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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19

(By Prof. G. A. Wilson,
Experiments in the feeding of beef
cattle have been conducted at the West
Tennessee Experiment Station during
the past four years, and bulletin has
been issued giving in detail the meth
DDS employed The bulletin can be had
free of postage on application to the
Agricultural Experiment Station,
Knoxville, Tenn. Ask for Bulletin No.
104. A summary of the conclusions
reached in the bulletin follows:
/. Medium cottonseed-meal rations,
I in amounts increasing from to 7
pounds per head per day, are equally
as efficient as high cottonseed-meal
rations, in amounts increasing from
z to pounds, from the standpoint of
gains. The same rate of gain was OBJ
tanned at much less cost
2. The average daily gain where
, steers were fedNin amounts increasing
from to pounds of cottonseed-meal
per head per day was 152 pounds
where steers were fed in amounts in
creasing from to pounds the daily
gain was Its pounds; and where they
were fed in amounts increasing from
2 to pounds the daily gain was LIZ
pounds.
3. The average cost Off pound gain
with lots receiving amounts increas-
ing from to pounds of cottonseed.
meal per head per day was IS cents /;
with lots receiving amounts increas.
ing from 5 to pounds, S.5 cents; and
with lots receiving amounts increas.
ing from to 9 pounds, 121 cents.
4. Feeders are not warranted in the
use of cottonseed-meal to the extent
of to 9 pounds per head per day ex-
cept for short feeding periods of 80 to
so days.
s. High cottonseed-meal rations were
more efficient when fed with hulls than
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19
rolling cupeas preparatory turning

Numerous experiments have been
made by the Tennessee Station to de-
termine the effects both of legumes,
such as cowpeas and crimson clover,
and of non-legumes, sdch as corn.
sorghum and rye, when turned under
for green manure, on the yield OF the
Immediately following crops of corn
and wheat. The results may be
summed up as follows.
Corn, sorghum and millet are not
suitable crops to be grown for green
manure. The yield of corn imme-
diately following them was consider
ably reduced. Rye is advised, how
ever, as winter cover crop, but
! should be turned under early, when
about one foot high or less.
The legumes can be advised as
green-manure crops, but cowpeas and
soy beans, when used for this purpose,
are not apt to be profitable for the
! first few years. If turned under each
2 year and followed with wheat or other
small grain. as can be done success
fully in the southern and western parts
OF the state, the effect is cumulative;
] that is, the soil where the cowpeas
{ are turned under gradually increases
in productiveness, while the area
where either the peas are removed for
hay or no cowpeas are grown grad
ually becomes poorer until the differ
ence between them is very marked.
In the last two years of a five-year
trial there were obtained to 8 bush
els per acre more of wheat on the area
where the cowpeas were turned under
than whereseither none were grown or
the crop was removed for hay.
Sweet clover sown April II, 1912,
was cut once that year for hay and
was turned under May 10, 1913, and
followed with corn, which made a
yield of 58.S bushels per acre. On an
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19
THE FEEDING OF BEEF CATTLE


University of Tennessee)
when fed with silage. High meal and
hulls were not, however, as efficient
as medium meal and hulls, or medium
meal and silage. ..
g. Silage proved much more efficient
than bulls. The average gain with
silage and cottonseed-meal was 154.9
pounds; with hulls and cottonseed,
meal, 144,1 pounds; and with a comb,
nation of silage, hulls and cottonseed,
meal, I'LL pounds.
7. Silage made rs per cent more
gain than hulls, at PIT per cent less
cost than cottonseed huls.
s. The average cost of a pound gain
where cottonseed hulls were fed was
11.3 cents, and where silage was fed,
SO cents.
9. Where silage may be had, only a
small amount of hulls should be fed.
10. Allowing that the manure offsets
the cost of labor, and that the steers
are fed on a $3.50 margin and sell for
$500 per hundredweight, silage was
worth $7,65 per ton and cottonseed
bulls were worth $13.7S per ton. Had
there been but a dollar margin be-
tween the purchase and selling prices
of steers only 1857 would have been
obtained for each ton of hulls fed
IL. The average profit for steers re-
ceiving hulls was 1928 and for steers
receiving silage, SLIPS A much wider
margin is needed when hulls are fed
than when silage is fed
IL. In 1912, steers that were the re-
suit of one or more crosses of beef
bred made 1872 pounds more gain than
steers in which dairy blood FREEDOM
mated. Beef-bred steers made 41.0
pounds more gain than scrub steers.
Is. The average gain of steers of the
best beef type, for two years, was 1873
pounds higher than that of steers of
the poorest type.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19

