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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
BIRD BOOSTS.
Safety First as II Is Practiced by the
Feathered Tribes.

Feathered Tribes.
One of the best ways to prepare for
long journey is to make short one.
So we find that many birds. before
they embarf on their great air voyage
which is to take them from their sum
mer to their winter home. first make
daily trips between their sleeping quar-
tiers and their feeding grounds.
This is the habit of our robin. Rob
ms raise two and sometimes three fam
lilies in one season. When the first
family leav"s the nest early In June
it is taken by the father robin to some
dense, leafy growth of young trees to
pass the night. To this place they re-
turn every night. Many other robins.
sometimes thousands Of them, come to
the same woods. Such resorts are
known as robin roosts. In flying (
and from them the young birds learn
how to find their way.
Meanwhile mother robin is patiently
sitting on her blue eggs, from which
In about two weeks time another little
family will appear In two weeks
more they also will be large enough to
leave the nest and can join their broth
ers and sisters in the roost.
Grackles. or crow blackbirds. have
the same habit. But since they have
only one family or brood both the par
ent birds go to the roost with their
young.
Sometimes the robins are Joined BY
the grackles and both by the European
starlings. which. brought to this coun-
try and released in Central park, New
York. in 1890, have since become one
Of the most abundant birds in our mid
die Atlantic states. Such roost is
visited nightly by many thousands of
birds.-Frank NJ. Chapman In St Mich
olas.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24

ton. was In town Wednesday, having
had 10 ride around by way Of White
Bird 10 get here. rs both of the Rice
Creek ferries were out Of commission.
lie stated that word had been received
across the river from parties down on
the Columbia that a body thought To
have been that of one of the Cain
boys had been seen recently going
down the river. and that u man fish
ing on the lower Salmon river was
reported 10 have seen the other body.
The Cain brothers were drowned in
Salmon river above White Bird last
December and the recent freShets
probably carried the bodies down the
stream into the larger rivers.-Chron-
iclp
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
London's BlQ Bell.

big Ben" the bell In Westminster
clock tower, London, is known the
world over, but 1t is incorrectly named.
Sir Benjamin Hall. the first commits
sioner of works, during whose tenure
of Office the clock was erected. had far
less to do with 1t than Lord Grim
thorpe, who designed 1t and was the
moving spirit in its erection. In jus
tice to him 1t should be known as "Old
Grim."-London Mirror.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
Art at Home.

Believe me. If we want art to begin
at home, as it must. we must clear our
houses of troublesome superhuities
that are forever in our way. conven-
tional comforts that are not real COM
forts and do but make work for serv-
ants and doctors. If you want a gold
en- rule that will fit everybody this is
it: Have nothing in your houses that
you do not know to be useful or believe
to be Beautiful William Morris.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
TEAM ALMOST DROWNED.

Walter Barnes, while returning
from Sites Friday evening came very
near drowning his team. as the
stream near the McCrea place had.
through an ice gorge changed its
channel to the east side of the val
ley, filing the wagon road and when
the team, in following the road plung
ed into the stream they found swim
ming water and being hampered by
the sled came very near being taken
under, but by quick work they were
brought To the shore and saved
Kooskia Mountaineer.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
A Precious Mosaic.

For ages upon ages happiness has
been represented as a huge precious
tone--impossible to find and which
people seek for hopelessly. 1t is not
30. Happiness is mosaic composed
of thousand little stones. which sep
arately and of themselves have little
value. but which united with art form
q graceful design Mime. de Girardin.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
No Novelty to Her.

Miss Giggegum single and romantic,
The shower of SCOT and ashes from
Vesuvius must be an awe inspiring
sight. Would you not like to witness
it? Mrs. Pottson Pans married and
prosaicl-Oh. | don't know! I've seen
my husband take down a stovepipe.-
Judge.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
Goinu Down,

Redd-He started out with a $4,000
automobile.
Greenland what car is be using
now?
"a street car."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
Liked Variety.

