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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
Increased Meat Supply

To stimulate quick increases in the meat supply, the United States depart ment of agriculture will extend through out the country the pig clubs which have been operated in 15 states and the poul- try clubs which have oeen operated in nine states. In addition to the B spe- cialists in hog production and 39 spe- cialists in poultry production who thus will be placed in the field at once, an additional specialist on hog production will be placed in each of the five prin- cipal hog raising states
 Hogs and poultry have been singled out as the live stock on which special efforts-will be concentrated in the cam paign for increased meat production because they give the quickest returns. The various pig and poultry clubs have already interested in the rearing of these animals large numbers of young people who otherwise would not contribute to an increase in food production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
PEANUT SOUP

delicious and nourishing soup may be made from skim milk and peanut but ter as follows:
 Heat one pint of milk until lukewarm.. Add two rounded tablespoonfuls of pea nut butter mixed to a smooth paste with litle of the milk. Salt to taste. Thfcken with one teaspoonful of butter or savory fat mixed with one tablespoonful of flour Bring almost to the boiling point and serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
oME COWS, SURE!

Desoris Park Lily 2337S3 is now owned by Charles Pratt of Glen Cove, N. Y, and has been tested officially. This COW in 1915 produced 1672S.1 pounds of milk and 957. 43 pounds of fat. In 1916 this COW produced 15,506.6 pounds of milk and gil 92 pounds of fat. This gives a total produc- tion of 1869 .35 pounds of butterfat for the two years-a wonderful record of achieve ment
 A Holstein COW producing 30 quarts of 3.7 per cent milk daily was declared the victor in a production contest conducted in connection with the annual Griggs county fair. The owner of the prize win ner. Louis Berg, sells her product at cents quart. and her gross daily earnings are $40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
Am Offer to the F Farm@r

The AgeIerad hands the city consumer So make the following offer bama subscriber to The Weekly Section The AgeIerad will publish each Thursday advertisement of 25 words anything to sell by parcel what it sdyod chicks bull yearng We his share of the him
 Sc send advertisement All The AgeIIerald strictly welworked fowl that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
WADE'S LETTER
PLANT TURNIPS

Have you planted fall turnip patch yet? No farmer, no matter whether landowner or tenant, who has the health and living expenses of his fam fly at heart, will fail to plant tur- nips. If he does not plant a turnip patch he is negligent and might as well be called trifling The time to plant turnips is right now. A good rich COW lot or manured places makes the best turnips, but fertile, moist bot toms and fresh cleared lands are also good. If you put off sowing the weath CT may turn dry and prevent the seed from germinating or cause the young plants to die before they are started. Sow turnips while the time, soil and weather are favorable.
 HARVESTING AND MARKETING
 CORN
 The excessive moisture for the past month has caused a heavy growth of velvet beans. These vines are produc- ing heavy clusters around the corn tassels and will pull the stalks down. causing the corn to rot and making harvesting difficult. It is best to go into the fields and turn the stalks down by bending them just above the ears. Bending the corn tops will not injure the beans or the corn if the ears are matured. but will save the COIn lIOil SIdQc rot. 0OTIl SIlOulu De harvested just as soon as it is ripe enough to keep. Much damage from falling, shade rot and weevils can be avoided by early harvesting.
 The future corn market continues to tumble. Already rumors are heard in the speculative circles that Alabama corn will sell for 75 cents per bushel this fall. If Alabama farmers can hold their surplus corn in their own
  venture the assertion that they will get $1.50 per busheI for it at least There will be no 75-cent corn in Ala bama unless it is the poor fellow who owes money and has nothing but corn with which to pay it. This is the pen alty of debt The wise man will suf- fer want rather than debt and tho profit is all his own. Boil weevilS, floods or war have never hurt farm CTS so much as debt and, strange to say, they resist it so little. Corn should not be marketed by the wagon load in the shuck. It should be shelled and marketed loose in carload lots or in two and one-half bushel bags Power corn shelters should be installed in every community where much surplus corn exists. It may be necessary for the communities to own the shelters comparatively to protect their own in terests.
 VELVET BEANS.
 All velvet beans should be gathered and stored until after December as the demand and price will be twice as good the first of the year as it will be this fall. There is no danger of damage from rats or weevils. Moisture, rot and mould are the greatest dangers to overcome in the storage of velvet beans, Such damage can be avoided by keeping the beans stirred until fairly dry. J. A. WADE, Commissioner of Agriculture and In.
 dlIstries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
By JOHN c. MOSES

