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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
Increase in Cured Meats

Cured meats were, in a department of agriculture survey made for January l, 1919, reported by meat packers, storage establishments, and wholesales dealers as follows: Cured hams, bacon and shoul- ders AS, ,62S,S44 pounds; other salted and cured pork, 2O0,6l6,061 pounds; salted and cured beef 99, 495, 4SS pounds
 These figures represent the following percentages of the corresponding holdings of January 1, 1918: Cured hams, bacon and shoulders. 1908 per cent; other salted and cured pork, 1865 per cent; salted and cured beef, 1892 per cent.
 Dried fish to the amount of 33.6o3, 273 pounds was reported for January 1. 1919, by salt-fish packers, storage establish ments, and wholesale dealers. and fish in brine to the amount of 62,20S,112 pounds. These quantities are equal to 9S.7 per cent and 1876 per cent, respectively. of the stocks of these two commodities held by the same firms on January 1, 191S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
Rust-Resistant Asparagus

The Washington family of rust resist ant asparagus, developed by the United States department of agriculture in, CO., tural experiment station and other CO., operators throughout the country as the result of B years of effort, is now we'll disseminated among interested growers and seedsmen, some of whom have avail able stocks of the new strains for sale. The pedigreed stock thus far distributed to growers is intended to form a basic stock for further breeding work. The department of agriculture announces that while it will continue to distribute the new strains. private enterprise must be looked to henceforth to furnish the gen. eral trade with its main supply of seeds and roots.
 The department will not make general distributions of seed or roots of the new strains. The names of firms and indi- vidual growers who have stocks of the new strains may be obtained from the bureau of plant industry, department of agriculture.
 SHOULD KEEP RECORDS
 Improved stocks thus far distributed are from matings of the male plant Washington with the female plants Martha and Mary and two other fe- males as yet unnamed, R2-22 and R4-1O1. Pedigree numbers or combinatio of un- named females with Washington, it is pointed out should be preserved by grow CTS, as some of them will be named later and these records will be valuable.
 Cultural suggestions for the growing or the new strains include early sowing, clean seed bed, a small percentage of spinach or radish seeds to mark the row, for cultivation before the asparagus seed- lirgs show. the dropping of seed by hand five or six to the foot, cultivation be- tween the rows with cultivators or scuf- file hoes, and removal of weeds in the rows by hand. At the end of the sea- sor: the tops should be allowed to die down to make a covering for holding SHOW. A layer of coarse hay or straw to prevent winter killing should be put on after the ground has frozen.
 HOW TO HANDLE SEEDLINGS
 In digging seedlings great pains should be taken to preserve all the storage roots urtroken and unbruised. Trimming the roots down to a uniform length of six or eight inches is strongly condemned. One-year-oId roots are said to do better than two-year-old roots of the same stock. It has been found inadvisable to plant a permanent bed on ground occu. pied by seedlings the year before.
 The ideal shoot should be about an irch in diameter, straight and not much flattened, of clean growth with scales fitting closely in tight bud
 The new pedigreed strains. to be avail- able for seed production, must not be pls nted in fields near inferior varieties.
 The grower who expects to sell seeds O. roots is reminded that constant care is necessary to keep up a high standard.
 To get thes best returns from fields of the new strains for market purposes. they should be labeled and sold as Wash- iE gton asparagus.
 The derArtment of agriculture has re- ceptly issued circular giving informa- ton on the breeding and culture of tho new rust resistant strains of asparagus to that on general aspara- gus growing contained in farmers bull letin 829.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
Keep Grit on Hand

Grit is essential to the health of fowls and to economy in feeding. Grit takes the place of teeth in preparing the feed for further digestion and is required for the proper preparation of feed in the gizzard. When the feed Is not properly taken care of in this organ an undue strain is thrown on the fowls system, often resulting in disease. and also al- lowing much of the nutriment to pass through the birds body without being absorbed. In every pen or yard box of grit should be kept.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

