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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-03-15
COUNTY NEWS
IN A NUTSHELL
CLAUD.

Ira Dillon and family of Eva
visited here Saturday.
Newton Melton spent the week
end on Harmon Greek.
Bob Rushing of Big Sandy was
here one day last week.
Mrs. Charles Greene has been
visiting on Sulphur Greek.
John Dillon of Henry County
visited homefolks last week.
Miss Mallie Lowry of Sulphur
Greek is visiting near Claud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Melton Of
Harmon Greek spent Sunday here
with relatives.
And increasing in the knowledge
OF God.-Colossians i 10. Reader,
are you progressing in the Chris
tian life as the Apostle desired
and prayed the Colossian Chris
tians should when he uttered the
above words?
D, how much sadness and sor-
row would have never been the
bitter experience of the human
race it all men had, down through
the ages. been seeking above every
thing to obtain knowledge of God
and his holy laws.
True knowledge of God is that
saving apprehension of him, by
which We are brought to his favor
aud likeness and enjoyment.
Do you possess such great and
grand and glorious knowledge? If
SO, cultivate and enlarge it by the
means God has SO graciously pro-
vided. He has given US his holy
word, he has called and qualified
his servants to proclaim and ex-
plain these words of life. Are you
availing yourself of the mediums
of this supreme knowledge?
God hasten the day when all the
human race shall be seeking, above
all things, to know the will of God.
What is the mind of God concern
ing man? What does he love and
dislike? What does he desire us
to be and to do and to enjoy? Now
these are momentous questions to
you and me who are the subjects
Of his rule, and who are in state
OF probation and accountability.
Without this knowledge, life is
sure to be mispent, and we shall
be unprepared to enter into life
eternal in the future world. What
il man gain the whole world and
lose his soul?
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-03-15

1t is rumored the kaiser is
making special lot of iron crosses
for Americans who help him by
careless talk. Have you qualified
yet for your iron cross?
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-03-15

The German spy chief, Stieber,
claimed that he won the Franco
Prussian war with his army of spies
ahead of the troops. The German
spy.army invaded America long
ago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-03-15

Buy War Savings Stamps and
help stamp kaiserism entirely out
Of existence.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-03-15

A scarcity of fuel curtailed joy
rides il Camden for a few days
this week.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-03-15

The Chronicle and Progressive
Farmer Sl.50 per year.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

creasing beef production in the settled
farm areas of the North and especially
in the South, and on the ranges:
Beef production can be increased in
the settled farm areas of the nation
and especially in the South. 1t can be
increased everywhere by preventing
the loss of flesh by calves during their
first winter and keeping calves growing
during this period so that beef animals
may be marketed at earlier ages, there
by requiring the maintenance Of larger
breeding herds; by using larger pro-
portion of bulls on the range to insure
larger calf crops; by using good bulls
only; by reducing the tick-infested
areas as rapidly as possible; by elm
mating as far as possible the losses
from disease and predatory animals;
by transferring animals from regions
of scarcity of feed to those where
there is an abundance of feed; by pro-
viding a more ample supply of winter
feed and better shelter, and by utiliZ-
ing all rOughage produced, either as
fodder hay, or silage, and supplement-
ing these feeds with more heterogeneous
concentrates and less grain.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
BROWN SWISS GOOD GRAZERs
Animals Are Mild and DociIe and Rank
Well in Milk Production
Records Of Cows.

