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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
FIGHT AGAINST WEEDS
Constant Losses Call for Vigor-
GUS Crusade by Farmers.
70 Rid Country of Noxious Plants
Would Put Agriculture Forward
Almost IncaIcuIably-SimpIe
Methods Effective.

The fact that farmers are crying for
relief from the weed pest, and that
the government is trying to aid them,
Is one of the encouraging signs Of the
day. To rid the country Of weeds
would put agriculture forward almost
intellectually.
An enormous amount of labor is in
volved every year In the determination
Of weeds. Not only are these weeds
troublesome to cultivated agricultural
crops, but they are troublesome In
meadows and pastures. The cornaelds
and cultivated crops generally must
be kept clean If crop is to be pro-
duced. OF course, the farmer would
want to till his soil whether weeds
occurred or not. A soil that Is not cul-
tivated would not produce remuner-
alive crop. But the weeds have come
to stay, and the farmer must till the
soil to keep the weeds In subsection.
Persistence by simple methods will
be more effective than spasmodic eff
forts and Oftentimes more expensive
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
MUCH CATTLE FEED WASTED
Failure to Utilize Full Value of Matel
rial Increases Cost of Meat
Production.

A vast quantity of feed available
for cattle is now either wasted abso-
lutely or put to some less profitable
use, according to a recent report of
the department Of agriculture. Fail
ure TO utilize the full value of their
material has increased unnecessarily
the cost of producing meat, has d.
minished the profits from cattle feed
ing, and has discouraged many farm
ers from engaging in an industry es-
sential to their permanent prosperity.
According to this report, the loss in
grain, straw and corn slower amounts
to more than $10O000,O00 annually.
Both of these products are disposed
Of most economically when fed to
cattle in connectio with some form of
concentrated feed. Straw is especial
ly valuable In carrying the breeding
herd through the winter, In wintering
stockers and as supplementary
rOughage for fattening cattle. Slower,
too, is an excellent feed for wintering
cattle, especially mature breeding
cows. Nevertheless, In many sections
of the country where these products
are abundant, little attempt is made
to take advantage Of their value for
these purposes.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
REMEDIES FOR LICE on HOGS
Nebraska College o: Agriculture Bay,
Crude OIL Probably Cheapest and
Most Effective.

OF the remedies commonly used for
lice on hogs, the Nebraska college of
agriculture says that crude oil is prob
ably the cheapest and the m0st effec-
tive, as II kills not only the lice, but
the nits as well at one application.
The most convenient method of apply
Ing is by means Of hog olier. of
which there are several good types.
These have the advantage Of being
always ready and need little attention
except keeping oil supplied. The best
type OF oiler is one that enables the
pig to get the oil to all parts of the
body. If there is any indication Of
skin disease, the part should be
scrubbed with broom or brush so as
to get the oil well into the skin. Where
crude oil is used, II will be noticed that
the skin and hair are improved In ap-
pearance. Where the floors of the pens
or sheds are Of dirt, liberal appli-
cation Of oil will keep down the dust
as well as aid In killing lice.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
CONTROL BOIL WEEvIL
Simplest Type of Mechanical De-
vice Known as Chain Drag.
Combines In One Process Cultivation
of Crop and Drawing of Fallen,
Infested Squares to Middles
Sun Kills Pests.

