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The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
A QUESTION OF PRICES
Which Will Decline First, Prices
or Wages?


David F. Houston, Secretary I
of Agriculture, does not assent !
to the theory that the prices OF
farm products should fall be-
fore the prices of manufactured
commodities fall. He makes this
clear in replying to a recent
communication in which it was
stated that "There must be a
drop in prices before there is a
drop in wages, and it would
seem that the farmer is the man
who is going to be first hit"
This theory has been advanc-
ed by a number of manufactur-
ers, said the Secretary, who
continued, "It is clearly an un-
lust contention. 1t manifestly
would not do to ask farmers to
produce, buying everything that
they have to buy from manu-
4 facturers at high prices, with
the assurance to them that their
products will fall in price, and
that then manufacturers viii
consider what they will do with
reference to their own prices
Obviously, manufacturers must
be willing to make at least
cOntemporaneous decrease IL
their prices. 1t might even b.
cOntended that they should max,
,. prior decrease in their prices
since the farmers operation
!, involve a year and he could no
recoup for twelve months, o
, , could not recoup at all, becaus
on the theory put forth, hi
products would fall in price.
seems to me that business me
must be brought to realize thS
liz we are to get back to norma
they must set about immediat
- do their part, and unique
: tionably, profteering in mani
y factured products must be elm
mated.
, "Of course, everything poss
bic will be done to enable Il
farmer to produce more econon
ically, so that if prices do ia
he will not sustain a loss, or
e great a loss. All the efforts
u the department of Agricultu
81 and of the land-grant colleg
have this aim. They are tryil
- to bring about better metho
- of cultivation, better fnancin
- " better marketing, the elimin
70 ton of plant and animal diseas
and insect pests, and the bett
g utilization of labor. Much h
II been done in this direction, al
more will be done as time pa;
es."
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
CarIyIe-Dubbert.

Mr.. Harry Anvil Carlyle and
Miss Selma Emile Dubbert,
both of Wellington, were mar
ried Wednesday afternoon in
the Recorders Office, Judge S.
N. Wilson officiating.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12

The body of a soldier who was
killed in Siberia on the 29th of
June, was brought to Yelling
ton Monday for burial.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Two States Reject Suffrage.


The Virginia House of Dele
gates has refused by a vote Of
81 to q to ratify the Federal
woman suffrage constitutional
amendment.
The Alabama Senate for the
second time has also refused to
ratify the amendment. A mo.
ton to ratify was defeated Is
to 13.
Thus the germ of "Dementis
Americana" found unfertile sol
in at least two states.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12

The Modern Woodmen gave a
banquet Monday night in honor
of Robt. J. Sims, head counsel of
the lodge, who left Wednesday
morning to make his home in
Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
DOVER ITEMS.

w. a. Neef OF haIsaS ClIy' l
was here several days last week. {
Leonard Vaughn and F. l.. Cox /
had business in Lexington, I
]
]. @. Plattenburg, w. P. Cole !
and John Webb Of Lexington, {
we're here Wednesday night.
Charlie BARLEY had business
in Clinton Sunday.
James Corbin, Jr., spent the
weekend in Waverly.
Joe Littleiohn, Jr., was in
Lexington Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Pearson of Glasgow, is
here this week the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Sydnor,
and Mr.. Sydnor.
Miss Mildred Cole, who teach
es at Aullville, spent the week
end at home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cole.
Miss Dean Dysart and John
Wahl spent Sunday afternoon in
Marshall.
Tommie Bertrand who is Wis
iting his parents, spent several
days this week with friends in
Kansas City.
Miss Corrine Weedin left Sun
day for Lexington, where she
will attend school this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wheeler and
children. Shell Wheeler and sis
ter, Miss Ella Wheeler, of Lex
ington, were here Monday night.
Mrs. W. ]. BARLEY and son,
Horace, of Clinton, returned
Sunday to their home, after a
visit here with relatives.
! ]. R. Wilson, wife and two
small sons of near Lexington,
|, spent Sunday here with Mr.
: Wilson's mother. Mrs. Annie
.-.Eagan.
: Mrs. viii Pauling shopped il
: Lexington Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Davis left last
: week for Stuttgart, Ark, where
e she will be in charge Of a schoo
= the coming winter.
|, Cooper Vaughn returned Sat
0 urday to his home in st. Louis
f after spending a week here will
e his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. E
S Vaughn.
g Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Groves
IS spent Sunday with friends il
:, Lexington.
l. H. T. Redd came home las
IS week from Mexico, Mo. wher
+ he and his family have been Wis
Is iting several weeks. Mrs. Red
d and little daughter will remain
$ for a more extended visit.
Mrs. Louis Arth has bough
property from George Wheeler
ID which she will have improve
If and move into before winter,
r Mr.. Reck of Concordia, wa
i'll here last week with the view {
p. locating.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller G
s Bates City, spent Saturday hel
$. with relatives.
Ed Neer had business in Hi
I'd ginsville, Saturday afternoon.
nd DR.. w. G.. Harwood receive
nd letter Wednesday mornir
mt from R. P. Cherry, who wit
~ his family is visiting in Il
South, stating that their daug
,tt ter, Eugenia, had been operatt
-y, on for appendicitis, which wou
lc- keep them from returning hor
as soon as they had expected
ed Miss Mildred Caldwell of lie
m ington, was the guest Sund
to Of Miss Vivian Eagan.
rs. The public school opened he
Monday, September 8, wi
IN Prof. Hubbell of Mayesville,
is principal, Mrs. Fred Finch
Va Wellington, in the intermedii
for room, and Miss Elizabeth X
in of Wellington, teacher of
af. primary. Mrs. D. o. Clark
ON I T,exinoton teaches the {
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12
Estimates on Lumber Bills

