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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
FARM DEPARTMENT.

There is no money in this for any
one-but the farmer"
In its circular the university states
that the use of picric acid is recon-
mended for agricultural purposes in
this special instance only because it
s a war-salvage material that would
otherwise be wasted. 1t is not in
tended that picric acid should COM
pete with dynamite which, in some of
its lower grades, has certain superior
features.
As the material is to be shipped
only in carload lots, the university
recommended the pooling of orders in
each county. or where necessary to
make up a carload, the pooling of one
countys orders with those in a neigh
boring county. The allotments of
picric acid for the various States will
be held by the Bureau of Public
Roads, United States Department of
Agriculture, until May l, 1922, at
which time any allottments that have
not been taken up will be cancelled
and the most equitable distribution
possible will be made of that remain
ing.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
FIND CAMPHOR SUBSTITUTE

Japan has long held a monopoly
on camphor. New developments in
the coal tar industry of this country
indicate the finding of a substitute
for this valuable product. As yet it
is doubtful if the new phosphate sub
stances, as how used la the manufac-
ture of pyroxylin plastics, can replace
camphor for all purposes, but the dis
covery opens wide field for future
development work. AT any rate,
American manufacturers are already
released from the japanese monopoly
to some extent. Gum camphor now
costs 20 times what it used to.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
HOPES TO DRIFT
OVER NORTH POLE

Is it possible to drift across the
north pole by utilizing an uncharter-
ed and powerful current that flows
from Greenland to Siberia? Captain
Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the
south pole, says so, and next year he
will attempt to prove it, He is in this
country awaiting the repair of his
schooner, the Maud, for the voyage.
During a recent polar exploration trip
Amundsen had to temporarily aban-
don the vessel because of a broken
propeller
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19

been disposed Of and to get rid of
them, growers have been shipping
the old crop to wholesalers free of
charge. Having no demand for them,
the wholesalers have in turn unload
ed them on the retailer, who is dis
posing of them by handing out as
many to customer as he can carry
away. This is somewhat different
from the old order when onions sold
there. as well as in the East. for 10
cents a pound.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
LANDS ATOP MONT BLANC

The round, white summit of Mont
Blanc, the highest mountain in the
Alps. has been invaded and conquer
ed by man. A Swiss aviator, NJ.
Durafour. was the hero of the &C
complishment. the first man to reach
this peak, 10000 feet above sea level.
He made successful take-off from
the snowy top after the landing and
came down without damage. Last
year the airman made two attempts at
the same feat but without success.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
"BITTEREST REBEL" YIELDS

Pink Parker of Troy, Ala, a vete-
ran of the Confederate army and long
known as the "bitterest rebel OF the
South" because he refused to take
the oath of allegiance after the Civil
war, has been forced to yield and to
remove from his front yard a monu-
ment to John Wilkes Booth, the as
sassin of Abraham Lincoln. The
monument bore the inscription:
Sacred to the memory of John w.
Booth, who died a hero" 1t was in
tended by Parker to be placed in a
public park. Being refused permits
sion he set it up in his own yard. 1t
has given the town considerable no.
toriety which in the last few years
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
STRANGE BEDFE,LOW

While on a hunting trip in Califor-
mia, George Dugan was awakened by
a movement in the bed he was sleep
ing in, and forgetting he was not
home asked: rs that you, Nary"
He was answered by a growl and
striking a match found himself face
to face with bobcat that was making
itself at home. Dugan jumped one
way and the bobcat happily jumped
the other. The rest of the night Du-
gan was awake with a gun on his
lap but the visitor did not return.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
Many Farmers Plan To Sow Cover
CrOpS.