adjoining plot, where rye was turned
u1der, the yield OF corn was only Ali
bushels per acre. Sweet clover used
is this way is a valuable crop, but it
should be sown only on land we'll sup
piled with lime, and soil incubation
is necessary at the outset, the same
as for alfalfa. Also mention should be
made of the fact that according to our
trials fall seeding has not given good
results.
Crimson clover is a very valuable
green manure crop, which may be
sowI in early fall and be turned under
previous to the planting of either corn
or cotton. This crop is not so sensi-
tive 10 a deficiency of lime as either
sweet or red clover, but is generally
benefited by lining. Unfortunately,
a stand is not apt to be obtained when
the seed is soWn at the last working
of corn, cotton, etc. 1t may be sown
to advantage after spring and summer
trucking crops, after wheat and other
small grain, and even after corn re-
moved early by silage, or the like.
Burr clover may be used in much
the same way as crimson clover, but
requires a good supply of lime, and
incubation may be necessary, at least
if the clean seed be used.
Hairy vetch seed is expensive, but
may be sown in cotton and sown later
than crimson clover. 1t does not, how.
ever, make much growth during the
fall or winter, and to get full benefit
from it, it must be turned under sew
eral weeks later than crimson clover.
In this connection the great value
of Japan clover, both for pasture and
green manure, should not be over.
looked, and though it comes in natu-
rally in the course of time. it may be
highly profitable to SOW seed in order
to hasten a full stand over the field.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19
MUST BAG THE GRAPES EARLY

AS soon as the berries form, the best
punches of grapes should be encased
in paper bags for protection against
insects and rot. Get two-pound bags
from the grocer. Slit them down two
inches in the crease on either side,
open the bag and draw it up over the
bunch, then fold it over the stem to
which the bunch is attached and pin
carefully. Unless folded and well
pinned, rain may get in, causing the
fruit to rot; but if properly done the
grapes will develop far more perfect
ly in the paper bags than in the open,
and they will remain in fine condition
for eating long after the unprotected
fruit is gone. Bagging may be done
with profit until the grapes are half
grown,-C. A. Keffer, University Of
Tennessee.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19
CONTROL RED ANTS IN HOME.

Many have been the inquiries in re-
gard to "a remedy for controlling little
red ants in pantries and kitchens. A
suggestion or two at this time, by way
of controlling these little pests, may
he appreciated by the housewives.
These ants live in the walls and under
the floors of buildings, and it is indeed
q difficult matter to seek out their
nests. About the best method of rid
ding home of these pests is to catch
them off in large numbers by means
OF an attractive bait. In a short time
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19

the colony will be reduced almost CON-
pletely. A convenient bait which has
worked successfully is bread which
has been partially soaked in meat
grease and sprinkled with a little SUI
gar. Another method which has given
success in keeping ants away is to lay
cotton tape, from one-half inch to one
inch wide, around the area to be pro-
tected. This tape should previously be
soaked in super-saturated solution of
corrosive suplimate. Before placing
the tape it should be thoroughly dry
C. M. Bentley, Tennessee Experiment
statlon. ~ .aep 4ss.s 49, 'rrh
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19
GREEN MANURE and ITS EFFECT
ON THE YIELD OF CORN and WHEAT

legumes Advised AS Green Manure Crops-cor, Sorghum
and MIlet, Not Suitable Crops To Be Crown for Green
! Manure-Rye Should Be Turned Under Early When a
/ Foot High or Less-Crimson Glover Valuable
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19

Similarity of breeding stock pro-
duces offspring of much greater value.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19

lBy c. A. Mooers. Tennessee Experiment station.)
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15

