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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Sudan Grass Rivals Alfalfa
AS a Prolific Producer

Sudan grass has won q place for
itself in American agriculture and
has become the farmers second line
of defense, according to a recent
bulletin Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. Ten years after
it's introduction to the United States
from Khartum, Africa, Sudan grass
nearly all parts of the United States.
It does not serve well as a money
crop" or a soil improver, hence it
may never find a permanent place
in regular crop rotations. 1t has,
nevertheless, a very important place
in the farmers second line of de-
tense as a catch crop which can be
planted to give satisfactory returns
when conditions have brought failure
to other hay crops. This is the YER
dict pronounced by the department
in the Farmers Bulletin 1925, recent
~ issued:
Sudan grass Is replacing millet
as the premier catch crop in many
localities because Of its ability to
produce a fair yield and high quail
railfall, its rather short growing sea-
son and it's ability to thrive on a
wide range of soil types. Large
yields of Sudan grass are obtained
only on good, soils. but the grass
fails completely only on cold, poor
" drained land.
Sudan grass produces heavily. In
California under irrigation 1t has
made yields Of 9.S tons Of field-cured
hay an acre, when alfalfa produced
but 8.3 tons under like conditions; 1t
Ill oh hn q
alfalfa under irrigation In the south
west, but Sudan grass gives Its full
crop in three cuttings, against the
four or five required for alfalfa, 1t
is the only grass yet found. which In
this part Of the United States ranks
Weld and quality of the hay. It's
record in this respect has led to its
nse in patching old alfalfa fields
when the stand of alfalfa has been
DESTROYED. In the Southe Great
plains, where there Is low rainfall
Sudan grass grown without irrigation
will Yield from one to three tons OF
There are certain parts or tns
United States where the department
of agriculture considers 1t unWlse 10
depend on Sudan grass for nay
This IS true of the strip Of territory
200 miles wide along the, northern
boundary; the regions of high att,
tudes in the western states, and
also most of Florida and a narrow
strip of land along the gulf coast.
Low temperatures prevent success
with the grass in the first two re-
gions named, and disease is the lin
| fling factor along the gulf coast.
In a majority of the central and
southern states. however, climatic
and soil conditions are favorable to
| Sudan grass.
Although Sudan grass is best
adapted by nature to use as a hay
crop, it is also used with great sue
cess as a soiling and pasture crop
| for summer pastures. It's Sc as a
silage material is limited by the fact
that it Is easily made into hay and
| fed as such with very little waste,
and also because corn and sorghum
| both outyield it and are generally
available throughout the region
wher9 Sudan grass is grown
Oh the semi-arid dist cts the
| highest yields are obtained when the
grass is soWn in rows so as to allow
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Velvet Beans Fine
For Winter Growing

The principal values Of the velvet
naan is for winter grazing, and for
hat purpose 1t is one Of the best
nrOps which can be grown on the
light soils and in the long season of
ne Immediate gulf coast ----~ spe-
rialiSts of the United States depart
,rent Of agric allure. 1t is usual to
allow the crop TO grow until killed
~ frost, after which it is grazed
through the winter, as the vines and
leaves decay so slowly that they re-
tain their palatability a long time:
The matured beans are quite hard
when dry, but are eaten well in the
fall, or whenever they become slight
Iy softened either by rains or by
lying on damp soil. The yield of
seed from a fair growth Of vines is
usually from 20 to 80. bushels per
acre, and much heavier yields are
often secured. One hundred pounds
Of the pods will shell about sixty
pounds, or one bushel Of seed. They
do not need to be shelled for feeding
cattle, and make an excellent grain
feed for winter use. Experiments
made at the agricultural experiment
station of Florida indicate that for
feeding three pounds of the beans
in the pods are worth more than one
pound Of cottonseed meal.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Butter Is More important
Than Most People Think

