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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
ASKS $4,000, 900 TO BUY SEED.

The secretary of agriculture has
asked congress for an appropriation
of Sc, ,000, 600 to enable the department
OF agriculture to buy and sell seed to-
farmers at cost at q reasonable price.
IT is the purpose of the department,
If the sum suggested is made avail
able, to take Immediate steps to se-
cure, test, and store at least 0 portion
Of the supply OF these seeds that win
be needed for this season. The seed
viii be sold to farmers only for cash
at d reasonable price and II is proyid-
ed that the fund may be. used as a re-
yolvinig fund until the secretary OF
agriculture determines that the emer-
gency contemplated by the appropria-
tion no longer exists. Under the cir
cumstances it is believed that 1t will
be possible to return to the treasury
the entire amount appropriated or at
least the greater portion of II.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
SPRING CARE or HIGHWAYS
Go Over Road With Grader to Clean
Out Ditchcs--FiIi All Huts
With New Material.

Every spring before the ground be-
comes too hard the road should be
thoroughly gone over with q grader to
clean out the bitches. so that the water
may have a free outlet. The rt1ts and
holes should be filed, elevations lii the
road and shoulders on the side OF tho
road pianed off, the grade improved,
and the road put in good condition.
Earth roads have b pronounced tend
ency to rut. When ruts begin to APP
pear on the surface great care should
be used In selecting new material, with
which they should be filed immediate
IT.. One fundamental printiple that is
OF special Importance In the repair
OF any road is that whatever material
is used In the construction of the sur
face the same material and no other
should be used In It's repair. A good
road with d surface OF clay should be
repaired BY using clay, gravel road
with gravel and q surface Of limestone
with limestone.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
Five Hundred Little Children,
Refugees From Belgium.
Tramp Into Allied Village.
LED BY Poau TRuMpEIERs
Wera by ktsnaer. Tired. Ati stasa Asa
sscnal Anthem Big celentassaH At
Esian sor Thsrs-~ealsa 10
Escape Germans,

EsIanyies. .fsaifs. FIVE slatadg#a tsfs
lie children. ii trtsse slsaf).Ionfiise. per-
naps little assterieal becasise woFa8
iis the straia nf thrae days oa tisa srasit.
traiBped togoiisiy up tise street. their
wooden aslsets naitsrtng Il triumphant
tattoo On The hard pavement, skipping,
saIiie uf them. ta the haere Ut thss
tfaiinpessra who led the way, and vry.
Ing Viva lii Franse'' at every Weinpin-
Ing triscoIor, They rs,shed srp By anz.
ems TO shake fianaR With a1isofse Mlan
maa On the street Il, see them at Ave
o'clock la the morning.
each of them was dressed in bis or
her Sunday best, and taiag a home
nude pack All The sirae the asx old
exrpbiIns footed away on their trsfths
PETS as they led the hohbetty pr8ees.
sion. II reminded otia of the Pied ~.
per who piled girange tunes In Hames
litl and led away all the village chill
tisen when their elders refused to pay
him for rtdding the town of its rats
These trgltnpeters were leaalng Bel.
gi8n children 10 warm meal ut
Isylan. Five hundred children, @ho
had left their mothers and fathers In
the land whore food Ii scarce, were
on their way To d big refuge An fiis old
'Ci,artreuse monastery M lse GIaudier.
There The BflgEun government and The
American Red Cross have fitted up a
home for thousand refugees.
d { IL y \ s
Not Enough to Eat.
They were not orphans JUST chill
aren who weae not getting enough 10
eat. Back In Belgium Belgian conn
niittee had picked them out AZ under.
n0urisiled and asked their mothers to
let them go to France, where wheat
and sugar are not too plenty, but
where the rations are more liberal.
The commission for relief In Belgium
brought something to them In Bel
gium. but, especially since the Arneri-
cans left, 1t had to be stretched a long
way.
Aren't you hungry?'' some one
asked one of the Belgian children
.sNhy, no. the ten.year-oId replied.
81 ate yesterday"
The truinpeters piloted them TO the
Casino, where the women of EviaD
Ind laid out breakfast. Six or seven
children, too weak 10 stand the miles
walk, were carried In the big Aineri.
can lied Cross ambuiances that trans
port the old men and women week.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
SAVES sEAMAN's LIFE
Amateur Surgeon Arnputates Leg
With Clasp Knife.
Steward Is Decorated for One 81 Most
Brave and Remarkable Deeds
OF the War.