PREPARED by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The Brown Swiss breed, which does
not have a widespread distribution In
the United States, originated in the
canton of Schwyz, in Switzerland, and
is found principally in New York and
Wisconsin.
The cattle vary in color from light
gray mouse color or brownish-dun to
dark brown. They are mild and doc1le
and are excellent grazers, especially on
rough land. Cows average about 1,25O
pounds in weight and bulls from 1,5OO
to $500 pounds.
This breed ranks we'll in milk pro-
duction, with a moderate percentage
of fat.
In the Brown Swiss breed the aver
age of 1919 COWS that have completed
yearly records for the register of pro-
duction is 1O,968.7 pounds Of milk, test
ing 1895 per cent, amounting to 433.45
pounds of butterfat. The ten highest
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
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TREATMENT FOR MILK FEVER
All Dairymen Should Be Prepared to
Administer Simple and Successful
Remedy to Cows.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
In view of the fact that milk fever
is a very common disease affecting
COWS, particularly the heaviest mixers
in the large dairy district, it is Of
great Importance that dairymen &C
quaint themselves with the present ex-
tremely successful methods of treat
ment.
The disease more frequently attacks
well-nourished, fleshy, heavy-milking
cows. 1t occurs during the most &C
tive period of life Fourth to sixth
calf, and is characterized by sudden
onset and complete paralysis. One at
tack does not render the animal i'm
mune. It generally follows closely the
act of calving and terminates in a
short time USUALLY from Is to z
hOurs) either in recovery or death
While the disease may occur at any
time during the year, it is seen prin-
cipally during the warm summer sea-
son. 1t is rarely, if ever, met with i'm
pure beef breeds.
At the commencement of an attack
there is usually excitement, the spe-
cialists say. The COW is restless, treads
with the hind feet, switches the tail,
and walks about uneasily. These symp-
toms are followed within a few hours
by partial paralysis, indicated by a
staggering gait, especially in the hind
legs. The animal then becomes quiz
eter, more weak, and finally falls down,
unable to rise. While down the animal
assumes o. very characteristic position,
which is a great aid in diagnosis. The
head is turned around to the side
USUALLY the left) and rests on the
chest. On the day following the onset
Of the disease, and in some cases even
within a few hours, the animal may
be up eating and drinking in normal
manner. In fatal cases the animal
may remain perfectly quiet, being COM
pletely paralyzed, until death.
The treatment consists Of injecting
air through sterile absorbent cotton.
preferably impregnated with carbOlic
acid, into the teats by means Of a
specially designed syringe. Soap and
water should first be applied to the
teats and udder, after which they
should be carefully. disinfected with
five per cent solution of carbolic acid
(three tablespoonfuls to one quart OF
water). Then insert the syringe In
the teats and force air in each quar-
ter Of the udder. After One-fourth OF
the udder is we'll distended with ill
tered air broad piece of tape should
be- tied about the teat to prevent the
air from escaping. In case the air
becomes absorbed and no improvement
is noted within five hours, a repetition
Of this treatment should be made I'M
der the same antiseptic precautions aS
the first, each quarter Of the udder
being filled. The air should be left i'm
the udder for "a hours, and when the
recovery is assured it should be grad
ually MIXED out. It is best to secure
the services Of a veterinarian for this
treatment, but this is not necessary IL
the dairyman or farmer has proper
equipment and takes due precautions
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
METHODS OF PRUNING GRAPE
Important Work, Both as Regards
Quantity Of Fruit and Cost
of Production.

From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
In no fruit crop does pruning play
so important a part, both as regards
the quantity of fruit borne and the
cost of producing it, as with the
grape. In Fact the manner of pruning
employed determines to a very large
extent the cost Of maintaining a vine
yard. Certain styles of pruning re-
quire a large expenditure of money
in the construction of supports or
trellises and an equal outlay each sea-
son for tying, both early in the sea-
son and during the summer. Other
systems require less expensive trel-
Uses, and little or no expenditure of
time or money in spring and summer
tying, thus making a very consider
able difference in the cost of produc-
ing a good quantity of fruit and, since
grapes have, during the last decade,
become so, cheap, the margin of profit
left to the grower over and above the
cost Of production is very small, even
when the most economical systems Of
training are employed.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
POULTRY RAISING is A DUTY
Farmers and People in Cities Should
Keep Enough Hens to Supply
Table With Eggs.

