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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Poor Stand of Peanuts

There are many fields of peanuts in south Alabama where there is rather poor stand. This, it is believed, is due largely to poor methods of threshing the peanuts that were used for seed. Many of the nuts were broken at threshng time, causing them to dry out and split open before planting. Of course those that are split will not germinate, and those that are completely dried out lose their vitality to such an extent that only small percentage of them will germinate. This is the explanation given as to the reason for poor stands in some parts of Alabama by MT. H. C. Thompson, of the federal bureau of plant industry, who has recently made a trip through the peanut sections of Alabama. He said that planting seed should not be threshed, but picked with a picker or by hand.
 MT. Thompson stated that some of the finest peanut fields that he had seen i1 the southeast were in the vicinity of Dothan He is a peanut specialist, and has recently seen peanut crops growing in all sections of the southeast. He con- siders the territory between Valdosta, Ga., and Montgomery the best peanut growing region he has seen, and spoke very enthusiastically about this industry in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
CONFERENCES IN
 EVERY STATE

What is considered one of the most important projects to deal with, the farm labor situation, is now being planned by labor specialists of the United States department of agriculture. Farm labor conferences will be held during September and the first part of October in every state in the union. where the federal labor specialists and officials of the states relations service will discuss labor questions, and their solution with officials of the state agricultural colleges. state farm help specialists. county agent leaders, extension leaders and others in terested. The object is to get all agencies to work together and to have the various departments of the state colleges to con slider how their campaigns can be carried on with a minimum amount of labor. For example, if the dairy department of state college is planning to conduct a campaign for increasing the number of dairy cattle in the state. the officials O. that department will be asked to show how the programme can be carried out with the minimum or present supply Of labor Each department will be asked to recast its programme. so that it can be met with present supplies of farm labor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
CANNING RECORD INDICATED

The home canning army is going over the top! Every indications points to making the 1.5000Oo,OO0 quart goal set for this summers objective.
 Reports from the manufacturers of can ming supplies who are conforming to rec concentrations of the United States de- partment of agriculture, show a consid- erable increase in the output of equip- ment that saves time and labor in home canning. A 50 per cent increase is ind- cated this wear in the number of firms that manufacture canning supplies and an average increase of g per cent in the quantity of equipment sold Makers or standard quality rubber rings report 3Oo per cent greater demand for their products since last year. which indicates the housekeepers' growing appreciation of the importance of good rings, and means an ultimate reduction in spoilage.
 BUSINESS CONCERNS HELP
 Over 125 business concerns of various kinds have published the department of agriculture's instructions on home can ming for free distribution 10 their GUS toners and employees. The directions have also been translated into 10 different language by agencies outside the depart ment. and are reaching the foreign speaking families in nearly every state in the union. Community kitchens are springing up rapidly to handle the large quantities of products from the war gardens.
 force of expert home canners num- bering more than 5000 home demonstra- tion agents and leaders of boys and girls clubs backed up by many thousand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Fairs Build Communities

Agricultural fairs and livestock shows are strong factors in the formation of agricultural ideals and rural community upbuilding. Tanners and stockmen recoe- nize now more than ever before the im- portance of mingling with their friends and fellow breeders. exchanging ideas making criticisms. yand gathering new information.
 Fails afford great opportunities for en tertainment and education. Fairgoers meet as exhibitors in competition and as spectators. Some wln anu others must lose. What is won in money prizes. how ever, is of minor importance. Of course the money offered is great inducement
 r the way of defraying expenses but many exhibitors would have as much at the end of the week by leaving their exhibits at home. On the other hand those who exhibit take home a new opin- ion of their own products. and revise standards which will guide them in se- lecting the breeding and in preparing ex- hitits for the next year.
 The livestock industry owes much to the many fairs held throughout the coun- try. Much of the improvement In breeds has come as a result of public exhibitions and ratings. Many persons have been encouraged in the production of better stock simply through the in- centive gathered at the live stock shows According to s. T. Simpson of the Uni- versity of Missouri College of Agricul- ture the fair circuit is the school Of constructive breeder. Few men have at tained outstanding success as breeders who have not been close students and critics of show ring standards an1 awards.
 It takes people to make fairs. The public should realize that nothing can do more to encourage better breeding, feeding and management of live stock . than successful fairs. The fair is just what the people make 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Get the Most From Birds

