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SALT PRESERVES SOFT CORN
Successful Treatment Reported From
Prophetstown, lIl.-Good venti-
lation Needed.

prepared by the United Statos Depart
ment of Agriculture-)
Some farmers in the corn belt are
having success in preventing soft or in
sufficiently cured corn from spelling by
applying eight to ten quarts of salt to
each wagonload as it is being cribbed.
Farmers about Prophetstown, ILL.,,
where this plan was practiced rather
generally in 1915 and during last fall
and the present winter, report that the
salted corn keeps well. while similar
corn without salt spoils. They report
that the salt draws water from the
ears and prevents heating, souring or
rotting where there is sufficient vend-
lation to carry away the moisture.
Although observations and investiga-
ton along this line by the office OF
corn Investigations, United States de-
partment of agriculture, have not
progressed far enough to give definite
results, means of saving mature corn
of unusually high moisture content are
so urgent and tests of the preserving
power of salt are SO promising Of
economic results as to warrant trial
by farmers who find 1t advisable or
necessary to crib corn containing 25
per cent or more of moisture. The
cost of the salt will be less than one
cent per bushel of corn. Even with
the aid of salt, good ventilation is nee
eSsary.
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GOOD CORN CROP
VERY IMPORTANT
Scarcity of Suitable Seed in
Many Producing States.
WARNING SENT TO FARMERS
Still Possible to Find Some Sound Ears
Suitable for Seed-Ready Market
for All That Is Not Wanted
for Planting.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A good crop of corn cannot be
grown without good seed. yet in many
of the principal n-producing states
there Is scarcity of suitable seed for
planting the 1918 crop. Unless every
corn grower saves, and saves carefully,
a good supply from which to select the
best ears for Planting. this scarcity will
not be averted. The seed-corn scarcity
will not take care of itself; the only
choice Is between making sure now or
causing a scarcity In the planting sea-
son.
warning Is being sent out by the
United States department of agricul-
ture to the farmers of a number Of
states for which a serious scarcity of
seed corn for spring planting In 1918
has been noted. These states include.
In whole or part, New York, Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio. Michigan, Indiana. nli-
nois. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, North Dakota and South Da-
kota.
Not Too Late to Select Seed Ears.
Little corn of the 1916 crop is avail
able and adapted seed cannot be had
from other sections. In this emergency
the seed stocks committee of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture
urges farmers not to overlook any pos
sible source of supply. 1t points out
that on many farms in the states where
seed corn is scarce, it is still possible
to find some sound ears which should
be saved for seed. In some cases,
however, this sound corn Is being fed
because the owners do not realize its
value nor the need for it. They have
been accustomed to planting much bet
ter corn and have not stopped to con.
slider that every bushel of seed corn
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CHAPTER ~.
L Go to Church.

Upon enlistment we had Identity
disks Issued to US. These were small
disks of red fiber worn around the neck
by means of string. Most of the Tom
mics also used little metal disk which
they wore around the left wrist by
means of chain. They had previous
ly figured 1t out that II their heads
were blown off. the disk on the left
wrist would identify them. II they lost
their left arm the disk around the neck
would serve the purpose, but II their
head and left arm were blown off, no
one would care who they were. so 1t
did not matter. On one side Of the
disk was inscribed your rank. name.
number and battalion. while on the
other was stamped your religion.
G. Of E., meaning Church of Egg
land; r. c., Roman Catholic; W.. Yves
leyan; p, Presbyterian; but If you
happened to be an atheist they left it
blank, and just handed you pick and
shovel. On my disk was stamped G. of
E. This is how got 1t: The lieuten-
ant who enlisted me asked my religion.
] was not sure of the religion Of the
British army, so answered, "Oh, any
old thing" and he promptly put down
c. of q.
Now, just imagine my hard luck. Out
Of five religions was unlucky enough
TO pick the only one where church
parade was compulsory!
The next morning was Sunday.
was sitting In the billet writing home
to my sister telling her Of my wonder
fnl exploits while under fire-all re-
cruits do this. The sergeant major put
his head In the door of the billet and
shouted: &c. of q. outside for church
parader"
kept on writing. Turning to me, In
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CHAPTER II.-continued.

