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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
High Efficiency Shown by Experiment
1 In Growing Forage Crops for Sheep

tice of moving the sheep frequently
to fresh ground, as we'll as the
plan Of blowing the land for the
subsequent crop, eliminated the dam
ger of loss from stomach worms.
Although the system requires
some extra preparation of the land
and seeding, as well as shifting of
the sheep from one plat to another
and providing plenty of water for
the mutton makers, it nevertheless
is believed worthy of trial, espe-
cially in sections of high-priced
farming land:;where maximum re-
turn must be realized from every
acre used: ''F y go -s
On the basis of the results in this
experiment a flock of 200 breeding
ewes would require 80 acres of for
age crops. 1t would require the
services of two men and one team
crops, in addition to caring for the
sheep. Winter feed for such flock,
together with that for work horses,
would require 35 acres of similar
land, making a total of lis acres of
farm land necessary for the MAIN
tenance of 200-ewe flock under
this system. On the basis of the
1919 market prices, the gross in
come from a reasonably well-man-
aged eve flock handled in this way
would be about $4,000. This figure
represents the return. of the ewes
on lis acres of land and years
work eof two men and four horses.
There would be higher expense
for seed than in ordinary farming,
but the amount of labor required
and it's distribution throughout the
year would afford very marked
advantage in favor Of sheep, farm
in gas compared with other agri-
cultural activities producing an
equal revenue.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

average, it furnishes a goal toward
which the flock owner may work
through systematic culling and good
breeding
This figure is approx mately 50
eggs more than The annual output
of the average New England farm
hen, while it is approximately .95
eggs more than the average farm
hen of the entire United States pro-
seuces in a year.
1t is worthy of note that the
average hen--according to the re-
suits of the egg-laying contest i'm
0er cpssion-produces Il mani
mum yield of eggs :. during the
months of March, April, May and
June. AS rule she begins laying
in. November and gradually tunes
up her product on until March.
when she is producing well. She
maintains this production until
August or September,t when her
egg yield again declines, in prepara-
ton for the molting or vacation pc
Rod for the producing fowls
Use of Small Record Sheet
ably equip his poultry house with a
rSIuetI1 ISCOTu sheet, SUCH as Is uS6u
in the average dairy stable. He
should record in the allotted spa &c
each day the yield of each hen, and.
d. the. end Of the month he can
readily ascertain the total &C. day
production of each fowl IN the
flock. Then he can check back this
monthly yield against the average
yield from the international egg
laying contests as presented I'M the
poultry production calendar. When
he locates Improbable hens or
pullets he can Gull them from the
flock, while the record keeping may
also be of value to him in enhancing
egg production by altering and i'm
proving his methods Of feeding and
general management.
The United States department of
agriculture will present this ma
terial to the various state club
leaders, local leaders, and to all the
poultry club members as a Standard
Of attainment toward which to di-
rect their flocks. This standard of
production is of special value, as it
furnishes definite goal toward
which. all the. club boys and girls
may work Similarly it is valuable
tc every poultry producer as fanA in
,centiTe'to IMPROVE. flocIF production
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
MIX Kept Sweet for Eighteen Days
By Clean Product on and Proper Cooling


When ca. bottle of cream shipped
from Los Angeles to. the National
Dairy show at Chicago was opened
and tested 10 days after it had
left the cow, it was pronounced in
perfect condition by. those who ex-
amined it. Other samples of milk
and cream entered in the national
milk and cream contest and ex-
a1nined Is to Is days after produc-
ton were also, found to be sweet
Because of the number of bacteria
present. ordinary milk will not re-
nsain wholesome for such a long
time, even if kept cold. The milk
and cream which made such long
Keeping records were produced I'm
Ger very sanitary conditions, ana
every precaution was taken to keep
them clean and to keep the bacteria
count low. Furthermore, the milk
was cooled to a low temperature in
n1ediately after 1T was. drawn ana
held there. The success attained in
producing milk of such long keeping
qualities and low bacteria count is
due in a large measure to ths edu-
cational value of the local milk and
cream contests, which have been
especially popular in cities of the
Pacific coast states. - T.
The bottles Of milk, which were
placed in boxes, and surrounded
with crushed ice, were kept at 4
temperature from 80 to "a degrees
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Destructive Birds
Are Investigated

