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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-08-23

FOR WAR
United States Wonderfully Trans
formed Within -Four Months
of German War.

The Youths Companion thus
sizes up the work of the United
States during the tour months 10
which It has been engaged in the
European war:
1t is four months since We de-
clared that war existed between
Germany and the United States.
Let US consider what we have &C
complished during those months
toward winning the war.
We have recruited our standing
army and our militia forces up to
war strength; we have, therefore,
about 100000 soldiers already
under arms; those who are not
veterans are undergoing the final
training that will prepare them for
the front.
We have registered all the young
men 10 the third decade of their
lives, and drawn nearly 700, 900 OF
them to form a new army, the
training of which is to begin 10 a !
very few weeks.
We have built 81 great training |
camps for the use of our soldiers 10
as many different parts OF the
country.
We have given three months or
more of special training to between
10000 and $4,000 young men to
1T them to become officers.
We have already sent one divis
on of regular troops to France
and more are on the way. 1t is
probable that we shall have 15o,-
700 men on the fighting line before
inow falls and between 500, 900
Ind 1000, 900 there by next spring.
)ur first detachment is already at
be front.
We have sent over scores OF
losPital sniss, with surgeons,
d
urses and supplies, aud we have
dispatched to France, to England
nd to Russia special corps OF
oresters, railway workers and
ngIneers, who are helping might
y in their own way behind the
attic line.
We have sent across the ocean
squadron of destroyers that have
one valuable service 10 the cam
aign against the submarines, and
e are building and have nearly
some 500 additional
'aft that are especially designed "
II attacking submarines.
Our navy patrols the Atlantic
I'd is ready for battle duty when :
Ver it is called on. :,
We have organized the work of %
hiding merchant ships; more than II
ur hundred are already under A.
ayy and the number will increase ~
fast as new facilities are pro- "
ded. II
We have appropriated the money al
+ a fleet of 20, 900 airships and fa
We begun to train the men who te
2 to be their pilots. is
We have established a Council g
National Defense, a Purchasing W
,ard and a Commissioner for the ht
'ntroI of Food, all patriotic and
{,
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-08-23
COUNTRY TALK.
Marriage of ]. P. Bass. Consev-
ing Food in Homes.

A July marriage of interest tC
Claiborne county was that Of thai
thoroughbred gentleman. James P.
Bass e Maryland nlavon q
Miss Saliie Whisheld OF Columbia,
Missouri, and Gainesville. Texas.
Mr. Bass was The frst Of the new
comers who settled among us dur
ing BILLY" Boil Weevil's disas-
trous march, and blazed the way.
in spite of Tommy" Cattle Tick.
10 our stock raising possibilities.
We congratulate the happy couple
and wish them a married life OF
profit and prosperity in their home
near Hermanville.
Our country women have taken
up the conservation of food In
earnest. A family Of five for years
have consumed regularly one half
barrel of -four every month and a
half. The housewife stopped pur.
chasing in this quantity and began
with "a pound sack of -four at
time. Four "a pound sacks of
-four lasted sixty days. This gain
was due because the -four was not
wasted, had not lost It's vitality,
did not lose In weight, was not old
and did not absorb odors. The
family ate as many biscuits. bat
tercakes and cakes as before. Here
Is Hoover'S dictum with a ven
geance, "save pound of -four per
week for each head In the house
hold"
George MehIer, Night planta-
tion, is erecting II foot by 36
foot concrete sIlo that will hold |
100 tons of canned corn forage.
The new Kinds county agrjcul-
tural high school Is fast complet-
ng for the scholastic year 1917.
1913. 1t Is near Raymond and was
'nce the stock farm of the late
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson of
Mississippi. The trustees believe
IL meat for the boys Essential for
work and fght). having equipped
cold storage plant for that pur-
'ose.
1t is shame and reproach that
Ve have no agricultural high
chooI to give efficient training In
gricuTture and domestic science to
nr children.
The oldest Red Cross member
nd worker of the Claiborne county
hapter Is Mrs. NJ. E. Regan of
7ernalla plantation. Mrs. Regan
J Sc years old. She has contrib
ted much by her needle to the
oldlers' wants through the Amer
.an Red Cross.
F. L. CassiI and wife of TaIla-
assoc, Florida, are visiting their
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
halter, IusmOre. Mr.. CassIl left
ere three years ago to become the
of George L. Ba-
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-08-23
CLAIBORNE CROPS.
Assessor Shannon Tells Of Condi-
tons There and Elsewhere.