The greatest shock a recruit gets
when he arrives at his battalion in
France is to see the men engaging In a
''cootie" hunt. With an air of con-
tempt and disgust he avoids the COM
pany Of the older men. until couple
of days later. In a torment OF itching.
he also has to resort to a shirt hunt.
or spend many sleepless night of
misery. During these hunts there are
lots of pertinent remarks banded back
and forth among the explorers, such
as. "Say. Bill. I'll swap you two little
ones for a big one" or. "rve got q
black one here that looks like Kaiser
Bill"
One sunny day in the front-line
trench. / saw three officers sitting out
side Of their dugout ("cooties" are no
respecters Of rank have even noticed
a suspicious uneasiness about a certain
well-known generaD. one of them was
a major. two of them were exploring
their shirts, paying no attention to the
occasional shells which passed over
head. The majo.' was writing letter !;
every now and then he would lay aside
his writing-pad. search his shirt for n
few minutes, get an inspiration, and
then resume writing. At last he fin
ished his letter and gave 1t to his run
ner." I was curious to see whether he
was writing to an insect firm, so when
the runner passed me / engaged him
in conversation and got glimpse at
the address on the envelope. 1t was
addressed to Miss Alice Somebody, in
London. The runner informed me
that Miss Somebody was the majors
sweetheart and that he wrote to her
every day. Just imagine 1t, writing a
love letter during "cootie" hunt; but
such is the creed of the trenches.
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600; mules, 1O1 600; milk cows, 39O,-
600; other cattle, 1857 600; sheep, l.
2S4.OOO; swine, 3,s71 900. The total
number of horses is estimated at 81
$4,000; mules. 4.s24.OO0; milk cows,
23.2S4. 900; other cattle, 43,546,OOO !;
sheep. 4s,9OO,OO0; swine, 71.374.OOO.
The increase of As per cent In num-
bers of "other cattle" is due to an in
crease of AZ per cent In calves, 22.7
per cent in heifers, a decrease of 80
cent in other heIfers, decrease of 80
per cent in steers. and an increase of
10 per cent in "other cattle" (milk
cows not included. Swine over six
months old increased AS per cent (;
those under six months increased 7S
per cent.
The number Of live stock not on
farms. that is, stock in cities and vii
lagos, is not estimated yearly, but
their number in 1910 as reported by
the census was: Horses. 3.1S3,OOO;
mules, 270.O0O; cattle, 1,s79,OOO;
sheep, 391, 900; swine, 1,2SS,OOO. The
census Of 1910 also reported 100000
asses and burros on farms and 1900
not on farms; 2.915.0OO goats on farms
and 115.0O0 not on farms.
In average value per head horses in
creased $1.39, mules increased S1O.59;
milk cows increased $1O96, other cat.
tie increased $4.98; sheep increased
$4.69, swine increased $7.76.
In total value the increases are:
Horses, S66,3t9 900: mules. S62 O5S =
600; milk cows. $27s.3Ss,O 900; other
cattle. s2S2, ,431 900; sheep. s23s, 1885,.
600; swine, s599,37S.O00.
The total value January /, 1918, of
all animals enumerated above was S..
263,524,0OO as compared with $685.
612.OOO January l, 1917. an Increase of
S1.527 $4,000, or 22.7 per cent.
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WAYS TO THE is PER
CENT HOG INCREASE.

Pork production, to attain the
Is per cent increase declared
needed during 1918, according to
the agricultural production pro-
gram recently announced by the
department of agriculture, will
be increased economically by
breeding for two lltters a year,
by saving through better care
larger number of the pigs far
rowed, by growing pasture and
forage crops, by using wastes,
especially town and city garbage.
by proper rations of concentrate
ed feeds, by the use of self
feeders. by pasturing alfalfa and
other legumes and other forage
crops. by hogging down grain
sorghums and corn, by finishing
hogs to heavier weights, up to
about 275 pounds, and by pre-
ventive measures which will
keep hogs free from cholera, tu-
berculosis. other diseases and
parasites.
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they feed now would. If planted. pro-
duce hundred or even two hundred
bushels next year.
Save Sound Ears for Seed.
Under ordinary conditions, 1t pays
to select seed corn In the field and to
cure 1t carefully, but seed SO selected
and cured Is not available for much of
the corn acreage to be planted next
spring. 1t will be necessary, therefore,
the specialists emphasize, to use the
very best seed that is available. Past
experience shows that 1t is better to
plant seed of an adapted variety, even
though 1t is poor in termination, than
to plant much better seed Of an un-
adapted variety. For this reason, the
seed stocks committee urges farmers to
pick over their corn and select the
sound ears for possible use as seed.
II more is saved than IL needed. there
will be a ready market for 1t next
spring.
Guard Seed Corn From Damage.
This emergency seed should be sepa-
rated from the immature or moldy corn
Immediately, &C prevent further dam
age to its vitality. If 1t is not already
dry 1t should be dried at once and kept
at as uniform a temperature as pos
sible. From six to ten kernels from
different parts of each ear should be
taken and tested for termination. The
ears which show all or nearly all dead
kernels should be discarded. The re-
naming ears should then be shelled
by hand and the grain from each ear
carefully examined, discarding all
kernels in which the germs appear to
be dead. In this way, 1t should be pos
slble for many farmers to get seed corn
which will germinate from so to 60
per cent. This seed can then be plant
ed thickly enough next spring to pro-
duce stand.
Those who are not familiar with
making single-ear termination tests Of
corn can get Information on how to
make the test from their county agent,
from the state experiment station. or
by sending to the United States depart
ment of agriculture. Washington. d. c.,
for copy of Farmers Bulletin 253.
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BILLIONS IN FARM PROD
UCTS.

