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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-21
Town and County News
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G>akbs'dB> lsgNds I'M An ~ IN shA'> N@'iA
Edwin HALEY, of Houston, Tex,
who is employed BY the Goodyear
Tire Company, will be here Satur-
day TO spend a while with his pa
rents.
Mrs. w. A. Bullock left last
week for Greenville, S. C., 10
spend the Christmas holidays with
her husband who is in Camp Sc
vier
/ Any cake Of laundry soap in our
house, except Scar, for sc the cake
for eight days only; six cakes Mas
colt to introduce, for 25e. John
F. Nicely.
After several days visit with
home folk and friends, Sergeant
John w. Mccormick returned
Tuesday to Chillicothe, Ohio, where
he is stationed,
Miss Brooksie Gibson, Of De
catur, s 4 Ia after visiting her
aunt, Mrs. E. A. Morgan and
Mrs. w. L. Bryant, returned to
her home yesterday.
John NJ. Dill, of Alexandria,
Ind, is spending several days here
visiting bis family. He expects
TO move his family to Alexandra
the first of the year
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert II. Car
ter left Thursday of last week for
Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.
where Lieut.. Carter will be sta
TONED for the present.
Miss Elizabeth Parker. who has
for the past several years con-
Quoted the millinery department
for Dodson-Carter Co, returned
TO her home at Erin Monday.
When you come to town to do
your Christmas shopping, doa't
forget to bring something for our
Carroll County soldier boys, which
you can leave ut Jas. Johnson's
store.
Mrs. J. w. Neal, Of Houston,
Texas, who has been tho guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. HALEY, left
Wednesday for Kentucky, where
she will visit before returning to
her home.
Walter Cozatt came up from
Camp Gordon. near Atlanta, Ga,
and spent couple Of DAYS with
his people. Walter expresses him
self as being we'll pleased with his
army life,
Mrs. j. I, Patterson and son,
Joseph, Jr,, returned Tuesday
from several weeks visit in Ne.
ridian, Miss, Ther we're accom-
panied home BY Mrs. Ross Teach
out and two children.
All parties indebted TO Dr.. W.
NJ Enochs. deceased, BY note Or
account, are requested to call at
the Farmers State Bank and make
settlement and save cost. R. e.
lraywick. Admr. 3I-tfI
$ Y. yeltman, Of Paris, was in |
Huntingdon the first Of the week
comforting with the city author
tiles in regard to repairs and adj
ditions to our water plant. Seems
to us that Improvements of equal
need might be added to the light
plant, also
The Washington times., 1917-12-12

women's Black Merino Tights, ankle
length, open and closed. Extra sizes. SLTSi
regular sizes. SI-So.
Black Wool Tights, ankle and knee
lengths, open or closed styles. - to S5.TS.
Children's Fleeced Lined Vests, high
and Dutch neck, pants ankle and knee
length. Ages to 16 years. SOC and Soc.
Boys Union Suits, in white or gray,
leece6 suits, long sleeves, ankle length.
Sizes to 16 years. Suit, S5e.
Children's Mcrode Fleeced and Medium
Weight Union Suits, Dutch neck. or high
neck, and ankle length. Ages to 16 years.
Suit, 81 ard Sl.25.
PaIaiH ROyaI-Street Floor.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12

women's MerIno Vests and Pants.
good assortment In various shapes
Merode, Athena and Rlcheiieu makes.
SI.:5 20 $3.50.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12


Nickel Shaving stand, with mirror, china
cup and brush, $l-25.
brush, in box, S1.50. "a,
mirror, brush and toilet article holders, %
to S13.25.
Nickel Smoking Trays with cigar and
match holder and ash receiver, $3.50 and
$3.25.
Jewelry Cases, in gold finish, 81 to sl.ss.
Jewelry Cases, nickel plated, fancy silk
Innings, $i.9S and $2s8.
Military Brush Sets, excellent quality,
some with comb, $l.ss and $6.ss.
Military Brush Sets, gold finish, with
comb, SO.
Clothes Brushes, with sterling silver
back, S2-50 and up.
Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets, Of en-
pire art silver, very effective and durable,
$6.
Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets, very hand
some aud heavy quality sterling silver: in
beautiful velvet lined box, $17.9& $3.50.
Palais RoyaI-street Floor.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
Gifts for Men
SiLUer Etc.