London. Fer ampntating mans
leg with a claspknife but still saving
his life, Alfred William Eurneux. a
chief steward In the mercantile marine.
hns been decorated by the king. The
story OF his heroic conduct and skill
form one of the most remarkable of
the many tales told since tile beginning
Of the war. The following IS an ac-
count of the services for which he re-
ceiycd the Albert medal in gold
II April, 1917, the steamship irl
wllicii Mr. F'urneaux was serving WAS
s0rprsioed By the enemy. and The legs
,if I.ases,r. who was OH the spot
sers. certain deck plates Mad huckled
s4tf,, sfatlss'ts syere caught se firnils be-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14


Miss Frances Hawthorne Erady
aaughfes of Thomas Gra San srady of
Washington, u. f;,, Is the nrst md only
woman on the sfafr ~ the director gem
eral of railroads. William q. McA Adol.
Miss Brady's capabilities make her
d most handy person In any 0rgnnixa-
fion where directing ability ana crea-
tive Ideas are needed. Miss Brnly
was selected because of the ability and
efficiency she has shown In Liberty
loan work in the treasury. She Ii the
second appointee Of Mr.. McAdoo ~
director general OF railroads.
Since leaving a finishing school III
Washington Miss Brady has been
prominent 10 all the affairs Ok the
younger set, but when tiie war started
she felt the cail for patriotic duty md
offered her services to the government
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14

erfng the surface Of the ground with
an iinpermeable crust. cover or coat.
ing, SO that water would not penetrate
TO the soil beneath. a road thus
smacadamized'' was found to yield less
easily to weights pressing upon 1t, and
could not be broken up by the action
OF frost. But while the inventors faEie
spread his resources dwindled. and
though made surveyor general OF roads,
he had to depend for his recornpense
on q parliamentary grant. MeAdam
was a road repairer rather than road
builder. but his system went all over
the world.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14

+ W ~ sti
tween the plates that ne would have
gone down with the ship. Mr.. Fur.
ileaux, however, vent to the man s. as
isistance and managed to get one leg
out, biit the other was nearly severed
through above the knee. Finding Il
Impossible to pull the leg out, Mr.. Fur
neaux arnputated It with an ordinary
clasp knife and then carried the man
TO a boat.
When IN the boat he dressed the
wound as well as possible and gave
the life belt he was wearing To- the
wounded man. Mr.. Furneaux also rem
dered firss aid In the boat to another
Lascar who was badly scalded. Mr..
Fnrneaux was In iip1ninent danger Of
losing his life III rendering the serv-
Ice.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
MADAM WAS road REpAIRER
He Originated aacfhed of Covering Sur.
face Of Ground With tuapssssssahse
Crust cr Covering.

Just 2sa years ago was born 'tha
arst as the pioneers who fssng up taia
work of scientific road building" Iohn
Metcalf showed how 10 carry solid
highways across difficult hogs, and
Thomas relford built his roads. topped
with gravel, ssa solid foundation OF
stone blocks .nt the great reform Of
the art came III with John Louden Ms-
Adam, who Travelled 10000 miles over
the English aud Scottish roads TO study
the conditions and needs for himself.
Bestowing a new word on the Ian
guisge. he originated tin method of euv-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
KEEP UP BIG POTATO CROP
ADVISE u. S. SPECIALISTS

The normal acreage OF Irish
and sweet potatoes should be
maintained In 1918 notwithstand-
ing the large crops In 1917, the
department OF agriculture be-
lieves. This is especially true
in view of the necessity Of re-
leasing more wheat for export
Potatoes, both Irish and sweet,
are the most popular and most
generally used OF the periEhable
stable crops. The department,
through its extension and publ
cation activities. is encouraging
their greater use, especially the
use of the Irish potato, as par
tial substitute for wheat In
4 bread-rnaking.
The yield per acre can pc
made more certain by greater
attention to the selection OF dis
ease-free potatoes Of good vari-
cites, by treatment OF seed pota-
toes Immediately before plant
ing, and by the use OF sprays 20
prevent loss from blight.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14

