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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
FAST WIRE SERVICE
GIVES PROMPT NEWS
Information Is Vital to Intelligent
Food Distribution.
TeIegraphic Reports Sent From Big
Market centers Every Fifteen
Minutes During Day-Much
SpoiIage Is Avoided.

The federal bureau of markets news
services on live stock and meats, hay,
feeds, and seeds, and dairy products,
and fruits and vegetables, are de-
signed to keep before producers, dis
tributOrs, and consumers a picture of
the movement of important crops to
market, the supplies arriving in all Of
the principal consuming and diStribut-
ing centers and the wholesale prices
prevailing In each. To make it's re-
ports of the greatest practical useful
ness, the bureau has equipped itself
with the fastest system Of communi-
cation available. It's branch offices in
the great consuming and distributing
markets are connected with leased
telegraphed lines and operated by bu-
reau telegraphers. These wires are
busy from eight to twelve hours day
in the transmission of market infor-
nation which is vital to intelligent
and systematic food distribution.
From the time the live stock mar
kets open in the morning until the
close OF the days business, the bu-
reau's representatives at Chicago,
Kansas City, Omaha and East st.
Louis send out telegraphic report
from one or the other Of these mar
kets every 10 minutes. The sales of
live stock in the Chicago yards alone
average more than 100000 a day
and the value of the live stock sold in
the public stock yards of this country
is more than S5,000,O00OO0 annually
figures indicating the Importance of
supplying information that is author4-
tative.
When a market is oyersupplied with
product-particularly a highly per-
ishable fruit or vegetable-a great
waste results, The product spoils and
becomes unfit for use and the dealers
suffer a financial loss on account of
this Spoilage and also on account of
the fact that they must sell their
stocks at sacrifice in order to dis
pose of them at all, Gluts of this kind
used to occur frequently and were
nearly always cOincident with O scare
ity of food in another place. Since
the market news service on fruits and
vegetables was instituted, this situa-
ton has improved materially.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

sweet potatoes may be grown by TAX
ing vine cuttings from those that have
been previously planted and inserting
these in ridges in place Of rooted
plants. The sweet potatoes grown
from vine cuttings are usually free
from disease and are smooth and uni
form, making them very desirable for
winter storage.
In many sections peas can be plant
ed as late as September and will yield
very nice crop before cold weather
sets In. For this purpose the early
or understanding sorts should be
used.
Can or Store Vegetables.
Large quantities of garden vegeta-
bles are lost through want of suitable
means of taking care Of the surplus
This can be done either by canning or
by storage, depending upon the kind
of vegetable to be cared for. The Sc
cret Of filling the pantry shelves with
canned goods is to can a little every
day during the season when yegeta-
bles are plentiful in the garden. Stor-
age facilities either in the form of a
special room in the cellar or a suitable
outdoor storage pit should be provided.
In a few instances arrangements with
the local cold storage or ice factory for
the partitioning off Of small cOmpart-
ment in their ice storage room in which
vegetables that should be stored at
temperature near the freezing point
may be kept. This class Of storage is
especially desirable for apples and
Irish potatoes. Sweet potatoes should
always be stored in warm place and
given plenty Of ventilation.
In planning the garden operations
for the balance of the season, it is well
to take into consideration all of the
above features. First, grow the kind
of vegetables that are needed for can
ming and storage; and, second, make
provision to can or store all that are
not needed for immediate use.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Valuable Motion Pictures

Motion pictures of construction
work in which large public build
ing appears to arise from the ground
like magic, being completed in the
ten minutes duration of the film are
being shown before various engineer
Ing societies by government repre-
sentatives. The structure is the In
dustrial building of the United States
bureau of standards, and the pictures
were made by exposing short length
of film every day during the ten
months of work on the building The
effect of running these short exposures
together in single picture is an amaz-
ing condensation of time. making in
cidentally a highly instructive and
intensive study of modern building
methods. - Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
ABOVE WISDOM OF SOLOMON
Great Secrets of Nature Hidden From
the Eyes Of Even the Keen
est Of Mankind.

