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System of Hog Pastures Is
Outlined for Southern States
The farmer who provides pasture
for his hogs whenever possible is the
one who makes the production of
pork most profitable, says the United
States department of Agriculture in
farmers’ bulletin 951, “Hog Pastures
for the Southern States.” In epitome,
the advice given in the bulletin is:
•’Green herbage is essential to the
economical production of pork,
r A permanent pasture supplemented
with quick-growing, hpavy-yielding,
temporary forage crops is most satis
factory.
"Alfalfa, where it can be grown, is
undoubtedly the best forage crop for
hogs.
“On an average one acre of perma
nent pasture should be kept for each
brood sow.
"Some of tne heavy-yielding, quick
growing forage crops will add much
feed to the quantity produced by a
permanent pasture.
"There should be mature crops, su;i
as corn, soy beans,- peanuts, or vt.-
vey beans, for finishing the hogs in
the fall. Oats, rye and wheat give
satisfactory winter grazing.
“Green forage alone is little better
than a maintenance ration. If rapid
gains are desired, the hogs should
America Is Building Good Roads;
Summary Shows Increase Since War
The remarkable rate at which the
number of Federal-aid road-building
projects has increased since the war
is shown in a summary relating t 0 all
such work from September 30, 1916,
to April 30, 1920, which has been
prepared by the Bureau of Public
roads. United States department of
agriculture. On the latter date the
states had filed with the bureau 2,-
885 project statements, of which 2.-
790 bad been approved, representing
37,796 miles of highway. The to
tals on April 30, 1919, were little
more than one-third these amounts.
Up to. May 1 of this year 1,974 proj
ects had proceeded to the stage at
which plans, specifications, and esti
mates had been delivered to the bu
reau of public roads. The plans,
r specifications, and estimates of 1,827
of these had been recommended for
approval, representing 13,845 miles.
Project agrements had actually been
executed and construction work was
tn progress on 1,569 projects, total
ing 11,987 miles. In addition, wort;
had been begun on about 1)0 projects
Many Farmers Growing Sorghum,
Says U. S. Dept, of Agriculture
A marked increase in the produc
tion of sorghum syrup is indicated by
reports received by the United States
department of agriculture, which has
• been engaged in a special campaign
to induce greater production of this
crop because of the keen demand for
sugar substitutes. At the beginning
of the world war the annual yield of
sorghum syrup in the United States
was approximately 13,000,000 gallons.
This has increased steadily until foi'
the past year Jt was approximately
30.000,000 gallons. The average yield
of syrup per acre has been
100 gallons, but the fact that this
figure can be increased is indicated
2. by the department’s experiments, in
which more than 400 gallons per acre
have been produced in some localities.
Human Fly Says He Takes No Risks;
. Hasn’t Fallen and Never Expects To
_ KANSAS CITY. Mo. —Standing
perilously on the narrow ledge of a
window, a man balanced himself for
a leap that meant life or death. Just
above was the protruding cornice of
the building. Upon its tin surface
« the summer Sun beat mercilessly, its
| rays heating the metal to a tempera
■ ture human fingers could not touch
B without intense pain.
Coolly, the man calculated the dis
stance to the cornice. Raising him
self on tiptoe, he caught the edge
with his finger tips. He withdrew
|»^Bthem v quickly.
Ten stories below a crowd of sev-
hundred persons watched breath-
nerves tense, as they saw the
risk his life.
A handkerchief was placed on the
and upon it the man placed
tips of his fingers. His muscles
Slowly he drew himself
to a level with the cornice. He
wavered, and the crowd gasped. Then
he swung one knee to the roof and
In a Jiffy he was standing in safety,
waving his arms to the crowd.
“He’s a nut —plain squirrel food,”
. remarked a man in, the crowd to his
neighbor.
"You said it. They have to be to
pull that kind of stuff,” was the
reply.
Which represents rather accurate
ly the average opinion of the genius
-• “human fly.” which boasts of quite
a colony.
Polley Has No Illusions
But a "close up” of George Polley,
the most human of all “human flies,”
and probably the most daring, too,
knocks the props from under the
supposition that the permanent abode
of the average “fly” is a padded
cell. Neither does one gain the im
pression from talking to Polley that
» he is laboring under the delusion
that he is Napoleon’s grandmother.
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THE ATLANTA TKI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
have a liberal allowance of grain.
The rule should be ‘AU the grain
they will eat without waste.’
“Growing forage crops and ‘grazing
them off’ on the land is an efficient
method of improving soils depleted
in organic matter.
"The exercise obtained in grazing
exerts a beneficial influence on the
health of hogs.
The various forage crops for hogs,
each discussed in detail, are corn,
sorghum, winter grains, alfalfa,
black medic and hop clover, red
clover, crimson clover, soy beans,
velvet beans, cowpeas, peanuts, chu
fas, sweet potatoes, mangels and
rape.
Suggested cropping systems are
given, but the statement is made
that it is impossible to plan a suc
j cession of crops that will be satis
factory for any large number of
. farms and that each farmer must
i plan his own system according to his
conditions of climate, fertility and
layout of fields.
