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The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
KNAPP PLAN OF AGRICULTURE
Attained Remarkable Results in Pre- venting Wreckage of Cotton In-
 dustry by Boil Weevil.

The Farmers Cooperative Demon stration Work, inaugurated in 1904 to introduce a better system of agri- culture in the South and specifically to prevent the wreckage of the cotton industry after the advent of the boil weevil, has attained remarkable re- suits. From one field agent it has in creased to 430, from one farm to 60,000 farms, from a few farmers instructed to 75,000 instructed, from work in one state to work in 12 states.
 Dr. s. A. Knapp of the Department of Agriculture who is at the head of this work, employs the most success full methods known to scientific farm ing. By better drainage, better prep aration of the soil, better selection of seed, and better tillage, the yield has been greatly increased, and by the growth of legumes and the skillful management of fertilizers, the worn out soil of many places has been re- deemed The superiority of the dem onstration methods may be seen by a few comparative figures. Last year in Virginia 896 farmers working under the direction of pr. Knapp's agents averaged Al bushels of corn to the acre, while the average yield of the state was 23 bushels. In North Caro- lima the demonstration men averaged 10 bushels and the state 16.S bushels. n this state, also, Dr. Knapp averaged 1,23S pounds of seed cotton per acre on an acreage of 2,200 acres, and the state approximately GOO pounds. In Georgia, Dr. Knapp averaged 1903 pounds against TOO for the state. Mer- chants in some sections agree to sup ply the farmers only on condition that they use Dr. Knapp's methods.
 The most striking thing accomplish ed by the movement last year and this has been the restoration of confidence in the delta sections of Mississippi and Louisiana by demonstrating that cot ton can be raised successfully in spite of the boil weevil By planting a cot ton that natures early, by shallow and intensive cultivation to hasten ma turity, and by destruction of the punc- tured squares, it has been proved that an excellent yield can be made in spite of the weevil, and no further pan ic need be expected when this pest invades a section.
 The Boys Corn club, with 46,O00 boys now learning scientific farming, is one of the most important divisions of the work, and means that hereafter many young men will remain on the farm to attain distinction and leader ship instead of fiocking to the cities for competition in crowded employ ments
 The great value of the work is in so readjusting agriculture as to make 1t matter of large profit, the outcome of which is to reconstruct the rural home and give to country life the po- tential influence it should have.-Col- Hers
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21

Trouble will meet any man half way Opportunity seldom comes with a letter of introduction
 A wise man says just enough and then puts the lid on
 Cheerfulness is often the art of con cealing your real felings
 Many budding genius has devel. oped into a blooming idiot.
 When the milk of human kindness Is loppered it tastes very sour.
 There was never a cloud so thick that the sun could not dispel it.
 You cannot take a correspondence course in the school of experience One of the commonest forms of be- ing conceited is thinking you aren't The only people who cant see the bright side of life are those who won't look.
 The other fellow has no more brains that you have, but he may use them better.
 When the worst of one gets the best of one it is high time to take a new course.
 
 says that the way to keep the boy on the farm is to board the school-ma' am Which would you rather be, a bam- boo-rod fisherman without any fish, or an alderpole boy with full string? Patience ordinarily is commendable; but the kind of patience now needed for the reform of politics is of the bair-tripSer variety
 The merchant who cultivated the good quality of courtesy in business as little as some farmers do would go bankrupt inside six months.
 Some folks are so pessimistic that they refuse to take the cup of life's gladness today because they are afraid they may go thirsty tomorrow Some people. like the moon, shine with reflected radiance. They can be bright enough if their surroundings are bright. But it is better to be like the sun, center radiating life and light.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Better, Not More, Farming.

