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rels or boxes for winter feeding, and
when taken out they will have a nice
green appearance.
An excellent method of feeding lawn
clippings consists of taking a piece of
inch mesh poultry netting about four
teet long and two feet wide. laying
II fat and covering to depth OF rev.
cral inches with the clippings This
is rolled very tightly. fastened up and
hung inside TIE poultry house within
reach Of the fowls. thus providing
green food at all times without danger
OF waste or selling.
Sugar beets. or mangels make e1-
ceilert green food and should be put
away in cool place where there is
no danger OF freezing In the fall
when cabbage plants are pulled. the
poorly headed ones should be set aside
for poultry. Dig trench wide enough
anc deep enough 10 cover the cabbag.
head. Place the cabbage down in the
trench and cover with soil. leaving
about half of the roots sticking out in
tn. air. Cabbage put away in this
manner. II in a wel.-drained location.
Will keep all winter
Feeding Turnips and Small vcEetubles
Small turnips. potatoes. or other veg
etab!"s may be used by placing them
IN rel! OF wire. or fastened to a nail.
TO keep them from becoming soi,ed
or wasted. Very often II is advisable
TO boil small potatoes and feed them
as :; we, mash
Where clover can be procured, the
second crop is an excellent substitute
for green food. The same NAV he said
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OF alfalfa. The clover should be cut
in the evening and about 10 o'clock
next morning, when the dew IL dried
of, 1t should be raked into piles and
allowed to stand till the following day,
when it may be stored away for flu
ture use. Glover or alfalfa may be
te 1 Ky the same method suggested for
lawn clippings. or 1t can be cut fine
and fed in the wet or dry mash. Glover
and alfalfa ale highly nutritious. and
may be used as a bulky food in place
OF bran.
Those who have vegetable gardens
can provide enough green food for the
fowls by preparing a part OF the gar
den for fall planting. The land should
be spadcd deep and made fine by rak-
ing. Then SOW winter wheat. or win
ter rye. to jhich may be added Gin
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cases where II may be allowed to
stand for permanent pasture) white. or
little Dutch clover. Kentucky blue
grass and red-top grass. This will in
sure pasture through the winter,
early spring and summer. Fall SOW
Ing should be done az carly I'm Sep.
tember as possible. 30 that It will get
good stnrt before cold weather
checks It's growth. and also to give
the grasses an opportunity OF getting
we'll rooted.
Thus sown the plants will make 4
strong growth. and poultry can pas.
ture on them almost from the FIRST. es.
pecially II they arc covered with poul-
try netting to prevent the fowls from
scratching up the roots. II the growth
Is luxuriant and there Is sufficient
other srcen food available. the grasses
may be cut and cured I'm the same
manner suggested for clover or lawn
clippings.
During the winter when all other
vegetation Ia withered. winter wheat or
rye will be seen sticking above the
snow. and there Is nothing equal to
them for feeding at this time. In tho
late spring or early summer the wheat
and rye become tough. but they have
furnished green food for the fowls.
and will protect the more tender shoots
OF grass and clover that como on
later.
Value OF sprouted Oats.
Early in the spring. as soon as the
ground can DO worked. a part may be
sown to oats. even IL SHOWS fall or
freezing takes place after they have
| been planted. the oats will not DO
Injured.
| All poultrymen have recourse to
sprouted oats as a green food, but the
question arises: Does II pay? This
must be settled by each operator for
himself.
| Sprouted oats has been one of the
standard i@eds among commercial egg
producers for many years. and 1t is one
OF the most satisfactory methods OF
providing succulent green food ;.e
times when other vegetation is scarce.
1t is a simple matter to sprout oats
IL the vessels used are sweet and
clean and the seed is kept In q tenn
perature OF 80 to 70 degrees and spr!n-
killed. with tepid water at frequent in
| tervals.
Oats may be sprouted In small guam
titles by soaking them In a bucket for
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feather of this section being edged
with white. They have legs only
about An inch and a half In length,
and the wings are carried dropping
almost to the ground. The tall is very
long. and stands up along the back and
past the top of the head.
These Bantams may be kept success
fully in limited quarters. They eat
little and are easily cared for. Tho
hens are good layers.
Gray Japanese Bantams should not
exceed twenty to twenty-five ounces
In weight for females. or twenty-five
to twenty-six ounces for males.
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When the Japanese Bantams were
first introduced into England and
thence into America. the only varieties
were white, black and black tailed
white. English fanciers developed the
attractive Gray Japanese Bantams.
shown above. In color they are like
the Birchcn Gray Bantums
The male has "A siivery white neck
hackle. saddle hackle and top of wing.
The balance of the plumage is lustrous
Ercenish black. except the breast, each
feather OF which Is laced or edged with
silvery white. The female Is intense
black in all sections. except the neck
and upper part of the breast each
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REEN FOOD IMPORTANT
ARTICLE ZIG ON BILL OF FARE
WIS So Fed Less Subject to Dis.
case and Are Moro Pro-
ductivc.
AVE MUCH GREATER STAMINA
Pw"to Cure Lawn Clippings, Pre-.
serve Cabbage and Sprout Oats So
Ihat Chickens May Have Proper
plant Food In Winter.
Judge. breeder and Writer.

