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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
PREPARE DUCKS FOR MARKET
Fowls Should De Fattered for TIVE
Weeks Befers kiiirs-SWsn
Feed Coiers Flesh.

Dacklings to be marketed should be
fattened for two weeks before killing
on a ration made of three parts, by
weight, of cornmeal, two parts Of mid.
dlings, one part of bran, one-half part
Of beef scrap. with 3 per cent grit
and 10 per cent green feed added to
this mash, or q mash of three parts
cornmeal, one part low-grade wheat
flour. n part bran, one-quarter part
beef scrap with the green feed and
grit, and 8 per cent oystcr shell added.
Feed this mash three times daily,
giving all the ducklings will clean up
in a half hour. The green feed Is
sometimes left out of the ration dur
ing the last seven days Of fattening,
as II tends to color the meat and may
produce Il Slightly fahby. rather than
firm, flesh. However, II is easier to
keep the ducklings ii good feeding
condition on a mash containing green
feed.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
FARMERS SAVE S3O,67s.O3 BY
COOPERATIVE SHIPPING
OF LIVESTOCK

The annual report for COOPER,
alive shipping Of livestock shows
that Tennessee farmers have been
saved $30,67S.03 over what their
returns would have been had they
sold to local dealers-in other
words, the local dealers would
have made this sum instead of the
farmers, had the livestock which
has cen shipped comparatively
from all sections of the state been
sold by individuals to their local
markets. This sum was realized
upon the following shipments, the
figure representing the total
number 0 livestock shipments
made from the whole state during
the year 19l9-6,867 hogs; 1894
cattle; 1882 sheep; making a total
of 1888 head Of livestock shipped
This number made a total of 209
carloads which sold for the total
sum of $377,813.39, from which
the increased returne over what it
would have been received by the
farmers from local dealers IA
S3O,678.03. There were 1884 Ten
nessee farmers who sold livestock
in these cooperative sales.
The cooperative shipping ma
chinery has been made possible
by the county agents thruout the
state.
The figures are conservative
being based upon the actual price
offered by the local dealers at the
times when the cars were shipped
and the prices paid by the outside
markets.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
EAST TENNESSEE FARM NEWS
EDITED BY Fl. B. POTTER,
Division of Extension, u. of T.

at the Carrick Hall, University Of
Tennessee, and to an extent car
rles on his worok by working with
the county agricultural and home
demonstration agents of the Divis.
ion of Extension, at the Univer.
slty. He has done q great work in
the state since his arrival here
last summer, and as his following
report shows, he has pushed Ten.
nessee right to the front in the
lnterchurch work of the United
States.
Only 20 supervisors from the
United States were selected to 90
to Atlantic City for this particular
Home Mission Survey Discussion
program which wasa held on Jan
uary z. This is quite an honor
for DR.. Dixon, and Tennessee is
fortunate to have such a strong
man at the head of her work con
nected with the worldwide cam
paign.
The following report shows, he
is all that could be expected of
any one.
8 counties completely surveyed:
Polk, Johnson, Warren, McMinn,
Blount, Dickson, James and Van
Buren,. Blount County waas the
second county in the entire Uni
ted state to be surveyed.
g counties from rs to 90 percent
completely surveyed.
3 counties from so to Is per
cent completely surveyed.
3 counties from 20 to so per
cent completely surveyed
10 counties working on their
surveys.
28 counties have supervisors an
pointed and ready to go to work.
n counties now being organ
lied.
g counties only in which no
work is at present being done.
96 counties in the state.
This is a splendid report and all
interested in the Interchurch work
VIII be glad to see it. This great
work Is revealing that some of the
counties in Tennessee are being
oVerworked by too many religions
organizations whose work over
laps, while in some of the others
there Is scarcely anything being
In the work at all, which is
que OF course to the fact that the
proper authorities do not know
CT existing conditions. The great
lnterchurch work will reveal lust
these very things to the people
ana VIII be able to give out exact
information to the churches and
religious societies just what work
s being done i neach county so
mat the error can bejustified and
mere will not be ma overlapping
u work of the churches in some
Counties and practically none in
others"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
VALUE OF CROPS NEARLY
TRIPLED