Any future increase in production and in the profits of farming must come largely from better methods of farming. The soil must be cultivated more intelligently; it's fertility must be promoted by the addition of ma nure, by the destruction of weeds at the season when they may be made useful as fertilizer, and by the com plete eradication of such as choke out and prevent the growth and develop ment of field crops. The cultivation of more land will not solve the ques- tion of more porfits. Too much land has already been broken in the at tempt at proft-making, resulting in loss of profits and fertility. The cost of production is increased by slack methods of cultivation and the result ing low yields, or expensive methods Of maintaining high yields.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
PENN, THE RAMBLER

Frisco and Duluth and New Orleans All along the line of the Mexican Cen tral, clear down into Yucatan, one may see that same nom de road, Penn the Rambler" with an arrow drawn through and the direction of his wanderings below.
 Penn was in the railroad yards at Grand Island, Neb., one day, carving his monaker on the side of a boXcar. A short man walked up to him. eyed his artistic efforts for a moment, and then snapped: Hey, you! What are you trying to do to my cars?o
 Penn told him.
 The man laughed. "Why, Eve seen that same signature all over my sys- lem"
 Your system?" exclaimed the Ram bier.
 Then the little man introduced him. self as E. H. Hartman He ques- toned the Rambler for a few moments as to the time a man lon the bum" can make. Penn told him he would undertake to ride from Boston to San Francisco in ten days without paying a cent for fare.
 A crowd of railroad officials, who had overheard the boast, quickly made up purse of Sl,000 to be given to the Rambler should he make good Penn beat it to Boston, got one of the off cials to call the time-and showed up at the Frisco offices of the Southern Pacific just eight days, one hour and fifty minutes later. to claim the money, he says.
 I'm not panhandler," said the Rambler yesterday. q work at any thing I can find for money to eat and sleep on. But I don't pay railroad fares"
 The Rambler got into Chicago from the Northwest via Milwaukee. He pulled out the other night for Indian. apolis, on the Big Four road, bound south.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
He Knew.

A small boy brought up by fire eating father to hate anything con nected with England or the English was consigned recently to eat dinner with the nurse while the family enter tained a genuine English lord in the dining room. The grown-ups' meal had come to that twenty minutes past stage where conversation halts direct ly, when childish treble fell upon the dumb-waiter shaft from the kitchen. This is what the astonished nobleman heard:
 'Fe. if, fo, fun,
 T smell the blood of an English nun. Wasp.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
American Aariculturists May Get Much Valuable Information at
 Coming Exhibition.

Rerne.-Switzerland has just per foctad plans for an exhibition that wil, interest Americans, particularly those who are feeling the stress Of the high cost of living in the cities, and +be listening to the call of back to the farm" Especially will the exhi- h;tiop appeal to those who are con r;dorine the reoccupation of the abandoned farms of New England; for if there is a country anywhere on earth that could teach the hill and mountain valley farmer of any other country how to wrest a living rom their holdings to the best advantage it is Switzerland.
 In Switzerland farming has been conducted on the intensive principle for centuries; all sorts and conditions of soils, locations, and even climates had to be dealt with to provide a hardy people with livelihood. This
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
I caves in Roadmaking.

Leaves would not be regarded as a good substitute for macadam lh hioS' narts of the country but they serve az road making material very satisfactor ilv in Florida. Miles of road In that state would be practically impossible on account of the deep sand if the Iono.,eaf pine wasn't used. The leaves of this tree look something like straw They are raked over the sandy road he'd every October and form a road that reminds one of a velvet carpet horse doesn't make the slightest noisa in travelling over one of these roads
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Benefit Land and Renter.

