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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
Poultry Scratches

My neighbor is a merchant king. They say his wealth is great; While 1 have always scrimped along It seemed to be my fate, But now I am as rich as he,
 My mortgage I can raise And all my debts pay off at last I have a hen that lays.
 J. Merle Stevens. Ship carly and often, should be the win ter m,otto. On the falling market cer- tainly nothing is to be gained by holding eggs.
 Fresh laid eggs should not be shaken. Handle them carefully and they will keep fresh much longer.
 Chick GOODS can be made during the bad weather and stored away, so they will be ready to set up when the time comes. Selling eggs is not so difficult as pro ducing them at living prices. Saving all the little bits of food around the farm and feeding it to the flock will do much toward solving that problem.
 Changing breeds may be all right, but before it is done one should be sure to give the present breed fair chance to do we'll Many flock has been con demned as unprofitable because it was never properly cared for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

A more general culture of fruits in gardens and in home orchards will contribute substantially to the health and pleasure of the family besides fur nishing a supply of valuable food pro- ducts at relatively small outlay of money, pomologists of the United States department of agriculture say. In manS localities it is difficult to purpchase suit able fruit, and this is an added reason for its home production wherever pos sible
 The ideal fruit or home orchard should contain several varieties of diff ferent kinds of fruit, each kind repre- sented in many cases by a considerable number of varieties ripening one after an other over a long period Large yields, good shipping quality and attractive ap- pearance all may be made secondary to high dessert quality and special excel iency for cooking purposes.
 Throughout much of the country the same garden may grow apples, pears,
 peaches, plums, cherries, quinces, dewberries, entrants, Sooseberries anc grapes In the colder northern sections the winters are too severe for peaches. while in the warmer parts apples, cur
 rants, gooseberries and certain varie- ties of several o fthe other fruits fai'
 because they are not adapted to the
 .ong, hot summers and mild winters.
 ECONOMIZING SPACE
 It is possible to plant between apple
 trees. when set 32 feet apart, smaller
 growing trees, such as the peach or
 tsum placing one between each two trees in a row, as well as planting q eow between rows of apple trees. Thl> is a temporary arrangement, however since the apple trees eventually will need all the space, and before crowding beSlns the interplanted trees should be removed Currants and gooseberries commonly do better, especially in the southert limits of their range, if grown where here is partial shade. This sometimes can be provided by planting them be- .veen trees, Raspberries and blackbefrie3 gre sometimes planted between trees. but he practice is not advisable unless th7 1oil is naturally moist and fertile. Vege- sables. as well as strawberries, also nay be grown between the rows If the trees are small and do not shade the round very much. LOCATING THE ORCHARD The land on which the fruits are planted, other things being equal should be convenient to the house. It ;hould be well drained, since fruit trees will not thrive on poorly drained soll' The air drainage also must be good, md for this reason low levels Wnere old air settles should be avoided. Most fruits can be grown on great Variety if soils, but where possible it is better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
Official Grain Grade