If you want to know
will cost YOU
the very lowest price, we mean
making estimates is part of our business We handle
such work promtly and won't keep you waiting
come in any time-always glad TO see you
don't wait TIL some other time-do it NOW
Wen make it worth your while.
ordinary self-protecton demands that you get prices
from
eTHE YARD THAT SAVES AND SATISFIES"
The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-12

THE YARD THAT SAVES AND SATISFIES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Corn Testing

The Alabama experiment station has just isued prses bulletin. No. 30, giv- ing the results of tests of varieties of corn in 1919, as grokn on the station farm the past year. The soil was upland sandy or gravelE loam, and when the corn was planted. a mEture of 240 pounds acid phosphate and 16O pounds of cotton seed meal per acre was applied in the drill and mixed with the soil. On June 25 100 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre were applied as a side dressing. The results of the IS varieties tested in bush els of shelled corn per acre, were as fol- lows:
 Whatley 35.4, Weekley 33.9, Williamson BOT, Alexander Prolific 29.9. Experiment Station Yellew. No. 1102, 29.s. Pee Dee % Red Cob 27.2. Hastings Prolific 2S.s, Garrick 26.6 Piedmont 26.4 Experiment Station Yellow. No. HOP. 29.9. Pee Dee % 5, Goliad A.1. Mohby 22.5, Marlboro 21.2.
 During the past IA years similar tests have been made. and record kept each year of the four most productive va- rieties During this period Alexander fro- life, tested for seven years, occurred in the list six times; Hastings occurred in the list five times out of the nine years tested; Mosby five times out of the 12 wears tested; Sanders five times out of the 10 years tested, and Whatley five times out of the six years tested. What lev No. 2ss heads the list this year, with a record of 35.4 bushels per acre. The tests were made and records kept hv E. F. Cauthen, associate agriculturist. who Is also the author of the bulletin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Tells Cow-Testing Story

There are many reasons why COWS should be entered in a cow-testing asso- ciation. These reasons are good reasons. But the real story-the story in which all are interested--is told on the balance side of the ledger In other words. Does it pay" and here are some concrete examples furnished by the dairy division, from the South Chittenden Cow Testing association, Vermont, where COW testing did pay.
 In one herd, the average production of milk per COW was raised from 4&S7 pounds in the year 1917-1S, to 52S1 pounds in 1slS-Is. and at the same time the income over cost of feed increased from sAs to sS6.4 per COW.
 Another herd made an equally goEl record. The production of 4500 pounds of milk in the year 1917-1S was raised to 5426 pounds in 191S-19. while the income over cost of feed pumped from s23 .06 to $64 20.
 These were not the only herds to make good records as is shown by the fact that the total yearly average production of all the cows in the association increased from 4900 pounds in 1sl7-1S to 5215 D6nnds in 19iS-19 and butterfat production in- creased from 1862 pounds to 2o25 pounds. But here is the real story: The income over the cost of feed advanced from s54. % to sS9 .6s, an extra sS5 in the dairy mems pockets for each COW that they owned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Art of Judging tSock

