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The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
AND HOW TO PRUNE
By L. Nj. BENNINGTON.

The pruning of a fruit tree or vine, should commence the first year; but as very few of the fruit growers grow their own trees, 1t is not necessary that we make a close study of the manner of pruning nursery stock, except that we should understand what class of trees to select for planting, when we are able to make our own selection.
 In preserving nursery trees. avoid a slender and top-heavy tree that Is unable to sustain it's own weight of leaves. Avoid the trees that have the head formed too high, and one that has a fork or crotch that is liable to split down when loaded with fruit, and leave you with a crippled or ruined tree, at a time when it should be in its prime.
 As soon as you get your trees from the nursery your time for pruning com mences. If you are starting an apple tree that is of dropping variety, start the head higher than you would if it is an upright grower.
 Trim off all bruised and injured roots with sharp knife, leaving a clean-cut surface that will form a call Jus, and begin to send out new feed ing roots at once. The top should be trimmed to correspond with the roots. Trim off a corresponding amount from the top, to balance the loss. On the other hand if all the roots are saved, it will not be necessary to se- yerely prune the top.
 In forming the head of the tree, plan it so that the side toward the prevail ing winds will be a little heavier than the side opposite; some even lean the tree toward the direction of the pre- vailing wind.
 When we prune tree, we must keep in mind the fact that the limbs and roots are co-workers; and when we re- move large amount of the top at any one time, we check the action of the roots, and consequently the growth of the tree.
 The first few years after an orchard is planted, the trees should be pruned twice a year, very lightly once in late winter or early in the spring, and again in the summer. It will be better to cut or pinch off the shoot in summer, than to allow 1t to grow and cut it of in the winter. The wounds heal more rap idly; and when the shoot is removed, its energies go into the development of the tree.
 When cutting off limb make the cutting surface as small as possible, so that 1t will heal quickly. Cut close to shoulder, and do not leave a stub to decay and run down the main branch or trunk. Try to do all the pruning possible with the pruning knife. alto gether sometimes it is necessary that
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
PLACE SITTING HEN ON NEST
Fowl Should Be Busted ThorouobI. With Insect Powder Each Week
 Use Clean Material.

When it is noted that a hen sits m the nest for two or three nights ta succession, she is ready to be frans ferred to a nest, which should he nro- pared for her beforehand. This nos4 should be in a box and composed os straw, hay, or chaff for nesting moto- rial. Dust the hen thoroughly with insect powder each week while she is sitting. In applying the powder hold the hen by the feet, head down, work ing the powder well into the feathers giving special attention to regions around the vent and under the Winoe
 The nest should be in some ouiet out-of-the-way place on the farm where the sitting hen will not ba die. turbed. Move her from the regnlar ,Iaying nest at night. Put a china eqo or two in the nest where she is to sit and place a board over the opening so that she cannot get off. Toward evening of the second day leave soma feed and water and let the hen come off the nest when she is ready Should she return to the nest after feeding, remove the china egg or eggs and put under her those that are fo be incubated. In cool weather it is best to put not more than ten eggs under hen, while later in the spring one can put twelve to fifteen, accord. ing to the size of the hen. If eggs be- come broken while the hen is sitting. replace the nest with new, clean mate. rial and wash the eggs in lukewarm water so as to remove all broken-egg material from them.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
TIMELY HINTS FOR ORCHARD
Spray Apple Trees Just as Petals Fall Without Spraying Crop Is Like
 ly to Be Failure.
By L. G. HEBRON, Mississippi Experi-

tBy L. G. HEBRON, Mississippi Experi-
 ment Station.)
 Prepare to give the first summer spray. For apple trees the time for this is just as the petals fall, and for peaches just as the shuck is being shed. The spray to use is commercial lime sulphur, one gallon to 35 or 40 gallons of water, with two pounds of arsenate of lead as a stomach poison.
 Thorough spraying for the orchard throughout the season will cost less than ten cents a tree for four to six sprayings. Considering the saving in the fruit crop this cost is very little. Without spraying the crop is likely to be total failure.
 Pruning should always precede spraying, and will lessen the cost of the spray appreciably.
 If you expect to begin an orchard next fall, select the location now and get it in good shape this summer by ap- plying fertilizer and growing a crop that requires intensive cultivation.
 Call on your county agent for infor- nation about your horticultural prob- lems. He will tell you what to do and how to do it, but do not expect him to do the work for you, because 1t is not his business. If he is not familiar with what you want to know he will get in touch with someone who is.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25

