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New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
COSTLY BARNACLE. : VIEW OF CDNGRE;
Massachusetts Independent signs From 'UseleSS'' COmnli.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Represe1 tive Fuller, 8 wealthy Massachus mem Der of congress, who has dis ! guished himself since he came congress by refusing to accept salary and by paying his. clerical sistants out Of his own pocket, m an effort late. yesterday to reid congress on the basis of war efficie by resigning from a conAnitteesw he declared to be "useless''.
 Tn his letter of resignation Speaker Clark Mr. Fuller, who is | sonly independent in tho house, clared>. that the-r present org salizaaI of the house is such that the ,aXerJ member is little more than a fgl1 head" that two thirds of the ed mittees are useless and that c| gress, at present ks "tlle most ind cient and expensive barnacle 5t] eyer attached itself .to. g. saip ! state.'
 MT. fuller: resigned from the is2 1stj co nnitteo on Expenditures 2ins'- tfleeqs tterior Departm er1t. He ssaid9 fT letter that the onll meeting of
 committee during, tho entiro sess had been "one short smoke tai and that there seemed to ba T prospect of iti9having afiythfng 70 with any X pub1ici busin ess T toge just it's existence. -tt~r.-z.
 That being. the case, :" MT. Full wrote, "I do not wish by accepting honor of mem bcrs11ip fin ft to app| to give even my tacit consent to-
 -I,s sz,1- no real, justifable reason for exist1 other than to entail a needless d unjustifia bIe expense upon fife peo1 who pay the bills. n E~ss -44@ esI
 s."More than half the committees the house are as useless and unnec sary as the committee from whicI am resigning. At q time like II when we are passing through a grf national crisis the house should rte account of matters of efficiency 3 economy Within it's own confines W a view to increasing efficiency a reducing expenses.
 T am a business man and accl toned to looking at these things frt a common sense standpoint. I " somewhat fearful about my qualiftc
 
 congressman because of a lack < political experience. l find that [ duties I have fallen heir to as q cp gressman are of an entirely differe nature than those I anticipated.
 why could not some of thee nee less committees that never meet a. that are occupying valuable room al employing secretaries and messenge thai have no work to do be utilized f various useful purposes such as aDecting camps, soliciting labor f shipyards, doing any one of the Iu dred and one things that the gover ment is in need of today? The m iority of our congressman down he are telling stories and practising up see who can spit the furthest."
 MT. Fuller insisted that the pub should know that congress is load down with standing committees t do no work and that the basis snou be efficiency, with the pub1fe Fecefvi full value ffs0fn -7'51F fs1ri sIa Fs
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
Tho E0elffh lmpO f101a l7nk in fhe< <h0lf
ST. J0SEPH'S TAKES
 THRIFT STAMP FLAG
Jumps Into Lead in Campaign Be.
 ing Waged in Schools ?.

St. Jose eph's~- -Parochial school takes the lead in the School Thrift Stamp league in New Britain, with the Stanley school a close second. The parochial school boys and girls are jubilant over winning the banner and are going to do their best to hold it. The Grammar schol reports sales az gregating $21e,75, and goes ahead of the High school in it's standing. >r
 Superintendent s. H. Holmes makes the following report of the sales -..~,----
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
t .% OUR POLICY. ~< ~~ "s~ ~ ~ er

! First of all, will deal only with the ' truth. 9**4
 We will all be modest in making claims VI | about values, because value is like mans s estimate of himself, merely matter of Il personal opinion.
 ! We will avoid exaggerated and com,arn- e.I tive prices except when that the @4 article referred will truthfully bear com
 parison
 ! t, Our standard of clothing and furnishings .>gl will be plainly of excellent value at all . times, but will never attempt con- i duct this store as bargain sale counter. To be brntaIly frank, will give f. anst1,ine away: everything will be sold at aa- protis excepting twice each year, during
 our" Clearance Sales and Grand @+I Opening. e 4 ..st- ~ Satisfaction will be guaranteed your .g g, saopcy refundeal-in fact yotir money is only ss defso,st here as we do not any ~ ont to Keep anything annyytt that they not
 thoroughly satisfied with
 Friends isn't this the kind of store
 you would like to trade in? r--~~ s- -s .-.--. A.. .s syr *,- ;
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
FIRST LIBERTY MOTOR F2I[A1t FI TG

