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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12
Stock on Sweet Clover.

With the exception of alfalfa on
fertile soils, no other leguminous
crop will furnish as much nutri-
tioCs pasturage from early spring
until late fall as sweet clover,
when it is properly handled.
Live stock thrive on it. Ami
mails which have never been fed
sweet clover may refuse to eat it
at first, but this distaste can be
overcome by turning them on
the pasture as soon as the plants
start growth. There is practi-
cally no danger from bloat from
sweet clover.
When sweet clover has been
seeded two years in succession
on separate fields sown the first
year may be pastured until the
middle of June, when the stock
should be turned on the spring
seeding. When handled in this
manner excellent pasturage is
provided throughout the summer
and a hay or seed crop may be
harvested from the field seeded
the previous season.
Some of the best pasturages
in Iowa consist of a. mixture of
Kentucky bluegrass, timothy,
and sweet clover. On one large
farm stock is pastured on mead
.ows containing this mixture,
from the first part of April to
the middle of June. From thiE
time until the first part of Sep:
TENDER the stock is kept on one
half to two thirds the total pas
turage, while the remainder of
the pasture land is permitted to
mature a seed crop. Usually
from two to four bushels an
acrerof recleaned seed are OBJ
tanned from this portion of the
pasture. After the seed crop is
harvested, the stock again is
turned on to this acreage, where
they feed on the grasses and
first year sweet clover plants I'M
til cold weather. The seed which
skaters when the crop is cut is
usually sufficient to reseed the
pasture.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12

necessary if the pig is to be both
thrifty and profitable.
Give the pigs an abundance of
good pasturage. They should be
kept on pasture as long as posi-
BILE and gain the benefit of its
cheap nutrients, especially min
erol and protein, and its tonic
and digestive qualities. But pigs
on pasturage alone, even alfalfa.
need some grain supplement.
The amount of grain or other
concentrated feed used would
depend on how much pasturage
is available, or the cost factor of
grain or other feeds, on the age
and condition of the pigs, and
the time at which the farmer ex-
poets to market them.
Less protein supplement is
needed when piggs are run on
leguminous pastures. Under
most farm conditions the pigs
will gain we'll on a one to two
per cent, grain ration. The
self-feeding method makes for
cheap and rapid gains. If the
grain ration is limited, the hand
feeding method is better. By
feeding once a day in the early
evening, pigs take greater advan-
tage of the pasture and Craze
hungrily during the cool of the
morning or afternoon. Plenty
of fresh, clean drinking water
should always be available.
Pigs on pasture usually get
enough exercise. They should
have a clean, dry, well-ventilated
shelter to guard against exposure
to storms and to supply shade.
A concrete Wallow will add to
the pigs comfort, and layer of
oil on the water will keep down
lice. Clean bedding also helps
to keep away lice, as will an oiled
sack on a rubbing post, or sprin-
kle the pigs with crude oil every
two weeks.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12

structures under way or provid-
ed for.
The Marine Corps has more
than doubled IN enlisted strength
since the war began. On April
E there were in the corps 426
commissioned officers and 13, 26e
enlisted men. 1t now has more
than $4,000 enlisted men, only
l, 479 recruits being required tt
bring it up to its full enlisted
strength of 10000. A force Of
marines has been landed in
France for service under Gen
Pershing, and the entire corps il
eager for action.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12
How the Money is Spent.

