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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
SOME TIMELY TICK TOPICS
By C. J. II.

J. n.
 well in hand for tick eradication record this year
 pr. Guy S Jackson. up in Marion county, this state, caught the infection. and with two vats already built when he lit in the county, made a clean-up and to date has built 92 more. Going somel Looks like he's got second place for 1919 roped, hog tied and his brand on it. The pure mountain air knocked the swamp fever out of his system.
 Along about March 1 Dr. Q. n. Bash. ford quit "puddlin gyts" at East St Louis and landed on this force with both feet, right side up, with care. Sent him up to Cullman county to get the knack of vat building. He got it, bad. Struck Clay county March 8 and found nine vats already built. He could not rest until he brought the total up to S9 Not bad for a starter, what? The bronze medal for him! What say, old dear?
 The first clippings occurred in Escam- bia. Cullman and Marshall counties on March 20 The writer helped to break the ice in Clay county on March 31. Not only broke the ice, figuratively speaking, but sure huff.
 On April 1, Blount, Covington. Franklin, Lawrence and Winston counties started the ball a rolling. On the 7th, Cherokee, Chiffon, Etowah, Geneva, Randolph and Washington counties will begin. On the 10th, Bibb; on the 14th, Marion and Shel- by and St. Clair will cut loose. And the "splosh" will be heard all over the state.
 The campaign is on. The big spring firlE ha Gt q rfpd After the first few clippings it becomes habit and moves forward on it's own momen- tum. if it was properly organized. Don listen to the 'kamerad'' stuff from the cattle tick. Help get the last tick ana we won't have to hold a peace conference next fall. wen hold a jubilee instead.
 And the Alabama force looks like DIE league timber this season, We are cer- tain every member will stay in Class A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
BE PREPARED FOR PLANTING

To insure maximum and profitable yields of corn it is highly important, ac- cording to the United States department of agriculture, to prepare seed pEopertly for planting. Farmers should de vote as much time as necessary to the pFepara- tion of their seed corn before the rush of spring work. They should discard| all un- desirable ears after subiecting the corn to careful germination test, while suose- qnuently they should nub, classif fy, ano shell the seed ears by hand, in addition to testing the accuracy of the drob Of the corn planter.
 First of all, it is essential tHat the grower carefully go over the seed bars he selected last fall in order to discard any that have discolored kernels or fobs or that have a dead appearance. Further more. he should throw out all extra light ears, as well as those with small or other wise undesirable kernels kernels with very sharp peaks, or with germs 9f poor development and appearance. Tile ears retained for seed purposes should show good development and maturity, be heavy for their size, and contain solid, vigorous looking kernels of fairly uniform S1ze and shape These desirable ears shoud then ba +estad to determine whether hll the kernels will grow.
 TEST OF SAMPLES
 Jast winter as result of a veFy un- favorahle season. it was advisable in many sections to carry on carefql ger minati test of each ear of the seq sup ply. However, the 1918 crop matuFed so ,,vch hattar that such painsta kin|g and n,i,ute testing may not be necessarily. The no,,r,on nract;ce of testing an average ,o,,,r,a 'of tba seed supply. such As the testing of 10 kernels from each Of 5P ears ssa. ha +aLen as a dependable indIcation of the germination of the entire see sup ply. Some farmers neglect to nuA their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Girls Beating the Boys

Thousands of chickens were added to F1orida's supply of fowls last year by the efforts of the boys and girls who arc doing club work in that state, super vised by the home demonstration agents of the United States department of agri- culture and the State college. The bronze
 medal for the best individual record made by a girl went to Marie Bradfish of St. Johns county She set 179 eggs and raised 152 chickens, valued at $264.24. Tho expenses for raising the flock were s5s. 95, leaving a net profit of s207.29 Lloyd Townsend of Baker county won the state bronze medal given to the boy who made the best individual report in the state. He raised S3 chickens. valued al s116.15. at a cost of sf7.&. His net profit was $ss.51. The girls in Florida apparently are outstripping the boys in the poultry club work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

