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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
PREPARE CORN FOR PLANTING
Uniformity In Shape and Sire of ker
nels Necessary for Accurate Work
Of the Planter.

II IL best to shell seed corn BY
hand. The tip and butt grains should
be discarded, since uniformity in
shape and size of the kernels is pee
essary for accurate work OF the
planter.
To still further increase the efs-
cheney of the planter, 1t is well to Sc
lect ears that are uniform in size and
shape Of kernel.
The planter should be adjusted to
each grade or size Of kernels TO in
sure an even stand in the field. since
this is one Of the most important fac
tors in the production of large yield
Ohio Agricultural College.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
A Covered Manure Shed.

some more concentrated form. Il IL
important, especially in garden opera
tons, that the manure be rotted or
composted. This is accomplished by
letting 1t decay in piles. The compost
pile should be fiat on top and from
3 to feet high. Cow manure is the
most desirable for garden or house
plants. 1t does not burn or lose its
strength, and may be kept for a num-
Der OF years II piled under shelter. be-
coming more available each year. It
mixes we'll with soil and leaf mold.
When once rotted, this manure is very
lasting and easily assimilated by
plants.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
SCUM IN WATERING TR0UGRS
Trouble Caused by Form Of Lower
Plant Life Can Be Avoided by
Treating the Water.

Cw. q. sACKETT. Colorado station.)
Considerable annoyance Is frequent
ly experienced with a green scum
forming in watering troughs which are
uncovered and exposed to bright sun
shine. This growth is due to algae, a
form Of lower plant life. and aside
from a possible disagreeable flavor
which may be impaired to the water,
they are harmless. However. q wateI-
fng trough in this condition is always
unsightly. and far from inviting to the
stock that must drink from 1t.
Algae growth can be prevented en-
tirely BY trea ing the water with cop
per sulphate. or blue stone. using one
and one-half grains to each 100 gallons
of water. Tho copper sulphate should
be dissolved In a small amount Of
water and this solution added to the
water in the trough.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
SKIM MILK AS POULTRY FEED
One Of Best Protein or "Meat" Feeds
That Can BE Given Fowls Dur
Ing Winter Months.

Hens need some feed that is high
In protein and they need this especial.
ly In winter. One of the best protein,
or meat" feeds that farmers can use
Is skim milk or buttermilk. It is
cheap. the hens like 1t. and II gets
results.
In experiments made at the Indiana
experiment station the hens fed skim
milk laid 1854 eggs year for four
years Those fed no meat" food,
such as skim milk. laid only 1915 eggs
a year for four years. The skim-milk
pullets laid better in December and
January than those given meat scrap
or fish scrap. In the pen where the
hens were fed skim milk 1t cost less
than 10 cents to produce dozen eggs.
The birds used were Leghorn pullets
the total cost of feeding was 81 q
year, and the profit on each hen in
the skim-milk pen was s1.62 a year.
a higher profit than on any other pen
in the test.
Skim milk fed to chickens must be
thoroughly sour. II must not be fed
"on the turn" as In that case II will
sour in the fowls stomach. Feed sour
skim milk or buttermilk with an egg
mash. The proportion OF cottonseed
meal in the egg mash may be reduced
from 80 1-3 per cent to 20 per cent
when the milk is used. When this
combination is fed II is not necessary
to give the fowls water to drink.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
INDIVIDUAL HOG HOUSE
Excellent Type Of Structure Used
at Government Farm.
Structure Presents Very Attractive
Appearance and Has Proved Sat.
isfactory In SerVice-Detalls
Of Construction.

There are numerous forms of indi
vidual hog houses constructed to be
portable and adapted to accommo-
date a sow with pigs, or two or three
hogs. Almost every portable house
that is built possesses certain features
peculiar to itself and rendered neces-
sary by the circumstances which 1t is
intended to meet. The type of hog
house described here has been sue
cessfully used on the government ex.
perimental farm at Beltsville, Nd.
This house presents q very attrac.
tive appearance and has proved salts.
factory in general service. It is sim.
pie in construction and possesses all
the essentials of an ideal hog house.
1t can be moved from place to place
whenever desired, The perpendicular
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
SILAGE MAKES. A Big SAVING
Among Other Advantages sueculent
Feed ls Available Whole Year
Keeps Up MIX Flow.