Subscribers to the recent ST.
600, 900, 900 issue of liberty bonds
and intending subscribers to the
second liberty loan are interest
ed in knowing just how the mon
ey Iobtained is used. A large
amount of money is necessary to
maintain the Navy, which has
been called upon to defend our
coast and our commerce from at
tack.
To put the Navy on a war ba-
sis, every ship in reserve had to
be fully manned and commission
ed. Many auxiliary vessels had
to be added.
On April 6 there were 1880
enlisted men; now there are
more than 10000. In addition
we have enlisted more than 35,-
600 reserves and there are TO-
600 National Naval Volunteers
in service.
Contracts have been placed for
every destroyer and submarine
chaser that the shipyarns of the
country can build, and new rec
ords are expected in construction.
All this in addition to the &c.
.O00-ton battleships; the five bat
tie cruisers of 35, 900 tons each,
the largest and swiftest war YES
sells ever built; the six scout
cruisers and many auxiliary
craft for which we have made
contracts. These will be built
as early as possible, but the
right of way in construction is
being given to destroyers and
small craft.
Since the day war was de-
clared the Navy has patrolled
our own coasts. For coast de-
lenses scores of vessels have
been secured-yachts, fishing
vessels, fast motor boats, and
other minor craft, and others
are being added to this force as
rapidly as possible.
The Navy has sent to France a
corps of aviators, who arrived
on June 8, the first contingent of
the regular armed forces of the
United States to land on French
soil. The Aeronautic Corps has
been greatly enlarged, aviation
bases established along the
coast, and officers and men train.
ed in the operation of seaplanes,
dirigible balloons, and other
types of aircraft. An additional
appropriation of $45, 900, 900 has
been asked for aviation.
About $50, 900, 900 is involved
in the entire building program
in our navy yards, training sta.
tons, submarine and aviation
bases, the big storage ware.
houses we are building for mu.
nitions and supplies, the new
shops, foundries, shipways, the
huge drydocks, and the various
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12
Saw Prophecy Realized.

The late Gov. Proctor Knott,
after his election to Congress
from the Fourth District, had
the unusual experience CT seeing
a prophecy he had made in child
ish fancy realized and coming in
contact with the chance play.
mate of his youth who had also
won high political honor.
1t was during the building of
a public highway around Null
draugh Hill, in Marion county,
that Proctor Knott, then mere
lad, came upon a construction
camp and observed a boy about
his own age eating out of a din
ner pail with his father, whose
decided accent showed that he
had not been long from Ireland.
After the two boys had romped
and played together, young
Knott, who had learned some
thing of the circumstances of
the other boy being in such
strange surroundings, begged
the latter's father to let his boy
go home and live with him and
go to school. The parent re-
piled that the boy was all he had
left in the world and he could
not part with him.
AS a further incentive, young
Knott, who at that early age
showed political genius, remind
ed the father that if his boy was
given a good schooling he might
go to Congress some day. After
the road work was completed the
two boys became separated and
never saw each other again I'M
til Proctor Knott was elected to
Congress and recognized as one
of his colleagues the playmate of
his childhood days, whom he had
predicted might go to Congress
if given the proper educational
advantages.
The two Congressman became
inseparable, and Mr.. Knott
learned that after their chance
meeting in boyhood days, the
father had reluctantly assented
to the offer of a wealthy South
ern woman to take and educate
the boy who showed such early
promise. In after years Mr..
Knott, by strange fate, met
the father then an aged man,
while taking a steamboat trip,
and recognized him. After
learning that the two boys who
had played together about the
construction camp were together
in the councils of the nation, the
old man told the story of the
days that interviewed and of how
he had never forgotten the
prophecy made by young Knott
and the impression it made upon
him.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12
To Keep Pigs Growing.

Keep the young pigs growing
from the start. 1t is the pigs
business during this time to de-
velop a good frame, or grow bonei
muscle and vital organs, and to
lay on fat. Plenty of pasture,
some grain, exercise and good
sanitary quarters are all very
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12

Let us learn to be content with
what we have, Let US get rid
of our false intimates, set up all
the highest ideals a quiet home
vines of our planting; few
books full of the inspiration of a
genius; a few friends worthy of
being loved and able to love us
in return; a hundred innocent
pleasures that bring no pain or
remorse; a devotion to the right
that will never swerve; a simple
religion empty of all bigotry, full
of trust, hope and love-and to
such a philosophy this world
will give US all the empty joy it
has. David Swing.
L keep on hands a full stock Of
collins, caskets, and robes. also keep
Metallic Caskets, and Steel Boxes and
two hearses. We keep extra large
caSketS. Prompt service night or day.
Residence Phone 90, Office phone 1913.
45-lyr J.. f. Triptett,
Columbia, KY.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1917-09-12
Sow More Wheat.

