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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

raised sheep have often not been pro-
ftable, this has usually been because Of
lack Of proper attention and mango
ment. Variations in price Of wool and
mutton have stood in the way OF such
general interest in sheep as would
cause them to be regarded as highly
as they should be in the future. Ran
ges all over e..world are now carry
ing about as many sheep as they can
support under strict range system,
and an increase in the production Of
sheep products must come mainly
from farms. Here, then, is the farm
er's opportunity to take advantage Of
the increased consumption OF these
products.
While mutton can be produced at
low cost and there is a growing de-
mand for it, difficulty in selling may
be experienced in sections where the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

premium because Of the market scar
city Of genuine spring lambs at that
time of the year.
The dog question is a serious one
in many sections, and better State
Legislation is needed TO protect locks
from the ravages Of worthless ours.
Woven wire fences will turn dogs.
While it is expensive to fence large
pastures in this way, smaller fields de-
voted to forage crops will carry the
flock in a more healthy condition and
require much less outlay for fencing.
The whole forage crop area can be
fenced and lower portable fences used
for confning the sheep to the particu-
lar crop ready for grazing.
1t is seldom that the highly bred
and we'll kept dogs attack sheep. The
rowing nondescripts do most Of the
damage. Communities in which the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

destroys all infections from previous
pasturing. Under such a system Of
cropping and grazing the land will i'm
prove, as the manurial value Of the
crops is practically all left upon the
land and is very evenly distributed.
Like the boil weevil, the stomach
worm was considered to be wholly an
evil thing until it was found that the
methods Of prevention and circumven-
tion were also the best methods for
economical production.
In most parts of the south ewes will
drop their lambs in November or
December. Stomach worms are much
less troublesome in the cooler months
Also rape and some other lorages will
furnish coed winter feed if planted
early enough to make fair growth be-
fore tn, coldest weather. Lambs
marketed in March or April sell at a
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19
Value OF Straw As Fertilizer.

A large amount Of straw is shipped
from a county in Missouri to a near by
papet ard s'raaboard factory, This
straw brings the farmer about so cents
per ton. A county agent recently
found pile Of about 1000 tons at
Sikeston ready for shipment, He
computes that as a fertilizer this straw
is worth $3.50 per ton in addition to
its value as means Of adding organic
matter the soil. lie is making a cam.
paign 0! the county in an attcmp. to
show the inadyisiabiily Of the farmers
selling their straw and urging its more
extensive use as bedding in stables
and feed lots. Straw used as a top
dressing on fall wheat has been found
to practically insure a good stand Of
clover on lands where clover is other
wise grown with great difficulty.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19
A New system OF Cotton Culture.

A new system of cotton culture,
which lessons the danger of injury
from the boil weevil, has been devel-
oped by the Office in the Bureau Of
Plant Industry which is in charge Of
cotton breeding. By this system it
has been made possible 10 control the
formation OF the branches and shorten
the seasons required for the setting Of
the crow.
The formation Of the branches is
controlled by an improved method Of
thinning. By leaving the plants closer
together during the early stages the
production Of vegetative branches is
avoided and larger numbers Of bolls
are developed on the lower lruiting
branches Of the main stalk Of the plant.
This method Of later and more grad
ual thinning makes it possible to leave
more plants in the rows than is now
customary, and yet injurious crowding
is avoided because the vegetative
branches are suppressed, instead Of
being allowed to grow up and smother
the lower lruiting branches where the
early flowers and boIls are Produced
Earlier planting is means Of sccur
ing larger Yields in regions where the
period Of crop production is limited
either By short seasons or by the
presence Of the boil weeyil. Greatly
increased Yields have been secured IN
this way, even as high a, 50 per cert.
The Bureau Of Plant Industry will
supply Tree to cruou growers on appll
CATION is cucuir which describes THIS
nrr ,,,.rn
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

