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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15

but the careless operator who does
not watch the different parts while
mis- separator is running, will waste
a great amount unnecessarily. lie
will surely have to make frequent
stops for adjustment. Every time
machine stops, the whole crew must
be idle until it starts again. loss
of time to everybody concerned.
If a machine fails to separate all
the grain from the straw, it is uSu-
ally due to one or more of the fol-
lowing reasons: The machine is not
being run at it's proper speed; it is
being crowded beyond its capacity;
the cylinder fails to thrash all the
kernels out Of the heads for rea-
sons already stated; the machine is
not level; or the blast is not prop
erly adjusted.
STUDY Manufacturers Literature
Manufacturers furnish instruction
books on the care and operation OF
their thrashing machine. They have
spent years in experimenting and
they know how their machines should
be run to secure the most satisfac-
tory results. A great deal of the
trouble experienced by the thraShef-
man is due to his disregard or even
neglect to read the manufacturer
instructions.
There are other ways in which
grain can be saved but the proper
operation of the separator IS the
most important. Efficient operation
of the thrashing machine should in
terest both thrashermen and farm
ers. The thrasherman can turn out
more grain in day, which means
more money for him. The farmer
will have more grain at no extra
cost Except thrashing charges),
which means more money for him.
The grain saved is "pure velvet,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
Train Wrecking Again
Breaks Out in Mexico
In Villista Campaign

Withdrawal of troops from bandit
infested regions in central and south
ern Mexico to campaign against Villa
in the north has led to new wave
of train wrecling and railway de-
struction in that, republic. according
to stories printed by Mexico City
papers, received in Laredo, Tex.
The most striking feat of the rebels
was the capture of train from Mex
leo City, to Puebla at a point only
few miles from the latter city
by the forces of the former federal
general, Cirilo Arena, who revolted
about a year ago. One hundred of
the several hundred passengers. were
seized as hostages, among them an
American, Charles Chapman. They
were driven for hours on foot over
rocky trails to the headquarters of
the rebel chieftain. Later they were
released without being held for ran
som and made their way safely to
Puebla. The bandits loot is esti-
mated at 100000 pesos. sy~s
This followed close on the heels
of the capture of six Well-known res
idents of Mexico City at a picnic
resort known as the Desert of the
Lions, not more than dozen miles
from the capital. The captorS, for
mer followers of Zapata, sent the
women of the party back to Mexico
lily loL"d idHSotH OIL G,4VU pesos, ana
released their .captives when, the
money was delivered. t% '7@'.'
More than 100 followers of Pedro
Gabay are reported to have been
killed when federal forces recaptured
the town of Chocoman, state of
Vera Cruz
The Excelsior tells of the murder
by bandits of the millionaire, En-
rique Langenschein, son of the Ger
man consul at Guanajuato. Langen-
schein met death at the hands of
rebels fleeing from Michoacan into
Jalisco, who caught him on his ranch
near Lake ChaDa1a
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
g Almighty American
Dollar - Is Traced to
Its Origin In German

1t was in 1892, just 127 years ago,
that the congress of the United
States authorized the establishment
of a mint in Philadelphia. With the
founding of this institution the al
m ghty dollar began to come into It's
own The Spanish dollar had been
common IN America for years, and
when Gouverneur Morris attempted
to harmonic all the moneys of the
States he took the dollar as a stand
ard. Some sample dollars were ex-
hibited in congress. The plans or
Morris were later amended by Je.
ferson, who proposed to strike TOUT
coins upon the basis of the Spanish
milled dollar--a gold piece of the
value of ten dollars, dollar in SILL
yer. tenth of a dollar in silver am
nundredth of a dollar in copper
While America borrowed the doi>
lar from Spain, it's origin was really
German, the word dollar" being tho
English form of the German "thaler.
1t was just four centuries ago-in
1519-that Count Schlick, of Bohe-
mia, began to issue silver coins
weighing an ounce each. These were
nointed at Joachimsthal, in Bohemia,
and thus became known as Joach-
imsthaler, later shortened to thalers.
III the sixteenth century, through
trade with the Dutch, these coins
became common in England where
they were known as "dalerS" or dol
lars" Shakespeare mentions dol
lars" in the second scene of the first
act of Macbeth
The dollar is now the standard
value not only in the United States,
Canada and Newfoundland, but in
British Honduras, the Straits Settle
ments. Liberia, the Dominican repuh-
lie and Colombia. The paper dol
lars of Colombia, however are
worth less than Il cent each in gold,
while the dollar of the Straits Set
Elements is worth about 81 cents.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15