By w. f. KINDS. Alabama Experiment
Station.)
BY far the simplest type of mechan-
ical device for weeyil control and one
that has been tested quite extensively
In Texas with beneficial results, is
known as the chain drag or cultivator.
A full description Of such is found In
Farmers Bulletin No. 344 Of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
This device Is not expected TO catch
weevils or to, collect squares, but to
combine in one process the cultiva-
ton of the crop and the drawing Of
fallen, infested squares to the middles
by the use of heavy chains arranged
so that they will converge to the rear
from the outer ends of a spreader.
Thus the infested squares are exposed
tepthe heat of the sun and the weeyil
stages are killed. The device is OF spe-
cial value during periods of hot, dry
weather and on soils that are not
baked.
This device is an extreme simplifica-
fion of the chain cultivator idea and
may be easily made. It consists essen
italy of four parts. First. a spreader,
which may be piece Of heavy jolst
or even a green branch Of a tree. The
length should be six or eight inches
shorter than the distance between the
rows. 1t should be two or three inches
in diameter and fairly heavy. The
chain may be fastened 10 the ends by
heavy staples or by wiring. 1t is better
10 have enc side Of link held in q
notch sawed In the end Of the spread
or. The second part Is the chain which
should be OF type commonly used in
logging operations and should have
about seven sr eight links per foot and
these made of about one-half-inch iron.
From II to 10 feet Of chain is needed
10 give two loops with a spreader Of
three TO four feet in length.
The chain is fastened so that one
loon is shorter than the other, thus
bringing the loops about ten inches
apart. The third part is a trace chain
for connecting the drag with the sin
gle tree. This may be fastened six or
eight inches from the ends of the
Epreader and should run forward far
enough so that the spreader viii not
be lifted from the ground as il is
drawn forward. Fourth, the machine
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY
Great Need for Increase by
Farmers in This Country.
Department of Agricultural Has Been
Trying for Years to Show Them
Comparatively New Product
Of This Country.

The average American consumes 50
pounds Of sugar each year-and only
ten pounds Of that ration is now pro-
duced in this country. The farmers
Of the country should keep that money
at home, in other words, put 1t In
their own pockets, and the department
Of agriculture has been trying for
18 years to show them how and In
duce them to do so.
Sugar is a product of manufacture
mainly from the farmers sugar cane
and sugar beets. Incidentally some
sugar is produced from the sap Of the
sugar maple-the entire value Of that
product, both sugar and strip, and
the sorghum strip, being only about
$15,000,000 annually, while the total
value of the sugar beet and sugar cane
industries of this country tOtaled
$l17000,000.
Beet sugar is comparatively recent
product of this country, and car
scarcely be said to have existed &c
years ago. The production during the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
SPOTTED BUR CLOVER PLANT.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
That southern farmers grow bur
clover, especially the southern or spot
ted variety, as cover, pasture and green
manure crops is the advice of special
lists of the United States department
of agriculture in Farmers Bulletin
No. 693, recently issued. This has
been found to be the cheapest legume
for use in the South which will pre-
vent the washing Of the soil.
One Of the advantages OF bur clover
is the facility with which it reseeds
itself. Once established on pasture
lands, 1t Will maintain itself indefinite
ly If the plants are permitted to ma
ture some seed, at least every other
year. This elimination of the neces-
sity for additional seeding from year
to year reduces both the cost and trou-
BILE to farmers In maintaining cover
crops. In addition to It's value as a
cover and forage crop, the use of bur
clover has, In many instances, resulted
in material increases In cotton yield.
Directions for inoculating the soil and
seeding, and suggestions for rotations
including bur clover are contained in
the bulletin already mentloneu.
Sowing the Seed.
Bur clover should always be sown
In late summer or fall. In the cotton
states the best time for seeding is the
month Of September, but 1t may be
seeded in August, and seedlings as late
as October often give favorable re.
suits, even as far north as South Caro-
lima. Seedlings later than October,
however, are to be avoided whenever
possible, as but little fall and winter
growth is usually secured from such
paintings
When the seed is sown In the bur,
broadcasting is the only practicable
method. To obtain a full stand by
this method, from three to six bushels
of seed per acre are necessary. After
sowing, a light narrowing should be
given. In the regions, however, which
are well adapted to bur clover, 1t Is
much more economical as q rule tc
begin with light seeding and to de-
pend in subsequent years on the vol
unteer crop when this is practicable.
In the cotton states lack of inocula
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
CARE OF CREAM IN SUMMER
Cleanliness Is First Rule TO Observe
Dirty Surroundings Result in
Poor Milk.

