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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-05-20

Frra, EPILwPsY, FALLING sTCKNFse
stopped .1aicklv. Fty years of unintoIrupted
isstinE rssuiu LARaE TRiA BorrLE fRli DK.
KLINE COMPANY. Red Hank, N. J.-AdV.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-05-20
Fly Poison Kills More Children
Than All Other Poisons Combined
For Safety's Sake, Use -

Il there In your homo, anywhere
within baby's reach. a saucer of
arsenic poisoned paper floating in
water, or a can with a sweetened
poisoned wickf
During 1918. 26 cases OF fly poisoning
were reported from II states: In 1914. Is
cases from IA states. Fly toi,os kills sso>s
e&sid,e,s fhds all other totsons com6is1d-
Yet fly poison stlll Is left unguarded
except In the homes where mothers have
learned that the safe. sure. nor-to'sonoks.
efficient fly catcher and destroyer Is
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-05-20
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Prices Quoted for Metals.
Lead. New York. $3.50.
Bar silver, 761s cents.
Spelter, st. Louis, $17.OO.
Copper, casting, $2S.62h.
Boulder, Colo.-Tungsten. per unit
of 60 per cent. SEQ; 25 per cent $34;
10 per cent. $32.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
A True Story Of
the Bargain
Balcony

THE idea first was to
l place there only
odds and ends, but it
came into such in
slant popularity that
we decided to enlarge
it until now there is
merch andis e from
every department of
thestoreatalessprice.
1t has made such a
hit that you will often
see more people on
the balcony than on
the main floor.
Next Saturday, Dec.
9th, big slaughter
sale of good merchan-
disc that cannot be
equalled anywhere.
Come and see for
yourselves.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

No Never
Will you have the opportunity to
buy shoes so cheap again.
Women's Shoes, regular $3.50
Now $1.99
Women's Shoes, regular $4.0O
Now $2.48
Women's Shoes, regular $500
Now $2.99
Misses Shoes, regular $1.75
Now CSC
Misses Shoes, regular $3.50
Now $1.39
Misses Shoes, regular $2.75
Now $1.59
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07

The doors will open Saturday morning December 9th at
another Saturday Slaughter Sale of the Beebe Kinney
Rain sleet sunshine this sale takes place
member last Saturday the crowds saw bought and
For Saturday we have arranged BARGAIN FEAST that
will far surpass the of last Saturday The store closes
in short 13 days. join the anxious buying hrong
next Saturday when the doors thrown open Hundre
tsed bargains await you There will be such place tc
gains after this store closes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07
First 20 Women

Purchasing shoes for themselves
and the first 20 purchasing shoes
for their children Saturday, Dec.
9th, will get their shoesat just one
half the regular price. This is
cheaper than we have ever sold
these shoes. Think of it pair of
$3.50 shoes for $1.75, a pair of
$4.OO shoes for $500; pair of $5
shoes for $3.50. This offer is on
our very best women's shoes in
the shoe room to the left of the
main floor.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRY
More Attention Is Urged to Steer
Glasses at Stock Shows.
Whatever May Encourage Produe.
tEon Of More and Better Beef 10
Of Interest to All Humanity
Breeders Merit Recognition.

The beef steer, after all, is the ba-
sis upon which the beef cattle indus
try Is based. All the breeding. fixing
and citing Of the show herds tends
toward the creation of a better ami
NAL for beef. This being true. then
why not pay little more attention to
the steer classes at the big stock
shows? Why not increase the prizes
and the classihcations 80 as to make
more Of a display out Of this end
of the cattle business?
The breeding Of fine bulls and fine
cows is all right; the classification
as at present defined in these shows
is oil right. so far as 1t goes; but
since the end OF all cattlekind is the
butchers block, 1t seems as though
there is a lack of encouragement Of
the feeder and the producer of beef
cattle. The carlot show OF feeders
and fat steers is made feature that
has carried a great deal of weight
with it. This cannot be overdone; II
is the practical demonstration Of the
influence that beef cattle breeding is
having on better type. better quality,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
DRESSING WOUNDS OF TREES
Experiments Conducted by New York
Station Show That Dressings used
Are often Injurious.