Miss Florence Hovater, RussellYille, champion pig club member of Alabama in 1918, and her pig, Orphan Boy, which weighed 540 pounds the day he was eight months old There are very few, if any other such gains on record.
 This pig (some call him hog) was an orphan, as his name implies. Miss Hovater joined the club with him al one day old. For five months he ran in the yard and ate buttermilk, table scraps, and a very small amount of corn. At the end of the fifth month his ration was increased by six pounds of meal each day. His gain was phe- nomenal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
POINTS ON HOUSING POULTRY

The back and sides of the poultry house should be absolutely tight in or der to prevent drafts which may cause colds in the flock.
 The front of the house should be so high that the windows or openings will allow the sun to shine well back into the interior during the winter. Bur lap, unbleached muslin or lightweight duck cloth may be used for curtains in the front The cloth should be thin enough to allow slow circulation of air without a draft. This is impossible if too heavy a grade of duck cloth is used or if the cloth is oiled or painted
 If the curtain Is not attended to, however. curtain-front houses may be less satisfactory than the open-front type even in northern attitudes
 A large amount of glass in the front of the house makes it warm during the day but cold at night, as glass radiates heat very rapidly. Some glass. however. is helpful in providing light when the curtains are closed. Some ventilation should be given in poul- try houses even on the coldest nights. It is usually best secured by leaving small window open or having muslin curtains in the front of the house. If the house is shut up tightly without any muslin curtains in the front there is a tendency for moisture to collect in the house and condense on the raf.- CTS and other woodwork on frosty mornings. It is not necessary to close the muslin curtains in the front of the house except in very cold or stormy weather. Hens are protected by nature with warm feathers and a high body temperature. so that they are better able to withstand dry, cold air than warmer air which is damp.
 ARISTOCRATS FROM FOWLS
 The cockerel shown in the illustra- tion is a Single Comb White LeghoTn on the government poultry farm at Beltsville, Md. He is of a type that takes the eye of the most critical fan cer but his mother was a utility bird that laid 230 eggs in her bullet year. Eight of her sisters and half sisters made records as high egg pro- ducers. They produced in their pull let year as follows: 1S0, 1S7. 195. 19S, POS. 235 and 24O eggs. The sire of this. cockerel is the son of a hen that laid 213 eggs in her bullet year. and 536 eggs in three years. His grand sire on his sires side is son of the hen shown in the illustra tion, which laid PA eggs in her bullet year and 654 eggs in four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
Some. Calf Club

The Story county. Iowa. pure-bred calf club, said by local leaders to be the larg- est club of this kind in the United States. recently held sale at which 90 pure-bred heifers sold for a total O; $17,870. The club was organized only last summer by the county agricultural agent, and the boys and girls who are members bought prre-bred heifers with money loaned by local banks. The highest price paid at the sale was s65O for an Angus heifer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

Leading place abong the crops in the average values of 1910-1914, before the war had begun to derange prices, was held in Maine by hay. the value of which was 36 per cent of the value of all crops; potatoes came next with "A per cent. Hay was first in all of the north At lantic states, and potatoes second in all but three In Connecticut. tobacco was second, and corn in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. These comparisons are clearly indicated by the estimates of the bureau of crop estimate
 AS may be expected. corn was the prin- cipal crop in the north central states, extending on their southern border from Ohio to Kansas, except that along the northern border hay led in Michigan and Wisconsin, and wheat in Minnesota and North Dakota, while in Kansas, also, wheat was the chief crop. Corn was sec ond in importance in Michigan, Wiscon- sin, Minnesota, and Kansas; wheat in South Dakota, Indiana and Nebraska: hay in Ohio and, equally with oats, in Missouri; and oats in Illinois. Indiana and North Dakosta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
Poultry Prices

Turkeys brought to producers an aver age price of 23.9 cents pound. live weight October 15, 1913, and there was a monthly increase to 27,3 cents on Jan uary 15. 1919, as ascertained by the bu-' rcau of crop estimates for the United States. The price of chickens was nearly stationary during this time, and it was lower than the turkey price by IT cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