Federal grain supervision offices are
 located in the following cities: N Nashville. so7 Independent Life ,.build- ing
 Memphis, 403 Exchange building. Louisville, 27 Board of Trade Atlanta. 1710 Third National Bank build ing
 New Orleans. 5o3 Metropolitan Bank building.
 The farmer, the country buyer, the miller or anyone else may have samples of wheat or sheled corn inspected and graded by grain inspectors licensed by
 the secretary of agriculture. All that is quired volume in the prescribed form and to pay the inspection fee. No such service was ever rendered un-
 til within the last few months So far official standards have been established
 for wheat and shelled corn only. Pro- posed grades have been published for oats, and 1t is probable that official standards will be established for the 1919 cat crop.
 Grading is done only by grain inspec- tors licensed by the Secretary of Agri- culture. The offices of federal grain supervision bureau of markets, do not
 inspect and grade wheat or shelied corn except when an appeal has been enter tained on a grade assigned by licensed inspector, or where a dispute as to un- inspected grain has been referred to the Secretary of Agriculture
 AS TO SAMPLES
 The offices of the federal grain super
 vision however, may furnish the names
 of the nearest inspectors with advice as
 to taking and forwarding samples, to per
 sens who desire to have samples in
 spected. There is no prescribed fee for grading samples, but the secretary has
 specified that fees shall be reasonable. This information can be obtained from 1 the nearest federal grain inspector. The list of offices is given in the accompany ing box.
 When grade is assigned on samples sub mitted. the inspection certificate covers only the sample, it being specifically set out that such grading does not apply
 to the entire lot from which the sam pie was taken. Unless the inspector him self or an official sampler takes the sam Y.e from the lot of grain, he Is not per- mitted to certify further than as to the sample submitted. In most cases of con templated purchase, however. it probably happens that the intereSteu pdftieS dSi0o that the sample is representative and that the grade given shall apply to the entire lot Of wheat or shelled corn. SIZE OF SAMPLES The size of the samples submitted and the manner of forwarding it are inn portant factors in enabling the inspec- tors to determine the correct grade The sample should be representative of the entire lot of grain It should be at least two quarts in volume. 1h pints of which should be placed in an alright contalner and the balance enclosed in clean cloth sack Samples sent in paper bags, cigar boxes or other makeshift containers can not be properly graded.
 The principal benefit to the farmer Is that he has a correct grading by disin- | terested inspector as a basis for prices. l The same advantage accrues to the mill 1 CT or dealer, with the additional feature of the check upon his own grading IT 1 he has sought to establish the grade ln accordance with federal standards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
Advantage of Good Sires

Good sres bring greater returns now than ever before A good dairy sire will produce daughters from scrub cows that will produce 50 pounds more but telfat per year than their mothers. When butterfat was 30 cents per pourd this only amounted to S15 per year. ar S150 for 10 years, but with butterfat at 60 cents per pound It amounts to $30 per year or $500 for 10 years. The in crease in butterfat is also accompanied with an increased amount of skim milk and the calves are more valuable.
 Several toy manufacturers in Canada have been compelled to go out of busi- ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

knowledge put into practice on every farm. Fourteen years experience in de veloping this system of instruction leads to the adoption of the following funda mental principles
 l. That it requires personal contact be- tween the teacher and the one to be taught to bring the best educational re suits.
 ,. That examples or demonstrations worked out by the farmer on his own fam under careful plans and instruc t!ons are most effective means of in slruction.
 !. That centers of influence and strong personal leadership are essential in any
 road system for educating the masses outside of schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
Tarm Opportunities Tn United States

IF YOU are interested. write to the IIomeseekers Bureau. U. S. Railroad Administration. for free nformation naming the state ard advantages of which you wish to investigate. and giving full nsrtculars about your requirements.
 The Homeseelers Bureau is NOT selling real estate. Its mission is to furnish dependable data regarding land valnes. production. markets. eli mate schools. churches. raods. etc. to those who wish to engage in farming. stock raising. dairying gardening and kindred pursuits A letter will bring m answer which may help in solving your problems of living.
 Address !. L. EDWARDS. Manager. Room lOl Agricultural Section, IT. S. Railroad Adminis- tration. Washington. D. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

