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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Is the Price of Beef High?
Producers No." Consumer, eyes"

for beef production. The summers
| are not too hot, nor the winters too
cold The water supply is plentiful,
being provided by springs and small
streams that gush out of the lime
| stone hillsides and down the valleys
unpolluted by communicating inf1u-
! enceS.
Abundant Pastures Available
The south, with it's delightful eli
mate and long grazing period OF ap-
proXimately ten months of the year,
! where carpet grass, Bermuda and
other kinds almost equally as nutri-
| tious abound over the plains, the
! cut-over regions and waste lands of
! this area The Great Lakes region,
properly termed Glover land" where
! millions of acres today are not com
pletely utilized by live stoclf-=all pro-
| vide abundant pasture that is well
adapted for beef production.
The west, with it's vast plains,
wide prairies and the resources of
| forests and streams, may be used
| by the beef producer to even better
advantage, although over stocking is
factor not to be overlooked.
VIII this vast area of unused pas
ture be used for immediate produc-
ton? No; it's a more difficult prob
lem than that. To use some Of 1T
involves an expense not justified by
present prices of cattle.
The danger of overstoclling, with
it's attendant loss in profit, is fire.
uuently emphasized. but the de-
creased returns due to understanding
should be considered as we'll When
the number Of cattle on given area
fail 70 keep the grass short, that
which is. allowed to grow becomes
less palatable and less nutritive.
Moreover. Objectionable weeds are
certain to gain a footho1d.
Utilization Increases Land Value
By utilizing to the fullest extent
the land devoted to pasture, the val
lie of the land is increased and
greater profit results. A system of
careful management makes it pos
sible to use higher-priced land, than
has heretofore been used for prof
liable beef production. The intelli-
gent uses of pasture gives return
which compares favorably with that
from the cropping system, but re-
quires less labor.
1t is not possible to state just how
many cattle should be allowed to the
acre for grazing purposes, because
this is determined largely by the
quality and stand of grass, which
is, of course, variable.
In most sections the beef producer
who will obtain the largest net re-
turns is the man Woo will stock his
pastures SO that the grass is kept
fairly short but in good condition
throughout the grazing period.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

Owing to large losses which dis
ease and decay have caused in the
sweet potato crop held in storage
this winter, particularly in. the
south, United States Department of
Agriculture specialists earnestly rec
ommend that growers take steps at
an early date to prevent the use Of
diseased potatoes for bedding. thus
protecting the next crop from the
danger of further losses. The three
points upon which special emphasis
is laid are:
Careful selection and diSnfection
of seed potatoes.
Care in preparing hotbed&~
Crop rotations.
Before the potatoes are bedded
they should be carefully picked over.
All with black-rot spots and all bad
thrown out. The sound healthy ones
should then be disinfected by i'm
mersing them for ten minutes in a
solution made by dissolving one
ounce of mercuric chloride Crystals
in eight gallons of water. In this
work only wooden receptacles should
be used.
For treating a large quantity of
luton may be made up at one time.
After treating the first ten bushels
in this SO gallons, one-half ounce
tails should be added and also
enough water to bring the total
amount of the solution once more up
to so gallons. The mercuric chloride
crystals will dissolve readily in hot
water The potatoes should be treat
water after the treatment is not nee
essary.
If mercuric chloride. cannot be
obtained, the pototes may be disin-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
$4,000 Farmers Own Trucks

At least $4,000 farmers in the
United States own motor trucks
which they use on their farms. This
is shown by a preliminary survey of
the ownership and use of motor
trucks by farmers undertaken by the
Office of Farm Management and the
Bureau of Crop Estimates of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture. The data secured by this
inquiry answer many questions
which have been asked repea tedIy N
recent years regarding the extent
to which motor vehicles are used tor
farm hauling.
The figures on which totals for
the nation and the several states are
based were secured from approxi-
mate1y $4,000 selected crop reports
of the Bureau of Crop Estimates.
This survey can scarcely be con-
sidered complete census for it is
probable that in some localities the
crop reporters were not acquainted
with all the truck owners but it is
certain that a very large per cent
have been listed. It is believed that
in no state were less than Is per
cent of the trucks reported. If not
complete in every respect the fig
ures show the relative distribution
very satisfactorily.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Points the Housekeeper Should Know
About Selecting Beef for Her Table

