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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-08
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES HERE
ARE BRIEFLY ToiD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Condemnation Of Weeks News Re
viewed Without comment-All
Nations Find Something to
Edfy and instruct

Robert H. Ingsrson q Bro. aud the
Waterbury Clock Co. Of Chicago. are
converts 10 the more daylight"
movement
William Bryan said Col. Roosevelt
would not be- nominated by Tie Rcpub.
hoan convention. lie predicted that
Justice Hughes would get the uomlna
ton.
According 70 Reginald McKeunA.
chancellor Of the cxChequrr. the do
felt FOR 1907 will be- met by borrow.
INK an amount estimated at cl8gg.
10000 SG.6l5.525.OOW
A big mountain fire 10 the Glass
Mountain district. near Marathon.
Tex. has destroyed 30 sections Of
timber and grass lands
W - stone. 81 years old mayor
Of Sapuipa Oh, died irum injuries
suffered when hs was run down By
an automobile
The house OF commons agreed 10
motion made by Premier Asuutt
Tor adjournment TO June 20.
The federal trade commission an
nounced that Il will hold mretings
June ~ and 10 10 investigate the rio,
IN the price Of gasoline
The Tennessee railroad commission
ruled the the preseu, Scent passenger
rate OF the Illinois Central Railroad
Is too high and The company vas
given 80 days 20 rcducc the rate Il
20 cents.
General Federation ~ Wumens
Clubs postponed action ou tbe ylrc
ton OF a city 10 which 20 hold the
next convention q is said that Hoi
Springs Ia favored
Phenomenal cold Tor this time Of
the year prevails throughout Russia
The street cars az kazan have been
stopped by snow The temprratur,
at many points is below frrczing.
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Of San Francisco aud the Rel, Rich
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we're given iau sentences after plead
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-08
MAKING OF cRooUETTEs.

CroQuettes will never lose their hold
upon Us, for they are most delightful
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
PLANT CORN ACROSS THE SLOPE

On sloping corn land try planting
and cultiyating across the slope where
possible in order to reduce soil-wash-
ing. When corn is drilled with the
slope burrows are made which are
sure to increase washing. While
checked corn is usually preferred by
the best farmers on land that is not
subject to washing, it is usually more
important on rolling land to cultivate
in one direction only, and that around
the slope. The greatest damage is
done on steep slopes because the fast
er the flow of water the greater the
amount of soil it will carry away. If
you double the rate of flow of water,
it will more than double the amount
of soil removed.
A more perfect application of the
principle of planting across the slope
is found in contour farming, which
is more fully explained in Circular rs
entitled The Control of Soil Washing,
recently issued by the Missouri Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at Col
umbia.-M. F. Miller, Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
HESSIAN FLY

This is the season of the year when
some farmers will be seriously con-
sidering blowing up their wheat be-
cause of the large amount of fly
present, and because so much of the
wheat appears dead. 1t is very hard
to tell at this time just what such
wheat will do. Fall injury from the
fly increases stooling and with favor
able weather, fields with apparently
large amounts of dead wheat thicken
up and show very good stand by
harvest. Further injury from the fly
in the fields where it wintered is not
certain to occur, as they often mi
CRATE to other fields.
The Hessian fly is now in the pupa
state and is easily found by looking
behind the leaf sheath near the sur
face of the ground. Great numbers
will be crowded together and some
what resemble flax seeds; hence the
pupa is often spoken of as the flax
seed state. AS soon as danger of
frost is over, the adults come from
these pupa and deposit eggs on the
upper leaves of the growing wheat.
The larva from these eggs will do all
the injury that the fly will yet do to
this crop. These larva feed at the
joints and weaken the joint so that
the head falls over before harvest.
Such injury is easily distinguished
from the injury done by the wheat
joint worm which causes crooked
stalks of wheat. If no hard wind or
storm occurs just before harvest, the
damaged wheat is often cut before
falling over.
Flowing up wheat ought to be de-
layed as long as possible. One can
hardly decide in time to plant corn.
If the wheat is actually dead, we will
have time to plant some crop like
COW peas or soy beans.
SETH BABCoCK.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14


one known to be reliable and expert
enced in Bookkeeping.
Buy few nuclei from reliable
bee-supply man. A nucleus is part
of a colony of bees secured by dividing
up a strong colony into two, three, or
four parts, putting each part in sep
arate hive to build up into full col
ony.
Full directions for taking care of
bees and for getting a few swarms
for start by these and other meth
DDS are included in bulletin On Farm
Bee Keeping by L. Haseman of the
Missouri College of Agriculture, and
E. E. Tyler, President of the Missouri
Agricultural Society. 1t can be Sc
cured by addressing the Agricultural
Experiment Station, Columbia, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
GET SOME BEES

