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WHAT "cRoP ROTATION" DOES
One Of Simplest and Most Practical
Ways by Which Income Of Farm
May Be Increased.

The rotation OF crops is one OF the
simplest and most practical ways by
which the income of the farm may be
increased without greatly adding to
the cost of operation
The rotation OF crops is the alterns-
tion OF the three general classes Of
farm crops; namely. grain crops
grass crops and cultivated crops. so
that crop from each of the three
classes will appear on each field at
least once during each cycle Of the
rotation.
Under grain crops" such crops as
wheat, barley, fax and millet may be
classed, in their relation to the soil.
Millet, though grown for hay. has
practically the same effect on the soil
as a grain crop. These crops deplete
the soil Of vegetable matter. allow
weeds to grow, and have a tendency
to deplete the productive power of the
land.
Under grass crops may be inolud-
ed timothy. bromus and the clovers.
Though the clovers are not true
grasses, they have heavy root sys.
TENS, and add vegetable matter to the
soil. The clovers also add nitrogen
to the soil; but their chief value in a
rotation seems to be due to the fact
that their heavy root-systems fill the
soil with vegetable matter. thus max
ing it more bospitable 10 plants.
Under cultivated crops may be
placed corn, potatoes and root crops
Owing to their cultivation during
growth, these crops have a cleaning
effect on the soil. They are. however
exhaustive of soil fertility. because the
constant cultivation encourages the
liberation of large quantities Of plant
food. These crops leave the soil IN
good condition for succeeding grain
crops.
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men. The seeds are very small aud
need but little covering. They may he
sown directly in the field at the rate ot
about two pounds 10 the acre In rows
three feet apart 10 admit Of horse cult
walton or twenty inches apart IL hand
culture Is intended The ordinary gar.
den seed drill has been found effective.
but II is best 10 remove all covering
attachments. first setting the drill plow
10 open a furrow not more than one
half inch deep. Enough tne soil Will
work in the furTow to cover the seeds
70 the needed depth.
Plants may also be raised in a seed
bed like tobacco plants and transplant
eu ~ June during dull weather TO the
field. setting them Twelve or fifteen
inches apart In rows two or three <eet
apart. Whether sown I'm field or nurs-
ery. the seeds should he put In az the
earliest practicable moment In sprin-
that the soil can be got in good conti
ton. as they are slow IN terminating
II is good practice to drop an occa
sioual radish seed in the rows. as the
latter quickly come ur and Indicate
the rows so that cultivation and conse
quent weed destruction may begin ht
fore the tiny foNgloye seedlings appear
The soil should he we'll enriched.
plowed. worked and put IN fine iiih
and cultivation and weed elimination
be thorough throughout the grow
Ing seasou. In field culture the plan
should be thiuned 20 stand not over ~
teen inches apart IN the rows. as soon
as they can be we'll distinguished.
At the approach Of severe freezing
weather a mulch Of strawy manure or
litter free from seeds Of troublesome
weeds will lessen the danger Of win
ter killing. The plants bloom IN June
Of the second year when the leaves
should be stripped and cured for mar
ket. Foxglove should be grown as a
biennial or two year CROP Individual
plants occasionally live several years.
but so many die after blooming that it
Is scarcely possible 10 maintain a stand
over the second year.
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she will. barring the ravages OF black
head disease, raise 80 per cent. Of
them. II she Is allowed TO roam she
may raise as many. but it will de-
pend largely upon their fortuitous
escape from water, cold and animal
foes Their survival may also de-
pend upon the individual character
istics Of the hen as a brooder. and
upon the care which she receives.
Poults improperly brooded during
the first week begin to die IN the
SCI nd They seem at this earl,
age particularly subject TO lung and
abdominal troubles Overheating and
chilling. and rapid changes from hot
TO cool conditions. affect them fatally.
The connection between the lungs and
the abdominal air sacs is such that
both are affected by colds One Of
the most common results OF these in
fammations is suspension Of eating
followed by the absence Of ingesta in
the intestine. The consequence OF
this Is that the white material ex-
creted by the kidneys becomes more
apparent, and gives rise to the symp-
tom called white diarrhea. While this
Inflammation may or may not be due
TO specific germ, the disease is so
readily prevented by proper temper
ature conditions during the first three
weeks of the poult's life that It mat
ters little whether It is a germ disease
or not. The disease IS on the same
basis as pneumonia in human beings
since germs in that case may cause
the disease. but they seem 10 get their
first foothold by infammations pro
duced in the tissues as a result of
changes Of temperature.
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POUrTPYNOTES
N&SSSN Y s9aaua J