sltss, wiasn the trains hriag hi the
Freasis rapntrlnsea.
There was d biz celebration lii the
Castne. The mayor of isysas nissie Il
SPEECH hat most Of the children weie
obviously much ton tired III try 70
puzzle asts his biz words They were
nnfh more interested In the band.
The band played 's,1'he sayoyard., Il fhe
anthem of isyintifs mountain province.
md then Ii played The .Ernhancaniie, J"
the nntional hymn OF Belgium.
Those children Stood up on tlic tables
10 appinua and wave their hiiadker~
chiefss They knew Ii, every one pf
fIlana, although they tiad not been ate
lowed 70 sing IL; out loud for three
years. Some of them were 30 ssnaii
that thes must haze learned Il behind
closed shutters. or In d corner ilalt d:
dozen little girls s,ined hands and
danced.
Too Tired for Candy.
gut they were Tired out there were
one or two who were TOO fired To ettt
the candy placed beside them and
that liz very tired. And In the middle
Of the second verse OF the sEraban-
connes one small son Of Belgium laid
his head on his arms ind went to
sleep. And before the sAfarseiIlatae',
was sung there were sleepy little
groups. oblssious TO tAe Noise about
thent. at every table.
IT was dark when they entered tho
Casino---inuch too dark for the pic
lures that ought to have been taken
Of tlaem~and II was still very gray
twilight when they came out.
One OF the American Rad Cross
nurses who was helping care for
them saw two little girls arguing
sieepity about something or other.
..N'est-ce pas?y the timer OF the two
said as she came up. .sC'est Ia ,nntin I:
csest pas ie soir7 7s'-s'It is inornirg.
isn't III lis not evening ~
Later, when the children were pass
Ing the American Red Cross doctor,
who examined them for contagious
diseases, the nurse learned more. La-
cienne md Louise, sisters. came from
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14

ing difficulties were relatively less
Than in former years because OF the
effective efforts Of the people through
ont the country. assisted by federal
And state agencies. to conserve these
products for future use by canning,
preserving. pickling and drying. 9fhe
department again will actively assist
In the conservation Of ,arishables, as
it did last summer, and will be able
TO render more effective assistance
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
NEW BULLETINS ON GAR
1Ehfkss.

J'brse new Publications Of the
department az agsieuifare ARE
snteadetl To help the war garden.
er They ars '*ffe Farm Gar
den In the North, Farmers Bus.
ietia ass Home Gardening In
the South,T Farmers nalIafin
fsss; and .l'l,e City and saiur.
ban Vegetable Garden, Raguls
ers' Bulletin a;sg, Other pnbslea-
siosag OF the department, each
describing the culture of an Ina.
rartant garden crop, ars Of spe.
ciai interest 10 truck growers.
Write thu department, ef aasieuie
tnre for tho publication yen
need.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
PROCESSION RIVAL.
OF PIED PIPER'S
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MAKES SWEATERS FROM
RAISING SHEEP ON UP

ssitsass, Afaaf sssx asaAsx
sxssAsets wsilsh Fessatfy ssra
given III sfas Ssttrs aoStsy
hfasissia as siar isri ssress were
made ri sss,nse III sise nlss fash.
iessssl wsas Mrs 4, n. aaessslsa
raslsta tass sheer frufa whtrh tte 1
sssael asss taken asa aaes fnTn, III
Slskigaa.
Wfsilss esfata atagnsnslns With fsags
preparations Mrs. lsensas, dis
s'osafs.si Il was 70 sfye the yarn
~ the regulation shades VI gray
end ehagis aad iannliy knls the
sweaters herself. e5.....
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
Sowing sIow Seeds.

In sowing seeds that start slowly,
Us parsnips, celery, etc, It is well to
sow with them few strong, quick
terminating seeds to break the crust
and mark the rows 50 that cultivation
may begin early.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
HOG Needs Protcctior,.

The hog - rather scantiiy provided
with hair and the warmer the country
the less hair. Therefore, he needs pro-
lection during the storms Of winter.
Unless you provide it. you Invite colds,
influenza, lung troubles, rheumatism.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14

entire passage With his hnnds lied be
hind his back When the steamer
reached q Pacific port and quarantine
officers went aboard, the sfowaxay
was found md ordered Immediately
released. He had lost control Of his
hands and arms efter twenty-one days
Ii the tolls. aud was sent to hos.
pital for medical treatment.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
MnaE Eoop Is NEEDED, SAYS sEcRETARY HOUSTON

IN nte OF directions during lsI
ia. ,on Is not satisfactory OF wheat In this nation
l III the Owing short crops in preceding
ge reduced continues not the dean %
this increasing population and o the needs @
be great Tor consider
period returns There VIII De an specaly
IInuston.s
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
conductorettes Capable.