With farmers in so counties en-
listed with county farm agents and
the extension division of the College
Of Agriculture in a cooperative cover
crop campalg':, indications are that
large acreage of these crops viii.
be planted in Kentucky this fall TO
protect fieliS that woui9 otherwise
remain idle end unprotected during
the white" according to II. + Steph-
enson, crops extension specialist from
the college. A number of farmers in
the State are already using this sys-
TEN of farming to good advantage
and will continue it this fall.
A limited number of crops are
available for use in this way. GRIM
son and ve;ch being the only legume5
and rye, wheat and winter oats the
ncn-legumes. Where crimson clover
succeeds it is unsurpassed. Rye is
perhaps the most dependable crop |
since it can be seeded either early or |
late as the conditions demand. Best |
results are obtained by sowing it dur !
ing the latter part of August and the |
first CT Septen,be This will permit |
its being used for early fall pasture
as well as winter protection. Where !
soy beans and corn are grown to-
gether to be hogged off rye may be |
seeded early In this way a green
carpet will be furnished upon which
the hogs may feed. If the hogging |
off is done first rye may be seeded .
as late as November.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
Make Early Preparation for tho Next
Corn Crop.

Make Early Preparation for the Next
Corn Crop.
Nothing in the line of corn culture
is more important than the selection
of seed ears and the preparation Of
land for the next seasons crop. Both
of these opera ions should have at
Tention in the late sumner and early
fall of the previous year, say experts
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. Seed can best be select
ed from the field because then II is
possible to observe the condition of
the parent stalks as to vigor and free
dom from disease. Seed from dis
-eased ears may not grow at al or may
produce weak, barren stalks. Farm
ers Bulletin 1176, Control of the
Root. Stalk and Ear Rot Diseases of
Corn" which may be had free by
writing the Department of Agricul-
ture. tells how to detect the diseased
ears.
Seed ears may be selected as soon
as they have gotten their growth and
before the sap is entirely out of them.
BY picking them at this time, the
grower avoids danger of sprouting in
the field with moist, damp weather.
and also the danger of destructive
insects. After they cre picked the
ears should have their moisture TAX
en- out as quickly as possible. All
that is necessary if free circulation
of air. This can be obtained by |
drawing back the husks, tying the |
ears together in pairs and hanging
over a wire. If ears are hung in too
large clusters there is danger OF mil
dew. Care should also be taken to
avoid freezing. especially before the
ears are thoroughly dry.
Fall blowing is a matter govern
ed by local conditions, and the farm
ers' Judgment will be called into play.
In some localities it is better to pillow
early for the conservation of mois-
ture. Flowing under all of the hu-
mus is advisable wherever it can be
done, to improve the physical condi-
tion of the soil and increase its fer
tility and thus produce strong, vigor-
Gus corn.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
WEEVIL INCREASES
DAMAGE TO COTTON

AS result of the onslaughts of the
boll weevil, the department of agri-
culture estimates that 100000 bales
of cotton were lost during the month
of July. Rainfall aided in the de-
struction by promoting a growth Of
grass and weeds. and experts say
there is serious danger of continued
Losses. The present crop is about ss
per cent of normal and is the lowest
ON record since 1856.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
Sows Should Gain Weight Before
Time of narrowing.

The ration used by feeders at the
College of Agriculture farm in pre-
pairing sows for the fall narrowing
season is composed of so pounds of
corn, so pounds of middlings and 10
pounds of tankage and is fed at the
rate of about one pound day for
each 100 pounds of live weight of the
ANIMALS. In addition the sows have
access to a supply of sudan grass
pasture. In cases where pasture is
short the grain allowance should be
increased, according to the rcommen-
dations made by the college animal
husbandrymen. During the last six
weeks before narrowing the sows
should be gaining slowly so as to be
in a good healthy condition about
narrowing time which comes from
the first to the middle of September.
Care should be taken to see that the
animals are not allowed TO gain too
rapidly and become fat.
A few days before narrowing the
sows should be removed from the
herd and placed in separate quarters
in order to permit them booming ac-
quainted with the new surroundings
and herdsman. The narrowing pens
should be cool, clean and free from
dust.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
Select Bean and Pea Seed BY Market
inc Finest Plants.

