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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
RATIONAL SYSTEM OF STOCK
FARMING FOR SOUTHERN STATES
Cultivated Fields Should Go Into Corn. Tobacco Or Cotton
Not Oftsner Than Once in Seven Years-More
Stock Should Be Raised



In a great many cases the feeding Of
silage has largely superseded the feed
ing of shock fodder, as it enables the
farmer to escape the daily hauling Of
fodder in cold winter, and also In
creases by O very considerable per-
centage the feeding value of the corn
crop.
Such a system has been followed by
the writer with complete success, both
from the standpoint of a decidedly
profitable business, and of building up
very badly worn farm to high state
of productiveness.
By far the greater part of the sur
face of our southern states is rolling
or hilly. Farmers are beginning to
realize that the too frequent cultiya-
ton of the land in crops such as corn
and tobacco is detrimental to the land,
causing soil washing and reduction of
yields. Grass and live stock pay best
on such soils. The south has the soil,
Climate and natural adaptability for
becoming a great live stock section,
and in the long run live stock will
prove most profitable upon our farms.
The light of medium crops secured
from heavily cropped fields, tired and
of sloping nature, do not pay BY the
time the extra labor cost and the ex-
pense of getting the land back in grass
again are taken into account, about all
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
PROPERLY PACKED
BUTTER SELLS BEST
Takes But Few Minutes More
Time ard Increases Price
When Selling to Merchant.
CBy W. H. UNDERWOOD

When a farmers wife or daughter
has a sufficient quantity of milk to be
able to sell some butter she ought by
all means to find out just what sort
of butter people will pay the highest
price for, and how the same is packed
for sale, and comply with these con-
ditions. If they do SO they viii get all
it is worth
On O. Saturday not long since 1 was
waiting in the store, several persons
brought in butter, and with the excep-
ton Of that from two customers (my-
self and one other) it was all made in
round prints and wrapped in oil paper,
and some of the large rolls were also
wrapped in oil-paper.
The clerk weighed a basket of s.
pound prints, and they tipped the
scale at 61k pounds only. / asked him
what he paid and he said 90 cents.
l tasted the butter. It was good
and the merchant would have been
glad to pay rs cents, the same as I
got, but he said he could not sell 1t
for more on account of its mussy ap-
pearance.
II each one OF those persons would
pay $1-25 for brick-shaped butter
mold that will make an exact pound;
SO cents for roll of parchment pa
per 77s inches wide. tear the paper
with the aid of ruler into sheets 211s
inches long, dip these into cold water
and wrap each pound neatly, pack
them neatly in q clean box lined with
white paper. assure you they can
then get 20 cents d pound for their
butter and the gain in price will gre
them good many dollars to. put into
their pockets.
It win not take ten minutes longer
on charming day to do this, and the
knowledge of putting first-class arti-
Gle on the market in first-class condi-
ton viii repay in itself
| 1t is not best to use the oiled paper.
1t is impossible to handle the butter
without tearing 1t, and 1t makes the
butter look any way but well.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
Lnuap{9
cZUVnEs
WAYS or THE AMERICAN BOY
Cabinet for Collection Of Curious Lit
tile Things Youngster May Pick
Up ls inexpensive.

By KATHERINE ATHERTON CRIMES.
Big sister calls 1t "cluttering trash, !"
and big brother says, with superior
smile, You'll know better some day
Mother dusts 1t carefully, with an in
dulgent smile over her boys odd lit
tie bunch of treasures; but father
says heartily: by the way, old fell
low, here's aAqueer thing l picked up
this morning. Thought you'd like it
for your curiosity shop"
For father has been a boy himself,
and understands how near to a boys
heart is the collection of odd and IN
teresting things he has picked up in
out-of-the-way corners. He > knows
what 1t means to find bit of rock
with a curious fossil shell in 1t, and
what a thrill of delight it sends down
ones spine to chance upon real In
dian relic-a flint spear-point, a
sharp-edged "skinning knife" or a del
lcately tinted bird-arrow head, no
larger than a thumbnail.
1t is a problem to find satisfactory
way of displaying all these things.
They are usually tossed about here
and there, and the one you want to
show friend is always the last one
to come to light
A good cabinet for such collection
may be made as follows: From a
foot board Of half-inch lumber cut
four three6ornered shelves that will
Just fit into corner of the room.
Bore in the corners of these quarter
inch augur holes, an inch back from
the edges. Procure three pieces of
stout Irvine, each about five feet
long. Binder Irvine is very good for
this purpose. At one end Of each
piece fasten firmly an empty spool,
about the size that number thread
comes on. Then pass the other ends
of the Irvine pieces up through the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
GOOD MERRY-Go-RoJND POLE
Single Post, Set Securely In Ground
Where There Is SUFFICIENT Vacant
Space, Is Needed.

