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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
BAILEY NEXT TO CORN

fNatIonai crop improvement ssrSice.l
Barley has feeding value next TO
corn Indeed some feeders place it
ahead of corn for pig food and at the
pr asent prices, barley will make as
much and more profit than wheat. The
wheat crop has now gone to the
jury" We cannot do much more about
wheat but we have two or three weeks
yet in order to put all of our acreage
remaining into barley
Barley is more profitable than oats.
In fact, very few farmers make any
money out of oats under the best cir
cumstances and very few barley far
me.s ever lose money on barley.
There is always the fascination of get.
ting fancy price for fancy barley,
and although less than one per cent
of all grains are used for mailing pur-
poses, the additional price which it
gives to barley over oats always
makes money for the farmers. While
perhaps one per cent of the grain
crop is used in brewing, the loss of
feed value is much smaller because
fully one half goes back to dairy far
mers in the form of dried grains and
other by-products. which for feed pur-
poses is among the best available.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
"GINGLES JlNGLES"
THE PRESENT.

Since yesterdays are has beens and
tomorrows are not here, it's up to us
to live the now and fill it full of cheer.
How many people waste their lives
who live in constant dread of what the
morrow will bring forth They fret
and lose their head. Their clairvoy.
ant dope is punk. Their gleanings
on the blink. Their thoughts if elias.
sified would make the mental missing
link. There was a time when we
were right, and not so long ago. When
we enjoyed the present; past and flu.
ture had no show. We lived the ser.
mon on the mount Took heed but
for today, but, somewhere, somehow
we branched off and lost our bloom.
ing way, and now were always out
Of sorts and always in a mix. Our
wisdom is but foolishness, and how
our conscience prieks. We should re.
verse and beat L back, to where we
left the track and hike the straight
and narrow, never stopping to look
back. At first the journey may seem
hard with old Nick on the job, and
every impulse urging us, to mingle
with the mob, but we must fight if
we would win, and it is worth our
while, to change the old life for the
new, and for the W. =, G. \
froWn, smile. S'TNTk. J.sSstsA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
lie vAluE OF BARLEY.


National Cree frai o1ene1F oefttet.1
In the United states and Canaa1s
barley IS used as feed for farm ami
mals, less than 0ne-third being used
for mailing. A limited amount is used
In the preparation Of breakfast cereals
and for pearled harley. "Our farmers
are learning the value of barley as
part ration for dairy cattle and young
stock and much more will be used as
animal food IN tie future" says Pro
fessor r. A. Moore, the greatest bar
ley breeder in the world.
In many states barley is quite gen.
orally grown as a hay and feed for
horses. When used as hay it is cut
in the milk stage shortly after heading
and cured like timothy and blue grass.
We think that the hay phase Of barley
this year is very important because al
acreage that has never been planted
to other crops or that will need re-
planting for any reason, could be put
into barley at a clear profit.
When the grain is used as feed.
It is either fed whole or the kernels
crushed by passing between rollers.
If finely ground the gluten therein
makes a sticky mass as soon at it Is
brought in contact with moisture and
it is not then readily masticated or di-
gested. Only limited amount of bar
ley is exported from the United States
and the export consists largely of
mixture Of varieties as feed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
"GINGLES JINGLES"
sELF-RELIANcE.

Just learn to rely on yourself as
you go. The more you will do this.
the stronger you grow. To lean upon
others is mighty poor biz. and he who
will try it is bound to get his. For
when you lean heavy the props are
released and then you are dumped on
the skids that are creased, and
straight to the down and out club you
will slip, to mingle with hobos who'd
not take the tip. Then stop the de-
scent, for 1t leads to the pen, where
many have landed who might have been
men, had they but have learned on
themselves to rely, and not been such
dubs but gone in for try. So do your
own digging and draw your own plans,
make use OF your head and work hard
with your hands. and don't be a trailer
but get in the lead. The men that
make good are the men that we need.
Do something worth while and depend
on yourself Get into the game and
come down on the shelf There's
work to be done. so get busy at once.
Forget all your troubles and don't be
Ounce. Come out in the open; look
upward and climb, you all have a
chance and all you have the time.
Rely on yourself and have faith
and don't shirk. The medals are
only for those who y2. =, @. o
will work %'''>1t 1JesSStt4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
RARIEX YIELDS.
National Crop Inpro,sm.a, Service.