a type of construction adapted for modern conditions. In his biennial re- port he has this to say: During the early existence of the department, maeadam roads constituted as much as 30 per cent of the mileage constructed. As the use of the automobile became more widespread, the percentage of macadam roads built each year de- creased owing to the excessive cost of maintaining this type under the auto mobile traffic. Within the past two years, however, water-bound macadam roads have been again growing in favor because it has been found pos sible with a bituminous surface treat ment 10 maintain them in a condition comparable in the point of service to the higher types of roads. The first treatment, which is made after the road has "seasoned'' by opening it to traffic for three or four months, is es- sentially a part of the initial cost of construction, and can be applied at a cost of about five cents per square yard, or not to exceed $500 per mile for 16-foot road. Thereafter the road can be maintained in a satisfactory condition with a yearly treatment at a cost of about three cents per square yard"
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
MAKE ROADS WITH CONNECTS
If Criminals Were Put to Work on Highways Country Would Soon
 Have Fine System.

There are nearly two and one-half millions of miles of public roads in Texas, of which less than three hun dred thousand miles are improved. If the convicts of every state were put to work upon these roads, within ten years we would have a system of high ways equal to that of France, and many of the grave evils and abuses of the convict system, including it's in- ealculable waste, would be abolished Waco (Tex.) News.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
PRAISE FOR IMPROVED ROAD
Stimulate Friendly Rivalry Among Farmers to Keep Highways in
 Best Possible Condition.

A well-dragged road in front of the farm is a great satisfaction to the owner, but why not give him the addi- tional satisfaction of letting him know that you appreciate what he has done as you drive by? Why not tell him what you think and help establish a prize for the best-dragged piece of road? There are few ways in which a little money will bring bigger re suits in road work than in stimulating friendly rivalry among the workers. A careful use of the drag may save the use of the road grader.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
ESTIMATE ON EARLY TUBERS
Increased Acreage of About 17 Per Cent Is Reported From Six
 States In South.

The acreage planted to early pota- toes in six Southern states is estimated to be 188,O0O, as compared with 161,- GOO in 1916-an increase of about r per cent. This estimate is based upon reports to the Truck Crop Specialist of the bureau of crop estimates from Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro- lima, Florida, Alabama and Texas, the principal early potato sections of the South. In spite of the high cost of seed, plantings are increased in prac- tically all sections except in eastern Texas.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25

tion Of the soil resulting rom the re- mevaI of organic matter and the ineon- venience caused by ditches in the fields are to be noted.
 The farm practices that cause exces- sive erosion are continuous cultivation, shallow blowing, furrowing with the slopes, leaving the land bare in winter, neglect of gullies and the exhaustion of organic matter.
 Practices tending to control erosion are systematic rotations containing fewer cultivated crops and more hay and pasture crops, the gradual deepen ing of soil by occasional deep blowing, the use of barnyard and green manures, winter cover crops such as rye and wheat, and prompt attention to gullies and ditches. Terracing and contour farming are coming into favor as pre- ventive practices as lands increase in value. Filing poorly drained sloping lands such as spouty hillsides, helps by opening up the subsofl and carrying part of the water off through the tiles.
 AS lands increase in value reclama- ton becomes profitable. Steep, badly washed hillsides may be set to hardy forest trees. Small ditches may be filled with litter and soil and seeded down to grass. Large ditches may be filled by obstructing with brush and coarse litter staked and weighted down, by planting willows, or by spe- cially constructed dams protected by tile so laid that most of the water passes under the dam while the sedi- ment is deposited in the ditch.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
NUMBER OF FOWLS IN FLOCK
Under Ordinary Conditions 300 Is cor sidered About Right for the
 Average Farm.

