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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
Hogs in Partnership.

A workable solution for the diff
cult problem of keeping fertility on
rented farms and yet make it possible
for tenants to secure cash value for
their crop has been found by J.
Dwight Funk, of Mclean County, H.
linois. The past season ~, tried it
and both landlord and tenant profited
handsomely by the deal. The fine
thing about it for the tenant was that
the usual lack of capital did not ham,
per him from becoming a stockman
and sharing stockman's satisfaction
and profits. 1t offers inducements to
tenants to keep on the same farm
year after year and build it up to in
creasingly higher yields.
For the tenant to start with. Mr..
Funk provided the boars and thirty
brood sows-twenty Chester Whites
and ten Poland-Chinas. 1t was agreed
that the tenant should take care of
the hogs and keep up the original
stock out of their produce. The hogs
were fed from undivided corn so that
each partner furnished half the feed.
All other expenses were borne equal
ly, except that the tenant paid IS
an acre rent for the pasture where
these hogs ran with other stock, in
Guiding a small flock of sheep handled
on a similar partnership basis, and
after harvest the stock ran on the
In, I'D, -
When the hogs were sold the pro-
ceeds were divided equally.
In estimating his returns on the
deal, Mr.. Funk considered the thirty
sows worth $40 each, or a total of
5000. Interest on this at six per
cent. would make $36 annual ex-
I.ense for the landlord. The sows
raised IT'S pigs, or an average of
nearly six to the lit, They ate
1910 bushels of corn, one-half of
which would be 900 bushels; and
this at sixty cents made 1852 for his
half of the feed. Mr.. Funk's half of
other expenses amounted to $23,
making a total outlay on his part of
$611 for all expenses, including in
terest on the stock of sows.
The pigs sold for $3062.40, most
of them going over the scales when
fat, and eighteen or twenty boar pigs
selling at $12 apiece at weaving time.
Mr.. Funk's half of the receipts for
hogs was $1531.2O. Deducting his
expenses of $611, he had a net return
of $4,000.
1t would be hard to find any easier
money to be made by a landlord, as
this is mostly profit, for the corn was
charged to the hogs at the market
price of sixty cents bushel. The
only thing that was not counted, for
the reason that it could not be esti-
mated with any degree of accuracy,
was the small amount of corn these
pigs got after cattle during four
of the time. A liberal allow
ance for this would still leave a large
cash profit for the landlord. Setting
the tenants pasture against the in
terest charged the landlord on the
sows leave a fine profit for the ten
ant on his work of caring for the
Gazette.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
Can You Do This Sum?

II a bookkeeper on a salary of S12
week steals $144,00O from a bank
IN small city, how much ought an
o1ilce boy on salary of SO a week
take from a New York corporation?
Back of this question in mental arith-
metic lie two serious thoughts. Men
and boys who are responsible for vast
sums of money or who can obtain ac-
cess to them should be adequately
paid for the services they render and
the moral character they must pos
sess to resist great temptation. They
should also be heavily bonded, checks
should be placed upon them and a
strict oversight of their work should
be provided PROVIDENCE Bulletin.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
For Wheat and Oats.

Fall-sown wheat and oats are
greatly helped by narrowing them
with sharp-toothed harrow as soon
as the land is dry enough, if they
have not been heaved out by the
frost. After narrowing, let stand a
week and then roll, preferably With
a ridge and furrow roller. ,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
Modern Farm Methods
AS Applied i'm the South.
Notes of Interest to Planter,
Fruit Grower and StOckrRan

such cases, first close all doors and
windows and dust the room well with
the powder Casually at night and
leave it so for several hours. 1t is
good idea to burn a spoonful or two
on hot embers so that the fumes may
fill the room. Be sure that the pow
der is fresh, because when old 1t
often fails to kill.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22

The British salmon is said to be
worth $3.50 ton.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22

of the pen which keeps the SOW from
lying up against partition and kill
ing young pigs, which large SOW will
often do. The tenders should project
at least eight inches into the pen and
allow eight inches clear between the
fender and the floor.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
Milk Thieves Baked.

Only the police know the thou
sands upon thousands of milk bottles
that are stolen in big city in year.
Most Of the milk thieves are poor folk
who are too hungry to resist the
temptation of food and drink so easily
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
FORMULAE FOR SPRAY MIX
TUEES.
Copper Sulphatc Solution.

