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Short is a candidate for Delegate to the National Democratic Convention from the 23rd Congressional District. Subject to the primary election laws of Pennsylva- nia and the Rules of the Democratic party in the State and District. To the Democratic Voters of the Twenty- third Congressional District: Your support and influence is respect- fully solicited as a candidate for National Delegate to the Democratic National Con- vention to be held in New York, beginning June 24th, 1924, in accordance with the Primary Election Laws of Pennsylvania and the rules of the Democratic party. I consider principle of greater importance than the political fortune of any individu- al candidate and if elected, I shall support that candidate who seems best able to car- ry to victory the great and progressive principles of the Democratic party and the upholding of the constitution of the United States. JAMES G. PAUL, Bradford, Pa. THE YANGTSZE JOURNEY. The Norths Continue Their Trip Westward Through China. On the Upper Yangtsze, November 6, 1923. Dear Home Folks: The Ox Liver gorge is not of long extent, but it is grand—in the true sense of the word. Next we came to the Wushan gorge, the longest of them all. It extends for about thirty miles. Its magnificence outshadows that of all the rest. Huge crags and perpen- dicular cliffs rising for thousands of feet beggar description. I put in a full day ranging from one part of the ship to another trying to find the most favorable places from which to take snapshots. When night came I was thoroughly tired out. The last gorge we visited that day, and the last gorge of them all, was the Wind Box. This is short, but full of picturesque turns and sheer cliffs. We emerged at the western portal to find ourselves at the town of Kweichowfu, the first walled city of Szechwan. Here we anchored for the night. As usual many sampans came alongside, bring- ing venders trying to sell their wares. We bought some carved chopsticks and a pocket comb cut from the wood by hand in a single piece. This lat- ter cost us about 43 cents gold. Yesterday we had less strenuous sight-seeing, but the shores are still mountainous, although not so precip- itous or high. We found the farmers cultivating the land almost to the rivers edge. This land was, until a few weeks ago, under water. By the time the river rises again the crops will be harvested. Some of the huts we saw perched far up the mountain side. The fields in some cases ap- peared almost perpendicular. The farther we go, the broader becomes the valley, although it is narrow everywhere. More land seems to be under cultivation the farther we get from the gorges. Bamboo groves, occasional banana trees, sugar cane, oranges, and many things which I do not recognize grow on either bank. As we go westward, the number of trees seem to increase. Few of these, however, seem to be large. Cedars and banyans are about the only ones I recognize. Pagodas are picturesquely situated on many of the most commanding points, and can, in many instances, be seen for miles. The temples are pie- turesque, but hard to describe effec- tively in a letter. I hope to send some photographs later showing some of the best of these. The water-worn rocks along the river banks are also picturesque. Fishermen use these rocks as a basis for operation. They have long bamboo poles to which are attached nets that remind one in the shape of their openings of a lacrosse raquet. Otherwise they are much like the landing-nets used at home. Beginning up stream, the fisherman swings his pole down stream, gives it a little twist to imprison, I suppose, the unlucky fish, and withdraws the net. Then he repeats the operation. I have never yet seen a fish caught in one of them, but evidently they are so caught, of the fishermen would not continue this method. Fishing with nets attached to boats does not seem to be done in this part of the river. Traffic by native junks seems to have disappeared from the river since the Northern and Southern troops have been levying upon river trans- portation. Hardly a junk do we pass, except at anchor in some cove. We see many soldiers as we get nearer Chungking. These are the troops of Yang Tsen, a subordinate of Wu Peh Foo, of the Northern army, who were recently driven out of Chungking by the Southern army of Shiong Ke-wu —I hope I have the names right. They are gathering their forces to do battle to regain the city. This morn- ing we have passed long lines of them hiking up river, on their way west- ward. The Nertherners wear red arm bands. The Southerners are suppos- ed, I am told, to wear white ones, but in reality wear none at all. The Sczechmanese, on either side, wear blue bands. The whole business seems more like a big football game than like a real war. The danger is ap- parently very slight. Neither side wants