the outside fat and it's general dis
tribution and color.
4. The amount of inside fat, such
AS kidney fat on the loin cut and
the fat on the inside of the ribs.
Choice grade beef is not at pres
kets, and the supply is limited. In
it the characteristics of the good
grade are accentua ted-pronoun
marbling of fat, smooth, uniform
outside covering Of clear white fat,
and firm fine textured flesh of light
red color.
Good grade beef has lean meat of
light to medium-red color, of firm,
even texture and a fairly regular
distribution Of fat through the lean
giving the meat slightly marb1ed
or notified appearance. The fat is
firm and usually a creamy white
The outer covering of fat is smooth
and firm and should be evenly dis
tributed over the loins and ribs.
Medium grade beef has meat of
coarse texture and dark color which
is inclined to be flabby and watery
The fat is flabby and usually yell
lowish in color and is unevenly dis
side fat and scanty and irregular
outside covering:
Common Grade Dark
high percentage of bone to meat
The meat is extremely coarse in tex
ture with no marbling Of fat; is
dark in color and very Watery. The
fat, which is very scanty, is usually
of a pronounced yellow color.
The cuts of good grade beef, when
compared with cuts of common
grade, are much more paletable, but
this is not all. A series of tests
made in the experimental kitchen of
the department of agriculture on
the cooking quality of the differ
ent grades of beef shows that the
shrinkage in cooking Is much great
er for common grade, watery meat
than from good grade meat; also,
the proportion of bone to meat is
higher in the common grade, max
ing the amount of cooked edible
meat obtained from one pound as
purchased of common grade meat
considerably lower than the amount
from a pound of good grade meat
of similar cut.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

made to cure hay from this crop. We
would much prefer to use cowpeas
for hay production as compared with
velvet beans. A better plan still
from our point of view would be to
use cowpeas and Tennessee millel.
This makes an excellent quality OF
hay, if cured at the right stage OF
development. 1t is a comhina ton crop
very extensively used in east Ten
nessee for haymaking. This hay
is fed with success and satisfaction
to all classes of stock. About a peck
of millet SEED or not more than d
half bushel at the outside mixed
with bushel of early maturing cow
peas is about the right amount Of
grain to SOW per acre. You should
get the understanding variety OF
coWpeas possible because millet ma
lures in about ninety days and it Is
desirable that both of these crops
DC ready TO cut at about the same
tlne; Miliet should be cut when
n the early dough stage, as the
seed. # allowed to mature. act too
freely on the Kidneys, particularly
of horses and mules. Hay made from
this crop when the millet IS ripe is,
therefore, not of very, satisfactory
quality to feed to the classes or
stock indicated
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
lis the price of beef high ?"

rs the price OF peer nlSn
This question is heard on all sides
today The producer says, NO, con-
sidering the price [ get for my
cattle" The consumer says. Yes"
So there you have it. uBt whatever
the right answer, the fact remains
that prices may go higher if there is
not enough beef to supply the de-
mand for juicy steaks and rib roaSts
with brown gravy.
. On the other hand, prices may de-
cline if an over-supply is produced.
Whar is the present situation? We
have today less beef in sight than
for several years. according to re-
ports to the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, which is kept
closely advised as to conditions on
the ranges and in the markets. The
present price of feed stuffS, scarcity
of farm labor, reduced numbers of
breeding animals, and small mar
gin of profits to the producer the
past year are all factors which tend
to limit production. and impress the
Importance of maintaining produc-
ton and producing beef as cheaply
as possible.
Utilize Pastures to the Utmost
For an answer to this question, we
must look to Mother Earth. This is
springtime, the crops are planted,
the grass is growing, and the cattle
are on the green. This means, in
it's last analysis, utilize pasture TO
the limit, conserve roughages to the
utmost, and produce forages and
feeding stuffs which will make the
most beef at least cost.
The bureau of animal industry OF
the department of agriculture mas
fo~ several years been studying the
problem of utilizing these feeds to
best advantage. In 1914 the depart
ment in co-opera ton with the West
Virginia agricultural station, began
a series of beef-cattle experiments
In Greenbrier county, West Virginia,
to solve beef production problems
in the Appalachian mountain region
This station is located in the south
western part of the state, in the
blue grass area, and among the prob
lens Undertaken are: First, most eco
nomical and satisfactory rations for
wintering beef steers: second, the
influence of these rations upon the
gains of steers the following summer
from grass.
The results of the experiments ap-
ply not to West Virginia, alone, but
to all states having similar condi-
lions, which. in fact, includes the
whole Appalachian region, extending
from southern Tennessee to New
York. 1t is within this general area
that abundant pastures, cut-over and
waste lands is found. producing
abundant pasture of good quality
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

