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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
PURPOSES OF FARMERS UNION

To secure equity, establish justice
and apply the Golden Rule.
To discourage the credit and mort
gage system.
To assist our members in -buyin,
and selling.
To educate the agricultural classe,
I'm scientific farming.
To teach farmers the classification
of crops, domestic economy, aud the
process OF marketing
To systematic methods OF pro
duction and distribution.
To eliminate gambling I'm farm
products by boards OF trade. cottor
exchanges and other spectators.
To bring farming up 10 the stand
ard OF other industrial and business
enterprises.
To secure and maintain proftabl,
and uniform prices for cotton, grain
live stock, and other products Of m,
farm.
To strive for harmony and gooc
will among all mankind. and brother
" love among ourselves.
To garner the tears OF the dis
tressed. the blood Of martyrs. m,
laugh of innocent childhood. tn,
sweat OF honest labor and the virtu,
of a happy home as the brightes
jewels known.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Cycle Of Tick.

known anything of them and will con
tinue to do so indefinitely unless man
steps in to break the cycle.
In the illustration is shown the
length of the various stages in the life
cycle of the seed ticks Matching from
eggs laid by engorged ticks dropping
from the host animal on April Is
After the ticks drop to the ground ten
days will elapse before egg laying be
gins.
The ticks will continue laying until
May %. or SO days, the eggs will be
gin Matching on June Is, an incuba
ton period of GO days, and the seed
ticks will not all be dead until Novem-
Der 10, period of four months and
10 days (41 days.. This tells us why
II is absolutely necessary TO keep all
horses. mules and cattle off a pasture
in which an attempt is being made to
starve out the ticks.
Pastures from which live stock is
removed for a sufficient time become
free of ticks by a process of starva
ton, as the ticks cannot live to ma
turity II they are unable to get upon
animals. The time required for all
ticks to die after the stock has been
removed from infested fields and pos
lures varies considerably, depending
on climate. season and weather con
ditions Experience has shown. how
ever, that the period from September
] 10 July ! is sufficient, and this ap
pears to be the most convenient time
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
FARMERS ARE BUSINESS MEN
So Declares President earrett In Con-
vsntion at Charlotte, NJ. Go
Secure Legislation.

The national convention OF the
Farmers Educational and Co-Opera-
tive Union OF America was held at
thousand delegates. representing al
most every state in the Union. In at
tendance
Addresses by different members OF
the union on subjects interesting 10
the statesmen of agriculture followed
the opening preliminaries.
In HIS annual address. President c.
s. Barrett spoke first OF the farmer as
business man. Here and there, he
declared. the individual farmer has
much TO learn concerning business
and business usages. But the impor-
tant point is that the heaven In az
work and the man who tills the soil
and the country is absorbing with
miraculous rapidity the lesson that
business principles must be foremost
in the management of HIS affairs. The
change is epochal I'm revolutionary
sense
In every state have invaded" he
continued, the farmer debates today.
not SO much the everlasting round OF
politics or the cruelty selfish ambi-
lions OF politicians, but how to make
his acres return the maximum OF dol
lars; how TO make HIS best own OPP
portunities: how to furnish the best
opportunities TO his sons and daugh-
tiers: how best 10 tighten his wife's
toll: how best 10 make attractive,
clean. healthful and permanent the
home that shall shelter them all.
we have organized state unions in
three states during the past year
California, Indiana and Virginia" he
continued. Catch the significance of
the national scope shown by these
three organizations.
AS an evidence OF the determine
ton of the organized farmer TO punish
those who have shown their true col.
ors and abided by them, IL is a well
known fact that the Farmers union
defeated several congressional candi.
| dates and a few senators I'm few
| southern and western states. That is,
moreover. merely the beginning OF the
organization fight TO secure atten.
ton to it's demands from men In pub.
lie life.
In a number OF states whore the
| Farmers union has made itself plain
in asking proper Legislation from legis.
/ latures. IL has gotten practically all IL
/ demanded In other states. for In.
stance. Arkansas and Alabama. II has
never been turned down on a single
| one of its requests"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Work for the Bull.

