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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
AK IS IMPROPER IMPLEMENT
lite use In Orchard Not Favored by
Professor Rapp Of Oklahoma
Wounds Never Heal Over.

(By c. w. RAPP. Department of Horti-
culture. Oklahoma A. & NJ. College.
Stillwaterl FfEf
One would not think of amputatins
an arm with an AZ and he should think
the same way of the limb OF tree.
for trees are In many respects like ami.
mails. Animal wounds must heal or
harm win result and II Is the same
with tree wounds. II you go into the
orchard and hack limbs OF with an az,
you are probably doing more harm
than good. Many Of these wounds will
be jagged and long stubs WIN be left.
Many OF these viii never heal over.
and as q result decay VIII set In and
healthy tree may. in few years, be
ruined. Pruning is a necessary or.
chard practice, but slashing with an
ak Is not pruning.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
YOUNG CHICK REQUIRES ASH
Lime and Phosphates Necessary fop
Bono Growth-Must BE Furnished
From Animal Sources.

A rapidly growing chick gains mot
only in flesh, but makes bone at tho
same rate and in order to make this
necessary bone growth. large amount
Of ash is required in the form Of lime
and phosphates. Some Of this is fur
nished from vegetable juices but Il
must also be furnished from animal
and mineral sources. Shell and grit
are the two most common mineral
sources, while beef scrap and granR
lated bone are the most common ami
NAL sources. Beef scrap should not
be fed in excess, so bone is the most
reliable source from which to obtain,
the bulk of this animal requirement.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
HATCH BREEDERS WITH HENS
Best to Wait Until There Are Plenty
Of Broody old Fowls, as They
Make Excellent Mothers.

For Matching out the flock OF chiekA
to be used as breeding stock, It Is bet
ter to use hens. 1t is not necessary
to hatch the breeding stock early,
hence 1t Is better to- wait until there
are plenty of broody old hens, as they
make better mothers than the pulletsI
and for this purpose q number of the
best are kept over each year.
II we wish to hatch 100 chicks we
get IL hens ready at once and put the
eggs under them all on the same day.
says writer In an exchange On the
fifth day the eggs are tested, and all
infertile ones are removed. Perhaps
one or more Of the hens are relieved
from duty II we desire more chicks
these hens may be given other eggs
and the work kept going.
When the Matching commences the
hens are watched closely and as soon
as chick dries OFF 1t is removed from
the nest. No hen is given more than,
20 chicks to brood. AS soon as thai.
number are Matched they are given to
one Of the quietest hens, she having
previously been fed and watered lib
orally.
The chicks are not allowed to have
anything for at least IL hours. In thie
way not all of the sitters are needed
for mothers and some are broken NJ
and returned to the laying pens.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
IMPORTANCE or WORK TEAMS
Good Horses Permit Zee Of improved
Implements, Doing Better Work
and Making Profit.

Teams are very largely responsible
for successful farming Good teams
permit the use of improved imple-
ments, implements that save labor, do
better work and In fact make profit. Il
has been estimated by those who
should know that 1t takes nearly one
acre out of every five in this country
to feed the teams used in farming.
This, II true, means that many ara
using inefficient teams. Why not raise
colts and gradually dispose OF ths
boarders now being used as teamsf
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
AMOUNT OF ORGANIC MATTER
Directions Given by Chemist at okla
homa Experiment station for
Making Test Of Soil.

To determine roughly the amount OF
organic matter in the soil the follow.
ing directions are given by DR.. Chas.
X. Francis. chemist at the Oklahoma
agricultural experiment station,
Weigh out as closely as possible one
pound CT wellpulverired son into q
saucepan. Heat this over boiling wa
ter for approximately SIX hours A
double boiler would be convenient for
this purpose. Weigh the soil without
delay The1oss- IN weight win repre-
sent the moisture. Transfer 20 an
iron vessel. which should be heated at
redness for one hour directly ever q
fire. Weigh when cool. The loss on
the previous weight win approximately
represent the organic matter"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
BEST KIND OF WIRE FENCING
Much Depends on Purpose for Which
Fence 10 lntended-GeneralPur-
pose Fabric Favored.

