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The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26

The South has an abundance of vegetation. Cowpeas. soy beans, vel vet beans, and peanuts are leguminous crops which do well there and have great value in pig raising. Corn grows rapidly in all parts of the South and in the subtropical sections the experience of feeders with cassava indicates that it has considerable value for pork production. In addi- tion, there is generally an abundant water supply. the climate is mild, and there is long period in which green feed Is available. These conditions, which also lessen the expense of shel- ter and winter feeding permit long period of pasture and outdoor life.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
AN EYE-OPENER FOR DEEPEST
WoefuIIy Discouraged When He Sees Array of "Eats" Consumed in
 "One-Arm" Lunch.

The man who reads all the good gards himself as an adept amateur dietist ate lunch recently in "one- arm hash house" downtown, says the Indianapolis News. Usually he eats at home, and the experience was novel adventure for him.
 Nearby. filling his own chair and encroaching on the arm of the chair next him, sat big man, hale and hearty, consuming piece of apple pie, three doughnuts and big cut of cake. Opposite, galloping through cut of roast beef, mashed potatoes, q cheese sandwich and stewed prunes, was a young fellow, q bookkeeper's stoop hunching his shoulders and an indoor paHor spread over his face.
 Tall, bony and ascetic, the man in the long, black coat dabbled in q bowl of chicken broth and a plate of wafers, while the plump little stenOgrapher at his elbow ate a plate of beans and q French pastry with relish. The capable office manager of woman'S employ ment bureau, who sat near the door, was carefully masticating boiled hon. iny, chicken sandwich lettuce salad md a dish of fresh fruit while con- versing on office management with the vice president of an insurance con- pany who was getting away with raw oysters sausage and sauerllraut and strong black coffee.
 Finishing his most carefully select ed lunch, the amateur dietist left the lunchroom with d baflled expression, paused on the curb, shook himself to- gether and muttered to himself:
 'Well, I'll be jiggered Irving Cobb sure said something when he wrote, What is the moral of it all2 You can search me ?"
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
PEAV!NE HAY EASILY CURED
By Making Stacks of Small Diameter Around Poles Crops Can Be
 Stacked Behind Mower.

Peavine hay is easily cured, either on racks or stacked around poles while still green. By making stacks of small diameter around poles, pea vines can be stacked right behind the mower. Handled in this way the hay has q bright green color, and practi- cally all the leaves, the nutritious part of the hay. is saved.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
TO HURRY BUTTER GRANULES
If They Do Not Form After churnina Reasonable Time, Small Amount
 of Salt Will Help.

When the butter granules do not form after churning reasonable time, salt in the churn. A little warm water has the same effect of hastening the granules. Too much warm water makes soft butter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
GUERNSEY IS HIGH PRODUCER
In General Appearance Breed Has Plain Attractiveness That Ap-
 peaIs to Dsiryman.

The Guernsey shows various colors
 so red. light lemon, orange and yellow fawn may be expected, sometimes sol i'd, but more often with white mark ings. The white color markings are found on the face, Hanks, legs and sometimes on the body. In general appearance the Guernsey has a plain attractiveness and an even balance that makes a strong appeal to the dairyman. Larger than the Jersey, but not as large as the Holstein. the
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
PLENTIFUL. SUPPLY OF WATER
One of Most important Problems That confronts up-to-Date FarmeH--
 Factor for Health.

The plentiful supply of good, whole some fresh water in the home, the stable and the feed lot is one of the most important problems that confront the up-to-date farmer. Its successful solution will be a factor in keeping him and his family in good health and "at home" on the farm.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
PhiIosopher peoIeY.

