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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-20

New IBERIA La, Feb. b
Viewed from across Bayou Teche
through vista Of magnificent
moss-ladened oak and Cypress
trees, the dairy and hog farm OF
Geo. w. Dallas, wealthy retired
lumberman is a great subject for
artists.
Along the banks of the Teche,
streets have been laid off with
sidewalks and lined with work
men $ cottages. AT one end is
the COW man s cottage and at the
other the residence of II. NJ.
Thompson, the manager.
Water for man and beast is
piped to every section Of the farm
and into each house, reverend
ing supply coming from deep
well to a huge elevated tank.
Houses and the dairy are
lighted by gas. A complete sys-
tenn of tile drainage has been put
in throughout the farm except in
that portion devoted to rice.
Prize Animals
Are In Herd.
The dairy herd consists Of some
80 Jerseys, headed by the regis
tered thoroughbred bull, Ba =
pides Chief"
Recently Mr.. Dallas purchased
the yearling Jersey Bull liberia
Cavelier" Of the famous st. Lam
Der strain.
The dairy barn is a sealed and
screened frame structure with
cement floors and managers. At
milking time the cows are given
a mixed ration of cotton seed
hulls, bran, chopped sweet po-
tatoes, small amount of cotton
seed meal and corn silage. Rice
straw is fed as roughage.
Each mixer is clothed in spot
less white.
As the milk buckets fill, they
are carried to the milk room for
Qualification, placed in sealed
cans. felried across the Bayou to
the Interurban trolley line. placed
aboard a car and taken to one
concern in New Iberia with whom
Mr.. Dallas has contracted for his
entire supply for 1915.
To the east Of the main street,
and in the rear Of the cottages,
are a. series Of fields 3 of 20 acres
each, and 2 of 10. The 20 acre
strip nearest the dairy is now in
winter oats.
The adjoining piece, planted
last year in Bermuda is now be-
ing plowed preparatory to being
planted in corn. Hastings Pro
life, the variety to be grown, ma
lures in 40 days and by raising
this early variety, two other crops
can be raised and harvested be-
ore winter.
Dtarted Right
And Is Success
The third large field is being
mae ready for the planting Of
Japan Corn, Sudan Grass and
Rye. The fourth field Of 10 acres
will be planted in peanuts, chufas,
or ground almonds and sweet po-
tatoes. The last field Of 10 acres
is devoted to hogs.
Following the advice of Davy
Crockett, Dallas started Right,
and as a natural consequence has
been going successfully ahead ever
since. His first hog stock was
purchased after months Of care
full Study and investigation. and
consisted of male. and three
sows Of the Duroc-Jersey breed.
From this beginning the herd has
grown in number rapidly. There
are SO now on this farm. and Mr..
Dallas has sold enough for breed
ing imposes to meet all expenses,
and make a handsome profit. /
In 1913 Mr.. Dallas purchased
pedigreed Poland China and
Hampshires. and has been max
ing experiments in crossing, both
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-20
DALLAS FARM ALONG Tech: IS
MODEL AM GREAT SUCCESS.

