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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-23

Tell woman she is worth her weight in gold and she won't care how fat she gets
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-23
ESSENTIAL FALL
 PLANTING MAY
 BE STARTED NOW
Farmers and Nurserymen Find This Season Good
 for Trees and Plants
QBy EDWARD IRVING FARRING-

Editor, Author and Lecturer, Official Lecturer for the Arnold Arbore-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

August in south Georgia. The seed
should be sprouted before planting.
Put the potatoes in shady place
on the ground and leave them for
week or two to dry out. After this
is done sprouting may be started by
sprinkling moist dirt over the pota-
toes almost covering them, or by
spreading sacks over them and keep
ing the sacks moist; straw may be
used instead of sacks if desired. The
potatoes that do not show signs OF
sprouting in a week or so should not
be used TO rseed. Lookout Mountain
need not be sprouted nor do cold
storage Cobblers need sprouting
When planting do not plant too deep
and plant when there is plenty of
many burrows for planting at once.
Open burrows 4 to 6 inches deep,
strow the fertilizer and mix with
soil; drop the seed and cover with
two burrows. Seven to ten days
later knock off the ridges.
Land that is deep, we'll drained and
plentifully supplied with organic
matter will stand a higher fertiliza-
ton than poor soils. a good chem
ical fertilizer for Irish potatoes is
one that will run about 3 to 4 per
cent nitrogen. per cent potash and
lowing is a good formula: 500 pounds
of cottonseed meal, 200 pounds nitrate
of soda or half that much of sUlphate
of ammonia, 750 pounds Is per cent
acid phosphate and 250 pounds of
either muriate of potash or sulphate
of potash.
The above fertilizer will analyze
4.3 per cent nitrogen, Z per. cent
potash and GA per cent phosphoric
acid. On good soil from 1000 to
1900 pounds of this fertilizer should
be used per acre. 1t is recommend
Q6 fhot tho onnlipo finn no ada in
the row Just before sowing the
seed. Be careful, however, to mix
the fertilizer with the soil so that
the termination will not be af-
fected through contact with the
fertilizer material. If as much as
one ton is to be applied per acre,
the application had better be made
broadcast and the fertilizer we'll
worked into the soil before plant
ing. The potato makes a quick
growth and side applications or top
dressings of fertilizer are not rec
commended.
The potato is composed largely
of water and, for the production
of large crops, it is essential that
the plants be well supplied with
1t. AS soon as the seed have been
planted, run over the field with a
light harrow and establish a soil
mulch. AS soon as the plants have
come up sufficiently to define the
rows, a Planet Junior cultivator
or some such implement should be
used Avoid the use of a scooter,
middle-buster and such implements.
The cultivator should be run once
a week to keep the soil mulch in
good condition. If a rain follows
Immediately after cultivation as
soon as the land will permit. the
cultlvator should BIZ used again. Gull
tIVate the potato crop from seven
to eight times during the growing
season.
Equal in Importance to uItiva-
ton is spraying. Practically all
through the state of Georgia, potato
felds are infested with the common
potato beetle, and unless this pest
is controlled it is almost sure to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

test, and subsequent slaughter o.
the animals proved that the test ha6
not gone wrong, Their bodies were
found to contain extensive LESSONS o
tuberculosis. and these healthy an
pearing animals, it they had been al,
lowed to live, would have continued
to spread the disease to other cat
tie and swine and possibly to huma:
beings.
The federal government, in coon
err ton viii stats live stock Sani
tary officials, has made a beginnin
in the big task of driving animal Il
B." from this country. 1t can not be
done in a year, nor probably in :
score of years, but every owner o
even small herds of cattle can heir
forward the campaign by making sur
that his animals are not carrying an
spreading the germs of this DANGER
GUS malady. tuberculosis eradic9
tion stations have been established il
35 cities, covering the entire country
and live stock owners who want t.
set in touch with the station near
est them can 90 so by writing t.
the bureau of animal industry, Unit
eG States department agriculture
Washington, d. G.
Helps Fay for Infected CATTLE
Under recent legislation the federal
government and the state govern
ments pay portions of the value OF
cattle Slaughtered after they have
been founS INFECTED with tuberculo-
sis.
The success of ie movement for
graduating tuberculosis rests upon
the live stock owners of the country
to a greater degree than any other
force, according to officials OF the
department. Whenever the live stock
owners get behind" the work sue
cess is bound to follow.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Second Crop of Irish Potatoes.