Farmers of Tennessee have
crops valued at three times the
average annual value during the
i've years just before the war.
The secretary of agriculture SAYS
such is true of all crops in the
United States. He continues the
subject saying:
"On the basis O. fprices that
have recently prevailed, the total
value o fall crops produced in the
year 1919 is $15,873, 900, 900 com
pared with $14,222, 900, 900 for 1918
$13,479, 900, 900 for 1917; $9,O54,-
oCO,O0 for 1916; 900, 900
for 1914; and $5,S29, 900, 900 foro
the 5-year period average 1904
These values represent gross
production and not net returns to
the producer
The value Of livestock on the
farms in 1919 was SO, $780, 900, 900
compared with SO, 284 900, 900 in
1918; $6,736, 00O, 900 in 1917; &c.
021 900, 900 in 1916; $500, 900, 900
in 1914; and $5,318,000,0 900 for the
five-ear average 1904.
This increased financial show.
ing it is again necessary to en-
phasize, does mean that the nation
is better off to that extent or that
its real wealth has advanced in
that proportion. Considering mere
ly the domestic relations, the true
state is indicated rather in terms
Of real commodities, comparative
statements of which are given in
foregoing tables. The increased
values, however, do reveal that the
monetary returns to the farmers
have increased proportionately
with those of other groups of pro-
ducers in the nation. and that
their purchasing power has kept
pace in the rising scale of prices"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
EASY WORE FOR YOUNGSTERS
Training and Experience Which Boys
and Girls Realize Is of Great
All.Round Value.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agrlculture.)
Teaching poultry club boys and girls
the rudiments of poultry keeping was
begun by the United States department
OF agriculture about seven years ago.
The average youngster takes to poul
try keeping with interest, particularly
when he is allowed 10 sell the surplus
meat and eggs and invest the income
n the savings bank or in better foun.
dalton stock for the Improvement OF
his flock, The training ana experience
which the children realize from their
daily association with hens is of great
all-round value to them and is of spec,
ial help in developing Il love for coun.
try life and in keeping rural bows and
girls on the farm. What n young
school girl can accomplish in poultry
raising Is indicated by a letter from d
poultry club girl who writes:
Il keep Barred Plymouth Rocks and
single-comb Rhode Island Reds, and
In setting my hens | always remove
the broody hens from the laying hens
and place them in some other building
where they will not be disturbed. ]
never set hens that are exceedingly
heavy, as they are more likely to break
the eggs.
when the chicks come I do not
FEED them anything except grit and
charcoal until they are As hours old.
whom | give them either oatmeal and
h~ard-boiled eggs chopped fine, or else
biscuit crumbled up with the eggs. |
feed in this manner for tie first five
or six days, giving the chicks small
quantities four to five times a day, as
these youngsters like TO cat often.
"At about the end of the first week
l begin feeding small grain in the
morning, at midday, and in the eve
ming, and keep a mash made of wheat
bran and a little cornmeal, and 10 per
cent of beef scrap before the chickens
all the time.
This spring | Matched 1876 Red
chicks and 40 Rocks and raised near
ly all of them. ! sold 80 young cock
erclS and have on hand 195 chicks nj
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
SOUTH, STRONGHOLD OF PROHIBITION,
AGAIN CALLED ON AS TORCH BEARER
IN final FIGHT WITH LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Seven Day Campaign for Funds to Begin January Is, When the National
Amendment Goes Into Effect-Ant-Saloon League Marshals Force.
for Great Movement to Finish the Job-World Drv bv 1890 Is. Aim

