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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-15
BIRTHS.

James F. and Gertrude R. Brewer. SIS
Rayburn. March 4. girl
LemRn and Mamie l. Sammous, 1884
OvertOn park, Feb. 90: hoy.
G. A. and Stella r. Darlington. e0lt
EVELYN, March s. boy.
John II. and Mary Anna Henry. Ise
Washington, Feb. 3: boy.
NJ. A. and Josephine NJ Baugh, $50
1caney. March 9: girl.
William A. and Lucy y. Webster.
Baptist hospital March IL. girl
Albert and Zula ". Owens. sN y.
Third, March 6: girl.
Eli and Seleda n. Wallace. "a VIII
iiams. March 10; boy.
Jefferson and Lillian J. Holmes. 2s7
Rayburn, March II: boy.
Samuel and Elizabeth F. Smith, s9l
Humphreys March IL. hoy,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-15
DODGEs

1917 Dodge touring car, new top and
enamel, good rubber
1918 Dodge touring, new top, Just
simoniEed. cord tires all around.
1918 Dodge touring. brand new cord
tires, new plate glass top.
1919 Dodge sedan. burnt off paint job,
five good tires, Al condition mechan-
ically.
Brand>new Dodge touring, never been
run, latest model.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-15
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Classified Section
FIDo DOOMED.


Eo0r old Fldnt
The deadly strychnine pellet is Turk
Ing in the immediate futra for hlm,
Police Chief J. b. BurRey announced
Monday that poison pellets would be
distributed 20 stray dogs by the 20
ice beginning April I And Il will be
no Aprll fool joke the chief added,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-15
FORDS

1917 Ford roadster. with slip-on body,
newly painted.
1918 Ford roadster, good condition.
1918 Ford touring, new paint, shock
absorbers. new motor
1919 Ford touring, with place for Lib
erty starter.
Brand new Ford touring.
Brand neY Ford roadster
1917 Ford delivery truck.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-15
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AUTOMOBILES
AUTOS ron sALE.
Flanigan's Selected
Used Cars

Each car listed below was bought out
right for sppt cash. and NOT TRADED
IN ON A NEW CAR That's why we
dealers. Look the list over, then come
down and select your car. Our repu-
tation for reliability Is hnquestioned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-15
AUTOMOBILES.
AUTOS FOR SALE.

Exceptional
Bargains in
Used Cars
Buy now before prices advance. The
price on Ford cars has advanced $50
within the past few days. The car
YOU buy-today, you can sell IN 80 days
at good profit.
We have not advanced in our used
cars, but are selling them at rea-
sonable profit.
Prepare now for those beautiful
summer days that YOU can enjoy a nice
ride in car that you bought at
bargain and that you feel safe in not
losing any money on It,
We have some of thesEnost reasonably
priced cars on the market, and they
will undoubtedly give you the service.
II you want a good used car ana
one that will give you service, see us
today. Don't wait.
We specialize on Ford racing bodies.
II 1t is repairing, we have four Of the
best mechanics in the South.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-15
Modern Home Facilities

Your druggist sells It. Try IL adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
PUREBREDS TOTAL "2aN"
Connecticut Owner Reports Twenty
Three Cows and Half Interest
in Bull Of Quality.

A Connecticut live stock owner, who
recently enrolled In the Better Sires
Better Stock" movement. reported
23h cattle kept for breeding. Twen-
ty-three of the animals are purebred
cows; the remainder represents half
interest in a purebred bull. In addi-
ton. the stock Of the farm includes
a purebred stallion and lat standard
bred fowls.
Although this live stock owner Is
the first to report joint ownership In
purebred sires on n fractional basis,
there Is noticeable tendency among
progressive breeders to acquire one
half. one-third. one-fourth. or other in
terest In pprebred males.
The United States department Of
agriculture is placing emphasis on the
use rather than the actual ownership
of purebred slres. Part ownership In
males of high quality is considered
much more desirable than entire own
ership of inferior sires. In fact, the
Better Sires-Better Stock" move
ment is aimed at the retirement from
service Of scrub and grade sIres and
likewise inferior purebreds.
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WHY CONSUMERS READ
MARKET INFORMATION
Valuable Tips as to When to Buy
for the Household.
Bureau Of Markets Collects Reports
at Large centcrs Through Per-
sonaI Representatives-Fiue-
tuations Rapid.

Consumers are learning to include
tbe produce market reports In the
items which they read In the daily pa
per for they realize that the prices
they pay for food are largely con
trolled by the market conditions there
set forth. Often a glance at the cur
rent market report will give Va,u-
able tin as to when to buy Tor me
household. Much of the Information
in these reports is furnished the news
papers by the bureau of markers
United States department OF agricui-
ture. which obtains 1t through per
sonal representatives at large market
centers and by means Of speciai re.
porting arrangement with some 44
American railroads.
Daily market reports are aiso IS
sued to some 100000 growers ana
produce dealers who find the infor-
nation of value In marketing their
produce at time and place that VIII
assure them satisfactory prices. The
dissemination OF this information also
has the effect Of regulating the distri-
button Of produce to market eenters
40 that the supply tends to remain
more constant throughout the year.
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BIG VALUE OF SUDAN
GRASS FOR PASTURES
Results of Experiments Conduct.
ed at Kansas Station.
Six Holstein Cows Pastured on a 81
Acre Upland Field Were Unable
to Keep Crop Eaten Down
Profit SAT Per Acre.

Additional evidence Of the high sum-
mer pasture value OF Sudan grass, as
claimed by the United States depart
mLht of agriculture, Is seen In the re-
suits of experiments recently CON-,
pleted by the Kansas agricultural ex-
pertinent station. 1t Is declared that
the grass will prove very important as
a summer pasture grass, especially In
the central West.
In test carried out on the expert
'ment farm at Manhattan, Kan, six
Holstein cows were pastured on ~
acre upland field OK Sudan grass from
July 10 to October IL. The grass
was seeded June @. and during the
early part Of the season cows were
unable to keep the grass eaten down.
This made 1t necessary to NOW the
grass in the latter Fart Of July; and
7S3 tons Of field-cut hay were OBJ
tanned In addition to the pasturage.
Estimating the value Of butter fat
at 60 cents pound and the skim milk
at so cents per hundred, the six cows
produced $1S3.09 worth Of butter fat
and skim milk above the cost Of the
grain fed In supplementing the pas
turage. Crediting the field In addition
with the 1888 tons of hay at $40 ton.
gives 1t total credit Of $258.39, or
S47.47 an acre. II the milk had been
sold at 80 cents gallon the credit
for the pasture would have amounted
to s73.55 above the cost Of the grain.
The results Of this definite expert
ment added to large number Of un-
solicited testimonials Of farmers. It Is
said, make the value Of Sudan grass
as summer-pasture grass in favora-
bic seasons seem beyond dispute.
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FLOWING FATAL TO INSECTS
Countless Numbers Of Crop Pests Can
Be Destroyed by Disking Ground
During Fall.

Various field insects pass the winter
In the soil. Some Of them make earth
en- nests lined with silk, while others
hide at the base of the roots Of plants.
A. G. Ruggles, state entomologist OF
Minnesota, thus explains how count
less numbers of crop pests can be de-
stroyed:
"When the insect is In the transi-
tional period between the larva or
worm and the adult they are very sus-
ceptIble to disturbances. Disking or
plowing the ground In the fall disturbs
these forms and many of them die. It
Is also known that alternate thawing
and freezing weather has destructive
effect upon insect life. Many insects
can endure freezing alone, but alter
nate freezing and thawing is fatal.
"Also many Of the more delicate
forms, IL the plowIng Is done properly,
can be covered so deeply with soil that
they are unable to reach the surface
the following year. Many insects ex-
posed by the plow are also devoured by
birds. For these reasons dlsking or
plowing are operations recommended
by all economic entomologists."
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
GOOD MARKET FOR CHICKENS
Minnesota Expert Predicts Strong De-
mand for All Forms Of PouI-
try This Autumn.

N. r.. Chapman, poultry extensionlst
at University farm. predicts good
prices for all forms of poultry next
fall, and says that chicks hatched by
July l will get into the "soft roaster"
class, weighing from one and one-half
to four pounds each. Mr.. Chapman
also foresees a strong demand for
broilers weighing from one pound to
two pounds. to. be dressed out and
frozen by the packers for winter trade.
During the early summer months the
expense OF feeding can be reduced and
a larger percentage of the chickens
reared because of more favorable con-
ditions. M -.
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es per car I'm shipments to New York
city, and experienced commission men
in northern cities estimated that 10
per cent of the oranges shipped from
Florida decayed before reaching the
consumer. In 1913 the annual produc-
ton of cantaloupcs in the southwest
ern states was estimated at 100000
standard crates Of As melons each. and
Investigations showed that more than
one-tenth Of these melons reached the
consumers so green as to be practical
'ly valueless for food.
The mistakes which western canta-
loupe growers and shippers made IL
lustrate tho problems with which the
producers have to deal. Many did not
realize that to insure desirable eating
and keeping quality, the cantaIoupes
destined for long-distance shipment
should be picked just about the time
at which they will slip cleanly from
the stem. or slightly before this stage
Is reached. II was found, also. that
the common practices in handling the
fruit were unnecessarily rough and
that instead Of allowing considerable
time to elapse between picking aud
loading into iced refrigerator cars.
they should have been loaded as soop
as possible. 1t was demonstrated that
the wrapping OF cantaloupes was TN
desirable because the wrappers re-
tarded the cooling and often caused
the cantnloupes to become moldy az
Ter they were removed from the re-
frigeritor cars. :
why strswbsrrles Decay.
Strawberries may, be cited as nm.
other example. The most successful
shippers. including some In the Ozark
who send their product several hun
dred miles. have learned from sxpe
tence ard theodCh investigations -
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dozen eggs than the Leghorn pullets.
The difference increases very rapidly
with the age of the stock; the gen.
eral-purpose yearlings consumed Al
pounds more feed per dozen eggs
than the Lcghorn yearllngs. AS the
price of grains varies greatly in diff
ferent sections, only the grain con-
sumed, and not the cost Of 1t Is given
In the accompanying table.
Naturally the grain consumed per
dozen eggs will depend very material
ly upon how successfully the hens are
fed and managed. In these feeding
experiments on the United States de-
partment Of agriculture poultry farm,
several different pens Of birds were
used in each class to eliminate error
as far as possible.
The general-purpose fowls used In
the experiments produced an average
egg yield Of 1908 eggs as pullets and
SS.1 as yearlings, while the Leghorns
produced an average of 1887 eggs as
pullets and 124.9 eggs as yearllngs.
The value Of the genernl-purpose
breeds for market or for Matching and
breeding makes them usually. the
most desirable breed for the general
farmer and the backyard poultry
raiser, while the Leghorns are espe-
cially adapted to commercial egg rails
Ing.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
CAUSE OF MUCH
WASTE OF FOOD
Large Losses Of farm Products
Due to Improper Handling
After Maturity.
PHOTOGRAPHS GIVE REASONS
Problem Of Proper Care Of Perishable
Z Fruits and Vegetables Appears Com
pIex and Confusing Because
Of Details.

In the Photographic files of the bu-
reau of markets. United States depart
ment of agriculture. are many sets OF
pictures which tell story of blasted
hopes--a story Of unnumbered growers
of fruits and vegetables who have
toiled early and late through the rains
Of the spring and the heat of the sum-
mer, only to meet with disappointment
at the end of their labors, because,
after doing all else well, they failed In
one great essential-the method OF
handling their product after 1t ma
tured. The photographs in those files
taken at numerous railway terminals.
show quantities of celery, onions, po-
tatoes, lettuce, apples, peaches. egg
plant. and many other perlshable prod
ucts, mutilated or decayed because
somebody failed to do his job of pick
ing, packing, loading. or refrigerating
properly.
The lesson Is all very plain when
one looks atthese photographs and 1t
Is not difficult to picture the dlsap-
Dointment and loss of the growers and
shippers represented. But 1t Is by no
means a simple lesson. Until one be-
comes familiar with his own special
line the problem of proper handling of
perishable fruits and vegetables ap-
pears very complex and confusing, so
many are the details TO be learned.
Nowadays much of the growers pro-
duce is shipped long distances. and II
a full reward for the seasons work Is
to be reaped he must learn the special
requirements for his particular prod
uct on the particular journey that II
is to take. Each item in the whole list
Of products has its peculiarities which
must be reckoned with when 1t comes
to marketing. The manner Of picking,
the size and shape of the crate or 9TH
er container to be used, the fullness
of the pack. the amount Of preceding,
IL any, the kind Of freight car to be
used. how many tiers can be loaded In
the car-these and numerous other
items have to be determined.
Useless SacriRees Of Food.
The bureau or markets. photographs
and the reports from the bureau food
inspectors at various important termi
mails indicate that large number OF
shippers who have been 'in the game
for years persist In practices that are
costing them dearly. A few seasons
ago careless loading OF western apples
caused an average breakage of so box
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
FORECASTS ARE
OF MUCH VALUE
illinois Farmers Highly Pleased
With Aid. Bulletins Had Been
at Planting Time.
ENABLED TO FlGURE AHEAD
With Prediction Of Rain Everybody
Got Busy With Planters and Crop
Put in Ground Rsady to Be
Soaked and Terminated.

That the farmers Of the country find
the weekly weather forecasts of i'm
mense value, especially during the
growing season, Is evidenced by let
ter of appreciation recently received
by the weather bureau of the United
States department Of agriculture from
en- Illinois farmer. He was highly
pleased with the aid the forecasts had
been to him and his neighbors in plant
ing their corn. In part he wrote:
OF Untold Benefit.
"These forecasts have been of un-
told benefit to US this, an unusual
backward spring, and we feel greatly
indebted to you. With this very reli-
able advanced information you are
furnishing us we are able to figure
ahead and keep planting right up. For
instance, this section began plowing
for corn last week. When we re-
ceived your bulletin predicting rain
for Tuesday or Wednesday of this
week, we got busy with our corn
planters, some even turning the face
Of their calendars to the wall and
letting one Sunday get away from
them. TO make a long story short.
when your predicted rain struck us
Tuesday noon and Is still coming down
this, Wednesday, morning, 1t found
over one-thlrd Of the Illinois corn crop
In the ground ready to be soaked and
terminated. Had we not been put
xn,tc hxyx Of ha
not one-sixth would have been planted.
While your daily weather reports.
made up by your local observer, help
out some, they cannot be compared
with your weekly forecast sent out
from Washington. have watched 1t
quite close since you began this part
of the service five or six years ago,
and have found II most reliable and
dependable"
Weekly Forecast
In addition to the daily weather fore
casts published In practically all news
papers. the weather bureau issues on
Saturday Of each week a forecast for
the six days beginning the following
Monday. These forecasts are made
for nine separate districts covering
practically the eaure United States,
and necessarily are less specific than
the daily forecasts. They are given
wide distribution during the growing
season, and the letter quoted records
but one instance, among many, In
which they have proved of great value
10 fa farnprs5 r. aE.,+y4..
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GRAIN CONSUMED.
FOR DOZEN EGGS
Cost Of Production Depends on
Quality and Price Of Feed
Given to Flock.
ALL CEREALS ARE EXPENSIVE
Experiments Have Been Conducted on
Government Poultry Farm to De-
tsrmlne Cost Of Feed Necessary
to Produce Eggs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
In poultry keeping. as In any other
business. the aim is to keep down ex-
penses. If they almost or totally
equal the returns, then. no matter
how productive the flock is, there is
little profit for It's owner.
One of the largest items of ex-
pense. which the man or woman
raising poultry today has, is the
grain that Is fed the birds. Every
kind Of cereal is expensive in COM
parison with former days. especially
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13

experiments have been conducted On
the government poultry farm to deter
mine the amount Of feed required to
produce a dozen eggs. z
Z Results OF the Experiments.
The general-purpose pulIets used in
this experiment ate In year an av-
erage Of 81 pounds Of feed per dozen
eggs produced. and the yearlIng gen.
eral-purpose birds ate 96 pounds. The
Leghorn pullets ate 4.S pounds. and
the yearIIngs 5.5 pounds.
From these figures II Is seen that
the general-purpose pullets ate 10
pounds more feed In producing q
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
SUDAN GRASS YIELD FOR HAY
Average About Two and Half Tons
Per. .Acre-cut After Plants Have
Passed Out Of Bloom.

Cut Sudan grass for hay after the
plants have passed out Of bloom, but
before the seed has become hard. An
average yield is about two and half
tons OF dry hay per acre. as COM
pared with about three tons for sor-
ghum on the same kind of land and
two tons OF millet.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
DECREASE IN NUMBER
OF CATTLE AND HOGS
Swine Show Falling Off Of 10 Per
Cent in Births.
About e Per Cent Fewer Births u
Calves This Year ~ Compared
With 1919, According to Re-
ports to Federal Bureau.

A falling or In the numbers Of cat
tie and hogs In the United States oc-
CURED during the first four months Of
this year. as compared with the like
period last year, according to reports
Of special livestock reporters Of the
bureau Of crop estimates, United
States department Of agriculture.
In the case Of hogs. the births dur
Ing January, February, March and
April were about 10 per cent fewer
than In the same months last year. The
marketings have fallen Off about 10
per cent, the farm slaughter was
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
asRkaElfsSRSaass

The main objects Of cream ripenIns
are to increase the churnabillty Of
cream and to develop desirable navors,
1t is impossible to produce clean
milk nnd cream unless the cows
stable, milk utensils ana separatcr -
M ~. y. Il "
Rcmembcr that plahts root shallow
aud that the roots run deep. Der
plcwing and shallsw cultlvpting suii
~ plant
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
RAPID GROWTH OF CHICKENS
More Advantageous to Feed Five Times
During Day Than Threc-over-
feeding Harmful.

Undoubtedly chickens will grow
faster when fed ave times than when
fed only three times daily. but Il
should be borne In mind that more
harm can be done to the young chicks
by overfeeding than by underfeedIng.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
PLAN FOR PURCHASING FARM
Distinct Advantage to Buy Equipment,
Live Stock and Materials Al
ready on Place

Often II isa distinct advantage
when purchasing a farm to buy the
equipment live stock and materials
already on the place. In this way
an income Is yielded almost from the
outset, which usually makes possible
the operation Of the farm without
loss. ~ VA
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13

Dairy Herd Near Wichita Falls, Texas.
the deaths on farms this year are over
40 per cent heavier than last year to
May 1. Taking into considera tou both
the births and the deaths (from all
causes). 1t appears that there has been
relative reduction of about per
cent during the first four months OF
this, year as compared with the trend
during the first four months Of last
year.
The births of calves from January I
to May l were about % per cent few
er this year than last year. The net
disposition OF cattle by marketings,
farm slaughter and deaths was about
per cent greater than last year; 1t
appears that there has been a relative
reduction of about 8 per cent In total
number of cattle as compared with
last year during the four months jan
uary l to May 1.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
AUTUMN SUPPLY OF LETTUCE
Row sown In Middle o. August VIII
Insure Crop Of This Most Sue
euient Vegetable.

A row Of lettuce scwu the middle
OF August win insure nne fall supply
cf this most healthful and succulent
vegetable. The quality win be even
supsrior 10 the spcing grown. Sals-
mandsr = The bsst tl.d ~ late 49,
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doubt, or hnds that his produce is not
reaching Its destination In good cond!-
tien. he should write for information.
stating his case clearly. Inquiries
should be addressed to the Bureau OF
Markets, United States Department Of
Agriculture, Washington, d. G.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
CRATE FOR SHIPPING SWINE
Neatly Built Affair, With Shippers
Name and That Of Farm, ls
Good Advertisement.

A strong shipping crate for hogs
IS an easy thing to make. 1t should
De well built of pine. A neatly built
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
PQpElQYNk

Poultry raisers should recognise the
value Of summer shade. ts
CuIlIng must b. practiced n all
tiocks II profit II 10 b mada
Teedins b one II ~ most impsrl
tant fsctors ln - psyesstisa.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13
Pine Crate for Hogs.

rate, a shipping tag bearing the ship
per's name and that of his farm often
will aid In selling stock. In case the
shipment Is to be long one wire a
pan of water In one corner.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1920-08-13

ried on by the federal bureau of mar
kets experts and others. that Quicl
cooling after harvesting II an essen
rtlaI In the proper shipment Of this
fruit. The chief strawberry decay Is
one that develops very rapidly under
favorable temperatures, and the fun
gus which causes It gains foothold
In bruised fruit. Therefore poorly
handled berries. even II shipped In
properly refrigerated cars, will soop
decay after being remoss.A from the
Iced car. This Is point Of much i'm
portance to the shipper. for a large
number OF small dealers have no ia
cilIties for keeping their stocks Of
fruit cool.
Problems for Celery Shippers.
There are problems also for ship
pers Of lettuce and celery. 1t has been
found, for example. that head lettuce
cut so as to eliminate the lower two
or three leaves and deprived Of all
diseased leaves, develops far less de.
cay In transit than that handled In the
manner followed by many shippers.
Celery is often injured because 1t Is
loaded too high in the car to permit
proper circulation Of air.
The United States department Of ag-
ricrlture has given much time to the
study of right and wrong methods OF
picking, packing and loading fruits
and vegetables, and IL shipper is In