A dozen of the more common ad-
vantages Of silage are: Succulent
feed is available the whole year. The
digestive system of the live stock is
kept in good condition during the
winter months and the animals look
like CRASHED stock Silage produces
cheaper and better beef or mutton, In
creases the milk flow about ten per
cent. Corn stored as silage eliminates
the 80 to rs per cent loss of feeding
value Of stalks left standing In the
field. or the rs per cent loss when left
in the shock All parts of the plant
are made palatable.
More feeding value is concentrated
in less space than with any other
coarse feed. Silage is beneficial for
growing animals. It produces bone
and meat and creates appetite.
Silage keeps up the milk flow when
pastures are short and flies bad and
during the winter months. The feed
ration is cheapened and made more
palatable by the use of silage. Silage
can be cut and stored regardless OF
weather conditions. More live stock
can be kept on the farm where the
silo is found. hence bigger profits and
more fertile soil.
Silage is the most conveniently han.
died OF all coarse feeds. The saving
OF the corn crop over the old method
OF handling corn, coupled with In
creased profits by using 1t In the ra-
ton, will pay for a silo IN one year.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11

grows swine should keep in mind is
to get a really useful animal.
Business is business, and few can
afford to crafty personal fancy. You
need to consider the feeds you have.
the markets you have to supply and
oher things of this nature, in select.
ing the hogs to grow. There are some
features that are essential about hogs
as well as some that are not--just as
there is about everything else. Where
the ear breaks cannot be said to be
an important feature. Let it be OF
medium size and thickness. for too
thick and unwieldy an ear is always
associated with a slowly maturing, I'M
evenly fieshed, thin-skinned animal; a
small ear indicates lack OF strength
and too great refinement.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
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Floor Plan Of Henhouse.

ter the house through a small door
under the window. There are only
two large doors in the henhouse. The
one at the west end Of the building
fastens on the inside, and we keep
the one at the east end locked. We
believe that thieves cannot easily
disturb our flock.
The inside Of this building is white
washed, and 1t certainly looks coy
and comfortable on a winter day I'm
der the dropping boards l have nall
kegs facing the back, so that the hens
can have dark nests. The feed and
grit hoppers are inside the house.
The pans for milk and water also are
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
CROWN GALL is INFECTIOUS
Communicated From Tree to Tree
and From One Plant TO Another
Many Plants Affected.

Crown gall is an infectious disease
and can be communicated from tree
to tree and from one plant family to
another. A partial list OF the plants
upon which 1t occurs naturally and up
on which it has been produced by
laboratory incubation includes the
daisy tomato, potatO, carnation.
peach. rose, cabbage. grape. hop.
sugar beet, turnip, red beet. carrot.
radish, chrysanthemum. oleander.
marigold. pyrethrum. almond. clover.
white poplar, Persian walnut, gray
poplar, cotton, alfalfa. raspberry, ger
anium. apple. willow. ounce and to-
bacco
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11

placed in contact with the ground can
not be recommended. The more dur
able woods are fir and cypress. Two
ioists are used to stiffen the floor, so
1-inch material is of sufficient thick
ness to make good floor. The frame
is built of 2 by 4-inch material.
The house is covered with * by q
inch tongued.and-grooved pine boards,
which is very tight and sheds water,
Ten-inch shiplap could be used salts
factorily and will reduce the cost of
building the house. A satisfactory
fender is made by fastening 2 by f.
inch pieces fatwise inches from the
floor. Tenders are absolutely neces-
sary for the protection of the young
pigs.
Paint will aid in prolonging the life
Of the house as well as improving the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
Keep the saws sharp.