TN the early stages OF the fight FOL
4 national prohibition the states Of the
south took the lead and have main
tanned it in all the trying years in
which the dry forces have been locked
in a death struggle with the forces
behind the liquor traffic In this coun'
try.
AS a section the south was the first
to clear itself of the stain of the liquor
traffic and has been no small factor
In giving it's moral and financial sup.
port in the successful battles which
other sections OF the country have
waged against this traffic and which
definitely becomes outlawed in Amer
lea with the constitutional amendment
that becomes operative January 1s.
And now the south is called upon TO
take the lead in the Prohibition En-
forccmens Campaign under the direc.
iion of e. Y. Clarke, Of Atlanta, which
comes as q logical and absolutely nee
essary result Of the enactment OF pro.
hibition laws, both state and national,
and the companion measures which
aim at their proper enforcement.
"Finish the Jeb"
Gets enforce prohibition and fin
is4 the job" has become the slogan
az the w%atchword Of those in charge
oGthe campaign to enforce prohibition
in this country. The speed and ef.
~fectiyeness with which this work is
done depends almost entirely upon
the spirit and the extent Of the CO.
operation Of those who have made
possible the results already achieved.
Tho placing Of the prohibition laws
and measures for their enforcement
upon the statute books by no means
finished the job. There is still a vast
amount OF work to be done before
the liquor forces confess defeat and
r. tire from the field.
While the saloon has been legislat-
ed out of business, it is making a de-
termined effort to come back, and it
is the purpose of the Prohibition Err
forcement Campaign to see that 1t
doesn't cGme back.
The Liquor Propaganda
When the Eighteenth amendment
to the constitution was passed we'll
meaning friends of Prohibition said
Our nation now is legally dry; the
aus Of prohibition has triumphed 4;
the fight is won and we are through
with it."
The intensive campaign of the lqucr
interests 70 nullify Prohibition is the
answer. Their propaganda organiza-
ton has been equa1led only by that Of
The German government
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
w..

VIZ
Even the most casual reader of til,
news Of the day realizes that Prohibi
tion has Its hardest tight ahead. TIL,
liquor traffic is waging at the polls
in the courts and in the public press
the most desperate and determined
fight in tits history. fFe
To those who think America nov
Is dry" all that is necessary is q
glance around you. Reports are com
ing daily Of the death of one or more
persons from drinking wood alcohol
and other dangerous c%oncoctions sold
under the guise Of corn whisky, and
the activities Of the so-called blind.
tigers" were never 80 pronounced in
the history Of the country as at the
present time.
Eilhu Roet Leads Vets
And this is the very condition that
is sought and 10 being encouraged by
the liquor interests. They are being
advised by learned and highly paid
counsel, led by Elihu Root, to use ev.
cry mean in their power to make Pro.
hibition a by.word and to make con
ditions under Prohibition 80 ~intolera.
BILE and the violations of the law so
fragrant and the lack of law enforce
ment go notorious that the people will
become Disguised with the situation
and demand a return to the licensed
saloon.
1t is the plan and purpose of the
Prohibition Enforcement campaign, In
so far as America is concerned, to &C.
quaint the people OF this country with
this situation and to open their eyes
and keep them open to the subtle
propaganda campaign which is being
waged by the liquor interests.
They are spreading the report and
encouraging the belief that the Pro-
hibition forces now will tuYn their at
tention to legislation against tobacco,
tea and coffee.
No War On Tobacco .
In this connection Judge Nash r.
Broyles, chief justice of the Georgia
Court of Appeals, says:
THE agitation as to prohibition of
tobacco is camouflage to handicap the
enforcement Of the liquor prohibition
laws. The persistent propaganda by
the National Tobacco League to the eff
feet that the Anti-Saloon League is
backing an anti-tobacco campaign is
entirely unfounded."
The prohibition campaign asks moth
ing more O less than enforcement
of the Prohibition laws already on the
statute books and the enactment of
further legislation to strengthen them.
TIE campaign does not propose to
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15

