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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
Pig Club Only

Each member must show his or
her pig or pigs that they started
with on entering Club.
1. For each pig exhibited
Ribbon, Berea College.
2. Best pig exhibited regardless Of
breed or age
First - A pedigreed pig, by Sem
ator ]. N. Camden, Versailles.
Winners must remain in Pig
Club, keep records, feed and care
for the pig as directed by Pig Club
agent, and show at Berea Fair and
Corn Show and Fair each year for
two years beginning January 4, 1915.
Second - 81, E. L. Fish, farmer,
Berea.
3. Best paper, written by Pig Club
member, on why Raise Pure
Bred Hogs?"
First ! 81, E. T. Fish, farmer,
Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
4. Best paper, written by Pig Club
member on "Why I Am A Men,
Der OF The Pig Club"
First - 81, r. r. Coyle, merchant,
Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
5. Best model hog-house made by
Pig Club Member. with pig on
exhibit.)
First - Duroc boar, given by John
H. Williams, Pembroke, Ky.
Conditions as in best pig ex-
hibited.)
Second - Ribbon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14

Everybody remembers what a
great day last year was at the Corn
Show. This year brings us three
days, instead of one.
Farmers Chautauqua, conducted
by the stated You can't afford to
miss hearing these men and women
-Comel
The Chautauqua will be going on
at the same time the exhibit is on.
Chautauqua in Berea College Voca-
tional Chapel, and Exhibit in Berea
College Tabernacle.
Keep these dates in mind.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
LETTER FROM MARION A. CHAS-
TEEN. A FORMER STUDENT OF
BEREA COLLEGE; NOW A
PROGRESSIVE FARMER

Conway. Ky, Oct. 7. 1915.
H. +. Spence.
County Agent, u. $. Department Of
Agriculture, Berea, ny.
Dear Sir:
Iwish Ia call your attention 10 the
conditions as they were in this sec
ton five years ago. At that time
this was not considered farming
section at all Land was not expen-
sivc but under the conditions that
people farmed then IL was not val
liable or considered valuable. saw
possibilities here in a little farm
which ! purchased and I have been
here ever since. Am producing more
than three times as much To the
acre now as was possible Ia pro-
duce when | came here. Many OF
my neighbors are doing the same
thing
Five years ago corn would per-
haps average IS to 20 bushel per
acre and millct and cane were about
the only other crops grown then for
hay. Little thought was given then
90 pure-brcd stock: a hog was simp-
~ hog. cow simply a COW, and a
horse a horse and that was about all
any one could call them as il would
have been impossible % have traced
their origin. But what was the diff
ference, no one cared then. Stock
were known more by their marking
or color then. namely. that spotted
SOW Of mine, my one-eyed mare or
my bob-tailed mule"
am glad 10 say that conditions
have changed and farmers are
awakening To their possibilities.
Corn will average fifty bushels To
the acre now on this improved land,
timothy and red top hay averaging
from two 10 two and one-half tons
per acre and cowpeas and clover
have been worked in rotation; thus
il is easy TO see that more stock can
be raised with greater profit and at
the same time build up the land.
Farmers are more Interested in
pure-bred stock now than ever.
Since they have tried them they find
that there is more profit 10 be
gained by that kind than by the
scrub.
We are also learning the lesson
OF cooperation. To buy through
cooperation is much more profit
able than trying il single-handed
One good illustration OF what il
means is that through cooperation
we were able 10 buy &c per cent
acid phosphate as low as si2.75 per
ton. whereas, formerly we paid 500
per ten.
Much OF these good things feel
that we owe 10 the County agent,
and IL is in appreciation Of these
things that | write you this letter.
konw the Government is doing
much To our interest in sending out
the free bulletins on most any sub
ject that farmer would desire: but
I feel that il would be as impossible
10 get farmers aroused by this
means as il would to lay down
preaching and expect TO convert the
World by the distribution of Bibles
and Christian literature, as there
are so many farmers THAT do not
read. However as soon as the farm
er is aroused by a good personal
talk, such as our County Agent is
in position to give, he gets the
spirit, takes new life in his possibil-
tiles and goes forward with new
hope and new ambition. II he can
read. il will only be a short time
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
MAG0FFIN COUNTY IS
PROGRESSING

