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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
FEED WHAT you RAISE

as his own vegetables. Also his own
protein feed for his stock. and ex-
pend as little money as possible for
bran. cottonseed meal, and other high
priced protein feeds.
Dairy Essentials.
The dairy business, too, calls for in
tellectuaI activity. Such exercise is
good for the boys and girls. The dairy
business evens up things on the farm.
1t gives steady employment. 1t is a
cash business. A man feels independ-
ent when lie knows that his income
is steady. Dairying builds up the
farm. 1t requires fewer acres and
consequently leads to more neighbors.
There is always an air Of prosperity
about a well handled dairy farm. The
dairy business adds permanency to
the community. The success Of the
man engaged in 1t depends upon keep
ing milk records. 1t costs but little
and returns a hundredfold. There are
good cows and poor cows A farmer
should find out which are the poor
cows and which are the good ones.
This can be done by marking down
what they produce each day, and u.s.
ing the Babcock test. Milk the good
cows and sell the Improbable ones
for beef.
Feed what you raise, and raise
what you feed" has been the watch
word of the best farmers in America
for many years. 1t is the only safe
system.
Living on the farm means more
than most Of US realize. Not just to
live there, but to make it a home.
Not just to grow corn, wheat and al
falfa. but for the benefits that may
come to our homes and to our chill
dren through the things that we pro-
duce.
1t does not make much difference
how much wheat we raise or how
much corn we grow, but 1t does make
a tremendous difference what we do
with the profit that we get from the
corn and the other things that are
produced from the soil.
Farmer Was Power.
The pioneer American farmer of
the nineteenth century was a power
In his day. He did well his work Of
clearing away the forests, establish
ing homes. building roads and settling
the wilderness. And II he did not
cultivate and care for the soil as he
should have done, we cannot blame
him, because the need was not press
ing that day. 1t was not his problem.
The care of the soil Is the problem
Of the farmer Of today. He is being
called upon for many things that are
real necessities. He must improve his
soil. he must not forget that Live
Stock and Legumes are the basis Of
Permanent Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20

The Iowa Beef Producers associa.
Iowa covering a period of five years
Data was gathered from 20 Iowa
farms in nine different counties
throughout the state. (See chart)
On ten average livestock farms 50
bushels of corn per acre were pro-
duced as against 26 bushels per acre
produced on ten average grain farms
On ten average stock farms 80 bush
els Of oats per acre were produced
as against 80 bushels per acre on ten
average grain farms.
Ten average stock farms produced
% tons Of clover per acre as against
II tons per acre on ter average grain
farms. These comparisons speak fol-
themselves.
One-Crop System.
A one-crop system will impoyerish
any country, and in turn 1t will i'm
pOverish the people that are on its
farms. 1t is only through diversified
ton Of crops and the using Of our en-
ergies every day of the year, that we
can make a rich country.
Livestock farming is diversified
farming and calls for a system Of crop
rotation with legumes. 1t returns fer
tility to the soil. 1t adds interest to
the work Of the young people and
finally it Is best insurance of an in
come. The kind of live stock depends
upon local conditions. First, the pref
erence of the farmer, second, the en-
vironment. Cows, hogs, horses, mules,
beef cattle and sheep, offer a large
range of choice and fit into many con-
ditiOns. Horses and hogs are found
on every farm and they become very
profitable to the man who under
stands them. Sheep raising and dairy
ing may be combined as one herd or
handled separately.
IT. either case they will be found
profitable. Varying combinations of
live stock may be found profitable.
Livestock farming requires d de-
pendable feed supply. Silage and al
falfa are an excellent basis. Corn.
kafir, and other similar crops furnish
silage.
Each farmer should make a bust
ness of growing his own beef as well
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Diminutive mites, known as red
spiders, which gather on cotton leaves
In multitudes and suck the plant
juices, constitute one of the little I'M
derstood but serious pests In cotton
growing regions of the southeastern
states, according to a recent study
made by the United States department
OF agriculture. Because of the small
ness of the insects and the effects Of
their attacks on the appearance of the
leaves, many planters believe that the
spider-infested fields are suffering from
rust. The removal OF the juices from
the leaves causes them first to redden
or turn rusty yellow over the entire
surface. and ultimately TO dry up and
drop. AS result of the loss of foliage,
the plants shed many bolls and the
yields from the affected fields are
therefore materially reduced.
To prevent injury to cotton from
this cause the department of agricul-
ture, recommends, in Farmers Bulle-
tin 735, by f. A. McGregor, the de-
struction Of all weeds around the farm
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
Excellent Beef Specimens.

