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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11
SUCCESSFUL FARMER
TELLS HOW HE ROTATES
CROPS AND GETS RESULTS
John Hitch Of Blunt County Says Nc
Man Should Undertake To Farm
Without Good System Of Rota-
tion-Live Stock Play I'M
portant Part.

John Hitch. of Blount county, is one
of the most successful farmers in Ten
nessee. Hundreds of farmers from
surrounding communities and coun'
ties visit his farm each year to study
his methods Of rotation ana to see his
splendid crops and livestock.
Last year when the East Tennessee
Farmers Convention held its annual
meeting he addressed the farmers on
the subject of Livestock and Crop
Rotation"
Mr.. Hitch stated that he started out
with a small farm, a feeling that farm
Ing wasn't dumping ground but an
Industry made UP of real men engaged
in great business, and an ambition
10 be a good farmer. His farm had a
lot Of gullies and most Of 1t was very
poor, he said. So he saw at once that he
must do something to improve the soil
and at the same time stop the wash
ing He said he knew that manure
would build up the land so he planned
system of crops conducive to live
stock farming. More land was bought,
Increasing the size of his farm to 100
acres which was divided into seven
fields of equal size.
After trying out several different
rotations for a period Of ten years he
finally settled on the following sys-
tenn: Two years clover and grass |;
one year corn; one year wheat and as
soon as wheat is taken of, prepare
ground. manure, lime and SOW barley ;
then back to clover and grass.
/ Mr.. Hitch stated that this rotation
suits him better as 1t gives more leis-
ure, does not require too much plow-
Ing, leaves plenty Of roots and yege-
table matter to keep the land from
washing and gives an opportunity for
lining the soil. He said that livestock
played an important part In his rota-
ton. When he first started farming.
he stated that he Gid not keep much
livestock. but soon he bought some hill
land on which cattle were kept during
the summer, bringing them to the farm
for the winter. He says that more
feed means more cattle on his farm
and that cattle makes 1t possible 70
grow more feed.
According to Mr.. Hitch. no man
ought.to undertake to farm in Tennes
see without we'll balanced system Of
farming and by this he means the
growing of several different crops In
rotations for livestock production.
His advise to the Tennessee farm
ers is to cut the farm into fields Of
equal size, rotate crops, keep the KIND
Of livestock best suited to existing
conditions and keep at It By doing
this he says the farmer will make
living and his family win be content
ed and happy.
In reference Ho the East Tennessee
Farmers Convention Mr.. Hitch stated
that 1t had done more for the develop
ment of agriculture than any other OF
ganization In East Tennessee and tina
1t had been great help TO him. HI
! furged che farmers to attend the con
vention each year as well as othe
farmers meetings and take home fron
them the many lessons and put then
into practice. BY doing this Mr.. Hitcl
said that Tennessee could be made B
/ blossom like rose which can only b
done by putting systems into farr
e operations.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11
value or COTTON
SEED AS FERTILIZER
Seed for Fertilizers Not Eco
nomic, Says Authority.

Atlanta, Ga. - February. - It would
be a mistake to use cotton seed as
fertilizer, as some farmers are talking
of doing, according to ]. N. Harper,
several years In experiment station
work kn the South, and now director of
the Soil Improvement Committee. Con-
tinuing he says
1T would be a mistake for two rea-
sons: First the South would be de-
prived Of a great wealth producing
ubstance--cottonse oil; +" and sec
ond, cotton seed are not the best form
Of fertilizer to apply.
"0n the first point, while it Is un'
fortunate that the vegetable oil market
is off and the oil miller cannot offer
what the seed are really worth, 1t Is
better to accept what the miller can
afford to give than to allow the oil to
be destroyed when 1t is needed 30
much especially in starving Europe.
'To use cotton seed as fertilizer
is to throw away the oil Of the seed,
for oil is not plant food; in fact, 1t is
believed that it will retard plant
growth.
Cotton seed contain plant food, but
when the seed are applied, 1t is not
possible to scatter 1t SO as to feed
the crop properly, 1t puts the plant
food on the land In Jumps as repre-
sented by the seed.
''It takes the seed long time to
decay and become plant food. In fact,
no great amount Of the plant food In
cotton seed is ever actually used by
the crop. AS evidence Of this. we cite
Farmers Bulletin 2S6 of the United
States Department of Agriculture, page
s, from which we quote: The seeds
are incased In hulls which must de-
cay before the crop can utilize the
plant food in them, and the kernels
contain oil which is supposed to retard
their. decomposition. 80 that consider
able moisture is required to decompose
the seed and make available the plant
food. In case Of very dry season
It does not become available fast
enough to supply the crop. and nc
doubt q portion OF It fails to become
available until after the crop natures.
IA table on page Q Of this bulletin
shows that a difference OF SOo lbs
of seed cotton per acre In favor o.
cotton seed meal as compared viii
cotton seed, was obtained in tes1
where twice as much cotton seed wal
used as meal.
South Carolina Experiment Station
tests and tests OF four other southern
states show that pound Of wei
balanced mixed fertilizer will produces
q pound and more Of seed cotton.
test in Alabama shows that It tool
8 pounds Of cotton seed to produce |
pound Of seed cotton.
I'm other words, at present price
of cotton seed and complete fertiliz
ers. there Ia no doubt that II vii
pay to sell the seed and buy the fer
tilizers.
TN exchanging cotton seed for col
ton seed meal, 1t viii be we'll to re
member that II the plant food Is :
be taken into consideration, that to-
of meal contains three times NOR
phosphoric acid than ton Of seed
two and one-half times more nitrt
gen and one and one-half times NOR
potash than the seed contain"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11
Card of Thank:

We wish to extend our thanks and
appreciation to the people Of Somerville
who attended our Tacky party on jan
uary 2S and the Chicken dinner on FRI
day, February A. We are also CRATE
full 20 Miss Pauline Lipsky who through
her efforts made the Tacky party Q
great success ard netted the associa-
tion the sum of S23.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11
Periodic Bilious Attacks

Persons subject to periodic bilious at
tacks wtl observe that their appetite
fails them just before an attack. That
is, they do not want really to crave
food but eat because it is meal time.
IL they win eat only light meal and
no meat. then take two Of Chamber
la.n's Tablets the attack may be avoid.
ed. adv.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11
Garden. Notes

For sale q few bushels of genuine
white multiplying onions for seed. 40
cents per gallon. The Falcon tffice.
Numerous gardeners have planted
their early gardens and the hardy veg
etables have been growing the past two
weeks Of spring-like weatheK Many
peas, lettuce. radishes, mustard and
etc. are up and growing, and ma y
frost proof cabbage plants have been
set out in the gardens. Good for suth
an early start, Some risk of course,
but if hard freezes do not come this
month these things are. pretty safe.
The ground worked beautifully just be-
fore last Friday nights ruin.
fHuuires are being made already Of
how onions can be kept thru the win
ter. Right now is tae time to start to
keep them. Flrit. itmust bereeognized
that not enc year in ten will the aver
age gardener be able to keep onions
raised from sets. The white multiplier.
the yellow potato onions will both keep
thru most any winter and most any
where. Onions grown from E aed plant
ed this month or next will keep easily
thru next winter. With these three
kinds of onions there is little trouble
keeping them. while four years out of
every five the average gardener will
lose bis onions grown from sets. end
few will keep them till cold weather
even. Yellow potato onions should
have been planted last fall. white null
tipliers should be planted when the
early gardening Is done, and seed of
yellow globe danve.s or any of the
Bermuda onions planted in rows this
month, thinned when half the size Of a
lead pencil, transplanting the thinninel
to other rows, will make onions Of good
size that will ripen In late summer and
keep easily. These are our suggestions
for onions that will keep. Try them
out. 1t ID the only way we have been
able to keep them.
We are ordering our first shipment
Of cabbage plants shipped from Yonge's
Island, South Carolina, so as to be on
sale at The Falcon Office the last Sat.
urday In February. We will try to
have regular supply received fresh
every few days then for several weeks.
We are buying the very best plants we
can get. Free from plant lice that have
infested so many gardens, free from
root rot and free from the wilt that
killed so many cabbage last year. They
come from the Oldest grower on Yonges
Island, one we tried for years and fund
to be entirely reliable. No letter
plants grow. Gail at The Falcon of,
| fee. 2.25
An early Good Friday indicates an
early spring, II we are to believe one of
the oldest Of the sayings of eden times.
Good Friday Is March 25. and Easter 10
March "a.
, We are planting in hot beds our first
paintings Of tomatoes, peppers and
egg plant this week and plants will be
: ready for trausplsnting to the garden
about April |.
Now is the time toget the new straw
berry patch started.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11
Thanks

We wish to thank our dear friends
and neighbors for their many acts Of
kindness aud expressions OF sympsthy
shown Us 10 the sad death Of our pre-
cious husband and fsther, Charles h.
Rich. We also extend thanks for the
beautiful floral offerings.
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN,
Moscow, Tennessee, February 2. 1921,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11

A child that has intestinal worms is
handicapped in its growth. A few
doses Of WHITES CREAM:vERMI-
FUGE destroys and expeIs worms; the
child Immediately improves and thrives
wonderfully. Sold BY Price Drug Co.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11