Thousands of years ago when the
world was very new and people liv-
ed mostly out of doors and Slept in
trees, caves and rudely constructed
shelters, butter, milk and cheese
were their principal foods.
The lives that these people led
were hard and rough and in every
thing that they did, they were guild
ed almost entirely by instinct. So,
even had they been told Of the Won
derful nourishment contained in
these simply dairy products, they
would not have understood what it
was all about. But 'nstinct told
them when and what to eat, and
they knew they ate butter. milk and
cheese that their hunger was soon
satisfied and that their tired bodies
were quickly refreshed. SO in this
manner, they became healthy and
vigorous men and women and lived
to be very old.
For centuries, butter, milk, and
cheese have been closely allied with
the mental and physical development
of the human race, and at the pres
emf time in all countries, where they
are used generously in feeding the
young, we ind the finest, strongest,
most intelligent and useful people
Eat Plenty of Butter
There is nothing healthier and
better as food for tn egrowing
child than plenty Of good bread and
butter.
When, after hours of study and
on the playground, you run home
to mother for something to eat, ask
her for slice of bread with rich,
golden butter spread thick all over
it. Then, very soon you will feel
as good as new, and that is because
butter replaces the energy that has
been consumed in work and play.
Mother knows just how much
good those slices Of bread and sweet,
rich butter mean to her little boys
and girls and gives them gladly all
that they want, because, above every
thing else, she wishes them to have
healthy minds and bodies, so that
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16

CLEMSON CoLLEGE.-with the
harvest period for the sweet potato
drawing near, it Is of vital impor-
lance that ample storage space be
provided. In the use of the stand
ard storage house, which is the
only sure way of keeping potatoes, a
thorough cleansing, disinfecting, air
ing and artificial drying should be
given the house before the potatoes
are stored. Especially is this true
Of previously used houses in which
rots have given trouble. Houses
that have been used or constructed
by the remodeling of old and unused
buildings, should be carefully cleans
ed, disinfected, and aired several
days before they are to be used.
while in case of the new an un-
used house that has been constructed
Of new material, it will only be nee
essary to dry this out thoroughly
by the artificial heat.
The cleansing, disinfecting, and
natural airing should be done a
week or ten days before the house
Is to be used, and a thorough drying,
by use of the artificial heat, over a
period of u to "a hours, before the
potatoes are to be stored. After
this the heat should be discontinued,
weather conditions permitting, un-
til all of the crop Is harvested. 9th
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Sweet Potato Storage
viii Increase Profits
If Properly Arranged

erwise, uniform curing will not be
given, which may cause poor Keep
Ing, as a result of both over ano
underwriting.
There are several effective meth
DDS of disinfecting that are recon-
mended. Two of these are as fol-
lows:
1. Whitewashing. This may be
applied by use Of a brush. good
coat of standard whitewash, or a
mixture of whitewash and winter
strength lime sulphur solution. On
ly one application per season is nee
essary.
2. Sprays. These are thought to
be equally as effective, and should
barrel or bucket spray pump.
a-Copper sulphate (blue stone);
Dissolve, by suspending l to /; IL
pounds of blue stone in Is gallons
of water.
malin Gao per cent strength) and 80
gallons of water.
c-Lime-sulphur. Mix 1 gallon of
liquid lime sulphur (same as used in
winer orchard spraying) with 10
gallons of water.
When losses have resulted from
rots, two applications of the sprays
are recommended.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16

More than half a million dollars
Of new wealth created in one year
by a single COMMUNICATIVE is the
record of Grove City, Pa, whole
community largely given over to
dairying. Their. are many cities and
towns throughout the country en-
gagged in the production of some one
principal commodity. Miners In
crease the value of coal by taking it
from the ground. Manufacturers
add to the value of raw materials by
shaping them into marketable prod
uctS. These increase wealth. But
Grove City actually creates new
wealth. 1t takes the air, sunshine,
and water-elements free to all
and converts them into gold-dairy
products.
What the Grove City community
is doing can be done by any COM
munity that is satisfactorily situat-
ed and that has well-equipped,
we'll managed creamery. The fact
that the management is supervised
bv the United States department of
agriculture probably gives 1t no APP
preciable financial advantage, be-
cause of the relationship is investi-
gational and has not reduced the
cost of manufacture below that
possible in many other creameries.
The products are always sold on
their merits, and the name of the
department is not used to advertise
them.
community Spirit Built Up
The success of the Grove City
creamery is due largely to the ad-
mirable community spirit that has
been built up there and in the sur
rounding district. That this spirit
exists today is due largely to the
efforts put forth by the business
men of Grove City, especially the
members of the Commercial club, an
organization that is open to the
farmers of the neighborhood who
are interested in the advancement Of
dairying. From the very outset Of
the undertaking, in 1914, the bust
ness men took an active interest in
the creamery and in the movement
toward general agricultural develop
ment through dairying, and by their
enthusiasm they aroused the inter-
est of the farmers.
The business men of Grove City
took the first step, the farmers met
them halfway, and all are now work
ing for a. common cause. which is
community. Though the business
men began the work for the public
good and with little thought of per-
sonal gain, they have found that it
is paying them well, because better
farming has brought them better
business.
The records of the creamery show
remarkable increase in income de-
rived from the sale Of it's products.
For the first year, from July 1, 1915,
to June 80, 1916, the gross income
was $82,432; the second year it in
creased to $212,904; the third year,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Mississippi Ranks High
In Great Development
OF Southern Dairyine