Shaving Mugs and Brushes with
China Cups in pierced nickel holder, 5sc-
The Washington times., 1917-12-12

Women's Merino Union Suits u hlEh,
low and Dutch neck. Also Mefqde ale
Athena. Regular ana extra sizes. 81
to 81.
Women's Fleeced Lined Vests and
Pants; vests in high and Dutch neck;
ankle length French band pants. Ex-
ira sizes, S5c; regular sizes, 7Se.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
For a Woman, Select from Our As
sortment of
Gift Underwear
Special Purchase of
Women's Union
Suits, $1.25

Women'S Union
Suits in fleeced lined
and medium weights;
high, low and Dutch
neck, ankle and knee
length Regular and
extra sizes. Special at
SIPS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
CULTIVATE TO AID ALFALFA
It Will Pay Farmer to Go Over Alfalfa
Field With Disk After Cut
ting First Crop.

It will pay you to cultivate the
ground as soon as you get the first
crop of alfalfa hay off Of the ground,
especially if it is an old stand Of al
falfa. The crop has shaded the soil.
When you cut it, you let the hot sun
strike the earth and it bakes it hard.
If you will break that crust, you will
add much to the crop. It takes nerve,
but it pays to right your disk and set
it so it will throw some dirt, and go
over the alfalfa both ways, and then
harrow it. If you set your disk too
square you will destroy some Of the
crowns. Learn just how to set the
disk by experience. 1t will do your
alfalfa as much good as cultivation
helps the corn. Try 1t once and be
convinced.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
DISEASE OF IRISH POTATOES
Scab, Most Common Trouble, Can Be
Almost Eliminated by Soaking
Seed In FormaIdehyde.

One Of the most common diseases Of
any field crop is the scab Of the Irish
potato. This disease can be almost
eliminated by soaking the planting
seed in formaldehyde, and planting in
ground that is free from the disease.
The formaldehyde may be obtained at
any drug store. Mix one pint Of the
substance 40 per cent with 30 gallons
water. Before cutting the potato and
just before you are ready to plant soak
them in this solution for one and one
half to two hours. Do not let potatoes
come in contact with sacks which have
contained diseased potatoes. All Of
the potatoes should be soaked imme-
diately as the solution loses strength
If allowed to stand several days. It is
so little trouble to soak potatoes in
this solution that 1t is utterly foolish
to plant them without soaking.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
STARVING TREES IN ORCHARDS
NEGLECT Means Greater Loss Than to
Any Other crop-Food and Care
Are Most Essential.

Has the orchard played out? Has
it begun to weaken and give way to
the ravages of insect and fungus pests?
Has it ceased to produce profitable
yields Of good sized fruit? If so, the
chances are that you are starving the
trees. Fruit trees need food and care
the same as other plants. Neglect
means the same loss-no, it means
greater loss than to any other crop. If
you starve corn or oat crop, it can
be remedied at any time in one year.
They are ANNALS. But when you
starve the orchard and weaken it till
it is killed by its enemies, 1t takes
years to grow another, however rich
you may make the orchard soil.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07

teristics. The term, however, includes
number of different strains which are
often designated by some geographic
or descriptive name, such as Kansas
grown alfalfa, dry-land alfalfa, irri-
gated alfalfa, etc. In this connection
it may be said that the "dry-land". al
falfa seed offered on the market has
so far failed to show any noticeable
superiority in resisting drought over
that grown with an abundance Of
moisture. On the other hand, strains
developed in the South have been
found less hard than those in the
northern States, although they usually
produce larger yields. Turkestan al
falfa, when subjected to thorough tests,
has been found inferior to American
grown strains.
The Grimm, Baltic, Canadian varie-
gated, and sand lucern are well-known
commercial strains Of variegated al
falfa. With the exception of sand lu-
Germ, they have been found more re-
0loIuAL W COlu Ludu OtucI COulul0ICldl
strains, and may be recommended for
sections where winterkilling occurs
frequently.
Peruvian alfalfa, under favorable
conditions, outyields any other COM
mercial strain. For the United States,
however, it is not very generally useful
because 1t is not resistant to severe
cold and can only be grown success
fully where the winter temperature is
mild, as in the Southern and South
western states.
Arabian alfalfa has a tendency to
be shortlived and cannot, therefore, be
regarded as satisfactory variety.
No matter what variety the farmer
chooses, he should learn to distinguish
good from poor seed. Plump seed of
an olive green color almost invariably
terminates well, while shriveled or
brown seed generally turns out poorly.
The presence of any appreciate guam
tity of weed seeds or other impurities
indicate poor quality.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
CAREFUL SELECTION OF SEED
Many Corn Failures Might Have Been
Turned Into Success by Using
Selected Ears.

