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Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-28
Sam DOwdy Dead

Sam Dowdy, age about 80 years,
who lived on the Benson farm east
OF town, died Tuesday of this week,
after several days illness with pnsu-
monia. lie leaves a wife and two
or three small children. The re-
mains were buried in the Masonic
cemetery Wednesday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-28
CAMPBELL FOR CONGRESS

To the People of the Second Congressional District;
Lam candidate for the Democratic nomination
for Congress in the Primary election to be held March
29th, 1916
In the primary of two years agoI carried my home
county, of Randolph and also every county adjoining
my home county by big majorities, and also got good
vote in every county of the district
Between now and the primary intend to make
thorough campaign of the entire district and shall
challenge my opponents to meet me on the stump and
discuss with me the public questions that concern the
public welfare of this Congressional district that the
people may know our position on these matters and
have opportunity to judge of respective fitness
to be your Representative in Congress.
For nearly three years the President and both
Houses of Congress have all been Democratic. During
this time there has been excuse why
Congressman could not have passed any bill he wished
to pass provided it in harmony with the Democratic
Platform Yet call upon our present Congressman to
name single bill measure that he has caused to
be enacted into law since he has been in Congress
Yet he has been in Congress FOUR TERMS and is
now running for a FIFTH TERM. he has already
drawn from your public treasury MORE THAN SEW
ENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. Don't you think he
has been in long enough?
favor making the Government help the people to
build good roads, not merely by sendidg out at the
peoples expense, good-roads speeches, but by using
some of the money from the Government Treasury to
build good roads this country and thereby tighten
the burden of taxation the people and at the
time give us better roads, Let the National State and
County Governments go hand in hand in building good
roads for the people.
favor the immediate passage by Congress of
Rural Credits Law to enable the farmers of this
country to borrow money at reasonable rate of inter
est.
favor the immediate passage by Congress of
law not to license but to abolish Gambling in Cotton
Futures.
ask you to come out and hear these and the other
issues of the campaign discussed and Judge for your
self whomyou will choose to serve you in Congress.
most cordially thank each and every one of my
friends for their loyal support in the last campaign
and assure you that if you will rally to my support
again this time with the enthusiasm as you did
two years ago that will be your Congressman from
this district after the next election.
Sincerely your friend,
TOM w. CAMPBELL.
Pocahontas Arkansas
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Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-28

Miss Elsie Tyler of St. LOUIS
came ~ Wednesday and went out
to Eleyenpoint to visit her parents,
who are both reported to be very
i'll with pneumonia.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-28

tound-On the streets Of Pooa-
hontas, a w. o. w. emblem. own
er may have same by calling at the
Star Herald office. 23 ltp.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

long. This size Of roller weighs about
$50 pounds or PCS pounds per foot of
length.
A form for making concrete roller
may be easily and cheaply made. For
roller Is inches in diameter and "a
inches long, cut piece of sheet iron
"a inches by 56lS inches. The edges
must be cut even and must be square.
This may be bent In circle and nailed
II necessary, to two sets Of wooden
clamps made for this purpose. Writ
the iron form with No. 10 wire to hold
the form from opening at the joint
when the concrete is placed. Grease
or oil the inside Of the form thorough
ly so that 1t will not stick to the con.
crete.
To make an opening for an axle or
shaft, place three-fourths or seven.
eighths-inch iron pipe in the center OF
the form.
The concrete should be one part
cement, two parts sand and four parts
stone or gravel. 1t will take a little
less thaA one bag of cement for
roller Of the above dimensions.
A small roller for rolling seeded
ground may be made by pouring con.
crete into piece of pipe which forms
the outer surface.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

hereditary, 1t is possible for a new
born lamb to become infected from a
diseased mother shortly after birth,
and this fact has led some sheep
owners to think it is hereditary. Be
sides common sheep scab there are
several other varieties of scab affect
Ing sheep, each caused by distinct
species of mite, but they are of COM
paratively little Importance.
When allowed to spread, sheep scab
causes great financial loss to the In
dustry. These losses are caused by ~
a decrease in the quantity of wool pro-
duced, ~ loss in weight and general
condition from irritation and other
effects of the disease which render the
animals unthrifty, and (3) the death
of large numbers of infected sheep.
While the disease is highly contagious,
lnsidious in its nature, and severe in
Its effects, it yields readily to proper
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
CARE OF MILK BEFORE COOL
Bad odors and Poor Flavor Of Butter
Traced to improper Handling
Keep Vessels Clean.

