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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
SECURING ON RYE PASTURES
Difficulty May Be Treated by Use Of
Blood Meal, Giving Teaspoonful
Daily In Feed.

CBy JOHN NJ EYvARD, Iowa Expert
ment Station.l
For the dlficulty experienced with
the securing OF young pigs upon fresh
green rye pasture, / would advise the
use OF blood meal at the rate OF a tea
spoonful twice daily In the feed. With
older hogs weighing $50 to 200 pounds
we have had no trouble with this in
festival disturbance, but with the very
young pigs weighing from 25 to 60
pounds we have been annoyed con-
siderably by scours.
We are somewhat dubious as TO the
ACCESSIBILITY of placing much emphasis
upon rye pasture as a forage for pigs,
| simply because Of the extremely loos-
| ening tendencies Of the green and
succulent rye. In 1911 we pastured
thirty pigs upon rye for q period of
| sixty days, and were compelled during
that time to remove four OF the pigs
, and three others were replaced be-
cause of unthriftiness, 1t was quite
remarkable, however, that those pigs
that remained, not showing signs OF
the difficulty, returned excellent prof
its from the rye.
The present spring we pastured for
ty head Of pigs, weighing on the aver
age about 80 pounds, on 8 Of an acre
of green rye. Four Of these were Ia
ken out Of the experiment within
three weeks because Of excessive
purging. The profit on the others 10
seriously impaired by the setback
which these four necessarily caused.
As the rye begins to Joint the Difficult.
ty disappears and the pigs do we'll up
on the pasture. At this time, how
ever, they should be removed so as to
allow the rye crop to mature.
At the recent swine breeders meet
ing I took the matter up with four or
five men who had In past years relied
somewhat upon rye as an early or late
pasture, and they told me they were
compelled to give up rye because Of
securing. I submit this inasmuch as a
short time ago told Of the profits
upon green rye pasture while discuss.
Ing the hogging down of ripe rye. I
think at that time / neglected to men.
ton the difficulties we have had with
scours.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
POPULAR BARRED ROCK
Number OF Entries at Poultry
Shows 0utnumber Others.
Breeding Of This Variety Has Engag-
ed Minds Of More Poultry Raisers
Than All Others Combined
Essential Points.
fRy c. e

The breeding OF good Barred Ply
mouth Rocks is a subject that has en-
gagged the minds of profanity more
poultry breeders who strive to pro-
duce high-class birds than the breed.
ers Of all other varieties of poultry
combined, Not that the Barred Ply
mouth Rock is the only good variety
bred. but that they are the most
popular breed, as is shown each year
at the American Poultry shows, where
each secretary reports to the Amer
lean Poultry association the number
Of entries in each breed class. The
grand old Plymouth Rock outnumbers
them all.
In the selection Of breeding birds It
is of the utmost importance to select
perfectly healthy birds.
And what is meant here by healthy
birds. are birds that have never been
troubled with either roup, colds or
any form Of disease, nor have been
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

soy beans or cowpeas; third year
wheat II oats and clover and grass
sown with 1t; fourth year, clover and
grass for hay; fifth year, grass and
clover for pasture; sixth year, corn
with its cover crop. Tobacco or cot
ton a be substituted for the corn.
Potatoes could be inserted In place of
the soy beans or cewpeas II it seep-
ed advisable or advantageous at any
time.
But let 1t be remembered that the
nitrogen assimilated by the leuumes
from the air is stored in root, stem,
leaf and seed. If the entire pltnt IL
plowed under the soil will be enriched
a great deal, II the growth Of tho
legume was strong. If the seed Is re-
moved, the soil will not get as much
nitrogen, but 1t will be enriched Put
II only the stubble is left, the soil may
be impoverished in nitrogen some
times, while In other cases II may be
enriched slightly. So to build the land
fastest and most economically Ia nj.
trogen, legumes should be grown ey.
cry year, or practically SO, and fed on
the land or fed off and the manure re.
turned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
PENSION ROLLS
TO Be PURGED
,owyENDABLE ACTION TAKEN IN
SEVERAL COUNTIES.
aoARDs TO MEET NEXT MONTH
an Pensioners, Both Old and New, to APP
near for Examination at the Coming
Meeting.

