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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
PRODUCE MORE HONEY TO
RELIEVE SUGAR SCARCITY

Honey is better than sugar. 1t is
more easily digested. 1t can be used
in place of sugar or syrup. Enough
honey goes to waste each season on
every farm to relieve the high price
of sugar in the home. Let the bees
save this waste. In most recipes,
honey can be substituted for sugar
with an improvement of the finished
product. Conditions incident to the
war point to sugar shortage, so it
is important that bee keepers increase
the yield of honey. This can be ac-
complished by enabling the bees to
more thoroughly pasture every acre
of cultivated or waste land, according
to Leonard Haseman of the Missouri
College of Agriculture and E. E. Ty-
Ter, bee keeper.
A few good stands of bees on every
farm will help increase the yield of
fruits and other crops by the distribu-
ton of pollen from blossom to bios
som, besides storing surplus honey.
Where there is a continuous supply
of honey-producing plants, such as
fruit, berries, linden, white and sweet
clovers with the numerous wild flow
ers throughout the season, about fif-
ty pounds or more of surplus honey
can be secured per colony. An api-
airy of dozen colonies in standard
ten frame hives with proper care will
average fifty gallons of honey year
with some increase of colonies.
A start in bees may be had by
transferring them from bee trees,
catching runaway swarms, or buy
ing few swarms from a neighbor.
Bees are less trouble than anything
else or the farm for the profit Sc
cured, but they must not be neglect
ed. They respond to proper care and
will give good return for the time
devoted to them. Form local bee
club of live workers and get in touch
with the College of Agriculture and
State Agricultural Society. Send for
their reports on Farm Bookkeeping,
Seasonable Hints, and other helpful
/ information on the care of bees. By
forming canning clubs, pig clubs, cali
clubs, poultry clubs, corn clubs, and
bee clubs, much can be done in an ed
ucational way and at the same time
the scarcity of food which is serious
at this time can be relieved.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
WAR EMERGENCY DEMANDS
GOOD Seeded FOR CORN

The tendency for farmers to in
crease the corn acreage this year be-
cause of the war emergency, coupled
with the shortage of Farm labor, will
doubtless result in much poorly pre-
pared land. Fortunately, the ground
never worked better than it is work
ing this spring. Nevertheless corn
may be almost half cultivated before
it is planted; consequently good
seed-bed will relieve labor later for
cultivation when it is needed most.
NJ. F. Miller of the Missouri College
of Agriculture suggests that every eff
fort be made to prepare the seed-bed
early.
Some land has been plowed too wet
and the present weather conditions in
dicate that more wet blowing is to fol-
low. Wet plowed land should always
be narrowed with drag harrow as
soon as possible to avoid formation of
large clods. 1t is always a good prac-
tice in spring blowing to follow as
soon as possible with drag harrow.
Land which has not yet been plowed,
especially stalk land, should be disk
ed before the pillow, if possible. The
same is true of sod land PLAYED late.
Disking is not quite so important this
year as usual because of the general
ly loose condition of the soil, and
doubtless the shortage of labor will
result in much less discing preced-
ing the pillow than commonly. 1t is
always a good practice, however, and
usually saving in the end. A part
of the expense of disking will be
saved in the greater ease of blowing,
and sod will rot down much better if
it is disked before the pillow.
Finally, every extra horse should be
employed in the final preparation of
the seed-bed for the corn planter.
Keep the disk sharp and save the
teams. Double disk, tapping half
where the land needs it. In rocky
land make wide use of the spring
tooth harrow. Do not start the corn
planter until the smoothing harrow
has made sufficient Roadway to in
sure a well leveled and thoroughly
pulverized soil in which to plant the
seed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
INCREASE CORN PRODUC-
TION IN PROVED CORN
GROWING REGIONS

