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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
LEG WEAKNESS IN TURKEYS
Trouble Is Generally Caused by Over.
feeding Of Fattening Foods and
Lack Of Exercise.

By PROF. F. w. KAZMEIER. Texas
Agricultural College)
Leg weakness in young turkeys is
generally caused by overlooking Of
very fattening foods and lack of exer-
else. Quite frequently it is also caused
by the old turkey making them walk
too much. causing them to tire in
their legs. 1t Is also caused some
times by their roosting on cold, damp
ground. thus causing Inflammation OF
the joints, which may develop rheu-
matism. A proper remedy would. Of
course, be to remove the cause. Feed
the young turkeys rather sparingly on
good food. not too much at a time
Feed more pinhead wheat and oat-
meal. Feed a little at a time and
often. Do not overfeed. II the old
turkey hen is a kind that travels too
far with the birds. prevent this as
much as you can by yarding Raise
your turkeys on fresh ground each
year Provide good. clean dry quar-
tiers for them at night
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
BEST QUALITY OF PRODUCTS
often Happens That the Producer Of
Good Dairy Articles Does Not
Find Ready Market.

(By J. CADWALLADER. Louisiana Ex-
pertinent Station)
quality Is the keynote to the sue
cessful marketing of dairy products.
People always have and always will
pay premium for quality, therefore
1t Is useless to expect to market dairy
products successfully unless those
products are of better quality than the
average. Unfortunately it often hap
pens that producers Of good dairy
produce do not always find a good
market, but this does not signify that
there is not a demand for the product
at good price, but simply means a
lack of business ability on the part OF
the farmer in securing a good market.
He. too. often depends upon his home
town or upon his immediate commu-
nifty for market for his products and
is too often satisfied to sell to the
middleman and the grocery store.
In this day Of the parcel post even
perishable products can be sent great
distances for a few cents, making 1t
possible to sell such products as but
ter. cheese, ETC.. direct from the farm
to the consumer. There are hundreds
of people in our towns and cities who
would be only too glad to get dairy
products direct from the farmer IL the
farmers who have these products for
sale would insure them good uniform
products
Ordinarily grocery store receives
anywhere from to Z cents for ham
ding a pound of butter. butter which
is made from cream that is even in
ferior to that from which the farmer
made his butter which he sold to the
grocer. Why doesn't the farmer keep
this profit for himself?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
GET FARM NAME REGISTERED
Has Strong Tendency to Create I'm
preston Of Progressiveness With
Everyone Passing Place.

Have a name for your farm, and reg.
lister 1t. Put up a sign in a prominent
place at the entrance gate. Have the
name Of your farm painted on the
upper half Of the sign in attractive
letters, large enough to be easily read
from the road. Use the lower half
Of the sign for a bulletin board, telling
passers by of anything you happen to
have for sale each day. This informa.
ton can be written with chalk each
morning.
Have some stationery printed, also
bearing the farm name, and your
name as proprietor. All this will ere.
ate an impression of progressiveness
with everyone who may pass your
farm or receive a letter from you. This
will cause them to remember you and
the products of your farm.
Your farm is your place of business
Advertise 1t, and make it as thor.
oughly businesslike as possible. I,
will surely add prestige to your farm
to refer to II as Cedar farm" Maple
Brook, "Elmhurst" or THE Oaks" in
stead Of Smiths place. Jones' place. OF
the second house from the cross
roads on the right-hand side"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
HELP FROM CONTRASTING ASSOCIATIONS