Judge, breeder and Writer.
'reen food for poultry throughout
year is necessity II is unfor-
'ate that green food Is so generally
'sidered mere accessory. resulting
widespread neglect Of ths poultry
ms cheapest source OF food. The
yer, cost OF maintaining fowls on
eh'range Is duo in large measure
'heir heavy consumption of ten
nutritious plant growth.
an fowls need certain amount Of
TX in their rations. Grains and
at fed alone form "A ration too high
concentrated for proper digestion.
ecu iood is not exactly a sustaining
-'oh' nut more especially it is a
PhulatinE corrective to the digestive
CT ana tonic to the general sys-
n. Fowls fed liberal quantities Of
Fen 1000 are less subject TO disease.
become more vigorous. improve in
fnuna' lay more eggs md their
chs live and thrive well.
RESPONSE to President Wilson'S an
10 increase the food supply. near
every poultryman has at the same
pc prepared "a means Of providing
Pen food for his fowls with little
Por or expense. We have raised the
[gest supply of vegetables In the
Etory OF our country. and the excess
plch will naturally result may be
Ia as ration for poultry and by
means eliminate any waste.
EE1uring the summer months when tho
sRls have ample range they pick up
lougA green food in the grass. weed,
IL vegetable growth. But where they
7 confined TO runs which lack desir-
lie green food. IL VIII pay to sup
succulent food for them To sup
green food during the summer is
II a difficult matter. as there are
:nty OF underripc or over-ripe fruits
vegetables available which are not
i'aoie Tor table use. Lettuce leaves.
CT tops. cabbage leaves. tomatoes or
flons are relished by fowls. and VIII
s'm large portion OF the ration dur
3 The warm weather when green
pos are most needed Corn or corn
lbs are excellent. especially IL the
NeS '''No Inc pieces. Corn
SKIS and corn silk OF fresh sweet
|rn are relished. Corn fodder NAV
cured for use In winter and it Is n
luable substitute for green food
men the ears have been pulled the
Fn stalks should be cut close to the
|ound and stood up In shocks until
|ite dry. when they are tied in bun
rs and set aside until needed II
Is toe. bulky. strip the leaves from
/: corn stalk; when dried out thor
|shly they are put away for winter
e.
Curing Lawn Clippings.
AVN clippings are valuable as a sub
itute for-Ereen food during the win
mon'hs. If they have been prop.
f. cured To cure them II Is bes.
rake the clippings into small heaps
II In the sun for several hours, when
h% may be stirred and allowed &c
main ill evening. II they are fairly
+ By evening they should be pur IN
pasket and hung so that the air will
pw through them. Lawn CLIPPINGS
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hnement and heavily fed on highly con.
centrated grain rations. there Is soma
danger OF their consuming moro greens
than is good for them. and the opera.
tor should be governed accordingly.
The effects OF the anticipated food short.
age liz being felt by turkey raiscrs CSre
less or easy methods of other days must h,
amended. How to eliminate this waste viii
e discussed In next weeks 80
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Good Used
Cars