Have you wondered just why sir
Ioin steaks could be purchased from
one market at so cents while an
other dealer charged SO cents for
the same cut on that same day?
Or why the rump roast you ordered
last week was juicy and tender while
the one which you ordered yesterday
was tough and stringy, although you
paid the same price per pound for
both and purchased them from the
same dealer?
The fact that sirloin steaks can
be purchased at such variable prices
on the same day does not necessarily
mean that one dealer is undersell-
ing the other on the same article.
The first may be sirloin cut from
cow or steer of common grade
while the latter is from a COW or
two roasts no doubt varied just as
widely in grade. AS rule, a dealer
habitually carries the same grade of
meat, that best suited to his class
of customers. However, when a deal
er does carry more than one grade
cuts from all grades at the same
price. Until the public learns that
grade as we'll as cut determines the
quality of beef and should also de-
termiBe the price, cuts of low grade
will be retailed at the same price
llIoC CutS VI SOOu vi SLlOICS
grade command, although the diff
ference in wholesale price is some
times as much as or 8 cents per
pound between medium grade and
common meat. The housewife should
know not only the cuts of meat but
should learn to distinguish between
these grades if she would select her
meat, wisely and economically. '''t
How to Tell the Grades
Four grades, choice, good, medium,
and common, which cover all dress
ed beef usually offered for sale to
retail meat dealers, have been adopt
ed by the bureau of markets, Uni
ted States department Of agricul-
ture. These grades are determined
by the following points:
/. The color and texture of the
lean meat; and the extent to which
it is 1narbled with fat.
2. The thickness Of meat covering
the bone; that is the proportion of
meat to bone.
3. The amount and character of
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Father of 22 Jailed

LONDON. Eng.--.Joseph Atterbury,
when arraigned on the charge of
stealing the carcass of a sheep, asked
the court to be lenient because he
was the father of twenty-five chill
dren. He was given twenty-one
days in Jail.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Fiuht on German Goods

HOBART. Tasmania.-Thousan
of women have joined the mo Ger
man society 10 fight the present big
release Of German goods on the mar
kets. The shops here are selling pre-
war German manufactures exclu-
siVely.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

Little or no damage to wheat is
reported from cold or insect pests.
There has been too much rain for
low places. ----.--.---
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

If you wish to gather crimson and
bur clover seed on a large scale. il
would probably be advisable to pur-
chase a heading machine by .whicT.
you could gather the heads effective
ly and then thresh them out and pre-
pare the seed for market. If you de-
sire to harvest only relatively
small amount Of seed. probably the
quickest and cheapest method or
procedure would be to use a hand
they may be made as follows: Take
q piece Of sheet metal or heavy gar
Vanized iron and cut a series or
rather long serrated teeth on the
front edge. The box may he made OF
any convenient width and depth OUT
through the piece that forms the
back. Nail the sheet Of metal on the
bottom with the teeth to the front
side. BY swinging this rapidly
against the seed heads of either va
riety of these clovers, you can ga tn
er quite q large amount of seed in
relatively short time. Another
method, of course. would he TO cul
the crimson clover when it is r.ne
and thresh it carefully when 1t IS
the seed by wlnnowing it through
a tanning mill in which the sleeves
are adjusted so as to properly seoa.
rate the seed from the trash. Rul
clover could be raked up. threshed
ont by suitable machinery ard win.
moved out in q tanning mill.
Making III from Velvet Beans
J, NJ p, Putnev. Ca. writes:
Will velvet bean vines make suit
able hay. and is 1t advisable to
plant velvet beans and cowpeas
together for hay purposes?
Velvet bean vines will not make a
satisfactory. quality OF hay. The rea-
sons for this are not difficult &c
understand. This is rather long
season crop, and it conta ins grea1
deal of water. When cured the leaves
dry up raDidlv and shatter easily
Hence, large percentage of them
are lost whenever an attempt is
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