Now that the beneficial species
of birds are fortified by ample pro-
tectiVe legislation, the Importance
becomes apparent of perfecting
methods for protecting crops against
damage by birds, says the chief OF
the bureau of biological survey,
United States department of agri-
culture. A policy of bird conser-
walton that will best serve the in
terests of the farmer, he says, in
wolves not only a thorough appre1
citation of the value of beneficial
species but adequate attention to the
control Of troublesome ones Follow
ing out that line of erideavor 1nves-
legations have been made of a. num-
Der of species complained of as
troublesome, and in some cases
special rulings have been made under
the migratory bird treaty act to
permit control measures.
1t has been determined that bobo-
links protected under the migratory
bird treaty act are as destructive
as ever to rice when opportunity
offers, and in order to control them
an open season has been declared
on bobolinks in Pennsylvania and
the Atlantic coast states from New
Jersey southwark to and including
Florida. Certain species of wild
duck, also protected under the act,
were found to be destructive in the
rice fields Of California, and a spec
ial order was issued permitting rico
growers to kill them out If season.
In the Arkansas rice fields a special
order had to be issued permitting
the shooting of ducks at, night.
Meadowlarks in South Carolina were
found to be inficting severe dam
age to sprouting corn and oats. In
order to afford proper relief, says
the chief of the survey, permission
has been given to farmers to drive
the birds from the fields with shot
guns, if necessary. Complaints were
received from Louisiana that night
herons were menace to the frog
ging industry, and it was suggested
to the bureau that permission be
granted to shoot them. Investiga-
ton, however showed that about 90
per cent of the food of night he
tons is crawfish; not one frog was
found in any Of the stomachs ex-
amined.
g, Other birds not protected under
the: migratory bird treaty act, were
alse reported to be infltcting, severe
damage in some instances. i,, Red
winged blackbirds in Ohio were
found to be very destructive of
sweet corn and even of field corn.
Poisoning methods, effective for
small fields, were devised, but it is
necessary to discover more economi-
cal measures for large fields. Com
plants of depredations by eagles
were investigated. ct is evident
says the report of the chief, that
these powerful birds are seriously
destructive at times and their ur-
limited protection is probably not
warranted" This applies to both
the golden and the bald eagle.
Charges came from the South At
lantic coast that the brown pelican
was responsible for reduction in the
number Of mullet and other food
fishes. Examination of quantity
Of regulated material showed that
OF Sl4 fish eaten only nine were Of
species valuable as human food.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Making Good Citizens

Earnest effort to acquaint foreign
people in this country with Ameri-
can ways of thought and living is
being made this year by various
1agencies, including the extension
Service of the U. S. Department of
agriculture and the state agricultu-
raj colleges. Within the territory
of nearly every county or home dem
onstration agent are to be found a
greater or less number of people,
living quite to themselves and speak
ing their native language almost en-
tirely. These people from other
lands are usually very appreciative
of any effort made to teach them
American ways, and they welcome
instruction in the cooking of Amer
lean foods, the making of American
clothes, and even the. growing Of
vegetables that thrive here.
In Lake Charles, La, is a Mexican
community, which is as typically
Mexican as if it were located in
Mexico. The home demonstration
agent in that parish has been en-
deavoring this year to bring about a
change in living conditions. A sew
ing class has been organized and
garden work encouraged. Previous
ly, only two people in this Mexican
community had ever had a garden.
Among the things the mothers wish
ed to learn was how to make Amer
lean cookies. One of the women Of
fered TO teach the home economics
worker how to make the finest Of
Mexican hot tamales if she would in
turn teach her how to make Amer
lean pastry. While they learn
American cooking and sewing it is
hoped that incidentally they will
learn not only the American Ian
guage but American ideas of living
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