Copper Sulphatc Solution.
Copper Sulphate (bluestone),
. to A pounds
Water ................ so gallons
Dissolve the copper sulphate in a
bucket of hot water as it dissolves
more quickly in hot water; and dilute
to the desired quantity. Use wooden
or earthen vessels for copper sulphate
solution. This solution is to be used
on dormant plants, before the leaves
have expanded.
Bordeaux Mixture.
Copper Sulphate .......4 pounds
Unslaked Lime ........5 pounds
Copper Sulphate .......3 pounds
Unslaked Lime 6 pounds
water .......5 SO gallons
For all stone fruits, after leafing
out.
No. / can be used on these plants
during the dormant season.
Dissolve the copper sulphate as
mentioned above, Stake the lime in
bucket of water and dilute with sew
eral gallons of water and strain
through coarse cloth to free the
mixture of the small Jumps. They
interfere with the free flow of the
mixture through the spray nozzles.
Mix the two solutions together after
diluting each to twenty-five gallons.
Use this for rots, molds, mildews and
all funguous diseases. For potato
blight add two pounds more of cop
per sulphate.
A combined fungicide and insecti-
eide for biting insects may be made
by adding eight ounces of either
Paris Green or London Purple, Green
Arsenoid or Arsenate of Lead to the
above.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change OF Life,
says Mrs. ChaS. Barclay
Graniteville, vt. -"I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
LydiaE.P inkham's
We ge ia Bile Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, asst
restored nay health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
LydiaE. Pinkham's
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-22
Well.Made narrowing Pen.

The illustration shows view of the
corner of narrowing pen. 1t is pro-
vided with fender around the inside
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
WITH THE sOws AND PIGS.

As narrowing time approaches we
find that it pays to be on friendly
ternns with the brood sOWS, for even
Il the, are given the best of food and
care there are certain losses we can
not preyent. Many hog raisers will
laueh at the idea of making friends
With the brNod sows, but we have
found it a paying proposition to be
ah1e TO go among the sows and tn cir
litters and handle them in q careful
manner during the farrOWing period
and for few days after. The young
pigs must have dry nests and the bed
ding should be changed frequently
and lime or some other dlslnfestant
snrinkled in the nest when it is
cleaned MANY young pigs become in
fected iwth disease through their ma
yels coming in contact with damp and
foul nests.
SOW should be fed light rations
during the farroWing period and for
a few days after, although I do not
believe in the starvation rations ad-
vised by many writer's and authorities
The feed may be gradually increased
for the next few days until at three
weeks she is giving all of the milk that
she is capable of producing. AT this
time the young pigs should be fed
separate from the SOW. but where they
can go in and out of the farrowing
pen as they choose.
Skim milk, wheat middlings and
shelled corn are excellent FOODS for
the young pigs at this period.
BY this method the pigs become
accustomed to the change of food and
there is no falling away in condition
when they are removed from the SOW.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
A LITTLE OF EV Elk lIHING.

1t is rather singular that American
feeders first learned the value OF their
own cotton seed meal as a cattle 1000
and milk producer from the more
critical feeds of Europe.
Danish bacon, the bacon having the
highest value in English markets, on
account Of it's firmness and delicate
flavor. is finished for market with
American cotton meal.
In a steer feeding experiment in
Texas. rice bran added to ration OF
cotton seed meal and hulls, IN two out
of three trials, gave an increased rate
of gain at a lower cost.
Barley is said to be fine for hogs
but it is also a good food for cattle,
and can be used for horses to good ad-
vantage, if properly fed.
Mr.. Robert Steele. of South Vine
land, Washington, has eighty trees
from which he picked ten bushels Of
almonds last season. They are Of the
hard shell variety, which is more
hardy than the soft shell. Many or
chanlists are setting out almond trees,
as they believe they viii prove a prof
liable crop.
The United States farmer is, col
Iectively. the most wealthy capitalist
the world has ever known. BY the
Iasa census the farmers had invested
in agriculture in United States 500
600. 100000 which last year produced
$1,000. 100000. Such a yearly income
means s5SO,O00,000 month or S19,-
600, 600 a day.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
WHITE. CHINA GEES!, POPULAR