Mr.. Morgan met quite number of
people here and mad very pleasant
visit with David Burrell, with whom
he served in the eleventh session of
the legislature. Mr.. Morgan voted
sixteen northern men for the creation
OF Power county every time the bill
came up, and assiste Ia putting II
through the house three times. the
last time under suspension OF the
rules. On the last das OF the session
after the bill had been killed in the
senate for the third time by one vote.
as result of a combination en- ere,
into between leaders of the So ate
and Governor Hawley. Morgan came
TO Burrell and said, Dave, weIl put
her through again if you say so, just
10 show them that we can"
Power county could have been Gre
ated at that time but for this combi-
nation. Mr.. Hawley did not want to We
to the railroad commission bill, neith-
er did he want IL to pass and Repub-
lican member who had voted for Pow
er county every time before, but who
was opposed to the commission bill,
furnished the vote that killed our
hopes. Hawley, on his part, agreed
TO veto the Power county bill II Il
passed, IL the senate would keep the
commission bill from passing.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15

for superintendent OF schools In the
new county Of Power. In Idaho. Ten
years ago this last spring Miss Wbis-
tier came to Wyoming and accepted
position as scboolteacher on the East
Fork, IN Fremont county.
Coming from the th.ckly settled
state Of Iowa, her choice was to go To
point over 100 miles from the rail
road. and her nerve and training as a
school teacher made her many friends.
She taught In that section at Eastfork
and Newfork, and later went to Big
Piney. this county. After this expert
ence she decided to return east and
further her studies, but after several
years IN finishing her courses IN ad-
vanced studies at college, the call OF
the west appealed TO her, and she
went into Idaho. taking a school at
American Falls and later locating a
homestead near there, where she has
put In her ilde moments when school
duties did not require her attention,
and the people or that new Idaho
county are most fortunate In having
an opportunity to vote for one 80 well
qualified to take on the reBponsibili-
ties OF properly organizing their new
districts. Her experience with rural
schools make her all the more accep-
table.
At one time Miss Whistler was
urged to enter the race In Fremont
county for superintendent OF schools.
but at that time she positively refused,
feeling that she was too young In the
work To be leader. But since then
her college training, varied expert
ence and wide reading has equipped
her excellently for the Office for which
she is. candidate. and her many Wy
oming friends will wish her all sue
cess. feeling that she is qualified in
every way to intelligentIy look after
the duties OF her Office should the
people honor her with her election
KemeEer Camera.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
WILL SOON BEGIN
WORK ON ROADS
ALL ROADS IN THIS DISTRICT BE.
ING INSPECTED WITH A VIEW
OF BEGINNING WORK AS SOON
AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.
Started With An Empty Treasury But
Are Collecting Road Poll Taxes to
Amount of About $4,000 Taxes
Soon to BE Available WIN Enable
Them to DO Considerable Work.

The road commissioners of this dis
trict have been busy viewing the roads
this week, and will continue their in
spection next week. When through
they Will have been all over their dis
trict and will be prepared to formulate
plans for active work which Will be
begun as soon as necessary funds are
at their disposal, The commissioners
assumed office with an empty treasury.
They are now collecting road poll
taxes which will give them about
$4,000 to begin operations with, and
tax money will soon be coming which
VIII enable them to do considerable
work
One of the benefits arising from the
creation OF road districts In the keep
Ing of good men In control and the
employment OF capable men TO build
and keep roads In repair.
Road building is coming to be re-
garded AZ a science. Any man who
can use saw and hammer can plan
and build house. When people,
build. however, they do not employ
this kind Of talent. They employ men
trained In this special work. Any
man can lay out and build a road. But
he can not build as good n road, nor
build one as cheaply as an expert I'm
road building The good roads OF this
state, without exception are to be
found In good roads districts. and the
people who have them would not go
back to the old system. They are
more heartily IN favor of them than
they were when the districts were
created, because they are getting SER
vice for the money expended.
There are long periods every year
In this country when II Is almost out
OF the question to haul wheat to mar
ket. The farmers by reason OF this
lose much time that might be profit
ably employed. II IL an injustice to
them TO permit such conditions to ex-
list Bad roads not only Increase the
expense OF getting crops to market,
but are heavy expense In other ways.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
FORMER RESIDENT PLEASED
WITH DEVELOPMENT HERE
Property Owner Comes With View Of
Selling But Decides not
10 DO So.

