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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

GENTLY matured, too much acid de-
velops. II too ripe, it does not settle
properly and the air is not excluded.
Corn should not be cut until the
ears are out of the milk and most Of
the kernels glazed and hard.
The corn should be cut with corn
binder, as IL is much more easily
handled when bound in bundles. II
the silage cutter is large and the work
is done with q good force OF men, the
corn binder should have a start Of
half q day. II enough horses are used
on the binder to keep it moving at q
good pace the corn can be cut down
as fast as 1t can be put into the silo.
Using a small cutter with a large en-
CINE is dangerous unless great care is
exercised in controlling the power.
n silage is to keep well 1t must
settle evenly. To this end the leaves
and the heavier parts OF the corn
must be kept thoroughly mixed and
evenly distributed in the silo. Owing
10 the great pressure of silage, fric-
ton with the sides of the silo has
tendency to make the silage less COM
pact at the edge, and for this reason
it should be thoroughly tramped next
the side. Every time three or four
inches of cut material is added to the
silo II should DO tramped thoroughly
around the edge. taking short steps
and packing the silage as much as
possible next to the wall These pre-
cautions must be observed during fill
ing to obtain perfect silage.
After filing, the top six inches
should be wet once and the whole sur
face tramped every day for a week to
obtain a thin, compact layer OF we'll,
rooted silage which will exclude the
air.
Properly prepared, corn silage is,
as a rule, the most economical succu-
lent food that can be obtained for
dairy cows at a season when pasture
is not available. Although not bal
anced ration in itself, it tends to
heavy milk production and economical
milk can be made by feeding corn
silage and legume hay without the
use Of much grain.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
FIELD BEANS AS Cash CROP
Can Be Harvested. Stored and
Threshed Out in Winter When
There Is Little Else 70 Do.

The New Hampshire department of
agronomy has sent out leafet call
ing attention to the possibility of add.
ing field beans to the limited number
Of cash crops of that state. The rea.
sons gwen are:
Beans work into the rotation as
cultivated crop.
They are legumes, and therefore
do not exhaust the soil OF its nitrogen.
They will always sell for cash.
They can be harvested. stored and
threshed out to be sold in winter
when there is little profitable work
to do on the farm.
While beans win sometimes make
crop on pretty poor land, they will do
better on good land. Where an old
field is foul with witch grass, the sod
should be subdued and got rid of its
weeds before planting it to beans.
In general way, beans will do well
on soils which are not quite rich
enough for a good crop OF corn. They
thrive well on sandy loans, loans
and clay loans. The straw is better
roughage than most hays. 1t is bet.
ter than corn stover, but not quite as
good as clover hay. Those who throw
away bean straw or burn 1t are over
looking a good source of gains for
the live stock.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
DETERMINE ACIDITY or SOIL
Simple and Fairly Reliable Test Can
Be Made by Applying Piece Of
Blue Lltmus Paper.

(By W. r. DoDsoN. Louisiana Expert.
inent Station.D
II white clover. or any Of the clov.
ers naturally thrive on the soil. II is
apt to be an indication that the soil
is not acid. There are certain plants
that are naturally inclined to thrive
on acid soil. For instance. the pres
ence Of blackberry bushes as a nat
ural growth would indicate that the
soil was probably acid. as blackberries
thrive In acid soil. A growth OF sor.
rel indicates an acid soil. Soils that
become carpeted In winter with q
mosslike hedge are generally acid. II
cultivated lands produce good COW.
peas. clovers and legumes in general.
It Is an indication that the soil is not
acid
A simple and fairly reliable test that
can be made Is to get q piece of blue
litmus paper and press It against the
moist soil. II In few minutes II turns
red. II indicates that the soil is acid.
This is not an absolute test, but is
reliable enough for all practical pur.
poses. II the soil Ia acid. 1t should
have lime added.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
sWEETEN SOIL FOR ALFALFA
sourness Can De Corrected by AppIl
cation Of Alr-slaked Lime--Test
With LItmus Paper.