The best soils for potatoes are
those of a loamy nature The light
soils, if the moisture can be con-
trolled, also produce well. Any soil
devoted to the crop should be we'll
drained and highly retentive of mois-
ture. 1t also should be loose, so that
the tubers will have room for
growth. If possible, avoid a soil
that is alkiline. The scab, one of
TT serious potato diseases. is more
prevalent under alkaline than other
sOm Conditions.
For the fall crop, local seed should
be used. Homegrown seed out-yield
northern seed in mature potatoes. but
homegrown seed does not produce
such an early crop.
No matter from whence the seed
potatoes are obtained, they should
be treated with formalin to destroy
the spores of the scab This treat
Inent is an easy and simple matter
Add to 40 gallons of water one pint
of 40 per cent formalin, which can be
purchased from any drug store Soak
the seed potatoes in this liquid for
two, hours After removing. spread
them in an airy place to dry. When
dry they. may be cut for seed. The
larger the seed pieces, the better
seems the growth of the resulting
plants.
The great trouble with the fall
crop is to get a stand. This crop is
planted in July in north Georgia and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

ping facilities, and aids the develop
ment of the canning industry.
The quantity of drained food.
which is the solid food exclusive of
liquid, that can be put more efficient
ly and economically in each of the.
various sized cans in common use,
has been determined for peas, beans,
cherries, pears and peaches, and the
canning industry has been advised
of the results. The drained weights
for other fruits and vegetables Will
be announced to the canning indus
try as they are determined.
In making a declaration of tia
contents on cans of fruits and vego-
tables under the net weight require
ment of the federal food and drugs
act, the total weight of the contents
of the can, liquid included, should be-
declared. -
Complete information regarding the
application of the federal food and
drugs act to canned fruits and vege-
tables will be sent upon application
to the United States department OF
agriculture, Washington, D. G.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
TUBERCULOSIS is OFTEN FOUND
IN HEALTHY APPEARING CATTI F

Tt is impossible, by merely looking
Mt a cow, to tell whether or not she
has tuberculosis. Nor can the pres
ence of the disease be detected by
physical examination going not much
further than survey. The most re-
liable method for definitely determin-
ing whether tuberculosis eXists-the
only method recognized by the Unit
ed States department. of agriculture
is the tuDerculin test applied by a
trained operator.
TuEerculin is the most accurate
diagnostic agency known to science,
but it is safe only in the hands of a
trained and skilled operator who is
acquainted with it's action and limi-
tationS.
Can Not Trust to Eyes Alone
Many fine herds of cattle which
were delight to look upon and which
seemed to be healthy on superficial
examination, have been found to be
extensively affected with tuberculo-
sis. They reacted to the tuberculin
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

home larder. EXamlnatlOns OF large
number of cans put up by different
firms reveal a wide divergence in this
particular.
The bureau of chemistry special
lists have made investigation to de-
termine exactly how much solid food
food from which the liquid has
been drained-may be put up in the
without in any way injuring the
quality of the product. A certain
amount of liquid, which varies with
the different products, lis necessary.
The addition of more liquid than is
necessary results in less food in the
can, makes an inferior product,
wastes shipping and storing space,
and is unfair to the consumer. An
honest pack promotes fair dealing,
conserves containers, food and ship
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Objection Is Raised
To Present Package
For Shipping Potatoes
Tho Atipata Journal News Bureau,
GA9 R!c.-r TmtId-nn.,
RY THEODORE TELLER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Secretary
n. G. Bartlett, of the Chamber of
Commerce of Dublin and Laurans
county, has filed with Senator Har.
ris protest against a standard
package, twelve by twelve by TWEEN
ty-four inches, for shipping sweet
potatoes. The railroad administra-
ton is reported to be working out a
plan for a standard potato crate of
this size and Senator Harris today
presented the complaint of the Dub
lin organization.
The objection raised by Secretary
Bartlett is that the proposed size is
too large for one man conveniently
to handle. and as the margin for
storing sweet potatoes is so small
it will be too expensive for two men
20 handle one crate.
The Dublin organization reports
that for the past two years it has
operated the sweet potato curing
house there and has used crate
twelve by twelve by eighteen inches.
inside measurement. and that this
crate holds exactly one bushel of
sweet potatoes.
Secretary Bartlett states that he
crate, nor would he object to pota-
toes being shipped and sold by
pounds instead of crates. But he OBJ
jects TO a crate too large for one
man to handle. There is a general
interest in the matter because of the
growth of the sweet potato indus
try in the south.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Protect Men and Horses

