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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape

Nr,, C,1zzin Artie was erround this aftirnoon. and me and him played slaves in our frunt hall, me beeing the slave driver and Artie b1ackening his fase up with bernt cork and heeing the slave. the hall beeing the cotton field ware the slaves was supposed to pick cotton in the hot sun, Weath1r they felt like it or not avn akkount of belawnging to the slave driver bod dv and sole And atfir Artie had bin picking cotton a vile avn his hands and neez, I ran out of the parler way
 ing my whip, the whip beeing pops arnbre1ler.
 Hay, you good for nuthing black
 slave, pick that cotton rite. don't you
 no you belawng to me boddy and sole, sed.
 [ am picking it rite. massa, sed the slave
 The heck you are. sed. And gave him a krack avn the pants with the urnbrel1er, and Artie yelled, Owtch, hay, cut that out
 Don't you tell me to cut enything out. don't I own you boddy and sole, I sed And [ gave him anuthir krack with the umbreller and Artie jumped up mad, saying, I thawt told you to cut that out, I aint that kind of } tsIave.
 Who evvir heard of a slave that did ent get whipped, sed. ] Well then I'm going to escape, sed Artie
 i Awl rite, III be the bloodhound. I sed if you crawss the rivvir full of ice, yure free, bekause the bloodhound lcant follow you.
 l wares the rivvdr, sed Artie, and I lsed, The sofer in the setting room.
 Herray, I'm a free slave. yelled Ar | tie and he ran up the frunt stares fast as enything and went Bow wow wow, arr arr like a bloodhound. and ran I up the stares aftir him avn my hands
 and feat, me beeing abel to get up that way fastfr than most peepl can get up the ordnery way, and Artie went rite ovir the rivvir full of ice and ]
 went rite over aftir him, beeing ex- ftra good bloodhound, and wat did the 1 ice do but get up and chase us, beeing pop asleep avn the sofer till we woak him up by climbing ovir him, and the
 slave and the slave driver ran down the frlnt stares agen even fastir than Iwat we had ran up, and the ice stood l at the top of the stares saying, Wal the devil is the meening of this, say, Benny, Benny, do you heer me. Wich I dident, avn alzkount of me
 jest running out of the frunt doar af- tir my slave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20
PLAZA

Today's program at the cozy Plaza is a most inviting one and contains many very popular features Al Bur ten & Co., in their beautiful singing fautasy, Songs of Today and Tester day. are scoring very heavily. MT. Burton is the possessor of a splendid voice of T1nuine tone and he has ar range1 a repertoire of song hits both old and new that will be appreciated by even inc most exaeting theatre goer. Tine act is gorgeousIy staged and tho costumes displayed are vary pretty.
 without peers in their line. the Four Eards arc proving a big drawing card Judging from the applause they receive at every performance and they well earn the right to their title, The Worlds Greatest Acrobatic Offering. g
 The Minstrel Four are also going big in an important spot. Their act is novel, well arranged and p1eases everyone.
 s'The Crazy Recruit is the title o1 an arrangement of odd nonsense pre- sented by ATardo and Hunter and it is certainly bringing the laughs Nothing act in the hands of the Aerial Crom- wells, daring gymnasts and the audi ences appreciate the very difficult na. te1re of all their stunts.
 s'Hogan's Romance Upset.'' a Key stone comedy; ''The Star Boarder' and ''Nrs. Van Ruyter's Stratagem, a two reel dramatic masterpiece com pose the photop1ays shown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20
Amusements
POLES

Tonight will afford Bridgeporters their final opportunity to see Lew Fields in his first motion picture play, ''Old Dutch,'' which is presented in conjunction with \ a very excellent vaudeville bill.
 Featured in the vaudeville bill is Fred Ardath's very funny rural com edy skit Hiram" A big cast, spe- ciaI scenery and a whole flock of barnyard performers make this a. most enjoyable nonsense offering
 Leander DeCordova and company present a very dramatic playlet call ed ''Your Flag or Mine." The sketch deals with the betraying of a nation by an army officer and is intensely i'm teresting throughout.
 Miss F7ossie Millership, who used to appear. with her sister and Harry Fox, is making tremendous hit with her repertoire of new songs She is a winsome girl, of pleasing manner and has a very good voice.
 Toomey & Norman, old timers in vaudeville. are warmly welcomed in any bill and their songs, dances and talk are very good. The Four South Americans offer some pleasing Tnusi- cal numbers on the wonderful miriam baphone and George and George in an acrobatic novelty complete the vaudeville bill.
 The picture "O1d Dutch" will have fits final showing between this even ingss performances and there will be other photoplASD in addition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20

