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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Crimson Glover Calendar

May is the month when large part
of the crimson clover crop In the
southeastern states may be harvest
ed. Special interest attaches this
year to the ploying under Of the
green manure crop and the saving Of
the seed, the first because of the
high price of seed. Whichever use
Is to be made of the crop, prepara-
ton should be made we'll in advance
of the harvest season, and especial
thought should be given to the crop
which is to follow the crimson clo-
yer.
Crimson clover, like any green ma
nure crop, should be plowed under
at least two weeks before the follow
ing crop is planted. If planting is
made on the freshly turned mass Of
leaves and stems, the results are
likely to be worse than If no green
manure had been used. The green
material must be given a chance to
become at least partially decomposed,
and the soil bacteria must have an
opportunity to remove some Of the
injurious materials that are formed
by organic decay. Usually it Is in
advisable to follow crimson clover
green manure crop with any early
planted crop like cotton or early po-
tatoes unless the land can be plowed
by the first week of May. Corn is
the crop most commonly used after
crimson clover, as 1t need not be
planted until the first of June.
There is every reason this year
why farmers who are to grow Grim
son clover next year should save at
least enough seed for their own use.
Seed production is not a difficult
matter and is, indeed, a common prac-
tice in many of the southern states.
The only equipment required is
some form of seed stripper with
which to remove the ripe heads. The
seed need not be thrashed or hulled.
as in the case of red clover and
other clovers, but is often sown in
the hull just as it comes from the
field. The seed should be gathered
just as the first blossoms are begin
ming to wither, and harvesting must
be completed within eight or nine
days, as the seeds shatter badly
when thoroughly ripe. Details of the
construction Of the seed shippers and
other matters relating to seed pro-
duction are discussed in Farmers
Bulletin 846, which farmers are urg-
ed to consult,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13

NEW YORK.--The Amer lean Mu-
scum of Natural History has recent
ly received as bequest the complete
Indian dress costume of Chief Don
died in France while serving as
soldier in the United States army.
Chief White-Eagle, who was 20
years old, served with the infantry
forces. He was one Of four brothers
fighting in France. In addition to
skilled sharpshooter, he was COM
mended by his general for bravery
under fire. He died on October 81,
1918, Of pneumonia contracted in the
ice, he was active in Liberty Loan.
Red Cross and War Savings Stamp
drives, collecting thousands of dol
lars for the government.
White-Eagle's life, though brief,
was varied After graduating from
Carlisle Institute. he returned to MS
home In the northwestern United
States. where for time ne made his
living as a "broncho-bus!er." Later
he spent several years with Barnum
and Baileys circus, after which he
organized a wild west show" of his
show, and acting Indian parts in
some of the smaller plays during the
winter. He also found pleasure and
profit in carving figures and groups
some quite elaborate-lu soap and
similar mediums-an art in which
he had developed an unusual skill.
On entering the army, he left his
native costume in the care of Mrs.
Anna Sergeant of Jersey City, with
the request that if he did not return,
it be given to the American museum.
The costume was last worn during
the Third Liberty loan campaign, in
which White-Eagle appeared as a
speaker, both in New York City and
in other parts of the country. No
doubt many people will remember
having seen him and heard him
speak from his tepee in front of the
Forty-Second Street Library.
The costume consists of a large
feather war bonnet, fringed shirt and
leggins, mocassins, pipe bag and
feather-trimmed standard. ALI the
feather work was done by White
Eagle himself. 1t is now being dis
played in Memorial Hall at the
American Museum. 1t mas been in
stalled beside the museums military
honor roll. Later it will take it's
permanent place among the muse
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Summer HaV CrnnS

