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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

alfalfa a good deal in appearance
Spring seeding should be done in Feb
ruary or March and autumn seeding in
August or October. You should use
IL pounds of seed per acre, scattered
over the ground and covered in lightly
with a weeder. This is a wonderful
crop for soil improvement and makes
satisfactory hay Animals may not
readily eat il at first, but they rapidly
acquire a taste for it.
White clover, as you know, is valu-
able for grazing purposes and is gen
orally used in lawn mixtures. 1t is a
good cover to use on sods where cattle
or sheep are to be grazed. 1t is valu-
able for spring grazing. but as 1t dies
down in the summer 1t has only a rela-
lively short period for service. You
should SOW about 10 pounds per acre.
or half that amount when other clovers
are planted.
Crimson clover should be seeded by
itself, as a rule, in the early autumn
1t does best on sandy land. 1t is a
great land improver. 1t may also be
combined with rye and vetch and cut
for hay. 1t makes a satisfactory hay
when planted and cut by itself, provid-
ed 1t is cut when just coming into
bloom. This is important, as the awns
On this plant are very sharp and are
likely to cause boluses to form on the
stomach of the animal consuming them.
When cut at the proper stage there is
no danger from this source.
Burr clover should be sown in the
summer. 1t is a very valuable grazing
crop. particularly serviceable during
the late fall, winter and early spring.
It can be cut for hay if it is not graz
ed. say after March. Harvesting is
generally done in May. AS a rule it is
best to let ii re-seed itself, thereby pro-
viding for another winters grazing.
Burr clover is a legume, of course, and
gathers nitrogen from the air and so
tends to improve the soil. The seed is
produced in small prickly pods and it
IS generally sown in the burr. The only
method Of harvesting is raking w the
burrs after the plants have died. Seed
gathered this way carry a lot of trash.
II is an excellent plan to sow this
clover on Bermuda sods and work the
sod so as to cover 1t into the soil as
completely as possible. Burr clover es-
.ablishes itself slowly and, therefore
pne must wait with patience for it's de-
veloDmert. It. however. covers the
ground eventually and then becomes d
most important and essential grazing
IRON. One desiring 70 establish stand
of burr clover should SOW at an early
date in the manner indicated.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
The Proper Time to Cut Alfalfa


few acres in alfalfa. / cut it six times
last year though only three of the cut
tings were good owing to the drought This
year / have already gotten two cuttings
of about one ton per acre each. Is II nee
essary for the good of the plants that they
be cut when the buds start from the CROWN
What about using acid phosphate! DO you
think that lining is necessary! have seen
il growing luNurIanUy without II. hed
Glover grows timely in my orchards IN
kentucky without any lime.
The proper time to cut alfalfa is not
when it is fully in bloom or partly In
bloom, but when the young BUDS are
starting out from the crowns. 1t should
be cut whenever this happens in order
to secure the longevity of the plants
and to obtain the largest yield OF hay.
l do not think any one contends that II
IT is not cut exactly at this time II VIII
be killed out or that it will not make a
satisfactory yield of hay or do fairly
well under grazing conditions. On the
other hand, it seems well established
that this seems to be the method OF
practice to be followed where one hopes
to get the largest returns from this
crop and keep ii in good bearing condl-
ton for the longest period of time. Mr..
Wings advice is valuable under the
conditions under which he operates, but
may not be well adapted to southern
conditions. Our experience indicates
that acid phosphate has proven more
serviceabIe than any other carrier OF
phosphoric acid which we have tried. We
believe it good practice in this country
to apply about 500 pounds per acre. We
prefer to put this on early in the fall,
say about the third or fourth cutting
ordinarily. It is good practice at that
time to harrow it into the soil and let
it stand throughout the winter, when
the crop can assimilate and use ii most
during the early spring
and summer We have found 1t good
practice to apply lime about every third
year. Our experience shows that II is
good practice to use about 1000 pounds
per acre before cowpeas are planted and
then 1000 pounds again after the cow
peas have been turned under According
to our experience it has paid us we'll to
use lime on alfalfa and we think this
is the general testimony of farmers who
have had considerable experience in the
cultivation of this crop.
AS you probably know, there are va
rious strains of red clover Some kinds
are very subject to blight, which is
more or less common throughout the
diately succumb TO it, There are some
strains which are said to be resistant
to this trouble and which are now be-
ing cultivated to some extent. These
varieties. it is believed. can be Guilt
waited quite extensively throughout the
southern states with advantage.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