many present have Babcock testers?'
Twelve out of a gathering of fifty an
swered in the affirmative. In reply to
the question, How many of you who
have testers use them?" only one an
swered in the affirmative.
The object of COW testing associa-
tions is to make the use of scales and
Babcock machines a community affair
to unite dairymen into a partner
ship for the purpose of employing a
trained man to visit each herd at
regular monthly intervals and weigh
and test the milk of each COW. At
the end of the year, this man gives
each dairyman record of the indi-
viduals in his herd with little work
or trouble to him and at the cost of
about one dollar per COW.
The tester weighs and samples the
milk of each COW at the evening and
morning milking and tests the COM
bined sample for butterfat. Before
leaving, he makes calculations so that
he may leave with the dairyman the
In European countries and some OF
the states In this country, one of the
duties of tester Is to weigh and keep
a record of food consumed by the
cows. The cost to the dairyman for
complete testing varies from so cents
to $3.50 a year for each COW. This
variation is due to the number OF
cows in the associations and to the
size of individual herds.
The first association in the United
States was organized at Fremont.
Mich. in 1905. This association had
81 members, and 239 cows completed
the first years test. Since that time
similar associations have been organ
lied in practically all of the leading
dairy states of the Union. to the great
advantage of dairymen everywhere.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

The careful man shuts the gate.
Faint heart ne'er won Dame For,
tune.
One good job holder protects an.
other.
Bankers and farmers do well to get
together
Let not the sun go down upon thy
mistakes.
Aren't you glad you didn't kill that
heifer calf?
The man who is all for himself is all
for pretty small man.
II is a poor policy to try and use the
milking stool as a currycomb.
Some men do not have to soar very
high to live up to their ideals.
Is this the hottest weather you
ever saw" Almost every summer Is
Honesty can be silent as well as
laxative. It's wise man who knows
when.
II is poor policy to buy everything
you want because you happen to have
the money.
Wine is a mocker. strong drink is
raging: and whatsoever is deceived
thereby is not wise"
Talk about hard times! Haven't
you new potatoes and peas? What
more could you ask for?
1t Is not true that one man is as
true as another The difference can
be noted in the kind Of stories they
tell.
A young man may never have
smoked or chewed tobacco and still
have the bad habit Of boasting Of his
virtues.
Pull your face into a sneer and no
tice what an unlovely world this is;
smile. and observe how cheerful life
may be.
The appearance of the boil weevil
is not regarded as a satisfactory So
luton of the problems of cotton over
production.
Confidence in each other and the
knowing how to cooperate together
for mutual good is one thing the farm
ers should cultivate.
When the COW thumps you in the
face with lump Of mud on the end
of her tail 1t is an emphatic reminder
of the necessity of removing It.
Some folk get the idea that every
dog that barks at them is a ferocious
beast They should remember the old
saying. THE bark is worse than the
bite"
We would be making some progress
in this pokey old world of ours II a
lot of trifing conversation could be
sliced for future reference and then
forgotten.
A pig that gets caught under the
gate will make enough noise to arouse
all the dogs and hogs of the neighbor-
hood, but that is his only way of call
ing for help.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
CBy l.. ANDERSON)

(By l.. ANDERSON)
The COW testing association Is a
plan of cooperation among dairymen
for the purpose of regularly and eco
nomically testing their cows for pro-
duction of milk and butterfat. A
usual estimate places the average
production of cows at 175 pounds OF
butter per COW per year. In these
days people who are familiar with
dairying think in terms of butterfat.
and if the above average be translated
to fat it makes about $50 pounds. AT
30 cents a pound, which has been the
average price for the past three years,
the annual income per cow is $4,000.
If the above figures are taken as a
foundation. it is very apparent that
there are many COWS which are not
paying the cost of their keeping. The
use of the scales and the Babcock test
has discovered in almost every herd
tested some cows that do not pay the
cost of keeping. If dairying is to be
made as profitable a business as it
ought to be and as it has a right to
be under proper management, these
robber cows must be apprehended.
There is no means of knowing what
COW is producing without weighing
and testing her milk at regular inter
walls. A dairyman selling milk by
volume may not be concerned in the
butterfat content further than is ne
cessary to keep up to legal standard.
but one who is selling butterfat is
vitality concerned in the amount each
cow produces. Each dairyman may test
his own cows. but facing the condition
squarely it is known that very few do.
AT a recent dairyman's meeting this
point was raised-that testing asso-
citation was not necessary. because
each man could test his own cows.
The question was then asked: How
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
WEAVING LITTLE PIGS
Nav Be Done at Eight Weeks OF
AGE When Desired.
Sow Two Years Old Should Produce
Two Litters Yearly Without Any
TroubIe-GIve Feeds Condu-
Give to Best Milk Flow.

