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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
STATE LIVE STOCK AS
ISOLATION WILL MEET IN
JACKSONVILLE JAN. ell

Jacksonville, Jan. THE annual
meeting of the Florida State Live
Stock Association which convenes in
Jacksonville this week, January to
II, is attracting nationwide attention
Not only are there speakers from
several States, from Texas to Illinois
but one of the great breeders associa-
tions has sent a carload of pure-blood
registered bulls to be sold at the auc-
ton sale of pure-blood and high grade
livestock which will be made a quar-
terly event in the Jacksonville market.
Col M. A. Judy, secretary of the
American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders
Association, is here with Col. w. H,
Cooper, of Hedrick, Iowa, from whose
farm the bulls were shipped. 1t is not
Colonel Judy's first visit to Florida.
Last September he was in attendance
on the livestock roundup at Gaines
vile and was so much impressed with
what he saw and heard on this visit
that he was convinced that the South
east offers one Of the best markets in
the world for the breeders of pure
blood stock.
Colonel Judy made the statement at
the roundup that Florida was the
most-talked-of State in the livestock
world, and his attendance on the an
nual meeting Of the Live Stock As
ISOLATION proves his sincerity, espe-
cially when he induces one Of the most
prominent breeders in his association
to bring carload of some of the best
bred cattle in the country to offer in
this market.
These bulls will be sold Friday, Jan.
II, at o'clock with other pure-bred
and high-grade cattle
The sale Of hogs will take place
Wednesday afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
MOST SOLDIERS TAKING
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE

That the wise and benefcent law
providing Government insurance for
the military and naval forces of the
United States is fully appreciated by
the soldiers and sailors Of the Nation
is being every day evidenced.
At Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg,
S. c., during the month of November
nearly 10000 applications were sent to
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance;
II per cent of these was for the maxi
mum amount of $4,000, % per cent
was for $4,000, and per cent was for
lesser sums. In 16 companies every
single man applied for insurance; in
five units, three of them full compa
MES, every man applied for the max
imum of $4,000.
A spirited campaign Of education
has been organized and is being con-
Quoted to furnish full and thorough in
formation of the workings of the law
to those coming under the provisions,
and it is believed that the great bene-
fits of this wise and humane provision
for the soldiers and sailors of the
United States and their dependents
will be availed Of by practically all of
our fighting men.
At the close of the business day Of
December 20 the Bureau Of War Risk
insurance had received applications to
the number of 272,122, aggregating
s., 1859 ,402, 900 of insurance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
WORK ON DIXIE HIGH
WAY is BEING RAPIDLY
PUSHED IN OSCEOLA co

The Kissimmee Valley Gazette of
the 4th printed the following in ref
erence to work on the Dixie Highway:
"That the work of bricking the
county road from Kissimmee to the
Pork county line, near Loughman, is
being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible will be of interest not only
to this community but to the thou
sands of tourists who are motoring
from point to point in Florida as well
for this stretch has long been famous
as the missing link of the Dixie
Highway in the central part of the
State
"The road has been ready for the
brick for some time, but for the past
six weeks at least work has waited on
the arrival of some sixteen cars of
brick that were side-tracked some
where, but this material has reached
Kissimmee and is being hauled out
along the road as rapidly as the work
ing force will permit.
Capt. L. r. Farmer, who is super
intendent of the labor department of
the road, stated yesterday that mate
rial had been hauled out for at least
a mile and a quarter stretch now, that
water pipes were being laid and pump
put down and that within the next
week or ten days the actual laying Of
the brick will be begun.
"The brick laying will commence al
the Polk county line and come this
way."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
KEEP SHEEP FOR PROFIT
certain Hilly Parts of Florid. Ar,
Adapted to Them.