National Crop improvement serviee.1
Regarding the best yields of bar
ley, we will say that this is rather a
difficult thing to give because the
Yield sometimes depends more upon
the threshing record. However, the
average yield of pedigreed barley Of
members of the Wisconsin Expert.
ment Association was in 1913. 81 bush
els, 1914. 1913 bushels, 1915, 37.5 bush.
els. The yield for 1915 is the average
from over 260 members reporting.
Some of the highest ones are as fol.
lows: go, 81, Sc, 55, SO and As bushels.
TT is impossible to state what has
been the highest yield in Wisconsin,
but I think some of these yields for
last year. which was very good bar
ley season, are quite reasonable, but
do not doubt though that there may be
larger yields than these, but | have
no knowledge of them."-J. J. Gar
land.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
THE QUESTION OF LABOR
Probably the Most Serious Handicap
to Put in Maximum Crops This
Year Is the Scarcity of
Farm Labor.
INatlooal Crop Improvement servioa.I

TNatiecai Crop Improvement servico.I
Many good crop viii be ruined be-
cause farmers cannot get labor at the
right time. There are two times of
the year when more labor is absolute
ly necessary-at seed time and at bar-
vest. While our farmers need men at
other times of the year, these are the
two crucial periods.
AS it is to the interest of every per-
son living IN this county to produce
bumper crop this year, we must do all
we can to help the farmer and per
haps the most important thing we can
do, is to find him right help Of the
right class.
There are three classes Of farm help
ID The regular farm hands who are
going to be rather scarce. (2) There
are. however a great many men who
wcrk in factories, in wholesale houses,
drive teams and other occupations
who could POSSIBLY be spared during
the rush see cons. II is the duty of the
commercial clubs and manufacturers
to make Est of these men and offer
them for detached service when ur-
gently needed. There is a third class
of labor which is very efficient and
that is men of affairs who have been
raised on farms who viii volunteer
to help the farmers out daring the
rush. This is the greatest work our
business men can accept to show their
patriotism at this time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

National Crop Improvement SsrViee.l
When we say dry farming we I'M
mediately begin to think of the west
ern plains where the rainfall is de-
ficient. We all admit that they should
take unusual pains in conserving their
moisture.
Well we ought TO be ashamed OF
ourselves in the humid territory.
When comes along a year like this,
we think we are terribly abused and
yet in any Of this territory we have
had more rain than Western Kansas
and Nebraska gets any year.
Therefore, let US take dry farming
methods to ourselves. Because in
some years the rain comes when we
want it, is no excuse for neglecting
conservation of moisture.
What is this dry farming? Let us
take II up with the clubs and make it
an institute subject. Let US get our
best farmers to agree to practice it.
There is no drought year in the corn
belt which does not have more moist
ure than necessary. if conserved, to
raise a crop Of corn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

The Astronomical Society Of France
has again taken up the discussion
which has been before il on several
previous occasions, ana that is the
statement that thunder is never heard
at sea. The statement was original
ly attributed 10 Baron Won humboldt.
and it has been frequently questioned,
but those who insist that they have
heard thunder at sea have also stated
that the peais were not so loud as on
land. a large number Of seamen
have been found to agree with the
scientist, although it is suggested that
the other noises prevailing on ship
board during a storm. may be the
reason why the thunder often passes
unnoticed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
Asbestos OF Great Value.