By JOHN c. BURNS. Texas Expert
ment Stationl
AS a general rule, we find II advis-
able to wean pigs at about ten weeks
of age. In the case of the especially
thrifty, welldeveloped pigs, and
when it is desired to breed the SOW
as early as possible again, pigs may
be weaned at eight weeks old with
good results. AS a rule, we do not
consider it advisable to have a SOW
farrow before she is twelve months
old. Or, in other words, 1t is gen.
orally considered best not to breed
them until they are between eight
and nine months old. Breeding too
early often has the tendency to check
the growth of the gilt and sometimes
the effects are permanent.
Fourteen or fifteen hours labor In
bringing pigs is longer than ordinary,
and would naturally be weakening on
a young gilt. After weaving the litter
your gilt has, would advise not
breeding her until she is about fifteen
or sixteen months old. She would thus
have a chance to mend up and
grow some and would bring you
q better litter. After reaching two
years old any brood SOW should bring
two litters without any trouble.
Turnips, mangel-wurzels and all
such succulent feeds are good for
sows sucking pigs. as they are con
ducive to good milk flow. Whip-poor'
will peas have good results as a for
age crop for all kinds Of hogs. and
especially brood sows and growing
pigs. Ordinarily it is best to let hogs
Craze them and thus save the labor
of harvesting. It Is best to Craze
the peas when the fruit Is fully devel.
oped, but the vines still green. as in
this case much Of the vines as well az
the peas will be consumed.
Rather than to feed straight corn
It would be best for you to dispose OF
some of it at one dollar per bushel
and in return get wheat shorts. Good
rich gray wheat shorts are costing
here at retail about $l.25 per loo
pounds. Equal parts Of corn and
wheat shorts will give a very well bal
anced ration. About the only advan
tage in having corn ground for hogs
is that it can more readily be mixed
with other feeds in connection with It
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
KENT TELLS A NOME STORY

Representative William Kent of
California has many quaint tales of
the north country. One Of them deals
with the early days in the Nome re-
gion, when gold was plentiful and
everything else was decidedly scarce.
One of the residents, the story runs,
wandered into a rough, ready-made
saloon and beheld four bewhiskered.
rough-looking individuals
They were deeply detected. They
sat far back in their chairs. hands in
pockets. Occasionally one of them
sighed or swore. In front of them
were stacks of chips representing
several thousand dollars in gold.
Whats the natter" asked the
visitor.
This here poker game is busted
up" was the reply.
Busted up" repeated the visitor,
in establishment. why, you've got
enough money there to play for
week."
Yep, stranger" agreed the be-
whiskered man, modify, I'VE got that
two jacks in the deck!" and resumed
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
KEEP ACCOUNT OF BUSINESS
Essential to Success and Highest e.
fciency Of Farm-Enumerate
Profits and Losses.
tBy A. II. BENTON.)


Accounts on a farm are essential to
success and the highest efficiency
They must be simple and yet accurate
enough to let the farmer know how
much he Is making or losing, and
where the gains or losses occur. These
two things may be satisfactorily deter.
mined by keeping the following rec.
ords:
An inventory at the beginning and
end Of the year.
A record of all farm expenses and
receipts.
A record Of all the man and horse
labor used on the farm.
The inventory should be a list of
the farm property with the actual
values OF each item. II should include
land. buildings, machinery and equip
ment, live stock, feeds and supplies
and cash belonging to the farm bust
ness.
The farm expenses and receipts
should be distributed among the indi
vidual enterprises with which &C
counts are kept, as cows, swine
horses. wheat. oats. corn. etc. Re
ceipts and expenses which do not fall
under any Of the individual enter
prises may be placed under persona
and miscellaneous accounts. The
crops used for feed are both an ex
pense and receipt.
AZ the end Of the year each enter
prise Is charged with the labor used
To determine the rates at which mar
or horse labor should be charged. di
vide the total cost by the total numbe,
of hours.
The difference between the receipt.
and the expenses (omitting household
or personal expenses). plus or minu.
the difference between the inventorie,
at the beginning and the end of thu
year will be total gain or loss.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
YOUNG MAN HAS OLD JOB