Theaticks the early start didn't get,
 We'll get through sheer persistence yet.
 Did the cement for building yats get lost in transit? Did the excavatlons fill with water and cave in? Did the spring blowing delay the building? Did spme po- litical demagog1Ie interfere with progress? |? Was the material for the solution month late in arriving? Never mind, such things are daily incidents in the life of tick eradicator. Yes. these and more. They didn't prevent the building of 7p dipping vats during March in ? counties. They will not prevent the eradication Of the bothersome tick from the last county this year.
 Yes, every time two weeks roll round, Dip every COW brute on the ground,
 Spring is here. The sap's running. The peckerwood dressed in his red, white and blue suit (hes patriotic cuss) is peckin' at the knots on the old hoss apple tree. The dogwood trees are in blossom and the oak leaves are as big as squirrel ears.
 And the cattle ticks are hatching from eggs layed last fall. Get that last linc fixed in your lil ole mind We sure got to get plumb busy if we are going to keep our pledge to the cnle1 lnEGe at New Orleans last February. We pledged ourselves in good faith and. by Heck, we're going to make this the worst year for the cattle tick in Alabama.
 Listenl We're on the job some Seven hundred and forty vats built during March and several more precincts to hear from Oh bow Dr. w L. Ends ley done shattered all previous vat build ing reco Is. Boy how many did he build in two weeks? Tune your ear for the glad news! Ope hundred and two vats is, in our humble opinion, some large do- ings Took the rag plumb off bf the bush. He set out to dig more trenches than anybody else had ever done, tb fight the old cattle tick Course he feels lit tie chesty about it, but you can't blame him none a tall He had Cullman county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Keeping Flavor in Meats

It is extremely difficult to retain the flavor-giving qualities in a piece of meat so tough as to require prolonged coo k ing. It is sometimes partially accorp- pished by first soaring the exterior of the meat and thus preventing the escape pf the juices. Another way is to let them escape into the gravy which is served with the meat itself illustrated in the following recipe for roun steak on bis- euits
 Cut round steak into pieces about one half inch square, cover with water and cook at a temperature just below the boil ing point unti lit is tender, or boil fo" five minutes, and while still hot put into a fireless cooker and leave it for five hours Thicken the gravy with flour mixed with water. allowing two levfi tablespoon to cup of water. Pour the meat and gravy over split baking pouS- der biscuits, so baked that they have large amount of crust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
South African Prices

The sale prices of dairy cattle in the Union of South Africa are indicated in a recent report from the Pretoria de- partment of agriculture. In five annual sales at five schools of agriculture 27 Holstein- Friestian bulls brought an aver age of $721.4A, the top price paid being sl532.so; 19 Efolstein-F'riesian cows sold for an average of>>$510.s5, the highest priced COW going for $S02. 90. Three Jer- sey bulls averaged $230 the top being $A6s.30; three Jersey cows and heifers averaged $2@l55; one selling for $-ss.s0. Eight Ayrshire bulls averaged $15S50 the highest priced one selling for $2N.N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
VERY BAD THIS YEAR FOR THE CATTLE TICK
Farm Items

The apple Is the king of fruits value of crops as well as in tho e mstion of apple lovers, according information gathered by the Un States department of agriculture. the apple crop of 1918 a value of s2v OG0,0 ,0O0 has been estimated. or nea. th ee-eighths of the value of all frui
 Unmarketable potatoes add succ lence 10 the dairy ration. Where co silage is not available and there q plenty of small potatoes, a peck will give a marked increase in n flow. They should be introduced ir the ration gradually and be r. through root cutter to avoid the pU. sibiiity of choking the animal
 Give the strawberries early entity ton and clean out the weeds Apo blossoming time stop cultivation al mulch the entire ground with stra or other vegetable matter free fro weed seed to protect the berries froi dirt and grit
 Darly rhubarb of high quality ca be had by placing cans or boxes, ope end or side down to shut out the lign over two or three plants. Plants covered VIII nave reAoY TOT u a week or two earlier than uncover plants and the quality is more deii cate.
 If the orchard Is to receive a. coat c manure this spring get the work dor as soon as time and weather perm Then blow the ground as soon as it ha dried out enough to be in good p}ow ing conditiony If there is a cover cro it will use much of the soil water an hasten the drying of the ground. ! should be watched carefully and no allowed to get too large nor to dr. out the ground too much before tn blowing is done. Harrow the groun1 within day ,or two after blowing an, harrow at least every two week throughout the season
 Grown on good sofl and prcpari handled, sweet clover makes a fai quality of hay which may in man cases be substituted with advantag for the morei valuable alfalfa an clover hays.
 Of the total number of farms in tn United States according to the las federal census, the number worked b owners was shown to be S,9f5, 713; tn number operated by managers. SS,10a and the number operated by tenants 2,35A,676.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Helping the Farm Women

