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Flint, fich. kk Chevrolet ered Prices include the handling and ring charges vailable. sp i HERE will be less hay on the live- | hay crop. Most of the crop is eaten stock menu this year, due to the | by cattle. Horses and sheep also re short hay crop, says the Sears-Roe- | quire large quantities, This year | buck Agricultural Foundation. | ers will produce only 78,900,000 tons, because of the unfavorable weather. Last year they produced 87,000,000 tons, and the five-year average crop is 90,000,000 points out. fewer lve stock to consume this year's «Cow Capacity” K ey to Success “Cow Capacity” Is what causes a | producing dairy cow allve as it does cow getting ten pounds of grain a day | to maintaln a cow of limited produce. to produce 35 pounds of milk, and an- | ton. A cow cannot turn out nutri other cow, under the same conditions | ents in the form of milk which she and on exactly the same kind and | does not receive in her feed, and the amount of feed, to give only 20 pounds | big difference in the production of of milk, says the Larrowe Institute of | milk from individual cows lies in the Animal Econ>mics. kind of feed they are fed and the “Producing milk Is not much dif- | amount they are able to consume and ferent than producing shoes or any | convert into milk, A heavy producing other commodity except that we have | cow can utilize a large amount of, to deal with a living feed, while the small animal with a milk- producer wastes fit. producing ability It is this cow ca- that is more or less pacity that makes inherited,” according the large producer to the Institute. a more economical “One shoemaker can producer than the turn out a pair of low producer, shoes to sell at five “Many dalrymen dollars while an- are misled by a other cannot afford false economy into to sell them for less buying ‘cheap’ feed than seven dollars. for their herds,” ac There is a big dif- cording to the In- ference in the pro- stitute. “In most iun- duction costs. Sim- stances the cheap ilar differences hold feed 1s not really true in dairying. worth as much at its The breed of the an- price as another feed imals, their feed, at a higher price. the quality of the animals, and their m a n agement, all have their effect on the cost of their milk production. A good dalryman may be able to produce milk at a price that would financially cripple another dairyman. “Feed is the largest single item in milk production. It t@kes about the same amount of feed to keep a high A group of cows on feed selling at $54 a ton, averaged 81 cents worth of grain for every 100 pounds of milk produced. A similar herd on $52 feed averaged 8T cents of feed for each hundred pounds of milk. This means that on the basis of milk produced on the higher priced feed, the $32 feed was really worth only $48.40 a ton, or $3.60 less than the price asked for it.* % Buying Power of the Farmer L138 114 15 [16 [17 [18 [10 [2081 1023 1924 po— rrp peje pe py a 10 100, A /M\ 80 ZN lm \A~ 3 SEARS-ROESUCK AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION MER RENANERERNE NR NEY The purchasing power of farm commodities continues to rise. Latest esti mates show an average of 4.8 points higher for the first eleven months of this year than during the corresponding months of 1928, according to a report of the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation, based on the new Index numbers of farm prices prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. Farm prices show a combined value of 134 on November 1, 1924, as com- pared with 100 in 1913. This combined Index number includes 80 farm come modities which represent more than 90 per cent of the value of products sold by farms, the Foundation points out. Using August, 1009, to July, 1914, as 100, the purchasing power of these products stood at 87 on November 1 of this year In 1918 the purchasing power was 106, decreasing to 69 in 1921. In 1922 it rose to 74 and by 1923 thé average stood at 78. During the first eleven months of this year the purchasing power of farm commodities averaged 82.3 as compared with 77.5 in the same period a year ago. Advances In grain, which averages about 22 per cent of the total value of farm products sold, and in price of meat animals, which averages 27 per cent, have been the largest factors in the increase of the farmer's purchasing power since 1021. The grain farmer recelved during the early part of this year prices about 10 per cent above the pre-war five-year average. This had risen to 30 per cent increase by July. At the same time the general price level of commodities the farmer has to buy ranges 30 to 80 per cent above the 1013 level Less Hay on Cattle Menu 1921785 AV: Farm- | farmers devoted 59,080,000 acres to tame hay crops, such as alfalfa, clov- er, timothy and mixed crops. This 1s a slight reduction from last year’s acreage. This is expected to yield 1.34 tons per acre, a smaller yleld than usual. tons, the Foundation It is true that there are Hogs Won't Have to Reduce Hees won't have te go on a reduc- [ than 40 per cent of the crop. This of corn to eat, in spite of a prospec- tive short crop, which will amount to about 2,698,000,000 bushels this year, according to the Sears-Roebuck Agrl- cultural Foundation. crop was 2,905,000,000 bushels, consid- erably