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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
The Tractor Vs. Horse

We are in receipt of a communication from big farmer. who. has used boiS horses and the tractor. in which he says that if you have ever tried to work four or five horses during season v l know what it means to get up in the mora- ing, go out to the stable and feed, curry and harness four or five horses before breakfast; then after breakfast get these four or five horses watered and properly hitched to whatever machine you are go- ing to use.
 He says that on the average one will put in an hour night and morning at this work and at least three-quarters of an hour at noon if he gives the horses proper care. If the flies are bad or the day is hot and the horses are restless ones patience is tried to the utmost, and at night the likelihood is that he will be almost too tired to sleep.
 This writer truly says that it is true that from constant practice the natural horseman proficient and really does not think much about the amount of time care and attention he devotes to the animal power on the farm. lie does not stop to think how many times during the day turning corners the trace is unlocked or the horse gets out of the traces, necessitating a trip of the driver up to the team and back. He does not think of the time wasted allow n" 'n team to rest when it becomes too warm.
 He says that there isn't any question but that half the time put in caring TOT tractor of the same horse power that is necessary to care for horses Will Keep it not only in perfect condition but the effort necessary to operate the machine during the day is practically nothing to handle four or five or six lively horses
 We believe that the reason why many farmers do not give this question much consideration is because 1t comes natural to them to handle animal power. Ihey have been raised to it, but if one mas ever lived in a neighborhood where man who has lived in the city comes out to the farm and tries to operate the 1arm with horse power he has had practlcaIl illustration of what hard work he Will make of doing what appears slmple and easy task to the farmer
 If is quite likely that when all farm CTS become as accustomed to handing tractors as they are now accustomed 10 the handling of horses they Will LOOK hack to the days of the use of horse power and wonder how they ever accom- plished so much.
 We often wonder how we got along s., nicely without the telephone, the rE free delivery daily, the automobile etc; So in the years to come farmers VIII look back to the horse power oays wl.h the feeling that they do not care 10 re turn to the old conditions-Wlsconsin Agriculturist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
By DIXON MERRITT Delta Laboratory. Tallulah, La

great many farmers are now in the market for calcium arsenate with which to poison the cotton boil weevi next summer. There are a number of things that the farmer should think about when making his purchase, but the first and most important one is-look at the label
 Just calcium arsenate is one thing. Calcium arsenate that will kill boil weevils and that win not, at the same time, in- jure or kill the cotton, may be quite another thing Therefore, the farmer who buys calcium arsenate for cotton boil weevil poisoning owes it to himself to see that the label specifies that the ma terial is for use on cotton. And he should see to it that the label species the Use of the material at it's full concentra- tior--that is, without the addition of lime or any other carrier.
 Poisoning with dry powdered calcium arsenate has been proven an effective control measure against the cotton boil weevil But the farmer who gets the wrong kind of calcium arsenate-of which. unfortunately, there have been large quantities on the market-will not be successful in his poisoning operation. is likely to become disgusted and to aban- don method that, if he began it with the right kind of material and stuck to it, would save him great deal of money, not only next year, but for all the years to come. It is, therefore, of tremen- Gous importance to the farmer himself that he get started with the right kind of posin-and one of the precautions to- ward being sure that he is getting the right kind is to see that it is labeled for use cn cotton and for use without di- iution with any sort of carrier. ma terial may te perfectly good calcium ar senate ane yet be utterly worthless-or even worse than worthless-for use on cotton. The calcium arsenate, for ex- ainple that is used successful in truck crops would be disastrous in Ne cotton fields. The calcium arsenate used in truck crops and for other work may fH safe when mixed with a carrier, but car rier-mixed calcium arsenate has proved practically worthless against the boil weevil These facts make it perfectly apparent why the farmer should be eS- tremeiy careful about looking at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18

