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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-10


ly leave it in the sWath and WindrOW
somewhat longer than we leave
clover
How Mr.. French Does the Work.
We use sorghum or SOFA beans-as
most of your readers know-sown
with our peas in order to hold the
vines of the ground, and this aids
materially in the curing. Moreover,
a rain will not injure the peavines 50
badly when mixed with these other
plants as when handled alone.
No hard and fast rule can be ap-
piled to the curing of peavines any
more than to the curing Of the other
legumes. We usually cut ours in the
afternoon when the weather is just
clearing from a rain, as we generally
have two or three days of dry wealth
er between showers at the time of
year that the cutting Of the pea crop
demands attention.
Early Sowing Advised.-And a very
important thing, by the way, is to
have the crop sOwn at time in the
spring so that the harvesting will
come in September or early October, at
which time weather conditions are
usually the best for this work. This
is the reason why we do not care to
sow our main crop after small grains
are harvested. We believe the pea
crop is of enough value so that a
whole growing season may be devoted
to it with profit. Therefore we SOW
the bulk of our crop early in June;
then it is ready to harvest in late
September
How Long the Vines May Stand.-I
have said we generally cut the peas
in the afternoon; then if we have
good wind and sunshine, we rake into
WindroWs the following afternoon.
Then if the weather bids fair to con-
tinue good, we allow the hay to lay
i'll the windrow about thirty-six hours
sometimes only twenty-four hours,
and then again it may be forty eight
hours, all depending upon the weight
Of the crop and the ripeness of the
vines when cut.
Hauling Up the Hay.-If the wealth
er continues fair until the vines are
dry enough SO that no juice will ap-
pear when a handful is twisted hard,
then we haul to the barn or stacks
at once, hauling ON the low wagons
and unloading with the double har-
pooh fork by horsepower.
In case the weather becomes cloudy
or rainy, we cock the vines into large
cocks put up in frst-class shape, well
topped out. By using this method,
modified sometimes to suit special con-
ditions, we have been able to put up
peavines without the use of poles or
scaffolds, and have never lost a load
during the past five years.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-10

pounds. Reversing the order, the
Tamworth SOW will raise two pigs ITO
the lard sow's one They are very
careful mothers and give a very great
quantity, of milk. There is no trouble
in narrowing, because the pigs have
a very light joWl and they are strong
and active from the minute they are
born.
In the Buffalo Review, of August
II, 1899, is recorded the killing in
England of a TamWorth boar under
three years of age, weighing alive
1,6O7 pounds, and dressed 1880
pounds. AS to the amount of pork
produced for the feed consumed, ex-
periments, as we Will mention later
are satisfactory; as to the TamwOrth
being of different type from the Amer
lean breeds of swine, we are glad
to. say it is so; if he was the same
we should have no use for him
There certainly should be no objection
to the breed because he is not Ameri-
can, and the importations from Eng
land to Canada and the United States
of the various other breeds of live
objection would have no foundation
A prominent breeder and writer from
Ohio, bewails the time when the ba-
con hog will have fixed his stamp on
the American hog, but might it not be
just as we'll to submit to the inevitable
gracefully as to kick because some
one is breeding another kind of stock
than yours?
The Tamworth is prepotent enough
to stamp his type on whatever breed
he is crossed with. AS to whether
the cross is so runious as this article
would lead one to believe, the expert
ence of Mr.. Cook, of Iowa, a breed
er Or raiser of Poland hinas, may
cast some light on the subject.
The cross was with pure Tam
worth boar and Poland China sOws.
From II POland-China sOWs crossed he
raised 80 pigs; from 20 sows bred to
Poland China boar, with same care,
he ra Used 40 pigs. The pigs all ran
together in a clover field and were
fed slop made of ground rye and
oats. In the fall they we're put after
feeding cattle, and ran there three or
four months, and at the close of the
period the crOss-breeds weighed 100
pounds the most. They we're then put
up and fed a month before shipping,
and during that time put on fifty
pounds of flesh The cross breeds
weighed, in Chicago, 1856 pounds, at
10 months old. Pretty good for "criss-
cross" breeding
We have selected the Tamworth
breed ON account of their strength,
vigor, size and prolifcness.
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Of the bacon curer that light hogs Of
the rangy type, which have never en-
Joyed popularity in this country, can
be produced proftably. Theorists may
wax eloquent, but money counts and
not until the bacon maker is able to
pay a substantial premium for the
kind of hogs he clamors for will the
grower get away from the chunky and
go to the shabby" deep-sided type.
A buyer for one of the principal
bacon-curing houses at Chicago was
handed an order for 10000 light hogs
some time ago. ''Get them during
July. but don't bull the Market were
his Instructions ''And some people
regard the position of a hog buyer as
almost a sinecure because he works
only a few hours daily" commented
the man assigned this impossible task.
Bacon material has been compare
lively scarce in American markets, re-
Gently, because the grower has had NO
Never before has such a large proper
ton Of the crop been sent to the sham
bles as butcher weights as during the
past six months. Fat backs are al
most unknown to the trade and under
weights have been equally scarce.
Putting pork on a light hog ait 6
cents a pound is a profitable business,
while continuing the process after a
weight of $50 pounds has been attain
ed is dangerous even if profitable.
Disease has been rare and there has
been no occasion to rush young stuff
to the shambles to save it.
All trade signs point ITO maintenance
of bacon-hog values on a parity with
those of other grades of equal quality
at least during the summer months
and with corn on high level the
fall-farrowed pig of bacon type looks
like a good production to prepare for
the July and August market.
In view of the above and of other
similar facts which are constantly
coming to light, and also knowing as
we do that the markets of our Florida
cities prefer light, not over fat hogs,
we believe that the Tamworth breed
of hogs is likely to prove the most de-
srable for use in this state. From all
accounts and from the portraits pub
lished Of them, the TamWOrth breed
resembles, in many respects, our Flo
rida razor backs. 1t is, however, a
pure breed and has bred to certain
standard so long that it reaches a
marketable size, natures much sooner
than our native stock. Tt is we'll
worth a trial, and we hope that some
of our swine growers will test their
value.
The following account of the breed
is from the Kansas Farmer:
Tamworth hogs are great hustlers,
active, wide-awake, and strong on
their legs from the minute they are
5orn They eat grass and forage in
large quantities, are very fond of dry
alfalfa, and will make a wonderful
growth with very little grain. They
have been carefully bred to type and
color, and selected for mammoth size
until now they are the largest at ma
t,1,.itv tho host mOthnrS and fha most
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-10