The Secretary of Agriculture re-
Gently issued the following statement
Corn is Americas most important
cereal. 1t can be grown successfully
over a wider area than any other and
furnishes nutritious food for man as
well as the staple grain feed for cat
tie and draft animals. The production
Of corn should be increased this year
to the fullest extent, taking into con-
sideration seed, labor and existing
economic conditions, and the avail
ability of good land in corn growing
regions not needed more urgently for
other crops. The acreage may well
be increased in most of the country
east of the Tooth meridian, as corn, in
general, thrives in this region.
An appreciate increase in the corn
crop is most feasible, however, in
the sections of highest corn produc-
ton. Favorable growing conditions
exist in such regions; farmers there
are familiar with corn growing; they
have the necessary equipment avail
able, and have adapted corn produc-
ton to prevailing economic conditions.
dFHleTS III SUCH ISBlOiSJ InIOuSH
many years of experience, have learn
ed methods of successfully combating
adverse conditions. They know that
the planting of virile, tested seed in
we'll titled, friable soil, immediate re-
planting of missing hills, and early
and continued cultivation of the fields
count for much in the ability of the
plants to produce a bountiful yield.
This knowledge should be put to good
use during the coming season in or
der that however unfavorable condi-
lions may be production of an ex-
ceptionally large crop may be assur-
ed.
In practically every county in the
country in which experience has shown
that corn may be produced successful
ly, the possibilities of increasing the
corn crop without encroaching upon
other important crops is at least
worthy of consideration, if land, la
Dor, and seed are available.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
DER KAISER'S PRAYER

Mine Colt, will you be mine pardner?
You don't know who | am?
| am der German Kaiser,
Der Emperor Will-1-Yam.
You know l whipped dem Belgians
Und mitt bullets filled Russia full;
Und I'll whip France und Italy
Und blow up Johnny Bull.
Now all der other nations
| don't give dam,
If you just be mine pardner
Und whip that Unkle Sam.
You know | got dem submarines
All Europe knows dot well,
But dot Edison got a patent now
Vot blows dem all to hell.
Now, Colt, if you do this,
Den you | will always love;
Und | will be emperor of the earth
Und you be emperor above.
But, Colt, if you refuse me dis,
Tomorrow night at 'leven
I'll call mine Zeppalins out
Und declare war on Heaven.
/ wouldn't ask dis from you
But it can be plainly seen
Dot when Edison pushes dot button
/ got no submarine.
Exchange.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
HIS WINTER EGGS COST
EIGHTEEN CENTS A DOZEN

Did you pay war prices for eggs
last winter? Most folks did, but
while neighbors were paying from 35
to 40 cents dozen for eggs, H. l..
Kempster of the Missouri College of
Agriculture was obtaining his for Is
cents. He had small poultry plant
in his back yard. His chicken house
six feet square was built for less than
81. The laying flock, consisting of
ten White Leghorn pullets, was placed
in the new house November /. No
male bird was included in the flock.
No space was available for a yard,
but the confinement, which is not ad-
visable for breeding stock, did not
seem to reduce egg production.
The ten hens produced 400 eggs
from November l to March 81. Mr..
Kempster considers this production
good since only two of the hens were
old enough to lay before January 1.
Only A eggs pere laid the first two
months, while 1865 were laid during
January, February and March. Even
then the 400 eggs were produced at a
food cost of $500, or less than 10
cents a dozen. At market prices
winch averaged 80 cents dozen, the
eggs were worth $12.13. In other
words, the hens returned profit of
so cents a bird above cost of feed.
During the feed cost of dozen eggs
was less than cents dozen. 1t is
thus seen that the longer the hens
are kept the lower the feed cost of
dozen eggs will be. By July 1, it
will be not more than Is cents a
dozen for the whole period. The test
has demonstrated that laying hens
can be kept on any back yard, no mat
ter how small, without becoming an
objection to the neighbors, and that
eggs can be economically produced.
The birds may be used for meat as
soon as they become broody and
cease daying. The market value us
ually increases until June so that the
initial investment with interest can
be obtained at any time by selling
the birds.
Why cannot more consumers become
producers under Mr.. Kempster's plan?
In view of a more serious food short
age the back yard poultry lot would
be even more profitable than it was
last winter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
A MODEL INSTITUTION
EFFICIENTLY MANAGED

