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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-06
EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS

The following is a list of the bulle-
tins of the Tennessee Experiment Sta
ton, at Knoxville, available for distri-
button, any of which will be sent to
farmers in the state who will write for
them:
Regular Series.
XVIII. 8. Alsike clover.
IS. Selection for disease-resistant
clover.
78. The soils of Tennessee.
81. Tick eradication.
81. The soy bean: a comparison
with the cowpea.
S3. Comparison and Improvement
of dairy herds in Tennessee.
"a. Sheep and lambs in Tennessee.
sc. Experiments with soils, fertil
izers and farm crops.
81. The relation of the Weather
Service to the farmers of Tennessee
SO. Insuring the peach crop.
SO. Stand and soil fertility as fac
tors in the testing of varieties of corn.
80. Fertility experiments in rota-
ton of cowpeas and wheat. Part l.
81. Relation of temperature and
rainfall to crop systems and produe-
ton.
go. Experiments with fertilizers
and field crops on important soil types
of Middle Tennessee.
SO. Tobacco insects of Tennessee.
Tobacco culture in Montgomery
county.
"a. The cattle tick as affected by
climate.
95. Notes on tomato diseases with
results of selection for resistance.
96. Fertility experiments in a rota-
ton of cowpeas and wheat. Parts II.
and III.
81. Lining for Tennessee soils.
101. Improvement of Cumberland
plateau soils.
102. improvement of highland rim
soils
Press Bulletins.
%. Importance of testing and keep
ing records OF dairy cows.
%. How to save the soy-bean crop.
"a. Spraying the peach.
Is. Cattle ticks frozen.
81. Rates and dates of seeding.
%. Getting and maintaining a
stand of alfalfa.
20. Feeding tables.
80. Resistant red clover: Prepare
ton of land and time of seeding.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-06

I'M. Jacob, University of Tennessee.)
AS an advocate of the use of draft
horses in the South, the Agricultural
Department of the University of Ten
nessee is probably the pioneer. For
the past ten or twelve years the use
of bigger mares has been urged, by
example and teaching, upon the farm
ers throughout the state; and those
who have put into service the proper
types have met with excellent results
IN almost every instance. To expect
the majority of farmers suddenly to
displace their lighter mares with draft
mares would be, of course, quite i'm
practical, but in many instances it can
be done on gradual and economical
basis, by the breeding of our native
mares to high-class draft stations.
The selection of the stallion is there
fore of extreme importance, and upon
this the ultimate success of the draft
horse in the South depends.
The common impression that weight
DIS the most essential point to be con-
sidered in the selection Of a draft
horse Is great mistake. The draft
horse should also possess good con-
formation, soundness, quality and
good breeding and action; for these
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-06

when associated with sufficient weight
constitute the ideal draft horse We
do not advocate the general use Of
the heavyweight drafter, as our exper-
fence has demonstrated to us that the
medium and lightweight drafter OF
quality are much to be preferred for
southern conditions.
AS an explanation Of why the farm
err should use draft mares, we may
give the following points in their ia
vor: The healthy market demand fcs'
draft horses; early maturity, enabling
them to begin farm work as 2-year-
olds, and bring colts at years; ease
of conditioning for market; their
weight, which means more power and
deeper blowing; and, finally, and prob
ably most important, the fact that the
draft mare is the most practical means
by which We can develop our mule in.
dustry, as it is the only economical
way by which we can put more size
into our mules.
The question of breeds in the selec.
ton of draft horse is probably not
SO important as individuality, although
the Percheron seems to be the most
popular throughout the South at this
time.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-06

Agathas Eminent Landseer 10511S
is one of the three herd headers of the
Tennessee Experiment Station. His ex-
Gellent conformation and dairy quality
and his choice breeding, make him
one of the most promising sires of the
herd. He combines the most i'm
portant blood lines of the breed. His
pedigree is remarkable in every line
not so much noted for its show record
as for it's producing records.
The dam, Agatha's Merry Queen
Qmp) 19584S is an imported daugh-
ter of Agatha's Flying Fox P. 1856
II. c., who sired Gamboge Knight, Com
bination, Sultan of Oaklands and Ad-
miral Togo. The dam of Agatha's
Merry Queen Qmp.) 195S4S was sired
by Eminent I'd P. 1882 H. c., who has
II tested daughters.
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The sire of Agatha's Eminent
Landseer 105116 is Exiled Landseer
S1617, whose dam is Landseer's Fancy
3rd 70653, who has test of Is pounds
141a ounces butter in seven days at
three years. Landseer's Fancy 3rd
70653 was sired by Toltec, sire of 10
tested daughters, and is out of Land.
seer's Fancy 1876, one of the most ia.
nous cows of the breed. The sire of
Exiled Landseer 81617 was Cara Mia's
Exile 1920, by Roiter's Exile of ST.
Lambert 4S22S, sire of % in list, and
was out of Cara Mia End 93S27, test
Is pounds, 51a ounces, in fourteen
days, who was sired by Tormentor
9Th, by Tormentor.
The first get of this bull are now
being dropped and they show strongly
the quality of their sire.
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VARIETIES OF COTTON FOR TEN
NESSEE.