Have you bees?
Why waste a honey crop?
Why let your neighbours bees get
your crop?
Buy bees by the pound with good
Italian queen.
Get few swarms of your own this
spring or summer.
Catch runaway swarms during May
and June and hive them in good hives.
Transfer swarms and comb from bee
trees to movable frame hives on warm
days carly in May.
Buy neglected stands of bees and
take care of them and give them a
chance. The bee is faithful and de-
serving creature.
Furnish neighbor bee-keeper with
few good hives with straight combs.
These should be secured from some
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
WE HAVE THE COWS

Southeast Missouri has so many
natural advantages that one may new
er have thought about the possibilities
of dairying. We not only have milo
winters, abundant feed, long pas.
ture season, good markets, but we have
some wonderful cows.
Official tests have just been com.
pleted at Sikeston, Mo-, in which one
cow two years old produced in thirty
days 55.9 pounds of butter fat. II
this had been made into butter, il
would be 500 pounds, or 2 1-3 pounds
of butter day. During this test this
cow gave 1880 pounds of milk, or an
average of z IL gallons of milk a
day for thirty days.
Another COW, Konigen Pauline Roy.
al 130S5O, in twenty-five days gave
COLA pounds of butter fat and 1924
pounds of milk. Stated in pounds Of
butter, this would be three pounds of
butter day for twenty-five days.
There is no guess work about such
records. A disinterested party is
present at every milking, weighs and
tests all milk drawn and swears to the
statement made.
These cows are Holsteins and be-
long to the dairy herd of L. D. Baker
of Sikeston. A number of other cows
in this same herd are being tested and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
STOP THOSE GULLIEs

Small gullies that have started in
the field should be stopped by filling
them with straw or similar material.
If the gully is large it is advisable
to plow in soil on top of this material
and sow to oats or later to sorghum so
that the crop will come thick and
form a strong root mass to bind the
soil together. The proper use of de-
bris for filling and rank growing
plants for holding the soil will stop
most washes entirely. Eternal vigil
lance, however, is necessary for COM
plete successful. F. Miller, Missouri
Agricultural Experiment Station.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
GOVERNMENT CROP AND
LIVE STOCK REPORT

Washington, D. c., April 10, 1916
A summary of the April crop and
live stock report for the State of Mis-
souri, and for the United States, as
compiled by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates (and transmitted through the
Weather Bureau), U. s. Dept, of Ag-
riculture, is as follows:
Wheat
State: Condition April 1 this year
sc per cent of normal; ten-year av-
erage condition figures for April 1, 81
per cent.
United States: Condition April /
this year, 1873 per cent; ten-year av-
erage April condition, 1878 per cent
Rye
State: Condition April l this year
78 per cent; ten-year average April /
condition, 80 per cent.
United States: Condition April /
this year, 87.S per cent; ten-year av-
erage April 1 condition 800 per cent
Hogs
State: Losses from disease past
year, 9.5 per cent; ten year average
$50 per cent.
United States: Losses from disease
past year, 6.63 per cent; ten year av-
erage, 6.62 per cent.
Cattle
State: Losses from disease past
year, 1.8 per cent; ten year average,
1.8 per cent. Losses from exposure
past year, or per cent; ten year ave-
rage, Ii per cent.
United States: Losses from disease
past year, 1876 per cent; ten year av-
erage, 2.01 per cent. Losses from ex-
posture past year, 10Y; ten year av-
erage, 1.56 per cent.
Sheep
State: Losses from disease past
year, 2.6 per cent; ten year average,
2.8 per cent. Losses from exposure
past year, IL per cent; ten year av-
erage, 1.6 per cent.
United States: Losses from disease
past year, ZIG per cent; ten year av-
erage, 2.4S per cent. Losses from ex-
posure past year, PIT per cent; ten
year average, 81 per cent.
Horses and Mules
State: Losses from disease past
year, IL per cent; ten year average,
1.8 per cent,
United States: Losses from disease
past year, 1.75 per cent; ten year av-
erage, 1.95 per cent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
Should Not Feel Discouraged