AT this time there is reason to con-
slider seriously the possibilities Of
sheep husbandry in Florida. The sun
ply OF wool is being heavily drawn on
and flocks in various regions Nave
been seriously depleted as a conse.
quehce OF the war. Wool substitutes
are at premium, and the wastage Of
war IS enormous. The production of
both wool and mutton in this country
has dropped below consumption and
Is apparently still falling.
from this it must not be inferred
mat Florida farmers should rush into
the sheep business, says the Univer-
sity Of Florida extension division
However, with proper care, goodlv
number OF sheep could be produced
pfohtably. Too often it seems that
sheep tending is apparently a lost art,
indifferent care, poor nutrition and
the fiuctuation of market conditions
have contributed a lack of confidence
IN this business. With poor care sheep
degenerate, become parasitic, and the
business ends in ruin. Sheep respond.
however, to intelligent care, and usu-
ally healthy sheep is certain to be a
profitable one.
Success with sheep consists of more
than buying flock and placing it on
the farm. The shepherd must know
the habits and characteristics of his
flock and be quick to interpret the I'M
failing signs of disorder or health. The
ability to look beneath the exterior
for evidences. of thrift or disorder is
essential with all livestock, and con-
stitutes one of the essentials of a sue
cessful shepherd. A flock well-kept
will bring to any land much fertility,
and to the farm homes a good share
of comforts and prosperity,
In spite of instances where sheep
raising has been compared unfavor-
ably with other farm activities, sheep
certainly have useful place to fill.
This will become more apparent as
farm practice becomes better adjusted
to present economic conditions and
sheep find their true place in Florida
agriculture. All evidence points to
the great safety of diversity in farm
ing, with emphasis on livestock. Much
farm land in West Florida is rough
land not suitable for use by other
stock than sheep, and such land can be
made to pay a substantial profit if
devoted Systematically and intelli-
gently to sheep.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
STATE SCHOOL FOR FARMERS
Free Ten-Day Course at University
January Is to Is.

Florida's best farmers realize that
the greatest success in farming de-
ponds upon keeping up-to-date-in
using the results of sound investiga-
tons on their farms. They know
agricultural practices are being grad
ually changed and improved and they
appreciate that the expenditure neces-
sary to maintain specialists at the
Experiment Station and College of
Agriculture is not wasted, but returns
many fold to those who observe the
results obtained from the experiments
conducted.
The University of Florida through
its extension division is carrying these
results to the farmer, but not in as
great detail as they are presented in
the annual ten-day short course for
farmers. At the University the en-
tire faculty of the college, and the
Experiment Station, assisted by men,
bers of the extension division staff,
are available as instructors during the
period of the short course, January
Is to %.
These men know Florida conditions
and fully understand methods for ap-
plying the results of experimental in
vestigations and research to farms in
this State. The information given is
specific, not general, and the particu-
lar problems of individual farmers
will be considered and solved.
This past season has shown clearly
the need of extreme care in choosing,
planting and cultivating the staple
farm crops. Haphazard methods at
any one of those steps spelled failure
ror near-failure. Why not study the
essentials under the direction Of the
States soil and crop specialists?
Many cows on Florida farms are not
paying their board and are discount
ing the profits from other cows. Make
cid Bessie deliver the butter-fat, or
replace her by COW that will. Learn
how to discover the "boarders" and
make the dairy business profitable.
If interested in fruit-growing, or
gardening, or both, the farmer will
find the instruction in horticulture of
great interest and value. There is not
enough fruit grown in the State and
the farmer should be giving this work
more attention.
Profits in handling livestock are
based upon knowledge in buying,
breeding, feeding, managing and SELL
ing The livestock farmer cannot alb
sorb too much knowledge along these
lines, and much will be offered him at
the short course
Every season finds the farmers
profits reduced by insects and dis
eases. Specialists at the University
know these enemies, know how they
grow and can offer the best methods
of holding the pests in check. The
knowledge gained from one lecture
might pay the expenses of attending
the whole course, before the year is
over.
The ten-day period is replete with
valuable agricultural information
available to any who enroll in the
course. The attendance is not linn
tied to farmers Tuition is free, and
there is no charge for registration.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
PEDIGREED ANIMALS ARE BEST