How to obtain a fair price for the products they have to sell is always a liveproblem with farm women. Rea,iz- ing it's importance' the -demonstra- ton agent places 1t near the top in the budget of conditions she hopes to rem edy. Many different ways to accomplish the same end are heing used. In Cheshire county. New Hampshire the home-dem- onstration agent is working with the county women's organizations to provide a market for all canned foods, eggs, but ter. and cottage cheese. Three big req sons for lack of marketing success in the past have been that the farmers wives did not know when to sell they needed salesmanshi1p knowledge, and they tried to sell products which were not standardized. The home demonstration agent shows the farm woman how to bring her products up to the accepted standards and help her to find market for the surplus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
PLAYING SAFE IN FARMING

more of it's cotton money came back to the county in cash rather than in neces- sities purchased with cotton money; sec ond, the farmers got good cash ln- come from their other crops besides cot ton, mainly because the county agent showed them how to ship farm products co-operatively in carload lots.
 BIG JUMP IN CASH RESERVE
 On January 1, 1916, the total amount of deposits in the banks of the county was s549,5s2. The figures for 1918 are as follows:
 Amount on deposit in the five
 county banks on Jan. l, 1919 ....$l ,of5, llo Liberty Bonds sold in the county
 during 1918 ...........-..--........ zze,Wu War Savings Stamps .--..-.---.'. Z's'"o
 IOtal -- .."' '-- . '"A''' ~
 This is an increase over January l, 1s16 of ,522, mainly accounted Tor from the ready sale of food and feed crops plus the saving of the cash money
 single crop is always menace, put a weIl-balanced agriculture means pros perity, declare the specialists of the United States department of agriculture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
A SIMPLE WAY OF GRADING

Another commendable practice, report the specialists of the department of agri- culture consists in classifying the ears before shelling them in order that only uniform kernels of similar size and shape be used in the planting operations, as 1t is highly advisable that the corn planter should drop an equal number of kernels in each hill. If necessary to plant two or three classes or sizes of kernels they shoudl be shelled and bagged separately. The planter plates and thees respective bags of seeds, which have been thorough ly tested as to size and shape so that the proper number of kernels will be dropped regularly, should be tied up for conven- fence at planting time. This is simpie- and less costly method of cleaning and grading the seed than where expensive graders are used.
 A point many farmers neglect each year is to shell their seed corn by hand. Each ear should be sheIled separately into a hand sieve, as this practice per mits the chaff from the cob to fall through and the kernels from each ear to be closely inspected before being de- posted with the general supply. The value of this close inspection is lost if the ears are run through corn sheller and some of the kernels cracked or broken:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

ears of seed corn in order to get rid Of the small shriveled, and undesirable ker- nels which often centralize at the tip of the ear, but as such seed is inferior it shoudl be eliminated. In similar man ner growers should discard the round, thick kernels from the butts of the ears in order to promote the even and uniform distribution of seed by the corn planter
 Kernels that have been injured by mice or weevils, or that are otherwise undesir- able, should also be discarded before the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
TIPS ON SOUTHERN FARMING

