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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW NJ. SOULE

mills become better, the mills wall
then begin crushing peanuts.
There is still another condition
which may reflect back upon the
ent export embargo on all fats and
oils. on January l, 1918, we had
stock of peanut oil on hand of APP
proXimately fourteen million pounds.
On October I, this stock of oil had
grown to twenty millions. When
stocks of oil on hand accumulate,
you can always look for a reflection
back to the raw material, in that the
price of raw material will always
drop. At the present time we are
contemplating an export program on
fats and oils and as soon as a def
mite policy is outlined, and we can
conscientiously lift the export en-
barge and Oil begins to flow out OF
the country, You may look for
gradual increase in the production OF
oils in this country, which will again
reflect upon the price OF the raw ma
terial upward"
The resumption of trade routes,
which have been interrupted by the
war, the increasing allotment OF
cargo space for commercial trade,
the shortage in production of the
Japanese crop, together with con-
ditions in the European market
would not seem to justify any APP
prehension that the American mar
ket would be flooded with import
peanuts. In addition to these con-
siderations, it is to be remembered
that the war trade board has not
removed the embargo on peanuts,
except peanuts grown in Spain, and
we are informed that there is no
immediate prospect of the restriction
being raised.
The oil situation also appears to
be in better condition than recent
tendencies Of the oil market indi-
a q
S. food administration that on De-
cember 14th the embargo on ex-
ports of oil and fats was lifted to
permit the expectation of 100000
tons of vegetable oils of which 25,
900 tons were to be cottonseed oil
and the remainder other vegetable
oils as peanut, soy beam, etc. The
permit TO rthis expectation extends
to February l. 1919, after which
the food administration advises fur
Their exports of oils and fats are
contemplated.
The following information on the
oil situation from the oils section
of the food administration is of
value:
after a careful study of the pea
nut oil and peanut situation, l have
come to the conclusion that the
present condition is one that is only
temporary and is not confined to
the peanut industry alone, but eX-
tends to all fat and oil industries
There is quite a variance in
opinions expressed by men in the
fat and oil trade about the cause of
the present Generalization in bust
ness. It appears from present sta
tistics that this condition is wholly
unwarranted ,inasmuch as it did not
occur during 1917, when we had a
large crop and comparatively small
consumption, and also from the fact
that seventy-four million pounds OF
country during 1917, while the con-
sumption of peanut oil during the
first eight months of 1918 was APP
proximately one hundred and four
million pounds, also the peanut crop
in 1913 will be considerably smaller
than that of 1917"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
Country's Live Stock
Valued at S8.83O,2O4, 900

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 Live
stock on farms and ranges of the
country on January 1 was valued at
public this week by the department
of agriculture. That is an increase of
$546,O06,0OO over their value year
ago.
The number of the various ami
mails with comparison to the num-
Der on January l, 1918, and their
value, follows:
Horses, .21,534,OOO; decrease, $1,000;
value, $2,120, 709 600.
Mules, 1925, 200; increase, $4,000;
value, $667,767,O0.
Mich cows, 23,467,OoO increase,
$4,000; value, $1,836, 055,0 600.
Other cattle, A, 900; increase,
$4,000; value, $1,960,000.
Sheep, 49,S63,000;' increase, 1861
600; value, $579,016,O00.
Swine, 75,587,000 increase, 4,6O9,-
000 value, 1855, 9S7, 900.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
80, ooO,So0, 900 CIGARETTES FRO.
NTTCET0

Thirty-nine billion cigarettes were
produced in the United States last
year, and SO far as the department
of agriculture has been able to as
certain, practically all will be used
ported. This represents, the depart
ment reported, four times as many
cigarettes as were produced seven
years ago.
Consumption of tobacco in other
forms decreased slightly last year.
due largely to higher prices. Last
year 625, 100000 pounds of leaf to-
bacco were used in manufacturing
compared with SOS. 100000 in 1917.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
Missouri Farmers
Raised Billion Crop