The best seed of beans and peas is
to be obtained by marking a few
of the finest plants with bit of cloth
at the beginning of the harvesting
season and allowing the crop of these
plants to ripen completely, say eX-
perts of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
In making such selections it is best
to choose plants alike in verietal
character and earliness. When rip
ened until dry, pull these plants in
the early morning, in order to avoid
shattering, and hang or spread them
in an airy, dry place until the seed is
quite hard. Then shell the seed,
spread out not over two or three
grains deep, and when thoroughly
dry store it for the winter in bags of
coarse open-meshed fabric hung in
cool, dry place.
Pods which for any reason have
been overlooked when picking beans
or peas for the table should be saw
ed, since they can be shelled for seed,
though inferior to the selected stock
described above. In saving seed from
remnant crops of this kind it is well
to discard all pods containing only
one or two seeds, as these may have
come from plants with a tendency to
produce poorly filled pods.
Some very destructive bean disea-
ses, including pod-spot, are carried in
the seed; so it is extremely important
to observe the general rule that no
seed should be saved from diseased
plants when saving beans for seed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
OPERATE ON ANCIENT TREE

At cost of about $1,000 the ia
nous sycamore tree on the campus
of West Virginia university has been
operated on 10 restore its health and
give it longer life. The tree. which
is 16 feet in circumference and 200
years old, was rotting away. so the
dead wood was bored out to a depth
of seven feet under the ground. the
tree surgeons working inside of it,
Two tons of ashpalt and ton of
crushed stone were then poured into
the cavity.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
BOY ADMITS WRECKING TRAIN

John Are, IA years old, of Glen
burn, Pa, arrested for causing the
wreck of an express train near his
home resulting in the death of two
persons and injuries to 81, admitted
that he had placed large nuts and
bolts on the track to flatten them. He
said he did not realize anyone would
be hurt and was sorry they were
killed" He was held without bail on
a charge of murder until the affair
has been carefully Investigated.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
TO RESTORE LEE MASON

a movement has been started by
women of the South to restore the
house of Gen. Robert E. Lee to its
former beauty. An effort will he
made to interest the Daughters of the
Confederacy in the undertaking. The
old home of the famous Southern gen.
eral now stands in the center of the
Arlington cemetery. a mere shell of
its former grandeur. Women who
are leading the movement say they
want to make of II n shrine on a
parallel with Mount Vernon"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
Minnesota Has Picric-Acid Campaign
To Take Up Quota.

A "picric-acid week" in Minnesota
is the newest application of the inten-
sive campaign idea. The United
States Department of Agriculture has
allotted 744,O0O pounds of this war
salvage explosive as the proportion
ate share of Minnesota for land-clear-
ing purposes to be distributed under
the direction of the agricultural en-
cheering and agricultural extension
divisions of the University of Mime
sofa. The week of July 1928 was
designated as 'picric-acid campaign
week." during which meetings were
held in each county to acquaint farm
ers, bankers and business men with
this opportunity TO obtain explosive
material free, except for the cost of
cartridging and distribution. At
these meetings were discussed the
ways and means of financing and dis
tributing the quota in each county in
the shortest time and the best way
possible. .,...
The University of Minnesota issued
circulars and posters calling attention
10 the fact that there is only limit
ed amount of the material and only a
limited time to take up the State
quota. The farmers were informed
particularly that the Government was
giving the material free and that the
charge for cartridging and distribut-
ing cents a pound. and the freight
costs approximately 2 cents a pound
from Sparta, Wis, where the north
ern supply is located-snade picric
acid available for about one-half the
price Of dynamite.
One poster reads conspicuously;
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
ENDURANCE TEST
FOR SADDLE HORSES
To Be Held Under Supervision Of
Government Agencies-Five-
Day Test Over 300-Mile
Course.