Iris strange thing whin we come to think iv it that tn less money a man gets fir his wurruk tn more nic- issary 1t is to tn wurruld that he shud go on wurrukin'. Ye'er boss can go to Paris on combination wedding an divorce trip an no wan bOthers his head about him. But if ye shud go to Paris-excuse me fir laughin' me- silf black in tn face-th' industhrees iv tn country pines away."-Ex- change.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
SALT BENEFICIAL TO SOILS
provement, But Not to Exceed 200 Pounds Per Acre

A small amount of salt is In some cases beneficial to both crop and soil but in no case should its application exceed POO pounds an acre.
 Some crops feed on 1t, but not under ground crops, and salt slightly i'm proves the physical condition of soils.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26

(From the United States Department of
 Agriculturel
 Whether Southern farmers can re- turn their allotment of the billion buShel wheat crop next year will de- pend in large part on how they arrange their crop rotations-how they select fields for planting to wheat this fall. ln special publications soon to be is sued, wheat specialists of the United States department of agriculture will call attention to the importance of TO- u;ttlonS III the greater Wheat-product- ton plan.
 Mention crop rotations to q farmer who does not practice them systemati- | cally and he is likely to get the impress sion that such system of farming is rather an unnecessary, complicated round, and yet once understood, no theory of farming is simpler or more logical or more necessary, the special ists point out.
 Continuous Cropping.
 What happens when land is cropped continuously to wheat is depletion of
 
 physical condition of the soil, in creased growth of weeds, mixtures of varieties and lowering yields of poor quality. Even if soil fertility and a fairly good physical condition of the soil are maintained by the addition of chemicals, continuous cropping is not advisable on account of it's cost and the further reasons mentioned. Wheat should be grown only in rota- ton with iegumes and cultivated crops. Local conditions should determine the rotation and the particular crop to be used. Wherever possible wheat should follow some legume crop, such as cow peas or soy beans, as better yields are obtained after these crops than after corn.
 Rotation in Cotton Belt
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
TREATING CALF FOR SCOURS
Reduce Ration one-Haif, and If no in,- provement Give Dose of Suhni-
 trate, Salol and Soda.

First, reduce ration one-half. If calf does not improve within 12 hours treat subnitrate, one-half ounce of salol and three ounces of bicarbonate of soda and give one teaspOonful three or four times day until recovered.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
MISTAKE IN SUNDAY RATION
Many Farmers Give Horses and Mules Too Much Feed-Sluaoshness
 on Monday Is Result.

Many farmers make the mistake of giving their horses and mules too much feed on Sunday, giving them as much as on work days-or even more. The result is that the horses or mules are sluggish from over-eat- ing and inactivity when Monday morning comes.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
RAISE HOGS IN SOUTH
Large Part of Pork Now Comes
 From States in Corn Belt.
No Reason Why Industry Should Not Be Developed in Other Parts of Country. Especially Where
 Green Feed Is Plentiful.

The imperative need for an ahun- dant food supply this year demands an increase in pork production. All the agricultural authorities unite in declaring that the livestock holdings
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26

Guernsey shows the capacity for wort so desirable in the dairy COW. Years, and even centuries, of tethering in the fields of Guernsey islands have given the Guernsey COW gentle disposition, and in the respect she stands on a par with the Jersey.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
A Possible Function.

''I see the government maintains a bureau of standards"
 What is that for?"
 'I dunno, but it sounds all right. It ought to be good idea to see that our standards are kept high"
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Insure Fancy Prices

Insure fancy prices for butter by having a clean, attractive package of good quality. A neat wrapper more than pays for itself.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Supply Unlimited.

Madge-If we'd been included in the conscription the girls would have made even a better showing than the boys.
 Marjorie-Of course we would. Look at all the girls who never get over thirty Town Topics.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Use for Scrub BuIi.

No one but a scrub dairyman should use scrub bull. Progress and scrub stock were never yet found on the same farm.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Skirtino the Edoes.

Spare my bushes"
 So spake the society belle.
 Have no fear, madam" responded the girl who was giving her a facial mass ge. "I assure you I won't rub any of your complexion off,"
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Not m Expert.

You can beat the food spectators by raising your own vegetables next year"
 Maybe so, but I doubt it. I never Aeat the plumber any by trying to d, my own plumbing"
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Keep Dirt Out of Pail.

