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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
GREETINGS The Comet wishes every home patron Johnson Cit
throughout great ery Christmas and happy
RESIGNATION OF
CAPTAIN PEGS REGRETTED

Mounain Branch Sold crs' Home,
Ten. Dec. 21.-Capt. John Fl. Peek,
Co. 3, kind, consider&ta and vel
thought of. has resigned to AXE eff
feet Dee. 26. 1t is nor known as to
his future plans, whether he will re-
main here or go to his fruit farm ad-
joining Zephyr Hills, i'lorida, who're
shipments are now being made from
orange grove and strawberrr acres
! Del. Pugh, Co. F, in a days hpnt
up the Watauga river, found aboln-
J dance of game, and. returned to
camp with two-year-old turkey
! gober, weighing II IA pounds; five
rabbits, three pheasants and Two
quail, and is considering an Offer of
three dollars for the gGbbet.
In as much as you have d,s
into one of he leas of heso, my
! brethren. ye have also done i; unro
mo-" And in this connection there
is a kind, Christian act to be credit
ed to the gallant naval veteran, AL
eXander Nevins, who, meeting two
thinly clad, shivering little children,
aged and T. almost barefooted, took
them a car ride into Johnson City
bought them good. comfortable shoe
ard other winter outfit and sent them
home rejoicing. Mr.. Nevins learned
alter of the real need of the little
ones, as their father is laid Zip with
broken leg, and the mother almost
lole handed, is keeping the wolf
from the dor. Sailor Neyins served
galantly, civil war, Chesapeake Bay
to victories off Mobile and Galveston
harbor
The pension office announces adj
justment of all widow claims Under
the new law giving twenty dollars a
months to each.
home report a grand spectacle, the
mighty Atlantic fleet of warships at
anchor in Hampton Roads, ready to
sail he gulf for winter manedvers.
Commissary stores are coming in to
the mountain branch as a start for
the new year. Choice Texas range
beef Oklahoma mutton, Missouri
pork, Michigan potatoes, Minnesota
flour, New York apples, California or
anges, Guatemala bananas, Illinois |
nessee sweet potatoes and corn meal, !
Mrazil coffee.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
cow TESTING PROVES
POPULAR WITH FARMERS
This Is Explained BY the Fact That
Profits lncrease--What Cow-Test-
ing Associations Do.

(By c. A. Hutton, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee
Knoxville)
Where there are enough cows to
justify the action on the part of farm
ars. cow-testing associations are de
sirable. Several communities are al
ready organized and have testers EN-
ployed.
Conditions for cow-testing associa
tion are ideal when there are 400 cows
in about 25 herds. Several Tennes.
see counties are coming up to this
standard.
A cow-testing association will dc
much for any dairy community.
1t furnishes an exact record OF pro
duction of each COW in the herd, with
and the net profit per COW. About one.
third of the cows in Tennessee are
kept at loss. 1t enables one to weed
out the improbable cows.
The records of production enable
one to feed more intelligently and
more economically 1t is common
practice to feed all the cows in the
herd alike. Under these conditions
the poor cows will receive too much,
and the good ones will not get enough.
The proper way is to feed each COW in
proportion to the amount of milk she
gives. When this practice is adopted
1t usually results in greater production
of milk at less cost for feed.
The tester is able to advise with the
owner each month in regard to the
most economical feed to use, and also
to balance the rations for the owner.
The members can cooperate in buy.
ing cottonseed meal and other feed.
stuffs in carload lots, thus effecting a
saving.
Cow-testing associations stimulate
community breeding, exchange OF
bulls, and spirit of friendly rivalry,
ard foster a better social spirit in the
community.
1t enables one to tell which are the
best cows from which to raise heifer
calves
The cost is a trife as compared to
the returns.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
RIGHT TESTS OF PROGRESS FOR
YOUR COUNTY

