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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1921
Page
5
Henry C. Wallace urges the Agriculture Department to provide world production and consumption data and to investigate marketing costs from farm to consumer. He stresses accurate, unbiased market information to aid farmers in what to produce and how to market, aiming for fair prices and reduced costs for all.
Cooperating agencies appoint B A Slocum of the University of Wisconsin as extension specialist in api culture half time as inspector and half time for extension work. Bees rise in Washington with about eight thousand of 66 000 farms keeping bees in 1920, up 2200 from the prior year.
Wheat growers in eastern Washington expect bigger profits due to lower labor and seed costs and predicted bumper crops. Bankers and inspectors note milder costs, with potential prices around $1 depending on cooperative marketing actions, while June remains a critical month for harvest timing.
The First Annual Report of the State College division of Apiculture has been printed and distributed to both prospective and veteran beekeepers at 40 cents per copy. Edited by Dr. A. L. Melander it includes fifty chapter headings across 120 pages with contributions from leading Washington beekeepers and experts from State College and various towns.
Congress considers a 50 million dollar low rate loan plan for farmers and a 100 million dollar program to boost export trade. May retail and wholesale price declines are noted, with wheat prices volatile and crop prospects generally favorable across wheat, corn, oats, and vegetables. Spokane stockyards report steady cattle and hog trade as farmers plan semi annual inventories.
Figures by R N Miller show the average farmer pays under ten dollars monthly to board and work a horse for a year. With grain hay and pasture costs, manure value offsets most expenses, yielding about 93 dollars annually and roughly ten cents per hour of work.
President Harding declares the nation must meet humanity’s demands or it will become a decaying memorial of a failed civilization. He emphasizes continued duty to uphold freedom and human happiness in a Memorial Day speech at Arlington Cemetery.
Coeur d Alene Chautauqua features Mary Adel Hays Grand Opera Singers June 15 with afternoon and evening shows. Henry T Rainey lectures June 11. Lowell Vatton & Co readings Winifred Windus KE B Fish perform June 12. June 18 Keighley New York Players comedy Chief Strongheart. June 14 Alexander Trio Dr EB House.
Madam Patti Ayers, famed for opera arias with famous records, claims her smooth youthful look comes from facelone lotion she prepared. A free sample offer is sent to readers writing to 217 Washington Building, Seattle.
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