It is a difficult task to breed for a combination. of standard quality and utility values, but this can and is being done at a profit In fact, the time has arrived when every ambitious breeder should give careful thought to the opportunity for success along these lines. The breeder who is successful in producing a strain of birds capable of good production has a promising mark ct among the so-called breeders of utility fowls If he is successful in combining standard quality with this production. so that he can produce birds capable of winning in the poul- try exhibitions of the country, he has a profitable outlet for the sale of breed- ing stock to those who are interested in exhibitions of that kind. The man who breeds only for standard quality, or a person who produces fowls only for utility value has restricted mar ket outlet for his stock which will prove much less profitable.
 The fact should not be overlooked that the man who breeds for standard requirements and therefore for beauty in his fowls has something which tie casual observer can see and appreciate. and develops in his birds a quality of advertising value in the sale of breed ing stock. On the other hand, if he has only egg production to commend his stock, he must tell the purchaser about it. for there is little or nothing which the prospective buyer can see in the birds themselves that indicates whether or not the strain is good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

Miss Hovater raised him at cost of cents per pound and he sold on the market for 16 cents. Thus he made her net profit of nearly 20 cents each day.
 Before joining the pig club Miss Ho- water won the county prize two years in the canning club. Several years ago her older sister won almost na- tiona1 attraction by the amount of to- matoes she grew on a tenth acre. Three of her brothers have distinguished themselves as athletes at the University of Alabama. Thus they must be a family of prize winners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

hred heifer club was organized last Au- gust. The second highest price, $6S5, was paid for shprthorn heifer, which had cost s225 originally. About 1000 persons attended the sale. coming from all parts of the state,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
Farm Items

Every farmer should be his own fire inspector rather than his own fire chief, says a department of agriculture bulle- tin on fire prevention. Meat, milk, eggs, fish, cheese, beans, peas, nuts and cereals are the foods
 which furnish protein in quantity for the human body.
 The mean monthly price of veal calves
 to producers in 1918 was sl1.SS 100
 pounds. advancing from $6.45 in 1912 and
 s10.47 in 1917. The price in 1918 went as
 high as $1257 in September.
 The food commission of Porto Rico
 found 326.0O0 cattle, including calves. on
 that island January l. 1918. and 63 900
 horses, 9300 mules 1O2.0O0 swine. 976,Oo
 poultry, and 49,O00 goats, all above the
 numbers of the census of April 15. 19l0 except swine.
 The largest producers of wild hay in 1918 were South Dakota, S2S2,OOO tons; Nebraska, 2,277,000 tons; Minnesota 217O,- 900 tons; North Dakota, 1,9O4,00O tons: Iowa, 690,000 tons; Kansas, 6O70O0 tons; Wisconsin. 456,OOO tons; Colorado, 424, ,OOO
 tons Wild grass is cut for hay in every state.
 Much food is thrown away because so many people do not know how to utilize left-overs will not take the trouble to keep and prepare them. Left over cereals can be relocated or com bined with fruit. meats, or vegetables into appetizing side dishes. Even a spoon ful of cereal is worth saving to thicken soup, gravy or sauce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
MORE ASSOCIATIONS NEEDED

Are there not more communities in every state which would be richer for having a community breeders associa- tion?" asks the specialists. True there are many pure bred sires used, but the need of more inspiration instillei into the beef cattle business is apparent, such inspiration as is gotten from or ganization and CO., operation, from get ting together. shoulder to shoulder, and from rubbing elbows.
 The United States department of agri culture or extension department of your state college of agriculture will be glad to hear of any such organiza- tions already perfected or to assist in the organization of others. Is there good reason why communities through out the. south should not be noted for Shorthofn, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cattle Before the south can ever make big, stride as a beef cattle cen- ter it must have community breeding. The first step in this direction is to eliminate the scrub sire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27
COMMUNITY BREEDING HELPS