Calcium arsenale- is not as dan
gerous as Paris green to the men
and animals working in @poisoned
fields, but it should be remembered
that a certain amount of danger ts
attendant upon the use of any arsen-
ical and reasonable precautions
should be taken to protect both men
and animals associated with 1t: In
haling the dust should be avoided as
far as possible. The field hands
should be required to battle as soon
as they complete an application. In
no circum tances should they be per-
mitted to eat anything without at
least washing their hands and faces
thoroughly. No injury. to stock has
ever been reported from calcium
arsenate in cotton fields. but it is
probably best to use muzzias on the
horses and mules working in poison
ed fields.
A final precaution, as to the com
position OF the dust, is urged. Many
farmers are accustomed to using
lime or some other carrier with Par
is green. and may be inclineds there
fore, to do the same with calcium
arsenate. But it is practically i'm
possible to effectively mix calcium
chemicals will separate very rapidly
on shaking. The result is that the
farmer will be spraying out line for
4 few minutes and then arsenate.
He will thus leave patches through
his field on which there is no arse
nate and where the weevils will de-
velop without interruption. The
whole success of the operation is en-.
dangered by mixing the chemical
with lime or with other carriers.
There has been certain amount
of agitation in favor of using special
mixtures, particularly of calcium
arsenate and sulphur or some stint
lar material. The department spe-
cialists say that this should be
avoided for the present. as there is
not 4 single thing to recommend any
one of them. They do nothing but
increase the cost of operation and
work against success. Farmers are
urged to avoid all chemicals except
straight calcium arsenate, conform
ing to the specifications given at the
beginning Of this article,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

hogs. it is chiefly valuable for
grazing, of course, before it heads
out Some of the beardless varie-
ties may be grown with fair
amount of success and in that event
the crop may be graZed after 1T
reaches maturity on much the same
basis one would follow with oats,
rye or wheat. If barley is used as
forage crop for hogs it should be
planted on land which is above the
average in fertility and as early in
the fall as practicable. Too early
planting is Objectionable, as it may
introduce the entrance of the Hes
sian fly and so cause good part Of
the barley to be destroyed. On the
other hand, it may he seeded to"
late. We would get it into the
ground, if the season is at all prorl-
tious, by September Is to October ]
in north Georgia and from October I
to October Is in south Georgia. .
Barley likes rich. ,friiable9, loamy
poor it is not likely to prove a prof
table crop. 1t can be grown to ad-
vantage after cowpeas or when
green crops have been turned under.
If one has an abundance Of we'll
rotted yard manure to apply to the
soil and disk in it may be made tc
take the place of green leguminous
crops turned under. This crop should
be fortified with a formula contain
ing 3 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent
phosphoric acid. and if potash car
be purchased at a reasonable cost.
say to 3 per cent of that element
Barley, as you doubtless know, Is
grown only to very limited extent
in Georgia. The types to plart N
this state are the winter growing
sorts. The Tennessee strain is one
of the best with which we are ia
miliar. This has been developed un.
der our direction at the Tennessee
experiment station and was pur-
chased in large quantities by the
government and distributed to peo-
pie interested in experimenting with
this type. Probably you could obtain
seed of this variety from the Ten
nessee experiment station or from
reputable seedsmen doing business
in this or other states.
Barley planted at the time indi- I
Gated should be valuable for grazing
during the late fall and early winter
We have not included it in our list
of forage crops for hogs. believinT
that there are other crops which
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Department of Agriculture Advises Commercial Gamers +
Put More Food and Less LIQUID in Their Containers

