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The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
MANNER OF HANDLING SlLAGE
When Time for Feeding Top Layer, Which Has Nodded, Should Be
 Removed-Heap Top Level.
Clemson College Bulletin.3

When the time comes for feeding silage the top layer, which will be found to be nodded, should be re- moved. The nodded part usually ex- tends for several inches below the surface. At least two inches of silage should be fed each day in order to prevent the formation of the mold. The top of the silage should be kept level so as to expose the smallest sur face possible to the air. Only enough silage for one feeding should be put out, as it soon dries out if not fed at once.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12

cared for 20 cows yearly wage of $S5 which is less than the lowest wage paid to ordinary farm labor. Scrub COWS are largely responsible, it is said, for this poor showing in New York and the college advises that they be weeded out if dairy herds are to be profitable to the farmer. These herds may be improved greatly by better breeding methods and by eliminating the culls. Behind the cows lies the farm on which they are kept. If the farm is not properly managed, the cows are laboring under severe ham, dicap.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
MILK RECORD IS BENEFICIAL
in Businessike Way Will Keep Tab on Ills Cows.

Any farmer who is making spe- cialty of milk production and wishes to carry on his work in a businesslike way will keep milk records, individual performance records for each COW in the herd, says John M. Scott of the University of Florida experiment station.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12

Secretary McAdoo issued the follow ing appeal:
 There is now offered to the Amer ican people new issue or S3,OO0,00O,- 900 of bonds to be known as the sec ond Liberty loan. They will be issued in such denominations and upon such terms that every patriotic citizen will have an opportunity to assist the gov ernment by lending his money upon security of the government bond.
 "It is essential to the success of the war and to the support of our gallant troops that these loans shall not only
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
COMMON CAUSES OF ScOURS
overfeeding, Milk That Is Cold or Sour, Dirty Fails, Trouehs or StaIiS
 Are Blamed.

Indigestion is the cause of common SCOUTS. This generally occurs when the calf is from two weeks to a month old. Prevention is the best remedy. The common causes of indigestion are overfeeding, feeding milk that is cold or sour, feeding sweet milk one meal and sour the next, dirty pails. troughs or stalls.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Prizes For Boy Scouts,

New York.-President Wilson will bestow an American flag, with an at tractive streamer inscribed to show that it came from him. upon the Boy Scouts of America troops that does the most effective work in selling bonds in each state during the cam paign for the second Liberty Loan, it was announced.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
SEEKS NEW LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Formally Opens Campaign to
 Raise Needed Funds.

Washington-Th campaign for the second Liberty loan of $3,000, 100000 was formally opened at Cleveland by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
 Ten million subscribers to the new loan will be sought, and 1t is possible that the utimate issue of bends may be S5. .OOO. .OO0 Goo.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
CONVENIENT PLACE FOR SILO
Should Be Located Outside Rather Than Inside of Barn-Allow
 Space for Feed Room.

In general the silo should be located outside rather than inside the barn. Place 1t few feet away from the barn so that a small feed room may be built between. This arrangement not only provides convenient place for the slage cart but also means of separating the silo from the milk ing barn where silage odors are unde- Sirnhle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12

be subscribed, but oversubscribed No one is asked to donate or give his money to the government, but every one is asked to lend his money to the government. The loans will be repaid in full with interest at the rate of per cent per annum. A government bond Is the safest investment in the world; it is as good as currency and yet better, because the government bond bears interest and currency does not. No other investment compares with 1t for safety and ready converti- bility into casn.'
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Americans in Syria.

Stockholm.-The matter of relief for naturalized Americans is becoming most acute in Syria and Palestine. says reports received by the American minister Ira Nelson Morris. The re- ports say that more than 200 Ameri- cans are threatened with death by starvation unless aid comes quickly.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Worlds Wheat Crop Increases.