M, near Mrs. Thomas: 1 have been
reader of your good writing from
g. 20 time for wears and / know that
- r,akas me- a better woman by trying
IN follow the advice you give. l. 100
am a farmers wife and enjoy 1arm ms
best of all How many of the sisters
ore driving vegetables? OF course, every
one is canning, but drying vegetables
is something new to most OF US.
read in a little book sent to me from
Washington. d. c., that for five years
before the outbreak of this fearful war
the kaiser had a steam dryer placed In
reach of every farmer. and not as much
as one collard leaf went to waste. Do
Won wonder at them still being able TO
hold out?
think. from what 1 read, that the
fruit crop all over the United states
is good. so everyone must get busy ana
dry all you can. | know glass Jars
can hardly be bought, tin cans are high
in price. but we are blessed with plenty
of sunshine: besides that, you can
sweeten dried fruit with one-third less
sugar.
/ am going to tell yoN now how l,
have tried some new recipes and found
they are all we need to save our vege-
tables.
Make you some frames like trunk
tray and tack old pieces OF muslin on
the bottom; then have thin cloth dds
carded netting or wire screen) to fit
over the trays, so that no flies will get
on the fruit Cor vegetables). Keep COW
cred, especially at night, for then is
when the fly comes that lays the egg
which destroys your fruit after it is
dried and put away for winter use.
Green Peas or Beans-Shell, put
through meat chopper and dry in the
sun until all moisture is gone. Put just
enough for one meal at the time in
small paper bags. Pack in pasteboard
boxes. q use carry boxes). This keeps
well.
Sweet Potatoes, Turnips, Beets and
Cabbage-Cut in very small pieces or
to shred them is best (but l used a
sharp knife dry the same as above.
Irish Potatoes-Free them from all
dirt Boil done with their jackets on.
Peel the skins off, put through a meat
chopper that shreds. Gather the shreds
on trays, put in the sun until dry To
prepare for table use, put in one cup Of
potatoes and two cups of sweet milk, in
fifteen minutes your potatoes are ready
to serve. All other vegetables have to
be soaked from two to four hours in
warm water Anyone who fails after
trying the recipes, write to me person.
ally. I hope these few items will be a
help to some one. I have canned over
200 quarts of different things and dried
many pounds for home use.
Love to all
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
A wanderer Returns

Dear Miss Thomas-It has been so
long since l wrote. / guess you have
almost forgotten me. I like your piece
Of poetry 1.-The Woman With the Cross. "
I can realize some of the meaning of it
as my baby girl is now in San Antonio,
Tex, serving as a Red Cross nurse in
L. S. Base hospital. She took a course
in the Hill infiermary at Montgomery,
Ala, two years ago, and volunteered
about eighteen months ago. l have
travelled a good deal since I wrote. 1
was located at Panama City, Fla, at
that time and Pensacola and worked on
the cantonment at the navy yard From
there / went out in louisiana. and over
into Texas, then back to Florida
1 do fancy reading your letters and
they bring to my mind the things that
l saw and thought Of when out in Louis
lana. What a stir and turmoil there
was among the people, for every state
in the union was represented and near
ly every city. l only saw about twenty
thousand different people during the
six weeks l was there. All classes and
so many that never even thought of
their Great Creator, the most profane
people I ever saw were among them.
Here are some definitions of love:
Love is a chisel that carves into soft
anthems the granite block of stern real
ity.
Love is what makes red hair golden,
white hair silver and no hair a noble
brow.
Love is a gentle art of being very
amiable in a perfectly happy fashion.
Loves like a we'll and a deep one,
a fact you have noticed no doubt it's
easy enough to fall into but hard as
the deuce to get out of.
The thing that throws a halo around
duty, makes poverty endurable. lightens
burdens that would otherwise crush and
makes any four walls a home. That is
love. Love is a perfume you cannot
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
DON'T Re a slacker

