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falfa next fall.

falfa next fall.
If one expects to grow alfalfa he
must bear in mind the following:
/. The land must be fairly rich.
2. Well drained. 8. in good physi-
cal condition. 4. supplied with a
liberal application of lime, and 5.
the seed must be inoculated with the
proper bacteria and sown at the
proper time.
/. Alfalfa will grow all right on
a fairly rich soil, this has been
proven. I do not believe it should
be sown on poor land, because it
will not succeed. But poor land
can be made fertile enough to grow
alfalfa in two years time by plow-
ing under some lcgume, such as
cowpeas, velvet beans, and the ap-
plication of barnyard manure.
2. Good drainage is necessary
to grow alfalfa. This is because too
much water in the soil excludes the
air, hence the oxygen, that is abso-
lutely essential to the growth of all
plants and animals. But drainage
is no great problem in Abbeville
County, so we do not have to worry
about that, except on the bottom
lands.
g. The soil must be in good ply
steal condition. By good physical
condition l mean that the land must
be broken deeply and SUBSIDIZED and
thoroughly cut up with a disk har-
row. The soil should be finely pull
verified before sowing seed by run
ming smoothing harrow over it.
4. Lime is absolutely necessary
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Uncle Sans Army of Extension
Workers.

Workers.
An army of 1851 extension work
ers is aiding in the Department of
Agriculturue's food production and
conservation campaign. This is an
increase of 3,4O5 over the number
doing similar work on July 1 of last
year. Of this total 3,049 are in
county-agent work, serving 2,45O
counties; 1880 are in home-demon-
stration work, serving in 1875 coun-
ties; and 912 are in boys and girls
club work. In the Is Southern
States 1924 workers are busy car
rying out the plans of the food
campaign, and in the 33 Northern
and Western States 3,027 are en-
ployed. On July l of last year l.
GAO were employed in the Southern
States, and COG in the Northern and
Western States. In the Southern
States there are 100 negro county
agents and 16O negro home-demon-
stration agents.
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Fighting Animal Tuberculosis.

F1GntIu& Animal A~uDIcSokosios
In April, 22,492 cattle were test
ed for tuberculosis in the tubercu-
losis eradication work of the Bureau
of Animal Industry. This number
was 8,494 more than were tested in
the preceding month. The tubercu-
losis control measures are to be ap.
Piled, in cooperation with State
authorities and livestock owners,
along three characterization of
tuberculosis from pure-bred herds,
eradication from circumscribed
areas, and eradication from swine.
In the beginning efforts are being
concentrated on eradication of the
disease from pure-bred herds.
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Demonstrations on Preserving Eggs.
To teach city people how to pre-
serve eggs with water glass, extern
sion workers of the poultry division
are holding demonstrations in large
department stores in a number of
cities. Demonstrations have been
held in Washington, Chicago, and
New Orleans, and the plan is to
extend the work to other large cit
les. Similar demonstrations have
been held in rural schools and at
meetings attended by farmers.
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for the successful growth Of alfalfa,

Tor q successful grown OF a1aI1s,
it will not thrive in a sour soil.
Ground limestone should be applied
before planting at the rate of 4 or
5 tons per acre, and narrowed in.
5. Another thing necessary is
incubation. The seed should be
inoculated with government free
culturue, or wet seed with a mix
ture of equal parts of molasses and
water and add all the inoculated
soil the seed will hold. Another way
to inoculate is by hauling a 1000
lbs. of soil from a field of alfalfa
or melilotou and broadcasting on the
land where alfalfa is to be planted.
Sow the seed as soon as possible
after middle of September.
To grow alfalfa then we must
have a fairly rich soil. if the soil
is not rich enough make it rich. At
ter small grain broadcast Is or 20
loads of barnyard manure per acre,
this will give time for the manure
to decompose and for the seed to
be killed out. If you do not have
the manure, break land after small
grain, sow 300 lbs. fertilizer per
acre, or two parts of phosphate and
one part of cotton seed meal. Sow
your peas in three rows and cult
vate to keep down weeds. When
peas are mature cut up with disk
harrow and turn under, then sow
broadcast 4 or 5 tons of limestone
per acre and harrow in we'll. After
god rain broadcast 500 lbs. phos-
phate per acre and harrow in. Then
when the first good season comes
along SOW your seed at the rate of
not less than 40 lbs. per acre and
cover lightly with harrow o. brush.
Weeds are the worst enemy of al
falfa, therefore it is necessary to
try to have the land as free of them
as possible before planting by
keeping the land cleanly cultivated
before sowing. 1t is best to SOW
the Seed in the early fall, rather
than in the spring.
Keep Your Alfalfa Patch Fertilized.
Alfalfa should be fertilized every
two or three years during December
or January. Broadcast barnyard
manure every other year if possible
and run disk harrow over alfalfa.
During the latter part of February
apply broadcast 500 lbs. phosphate
per acre and harrow in well. About
the fourth year it will be best to
apply limestone about February and
harrow it in well. The alfalfa must
be properly treated if n expects
to get good returns from it: Fer
tilization and the application of
barnyard are necessary ev-
cry two or three years, and lime
should be applied every four or five
years because it is not expected to
last more than four years.
Cut alfalfa when the next shoots
(young plants) begin to appear
above the ground; this is about
blooming time.
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Driving Cattle Tick From South
Carolina