EXAMINATIONS Thorough instruction $5. Return ed if not appointed. Particulars free. American Civil Service School. Washington. ID. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20
SENATE PASSES s'DRY,s e..
 MEASURE FOR MONTANA

Helena, Mont, Feb. 20-The state senate yesterday passed the house statewide prohibition bill which was substitute for the Senate bill for a. constitutional amendment. The sub stitute bill provides that the ques-
 ion be left to referendum vote of the people in 1916 to ratify or reject the legislative enactment. The Sem ate amended the bill to make prohibi- ton effective Dec. 31, 1918; the House bill making it effective Dec. 31,~fe1S. The bill now goes to conference.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20
T. L. WATSON & co.
A SOUTHERN TRIP

WILL DO YOU A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD. ENJOYMENT AND PLEAS
 URE SURELY AWAITS YOU An occasional trip will do any person world of good. Especially is this true of trip South and to Florida via the Clyde and Savannah Lines. Then again the many side trips from the principal cities are interesting. We can give you all desired information. secure your staterOoms and sell you tickets.
 AGENTS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20

FOR SALE-One large old fashioned drum cole stove, suitable for halls or stores at Royal Hotel, Bridge port, Conn. U If"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20
PRIZE COURT WILL ACT
 ON WIIHELN1INA SHORTLY

London, Feb 2o.-The case of the American steamship ] WiFhe1mina, whose cargo of foodstuffs bound from New York for Germany was seized by the British authorities, probably win be taken before prize court very shortly and 1t is expected that the hearing will be brief.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20

sALEsMEN investigate immediately our line of brand new specialties which appeal to high class trade. Munson Specially Co, Box IF 4, New Haven, Ct.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20

HUsILERs Can make big money handling our speciality among high class people. No house to house canvassing.t Latimer & Son, Desk 2, Prospect St., Leonia, N. J.
 A 23 s*p $ 6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-20

FOR SALE-so acre farm, Is min utes walk Fall Village depot: price S2,75O. Pease Realty Co. 1924 Main St. B1T f~
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
WHEN TO PRUNE THE GRAPE
Work May Be Done From Dropping Of
Leaves In Fall to Swelling Of
Buds In Spring.

By U. p. HEDRICK, Massachusetts, Ex-
pertinent Station.)
Grapes may be pruned from the
dropping of the leaves in the fall to
the swelling of the buds in the spring
Pruning after sap begins to flow Is
devitalizing. 1t Is seldom advisable
to prune when vines are frozen, as
the brittle canes are easily broken
during handling.
Summer pruning is far less practiced
now than formerly, with tendency
to do less and less of 1t. It is used
to remove surplus shoots and in head
ing back canes to keep them within
limits.
Very often shoots grow from weak
buds on the fruiting canes to the detri'
ment of the fruit-bearing shoots. These
weaklings should be rubbed on. So,
too, shoots often break from arms,
spurs or even the trunk where they
are not wanted. These should be re-
moved. Secondary shoots sometimes
appear on fruiting shoots, especially in
the axis of the latter; these should be
rubbed of. Here, for the most part,
summer pruning should end.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
TO PRODUCE SANITARY MILK
Some old-Fashloned Farmers Don,
tlnue to Use Open PaIi-erush
Cow Thoroughly Daily.

Only those back-number farmers who
either fail to profit by the lessons
taught in producing sanitary milk, or
who have never learned such lessons,
continue to milk in the old-fashioned,
open pail, into which falls filth from
the cows TANKS, and which allows the
milk to absorb ali the odors that sur
round 1t.
BY the use of sanitary milk pals,
dirt can be kept out of the milk, and
that is the main thing.
It is much easier to produce pure
milk by keeping the dirt out of 1t than
to attempt to take it out after 1t has
fallen in.
But the sanitary milk pail alone will
not give us clean milk. The COWS must
be thoroughly brushed every day, and
their udders washed and dried just be.
fore milking. The milking must be
done in absolutely clean sheds, or in
the open, preferably on a grass plot,
and the milk removed to a clean
house, where 1t can be quickly cooled.
One of these things is good enough
in its way. but all must be observed
If we produce an article that is moi
near" but absolutely clean.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
USEFUL GARDEN TOOL
New Convenience for the Worker
in Truck Patch.
Many Laborsavlne Implements De-
VIsed for Assistance of Farmer
One Of Latest Is Hoe, With
Seed Box. on Handle.

