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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

Thereby, the distance In hauling feed
Is shortened and the fields are easily
accessible in returning the manure
Too much emphasis cannot be placed
on the latter clause. Manure Is one
of the valuable assets to the farming
system of the state in maintaining
soil fertility.
The barn should be so constructed
that 1t will provide ample space for
the storing OF feed and the housing
of cattle. The farmer must be mind
full that 1t Is economy in time and ex-
pense to provide storage for both crops
and livestock under one roof. The
feed room should be located in the
barn with space for the storage of con-
centrates and mixing of feed. Water
should also be easily accessible. A
complete system of barn plans may
be secured from the Experiment Sta
ton upon application.
Quality Of Animals important.
This article would be incomplete
were the quality and type of livestock
to be fed omitted. As reference was
made to economy in feed and the same
applies to the animal fed. 1t is rec
ognized fact In commercial cattle pro-
duction that to waste good feed on q
poor quality Of cattle Is expensive and
lacks good business Judgement The
fact remains that the animals carrying
breeding and quality will make more
economical gains on the feed consumed
than the inferior grade. This truth
has been found out by the history Of
markets In years past.
The livestock farmer must be stu
dent of markets. When he has fin
lshed his cattle he has merchantable
product and profit or loss depend on
his ability to market 1t successfully.
Through the agricultural press as well
as the daily paper the opportunity is
offered to acquire knowledge Of
markets and market conditions. The
farmer should ascertain the extent Of
supply and demand for meat not only
on his home market but also on that Of
other sections. This enables him to
determine Just what markets to ship
to. 1t further,assists him to feed moro
lntelligently, since in surveying the
markets we lind that in some light
carcass sells to an advantage, on
others . medium finished steer Is
greatly In demand, while on others a
prime or highly finished animal Ia de-
sired. Thus the market presents one
Of the big problems for the farmer.
1t Is only by gaining an Intelligent and
thorough going knowledge of the same
by close application that the farmer
rs . merchant win DO able to better
himself.
Last but Of grea Importance Is the
assembling Of library. Books
which would be most informa-
tlonal consist of those on types and
breeds Of livestock. market classes,
feeding. livestock diseases. soils. farm
crops, etc. To these may be added
bulletins and circulars published by
our Experiment Station staff also q
judicious selection OF farm per; odicals.
A list Of the sar,e may be had upon
application TO the Division of Exten-
sion, University CT Tennessee
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

The question which Is uppermost in
the minds Of our farmers today is how
to balance their system of farming.
In other words can our farming system:
be so planned that we may raise two
or more merchantable products during
the year. The business farmer seek
Ing to enhance his annual income,
through years of experience has found
1t unwise to attempt carrying all his
eggs In one basket. The one crop
farmer who produces tobacco, cotton
or sweet potatoes has had the result
Of his toll spilled too often of recent
years by depressed market conditions.
While many of our livestock. farmers
are In one sense one crop farmers, yet
In surveying the situation in Tennes-
zee We find them universally In better
condition than the cotton, tobacco or
potato farmer. After all he has met
reverse market conditions cheerfully.
However, it must be borne in mind
that the financial loss of the livestock
farmer in the production of CONNER
cial cattle has been extremely great
In determining the kind and type
Of farming in which one desires tc
become engaged there are many things
to be considered. A "safe and sane"
or as quoted above we'll balanced
farming system should be held in mind
Primarily, soil fertility represents the
farmers invested capital. On 1t his
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20
TENNESSEE FARMERS WHO GROW
LIVESTOCK ARE MOST PROSPEROUS
Essentials In Production of Cattle For Market
Given Good Pasture and Good Quality
Animals Important
Ry Richardson Specialist Extension Univer
sity of TenneSsee)

