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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
GOOD RAM MEANS HEAVIER
LAMBS AND HIGHER PRICES

A scrub ram is expensive at any
time but doubly so at the present high
price of wool and lambs. A good ram
has many times proved to be more
than "half the flock" Many success
full and progressive sheep breeders
trace their start on the road to sue
cess to the purchase of a good ram.
Sometimes the price of the ram has
looked high but time proved it to be
the cheapest and by far the best pay
ing investment ever made.
At the University of Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture a good mutton
ram, such as any farmer could pur-
chase at $50 or $40 this season, bred
to western (Colorado) ewes, sired
lambs that averaged two and half
pounds more at three months of age,
when they were marketed, than lambs
out of the same class of ewes, which
were sired by an inferior or scrub
ram. Furthermore lambs sired by the
superior ram sold for so per cent more
per 100 pounds than by the inferior
ram.
A list of breeders of purebred sheep
in Missouri can be furnished on appli-
cation to the College of Agriculture,
Columbia, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
EVERY COUNTY TO HAVE
CANNING DEMONSTRATIONS

! A statewide emergency canning
campaign was opened by the Univer-
sity of Missouri College of Agricul-
ture June rs. Twenty canning demon
strations were placed in the field on
that date. 1t was proposed that three
canning demonstrations be held in
each county in the State within the
three weeks following. Forty coun-
ties had already requested demonstra-
lions and these counties were visited
during the first week. Forty more
counties will be visited the first week
in July. Demonstrations will be held
in the remaining counties the second
week in July. st. Louis, st. Francois,
Henry and Worth counties had held
demonstrations before the State cam
Paign was started.
Three days will be devoted to each
county. A canning demonstration for
food conservation will be held each
day. Following the demonstration a
local committee will be organized. One
committeeman will be appointed
from each township. She will hold Of
flee during the rest of the year. The
duties of the local committees will be;
/. To further food conservation in in
dividual counties; 2. To receive re-
quests for demonstrations 3. To fur
nish demonstrators from local women
until an emergency food agent is APP
pointed; 4. To advise and assist emer-
gency food agent when she is ap-
pointed; 5. To advertise all meetings;
6. To make arrangements for local
transportation; 7. To help individual
women with conservation problems;
8. To report activities to the College
of Agriculture; 8. To refer people to
the College for literature; TO- To
confer with the County Defense Com
mittee. Organized bodies all over the
State have signifed their willingness
to help in the movement. The coun-
ellis Of defense are actively co-operat-
ing with the College of Agriculture
in this emergency canning work. Mrs,
Nell Gerger, president of the State
W. C. T. u, has voluntarily pledged
the support of the local chapters of
that organization. The local chapters
will assist in making arrangements,
in furnishing local transportation, and
in entertaining the demonstrators.
Farm bureaus and county superintend-
onts are furthering the work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
BUCKWHEAT Is NOT REC
OMMENDED FOR MISSOURI

During the last month several ar
ticles recommending buckwheat as an
emergency crop have appeared in the
daily press. AS result many farm
ers have been led to consider buck
wheat a useful grain crop for late
planting. Numerous inquiries con-
corning buckwheat have reached the
University of Missouri College of Ag-
riculture. One farmer earlier in the
season wanted advice on planting 500
acres Ct bottom land to this crop.
According to the department of
farm crops of the College of Agricul-
ture, buckwheat is not we'll adapted
to Missouri conditions. The average
summer is too hot and dry for the
best development Of this crop and
good yields Of buckwheat grain are
net to be expected. In fact, the rec
lamentations for buckwheat as a
grain crop were never intended for
this ection, but only for northern
and eastern States where the sum-
mer is cooler and the rainfall more
abundant.
Although buckwheat would be of
some use on rough lands in Missouri,
as pasturage or for turning under,
several other late crops, grain sorg-
hum, millet, Sudan grass and cowpeas,
are more useful even for these pur-
poses as well as for making feed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
KEEP THE GARDEN BUSY