Experiments were started by the
New York Station in 1911 and con.
Quoted for four years to determine
whether any coverings are necessary
for wounds Of trees, as well as the
effect on the trees Of various sub
stances used in treating wounds. The
trees used In the experiments were
apples and peaches and the sub
stances used as coverings were white
lead, white zinc, yellow ocher, coal
tar shellac and aVenarius carbolin-
cum. The dressings were applied
when the pruning was done at diff.
ferent seasons OF the year and upon
wounds of various ages.
From the results of this experiment
as whole 1t is concluded that the
dressings commonly applied to prun-
ing wounds retard rather than ac-
celerate the healing of the wounds.
The effects are the same whether the
dressings are applied when the
wounds are made or some weeks
later when the cut surface has dried
out. The effects of the dressings used
are 80 injurious to peach wood that
wounds on peach trees should never
be covered. For sprayed orchards at
least 1t appears unnecessary to apply
dressings to wounds under four or
five inches in diameter to prevent the
entrance Of fungi. 1t remains to be
proved whether dressings have any
real value In covering large wounds.
The injury caused by dressings prob
ably offsets or even overbalances any
possible protection against decay.
OF the materials used shellac was
the least injurious and seemed to OK.
ert stimulating influence upon the
wound for the first season. OF tho
protective substances used white lead
Is considered to be the best.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
CONTROLLING FLOW OF MILK
Cow Is Necessarily Delicate Piece Of
Observation-Disclosures System Must
Be Developed Highly.

There are many conditions that may
affect the flow of milk from the dairy
COW. Part of these may be controlled
by man and part cannot. 1t should
always be borne in mind that an ami
NAL capable of consuming large guam
titles Of grass or rough feed and turn
ing 1t out in the form of milk must
necessarily be delicate piece of
mechanism. The nervous system must
therefore be developed very highly.
Milk secretion is involuntary, but
may be affected indirectly by several
factors. Incomplete and irregular milk.
Ing and long periods between milking,
even the presence of stranger or a
dog is sufficient to affect the milk flow
Of many cows. Such practices as
sending the dog after the cows at milk.
ing time should never be encouraged,
as It is a regular source OF excitement
and irritation.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
COLTS AS A SIDE LINE
No Other Thing Fits IntO Average
Farm Conditions as Well.
Many Farmers Make Mistake Of Keep.
Ing Youngsters In Barn Too Much
Steady Increase In Prices
for Good Animals.

The high price OF horses has led
many farmers to raising colts, as a
side line. And there is no other thing
that fits into average farm conditions
as well. During the winter and early
spring little farm work is performed
and the horses might as well raise a
few colts.
On most farms 1t is best to have
the mares foal In the spring so that
by the time the spring work starts
the horses are ready for the harness.
Colts should be weaned at six months
in some cases. A great number OF
colts stop growing after being weaned.
This is due to the owner In almost
every case. The colt should be eat
ing grain before weaving and good
pasture provided. In this way no
setbacks will occur in the colts
growth.
Many farmers make the mistake of
keeping their colts in the barn too
much. A good warm stall is a fine
thing on stormy days and at night,
but let them out during the day, even
II 1t is little cold.
For the last few years there has
been steady increase in the price
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14

and better animal tendency to beef
production.
Beef Is the watchword that Is be-
ing passed down the line from the
breeder to the consumer. Whatever
may encourage the production of bet
ter beef and more beef is Of interest
TO all humanity. The breeder OF
each breed of cattle should be inter
ested in having his breed fully rep
resented in the steer classes The
breeder who breeds and feeds 30 az
to demonstrate his work on the prac-
teal side Of cattle growing 10 q pub
lie benefsctor, In the fullest sense OF
the term. and deserves the recogni'
ton of all stock associations and ex.
hibition enterprises. -Twentieth Cen
fury Farmer.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14

IBy DIR. r. II. WILLIAMS. Animal Hus-
bandman. University OF Arizona Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.)
A very common inquiry from farm
ers Is In regard to inoculating hogs
as protection against cholera.
Hog cholera has been great men,
ace to the hog industry. This disease
may not be dreaded II care Is taken to
keep out infection as we'll as possible
and then use hog cholera serum as
soon as the disease gets within two
miles of the place where hogs are
maintained. There are two methods
of applying the serum, the one being
called the simultaneous method and
the other the preventive. The stimuli.
taneous method should never be used
where there is some doubt OF the ex.
tstence Of hog cholera in the district.
1t consists of injecting preventive
serum as well as the living virus of
the hog cholera and rapidly overlook.
ing 1t with the antitoxin. Often hogs
are thought TO be infected with chol-
era when some other disease is pres
ent. In such cases the simultaneous
treatment is extremely dangerous be-
cause 1t introduces the disease to q
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
PROFESSOR c0BURN ON CORN
Great Authority Intlmates II VIII De
Many Years Before Purebred Corn
Can Be Developed.