Jsckson.-County boards OF pension
,,n,nrrs in several counties announce
shrt they will make a thorough revision
~ the rolls at their meetings IN septem'
her. and all old pensioners, as well as
new applicants, must appear in person
for examination.
ST regret very much that the revision
ID not to be general" said State Auditor
TmrcaR L. Thompson, ex-otticio pension
commissioner, in discussing the subject
tbis morning. Il e~ndeavored to get the
LEGISLATURE at its last session to pass a
law ordering a general revision, but the
,aas,,re was defeated. However, where
oounty boards OF examiners desire to do
"a. they can order a general revision, and
tbrough this means the rolls will doubt
less be purged OF a goodly number OF per
.ons who are not entitled to draw pen
%sions."
The pension question was q live subject
before the last legislative assembly, and
proof positive of padded rolls in several
counties were produced, but the law
makers evidently lacked the nerve to Or
der a general purging. In some counties
II was shown that the law was being
aagrantly violated. and that fully fifty
per cent OF the persons thereon had
neither the legal or moral right to the
states bounty.
The appropriation for Confederate pen
sious is $45O,O0O per year, and after re-
ceipt of the rolls from the various coun
ties after the pension boards meet in Sep
TENDER Auditor Thompson will prepare
for the annual distribution, which will
take place in October or November. 1t is
not likely, however, that there will be
sufficient funds in the treasury to pay off
the pensioners until early in December.
There are now 9,225 pensioners on the
state roll, of which 3,570 are prorated
veterans and 3,94S pro rated widows re-
ceiying about $35 per month, In the
preferred class are 237 pensioners who
receive 1925 per year, 734 in the second
class receiving $75 per year, 1879 blind
widows receiving SIS per year, and 597
servants in the pro rated class.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
FARMERS MUCH ENCOURAGED
BEGINNING TO HOPE THAT WEE.
Wis WILL BE VERY FEW.
Pest Has Not Developed in the Numbers
Expected, and the Army Worm Is
Also Very Slow in Getting in
Its Deadly Ravages.

Jackson.-With each passing day ths
farmers of Mississippi are finding cause
to indulge in the hope that the ravages
OF the Mexican boil weeyil will be mate.
rally lessened in the state this year.
Reports from the various counties are
decidedly encouraging. In no community
has the weevil, up to this time, commit
ted depredations equal to those of last
year, and in some counties where the
pest was bad in 1911, very few can be
found.
Lack OF rainfall has been a hard blow
to the pest. While the farmers of the
state do not entertain the hope that they
are going to escape without serious
trouble with the weevil, at the same
time there appears to be ample justifca.
ton for their belief that the insects will
not prevent them from making a fairly
good yield.
Still more encouraging is the fact that
the army worm is not spreading with the
expected rapidity. Large quantities of
paris green and arsenate of lead have
been ordered for use in fighting this
dreaded pest, whose ravages were far
worse than those of the weeyil in 1911,
but thus far they have not had occasion
to apply the poison in many counties.
In consequence of these conditions the
farmers who were feeling very much de-
pressed two or three weeks ago are now
finding cause for genuine optimism, and
many Of them who had not regarded it
as worth while to pick the few weevils
found in their fields are energetically at
work destroying the insects.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Beware Weeviled Peas.

Agricultural College,-State Entomol-
ogist R. W. Harmed has recently discov-
cred that INSCRIPTIONS seed dealers are
sending out circulars stating that COW
pea weeyils do not seriously injure the
pea for planting purposes. He is warning
the planters of the state not to believe
these statements. He says that under
no circumstances are "weeyiled" seed as
good as seed without weevils.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

same mating. To remedy this, OF To
secure Eras of same shade Of color
We must resort TO what is called dou-
BILE mating, or the mating of n pen
to secure a certain colored male bird
for show purposes, and another pen
to produce nearly the same shade Of
females as We secure in first pen in
cockerels.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Issue $50, 900 Road Bonds.

HattiesbWfg.-The county board OF SUI
pervisors has passed an order that the
clerk of the board at once give the re-
CURED legal notice of the intention of
the board at its September meeting to
authorize an issue of $4,000 of 5 per
cent. bonds, to be sold to the highest
and best bidder at a subsequent date,
the proceeds of which to be used for the
purpose OF road building in Forr
county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Cement In Tree Cavities.