The art of judging is the foundation of all beef cattle shows and is also large ly the means of determining the value of cattle offered in public sales, says Farm CTS Bulletin No. 1o6S. Judging Beef Cattle" recently issued by the depart ment of agriculture. Each breeder. therc- fore, to attain success in his line. must be a good judge, so that he can select and mate individuals to get tle best pos sible offspring. A thorough knowledge of judging feeders, for example, is im- portant. since profit in cattle feeding usually depends upon buying animals of the right type.
 Without definite standards, stock judg- ing cannot be successful The ideal beef type in the fat animal, to cite another example,, consists in a low-set body which is broad, deep and smooth, with straight lines and with a thick, even covering of firm flesh. In addition to this general beef form, good quality indi- cated by the hair, hide and bone, together with general character and style, are important, because they are an index to the quality of the meat
 The bulletin mentioned takes up in de- tail various phases of judging, together with an easily understood discussion of he various types of animals and the methods of scoring them. It may be had free on application to the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
'Dixie" at Exposition

When the Hereford bun, Psant Comfo-; pionship for the breed at tho Interna tioaal Live Stock exposition of G11, mar northern people felt that tho occurrens was "fluke,- which was not hkely be repeated often
 But the record of the International Li7 Stock exposition held at Chfcago Noven ber @ to December 6 demonstrated th' possibilities of the south as a live stoc reducing section in a remarkable wa Nine gf and champions were won b. breeders south of the Ohio river. as fol lows:
 Shorthorn bull and COW, Hereford bull Aberdeen-A Angus bull, Percheron mart Duroc-Jersey boar. Poland China soN and Hampshire ram and eve.
 Not all of these animals were aetually bred on southern farms, but the fact tha' they were stow from southern herds an illustration of the progressive tpiri' of the southern breeders and those whic'' were bred and raised on southern farms shcw ciear.y that the south can produce as fine breeding stock as any ether sec tion of the countrq, accor,iirg to uve stock spec'plsts in the department of az ricu,ture.
 In addition to the winnings m the live stock judging, tle college judgirg team from tie Texas A. and M. college woh first in the students judging contest ant t.e team representing the Texas agricul- turaI clubs on second by one posnt only in the Intercollegiate judging ron'est.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
For Good Baked Beans

Baked beans may be cooked In many
 ways. Here is one recipe:
 Cook the dried beans gently until the skins began to break, then drain off the
 water. Put layer of beans in a bean
 pot or deep earthen dish, and on this
 layer, in the center of the dish, place a
 piece of salt pork (streak of fat and streak of lean), having the rind side up,
 using for quart of beans half pound of pork; the rind should be scored Fill
 up the dish with the beans, and add seasonings and water to cover the beans. The simplest seasoning for beans is 1 tablespoon of salt and half teaspoon of pepper to quart of beans. Mix the salt and pepper with the water. If liked. a tablespoon of mustard may be added, as well as an onion and tablespoon or more of molasses. Instead of the pork a piece of salt or fat beef or mutton may be employed. In this case there should be from 11s to pounds of the meat to a quart of beans. If fresh meat be used, add more salt to the beans. If salt meat is used, probably 1 teaspoon of salt will be enough. When mutton is employed, trim off every particle of the skin.
 Bake the beans in a very moderate oven for eight or ten hours. Add little boil ing water from time to time, but never enough to bring the water beyond the top of the beans. Any kind of bean may be baked in this manner However, the small pea bean is the best for Boston naked beans" The lima and large white beans are best for the deep earthen dish. Do not cover the beats while baking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
{. PASSING OF TICK IN ALABAMA

