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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
MUCH GOOD IN COOPERATION
Splendid Results Accomplished by
Farmers In johnson County, Tex,
In Banding Together.

Individual effort IL often necessary
to bring about community coopera-
ton. and when, by the enthusiasm Of
one man. the entire neighborhood be-
comes banded together in an effort to
help each other, the effect Is mar
velous. One man, working alone ON
the public roads. can accomplish but
a very small amount of benefit, but
when all the members Of the commu-
nifty organize and work systematically
together to improve the roads, soon
those who pass along that way find
the roads are better there than any
where else in the county. The Enter
prise heartily commends cooperation
In every community in Johnson coun-
ty. pointing as q reason for our con-
viction to the very splendid results &C
complished in the Concordia school
house community.
As a result Of the people in that
community working together. they
have the best road in the county,
they have painted their schoolhouse
and their church, they have improved
their cemetery, and now they are ex.
tending the influence out beyond the
confines Of their community, and 9TH
er near by roads are falling into line,
building culverts, cutting of corners
on sharp turns, filling mud holes, and
widening road beds. This is the wo-k
that counts. 1t brings people closer
together when they get out and work
together for the mutual good of one
another. 1t elevates the standard of
service. which il the real measure of
life. People who work entirely for
themselves. never realizing that the
broader view of life demands of
US to work for the happiness of 9TH
ers. get very little out of life, and
leave behind them few beyond the
immediate confines Of their family
who care whether they are gone or
not.
We are placed here in order that
we may help one another in every
possible way to have greater happi-
ness, and to try to make the world
better because we have been in it.
There is no better way to accomplish
this purpose than to engage in COM
munity cooperation. This is not con- |
fined to the country districts, but can
be successfully practised in cities.
Just because we live in a city does
not release US from the obligation we
owe to our neighbors. but rather in
creases our obligations, for the needs
are greater. and the demands for i'm
provement ever increasing.-Cleburn
Enterprise.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
n AUTHOR Of THE STORY OF SARAH THE
SHIP OF DREAr1S"ETC. oorYaen0 o.. mr. oeu7w7yoo

-beholden ter nobody! It's tew cents
| more'n yew need ter git yew inter the
| Old Mems, an them extry tew cents
III pervide for me Jest bewtiful." Abra.
ham stopped rocking to stare hard at
his resourceful wife, an involuntary
twinkle of amusement in his blue eyes.
With increased firmness, she repeated,
Jest bewtiful!" whereupon Abe, scent
Ing self-sacrifice on his wife's part. sat
up straight and snapped, "Haow so,
haow SO. mother?"
It'll buy a postage stamp, won't
it?-she was fairly aggressive now
an thar's a envelop what want put
up ter auction in the cupboard an a
paper bag l kin iron out-ketch me
a-gwine ter the neighbors an a-beg-
gin fer writing paper-an' I'll jest set
daown an write line to Miss Hal
sey. Her house haint a stun's throw
from the Old Mems; an I'll offer ter
come an take keer O. them air young
'uns O. her'n fer my board an keep
an-ten cents a week. / was a-gwine
ter say quarter, but l don't want ter
impose on nobody. Seem that they
hain't over well-ter-do, l would go fer
nothin', but got ter have somethin'
ter keep up appearances on. so yew
won't have no call ter feel ashamed
OF me when ! come a-visitin' ter the
hum" Involuntarily, as she spoke,
Angy lifted her knotted old hand and
smoothed back the hair from her
brow; for through all the struggling
years she had kept a certain, not I'M
pleasing. girlish pride in her personal
appearance.
Abraham had risen with creaks of
his rheumatic joints, and was now
walking up and down the room, his
feet lifted slowly and painfully with
every step. yet still his blue eyes fash
ing with the fire of indignant protest
me a-bunkin' comfortable In the
Old Mems. an yew a-takin' keer O.
them Halsey young 'uns fer ten cents
a week! l wouldn't take keer O. 'em
fer ten cents a short breath. Thar be
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

silase, the change u not 20 great, and
often the cows increaSe the low Of
milk when started on silage. Several
dairymen have recently made the
statement that the increased profits
paid for the silo the first year.
Silase 10 not q complete ration for
. dairy COW. Silage IL high In carbo-
hydrates, and some concentrates or
roughase with q high protein content
should be fed with II, such - wheat
bran. oil meal. cotton seed meal or
alfalfa or clover hay.
When It 10 considered that corn
can be grown 20 easily. and in every
section Of the country. It stands 1t
the head Of the list Of forage crops for
this purpose.
The yield in feeding value and the
Of handling make II the
best silage crop
The Yield will range from ten to
twenty tons per acre ON good soil,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
(By J. e. DORMAN.)