II your orchard trees have decayed
portions In them clean out the rotted
wood, then bore diagonally into the
wood In different directions from the
bottom Of the hole in order that the
filling may hold. FIJI the cavity with
the following cement compound:
Portland cement, one pound; sand,
two pounds; cinders, two pounds.
Pack tie cement In well, and seal all
around the filling with the tar mix
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
ASK REPRESENTATION.
Mississippi Socialists Want to Go On
Election Commission.

mississippi SOCIALISTS want 10 70 oh
Election Commission.
Jacksonville Socialists of Mississippi
have addressed the following to Secretary
of State Power:
In pursuance of the provisions OF the
code of Mississippi directing the appoint
ing Of county election commissioners,
and in consideration of the fact that,
aside from the Democratic party, no 9TH
err party except the Socialist party has
maintained a party organization and
cast a vote in all the counties OF the
state, save one, we ask that you appoint
on the board of election commissioners in
all the counties of the state a represent
alive of the Socialist party, to be Sc
lected from the list of names now in
preparation and to be submitted to your
honorable body within the next ten
days"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Capitol Deserted.

Jacksonville statehouse is almost
deserted these days. The supreme court
is in vacation; the governor is at the
eneampment; the agricultural commits
sioner is out of the state most Of the
time; Secretary of State ]. W. Power
has zone to the coast fishing; AttS&ley
General Collins is in Meridian; state
Superintendent of Education Powers is
touring the state whooping things up
for education, and so are his two assist
ants, w. II. Smith, supervisor of rural
schools and Miss Susie V. Powell, in
charge of the school improvement work
and the Girls Tomato clubs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Too Much Rainfall.

Observation-Disclosures in this section of
Mississippi are again complaining Of too
much rainfall. Excessive moisture, they
say, is causing the boil weevils to multi
ply very rapidly, and cotton crop pros
poets have deteriorated considerably dur
ing the past few days. At the begin
ming Of the month ofAugust the rainfall
record for the territory surrounding this
city was within Is inches of the average
for the entire year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
The Nervous Horse.

The nervous littlet scrub horse II
always jumping around, now push
ing hard on the collar and again lag
ging back; but the well-bred drafl
horse moves along with calm dignity,
doing most Of the work without ur'
due waste of strength.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
| Side Tracks Assessed.

Jackson. - After considerable argu.
ment the railroad commission adopted
an order fixing the ad valorem rates on
side tracks. This matter was settled on
a graduated scale, from $1,000 to $4,000
per mile, according to the main line rat
ing. Those systems whose main line as
sessments are figured at $4,000 to $12,-
900 a mile will be assessed for side tracks
at 5000, while those valued by the
commission at $4,000 to $4,000 will
sustain q side track assessment of $4,000
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Chief Justice Mayes Resigns.

Jackson.-Chief Justice Il. B. Mayes OF
the supreme court has rendered his resig,
nation to Gov. Brewer, to take effect i'm.
mediatcly. Justice Mayes will return to
private practice, having accepted position
as district counsel of the Illinois Central
and Y. & NJ. V. road in partnership with
Judge Edward Mayes, Lucius |. Mayes
and Lamar Ross. lie becomes the i'm,
mediate successor of the late Judge
James Longstreet, who for ten years was
the second member of this legal firm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

ture. Leave no projections beyond
the plane of the bark and immediate
ly the wood ring and the bark will be.
gin to form ver the patch. and the
tree will ultimately be al good as
new. The entire heart of the tree
may be cleared out and filled in this
way and the tree will continue to
flourish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
$500 More for Monument.

"roenwood.-The board Of supervisors
4as made an additional donation Of ST..
wv 10 assist the Varina Jefferson Da-
"s Chapter, Y. D. c., to erect d Con-
tSuerate monument on Court Square.
greenwood has the ~handsomest Court
nquafe IN Mississippi, and these noble
neh propose to erect thereon, the
uusohlest Confederate monument in
~ state. The board Of supervisors has
NH ssi very generous in encouraging the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
A Successful Normal.

