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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
QUARANTINE YOUR PLACE
AGAINST FOOT AND
sNtfrL NIcEAcE

This disease is a menace to breed
ers and owners Of live stock.-par
ticularly cattle, sheep and hogs. Fed
eral and State authorities are using
their best efforts to check It's spread
and to eradicate 1t, where 1t now
exists.
To succeed quickly they must be
met with energetic cooperation Of
farmers. To be of greatest service,
farmers must closely watch their ami
mails. and report at once, sore mouths
or lameness. They should furnish
complete information II they have
added new animals to their herds or
flocks within 60 days, to the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board, Baltimore, Nd,
or T. s. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c.. stating the kind
and number of animals, and where
they were secured.
Farmers shoould establish voluntary
quarantine on their farms, and pro-
hibit any cattle. sheep or hogs from
passing into CT out Of their premises.
For the present. all movements and
shipments Of live stock should be re-
ported to the above dep srtmeuts, Civ
Ing the source and destination Of ship
ments, and tie had ard rumter Of
animals
Do not ense 81 tae shipment or
Increment Of aaia4 nom ,ace 10
place If it can possibly be avoidA.i
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
cnrman soldiera Yen bx orders.

Here is curious instance Of the
German way Of doing things. The
German military system does not take
into account the natural impulse Of
charging. excited trooper to yell any
way under the vociferous conditions of
a hattie. He is commanded to yell as
part Of the shock action to which each
man must contribute to make overpow-
er'ng During the winter schooling he
actually is drilled in individual eharg-
ing TO veil Mt certain point in the
chirge and is severely criticised if he
does not make noise enough. It is the
same with singing The Germans are
naturally n musical people and sing
spontaneously. but with regiments in
the field songs are started and stopped
by Worlds Work.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
SPRAYING ESSENTIAL TO sue
cEsSFUL oRcHARDING TODAY.
S. B. SHAW,
Maryland Agricultural College
Extension Service.

After the trees have been pruned
and tho brush taken away and burned
the orchard is in shape for spraying.
Notwithstanding all that has been
written of the necessity for spraying
or what has been told OF the advantage
resulting from this operation, there
are many who still do not realize the
full importance of such work. True,
there was time when 1t was not
necessary to spray for the production
Of profitable crops, but conditions have
changed The introduction of certain
insects and diseases, the necessity for
wider distribution Of crops and the
ever Increasing demands of the trade
make it absolutely necessary for the
grower to spray If he expects to realize
anything whatever from his trees.
One of the most persistent and
devastating troubles the orchardist OF
today has to contend with is the San
Jose scale This insect. protected b.
a scale-like covering, does its damage
by sucking the vitality and life from
the tree or plant. For this reason. the
means for control must be the appli.
cation of something that will kill by
contact. Concentrated lime-sulphur
and some oil preparations have proved
very effective for this purpose. They
must. however be applied during win
ter while the trees are in dormant
condition If applied in the summer.
the strength necessary for the control
of the scale would injure the fruit and
foliage Scale must be killed If trees
are to be kept alive. Left alone, the
insect soon wins out and there is moth
Ing left but dead wood. Those who
~ect to continue In the orchard bust
1888 Or who contemplate the planting
u uee Trees and have not fully made
IN their minds to control al least thi
ore trouble had better reconsider and
GET into some other business. It Il
a waste Of tiMe. energy aad money t.
atgenrt &c gruauee frlt inder present
existing conditions without spraying.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