claiborne county farmers have
the best cotton crops that they
have had In twelve years." re
marked B. H. Shannon, county
assessor. who has just returned
from an extended auto tour includ.
Ing Claiborne and Jefferson coun.
ties.
Mr.. Shannon was accompanied
by Mrs. Shannon, Miss Thelma
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-08-23

Have you seen the
NEW De Laval2 The
new self-centering bowl
with its patented milk
distributor is the great
est improvement that
has been made in
cream separator con-
struction in the last
thirty years and we'd
like to have a chance
to show you how it
works. The NEW De
Laval also contains
many other important
improvements that we
know will interest you.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
ADOPTS RESOLUTION
TO EXEMPT FARMERS
Massachusetts State Grange
Approves Idea.

Worcester, Mass. Dec. ga resolu-
ton urging President Wilson to eX-
empt farmers from service under the
selective draft and TO form a drafted
agricultural army to produce the crops
to feed the world was adopted at the
45th annual convention OF the Massa :
Chusetts State grange, here, Tuesday
night In giving the annual report.
Mrs. George s. Laid, lecturer, said, in
part:
| There have been no more loyal or
! patriotic people in the United st. 'es
since the war began than those upon
/ the farms, but the land cannot be titled
! without lahorers, and the Massachu :
sets State grange will not be doing Its
| duty by agriculture unless 1t sends a
message to President woodrow Wilson
demanding our farmers be left to Ill
the soil"
The resolution included the follow
ing statement: If our government has
! the power to draft a man for the army
and fix his pay at s39 month it mus
| necessarily have the same power +
draft another man for an agricultural
army which it might create, and fix it,
| wages, also
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
FATTEN HOGS WITH
CORN THIS SPRING
High Price of Pork Warrants
Good Feeding.

In as much as there is shortage OF
hogs the country over. and a big corn
crop in sight, and the price Of corn
now about $1.25 per bushel, and hogs
around $40 hundred pounds. 1t will
pay farmers handsomely to feed all
ig-boned and large formed hogs an
abundance Of corn. and continue the
feeding for extra large size and thor
ough fairness.
Instead of disposing of hogs weigh
ing only $50 to 800 pounds, continue
feeding them until Weighing from 400
| to 900 pounds. That Is, those of a
| stock and bone that will bear It,
Small boned hogs of early maturity
cannot be fed larger than when well
fatted at any profit to the owner. They
must be disposed of when weighing
around 200 pounds
If big majority of the hogs In the
country are fed long enough to make
them very large and exceedingly fat
what is lacking in number can bt
made up in weight. so there will In thu
end be as much pork and lard as Il
there was a full run of hogs. From
present general indications this GER
tainly is going to be a very profitable
fall and winter to fatten hogs.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
CURRY COMB WILL
SAVE HORSE FEED
Winter Coat Needs Vigorous
Brushing Daily.

1t is said that a good curry comb
saves half the feed of the horse--then
two curry combs should save all the
feed Between these extremes there is
evidently happy medium for even
idle horses. In cold weather the Goa:
of a horse naturally appears rough be-
cause the hair stands erect to conserve
the warmth of the body. The hair
lies closer to the body as the horse be-
comes warmer. This is easily noticed
on driving horse IA few miles .on a
cold morning.
The curry comb and brush do most
good when horse is warm enough for
the hair to lie down well. Curry in
the evening, preceding cold night,
rather than next morning, considering
the comfort of the horse. A curry comb
with too sharp teeth should not be
used. 1t is painful and in time may
destroy the disposition of good horse.
One of the best grooming tools used
| is stiff broom, with the handle cu
off to- length of about two feet. This
| affords a good leverage and enough
power can be brought to bear on thu
coat not only TO remove "A great dea
of dirt in "a short time, but to make tn
coat bright and to invigorate the skin
Farm Life.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
URGES CONSTANT USE
OF CORN IN BREADS
Mrs. Hoover Issues Plea to
All Housewives.