The best kind Of wire fencing 10
erect depends on the purpose for
which the fence Is used. On farm
where mixed types Of live stock are
kept q general-purpose woven-wire
fabric Is needed. II only cattle and
horses are 70 be pastured. 3 coarser
and less expensive woven fence can be
used. When fencing is needed to in
close extensive pastures where only
cattle or horses are 70 be kept the
excessive cost Of woven-wire fence
would not make its use desirable. fer
losses Of stock By injury on barbed
wire would rot be large enough e
counterbaaance the difference In The
cost Of maintaining the two different
kinds Of fences. -
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
BEES ARE FARMERS FRIENDS
Without Little Honey-Satherers There
Would BE but Small Crop Of In
ferlor Fruit.

Do not spray the fruit trees while
in bloom, for that will kill the bees.
Many farmers do this every year,
when the bees are their best friends.
II 1t were not for the bees they
would get but little fruit, and that OF
very inferior quality. and yet they
win carelessly murder these little help
ers by the thousands.
Bees are valuable. and no man has a
right to put out poison and kill them.
II is no advantage to spray the trees
when In bloom, and II is even better
to wait until the petals fall and spray
when there is nothing to prevent the
poison going into the heart of the
calyx before II closes.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

ten inches. BY keeping the sides YER
teal only an inside form will be need
ed. Have enough woven-wire fencing
71s feet long to cover the bottom OF
the pit. Lay the wire with an even
division of the extra length, so that
1t may project upward into the side
walls. The wire is laid after two inches
thickness Of concrete has been put
in. The remaining three inches should
be tamped in after the wire has been
placed. Remove the forms after the
concrete has set four days. The pit
may be used after ten days.
Where manure is to be stored for q
considerable length Of time, larger pits
or basins are required. Such pits are
seldom made over five feet deep Gin
the clear at the deeper end) and are
wide enough that the manure may be
loaded on a spreader in the pit and
drawn up a roughened concrete In
cline or run. The slope for such a
run must not be sleeper than one foot
up to four feet out.
In laying out the large pit bear in
mind that the concrete walls and floors
should be eight inches thick and make
due allowance for same when digging
With spade trim the sides and the
deep end vertical
In order to form q stump hole from
which the liquid manure can be
pumped, in one corner at the deep end
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

blossoms look like yellow potato bios.
SONS, and after they are gone a spiny
burr forms.
Buffalo burr looks more dangerous
than 1t really is. It grows but one
year, and spreads only by seed. Those
of our readers who find buffalo burr In
their feed lots will do well to cut 1t of
at the surface OF the ground before 1t
goes to seed. It has not become COM
mon as yet in the corn belt, and the
chances are that 1t will not.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
A total area of 9,739 square miles
was released from quarantine on ac-
count OF the cattle tick on March 10.
The free territory is situated in the
states Of Florida, Texas, Mississippi.
Georgia and South Carolina, and in
cludes the whole or parts Of 16 coun-
ties. There have now been released
from federal quarantine 2S4,521 square
miles Of the original 72S,54S which
were put under quarantine in 1906,
when the work of systematic tick
eradication was begun.
Florida Begins Fight.
A significant feature OF the new or
der is that with the release of terri
tory In Florida there Is now no tick
infested state in which some counties
have not been made free of the pest.
In Florida the whole of Dade and
Broward counties and part of Palm
Beach county are now tick free. The
Florida work began In 1914, when a
number of prominent farmers, cattle
owners and business men held a meet.
ing In the courthouse In Miami on
November rs and formed an organiza-
ton for the determination Of the cat
tie tick. Twelve men, owning 21S
dairy cattle, enrolled in the new or
ganization, which later became known
as the Stock Growers association Of
Southeast Florida. The membership
fee was fixed at 81, but voluntary con.
tributions aggregating 1921 were OBJ
tanned in a short time. This was sup
plemented by a county appropriation
of $500 and a campaign against the
tick was begun. A survey Of the ter
ritory showed that there we're about
$50 cattle. principally dairy cows, in
the county. The state live stock SAM.
tary officials and the department were
called upon for assistance, Ave dip
ping yats were built, and on May 8,
1915, regular dipping began. By De-
cember I, 1915, the membership In the
stock growersi association increased
TO 166, the members Of the association
owning between them nearly three
fourthB of the cattle in the county.
From May, 1915, when. as has been
said, regular dipping began In Dade
county, until the present time not a
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
FEEDlNes FOR YOUNG CHICKS
Give Cracked Grain Three Times Daily,
keep DU Mash Before Them
at All Times.

