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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29
Fertilizer SITUATION
OUTLOOK FOR COMMERCIAL
PLANT FOOD IN SOUTH
Prices Not So High AS They
Were, But Materials Are
Reported Not Equal
To Demand

Atlanta, Ga.-A survey Of the fer
tilizer situation by those familiar with
II indicates that there may be a short
age of commercial plant food in 1920.
The reasons assigned for this are prin.
cipaly that strikes have interfered
with the production of materials. In
addition, there has been some diff
Guilty in obtaining shipments over the
railroads.
To be more specific, the long drawn
out strike of miners in the rock phos-
plate fields of Florida prevented a
supply Of rock phosphate being ship
ped to the factories. This and the dix
fieulty of getting prompt shipments
when the mines resumed work, II rs
claimed, has put the manufacture Of
acid phosphate more than three
months behind, besides reducing the
possible supply.
AS to ammoniates or heterogeneous
materials, 1t is pointed out that the
coal and steel plant strikes greatly
reduced the possible output OF sui
plate of ammonia. Tankage and cot
tonseed meal are 80 much in demand
as feed as to be unavailable or too ex-
pensive to use as fertilizers. Nj
trate Of soda is being shipped in larger
amounts, but not as cheaply as was
expected. 1t seems that the demand
for nitrate of soda in the orient, es-
pecially, has kept up the price higher
than was anticipated.
AS for potash, there is going to he
a fair supply, the first time since the
European war began. A considerable
amount of potash has been shipped
from Germany to France, while there
is quite an accumulation of stocks
of desirable American-made potash on
hand.
The Soil improvement Committee
OF the Southern Fertilizer Association,
with headquarters in Atlanta, is send.
Ing out information to southern farm
urging them to order their fire.
tilizers early and for immediate ship
ment. The reasons given are that
there is going to be great difficulty
In supplying the demand, and the
sooner 1t Is known how much the
wants, the sooner the manu-
facturer will know how big a job he
has on his hands and how hard he
must work to accomplish as much OF
It as possible.
Il is also stated that the railroads.
are anxious that fertilizers be ordered
early SO that they may be able to pro
vide cars, else there will be a serious.
difficulty in getting fertilizers deIiy.
cred on time. The railroads are also
insisting an fall carload shipments,
which makes ii necessary to have or.
early SO as to consolidate them
into full carloads.
II Is stated that the i~ndicationS Are
that there will be a heavy demand for
throughout the South this
on account Of the promising
prospects for southern crops. II Is
stated, also, that the orders coming
to the factories reveal that the
is now wanting higher grade.
than ever before.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29
GET RID OF DISEASE GERMS
Drive Out Fowls, Close House Tightly
and Burn Sulphur in It for an
Hour-Then Air 1t.

To rid the house of disease germs
and vermin drive cut the fowls, close
the house tightly and burn sulphur
in it until the entire house is full of
blue fumes. Let it remain closed an
hour and then air it thoroughly be-
fore the fowls return.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29
Old Maids and Bacneiors

A bachelor may be legal, but there
IS always something funny about him.
In the case Of the old maid, there is al.
ways the possible excuse thet her
lover died; but IL a mar van ed 10
get married, he wouldn't pa,y any NJ.
'ention to a thing like that.--Howe's
Monthly.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29

Vacant Lots Beautiffed.
Vacant lots in a western city are
made attractive by transplanting wild
flowers upon them.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29

is one of the largest, but is not as pro-
life or as good a breeder or feeder as
the Homer.
Some of the other varieties reported
used as SQUAD breeders are the Ora
COON, White Maltese, or hen pigeon,
the White King, and the common pig
con.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29
SMALL BACK YARD FOR HENS
Whether They Can Be Kept at Ad.
vantage Depends on Whether
They Get Proper Care.

The smallest back yard affords an
opportunity to keep a few hens.
Whether the occupant of the premises
can keep those few hens to advantage
depends upon whether he or she can
and will give them the necessary care.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29
CATERING TO TOURISTS

These concrete tables and benches
have been built in a picturesque canon
by the people Of San 6ernardino, Cal,
as . convenience to pieniekers and mo.
tor tourists-Popuiar Mechanics Mag.
axine.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-16
UTICA.