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
If poultry is to play the part that it
should play in feeding the nation and
winning the war, not only will the de-
ficiency created during the past year
have to be made good, but there will
have to be added something to the
average as it stood before the 1917 de-
pletion began. The duty and the OPP
portunity falls upon general farmers
and upon families in cities and towns
who have enough backyard space
and that means much less space than
NAV be ordinarily considered necesr
sary-to keep enough hens to supply
their own tables with eggs.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
MEAT SUPPLY FROM POULTRY
Imperative That Productive Stock Be
Rather Largely Increased During
Current Year.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Meat can be produced from poultry
more quickly than from any other
source. One Of the necessities imposed
upon the United States by it's entrance
into the world war is to produce more
meat than it has ever produced be-
fore. This is essential not only to meet
It's own greater needs because of being
on war basis, but also to. save the
countries with which it co-operates in
the war from defeat through lack of
food.
Meat is one of the most essential of
food products. Of such meats as can
be cured and kept in compact form,
larger quantities than ever before must
be sent to the armies overseas, and the
proportion of these exports to the to-
tai production in the United States is
likely to increase steadily apd even
rapidly, as larger armed forces from
this country are sent to the fighting
front in Europe.
In order to leave available for the
forces overseas as large a proportion
as possible of the output of cured and
SOAlp6tCI 1uS61IS, II 10 OSoAl uO4C IAAftt
there be a decided increase in both the
home production and the home con-
sumption of white meats such as pOul-
try. To that end it is imperative that
the productive stock on general farms
and in the back yards Of the nation be
rather largely increased during the
current year. 1t has always been and
will always be true that the great bulk
Of this countrys poultry is produced
not on specialized poultry farms but
in the dooryards and farm lots Of the
diversified farms. Establishments de-
voting their attention exclusively to
the production of poultry have been
and will continue to be of rather large
Importance, but they can hardly be
looked to or any very great part of an
emergency increase in production suf-
ficient to constitute a noticeable factor
in feeding the world at war. That de-
mand upon the nations potential pro-
duction capacity can be met, however,
by the farmers and home makers of
the country without any sort or strain
and with compensation in poultry
profits more than commensurate with
the outlay of money and effort.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
Make the Little Chicks First Home q
Comfortable One.

and sprayed with kerosene oil or
crude petroleum. From 1 to 2 inches
of sand or dry dirt or thin layer of
stray or fine hay should be spread on
the floor of the coop. Brood coops
should be moved weekly to fresh
ground, preferably where there is new
grass. Shade is very essential in
rearing chickens, especially during
warm weather; therefore, the coops
should be placed in the shade when
ever possible. A cornfield makes fine
range for young chickens, as they Sc
cure many bugs and worms and have
fresh ground to run on most of the
time. due to the cultivation of the
ground, and have abundant shade at
the same time.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
AIDING THE SHEEP INDUSTRY
Numerous Calls Made Upon Agricul-
turaI Extension Forces for Infor-
nation on Management.

prepared by the United States Depart
nnent Of Agriculture.)
In 1917 the increased interest of
farmers in the raising of sheep result
ed in numerous calls upon the agricul-
tural extension forces and other edu-
CatiOnal agencies for information and
assistance in establishing and manag-
ing farm f1Ocks. In - states, special
lists in sheep husbandry we're engaged
to assist county agents along this line.
In other states other agencies assisted
in the work. There is still an urgent
need or direction in this industry from
which so much is needed and which
until recently has been largely over
looked by the farmers and by the pub
lie agricultural institutions of many
states.
Attention of state agricultural Of
tcials, members of councils of defense,
and others interested in strengthening
the agricultural position of the United
states for its part in the war and for
the period following, is directed to
the opportunities offered in the follow
ing lines of action for developing the
sheep industry:
l.. Securing Improvement in state
laws to prevent the killing of sheep
by dogs.
2. Encouragement of the organiza-
uon and maintenance of boys sheep
clubs.
8. Providing greater facilities for
education in relation to sheep raising,
IN schools, colleges, and particularly
IN extension work.
T. Utilizing idle lands in unused por-
IONS OF farms by grazing them with
sheep
o. Showing the safety and need of
more liberal attitude on the part of
country bankers in lending money to
prospective sheep raisers.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