larger than the five-year aver- age crop This year's crop was grown on 101,- 074,000 acres and is rated to yleld 26.7 bushels per acre. per cent of the corn crop is fed to live stock, and hogs consume more 1921-25AV. I AVL s 433 EE ar “ ¢ | +905,000,000 2,849, 000,000, U9. BySHELS OF |} i] SEARS-ROEBUCK AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION ing diet. year hogs have been scarce and have not eaten as much from last year’s crop as normally. The corn year be- ging November 1. A year ago the carry-over from 1924 was only 61,000,- 000 bushels, but because of the short- age of hogs and other live stock the carry-over on November 1 from the 1925 crop will be more than 500,000, 000 bushels. This, with the present crop, will be ample to meet all needs, the Foundation estimates, so the hogs and other live stock will not have to They will have plenty Last year the of 2,849,000,000 bushels. More than 80 CARE NECESSARY FI: CENTRAL OFFICE iGRK Hundreds of Switches and Re- lays Involved in Single Telephone Call To establish a telephone connection between two subscribers in a manu- ally operated telephone central offic ( may require the opening and closing of a hundred and fifty clectric switches, and in certain machine switching offices, nearly two thou- sand, says a recent article in the Bell Telephone Quarterly. These switches are operated for the most part by relays that are ar- ranged in racks in the central offices and that look like condiment con- tainers. In a moderately-sized office there are thousands of these pieces of apparatus that must work quickly and reliably. Periodic tests are made in order to discover and repair faulty relays in order to prevent an inter- rup®n of telephone service. Testing Relays While the maintainance of this up- paratus is a tremendous task, its de- sign and installation require careful and painstaking effort as well as ex- pert workmanship. Each soldered Joint that is made, connecting this ap- paratus with the remainder of the central office equipment must be a good contact. It must also be com- pleted in such a manner that it does not contain a germ of trouble for the future by working loose. The importance of this is apparent to any- one who has built a radio set. The sputtering sounds made by a loose connection in a radio set would be equally as bad on a telephone, Before beginning the manufacture of these relays which are required by hundreds of thousands, the sam- ples must be put through a series of tests in the laboratories where they are subjected in a few months to as many operations as they would nor- mally be called upon to perform in many years of service. Weak points in design and structure can be thus detected and corrected before they are manufactured on a large scale. To a casual visitor to a central office these relays with their neatly- soldered connections, are so numerous that it seems impossible to pick out any particular one, yet experienced central office men with uncanny skill can go directly to any one that is operating in a faulty manner. Among the functions performed by these re. lays are the flashing of a signal light before the operator when the receiver is taken off the hook, the starting of a telephone call through the equip- ment, the depositing of coins in pay station telephones, the ringing of subscriber’s telephone bells and the establishment of a host of connec- tions through the central office equip- ment itself. VAGUUM TUBES USED ON LONG DISTANCE Telephone Circuits Require Tubes on Long Lines for Amplifying Volce Seunds A vacuum tube similar to that in use on radio sets is needed for longs distance telephone wires. Like the amplifying units on a radio outfit the tube is used to intensify the voice sounds so that they are carried to their destinations with the same 3 ume as when they are spoken into the transmitter. These tubes are placed in Jopg.dls- tance telephone circuits over 80 fies long at intervals of from forty to fifty miles so that the voice currents, irre- spective of the distance traveled, are continuously strong and clear. One of the first results accom- plished through the use of these tubes was the reduction in the size of the copper wires used for long-distance conversations. Wire as thick as an overhead trolley feeder was formerly needed to talk from New York to Denver, Colorado. Nowadays, through the use of the tubes, to ether with the so-called “loading coils” and im- provements in cable, wire as thin as that used for local calls can be em- loyed. ¥ The “loading coils” are likewise needed on long-distance cireplts, While it is possible to talk over short distances without them, their installa- tion in the circuits about a mile apart serves to reduce the wire resistance and to neutralize the electrical ef- fect of the copper wires on each other. Telephone amplification is more difficult than that of the radio be- cause it has to be a two-way amplifi- cation, Radio fans do not find ft necessary to talk back into the ether go hungry. telephone conversation WOU over the antenna while # 358 manifestly unsatisfactory } THE PATTON COURIER Brick Gains Favor in California Bunsaizus LL Do A g Cw? TT THE AHWANEE—Design A527 ALIFORNIA was chiefly responsible for C the rapid jump into popularity of the bungalow of today, and there perhaps more than