All dirt should be kept out of the pail at milking time by keeping the can clean and using a pail with a small opening. 2
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Salt for Fowls.

If the food Is salted about as would ;nake It agreeable to the human palate 1t will be In the right proportion and is an hid to egg production.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Farmers Exnect To Much.

Too many farmers expect more of their hogs than nature will permit 'hem to accomplish.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Make Study of Markets.

Study the markets and sell as near home as possible if fowls or chicks are sold alive.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26

Damp Sheep Never Welt. A sheep that is damp to the skin is lever a well sheep.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
Rotation in Cotton Belt.

In the southern part of the cotton belt, where the boil weevil is serious pest, and often walks off with an en-
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26

Calf Must Have Water. Don't make the calf go without wa ter because it has had milk.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10

in the same harsh manner that they did the Armenians. In way there fore it is no revelation regarding Tur- kish cruelties.- The world has long understood that that nation could lay small claim to the classification which would place 1t along with civilized nations It is a country where mas sacre after massacre has taken place and where nothing was allowed to
 stand in the way of carrying out any policy of savagery which that govern ment might demand.
 While there is no more Justification for the treatment that has been ac- corded the Jews, than there was for that which was inflicted upon xhe Ar menians, 1t can readily be understood that it follows the movement which Is underway for the return of the Jews to Palestine and the desire to set LID a government of their own there. regardless of the fact that it Is the explanation of the Turkish mill Itary governor that this evacuation was forced as a measure of military precaution.
 This is only one of the many dem onstrations which have been given by Turkey to the effect that that gov- ernnent is unfit to rule. Barbarisrn Is one of its chief characteristics and every effort that is made for the wip- Ing out of that empire must be look ed upon as a move in behalf of hu- manity The world will be better when Turkey ceases to. exist.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
HOME GARDENS
Chard.

Chard or Swiss chard, to give it's whole name, is an evolution of the best. It runs to top instead of the root, and thus it is often called the is used only for greens and possesses some of the good points of spinach, cabbage, best greens, and kale, says today's garden lesson from the Ma tional Emergency Food Garden Com mission which is cooperating with this paper to encourage the planting of many new home gardens as a war measure.
 Chard can seldom be bought in any market. Yet those who have a taste for greens in the summer when spin ach and other greens are scarce, should surely plant it in their gardens as it is one of the best of the greens plants, and a summer producer. It makes a sure-fire crop even in the hands of beginners and against ad- verse weather conditions. Most gar deners who have raised it are enthu- siastic about it.
 It is another main crop or whole season crop, that does not fit in with any second for second crops in the same season. It must be planted. in the spring, but it begins producing its mature leaves in the early summer and continues to give them to it's grower until frost comes. It Is a beautiful plant with large, light green wrinkled leaves supported Dy broad. white stems growing directly out of the root crown. The white branch ed root is not eaten.
 Plant ounces of chard seed to 199 feet of row, having the row, IS inches apart. When the plants are well up thin them out so that they stand about inches apart. The inn mature plants thus pulled can be used for greens.
 When the crop is ready for use you can either cut the cider leaves on each plant, leaving the younger ones to grow, or you can cut off the entire top, taking care not to injure the root crown where the leaves sprout, and the plant will continue to produce. The thick stalks of the leaves can be cooked and served like asparagus
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
CONGRESS WASTING TIME.