. CoIumbia.-The summer normal which
has been in session here for the past four
weeks has come to a close, and was pro-
nouneed n of the most successful nor
mails held in the state. The normal was
secured principally through the efforts
Of Superintendent Fred A. Barnes, who
mas lone everything possible to make the
normal successful, Much credit is due to
the corps of instructors who Iabored in
cessantIy throughout the term.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
PRIVILEGE TAX NOT VALID.
Chancellor Lyell Has nc Faith In the
New Law.

misunderstanding to the belief gen,
orally prevalent among members Of the
local bar, Chancellor Lyell will rule that
the special tax of 20 cents per acre
levied by the legislature on all timber
tracts in excess of 1000 acres, and the
special privilege tax on turpentine distil-
leries arc unconstitutional. .-
The phase of the litigation, however,
may not be formally passed upon by the
chancellor at this time, as the decision
on The Injunction suits may hinge on the
question of whether the compliments
have the right to institute proceedings
at this time. 1t is contended that, mas
much as no steps have been taken by the
state auditor or treasury toward the col
of these taxes, the proceedings
fled are premature, and that the liti-
gsnts must wait until after the LIST Of
February next in order to institute suit.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
This Is Good Work.

Canton.-Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Smith, of
camden, brought to Canton 500 cans Of
tomatoes, raised and canned by their
laughter, Miss Sarah Smith, who is a
member of the Girls Tomato Club of
'nis county. This lot OF 500 a n was
put up by Miss Smith from tomatoes
raised on her patch Of one-tenth Of an
acre in accordance with the rules Of the
Urls Tomato Club. The tomatoes were
taken in charge by the Woman's Civic
league which will dispose Of them for
'ne e%ntcrprising young lady.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Beekeeping In England.

In some parts of England farmers
convey their bee hives TO the heatherE
in order that the bees may gather the
honey from the bloom. In that coun.
try there are four crops for bees. Fruit
blossoms In the spring. clover a month
later, lime trees In July and the
heather in September.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
State Of the Treasury.

misunderstanding to State Treasurer
Stovall's figures, there is a cash balance
at the close of Thursdays business
amounting to 2o,736.93. There was
paid out $2,43o.97; cash items on hand
in the drawer, $7oS.70 and on hand in
the state repositories S417,58S.26.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Discuss Education.

Bonneville. - Superintendent Powers
and President Joe Cook Of Hattiesburg
gave forcible and eloquent addresses to
d large and representative audience at
the courthouse today, at the educational
inference.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

~Jackson.-The live stock sanitary
board has put the tick law into effect in
Clarke and Scott counties and it is
thought that the work will now proceed
in a more orderly and effective manner
in Clarke county, where a good deal of
violent opposition has developed to Grad.
icatinp the ticks,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Will Issue $500 COO Bonds.

Natchez.--The Adams county board
of supervisors adopted an order to issue
s15o,Ooo good road bonds, bearing 5 per
cent. interest, to mature in forty years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
Double Hanging.

Indianola. = Claiborne and Marley
Harvey, negroes, satisfied the mandate
Of the court of Suniower county for the
killing Of Will Kirk, in the northern part
Of this county, by being hanged inside
the county Jail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

GuIfport. Latin-American countries
Will shortly receive through an illus
uated comprehensive article some infor-
nation concerning the port of Gulfport.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

Fruit and poultry 50 wall together.
Shade is ESSENTIAL for tho best results
and natural shade Is better than artt
fetal
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16
INTERNATIONAL
NNMSOOOL.
LESSON "a

CBy r. 0, SELLERS. Director Of Eve
ming Department, The Moody Bible
Institute of ChicaEol
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

The well.ventilated barn is quite as
essential as the warm one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

The common term "90.day corn" Is
a deceptive one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

BY means OF seed corn selection
the corn crop Is moving northward.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-16

A good SOW Is a valuable asset.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-31
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Washington. Nature lovers are
urging appointment of cat squad
of local police, whose duty it shall be
to kill on the felines who are rapidly
DISCRIMINATING squirrels in the capitals
parks
Washington. Denouncing Jack
johnson, mass-meeting Of negroes
urged that in order to instill better race
loyalty in the growing generation Of
negroes. pickanninies be given only
black dolls.
San Francisco. An unknown
scourge is killing thousands of wild
ducks The same disease killed about
. million ducks near Salt Lake short
time ago,
Latrobe, Pa Mrs. James ScoYich
shook her husbands trousers, several
dynamite caps dropped out and she
wag severely injured by the explosion
that followed.
& Detroit Securities and cash total
ing $4,000 were found among the eE.
fscts Of Adam George. miser. who died
Of starvation n his sAanty a few days
-.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-31
ARMIES ADVANCE INTO TURKEY.
Ffrst servian Army Only Ton Miles
Away From usup-second Has
Engagement With 10000
Turks.
tcopyriehtl