One of the most important things to consider in the poultry business from the viewpoint of profit is that ol keeping the proper number of biros ln the farm flock. Under ordinary conui, tions, it is held that 300 fowls repre- sent the best number.
 It should be large enough to nlaA9 the producer independent of the ioca. market and yet not be so large as V interfere with more profitable entel. prises. Three hundred fowls take ro ro tie more time or equipment than loO'
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25

Soil washing by heavy rains is prob ably the most important cause Of the loss of soil fertility on rolling upland farms. The amount Of this loss is diff fcult to measure accurately. Figures obtained at the Missouri College of Agriculture at Columbia during the last two years indicate that as much as , per cent of the really fertile soil may be lost in one year on a gently sloping field if the surface is left bare. This means that continuous cultivation for one generation may result in the loss of all the fertile soil on even gently rolling land unless some measures are taken to restore it. On sleeper lands the loss is much more rapid.
 Some idea of the loss of plant food may be obtained by considering the loss of nitrogen. The supply of this element in the soil is contained in the organic or vegetable matter present. Nitrogen is made available for the use of plants by the decay of organic mat ter. It is estimated that 2 per cent of the total amount present becomes available each year. It is this 2 per cent which may be removed by the crops, by teaching and in the form of gas. AS the availability of the other elements of plant food in the soil is closely associated with the decay of or ganic matter, 1t is evident that the washing away of that part of the soil richest in organic matter results in lack of all the really valuable soil plant food. In addition to the loss of plant food the poorer physical condi-
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
RECLAMATION OF LAND

As lands increase in value rec lamation becomes profitable. Steep, badly washed hillsides may be set to hardy forest trees. Small ditches may be filled with litter and soil and seeded down to grass. Large ditches may be filled by obstructing with brush and coarse litter staked and weighted down, by planting will lows, or by specially constructed dams protected by tile, so laid that most of the water passes under the dam while the sedi- ment is deposited in the ditch.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
GREAT DEMAND FOR PEANUTS
Laroe Quantities Are Being Used in Making Candy, Etc.-Ready Mar
 ket for Peanut Oil.

The demand for peanuts Is stead- ily increasing. Great quantities are used in making candies, peanut but ter, etc. There is also ready mar ket for peanut oil. One bushel of Spanish peanuts will yield 20 pounds of cake and hulls Gan excellent stock feed) and one gallon of oil.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
Trap Nest.

serviceable. The trapping device con. sists of a door held up by wire trig- ger. As the bird enters the nest it is forced to climb over the step and thereby lifting the door allows the trig- ger to drop back, and thus the door i'm mediately swings down and closes the bird in. The button on the outside of the nest prevents the bird from escap- ing.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
MACADAM ROADS ARE URGED
Highway Commissioner of Michigan Favors Water-8ound Type-cost
 of Maintenance Small.

Hon. Frank r. Rogers, state high way commissioner of Michigan, is the latest prominent road builder to give his testimony in favor of water-bound macadam. which a few years ago seemed likely to lose all standing as
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
RATS IN THE CHICKEN YARD
Save Time and Fowls by Getting h'u of Them Before Young Chicks
 Hatch-Poison Is Best.

Get rid of all rats before chickens hatch and it will save both time an' chickens. There is no excuse no"a days for having more than an oc'a sional rat around.
 There are several pastes and poisons which if put out with care ana Juus1 ment will soon entirely rid place v these costly pests.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
To Experiment Wlth oiI.

Experiments in oiling the streets of Denver, both asphalt and grayeled, are to be made next summer by the de partment of parks and improvements.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
ARRANGEMENT OF TRAP NEST
Device, Cheap in Construction and Ac curate and Serviceabie, Made
 From Old Crate.

Owing to the number of inquiries we have received for plans of a trap nest, we herewith describe one of the most practical homemade nests, says Twen. tieth Century Farmer.
 This nest is best made from the common lemon or orange crate; it is cheap in construction and accurate and
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
Motive Force.

The same force that moves one ton ,n a smooth highroad will move eight tons on a railway or 32 tons on ca- aal.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-25
Use spIIt.Loa Drag.

Use the split-log drag on your roads, Set your neighbor to do the same.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27

Morgan City Daily Review deliver
cd to yout home. 40 cts. per month.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
WOMEN RUN OWN EXCHANGES
Much Expense 10 Attached to Conduct.
ing These Praiseworthy Enter
prises In Many Cities.

