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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
WAYS TO ERADICATE
SLUGS IN GARDENS
Insects Are Menace to Gardeners
and Mushroom Growers.
Poisoned Bait, Clean Culture and Use
of Lime and Powders Recon-
mended to Destroy Destructive
Member of Snail Family.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Bait poisoned with arsenic, clean
culture In garden and greenhouse, and
the use of lime and powders, such as
finely powdered salt and road dust,
are recommended as means of destroy
ing the spotted garden slug and other
injurious garden slugs.
The spotted garden slug, which fire.
quently becomes a menace to garden
ers and mushroom growers, is some
what wormlike in appearance, ranges
in length from one-half inch to nearly
seven inches, and varies in color from
yellowlsh gray, or brown, notified
with black, to nearly black. 1t thrives
in damp, dark locations, such as under
old decaying boards and logs, In cell
lars and creamerIes, along hedges and
beneath damp refuse. 1t is particu-
larry fond of lettuce, tomatoes, peas.
beans and other vegetables when
grown either under glass or In the
open, and frequently causes damage In
mushroom beds, to celery during the
bleaching process, and to vegetables,
especially potatoes in storage. 1t re-
mains under cover until nightfall,
when it comes out to feed, and re-
turns to the same place before morn
ing, leaving a trail Of sticky mucus.
The common toad is among the
slug's few natural enemies. Owing to
its habits Of feeding by night and con-
cealing itself during the day, the slug
Is very difficult to control. Spraying
with arsenicals is impractical, because
slugs avoid most poisonous substances
Boiled or baked potatoes sprinkled
with white arsenic have been found
effective as a poisoned bait. In mush'
room houses the most effective remedy
is to surround the beds with a border
about two inches wide, using lime
salt, or road dust, which prevents the
slugs from passing. Cleaningsap tht
hiding places of the slug and sprink
ling lime, which is the standard rem
edy for slugs, about infested areas, Il
the best treatment in gardens an'
greenhouses.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
STUDY SUGAR-BEET INDUSTRY
Need for Increased Production Leads
Department of Agriculture to
Investigate.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
The urgent need for an increased
production of sugar in the United
States brought about by the war led
SPECIALISTS of the United States de-
oartment of agriculture to make
study in areas where sugar beets are
2ow grown to determine factors that
are favorable to the production of this
much-needed crop. A report OF the
Investigations has just been published
oy the United States department of
agriculture as bulletin 721. This bull
.etin discusses the soils and, climate
best suited for sugar beets, suitable
farm equipment, methods of culture,
diseases and insect enemies, farm la
Dor problems, and other phases that
should be considered by the prospec-
i've growers.
Almost any fertile soil capable of
producing crops Of other kinds will, II
properly handled, produce good sugar
oeets, according to the bulletin. More
depends upon the physical condition
If the soil and the way 1t Is handled
than upon the se-called kind and type
If the soil. Extremely sandy soil or
soil of a decidedly gravelly type, how
ever, Is not usually satisfactory for
his crop. Successful sugar-beet grow
ing is confined to the temperate re-
yions. Frequently the beets will pro-
luce satisfactory tonnage of root In
warmer areas, but for some reason
hey generally are not sufficiently rich
n sugar to make them profitable In
sugar making. Good drainage has an
important bearing upon producing high
Fields.
One of the serious problems on
many of the sugar-beet farms is that
If labor. There are periods when. con-
siderable labor is needed, as during
he blocking, thinning, and harvesting
seasons, and the problem Of securing
he necessary help at these times IL
,ne of the limiting factors in sugar
beet production. This problem is be
ng solved by organizing available la
DOR, by adjusting the farm work and
by the development of labor-savinl
machinery.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
CONTROL. OF COOLING MOTH
Effective Treatment Found in April
cation Of Arsenate Of Lead-Fish
Oil Soap Added.