(By c. A. Mooers, Tennessee Expert
ment Station.)
Cotton is the most important CROP
in a number of West Tennessee coun
ties, and is an important crop through
out the Southern tier of counties OF
the State. Many varieties have been
tested by the Experiment Station, and
two are especially recommended
Trice cotton, of West Tennessee orr
gin, is an early variety, of medium.
large boil, maturing from late Septem
Der to November 10. Cleveland Big
Boil, later than Trice, is a heavy-yield
ing upland variety. Trice Cotton, be
cause of its earliness, has attracted at
tention in the boll-weevil sections OF
the South, and there is big demand
for Tennessee seed.
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FARMYARD MANURE WILL IN
MOST CASES GIVE PROFIT.
ABLE RETURNS.
FROM APPLICATION TO SOILS
Corn ls Probably the Best Crop To
Grow Following the Addition Of
Manures-Either In the Form of
Stable or Green Product.
q. G. Pridmore, University of
Tennessee


HEN it can be had in suf-
NAH ficient quantities for such
/ wv purposes, farmyard ma
nure will in most cases
uSNET1u give profitable returns
kSANsNYJ from application to soils
upon which corn is to be
grown Immediately. Corn is a coarse
FEEDER" and is well adapted to the
utilization of plant foods that may be-
come avilable after the application of
material of this kind. In fact, corn
is doubtless the hest crop to grow fol
lowing the addition of manures, either
in the form of stable or green manures
The best comparative idea of the
value Of manures for corn production
may be obtained by noting the results
secured by some longtime expert
ments conducted by a number of the
experiment stations. A summary of
a twenty-fve-year experiment at the
Pennsylvania station shows that where
a good rotation under these conditions
has maintained an average yield of AZ
bushels of corn per acre an annual ex-
penditure of 1881 per acre for COM
plete commercial fertilizers has given
yield of only Sc bushels, but an ap-
plication of tons per acre of farm
yard manure has given an average Of
571s bushels of corn through the whole
period of time. These data show that
this small annual applications of
manure for this period of years under
these conditions increased the corn
production little more than So per
cent This is worth while.
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influence of Type on Gains.

Steers that We're of very good type
made 23.6 per cent greater gains than
steers of poor feeder type. 1t is plain
that type as well as breeding must be
considered in the selection of feeder
steers 1t is, then, of great i'm
portance that the bull that is to be
used in the production of the beef
steers be of the purest breeding and
of the best type.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-06
OF GOOD BREEDING
IN BEEF PRODUCTION.

&c. A. Wilson, Tennessee Experiment
Station.)
During the year of 1872, as in pre-
vious years, the steers on experiment
at the West Tennessee Experiment
Station were classified according to
type and breed characteristics The
results checked with former years in
that it was found that steers of best
feeder type and with the greatest per-
centage of beef breeding made the
most gains.
Influence of Breeding on Gains, 1912.
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Steers that showed one or more
crosses of some beef breed made Is
per cent greater gains than steers that
did not show some blood of any of the
beef breeds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
What Violet Did =

