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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
HOME GARDENS
CUT STORE BILLS
President Georgia Chamber OF Com
merce Shows How Millions Were
Saved Last Year

Atlanta, Georgia. )-"More
money was saved in 1917 through the
medium Of tbs home garden than ever
before. the United States Department
Of Agriculture estimating that there
were fully one million new gardens
made last year." says H. g. Hastings.
President Of the Southeastern Fair and
the Georgia Chamber Of Commerce.
in an interview reviewing the 1917
farming operations In the South.
Thousands upon thousands OF our
people in the South said Mr.. Hast
ings, "for the first time in their lives
learned to appreciate the money saw
ing power Of the home garden, proper
ly planned, prepared for. planted and
kept planted during the entire sea
SON"
up to the present 1t has been very
hard to get our people to consider the
home garden seriously as real sub
stantial factor in food production with
the consequent saving Of money that
went for food supplies at the store.
Unless we are much mistaken the
home garden will from now on be
taken as seriously as any other part
Of the farm work.
"a quarter to q half acre devoted
to a variety Of vegetables liked by the
family can be kept going nearly the
whole year In the South and give its
owner rs much as the product of two
or three acres Of cotton, even at pres
emit prices. will buy at the store. The
right kind OF garden means an
abundance OF healthful food during
spring, summer and fall and an abund-
ance either canned or dried for win
ter USE"
Let no one be fooled by the lies
spread abroad that the Government
is going to seize home canned goods
on closet shelves in the farm or
home. These lies are started by Ger
man agents for the express purpose OF
discouraging our people In increased
food production and saving. Few can
so to the firing line, but all can join
In and have part In home prcduc-
ton of food.
we have never seen q permanent
ly prosperous farm section either In
the United States or In foreign coun-
tries that was not a diversified sec
ton. and In every diversified section
the home garden has an honored and
valued place. The home garden is
store bill cutter Of the first rank"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Why Bows Leave the Farm.

Why did you leave the farm, my lad
Why did you bolt and quit your
dad?
Why did you beat it off to town,
And turn your poor old father
down?
Thinkers of platform, pulpit, press,
Are wallowing in deep distress;
They seek to know the hidden cause
Why former boys desert their pas.
Some say they long to get taste
OF faster life and social waste;
Some say the silly little chumps
Mistake the suit-cards for the
trumps-
In wagering fresh and germless air
Against the smoky thorofare.
We're all agreed the farms the
place,
So free your mind and state your
case!
Well, stranger, since you've been SO
frank,
I'll roll aside the hazy bank,
The misty cloud of theories,
And show you where the trouble
lies.
left my dad, his farm, his pillow,
Because my calf became his COW.
left my dad-'twas wrong, of
course,
Because my colt became his horse.
| left my dad to sow and reap,
Because my lamb became his
sheep.
dropped my hoe and stuck my fork,
(The garden truck that l made
grow)-
Twas his to sell, but mine to hoe.
It's not the smoke in the atmosphere,
Nor the taste "for life," that
brought me here.
Please tell the platform. pulpit,
press,
No fear of toll or love Of dress
Is driving off the farmer lads,
But just the methods of their
dads!
j. Edward Tufft
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Selling Thrift Stamps.

Fayetteville, Tenn, Jan. 27.-One
school in Lincoln county has set a
pace for the balance of the State in
the sale of Thrift Stamps. II is the
Robert E. Lee School of this place.
In two weeks the pupils OF this
school, numbering about 800. have
sold $1,02S.75 worth of the stamps.
Principal George C. Simmons was
the originator of the scheme. He
called his students before him and
showed them where the school chill
dren of the country can help win
the war and soon enthused them to
the point Of undertaking any work
he might suggest. He accordingly
divided the young folks into two
teams, the blues and the reds, each
team to have captain and clerk.
Marjorie Bailey was captain of the
blues and Mary Bailey of the reds.
Lucille Hayman was clerk of the
blues and Bonnie Nelson of the reds.
The team went forth among their
homefolks with cards and stamps.
On report day at the end of the first
contest the blues showed up with
sales of 1894 and the reds with
$434.75. Another two weeks con-
test was started when the schools
had fairly opened after the holidays.
1t will end the first of February.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01

hand incubator condition; Poland China Hmp
100 breed
Poland Poland
months; registered
registered Berkshire boar IL months old TO-
Florida m seed and
good farm hands; Peheron
shares banyard
lot Hickory king seed o Hastings prolific seed
registered pubad 78 pueed Here
BULL all varieties 200 bushels amber Seed red
white blossom Seed 500 pounds honey
hay, all varieties lots.
publications the following subjects will be mailed free Of
charge: Alfalfa Lime Agriculture so and Sage; Farms for Sale
Breeders live stock and producers Of field garden and orchard
reach through established
and logical channels invited communicate the undersigned
complete descriptions prices quantities and other noma
ton of such commodities. Address
l. P. BELLAEL General Agent
Nashville Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Good Corn, Well Planted.