The White China geese are thought
by many to be the best layers of all
geese.
good breeding goose two years
old or older with good care will Law
from thlrty-flye to sixty eggs in a
season. Breeding geese should not
be too fat. as the eggs from fat geese
never hatch.
IN the summer time. when they can
set plenty of grass. they do not need
single kernel of grain, and they will
thrive and keep in fine condition with
out it.
The number Of eggs that a goose
Will lay, and the fertility of those
eggs IS largely determined by the care
given the breeding birds during the
winter months. If they receive prom
er care the reward of the care-taker
IS sure.
The eggs Of the White China geese
are very fertile and hatch in thirty
fine days. The gosTngs ;xre quite
strong when hatched and soon IRE
"a bic to run around.
Feed the little goslings during the
flrst few days on bread moistened
with little water. AS soon as they
begin to pick at the grass. and then
they DO not require much attention.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
NOTES FOR THE FLOWE LOVER.

Sow seeds of aster SALIVA, and cos
mos in the window box.
1t is useless TO put most seeds into
the ground until it is warmed up and
dry enough to work UP light. Corn
planting time is about the aVera sc
time for most flower seeds.
The sweet pea is notable excep-
ton. The earlier it can be tucked into
the ground the better. Do not wait
for fine weather, but in the first pleas
ant days work up the soil as we'll as
possible and plant the seed.
in planting mixed sweet peas, YOU
can tell whether the flowers Will be
light or dark by the color of the seed.
If YOU have a shady spot, try pan
sizes and ferns
Portulaca, Petunias nasturtiums s.
and California popy reel in the hot
test sunshine.
Unless YOU have plenty Of spare
time, do not try too many varieties.
A plot of sweet peas will furnish
flowers in abundance for cutting cur
ing the whole summer Asters the
long-Stemed varieties, make a q = play
in autumn rivalling the chrysanthe-
mum.
bed Of nasturtiums will supply
blossoms until frost comes.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19

enough, next day the road was So
smooth and nice / went over it i'm a
fast trOt with comparative ease. In
fact some parts of the road would he "a
credit to the streets Of WadeshOro.
and to my own knowledge no work
has been done only with the dTag. SO
one who has not tried the drag or seen
one at work, has but a faint idea the
good one Will do when properly man
aged. Mr p. J.. HOugh has ona that
he tried for the first time on his road
and it did wonderful work. H says
he can do more and better work
with his team and drag than he could
with fifty negroes in the old Wy.
There are others who are making
dragS on my route that means better
roads for me. Every section of road
IN the county should have one Of these
dTags, even if the county has to pay
for it. COmpulsion by the county tn
use the drag in working the roads
ought to be enforced at least every
three months.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
WATCHEUINESS At LANDING
TIME.

A successful shepherd will not spare
himself at lambing time. Hes must
need spend some sleepless nights if he
would save all of his lambs. If a
small separate compartme can be
provided for eac eve and she is cOh-
tinned therein just a bout the period
OF lamIng much personal attention,
may be avoided but if ewes are allowed
to run together in a large shed or en-
closure the shepherd must be on hand
to look after the youngsters and see
that the weak ones are made to suck
as soon dropped and to prevent
them from being chilled
If the shepherd should find q lamb
apparently almost dead from exposure
it should at once be placed in a tub of
moderately hot water, in a few min
utes the heart will resume it's action
the blood will course through the little
body and if rubbed dry and placed in
a warm spot the youngster will soon
be all right. We have seer lambs
picked up stiff and apparently with
out life and resusticated in this man
ner and within an hour VIGOROUSLY
taking its milk from the mother.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
SOME LESSONS IN FLOWING
(BN l. G. Stein.


Have the field true on all sides: that
is, it may be longer enc way than the
other, but each side should be Strai ght
so if YOU plow straight when YOU
start you will have the dead burrows
even and no wedges at the end.
There Will also be odd shaped
pieces in the centre to make a lot of
extra turning.
The crooked way is used by many,
who start q furrow any old place on
one end of the field and drive to the
other end with out q mark to go by. A
little crook to people of this kind does
not seem to be of much Importance
but crooked burrows always take ex-
ira time and are a nuisance in gen
eral.
Another thing which saves much
time particularly in harvest. is a
space which should be left between
the fence and the field unplOWed. This
should be about sixteen feet wide and
should be SoWn to grass. This strip
viii save going through the grain with
binder and back, and it also saves
hired man a lot of extra work in
shocking, as he can start as soon as
the reaper does ana will not have to
wait until q SWath is cut in which to
place the shock
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
MORE WAYS THAN ONE