The garden is even more important
now as a means of decreasing living
expenses than it was early in the
spring. The garden should be kept
busy until frost this year. AS rule
after the vegetables from the first
planting have been harvested the gar
den is allowed to grow up in weeds.
By careful attention, the small back
yard garden may be made to produce
larger quantity of food than an acre
of corn or an acre of wheat. DR.. j. G.
Written of the University of Missouri
College Of Agriculture offers a few
suggestions that will help to make the
garden more profitable.
In the. first place he suggests thro-
ough, deep preparation of soil before
planting. 1t is important that as good
seeded be prepared for second plant
ings as for paintings early in the sea-
ton. If possible stable manure should
be worked into the soil to keep up the
fertility. Frequent tillage is neces-
sary not only to maintain loose, mel
low dust mulch but to keep down the
weeds which will rob the vegetables
of moisture especially during shot
weather.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
GROW LATE CROPS FOR FEED

Feed obtained for growing late
crops can be used simultaneously
this fall to supplement a shortened
ration of high priced corn. Several
kinds Of crops can be planted during
July in time to make good yields be-
Tore frost. The department of farm
crops of the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture mentions
few that may be grown. A choice of
these crops would depend on the pur-
pose for which the crop was needed.
Ii grain is wanted, one of the very
earliest maturing varieties of corn
will, under favorable conditions. make
crop if planted by July 10. Of
course the yield will be light and the
grain of lower quality than early
planted corn, but the point to consider
is that the late crop will provide a
certain lot of grain that otherwise
would not be produced. The grain
sorghums-Kafr, Milo, and Feterita
can also be grown to good advan-
tage If planted in the carly part of
the month. When the grain sorghums
are planted late, Feterita will ripcn
earlier than either Milo of Kafir and
it can therefore be planted later. If
planting is to be made early in July,
Kafir would be the choice as it is use
full. for cured forage and ensiIage as
well as for grain, while Milo and Fet-
erita are chiefly useful only for grain.
Grain yields from the sorghums will
be lighter from the late planting than
from May or June paintings, but con-
siderable yields may still be produced
If late crop of forage is wanted.
Kafr or one of the sweet sorghums-
Amber, Orange or Sumac-could be
used. Millet, Sudan grass, cowpeas,
or a mixture of cowpeas and Sudan,
would also be successful. Millet
planted in July or the early part. of
August would succeed as well as when
planted earlier, and the other crops
would at least make good growth of
forage. Amber is the earliest of the
sweet sorghums, Common the earliest
of the millets, and New Era the ear,
Hest of the cowpeas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06

1t is possible to grow many garden
plants together as companion crops
Peas and beans may be planted be-
tween the potato rows or hills. Pole
beans will grow with the sweet corn
and the stalks will serve as bean poles.
String beans may be planted with the
corn or tomatoes. Cucumbers, melons,
or squashes may be planted six feet
apart each way in the potatoes, toma-
toes or corn.
Succession crops should be planted.
Early spinach, lettuce, or radishes
may be succeeded by another planting
Of the same crop or by a later crop of
string or navy beans. Early potatoes
may be followed by navy beans plant
ed in early July or by turnips sowed
the last week in July. Late cabbage
or beans may follow early cabbage.
If the early crop, such as potatoes or
cabbage, does not mature early enough
to start a late bean crop, the beans
may be planted between the rows of
the previous crop before it is harvest
ed. In this way the ground may be
kept covered with vegetables through
out the season. Any surplus vege-
tables should be canned or evaporated
to supply the winter table.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
BUILD ROADS IN WAR
TIMES, EXPERT ADVISES

This is no time to slow down ON the
construction of roads. In spite of the
war and the certainty of high taxes,
let no one think of economizing by
stopping road building. AS nation,
we have never appreciated properly
the economical Importance of cheap
ness of transportation and the prompt
distribution of our agricultural and
manufactured products. If road
building is worth while in times of
peace, it is doubly so in times of war.
To cheaper travel and to hasten dis
tribueion of goods are the essence of
preparedness.
Unfortunately, in some quarters
proposed highway programs have been
abandoned on account of the press
irg war problems. Let Missouri take
warning from these examples and in
sist on pushing her road construction
program. Every delay in the market
of her crops means economic loss.
Whether by bond issue, local taxa
ton, Federal assistance or otherwise,
let roads be built that will enable the
Missouri farmers to reach the market
any day in the year and to reach it
with a load that will be economical
to haul. In time of war Missouri
mules are too valuable to be expanding
their energy in pulling their feet out
of the mud.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
EARLY FLOWING MEANS FROM
4 to 10 BUSHELS MORE WHEAT