Pedigreed animals are likely to be
more efficient than those of uncer-
tain or haphazard breeding. Farmers
are learning this through experience
and the present hirh prices of feeds
are emphasizing its Importance. Few
farmers realized the value Of good
animals as long as feeds of all kinds
were cheap Now that all prices are
high it is necessary that every animal
on the farm be as economical pro-
ducer as possible. 1t makes no differ
ence whether the animal is beef
steer, dairy COW, or a hog
The Importance of this is shown by
the University of Florida Experiment
Station in discussing the dairy cow.
According to our best authority, the
average dairy COW in Florida produces
only PCS gallons of milk in year. The
best dairy COW in the State produced
nearly 900 gallons Of milk. Little more
feed was required to maintain the
better COW than for the average COW.
The point is this: When high-priced
feeds must be used only good produc-
tive animals can be kept economically
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
COST o. LIVING DOWN
ONE PER CENT, BUT is
LONG WAY FROM START

Washington, Jan. 5.-The high cost
of living is on the downward trend,
according to statement today of the
Bureau of Labor statistics, which says
that the retail price of food as whole
for November was one per cent less
than in October. OF standard articles,
twelve showed decreases, four remain
ed stationary in price and eleven in
creased.
The question of whether a continu-
ance of the decline may be expected
was not touched by the bureau. 1t
would take many months like Novem-
Der, however, to put prices back to
pre-war levels, as the bureau calculat-
ed prices were 90 per cent higher than
in November, 1916, 46 per cent higher
than in the same month of 1914, and
4s per cent higher than in 1913. Corn
meal has increased 1877 per cent in the
four-year period, flour 100 per cent,
lard 104 per cent, bacon n per cent,
sugar rs per cent and potatoes u per
cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
MEN IN CLASS ONE TO
Do MOST Of COUNTRY'S
FIGHTING HEREAFTER
Available Figures Indicate That
There Will Be at Least a Mil
lion in That Class.

Washington, Jan. ALI men for
the war armies still to be raised by
the United States will come from class
one under the new selective service
plan. That means the nations fight
ing is to be done by young men with
out families dependent upon their la
Dor for support and unskilled in nee
essary industrial or agricultural work.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announces the new policy in an ex-
haustive report upon the operation of
the selective draft law submitted to-
day to Secretary of War Baker and
sent to Congress. He says class one
should provide men for all military
needs of the country and to accom-
plish that object he urges amendment
of the draft law so as to provide that
all men who have reached their 21st
birthdays since June 5, 1917, shall be
required to register for classification.
Also in the interest of fair distribu-
ton of the military burden, he pro-
poses that the quotas of States or dis
tricts be determined hereafter on the
basis of the number of men in class
one and not upon population.
Available figures indicated, the re-
port says, there are 100000 physic-
ally and otherwise qualified men under
the present registration who will be
found in class one when all question
naires have been returned and the
classification period ends on February
Is. To this the extension of registra-
ton to men turning 81 since June 5 of
last year and thereafter will add 700,-
600 effective men year.
Class one comprises: Single men
without dependent relatives; married
men who have habitually failed to
support their families; married men
who are dependent upon wives for
support; men not usefully engaged
and whose families are supported by
income independent of their labor; I'M
skilled farm laborers; unskiled indus
trial laborers; registrants by or in re-
spect of whom no deferred classified
ton is claimed or made; and all regis
trants not included in any other divi-
sion Of the schedule.
Narrowed down on the analysis of
the first draft in the report, the plan
places upon unattached single men
and married men with independent in
comes most of the weight of military
duty, for the aggregate numbers of
men in other divisions Of class one is
very small.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
No GROUND FOR ALARM
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION
OF VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
United States Food Administra-
ton Says Food and Feed Are
Given Priority.
(The Plant City Courier. J