If we were called on to diagnose
the conditio nof a county TO find out
whether or not it really had genuine
case of progressiveness, the first
eight questions we should ask would
probably be as follows:
1. Are three-teacher schools TAX
ing the place of the Old one teacher
schools?
2. Is the county building good
roads ana making plans FOR maintain
ing them after they are butt?
8. Has the county live demon
stration agent?
4. A whole-time county sup, rim
tendent of schools?
5. A whole-eime county health of
ficer?
6. A home demonstration and
canning club agent?
Z. Are the farmers growing Ie-
gumes, using improveu farm ma
chinery. and getting interested in
pure bred livestock?
s. Have the p sople discovered the
powr Of organization--So that each
community has farmers club, q
farm womnn's club, bcys corn club
and girls canning chb2 -Progres-
siye Farmer.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
DON'T G OTTO LAW; ARBITRATE

The time and money our farmers
spend in lawsuits every year would
probably keep every farm house in
the South painted and every barn
whitewashed a dtherefore make our
whole section look like a different
country. Why can't our folks, when
any disagreement comes up, simply
say: wei larbitrate this, I'll pick a
man, you'll pick a man and let these
two arbitrators pick a third, and then
we'll abide by what the three men de-
eide is just and WISE" Adopt this
pldn instead cf The lawsuit plan and
you save money. You also save
time. And what is infinitely more
important, you save neighborllness
and good feelings
Heres sort of cooperation every
farmer should practice whenever oc-
castor arises. Especially should To-
cal Unions, farmers clubs and coun-
try churches see to it that all dis
putes are settled in this way.-Pro-
gressiYe Farmer.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
PRODUCE MORE
LIVE STOCK"
That Is Injunction of Editor
Who Has His Ear TO
the Ground
LIVE STOCK IN CREASE PROFITS
To Do Well the Farmer Must Study
Best Methods-This Is Made Pos.
slbe at the Short Course in AgricuI-
ture at Knoxville.

m commenting upon the fact that
anew era OF agricultufe is at hand for
East Tennessee, the editor Of the Jour.
nal and Tribune, one of Knoxvile's
dailies, has established a creed pos
stRle of adoption in any part of the
state
After expressing his pride on the
SECTION Of the state in which his paper
is located, the editor says:
Nov, beef cattle are bringing high
er ptices Than ever before known in
the history of the cattle raising indus
try 1t benooves every farmer. to put
his lands to grass and produce dairy
cattle, beef cattle or dual purpose an
imals. The possibilities of dairylng
are growing day by day in proportion
as the towns and cities increase N
population, and if the dairymen vii
but adopt scientific methods in IL
production of milk ana butter, orgcG.
ize cow-testing associations in ordt~
to weed out the boarding ladies' in
their barns and keep iFtouch with the
state College of Agriculture in order
to keep abreast of the dairying times
their problems will have been solved
In the matter of raising beef cattle,
much can be accomplished through tine
purchase of pure-bred sres OF any o.
several of well-known breeds, incud
ing the Hereford, Shorthorn Aberdeen
Angus and Red Polled, the dual pur
pose animals being the milking strain
Of Shorthorns and the Red Poled.
THE College of Agriculture OF the
State University through its annua'
short courses, offers exceptional op
portunties to farmers to learn scien
tiiic methods in the raising, feeding
Judging and selling of beef cattle and
these opportunities should not be over
looked, for the new era of agriculture
in East Tennesse3is at hand
This referenc/to the Short Course
in Agriculture which is held at the
State University every winter is well
placed, Every state that is building
up a strong agriculture is doing SC
through its Short Course This method |
of instruction reaches The farmers who |
desire immediate assistance The |
courses are planned 70 give that aid
This years Short Course has for its
dates January to February 10. Rail |
roads have made special rates.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
GRADE THE FARM PRODUCTS.

If farmers in Tennessee are to make
the most from their farms, they must
grade the products they put upon the
market, according to w. A. Schoeufeld
specialist in marketing and rural or
ganization, of the Division of Exten-
sion of the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
He points out that at a visit which
he made to Chicago he found Arkan-
sas sweet potatoes competing with
Tennessee potatoes. At that time the
potatoes from Tennessee were not
graded. Every size possible was in the
containers from this state The Arkan.
sas potatoes were selling by grades
as follows Prime, 80 cents; Choice,
rs cents; Jumbo, 60 cents. The un.
graded Tennessee potatoes were sell
ing for So cents a bushel 1t would
have paid the shippers of these pota
toes to grade,
This corresponds with the shippers
experience around Gleason. When they
first started the shipments several
years ago they got a price of $1.0O
a bushel in bulk in the car.
Now they find that they must grade
their products to sell them.
The buying public demands we'll
arranged products, and the farmer
who heeds the signs of the times will
watch the markets.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
AL II. WILSON AT MEMORIAL
HALL TUESDAY, DEC. q