During the hot days Of summer the
farmer who is selling cream to the
creamery finds ii a problem to keep
his cream in the proper condition.
However, there are but a few simple
rules which should be followed that
would result in better cream. First
OF all these is cleanliness. Dirt. re-
member. carries bad fiav0rs II the
barn or its surroundings and cows
are dirty ii viii result In poor milk:
poor milk results in poor cream; poor
cream results In peer butte
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15

may be guided by attaching a pillow
line or wires to the spreader where the
trace chains are attached. These
should run back to q short stick which
gives a firm and easy hand hold. One
end of the rope or wire may then be
carried down to each chain so that
they may be lifted independently or
the entire machine lifted from the
ground to jump or dodge stumps and
to guide the machine so that 1t may
be used close to the plants.
In dry weather, weevil-infested fields
should be gone over twice week with
this device. A man and mule can 20
over seven or eight acres per day. This
is as large an area per mule as should
be In cotton in heavily infested terri.
tory.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15

would need the production of 1000, 00C
acres under beets TO equal the entire
home demand.
In the 10 states adapted to growing
beets there are about 100000 farms
and 27S,719,622 acres of improved
land. Therefore. IL every farmer in
four Of these states would plant a
three-acre patch and give 1t the care
that could readily be bestowed upon
so small a plot, 1t would be unneces-
sary for US TO buy foreign sugar.
Two-thlrds Of l per cent of the i'm
proved land in the states adapted to
sugar beet would accomplish this re
suit, and mere than that acreage lies
idle. absolutely unused. every year.
Any one of the states of Illinois. lows.
Kansas. Missouri, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka or Ohio could produce all this
sugar and then have the beets come
only once In a ten-year rotation.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
FEED ALFALFA WITH SILAGE.
Particularly Adapted for Young Cattle
Corn Must Be Fed to Produce
Solid Fat.
CBy RAY A. GATEwooD. Kansas Agri-
| cultural ColleRe)

By RAY A. GATEwooD Kansas Agri.
cultural College.)
Alfalfa when fed with silage Is par
ticularly well adapted as feed for
young cattle. In the beginning Of the
fattening process, the cattle win con-.
sumo from Is to 80 pounds Of hay and
silage a day. Alfalfa hay fed alone
does not produce the same effect on
cattle that it does when fed in connec-
ton with silage, because the latter is
more suoculent and more palatable
than the former.
AS cattle approach the marketable
point corn must be fed in quantities
readily consumed to produce solid fat.
At this stage alfalfa and silage should
not be fed in such large quantities as
formerly, because the cattle do not
need the extra protein. Taking all
facts into consideration, alfalfa hay,
silage and corn are the most economi
cal fat producers If fed in correct.
proportions.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
CULTIvATING TWO CORN ROWS
Implement Invented by Iowa Man VIII.
Two Tongues for Three Horses
Sleeves on Yokes.

Israel b. Hoxworth of Iowa is the
inventor of the gang cultivator shown
here, recently patented. This enltiva-
tor has two tongues for three horses.
two rows of corn. or whatever Is to
be cultivated being cultivated at one
time. Sleeves are journaIed on the
crank ends of yokes that are secured to-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15

twelfth census year (1S99) amounted
to S1,729 short tons, while the 1912
product aggregated 100000 short tons,
valued at $73,000,O00.
There are now In operation GO fac
tories in II states, which used during
the past season 5,062, 1893 tons of beets
produced on 473,ST7 acres, and the in
dustry has become one of the main
stays and chief supports Of agricul-
ture under irrigation in the semiarid
states. Yet this industry produces
practically only one-eighth of the
home consumption. The importation
from entirely foreign territory now
approximates 100000 short tons an
nually. "A home beet sugar prOduc-
ton sufficient to cut off this produc-
ton would not affect the home cane
sugar industry adversely, because that
has so nearly reached its limit that
any possible growth it may have from
now on win not equal the annual in
crease In the country's consumption,
which has considerably more than
doubled in the last 25 years, and now
Is greater per capita than any other
country except England.
With our present low average Of one
and one-Quarter tons of beet sugar per
acre, It would require 100000 acres
to produce the 100000 short tons
now imported; or, according to the
acreage harvested the last year, II
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
CHERRY LOUISE IS ABUNDANT
Especially Thick on Tender Leaves To-
ward Tip Of Representatives
Ruin Fruit Crop.

The back cherry aphis often BE-
comes very abundant at this time %
the year, especially upon the tender
leaves toward the tips Of the twiEs.
Sometimes these lice become so abuR-
dant as t. almost ruin the crop "
fruit upon the trees. Often they ara.
not noticed until they become extreme
Is abundant.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
USING vETCH AS COVER CROP
II Does, an Expert Says, II Little Rye
Is Seeded With It-crimson
Glover Good.