Washington.-The worlds wheat crop this year, for the principal coun- tries which have reported, including the United States, is 1865, ,4S9 900 bushels, an increase of 33 per cent over 1916, say reports from the Inter- national Institute of Agriculture at Rome made public by the Department of Agriculture.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Lufbery Scores Aqain.

Somewhere on the French Front Lieutenant Lufbery of the Lafayette Flying Corps continued his brilliant aerial exploits when he destroyed one German machine and forced another to land near the front lines
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12

Destruction of weevils in the
 fall by blowing under or by up roofing and burning the plants. Destruction in their hibernat-
 ing places of weevils that sur
 vive the first operation.
 Locating cotton fields where heavy lnfestation may be avoid ed. Early and thorough prepara-
 ton of the land to obtain an early crop. This means fall blowing and winter working of
 the land, or the use of cover
 crops. Determination by experiments
 on local soils of best methods of spacing, both between rows and between plants in the TOW. InSuring an early crop by early
 planting of early-maturing vari-
 cries and by fertilizing where necessary.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Dairyinu in Denmark

By carefully testing and wedding out the poor cows, the people of Den mark have in five years succeeded in raising the average production of each COW by more than 40 pounds of butter fat per year.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
pr. MichaeIis Is III.

.amsterdam.-A Berlin telegram to the Rheinnische Westfalische Zeitung ol Essen says that the state of health of the German chancellor. Dr. Mi chaelis, "leaves very much to be de- sired"
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Thermometer for Dairy.

A thermometer for the dairy is just as essential as a toothbrush for the toilet. Success in handling dairy products is due largely to maintaining definite temperatures and such is not possible by guess
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Flies 14o Miles An Hour.

Washington.-In a flight from Tu- rin to Rome, according to a Rome dispatch, Sergeant Stoppani of the Royal Flying Corps maintained an average speed of 40 miles an hour for the 4O0-mile journey.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
ships Seized By perue.

Lima, Perun. - Peruvian naval forces were placed on board five Ger man steamships and three German sailing veshAls, which have been laid up at Callao since early in the war.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Wasteful of Fertilizer.

American people are wasteful of fertilizer. This Is notorious fact. If our landowners would appreciate the full value of fertility you would see upon every farm a compost heap.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Minister To Mexico.

Madrid-The duke of Amaln has been appointed spanish minister to Mexico He will succeed Alexandra padrilla, who has been transferred to Lisbon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Value of Poultry Manure.

A ton of poultry manure is worth about three times as much as ordinary stable manure. It will pay to preserve 1t very carefully now when all fer tilizers are high.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
First Corn of 1917.

Peoria, Ill-The first car of corn of the 1917 crop reached the Peoria Board of Trade from Mississippi and was bought by the Distillers' Securi- ties Company at $1.65 bushel.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
New War Tax Levies as
 Made by Senate and House

WashingtOn.-'rhe war revenue blli, IS finally agreed on by the house and senate conferees provides for the rais- ing of approximately $2,606,3?0 0,000 as fOllows:
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
British Casualties.

London.-The British casualties re- rorted for the week numbered 21,179, divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds: Officers, 151; men, 3,773. Wounded or missing: Officers, 531; men, 16,724
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
WATER FORGED INTO TANK AUTOMATICALLY

drinking trough illustrated
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The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Fattenina Ticks.

How much O. your feed is going to fatten blood-sucking ticks?
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
CONGRESS MAKES LEVY AT S27 FUR EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND
 CHILD IN TIE UNITED STATES
Excess Profits Revenue at B on and Incomes at Nearly Much Remain Practically Unchanged by Work of
 The ConfereeS.

Corporations Will Financing the
  Heved the Best That
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
WARCOTTON CROPS
Methods of Control That Should Increase Yield Without En-
 Iarging Acreage.
PLAN GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT
Some of Measures Advocated Are Not New in Principle and Have Stood Test of Years-check Raw
 ages of Weevil.
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Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agricultural
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Have Silo Ready.

The silo must be ready ahead of time. The corn will not wait on It.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12

Give Ticks a Ticket. Give the ticks ticket to the dip ping vat.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Problem of Control.