The high price of rough feed en-
phasizes the necessity Of all farm
ers planting a sufficient acreage of
summer forage crops to enable them
to provide themselves with hay and
other roughages for their live stock
during the coming year With the
abundance of pasture available in the
spring time, farmers oftentimes are
unmindful of the necessity of pro-
viding for that period during the fall
when pastures will be dry, or during
the winter when there will be no
feed available.
The county agents should be con-
suited with reference to the available
ity of seed. Where outside purchases
have to be made. the order should
be placed at once, so that the seed
may be on hand to sow when the
soil is in good condition and the sea-
son is not too far advanced.
Among the several summer hay
crops for the southwest, sorghum or
Sudan grass are undoubtedly in most
favor. In the southeastern territory
sorghum and cowpeas, planted any
time before the first of July, will
mature a great abundance of good
quality rough feed for mules or cat
tie. The county agents should be con-
suited with reference to best crops
for local conditions, methods of plant
ing, and quantity of seed per acre to
he nSad in different localities
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Care of the PiuS

Observations indicate that in many
of the southern states too many hog
raisers follow the practice of wean-
ing their pigs too young. In many
localities it is found that they are
weaving them at the age of andO o
weeks. There is no better or cheap
err feed for the young growing pig
than it's mothers milk, and hog grow
ers should take advantage of this
feed to the greatest extent possible.
This can best be accomplished by
feeding the sow everything she will
eat during the sucking period and
not weaving the pigs until they are
at least 10 weeks old. 1t is prefer
able to have them nurse the SOW
longer-probably until she would
Wean them herself.
1t is realized that under certain
conditions this plan can not be fol-
lowed, but it is quite possible it could
be followed to a much greater ex-
tent than it is in many instances.
Before the pigs are weaned they
should have access to a self-feeder
filled with corn, some good protein
feed, such as tankage, fish meaI,
Best results in hog growing are
going to be obtained by pushing the
pig to the greatest extent possible
from the time he is born until he is
driven over the scales. Never let
the hog lose his pig fat; keep 1t go
ing forward all the time. Proper
feeding and care is the only way this
can be successfully accomplished.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
The Southern Spud

where any type of modern implement
of cultivation, preparation or harvest
ing can be used, they cannot take ad-
vantage of these opportunitie for
profitable side money crops. The
Dixie Boy plow with man for nlul
calls for more labor than our country
will ever have available any more.
The use of riding cultivators will
treble our labor supply at least, but
they cannot be operated among
stumps. The tractor is also not
available for for breaking in land
wehre stumps still infest the ground.
In fact, the stumpy farmer is tied
hard and fast to primitive methods.
The demand in Georgia towns for
lightwood is sufficient to defray the
cost of stumping thousands of acres
of coastal plain land each winter.
Stumpwood is the finest fuel for the
open fireplace dear to the heart Of
Georgians, and the use Of it for fuel
will bring tractors, cultivators, har-
vesters, potato diggers, reapers,
mowers and binders to south Georgia
fields. Once free of stumps a south
Georgia field is a rolling prairie; full
Of pine stumps it is on parity with
mountainside so far as modern
farming methods are concerned.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Forestry Items

From forests in 1877 counties east
of the breaks of the plains in Texas
comprise from Is to so per cent of
the total farm area. In spite of the
careless methods of management and
marketing, the wood products derived
annually from the farm forests of
Texas are valued at over $4,000, 900.
The bulk of the second-growth pine
timber of Texas is owned by thou
sands of individual farmers, and in
the future the farmer will constitute
by far the most important factor in
producing the lumber supplies. The
truth of this statement is empha-
sized when it is considered that 90
per cent of the big mills in Texas
will be cut out within the next 8
to 10 years,
The average farmer knows fairly
well what he should get for his cot
ton, wheat, hogs, cattle, ETC., but very
few know what their timber is worth;
consequently they sell it for very
small sum to professional timber
buyers, and look upon their farm for
ests more in the light of a burden
than as a valuable asset. Let every
man with timber study it's value and
refuse to dispose of it until he is
offered what it is worth on the mar
ket
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Harrow and Cultivate

Every practical farmer realizes the
Importance of killing weeds and grass
coming in the young crops during
May. 1t is a well-known fact that
if the crops can be kept clean during
ter c mene t on prodpeng axu
yields-also that the later cultiva-
lions will be less difficult. Nothing
will accomplish so much in cleaning
the land and cu1tivating the grow
ing crop as the section harrow and
light cultivator. If you want to be
sure Of full crop at the least ex-
pense use the harrows freely, even
if it requines a little extra high
priced help. 1t is sure to pay in the
long run. .-.-....
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
BY GEORGE D. LOWE