The queen Of Sheba came to ask
Solomon questions to test his wisdom.
One question, tradition says, was as
follows: Here is large diamond
which wish to put on necklace. On
one side q straight hole Is drilled to
the center of the stone-0n another
side straight hole is drilled to the
center at right angles to the first
how shall l string the diamondF
Solomon took the gem, seat serr-
ant to bring him little slender worm
from a bush near by, attached silk
thread to the worm and let it crawl
through the crooked hole, handed back
the diamond with a salaam and said !:
"Shucks, how easy"
Mrs. Sheba then said, II have here
vial which I wish flied with water
but the liquid must not be taken from
the waters that are upon the earth,
nor under the earth. nor in the tirma-
me1t above the earth"
Solomon turned to servant and
whispered a command. The servant
mounted q horse standing near, rode
him two miles at full run, brought him
back reeking' with sweat. Solomon
took the vial, caught the sweat In it,
handed it to the queen with a bow
and said, "COme again"
She then said, II have a goose at
home, and when 1t eats grass, the
grass turns to feathers on It's back,
have a sheep and the grass 1t eats
turns to wool on its back. | have a
COW and when she eats grass, it turns
to hair on her back--hOw do you eX-
plain that, Mr.. Solomon?" And Mr..
Solomon could only strike the table
with his fist and shout, "This meeting
is adjourned. "-Charles D. Merrill.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
PRODUCE BEST CAULIFL0WER
Tie Leaves Over Head to Protect 1t
From Sun or Weather-Three
Cuttings of Crop.

When the caulifower head is about
the size of dollar, the leaves should
be tied or twisted over the head to
protect it from sun and weather. This
method should produce a perfectly
whitdsproduct. The leaves should be
so tied that snow or rain that enters
may find q ready exit at the bottom,
as an accumulation of moisture on
the head or curd will cause dark spots
and eventually ruin the product.
There are usually three cuttings of
the crop. If the earliest heads are
tied with string, the second with
raffia and the last have the leaves
broken over, the grower will be aided
at cutting time and will not have to
examine all the plants.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
USE AK IF DISEASE
DEVELOPS In FLOCK
Chicks Will Not Grow Properly if
Not Healthy.
Far Better Plan to Prevent Ailments
Than to Attempt to Cure an AiIing
FowI-GiVe Good Attention
to Their Houses.

Disease is one Of the handicapS 10
successful poultry keeping and Shouiu
be guarded against at all times. Uh-
less kept In q healthy condition,
chicks will not grow properly anu
mature fowls will lose their vig0r anu
vitality and become reproductive anu
Improbable.
1t is far better to prevent disease Dy
proper care and attention than 10 at
tempt to cure q bird after 1t is SICK
Therefore it is important to Watcn
the flock closely at all times for any
signs of disease, so In case an OUT
break occurs it may be checked at
once. Prevention Is always better
than cure, and all those who wish 10
succeed with poultry should give their
birds such good care and keep their
houses so we'll cleaned and disintect-
ed that both fowls and chicks Will
keep hardy and vigorous.
Some diseases may be treated sue
cessfully, while others of more serl-
GUS nature usually prove fatal Ii
only one or two birds Of a flock be-
come sick 1t is usually advisable to Kill
them Immediately (unless they are
choice specimens) and burn or bury
the carcasses, say poultry specialists
in the United States department OF
agriculture. If the birds are kept ana
an attempt is made to doctor or cure
them the disease may prove contagious
and spread throughout the entire
flock.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

(b) Remove the old hive from which
the swarm came and place it where
you want 1t to remain in the future.
(c) Place the hive containing the new
swarm on the old stand. The first
bees returning home will enter the
new hive on the old stand; by night
the majority Of bees are again In the
new hive on the old stand, making a
strong colony.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
HOW TO PREVENT
BEES SWARMINC
Advice and Suggestions on Sub
ieCt Given by Professor
Conradi of Clemson.
BROOD CHAMBER TOO SMALL
Emigration of Honey Gatherers Can
Be Greatly Reduced by Proper
Management-How Swarm May
Be HiVed to Best Advantage.