Further, there are two things be
knows every man should do: one Is 70
earn living. the other. to develop
within himself his latent possibilities
He knows II be gives up farming anc
undertakes to build up another busi
ness. that he loses b. this change al
least fifteen years If valuable time
since be has acquired many valuable
facts through experience and obserya
ton. which facts would be or no inar
cial value 10 him in another oecupa
floa. II he leaves the farm, he v
have 10 begin wholly at the bottom
fe ladder again
The Maryland farmers boy be.
hte4l many hdairs. days. and months
niatSing and 1paiigating condltit1f
% ihe iarfn He has learned tie Is
shnlials q sueeeas. he can explain tAs
many opportunities IA agriculture Ait
kss-ssss 7s'fi esi<aa N'ita er1n df1fIpr
He knows how to estimate profits. Hs
knows by experience the cost OF farm
ing operations He has had experience
with the necessary machinery to carry
on farm work. He knows how to han
die animals and what returns are re
ceived for them. He Is not stranger
to the farm labor question. He has
acquired some knowledge OF shipping
and marketing in a business way. He
is better acquainted with the laws at
fecting land and labor than those Of
any other occupation. He has KEEP
abreast Of rural legislation and is fully
equipped to put in practice all OF his
knowledge. As the inventory OF facts
grows, the reasons are deeper and
clearer why he should remain on the
farm.
To sum up THESE reasons the Mary
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

Nor having u fIeF the further de-
velopis ent Of the 81 Is Industry of
the ste it has tee1 fought a good
plan = follow the IS pie Of one Of
our Ter southern states BY The or.
ganizsslon OF Boys Aig Clnhs.
The object Of such Club would be:
/. . stimulate an interest IN swine
produsEiop and 10 teach the boys how
to rare better and cheaper hogs BY
the ne Of Improved blood and the
grow 81 forage crops.
2. , Increase the number Of hogs
raisede On The farm Ia order that TIE
iieaf sAf the home and that requizad to
feed extra farm labor m@y .oe pro
vided instead Of being bought.
3. 80 complement the work or The
Bo5s Corn Club BY showing the boys
how tsy can pfolltably sell their corn
through hogs.
4 TO encourage tie home curing
Of meats on the farm.
8. 70 teach The boys how to Judge
hogs and to select them Tor breeding
Or inasAet purposes.
6. 70 encourage the growing OF
forage crops and discourage the use 81
high-gficed feeds.
4 SO instruct the boy Ia 4 pfac.
teal Fay IN the management Of Ised
ing. sanitation. aud prevention Of dis.
eases Of swine: all Of which Iaf0rina
I ton proves valuable with respect to
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
SOME COMMON SENSE ADVICE ON
THE MARKETING QUESTION.
L. B. FLOHR,
U. S. Office of Markets, in an address
to the Maryland State Grange.
Dec. l6, 1914.

L. B. FLOHR,
U. S. Office of Markets, in an address
to the Maryland State Grange.
Dec. 16. 1914.
Parcel post marketing above all
other methods necessitates a good
product, because there is no inter
mediary through whom the identity OF
the producer is lost and poor goods
will reflect directly on the producer.
In fact, / know it would well repay
any community to have community
spirit enough to build up a reputation
for high-grade produce, just as the
dairymen have in many communities
with one or another Of dairy breeds Of
cattle. This will go a long way to-
ward removing the suspicion that may
exist in the minds of the city house
wives that farmers are always en-
deavoring to hoodwink them in some
way or another New York butter
dealers send their representatives
through the dairy districts in the West
to bid for the output of creameries
known to produce butter of high
grade, and reputation for superior
product is well worthy the ambition Of
any individual or community, COM
munity preferably. because 1t lifts
every individual and proves an attrac-
ton for buyers that one isolated ID.
diyidual never could prove.
AS ! have observed, there is great
loss in marketing perlshable products
The more directly you can market
your products the more you can reduce
this loss and the better returns you
can enjoy. We often hear the ques-
ton, Does farming pay?" As long as
we leave our marketing to other peo-
pie We win have to take the prices
they offer We must not sit down
and wait for something to turn up;
we must get busy and turn something
up for ourselves. Then and only then,
Eau We come into eur rights.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

Or, O. A. Lathrop of Boston reports
to the Boston Medical and Surgical
Journal on remarkable operation by
which be Strengthened baseball play
er's nose that had been smashed by
bat. He cut strip Of bone two inch
es long and quarter Of an inch wide
from the inner edge Of the mans shout
der blade and inserted this in his nose.
-Four weeks later the graft had entire
ly healed and the rose had assumed
its normal shape and color
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19


