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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02
$500 Average How Can IT.


our Southern agricultural workers aud comparing
with the results and methods of other agricul-
tural workers in other sections. As examples.
therefore let us take three North Atlantic States
say Massachusetts,. New York and Pennsylvania
and compare them with three south Atlantic
statcs-virginia. North Carolina and South Caro-
lima and let us take three North Central States
Indiana. Iowa, and Illinos-and compare them
with three south Central States-I,ouisiana. Mis-
sissppi. and Alabama, which comprise the main
part of Tn. southern Farm Gazette territory.
The facts shown officially by our last Govern
ment census as to farming methods and profits In
these areas ire given In the table IN tho preceding
column
Tho frat big fact that strikes in this table
IN that the average farmer in tn. territory Just
north of ps comprising tn. States of Iowa. III
noiH aud Indiana. Is earning thrsc and one-haif
times what tho average farmer of The southern
Farm Gazcttc territory - receiving for his labor
In other words. every time tho farm worker In
these statea goes to- the house at shutdown. he has
produced three aud one.haif times as much "a his
probably equally hard-Working brother worker ia
The southern Farm t.asrttc territory. And since
actual living expenses for both are about tho
same" tho margin Of pront left the Northern farm
worker In not only three aud ohAN simws but
several tiuss-s tirr~ and on~-haif um~s, muci,
- tho southern farm worker g~ts+
Now ,hcso things. submit. ought not to
30 Tbs agur~s wu have just given show the as.
cragr results pr farm worker. because sono read
ere nigh, otherwise think that greater number
Of workers per farm might account for larger
profits on tho Northern farms and no have shown
that this IL not 40. Considering then that tho
average Mississippi farm In 1900 produced oniy
s*st ~orth of products. the average Alabama
farm onY i4ns worth. and tho average Louisiana
farm only tess ~oTsh. ~o strike ar average of CT
actlY $500 pear puF farm for the three States.
An addition Of $500 more year therefore would
hef fz In nor WgAg nrv
farm. whereas Illinois showed In tho last
yrar 81 .5os. Indiana ss2i. and Iosa ti.Sss per
farm. or average for tn" three States Of 81"
zTs. Certainly. therefore. @ith average Of
tt.zTa In these three States are reasonable iu
aiming al even 81 600 for our territory.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

Able as arc 10 gro~ In our territory every
crop which Northern brothers gTow. besides
having Cd better climate. tsl longer growing
period. and f71 absolute monopoly of tho
greatest OF all American export rrupa. cotton ~lih
sugar and rice throsn In for good measure. tho
90. 900 Southern farmers who read The southern
Farm aasrttr have resolved to shoe their wide
awake Yankee ncighbors that Nc can at l"ast farm
~ well n they ean-and we have accordingly set
out In this series Of articles 10 consider together
just how can SC, the extra $500 year NC
ought 10 have.
"A foundation for working out this $500 more
a year. moreover. recognize three things az ~s
sential:
a. IT IL necdfal that vac r~aiisc our true con-
tition Little real progrcas wiil be- made with
out full knowlcdg. and appreciation OF tho fact
that wa are not accomplishing all that "a" might
60 We must ind the true causes at the present
backward condition OF our agriculture and
80 W. must diligently s"ck and apply the
means Ia remove these defects In our present ng-
rieuiturai system which prevent uH from winning
full measure of success.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02


tLU get it?
There is no bigger question than this before
the farmers of The Southern Farm Gazette's ter
ritory: and as Editor Poe has already shown In
his Washington City address there is no bigger
question before people gencrally-our bank
ers. our merchants our professional men. our rail-
roads. and the business world whole. II Ia
fundamental TO all Southern prosperity
There Is no question then as TO the dcsirabily
of our $500 more a year program-nor do We
believe there Is any question rs To its feasibility
According TO the Official figures Of tho last
United States Census each farmer in the North
Central States (ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Michigan.
Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa Missouri. North Da-
kota South Dakota. Nebraska, and Kansas earn
cd 81 0Ts year. while each farmer In the south
Central States mississippi. Alabama. Arkansas.
Louisiana. Tennessee. Kentucky Oklahoma. and
Texasl earned only $3.50 ycar-or x53s - year
less for the average farusr in The southern Farm
az~stcs territory than for his brother farmer Just
north at him.
WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02
Where Are We At 2"