One of the problems Of the beekeep-
er, says Prof A. +. Conrad, entOmolo-
| gist, is how to prevent bees from
swarming. The following questions
and answers taken from information
card No. 9, published recently by the
extension service Of Clemson college,
give in brief form expert advice and
suggestions on this subject:
l. Why do bees swarm?
The bee colony is divided into
workers, drOneS Tor male bees), and
queen. Normally the queen alone
lays eggs, and to perpetuate their race
new colonies are necessary. This Is
their natural way Of increase.
2. What are conditions that induce
swarming?
(a) The brood chamber may be too
small allowing too little egg-laying
space. (b) There may be too little
storage space. (c) There may be lack
of ventilation. (d) There may be too
many drOneS.
8. At what season is swarming most
frequent?
Mostly in early spring, but 1t may
occur at any time during honey flow
if conditions named in No. . are not
corrected.
4. Can swarmlng be entirely pre-
vented?
No; but it can be greatly reduced
by proper management.
5. Why should swarming be pre-
vented as far as pOssible2
To keep the working force together.
One hive full of bees is worth more
than any number Of weak colonies.
6. Are there two queens in the hive
at swarming time?
Generally not. The young queen
has not yet come out of the queen
cell. The old queen leaves with the
first swarm.
7. How may SWarming be reduced
or possibly prevented?
(a) If the brood chamber becomes
crowded, add another brood chamber.
(b) If bees cluster out, it may be due
to a crowded condition, or lack of ven
tilation. Yentilate the hive, and add
supers when necessary. If possible
remove drone comb and also queen
cells.
s. How may a swarm be hived to
best advantage?
(a) When the swarm has settled,
shake or brush it into the new hive.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
To get the most out of the home
garden a number of crops, such as
snap beans, beets, lettuce, Fadishes
and peas, should be planted at inter-
walls to insure a continuous supply. In
the case of snap beans as many as five
paintings may be made in some Sec
lions of the country. In the southern
part Of the United States special at
tentiOn should be given to the late
planting Of the semihardy crops for
late fall and winter use. These crops
include spinach, kale, cabbage, col
lards, turnips, lettuce and winter
onions. The late-planted crops gen.
orally give the best vegetables for
winter storage. Beans peas, carrots
and beats for canning purposes should
be grown either very early in the sea-
son or quite late, in order to get the
finest quality of canned goods. A late
planted crop of snap beans often
yields an abundant supply Of very
tender pods which are ready for can,
ming just before the first frosts. These
usually make a better quality of
canned product than do those grown
at a time when they mature during
the heated portion Of the season.
Too much stress cannot be placed
upon the need for gardeners to pro-
duce Irish potatoes during the remain
der of the season. 1t is now time to
begin thinking about planting a late
crop in sections where late crop is
grown. In the southern part of the
United States a late crop may be
planted in July or August, provided
enough moisture is in the ground to
give the seed a start.
Gardeners are advised to plant the
standard crops and varieties, leaving
the fancy kinds of vegetables and the
novelties off their list.
Throughout the greater portion Of
the South a very excellent crop Of
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
important Discovery.