bl-,ULPhlDE OF CARBON
For use in all granares to kill weevi to de-
stroy rats and gophers and to keep insects
from the seed, etc.
- CENTS PER POUND.
Put up in five and ten pound cans Fit
teen cents extra for the cans.
e. o. PAINTER & Co., jacksonville
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
A0GER, ALA.
Sbeciai 10 Tie Ne1os.

Sbeeial 10 The Nezos.
Sunshine is the order of the day.
Otis Griffith called on Miss Lula
Parson Sunday eve.
Ask Pap Parson how he likes Zula
Watts and see him grin.
Somebody please ask Mollie Davis
why she WASH t at Sunday school Sun
day eve.
Miss Amanda Daffron and best fell
low were out walking Sunday eve.
Ask Ola Griffith how she likes green
beans.
Ask Fred Davis how he likes butter
milk.
Mrs .Sallie Daffron, of Adger said
to tell Tommie Daffron, of Roope not
to swing the girls too high.
Walter Evans called on Miss Georg-
ia Mason Sunday eve.
Mr.. Shelton, of our town, is on the
sick list. We hope he will soon recov-
er.
Please talk to George Mason about
marrying for we are afraid we are 60
ing to loose her.
Miss Martha Davis and her fellow
were out walking Sunday eve.
The girls and boys of Adger are aw-
full slow, all wanting to get behind.
Misses Madame Parson, Amanda
Daffron, George Mason, Matte Thorn
as, Martha Davis and Messrs Dolphus
Parson, Harve Blankenship, Walter
Evens, Jack Parson and Will Ellis at
tended services Sunday.
Harve Blankenship called on Miss
Amanda Oaffron Sunday eve.
Where is Love? She is gone.
think Logan Mason is going to be
scissors agent. l heard a certain
agent say if he did she was going tc
try and get him in place of the scis-
Sors.
A certain girl said Luther Griffith
was her coffee if she never drank him.
A certain boy told me that Miss Am
anda Daffron sure did look sweet sun
day eve.
Mrs. Sallie Daffron said to tell Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Manning not to forget
they still had an aunt in Alabama.
John Jones still calls to see the Wild
ow Davis.
Come on, Uncle Gid. | enjoy read
ing your letters. If you don't wan
Charlie to marry you had better mo-
send him down in Alabama.
Miss Georgia Mason and Miss Aman
da Daffron are right hand friends.
Come on, all We writers of Roope' a
like to read your pieces. | have man.
friends there.
Farewell farewell, to all below.
Ny sweetheart calls and ! must go.
Fuss & Quarrel.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
RED HILL.
Special 10 tie Meas.