TO make a trip into Magoffin County
10 talk on Agriculture and Rural
Betterment' at the request OF Su-
perintendent Elan and President
Frost.
am glad to say that I found Ma
coffin County progressing in several
respects. In the first place the
homes OF this County are better
than the average. The lawns are
cleaner, the houses have more paint
and the fence corners are freer from
briars than some mountain coun-
ties.
Better farming seems 10 be the
idea Of goodly number in this
county. This is noted by the fact
that you see a better breed Of hogs
and better stock in general than you
will find in some mountain counties.
However, too many acres are being
put into corn and too few bushels
are being raised on an acre. Twenty
bushels OF corn is about the average
yield in this County. Now with the
right kind OF farm practice il would
be an easy matter 10 increase this
yield forty bushels with practically
the same amount Of work. 10 would
he folly TO try to get these people 10
do commercial orcharding because
the lack Of market. You cannot
haul the fruit over eighteen miles
OF rough road to the train and then
get il 10 some city for market with
profit. All the fruit they need To
grow is enough for home consump-
ton, their own canning Of tins
fruit and vegetables. II is also I'M
wise for these people 10 be taught
Ia lime their land or to put on six
teen per cent acid phosphate or even
bone meal. They are costly. even
al the lowest price gotten at the
railroad station. These people
would have TO pay sii per ton to
the dealer for rs per cent acid phos-
phate; s2s for bone meal. To this
they must add freight rates, which
is no small item. Then before il
goes on their land they must pay
an additional $40 per ton TO get il
from the station. Thus we can see
that il is far from wise TO ask these
people TO buy commercial fertiliz-
ers. We would suggest TO these
people as practical; rotation OF
crops: grow. more cowpeas, more
grass, build silos, raise pure-breed
of cattle, hogs and sheep.
Magoffin County has 5000 chill
dren in the rural schools and the
school tax averages seventy-five
cents 10 the pupil, which makes a
total Of $3.50 annually. So they
must necessarily go slowly toward
the building of better schoolhouses:
but they are going up. Up until
this time their schools have not been
graded. Often they have had boys
between the ages of seventeen and
twenty just completing the eight
grades: but through the efforts of
Superintendent Elan and our own
Parmell Picklesimer, who is now
supervisor of schools, the schools
are being graded in such way
that boys and girls will finish the
eigth grades by the time they are
fourteen. Not only Is Picklesimer
grading these schools, but he is
having the children make corn
testers, select seed corn, prune fruit
trees, using slides, giving demon
STATIONS on sanitation and health,
etc, making out OF these demonstra-
tions their grammar and arithmetic.
While these boys are learning gram
mar and arithmetic they are get
ting information which will help
them 10 live. The kind our rural
boys and girls should have.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14

When We see these boys and the
WORK they are doing. we feel that
our efforts have not been in vain
Furthermore when we note the con-
ditions and the rural problems that
our boys and girls have TO meet;
We come before them in our class
room with greater responsibility
and a deeper sympathy which makes
us strive 10 give them that infor-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14

There are fifteen students from
County in Berea College at
the present time. II is good TO go
back into a county and find boys
like Picklesimer and the Fairchild
boys who are graduates of our Car
pentry Course and are constructing
a building in Salyersville now, and
others carrying out with splendid
success the ideas gained at Berea.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
Berea Poultry Club Only

Ribbons will be given on ist and
End premiums on all varieties Of
poultry shown by Poultry Club
members.
Premium List.
4. Cock-ist Premium, Blue Rib
bons: 2nd Premium, Red Ribbons.
2. Cockerel - ist Premium, Blue
Ribbons; End Premium, Red Rib
bons.
g. Hens-ist Premium, Blue Rib
bons; End Premium. Red Ribbons.
4. Pullet-tst Premium, Blue Rib
bons; End Premium, Red Ribbons.
5. Breeding Persist Premium,
Blue Ribbons; End Premium, Red
Ribbons.
6. Breeding Persist Premium,
Soc; End Premium, 25c.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
Madison County Canning Club Only