At the Springfield 0ll.) state fair
last year we asked woman who was
watching the work in the dairy sec
ton what power she used to run her
separator I'VE make the bull do the
work" she replied. I'VE have a tread
mill and as our bull is gentle and kind
we have him step along till the work
is done. 1t is good for him because il
gives him good exercise. The power
is even because he is as steady as
an engine. We hand him bite OF
something to eat occasionally and be
is satisfied. We milk 20 cows and
the separator takes care of all the
milk in about half an hour. but il
would be a long and hard job with g
small hand separator"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
CREDIT SYSTEM IN GERMANY
Farmers Form Lsndschaften Associa-
tions for Purpose of Securing
Loans on Their Land.

Responding TO inquiry. Counsel Gen
eral Robert II. Skinner of Hamburg
furnishes the following Information
concerning the Landschaften associa
tons in Germany:
A number of farmers credit institu-
tions exists in Germany, OF which the
most interesting, as being most appli-
cable TO American conditions, are the
Landschaften associations. which have
performe dusefuI work in Prussia
since 1863. These cooperative organ
iZations resemble, 10 some extent. the
American building and loan associa
tions. with this distinctive difference
that whereas the American societies
are composed of persons who deposit
money for the purpose OF obtaining a
reasonable interest thereon and others
who borrow such deposits, the German
Lanschaften associations are com
posed exclusively OF borrowers. whose
combined credit is made available
practically to each constituent mem
Der.
The Landschaften organizations are
societies of farmers, usually farmers
of considerable importance. whose
mortgage bonds guaranteed by all
members of the society, and which
being so guaranteed are readily salable
upon favorable terms The bonds are
payable to bearer, and thus consti-
tutes a form of collateral which can
command the money market as readi-
" as the great business corporations
of the country.
Members Joining these associations
are required TO submit TO an appraisal
of their estates. and thereupon are en-
titled to make mortgage loans for the
ultimate repayment of which the so
ciety assumes responsibility up to one
half or two-thirds OF the appraised
value OF the land. The association il
self pays interest as IL comes due. and
eventually paws the principal. REIN
bursting itself from the borrowing
member. together with such additional
amounts as may be necessary to meet
the cost Of administration and amorti-
zation.
A description of the actual organiza-
tion of the Iandschafticher KreditYer-
band fur Provinz Schleswig Holstein.
with headquarters at Kiel. will illus
trate the mechanism OF these associa-
tions as a class. II is empowered 10
acquire real property and issue mort
gage bonds payable TO the holder
thereof. Only persons who own agri-
cultural or wooded lands can become
members. and then only when their
estates represent a certain earning
power or determined value. AS no
body Joins the association unless in
need of capital, the initiation fee is
calculated at a rate of one-tenth OF
one per cent. Of the amount TO be Dor
rowed. Persons who acquire property
encumbered with mortgages guaran-
teed by the association must become
members thereof and must assume all
liabilities arising under the mortgage
contract Refusal TO do so is followed
by the cancellation of the mortgage II.
self. Members who enter the associe-
ton by reason of the acquisition of
encountered lands pay no initiation
fee. Members who have discharged
all their obligations TO the association
may resign.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
MAKES GOOD WINTER FORAGE
Stubbie Grasses and Weeds viii Be
Found Very Economical for All
Kinds of Live Stock

Fox tail and ray weed and the
grasses and clovers growing on this
years wheat and rye stubbles if cut
before the stems become hard and
woody will make very good winter
forage for mules, young cattle and
sheep. Cut when free from dew
When well wilted rake into small win
drcws the following morning and as
soon as well cured haul under cover.
Double the windrows use the two
horse sweep TO haul the barracks,
sprinkle every two-foot layer with a
little salt If ricked keep the middle
full and well tramped, beat the sides
down and top off with hay or straw.
After rick settles, which will take sew
eral days, add a little more straw to
the top, then wire down.
The rick may smoke for a few
days, but if the weeds were free from
moisture when put in and it was well
sailed it Will cure out nicely and
make very acceptable winter forage
for all stock. Whether II is best 10
cut the second crop clover for hay or
to let it grow for seed will depend
upon the condition of the clover. II
there is a thick stand OF clover and
the heads well filed out, let il stand
for seed. On the other hand, If there
is much grass growing among the
clover il is best to cut il for hay
Hay and grain of all kinds will be
high this winter and II will be the
part of wisdom 10 cut and cure all
that is worth cutting so as to have an
abundant supply 10 carry the stock
through the winter. The wheat and
oat stock should be put in the barn OF
securely Kicked.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Rules for Alfalfa.