The case cannot be rested, however, with the announcement of this anti boll weevil system. The problem of boil weeyil control becomes more Seri- ous as the pest continues its invasion of the cotton belt. Eastern planters must expect more serious problem than that which confronted the farm CTS of Texas, because the humid con ditiOns in the East are more favorable to the life of the weevils. Better means of control must be devised for the region that is becoming invaded, and, if possible, other means must be developed to reduce the enormous loss that is suffered. especially during un- favorable seasons in Texas. The princi- pal work of the bureau of entomology at this time is in attempting to devise means for this requisite additional con trol.
 Much has been learned about the habits of the boil weevil. Many seem- ingly excellent theories of control have fallen before this newly discovered in- formation. A few may be mentioned: ::
 NSpeiiditS do hol lSpel tIle DOH wee vii. Sprays innumerable have been tried unsuccessfully. Nor are the weevils attracted to light. Lantern traps have been hung in cotton fields by many farmers, but only occasional stragglers are caught in this way, the specialists learn.
 Machines Are Injurious.
 Machines employing suction and jar ring devices, designed to pick weevils
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Farm We'll Every Acre.

The thing to do Is farm well every acre you put into crop.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
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These are the main points of the formula set out in Farmers Bulletin S4S. "The Boil Weevil Problem by which larger war crops of American cotton can be grown without increaS- ing, and possibly by decreasing, the present acreage in this crop.
 Some of the measures are not new in principle. They are old methods which. modified and improved. have stood the test of years. They represent plain and practical farming methods, and. although they may appear less at tractive than many of the fantasticai panaceas which spring up from time to time in cotton growing sections, they are sound and reliable. Individu- ally. they are effective in checking the ravageS of the weevilS and collective ly they offer a practical system which, if followed carefully, will insure a crop in spite of this pest. The system may have to undergo slight moditica- tions to meet local conditions. For example, in some localities hand pick ing of weevils and infested squares at times may prove a profitable meas nrp
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-12
Machines Are Injurious.

Machines employing suction and jar ring devices, designed to pick weevils and infested squares or to shake the weevils to the ground. have proved in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA

[ THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA Homer Croy in Leslie's.
 The first thing wanted to see in India was the Black Hole of Calcutta. could hardly wait to see the famous prison in which. in 1756, 133 people were suffocated in single night. One hundred and fifty six British prisoners, captured by the natives. were cast into a room IS feet square, and the following morning only 2o of them were living.
 Without waiting to unpaclr my trunk I hurried to the spot, but was sadly dis appointed, for all there was there. was monument with a chain around 1t. I felt cheated; in America we would have given the visitor something for his money. We would have preserved the prison with its two small windows. and put showcase in the corner with samples of the nails and a rusty hinge. The restored prison would have been filled with wax figures. their coats noticeably dusty and hunched at the collar. and outside would have been . lineal descendant of ono of the survivors selling postcard views and . history of the hole for a quarter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
ON THE JOB
From Lippincott's Magazine.

From IlpplncottS Ma8dAlue.
 When hear efficiency engineers talk ing about wasted motions and misdirected |energy." observed southern editor, q often think there Is more in fitting the man or woman to the job than most people realize. One of our young matrons learned that fact last summer when she
 made a cake with her own fair hands to ornament the table at luncheon she
 had planned.
 Tt was to be nut cake of pretentious build. and early in the morning she called to the kitchen Lindy Lee little colored girl who helped around the house, and gave her big bowl of nuts. Now, Lindy, I'm going to need a lot of nuts for this cake she eaid. and l
 want you to crack these for me. You can go out there under the tree. where it iz nice and cool
 "Lindy delivered the shelled nuts ir
 due course of time. but when her mistress
 started to put the finishing touches or her cake she found she was running short of material.
 "'Here. Lindy. there aren't enough nuts
 to cover this cake she said fou'll have l to crack me some moro right away. "Oh. my. Mis- Lucy. l can't crack nc nor O them nutsv Lindy protested. witt
 her hands to her face. My 1aws IS al
 sore now!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
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THE MUSICAL COMEDY SHOE