1. Best jar of canned tomatoes-$i.
2. Best jar Of any one vegetable,
81.
8. Best 3 cans OF assorted fruit.
81.
4. Best glass of apple jelly, -75c.;
Second-50 cents.
Judged according TO Canning
Club rules and regulations.)
ROBERT F. SPENCE
County Agent, U. S. Dept. Agri.,
Berea, Kentucky.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
Under the Auspices Of The Berea
Civic League

Civic League
within town limits only.
1. Best KEEP, front yard, - $3.50.
2. Best home vegetable garden, 80
$3.50.
3. Best kept ack yard, - 81.
4. Best display of climbing vines,
grown this year, - 81.
5. Best flower bed, grown entirely
from seeds, 81.
6. Best porch decorations, boxes
and permanent vines, - 81.
7. Biggest pumpkin, = 81.
8. Next biggest pumpkin, - SOC.
Q. Best peck Of potatoes, - 81.
10. Best peck Of tomatoes, 81.
fl. Heaviest sun-nower head, -
50 cents.
~. Best display castor beans, -
81.
10. Best essay from boy on BEST
Ways to Help Mother" - 81.
"a. Best essay from girl on same
subject, - 81.
IS. Best home vegetable garden
$3.50, Mayor Gay.
Is. Best back yard floral display
$3.50, John Welch.
II. Greatest improvement in back
yard, 4 passenger lawn swingNMr.
Chrisman.
10. $500, Special prize from Pro-
gress Club for best grass plat from
sidewalk to curb line.
10. $3.50, for greatest improve
ment in front yard, any part OF
town, no age limit.
Next best, 500.
90. $500, Best whitewashed out
buildings, any part of town, no age
limit.
Next best, $500.
81. $500, Best front yard flor
colored folks)-Melissa Ballard.
%. Special prize to Colored folks
(any age) for back and front yard
| SHoWlIlS klcdttoJ ihiPioNSihSho'
$3.50, Mayor Gay.
%. Complete Canning Outfit for
best display of Canned fruits and
vegetables flor girls under 49, -
Henry Lengfellner.
81. $500, Best looking pile Of
wood cut stove length for winter, a.
least one cord.
$500, next best.
Siy0O, next best.
25. 10 Assorted Fruit trees, bes
variety-Francis Clark.
! COMMITTEE: Mrs. M. E. Marsh
Hardin Long
DR.. p. Cornelius
Prof. Jno. Smith
Mrs. Oscar Hayes
Mrs. Jas. Stephens
H. F.. Taylor
Headquarters: H.E. Taylor's Offic'
Phone 50.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
How to Make Child stop Crying.

How to Make Child Stop Crying.
II often happens that little chill
dren, especially those that are nervous
or highly strung. are disposed to keep
on crying when they get started When
you wish child TO stop sobbing get
him to take a good drink Of cold wa
ter. II almost always viii stop the
sobbing Immediately Home
Companion.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
Potato Club Members Only

4. Largest yield Of Irish potatoes
on any Club " acre -
First - Soc, w. l.. Flanery.
Second - Ribbon.
2. Best 5 Irish potatoes
First - 25c, w. l.. Flanery.
Second - Ribbon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14

43. Daily farm records, regardless
NJ system.
First - 81, in merchandise, Por-
ter-Moore Drug Co, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14