The missouri farmer fought most
v.al1antly the food battles of the al
lies in the trenches of the field as
the first officer of the comlnissary"
so declares Secretary Jewell Mayes
in the fifty-irst annual report of
the Missouri state board of agri-
culture, showing that the total val
ue of all farm crops of 1918 was
Of 1917 and 1918 broke all previous
records by reaching $3.50, 9S7,410.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24

Gould Collins was freed in Shreve-
port, La, court charged with totins
was arrested before he crossed the
line. Judge ruled the liquor must
be actually taken into dry territory
before federal prosecution may be
Cl1CtainnH
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
Search for Craw1eys Off

Soldiers and sheriff's deputies who
have been searching the mountains
of North Carolina for the Crawley
Atlanta this week. 1t was admitted
the fugitives lost themselves from
pursuit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
market DAYS Studied

"These marketing days" says Mr..
Pettis, "have been carefully studied
and watched. Practically every
member of the association can now
grade his own hogs in such a way
that the official grader seldom finds
it necessary to put the hogs in a
different. grade than that designated
by the farmer"
Just a day or two before a sale is
to be held the buyers are so in
formed and they are on hand and
can do all the buying in an hour or
two; whereas according to the old
method it required two or three days
and considerable expense for them
to purchase a car load of hogs. This
saving of the buyers time and ex-
pense enables him to pay at least a
cent pound more; and it has also
forced those who were disposed to
make too big a profit to be satisfied
with a reasonable margin.
There were twenty per cent more
hogs in Conecuh county in 1918 than
in 1917, and there is less cholera; a
result largely due to the practice of
incubation.
One three-horse farmer of the
county sold last year between $1,000
and $4,000 worth of hogs. This was
side line for him but by growing
them on pasture and fattening them
on peanuts he made at least half OF
of this amount as net profit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24

Warts may be treated in one of
several ways. First of all, you may
cut them off with a sharp knife and
by means of hot iron. This treat
ment might seem severe. but as
matter of fact it is probably as SIM
pie and kindly as any plan you could
follow looking to the elimination of
tie a string around the warts and
tighten it from time to time. In the
end this causes the wart to slough
off. A third method is to soften the
warts and cause them to drop out
finally through the use of acetic acid.
This acid should be dropped on in
very limited quantities from dav to
day until the warts become thorough
ly saturated and soft. and can then
be completely removed, roots and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
Banana Strike Off

Five hundred banana cutters en-
ployed on plantations in Panama
owned by New Orleans men have
called off strike for higher wages.
The workers won their point, it was
reported. ..-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24

To Remove Iron Rust From Clothing
Soak the soiled linen or garment
in sour buttermilk for from ten to
twelve hours. Then rinse thoroughly
and the rust will be gone, as if by
magic.-Mrs. Mabel Lavender, Coosa,
GeorPia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24

From the description contained in
your letter it would appear that the
mue IN question mas peen 14Gg
in the straining or permanent in
jury of some of the leg muscles,
possibly the feet as we'll.
1t would be very difficult, if not
impossible, to effect a cure of a
condition as bad as that which you
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
TREATING A CASE OF LAME
NESS IN A MULE

G. D. b., Dalton, Ga, writes: ! have
a mule which is seven years old and
weighs 1,20O pounds She was shipped
from Kentucky and put to hauling tale
down mountain road, and holding
back made her pitch on her toes SO
that the leaders seem to be drawn in
knots on the leaders. Do you think there
is any remedy for this trouble?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24

There is no reason why American
potash should not be serviceable to
southern farmers. The ACCESSIBILITY
of using this element, in our judg-
ment, depends almost entirely on its
cost. For the last two or three years
it has been so excessive in price that
we could hardly advise farmers to
purchase and use it for ordinary farm
crops. The use of potash, as you un-
derStand was necessary in the man
ufacture of munitions and other war
enterprises. The shutting off of the
German supply therefore boosted the
price tremendously until it attained
a level of from six to eight times
what it cost per ton in pre-War
times. Under such circumstances we
did not see how we could recommend
farmers using it to any appreciate
extent, except for truck crops and
possibly on soils which were eX-
tremely sandy.
If potash can be bought this year
at any sort of reasonable price, it
can no doubt, be used under cotton to
advantage on land where this crop
tends to rust. We would also use
some of it under truck crops, and
particularly on sandy soils in which
this element is likely to be markedly
deficient. For ordinary upland where
cotton is grown we think a formula
containing about per cent potash
would be about right. Under truck
crops from to per cent can some
times be used to advantage. This
also applies in the case of fruit or
nut trees.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
Removing Warts from Cattle and