+. D. Coburn. the great authority on
alfalfa and corn. says there Is no
such thing as purebred corn. and In
Inmates that In his judgment 1t will
be hundreds Of years before such q
thing can be developed.
It has taken more than five hundred
years to bring about the present de-
velopment In purebred stock. and 1t
Is OILY few years since it was known
thar plant life had any sexuality. We
nave improved corn, more or less i'm
proved. but no purebred corn worthy
the name, and certainly none worth the
price some schemers ask for II.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
FARM MACHINERY WASTE

More machinery rusts out
than wears out. More ma
chinery is thrown away on ac-
count of a few parts giving out
than because OF the wearing out
Of the entire machine.
Who pays the bill?
Who keeps the many large
machinery concerns In bust
nessl
The farmer.
When other lines Of business
are slack or dead, there is prac-
tically no decrease In the manu-
facture OF farm machinery, be-
cause the farmer Is a steady
buyer and always in the field
for another machine or for
some new type Of farm ma
chine.
How waste may be stopped:
!. By more careful selection.
.. By buying from reliable
dealers and manufacturers,
3. By keeping machinery in
repair.
1. By sheltering machinery
when not in nse.-F. M. White,
University Of Wisconsin Bank
ers' Bulletin.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14

district and other hogs that are not
treated may become infected. In such
cases 1t is probable the man introduc-
ing the hog cholera by means OF the
simultaneous treatment would be liza
BILE for damages II he cannot localize
the disease to his own place. The
simultaneous treatment costs only
few cents more than the other and
renders grown pigs immune from chol'
era during a considerable length OF
time, possibly for life.
Where 1t is not certain that hog
cholera is actually in the district but
where It is suspected that the disease
has become established within few
miles OF the hog farm the Single"
treatment is recommended. This con-
sists OF injecting sufficient quantity
of antitoxin into the blood Of the pigs
and thus rendering them immune to
any attacks of cholera This work
should be done by a trained veterinari-
an and the serum will cost about forty
cents for an average size pig. The
serum will render the pig immune
from cholera for two to three months
and must be repeated at the end OF
that time
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
MUCH PLANT FOOD REMOVED
Interesting Table Published by Expert
ment Station at Purdue univer-
city on Soil Elements.

One hundred bushels of corn remove
292 pounds Of plantfood from the
ground, according to table published
by the experiment station at Purdue
university. OF this amount, 1853
pounds is contained in the ears and
124 pounds in the three tons Of slower
which is the average amount produced
with 100 bushels Of ear corn.
Besides this draft on the soil for the
production of q corn crop, q large
amount OF organic matter In the soil
Is caused to decay or burn out with
the frequent cultivation given and by
teaching. Soils vary so much In their
losses at any one time and under sim
liar conditions that the other losses
can hardly be calculated with exact
ness. Since corn or any other crop
takes certain elements Of plantfood
from the soil and leaves others re-
main, the problem of feeding the soil
consists In furnishing those elements
Of plantfood which are needed. ,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
CHECK ON RoTTlNG POTATOES
Thousands Of Bushels of Tubers May
BE Saved by Application Of
Slaked or Hydrated Lime.