Using Hydratcd Limo in Spray Mix
tures.
Fl. E. F.. LAGRANGE, Ga,
writes: Is ground or hydrated
lime suitable for making a
spray mixture for spraying
fruit trees
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31
many Years
Search Rewarded
At the Age Of 65 Mrs. Ham
mel finds Help from Her
Troubles by Taking
Nerv.W Worth.

81 an, a lady 65 years old and have
suffered quite a lot for the past few
years with stomach and bowel trou:
ble," saws Mrs. ]. E. Hammell, 50I
Buck ST., Warren. Ohio. Gould not
sleep at nights. Always felt tired IN
the mornings when | got up. so |
purchased q bottle Of your Nery:.
Worth and after taking one bottle |
feel SO much better that am getting
another bottle. l can sleep so much
better and get my rest, and can eat
with satisfaction. My bowels seem
TO be better. feel very much en-
Unused to know that there is a medi.
cine that will help such cases as |
have been troubled with for years"
REGARDLESS Of your age you Will
find in Nerv.Worth a highly bene
fetal preparation and one that gives
quick results. It tones and inytgor-
ates. drives out poisonous acids,
makes rich blood and renovates the
whole system. Get to feeling right.
GET a bottle today. Pleasant to take
and effective in its action. For many
years it has been giving unequaled re-
suits.
in Falrmont.
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Evening Qat
The House winch Makes FACES.

The House Which Makes Faces.
The windows Of a house are very
much like the eyes Of q person and
when they have blinds which are
awry they remind me most torceably
OF an odd individual ! once knew who
couldn't seem to control his facial
expressions when he talked. He u.s.
ually held the attention Of his hear
ers because he. worked his eyebrows
In q most unusual manner-speaktng
most emphatically when one OF them
was higher than the other. That men
could screw his face into more POSI-
tons than one could count on two
hands and every position was unique.
In fact | might say It was almost un-
canny. 1t sent the shiyers down q
number Of spines | know. This morn
ling I passed for about the 50th time
la certain house In this city which
strongly resembles this one-time ac-
q1aintance Of mine. except that In
stead Of two eyes, It has somewhere
around q dozen Of them which null
itiplies the effect. Every one Of them
looks out at me in just the same way
TINS gentleman did. The house has
blinds Of three different colors and
everyone Of them is set at a differ
ent angle. No two In the whole house
are pulled to the same ltne-one Is
at half angle. another at quarter po-
sitlon. a third clear up and a fourth
a third down. That house is getting
on my nerves. One can forgive an
Individual for making faces for he
doesn't stay in one place but q house
which does II continually and forever
more, never inflicting Its idiosyncra.
sizes on any but one neighborhood
should really be brought to a sudden
end some dark night when the wind
is right and matches are handy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31
THE COLOR
Of YOUR Skin
Yellow Means You Need
Calotahs, the De-Nauseat-
ed Calomel Tablet that is
Purified fron, Nausea and
Danger.