son if the State is going to do its
grain" bit for the nation.
The Extension Division of the
College of Agriculture starts
with a campaign in forty-nine
counties of the State urging the
seeding of the greatest acreage
in the history of the State.
County agents in every county
will be put at the head of the
work in their communities and
held for accounting if the county
fails to bring in the sheaves at
the next harvest.
The movement of working up
the required spirit to get the
million acres seeded in wheat
will be urged as the principal ac-
tivity of the County Councils OF
National Defense during the
next two weeks, while the cam
paign to get the necessary
amount obtained is in full blast.
Extraordinary efforts will be
prosecuted by the extension di-
vision, under head of DR.. Fred
Mutchler, follow the series of
sectional conferences held by the
Secretary of Agriculture, At
the recent conference at Indian
apoIis, attended by DIR. Mutchler,
it was decided that Kentucky
must raise a million acres to give
the nation and its allies her share
of their daily bread.
Production of a million acres of
wheat will call for increasing the
present normal wheat acreage by
more than 10000 acres. The
present wheat crop has fallen
short of normal, but the quality,
the experts report, is good. and
the output outstrips the May es-
innate by a substantial margin.
All other work being done for
gereater production in the State
by the extension division will be
dropped during the two weeks in
which the why and wherefore of
wheat increase will be PROFOUND.
ed over the State. The extern
sion division has at present q
general plan in mind for increas'
ing different food crops by work
through the State, but each
special subject will be taken uK
separately in order that no con.
fusion may come in the cam.
paigns.
This years corn crop is the
most gratifying to the govern
ment of the States agricultural
answers to the duty call. The
corn outlook at present, the ex
tension representatives report
gives promise that the 1917 corr
output will be the greatest in the
history of the State. The in
creased acreage and the COCO
quality of the crop are both taker
into consideration in making this
prediction.
The increase in the corn croI
follows the dissemination of ap
peals by word of mouth through
the counties of the State tina
corn is king, when food is scarce
The States production of a large
corn crop will count much in thu
nations efforts for food crop pro
auctions this year.
The tobacco crop of the Stat'
has been little diminished by the
war situation. Neither appeals
to raise more tobacco for the
soldiers, nor appeals to cut dow1
tobacco in favor of food products
has served to narrow the patches
of Burley and of Black in West
ern Kentucky it is reported tina
the acreage is not quite so larg'
as normal, but nevertheless |
bumper crop is in prospect. II
the central Kentucky territor!
the crop is not expected to b.
quite as large as normal, bu
this is caused by other than wa
conditions. The late rains viii
probably have some effect on tn,
crops.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
lBy United Pressl

PARIS, July Is. - Within a fort
night America will gain some cf the
wars star aviators when the Lafay-
ette Escadrille is turned over to Ma
jor General Pershing as his aerial
eyes" The transfer of the French
American air fighters to the Ameri-
can army will be formally made with
in a fortnight.
AS an organization and individual
ly, the American flyers in this unit
have been repeatedly cited for cour-
age, daring and fighting ability no
less than their splendid scouting work
Lieutenant William Thaw of Pitts
burgh, who is to be major and "plr-
suit squadron commander" has been
credited with downing seven enemy
aeroplanes, and has been decorated
with the war cross and other medals
Sergeant Elliott Cowden of New York
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
THE SILVER RULE

From the Topeka State Journal.
The Golden Rule, says the Los An
geles Times, might be supplemented
to advantage by a silver rule: "Do
for others what you agree to do for
them and do it when you agree to do
it."
If you are butcher don't prom
Use solemnly on your honor as calf
slaughterer and sausage-meat chop
per to deliver the dinner meat at the
house of your custo mer at 2 o'clock
when you do not intend to start your
delivery wagon until 3 o'clock.
If you are lawyer whose duty it
is to have your answer or demurrer
or motion to strike out filed on Mon
day don't apply to the court for 10
days further time in which to pre-
pare your plea
If you are a dressmaker and have
promised Mrs. Dinkelspiel her new
costume on Thursday so that she can
paralyze her acquaintance by wear
ing it at Mrs. Whankdoodle's recep-
ton on Thursday night don't send
word that you are sorry that you can
not have it finished before Friday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
F[|[RS TRANSFER
TO AMERICAN ARMY
Lafayette FsCddfIIe Will Join American Forces in
France Within Two Weeks French Officers
Surrender Control to Americans

