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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

tween the ensilage and the wall OF
the silo as the ensilage settles. The air
Will work into these spaces with the
affects mentioned above.
The walls should be strong and rig.
Id. If they do not possess these quail.
ties they will crack or spring and air
will be admitted to effect the spelling
of the ensllage.
The walls should be sufficiently
non-conducting ('warm") to prevent
extensive freezing of the outer por-
tons of the ensilage in cold weather.
Such portions as adhere to the walls
by freezing are likely to spoil If they
thaw out slowly.
Built of stone. brack or cement, the
walls may be made sufficiently strong
ITO produce a perfect silage, the round
silo being the most popular type.
The illustration shows a view of the
hollow.walled cement silo of L. A. Por-
ter, Adrain, Mich. It has an inside
| diamater of IL feet and stands SO feet
high above the floor The floor stands
! AZ feet below the surface of the
ground and six inches above the bot.
tom of the foundation.
The lower three feet of the founda.
ton is of cobble stones and cement;
the upper two feet is of concrete. The
foundation Is 1917 inches wide at the
top and broadens inward and outward
to about II inches at the base. the
floor having diameter of only IL feet.
The silo wall above ground has a uni
form thickness of eight inches and Is
unique in its construction. Forms are
used in its construction, but the wall
is rendered hollow" first, by the use
of forms, and, second. by the building
into the wall Of tiers of No. 2 three
inch drain tiles. The illustration rep.
resents a horizontal cross-section of
the wall. 1t shows not only the ar.
rangement of the tile and other hollow
spaces, but also the outer and inner
forms, the plan Of the door frame and
the manner of reinforcing the walls
with the wire cables. The hollow
spaces formed by the tile and by the
forms are continuous. The tiles begin
six feet above the foundation, form
spaces lying below the tile The inner
form was built of 2x7sx2 inch pieces of
pine, nailed upon two circles of elm.
Each of these circles was built up of
two by three inch pieces. All of these
pieces were cut to circles of proper
radius
The outer form was built of five by
one-half inch strips nailed outside and
at the ends of the ribs. These forms
were clamped into place by means of
two one-half inch bolts in each foIm.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

It's the nature of hogs to he hos.
gish. Unless prevented they will climb
into their troughs and upon each 9TH
err, thereby wasting their slop and an.
noying their feeder, a swinging door.
supplied with iron arms such as are
illustrated In the sketch given below.
has proven OF great service. The. iron
arms keep the hogs separated and
prevent them from pllIng upon each
other The doors are swung into the
pen and fastened there by means OF a
wooden, pes and pocket white the
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18
Care Of Boar.

Do not pen up the boar and stun
him with corn or other feed. He needs
exercise, muscle-making feeds and
green forage II possible, vigor and
health must be present II the best 10
suits; are TO DO expected.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

swill or slOp is pelng emptied into the
trolghs. This prevents splitting and
wasting which is practically neces.
sary where the feeder has to fight
with the herd to get the slops into the
troughs.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

Ensilage may be roughly defined as
moderately fermented succulent feed.
ing material. The succulent material
is usually green corn In this country.
Other materials sometimes used are
green field peas, COW peas, soy beans,
horse beans. ensiled alone or with
corn. Green rye. wheat, oats and 9th.
ers of the grasses are sometimes
used
Some practical ensilage users think
that certain Of the legumes. such as
alfalfa, clover. field peas. COW peas or
soy beans. mixed with corn make a
much Dlore desirable ensilage than
does corn alone. Three reasons are
offered for this preference:
l. Stock enjoy this mixed ensilage
better
2. Stock thrive better upon it.
3. Such an ensilage approaches more
Leariy a balanced ration.
The green material is nearly always
cut into short lengths before being
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18


farm farmers
menso House
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Cows Sheep, Swine Orchard and Field
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Is the world
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reading, calendar for the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27