Washington, Feb. 26-fhe frs public flight of an 4airplafg aGuipBe
 with the Liberty motor wiff4-be smadt here probably next week, Rep ,I5.i. of Iowa said today in -annoncing the arrangements had been comp1eted [ give congressman an opporttt1tfvse ayx taaCsueaAsSsan nnla il1sa1 1tiozr.@s SSs1D j
New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
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New Britain herald., 1918-02-26
3SF FEED" & &4-s& a-~@ - UF-

And to get "Connorized," means that you have become a member of satisfied club ll ef~ customers.
 To become "Connorzed' will increase your will power; help your thinkery; bol- ster your ideals; double your joys in life, and send tho undertaken into reccivership. I know what talking about, for have tried it myself.
 This store Is conducted by two with smiling hearts, in most friendly manner, upon Golden Rule basis, who are at tho door all day and every day, ready with a smile to meet any "kic>' that any cus- tomcr puts up.
 If you are jaded with the commonplace in clothing and furnishing goods why not come in and give yourself a treat ~ We just must have your business, for your own good and ours
 Please act promptly.~- *7 Get Connorized-YourI get your moneys worth" ,gezAsa -=- ~.~-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

each animal secured means not only
one less enemy OF livestock opera.
tons, but the gain Is continuing. since
not only Is the career Of one predatory
animal thus ended but also that OF all
his possible progeny. Each one killed
means one predatory animal less 70
perpetuate his race.
In two and half years the hologi.
cal survey hunters have killed more
than 10000 predatory animals. Fig.
uring the losses these would have In.
flicted, as mentioned above, the work
of the hunters has effected an annual
saving in live stock Of more than
$3,S40,000. In addition to this the fed
eral treasury has benefited to the ex-
tent Of nearly $4,000 from the sale of
skins of the animals secured. The
hunters are not allowed to accept
bounties, and all skins taken become
the property of the government. Some
of these are deposited In the National
museum for exhibition and study pur.
poses, and the rest are sold and the
proceeds turned into the treasury de
partment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
RASPBERRY FOR SPECIAL USE
Varieties Come From Different Parts
Of America and Europe--Adapted
TO Different Uses.

IRON the United States Department OF
Agriculture.l
The varieties Of raspberTies under
cultivation have come from different
parts Of North America and Europe
and are adapted to different conditions
Of environment and 60 different uses.
Thus the Sunbeam and 0hta originat-
ed IN South Dakota and generally with
stand the trying conditions OF the cold
winters there. The Superlative. which
originated In Europe. where the win
tiers are milder than in most raspber-
ry-growing sections Of this country, IL
grown only in the Pacific coast
states. The King Is desirable variety
throughout the region between the
Mississippi river and the Appalachian
mountains. where raspberTies succeed.
In New YORK and New England. how
ever. IT has proved. for the most part.
Inferior to many other varieties.
In selecting the varieties Of rasp
berries 90 cultivate In any locality n
Is usually important to consider (D
the hardness Of the canes. e. the pro
ductiveness Of the variety. and CD
iss fitness for the particular purpose
for which the crop is to be used In
the characterization here given spe-
dial attention has been paid to thess
p0ints
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
Stories From Hunters.