London.-The armies OF Servia, Bull
garia and Greece continue to clear
their way-tO their main objective
points. the Turkish forts of Usup,
Adrianople and Servia, the last Of
these Turkish town on the Grecian
frontier
Greek armies have crossed the
Turkish frontier at two points. In
Epirus, at the western end, they have
occupied the heights Of Grimboyo and
those Of Kirouvouni, while at the east
ern end they are pursuing the Turkish
troops to their base at Servia, where
an important battle is expected to be
fought, and the taking of which by
the Greeks would carry them appreci-
ably nearer to the Monastir and Salon
Xxi road
According to a semi-official state
ment issued at Athens, the Turkish
Army is fleeing in panic from Dhisi-
kata, on the way to the Turkish town
OF Servia in the north. The Greek
troops are said to be pursuing them
vigorously.
When the Turks precipitately aban-
doned the town Of Elassona, it is said,
they left behind them their staff maps
and a million cartridges. They also
dropped during their retreat much of
their clothing and most of their engi-
neering implements.
The total losses Of the Greeks dur
ing the first days engagement are
given as one captain, two sub-lieuten-
ants and 10 men killed and Is
wounded.
A dispatch from Athens says that
after short engagement with the
Turkish garrison landing party Of
500 Greeks occupied Kastro, capital Of
the island OF Lemnos, and hoisted the
Greek flag. Three Turkish officers
and 81 soldiers were made prisoners.
The four SeTvian armies are advanc-
ing slowly into Turkish territory, but
are meeting with stubborn resistance
from the Turkish troops, according to
official reports reaching here from the
front.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-31
FIRST
STAGE OF The WAR
Allies Plan to Starye Out
Turkish Army.
TERRIBLE BAYONET CHARGE.
Strong ReInforcements OF the Otto.
man Troops Coming Up-The
Montenesrins eombard
Scutari.

London Pushing on under the
magnificent leadership of Gear Ferdi
nand, leaving behind only enough sol
diers to bury the dead, care for the
wounded and guard their prisoners
the main Bulgarian forces are in
trenched less than three miles from
the city OF Adrianople preparatory tc
q siege, on the result OF which mill
tary critics declare depends the flu
ture OF the Sultan's dominions in Eu
rope.
A dispatch from Sofia, in an est
mate Of the losses at Kirk-Kilesseh
places the total Bulgarian dead and
wounded at 1000, and the Turkish al
1900. Estimates Of the number Of
Turkish prisoners taken vary from
5000 to 5000. The battle lasted 80
hours.
Back in Kirk-Kilisseh, the streets
are piled high with the dead of the
conflict, and the adjoining plains are
.strewn with corpses. Ten thousand
lives were lost, before the isolated
Turkish garrison Of 5000 men, cut
OF from all possible escape by the
daring flank movement of the in.
vaders, surrendered.
Outside of the killed and wounded,
the Turkish losses in food and am.
munition and modern guns at Kirk
Kilisseh are described as tremendous,
Chief among the Turkish prisoners
are Muikhtar Pasha, son Of the grand
vizier; Prince Abdul and several gen.
erals
Even after the fortress of Kilisseh
was overcome by the fire of the Bull
garian artillery, fierce fighting took
place in the streets of the town, into
which the Bulgarians effected their
entry from the lower part.
A dispatch from Stara Zagora says
the battle was waged from street to
street, every foot OF the ground being
obstinately contested. The soldiers
fought with knives as we'll as bay
onets. The Turks, on their part, de-
clare that the evacuation of Kirk
Kilisseh was "strategical retire
ment," phrase which became
familiar during the Russian retreat in
Manchuria. They will have a big
army at Adrianople and along the
line to Constantinople, and II as the
Bulgarians say only $4,000 Asiatic
troops have SO far reached the theatre
of war. the Turks have strong REIN
forcements coming up.