Copies of bulletin can be had
free on application to the division
of publications, United States de
partment of agriculture.
for which agreements had not actual
ly been signed, thus expediting the.
progres of the work and bringing the
total miltage under construction up
to 15,540. The summary shows that
a great reduction has been made in
the time required for preliminary
work before actual construction is
begun.
On the average the states have
submitted project statemnts so“
nearly 95 per cent of their respective
lallotments and have entered into
agreement to construct highways
which call for about one-half of
their Federal-aid money. The proj
ects actually completed, and paid for
are comparatively few, but they are
materially exceeded in number by
those which are practically complet
ed. California, Delaware. Illinois,
Idaho, Indiana. lowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New Jersey.
North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Penn
svlvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Wash
' ington, West Virginia, and Wyom-
I ing have each submitted approved
i project statements for all or nearly
I all of their allotments. ,
In urging increased plantings to
sorghum the department’s experts
point out that despite the increasing
yields the demand is still greater
than the supply, as shown by the
price for syrup, which has ranged
from 90 cents to $1.50 per gallon, and
in a few cases even higher.
There are abundant opportunities
for increasing the sorghum produc
tion, the experts say, since this crop
can bj grown in every state in the
unions with the possible exception of
Maine. In the northern states it is
necessary to plant early-maturing
varieties recommended by the depart
ment, which is prepared to supply
inquirers with full information re
garding the cultivation of this profit
able plant.
For George Polley, twenty-three
years old, is ‘jtist a-'cleah-tnft, like
able sort of chap who looks just like
any other normal human—except
when he's defying death at an al
titude that’s higher than the Cost
of living. He doesn’t affect weird
clothes or unique mannerisms. He’s
just the average American youth who
earns a living—and a very good one,
at that —in a different way than
most of us.
To hear Polley tell it, climbing
tall buildings is just a trick of bal
ance. But it required nine years for
him ,to perfect that balance so that
he can defy death with some assur
ance of an equal chance of safety.
Polley has claimbed thirty-seven
stories of the Woolworth building in
New York. He has shinned up the
Boston Custom House tower, one of
the most difficult feats any “human
fly” can attempt. And, during the
war, he was sent from a military
camp to tour the country to boost
the Liberty loans. On these tours
he often climbed as many as seven
buildings a day.
Was Knocked Down Once
“I've been at it ever since I was
fourteen years, od,” he said. ‘‘l’ve
never fallen, with the exception of
on one occasion, when a ‘fly’ above
me fell and knocked me to the
ground, and I never expect to. It’s
just as safe as any other profes
sion, if a person uses judgment.”
“What good is Judgment going to
do if your foot slips?” he was asked.
“Mine won’t slip,'unless I become
paralyzed,” he answered.
Polley has habits that are in per
fect accord with the new era of anti
ism. He does not smoke, drink or
indulge in any habits that might in
jure his health. He never bwomes
dizzy when at great heights and he
never takes “foolish chances.”
Polley is slight and appears to
weigh about 125 pounds, although he
tips the scales at 163. His tremend
ous muscle of the forearm and back
enable him to pull himself straight
upward and travel from story to
story of the tall buildings he
i climbs.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE
The Hay Problem in the South
Hay has been very extensively im
ported into many sections of Georgia
the last spring and summer. A good
part of it has come from the middle
west. It represents a part of the an
nual tribute which that section gar
ners from the land of “King Cotton.”
It represents a certain proportion of
our cotton crop. Hence, all of the
cotton we raise does not belong to
us. If it did, we would shortly be
come the richest section of these
UnitecV States. It is naturally pre
sumed under these conditions that
we cannot grow hay crops to advan
tage or profit. Those who are ac
quainted with the soil and climatic
conditions of the southeastern states
know that this is not true. There
must be other causes, therefore, to
which this defect in the economic
situation of our agriculture is
chargeable.
The real trouble lies in the fact
that we have not thought it worth
while to devote our energies to the
cultivation of hay crops. There has
been an impression extant entirely
too long to the effect that we could
buy hay for less than we could raise
it. There are no facts which justify
the drawing of any such conclusion.
So, we must attribute the existing
condition to other causes. Custom is
a regal monarch, and holds and en
slaves her subjects with a rigorous
hand. We have bought hay so long
that it seems hard to make a change
in our farm practice. We have listen
ed to the suggestion that it was not
profitable to grow hay crops until
we believe the statement is true. We
have become so used to the cultiva
tion of comparatively few crops that
the taking on of new enterprises ap
pears to be a difficult and trying task.
This, I think, accounts for our fail
ure to produce hay on the basis
which our economic 'situation both
justifies and demands.
Let us reflect on the present situ
ation for a few minutes and see
what we can do to help ourselves
solve this situation, permanently
and effectively. It is not more diffi
cult to prepare land for seeding to
many hay crops than for planting
to corn, cotton or peanuts. We are
growing them on very extensive
areas with great success. Why not
add some of the long list of hay
crops to the rotation and thus pro
vide our agriculture with that fourth
essential arm needed to make us
self-sustaining and independent in
the matter of raising and maintain
ing all the live stock we need. Let
us see what crops may be used for
this purpose at the present time.