three large stores in Greater New York and handles large quantities of all meat products recently made the statement that. in his opinion. the poultry growers of the United States could do more to increase the value of their poultry prod ucts by fattening all poultry before sell ing it tl;un in any other way. The proper piace to fatten poultry is on the farm or in the backyard. where fattenirg s can be-as it should be-just a continua- tion of the process of growing the poui try; or, in the case of old birds-a vafia- tion from the feeding methods used tor stock birds that will improve their flesh with the least trouble and cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
VELVET BEANS FOR HAPPENING

lot made an average daily gain of 1.IS 2:30 pounds. at a cost of about lZ cents a pound. or s11.97 a hundred.
 Lot consumed an average daily ration of 7.59 pounds of dry, whole vel vet beans, 26S5 pounds of corn silaye and 415 pounds of dry roughage. This lot made an average daily gan of 1.7s pounds head. at a cost of about If cents a pound, or s1412 a hundred.
 Lot 3 ate each day an average of 5.ST pounds of velvet bean meal, 26.92 pounds of corn silage and 40 pounds of dry roughage. The animals made an average daily gain of l.54 pounds, at a cost of about II cents pound, or s14.04 a hundred.
 Lot consumed an average daily ration of 9.62 pounds of soaked. whole velvet beans, 2S.40 pounds of corn sil- age and 3.72 pounds of dry roughag ge. This lot made an average daily gain of 1.99 pounds a head at cost Of about B cents a pound, or S1S.19 hundred.
 The dry roughage was the same for all lots and consisted of corn stover of the first 2S-day period. and wheat straw for the last three 2S- day periods.
 The feeds were at current standard prices and the charge against each kind included the actual cost of lay ing 1t down at the farm
 WHAT THE CARCASSES SHOWED
 The examination of the carcasses in the cooler at Baltimore showed that Lots 1 and were nearly alike as to quality. However. meat experts there were of the opinion that if any differ ence existed it was in favor of the carcasses in Lot 1. Lot was better than Lot 3. because of the greater cov- ering of fat. The average dressed weights according to the Baltimore basis, gave the following percentages of dressed to live weight: Lot 1, 54.16: Lot ?, 54,7S; Lot 3, 54.01, Lot 4, 55.77. The steers were sold on the farm by farm weights at s% cents a pound more than they cost in East St Louis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
BETTER MARKETING

Last year the production of perish ables is estimated to have been 50 per cent greater than normal Notwith- standing the large output, the market ing difficulties were relativeless less than in former years because of the effective efforts of the people through out the country, assisted by federal and state agencies. to conserve these prod ucts for future use by canning. pre- serving, pickling and drying. The de partment is again actively assisting, in the conservation of perishables. as 1t did last summer, and is able to render more effective assistance with it's large iy increased staff. More effective as- sistance also is being rendered in the marketing of perishable products
 through the greatly extended daily market news service of the bureau of markets and the weekly reports of truck crop production prepared by the bureau of crop estimates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
FALL ROUTINE

Be surs to put in big turnip patch. selecting rich spot for it.
 ?. Be making plans for a carpet of green ol every possible acre this win ter. Tn. !egumes are best. but rye and oats are good.
 3. Angus. and September are seed seiec tion months. Make your plans now to plant nothing but the best seed nex- year.
 4. Now that the job of making the crops is practically out of the way, it will be we'll to spend sometime repairing barns. sheds, etc. that are to house the crops.
 5. It is nore too early to begin making plans for marketing the cotton crop. If prices are mol right at picking time ihe crop shouii be stored until there is some improvement.
 6. Now the weedy pastures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
FARM ITEMS
Manure is money