10. Best turkey gobbler OF any
breed, 81, J. S. Colt, produce
dealer, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
i6. Best peck of Irish potatoes, =
bu. Of seed potatoes, John WEIGH.
Second Ribbon.
II. Best 10 ears OF corn grown by
any man, - bu. cowpeas, John
WEIGH. {Welch reserves the corn
for exhibit purposes.
Second - Ribbon.
IS. Best 10 ears Of popcorn, soc.
in merchandise, Hayes & Colt, mer-
chants, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
10. Best quart sample seed wheat,
- 1 sack OF Cream Of Wheat flour,
Berea Roller Mills.
Second - Ribbon.
20. Best Irish potatoes, - 81
Gaines & Higgs, merchants, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
81. Best 5 sweet potatoes, 81, j.
B. Richardson, merchant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
%. Best 5 onions, - 81, ]. B. Rich
ardson, merchant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
%. Heaviest pumpkin, - sack
Cream of Wheat flour, Berea Roller
Mills.
Second - Ribbon.
q. Best three cans assorted vege-
tables, - 81, f. F. Coyle, merchant
Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
25. Best three cans assorted fruit
II dozen, quart easy sealed jars
John WEIGH.
Second - Ribbon.
26. Best five apples,-si, in mer.
chandise, Hayes & Colt, merchants
Berea.
SeCOnu - hlDDOH.
q. Best loaf light-bread, - SOC
f.. F. Coyle, merchant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
%. Best pound Of butter, SOC
Gaines & Higgs, merchants, Berea.
Second = Ribbon.
%. Best pillow slips, handmade
- 50 hat, Mrs. Jennie B. Fish, mil
liner, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
80. Best apron, Machine-made, =
81, in merchandise, Hayes & Cot
merchants, Berea.
Second Ribbon.
81. Best fancy apron, handmade
- 81. Miss Mallie Creech, photog
.apher, Berea.
Second Ribbon.
e. 80. Best calico or Bingham dress
all material TO cost 81 or less =
First, u dozen IS photographs, Og
Studio, Berea.
| pttoiu hlbbOlls
80. Greatest number Of acres seed
ed to rye.
| First - Ribbon.
Second - Ribbon.
"a. Greatest number of acres seed
ed TO winter oats.
First - Ribbon.
Second - Ribbon.
35. Greatest number Of acres seed
ed to wheat.
First - Ribbon.
Second - Ribbon.
SO. Greatest number Of acres seed
ed to crimson clover.
First i Ribbon.
Second - Ribbon.
81. Greatest number Of acres i
alfalfa.
First - Ribbon.
Second - Ribbon.
80. The parents who have tn
greatest number OF children in Pub
lie School or College.
First - years subscription I
The Citizen.
80. Best mantle cover, hand-mad,
First - SOC, in merchandise,
c. Rhodus, merchant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
40. Best stand cover hand-mad,
First Soc, in merchandise,
C. Rhodus, merchant, Berea.
Second = Ribbon.
IL. Best pair of pillow sham
handmade.
First - 81, in merchandise, por
ter-Moore Drug CO., Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
~. One stalk OF corn with great
est number of ears.
First = SOC. box of Stock Remed,
C. G. Degman, merchant, Berea.
Second - Ribbon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-14
CORN SHOW, OCTOBER aoth.
SUGGESTIONS

All exhibits must be brought in
no later than the Doth Of October,
and delivered at Berea College Tab
ernacle.
All the people who attend the
Farmers Chautauqua, October 28th,
29th, and 30th, bring your exhibits
when you come 2sth or goth. All
will be looked after. II you come
the 2sth bring exhibits. II the Goth
bring exhibits.
Such things that can't be brought
10 Berea for exhibit, like acres OF
grain and winter cover crops, there
must be an acknowledged statement
90 this effect placed in the hands OF
Professor Clark, or w. L. Flanery
not later than the Goth.
Poultry and pigs will be entered
on Saturday, October 3Oth. They
must all be in before 1000 o'clock.
Nothing entered after 10 a. m, Sat-
urday.
All winners OF prizes will be given
a card showing TO whom they are
10 go TO get their prizes. These
cards will be given out TO winners
in Berea College Vocational Chapel
afternoon, october 30.
Superintendents of Departments
Pig Club and Hog Department, =
Professor Whitehouse.
Home and Canning Club Depart
ment. - Misses Moore and Oglesby
Potato Club and Vegetable De-
partment. - r. o. Fletcher.
Corn Club Department, - Profess
sor William Jesse Baird.
Farm Record Department, - Pro-
fessor Livengood.
General Farm Products and Fielc
Crops Department, - Mr.. Flanery
and Professor Clark.
4 Poultry Club Department, - Joe
w. Stephens.
Town Contest Department, - Mrs
Marsh and II. f. Taylor.
Everybody is urged TO brins
home, garden, and farm products.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-17
County hoo Letter