That Alabama and the south are back ward in the hog game is fact without an argument Our leading farm woman, Mrs G. H. Mathis, has been telling our farmers for years to "get a pig and start. ; Had tillers of the soil listened to her doctrine, the south would now be on the band wagon ready to serve the country and reap some of the tremen- dous prices being paid for fat porkers.
 Last week in St. Louis and Chicago, best grade of hogs brought 80 per cwt. And I honestly believe we will see prices go to $25. And with this living object lesson before us, can the farmer longer delay his start in the swine industry? Place 200-pound hog, worth $40 to $50 beside a bale of cotton and then com pare the amount of work done to pro- duce both. The hog has practically raised itself, while the cotton figures roll up hours of labor, fertilizer bills, chopping bills, picking bills, the ginner' s toll, hauling to and from the gin, wear or team and wagon, and the pleasure of feeding the weevil.
 Why the farmer has put off this easy money so long, I am unable to figure out But the south is getting into the saddle. One week ago yesterday the West Dallas Farms at Orrville, held a public sale Of registered Duroc-Jersey hogs. It was big success for a mid- summer sale. Messrs. Dunaway & Lam bert, owners of the West Dallas Farms were we'll pleased with the crowd. They have their own sales pavilion, with ca pacity of 1000. Some tiptop prices were bid in as one after another high-class SOW was driven into the pit. Every sec- tion of the south was represented by buyer. (Right here I must parentheti- eli a,l was advertised in The Age-Herald and as usual it had the pulp
 I believe the list of prices paid for bred sows and gilts and boars will stim- ulate the hog game, and put our thou sands of farm readers to thinking Messrs. Dunaway & Lambert sold at auction SO very choice registered Duroc- Jerseys, whose average was $90 per head. The 10-age and spring yearling sows sold for an average of $15S75. Below is a list of the purchasers:
 No. 1. H. L. Dudley, Orville, Ala, s20O
 No. 9. R. w. Dunlap, Green Cove Springs, Fla. $217.50.
 No. 3. D. R. Forester, Walnut Ridge, Ark, $135
 No. 4. G. G. Palmer. Cartersville. s. C., $190.
 No. 5. J. T. Bowling, Ashdown. Ark, s110
 No. 6. Ideal Farm, TimmonsvilIe, s. C., S105.
 No. T. J. T. Cowley. Ashdown, Ark, s135.
 No. g. w. W. Berry & Son, orrville, Ala, s17o.
 No. g. T. G. James, sharkey, Miss, s1oO
 No. 1o H. l. Dudley, orrvine, Ala, $225
 No. IL B. F. Wilson, orrville, Ala. s9250.
 No. 1a W. C. Barrineau, Molino Fla, s76
 No. 1a Ideal Farm, Timmonsville, S. C., $102.50
 $725o
 No. 15. Ben Barnes Jay. Fla, $S25o
 No. 1s. 8. p. Fariah, Consul, Ala. $1O2.50.
 No. 17-c. E. shuptrine Stafford, Ala $S2.5o
 No. 1s. summerville Bros, Aliceville Ala. $7o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
State Bureau for Markets

The state of Washington has estab- lished state bureau of farm markets This bureau has authority to investigate methods of distribution transportation rates. marketing wastes and costs to maintain market news service and to cooperate with the United States office or markets Every agricultural state should have such a market bureau
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
EGGS ARE MOST PROFITABLE
Should Be Important Source Of In
come From Farm Flock-SeIl
BroiIers During Spring.

Eggs for market should be the most
important source Of income from the
farm flock, according to NJ. C. Kilpat-
rick Of the Ohio college of agriculture.
There is steadily increasing demand
for fresh eggs Of good quality at profit
able prices. In addition eggs are pro-
duced with less labor than other pOul-
try products and are more economical
ly marketed.
Poultry for market should be the
second source of income. Under pres
ent conditions the larger part of the
poultry meat produced on most farms
Is by-product produced and sold with
little regard to the cost Of production.
The poultryman should plan his work
so that while producing eggs for mar
ket he may obtain considerable rev.
enue from the sale of broilers during
early spring.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
BALFoUR DEEPLY MOVED
BY AMERICAN RECEPTION