Manure is money
 Alfalfa is rot lazy mans crop.
 Enriching the soil enriches those who farm it.
 The hustler gets good hay-where al- falfa is to be cured and handled.
 Good time 10 get rid of junk nowadays Prices fer old iron were never better
 Speaking about that seed corn you paid ss a bushel for this spring-and found it none too gcod-why not try saving some of your own this fallg
 Who was it that advised to make hay while the sun shines? Shucks! Anybody can do that But it takes real farmer to make hay when it's rainy.
 Buying seed corn with little intelii- gent labor in your own field in the fall is bette, than buying 1t at $l0 a bushel in the spring -sEd then not knowing wheth CT the stiff you get is any good or not
 Which would you rather gamble on next spring seed corn picked before frost from ycur own field, corn grown at home and making good there. or seeo corn scratched up from who knows where at the last minute before planting :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05

was planted in rows six feet wide. with peanuts between every row of corn. and early peas planted both between the corn and peanut hills. The corn and peanuts were planted at the same time, and the peas planted at the first culti- vation. MT Wilson stated that there Is no question in his mind but that these early pastures are worth minimum of from $50 to s75 per acre as hog feed. Certainly this is good way to raise pork at profit.
 A special educational and agricultural campaign was put on in .Pickens county in early August by w. F. Osburn, the demonstration agent. He was assisted by several local people and by M. H. Pear son, assistant crop specialist of the ex- tension service at Auburn During these meetings, which were held at several different points in the county, 1900 peo- pie were reached, and it is believed that much good was accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
WADE's LETTER

Every family in Alabama. whetEer in town or country, should have turnip patch. There is no winter vese- table as easily grown, more universal ly relished. or that contributes more food and health than the turnip. Farm CTS should clean up their old spring gardens and SOW them. To make doubly sure of successful crop, rich moist places on the farms and in the woods should be prepared now and planted in turnips after the first rain between nov and September 15, or as soon as possible thereafter. Town gar dens and vacant lots should also bear turnips. Everyone knows how, when and what varieties to plant for tur- nips or salad. The only reason why everybody does not grow them is be- cause of negligence, busy with other things and never thought of it. This is to make you think and insist on you to plant turnips while it is on your mind.
 Are you tired of having 24-pound sack of flour thrown in your face and being held up and forced to pay s1.50 for half bushel of meal every week? If you are tired of it, select two to four acres of good clay land with aver age fertility and prepare to SOW 1t in wheat this fall. Two acres of good, firm, fertile COW pea, soy bean or velvet stubble properly prepared and planted to a good variety of southern grown wheat will, with the aid of 200 pounds of nitrate of soda or sulphats of ammonia applied in the spring, make enough bread for the average family. The land can be planted to most any other crop except cotton after the wheat is harvested and as good crop can be made as if no wheat had been grown on the land
 If you select the right kind of soil, with good seed properly planted and niti ated in the spring, , to 30 bushels of wheat may be expected. It win pay every farmer in Alabama to plant a few acres i'll wheat. It will help to whip the Kaiser and prevent Ameri can people from being held up with sack of flour and forced to buy sack of meal at double price. If you ever intend to SOW some wheat by all means do it this fall.
 Save all the hay that you possibly can for your horses and cattle this winter. All feeding products will be high and no hay should be allowed to go to waste. When the hay is ready to bale and store, house it promptly. We have entirely too much winter rain in thls country and our hay is entirely too coarse to expect it to keep in stacks in the field unless the stacks are protected with some kind of ef- fective covering. The best policy is to house as much hay as you can and as early as you can Baled hay holds it's strength better. if baled in the proper condition. It also reduces the amount of storage necessary. The dry hot summer has reduced the hay orop considerably. It is. therefore, neces- sary to save it all for the ever in- creasing live stock in Alabama.
 J. A. WADE,
 Commissioner of Agriculture and
 Industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05

hive is greatly reduced, and when there is no danger of losing or iniuring the queen. She goes with the swarm, leav- ing queen cells in the hive. Transfer ring when robber bees are active re- quires that the work be done inside q AcreRnad nle haa fipht ElIildinn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
GRAINS THAT GIVE VARIETY