sold away from the farm. If pork
sells at IA cents pound peanuts
would be worth approximately
$dS5So If it sell sells at Is cents mSyta q
$3.50 per ton. At 18 cents per
pound for live pork peanuts would
be worth $3.50 per ton. There is
every reason to anticipate, therefore,
the farmers ability to market his
protitably through hogs as in any
other way.
1t is said that peanuts produce
soft pork and that the packers cut
the price considerably on that ac-
count AS previously stated, TINS
matter has not been sufficiently IN
vestigated to enable all the condi-
tons surrounding the proposition TO
be brought to light, but even If the
pork produced from peanuts must De
sold at a somewhat lower price than
corn-fed pork there would stlll pc
good margin of profit to the land
owner who finished his hoks on wars
crop. F.; ~.
The result of many experiments
indicate that the average daily gains
from feeding corn will be around %
of a pound. On a ration of two
thirds corn and one-thlrd cotton
seed meal, one pound. On ration
of corn and tankage in the proper.
ton of nine parts of corn to one Of
tankage, one pound. On a ration OF
one-half corn and one-half cowpeas,
about "a of a pound. On corn ana
peanut pasture, about one pound; on
corn and sorghum, about one-thlro
of pound. The most expensive ra-
ton on which to make GAINS at pres pres
ent prices would be corn alone. one
hundred pounds of increase Wouid
represent a cost of about 1888.
Where corn and cottonseed meal
are fed together the cost for each lOO
pounds of gain would be about 500
Where corn and tankage are comoln-
ed the cost per 100 pounds OF gam
and cowpeas are combined the cost
per 100 pounds of gain would be
about $500. Where corn and pea
nut pasture were utilized the cost
per 100 pounds of gain would fall to
about $500. Where sorghum is used
the cost will jump up to about $1l90.
This will give some idea of the rel
ative merits of different foods avail
able for finishing hogs and indicates
that peanuts when combined with
corn will produce cheaper pork than
any other combination of concen-
trates we are in position TO use
The question, therefore, resolves it.
self into the value of the dlffere en-
crops for pork production and the
returns which can be obtained there
from at certain fixed prices for hogs;
According to the average of all
data available one bushel OF corn
at $40 a bushel will produce about
u pounds of pork. Twelve pounds
of pork at 12c a pound is $1.44 so
there has been practically no gain
from feeding the corn to hogs: on
the other hand if the price of hogs
be increased say up to 15c pound
corn then becomes worth $3.50 a
bushel. At 1Sc a pound it is worth
s2.4O a bushel, and, at 19c a pound
for pork. $2.2S per bushel. On the
other hand. it takes about Ats pounds
of corn to make a pound of gain with
hogs, whereas. the same increase
in weight would be obtained from
the consumption of 2.03 pounds OF
peanuts. Therefore, If hogs sell at
18c a pound, corn will return the
owner about $2.16 per bushel when
fed to this class Of stock, whereas
peanuts would return $2.6S per
hI1Shpl
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
Hun Prisoners Make
An ATTEMPT to Escane

Several hundred Germans and Aus
centration camp at Sydney, Aus
tralia, recently, in order to foil the
purpose of the Australian autIfori-
ties to send them back to Germany
and Austria. .t
The military authorities had prev
iously notified the informed Teutons
that they were soon to be returned
to their native countries. Shortly
before they were to be taken out of
the internment camp, the authorities
discovered a tunnel $50 feet long
which led from one of the barracks
underneath the fence inclosing the
camp and thence to the surface out
side. The tunnel was the work of
about $50 men, and apparently was
begun as soon as the prisoners re-
ceived warning of intention to send
them home. They had planned to
break free from the camp on the
night before the sailing of the steam
er for England. -t,.-
Earth removed from the tunnel had
been so distributed around the, camp
that it was not noticed until the tun-
uel was almost completed. When
the tunnel was discovered the Ger
mans made hostile demonstration,
but the guards suppressed it. The
prisoners watched with chagrin the
filing in of the tunnel
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
American Interests Plan
New Cable to Sweden

