.
The technique of breeding is rea-
lively simple, Mr.. barrow explains.
but the important and difficult part is
in making the selections. To breed
A new kind, no matter for what pur-
pose, two parent varieties are crossed.
They may be wild or tame. The pol
len from the flower of one is placed
on the pistil of the flower of the 9th.
er. The seed developing from such
cross Is planted and every resultant
seeding grown to fruiting age before
selections are made If there are
three acres of seedlings in fruitins
here may be 5000 kinds, each differ.
INT from the others. From this enor.
nous number certain promising ones
Ire saved and each is propagated in
separate short row. When they bear.
there is sufficient fruit, canning and
preserving tests are made of the more
promising ones by Gamers and pre-.
servers with whom Mr.. barrow has
made cooperative arrangements.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Her Lucky Day

When Mr.. and Mrs. Irving T. Clark.
of Rochester. N. Y, arrived at Perry.
N. T., on a motor trip that had in
Guided East Aurora, Mrs. Clark was
greatly alarmed to find her 81, 800 dia-
mond ring, an heirloom, missing. She
notified the hotel at East Aurora,
where she had had dinner. The ring
could not be found in the hotel, so Mr..
and Mrs. Clark returned to East Au
rora. They found the ring near the
curb in front of the hotel, where it
had lain for hours, unnoticed.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Fiiians Win LaureIs

Descendants of cannibal chiefs in
the Fiji islands make fine surgeons
one grandson of a cannibal chief
has gained eminence in these islands
as a surgeon and has operated sue
cessfully on many Europeans. League
OF Nations medical officials investigat-
ing health conditions paid high trib-
ute to the system by which the sons
OF native chiefs are being trained as
doctors and surgeons. Some of the ma
tive practitioners have become as
highly skilled as whites.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Much Money Is Lost by
Planting Inferior Seed

Thousands of dollars are lost every
year by planting seed of low vitality.
Seed of all field crops should be tested
for termination before planting. This
is especially urgent now for corn and
sorghums. One cannot tell from the
appearance of seed how we'll it will
grow. Last year al lots out of the
5000 lots of seed tested at the state
seed laboratory terminated from to
50 per cent. This means that several
thousand acres would have been plant
ed to seed which would not grow.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Diamonds ORIGIN

According to Greek legend, the dia
mond owed its origin to beautiful.
pure-minded Greek youth of that
name, who had helped to care for the
great god Jupiter in his cradle. In.
willing to see this beloved Diamond
suffer the Ills and final extinction of
other mortals, Jupiter transformed
him into pure crystalized carbon, the
hardest and most brilliant substance
IN nature, thus securing his immor.
tally.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Smashed Precedent

An American girl relates that when
she sat for an examination at Oxford
university. the following directions
as to costume were handed out: IF
the candidate is woman she shall
wear a dark suit, white jumper and
black tie, black shoes and stockings.
No detail may be changed or disre-
garded. N. B.-If anyone should dis
regard these regulations, proctors are
to ask them to withdraw
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Facial Judgments

If you would measure the quality
of man, look first into his ewes
But if you would gauge the character
of woman, study her lips first and
then try to find out whether her ewes
confirm their message. The mouth
lips and chin form the emotional area
of the face.-Exchange.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20
Hammer and Tonps

Pop, what's a monolog?'
"A monolog is conversation be-
tween husband and wife"
I thought that was a dialog.o
mo, a dialog is where two persons
are speaking" -Capper's Weekly.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20

from examinations" This was failure
she defied them, however, and wore
green necktie, but waited with trepi-
datlon the arrival of the Donl Pres.
emily he approached her desk from the
rear and laid the papers on her table
Catching sight of the green tie. no
scowled, hesitated moment, then the
frown gradually melting into smile
he said:
30 you are still rebels !'-Ex-
change.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20

V e 6 e t a b Q Com
pound for a run
down condition. +
could not walk
across my room at
times, | was so
weak. A friend in
duced me to take
the Vegetable Com
pound. Since that
time / have also
taken Lydia E.
Pinkham's Herb
MA1jntrA .nI A.
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When 4 y)gDI
~
O(DaggsS

Lots Of folks who think they have
indigestion" have only an acid condi-
ton which could be corrected in five
or ten minutes. An effective anti-acid
like Phillips Milk of Magnesia soon
restores digestion to normal.
Phillips does away with all that
sourness and gas right after meals. 1t
prevents the distress SO apt to occur
two hours after eating. What a pleas
ant preparation to take! And how
good it is for the system Unlike a
burning dose Of soda-which is but
temporary relief. at best-Phillips
Milk of Magnesia neutralizes many
times it's volume in acid
Next time hearty meal, or too rich
diet has brought on the least dis
comfort, try
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-06-20

rus Tor Constipation, and | have used
Lydia q. Pinkham's Sanative Wash.
l am a housekeeper and l am still TAX
ing the Vegetable Compound as a
tonic to enable me to do my work.
MRS. Il. T. VIoKNAIR, S29 Hancock St.,
Gretna. La.
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Higher Education

While about SO per cent of high
school graduates in the United States
are girls, 70 per cent of the college
graduates are men.