DR.. Beal. of the Michigan Expert
ment station. in an address not long
ago. laid down the following ten rules
as necessary TO make a growth of
alfalfa for a period of ten years or
more: l. Select land that is deeply
drained. Swampy land or soils In
which the hard pan comes very close
to the surface will not make a proper
place for alfalfa. 3 Prepare the land
as for a crop of wheat. 3. II the soil
is not alkaline. apply air-slaked lime
T. Sow about four pounds of good
clean seed to the acre at the time of
corn planting. or else early in August.
II the soil is moist then. 5. With
alfalfa seed SOW orchard grass or tall
oat grass. about a peck each to the
acre Excellent results may also be
obtained by adding two pounds of
timothy seed. S. Under no circurn-
stances should a so-called nurse crop
be sown. T. II nodules are not pro-
duced on the roots. innoculate with
soil containing them 3. Clip young
growth from one to three times O.
Cut when few plants Of alfalfa are
first IN bloom. 10. Leave moder-
ate growth in the fall as a mulch
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
FEVER CATTLE TICK
Pest in Southern States Costs
Government Much Money.
Reason Why u 10 Necessary 70 Keep
All Animals on Pasture Where
Attempt 10 Being Made to
Eradicate Little Pest.

CBy PROF E. c. COTTON. Tennessee
The presence of the fever tick IN
the states south of the federal quar-
antine line costs the agriculture OF
that region the enormous sum OF
500 200. 900 per year. In this day OF
modern agriculture and increased in
telligence among the farmers this Is
too high tax, even If ii is volun-
tary one. to pay for the privilege OF
harboring a nuisance
The fever tick and nearly all other
ticks in their development pass
through four states: Egg, seed tick.
nymph and adult.
The eggs are laid by the engorged
adult tick
BY seed tick is meant the little tick
from Matching up to the first moult.
BY nymph is meant the young tick
between the first moult and the sec
ond moult.
The term adult is applied to the
tick after the second moult and In
cludes the so-called ''yearling tick
and the fully engorged tick. The en-
gorged tick lays from $500 TO 1000
eggs in from 9 to SO days. depending
upon the season OF the year, requiring
the longer period In cold weather and
the shorter in summer.
The six-legged seed ticks hatch
from the eggs in from &c TO % days,
again depending upon the tempera-
ture.
The seed ticks crawl upon grass
weeds and shrubs and await the com
ing of animals, from one day TO sew
eral weeks.
After getting on an animal the seed
ticks feed seven to twelve days, when
they shed their skin. emerging as
eight-legged nymphs.
The nymphs feed upon the host ami
NAL five TO ten days. then moult
emerging as adults.
The adults mate and feed four &c
fourteen days. when they drop to the
ground and lay eggs.
The fever tick completes this cycle
twice and in favorable seasons three
times a year in Tennessee. They have
been doing this as long as we have
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Royal Inventors.

The inventive talents of the German
royal family have been much in
evidence of late. A few months ago the
emperor's brother. Prince Henry, OBJ
tanned legal protection for device for
cleaning the shield window fitted to
the front of motor cars. Then came
the announcement that his majesty
himself had invented brake particu-
larly applicable to automobiles.
Now. in his turn. the crown prince
has actually taken out patent for a
new kind of stud for shirt cuffs AS
far as can be judged from the descrip-
ton given in the specification, the
device is a combination of the link
principle with that of two-part stud.
and unites security of the former to
ease of adjustment of the latter.
The princely inventor is at present
busily occupied with public affairs.
Having completed his studies in the
ministry of the interior he is now to
pass to the navy Office.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