The renting of land on short leases according to w. J. Spillman, agricul- turist in charge of Farm Management, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washing ton-for the purpose of growing grain for market, is one of the surest means of reducing the productive power Of the soil; but the domestic animal, with
 wellmanaged pastures and rational systems of crop rotation, is pre-emi- nently adapted to the development or
 permanent systems of profitable farm- ing Land owners must take steps to improve renting methods by stocklhs farms with a full complement ot do- mestic animals, and by giving longer leases. whereby the renter may reap the reward of intelligent management
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
WF4A TMAINE OWES TOSPRUCE

up about 60,000000 feet of logs yearly, employs in one capacity or another about 1000 men, and there are in the town 2,500 people. Where bears and moose roamed dozen years ago, there are now streets lined with stores, dwellings, schoolhouses, hotels and churches, and lighted with cleo tricity.
 When the original settler, the In dian, murdered his chance guest, the Spaniard, reporters who went up from Bangor to see about it had to make a meal on salted pigs shoulder and saleratus biscuit at the flag station of the railroad. Now they have at Mil iinocket a hotel where the English language is considered inadequate to describe all the dishes on the dinner bill
 Today they have at Millinocket about everything in the way of con- veniences that can be found in any small city, and are shipping 275 tons of paper daily, the brass band plays almost every night, prohibition has as hard luck as it has everywhere, and the spruce trees did it all.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
LAW ID SAVE BIRDS
Audubon Society EnIiSting Many
 for Federal Legislation.
Prediction by Ornthoogists and Con. servation Congress Action Stirs Ef- forts to Save Feath-
 cred Tribe.

New York.-Following the recent recommendation for federal protection of migratory birds by the National Conservation congress at St. Paul, farmers, sportsmen and land owners throughout the country are today join ing in general movement to urge Uncle Sam to conserve his valuable feathered resources. Under the lead ership of the National Association of Audubon Societies it is planned to en- list every man who tills an acre or car ries a gun. as well as every bird lover, in this campaign for the preservation of the insect and rodent eating and game birds of the nation. Unless mi gratory bird life is soon made safe from one end of the country to the oth- CT by a uniform protective statute leading ornithologists predict the speedy eXtermination of many species.
 From delegates in every section ot the continent reports are being re- ceived at headquarters of the Audubon organization here which show strong sentiment for the federal bird guard ianShip that was unanimously made a plank in the platform of the St. Paul congress. Irrespective of party poli- tics, it is declared that the people of every locality now stand ready to , urge Congress for legislation to pro. tect the birds now being destroyed through lack of uniformity in state laws
 The recent action of the National Conservation congress is practical in dorsement of the principles contained in the Weeks bill. now pending at Washington, which gives the federal government authority to regulate the killing of migratory game and non game birds.
 No interference with state laws for strictly resident birds would be in" volved in federal protection, accord ing to authorities consulted by leaderf of the movement, when the interests of the people of every section of the country would be served by proper protection of the migratory hoeks upon which depend the nations agri' cultural prosperity.
 The National Association of Audu- bon Societies has succeeded in urg- ing 37 states to protect their insect. 1 eating birds by fairly adequate laws, but these may be changed on the i'm. pulse of any succeeding legislature William Butcher, president of the or ganization, declared that in federal protection alone lay the hope for America in preserving her commercial. ly valuable bird species.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
QUALITY SELLS EVERY TIME
Farmer That Produces First Class Ar ticIe Has Least Fault to Find
 With Market Price.