If the facts were known doubtless
it would be found that most of the
contamination that causes bad Odors in
milk and poor flavor in butter could be
traced to the handling Of the milk be-
fore it was cooled. Warm milk is food
for bacteria and so long as the milk
is exposed and warm 1t will likely be
contaminated.
As soon as the milk is drawn from
the COW 1t should be cooled. Even
while the milking is being done the
can should be covered and the milk
pail so that as little of the milk is ex-
posed as possible.
Much will always depend upon the
temperature Of the milk. When the
temperature is lowered danger of
growth Of these bacteria is reduced.
Where ice is available the milk may
be quickly cooled, but where there
is no ice more difficulty may be ex-
pected.
OF course the vessels must be kept
clean and the milk put where it will
not absorb bad odors. But it must
be cooled before 1t can be expected
to be anything like free from contain
mating bacteria.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
SELLING CREAM FOR BUTTER
Fewer Cans Are Required for Hauling
In Proportion TO Its Value
Convenient to Handle.

A good cream separator will skim
80 per cent cream practically as
closely as a % per cent cream. The
only advantage of selling cream for
butter-making purposes which tests
% per cent or less is the very small
amount of mechanical loss. That is,
less win stick to the can and stirring
rod. But especially In warm weather,
when cream pours easily and me-
chanical losses are low, rich cream
is best. These are the reasons:
When cream is purchased on the
basis of its test, nothing whatever is
paid for any part Of it except the but
terfat. The richer you skim 1t the
more skim milk is kept on the farm.
A rich cream-one testing from 80
to 45 per cent-requires fewer cans
for hauling it in proportion to its
value, keeps longer in good condition,
is more quickly cooled and more
conveniently handled.
Transportation charges are less and
creameries prefer rich cream, so that
after the customary starter milk is
added, the cream will be of about the
proper richness for churning. Every
cream separator has a simple adjust
ment for regulating the richness of
cream.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
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Portable Galvanized.lron Sheep Dip
ping Vat.

treatment and is easily cured. A
sheep owner should never allow scab
to remain In his flock, as 1t can be
easily eradicated by proper dipping.
The only rational treatment for COM
mon scab consists in using some ex-
ternal application which will kill the
parasites. Feeding sulphur and salt
and various other preparations to
sheep will not destroy the parasites
and consequently will not effect a
cure. Hand dressing or spot doctor
ing" as 1t is commonly called, con-
sists In soaking the affected parts with
a medicated solution of strength sufii-
clent to kill the mites. This acts as a
palliative and tends temporarily to
check the disease, but will not effect
q cure.
Dipping consists In immersing the
sheep in a medicated solution that will
kill the parasites, and is the only
practical method known for eradi-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

nent pond by scraping out the bottom
and lining 1t with clay.
A patch of stony, unproductive
ground can, in few years, be con-
verted into Joy for the youngsters,
by planting 1t to hickory trees.
Nothing adds so much to the COM
fort of everybody on the farm as dry,
solid paths or walks running from the
house to all of the outbuildings and
connecting the latter.
If you do not have the energy to
build dipping tank for the hogs, pour
some coal oil over the pond where
they wallow, and it win aid materially
in disposing Of the lice.
A self-opening and closing gate is
appreciated in cold and stormy
weather.
1t will only take a good days work
to make a splitlog drag and it will
pay for itself over and over the first
year.
A gasoline engine and a manure
spreader are cheaper than the wages
of farm hand, and they can be al.
ways had.
If you are thinking of trying alfalfa.
start with a small field, say two or
three acres. II your experiment fails,
the loss will not be 50 great, but alfalfa
viii grow In almost any soil or any
climate II 1t is handled right.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