Special 10 tie Meas.
Pretty weather is the order of the
day.
Ike Ashburn looked pleasing the 9th
er day.
Miss Maud Turner and Miss BERTHE
Childers called at Mrs. Wallace's the
other day.
Ask Walter Cox what made him Wis
it Mr.. Shadrick's shop so often and see
him smile. Look out, girls.
Willie Wallace was in town the 9th
er day.
Ask VIII Thacker now he likes tan
bark and see him smile.
Ask Glen Ashburn how he likes a
certain fellow near Red Hill and see
him smile.
Ask Miss Alice Wallace how she
would liked to have fired a rock at a
certain boy the other day and see her
smile.
Joe Dykes looked cute Sunday.
Mr. Knight looked pleasing Sunday.
L suppose Rolly Dykes is having a
tne time at Dunlap.
Ask Willie Wallace where Is the.gatt
post he hung his hat on Sunday and
see him smile.
Ask Willie Wallace who he saw the
other day and see him grin.
When this you see, think of me, you
own true love in Red Hill, Tennessee;
Good luck to the News and its read
ers. Sugar Plum.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
WHITwELL.

Special 10 the Ne7Os.
Going to the train is the order OF
the day.
Hugh Rankin is visiting home folks
here from Durham.
Jim Cantrell got severely hurt in the
mines at Durham, but he is better
now. His girl looked sad until she
heard he was not seriously hurt
Tom Creek of Coalmont, is visiting
friends and relatives here this week.
Harry Turner, of Illinois, was in
our town last week but returned to his
home Monday
Miss Lula Hudson is visiting friends
in Jasper.
Grover Thomas called on Nellie Mos
iers Sunday.
Jim Cantrell called on Miss Maggie
Henson Sunday eve.
Miss Nan Coppinger of Coppinger
Cove, visited Miss Mamie Coppinger
Saturday and Sunday, returning home
Monday.
Miss May Hudson spent Sunday with
Mayme Coppinger.
Jim Cantrell was all smiles Sunday.
Mary Jordan looked sad Sunday.
Halle Hudson was all smiles Sun.
day.
Minnie Hamilton looked sweet Sun
day.
Wonder what was wrong with Rol-
lie Coppinger Sunday. He looked very
sad.
Sorry to hear of the death of Mrs.
King, wife of Lon King. She died al
Knoxville, but her remains will bt
brought here and inferred in the Walk
er cemetery She leaves husband
and several children to morn her loss
We loved her, yes, we loved her but
angels loved her more and they have
sweetly called her to yonder shining
shore The golden gates were open ant
a gentle voice said, Come, and will
farewell unspoken she calmly entered
home. Oh, the bed is now vacan
where so long she used to lie and hel
voice is gone forever and we miss he
everywhere. No more will mother
sweet face look upon us in this OLE
world but we all will see her again il
that fair and happy land. A Friend.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
WHlTWElL.
Sbeeiai TO tie NeaOS.