Washington, Dec. 80. Women
must create n demand for bran,
whole wheat and corn breads until
they are put on the menu of hotels and
restaurants not only on Wheatless days,
but for constant use by patriotic food
savers, according to IA statement by
Mrs. Hoover, wife of the United States
food administrator. She feels. too,
she says. that many people will ac-
qure the habit of eating coarse grained
breads, If they have the opportunity
Of ordering them on six days of the
week, instead Of one.
Other advice Of Mrs. Hoover to the
women OF the United States is to still
the imagination of servants and people
before whom they are demonstrating
to appreciate that their saving food
actually conserves it for starving peo-
pie.
| There is some individual who Is un.
knowingly dependent upon you for life,
she says. ut may be soldier IN tn
trenches, it may be little child,
may be peasant woman. who will no
hav anything to eat next spring
| YOU do not think of them now.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Proper Organization Needed
TO Put Farmers Back of War
In Struggle Heart and Soul
but Demand Some Method
for Cooperation.

Columbus, Ohio. Dec. 29.-Franklin
county farmers are back Of Uncle Sam
heart, soul and pocketbook.
II. Sage Valentine proved 1t and he's
ready to prove it again. And they're
just as patriotic in every other county
in United States when they find out
what is needed says Valentine.
Valentines proof consisted Of selling
over million dollars worth of the
second issue of Liberty Loan Bonds
to farmers who invested only $37,500
in the first issue.
Explain what Uncle Sam wantsfrom
the farmer and then leave it to the
farmer" is Valentines theory. On
this theory he perfected his machinery.
When the Central Liberty loan COM
mittee drafted Valentine to take charge
of the campaign outside of the city
of Columbus. they ordered him to sell
$4,000 worth of bonds and predicted
he'd fail.
Valentine drafted IA bunch Of speak
ers who knew what was wanted and
could tell it. He arranged meetings
and sent out the speakers. They eX-
planned the loan. all about it. and what
was needed
| There the speakers work ended.
The farmers organized by electing
| five committeeman in each of the is
townships. One was chosen township
chairman and each of the others took
| charge of organizing "A quarter of the
township.
Each sub division captain created six
selling units of five persons each. The
units were designated religious, frater-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Hero
Even the Man in Overalls
Can Be One These Days.

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
OF patriots work In this present year.
He didn't ride through the roads at
night
To rouse the neighbors to arm and fight.
But he went to work with a spade and
hoe
And he made ten BUSHES of 'taters
grow.
He mopped the sweat from his beady
brow
AS he trudged behind his handpower
plow;
His hands grew tough and his feet got
AS he turned the stubborn burrows DER,
And his neghbors laughed as they
called him slow.
But he made ten bushels of 'taters
grow.
Oh, cheer the boy with the sword ant
gun,
Who has fought and bled, when Tho
war is done.
| And cheer the generals and ma jors, too
And the sailors bold on the ocean blue
! But cheer the man and his spade ant
hoe,
For he made ten bushels of taters
grow.
Edgar A. Guest. in Hoard's Dairymal
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
WfEATLEss FOOD
GOOD FOR ! HENS
College Expert Recommends
Several Grain Coanbina..
tons to Producers.
GET AS, MANY EGGS
Peas, Oats and Barley Make
!! Excellent Mixture for
All Poultry.
GET AS MANY EGGS