and mot over per cent of shelled nuts.
 Sec D. Mixed nuts shall include: Amy mixture of any other varieties R-Any varieties of mort than per cent shelled nuts
 Sec 6. Sound kernels shalf mean bright, mature, marketable kerneis.
 Sec. '. Damaged kerness are those which are not prime in flavor tor example), those showing mould, sourness. raneidity or otherwise wholly or partly decom- posed
 Sec. s. shelled nuts shall mean all shelled kernels.
 Sec. 9. Percentages by weight shah be based on the samples of farmers stock, hand shelled.
 Sec. 10. Deductions at the rate of the delivered price shall be made for all for e;gn matters in excess of ! per cent and moisture in excess of per cent.
 Sec. Il. At least six samples of about 5 pounds each, fairly representing the contents of the car; or two samples of about ? pounds each. fairly representing contents of the wagon. These samples shall be thoroughly mixed and from this mixture. by quartering, not less than leo grams shall be taken; which, after being hand shelled, shall constitute the grade. and upon which the basis for settlement shall be determined.
 Sec 12 On arrival of peanuts at des- tination the seller shall immediately be notified by telegraph or telephone, or as a last .resort by letter if seller can not be reached by telephone or telegraph if peanuts are below contract grade.
 Sellers must take exception to buyer grading within 24 hours after receipt or notice; failing to do so, sellers right to second sampling and grading is for feited. In case of difference between seller and buyer as to grading of pea nuts, a disinterested party shall be se- Ieeted by the seller and buyer to make a second sampltng and grading which shall be final
 And demurrage accruing shall be borne by the party at fault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
BE SURE TOLOOK ATTHE LABEL

label Unless he does, he may be buying calcium arsenate that was never intend ed for cotton, that will do him no good and that may do him a great ceur of harm.
 Calcium arsenate, to kill boil weevils when dusted on the cotton plants, must contain not less than 40 per cent ts% arsenate, If it contains much less the weevils will go right on eating up the cotton, no matter how thoroughly the plants are dusted with the material But that is only half the sad story. TH' farmer who gets calcium arsenate thas will not kill the weevils has simply lost the price of the material and the cost of applying it. He has not injured ks cotton. But if the material contains more than three-fourths of per cent of water soluble arsenic, it will injure f . cotton. If it contains very much more than that it will not only injuse the cot ton, but will kill it outright. In either event-whether he did not succeed in killing the weevils or whether he did kill or injure his cotton--that farmer is likely to become disgusted with the one method that has demonstrated Ts worth as a boil weevil control measure and that means money saved to t1~-s farmer who properly applies it. Both dangers are minimized if the label speci- f1es the use of the material at full con centration on cotton.
 Those planters or dealers, however. wbo buy in quantity from the manufac- turer may not have the opportunity of seeing the label until the material is bought and delivered. For them. the only safe plan is to have the essential things specified in the contract. Those essential things are: Not less than 40 per cent arsenic pentovide; not more than 0.75 per cent water soluble arsenic pentoxide; den- sity not less than 80 nor more than 100 cubic inches per pound.
 With it all, the most essential thing to remember is that straight calcium arsen- ate is the only material that has proved it's ability to control the boll weeviL No planter, therefore, is justified in buy ing any kind of mixture, no matter what the representations may be concerning it. It is possible that other preparations may prove their value later on, but < of them at present represent nothing more than untried theories
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Weights Below Normal


 Figures recently obtained by the crop reporting specialists of the department of agriculture indicate how plant dis eases adverse weather conditions and the like reduce crop yields to greater de- gree than is shown in bushels or other units of measure. Wheat of the 1919 crop has an average weight per measured bushel of 55.5, which is 4.5 pounds below the standard weight. This is the lowest weight since 1904. The average weight per bushel of oats of the 1919 crop IS sl.1 pounds, nearly 1 pound below the standard of s2 pounds, the lowest since 1908. Barley averages 45.2 pounds instead of 4s the standard. The only other time during the past 10 years when the aver age weight of measured bushel of bar lev was so low was 1916. The bulk of these three crops was harvested at about the same time and all of them were ar fected by diseases and, in many sections, by excess moisture and other advarse conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Why Some Roads ASe Turnpikes