From Texas comes the story of ?
farmer near Dallas. who discovered
that his faVorite turkey hen had lef+
10 eggs to cool off. and fearing that
they would be spoiled he pressed a
sobRer into service. The eoIJ1er
took kindly to the job from the sta rt
but after week began to show signs
OF restlessness. The farmer sl,pnliad
him with a ration Of whiskey-soaLa6
corn and with comfortable lag on
me soppler consented to remain on
the nest. The neightors say that dur
ing the entire period of incubation
the farmer Kept the gobbler so tinsv
that he could not leave his Job.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19

Every year we see the necessity of
having an abundance of ensilagc and
roots to carry the live stock Wei
through the spring months. 1t is
great mistake to feed out all Of the
succulent feeds during the fan ana
early winter and compel the farm
animals to consume the dry. inferior
folders during the spring when they
are falling away in condition, Neither
is it good policy TO turn the animals
out to pasture too early in the spring
1t belongs to the Penny wise and
pound foolish poicv that too many "f
US are practising 1t is much better To
spend q few dollars for grains and
house feed our animals longer than
to expose them to the cold blasts "f
late winter and early spring. Soum1
policy dictates this and humanity
also
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19

Indianapolis. Ind, April 16-TgeD.
tenant George Cornwallis- West Of
London, is i'll in hotel in this city
He has made every effort To keep his
identity secret. While on his wav
from Mexico to New York Lieutenant
CrrnW West was stricken with \
malady which the physicians have re
fused to make public. Lieutenant
Cornw lis West is the husband Of the
former Lady Randolph Churchill the
famous American mother of Winston
Spencer Churchill.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
Using the Drag on Rural Routes in
AnSOn
iRural Carrier in WadesbOrO Messen-
ger and lntelligencer)

tRural Carrier in Wadesboro Messen-
ger and 1ntelligencer)
Just why every road overseer in
the county does not use a road drag
IN working the roads is strange to
me- one can be made at practically
no expense. Surely they do not know
the real benefit they are in worl1ing e
the roads. or they would not work the
roads without one. Everybody knows
What deplorable condition the roads
OF the county have been in for the
last SIX months. In some places al
most impossible, such was the cOndi-
uon OF the roads over which | had
TO take the mails. Just to give Won
some idea of what can be done with
the drag, ] Will give you a little of
my experience.
Near the home of Mr.. j. E. Grav
was g piece of road 500 yards long
SO bad that | had to take to the fields
and woods to get along On We'd
nesday last | met Mr.. w S Watkins
with his team and road drag Just be-
yond that bad place. Mr.. Watkins
told me that he was going to fix the
road SO that | could pass over il in .
rot the next day. and while knew
lhe drag would do wonderful worI,
l doubted if it could be done the
road was so very bad But s,,re
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19

The Maryland station tested Ner-
nelS of sweet corn with regard q"
their sugar content. PracticallE the
same sugar content was contained 'h
kernels Of a deep amber color and
those more or less transparent, bat
the lowest percentage of sugar in th"
fine wrinkled kernels was above Oh.
average percentage in the Cuar7'
wrinkled and the highest percentalt
of sugar in the indiNid uaI ears Ia>-
ing coarse wrinkles was much less
than the average in the fine wrinAI"a
ones.
1t is estimated that the last corn
crop would require $4,000 trains
cars each to TRANSPORT all Of il.
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19

An agent was going through 'h'
country selling a ne wchurn. At "0"
farm house he asked the wife if -.
didn't need a patent churn. She ~a..
Yes, ] do and as the man start. .
after it. she inquired, us it . rGd..-
churn ?' mo, not exactly. but VIII.
kind Of a churn is that" well. a"-
swered the housewife MY hushaA&
always buys riding plows, riding ...
tVators. riding hay-rakes ana -a ID
thlng, and I've made up my m'ha
,tftlt I'm going to have d 1io-H9
churn"
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19
RFF CIUTURE FOR BEGINNERS
Provide Your Bees With Comfortable Quarters You "ouo nave
Good Results