So many people troubled with in
digestion and constipation have been
benefited by taking Chamberlain
Tablets that no one should feel dis
couraged who has not given them a
trial They contain no pepsin or
other digestive ferments but strength
en- the stomach and enable it to per-
form its functions naturally. OBJ
tainable everywhere. (adv.l
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14

Old Salt Won Turpitz appears to
have been dropped by the Kaiser be-
cause he got too fresh.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
Mr.. Baker is confident that these rec
ords will be broken.
SETH BABCOCK.
NEWS OF OUR SHERIFF

Gordon, Texas, April 9.
Pennington Times,
Pennington, Mo-:
l drop in to advise the denizens of
st. Francois county that your Sheriff
has made his escape from your BALI
wick and is now roaming at large in
the "Grampian Hills" of Palo Pinto
county, Texas. Mrs. Williams is with
him and manages to keep a sort of
line on him, with some effort, how
ever. But if there is any reward out
for his capture, he shall be forthcom-
ing upon receipt of such reward.
w. P, GIBBS.
P. S.-Joe is taking treatment at
our health resort at Mineral Wells,
and seems to be getting substantial
benefits from this most wonderful wa
ter, and is highly pleased with his
prospect of speedy recovery from his
nervous trouble. Gibbs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
BERT L. FRANCE
Farm Adviser

necessary for the incubation of many
legumes. Generally speaking, the
soils of this State are well supplied
with red clover bacteria except in
places where the soil is too acid for
their presence. For other legume
crops such as soybeans, cowpeas,
vetch, alfalfa and sweet clover, the
incubation is not so common, in fact
almost entirely absent. OF course in
those sections where they have been
commonly grown the incubation will
be fairly well distributed. Common
ly speaking, we consider that a field
having grown these crops once, if the
seed or field was inoculated, will then
always have the incubation unless
later acidity destroys it. Surely af-
ter two years in any crop the ground
will be thoroughly inoculated
A legume crop is, generally speak
ing, one which contains an unusually
large proportion of nitrogen in it's
composition compared with most Of
the other common crops, If the soil
in which the seed is sown contains a
very abundant supply of nitrogen
available for plant food, the legume
will be apt to thrive even if it should
not be inoculated, but the growth of
the crop will all be at the expense of
the soil. If the soil is very deficient
in nitrogen a legume crop will either
be small or weakly, or both. Take the
soybean crop, for instance. 1t has
been proven that not only will an in
oculated soybean crop be larger than
uninoculated one, other conditions be-
ing the same, but the inoculated
plants will also analyze considerably
higher in protein than the uninocu-
lated ones.
Nitrogen is the most expensive ell
ement of fertility that we have to
purchase in the fertilizer sack, so it
behooves us to study up the legumes
and the subject of incubation so as
to cut the nitrogen bill from our fer
tilizer bill and at the same time build
up our farms. When you inoculate
your legume crop you not only in
crease the value of your crop but help
your soil even more so. At the pres
ent prices of nitrogen in the form of
nitrate of soda three-ton crop of
inoculated sweet clover hay would
represent gain of over $1,000 drawn
from the air without charges. A
three-ton crop of inoculated soybean
hay would represent a gain of over
$500, conservatively speaking; a
like weight of inoculated medium red
clover hay, $14.00 net gain, three
ton crop of inoculated mamoth clover
hay, $1,000, and a three-ton crop of
inoculated cowpea hay, about $1,000
gain. Winter vetch hay inoculated
would rank as high comparatively as
sweet clover hay ton for ton as nj
trogen gatherer. 1t certainly seems
to us that no man of intelligence who
once thoroughly understands these
principles will fail to take advantage
of them and get just all the gain he
can get from the use of legumes in
the rotation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
Lining and incubation