 ,Trndoubtedlv the name turnpike as ap- lied to some roads arose from the fact hat bikes or gates were set across the roads by the keener or toll collector. Tn addition to collecting tolls, 1t was part of the tollkeepers business to keep the road in repair His wages and. other ex- ~enses for doing this were received from he tolls collected from the people whs .,~aS the road +o vide or ', "a-~'agAs, wagons, etc. In the early days the toll collector was armed with a pike. a long,
 handled weapon with sharp iron hears vhich he used to prevent people wht ~aveIed his road from going by withou.
 lying up their toll. Later on. a swing. ne rate was built across the road, which .ade it unnecessary to use the pike, hough the name was retained. for no ne could pass while the gate barred the ay. When the passerby had paid his . Ills the toll collector opened the gate d let him pass. If he did not pay the ate remained closed and the driver had turn back or decide to pay. Hence sines the name turnpike. Tn some parts of the country they call these ton roads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18

Well, the "dippin is practically over
 for 1919 Still, there is more to follow in
 19a0 in some counties
 We believe that five of the g counties
 working systematically this year suc-
 ceeded in getting the last tick. A number
 of others ran a close second. All could
 have finished neck and neck dividing
 the first money. Only one of the 2 failed
 entirely to be Tn the money.
 When such season as the past one
 has beens is ended results are quoted with
 A mingled feeling of satisfaction and regret They are seldom so good but they might have been better, and seldom so bad. but they might have been worse. That bunch of counties mostly noun tainous and largely open range were not in the "easy picking class. In a few counties the genuine arm and hammer brand of county official cooperation was enioved. It seems unnecessary to assert that in such counties the last tick gave it's gasp in September. Tn other coun- ties the tick got into politics, ran for recollection for another term of one year and apparently won by small majority. Yes. the 1919 tick eradication season IS "fni" as the returned doughboy would say it was ''beaucoup fini" Out of the 22 Alabama counties in wnicn active tick eradication work was con ducted under the statewide tick eradica. tion law. only one (Wash'neton) did not cornlete the work far enough to be re- ieased from quarantine this year in whole or part.
 { Ribb. Shelby. St. Clair. Cherokee, Cle- burne and Calhoun have each about three -fifths of their respective areas re- ileased
 Plount. Butler. Chiffon, Clay, Coving- tor cullran. Escambia. Etowah. Frank lin Lawrence. Geneva, Marion. Marshall, pa ndoIph and Winston counties did very affective tick eradication work and were entirely released. Al Iof Choctaw county was requaran- fined as very little was done there this season to prevent reinfestation and the movement of cattle held under local quar- artine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Controlling Rydrophobia

There is nothing, perhaps, that strikes deeper terror to the hearts of people, young or old. than the thought of being bitten by a mad dog Most persons, for tunately, have known of such occur rences only by hearsay, but the situa- tion might have been vastly different by this time if something very effective had not been done about it. There are in deed, large sections oG the country where rabies Is not an unfamiliar affliction. There was an outbreak in Nevada in 1915 in which half million dollars worth of live stock was lost by being bitten u rabid anmas. Some ranches lost from 200 to 400 head of cattle. A great many persons were bitten and not a few of them died.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
{. Dollar Value of Silage

In feeding silage, how do you estimate it's value? What is it worth by the tom That depends, of course, on the value of the corn when you make your esti- mate. The following table will give working basis on which you can figure the money value of your silage at any particular time:
 If corn sells for 56 per bushei, silage is worth .S713 ton.
 If corn sells for 90 cents per bushel,I silage is worth $S.64 per ton.
 If corn sells for sl per bushel, silage is worth s9.22 per ton. If corn sells for $i,21 per bushel, silage Is worth $lo.2i per ton. If corn sells for $l. 50 per busheL silage is worth $f1 70 per ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Ten Uses of Salt

Salt nuts out fire in the chimney. Salt in the oven under baking tins pre- vents their scorching on the bottom. Salt and vinegar will remove stains from teacups that are discolored.
 Salt and soda are excellent TOT pee stings and spider bites.
 Salt thrown upon soot which has fallen on the carpet prevents stains.
 Salt thrown upon freshly spilled lnk' on carnet. wifi help remove the spot aSa1t in whitewash makes it stick.
 Salt thrown on coal fire which is low will revive it.
 Salt used in sweeping carpets will keep out moths.
 sait sprinkled upon the kitchen ransS will stop the smoke and smell of sup stance burning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Prizes With Her Bread