An expert says that winter vetch
does best as a cover crop II a little
rye is seeded with il. One bushel Of
veteh TO one-half bushel Of rye Is
about right
In mild climates crimson clover can
be used instead Of vetch.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
CLOVER AND ALFALFA BL0A7
Trouble ls Due to Fermentation of
Sugar Contained In Blossoms
Formalin Is Favored.
lBy DIR. C. C. LIPPA

According TO circular 5 of the Ken
lucky experiment station, it has been
found that the cause Of bloat in cat
tie following the eating of either
clover or alfalfa pasture is due to the
fermentation of the sugar contained
in the blossoms. Red clover blossoms
contain about 3.6 per cent sugar, al
falfa blossoms 2.S per cent. Soon aft
er being eaten, fermentation begins,
resulting in the production of consid-
cradle quantity of carbon dioxide. This
distends the first stomach or rumen
and produces the condition known as
blOat.
The authors of the Kentucky bulle-
tin strongly recommend the use of
formalin for this condition. One quart
OF ~ per cent solution is given as a
drench. This ~ per cent solution is
made by adding three tablespoonfuls of
foTmalin to one quart Of water. Gentle
exercises should be given the animal
If possible after the medicine has been
given. This treatment is simple, safe,
and inexpensive, and should be kept
on hand so that 1t may be used on q
moments notice should necessity re.
quire.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15

CBy DIR. r. r. DTKSTRA, Kansas stata
Agricultural College.)
Ringworm is contagious skin dis
ease caused by the growth Of a fungus
in the skin and hair. The disease
spreads rapidly from animal to animal
and from animal TO man. Care should
be exercised in handling animals affect
ed with this condition.
II may be treated successfully hy
scrubbing the parts thoroughly with
soap and water and stiff brustlei
brush so as to remove all the seahs
The area then is to be painted daily
for about a week with pure tincture Of
iodine.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
AMPLE SHADE FOR HoGHoUSE
Easy to Arrange Attachment TO Affore
Shelter for Animals Running In
Treeless Lot.

On any of the portable shedreoi
hoghouses that are now In common use
1t is easy TO arrange an attachment to
give outdoor shade for the hogs that
may be running In a treeless let OF
pasture. BY arranging the supporting
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
Il | / ii
..,4D tZI[.EI,t aEI.|

the tongues, bracket arms connecting
the sleeves and the cultivator gang
beams. An arm projects from each
sleeve, a spring connecting one end Of
these arms and the ends of.the Jokes.
A crank shaft is journaled upon the
frame, spring connecting one end Of
the crank shaft and the gang beams
Farming Business
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15

from the old vegetable and Gower gar
dens and in many cases have become
serious pests.
Black mustard is a tall, coarse.
much-branched annual. two GO five
feet high; leaves variously divided. or
only deeply cut. the terminal Lobe the
largest. sharply toothed. The upper
leaves small. simple. as a rule linear.
Leaves generally not smooth. but
somewhat bristiy. at least on the
veins. Flowers yellow. smaller than
in charlOck. Pods smooth. about one
half inch long. fOur-cornered. tipped
with slender beak. Seeds black or
reddish-brOwn, smaller than eharlOck.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
Shade for Hops.

timber along the ends of the house,
as shown in the illustration, the shade
may be easily put In place. This
shade attachment Is separate from the
house itself and may be easily moved.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
Rotating Bur Clover.

Bur clover may be used as winter
crop in rotation with any cultivated
summer crop. Among rotations that
have been suggested the following
seem desirable:
First year-Cotton, bur clover sown
between the rows September /.
Second year-Corn or soy beans, fol
lowed by bur clover.
Third year-Cotton.
A less simple rotation is the fol-
lowing:
First year, Cotton, bur clover sown
between the rows September /.
Second year-Corn, followed by win
ter oats.
Third year-0ats, followed by soy
beans or cOwpeas, preferably in rows.
Bur clover sown in the rows Septem-
Der l. If tire soy beans or cowpeas
are brOadcasted, the bur clover should
not be sowU before the crop is har.
vested.
Fourth year-Cotton.
After bur clover has been once sue
cessfully grown stands can usually be
secured tn such intertilled summer
crops as cotton, corn, soy beans, or
sorghums. In broadcasted crops, how.
ever, such as soy beans, millet and
cowpeas the shade is so dense that
the young bur-elover plants for the
most part perish.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15