loft and from twenty to thirty feet in
length. Some breeders make the fly
high enough so that it will extend over
part Of the roof Of the pigeon house,
In order that the birds may sit in the
sun. This is not only injurious to the
roof, but encourages the birds to lazy
habits, whereas to get successful re-
suits in breeding they must be kept
working, or at least not encouraged to
idleness.
The estimated cost Of feeding pair
of pigeons varies from 81 to $1,50 a
year. Reports from number of
pigeon farms give an average cost of
S1.32.
Clear drinking water, grit, broken
oyster shell and charcoal should be
kept before the pigeons all the time.
Squads are ready for market usually
from 31a to Az weeks of age, and
up to this time they are fed by their
parents. They must be sent to market
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
DESTROY INSECTS IN GARDEN
Small Frame Covered With Cheese
Cloth VIII Protect Melons,
Squashes and cueumbers.

In fighting the squash bug, q suck.
Ing insect which attacks melons,
squashes and cucumbers, frames COW
cred with cheese cloth may be put
over the plants or the large yellow
eggs and bugs may be picked of by
hand early in the morning. The vines
should be destroyed after the crop is
harvested.
Another insect, included in the name
Of squash bugs, is the cucumber bee
tie, which is a biting insect. An ex-
cess quantity Of seed should be plant
ed and then the plants should be dust
ed with a mixture OF one pound of
paris green with so pounds of lime OF
cheap flour.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

part Of the roof of the mouth and
piercing the brain. but II sent to mar
ket without plueking they are usually
killed by wringing or breaking the
neck.
Squads should be graded according
to size and quality, as dark-colored
and small squads tend to lower the
price paid for an entire shipment OF
mixed squads. They are usually
packed for shipment In a good supply
OF cracked ice. breasts up. with par
aim paper between each layer Of ice
and squads. Some express companies
have special rate for squad ship
ments. which should be secured wher.
syer possible -
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
GET RID OF DEF0RMED BIRDS
Let Undesirable Fowls Run With 9th,
ers Until Right Size, Then Fatten
Them for Market.

Handle the chicks and market de
formed birds as soon as they are Of
market size. Crooked backs, hip joints
of unequal height, crooked toes, long
beaks, combs with side springs, duck
feet, off-colored eyes and a pronounced
tendency to off-colored feathers, can
not readily be detected without hand
ling the birds. 1t is well to sew a band
Of red flannel or mark with colored
paint the legs Of birds destined for the
early market. A dab of paint on the
wing bow is also good.
Let these birds run with the others
till about the size needed, and then
pen and fatten. Many a sale can be
made at the door IL the chicks are
cooped and ready. Keep them free
from lice and growing every day. but
get rid of them quickly.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
ESTIMATE WIRE FOR FENCES
cateh-weloht spools Weigh From Sc
TO 12s Pounds-streteher 10 Al
most indispensable.

In calculating the amount OF wire
to fence a field il is customary to as
sumo that ordinary barb wire weighs
one pound per rod. This is approx
mate only. but 1t viii give you an idea
in estimating the number Of spools.
Barbed wire is placed upon the mar
ket either In catch weights Of ordi-
nary spools 50 rods long Catch-weight
spools weigh from IS to los pounds,
the average being about 95 pounds.
These are net weights and are marked
on the spool. Eighty rod spools are
guaranteed to contain 50 rods Of wire.
Every farmer with such fencing to
do should have q wire stretcher. One
is almost indispensable to easy and
satisfactory work.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
CBy FRANK D. ToMsoN.)