Alfalfa will not do well on sour OF
acid soil Before growing alfalfa, the
soil should be tested with blue fitmus
paper which can be secured IRON
druggist. fake a handful OF moist
ened earth from few inches beneath
the surface OF the ground and press
into a bali. Break this mud pall IN
to halves and place a strip OF blue lit
mus on one of the halves and cover
with the other After i've minutes ex.
anime the ntmus paper. and u IT mas
changed color from Dsue TO distinct
pink or becomes spotted with pink
spots, the soil Is acid and needs lime
for successful alfalfa growing.
On sour soils morn two 20 tour tons
{: air-siaked lime or ground lime
stone rock or mari or lime refuge
should be applied. Whatever form Is
used it should always De applied TO
the surface OF piowed land and mar.
rowed or disked in. 1t may be pu.
on in the fall or early spring-prior
to seeding the alfalfa. Lime distrihu
tors are desirable when large areas
are lined. put with small acreage II
can be conveniently spread with Q
shovel
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
EXPENSIVE ANIMALS TO KEEP
Horses and Mules Should BE Kept
Busy Earning Their Feed Every
Day-scparate Idle Ones.

The horse and mule are very ex.
pensive anlomals to keep on the farm,
and the first aim should be to keep
them busy earning their feed every
day that this can be done, but when
this Is not practicable they should be
fed as economically as possible. Sud-
den idleness after hard work and con
tinued high feeding causes more sick
ness than overwork. II the horses
are forced into idleness for over one
day reduce the grain feed to one-half.
II the idle period continues for over
four or five days. the full grain ration
may be gradually restored II 1t is de-
sired that the animals gain In flesh.
n the mules be fed separately all
those that are not going to work dur.
ing the winter should be put on light
rations, chiefly OF rough hays and a
little cottonseed meal. II large mum
bers OF mules are fed together 1t viii
pay to at least bunch them In lots OF
8 to ~, feeding the idle animals In
one hot on less feed and the less vigor-
Gus ones In another lot on more feed.
while the working animals are fed &C
cordlng to the work they do.-Progres-
sive Farmer.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

go to some reliable dealer, tell him ex-
actly what you want and then buy I'M
der full guaranty, with the priv
ilege of returning the animal at some
reasonable time, IL he doesn't come
up to the mark.
Greater efficiency in the field is Sc
cured by matching horses according
to their working character. even II
they do not look alike,
The man who tries to keep q horse
in even good working order on grasses
alone is attempting an impossibility.
Study the conformation and dispo-
sition Of your mares as well as their
breeding. and learn, II possible, the
kind of stallion they should be mated
with to secure the best results.
No matter how big the Jack may be.
he cannot sire large draft mules from
the ordinary run OF mares common on
the majority Of farms.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
VALUABLE HORSE HINTS
RepoSe Almost as Essential as
Good Feed and Water.
Colt Is Not Safe for Women, Children
or inexperienced Men to Handle
Study Conformation and
Breeding Of Mares.

All horses, when turned out in pas
ture, are more prone to take their rest
lying down than when confined in
stable stalls, says a writer in Inland
Farmer But even when practically
free from human restraint and obser-
vatlon. or any likelihood of danger,
they seldom take more than an hour
each night in the recumbent position,
and that period is generally INDUCED
in about midnight.
A noted veterinarian says; There
are some curious facts regarding the
disposition Of horses In the matter Of
lying down. To Woodworking horse
repose is almost as much OF a neces-
sity as good food and wster, hut tired
as he may be, he is an animal very
shy about lying down. have known
instances where stablemen declared
that the horses in their charge had
never been known to take rest in that
manner, but always slept standing.
In purchasing a general purpose
horse, which will be used when rail
road. electric cars and autos are to be
met, don't buy a colt, because no
young horse is safe for women. chill
dren or inexperienced men to handle.
Don't buy until you have driven, or
have seen the horse driven, near
enough to these objects of terror to
be certain that he will pass them with
out trying to smash up things. Better
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
CURE SEED CORN WITH CARE
II Should BE Hung Up or Placed on
Racks In Such Way That Air
May Circulate Freely.

