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i\ Sidelights
Battleships Into Scrap-Heaps
■* \SHINGTON Seated at a
■f T / ta t ( ie in the State ilepart
ll/V m ent, five men recorded the
I M fiDa i approval of the powers
1 tlie treaties drafted by the arms
Enference to end naval competition,
Erminate the Augio-Japanese alliance,
Kweep away the war clouds that
| aTe hovered for decades over the Pa-
I 'Hie
I't, ffa s an epilogue to the Washing
lon negotiations at which it had been
Eianned to give the place of honor to
president Harding, at whose call the
|inference assembled; but instead the
I’ormal deposit of ratifications was per
ked almost without ceremony.
Secretary Hughes and his colleagues
„e t in the diplomatic reception room,
Id the presence of only a handful of
ipectators, including officials of the de
partment, messengers and representa
jves of the press. Ambassador Hani
oara acted for Japan and the other
powers were represented by the
•harges of their embassies here, H. O.
:hiiton for Great Britain, Capt. Andre
jo la Boulaye for France and Augusto
josso for Italy.
Republican National Committee Women
Thirty-five of the forty-eight
states have named Republican
national committee women. The
■ states yet to be heard from are
I Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut. The
I iromen selected are:
I Arkansas—Mrs. W. H. Foster, Little
I dock.
I California—Mrs. O. P. Clark, Los
I Angeles.
| Colorado — Mrs. Anna W. Vaiie, Den-
I r.
I Delaware —Mrs. \V. K. du Pont, Wil-
I mington.
Idaho—Mrs. Portia von Cannon,
I Sandpoint.
Illinois—Mrs. Louise de K. Bowen,
Chicago.
Indiana—Miss Dorothy Cunningham,
I Martinsville.
lowa—Mrs. L. M. Dodson, Des
Moines.
Kansas—Mrs. R. R. Bittman, Inde
jendence.
Kentucky—Mrs. A. T. Hert, Louis
;ille.
Louisiana —Mrs. Emily F. Genssler,
N'ew Orleans.,
Maine—Mrs. Guy P. Gannett, Au
gusta.
Maryland—Sirs. W. B. Lowndes,
Baltimore.
Mass. a setts — Mrs. Charles S. Bird.
East Walpole.
Michigan—Miss Bina M. West, Port
Huron.
Minnesota— Mrs. Manley L. Fosseen,
Minneapolis.
“Keep on Cutting Budget,” Says Madden
Government expenditures
rire to be cut to the bone, ac
cording to Representative
Martin B. Madden of Chicago,
chains: n of the appropriations com
mittee of the house, who predicted
that the policy of keeping the govern
ment on the “substantial and credit
ible basis of paying Its way from cur
rent revenues'’ would be pursued by
the incoming congress.
"The indication from President
-°°ti ?e that he expects the executive
departments to eliminate 5125.000.000
from last year's appropriations to
bring the budget within estimated reve
nues is a good omen," Mr. Madden said.
"M recent trip to Europe, which
fs v e me an opportunity to study
clc - - y economic and financial condi
tions ;n England, France, Belgium
bc. . Germany, has served to accentu
ate my admiration for the course our
Reclamation Projects Must Be Pushed
Abolition of the post of di
rector of the reclamation serv
ice, involving the retirement
from office of Director A, P.
s, :? said by Secretary of the In
~ . c W'rk to be due to the natural
"■ Pmen: of the reclamation work
> - "he sage where the services of
•- were to be considered the
Crst consideration.
Jhe American Society of Civil En
f trerg Lad made representations as a
'—t of Mr. Davis’ separation from
t..t government service. The secre
"•’•er to the society was made
- c :e*ter to its secretary, James EL
I tnlap of New York.
A - : - °°r projects are not prosper-
Mr. Work wrote. “It is not a
- ’ >r. • engineering, so much as it
business acumen and operation.
A ; not mean a diminished
• ceric® program, but rather an
- --eased and accelerated construc
use, with the money returned
- e government under efficient busi
, ~£n*gDe*t, there will be freed a
" : to ootiinae construction thqt
By prearrangement a telephone flash
went to the Navy department at the
moment the last name had been writ
ten on the naval limitation pact The
ink had not dried on the signatures be
fore orders were speeding over the
wires which mean the scrapping of 750,-
000 tons in fighting ships, new and old.
From latest advices to the Navy de
partment the following summary was
made of the progress in the programs
abroad prior to exchange of ratifica
tion :
British empire—Total to be scrapped,
24 old ships, of 500,000 tons; new
ships, none. Proposed construction of
four capital ships abandoned before
keels were laid and work £egun on two
capital ships of smaller tonnage.
Eighteen old ships rendered incapable
of war service, 17 already having been
sold.
