Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 16

§ H i THE BEMIDJI DAILY PiONEER MARYLAND BOYS TAKE 60LD CUP \‘»American Youngsters Win North- clifie Traphy in Live-stock Judging Contest. | VISIT ENGLISH STOCK FARMS Youthd Given Opportunity to Inspect Cattle and Horse Farms While on Trip to Royal Agricultural Society Show. INTEREST IN BETTER SIRES Has Extended to AH States and lsland Possessions, ’ (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) With exactly 5800 persons enrolled in the “Better Sires—Better Stock” campaign at the close of the calendar year 1921, records of the United States Department ot Agriculture show a con- tinued interest in this work which has extended to all states and sev- eral island possessions. During the (Propared by the United States Department | YEAT the number of live stock owned of Agriculture.) by the- persons enrolled increased During a year made notable by | from about 400,000° to 750,000. The American successes in international | figures Include both male and female ceutests, not the least important event ! stock. All of the males are purebred, was the winning of the Northcliffe | and the females, which may be of gold cup by the team of Maryland | varled breeding, are bred-in all cases boys sent to England by the South: | to purebred sires. eastern Fair association, Atlanta, Ga, It is noteworthy that 56 per cent after defeating all club teams in the | of all female stock listed in the better live stock judging competition among | sires campaign are purebred. This boys’ agricultural club members in the | figure is 1 per cent higher than a year United States. These boys—Warren | ago. The effect of the use of pure- Rice, Joseph Glacklen, and George | bred sires in reducing the number of Worrilow—all of Cecil county, recent- | scrub animals on farms is shown by ly returned to their homes, with ex: the small proportion of scrubs in herds perfences that fall to the lot ‘of few |uand flocks headed by purebred males. boys. The figure at the end of the calendar In competing with the English team | yvear 1920 was 2.1 per cent and for for the cup offered by Lord North- | 1921, 1.9 per cent scrubs in such herds. cliffe, publisher of the London Daily | At the request of several state ex- Mgll, July 5, the American boys judged | tension workers a special report has clusses of British Friesians, Guern- | been made for the last three months seys, and Dairy Shorthorns. The | of 1921 with respect to. progress by states. Enrollments of persons-agree- ing to put thelr live stock on a pure- ‘bred-sire basis totaled 716. The greatest activity during the quarter was in Ohio, Nebraska coming next, followed in turn by Washington, Vir- ginla, Kentucky. and North Dakota, in | the order named. English team, one member of whick | quarter were - Hardin County, Ohlo, | with 100 persons signmg enrollment blanks. Kittitas County, Wash., was second, with 56 enrollments; Belmont County, Ohlo, 49; Grand Forks Coun- ty, N. D, 47. Other active counties | Records Show Campaign for Purebreds | MYTHS OF GriRISTMAS SEASOR The leading _counties during the EVERETT TRUE & NExXT NUMBER ON THE PROGRAM {is A Prano Soto. De POUND Wit RESNDER THE FAMIYAR By Stanley MR. RESINALD ComeoeSITLON ennTeSD CET wite BE WORTH ApMmisSSionN ‘e, Go RE&aqalis ! It YOU CAN "PLAY "HUMORESQUE" As Wece A4S Mouv LooK Pt THS PRICE oF eee \T Among Some of Peasantry of France Is Belief That Bread Remains Fresh Ten Years. EGENDS and myths without number have become asso- clated with the celebration of Christmas. Among some Presenting the Gold Cup. 1 was a girl, was selected from about | %50 club members now enrolled in work with gardens, pigs, poultry, calves, and bees, under the leader | ship of the London Daily Mail. This work was begun two years ago.as a | result of observations made by Lord Northcliffe during a visit to the United | States in 1919. The English enroll- | went I8 insignificant when compared | with the half million club members | in this country, but it promises to be the beginning of a popular educational | movement in England, Before attending the Royal Agricul- tural Society show, where they com- peted for the gold cup, the American “boys visited Edinburgh, parts of Scot- land famous for Shorthorn cattle and Clydesdale horses, a number of Eng- lish stock farms, and a typical coun- ty fair at Doncaster. At the royal show they attended one of the an- | were Ellis, Okla.; Gallia, Ohlo; and nual auetion sales that drew buyers | Lewis, Wash. These results make from Denmark, France, Spain, and | Hardin County, Ohio, with a total even from the Far East. Following | of 166 enrollments, the third highest ¢ i | | Castor, 800-Pound Registered Mnrn:n‘ Horse. 