Some men sharpen saws about as
they do their razors. The more they
sharpen them the duller they are.
Now, there is some man in your neigh
borhood who can sharpen saws. Go
and ask him to give you few point
ers. and then let them point. A sharp
saw is q blessed good thing to have
on the farm.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
Back View Of Portable Hog House,
Showing the ventIIator and Back
Closed.

appearance. Any good paint which
viii stand the weather will be salts
factory, but two coats should be given
to thoroughly cover the wood. The
inside of the house can be given q
good coating Of whitewash. This will
give it a clean and sanitary appear.
ance.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
FOR cHIcKEN-EATING soWs
Half-PInt Of Cider Vinegar In sIop
Has Proved Gratifying PalIia-
tive In Many Cases.

When taken OF pasture and con-
fined to a dry ration the chicken-eat.
ing SOW will likely resume her old
practice Of having a chicken dinner
every now and then.
Such sows should not be retained,
but If for any reasons they must be
kept, and kept together with poultry,
then feed the SOW a half-pint of
cider vinegar in her slop two or three
tines q week.
This may not entirely do away with
the trouble, but it has proved a graft
Tying palliative in many cases.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
MANURE IMPROVES THE SOIL
Important, Especially in eardeh oper>
atlons, That Fertilizer Be Rot
ted or Composed.

Manure adds plant food to the soil,
and 1t also improves the texture or
physical condition of the soil. This
latter effect is often its greatest value.
II one wants mere plant food alone.
he may often do better to add it In
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
PUMPING WATER MADE EASY
Several ingenious Devices Recently
Put on Market-one Is Galvanized
Steel Standplpe.

Pumping and carrying water are two
of the most time.consuming farm
tasks. They are done in hundreds of
different ways, most of them tedious.
Several ingenious devices have late
ly appeared that offer relief One is a
galvanized steel standpipe that can be
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11

kept inside so that they will be free
from litter and will not freeze.
This house is warm and sunny, and
biddy shows that she is happy in her
pleasant surroundings by the merry
song she sings as she goes about her
work. So many poultry raisers seem
to think feed is the allimportant
thing. Too little attention is paid to
shelter.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
Always a Problem.

One problem in farming Is how to
get ahead Of the constantly increasing
horde Of insect enemies that come
trooping Ia season after season. Only
a long pun. strong pull and q pull
all together viii accomplish Il
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
Money Wasted.

No use working hard and scrimplng
TO buy a nice thing for the farm or
home and then let It spoil out in the
net. or use 1t as If it had no feelings.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
Not Injurious to Trees.

Prof H. A. Surface says the use
Of pure white lead and linseed oil for
borers and mice viii not iniure the
trees.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11

Breeding Worms and Trouble.
The lazy farmer who stacks new
clover on the site OF the old stack d
breeding worms and trouble.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
prevents Rustinc.

-Four melted parafin over the run
ners OF skates and sleds: it viii pre-
vent rusting when the steel is not in
use
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-11
Eeed for the caIf.

Feed The calf a little less than it
wants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22

'TlcdS built for some 9redt-grandmdmmd
Whose taste, though prim, tUas fine.
Its spacious stretch 1CaS made to hold
A rolO of eight or nine.
Oppressed by its decorous air,
Shy homeSpun stoainS t0ould never dare
To pop the the smallest question there,
So pelUHke its deSi0ni
But 0randma's dead. Dot has 1t notU,
And times haue changed, tits true,
And Dottte's far too toise to haUs
A sofa like pet0.
Heaps of soft cushions. Snken neat,
Noto leave upon that ample seat,
When lights are lot0 and hours slCeet,
Just room enough for tlGo!
NJ r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22
SAVE THE WATER FRONT