New York, May l2.-The climax Of
the British war commission twoday
visit to this city came this afternoon
when Foreign Minister Arthur J. Bal
four declared that any doubts some of
his colleagues may have had as to the
sincerity of their welcome to the United
States had been finally dispelled.
The distinguished British statesman
admitted that before their departure
from England some of his associates
may have felt misgivings as to their
reception. Speaking with evident emo
tion at a private reception in his honor,
Mr.. Balfour declared that "if any
doubts existed, they exist no more. J"
"We never conceived or believed,'
he added, "that there would be such a
universal outpouring Of sympathy and
of good will as have marked every mo.
ment Of our visit. Not one of us had
the smallest expectation of what was to
happen here. The spontaneous exhibit
tion Of welcome from every class has
moved our hearts rs nothing ever has
moved them before.'
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
Croesus

CrOesus was an ancient king Of
Lydia, country in Asia, who lived
about 500 B. c. No estimate ever was
made Of his wealth, but as he had
great opportunities to accumulate, 1t
probably was large. He seems to have
been a purse-proud man and a brag.
CART, for history relates that when
Scion, the great Athenian lawgiver,
visited him, Croesus made an osten-
tatious display OF his treasures and
pressed SolOn to acknowledge him as
the happiest Of mcrtals. But the story
goes that the wise old Athenian an.
swered: "Count no man happy before
his DEATH" saying which has passed
into a modern proverb. Many years
afterward, when Croesus was defeated
in one of his long wars and was taken
prisoner and was about to be burned
alive, he recalled Solon's prophetic re-
mark and saved his own life by telling
the story of Solon's visit. His captors
were so impressed by the story and the
spectacle of his broken fortunes that
hey released Croesus, but he never
had chance to boast of his wealth
again.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
vuLISCA AK MURDER rs
CHARaED TO MINISTER

Red Oak, Iowa, May 14.-The Rev
George J. Kelley late today surren
dered to authorities here and was
placed in the county Jail to await trial
on charge of first degree murder in
connection with the "Villisca ak mur.
ders" in 1912, when six members of
the Moore family and two visitors were
murdered at the Moore home. At the
time of the crime the Rev. Kelley is
said to have been in charge of parish
near Villisca. Since then he has been
located at various points in Missouri,
Iowa and Nebraska.
County Attorney Oscar Wenstrand,
to whom Kelley surrendered, would not
disclose the nature of the evidence, but
said warrant for the minister's ar
rest had been issued following the re-
cent prolonged investigation of the
murders by grand jury here.
The county attorney said the Rev.
Kelley's attorneys had told him the
defense would not be on the ground
Of insanity
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
COLONEL WANTED THAT PIRD
Prospect Of Turkey Dinner Made Hin
Overlook Any Little DereIiction
of the Drummer.

During the Civil war one of the
drummers, while the regiment was on
the move, had a penchant for foraging
on bis own account, and the chickens
had to rOOst high to escape his far
reaching hands. Whenever night over
took them this drummer had good
supper provided for himself. On one
occasion he had raked in couple of
turkeys, and had put them into his
drum for convenience in carrying.
When the regiment was halted for the
night the colonel Immediately ordered
dress parade, and the drummers were
expected to beat up. The forager
made his drumsticks go, but the quick.
eyed colonel noticed that he was not
drumming. "Adjutant," said the colo.
mel, that man isn't drumming. Why
amt he drumming?' The adjutant
stepped up to him, saying: "Why aint
you drummiug?" Because" said the
quick-witted drummer, 81 have got two
turkeys in my drum, and one of 'eIn is
for the colonel" The adjutant went
back, and the colonel asked, "What is
it?' "Why, he says he has got two
turkeys in his drum, and one of 'em is
for the colonel" Up to this point the
conversation had been carried on in u
low voice, but when the adjutant re.
ported, the colonel raised his voice SO
that all could hear: "What! sick is hei
Why didn't he say so before? Send
him to his tent at once"
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
SEES FINISH OF SPARROW
Writer Suggests That Information
That They Are Good to Eat Be
Widely Distributed.

