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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

addition to other prizes. In this ex-
hibit he competed against three older
breeders. Furthermore, he received
the state championship loving cup and
a free trip to the state fair for his
excellent work as a club member.
0rbld Miller, an Oklahoma boy, re-
siding at Elk City, raised 2S5 chicks.
AT the end Of his first club year he
made a profit of 1896 over the cost
of production through the sale Of
chickens and eggs sold for commercial
as well as breeding purposes.
This Boy Favored Turkeys.
The activities Of the poultry club
members are not confined to chick
ems alone, as will be shown in the
following report:
Dwight Carroll Of Winchester, JEFF
ferson county, Kansas, stands first
in his state with respect to profits
received from his years work. Dwight
makes the following statement:
when l entered the poultry club
work l decided to raise turkeys. We
had five turkey hens and l bought a
tom. l set most of the eggs of the
turkeys under chicken hens, but let the
turkey hens keep a few eggs to hatch
so that they would claim the little
turkey when Matched. I kept the little
ones shut up for a week and then let
them go with the mother turkeys.
Most Of their feed was secured around
the farm Dwight records that he
raised SO turkeys to maturity. His
total expenses amounted to $1,000
while his total receipts amounted to
$261.40, leaving him a net profit Of
$240.s0.
other Instances.
Numerous other instances can be
cited showing what has been accom-
plished by club members, many Of
which have been as successful as those
mentioned above. Many boys and girls
have come to realize as a result Of
their poultry club work that all Of the
opportunities are not In the cities and
towns. 1t has been demonstrated
that to interest the boy or girl In farm
life he or she must be made to real
lie and appreciate the opportunities
to be secured on the farm by not be-
Ing educated away from the farm. It
Is not surprising therefore, that we
find developing as a result of this and
other forms of club work hundreds Of
boys and girls who Intend to make
farming their life work.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

sential features of a real home. Such
a building is the one shown here with
floor plans.
The exterior is very pleasing and
inviting, yet at the same time UNI
usual enough to please the most in
dividual tastes. Built Of frame 1t has
a steep sloping side gable roof with
broad dormers. The front porch ex-
tending the full width of the house is
set under the main roof and support
ed by four colonial columns which
gives the impression of the hospitable
mansions Of colonial days. There are
no porch rails, an unusual feature,
while the steps, five In number, are
built Of brick laid on edge and tianked
by balustrades of the same material
and construction.
The front entrance carries out the
idea of colonial design suggested by
the front porch. 1t consists of a
door with two narrow side panels Of
the type found so often In houses Of
the purely colonial style. The win
dows are also of this same design,
double hung with small panes.
The lattice work for vines at the
base of the broad brick chimney, along
the front Of the porch and on the front
dormer add a picturesque touch to the
picture.
A reception hall opens off the front
entrance with stairs leading to the
floor above, and a handy closet at
one end for street clothes. Through a
wide open doorway entrance is gained
to the large and comfortable living
room, IA feet 8 inches by - feet 6
inches. In the wall opposite the door
way is a large open brick fireplace
which has come to mean so much In
the modern home. To-day it Is a
sary feature not only because of its
architectural beauty but because II is
intensely practical and a sure source
of comfort In the cold months. 1t has
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
FRAME HOUSE Of
UNUSUAL DESIGN
Story and a Half Structure
Makes an Attractive Home
HAS SIX COMFORTABLE ROOMS
Built Along Colonial Lines With All
the Features That Make That
Style Appealing to Those
Seeking Comfort
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building. for the readers OF this
paper: On account OF his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufactures, he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, H.. nd only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
There are many people who, despite
the conveniences afforded by modern
apartments, prefer a home of their
own, small but modern and pleasing
in appearance. They yearn for a yard
for the children to play in and a home
with room, free from the feeling of
crampiness that is so often found in
apartment buildings of the condensed
type.
For these people there is no better
type of home than the story.and-a-half
structure with living rooms downstairs
and bedrooms in the half-story above.
Set in a wide lot, with plenty of room
for a lawn, garden patch and a garage
In the rear, this house affords the es-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