The governments special food ad-
 wiser, Herbert C. Hoover, strikes out straight from the shoulder in his state ment regarding the preparations which are being made by this government in anticipation of the part which it must play in the war when he criti- cises the dilatory tactics which are being followed in congress
 While there may not be a disposi- ton to underestimate the situation which this countrS faces there is a disposition to procrastinate and delay through unwarranted debate many of the matters which require action by that body. There has as yet been no authority given to the secretary of agriculture to go ahead with the work which hs has pointed out as necessary In order to secure the maximum of production. The season is advancing rapidly and no time can be lost in dealing with this matter. Every day that action is deferred simply places a handicap upon those who are ex- pected to accomplish something Those who must direct the problem of get ting seed. of insuring a proper dis trIbution Of fertilizer and in setting in motion the work of government be- yond the point of offering advice now have their hands tied through lack of power
 Such powers may be unusual but so Is the situation, and extraordinary conditions call for the granting of ex- traordinary powers. They are, as Sec retary Houston says, essential in or der to handle the situation and the quicker this is realized by congress and action speeded up the better will be the results and the quicker can he nh r. gress began to realize the serious re- sponsibility which rests upon 1t and stops backing and filling upon condi- tions which have got to be met
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society.

The NeIay Diatrict-A report from Paris announcing that the women of the VeIay district of F'ra2ce are en- gagged in making sa lace flag with the colors of the United States, to be presented to the first American troops arriving in Europe. foc,.sss interest on a section of Central France which is of especial historic interest to the United St:, es, because 1t was from this region that Lafayette came. The National Geographic Society, from its Washington headquarters, issues the following on Velay;
 Tt would be a difficult matter for all of the Iacemakers of tho Velay to contribute a bit in the making of a lace flag for the first American con tingent to arrive on the battlefelds of France, for there are 9G,000 women in this district who are engaged in the lace industry. or. to be more ac- curate, that number was thus engaged at tise outbreak of the war, and while many are still similarly employed. some have. of course. been diverted to the munitions factories.
 iVelay ceased to be an independent district in 1790. when it was incorpor- ated into the department of Haute- Loire part of the central plateau of ranges, one of which preserves the name of Velay.
 The most considerable town in the Velay region is LePuy en Velay, the former capital of the district, si.u- ated in a natural amphitheater on the striking features of the city is Mount Corneille, a precipitous volcanic rock which rears it's head to height Of 433 feet. Upon it's pinnacle has been erected a fifty-foot statue of the Vir- gin, cast from Russian cannons cap
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10

flares, sent Up by the Germans in long, slow, gFa ceful loops.
 The resounding noises about one, however. were not all from British guns. Tbe Germans are making law ish use of their artillery nowadays and have been since the first days of the battle of Airas caught them both unprepared and un5elieving that the attack would come so soon after their 1 great strategic victory in tie re- treat from the Somme. Modern can non speak with a white-t1ot breath, hostile shells break with heavy red glare. The noise of the cannon is a sort of concentrated smash or ham
 mer knock: shells burst with a fiatter and more open sound. The Germars s always break their shrapnel very high in the air and the leaping fiash of the exploding shell is followed by little twinkling stars.
 In watching shell fire. it is partic- ularIy interesting to see shell break some distance away and then, after several seconds, hear the oncorling the same proiectile. The whistling noise of the shell and the noise of it's burst are far more terrifying than the sight, reminding one of childhood days when the thunder held far more fright than the lightning.
 Leaving the zone of the guns at midnight for 9 brief respite from the ear-splitting roar. one walked but snort GlStaECe DdCh OIl liiS E1IO9Cttiiis5 prom 7 ory to reach bit of she'll scared, but still living wood, now green with the first tender leaves of spring. Tn the fringe of this wood were several nishtinsales singing with all their little hearts. Their chants are still immature, but in them was the promise Of the full-throated lay that will come with a fortnight.
 The woods were lighted with gun flashes and the crack. and the crash Ss artillery reverbera ting in the dis tance, but the mating birds seemed en- tirely oblivious to the world madness raging about them. Still deeper in the wood a jealous old owl would screech hoarsely now and again.
 The battle hared with full fury un- til nearly 3 o'clock in the morning, when the fog put an end to all wis ibility and hushed the guns as if by magic A few minutes later the ex hausted men had flung themselves into the deep sleep of overpowering fatigue beside their hot guns and a memor- able night of "strafe" and hate" had passed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
IN AGONY OF SPIRIT