(By FRANK d. TOMSON)
An interesting departure from the
usual scope of experiments with live
stock has been made by the Kansas
agricultural experiment station at
Manhattan in cooperation with the
Animal husbandry division, bureau Of
animal industry, Washington, d. @.
A breeding experiment has been start
ed with beef breeding cows that is
to run for 20 years, the purpose be-
ing to ascertain whether or not there
Is a specific type of COW which can
be relied upon to produce beef calves
If prize winning merit.
Twenty Shorthorn cows have been
put into this experiment and were Sc
ected by Prof. w. A. Cochel of the
Kansas State Agricultural college and
W. F. Ward, senior animal husband
man in beef cattle Investigations Of
The department of agriculture, from
the herds of the best Shorthorn breed
ers in the country. They were not
selected upon the basis of their merit
and breeding but because each had
produced an outstanding calf.
Shorthorns were selected for this
experiment as the beef breed most
widely distributed throughout the
United States and because of the natu-
raj tendency of the Shorthorn COW to
product both beef and milk In profit
able quantities.
An inspection Of this group of
females furnishes the evidence that
Professors Cochel and Ward had a
clear and definite conception of the
purpose In hand. They adhere to the
.ype generally accepted by experienced
breeders as the most reliable pro-
nuclng type. They are of breezy APP
pearance. distinctly feminine in char
Acter, Of smooth conformation, level
lines, carrying an even distribution Of
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
CACTUS AS FEED CROP
Propaganda Should Be Viewed
With Suspicion by Farmers.
Experiments as Forage Crop Not Con-
Enthusiastically Unsulted to Flor
Ida condltions-contalns
Much Water.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
The propaganda carried on In por-
lions of the South In advocacy of the
commercial planting Of spineless
prickly pear, or spineless cactus,
should be viewed with suspicion by
farmers who are seeking thoroughly
proved forage crops for that region.
For any portion Of the South this is
no more than an experimental crop,
according to specialists of the United
States department of agriculture. The
experiment station at Gainesville, Fla,
some years ago tested out 30 or
more varieties furnished by this de-
partment and found them entirely I'M
suited to the conditions there. While
the reports from some of the coastal
sections are more favorable, the plants
have not been grown on sufficient
scale to warrant more than an expert
mental planting by the man Of limited
means. Prospective growers should
confine themselves to small number
OF plants, from which nursery can
soon be established II the crop proves
TO be adapted. II should be borne In
mind that this crop Is to be consid-
cred a succulent to be fed In connec-
ton with a concentrate ration and pre-
ferably little dry hay. 1t contains
IS to "a per cent water and no stock
can be maintained on II alone. II Is
necessary TO decide whether, In a re-
gion where green feed of more nu-
tritious forage crops can be had near
", IL not quite, the entire year, there
is a place for such a crop.
Stocks for planting are widely dis
tributed In small quantities In the
South, and there are a number Of
growers in Florida who are offering cut
tings for sale ut reasonable prices, so
there is no need Of paying fancy fig
ures. There also are many such grow
ers In California.
Activities Of promoters during the
past season have not been confined TO
the South. They have operated and
actually sold carloads Of cuttings as
far north AZ Colorado. Of varieties that
are known TO be too tender to stand
the temperatures Of San Antonio. Tex.
There is but one splneless species
known which viii withstand the tenn
Deratures IN Texas rs far north as
WACO. This Is opuntia Ellissiana, q
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
SQUADS RETURN PROFIT
Much Depends Upon Kind of
Treatment Given to Birds.
Forty Pairs Can Be Kept Together
Quite SuccessfuIIy-Birds Should
Not Be Encouraged to Idle
ness-Cost Of Feed.

It is a debatable question with
Squab breeders today whether birds
should be kept in small or large fiOcks.
While one will advocate keeping not
over 50 pairs in loft, another will ad-
vocate keeping 25, and third will
claim that there is no harm in keeping
200 pairs together. Observations have
led to the belief that 40 pairs can be
kept together quite successfully. These
should have about so square feet of
floor space and the lofts should be at
least six feet high.
There should also be a fly from six
to eight feet high, the width of the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
HUMUs CONTENT IS REQUIRED
Soil May Be Fertile, But Without De
eayed Organic Matter Good Crops
Cannot Be Grown.