pure bred cows are attracted there from all over the country.
 New Hampshire has many such breeders association in operation. Minnesota also has a large number. One of these, at Northfeld, Minn., a Holstein association, includes 225 herds and upward of 4000 Holstein cattle, pure bred and grades.
 Vest Virginia has organized many such associa tions. Ritchie county, es- pecially, attracted wide attention for the reason that the "scrub" bull has been eliminated and the Hereford adopted and developed as the principal breed. More than 150 "scrub' bulls have been shiped out of the county during the past three years, and pure breeds have taken their places, elimin- atng the scrub" entirely. Many small herds have been started as a result of this movement. Buyers are attracted to this county without advertising, and they are unable to meet the de- mands for food breeding and stock cat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

in October, followed by increasing differ. ence to 5.2 cents in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

Meat milk, eggs, fish, cheese, beans, peas. nuts and cereals are the foods which furnish protein in quantity for the human body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-27

Every farmer should be his own fire inspector rather than his own fire chief, says department of agriculture bulle- tin on fire prevention
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
NEXICANS BATTLE
NEAR THE BORDER
Skirmish Parties of Revolutionists
and Federais Meet Near Juarez, and
Severe Fighting Is Expected for
Control of the Town.

FL Paso, June. l2.-The Mexican
revolution has appeared on the Ameri-
can boundary line once more.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon fighting
between skirmish parties of Mexican
federals and the rebels of General An
geles were reported in progress in the
vicinity of Juarez Agricultural Col
lege, four miles south of Juarez.
Americans returning from Juarez
at 3:15 o'clock said they had been in
formed by Mexican officiali IN par
ties Of Villa men had been rNported
approaching the federal trenches at
the Juarez race track, about mile
and a half south of town. Other re-
ports said the Villa troops had entered
the race track.
1t is reported at 8 o'clock all civil
ians are to be ordered from the streets
of Juarez and all establishments closed
by order of the military. With the
forces of General Felipe Angeles al
most in the outskirts of Juarez, there
have been several skirmishes between
federal troops and those of Angeles in
the vicinity of the Juarez Agricultural
College, about four miles south of the
town.
A considerable number of Angeles
command also was reported coming in
from the west. Americans holding
passports were leaving Juarcz and
crossing the Rio Grande to Ell Paso in
the later afternoon.
Funds and records of the Juarez
customs house were taken over to Ell
Paso, it was said, and business estab-
lishments were transporting every
thing they could get across to the
American side.
General Francisco Gonzales, COM
handing the federal troops, supervised
the disposition of his forces in pre-
paration for the impending attack.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
RED" CONVERTS
SOUGHT IN EAST
More Than 5000 |. w. w. Delegates
Said to BE Enrolling New Mem
bers-Russian Jewess Is Al
legged Leader.

Washington, June 11.-More than
eight thousand delegates of the |. w.
W., armed with credentials from the
in the East, according to the report,
are shown in the fact that numbers of
lecturers had been arriving in Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh, New York and
Boston from |. w. w. headquarters in
Chicago and from the Pacific North
west. One of these, a Russian Jewess,
graduated from Chicago University,
and cultured and polished speaker,
according to the report, spoke at Boil
shevist meetings in Boston, Provi-
dence. Fall River, New Bedford, Taun-
ton, Bridgeport, N. ", Philadelphia,
Baltimore and other Eastern cities.
Are 5000 Bolsheviki in U. S.?
The report, quoting from Nova
Mira, the Russian radical newspaper
published in Chicago, says that a CEN
sus taken late last year by that paper
showed more than 5000 avowed Boil
sheviki in the United States with
more than 100000 others classed as
''active sympathizers.'
Propaganda activities of Bolsheviki
Chicago headquarters of the organiza-
ton, are and have been for some time
enrolling new members thruout the
East, according to statements con-
tanned in report prepared by Lieu
tenant Commander Van Amherst of
the naval intelligence service.
The report, resulting from indie
pendent investigation carried on by
Lieutenant Commander Van Amherst,
was filed nearly five months ago, but
received no attention until within the
last week or two. Accuracy of the
statements contained in the report is
attested by the fact that officials of
the Department of Justice, when
shown copy, verified every statement
of the naval officer as to the character
and record of. each individual named
in the document.
Jewess Spreads Propaganda.
The naval intelligence bureau re-
Gently became active in investigating
I. w. w. Bolshevist propaganda, and
now has large force of operatives in
the field, more. than fifteen being as
signed to work in Chicago industrial
plants.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
Jewess Spreads Propaganda.