Little chicks must never be overfed.
Feed four or I'VE times day during
the first feeding week. gradually d
minishing the number Of feelings UNI
Oil the end OF the second week.
Cracked grain may be fed three tfmes
q day and dry mash kept before them
all the time after the second seek
Sloppy, wet foods should be avoided.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
TO MAKE BORDEAUX MIXTURE
Much Care Should BE Exercised TO
Get Hest Results-Prevent crys-
tals From Forming.

Dissolve four pounds Of biuestone
IN q srail pail Of water After Il has
dissolved dilute to Is gallons. Slack
six pounds Of lump lime In q small
pail Of water, and dilute to Is gal
Ions. Do not pour one solution into
the other, but pour the two solutions
into third barrel at the same time,
stirring vigorously to insure thorough
mixing. It is very essential that the
two solutions be mixed this way 50 as
to prevent crystals from forming. and
thus reducing the strength Of the
mixture.-Clemson College Bulletin.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
BUFFALO BURR is INJURIOUS
Grows Vigorously. Wlthstands Dry
Weather and Is Covered With
SpInes on Stems.

Buffalo burr is a native of western
Kansas and Nebraska, where 1t Is
often found in alfalfa fields. The bay
shipped from those states often con-
tains buffalo burr seed, and in this
way it gets start in feed lots. The
plant looks like II might be one Of the
very worst pests, for It grows vigor-
ously, withstands dry weather splen.
didly, and is covered with spines both
on the stems and on the burrs. The
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
CARING FOR RASPBERRY TIPS
They Should BE Dug Up and Replantec
Keep Patch Clear Of Surplus
Plants and cIumps.

Dig up all the rooted raspberry
tips and repIant them where you want
them, for they should not be allowed
to grow IN the original patch to make
. thieket.
Keep Il clean Of surplus plants and
the cid eiumps win bear better and be
much more pleasant 10 work around.
DewbefTies heed the same care -
raspherrfes = shfs respect though fhs
vines run to such iengfhs It Is moFs
Of . Job to keep them In place.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

OF the pit dig hole Is inches deep by
"a feet In diameter.
Do not forget that dirt In the con-
crete may make poor wall. SO IL the
top of the earthen wall tends to crum-
BILE hold 1t back with one-inch boards
braced against the forms. To keep out
food water, the pit may be extended
six inches above the ground by using
the lower half of 9 one-foot board to
hold back the dirt, by allowing the re-
mainder to project above the ground
level. and by adding six inches TO the
height Of the inside form.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
INSECT HARMS MANY PLANTS
cutworm ls One Of First Pests to Ap.
rear-injures cauIlfiower. Cab
hane and Other Crops.

The cutworm is one Of the first
pests to appear. and kills cabbage.
caulinower, cucumbers, squashes. mel
ons, corn. tomatoes. and peas.
In case Of plants that are transplant
ed. wrap with collar Of stiff paper be
low ground and an inch or more above
the surface. and dig out the worm.
which win be found Just below the
surface near the cut plant.
Air-slaked lime may be spread over
the surrounding soil.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

and tomato hornworms. The eggs Of
these parasites hatch into white, mag
gotlike larvae which develop in the
body OF the caterpillar and then eat
through its skin and spin little white
cocoons attached to the outside Of its
body. AS these parasites are mostly
in evidence In September and October
and largely destroy the last generation
OF eaterpillars. 1t Is unwise at such
times. especially If the white cocoons
are visible. to kin the caterpillars by
other means.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
REAL SATISFACTION IN COWS
Dairymen Should Have Made Attempe
Long Ago 70 Develop Better
Looking Animals.

There Is 50 much real sstisfactioa-
IN the mixing and handling Of eowsa
with well shaped udders and tests,
and so much discomfort IN managins
The poorly built COW. that dalrymen
and breeders should have made more
Of an attempt long ag1 to develop 80
ter locking and better acting uddsrA-
Il d not too late 10 begiz nov.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
FEED ACCORDING TO VARIETY
Pekin Ducks Are Large, Grow Fast
and Require More Feed Than
Fowls Of Other Breeds.

Young ducks should be fed from
four 10 six times day, according 70
the variety. Pekin ducks are the
larger feeders. and grow very fast;
tAey require more feed than other
ducks. although they must not have
feed that i hIehly concentrated. That
Is, it should be Sufficiently nourishing
but not too fattening.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
Tobacco DrIer.

are placed on the top rack and this is
raised a distance equal to that between
the racks. The next rack Is then filled.
and elevated. etc. In removing the'
cured tobacco the reverse process n
followed; the lowest rack is cleared
first, then the next above, etc. II In
stated that this miHimizes the labor r.,
quired.-Wisconsln Agriculturist.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
Making Fertilizer.