Bozeman, Dec. 29-The Montana
poultryman, forbidden by the food adj
ministration to buy wheat Tor his poul-
try. can still get satisfactory sub
stitute at reasonable price. asserts
Professor w. F. Schoppe. poultry ex-
pert at the Montana State college.
Professor Schoppe has been expert
menting with q great variety Of grain
combinations that omit wheat and.
though the experiments are not Yet
completed, he has secured some worth
while results.
BY far the best wheatless combina-
ton he has found consists of cracked
peas, four pounds; oats, four pounds;
bald barley. eight pounds. The birds
receiving this ration have forged ahead
from the start and have an average
egg production per bird of more than
| twice as many eggs as any other pen
| The pen holding second highest place
receives grain ration of cracked
peas cracked corn. oats. mixed equal
parts by weight. The peas used are
culls obtained from n local seed pea
| house and are an excellent substitute
for wheat. Where it is impossible tt
secure either corn or peas. combina
tions of bald barley and oats or hui
barley and oats mixed equal parts will
give good results.
These are fed at morning and moo,
into the litter to force the birds u
scratch. It must be noted, however
all these rations are fed in connection
with the dry mash as given below
which Professor Schoppe recommend
for general use:
Bran. 20 pounds: shorts, 10 pounds
ground barley, 10 pounds; ground oat!
pounds; meat scrap. 10 pounds; fla
seed, 10 pounds; salt, &c ounces.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
FARMERS FACED BY
NUMEROUS ACCUSERS
Think Producers Making
Large War Profits.

The farmer has a good many critics.
lust now. Everybody is picking on
him. He is accused. for one thing. Of
being little Nit slow about getting
into the war" He doesn't want his
sons to enlist. they say-he doesn't buy
Liberty Bonds--hc il not enthusiastic
about subscribing to the Y. NJ. c. A.
and the Red Cross. ETC.. etc. That Is
what they are saying. They. the
people who say this. are in the main
the same people who think the farmer
IL making money hand over fist. We
are afraid they are inclined to abuse
the farmer on the same principle that
they abuse John ID. Rockefeller. be-
cause they think he Is q plutOcrat. OF
course, they are very much mistaken
on all counts. The farmer Is not a
millionaire. in the first place. and In
the second place he is not so much
given to parade as our city friends.
They 60 out-with a brass band and q
great hip hurrah" to raise funds. That
10 . good way to get the money. OF
course. but people In the rural dis
tricts, have not yet become accustomed
to that sort Of campaagn.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Government Experiments
on Potato Silage Value

The United states Department OF
Agriculture has been experimenting
with potato silage. First reports indi-
cate that such silage will not be very
practical OF course. only the small.
unma rketable potntoes are used, put
they must be ground and mixed with
a special tactic acid culture. which
brings about the proper fermentation
Potato siiage made In this way seems
to be good feed for either hogs or cat
tie. Possibly some day potato siiOs
will be common thing in Montana,
although just now the making or po-
tato silage sounds like a very intri-
cate process.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Big Increase in Farm
Lands, Bureau Reports

The increase in the value Of farm
lands during the past decade has been
approximately at the rate of 81 per
acre per year. taking the United States
as a whole. The increase for the year
past was nearly S. per acre as report
ed to the United States Census bureau.
The most rapid increase in land val
ues Is in the old cotton belt and in the
northwestern states and reflects the
increased prosperity In these two sec
tsons. due to better methods of farm.
Ing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
England Devises Scheme
for Butter Distribution

. London. England, Dec. 29.-The food
controller has now completed scheme
to insure equitable distribution OF I'M
ported. Irish, and blended Dutter
throughout Great Britain. The butter
will be distributed through importers
wholesalers and blenders AS agents 10
retailers, bakers, confectioners. hotels
etc. Retailers will sell 1t to the pubic
within II maximum price fixed from
time to time by the ministry OF food
1t is expected that this maximum
price will not at present exceed about
2s Cd. per pound and it may be pos
sible to reduce it later.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30

nal farmer merchants, educational.
miscellaneous. The religious selling
unit" was instructed to center it's ef-
forts on the churches, the "fraternal
selling unit" on lodges and so OH.
Thus Valentine had $3.50 persons Or
Sanized so that he was in touch with
every detail.
Valentines staff prepared notices of
meetings, secured speakers and other
features when needed and supplied
them to the officers in the townships.
Moving pictures helped. Persona
work did, too.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Warn Farmers Against
Maturing Small Wheat

