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6 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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Your name and address on a postal •d with evarr erdar. large or | BUILDING bringa Big Free Sam- 1 .b'e4- eAlhStfs •mall. Roofing |yp TEST “ W esq Savannah Fence & Roofing Co. ST-nrr-.-- 1 Dent. J. Savannah, Ga, ill 'can be nailed over ° LD wood shingles i|a Plain Style or 01 IlitS Single Pattern I EVERY EAR nil Nl! made in shin- Kj; HIT Ifj Ries, as shown on house, or plain T.;;- as shown on barn. U'; ~~~uiiOMEjEllilial Write For Free Fence Book. • • r 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.”' ~11 Fire, 1 1 Water and Thief Proof. ! 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. ’ ! > Corrugated construction-tight, strong and rigid. Perfect ventilating . , > system and can be made air-tight for fumigating purposes. Made in four 3 ► sizes and; we pay the freight. Easily erected in a few hours. Will pay I for itself in a single season. The most perfect and satisfactory Corn < < > Crib ever invented. ' 4 t * tr'rife for Bulletin No. 103 ’ * ( Giving Full Details and Prices 4 Dixie Culvert & Metal Co., < < > Jacksonville ATLANTA Little Rock I (b’ . ■ . • f I k Side dress ytrar Cotton with GERMAN POTASH 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 New York Norfolk Savannah Jacksonville New Orleans Houston, Tex, Stocks at other leading Atlantic and Gulf Ports ’ I 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. Name Size Address...we. 9 We could not pre you a better tire if we charged you double the price. H°IBW Double Fabric Tires aOxssize. at $6.50 are practical, economical and substantial. Our method of rebuild ing is the recognised standard adopted in all high-class rubber works. Morgan Tires , are made in all sizes and sold direct to car owners at a big saving. .' ( Guaranteed 5000 Miles. We stand bsek of every tire we sell. Every size a bar gain-all sizes listed below we have in stock ready for shipment. Str. Tiros Tube, Bim TOw Tub.. 30 xt.. $5.50 $2.00 34 x 4’;.s 9.25 $2.60 6 W 2-10 S4x4H 10.75 2.85 31x4„ 8.50 2.40 JO * 11.50 3.00 32x4„ 8.75 2.45 35x5.. 12.2 S 3.2 Q 33 x 4.. 9.00 2.50 37x5.. 12.75 8,80 Send $2 deposit for each tire required and $1 for each tube. Balance C. O.D. subject to examination. If full amount is sent with order a discount of will be ale lowed. State whether Straight Side or Clincher, Plain or Non-Skid required. Merman Rubber Ce.,Dept. 72,2100 Morgan St..Cbicaro JU, Ihr W1 \ Money back without question *’*X \1 If HUNT’S Salve fails in the ■ 11 treatment of ITCH, ECZEJJA, z/HF K/J KINGWOKM, TETTER or f’W I Y's other itching skin diseases. ( Ik Try a 25 cent nox at our rigk A1) j rn g K , 818 .