For sale few bushels Of genuine
white multiplying onions for seed. 40
cents per gallon. The Falcon tffice.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11
FARM PARAGRAPHS

.Forty-two counties of the ninety-ave
In Tennessee now have County Coun-
ellis of Agriculture. year ago only
about 20 had councils. This shows
that Tennessee farmers are catching
the spirit Of cooperation.
Many conveniences to tighten the
work of rural women are being intro
duced in the farm homes in Tennessee.
They make the home more comforta-
BILE and the family more contented.
Over three thousand farmers and
breeders In the United States have
agreed to breed all of their livestock
to purebred slres only. This win
eventually mean a higher quality aver
age of the country's livestock.
With low-priced feed 1t would ap-
pear that 'the sign is right" for feed
ing livestock this season.
The young man is fortunate who
after getting all the agricultural edu'
cation he can afford. buckles down "a
live and love the life Of farmer.
Build your soils by marketing farm
products through livestock and yor
win place your farming operations on
Ia more prosperous basis.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05

hospital in Ironwood and given
medical treatment. Later She was
being removed to her home and
had just reached the house when
she passed away 1t is believed
that internal injuries caused her
death, together with injuries about
the head and chest.
Mrs. Tosch was 81 years old
and lived with her husband, who
IS also we'll advanced in years. A
daughter arrived yesterday morn
ing from Racine. Funeral arrange
ments were pending yesterday.
A coroner's jury was called
Thursday afternoon and after view
ing the remains adjourned until
next Monday, when the inquest
will be held.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05
Bounties on Wild Animals.

Two hundred thousand dollars is
a great deal of pin money, but that
is the approximate amount which
has been added to the incomes of
farmers, school boys, and profes-
sional trappers in this state within
the last FIVE years for bountes paid
on wild animals. OF this amount
the counties and the state have paid
an equal share.
The wolf and the fox are the
only animals on which the state
will pay bounty at present. Each
county sets the bounty that it will
pay upon these animals, and the
state will pay an equal amount
A wolf in Grant county taken in
the months Of December, January,
or February is real prize for the
total bounty then is $50, on March
I, his value shrinks TO but SEQ.
Most of the counties offer
bounty Of $40 on wolves. The
rest of the counties pay up as high
as SIS, which is the figure set by
Oneida county. The usual amount
paid for wolf cubs is six dollars.
Were the bounty the only rea-
son for hunting the fox, the sly
fellow would have little to trouble
him; for no one would try to trap
Reynard for the total bounty Of
four dollars.
The various local governments
may place a bounty upon crows,
sharpshinned and Coopers hawks,
blackbirds, English sparrows gop-
hers, house rats, aud rattlesnakes.
In the history Of the bounty
laws in Wisconsin the state has
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05
Novel slotter Pad.

To save the time wasted by pen
users IN picking up and laying aside
ordinary jlotters, western inventor
has devised a means for attaching the
absorbent paper to the wrist, whore
It Is available for instant use. but does
not Interfere with the movement Of
the writer's hand. The contriyance In.
cludes q curved leather holder into
whlcn "a small hlotter can be fitted,
and strap FOR fastening the devics
~ pIace.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
AND FATALLY INJURED
Mrs. Frank TOsch, of Montreal, Re-
ceiyed Injuries in Auto Accident
Which Proved Fatal.

Mrs. Frank TosCh, of Montreal
was struck by an automobile driven
by Mrs. VIM. Bertagnoli late Wed
nesday afternoon and fatally in
lured She died few hours later.
The accident happened at what
is known as the Canney corner at
Montreal at about S O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon. There is no
sidewalk in this part of the mining
location and Mrs. Tosch, who was
returning to her home, located
about midway between Montreal
and Pence, was walking on the
foad. Mrs. Bertagnoli had been in
Hurley and was returning to her
home in Pence. Approaching the
Canney corner the driver of the
car saw Mrs. Tosch in the road
aud attempted to turn out for her.
It's believed that Mrs. Tosch be-
came confused and, according to
witnesses, rushed back and forth
across the road and finally got in
The path of the car and was struck
and knocked down. She was placed
IN car and taken to the Union
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05
Water Committee Meets.

