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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17

and child finally wrought a reaction in
Mrs. Hamilton's regard for him. and
drew her back to sense of her own
protective devotion to her son and his
father.
Fortunately. she had not taken the
irrevocable step, before attaining unto
the wisdom that the supreme dignity
of life does not consist in self-seeking
but i'm developing an infinite compass
sion for suffering humanity. Even at
the price of self-sacrifice. one must
sustain those dependent upon one in
the family relation-for the family as
an institution must be maintained" nc
matter at what cost.
Mrs. Hamilton hearing her child's
voice saying, 20, father have found
mother" knows beyond the shadow of
a doubt that the child, the center of
the family group, is entitled to the sta
bility of the home life, no matter what
are the emotional vagrancies of the
parents. We leave the interested read
sr to discover for himself the result of
Mrs. HamiltOn's intercession of Mrs.
Manning, and to search out for her
self new depths in the personalities of
the two characters.
Mrs Hamilton, recOnciled to the re-
sumption of her wifely duties. despite
the handicap of her husbands many
weaknesses declares 1T is only in the
brute stage that the weak are left to
perish; i'm the human, the weak become
The Burden of the Strong" The au-
thor perceives and strives to impress a
great truth, too often overlooked-the
fact that mankind is governed in all tho
events of life more by his emotional
nature than by his intellectual facul-
ties-and mind and heart alike should
be educated and enlightened to insure
that equality of justice and mercy that
would make of this world a Paradise
and of human habi,ations all that the
poet meant when he sang of home,
sweet home.
ATAIA PETTTTS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17

The early curing of a crop for the
silo is inadvisabIe. According to all
the observations made up to date most
crops continue to improve in quality
and nutritive value as they approach
maturity. OF course. it is not desirable
to ct any crop stand in the field too
long, because when this is done it be-
comes too dry and the amount of plant
food per acre which it will yield de-
creases. On the other hand, beans cut
in the condition which you describe
have not reached their maximum con-
tent of animal food and add probably
but comparatively little to the food val
tie of the silage on that account. We
believe that if they were not cut until
say three-fourths of them were begin
ming to harden and well out of the
dough stage that they would show
much higher content of plant food than
under the condition described in your
letter. Our experience at Knoxville,
where we had number of tests of
growing siIage with and without cow
peas and Ieguminous crops, led us to
the conclusion that under the most IA
vorable circumstances we did not OBJ
tain a very large percentage of these
crops in silage. l believe that in the
most favorable season they do not equal
as much as 10 per cent. The protein
thus added to the ration we found to
be so small as to be practically negligi-
BILE. which let us to the conclusion that
in view of the work it entailed it was
probably better to plant leguminous
crops by themselves, cut and cure as
hay and feed to the cows in dry form
along with the silage.
The Yokohama is supposed to be one
of the earliest varieties of velvet beans,
maturing as soon as the extra early We
have not cultivated it extensively here,
however, and cannot say from expert
ence that it will come up to the claims
made for it. We would hardly, from
what we know, advise it's cultivation
and use in place of the standard varie-
ties more generally cultivated.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
Another Patriot Heard From

Dear Mrs. Thomas: 1 have been a
reader for some time, but have never
ATTEMPTED to write until I read your
last letter, which l think is just great
| want to write to you TO let you know
I am not Stacker and am more than
willing to do my bit. am not ike
a person l was with the other day.
We were talking about the war and
buying Liberty Bonds and War Savings
stamps, and they said, "oh well, that
is intended for rich people that are able
10 live without it."
| said. Il guess by what you say that
YOU think the poor do not need country
to live in, too? No, my friend, you are
mistaken We are, each and every one.
called upon to do our duty for our
country, and the one that fails is a
Stacker. l am going to buy every stamp
[ can and do all l can at home and
abroad to help win the war
They said. "You would better buy
something to eat" I am far from starv-
ing. and we know that there are dear
little children. poor old men and women
as well as mothers, in France and Bel
pfum that are hungry right no~.
l have a nice lot of young chickens
one hundred and thirty-five-and IL moth
ing happens to them a good portion viii
90 to help those who are fighting our
battles for us.
Here is a good remedy for sores on
children and grown people: Give them
Just a half teaspoonful Of EPSON salts
three times a day before each meal.
Taken in lemon water ii is not bad
Keep the good work going, Mrs. Thomas
You have the Endorsement Of the best
people, and give us something to hit
the slackers with. They will have to
prove their words TO Kaiser Bill before
they can get their pay, and n traitor
is doing mighty dirty work. Better let
the neighbors feed you than talk like
that, or so thinks this patriotic mind
ValdOsta Ga 6. r. s.
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So EUS ID MISS 49, EEA/FA
" ~ LIZZIE O THOMAS Mzs4g5T