A mixture Of $50 pounds OF dry hen
manure. $50 pounds acid phosphate
and 100 pounds unleached hardwood
ashes win contain practically the
same quantities Of ammonia, phos-
phoric acid and potash as would be
carried in 800 pounds>of . 2-I0-2 fer.
tiliser.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
SAVE ALL FERTILIZER
Concrete Pits Advocated for
Storage of Manure.
Enormous Amount Of Waste In FsrtII-
lily Prevented-clear Dimensions Of
Convenient Pit and Directions
for Building.

The use of concrete on the farm is
long past the experimental stage. 1t
is q necessity. The first cost Of con-
crete is higher than for structures
built OF wood. but concrete is much
cheaper in the long run.
For maintaining or restoring the
fertility of the fields, there is nothing
better than barnyard manure. BY
the ordinary methods of piling manure
on the ground or storing it in wooden
pens or boxes, 80 to so per cent of its
fertility is lost. This loss is brought
about in two ways: First, by teaching
or washing due to heavy rains; sec
ond, by fermentation or heating caused
by lack of sufficient moisture. Since
concrete pits are waterproof, manure
may be kept in them as moist as may
be necessary and such an enormous
waste in the fertility of the manure
may thus be entirely prevented. One
load of manure from a concrete pit
is worth 1ls to loads of manure as
usually stored. Moreover, with con-
crete pits the supply of manure is In
creased by all the liquid manure, the
richest part, from the barn cutters and
feeding floors.
Shallow manure pits do very we'll
where the manure can be frequently
hauled to the fields. The walls and
floor should be FIVE inches thick. The
clear dimensions of a convenient pit
are: Depth, feet; width, 6 feet;
length, IL feet. Dig the trench 3 feet
s inches by feet 10 inches by IL feet
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
ln.l., q eaIxanIrsd haIl..

Do not forget to insist on galvanized
nails when you put on > roof. siding
or other outside work. IT'S consistent
with good business Judgment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

Plant SOY beans with = grain driII in
rows Is inches apart asing Is e e
pounds seed per acre. according a
variety.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
TOBACCO DRIER SAVES LABOR.
Plants Are Cut and Strung on Lsths
and Placed on Top Rack-ReVerse
Process In Removing.

The object here is to provide o
drier to be installed in tobacco barns.
In operation, the plants are cut and
strung on lath as usual then the lRth
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

The best style row Cor strawberries
4 thai best adapted 70 the require
nenis Of the grower.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05
ARkY&NM
COL. HODGES, JR,
IS Soldier BY
RIGHT OF BIRTH
Father of New 1st Infantry
Head viii Come With Him
on Transport Sheridan "

Born to the service is the phrase
that might well be used in mention of
Col Henry G. Hodges, Jr.. who arrives
here on the transport Sheridan April
Is to take command of the troops of
the 1st Infantry, Schofield Barracks,
for the colonel's father is a veteran
of the civil war, and was until his
retirement in 1895, an active officer
of the army.
Hedges the elder, Brig-g gen. Henry
c. Hodges, retired, will come on the
transport Sheridan with his son,
though he is now IS years of age The
| fact that he is able to take sea
voyage of this extent speaks well for
his strength. " .. |
General Hodges was born in Yer
mont in 1891, and served through the
regular army in the SOS as member
of the quartermaster's department In
1876 as lieutenantcolonelh he became
deputy quartermaster. He retired from
the army in 1895. ...... =. ...~-.-
Col Hodges, who will command the
LIST Infantry, is graduate of the mill
tary academy, a member of the class
Of 81. -. ..." .... III.
In 1909 he was graduated from the
war college at Washington, and during
the years 1911-1914 served on the gen.
eral staff at the capital city. He has
held various position in the army and
comes here from duty as commander
OF the 18th Infantry. stationed at Eagle
Pass, Texas.
Col. Hodges is Sc wears of age. hay-
ing been born in Washington, d. c.,
in 1860 He succeeds Col Daniel L.
Howell, who was originally at Soho
field in command of the 1st Infantry,
but who was recently transferred to
command of the End Infantry at Fort
Shafter, taking the place left by the
retirement of Col. Walter H. Chat
| field.
The new commander of the LIST In
fantry has the distinction of being Sc
nior officer on the transport Sheridan.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05
RECRUITS OF COMPANY
C GIVEN SPECIAL DRILL