The Appeal editor spent last Fri
day in Pennington and had the priv
ilege of visit to State Hospital No.
A. We have been through many in
stitutions of this sort but believe the
one at Pennington comes nearer
meeting modern requirements than
any we have ever seen. Not the least
interesting of its exhibits is the bus
mess department. All supplies are
bought direct from jobber or manu-
facturcr and the savings are very pro-
nounced over what is paid for the
same class of goods by institutions
which follow the old plan in Missou-
ri. Not only did the Pennington Hos
pital live within its means last year
but it actually put back into the
treasury $4,000 in the way of earn
ings. 1t maintains large dairy,
grows immense amounts of vegeta-
bles, fruits and farm products, and
gets large supplies from its flock Of
poultry.
The hospital is run on the cottage
plan. Instead of housing all classes
of the insane under one roof, as is
usually done, they are classified and
assigned to the cottages to which they
belong, the violent cases in one place,
the medium cases in another, the mild
cases in still another, separate cot
tages being provided for the two sex
es. In these cottages home conditions
prevail as far as possible. The wo-
men are provided with looms, sewing
machines, fancy work outfits, music
and various other things to keep their
fingers busy and their minds en-
ployed. Many of the men have pleas
ant tasks about the garden and field.
Sanitary conditions about the build
ings and grounds are well nigh per-
feet. The buildings are the cleanest
we ever saw and there is an entire abb
sence of the usual institutional odors.
Whether or not Governor Gardner
sees fit to continue the present super
and officials in charge, he
should give some recognition or APP
probation of the splendid conditions
which prevail at Pennington. They
are giving what he likes most-a bus
mess Administrations. H. Blanton,
in Paris Appeal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
CATCHES WILD TUR-
KEY WITH HANDS

In this vicinity local nimrods con-
slider themselves mighty lucky when
they succeed in bagging a wild tur-
key with the aid of gun. Such was
not the case of Emmett Belknap, of
the Walnut Grove neighborhood, as
he caught one with his hands We'd
nesday morning. Mr.. Belknap has
a flock of turkeys, and while he was
doing chores about the place, he no.
ticed the gobbler in combat with a
strange gobbler. Upon obtaining a
better view of the combatants Mr..
Belknap discovered the one to be a
wild gobbler. So engrossed were
they in the fray that Mr.. Belknap was
able to walk up and catch the COB
bier with his hands.-Bismarck Ga
zette.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
TRUE CAUSE FOR
HIGH PRICE OF SUGAR

A phamphlet issued by the Federal
Sugar Refining Company processes
to reveal the true cause for the high
cost of sugar to the American con-
sumers.
1t states the price in the United
States is based, not on the cost of
production, but on the value of for
eign sugar, plus the duty.
The duty is about 81 barrel. The
price of Cuban sugar is used as a
base. To this is added the 50 duty
and that figure makes the price of
sugar grown in the United States and
on which no duty is paid. In other
words, while the duty was imposed as
a revenue for the government, it in
reality becomes revenue for the do
nestle sugar producer, who adds to
the cost of his product the $4 he new
er pays to the government.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
WITHDRAWS FROM
LEAD BELT LEAGUE

Barney Petty threw a bomb into
the Lead Belt League camp Sunday
when he announced via letter to Pres
ident End at Perryville that he had
withdrawn his Flat River-Farmington
aggregation from the league. AS his
reason for this abrupt action he cited
his failure to secure location for a
park at Flat River, declaring that 1t
was his belief that travelling club
would be failure financially.
Chas. White of Festus had antic-
ipated an occurrence of this nature
and was prepared with an emergency
club at F'estus. A hasty conference
by telephone revealed the discourag-
ing fact that many of the Festus play
ers had enlisted in the army, making
a team from that city an impossible
ity.
White was then instructed to sound
DeSoto on the likelihood of lining up
that town, and President End got in
communication with Harry Tindal at
Chester. Tindal arranged for mass
meeting last night. President End
and Addie Weith attended.
Petty was one of the Leagues or
ganizers and his detection will come
as surprise to those who have fol-
lowed the work of construction since
the first move was made early in
February, this year.
The emergency team at Festus hav-
ing been broken up when a number of
the players enlisted in the army, ten
tative proposals were made to Ches-
ter and DeSoto. Latest reports as to
the prospects of DeSoto entering state
the team will not consider the propo-
sition.
At the Ste. Genevieve meeting, held
February %, Petty spoke as though
he had completed arrangements for
placing a team in the field and Sc
curing a park, and further declared
he anticipated no trouble in raising
$1,000 in st. Francois county with
which to finance the project.
1t later developed that, though he
had found the talent, difficulty was
being experienced in leasing a park
at Flat River. However, no uneas-
mess was felt on this score, since
Petty assured President End that
should he be unable to rent park,
he would enter the team as a travel
ing team. In Sundays communica-
ton Petty stated that he had received
word that he could not obtain loca-
ton at Flat River. A travelling team,
he said with Evolutionary consistency,
would not be a success financially.
Since the league is an amateur or
ganization, and, to quote the consti-
tuition verbatim "the home club must
guarantee the expenses of the visit
ing club, and "the gate receipts are
divided equally between the contest
ing clubs, officials were unable to
see by what method Mr.. Petty had ar
rived at the conclusion that travel
ing team would be a financial failure.
This is the first intimation to them
that anyone was in the league to make
money.
In this letter to President End,
Petty suggested that the former get
in touch with Murphy, at Pennington,
or Coffman at Flat River, stating that
it was his belief that these men would
enter a team in the league and have
the park at Pennington or Flat River,
or perhaps bring in travelling team.
The latest reports from Pennington
indicate that the team at that place
would come in as a road team.-Per-
ryville Sun.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
VOLUNTARY TESTIMONIAL