Generally speaking, a peach orchard
should be titled throughout it's entire
life, beginning with the first season
after the trees are planted. If, for the
sake of economy or for other reasons
it is impracticable to work the entire
area between the trees, it is usually
feasible to confine the tillage for the
first year Or two to q narrow strip
along each row. But the width of the
titled strip should be extended each
season and by the third year the entire
surface should receive attention. By
this time the roots Of the tree extend
beyond the spread of the branches and
the entire space between the rows,
where the trees have been planted the
usual distances apart, is rapidly be-
coming filed with small rootlets and
root hairs through which moisture and
plant food in solution are taken up.
Time for TiIIage.
Under normal or standard conditions
In most peach-grOwing districts the ad-
vice applies generally to begin the till
age in the spring as soon as the soil
is in suitable condition to work. But
in the case of bearing orchards, some
of the most experienced growers wait
until after the fruit has set before they
begin, in the belief that earlier tillage
may influence adversely the setting Of
the fruit. The presence of a cover
crop, its character, and the needs Of
the soil with reference thereto are
other factors that may influence the
date of beginning of tillage.
If the soil is hard or if there is
cover crop that has made considerable
growth, it will be necessary to turn
the soil with a pillow and follow with
harrow, cultivatOr, or such other till
age implement as best suits the needs
of individual orchards. If the soil is
light, blowing in the spring can some
times be omitted, as some type Of cult
vator will be found adequate to pull
verize thoroughly the soil to sufficient
depth. The surface should be kept as
nearly level as possible. For instance,
If the soil is plowed toward the trees
at one time, it should be turned away
from them at a later blowing.
Keep Soil Light
In general, the orchard should be
gone over with some kind of t1llage
implement often enough to keep the
soil thoroughly light and loose, Or IN
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
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INCREASED SUPPLY OF BEEF
e,coestions Made by Department Of
Agriculture to Meet Enlarged De-
mands for Meat.

oDranared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Washington, D. C.-"The exports Of
arosspd beef and beef products have in
ore,srd IT per cent during the last
tbrne years and the probability or
sbortace of beef abroad will be &C
oon+uated. The task of meeting the
demand for beef and beef products to
. large extent has been put upon the
noonle of the United States, says the
1-nifed States department of agricul-
ure. It therefore recommends in its
SUPPLEMENTARY program of production
that the number of beef animals be
maintained and in areas where it is
clearly the best range and farm prac-
tice. it should be increased. The fol-
lowing suggestions are made for in
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

tato. Because of the high cost and
scarcity of animal fats, deep frying
is not so popular as formerly, neither
Is sauteing, for both methods take fat.
Vegetable fats are still on the list of
satisfactory ones to use in various
ways; they. are not very expensive and
are common in the market. Corn oil,
olive oil, and many of the cottonseed
products are all good.
Potato Patties.-Select potatoes of
uniform size, pare, cut off a slice then
hollow out to make cups. Let stand
in cold water till time to prepare,
then wipe dry and fry in deep fat.
The shell should cook tender in eight
to ten minutes. Drain on tissue paper
in the oven door; sprinkle inside with
salt. Use these shells to hold creamed
peas, sweetbreads or any other desired
creamed dish. Dreamed fish or chick
en- are especially good and the shell is
eaten with it's contents.
Yellowstone Potatoes.-Select large,
smooth potatoes; scrub well and bake
until done. Make two cuts in the form
with towel and crush to loosen the
potato and let out the steam. Set on
a hot napkin on hot plate. Place a
generous piece of butter in the opening
and f1eck with paprika.
Oak Hill Potatoes.-Cut five hard
cooked eggs and five cooked potatoes
into slices a quarter of an inch in
thickness. Make a sauce of four ia
blespoonfuls each of sweet fat and
-four, half a teaspoonful of salt, a
fourth of a teaspoonful of paprika,
and two cupfuls of good milk. In the
bottom put layer of potatoes and COW
er each layer until all are used with
layer of the sauce. Cover the top with
the sauce and finish the top with a
cupful of buttered crumbs. Set in the
oven to brown. Serve very hot.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