Asbestos is a potentiaLylife- saver.
Itf- incombustibility and it's fibrous
structure make it one of the most use
fuI minerals for such 1t is for
many and various purposes Nearly
every theater curtain is now made OF
asbestos Though 1t primarily rs of
rock substance il is converted into
soft and pliabIe condition. as easy to
work with as cotton or wool The
material is used in making lumber.
roofing plaster and stuaco. Aside
from its incombustibility asbestos has
another virtue in its power as a non
conductor. ana persons living m a
house wherein asbestos forms a part
OF the material are assured OF comfort
In extreme neat or cold
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
BARLEY NOT A HUMAN FOOD
AS a Bread Cereal II Is Little Used.
AS An Animal Food 1t Is of
Great Value
National Crop Improvement ssrvios.l

national crop Improvement ssrvcel
For many centuries barley, the
corn" of holy writ, was used as a
bread cereal, but it has practically
gone out of use, except that Norway
and Sweden use it in their peculiar
bread disks, which are about the size
and shape of a monograph record.
Barley in itself does not make a
a good bread flour and could be uti-
lied only by mixing it with wheat,
something which the American miller
considers dissertation of his shrine. 1t
has a peculiar flavor and is just as diff
ferent from wheat bread, as either
corn or rye.
But as a stock feed, it has many
merits. AS the kernels are too hard for
some animals to relish. it may be
crushed by passing it between rollers,
If finely ground. the gluten makes
a sticky mass as soon as it is wet,
and this peculiar property makes it
difficult to make it into good bread. Its
main use in the American kitchen has
been to use it as pearled barley in
SOUPS. 1t is used some in breakfast
food. through a mailing process. but
unless we as American people are on
he verge of starvation. we will never
use barley as a regular diet Q
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
A Report on Rotation Of Crops.

National Crop Improvement serV!ce.l
The tenth annual report of the
North Dakota Demonstration Farms
is ready for distribution. The crops
are rotated on these farms The re-
suits indicate that a rotation of crops
pays. The average wheat yield was
29H bushels This wheat was in most
cases followed by corn that had been
MANFRED Oats $50 bushels, barley
371s, rye 211a; alfalfa 25s tons per
acre The rotation practiced on each
farm is given in the report as well as
a detailed account of just how each
field was handled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
BARLEY VS.. WHEAT.

National Crop improyement ssrvesI
Barley at soc per bushel will profit
ablv compete with wheat at 800.
Were it not for the sustaining infu-
ence of the high prices for mailing
barley, it would compete with oats.
but as il is the crop Of barley for 1915
brought 1922 .5000OOOO The price o.
barley is now 1920 to $3.50 per bushei
but taking $3.50 as a basis, the 1915
cron of 1S0.000.0 GOO bushels, would
brig s234O0O,0oo.
Yields Of 40 to 50 bushels of barley
yer acre are not uncommon and as
Just a feed value this means a hand
some return TO the grower. But in adj
dition to this. there is always the in
centive Of raising a good crop OF SUI
perior barley that can be sold for
mailing purposes, at advanced prices,
and a good yield of mailing bar!e.
viii hold its own with any other crop.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly in
fiuenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure il you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
ciEe is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system Halls CatarTh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. It is COM
posed Of some OF the best tonics known.
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination OF
the ingredients in Halls C1tarrh Medi-
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY g. CO, Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists. sc.
Halls FamAy pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
CORN ROOT WORM
2oo,oo0,ooo Blu. Lost to Corn Crop
Annually by This Pest.


National croB Improvement ssriss.i
The damage done TO corn IN the
corn belt is estimated to be 100000
900 bushels annually In our mad
scramble to get corn into the ground
this year, we do not want to overlook
this tremendous waste. Next to poor
seed corn, the corn root worm is the
greatest source of loss to corn. The
remedy is the rotation of crops. Never
grow more than two crops OF corn con-
secutively on the same ground. If you
had corn root worm bad last year and
It is too late to put in anything else.
you had better change to barley. Your
scotsman can still furnish you with
some excellent seed barley. If you do
put in corn on that lard, be careful to
give your land NOR than a usual
preparation. The time is late and we
will have to bend every energy to
plant our corn crop.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

Speaking of money, if dollar had
been dropped into box every minute
since Christ was born until the pres
emit time; you would now have accu-
mulatedone billion dollars. That gives
YOU some idea of how much our first
liberty loan of seven billions amounts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
NOTICE

Let TN Qeaver figure on that house
or barn basement ana silo YOU are go
ing to build Contractor for all kinds
of concrete work and cement blocks.
Work guaranteed and prices right. 13-tf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
STAUDE MAX Tractor
S195. 90 and a FORD
4, 900 now in actual use.
$50 being shipped daily.