It will not be too late tq>seed mil
let in most parts of Georgia until
August 15. We are almost certain in
that time to have plenty of rain
to insure its rapid germination. If
sown at the rate of a peck per acre,
a good stand should be secured ana
a hay yielding from one and one
half to three tons per acre obtained
in the course of from sixty to ninety
days. If this crop is cut in the early
dough stage, it may be fed with sat
isfaction and impunrty to all classes
of live stock. When allowed to prac
tically mature seed, the hay is not
so satisfactory for horses and mules
as it over-stimulates the action of
the kidneys. Millet is an easy crop
to establish, harvest and cure as hay. ,
It has a very fine adaptability and |
makes a good yield. It is a crop, the |
seed of which is not difficult to on- |
tain as a rule. In some sections of
the south it constitutes the chief hay j
crop. It is a good drouth resister, I
and will take good care of itselr!
once a stand has been secured, in ;
favorable seasons two cuttings may i
be secured. In many others there will 1
be a considedable .aftermath stiUerl
fo.r grazing down after the first cut
ting. Millet also combines, with ex- i
cellent advantage with various leg- 1
umes. It is especially well adapted ■
for growing in combination with ]
early varieties of cowpeas or soy
beans. When planted with peas, about
a bushel should be seeded with a
peck of sorghum. The crop may be
broadcasted, though this calls ffcr
the use of more-seed and the stand is
not so likely to be as uniform as
where the grain is drilled in. The
combination crop mentioned produces
a superior hay to either millet or
peas by themselves. The millet helps
to hold up the peavines and makes
the harvesting of the crop more easi
ly accomplished. The combination or
a legume with the millet increases
the protein value of the resulting
hay as well as adding to its variety
and palatability. Apyone who has not
experimented with millet as a hay
crop is losing a golden opportunity
to provide his farm with an essential
foodstuff at a reasonable cost. If we
will just shake off the lethargy
which has possessed us as cotton
farmers, we will find millet a most
'profitable and desirable crop to in
clude in our farm cropping systems
Cowpeas and sorghum can, ' of
course, be combined as a hay crop
with very good results. A relatively
large yield will be secured from
this combination. The seeding of
early maturing varieties of peas and
sorghum can be continued through
out this month. Sorghum, of course,
may be sown by itself. In. that event
if seeded very thickly, it rather
fine stemmed and palatable hay can
be secured. This plan calls for the
use of a large amount of seed which
makes the practice expensive. More
over, larger yields will, a s a rule,
be obtained from planting in three
and one-half to four and one-half
foot rows and cultivating' once a
weak or thereabout until the
sorghum has become sufficiently
large to shade the land effectively.
Sudan grass may also be planted
luring this month. This grass
makes a very good quality of hay
not dissimilar in character to that
obtained from sorghum which has
been planted very thickly. Sudan
grass, however, is much easier to
harvest than the. sorghum because
it dries out more readily. There is
no reason why Sudan grass should
not be sown in combination with
cowpeas. This, I believe, would im
prove the quality of the hay for feed
ing purposes, Early maturing varie
ties of soy beans can be substituted
for cowpeas with success. The soy
bean hay has a larger and coarser
stem than the cowpea hay, and it is
not eaten up so readily or complete
ly on that account. It is a valuable
legume, however, and well adapted
for growth north fall-line in
Georgia.
Another crop which will make a
better quality of hay than it is
given credit for is corn. It may be
seeded until the first of August'. It
should be sown very thickly either
with a drill or broadcasted. ’ It will
take less seed if it is drilled and a
better stand is almost certain to be
secured. It is quite surprising what
a large yield of very good quality
hay may be secured from this meth
od of planting corn. As a rule, it
will not gro-w to any great height. I
have frequently seen it when the
stalks would not measure over
three to four feet in length. It is
surprising what a large yield is
often obtained, and, if short of hay.
I would not hesitate to plant and
cultivate corn in the manner indicat
ed. A cleaner and brighter hay can
be made in this way very often' than
is secured in the combination of
sorghum or cowpease, and its nutri
tive value is very good indeed.
Do not make the mistake of losing
any time if you have not planted all
the acreage to hay which you will
need to carry your stock through
next winter and until another harv
est is available. We have an abund
ance of relatively cheap land still
in Georgia. Hay is costing $60.00
and upward per ton of no better
character than that we can grow
here at home. We can secure a reve
nue of from $90.00 to SIBO.OO per
acre from hay crops. The cultiva
tion of hay will prove just as profit
able to many farmers as cotton,
corn, or peanuts. Let us stop pay
ing any further tribute to the farm
ers of the north and west. Let us
make our idle acres produce all the
hay which is needed. In spite of
the large quantity bought, we are
still underfeeding much of our live
stock and hence it fails to grow and
develop to a desirable degree. This
represents in the aggregate a great
loss to our farmers.