An Inexpensive merry-go-round can
be made of a. single pole set in the
ground where there is sufficient vacant
space for the turning Of tie ropes. The
pole may be Of gas pipe or wood, long
enough to extend about IL feet above
the ground. An iron wheel is attached
on the upper end so that it will revolve
easily on an axle, whiUh may be an
iron pin driven into the post A few
iron washers placed on the pin under
the wheel will reduce the friction.
Ropes of varying lengths are tied to
the rim of the wheel. The rider takes
hold of a rope and runs around the
pole to start the wheel in motion, then
he swings clear of the ground. writes
]. Berg Mitchell Of Wichita, Kan, in
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04

appointed stock farm. A liberal sup
ply of manure is made and saved, first
attention being given to those
spots on the breaks of the slopes"
where the land is "galled" or bare OF
grass. Such spots receive a liberal
covering of manure also light
sprinkling of clover or grass seed, this
frequently being the sweepings from
the hay loft containinga large amount
of grass seed. Such practice very soon
results in the covering over of every
inch of the soil with a heavy sod, the
effect of which is to put into the soil
a supply of humus, giving to it new
life and vigor and yielding power. Nj
merous Swinging examples of green
and fertile pasture fields attest the
value of such treatment
After the bare places are dressed
over, the main manure supply goes to
those other parts OF the farm where
it is most needed. A thin coating on
grass or clover and meadow shows
splendid results, and if placed on
wheat or rye which has been seeded
or is to be seeded to clover or grass,
profitable results are always secured
Such fields never give room for COM
plant of clover sickness Of the soil
or poor grass stands. When the straw
stack has been pretty well spent the
remainder is scattered on the land.
Land thus treated yields from 40 to
so bushels more of corn to the acre.
and the fine lot of corn produced is
led to horses, mules and other live
stock, best of all to hogs. The latter,
besides furnishing the seasons meat
supply for the farm. adds a very i'm
portant item to the farmers receipts.
colt or two is raised each year and
also adds to the farm income.
The corn stover is hauled out daily
and scattered upon the grass pastures
TO be eaten by the stock, or is fed in
the barn yard. In the latter case there
ls afforded dne lot Of prime manure
- 90 upon the fields III the spring
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
HOMEMADE TOY is AMUSING
Boy Can Make Lantern of Three
Pieces of Pasteboard on Which
Are Drawn Pretty Designs.

Boys love to parade with flags and
lanterns. Lanterns are easy to make,
and afford much amusement. The IL
lustration shows one made of three
pieces of pasteboard of the same SIZE
on which are drawn star, shield and
stripes. Any, designs are cut out, and
red, white and blue tissue paper is
pasted on the inside to produce the
pretty colored effect when lit by a
candle from the inside. The sides are
pasted together by strips of muslin
by means of glue. The bottom of the
lantern consists of a triangular piece
of pasteboard which Is fastened to the
bottom of the sides with muslin strips.
As every lantern has candle inside
you must make a place to hold tho
candle in your lantern. Cut raw
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
ey ANNA GAL1aHlaR)


