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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1923)
Increase Needed in. Soppily of Rye In Many Localities Crop Will Give Better Yields and More Food Than Wheat. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) From an agricultural point of view there is need of a considerable per manent Increase In the production of rye in this country, says the United ■antes Department of Agriculture. In S»nv localities rye will give better fields and more food per acre than wheat. In other localities not now growing any bread grain rye will give good yields where wheat would not succeed. There is much sandy land in tl)e southern part of the Cotton belt "that would produce rye successfully, but where climatic and soli conditions make wheat growing unprofitable. In other parts of the country also the rye crop will be more successful than wheat on thin, sandy, and sour soils. Hardier Than Wheat. Rye is also hardier than wheat. The rye belt of the United States extends across the country about 300 miles north of the winter wheat belt. In the present spring-wheat area of tne northern Mississippi valley winter wheat generally will not survive the winter unless given protection. Rye is the only winter grain hardy enough to withstand these severe conditions. A fall-sown crop is desired, as it dis tributes labor in both the seeding and harvesting seasons. The rye is largely “stubbled in” —that is, sown in the stub ble of other small grain—in the fall and in harvest before the other grains are ready. In the winter-wheat areas generally rye can be sown later than wheat, thus enlarging farm activities. The risk in growing rye Is generally somewhat less than it is with wheat, particularly spring wheat. Rust and hot weather do not affect It so un favorably, and Hessian fly and other insect pests are not so liable to cause damage. Besides the growing of rye for grain there is a large use of it as ivinter cover and green manure. Its CHAMPION POLAND CHINA SOW Show Ring Type and Farm er’s Hog Not Different. Tire sow shown in the illustration. Liberator's Best 11, was the world’s champion sow of her breed in 1922 and farrowed twelve female pigs in- April, 1923, which disproves the opin ion held by many tanners that the ....... Liberator's Best 11, World’s Champion Poland China Sow in 1922. show ring type and the practical farm er's hoc are different. The depth of body and highly de veloped udder of this sow indicate the wonderful brood sow that she Is. She is not an exception of her litter as regards show ring ability, for her litter mate was the world’s champion sow of her breed in 1921. and another litter mate was the world’s champion boar in 1922. In the last analysis the best hog is the one which does the best In the farmer's farrowing house and feed lot, Troublesome Weeds Are Difficult to Eradicate Sour docks and burdocks are among our most troublesome weeds, and very hard to eradicate after once they have a foothold. A stitch in time ■certainly saves nine with these two but it Is Important that this stitgh be a good one. The one best Implement with which to cut these weeds is a good sharp spade. They must be cut well below the sprouting line on the roots or they are up again with the next few days. While the corn is still small you should spade out all those In the corn field. Those along the fences must be out before they go to seed, else the soil will again become infested with them and they will be perpetuated. These docks being cut now could much more easily have been destroyed sea son before last while still in the seed lower. Garden Exercise Cheapest Garden exercise is as good as—well inyhow’, it Is cheaper than golf exer cise general adaptability and hardiness make it particularly desirable for this purpose, especially when grown In combination with hardy legumes, like hairy vetch. Much land in the eastern states is being enriched by use of this combination of cover crops. Demand Increases Production. M henever there is a marked de mand for rye Its produetlou in the United States Is largely increased. A marked increase occurred during the war, following an enlarged foreign demand, small crops of wheat, and re strictions on the use of wheat in this country. This increased production has persisted, largely on account of maintaining foreign demand, the rye crop in 1922 being more than double the 1913 crop. This increase in rye sowings Is important in its s.gnifi cance as to the place of rye in Amer ican agriculture. Rats Prefer a Balanced Ration to Poisoned Bait "American rats are finicky. Rat poisoning campaigns often fail be cause the house owner does not give his intended victims a sufficient va riety of edibles,” says Oils Wade, ro dent control specialist in the Kansas agricultural college. "A starved rat will eat anything, from a strip of lead pipe to an old boot, but a well-fed Kansas rodent is more particular,” Wade declares. Wade divides rat bait into three classes —meat foods, vegetable foods, and cereals In mixing baits the successful pois oner selects a food from each of the three classes and mixes it with bari um carbonate, a tasteless and odor less poisoning agent, in the propor tion of one part poison to four parts food. He then places a teaspoonful of each variety on a strip of paper so that the rat, traveling along his run way, finds a three-course dinner laid for him. Usually one of the courses appeals to his taste and the rat popu lation is reduced by one. and the best show ring judges know ing this are selecting hogs for the prizes with this thought in mind. This sow* weighed 852 pounds, official ly in the ring at the National Swine show, October, 1922. Best Time to Cut Corn for Putting Into Silo <»‘When is the best time to cut corn for silage?” Thnt is a question that comes to the lowa Agricultural Experiment station every year. This is the answer that is given: Corn is ready to go into the silo when the kernels are hard, when the lower three or four leaves are brown (as the result of maturity and not of firing) and the husks are begining to dry. If cut when much greener than this, the silage will be too acid or sour and unpalatable and will not keep well. If it is much riper than indicated, the finely-cut corn will not pack satisfactorily and pockets or spots of moldy silage may result. Prevent Tomato Blight by Changing Location Tomatoes should not occupy the same ground two seasons in