, become an actual necessity in most sections of the county for the produc- ton of these staple food products is not borne out by the different expert ment stations throughout the country, but by the experience of thousands of farmers everywhere who have changed from old to the new way of utilizing the corn crop.
 There are many advantages in the use of the silo. but the principal one is that silage is the cheapest and most profitable form in which a succnlent feed for winter use may be provided. 1 Being a succulent palatable rougha ge. it permits the use of the oil by-prod ucts, such as cottonsee0 meal, oil meal. peanutmeal, velvet beans, etc, which are among the cheapest sources of pro tein. Owing to the nature and feeding value of silage cheap and practically unusuable roughages may be used profitably for wintering live stock. II has been found that straw and cotton seed meal when fed with silage are superior to timothy hay fed with sifage. Its value is equally as great when fed in combination with the commonly produced legume hays The cost of practically all rations for ruminants may be greatly cheapened by the use of silage.
 Perhaps one of the greatest values of silage lies in the fact that it enables the farmer to greatly increase the carrying capacity of his farm. It ordinarily takes the production from one acre of meadow to carry a 1 1,0ee pound steer or COW through the winter. The same area, if planted to corn or sorghum and put into the silo would carry three or four more such animals, the same being true when fed to fat tening cattle or for the production of milk. Approximately the same amount of feed may be produced from one-third the area of crop lands thus used or three times many animals may be fed from the same acreage.
 While it is true that all farmers do not need a silo, yet it is imperative that those having many as ten to fifteen mature cattle or their equivalent should carefully consider the building of a silo at once. Cooperation with
 neighbors will make it possible to pur chase silo-filling machinery at mini mum cost and to fill the silo quickly.
 economically, and in satisfactory manner.
 CROPS FOR THE SILO Corn and sorghum are the best crops
 fo rsilage More food nutrients are ob tained from one acre of these crops than from an equal area of any other crop that may be successfully grown.
 Such crops are easily harvested and,
 owing to the large amounts of water
 which they contain pack well, thus
 escaping excessive fermentation by the
 exclusion of air.
 If it has been decided to fill a silo
 during the coming year, it is important
 that sufficient acreage be set aside for
 the production of crops for this pur-
 pose. Corn or sorghum intended for
 sliage should be planted thicker than
 for the production of grain and as
 early as the season will permit, in
 order that they may reach full ma
 turity before harvest time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

Pontotoc county, Mississippi, has gone through an agricultural revolution In the past few years, and since 1916 has added nearly million dollars to its cash re- serves.
 It is hill county mainly populated by small white farmers. The average farm is 72 acres. of which less than half was scheduled as improved land ny the last census. In 1910 A per cent of the farmers operated their own farms while 55 per cent were listed as tenants
 A county agent has been in the county for some years, but the effect of his work is just being realized fully Pom totoc used to be mainly one-crop coun- tv with cotton as the main crop. The boil weevil has never seriously injured it's cotton industry. but the county,' prior to 1916, never produced enough food for it's own use. In 1915 the farmers made a good average crop It is estimated that S50.000 worth of food and feed was brought in that year. Until 1916 there had never been a carload of hogs, corn, molasses, sorghum seed, peanuts or pop corn shipped from the county; its main cash income came from cotton and some numbering.
 WHAT WAS DONE IN YEAR
 From January 1, 1918, to February 15, 1919, the county agent assisted the farmers in producing and shipping from the county the following products other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

| All the large corporations in Scotland
 have agreed to a IA hour week for their lemployes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
FilliI I,g the Silo

Time may be- well spent in studying the process of filling the silo and talk ing it over with neighbors. Ask the neighbors when they cut their corn or other material for the slo and in what lengths they cut it. Was it dry? Did they add water? Did they use a distributor, and. if so. how did they handle it? Did they tramp the cut material in the slo2 Or, what means did they adopt to get it to pack well? Ask all of these questions and then look into their sios, observe the quality of the siage, find out if possible why they were not more successful Visits to several farms and observation, of methods and results will be time well spent and will bring money to the pockets of the man, whether an old silo owner or a prospective owner who thus shows realization of the value of a proper understanding.
 French has the preference at the peace conference. but each delegate is free to speak in lis own language. There are expert interpreters who quickly turn the other languages into French or translate anything for the benefit of the delegates who dcI not understand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
WHAT WAS DONE IN YEAR