Oats are often fed to poultry for va riety but are not well liked unless hulled. the hulls being tough and rath- .er indigestible. Hulled oats, on the other hand are relished by poultry and are excellent for producing eggs. When they can be obtained at req sonabl price in comparison with other grains, they moy be fed quite largely.
 Ba rley does not seem to be greatly relished by hens, but may be used to give variety to the grain ration. It has a little more protein than corn and a little less than oats.
 Buckwheat is quite well liked by fowls, but is not very widely fed IL may be fed to vary the ration. Buck wheat middlings are rich in protein and make a good mixture with corn meal
 Rye is not fed largely and does not seem to be much relished by poultry It is supposed to cause bowel trouble rlxr f11 1aIx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
PROVIDE GRIT FOR POULTRY

Grit is essential to the health Of fowls and to economy in feeding. Grit takes the place. of teeth in preparing the feed for further digestion, and IS required for the proper preparation of feed in the gizzard. When the feed is not properly taken care of in this organ, an undue strain is thrown on the fowls system, often resulting in disease. and also allowing much of the nutrin1ent to pass through the birds body without being absorbed. In every pen or yard box of grit should be kept Investigators have asserted that grit is a part of the necessary feed, giving the fowls the strong bones and a hripht rli1,naere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05

Corn silage and velvet beans are said to form a satisfactory ration for fat tening steers for market. This is the result of feeding experiments Just completed at the United States depart ment of agriculture farm at Beltsville, Maryland.
 Other points brought out by the tests indicated: That velvet beans com pare favorably with cotton seed meal, producing profitable gains when the beans are the sole concentrate Of the ration; that it is more profitable to feed soaked beans than it is to grind them, and that more beans will be eaten if soaked before they are fed than if they are fed dry.
 OBJECTS OF EXPERIMENT
 The objects of the experiment were to compare velvet beans in three forms whole, ground and soaked-with cot ton seed meal as supplements to corn siIage and dry roughages, and to de- termine the most economical forms in which velvet beans might be fed in fattening cattle for market. 1nei- dentally it was hoped that the tests would show possibilities of grain con servation in the production of beef as a war-time measure.
 The cattle used in the tests were 40 good two-year old steers in which Short horn blood predominated, They were bought last February in the East St. Louis market, where they were selected out of shipments from Illinois and Missouri, and were in fair stocker condition when placed on the experi- mental feeding rations. They were di- l vided into four lots of 10 steers each, the lots selected so that they would '. be as nearly equal as possible in weight, quality and condition. They were fed for 112 days
 NATIONS FED TO THE LOTS The average daily ration consumed | by Lot 1 was: 4.S9 pounds of cotton seed meal. S3.72 pounds of corn silage and APO pounds of dry roughage. This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
VARIETY FOR POULTRY RATION

In feeding grain to poultry the aim of the feeder should be to give a va riety No one kind of grain alone is best. Variety may be secured by mix ing the grains or by feeding the diff ferent kinds of grain on different days. This variety is in accordance with nature. When on free range the fowls obtain little of several different kinds of feed. Grain should not be made the sole feed, except in the fat tening pen, for then fat and not eggs is the usual result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
NATIONS FED TO THE LOTS

The average daily ration consumed by Lot 1 was: 4.S9 pounds of cotton seed meal, S3.72 pounds of corn silage and APO pounds of dry roughage. This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
DEM MANDS GREAT

