The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-15

quite interesting. The attention Is
first attracted by big green parrot,
which talks continuously from its
perch under the garage porch. Tom
mic" likes to be petted, and In obe-
dience to his masters command pre-
sents his head to be patted very
much as n cat would. The maid with
the Grays is a native of India. The
expert white cook and his family
are from New England, while the
butler is of German descent. In ad-
dition there are several farm hands.
Mr.. Gray will soon start the con-
struction of log house to serve as
quarters for the servants. The nee
essary logs for the structure will be
cut from the place.
Daily Program.
The singers daily program > -
vastly different from that of several
years ago. Until ! came here
worked on an average OF twenty min
utes day. Now work all day, aris-
ing just after SUNRISE" he declared,
with a smile, With the twilight and
the lengthening of the shadows of
evening into night the day of the
farmer is not at an end, however.
The period after supper is spent by
Mr.. Gray in hard study of farm jour-
nails and government bulletins on the
most approved methods of farming
and especially hog breeding. His day
finally ends about midnight.
Youth must have it's fling. Mid
die age wants three good meals a.
day and the same bed to sleep in"
said the former singer in answer TO
the query of which life he liked the
better, the simple eXistense of a
farmer or that of a singer, The in
teresting thing now Is what man
can do in the woods" he said with
genuine pride, as he looked over his
place. Mr.. Gray said that he Sc
lected farming simply from reading
the Country Gentleman" you can
do one thing as well as another IL you
study and work and then direct your
energies along the technical lines as
outlined My schooling taught me
to study"
Hogs Abused.
II don't see how hogs have sur
vived the treatment they have re-
ceived. They are the most abused Of
all animals" he said, and continuing
, he pointed out that they are natur-
ally a clean animal. He has sixty
pedigreed Jersey reds. his principal
work being hog breeding. The con-
dition of his own stock seems to bear
out the statement that hogs are
naturally clean animals, and should
be given as good treatment and as
much attention as the other FIVE
stock.
The main thing in hog raising Is
to keep the animals happy and con-
| tented, according to Mr.! Gray. His
pigs and hogs have the appearance Of
being quite contented with life. They
are very tame and seem to under
| stand their master and they put one
in mind of dogs rather than pigs or
| hogs, so friendly are they. To keep
| them happy their natural home
should be duplicated as near as pos
sible. They are allowed to run on
| the thickly wooded hillside. Only the
| most approved methods are en-
| ployed by the former star. Modern
oilers are provided as well as other
necessary equipment. Every pig is
| rubbed with brush and painted
with oil at least once week.
The rocky hill Is also adapted to
| the raising of chickens. Mr.. Gray's
| flock consists of 700 thoroughbred
fowls Both the number of hogs and
chickens will be increased as they
breed and as fast as food can be p"o-
duced for them. Mr.. Gray will rl'se
his own feed for both hogs and
chickens. A large area has already
been put In alfalfa.
Mr. Gray is a confirmed country
man. 1.-THE man who has a place in
the country with city conveniences,
has the world beat" he declares
After all this is really a part of
Chattanooga" The former star las
not sung in many months, not since
he worked in the interest of recruit
ing and the sale of government Sc
curities for Uncle Sam. File never
] intends To return to he fOotlights.