Wild animals which prey upon live
stock are only good when dead. =
Then they may serve a really useful
purpose, II their skins are properly
cured. tanned and made into fur gar
ments.
Predatory animals cause losses to
sheep herds In Utah and neighboring
states Of 10000 head annually. Be
sides the foodstuffs thus destroyed,
this means a loss of about 1000, 000
pounds Of wool.
Two wolves at Ozona, Tex, killed
70 head Of sheep in two weeks.
In New Mexico 8 per cent Of the
cattle are destroyed by predatory ami
mails. In addition to about 34,850
head Of cattle thus killed, the animals
destroy about 10000 sheep. loss Of
100000 pounds Of meat and 1.S20..
600 pounds Of wool The total loss to
the state each year from this source
amounts to about s2,715.250.
States and livestock associations
are cooperating with the department
OF agriculture In Its campaign In the
Western states suffering the greatest
damage from predatory Wild animals.
by liberal contributions Of funds, as
wen as services Of additional hunters.
A biological survey hunter In Arizo-
ma recently killed a mountain lion. on
the trail Of which were found nine
head OF cattle It had killed.
One stock-kllling grizzly bear along
the Pecos river. In New Mexico. ac-
counted for $1,000 worth of cattle in
five months before being dispatched
by hunter OF the biological survey.
II had killed 30 head Of cattle In this
time. and In the previous year Is re-
ported to have killed so head In the
same district
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
WATCH FOR PLANT DISEASES
Food-Products inspectors Are Report
Ing Disorders Found In Shipments
Of Vegetables.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricuture)
To detect local outbreaks Of diseases
OF vegetables and fruits which when
uncontrolled cause heavy losses In the
field or in transit the food-products
Inspectors Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture are reporting dls-
eases found in shipments Of produce
at twenty-three Of the leading market
centers Of the country. Some Of thess
inspectors are expert plant pathole-
gists and others are market inspectors
who have been trained to detect signs
Of important diseases and rots.
Whenever n shipment shows q serf-
Gus disease or rot, the department ~
once notifies its county agent and other
Representatives In the affected locality
and distributes explicit instructions for
overcoming or minimizing future
losses. The notification 10 the point
Of shipment also prevents shippers
from continuing to ship material Ger
tain to spoil In transit and thus waste
car space. t#s
This detection Of disease, however.
n largely q by-product OF the market
inspection made at these markets b.
the department TO certify 10 shippers
the condition as to soundness Of fruits.
vegetables ana other food products. ~
authorized BY the food production ct
approved August 10. 1911.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
Use Of TRACTORS
IN SAVING LABOR
Greater Acreage Made Possible
by Improved Machines.
INCREASE CORN PRODUCTION
Larger PIows, HarroWs and other I'M
plements, Make II Possible TO Ae-
eompIlsh More Work Per
Man on Farm.
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture)

tPrepared by the United states Depart
81 ment Of Agriculture.)
The more extensive use Of labOr-sav'
ing implements will make 1t easier In
1913 to approximate the recOrd-break-
ing acreage of 1917, especially when
employed in sections where corn is
now grown proftably but on a more
limited scale than Is desirable because
present methods require a large
amount of man labor. The more gen.
eeal use Of recently developed and i'm.
proved tractors that are adapted to
the uses Of the small farm as well as
the large farm would tend to increase
the acreage and to effect a saving in
labor. The use of larger plows, har'
rows. and other implements used in
fitting the land would make 1t possible
TO accomplish more work per man.
Similarly the substitution Of two-row
planters and two-row and double Gull
tiyators In place of smaller and less
efficient implements would make 1t
possible to do the same amount Of
work with less expenditure Of labor.
Replant Missing Hills.
In some corn-growing sections 1t Is
the practice to replant missing hills
as soon as the corn is up to stand.
Frequently this is done by dropping
kernels by hand and covering with a
hoe. A labor-saving and quicker meth
cd would be the use of small hand
planters. These could be used to adj
vantage for the first planting also In
sections where comparatively small
areas are planted and where 1t is at
present the custom to drop the corn
by hand and cover with the hoe.
1t is the practice in some localities
to plant a much larger number of ker-
nels than the number Of stalks de-
sired and to thin to the desired stand
when the corn plants are about @ to 8
inches tall. This method may be sat
isfactory where plenty of labor is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

tonseed hulls, and alfalfa hay is
good ration for fattening calves.
Sllage is the best roughage for fat
tening any class Of cattle.
More care is necessary in feeding
calves than in feeding grown cattle.
At the present prices corn silage Is
cheaper and better feed for fatten-
Ing beef cattle than cottonseed bulls.
Hulls and cottonseed meal make an
excellent feed for short feeding pc
Rod, but do not produce good gains on
cattle after the third month.
1t is not entirely satisfactory to use
corn stOver as the sole roughage.
When Johnson-grass hay costs $40
and hulls 81 per ton It is more profit
able to feed the bulls alone.
Summer feeding on pasture is usu-
ally more profitable than winter feed
Ing.
Finishing cattle early In the sum-
mer is usually more profitable than fin
ishing them later In the season.
Fattening steers on grass and cot
tonseed cake is nearly always more
profitable than grazing them without
feed.
Thin steers when put on pasture
make larger and cheaper daily gains
than fieshy ones.
Pound for pound cold pressed cot
tonseed cake is not equal to the COM
mon cottonseed cake.
The use OF a small amount Of corn
in addition to cottonseed cake has
proven profitable for feeding steers
on grass.-From Farmers Bulletin No.
$50.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
UNIMPROVED LANDS
TO INCREASE SHEEP
Opportunity for Wool and Mutton
Found on Idle Areas.
United States Should Possess Three o.
Four Times Present Number Of
Anlmal-Mueh Assistance In
Winning War.