T. W. T., Sharon, Ga, writes: have
n mare and a calf which have warts on
them. l would like to know the best
way to remove them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
No Freight Rata Cuts

There will be no reduction in rail-
road freight rates for the present,
Director General of Railroads Hines
said in Wa ShingtOn this week
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
HOG PRODUCTION
A FARM BUSINESS
IN ALABAMA COUNTY
Expert Relates Interesting
History of Experiment
That Succeeded u nd er
Careful Supervision

When Pierce r. Pettis, county
agent of Conecuh County, Alabama,
discovered in 1917 that hogs in
nearby counties, sold through live
stock sales associations, brought
anywhere from two to four cents
more to the pound than local buy
ers in Conecuh county were paying,
he said there ought to be change.
He found little interest in farm dem
onStration work because little was
known about it. He saw an oppor-
tunity here to form a demonstration
sales association and forthwith the
Conecuh County Live Stock Sales as
ISOLATION came into being.
During the summer of 1917 the
association was organized with a
mem bership of thirty. When the
second year of the marketing asso-
citation opened the membership had
grown to three hundred. A men,
bership fee of 81 is charged. This
amount goes for expenses, such as
Installing, scales, pens, for work of
the secretary, etc.
A bonded weigher was elected by
the association. The weigher is paid
IS a day. In addition to doing the
weighing he keeps the records OF
the association without additional
pay.
During the first year of this asso-
citation, about fifty per cent of the
hogs sold in the county were mar
keted through 1.-THE number of car
loads shipped being thirty-fve. In
1918 fully seventy-five per cent
were marketed through the associ-
alton.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24

describe. The best thing to do
pull off the shoes and give the
mule a complete rest Keep her in
a box stall, which is we'll bedded
where she can lie down at once. If
there SENS to be fever or inflam-
nation in the feet, wrap them in
soft cloths or pack with moss and
keep wet with cold water to reduce
the inflammation. A heaping tea
spoonful of salt petre may be given
three times daily as a drench. II
trouble, try hot water, which should
be used for twenty minutes at a
time about three times a day.
the affected muscles to some adj
ter which will not blister, but will
prove as highly stimulating as pos
sible. A good prescription is the
following:
Crystals of iodine ....1-2 dram
Iodine of potash ......l-2 dram
Lard ... ... ...''I ounce
Mix these constituents together
very thoroughly and then rub once
daily into the affected parts until
they begin to get sore; then with
hold for a day or two, and repeat
Nourishing and laxative food
should be fed in abundance. These
are about the only Suggestions we
can offer which would likely prove
of value under the circumstances.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-24
The Virtues Of American Potash

The VlrtWes OF AlheT4caH FOIssH
C. ]. T., Opelika, Ala, writes: 1 have
noticed that American potash is being
quite extensively advertised. What do
you think of it, and is it in a form i'll
which plants can use it?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20
DATES FOR FAIR
MAY BE CHANGED
Choice of Dates by Eastern States Ex-
position Makes New Arrange
ment Seem Advisable.

Further changes in the dates of the
1920 Valley Fair were discussed at a
meeting of the directors yesterday aft
ernoon and though nothing definite was
decided it is probable that the dates
selected will be Tuesday, Oct. 5, and
Wednesday, Oct G.
When the local fair directors gave
out that the fair would take place dur
ing the week of Sept. &c it was with
the understanding that the Greenfield
fair would be the week previous. Since
then, however, the Eastern States Ex-
position at Springfield, Mass, has de-
cided upon the week of Sept. 10 for its
annual show and the Greenfield man
agement has been forced to take the
following week rather than to conflict
with Springfield. The Vermont State
fair also has selected the week of Sept
90 to avoid conflict with Springfield
and with the New York state fair at
Syracuse, which takes place the week
of the 10th, so there seems to be no
other course for the Valley fair direc-
tors than move along week, thus fol-
lowing both Greenfield and White Riv-
er Junction.
The action of the Eastern States Ex-
position management in choosing the
week of Sept. l9 is said TO have caused
some feeling among officials of smaller
fairs in Massachusetts as it was under
stood when the exposition was started
that it would be held at the close of the
regular fair season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20
Searching for Assassins.