For many years Mr.. William W,
Ellsworth was connected with the
Century Magazine, and that brought
him into contact with many interest
ing people. In his book of reminls-
cences, "a Golden Age of Authors, "
he tells an amusing anecdOte of Tim
Othy Cole, the engraver
Cole is a simple man. says Mr.. ELS
worth, of great kindness, who has
had at various times some interesting
notions about food. Years ago, when
Horace Fletcher was just beginning
to publish his theories, / made some
good-natured fun of them. and de-
scribed the visit of guests to my house
while my family was endeavoring to
Fletcherize and the impotence of the
guests when they did not have enough
to eat. Some friend sent my screed
to Cole then in Belgium, who took
1t very seriously. He wrote me Of his
great interest in food and gravely in
formed me Of discovery that he. had
made-that the color of the skin was
affected by food. He vas accustomed
to eat for long time only one kind
Of food, and once he went swimming
with his son, who suddenly cried out,
why, father, you're turning green"
Sure enough" wrote Mr.. Cole, 81
looked at my body and observed a
green tinge. The spinach 1 said, for
I had been making my sole diet Of
spinach for six months. I must change
my foodr"
Whereupon he ate beets, and at
the end of another six months found
his body In healthy, rudy state,
which he felt was owing to the beets.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
TRUE ELoQUENCE.

THAT was a great speech your law
yer made when he got you acquitted"
$50 it was" said the confidence
man. 1T was the most eloquent ora
ton l ever heard. Why, my lawyer not
only convinced the jury that was an
innocent and much abused man, but
there were times when l almost be-
lieVed 1t myself"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
POISONING G0PHERs is EASY
Put Strychnine SuIphate on Pieces Of
Vegetable Of Some Kind and
Shove In Hole.

The easiest way to poison gophers
is to put pieces of strychnine sulphate
about the size of half a wheat grain
on pieces of potato, carrots or turnips
Then take a sharp stick and push n
down into the soft earth around the
mound. Put the pieces of poisoned
material down into these places and
the gophers will get it. This wav
also keeps stock and children from
picking it up. 1t has been proven 70
be very efficient in Kidding the field.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
RICH SOIL FOR LATE GARDEN
To Withstand Summer Heat ana
Drought Plants Must Have Well.
Prepared Seed Bed.

Late garden seeds should be plant.
ed in very rich and well-prepared soil
To stand summer heat and endure GO
we're drought the plants must have
rich, mellow soil, and it must be kept
In that condition, if possible.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
HIRE LABOR ON HOUR BASIS
Specialist Says Farmers viii Find
Employing Hands on That PIar
Advantageous.

Experience the last several seasons
says W. L. Cavert, farm management
specialist of the Minnesota College Of
Agriculture, indicates that farmers
will find it advantageous to employ
harvest and threshIng labor on the
hour basis instead of the day basis
"The hour plan," says Mr.. Cavert "ls
absolutely fair to both farmer and Ia
borer and has the advantage that the
help is not likely to object when II
seems necessary to put in long hours. /"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
FEW WEEDS ARE DESIRABLE
Detailed Purity Test viii Enable
Farmer to Decide Whether He
Wants Weeds or Not.

Not all weeds are equally undesir-
able in fields, hence a detailed purity
test showing the various weeds in a
sample will enable the farmer to de-
eide whether he is willing to plant the
weed seeds his sample contains or
whether he will look farther for pure
seed. Clean seed is always obtainable
usually at a somewhat higher price
The decision must be made on an &C.
curate and detailed test of the seed
under consideration.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
a Belief

~ hope Bliggins has to make speech
es on behalf of some candidate next
summer" remarked the man who can
be disagreeable.
think it'll help the Candidate|
mot much. But it'll compel Big
gins to talk about somebody besides
himself"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Water on Two Sides.

Yeast-I see some one has suggested
stocking a boat and having a floating
saloon on the river to get over the
bone dry law.
CrimsOnbeak-Well, that certainly
would give us an opportunity of having
little water on the side.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
AXLE USEFUL AS GATE HINGE
Illustration Shows How Discarded
Part of Wagon or Other lmple-
ment May Be Utilized.

On almost every farm can be found
an old wagon or implement wheel with
its axle. The illustration shows how
1t can be made to form one side and
very effective hinge for the farm gate.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
All Fixed.