crop and devoting two-thirds of his
time to doing 1t. Farming Is a busi-
ness and requires all Of our energies
lntelligently directed.
Interesting Experiments.
Among hundreds Of experiments
conducted in the past IS years with
different cropping systems one of
them carried on for a period Of IL
years by the Missouri agricultural col
lege stands out as q striking ex-
ample Of the influence we have upoa
the soil, to improve 1t, or exhaust II
as We choose.
Live Stock and lequmea
e For II years three systems Of farm
Ing were practiced on three plots of
ground.
On plot one a system of livestock
farming was practiced; that is corn,
wheat and clover were grown In rota-
ton with grain crops. the crops fed
to 1--we stock and the manure returned
to the land.
On plot two q simple rotation of
corn. wheat and clover was followed
and the crops harvested and sold OF
the farm.
On plot three corn was grown ev-
cry year for II years. and every crop
harvested and removed from the land.
On this plot the yield was reduced in
the last year of the experiment to Ills
bushels per acre.
Where the land had simply been ro-
tated to corn, wheat, and clover, the
yield was 50.7 bushels per acre, and
where manure was added In a corn,
wheat and clover rotation. the yield
was 77.6 bushels per acre.
No more striking results OF the eff.
feet of crop rotation could be found
and there is little doubt that the most
important cause Of this increased
yield Is In the fact that the humus
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
HORSES DO NOT SWEAT
Unfortunate Condition Renders
Many Animals Useless.
Hot Sun Beating Upon Skin Prevents
Glands From Performing Func-
tions-Give Water and Rest
Quite Frequently.

(By w. H DALRYMPLE. Louisiana Elk
pertinent Staton)
The veterinary department receives
frequent inquiries, during the summer
months, concerning horses that do not
seem to sweat when at work, either in
the field or on the road. This is an
unfortunate condition which renders
many a good animal more or less use
less while it lasts, but one that little
can he done for, so long as the cause
is present, viz, the rays Of the hot
summer sun beating down upon the ex-
posed skin.
OF course all horses do not suffer in
this way, and 1t is probable, We think,
that native-born animals are much
less susceptible than those from other
sections Of the country.
Authorities name this condition
''thermotaxic neurOsis," which means,
when translated. interference with the
heat-regulating apparatus through
temporary paralysis Of the nerve sup
ply to the sweat glands. Or, In other
words, the hot sun beating upon the
skin prevents the sweat glands from
performing their function, resulting In
the dryness Of the skin. On the other
hand, it may be observed, In the same
animal, that the parts Of the skin pro-
tected by the harness will be found to
be moist from perspiration; and on
cloudy days. when the sun has been
obscured, sweating may be found more
or less general.
The sun, therefore, is the active
cause Of this condition; and while II
may be possible to relieve 1t, temper
arily, by treatment, as soon as the ami
NAL is again exposed to the heat rays
of the sun, II is liable to recurrence
of the trouble.
Knowing the cause of this condition,
therefore, the most reasonable method
Of treatment, in animals that are 6m-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20

In 1912. for example, twO-fifths Of the
cotton crop in South Carolina was
damaged by this insect.
The great mass of red spiders pass
the winter on wild plants. With the
first warm days in the spring they be-
gin to multiply with great rapidity
and 1t becomes necessary for them to
seek new feeding grounds. They at
tack whatever weeds and garden plants
they may meet and ultimately find their
way into the cotton fields. In the late
fall when cotton is no longer available
for them, the spiders migrate again to
the wild plants which are frequently
found in the borders of fields. and it
has been ascertained that in many
cases they infest violet beds. Alto
gether. this insect has been found
breeding on nearly 200 species of
plants, the most common of which are
cotton, cultivated violet, SOW thistle,
hollyhock, dahlia, garden beans, corn,
tomato, onion. carnation, sweet pea,
hedge nettle, nasturtium, morning
glory. clover, wild vetch. ironweed.
Jerusalem oak. wild geranium, evening
primrose. pOkeweed and strawberry.
Immunity From Pest.
Many of these plants are useless
weeds which can well be destroyed.
Where this has been done in and
around cotton fields, 1t has been found
in several instances that complete i'm
munity from the pest has been en-
joyed the following season. Many
cases of cotton infestation from the
red spider, however. can be traced to
cultivated plants in nearby dooryards.
Such plants should be examined close
ly and sprayed as soon as they show
any signs of infestation. The govern
ment Investigators have tested a large
number of spray combinations in their
work against the red spider and have
found that the following are thorough
ly satisfactory:
O potassium sulphide, Il ounce to 2
gallons of water); (2) lime-sulphur
homemade or commercially; (3) kero-
sene emulsion (prepared according to
usual formula); (4) four-paste solu-
ton Il gallon Of stock paste to II gal
Ions Of water). Any one of these
sprays If properly applied will kill all
the mites. but second spraying one
week later is necessary to kill the in
sects that were in the egg stage at the
first spraying. 1t Is also of the utmost
importance to remember that the mite
spends its life on the under side of the
leaves. The entire under side of every
leaf of an infested plant, therefore,
must be hit by the spray in order to
accomplish the desired result. Ar
senical sprays are of no use against
this pest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
Calls Them "Mewino Women"