Judge-No two of the witnesses tell
the same story Lawyer-I arranged
it that way. your honor. l didn't want
the trial to be too monotonous for you.
Boston Transcript
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24
Mluht Be Morse

I'm in debt-heavily in debt" wall
ed the disconsolate man.
els that all that's troubling your"
retorted the cheerful stranger. From
the way you're acting thought some
body owed you money that you couldn't
cOllect"-Detroit Free Press.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24

However mean your life is, meet 1t
and live 1t, not shun 1t and call 1t bad
names.-Thnreau
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-24

On the great clock Of time there Ii
but me word-Now.--Old Saying.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
A CITY GARDEN BEAUTlFlED

Mr., J. G. Pickering. of Clarksville,
sends the following account of his
garden:
| saw an article recently written by
one of your men on Fall Gardens" I
have a little city garden less than fifty
feet square, and raise lettuce, radishes,
beets, olSra, snapbeans. butter beans,
tomatoes, sweet peppers, onions and
parsley, enough for my own and my
sons family, and then have the pleas
ure Of giving my neighbors nice tray
full now aud then. I cultivate ii my
self, doing the work mornings before
going to the Office and late in the aft
ernoon when | return. find 1t pleas
ant and profitable and good morning
exercise. have in addition to these
vegetables a few rows Of dwarf mas
turtiums, sweet peas, and few hardy
roses. | have had my neighbors tell
me il looks like a flower garden. had
snap beans this year as late as No
vember 2nd. raise not less than three
crops and have vegetables from May
LIST until after the frost ! merely tell
you these things to show what can be
done on a small plot of ground when IT
Is given proper and careful attention.
1t Is both pleasant and profitable work
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
PURE BRED CATTLE
BOUGHT DURING YEAR
(By r. M. Murphy, Division of Exten.
sion. University of Tennessee.)

(By r. M. Murphy, Division of Extern
sion, University of Tennessee.)
Upwards of 700 purebred cattle were
bought in the state during the past
year for breeding purposes. This rep
resents an expenditure of at least
100000 and indicates that there is an
increasing interest i'll beef cattle and
faith in the future of the beef cattle
industry AS to breeds they are pretty
evenly divided between the Angus,
Hereford, and Shorthorn, showing that
one breed is considered just about as
good as either of the others. These
cattle were bought largely in small
lots in many cases only single ami
nal to a buyer A number of first
class good sized herds were estab.
lished and by men who viii be heard
from later as breeders. The majority
OF the animals will be used in building
UP the general grade Of beef cattle in
sections to which they have gone.
This is the larger field of usefulness.
II 1t were not for this demand the
breeders would soon have to so out Of
business The big business of growing
cattle is not the production of regis.
tered cattle, it is the production OF
beef We will doubtless never have
too many real breeders of cattle, but
there is a danger of too many people
owning rurehreds, breeding indiscrim
inately, producing registered scrubs.
The breeder is born, not made. She
other fellow is born too, but there is
something wrong with him. He is the
fellow who complains that he can find
no market for his surplus. He is sure
that the cattle business is being over
done Very interesting reports come
into the office from breeders over the
state The successful breeder, the
man with good stock reports sales as
fast as animals are available. One
man wrote in during November, 1915,
that he had sold all his calf crop and
had already booked 16 orders for 1916
The breeders of beef cattle within
the state should take care of the home
demands for registered bulls to bel
used in the beef business. 1t is enough
to import sufficient new blood to keep
up the standard of the breeding herds.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
S1GO,0O0,0O0 CAPITAL
FOR VIRGINIA CONCERN
THE INTER-AMERICAN LARGEST
CORPORATION EVER CHAR
TERED IN STATE.