to get into trouble with foreign powers. came into a cove opposite the city of Wanhsien. This is now the headquar- ters of the Northerners, I am told. Just above the city, at a narrow point of the channel, the soldiers had built the pontoon bridge of boats that held up our boat on its downward trip. When we reached there we found it gone, except for a few soldiers, some coils of cable, and the junks moored along the bank. We anchored for the night just above the point. Don’t believe the reports that appear in the home papers about conditions out here. We found every one in Shang- hai ready to scare us, telling us that it was likely that we could not get through. The farther west we went, the less the scare; until now that we are in the midst of what is called the danger region, there is no trouble at all. We have a guard of American sailors on board with machine guns, riot guns, rifles, and grenades. On the last down trip they were not fired upon. On this up trip we have not been fired upon, although firing on steamers is a favorite sport of the soldiers. We have a bridge covered with armor plate. If any firing is done, all rush to the bridge, where the bullets have no effect. No one has ever been killed by this promiscuous firing, so we look on it as merely something to break the monotony. With the “gobs” about us, and the Stars and Stripes floating from our stern, we feel almost as if we were at home. The crew and the sailors are all most agreeable. Unfortunately I ran out of films on Saturday night. for pictures yesterday, which was the first sunny day since we left Ichang. I have borrowed today, one of Blanch- ard’s camera’s, but the atmosphere is so hazy that picture-taking is almost out of the question. The river grows narrower as we go westward. It seems almost as muddy as it did at the mouth. Great piles of silt or rock are strewn along the shores as the water recedes. Soon the water will be so low that such boats as the Robert Dollar will have to discontinue their schedule until spring. At present the river is about twenty-five or thirty feet above the low water level. At times it reaches in some places a height of 150 feet at high water. It is a wonderful river. BILL and SARA. Centre County Women Prominent in D. A. R. Activities. The Fort Antes chapter D. A. R,, of Jersey Shore, gave a unique enter- tainment last ‘Saturday night, for members of the Col. John Chatham chapter and other guests. Following a luncheon for which thirty covers were laid the ladies pre- sented an historical pantomime enti- tled “An Old Chimney Corner, or Bits of Early Pennsylvania History.” The story was written by Mrs. John Wolfe and adapted by her for presentation in tableau. It was a blending of his- tory and romance beginning with Penn’s purchase from the Indians and ending with the early days of the Revolution. The pantomime was in five scenes the back ground being an old fire place almost a hundred years old; with blazing logs and dim candle light it made a most realistic scene of by-gone days. The regent and secretary of the Col. Chatham chapter are both Centre county women. Mrs. John Bowes, the regent, and Mrs. Gardner, the secre- tary, both being residents of Eagle- ville. Patriotic Mass Meeting at State College. Washington's birthday a week from today will be celebrated by the State College camp P. CG. S. of A. with a big patriotic mass meeting in the au- ditorium at seven o’clock in the even- ing. Congressman W. I. Swoope will be the stellar attraction and make an address on “The Duty of Patriotic Citizens, Washington the Great Ex- emplar.” The State College band will render several patriotic selections and members of the student quartette will sing a number of appropriate songs., The public is urgently invited to at- tend the gathering. Y. M. C. A. Bowling League. The third series of the bowling league will open on Monday evening, February 18th. All the alleys will be in shape by that time and games will be played each evening of the week excepting Saturday, with two games on Monday, Wednesday and Friday as heretofore. This will leave two alleys for open rolling each evening. ——————————— ——We are sorry to note the fact that Capt. W. H. Fry, of Pine Grove Mills, is again quite ill, and as a con- sequence “Watchman” readers will miss his always interesting letter from the columns of the “Watchman” this week. He was brought to the Bellefonte hospital last evening where it is hoped relief can be given for his rather serious trouble. ——One of the most exciting of the basket ball games of the season will be played at the armory tomorrow (Saturday) night, between the Indi- ana Normal and the Bellefonte Acad- emy, playing to begin at 7:30. It will be well worth while for those in- terested in the sport to see this game. Yesterday afternoon we I had no films left . RHOADS.