Chickens must have green food
All hens like to lay in dark nest
boxes.
The hens will relish feed Of scald-
cd oats any time.
Never set a thin, lousy hen. She
won't stay her time out
Chickens are often considered a
nuisance by the farmer.
On cold evenings the hens must be
sent to roost with full crops.
A little cayenne pepper in the mash
will warm the hens up and help cure
colds.
Especially at this time of the year.
the fireless brooder is to be recon-
mended.
Coal oil and carbolic acid are good
lice and mite killers as we'll as dis
infectants.
Some hens seem TO know when II
is feeding time. Il will pay you to
humor them and be prompt and regu-
lar.
Sprouted oats is perhaps the best
and cheapest green food in winter. It
is also good for fowls penned up in
summer.
II is best that the young turkeys be-
come accustomed to their attendant
and TO all persons and animals about
the place.
Ashes scattered about the floor
help to keep it clean, help keep the
air pure and have some value as dis.
lnfectants.
For early matches It is best 10 give
not more than eleven eggs TO a hen
or those on the outer edge may be
come exposed and chilled.
Any egg eaters in the focks Max,
the nests as dark as possible:. tha'
will help. If that doesn't discourage
the eulprit. sharpen up the ak.
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Rnot. Eor ralrx steek.

By care in preparing the soil and
growing the crop. from fifteen to twen-
ty-hve tons Of roots. like msngels. ruta-
bagas or stock carrots. can be grown
per acre. They can be stored under the
feeding alley or in pit outside OF the
barn at very little expense. Twenty
tons Of roots will supply ten COWS
twenty pounds per day each for 200
days and can be grown and harvested
at cost Of less than $40. The nutri-
ents contained in twenty tons Of roots
are worth $50 when bran is worth $50
per ton, so the feeding value Of the
roots is sufficient to pay for the cost OF
production. besides the additional ad
tantage OF their supplying the succu-
ience needed By the animal.-Homs and
Farm
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that It is much less work 10 keep
them contented. The Leghorns never
get over being frightened when
schoolboys race along their park.
They are in a panic much Of the time,
while these phlegmatic fowls are not
easily ruffled. Even while molting
they lay. cannot see that they eat
a bit more than their nervous friends.
the Brown Leghorns.
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What Crop Rotation Does
PROPER CARE OF TOMATOES
Give Small Boy Some Chicks
GIVE THE BOY SMALL FLOCK
Plan Given for Coop to Accommodate
Ten or Twelve Fowls and Has
Been Found Satisfactory.
CBy MRS. X. A. aRfMEs)

(By MRS. X. A. GRfMEs)
II boy has fowls Of his own. he
will want to manage them so as 10
keep them separate from the other
poultry on the farm The following
plan which is arranged to accommo-
date ten or twelve hens and a male,
has been found satisfactory.
The coop IN question Is five feet
vide and twelve feet long. giving a
floor space Of sixty square feet--fve
or six square feet per hen. It is six
feet high at the front and four feet
at the back. and is built from cheap
lumber and covered with tarred roof
ing.
The door into the coop ls put at one
end OF the front wall. IL is closed with
a frame covered with wire netting hay.
ing a curtain OF muslin on the inside
for use In the cold weather. Tho up
per half Of the remaining part OF the
front Is also left open and covered
with netting, with an inside muslin
curtain.
In the warm weather these curtains
are kept rolled up. but in cold weather
they are let down over the openings.
The only other openings in the coop
are four little square doorways, eight
by ten inches In size.
In the center OF the back wall. two
feet above the floor, fasten a frame
two feet wide and three feet long
carrying two roosting poles. This
frame should be hinged TO the wall,
so It can be raised out Of the way
when desired.
Under Il, a foot from the moor
make a little platform Of boards Ia
catch the droppings. Do not fasten
this anywhere. as you will want 10
take It up to clean Il.
On the front corners OF the roost
ing frame put legs a foot long, which
should rest on this dropping board
when the roost is lowered In place
Have both resting poles the same
height. not set so the frame will slant
On the ceiling. directly above The
roost. nail strips OF inch board so Al
70 make a frame the same size. or .
trihe. larger. than the roost itself.
To this tack strips OF burlap-sack
ing long enough to reach the floor
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SELF-FEEDER SHEEP MANGER
Material Entering Into Construction
Can be Found on Almost Any
Farm-Device Is Handy.