prepared by United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
Immediate opportunity for increas-
ing the sheep population Of this coun-
try is found on the rougher and idle
lands Of the Appalachian region, the
cut-over timber lands of Wisconsin.
Minnesota and Michigan. and to some
extent those Of the South Atlantic and
Gulf States. The acreage Of these
areas that Is suitable for sheep il
alone capable of supporting as many
breeding ewes as are now kept else
where In the country.
Unimproved land in farms also Of
fers opportunity for increasing our
sheep population. Such land amounts
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
TIMELY POINTS FOR
SOUTHERN STOCKMEN
Pasture Grass Planted on Waste
Land Is Profitable.
Purebred Bulls Should Be Used for
Grading Up Native stoek-FlnlSh-
Ing Cattle In Early Summer 10
Recommended.
prepared by United States Department
of Agriculture.)

prepared by United States Department
Of Agriculture)
Good pastures are essential for prof
liable beef production. Plant pasture
grasses over the waste lands.
Use purebred beef bulls for grading
up the native stock.
Always select the best heifers Tor
breeding purposes,
Eradicate the ticks on the farm.
Use the coarse folders. straws, and
the stalk fields for wlntering the breed
Ing herd.
Wean the calves when the pastures
get short. Put them in the cornfields
and pea fields while weaving and teach
them to eat cottonseed cake or cotton
seed meal.
Raise and finish beef cattle on the
same farm when possible.
A mixture Of cottonseed meal. cot
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

5 Don't let ailments get start in the
war filters. For the first week at
least after narrowing look the pigs
over carefully before each feeding. II
any Indications Of scours appear the
sow's feed should be reduced imme-
dlately or possibly cut OF entirely. A
heavy feed Of rich slep given when
seours begin to show possibly may
xiv the entire litter. A little extra
care for the first few days Is very nee
essary TO prevent losses.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

pastures Are Essential 70 Sheep Pro-
duotlon. :
to nearly half Of the total area In
farms. To some extent these lands
are now In use as live stock pastures.
but much Of the area that is wholly
idle would furnish fair summer grnr-
Ing for sheep. Some readjustmenk
with regard to cropping and the keep
ing Of other stock would be required.
to furnish winter feed, but under ex-
listing conditions Of farm labor and tho
present grain prices this change would
have favorable effect upon the net
farm income.
For the greater production Of wood
and mutton, however. future depen-
dence must be placed chiefly upon the,
more general rearing OF sheep upon
improved lands. The keeping Of one
eve to each three acres of all land in
farms on one-fourth Of the 90 per cent
Of farms now having no sheep wouid
double the number now In the country.
Sheep on farms seem to be assured q
larger place, as successful participants
with other stock In the economical and
profitable utilization of the products
Of the soil, as well as producers OF
valuable clothing material for which
there is no complete substitute. Be-
fore many decades have passed the
United States should possess three or
four times the present number OK
sheep. A doubling of the present num-
Der within four years is quite possible
and II would be Of most valuable assis-.
lance to our war interests II such re-
suit could be produced in a shorter.
time. Doubling our wool product
would not render us independent OF,
wool imports, but It would furnish alB
that Is needed for military purposes
and a large part Of that needed for
civilian uses.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