Hay and more hay should be our
Slogan. There is no danger of our
surfeiting ourselves with over-pro
duction for a good while to come. 1
am sure if we make and store all
the hay we need this year that it
will represent a saving to Georgia
farmers of from fifteen to twenty
five million dollars on their cotton
crop. If this money is kept at home
and put into circulation, our state
will be prosperous and oui people i
will be happy and contented. Now 1
is time to act.
TREATING A CASE OF GLANDU- !
lAR SWELLING
R. T. M., Greeville, Fla. —I i
have a Jersey heifer two years ;
old that has a heifer one month
old. She has a swelling under ]
the -hroat, but seems iff good
shape otherwise. Her mother ;
and a young heifer died with i
this trouble last year. I have
given her salts and turpentine,
but she gets no better. She is a
fine blooded cow and I would
like to save her. Any advice
you can give will be appre
ciated.
A condition such as you describe
is very difficult to diagnose, as the
trouble may result from a variety
of causes. It is possible that the
swelling is caused by tubercular af
fection. There is some confirmation
of this suggestion in the fact that <
the mother and a sister of this cow <
died of the same trouble last winter. :
Tuberculosis, as you doubless know, <
is h. very contagious disease, and
animals which are associated to- i
gether are almost certain to contract 1
it. The only thing you can do to :
determine definitely whether your :
cow has this trouble or not is to j
have her tested for tuberculosis. :
Presumably, your state makes :
some provision for work of this char- 1
acter. I do not know whether you ;
should apply to your state college i
of agriculture at Gainesville, Fla., ;
or to your state department of agri- ;
culture, but I would write to both
of them at once a relative to this
matter. \
DEVELOPING A TRUCK AND
CHICKEN RANCH
L. F. M., Moultrie, Ga„ writes: j
I have purchased a small acreage
of land and am desirous of de- ,
veloping it into a truck, fiMit, j
hog and chicken farm, and, being ,
a novice in such matters, I am (
writing you for such help and j
information as you can give me.
Any suggestions or literature ,
you can send me will appre- ,
ciated. ■ ’ J
It is always a pleasure and a 1
privilege to advise farmers or land
owners relative to the improvement
of their property. It is a part of
the duty of the Georgia State Col
lege of' Agriculture under the law |
creating it to secure and disburse I'
information such as -you have re- ,
quested in bulletin form. These pub- i
lications are all free to bona tide
residents of the state. We endeavor
to prepare and distribute as wide a
variety of bulletins as possible. We
are thus in position to meet the
needs of yourself and' thousands of
others who write to us for aid along
such lines as you have indicated.
I am publishing this reply so that
many other farmers similarly situ
ated' may be informed of the ability
of the State College of Agriculture ,
to serve their needs in the manner
sugested.
MEETING THE BOLL WEEVIL
MENACE
F. M. D., Ruffin, S. C., writes:
We had the boll weevil last Au
gust, and he is here again is
great numbers. I have the early
king ..cotton planted, and the
: weevil has begun to puncture
the squares. I tried to pick
I them off, but it was too slow.
What method of procedure would
i you suggest?
I In fighting the boll weevil, early '
planting of early maturing varieties
is the first essential. Next, the lib
eral fertilization of the land with
i formulas calculated to promote
rapid growth and hasten maturity.
; You should then pick the boll weevil
out of the buds of the cotton plants
once a week until squares begin to
form Then pick the Injured or dam
aged squares until 10 to 20 per cent
of the squares and young bolls form
ing show evidence of a puncture. |
When this condition pertains, spray |
with calcium arsenate, which con- :
tains- not less than 42 per cent of ,
arsenic and not more than io per I
cent of water soluble arsenic. It is
a matter of the utmost importance
that you secure and use only a hign
grade of this material. The spraying
should be done once a week to ten
days. Five to six applications may
be necessary. Do’ not use over five
pounds per acre. Put the calcium
arsenate on with a hand machine
Apply in the early morning or late
in the evening when the dew is on.
Thorough treatment is cssential to
make this undertaking worth while.
Remember that calcium arsenate is
poisonous, so proper P t , ot v°
against man and beast should be ex
ercised. Use only a guaranteed
grade of calcium arsenate.
Data About Tobacco Curing
Barns
N. L. S., Ocilla, Ga., writes: I
wish to erect a barn for the cur
ing of tobaepo, and will appie
ciate it if you will give me lull
directions for building such a
barn, as I do not want to make
a mistake.
The type' of barn used in curing
bright tobacco is fairly simple m
construction ahd small in size. Th
barns are usually, but not s.
square and vary from 16 to 24 feet
in width inside measurement. It is
essential that the inside width of the
barn be some multiple of 4 feet, as
this is the distance between the tier
poles. The first set of tier poles is
placed 6 to 7 feet above the ground
and each succeeding set about 2 feet
higher. The smaller barns are usu
ally 16 feet high to the eages and j
contain four sets of tier poles, while
the larger ones are usually built 20
feet high and contain five or six sets ■
of tier poles. Tiers may be placed i
in the peak of the barn also.
Flue-curing barns are usually.
built of logs, but noi many frame |
barns have been built in the tobacco I
sections in recent years on account of ,
the scarcity of suitable logs or
poles. A 16-foot frame barn will
take care of five acres of tobacco
and is a very convenient size since
it is easier to fill in one day than
the large barns. Most growers pre
fer to build as many 16-foot barns
as are .needed to take care of the <
crops in preference to larger barns.