CT7T THIS New Year season therefore let us.
|A like pruden, business men. take stock gen
IVY orally of present condition and ascer-
tain In what particulars wo have not been recaiv-
ing sufficient for our iabors 10 enabl. us To h"-
cure and enjoy many Of the necessities. com
forts and pleasures of life bent the dignity OF
IA Woodworking American citizen-farmcr.
Let us face the stern facts as TO the real cond-
ton of our agriculture And We can best nsccr-
tain this real condition. must admit. only by
taking the results obtained and methods used by
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02
Five Reasons for Our Poor Return.

lM1 y THE WHOLE. then. why are our ayeravo
III individual earnings so low
gJ And tho answer is
90 Because We use less agricultural
knowledge.
90 Because our soils are less produe
tive.
t3l Because We use less machine labor
and more hand labor or man labor
90 Because use too few horses and
mules
81 Because we have too little live stock
To consume waste products and Increase
tho fertility of tho soil.
Thc~o are not tho only causes OF our low aver.
age earnings. but they the principal ones tina,
wo may hope 10 correct. Lot ua take them I'M
separately aud consider them fairly and see II
our diagnosis ~ correct
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

IL IL not our purpose. at this time. 10 devote
much apac" To consideration of this caus. of our
small earnings. That fail generally TO use
III" agricultural knowledge available. and which
sa usod by gooi farmers everywhere. wili b.
readily admitted. and II In equally certain that
this results tn decreasing earnings. Our large
color~d population accounts for part OF this fall
nTc To avail ourselves Of tho agricultural knoxt
edgo available. but no, for all of H. Nothing short
Of min" nonths public school each year. compul-
sorry attendance and reorganization of our pub
lie school teaching will correct tho deficiency.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

farm products while the farmers of the oho,
states named are exclusively sellers of those prod.
ucta.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02
We Use Too Much Expensive Hand !.
Labor.

INV HiRD. We use too little machinery and '''
Hf~ much hand labor.
0-J Man labor IL always more expensive 'h"n
machine labor. tine man with modcrn machinery
could do the work that two, three or -FOUR INC"
with ~ nov do and increase his earnings wv" =.
three fold. In proof OF this. refer To the 'ap'o
above. and YOU Will see that each farm worker :"
our territory uses only ss6.19 worth OF iip's
ments aud machinery whereas the average ia''"
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

IN fRST then. wc have mentioned "a one main
KH cause OF our hackwardnesa that "wr use
III l-~s agricultural know i-slg-"
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

IN I'VE hundred dollars more year for th'
NH average Southern farmer: how can w
GO get it,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Enqlish Hot Breads.

Crumpets and mullins are usually
made together and served at the same
meal. Dissolve one-half yeast cake in
three cuDfuls of warm milk, add one
teaspoonful OF salt. two teaspoonfuls
of sugar and one tablespoonful of but
ter. Stir in about six cupfuls of -four
or enough to be too stiff to std, and
too soft to knead. Beat it long and
hard. To make crumpets, put one
third of the batter into another bowl
and add enough warm milk to make
batter that will pour slowly. Cover the
two bowls and put them in a warm
place to rise until light. The crum-
pets being softer. will soon be light
Heat the griddle slowly for half an
hour. Grease some narrow, large
rings and lay them on the griddle,
when hot draw one side and pour into
the rings fourth of an inch of bat
ter. Let them cook slowly until the
top is full of holes, and the surface
is dry, then turn ring and all over. and
let them cook three minutes. When
done they should be half of an inch
thick and but slightly colored. When
ready to serve them. toast on both
sides until brown and crisp.
When the mullins are light as honey
comb. turn the dough out on to we'll
Toured board. Break off bits of dough
the size of ducks egg, roll them out
in the flour without pressure (Which
will cause the gas to escape), and
without working any flour into the
dough. Let them stand on the board
until all are shaped, then lift one at a
time, shake off the -four and drop on
medium hot griddle, giving space
to spread. Let them cook very slow
ly. When the top looks dry, draw over
the hot part of the stove and slightly
brown, then turn them to cook on the
other side. 1t should take about 20
minutes to bake them, be light brown
and one inch thick When ready to
toast, break them all around the edge
as If you were going to split them.
then toast on both sides until the crust
will crack; pull apart, put generous
amount of butter inside, close 1t and
keep hot in the oven until ready.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY.
VIII Break Up a Cold in Twenty-Four
Hours and Cure Any Cough That
Is Durable.