fell in all directions. There is a grove
Of cedar and hickory west OF this house,
and a beautiful hickory was uprOOted,
also a cedar, and neighbor lost a
peach tree. L expect to hear OF dam
age Az around here. Crops are later
getting started than usual, and this Will
be a big interruption To corn planting.
But the sweet potato beds will be flour
ishing now, and big crop OF potatoes,
peanuts and peas Will relieve the pres
sure ii corn should be cut short There
vas an immense amount made last
year. but 1 have no idea that many
have more than Just about enough 10
take them through the summer 4
heard a man say that he was tempted
to sell A hundred bushels. l asked him
il he needed IL or was going to sell 10
a neighbor. No, he was Just going to
sell to get IL out OF the way. Ad-
Vised him to keep it, Corn in the CRIB
Is better than corn in the future Nei-
Their the stock nor the people should be
allowed TO suffer, but there is no sense
in selling your corn until the crop is a
sure thing Much corn has been ship
ped from Alabama, and 1 hope just as
much will be shipped next winter, but
its better to be safe than sorry.
1 tried TO get peanut meal, and was
told that il is almost as scarce as wheat
bran. and that il is entirely out. L am
feeding my young chickens on bread
made with buttermilk. some cracked
corn. boiled slops and plenty of green
stuff. There is nothing like wheat for
chickens but until times are better
there won't be even bran on the mar
ket
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
GG5OQNEIRRSSF
I.ssS-ss (o10UcRd by
IN NEW YORK CITY

After leaving Washington City
found the trip to New York City very
interesting. AS the leaves on the oak
trees and bushes were still so young
and tender that they were still a
brownish greenland the farmers were
just breaking and narrowing the soil
preparatory to crop planting. 1 was
struck with the strong teams they used
for this purpose. Never less than
three head of stock and generally four
horses working abreast. The dwellings
were very good on such farms, and yet
the big barns were the most prominent
buildings on these places. The wheat
in this country looks well and the cat
tie are fine and fat. There seems to
be more Holsteins than any other cows
and I could place them easily with
great white bands around their black
bodies The pastures are already fine,
although last winter was a record sea-
son for extreme cold. We made only
two or three stops between Washington
and New York. After we left West
Philadelphia it seemed an incredibly
short time before we reached Manhat-
tan Junction, on the Jersey side Of the
Hudson river. Directly we were rush
ing into the tunnel that goes down I'M
der the nver-and we did not go slow
we made good time-and trains were
meeting us on double tracks all the
time, going southwark.
The first time I came to New York
was in 1880. We were going to West
Point to attend the annual commence
ment at the military academy. and we
were ferried over the Hudson in a rail-
road train. There was no great Brook
Ign bridge then, and now the East river
is spanned by at least three Of these
great world-renowned bridges-built so
high that vessels can pass under with
perfect ease while street cars and foot
passengers are going on, away up high
above the water.
We had a real southern storm last
evening. The lightning and thunder
reminded me of Georgia storms. The
rain fell in torrents for a considerable
time. 1 have been in the city nearly two
days, but l felt obliged to rest after
my journey and take care of my health,
or my trip might be cut short by ILL
ness-as it happened a year ago. The
excitement in New York over the third
Liberty Loan last week must have been
immense. 1t makes a story within it
self, although Gotham is always full of
excitement. 1 have a delightfully."- quiet
room and the roar of the traffic does
not disturb me at all. I am proposing
to take a ride on a Fifth avenue bus
very soon, and then I can tell you more
about how modern New York appeals
to me.
Nav q 1913
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
Il X *
The Food Value of half Ripe Velvet
Beans

