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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
Laborer Inherits 100000 #
But tends His Hawgs" as Always

HAGERSTOWN, Md.-Gabriel Ship
ley, the Well-known millionaire,
tossed another bucketful into the
trough and, wiping his. sweating
forehead, exclaimed, "Ain't they a
beautiful I'll bunch O. hawgs? Only
paid $7.2O apiece for 'em, tool"
No idle bit of fiction in that SEN
tence. No romance. No actual quo
tation.
And Gabriel Shipley, at the mo-
ment he said it, presented the picture
of a millionaire-a 100000 million
aire-engaged in the act of feeding
pigs.
You know Gabe, of course. He is
the tender of the lock. just above Dam
No. on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, and he has just inherited ST.
100000 from his uncle. Jimmy Nc
Coy.
The most money he ever had seen
month they raised the pay of lock
tenders from $35 a month. AS a
matter Of sober fact he hasn't seen
any more yet. And--saddest of all
he really doesn't care hang whether
he ever sees any more or not.
Gabriel Shipley is a monument
marking a stage in the worlds evo-
lution-nothing less. When Gabriel
Shipley got letter from his sister,
Sal Crone, in Washington, D. c., say
ing that Uncle Jim" Mccoy had left
him 100000 he deliberately reduced
his hogs supper portion of slop be-
cause he was afraid he might acct
dentally, in a sudden wave of gen.
crosby, give them more. "Gabe"
Shipley brought the Alladin idea up
to 1920.
Everybody knows how it is-when
one wants to exercise ones magma
ton to the limit and start up an ex-
citing discussion, one says. '"Oh, what
would you do if you had $1,O0O,00O"
Even that is a lot of fun when you
have no chance in the world of get
ting $1,0O0,000.
How much more fun it would be
discussing the matter with a man
who was just about to wrap his bank
book around $7,000,000!
And here is what Gabe thinks about
it:
He thinks he will quit the lock-
tending business within twenty-four
hours after he really gets the first
insrallment of the 100000.
He thinks he will move away from
the house by the canal.
He thinks he will buy himself a lit
tie place in Hagerstown and settle
down to quiet life.
And that's about all.
He was in the kitchen, eating hot
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
VALUE OF THE PEANUT CROP
TO SOUTHERN FARMERS

Florida has made an enviable rec
ord in increased swine production
during the twelve month period from
January 1, 1919, to January l, 1920.
While the United States, as whole
shows a decrease of per cent in
swine production during this period
Florida shows an increase of 5 per
cent, with an average value six
times greater than 1t was ten years
ago. The introduction of good
breeding stock, better care including
prevention of disease, and the pro-
duction of a more liberal feed supply
have been largely responsible for
the results obtained. However, if
Florida is to maintain this standing
and increase her hog production as
her climatic and soil conditions war
rant. more attention must be given
to the production of cheap feeds;
and, in this connection, we believe
that the peanut crop is one of the
most important if not the most i'm
portant grown in the state.
Peanuts can be produced profit
ably on nearly every farm in the
the number and value of hogs in
the state have increased with the
increase in acreage of peanuts. 1t
is a noticeable fact that the sec
tions of Florida, Georgia and Ala
bama which have been producing the
most peanuts for market have made
the greatest strides in pork pToduc-
the most prosperous farmers to be
found in the south. as well as the
heaIthiest business conditions.
The peanut crop fits splendidly
into a profitable crop rotation. Sys--
tenn and furnishes a cash and feed
rr-l,fo oh hn Snnnllp6 DV
any other of equal value. 1t has
been customary for many years to
grow peanuts as a source or cheap
fed supply for the hogs to gather
in the field in the late fall ana
winter. We have no criticisms to
offer for this practice in times past,
before an established market was
obtained for the harvested nuts, but
with the present demand and prices
paid for the nuts and the increased
benefits to be derived from feeding
peanut meal instead of. the whole
nut, we feel it is poor ponet; on
the part of the farmer to continue
this practice. There is, we feel,
place for a grazing crop of peanuts
as an early crop, planted IN con-
nection with early corn and coWpeas
for hog feed in the summer and ear
ly fall when there is plenty OF green
forage and supplementary feeds to
i
main crop should be harvested and
marketed The practice of carrying
hogs over the summer on scanty ra-
lions, then turning them in on the
peanut field, has been disastrous to
many farmers. While acting as
county agent in Florida [ was many
times called on by farmers to treat
hogs that in their opinion were dy--
ing from cholera. but on careful
examination the trouble was found
not to be contagious disease. but
indigestion caused by unbalanced ra.
ton due to their being turned in on
peanuts and consuming large guam
titles of this high protein and oily
feed alone. .s..
In discussing the peanut crop. for
market versus. grazing as cheap
supply of feed for hogs, let us con-
slider some of the important factors
in profitable pork production:
First, the supply of protein feeds
for the growing animal.
Second. feed that will produce
firm pork.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
Rape as a Forage Crop for
Hous Brinus Good Results