On second thought, am not so sure
though that do want b see poultry
raIaers make so much but am mol
thinking 80 mnoh about over. working
the hen. as am wondering where tho
poor fellow who doesn't raise chickens
would get the money to pay for his
breakfast eggs Furlhermofe don't
believe the industry would I've long. Il
would just naturally kll' itself on for
the e0nsumef would &6on fnd a sub.
stitute D. 60 without. and how could
you pay the help. buy the feed. huild
the house rent the land. buy the incu.
betogs and brooders and the one Inn
dsed ma onA other ,AIixs necessary
! il you cQHld nos sell Your product !
don't believe Mary land reader w6a.d
take any fstek 10 sAs st4<emeais ii
aiis A. BUT s lew v Qslis af ee5a ne II
may moi be out o. place
The poultry business is not unlike
other businesses in regard to profits.
Some make more and some less. de
pending largely on personality and
training. A shrewd dealer, a man that
understood advertising and one expert.
enced in business methods might make
a pretty good thing out of breeding
stock and Matching eggs, but am
pretty well convinced that one ought to
be satisfied with from one to two dol
lars net profit under ordinary condi
TONS don't believe in batting people
into the poultry business with big
I sounding talk. only to have large
number of them disappointed with IN
expected smaller returns and forever
afterwards being bitter enemies to the
industry as whole. The right man,
on the right place, with the right
equipment, raising the right breed.
feeding the right feed, and marketing
in the right manner will be well re
paid for his efforts. and by the way,
the right place is usually right on the
farm.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

Between Brazil and Guinea the At
lantic ocean is only about 1880 miles
wide. From Newfoundland to Ireland.
the narrowest breadth north Of the
equator. is nearly twice as far. From
New York to the nearest point OF
France is nearly three times as far.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

An elephant is one Of the strongest
as well as one of the most patient ami
mails on earth" said the student Of
natural history.
He has to be- replied Mr.. Growch-
err Think of all the circuses he is
compelled to look at"-washington
Star
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
CUT THIS OUT AND TACK IN
YOUR EGG ROOM.
ROY H. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Mdryianu AGRICULTURAL Experiment
Station.
There are certain precautions that
should be observed when saving eggs
for Matching. Cut out the following
and tack up In your egg room:
l. Keep nests clean and provide
plenty Of them.
2. Gather eggs at least twice daily.
8. II you must hatch dirty eggs,
clean them, butdo not wash them If it
can be helped
4. Handle as little as possible.
5. Save only well shaped. Ill
shaped ones rarely hatch.
6. Store in clean. not too dry.
room.
7. Keep room temperature between
40 degrees and So degrees.
5, Do not save longer than neces-
sary.
9. Turn eggs daily If saved longer
than few days.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

Because Of the scarcity OF clocks in
West Africa events are timed by the
regular daily occurrences. For exam
pie. native wrote that she had reeeiv-
cd news of her sisters sickness "a lit
tie while before the guinea fowls
talk'-t that is. about O'Clock in the
morning
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

~what makes the fashion, n fash
Ionable woman once asked the great
designer Worth.
what make and you wear--that is
the fashion. madam" he replied.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
WHY STAY ON HIS
FATHERS FARM
Farm Boy Winner Or $40 etste Wide
Prize In Maryland Week Com
petition Gives the hrsrer.


EDWARD ADY.
or Hartford County.
What inducement does Maryland Of
fer the Farmers Boy 10 remain on the
farm2 First. IN no state Of the Union
can he find a choice Of 50 many phases
Of farming az here Every condition
iavora his success no matter what line
OF agriculture he may follow. He can
become with assurance OF success a
general farmer, orchardist, stockman.
aalrynan. roulsrxrlan Or he can COM
bihe several d siase branches Of
farming probably
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
MONEY ~ POULTRY taT NOT 4
FoRTuNE
Experiment Station puultrymen coun.
stls Against Great Expectations
In the Poultry Business.
ROY Il WAITE,
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station

| wish il were possible for every
Qoultry raiser to make 'S71e per hen
PER year. to have @16 hens bring
f2,s0o.o0.s or to have IS hens ela
{l.3oQ.ooH These arc some The
endines We hav4 rel li4
tectIon With adf earring
IA the poultry u es
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19