One Of the fine examples of profit
able poultry club work is the case Of
Frances Easley, a Tennessee farm girl,
who became a member of the boys and
girls poultry club about two years
ago. The first season she was very
successful in Matching and rearing her
chicks, and in addition to those which
were sold she had a nice flock to carry
her over and which she used as a
breeding pen the following year. At
the end of that time the following re-
port was submitted:
Value Of market poultry sold........ si3S6
"a pullets sold as breeders ........... 1850
II settings of Matching eggs sold.... 2O5
On hand November /:
II cockerels, valued at................ S24N
12 pullets and cockerels, valued at. 10000
Won at county fair ...........,.... 900
S210.fl
Frances spent for poultry equipment,
eggs for Matching, feet. etc.. q total of
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

and three windows in the rear. On.
derneath the large center window in
the rear is a buffet.
The kitchen completes the first moo
plan. Built along the popular small
compact lines, it Is large enough foi
all the needs of the housewife and not
too large to cause extra work ano
attention. A small pantry provides
plenty Of storage place for foodstuffs
etc. The equipment in the kitchen
includes a range, ice box and sink.
The sleeping rooms have been placed
on the second floor. There are three
bedrooms and bathroom. The bed
rooms are 10 feet by IL feet, Is by
10 feet 6 inches, and u feet 6 inches
by 13 feet. Each room is provided
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
AIbee Operation Adopted.

Albee's operation for tuberculous
spine seems not to have been known
in England until at a recent medical
convention DR.. A. Rendle Short heard
American surgeons speak so glowing.
ly of 1t that he used it in four cases
with striking success In three and
comparative success in one. The OPP
Grafton consists in splitting the spines
Of FIVE vertebrae and inserting a long
graft from the shin bone. When the
graft has healed the five vertebrae
form a rigid mass.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

have wide siding, painted white. A
trackway Of concrete running along
the side Of the house from the street
leads the way to the garage. The
house is 20 feet wide and 30 feet
long.
AS an ideal home for a medium sized
family this house is hard to beat. 1t
has all the conveniences Of a larger
home without the extra work and af-
fords the necessary air and sunlight
for the successful development of chill
dren. Finally, 1t is attractive and
particularly inviting.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
GRAIN ELEVATORS TO
FILL ECONOMIC NEED
Plan of Farmers Organization
Must Be Sound.
Cooperative Enterprise to Be Sue
eessfuI Requires Efficient Manage
ment-Three Distinct Forms
In United States.

A cooperative elevator company,
like any other business organization,
must rest first upon some substantial
economic need, say specialists Of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture in Department Bulletin $50 on
organization Of cooperative grain ele-
vator companies. An Organization may
come into existence by means Of prop
uganda and engendered to serve q po-
Iitical. fraternal or idealIstic purpose,
but unless some substantial benefit or
service is secured to the community
such organization eventually must fail.
The value to the community of any
enterprise or undertaking Is measured
in direct proportion to the need
thereof.
The plan Of organization must be
sound. This mean that something
more is necessary than mere state
ments OF the high purposes and aim
OF the association. II means a deli
mite and practicable plan Of action, a
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
DUCK FANClERS TOLD
HOW ITO BREED DUCKS
Leaflet Prepared by Bureau Of
Biological Survey.
Simple, Threshold Shack is Quite
Sufficient In Most climates-5reed-
Ing Season opens Rather
Early In Spring.