AS a rule, late celery makes more
growth during the fall months, after
the weather gets cool, than at any 9th
er time. In hot, dry weather celery
needs great deal OF attention, for un-
less the roots of the plant can be kept
cool and wet there will be no growth
to speak Of
For this reason as well as several
others. prefer to bank the rows with
earth as the plants grow. When
blanching by this method is out of
question, mulch them with well
rotted manure out of the poultry
house, and then set broad boards on
edge several inches from the plants in
either side of the row and fill the
space around the plants with hay or
dry leaves.
/ like to draw the earth up to the
plants as they grow, because in this
way one will have far more white
stalks than when the work of banking
is done all at one time
Some people suppose that no matter
how large the branches are, the stalks
will all turn white after being banked.
The truth is a stalk of celery that
has attained its full size before the
blanching process begins will remain
green, while the heart of the bunch
which has grown in darkness will be
white
Another reason why l prefer to use
earth is that it protects celery from
the early freezes. And then If COW
ering of dry leaves is put on top of
the ridges. and weighted down to pre-
One year our celery was left in the
ground until after Christmas, and with
additional protection it would have
kept much longer.
Celery must have air to keep it from
rotting, therefore the tips of the
branches should never be kept COW
cred over with earth. Anything that
is dry and is easily removed, will help
to keep out the frost, but dry leaves
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
FUNNY SAYINGS OF KlDDlEs
Much Embarrassment In Church
Caused by Alarming Discovery Of
Preachers Small Daughter.

One of the most embarrassing stu
atoms in which 1 was ever placed,
says Hildo Cowham, the artist, in the
Strand, was caused by a niece OF
mine whose father was clergyman
and whom | took to church for the
first time. She did not in the least
know what her father did and for a
long time did not observe him. But
after sitting quietly beside me fol-
some time, hardly daring to raise her
eyes because l told her she must be
quiet or she would not go to church
again, she suddenly, in the middle OF
the sermon, looked up and saw him,
and screamed: "Auntie, look, there's
daddy up there! And whatever is he
yelling about?"
Which reminds me of two little
nephews of mine who were taken to q
churchyard by very old and pious
aunt. She, thinking to impress the
surroundings on them, said, You
know, Jack and Fred, it is only the
body that lies here. Now, what part
of him goes to heaven?" His head, ]
suppose"
There are probably many mothers
who have had cause to smile at the
quaint additions which their children
at times have made to their prayers.
A little girl friend of mine was once
taken to ventriloquial entertain
ment, which impressed her very much
While saying her prayers that night
she asked God to look after all he's
brothers and sisters and make her 4
good girl. Then there was pause
and one heard. soto voice, "All
right"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04

Outside 1t was showing hard and the
teacher considered ii her duty to warn
her charges.
Boys and girls should be very care.
full to avoid colds at this time" she
said solemnly. Il had darling little
brother. only seven years old. One day
he went out In the snow with his new
sled and caught cold. Pneumonia set
in and in three days he was dead"
hush fell upon the schoolroom;
then youngster in the back row stool
up and asked:
Where's his sled Truth Seeker
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
Feed While Milking.

Feeding the cows while milking
need not be any disadvantage to the
quality of the rnilk produced. provided
the right kind ok feed and the right
sort of pail are used and it frequently
has Quieting effect on the COW.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04
Proper Feed for Sheen.

Don't forget that while the ewes
are feeding their lambs. they are also
growing wool. The feed should be
abundant enough to supply both de-
rnands. and keep the eve in good
health.
z 1t never pays to let a aock run
down In condition.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04

potato into square slice about one
quarter of an inch thick. Bevei this
slice as shown in the picture, and hol-
low the center sufficiently large to in.
sert the candle. Glue this to the bot.
TOM
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04

In Japan an average Of three tons
Of fertilizer per acre is applied to the
land.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04

the profits from cultivated crops have
been exhausted and all there Is to show
for the hard work expended upon such
land Is a badly depleted soil.
On many stock farms cattle. mules,
sheep or hogs may predominant, cows
being kept for furnishing dairy prod
ucts for home use.
made to go hand in hand with a mod.
crate acreage of cotton or tobacco.
In fact, in many cases such a combi.
nation will prove most profitable, and
is to be advised.
Every community affords a few
shining examples Of such thrifty sys.
tenn of stock farming as is here out.
lined Prosperity has followed such
methods. 4 Substantial barns, large
silos of wood or concrete are in eyi.
dence. and convenient, attractive and
well-appointed country homes, equipped
with modern conveniences, with up-to.
date water supply, heating and light
ing systems, come up as a reward for
earnest and effective endeayor In this
line. Farmers who practice such a
system are the men who stand at the
top in financial, social, religious and
educational matters in their commune
ties. Such men. practically all own
ers of their own farms, constitute the
most conservative and substantial cit.
izenship to be found in the nation.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04