Mrs. Dan Smith and three children
are making an extended visit with the
formers sisters in Dixon III.
l.. D. Holland left Saturday morning
for few days visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Earl DeBolt. OF Pontiac, H.
Abe Sumberg returned from chi
cago Thursday after spending few
days in Chicago on business,
Howard Bauman little son Of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Bauman, who has
been on the sick list, has recovered
Mrs. Spokesman of La Sale and
children visited at the home of Mrs.
T. Bray one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon of Gardner
have been visiting at the Lilies home
here for a few days, They returned
home Tuesday morning and We're ac-
companicd by Miss Amanda Lilies
who will visit in Gardner for a few
days.
Mrs. James T0wlie visited Tuesday
at the homo OF Miss Elsie Prentice
Thomas Manley Jr, spent Monday in
Morris
Frank Sykes is spending a couple
of days of this week in Hinsdalc, H.
Miss Mary Carlin and Miss Anna
Murtaugh were Chicago callers on
Monday morning.
Mrs. Leo Rast and Mrs. Robert
BOYLE attended the funeral OF Thomas
Morrissey. who WAS brought home
from overseas and burial held in Nor
ris Monday
Mike Wosal has undergone another
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-16
BAKER,.

Mr., and Mrs. Andrew ESland Of
Eagle Grove, Iowa, spent a few days
with the formers brother here.
Mrs. VIII Hoodley and son have
returned from their trip to Sioux
Rapids, Iowa
Axel Martin and wife and Valley
Sawyer were Mendoza callers Friday
Soppeland brothers were Ottawa
callers Saturday.
Mrs. G.. Watland and sister. Miss
sarah Nelson of Aurora, spen. own
SUNDAY at the John Erickson homo
Arne FUssc is rcmodcling his house
John Erickson and family, Mrs
Watland Miss Nelson motorcd to OF
tawa Saturday.
Peter Govg and wife of Creston
spent Sunday at Peter Engeland's.
DR.. James Mitchell and mother ol
Pontiac were callers in this vicinity
Sunday,
Samuel Govig Of erosion spcn, Sun
day at A. II. Soppoland's.
Serena and Hazel Egcland, Mr.. anl
Mrs Andrew Egcland were Sandwict
visitors Saturday
Frank Kohler and wife have return
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-16

cd from their trip to Pittsyillc, Wis.
Ellen Tow ana daughter Mary oi
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. spent q few days
with relatives in this yiciaity,
Burton and r J, kirEhua were Idyl
Glen visitors Tuesday
Mrs. p. A. Egeland and daughters
and Mrs Ellen Tow and daughter
called on Mi and Mrs \. II AaGcr-
son at Sandwich Monday.
Levi Warren Of Ottawa was 4 call
er here last Tuesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
WAR ON CATERPILLAR
HELPED BY MOISTURE
Measures Suggested for Control
Of Alfalfa Pest.
Renovation During Month of August
Is Urged to Disturb Pupae and Put
Land in Good Condition for
Future Crops.

Following are a few measures sug-
gested by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture for the control Of
the alfalfa caterpillar:
Keep the ranch in the best possible
cultural condition. Irrigate it often
and thoroughly, either Immediately
before cutting or as soon after cutting
as the crop Of hay can be removed
from the ground.
Renovate every winter and during
the month Of August, or even oftener
II possible, by the use of a good type
OF alfalfa renOvatOr, thus disturbing
any pupae that may be present and
putting the land and alfalfa In con-
dition for good growth of succeeding
crops.
Cut alfalfa close to the ground and
clean, especially along the ditch
banks, borders, and turning rows, as
well as In the main part of the field.
Cut the alfalfa earlier than is the
general rule. The proper time is when
1t Is Just coming In bloom or Is one.
tenth in bloom. Watch for caterpl.
lars In the early spring crop, and If
mHny are observed and are about
grown, cut the hay few days before
It Is In bloom, and thus save the next
and future crops.
A minimum amount Of damage Oc.
ours In fields that are systematically
pastured all or a part Of the time.
Excessive moisture is conducive to
a diseased condition Of the larvae.
and this one fact is of the greatest
Importance in control. When worms
begin to appear in numbers, if posi-
bic supply this moisture by irrigation
and thus assist nature to destroy the
Additional information is contained
In Farmers Bulletin 1904, which NAV
be had upon request of the depart
ment Of agriculture, Washington. d. c.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
DRAFT DESERTERS TO
Be NAMED BY STATES
Change Has Been Made In
the Plans for Publication
Of 10000 Names.