He was a New York state soldier
boy at Camp Wheeler and evidently
the southern sweet potato had ap-
pealed to his palate. "Oh, Boy" he
yelled in a Macon restaurant, when
l get home the grocer man will, nave
to stock up on southern spuds; they
hit me right where 1 live" The good,
old yam may hang it's head in shame
at such an appellation, but outland-
ers from all sections learned to eat
the real sweet potato in southern
camps and cantonments and for the
first time there is evidence of ma
tion-wide market for this hitherto
neglected product of Dixie.
Twenty years ago Waycross f1rm
dropped some thousands of dollars
in an effort to make a market for the
southern sweet potato OF the, last
trop a Moultrie syndicate has sold
800 carloads outside the south; at
several points in south Alabama and
Mississippi heavy shipments to west
ern cities originated, and the total
movement has been important for the
first time. In Alabama and MISSISSIPPI
pi large storage houses have been
built, equipped with forced ventilation
appliances and arranged to kiln-dry
the sweet potato for preservation and
shipment. A few of these houses are
said to have paid for themselves the
first year and earned 100 per cent
cash dividend as we'll. All those
years the trouble with the sweet po-
tato was not that it did not appeal
to the outside palate, but that it was
no standardized. graded nor properly
prepared for shipment a long dis
lance.
a New-Ground Crop
South Georgia has always needed a
cash crop for new-ground planting.
The sweet potato is that very thing.
Down in Charlton county farmer
grew 600 bushels on an acre of or
binary pine two years ago; but the
way he did it is interesting. Taking
in a piece of ordinary cutover land,
full of stumps, he turned the wire
grass sod without burning and plant
ed velvet beans with just enough corn
to furnish some support. His cows
and hogs harvested the crop and the
land was left full of humus and fer
tility. He then blasted out the
Stumps so cultivation would be easy
and rapid. Using farm powder on
the stumps the land received an ad-
ditional subsoiling and vertical drain
age effect thta was very effective and
valuable, and the lightwood furnish
ed his winter fuel supply. His stump
ing cost ran quite low, as he bored
the holes right and tamped properly
with clay from the subsoil stratum.
This year that crop would have
Melted at least $500 because the land
was cleared right and cultivation was
rapid and inexpensive.
Cleared Lands
Until our farmers realize the econ
omy of cleared land, stump-free land,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
British Sell Guns to
Decorate Door Yards

Want a nice big gun for your front
yard? The British ministry of mu-
ritions is offering for sale 1000 or
5000 ranging from 1S-pounders to
one-inch howitzers. Prices are based
on scrap value, plus cost of trans
portation from France and expenses
of dismantling so that the guns will
be useless for war purposes. This
will bring the price of an 18-pound-
err to about $500, and they're expect
ed to become more popular than stone
linnS in broad Ia mnS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
The Value Of Velvet Beans for Hog
making

G. L., Crewe, Va, writes: Do velvet
bean vines make good hay when cut
and dried? Would they be all right
to feed to horses and cattle? Do they
make good grazing when green for
horses, cows and pigs?
Velvet beans would not be salts
factory for making hay in your Sec
ton of the south. In fact, there are
very few places where they are used
for this purpose. AS you doubtless
know, this crop produces a ire
mendous growth of vine and as 1t is
a rather long-seaso crop as to
maturity 1t is difficult to get the
water out and so cure an acceptable
hay from it. When this is done
there is generally a large loss of
leaves, so that farmers in this sec
ton of the south prefer to use other
crops for hay purposes, such as
combinations of sorghum, cowpeas,
soy. beans, millet, sudan grass, and
such other crops as are adapted to
our climatic conditions.
The beans themselves produce a
very valuable concentrate for the
maintenance of all classes of live
stock. Hogs may be grazed in the
fields here in Georgia on velvet
beans. Cattle also do quite we'll in
the open if they have plenty of
beans on which to feed Two meth
DDS of handling the deans are in
vogue. One is to harvest them and
soak them in water and let work
stock, dairy cattle and hogs eat
them practically ad libitum The
other method is to grind them either
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13