1 requarantined as the local authorities d1d not do much to prevent reinfestation and the movement of local quarantined cattle
 and of tick infested cattle was not ef- fectually controlled after the county was
 practically freed of ticks in the 1917 cam
 paign.
 1 Fayette and Lamar counties are the
 only counties which have as yet done nc active cooperative tick eradication
 Symptoms of taking up the work in these
 counties next year are however notice 1 able.
 l Approximately 12,se1 square mfies of area | in Alabama have been now released as | the result of the splendid effort of the members of this force "to make 1919 the | worst year for the cattle ticg' in the 2s counties doing active work, leaving about | 5674 square miles still under quarantine Out of Alabamas total area of 51, ,54( square miles, 45,S66 square miles are now released from federal quarantine. About | 3 per cent yet to go.
 | Well, this years work was not en- tireiy a bed of roses, as dynamite was
 used quite frequently during the season; | in fact, some abtties were fought with the outlaws" but the boys stuck man. fully to their guns and the harvest has been gathered with the results noted i herein.
 About 100000 clippings of cattle were I had this season in arsenical solution, I and right at 80 900 gallons of prepared dip were needed to do the work. The weather | conditions were all in favor of the cat tie tick. as there were but about 90 days | in the whole season that it did not rain | in the state. But the rains can't stop a sure huff go-getter."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Saving Eggs In Transit

An egg broken accidentally before it leaves the farm usually goes on the farm table, and nothing is lost. Eggs broken at the grocery may be disposed of at re duced prices as cracked eggs and little actual food loss results. But the egg broken after it is packed for shipment is likely to be a thoroughly bad egg be- fore it arrives at it's destination and become a total loss. With eggs selling at record prices. it is a mater of f' portanee that a smaller proportion of eggs than ever before are broken in transit. This result was brought about by the cooperative efforts of the repart- ment of agriculture and railroad admin istration. Employees of the railroad ad ministration were detailed to the bureau of chemistry, department of agriculture. where they received instruction in proper methods of loading and slowing eggs in freight ears. Wherever cars were re- oeived at terminals in a badly damaged condition, these employees of the rail- road administration paid ptrsonal visits to the shippers for the purpose of in- structing them how properly to load eas to- avoid damage in future shipments. The result, according to the reports is material diminutio min the breakage of eggs during transportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Improve Butter Shipment

Some of the defects noted by butter in- spectors of the United States department of agriculture are: Old-cream flavor. wayy or mottled appearance. too much salt and leakness in the butter. These defects are reported to the shipper when
 the inspection certificate is sent him, so that he may know why his butter scores low and may remedy the defects The use of churn numbers, so that the receivers can more readily sort out sepa- rate churnings is urged by food-product inspectors of the bureau of markets. In
 one lot of butter, for example, the score
 varied from ss to 92. AS no churn mum bers were shown, the oniy way the re-
 ceived could separate the butter was by examining every tub. If churn num- bers had been shown, it would have been
 a simple matter to separate the various
 churnings and sell them according ve score.
 It is not possible to take time to exam
 inc every tub, so the butter is sold ac-
 cording to the samples taken, and at
 discount if the samples vary much. If
 there should happen to be just one poot
 tub in the shipment and the sampl h'
 found it. the whole shipment would sui
 fer; while if churn numbers were used
 only the tubs in that churning would re- ceive the lower score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Rabbit Time Is Here

Fried Rabbat-Skin, draw, wash and cut rabbit into pieces Dredge with flour, salt and pepper Fry in hot fat until brown. If the rabbit is very large it should be fried slowly for about 35 or 40 minutes A young rabbit cooked in this way and served with a cream gravy lasts very much like fried chicken.
 Fricassee of Rabbit-Skin, draw, wash and cut rabbit into pieces. Dredge with flour. salt and pepper. Brown in four tablespoons of fat. Change from frying pan 70 stew pan, cover with boiling water and cook slowly until tender. Remove meat from broth. ThicSen broth, allow ing 1 tablespoon of flour to 1 cup of broth. Bring to the boiling point and while still boiling add dumplings: cover closely and allow to steam 15 to 20 min utes. Pour dumplings and gravy over meat on hot serving platter.
 Smothered Rabbit-Skin, draw and wash a good sized rabbit. The rabbit may be cut in halves by splitting down the back or stuffed with a weil-seasoned dressing, trussed and cooked whole, as prefWfd.
 Put the rabbit in a roasting pan, dredge well with flour salt and pepper and dot over with butter. Lay three or four strips of bacon across the rabbit. add cups of hot water, cover and a|ow to cook until tender-about one hour. Remove the cover and allow to brown. Thicken the liauid around meat and serve as gravy.
 Rabbit cooked in this way is delicious served with baked dumplings- Make a rich biscuit dough, roll out and cut in small biscuits Have the gravy in the roasting pan boiling hot and drop the biscuit on the top of the gravy. Plac< in the oven and brown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Farming Schools, Europe