acreage of one of the cash crops COM
mon to Tennessee. The kind of crop
depends somewhat on the section OF
the state. In West Tennessee cotton
or potatoes could be worked in. In
some sections of Middle and East Ten
nessee, tobacco would be most logical.
With due amount of study as TO his
farm conditions and the opportunity
to consult an authority at the expert
ment station the Tennessee farmer
should be able to work the crops
named into a systematic and thorough
workable rotation. The object of tie
livestock farmer should be to produce
largely the ration used in the matur-
ing of his cattle IL he would finish his
cattle cheaply. Economy in ration
must be held in mind. Sllage, legume
hay, straw produced by oats will fur
nish the roughage. With the proper
knowledge of the relative feeding
value of the above named concentrates
and roughages a nutritious and eco
nomical ration may be worked out
The livestock farmer must also be
mindful of necessary equipment.
Fences should be constructed substan-
TALLY of good material and not at too
great expense. The cattle barn should
be located on an elevation, with good
drainage and as much of south east
erly exposure as possible to secure.
The proximity of that portion of the
barn to be devoted TO crops should be
kept in mind in selecting a barn sight.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

For seventy-five, perhaps one hun
bred years, it is our opinion that any
Tennessee Supreme court would have
condemned the taking of dollar by
any member of the legislature beyond
the four dollars per diem for rs days
and railroad fare set out by the con-
stitution-and reproduced by Gov
ernor Taylor when he vetoed the $3.50
per member Expense" appropriation
voted by the late legislature but as
the old song says:
But they change as all things
change here:
Nothing in this world can last"
IL the Supreme court should say
the sun rises in the West and sets in
the East that ends the controversy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20
ALUMNI BANQUET.

The Alumni Association of the Lex
ington High School is requested to at
tend the annual banquet at the Hotel
Lexington, Saturday, May 20, at 1880
p. m. Any friend you desire may ac-
company you. If you have not reserv.
ed a plate for yourself and friend
please do SO by May 81. 1t will cost
you only $l.25 per plate. Show your
spirit by your presence.
+. Z. POWERS, Manager.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20
Leeuns Crops For Feed.

With the serial crops legumes should
play an important part They may
sonsist of clover, alfalfa. soybeans or
peas to which one of the grasses may
be added. With the crops suggested
he fa1aeF 81 Duld plan for limited
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

success, his crop yield, and his profits
and income from the farm depend. A
thorough working knowledge of the
soil must be acquired. Information as
to what constitutes soil fertility, the
conservation of 1t and the necessary
elements of plant food as we'll as or
ganic matter, moisture, the effects OF
heat and cold are essential to success.
In addition to this the best method
of cultivation and the working of the
soil should be held in mind il good
yields are to be secured for the time
and labor expended.
knowledge Of Pastures Needed.
Much knowledge must be acquired
of pastures and pasture building; the
proportion of the farm to be devoted
to pasture and its carrying capacity.
No farmer, particularly in Middle and
East Tennessee, should be contented
with his pasture until he has succeed
ed in building sod sufficiently dense
to average 275 to 800 pounds per steer
during the grazing season. To do this
m application of manure, lime or acid
phosphate may be necessary. The pro-
duction of livestock Is certainly an
uphill business where good pastures
are not available. A knowledge of the
grass mixtures which will produce best
results and certain types of soil when
seeded to pasture should be acquired.
The provision for ample watering ia
cilities for the stock is important
The }creage set aside for cropping
should balance the carrying capacity
of the pastures. Too frequently we
dnd the two boundaries lacking proper
hons. The practice of wintering and
finishing carload a steers in Tsnnes-
see is becoming more common. The
GARNER who uses the light steer as a
stocker and avails himself of good pas
ture to put on cheap grains renders the
winter ration of roughage concentrates
more economical in finishing. Thus 1t
may be said that the boundaries for
cropping depend on two things, name
". the crops essential to livestock
farming, and economy In labor costs.
Here knowledge Of crops and their
feeding value both concentrates and
roughage assists the farmer In deter
mining his rotation. The man who
has adopted a systematic rotation of
crops is producing larger tonnage OF
feed, his soil Is In a higher degree OF
fertility and his labor costs are less.
Corn. oats and barley are three most
useful concentrates In livestock pro-
auction. A sufficient acreage OF the
above named crops should be put out
70 enable the farmer to grow the larger
percentage of the concentrates neces-
sary in balancing the ration. To the
shove, Of course, some cottonseed meal
will have to be added. The acreage
Of corn should be sufficient to take
care of the silo and furnish some sur
plus.
legume Crops For Feed.
With the serial crops legumes should
play an important part They may
sonsist of clover, alfalfa. soybeans or
peas to which one of the grasses may
be added. With the crops suggested
he fa1aer 81 0uld plan for limited
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20
EVILS OF CONSTIPATION.