tBy ]. e. DORMAN.)
II a dairy farmer we're told that he
could roll silver dollars down a hill
and then pick up two dollars for ev-
cry one he rolled down. and this state
ment were verified by some of his
neighbors and hundreds Of other dairy
farmers in the country. that farmer
would stay up nights to roll the
dollars. But when told that he could
double the profits by the use of the
silo he becomes very Indifferent and
keeps on in the same old rut, feeding
dry feed. wasting nearly half of his
corn crop and doing a lot of unneces-
sary work.
In these days of close competition,
dairymen should be ready to take ad-
vantage Of every opportunity to re-
duce the cost Of production. and it
Will be found that 1t IL easier, II the
proper methods are used, to do that
than to raise the selling price of the
dairy products. The results are the
same, a large net profit
In the coSn plant about 40 Der cent
Of the feeding value is in the stalk,
and 60 per cent In the ear. When
the ear alone IL fed. nearly half of
the corn crop Is wasted.
When the stalks are fed, at least
half of them remain uneaten, while II
stored in the silo the loss IL almost
nothing.
Every dairyman knows that COWS
will do their best on fresh June pas-
ture. The grass 10 succulent and pal
atable, and the conditions for q maxi-
mum milk fow are ideal. These con-
ditions, however. do not last very long.
The silo comes - near to supplying
the ideal conditions a. anything that
can be found. and 1t 10 available every
day In the year. II provides q uni-
form feed for every one of the IL
months.
Highly sensitive dairy cows resent.
any sudden or violent change in feed,
and will show 1t by q decreased milk
now. The change from fall pasture
to dry feed 10 always followed by q
shrinkase In the milk.
In changing from the pasture to the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

young 'uns an young 'uns," he eluci.
dated, but they be tartars! Yew'd
be In yer grave afore the fust frost;
an who's gwine ter bury yer-the
taown!" His tone became gentle and
broken: mo. no. Angy. Yew be q
good gal, an dew Just as we calc'late
on. Yew jine the Old Ladies'; yew've
got friends over thar. yew'll git erlong
splendid. An I'll git erlong tew. Yer
know"-throwing HE shoulders back,
he assumed the light, bantering tone
so familiar to his wife-"the Door.
house doors is always open. I'd Jest
admire ter go thar. Thar's q rocking
chair In every room, and they say the
grub is A No. l." He winked at her,
smiling his broadcast smile in his at
tempt to deceive.
Both wink and smile. however, were
lost upon Angy. who was busy divid.
ing the apple sauce In such a way that
Abe would have the larger share with.
out suspecting 1t. hoping the while
that he would not notice the absence
Of butter at this last home meal. She
herself had never believed in butter.
Ing bread when. there was Sass" to
eat with It; but Abe's extrayaRant
tastes had always carried him to the
point of desiring both butter and
sauce az relish to his loaf.
"Naow. fur's I'm concerned" pur.
sued Abe. Il hain't got nothin' Adm
the poorhouse fer neither man ner
woman. I'd as lief let yew 20 than
Std O. me; fer know very well that's
what yew're a-layin' out fer ter do.
Yes. yes, mother. yew can't fool me
But think what folks would saw!
Think what they would say! They'd
crow. 'Thar's Abe a-takin' his comfort
in the Old mems hum. an Angelina.
she's a-eatin' her heart out in the moor.
house!'"
Angelina had, indeed, determined To
be the one to 90 to the poorhouse: but
all her life long she had cared, perhaps
TO faulty degree, for what folks
would say" Above all, she cared now
Tor what they had said and what they |
'till might say about her husband and |
his hnal ending to his downhill road. |
She rested her two hands on the table |
md looked hard at the apple sauce |
,ntil 1t danced before her eyes. She
'ould not think with any degree Of |
'learness. Vaguely she wondered n
heir supper would dance out of SIGHT
before they could sit down to eat Il.
80 many OF the good things of life
lad vanished ere she and Abe could
ouch their lips to them. Then she
cit his shaking hand upon her shout.
Ter and heard him mutter with husky
MY dear. this ID the fust chance
fnce we've been married that I've had
o take the wust Of It Don't say a
'ord asin II naow. mother. don't yer.
W brought yer ter this pass. Lsmme
ear the brunt o. T."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
LIVE SUBJECTS FOR CLUBS
Interesting and Important Matters to
Be Discussed by Farmers At
Their Gatherings.