An empty wagon always makes a
great deal more noise than a full one
You would never know some men
were Christians unless they told you
so.
Here is to the man who speaks the
best and thinks the least I'll of his
neighbor.
The kind OF farmer who occupies a
farm can most always be told by the
class of poultry he keeps.
Many a man who Is fooling away
his time in the Literary field might
be useful I'm potato field.
Some men use so much energy
blowing their own horns that they
cannot accomplish anything else.
Men who are always yelling for a
square deal sometimes forget TO wills
per when the other fellow gets the
worst of IT,
-Four flushing" may win for a lit
tie while but no man can win by II
in the long run against honesty and
square dealing.
Almost anyone will give the other
fellow a chance. but IT won't do much
good unless the other fellow gives
himself a chance.
The shovels. sweeps, bulltongues
and pillow points should be sharpened.
Look forward and have everything in
readiness for the busy season.
Just about the time a man gets il
firmly fixed in his head that the farm
cannot get along without him. the
boss makes up his mind TO fire him.
There is always one man ar barn
raising who runs around. splits on his
hand. yells instructions 10 everybody.
eats more and does less work than
any other man on the Job. Know him
Many a man shakes hands with
himself and believes he is successful
when he has become rich and yet he
may be farther away from real sue
cess than any other man in his
county.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Butter Fat in Milk.

Butter is estimated TO weigh about
one-sixth more than the butter fai
in the milk and cream. For instance
SO pounds of butter fat. when made
into butter, the quantity would bs
six pounds more. or AZ pounds ~
churned butter. Most creameriei
work on this basis Whether there
is fraud in computing the value o.
the cream at the creamery depends
upon the character OF the men. The
amount OF butter TO be secured from
the cream depends upon the butter
fat content of that cream. II cream
tests SO per cent. OF butter fat. from
100 pounds OF such cream 81 pound,
of butter should be churned. II
cream contains but "a per cent. oi
butter fat. from 100 pounds but 2s
pounds of butter will be churned.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

"Confound these election bets. eny-
way" grumbled Harkor.
Lose heavily" inquired his friend.
NO won ten boxes OF cigars ana
they were SO rank I sold the whole lot
10 the corner tobacconlst for a dollar"
We'll. you made dollar. anyway
Yes, but that is not the worst of
IL. My wife saw the boxes In tho
window marked a Bargain, s., and
bought the whole lot TO give me as "A
birthday present"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Raising Ducks.

Ducks are much easier TO raise than
chickens, guineas or turkeys. 1t is
not necessary to have nearly as ex-
pensive houses to raise ducklings as
chickens. says a writer In Baltimore
American. We will admit that ducks
are grass eaters. but at Alton farm it
costs only a little more than half as
much to produce a pound of duck
flesh as a pound of chicken.
man can go into the duck bust
ness on a much larger scale than he
can any other branch of the poultry
business. l. e.. he can depend more on
hired help. There is not nearly the
amount of fine labor in duck raising
as in chickens. guinea or turkey grow
ing. Freedom from disease also makes
it possible to have larger duck farms
than chicken farms.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

London's bad season. with duh
gray skies and chill winds. is partly
compensated for by the promise of
good grouse shooting. Parliament has
risen in time for the sport. and that
part OF society which is not already
ION the continent" is bound northward
for the moors. Summerless England
is exchanged for Scotland, which.
when the grouse are plentiful and in
good condition, is a good place to be.
even If the weather is wet. Bright
skies over the moors transform the
sportsman's part of Scotland into a
semblance of paradise. To be sure,
the serpent is there The guns crack
and the birds are slaughtered by the
thousands. But they have fulfilled
their destiny. Who can do more?
And mighty good eating is well
cooked grouse from the Grampian
hills.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
,|SgGelleIul s.
Fdr'IIlNOtGS
Fly time adds no lows TO dafr