Early plowed wheat land promises
return of $4 to $25 more per acre
than September plowed land. Field
tests in Central Missouri and in East
ern Kansas covering a period of years
show from four and half to thirteen
bushels more wheat on early, than on
September, plowed land. At 80 cents
for wheat that means at least 81 per
acre to pay for the added difficulty of
blowing early, and at So it may mean
as much as $25 per acre. In view of
this increase it is a good business
policy to pillow as much wheat land
as possible in July.
r. r. Hudelson of the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture sum-
mariZes the advantages of early
blowing, as follows: Early blowing
for wheat puts the soil in shape to
absorb every shower, buries the Hes
sian fly before it has time to get out
of the stubble, makes a firm, moist
seeded and keeps the weeds down
so that moisture and available plant
food can accumulate in sufficient guam
tity to give the wheat a vigorous
start. If weeds are allowed to grow
they use moisture and plant food as
fast as they become available and it |
takes considerable time for weeds to
decay enough to give the plant food up
to the soil again.
With the previous crop to harvest
and thresh, July does not present much
time for blowing, but in some cases
it is possible to stack the wheat quick
ly and get the shocks out of the way.
The increasing use of tractors for
blowing will enable some farmers to
pillow whenever they think it should
be done. Disking will prolong the
blowing season by breaking up the
hard surface soil and saving what
moisture falls. Sometimes it is pos
sible to follow the binder with disk
and make the later blowing easier as
well as to secure some of the advan-
lagos of early blowing, such as killing
weeds and saving moisture.
Whether plowed early or late the
soil should be worked down as soon
as possible. The practice of drag
ging or narrowing land within half
lay or day after it is plowed saves
abor and gives better results. Weeds
should be kept down after blowing
since they use much water and plant
God. This is usually not difficult dur
ng the dry weather of late summer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
Doing Good.

Few medicines have met with more
favor or accomplished more good than
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy. John F. Jantzen, Sask., says
Of it, II have used Chamberlain's Col
ic and Diarrhoea Remedy myself and
in my family, and can recommend it
as being an exceptionally fine prepa-
ration" Obtainable everywhere. (adv)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
MUSINGS AT EvENTIDE
By Charles Carroll Woods.

By Charles Carroll Woods.
They call me old,-but tits a Jest,
For life with me seems at it's best,
And, of the many seasons past,
The one most fruitful was the last.
Not childhood with its pretty toys,
Or youth with its charging joys,
Nor middle manhood in its prime,
Has been, for me, better time.
Some friends, indeed, have left my
side,
And passed across the chilling tide,
10 find a home on that fair shore
Where tears and partings are no more
They yet are mine, though gone a
space,
And others come to fill the place;
So that, of friends, have the more
The circle larger than before.
My hands, once strong, have weaker
grown,
Their former tasks are now unknown:
The fingers, erstwhile trained to bring
Soft music from the tuneful string,
Have long since lost their wonted skill.
And do not answer to my will;
The nerves, benumbing, fail in much.
That once they gathered from my
touch.
My steps, once quick and rhythmic
when,
| strobe the pave with younger men.
Have later more uncertain grown,
And lost the vigor once their own.
| risk, no more, uneven ways,
Where thoughtless childhood safely
strays;
From heights and depths | shrink
with dread,
And seek the smoothest paths to tread.
My eyes, which long have served me
well,
Now strangely fail the tale to tell,
By which | found my devious way,
Through scenes of darkness and of
day.
But stronger grows the inner light,
And fancy paints a picture bright,
Whene'er my hope and thought arise
10 things beyond the arching skies.
| hear no longer, as when young,
And thus escape the evil tongue,
And scarcely heed the critics carp, |
Nor cen the cynic's cruel bark.
But in my fancy oft | greet
A far-otf music, low and sweet
And hear in dreams the hymnings |
high,
Of those who sing beyond the sky.
never know ambitions thrall,
Though oft l heard the fateful call.
Which sometimes leads our youth
astray,
And, soothly, fatters to betray.
Wy only wish,-with hand and heart.
70 play an honest, manly part,
And, in my lot, to strongly stand.
Among the faithful of the land.
SO | have never felt the dart,
That rankles in the wounded heart,
II those, who fondly upward strain,
10 find, at last, their hopes but vain.
And thus have always found it we'll,
n humble lot content to dwell,
assured that it was safer far,
Than hitch my wagon to a star"
o that | now am we'll content
With all that life to .rne has sent.
he day, sometimes, was dim with
tears,
nd nights were often dark with fears,
ut through it all, I've ever felt /
hat heaven, with me, had kindly
dealt, II
nd that, however sore my need,
he gift was greater than my need.
nd as | near the sunset honr,
more revere that wond'rous power
lhich ever present, ever kind, |
as wooed me-till at last resigned, :
watching, wait to hear the call
hat soon or later comes to all,
nd know, that while in faith I pray,
IG hand will or,,iJ1 49, II -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06