DUBLIN, Dec. Enforcement police
are engaged in a search for the men who
yesterday attempted to assassinate Wis
count French, lord lieutenant of Ireland
Belief is expressed that evidence has
been obtained that may result in the ar
rest of several of the men who planned
and participated in the attack.
Documents were seized by the authori-
ties last night in store in this city, the
officers having been led to the place by
papers found on the person OF a man
named Savage, who was killed while run
ming from the scene OF the attempted as
sassination.
Niscount French and his secretary re-
fused to see newspapermen and officials
generally are retieent 1t is stated, how
ever, that the lord lieutenant was prob
ably the least surprised of anyone by the
attempt against his life. It is known
that he has expected an attack and is
quoted as saying recently he was gov
erning Ireland pistol in hand" but that
he was mot going to evade danger The
vice regal lodge is under close guard OF
police, no one being allowed to enter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20
u
TWO PARLAMENTS
FOR IRISH PEOPLE
Proposed Bill Will Provide
for Division of Ulster and
Southern Ireland
SUPERIOR BODY
TO CONTROL WHOLE
Hoped Ultimately to Have Whole Ire
land Combined-Government Police
Have Clue to Assailants of Lord
Leutenant-He Expected an Attack.

LONDON, Dec. 2o.--The proposed Irish
bill which Premier Lloyd George will
outline in the house of commons Monday,
it is believed, forecast government for
Ireland analogous to the state govern
mental system in America. 1t is under
stood to provide for separate parliaments,
for Ulster and Southern Island, respec-
lively, with a superior body chosen by
both sections, all Of these bodies to be
responsible regarding imperial affairs to
the British parliament TO which Irish
representatives. would be elected as the
states elect members to the American
house of representatives.
The idea viii be to give large amount
of autonomy to each section of Ireland
with thoroughly easy machinery provid-
ing for their combination as soon as they
desire 10 unite, the bill being intended
to pave the road for elimination of the
idea of the partition of Ireland. To a
combined Ireland it is indicated even
greater powers may be given than arc
proposed for the separate sections.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20
LUCIUS PUTNAM DEAD.
Prominent Vernon Farmer Succumbs to

Lueius T. Putnam, -, for many
years a prominent Vernon farmer, died
at 1850 clock last night in the Bos-
ton City hospital, where he had been
since Nov. is. Two weeks after en-
tering the institution he underwent an
operation for complications and was
making rapid progress toward recovery
when bronchial pneumonia developed
Tuesday of this week and because of
his weakened condition he was unable
to resist the disease He had been in
failing health about four years.
Lucius Franklin Putnam was the
youngest of seven children of Levi and
Phebe (Prouty) Putnam, and he was
born in Wardsboro Jan. 81, 1S47. He
attended the schools of that town and
then followed farming in the west part
of the town. On Jan. "a, 1873, he mar
ried Miss Eunice Twitchell of Jamaica,
and they continued to live in West
Wardsboro until eight years after their
marriage, when in 1886 they moved to
Vernon, buying the so-ealled johnson
farm on Tyler hill, which has since
been their home, and where Mr.. Put
nam had conducted general farming
successfully. He was not member of
any organization.
Besides his wife Mr.. Putnam leaves
and nephews.
The body will be brought from Bos
ton today and taken to the Vernon
home, where the funeral will be held
at O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20
COMMISSIONERS
AND DUDE CONFER
Discuss Matters Of Village
and Town Gov
ernment
USE OF VILLAGE
HORSES CONSIDERED
Road Commissioner Plans to Work Out
New Policy for Street Department
Has Recently Gathered In Many
Scattered Tools.