The following mixture is often pre-
scribed and is highly recommended
for coughs, colds and other throat and
bronchial trouble. Mix two ounces
Of Glycerine. half-ounce of Virgin
Oil of Pine compound pure, and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. These can be
bought in any good drug store and cas-
lily mixed together in large bottle.
The genuine Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co., Cincinnati, and put up for dis
pensing in half-ounce walls.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Good Work Gojnu Forward,

Following whirlwind campaign
against consumption in Charleston, the
American tuberculosis exhibition OF
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis re
Gently opened another exhibition
movement in Greenville, S. c. After
January the work will be continued
in Columbia, s. c., in connection with
the session of the state legislature
Efforts will be made to secure an ap
preparation to fight tuberculosis. An
other exhibition of the National as
ISOLATION has just closed a campaign
in Colorado, and is now touring Okla
homa. A statewide fight will be
waged in this state. Later, this ex
hibition will go to Arkansas.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Just Married.

Gwendolyn seemed a bit unhappy
What is it, dearest?" murmured
Harry, solicitously.
Il was merely thinking how terrible
it would have been!" said Gwendolyn,
with a shudder.
Terrible? What would have been
terrible?" gasped Harry.
"Oh," returned Gwendolyn, IF your
father and mother had never met!
Or mine had never met! Or we'd
never have been born! Or hadn't
loved each other-or, Harry-Oh!
wouldn't it have been too terrible!"-
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Popcorn, the chiIdren's Favorite.

What a sense of comfort big dish
of popped corn gives us. For the chill
dren, they hail it with delight. while
the older members of the circle not
only enjoy the delicious crispness OF
the dainty morsels but the memories
of other days and pleasant fireside
parties which it recalls. What child
has not "floored" the parent some
time by the question: What makes
popcorn pop?"
Corn contains oil and moisture in
varying proportions. When heated
this expands, bursting the starch
grains and popping open the kernels
causing the explosion, which we call
popping.
In common corn this oil is not in
such large proportion so that when
heated it only cracks, without explo-
ding when heated.
Sometimes corn that is too dry will
not pop. To remedy this, pour water
over the corn in the pepper and shake
well before heating.
A nice way to pop corn and season
1t at the same time is to put 1t into
a dripping pan with small piece Of
butter and the needed salt, make a
cover of brown paper, by folding the
corners and fitting and pinning them.
Then put on a hot stove and shake
constantly. An iron kettle with tight
cover is commonly used, but 1t is not
as easy to keep the corn stirring In
that as in the pan.
II the corn is popped in pepper the
butter is melted and poured over the
corn in thin stream, stirring all the
fine. Then add the required amount
of salt and it is ready to serve.
A few recipes for preparing popcorn
dainties may be acceptable especially
to the young people.
Popcorn Balls.
put threefourths of cupful of light
brown sugar. half cupful of molasses
and tablespoonful of vinegar togeth-
ed In buttered saucepan. Cook with
out stirring until it becomes brittle.
when dropped in water, then add one
fourth of a cupful of butter and when
it spins thread 1t is done. Add one
fourth or a teaspoonful of soda and
pour ina fine stream over four quarts
of popcorn, stirring until evenly dis
tributed. Dip the hands in cold water
and quickly mold the balls into shape.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
ThInas Nice to Know.

Save all the little pieces of toilet
soap, dry them and pound to powder.
Add one tablespoonful of olive oil to a
cupful of powdered soap. Heat all to-
gether and pour into wide-mouthed
jar to cool. This is nice to use when
good lather is wanted for the hands
or neck.
Have small cushion fastened to
the arm of the sewing machine to hold
needles and pins. 1t will be found to
be very useful.
Fruit or vegetables should be re-
moved at once from the tin can, other
wise if opened the air acts upon the
acid Of the fruit and tin. forming a
poisonous compound.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Stamps of German Domestics.