One who wishes to be gallant Will
mark the charm Of the minds and the
eraciousness Of the manner Of many
in the class of Russian society women.
which includes many titled persons,
Richard Washburn Child writes In the
Century Magazine. Many are fascinat
ing women whose minds are better
trained. and whose manners, though
more direct, are more cOnsiderate and
whole-hearted than those Of our own
''best people"
But the Intelligent woman In Rus
STA looks without admiration upon the
woman who Is living as a respectable
ornament. One Of them, who has
wealth, and yet works eight hours a
day In social service. spoke of the
charming idlers as the "mewing wom-
en-"
II do have affection for some of
them" she said, but they new so +!
This war is helping them to find out
that they may stop mewiDg and do
something. ! have seen many Of the
young daughters of their kind plunged
In work in our hospitals for the wound
ed. have two nieces who are going
every day and really working. All, .
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
LIVE STOCK AND LEGUMES

A ton OF average Iowa or Illinois soil
contains but a few pounds Of actual
fertility; that is plant food material
which Is available or ever can become
available for the use of crops. The
remainder is simply waste material
and cannot be used by plants as food.
When this fertility has once been ex-
hausted, remember that il is gone for
eyer and will not return except as il
Is purchased.
The actual value Of soil is shown by
It's power TO produce crops. This pro-
iuctiveness depends not only on the
kind Of soil, but upon the condition
Of II. The soil must be well drained,
contain a sufficient amount Of vegeta-
bic matter or humus and be well
worked, in order to be in proper physi-
cal condition to produce crops. These
conditions are brought about principal
iy by tillage and crop rotation.
If II is possible then for the farmer
to control the air circulation In the
soil. it's water-holding capacity, the
bacterial content, and its available
plant food by proper soil tillage, 1t
is surely profitable for every farmer
TO give his land careful, personal
study so that the conditions in 1t are
the best for the production Of the
largest crops of the best quality.
Productive Land.
On farms where live stock Is kept,
the land is much more productive
than on farms where exclusive grain
farming Is followed. Where the crop
Is sold on the market all of the plant
food contained In the crop removed,
is lost to the soil. Where all crops
are sold. a practice Familiarity known
as mining the SOIL" the result is.
without fail, the impoverishment Of
the soil. This practice will result in
Z deficiency in organic matter, which
Is one Of the most valued properties
In farm manure, and can be most eco
nomically supplied by its use.
No man should expect to make a
profit from farming by growing one
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20

during the winter and early spring, the
spraying Of certain cultivated plants
around dwellings, the maintenance of
finely pulverized surface soil in the
cotton field. the destruction by plow-
ing up and burning Of plants or areas
that become infested early. and finally
spraying II the infestation becomes
general.
The red spider may ravage cotton
fields at any time from the middle of
June to the middle Of September. Ger
tain fields are infested while others in
the immediate vicinity remain quite
free. The total extent Of the injury,
however, is likely to be very serious.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
WORK HORSES NEED WATER
While Animal Is Working Water in
Small Quantities Will Not Hurt
Him in Any Way.

Water your horse as often as posi-.
BILE. So long as a horse is working,
water in small quantities will not hurt
him. But let him drink only a few
swallows If he is going to stand still.
Do not fail to water him at night
after he has eaten his hay.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20

PEELED to work, would be to use them
as carefully as possible; water them
frequently and permit them to rest at
frequent intervals during the hot
weather.
The rapid breathing seen in this
condition Is due to the lungs having
to do double work on account Of the
Inactivity Of the skin and not being
able to throw of its usual share Of
moisture.
AS soon as the cooler weather sets
In the trouble generally ceases.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
PROFITABLE TO WEIGH MILK
Dairymen Find Returns From Cows
Are Much Larger Than Formerly,
Under Old Method.

Dairymen who are weighing the
milk from each COW every day find
that their returns are much larger
than formerly. when they allowed the
old custom Of guessing at the amount
in the pail, froth and all.
1t takes but a few seconds time to
weigh the milk and make good
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
What : Boy a. 81.