THE principal reason urged by the advo-
i Gates OF the annexation of Delaware
County to the city is that the waterfront
on the river is required for the proper de-
velopment OF the port OF Philadelphia.
No argument is needed TO establish this
proposition. The wharves of the enlarged
port must ultimately extend to Chester, If
not beyond. There is room on the river south
of the outlet of the schuylkill for piers
long enough to accommodate the biggest
steamship that will ever be built
Neither the State nor the city nor any other
public corporation controls the banks Of the
river. There can be no proper development
Of the port so long as this great territory
remains in private hands If commercial
statesman were asked to say what should
be done he would advise the creation of
powerful commission with the right OF emin-
ent domain to enlarge the port OF PhiladeI-
phia By including within It lands on the
Delaware as far north ana as far south as
its discretion seemed wise. Such a commits
sion could then make comprehensive plans
for piers and railroad sidngs, controlled abso-
Intely ia the public interest, while leaving
the autonomy of the towns ana cities IN Della
ware rouafy undlsturhed until such time Is
Il misht seem best tQ anuex them 70 this
elp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22
KILLING ANTS WITH CANNON
hats the good of great guns2

What's the good of great guns?
II is hard TO imagine big guns killing any
thing except men and horses In South Africa
and other tropical countries however, they are
used to kill ants-the termites, or warrior ants.
These ants are as highly organized as the Huns.
They live in\a republic of their own and are
divided into classes of worlSmen soldiers and
queens. The workmen construct the huge nests,
the soldiers defend them and keep order and
the females, or queens, are cared for by all the
others.
The ant heaps of these particular ants are
often 20 feet high and pyramdal in shape.
Cattle climb upon them without crushing them.
dozen men can find shelter in some OF their
chambers and native hunters often lie i'm walt
inside them when out after wild administrator
the nests have been deserted of course. The
ants construct galleries which as wide as
the bore OF a large cannon, and which run
three four feet underground. If we built
houses big in proportion a working man
would live in dwelling big as a pyramid
of Egypt.
The ants are frightfully destructive, and the
only way to kill them off is TO blow them and
their nests to pieces with guns loaded with
grapeshot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22

policy which was purely American in its con-
ception, and which shattered the Colonial ira
dition for all time. He not only announced
to the world a dgnifed and independent
policy of our own, but taught Americans
themselves that their first duty to be
Americans and nothing else
Tale of the Little Sarah
An incident which, though not by any
means the most significant in this connec-
ton is nevertheless illuminative may be
briefly described One July morning word
was passed about in Philadelphia that the
Little Sarah, a prize of French man-of
war, was fitting out as a privateer The
President was absent from the capital Under
the very eyes of jefferson, the Secretary of
State the arming of the vessel proceeded
apace. Jefferson went to Genet, who declined
to promise to detain the vessel saying that
she would not be ready to sail for several
days. Jefferson was satisfied, and withdrew
the troops that had been ordered by the Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania to take possession of
the Little Sarah. The Little Sarah drop
ped down to Chester, after changing it's name
to the Petit Democrat. Washington hur-
ried back to Philadelphia. Jefferson hurried
to the country before his chief arrived But
he received letter from Washington that
doubtless made him sit up and take notice.
What is to be DONE" the President asked.
"in the case of the Little Sarah, now at
Chester? Is the Minister of the French Re-
public to set the acts of this Government at
defiance lCtth impunity? and then threaten
the Executive with an appeal to the people?
What must the world think of such conduct,
and of the Government of the United States
in submitting to it?" Washington was wrathy.
The Petit Democrat put to sea before he
could prevent 1t, but Jefferson was never
afterward permitted to exercise his former
authority as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In September, 1896, at Philadelphia, Wash
ington published his Farewell Address"
This message to the people was but the EN-!
bodiment of that spirit which had character
lied all his words and actions as President.
BE Americans" he appealed.( "The name
which belongs to you, in your national
capacity, must exalt the just pride of
patriotism more than any appellation derived
from local determinations. Observe justice
and faith toward all nations; have neither
passionate hatreds nor passionate attach
ments to any; and be independent politically
of ALL In one word, be a nation, be Ameri-
cans and be true to yourselves"
Is it the spirit of 76 we need again? Rather
the spirit of Americanism as preached and
practiced by George Washington in the early
years OF our national history-America first,
last and all the time r. H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22
All, Those Coupons!