| WashingtOn.-Pub Publication OF the llSt
Of more than 10000 draft deserterS,
soon to be made by the war depart
ment, will be by states over periOd
of several weeks and possibly months,
instead of having simultaneous publ
cation for the entire country, accord
ing to information given Saturday.
The reason for the change in plan
is that the force in charge OF the
draft records would be unable to an
sWer requests for information and
handle all the cases that would be
rushed to Washington at one time II
there was but a single publication.
By announcing the names, state by
state, the draft record force and Off
GERS engaged in the roundup Of desert
ers, will be able to keep up with their
work, it was stated
War department officials still are
engaged in checking the names Of the
deserter list. 1t has been this check
ing that has delayed the long.awalted
announcement Of the draft names, as
finally sifted down. Great care has
been exercised with the result that the
present list is only onethird the size
it was when the lists Of deserters were
brought together here from the state
adjutant generals. .
One reason for care is that the pub.
liCation means that the government
automatically offers $50 for the cap
ture of each man listed, a total Of
$75O0,0OO.
1t is certain that there are hundreds
Of draft deserters who are not in the
United States at all. This is indicated
by the number of letters from foreign
countries in which draft deserters ask
information as to the terms on which
they may return. Most Of these let
tiers come from South America and
Mexico and there is a current Of home
sickness evident in what they write.
The only terms the government is
willing to offer is that the deserters
face trial. The usual prison sentence !
is six months, unless the case is ex-
ceptional, as that of Grover Cleveland |
Bergdoll, who was sentenced to five
years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
FARMER MUST KNOW MARKETS
Producer Should Be Familiar With
Practices and Conditions to
Protect Himself.

The first step in the solution of
present marketing problems is in the
collection and dissemination of spe-
cifc and definite information to the
interested public. The producer must
know trade practices and market con-
ditions in order to be more able to
protect himself and to secure full
value for his products. Regulatory
laws, Of course, are necessary, but if
the buyer or seller does not know the
provisions of the law they may not,
and quite likely will not, be able to
take advantage Of the protection the
laws afford him. This is a field where.
in the immediate future, the market
ing specialist, the man who has a wide
knowledge Of trade practices and con-
ditiOns, can be Of great service.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
Villa Surrenders As
Country Needs Peace

Mexico City, am surrendering
Internationally because the country
needs peace for reconstruction" said
Francisco Villa Thursday when he
met General Martinez, chief of opera
tions in the states of Coahuila and
Nuevo Leon, at the railroad station in
Sabinas. When General Martinez. who
is arranging surrender terms with Vii
la, arrived at the station the rebel
general approached him with head un-
covered and hand extended.
Villa will make his residence at
Moves, zacatecas, after disbanding his
troops at Torreon, according to q gov
eminent communiQue. His men, it is
added, will go from Sabinas to Tor.
re0n on foot.
Villas men, newspaper accounts saw.
were offered two trains, but refused to
use them. Each of the 600 soldiers
will receive years pay to get a start
in life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
100000 Worth Liquors Sold.

Chicago, Ill-The largest sale ~
liquor made since the prohibition
amendment went into force was com.
pleted Thursday, when more than 81.
100000 worth of whiskey was sold
through broker to a Chicago whole.
sale drug house. The sale includes
1000 barrels to be split up into 14o
OOo cases for medicinal purposes
only" The wholesale cost of the
whisky was $50 case, -containing
"a pints.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
INVENTIVE GENIUS
ROBS CALOMEL OF
NAUSEA AND DANCER
Doctors Favorite Medicine Now
Purified and Refined from Ali
Objectionable Effects. "Cslo.
tabS"--the New Name.

What will human ingenuity Al r.r+,
smokeless powder, wireless teIegranh S
horseiees carriages, colorless iodine tasts.
less quinine,--now comes nausealess cslo.
mel Inc new improvement called "CaIo.
eaGs u .I row on sale at druEstores.
For tor Diliousness, constipation and ipdi.
fesSISa the new calomel tablet is a prac.
the fsctp ere e. remedy, as evidenced BY
'shorised all druggists to refund the e nr sa
u me customer is not perfectly ds1tyhtad i
WIFI Caiotabs. One tablet at bsdt;ms I ~.
= swallow OF water-that's an No +s So
W.; W. nausea, no gripping, no salts Ry m ~~1o'
,%g your . liver is thoroughly cleapsed T and
f sIa are Me. feeling fne with hearty an na
sbont pX VOW wn h,.yy you please-no dangerMTo
Calotabs are not sold I'm hull a..
eSnginal package, sealed Pr;c. YET "a
ave cents.-(adv.) ce' thirty
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
Wilson Peace Plan
Favored by Sim Feiirl