This manger for feeding sheep is
but another application Of the self
feeder principle to a sheep manger
When the grain is not fed In the
manger It serves about every purpose,
says writer in the Breeders Gazette.
The material that enters into its con-
struction can be found on almost
every farm. and for that reason its
cost OF construction is very low. Two
by-fours and one-inch boards are all
that are needed. The demands are
Evening journal., 1912-04-24
RAISING ONIONS FOR MARKET
Avoid New Land, Get Pure Seed and
Cultivate Properly-System Of
Rotation Is Best.
CRv r. 81 WEATHERsTONrO

tBy r. @ WEAIHERSIONE)
New land is not adapted to onion
growing. and this crop should always
follow some crop that has been under
hse, and free from weeds. Onions
should follow potatoes, beans or corn.
The land should be we'll plowed in
the autumn, disked and narrowed in
the spring until It is as fine as gar
den-soil.
Always manure heavily before
breaking up the land in the fall. On
new land cowpeas are excellent for
bringing the land into shape.
Onions should be grown under a
system Of crop rotation, but the crops
used in the rotation must be those
Evening journal., 1912-04-24
Game Birds.

The bulletin just issued by the
American Game Protective and Propa-
cation association should be read wide
ly. Facts about the danger of extinc-
tiOn for such familiar sounding crea-
tures as the snipe and the passenger
pigeon will make many a man thought
ful about protecting them who wouldn't
know one from another
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prevent moisture forming on the un-
der side of the roof, which keeps the
floor wet.
It should be built as close as pos
sible. The only ventilation and sun
shine needed can be had at the doors.
When the weather is too cold for safe
farrowing a lantern can be hung to
a rafter on the high side with a short
h rdle across the doors. There is no
need Of craw-fishing to get away from
an angry sow.-John NJ. Jamison, in
American Swineherd.
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stations in service are purebred
horses Of such conformation, size and
quality as to warrant their continu-
ance in the stud.
The man who Is producing really
meritorious horses, however. need
have no fear of the supply Of such
horses exceeding the demand. at least
not within the next 40 or 90 years.
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PURE-BRED SlRES IN DEMAND
Man Raising Really Merltorious
Horses Need Have no Fear Of
OVerstoekine the Market.

The reports OF the various state
stallion boards show by actual statis-
tics that from As to 65 per cent OF
the sires in use are grades AS II Is
number Of purebred sires now in use
are too inferior 10 be long continued
in service. It seems safe TO say that
not to exceed one.third OF the draft
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HIoh-class Ewes Best.

Why not buy a couple of high-class
ewes? A few years hence You will be
able to give your boy a nice little
flock Of ewes, in the meanwhile rails
ing your own rams, selling the surplus
to your neighbors. doing little mis-
sionary work and they cost no more
to raise than the kind that are just
sheep"
Evening journal., 1912-04-24
PROPER CARE OF TOMATOES
Trimming Of Vines In Midsummer
Will Greatly Increase Yield-Ex-
periments in Maine.

Very few amateurs practice trim
ming tomato vines, but if this is done
in midsummer the yield Of fruit is
very greatly increased.
Experiments at the Maine expert
ment show that the increase due to
Evening journal., 1912-04-24
HANDY MACHINE FOR PLANTS
Chopper and Thinner, Newly Patented
Implement, Can Be Used Like an
Ordinary cultivator.