The entire State of South Caro-
lima will be freed December 1, from
quarantine against the cattle fever
tick, it is believed by officials of the
LIBERALIZATION division of the Blu
reau of Animal Industry. Tick
eradication work is progressing fav-
orably throughout all the other
Southern States. The number of
dipping watts available on May l
numbered 22,879.
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Breaks Record for Hauling Eggs.

Breaks Record for Hauling Eggs.
The first commercial truck load
of eggs from Vineland and Mill
vile, N. j., into New York City
about 140 miles-arrived recently
with not one egg broken. Delivery
from the shipper to the wholesaler
was made in Is hours, which is fas-
ter time than that made by express
shipments and establishes a record
for motor haul of eggs, according
to the Bureau of Markets Of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture which
arranged for the demonstration. The
5-ton truck carried $50 crates of
eggs weighing nearly a tons, the rest
of the load being made up of Grated
glass. 1t left Vineland at about II
a. m. and arrived in the wholesale
district of New York City at 2
o'clock the next morning.
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Being Asked to Supply Farm
Help.

IAGlPs
To interest COMMERCIAL organiza-
tions in cities in the problem of sup
plying farmers in surrounding COM
munities with sufficient help to har-
vest their crops, the Department of
Agriculture, in cooperation with the
Department of Labor, has placed
trained men in numerous States to
call meetings of business men and
present the situation to them. Ten
men are at work in Illinois, three
in Indiana, three in Kansas, two in
Virginia and two in Vermont, and
additional appointments are to be
made soon. These men will tell the
city organizations that although
farmers have planted larger acre
ages than during the normal year,
they will need additional assistance
in connection with the harvest, and
that each local community should
strive to solve its own labor prob
lens. Factories and business houses
are being asked to release at least
a part of their employees, if neces-
sary, for a few days in order that
the farmers may have enough help
to save their crops.
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The government is to take oven
every pound of steel in the country
and then. after it's needs have been
met, will apportion the remainder
among essential industries.
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Cold. Storage Space for Butter and
Eggs.

In view of the heavy demands for
c~,ld-storage space growing out Of
war shipments, the Bureau of Mar
kets is making surveys of space a.
valuable for the cold storage of but
ter and eggs througout the United
States.
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Pig Club Membership Increases.

One hundred thousand boys and
girls are now members Of pig clubs.
This is more than twice the num-
Der enrolled last year, when $4,000
members produced approximately
1O,0OO,OOO pounds of dressed pork.
These boys and girls are raising
pigs under. the supervision of local
pig-clug leaders who are cooperat-
ing with the State colleges and the
United States Department of Agri.
culture.
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A Monthly Survey of Food Stocks

A Monthly Survey of Food Stocks
An inventory of commercial
stocks of grain, flour, meal and other
food products is being taken each
month by the bureau of Markets
and the results published in a new
monthly publication called GOOD
Surveys" two numbers Of which
have already been issued. These
monthly surveys began April 1, 1918
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.N\&NAAAAAA\\
ANTREvALE.



