The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-06-25

about one and one-half miles south
east of Maryville furnishes us one of
the best examples of what lime will
do. On field one hundred years old,
twb tons of ground lime rock was ap-
piled last fall, and the field seeded to
red clover and orchard grass. The
first cutting he got at least two tons
of clean hay to the acre. Other ex-
amples may be seen in almost every
section where ground or crushed rock
has been used.
Leaf Spot is showing up very pro-
nounced in our alfalfa. This is
bacterial isease, and causes the leaves
to speck up and turn yellow, then
drop off in large quantities. Weather
conditions of late have been very
favorable to this disease. If this
trouble has shown up in your alfalfa,
theh best remedy is to cut it sooner
than you would ordinarily do, and
give the field cultivation with your
spring tooth harrow. The disease
may show up on the next crop, but
cutting the tops tend to check the
trouble by allowing young vigorous
shoots come on. You will notice that
it is the older, ripper leaves which are
effected most Then get the tops
clipped, and let. new lot of vigorous
shoots come on The disease II not
ia the root. and while ii saps the
vitality Of the plant, it asfnever
been known to kill out the crop.
The Boys Pig Club of Blount
county is growing. BY the way, it is
not really Boys Pig Club, but just
a Pig Club for both boys and girls of
grit and ambition, for we have al
ready seven girls in the club. In
fact girls on the farms who are in
dustrious and help their mothers
wash dishes have just as good chance
to make good raising pig as do their
brothers, for they can get the slop
for their pigs. There are about
thirty-eight boys and girls now in the
club, and about two-thirds of these
have registered pigs. 1t is interest
ing to see the boys and girls plan
and make their creeps for their pigs.
They do it usually themselves and do
it cleverly. They realize that it is
not good for pigs to live in close pens;
so they make them creeps or pens
with slide doors which enables them
to feed and give extra attention to
their pig, and when it's meal is over
it can go out in the pasture with the
other hogs. Each member of the
club has his account book, in which
he keeps track of all feeds which he
gives his pig, its age, its breeding,
etc. He knowsat te end of the con-
test just what it has cost him to grow
his hog, and learns the value of
balanced rations and pasture in pig
growing. Some of the boys have
made meat at SC to 10c per ID.
even since the war. How many
farmers grow their meat that cheap?
At Maryville Saturday, nine MEM
bers of the club weighed up their
pigs. Mr.. Hutton, Mr.. Painter, and
Mr.. Brewer had pigs on the grounds,
and the boys and girls bought, select
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ed, and weighed them up. Andrew
Chambers guessed the exact weight
of three of the pigs in succession, be-
fore the weighing, and he is only ten
years of age. Mr.. E. F. Ames, enter
tanned the boys and girls after the
weighing contest and meeting by
carrying them to the Picture Show
and to the Ice Cream Parlor.
Eleven members constitute the Pig
Club at Howard's school house.
Eight of these eleven get registered
pigs. They say that they are going
to show the other sections a warm
time when the contest comes off in
the fall.
Boys and girls between the ages
of ten and eighteen years desiring TO
join the club, will have to send in
their names before July 1st. Just
drop line to your CouRty Agent
stating that you wish to join the Pig
Club, and state whether you have
your own pig or will want to buy one.
Also let be known whether you will
want n raniaf arad or a nrada nir