Rape as a forage crop for hogs
has not been so popular in the south
as in the north. 1t is well-known
plant of the cabbage family and Is
often grown in the south, under the
name of smooth kale, as garden
vegetable for salad. 1t requires a
cool, moist climate for best growth.
In hot, dry weather it makes little
growth and becomes tough and un-
palatable to the hogs. This makes
spring seedlings, except the very earli-
est, unsatisfactory. The best use to
make of rape for hog pastures in
the south is probably for late fall
and winter grazing. September seed
ings give good results, as rape stands
light freezing without injury and will
furnish grazing throughout the win
ter. 1t may be seeded broadcast or
in drills. If drilled, it should be cul-
tivated once or twice. 1t may be
mixed with rye or oats in broadcast
seedlings. Three pounds of seed are
sufficient for an acre when seeded in
drills or in mixtures with grain, and
8 pounds are enough for broadcast
seedlings.
An acre of good rape should fur
nish grazing for three months. for
twelve to fifteen hogs weighing from
rs to 100 pounds each.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05

apple pie, when the correspondent,
footsore and weary after a long
tramp from the place where automo-
biles either stop or jump into the
canal, arrived at his front door.
His wife, Urilly, was in the kitch-
en- baking more apple pies. His
daughter, Mrs. Frank Winters, and
baby, Lois, were in the kitchen clean
ing up hot apple pie crumbs.
In the places on the dining room
table not occupied by hot apple pia
there was hot pork sausage mads
from the real pig and slabs of white
homemade bread and hook of ham.
CDining room table, is correct Yes,
it was in the kitchen.)
Gabe and his wife, Urilly, and his
daughter and everybody talked freely
for publication. Later Jack Shipley,
his son, came oyer from across the
canal and talked freely.
Gabe had no secrets about himself
or his fortune. The only thing he
couldn't tell about it was where it
was and when he was going to get
it. He hadn't heard a word since the
letter from his sister Sal, in Wash
ington.
Eyes" Gabe said, when they asked
him if any lawyers had been to see
him. Yes, Alex Hagner was up this
way. Man brought him up here by
accident, he said. But that warn't no
dCClu6nl.
From which it may be judged that
folks will have a hard time attaching
the Shipley millions to any South
Carolina diamond mines or oil wells.
Uncle Jim Mccoy had gone away
when he (Gabe) was only ten years
old, he said. That was in 1859. Some
of the young bloods in Sharpsburg
had fixed up this wagon-train party
and Uncle Jim had Joined it and
they had started out for California.
Everybody knows. of course, that
there was so much gold out there in
those days that it used to blow
around in a strong wind and get in
the food and everything. Uncle Jim
got there in time for one of the
strong winds. And recently he passed
away.
He never married. He had three
brothers, all of whom have died. And
one of them, Mike, had married and
left son, Gabriel. 1t is he, the lock-
tender, II years old, who will shortly
start the life of the idle rich-in
Hagerstown.
Urilly. though, probably will have
something to say about it.. She had
an idea about that $7,00O,O0O, that
never occurred to Gabe.
"I guess we'll give a good deal or
it to the poor" she said.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
Extension Service