I'm glad Elsie is not dancing much
the other girls get SO flushed and
warm and their hair gets all loose!
Elsie looks just as nice at the end
OF the evening as when she first
dressed. and that Is such mark OF
lady!
.oh. Mr.. Luna, Fore.. I.und.
Would you mind doing something for
me? Go over and bring Elsie here
l want 20 see her minute.
Hasn't ne the nnest. broadest
shoulders. Mrs. Phipps! Such a
Hplendid young man-and they say
his father Is the head OF that soap
company that makes millions evary
year and
oh. thank you. Mr. Lund. as,e..
him TO bring you over here, Elsie,
Here are two chairs Just waiting 70,
you both! I'm so Glad to get a I,t,,s
oh"t with you Mr. Lund! You pop.
ular yourg man--oh. yes. you ara,
None OF your older friends ba.
chance to say word to You 1ats,,,
now. IL you could have o,,s,
game OF bridge with Elsie ana
tomorrow morning down In the
bor. whore no insistent girl will h,n.
you UP and carry you off for tenn,.
or calling. ] think 1t would do 49,,
sood---you rush around at such
blsie plays such Il good game n,
bridge! ] suppose that Is naturaI
because she has such keen mimi
u wanted TO tell you that your cs
IS tho handsomest one at the lab.
Forest. and-what Is that? You mu.,
be excused because you have the mr.,
dance engaged? Oh. certainly
VERY DIFFERENT.
We'll. Mrs. Phipps. will you ,,.,.
at that! Deliberately leaving JnJs,.
,sione while he goes and dances Nj.
violet Wibberson And the way ba ..
looking at her! Really, I had mn IA
Forest Lund was such ninnyi IT,.
Is something coarse about his e.
after all. don't you think? His mont.
is weak. too. and i suppose, like eli
men with rich fathers. he doosa.
amount TO a row OF pins. He is NJ.
at all tho sort OF young man I wan,
my daughter to associate with,
Come. Gieie. It's time to retire o.,
get your beauty sleep. THANK heavnn
you are not permitted to run wild
like that Violet Wihber3oE!"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
No Fun to Be the Man i'm the Moon

brightness seem to rise up around
liz as the SUBMITS catch the sun
light. The day has come"-and with
1t, what? Huge "craters" OF volca.
noes, ramparts OF the inner sub.
stances Of the moon, with tho fiery
mountains proper encircled by them;
absence of air, or any gas that can
be breathed: no water: frightful
precipices; steep declivities: awful
desolation; mot patch OF moss, not
a heath-grown ledge to soften the
rocky ridges and sharp-cut edges OF
these abrupt surfaces not even the
lowest form of PLAINTIFF. not q lichen
to alternate the wild aspect OF the
landscape and give 1t even the slight
est appearance OF life"
When it is MONDAY on the moon
that Is. when the sun has completed
half its course across the sky--the
ground will be heated to such de-
gree that 1t would Immediately roast
any organic substance placed upon
its surface. The temperature would
be above 2l2 degrees, and during the
long lunar night Of about two weeks
a gas thermometer would indicate
cold Of some 500 degrees below zero"
AOFdutdSeS 10 the human. on
would OF surety seem a strong man
according to your familiar standards.
Take, for instance, rock which you
would Judge to weigh exactly one
hundred pounds here on the earth
Lift It in your arms on the moon,
and YOU would feel as II you were
holding up barely twenty pounds"
Think, too, what litter" you would
be! Before jumping over an obsta-
Gle, or leaping across a mass OF
sloping debris or an open crevasse,
you will do well to be careful. and
to remind yourself that an effort
which would enable you in your own
country to make jump OF six feet
would carry you to a distance Of
thirty-six feet on the surface OF the
moon"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
Only a Farce

A oartRin city merchant has recent
~ taken TO his bed He Is suffering
IRON extreme nervous shock. IL
CHANGED that he opened by mistak.
letter addressed 10 his son. n Young
man who IS endeavoring TO win fame.
unoeknown TO his father as novsi-
'st, the letter referred TO ran thus:
Dear Harry-You must really show
moro caution In constructing your
plots, or tho guY'nor will be spre 10
discover tho dead body OF Ariabei i'm
the cellar, and then the shameft,f
secret viii be out. Don't give the
old man such big dose OF strych-
nine: and why not put the mother I'm
madhouse straight away? Your
forgery Is for far 100 small a sum.
make 1t five or SIX thousand. Leave
the rest OF vorr sweet family cirs1s
TO me-, 1 will aniah them off for you.
Yours JACKIE"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
Jobsilaw's Game.