 From the Louisville Courier-J Journal.
 An interesting story which is being widely reprinted credits the high cost of shoes to a brilliant idea which matched in the brain of . California shoe retailer. Tho writer of the story, which appeared first in a western newspaper. says that the Los Angeles merchant despaired of finding sale for his ware among eastern women who were motoring in California. He hit upon the plan Of introducing startling varieties of footwear at fancy prices. He bought up large quantity of 'ladies boots'' with high tops in fancy coiors. They were the sort of boots" that had been seen often in mu- scal comedy. but had not been worn by women on the street.
 The customers, upon beholding his wln- dow display. imagined that something new had struck the east" from Paris or elsewhere, and that they. while travel 1 ing through the hinterland, had not kept Iu up with the fashions They bought mu- sical comedy shoes at any price the dealer was bold enough to ask. When they went back to New York with their smart boots the fashion was set. Man. ufacturers began at once to make high topped shoes of all the colors of the rain-
 bow, and women who previously had re- garded $6 as the highest price to be l thought of began to buy the musical com i! edy shoes eagerly at from SIP to $25. l It is not the high cost of leather or the European war that caused shoes to
 advance, according to this story. One lone Los Angeles merchant established a new standard of values which women accept without question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
HEIRL0OMS OF DRAKE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 A great memory of name illustrious
 lin great Eliza's days" is revived by the
 will of Sir Francis Drake of Nutwel.
 Devon, who bequeaths as heirlooms two cups and two jewels given by Queen
 Elizabeth to the admiral whose name he bore, together with the Bible and the
 sword of the doughty sea fighter. When Drakes ship "The Golden Hind" came
 back to Plymouth in September, 1880, after circumnavigating the globe, laden with treasure trove, Elizabeth decreed that the ship should be preserved for all time as a memorial of England's glory enhanced by the intrepid commander.
 But "envious time' routed away the tim
 bers, and only chair wrought therefrom a century later remains. No tangible sou venir is needed for him who prayed when he first saw the Pacific that he might
 sail once in an English ship in that sea, 2" and fulfilled his dream; who sailed into
 the harbor of Cadiz and signed the King of Spain's beard:" who finished . game of bowls with Lord Howard ere
 meeting and wrecking tho Armada, say ing: There's plenty of time to win the
 game and thrash the Spaniards, too" The pages of Hakluyt preserve the story, but in the ears of the men of Devonshire the echoes of "Drake's drum" are rever- berating still, and men in the far flung battle line still find an inspiration in his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
HEARSAY
From Everybody's Magazine.

From Everybody's Magazine.
 An elderly farmer from the border Of the country wandered into a town dry goods store where a sale in night shirts was in progress.
 Picking up one of the garments, he gingerly loosened its folds, curiously in- specting it.
 "Can I sell you night short?" asked the salesgirl
 No" said the farmer his articulation somewhat impeded by chew you couldn't sell me one, but they do say there's thousands that wear 'em''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Of course, 1t isn't nice to say so, but the fact of the matter Is that compli- lnent is only another name for damli
 Another boob we haven't much use for is the smart lad who tells you that you can't reply "yes" or mo- to a question, and who, when you claim that you can, springs the question: Have you quit stealing money out of poor boxes?"
 The average man gets mighty tired of hearing about the goodness of George Washington. And the average man is onery enough to believe that the eoody- goody stuff was all bunk and that George was as big liar as the rest of us. The fellows who get along best in this world are those who know that you can jolly more out of men than you can kick out of them.
 The iaziest men we know of are fellows ! who are always yelping about being over- worked.
 1 Anyway, girl who is built like shad gets lot of comfort out of the reflection | that she is Svelt.
 | If bald-headed man is sensible under | it he won't be sensitive over 1t. l Wine improves with age. but 1t is dif- ferent with woman and song. 1 woman's idea of a model husband
 would be one who could get an article out of the ice box without spilllng some- thing.
 i When a woman is raising about six kidl and doing her own homework, she may have other troubles, but she doesn't have
 to sit up at night worrying whether hel
 Interpretation of a passage from Brown Ing is the correct one.
 There is heap of difference in telling
 a woman that you knew her when sh<
 was little girl and in telling her that you knew her when you were a little boy
 The only reason why the reformers dc not have Congress pass law compelling bachelors to dress so that they could bt distinguished from married men is be.
 cause the reformers know that the mar.
 ried men wouldn't stand for 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
BEFORE SEDAN