years of his life were spent on a farm.
He received limited but practical educa-
ton at Hayesville, n. c., returning to
teach for several years in the public
schools of Union county.
At the age Of IS, Senator-elect Conley
entered upon the business career which
has made him one of the most promin ent
and successful merchants in his county.
Senator Conley is now vice president
of the North Georgia National bank at
Blue Ridge. He is also vice president of
the Blue Ridge Fire Insurance COM
pany and has valuable business connec-
ton in Knoxville, Tenn.
The new senator from the Goth was in
the general assembly In 1866, as repre-
sentative In the lower house from Union
county, and served as chairman of the
enrolment committee.
F. w. Griffin, Of Americas, is one Of
Sumter countys two new representatives
in the general assembly.
Representative Griffin is a man whose
sympathies go out to the struggling
youth, for he was one himself in his
younger days. He knows all of the burd-
ems of life. His father was killed under
the Confederate colors, near Richmond,
forty-six years ago, when Representative
Griffin was four years old. The widowed
mother TOOK her TWO little boys 10 the
home of her own mother, who was also
al widow. Young Griffin had to meet the
burdens of the family from the time he
was IL years old till he reached his ma
jority. That is why Representative Grit
fin loves best to help those who find 1t
hard to help themselves. One of his proud
est claims is that some Of the foremost
business men of the state began their
life work with his help.
Representative Griffin is at heart a
farmer. He has practiced farming all his
life, though he Is widely known as a
travelling salesman of many friends. He
is unalterably a prohibitionist, opposed
to the sale or use of liquor in any form.
Representative Griffin says that his pur-
pose in life has always been to so live
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
QUERIES ANSWERED
starting an AgricuItural Library

w. T H., Mayesville, Ga, writes: Our
union wishes to buy a library on agricul-
ture. We would be glad to have you sug-
Eest a list of books that IL would be we'll
for us TO buy, the cost Of the same, and
where they can be purchased.
II is a happy sign of the times that your
union desires to lay the foundation for
an agricultural library. and 1t will afford
Us the greatest possible pleasure TO aid
you with suggestions now and at any
other time you may see proper to call
upon us. We all realize that the great
need Of the day is fer definite information
on farm topics, and while none of US un-
dervalue the Importance OF practical
knowledge. we all realize that the sue
cessful farmer of the future VIII be the
one who has science and theory properly
balanced. and this means that reading
must occupy a part OF the farmers time,
so that he may be fully posted about the
scientific facts which bear on agricub
ture.
We would not advise the purchase OF
too many books ali az once, but would
let the library grow from . sman begin
ming. Among the best books TO COM
mence with would be ''The SOIL" by
King; Soils and Fertilizers" by Snyder;
The Fertility Of the Land" by Roberts;
The Chemistry OF Plant and Animal
Life" by Snyder; Fertilizers" by Voor-
bees: PLANT Diseases" by Massee: THE
Spraying Of Plants" by Lodeman; "Prin-
ciples Of Fruit Growing" by Bailey:
Bush Fruits" by Card; Diseases of
Animals" by Mayo; Farm Poultry" by
Watson; '.rhe Feeding of Animals" by
Jordan; MIX and Its Products" by
Wing; and The Principles of Vegetable
Gardening" by Bailey. These books will
cost you from 81 to A.75 apiece. You
can obtain them through any stationery
store. or by writing direct to the pub
fishers. the Macmillan Co, 64-66 Fifth
avenue, New York. This will be an am
pie number OF books for a beginning. and
after you secure these and exhaust their
contents. we shall DE pleased 10 suggest
others IL you care to have us do 50.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
UNBLEACHED FLOUR
NOT so WHOLESOME

In speaking OF the law recently passed
10 prohibit the sale and manufacture
of bleached -four, w. c. Mansfield, vice
president of the Atlanta Milling COM
pany, said on Friday morning that the
unbleached -four was not as wholesome
as the bleaehed and that IL would cost
as much as 20 cents per barrel more to
make the unbleached flour than the
bleached
When the question was asked as 70
whether the increased cost in the manu-
faeture OF the unbleached product wolild
have the effect Of raising the price OF
-four, the answer was given that the in
crease in price would hardly be noticed.
because the new law would go into er-
feet just about the time the new crop
of wheat would come in next fall. The
fluctuations in the price Of wheat, occa-
stoned by the shortage Of the last crop
and 1tspeculation, would also help to.
make the slight increase hardly notice
able.
The explanation was given that the
bleaching process was very simple and
inexpensive one. whereas 1t was neces-
sary to eliminate large percentage or
the gluten, which has a yellowish color.
to make unbleached flour that would be
salable because people demand a white
-four. For this reason there is an in
crease In the cost of manufacturing UNI
bleached -four and a decrease in the
whoIesomeness Of the unbleached pro-
duct. 1t was stated that because the
preaching process enables the -four
maker 20 retain the health-giving
gluten, which is only slightly injured by
bleaching, the unbleached -four from
which it was necessary to remove prac-
tlcally all gluten was far less whole
some
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27