Each week there is pasted in the
little blank book that every servant
girl in Germany must possess post
age stamp to the value of about five
cents.
This stamp is donation, compul-
sorry under the German law, which the
mistress must afford the servant
Should the girl fall ill, the stamps are
redeemed by the government, or the
servant may retain the stamps indefi-
nitely until, when she has attained a
ripe old age, the government pays her
a premium for them.-The Sunday
Magazine
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Is Prayer Geographical?

Not long ago. in an important coun-
ty In Ohio, the women and others
prayed that 1t would go dry" and 1T
did. A few days later, the people in
Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Is
land, prayed that these counties would
become desiccated and count of
the votes showed that there was moth
ing doing. In both cases only those
people prayed who were accustomed
to that form of weapon. According.
ly there is strong suggestion that
prayer, like the tariff, is local
ISSUE
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Pathos Out of place in Schools.

In an address at teachers insti-
tute Miss Martha Sherwood said that
sad and pathetic stories should have
no place in the public schools. She
declared the pupils great need is hui
morous stories and the kind that
make children roll on the ground
with laughter. Anything to make
them laugh. and laugh loudly" she
said. ut makes them grow, puts
sunshine into their lives and develops
contented men and women"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Maearoni the Popular italian Dish

MaCdToni INC FopuIdT ttdidH LIST.
Macaroni used to be exclusively
manufactured abroad; but now the
American product is much used. There
are many varieties and as many
shapes of the foreign variety, both yell
low and white.
The wheat from which the macaroni
was first made, was cultivated in
southern Europe and Algeria. 1t is a
hard semi-translucent variety, rich in
gluten and other heterogeneous COM
pounds. In Italy it is called semolina.
There are any number of macaroni
factories now, all over the country, as
the American product is becoming rec
ognized. Macaroni wheat is grown
here extensively, SO that the United
States will some time be entirely in
dependent of foreign macaroni. AS O
food, macaroni is a valuable one and
as it is usually prepared in combina-
ton with other foods of nutritive val
ne, like eggs and cream. thus making
it doubly valuable.
For a dish that is heavy enough for
the main one at luncheon, or a supper
dish, the following is good:
Lucaniam Eggs.
Cook five eggs hard, remove the
shells when cold and slice in Fights
lengthwise. Make cupful and half
of rich white sauce. Put a layer of
cooked macaroni In buttered baking
dish, then a layer of white sauce and
egg, bits of butter. pepper and salt,
and a touch of anchovy essence, re-
peat, using one cupful of macaroni.
Cover with buttered crumbs and bake
until hot, and the crumbs well
browped.
There are any number of ways of
combining macaroni with different
foods. as escalloped dishes. With to-.
matoes they are especially good. One
of the favorites of our Italian friends
is called macaroni la Levornese.
which is made of layer of cooked
macaroni. then a few mushrooms
cooked in milk and seasoned. layer
of tomato (strained), then sprinkled
with Cheddar or Parmesan cheese
(American will do as welD, and baked
half an hour
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Chicken with Bacon.


Split and clean two young chickens.
Place in a dripping pan and sprinkle
with salt, one tablespoonful of red
pepper, chopped, and two tablespoon
fuls of green pepper, tablespoonful
of chopped onion and one tablespoon
full of chopped parsley. Cover with
thin strips of fat bacon and bake until
the chicken Is tender. Remove to the
platter and make gravy of three ia
blespoonfuls of fat from the pan, four
tablespoonfuls of -four and one cupful
of chicken stock. and a half cupful Of
cream, season well.
Chicken Cooked In Milk.
Clean and cut up chicken as for fric-
assoc; dust well with salt and pepper
and dredge with -four. Lay In drip
ping pan and nearly cover with rich
milk.
Bake until the chicken is tender, in
a moderate oven. Remove the chicken
and pour around 1t the white sauce
which will be thickened by the flour.
Chill Con Carne.
Cut up, season anu Try III putter
two young chickens. Rub through a
sieve eight canned red peppers. If
the fresh ones are used the veins and
seeds are removed and the peppers
cooked until soft. Add one teaspoon
full of salt. one onion, finely chopped.
two cloves of garlic chopped fine, the
chicken and boiling water to cover.
Cook until the chicken is tender.
Thicker the sauce with three table
spoonfuls each of flour and butter.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
BrArE OF ONO orrr OF TOLEDO. I .