the Popular Mechanics. Streamers of
different colors and flowers for spe-
cial occasions may be attached to
make pretty display.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-04

For worms or other parasites living
free in the stomach or intestines, ap.
parently careful experimental work
has shown good results by the use OF
low-grade tobacco leaves, sometimes
called tobacco trash" writes Dir.
Reynolds. This should be chopped up
fine; mixed with an equal amount Of
salt and kept constantly before the
sheep.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
NO MORE USE FOR CALOMEL SINCE
CARSWELL'S LIvER-AID ARRIVED
NOW EvERY5ooYs sINeING FREE NO
"
Evsboys Getting New Vegetable Remedy at The Crystal Pharmacy

No wonder everybody's happy; look
ing better; feeling better. Old danger
Gus, salavating calomel is out of a. job
and in its place comes CARSwELL'S
LIVER-AID, the pleasant tasting, sure
acting discovery that banishes consti-
patton, puts energy, strength and hus-
tie into your tired overworked liver
and gently but surely drives out poi7
sonous gases and foul secretions from
every part of the bowels.
It's a wonderful liver remedy that
has freed thousands from the habit of
taking ca,omel and brought health and
happiness to scores OF homes in this
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
FRIDAY. APRIL rs. 1919.
Hog Raising
In the South.

Only few weeks ago sale Of brood
hogs occurred up IN Alabama. Sixty
head of Berkshfres were scld and these
averaged $50 each. Most OF them
were bought by local hog growers,
neighbors Of the owner, but some
found their way into Kentucky. In
diana and Illinois.
These states have long excelled in
hog raising and it marks a new era
to see them coming into the far South
for their brood animals. Sales of pure
brood animals are indications of what
II going to happen in the future. It
points out that an era of greater pros
perity has come to the South
The South and particularly this part
OF the South is the best place on the
continent for hog raising The South
today is paying the Middle West enor-
NOUS sums Of money for pork and ba-
con and still larger sums for corn.
The day is coming when these south
ern farms and especially the Florida
and Alabama farms will have meat to
sell to other states.
Signs OF this big awakening are on
every hand. Boys corn clubs, boys
swine clubs and girls tomato clubs
are doing a vast deal to create in
terest in general farming This means
more corn and meat, more vegetables
and more money It will make living
easier and will not only be better for
the South but better for the entire
country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
NEWS OF THE IEGISLAT

be plainly stated on the outside. For
years people had been buying from
thirteen or fourteen ounces Of butter
and other such groceries, and thought
they were getting a pound. The law
completely cured this.
Benzoate of soda was declared to be
harmful and was positively not allowed
In any article Of food sold in Florida.
It is understood that the amended pure
food law will allow it to be used, but
the labe! on goods containing benzoate
Of soda must so state. The question
naturally arises, Why this change of
attitude? If benzoate of soda was
harmful two years ago, why is it not
just as harmful today? These ques-
tons are being asked and some want
to know who is behind the scheme to
have the change made. Thousands of
circulars were issued last year against
this drug and columns of newspaper
space used. The better class of man
ufacturers-those making absolutely
pure oodstuff-complied with the law,
and now they are asked to support
measure that puts them to an addi-
tional trouble and expense. It might
be we'll enough to have an inquiry as
to who suggested the change and who
is behind the proposed amendments to
the law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
WILL REPORT FAVoRABLY
ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Washington, April 24.-Members of
the senate woman suffrage committee
have practically decided that one of
the several resolutions before the com
mittee to amend the constitution to
give women the ballot will be report
ed fayorably at the present session If
the tariff bill is kept before the finance
COMMITTEES for several weeks the reso-
luton will be brought in the senate by
Chairman Thomas and a determined
effort will be made to pass it. Tariff
or currency legislation may interfere
with the suffrage resolution. In that
case it would go over until December
The suffrage committee practically has
COMPLETED its hearings
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
WANT CANDIDATES TO
EXAMINE THE BOOKS