Army men and others who are aliv,
70 the country's acute under.suppl!
Of first class cavalry and genera
utility horses. as the shortage Of then
was brought painfully to light during
the recent World War, are looking for
ward to the Endurance Test for saddle
horses set for next October.
This test, designed TO promote the
breeding Of more and better work
types, and to improve the material
suitable for army mounts, is to be a
very severe one, conducted by repre-
sentatives OF the War Department,
Army Remount Service and the
Bureau OF Animal Industry, Depart.
ment OF Agriculture, along with those
or our great institutions maintained
in the interest Of pure bred horses,
including the American Remount As
ISOLATION, Thoroughbred Endurance
Test Club, National Saddle Horse
Club. Arabian Horse Club OF America,
National Steeplechase and Hunt Asso-
citation and American Hackney Horse
Society. Also. its conditions make the
Endurance Test Of special interest to
Kentuckians.
The distance 600 miles cross
country will be traversed sixty miles
a day for five consecutive DAYS, regard
less OF weather, over course TO be
selected by the committee in charge.
Each horse shall carry no less than
245 pounds, made up, according to the
rules governing, OF the riders live
weight, plus so much dead weight In
equipment.
First prize will be $500. the Mounted
Service Cup, Blue Ribbon and the
Arabian Horse Club Medal; second
prize, $500 and Red Ribbon: third
prize $500 and Yellow Ribbon; fourth
prize, $500 and White Ribbon; fifth
prize, $3.50 and Grey Ribbon: sixth
prize 500 and Black and White Rib
bon. Prizes will be awarded on the
basis OF SOC for condition Of the horse
md 400 for speed-a standard that
points TO the bottom and swiftness of
he thoroughbred strain as the one
likely to produce the winner.
The War Department is evincing
ne keenest interest, because the result
will further the splendid work of the
Army Remount Association and the
inner patriotic organizations that have
the work of breeding
'avalry horses 10 answer the require.
nents OF the army in times of peace
md Its imperative demands in war.
IL is the opinion of experts, based
N actual experience during the World
Var, that thoroughbred blood is neces.
AIRY to the production of the cavalry
mount OF requisite speed, courage and
ndurance. Kentucky, therefore, has
paramount interest, because the
Of the purest thorough.
red strain flows perpetual In this
avored land of ours,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
EPIDEMIC OF MOTOR FOOT

The newest ailment is motor
foot" and it has already claimed
many victims. Doctors knew it by
the name of "metarsal displacement
1t is a right foot trouble caused by
keeping the foot in the trained posi-
ton required by the use of the accel-
orator. This position causes a dis
placement of the metatarsal bones.
which constantly pressing against the
nerves of that part of the foot pro-
duces numbness and pain.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
uSEL|V-VER-LkX
For Lazy Liver and
the Troubles Of
Constipation. d

Feekright all the time. Don't lay On
from work for days by taking calomet
when pleasant Lio- Ver-Lax keeps yos
On your feet, while relieving your troub
ie. Safer too, and easy to take. Dont
take anything else. You can't AFFORD
It. Eliminates poisons, cleanses sys
TEN and relieves constipation, A nat
ural remedy, natural in its &C tons, sure
in its effect and certain in results. II
won't be long before LiU- Vs--Lax win
completely displace calomel in every
home. Children can take il freely sn1
with perfect safety. Every bottle guar
anteed. b0c and 81 in bottles. Nons
genuine without the likeness and Sign.
ture OF l. X. Grigsby. For sale by~
Z y. WIII4IAA1. Hartford N
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
TIE AMERICAN LEGION OF KY.