Representative-elect Sandy b. Carter,
from Hal county, was born in that coun-
ty in 1860 and has lived there all his
life.
Representative Carter has been a life
He is in favor of aboIishing the entire fee
system, which its enemies think will come
in for some severe arraignment during
the next general assembly.
When he was 20 years of age, Mr.. Car
ter married Miss Mamie Evans, of Jack
son county. Their home life has been
ideally happy, but no children have come
to bless it. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have dur
ing a number of years past had children
I'm their home to raise, and several splen-
did young men and women point to Mr..
Carter and his estimable wife as foster
parents who gave them the care and love
that they could have expected from their
own parents,
Mr. Carter has lived in Gainesville dur
ing the past six years. Before moving
to Gainesville, he was in the general mer-
camille and farming business at Gillsville
for % years. In business he has been
successful and is today comfortable in
the income from a neat competency. He
was appointed jury reviset of the county
as postmaster at Gillsville, one term dur
ing Cleveland's first administration. He is
a Baptist active in official and lay work
in mis- church and association and in the
conventions. He never asked for public
Office till his race for legislature, when
he led the ticket in the primary.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27

in Alpharetta He was reared on his fa-
theirs farm, and attended the short term
district schools till he was 20 years old,
when he passed to Prof. n. F. Cooledge's
high school at Norcross, Ca, spending
two gears years there. He returned to
the farm, and in 1854 was married.
But he deserted the farm for while,
to teach district school. after taking a
preparatory normal course. During seven
successive years he taught the district
school. In 1892 after his father died he
returned to the homestead farm TO care
for his aged mother. This was at the
beginning of the national panic, and Mr..
Shirley found il no easy matter to meet
necessary expenses and build up the old
farm. But by diversified farming and
producing everything he could for the
FARMS own use, he lifted the mortgage
from the farm when the prices of staple
crop cotton improved.
To those papers and leading business
men of the south who stood in the fore
front of the battle for better and more
standard prices for cotton, Mr.. Shirley
says he will always feel grateful.
f. f. Conley, senator-elect from the 4Oth
district Union Towns and Rabun coun-
ties), is one of the most prominent and
successful of the business men in that
section of the state.
Senator-elect Conley was born in 1888,
at Ivy Log. in Union county. The early
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
NOT THE THING no Do

Editor Journal: Much has been said about
moving the Georgia Experiment station from
Griffin TO Athens. and as a farmer and citizen
Of this great commonwealth, and always for
anything that Will benefit those Of the people
who till the soil, and, like Nehemiah. I con-
suited myself and went over to Griffin to see
for myself II there Is any good reason why
that station established and maintained by the
United States should be moved to Athens, or
cation, and hearing arguments pro and con, IL
IL my opinion that to move II would be great
blunder and sad mistake.
First. It is the creature of Uncle Sam and
not Of Georgia, and does not cost the state
more than $500 or $780, and that just TO pay
the expenses Of the board OF directors annually.
And now II is well established in every re-
spect that results OF today could not be ac-
eomplished by Athens or any other location, in
twenty years.
Then, again, there is no reason why the
agricultural college at Athens, with the now
liberal appropriation, and wide acreage should
not be experimental within itself verifying or
correcting other stations towit, eleven
agricultural schools.
They should be largely experimental as they
now cover eleven divisions Of the state.
Georgia Is very peculiarly divided as to soil
climate, etc. Southwest middle and north
Georgia are as varied or different in agricul-
tural resources as most any three states IN
the Union and broadminded legislator
would confine her demonstrations to one sec
ton OF her territory We are one people when
it comes TO sharing In the benefits Of legisls-
ton, and sectionRlism creates dissatisfaction.
Then, again, to remove the station would be
treating that section of people unfair, as they
like the people OF all the eleven agricultural
district schools. have put thousands OF dollars
in those institutions.
And now, last but not least. the station at
Griffin has just arrived at the point where her
benefits will permeate the state.
Up to this time they have been compelled to
sell everything produced on the farm to estab-
lish itself on a firm and lasting foundation,
and now gotten TO the point where seeds Of the
best variety Of the cereals. cotton, fruit. vege-
tables, will be sent out free, and the increase
~ he az I'd a. 70 he -
the state TO benefit our people.
To remove the station would be the thing not
to do. Truly yours, VIM L. PEEK
Fountain HILL near Conyers. Ga, April "a.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
THIRD FAMILY FOUND
AFTER MAN WAS DEAD