From many places comes complaint
of potato rotting. 1t seems not gen.
orally understood that by the proper
application of slaked, or, hydrated
lime, this rotting can be checked and
thereby thousands Of bushels saved
1t is, however, generally understood
that potatoes should never be stored
In place too damp to allow what
earth adheres to them to dry and rub
of.
Having them first we'll dried and
all rotten ones thrown out and those
besmeared carefully wiped dry. they
may be put into bushel baskets, q
handful or about a pint Of lime poured
upon them, the basket shaken until
the lime has penetrated every crevice
of its contents. They may now be
placed on small piles to remain there
until the final sorting. Ordinarily
at this final sorting 1t will be found
that some have taken dry rot which
does those lying against them no
harm. The drying up 10 due to the
action Of the lime.
The writer has for many years used
lime In some way or another and al
ways with good results. The ques-
ton will no doubt be asked, What
amount Of lime can be used without
injury to the potstoes?" The writer's
answer is, II don't know, that depends
upon how wet the potatoes are"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
WINTER ATTENTION TO EWES
ovescrowdlns Animals Heavy With
Lamb 10 Very oanoercus-Pro-
vide Plenty Of Exercise.

In housing breeding ewes during the
winter, attention must be given to the
arrangements Of the pens and yards,
0vercrowding ewes that are heavy
with lamb Is very dangerous, and dur
ing the cold days, when the ewes are
kept confined inside Of the barn. too
large a flock has q tendency to raise
the temperature In the barn until they
become too warm and sweaty, and
when turned out in the cold they get
chilled and the result Ii catarrh. Il
Is also much better to keep them In
small punches Of. say. twenty to forty
ewes. With the smaller breeds few
more may be kept together, but with
the large mutton breeds you will OBJ
tain better results by keeping fewer
In Q bunch. Plan TO provide means
for the ewes to get exercise. for breed
Ing ewes cannot well bring vigorous
lambs unless they have plenty Of en-
ercise.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
WOOD HOLDER FOR SAWBUCK
Log Held Tightly by Means Of Chain
Attached to Lever-ComfortabI
Position for Sawyer

Saving wood on a buck is a very
fatiguing Job because the leg, in hold
ing the log In the crotch Of the buck,
is in very unnatural position. With
an Improvement on the ordinary saw
buck. az shown in the illustration from
Popular Mechanics, the foot is placed
almost on level with the ground in
q position as IL standing In front Of
the buck. NOT only making a natural
and comfortable position. but also
causing the log to be held much more
firmly and without effort.
A piece OF hard wood il nailed firm.
ly on the two back legs of the buck
near the bottom. a heavy eyebolt is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14

screwed into 1t In the center and q
chain attached. The chain should be
long enough to reach over the largest
log and down TO the ground In front
OF the buck. A lever is hinged to the
hardwood crosspiece near the center
and extends to the front side Of the
buck. A hook is fastened In the front
end Of the lever in which to hook the
links OF the chain.
A log is placed In the crotch OF the
buck In the usual manner and the
chain Is brought over the log and .
link placed In the hook of the lever
while the latter is raised several
ioches from the ground. The lever 10
then pressed down by the foot and
the saving started.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
GANG Pillow IN GREAT FAVOR
Large Number Of implements Have
Been Introduced In Recent Years
--All Give Satisfaction.

No farming implement OF the larger
capacity IL more favorsbly regarded
than the gang pillow. II Is q satisfac-
ton to note that in recent years .
large number Of these plows have been
introduced and all are giving excel
lent satisfaction.
The usual types carry either 12inch
or 14-inch bottoms. The plows do good
work and can be set to run as deep as
may be desired.
In the absence OF q tractor four
horses are hitched on to q single gang.
but II the ground Is hard FIVE are bet.
ter. using the strungout hitch and hay-
ing three IN the rear and two in front.
The latter hitch Is entirely prae-
ticable and with two lead horses In
the furrow 1t is possible to do accurate
blowing.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
BIG INCREASE IN FOOD VALUE
No HOMEGROWN Feed Becomes More
indispensable Than sIIase When
Given Fair Trial.

That the feeding value of corn is
increased 40 per cent when made into
silage is no longer questioned by
those who are feeding 1t. In fact, II
Is not uncommon to hear farmers say
that It increases the value of corn
even more.
II Is a well-known fact that SO per
cent OF the value Of the corn plant is
in the stalk and leaves. Not only is
It true that silage increases the value
of corn. but of all other foods fed to
1--we stock.
There is no homegrown feed which
becomes more indispensable than ST.
lage when II has been given a fair
trial. The greatest proof Of this is
tho fact that farmers who have one
silo are building another.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14