Nothing else would SO cheaply turn
many corn failures into successes as
good seed corn.
While a knowledge Of corn breeding
would be helpful, any farmer can do
much toward supplying himself and his
neighborhood with better seed corn
by starting with well-tested variety
and selecting the best ears from the
best stalks every year. BY so doing,
natural selection assists in wedding out
the unfit.
Where corn Is grown for grain, there
is no better locality from which to
obtain seed than that in which it is
to be planted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
PROFIT IN SEED FLAX
No Reason Why Crop Cannot Be
Raised on Old Land.
Jmestlc Supply Does Not Equal De.
mand-Lareer Returns Received
From 1t Than From Small
Grains In Northwest.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
The production of fiaxseed in the
United States has been less than the
demand since 1909 and, under certain
Ironditions, it may be profitable to pay
attention to this crop. Although
yseed has always been regarded as
.Iop for new land and at the pres
u It time is grown most extensively in
Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana,
ere is no reason why more flax
ii ould not be raised on old land in
upper Mississippi valley. Farmers
"a st of Minneapolis and Duluth should
u attempt, however, to raise flax
IA y in small quantities without CO.
perative shipping arrangements, be-
@luse of the lack Of markets in the
Last where fax can be sold in less
z IN carload lots.
n Two reasons for the abandonment
v large extent Of fiaxseed as a
wHasaAgn the older states were the
g. e production on new land, and the
akalence of disease. Disease, how
yer, can be minimized by the prop
In treatment of seed and soil. AS has
r said, the domestic supply does
n now equal the demand. On the
q ner hand, farmers in the northern
States are learning that wheat cannot
eslways be relied upon and that it is
,istake to make this their one cash
J. As matter of. fact, for num-
of years the average return per
4 , from flax in North Dakota, Min
f1esota and Wisconsin has been great
er than from any other small grain.
The farmer who is about to engage
n the production Of flaxseed should
Iirst obtain a good supply Of seed. The
best plan is to get this from someone
Ia the locality who has good yield
ng stand of fax free from weeds and
disease. If this is not possible, the
gricultural experiment station in the
tate or the bureau Of plant industry,
United States department Of agricul-
Eure, may be applied to for further ad-
Fice. The cleansing Of the seed with
tanning mill, the selection Of the
argest and plumpest seeds, and disln-
|ection with solution composed Of
lne Mound Of commercial formalde-
vide Of standard strength to 40 gal
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
DAIRY STABLE HINTS
Timely Suggestions From Wis
consin Experiment Station.
Raise Well Heifer Calves From Cows
Which Have Made Large and Profit
able Production-Have Bah
cock Milk Tester.

wisconsin Experiment Station.)
Use purebred dairy sires from cows
having large and profitable productions
Of milk and butterfat.
Raise we'll the heifer calves from
cows which for one or more genera
tons have made large and profitable
productions of milk and butterfat.
Breed heifers at the age Of sixteen
to twenty months.
Feed heifers literally and milk reg.
ularly.
In Winter Time.
Feed cows daily one pound of grain
for every three pounds Of milk pro-
duced, twenty-five to forty pounds of
corn silage, and what clover or alfalfa
hay they will eat.
Do not turn cows out to remain and
suffer in cold, stormy weather.
Allow them to have water which is
not colder than that from a deep well,
twice or three times daily.
Brush cows if you can possibly find
the time, for 1t pays better than does
grooming Of horses, which as rule is
not neglected.
Keep cows in clean, well-lighted,
properly ventilated stables.
In Summer Time.
Do not try to save feed by turning
to pasture too early.
Provide plenty of pure, fresh water,
shade, and protection against flies dur
ing hot weather.
Supplement poor pastures with corn
silage or green soiling crops like rye,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07