succes sion Disregard of this precaution is likely to promote blight among the vines. If this pest appears it is best to destroy the vine and spray the re mainder with bordeaux mixture. Trees Around Chicken Run. Plant cherry trees around the chick en run, and plum trees within the enclosures, and you will have a supply of both fruits. The droppings from the poultry keep the soil rich. Small Ad Will Help. The best way to let folks know that you have fresh eggs or butter to sell is to put a little ad in the columns of your county paper or some good farm paper. Spreader Is Money Maker. A manure spreader is a , monej maker. It helps spread the compost thin, and at the same time shreds it for more uniform mixing with thf soil. Stakes for Tomatoes. Tomatoes tied to stakes will not give as many fruits, but they will be larger, heavier, and of better quality. Soy Beans Build Soil. To build up your soil and at the same time produce a profitable crop— plant soy beans. HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH, GEORGIA The Kitchen Cabinet USX 13-3, Western Newspaper Union.) Every occupation lifts Itself with the enlarging life of him who practices It. The occupation that will not do that, no man really has a right to occupy himself about. SUMMER DISHES During the warm weather when salads, crabs, lobsters and croquettes are so often served, the P following sauce will be Epicurean Sauce.—* Take one tnblespoonful of tarragon vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of horse radish, one teaspoonful of dry mustard, a few grains of cayenne and a cupful of whipped cream with three tablespoonfuls of mayonnaise. Mix the reasonings together cm stir Into the cream and mayonnaise. Serve with cold lobster, crab cutlets or croquettes. Prepare a few glasses of mint Jelly for the winter to serve with lamb and mutton. Mint Jelly.—Take good sour apples, cut up without peeling and cook un til mushy. Drain through a Jelly bag and allow to stand over night. Meas ure the Juice and add a bunch of mint leaves. Boil hard for twenty minutes, skimming frequently. Allow three-fourths as much sugar as the amount of original Juice. Heat the sugar and add, then boil five minutes, or until it Jellies. If desired a bit of green coloring may be added. Pour into glasses and cover with paraffin when cold. Lamb With Olives on Toast. —Chop roast lamb and add gravy to moisten; if no gravy, add cream. Chop half a cupful of green olives, season with pepper and salt and when well-heated serve the mixture on rounds of but tered toast. Chocolate Dates. —Remove the seeds from clean dates and stuff some of them with pieces of marshmallow, others, with raisins, candied cherries and nuts. Melt sweet chocolate and Into this dip the prepared dates. Green Corn Griddle Cakes. Take one cupful each of grated green corn and milk, a little salt, one-half tea spoonful of baking powder, one egg beaten well and sifted flour enough to make a thin batter. Cook on a hot griddle and butter the cakes while hot A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in Its vicinity to freshen Into Btniles. —Washington Irving. GOOD RECIPES If your family Is fond of spinach or if you would like to make them -o, serve: Spinach With Noodles. Put a layer of cooked buttered baking dish, after chop ping the spinach until fine; now cover with a layer of chopped, cooked noodles sprinkle with grated cheese and seasonings, add a cupful of milk and bake. Curried Lamb. —Take one and one half pounds of lamb from the neck or leg. two large, thinly-sliced onions, one-hail cupful of butter, one half tablespoonful of curry powder, one teaspoonful of vinegar, three-fourths of n tabiespoonful of flour, one table spoonful of tomato catsup, boiled rice. Wipe the meat, cut in one and one half-inch pieces, sprinkle with salt and pepper and flour. Melt the butter, add the onions and meat and cook un til the meat Is browned. Now add the curry and enough boiling water to cook. Heat slowly tc the boiling point, add the vinegar and catsup and simmer until the meat is tender. Thicken with flour, season with salt and pepper and serve In a border of cooked rice. Cherries, Cheese and Cream.— Add cream to cream cheese with a few chopped blanched almonds, mold into balls the size of large cherries. Heap the cheese balls and pitted cherries lr nests of lettuce and serve with mayon naise. Sweet Pickled Cherries —Stem the cherries and pit them, cover with a fairly strong vinegar and let stand over night; In the morning drain off the vinegar and add an equal measure of sugar to the cherries. Stir for sev eral hours until well dissolved, then cover and set away for winter use. Occasionally stir for a week cr more to be sure that the sugar is dis solved. A few spices may be added to these cherries Jf desired, but the flavor is especially nice with nothing but the fruit for flavor. 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He couldn’t eat any thing and his little stomach was all puffed up with gas and felt tight and hard. A neighbor told me about Teethina and I stopped everything else and gave him that and now he has 10 teeth and Is the jolliest little fellow In the world,” writes Mrs. C. E. Grimes, Colquitt, Ga. Here is another striking Instance where much suffering nnd aaxiety could have been avoided had Mrs. Grimes known of Teethina and had given It at the first sign of trouble. Teethina is sold by leading drug gists or send 30c to the Moffett Labo ratories, Columbus, Ga., and receive a full size package and a free copy of Moffett's Illustrated Baby Book. — (Advertisement.) Both in the Swim. “My daughter sprang from a line of peers,” said the proud father. "Well,” said the suitor, “I once Jumped off a dock myself.”—Every body’s Magazine. Piles Can Be Cured (Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding) Many sufferers have been made very happy over the results obtained from the use of PAZO OINTMENT —60c at any Drug Store. (Follow the Directions Carefully.) T 0 D yV ®nyuTl®M€ years jkr Economical Trompcrtatiom CHEVROLET Good toth&last drop kdilie restaurateur, whose patronage is due largely to tke uniform flavor of his coffee, is usually proud to identify it as Maxwell House. MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE WFLAMEtK /EYES OISFIGURL YOUR* I / nogc f Don't OO tWAO/ th em. me MITCHELL 1 • EYE SALVE for ipeedy W . • relief. Abeolute'Y safe, tJf at all druggists. W. N. U., ATLANTA, NO. 26-1923.