Sobehaw was taking a friend for
spin In tho second hand motor he had
picked up at such an absurdly low
figure when something went wrong
with tho works and the car stopped
dead. He d!ve6 under the machine
and discovered among other defects
that two nuts had jolted of during
the journey.
Tits only mile to the nearest
town. old man" said the apoIoaetic
owner of tho car ~ You wouldn't
mind walking there and get a couple
OF half-inch nuts from the IRON
monger. L can put the other things
right by the time You get back" Ana
for the next half hour Jobshaw was
tiukerlng and tapping away beneath
why his friend mad not returned.
Presently he heard Footsteps
THAT you. LorlSins?" he impaired.
"S- SSH" came the reply from a
bucolio looking gentleman who pee-sd
at JobshaW under the oar - come
back ton minutes ago. told i'm
you'd gone across that there held
yonder. Els a-clambering through
edges and bitches looking arter yer.
Keep quiet and 8 one find yer for
hours. guv'nor
What on earth do you mean hs,-
lowed Jobshaw. as he wriggled into
sight I've been waiting for him.
you idiot! I can't fix the car I'D till
ne gets here"
Want i'm. do yer" exclaimed tho
thought I was 'elpin yer. guv.no-
Seem where you'd tucked Yourself
away. reckoned YOU wos 'ayin,
game % lido an seek %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22

~ HE woman IN the imported lace
gown sighed violently az she sat
and rocked. surveying the ball
room OF the Blue Flag Lake Hotel
1T In perfectly dreadful" she said
70 the woman In the last years crops
de chine. how girls are brought up
nowadays! I'm speaking particularly
OF that Violet Wibberson. who Is max
ing herself SO conspicuous here this
Summer! II there is one thing
pride myself OF 1t IS the fact that
I've brought UP my daughter properly.
shs would scorn 10 push herself for
ward the way Violet Wibberson does.
.Wby, only to-day my daughter said
Al me Mamma. II l was as bold as
violet wibberson ia just die Of NOR
,lflaationy Elsie liz SO sensitive:
why. yea Elsie's here to-nisht-in
tho corner over there In the green
dress-the girl with the aristocratto
sort OF beauty. What do you suppose
that wretched old Lyle woman said
10 me to-day? Asksd why didn't
n,ye Elsie a tonic because she looked
20 white and anaemic! wouldn't
have Elsie's complexion changed for
worlds, / tntnk IL iooh5 uastihB u'sheu
and ladyliie. while all the other girls
Ara 90 gunburned and brown and
f,owsy looking! 1t IS queer how the
Young men seem attracted by that
type--but. OF course. II is just a pass
,,g fancy. When they want to marry
nav nick out a retiring, ladylike girl
like my Elsie.
SHE TOLD HER.
II told Elsie So day when Forest
Iund walked right by her. though
,.b, had on he pretticst tennis cos
,u,oe and had her racket In her hand,
aud asked that Violet Wibberson for
a. game. / said 10 her. Elsie, In,
.shamed Of you for crying about it,
NAT is. she didn't really cry but you
pnow how girls are--'when you KNOW
sald that no man In his senses
would prefer big. ovorsrown girl
~, violet with eyes like those OF an
INV Nd a complexion like vulgar
.n,,n,aid's, to delicate, we'll bred
ir, like yourself! Forest Lund can't
tSsn,n hut see the difference! You go
riaht out there on the end of the
nnrob. where he can see you. and
Snish your embroideryi
.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
Bound TO Get On.

Frederick Townsend Martin was
tallsins. at rehearsal OF his drama
tized book. about ''climbers"-thoae
people who are always trying to get
into society"
ITS a mistake to think" n. said.
that climbers never succeed IN got
ting into the highest society. They
succeed very often. indeed. IL they'va
Got wealth. perseverance. and cheek.
They muet have plenty OF cheek.
They must be like Mrs. Sprage, OF
Centre CITY. A leader OF the highest
society said. with a sigh. or Mrs.
Sprasg:
That tirosome woman still keeps
calling
Why don't you snub aerT asked a
friend
81 do
well. the next time she calls.
don't offor her Il chair
"'oh. tried that tried that las.
month
Weir
well she always brings . camp.
stool, now"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
Home, Sweet Home.

It was midnight. The burglar had
entered the house as quietly as pos
sible. but his shoes wore not padded
and they made a little noise. He had
just reached the door OF the bedroom
when he heard some one moving In
the bed as II about TO get up. and he
paused. The sound OF womap's
voice hoatcd to his ears.
al you don't take your boots or
when you come into this house" II
eaid. there's going TO be trouble. ana
whole lot of IT. Here it's been rain
ing for three hours, and you dare to
tramp over my carpets with your
muddy boots on. Go downstairs and
take them off this minute"
He went downstairs. without {.
word: but he didn't take Oft his boots
Instead he went straight out into he
night again, and the pal" who was
waiting for him saw tear glisten in
his eye,
II can't rob that house" no said.
1T reminds me Of home"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
oervlan Women Soldiers Who the Front Against
the Turks in the Balkan War