The total estimated value of
all farm products. including ami
NAL products, for 1917 Is given
as $19,443. .S49. .3S1 In a recent re-
port Of the secretary of agricul.
ture. This compares with 3d.
4o6,364.O11 for 1916 and $685.
65,179, the five-year average for
l91O-1914. These valuations are
passed upon the prices received
by producers, which will apply
10 the total output regardless of
whether the products are con-
sumed on the farms or sold.
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USES OF BUcKWHEAT

prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agricultural
Buckwheat is valuable as a
human food. 1t Is also an ex-
cellent feed for poultry. The
middllngs remaining as by-pro-
duct after milling are, on ac-
count of their high protein con-
tent, q valuable feed for dairy
cows. The production of buck
wheat will help to provide food
in many districts this year for
local consumption and thus help
to avoid the danger of shortage
due to possible lack of adequate
transportation facilities.
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How to Get More Beef.

The number of beef animals should
be maintained, and in areas where 1t
is clearly the best range and farm
practice. should be increased, says the
program for agricultural production
n 1918 recently made public by the
United States department of agricul-
ture Since the outbreak Of the Euro
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IMPORTANCE OF LIVE STOCK
and Forage Crops Into High
Priced Products.

An important function of live stock
on the farm is to furnish market for
the crops grown. enabling farmers to
convert the grasses. forage crops. le-
gumes, and SO on, Into higher-priced
finished products and to return to the
soil the plant food taken from 1t.
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SPREAD MANURE ON FIELDS
Important to Have Work Done Soon
as Possible After Made-Food 10
Badly Needed.

Too much cannot well be said about
the importance of having manure thin
ly and evenly spread on the fields at
the earliest possible date after being
made. 1t is Just as Important to con-
serve the things food is made Of as the
food itself for next year and for un-
told numbers of years We will need
food as badly as now. and perhaps
more so.
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FEEDING HOGS MORE BARLEY
tendency on Part of Farmer. n ,,..
More Of Crop Than in Past to
Conserve Wheat.

There is distinct tendorcv for
tar,ners than TO feed more barley to hogs
. nun IN the past, owing to the great
need Tor wheat conservation. The
novement may result in the develop
mem ment OF barley as great hog feed like
corn is in the middle West
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Care in FattenInu c.,v..

MORE care is necessary in fattenlng
hn,Ves hn. than In feeding grown cattle.
out. wherever possible. 1t is best 70
," ,a.se ana hnish beef cattle on the same
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INCREASE SHOWN
IN MEAT ANIMALS
Federal Reports Give Gains Made
in 1917 and Needs of Pres
ent Year.
MORE MEAT ANIMALS NEEDED
Specialists Tell How to Get More Pork
and Beef-Exports Have Increas-
ed 177 Per Cent During
Past Three Years.
Live stock men are on the job.

Live stock men are on the job.
A gratifying increase in the prin-
cipal classes of live stock during 1917
Is reported by David +. Houston, sec
of agriculture, in II recent statement.
The increases reported as for January
1, 1918. on farms and ranges of the
United States. according to revised
estimate for 1917, are: Horses, $685.
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Empey takes his first turn on
the firing step Of the trench
while the machine gun bullets
whiz over his head. He soon
learns why Tommy has adopted
the motto. az you're going to
get 1t, you'll get 1t, so never
worry" Don't miss the next
installment.
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EMPEY GETS INTO THE FRONT LINE TRENCH-AND
WISHES HE WERE BACK IN JERSEY CITY.

the sinking of the Lustana with the loss Of
American City
to land nj a
andm the acquain of "cooties"
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Cro BE CoNTINUED.)

