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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
OVERPRODUCTION IN INTENSIVE FARMING
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A Convenient Rack for Hauling Fodder.

done at any time until it is too late to
permit the crop to mature before frost.
The land should be plowed in the
spring for surface planting and then
allowed to lie rough until about seed
ing time when it should be smoothed
with drag harrow or disk. For fur
row planting spring blowing is not
necessary. A lister like those made
for planting corn can be used on
stubble or cotton land without pre-
vious preparation. II the farmer does
not have a lister the furrOw can be
laid out with a pillow and the seed
planted with a one-horse drill after the
manner of planting cotton or corn.
Planting in burrows is recommended
for western Texas or Oklahoma, and
fiat or ridge planting for all the region
east of this where the rainfall is more
abundant. When planted in rows sc
to A inches apart 4 to pounds of
seed to an acre are sufficient. Sorghum
seed is usually cheap. but the farmer
is urged to buy only standard varieties
from a reliable dealer.
When planting in rows. thorough
cultivation is as essential to the
sorghums as to corn. This method
produces larger yields and the crop is
better prepared to Withstand drought
than if broadcast or drilled. Where
the latter method is followed, how
ever, the practice is the same as for
oats or any other small-grain crop.
Cowpeas or soy beans are also fire.
quently mixed with sorghum to i'm
prove the quality Of the hay. This is
especially frequent on dairy farms.
Three parts of cowpeas or soy beans
to one of sorghum seed is the usual
proportion. From 60 to 80 pounds of
the seed mixture is required to the
acre.
AS pasture, sorghum is safe only
after it has become fully matured;
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
In order to make the small farm
profitable, it is, in most cases, neces-
sary for the farmer to devote himself
to some intensive type of agriculture
such as truck farming, poultry, fruit
growing, intensive dairying, etc. Be
fore any of these can be successful,
the market demand and transportation
facilities must be adequate. When
perishable products are grown far
from their markets not only are the
freight and commission charges apt to
be prohibitive, but in the period be-
tween the shipping of the commodity
and its sale on the market, prices
which were attractive at time Of ship
ment may have dropped with results
disastrous to the grower.
Intensive crops such as garden
truck, fruit, etc., have a much wider
range and more rapid fiuctuation Of
prices than staples like wheat or corn.
A comparatively small acreage is suf-
ficient to supply the demand for the
intensive crops. 1t is very easy there
fore to increase this acreage to a
point where the market is flooded and
prices drop Immediately. Taking the
country as whole, vegetables, includ-
ing potatoes, occupy only two and one
half per cent of the crop area, and this
acreage, under present conditions. fur
nishes about all that the market can
absorb at a price that will be profit
able to the grower.
If the farmer is ill-advised enough to
undertake the production of garden
truck at a time when the supply is
greater than the available markets re-
quire, it is a comparatively easy mat
ter for him to correct his mistake. In
the case of fruit, however, it takes
longer to produce a crop, and a SINH
lar mistake is therefore likely to be
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
Inyokes Gods Reward
For PeIIagra d

Jumbo, Val. II. Satterwb;,.
Il want to thank you for what :,
done for me. You have cured :,
God bless You in your work. H.,
day to see you; if never see "a. y
to meet YOU in heaven. God win
you for your grand and noble VIM,
There is no longer any doub. a..
lagra can be cured Don't delav
is too late. 1t Is YOUR duty to Con-
resourceful Baughn.
The symptoms-hands red like ,.,
skin peeling Off, sore mouth a.
throat and tongue flaming r.1
mucus and choking; indiges,;o,
nausea, either diarrhoea or copsti,,.
There is hope; get Baughn's II, [,
book on Pellagra and learn aho,.
remedy for Pellagra that has at a.. I,
found. Address American Com,o.'
CO., box 2OS7, Jasper, Ala, rem.ns'
money is refunded in any case VIII.
remedy fails to re.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
A Good Bunch of Feeders.