Japan—Total to be scrapped, ten old
ships of 163,000 tons and two new ships
of 77,000 tons. Work on the capital
ships held in state of suspension since
signing of treaty and armament re
moved from nine obsolete ships.
Mississippi—Mrs. Lida A. Oldham,
Oxford.
Missouri —Mrs. Lon A. Hoeker, St.
Louis.
Montana —Mrs. Margaret J. Rosza,
Butte.
Nevada —Miss Della B. Boyd, Reno.
New Jersey—Mrs. Lewis S. Thomp
son, Red Bank.
New Mexico —Mrs. Mina O. Warren,
Santa Fe.
New York —Mrs. Charles C. Sabin,
New York city.
""North Carolina —Mrs. Lucy B. Pat
terson, Winston-Salem.
Ohio —Mrs. John C. Battellee, Colum
bus.
Oregon—Mrs. E. C. Glltner, Port
land.
Pennsylvania—Mrs. Barclay H. War
burton, Philadelphia.
Rhode Island—Mrs. Mary L. B. Steed
man, Providence.
South Carolina —Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Kirksey, Pickens.
Tennessee —Mrs. Mary G. Howard.
Chattanooga.
Vermont —Mrs. George Orvis, Man
chester.
Vrginia—Mrs. M. M. Caldwell, Roan
oke.
Washington—Mrs. Emma S. Devoe
Tacoma.
West Virginia—Mrs. Lena L. Yost,
Huntington.
Wyoming —Mrs. Bryant B. Brooks
Casper.
government has taken toward a resto
ration of a normal state of governmem
finances.
“Prior to this visit our domesth
achievements in the reduction of fed
eral expenditures, decrease of nations
debt, reduction in taxation, and tht
elimination of wartime and quasi-war
time activities had been the cause ol
great satisfaction; but. viewed in con
nection with the condition of the coun
tries abroad, they seem nothing short
of miraculous.
“The expenditures of the govern
ment for the fiscal year 1919, whict
was the fiscal year In which the armi
stice was signed, covering the ordinarj
expenses of the government and ex
eluding public debt retirements, wer
approximately 518,500.000.000. Our ex
penditores for the fiscal year whict
closed on June 30 last on the earn*
basis of comparison, amounted to $3,
295,000,000.
otherwise will be retarded.
“To handle the engineering work,
the engineering force of the service
remains with the same chief at it*
head who has been engaged in the
work for many -years. There Is n<
thought of minimizing the importance
of reclamation engineering. It was mj
purpose to retain Director A. P. Davii
in the reclamation service as consult
ing engineer, he at first consenting, bm
subsequently declining the
ment
“The secretary of the interior, whe
alone is charged with the execution <r.
the reclamation act, desires the great
est possiMe efficiency In every pbas<
and aspect of reclamation. He believe*
that the change to which yon refer ii
made necessary by existing conditions
for unless improvement can be trough'
about many projects will be abandons
entirely by settlers. Some already hsv
gone and the government not only wil
lose millions of dollars invested, but
the settlers themselves will lose time
labor and money already placed a?
their farms.’’
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Daddy's
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Fairy Tale
GRAHAM BONNER
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THE COWS
“My name 1$ Mooly Cow and I have
no horns. Moo, moo, moo, I have no
horns," repeated Mrs. Mooly Cow.
“Moo, moo, moo,” said Mrs. Black
Poll Cow, “I haven't any horns,
either."
“The same Is true of me,” said Mrs.
Red Poll Cow, “and what is more,
none of our little ones have horns, as
they follow our example.
"We don't mind it because other
cows like horns. It's Just not our
way."
“Why talk of horns and whether
you have them or not,” said Miss Jer
sey Cow. “The important subject to
be talked about is that of milk.”
“Milk is important,” #uid Madame
Jersey Cow. “Oh yea, there is noth
ing so Important except perhaps cows
themselves and good food for them
to eat."
“Well,” said Miss Jersey, “I do give
milk. There is no mistake about
that.
"Now the Guernsey Cows give good
rich milk, too. They are much the
same as we are. They belong to the
same great family."
“Ah, yes," said Miss Guernsey, “that
is true.
“The Jersey and the Guernsey give
the rich milk. Now the Holstein
“You Are Not So Generous.’’
ladies say that they prefer quantity
to quality.”
“True,” said Madame Holstein, “I
would rather give a lot of milk than
a small amount of very rich milk such
as the members of your family do.
“It is nice, of course, to give rich
milk, but I think it is nicer to give
lots of milk. Now, the way we do
means that many, many more people
can have milk than If we did, as you
all do.
“You are not so generous as we are.
That is simply a family way of yours.
But when you do give, you give hand
somely. That is the way of the Jer
sey and Guernsey families.
“Now I hold the world’s record foi
the amount of milk given—for the
greatest amount of milk ever given.
I do not mean that I, myself, hold
this great record, bat the Holstein
family holds It.