A new implement for use in the
garden, recently patented, is a chop
per and thinner for work among
plants. One of the handles OF this
thinner terminates in q digger. and
through hole Just above the digging
point passes a blade, which is attached
TO a shift lever. The blade IS arranged
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and wide enough to completely sur
round the coop when they are dropped
In place.
At the lower edges put Stats 10
keep them in place. as on the other
curtains. On cold nights this makes
a snug and yet not stufy sleeping
place for the biddies
The nest boxes--two are plenty
should be placed in The darkest part
Of the coop, ThissNill be against the
front wall, IN the corner farthest from
the outer door.
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TO MANAGE TURKEY POULTS
5roodlna Of Youngsters Demands
Strict Attention TO Details, Al
though Simple Operation.
nr cooprR cuRrIcnO

The artificial or natural brooding
OF poults. although a comparatively
simple operation, demands strict at
tention TO details and is the most Inn
portant phase In turkey raising, In
asmuch as the first month OF the
poults life is the most precarious
period. From that period onward, all
other dangers, excepting that Of black
head disease. continue TO grow less
II a hen Is confined In a roomy,
covered pen. and the poults are care
fully yarded during the first mouth,
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Chopper and Thinner.

to actuate within the hole, spring.
extending between the upper end of
the lever and one Of the handles,
keeping the blade-carrying end OF the
lever adjacent to the digging point.
The machine is pushed along between
the rows of plants in the same man
ner as an ordinary cultivator.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The home is often taken to rep
resent the prosperity Of the farm
upon which it stands. II your
homes does not do the farm jus
tice build another as soon as pos
sible that will reflect credit upon
the farm and show the enter
prise Of the manager.
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erenn Esnd.

Don't forget the green feed, sprout-
ed oats, cabbages. turnips, etc. All
help keep biddy's singing voice in
tune this time OF year.
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Enns and cold Weather.

Plenty OF eggs and cold weather
don't generally go together; but cold
weather and high-priced eggs are
warm companions.
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Wheel Hoes Adapted 70 Working
Onions.

pair of light plow-handles, an iron
stock, and the front wheel Of BIZ
cycle. This is patented. The hand
weeder may be used to good advan-
tage.
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Pigs and an alfalfa field are good
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Tenders for Street Cars.

In New Orleans there are street
ears which have been and are being
operated without tenders. The fire.
quent loss of life has aroused sem
timent which is becoming effective.
1t is noted that the New Orleans
Railway Company has advertised
for bids for tenders which are to be
installed on the cars without fur
ther delay. In use on street cars
there are various devices of fend-
ers, some of which afford as much
protection or safeguard as the cars
without tenders. 1t should be i'm
material what style of tenders are
used on the street cars provided
these contrivances are not delus-
ions in preventing accidents with
fatal results.
What kind of tenders are installed
on the street cars of Shreveport?
Are these tenders as should be
required? A fender that will not
prove to be satisfactory in emer-
gencies should not be tolerated an
street cars.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07

Don't forget the mass meeting at
the court house on Monday night.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
ARE "APPROACHABLE."
A Charge of Discredit Against Con-
gresSmen-Is II True?

Washington, April 4.-Represent-
ative Randell of Texas, Democrat,
set members of the House by the
ears today when he charged that
many congressman were approach
able" while engaged in legislative
work.
Il make the assertion" he de-
clared, that nearly every member
of this House is in the employ of
some interest or is subject to some
Influence, and what holds true of
the House is equally true of the
Senate. | say this with the hope
that I may hurt no mans feelings" :"
The Texas member was discussing
before the Judiciary Committee his
bill to prohibit any Federal employe
from receiving any retainer from a
corporation engaged in interstate
commerce.
"Few men are guilty of being cor
ruptly influenced, but the fact re-
mains that they are subject to in
fluences which this bill, if enacted
| into law, would remove he said.
Representative Nye of Minnesota
| Republican, took exception to Mr.
| Randell's allegations. Mr.. Nye saio
! it would be better for the author OF
the bill, the House and the country
! if Mr.. Randell would appeal from
, the committee to the House, lin
stead of reflecting indirectly on the
membership Of the House"
! Mr.. Randell protested he meant
no reflection on any one, and said
that nothing he had said could be
SO construed. The incident was then
dropped. ....
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Gov. Wilson's Record for Action.