Extraordinary care viii be needed
In curing seed corn this TALL. Most Of
the seed corn picked viii contain
much moisture.
The more moisture the more serious
viii be the danger from freezing;
consequently, seed corn should be
stored IN dry and sufficiently warm
place as soon as II is picked.
Moreover, It should be hung up or
placed on racks in such way that
the air may circulate freely about ev-
cry ear.
II these simple directions are fol-
lowed. the corn will dry out rapidly.
and the corn viii give the largest pos
sible termination in the spring.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
EXCLUDE AIR FROM THE SILO
Prevents Formation Of Aeetie Acid
Which Causes Feed to Sour
Cut in Short Lengths.

Packing the ensilage well improves
1t. It is the air in the ensilage that
spells II, ard the more air in II the
more acetic acid is formed. This is
the acid that makes II sour. The less
air the less aeetic acid and the more
Tactic acid. which is the most desira-
bio. The tramping in compacting
the ensilage leaves less room for air
and 50 makes better ensilage.
Cutting the ensilage fine makes II
pack better. Half to threeQuarter-
inch lengths are the most satisfactory.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
PROPER TYPE is ESSENTIAL
Refers to Sheep Possessing Mutton
and Wool Observation-Disclosures
cure Purehred Ram.

Unity of type in the flock should be
the direct aim OF every breeder. This
applies to grades as we'll as pure
breds, and refers to the selection of
type OF sheep. possessing similar NUT
ton and wool characteristics. With
pure breeds this feature is especially
important. In flock of sheep where
several types obtain, choice of a suit
able ram is most difficult. Besides,
disparity in this respect detracts from
the general appearance OF the flock
and gives the buyer or casual OBJ
server an unfavorable opinion, writes
T. r. Arkell In Farm, Stock and Home.
Every breeder cnould aspire to pro-
duce distinctive type. He should en-
deavor to breed a class of sheep DOS
sessing characteristics that. wherever
the animals are, they will be recog-
nized as his breeding. But to attain
this he should never uphold some
fancy character in preference to util-
ity features. No feature should be
given undue prominence beyond an
other, especially one that is purely or
namental. The establishment Of an
ultra form Of some fashionable char
acteristic has at times become an OBJ
session with many breeders of pure
bred sheep, and this sin flor 1t can
not be called anything else) must be
avoided. The ultimate destination of
most purebred rams is at the head Of
grade iocks, and their utility features
should only be taken into considera-
ton.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
GIVE HARNESS BEST OF CARE
When Placed Just Behind Work Team
Leather Becomes Brittle ana Some
times Breaks Very Easily.

Many farmers hang their harness
in the barn just behind the work team
so that it win be handy when wanted.
OF course it is convenient and can be
thrown onto the backs of the horses
in few minutes, but there is q con-
siderable loss in hanging the harness
at the back end of the stall.
There is a constant passing on Of
ammonia from the manure behind the
harness and this has a bad effect on
the leather of the harness. This is
the reason why harness that is al
lowed to hang in stalls cracks and
dries out, becomes brittle and some
times breaks very easily One would
have to keep the leather thoroughly
soaked with oil to prevent injury from
the action of the ammonia.
Then there is danger OF harness be-
ing thrown down into the manure OF
the stable by the constant passing OF
the horses from the lot into the stalls.
When II is thrown down and tramped
into the manure il is filthy to handle
and is injured by the action of the
damp manure.
The best plan is to have a room in
the barn in which 10 hang the harS
ness. 1t is even better to hang it in
the hallway than over the manure.
The room need not be large. Every.
thing in 1t may easily be kept in
proper order, and ali repair material
should also be located here. This
room should be free from mice and
rats. for these rodents are destructive
to leather.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
DIG HOLES BY HORSE POWER
BY Use of Soil Anger Farmer ls En-
abled TO Avoid Much Manual la
Dor and Twisting Of Back.