From the United States Department OF
Agriculture)
During the past year biological stud
les of the cooling moth have been con-
tinued by the bureau Of entomology
United States department of agricul-
ture. Also much experimental work
bearing upon various practical points
in control of this serious pest has been
done in various orchards. In co-opera-
ton with the Colorado agricultural ex'
pertinent station, in the Grand Valley
of Colorado, spraying experiments
have indicated that schedule of six
applications Of arsenate of lead, at the
rate of four pounds Of the powdered
product to 200 gallons Of water, with
the addition of four pounds of fish-oil
soap. will make an effective treatment
for the orchards in that valley.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
About four-fifths of the area in this
country planted to corn is harvested
for grain, the remainder of the crop
being cut for silage and for green
feed. Various practices govern the
harvesting of the mature grain. 1t Is
estimated by the bureau of crop es-
Inmates that So per cent is gathered
by swapping the ears; about 20 per
cent of the crop is cut and shocked In
the field; 8 per cent is cut and hauled
to the barn for husklng; 3 per cent is
harvested. by live stock in the field +;
and that unnamed practices are used
to harvest 6 per cent of the crop.
Big Waste In Burning.
The burning of cornstalks is to be
condemned as a waste Of feed and
soil improver, and yet about one
eighth of the cornstalks left in the
feld In the United States are disposed
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
LADYBIRD ENEMY OF SCALES
Control Of Pest Accomplished in Louis
lana by Liberation Of Aus
trallan Beetles.

prepared by the United states Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Cooperating with the city of New
Orleans and the state of Louisiana the
bureau Of entomology, United States
department Of agriculture, completed
during the year the control Of the
fluted scale in New Orleans and neigh
boring places. This was accomplished
by the propagation and liberation OF
thousands of the natural enemy of this
scale insect. the Australian ladybird'
More than 300 colonies Of the lady
birds were liberated over an area OF
40 square miles. The distribution also
was extended to the known outlying
infestations of the fiuted scale In
Louisiana, Mississippi, and. Texas.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
USE TlME-W0RN BOX TRICK
81. Louis Lunch Stand Proprietor 10
Relieved Of $1,000 IN Lib
erty Bonds

st. Louis.-The time-worn box trick
cost Tony Maceki Of this city $1,000 In
Liberty bonds. Msccki, who runs a
lunch stand. said he became acquaint-
ed with q young man named Hugo"
and the two had planned to buy and
operate q chain Of candy stores.
Macckl was introduced to an older
man. an alleged gold mine operator.
who asked Maccki to take care Of So
coo for him. Maccki. to show his good
faith. drew his money from the bank.
All the money was supposed TO have
been nut In black box and given to
Maccki to keep until the men returned
When Macckl's wife became suspicious
the box was opened ans two 81 bills
and pieces Of newspaper were found
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
HOW TO PLANT AN ORCHARD
Get Order In Hands Of Some Reliable
Nurseryman and Insist on Trees
Of High Quality.

II you are thinking Of planting an
orchard get your order in the hands
Of some reliable nurseryman immedi-
ately and insist on having trees OF the
highest quality and of varieties that
are adapted to your section Of the
state. In making your calculations as
to the number of trees needed use the
following planting directions: Apples.
80 by 80 feet. 40 trees per acre;
peaches, IS by IS feet, 134 trees per
acre: pecans, go by 90 feet. II trees
per acre; plums. 20 by 20 feet, 1os
trees per acre; cherries, 20 by 20 feet.
10S trees per acre. and grapes 8 BY lC
feet, ga vines per acre.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
AGENTS INCREASE IN NUMBER
Jump From 544 In 1917 to t,fo3 In 1918
Many Counties In North and
West Benefited.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The number of county agents In the
80 northern and western states In
creased from ga on June 80, 1917,
20 1,10s on June 30. 1918. On this
late the following states had COM
,leted their quotas for agents: New
hampshire. Vermont. Connecticut,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island. Della
ware, Iowa. Minnesota, and New
fork.
Eighty per cent Of the agricultural
COUNTIES In the northern and western
states are now reached BY county on
district agents
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
TOOK HAT; COST HIM $500
Express Messengers Vanity Gsts
Away With Him and Proves
Rather Expensive.