A boy asked his father what he
could do for his country ia the event
Of war. This Is what his father told
him:
A boy can be just a. good citizen
and patriot as his father. II is not
age, not voting power, not the ability
to carry arms alone that are service
able to ones country. First. the boy
can see to his health. That Is Of high
value to his country. second, he can
see to his education Your country
gives 1t to you. because an educated
man is many times ~ valuable to 1t
as an ignorant man. When you study
you fight for your country. Third. you
can hold true your morals ana ideals.
Perhaps that Is the higheSt service Of
all.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20

mass, the Egyptian temples
lead. For intricacy of detail the
Indian gopurams surpass. For delicacy
OF design, the Tai Mahal will long hold
the palm. But the ruins at Baalbek
are both impressive and magnificent
inspiring, satisfying. The pyramid of
CheOps is child's play compared with
the many-tOn entablature which sur
mounts the airy columns of the Temple
Of the Sun. A house can be moved up
q hill, but by what machinery did the
builders Of Baalbek poise such a mass
at such height? asks Maynard Owen
Williams in the Christian Herald.
Baalbek Is situated at the base of
the Jebel esh Sherki or Eastern noun
tain, better known to us as the Anti
Lebanon, whose SHOWS sometimes ex-
tend down to the town, itself 1000 feet
above the sea. Numerous springs are
found here, and graceful poplars and
green vegetation stand out in pleasing
contrast with the level brown or pur-
plish tone of the plain.
Fifteen miles away the background
of the picture stretches from 5000
foot Sannin in the south to Dahr ul
Khadib, whose blunt summit is nearly
1000 teet above the sea.
In this charming spot, where nature
must have impressed man with her
grandeur and majesty, he We'd with her
in achieving the titanic. AS one stands
beside one Of the fallen pillars, whose
round base towers high above his head,
it seems as though the ambitious build
ers had succeeded. The high contain
ing walls shut in the view to center it
on this mighty pile. But as one rides
across the Bika on his way to the
cedars of Lebanon and looks back on
the ruins, the colossal group becomes
but a tiny gem on natures bosom.
Cain Built First Temple.
Cain is said to have built the first
temple at Baalbek. using the mastodOn
as his work-animal for transporting
stone. That makes Baalbek rather old.
By the early Phenician period Baalbek
had become famous as the center of
Baal worship. Since then, the Seleu-
eide, the Romans, the Byzantines and
the Saracens have ruled there. There
f. nothing in the ruins that tells the
average tourist the history Of these
mighty structures, but Baedekers are
handy If not cheap. and Baedeker
and a Bible are the prime necessities
Of Levantine travel.
Picture that famous church Of Paris,
the Madeleine, standing at a height Of
30 feet above a level plain, surrounded
by "a columns nearly eight feet in
diameter, whose bases alone are taller
than a man, and you have some
idea Of the temple to Helfos
which gave HeliOpolis its name.
Today only six of the mighty col
umns remain erect, like proud SEN
tinels guarding their fallen brothers.
Each column is made up Of three
pieces, each % feet in height. making
I'D with the cornice total height Of
80 feet. They are Of tawny shade,
blushirg with a brighter tint when the
slanting light Of sunrise or sunset falls
across their stately height.
Massive Carved cornice.
Michael NJ. About, Syrian of Baa.-
bek, thus describes the corn!ce: 'The
column is surmOunted by a COrinthian
capital, entablature, frieze and cornice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20

record Of 1t, If convenient scales and
blanks are at hand.
The most convenient scale Is a
spring balance, weighing to 60 pounds
by tenths, having an adjustable hand
which may be set to balance the
weight Of the empty pail.
The records should be convenient
and have sufficient space for the fig-
ures.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
Cover Ripeninu Berries.

Light, one-inch mesh fish netting
makes an excellent covering for r.
pening berries that attract the birds.
Scarecrows and strings often fail; net
ting Is sure. and not expensive for
small areas.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
Small BEGINNING.

1t is noteworthy fact that the most
successful poultry farms of today are
those that have started from a small
beginning and gradually expanded as
business and experience warranted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
Pure, Fresh Water HELMS.

Milk is so per cent water, and It is
but reasonable to think that the COWS
which have pure, fresh water available
at all times. will yield more milk than
II there Is a scarcity Of water or a
poor quality Of 1t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20
No Horse for Farmer.

A farmer has no business with trot.
ting stock. Racing horses are like
prizes in lotteries. The drafter always
sells for more than his cost.