might mention the Piedmont. the
Wanamaker and the Steinheimer. We
are inclined to think you will find
this a good variety to plant under
the conditions described in your let
ter. Of course, we presume that
your land is free from the, wilt dis
ease or black root. In case it is not,
the Covington Too1e or, some of the
selected strains derived therefrom
should be planted. CovingtonE Toole,
Council Toole and Lewis 63 are the
most. resistant strains of cotton to
this disease, which occurs to some
extent in north Georgia, but is chief
ly confined to the southern half of
the state and is more i commonly
found on sandy land than on any
other type.
Destroying Worms on Cabbage
W b. r.. Willie, GA. writes:
would like to know the best way to de-
+ &troy worms on cabbage that are head
ing. Would it be dangerous to use
!. raris green on them?
The best method of controlling
cabbage worms is through the use
of spray such as paris green. Make
up a solution in proportion to the
area you have to treat on the basis
of 4 hounds of paris green to SO
gallons of water. A little soap
should be added to this solution sd
as to make it spread over the leaves
and adhere better. When the soap
is not added the spray may run off
Immediately and so prove Of little
benefit.
There is no danger. whatever in u.s.
ing Paris green in the strength in
Dictated as spray on cabbage. in
the first place, very little of the poi
son gets into the head and. it has
been demonstrated beyond question
that a person would have to eat seY-
eral bushels of sprayed cabbdge at
one sitting in order to obtain enough
poison to prove injurious.
White hellebore may be used as "a
poison if gardeners are afraid Of
paris green. It is not, however, so
effective or desirable. Where one has
only few plants in the home gar
den children may be hired to pick
the worms off at a very little cost.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Canadians Like Work of
4 Bows and Girls Clubs

Five Years ago, when. the value of
the agrieultural club work for boys
and girls in the United States was
we'll recognized, the " province Of
Manitoba sent representatives to
Washington to study that branch OF
extension work. With the advice of
the American leaders in boys and
girls club work. they organized SIM
liar clubs in Manitoba.
This work has now spread to all
the other provinces, and today $4,000
children in the province of Manitoba
alone are doing club work similar to
that in the United States. The min
lister of agriculture recently stated
that he considered it very important
work and that it is having great in
ttuence on Canadian farming and
home making.
The Canadian government, in com
mon with that of the United States,
has discovered an appeal to the boys
and girls to help in some specific OBJ
ject brings big results. Last year,
when flicker tail squirrels and go
piers threatened to destroy the
growing crops in many parts of Can
ada, the boys and girls in the clubs
were asked to undertake their e4ter-
mination. In short time 4 the
youngsters brought in SO many tails
and scalps of the pests the govern
ment could not pay the bounties
without special appropriation.
The boys and girls in the Canadian
canning clubs are following the
same method of canning which tens
of thousands of American boys and
girls use. Canada has thousands Of
canning clubs, but up to the present
their members have not undertaken
demonstration work During the
past summer, however, plans were
made which will result next year in
training to fit the boys and girls to
demonstrate to others what they
HOY h la
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BN DR.. ANDREW Nj SOULE

come a member of the pig club and
do his part in the constructive serv-
ice work essential to build up the
hog industry in his home commu-
nifty.
The third boy who made a re-
markable record during the year was
Eugene Webb, of Hapeville, Ga. This
little man is now thirteen years gof
age. He entered the pig club on
April %, 1913. He writes that his
father loaned him $1O0 to buy a SOW
He entered the ''sow and litter con
fest held at the Southeastern fair for
members of the Fulton County Pig
club. On May 2, his SOW farroWed:
four pigs and he succeeded in, rails
ing all of them. In the fall of 1918.
he won $3.50 and sold his pigs forf
$3.50 He says that his friends We're,
greatly surprised because they
thought he was foolish to put 500
in pig to begin with and they did
not Believe he could possibly secure
such a return OH his investment as he.
obtained. After settling all, his oh
legations this boy had $195 left. He
added $40 to the sum and bought
three siX-months-old gifts. One of
these sows and her pigs he sold for
$195 the next spring, and with these
funds he paid for two pigs which
his county agent bought for him.
These were the pigs with which he
won the champion cup at the South
eastern fair and Ford automobile
He got his boar as a pig for $50 and
sold him after the fair for $170
more than he pair for him in the
spring. This young man still has
three big SoWS and six small ones
which he says are worth $1,000 if
put up for sale. He has been of
fered $3.50 for his Ford automobile,
but has refused it. With the pigs
he now has on hand he has taken
in this year about $2,525. He makes
the liberal allowance of $1,000 for
feed and says he has left $1,525 to
the credit of his labor and as profit.
He says very naively, 1--WE have now
bought small farm of twenty acres
and [ expect to help pay for it, He
is a young man who is setting him
self up in business because of a
loan of 500 made to him by. his
father. He is helping to purchase "a
home for the family. He has estab-
lished himself in a worthy and grow
ing industry. He has learned early
in life the possibilities of business
when mixed with brains. He is
bound to become one of the states
worthwhile leaders. Thus it is that
the pig club helped to build UP a.
constructive citizenship for the
state. sa
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