cholera and other diseases Of the in
testiues, 1t has even been known to
be a minor factor in spreading tuber
culosis. II the name Of the typhoid
fly could be popularized, perhaps a
more general idea could be given Of
the danger that turks wherever the
pest is present.
Another name which has been sug-
gested for this pest is even better than
the ordinary term house fly" This is
manure hy." The insect is quite as
partial to manure as it is 10 the house.
Its chief breeding place is the manure
heap. In eradicating the breeding
place Of this pest, however the de.
partment is seeking a method thai,
will accomplish the work without les
sening the value OF the fertilizer. Salts
factory progress has been made and
announcements concerning new meth
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19
Good Road Sense And Nonsense.

With whatever Of humility and apol-
ogy the facts warrant, we confess that
We have not known, hitherto, anything
about Judge John F. Hairston Of Fay
ette, Howard County Mo,
The loss, we speedily admit, is our
own.
Judge Hairston is interested in good
roads for Missouri, We do not mean
by this that he is the sort Of man who
likes TO attend good roads conventions
and exchange perorations with other
conventioners, all staged in the best
bucolic manner. We mean that he
recognizes the value Of real roads for
any Commonwealth, and that he wants
good roads, even il the oratorY has to
be cut out.
At Jefferson City, Judge Hairston
listened, Tuesdsy afternoon, to a good
roads oration by Gov. Major who be
came eloquent on the subject of Con
gresham Shacklelord's good roads
bill.
The chiel provision OF the Shackle-
ford scheme is that fifteen dollars per
mile shall be appropriated for Missouri
roads, on condition that the commun-
ity applying for this aid shall raise an
equal sum. Thus the Shackleford
plan involves the expenditure of thirty
dollars per mile in the newest good
roads scheme in Missouri
Judge Hailston listened to praises
OF this plan from the Governor, and
then he got up and made a few state
ments which every reasonable individu'
al in Missouri must agree were the
very quintessence Of horse sense.
a good road can't be built for $50
mile. In some places it can't be built
for hundred times that amount. The
Shacklelord plan belongs to the old
patronage" idea in craftsmanship.
There are rural communities in Mis-
souri and other states where fifteen dol
lsrs per mile, drawn from outside
treasures, would be more welcome
than good roads.
The way TO build good roads is to
build them-not to tinker around with
9 Acy's pocke! money. swanning yarns
and looking for a cool place.
There are various ways Of building
good roads, but the Shackleford plan
doesen't touch any Of them. st. Louis
Times.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19
Deadly Typhoid Fly an Old Acquaintance
Ia Disguise.

We have never heard Of the ty'
phoid fly" the average person will say
on hearing that insect mentioned.
The typhoid fly is merely an old
acquaintance in disguise. The De-
partment OF Agricullure's scientists
have decided that this is the most ap
propriate name for the insect com
monty known as the house ay,"
which is the most dangerous creature
although considered at most simply a
nuisance by many people. This fly is
one of the most active agents in spread
ing typhoid fever. Il spreads Asiatic
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

the kind and variety Of food upon
which sheep thrives best. Flowing
the land prevents danger from stomach
worm eggs dropped upon it. In warm
weather the flock should be moved to
fresh ground every 10 days or two
weeks to prevent infection Of lambs
by larvae from eggs dropped from the
the ewes. II lambs are by themselves
the time between changes might be
longer, but in most forage crop roata'
ions changes will need to be made
every two or three weeks. Fall sown
rye, spring oats, and velches or peas,
rape, cowpeas, soy beans, crimson or
Japan clover. planted at proper inter
walls, will furnish fresh pasturage at
times desired. Some Of the land can
be used twice in a year, as by having
one planting Of rape upon the rye
ground. The cultivation Of the land
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19
The Relation Of Roads TO Rural Schools.