anywhere else is encountered this type of home in all its infinite variety. Illus- trated herewith is the inspiration of a Cali- fornia architect of much experience with this type of home. It is essen- tially for a warm country and like all California bun= galows has no basement. Its heating system like- wise is confined to the one open grate in the living recom. But in other respects its arrangement is well worth consideration. The large, well lightedgliving room is certain to find instant fa- vor, and even in the South there is charm about the big open grate. The din- ing room, directly in its rear, opening out upon a rear porch and in all prob- ability into g patio, is a cleverly adapted Southern idea. To the left of the dining room is a cozy little kitchen with a snuz breakfast room and sceveened porch, the latter accommodating the ice box and laundry trays, leading off it..The h are in the wing to the room. wire. [F-sED ROOM $3-0xi2o two bedrooms and bat little artistic treatment. charms of the brick home is its nat ing, under average conditions, with its sur ro Most California bungalows in the past have been built more or less flimisly of a light framework of wood and stuccoed, a favorite base for the latter being ordinary chicken In several instances in recent years the fallacy of this has been effectually proved, notably in the Berkeley conflagration and in the Santa Barbara earth- quake. In both instances this kind of construction suffered tremendously. Since then there has been a decided preference for common hrick which offers stability and fire resistance in addition to cheapness and economy. Fully to bring out the best points of this excep- tional bungalow it should be liberally shrubbed, Something of the bilities are shown in the illustration, but one must see the positive contrast of greens and reds and yel- lows of twig and flowe and brick to be able to appreciate what can be made of the picture by a One of the greatest ral blend- possi roundings, and the ease with which this effect can be developed and intensified. ADVERTISING PAYS! Te eh * ede Jeefes] + ogeeeeter ¥ 3 : ge s 3 ge te x 5 Latest. wheedesteddede ovfes! ete te ete ete ee ete ete tee tee te eben cf ots of 2 ote ots * Leo le ete ol eet errr geeleelaalsdedtisteti tite testy eelesdeetetes? Leolooteoteete ds LeoZeoteeleeleole ed Teodeeterteeteeloetoeloetecfeoeforln WHS Se lala pepe alae lafesfaifeailadteddasiesiaiiafedaede che decforfecfecfeeuefeifecfeifefeel J. EDWARD STEVENS : FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER % Phone Office and Residence CARROLLTOWN, PENNA tT ogeelreleeteedectestets Teeirdeelactectesteste Seiteitucherorestestistsstertetedesdestorte Boctostid Nitedechicteiteitcteiestisteduitebctriie te tisnd Sortontentontecfoctortonteedsstacteetestsstosfestontostont Secfecesfesforfueforieesirsieoteoiontedontuntectontonts The Book of Songs Perhaps you never realized that a Bank Book is a book of songs. Every depositor who has one of those high- ly prized books in his possession can tell you that just to leaf it thru and see colum after column of dollars saved makes the heart sing with joy. A dollar starts a saving account and gets you one of these books of happiness. Every dollar sav- ed and entered in it will add another note to your hymn of happiness. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA 3. E. Prindible, Pres. F. E. Farabaugh, V. Pres F. L. Brown, Cashier Reuel Somerville, V. Pres Total Resources .......... $2,000,000.00 Capital Paid Up .............. $100,000.00 Surplus Earned .......... $100,000.00 A ROLL OF HONOR BANK ICE—ICE—Deliveries in Patton 4 days weekly, Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat.— Call or write Pete Miller, Hastings, Pa. H.-& C. Phone. 4t Won't Go. “This thing can’t go on!" exclaimed the shoe clerk, vainly trying Jo get a number two shoe on a number four foot.—Boston Transcript. MONEY FOR FARMERS Long term mortgages on lower interest rates are afforded farmers under the terms of the Farm Loan Act. We have $250,000.00 to apply to pur- chase of land—payment of debt or oth- er farm improvements. L, E. KAYLOR, Se wa \ry-Treasurer, 3ell Phone 183M, kbensburg, Pa. FOR SALE—Jerszy Cow, fresh. In- quire J. C. McGougn, Dysart, R. D., Pa. 3t. RFUEL SOMMERVILLE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in the Good Building. 666 is a prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria. It kills the germs. aT TIN an NY q Parnell, Cow Jy her & Co. UN WIL How often you have wished your family had two cars? _ » » How often it would have saved your time and money and served those at home. » » Why wait longer to buy another car? Buick has exactly the two models that will fill your needs. Get - your Buick now and make the entire family happy thisyear. PATTON AUTO CO. b PATTON, PA. GEO. E. PRINDIBLE LES ER LARIMER, ... JAMES WESTRICK DR. P, 3. KELLY MYRON S. LARIMER .. SIDENT ASHIER SIDENT PRESIDENT ASSISTANT CASHIER THE GRANGE NATIONAL BANK PATTON, PA. 4 PCT. PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS 3 PCT. PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS DIRECTORS JAMES WESTRICK T. M, SHEEHAN C. J. NOON BARTH YOUNG G. E. PRINDIBLE DR. P. J. KELLY P. C. STRITTMATTER B. J. OVERBERGER LESTER LARIMER B. BLANKFELD CEE nnn
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