Duroc-Jersey, and Hampshire
with the Poland-China, and Hamp-
shires and Duroc-Jerseys.
The Hampshire-PoIand China
cross is a splendid animal, a
"Barrow' recently killed at II
months weighing 273 pounds
dressed.
A certain amount of tankage
or meat meal is inclrded in the
regular ration which consists OF
wheat shorts, corn chops and
boiled sweet potatoes.
Separate Yard
For Tiny Calves
Warm SKINNED milk. mixed
with bran, is fed to the calves.
who are taken from the mothers
when a week old. These little
thoroughbreds have their own
shed and yard. The she'd some
70 feet long, is divided into two
parts.
The east half has a dirt floor
which is bedded over each even
ing in winter with clean rice
straw. Along the sides are low
racks kept full of Bermuda hay,
considered next to Lespedeza the
best forage for young stock. The
western half has a wood floor pat
termed after the purgeries of the
old style open kettle sugar hou-
SEES, each side sloping to the cen
ter where a four-inch gutter is
cut in for sanitary purposes.
Along one side is row of mang-
ers, the bottoms followed out to
fit earthen crooks of one gallon
capacity, in which the warm milk,
and bran ration is placed.
Along the other side, on low
shelves are boxes in which are
kept rock salt. Each calf has a
collar on which is fixed metal
plate with the name and number,
and each evening these young
sters are thoroughly brushed be-
fore being put away for the night.
There is not. nor has there ever
been. a tick on the farm.
The remaining 100 acres of the
farm is devoted to rice culture.
On the Bayou bank is an immense
building, which not only horses
the irrigation pump. boilers, and
engine, but also corn mill, a
canning outfit. silage chopper
and rice thrasher.
Between the machinery an
cow barn is the cow lot, in the
center Of which is an immense
hill Of rice straw aror nd which
cattle and hogs are continually
feeding.
DR.. Dallas is continually max
ing experiments with new forage
crops. Soy beans, and oats have
been lately added as hog feed, and
Sudan Grass for silage for cattle.
Il will not be satisfied" says
MIR. Dallas. "until all the acreage
devoted to cattle, and hog forage
is yielding four crops each year.
| know it can be done, and my
continual experiments are made
to determine definitely the best
four crops that I can rotate in
each field which will give the
greatest tonnage.
Two more 60 ton silos will be
built on the dairy farm this year,
says Mr.. Thompson. the manager. !
On the west side of the Bayou
and some 40 arpents south is To-
Gated what Mr.. Dallas calls his
farm.
Containing 80 acres, this farm
wss probably the first exemplifica-
ion Of tried diversification and
rotation of crops in the Parish.
The Cotton silo on the farm was
he first built in the Parish. Fore
Mr.. Dallas first venture in Hog
raising was made, the Duroc-
Jersey being raised exclusively.
Twenty acres are devoted r.
forage Grass, Lespedeza and Oats
MIR. Dallas says: "The Chufa
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-20

Chest pains and dry, hackin
cough should be treated with
BILLIARDS. HORBHOUND sly
RUP taken internally, and a
HERRlCK'S RED PEPPER
POROUS PLASTER applied to
the chest. Buy the dollar size
Horehound Syrup; you get a Por-
ors Plaster free with each bottle.
Sold by Estoree Drro Co.
(Advertisement)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-20
low To Give Quinine To Children,

FEBRfLINE Is the trade mark name given to an
improved Quinine. 1t 10 Tasteless Syrup pleas.
ant to take and does not disturb the stomach
Children take Il and never know it Is Quinine
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try
II the next time you need Quiuine for any pur-
pose Ask for ounce original package. The
name FEBRlLINF IL blown iu bottle. Is Cents
advertiser ent)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-20

is a species of ground mt most
easily grown and ought to be OF
every Southern farm every year
as hog fattening crop. 1t car
be planted from April to June
the cultivation being similar tc
that for bunch peanuts. The crop
is usually matured in September
and can be left in the ground un.
til time to turn the hogs in, the
hogs doing the harvesting.
Recommends Crops
For Fattening Hogs.
81 know of no crop that will
produce as heavy crops in pro
portion to the quality of the lane
as Chufas, some reports of yield
being almost incredible ranging
from 200 to 1000 Bushels PEI
acre.
As fattener, test recent,
made by the Arkansas Expert
mental Station of Arkansas with
three hogs on 1-3 acre showed thai
in As days the gain in weight of
the hogs averaged 66 por nds. y
Twenty acres of the farm will
be planted in corn, and later COW
peas sowed along the rows. I'm
like the majority Of farmers Mr.
Dallas plants peas, not only to
enrich the soil and for forage.
but for peas as we'll
"There is certain time to
plant so as to have a full fruit
ing crop he stated. "This neg
lect Of nine tenths of our farmers
is simply another evidence Of the
old loose methods which 'brorght
our section to the ragged-edge f.
nancially. When you figure that
seed peas cost from So to SIS a
bushel and that an acre will yield
from 10 to 20 bushels. this farm
leak assumes the proportions of
a crevasse and hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars have been simply
thrown away for lack Of that idea
of conservation.
On the farm are kept the dry
cows from the dairy farm and
here the young calves are born.
The cows are well-housed, and
fed, and every care is taken of
the approaching mothers.
Chicken Farm
Is Side Line
This method pays, Mr.. Dallas
claims. The calves come into the
world healthy and strong, and
splendidly equipped for their
later services to mankind.
DR.. Dallas is also quite a chick
en- fancier. On the farm, a large
space has been fenced and
shielded, and in it are several
hundred barred Plymouth Rocks
of the Ringlet strain.
Sunfower seed, cracked corn,
plenty of grass. and ground oys-
ter shells are the ideal chicken
feed used.
In planting Rye land, 1 1-2
bushels are planted per acre, and
as high as ten tons of green for
age has been cut five months
after planting.
Two and one-half bushels of
oats are planted to the acre. used
first as winter pasture and cut
later in the Spring.
About seven to eight pounds of
Sudan Grass seed will be used in
planting each acre in April, from
which 8 to IL tons will be cut in
the fall.
Many are the visitors to Mr.
Dallas farms. and many 90 away,
converts to the nev or
der Of things.-W. L. Grant in
The Daily States.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-20