No one can kill time in these strenu-
Gus days without also Staying his Owl
opportunities.
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Take Care to Prevent eIoat.

When alfalfa is pastured. great care
should be taken to prevent bloat.
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they feed now would. If planted. pro-
duce hundred or even two hundred
bushels next wear.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-29
NO FOOTBALL TILL
s .3 BAN Is REMOVED

While 80 members of the original
1913 Mountaineer football squad
Rave returned to West Virginia Uni
versity and under ordinary circum-
stances would be out every day
rracticing for the team, the latest
order of the health authorities is
that no classes shall be, helds at
West Virginia university till Mon
day, November s. and till this ban is
lifted it is entirely unlikely that any
football work will be attempted.
When classes are resumed it will
have been practically whole month
during which no football work has
been carried on. While this in itself
would be sufficient to prevent most
institutions to go forward with the
sridiron game, it is still thought
here that it may be possible to play
after the university reopens;r though
at present there is little prospect
that any time will be allowed even
then for football work. IN
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-29
A CHILD DOESN'T
LAUGH and PLAY
{ !? # C0NSTIPATED
If Peevish, Feyerish and Sick.
Give California Syrup
-. Of Figs"


Mother, Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See if tongue is
coated; this is ssare sign it's little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once -ar .-sy
When listless, pale, feverish, full
of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally
has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, remem
Der, a gentle liver and bowel clean.
sing should always be the first treat
ment given
Nothing equals California Syrup
of Figs" for childrens ills; give a
teaspoonful. and in. few hours all
the foul waste. sour bile and Ger.
menting food which is clogged & in
the bowels passes out of the system,
and you have a well and playful
child again. All children love this
harmless, delicious fruit laxatixe"
and it never fails 10 effect good
inside" cleansing Directions MOI
babies, children Of all ages and
grown-ups are plainly on the bottle
Keep it handy in your home. lit
tie given today saves a sick child no
morrow, but get the genuine ASK
your druggist for bottle Of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs then look and
see that 1t is made by the "Calforn.
ia Syrup Company" ~ II
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each Of them IS passed upon and aud
dited by the war department.

each OF them is passed upon and aud
dited by the war department.
|. In other wars the influence of tie
American home has had IL. stop at
the soldiers own front gate. All
that made life comfortable and hap
Ipy for him deserted him there when
he kissed his family good bye
In this waf the home follows the
flag clear rub to the; front t1ine tren-
ches. That, in one word, is the story
raf these seven great cooperating
war work agencies. Z
Let US follow one single soldier on
The long road that leads from his
from. door TO far-away France. and
see how lllese seven organizations
join hands TO form a great chain of
helpfulness all the way
He. steps aboard troop train that
is to carry him to the cantonment
A long, lonesome ride, full of home
sick thoughts, but perhaps, there is
g band furnished by the Jewish We'll
fare League or the War Camp Com
mnity Service to speed him on his
way, and, on the train are friends
whom he hadfnot expected Y. M.
G. A., or a Kt Of secretary big
friendly fellow, who has travelled
for months with other boys just like
him. and knows how to-help.
AT the scantonment the evidence
that the folks back home are think
ing of him lies thick on every side.
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VICTORY GARDENS
VI The PLAN FOR 1919

"vicqoisy gardens" win replace the
war gardelisss' '''hesst spring shohld
the war be going on at that tinfe
This suggestion was made by the
National VII. Garden Commission to
the more than five million families
swae siaee~the -unitad States entered
the war have cultivated little saarreas
Of ground as "a lfoed n conseryatiop
measure.
THE Food Administration points
out the millions of people we will
have to feed. with Germany being
swept back to the Rhine" said Il
statement issued by the commission.
This means Victory gardeners must
work as never before
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-29
SAVAGE FIGHTING
FAILS To DELAY
:. :. ALLIED ADVANCES
Continued from page one)