Fly time adds no joys 10 dairy work
The production of swine requires
little capital.
It's mistake to put OF dairy worn
for something else
There is no animal on the farm
that will add to it like sheep.
Sheep are subject 10 few diseases
and readily respond to treatment
Live stock on the farm will turn
unmarketable feeds into money.
Scrub stock is more unprofitable
when prices are high than when they
are low.
The pure-bred that does not meas.
ure up to good breed standard is TO be
Stunned.
Chickens areN early risers and will
thrive best II an early feed is pro
vided for them
Confinement in a warm, dry house
is much preferred to freedom on a
stormy or wet day.
Milk. sweet or sour. is good for all
kinds of poultry. They can hardly
have too much OF It,
Never was there time at this sea
son when prospects pointed so strong
" toward the necessity OF the silo.
Cow peas are about equal TO clover
as a dairy ration and are easily grown
in the warmer parts of the country.
Worms destroy lot of young pigs.
They render a lot of others unthrifty
and Improbable. and rob them of the
growth they should make.
Fat on the steer comes higher than
orowtA M we should know how IN cot
the fat on his ribs while he Is grow
ing at the smallest cost
The greatest trouble with brooders
In operation is the uncertainty of the
lamp. The brooder-lamp should have
SUFFICIENT oil capacity and . large
wick
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
GOOD PORTABLE HocHoUsE
Wisconsin station Designs and RECON-
mends A-Shaped Pen-Fioor 10
Suggested as Best.

The Wisconsin station has designed
and recommends an A-shaped hog
house, a picture which is shown here
with II is important to have the
rafters cut the right length so that
boards ten feet long cut in the middle
will exactly fit for roof boards
The station recommends that this
house have a floor. as. without floor
the hogs root holes into the dirt which
fill with water even though the house
be located on high. well drained laid
In dry times dirt floor works up
into dust bed.
The following lumber is necessary
for the house just described: Nine
pieces one inch by twelve inches six
teen feet long and IL o. G.. battens
16 feet long for roof; five pieces one
inch by IL to IA feet long for ends;
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
SHOPPING IN MIDocEAN.


The wireless message pulsing over
the sea has put the voyaging fnancier
In daily communication with the
bourses OF New York, London and
Paris Even In midocean the capital
list may buy or sell. with view to
purse But Ii were vain for mere man
to imagine that he could reserve this
fundamentally to his exclusive use.
II the wireless can be utilized to
make or TO conserve money. 1t fol-
lows as the night the day that II is
available for spending money. The
enterprising merchant could not fail
10 be alert to this opportunity to in
crease the debit side of fair clients
account, says Washington Post. Faith
ers, husbands. brothers have cherished
the thought that when their dear ones
were safely at sea In swift and luxur-
fous palaces. the item of shopping was
In state OF at least temporary de-
suetude. But not 50; the ribbon coun-
ter and the showcases have been ex-
tended, hgurately speaking, across the
sea. The lady fair may now indulge
her penchant for shopping even in
midocean. Every department store In
great cities near the Atlantic coast
will be topped with its tall electric
mast and maintain an operator at its
foot Bulletins OF bargains may be
published on shipboard. Moreover. If
the lady is on her way home with a
depleted purse. she can make an aerial
draft 70 meet every tip OF every stew
ard on board and make sure that some
OF her nen-foIk meet her with more
supplies promptly on arrival at the
pier
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Helping Him to Make His Mark.

The sen of the house had been al
home for his summer vacation. and
Hiram. man of all work. had listened
for hours TO his tales of college life.
When the boy went back every mem.
Der of the family tucked a parcel sur
reptitiously into his trunk.
Il put something in there myself.
said Hiram proudly to one of the
young daughters. II want that boy
should make his mark On the football
team this year sure"
What did you give him?" asked
the young girl. seeing that Hiram
longed TO tell
Il gave him my pair o. brass knuck-
les" said Hiram In a tone of triumph.
Il guess you can't beat that
Youths Companion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

In East Haddam, about sixteen
miles north from the mouth of the
Connecticut river, hanging In the bel
fry OF st. stephens church and In use
today, is a bell that was cast In Spain
over 1 900 years ago. The Spanish In
scription stating that the bell was
cast In Spain in SIS and the name of
the priest who blessed 1t are all very
distinct. Those who have interested
themselves in this valuable old relic
claim the church in Spain where 1t
originally hung was destroyed by Ma
poleon. this bell and many others be-
ing sent to America, where there was
Il good market. 1t Is 2S inches high
and "a inches in diameter at the base.