A 20-fdot barn will take care of;
eight to ten acres of tobacco. Where |
the single furnace is used, the flues |
Will have to be leveled properly or >
, more heat will pass on one side of I
the barn than on the other. If |
frame barns are built, all cracks I
, should be battened with thin strips:
of boards or the walls made of two
thicknesses of boards with paper be-j
tween. When the barn is built of i
logs, measurements should be made
from the inside, that is a 16-foot
. barn would measure 16 feet each
: way on the inside. If a frame barn
is built it is sometimes advisable to
use outside measurements to pre
vent waste of lumber. When logs
are used, they are notched and the .
; barn built cabin fashion. The cracks
are either chinked with mud or closed '
with lime mortar. Ventilation is usu-»j
■ ally obtained by leaving small open- '
ings around the barn at the bottom, ;
and by cutting small windows in the
■ gable near the roof. The windows
may be opened when desired. Some
i barns contain so many cracks about 1
the roof that they require no spe- '■
cial ventilators, but such barns are ’
. usually poorly adapted to curing. The i
barn should be covered with boards|
i or shingles. *
The heating system consists of a j
■ series of sheet iron flues leading i
. from small furnaces at one end of i
• the barn. The arrangement of the '
. flues is fairly simple but is modified ,
. in a variety of ways. As the flue's |
leave the furnace they are inclined ;
slightly upward throughout their i
. length and pass out through the barn !
; wall one or two feet higher than the ,
i mouth of the furnace. The smoke- I
stacks are usually run only a few ’
. feet above the shelter that is gen- ;
■ erally built over the mouth of the
I furnaces and are provided with hoods. |
: The two flues may be united by a i
; T joint with a single arm returning
to the side of the barn from which i
• the furnaces enter, giving three 1
• lengths of pipe across the barn in-
■ stead of four. The flues should not ,
be placed closer than 18 inches to
I the walls of the barn to avoid danger
. from fire. If they are placed farther :
. than two and one-half feet from the 1
■ walls a longer time is required to I
i cure the tobacco in the corners of the '
: I barn a'itd next to the walls. The films
II are made in sections similar to ordi-I
nary stovepipes and are 10 to 15
Inches in dameter.
The furnaces are built of stone or
brick and are usually 18 to 20 inches
wide and are 15 to 20 inches' high,
inside measurement. They are built
6 to 10 feet in length and project
a short distance outside of the barn.
Plans of tobacco curing barns may
be had by writing the Division of
Agricultural Engineering, Georgia
State College of Agriculture, Athens.
Georgia.
SILAGE AS FOOD FOB HOBSES
J. J. 8., Dixie, Ga., writes: Is
silage good for mareX and colts
and work stock? Is lespedeza a
legume and good for the soil?
Does it reseed itself w’here the
land is cultivated? What month
is best to plow Bermuda grass
under for a spring pasture?
Silage is not recommended as a
desirable food for the maintenance
of mares, colts and workstock. Small
amounts of it may be fed to this
class of animals with considerable
satisfaction. For full-grown ani
mals not over four to six pounds per
head per day should be fed and for
smaller and younger /animals . the
amount should be reduced in pro
portion to their size and age. Silage
is rather watery ana bulky, and
some times rather acid. It does not,
therefore, represent the kind of for
age which is best adapted to the
needs of workstock. From this you
should not conclude that small
amounts of silage cannot be fed to
stock with safety. '
Lespedeza is a legume and is good
for the soil. Under normal condi
tions it gathers its nitrogen from
the air. It reseeds itself and
spreads rapidly on land which is
not cultivated. There would not be
much advantage in attempting to
establish this crop, as I see it, on
land which is cultivated. Lespedeza
is valuable because of the permanent
character and qualities of grazing
it gives to a pasture field.
Bermuda may be established from
sets any time from now on until
severe frosts occur. It is best, of
course, to put Bermuda sets down
during the growing season and to
that end we would prefer to scat
ter them out as soon as possible.
You can, of course, start Bermuda
grass from seed, though this is a
rather uncertain and slow process
on account of the difficulty of se
curing good seed. The see dos this
grass also germinate slowly and the
young plants make disappointing
developments during the first sea
son of growth. We have established
many excellent Bermuda pastures by
means of sets. These; may be ob
tained in large quantities by cut
ting the sod from an old field up
into small sections and dropping or
scattering them over a well prepared
area of land and pressing them into
the moist surface by stepping on
them until they drop from the sack.
fighting wilt in tomatoes
J. F. W., Lyons, Ga., writes:
My tomato vines are wilting.
What is the cause and is there
anything to prevent it?
Your tomatoes have be«h attacked
by* what is known as the wilt dis
ease. This is caused by the develop
ment of a specific fungus in the soil,
and I regret to say that no satisfac
tory remedy for its control has ever
been found. The fungus certainly
does spread, and it apparently re
mains in the soil from one year to
another. Affected plants should,
therefore, be removed and burned.