and Corporal James Norman Hall
have each been decorated with the
military medal and war cross. Lieuten-
ant Raoul Lufberry of New York has
been officially credited with bringing
down 10 enemy aeroplanes. He has
been decorated with the war cross, the
military medal, the British military
cross, the French Aero club plaque
and 0.her numerous honor. He is rec
ognized as the premier flyer of the
escadrille. Corporal Walter Lowell of
Concord Mass, was decorated Nitn
tie war cross while in the Amec.cai,
ambulance service last year.
When the transfer is made the es-
cadrille will be reorganized but the
personnel will be retained, except the
Frepah commanding officer. In add
ton to making Lieutenant William
Thaw major other n-commissioned
officers will be commissioned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
"a ~ - -
SOME THINGS FOR
AMERICA TO CONSIDER

OXFORD, Eng, June 80. - (By
MaiD D-Today in his study at Oxford
University, the only professor of war
boasted by any univesirty in the
world, gave to the United Press for
its readers in America, a series of
talks on war.
The Professor is Spencer Wilkin-
son, listed as professor of military
history known to students of war
everywhere.
No other school has the course of
study which he directs. Among the
books for which he is best known is
"The Brain of an Army" which is
credited with causing the British ar
my to adopt the general staff as part
of its organization; the American
army later following suit.
In the days when Lord Roberts was
the head of the army, the Oxford
schoolmaster was one of his valued
avisors. "Lord Roberts was always
glad to listen to anything Spencer
Wilkinson had to say" according to
Field Marshal Nicholson, who was a
member of Little Bobs" staff.
The request by the United Press
for an interview resulted from seeing
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
E Va IA IA
THE LOST ART OF
RUNNING AWAY.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
/ AS the seective draft proceeds
there will be rigid investigation of
bodies and brains, but not OF hearts.
The timid-the disloyal, even-will
be swept into the ranks. Which is just
as it should be. Cowards OF no, trait
ors or no, any riffraff with ordinary
intelligence and health will make ex-
cellent fighting material. At all events
it will not run away. Nobody does, in
these days, for reasonsl
Altho a man may think twice about
going up in an airplane, he will stick
to that airplane like grim death, once
you get him aloft, and troops feel a
good deal that way about trenches.
A trench is their protection. Abomni-
able it may be, and malodorous and
ratridden, yet it is the better of two
evils. Outside it damnation reigns.
Then, too, there is no convenient
haven a man can head for if he runs.
He cannot say, as of fore, "Dear
comrades, this is getting uncomfort-
able, so let US step over to yonder
safe place" The nice safe place is
three miles in the rear. with shells
strewing demolition all along the
route.
Thus it comes about that the most
terrifying of all wars makes less de-
mand on personal loyalty and courage
than any before it. No one runs
away because no one can. And yet
both loyalty and courage meet their
test. In a hand-to-hand scrimmage
what temptation to get ones self
made prisoner! Or, if a whole COM
pany is disloyal, what temptation
to let the enemy thru! Those things
have happened-on the eastern front
especially. That they will happen
among Americans is inconceivable.
We shall have mighty few disloyai
soldiers and mighty few towards.
They will soon be found out, and
gerrymandered, and scared into cour-
age and patriotism.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19

the reception given Prof. Wilkinson
at the British front short time ago,
on the occasion of his first visit there
since the war began. Had he worn the
red stripes of the general staff and
decorations by the dozen. his welcome
could not have been warmer. His tall
vigorous figure was to be seen pass
ing portals forbidden to other guests;
his gray-bearded head listening to
things others were not told.
"Oh, the Professor" the officers
smiled in explanation; 'he knows!
Some of the army heads learned war
from him; some Of them are still
learning from him."
1t occurred to me to go and do like
wise. The Professor was quite will
ing to talk and willing to reveal
many of wars secrets-the sort of
secrets everybody ought to know. In
the stiffness of Oxford, the special
stiffness that has following giving
up all but 200 of her 5000 students
to the war, he explained with great
exactness some of his views on the
business now engaging all the energy
of the world. Professor Of war did
not glorify war, any more than the
great surgeon glorifies disease. He
simply urged his belief that when
nation is compelled to fight it should
fight as intelligently as possible.
He talked about Grant and Lincoln
and about the relation of the bullet
to the soldiers soul.
He told why it is more important
for the commander to have character
than to have genius.
He mentioned Napoleon, Prince Ho-
henlobe and the private in the ranks.
All these things in the light Of
entry and the things
America should do.
And he consented that the nter-
view thus given should be made into
a series of articles for American
readers. The first of these, under his
name will appear tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
STEAMING OF VEGETABLES
BETTER THAN BOILING