Cleanse the bowels and
strengthen the liver by using
HERBlNE. It is a fine liver
stimulant and bowel regulator.
Price soc. Sold by Estonge Drug
Co.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-20
.UB-MY.TISM

Viii cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Colo, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Anfiseptic Anodyne. used in
ternally and externally. Price Csc.
(Advertisement1
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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02

Farmers sometimes get the mistak-
en- idea that cross breeding will i'm
prove their stock. On the contrary,
cross breeding has many disadvan-
tages and farmers are strongly adyis-
I'd not to attempt it. 1t has at times
been used with success in the hands
of breeders Of long experience, but
for the inexperienced breeder 1t is
most dangerous practice.
Cross breeding is the mating Of two
purebred animals of different breeds;
for example, a purebred Hereford bull
with purebred Angus cow, or pure
bred Berkshire boar with purebred
Duroc-Jersey SOW. 1t should be clear.
ly distinguished from grading, which
means the mating Of purebred with
q scrub or an animal of very little
pure blood, and which can be done
with perfect safety and is urged upon
farmers.
One of the principles upon which
livestock breeding is based is that
like tends to beget like. When two
purebreds OF the same breed are
mated, we expect the offspring to be
like it's parents, because there is, be-
hind each parent, long line Of pure
blood. When two purebreds of diff
ferent breeds are mated (crossbreed-
ing), there at once takes place a
battle of breeds and the offspring will
be like that parent whose. blood Is
strongest. When, therefore, two old
breeds, as Tamworth and Berkshire,
or Jersey and Holstein, are mated,
there Is a bitter conflict between
bloods and Influences that have requir-
ed centuries to reach their present
state.
In cross breeding the first cross Is
sometimes good, but after that such
breeding is very uncertain, because
the nature of the offspring will de-
pend upon whichever Of its bloods gets
the mastery. Moreover, there Is a
danger that sometimes the good
blood in each parent will balance that
in the other, which will cause an out
cropping of some bad characters that
had been held in check ever since the
breeds began.
Because of this uncertainty OF re-.
suits, a crossbred sire should never be
used nor any crossbred females kept
for breeding, except where a pure
bred is at the head Of the herd. Be-
cause breeders understand this, a
crossbred can never bring more on
The market than it is worth for meat
or wo-E, and the farmer who breeds
such animals loses his chance OF sell
:nE AIs hest product at purchred
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
COLDS NEED ATTENTION.

Internal throat and chest troubles
produce Inflammation, irritation, swell
ing or soreness and unless checked at
once, are likely to lead to sertou fea-.
BILE. Caught in time DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey loosens the phlegh and de-
stroys the germs which have settled In
the nose and throat. 1t is soothing
and healing. Pine is antiseptic; honey
:s soothing-both together possess eX-
.ellcnt medicinal qualities fer fight
10 Geld germs. Insist on DR.. BeipS
rjne-Tar-Honcy. 25c all Druggists.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
TRAINING AND PRUNING THE GRAPE
WILL BRING PROFITABLE RESULTS
rane One of Hardest and Surest Fruits But Will Not
Develop Well Without Proper Care-Very lmportan1
to Train Vines to Some Definite Form.