Burning in this case is of the utmost
importance. Do not plant tomatoes
on the same land two years in suc
cession. Secure plants that are ap
parently resistent to this disease.
Fight iftsect pests as effectively as
possible. They are carriers of bac
teria which cause this trouble. Sea
sonal conditions sometimes cause
tomatoes to blight and wilt. Trouble
of this character is liable to develop
when a violent drought, followed by
excessive rains, occurs »r vice versa.
DATA ABOUT'CRIMSON CLOVER
W. H. 8., Alamo, Ga., writes:
would like to grow some, but
on growing crimson clover. I
wwould like to grow some, but
have never had any experience
with this crop. How much seed
should be used per acre, and
should it be inoculated?
Crimst?n clover is a valuable win
ter crop for Georgia. It may be
sown by itself or in association with
other crops. AVe have grown it both
ways with satisfaction and success.
Further north crimson clover is
broadcasted between the drill rows
where corn is planted. It is gen
erally seeded previous to the last
cultivation of this crop. Our experi
ence in attempting to establish it by
this method here in Georgia has not
proved satisfactory and we would not
recommend this plant to your favor
able consideration. We have obtained
the best results with crimson clover
by seeding it on land which has been
devoted Io cowpeas or some other
clean cultivated crop during the
earlier part of the season. The land
should be prepared very carefully and
if crimson clover has not been prev
iously seeded thereon, it is best to
inoculate it with a special culture
before planting. On land where it
has grown successfully, this is not
necessary. We seed any time in the
autumn whenever seasonal conditions
permit. We prefer, in this section of
the state, to get clover out between
October 15 and November 15. In your
section, you could doubtless seed as
late as December 1 with good re
sults. We advise the use of about
1 twelve to fifteen pounds of seed per
acre. Fertilize fairly well and cover
| with a weeder. You may sow this
i seed with rye, oats or wheat. In
; that event, we would about six
I pounds per acre. •
TREATING A CASE OF SCOUBS
IN A COLT
J. M. T., Madisonville, Tenn.,
writes: I have a colt two
months old that has something
like the scours. I have given it
castor oil and eggs, but it gets
no better, and yet it does not
look badly, although it does not
grow like it should. I will ap
preciate any help you can give
me.
The best thing to do in the case
! of your colt is to persist in the use
jof castor oil for the purpose of cor
! recting the condition about which
you write. The next thing is to
i see that the colt secures only very
easily digested, clean and w’holesome
food in very limited amounts. Un
doubtedly, the colt is obtaining
something that does not agree with
it, and you should examine all feed
available to it to prevent its getting
| any which is not of a thoroughly
wholesome nature. Weather condi
> tions may contribute to this trouble
because the season has been cold and
i backward, and if the digestive or
gans become irritated, a slight cold
' from time to time may tend to make
the scours more and more trouble
some.
It seems to me that you might
find the following medicine valuable
to use after the dosage with casto*-
oil: Bismuth twenty grains, opium
three grains and prepared chalk two
drams. This is a formula recom
mended by experienced practitioners
for .use in a case such as you de
scribe. This dosage may be used
three or four times in cold food
which should be of a rather astring
lent character itself. You should pre
' vent the colt from eating any grain
i whatever, and if it is to have any
' food of a concentrated nature, give
it small amounts of bran made into
a mash of a rather thin condition by
pouring boiling water over the bran
and then allowing the mixture thus
made to cool sufficiently so that it
j may be readily eaten. Bran often
! exercises a wholesome and salutary
effect on the alimentary canal. Re
member that moderate, careful feed
ing is an important matter. The over
use of the dosage suggested is to
,'be advised against. What you need
to do is first to cleanse the alimen
tary canal and then give it suf
■ ficient time in which to re-establish
: its normal function. The powdet
I which is 'T-g -'ml that you use is
I only to lm!;> stimulate and correct
i the coir’it'o” you describe as 'exist
: ing at this time.
Keeps Ban on Australian Sheep;
Won’t Be Lifted Until Disease Stops
The embargo against the importa
tion of Australian cattle and sheep'
into the United States -will not be
lifted until the Australian authorities
succeed in eradicating contagious
pleuro-pneumonia in that country,
according to a statement jfiade by
Edwin T. Meredith, secretary of the
department of agriculture, in a re J
cent letter to an inquirer upon this
subject.
The inquirer called attention to an
article published in an Australian
trade paper purporting to contain a
statement by the chief inspector of
stock of New South Wales to the
effect that there is no foot-and-mouth
disease in Australia, and that as con
tagious pleuio-pneumonia is purely a
disease of cattle, and can tye carried
only by them, its existence in Aus
tralia is not a good reason for the
embargo against sheep.
While agreeing that sheep are not
subject to pleuropneumonia of cat
tle, the secretary pointed out that
"there is no positive evidence that
Dancer Leaves Theater in a Trunk
To Save Her in Divorce Suit
NEW YORK, N. Y. —When a wom
an has something she wants, a man
must have wits, an over supply of
them, to get it, according to this
amusing story.