We hear great deal nowadays about the necessity of organization among producers in order to secure ! market Societies of Equity and Farmers Alliances are forming all | over the country with the central thought of holding produce, and thus forcing market by creating a short age. Now, l am a firm believer in or ganization among producers in order to help individual members, yet I hold that the real benefit to be derived from such organization lies, not in the pow CT that may come from combination, as against the middlemen and ultimately against the consumer, but in the ed ucation and personal assistance the organization may render it's members 1 in producing a superior article and in structing them along the lines of eco nomical production and final market ing of their produce, writes w. X. Sud death, in Campbel's Scientific Farm ing
 Quality will always command mar ket and other things being equal, will sell first as against quantity. It has always been first thought in my life, how to produce a first class ar ticle," no matter what, because I have found that when 1 succeed in doing so had no difficulty in finding a buy CT. Buyers are always on the quf viye for quality. My good father used to say that he was farthest from market who had nothing to sell that the other fellow wanted" In these days of rapid transportation buyers are securing the earth for quality, and are paying the top of the market for it when they find it. All the producer has to do is to grow the quality and let it be known that he really has the goods, and he will be sold out even before the stuff is matured.
 The central idea in the potato bake We pulled off during the Dry Farming Congress was to show that our local products were the best that could be produced. We served 5000 free lunches, and the constant remark I heard while attending the shows east good;" That Billings Creamery but ter IS all f1ght, 'InOS6 WelDerS were tine;" and Montana cider is most as good as champagne"
 That's the way to get people to talk ing, and they will buy the goods and pay top prices for them.
 We hear a great deal of criticism of the middlemen which is wholly un- just in many cases. I have found that this dissatisfaction was generally due to misunderstanding of the situation. The middleman cannot create a mar ket, he simply supplies the demand, and no matter how much he may ad- vertise his wares, if they have not quality he will find them drug on the market. It's quality that sells all the time, and this phase of the ques- tion lies with the producer and not with the middleman. The farmer that produces a first class article has the least fault to find with the market. His greatest complaint is that he can not raise enough to supply the de- mand.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Students Bar HobbIe Skirts.

St. Paul, Minn.-The first pronounc. ed hobble skirt made it's appearance on the University of Minnesota cam pus the other day, It was bound just above the ankles by a band of velvet ribbon drawn so tight that the wearer could scarcely move. In addition to stares from every one she received plenty of advice. mainly fntlmating that she go home and put the dress out of existence. With a red face and an orv tears she made for the car line after remarking that "The students were the rudest things" and that she would never wear the dress again.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Returnino Fertility to Soil.

Tn the wheat and corn belts, farm CTS have long ago discovered that the continuous sale of their crops could not be carried on indefinitely without impairing the fertility of the soil ana that they must have recourse to i've stock of some kind to return to the land some of the elements Of plant food taken from it by the crops grown thus preserving their farms Ill d s'a'e of productivity more nearly reseh- bling the original condition or the soil In the cotton belt the beef breeos of cattle are only beginning to take their rightful place among other farm live stock. This is largely owing to the prevailing idea among farmers that raising beef steers for market IS not profitable.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
SHEEP LIKE TOBACCO STEMS
Pennsylvania Farmer Believes That Weed Keeps His Flock Free
 From Infection.

Montrose. Pa. - Pennsylvania has sheep that chew tobacco. This does not mean that the source of all mutton calmly enters the crossroads store and calls for plug or wants a package of finecut. These sheep take theirs in a more primitive form, but are said to look upon it as being a luxury as much as the veriest tobacco user in the land.
 These unusual animals are the prop. erty of farmer of Montrose. who is reported to have taken home whole wagonload of tobacco stems to feed his sheep and lambs.
 He says that in the spring he always gives them some of the weed, that it keeps away certain infections to which they are subject in the springtime, and that the animals become very fond of the stems, taking full-sized chew every day.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Recover Valuable Book,

Paw Paw. Mich.-A copy of the Weems Life of Washington" which Abraham Lincoln read by the light of a tallow candle, has been recovered from a paper mill at Kalamazoo by E. Salesburg of this place. Salesburg loaned the volume, worth $2,000, to Prof. J. O'Leary of the local schools and in some way it was placed among a pile of discarded books and papers and sold to ragman. In the paper mill it was discovered by an employe sorting rags, who sold it to a Kala- mazoo man for almost nothing Sales. burg recovered it from this man, pay. ing him $50
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
HOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for an case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hallt Catarrh Cure
 r. J. CHENEY X CO, Toledo, o. We, the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly hon. orabe in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
 WALDING, K1NNAN & MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Bad Breath

'For months had great trouble with my stomach and used all kinds of medicines. My tongue has been actually as green as grass, my breath having bad odor. Two weeksago friend recommended cascarets and after using them can willingly and cheerfully say that they have entirely cured me. I therefore let you know that shall recommend them to any one suffer ing from such troubles. .'-Chas. H. Hal perm, IA E. 7th St., New York, N. Y.
 Pleasant, Palatable. Potent, Taste Good.
 Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe.
 l0c, 25c, soc. Never sold In bulk. The gen.
 uine tablet stamped C C C, Guaranteed to
 cure or your money back. S3
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Use of Wood Ashes

Wood ashes can be used for any crops that need potash, and they may be applied at the rate of 25 to 50 bushels per acre. For cultivated crops they should be applied broadcast after the land has been narrowed and then cultivated in by a light narrowing They can be used also as top dress Ing in connection with phosphate fer tilizers.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
The Place of Honor.