Editor Pensacola Journal.
1 notice in this mornings paper
where Alderman Q. ]. Semmes says the
city registration books are useless in
their present condition. Perhaps he
has discovered something else rotten.
Many of your readers probably re-
member that I took this matter up
with the mayor, city attorney and sew
eral aldermen personally and then
went before the city council meeting
and told them the conditions and this
most august body of concentrated wis
dom Chat the people are anxious to
get rid of decided to have the regis
tration officer investigate his books.
There ought to be a pure food law"
to apply to this kind of wisdom to
prevent it's adulteration with such an
excessive amount of nonsense.
Now the plan is to have an expert
correct them, and the books turned
over to the city democratic executive
committee and be held by them until
after the election on May 18th. Now
1t seems to me that to be just and
light in the matter the candidates for
city commissioners should be appoint
ed as a committee to investigate and
correct the books, or let them alone as
they are, before somebody else discov-
ers something %rotten" or worse.
Right wrongs no one. So, be sure
you're right, then go ahead. 1 feel like
saying to the city council, Il told you
So"
c. C. KEYSER.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
Naval Officers
Doing Sea Duty.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels will
see to 1t that naval officers will do
their required amount of work af1oat
before they get promoted. No doubt
there will be wall from the naval
officers of the boards and bureaus who
know a great deal more about the
workings of a swivel chair and type
writer than OF batt.eship, but the
Test OF the country will applaud.
It is not often that his political on
ponents can hold up Theodore Roose-
welt as an example to be emulated, but
no greater reform was ever brought
about In the army than that instituted
by9 the spectacular Theodore when he
made the cavalry officers actually ride
horses and the infantry so on marches.
Naval officers who are ignorant OF
the workings of a battleship at sea are
Of little use to that branch OF the ma
TONS fighting force and a strict ad-
herence to this policy will no doubt
have a tendency to weed out of the
navy some Of its incompetent officers
if any such exist
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-25
WILL NOT TURN
BOOKS OVER TO
THE COMMITTEE
CITY ATTORNEY JONES TELLS
MAYOR REILLY HE HAS NO AU-
THoRITY TO DO so AND THEY
WILL REMAIN IN CUSTODY OF
REGISTRATION OFFICER MAURA.

Mayor Frank Reilly, who was re-
quested in a resolution adopted by the
city council Wednesday night to in
-struct City Registration officer Frank
Maura to turn the registration books
over to the city democratic executive
committee, to be held and used as
thought best by the committee until
after the election to be held on May
IL, announced yesterday afternoon that
City Attorney John B. Jones had in
formed him that he could not under
the law comply with the request en-
bodied in the resolution and that the
books will remain in the custody of
the registration officer.
Mayor Reilly said yesterday after
noon that when the work of bringing
the books up to date had been COM
pleted by Registration officer Maura.
which Mr.. Maura thinks will be done
next Monday or Tuesday, he may fur
nish the city democratic executive
committee with a certified copy after
the list has been approved by the coun-
Gil
Mayor Reilly said that a special
meeting of the council would be called
a day or two after the registration
officer completes the work on the books
for the purpose of adding the names
of any persons, who have through an
error been omitted and also for making
any corrections deemed proper.
The certified copy of the registra-
ton list, which may be secured by the
executive committee will not be pub
lished unless the cost is borne by the
committee.
The registration books will be used in
the first primary election on May
to nominate three commissioners under
the new commission government, but
Alderman Semmes said at the meeting
of the council Wednesday night that
the books are in such condition that
the executive committee will have to
pay an expert to correct them before
they are used.
The resolution requesting the mayor
to instruct the registration officer to
turn the books over to the committee
was introduced by Alderman Semmes
and was unanimously adopted.