Feel mean, look yellow? Your liver
Is out Of fix! The poisonous bile Is be.
ing retained in your system. You
need a good dose Of calonel for It is
the only thing that will do the work.
Why not try Calotabs, the improved
calomel tablet that is as delightful to
take as It is beneficial In cleansing the
liver and purifying the system? Gallo
tabs contain all Of the valuable medi.
cinal qualities Of calomel but are freed
from the unpleasant and dangerous ef.
fects. One tablet at bedtime, with a
swallow Of water,-that's all. No
taste, no gripping, no nausea, no salts.
Yoi wake up in the morning feeling
fine, With a clean liver and a hearty
appetite. Eat what you please-no
danger.
Calotabs are sold only In original,
sealed packages. Price thirty.five
cents. The finest medicine in the
world for ~billousness, Indigestion,
headaches and constipation. So fine
that your druggist is authorized to
refund the price as a guarantee that
you will be thoroughly delighted with
Calotabs.-Ady.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31

|weremada. This seems perteclly les
|HihnIate according 70 the women
Ilolks. But what does effect feminine
IrhibHitieS Is the only TOO evident
feeling on the part Of man that Nc
can't trust his own sex 1t al. Hss IN
|tensely interesting to read so-ana-
SOS bitter remarks about so-and-so
whom he knows has cheated IN 80
many counties. It reminds one 90
strongly Of two youngsters IN me n
male Of 8 croquet game. .foufe
'cheatin,! You're moytn' the ball! aw,
you're q liar! / amt neither. you're
one yourself"
Another thing! What picturesque
things men say about one anotner
after the results are known. Imagine
Mrs., large and elegant, running
for office and being de.eaied.S She
holds a dignified position IN society
and Is noted particularly for her
grace. When the election Is over
must she gnash her teeth ftguratlye..
" speaking at the unhappy result!
And have insult added to injury when
she learns that her fellow candidates
are saying she's too fat TO look ven
under grief. That she tried TO tie 2
can to the tail Of so-and-so. WEI
women stand for It I wonder. Are
they ready to see their dignity ironed
out under the wheel Of politics? It's
funny Of course Just now but how
funny will It be later on.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31

So Wsll that ! man Ihc sn,t HE'D
|by othof men 3 damned On the facs
20 Il Women gsnsreliI spoaki1l
know little Of each Other except On
Tie surface and undoubtedly q eloee,
mingltng With situations rising which
call for q display Of true characters
WIN do mnch toward revealing WON
en- IS they truly are. ! believe t d
the hope Of al women nevertheless
that when the time does arrive fol-
taking 3 public stand t public mat
ters, women may do 80 without petty
|~quarreling. without small %1ealousies-
eliminating entirely any over the
fence nagglhg and name calling. Oh
me, Oh my, doesn't It start ones
thoughts travelling. Wouldn't you
like 70 look down on the world one
hundred years from now! Or even q
short fifty!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31
The Early Bird.

Yesterday was most ideal weather
and all the gardens got a fine start.
II this keeps up wen have good
things 10 eat from them IN a very
short time. OF course there will al
ways be those who are enjoying gar
den produce while others are plant
ing seeds. Those who had fore
sightedness, energy, will soon. enjoy
the vegetables OF their labor while
the procrastinators because Of their
dilatoriness will have 10 take a back
seat for a while. The early bird
catches the worm or more a%ppropri-
ately just now. the early planter gets
the goods. The procrastinator has
another version. He says: that's what
the worm got for getting out SO early.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31

rutch East lndias md de aialayan
Psninsuls, and iutes bulals gost'
sktns and to nom India. TIM man:
ufacturtrg materials and foodstuffs Of
a class not produced At home are our
principal imports from Asia, and man.
ufactures the principal exports to
that continent, though raw cotton
forms q considerable percentage Of
the exports to Japan but not to any
other Of the Oriental countries.
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Human pl,eontent

How does Il happen, MaecenaA that
no one Is content with that'lot In LIE
which be has chosen, OF which chance
has thrown in his way. but praises
those who follow q Different ccurss?-
horace.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31
Men Don't rr,,st On. Another

/ am much ashamed at various
newspaper reports Of the results Of
our primary election. According 10
them our various candidates for per-
manent office are just now engaged
in proving whether or not all votes
were counted correctly. No doubt
they feel that to err Is human and
that in view Of the fact that the count
occupied much time and energy, per-
sons should be forgiven il mistakes
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-31
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