Ions of water, are strongly recon-
mended.
Where fax is grown continuously on
the same land, disease often develops
In spite of these and other precau-
tons. A rotation which includes cul-
tivated crop will go far toward over
coming this difficulty. If flax wilt is
known to be present, fax should not
be grown in the same field more than
once in every five years, unless re-
slstant varieties are used. In plan
ming rotations, it is best to have flax
follow some cultivated crop rather than
small grain. The small grains can
follow the fax.
Spring blowing will usually give bet
ter results than fall blowing, and a
firm, well-prepared seeded is essen
tial. 1t appears to be mistake, how
ever, to put off sowing until June l.
a common practice in the Northwest.
Tests have shown that in the north
ern Great plains the best results are
usually obtained from the latter part
of April to the first week of May. In
the high, dry plains seeding may be
somewhat later. From Is to IS pounds
of seed to the acre is sufficient for
the production of seed flax, although
higher rate is commonly used when
the crop is grown for fiber.
Fuller details in regard to the pro-
duction of this crop are contained in
Farmers Bulletin No. 1856, new pub
LEGATION Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
new POTATO DISEASE
Prevalent Last Season in Vari-
GUS Sections of the East.
Applications of Potash or Manure to
Soil Recommended II Either Are
Observation-Disclosures Expected
Again This Year.

From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
A potato disease appearing on GER
tain soils and apparently associated
with the lack Of potash in the CONNER
cial fertilizers used was prevalent last
summer in various sections Of the East.
According to specialists Of the bureau
Of plant industry, United States de-
partment Of agriculture, the trouble
was largely controlled by the use Of
stable manure. The disease may be ex-
pected to appear again with increased
severity during the coming season
In many pOtatO-groWing sections, from
Maine to Virginia, and probably also
farther south. 1t was first noted in
scattered fields in 1915. In 1916 it be-
came serious and general over consid-
cradle areas. Last year the disease
was first observed late in June in
Maryland and Virginia, and during the
latter part Of July in Maine. The
affected plants first develop a down.
ward rolling Of the leaf margins, &C.
companied by peculiar bronzing Of
the surface, sometimes mistaken for
spray injury. Since 1t occurs on I'M
sprayed as well as on sprayed plants,
1t cannot be due to the corrosive &C.
ton Of sprays. The foliage gradu-
ally turns brown-not yellow-and the
plant ripens prematurely. Death Of
the leaves and sudden collapse of the
stems at the ground level follow. The
yield, Of course, is much reduced.
Where Disease Is Found.
The disease Is found more common
ly on fields Of early-maturing varieties,
but Is not restricted to them. 1t also
appears first on early planted fields.
What is more striking is the very ap-
parent association Of the trouble with
certain soil types, at least in Maine,
where this relation, as well as other
features of the trouble, are being inves-
tigated by the department experts in
with the Maine agricul-
tural experiment station.
Soils which originally supported the
growth Of soft woods, or mixed
growth lands" developed the diseased
in it's most severe type while
the hardwood ridges showed it least or |
}Ot lit all. The trouble appeared first |
lie SWales or lowlands, where the |
''3I drainage was not so good as |
higher ridge land. When the |
arpoared at all on the higher
was of a ess severe type. J
liz fungi are frequently found
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07

From the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
Did 1t ever occur to you that nature
requires her children to take an an
nual vacation? She does, and nowhere
do human beings puzzle their brains
over this fact more than when the
hens begin their yearly holiday. This
vacation is technically called the
"molting season." 1t begins during
the late summer. The hens stop lay
Ing, and change their suits Of feathers
for new ones. Usually they consume
three or four months in the process.
Most Of us know this perfectly well,
but are apt to overlook the fact that
very important feature Of the mott
Ing period is that egg-laying stops.
We are unreasonable and expect the
hens to lay all the time. When the
hens take this vacation new-laid fresh
eggs are scarce and remain scarce I'M
til the pullets Matched during the pre-
ceding spring begin to lay.
The Remedy.
The remedy is very simple, and is
under the control Of the poultryman.
The first step is to have chickens
hatched early, so that the pullets begin
to lay when the hens begin to mott.
This is not difficult. Pullets Of the
American breeds begin laying at about
seven months of age. Leghorn pullets
begin when about six months old.
North of the Ohio river this means
that all Matching must be over by
May l at the latest. The best plan is
to have the chickens coming at inter-
Vals during March and April. The
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
TIME FOR CUTTING ALFALFA
Ready for Hay When Young Shoots
at Bases Of Plants First Appear
Blossoms Also Show.