WASHINGTON,D D. Cine gospel
of the full can" is being preached
this year to commercial Gamers by
the United States department of
agriculture through it's bureau of
chemistry. which enforces the federal
food and drugs act, commonly called
the pure food law"
Inspectors of the bureau of chem
istry will visit personally as many
of the canneries this season as they
can reach. They advise that all cans
of food should be packed as full as
practicable without injury to quality.
They also advise housewives and
other purchase to note the relative
amounts of solids and liquids in the
cans they buy, and to give preference
to the products of firms that seem to
want to give a square deal to the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

Earl Akers, former state treasurer
now a Topeka banker, relates that a
man called at the bank the other
day and said,. Il want checkbook
cover for lady that folds in the
middle kansas City Star.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

peating in less than the usual inter-
val. If a heavy, drenching rain fails
within "a hours after treatment, 1t IS
advisable to repeat immediately.
Calcium arsenate is effective not
only against the boil weevil, but is
undoubtedly as satisfactory against
the leaf worm as Paris green or any
other chemical which has been used
thus far AGAINST that insect.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

SCOT contains some nitrogen but
not a sufficient amount to make it OF
any particular value Where it is
produced in any quantity, however,
and can be handled to advantage 1t
will be well to sprinkle it over the
ground and work it into the SOIL
rather than simply throwing it into
a sulley. 1t is valuable, as you
doubtless know, for applying TO
plants infested with slugs or small
snalls which sometimes injure field
and garden crops in the early stages
of their growth. It's use, of course.
IS necessarily limited because of the
minimum amount which is availabIe
1t is very unpleasant and difficult
material to handle. 1t is of some
value as top dressing on some ce-
real or garden crops, the growth of
which it may be desirable to stimu-
late as much as possible.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

could be grown to better advantage
in Georgia for this purpose.
The Plant Food Velr-e of Coal SCOT
j. j. b., HawkiEsyille, Ca, writes:
genous value as fertilizer. and how
should it be used?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

The Value of Barley as a Hog
Pasture
B. NJ, Berryton, Ga, writes: We
would like some information in regard to
barley as a forage crop for hogs. When
should it be planted and how much
fertiliZer used? -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
The Value of the Tractor to the

~%@S fSNAS "a GS4S AE6CLOT TO Gn6
Farmers
$. c. s., Willacoochee, Ga, writes:
have 12o acres of low and high level
sandy loan land. 1 plant about 70
acres to small grain and cultivate the
rest and most of the land is double
cropped, which calls for lot of blowing
and disliins in hot weather. The fields
average from four to forty acres and
are nearly square. Do YOU think it
would pay me to buy II tractor?
The tractor will be found a very
valuable implement on any farm Of
considerable acreage. On small
farms it cannot be used so econom-
ically or successfully as. on. l"fG@
plantations. The larger the field
and the longer the. straigfrt-a way
drive the less will be the cost Of
ploWing, cultivating and handling
land with a tractor. AS you depart
from these conditions the more cost
lY will its opera ton become, rela-
lively and actually as we'll. There
is hardly field of any good acre
age which cannot use a tractor to
advantage at certain seasons of the
year. We always have dry spells
during the growing season followed
frequently by more or less DroIouS-
ed wet spells. When either one Of
these conditions pertains the work
of the farm falls bahind. Some
times this proves such a great han
alone is unable to break and pre-.
pare his land for planting in a short
time and hence is forced to leaue
part of it uncultiyated. Under such
conditions a tractor would prove
veritable boon, and where the farm.
er can afford to have a moderate
sized one of the best make now on
the market it should prove to be.
desirable investment. especially
when labor is as scarce and high
as it is now. 1t is difficult to see
how the labor machinery one can
use with the fewer hands the better
the chance of producing maximum
crops under existing conditions
If the right kind of a tractor Is
purchased there is no reason why it
should not be used as an engine for
pumping water, cutting feed. filling
silos. and doing all other sorts of
necessary and essential work on the
farm. With these matters in mind
we would be disDosed to RECOMMENDS
that the large farmers buy a good
substantial tractor of the combined
type which can be used for blowing
as we'll as for other purposes,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