AL II. Wilson and his company will
present the new Irish song-play my
Killarney Rose" Memorial HALL, a,
the Soldiers Home. ON Tuesday, Gee.
26, matinee and night.
This new Wilson offering IS thu
product of Herbert Hall WINSTON
who has provided captivating story
with an Irish atmosphere embodyine
absorbing episodes that are novel
varied and picturesque
Mr.. Wilson mas gained considerable
renown by his ability to provide good
wholesome entertainment replett
with laughter that dart rays OF sun
shine through the hustle of every day
life. He knows what his patrons de-
sire in tn nature Of DOWNRIGHT en-
joyment and he generally gives then
just enough of that article TO pr0drc
a feeling of contentment. fuytL ermorc
he has an extremely sweet singing
voice which h1 uses to great 6dvan
tage, especially in songs of his own
composition. In this new offering
the muscal program is particularly
attractive, embracing a varied ssurt-
ment in melodies tht run from sr9v
TO gay-yet all possessing qualities
that delight the senses and enthrall
the listeners. The titles are MY
Killarney Rose" The Love Give
You" where the Shamrock Grows,
MARY Houllihan" and THE Yode
that Stole My Girl Away"
he scenes Of the play are LAID il
Ireland in the year 1900, near xii
larney and in the city of Dublin. III,
plot deals with the adventures o
Tom Carey (NIs. WILSON, and hi.
many merry mishaps. The interes
is aeeumulatiye from the start to III,
finish, punctua;ed with comeay tina
makes it doubly enjoyable. Prices {,
and rs cents, *
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
NOTICE

Will be no paper Christmas week
The Comet force of printers have re
quested one weeks rest Christmas
week; and the management has grant
ed this reasonable request. We have
labored day in ond day out he past
year, and to the tired and weary COM
positor and machine operator a few
days rest will be great help. AMI
will fit and equipp the force for re-
newed and better effort for the New
Year. We trust our readers will see
the wisdom Of this reasonable request
editor.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
MIX YOUR OWN
STOCK FEEDS
No Farmer Need 70 Pay the
High Prices Asked For
Stock TOniCS'
LET HIM MAKE THEM AT HOME
A Few WeIl-known Drugs and Feeds,
When Put Together in Proper
Amounts, Make Feed Equal to Any
Of the So.caIled stock Foods"
By DR.. C. d. Lowe, Live Stock Spe
cialist of the Division of Exten-
sion, KnOXyilleD

tBy DR.. C. d. Lowe, Live Stock Spe
cialist of the Division of Exten-
sion, KnoXville.)
Thousands Of dollars are wasted
each year in Tennessee by those who
buy and use so-called stock foods
and stock tonics."
impartial tests of these materials
have been made by various state ex-
pertinent stations and the results OBJ
tanned which show their wOrthlessness
should be generally needed.
More than twenty different expert
ments conducted with over one thou,
sand animals at twelve different sta
tiCns are sufficient to show conclusive
returns, In no instance did the So
called foods" return their cost and
in several cases their use seemed to
interfere with the proper returns from
the other feeds fed in connection with
them
These substances do not qualify,
either, as real medicine, because they
contain too small a percentage of
drugs to be effective in the treatment
of disease They are made up largely
Of a filler" which is usually some
simple feed like cottonseed hulls,
bran or alfalfa meal. In this is car
ried various roots, herbs and barks,
together with charcoal, sulphur, salt,
etc. Sometimes coloring matter is used
simply to disguise the appearance OF
the real contents. Practically all OF
them contain common salt, and it is
upon this constituent that they de-
pend for palatability
If you think you must use these
foods" for your stock, why not buy
the ingredients and mix them your
self? You can save from 80 per cent
to 500 per cent by so doing,
A formula, which is so nearly the
average proprietary stock food that
neither the owner nor his stock will
know the difference,is as follows:
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
They Must 0bserveSeveraI Com
mon, Everyday Rules to
Protect Themselves
ALL GIRLS SHOULD Be STRONG
Health Specialist of the Division Of
Extension of the University of Ten.
nessee, Knoxville, Sends Out Special
letter-Also Puts Out General
Health Bulletin.