The activity of the inventor is max
Ing the life on the farm so attractive
that 1t is he who in great measure
has been responsible to the "back-to-
the-soil" movement. The introduction
of some of the greater conveniences
have really brought the outlying farm
much nearer to the centers Of civiliza-
ton and, being within easy reach of
the cities, the tendency to leave the
farm has been largely overcome.
In a minor degree smaller inventions
have been the means of removing a
great deal of the drudgery from the
activities of country suburban life.
For instance, the man who wants to
operate little truck patch can do so
much more readily now than few
years ago or. account Of the many la
bor-saving tools and implements which
have been devised for his assistance.
One of the latest of~these is hoe
for seed planting which dispenses with
the back-breaking business Of placing
the seeds in the holes that have been
made for their reception.
This implement has seed box
mounted on its handle Just over the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
Pest Destroyer.

applications will keep down the horde
of bugs and pests which are likely to
find their way into the garden.
The latest and easiest way of doing
this is to apply the insecticide by
means of the garden hose, thus doing
away with the troubles and inconven-
fences of mixing up spraying solu-
lions and the use of the sprayer.
The pest destroyer in this instance
is in the shape of cake in contain
er which is secured to the end of the
hose at the spigot Thus all the water
must pass around the cake of bug de-
stroyer and it impregnates all the wa
ter that is applied to the garden.
When the cake is consumed it is a
simple matter to replenish it.
The material designed for this use
Is said to have all the elements In 1t
necessary to kill all the bugs which at
tack vegetation, to retard scale forn1a-
ton and to scatter ants.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
WORLD RECORD BY OHIO cow
Flve-Year-old Guernsey, Murine Cow
an, Produced Over Twelve Tons
Of Milk Last Year.

Tests completed here by the dairy
department Of the Ohio State univer.
sity, establish a new worlds record in
milk production, according to figures
made public at the university here.
The new queen Of the dairy world is
Murine Cowan, a five-year-old Guern-
sey COW. who, during the last year,
produced twelve tons OF milk.
According to the university figures
the cows milk averaged s per cent In
butter fat During the year she pro-
duced 1895 pounds Of butterfat,
which churned into 1,40e pounds Of
butter. Murine Cowan's home is Q
farm near Barberton, Ohio.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
STOMACH WORM DOES HARM
Parasites often Draw So Heavily Up
on Lambs as 10 Cause Emaela-
ton and Finally Death.

Like the hog, the sheep has its Pc
culiar ailments which sometimes re-
suit in loss as well as Encouragement
Unlike the ailments of the hog, how
ever, those of the sheep are ordinarily
not contagious, and the means neces-
sary to prevention are the same as
should be adopted for the most eco.
nomical production, even in health,
The most serious menace to continu-
GUS thrift in the flock is the presence
of internal parasites, chiefly stomach
worms. The eggs of the stomach worm
are dropped upon the ground with the
feces from infected sheep. The small
worms are swallowed with the grass
three or four days after Matching from
the eggs, and reach the stomach.
Stomach worms are frequently present
In such large numbers as to draw so
heavily from the circulation as to
cause emaciation and finally death OF
the lamb. Mature sheep are much less
affected By these worms, though they
usually scatter the eggs.
Keeping the flock upon crops sown
upon plowed land prevents infection.
Such practice also furnishes the great
est amount of feed from each acre,
and the kind and variety of food upon
which sheep thrive best. Flowing the
land prevents danger from stomach
worm eggs dropped upon 1t. In warm
weather the flock should be moved to
fresh ground every ten days or two
weeks to prevent infection of lambs
by larvae from eggs dropped from the
ewes. II lambs are by themselves the
time between changes might be long
er, but in most forage crop rotations
changes will need to be made every
two or three weeks. Fab sown rye,
spring oats and vetches or peas, rape,
cowpeas, soy beans, crimson or Japan
clover planted at proper intervals, Will
furnish fresh pasturage at times de-
sired 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 destroys
all infection from previous pasturing.
Under such system Of cropping and
grazing the land will improve, as the
manurial value of the crops is prac'
tically all left upon the land and IL
very evenly distributed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
SKINNED MILK FED TO HOGS
Carries Bone and Teeth Making Ma
terial for AnlmaIs-llabIe to
Cause Constipation.

