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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
1
J R Rollman of Encampment spent summer refining an automatic automobile gate with a center lever that opens when a car passes and closes via weights. The gate, about 30 dollars to fabricate, uses a simple sliding spring mechanism and aims for market release and wide adoption.
The regular meeting of Valley Lodge No 34 O F held last Thursday elected R Siebers N G Louis Berg V G Z T Carver as secretary and James G Dettinger as treasurer with IT C Platt as trustee for three years. After the business two candidates received second and third degrees. Rebekah ladies provided lunch and members of both orders socialized. Initiatory degree to be conferred tonight. all Odd Fellows urged to attend.
Masons Elect Officers for the coming year at Decatur Dec 21 meeting. Byron Tillon W M and A J Ferry S W are among those chosen with W M Englehart treasurer and W C Burke secretary re elected. Harry Anderson attended Encampment business from Beaver Creek ranch. J B Stout brought Jersey cows he purchased in Colorado for his own use.
A large city hall gathering heard Elwood E. Davis outline the dairy industry and field questions. A five member board was elected to vet membership at Encampment State Bank, as plans for a cooperative dairy association and stock scheme were discussed, including cash and War Finance Corporation financing.
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Encampment State Bank will be held at its offices in the bank building in Encampment Wyoming on Monday January 9 1922 at 10 oclock a m F H Hearey Cashier. Doc Culleton is back from Laramie where he spent a couple of weeks visiting.
Kels P. Nickel reports two additional sugar beet samples analyzed for sugar content. One from the University of Wyoming in Laramie shows 21.4 percent sugar for No. 1 and 18.8 percent for No. 3, while a Holly Sugar Corp sample from Denver shows 19.2 percent. The tests argue beets in this region match or exceed peers, challenging the belief that high tonnage cannot be produced locally. Will Reid urges repeal of land laws limiting land ownership to 160 acres and restoration of grazing withdrawals to entry, proposing 640 acre openings and citizen residency proof to spur homesteads and entry for veterans.
The Johnstown Colorado dairy boom is traced to early bankers and businessmen who imported purebred Holstein stock from the East to build up local dairy herds. A 10 year effort started with a condensed milk factory backed by the First National Bank, expanding from 1000 cow supply to robust purebred herds nearby and higher milk profits.
Walter Guerkink of Wisconsin supervises the Johnstown Cow Testing Association revealing 869 cows with 31 day fat yields showing 68 over 40 pounds and 25 over 50 pounds. Average 7745 pounds milk and 26.6 pounds fat per cow. fat value per cow about 18.65, feed cost per cow 4.48, net profit over feed 0.05. Dairy series in the area salaries dairymen about 50 000 monthly, signaling strong industry importance.
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