Converts your Ford roadster or
touring carr into most practical and
efficient farm tractor.
Internationally guaranteed to do
the work of A good horses on the farm
or hauling on the road in connection
with Ford that is in good running
order.
Don't worry about it hurting your
Ford.
Tractor wheels and axles carry the
load.
,+-,d car DOESN'T pull pound
Special radiator keeps it cool.
Force-feed oiler keeps it fabricated.
No jars, jerks or jolts, and always
on high gear.
Car should last twice as long at this
work as at regular road service.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
POWER ENOUGH
Work Your Tractors Night and Day
and Piow Every Acre.

rn.t,auai crou Improvement servIee.1
Many farmers will not be able to
nut In their whole acreage on account
of the lack of horses or other power.
Every tractor in this county should
work night and day as long as there
remains an acre unplowed There is
still time to put in barley. and corn
and potatoes, all three of which are
worth almost their weight in gold. We
appeal to every tractor owner to offer
IT'S services to any man who will not
be able to get his soil prepared other
wise,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
MONEY TOJOAN

On farm security at reasonable rates
NJ interest. All business confidential.
Address evils Bros. Realty and Invest
nent &C.. N. W. corner 9Th & Main
SITS. La Crosse. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
MONEY IN BARLEY.

National crsp Improvement ssrslee.1
Those who have been disappointed
in getting spring wheat seed are able
to still make an even more profitable
crop by putting in barley. The Wiscon-
sin Experiment Station with head
quarters at the University in charge
OF r. A. Moore, can furnish on tele-
gram orders pedigreed barley by ex-
press in almost any quantities. The
seedsmen are well supplied with this
seed. and farmers who have otherwise
Idle land. can still make barley-raising
great success. Barley should be a
leading crop wherever spring wheat
can be grown and in many cases far
Their south where other crops may
have to be plowed up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
VICTOR

The pure bred German Coach Stall
lion VICTOR. Certificate No. 2477,
will stand the season of 1917 as follows:
Mondays and Fridays at Viroqua Stone
Barn, Tuesdays and Thursdays athome
and Saturdays at Bud 20-4w
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

Does your roof leak? Get Nepon-
sit asphalt shingles, wood shingles, roll
roofing. roof paint or cement at the
NuznGI yard and stop It.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

NOTE THIS-In 20 minutes after
you are through working in the field
you can have your car back on the
road. Simply disconnect tractor axle
from the frame and roll it away; re-
place drive pinions with regular Ford
rear wheels and of you go
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

This business has a future too inn
mense to estimate. Hadn't you bet
ter get into it Immediately? Address
Wisconsin correspondence to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
II Miaht Be.

''Is kissing dangerousT'
"Well. | wouldn't try it on an ath-
letic girl without her consent"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
M. L. Hagen

Painter, Paper Hanger and
Decorator. Phone 341. VII
rOQua, Wis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

TT WAS Christmas eve In Durgan's
department store, and to the hap
py children who accompanied their
parents to see the glittering lights and
the gorgeous Christmas toys the big
store was a palace of splendor. But
It was not one to poor little Edna
Gray, the tired little cashgirl.
This Christmas eve Edna was very
sad. She had planned to give her
mother nice Christmas present, and
to crown 1t all she was going to hide
the present in one Of pair Of new
stockings to hang on the chair beside
her widowed and sick mothers bed.
A well. dressed man and women
smiled az the little girl took a pack
age Of gloves to the bundle counter.
"She looks like Beatrice" whispered
the woman softly, and the man nod
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

word, applies to all our resources.
whether man-made or natural III
their origin. Practically the entire
area CT grass and woodland In Wash
ington and st. Tammany parishes
has been burned over ct least once
during the pest year. a great nat
urol reeouroo = Tins Quandered with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