“A Holstein cow has been known
to give one hundred pounds of milk
a day!
“There is nothing selfish about that
Nothing small or stingy.
“Ah, yes, our family bolds the
world's record for generosity in milk
giving."
“Well,” said Miss Guernsey, “we’re
good-sized cows and we think that
some cows should net think only of
quantity but should think of richness
and such important things.
“We're rather rich looking our
selves, splendid looking we’ve beer
told, and we want to give the kind
of milk that is like ourselves.”
“Sometimes we've been fed up and
given some of the Jersey milk to
make us fat” said one of the Hoi
steins," for we are fed well when
we’re out prize winning; or are hop
ing to be prize-winning cows.
“We’re fed well all the time, of
course, too.
“I do believe that we bold the but
terfat record, for we’ve given eight
pounds of butter a day—apiece.
“Ah, they have a eilo on the farm,
and they thresh corn for us for the
winter time.
“They'll soon be getting busy to get
us our winter food.
“How pleasant it is to lazily chew
and watch the work for our winter
food.
“But we do our work.”
The Holstein family wore spotted
black and while coats and Miss Jer
g*v wore a lovely fawn-colored co*-
tume.
But they talked no more now for
awhiie as it was milking time, and
they all went and lined up so a* to
be all ready.
They all felt quite satisfied with
what they could do and In the talk
they had had.
Hog Prices Were
Very Low in 1922
Pure Bred Swine Business
Suffered Depression With
Other Farm Branches.
.Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Sale prices of pure bred hogs reached
a very low level in 1922, according to
a recent survey made by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Analysis of the reports on the sale of
30,382 pure bred hogs in 1922 Indicates
that the pure bred swine business has
suffered depression along with other
branches of agriculture. The reports
received present a fairy accurate pic
ture of the business. In the opinion of
department officials, although they do
not represent a large number of ani
mals.
Number and Price of Hogs.
The number of hogs of '-he five
breeds on which reports we-e received
are: Berkshire, 1,762; Chester White,
8,922; Duroc Jersey, 8,556; Hamp
shire, 4,910; and Boland China, 6,232.
The average price received for each
breed, Including all ages and both
sexes at both private and auction sales
was: Berkshire, $30.57; Chester
White, $42.72; Duroc Jersey, $45.91;
Hampshire, $44.42; and Boland China,
$41.94. Auction sale averages were
from $lO to $25 above those sold at
private treaty. This difference, it Is
pointed out. Is due partly to the large
number of pigs under eight months
of age sold privately, whereas auction
sales are usually confined largely to
more mature animnls and Involve a
larger number of bred gilts, service
boars and bred sows.
Highest Prices by Breeds.
Sales reported at less than $7.50 per
head were omitted In calculating the
averages, as sales at such low figures
were not considered to be legitimate
pure bred sales. The highest prices by
breeds Indicated by the reports were:
Chester White, $740; Poland China,
$500; Hampshire, $500; Duroc Jersey,
$550; and Berkshire, $250.
Of the 30,382 hogs reported upon,
421 brought $l5O or more. These were
distributed by breeds as follows: Berk
shire, 19; Chester White, 158; Duroc
Jersey, 130; Hampshire, 47; Poland
China, 67. A few bred sows and gilts
sold above $l5O, but the average price
was about SSO.
This survey is anew feature of the
new service work of the bureau of
agricultural economics, of the depart
ment, and Is the first of a series of
surveys to be made at intervals of six
months.
Rye Is Most Excellent
Crop to Pasture Swine
Rye probably is the best crop to use
for fall, winter and spring pasture for
hogs. By putting In successive plant
ings from two to four weeks apart it
is possible to have fresh pasture nil
' the time. Seeding for pasture should
i be much heavier than for a grain crop
! —from three to four bushels an acre
on good soil. Pasturing probably can
| begin six weeks after seeding, and may
continue, if the rye is not covered with
j snow, until the following April.
Hog raisers can "kill two birds with
one stone" by plowing under bam lots
; and putting In such crops as rye. In
I the first place, hogs need good succu
! lent pasture as much of the time as
possible, and in the second place they
need protection against Internal para
sites, such as roundworms, the eggs of
which remain in the sol'. Turning
over the soil in the lots helps to get
rid of the pests, and the crop of for
age makes it a profitable operation. In
addition to providing cheap protein
feed, pasture crops aid as laxative and
. require the hogs to take a certain
amount of exercise which is necessary
to breeding animals and growing pigs.
Sweet Clover Excellent
Pasture for Dairy Cows
Sweet clover makes an excellent
! pasture for dairy cows. Much more
feed can be grown on an acre of sweet
i clover pasture than on an acre of bhie
grass pasture. After the plants get
well started, drought has very little
effect on its growth. However, tweet
clover will not grow on sour soil and It
: will be a waste of time and money to
make the attempt unless your land la
' sweet. Better have your farm bureau
test your soil and if it is sour apply
several tons of ground limestone per
acre.