Uncle Sam is the best friend the
wild ducks have, and 1t follows that
he has a warm spot in his heart for
the ~wild-fowler, too. In the interests
Of both he has prepared a leaflet on
the propagation of wild ducks which
may be had from the bureau of BIZ
illogical survey, Department OF Agri-
culture, by anyone who asks for 1t.
Mallards are the easiest to handle,
with wood duck coming next. Black
ducks need more space than either OF
these because they are more sensitive
IA bit wilder" Widgeon and teal
need winter shelter, II grown in the
North. to a greater extent than their
cousins, but the provisions for shelter
need not be elaborate. For most ducks
and most climates a simple, three
sided shack is sufficient, though ex-
IRENE cold weather should find the
ducks housed In a tight building with
plenty Of litter on the floor.
Fresh in~fusions Of wild blood must
be introduced from time to time II the
birds are to keep their wild cOnfOrma-
ton.
Wild duck eggs are usually Matched
under hens, though they may be hatch
ed in an incubator. Breeding stock Of
whatever species should be obtained
IN the fall so as TO be settled in its
quarters before the breeding season,
which comes rather early In spring.
The leafet describes the care and
feeding OF the young birds at every
stage in thsiE development from the
yellow fuzs Of the duckllng to the
cleaning lridescent feathers Of the
mature bird
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

equipped car can be used several times.
as is the case under arrangements i'm
Maine and other potato centers. The
lumber required for a standard a 8
by 81 by 80 feet, with doors 5 feet
wide, is as follows:
13 pieces 2 by 4 inches by IA II. long.
pieces 2 by 6 inches by 16 feet long.
1900 square feet of 1-inch lumber IL fest
long.
also square feet of building paper.
Place ~seven-foot studding around the
walls of the car about three feet apa1
with blocks behind so that there is a
total air space of six inches at ths
end and an air space on the sides
four inches at the top, spreading to six
inches at the bottom. Flooring should
be laid on two by six stringers set up
edgewise and run %lengthwise Of the
car. II is important that the spaces
should be left open at both ends so
that there is perfect circulation of the
warm air. The flooring and sides
should be double, with building paper
between the thlcknesses.
Air Should Circulate Freely.
The spaces between the studding
should be left open at the top and bot
tom. Do not make the mistake OF
mailing a strip across the end of tho
stringers toward the stove, as this
will prevent warm air circulation.
A special fire door is necessary for
the car, with a hole for the stoyepipe-
Railroads have special regulations for
the placing and securing of the stove
The car should be heated for at least
six hours before loading, and longer In.
extremely cold weather.
A suitable bulkhead Is to be built on
each side of the door, to be put In
place as the potatoes are loaded. Tho
sacks of potatoes should not be piled
closer than eight inches to the ceiling
as circulation of air is essential. The
main principle Of shipping potatoes
safely in heated cars is to secur per-
feet circulation Of air completely
around the cargo. When the car IN
fitted up in the n described here
the air flows over the top of the, bulk
heads which, Of course, are left sew,
eral inches from the ceiling. 1t cir
culates over the potatoes, the papere0
ceiling preventing too much cooling
from the outside, and then comes down
to the end Of the car and back under
the floor, some Of the air currents al
so flowing down the sides between the
studding. f
As ars thus equipped come more In
to use, better arrangements are being
made with railway companies for pre-
serving the equipment. In Maine the
potato cars with stoves are returned
to shippers free of charge. and In
western states the general rule is to
return the lumber and stoves free.
Even where full freight rates are
charged on the return of the equip
ment. the expense Is reasonable when
compared with the loss which would
occur from shipping I'm unprotected
cars.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

the car, and unless special precautions
are taken II will overhead the potatoes
near the door. while those farther
away, especially on the floor, will fail
20 get heat and become frozen.
The most successful method is to
build a false floor and walls with a
bulkhead at each side Of the stove so
that the hot air may circulate freely
all around the potatoes, returning I'M
der the false floor to the point of heat
ing. 1t is necessary also to paper the
entire interior of the car TO prevent
too rapid cooling of the circulating
air.
Equipplng the car in this way Is
somewhat expensive, but not In COM
parison to the value of the potatoes
protected, especially when the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
ICE HARVESTED FROM PONDS
Saves Much Money to Milk Producers
and Provides Wherewithal for
Home Comforts.