A soil may be called fertile in that
1t contains plenty Of plant food. such
as nitrogen. phosphoric acid or potash /;
but IL the humus content is low good
crops cannot be raised. Humus is
decayed organic matter and the
amount of humus In the soil can
easily be controlled by the farmer. He
can get 1t into the soil by blowing
under or working into the soil or
ganlc matter In such condition that l.
viii readily decay.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

eating the disease from the flock. The
usual method is for the sheep to enter
one end Of a vat filed with dip.
through which they swim. and leave
the vat at the opposite end. The dip
or solution should be used warm In
order that 1t may penetrate the fleece
and the hard scabs or erusts. Two
clippings 10 to IA days apart are nee
essary to effect cure. The first dip
ping kills the live mites but does not
destroy the eggs. Within ten days
after the first dipping the eggs on the
skin at that time will have Matched
out. but the new mites will not have
reached maturity or laid eggs. The
second dipping kills the new mites
Matched subsequently to the first dip
ping.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

medium-slzed species of about the
same habit as the common natives of
southern Texas. This hardy species
seems to have Its origin at Corpus
Christi and there are evidences that
1t was grown there IA years ago. 1t Is
known to be grown there still. The
stock of 1t is quite limited, there be-
ing but few growers known to the
department who have propagated II
on any scale, and even their supplies
are not large.
So far as the types which are now
being exploited are concerned, they
cannot be grown except In the very
warmest sections of the country. 1t
is yet to be determined whether any
spineless cactus can make an econom-
ic crop In the humid South, where
legumes and other forages of high
er nutritive value can be had In a
green, succulent condition nearly the
entire year. Low temperatures limit
the possible cultivation Of these ex-
plotted forms to the coast and inte-
rior valleys Of California, southwest
ern Arizona (under irrigation), Tex
as, south Of the Texas-Mexico railway,
and favored localities on the immedi-
ate Gulf coast. The experiments men,
toned above appear to exclude the
crop from central Florida. Further
data are necessary TO determine Its
value on the coast.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

flesh and also displaying pronounced
milking qualities. The shoulders are
well laid, hips well covered and there
is ample depth of middle. Without ex-
cepelOn they adhere decidedly to the
breed type. 1t is remarkable that this
number of females could be obtained
from nearly as many herds in vari-
Gus states representing different strains
of breeding so nearly of one type.
This demonstrates at the outset that
Shorthorn breeders are working def
nitely toward a standard.
1t is the purpose TO mate with these
females, Scotch bulls bred along show
yard lines. The first sire to be used is
Matchless Dale, the present stock bull
In the college herd, massive son of
the noted sire of show winners, Avon
dale. Matchless Dale has made rec
ord as sire OF show steers, being ac-
credited with having sired more cham
pion Shorthorn steers than any bull,
living or dead.
The experiment is now under way.
The first crop of calves will be dropped
in September and 1t is needless to say
that more than ordinary interest will
center in this first group Of young
sters.
The purpose is to follow a process
of elimination, dlscarding those cows
that do not measure up to the required
standard as producers and substitute
ing others bred within this group
Whether the specific purpose for which
this experiment is being conducted
will be fulfilled or not, there is GER
tain to be vast amount of light shed
upon the problems that confront cattle
breeders who will attentively follow
the progress of this undertaking. The
result should have a far-reaching in
fluence in the important field of cat
tie Improvement.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28

promptly as the period during which
they are In best condition rarely ex-
ceeds one week. Squads are In good
market condition when fully feathered
under the wings, which is usually
about the time they begin to leave the
nest. II they are not killed at this
time they soon lose their baby fat and
their flesh begins 20 harden.
Catch the squads to be marketed
In the morning before they are fed
by their parents, so that their crops
will be empty. Squads are usually
killed in the same manner as poultry
by cutting the arteries In the back
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-07-28
CARE NECESSARY IN PASTURE
overpasturlng Is Injurious Practice,
as IL Destroys Grass-con.
dltlons In England.

Be fair to the pastures. 0verpas-
turing destroys the grass-kills the
goose that lays the golden egg. At
least Is per cent less live stock would
be a good rule. In England, where
they have real pastures. the cattle
often run knee-deep in grass. There,
Of course. are found much better nat
ural conditions for growing abundant
pasturage. But 1t takes more than
conditions to make a good permanent
pasture-care is necessary, and ma
nure, and a restriction OF the number
of head per acre.