Because of the situation which has
developed through the failure of the
town to give more employment to the
village teams and because of other un
desirable conditions arising through ex-
istence of separate town and village
governments the village commissioners
and Road Commissioner Charles J. Dr5e
held conference last evening.
The situation was gone over in con-
siderable detail and some misunder-
standings were cleared up which it is
expected will result in closer co.opera-
tion between the town and village off.
eials.
Discussion centered around the aues-
tion of the use of the village teams and
it is expected that they will be given
more employment by the town. The
road commissioner expressed desire
TO use the village teams as much rs
possible.
Commissioner DUDE has been going
over the records, and it is expected that
he will have something interesting to
say IN the annual town report. He is
convinced that a new policy ought to
be adopted in the management of the
street department, and it is his pur-
pose to work out some plan which will
be more economiel to the taxpayers and
at the same time viii increase the eff :
cheney of the department. The need
of some such plan is evident from the
fact that a large. number of small tools
belonging to the town which had been
either mislaid, scattered or forgotten
have been gathered in by the road CON-
missioner. including about 100 shovels.
The village commissioners were i'm
pressed with Mr.. Dubc IS sincerity of
purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20
Horrible Catastrophe On
Canadian Pacific Railway
Near Onawa, Maine
SPECIAL IMMIGRANT
TRAIN is CRUSHED
Bodies of the Dead Piled In the Snow
Beside The Track - Thirty-five In
jured Passengers Taken to Hospital
By Special Train.

ONAWA, Me, Dec. 20.-Thirteen
persons were killed or burned to death
and many sustained burns and injuries
today when a freight train collided
with special train from st. John, n.
B., loaded with steerage passengers
from the steamship Empress of France
on the Canadian Pacific railway near
here. The freight train telescoped the
engine and forward ears of the pas
senger train and the wreekage was
burned.
The bodies of IL persons have been
removed from the wreckage and laid
in a row on the snow covered embank-
ment awaiting possible Identification.
1t was not certain whether all had
been removed from the wTeckage.
The passengers who were burned or
injured are known to number 80. They
were taken to a hospital at Brownville
Junction by a special train which was
sent with doctors and nurses from that
point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20
BENNINGTON HAS
100000 FIRE LOSS
Williams Garage, Cottage Hotel, Laun-
dry and Plumbing Store Destroyed
This Morning.
Especial to The Reformer.l

BENNiNGION, dec. ~.
For nearly eight hours, beginning at
1925 o'clock this morning, fire ragged in
the West Main street section OF this vii
lage, destroying property 10 the value
of about 100000. 1t started from a
coal stove in the Bennington garage and
was discovered by policeman,
The fire depart ment, which Is good
one. responded as soon as possible, but
because of so much highly infammable
material in the immediate vicinity of the
place where the fire started the depart
ment was unable TO get control for long
time. and it was SIS o'clock when the re-
call was sounded.
At the garage, which is owned by f.
w. Williams, the loss was about $4,000.
The main storage room, which is in an
other buildings, was not burned. but the
ears were removed as matter OF preeau-
tion. Nineteen cars in the garage were
destroyed, including four new Essex cars
and several uudsons, Studebakers and
Fords. There were numerous explosions
in the garage as the fire reached the yari-
Gus gas tanks.
The cottage hotel. which was owned by
several persons, was destroyed at loss
of $4,000. There was also 10000 loss
at the Bennington laundry, The laundry
was owned by John III. Powers and the
building by George w. Hawkes.. Wins
low & Craven's plumbing store was dam
aged to the amount of 5000 or more.
Other surrounding property was dam
aged.
There was about $4,000 insurance on
the property burned. The fire was the
most serious that has visited this town
since the Valentine Knitting Works were
burned 40 years ago The absence of
wind prevented a much heavier loss.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-20

The members of the Congregational
Sunday school are requested to bring
to the chapel next Monday night. at
the time of the Sunday school supper,
their gifts for the box to be sent to
Rev. Antonio Arrighi s Italian mission
Sunday school in New York
According to the instructions of the
Vermont State tuberculosis association
the sale of Red Cross seals should close
today, but to accommodate some who still
desire to buy it has been arranged TO
have the seals on sale at the Houghton &.
Simonds and Clapp & Jones stores until
Christmas.