Monday, and All Next Week,
we propose to move every Used
Car in our building that is
ready. Our large plant for COM
pletely Remodeling Automo-
biles gives us a tremendous adj
vantage in marketing Used
Cars.
All Cars are put through
our shops and given thorough
M C h anical Overhauling as
soon as we get them. Finish is
inspected, and if the painting is
dull or scratched, the car is Re-
painted like new.
Cars listed below are ready
for use NOW. Statesmen always
in attendance. Terms arranged
in or out Of Richmond. Mail
I'd ers promptly confirmed.
Bring your Mechanic; Inspec-
ton invited.
Saxon Six Touring Car.
Run only $500 miles, by care
full driver, in city; is practically
NEW-all slightly worn parts
repaired. Too good to last at
the price we offer.
Dodge Bros.' Touring Car.
Original painting still bright.
Tires hardly soiled, new spare
tire on extra rim, never been
used. Complete Equipment, in
GLIDING Bumper, etc. Rock bot
tom price to quick buyer. Bet
ter Hurry.
Saxon Four, 1916.
Two-passenger Saxon, the
most Economical Car in the
world; Runs better now than
Ever; Reprinted, Overhauled;
b ] e C tri C Starting-Lighting;
Very low price.
Overland Touring Car.
Big, roomy 5-passenger body;
Car Completely Overhauled and
Reprinted like New; Four good
Non-Skid Tires.
Overland Touring Car.
Complete with extra ALL
Weather Top. Simply Remove
Summer Top and add the In
closed Body, and you have
Closed Car for winter; Repaint-
ed, Looks like NEW. This is
Factory Equipment and not
make-shift! See it before buy
ing a Closed Car. Bargain!
Cadillac.
Real quality at minimum
price to make room. This Cadil-
lac is in Superb Condition and
should last ten years longer.
Every Feature! Every Equip
menti
Extra Added Value, Monday!
P o p e-Hartford, 4-cylinder.
Overhead-valve Motor; Bosch
Magnetic; Gray-Davis Electric
Starting and Lighting; Genuine
aluminium Body; Upholstered
in Real Leather. All ready for
instant use.
Special Value! Special Price!!
.aehler Motor Co.
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clipped and fed. Or tho practice 10 to
feed tho entire mass-roots. sprouts
and all.
Fowls that are kept under normal
conditions and properly fed may be
left to determine tho exact proportion
OF green food that should enter into
tho ration. When kept In close con-
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few hours. after which they ara
drained In sack. They are then
spread on n floor. or In shallow pans.
one-half to ono inch deep. and sprin-
killed. with warm water morning. noon
and night. When the green shoots are
two or three inches iorg. they are
ready for feeding. The shoots may DO
The courier-index., 1917-08-31
Commercial Club Meeting
 On Next Monday Evening

The regular monthly meeting of the Marianna Commer- c;a Club will be held at the next Monday night highly important that all the business men ana pahsls well as every other the club be present Mat ters very vital importance to be considered we w o make the of the young of Lee county who called into army service we believe patriotic duty rests upon our czenshP ua the interests of the white ana Dack from county who have been selected to light the Das of the nation. . :, . o.
 We also want to give consideration to the wheat cam paion The committee appointed to investigate the adVsap ity of establishing flour mill will make its report ne com mttee recommendations to make tiat shouiu p' carried out within the next two weeks ,
 Then the matter of publishing seml-monthy Perloa- ;ca o be known as Commercial Club Bulletin ana farh ers' Exchange will be discussed and disposed of
 will miss real live peppery meeting you all to 'op' " VI " e. E. DAGGETT, President
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Big Community Fair to be
 Held at Aubrey Sept. 1O-11
(By P. F. NEWELL, Farm Demonstrator)