that is, after the seed has become
hard. Before this time, especially aft
er period of drought, poison some
times forms which is fatal to stock.
Where there are two growths the Sec
ond is considered more dangerous
than the first, and any stock allowed
to pasture on 1t should be carefully
watched.
In feeding the hay, from Is to Is
pounds a day will be found sufficient
for milk cows and work horses, If it is
accompanied by the ordinary amount
of grain. Beef cattle, however, should
be fed all that they will eat clean.
Stock cattle and horses can be carried
through the winter on liberal guam
tity Of sorghum without any grain.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
Victims of Circumstances

Prisoner. you are charged With
tering about town in a very SUSPECTS
manner, and with not having any ID
BILE means of sustenance. What do ID
do for living?"
Prisoner wiped a tear from his q
and turned a haggard face to the ne
istrate.
Your worship" said he, Il an 6
gagged in manufacturing smcIa
glasses for viewing eclipses-sn )
dustry that entails protracted pehst
of enforced leisure" e..
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

more serious. The acreage devoted to
fruit is even smaller-one and three
fourths per cent Of the country's crop
area-than that devoted to vegetables.
Until there is increased consumption
either in this or other countries &C.
cessible to our growers overproduction
can easily occur.
Sorghums for Southern Live Stock.
Every southern farmer who is pro-
ducing beef or milk should grow the
sweet sorghums. These are not rec
commended as money crops, but as a
fodder they are practically equal in
value to corn while as a rule better
yields can be obtained. They should
be consumed for the most part on the
farm where they are grown or at least
at points within hauling distance.
The sorghums are particularly USE
full as silage, which is essential to the
live stock owner and particularly to
the dairy farmer. The various south
ern states report yields Of from 16 to
20 tons Of sorghum silage per acre,
which is an average of from to 4
tons more than the yields of corn,
while the relative value pound for
pound Of the two feeds has been found
to be much the same by experiments
conducted at the Kansas agricultural
experiment station. In fact for beef
cattle these tests showed that sweet
sorghum silage was, If anything, SUI
perior to corn silage. The sorghums
intended for silage, however, should
not be harvested before they are fully
matured. II cut when the seed is hard
there will be no trouble from spelling
or from excessive acidity. From 20 to
80 pounds per day is considered full
feed, but this should always be sup
plemented with IL to Is pounds of dry
roughage and some concentrate like
corn or cottonseed meal. Cottonseed
meal combines particularly we'll with
sorghum silage, and since this meal
Is always abundant in the South, this
Is another reason for growing the sor-
ghum.
For forage in the South the sweet
sorghums will be found better than
the grain sorghums, such as milo,
kafir and feterita, which suffer from
the attacks Of the sorghum nudge. OF
the various varieties the Sumac,
Orange, Amber, Gooseneck and Honey
are probably to be preferred. The Am
Der and Orange are the earlier kinds
and two cuttings can often be obtained
from them. All of these varieties re-
spond excellently to good soil. but they
succeed on many different types; a
rich, loose, well-drained clay loan soil
is the best. A water-logged clay or
extremely sandy soil will not afford
profitable returns. Fertilizers strong
in nitrate applied to poor soils will
produce good results and the free use
Of barnyard manure is always advis-
able.
Sorghums may be planted as soon
as the ground becomes warm in the
spring, usually from one to two weeks
later than Indian corn. When the sea-
son is favorable, the planting may be
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
Practice Makes Perfect,

An ex-corporal of the regular army
wanted job in the park spearing bits
of paper and other debris with a sharp
stick.
DO | have to take a civil service
examination" he asked the district
leader.
Il guess not said the man of infiu-
ence. Just bring me a letter from
your captain stating that you are pro-
ficient in bayonet drill. That ought
to convince the commissioner that
you're qualified for the job"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
GATHERED FACTS