One hundred pounds Of skinned
milk has a feeding value equivalent
to one-half bushel of corn. One hun
dred pounds of skinned milk is worth
FIVE times the price paid per pound
for live hogs, and whey Is worth
about one-half as much as skinned
milk.
Milk carries the bone and teeth
making material for animals. When
the cream is extracted from 1t. 1t
throws it out of balance to some ex.
tent, and tends to cause constipation.
This can easily be remedied by intro
ducing little oil cake meal that re-
places the fat at less than two cents
a pound, instead of the butter which
is worth 80 cents per pound.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
KEEP IMPROVEMENT AT PAR
Always Room TO Improve Dairy Cow
for Better and Higher Produc-
ton Of MIX.

Before we scoff at purity of breed
ing in cows, let us sit down and rea-
son bit. Are all cows equally good?
Aren't there more good ones than
there were when man first began to
use them? Hasn't the COW proved
Darwin's theory of adaptationf
Granted any Improvement over the
wild cow, isn't there room for more?
Isn't 1t foolish not to help? Isn't It
sinful not to take advantage Of the
improvement and keep 1t up to par?
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
PRODUCTION OF CLEAN MILK
Expensive Apparatus Not Necessary
but Time and Labor Are Essential
Cheapest In End.

To produce clean milk the dairyman
does not need costly apparatus. but
he does have to use more time and
labor.
AS q result It costs more to produce
clean milk than 1t does to produce
dirty milk. -
It Is cheapest in the end to pay 9
little more for milk that Is known to
be produced under proper conditions
for dirty milt is very likely TO cause
sickness, especially In children. and 90
Is expensive at any price.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
CHOICE KINDS OF POTATOES
Green Mountain ls Medium Late Tu
Der and One Of Best Of Early Fall
and Winter Varieties.

The Haulton Rose is one Of the best
Of the early potatoes either for mar
ket or for family use. Beauty of He
bron is equally good, pure white flesh,
productive and early. Irish cobbler is
an early variety, heavy cropper, flesh
white and of excellent quality. Green
Mountain is a medium-late potato, one
of the best of the early fall and win
ter varieties.
BoVee is said to be the earliest pc
'tato; it is not only early, but produc
tive and profitable potato. 1t requires
rich soil, heavy fertilizing and extra
culture. These are popular and profit
able varieties either for the wholesale
or for the retail market There should
be no delay now in planting the whole
of the crop. The early and the mid.
summer crop is the most profitable.
Our summers are too hot and dry for
June-planted potatoes. Select clover
and grass sod ground; thin sod ground
should have dressing of long manure
spread over the sod and then plowed
under. II the manure is we'll rotted
and fine, it should be spread on top of
the plowed ground and well narrowed
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
WATER WILL KILL ALFALFA
Land Should Be Well Drained and
Supplied With Vegetable Matter
Needs Well Prepared Soil.

Water standing on aifield of alfalfa
even two or three days viii kill Il
Alfalfa will not thrive with cold. wet
feet.
Alfalfa land should be well drained
and supplied with vegetable matter.
While 1t will frequently make fine
stand from spring seeding, the weeds
and especially the crab grass very
often destroy the. plants before fall,
even though It is clipped every 80
days.
Alfalfa, II seeded in the fall, must
be put In early. about the first Of Sep
TENDER, In order to secure a-strong
growth before cold weather.
It may be then cut for hay next
year, whereas, when seeded In the
spring, 1t cannot be cut for hay at
all, but must simply be clipped as oc-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
FEEDING cow GRAIN RATloNs
Where Animal 10 Running Down In
Flesh More Corn and Oil Meal
May Be Given.