BLOOM Shedulng by EoIILa Goss
j. w. A, Atlanta, Ga, writes: The
blooms are dropping off my tomatoes.
The plants seem healthy and can see
no insects. Can you tell me the cause
and give me q remedy?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-29


.-The Federal Employees. Union 10
taking up the question Of obtaining
better street railway service ut rea-
sonable cost. 1t has In contemplation
the cooperation Of all organized ac-
tivities in Washington and the adj
joining suburbs toward that end.
Would your organisation give con-
sfderation to appointing COMMITTEES
or representative to meet with sim
ilar committees or representatives
from other organizations at an early
date for the purpose of formulating
a definite plan of action?"
A meeting of committees or repre-
sentatiyes of ali organizations in the
District is expected to be held in the
near future, at which demands Will be
drafted for generally improved serv-
ice on all street railway lines in the
District and it's environs. such de-
mands to be presented TO the street
railway companies and the Public
Utilities Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-29
WHALE, FLATFISh, BEAVER
NOW EATEN In CANADA
Hundreds of Tons of Fish and
Game Once Deemed Unfit Promi-
nent in Food Lists.

WINNIPEG, Canada, January 29.-
Wartime food conservation CAM
paigns in the Canadian northwest
have changed the appetites of the
people Hundreds of tons of fish and
game once deemed unit as food are
being consumed each month through
out the Dominion
Whale and fatfish seem to lead as
sea foods. while beaver and other fur
bearing animals. hitherto unthought
of as table delicacies, likewise are
given prominent places in the food
lists.
Whale meat, which failed to win
recognition in Canada until asst summer,
is being sold by the ton from Vancouver
to Halifax The Dominion food
boards success in the campaign to
market Pacific fiatfish is indicated by
the official estimate that $500, 900
pounds have been consumed in six
months. Fishermen formerly threw
away this fish.
Until 1918 Irappers retained only the
pelts of beavers. The Minnesota cam
naign in behalf of beaver flesh as
food attracted attention in Manitoba,
and hotels in this province added
beaver meat TO their menus.
Later some one discovered that
chickens went wild over beaver" and
resulting experiments indicated that
diet of beaver meat improved the egg
laying qualities of hens in cold weather.
Wild rice that grows in abundance
in the northern lake districts also was
ignored until American and Canadian
commission men in eastern cities began
making steady demands for it Cana
dian people started eating it after it
had gained popularity in hotels
Odd outfits resembling sailboats have
been constructed to thrash the fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-29
WAY OF Dem DBL lzAIi0N
IS CAUSE or COMP AMT


General complaint is made against
the system OF rehabilitation employ
ed by officers of the Army at Camp
Humphreys, Camp Meade and other
large military centers. The main
criticism is that soldiers having civil
ian jobs awaiting them are unable to
obtain their discharge. while the job
less soldiers have no difficulty in that
respect. 1t is represented that this
policy explains in part. the increasing
number of unemployed in industrial
centers 1t is said that there are hum
dreds of soldiers at Camp Humphreys
whose services are in demand in civil
establishments. but who cannot secure
their discharges. while others with no
prospects of work outside are being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-29
COOPERATION PROPOSE
IN CAR SERVICE EFFORT
Committee From Union Of Federal
Employees Appeals to Local
Citizens Associations.


Cooperation of all citizens associa-
tons, civic organizations. etc, of the
District of Columbia is asked in
communication from the committee on
street railway transportation of Fed
eraI Employees Union. Local No. 2, in
more sanitary and generally improved
street car services in the District. De-
mand that such street car service be
furnished at a reasonable cost is one
of the points in the communication
inaugurating the campaign.
The communication, signed by J. W.
Ginder, chairman of the unions COM
mittee on street railway transporta-
ton, reads:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-29

A lighthouse for women has just
been completed in Sing Sing prison