New York has about 100000 school
children.
Offers are used by the natives in
some parts of India to catch fish.
Mexico appears destined to become
the worlds principal source of petro-
leum.
A steel ship will carry about 20
per cent more freight than one of
the same size made of iron.
1t is estimated that if the oceans
evaporated they would yield about
100000 cubic miles of salt.
The worlds record sugar plantation
contains $4,000 acres, has 90 miles
of railway and employs $500 people
An average of ~ letters are re-
ceived by post every year by every
person in the United kingdom.
Military training is compulsory on
all male citizens between the ages
of twelve and twenty-five in New Zea-
land.
The Marseillaise," the national an
them OF the French republic, was writ
ten ana composed In llJZ.
Fire in a Pennsylvania coal mine
was extinguished by exploding dyna-
mite in the airway, the conclusion
blowing out the flames.
The Alhambra theater, London, Of
fers two private boxes nightly for the
use of convalescent wounded soldiers
home from the front.
After a constant fight for Is years
with the Kaw river, w. M. Smith, who
lived mead Topeka, Ka- has given up
the battle and moved away. During
that time he had lost all except Is
acres of his 125-acre farm, the river
having washed the rest away.
The turkey, SO far as records are
known, was introduced into England
in 1924, brought probably from the
port of Cadiz, where ships trading with
the Orient were accustomed to call.
In nearly all countries, inclusive of
Spain, and even Turkey itself, this
bird is called the Indian fowl"
The Austrian pilot, Konschel, who,
on a bet, performed a feat of shaw
ing himself in an aeroplane, rose 1900
feet before beginning operations, while
making wide circles round the Vienna
flying ground. He says the lather-
ing was easy, but while shaving he had
to steer with his feet, as he required
one hand to hold his cheek while he
used the razor with the other.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
MAGNATE OF ARGENTINA

Among the delegates to the Pan
American financial conference in
Washington was Samuel Hale Pear
son, the greatest capitalist of South
America, who represented the Argen-
tine Republic.
Mr.. Pearson has had highly in
teresting career. He was born in
Buenos Aires In 1867, and was edu-
Gated at the Salvador college there
and the Polytechnicaf school of New
York. He gained an extensive COM
mercial experience in his travels, and
in 1890 he Joined the banking firm of
Samuel B. Hale & Co., Buenos Aires,
which was founded by his grandfather
in 1898. He has taken a leading part
in the industrial development of his
country and has earned an enviable
reputation and inspired the confidence
Of all of his countrymen, as we'll as
the leading business men throughout
the world, by his straightforward
dealings and remarkable business
ability. Mr.. Pearson has a direct con-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
WH0BNHO
NOW
WILL BE YOUNGEST EMPRESS

Archduchess Zita. when Archduke
Karl Franz Josef succeeds to the
throne of Austria-Hungary, will be
the youngest empress recorded in very
many years, for she was only twenty
three years old on May 9. 1915. This
fact is pleasing to the Austrians. and
especially to the Viennese. only the
oldest of whom recall Empress Eliza
beth in her fresh beauty when she
came to them as Emperor Franz
Josef's bride. Archduchess Zita has
much TO commend her to popularity.
She has intelligence, a winning per-
sonality. and, above all. the ability to
make herself beloved. The chief charm
of her face is her splendid eyes, Italian
in their power of changeful express
sion. Her hair is brown. with golden
lights.
Her birthplace was Villa della
Pianore, near Viareggio. and her I'M
usual name is of Tuscan origin, in
honor of Zita of Monte Segrato.
whose body lies in the church of San
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

Nicholas Ill
bourbon English
perfected in Wight.
Archduke destined Archduchess
match which would
Franzensbad
his choice
brought thinking
full
view, this given.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
KING ALBERT AS A REPORTER