(By r. F. NEWELL, Farm DemOnStrator)
 Community Fair at Aubrey September 10 and II, for Boys Corn and Pig Club and Girls Canning Club.
 Demonstration in farm machinery. Addresses by Geo. h. James of Memphis and C. E. Dagge president Marianna Commercial Club, Maranna Ark.
 w. J. Jerngan state agent boys and girls club work. of Little Rock will judge exhibits.
 Miss ThurSby of Little Rock, specialist in mics will conduct cooking school
 Aubrey will the center attraction for two days, September 10 and IT, Probably the most elaborate program ever had being arranged for these two days at Aubrey
 COMMUNITY FAIR
 Monday September 1O has been aside for the munity among the following school clubs Aubrey. Rondo and Oak Forrest On this day the boys and girls each community will bring the products of their work this year. such pigs canned tomatoes and other vegetables well other things Mr. Jerngan of Little Rock will be there to judge the products which will be arranged separate booths for each club The club winning first prize will be loving to remain the property of that club long continues take first place for three After ming the cup three successive the becomes the permanent property of that club Every member of each of these clubs is expected to take part in the contest Very likely will przes and invite merchants and business of these communities to arrange other prizes for these boys and girls.
 C. E. DaggetL president of the Marianna Commercial Club will also deliver address to these clubs this day Mr. Dagge enthusiastic the boys and girls work anu '''S DEMONSTRATORS ioi RAT ON IN FARM MACHINERY chnerv will conduct demonstration in all kinds of farm machinery which will be used at this time of the year Such % sny sn % ad will be used. These implements will be furnished by Lee the machinery going to take the place of our shortage and the learn to use these tools the De'''' " "'' De GEO. R. JAMES TO TALK
 At two D. m. on September IT, Geo. R. James of Mem some topics of vital interest Anyone who has heard MT knows that he cannot afford to miss this part o the program Mr. James addressed the Maranna Commercial Club year heard by great many people o the county and hope he will be favored with large auaenfe complmened the work of the Commercial Club ana the Agricultural work several hmes Do'h Tn 'ne press anu "
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PAGES WEEkEX LETTER

Little Rock, Aug 29.-Pulling fod. der and topping corn is not profit able method of securing feed. In order to get a good quality of fodder or tops the leaves must be pulled while still green. At that time the ears are still soft and are drawing on the leaves for additional food.
 Almost every experiment station t0 the South has conducted tests to find the effect on the yield of corn by pulling the leaves. The results have shown a decease in every instance from three to, eight bushels per acre below that where the leaves were allowed to remain uneiI the ear was mature.
 Pulling the. leaves and topping the plant when the leaves are green tends to cause the corn to be more to open. which allows the damage from weeviis and weather to be ex- cessive.
 Pulling fodder is always an expen- sive method of securing feed. The average yield of cured leaves is only from 300 pounds to 800 pounds per acre This year, with the high cost of labor, the time can be spent much more profitably in putting up some other form of hay or planting fall and winter pasture crops. The most practical and successful farmers have found out that pulling fodder and topping corn is an expensive propo- sition.
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fpv A. D. McNair.)

d.
 several articles have already been 9,,sbed concerning an economic pUn suryey at Jacksonville in Pu- H'n county. but that was only the SSa' If several surveys made. In l''' ..n Arkansas the writer, assisted S''p F Newell of Marianna and
 ,,d Thibault of Helena, gathered a" economic facts pertaining to last business on a group of fifty m sms lying principally between Ma n. sl in Lee county and Marvell in psi,,ins s county. This region lies just M v. of Crowley's ridge and is prac- |ssIly level plain, with silt ioam 'n of good quality. It is a wooded Ion hut farms have been in culti- s,on many years. though a few ..shes of new land are visible here s ,bese It is not a region of large S.,otions. but of small and medium '.a farms. few of which rise to . magnitude of small plantations, ,ssro farmers are quite numerous in L.,s reeion. among whom a fair per- 'sutage are land owners. Out of the farms studied in these counties, s of them were operated by negroes md 30 by white people.
 The average size of these 50 farms .s IDS acres, of which 78 acres were '.voted to crops and most of the L,,once was in woods. Three-fourths tho entire farm area was, there- .re nlanted in crops, which is a Sigher percentage than is usually 0uud in this state. It took three .milies and four and three-quarter nules to farm the average farm, Irbich means that there were about Vo share croppers per farm
 cotton is the main crop of this re- kiou occupying about 54 acres out of [very hundred acres of crops. Corn Iccupied 32 acres, and variety of mus. of which peas are the most Imminent. grew on the remaining IA eres out of each 100 acres. Farm s grew most of their feed stuffs in hs region and had cotton and cotton Iced as their money crop, but there Eas also a little income from live tock. from crops other than cotton. md from miscellaneous sources, so hat the cotton receipts constituted bout three-fourths of the total re- eipts.
 Yield of Crops
 The yield of cotton on these 5c hrms averaged 312 pounds of lint per ue, which was larger than a normal ield, and which helped greatly Tn baking money eor these men. The
The courier-index., 1917-08-31
lSKS ARKANSAS TO
 | RAISE MORE WHEAT
TREATMENT CALLS ON STATE FOR THIRTY-SEvEN PER CENT INCREASE IN ACREAGE THIS YEAR.