A copper still that in days gone by
must have made the original source of
many headaches and no telling what
else, was one of the objects Of inter-
est in shipment of junk sent out of
Mena this week. The still was one
that mad been captured by officers on
a raid against moonshiners. Its fur
Their usefulness as creator of liquid
joy, was nullifed by the countless
holes that had been punched in it, but
its metal was worth something, hence
its descent into the clutches of the
junk man. For several years the relic
has been at the home of County Judge
Finger.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
AvIAToRs DECORATED.
British Confer Medals on Crew of the
American Seaplanes.

London. June 1.-THE Royal Air
Force cross has been conferred on
Commander John II. Towers, COM
mander of the American seaplane
squadron in the transatlantic fight,
and Lieut.. Commander Albert G. Read
and the other commissioned officers
of the crew of the NC-4, Lieut.. Wal
ter Hinton, Lieut.. f. F. Stone, Lieut..
]. L. Breese and Ensign H. c. Rodd.
The Royal Air Force medal has been
conferred on Chief Maehinists' Mate
E. S. Rhoades.
Mai. Gen. J. f. B. Seely of the air
ministry made the presentations this
afternoon in behalf of the king
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
ALL OUT or SORTS.
Has Any Mena Person Ever Felt
That Way?

Has Any Mena Person Ever Felt
That way7
Feel all out Of sorts
Tired, Blue, Irritable, Nervous?
Back feel lame and achy?
Perhaps it's the story of disordered
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Bad blood circulating about;
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There's way to feel right again,
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Doan's are recommended by many
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
State Goes Into Oil Business.


Little Rock, June 11.-f some of
the river-bed oil leases the state is
giving out now should "pan out" there
are prospects that the state may pay
its debts and have money in the
treasury and enough to run the gov
eminent on. More permits were is
sued this week by the Attorney-Gen
eral, to drill for oil in the beds OF
rivers. The state is to get a royalty
of half cent a gallon from all the
oil that is taken from such wells
Some of the best producers in the oil
districts are in the beds of rivers and
In California there are many wells far
out at sea. Luther Hopkins, county
clerk of Sebastian county, yesterday
applied for permit to take oil from
the bed of the Arkansas river-thi:
is the fourth. A permit was issueC
to w. D. Waldrop, former sheriff Of
Little River county, ]. G. Sandersor
and II. L. Toland to drill in the bee
of Red River.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
Balances on Hand.
WHAT THEY SAY.

A city official said: "I'm in favor of
circulating petition among the own
ers of store building to see if they
want to take down the wooden avn
ings. If a majority sign I'd be in
favor of passing an ordinance to that
effect"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

School Directors and Teachers:
Send for our catalog. We deal in
Everything for Schools" EDUCA-
TIONAL SUPPLY CO., Board of
Commerce Bldg, Little Rock.-Adv
25-12t
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
PRODUCE PRICES TO DROP.
Experts Say Excess of Butter and
Eggs Will Bring Slump.

Chicago, June 12.--price reduction
in butter and eggs was predicted by
experts here, who asserted huge ex-
cess storage stocks, lack of heavy ex-
port and a big production season
would combine to bring the decline.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
NEGROES SEEK UNION RIGHTS,
Urge American Federation of Labor
to Lift the Barrier

Chicago, June 12.-The negro
workers advisory committee, an or
ganization representing practically
every negro fraternal, welfare, re-
ligious and labor body in this district,
has appealed to the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention to urge in
ternational unions to strike from their
constitutions articles barring negro
members.