Have you tried sleeping with your
windows up, remembering the value OF
| pure, fresh air?" is one question Mrs.
Lena Warner, health specialist of the
| Division of Extension, University OF
Tennessee, Knoxville, asks in a letter
sent especially to the canning club
girls of Tennessee. She then gives sew.
eral very well-known laws of health
which so few follow as they should
81 want to compliment the club girls
on their good Judgment concerning
their feet" she continues.
Now, let us have word to say about
clothes. First, the majority wear the
sensible low-heel shoe, which enables
them to walk we'll and at the same
time protects the nerve centers of the
body
BY all means see that your shoes
are comfortable in length and breadth,
Do not depend upon any one but your.
self to decide this. If you will remem-
Der to keep your feet dry and legs
warm, many aches and pains will be
are apt to have. The same advice |
would give you in regard to the whole
body, especially in winter. AS you
want outdoor life during these months,
YOU must be prepared Heavy clothing
is not at all desirable If your clothing
Is too tight, you will not get warmth
from it, Select your underwear with
a little wool in it, See that the vests
have long sleeves. Avoid dressing too
warmly for indoors and always have
an extra wrap for outdoors Sitting
scantily clothed, in damp skirts and
wet shoes, has brought death to many
a young girl In this way many catch
colds develop pneumonia, tuberculosis
and other serious illnesses.
"One thing, girls, we are quite CRATE
full for, and that is that Dame Fashion
has decreed we shall not draw in the
waist. You not only have better fig,
ures, more graceful carriage, but the
organs inside the abdomen and pelvis
retain their normal position. i do not
now consider corsets harmful, for their
chief use is to- give the skirts the
proper hang.
BY all means, remember the teeth.
To keep them clean Is a first essential
A pinch of common table salt or cook
ing soda is very good to use with the
tooth brush daily. Don't be afraid OF
the dentist. He is a faithful friend,
Pay him visit at least twice year.
Most diseases are preventable
through cleanliness. If we observe
the simple health laws, even when we
come in contact with filthy diseases,
we are not apt to contract them.
Last, but not least, know and be
true to yourself, Learn the great les
son Of self-control. Cultivate desire
for knowledge. Keep the mind and
body pure and clean
Mrs Warner has written a pub,ica
tion which is sent free to residents OF
Tennessee. This publication is called
What To Do To Keep Well" II you
care for copy, send your request to
Division of Extension, University OF
Tennessee, Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
THE INIQUITY OF TAXING THE
POOR AT HIGHER RATES
THAN THE RICH

Instead of encouraging home
ownership and discouraging absentee
landlordism, the contrary now seems
TO be the policy of both our states
and the Nation. Taxes are usually
higher per acre on small farms culti-
waited by industrious, useful citizens
tina nthey are on larger tracts held
for speculation by absentee landlords.
And not only is this true, but taxes
are higher yet, in proportion to value,
on the persoal property of the land.
lass man struggling to become 4
home owner.
This is an iniauty in the sight Of
God, q sin against lis poor; and the
nattJn. tsate, Or county guilty of such
a policy is size to pay the pcnalt,
with III the a undated interest of
the AlmIg IS vengeance. The Fro
gresS'v. Farmer.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
Citizens Of Weakley County
Can Be Proud of the
Work They Did
DO IT THE GREENFIELD WAY
Any Town Can Take the Leadership
and Can Conduct a Genuine Edpca-
tiona ampaign-Green nfield's TWO
day Chautauqua Sets the Standard.
(By Charles A. Refer, Director Divi.
sion of Extension, University of
Tennessee.)