S9O cars corn valued at ........... Ss4, 900 o4 cars neas. valued at ............ 57,6o0 2 cars peanuts, valued at ............ 14,fU 15 cars sorghum. valued at ........,. 3s, 4so 10 cars cane seed. valued at ........ II, 200 ' cars noncorn. valued at .......... 10,500 K cars cattle. valued at ............. @.622 B cars hogs, valued at ...........,,. 72,oo' IS mixed cars hogs and cattle, val
 ued at ...,,....''''...'''.'''' oi'o''
 
 Total value ........................s6 s645, ,416 Did this have an effect upon the finances of the county? It did, in two wavs. First because the county pro- .duced more of it's own food and feed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

Grown on good sof1 and propari handled, sweet clover makes a. fail quality of hay which may in man cases be substituted with advantagl for the morei valuable alfalfa am clover hays
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

The department of agricu1tu1 e. through the office of extension work SO 1th, issues the following advice on farm work in the south
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-12
DR. 7, H, PARKER
 HAS ANNOUNCED CONVENTION DATE

New York, Aug. PA social hy- giene conference of representatives from the various state leagu of women voters and of state suffrage associations is to be held in New York city during the week of Octo- Der 1724, it was announced today by pr. Valerlia H. Parker, of Hartford, Conn.,, who was appointed national chairman of the social hygiene com mittee of the League of Women Voters at its first national convention in St. Louis last April.
 The October conference will coin eide with the important convention on morality called by the war work council of the Young Wonen's Chris tian Association.
 Tt is imperative that the gain in moral standards made in the United States during thew ar should not be lost" said Dr. Parker. and that weaknesses that have become evident in dealing with the social evil should bee orrected. when the government program is applied to civilian work. Law enforcement sex education and increased provision of supervised re- creational facilities are the three fn1- portant factors to be considered"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-12
Cne Read Annex

trading was rather slow this morn ing
 There were plenty of iblueberries on the wholesale market this morning, mostly from Connecticut pastures. Prices ranged from IS to 25c a quart, according to quality. The bIackber- ry season is rapidly drawing to a close. Supplies are light, and the quality of the berries are not general ly as good as they were a few days ago.
 The following are wholesale prices. The consumer should expect to pay on the average from 20 to 10 per cent above these prices to cover the re- tailer's cost of doing business and his legitimate profits.
 Quantity information is the approx innate amount of produce on the Farmers Market Approximate Amount of Produce on
 Farmers Market; Wholesale Prices
 Paid by Retailers on Large Meas
 ure: Same Prices on Small Meas
 ure.
 Vegetables. Beans. 30 bushe1; s1-s150 bushel; B. 5c quart.
 Beets, 1,005 punches; 45-60c dozen, 4-5c bunch.
 SaDDage, Sz barrels, S1.E5-S1.7S barrel; 4-7c head.
 Carrots, 32 dozen punches; 30-4oc dozen punches; ? 1-2-3 1-2c bunch.
 Cucumbers, 60 bushel; s1-s2.50 per 100; 1-2-2 1-2c each. Lettuce, local. 40 dozen heads; 5o-75c dozen; 4-6 1-2c head
 Lettuce, N. Y., S3-S3.50 case; 12 1-2-14c head.
 Onions, local, s2.S5-s3.5o bushel; 6-7c pound. ! Potatoes, L. T., s2.50-s2.65 bushel. 62 1-2-66 1-4c peck Potatoes, 375 bushels, $235-2.65 bushel; 59-66 1-4c peck. Sweet corn, 13.00O ears; $1.75-$2.50 per 100; 21-30c peck. r Squash, summer, 95 dozen; 25-4oc dozen; 2-3 1-2c each. Tomatoes. 346 baskets; 75-$1.25 | basket; 79c quart Fruits. Apples. ar grades. s1-$3.50 bushel: 3-11c quart.
 Cantaloupes, Cal, s3.5O-s3.75 crate; S-S 1-2c each. Lemons, Cal, s6-$7 box; 17-2s dog. Oranges, S6-s7.50 box; 35-5oc dog. Peaches, $3.5o-$4 crate; 14 1-2-1sc quart. BIueberries. 18-25o quart. BURTON w. SHERBURNE, In Charge City Market Reporting Ser vice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-12

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