 Many girl who can make delicious fudge. heavenly devils food and Welsh rarebit which will melt in your mouth cannot make a loaf of bread that would tempt any but the starving. The ciups for girls organized by the department or agriculture and the state colleges empha- size bread making. Club girls are taught not only how to make loaf pleasing to the palate and the eye, but many or them are taught to teach others ahe how to judge their own and others prea0 by a standard score card.
 Bread club girls compete with each other at local county and state fars They also often enter the open classes at fairs and compete with the older wornen' CT, A Jones county. Mississippi club girl oio so last fall, and her bread won slo s sn9 nrize on bread, a barrel of flour; hrst $ in cash, on biscuit; s1o sweepstakes and s1 for second prize on mullins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
Cotton In Paper Pulp

The Buckeye Cotton oil company of Memphis win build two pulp mills, and each will cost &o0000. Each will also heavy daily capacity ofGz5 tons. These plants will be located & Memphis and Augusta The main buildings will be concrete and steel structure 1s5 feet long hv 1o5 feet wide and sS5 feet hish. equipped with machinery for producing high-grade naDer pulp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-18
TREAT WENT. ' hnI1DHV gives quick relie' hMvvI M Swelling and shnr O " V - ~) breath soon gon.

All distressing symptoms rapidly dis- snnear Liver and kidneys aot better General Improvement is realized I send bv meil trial treatment absolutely FREIs. Try It. Never heard of anythins
 Write to DR. THONAs F. GREEN ste equal for drcpsy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-10
NEGRO Boy Uses Shotgun.

Sunday night Joe Walker. ii negro
10y seventeen or eighteen years OF age
fired ii shotgun. it is alleged, through
the window Of the residence of MIR.
4. NJ. Oneal. at Bodcau Station. sew
eral small shot striking Mr.. Oneal i'll
the shoulder but doing no great
damage.
Mr.. Oneal telephoned to Benton for
an officer and Sheriff Edwards and
DEPUTY Sheriff Jim Edwards started III
an automobile to the scene Of the
shooting. When the hunt for the negro
deyeloped in territory where an auto
mobile could not 90 Deputy Sheriff
Edwards took few pOSsenlen from
Rossier City and continued the chase
landing his man in the Parish JAN
Monday morning.
Mr.. Oneal is merchant at Rodcau
Station. He had previously had some
slight difference with the negro boy
if is said
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-10
From Pleasant Hill.

Monday, April April showers.
The weather il all smiles and tears
now. Farmers are busy just the same
Mrs. Beulah Dennis is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs. |. \.
Gleason.
Colds are the general complaint OF
the community just nOw-and nosqui-
toes: they are fierce!
MeSdames J. ID. Gleason and r. l..
Harris were the pleasant guests OF
Mrs. Will Speares Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Gleason are re-
ioicing over their second son. VINO
made his appearance on the 9TH.
Messrs. ]. A. Lowe and +. K. Hard
castle are two Of our farmers who are
planting corn i'll the lake region this
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. f. Gleason mOtored
to Shreveport last Tuesday and re-
turned home Wednesday. They spent
Tuesday night with their sister, Mrs
Joe Lyles. of Blanchard.
Mustard. lettuce, onions, radislles
| and. of course. corn bread and hacol
is the bill of fare nowadays. The
Irish potatoes did not have time t.
make Il toE-at least, part Of them die
not. Mr.. Emmett DeNIoss was scratch
| ing in some missing hills in his gardel
and found the cut potatoes along will
new potatoes the size Of partridg
egg. but not the sign of top. ALT.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-10
Emma Dots.