This must be accurate or the II
will not fit.
The two end pieces should come be
tween the sides and, if necessary, pc
nlaced a little in or out to secure eA-
act length The supers are construct
ed in a similar way The lumber IoF
the hive frames should be bought IN
long strips; simply ripped out OF some
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19

Mrs. G. H. Bigelow, of Minneapolis.
has an ordinary barn-yard "bidd>
with no claims to special breed or
arlstocratic ancestry which laid an
egg weighing six ounces, containing
two yOlkS
The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-19

F1fty-One million barrels of cement
are used every year The large ill.,
crease in the last five years IS due
largely to the greater use made q il
on farms, for dwellings, stock house-.
and even fence posts
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-10-20
"I'II Speak to Clara Tonight"

swer there. Presently she returned to
the fact that Shima was waiting to
close the door, Halfway across the
hall she paused again, looking
thoughtfully down the rose-colored WIS.,
ia of the drawing-room, and up at the
broad black march of the stair. Vague
mysteries peered at her from every
side. Which should she fee from?
Which walk boldly up to and dispel?
She went upstairs slowly, She stood
in her dressing-room absently before
the mirror. She touched the hard,
unyielding stone of the ring under the
thin bodice of her gown. She re-
called the morning when she had gone
to get it, before anything had hap
pened and the lure Of life had been so
exquisite.
And yet she didn't wish herself
back, but only forward. Now she had
no leisure to imagine, to pretend, to
enjoy, only the breathless sense that
she must get forward. The chatter.
ing clock on her mantel warned her
of the passing time and set her hur.
rying into her walking gown, her hat
her gloves, as If the object of her er.
rand would only wait for her a mo
ment longer. When, for the second
time, she opened the house door, she
didn't hesitate. She descended into
the white fog that covered all the city
Above her the stone facade of her
house loomed huge and pinkish in the
mist. Her spirits rose with the feel
ing that she was going adventuring
again, leaving that house where fol
the last two days she had awaited
events with suoa vivid apprehensions
She hurried fast down the damp, glis
tening pavement. seeing long. din
gray faces Of houses glimmer by, see
ing figures come toward her through
the fog, grow viyid, pass, and hearing
at intervals the hoarse. lonely voice
of the fog-horn at "The Heads" reach
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-10-20

fore him. But though her appearance
was passive enough for the most eX.
acting lover her will had never been
in more vigorous revolt. She knew
Harry was taking her WEAKNESS for
acquiescence, and she let him take it
so. She even followed him into the
hall, and with a vague idea Of further
Precipitation. nodded away Shima and
opened the door for him herself.
The fog was a chasm of white out
side Harry turned on the brink of it.
by the way. where's Clara?"
why, do you want to see her? She
will be out all day. She's dining with
the Willie Herricks."
NO, don't want to see her, but, by
the way, she's not dining with the
Willie Herricks; she's dining with the
Buffers. / heard her make the en-
gagement yesterday"
"Oh, no, Harry, I'm sure you're mis-
taken"
We'll, it doesn't matter. All want
to know is, why did you show that
ring to Clara before it was set?"
She was genuinely aghast. II did
not" she flashed What made you
think l had?"
He shrugged. well, she asked me
where we got it. l don't see why wo-
men always talk those things over"
He was looking at her inquiringly.
Well, l haven't" she said quickly.
Have you?"
lie looked out upon the fog. Told
her where we got it, do you mean?
No, just chaffed her. I'd look out,
If I were you. She strikes me as
damned curious" He stood moment
on the threshold looking from Flora
to the chasm of fog outside, as If he
were choosing between two chances.
Il think I'll take that ring this morn
ing" he said slowly.
The deliberate words came to her
with a shock. BAIT in the moment,
while she looked into Harrys moody
face, she realized how impossible to
make scene over what must still be
maintained as a trivial matter be-
twixt them-the mere resetting of a
jewel; what should she do to put him
off? She looked up at him and saw
with relief that his face was turned
! from her to the fog, as If he had Cor
gotten her. Then, still with ave.eed
head, as if he addressed the white
ness, or himself,-"No," he deter
mined, 81 won't. I'll take 1t when
come back" He pulled himself to.
gether with an effort, with smile.
THAT is" he turned to her, IF you're
in no great hurry about the setting?
Very we'll, then. In day or two"
He, plunged away into the fog. A
few rods from the door he disap-