Dear Mrs. Thomas: After reading
yours and the sisters letters to this
page, I can sit silent no longer. I en-
joy all your good advice. given through
this page. And think it will cause some
Stacker to go to work
If we ladies can't go to the front,
we can do our "bit" by saving here at
home. We can vegetables to help
feed the soldiers, for they are the pride
of the nation
We have canned most everything that
would help save food. We observe many
moro wheatless days than are required
by the government. There is no common
sense in letting the soldier drink the
water while the Stacker gets the beer. |
think every county should make slackers
go to the war, go to work or leave the
county. I have dear brother on his
way to France just now and am proud
of him. 1 think he will make a brave
hero. We are praying each day for
this terrible war to end, and the return
of our loved ones.
I think the Red Cross is doing mighty
good work for the soldiers.
Poor Belgium people, how I wish I
could share my meals with them each
day. We people here in the United
States know nothing about getting hun
cry. we ought to thank God more fer
.vently for His wonderful blessings.
Greed and sin and hate are the cause
of this mighty war. Let's all do better
and pray more. Take your children to
Sunday school every Sunday Don't send
them, but go, too. Even il we are old
married folk We haven't got to quit Sum
day school To go encourages the young
folk more Yes. the boys and girls of to-
day will be the men and women of a
few years from now. Now get busy, dear
readers, and let's do something toward
helping end the war, and don't ever be
a Stacker. It's for freedom, right and
justice that we're fighting.
A RED-BLOODED AMERICAN.
Mitchell County Ga
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
rhs sou.h,s Part in wnea. Production

The south's Part in wheat Production
The prospects are excellent AT this
writing for the production OF maxi
mum wheat crop IN the United States.
Last year the specter Of famine stalked
athwart the lands Of Europe because
of the almost complete failure of their
local wheat crop and the relatively
small outtuTn OF Americas wheat crop
The restriction OF -four consumption on
the part Of our people is fresh IN every
ones mind Ii was made necessary
by the fact that we had engaged in the
world war and that the only possible
means of sustaining our lighting allies
was through saving and sending them
q part of the wheat normally consumed
in this country. This has been done
apparently to the extent Of more than
100000 bushels. This represents
the measure OF saving and sacrifice
voluntarily undertaken and carried into
effect by the American people as part
of their contribution to the winning OF
the war. This year Europe promises
to produce more wheat than last yeaf-
AS already pointed out. our own acres
are yielding abundantly. There is
feeling. therefore. on the part of many
that the lid" using a slang express
sion. should be taken off and every
one invited to eat wheat bread 10 re-
pIstiOn. Many things could happen TO
minimize the outturn of wheat between
now and September l. Therefore. Il
would be folly to institute any practice
such as that indicated
In the second place. there is still
danger of a famine in wheat before the
war is over One who attempts 10
prophesy about its end is of course.
acting without a definite basis on which
TO predicate an opinion. but it appears
TO most of our military leaders that the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
Planting Glover in North Georgia

All OF the clovers you mention are
more or less well adapted for cultiva-
ion in Georgia. Crimson and burr
clover are strictly ANIMALS. Melilotus
nay he classed both as an annual and
I biennial. Melilotus should be sown
in the fall or the spring. 1t resembles
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
wilt Disease of Cotton