There has been more or less appre-
hension all over the country concern
ing transportation facilities, and this
has led growers Of perishable prod
ucts to plan for the spring crops with
some fear. There is no cause for this
feeling of unrest, however, and, as
conditions now are, and with the Gov
eminent in supervisory control of the
railroads and other modes Of trans
portatlon, there is reason to believe
that everything will be moving as
smoothly as ever before the time the
spring crops are ready to move. There
should be no curtailment of acreage
for fear that the products cannot be
moved. The country needs the food
and will, it is reasonable to anticipate,
see that it is moved from the produc-
ing territory and distributed as well
or better than before. There was no
material shortage of facilities for
moving the big crops from this terri
tory last spring and summer, and the
vegetables will be moved the coming
season. The unfavorable weather cut
short the fall crop, but growers can
produce the usual volume of spring
vegetables with as much confidence as
ever.
The kilgore Seed Company of Plant
City, who come in contact with thou
sands of growers, have been solicited
by so many for advice along this line
that an inquiry was directed to the
United States Food Administration,
Washington, and The Courier has Sc
cured from H. M. Kilgore, president
of the company, the following in ref
erence to the matter:
MANY of our truck growers are la
boring under erroneous impression
with reference to certain truck crops
having had an embargo placed on
them. We felt that this rumor was alb
solutely unfounded and for the infor-
nation of the truckers of this section
our manager, Mr.. Mclaughlin, wrote
the Food Commission at Washington
and received reply as follows, which is
self explanatory:
"'Mr Jas. w. Mclaughlin, Mgr,
Plant City, Fla: Dear Sir-In an
swer to your letter of Dec. goth, would
advise that information which you
have received in regard to embargo
against shipment of vegetables, is en-
tirely erroneous. To the contrary, all
food and feed products are now given
priority over other classes Of freight,
and therefore should receive preferen-
tial attention. Under these circum-
stances, we do not believe that the
truck growers in your section should
be unduly alarmed so far as transpor-
tation of your production in next sea-
son is concerned.
"'Yours very truly,
ecu. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATIONS"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
FISH SWALLOWED RING,
BUT 1T WAS RECOVERED

Danville, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-That truth is
stranger than fiction was demon
strated at Hoopeston the other day
when Ray 1Iiton, a young farmer, re-
ceived a letter from Peoria saying a
diamond ring, valued at $3.50, had been
found in the stomach of a fish which
had been caught in the Illinois river.
In July Tilton was at Peoria, and
while rowing on the river the ring
dropped off his finger. He never ex-
pected to see it again, and was much
surprised to receive the letter.
The writer said he caught the fish
and, while dressing it, saw something
bright fall out of the stomach. He
also said he would be glad to S md the
ring to Hoopeston if Tilton would send
the reward offered in a Peoria newspa-
per. The owner sent check for $50
to the Peoria man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
PERATE IN BUYING
MACHINERY FOR FARM
Cost Is Thereby Reduced and the
Implement Kept Busy

nv machines needed on the farm
y 2ot found there because of their
initial cost and because the work
4 Itch they are suited does not pre-
br long periods. Yet the scarcity
Dor emphasizes the necessity OF
81 improved machinery; and this is
E est solution of the labor shortage
em.
ny of these machines could be
I he'd if farmers would accept the
y b of the University Of Florida
ksion division and buy more ex-
~ Ne machinery comparatively: I'm
y the machinery is bought for large
h ), about the only way such can
kned economically is by a group
rmers. Otherwise much of the
- expensive machinery would be
y {or large part of the year. Also,
Y kal men are required to operate
4 lin of the machines, and where the
rship is cooperative the use OF
machines could be made in the
= way.
ane communities already have
4 ers' cooperative organizations
xbgh which important purchases as
I as sales are being made. Such an
IMITATION can take hold OF the ma
Fry purchase matter and finance
fadily. The method of its opera
+ could be worked out by those VINO
|Bt.
veral important machines needed
Farming communities in Florida
Y might we'll be bought co-opera-
y are stump puller, manure
hder, corn harvester, pea huller,
lying outfit, traction pillow, line
n fertilizer distributor, potato dig
stalk cutter, grain drill, peanut
Ter, mule clipper, cement tile or
= machine, road drag, cane mill,
/ press, concrete mixer, silo forms,
4 This makes quite a list of valu-
machinery the cost of which could
! be distributed among a number OF
ners who would share in the benz
bf having such machinery avail
Phis method of buying machinery is
new and is to be recommended
+ prompted by the same co-opera-
spirit that has led to the fornla-
} Of marketing associations, houses,
'eding associations, egg circles and
er cooperative enterprises.
The first step in making the pur..
|se is to determine the amount OF
* new machine would have to
form in the community and to IN
est the men who should use the ma.
ne if bought. Reduce the need OF
p dollars, and the saving that could
made will he aDnarent,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
FARMERS IN LAKE COUNTY
MAKING PEANUT CONTRACTS