milk or buttermilk is available on many farms, and where it is not 1t would prob- ably pay most farmers to buy beef scrap or some other meat feed. Fowls on free range on the farms pick up bugs and in sects during part of the year, which fur nish this protien feed, so that the use of additional meat feeds is regulated by individual conditions Fowls closely con- fined need more animal feed than those on a good range; and in a cold climate
 where no bugs or insects are available during several winter months, more ami nal feed must be supplied than in sec tions where the winters are mild.
 RATION FOR POULTRY
 A we'll ba lanced, simple ration may be made of equal parts, by weight, Of wheat cracked corn. and oats fed twice daily, usually in the morning and at night. The grain may be either scat tered the range in summer and in the litter in the poultry house in win ter, or fed in the house throughout the year. It should be supplemented with a wet or dry mash of two parts of corn neal and one part each of wheat bran, middlings, and beef scrap. One feed of mash may be fed at any time during the day and the grain fed for the other two meals Regulate the proportions Of grain and mash that the hen will con- sume about equal parts of each. About one quart of grain daily should be fed to every 16 Leghorn hens, or to 13 gen. eral purpose hens, such as the Plymouth
 Rocks with an equal weight of mash This amount, however, varies, and should be regulated by the feeder, as the hens should be eager for each meal Leghorns will eat about 5 pounds of grain and mash in a year, and Plymouth Rocks or o1, bout 75 pounds.
 LAYERS NEED ANIMAL FEED Chickens eat large amount of ami nal matter in the form of insects, worms, and other low forms of animal life when allowed to range at will If the poultry keeper is to get the best results from his fowls in winter he must furnish substitute for this class of feed For this purpose green cut bone, meat or fish scraps, and animal meal may be used Green cut bone is usually fed
 by itself, while the scraps and meal may be readily mixed with the mash. Cut bone consists of green or fresh bone sliced or shaved into thin pieces by a bone cutter. Bones fresh from the butch CT have more or less meat adhering and the more of such meat the better, for the combination of bone and meat is excellent for producing eggs. Where a good supply of fresh bone can be ob- | tained regularly it is very useful, but it cannot be kept sweet for such long periods as the scraps and animal meal Green cut bone should be fed carefully and in a sweet condition, otherwise bowel trouble may result. One pound a day is sufficient for 20 hens, but not ever one-half pound should be fed to
 that number when first beginning to feed it. From one half to three-fourths pound of animal meal or meat ScraDS may be fed to 12 15 hens Any form of meat is likely to loosen the bowels
 of the hen when first fed, and the hens should be watched carefeully and not fed too much After the fowls have be- | come accustomed to the animal meal or meat scraps it may be kept constantly before them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

| Feed regularly. When we make the hens wait for their meals, we forget that they are just as surely creatures of habit as are horses or cows. Hens look for attention just as regularly as do the an inials. If they do not get it they are disappointed, and we may be when we go to gather the eggs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

The county agent in Hamilton county, Ohio, suggested that it would be good idea for someone in each community to own a stone crusher and do an occa- sional custom job. Now the sterile out cred farmers of that locality so long croppings of limestone that have both- are being converted into crushed lime stone, and applied where they do the most good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
|GOOD FAMILY ORCHARD SHOULD BE ON EVERY FARA
Farm Items

The problem for hog raisers to solve is to combine dependable permanent pastures with heavy yielding tempor- ary forage crops. in order to avoid periods when no green forage is avail able. The profits from a seasons graz ing are often sacrificed in few weeks when the hobs have to be maintained entirely on high-priced commercial feeds.
 Two-thrds of the flaxseed production of 1918 came from North Dakota and Montana
 Exports of oats from the United States were usually only few million bushels yearly before the war but in the fiscal years beginning in 1914 they have averaged about 100000, 900 bushels.
 The farm bureau of Flathead county. Mont, saved the farmers S40sS by or dering 51 carloads-714 tons-of hay from Montana, Nodth Dakota, and Idaho. The hay cost the farmers $2790 a ton, f. o. b. local shipping points.
 The foliage of stone fruits, as cherry plum, and beach, is on the whole quite
 
 be employed with caution. Arsenate of lead is least likely to do harm, though more than two applications, especially to peach, may cause shotholing and dropping of leaves and burning of fruit A new worlds championship record for two-year- Guernsey was set by a test, completed October 6, 1918, of Lang-water Phyllis, owned by F. Latin rop AmeS of Massachusetts. From 13,- 2SS.4 pounds of milk, testing 5.62, she made 746.23 pounds of butterfat. Sixteen million pounds more wool were clipped in 1918 than in 1917, ac- cording to reports. That sounds good Let's make it much more in the next few years. More sheep could well be raised the country over.
 Farmers should not lose the lesson of last spring with reference to the inn portance of testing seed corn. Corn that to all outward appearances was sound proved to be worthless for seed The farmer should never take a chance with seed corn. but should thoroughly. test every ear intended for seed. The sand and sawdust tray and the rag-doll testers give good results
 , Animals on hand in the service of
  were 113,725 cavalry and riding horses 1S6,34S draft horses, 144,611 draft mules. 1,20S pack and riding mules, and 15,2S0 unclassified animals, making total of 477,262 animals ready for use Ten cars of hogs were shipped on the cooperative plant out of Smith county, Tex, this season. The amount received by the 21S shippers was $27,367.27, rel ports the Smith county agent of the United States department of agricul- ture. and the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college. The 1902 hogs brought an average of $2,736.72 a car The county agent in Hamilton county Ohio, suggested that it would be a good idea for someone in each community to own a stone crusher and do an occa- sional custom job. Now the sterile out cred farmers of that locality so long croppings of limestone that have both- are being converted into crushed lime stone, and applied where they do the most good.
 DR0pCY s,sss $ T aaisE ss ssa srssiis1 s,i: " ~ breath soon gone All distressing symptoms rapidly dis appear Liver and kidneys aot better n inn ami ;c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