j. r. Clark, who with Tom Miller
is owner of the business block occu-
pied by the Ellsberry Clothing COM
pany, left for his home in California
Wednesday morning after putting in
several days in inspecting his proper
ty interests here and i'm looking over
the country. He came with a view
OF disposing of his interests, but con-
ciuded, after his inspection, that If
anybody else wanted them he wanted
them a little more.
American Falls is on a substantial
basis and has gone ahead beyond my
expectations" he said There is
no reason why it should not remain, as
it now is, one of the best of the small
Ter towns Of the state. The town has
not developed as rapidly as the coun-
ty, and the country is not more than
half developed yet. The town will
come into it's own in due time. The
fact that II is now the second largest
original shipping point for wheat in
the United States is a distinction that
every resident of the country should
be proud of and shows that an indus
trious. intelligent people have settled
here. Looking back a few years, this
development is nothing less than won-
derful."
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
MARRIED

At the home of Mrs. Eva b. Smith
Sunday, Oct. IL, at o'clock D. m. Miss
Violet Beach and Mr.. George Vetch
were married, Rev. James officiating
The services were short and beautiful.
The couple entering while Mendels-
shon's Wedding March was being
played by Mr. w Shimek. took their
position under the orange blossoms.
The entertainment of the evening
was music by the Shimek- welch or
chestra.
The guests out of town were Mrs.
NJ. A. Stewart. Pocatello; Miss Alice
Beach, Blackfoot; MIR w. Beach aud
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler, Miss and Mr..
Grovening of Minidoka.
A supper was served In which the
profusion OF sweetpees and white
Chrysanthemrms added much to It's
beauty.
Many beautiful wedding gifts from
friends In and out of town were re-
ceived, the Rebecca Ladies' having
honored the bride with china and
linen shower prior to this.
The young couple have our con-
gratulations, They will be at home
with the brides mother. Mrs. Martha
Beach.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
AFTER HORSETHIEF.
Thief Makes Confession and VIII BE
on Road to the Pen Soon.

Sheriff Jeffries departed for Thay-
er, Kansas. Saturday, armed with a
reluisition for George Killian, who
With William Dreyfus, stole the Lee
and Hall horses in May Sheriff
Jeffries has been seeking Killian for
several months and learned that he
eft Ogden for Kansas City. Officers
all over that section were notified to
be on the watch and picked him up
asst week. The Dreyfus boy escaped
last week, undoubtedly with the as
,istance OF someone interested in his
eaving and he has not been retaken
lie made a sworn statement TO County
lttorney Baum before leaving that
can be used as evidence against Kill
ian II he is not apprehended by the
time OF the trial.
Sheriff Jeffries returned last night
With Killian and took him today TO
'reston to be sentenced, he having
uttered plea OF guilty. Mr. Jeffries
certain that the claim will not be
odvaneed by anyone that the arrest
If Killian was made for political ef-
feet. as was done in the case OF his
pal, the Dreybus boy.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
COURT CANDIDATE
VISITS AMERICAN FALLS

William NJ. Morgan, candidate for
the supreme court, ofMoscow, Idaho,
was here Monday between trains.
Mr.. Morgan is not an entire stranger
here, being a longtime friend of Mr..
Gibson, cashier of the First National
Bank, and a fellow member of the
eleventh session of the legislature
with David Burrell
Il am surprised at the extent and
development of your country" he
said. "On account of the evidence
laid before the legislature in the eff
fort to create Power County, for which
| voted on every opportunity, l expect
ed to find quite a development, but
am surprised at its extent There
must have been a wonderful develop
ment during the last four years. The
fact that American Falls is the sec
ond largest primary shipping point
for wheat is great credit to your
farmers. We take some of the credit
for this to ourselves, inasmuch as the
great Palouse country, of which La
tab county is a part, sent you many
of the best farmers and more of them
are coming. There are quite num-
Der of them at Arbon and Landing
and scattered elsewhere throughout
the country. / am glad TO know that
you raise the better grades of wheat
here. Your varieties are better than
ours.
you have something else here that
you should be proud of, and that is
the best hotel in the state in any town
anywhere near the size of American
Falls. In all of North Idaho we have
nothing to compare with it, and
have not found its equal for service in
Southern Idaho, outside of Boise"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
FARM HORSE KILLED
IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Six Horse Team Frightened by Pass
Ing Team Runs Short Distance
One Horse Killed.