The old dictum of making two
blades of grass prosper where one
formerly succumbed has been ap-
piled to- sheep farming in an exper-
iment conducted by specialists of
the United States department of
agriculture. A field Of 80 acres has
been used exclusively during the
past four seasons, for producing
forage crops to be harvested by
sheep. The field. Is divided into 10
plats.- and during the recent season
every portion grew at least two
different crops, while on some of
the unit areas three. crops were
grown and grazed. -
Fall-sown wheat provided the ear
lest available pasturage in the
spring, and after this was exhausted
the sheep were shifted to an early
spring sowing of, oats and peas.
Thence they moved to another tract
of oats and peas, where they grazed
luxuriantly and well until the sup
ply of green stuff was curtailed.
when they were transferred to al
falfa and rape pasturage. This med
ley mixture of green feed furnished
good grazing until about the middle
of July, when the soy beans were
available for pasture purposes.
AS a consequence Of the intensive
utilization of pasture crops for NUT
ton and wool production, this fielu
of go acres furnished sufficient feed
for 70 ewes and 60 lambs for
200-day period. The best grazing re-
suited from a patch of three acres
of soy beans, which carried so sheep
for 80 days with satisfactory re-
suits. The system of mana cement
followed was to move the lambs
and as far as possible, the old
ewes at regular intervals of not
less than two weeks from one patch
of green feed to another. This prac-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
16O Hens 1900 Eggs

Mrs. H. NJ. Patton, Woverly, Mo-, writes:
az fed boxes of More Eggs and got 1900
eggs from 100 hens in exactly p DAYS"
This scientific tonic has made big egg prs
its for thousands of poultry raisers all over
the U. s., 1t revitalizes the hens, tones
them up and makes them lay all the time.
Get ready now and make big profits out of
your hens this winter Ag
poultry expert, 1139 Refer Bldg, Kansas
City, Missouri today he will send you two,
large size $1.OO packages Of more Eggs's--
one package being absolutely free on the
special limited offer he is making now. The
Million Dollar Merchants Bank of Kansas
City, Mo-, guarantees if you are not abso-
on request. SO there is no risk Send a
dollar today or this free package offer.
profits by doubling the egg production of
made a fortune out of poultry (Advt.) -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Lice on HoqS

Lice on hogs are extremely expen-
sive. The fact was proved in ex-
periments recently concluded by the
bureau of animal industry of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. 1t was shown that lousy hogs
not only : consume more food
and make less meat, but that they
are uneasy or restless, a condition
that doubtless. lessons the pork-pro-
ducing abilities of the animals. When
not eating, the lice-ridden swine
spend most of their time rubbing
themselves or running around. If
strangers came near they were no.
ticeably excited. This did not hold
true of the hogs free from lice.
Three experiments, each extend
ing three months or more and with
rom twenty to thirty hogs as sub
iects, were conducted. In one ex-
pertinent it cost exactly 81 a hun
dred pounds of pork more to feed
The hogs with lice than it did to
"eed the clean animals. In another,
it cost $3.50 more, and in the third,
s2.94 more. The specialists who
Conducted the experiments reached
he conclusion. that the main reason
why hogs with lice consume more
protein feed is due to the fact that
he lice suck the blood from the
animals, and the latter must use
more feed to replace their losses.
But the lice-ridden hogs can not
make. up for, the blood e~snGlsed by
their parasites; For instance. at the
beginning of one experiment; fifteen
hogs with lice weighed total of
!, 167 pounds, and fifteen hogs with
out lice weighed 1,025 pounds. AT
the end Of the> experiment the lousy
hogs weighed 2SS72 pounds, and the
clean hogs weighed $3.50 pounds, al
though the total feed consumed by
the clean hogs weighed only 203
pounds more than that eaten by the
animals with lice.
The department of agriculture will
be glad to supply farmers with pub
lications that tell how to free their
hogs of lice.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