One of he youngest officials OF
the Wilson administration is at the
head of the oldest scientific depart
ment of the government. and his ap-
pointment was not the result or luck
accident or political influence, but the
recognition of remarkable qualihca-
tions which fitted him for the posi-
ton.
1t was on the fifteenth Of April,
the day following his thirty-nlnth
birthday. that DR.. E. Lester Jones be-
came superintendent of the coast and
geodetic survey. the service which,
according to Secretary Redfield. deals
first with humanity and second with
commerce"
Perhaps no one in the survey. no
matter how long he has been in the
service, has spent more Of his life
in the open than has Doctor Jones.
Indeed, it would seem, that by en-
vironment. training, education and
temperament, he had been qualifying
for the SUPPLEMENTARY of the coast
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
WORKING HIS WAY UP

At the 1915 commencement exer-
cises of Columbia university Ensign
Louis Randolph Ford, U. S. NJ, re-
ceived the degree of master of arts.
That was only one incident in the
determined fight this young naval
officer is making to achieve his child
hood ambitions. which ambitions, 1t
may well be, do not stop short of the
insignia of a rear admiral.
AS a barefooted lad in Texas,
where he was born thirty-two years
ago. Louis Ford made up his mind to
enter the navy. but his parents were
not able to send him to college and
the influence to obtain an appointment
to the naval academy was lacking. So
at the age of fourteen Louis went to
work on a Sabine river tugboat, and
three years later became an appren-
tice in a machine shop. In two years
more he was a full-fledged machinist
and enlisted as such in the navy
Starting in at Mare Island. he worked
HIS wav steadily IN ia tho rank nj
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

Orange N j. as
father himself scientist and student
of
Jones educated Princeton and Heidelberg Germany ne
specialized zoology
deputy
while he deputy commits
and fish industries
his reless mfaggg
Redfed remarkable
documen
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Responsibility Of Rank.,

A resolution declaring the responsi.
bility Of the banker to aid agriculture
and country life. and the Importance
that he shall cooperate by organiza.
ton and individually with all move.
ments looking to a better agriculture
has been adopted by the American
Bankers association by its executive
council. The $4,000 members of the
association .ill receive a copy of this
resolution.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Situation In Cotton,

There has been so much controversy
regarding the situation in cotton that
the following opinion of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat will be read with in
terest: While the price of cotton is
lower than usual and the amount of
cotton on hand both in manufacturing
establishments and independent ware
houses is greatly in excess Of the nor
NAL. the situation is not as bad as was
predicted when the European war be-
gan"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Killing Cabbage Pests.

Cabbage worms can be controlled
in the same way as the potato bugs,
but 1t is a hard matter sometimes to
make the poison stick to cabbage
leaves. Making the water very soapy
helps a great deal in sticking" the
poison, but a better way is to use
what is called the "resin-lime sticker. u
This you will need to make yourself
as we know of none of it on the mar
ket
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Sweet Clover for Pasture

Sweet clover is well suited to use
as a pasture crop for hogs. II proper
ly managed it should re-seed itself
every year and produce a large
amount of succulent forage at a mini
mum cost
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
BRUCE ISMAY, RECLUSE

There is one man in the British
isles, at least, to whom the memories
Of the Titanic disaster are a dread
and ever present reality. That man
is Bruce Ismay. He was managing
director of the White Star line at the
time of the Titanic disaster, and was
among those saved when the liner
sank.
He has voluntarily withdraw him.
self into almost complete seclusion.
He is a tragic figure whom care and
premature age have marked for their
own. A great part Of the year he
passes. oftentimes alone. in Costelloe,
one of the most remote, most unfre-
quented and desolate spots on the
west coast Of Ireland. Here his sole
employment is fishing for days and
weeks on end, occasionally with a
friend. or perhaps two, but for the
greater part of his time accompanied
only by his servant.
Ismay is very popular among the
cottagers around. He found them
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Derange Digestive System.