Antreville, June 1.-Children's
Day Exercises given at Shiloh last
Sunday afternoon were very inter-
esting. The church was filled to the
utmost and some could not9get into
the church. Each child did his part
and did credit to themselves and to
the members of the program COM
mittee who trained the children.
Misses Margaret Bradley and
Susie Stevenson Of Abbeville, -spent
last weekend with Misses Annie
Bell and iZula sSuber. -,
The CLOSING exercises Of the Lit
tie Mountain school were ssplsndid
and we'll attended. The. pupils show
that they have had careful training.
Mrs. nR. "A. Keaton, Archie and
Miss ,Athea spent the weekend in
BowersyiHe, Ga, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Motto Keaton and on Sunday heard
the ,Baccalaureate sermon delivered
in the Auditorium of Lavonia High
School at the closing of,their school,
by Rev. j. l.. Herndon, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church Of
La Grange, Ga. He delivered q
splendid sermon Ion the text: "And
he had aason whose name was Saul,
"a choice young man, and "a. goodly."
Misses, r'Mayme Bowen and Luna
Martin ARE spending this week with
Misses Nan and Elvira Pennell near
Bolton.
Privates Jess Bell and B. Bowen
spent the weekend with -homefolks.
Miss Ruth -Crowther and brother,
George, are spending their vacation
at home after teaching the past
term.
MI. Fred Crowther has purchas-s
ed a beautiful Saxon Six automobile
Mrs. j. A. Dickson and son, Paul
visited Mrs. W. r. Crowther and
family and Mrs. Ressie Knox this
week.
Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Martin spent
several days this week in the Bells
section visiting friends and going
fishing.
Mr.. Lawrence lCarwsle passed
away in the Anderson Hospital last
Tuesday night, after suffering for
several weeks. Mr.. Carwile was
we'll known all over eur community
and county and had many friends
who will -grieve his less. Yet We, we
realize that, "God 'doeth, all athings
we'll" He leaves a wife and eight
children to mourn his death. We ex-
tend our HEARTFELT sympathy to them.
Miss Ethel Anderson Of Winthrop
College, returned home Friday for
vacation. Miss Anderson is one OF
the most intelligent young women
that A~ntreville has ever turned out
and she is making splendid success
in college. We are glad to have her
in our midst for the summer"
-Messrs. Marvin Patterson and
Maf1on Gordon left Wednesday; for
Camp Sewer, where they go in
training. Archie Keaton has enlist.
ed in the navy, but we don't know
where he will be stationed, just yet.
Our soldier boys are leaving every
day,
To fight for our country without
delay,
We honor these boys-every one,
And know they will fight till it's
done. M
When they return to their homes,
so dear,
Be welcomed with good cheer
All honor and glory will be. given
them s
For they are keeping u flag in
trim, IN
They have taught a lesson to every
N
Slight for your country and
stand by your gum"
"A. M. K.
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Schedule was changed Sunday,

Schedule was changed
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DUBLIN, IND.