Great strides are being made II
the development of the dairy indus
January 1, 1915, to January 1, 1920
the livestock including milk cows
beef cattle, mules, horses and sheer
increased in number in the United
States Sc per cent, while the total
increase for the south was 1876 pei
cent. Dairy cows OF the south in
creased 1872 per cent, while the to-
tai increase in number for the Unit
ed States was only 11.6 per cent.
Not only has there been an In
crease in the number of southern
dairy cows but also the quality has
years-the individual cow increas-
ing in value 71.e per cent, while
the average increase for individual
dairy cows for the United States
was only 53.S per cent. For the
same period the total valuation OF
dairy cattle in the south was In
creased 93.5 per cent, while the to-
II per cent.
Mississippi looms up as one of
the foremost dairy states in the
south On January I, of this year,
theer was total of $1,000 milk
cows for the valuation of $5,402, 900
Of an article that recently appeared
in Commercial Appeal" one of the
leading dailies in Mississippi, which
indicates rapid progress is being
made along dafrying lines in Mis-
sissippi:
ppi hG in 02 15Ye b1oueht tf0@ S to
nat state. For the - months in
1912 the sale of these products
mounted to but $4,000. Numbers
Of new creameries have been estab-
ished during the past year and
many more working BY the last of
a. clarifying has done more to de-
velop the rural industries in Mis-
sissippi than any class of farming
Farmers are going into the pure
Hood stock business. Very few
will harbor a COW unless she is the
hest. They have realized the value
tons where dairying has been more
developed than other parts Of the
state farmers are showing more
"Mr. Wade. agricultural agent for
the Illinois Central, told the writer
established within the past few
monthsf One of thees he said was
at Brookhaven. There most Of the
farmers for 10 miles around the
city have gone heavily into dairy
ing. The creamery is prosperous
and Is making the farmers rich.
Another large creamery is locat-
ed at Aberdeen. This creamery was
established in 1915. The first year
there were $4,000 pounds of butter
fat handled by 1t and s10,562.5C
paid to dairy farmers. In 1916 this
creamery handled 293,404 pounds of
butter fat and distributed s98,533.65
among the farmers.
"In 1917 the creamery handled
31o,418 pounds Of butter fat, dis
tributing s127,12S.6S among farmers
In 1918 there were 316,774 pounds
Of butter fat handled and 1857.
29S.8S. distributed among the farm
ers. In 1919 the creamery handled
407,4s5 pounds of butter fat and
distributed among the farmers
S233o1S.S2"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Half a Million Dollars
Realised By the Farmers
Wh0 Tried C0-Operatl0n