—The very sudden and | unexpected death of George E. Rheads, at his home at Coleville, at 7:30 o'clock on Sunday morn- ing, was not only a terrible ‘shock to the immediate members of “his family but to his numerous friends in Bellefonte and throughout Centre county. A man of rugged ' physique and apparently strong con- stitution, he was stricken down al- most in the twinkling of an eye. A contractor by occupation he worked all of last week including Saturday and the only complaint he made was embodied in a remark on Saturday that his stomach was a “little out of order.” Sunday morning he awoke apparently as well as ever and talked |and joked with his wife. Suddenly | his head fell back upon the pillow and that was the end. Chronic heart trouble of a year’s standing was giv- en as the cause of death. He was a son of William and Lydia W. Eckley Rhoads and was born at Coleville on December 19th, 1871, hence was 52 years, 1 month and 22 days old. As a young man he learned the trade of a stone mason but later , took up concrete work and in time be- 'came one of the leading contractors in that line in this section. He not only did work in Bellefonte but at State College and various places | throughout the county. He was a member of the Methodist church and prominent in Masonic circles, being a 268 Free and Accepted Masons; past high priest of Bellefonte chapter No. 241 Royal Arch Masons; a member of Constans Commandery No. 33 Knights Templar, and a charter class member of Nittany Council No. 57 Royal Se- lect Master Masons. In 1891 he married Miss Esther Purdue who survives with four sons, namely: Albert W. William GG. : Leonard E. and Lee Ellis, all of Belle- fonte. three brothers, Mrs. William Jodon, Harry, William and Charles Rhoads, all of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held at his late home at two o’clock on Wednes- day afternoon by Rev. E. E. McKel- vey, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. Il Il PECK.—Mrs. Mary E. Peck, widow of the late Solomon Peck, passed away at the Peck home at Huston, in Nittany valley, on Monday, following an illness of four months with urae- mic trouble. It was the first illness she had had during her long life, and unfortunately the last. Mrs. Peck was a daughter of John and Rebecca Wise Wolf, well known | pioneer residents of Miles township, : where she was born on August 18th, 1 1838, making her age 85 years, 5 months and 23 days. In 1860 she | married Solomon Peck and the first ‘ year of their married life was spent in Brush valley but in 1861 they mov- led to Nittany valley and located -at Huston where she had lived: ‘ever since. In her younger life she was a j member of the German Reformed church but of late had not been affil- iated with any of the churches near her home. Her husband died i April, 1921, and her only survivors are two grandsons, Earl and Ralph Peck, of Huston, and one sister, Mrs. W. H. Corman, of Williamsport. Rev. Gauss, of Howard, had charge of the funeral services which were held at 11 o’clock yesterday morning, burial being made at Jacksonville. il Il THOMPSON.—Mrs. Emma Cathe- rine Thompson, widow of James W. Thompson, died on Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Haag, in Bellefonte, following complication of diseases, most of which time she was confined to her bed. She was a daughter of Eli and Ann Clemson and was born at Baileyville, this county, on October 18th, 1864, hence was in her sixtieth year. The greater part of her married life was spent in the western part of the State, her husband dying in Greensburg fourteen years ago, since which time she had been making her home among her children, four of whom survive, as follows: Harold, of LaJose; Mrs. Ralph Haag, son, of Baden. She also leaves her aged mother, now past ninety-two years of age, and the following broth- ers and sisters: Mrs. Flora Wike, of La Jose; Elmer Clemson, of Spangler; William, of Irvona, and Mrs. Charles Nixon, of New Jersey. Rev. E. E. McKelvey had charge of the funeral services which were held on Wednesday afternoon, burial being made in the Union cemetery. 1 : ¥-- LANDIS.—Mrs. Mary Woodring Landis died at the home of her son, Charles W. Landis, at Crum Lynne, Delaware county, on Tuesday morn- ing, as the result of a stroke of par- alysis sustained seven years ago. She was born in Bellefonte on Au- gust 18th, 1848, hence was in her sev- enty-sixth year, Her husband died twenty-four years ago, but she is sur- vived by six children and six brothers and sisters, one of the latter being Mrs. John Woodring, of Port Matil- da. The remains were taken to Al- toona where burial will be made this afternoon. il Il McCORMICK.—William W. McCor- mick, a long time resident of Potters at 11 o’clock Wednesday night follow- ing a long illness. He was close to seventy years of age and is survived by one son, George McCormick. The funeral will be held at two o'clock to- morrow (Saturday) afternoon, burial | to be made in the Sprucetown ceme- tery. CAMPBELL.