A II. A., Monteagle. Tenn, writes: In
growing velvet beans here they always lack
about two weeks of ripening when we had
to cut the corn for silage. OF course, they
helped to fill the sio, nut do they carry
as much plant food as when they are
ripe? Does il pay to grow them in corn
when they do not get ripe? Is the Yoke
hama bean any earlier than the 90-day or
speckled variety?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
"rhs Burden OF the Strong,

Mrs. Josephine Turck Bakers Novel,
THE Burden of the Strong" wildly
portrays the life-story of two women.
Edwina Manning deserted home and
child in fit of jealous pique, and too
late awakened to a realization of her
folly. The timely narration of her Bit
ter experience stirred the conscience of
Julia Hamilton-contempla a SINH
lar step-Mr. Hamilton having. as she
supposed. forfeited all claims to her
wifely affections. She was not fully
q reused from her perilous indecision,
however. until she saw her husband at
the point of death from a self-inflicted
bullet wound.
She then fully resolved to turn a
deaf ear to her tempter, Mr. Forsyth,
an attorney at law, who was sure that
the machinery of the law could deliver
another mans wife into his care and
keepinE-if he so willed. His heart
less Nietzsche philosophy and selfish
Indifference to the fate of her husband
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
Necessity for Planting roodstuffs

1t is evident that Georgia must sup
ply foodstuffs to our own people or
face very serious condition of affairs
All that the western states can spare
will be cOmmandeered for the army.
This is a fact that cannot be question
ed. Whatever OF wheat that is raised
In Georgia will be harvested inside of
two months. After that harvest is
gathered we must rely upon corn crops
and pea crops. The stock and farmers
families must be fed from this supply
The surplus must be furnished to la
boring people who work in mines, fac
tories, railroads, and any other calling
save the producing population before
mentioned. I am stating this plainly
and it is up to Georgia people to plant
tremendous potato crop Of sweet and
Irish potatoes. We can plant two crops
of Irish potatoes-early and late.
Sweet potatoes can be planted with
slips until July l. The Confederate
army had to be fed from southern
farms and we were not allowed to raise
cotton the last three years of the Civil
war. We then knew absolutely nothing
of the value Of cotton seed as a food
product. Cotton seed were considered
good for nothing-not even to fertflfze
the soil I have seen piles Of cotton
seed outside of gin houses as high as
second-stOry windows.
Ginning was mostly done by horse
power and the stock went round and
round-pulling a big wheel and that
wheel moved many smaller wheels.
Except to feed dry COWS and keep dry
cattle from starving in midwinter cot
tonseed were in the way. 1t killed pigs
when they got to them
We are now obliged to raise cotton to
get the oil and to supply the army and
people at home with clothing. 1T is a
prime necessity-as much as sugar and
salt l
It is useless for me to tell Semi
Weekly Journal readers of the neces-
sity for canning fruit and vegetables.
This year the necessity is far greater
than ever known in the world. We can
can fruit and dry fruit in the hot sun
shine. Unless we do these things in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17