Government reports show that Flor
ide produced in 1917 total of AGO.
600 bushels of peanuts, valued at ST.
100000. The average yield was 35
bushels, and the average price on De-
cember LIST was $1.S6. The crop of
1913 no doubt will be much larger, a
number of peanut mills having been
established in North and West Flor
ida, and there is to be one at Gaines
Vile this year. The Leesburg Com
mercial says:
Lake county farmers are offered
another avenue of income through the
establishment at Gainesville of a pea
nut oil mill. A company has been or
ganized there to build the mill, fur
nish the seed to growers and purchase
the crop at guaranteed price not less
than S1.00 per bushel on the tracks at
Gainesville.
"The new company is composed of
well known business men, among them
being j. M. Fennell and j. j. Haymans.
The capital is $4,000, said to be all
raid in. Several carloads of seed have
been purchased and much of this has
been distributed to growers,
&c. G. Ware, president of the First
National Bank of Leesburg, stated on
his return from Georgia recently that
he visited several new peanut oil mills
some of which had been converted
from cotton seed oil mills to peanut oil
pressers, and he declared the farmers
around Camilla and other Georgia
towns where these mills are located
were flush with cash. Among the
growers were negroes who had been
making bare living in cotton and the
immense yields and big prices paid for
the peanuts had given them so much
surplus that they did not know how to
act. One old negro bought two player
pianos, one for his daughter and one
for himself, not stopping to think that
the same piano would do for both"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
WHY WORRY HERE? 1T
WAS Sc BELOW IN YUKON

Dawson, Yukon Territory, Jan. g.
Eighty-six below zero is the record
for this season for the recent cold
whcih began seN eral weeks ago. This
was at the mouth Of Pelly river, $50
miles up to the Yukon river from here.
At White Horse, " below has been
registered.
Thermometers in Dawson have reg
istered between fifty and sixty degrees
below for a month. Hospitals are
crowded with pneumonia cases and
many deaths have occurred. No fu-
nerals are possible until the weather
moderates.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
OATS FOR SPRING PASTURE

April and May are months in which
.,ripa nasture is scarce. This condl-
sP can be relieved if some paintings
are are made in January, says the unlyer-
I'll of Florida extension DIVISION on
Oats s1st rye and rape may be used tor
th;S ,nIsnting in Florida from Gaines
ILL. ILL sonthward, If made soon The
n otl object in making the paintings
At once is 50 that the erops may ae-
vs,op q root system sufficient 70 VITA
stand the spring droutA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-10
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
is AN INVENTORY

Manv persons seem not to fully UNI
derstand the value of chemical anal
ysis of agricultural products, says A.
M Smith of the University of Florida
Fxperiment Station. In all cases a
chemical analysis is simply an lnyen-
tory of the material analysed, whether
it be fruit, fertilizer, stock feed or
soil. -,
what the material contains. Quantl-
tative analyses aim to show the
amount or percentage of a particular
element or ingredient already known
TO be in the material. Thus the quail,
itative analyses Of a feeding-stutt
shows the amounts of protein, fat, car
hohvdrates and ash in particular
brand; Just as the inventory OF iced
Store shows the amounts Of corn, oats,
ETC. on hand. From the former the
feeder can Judge the value OF the tee e,i
in terms of pounds of livestock it will
he likely to produce. From the latter
tbe feed merchant can judge the num-
her of bags of mixed feed or meal ne
can make. Both bear directly on the
money return to the owner
Similarly the chemical analyses Oh
soil shows the farmer just how much
of each essential plant-food element
his soil contains. The analysis OF ms
crops Gro of which the standard figures es
ore available, show him how much OF
these eIements-nitrogen, phosphorus
onJ notash-each crop removes. WITH
t these two sets of figures he can bal
once his books every year. If he adds
each year those elements whlcn ars
deficient in his soil, or those needed
for a special crop, he can always count
on his land to produce maximum iI
Yields VII insofar as the fertility factor
Influences the yield.