Corn club boys are now getting
some good advice, which any farmer
can use. One county agent tells his
boys:
If you have not selected your seed
corn and placed it in a dry place,
free from rats and mice, do SO at
once.
If you have not seeded cover
crop of rye or crimson clover this
fall, or have not plowed your acre
good and deep you should look out
FOR day dry enough to plow. The
earlier the land is turned the bigger
the yields. Pillow early and deep.
Corn demands a deep seed bed.
Save about a dozen loads of good
barnyard manure. Put this on your
acre with a manure spreader If you
have one. II lime can be secured
apply two tons to your acre.
Plant pure corn. Don't plant tie
mixed variety.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Fuel Administration.
10 the County Fuel Administrator
Of Tennessee:

To the County Fuel Administrators
Of Tennessee:
AS you well know have been al
lowing special privileges in the
burning of wood because felt that
If our people could be brought to
realize that wood was actually OBJ
tainable. and that it was practical
to burn it and thus save coal, it
would be a great object lesson to
the nation.
The burning of wood during the
last ten days in every section of the
State has shown our people that
this could be done, and that a great
saving of coal could thus be brought
about.
Now that this object lesson has
been given our people, DIR. Garfield
orders that the same ban be put on
wood as formerly has been put on
coal.
Beginning with Monday, January
28, the burning of wood is placed
under the same restrictions as the
burning of coal and other fuel.
Wherever the closing regulations
do not allow the burning of coal,
wood can no longer be used in its
place.
Your people must take up all their
fuel questions direct with you, and
they must not send them to me. If
they send them direct to me it will
only cause a waste of time because
it will all be referred back to you.
l would suggest that you request
the merchants all over your county
to mutually agree on keeping open a
fewer number of hours during the
winter. This has been done in many
counties in the State and has result
ed not only in saving fuel, but in
giving the merchants and their en-
ployees more hours of rest and rec
reation.
You have no authority to COM
mand this to be done, but l appeal to
your merchants, thru you, to do this
in aid to their country.
w. e. MYERS,
Tennessee Fuel Administrator.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Nashville. Tenn.
Card of Thanks.

s We, the bercaved husband, chill
dren, brothers and sisters, wiSh to
express our thanks to our dear
friends and neighbors for their aid
and sweet sympothy during the
short illness and sad death of our
dear wife, mother and sister May
Gods richest blessings rest upon
each and everyone is our prayer
l. j. Cook, Pearle Cook. Besse Cook,
Harry L. Cook. Mrs. Thomas Trigg,
Billie Raglan, Tommie Raglan, Mrs.
Tom Mcdonald.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Employment for the Blind.

AS an evidence of one of the pur-
poses to be served by the Tennessee
| Commission for the Blind, letter
has been received by Governor Rye,
| indicating the interest that the blind
population have in ameliorating the
condition of their fellows.
While it is not yet determined
whether 1t would be wise to@follow
the suggestion in the letter, 1t holds
the central idea upon which the
work of the Commission will be
based, that is: practical means to
help the blind to help themselves.
To accomplish this, some educational
effort, by means of the press, lee
| lures, etc., must be expended upon
the general public. A place must be
made for the blind in work which
they can do, if they are to feel the
economic independence which they
crave and to which they are entitled.
This may require little re-adjust-
ment in certain lines of industry,
but once the need is made clear to
the people, they will respond. The
problem is to make it clear. 1t is
believed that the hazard of blindness
from battle will quicken public in
terest in the problem of the adult
blind.
The main text of the letter fol-
lows: II learn that the State will
register its blind. | lost my sight
four years ago in coal mine. / am
sure the blind can load COAL If you
want me to demonstrate, / will be
glad to do so. OF course the coal
would have to be shot and cut by
men who could see. This would
give the unfortunate blind employ
ment and protection, and make them
useful to the country"
Quite number of suggestions
have been received by the Commits
sion from various sources, as to en-
ployment, home teaching, and in
dustrial training, all of which will
be considered at the meeting on
February /. There are several vo-
cations in which the blind people
can do good work. One that has
been recently added to the list re-
suited from an experiment in New
Jersey, whereby a number of blind
men were employed to insulate small
parts of electrical machinery. A
little incident in connection with
this work showed what it meant to
one man who had been blind for
eighteen years. He asked the super
intendent: whats become of the
coils / wound this week."
why, they went into ermatures
for steel mill motors" he was told,
''an6 these motors arc on their way
to company that's making stuff
for the Government"
The blind man was silent for
moment and then he looked up with
smile. That's great" he ex-
claimed. THAT means Pm doing my
bit in the war, doesn't it,"
The reading public is asked to
bring the purpose of the Tennessee
Commission to the attention of the
blind in each community. so that
they may get in touch with the sec
rotary. Address all communications
to Miss Sue S. White, Executive Sec
Rotary, Nashville, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Registration Of Germans.