Most people know Of King Al
bert's love of literature, but few are
aware that some time ago his desire
for knowledge prompted him to be-
come a newspaper correspondent.
When prince of the Belgians he trav-
eled incognito through France, Aus
tria. Great Britain. America and Scan
dinavia as reporter. In this way he
was able to study the commercial ad-
vantages Of other countries. as well
as to broaden his views and educate
mis- mind.
The royal reporter worked dill
gently at the profession he adopted.
He was employed by a Minneapolis
newspaper at salary of SIS a week.
His employers were unaware of his
identity, and when sent out on an
assignment and he returned with a
poor copy" he was as badly hauled
over the Goals as were his less aris-
tocratic colleagues.
While serving on a Brooklyn
newspaper Prince Albert endeavored
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
DAN MAC" OF MAINE

When the next session OF congress
opens. Daniel McGillicuddy Of Maine
will be a member of the important
ways and means committee of the
house. The popularity of Dan Mac"
as his friends call him, in his congress
sional district has been proved re-
peatedly, and his political opponents
have a wholesome respect for his abil-
ity and courage.
Some years ago Congressman Nc
Gillicuddy was trying a case in the
Androscoggin county court house in
Auburn, across the river from his
home in Lewiston. The jury was be-
ing impaneled. AS the name of one
Of them was called and as he stepped
up to the bar of the court, Dan Mac
leaned over to his associate and whis-
pered: Il don't like the cut of his lib.
He's got a bad face. The Almighty
puts face on a man for the same
reason that man puts a face on a
clock--to indicate what is going on in
side of him. Challenge him." and the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

the largest portion of the profit and
the least risk of loss.
Many men are raising their own
feeders and many more are planning
to do so as soon as possible. More
ground is being sown to grass for
pasture and more to alfalfa for win.
ter feed. Beyond question this is the
best method of handling the situa.
ton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
In the War Zone.

Weary Cyclist-How far 10 tie d
lage of Poppelton from here?
Native-It's ten miles the -
way.
Weary Cyclist-But the lsst -
post / passed said it was In ~
rection.
Native-Yes, but you see We IN
the post around so as to fcd -
Zeppelins.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
Work.

First Prisoner hear that -
The Hague convention OF 1871 -
oners of war are entitled to ~ =
any work they do.
Second Prisoner-What ought y 2
get, then, for trying to chew that ~
meat they give us?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
PROFIT IN RAISING FEEDERS
More Attention 10 Being Paid to This
Branch of Farming-Grass and
Alfalfa Being Sown.

The habit Of going to the city stock
yard to buy feeders will no doubt
grow less and less each year. The
thinking man sees at once, when he
begins to figure, that the man who
raises the steer up until it becomes
feeder and then sells him Is getting
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
Worse Yet.

Look here, landlord. There's two
inches OF water in our cellar"
That's nothing. Just think of the
poor soldiers in the trenches. They
have to stand in water up to their
waists all day long"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12


would
Gus who would
upon
But when it politics a partisan
not
points
He has his
his
have thrived on the strenuous political
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
cottonseed Meal a. Protein.

II some mill feed mush be pur-
chased as source Of protein. cotton
seed meal is at present the cheapest
source. A still better solution of the
protein question is to grow 1t in al
falfa or clover hay.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
His Location.

Are you a baseball FAM"
mo. like to get out on the bleach
ers among the foghorns."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12


and the
families
visited
mixers his entertainment
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

When a mans salary is raised he
joins another club and his wife buys
new furs and a party gown
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
Duck Raising.

Ducks are very easily raised and
good layers or good market fowls,
will thrive in any climate, with a dry
shed for shelter.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

For gals use Hanfords Balsam.
ADV.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

How was it that Hamfnt ~
queering the act?"
Il believe it was BY aeu~
queer"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

1t is easier for some men to stand
upright than it is for them to act that
way.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
Good Reason.

why did you give your play ~
a name as The Porous Plaster!
Because | want it to draw.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

When a man does have greau
thrust upon him he thinks he acnis''
il.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

stopped by policeman who demanded his
did
roughly ordered the
the policeman DO speaking to was
Belghns?"
MI Prince should heard OF that
= -
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12
What is Castoria