GREENFIELD. Ind. April IA third FAM
lily Of Thomas Bates was discovered today
when a son living at TeFre Haute made him.
self known by sehdihg money 20 pay Tor the
burial of his father, who was found dead Of
strychnine poisoning in a barn near this city
a few days ago. None Of the other Of the
mans relatives cared TO attend HIS funeral
Bates was a veteran of the civil war. and
afterward ws dissatisfied 20 live in one COM
nunity His first wife. the mother Of the
son that has patd his funeral expenses, he
deserted when the child was year old
He next settled at sOTiean. Ind, where he
married After three ctiidren had been born
he deEertEd this family and made Rushvile.
Ind. his home. Here he married for ths
third tine and a daughter was bern of the
He was content In RushvIlle tHen-
tv-three years. last December he a sappaAred
from Rushville and turned up again IN Or
leans. His second wife thinking him dead,
had married again years before. sl
Old. weary and homeless, Bates now wan
dered about and finally came to bis end By
his own hand in a strange and barren place.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27

Joseph T. Kirby the epresentative-elect
from Coweta county, loves his home and
his horses, and is a man of good cheer.
He believes in sunshine and decries all
shadows. In other words, Representative
Kirby is a good healthy man of the
good open country He is engaged eX-
tensively in farming, operating forty
plows on plantations near Newman. His
home is one of the fine old ante-bellum
residences of which any man might well
be proud,
Representative Kirby has for some time
past been at the head of the county COM
missioners of Coweta
He was born and reared in Newman, and
has always lived there, except for short
while spent off at school when he was
young man. He entered the University OF
Georgia when he was 16 years of age. and
attained membership in the Phi Kappa
and Kappa Alpha societies. Among his
classmates were Judge Hamp McWhorteI.
Judge John c. Hart, Judge George F.
Gober, Judge A. j. Cobb, Judge john
H. Lumpkin, Dr. Frank M. Ridley, A. G.
McCurry, d. W. Rountree, p. A Stovall,
John T. Graves and other prominent
Georgians. After going through the soph-
omore and Junior years at the university
ne attended and graduated at Bryant
Stratton and Sadler college. Baltimore.
Md. He engaged in the mercantile bust
ness till 1885, when he became cashier
of the Newman National bank After
ward he re-entered the mercantile bust
ness and continued in 1t till about twelve
years ago, when he took up farming.
Representative Kirby served twice on
the city council and was chairman of
the county commissioners for four years
He is a member of the Odd Fellows,
Junior Order Knights of Pythias, Knights
Templar, and Mystic Shriners. He has
ben twice married. His present wife, who
was Miss Lillian Dent, of Newman, as
sists him in all his undertakings. They
have ono child, promising young san
nearly eight wears old.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27