The rural population is more will
ing to support better schools to-day
than at ang previous rithe. Itis being
realized that all educational activities
or agencies must be more or less cor
related, and, more than all else, that
they must be made accessible TO the
children, In many counties where
BAD roads prevail, most Of the schools
are OF the aniiq1ated one-room variety.
They are usually located along bad
roads, which, during the winter, when
the schools are usually in session. be-
come so nearly impossible as to make
1t difficult Tor the children to reach
them. This condition causes irregular
attendance and restricts the educa-
tIOnal opportunities OF the child. Not
only this, but it often impedes the
economic consolidation Of these small.
er into larger, stronger graded schools,
with high.schoOl courses, by a com
oetent principal and corps Of teachers.
according to the Office Of Public
Roads.
z-On the other hand, in counties which
have improved their roads the schools
a'e easily reached, the average at
tendance greater, the efficiency large
ly increased, and economic consoljda-
lion made possible. Regular attend
ance at school means consistent and
regular growth OF both school and pu-
.pi', and consolidation Of schools means
a maximum oI efficiency al aninim1m
.oi cos. 1t is also noteworthy tia,
here is q mused tendency ior the
consolidated fcaoyl TO become the
s'ei'l aai intellectual center Of the
Community. Mos, modem rural school.
houses are So constructed as 10 serve
the community as gathering places tar
various kinds Of public meetings. and
where vans are used to convey the
bi'dren to school dqring the day they
AZ. ir q'en.ly pressed into service to
haul the farmers and their wives to
'os1'ale " rk lectures or entertain
meets at the schooIhoule. The con.
soGda'ed school becomes a sort Of
oommaniiy center to which all edu-
eti''o'i and soci activities converge,
and "a order that 1t may properly per
torm that junction and Of the highways
leading to it should be so improved as
to render it readily accessible through
out the year.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

Baron County, Wis, produces
large quanrty Of clover seed which in
the past has been dumped upon he
market as it comes from the huller.
As result very low price has been
realized. A county agent mas organized
A cooperative company to reclean the
seed and put il on the market in car
lots. This county has also organized a
live stock exchange with the couay
! sg4nfs Office as a clearing house.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19
Sheap Raising caa Be Made Profitable.

T.e CRU Inn oi mutton r,r
ctpi's in n u Cd S'it.srs incr'4,
ing ,r"ry yeir. ta,ush the amopn,
used is much less in proportion to
other meat than in Europe. There are
good reasons for expecting a continu
alton Of good prices for mutton and
lamb, and the demand for wool also
may be expected to increase more
rapidly than the production. Those
facts are brought out in recent letters
from specialist Of the department to a
southern farmer who inquired regard
ing the possibilities Of the sheep busi-
ness.
The departments specialist called
attention to the TACT TIA, while farm
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

amount Of live stock produced has not
been sufficient 10 make it worth while
for regular buyers to operate, Saugh'
tering plants that can handle carloads
are within reach Of all sections, and if
a sufficient number Of neighbors com
bine to have 100 lambs Of similar
breeding, size, and condition to ship
jointly the returns assured. 1t will al
so be possible to secure visits and bids
from buyers when such a number is
promised. The lamb clubs OF Tenn
esSee, notably the one at Goodletts-
vile, have proven very successful in
this work.
The same organization can also be
used in disposing Of the wool,
In countries where economy in farm
management has been studied a long
time, the sheep is considered TO be
necessary in utilizing vegetation on
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19

Of sheep costs nothing, because what
they consume would otherwise bring
no returns.
Compared with hogs the sheep has
an advantage in the wider variety OF
materials it consumes, Being a rumi-
nant it makes its gain with a minimum
Of grain and expensive concentrates.
This is especially important on some
southern lands that are better adapted
10 the production Of forage crops than
TO grain growing,
Like the hog the sheep has its pecu-
liar ailments which sometimes result in
loss as we'll as Encouragement. I'm
like the ailments Of the hog, however
those Of the sheep are ordinarily not
contagious, and the means necessary
to prevention are the same as should be
adopted for the most economical pro-
duction, even in health.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-03-19
oening up With Better Prospects than Usual for Fine Sport

majority Of people consider sheep to
be OF more importance than dogs will
have a sentiment that is not healthiul
for dogs that travel Independently.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
@ sE9{@zsS The DrySdaIe Mems Shoe Store
JOE SAYS