The Colorado experiment station
gives the following live subjects for
discussion at farmers meetings:
1. Do country schools train boys and
GIRLS for farm life?
2. Which Is better on the farm, bath
tub or automobile?
3. Does speculation help to fix farm
prices?
4. Cost and benefits of an agricul-
tural college education.
5. How can consumer buy direct
from producerf
6. Do mothe-, teach daughters
thorough housekeeping!
Z. How does the experiment station
help the farmer?
8. How to beautify homes, school
houses and churches.
3. Does the farmer know how much
he has invested In the farm?
10. ID the renter or retired farmer
the least interested In the welfare Of
the community?
IL. Who has the best-kept farm
ooAAC IL tuc COmmuulty!
IL. Are teachers and preachers
practical In their work?
IL. Do housewives favor the teach.
ing Of domestic science?
IA. Why DO many farmers NEGLECT
to paint their buildings?
Is. Why do farmers permit weeds
to grow in roads and fence rowf
16. Do farmers make use of the
parcel post service?
II. How can the county fair be i'm
proved?
Is. Is 1t q disgrace to keep a scrub
animal on the farm?
10. Is there such q thing a. farm
arithmetic!
20. Does agricultural extension work
help the farmer?
Fl. Does the housewife use labor.
saving devices as much as the farmer?
~. Do some farmers waste their Ia,
Dor and profit by planting poor seed?
%. What is the strongest influence
that keeps boys on the farm?
"a. Should the schoolhouse be made
a meeting place for the community at
least one q month";
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
BOYS Will Be aova

Does the modern small boy really
care whether candy is a trifle shop-
worn or not? Will strawberry cream
soda gurgle less deliciously down his
gullet because 1t foams in a semi
opaque glass? Can he resist the lure
Of highly rouged candy. and will he
postpone gluing his jaws together
with stick Of hcorice while he con.
ducts an autopsy to detect the pres-
ence of lampblack In It? II he has
attained all this mastery over his ele-
mental nature. as the council of the
Housewives league would have US be-
lieve. he must have become q most
insufferable young prig. Alas for the
days Of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry
Finn!
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

and even higher yields have been -
ported. At Is tons per acre, one -
Will furnish enough roughage for IT,
cows for every day In the year. -
four cows during a feeding period -
six months. What other crop win ~
that?
Other crops can be used, such -
sorghum or cowpeas, in combinatioo.
with either sorghum or corn. ~
cowpeas improve the silage, for ~
adds protein, but the yield is smor
and difficult to harvest.
In selecting a variety of corn ~
silage, always use one that will y
ture its grain. Other things belnr
equal. select a variety that produoo1
a large fodder, as the yield will -
greater. ~
Corn can be planted somewhof
thicker than generally used in gruuI}
ing grain. but not thick enough ~
prevent the good-ear development.
One dairyman. who has had eoo14
success in growing corn for the -
and puts up about one thousand to-
. year, says that he plants one-thiD1
more seed for the silage corn than e. !
the corn grown for grain.
The amount, however. depends mue>s
upon the variety. and the condition q
the soil.
The size of the silo, Of course, -
ponds upon the number Of cattle 10 n
fed. It should never be less than g:
feet high. because pressure ID Nee.
sary to preserve the silage. The NJ
er the better. A good rule ID to hap6;
1t twice a. high AZ the diameter. Is
OF course. . silo win cost $780,
thing-all farm buildings do-oG1
there 10 no building that can BE- 4oc(3L
ed on the farm that viii pay bot1oDj
There are many kinds Of silc, q
made Of different materials. o.
crete. cement, brick, tile and sevor
kinds Of wooden silo. The wood go
ls cheapest, of course. but It ID net -
durable ~ the concrete or tile.
The different styles range I'm
three to five dollars per ton capacllII j
for the concrete and the tile - s
while the wooden stave silo win 81 B
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
MAKE SUCCESS IN FARMING
Farmer Should Have Business Ability
and Wide knowledge Of World
Also Get Into Politics.