J. Z. NJ. Augusta. Ga. writes: We have
some Gotten planted in a gray sandy soil.
The cotton is good size and well fruited
but we find during the last few days that
some Of the stalks are dying. The leaves
begin to wiz snd the stalk gradually dries
up. We would ike to know If there are
any methods by which we can prevent fur
Their loss.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

not in condition TO grow off and develop
as rapidly wnen the season opens up as
would otherwise be the case and so tne
yield Is materially cut down. Carefully
scIected Cseed adapted 10 Jhe locahty
SAould be planted II should De treated
ior the prevention OF smut. 1t should
oe lertiiIzed At the rate OF not less than
500 to 500 pounds per acre, using under
existing CircumS ,ances any carrier OF
nitrogen. OF course, a liberal amount
OF acld phosphate should be used on
the production OF grain. Where this
method of soil preparation is followed,
it is reasonable to expect a fair yield oil
wheat and il every planter will follow
the practice indicated, we will be able
% measure up TO our full requirements
in seeing that the bread supply in 1919
Is adequate to national and interna-
,ional needs.
As an evidence of appreciation of
what our farmers have done already,
authority TO grind ninety-day supply
Vi wheat has been granted TO every pro-
Queer and he is now allowed to consume
hour on the basis of twelve pounds
per month, and his tenants are included
an this provision. This action has been
taken by the food administration as
an evidence of its appreciation of the
effort and sacrifice made by the cotton
farmers of the south to do their full
measure of duty in the matter of wheat
production. Every farmer who is wise
in his day and generation and who
wishes to render an essential patriotic
service will make his plans now to
SOW a sufficient area of wheat next fall,
not only to provide flour for his own
family and tenants. but surplus for
the need of any other section of the
Ss-
appropriate to say in conclusion: Grow
wheat and win the war" Food will be
the final factor in the great struggle
now on. and wheat, as the staff of life.
is the main dependence in the food situ-
alton.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

Our Flag
There are many flags in many lands
There are flags of every hue,
But there is no flag in any land
Like our own red, white and blue
| know where the prettiest colors are,
I'm sure if / only knew
How to get them here, / could make 4
flag
OF glorious red, white and blue.
l would cut a piece from the evening
sky, -,,
Where the stars are shining through
And use it just as it was on high'
For my stars and field of blue;
Then l would want a piece OF fleecy
cloud
And some red from a rainbow bright
And I'd put them together side by sloe'
For my stripes of red and white.
Then "Hurrah for the Flag" our coun-
try's flag,
Its stripes and white stars, too'
There is no flag in any land
Like our own Red, White and blue
Mary Houliter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

drops on yourself, Love is a bank
wherein every deposit bears interest
and notwithstanding frequent panics
among it's patrons the old reliable es-
tablishment has never been forced to
close its doors. Love will stoop down
with a helping hand to the depths of
degradation and lift the most degraded
human being and stand him on higher
plane.
D w GOODWIN
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
Mitchell County. Ga.
L Correspondence Course

man ills,
Roll bunch of sympathy in sunshine
coated pills;
Concoct a pleasant tonic of cheeriness
and mirth,
And smiles and friendly greetings for
all you know on earth.
Mix UP heatry bracer of friendship,
love and trust,
Good wishes for the thoughtless and
desire to be just;
Do up lot of capsules of good will
to fellow man
Prescribe them for the weary as often
as you can.
Prepare healing ointment of forgive
ness bright and pure
For many pains and heartaches II is a
speedy cure. RI
Compound soothing syrup of help and
charity,
And give it just as frequent as 1t may
needed be.
The lame will be more nimble, the weak
will soon grow strong,
If you direct your doses ito be taken
with a song"
Just dump them from your pillbags for
every care you hear,
And chronic growls and grouches will
shortly disappear.
Not those alone of strangers or friends
of which / tell
But all the aches and ailments you call
your own, as well,
Will vanish like the dewdrops before
the morning sun,
And Christ, the Master Healer, will call
your work we'll done.
Belle Barker.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

% try ones nerves, but he also said me
mat conquereth his own spirit is greater
han ne that taketh a city. NOBODY
KNOWS better han / do the prayer and
.-e.lance Oh God's promises that 1T some
times takes to keep from getting bitter
when envy, malice and all uncharltable-
ness is gwen in return for ones very
uest efforts, but this little prayer Was
sent me years ago for a New Year 5
wish and 1 am gong to pass 1t on to
YOU. With half the year before us,
weary, sorrowing or one of the fortunate
ones VINO has only the sorrows of others
20 cast a shadow over US this prayer III
Uur hearts VIII help us 10 help some one
every day.
God make thee able to endure the pet
" trials and cares that nag and fret
and worry thee in thine earthly pill
grimage. AS thou goest step by step,
through the journey of the year, nayst
thou be filled with inward gentleness and
grace of spirit, and the strength to
conquer and subdue the foes without
and within"
Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE y. THOMAS
Tuscumbia, Ala.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
AGRICULTURAL
r4zl:EDUCAT1oN,
E~~o SUCCESSOR FARMING {
a@ET AvDprUN:Sovlt.