New York Three hundred women
conductors on New York street cars
are. making good President Theodore
r. shonts Of the Interborough Rail-
road company. has announced that the
condnetorettes ARE as efficient as men,
equally honest and more polite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-28
Cleaner Threshing

The "blanket test has shown to farm CTS one means of determining whether the threshing machine is operating ef- fciently. Other means of saving, such as raking shock rows. which have been inaugurated through the campaign to save grain, have impressed upon farmers the idea that these practices are profit able. Not long ago land and grain were cheap and threshing machines were few, the farmer was not so particular or had little recourse if a few bushels of grain went into the straw stack or the shock rows were not cleaned up thoroughly. But grain is no longer cheap in price, and shiftless methods of threshing have prob ably been permanently relegated to the scrap heap.
 Cheap labor in the old world made pos sible the gleaning of the fields by hand. But while such methods do not conform to American ideals of large scale produc- tion, the jump in prices of small grains has made profitable the gleaning of our fields with the horse rake, which method does conform to our ideals. An average of several thousand tests has shown that raking shock rows saves about one bush el of grain per acre. Grain means money these days When any boy that can drive a team can rake as high as 100 or more acres of shock rows in day, the chances are that farmers are not going to ig- nore this means of saving in the fu- ture.
 Reports already received by the United States food administration from two thirds of the B grain states where eff forts for clearer threshing were centered, showing that a saving of 1e,0oo,ooo bushels of wheat had already been made. This is an equivalent of cargoes of 5000 bush els each for 500 food ships, and com plete reports from several of the real wheat raising states were not yet in when these figures were compiled. And, in addition to wheat, there have been corresponding savings of other grains which are harvested in much the same manner as wheat and usually with the same machinery. Isn't this matter worth considering?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-28
Cows Saved Community


 On the most ancient copper coins are stamped the figures of cattle. In mod ern times nothing Illustrates the value of live stock farming better than the story of how dairy cows saved south ern community from debt.
 For many years the locality grew cot ton. The boil weevil came in 1908. The weevil stayed, and soon the growers efforts to produce cotton gave less ana less promise They could no longer borrow money and by 1911 they were forced to mortgage their farms to the limit
 Business men in the cities became Thoroughly aroused to the situation and began advocating the production of oth- CT crops, but because the soil had be- come depleted their attempts were a failure.
 There were a few scrub cows, which led some enterprising citizens to believe that the dairy industry could be devel- oped. The government sent dairy specialist to the community. Alter making thorough study of local prob- lems, he interested many of the people in growing crops to feed dairy cows He succeeded, after some opposition, in getting 15 silos built the first summer People were encouraged to weigh and test the milk from each COW once g month, and in this way weed out the unproftable animals. A creamery wal opened. Former cotton growers be- lcame full-fledged dairymen and are now making more money than they ever made. Cows saved them from debt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-28
Activities of Farmers

Pig club contests have been held re- gently in Morgan county. Six Of these were held in as many different conlmuni- ties, with total of S5 pigs shown. One of the pleasing things about the con- tests, accrding to Ernest Carnes, the demonstration agent, was that 80 per cent of the pigs exhibited were pure b1eds. Last year only very small per centage of the pigs grown by the pig club boys were pure breds. This is ex- actly what MT. Carnes is working for. as he realizes that a pure bred pig is considerably more valuable. At each of these contests the fathers of nearly all of the boys were present. This, says MT Carnes, shows that the work Is ap- preciated not only by the boys but by the parents.
 The farmers of Tallapoosa county are becoming very much interested in dairy cattle, says Demonstration Agent E. E Binford. M. F. Brazzell and Roby Der ry are to go north right soon and buy up carload of registered Jersey cat tie These men live in the Camp HI section of the county, and it is expect ed that this carload will mean the com ing of several others.
 A pig and live stock show will be held at Geneva on December and 2, says County Demonstration Agent R. l.. King A prize list has been made out and the premiums offered are to be large enough to attract many local exhibitors. The boys pig clubs confidently expect to cap ture large per cent of the premiums.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-28
LOOKS LIKE COTTON SUPPLY NOT EQUAL TO DEMAND
Fall Garden at Camp