—Samuel -W. Camp- bell, a watchman at the High street crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad in Bellefonte, died very suddenly and unexpectedly in the office of Dr. Da- vid Dale, about ten o’clock last Fri- day morning, as the result of an at- tack of angina pectoris. He lived in Milesburg and came to Bellefonte that morning with John Scholl, in the latter’s car. He complained of not feeling well and the latter advised him to go and see a physician. He walked up to the office of Dr. Dale but the physician being out he return- ed to his post of duty and worked un- til the morning trains had come in and gone out, when he again went to the doctor’s office. The doctor was at the hospital and remarking that he felt very bad Mr. Campbell sat down in a chair and expired before the phy- sician could reach his office. Mr. Campbell was sixty-two years old and most of his life was spent in Boggs township. In his early life he was an iron worker and was employed , in the rolling mills at Curtin and Mec- {Coy & Linn’s, but later worked for the Pennsylvania railroad past master of Bellefonte lodge No. | He also leaves one sister and an illness of fourteen months with a : Eugene, of South Fork; of Bellefonte, and Mrs. A. L. Jami- | Mills, died at his home in that place iin her thirty-second year. Surviving and during the past two or three vears had been a crossing watchman in Bellefonte. He is survived by his | wife and two children, H. Lester Campbell, of Tyrone, and Mrs. Joseph- ine Campbell, of Pittsburgh. He also i leaves one brother, Hiram Campbell, , of Tyrone. He was a member of the Methodist charge of the funeral services which Milesburg cemetery. u WALTERS.—Mrs. 1] June A. Wal- eight o’clock on Tuesday evening fol- nia, the result of an attack of the grip. She was a daughter of D. A. and Lydia Shreffler Musser, and was born in Penn township on August 5th, 1855, making her age 68 years, 6 months and 7 days. In May, 1877, she married Mr. Walters and all their married life was spent in Millheim. She was a life-long member of the | Methodist church, a member of the | Bellefonte Chapter D. A. R., the East- ern Star, and the Royal Neighbors, | being quite active in both church and organization work. Her husband died ten years ago and Jee only survivors are Mrs. Ward | Gramley, whom she raised from child- hood, two brothers and one sister, H. C. Musser, of Cedar Falls, Towa; M. 0. Musser, of West Union, Iowa, and Mrs. T. R. Stamm, of Latonia Beach, Florida. Rev. C. W. Catherman will have charge of the funeral services which will be held at ten o’clock to- morrow morning, burial to be made in the Millheim cemetery. | i I | MARKLE.—Mrs. Mary Emma Mar- kle, wife of J. C. Markle, of Orchard | Crossing, Blair county, died on Sun- day afternoon of cerebral hemor- | rhage, following an illness of over three weeks. | She was a daughter of Peter and | Sarah Fleck and was born at Port Matilda on August 12th, 1854, hence was in her seventieth year. In March, : 1872, she married Mr. Markle and for : twenty years or longer they lived on ‘a farm in Halfmoon township, Cen- county. Surviving the deceased are her husband and the following chil- dren: James L. Markle, of Fostoria; George H., of Tyrone; A. C., of Char- lotteville; Herbert C., of Beaver : Falls; John M., of Fostoria; Mrs. J. M. Johnson, of Pine Grove Mills; Mrs. (J. M. Keller, Mrs. C. E. Wilson and Mrs. W. M. Keller, all of Pittsburgh; Mrs. R. C. Salkeld, of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny county, and Mrs. Don Da- vis, of Waynesburg. She was a member of the Grazier- ville Methodist church where funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon, burial being made at Char- lotteville. i Ii WIKE.—Mrs. Margaret Wike, wid- ow of William H. Wike, died on Sat- urday evening at the home of her son, '!G. W. Wike, in Altoona, of general debility. She was born in Halfmoon township, Centre county, on August : 5th, 1829, hence was in her ninety- fifth year. She was twice married, her first husband having been John H. Farber, who lost his life during the Civil war. Of their six children only two survive, John and Jerry Farber, both of Philipsburg. Her second husband, William H. Wike, died twen- ty-six years ago and the only survi- vor by this union is one son, G. W. Wike, of Altoona. The greater part of Mrs. Wike's life was spent in Half- moon township but during the past twenty years or so she had lived in Altoona. She was a member of the Third United Brethren church, of that city, and the pastor, Rev. H. A. Buf- fington, had charge of the funeral services, which were held on Tuesday afternoon, interment being made in the Oak Ridge cemetery. . il n BATCHELOR — Mrs. Esther B. Batcheler, wife of Lewis S. Batcheler, of Philipsburg, died at the MecGirk sanitorium in that place on Sunday, following an illness of six weeks with inflammatory rheumatism and cther complications. She was a daughte» of James and Susannah Goss and was born on August 14th, 1892, hence was {her are her husband and one son, James W. Batcheler; her parents, two | brothers and two sisters. Burial was ‘made in the Philipsburg cemetery on { Wednesday afternoon. ——Subscribe for the “Watchman.” ters, widow of the late Alfred Wal- | . ters, of Mi im, at the home of her son-in-law, L. P. ; ers: 0 fllheis,, passed away ut Bower, about a mile west of Mill- lowing a week’s illness with pneumo- ' heim, as the result of general debili- tre county, finally moving” to Blair SHARP.