A soil auger by means of which the
farmer may make his horse do the
heavy work of post-hole digging, IN
stead OF twisting hts own arm and
back muscles, is here shown. The out
fit is simple to operate. The horse
pulls rope through grooved pulley,
this action revolving the auger. All
the auger operator has to do is to
press downward on the handles. When
the auger is full the horse is stopped
and the earth shaken out. This is re-
peated until the hole is Of the desired
depth. From IS to As feet of rope Ia
pulled out to complete tkree-foot
hole, nine inches in diameter In max
ing the first hole, stake Is driven
into the ground to fasten the anchor
cable to. After the first hole is bored,
an anchor post is used, the anchor
cable serving to measure the distance
from hole to hole, as well as to keep
the auger upright during the boring.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

There are numerous forms Of indl-
vidual hoghouses constructed to be
portable and adapted to accommodate
a SOW with pigs. or two or three hogs.
Almost every portable house that is
built possesses certain features pc
culiar to itself and rendered necessary
BY the circumstances which it is in
tended TO meet The type of hog
house described here has been sue
cessfully used on the government ex-
perimeat farm at Beltsville, Nd.
This house presents very attrac-
tive appearance and has proved salts
factory In general service. 1t is sim
pie In construction and possesses all
the essentials of an ideal hoghouse.
1t can be moved from place to place
whenever desired. The perpendicular
walls furnish plenty of floor space.
which can be used to good advantage.
The doors, ventilators and roof are
so arranged as to provide for ample
fresh abr and shade. The wires fas.
tened TO the roof Zig. p and lying
on II serve to hold up the back for
ventilation and to shede the ground.
The back is swung open and the hooks
that held 1t shut are hooked in these
pieces of wire. In the winter the
house can be closed to shut out the
cold winds and the roof opened to
give fresh air and sunlight to the in
terror
In moving the house good way is
to take a chain or a strong rope and
fasten It to the runners through the
holes bored for the purpose. fasten
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
KEEP DAIRY HEIFER GROWING
First Year Of Animals Life Is Most
lmportant-GiveT Them Skim Milk
In Moderate Quantities.
fRv R M WAsHRuRNl


The first year of a Calls life is the
most important with respect to its
growth. Unless animals are kept
growing during this period their final
development will be much retarded,
and the chances are they never win
reach the scale which their inheritance
would give them.
On the best regulated dairy farms
calves are born in the autumn and
early winter, and they should receive
skim milk in moderate quantities
through much, or all, Of the summer
following birth. On farms having
hand separators there is no difficulty
in providing the sweet milk for calves,
morning and evening, but farmers
who patronize whole-milk creameries
or who still skim by hand should re-
member that after the first few weeks
milk for calves should either be thor
oughly sweet or fully sour, that the
most dangerous condition is the half
sour stage. If milk is fed TO calves
when 1t is in this changing condition.
it is almost certain TO cause indi-
gestion. 1t should not be half sour,
nor sour one day and sweet the next,
but always one or tho other
Clean feeding pals must be used,
otherwise the germs Of fermentation
and diarrhea will be brought to the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
Back View, Showing ventilator and
Back Closed.

TO clevis. hitch on team. and take
the house wherever desired.
Construction Details.
The runners are the foundation OF
the house and should be Of sufficient
dimension three by six inches) 10
hold the house well off the ground.
Wood which is short-lived and de-
Gays when placed in contact with the
ground cannot be recommended. The
more durable woods are fir and cy.
press. Two joists are used to stiffen
the moor, 30 one-inch material Is OF
sufficient thickness to mare good
floor. The frame Is built Of two by
four inch material
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
Alfalfa and Hog Growing.

II has been shown by actual test
that one acre Of fairly good alfalfa
pastured partly In summer and then
cut for Ia, and fed to hogs. along
with onethird the usual amount OF
corn fed. viii make 1000 pounds OF
pork. live weight. In a nutshell. that
tells how valuable alfalfa is in hog
growing. And hogs on alfalfa rarely.
II ever. have cholera. but are extra
healthy and strong.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

The house is covered by seven
eighths by two inch tongued-and.
grooved pine boards, which is very
tight and sheds water. Ten-inch ship
lap would be used satisfactorily and
win reduce the cost Of building the
house. A satisfactory fender is made
by fastening two by four inch pieces
tiatwise six inches from the floor.
Tenders are absolutely necessary for
the protection of the young pigs.
Paint will aid in prolonging the
life of the house as well as improv.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

The wise farmer viii always raise
few hogs to market some Of the
otherwise waste products, and the
wiser farmer viii raise more hogs to
market more Of the farm products.
He will not sen all Of his hogs now
and 90 out Of business just because
grain is high in price; but ne viii look
to see IL II isn't profitable to market
that high-priced grain through the
higherpriced hogs.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