/ IHHllpSSGG.D
/ Weakley county. Tennessee, is work
ing out the problem of town-andcoun
try unity, and a November meeting ii
Greenfield, an enterprising little town
of that county, marks forward steI
in community development The
Greenfield preachers and the Green
field business men put their heads to
gether, and with the assistance of the
| Greenfield women, planned and car
ried out a two days Farmers Free
Chautauqua. The worst thing about
the affair was its name, for in the
public mind the Chautauqua move
ment is largely a matter of entertain
ment, while the Greenfield meeting
was in the best sense educational.
The preachers opened their church
es. and one of them presided, making
an admirable leader. His church,
which seats five hundred people, was
the mornings there was a general pro
gram for men and women. The after
noon was devoted to separate meet
ings for men and women, two church
es being used.
Throughout, there was inspiring mu-
sic, furnished by quartettes from coun.
try churches. The subjects discussed
were of the most practical nature;
Cooperation good roads, live stock,
seed selection, diversified farming, the
relation of the town to the surround
ing community, extension work in ag-
riculture, the rural church, education,
crop rotation, soil building, canning
and corn clubs, civic improvement and
rest rooms, home, school and church,
parent-teachers associations, eugen.
ics-a wide range handled by men
and women who knew what they were
talking about Two excellent SER
mons were delivered by visiting cler.
gymen, and the other speakers were
about equally divided between men
and women of the county and visitors.
An interesting feature of the Chau-
tauqua was the dinner; it was pro
vided by the business men and served
by The ladies of the town. A big dou-
BILE store room was utilized and five
long tables with places for $50 guests
were filed more than twice each day.
The dinner was a good example of
what organization can accomplish
the great crowd was served quickly,
quietly and we'll.
Who was there? Everybody; the
town was full of vehicles-autos, wag-
ons, buggies-hundreds of country
people had accepted the invitation of
the churches and business men OF
Greenfield
And the best part of the occasion
was the get-together spirit every
where manifest The merchants were
not trying to trap purchasers, the
preachers were not proselyting, the
farmers were aloof, the women were
not 'uppity"; all came to learn, to en-
joy, and to know one another better.
1t was great success.
Let every town in Tennessee try 1t
the Greenfield way.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
SHIELDS Is For
A DRY CAPITAL

Washington, Dec. 19.-Senator John
X. Shields went on record in the sen
ate today in opositiun to the Under
wood referendum amendment to the
Sheppard bill to drive the 325 saloons
out of Washington by voting with the
temperance people and as opposed TO
the amendment. On every test of
strength Senator Shields, just as he
has done on every vote in the past
since the senate took a firm stand
with the temperance leaders in the
senate.
The temperance people are fighting
the referendum, claiming that one
third of the population of Washington
OF more. being negroes and being al
most solidly opposed to prohibition.
might defeat dry capital at the polls
Again they claim that Washington is
supported and maintained by all the
people of the United States by their
taxes. and for this reason the people
back home who pay taxes to maintain
Washington should decide the ques-
tion through their representatives
and senators in congress.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21

Three counties in the state have
used native materials, such as shucks
dyed wheat straw, and cat-tails, for
making straw braids from which to
make hats. The hats the girls have
made for themselves and others have
cost from fifteen to forty cents each.
And they were not cheap-looking hats,
either!
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
NOTICE

The Times force has asked for a one
weeks rest Christmas week and we
will grant this request. SO there will
be no paper next week. We are in
stalling machinery and preparing q
for a Semi-Weekly after the first oi
the year. Get nthe band wagon.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
All He Got.

when I was a boy" says Cohn.
"there were seventeen of us at home.
And being so many we had to eat at
two tables. And it was always my
luck to have to eat at the second ia
BILE. And do you know ! was sixteen
years old before knew chicken had
anything but neck"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21

At the beginning of 1917 there were
over fifty counties employing farm de-
monstration agents and so assisting
the Division of Extension of the Uni
yorsity Of Tennessee in the state agri.
cultural educational work
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21

Federal and state publications treat.
ing farm subjects may be secured by
residents OF the state, free of cost, by
addressing the Division of Extension,
University Of Tennessee, Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21
SOME TURKEYS

Cameron, Tenn.-Va. Special.
About one thousand head of tur-
keys were loaded at Cameron, Tenn,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. These turkeys were shipped
to New York, Baltimore and other
markets. The Cameron country is a
rich agricultural country and lots of
poultr yand hogs, cattle, etc, are
raised there.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21

While the use of the above will not
put your stock on the market in thirty
days less time, nor double the flow
of milk nor prevent cholera in hogs,
tuberculosis in cattle, roup in chick
ems or glanders in horses, it has the
advantage of being less expensive than
the prepared foods and will give as
good results
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-12-21

over 100 meetings We're held this
past year by boys and girls in poultry
clubs, at which they had regular in
struction from trained men.