The young man who had just been promoted from knee panta to long trousers was decidedly restless. He sat down and got up. he wandered ed in disturbing his father at last What's the trouble demanded his parent, emerging from behind his newspaper.
 Why. nothings the matteri Why did you think anything was? There's nothing at all!"
 %weil. I'm relieved to hear it," said naonition of bad news in the atmos- phere that caused me to ask. Could you manage to sit down awhile?'
 ~Sure!" declared the young man, sitting. Say, our club of boys, at school, now they're going to give a
 "Uh hun." his father commented from behind the paper. That's good"
 Its to be real party" pursued his girls. It's the first time the club has has asked the girls to anything at all. All us fellows, we think girls are an aw- ful nuisance. They can't do anything at all. But. gee. You've go to be polite to 'em sometimes."
 There was TO answer and he arose nervously and halted before the big fernery, thoughtfully pinching the LStAaS1 JtPS oA A1S IfOffeiS-
 Its going to be in Pariker's hall, too". he burst out That's a swell place. Were you ever in Parker's halI?"
 .'what?" inquired his father. emerg- ing again. ''Parker's hall? No, never heard of it. You're ruining those plants. Please let 'em alone and sit down and read or occupy your mind some way!'
 "All right said the young n1an, sit ting promptly. He crossed his feet and then shufled them under his chair. ''The club, they named com mittees and everything" he said at last. One is for the music They're going to have swell music and pay un- ion rates. Un, but players must be rich. They earn an awful lot of money for making music two or three hours, I think maybe it would be good plan if I learned to be one I should think the man who tended to the drum and all those tinlSiy things would earn more than the rest. Wouldn't 1t be fine if I learned to play the drum %
 Heaven forbid." cried his scandal zed father. Don't you ever let me catch you. What on earth put the dea into your head anyhow?"
 Well" explained the young man, T thought it would be kind of nice. Not to play the drum so much as to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
OTHER VIEW POINTS

pr. Hinclzley's jubilant report to the
 Anti-Vaccination league to the effect that Connecticut's new law govern ing vaccination-now awaiting the signature of the governor-remoVes the obligation of vaccination emplla- sizes the danger in that law The Wa terbury school board, with the pur- pose of protecting school children from smallpox, sets forth a rule that no ehiluren will be permitted to at
 tend school next fall if unvaccinated. By taking the teeth out of the vac- cination law the legislature obliges the scohols to accept the children of conscientious objectors'' when they bring cards duly signed saying that the parents don't want Willie or Katie vaccinated All that the objectors have to present to kill community safeguards against smallpox is "con- scientious objection" In arguments backed by experience and scientific knowledge of medical experts these objectors have failed to convince the legislature that the vaccination law should be repealed. Yet the 1egisla- ture makes the law practically worth less by allowing people to choose whether or not they win come under
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
FIGHTING THE SUBMARINE

The whole country has been inter ested in the claim which has been made within the past week to the effect that device had been perfect ed for successfully combating. the submarine. Little in the way of ex- planation has been furnished as to what this invention consists of and under the circumstances little can be expected. It is to be hoped, however. that all that has been said about it is not simply talk but that those who arc working upon this important prob lem have actually accomplished some thing which can be brought into use at the earliest possible moment.
 Secretary Daniels lends encourage ment tc the statement that 9 plan or invention for coping with the under water boats has been perfected when he says in reference to the work of the naval consulting board that they believe they are on the right road. They believe that they are going to turn oit something that is worth while. There will be more experi- ments. Further than that I do not care to say"
 This is of course a guarded state meHa. Whatever secrets there are in connection with this matter cannot be revealed. It is possible that too much has already been said about this in vention. Certainly the country is more Interested in seeing the submarines driven off the high seas than it is in learning the facts, but whether the one in question or some other device Is selected for the work there is need e the best that can be obtained and the quicker it can be secured the bet ter The submarine is a powerful agency in the war. If 1t can be suc- cessfulIy dealt with the war will be greatly shortened.