AUBURN, Ala.-The Outstanding
feature d9FiRg shs past Mssk Of the
agents of. the Alabama; extension
service seems, to have been the comr
bination meeting at Camden, Ala in
which the counties of Wilcox, Bald
win and Mobile co-operated. For
three days the women and girls of
the Camden, section were instructed
and entertained by 2 carefully pre-
pared program participated in by
Mrs. Louise Riley, of Mobile; Miss
Mary H Cooper, of Baldwin and
Miss Mary r. Strudwick, of Wilcox,
assisted by Miss Gladys Tappan,
specialist and DR.. F. L. Thomas, ex-
tension entomologist, at Auburn.
Demonstrations were given IN
cooking and serving a meal in a
steam pressure cooker, the meal in
Guiding steak, Irish potatoes, cab
bage. and apple pudding; and on
the following day in a fireless cook
er, a meal Of baked chicken, beans,
rice and pudding. A demonstration
was also given in the canning OF
meats, and in the use of washing
machines.
stration on bee keeping, an address
on poultry management, poultry dis
eases, and the feeding of poultry.
There was a short talk on house fur
nishing and interior decoration, also
some health talks.
The success of such meetings as
these is securing the voluntary CO.
operation and commendation of the
business men of the state. The
Matthews Hardware company of
Camden furnished the place of meet
ing and used it's advertising space
in the newspaper to give notice
abroad thrugh the county of the
short course. Montgomery mer-
chants sent splendid exhibits of
draperies and house furnishings,
with a representative Of their firm
to display same. One of the leading
art shops sent beautiful exhibit
of pictures.
And as a practical result in addi-
ton to the help and information
given those attending, purchases
were made of three steam-pressure
Gamers, a fireless cooker, a barrel
Churn, several pictures, interior
decorations, and a hive of bees, with
necessary equipment.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
Farmers Should Know What
Thew Are Gettinu in Seed

In view of the large importations
of alfalfa seed which are arriving
from Turkestan and other foreign
countries, because of relatively small
domestic supplies, the United States
department of agriculture urges
1ecting alfalfa seed, since the differ
Srlce between success and failure with
alfalfa is often only question, of
variety. The eastern farmer, partic-
ularly, will succeed better if he uses
homegrown seed of good quality. But
no matter in what part Of the country
he lives, the farmer should know
what he is getting; and if he is pur-
chasing commercial Turkestan alfal-
ia, quantities of which have recently
been imported, he should have the
advantage of a lower price.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05

their incubation without the use Of
special cultures. In the case of
small-seeded sorts, it is often neces.
sary to inoculate them. We hardly
consider the use of cultures neces-
sary for beans Or peas except on
land where they have not been cul-
tivated for some years. In the case
of small-seeded legumes like alfalfa
and the clovers, we would consider
incubation both advisable and de-
sirable in all instances. This rep
resents our observations and seems
to be a fair statement of the con.
illusions we have reached relative to
this matter.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05

Alfalfa should be cut when a new
growth starts from the crowns of
the plants. If you will pull the tops
of the plants aside and examine the
crowns, you can determine whether
this new growth has started or not.
Alfalfa should not be cult according
to the stage of bloom it evidences,
but only after an examination has
revealed evidences Of the develop
ment of the growth to which refer
ence has been made. If alfalfa is
cut before the new growth starts,
it will be greatly injured or may be
killed out altogether If it is cut
too late after the new growth starts,
unsatisfactory results are almost
certain to follow. Be careful. there
fore, about this matter as 1t is of
vital Importance to the future well
fare of your crop. 1 congratulate you
on having fifteen acres of alfalfa.
1t is one of the most valuable crops
than can be grown in the state of.
Georgia. 1t makes a very superior
hay, will yield four or five cuttings
in a favorable season and can be used
in the maintenance of dairy cattle
almost as effectively as bran or corn.
1t is also valuable for other live
stock when fed in moderate amounts.
It is so rich in nitrogen that only
limited quantities of the hay should
be fed to work stock.
We would not give the crop any
treatment at this time unless it be to
use 500 pounds of acid phosphate per
acre as. a top dressing. This might
be narrowed into the ground. If your
land is not rich in lime, you might
put a ton or two on. as top dress
ing next summer. Heavy tert1l1za-
ton after the crop is established is
best material to use is an annual
anp1ica ti0n of acid OhOSOhate,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05