Dubiin.-"Permanent peace can be
arranged between Ireland and England
on the basis of England now explicit
iy accepting the first condition of
peace laid down by President Wilson
IN speech in New York on September
H. 1918, on the issues of the great
war" said Arthur Griffith, founder Of
the Sim Fem, Friday, in discussing
the Freeman's Journals suggestion
that Ireland is ready to accent domin
ion home rule.
IN that speech President Wilson
said "the military powers of no ma.
ton shall be suffered to determine the
fortunes of peoples over whom thew
have no right to rule except the right
of force"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07

had 10 wait seven times seven years
for his luck to turn"
Inc woman looked up at Marie
VINO was interested in Jim, and ap.
praised her quickly. Twenty-seyen
possibly twenty-eight! What womb
three or four years more of waiting
90 to her? Inwardly the woman
seethed against the economic system
against selfish mothers and against
conventions which won't let girl do
the proposing, disposing and PLANNING
IN case like this one.-New yort
Evening Sun,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
TIRED OF WAITING FOR "JIM"
Small Wonder Woman in the Case
Considered the Times to BE
Out of Joint.
well, Marie. how's JlmY

well, Marie, hoW'S JimW
This beginning was promising and
the woman listened in shamelessly.
Hes all right, guess, Margaret. I
don't know what to think Of him.
When you've shown a man for three
years that you return his interest it
seems sort of queer, doesn't it, that
things get no further, forwardT
"H'm," said her friend, "you know
as well as l do why Jim doesn't pro
pose. He has his mother to support,
and you know Jim's mother. Has
to- have the best Of everything, and
never thinks for an instant that she
might do something to help herself"
But Jim ought to realize that mon.
ey needn't enter In this case. I've
a good position, and I could Keep II
after we were married, if he'd only
see it that way"
Eyes, dear. but Jim would never
hear to his wife working not if he
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
FARMS ADAPTED TO TURKEYS
Where Grain and Live Stock Are
Principal Products Fowls Prove
Quite Profitable.

Farms, on which live stock and
grain are the principal products, are
well adapted to turkey raising, and
at present, on such places more tur-
keys are raised than on general farms
where they should be an important
part Of the miscellaneous output.
While turkeys may be proftably
raised in confinement, the expense is
considerable, their development slow,
their quality only medium at best, and
the labor in caring for them is an item
of no small consequence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
SAYS PILES ALL HQV||
and NO More Ei|

Il had eczema for many yar
head and could not get anythI;r
the agony. I saw your ad ui
box Of Peterson's Ointment and i
many thanks for the good Il hui
There isn't a blotch on nv head
I couldn't help but thank Petr
the cure is great" Miss Mar
Third avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa
Il have had itching piles tof,
and Peterson's Is the only clntn
relieves me, besides the piles
have gone" A. B. Ruger, LII
ton avenue, Racine, Via
Use Peterson's Ointment for d
salt rheum, chaffng and all ska
50 cents. Druggists recommend
orders filed by Peterson 0intn
Buffalo, N. Y,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
True EIeauanca

Ihat was a great speech your lawyer
made when he got you acquitted"
SO 1t was" said the confidence
man. ut was the most eloquent ora.
ton 1 ever heard. Why, my lawyer
not only convinced the jury that |
was an innocent and much-abused
man, but there were times when 7 81
most believed it myself. "-Birmingbam
Age-Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07

new Orleans, Lathe rice market
IS irregular with the old grades quiet
and neglected. Good grades are verv
scarce while low grades are better
IL is said that new rice is being cut
IN some places along the river and
Bayou La Fourche. Cutting is exneat
week. 'uiS
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
After Ten Years
EatOnic Proves the Best