and 81 guns had been captured and
eihaff The British and italians have
adranced four miles cas- Off the Piave
ariyer.
crbss Piapes and vidor.3
{ Amsterdam, Oct. 29.-5The allied at
tack on the italian front has been ex-
tended to front of over SO miles and
violent battle is in progress.
Admission that the allied forces
have crossed the Pave river and the
vidor is contained in official Austrian
war office reports received from vie.
ma today
Pushing Ahead.
London, Oct 29.-The Italian army
that crossed the Piave river in the
new offensive was still pushing ahead
said dispatch from, the Italian front
today.
~ sFFasses eighth army and the tenth army
aaye established bridge-heads east OF
the river. Bot armies went forward
on front Of u miles each
Il Encircling Huns.
Paris. Oct. 2s.-oyereoming strons
German resistance. the French have
made, great progress in their encircl
ing movement aleRg The Guise, tn,
war office announced to-day
There was artillery dueIling durins
tse night on The Olse front.
ssouth Of Ghise, The French ar,
uslinaaining their contact with III,
e.iasny and are still going 5ahead
E6ndon. Get 81 IN ff7ery aetivi
ties and patrol enestntefs, only. tool
place on the British Il Sat last night
the war office announced
Havre. Oct 29.-French troop
have made suitable progress a1on
the right bank OF the Lys river ol
the Flanders front reaching Petezhen
and cutting the W,lereghem-Ghen
railway. the Belgian war office an
nounced today
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-29
WINCHESTER WOMAN
kNlTS MANY SWEATERS

Although Mrs. Benjamin White, of
South Braddock street, Winchester,
has the usual household Duties of
the average American woman to at
tend to daily. she has yet found
time to devote to knitting for the sols
diers and the work she has turned
out is remarkable. To date Mrs.
White knitted "A pairs of socks, "a
pairs OF wristlets, and l3 sweaters
Since November She expects to
greatly increase this output for the
soldiers before the year is complet-
ed some time next month.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-29
BEST FRIEND OF. PEOPLE.

How would you like to go into the
home of every wage Garner in your
community and talk directly with him
in his most spriyate. moments about
your business, your stocks, your ser-
vice, your prices, your special prop
osition to5 him p Well, go and do it
through your fsriite friend, the local news
paper. Your local newspaper lis one
of your. best friends, one of your
strongest assets. hTreat it as SUCH
Western Retail Lumberman. .
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/ fA Fef 7
Here are The $50 great honey ba.
of the h. of G., the Jewish Welfo,a
Board. the Salvation "A rillg. and thu
Y"-as the soldiers speak Of #.
Places where he ean, wfite letters
hoTa, play games al rnjgbi, wines;
motion picture shows, hear hebfpl
lectures, attend church sa47fee and
keep up with his, siiidies under tho
direction iot .the bfst.oolega PROBES.
kso1s and teachers ia ahe,. country
Here also are the ST. Yf0sr71-y--ftr firm
es Of .tlIe WV. e'ssA~wher4 molb4r
ANA sister and sweaflldart NAV msEa
/ their headquarters lt...a,s-4t.. ~ ,..,si
In all these bllllings are branch
libraries pfovitfeda RTKhe American
Library Association, thd filled with
books and agaziness---=-=== Fire.
You will be asked bv some6na 10
contribute, either before or during
the week OF November llth- Is it TOO
much to ask you to contribute The
pl oceeds of at least days labor
The boys in the American army are
contributing s65 days a year. Can
you contribute the proceeds OF eight
hours?
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-29
VA LIABLE REALTY s5J..,s..
HAS CHANGED HANDS

Several important real estate deal
were consummated today by Mr.. S.
8. Felker, The old Pitzer property
on West King and Charles streets
was sold TO Messrs. Alex Kirson
and Roy A. Harrison. This was own
I'd by Mrs. w. W. Krump and Mrs.
W. f. Minghini and sister. He also
sold the old James Homrich proper.
~ on East Race street to Mr.. E. NJ.
Luttrell.
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LOVE MAKING OVER BIER ~
Is m LEADS TO DAMAGE SUIT
Gay InternationaIlNew service.)

Chicago. Oct 2s-Because she al,
leges Mrs. Rose NJ. Labadic made
love to Mr.. Schweitzer over the bier
OF her dead husband. Mrs. Matte
Schweitzer today filed suit. against
her former friend. She wants $50
600 for the alleged burial love max
iLs o., :. -. - a.,caeli C.i.n
age TO herself. in robbing her of the
Grant affections of friend hubby.