The farmer Of today should be IA
miliar with the history and compare
tive merits Of all leading breeds Of cat
tie, horses. swine and sheep. He
should be able to Judge the qualities
OF cattle for beef and dairy purposes.
hogs for hams. becon for lard. sheep
for fine wool and mutton. horses for
all purposes, and should have skill in
the management and care of them. He
should study the problem Of breeding,
the kind Of food. the best rations for
all classes Of farm animals. and the
best methods Of feeding under all con-
ditions. A farmer must master the
problems Of economics: he is called
upon to raise crops. and feed stock,
and to market them. He must master
the laws Of supply and demand, all
conditions Of the market, the classes
OF animals. and animal products for
the market.
A farmer should have business abili-
ties and wide knowledge of the bust
ness world in order to hold his own
with the trusts and monopolies, a
there Will be heavy pressure from
them at all times. He should add also
q broad knowledge Of the business life
OF our country. He should take active
interest in politics. and be familiar
with all political situations, and see
that his particular part of the state ID
benefited by passage Of Just laws that
VIII be helpful to the community in
general. Farming has become a sci.
ence. and the farmer who is thorough
In crop raising. breeding. feeding and
Judging stock, will be successful.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
How to Win an Author.

There's no greater fallacy." said
an author at the New York Authors
club. than the popular one to the
effect that writer's don't like you to
talk to them about their work.
Mark Twain exploded this fallacy
well when he said that there were
three ways Of pleasing an author:
First. to tell him that you have read
one Of his books: second. to tell him
you have read all his books. and. third.
to ask him to let you read the manu-.
script Of his forthcoming book. The
first way wins his respect the second
wins his friendship. and the third wins
his love-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Has Many ADVANTAGES.

A well-managed cooperative cream
cry is the ideal place for dairy farm.
ers to market their milk. Not only
does the cooperative creamery offer q
good market for milk. but It may be
the means Of bringing the farmers IN
a community together for the purpose
Of discussing dairy subjects and other
matters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

1t pays to be observing in your
work. Do the best you can in carrying
on the many duties Of the farm, and II
you md your neishbors getting better
results than you are investigate. Find
out Just how they are doing their work
and pront from their experience.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

Get on the sunny side of things. Il
makes everything look better. Re-
member. there can be no shadows
where the sunshine lies. Long faces,
constant signing. chronic groans and
looking for trouble shut out lots Of
sunshine and make many shadows.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Keep Children on Farm.

Attractive surroundings both in
doors and out will help to keep the
boy or girl on the farm. Give them
something Of their own: some stock,
or as much land a. they can care for,
and they viii become interested in and
attached to the farm. Personal own.
ership goes far to interest rs in things
about NJ.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Marketing Through Cooperation.

There Is no more important consid.
GRAFTON in farming right now than that
OF marketing our products. 1t takes q
large specialized business, well organ
lied and manned, to be able to market
Its products with the least possible ex.
pense and In the most profitable mar
kets. Very few producers are in this
class. The average producer, then,
must resort to that new application of
an old idea-that Of cooperating with
his neighbors. The greatest good to
the largest number means eventually
the greatest individual good.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Bull 70 Head Herd.

A check for $50 does look pretty
big for Q young bull to place in the
herd-but only the first time. After
. man learns what . really fine bull
means in the development Of the herd
he does not stop ct price II he can
get the quality.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Damage by CABBAGE M.ooo.