The Mothers club held it's last meet
ing for the year at the home Of Mrs.
w. II. Riser. There was no special
program prepared. The children en-
tertained the mothers by music, reel
tations and games. Miss Geneieve
Jameson OF Pershing, spent Thursday
afternoon with Miss Lillian Howren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams have re-
turned to their home in indianapolis,
after several days visit with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sutton. -.
Miss E.lma Henby returned to Ealham
college Tuesday, after spending the
holiday vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henby... Henry Fricker, an
aged resident Of Dublin. passed away
at his home Tuesday about 9 a. m,
after a long illness. The funeral serv-
ices were held at the home Thursday
at II o'clock and his remains were
taken to Doddridge for burial.
Charles Deebel and family west of
town, who have been very sick with
scarlet fever are reported to be i'm
proving at this writing. . Mrs. Eva
Charles has returned to her home in
Richmond after two weeks stay at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Hill.
Mrs. Howard Holt returned home
Saturday after a few days visit in
Greenfield. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Hall
and daughter Hildred, returned home
Thursday from a few days visit with
relatives at Albany, Ind. The Union
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
will give a social Friday evening, Jan.
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4, at the home of w. E. Floyd. A
shower will be given in connection
with the social for Dublin soldiers,
who are in different camps. 1t is the
wish of the Endeavor that the people
remember this announcement and
make a strong effort to attend this
social. d. Lorin Champ has returned
to Camp Taylor after pleasant visit
with his father and other relatives.
Mrs. Eva Beeson entertained at dinner
Christmas day, Mr.. and Mrs. Livings-
ton, and Miss Bernice Johnson, of near
Lewisville. Miss Nellie Booth Of
Centerville was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Copeland, the latter part OF
last week. Rev. Mr.. Wolford of
Richmond, filled the pulpit last Sun
day morning and evening in the alb
sence of Elder Wilson, who had gone
to Camp Shelby to visit his SON..
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Groves enter
tanned at a six o'clock dinner Monday
evening, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Beard and
daughter, of Guthrie Center, Iowa..
A party was given by two of the Sun
day school classes of the Friends
church at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Leslie Bond last Friday evening In
Vi 1ATllS anu nay IllOlid
cult, who are in the war camps and
home on Through. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Chrisman spent Christmas with
the formers sons at Dayton, Ohio. -.
The ministers here have decided to
have union meeting at the Friends
church Sunday, Jan. 6, at 7 o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Collins pastor of the U. B.
church will deliver the sermon. Every
one is invited to attend. =. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. E. Hoffman spent Christmas
with relatives in Indianapolis. -. Mr..
and Mrs. John Lawrence of Flat Rock,
were here on business Monday.
Mrs. Mary Hagerman entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cope
one day last week. John P. Jones, Mrs.
Mary Jones and MIR. Ernest Jones of
Milton. -. W. E. Floy and family spent
Christmas day with relatives at Mil
ton. :. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Cox re-
turned home Monday from a ten days
visit Mrs. Wolverton, near Lewisville.
-. Frank Hunnicutt of Nebraska,
came last week for a visit with his
father William Hunnicutt and family,
south Of town.
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RED CROSS IS
after WORKERS

Workers are needed in all depart
ments at the Red Cross rooms these
days.
Thursday the women of the st. An
drew's Catholic church spent the day
at the rooms.
The aid society of the United Breth-
rem and First English Lutheran
churches have been sewing again for
the Red Cross.
The First English Lutheran aid met
Thursday at the church and spent the
time making hospital garments.
Members of the United Brethren aid
Society made supplies Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Frank Weaver.
Richmond women are urged to work
at the rooms any time throughout the
day from now on.
The surgical dressings class which
met on Tuesday before the holidays
will continue its work next week.
Meetings will also be held on Thurs
day afternoons at o'clock This work
is under the direction of Mrs. Olive
Allison.
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CENTERVILLE, IND.