Unquestionably, the grape is one OF
the surest fruits that can be grown IN
South Carolina. Practically all the
standard varieties will succeed. Nor
- the fruit often injured by late froSt
In general, it is safe 70 say that when
vines are properly cared for there Is
almost a certainty OF crop every
year.
But although the grape will Pre-
duce some fruit under almost any
treatment, yet results that are really
worth having cannot be obtained with
out proper care OF the vines. The old
practice of planting a vine just any
where and letting it grow at will is en-
tirely wrong Under such conditions,
vines become thick and fall on the
ground, there Is a tendency to over
production of fruit, 10 small punches,
and inferior berries, and at about the
time the grapes begin to color up, they
begin to rot. AS result when the
fruit should be ready for use, one-half
or two thirds of it is worthless. Be-
sides, vines handled thus are weak
and last only a few seasons.
Perhaps the worst mistake in grape
culture is failure to prune properly. 1t
- very important that the vines be
trained to some definite form. The
easiest method of training the grape
Is as follows:
First year: Plant one-year-old vines.
As soon as they have been put out,
cut them back to tn ee buds. as shown
ut (a) in Illustration. Should all three
Of these grow, rub one off, leaving the
strongest two to grow and form the
frame of the vine. During the first
seasons growth the young shoots
should be tied to a stake, as shown at
(b) In illustration. This is TO pro
duce healthy canes. Should they be
allowed to run on the ground, they will
be weak and more liable to injury.
Second year: A rellis must now
be prepared. Set posts 20 feet apart
along each row OF grapes. This will
give space for two vines between each
two posts. The posts, when set, should
show four and onehalf feet above the
ground. The end posts should be set
at least three feet in the ground and
well braced to prevent giving when
tho vines are stretched. The other
posts should be set at least two feet
deep. To the posts are nailed two
wires on which. to train the vines. The
lower wire is two feet above ground
and the upper wire two feet above The
lower. These preparations made, the
young canes should be taken of the
stakes, one cut OFF at the height Of the
first wire and tied, and the other al
lowed to extend to the top wire, as
shown at (c).
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
Digging a Ditch In q Flash

Things move quickly nowadays. Tho
village of yesterday is tomorrow'<
metropolis. Speed is a requisite, and
newer methods that smack OF rapid
ty and labor and money saving are III
demand.
D.lcnes that once consumed many
day. of hand or machine labor are now
being blasted Oui in almost the twin
kling of an eye. Il! degrees man is
learniu" to adopt some of natures sim
pie. but mighty forces. And the gul-
lies and vai;p,> HAT old Mother Earth
has create. by hcr natural Glrhe vi.S
and erUi'.oES are Icing Duplicated i'll
smaller way by some % the more
Progressive ;lid UP to da'c farmers.
Digging CACHES with dynaIl!ir IS
simply nr"cr AMI mpIe iulH"v"l
n.;.i,I.d of ,ieu.h building. The mctL-
od cEl?I". - in wct work i Hi..lry to
p.n,h i..,2- from eighteen 10 jN@.ty-
folr H.nl".. .,c.'n 2!raa: ne i!.p Il" .r";i
to !...A ..'G ;i;,m !p," r.ch ii4.c with
"nai." - .. ~. G.. ~r@i-hf q. ma
nl:te.
Long >.r,;'",r. "r Jtcrh ~.m ''c Ioa g" !
and E!"I - ~ 49,. -" .ap nl,red
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
HOUSEE..DLD CARES
Tax the Women of (beraw the Same
as Elsewl ere.

With a constantly a. hing back.
4 woman shonil not have a l.a
A.''k.
And she seldom would if the kid.
ntys were well.
Doans Kidney Pills are endorsed by
thousands.
Have been used in kidney trouble
over 50 years.
Read what this Cheraw woman says:
N RS. Eva Walker, High ST., Cheraw,
says: II had dull pains in the small
Of my back, along with headaches and
dizzy spells. I tired easily and didn't
feel like doing my housew ork. 1 had
other symptoms of kidney trouble.
When l read Of Doan's Kidney Pills,
used them and they relieved me-"
Price SOC, at al dealers. Don't
simply ask for q kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Walker had. -Milburn Co,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
WHY CROSS BREEDING is NOT ADVISABLE