Some four years ago | was con-
fined to my bed and room for about
three months, suffering intensely from
rheumatism, when a friend brought
me a box of Trusler's Rheumatic Tab
lets, with the request that | give them
trial. This | did, and they proved
to be just what wanted, and l was
soon up and about again. Since that
time | have had no serious return of
such affection, and whenever | feel
any symptoms, take another box of
these Tablets, and they promptly al
lay the trouble. | consider them one
of life's necessities, as l believe they
will help anyone suffering from rheu-
matism. ]. C. Watson, Pennington,
Mo. 13-tf.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27

Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less, and is often
the cause of insomnia. Eat a light
supper with little if any meat, and
no milk; also take one of Chamber
lain's Tablets Immediately after sup
per. 0btainable everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
Spring

Spring is look upon by many as the
most delightful season of the year,
but this cannot be said of the rheu-
matte. The cold and damp weather
brings on rheumatic pains which are
anything but pleasant. They can be
relieved, however, by applying Cham
berlain's Liniment. Obtainable every
where. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27

Before long they will be having pri-
maries and county-to-county cam
paigns in Russia. Won't it be grand,
Mabel, to be suffragette over there?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
Lead Hill

Having warm weather now but
we need rain, the ground is so
packed since we had so much
rain the first of the month
Robert Harvey has gone to the
pinery for a load of lumber to
build where the A f. Tarbutton
house>burned.
Two of JEFF Rippee's children
have been real sick but are bet.
ter.
Melvin Douglas are sick.
Mrs. Floyd of Mansfield visit.
ed at George Kiser's Saturday
night and Sunday.
Jack Rippee of Mansfield and
Joe Goss and wife visited at jeff
Rippee's Sunday.
Sunday School every Sunday
at lOa m. Preaching every 1st
Saturday night and Sunday by
Rev. M. V. Span of Cedar Gap.
Singing every 4th Sunday.
LIZA JANE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
County Court

The new county highway com.
mission is composed of Highway
Engineer w. r. Wood of Hartville
and two members appointed by
the county court. DR.. F. H.
Riley of Mansfield and Roy Clod
felter. They have charge of the
expenditure of the state road
funds.
The county court Last week
approved the detailed financial
statement of the county for the
year 1915, which is published in
the Mansfield Mirror this week,
this paper having been designat.
ed by the court for its publica
ton.
Presiding Judge W. f. Young
of the county court was here
last week en- route to his home 1T
Mountain Grove from HalNvill-,
wl.ere he attended court.
Judge s. W. Hopper attended
county court at Hartville
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
Pearl Center

Well, spring is here once more
we are having pretty weather
now. This war iS a very serious
thing but let's all chee" up and
'enjny this pretty weather until
the war comes
The report is that Mr.. Dedmon
is on the sick list this week.
L. j. Rushing and wife visited
S. j. Pearl and wife of Pearl
Center Sunday.
Mrs. Glass and Mrs. Nelson
were callers at the home of Joe
Rushing's Sunday evening but
as no one was at home they visit.
ed S. j Pearl and wife.
James Land was in Pearl Cen.
tor Sunday.
Robert Pearl has been working
for Mr.. Deckard the last few
days.
ST.. Pearl was in Seymour
Saturday. = He is the merchant
in Pearl Center and doing a good
business.
Miss Millie Rushing spent
Sunday night with her sister,
ZnllS Dedmon.
Joe Rushing and wife of near
hcrc visited Elmer Rushing and
wife Sunday afternoon.
The meeting at Pea Ridge Sun.
day was well attended at the
Methodist church but not 40 we'll
at the Baptist.
SWEET MARIE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
Farmers, ,DoYou Need Help?