The general management Of ex-
changes is about the same, wherever
situated, says q writer In the Woman's
Home Companion. A room or shop is
provided for the reception and display
Of women's work. with paid saleswOm-
en- to conduct the exchange ON bust.
ness basis, competent b00kkeepers reg.
istering goods received and keeping &C.
curate accounts Of sales and moneys
due to consign0rs.
It 10 obvious that such an OrxanizA-
tion, even on q small scale. Is an ex-
pensive undertaking and the items Of
rent, salaries, coal, lights, stationery.
wrappings. telephone and postage COM
prise 4 formidable expense account.
which should justly be borne by those
who benefit from its maintenance. The
revenues to meet expenses are OBJ
tanned in three ways. First, by small
annual fee Of from 81 to IS from each
consiguor whose work = accepted; Sec
ond, by a stipulated commission OF
from 10 per cent . - per cent, &C.
e0rdiug to the size and location Of the
exchange. which Is deducted from all
sales: and third. from the dues Of the
board Of managers and their personal
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
SAYS PHOSPHATES MAKE
BEAUTIFUL. WOMEN AND
STRONG, HEALTHY, VlCOR.
Gus, ROBUST MEN.

Physician. all over the world are
prescribing phosphates to build up
run down enemic conditions and
those who have treated their patti.
ents with Argo-Phosphate are
changing thin, enemic women with
toneless tissues, flabby flesh. into
the most beautiful rosy checked
and plump round formed women
imaginable.
Atlanta. Ca. DR.. Jacobson said in
recent interview that 80 per cent.
Of enema comes from nervous
breakdown which can only be cor
rected by supplying the necessary
phosphates to the nervous system
that is lacking in the food You eat,
and this can be quickly supplied by
taking one or two 5-grain Argo-
Phosphate tablets after each meal.
and at bed time. It will in many
cases make a pale scrawney face th<
picture of health in q Few days,
have seen women that expected
would have to be kept under treat
ment for months restored to perfect
health in one or two weeks time.
SPECIAL NOTICE-The Agro.
Phosphate recommended by DR..
+. H. Jackson contains phosphates
such as are prescribed by leading
physicians throughout the world,
and it will be found the most effec-
tive form for treating patients WITH
Nervous Dyspepsia, Stomach trou
bles, Brain Fag, and Nervous Pros
tration. It will renew youthful vim
and vigor, and build up the whole
body. If your druggist will not sup
ply you with Argo-Phosphate, send
$1.O0 for two weeks treatment, to
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
Describing Happiness.

There are thousands Of short story
writer's and minor poets who can deal
very effectively with battle6elds.
slums, maniacs, shipwrecks. disease
and q thousand forms of human de-
generacy, observes the New York In
dependent. but they are Incapable OF
making their characters happy with
out making them bored-and the read
er likewise. The pessimist declares
that evil, suffering and vfllainy are the
natural materials of literature be-
cause they are the fundamental real
lilies Of life and happiness is only .
mirage which disappears as one APP
proaches it. The only trouble with
this theory is that it isn't SO. We
know plenty Of people who have been
happy. though we have yet to meet
the first Of them who could describe
how it felt.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
SERIOUS BUSINESS TO JOKE
AT SEA

Washington, Nov. 27-As an Am
erican transport carrying U. S. Ma
rines to Europe was leaving port,
somewhere, sometime, the Marine bu-
gler aboard sounded taps, which is
the military way of saying Good
Night" Now the Commanding Of
ficer of the transport didn't think it
was good night" for his packet and
saw no humor in the Marine bugler's
premature surrender to the tin liz
zies of the sea- Nor could The
Young sea-soldier see the point when
he was given three days bread and
water" to ponder over his wheeze.
It's serious business to joke at sea
in times like these, and after his en-
forced "Hooverizing the Marine bu-
gler is convinced that that Is so.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
Chamber Of Commerce To
Meet Wednesday Night