OPe(t0f ~ fHt "tWS'
The health of this place is very good.
Business seems to be unsteady as the
Whitwell Savings Bank has about gone
out of business. l don't know the
cause of this.
The mines are running every day.
Work is plentiful Whether there is
any money in the work or not | can't
say.
Everything seems to be very quiet
Saturday was meeting day for local
union, No. 2S7 and we had very
large attendance. Everything reported
in good order. Good talks ere given
by Joe Vasey and N. B. Moore, also by
President J. F. Bowden. Their talks
led the members to understand pros
poets for the future were brighter than
ever before and, if necessary, that the
fight shall go on three years longer or
in other words, there will be no end to
it until the company wishes to sign an
agreement, let that be long. or short.
Well, Mr.. Editor, as | noticed in
reading the News that the labor con-
troversy has ceased and l am proud to
know that it has as I think we will get
along all right without it
In reading last weeks paper l motto
ed piece from Pryor's Cove That
used to be my home place and 1 still
have kind friend that lives there,
He used to send me to school, clothed
and fed me. l want to see him again
as l have not seen him since Jan. %.
Ye writer has just returned from
trip to Alabama and as am not very
we'll posted / will not say much more
at this writing. Times are hard and
money is scarce, SO if can swap my
old Barlow and get the difference am
going to leave this place.
AS there is a lot of talk and not many
doing what they say l am going to
give problem in mine surveying for
information in the work and it will
give me pleasure to have this problem
printed. Example:-The main entry
from bottom of shaft runs due north
$500 feet. A cross entry is started due
east at distance of 200 feet from face
and driven 2, 465 feet. What length Of
roadway started $50 feet from the shaft
will be required to connect with the
face of the cross entry and what will be
the bearing of this connecting roadway
in degrees? Will give the problem
worked out in the next issue of the pa
per as think can have it worked by
that time Opossom.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
athitwell department.
81 know not sOAdttae ruth may re-
IteHH as 'tGOaS fOld 10 me.
The public school will close next
GEO. w. LEWIS Agent.

The public school will close next
week.
J. F. Bowden and Pat Cary were in
the city last week.
Rev. Joe Vasey, of Knoxville, was
in the city Saturday.
Sam Wilson, who has been in Nash
Vile for some time, is now in the city.
Rev. NJ. A. Hunt preached at the Z.
P. Church Sunday at II a. m. and I p
m.
Miss Corene Ashburn attended Com
mencement exercises at Pryor Institute
this week.
Mrs W. S. Adams, of Chattanooga
is in the city, the guest of her sisters
Misses Emma and Luella Bull.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Ashburn went
to Cleveland last Saturday to attend
the commencement exercises of Cente-
nary College.
Closing out at cost for the next ten
days. Come and get bargains
J. W. WALKER,
Whitwell, Tenn.
A gentleman, whose name we did
not get, spoke here Monday in the in
terests of the Socialist party, but not
many turned out to hear him.
The closing of the Whitwell Savings
Bank will cause some trouble and per-
haps litigation, as some things about ii
seem in bad shape. J. T. Raulston i;
receiver.
James Everett Bull is the latest add.
ton to the Bull family having arrived
about ten days ago. He is now the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bull, Of
Searles Ala.
The primary election last Saturday
passed off very quietly and everybody
seems very well satisfied with the re-
suit, notwithstanding large majority
were for Senator Carmack.
Mrs Lon King died Sunday at the
home of her mother, Mrs T. P. Duff
in Knoxville, where she went month
ago in hopes that change would bt
beneficial to her. She was brough
here for interment.
We notice that some of the papers arr
urging the Hon. Jno. 7. Raulston, O
this place. to become candidate TO
Congress in this district on the Repub
lican ticket. If Col. Raulston will
consent to do so Judge Moon will NEE
one of the most formidable opponent
he has ever met. Col. Raulston is
rising young member of the bar an
would make an aggressive canvass, AM
if elected, would stir the country wit
his eloquence in the halls of the hous
of Representatives from Maine to Cal
ifornia.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
WHiTWELL.

.SbeaaI 10 The N105.
Re.planting gardens is the order of
the day. The frost did great damage
to garden stuff.
Mrs. Tom Smith, from Whiteside, is
visiting relatives here this week
The new chute at the mines is almost
completed. When finished it will be
the completest of its kind in the state.
Two automatic tips will be placed
when finished and will hold 200 tons
and is said to cost $40, 600.
The sale of straw hats is prohibited
here for three weeks yet per order of
the mayor of the town.
7 W. Norwood is off this week for
a protracted fox hunt hope he will
have a nice time.
Old Bro. Dofetchit is up on foot
again. He liked to have passed in his
checks. | kept hearing the old chap
was bad off so | called in to see him
and to my surprise / found his wife
and brother-in-law hanging over his
bed. crying. was not excited much
as old Do did not owe me anything. |
said to his wife, Has the doctor Civ
en- him outY' "Oh, no, well,
| don't get excited. Yes, but he re-
fuses whiskey." Then felt just like
the rest of the family and thought it
doubtful but he has fully recovered
and says E. R. Betterton's favorite
prescription will cure anyone. You
know old Do is a great tobacco man.
| He uses it in many ways and generally
sleeps with six plugs of Star navy un-
der his head, one in his mouth and one
old cob pipe, strong enough to push a
wheelbarrow with, twist in the pike
and smoke smelling like glue factory,
so you can see old Do is hard Gus
| toner.
He says he is a debater. Well, tell
him to loom up. l won't say much
about him this week as he is mad. All
the locusts in this valley have settled
on the trees around his house They
boiler Pharaoh - no more but sing
''Dofetchit" instead. If there is not
something done with those insects |
think Do will put up canning factory
and ship them to China, but l told
him to hold on. The democrats had a
primary and that will Danish them if
they can be moved. Gofetchit
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
COaImOnt.