Strong financial interests in the
United States have under considera-
ton with authorities of the Swedish
government a plan to- lay a cable
from America to Sweden, making the
landing at Gothenburg, saysthe Dag,
ems Myheter. 1r% %
Z, British monopoly and control of
cable connection between Sweden
and the United States and the exer-
else Of British censorship in the war
has caused some adverse criticism
here. The American minister, Ira
Nelson Morris, now in the United
States, is said to be energeticalty
supporting the plan under consider.
alton and ittis understood here. tha !
one of the purposes of his visit 10
America was in connection with the
proposed new cable service. .'.4 ". 3.
Advocates of tn eproposal point
to the prospect that a considerable
part of American trade with Rus
STA, Finland, Poland and the Baltic
provinces will pass through Scandi
navian countries, and they see in
this, increased need of a direct cable
service with the United States.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
North Carolina County s*
'" Is AGAIN Reuuarantined

In accordance with an order is
sued by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, the federal
quarantine against the cattle fever
tick will be replaced July 10, 1919,
on Brunswick county, North Caro-
lima. This county was released from
quarantine on December, 4 LAST but
the county authorities, the depart
ment' states, have failed to provide
the. cooperation necessary to clean
UP the small amount of territory in
tested by the fever tick at the be-
ginning of the present dipping sea-
son.
The replacement of the quarantine
means that interstate movement of
cattle from Brunswick county: may
be made only in q accordance with
the regulations of the secretary of
agriculture to prevent the spread OF
cattle fever which is carried by the
tick. The quarantine will remain on
Brunswick county, it is stated, until
the tick is eradicated to such an
extent that there will be no danger
of heavy reinfestation of the county.
Because of the failure to clean up
Brunswick county completely, the
department states, the county has
become menace to neighboring
counties which either have eradi-
Gated the cattle parasite OF are pre-
pairing to do so.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
Progress in Swine Husbandry


We have made rapid and common
dable progress in the production of
swine in Georgia in recent years.
Within a single twelve months the
number of animals in this state was
increased by III per cent. This
sives some idea of the response made
to the call for more meat by the food
administration ana the government
at that time when it was thought
the armistice would not be signed
for another year.
There should be every reason why
we should emphasize swine produce
ton now as never before and because
it is difficult for any one to see how.
an overproduction of edible meats
and fats can be brought about for
some time to come. 1t would seem,
therefore, to be both wise and de-
sirable that Georgia emphasize swine
production just as strongly in TIE
succeeding years as has been true Of
the period since 1910. Not only did
we increase the number of our. hogs
very materially, but their value has
enhanced as well. The average is at
least IS per head. Some may say
this is due to high prices. but. this
j. ONLY part Of the answer, because
the quality has certainly increased
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
Abolition Of Military
Rule in Korea IS
Advocated by laps

That all aspects of military rule
should be completely banished from
Korea is the opinion Of representative
Thus only, they say. can
.Iapan hope to re-establish peace and
order among the Korean people
It is generally admitted here that
the disaffection is not removed. but
merely quiescert. ready to burst
forth anew once the existing mill
tary pressure is removed.
Institution of a civilian govern
ment and removal of the present
gendarme police system are believ-
ed here to be necessary. The gen
darmes are held --esponsible-- for
cases of brutality mistreatment.
the soldiers being only responsible,
it is declared, for the killing of
Koreans in the Christian church at
Cheam-ni. In this case, says. the
Herald of Asia, Japanese police
man had been murdered, and his
told the arriving soldiers an eX-
aggerated story. says the newspaper,
and the young troops, joined the
gendarmes in massacre of the
people. h.. .- ... 49,
Once the gendarmerie method of
policing the peninsula is removed,
and the people given more local sau-
tonomy, such as the villages ia
pan enjoy the newspaper thinks, the
Koreans may see that their best in
terests lie in the peaceful accepta-
ton of things as they are.
Responsible organs of opinion
mere favor making Korea an inte-
grail part of the Japanese empire po-
litically, as it already is territorial
ly. Korea, they conceive, might be
made a province of Japan, with a
civil governor and proper repre-
sentation in the Japanese diet. But
before. this is possible, the news
papers think. the Koreans must pass
through the necessary education and
show themselves prepared for self
government. -. 1850
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
WAYS OF sAv1NK GRA1N