One of the valuable aids destroying Uboas the de-
registered the slightest beneath the surface the water
the
indicated depth bombs
running below the
carefully
this first
showing operation Of the indicated:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
All Prices SIashed

MEMS, W0MEN'S, BOYS AND GIRLS
SHOES, CLOTHES, and other satisfaction
giving merchandise, etc.. cut to PEACE TIME
PRICES.
Mills and manufacturers have greatly re-
duced prices. We are buying everything for
Lowest Prices. Save 20% to 5O% by writing
for our Free Thrift Book. It is chuck full Of
Hundreds OF Bargains all listed at Reduced
Prices. Don't buy from any one at any price
until you get your Free Copy. Examine the
Bargains at our Expense.
Our Money Back Guarantee Protects You Alb.
soluteIy. We Deliver Everything, Everywhere,
Free. Write T0day-NoW-tor this Wonderful
Bargain Book.
GILBERT BROS, Dept. SO Nashville, Tenn.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Rent Your Coffin
For the Sake of StVIe

Undertakers have figured out a
way whereby their patrons may
bury their dead in the most sty-
lisn of collins for a nominal ex-
pense. In other words, if the
mourning family is too poor to
buy the expensive casket that they
wish their friends to see, they
may rent as handsome a one as
they desire "for the funeral only"
When the friends have taken
their last look at the corpse, the
undertaken takes the body and
transfers it to a humber coffin,
and interment takes place later.
The public is fooled, and the
corpse does not care, SO what's the
harm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
He Is Hale and Hearty
THOUGH 1O4 Years Old

Aside from the fact that he is
blind, Isaac Leasure, of Sisters
Vile. w. Va. is perfectly hale and
hearty though he is 104 years old.
He has fifty-three grandchildren
and forty great-grandchildren
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Indian Chief, Dying as Soldier in France,
Wills Native Costume to New York Museum

unls great collections of Indian ma
terial of which many stories as in
teresting as White-Eagle's might be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Handling Chronic Case Of Indi-

gest1on
j. R., Hazlehurst, Ca, writes: / have
a mule about four years old that ]
traded for two months ago. She does
not eat we'll and is falling off fast.
Her stomach growls and when she
drinks water she holds it in her mouth
for quite a while before swallowing it.
would like to know what is the
cause. and If you can prescribe
remedy.
Your mules are suffering from
more or less chronic form of indi-
gestion, and if you correct this trou
BILE through careful feeding and
skillfuI management we believe they
will get in normal condition again
in comparatively short period of
time. This trouble is no doubt due
to the method of feeding and man
agement you have been following.
The first thing to do is to look
into the food supply and see that it
is free from moulds and dust. The
next thing to do is to see that these
mules are watered before they are
fed. Then determine to your salts
faction that the ration used meets
the requirements of animals per-
forming hard work. In order to
cleanse the alimentary tract and put
it in good wholesome condition we
suggest that you give a dose of
Glauber's salts as a drench. A
pound and half should answer very
well for this purpose. Follow this
with the use of a good digestive
tonic prepared as follows: Glauber's
salts, two pounds; common salt, one
pound; baking soda, one-half pound
Mix thoroughly together and give a
heaping teaspoonful in each feed
We presume that in order to make
this trea tment effective you will
need to provide your mules with
something besides pulled fodder or
sorghum hay. What they need is q
ration containing at least one feed
Of good, clean, bright hay a day.
The other rough forage should be
run through a cutting box, moisten-
ed with water containing a little
salt, and fed in this condition. Then
II you are feeding corn alone change
from that to mixture of say one.
half corn and one-half velvet beans
ground together. Or you may use
100 to $50 pounds of peanut meal
mixed with 500 to 600 pounds of
corn and cob meal.
The grain ration should be fed at
the rate of IL to 16 pounds per
day when the animals are perform
ing hard work and provided they
weigh say 1000 pounds apiece. AS
they depart from this standard Ell
Their increase or decrease the ration
accordingly
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Two Boys Sentenced to
life Solitary Cells