n. In these columns in the last few is
sues we have discussed the value of
soybeans and the management of that
crop. We have barely mentioned two
important factors in the successful
production of soybeans. These are
lining and incubation, and what we
say concerning their relation to soy
beans will also be true to their rela-
ton to all other legume crops,
Lime is beneficial to our soils of
this country in several ways. 1t i'm
proves the mechanical condition of the
soil. In the case of tough tenacious
clay soil, lime will improve its condi-
ton very materially. 1t will make it
mellow, much more easily worked and
cared for and give it somewhat the
character of sandy soil.
Lime is also a plant food. In the
case of some of our common crops
we find that they use considerable
carbonate of lime. We recognize the
fact that in all probabilities we have
sufficient lime for this purpose in our
soils in this county. We are not alb
solutely certain of this, however, and
when we apply lime for more impor-
tant purposes it may be that it will
prove a benefit as plant food as we'll.
The fact remains that lime increases
crop yields in some way.
Lime cannot do its best for the soil
except when it is in combination with
a plentiful supply Of humus. Humus
cannot give anywhere its best results
except in combination with large
supply of lime.
The whole system of successful ag-
riculture in this county depends upon
a large supply of lime and humus in
the soil. The greatest and most i'm
portant function of lime is that it cor
reefs acidity in the soil There is
tendency all the time in our soils to-
ward acidity. This is caused by the
decomposition of vegetable matter in
the soil. The soil finally reaches a
point where it becomes so acid that
those bacteria that are essential to
the growth of legumes cannot live.
When we apply lime it destroys or
neutralizes this soil acidity so that
these bacteria may thrive. When it
is possible for these bacteria to thrive
then we are ready to grow our le-
gumes.
incubation
A plant on whose roots a certain
kind of bacteria will thrive which kind
of bacteria has the function of draw
ing nitrogen from the air and storing
it upon the roots in the form of no.
dulles containing nitrates is commonly
called a legume. There are about 30
well known legumes, besides perhaps
hundreds of others not so well known.
Now with the exception Of sweet
clover and alfalfa, which allow the
same bacteria to inoculate their roots,
each kind of a legume takes its own
kind of bacteria to inoculate its roots
and no other will do it.
Vow, fo,,, sole oonfo;n tho hoofaria
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
INFECTED MILK

Seventy-six out of eighty
seven cases of typhoid fever
which occurred in a recent out
break have been traced by the
United States Public Health
Service to infected milk. Had
the first cases been reported to
a trained health officer the out
break could have been stamped
out promptly. When will we
learn that disease prevention is
sure and cheap?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
FARM BUREAU OFFICERS

w. H. Smollinger. .... President
w. E. Matkin. . First Vice President
Robt. Sellers. ....., End Vice Pres.
M. Z. Cayce. ...........,...'.l Treas
Miss Myrtle jackson, ...........Sec.
Directors:
WillKinkead, Libertyville.
Will London, Pennington.
John Rion, Pennington.
J. H. Shaner, Bismarck.
Lee Welker, Pennington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
April Schedule of Meetings.

DLassus, April Ia.
Oakhill, April 10.
Cedar Falls, April 10.
Unity, April 20.
French Village, April rs.
Jaydee, April 26.
Hazel Run, April 27.
Melzo, April %.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14
Cooperative Extension Work in
Agriculture and Home Economics

College of Agriculture, Univer-
sity of Missouri, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, st. Fran
co.'s County Court, and st. Fran
co.'s County Farm Bureau, CO.
operating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.
Quotations given below are for large
lots Jobbers' prices are higher