Farmers are warned against pastur-
ing wheat that has made little growth,
or any wheat on ground that is wet
and soft. If person is short of feed
and the wheat has made IA good growth,
it may be pastured.
Under no circumstances should late
sown wheat be pastured, and wheat
should never be pastured too close or
too late in the spring. Take all stock
off the fields when spring opens up,
Conditions should suggest just how
much pasturins should be done
Contrary to the opinion of some per
sons, pasturing does not kill the Hes
sian fly. Other methods must be used
in the eradication of the pest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
College Offers Short
Course to All Farmers

st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 29.--Short
courses to increas" wartime production
of Minnesota farms have been an
nounced for the first two weeks in jan
uary by the faculty OF the State Agri-
cultural college, St. Anthony Park.
Courses in food conservation, poultry
raising, destruction of garden pests
soils, farm management. livestock
dairy husbandry. horticulture. bee rails
ing and potato seed selection will ht
offered. The Minnesota Potato Grow
ers' ASSOCIATION will hold its conven-
ton at the school January 4.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
DRIVING ON FROZEN ROADS.

The man who drives his car all the
year should watch his tires even more
closely during the winter months than
any other time Of the year. When 1t
thawed Yesterday. froze last night and
stayed froze today the roads are just
as hard on tires as it IL to drive the
car at the same speed over the loose
broken rock OF newly made and un
surfaced lnacadam roads.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
HIGHER FARM RATES.

Washington, d. C.-The federal farm
loan board has recommended to the II
federal land banks that farm mort
gage rates be increased from five to
5h per cent. This will not affect loans
which have already been approved
The tight" money market was givel
as the reason for the increase. .
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Terrifying Skin Diseases Are NJ.
Promptly Reached Throuah Blood

could be permafently cured ~ local
remedies.
Eczema and other determinations and
irritations of the skin that are COM
monty called skin diseases, do not
come alone from a diseased condition
Of the skin, but the real cause II an
impurity in the blood. No progre1o
toward a permanent cure can be ex-
pected from local remedies alone. Bat
also cleanse the blood Thoroughly, and
you will find relief.
>. >. 9. is the great nnrivAlled blood
remedy, which has been used with the
greatest success for more than fifty
years. It Is sold by druggists every
where. But be sure and ret the gem
uine s. s. 8. Our medical director with
gladly give medical advice without
charge. Address Swift Specific Co.,
1907. Swift Laboratory. Atlanta, a..
! Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
new Year HOLDS
MUCH FOR farmer
Demand for Foods Gives an
Opportunity to Make the
Crops Pay Next Season.
GOVERNMENT HELPS
Sugar Beets Promise to Bring
High Profits During the
Next Year.

With a new year to be ushered in
soon everyone is asking what the
coming year is going to bring. Prob
ably no one faces a more complex
problem than the farmer of western
Montana and it is safe to say that
none find it more difficult to answer.
There are a few facts that the
farmer can speculate on in 1918 and
the most important of these is the as
surance that the food demand will be
greater next year, than ever before.
The farmer can also feel safe in know
ing that the government regulation
will reach that point of efficiency
where the producers will be given more
protection from speculation.
Without much calculation the sugar
beet grower can easily estimate what
he can make off his beet crop in 1918.
The sugar companies have been CO.
operating with the government during
the past season and officials of the
Great Western company of Missoula
give almost complete information TO
the farmer regarding the prices for
next years crop.
The feed problem is the one vital
issue in the dairying business. 1t~is
not likely that there will be any slump
in milk and if anything it will go 4
little higher. If the dairyman car
make arrangements to raise plenty OF
feed this year. his cows ought to be
one of the best paying factors Of his
farm.
Good Profit in Beans.
Unless the war terminates very sud.
denly. which isn't very probable. bean.
will remain at their present price will
the government offering to buy al
that is raised. Western Montana ha
good soil and climate for the raisn'
of beans and small pieces of land ca,
be turned into good money makers b,
this process.
Many farmers of this section of tn
state have more or less grazing Ian,
Beef is in big demand al the preser
time with the supply far too shor
At comparatively little expense bet
cattle can be raised this year and sol
at high market prices the next yea
The state food administration al
the state agricultural college has i:
sued invitations to the farmers to wri
to them for aid in any line of farmin
Expert advice will be given in all ma
tiers pertaining to the farm and lit
of this advice will go a great distan
IN helping the Montana farmers tn
year in putting in the right kind
crops and warding off the pcssihliti
of any loss through agricultural mi
takes.