farm butter from the same farmer. at
two cents above retail market price,
every month in the year and glad to
get It.
Never attempt to keep summer
butter for early fall prices, because
It will not keep.
All milk should be separated as soon
as taken from the COW. This can be
done by passing It through the separa-
tor, but 1t Is net as good as a device
which divides the milk into many fine
streams and then allows II to flow
over wide surface in thin sheets
with plenty Of ice to keep the surface
cool.
II nothing better can be had. milk
may be aerated by placing the cans In
a trough OF cold water and dipping
the milk with long-handled dipper
and pouring II back into the can until
It Is thoroughly cool.
Never cover milk while warm. In
the cans, as 1t viii produce a musty
odor.
The mixer who win thump q COW
for squirming under the attack Of
flies. ought to be hoisted out Of the
barn on the toe OF the dairyman's
boots.
In some states. the law is that all
milk after July must be pasteurized
before leaving the creamery. In Den.
mark milk is pasteurized at all times.
Need not expect cows to keep up
the milk fow during the tail-end Of
summer. unless you have plenty Of
soiling crops to feed. Dead grass
does not produce milk.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14

A poor mixer never gets the best
results from a COW. A nervous ami
NAL resents the bungling touch Of a
rough or inexperienced hand.
Why not encourage the little pc
culiarities OF the well-bred dairy cow.
She is simply big milk machine and
II her whims will produce more milk
let her have them.
II we were going to select bull we
would select the one with the worst
temper. all other things being equal
Because temper and vigor show male
characteristics which should not be
ignored.
A gentle sleepy bull that can be
managed without q nose-ring does not
as rule produce the best calves.
II is downright cruelty to keep a
hull In a small inclosure In the sum-
mer. a victim to heat and fiies-but
many men who claim to be good
dairyrnen, do this very thing.
How could We expect COW to keep
An good health and give pure milk
when she is confined in foul and Ill
ventilated quarters. winter or summer.
A pair OF horse-clippers can be
bought for $3.50 and the use OF these
once month on the cows tanks sad
udder will make It an easy matter to
keep them clean.
How many cows on the average
farm give milk containing more than
twenty per cent OF butterfat9 Per
hans not more than one out OF every
100.
The separator should never be al
lowed IN the barn or near IL
A half dozen window sash. glazed,
viii make a dust-proof box in which
the iairy vessels can be summed and
kent absolutely clean.
Any enterprising farmer living near
town of 5000 or more can sell every
Mound OF his butter at full retail
nr,css or little above. the year round.
For several years We have bought
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14

Of good horses. There never will be
a time when horses will pay better
than at the present. The farmer who
has money in the bank or who Is look
ing for a good paying investment
SHOULD consider raising colts. Sup
pose you have q team Of mares worth
$500. II you had that amount in the
bank you would not get over $40 In
terest, but II you raise two colts you
would get 500. Is there any other
thing that will pay as well?
OF course there is an element Of
risk to 1t as well as to any other
business, but where common sense
methods are used, raising colts is no
harder than raising a crop of wheat;
and there Ia lot more money in 1t.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
Basement for seratchers.

were covered with muslin. At che
top a strip of oilcloth on q roller
Is provided for each side, to be un-
rolled in case of storm or rain. writes
A. A Neufeid Of Inman, Kan, in
Farmers Mail and Breeze. The north
side of the house is four feet high
and the south side seven feet high.
In the morning We scatter wheat
In the straw, at noon the hens have
corn, bran and mash with a little salt
and red pepper. and at night whole
corn. They have all the grit. green
stun and oyster shells they want to
eat and rabbit twice a week.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
SCRATCHERS IN A BASEMENT
Plenty Of Sunlight Afforded Fowis
While Hunting Through Litter
Muslin Used for Cover.

have a basement three and one
half feet deep in my poultryhouse
where the birds get plenty of sun
light while scratching. We keep
about eight inches of straw in this
basement. The house is 10 by IS
feet in size, but the basement ex-
tends FIVE feet in front. A frame
was built over the openings in trout
on either side OF the door and these
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-14
Thirty Sheen Hrnada

No system Of sheep farming is like
" 10 be long successful which leaves
out Of account either wool or NUT
ton. In all there are so breeds Of inn
proved sheep that have been brought
to fixed types. OF these. IL are al
ready well established in the United
States. and others are gaining b
popularity.