Kansas City. Mo.-The hat appealed
strongly to Donald Rowbotham, an ex-
press messenger. He took 1t from q
packing case In his car and wore 1t to
his home In st. Joseph. Mo-. at the end
of his run last August.
RowbothAm paid $500 for the hat In
federal court here and said he con-
sldered 1t a bargain at that price
Judge Van valkenburg. before whom
the case was heard. might have given
him a 5000 fine and ten years in the
penitentiary. The express messenger
who Is Of prominent st. Joseph fam
tly, pleaded guilty In federal court q
the act.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
HIGH 1918 BusHEL WEIGHTS
Estimated Aver b for Wheat Placed
at 5s.s Against ss.s In 1917
Oats Also Gain.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgricultuA)
Investigation BY the bureau OF crop
estimates indicates an average weight
OF SIS pounds per bushel for the wheat
crop Of this country In 1918. The aver
age for 1917 was SIS pounds, and the
ten-year average ending with 1917 was
5S.1 pounds. The oats crop OF the
Ualted States In 1919 had an average
weight Of ss2 pounds per bushel and
for the preceding ten years 81 pounds.
An average weight Of 469 pounds per
bushel is reported for the 1918 barley
crop, compared to 46.l pounds for he
previous eight crops
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
STEAL ICE CREAM; REPENT
Generosity Of Four Boys In Placing
80 In Contributor Box 10
Explsins4

Georgetown, Del.--Ths generosity
Of four boys In placing s. in the coilec-
tion plate st the local Presbyterian
church on recent Sunday caused COM
Faent. Ice cream was the answer
The boys had stolen the lee cream
which was purchased for the Ladies
aid. frun .he back porch Of one OF the
members. Detective work led 10 the
arrest Of the youngsters. who were iei
OF with lecture. payment Of the costs
and instructions 70 contribute s. each
4 the church fund
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
Dives From Falling
Tower, Is Uniniured

Shelton, Conn.--When passers-
by saw the high concrete dis
tributing tower erected by con-
tractors for construction OF a
bridge over the Housatonic
river topple and fall into the
river with Mike Rigger, one of
the workmen, at the top Of II
they thought serious accident
had occurred. Rigger dived
clear of the tower, however, and
came up smiling. When the con-
tractors decided TO tear down
the tower he was sent to the
top to loosen the guy ropes
which held II In place. and says
he had frequently performed
the same feat In other places,
on similar jobs.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
SHOCK LOADER QUITE HANDY
Means Provided on Tongue Secured to
Axle for Moving Frame to Hori-
zontal Position.

The Scientific American in illustrat'
ing and describing a shock loader, the
invention of G. Hackley of Aholt, Mo-
says:
The object of this invention Is to
provide shock loader In which the
frame is pivoted to an axle which Is
supported by wheels, means being
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
GOVERNMENT TO
HELP DAIRYMEN
Ready to Assist Owners Of Herds
in Controlling Infectious Dis
eases Among Animals.
ASSISTANCE RENDERED FREE
Members Of Several cow.Testing and
Bull Associations Have Accepted
Offer and Report Good Results
Herd Lists Issued.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agrlculture)
Any herd of cattle built on founda-
tion of diseased stock cannot survive
profitably for any length Of time. The
wise breeder who is establishing a
herd, therefore, will see that his orig
lnal stock comes from herds known to
be free from disease and that the ami
mails have not been otherwise exposed.
More than that, the established breed
er, to safeguard the health Of his herd
and meet the increasing demand for
healthy stock, should use every means
at hand to maintain herd known to
be healthy
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
RESCUES DAUGHTER
FROM AWFUL FATE
Father Convicted Of Murder Is
ParoIed After Years in
Prison.

Boston.-Granted a pardon through
he efforts of his eldest daughter.
whom he had rescued and educated at
his expense after her mother had APP
parently sold her into a life Of shame,
Morris A. Hills, once prosperous
farmer of Longmeadow. walked from
the state prison here free man.
On the arm Of his daughter. Hills
started on long pilgrimage in search
of his youngest children, boy and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
PROPER SOIL FOR SOY BEANS
Crop Does Not Require Much Drainage
for Best pevelopment-Too Much
Water harmful

prepared by the United statex Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The soy bean does not require q we'll
drained soil for its best development,
although Ii win not succeed where wa
ter stands for any considerable length
Of time. Swamp and peat soils, after
being drained and lined, have usually
been found to produce this crop very
well. Soy beans will thrive on soils
that are too acid for the successful cui-
ture Of red clover.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14