First of all--thrash efficiently.
Rake the shock rows. Use tight
wagon boxes when hauling loose
grain. Clean up around machine
at end of job. Spread large con-
vas on ground under feeder, to
catch grain which skaters out
in the process Of feeding, and
that which leaks out around front.
end of machine.
Ask for Farmers bulletins 991
and 1895. They are free. Address
Division of Publications, y. S:
Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. c. Your state agri-
cultural college is also prepared
to help you save grain. Ill
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15

Every important grain state has
been losing over million bushels
of grain each year because of ineff1-
cient thrashing methods, declare in
vestigators of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, The gov
eminent, by bringing this enormous
loss to the attention of farmers
and thrashermen and showing them
how to avoid it, saved 22,0OO,000
bushels Of grain in the Fl states
in which the educational work was
carried on last year.
When an average of eight BUSH
els of grain is lost on every farm
in the United States at thrashing
time every year, that loss begins
to have a personal meaning With
while to prevent that loss, if pos
sible. And it is entirely possible
The chief source of loss is the
inefficient operation of thrashing
machines. .,r..
Any standard thrashing machine
will do satisfactory work if kept
in repair and operated intelligently.
If the operator knows his machine,
and sees that it is properly adjust
ed and operated, grain will come
small, The farmer should know
enough about the general operation
of a thrashing machine to detect
poor work, which means direct
loss to him. -,.'7'. s. ',
Adjust Separator Carefully.
To do good work the separator
must be set level both crosswise
and lengthwise, and then carefully
adjusted to the, particular job at
hand. The greater part of the sepa-
ration, is done, in the cylinderarand
Immediately after the grain passes
over it. If cracked grains are fire.
Quent there may be too much end
play of the cylinder, the speed may
be too high, or the concaves may be
set too high. The teeth may be
crooked or too high and not center
ed. Too rapid speed will also crack
grain. Dry grain demands a lower
speed Of the cylinder. M,
UnthraShed heads are often found
in the tailings. This results, from
missing or broken teeth or teeth too
far apart, not centered, or badly
worn; ,concave set too low or con-
cave with. not enough teeth. The
speed of the cylinder also causes
many unthrashed heads. Damp, I'M
ripe, or moldy grain requires more
than normal speed Of the sylinder to
thrash out we'll. lr.,
Operator Should Know Machine
Grain is lost through the improp-
or adjustment of other parts of the
separator as well as the cylinder, so
it is evident that the operator. must
be thoroughly familiar with the en-
tire machine. 1t may not eDpossi-
bile to save all the grain now lost.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15

The pecan trees about which you
write are no doubt suffering from
lack of a sufficient amount OF avail
able plant food to meet their re-
quirements Il is of course possible
that the trees may be diseased,
though showing no special evidence
thereof, or it may be that the root
system is not properly developed. Our
experience, however, indicates that
as a rule conditions such as you de-
scribe arise from the lack of avail
able plant food and our first effort
would be directed toward supplying
this material in sufficient quantity to
meet the needs of trees of this char
acter. To. this end we would pro-
coed as follows; Mix together say
1876 pounds of sodium nitrate, $50
pounds ammonium sulphate and 72h
pounds acid phosphate. Use this for
multi in circle around the trees at
the rate say of about 5 to pounds
per tree. You may put this on i'll
one or two applications. Probably
at this season of the year one applt-
cation is all that should be madG
Where two applications are made. one
should be put on relatively early
and the other about this time of year.
The above formula should supply
Il considerable amount of nitrogen
however, supply any potash. This
material is scarce and hard to get
The price also is high. l suggest
that you gather up all the wood ;,Sh6.;
YOU can secure, protect them Trorl
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
LIGHTS OR HOOSGOW

PHILADELPHIA light fan
tastic will be tripped in the light here
public dances; the, city tally-ho will
call and take the dancers to the sta
ton, according to an edict handed
down by Mayor Smith and a special
committee. Also dancing must cease
at l o'clock in the morning except on
ing must Ston at midnight
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
wHIPPOORwIT,I. ATARM