Richmond, Va, March 1.-THE
gest corporation ever chartered in
the State of Virginia obtained its
charter today in the State Corpora
ton Commission, capitalized at $780,
100000 1t is known as the Inter
American Corporation, and will, ac-
cording to the charter, do a mining
business in this State. The corpora
ton will maintain its headquarters
here.
Under this charter, the State re-
ceiyed fee of $500, which was paid
by check today and will derive a
franchise tax of $16,125 annually. 1t
can hold 4OOO.O00,09O acres of land
in this State under the provisions of
its charter, although there are only
25,767, $50 acres in the entire State.
The officers are: B. S. Bolen, pres
ident; w. A. Strain, president;
Andrew D. Christian, secretary-t treas
urer, all of Richmond.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
VALUE OF HERD RECORDS
(By II. c. stockwell, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee)

(By H. G. Stockwell, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)
1t has been demonstrated through
testing associations, by individual rec
ords, and by the breed associations,
that systematic system of milk and'
butterfat records, and also a record Of
the feed consumed by each individual
COW, is the only method of running a
dairy on a business and profitable ba-
sis. 1t is impossible to breed up a
herd of profitable cows without this
system of checking each cows per-
torrance by what she actually does at
the pail
When starting to keep herd records,
record sheet should be procured and
placed on the wall of the barn in the
most handy place. Then pair of
scales should be purchased and hung
to one side of the record sheet. After
milking each COW, the milk should be
weighed and the weight recorded on
the record sheet for future use.
At the end of each month a sample
Of each cows milk should be taken
and tested for butterfat, and from
these records the total amount of milk
and butterfat can be calculated.
The record is not complete unless
the amount and cost of feed, which
each COW consumes, is known. The
feed should be weighed or measured,
and, If the latter method is used, the
weight of feed which the measure CON
tains should be known
With the record of production and
the amount and cost Of feed consumed,
it is easy to detect and eliminate the
Improbable cows in the herd.
After detecting Improbable COWS in
the herd, they should be sold to the
butcher and replaced by profitable
COWS, and records kept the same as
On the original herd.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYIAG
The Dairy Farmer Should Be a Coed
Business Man.

(By c. A. Hutton, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee)
There is no line Of farming that calls
for as much expert, scientific knowl-
edge as dairy farming. The success.
full dairyman must not only know the
best principles pertaining to the prop.
er feeding, care, management and
breeding OF his cattle, but he must
also be a good farmer in order to pro-
duce feeds cheaply and build up his
store of soil fertility. The dairy bust
ness offers absolutely no Inducements
for the lazy, easy-going, unbusiness-
like man, but for one who is willing
to work, think, plan, study, and put
some brains and energy into his work,
it affords most excellent opportuni-
ties.
1t has been said that one could al
most detect the dairymen in buch of
men by talking to them for a few min
utes on almost any subject, because
it is claimed that a real dairyman can
not talk long without pencil and pa.
per / do not know that this is liter.
ally true, but it is at least true with
regard to the successful dairymen.
Dairy farming, if properly conduct
ed, is one of the most profitable sys.
TENS OF farming, and even poor, un.
business-like dairying may sometimes
result in some gain. The only way to
ever attain success at this type Of
farming is by the use of the best bust.
ness principles. Good dairymen may
be said to be born and not made. Good
dairymen have long since found that
milking cows is very much like real
work, and that it only pays to keep the
best. They know that the only true
way to find cut which cows are pay.
ing q profit and which ones are losing
is by the keeping of herd records.
They know that it pays to feed bal.
anced raticn to good COWS bred to
frcshen in the fall; that they mast
feed silage; that they must study TIE
market problem; that they must cen
stantly read and study, and profit by
the experience of others; in short, that
they must be good business men.
Talk all you may of the advantage
of pure bred cattle and the folly OF
owning scrubs, but the scrub dairy
man viii always have scrub cows.
When the dairyman himself reforms
then, and not until then, are these
things added unto him.
The requirements for successful
dairy farming are four: Good cows,
good feed, good markets, and a good
dairyman. The greatest of these is
the man behind the COW.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
RICH LAND, CHICK
WEED AND TROUBLE
All Good Farmers Desire Land of High
Fertility.
(By j. C. McAmis, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee.)