It is best to sow It in the spring
; with barley or oats. Usually by about
September the sweet clover will be
! about a foot high and can then be pas
ture for about six weeks. The next
j summer It can be pastured the entire
season. Sweet clover is a biannual
and will last only two years. The seed
should be inoculated before it is sown.
■
Good and Bad Cows.
Good cows support a farmer; poor
' nnt h rx.lt him
Control Measures for
Flag Smut of Wheat
Several Ways Outlined for
Holding Disease in Check.
(Prepared by the United States DepartaaMb
of Agriculture.)
Flag smut of wheat, a disease that
has been known by Its preset*
throughout the world for many yeani
was first discovered in the United
States in some fields of wheut in ÜB
nois in 1919. Although the disease has
not caused much loss In the Infeated
area, tlie area is gradually enlargfag
and Indications are that it may becxaaa
a serious diseuse unless adequate <*•-
trol measures are put Into effect. Tha
symptoms of flug smut and suggested
control meusures ure discussed in De*
partment Circular 273, Just Issued if
the United States Department of Agri
culture.
Flag smut appears as black stripes
running lengthwise in the leaf sad
sheaths of the wheat plant which be
come twisted and rarely produce a
head. Infected plants are usually more
or less dwurfed. The disease may ba
held In check and reduced In quantilf
by judicious quarantine measures, seed
treatment, crop rotation and other
sanitary meusures, and by growing re
sistant varieties of wheat through ex
periments a number of varieties bare
been found which are highly reslstaat
to or possibly even immune from tha
disease. It is possible that by the nsa
of such varieties, kept free from sus
eeptlble mixtures, the disease may he
entirely eradicated.
Those Interested may secure a copy
of this circular free of charge, as toag
as the supply lasts, from the Depart*
merit of Agriculture, Washington.
Sweet Clover Is Best of
Different Honey Plants
Score another for sweet clover wbkfc
not so long ago was regarded as a ao*-
lous roadside weed. Sweet clover Is
the greatest honey plant In the United
States, according to G. C. Matthew* af
Illinois university’s division of beeesi
ture, who points out that the sever*!
varieties of the plant furnish succes
sive bee pasture from spring uadi
frosts In the fall.
"The yellow biennial comes along
about the time dandelions go out f
bloom,” says Mr. Matthews, “and as
tides bees over the critical period JoA
before the blooming of white clover.
The white biennial blooms after white
clover and lasts well Into August. Hiz
ba m, the white unnual, begins to bloats
soon after the first of August and con
tinues until killed by frost Tbe bee
keeper can keep a constant honey low
In his community If he can but per
suade the farmers around to grow afl
three varieties of sweet clover.”
Mr. Matthews tells of an Illinois ben
keeper who furnished sweet clover
seed to farmers when it was f2 a
pound until there were more than ¥0
acres wlrhin reach of his bees. Erma
this acreage he received a share of tb*
seed crop and many tons of honey.
Home of his colonies yielded neatly
500 pounds.
“Grow sweet clover,” Is Mr. Mat
thews’ advice to beekeepers. “Furaldb
seed to your neighbors, study method*
of getting it started and persuade road
supervisors to leave it standing sioog
the roadside."
r
Labor Cost Is Heaviest
Single Item of Expense
Labor cost Is the heaviest single
item of expense against all crop* *-
rept pasture. The best way to ces—
mlze in man and horse labor is t toe#
them busy. An idle horse to the ban
is worse than a bad trade; aa Me
team worse than a hired man asleep to
the bay mow. The time of the ten*
is worth more than the time of m
driver. A two-horse team should baadte
75 to 100 seres In a rotation of com,
i small grain and hay crops.
u
Proper Amount of Salt
to Give Producing G*
The cow producing a* imsgs
amount of milk, requires at least aw
■ ounce of salt a day. A safe rule to follow
U to allow three-fourths of an ounce
! daily fur each 1,000 pounds of tt*w
! weight and an additional ttr~r fninfh*
lof an ounce for each ten pound* mt
milk produced. Missouri College f
Agriculture dairymen follow this rake.
Many feeders mix three-foorths f
an ounce of salt with each 100 pounds
of grain fed and then allow the cow*
free access to salt where they eaa mat
all they want.
Inexpensive Wash Keeps
Flies Away From Hornet
The fly is no friend of the horse.
Here Is a recipe from tbe Farm Jour
nal for an Inexpensive wash that I*
very effective In keeping flies away:
Oil of barberry, 5 parts; naphthalene.
10 parts; ether, I<3 parts; mewtfcy
lated spirit, 00 parts. These am
common chemicals found la all nft
stocked drug stores