Perhaps the most serious of the dis
eases caused by constipation is ap.
pendicitis. If you would avoid this
dangerous disease, keep your bowels
regular. For this purpose Chamber
lains' tablets are excellent, easy to
take and gentle and mild in effect.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20
SARDIS MAY BE OIL FIELD.

A recent crowd of oil experts, in
GLIDING a geologist who visited Sardis
and other points in this county, ex-
pressed the opinion that doubt no
longer existed that the earth in the
Sardis vicinity contains oil. The
quantity can only be ascertained by
development, for no man can predict
that.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

Headline: Railroads Insist Labor
Costs Cause Deficit, and men who
do real work in operating railroads
insist that growing deficits are caus-
ed by overpaid and in many cases
worthless "higher ups The railroad
workers will fight for their wages
and the railroad administrations for
their pets.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

Last Sunday had been proclaimed
China Famine day in Tennessee, by
Governor Taylor, to be observed as
such by the churches all over the
State. DR.. James | Vance, of Nash
vile, headed the effort to raise mon
en- in this state for the famine-strick-
EN- people of China.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

Prof. John I. Tigert, former Nash
vile man, now professor of psychol-
ogn and philosophy in University of
Kentucky, was last week nominated
by President Harding for United
States Commissioner Of Education.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

Nashville postoffice led 80 largest
Southern postoffices in month OF
April. Richmond showed gains over
last year. New Orleans, Atlanta,
Memphis and Jacksonville, showde de-
crease compared with last year.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20

J. W. Carne, aged 80 years, was
killed near Trenton, Thursday of last
week by the overturning of a tractor
which he was operating. Carne was
prominent demonstrators for Tren-
ton Auto Company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
RETALIATION SCHEHE
TO RID HONOLULU OF
FAMOUS DUCK POND"

HONOLULU, T. H.. Jan. 2.-One
Of the picturesque bits Of landscape
re mernbercd by tourists visiting
Honolulu Is 70 be removed after
months OF effort, If definite plans Of
the territorial board Of harbOr com
missicners are carried into eXeCu-
ton The board has called for bids
for the first unit Of the Waikiki
reclamation project which proposes
TO drain and eventually 10 fill the
Waikiki duck pond district, an area
OF more than 400 acres which al
present is given over largely 10
FL OF ia Jion of rice and the taro root
from which Hawaiian poi is made
The popular name or the Duck
Pond" has been given 10 the swamp
because of large numbers OF do
nestle ducks raised by orientals
along the route of a street railway
line crossing the swamp.
F'irs- Improvements contemplated
by the harbor commissioners entail
construction Of a canal draining the
entire area and the nlling of por-
tons Of lowlands adjoining. The
board also Is considering a proposal
TO dredge coral from Waikiki beach.
the tourists bathing beach. thereby
improving swimming conditions. The
coral thus obtained would be used
for filing in the swamp area.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
Selects TtUO Nurses 10
piSit States Schools

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan I. - Mrs.
Ethel p. Clark. director OF the In
diana university school OF nurses at
the Indiana university school II
medicine and Roberr IS. Long hos
pitaL has appointed two registered
nurses. graduates OF the school 10
tour the STATE in Interests Of chrG
welfare. Mss Grace Pitt CT this
city and Miss Rhule Caster. OF Port
land have been selected by Mrs.
Clarke. The two nurses viii visit
rura., grade and high schools IN In
diana and give demonstration OF
how 20 care for children.
Motion picture films and stereopr
ticon slides on health 81 bjects wiz
be used in the campaign. Public
schools may now establish courses
in health and hygiene according 10
a ruling OF the state board OF educa.-
ton. Instructors must be registered
nurses who can meet the require
ments necessary 70 obtain a teach
ors license. Many public schools
auready have established such cours-
IS and appointed the instructors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
STEELE ADVOCATES
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FOR INDIANA THIEVES

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan L - Sen
Claude 5. Steele Of Knox. who will
represent Laporte and Starke coun-
ties in the state legislature, plans
TO Introduce a bill fixing the punish
ment at life Imprisonment for hold
ups. bank robbery. highway robbery
or burglary at the point OF a gun.
by imposing this extreme penalty
IN these crimes committed by armed
robbers says Sen. Starke. II be-
ieve, IL will have a who, esonne effect
on this class OF criminals. The pen
atty is none too severe and would
result IN the saving Of many lives
and much valuable property.
Il am informed that there IS a
shortage OF Ia Dor at the Michigan
City prison. that the warden has
Jobs FOR more men than are availa-
bic. The sentencing OF a number Of
this class OF criminals 20 that insu-
tuition would put them 70 work at
productive instead OF destructive Ia
Dor, and provide the warden with
more help"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
10 RECLAIM 5000
ACEES or PARADISE
VALLEY ~ ARIZONA

PHOENIX. Ari1.. jan. 2.-Ar.z5na
is about 20 reclaim another biz
desert valley. H. -Itr- Thousand
acres in The Psral 81 valley are 20
be brought under irrigation By
means OF a rcclama tion project cost
irE approximately SIS. 100000.
Announcement by George d
Christy. Phoenix, crUT sci for the
Tardd so-FCrle irrica -i1 district. az
the association OF andhoIGer5 i.
known. that the financing Of the
project b 9 been arranged III com
plcte dc.aiI. mas been followed by
preliminary engineering work on the
reservoir and dam a es. A New
y orIs banking house has set aside
the sl5C09.0 600 FOR the project urf
der cortract by whi@h Il is 10 re-
celve bonds Of the irrigation district
and ALSO is 90 De the preferred pur-
chaser Of electric power developed
by the project.
The Paradise valley parallels the
salt river valley. in which Phoenix
- located. The Paradise country is
north Of the Salt river section and
IS separated from il by the Phoenix
range OF mountains.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
BUT IT IS NOT LIKE
SEPTEMBER MORN

WASHINGTON, Jan. Men
have been "pinched" for using a
telescope on bathing scenes. Naked
eyes have been hacked for intru-
s.ous and murder has been done for
telling"
But now the microscope has been
employed to reveal bare facts and
figures. Moreover. governments in
VcstiEators announce they will dis
tribute their findings I'm a movie 80
Some poor insects too insignia
cant for ordinary attention were the
victims The pool was a dewdrop
and the bathers, creatures too small
for the naked eye The film. called
"A Plant Disease and How II
Spreads shows organisms Great
ing rhubarb blight. a source OF
heavy loss to gardeners Tt will be
distributed by the L. s. department
Of agricu ture
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
BELIEVE CARUSO
WILL QUIT STAGE
Friends Fear Illness Means
End Of Operate Career
of Star.
By United Press:

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-Fear was
expressed here today that the gold
en- voice OF EnricO CarusO may
never be heard on the operate stage.
Despite unofficial reports from his
bedside that he was better" follow
ing d second operation in connection
with hs serious illness with pleuriSy
ne feeling grew among his friends
and admirers that the series OF mis-
haps eliminating In sis present con-
ditiOn mark the beginning OF a de-
cline in the musical career of the
most brii'an tenor the world has
ever known.
II is practically certain now that
CarUsO cannot appear again at this
season OF the Metropolitan grand
opera.
No one but members OF the fam
ily the physicians and the nursing
staff has been permitted TO see Ca
russo since his illness became admit
teily serious this week. But his
apartments in the Hotel Vanderbilt
nave been deiuged with messages OF
coincidence from all parts of the
world and with great bouquets OF
flowers. including some which rep
resent the greatest self denial by IT
lie groups OF his worshippers in the
poorer quarters Il the Italian colony
here.
Caruso himself. ever an optimist.
has not at amy time conceded the
poss. bility OF his permanent retire
ment from the stage. according 20
reports from the sick room, and has
constantly evidenced the greatest
cheerfulness despite the severe pain
he has sometimes suffered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
WOMAN TO DECIDE
IF NAN SHALL HANG