About seven o'clock tonight six
horse team belonging to II. H. O'Nea;,
left standing In front OF the Oliver q
moKown Hardware store. became
frightened at ap assing team and ran
around the corner toward the mill.
Near the mill one OF the horses fell
and was drawn under the wagon, suf-
fering two broken legs. The thing was
over almost before II started. the dis
tance being only few feet. The anil
NAL was valued at $3.50.
About month ago Mr.. O'Neal lost
another valuable young horse. The
loss falls quite heavily upon him.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
JUDGE TRAVIS STILL
CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE.
Tried to Keep His Name OF Ticket
But Law Would Not Let Him.

Judge William j. Travis, who was
nominated for distric, Judge, much to
his surprise, as published last week
and who frantically tried to resign by
sending numerous kilograms and let
ters, is still candidate for district
Judge and his name Will appear on the
judicial ticket along with that of Judge
Bulge. The stern mandate OF the law
steps In and says: Judge the people
Of the Fifth Judicial District or some
Of them have drafted you to become
candidate II you had volunteered you
might have some excuse for begging
on. But you've been drafted, and pa
triotism. good citizenship and your OBJ
legations to your supporters leave no
loophole for you to escape You've
Just simply have got to go through II
is no fault OF yours that you were not
notified In time for you 20 get your
name of the ticket. n is simply cir
cumstance. and circumstances make
men do things they had no intention
OF doing. You just stay on the job"
And so the Judge will stay on the
job because he can't help H. He does
not expect TO beat Judge Bulge but
maintains that his chances for run.
ming second at this time appear to be
very good.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-15
LARGE SETTLEMENT
NEEDS MAIL ROUTE
SETTLEMENT OF ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY FAMILIES VIRTUALLY
WITHOUT POSTAL FACILITIESS,
ALTHOUGH HAS A POSTOFFICE,
Nail Goes 239 Miles BY Rail, A Miles
Over Two Star Routes and Stops
Ten Miles From Crystal Postoifice
A New 1S-Mile Route Would Give
Them Service From POeatello.

1t does not seem possible that a pros
porous farming community, only a
distance of eighteen miles from Po-
catello to the center of the community,
should be left without adequate mail
services for period of more than thTe
years. Yet such is the information
brought by c. X. Butterfield from the
Crystal settlement in the south eastern
part of this county. Mr. Butterfield had
not had newspaper since he was her
attending the county fair, three weeks
ago There is postofiice at Crystal,
and the settlement gets mail when any
OF the settlers go TO Pauline, but that
is not often. When they do go il is
to get mail for the community. No
mail route has ever been established
to Crystal. There have been several
advertisements for service via Hawk
ins, the end of twice week route,
but traffic does not run that way and
the going in the winter time is not
the best. The department has never
the contract at what it considered
reasonable price. and the matter has
been permitted to drag along in this
way until the neighborhood is about
disgusted.
To get mail to Crystal from Ameri-
can Falls distance of not more than
twenty-five miles by a direct route
that could be easily established, often
takes several days, and sometimes two
or three weeks. Mail leaves here for
Brigham, 179 miles by rail, and then
is taken back to Malad so miles by
rail. From Malad there is tri-weekly
service to Arbon, 81 miles. over a di-
vide that is sometimes impossible in
winter except for letter mail which
can be taken on horseback or on foot.
From Arbon to Pauline there is a
twice week service. The distance to
the Crystal postoffice from Pauline is
nine or ten miles, and to the center of
the settlement a little further, as the
postofice is located to one side of the
settlement. From the Crystal postoffice
to the postoffice at Pocatello
it is distance of only eighteen miles,
and to the center of the settlement the
distance is probably not more than
fifteen miles, and the road is a good
one.
The records of the Crystal office do
not show that it does much business,
because no one knows when mail de-
posted there will get started on it's
way. Someone must go to Pauline for
the special purpose of taking the mail
when it does go out. AS a result of this
Mr.. Butterfield stated that he often
took hundred letters to Pocatello or
American Falls to be mailed, and his
neighbors do the same. Common JUS
tice to this thriving settlement de-
mands that this condition be rem
edied.