Special 10 the Ne7OS.
J. w. Dykes and daughter, Miss
Rosye, were visiting friends in Tarlton
Tuesday and Wednesday.
J. W. Stepp was here Wednesday:
Houston Cannon and Jack Bowden
were here Wednesday.
Miss Della Kilgore, of Tracy City,
was visiting friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson enter
tanned few friends Wednesday night.
Music was the feature of the evening.
Those present were Misses Katherine
Creighton, Florence Roberts, May
Herd, Leila Landlord, Rosa Anderson,
Dillia Kilgore and Miss Graham.
Messrs Willie Griswold Claude My
ers, John johnson, Joe Creighton, Jes-
Sc Heard and Mrs. Morch Gridswold.
Miss Leila Landlord, of Tracy City,
was the guest of Miss Rosa Anderson
last week.
Misses Dora Thornhill and Charlie
Grove, of Tracy City, spent Friday
and Saturday with Mrs. Grove.
Jas. Robertson and Elmer Stats
spent day or two here last week en-
route from Dunlap to their respective
homes in Virginia and Ohio. Mr.;
Robertson says he thought he would
get to ring the COW bells for Stats but
poor prospects now.
HarIin Griswold is anticipating a
good time in Altamont the 3rd Sunday
in May. ,.,,
Mrs. VIM. Creighton and children
are visiting relatives in Tarlton this
week.
Horace Herd has returned from
Dunlap where he has been for the past
two months.
Miss Pearl Lovelace has returned
from Mt View, Cal, and is the guestof
Miss Lena Rubley.
Miss Myrtle Dykes passed through
here Monday en- route to her home IN
Beersheba.
A large crowd attended church Mon
day night.
w. B. Heard visited his parents in
Dunlap Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chat Shelton visited
friends here few days this week.
Willie Griswold and Ed Stewart were
out buggy riding Monday.
Some one asked whose ring that was
that Horace Heard was wearing. II
YOU want to know very much 1t was
his mama's.
Ask Jesse Herd where he went Sun
day and watch him grin.
Ask a certain young man II the
camphor was needed. Well, | will not
saw when for l guess he knows.
Ask Harlin Griswold what the at
traction is in a certain direction and il
he don't smile and blush I'll treat.
Horace Heard said he wished the sig,
nal Office girl of Dunlap would cal
him up. She will find him at Goal
mont Stable.
With best wishes to everybody that
roads the News. Bluebelle.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-17
Adger, Ala.

SPECIAL TO tie Ne7OS
Pretty weather is the order of the
day.
Miss Amanda Daffron looked very
lonesome Sunday Wonder why.
A certain boy said he hoped Felix
Houstain would never return to Adger.
Miss Ola Griffith, the belle of Adger,
visited her sister, Mrs. Lula McFall
Sunday.
Walter Evans is working at Virgin
ia City now.
Miss Modama Parson is a sweet little
girl.
Miss Lula Parson said Otis Griffith is
sweet.
Cripple" Jack Parsons moustache
is very pretty, so says certain girl.
Miss Mollie Davis says Bob Parson is
very good looking boy.
Felix Otis Griffith says Miss Lula
Parson is lovely girl.
Miss Ola Griffith sure is a sweet lit.
tie girl, so says your humble servant.
Scabs are plentiful here but they are
not doing any good. The strikers are
as firm as rocks.
Luke Griffith said he sure would like
to go with the girls but as he could
not think of anything to say he would
have to be excused. Poor boy, how
he is to be pitied.
Pap Parson said Martha Davis
sure is sweet.
Dolphus Parson looked lonely Sun.
day.
Solomon Metals said Fanny More
land was sure sweet
Hank We to the wedding bells.
Miss Alice Degnan said Tom Hopper
gass was sweet Happy Jack.
The News only costs SOC a wear