Rene Riano, eccentric dancer in a
big musical show, who in private
life is Mrs. John D. Neil, has insti
tuted separation proceedings against
her husband.
They both want Baby Jane Neil,
who is 4 years old and more interest
ed in dolls than divorce court pro
ceedings. Mrs. Neil has her and
means to keep her in spite of the
law or anything else. Mr. Neil
thinks he ought to have her, ana
thus the sheriff with the big badge
and the writ of habeas corpus.
For four days the trusty sheriff
kept vigilant watch at the stage door
of a New York theater disguised in
a derby hat and thick-soled shoes No.
12. That he didn’t know what Mrs.
Neil looked like increased the diffi
culties of his task. And Mrs. Neil
didn’t feel obliged to tell him that
she knew he was there.
Finally the sheriff got tired of
Save Time and Grain
By Care in Use of
Thrashing Machine
Even with the most efficient op
eration of thrashing machines under
the best field conditions it is prob
ably not possible to save all the
wheat, say specialists of the United
States • department of agriculture.
The careless operator, however, who
does not know just what the differ
ent parts of the machine are for, or
who does not watch them closely
while t>e separator is running, may
waste a great amount of grain un
necessarily. He will surely have to
make frequent stops for repairs and
adjustments. Every time a machine
stops the whole crew, usually sev
eral men and teams, must be idle
until it starts again, a loss of time
to everybody concerned.
The waste of grain through inef
ficient operation of the thrashing ma
chines, though possibly not a seri
ous matter to the individual farmer,
is a matter of perhaps millions of
bushels to the nation as a whole.
When we consider that there are
6,000,000 farms in the United States
it is evident that a waste of only a
bushel a set would be an enormous
loss in the aggregate.
Any standard thrashing machine
will do its work with little waste
of grain or loss of time if kept in
condition, adjusted properly for
the particular job on which it is en
gaged, furbished with the proper
amount of power applied correctly,
and watched intelligently while in
operation. Nevertheless, it is
that a great deal of time is lost and
a large amount of grain wasted un
necessarily in thrashing. All thrash
ing machine, manufacturers have en
deavored to make their
efficient as possible, with the idea
of having the construction such that
thev will give a minimum of trouble
and Y do satisfactory work. However,
there are so many parts to a thrash
ing machine that it requires careful
attention at all times and it must
work under such a wl<i ® jange Oi
conditions that numerous
must be left for the operator to make
in the field.
Blueberries on Worthless
Soil Means Big Success
Luscious blueberries many of
which are three-fourths of an /ncli
in diameter —that sell fbr a
bushel! Such is the product secur
ed by a New Jersey grower, whose
principal business has been growing
cranberries but who more recently
has taken up the cultivation of
blueberries. At present he has 20
acres which he has planted, in part,
with carefully selected' wild blue
berry stock and, in part, with hy
brids furnished by the bureau of
plant industry of the United States
department of agriculture. Not only
are the berries on this track of very
high quality but the yield is pro
lific, the older plants producing at
the rate of nearly 100 bushels to the
acre. The plantation is situated at
Whitesbog near Browns Mills.
The success of this grower is but
one instance of what is being done
commercially by men who are utiliz
ing the information supplied by the
department of agricuture scientists.
The latter have made a study oi>
blueberry culture for several years
and are able to furnish data regard
ing the best varieties and the most
suitable sails. Os particular signi
ficance is the fact that blueberries
thrive best on peat and sand soils,
so acn as to be considered worth
less for ordinary agriculture. Thus
through blueberry culture it is pos
sible to utilize many tracts which
have been regarded as especially
hard and unpromising.
Dasheen Comes to Aid of
Potato, Sold for 15c Pound
The first carload of American
grown dasheens recently arrived at
New York'. They were grown on the
east coast of Florida. Owing to the
limited quantities shipped to market
at present the vegetable, which is
recommended as a substitute for the
potato in locations 'where that crop
cannot be grown, is high in price,
selling for as much as 15 cents a
pound in New York within the past
Trinidad dasheen, which is a
particularly fine flavored variety of
the taro, is one of 46,000 foreign
plants Introduced into the United
States by the department of agricul
ture. It was brought here in the be
lief that it would yield the south
a tuber crop which could be used
to supplement the potato. It con
tains 50 per cent more starch and 50
per cent more protein than the potato.
Dasheens cannot be grown in the
north, but they are finding favor
among consumers in that section of
the country Dealers in Washington
and New York report that they are
having difficulty in meeting the de
mand for the new tuber, even at
the high prices.
Home Efficiency Idea
Increased home efficiency is one of
the popular projects in the counties
in which home demonstration agents
are maintained by the United States
department of agriculti»re and the
agricultural colleges. Last’, year 166
counties in tlje north and west car
ried on county-wide campaigns for
increased home efficiency, and 1,077
farm families in the same territory
were assisted during that time in
rearranging farmhouse or kitchen as
an important first step in efficient
housekeeping.’
In the fifteen southern states last
year 1,163 new houses were built ac
cording to plans advised by the home
demonstration agents, 2,736 remod
eled. and 26,811 labor-saving devices
made or purchased.