LUCAS COUNTY. S.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he b senior
partner of the firm OF +. J. CHENEY & Co.. doing
business in the City OF Toledo. County and State
Aforesaid. and that said nrm will pay the sum oil
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
csa> of csTAKRH that cannot be- cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH CURE
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence
this 9Th day of December. A. d. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON.
zeal NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

Wv HENE'ER a noble deed. Il
wrought,
Whenever is spoken a noble thought,
Our hearts in glad surprise
To higher levels rise.
The tidal wave of deeper souls
Into our Utmost being rolls,
And lifts us unawares,
Out of all meaner cares"
Henry w. Longfellow.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
PERHAPS So.

Your wife does not appear to be
satisfied"
"She ought to be. she always has
her own way. Oughtn't she be salts
fed when l always let her have her
own way without opposition"
Shed be better satisfied with 1t if
she had to fight for it."
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
JUST WANTED A SENSATION
Tender Passion Not the Only Thing
That Prompted Young Mans
Question:.

The girl was very rich and the
young man was poor, but honest. She
liked him, but that was all, and he
knew it. One night he had been a
little more tender than usual.
you are very rich," he ventured.
Yes" she replied. frankly. 81 am
worth $1,250,00O"
And l am poor"
"Yes."
"Will you marry me?"
mo"
Il thought you wouldn't"
Then why did you ask me?"
when he loses $1,250,00o."
trated Sunday Magazine.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
A Rare Good Thjno,

"Am using Aliens Foot-Ease, and can
truly say 1 would not have been without
1t so long, had known the relief it would
give my aching feet. 1 think 1t a rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet
Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence, R.
l." Sold by all Druggists, Csc. Ask to-day
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Disapprovai.

What makes those two women turn
up their noses at each other so super
ciliously?"
Possibly" replied Miss Cayenne,
each got glimpse of the current
novel the other was reading"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
pesnerate but Effeotlve.

Knicker - So Jones has a good
scheme?
Bocker-Yes; he carries little dy-
Mantle to blow up any auto that runs
over him.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

You can't blame the man who has
got his winters coal in for feeling
just little better than the rest of
the neighborhood.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
NY@kll,I'EGCjnEN1
|22a3Hee3ABENET

- OR occasion hath all her hair
on her forehead: when she
is past you may not recall her. She hath
no tuft whereby you can lay hold on her.
for she is bald on the hinder part of her
head. and never returneth again."
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

A married man can always get lit
tie of his sentence for bad behavior.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

~ UR sex you know was after
yours designed
The last perfection of the Makers mind
Heaven drew out all the Gold for us and
left your Dross behind
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
.[77s97.Salks.sNlI1l
Han is the seeret Of your lIfe?'

Wv HAT is the secret of your life?
asked Mrs. Browning of
Charles Kingsley: tell me that may
make mine beautiful too" He replied: II
had friend."-W c. Cannot.
He who gives better homes, better
books. better tools. a fairer outlook and
a better hope. him will we crown with
laurels. "-Emerson
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

Some people suffer continually with
tired, aching and swollen feet. Little do
they know how soothing is Hamlins Wiz
thankful, happy feet in the morning.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teetdng sofIens the gums, reduces In
nammation alays pain cures wind collie CSC bottle
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
Some Unusual Ways Of Serving
Chicken

We tire of the roast chicken, fried
or fricasseed chicken, and long for
new ways of serving the tender. deli
cate and appetizing fowl. Here are
few ways that may be new and one or
two that are original.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

We don't blame man for growIin
If his wife treats him like dog.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets regulate and inyi
crate stomach liver and bowels. Supar-coate
tiny granules. easy to take as candy.