Evil grows and strengthens by en-
durance--Cicero-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-02-19
soTy PIG CLUBS SHOULD 81
ENCOURAGES.
They 'Etercst the Boy Ia Farm E|fo
All rexelep 4 Liking Far us
Activities

r 5. ALLEN.
Mar;Aanq Asrlonltral Experiment
Station.
Mar land has Boys Corn Growing
Club szll established and # is now
recosn zsa feature Of agricultural IN.
forest p our country boys. Through
the influence Of these clubs marked
dliiereHoe T. apparent IN The prodnc-
ton .! corn It being superior Both aa
to qua tiiy and auality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

tends around the world to be welded and strengthened to stand the strain of time by the help of the many hands and brains of the several departments.
 First to arrive and carry on the work of advancement will be the service su- perintendent. who will direct the estab- fishing of a stock department. from which future owners in this territory will be able to replace worn parts and obtain in- formation from service experts, who are to be found in each district, ready to as sist the distributor in making satisfied owners, which spells success in flaming letters over the many open doors from coast to coast, where service is rendered by trained mechanics to the thousands of owners who apply in their hour of need, and turns a tourists day of dis tress into a day of happy recollections with one more story of Maxwell service to be told 10 friends who gather round the fireside during months when the tales or past trips are unfolded by enthused owners who have climbed the hills and burned the bouleyards.
 In constant touch with every one of this industrious group of workers is the watchful eye and the keen mind of the executive head of the sales organiza- ton.
 His slogan Is "sell cars that stay sold, Knowing from long assoclation with the mer who are building this product from the raw material that it will be the Hast word" in motor car construction. T
 We have got our stride-surely! Soon the chart of the traffic managers office will register 196, 200 200. POS, or an average shipment of 200 cars per day. It Is far easier to speed pro- auction to the second hundred mark than it is to reach the first
 It is like second wind to the sprinter, at first a grind hard work and above all determination to reach the goal then the second wind, and the rlnner notices how much easier he breathes yet his pace is faster and his legs seem to carry him on and on with little effort. So is the factory get ting production to the hundred per day mark an educational process Men have to be taught to do things with speed and discretion. Orders for ma terial must become automatic. Causes for delays here and delays there must be sought out and corrected. And
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

then I've made and shipped 100 cars yesterday is heard travelling from workman to workman, and from their experience in reaching the first hun dred they proceed to double the out put with no perceptible effort.
 Carrying the policies of the home office into the field, with a wealth of enthusiasm and cheer, goes the super- visor--the representative of headquar- ters in all matters aIlsing between the district salesman and the local dis tributor, assuring them both a square eeal and carrying to them the Knowl- edge and comfort that, however re- moved they may be in actual miles, the home office is next door in heart to every man in the field.
 Back, far removed from the sound of clattering typewriters and ths clamor of the battlefront. behind ! closed door indicated to the inltiated only by the modest numeraI "s. will be found Walter F. F1anders--the genius, the great master mind of the automobile industry, who, with keen insight and clear vision, is constantly looking into the future, foreseeing the needs of the automobile purchase..
 It was he who first conceived the idea of a real automobile at a price that would enable the family of mod est means to own a motor car.
 With this picture in his vision year after year, he devised ways and means to meet these needs and demands. cre- ating the best organization and sys- tenn of advising the public that he has what they want and need, at the same time casting about carefully, selecting the best class of distributors to place before the buying public the wonder full product of the many factories at his command.
 His keen, active mind labored to create the hundreds of features and improvements for comfort and con venience with the minimum cost of maintenance always foremost iii thought and the simplifying or the automobile as an American product.
 To him and his ability to anticipate the future wants and needs of the buy ing public is due the credit of having produced the first popular priced car and the same ability and foresight that has given him so much credit in the past, enables him today to keep tt all times in the vanguard of the auto mobile industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ARE ALERT SEASONS NEW BUSINESS
BIG BUSINESS OWES ITS SUCCESS
 TO LINKS IN ITS ORGANIZATION