"Gabe, l hear you are about to COM
NIT matrimony. Got your house furn-
ished YETI"
"Yep, got a pair of deer antlers fer
a rifle rack And when my seven coon
dogs are home the place looks as cOzy
as a plctur'."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Urban Economy

What are you sowing, Mr.. Mead,
OwsP
Wheat, ma'am."
Dear mel And wheat so scarcel
Don't you think it would be more eco
nOmieal to SOW branT-Judge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Strictly Literal.

why do they want to get a sur.
geon from another place for that op-
erationT'
Because there is. no specialist here"
That's strange. | thought they said
the trouble was strictly local."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
STANDARDIZED Males

A standardized male at the lead
of a mongrel flock will improve the
quality of the stock materially. A mon
grel male win produce no improve.
ment 10 quality.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Sudan Grass superior

For pasture purposes, Sudan grass
is unquestionably superior to either
sorghum or millet. 1t possesses con.
siderable ability to stool out and form
kind of sod.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
HANDLING SORGHUM, cron

Sorghum is handled in exactly the
same way as Sudan grass, except that
it takes about seventy pounds of seed
per acre, and the hay takes a little
longer to cure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Merely a suuuestion

Bridget-Do come and look at the
beautiful sunset out av the kitchen
winder, ma'am.
Mistress-That's nothing, Bridget
You ought to see it rise some morning
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
An Old Axle, With Parts of the Two
Wheels Remaining Upon 1t Forms
an Essential Part of This Easy
Working Farm Gate.

The axle is set upright with the Stats
Of the gate bolted to it. The lower
end Of the axle should be fitted with
an old hub to serve as bearing.
The hub on the upper end should have
at least one spoke remaining in it,
so that the latter can be thrust
through hole bored in the gate post.
Some stout wire, or iron strips, VIII
be necessary to hold the hub up
against the post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Valuable Supplemental cron

Sudan grass is valuable supple
mental pasture crop in that 1t comes
ON during the heat Of the summer and
early fall when the native grasses are
often suffering from drought,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
An lniudicious lnouirv

Benson-I sold my first poem when
/ was only sixteen, and / have been
writing ever since.
Blnks-And have you ever sold an
Other2-LOndon Answers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Depends on Value

"HOw would you class the deferred
payment for a navy?"
Il suppose according to the kind
of navy, it would be either a sinking
fund or a floating debt"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
MaYbe.

1.-THE cherry tree was once revered."
"And is yet, trust. What you driy-
ing att"
Maybe in these days we pay too
much attention to the plum tree"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
AL Off.

II thought Bellies marriage was com.
ing off this month"
1T was, but her engagement came
off last month"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Women In War work

1t has been estimated that in Eng
land the war work for women drew
100000 recruits from domestic worI,
and dress-making.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Succession Of Vegetables.

Plant a succession of lettuce, rad.
iShes, beets. beans, sweet corn, peas,
etc. A planting about every two weeks
is just right
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Always Hanpens,

Sometimes I bring my lunch with
me-"
"WellW
"ThOse are the days you get invit-
ed out"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
A Painful oneratInn

did you hear our friend Jones had
been supersededp
"YOu don't say so! Did they give
him an anesthetlcp
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Always a Way.

my husband won't buy me a jew
eled dog collar"
"There's a way to get it."
"Huh?"
"Keep growing"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Literal Dissertation.

"What is the mean power of this en-.
gineT
You've said it. 1t is about as mean
a power as they make EN-"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Death. DEALING Fenese

Wire fences that are not grounded
cause the death of many animals dur
my ihmderStUrnS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

She-Alas, we never see men like
those the novelist describes.
He--Alas, nO--nor girls like those
the illustrators draw.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
True.

"YOu take life too seriously"
u like to be careful"
swell, man can be careful without
being full of care"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Soy Bean in Front.

Soy heal@ lake first place among the
1illnal mgfnInlpi forage crops used
mergehfe Gae
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Economic DeIusion.

Buying apples by the barrel
Is one way mans peace is wrecked
First he picks and eats the specked ones
By that time the rest are specked