They tossed and sighed and murmured through
the silence of the night,
For she had something on her mind, and he was
worried, quite.
His breath came quick in coughing gasps, his
face resembled dough,
And in his yeowed fingers held cigarette did
glow.
(Change to Minor)
At last his loving wife exclaimed, and anxious
she did feel,
I'VE need but three more coupons dear, for the
automobile,
Ten thousands all we have to have--we lack but
three, you know"
But Henry turned pasty face and groaned in
accents slow
Refrain
'T cannot smoke another one, am dying man,
I've done my best my very best, but Lord, 1
simply can
Not touch another cigarette, I am too nearly
dead
Wen have to give it up. dear, though It turns my
heart to lead"
He looked, indeed, quite sick and pale, and very
feeble, too
The prospects seemed to dwndle and his wife
she felt dark blue
But in her desperation she then took the last
resort
And made use of the tactics that are every
womans forte.
Change to Minor)
Entwining arms with tears-you know, she had
her way at last,
But when she got the wretched slips his troubles
all were past.
The wedding bells have pealed again since
Henry's sad demise,
But oft in her they ride. she huns with
lowered eyes:
Refrain.
az
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22
FATHER OF THE.
AMERICAN IDEA
Washington's Great Service to His
Country in the Presidency-His
One Policy Was America First,
Last and All the Time

TN THOSE days when Philadelphia was the
i national capital and when George Wash
ington was President of the United States it
was the custom on the 22d of February to
celebrate the occasion with artillery salutes,
parades and social calls in the day time and
with ball in the evening. Congress custom
arily adjourned for a sufficient length of time
to permit its members to call on the President
and pay him their respects. But in 1896 Con-
gress put a deliberate slight upon the Presi-
dent by refusing to adjourn. Partisan strife
had been born.
1t is all very we'll to quote the familiar
title, First In war, first in peace and first in
the hearts of his countrymen," but If ever a
man suffered for his Americanism it was
George Washington. We call him the father
of his country" Because he commanded the
more or less triumphant army of the Revolu-
ton? Because he was elected the first Presi-
dent of the new Republic? If we possess any
respect for history regard Washington as
the father of his country because it was his
genius, his craftsmanship, in the eight years
of his administration, that established the true
American policy-the policy Of America first
last and all the time That policy he estab-
Iished in the face of bitter and even violent
opposition at home. At times he stood almost
alone. After he had dealt with Genet as the
French trouble maker richly deserved his ene-
mics revived with coarser and more scurrilous
accompaniments than before the old charge of
monarchialism They cried out that he ought
TO be impeached. A cartoon picturing Wash
ington the guiotine reused the President
to a passion, and he declared that he had
never repented but once having taken a sec
ond term and that was every moment since;
that he had rather be in his grave than in his
present postion; that he had rather be on his
farm than to be emperor of the world, and yet
they were charging him with wanting to be
king"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22

While no definite victories and some small
defeats have fallen TO the share OF the Allies
in the past week, the color of the news has
been entirely favorable to them. The facts
that In ten days six separate attacks were
made by the Germans in the western theatre
that the U-boat on the face of it desperate
ISSUE is being emphasized that General Sar-
ran is at the side of the King of Greece; that
air raids. another expedient which confesses
despair, are being prosecuted with more
vigor-all these tend to the belief that Ger
many is against the wall. And more slgnif-
cant than all of these is the apparently au.
thentic report that Rumania has doubled her
war budget to the enormous sum of $12OOOO-
goo. This time there can be no question of
Which way the country win jump.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-22
"Musical Glasses"

Editor OF "Whdt DO You hROl0"-WlII you
explain why the calendar of musical events
which you publish every Saturday in the amuse
ment section is called "The Musical Glasses
c. BASSErE
Musical glasses are simply tumblers hlled 70
varying depths with water, upon which tuhs'
can be played either by rapping or drawing :
wet finger over them. The caption "rhe Nusea' ,.a
Glasses" is in the nature of a pun as the ealen'
dar serves as a pair OF opera glasses giving :
close view of what is going on and also rsa fgaels
to the famous lines from Goldsmith ia w.
would talk of nothing but high life, ana hsn
lived company, with other fashionable topiVs'
such as pictures, taste Shakespeare ana uis
musical glasses"