(By j. c. McAmis, Division of Exten.
sion, University of Tennessee.)
All good farmers desire land of high
fertility, whether they strive to attain
it or not. But in some respect at
least it may cause trouble. This IS
not pessimism; it is fact, as shown
by an experience that the University
Farm is having now.
The richer the land, the nearer
tweed heaven" it is. Chick weed
seems to be foreordained to take such
land. Those who have visited the
fern in the winter or spring seasons
in the past two years found 1t, as they
have not found it before, literally Gov
cred with winter-weeds, especially
chick. 1t was in the alfalfa, clovers,
grains--everywhere.
This is the price being paid for lands
made wonderfully fertile by manure
and kept so by winter cover crops.
All rich land must pay the price, il
once the seed is imported in clover,
alfalfa, or grass seeds, and there will
be no delay in payment. The weed
will see to that if preventative meth
DDS are not used. Verify, an ounce
of prevention Is worth ten pounds of
cure.
Sow weed-free seed Do not use
dirt for incubation which is taken
from a weed-infested field. Live stock
carry the seed from farm to farm IN
the manure.
Certain factors for control are being
tried. The winter fallow Thorough
cultivation in dry periods) is helpful
in the absence of a crop. Unfortu-
nately this eliminates valuable cover
crops.
For chick weed in alfalfa, where 1t
is most serious, thorough cultivation
with a spring tooth alfalfa harrow i'm
mediately after the last cutting and
even later is advised. The ground
must be dry. If damp, little injury will
be done to the chick weed.
AS last resort in infested alfalfa,
one bushel of orchard grass per acre
has been sown at the last cultivation
1t is putting up strong fight against
the chick weed at the farm. Grass
likes rich land, too. There is very
little of this weed found growing in
orchard grass. Other grasses do not
seem to be as effective.
While appearing to be modest and
delicate, chick weed is one of the
hardest, most aggressive plants
known Small white star-like flowers
appear every month from late fall until
early spring, and result in millions
of tiny brown seeds. The weak stems
grow several inches long, with trail
ing habit.
BEWARE! Take no chance of bring
ing the seed on your farm, especially
II you are in the business of soil i'm
provement.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
CARE OF COWS WHILE DRY
&C. A. Hutton, Division of Extension,
University Of Tennessee


University Of Tennessee.)
Dry cows require just as good care
as those giving milk. Investigations
show that about two-thirds of the foe
tai growth takes place during the last
three months before it is born. This
means that about fifty pounds Of
growth takes place in ninety days, or
ive-ninths of pound per day. Ma
terial for this growth must be fur
nished from the food eaten by the
mother.
In addition to this the COW usually
gives some milk for at least half of
this months period. and she is gener-
ally expected to put on little surplus
flesh while dry.
Dry cows are usually considered asI
being on vacation, but they are real-l
ly worked about as hard as when Civ
ing milk, and should be fed and cared
for accordingly. It is especially we'll
to provide plenty of foods rich In pro-
tein, for this element is largely used
in the growth of the foetus Cotton.
seed meal, wheat bran, linseed oil
meal, and legume hays are especially
good. Being laxative they also serve
to keep the cows system in good con.
iition.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
The Veterans of Foreign Wars

Is the only national organization
composed exclusively of veterans of
the campaigns conducted by the Uni
ted States of America on foreign soil
and in foreign waters. The Veterans
of Foreign Wars extend the hand of
comradeship to all who saw service
in any of the campaigns incident to
the Spanish-American War, the Phil
ippine Instruction, or China Relief
Expedition, thus making actual SER
vice rather than enlistment for ser
vice the test of eligibility for mem
bership. The smoke of battle had
hardly cleared away when there was
general demand among service men
for distinctive organization. Com
radeship was decided upon as the
foundation of the order-comradeship
formed through service in foreign
lands. in a common cause, under the
Stars and Stripes. Immediately after
his return from the Philippines, Brig
adler General Irving Hale, U. s. ",
conceived the idea of society to be
made up of nlen who saw service in
the Philippines. He called a meeting
at Denver Colorado. August 10, 1900.
and the Army of the Philippines was
born. The American Veterans of
Foreign Service came into existence
two. years later, in the city of Phila-
delphia, Pa, under the leadership of
Capt. Robert s. Hansbury, took part
in the Cuban and Porto Rlcan cam
paigns and in the China Relief Ex-
petition. These societies continued
independent activities until August
1913, when each held its annual stated
meeting in Denver. Colorado. where
an amalgamation was consummated
undtr the name Army of the Philip.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16
PRINCIPAL BREEDS
OF DAIRY CATTLE
Four Dairy Breeds are Jersey,
Guernsey. HOlstein and Ays-
hire-AlI are Similar
OLDEST AND BEST KNOWN
The Home of the Jersey is on the Lit
tie Island of Jersey in the English
Channel, Where the Breed Has Eeeh
Kept Pure for centuries-is Welt
Known and an Economical Producer,
(By C. A. Hutton, Division OF Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)