prices. If for no other reason than
this, farmer should hesitate to cross
breed Keep in mind clearly the diff
ference between the purebred and the
crossbred. The purebred Is the OF.
spring of two purebred parents Of the
same breed. The crossbred Is the
offspring of two purebred parents OF
different breeds. A crossbred can
never be registered, even If each OF
its parents was a breed champion.
If cross breeding Is inadvisable,
however, grading is advisable and Is
recognized as the quickest economical
way of building up herd. Grading Is
the mating of a purebred with scrub
or with a grade. Generally the pure.
bred used is the sire and the scrub or
grade IS the dam. Grading Is perfectly
safe because all the power is on one
side and the results can be predicted.
A purebred Angus bull mated with
scrub COWS will produce calves OF
which more than eighty per cent are
pure black and hornless, such Is the
power of pure blood over mixed
blood. There is no better way for the
young breeder to begin than with q
grade herd and a purebred sire. In a
few years he can make his herd as
profitable as purebreds and will have
learned how to take care of a pure
bred. But let him avoid cross breed.
ing. j. M. BURGESS,
Associate Professor Of Dairying,
Clemson Agricultural College.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE
DANGEROUS

Fcw Of Us realize the danger of
oUShS anI Colds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments. How
ever statistice tell us every third per-
,;on dies of lung ailment. Dangerous
bronchial and Lung diseases follow
y neglected cold. As Your body strug-
giles against cold germs. no better aid
cail be had than DR.. Kings New Dis
coycry. It's merit has been tested by
old ard young III use over 10 years.
Get a bottle to-day Avoid the risk
If serious Lung ailments. Druggists.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02

three buds. (b) First years 9rowtn'
two canes allowed to grow. (c)
First seasons pruning. (d) Second
and all subsequent seasons pruning
Third year: Numerous canes Will
be thrown out from the two that were
left the preceding season. The prun-
ing necessary this year will consist OF
removing all canes except four, one
going each way from an old vine on
both wires. These four canes are COM
monty called arms" They form the
frame on which the fruiting canes Will
be produced.
After this year the pruning will con-
sist of renewing the four arms" each
year when suitable canes OF the pre-.
ceding seasons growth can be found
10 take their places. II this cannot
be done, all the canes should be cut
back to two or three buds. These
buds will throw out shoots the next
season on which the fruit will be
borne. 1t is always best to renew the
arms each year if possible. When this
method is followed. each vine will pro-
duce from Is to 100 punches of grapes
each year. which is enough. The
vines are also kept thinned out, so
that the sun can strike all portions
and that spraying can be done sue
cessfully.
For further information on the
grape, farmers should write to Sidney
S. Rittenberg, Clemson College, and
ask for Bulletin No Is, Fruit Culture
for South Carolina"
C. T. NIVEN,
Assistant in Horticulture,
Clemson Agricultural College.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02

The most serious limiting factor In
Southern agriculture is lack of humus
in the soil. The easiest and most
economical way to get humus In tn"
soil is by growing and turning winter
legurea. This also enables a farmer
to get nitrogen from the air and cut
his fertilizer bills.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02

Manure is subject to heavy losses
from several sources. For instance,
many farmers lose practically al: ihoir
liquid manure, yet this contains more
valuable plant food than the solid.
There are number of ways to save
stable manure and every farmer
should exert himself to get the most
possible out of his manure.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
Corrected.

New Maid-Please. ma'am, when !
bring the dinner in should ! say "D!n-
ners ready" or dinners served?
distress Well, If its like it was yes
erday you'd better say Dinner Is
:poiled."
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02

Last year the eEtenslon division Of
Clemson College put forth its great
est efforts in a campaign for increas.
ing the acreage of wheat and oats.
This year it is again urging the SOW
ing of wheat and oats, but has added
livestock to its propaganda. Take
the second step--livestock."
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
Old Reapers.

Contrary to the common belief, reap
Ing machines are not a modern inven-
ton. They were used nearly 1000
years ago. Pliny, the Roman histori
tolls af SOME be saw at work In
Tho fret ,.entrry of our era.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02

It Cant Do 6oHos
A boy reaches far across the taDie
and helps himself to butter.
Fathcr-What did you do that rorf
Haven't YOU tongue?
Son-Ycs. :1r. but my tongue isn't as
long as nay s.'r!.-Congregationalist.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-12-02
TyNft!HE'

Wyoming IS nam" ru":NH!"' ,j"'n
an almost nn;ronom.r cable iuiian
word meaning land Of large plains.