The demand for demonstrations of home canning has never been so great Every state agrictural college has put out home canning demonstrators in addition to the permanent extension forces in the state.
 New York, Massachusetts and Connec- ticut have the record for community canning kitchens with a large number already at work and others being opened corStantly-there are over 100 in New York alone, In the south 7S of the S7 cities organized for home demonstration work have established community kitchens, which include earnings as a large part of their summer work, and in the rural districts hundreds of these canning cen- ters are being opened to handle the sum- mers products. Arizona has Il number of cooperative community canning and drying ccnters, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio all report considerable new community work organized. In Michigan 20 canning centers are now in operation and plans are under way for establishing others. And so on, in prac- tioolly every state in the union some canning is being undertaken in a big way. The final count at the end of the season will show how far these commu- nity enterprises will contribute to the veal s record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
WHAT THE CARCASSES SHOWED

volunteer workers are helping to put across the big canning drive. The Unit ca states department of agriculture and the state agricultural colleges are push ing the work to the limit and both rural and city organizations and institutions arc furtherng the campaign in every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05

Good time 10 get rid of junk nowadays Prices fer old iron were never better.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-11-15
PANDEMuNtuM kEIGNS
WHEN PEACE DECLARED

News of the signing Of the ar
mistice when it reached Welsh Tues
day morning was the signal for the
breaking loose of reign Of wild pa
triotic enthusiasm. Flags went up
all over town, whistles blew, bells
rang, guns saluted, pans, tin cans,
COW bells and everything which
could make noise came into play.
The enthusiasm Of Mayor Arm
strong set the pace, he at once pro-
claiming Il holiday and ordering all
business places closed for the day in
order that every one might celebrate
the great international event. Mr..
Armstrong made it plain by word
and deed that November 18th was a
holiday the likes of which had never
been celebrated.
Tie celebration closed fttingly
with union services at the Methodist
church in the evening when supplica-
tons were offered to the Almighty
ruler of Heaven and earth for the
great blessing bestowed upon suffer
ing humanity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-11-15

The Victory Girls campaign is on
in full force in the Welsh commur,-
ity. They will do their part to help
make up the $4,000 from this
state. Miss Moran is chairman OF the
committee from the Catholic girls,
Miss Tonne of the Methodist, Miss
Suttin of the Baptist, Miss Johnston
of the Presbyterian. These chairmen
have appointed their workers and
have already begun work in earnest.
The Parish chairman are as fol
lows: Jennings, Miss lone Smith,,
Lake Arthur, Miss Esther Cooley, Ell
ton, Miss Margaret Garrett, Fenton,
Miss Maude Harper, Roanoke, Rev.
IT,. Childress, Woodlawn, Mrs. Sharp
The request has come from the
State Secretary Of tn Victory Girls
and Boys work to have Sunday OBJ
served in the Sunday schools as Vic
tory Girls and Boys day. All boys
and girls will be given a chance tt
join in the campaign.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-11-15
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in.
fiuenced by con titutional conditions, and
In order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catafrh Medi-
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the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one Of the best physicians
posed of some of the best t0nics known,
combined with some Of the best blood
purifiers, The perfect combination Of
the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi-
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r. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo. 0.
AL Druggists. 7sc.
Halls Family pills Tor constipation,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-11-15
Regular monthly meeting first Fri
day of each month at the reception
room Of the Masonic hall, s p. m.
RED CROSS DIRECTORY,

F. G. Seward, Chairman.
c. E. Carr, Vice Chairman.
Mrs F. C, Hart, Secretary.
Miss Eldia, Goodreau, Treasurer
,, Mrs. NJ. L. Prentice, Chairman of
Work Room.
Mrs. VIM. Fear, Captain Surgical
Dressings.
Mrs. C. E. Carr, Captain Hospital
! Garments.
Miss Emma Lawson, Captain Knit
ting Department.
Mrs. Beatrice Peck, Captain Refu-
gee Garments.
Mrs. A. T. Jones, Chairman Junior
Red Cross.
John W Armstrong, Chairman of
Home Service.
Mrs. E. C. Willard, Chairman of
House committee.
Mrs. j. ALT. Martin, Chairman of
Packing and Shipping.
Mrs. R. M. Gray, Chairman Special
Red Cross Drives.
Mrs. Fear and Miss Emma Lawson,
Members of Executive committee.