Chicago.-Afthough only fifteen
Gears old. Helen Rubo tried dip In
high and frenzIed finance here recent
.. she wrote two checks. the nrsf
one for SIS which she eashed az .
grocery. and the second for So. which
she attempted to cash At the sans
MACE. But before she made her $50
end attempt the first check came back
50 that now Helen Is learning that
what the Bible says about the way Of
H. transgressor l. true
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
DRoUGHT-REsIsTAnT PLANT
Department Of Agriculture Finds varl-
etles Especially Adapted to
Great Plains-

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculfursl
Improved and uniform varieties Of
sorghum, millet, alfalfa. and broom
grass capable Of resisting drought and
especially adapted to climate and soil
conditions OF the northern portions Of
the great plains have been obtained
By the United States department OF
agriculture By selection from mixed
commercial stocks
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
AnNa
BRAVE WUMAN sly
f, LOSES HER LIFE
Fearless American Girl Is Caught
and Executed in Aus
-
tria.
PERFORMED HER TASK
Rosa Litzenauer One of Band of Five
Which Wrecked Teuton Food Sup
plies by Distributing spuri.
Gus Checks.

Parls.-one Of the most dramatic
Slapters of American war spy activity,
4 coup whereby the German-Austri.
an food stocks were nearly wrecked
last winter by almost 100000 spurious
bread tickets circulated in the central
powers, has been disclosed in Paris.
The plot cost the lives Of two Amert
tan patriots, one girl.
Distributed Bread Tickets.
Early In January. 1918, five Ameri-
ean spies, including Rosa Litzenauer,
formerly an obscure music teacher Of
Milwaukee, Wis, crossed the frontiers
of Germany from Holland and Switzer-
land. The spies carried counterfeit
bread tickets, printed in Washington.
Working with confederates among
corruptible food administration Off
rials in Dresden, Munich, Frankfort.
Berlin, Prague and Vienna, the Amerl-
cans succeeded IN distributing more
than 100000 bread tickets.
Again in April a second attempt was
made through the same channels and
more than 100000 tickets were dlstrib-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
HARVESTING CORN WITH LAsoR.sAvNe MACHINERY.

of in this way. This procedure Is fol-
lowed mostly in the South and some Of
the corn belt and Pacific states, where
the fraction is usually larger than one
eighth. Where stalks are left in the
field more than one-half Of such area
in the whole country is pastured and
the stalks on one-third are plowed I'M
der.
Forage From Corn Crop.
A large amount of forage is derived
from the corn crop. Besides the 10
per cent of the entire area that con-
tributes silage and green feed, IA per
cent Of that kept for grain Is topped,
and on 10 per cent the leaves are pull.
ed. Besides, there is an enormous
amount of slower that is pastured in
the field and is cut and fed in the win
ter. 1t is estimated that the harvested
corn slower per acre averages over two
tons and that in many states the guam
tfty Is three to four tons.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
MAKES FINE ORCHARD CROP
Popularity Of Hairy veteh Is Due to
Rapidly Of Growth and Add
ton Of Nitrogen.

The popularity OF hairy vetch as a
rover crop Is due TO its power to grow
rapidly and Introduce large quantity
Of nitrogen In the soil. To be most
successful IN either Of these qualities,
heveysr. It must be lnoculated.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
BEST As A DORMANT SPRAY
Lime Sulphur 10 Effective When Ap-
piled Of Proper strenGth--kilis
EgG Clusters.

Lime-suiphur answers practically all
purposes as a dormant spray. being
effective. when applied Of proper
strength for San Jose anc other scale
Insects. II also kills many egg clus-
ters Of insects and serves as a fungi
eide. killing the spores Of many OF
the diseases that injure the trees and
fruit
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
Side Elevation Showing Frame In Yer
teal Position.

mounted On the wheels for drawing the
shock there against when the frame
Is In vertical position and holding 1t.
and means being mounted on a tongue
secured to the axle for moving the
frame In horizontal position.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14

0ted before the German secret service,
seeking the cause of the unprecedent-
ed decrease in the supply of bread,
discovered the trail Of the Americans.
Tried to Escape.
Realizing their usefulness had end
ed, the Americans made an effort to
escape. Three of them managed TO
reach neutral countries, but Rosa and
male companion were caught. Both
we're tried as spies, condemned and shot
at Prague.
Rosa died not knowing that she had
helped to create more havoc among
the German and Austrian forces than
a division of American troops could
have caused. for the flood of nearly 3
100000 spurious tickets, circulated dur
ing five months. so depleted the bread
stocks that the food administrations
Of the central powers were forced to
reduce even the army supplies.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-14
Government Asks Cooperation.