she United States government has alled upon Arkansas to increase it's heat acreage sy 37 per cent over Dat of 1917 and as its share of the per cent increase that is asked of ne entire nation. The acreage this |ear was 225,000. This means that ae state is asked to SOW 305,0O0 |fres to wheat this fall The largest neat acreage in the history of the tate was 265,000 in 1915. But Ar |ansas can produce this 305.000 acres |nd even more with profit.
 This was the message brought back q W. c. Lassater, director of the nyersity Agricultural Extension Di- son from the Middle Western reg pnal wheat and rye conference at Aansas City, which closed Thursday. ne conference was called by Secre- Sry Of Agriculture Houston. It's ob- Fu was to consider means for in aeaslng the nations grain supply, sIep made necessary by the press as needs of the United States and
 allies. Arkansans who attended ne conference besides MT. Lancaster efe John H. Page, state ocmmis- oner of agriculture; Virgil Petite of Onesboro, president of the Arkansas pdakers' Association; MT. Miller, pre- aent of the Jonesboro Milling Co.,, ad Martin Nelson, director of the alersity Experiment Station at Fay kneyille.
 Is Asking No Sacrifice.
 II Is no sacrifice that the govern sat is asking of Arkansas in making M request that this state increase wheat acreage" said MT. Lancas- Some of the northern states "Ae Kansas and the Dakotas already " raising wheat to an extent that
 beyond the limits of profitable ''uing. For these states it really sacrifice to increase their wheat s'eaee but they have promised to
 A But Arkansas can do it with profit.
 Two Different Problems
 m this state there are two dlf- s'ehl problems to consider. The first 'ais With the big bottom land plan ,aohs In the bottom lands of the sSs'ssippi, the St. Francis, the Ar saSas and other rivers. The second 'ucefns the small hill farmers. iuese large bottom land pianta- ~sls can produce wheat without ''"asly interfering with their pro
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This Page Belongs to the Marianna Commercial Club
 Ands Edited by Ley,s of tn

shortage of all freight equipment, A patron located here who handles carload shipments daily throughout the entire year, handled z4 cars for the period of August 13 to Is inclu~ sive, and these cars were held ex- elusive of Sundays, g days, which was over two days to each car, not withstanding the fact that these cars were placed to them about g a. III, daily, and that day was not used in computing the time held, and does not include the day they were moved after release. In other words, count ing the day received and the day forwarded. which is chargeable to Marianna, these 24 cars were delay ed in Marianna beyond the time they should have been
 Yours truly,
 P. s. MORGAN, Agent. PRAISE FOR LOCAL BOARD
 State of Arkansas
 Adjutant Generals Department Lloyd England, Adiutant General
 Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 24, 1917 The Local Board of Lee County Marianna. Ark
 Governor Brough directs that we extend to the memers of your Board his hearty congratulations for the prompt and efficient. manner in which your board has performed it's duties, your board being the first to report in full
 We assure you also that this office appreciates such efficiency.
 Yours truly,
 LLOYD ENGLAND,
 The Adjutant General. ant the Adjutant General.
 It is very gratifying to receive letters of this nature and we take pride in publishing same. It not only shows that Lee county is wi1l- ing to feed herself, but is willing to do her part in any way possible. The Lee county Board set the PoSO AOi thO OthCi SO9AitACo DJ OOAh8 the first one to express their will ingness to serve without charge for services incident to registration. ex- animation, and all the other details connected with the selective draft plan.
 &###
 We want to urge every man who is engaged in the furnishing busi- ness this season to come to a meet ing of importance tos be held in this office September 3 (Monday). It has been suggested that an agree ment be made by which the crops belonging to the men who will be called to the colors before the crop Is gathered, be taken care of by the man or firm, and handled in such manner that there will be no loss to the individual. This matter will be discussed and would be glad to have an expression from the men engagedin this line of business. Don't fail ot come.
 n
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NOT HARD ON CLOTHES

However destructive in other re- spects, Germans are not hard on clothes if Ernest Becker, of a ship interned in New York, is typical. He testified in a bomb plot trial that he received $15 a month and sent $14 to his wife in Germany. When asked how he clothed himself on S1 a month he replied that he had worn the suit he had on for seven years.