Ten cars of hogs were shipped on th(e cooperative plant out of Smith county, Tex, this season. The amount received by the 21S shippers was $27,367.27, rel ports the Smith county agent of the United States department of agrcul- ture, and the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college. The 1902 hogs brought an average of $2,736.72 car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

Animals on hand in the service of the war department November 3, 1918, were 113,725 cavalry and riding horses, 1S6,34S draft horses, 144,611 draft mules. 1,20S pack and riding mules, and 15,2S0 unclassified animals, making a total of 477,2 animals ready for use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

Two-thirds of the flaxseed production of 1918 came from North Dakota and Montana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

Exports of oats from the United States were usually only few million bushels yearly before the war, but in the fiscal years beginning in 1914 they have averaged about 0,0O9, 900 bushels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

Farmers should not lose the lesson of last spring with reference to the inn portance of testing seed corn. Corn that to all outward appearances was sound proved to be worthless for seed. The farmer should never take a chance with seed corn. but should thoroughly test every ear intended for seed The sand and sawdust tray and the rag-doll testers give good results.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-15
COMING.

Tho Great Preacher and Lecturer
III. X. [. hansom, OF N. j., Eu.;,r
or "A. M. Il. kevIew. AT rnlru it,
a. Al. 10. Chulch, SUNDAY March
10th, 1919.
II a. NJ, Preaching $3.50 p. NJ.
Missionary Program. Lecture Sub
New ".nc Skins Tor .he \ew Wma."
Mr.. w. 5. Morgan, FIRST B.p,lst
Church m,ssionary society pies.u.ng.
Introduction or speaker by Mr.. W.
l. hopAns Prcs.uon. oil Second Bupt-
ISL Churcn missionary h1oYemenl.
me men and Missionary Doulos Of
First and Second baptist Churches
have been invited.
Don't fa.l to hear him Monday
nigh at True ReIormcr's Hall, S:Se
L. Al. Great Lecture Suujeet "Book-
ed for passage on the snip o. State"
Hon. James Il. Career preceding
Introduction or Speaker by Hon.
holm Mi ,chell. "
Under tho Auspices of thsLaymeR's
Missionary Movement Of Third ~,
A. NJ. u. Church.
REV. M. 10. DAVIS,
Admission-$.25, cents Pastor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-15

Tuskegee. Ala, Mar ch.-Durins q
recent meeting Of the A. and NJ. Col
lege presidents at Tuskegee Institute
there was organized tho National His
torical Society. The purpose of this
organization Is to collect for perpet-
uation in the archives Of all the
States Of the Union historical facts
relating and pertaining to Negro sol
diers who participated In the late
war and such other facts as may illus
trate the progress, loyalty and active
ments OF Negroes.
DR.. r. II. Wright, president of
tho State College a. Savannah, Ca.
was elected president. and James B.
Dudley president of the A. and r.
College, Greensboro, N. c., secretary.
Other members include: President N.
Is. Young Of Tallahassee, Fla; W. II.
Hale Of Tennessee; J. 8. Clark OF
louisiana; II. J. Rowan Of Miss,
J. G. Osborne Of Texas and Monroe
N. Mork Of Tuskegee Inatitute.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-15
MEMORIAL sERVICEs IN HONOR
OF MRS. ELIZA T. FOX.