What has become of the old fash
Toned early spring?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
DON'T PL0W TENNIS
COURTS" SAYS QUICK

Herbert Quick, of the Federal Farm
Loan Board, says it is foolish to ad-
vocate blowing up lawns and tennis
courts for vegetable gardens when
fully forty per cent Of the arabic land
in the United States is uncultivated
This, he says, is like urging all the
old ladies to knit sweaters while per-
mitting scores Of textile mills to re-
main idle.
Production, says Quick, is held
back and wise cultivation prohibited
because of the enormous increase in
land value, due to the buying and
holding of farm land as a speculation.
"The time is always opportune,"
lie says, "for urging a federal tax on
land values, and especially now as
war revenues are to be raised. We
ought to take in taxation some of these
speculative values and incidentally
force these lands into use. This would
do more to help the food situation and
answer the revenue question than any
thing else we possibly can do"
Here is one of the most practical
solutions for the food problem that
has been advanced.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy.

Now is the time to buy a bottle of
this remedy SO as to be prepared in
case that any one of your family
should have an attack of collie or di-
arrhoea during the summer months.
It is worth hundred times its cost
when needed. 0btainable everywhere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13

ted states army arrived in Parkers-
burg the other day according 70 the
Petersburg Sentinel and began an
investigation Of local river conditions,
with the view to improving them and
drawing into service all private plants
available in order to relieve traffic
conditions. Next month, when the
troop movements begin, II Is, antici.
pated that the railroads will be taxed
to their full capacity, and 1t will be
necessary to press into use all avail
able river craft Of whatever descrip.
ton. In addition TO the troop move
ment to the training camps, there
will be SUPPLIES and equipment To haul,
in addition to the normal business
and crop movements Of the country.
The construction company which
has the contract to build the cutoff
on connecting line between the b.
& o. r. R., above Hampton on the
Buckhannon river, to a point on the
Coal G. Coke Ryr close to Adrian. has
a large force Of men at work cutting
the tunnel thru the hill at the point
where the new line DIVORCES from
the B. & O., says the Buckhannon
Delta, When completed, practically
all Of the thru freight from the Rich.
wood and Cowen section will be
brought over this line, owing to the
splendid grade to Grafton. This I'm
provement will mean much to Adrian,
as more trackage will have to be
built there, besides giving the town
frst-class freight and passenger SER
vice. Just now It looks like Adrian
is getting more than her share Of the
things required to make good town,
but as there is nothing too good for
the enterprising citizens Of that part
Of the country, no objections can be
offered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