The polemic concerning the sparrow
goes merrily on with letters in the
press in favor and In reprobation Of
the saucy little bird. The Art World
is taking part in the discussion. We
read:
Granted that the sparrow and star
ling are undesirable immigrants, what
are we to do with them? AS Sydney
Smith with serious face to the econo-
mist anxiously asking "What shall we
do with our raw materials?" answered
boldly: "Cook 'em." so we say to those
who grumble at sparrow and starting:
'Trap 'em, fat 'em, eat 'emw
This Is far better tactics than the
war Of determination suggested by one
man, since instead of appealing to a
few reformers whose labor would have
to be paid for and their energies con-
dned to few places, 1t enlists young
and old in the primeval game Of hunt
Ing for food. In the Bronx 1t Is al
most impossible, despite the law, to
save any birds from the ravages Of the
Immigrant Italian. Let the news once
get start that sparrow pie is as good
as robin pie and the result Is certain.
The balance will be re-established, the
sparrow put in his place, viz: the pie,
and the native song birds will be re-
lieved Of worse enemy than cats.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19

A Pike county girl of English ex-
traction has been much interested in
the Canadian soldiers, who have been
doing some of the fighting on the Brit
ish line in the trenches. She knit some
socks and sent them in, and like
great many other romantic maidens in
like situations, she pinned her name
and address in one pair. Recently she
received an answer, which said: "Dea:
Miss --- I thank you for the
socks; some fit; I use one for ham
mock. the other for a nit; some day |
hope to meet you-when I've done ny
bit; but, in the meantime, tell me
where in blazes you learned to knit"
Versailles ull.) Sentinel.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19

five cents under the figures given for
the larger fowls. On the other hand
If one expects to obtain the greatest
possible income from eggs. it certain
ly would be advisable for him to
handle the smaller fowls. As a class,
Leghorns lay better than the larger
fowls and consume less feed. A Leg
horn pullet will reach laying maturity
a month earlier than will pullets OF
the larger breeds.
The larger breeds, such a. Lang
shans and Cochins, are not raised ex.
tensively for the reason that they are
considered poor layers. In some sec.
tions of the country, where large
roasting chickens and capons are In
demand, they are profitably grown,
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
EGGS AND MARKET CHICKENS
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottcs and
Rhode Island Reds Are Most Pop
uIar American Breeds.

American markets prefer fowls that
are medium size, that have short,
plump bodies and yellow flesh and
legs. The breeds that carry these re-
quirements are the Wyandottes Ply
mouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds,
says writer in Indiana Farmer. One
who wishes to combine the selling of
eggs and market poultry will make no
mistake if he chooses one of these
breeds.
The smaller breeds of fowls-those
of the Leghorn class-are not as de-
sirable as a market fowl, for the rea-
sons that they have small bodies and
do not fatten readily. Some markets
discriminate against Leghorns, quite
often the prices offered being four or
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Lester Erwin, employed on the
Lynch ranch near Fruita by L. f. AL
len, was instantly killed and Robert
Allen, son of the lessee of the ranch,
was seriously injured Tuesday after
noon about 4 o'clock by stroke of
lightning. Both men We're at work in
field under the high line project.
Erwin received the full force of the
bolt while Allen, who was on tractor
engine some forty feet distant at the
time. received only a part of its forca.
1t was thought for some time that both
men had met instant death and il was
a number of hours after the bolt struck
that Allen was pronounced out Of dan
ger. Late last night a report from his
parents home stated that he was very
weak and yet in a critical condition,
but that the chances were very favo.a-
BILE for his complete recovery.
Erwin had been carrying a shovel
over his shoulder and it is evident the
bolt of lightning was attracted by the
steel shovel. The body was found Al
most stripped of clothing and badly
burned. The irrigating boots the dead
man had been wearing were torn from
his feet and the entire top torn from
his hat. There was no sign Of life
when assistance arrived.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
CONVINCING TESTIMONY
Given By Many Glenwood Springs
People

Experiences told by Glenwood Springs
people
Those who have had weak kidneys
Who used Doan's Kidney Pills
Who found the remedy effective
Such statements prove merit.
You might doubt an utter stranger.
You must believe Glenwood Springs
people.
Here's Glenwood Springs proof. Yer,
ify it.
Read. Investigate. Be convinced.
You'll find why Glenwood Springs
folks believe in Doan's. 3
John Greisser, retired ranchman
1920 Cooper avenue, Glenwood Springs,
says: ~ think that exposure and
heavy work was the cause of my kid.
ney trouble and suffering with rheum-
attic pains. Ny limbs were painful and
stiff. Ny back ached and my kidneys
acted irregularly. I used Doan's Kid,
ney Pills. They soon helped me and it
sn't long before I was well. I have
had very little reason to complain
lately, but I keep box of Doan IS
Kidney Pills on hand and I give them
the credit for keeping my kidneys
healthy
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy-gcu
Doan' S Kidney Pills-the same that M.
Greiser had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, N. Y. SO
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
This Enterprisino Age.