/. All natives, citizens, denizens
or subjects of the German Empire or
of the Imperial German Government,
being males of the age of IA years
and upward, who are within the
United States and not actually nat
uralized az American citizens, are re-
quired to register as alien enemies.
2. Said registration will commence
at a. m. on February a, 1918, and
will continue on each day success
sively thereafter between the hours
of a. m. and p. M, up to and in
Guiding the 9th day of February,
1918, at s p. m.
g. Persons req iired to register
should understand that in so doing
they are giving proof of their peace
full dispositions and of their intertion
to conform to the laws of the United
States.
Every registrant should read care
fully the form of registration aft
davit handed to him and ask the reg
istration officer for explanation on
all points not clear to him before at
tempting to fill out the blanks. Reg
istration officers are instructed to
give registrants all possible aid in
the way of explanation and advice.
Each registrant is required to fur
nish four unmounted photographs of
himself, not larger than by 9 inches
in size, on thin paper, with light
background All four photographs
should be signed by the registrant
across the face of the photographs,
so as not to obscure the features, If
the applicant is able to write.
Three blanks forms of registration
affidavit must be completely filled
out by the registrant of his repre-
sentative with the exception of the
blanks indicated to be filled out by
the registration officer and the de-
scription of the registrant and the
placing of finger prints on the blank
and must be produced by the regis
trant personally to the registration
officer and be signed and sworn to
by the registrant in the presence of
and before the registration officer,
who will fill in the description of the
registrant and supervise the fixing of
the finger prints and the attaching
of the photographs. If the registrant
cannot write he must make his mark
in the signature space and affix his
left thumb print in the space pro-
vided opposite the signature space.
The finger printing is method of
Identification and follows the practice
observed in the military and the
naval service of the United States.
The registrant is hereby informed
that he must again present himself
before the registration officer who
took his oath after 10 days but be-
fore Is days from the last day affixed
for registration in his registration
district to obtain registration card,
upon which he must sign his name,
or make his mark, and place his left
thumb print in the presence of the
registration officer.
A. All German alien enemies are
directed to appear before the post
master in the locality where he re-
ceives his mail on the above dates
for registration. Should the regis
trant's place of residence be so To-
Gated that he receives his mail from
two post Offices, he may elect at
which post Office he is to register,
but he must Immediately notify the
other post Office of s,s election.
s. H. IRRELEVANT,
U. S. Marshal. Western Dist. Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Gen. Gates for U. s. Senator.

In this paper will be found the an
nouncement of Gen. Chas. T. Gates.
Jr.. as a Democratic candidate for
United States Senator to succeed
Senator John K. Shields, whose term
of office expires next year.
General Gates was former Attor-
ney General of the State. He is a
man of ability and political integ-
rity, commanding and enjoying the
highest confidence and esteem of the
people of Tennessee. one whose am
bition is to serve and protect the in
terest of the people of great State
and nation.
Gen. Gates refers briefly to the
senior Senator's record in Congress,
charging half-hearted support to the
administration food and fuel pro-
grams as they relate to the war, and
20 the senior S enator's DETECTION
from the views of the Administra-
tion and Administration measures
affecting the development of nation
al water power. General Gates de-
clares for universal military train
ing, for greater latitude in the inn
provement of rivers and harbors,
especially the interests of the peo-
pie in the Mississippi Valley. He
discourses on many important sub
jects in able manner and the ad-
dress is we'll worth careful study
by the readers of this paper.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
OWNERS OF STOCK
SHOULD COOPERATE
Animals Necessary for Food Should
Be Kept Off Railroads.