Just what can be done in the way of fall gardening has been clearly dem onstrated at Camp Sheridan near Mont gomery. The authorities at this camp grew about nine acres of beets, tur- nips, and snapbeans this year, planting the beets and beans during the first half of August The turnips were planted during August and September. Three acres were planted to beans, two to beets, and four to turnips The beans were sold during October and early November at s1.90 per bushel, and on one day in early November the cash proceeds from the beans were $SS. 30. From the three acres of beans about SAYS, or at the rate of $125 per acre. was secured. From the four acres of turnips S2S7.75 worth of greens were sold These greens were nothing more nor less than the thinning of the tur- nips, and not only did this thinning not reduce the crop of turnips, but actually increased it. yet nearly $500 was secured from these tender plants that were pulled up in order to give the proper space for the development of the remaining plants.
 In early November the two acres of beats were as pretty q sight as one would care to look at. The beets were just as tender and crisp as spring. grown beets. The Alabama extension service, through it's garden specialist, |C. L. Isbell, has been working in CO., operation with these people in the gardening work at Camp Sheridan, and Lieutenant Pinter, who has charge of the work, and Sergeant Coppers, the field man, are to be congratulated on the excellent showing they have made in this fall gardening work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-28
CATTLE TICK RELEASES LARGE

ping In a standardized arsenical solu- ton of all cattle in community at reg ular intervals throughout the season Does tick eradication pay? The ques- ton has been answered in every com munity freed of ticks by better cat tie, better agriculture in general, pet ter prices and higher real estate values. The cost of eradication has been found to be from IS to 50 cents head of cat tie, while the increased value of each +anima1 is greatly in excess of this, one canvass having resulted in an estimated average increase of $9.76 head. Added to the strictly monetary advantage is the feeling of satisfaction of the cat tie raiser when he knows that his ami mals are converting their food into flesh and milk, and not into blood suck ing parasites, and that his cattle are free to be sold anywhere in the United states on equal terms with all others.
 THEN AND NOW
 When the fight was begun against the tick the movement of cattle from all the south for slaughter and other pur- poses was restricted by federal regu- lation, the animal population was of inferior quality, good breeding stock could not safely be imported to improve the breeds, because of thes usceptibili- | e., the dairy industry was insignificant, general agriculture was retarded through the presence of the tick, and the belief prevailed generally through the south that the ticks could not be exterminated.
 On December l just 63 per cent of the original quarantined area will have been freed from ticks and quarantine. the quality of cattle, as we'll as their numbers. has risen steadily in the freed areas, the dairy industry has developed greatly, agriculture in general has thrown off discouraging impeachment, better blood is being used every year to improve the breeds, and it has been proved beyond all doubt that the tick not only can be exterminated, but that before many years, with continuation of federal state and county co-opera- tion, and the continued efforts and in terest of the individual farmers, the tick will be driven into the Gulf of Mexico never to return.
 THIS YEARS RELEASES The areas to be released this year follow:
 Alabama, four counties, 2102 square miles; Arkansas, two counties and two parts of counties, PISA square miles; Florida, two counties and one part of Ia county, 4745 square miles; Georgia, 20 counties. 761S square miles; Louis- jana, 29 counties and six parts of coun- ties, 23,492 square miles; North Caro- lima, two counties and one part of a county, 1883 square miles; Oklahoma. eight counties and IS parts of coun- |, ties, S749 square miles; South Caro- lima, 10 counties, S739 square miles; Texas (south), three counties and four parts of counties, 38S4 square miles; Texas (north), 13 counties and six parts of counties, 15,S41 square miles,
 The areas remaining under quaran- tine after December 1 follow:
 Alabama, 17,S16 square miles; Arkan- sas, 1S,76S square miles; Florida, 45,- 216 square miles; Georgia, 27,706 square miles; Louisiana, 14,332 square miles; North Carolina, 7691 square miles, Okla homa, 13,62S square miles; Texas. 123, : 1s3 square miles; Virginia, 1886 square miles.