Boiling removes many times more
soluble matter than does steaming.
This soluble material includes soluble
proteins, sugars and the still more
important mineral constituents. These
mineral constituents represent the
most important nutritive part of the
green vegetable. The table given be-
low is Illuminating.
Percentage of loss of mineral mat
ter by:
Bleaching by Bleaching by
boiling steaming
peas, "a percent 1.6 percent
This indicates that in the cooking
of vegetables the steaming method
is much to be preferred to boiling IN
less one uses for food the water in
which the vegetable is boiled. The
exception will occur in the blanching
of the special vegetables from which
one wishes to remove strong raw
odor or taste.-Inga M. X. Allison.
Colorado Aricultural College, Fort
Collins, Colo. 6,.xa.-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
SUCH A SICKNESS

1t was popular supposition that
with the effectiveness of the new So
called national bone-dry law, Colo
rado would be dryer than the sands
Of southeastern Hades, but no, Pau
line, such is not the case. The pres
ent construction of the national law,
is that 1t dove TALES very nicely with
our own Colorado bone-dry CD law.
You can still send out TO Cnama for
Two quarts of spirits frumenti, other
wise known as whiskey, every month,
or quarts of wine, or dozen quarts
oil beer, but you must first appear
before the county clerk, and upon
cath declare that you desire to I'M
port the same for either me6iunal,
sacrImental or menchanical purposes,
"hereupon permit is issued, which
accompanied with the proper amount
of legal tender, will cause the mechan-
zeal larnyx oil to come your way. The
county clerks records will show that
booze medicine has heavier sals
than anybodies pink pills for pale
people. Everything is lovely once
more. The prohibitionists have their
law, and the booze holsters have
their booze. Everybody is happy, all
love one another and sleep in the
same bed. Only the political philos-
opher pauses to think whether or no.
1T finally pays to put upon the statute
books law which places primium
upon perjury.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-19
, "a - ~ -
AMERICAS BOARD OF WAR
DIRECTORS-AUGUSTUS SCOTT

Frank Augustus Scott is chairman
Of the General Munitions Board Of
The Council of National Defense
Since the 18th of August, 1914, he
mas been in the thick of the Allies
buying enterprises in this country.
More than one German defeat can be
aredited to the efficient organization
Tor supplying the Allies with muni.
tons which Scott had built up.
When the United States entered
the war. Scott answered the call and
came to Washington where he imme-
diately reorganized the buying sys-
tenn of the Navy and the Army.
Without any official authority, with
out any help from the government
ne eliminated all competition, all the
waste of time and energy, until now,
# Secreary of War Baker decides tho
army needs 100000 new gas masks he
phones Scott of his needs and forgets
ibout the matter. In few days he
receives message that the new gas
masks have been ordered.
He is saving the government mil
ions of dollars each day. He has ar
ranged for enough rifles to supply a
million men, and has alsto taken
charge Of such matters as artillery,
gun carriages, machine guns, NUM-
ions wagons, and anything which the
army has to buy.
Office hours in Washington usually
begin at Q o'clock and close at 1880,
but 8 o'clock in the morning and 8
o'clock at night find Scott of the job.
Although more than seventy years
old-she was born February 18th,
l8f7, to be exact-when it came time
to find someone who could organize
the entire womanhood of the nation to
do its part in the war, DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw. ordained minister,
honorary president of the National
Woman Suffrage Association, and de-
lender and upbuilder of all woman
kind, was chosen
She has given up everything to
serve the government in mobilizing
the women for the nations defense.
Already she has formed Women's
Service Leagues in every state in the
union.
And now that President Wilson,
thru Herbert c. Hoover, has called
upon the women of the nation to help
save and eliminate waste, they are
ready thanks to the efficient organi-
zation built up by DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw.