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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21

TINE two very attractive afternoon
Il frocks which present rival claims
TO admiration In the picture above.
employ the two most favored silk fab
RIGS, geOrgette and taffeta, and each
makes the most of this advantageous
start. In spite of the disparity In
these materials the two frOcks have
several features in common; both are
made with a tunic, both achieve the
widened hip lines which fashion en-
courages, and both show the bodice
extended over the walstlIne at the
front, forming straight-llne, girdle-
less effect. These are all important
style features, and each of these
frocks is distinctive enough to answer
for somewhat more formal dress than
the average afternoon frock is equal
to.
Taking note Of the small items that
go to make up the success of the
georgette froek. It appears that the
straight underskirt has no hem, but is
finished with a picot edge. Its tunIc
Is long and full, draped and shortened
at the sides and embellished with
handsome embroidery In silk at the
front and back. There are three-quar-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
MODERN STABLE
FOR DAIRY FARM
Sanitary and HeaIthful Home for
Herd of Cows.
SILoS PRESERVE FRESH FEED
Sunlight, Fresh Air and Warmth, Three
Things That Make Cows Pro-
duetive and Healthy Are
Provided For.
BY WILLIAM A. BRADFORD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building work on the farm, for
the readers OF this paper. On account OF
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer. he is. without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A Rad
ford No. 1877 Prairie avenue. Chicago
reply. 80
Now that spring is fast turning into
summer, 1t is time for the owner of
the modern dairy farm to begin TO
plan the new buildings he may need
to house his herd next winter. For
1t is an undisputed fact that modern,
sanitary, weather-tight and well-ven-
tilated cow stable and barn is. OF
the greatest profit producers for the
owner of dairy herd.
Summer Is the time farmers are
required to build new buildings or
remodel the old ones, for In the warm
weather the stock takes care OF them
selves and building operations can go
on without Inconvenience. However.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
ELEVATED SITE FOR ORCHARD
Drainage bitches Should Be Provided
Between Rows to Carry OF
Excess Moisture.

Select well-elevated plot of ground
on which to plant fruit trees. II the
water table is too close TO the surface
the land must be plowed In such way
that II viii be ridged up TO provide
drainage in order to keep the roots of
the fruit trees from standing in the
water. Drainage bitches should be
provided between the rows Of the
trees. II the trees are planted on up
land clay they should be planted to
the same depth that they stood in the
nursery. II the soil is light or sandy
they should be planted two inches
deeper. Be sure 10 buy from reliable
nurseries. II Is a waste Of labor. time
and money to plant diseased trees or
varieties not suited to the locality in
which they are to be grown.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21

fully, but as equipped for small grains
large percentage Of cracked beans
will result. The chief cause of split
beans Is the high speed of the cylinder
which should be reduced at least one
half. although the speed of the fans
and other parts Of the separator
should be maintained. This may be
accomplished by doubling the size of
both cylinder pulleys. In some cases
special set of thin concaves Is used,
while in other instances some Of the
concaves are removed. Good judg-
ment on the part of the thrasherman
will enable him to adjust the ordinary
separator so that the beans may be
thrashed with little splitting. Some
manufacturers have special pea and
bean hulling attachments for grain
separators, which are said to do salts
factory work. These attachments may
be added to the ordinary separator at
small cost.
Special pea and bean separators OF
different sizes are now on the market.
These types Of machines do clean hull
ing and split practically none Of the
beans. Undoubtedly such separa-
tors are more satisfactory and eco
nomical where considerable acreage
Of beans Is grown. In sections where
there is extensive seed production, in
vestment In such machine by the
community would be profitable. Soy
beans, IL thoroughly dry, can easily be
thrashed with fail. In only small
acreage-an acre or s0--this method
is practicable and economical In
few sections q corn shredder has been
used to advantage. II properly cured
and dried. the beans shell out readily
with this machine.
Straw Makes Good Feed.
The straw obtained from thrashlng
the soy bean for seed Is valuable
feed for all kinds Of stock. In many
sections the straw is baledl at the
time of thrashing and sold In the I'm
mediate locality to liverymen, dairy
men, and stock feeders.
AS soy-bean seed spoils easily, II
not properly handled, care should be
exercised In curing and storing. After
the beans are thrashed they should
be watched carefully to avoid heat
ing and molding. When thoroughly
dry there is no such danger. The best
plan. perhaps, is to spread the seeds
out on floor Immediately after
thrashlng and shovel them over from
time to time until they are thorough
dry. After this they may be safe
ly put into sacks or bins. The
storeroom should be dry and have a
free circulation OF air. Soy-been seed
loses its Vitality rapidly. and 1t is
not safe to hok1.seed for planting pur-
poses more than two seasons. The
seeds of the soy bean. unlike those
of the cowpca, are rarely attacked BY
weevils or other grain insects.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
WASH KEEPS RABBITS AWAY
Formula Suggested by o. A. clichrist
Of Biological Survey a. Protee-
ton for Trees.

The following formula Is suggested
by ID. A. Gilehrist. United States bio
logical survey as an effective tree
wash for protection against rabbits,
enemies of young fruit trees:
Dissolve one ounce Of strychnine sui
plate in three quarts of boiling water
and add one-half pint Of laundry
starch. previously dissolved in one
pint of cold water. Boil this mixture
until It becomes clear paste. Add
one ounce Of giycerine and stir thor
oughiy. When sufficiently cool. apply
to trunks of trees. with paint brush.
Rabbits that gnaw the bark win be
killed before the tree is injured.
Note: 1t Is probable that one-half
pint OF molasses may be substituted
for one ounce Of glycerine.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture,)
With the widely increased popular
ity of the soy bean the harvest Of the
crop has gained markedly in impor-
lance in practically every section Of
the country. According to specialists
the fact that practical and satisfactory
bean harvesters are now on the mar
ket at comparatively reasonable prices
and are efficient for harvesting the
crop either when grown under level
or ridged-row methods Of cultivation,
greatly increases the value Of this
crop not only as a forage for live
stock, but also for human food pur-
poses.
The most common type of special
bean harvester Is two-wheeled, box
like machine which is drawn by two
horses. As the machine passes over
the row Of plants -four sets Of rapidly
revolving arms shatter the beans from
the pods Into the body Of the har-
vester. While the machine moves
along the row the seed is gradually
raked to the rear of the box by one of
the operators. Under favorable condi-
lions two men with a team can har-
vest--and harvesting means cutting
and thrashing the crop In one opera
tion-one acre of beans In two hours
by this method where the yield Is
about 20 bushels TO the acre. Although
there Is some loss of beans II is more
than compensated by the saving Of
time and labor as compared with har-
vesting In other ways.
II the plants sre not too coarse the
self-binder can also be used to good
advantage In the harvest Of the taller
growing varieties of beans. This meth
cd Is gaining favor rapidly In many
sections. as the average grower owns
a grain binder, while. as rule. unless
he intends to produce soy beans as
regular rotation crop 1t win not pay
him individually to purchase special
bean harvester. But where several
farmers In the neighborhood can CO.
operatively buy this equipment such
procedure is commendable. For the
best results. where the grain binder
is used. the plants should be cut while
some Of the leaves are still retained
as then the harvesting is easier and
no loss results from shattering.
Moving Machine Used.
The moving machine is also used to
a considerable extent in saving the
soy-bean crop. Generally where this
implement Is used II is advisable to
have a sidedellvery attachment, in
order that the horses VIII not trample
on the swath OF cut beans. However,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21

the quicker the farmer gets his plans
and arranges for the construction Of
the buildings he wants the better.
The advantages and good features
Of modern dairy barns and cows sta
bles have been pointed out In these
articles numerous times, but they are
30 important to the man who wants to
get the maximum OF profit from his
herd that they will bear repetition
many times.
Sunlight. fresh air and warmth are
the three things that make cows pro-
ductive and healthy. And nature fur
nfshes all three without charge. The
dairy herd owner, however. has to sup
ply the building In which natures
gifts may be conserved and put to
work for the profit OF the dairyman.
A COW stable designed to house the
herd in the most profitable way is
shown In the accompanying illustra-
ton. This Is a one-story COW stable,
designed so that the milk producers
win be kept warm and comfortable In
winter. will be supplied with plenty
Of fresh air. and their surroundings
will be sanitary.
The building II 102 feet long and
IS feet wide. and II OF frame construc-
ton set on concrete foundation.
This building Is what Ia known as the
monitor" type. taking Its name from
the shape OF the roof. Along the side
walls OF the building are 20 windows,
ID on each side. while In the monitor
part Of the roof there are as many
more windows. equally distributed on
either side.
These windows are one Of the most
important features Of the building. In
the first place they face the east and
wesf. so that whenever the sun Ii
shining in the winter the building In
terror gets the full effect OF II. Cows
provide their own warmth In winter,
and the better they are protected the
less heat they throw on. Heat Is
produced by the food the animals con-
sumo. SO II can be realized that the
less food required TO produce heat the
more food will 20 toward milk pro-
duction. That Is what a weather
tight warm COW stable does toward
increasing milk production. The feed
the animals consume goes to milk rath-
err than TO produce heat to keep the
cows warm.
The sunlight admitted by the many
windows also has a purifying effect
on the air in the barn. II viii be
noted By consulting the floor plan that
the "a stalls are grouped In four
blocks snd that the animals face the
center Of the building. This arrange
ment throws the litter alleys to either
side Of the building. where they get
full benefit Of the sunlight When Il
Is remembered that suRllght Is ma
lures germ killer. II win be under
stood that there Is : strong motive for
this arrangement
Another feature Of the modern dairy
barn Is its equipment The factory
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21

OF ALL things that must be &C
" complished according TO set Gus
toms a wedding requires the closest
following of accepted rules. In order
that the celebration Of the ceremony
and all the Incidental events may
move smoothly and successfully. mi
mute attention must be given to all the
details Of preparation for the occasion,
from the assembling of the wedding
party to the departure of the bridal
pair on their honeymoon. Leaving
out the matter Of the trousseau--which
Is a separate affair-there are many
other things that must be considered
and adjusted.
To begin at the beginning-thefe
are the invitations. At least three
weeks and even a month before the
day Of the ceremony, these are to be
sent out to lists Of names which In
clude those furnished by the groom
whose mother or sister assists In max
ing up his list. The brides parents
furnish the Invitations and announce
ments and the latter are to be mailed
Immediately after the wedding to
friends who have not been invited to
attend the ceremony. No near rela-
tive or close friends are to be over
looked. even though they live too far
away to come conveniently. The we'd
ding invitations and announcements
are to be engraved on heavy white
paper. in script or shaded Roman
letters, and cards to the reception
and at home" cards enclosed. II the
wedding Is to take place out Of town.
train cards are also necessary and II
In a large city cards for admission to
the church may be required.
AT home" cards are enclosed with
announcements II limited number
of people are TO be asked to the re-
ception, the card TO the reception will
be left out Of invitations to others.
The invitations are enclosed In two
envelopes, the inner one bearing the
name of the recipient without any
address and without first names. ex-
cent when they are necessary to
distinguish between members of the
same family. The outer envelope car
rfes the name and home address of the
recipient and the names Of the street
and state are spelled out. Invitations
are issued in the name of the brides
parents, IL only one Of them is living.
IN the name of that one. or If the
bride is an orphan, In the name Of a
senior relative. A widow without
near relative 10 announce her mar
riage issues a joint announcement
with the groom. Upon receipt Of a
wedding Invitation and card to the
reception, an acknowledgment IL
made Immediately. written In formal
style.
Besides furnishing the invitations
he parents Of the bride assume all
other expenses-the decoration Of the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
KEROSENE LAMPLIGHT BEST
Efficiency Of the Eye Declared to Be
Best when q yellow Flame
10 Used.

There has long been an impression
that yellow light Is more agreeable to
the eye than that containing chiefly
the green and blue rays. and II 10
generally believed. for example. by
many medical and technical men that
the kerosene fame produces a more
''restful" light than other illuminants,
especially than incandescent solids.
This supposition has been submitted
TO careful tests by c. +. Ferree and
G. Rand. and the results have appear
cd In the Transactions Of the fllumi-
mating Engineering society. remarks
the Scientific American Monthly. The
experiments have compared the kero-
sense fame with the light from the
carbon incandescent lamp, the Mazda
lamp and with welsbach nantes con-
tanning various amounts Of cerla, ana
therefore varying In yeIlowness. The
standard of comparison is the eff
cheney Of the eye as determined by
the ratio OF time during which stead
fly observed type Is clear or blurred.
The results obtained from numerous
careful. prolonged experiments indi-
cate that there II some justification
for this impression. ms they indicate
that the efficiency of the ere diminish
es more rapidly with light from the
metal filament than with that from
kerosene. and decreasing yellowness
In welsbach nantes also diminishes
this efficiency Of the eye. The au-
thors. however. are not Jet prepared
to state positively that yellow light
is better than white. but merely that
yellow Is better than green.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
.ThesEtiquette of7Weddings. 1

church. Ine fees 10 the sexton, the
awning at the church door, the music
the expenses Of the reception, furnish
Ing motors for the bride and her at.
tendants. IL the bride is an orphan
with no close relatives and is married
under the chaperonage Of a married
friend. she assumes these expenses
herself. The bride decides upon the
gowning Of her attendants, her maid
or matron OF honor, maids and flower
girl deferring absolutely to her In this
matter. On the day before the we'd
ding the bride entertairs her attend.
ants ut luncheon and presents each
with a souvenir. She selects her at
tendants from among her own and
the groom's relatives. including In the
cortege close friends as well.
A few days before the wedding the
bridal procession 10 rehearsed, with
every member of the bridal party
present and with the music to be
played at the wedding. On the day Of
the wedding motors are sent for the
maids and the maid of honor, who as
semble at the home Of the bride where
they receive their bouquets. At the
ceremony the maids are to stand In
the positions decided upon and leave
the church In pairs or each with an
usher. The maid of honor will hold
the brides bouquet or prayer book,
which the bride hands to her at the
proper time. returning them at the end
OF the rite Of plighting troths. At
the end Of the ceremony the maid Of
honor may throw back the face veil
II one Is worn by the bride and see
that the train falls gracefully. When
the bridesmaids leave the church
each In company with an usher then
the maid of honor 10 escorted BY the
best man. But II the maids 20 out
two by two. the attendant of honor
precedes them alone. In this case
the best man goes out by the vestry
door and goes from there to the place
OF the reception. The motor which
brought him and the groom to the
church takes the bride and groom
away from IL.
A good many duties fall to the Ios
Of the best man. who II chosen by the
groom. who also selects the uxhar.
These usually include several rela.
tives or friends Of the bride. Just be-
fore the wedding the groom gives a
farewell bachelor dinner to his best
man and ushers and presents each
with souvenir. usually a scarf pin or
other BIT OF jewelry. He also may In.
struct his best man to see that the
cravats he may choose for the ushers
and hest man are delivered at thel,
houses the day before the wedding
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21

there are two silos, which combined
have sufficient capacity to provide the
animals this building will house with
fresh feed all through the cold months
when the cows are inside.
II is In such stables as this one
that present-day dairy farmers ara
housing their herds and are making
them a great deal more profitable In
vestment than under the old condi-
tons. A modern dairy barn or COW
stable will pay for itself In increased
revenue In a few years.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
REAPER Used In Cutting Soy Beans.

where such an appliance is not avail
able, q man can follow the machine
with a pItchfork and remove the plants
st every round out Of the way o. the
team. for If trampled upon many OF
the seeds will be shelled out and
wasted. The sheif-fake reaper, which
really Is a moving machine provided
with q punching attachment, gives sat
isfacfory results. as Il harvests the
crop without exposing IT to injury.
When cut with a moving machine or
with self-rake reaper. the beans may
be raked In small piles or placed in
small shocks. These piles or shocks
should be left for fcur or FIVE days
in good drying weather or until the
grain is found to be fairly dry In the
pods. Wet weather does not injure
the crop seriously, provided the plants
are not allowed to rest on the ground
for any length OF time.
Where a binder is used the bound
bundles should be shocked eight OF ten
TO a shock and allowed to remain until
thoroughly dry. Hay caps are not nee
essary when the piles or bundles are
shocked properly. They may remain
IN the field until thrashing time or II
thoroughly dry they may be housed
and thrashed later. The cured plants
are ordinarily gathered from the field
BIZ hand. but the web loader commonly
used for haying win do the work more
rapidly and with less loss Of seed than
the hand methods
Should Adjust Separator.
The ordinary grain separator can be
adjusted to thrash any beans success
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
Ie Clean Painting.

A successful way to clean OIL paint
Ings IS TO sponge them quickly with
pure soap suds After drying the sur
face with soft cloth, rub the picture
with a channels skin barely moIstened
with sweet oil.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-21
india. Cotton.

The total estimated yield Of the In
dian cotton crOp-for 1e1p-1e2O IL SEES
900 bales Of 400 pounds ea-h- India
can supply not more than = per cert
Of the textiles fpr domestic demand
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
Sanders For The Senate.

Very little surprise was, occa.
stoned here by the formal an.
nouncment in Sundays papers
Of the candidacy of Hon. j. Y.
Sanders for the U. S. Senate,
this being d thing expected and
very much desired by the people
Of this section and we are glad
to note. of many other sections
Of the state.
Congressman Sanders is spe.
cially qualified for this position
and will do honor to Louisiana
id bis representation Of her in
tie Senate. and we hope to see
Washington Parish rally to
man ia q fight to help this honor
I'D citizen Of ours roll up the big.
gest majority any Senator Of the
State has ever carried to the
national rapitol
Let Sanders for the Senate
she our sIogan,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
iona Notes.
F. L. Sanford was looking at.
ter business here Thursday.

F. L. Sanford was looking at.
ter business here Thursday.
L. McLaurin has purchased
several hundred acres of land
from F. L. Sanford including the
Garrett farm, and expects to have
a model farm and ranch soon.
He has just completed an attrac.
tive bungalow near his own which
will be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert McLaurin who has accept.
ed a position as book. keeper here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Penton
of Bogalusa, spent the week lend
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Richard.
son.
Rev. M. P. Jones and W. L..
Richardson attended church at
Spring Hill Sunday.
The women of Zona have organ.
lied a club which meets every
two weeks for serving refresh.
ments at the church. The object
of the meetings is to bring the
women of the community together
for social afternoon and all the
ladies of Zona and the neighbor.
hood are invited to join. It is
planned to have the meetings al.
ternate with the church society
meetings which, are also held bi.
monthly and are given over to
Bible study and current events,
with a short program in the way
OF entertainment. Two ladies act
as hostesses each meeting for the
serving club and thus far the
members have been charmingly
entertained by the following mem.
bers: Mrs. Robert Burdette, Mrs.
McCravy, Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Louis Mizell. This afternoon Mrs.
P. D. Mackie and Miss Tena
Richardson will be hostesses.
j. N. Chavers attended to bust.
ness in Bogalusa Saturday.
Little Miss Josie Green spent
Sunday with Mrs, Torregreasa,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
Charles Darlington Celebrates
Birthday.

The home of Mrs. Robt. Bah
ington was the scene of a festive
occasion Friday when she enter
tanned a bunch Of the younger
set in honor of the twelfth birth
day of her son, Charles Babing.
ton.
Interesting parlor games were
pl ,yed in progression, the varie'
ty proving pleasing to all the
little guests.
The hostess was assisted by
Miss Willie Darlington In serv.
ing salad, sandwiches aud iced
punch.