liked. A little baking powder sifted
into the corn flour will improve the
cakes.
Buttermilk Drops.-With a pint of
buttermilk, add three eggs, a table
spoonful Of fat, teaspoonful of salt,
and corn flour enough to make bat
ter, Sitting a teaspoonful of baking
powder to each cup, adding a small
amount of soda if the buttermilk is at
all sour. Bake in hot oven.
Beet Piquante.-Talze two cupfuls Of
boiled beets cut into cubes; two table
spoOnfuls of butter, two Of -four (bar-
ley) and one-half cupful Of water in
which the beets have been cooked, one
fourth cupful Of vinegar, One-fourth
cupful Of cream, one teaspoonful Of
sugar, half teaspoonful Of salt. Melt
the butter, add the flour, and when
we'll mixed add the beet liquor and
cream. Then add the vinegar slowly
and cook until the flour tastes cooked.
Add salt and pepper and then the
beets. Serve hot.
Baked Bananas Belgium Style.-Re-
move the peel from six or eight small
bananas, scrape each banana to re-
move all coarse fibers and lay them
side by side in a baking dish suitable
to serve them. Crate over them the
rind of an orange and half lemon;
mix the juice of the half lemon, the
orange and three-fourths Of a cupful
of sugar, pour this over the bananas
and bake in a quick oven until soft
throughout. Serve from the baking
dish, one banana being portion. This
is a nice dish to serve with game or
lamb, veal or fowl.
Use tdnket tablets for dessert. They
are simple to use, make good, whole
some desserts, especially for the little
people. When topped with sweetened
whipped cream they are still more nu-
trftiOuS
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

OLuer WOrQS, IN the condition Of q dust
mulch, for depth Of at least three or
four inches. If crust forms on the
! surface, or If the dust mulch becomes
| compact, evaporation Of the moisture
that Is in the soil will become excess
s1vely rapid and an unnecessary and
perhaps serious loss of moisture which
Is needed by the trees will occur. AS
the surface is made compact by rain,
t1llage is advisable, as rule, after
each rainy period or after heavy show
ers; also as much more frequently as
the impaired condition Of the dust
mulch may make necessary. In 1rri-
gated orchards tillage should generally
follow soon after each application Of
water.
End TiIIage Operations.
Tillage operations are usually con-
t1nued until midseason-th last Of
July or the first Of August. By that
time the growth of the trees for the
season will have been largely made,
fruit buds for the next seasons's crop
will have begun to form, the fruit of
the midseaSon varieties will have COM
pleted large proportion OF it's growth,
and the later varieties will finish their
development during period when less
moisture is required for the various
functions of the tree than earlier in
the season. Where cover crops or
green-manure crops are desired, they
should be sowed, in many cases, by this
time.
AS the trees become large, some Of
the extension types Of tillage imple-
ments are advantageous, as they make
possible the working of the soil under
the branches without unduly crowding
the team into the trees
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

Purebred Guernsey With a High Rec
ord.
France. This breed has maintained
steady growth in numbers and popu-
larity in the country, and it's largest
numbers are found in the Eastern and
middle Western states.
The characteristic colors Of GueTE-
seys are some shade of fawn and
white. Cows average about LOSE
pounds and bulls about 1000 pounds
in weight. Guernsey milk is noted for
its extremely yellow color and high
percentage of butterfat.
In the Guernsey breed the average
of $500 COWS that have completed
a years record for advanced registry
liz 9,034.44 pounds Of milk, testing 4S9
per cent, amounting to 446.O1 POUNDS
Of butterfat. The ten highest produ-
GERS of this breed range from 24,OO8
to 17,297.51 pounds of milk, with an
average, for these ten, of 19,3379
pounds Of milk. The ten highest
Guernsey butterfat producers range
from 1,O98.18 to 91O.67 pounds, an az
erage, for these ten, of 976.75 pounds
Of butterfat.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
MORE SHEEP ARE DESIRABLE
excellent Opportunity Afforded for
reedlng on Rough Lands, Weedy
Lots and Corners.

V'epared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
me continued high prices Of mutton
"liu lamb have made it desirable that
more ~ sheep be kept on the farms of the
onl'ed States. In many parts of the
(Iountry there are large areas of rough
,".l"' Weedy lots, and grown-up fence
+o"S which afford an excellent oppor.
unity for feeding sheep.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

The summer hath so many songs
That set my heart a singing,
Such gladness to her reign belongs,
For me joy-bells are ringing.
When robins carol clear and gay,
When brooklets dance along the way,
It's good to ive-just live, I say,
With summer over the land.
L. Mitchell.