until peanuts were available with those
providing crops instead. With the data
at hand the losses from cholera which
were greater on the open range could
not be taken into account and it appears
that the cheapest hogs were produced on
the open range. Under such conditions
usually no feed and but very little at
tentiOn requiring man or mule labor was
given them. The charges for building
and equipment were small On the other
hand, the hogs receiving the most pas
turage required more man and mule la
Dor more feed, better buildings and
equipment, and better conditions in gen
eral Better hogs and more meat pro-
duced was the result, but the increased
production of meat was not sufficient
to lower the cost per pound of gain in
live weight to that of the hogs where
the open range was utilized. Thus the
margin between cost and selling price
was smaller on farms where the most
grazing crops were used. When IT is
taken into consideration, however, that
with better attention the losses from
cholera and other diseases are less fire.
quent, more sows may be properly han
died, therefore, more pigs raised to ma
turity the conclusion seems justifable
that even though the margin of pront
is smaller per pound of gain, the oppor-
tunity is greater for a larger profit per
farm 1t must also be considered that
included in the costs are man and mule
labor of not only feeding and attending
the hogs, but in planting and cultivat-
ing the grazing crops. Thus remunera-
tive labor is directly or indirectly put
on an enterprise that does not conflict
with the general operating plan of the
farm. 1t may also be stated that the
open range is not of general use over
the hog growing region and as has been
indicated, is unsatisfactory On account
Of the inability to control hog cholera
Therefore it becomes largely a ques-
ton, which is cheaper: 10 feed corn or
other concentrates at times when the
peanut crop is not available or provide
grazing crops instead? That the graz
ing crops are cheaper is evident, al
though no direct comparisons could be
made from the data collected because
those that did not provide spring and
summer grazing also did not feed con-
centrates during this time.
= 1t was noted that when the 21S farms
were classified according 80 the num-
Der of hog units pastured per acre, the
greater the carrying capacity per acre
the cheaper was the meat produced.
This would be expected, as high crop
yields per acre go hand in hand with
low cost of production. This study
seemed to indicate that the best results
were obtained when the hogs were mar
keted at the weight of from 175 to 200
pounds.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17

We. have had no specific feeding tests
in this state to determine the value Of
dieester tankage and other protein sup
Elements in rations fed to growing hogs.
We have had considerable experience,
however. in matters of this kind in other
states. Our experience has been that
hogs do not do we'll on a ration of corn
alone. Our thought has been that this
concentrate was low in protein and ash
matter as well. Hogs need more min
eral matter and more protein than they
obtain from corn meal. We had Sc
ries of tests both in Virginia and Ten
uessee to ascertain the rationalness CT
this conclusion. We fed along with
corn meal and various other materials
digester tankage in amounts of >, 10 and
Is pounds per 100 pounds of the corn or
other concentrates used. Our expert
ence justihes us in concluding that di-
gester tankage is a valuable amend
ment in rations of corn in particular,
and that probably the best results were
obtained when we mixed corn meal CT
corn and cob meal in proportions of 80
mounds TO 10 pounds of digester tank
age When 8 pounds was used we did
not obtain the maximum beneht, ana
when Is pounds was used we obtained
no better benefit than when 10 pounds
were used. We recommend that digeS-
ter tankage or some other carrier or pro-
tein be used in rations for hogs. This
IS particularly true of brood sows. Cot
ton seed meal can be fed only in limited
amounts to hogs for so to 90 days. 1t
Is best fed in a fermented form. Gluten
feeds can be combined with corn meal
to good advantage. Peanut meal is an
excellent food for hogs. We advise the
use of peanut meal and corn meal In
eoual proportions. The same is true
Of pean,It meal and velvet bean meal.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17

The hen embargo has been lifted;
don't be in too big a hurry TO sell your
hens Glut the market and you Will
be playing into the hands of the cold
storage crowd. You can eat chicken
and be living better and cheaper than
when you eat even the meat in your own
smokehouse See what a hen weighs,
then see if IL does not go further than
The same amount Of meat, pound for
pound OF course, if you sit down ana
stun like you sometimes see families
do. your chicken will not last more than
me meal. But use moderation. L know
. family of seven that did not have a
nam or shoulder in seven months after
-bei- twelve hogs were cured. l express
"a amazement and the mother said: we
cat we do. We don't expect 20 die IN
debt to our stomachs." Poor woman.
she died in debt to the doctor and I'M
dertaker. for they never had dollar
ahead I know a man that after hve
years waiting was not able to pay for
a suit of clothes that another man stood
for He is another of the sort that
cannot die indebted to his stomach.
This war may teach a lot of us that
II is better to be safe than sorry, and
that in dividing with the allies and
doing without meat and wheat one may
render a service to ones country and to
ones own family better far than the
mess of pottage that causes the loss OF
ones birthright.
Good comes from evil, if we put our
selves in a proper frame OF mind rms
war is making us see more than just
our own selfish interests. Like the bac-
rem fig tree is the man or woman thar
does not divide that which the LORI
hath given them. Yes, good comes
v-h
loves God. but woe unto the ones who
nromote the evil. but God will surely
raise up an avenger. This country was
rich and prosperous We were stronS
and somewhat isolated and thought thai
nobody dared bother us We were too
proud to modest otherJ but Germany
cast an eve over here anr laid net
work here as in France and Belgium
and IL is going to take our level best
Of men. money and cattle to win this
war. We are learning the same valu-
able lessons that made our America
ancestors the sturdy people that set
the pace Honor and fame are not now
the gifts of plutocrats nor monopolists
he that helpeth his neighbor, whether
here or i'm France, is the honored man.
Now. mothers. just a word In con-
rlusion. Write cheerful letters to the
bows in camp or across the seas. They
say the officers can tell to man who
will go over the top, and who will sue
coed by the way the men look after get
ting their letters from home There
is provision made for every soldier
family. You can't starve and you sure
" would not have him Stacker, made
so by your letters. would you?
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
r. Ia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
AGRICULTURAL
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Information
NJ State Ag
College. Athens.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
Digester rankage as a Hog Food