By Austin Dobson. Here in this leafy place,
 Quiet he lies, Cold, with his sightless face Turned to the skies; lis but another dead; All you can say is said. Carry his body hence
 Kings must have slaves; Kings climb to eminence Over mems graves; So this mans eye is dim Throw the earth over him. There, at his side? Paper his hand had clutched, Tight e'cr he died Message wish, may be; Smooth I folds out and see. Hardly .Ae worst of us
 Here could have smiled! Only the tremulous
 Words of child; Prattie, that has for stops Just a few ruddy drops. Look. She is sad to miss
 Morning and night, His-her dead father's-kiss; Tries to be bright, Good to mamma, and sweet, That is all, Marguerite" Ah. if beside the dead
 Slumbered the pain! An. if the hearts that bled
 Slept with the slainl If the grief died-but no ss Death will not have 1t so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14

so completely vindicated by their at titude in the present crisis that the charges made against them during the heat of the last presidential campaign appear absurd. They have, in fact, been done a great injustice. The many have been made to suffer for the un- bridled speech of a few who did not in any sense represent the great maiori- ty of their countrymen.
 The Germans who have become citizens of the United States have a high percentage of intelligence. If they didn't think America a better country to live in than Germany, they wouldn't be here. Furthermore, they can see quite as well as native-born Americans to what deplorable pass their fatherland has been brought by the Prussian war lords.
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 Thanks to the war photographers, nearly everybody knows how battle field looks from an aeroplane. Even if 1t shouldn't happen to look just the way 1t is pictured, they are willing to take the photographers word for 1t.
 
 A motion picture producer says it doesn't take any brains to make a pie ture. Maybe so The press agents seem to think they have all the brains utilized in the motion picture business, anyhow. The great hunter who was said to have been the original Allan Quartermain of Rider Haggard, died recently. Still, we defy any literary sieuths to locate the original "She'' Modern queens, touring the trenches and working in hospitals, are a marked improvement on the old fashioned kind who spent the peoples money in having a good time.
 A paragrapher says that according to the figures given for the per capita wealth in this country, some people have more than their share. Could he have been thinking, for instance. of MT. Bar ney Baruch?
 Henry Ford has acquired handsome yacht. However, he hasn't the slightest or persons for use on peace junket.
 q n
 Ambassador Gerard in leaving Berlin said: "Auf wiedersehen on Broadway" but he didn't mean that he expected the Teutons to capture New York.
 Count von Bernstorff is a patron of motion picture shows. It Is even whis- pered around that he laughs at the an- tics of Charlie Chaplin.
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 The Britons continue to hammer away at the Turks, but the Turks send up prayers to Allah and come right back for more punishment.
 The United States will not seize in- termed German ships or in1prison German citizens, and none of our poets will write Hymn of Hate"
 A recent picture of Charles Dana Gib- son in a, bathing suit shows that Charles has taken on flesh while parting with his hair.
 It's rather inconsiderate of Cuba to muddy the waters at a time when Uncle Sam has so many other problems on his mind
 Some people take the joy out of life un- Intentionally, but those who send comic valentines do it with malice aforethought.
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 It is presumed that the reformers will take back seat while New Orleans en- tertains the Mardi Gras crowds.
 ' q Holland at last understands why those German troops were assembled along hei boundary line.