Company has drilled . second test on
the ] Grimm farm and q first test
on the ] L Smith farm through the
sand. Both are gassers. The Hope
Company has q light show OF oil and
a fair gas pressure at No 2 on the
Fountain Smith farm.
On Little Elk Creek, Eagle district,
Harrison county, the Pittsburgh and
West Virginia Gas Company has com
pleted Q test on the NJ K Baker
farm, It 10 a fair gssser In the so
foot sand. On the Little Kanawha
River, Center district, Calhoun coun.
ty, the Hope Company has q light
gasser in the Big Injun sand at Q
test on the Peter Johnson farm. On
Lemuels Run, Center district Mar.
tin Crawley drilled a test on the P G
Mitchell farm through the same for.
nation. The we'll is located north.
west Of developments and has an
estimated capacity Of 100000 cubic
feet day.
Lincoln county is not furnishing
anything better than light bumpers.
On Buckeye Fork Of Cobbs Creek,
Washington district, James Potter &
Co. have completed a test on the Car.
oline Pauley farm. It 10 not good for
more than I'VE barrels a day in the
Berea grit. The old Turkey Foot
field, Butler district, Hancock county,
Fred A Colherman has drilled . test
on his own farm through the Berea
grit. 1t is not good for more than
two or three barrels q day.
In Salt Lick district, Draxton
county, the Philadelphia Company
is rigging up at tests on the ] s Der.
ry and e W Cutllp farms. The same
company has a gaSser at its test on
the A N Skinner farm. In Chenille
district, Gilmer county, the Hope
Company is rigging up at test on
the Heather heirs farm. In Hackers
Creek district, Lewis county, the
same company is drilling at $500
feet at it's test on the Smith heirs
farm. On Sinking Creek the same
company Is due in the sand at . test
on the Gould heirs farm. In Free
mans Creek district the Reserve Gas
Company has started to drill on the
W Kemper farm.
In Union district Harrison county,
the South Penn OIL Company's No 3
on the B Cotfendaffer farm is a
five-barrel pumper in the Gordon
stray sand. In Elk district, Kanawha
county, the same company has drilled
a test on the A G Godshall farm
through all sands, 1t is dry and
abandoned. On Little Creek, spen'
Ger district, Roane county, the United
Fuel Gas Company Is drilling in the
Berea grit at tests on the c E Hodges
and James E Hogs farms. On Road
Fork, New Milton district, Doddridge
county, the Carter OIL Company drill.
ed No is on the W N Stout farm
through and gave It q shot in the
Gordon sand, II Is showing very
light,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Irregularities
featured dull session on the New
York stock market Saturday. with only
$4,000 shares being dealt in for the
forenoon. Rails and speCialties we're
the only stocks to display strength the
industrials, steels, motors and some
minof issues being Inclined downward
all the entire session, The profession
al element hammered several Of the is
sues, and forced them downward. How
ever, when the shorts began covering
many OF the stocks rallied to near, or
equal to, their former price level, In
General Motors the professionals
found vulnerable spot in the early
trading, but when they tried to buy
back the took q recovery Of some
strength resulted, although the issue
closed weak.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
WASHINGTON NEWS =
" GOSSIP [5Z 2z7zEzs BROOKS 51!5z:
By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.

Senator Sutherland, examined Charles
G. Hagenbuch, of Clarksburg, himself,
and passed him as an applicant for ad'
mission to the second officers train
ing camp. Mr.. Hanenbuch was exam
ined at Fairmont and refused because
of trivial defect easily corrected. Col.
Johnon wired Major Wallace at
Charleston to discard the report on the
Fairmont examination and accept his
own report made on the applicant.
Mr.. Hagenbuch is a well known and
highly valued employe of the Consoli.
dalton Coal company.
West Virginia newspaper publishers
think that they should be paid for
advertising the forthcoming bond is.
sue, and are writing to Senator Suther:
land about 1t. They refer to the fact
that they gave their space free to the
government to help float the Liberty
Loan, but in view Of the high cost of
paper, materials, etc., and increased
taxation upon them personally and
upon their business, they think 1t only
fair that they be given an advertising
conGtaCt this time. The letters are,
for the most part, from publishers of
weekly papers who as all West Vir.
GINA know and comedies, have hard
time keeping their business going Sen.