ASTORA harmless substitute for OIL Paregorc m
and Soothing Syrups 1t pleasant 1t neither On
Morphine other Narcotic substance puarant
destroys Worms and alays Feverhnes For thirty
has been relief Constipation Fatuency w.
Co all Teething Troubles and Darrhea. regulates St
and Bowels assimates the Food giving healthy and M
The Childrens Panacea-The Mothers Friend.
The Kind You Have Always use for
Soyea has borne
his infancy Allow
All Counerfe limitations
trife with and endanger the health of Infants and n
Chidren-Experience against Experiment ~ <L/TlI1
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

Laziness is born in a man; industry
is acquired.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

Feed for Young Pigs.
Always feed some kind of ground
grain with skim milk to young pigs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-12

He's poor actor who can't "a, .
one to take his part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29

the Torrens system in Colorado, Wash
ington and Oregon is said to be unsat-
isfactory, although it is reported to be
used with satisfaction in the Philip
pines and in various possessions of the
British Empire.
. Senator Nighswonger of Wichita has
introduced bill empowering cities of
the first class to conduct inspections of
the books of public service corporations
and calling for reports of revenues, ex-
penditures and investments made by
those corporations to city officers The
meas is intended to uncover infor-
nation that might at times be exceed
ingly interesting to the larger cities
which deal with the powerful corpora
tions which operate under franchises
granted by them.
The State Historical society Is made
the beneficiary of a modest request for
additional help in a bill by Senator
Overfield which reached the legislature
today With the expansion of the So
ciety into the new quarters afforded
by. the Memorial building considerable
extensions of the museum have been
made and the small force of employees
on the society staff is inadequate to
the demands made upon it. The His
| torical society of Kansas ranks first
among similar societies of the United
1
high standard of efficiency. 1t is dis
tributing point for all manner of useful
information relative to Kansas affairs
and is one of the chief centers of inter-
est to Kansas people who visit the state
capital.
The senate held no afternoon ses-
sion today. adjourning at noon until
10 o'clock Saturday to give members
who SO desire time to take part in the
Kansas day anniversary observances
/ Senators Price. Howe and Wilson,
who went to Emporia with members
fof the ways and means committee OF
the house. have returned from their
trip, which was made for the object
building called for fD the budget sub
mitted by the board of educational ad-
ministration. The students and fac
ulty held a special chapel meeting for
/ the reception of the legislative visitors
4 who came back loaded with enthusi-
asm for the extension to the Normal
schools facilities
/ On motion of Senator Logan, 500
copies of his bridge bill will be print
ed for the benefit of the senate. On
account of the legislative resolution
by Senator Lambertson, directing the
ltigation of bridge companies in Kan
sas. there is much interest in the
Logan bill to remodel the present
bridge laws. Another bill on the same
subject has been introduced by Sen.
latoT Mcmillan at the request of the or
ganization of county commissioners Of
the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
DROPSY TREATED FREE


At first no disease is apparently more
harmless than dropsy: little swelling
of the eyelids. hands. feet. ankles or alb
domen- Finally there is great shortness
of breath, cough, faint spells, sometimes
nausea and vomiting, even bursting of the
limbs and lingering and wretched death
If the dropsy is not removed.
Dr. Miles has been known as a leading
specialist in these diseases for IS years
His liberal offer OF a $3-75 Treatment free
to all sufferers. is certainly worthy Of
serious consideration You may never
have such an opportunity again
The Grand Dropsy Treatment consists
of four dropsy remedies in one also
Tonic Tablets and Pura-Laxa for remov-
ing the water This treatment is special
~ prepared for each patient and is
ten times as successful as that of most
physicians. 1t usually relieves the first
day, and removes swelling in six days in
most cases. Delay is dangerous.
Send Fer Rsnarkahie cus d Ys.r State
All afflicted readers may have Book,
Examination Chart. Opinion. Advice. and
q Two-Pound Trial Treatment FREE
Write at once. Describes your case Adj
dress. Dr. Farnklin Miles, Dept DA-.
6lS to 62s Main Street, Elkhart. Ind--Adv.