Shippers of potatoes will profit by
needing market demands and prefer
ences. Dealers and consumers do not
desire badly-cut, mashed. frosted and
decayed potatoes or those damaged
by sunburn, blight, dry rot, or an
excess of scab or second growth.
Markets frequently are overloaded,
prices seriously affected, and unnec-
essasy. losses sustained by growers
because of the shipment of such I'M
satisfactory stock, ~, 4
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

thousands of hens. The accompany
ing table or monthly calendar Of
egg production is offered as an in
dication Tor the flock owner of what
good hens should produce in each
month of the year. :a~ - 81
While tthe production Of: f6Q eggs
hen a year is Higher than the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

Very. few poultry raisers practice
Il systematic plan of disposing of
their fowls after they have ceased to
be productive Don't waste feed on
on non-productive hens.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
RAW VERSUS TREATED PHOs-
J PNATE ROCK

r. e. D., Byron, Ga, writes: I
notice where Tennessee finely. ground
phosphate rock Analysing 80 per cent
phosphoric acid, is being advertised at
$12 per ton delivered in CARROTS. How
does this compare with our 16 per cent
acid phosphate for corn, peach trees and
grain?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

Average number of eggs the
good farm hen should lay
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS
Snil Tuesday

Antwerp. 500 AM 1900
We ha H. Rot
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
AMERICAN PORTS

BALTIMORE. Md. Oct ll;-Arrived
Texaco. New York; Allison. Norfolk
Lancaster. Norfolk. Sailed: Steamers
linvur (Nor). Gibraltar (for orders) :
Annalienborg Dan). Stockholm; Yesok'ng,
Kotterdam Artcmis (Nor), Galveston
Lake Froono. Norfolk. Hclluro Itai'
Gibraltar Cor ordcrs) Jnvana tthl.)
q Glbrnltar tfor ordcrs) bark Plus tNor).
Bucnos Ayrcs
CAPE HENRY. Va. Oct. 1l.-Passcd In
for Baltimore: Steamers I-lberator. Now
York: Allentown. Tampico; Cognc utal).
New York. Pissed out from Baltimore;
Steamers Hornby Castle (Br). Rotterdam
Lnkc Inaha. Rotterdam. War Tulip tbr).
Alexandria.
CHARLEsrON. s; O.. Oct. l1;-Arrived
steamer Araphoe. from New York tand
proceeded Jacknonvlic(. Sailed: steam
crs Lake Freczcout. Larson. from New
Orleans for Dublin; schooner Isabel c.
Harris for Porto Rico.
DELAWARE BhEAKwATEK. Del,
oct. lI-Pnsscd up; Steamer sierra
luernrnada GBclg). Huclvh for Philadcl
phla Sailed. Schooner Lewis H. Coward
urom Iiavrc). Hampton Roads; Lizzie V
Hall ---------. Pargc1 OUT Steamers Poly
bus ur). rhiiadcIphin for Gibraltar uor
nrders) ; Lake Marion. Philadelphia f"l
baltimore: York 4Iarbor. Philadelphia for
Bngum; Mcrrimhck. Philadelphia for Jack
gonville. Falmouth. Philadelphia for Rot
tcrdnm Noblen Philadelphia for Norfolk
Manchenter Exchange CBr), Philadelphia
FOR Manchcstrr. Mcxicnno (Nor). Ihila-
deiphia for Bergen. Redgato (Br). Philn-
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Daughter of French
Premier to Lecture Here
Nine. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Will Describe characteristics
of Her People in Tour

Nine. -Jacquemaire daugh-
ter Of the French Premier, is about TO
enter the American lecture field to tell
the citizens Of this country some of
the things that American soldiers may
have failed to see on their stay in
France.
"The Soul of@Francc" will be her
subject, and she will discuss French
home life customs and charactcriStlcs
Of the French people. She hopes to re
move numerous misconceptions that
have grown up because Of the brief
ptay Of millions of American boys in
France and their superficial acquaint-
ancc with her people and customs.
Nine. Jacquemaire will sail for the
United States on the steam ship France
on October %. She expects to cover
the entire United States during her
lecture tour