—James Kenneth Sharp, son of Charles and Laura Ingram Sharp, died at the family home at Hublersburg on Monday morning fol- lowing three days’ illness with cere- bral meningitis. The fact will prob- ably be recalled that late on Christ- mas evening the young man was walking along the road on the out- skirts of Hublersburg when another young man came along in an automo- bile and asked him to take a ride. company rather diffident young man, he was in- , dustrious and well liked by all who to his parents he is survived by one church and Rev. J. Fred Andreas had . | ' the skull. Sharp got into the machine but they had gone only a short distance when they had an accident, he was thrown out and sustained a slight fracture of The owner of the car dis- appeared leaving Sharp lying by the roadside where he was found the next morning by the bus driver. His inju- ry and exposure kept him confined to the house through January. Previous to the accident he had been employed at the Bellefonte silk mill and last week, believing himself sufficiently recovered came to Bellefonte and went to work. He worked but three days when he again became ill and his death followed. He was almost eighteen years old and the family moved to Hublersburg from Butler two years ago. A quiet, knew him. He was a charter member of the Penn-Centre chapter Order of DeMolay, of Bellefonte. In addition sister, June Sharp. | Funeral services were held at the home at 3:30 o’clock yesterday and were held at two o'clock on Monday | the burial in the Hublersburg ceme- afternoon, burial being made in the tery was in charge of the Order of DeMolay. Il BUBB.—Mrs. Frances widow of John Bubb, died last Friday J! ty. Her maiden name was Frances Stoner and she was born in Bedford ' county on May 9th, 1851, hence was in her seventy-third year. In 1871 she married John Bubb, who passed away several years ago, but surviv- ing her are three children, Mrs. H. H. Leitzell and Mrs. L. P. Bower, of Mill- heim, and Mrs. H. E. Bible, of Altoo- na. She also leaves one brother, Da- vid C. Stoner, of Green Springs, Ohio. She was a life-long member of the Reformed church. Funeral services were held at the Bower home at 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning by Rev. John S. Hollenback, assisted by Rev. F. H. Daubenspeck, after which burial was made in the Fairview cemetery, Millheim. WILLIAMS.—Mrs. Julia M. Wil- liams, widow of the late Nelson Wil- liams, of Lemont, died on Friday at the home of Mrs. D. F. Smith, at Cen- tre Hall, as the result of general de- bility. She was a daughter of Daniel and Eliza Mokle and was born at Shingletown eighty-six years ago. Her only son, James M. Williams, former postmaster at State College, passed away nine months ago. Bur- ial was made at Lemont on Monday. The Old Lady Thought They Were Spooks. For some time there have been strange -carryings on about the hone of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lutz, who live in the tenant house on the farm occu- pied by Miles Mechtly. . It is located on the Jacksonville'road several miles east of Bellefonte. Once or twice a week, in the middle of the night there would be strange noises about the place and then from the darkness outside would come a shower of stones that battreed the doors and smashed windows. The Lutzs are old folks, have harmed no one so that the good old lady could account for the strange doings in no other way than that there were spooks about. Sheriff Taylor sent a deputy down to get a view of the situation last Monday night a week and he had scarcely gotten on the job until a large stone hit him on the head and he was so busy seeing stars for a while that he missed everything else. The Sheriff then went down himself and came home with a list of sixteen boys, ages ranging from 14 to 18 years, who have admitted that they were doiug the deviltry. What for remains the mystery in the situation. Infant’s Body Found in Sewage Dis- posal Plant. At noon last Friday Joseph L. Swift, caretaker at the State College sewage disposal plant, discovered the nude body of an infant floating in the filth just where one of the large sew- er pipes empties into the sludge res- ervoir.. The child