Nur Of the great terminals roll the
 rattlers. bearing thousands upon thousands of human beings, in- terested in as many different projects So large is this army of travellers that one small band of 7O-odd are to be passed unseen, making their way to 70 points in as many different districts.
 Tonight will find them surrounded with the pomp of a king in the great hotels of the metropolis. to be followed by nights of interrupted rest on downy mattress with the great name Pullman" woven into the covers so familiar to this army of travellers, who from long service have sealed their ears to the gfumblng metal lie echoes that are found only within the steel walls of the sleeper that carries it's precious cargo over the steel ribbons from tonight into tomorrow, with it's new prob lems which will lead the trail of another day many miles into the mountains or out over the vast plains where the setting sun will find this toier and permit him to share the comforts of home under the roof of a hotel not always as comfortable as the "welcome' over the door, but picdSdHl dIu dSittdpit petdust II is phA of his duty and one of the lessons taught in the field.
 Among the few passengers who share the crowded bus from the station in the little country town can often be found the travelling representative of the Max well Motor company in quest of one who is later to be the cornerstone upon which will rest the local representation of this big Maxwell corporation
 The importance of this first visit is given but little thought yet in the near future one of the foremost citizens of this village will start to build upon this foun- dation, under the careful instructions of this district representative, who has at- tained much knowledge Of this particular territory and is able to advise and plan the generau line of conquest even to the most minute detail, taking Into considera- ton the many perpleXing details which pertain only to this particular district problems which the new found dstribu- tor could cope with only by the loss of valuable time and injury to his local of- ganization, which is now In the process of business building.
 With the local distributor established and acquainted with the numerous de- tails in the art of salesmanship the ever rushing tide of time draws the curtain upon the first and most important scene of this new local agency, permitting the travelling representative to depart to new ferent obstacles are to be met and sur mounted, leaving our distributor, who is | no wanother link in the cnain which ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

nounced at the Birmingham Motor com pany that the car is in fine demand. Since the agency was given to the company a week ago nine cars have been sold
 R. c. Elston, sales manager of the Birmingham Motor company, has just re- turned from & trip to Montgomery with Francis W. Davis of the Pierce Arrow company. MT. Davis went to Montgom- cry for the purpose of looking after the Pierce-Arrow interests at the capital. Mr. Davis, since coming to Birmingham, has inspected the cars of the Norwood Trans portation company and finds that all of them are giving excellent service In view of the hard work placed upon these cars he regards their length of service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Willys BelieDes Jitney' :. Bus Win Supersede the
 Cars For Quick Transit

ufacturers of moderate priced cars will soon be turning their attention to the production of special type of auto mobile which will serve better than the standard touring car as used today for Jitney purposes. At present the jtney service makes a splendid outlet for second hand cars and promises to solve a most complicated problem for tho au- tomobile industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
What Caused the Change

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 Ministers Wife-How did you come to change the text of your sermon from "Backsliding'' to Profanity?"
 The Minister-My collar button rolled under the bureau while was dressing for church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Birmingham Motor Notes
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

J. T. Martin of the Federal Motor Truck company has been in Birmingham for the last week. MT. Martin is sales manager for the Federal company and has been a daily visitor at the Birming- ham Motor company, which has the agency for the truck here.
 Francis w. Davis of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Truck company is stopping in Bir- mingham temporarily and says business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
DRENNEN NOTES

The Drennen Motor company delivered tEe first five-passenger Salon Cadillac last week, the sale being made to Dr. Lloyd Nolan of the Tennessee Coal, Iron ard Railroad company. It Is an eight cylinder car and one of the neatest types of the newer cars on the local market.
 'Red' Smith drove new eight-cylin- der Cadillac to Huntsville last week and sold 1t immediately on arrival.
 Robert Badham. formerly with the Tur- ner Electric Supply company. became a member of the sales force of the Drennen Motor company last week.