The Chamber of Commerce of
Morgan City and Berwick will meet
at the City Hall of Morgan City at
1880 o'clock Wednesday night, Nov
ember 18th. All members are urged
to be present at this meeting and to
invite all citizens who are not men,
beers. The meeting will be of inter
est to every citizen and every citizen
interested in industrial betterment
of Morgan City and Berwick should
make it his business to be present
Capt. T. l.. Morse and Mr.. J. P.
Hebert, representatives for Morgan
CITY and Berwick at the Corpus
Christi Convention will make their
report at the Wednesday night meet
ing. Secretary Palmer has some in
teresting news for those who attend
concerning the prospects for re-
newal of the sea products canning OPP
erations here. He recently took an
extended trip over the oyster beds
with gentlemen who have canning
interests here and his report will be
based on their findings.
1t is also probable that the Cham
Der of Commerce may make arrange
ments to have a great good roads
meeting in the nature Of joint af-
fair between citizens of ST. Mary,
Assumption and Terrebonne Parish
es, such as was held at Houma few
weeks ago and which demands that
st. Mary respond in kind.
Not all the prospects for Berwick
:hipyard have disappeared as will be
shown by Secretary Palmer at the
Wednesday night meeting. While
Morgan City and Berwick can not
place absolute confidence in the good
will of New Orleans as whole, still
those communities have friends there
who are interested in the develop
r1cnt Of all the state and who are
concerning themselves with the fact
that Morgan City and Berwick have
the finest offerings on the Gulf Coast
for certain industries which must
otherwise be located outside the
state.
Everyone should attend the meet
ing and make it point to be there
promptly.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
Amelia News Items

Mrs. W. G. Aucoin was a visitor
to Morgan City Saturday.
Mr.. Cancienne of Houston, Texas,
spent the week end here as the guest
of Mr.. Alfred Bourg.
Mr.. Frank Dellucky, who is now
located at Chacahoula spent Sun
day here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Arceneaux of
Morgan City were the guests of Mrs.
Arceneaux's mother, Mrs. ]. S. Del
lucky.
Mr.. Alcide Cancienne Of Morgan
City, who is guest of his mother,
Mrs. Nina Johnson Of Morgan City
spent Sunday with her friend, Miss
Bertha Rogers.
There was a dance given here at
the W. o. w. Hall Saturday night,
large crowds from Ramos, Morgan
City and Berwick attended the dance.
Barrow's Band furnished music for
the occasion and delicious refresh
ments were served. Every one seem
to have had a delightful time.
Misses Irene and Rebecca Mar
qxes and Miss Eunice Terrebonne Of
Morgan City spent Saturday night at
the home Of Mrs. J. L. Prosser aad
alss attended the dance.
Mrs. Vivian Renthrop Il Patterson
spent Sunday here the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. Fannie Thibodaux.
Mr.. A. j. Beadle and daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Mitchell Beadle were Wis
itors to Morgan City Monday
Mr.. Howard Gershcfski is spending
a few days here the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Telotte.
Mr.. Frank Thomson was the guest
Of Miss Annie Telotte Sunday.
"FICKLE."
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-27
AUTHORS As LONG WALKERS
Dickens, Wadsworth. Southey. Fase
oett and Others Were Chased ~
Pedestrians Of Prominence.

It Is calculated that Wordsworth, ir
his many years Of sauntering. must
hay" Travelled distance of 10000.
miles What sights he saw during such
prolonged and delightful wanderings
only those who have the poets mind
and eye can even guess, observes Lon.
don Tir-Bits.
Charles Dickens was a confirmed
tramp, and no doubt acquired his ex'
perience of life en- the road" from nc.
:,:.il acquaintance with all sorts OF
va.ahondS and odd characters.
One OF the most remarkable Of TN.
professional walkers was Professor
Wilson. the christopher North" Of lit
erature. His fine physique and great
endurance prompted Elm to the per-
formance of wonderful feats. which
seemed to him entirely matter OF
course. He once walked 40 miles In
eight hours, and at another time
walked a distance of 80 miles in "a
hours.
Henry Fawcett. also. was tireless
walker, and one who. when deprived
of sight, did not think of relinquishing
his among many forms Of exercise. His
was q familiar figure on the roads
about Cambridge. and there Is no ex-
aggeration in saying that few men
blessed with all his senses could enjoy
nature more thoroughly than he.
Southey, worn and preyed upon by
mental application and the practical
anxieties Of everyday life. found his
greatest relief in tramping about the
country.
John Stuart Mill delighted in pedes-
trian tours, and Charles Lamb. though
he loved town better than country, was
one who believed in sweeping cobwebs
from the brain by brisk and continuous
walking.