was evidently of premature birth but it was impossible to tell whether it had been born dead or murdered by an inhuman mother and then cast into the sewer. ‘Squire I. J. Dreese, of Lemont, held an in- quest, but as the jury empanelled could not tell how the child met its death or at what point it was cast in- to the sewer it was impossible to un- ravel the mystery of the body’s ap- pearance in the reservoir. ——Though a week delayed in get- ting on the job the groundhog made good on Saturday night with the heaviest fall of snow so far this win- ter; at least in Bellefonte. But at that, it wz s only about three inches in depth. Sunday was quite windy but fortunately not unusually cold. ——R. Fiske Shearer has sold his meat market on Allegheny street to W. R. Kissell, an expert butcher of Lock Haven. Mr. Shearer will devote his time to the buying and selling of cattle. Jane Bubb, GEORGE WASHINGTON RUMBERGER. of “Watchman” Pioneers. Gallery Above we present the photo- graph of George W. Rumber- ger, of Unionville. ‘It was tak- en December 4th, last when Mr. Rumberger was well on in his eighty-seventh year. We take unusual pleasure in placing this picture in the “Watchman’s Gallery of Pio- neer Readers for Mr. Rumber- ger is, we think, the only per- son who has read the paper from the date of its first issue i | to the present time. There might be others who have equalled his record as a consistent reader of the “Watch- man.” If so we would be glad to hear from them and receive their photographs to be hung in the Gallery. We note, elsewhere, that “Uncle” Jimmie Waddle, of Lock Haven, has just celebrated his ninetieth birthday. As he has been a reader of the “Watchman” as long as we have known anything about its list we are wondering whether he might not be pretty nearly in Mr. Rumberger’s class. If there should be no others living who began to read with the first issue it would be inter- esting to hear from those who began in the early years of the publication. i ——The Sophomore class of the State College High school will pre- sent a play, “A Girl in a Thousand,” -in the I. O. O. F. hall at Pine Grove | Mills Saturday evening, February . 16th. The patronage of the public is solicited. ——It may as well be admitted that the Mellon tax bill can’t be made a party question. Too many Repub- licans are opposed to it. CENTRE HALL. Mrs. “Billie” McClenahan has been on the sick list for several days past. Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Bingman and Son Fred, spent Tuesday in West i.i!- on. : Miss Hazel Ripka, of Millheim, vic: ited ‘in Centre Hall during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Stahl, of Al- toona, spent Sunday at the J. S. Stahl home. H. E. Weaver moved his family to Altoona on Thursday; moving by automobile. The “Castle” lodge of our burg had an oyster supper on Tuesday evening, which was a very enjoyable affair. The Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church held a so- cial Wednesday evening, which proved to be quite a success. C. D. Bartholomew represented the Penns Valley Banking company at the annual meet of the Bankers’ associa- tion in Altoona, on Tuesday. The radio recently installed by J. Roy Schaeffer is proving very satis- factory and is the source of a great deal of pleasure to his family and many friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Boozer, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bradford and Miss. Verna Rowe spent Wednesday in Altoona, going up by auto on Tuesday -after- noon. Mrs. Shook, of Pittsburgh, a cousin of George Searson, visited at the Searson home for nearly a week. From here she went to Boalsburg and then to Lock Haven before returning ome. Another death on the South side was that of W. W. McCormick, . of Potters Mills, who passed away ‘on Wednesday night. His health had been failing for’ a number of months, but he was confined to, his .bed for a period of only a few weeks. Seed Corn Situation. Centre county farmers will do well to test their seed corn at once. In- spection of several cribs throughout the county shows the seed corn to be In a very poor condition. Corn went into the crib last fall carrying a high percentage of moisture and shows a large percentage of moldy corn at this time. A rather mild winter is the only thing that has saved the repeti- tion of a seed corn situation similar to the spring of 1919. . The county Farm Bureau is locat- ing the available good seed corn and will be in a position to help you if your seed is poor. ‘Any samples left at the bureau office will be tested and if you have an “exceptional. good , lot of seed notify the Farm Bureau,’ as present indications point to a serious shortage for the spring planting. With high cost of labor, fertilizer, etc, it is poor economy to plant doubtful seed. Replanting never pays.
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