The dairy division, United States de-
partment of agriculture, cooperating
with the tuberculosis eradication divi-
sion, is ready to assist members Of
row-testing and bull associations In
controlling infectious diseases among
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP.

In these days of unsettled weather
look out for colds. Take every pre-
caution against the dreaded influenza
Boschee's Syrup has been used for
fifty-three years in all parts of the
United States for coughs, bronchitis
and colds, throat irritation and espe-
cially for lung troubles, giving the
patient a good nights rest, free from
coughing, with easy expectoration in
the morning. Made in America and
kept as household remedy in the
homes Of thousands Of families all
over the civilized world. Try one bottle
and accept no substitutes.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21
Make II Snappy.

II you were in the telegraph husi-
ness You wouldn't make much money
following one. If WAS written hy Il
woman. who won a prize for ii being
the longest 12-word telegram ever
sent.
Tinistrator-general's countrr-r"v-
olutiOnary ntercommunications uncir-
rumSiuntiated. Quariermaster gen
erals disproportionablenes character
istically ntra-distinguished unconSti-
tutionalst's incomprehensibilitic =
Boston Post.
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public. there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is SO
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this naper-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21
RASCALS
Biliousness, Headache, Colds,
Constipation. driven out
with "Cascarets"

Why take nasty cathartics, sickenibg
salts, or stomach-turning oils to drive
these rascals out? Let gentle. harmless
Cascarets remove the liver and bower
poison which is keeping your head
dizzy, your tongue coated, your skin
sallow, your breath offensive and your
stomach sour. Get box of Cascarets
at the drug store and rid your liver
stomach and bowels of the excess bile,
poisons, and waste which are keeping
you miserable. Cascarets never gripe,
never sicsen, never Inconvenience.
They cost so little and work while yoi
sleep.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21
When Weak and Nervous

p;aAsas Kansas City, Kans.:-"I have taken DR..
with with very good results. 1 have taken II for
woa1 womans 8 weakness when l was all rundown.
,,s eak and nervous and it soon had me built
a. d;s ~ heaith and strength. have taken IL
fa;InI ;IIielent times as a tonic and it has never
mns ied 70 give relief. l have also recom-
6TiInaed 6,iIasa 1t to Others who have been wonder.
'uiy benefited by its use.
no.;s: As have done lots Of nursing am in o
ton'pp t'.lph to know that 'Favorite Prescrip::
MRS. A. GEHRiGER, i4oS Wood Ave.
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21

~. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
" Y. HINES. 1926 Mound St.
After long experience in the reatment Of
Women's diseases, DR.. Pierce I, yolved q
segetable tonic and corrective which he
SILed Ttd DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
a,;,h anis Is purely vegetable preparation.
"'.nout particle Of alcohol contained in it.
when woman complains Of backache,
bMiasihess Masii or pain-when everything looks
o.ack before her eyes-a dragging feeling.
II sb,,,a ,6,earing-down, with nervousness. she
tonic. 1t can be obtained in almost every
orus store in the land and the ingredients
nte printed in plain English on the wrapper.
Iuh Up IN tablets or liquid. DR.. Pierce, OF
tGaailds' tl Hotel. Buffalo. N. Y, will send
IT'LL size OF the tablets for ten cents.
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE

Insist on 'Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
in "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Headache, Colds,
Pain, Neuralgia. Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians TO,
nineteen years. Handy tin toxes of Il
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv
The Dolores star., 1919-11-21
Merely Broke.

She-They say Mr.. Dcstyle is tnan-
cally embarrassed.
He-Well. he's horribly in debt. but
1t would take more than that to en-
barraSS him.-BoSton Post