5 t of the peasantry of France is a strong belief that loaves of bread baked at Christmas will remain fresh for ten years. It is also believed by some of the simple folk that during the whole of the Christmas lolidays a portion of bread skould be left on the table day and night because the Holy Mother muy come te share it. For Some reason not to be ésplained, there | infraction of this rule will bring dis- | iS a superstition among Some ¥rench | peasant wives that no bread must be baked between Christmas day and the | Feast of the Circumcision, because an aster on the household. - There is a peasant belief of age-long standing that if the cattle on the farra | be glven drink immediately after the midnight mass of Christmas their health will continue good throughout the year. Another belief is that If seed of wheat he wrapped in a tablecloth which has been nsed for Christmas dinner, a profitable harvest 'will be insured. Another strange belief is that a cold bath taken on Christmas day will protdet thé bather against fevers und toothache throughout the year. Phone 841 P it PIELSBURY’S BEST Unlimited Guarantee BERGSTROM FLQUR & FEED CONPANY 117-Minn. Ave. AT T Iiifllf,:‘! LT '| because he can run it. the show the party took a flying trip to the French battlefields, reaching Paris in time to witness the celebra- tion of Bastile Day, the French “Fourth of July.” The boys were ac- companied by BE. G. Jenkins, state boys' club agent of the Maryland ex- tension service, and C. L. Chambers of the United States Department of Agriculture. “Qur boys impressed the English breeders with their thorough knowl- edge and ready appraisement of the animals shown them,” said Mr. Cham bers. “They were keenly alert to the opportunities that came to them to study the results of generatlons of painstaking w by English live- stock breeders. The contest gave them an opportunity to demonstrate to old England the benefits resulting from the inspiration and training that a | g half miillon American farm boys and girls receive every year under the guidance of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture and the state agricultural coleges.” i COST OF GRADING FOR ROADS | Government Statistics Show That Price in Recent Months Has Gradually Declined. The cost of grading for highway construction apparently has reached a stable condition, according to statistics of -the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agricul ture. The average cost per cubic yard for grading on federal-aid roads rose from 38 cents in 1917 to a peak price | of 66 cents in 1920, and has since | gradually declined. On federal-aid work contracted for in the last three months the average L price per cubic yard for the whole | ‘..gnned States wuas 33 cents in April, | (2 cents In May. and 34 cents in June. | 1z--Fhe cost of other items entering into | {#ead work also shows a general ten- | Tency toward stabilization, although i " inany cases not as marked as tha “for earthwork. { 2 . county in the United States, the first and second-being Pulaski- County, Va., 446, and Greenville, S. C., 176. The widespread Interest in the use of purebred sires as a means of Im- proving live stock is evident from the number of counties where the work | has already gone forward. Live-stock owners in 548 counties, and, in addi- tion, insthe islands of Guam and Porto Rico, were participating in the work at the end of the calendar year. Summary of Results in “Better Sires —Better Stock” Campaign, Octo- ber 1, 1919, to December 31, 1921, by States Having More Than 1,000 Animals Listed. Persons Animals Poultry State— Enrolled Listed = Listed Virginia .. 44501 94,904 ‘Washington 262 Kentucky %0 160 152 % 9% 8 Oklahoma . ki3 Florida 2 Colorado k18 ‘Wisconsin 62 West Virginla .. 62 North Dakota.. . 54 Minnagota . 53 South Dakota. [ Utah .. 4 Montana . 2 New Mexico 40 b4 2 17 Diseases Decreasing. Diseases of live stock are. said .to Dbe decreasing and a general improves ment in quality is reported by the Department of Agriculture. Feed for Wintering Sheep. Fed liberally on straw and one ea\ of corn each per day, sheep .will winter as well and more cheaply than on hay and on grain. Better Animals Resuft. Better sires in all cases mean bet ter gnimale 2 or 3 Cans of Baking Powder Are Not Worth the Price of One If they are the “big can and . cheap” kind because they may mean baking failures. CALUMET The Esonomy BAKING POWDER s the biggest selling brand in the world; its sales - 'are over 1507 greater than that of any other brand THAT'S WHY Don’i let a BIG CAN or a very low price mis- lead you. xperimenting with an uncer- tain brand is expensive—be- cause it Wastes azsy timeand money 4 e te—————— BREAK UP COLDS Cet a-box-of BULGARIAN BLOOD TEA. . Flush the poisons from the bowels. “Hot Medicinal Tea stimu- lates and refi'eshps your system. Take FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1922 ‘TOM SIMS SAYS | CONVENTIONS TODAY | “When }Iardirfid he préferred | - the neck of_a, turkey Hardipg'may Duluth—Ten Thousand _I‘.ak‘es associ- have meant the' hotks OF the Turks.