 Farmer Hodge was Of the good. old fashioned school, and he always gave feast to his hands at harvest time. It was harvest time and the feast was about to commence.
 Giles was the oldest hand and the hostess, with beaming cordiality, mo toned him to the seat by her right hand But Giles remained silently un. responsive.
 Come said the hostess, don't be bashful, MT. Giles'-he was just Giles on ordinary you've a right to the place of honor, you know Giles deliberated a moment, then poke.
 Thank you kindly, Mrs. Hodge" he said, "but if it's all the same to you I'd rather sit opposite this pud- den'i"
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Pumpkins for Swine.

Pennsylvania department of agr1- culture bulletin says that pumpkins belong to the same class of foods as roots, giving bulk and succulence to the ration, and thus promoting thrift. lhey are recommended very highly TOT swine. The squash may be count ca as equal to the pumpkin in feeding value.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
.Eastinn RedLces WeinI1t

Kittanning, Pa.-By fasting for four weeks William George has succeeded in reducing his weight 40 pounds George weighed 200 pounds. For four continuous weeks he did not touch food and lived by drinking quantities of water
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Poor ProsnectS.

"Yes," said Miss Passay, q found very nice boarding house today but the only room they had to offer me had folding bed in it. and I detest those things
 "Of course," remarked Miss Pert, "one can never hope to find a man under a folding bed. ."-Catholic Stand ard and Times.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
Treat Hoas Kindly.

No animal on the farm will respond Sto kind treatment quicker than the hog. And kind treatment means d good deal in the accumulation of mar ketahle meat.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
An Admis sion.

Fred-I proposed to Miss Dingley last night.
 Joe-Dont believe 1 know her. Is she well off?
 Fred-Yes, I guess so. She refused
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
TRAPPFRS

be ripe and ready to harvest. Prices will ba higher than eats back and trapping will pay big profits. Coon, Mink, Skunk, Muskrat, a patch of Cotton, or a bunch of steers. Let us send you the latest information on real fun values, and tell you how to get high prices foy MYERS BOYD CO.,, POS N. Main St.. St. louis. Me
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21
In,nortant to Mothers

Economy is the art of living as though you are poor when you are really not so; whereas, If you are really poor and live that way that's stinginess.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-21

When a girl marries for money the devil is usually the best man at the wedding.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-09
The Home Town.

Here is what Robert J. Burdette,
the clerical humorist, has to say abou,
''the home town." and which stands
rs the platform of the Chamber of
Commerce of Burlington---the city in
which Burdette dwelt so long.
'He owe this duty to himself and
the town--to OWN-a part of it.
Ever SO small a lot, il he can't own a
big one. A forty-foot front, if he can
do no better. But he should OWN
a part OF the town. That gives him
a sake in il.
"rhat mar who owns q home in
the town never calls his town-IT.
When he speaks OF it, whether it be
London, or Tail-holt, New York, or
Waikiki, he says VELOUR town.
And he has a right to. lie is a
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-09

Any mar who trleS t. ID business
in a town without advertising it libcr-
ally-as literally as his trade will per
mit--is an active enemy to that town
and enough OF them will kill it as
dead as though it were sunk in the
6 a.--linn Greek Rcvicllr.
Could it be that BRO. Vincent was
thinking Of Versailles when ne pcnned
the above we have ON suspicious.
Special to the Morgan Co. REPUBLICAN