to $375.596; and last year the gross
income totaled $505,810. AS only a
small part of the money was used
to pay the cost Of operation, nearly
all of it was distributed among the
farmers around Grove City. Since
much Of the income was due to in
creased and improved farm business,
a large part of it may fairly be con-
sidered as newly created wealth.
Improved Dairy Cows
The most direct cause of the great
Iy increased prosperity of the Grove
City community is the more profit
able dairy COW. Dairying in the
Grove City district has been much
improved by the purebred cattle that
have been Shipped in, but it has been
improved more by the scrub cattle
that have been shipped OUT The
cow-testing association, which has
taken the guesswork out Of dalrying
in that district, Is an organization
Of the dairy farmers who employ
tester to test their cows for produc-
ton and to keep feed and production
records.
Tuberculin tests from April, 1918,
to May, 1920, were made on 1897
herds, consisting Of 1888 animals,
under the accredited-herd plan. or
these, 148 herds are already accred-
tied. According to latest figures, 250
farmers in the vicinity of Grove City
own one or more purebred dairy AMI
mails. The importation of purebreds
is going forward steadily.
The creamery has gained reputa-
ton for high quality of products:
This has brought a ready market at
satisfactory prices, which have en-
couraged larger production. In
creased production and satisfactory
prices have made the farmers more
prosperous. Increased financial pros
perity, however, is only small part
Of the gain that has come to the
community. Better schools, better
churches, better homes, and better
social conditions are coming as a re-
suit of this, because the people have
learned to work together without
friction.
To achieve such success as that at
Grove City, it is not necessary Tor
community to engage in the manu-
facture of dairy products. The Grove
CITY plan can be adapted as well 70
anv other type Of agriculture. TO
make the work a success, however,
the community must cast aside all
selfshness, pull together, and organ
ize and should select for Its field
agent a man of personality, educa-
ton, ability, and diplomacy. he
should be thoroughly trained In
scientific and practical agriculture
and must have had wide experience.
With such a man in charge and with
a modern creamery there Is every
reason to believe that any commun-
ity, with the spirit Of cooperation
and even fair agricultural resources,
can do what the Grove City com
munity has done.
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they may perform their full duty as
good citizens in years to come.
Butter Furnishes Energy
To eat plenty of good butter is
the surest means of keeping your
supply of energy at its best, and
energy Is Of utmost Importance to
both body and mind
Additional energy also is gained
from the soups, meats, vegetables,
bread, pies, cakes and buildings that
you eat when butter is used in pre-
pairing them. Butter makes them
more ,palatable, too, and more di-
gestible.
Nearly everything contained in but
ter is good for your body; so per
cent of it, produces warmth and en-
ergy, l. per cent is protein that re-
cent is mineral matter that repairs
and strengthens the bones. Butter
also is good for you because it con-
tains a vital substance known as
vitamines, that is necessary to the
development Of your, body, and which
not possess Butter is valuable as
a food because 1t is easy to digest
and is quickly at work, helping to
make you bigger and stroner.
good foods like butter and milk be
child develops rapidly and is very
active, so that every day there is a
large amount of new tissue and en-
ergy to be supplied.
Every time that you recite your
lessons, romp around the play
grounds, or help with the work at
home, a certain amount of muscle
and energy is. used up and must be
restored. Even every heart beat or
breath taken destroys some part of
our bodies SO that they are in need
of constant repair.
When a man builds a chimney, he
uses brick and motar or cement, so
that it may be strong and durable
and safe-he would not think of MAX
ing it with boards. And it is the
same with you. Your own body
needs certain materials to make it
grow and to maintain the proper
amounts of energy and strength.
Butter is one. of the most, perfect
foods that can be used for this pur
pose and in bringing out the very
best there is in you in mental and
bodily strength.-Board's Dairyman.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Cow-Testing Pays
In West Alabama

AUBURN. Ala.-Interesting in
formation is disclosed in the July re-
port of the Canebrake Cow Test as
ISOLATION as made by ]. w. Bolander,
official tester at Demopolis, to the
dairy division of the Alabama ex-
tension service at Auburn.
There are seventeen herds of dairy
cows in this association, numbering
551 in all Most of these are of Jer-
sey breed, although there are some
Holsteins and Guernseys. They pro-
duced in July 225,248 pounds of milk
or $50 pounds of butterfat valued
at $2,020.44. The average production
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
Beware of limitations.