? 4-inch barrel bolts one for the door and
one for the back ventilator.
button latches for the two end venti-
lator
8 pairs OF l2-inch strap hinges for the
roof. doors. and ventilators.
5-inch hooks and eyes. No. wire. to
hold up ventilators when open.
Q pieces Of No. hog fence l by feet.
for two end ventilators.
pieces OF burlap. foot square. for win
dows.
when open.
Nails: 2o-penny nails for the framework.
S-penny common-head nails for the
lighter lumber: s-penny coated nails
preferred for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
boards.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
HARVESTING OF SILAGE
Corn Must Be Cut at the Proper
Stage of Maturity.
Most Economical sueeuIent Food That
Can Be Obtained for Dairy Cows
at Season When Pasture Is
Not Available.
tBy wILBUR ]. FRAsER. Illinois,

(By WILBUR ]. FRASER. nllnois.)
1t is of great importance to know
at what stage corn should be cut to
secure the best results, how rapidly
nutriment is stored up in the corn
plant as 1t approaches maturity, and
when the maximum amount is reached.
To have the silage keep well the
corn must be cut at the proper stage
OF maturity. II cut before IT Is suffi-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
ploestlble Nutrients In Alfalfa.

II Is estimated that in one ton OF
alfalfa hay there are i.0i4 pounds of
digestible nutrients Of which go
pounds are digestible protein. In
one ton Of timothy hay there are 926
hounds of digestible nutrients OF
which Sc pounds are digestible gro
TEN.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
Table Scraps Good Feed

The table scraps should be saved
and fed to the mems Table scraps
make rather a rich feed. and there
fore should not be thrown indiscrimi.
nateIy before the fowls. but should Be
prepared and cooked and fed to them
regularly once q day.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
snlla In Run.ou, Farm.

One OF the surest and best ways to
build up a run-out farm Is to keep
good herd Of cows. and to put every
Mound Of manure back on the land.
Quite often a farm Is judged By the
cows Il supports.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

In your culling weakiings should
never be tolerated. XIII and bury the
runts and erowheads. Roup is infec-
tious and tbs weaklings are the ones
to first become infected
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
ewes IN Corn Field.

Let the ewes have the run OF the
corn fields after the grain Is taken
out. They viii get lots OF good teea
there.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
EGGS ARE FANCY

When fresh, clear and full
bodied.
When shells are sound, clean.
bright and of uniform color.
When they weigh "a ounces or
more to the dozen.
II pays to produce and market
fancy eggs.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
Success In See Keepino.

Actual experience Is the only way in
which success can be attained In bee
kerpf
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

Perspective View, Showing Framing
Details.
ing the appearance. Any good paint
which will stand the weather win be
satisfactory, but two coats should be
given to thoroughly cover the wood.
The inside of the house can be given
a good coating of whitewash. This
will give a clean and sanitary appear.
ance.
Bill OF Material.
The following material is necessary
for the construction Of the portable
house:
Board Feet
{ pieces 2 by 4 inches. Is feet long. for
the entire framework u
piece by inches. IS feet long. for
the two runners. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. n
pieces l inch by l foot by l6 feet
long. for the floor and two ventila-
tors observation-disclosures. u
piece by inches by IS feet. for
braces on doors and ventilators.. 8
50 pieces * by 2 inches 16 feet long.
tongued and grooved. for the entire
covering Of the house. ................. I33
Iotai ''''.'.s'.''...s'..'.-s..'s. 90
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

drinking dish, and with young calves
1t is important that the temperature
at which the mia is fed be nearly that
Of the body. Older animals may re-
ceive milk of the temperature of the
WITHHOLDING tank.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

Pulling Of Rope RevoIves Avoer
AT one end Of the anchor cable is q
short piece of chain, the purpose Of
which is to allow the cable to be
quickly shortened should the anger
begin to lean.--Popular Mechanics.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19
THEY DON'T MIX

Poultry of different ages and
breeds.
Eggs Of different sizes, ages
and colors.
The market pays from two to
eight cents more for eggs OF
uniform size, color and quality.