Our good old brands OF
Mems Shoes = Packards,
Ra.slons, Franklins and Bass
ARE decidedly bettered this
season-which naturally goes
to prove the truth of Joseph's
philosophy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
FRENCH DENlALs
OF Certain German Statements-No
Organized Shippers

Washington, Sept 12.-German
statements that snipers had been o.
ganized by the French two months
before the war were denounced last
night at the French embassy as
"demonstrably false Several other
German statements we're denied in
the statement, which said:
The news from Berlin announced
yesterday Thursday that Maubeuge
had been taken with four generals,
400 guns. 10000 men. The capture
remains unconfrmed. Forty thousand
men could not in any case have been
made prisoners, for the garrison Is
less than 10000.
THE embassy has been notified by
the French government in response
to an inquiry about the destruction OF
historic buildings in L0uvian that
while the Hotel de Vile was not de-
stroyed by FIRE. the scaffolding sur
rounding the building for purposes oil
repair was burned"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
Little Wonder Workers

Coles Little Wonder Workers, the
liver pin that contains the new
cathartic Phenolphthalein and the old
cathartic Aloin combined TO make the
most effective little liver pill you
ever had. Prompt safe and sure re-
lief in any case of disOrdered stom-
ach. constipation. billiousness. and
liver troubles. Forty little sugar
coated pellets for 25c. Sold only by
Harold w. Cole, Pharmacist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

will develop the power and furnish
electric lights for Jeffersonville,
Cambridge. Underhill and Jericho, If
the towns decide to accept his pro-
position. II is said the price will be
reasonable and that an effort will be
made to develop new industries in
these villages to use the power.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
BABY CURED
OF Eczema by Saxo SaIve

Maspeth, L. l. - my dear little
bGby's face was covered with eczema
and the constant itching was so great
1t kept him awake most of the time.
l tried different remedies without re-
lief until l tried Saxo Salve, and now
my baby's face is well. - Mrs. H.
CoFFRE, Maspeth, L. /.
If we can't cure your skin trouble
with our Saxo Salve and Saxo Soap we
will buy back the empty tube.
William X. Gokay Druggist, Bennlng-
ton, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
NORTH BENNINGTON

William Coxon of Cambridge, Mass.
who has been spending few days at
the home Of Thomas Mahon. return.
ed home Sunday.
Thomas Mahon and Mrs. NJ. G..
Morrissey attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Ann stoddard in North Adams
last week
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Corkin and fam
lily, Mrs. Alice Lawless and Edward
Butterfeld Of Jacksonville. Vt. spent
Sunday at the homo of r. p. VIM.
The trip was made by auto.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
TRIO POWER IN CAMBRIDGE
Proposed plant viii Furnish Current
For Several Towns

Hydraulic and electrical engineers
have been surveying the big water
power on the property Of r. z. Red
mond i'm Cambr and the latter
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-05
DEEP FLOWING is ESSENTIAL
Equally Necessary 10 Use Of Some I'm
plement to Pack Furrow Slice
Firmly Against SubsoiI.

In all dry farming countries dec
blowing is essential. Equally neces
sary is the use of the sub-surfac
packer, blade harrow or some othe'
implement that will pack the furrov
slice firmly against the subsoil. Thes,
two things are essential to the prepar
alton of good seed bed and seer
bed which will take up and hold all
the precipitation during the fall End
winter. says the Kansas Farmer. Gen
orally speaking, too much blowing
and narrowing is done for the express
purpose of, getting enough loose dirt
on the surface to cover the seed. A.
moisture is paramount to the growing
OF any crop, methods conducive to
the taking up of that moisture by the
soil and the holding of the same ir
the soil for the growing crop, are i'm
portant factors in crop. production.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-05
RAPE PASTURE FOR THE HOGS
Very Rank Growth on One Acre May
Supply Feed for Twenty-Five Head
Seed In Spring.