This week is he election of Of
fcers in the school districts. We
hope that the clerks will send in
notices Of officers elect promptly.
A circular letter was sent out
from this Office last week to all the
school clerks in the county and
along with it we enclosed a list of
the school district officers Of Bon
Homms county.
Even though the schools are
closed for the year, we do not plan
to take a vacation with our school
notes, but will endeavor to furnish
something Of interest each week
throughout the entire summer.
Radack school No. u is to hold
q session the coming year. They
are looking for a good teacher and
are offering good wages to the
right party. George Oorlong is
the clerk and his address is Avon.
Permit us to caution our tea
cheers about attendance at Summer
School in lieu of institute attend
ance. The state department holds
that credit cannot be given unless
the teacher presents a record Of
satisfactory attendance whether it
be attendance at institute or sum.
mer school.
We have not heard from our
young friends on the subject OF
corn raising Us yet. We hope that
none OF them will overlook this.
Use an ordinary post card and tell
US just what you are doing in the
way Of raising corn. Do not for
get to give us your address. We
will tell you more about the mat
Ter LATER.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-17

stass Of sessh ppako.a, SIS. Ia County Court
In the matter Of the estate of
Ian Carda. deceased.
The State OF Sopth Dakota sends greeting
70 The heirs AZ law and next of kin Of Jan Car
Ia late OF Bon Honme county. South Dakota,
deceased. and 10 AL TO whom these presents
may come:
Nodce IS hereby given that Katharine Carda
has fled In this court. an instrument purport-
Ing to be the last VIII aud Testament of Jan
Carda, deceased. together with her petition
for the probate thereof, aud the issuance of
letters testameutary thereon, 10 her, and that
Tuesday. the 22nd day of Juue, 1915. al ten
o'clock a. N. of said day, at the court house
in the city of TYndal, Bon Homme county
South Dakota. has been fixed as the time fol
proving said last will and testament, and hear
ing said petition for the issuance of letters
tsstaHeutary. when and where any person in
| terested may appear and file written objections
thereto. and show cause, if any they have
why said will should not be admitted to pro
| bate, or why letters testamentary should no
| be issued TO the said Katharine Carda.
Done in open court this lst day of June 1915.
BIZ the Iourt:
Attest: il. MEIGHEN.
R.R. ROBINSON, Judge
[sEALj Clerk.
F. D. WICKS. Attorney
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-17

The eighth grade diplomas will
be ready for distribution in about
ten days.
T%reasurers elect should bear in
mind that they are to file a bond
and oath with The county auditor
before any funds will be turned
over to them. They should also
note that this bond must be APP
proved by the loca school board
before filing it with the auditor.
We trust that they will attend to
this promptly.
School boards should be very
careful about employing teachers
who are not holders of valid certi-
fcates. In all such cases, it
should be understood that the ap-
plicant will guarantee to secure a
certificate at the earliest possible
opportunity or give up the position
without question. In fact, no
board is bound to pay any wages
to peasons who have no certificate
and cannot be made to do go.
II is indeed gratifying to note
the number OF our teachers who
are spending their vacation atten.
ing some good summer school.
We note that a goodly number are
attending at Springfield, while q
few are over at Yankton and some
are attending at Chicago on the
east; and others are getting new
ideas on the Pacific coast. When
these all enter the school room in
September. they will bring with
them an inspiration that cannot
help but mean much to the schools
of this county. School boards
should keep their eyes on this sort
of teacher.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-17
y coal Is DOWN.

Miss Ragnasv ennesland, Of Rud-
yard, Montana writes for 9 posi-
lion in Bon Homme county. She
has had Normal training and holds
9 good certificate. Among other
things that she says about herself
is that she is acquainted with coun-
try life and will do her best to give
good satisfaction TO her patrons II
elected to q position. This is the
spirit that counts much for
rural schools and we sincerely
hope that she Is given . welcome
to the schools Of this county.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-17

Do you know the secret of keeping
cool during hot weather. It's easy,
keep the bowels free, with HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea and you viii be
surprised how sweet and cool you will
feel.
BROCK DRUG 4 JEwELRY co,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-17
N o T C E !.

On each Saturday until
sold out, | will sell Harness,
Brides, Halters, Shoes, Nets,
Covers, Poles, and Shafts,
and Harness goods Of all
kinds at cost.
D. w. CHAMBERLAIN