Monday. April All farming oper-
ationS have been suspended for the
past few days on account of wet
weather.
Mr.. Claude Rogers was among those
visitin. around Strouds Bridge yes
terday.
Be sure to come out to church at
Emma next Sunday-and hear good
sermon.
Bodcau is too high to fish to any adj
vantage. but if the weather ever gets
warm enough we can go in swimming.
Messrs. ]. H. Cole. \. ]. Logan and
Marshall Hollands made Il trip to Bell
ton one day last week In the interest
Of the Emma School.
Mr.. John H. RomineS, of Oklahoma.
il here on a visit with friends and ac-
quaintances. Hope YOU will enjoy your
stay with us, Mr.. RomineS.
Mr.. Mullins. of Sarepta, has moved
into the stroud House. where he ex-
poets to run general commiss;iry and
boarding house for Hobbs 4 Thomas
tie contractors.
Why don't you set that clock ahead
one hour and have the correct time
There is no such thing as ''old time
and new time. GOOD EYE.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-10
CORRESPONDENCE
Red Land.

, Monda. April 7.-Easter will soon be
here-the 10Th.
MIR. and Mrs. Nj. \. Harrington were
guests Yesterday of Mr.. and Mrs. X. +.
Matlock.
Misses Natalie Stewart, Eva and
Winnie Keoun spent the weekend with
home folks.
Miss Daisy McAnn. Of near Rocky
Mount, was welcome guest in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Il. Stampley
Saturday night and yesterday.
Don't forget that next Sunday is the
second Sunday in this month. and
Brother y. l.. Eddy. Of Buckner. Ark.
will fill his regular appointment at
eleven O'Clock. He will also preach on
the Saturday before at three O'Clock.
One day last week Mr.. Luther Good
win received Il telegram from his
brother, Mr.. ThurSton :. Goodwin, who
stated that he had just arrived III
New York from overseas. and hoped to
be discharged and ut home within Il
few days. We will all he glad to again
have Sanders ut home.
The Red Land Singing Class cordi
ally invites all singers land all Others
who care to Gomez to attend the all
day singing to he given here the frs
Sunday in May. which will be Ma!
18th. The members of the class are or
dering new books for the occasion
One proud mother suggests that tn
correspondent announce that we ar
having the singing for our boys VIII
have returned home from service. Sc
Mr.. Soldier. or Sailor Lad. he sure am
don your uniform SO we can distll
suish you from the rest on this gal
occasion. 1t isn't necessary to say an!
thing about eats for. of course. We
have that. Red Land is famed to
such. as everybody knows. We ar
going to expect you. so he sure y"
come. IRISH ROSE.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-10
THE SOLDIER BOYS
John Hanks Writes Us.

There came to hand yesterday let
ter of interest from an old friend and
fellow townSman. Mr.. John L. Hanks.
still in France with Uncle Sans forces
of war. He writes from BOurhOnne-
Les Rains. under date of March 18th.
Extracts from his letter follow:
I'VE are now stationed at this place.
1t is Il real nice place. \ large Ameri-
can hospital is located here. Also.
there Is ii large bathhOuSe. of several
hundred baths. 1t is said to he natu-
raj hot sulphur water. but can't
vouch for that.
We have been nearly all over
France since landing here last July.
Our first work was in this place. and
now we are here again-and | hope
our next move will be to seaport.
The people here are very different
from our people and it seems hard for
them to get accustomed to our ways.
I think they are several hundred years
behind us in most everything except
roads. One never sees anything but
hard surfaced roads over here-Some
of which were probably constructed
nineteen hundred years ago.
Il have been through Domremy, the
| birthplace Of Joan Of Arc Jeanne DE
! Arc). \ fine church has been erected
on the spot where she is said to have
had her vision.
| .Sneakinr of the DeOple, it is q
common sight to see the women of i
village gathered at public wash
house doing their weekly washing. al
on their knees washing in hi:
trough. Then you can look down tin
road. or over the fields. and see an olt
man driving team. one horse hitchet
in front Of another. or perhaps yo'
will see an OK and a.horse hitched to
gether.
IL have been on the battlefield o
st. NIihiel and below Verdun. but wa
not in Il battle. We were doing con
struction work behind the lines durin
the war. hut we We're i'll the advance
section most OF the time.
We'll. suppose this is enough TO
) one time. Write to me if you hav
time. for | don't know when ! will e
home.
II miss the Banner very much.
As indicated in his letter, job
should he addressed as follows: "Cp
]. r. Hanks. Company \. :2Gth Eng
neerS. Am. +. F.. France