Observing a passage of Exodus
which refers to the discovery of
Moses in the bullrushes in an ark
"daubed with slime and with pitch"
Standard Oil engineers went to Egypt
on a little trip of exploration and
made discoveries as the result Of
which there will soon be extensive
oil operations there.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05

All leguminous crops as yoL
doubtless know have the ability I'M
der certain conditions to gather nj
trogen out of the air. To accom-
plish this little white nodules or
knots must form on their roots. In
these nodules live certain forms and
types of bacteria which enable the
plants to assimilate nitrogen out of
the air Bacteria cannot live in
soil that is acid. If legumes have
never been grown on the land, the
bacteria may not be able to- estab-
fish themselves. In the case of large
seeded legumes there is often dirt
enough clings to them to insure
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
BEGINNING WITH ALFALFA
CLOVER

c. B., West Lake, Ca, writes:
Please give me all the informa-
ton you can on alfalfa. I have
fifteen acres, in bloom and wish
to know when to cut and Guilt
yath If
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05

There are several Iung1 aIIecllns
roses which might be responsible
for the trouble you describe. 1t is
difficult to distinguish between them
accurately except throug h the agency
Of careful laboratory investigation.
We are rather inclined to think from
what you say that your roses have
been attacked by mildew. There is
a good deal of this present on the
roses in this section of the country.
It is brought about largely by the
excessive rainfall Of the present
spring and the cold weather. It is
a difficult thing to control. Some
than others. The best thing to do is
to dust the roses with flowers of
sulphur every ten days. Do the work
carefully and effectively. Ammonia
cal copper carbonate is also valuable
for this purpose. These are ABOUT
the simplest remedies you can under
take to uSe.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
Controlling Abnormal Presentations
IN N631lr

in Milk
W: K. B., sardis, Ga, writes:
tro W5Ih With t9 kn o,,r w miH is the
all right when it is sweet, but
when it clabbers it goes to whey
and eats up the cream. The COW
is in healthy condition. We
feed her cotton seed meal and
shucks off of corn. She runs
on a grass pasture and gets
plenty of fresh water.
Milk is frequently affected in the
manner you indicate at this season
of the year. The summer weather
comes on and there is a considerable
amount of rainfall and good deal
for the development of molds, fer
ments and fungous growths are at
their very best. Milk furnishes the
best medium in which these fer
ments can develop, and a very Slight
infection may result in the develop
ment Of rS condition hti2 such as YOU
coming troubles of this charac ter
is through the careful handling of
the milk. In the first place, boil and
sterilize every utensil used. You
cannot be too particular Or careful
about this. See that the cows
g 1.dqder is wiped off before milking
milking. Milk cow dry. The udde,
should, of course be oiled under
such circumstances to prevent its
chatting. When the milk is drawn
aerate it by pouring it from one
vessel to another several times
Keep it in a cool situation where the
air circulates freely.
The natural ferment in milk is
that produced by the bacteria which
causes the development of Tactic
acid. AS a rule, these organisms are
place. Sometimes other organisms
gain the ascendency. When this
occurs, we have a condition such as
you describe. Your efforts should
Therefore. be directed to re-establish
ing the normal ferment. This will
occur If you carry out the sugges.
lions made with sufficient skill and
persistence.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
The Relation Of Nitrogen Bacteria
to Legumes

J. L. H.. Hatley, Ga, writes: Is
there anything to the statement that
nitro-germ will double the yield of pea
nuts?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
CONTROLLING MILDEw ON
DnCTS