BY all means utilize all the compost you
can secure for your corn and cotton land
Rich new soil from lowlands can often
be applied advantageously on this upland
soils or may be mixed with the fertil-
izer YOU intend to use. For instance, II
you propose to use, say 800 pounds OF
a high-grade fertilizer per acre; you might
mix II with 1000 pounds of
rich woods mold, and apply the whole I'M
der the drill row at tine time of seeding
your cotton, or or you may If conven-
lent put it in a few days before. Leaves
are more valuable as fertilizing material
than we sometimes imagine. A ton OF
dry leaves contain about A. pounds OF nj
trogen, pounds of phosphoric acid and
pounds of potash. A ton ofswheat straw
contains II pounds of nitrogen, pounds
OF phosphoric acid and u pounds of pot
ash. Probably If we realized that leaves
compare very we'll as fertilizing material
and make good absorbents to use under
live stock and an excellent substitute
for straw, we would prize them and care
for them as we should. Every farmer
who has a vJ0)d lot available should take
the utmost care of it and see that II is not
burned off from year to year, but should
gather up the leaves in the early fall
and winter and compost them with such
farmyard manure and other materials
as he can accumulate ana use on MS
land Our soils are so very deficient in
vegetable matter that this is one of the
best ways, in view of the undeveloped
condition of our livestock interests, of
getting some vegetable matter into them.
You are acting wisely In giving atten-
ton TO this matter, and II is one of the
best ways in which you can proceed
for the purpose of increasing your crop
yields.
II we could secure an adequate supply
of vegetable matter, we would probably
use what is known as a 1914 fertilizer for
corn and cotton at the rate Of 800 pounds
per acre. AS there may be some ques.
ton about the supply of vegetable mat
ter this year. 1t will probably be best
for you to use, say a 2-10-4 fertilizer on
your sandy land. This mixture should
be applied at the rate of about 500
polxds per acre. The very thorough prep
ara1yn of your land before planting
is important, and the selection of your
seed should be carefully considered. At
tention to the points mentioned will help
you to grow larger and better crops of
both corn and cotton.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
"GOD DIDN'T MAKE COWS
TO FEED HUMAN BEINGS

Of much feeding and much milking the
COW has been forced by man to gfadu-
ally increase her supply OF milk that it
might be used for human needs. She now
gives an unnatural amount and this fore
ing process has lowered her power to re-
sist disease.
The city health department has exam
ined many samples OF milk sold in Chi
cage as pure milk and has found in
some of them as high as three million
disease germs in fifteen drops Of milk II
water has 1000 such germs NE condemn
it."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
MEXICO AND ARIZONA
STILL WANT STATEHOOD

WASHINGTON, April zs--T1iose who endeav-
ored TO obtain statehood for New Mexico aud
Arizona during the last session of congress
anu whose Efforts failed to prove successful in
the senate are not relaxing their efforts pre-
lar session NJ congress next fall.
Representative Hamilton. OF Michigan, who
probably VIII be chairman of territories Is
having the interior department conduct inves-
legations and gather data which will aid I'm
periecting the land grant clause OF the state
hood bill which passed the house at the last
session.
Mr.. Hamilton desires to overcome the OBJ
will re-intrOduce his bill at the opening Of
congress. Ia December with such changes as
he believes VIII meet general approval. TIE
advocates Of statehood have received the as
surances Of President Taft that he will do all
IN his power to aid in the early passage Of
q statehood bill.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
Feeding Value of Peapine Hay

as preferred. while for growth in CON-
bination With various forage crops TO bal
ance them up and give palatability ano
quality. IL is unrivalled.
Finally, as q green manure IL has mark
ed value. owing 10 the ease with which
II can be Incorporated in the soil and the
rapidity with which It decays and rem
ders free plant food for the ensuing crop.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
YOUNG GIRL ARRESTED
AS ACCESSORY TO MURDER

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April a.
Minnie Mills, Is years of age, who it
is claimed is the sweetheart of Tom
Dyer, step-son of Rudolph Buol. was ar
rested this morning. charged with being
an accessory before the fact in the MUIR
der of BuOl W ednesday night, when his
bed room was dynamited.
This is the fourth arrest in this case,
the others being Tom Dyer. Mrs. Buol,
his mother and wife of the dead man,
and Ret" Dyer, Toms father and d.
vorced husband of Mrs. Buol
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
rRy Assoeiated Press.l

CHICAGO. April BIN support of his
contention that the Pasteurisation of milk
does lot give it a cooked taste, Health
Commissioner Evans has sent a supply
to the City club with the Information that
The drinks are on him.
God did not make COWS to supply milk
Tor human beings" says DR.. Evans.
THE natural reason FOR the production
of cows milk is to furnish nouriyhment
for the calf and before man took hand
in the matter a COW gave Only<sufficient
milk or the use of her young BY means