Ice harvested from ponds on the
farm saves many dollars a year to milk
producers and provides the where
withal for many home comforts. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, In Farmers Bulletin 1918, which
may be had upon request, tells how to
build an icehouse in the slack fall
season and how to store Ice econom-
ically and securely. One and a half
tons of Ice properly stored will serve
70 cool the milk from one COW for a
year and leave some for family pur-
poses.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

with a closet for clothes, and all have
double exposure, plenty Of window
space and ventilation, which is most
essential to healthful sleeping quar-
tiers.
This type of house can be heated
very efficiently by either a plpeless
furnace or warm air pipe system, as
there is plenty of circulation afforded
by wide open doorways.
The pretty plan has been made as
complete as possible by the addition Of
a two-car garage In the real built
along the same architectural lines as
the main structure, so as to harmonic
thoroughly with it. Both buildings
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

helped to make the living room the
important room OF the home and an
ideal place for family recreation and
reading.
On each S.de Of this fireplace are
wall bookcases with glass doors. Above
the bookcases are two small windows,
which. together with the double win
dow facing the porch. AFFORD plenty Of
light and air to the room.
Directly to the rear Of the living
room Snd connected with II by ear
II another wide doorway. Is the din
ng room. equally large and comfort
able. 1t is IA feet square, with double
exposure a bay window on the side
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
CHECK BROWN SPOT OF CORN
Careful Field Sanitation, Crop Rota-
zion and Seed Selection Aids
In Controlling.

Brown spot Of corn is present
throughout a large part Of the corn
growing section east of the Rocky
mountains. The disease is caused by
a minute fungous parasite. Damage
may amount to 10 per cent. but is low
er In most sections. Careful field
sanitation, crop rotation, and seed Sc
lection are recommended by the United
States Department of Agriculture as
an aid In controlling the disease.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
WWNTlS

Wherever possible, the geese On q
farm should have free range.
There is a great cash difference be-
tween 800 quality birds and 500 Of
medium quality or worse.
There are six requirements for q
good poultry house; fresh arr, sun
light, dryness 10 drafts low cost and
durability.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
Not In Demand.
what Is your ambItionf"

"What is your ambitioni"
ITO go into a library and ask for a
book nobody else ever calls for" said
the studious.
Have you ever tried asking for a
life of William HT-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
An Emhrro Politician.

Pop. win you tell me one thingf"
"What Is II my SOM"
DO they make the platform plank
out Of presidential TIMBER
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
FWGEMERAL ]
fARMN0TES-
Crop rotation pays well.

Crop rotation pays well.
Why not pay more attention to SOD
fertility
Rats, long the farmers enemy. are
still with him.
Were you on the last Geld trip with
your farm bureauf
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10

$128.75, leaving her a net profit for
the year of $S1.66. Miss Frances has
a very nice Shetland pony, and furth-
ermore, a sense of independence that
10 only found In boys and girls who
know the value Of money as the re-
suit of having earned it through their
WI efforts.
Russell Monroe, a country boy Of IA
years of age, raised 40 Golden and
Silver Campines from 175 eggs. At
the state fair he made six entries and
won special for the best display, In
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-12-17
lipton's First Business Venture.

DR.. j. II. Ostran,ier, a personal
friend of Sir Thomas Upton. told re-
Gently, for the first time. the story OF
Lipton's initial business venture.
Liplon's first business venture was
an event in one little corner of GRs-
row. He bought. for few pounds
"A sorry old rundown provision shop
hat had changed hands a score or
times; everybody had failed. II was
in a neighborhood where profits were
meager, and housewives close traders,
and where sharp practice and indilfef-
emf ethics precluded credit. SO, when
Linton announced that he would trust
any decent neighbor once, all f0resaw
his doom.
Linton. however, did not mean that
he would carry accounts ~ days ror'
at this period, five such accounts
would have swamped him. AS he him
self nut it: an misfortune | will car
nv any decent chap till Saturday night.
I will be a friend to you in spite or
prevailing business rules; but it you
break faith with me you will lose a
friend. and | will lose my business.
Thus he put them on their honor
And II won; won because sympathy
and fellowship dominated the boy ana
excited Ike attributes in others.--De-
troit News.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-12-17
LAND OF THE H0MESTEADERS
Warmest Hospitality tho Unvaryino
Custom-How "HelI.Buster" 40
quired His Peculiar Nickname.