interfere with individuals. 1t is In.
tended largely as a campaign of edu.
cation. Literature to counteract the
propaganda Of the vets, who are seek.
ing to nullify the prohibition acts. IL
peing disseminated, meetings will be
held, and dry candidates will be SUP.
ported against the candidates Of the
vets for every political office from
President downward.
In addition to enforcing Prohibition
in this country the aim of the Anti
Saloon League 10 Worldwide Prohibit
ton by 1880. To accomplish this the
Prohibition forces not only have to-
combat the liquor forces already In,
trenched in Europe, Mexico, South
and Central America, China, Cuba
and other countries, but must fight the.
additional influence Of the America
distilllers who. driven from this coun.
try, are seeking fo0tholds in other
lands.
Campaign Bssins Jan. 10
This great work will require a large
expenditure Of funds, the active CAM
paign for which will begin January fs.
when the National Prohibition Amend
ment goes into effect, and will con-
tinue one week.
For the purpose of carrying on this,
educational campaign organizations.
state, county and city, are being per.
fected in Georgia, South Carolina. Ala
bama, Florida, Mississippi and Tennes-
see.
Judge Nash R. BrOyles of Atlanta.
chief justice Of the Georgia Court Of
Appeals, is state chairman of the cam.
paign in Georgia. n,
In Tennessee the state chairman il
Former United States Senator w r.
Webb, one of the leading educators
OF the south, and head of the Webb,
School at Bellbuckle.
Prof. ]. G. CIinkscales of Spartan.
burg is state chairman for South Car.
DINA. Prof. Clinkseaies is prominent.
In educational circles and is president
of Wofford College.
L. B. Musgrove Of Jasper is state
chairman for Alabama. MIR. Musgrover
is n of the leading men in the state
and for twenty-five years has been a
leader for temperance.
The state chairman for Florida il.
H. B. Minium of Jacksonville. Mr.
Minimum is n of the leading bankers
OF the state and Ia president of the
United Trust Company.
A. L. Watkins of jackson, president
Of MillsaD College. ID state chairman
for Mississippi
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
RANGE FOR 0 W CHICKS
Young Fowls viii Not Eat Too Much
if They Are Permitted to Have
Necessary Exercise.

Growing chicks will not eat too
much if they have plenty of range so
they can get the desired exercise. A
good growing mash should be accessi.
bic at all times to growing chicks.
Such a mash should contain plenty of
bone meal. ground very fine, and fine
ground oats and barley. Be sure to
have the mash ground very fne.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15

present. sonic Of them very fine pullets.
| have sold 50 settings of Eggs this
spring, while during the four months
from February to June | sold 1854 doz-
en- eggs to neighbOrs, while we used
~ dozen on our own table. During
this period my Rhode Island Reds laid
1,O76 eggs, while the Barred Rocks
laid 1853 eggs"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
MOTHER WALKED TO DEATH
IN HER KITCHEN