Glasgow. Ky.,-The Barren County
Post, No. 2S. has served notice on
the State Legionaires that that town
is after the State Convention for
1922. An attractive circular from
the Post Officers announces the prox-
unity of Glasgow to one of the Seven
] Wonders of the World and the spe-
cial arrangements which will be made
for visitors to the Convention to take
in the Mammoth Cave. Old-fashion-
ed Kentucky hospitality, ample hous-
ing arrangements and country ham
and fried chicken galore are promis-
ed.
Louisville, Ky.-State Headquar-
tiers announce the completion of ar
rangements for a great barbecue at
Lexington September End. following
tn parade of Legionaires attending
the Third State Convention. The
barbecue will be furnished free by
the Lexington Post and will be fol-
lowed by a baseball game between
the two best District Teams in the
State The baseball contest will be
under the supervision of the State
Athletic Officer, George Cehscheir
of Louisville and will be for the
Championship of the State. A Silver
loving cup and individual medals will
be awarded the winners.
Chaplain John l.. Weber, of the
Chief Paduke Post, No. 81, Paducah,
has accepted the invitation of the
Committee on Arrangements to re-
spond on behalf of the State Organi- |.
cation to the address of welcome or /.
the morning of the first day of the !
September LIST.
49,
Atlanta. Ga.,-The Southeastern
Association announces that
special rates have been granted to
Kentucky Legionaires and their ia
miles attending the Third State Con-
,ention at Lexington September 1st
% End. Reduced rates will apply
rom all points in Kentucky, and from
Ohio and Jellico, Tenn.
Louisville, Ky.-Henry j. Sites of
his city announces call by Gen. Rog-
r d. Williams of Lexington of pre-
iminary conference on arrangements
or the Reunion of the old First
Kentucky Infantry to be held during
he State Convention of the American ,
legion at Lexington, September LIST
nd End. TIL preliminary conference
viii be held in this city, August 10,
nd the following members of the
organization have been requested to
ttnd: Jouett Henry, Hopkinsville, ,
Vm. A. Colston, Washington, d. c., .
George T. Smith, Beattyville, r. j.
IcBryde, Louisville, Roger w. Jones,
lexington, Sidney Smith. Louisville,
nd Ben S. Winfree, Hopkinsville.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
CHARTER NEW BANKS

According to treasury reports, 212
new national banks were chartered
during the year ending June so. 1921
making the total number of national
banks now in operation S17S. The
authorized capital of all these banks
is over $1,277,OOO.OOO with about
S744,OOO,OOO in outstanding notes.
A total of 1870 national banks were
closed during the year, 2S of them
being failures and the others closed
by consolidation or liquidation.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
GIRL SLEEPS IN FORT GUN

Louise O'Brien, a 14-year-old girl
of Port Townsend, Wash, was dis
covered one morning recently asleep
inside the muzzle of a 14-inch gun at
Fort Worden. Other suns of the
battery had teen fired just before
she was found. She explained she
had some horseback riding and when
far from home had dismounted. Her
horse ran away and she took refuge
in the gun.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19

A small boy was scrubbing the
front porch of his house the other day
when a lady called.
us your mother in," she inquired
do you think I'd be scrubbing the
porch If she wasn't" was the rather
curt reply.-O. E. r. Bulletin.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
GOOD REASON.

81 don't see why you call your place
a bungalow" said Smith to his neigh
Dor.
We'll, if it isn't bungalow, what
is it?" said the neighbor. THE job
was a bungle, and still owe for it,"
Weekly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
ENGAGEMENT Is ANNOUNCED

Evansville, Ind, Aug. 13.-An-
nouncement has been made of the
marriage in St. Louis of Miss Lula
Magdeline Carroll, of this city. and
Capt. James V. Sproule, Of Bowling
Green. KY They will make their
home in Evansville, Captain Sproule
S employed on a steamboat in the Ev
and Green River trade.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
ONIONS GIVEN AWAY

The refusal of consumers to buy
onions at high prices has resulted in
a stagnation of the onion market in
California. The 1920 crop has not
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19

became so unbearable that the town
council took a hand with the result
that the tablet now reposes in Par
ker's barn.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19

Washington County club members
who exhibited in the hogs and baby
beef classes at the county fair won
first over adult exhibitors in all rings
which they entered. according to a re-
port of County. Agent Robert NJ
Heath. A total of $500 in cash prizes
was offered for successful junior club
member exhibitors. One boy who
won $21 in the pig contest has pur-
chased the foundation animals for
a herd of his own.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19

Soil building problems are receiv-
ing special attention from Livingston
County farmers who are cooperating
with County Agent L. c. Pace. Frank
Cruce is planning to lime 40 acres
with 100 tons of crushed limestone
and SOW sweet clover on it in prepare
tion for alfalfa which he plans to
SOW later. Farmers Of the county
have had about 800 tons of limestone
ground for use this fall.