Monroe Independent: Gov. Will
sons ten years service as president
of Princeton University has been
the basis Of the assumption, en-
tirely erroneous, that he is an en-
bodiment Of the impracticability
and theorism of the jokebook col
lege professor.
Just the oposite is true. as is
proven by his remarkable record as
Governor of New Jersey.
He put through the Legislature in
the very first session otter he had
been elected every one of the five
pledges of the platform on which
he he was elected. By sheer strength
of his personality he smashed to
pieces the corrupt old Democratic
machine which had crippled the
New Jersey branch of the party
since Clevelands' time, following the
pledge he made in the campaign
that he would be leader of the party
If the party nominated and elected
him.
New Jersey found that her college
president was practical governor
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Underwood Clark Com
binatiOn,

Monroe Independent: The Wall
Street Journals naive confession
that there is a Harmon Underwood
Clark combination, sort of gentle
mans agreement, though perhaps
tacit and unspoken, to defeat Will
son is perhaps the best confirma-
tion Of what has been the charge of
the Wilson people all along. The
Journals statement is hint of the
possible source of the funds that
have been used in Western States
where the Wilson tendency is the
strongest.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Bids Invited

Bids are hereby invited for build
ing bent bridges in Ward 3 accord
ing to parish specifications as fol-
lows. Al SO foot bridge on road from
Blanchard to Latex across Choctaw
bayou, and 30 foot bridge over Lit
tie Fertner Bayou on road from
Blanchard to Furrh.
Bids to be opened at next meeting
Of the Jury, April IL, 1912. Jury re-
serving rights to reject any and all
bids. w. L. CRAWFORD,
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk. Pres.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Printed I'm Monroe.

The Peoples Democrat says: The
printing concerns Of Monroe have
started a crusade against persons
sending away from town to have
their printing done, and in order
that no mistake will be made these
printing concerns will mark every
thing printed in that town with the
inscription: printed in Monroe"
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
River Forecast.

Red River: A slight change or fall
will occur at Fulton during the
next 48 hours, possibly the crest
stage has already passed Fulton. A
stage of about Is feet is indicated
at Shreveport within two or four
Gays, and the further rise to follow
largely hinges upon weather condi-
tons.
Sulphur River: A small lrise is ex-
pected at Finley during the next Is
hours, and the stage will probably
be about or above % feet.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
First Baptist Church.

Sunday school $50 am; L. E,
Thomas superintendent. The Baraca
class will meet at same hour up
stairs in their own room. DR.. NJ. E.
Dodd, the new pastor, will have
charge of this class and it is very
desirable that every young man in
the city not identified with any
other school be present. DR.. Dodd
will preach his first sermon as pas
tor at ii O'Clock and again at 7:45
o'clock in the evening.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
MENINGITIS REPORT.
For Twenty-fOur Hours Enging ut
Noon, Saturday, April 6, 1912.

One new case reported, being Cleo
Green, colored, who lives in Marks
quarters.
Summary: Total cases to date 99;
reCOveries 81, deaths "a, under treat
ment t3.
A. A. HEROLD, M. D.,
Health Officer.
DR.. HerOld stated that every fam
lily should take every precaution. He
declared that should a member of
a family be found a carrier of men
ingitis-which means that upon ex-
animation they are found to carry
the germs-preventions and pre-
cautions should not only be exer-
cised in regard to that one member,
but that each member of the family
should consider himself a carrier.
In instances where there is sus-
piciOn or uncertainty, the family
physician should be consulted, OF
instructions may be obtained from
the office of the Board of Health.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
River Stage.

Denison SO, fall of OF; Arthur
City i4.S, fal lof 40; White Cliffs
28.0, fall of 10; Fulton 800, rise of
Oh; Ringo Crossing missing; Finley
300, no change; Spring Bank $50,
rise of OF; Shreveport 1863, rise O.3
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
A Juvenile Offender.

John Perry, a negro, tried yester-
day in the District Court, Judge T.
+. Bell, was convicted of unhitching
a horse, the property of a citizen,
and riding the animal around town.
He was fined $50 and 60 days on the
Caddo farm and in default of pay
ment 60 days additional
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Meeting Monday Night.

A meeting of citizens is to be held
in the court house tomorrow night.
The meeting is in the interest of the
extension of the street railway SER
vice 10 the Cedar Grove factory
site.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07
Weather Forecast.

Local forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Unsettled, probably show
ers tonight and Sunday; cooler.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-07

Don't fail to attend the mass
meeting on Monday night at the
court house.