II say, God bless eatonic," writes
Mrs. Della M. Doyen. II can truth.
fully say, after suffering with stomach
trouble for ten long years, that I have
never had anything do me so much
good as this one box Of eatonic."
We print these grateful words from
this dear lady, SO that sufferers every.
where may have hope and a little
faith-just enough to give eatonic a
trial. Why, folks, last year over half
million people used eatonic and
found relief.
This is the secret: Eatonic sim.
ply takes up the excess acids, poisons
and gases, and carries them right out
OF the body. Of course, when the
cause Is removed, the sufferer gets
well. Stomach trouble causes about
seventy non-organic diseases, so, If
you are suffering any kind Of misery,
not feeling well, go right to your drug
glst today and obtain a big box of
eatonic;; cost is trif1e. Use It and
ind quick, sure relief.
Make this test-you will see, and
men, If you are not satisfied, your
druggist will hand your money back
he does not want one penny unless
eatonic pleases you. ADV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07

sion only the. most cursOry attention
and care, because egg buying Is only
Q side line with him. AS q result he
must sell Cease count" at a price COM
paradvely low, for the buyer under
the circumstances Is buying a big
in a poke"
This practice has put a premium on
careless egg handling. The farmers
wife who gathers and markets her
eggs promptly receives no more for
them than the woman who brings for
sale those she finds in stolen nests.
The result has been to discourage the
production Of infertile eggs and
prompt and careful marketing.
lease Count" Is Bad Method.
Egg hucksters gather up large mum.
bers Of eggs throughout the country
and sell them in the city. Some Of
these egg peddlers use a Gambling ont.
ct and buy and sell in the same man.
ner as does the country stOrekeeper,
cease count" with the same attend.
ant evils
The United States department Of ag-
riculture and the state colleges for
years have condemned this indlscrIm-
mate method of marketing eggs
Where 1t Is practiced the farmer re-
ceives less than he should for his good
products and the city consumer paws
more than is necessary for those he
buys. The charges for handling those
which are unfit are included IN the
price asked for the good ones. To
get away from this the department |
Of agriculture advocates the produc-
ton Of infertlle eggs. careful handling. !
Gambling before selling, and the de. |
handing of quality prices for quality
products instead Of selling them as
ungraded.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
Russian Children En- Route uo,,.

Washington.-Nearly 800 Russian
children, en- route from Vladivostok to
Petrograd to rejoin their parents
whom they have not seen since the
spring OF 1918, will arrive in San Fran
CISCO August 2, the American Red
Cross announced Friday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
RAISE POULTRY AS BUSINESS
Two Hundred Hens Will Not Prove
Sufficient as Means Of Support
for the Family.

Don't imagine that you are in the
commercial chicken business as a
means Of support for the family with
200 hens in back yard. As a source
of a monthly reward for time and la
Dor six to seven hundred would be
nearer the mark.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
RANK FEEDERS HARD ON SOIL
Large Amounts Of Plant Food Needed
by Crops of Character Of
Sudan or MIllet.

Any crop Of the character of sudan
or millet is hard on soils In the sense
it is rank feeder, makes a very
luxuriant growth and naturally uses
up large amounts of plant food with.
out leaving anything as an Offset,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07
INFERTILE EGGS
ARE PREFERRED
Use Gambling Machine Of Some
Kind and Then Be Careful
to Sell Fresh Article.
STOREKEEPER IS CARELESS
Prices He Pays Are Not Necessarily
Market Quotations and He Is Not
Particular as to QuaIity-pre-
MUM on CareIessness.

The general farms In this country,
each one Of which ordinarily has a
small poultry flock, produce the bulk
OF the egg supply for the cities. The
surplus eggs above the number used
by the family are usually marketed in
one Of two Ways-they are either
sold to hucksters who 90 from farm
to farm collecting them as they are
taken to some small town or cross
roads store and traded for groceries
and merchandise.
To attract trade to his store, rather
than to deal in eggs as a business, Is
the reason the average country store
Keeper buys eggs. For generations Gus
tom has decreed that the farmer
buy his groceries where he sells his
eggs and butter so the merchant In
order to sell goods, buys eggs to keep
his old trade and obtain new. The
prices he pays vary with clrcum-
stances and are not necessarily mar
ket quotations, for his profits are made
on the dry goods and groceries he
sells rather than on the eggs he
buys.
Evil Of System Obvious.
The evil results Of this system are
obvious The stOrekeeper, for fear Of
offending his customers, is not apt
to make any embarrassing inquiries
as to the quality Of the eggs which he
takes In trade, and as a result he re-
ceives many which are partly incu-
bated and altogether unfit for food
For fresh, stale and partly stale he
pays the same price, so his collection
at the end Of a days buying is a varied
one. On top of this ne usually gives
the eggs while they are in his posses