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1020.
they may not serve as carriers.” The
disease, he said, was "only finally
eradicated from this country in the
early nineties, after the inauguration
of methods of operation which in
cluded the elimination of possible in
direct sources ot infection, one of
which was believed to consist in the
possibility of sheep carrying the in
fection in their fleece.”
“The department, therefore,” the
secretary said, “having in view the
responsibility imposed upon it by
law, of protecting the cattle interests
of the United States, has felt com
pelled to decline to issue permits for
the importation of cattle, sheep, or
other ruminants from countries in
which either foot-and-mouth diseas*,
rinderpest, or contagious pleuro
pneumonia of cattle exists, and it is
considered that until such time as
the Australian authorities succeed in
eradicating contagious pleuro-pneu
monia from such commonwealth,
favorable consideration cannot be
given to the importation of either
cattle or sheep from Australia.”
waiting outside and flashing his
badge, "as big as a pie plate” (says
Mrs. Neil), he strode past the man
at the door.
The first person he bumped into
behind the scenes was Mrs. Neil.
Politely raising his derby he asked
Mrs. Neil where he might find Mrs.
Neil, and if she would please point
out Mrs. Neil to him. Did she tell
him where she was? She flew up
stairs.
Slowly a glimmer of suspicion be
gan to dawn in the mind of the be
wildered sheriff. Up the stairs clop
ped his No, 12s. Into the dressing
room he burst—and found two at
tendants packing things up. No
where was there any sign of the
elusive Mrs. Neil. The burly at
tendants picked up a trunk, brushed
past the sheriff, lugged it down
stairs and dumped it on an express
truck. While the sheriff was still
looking behind screens and under
carpets the truck drove off, deliver
ed the trunk and Mrs. Neil popped
out of it in her own- room.
The ruse was so successful that
Mrs. Neil adopted it as her regular
means of traveling from the theater
to her home. It was not exactly
comfortable on very hot days, but it
was safe.
“I repeated this for four days,”
said Mrs. Neil, with a laugh, “and
the officers didn’t get wise.”'
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The enormous loss in grain from Rats, 4
Weevil, exposure, etc., may now be saved 4
i<y by using a Dixie Corn Crib—a Crib con- 4
structed of genuine American Ingot Iron <
on scientific principles—and installed at *
> very little cost. Lasts a life-time. ’
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t * tr'rife for Bulletin No. 103 ’
* ( Giving Full Details and Prices 4
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KAINIT
20 per cent MANURE SALT and
NITRATE OF SODA
100 pounds of Manure Salt go as far as 160
pounds of Kainit and have the same effect as
a plant food and plant disease preventive—
Neither one will injure your crop.
For prices write nearest Office of
Nitrate Agencies Company
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WOODS SEEDS
Crimson Clover
The Wonderful Soil Improver
Sow it in your corn and cotton at the Idist working, and
nqxt year you can plant these two crops on the same land and
make bigger crops. It is considered worth S2O to 530 per acre
in the Increased productiveness and Improved mechanical con
dition of the soil.
CRIMSON CLOVER also makes an excellent winter and ,
spring gr*A‘pje the best of early green feed and a good
hay crop. *
Cow Peas
Fo? Forage and Soil Improving Crop
Pound for pound, cow pea hay is as valuable a feed as
, clover hay; it is nearly'equal in value to alfalfa and wheat
bran. The U. S. Department of Agriculture says: “No one
thing can add more to the agricultural wealth of the South
than growing of cow peas.”
Write for copy of our 1920 Fall Catalog giving prices and
full Information about fall crops for Farm and Garden. Mailed
FREE on request.
T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen,
Richmond, - • Virginia.
Jnst send coupon stating size and width—that s all.
We’ll send the shoes by mail. We want you to see these
shoee atour risk. Examine them, try them
on—and then decide as to whether or not yoa
l-t eat bargain. We send them to
y° a » not a cent ,n *dynnce. bo
SirtcWi that you can compare them witn
any $7 or ?.3 shoes. If you don t
think this tho shoe bar
firain you can ffet anywhere. Bena
ifc 4 tho ehoce back at our expense.
¥o ° won,t b ® out a cent * >
and Durable
genuine leather in gun
m ctal .popular Broadway toe
t. Blucher atyle. Comfort
substantial, long*
•• ea rinir» genuine oak
leather eolee rein-
shank and
Military heel.
manahip.
If on ex* only, i
ami net ion o- . a
you don *t find them . O >
the jfreateat shoe to 11. J
ifain of the year,
and back goen yquimon-WK), .
•y. No obligation, no risk^^g*^^.
to you. But you must send
at once. A sale like thia
soon sella the stock. Pay >
only $4.69 for shoes when ®
they arrive. ft
Send
Just the coupon. No money now.
Wait until they come. Pay when
arrive. Keep them only if aatisfactory in
LEONARD*MORTON & CO., Sept. 6765 Chicago
r Send me Men's Dress Shoes No. AX15106.1 will pay $4.69 for
shoes on arrival, and examine them carefully. Iflamnotsat
isfied, will send them back and you will refund my money.
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