ton apparently has often been the
cause Of failure in establishing bur
clover crops, especially when hulled
seed was sown. Usually when seed
Is sown in the bur there are enough
bacteria in the dust on the burs to
insure incubation. 1t is desirable,
however, In planting bur clover for
the first time, that farmers do not go
to the expense of purchasing large
quantity Of seed, but that they plant
comparatively small area, inOculating
the soil either by the soll-transfer
method or, In the absence of inoculat-
ed soil, by the use of pure cultures.
When once patch of bur clover has
been grown successfully on farm
the whole farm can easily be inoculat-
ed by scattering soil from the places
where the bur clover grew successful-
L.,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
IODINE CURE FOR RINGWoRM
Contagious Disease Caused by Growth
OF Fungus in skin-Ailment viii
Spread Rapidly.

CBy DIR. r. r. DTKsTRA, Kansas star.
Agricultural Coliege)
The Washington times., 1916-02-11
EVIL FACED" YOUTH
CLEW IN GIRL 'SDEATH
Lurking Behind Tree When High
School Miss Disappeared.
Body Found in Woods.

wAUKEGAN. ILL.,. Feb. Ii.-Photo-
graphs OF mans footprints in the
snow and the description OF n youth
with 'an evil face and staring eyes
were the only clews today In the mys-
terious death Of pretty Marian Lam
bert an eighteen-year-old high school
girl. whose body was found In the woods
on the estate of Harold r. Mccormick.
south OF Lake Forest.
Though an autopsy early today proved
that the girl had died from n subtle but
violent poison, SO many strange angles
developed In the case that police scout
ed the theory Of suicide.
In brief. authorities said, the circum-
stances OF the case we're these:
The girl, an acknowledged beauty and
senior In high school, left her home
Wednesday morning 60 go to school. A
chum. Miss Verne Jackson, was with
her.
She left the chum to mail q letter"
A young man whom Miss Jackson
said she had seen but once before. and
who was described as having an "evil
face and staring eyes" hid behind q
tree as the two girls parted.
Twenty-four hours later. Martan's
father, Frank Lambert. head gardener
on the estate of Jonas Kuppenheimer,
found her body In the bleak woods. The
girls money, knotted In a handkerchief.
was undisutrbed. Her clothing was not
diaarrRngod.
The Washington times., 1916-02-11
Expect Vote on Smith
For Board to Follow
Closely on Measure

Although the fate Of Gen. r. @. Smith
as q member OF the Excise Board of
the District is not directly bound up
with the Sheppard prohibition bill. there
are some indications that the vote on
his confirmation will run closely along
the lines OF the vote on the Sheppard
meas17e.
The Senate was in executive session
today on the Nicaragua treaty. Sena-
tor Sheppard continues to await action
on the treaties and the power bill be-
fore pressing the prohibition bill.
As for the nomination of Smith 10
succeed himself on the Excise Board
Senator Phelan. chairman OF the sub
committee, announced that a meeting
would be held Monday morning TO CON
slider the case. II any one desires 70 be
heard for or against Smith. the Oppor-
tunity will be given.
The Washington times., 1916-02-11
Eleven German Princes
Killed During the War

LONDON. Feb. 1l.-Newspaper records
In London show that war mortality
among German princes Is assuming
alarming proportions. Prince MaxlmiIian
OF Hesse. the Kaiser's nephew. Is the
eleventh and latest member OF German
royal families to be killed. The others
killed since the war began are: Princes
Frederick wilhelm OF Pippe. Ernest OF
Lippe. Henry XLVI OF Reuss, Frederick
OF Saxe-Mieningen and his son, Ernest I;
Victor Walrad of Waldeck. william of
Frugges. Frederick OF Rechteren- Linn
pourg. Charles OF Solms- -Braunfels, and
William OF Carolath- -Beuthen.