By DEAN MUMFORD OF the Missouri,
Experiment Station)
| A good growth of rape will supply
pasture for 10 to 20 hogs to the acre.
A very rank growth may supply feed
for 25 head. Where the feeding is
TO extend from 10 to IA weeks it is
ADVISABLE to pasture rape at the rate
Of 10 to IL head to the acre.
The favorable time for seeding rape
is in the spring as soon as danger of
hard freezing is past 1t will furnish
pasture from the middle of May until
the third week in August Rape will
Withstand light frosts, but not hard
freezing. The best results are OBJ
tanned when oats and clover ere sown
with it. Sow from five to seven pounds
OF rape ahead Of the drill and then
drill in one-half bushel of oats and
six to ten pounds of clover seed to
the acre. The rape and oats VIII serve
as a cover crop for the clover and
usually a good stand of clover VIII be-
obtained that may be pastured With
hogs the following year.
III rape is not grazed too closely in
Tune and July, so that the sta.k OF the
plant is eaten off, II may grow up
and make fall pasture. 1t should never
be pastured SO closely rs to destroy
all leaves on the stalk. and stock
should not be turned on until the
plants are from IA to is inches high.
Complaint is sometimes made by
feeders that scabs and cores form on
the ears and backs of the hogs on
rape. The remedy is to move the
hogs to another pasture for a short
time and then dip them Or apply sui
phur and lard to the sores.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-05
ALFALFA AS A VIRGIN CROP
Stands Foremost Among Lequmes Be-
cause Of lts Marked influence
Upon Succeeding Crops.

(By II. P. FIsHBURN. Assistant Chem
list. Idaho Experiment Station)
AS virgin crop for raw sagebrush
land, alfalfa stands foremost among
the legumes because of its marked
influence upon the growth and pro-
ductiveness of succeeding crops Sage
brush land is usually rich in potash
and phosphoric acid and poor in nitro
gen torganic matter) Alfalfa ap-
pears to correct the lack of nitrogen
by the cultivating, effect of its won
derful root system. but the belief that
1t adds large amounts OF nitrogen to
the soil for other crops Is erroneous
Exhaustive studies have shown that
although 1t Is capable OF manufactur-
ing its own nitrogen when this ele-
ment is lacking In the soil, 1t is also
great feeder on nitrogen and depos-
Its very little excess OF soluble nj
trates Therefore the beneficial eff
feet of alfalfa seems due. not SO much
to the addition of nitrates, but rather
to the loosening and penetrating eff
feet of Its roots and to whatever or
ganic matter may remain In the roots
1t should be borne In mind tina,
while 1t can supply its own nitrogen
it must, as do other crops, get its pot
ash and phosphoric acid from the
SOIL
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-05
PLACE FOR HEN TO SCRATCH
oar straw Found to Be az Cheap az
Anything Else In Long Run-Buck.
wheat 10 Too Fattenino.

There are number of different ma.
terials which furnish an excellent
place for the hens to scratch In. saws
writer In the Poultry Journal.
Leaves are probably the stun most
used by the small poultrymen. These
are good If gathered when perfectly
dry. They must be put into the pens
every few days, because the poultry
VIII break them into dust by their
continual scratching. l find oat straw
ABOUT as cheap In the long run, be.
cause 1t lasts quite a while and fur
nishes some feed II fed before thresh-
ing.
some OF my neighbors have tried
feeding buckwheat as a scratching
material and feed combined Buck.
wheat is too fattening and should be
used only occasionally. Corn husks
make an excellent scratching material
shredded or cut corn fodder does
very well If there is nothing else on
hand. | do not like any form of
meadow grass or swale for scratching
material because it mats down too
much when cut and not enough when
not cut.