Monday evenings are being assign
ed for special drill work with the new
recruits in Company c, N. G. H., in
addition to Wednesday evenings, which
are. the regular time for drill. Capt
Charles r. Frazier said today that,
owing to the fact that there are a
large number of recruits in the com.
pany-practically so per cent of the
whole eprollment-it has been neces-
sary to get this extra time into drill
work. In the regular Wednesday
evening drills, corporals are put over
the new men to put them through their
work. 1t is believed that by this sys.
tenn we'll rounded men will soon be
turned out s", t.: ....- I'll. H.: T..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05

transferred by w d. orders to the
22d Co., c. A C., from the l59th Co,
is automatically disrated and is re-
lieyed from duty as fort commander s
observer, Fort Ruger, and Cpl. Clyde
T. Walsh, l59th Co, is detailed acting
fort commanders observer. g.. a.
Extract-under authority from the
War Department dated October 80,
1918, the following named enlisted
men, now sick in the Department hos
pital, this city, will be sent on the
transport Thomas, scheduled to sail
from this port on or about April 3,
1916, to San Francisco. California,
where, upon arrival, they will be re-
ported to the commanding officer. Let
terman General hospital, the Preside
of San Francisco, for further treat
ment: "...# )"
Second CL Pvt William p. Alaton,
Company /, Sd Battalion of Engineers:
Mus. Mako Smiciklas, 6Sth Company.
c. A. c.: Artificer Charles A. Walters,
Company G, lst Inf; Pvt. Joseph A.
Callahan. Company X, Cd Inf; Pvt.
Emanuel De Sousa, Company K, I'd
Inf; Pvt. John Timperly, Company X,
I'd Inf; Pvt. Leslie ID. Butler, Com.
pany F., 18th Inf. Pvt. Wallace Nor
gan, unassigned, 25th Inf.
Pursuant to instructions from the
War Departments, the following nam
ed general prisoners win be sent by
the first available transport to San
Franchises, Calf, for disposition as
indicated below:
IT, ENurt lr;o f;old Cnnfk NJ 10 :.
For release from confinement-Henry
S. Baker. Russell Quick, William Wal
lace, John Alexander, Joseph NJ.
Dougher, Chaster s. Warner, Willie
Ray, Vincent Hanslik. Marmon Cana
way. For transfer to IT, S. peniten-
tiary-Fred C. Smith, Nathan Walker,
Ben r. Reese, George May. To dis
ciplinary barracks, Alcatraz. Califor-
mia = Leonard Cox, Frank Bibby,
Robert w. Dee, John s. De Wolf, Van
H. Rutland. George w. Smith, Alma
Good, Oscar Embler
First Glass Sergeant Clarence Saw.
yer, Telegraph and Telephone Platoon,
Company NJ. Signal Corps, Fort Shat
ter, H. T., will proceed to this city,
reporting on arrival to the department
adjutant, for duty in the Department
| Signal Office, in connection with fire
control and post telephone installa,
! tions.
Under the provisions of General Or
ders No. 81, War Department, 1914,
the following named enlisted men will
be discharged from the army by the
commanding officers of their respect
i've stations, by purchase: Second
! Class Private Henry lie Bourdais
Company l, Bird Battalion of Engi.
neers, Fort Shafter, and Private Rus
sell Bush, Company B, 25th Infantry,
+ Schofield Barracks, H. T.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05
MANY GUARD OFFICERS
FROM OUTSIDE ISLANDS
IN HONOLULU OF LATE

Activities this week among Shriners
and territorial Republican convention
men nave brought to the city many OF
the officers of the National Guard
from the outside islands.
Among those who have called at the
guard headquarters during the last
few days are the following: Lieut..
col. d. G. Lindsay, Ord Infantry; Maj
w. d. McBryde, 4th Infantry; Lieut.
Harold w. Rice, Srd Infantry; Maj. H
H. Mcrehead, End Infantry; Capt. o.
l.. Sorenson, LIST Separate Troop OF
Cavalry; and Lieut-col. John T. Moir
2nd Infantry. -.aI =.*..'....