ment TO woman and she will say.
That isn't true about me. Now nv
Aunt So-and-So and So-and.So," IN
definitely. to the utter WEAKNESS of
the listeners spirit. Women have
not seemed able to work I'm the mass.
as one person. for a common cause.
ihat ART which men mastered centu-
rles ago military drill will teach
women. 1t IL their sorest need.
The cost Will be slight to Join the
National Guard. Watching guard
drill, have seen millionaires' sons
shoulder to shoulder with mon who
earned dollar day, and the men
who earned dollar day could az
FORD 1t. The entrance fee is dollar.
Our safety In camp and out OF II?
Women win have no fear OF sabine
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22

II there were standing army OF
women in the United States, they
would be a moral force that would
make for peace. Because they are
capable OF carrying on war there will
be less war
In case of 4 riot they could fight
side by side with their husbands and
brothers for the protection of lives
and for progress.
have tried to beget In you my
own spirit OF absolute confidence in
the ability OF women and the neces-
sity of women for war service. Let
me tell you how | propose that we
make ourselves into soldiers.
Five officers, some OF the National
Guard and some OF the regular army,
have told me they will be glad 10
drill lis for duty as soon as we get
together company OF fifty-eight TO
sixty.three. Meanwhile. they will de-
ploy Young guardsmen TO drill us
while we are still rockies. Doubtless
we Will be extremely awkward
squads, but all good things must have
their beginning.
We will be drilled in squads OF
eight, two lines. four in line. Drills
can be held every Saturday night
This Will be the best night, because
mothers Will he free from the cares
OF the week and can sleep late next
Any woman is eligible TO become a
member of the First Regiment of Co
lum bians If she ne more than eigh.
teen years old. and have no incurable
disease. There is no age limit
know n woman who is seventy-two
years young She has quick step. a
straight body, bright eyes, and active
mind. Her granddaughter, who Is
nineteen, dawdles instead of walks.
She has the fashionable stoop at the
shoulders and the fashionable drawl.
She Is only one-tenth alive. Her
grandmother is younger than she,
and far more desirable soldier
Every woman who applies must I'LL
out blank giving the same Informs
tion regarding their age, parentage.
physical condition, etc, that is re-
qiired OF II recruit in the regular
army
There must be no lodging OF the
issues OF age and circumference.
Women must give their age, as they
do when they make transatlantic
crossing, for this is necessary 10 sys
tenn and organization. If we are TO
become part OF the National Guard.
or the Regular Army. or both, we
must make a record.
Ultimately, when we have proved
to the men Of the organization that
we can drill and obey; that women
are indeed Of soldierly stuff, hope
that the United States will allow us
10 use its armories. certain hours be-
ing given over to the drill of the
women. At present we cannot be
denied the use of public squares and
parks on drill days in fair weather,
and our own homes and covered
lawns in stormy hours.
said that desired TO see women
become soldiers for the primary rea-
toll,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22

TH a T distinguished astrono-
mer. the Able Moreux. d.
rector OF the Observatory of
Bourges. France. has published an
Intensely interesting book called, "a
Day on the Moon In this he de-
scribes in the light of the latest as
economical research just what a man
would see on the moon. He states
that if there should ever be man
on the moon he would have very
hard life.
If you be an airman flying, say,
62h miles an hour. you could cover
the 23S,S33 miles In about l60 days
of nonstop flight. ION the day
when men have at their disposal an
explosive material powerful enough
10 give 10 shell an initial velocity
of IL kilometres OK miles) per SEQ
ond, the she'll shot into the air would
never come back to earth The So
called civilized nations could then
find in the exercise OF shooting the
moon. a strong counter-attraction to
the folly OF mutually bombarding
each other"
AS to mans progress toward his
planets SuDurDhn nelSnD DOT, tnere
are many obstacles. eat about six
miles above the surface OF the earth
respiration becomes painful; at
about twelve miles the air Is so rare
fed that no animal worthy Of the
name could live there, even for the
briefest moment.
Even suppose the journey we're
possible, what would be the reward?
Things strange, certainly; but insup-
portable. There is no dawn to herald
sunrise on the moon. but there Is the
zodiacal light, ten times more bril-
liant than with us For a few min
utes the chromosphere Is in sight
Then all Of sudden blue
rays OF light, so strong that the eye
cannot endure them, dart from the
distant y horizon. Isles of
A y, - nj