1t was a neat little country ce.
metery much like most little cour
try cemeteries, yet there was some
thing queer about it. There was
the arched gateway and the custc
mary weeping willows by it. The
clipped hedge was like most ce-
metery hedges. The tombstones
were about the average run of
tombstones. But, withal, there was
something queer-even shocking.
Then you discovered what it was
These were truthful tombstones.
Counseling platitudes-"Too pure
for earth" and that like found no
place. Instead, there were such
epitaphs as these: Mother
walked to deathe in her Kitchen"
Sacred to the memory of Jane,
she scrubbed herself into eternity
"Grandma-washed herself away"
,'Susie-swept out of life with too
heavy a broom"
The people who saw that ceme-
tery-and there were thousands
of them-may have been shocked
for the instant, but they came away
with the thought that one might
be better for seing such a cemetery
For, you see, it, was a miniature
cemetery, 3 feet square, and it
was a part of an exhibit at the
Montana State Fair. Such levity
with the most solemn thing that
mankid knows, could not be justi-
fled merely on the theory that the
thing said were true-but those
who saw it came away with the
belief hiatt it was justified by way
of Keeping just those things from
being true. And that was the pur-
pose of the exhibit, placed there
by the agricultural extension de-
partnent of the state agriculture
college Of Monana. 1t was meant
to emphaSi~e the need for home
eonvenier"ss. for the lack Of
which mar e farm woman has
gone to her grave before her time.
There were other exhibits de-
signed to drive home the same
had truth. One was a model show
ing a bleak farm house on a bare
hill, At the bottom of the hill
ran a little stream of water, and
by the stream were barns and
cattle. Struggling up the hill TO-
ward the house with two heavy
pals Of water was a bent old wo-
man. And the legend was: Con
venient for the cattle but not for
the mother" Then there was a
farm house with water supply as
it should be, the woman in the
yard sprinkling her flowers with
a hose. And the inscription read:
Convenient for mother and the
cattle, too" Another model show
ed a kitched as it should be, and
another kitchen as ii should not
be. And there was a legend: "a
long distance kitchen shortens
life.
The lesson taught by the exhibit
is noe that the State agricultural
colleges emphasize.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
The Enulish IarruarA

1t is estimated that yer 10000 900
people Row speak tle English ian.
suage, over 31,G0n.Ooo ;ha Frcn"h. ~.
G)0,G0 German. 35.O0GoO0 Italian, A..
0OO.oo0 Spanish. 1900 c0 Portuguese
AID 100000 Russian.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-15
DIR. DIXON

DR. Dixon, head Of the Inter-
church Movement work for the
state CT Tennessee, has his Office
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-30
WEALTH AND WORTH
By DR.. Frank Crane

l recently lad very Illuminating visit on
board the battleship Tennessee
1t was illuminating because l found it not
only fighting machine but a school house
All through it 1 saw classes of sailors
studying lessons. Instead of playing cards,
swapping yarns, engaging in fsticuffs and
horse play in their spare time, the sailors
were gathered in groups around tables
studying.
The officers were enthusiastically acting
as teachers. Instead of exercising their
vanity and privilege martinets, they were
utilizing their superior advantages in help
ing the "gobs" get on.
I witnessed the early stages of growth OF
a magnificent transforming idea. That idea
is that, instead of grinding UP the lives of
the common sailors as grist in the great mill
of naval efficiency, the navy was preparing
a better efficiency by making a mans two or
four years enlistment term a college course
a preparatory school for life
A young man enlisting today in the navy
for three years need not looF upon that period
as SO much lost out of his best days, and ex-
pect to emerge a stunted thing, having
learned only the one bitter lesson of abso-
lutte obedience, but he may anticipate three
years of special training wherein he can
learn that which will enable him to be an
expert in some useful occupation, and if he
wishes to remain in the service he can rea-
sonably look forward to advancement.
Why not? A battleship is perhaps the
most perfect laboratory in the world. All 1ts
machinery must be the best o. it's kind and
up to date The instructors are most ca
pable. By Using his spare time to improve
his intelligence a sailor can make his years
of naval service valuable life-asset
And all this time he is fed. housed, and
clothed. He travels over the world. He
learns teamplay and the knack of getting
along with his fellow. as he can learn it no
where else. He develops habits of efficiency
and accuracy. Ind if he does not graduate
a better and more capable man the fault
is his own.
"Join the Navy is an exhortation that
ought to reach our best grade of young
men. 1t stands to reason that our navy will
better represent the nation, and be surer
defense and a prouder asset, if it is recruit
ed, not from the drugs of coast towns, but
from the best product of our high schools.
AS soon as this movement is generally un-
derstood there is going to be waiting list
Of naval recruits, for young men will see
that two years spent in this best of schools
will be a privilege.
Copyright, 1920, by Frank Crane)