George E. Bird, a fifteen-year-
old boy, and Arthur w. Sterling.
twenty years old, have just re
ceived the severest penalty pro-
Vided by the criminal laws of the
state of Michigan.
They have been sentenced to
solitary confinement for dife for
the murder of a druggist, Walter
w. Madison, in Kalamazoo.
The boys admitted that they
killed Madison in order to rob
his store. ...
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Save Fuel From
The Loo Heaps

Look forward to next winters sup
ply Of wood. In many parts the old
time custom still prevails of burn
ing valuable cordwood in log heaps
following the clearing UP of new
land. Thousands of farmers must
provide themselves with wood for
next winter. If the farmer can not
use the wood himself some neigh
Dor, schoolhouse or church will like
ly be glad to get it when cold wealth
err comes. Much wood, apparently
ercised. Postpone burning your waste
UOnH
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13

after the hulls have been taken off
or with the hulls attached. When
ground with the hulls they must be
made fairly fine to prevent the hulls
from irritating the digestive tract
The velvet beans by themselves
contain, as you know, consider
able amount Of protein. They COM
bine, therefore, admirably with corn
or with oats as feed for work
stock. If fed exclusively to hogs
the meat is somewhat dark but this
may be remedied by feeding a little
corn a few weeks before Slaughter.
The velvet beans may be fed with
satisfaction by themselves in ground
form to dairy cows or beef cattle.
The addition of some cottonseed
meal or peanut meal when fed to
cattle will generally be found advis-
able.
Destroying Lice on Hogs
L. p. c.. MonteZunia, Ga, writes:
would like to know how to rid hogs Of
lice; also a remedy for pigs with sore
eyes. Their eyelids stick together and
they become blind and die.
Lice on hogs are somewhat diff
cult to eradicate. They may, Of
course, do great deal Of damage, as
lousy pigs cannot give a good return
for. the feed consumed. Lice no
oOoOI "OonCh LlC vitality VI Lh0 UO6 .
somewhat and render them more sus-
ceptible to other diseases.
In fighting this pest the best
treatment is as follows: Prepare a
2 per cent solution of Creolin, that is,
two parts of Creolin to 100 parts of
water. AS rule the animal should
be dipped or immersed in this solu-
ton. Where one keeps a large num-
Der of hogs it will pay to build a vat
of concrete for this purpose. CAL
vanized iron, of course, can be used,
but it will soon wear out. Coal oil
is also effective but it is apt to blis-
ter. Crude petroleum may also be
used and it is not likely to blister.
In using one of these dips or solu-
tons it is necessary to see that
every part of the animal is thor
oughly wet with the solution. Where
no dipping vat is available brushes
or brooms may be used. Remember
that one treatment is seldom effec-
tive. The second treatment should
be given about a week after the first
All buildings occupied by lousy ami
mails should be thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected.
Judging from what you say we
would be disposed to think that your
hogs are probably suffering from
cholera, The secretions around the
eyes which you describe are char
acteristic of this disease. You should
separate the healthy from the dis
eaSed hogs at once. The carcasseS of
all animals which die should be
burned and a thorough disinfectation
of the premises and the animals
should be made. The Importance of
isolation and disinfection cannot be
emphasized too strongly. You should
write at once to the state veterinar-
ian and ask him for a supply of Sc
rum adequate to meet the needs of
your hogs, giving him the size and
age of the animals to be treated. AS
soon as this comes, with the aid of
the county agent or some other com
petent individual, you should have
the immunizing solution injected into
the hogs. This is the only success
full method of combating hog cholera.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13

Crop Suitable for Grazing Cows
NJ. B., Leaksville, N. c., writes: We
live In a small town and keep COW,
but have no pasture. We have a good
sized lot that we want to SOW In some
thing for summer pasture. What
would you recommend as the best thing
to SOW
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13

Until our farmers realize the econ
omy of cleared land, stump-free land
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13
Destroying Lice ON Hogs

I. P. c.. Montezuma, Ga, writes: /
would like to know how to rid hogs of
lice; also remedy for pigs with sore
eyes. Their eyelids stick together and
they become blind and die.