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. LESS
than two weeks after Miss Elsie
Toles enters Office as Arizona state
superintendent of pubic instruction
she viii be called upon to help de-
eide whether man shall be
hanged.
The man is Pedro Dominique Of
Greenlee county, convicted on a
charge of murder in connection
with the killing of a fellow miner.
He was sentenced 10 be hanged
Nov. 5 last, but obtained a reprieve
until Jan. 13. On that date the
state board of pardons is TO consid-
er his case. Miss Toles viii be a
member Of the board which. by
statutory provision, consists Of the
attorney-general. the superintend-
ent of public instruction and a third
member. TO be chosen by the other
two.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
OPTIMISTIC VIEW
TAKEN By DEALERS
Elkhart Business Men See
Bright Future in Bust
ness World.

ELKHART Ind. Jan. /. - The
unanimous opinion of business men
here ON the Gnlocial outlook FOR
the coming year was very optinis-
tic, the men declaring that not only
the city would be more prosperous
i'm the next - months but that the
prosperity would include persons
in all walks OF life
That the past year has been one
of advancement I'm all business aC-
tivities is declared Ivy the leading
business men. Merchants and man
UfaCturcrs report that their bust
ness showed a 90 percent gain over
the preceding year and that present
indications point 10 "a more success
ful era during the coming months.
The report of the banks in the
city shows that the total deposits
exceed that of last year by an ag-
gregate of $8.695,OOO, or an increase
OF % percent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
LOOT DISCOVERED
HIDDEN IN FIELD
Cigarets Valued at $4,000
Found by Railroad
Detective.

LAPORTE, Ind. Jan. with
the discovery Of a large quantity Of
Cig3rets. valued az over $1,000, II is
be ieved that part of the loot taken
in a recent robbery at Elkhart has
been recovered. The cigarets were
found By Cy Stout. formerly of
South Bend, and now a detective
for the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany. in a field near Wheeler, Por-
ter county.
An automobile was found aban-
doned a short distance from where
the cigarets We're discovered and il
is believed that the robbers drove
there in the car and concealed the
loot. The automobile. il is claimed,
was stolen from Elkhart
The cigarets were concealed in a
clump of brushes No trace Of the
robbers has been found but IL is
believed that their arrest will be
made within the next few days
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
PYLE TO ADDRESS
THE ROUND TABLE
Local Man viii Discuss "Our
Business at Organization
Dinner.

Dan Pyle Will deliver the Irinci-
pal address at the regular monthly
meeting of the Round Table 10 be
held in the Y. VI. c. A. building
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Pyle has
announced that he has chosen for
his subject, "Our Business"
Immediately following Mr.. Pyle's
talk the members Will hold a round
table discussion on the various
points brought out in the speech.
Following this discussion, Mr.. Pyle
Will be given Is minutes TO reply
and explain his stand.
AS usual the regular dinner viii
he served at $50 o'clock. Charles
r. Drummond will act as chairman
Of the meeting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
NEIGHBORS HOLD
HAN FOR POLICE
Catch COlored Man Providing
About Home Of Miss Mary
RudoW.

When neighbors of Miss Mary
RudOw. 602 $. Carroll ST.. returned
home late Saturday uight they dis
covered young cOlOred man
proving around her home and at
tempting 10 gain entrance. He was
taken into custody b. the ncighbOrs
after he had shown no resistance
and was turned over 20 the police
officials.
When questioned at the police
station ne gave hia name as Samuel
Johnson and said ne was living at
zoos s. Kendall ST. He said that ne
was not attempting TO breaE into
the house but that ne believed he
was another street.
Tt is expected tha, charges of ma
lcicus trespass will be fled against
him since at the time of MS arrest
il was believed that ne was slightly
intoxicated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
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