What are we coming to? II people
In Los Angeles can hear New. York
concert over the phone, as was done In
.onnection with the ,Mendelssohn Glee
club golden anniversary, why not de.
velop the idea practically? Then Mrs.
Eli Fyfe In Seattle will ring up the
Metropolitan opera telephone box Of.
dee and say to the OPERATOR:
'Switch me on for the second act of
Boheme;' I want to entertain some
quests after dinner" .t -u .. r-l.
In that way the papers throughout
he country could have their critics
cover" the New York, Boston or Chi
ago musical events. And II the critic
lislikedo the. peEformance-simplicfty I
1ust ring OF. --f-.a
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
CLEAR YOUR sK1N IN SPRING

Spring house cleaning means clean
ing inside and outside. Dull pimply
skin is an aftermath Of winter mac
tivity. Flush your intestines with a
mild laxative and clean out the accu-
mulated wastes, easy to take, they do
not grippe. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
will clear your complexion and bright
en- you eve. Try DR.. Kings New Life
Pills tonight and throw off the slug
gish winter shell. At druggists Csc. 2
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
R1.nsDm 114r1a HOME

80.
Twenty acres choice mesa la.d ~
miles from Silt, excellent improvsnssts
consisting Of Groom frame bunsslov,
nearly new and in first class eona.
ton; good barn for five horses; place
Is well fenced and set to choice lot
OF fruit trees, nearly all apples u
standard varieties. Good water right
with the property. Admirably sitsa.ed
and just right for desirable country
homo for small family. Belonss -
eastern party who cannot give It As
attention and Am Offering IL for
$4,000 and the house alone cost consid.
erably more than this amount. fAis
price is subject to quick sale fss I
cannot guarantee, this saerifies oess
for any great lsns.A II time. D,a,s
fail 70 ask absus- til properly Il ~
srs leski.g for . rast tesssss. ''e
~ T. 19cpM.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
FINE STOCK RANCH

No. 1874
800 acres seven miles from New Cas-
and under cultivation. Place is ditsAed
and fenced and has one Of the best
ranch residences in the county. Fair
minor buildings. Fine domestic watar
and fair to good irrigation rights.
Property is located adjacent to one sf
the best stock ranges in the ststs sad
10 An ideal layout for one who wants
to run cattle. I am able to oASr tAis
property at $500 and 1t. Is worth ntss
than that for dry farming alons, ~
one need not depend on dry assn
methods; there Is = good 'lsts waass
right with the place. "
"".ah A. J. DQCD9OQ0,
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
BAD couaH7 rEvER1sH7 aR1ppY,

You need DR.. Kings New Discovery
to stop that cold, the soothing balsam
Ingredients heal the irritated mem
branes, soothe the sore throat, the anti
septic qualities kill the germ and your
cold is quickly relieved. DR.. Kings
New Discovery has for 4s years been
the standard remedy for coughs and
colds in thousands of homes. Get "a
bottle today and have It handy in your
medicine chest for coughs, colds, Group,
grippe, and all bronchial affections. At
your druggist, SOC. 3
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
REAL ESTATE BARGANs

No 1850
II acres. 26 acres in cultivation;
about 10 acres more can be cultivated;
they raise small fruit, cabbage, onions
and potatoes; they make t400 to $500
per acre ON onions; 8-roon house, bara
and theds and other out building; ,
and 4 wire fence; good water right;
close to CaHbondale.
Price, $4,000, with payment down
and balance $500 per year at z per
cent interest.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
What Might Have Stopped Her


Robert had spent much Of his sum-
mer in his fathers new car, and was
quite we'll versed In automobile terms.
About seven o'clock one night friend
telephoned she was coming over to
spend the evening. She lived only six
blocks away, and, as always, would
walk. But by $50 she had not ar
rived, although we knew she had
started, for her mother had telephoned
to speak to her, thinking she was at
our house. rrH Oh 'G nj ~rr ~
II thought that girl was coming over
here tonight. remarked Robert, play
ing on the door at my feet.
"Tm Afraid she isn't coming" said !;
"she must have stopped somewhere on
the way"
II guess she had puncture," said
Robert, casually.-Chicago Tribune.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19
GIVE CHICKENS GREEN FOOD
During Winter Months Hen Must d
Given Something to Take PIaes
Of Bugs and Insects,

One reason why eggs are not laid In
the winter months, even where there
are pullsts, IL that the summer supply
Of worms, bugs and insects Is cut of,
and no meat substitute is given to
take their place. -
The hen Is an omnivorous feeder,
requiring both meat and vegetables,