The railroads of the country are
calling attention of owners of live
stock to the fact that thousands of
soldiers could be fed on the live
stock which is permitted to run on
the right OF way of the roads and
which is killed annually. They are
urging owners of stock to keep these
animals under fence, not only from
a dollars and cents standpoint, but
as a patriotic duty at this time
when food is so essential to the win
ming of the war.
In a circular recently issued by
railroad operating in the South
east it is pointed out that on one
division in single month out OF
twenty-five animals killed by the
trains twenty OF these were killed
within station limits.
The circular further states that
stockowners who keep stock con-
fined. municipal authorities who pre-
vent stock from running at large,
enginemen and trainmen who take
precautions to prevent striking stock
on the road, and section men who
drive the stock off the right-of-way
are doing a patriotic act.
Stock killed by train cannot be
used for food and every animal SO
killed constitutes an economic waste
and deprives some soldier, perhaps
dozens, from receiving food that he
might havs received otherwise.
The railroads are appealing to the
owners of stock to cooperate in-this
movement as a patriotic duty.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA &ST.LOUIS RAILWAY
COOPERATIVE
MARKETING SERVICE
The Marketing Division of the Traffic DEPARTMENT. the Nashville
Chattanooga Louis Railway will furnish persons desiring
purchase the and addresses of the of the following
FOR SALE

Eighteen wood eand mammoth clover seed
Florida dust large small quantities.
posts 500 gallons hul
seasoned and 6000 red cedar fence p clover peanut and
small 1917
canned bns $50 bushes mixed
bushels mammoth prolific black mammoth BEANS 100 bushels
soyb yellow
To producers will furnished the and addresses of
by whom the following commodities
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to our
friends and neighbors who were so
thoughtful and helpful to us In so
many ways in our recent affiiction,
the loss of our dear wife and mother.
May God bless each one.-J. A.
Jones and Family.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01

You've tried the rest, now try thu
best-Jersey Cream Flour.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
NO Ia Up.

Old Man Winter used to pause
In his zest,
Give us warm days, frequent thaws.
And some rest.
With soft breezes he'd hobnob
In the past.
But this year he's on the Job
Hard and fast.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
The Doctor.

He's highly nervous. l advised
him not to think about his condi-
ton"
That's fine advice. AS IL a man
can help thinking about his condi-
ton. Did you charge him for that
advice?"
mo. 1 gave him that free"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-02-01
Old Jokes.

They've dramatizcd all the
books"
What next?"
THE aImanncs. / suppose"
They've been doing that for
years"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-15

ing country is becoming more and
more popular every year and we are
now raising 40 and so bushel crops In
ulace of the 20 bushels we used to
raise a few years ago. Sixty and a
hundred will be produced in another
decade.
We still have the freak methods
with us of listing corn without blowing
and even planting on grain stubble
Last season showed what they were
worth. The best average crops have
always been obtained when the ground
is plowed deeply in the fall and the
seed O listed in across the blowing
in the spring. The roots then have
two run-ways to follow: east and west
With the pillow burrows, and north and
south with the lister burrows.
On slopes we're the soil wastes the
planter should be used in preference
10 the lister, for a spring freshet may
fill the burrows with mud and water,
and smother the corn.
Fairly good corn may be raised on
the spring fallow and should be drilled
in at the rate of one grain every two
feet. II the seed does not terminate
we'll under test, two may be planted,
and then thinned down to n in a hill
after the plants come up.
Fertilizing in the row will often in
crease the yield by from 5 to 8 bushels.
] H. may be accomplished by a planter
made for the purpose with two sets of
containers from which it plants seed
and fertilizer at the same time. The
ordinary planter may be used by max
ing two operations OF 1t.
1t is a question at present prices as
tn what fertilizer to use, but the
cheapest for what it will accomplish is
undoubtedly acid phosphate, either for
corn or wheat. Blood and bone and
/, nitrate with acid phosphate make a
, good cobined fertilizer, but the price
! is higher. For using in a planter all
l fertilizers must be in powder form
and dry.
Y The writer is glad to learn that the
corn clubs are taking up Minnesota
e No. 10 as good type to develop in the
mile high dry farming belt. 1t has
deem kernels, the maximum number o.
d rows for a short season corn, and i
- often bears two good ears to the stalk
d Ii this two-ear habit can be perma
e nently fixed it may easily mean mor'
e than 60 bushels per acre. With row
5 9 feet apart and the stalks two fee
Is apart in the row there are about 100
It stalks. At two ears to the stalk tn
st total would be $4,000 to the acre. l
IS these weigh half a pound apiece Gear
have peer raised of ~aeelimated cor
y weighing a pound each), it would meal
p 1000 pounds ear corn to the acre.
y they average half a pound the Gro
ID would be in the neighborhood of .
bushels.
d. The preparation of the land TO
Sudan grass and sorghum crops shout
ii be about the same as for corn, onl
that the best and earliest plow1n
should be use for the latter, and th
s. later blowing for Sudan grass, sol
ghum and corn for ensilage.-E. I
n Parsons.