A sudden change Of feed deranges
the horses digestive system. Horses
accustomed to alfalfa as a regular
part of their ration are seldom trou-
bled from its use.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Generous FEEDING Needed

There is no time in the colts life
when he requires more generous feed
ing than during the first year after
being weaned.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
At the Party.

At the Party.
Clarence Coonley-What yo' goin
to cook. Miss Mokington?
Miss Mokington-A Welsh rabbit
Clarence Coonley (eagerly)-WouId
1t be askin' too much. Miss Mokineton
to save de left hind foot To- yo's
sincerely?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
New Field for Dairymen

The soft cheese market Of this conn.
try is new and practically untouched
field. 1t offers remarkable posi-.
bility for many q dairyman.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

chief machnis
sion with the highest
various followed
which included radio
where of the said worked his
attached to the New York
designing
shops
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Essence of Hospitality.

Husband-This is your work. Maude.
Can't we have few friends to dinner
without getting 1t in the fool society
column?
Wife (astonished)-Why. what In
the world do you suppose l invited
them ferf-Puck.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Crop Rotation.

Crop rotation is not only a major
factor in good husbandry, but also a
decisive means of dealing with some
of our most destructive insects.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
INDISPENSABLE Factor.

The silo Is an indispensable factor
in the upbuilding Of every successful
dairy farm. II Is an absolute neces-
sity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Keen improved Stock

The man who cant afford" i'm
proved stock cannot, as a rule. af.
ford the kind he is keeping.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

II cows do not drink enough water
they will not produce much milk, even
II all the other nutrients are supplied
In the feed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
GentIeness Is Required.

A british man will never be sue
cessful if he raises dairy cows. as
gentleness is required in persuading
the COW to yield her utmost.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

importance Of Preparation.
A better understanding of how a
plant gets its food will emphasize the
importance OF good preparation of the
soil before the crop is planted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Spiendid Niqht Pasture.

An alfalfa patch forms a splendid
night pasture for work horses. pro-
viding they are used to 1t and turned
out regularly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Silaqe and Alfalfa.

Two of the best acreage-saving
money-making propositions up to the
farmers today are silage and alfalfa.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

connection with fishing his lodge Bruce
this nhosp4table
whether his criticism
been good and considerable which
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Increase the Corn crop.

A half crop of corn can be turned
into five-sixths Of crop by saving the
fodder.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Field Selection Of

Field Selection Of Corn.
Don't think that the most careful
crib selection Of corn can equal care
ful field selection.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
H,rden Poljcemen.

The toad has been aptly called the
garden policeman.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

"hskered man noody we got that
the deck" cbns
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
WHY DRESS WE'LL!

IRON a hygienic standpoint, not
less than from any other, it pays
10 dress we'll
The knowledge that We are be-
comfy clothed acts like mental tonic
Very few men or women are so
strong and so perfectly poised as to
he unaffected by their surroundings.
II YOU lie around half dressed.
without making your toilet, and with
your room all in disorder, taking it
easy because you do not expect or
wish to see anybody, you will find
yourself very quickly taking on the
mood Of your attire and environment.
Your mind will slip down; it will
refuse TO exert itself; Il will become
as slovenly. slipshod, and inactive
as your body.
An undue love Of dress Is as bad
as a total disregard Of IL, and they
love dress too much who go in debt"
for il, who make it their chief object
in life. 10 the neglect Of their most
sacred duty TO themselves and others
or Who like Beau Brummel, devotes