Time is too valuable for the average
dairyman to balance an individual ra-
ton for each COW.
The usual plan is to mix up a grain
ration for the herd and feed OF 1t ac-
cording to the production of the indi-
vidual COW.
In special cases additional grain
feeds may be fed according to certain
cows needs. such as giving a COW
that is running down In flesh a little
cornmeal and adding oil meal or some
other high protein feed when a COW
begins to lay on considerable fat.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28

blade. At a convenient point on the
handle there is trigger by which
the flow of the seed is controlled.
When the hole has been properly made
the trigger is manipulated and lin
tied amount of seed is allowed to es-
cape. They fall into the hole and are
covered up without the necessity Of
the operator departing from his up
right position.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
ROUTS GARDEN PESTS
InseCtlCide Distributed by Means
Of Ordinary Hose.
Water Passes Around Bug Destroyer
and Sprays on Affected Plants
Troubles Of Mixing Spray So
IutIons Avoided.

Eternal spraying is the only way to
make any impression on the horde Of
bugs and blights which inflict their
presence on the garden. Anyone who
undertakes to raise few plants soon
learns that there are many tribes of
bugs for every kind of vegetation, and
In order to prevent a struggling plant
from utter destruction 1t is almost
necessary to stand guard over it with
an insect powder gun.
Spraying is like making love to a
widow. It is hardly possible to over
do 1t. If the solution made use Of is
of the correct composition and the pro-
portion right frequent and thorough
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
Feeding Young Calves.

Rations quite rich In protein should
be fed because the calves are growing
very fast during the first six months
or their lives and, in order to keep
them thrifty and healthy and supply
their systems what Ia needed to pro-
duce a well-rounded. smooth. thick.
aeshed animal. they must be fed an
abundance of the very best kind Of
food.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
Harvesting First Crop Of Alfalfa.

casion may require, especially when
1t shows an inclination to stop grow.
ing and become yellow in color. n
Land that grows clover and COW.
peas successfully should suit alfalfa
fairly well.
Remember that the greatest diff
culty-xith alfalfa is to get 1t proper
ly started. as 1t is a delicate plant,
and should be put on well prepared
ground.
1t would be good practice II farm
yard manure is available to give It .
good coating and work well In with .
disk.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
PLANT PlentY Of Peas.

Plant plenty Of peas in the garden
and plant them as early as you can.
Such sArts as Little Marvel. which is
dwarf ana needs no support, may be
planted at successive times and viii
furnish delicious peas throughout the
season. Laxtonian Is another fine
quality dwarf pea II is no longer
necessary to plant tan peas to get
high quality.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
Handle Novelties Lightly.

Do not be in too great rush to try
novelties on the farm on too large .
scale. New things may be all right un-
der certain conditions. but IN other
conditions may be inferior to the old.
We do not mean by this to become an
old fogy In any respect, but handle
the novelties lightly and experiment
with them before planting them out
on large scale.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
viS by the Mcclure Newspaper syndlcatel
"Why the deuce don't you wear a
hat thatn stay on your head?" growled

warren.
"0h, / should
have worn a veil"
Helen bent her
head against the
strong wind and
fumbled with her
unavailing hatpin.
well, If you will
wear a dirigible
on a trip like
this"
Dear, next time
they stop, let's get
inside - II won't
be so windy" her
face turned away
to hide her blown
hair and cold-red-
dened nose.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
Pastur. LIahtIY q start.

The early pasture may be overpas-
tured and not recover during the en-
tire season. Pasture lightly to begin
with and feed supplemental feeds lib
orally.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28

Old, discarded wire especially
woven wire, makes hne material for
filing In bitches about the farm. IS
Il IL difhcult to dislodge and clings to
s-srything coming In contact with II.
.sus causing the wash to Gil up rap
idly.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
SOWING Grass Seed.

when sowing grass seed Of any kind.
look for weed seeds and avoid cheaper
grades. The test should be IS per ceni
termination
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
Eeonomie,I Work.

Implements adapted to your farm
work win pay the best profits because
they win make II possible to do the
work most economically.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
Newer overfsed cow.

While = COW should always be fed
all she can consume and digest, she
should never be overfsd
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28

in. Have ground fine and mellow. For
market, drill 500 to 1000 Of standard
potato fertilizer to the acre. Put
the potatoes in with the planter; II
saves time and labor.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-28
IKE ExsrdhIna EIse.

OF course dairying Is hard work, 30
Is anything else that Is worth the
whila.