The funeral of Bert Gallinger will
be held at the NJ e. church Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. ]. b.
O'Conner will have charge Of the SER
vices. John Lashley received some
bad burns on his face the result Of a
coal Oil stove explosion. A small coal
oil heater exploded and caught fire to
some of the furniture in room, and
in his efforts to extinguish the blaze
he received the burns on his face
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor McConaha enter
tanned a number Of relatives at a New
Years dinner. Those present were:
Oliver Myers and family, Lewis Stan
ley and family of Boston, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Cook and son of Green's
fork. Mrs. Maude Crook, Mrs.
Emma Kitterman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor McConaha attended the flu
neral Of Frank Davis, at Greensboro,
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COUNTY AGENT
FOR WAYNE TO
Be APPOINTED
Fifty-one Counties in Indiana
Adopt Governments Food
Production Plan.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Jan. 3.--Prof
G. l. Christie, state food director, to
day stated that fifty-one Of the ninety.
two counties Of Indiana have complied
with the governments plan for in.
creased food production during the
war
Thirteen more counties have com.
pleted the preliminary work pre-
scribed by the state law governing the
appointment of county agents, and are
ready for recommendation of agents
by Purdue university, while five other
counties have this work under way
Twenty-three counties have failed to
Indicate their intentions.
The thirteen counties awaiting the
appointment OF agents are Kosciusko,
Marshall Fulton, White, Benton, Gin
ton, Boone, Grant, Wayne, Putnam,
Dubois, Spencer and Upton. Counties
which have taken steps to comply
with the request of the United States
are Lagrange, Noble, Miami, Daviess
and Carroll. The other twentythree
counties have made no effort to meet
the governments wishes in the nam
ing of an agricultural adviser.
Every County Needs Agent.
Prof. Christie said that the federal
authorities have asked Indiana to
place an agent in every county before
the spring of 1918. The state last
year increased its corn acreage
20 percent when asked to do so by
the government and later increased
the wheat acreage Is percent. Then
came a request to increase by 90 per-
cent. the number of brood sows on
Indiana farms. Reports received indi-
cate that this goal will be passed. 1t
is question now whether this state
shall fail to do it's full duty as pointed
out by federal authorities in prepar-
ing the maximum food production.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
says that all county councils of de-
tense and rural organizations can do
a positive service in assisting the gov
eminent in its work and that the gov
eminent has provided S1,0S0 for every
county employing a county agent
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daughter, Mrs. Leon Craig, at West
Alexandria, Monday afternoon.
Lester Benhom and family spent New
Years with his father at West Flor
ence. -. Mrs Hannah Frame, grand
mother of Mrs. Leland Campbell, was
eighty-seven years old New Years day.
Her many friends remembered her
with post cards. !. Frank Miller is
able to be about the house again. -.
Rev. Masterson and family and Will
liam Geeding and wife spent Sunday
with Harry Fultz and family. Rev.
Masterson and wife very pleasantly
entertained about twenty young people
Monday evening to a watch party. -.
The following persons visited the Cen
trail School during Monday and Tues
day of this week: Earl Bra6way, Pur-
due University; WILDER Duffield.
Misses Helen Pioneer, Maud Watts,
Cordelia Mummert, Dora and Mary
King, Catherine and Ruth Cox. :. .Har-
old House had his tonsils removed last
Thursday at Richmond and is getting
along very well. ;. Jackson township
now has ALP Red Cross members.
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Sunday. Mrs. Anna Russell re-
turned to her home in New Madison
this week after long visit with her
sister, Mrs. Taylor McConaha. Tho
Women's Missionary society OF the
Christian church were entertained by
Mrs. Ed Anderson Wednesday after
noon. Owing to the extremely bad
day the attendance was smaller than
usual, but good meeting was enjoyed
and refreshments served by the
hostess. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Miller. Mrs H. H. Peelle
entertained the members OF her Sun
day school class Wednesday evening.
The usual good time was enjoyed, and
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CAMpBELLSTOWN

Miss Helen Pioneer Of Richmond,
visited her grandparents, Monroe
Campbell and wife, Sunday night and
Monday. :. Monroe Campbell and wife
moved to Eaton Tuesday after years
residence in this locality :. Harley
Parker of Springfield, O., visited his
parents few days during the holi-
days. Born to Leon and Craig and
wife, nee Ccrence Shumate, of West
Alexandria. Sunday night a baby girl.
-. Mrs. James Shumate visited her
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SCHOOL BOARD MEETS

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-New York's
new board of education, consisting of
seven members, two of them women
Mrs. Emma l.. Murray and Mrs. Isaac
Franklin Russell, will hold its first
meeting late today to organize. The
new board replaces the old one of 46
members
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BEAsLEY GETS JUDGMENT.

TERRE HAUTE, Jan ga com
promise judgment of $3.50 has been
given John Hoke Beasley, son of John
r. Beasley, president of the United
States Trust company, against the Big
Four Railway company here. Beasley
narrowly escaped death last July
when an engine smashed his automo-
bile to splinters at a railroad cross
ing in this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-03
Hoosier Happenings

Indiana university, In her enthusiasm
to boost the Red Cross membership
in Monroe county, registered her pet
canine Lucy" and this act added a
dollar more to the fund to fight the
kaiser.
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refreshments served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Dunbar, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G.
Dunbar and Mrs. Donald Lantz have
gone to Indianapolis to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Walter Dunbar. -
Julian Dunbar, who has been spending
several days with his parents, re-
turned. to camp at Hattiesburg We'd
nesday.
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BANK is SCORCkED.

BICkNELL, Jan. Sire original
ing. in a paper chute leading to the
basement OF the First National bank
of Bicknell caused a loss to the build
ing and fixtures estimated at $4,000
The building was badly damaged by
smoke and water.