But despite the struggle which most
of the homesteaders We're having
against poverty and other unyieldlng
factors of frontier life, we met ev-
erywhere with warm hospitality. The
custom of the country seems TO be to
take in the stranger and share roof
and meal with him, We often had
difficulty inducing families to take
payment from us--even those faml-
lies who were in the hardest straits,
Viola Il. Paradise writes in ''Trailing
Statistics on an American Frontier"
in Scribner's. Sometimes the men
ton Of pay was an insult. Again and
again we We're invited to "spend the
night" and though we We're usually
quite comfortable sleeping out of doors
on the ground, we often accepted invi-
tatonS to sleep In. There were times
when II bed could hardly be resisted
and when the chance to get good
wash was tempting beyond refusal.
And frequently invitations were so
prOffered d to be hard to refuse.
what are you afraid OFF" asked the
father of a family of five persons who
lived in one room, partitioned by a
scant curtain. (Few houses have
more than three rooms, and most of
them consist of only one or two rooms.
And the size Of the family Is usually
in inverse ratiOs to the size of the
dwelling). Nothing here'll hurt you,
unless it might be II bed bug, and they
don't bite hard this time Of the year.
And you aren't afraid of Il little bed
bug are your The agent who had
protested that she could be quite
comfortable in the hay stack felt
challenged to show her lack of fear
and slept comfortably with the moth
err and baby While the father and the
boys occupied the floor on the other
side of the curtain.
Another night three of us stayed at
Hell Busters" ranch. His real name
we never could learn. The nickname
he had earned at Droncho busting on
an occasion when wild "bronc" had
thrown him and stepped on his face
file had been given up for gone
when he surprised the Onlookers by
regaining consciousness suddenly,
making at once for the 'bronc" and
succeeding in subduing the animal.
Hell Busters ranch was unusually
prosperous for that country, owning
a victrola and some excellent records.
After playing Tetrazzini, he turned
to us with the comment:
There amt no coyote got nothin
on that gall"
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-12-17
HONOR ROLL.

Second and Third Grades~ Claude
Dosarge, Ralph Benezine, Hartman
Hagan Bentley Murray, Elmer Ire
hern, Herbert Thornton, Estella Bar
ebert, Vivian Ezelle, Edna Logan
lyon Ladnier, Inez Richard, Janice
Valverde, Marguerite Waters, Yonne
Davis, Charles A Crane, Jeff Carroll
James Smith, Margaret Canty, Ollie
Belle Hollis, Annette Miller.
Department, Primary Grades-Mari
on Tricon, Harry breckenridge, Al
bert Bosarge, Clarence Davis, Alice
Kelly, McVeigh Bowman, Edward
Bernizue, Wallace Gibbons, Auray
Moore, Jack Perry, Walter Spratley
Geneva George, Gladys Murray,
Luenett Peel, Eta Smith, Sophie Till
man, Barbara Tillman, Elizabeth
Wood.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-12-17
A GREAT PICTURE.

Mr.. De Miles productions are en-
tirely different than those of any pro-
Queer in the field. They usually re-
yolye around home life; and without
nretending to convey a moral, they IN
var;ablv do so. Such moral sinks deep
owing to the fact that it is imbedded
in a genuine entertainment.
The Director, in this instance taxes
the side of the husband. His story
shows what are the results when
woman after marriage, forgets to re-
main a sweetheart to her husband.
The picture has been produced
,avishly. The dresses worn by the
women characters at times. are gor
geous.
In spite of the sensational sounding
file there is nothing objectionable n
the picture. So says leading crlt''
Of the big special production al 'h'
warfeld Friday and Christmas day