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
BUTTER Elgin print. a: Elgin, 49,;
process, 35a36; store packed. Soa32.
EGGS-Nearby. 43a44; southern, 40
CHEESE-New York state factory,
new, 25a26.
POULTRY = Live hens, per lb.. IS;
ROSTERS, per h., 10: turkeys. per h.,
LAS; spring chickens. per lb.. 2oa2l:
ducks. per h.. 15a17: geese. lb., 10al4;
keats, young, each. 7oai5.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choice.
per lb, 1920; chickens. per H., 2Oa22:
turkeys, per lb., 25a3O; ducks, per h.. 14a
49, ROSTERS, per h.. Is; geese, 12a16
per lib.
GREEN FRUITs-Apples, per Dbl.
l.5oa5.o0; per box. 1:00a2o0; Cali
fornia oranges, 4.50a5 SO; Florida oranges
25oaa.75 box; lemons, per box, 5.oOa6 90:
pears, box. 75a2.75; New York grapes,
l4a2O per basket; grape fruit. 3.ooa35o.
VEGETABLES-Potat Mccormick,
per Dbl, 3.5oa4.25; per 212bu sack. 4.O0a
AS; sweet potatoes. 1.50a275; tomatoes
nearby, per box. 1.00a3 90: string beans
00a2. 90: carrots. per bunch, 2a3: okra
per crate, 2.00a300: radishes, per 100. 1.50a
zoo; cucumbers, crate, 1.oOa3 90; onions
per 1oO-lb sack. 3.6oa3.75: eggplant. 2.5oa
81 crate, new CdopdSc, = i0dS-UU per
100 lhs; beets. per bunch. 3a4: celery.
per doz, 35a75: romaine lettuce. 5Oal 90
Der basket: New York lettuce. LOCAL so
per basket: lima beans. per Of, So; cram
berries, per Dbl. 7.50aS.50: per box, 16Oa
80; squash. Florida. 1.50a2.5o per crate
LIVE STOCK-Sheep, per lb. sac;
ia1,,bs, spring. 10 per h.: calves. per lb.
l2Ia; medium. per h., liz, common,
SASH.
DRESSED MEATS-Pork. small to
medium, lb., 12h; heavy, h.. II.
GAME-Rabbits. No. !. per doz.. $50
a4.O0; No 2. per doz.. 1.50a1.s0.
SEEDS-Red clover, 11.25a11.75 per
bu,: alsike clover. 1O75a11,25 per bu:
crimson clover. s.o0aS.25 per bu.: tim
othy, 2.s5a3.OO per bu.; red top. 10a13
per H.. bluegrass. l.5oa1.s5 per bu.;
orchard grass. 225a2.40 per bu.: white
clover, 40 per lb.: alfalfa clover. i7als
per lb.
GRAIN-Wheat. milling. per bu.. 1.60a
1.75; ordinary. per bu.. 1.10a1.35; corn.
old. yellow. per ou.. 1.1oal.l2: white.
e2a63; mixed. per bu.. 61as2.
HAY-No. timothy. 16.00a16.5o: No.
2, 1450a15.50: No. mixed. 13.50a14.o0;
No. 2. 11.50a12.50.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. November 21.-The cot
ton market opened at unchanged prices
to an advance of IS points today, with
all present crop positions selling above
the 21-cent level on overnight buying
orders. Liverpool seemed to be some
what unsettled. however, while the
census report on ginning was no more
bullish than expected, and there was
heavy realizing here, which gave the
market a barely steady tone at the
start. Liverpool was buyer. and there
houses, but Wall street and local brok =
e4s we're active sellers, with January
easing off from 21.12 to 2o.s5, and May
from 21.42 to 21.15 shortly after the
opening. The ginning of 3.615.S33 bales
to November II indicated the smallest
outturn for the last period on record.
but. if anything, was a shade above
recent bullish predictions
Futures opened barely steady: De-
cember. 21.o0; January, 21.12; March.
LIS: May. 21.i2; July. 21.35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
Economy at Soldiers Homes.

Gen H. oden Lake. commander-in-
chief Of the National Army and Navy
Union, is to speak on the Indian war
veterans pension bill. which at the
close of the last Congress was in the
smoker and luncheon of the Presidents
own Garrison. No. 104. at G. A. r. Hall
tonight. Gen. Lake also will make a
nlea for cutting down the expenses of
running soldiers homes by allowing
only those connected with the United
States military service to do the work
now let out to civilians at high prices.
Among other guests at the affair to-
night will be Com. w. L. Hull. who is
stationed at the Soldiers Home here:
Adjt. r.. c. Galbraith, and a number of
members Of the staff Of the Army and
Navy Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
WHEAT FIGURES COMPARED.
Estimates Of World Crop Production
Last Year Show Decrease.

OTTAWA, Ont. November 21.-A gov
eminent cablegram received today from
the International Institute of Agriculture
gives the following estimates of wheat
crop production: !,
England and Wales. 55.543. 900 bushels,
50 per cent of last years crop and 1915 per
cent of the average of the five years, 1909
1919; Italy, 176.5sS.ooo bushels, 1925 per
cent of last year. s6 per cent of the FIVE
years average.
Wales. ireland, Norway, Netherlands
Rumania, Russia in Europe, Switzerland
Canada, United States. India, Japan
Egypt and Tunis. 2.229. 1914. 900 bushels, or
72.i per cent OF the production Of the
same countries last year, and 80 6 per cent
of their ffve-year average.