Something of the character of recon struction work going on in agricultural districts of Italy can be gained from data recently compiled by the states relations service of the department of agriculture concerning the itinerant agricultural in struction of that country. According to the latest statistics the farmers of Italy have had the benefit of instruction from 27S agricultural professors who travel through the country giving short courses, which are both theoretical and practical approximately s400.000 a year. This ex- pense is shared by the state, the prov inee, and some local organization. Thirty eight of these itinerant professors spe- cialize in such subjects cheese mak- ing slkworm raising, mulberry cultur1H viticulture fruit culture and plant dis eases. Since the close of the war many courses have been conducted in farm me- chanics to instruct farm laborers in tse use and repair of farm machinery Courses in farm bookkeeping for young
 nen and women have also been contern-
 plated.
 The Russian village is built principally of wood and roofed with wood, or with straw and stones. For this reason there are so many fires that according to statistics, one-fifth of all the peasant cottages burn down every year, or put ting it in another way, every house burns down after five years. This seems improbable. but it is reliable informa- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Ho ME ECON MIG S| GARDENS AND ORCHARDS
RULES ON GRADING PEANUTS

It will be of interest to the growers of to know how they will be graded by the buyers. Rules governing the grading were adopted at a recent meeting of the Southeastern Peanut Crushers associa- tion and these rules are herewith pub lished that the growers of this territory may govern themselves accordingly. The rules are as follows:
 Rule ?, Section l. There shall be four general classes known as White" Span ish, Bunch" Runners" and Mixed"
 There shall be three grades of each class known as No. l. No. ? and No. 8
 Sec. ?. These grades shall be based upon the percentage of total sound and mature kernels as follows:
 No. 1-7O per cent and up. total sound and mature kernels and not in excess. of per cent damaged kernels.
 No. 2-sS to 70 per cent total sound and mature kernels and not in excess of 8 per cent damaged kernels.
 No. S-60 to 65 per cent total sound and mature kernels, and not in excess of 8 per cent damaged kernels.
 Sec. 3. off grades showing either of the following shah be sold according to som- pie:
 A-Percentage of moisture in excess of per cent.
 B-Black or mouldy hulls in excess of 5 per cent damage.
 C-Less than 60 per cent sound and ma ture kernels and in excess of 3 per cent damage.
 D-Any mixture of red peanuts.
 Sec. A. White, Spanish, Bunch and Run ner peanuts shall contain no red nuts and not over per cent of other varieties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
The British Egg Market

American eggs have gained an enviable place in the English markets during the last few months, and there exists great possibilities in the near future for the further development of these markets. Great Britain has always imported large quantities of eggs. Her home produc- ton is large, but in no wise able to meet the enormous consumption of the great cities
 The great demand for fresh-laid eggs has led the local retail merchants to make direct connections with the English production, Thus. we see almost all English eggs going direct from farTrss or in Tooley street, London, or other N , centers of the country.
 In the London market, which is really the controlling English market. fresh laid eggs from the surrounding cor1tl naturally bring the highest price. N's raised within a radius of 250 miles of London bring the best price. Tn normal times this included some French eggs. but they are not longer to be had. Next in demand are Danish and Irish eggs. Eggs from other countries compete on quality in the open field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
To nOf Butted a Minute

The butter industry of the United States is so large that more than a ton of but ter was made for every minute, day q night last year. according to dairy spe cialists of the deparement of agriculture Yet even this enormous production scarcely meets domestic needs,
 The output of factory butter has in creased approximately 200,000.O00 pounds each ITO years since 1880 Farm butter making reached it's maximum production about 1900. The present trend indicates that it will become less and less inn portant factor in the nations butter sup ply. being superseded by the factory pro- duct. Production of factory butter in the United states shows more rapid general upward trend than is observed in any foreign country from which dependable butter figures have been obtained. The number of such countries however, is relatively small. Production of renovated butter in the United States is declining. This condition evidently results from re- duced supplies of low-quality farm butter. the chief product from which renovated butter is made.