M. e. c., Monroe, Y. c., writes:
I would like a remedy for some
thing like white rust on rose
bushes. I have some fine rose
bushes and they grow off we'll
for q short time and then the
buds and leaves turn white.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
Establishing an Area of Bur Clover

Establishing an Area of Bur Glover
f. S., Ellerlee, N. c., writes:
There is small patch of Bur
clover that was on the farm
when we bought it. I have
make into a hog pasture and
want to get a start of this clover
on it. What is the best way to
do this?
You should protect the patch of
clover in question during the spring
and summer. After the burs ma
ture, gather the clover seed as care
fully as possible. This may be ac-
complished by means of what is
called a hand stripper or by cutting
ing out the seed. 1t would hardly
be necessary for you to clean the
seed by winnowing it as the - sh
associated with it would enable you
to distribute it more uniformly over
the ground you wish to seed. The
seeding should be done as soon as
the seed has been harvested. That
would be natures way of handling
the proposition. and we cannot i'm
prove on nature in that respect.
For sowing seed, L would prefer
to work UP the land as well as pos
sible and to cover the seed into the
soil. This will be more likely to in
ton. 1 would not pasture this land
during the present season because
If you do so the young plants are
liable to be injured by tramping or
possibly destroyed altogether. An
other year, if you succeed in obtain
you may with propriety fence the
area in question in the manner sug-
gested in your letter and then turn
in hogs to Craze on this crop.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
By ANpREWM SoOZE

market requirements, giving due re-
gard to commercial usage.
c. We also recommend that on
the basis of the standard thus for
mulated the packers be requested
to provide such instruction to their
cooler-experts as will insure uni
form grading on all principal mar
kets.
d. We further recommend that as
a means to this end that the tenn
perature at which test lots are held
during the chilling period be uniform
in different plants.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-15
OFFERS EVERYBODY A CHANCE
pbIIanthropic Seattle Man Throws
Open Hall for Absolutely Free
and Uninterrupted Speech.

A philanthropIc fight promoter-one
of the enterprislng gentlemen who has
been In the habit of putting on a x
ing match every week or two-ism uch
annoyed at the spasmodic interference
of the officers of the law In his busi-
moss affairs. and is proposing TO throw
open his hall for a weekly forum OF
free and uninterrupted speech. IN
place OF the boxing bouts.
II want every guy that has anything
TO say to come over and say It, SAID
the promoter, according to the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer. land I'll give him
ten minutes to spiel. and then be must
shut his trap. ! don't care what ne
is: any kind Of q nut can come over
and say right out what Is on his chest.
MY luck has been so bad. and my
spirits so depressed. that ! want a
laugh. and I believe a nut gathering
of this kind would equal anything the
Orpheum circuit or Pantages or the
best OF them ever put on. You know.
nature keeps playing jokes on human
ity all the time; she mixes together
some queer patterns n heads, and q
lot Of fellows can't help what they
think /; some have a bunch for one
thing and some for another; ] suppose
we could get a few startling facts on
anything from religion to chess In
these verbal tournaments. And 1t VIII
be absolutely free; ! might pass the
hat around at the close of the enter
taInment to square me on the hall
rent, but for the rest ! wouldn't want
n cent to pay outside of the entertain
ment I get out of II. AS soon as
can pull a Jazz band together to ut In
with the speechmaking will announce
the details. and we will be sure in for
a summers entertainment. II the
sheriff don't close Us up"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-15
ELKO HAS FINE PLACE FOR
PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL

Nothing appeals to the average boy
or girl. or man or woman, more than
a public swimming pool. Here in the
arid west a public swimming pool is
a godsend. and Elko people may not
know 1t, but we have a swimming
pool right in the heart of the city, all
ready except the water. 1t is the big
cement basement of the Verdi Lum-
Der company. adjoining the Mayer
hotel on the east. This basement was
put in before the great war. and was
made waterproof to keep the water
from forcing its way underneath. II
is 100 feet long and 80 feet wide and
from six to ten feet deep. Just think
what a dandy swimming pool this
would make. But we can't swim with
out w~ater.-Elko Free Press.