(By c. A. Hutton, Division OF Extern
sion, University of Tennessee)
There are four principal breeds o.
dairy cattle, each differing from the
other in certain qualities, but still re-
semblng all OF the others in some
characteristics. The four dairy breeds
are the Jersey. Guernsey, Holstein and
Ayrshire. While the general character
istics Of all the breeds are similar in
that they have all been bred for gen
erations for the specific purpose Of the
production Of dairy products, yet each
breed possesses certain qualities
which makes it most suited for GER
tain conditions than the other breeds.
The Jersey.
This is one of the oldest and best
known of the dairy breeds. Its home
is on the little island of Jersey in the
English Channel where the breed has
been kept pure for centuries. Animals
of this breed are rather small and
early maturing. Their chief quality IS
the production of butterfat. It is q
we'll established fact that the Jersey
is the most economical producer OF
butterfat OF all breeds
The Guernsey.
This breed originated on the island
bearing the same name, and lying
near Jersey isle The breed character
isties are very similar to those CT the
Jersey except that the animals are
little larger, rougher and will con-
sumo more rough feed. They will usu
ally produce little more milk than
the Jersey, but the production of but
terfat is practically the same.
The HoIsten.
The Holstein originated in Holland
and Friesland, is very large and rough,
consumes large amounts of rough
feed, and is without an equal for milk
production.
The Ayrshire.
Originated in Ayr, Scotland. A large
breed. very symmetrical and has the
ideal dairy tyre Gives good flow O
milk. fairly rich in butterfat. and es
pecially adapted for cheese making.
General recommendations.
For the production of butterfat or
cream there is no breed so well suited
for Tennessee conditions as the Jersey.
There are plenty of good animals Of
this breed that can be bought cheaply
in Tennessee For the production OF
market milk the Holstein is by far the
most economical. Some markets dis
criminate against Holstein milk on &C.
count of the low percentage OF butter
fat, but this criticism is unjust since
Holstein milk really contains as much
solid food matter as does Jersey milk.
Holsteins and Ayshires are
all very high priced in Tennessee as
compared with Jerseys, and for butter
fat production the average Tennessee
dairy farmer can not do better than to
keep the Jersey.
While the Holstein breed VIII proba
bly, average as high yield of butter
fat as will the Jersey, due to the large
amount Of milk produced, which
makes up for the low test, yet where
butterfat is the principal product mar
keted, Tennessee dairymen will do
well to stick to the Jersey.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16

pines. Cuba and Porto Rico. The
name Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States was afterwards
adopted by that and other kindred
organizations, all now united into one
grand organization of foreign service
veterans. Commander White and
members of the local Post are busy
making efforts to increase the mem
bership, and would be pleased to see
all soldiers who had service in for
eign lands to join.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-16

Many intelligent members of our
Home are of the opinion that in case
the War Department takes direct
charge of the National Homes the
Mountain Branch would be selected
as the last Home for the remaining
old veterans; that is, some of the
other branches will be closed and
will be finally consolidated at John
son City on account of East Tonnes
sea's mild and short winters, fine
climate and pure water. The Mil
waukee and Hampton Branches are
supposed to be the first to 60 out Of
business as Soldiers Homes. The
Milwaukee Home is now completely
surrounded by that city, and the
property $500 acres, is worth mil
lions of dollars. The Hampton
Branch, with only rs acres, will prob
ably be swallowed up by old Fort
Monroe for the regular army All
other branches excepting Dayton,
Santa Monica, Danyille and Leaven-
worth, are considered dead horses, as
none could be sold for anything like
approaching their cost.-Marion
Leader.