The Rotary Club, of Kansas
City, has opened Il Farm Re-
cruiting Office and offers, free
of charge, to supply the farmers
in this locality all the help they
nctNl.
They are rnlisting boys from
Is to 20 years of age, who are
willing TO work aud learn. Ad!
dress all letters to the Rotary
Club Farm Bureau,3l7 East 10th
st, Kansas City, Missouri,
stating number of boys wanted,
age, wages, experience desired
etc.
Farmers ara paying SIS to $50
a month, according to age and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
Macomb

Sunday school every Sunday
at the Macomb Baptist church
and preaching every third Satur.
day and Sunday.
Still cool weather.
Miss Effie Findley spent a few
days of last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Leila Gates.
Earl Gray ia on the sick list.
Miss Ollie Frye has returned
from Springfield.
George Findley visited at his
aunts, Mrs. Hale, on Prairie Hol
low Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Gates has been Wis.
iting friends at Macomb the past
week.
Mrs. Holt was chasing a pig
and struck her arm on n post
breaking it about the wrist.
Elmer Findley has returned
home from Flint MiSh.
Oscar Freeman left Monday
nipht fOr iowa.
PENNY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
Creamery Gets Contract

Announcement was made yes
terday by the management of
the Mountain Grove Creamery
Co. that they had secured o con.
tract from the government call
ing for 75,0W pounds Of butter
for the Savannah, Ga, training
camp between June l and Jan. l..
g. G. Shafer, manager of the
Carthage plant of the company.
was in Springfield Monday con.
ferring with Frisco officials rela-
tive to having q through refrige.
rator car stop at Mountain G rove
once each week to ship the but
ter. - Springfield Republican.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
THE LIBERTY LOAN
kilograms Sent to Banks by
the Secretary of the
u. S. Treasury

The secretary of the treasury
has sent the following telegram
to the banks of tho county:
\. Government will receive sub.
scription until June fifteenth for
two billion dollars three and one.
half per cent liberty loan. You
car render invaluable service to
your country by receiving sub
scriptionS and cooperation with
Federal Reserve Banks your dis j..
trict. Will you kindly do this
and telegraph me, Government
expense, soon as practicable,
rough estimate amount af bonds
you think will be subscribed by
you and your customers.
w. G. McADOO.
Secretary of the Treasury
The Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Mansfield has made a
subscription to the loan.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
Wayside Cleanings

Sunday school at the Macoml
Methodist church every Sunday
There will be all day service:
and dinner on the ground at tn.
Macomb Methodist church thu
fourth Sunday in May.
We are having cool wea,he,
vet.
Farmers have planted more
cane for sorghum than they have
for several years.
Plenty of little chickens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sours
are the proud parents OF a baby
girls.
Wilbur Johnson s have moved
from Macomb O their farm.
Earl Gray is sick and the
neighbors planted his corn for
him Monday!
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
Bad Cough? Feverish ?
Grippy?

You need DR.. Kings New Dis
cOvery to stop that cold, the
soothing balsam ingredients heal
the irritated membranes, soothe
the sore throat, the antiseptic
qualities kill the germ and your
cold is quickly relieved. Dr..
Kings New Discovery has for 4e
years been the standard remedy
for coughs and colds in thousand
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. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
''Chamberlain'sTa abletsH lave
Done Wonders for Me"

II have been q sufferer from
stomach trouble for q number of
years, and although have used
Q great number OF remedies rec.
commended for this complaint,
Chamberlain's Tablets is the
first medicine that has given me
positiveand lasting relief, writes
Mrs. Anna Kadin, .Spencerport,
N. Y. Chamberlain's Tablets
have done wonders for me and I
value them very highly Oh.
tainable everywhere. adv.