In general, alfalfa should be cut for
hay when the young shoots at the bases
of the plants first appear. If these
new shoots become long enough to be
cut off by the mower, the new crop
may be badly damaged. The blossoms
often appear simultaneously with the
new shoots, but blossoms alone are
not safe guide to the time for cut
ting.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
GRADUAL CHANGE IN FEEDING
When Turning Cows on Fresh Pasture
Grain Supply Should Be Contin.
ued for Short Period.

The practical dairyman has learned
that any radical change in the winter
feed Of his cows should be made grad
ually If the milk flow is not to suffer.
He is most likely to overlook the eff
fects Of turning his cows out to the
fresh spring pastures.
Experiments which the Missouri COL
lege Of agriculture has conducted have
shown that sudden change to pas
ture In the spring Is likely to cause
the cows to be underfed for several
days. These fresh pastures are sue
culent, their water content is very
high, and the cows are not accustomed
to depend on their own activity for the
food necessary for their milk. One Of
the results Of this underfeeding, which
Is practically likely to occur with heavy
or moderately heavy producers, will
be drop in the milk flow. 1t is diff
cult to raise this flow after it has once
dropped, especially if it has been some
time since the animals have freshened.
This underfeeding will also affect the
composition of the butterfat.
It Is important that all changes of
feed of dairy cows, including the
change to fresh pasture should be made
gradually, and good milk-producing an
finals should be fed some grain in ad-
dition to the pasture. This will pre-
vent the possibility Of underfeeding.
The grain feeding should be continued
at least until the pastures become ma
ture and the cows become accustomed
to Craze for their food.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
PIGEON is NOT DESTRUCTIVE
BeaEs Are Not Made to Dig With and
Feet Are Not Fit for Scratching
Pick Up Weeds.

Pigeons are not destructive to gar
dens, as is commonly believed. Their
beaks are not like that of the crow, to
enable them to dig with, nor have they
feet like chickens to scratch with.
Pigeons simply walk over the sur
face Of the ground and pick up what
is in plain sight, which consists prin-
cipally of weed seeds.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
REMOVAL OF DEcAYING WOOD
Pieces Harbor Disease and Insect
Pests That Will Soon Spread to
Neighboring Trees.

Dead or decaying wood Of any fruit
plant should be removed as soon as 1t
is noticed, it matters not what the
season may be.
Such wood harbors disease and in
sect pests that will spread to healthy
parts of the tree and to neighboring
trees.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
FATTENING FEED FOR STEERS
Result Of Experiment Conducted by
Iowa State ColIege-Inereased
Gains by Using SiIage.

Silage has cheapened the fattening
ration for steers. In an experiment
conducted by the Iowa State college,
one lot, receiving each per day II
pounds shelled corn, 20 pounds sflage,
two pounds oil meal and one and a
half pounds alfalfa, made gains at
cost Of 1857 while another lot receiv-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
LEARNING VALUE OF ALFALFA
Feeders Are Demanding Hay az Sub
stitute for Corn-Timothy and
Glover More Plentiful.

Alfalfa hay is at a high-prlced level
on the general market. Feeders are
learning its value as a substitute for
corn, and are demanding it more and
more. This, with the light crop in
many sections, has pushed up the
price.
Timothy and clover are relatively
more plentiful, while prairie hay is not
found in the amounts common in other
years, though there is a good crop
Of It.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
REPAIRING ALL OLD HARNESS
Take Advantage Of Idle Days to Rivet
on Straps and Supply Buckles
Wherever Needed.

There will be some idle days when
it will be possible to mend up all old
harnesses. Rivet on straps and sup
ply buckles and snaps where needed.
Pieces from cast-away harnesses will
come in handy in the mending job.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
GOOD FIELD OF ALFALFA ON KENTUCKY FARM.

repaired by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
FThere are now nine fairly distinctive
commercial strains of alfalfa recog-
,lized in the United States. These vary
y their climatic and other require.
Ants and the farmer who is contem.
.iatins planting alfalfa will do well to
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
ORCHARDS CLOSE TO HOUSES
Receive Better Care and Attention
From Owner Than Those at Some
Distance Away.

Orchards close to the house receive
better care and attention, for their
needs are before the owner all of the
time.
They are protected from providers,
which is an important consideration of
those living close to towns or cities.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07

ascertain for himself what variety is
best suited to his condition. Full In
formation on this point is contained in
Farmers Bulletin No. 757, Of the U. s.
Department Of Agriculture.
Common alfalfa" Is a general term
used to include all the alfalfas that
are not clearly Of hybrid origin or do
not have distinct and uniform charac.