WINSTED. Gonna whippoorwill
has taken the place of an alarm clock
at the Everbreeze cottage. The bird
comes at daybreak, attracted by NOR
sells placed in a box outside. eats its
breakfast and pays for the food in
song Hence no need for an alarm
clock for the early riser
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
KILLED SOARING CATS
I nNTnnN

LONDON. While Teanlng out
W ndow at Palmer's Green to throw
bottle at neighbors' cats, which
were annoying her with their noise
Mrs. Catherine Langton fell out the
window and was killed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
JUVENILE CLUES AID WORK OF
CONMUNITY HEN ASSOCIATION

Poultry breeding associations are
usually the outgroWthr of pioneer
work in organizing boys and girls
into poultry clubs or of repeated ef-
forts to interest producers in better
poultry methods. In some instances,
however, leaders in communities have
expressed their desire to make an eff
fort to establish for themselves a
business or side line that will add
to their incomes as individuals and
likewise increase the prosperity of
the community
In such promising localities, the
first step in organization usually IS
ito get the support of local business
men. In small towns many business
me nown farms and consequently are
interested in agriculture, which IN
turn benefits the various lines OF
association. In fact this is frequent
lY accomplished by inducing the bust
ness mems association to contribute
4 suitable fund for standardized
stock which is to be distributed
ssociation. Cooperation of that kind
is usually obtained easily if the
business men are shown the advan-
tages of the organization and how
the increased prosperity eventually
will benefit them. -
Another plan that has proved to be
satisfactory in Overton county,
Tenn, is direct financial assistance
from the banks. In this case the
banks advanced $1,000 to be invested
in breeding pens through the coop
Grafton Of the poultry club agent and nd
pen consisted of 10 hens or pullets
and a male bird which cost Oh an
average $3.50 bird, The pens were
placed with club members in the va
rious communities. Each person who
received a pen guara1nnteed to return.
after the first wear. 20 fowls In pay
ment for the original 10 hens or pull
let's Furnished him. Those 20 stand
7rd-bred fowls. together with Sc
lected male birds. were divided into
two pens and the next year were
Given the same conditions to two a,d-
ditioral club members. One of the
requirements of the plan was the
continuance of this "endless-chafn"
system for years, or until every
member nossessed ut 'Aast one pen Of
standardized fowls. Thus the origi-
mol pens have been multiplied by
| many hundreds. and the entire roun-
| ~ has become well stocked with one
| breed of fowls.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
CARE IN HANDLING EGGs MUST
BEGIN OFT THE FARM

Good fresh eggs put in a basket
and stored in the hot kitchen for
q day or two may reach town in
such condition that they must be
used at once to be available for food.
A basket Of perfectly fresh eggs left
on the back of the wagon and eX
posed to the sun during 10-mile
drive to town may reach the country
merchant in such shape that not
even immediate chilling will make
them available for long shipment to
the cities. This is the story con-
stantly revealed by the candle on
farmers wife is very proud will
show that they have been allowed to
remain "a or 48 hours in the nest or
a; some point in their history have
been exposed to heat which lowers
their value. 1t IS evident, there
fore, that if the egg is to be pala-
table to the city consumer care in it's
handling must begin on the farm.
The farmer must gather his eggs two.
day and must keep them cool aft
erWards, just as he would cream or
milk, until they are delivered in
town. There the merchant must at
once put them into a dry, cold place,
or, if he wishes to be strictly up to
date, must chill them in his own lit
tie refrigerating plant or in the
larger refrigerating plant of the
town, to a temperature we'll below
40 degrees f.
Heat is the great enemy, for once
a good egg has stood for any time
at a temperature of over So degrees
f lit begins to incubate, if it is
fertile egg, or to spoil, if it is an
infertile egg
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
SUES pRoTMER's WIDOW

LONDON-Because he had mar
ried his brothers widow, which was
Illegal, Austin Axiom, a soldier, had
his marriage annuled
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-15
Stimulating the Growth of Pecan
TREAS

v f. avogh, Monroe, Ca, writes: |
have some pecan. trees on my place and
they do not grow fast enough to suit
me. What can you advise me to do for
them 10 hasten their growth? They are
on hill land that is only rich in spots