This mat'o
cultural College, Athens.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15

an agirared finger % the butlcE whs
joined her.
Edwards" she whispered, did sou
hear what he said? Is it true?"
II don't know, ma'am."
''Did Mr.. Warren have q brother~
II didn't know that he had, ma'am.n
"Do you-do you think it likely that
he would have brother like-liks
thatr'
II don't know, ma'am."
sWas Miss Caroline expecting himT
IT don't know, ma'am. She
"Oh, you don't know anythingi
You're impossible. Go away!'
"Yes, ma'am," said Edwards thank
fully, and went.
Mrs. Corcoran Dunn stood for some
minutes by the window, thinking, OF
trying to think, way to the truth Of
this astounding development. Finally
she creakingly crossed the room and
spoke.
"Mr. Warren" she said, 1T feel
guilty in keeping you out there. Won't
you come in to the library"
why, thank you, ma'am, I'm all
right. Don't trouble about me. Go
rigtt on with your readin' or SEWN
or knittin' or whatever you was dom
and
$50 you are the late Mr.. Warren's
brother?" asked the lady, making her
first lead in the game.
"Yes, ma'am. His older brother.
Bile was ten years younger'n I am,
Mrs.-er''-
"Dunn. I am an old friend Of tbs
family"
That's good. I'm glad to hear
they've got friends. When you're in
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15
CHAPTER Ill.
The New York Warrens.

%TTS box Of place, though, isn't
it?' declared Mr.. Stephen Warren,
contemporary glancing about the
library of the apartment. "a box, by
George! 1 think it's a blooming shame
that we have to put up with it, sis"
Mr.. Warren sprawled in the most
comfortable chair in the room, was
looking out through the window, across
the wind swept width Of Central Park
West, over the knobs and valleys Of the
park itself, now bare of foliage and
sprlnkled with patches Of snow.
His sister, Caroline, sat opposite to
him, also looking out at the December
landscape. She, too, was discontinued
and unhappy, though she tried not to
show 1t.
81 maintain that we don't have to
live like this" Steve went on. 1--WE
aren't paupers, even though father
wasn't SO well fixed as every one
thought With management and care
we could have stayed in the old house,
/ believe, and kept up appearances, at
least. What's the use Of advertising
that we're broker
"But, Steve, you know Mr.. Graves
said
'Oh, yes, / know! You swallowed
every word Graves said, Caro-, as If he
was the whole book Of Proverbs. By
George, don't; I'm from Missouri"
MIR. Warren, being in the sophomore
zn5O nj Vo1a ruon ~ hn oon rr7h n
be constitutionally from Missouri"
Probably King Solomon at sixty had
doubts concerning the scope and depth
of his wisdom; at eighteen he would
have admitted its all embracing infalli-
bility without blush.
II tell you" continued Stephen,
''there's no sense in it, sis. You and I
know plenty Of people whose incomes
are no larger than ours. Do they econ
omize,' as Graves is continually preach
ing? They do not, publicly at least"
"Yes, but every one knows they are
biufing, as you call it."
"What Of it? They don't really know;
they only suspect. And 7 met Jim
BlaisdelI yesterday, and he shook my
hand after / had held it in front CT
his eyes where he couldn't help seeing
1t and had the nerve to tell me he
hoped things weren't as bad with US
as he had heard"
ri never liked the Blaisdells," de-
clared Caroline Indignantly. "Mrs.
Corcoran Dunn told me that every one
was talking about them and wonder
ing how long they could keep it up.
and the newspapers have been print
ing ell sorts Of things and limiting that