D1geS1er TsAnAaSe as d @AOs
A correspondent writes: l would like to
know what experience you have hau IN
feeding digester tankage, peanut meal, cot
tossed meal and gluten feed, and other
high protein supplements in balancing gram
m lions for swine.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY

Yesterday afternoon thunder began in
the part OF the horizon that the darkies
on my brothers plantation called ''the
rain corner 1 Immediately got busy,
the young turkeys were penned. some
motherless chickens were put in box
and set under the house. Others were
fed where they roost. and the ones with
mothers still confined were shut up
with their mothers 1 have two hens
Matching. and theirs Matched were put
under a hen and brought TO the back
porch.
The Farmer got the stock under shell
ter and the flood began and lasted in
torrents OF rain all night long From
the west was a lively storm for little
while This month there has been go
much rain the ground IS soEt and trees
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17

What does it cost to raise a hog7
Have you ever thought about this, Mr.
Farmer? Do you keep a cost account
sheet on your farm? Do you know what
crops are most economical to feed to
this class of stock and how you could
best undertake to handle hogs in order
to make the largest profit?
To ascertain some data along this line
which would be reliable and afford our
people the information which is essen
tial under existing conditions, Stats
ties have been collected from 21S south
Georgia farms OH which an average of
ten sows, one boar and seventy-five pigs
were raised. These figures are, there
fore, thoroughly representative and re-
liable, except that the cost of foodstuffs
is now considerably higher than when
these statistics were gathered.
Every farmer who wishes to raise
hogs should study these figures careful
ly. They are very Illuminating and
will. therefore, help In enabling him
to handle his hogs with even greater
economy and success in the future than
has hitherto been possible.
In calculating the costs of growing
hogs. data collected in Brooks county
by f. S. Haskell, of the office of farm
management, Washington, d. c.. for the
year 1915 was used in arriving at over
head expenses. The corn. shorts and
other concentrates were charged at
their market values at the time. The
grazing crops were charged at their cost
Of production, which includes rent, seed
fertilizer man labor, mule labor, use of
implements and interest on investment
The cost per acre of some of the i'm
HnuAnuA rrrnrino crnnr 10 fnllnruc.
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big Undetermined and expansive
way-something to eat may get so
high and scarce that money will not be
able to give it to your hungry depend
entS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-08
WIFE DIES; HUSBAND
AT FRONT IN FRANCE

PORTLAND. July s.--Mrs. Mary
Graham LAuritson, wife of Lieutenant
Peter Lauritson. Company y. 1929
United States Infantry CThird Ore
gon) now ia France, passed away
June 20. following a long illness.
Mrs. LAuritson was born in Elgin,
Iowa, March %, 1889. She came to
Oregon with her parents. in 1907 and
Joined the United Brethren church in
1912. The same year she was mar
ried to Peter Lauritoson. She is sur
vived by her husband and two sisters.
three children. two brothers and two
sisters. One brother, Sergeant Wal
ter r. Graham, is with the American
forces in France. The ether brother.
Leslie r. Graham, and the other
members of the family are In Port
land.
The funeral services at the Wilson
& Ross funeral parlors June 26 were
largely attended. The final services
were held at the grave in Mt Scott
Park cemetery.