Yet this tax is borne voluntarily.
though indirectly. as a result Of the
practice OF unrestricted burning.
At least two OF tie many losses
from Ore are far-reaching in their
evil effects. Humus. . product vt
vegetable decay and present On al
normal Sraae and woodland ssils, =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

influence in securing the co-opera-
ton Of their neighbors. Once public
sentiment is aroused, the practice Of
burning over our grass and wood
lands will disappear and valuable
stands of second growth will be
grown as monuments to its end.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

1HS0 TS' S~"o' sack and StOCK-
ings and tea and other nice things!
Full Of happiness, she tucked the
money away in her pocket and grasped
q package handed over the counter by
an impatient clerk.
Cash" took the package, ana II
dropped from her tired fingers to the
f,oor. She stopped to pick 1t up. and
A abe did 70 her fingers came In con-
tact With q small square leather
noehetbook such a. men Carly. She
ln1nd : apE1ek 9 ~ seal1Ma2 uass
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22
Fireworks Of all kinds

but little, il any, effort to prevent
the waste. No thought il given to
the loss OF the owner of the land
and the State Were our taxpayers
asked to add an additional money
tax to compensate this loss, to the
tar already assessed, the burden
would = considered unlealable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

and carried her into beautiful living
room, and the maid vanished to fetch
cup of hot broth.
A half hour later the Lawtons took
Edna home In a great warm motor
car.
This Christmas Edna will not be q
cashgirl in a store. She is in school
now, and her future looks bright
thanks to her friends the Lawtoas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

ded, with a srnil-
ing recollection OF
the little daugh-
ter tucked De-
tween the sheets
at home dream
ing Of SAINT a
Claus.
poor hill d."
he murrntlred.
And when Edna
returned W t h
their package he
slippe d some
thing crisp and
green into her
little hand.
MERRY Christ
mas - he laughed
as they disap-
peared In the
crowd.
"Oh, t ha n K
YOU I" breathed
Edna as s u G
peeked at the bin
in her thin hand.
"Now l can get
mothers dressing
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

vacant Of shop
pers, and ou t
there she peeked
into the pocket
book. 1t w as
cram IN e d with
II e a t ~ folded
bills. Inside was
a name stamped
In gold letters.
George B. Law
ton," with an adj
dress below It.
Edna's h ear t
sank as she went
back to her work.
OF cours she
must return the
pocketbook to it's
owners, and she
sus p &c t g d 1t
might have been
the man who had
given the money
and wished her
a Merry Christ
mas - the lovely
lady with him
had called him
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22
AN ORDINANCE

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the town OF
Vaudeville in regular session as
sembled, That there be and is here
by levied a tax of ten (10) mills on
the dollar, on seyenty-fve (75) per
1917, and Fielder Carter to give Sc
curity bond. /.
Carried.
W. G. DAVIS,
Mayor.
]. n. HUTCHINSON,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

COlQ ana UeWx
dered little girl
fell in a heap at
her feet.
"Why, It's the
little cashgirl r.
exclaimed Mrs.
Lawton, who had
followed her hus-
band into the
hall.
Edna's han d
struggled into her
pocket, and she
brought out tho
poe k etboOk.
guess it Is yours,
What time Is It,
please? VIII I
have time to get
mothers pres.
ents?" /
Mr.. L w t on
rIclscd her llD In
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22
Picked Into The
Pockethook

"George"-and yet If she went to that
address she would not have time t.
buy the things for her mother.
When she was outside the store at
the closing hour she found herself In .
mist Of flying snowfakes. A friendly
policeman told her how to reach the
address she wanted.
A pretty housemaid opened the door
and cried out In alarm when very
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-22

]. N. HUTCHINSON,
Cecty .-Troa1.