Big Island. Va, March 11.-Me-
mortal exercises In honor Of tho late
Mrs Eliza p. Fox, President Of tho
Woman's Baptist State Convention,
were held at the Sharon Baptist
Church. March 9, 1919, by the Ladies
Aid and Daughter, OF Sharon Socle-
tics.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. God has como in His
Infinite wisdom and bereft ns of such
a noble character and great leader,
we render 1t proper to place on record
our appreciation of her twent y-one
years Of loyal service.
Therefore. Be It Resolved, That
while We bow In humble submission
to the will OF God, we do not tho
less mourn for tho loss Of our sister.
who was called from labor to rest.
Resolved, That in the death Of
Mrs. Eliza p. Fox, We have lost q
sister, who was always active, faith
full and Jealous in her work, over
ready to give financially to the
cause. prompt to advance the interest
of the Convention; one who was wise
In counsel, an honest, upright, char
liable woman, whose virtues en-
deared her to the Woman's Conven-
tion and all who know her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-15
Bombed Colorcd Flat In Chicago.

Chicago, March .--Explosion of q
dynami @ bomb or defective gas pipes
wrecked II hrce story brick flat build
ing ut 33G5-3d01 Indiana avenue ear
ly today killed year old girl and
injured several others.
Tho police are mystificd but are
closely questioning residents Of the
neighhorhood to learn whether race
prejudice was responsible for the
blast. The wrecked building was ten
anted by Negroes. All othor houses
In tho Vicinity wero occupied by
whites.
The explosion occurred Just as
Charles Thomas aon OF the owner of
tho building unlocked tho trent door
early today. Thomas was thrown in
to tho street by the force of the ex
ploeion and all OF the occupants Of
tho building were hurled from their
beds and several bruised.
Ernes.ine Els tho child who was
KILLED, WAS thrown against the cell
Ing on the third floor Of tho build
ing. Her skull was fractured. Tho
fall to the floor broke her lega ana
arms. Sho was still alive when pick
ed up by the rescuers but died on her
Wav to hospital.
Those aeyerly injured are:
@. A. Thomas owner of the build
ing: bruised and shocked. Mrs. Zen
MO Thomas. his wife; bruised
Charles Erastus and William Thorn
as; sons and Gertrude Thomas and
Mrs. Pearl Washington daughters;
all bruised. Mrs. Emma Head, bruis-
ed.
Neighbors and victims declared they
smelled gunpowder after tho explos
ion.
A strong odor Of escaping gas was
noticeable but is thought to have
come from pipes broken by tho ex-
plosion. Repair men were sent to the
place by the gas company. and an at
tempt will be made to discover the
origin of the explosion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-15

N. G.. one company from tho Nationa
Guard Of Connecticut. All are en-
listed mon except a detachment Of
$50 mon from Camp Custer, Mich.
The reg ment embarked at Now
port News, Va, March 80, 1918 and
arrived at st. Nazaire, France April
Ia, 1918. Among the many records
kept by the men Of what transpired
from the time Of their embarkation
until they arrived at Hoboken. N. j.
IS the diary kept by the interpreter,
Sergeant Robert l.. Greer, Of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Colonel Toupes from Ohio assumed
command July IS, 1918 and accord
ing to the report OF tho men, have
suffered many humiliations at the
hand Of Their Ohio commander
Darly In the month OF August while
on the Verdun front. this Colonel
brought many OF the colored officers
before an efficiency board and i'm
mediately began n process Of elimina-
ton.
This move separated the mon from
their best friends who had developed
them into tho wonderful fighting
machine, which had brought the 81
(Croux De Guerres) French Legions
OF Honor. United States distinguished
Service Crosses and the decoration,
with Croix De Guerre of their
regimental colors.
The white officers received az re-
placements were men who had not
been on European soil moro than one
month and could not begin to measure
up to our own, who had been sent
back home or to some noncomba-
tant unit in the rear.
The Co'onel was also criticised
because OF his attitude in the case of
the murder Of Corporal William
Jones Of Company l., 372nd Regi-
mont bv, First Lieutenant Crogan
now stationed at Camp Merritt, N. J.
The Killing occurred at Ban De
Larclane, France and the only infor-
nation obt"ined is from Sergeant
Robert e. Skeleton, who wrote the
findings.
Sergeant Skeleton said the only
account given was, Death was due
to his own m 'scopdnct" and the
question is asked. Who knows that
this man was not a victim Of some
of the shirt carried to France from
the land of tho free and home Of
the brave?" This disgraceful Incl
dent seems to have been the result
Of IN order issued by the Colonel to
shoot any nan on tho spot showing