| 4tiGn 0f, Minnesota. a7 = ‘Topeka—Kansas State ‘Peace’ Offcers A scuttle ‘of :;5};,! 0od, Christ- | -Assaciation. ‘ ¢ 8 mas present by very expfifisivc. | Wichita—Kansas State Assoc‘iavmn}!t hot to - help kill coldst Sold by e of Commercial Secretaries. druggists. everywhere. Trouble with a man who-is-a wond- = e lkin e e <y S NORTHLAND SKIS "' ARE SOLD IN BEMIDJI BY ‘GIVEN- HARDWARE Girls read so many dress hints and then just hint'at dressifg. = ° T Cuff links are s\!igxble for a man. * Give him setq tosend to the laundry with tvery q_hirt. = 1t is strange but when a man’'sowsi== § . Phone 57 & % OB i ifi T2 We didn’t realize Christmas was: so mear until we saw so many little] boys at Sunday school. “Anyone can lick our navy,” says Sims. Perhaps they could get a test match - between it and Jack Dempsey. » Every now and then a fountain pen tries to live up to’its name by ‘bubbling all over the paper. % The well known Boston singer ar- rested in New-York was charged with theft not singing. Every now and then stop kicking about the grocery bill and thing of the food riots in Berlin. { Do you want a present 1or an en- emy? Give him a cigar lighter. Our idea fo a radical is a man who thinks he deserves his neighbor’s car \Tlns Christmas Everyone can ski and everybody will enjoy 1 good sport. NoWinbecrenrdse is more healthful and there are:good times a’plenty for every member of the family. Make your selection now while your dealer’s supply of Northland Skis is complete. s If fc reason he cannot supply you genuine Northland Skis, please it 10 Send for dllustrated booklet describing Northland Skis and recard of Worlds Champion jumps made on Northland Skis. NORTHLAND SKI MFG. COMPANY, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA A well dug in medieval days was'® found in Liseux, France. It would make fine Limberger cheese holes. Al Goodwin, of Fitchburg, Mass., admits he has bowled 109,760 games in 40 years but Al-has not consénted to see a doctor. \ What will you give your wife? Ve suggest several spools of silk thread to match your silk socks. i TG of i A Hardware Store is essentially a store of Useful Gifts, Every ar- 5 ticle in it is practical though by no mean without ornamental features. This year, with our large display space we are in an excellent position to show our Christmas offerings and we invite an iuspection of the stock, We are able to only suggest a few of the many itcms that would be suitable for Holiday gifis €2 we cordially urge you to drop in and take advantage of our efforts to make shoppinz easy. - k "~ USEFUL CIFTS THAT PLEASE Winchester Flashlights Alwcys an acceptable gift for men or women. A variety of styles and sizés in nickle .and fibre cases. Beautifully finished. oo 7 Razor will thank you every day Just the thing to give a boy or * 70c to $3'00 jn the year A Winchester gives a clean smooth shave every time. $1.25 to $3.50 06068 Auto Accessories .Winchester Razors The man who gets a Winchester man. Winchester knives have keen blades and finely. made handles. All the populer >sty1'e’s~ 2000 Pygr__ex_,leure No better presént was ever sug- gested if the convenience of the presiding angel‘in the kitchen is to be considered. Baking - dishes .. Hundreds of suggestions that will make splendid gifts for the -auto _owner. Here are just a few: Ferd. Radiators .$17.00 Spot lights ... Tire Chains . Headlights.. Winchester Carving Sets Genuine An idexl; holiday gift. sterling 90c to $1.00 stag handle sets with Cake Pans .90c to $1.50 -silver mountings. Several beauti- Battery testers 1 Casseroles $250 to $6.00 ful patterns.in sets of two or three Fyrac Spark Plugs. $1.00 Tea Pots .............. $2.50 to §3,50 Ppieces. From © Tire Testers Pic Plates ... _85c to $7:00 $4 to $15 Flashlights . Christmas Bargains in Automokile Tires As an added inducement to ‘make this store your Christmas headquarters we have placed on sale UNTIL CHRISTMAS ONLY our Oldfield Tires at the following prices: 30x3 Tires ...........$6.95 30x3 1-2 Tires ........$7.95 We have also been designated the FIRESTONE TIRE STORE for this territory. We have an’ enor- mous stock in already. Ask to see them. TIRES MAKE AN IDEAL GIFT FOR AN AUTO OWNER. - Bemidji Hardware Co. 2 . C.W.- VANDERSLUIS BEMIDJI, MINN. * ‘W: Z. ROBINSON PHONE 35 L TR e e THE eV WINCHESTER 5 S g ETORE 4