| The entire machine is mounted on
truck wheels to make it easy to move
to the trees or logs, and from cut to
cut on log without stopping the en-
gine. For moving on the road, the
truck wheels are placed parallel with
the skids and the rig hauled straight
ahead. The wheels turn on a two-
way spindle. You do not have to take
them off, but can change direction
of wheel travel by merely taking out
pin.
The ottawa can be fitted for saw
| ing down trees. 1t cuts level with
surface of ground, thereby getting
| all the timber and leaving no stumpS
sticking up. An automatic friction
clutch stops the saw in case of I'M
due resistance. Two men can fell
forty to fifty trees a day in ordinary
timber.
The whole outfit is compact, SIM
pie, durable against 81 lifetime of
hard wear. 1t sells for a low price
and is fully guaranteed for reliable
operation in the hands of every one
who has trees to cut down and logs
to work up.
Full information and low factory
price to you can be had simply by
addressing the ottawa Mfg Com
pany, 1914 Wood ST., Ottawa, Kansas.
-(AdVt)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16

Of cultivation. The advantage in
yield Of the row over the drilled
seedlings is so small, however, that
most farmers prefer to avoid the
necessity of cultivation by drilling
Or broadcasting the seed. A COM
mon grain drill handles we'll clean
ed Sudan grass seed without trouble
and the nay from drilled seedlings is
finer stemmed and natures more
evenly than row paintings.
1.-THE feeding value Of Sudan grass
Is equal to timothy hay. In locali-
ties where soy beans or cowpeas do
we'll these legumes may be grown in
Such a mixture produces a hay of
higher feeding value than grass alone
because Of the high protein content
of the lagun1es
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16

per COW was 40S pounds of milk and
II Ia pounds of butterfat valued at
S12.65. Their average return over
the cost of feed was $1O.32-which
shows that dairying is a profitable
business in that section. Three hun
dred and twenty-one Of the COWS
simply pasture, and some roughage
They returned profit to their own
ers of $11.65 per cow.
A grade Holstein cow belonging to
DR.. S. E. Sparkling took the honors in
butterfat production with a record of
44:4 pounds-whtle a grade Jersey
owned by W, D. Dobbins produced the
most milk, 1882 pounds, or an aver
age Of nearly four gallons per day
for the entire month. Surely Alabama
IS destined to be a great dairy state
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
LEORARD- MORTON z CO., Dept. 1882 Chicago
EASY NOW TO saw LOGS
and CUT down Trees i

Only one man, or even a boy, with
the improved Ottawa Engine Log
Saw can easily cut twenty-five to
forty cords day, and at cost of
less than &c per cord. This machine,
which outdoes all others, has q
heavy, cross cut saw driven by q
powerful especially designed 4-cycle
gasoline engine. It's a fast money
maker for those using it, and does
more than ten men could do, either
cutting down trees, saving logs, or
buzzing branches while you rest.
When not saving, the engine can be
used for other work requiring power.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16

Reports that several hundred acres
Of Meade cotton are being grown in
Arkansas and Texas and more than
1000 acres in Hayti this year have
caused cotton specialists of the
bureau of plant industry, to express
some concern over the effect this
may have upon their efforts to bring
Meade cotton to the front in Georgia
as an upland long-staple variety, &C
cording to the Weekly News Letter
of the United States department of ag-
riculture. There is no reason to eX-
pect that a variety of the special
character of the Meade cotton can be
grown to advantage in all parts Of
the cotton belt.
Replacing Sea Island
Meade cotton, developed by the bu-
reau of plant industry, is now replac-
ing the sea island cotton in Georgia
and South Carolina. It is earlier
and more productive than the. sea
island cotton in the presence of the
boil Weevil and produces fiber of the
length and quality of sea island cot
ton, so that the advantage to the
farmer is great. The attention that
Meade cotton has attracted in Geor-
gia has led, however, to efforts being
many other districts in advance of
any recommendation by the depart
ment.
An essential requirement for the
production of good long-Staple fiber is
that the plants shall not be checked
by drought, which makes the fiber
weak and irregular and renders the
crop difficult to pick, because the
bolls are Withered and split prema-
turely and do not open to the full
extent of those that are normally de-
veloped.
An important advantage Of Meade
cotton In the sea island districts,
but disadvantage in other parts
Of the cotton belt, is that this va
riety is better adapted to roller gin
ming, on account of the seeds being
only slightly fuzzy, like the sea island
cotton. Though good prices have
been secured in some cases for saw
ginned Meade fiber, there have also
been complaints that such fiber is
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16

Many a sunstroke is due to a
mans efforts to make hay while the
sun shines.
One-half of the world imagines
the other half couldn't possibly
manage to worry along without it.