The cabbage maggot II the principal
hardship In the protection Of early
cabbage and caulidower. The insect
Is present in most communities where
cabbage b grown and occasionally
causes extensive damage to this
crop.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Maxine cr,oe cuttinoe-

Grape cuttings may be made from
wood cut from the vines at any time
when the leaves are OF and before
the buds start but the best time ID
after there have been some cold spells
70 change the starch into sugar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
es Careful with Mulst

Be careful in feeding millet to young
chickens. A. they are very fond Of II,
they viii eat Il to the exclusion Of
other feed. and - the hull Of millet 10
very hard. It b not easily digssted
and often gorges the crot
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
~O~OO~~@~

More than one faded, fragrant
romance is revealed In the chap
tiers Of this homeIy little story.
Through IL runs like a golden
thread, the tender devotion Of the
aged husband and wife.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

The man who has . standard In hia
dairy. the man who has set Q figure
towards which hi cows must an
proach In their productive capacity
10 the man who viii 20 farthest IN
dnarying.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

Don't forget to furnish the youns
brood with nne grit; also give them
green food. cut fine. Give water &C
that they can't get their feet into Il
The grit may be scattered over tn
floor or bottom Of their GOOD.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

The Increase Of popularity Of ~,
farm separator is shown by the st5lk-
Ing fact that in 1900 there were oaly'
about hve hundred In Missouri. whi!e
at the present time there are ovGg
thirty thousand in regular use.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Average Consumption Of Wseer.

While the average amount Of water
used daily in the cities Of the United
States varies from 80 to $50 gallons
per capita, there n. an almost uni.
form consumption Of little more than
half . gallon By each psrson for drink,
Ing purposes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Starting with Sheen.

II you think Of starting In the sheeD
business with . flock Of 100. cut g
down to Is for the FIRST year. Yce
Win know better how to handle sheso
after the trials Of Q year Of I've
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28

You can stand . few moderately
well-bred ewes but you just must have
. tip top pure-bred ram II you hope 70
s0cceed - you ought
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-07-10
a South Pole Hero.

Captain Roald Amundsen, the Nor
wegian who put the south pole on the
map, was born in Sarpsburg, Norway,
July 1G, 1872. His youth was spent
in Christlania and on board sealers
and whalers commanded by his father,
Captain Jens Amundsen. He was
twenty-five when he entered on his
first south polar trip as the first officer
of the Belgica expedition. This jour.
ney lasted two years and filled the
young sailor with aspirations for fur
ther explorations in the frozen regions.
His parents wanted him to become a
physician, and he spent a year in a
medical college. Later he went tc
Germany to study sciences that would
aid him as an explorer, His first nota
BILE feat was to take a ship through thu
northwest passage, and on this trip he
twice wintered in the ice.-New York
World.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-07-10
FEATHERED SCAvENGERS.
Crows as Track Cleaners and GuIIs as
Government Workers.

Crows as Track Cleaners and GuIIs as
Government Workers.
AS unique crew of track cleaners
and police as could be found anywhere
Is enlisted in the service of the South
ern Pacific railroad. The members are
neither Americans nor foreigners. 1t is
crew of crows.
The big black birds built their nests
near Hornbrook, Ore. on the northern
division of the road. They have be-
come fat and sleek living off the gen.
eroslty of tourists and of dining car
employees.
When the trains arrive at Hornbrook
the crows leave their roosting places
and circle about the depot. As the lin
iteds pull out the birds follow them for
five or six miles. Scraps are thrown to
them. and they devour every bit, polio
ing the tracks and acting as scaven-
gers. The section hands and other en-
ployees of the road realize the value of
these birds and keep them from being
moested. Trains crossing the Great
Salt lake are followed by sea gulls, the
latter. like the crows, feasting on
scraps thrown from the diners.
In Il similar way the great lakes are
patrolled by white winged gulls The
government protects them. appreciat-
ing the work they do in following the
ships or lowering over the fishing
grounds and keeping the waters free Of
pollution. n.-Chicago Inter Ocean.