while the production Of two quarts IL
good. and the production of three
quarts is considered as excellent.
Goats milk is nearly always pure
white. The small size Of the fat glob-
ules is one Of its chief characteristics.
In consequence the cream rises very
slowly and never so thoroughly as In
the case OF cows milk. II 1t is prop
erly produced and handled, II will keep
sweet as long as cows milk. and there
should not be any goaty odor. The
milk can be utilized for the same pur-
poses as cows milk, but is less salts
factory for making butter and perhaps
better for making cheese. Practically
all publications. dealing with milk
goats attribute considerable impor-
lance to the use Of the milk for In
fants and lnyalids.
During the last few years a number
of goat dairfes have been In operation
In different parts Of this country. II
only a few goats are kept. II Is not
necessary to have much equipment, IL
any. Any clean, dry quarters free
from drafts may be used for housing
goats, The building should have proper.
ventilation. plenty Of light. and ar
rangements made so that each goat
can be properly fed and handled.
Feed for eeass
Goats should receive a liberal guam
tity OF succulent feed such as gilage.
mangel.wurzels. carrots rutabagas
parsnlps, or turnips. The grain feeds
best suited for their rations are corn,
oats, bran. barley. and linseed-oil meal
or oil cake. A ration that has been
used In the government herd. and
which has proved to be very satisfae-
tory for milk goats during the winter
season, consists Of two pounds Of al
.talfa or clover hay. one and onehalf
pounds Of silage or turnips. and from
one to two pounds Of grain The grain
ration consisted Of a mixture Of 100
pounds corn. 100 pounds oats so
pounds braa. and ten pounds linseed-
oil uAeai. All feed offered for goats
should be clean and Of good quality.
Plenty Of rock salt should be kept be-
fore them, and occasionally a snail
quantity OF fne salt mixed with the
grain feed. A good supply o. fresh
-safer Ia ns.s~sSsarr
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
coxntss Toll In Meat

Three coyotes In Morgan county.
Utah. attacked a herd Of sheep and In
one hour destroyed $500 worth. Ewes,
worth about $1,000. were killed by one
or two coyotes In Colorado; 81 which
had been separated from the min
herd were killed. but only one Of the
carcasses had been partly eaten.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
GARDENS FOR SOLDIERS

prepared by the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture)
A backyard garden for every
soldier.
Keep this in mind In deciding
whether or not you will have a
garden this year.
OF course. the soldiers at the
front cannot enjoy the fresh
vegetables you raise. but you
can, and every meal made up Of
the vegetables from your garden
win leave more meat and wheat
for the soldiers. These can be
readily shipped to France; most
fresh vegetables can not, and I'M
less you eat more vegetables,
some soldier viii not have his
share.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
REDUCE COST OF LIVING

prepared by the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture.)
Do you want to make extra
money during your spare time
this summer at homer
II you consider money saved
Is money made. you can do 1t.
Put In a half-acre garden.
II well planned and cared for
properly, 1t will produce far
more vegetables than the aver
age family con consume.
That means a supply Of vari-
ETY. Of fresh vegetables for the
table-a reduction In the cost OF
living.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
favor GOATS AS
MILK PRODUCERS
Interest Growing in Possibilities
Of Milk-ProduCing Breeds
in This Country.
CALLED THE POOR MANS cow
In Many Parts Of Europe Animals Are
Used for MIX Supply In Summer
Months While People Are En-
Ioylna Vacations.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
In this country the goat is usually
regarded simply as a plaything for the
children, but In some parts of Europe
II is regarded as the poor mans COW.
A well-known American importer Of
live stock states that "the goat of
Switzerland is the Swiss peasants
COW, the Swiss baby's foster mother,
blessing to the sanitariums for In
valids, and a godsend to the poor" In
England and In many other parts Of
Europe people who leave the city dur
ing the summer months, either for
their country homes or for travel,
often take milk goat with them in
order to insure supply of good milk
Of uniform quality. In this country
the fact that the goat will supply sufi-
cient milk for the average family at
low cost and can be kept where 1t is
impossible to keep cow, is beginning
to appeal to many people, especially
those In the small towns and In sub
urbs of cities. In this way the milk
goat can be made to relieve the milk
shortage which is now felt in many To-
callties.
Adapted to This Country.
The milk goat is adapted to this
country and the industry is likely to
become of greater Importance every
year. The goat is especially useful to
those who desire a small quantity Of
milk and do not have room for and
cannot afford to keep COW. In fact,
goat can be kept where 1t is impos-
sible to keep a COW, and will consume
considerable feed that otherwise would
be wasted.
A doe that produces three pints
day is considered only fair mixer,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
SHEEP, NOT DOGS, WILL
WIN.

The fieeces of 20 sheep are
needed to equip one American
soldier.
How many sheep have you on
your farmf
How many did your father or
grandfather keep
II the dogs stopped you from
sheep raising, there is an answer.
Dogs win no wars.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
Value Of Stable Manure.

A ton Of stable manure. Of good
quality, may be said to contain IL
pounds Of ammonia. six pounds Of
phosphoric ac.d and 10 pounds OF pot
ash