In the opinion of the city water
committee, appointed by Mayor
Lennon and confirmed by the city
council, the pipes now comprising
the water equipment in Hurley are
of no value at all and at the next
meeting of the city council the
committee will recommend that an
entirely new outfit of pipes be pur-
chased.
The committee, comprised of
Aldermen Chas Bonino, Domenic
Rubatt and P. J. Lancer, met in
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05

the city clerk 5 office Thursday
afternoon. An organization was
perfected with the following Of
ficers: Chas, Bonino, chairman;
Domenic Rubatt, secretary; ?. J.
Lanzer, assistant secretary.
The secretary was instructed to
write to various concerns and get
prices on four miles of new pipes,
two miles of 6-inch pipes and two
miles of 4-inch pipes.
The action of the water com
mittee is believed to be the first
definite step towards providing
Hurley with a new water system
from a source near the city. The
water problem has been discussed
at the council meetings for some
time with nc dihnite developments.
Lake Lavina has been considered
the logical source Of supply, and
although it is not believed that the
water could be taken direct from
the lake, since the Lake Lavina
water is not considered suitable for
household use nor for drinking it
is believed that wells could be sunk
near the lake and a good supply Of
water secured. The matter Of
bonding the city TO raise funds to
provide a wa er system has also
been talked Of.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05

paid bounties upon the scalps Of
almost every kind OF animal mis-
taking them for the scalps of VOL
YES In many instances The scalps
Of muskrats, rabbits, woodchuck,.
pocket gophers, grey fox, and
squirrel have been paid for as the
scalps Of wolf cubs. It has been a
common practice to offer the scalp
Of dog and attempt to receive a
bounty
Under the present law which re-
qulres that the whole carcass be
shown to the town chairman, that
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05
NO REDUCTION IN STREET
CAR FARE AT PRESENT
Street Railway Company Says 1t Wo uId
Be impossible to Accede to De-
mand for Five Cent Fare.

That there is a slim chance of
getting a voluntary reduction in
street car fares in the city of Hur.
ley IS indicated in a communication
from the ltonwood & Bessemer
Railway and Light company. which
was read at the regular monthly
meeting of the city council Tues
day evening.
Aldermen Collins, Secor and
Pollock were appointed as a COM
mlttee at the meeting of the council
last Sept. 20 to confer with the
street railway company officials
and to seek reduction in fares in
the city of Hurley from the pre-
sent price of six cents to FIVE cents
In the communication, which was
addressed TO Chairman A. +.
Collins, the company stated that it
would be impossible to reduce the
fares at this time in view of the
present conditions, contending that
the fare should be increased rather
than decreased, as the revenue at
present was not enough to pay
operating expenses. Street car
fares in Ironwood were touched up
on in the communication. The
fare i'll Ironwood was recently re.
duCed to the old rate of FIVE cents
and this, says the communication
was unfair, and was only brought
about through the fact that the
company is operating under an
old franchise. The reference to
the situation in Ironwood in regard
TO street car fares concluded with
the remark that unless there is
some change in the Ironwood situa-
tion and our revenue does not in
crease some means will have to be
found of giving the street railway
relief if it is to continue operating. "
The company stated that it would
gladly go back to the old rate OF
five cent fares in Hurley if costs OF
operation reduced, but intimated
that there was small chance of
such thing at the present time.
An offer to go into the matter
further was made.
No action in the street railway
fare matter was taken at Tues
days meeting of the city council.
A permit to conduct a soft drink
parlor in the Moose saloon build
ing was granted to Joe Calligaro
Members OF the library board ap-
peared before the council in the
matter of an appropriation for the
library.
The council will meet in special
session next Tuesday, Nov. 3, at
which meeting it is expected that
appropriations for the coming year
will be made.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05


two minutes silence at noon on Nov
ember IL tn. in honor of the unknown
American soldier who is to be buried
that day at Arlington cemetery.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES
A PROCLAMATION.
W Whereas, the congress of the Unit
ed States. by concurrent resolution
adopted on the fourth of March last
authorized the secretary of war 10
cause to be brought TO the United
States the body of an American who
was member of the American En-
peditlonary Forces in Europe, who
lost his life during the world war
aud whose identity has not been e, =
tablished, for burial in the national
cemetery at Arlington, Va.
And Whereas. the remains Of this
unknown American 10 be brought to
the United States in pursuance of the
said concurrent resolution will be
buried at Arlington on the nth day
of November next;
And Whereas these remains Will be
representative OF all unidentified
American dead who in the world war
gave their lives in their country 8
cause;
And Whereas, it is desired that
grateful recognition of their loyal
devotion to country and of their sac
riiice should be appropriately shown
with due solemnity by their Godfear-
ing and patriotic fellow countrymen:
Now, therefore, | Warren q. Hard
Ing, President of the United States
OF America, do hereby call upon all
devOut and patriotic citizens of the
United States to pause from their
accustomed occupations and labors
On Friday, the 18th day of November
next, from IL O'Clock noon to two
minutes past that hour for period of
silent prayer of thanks to the Giver
of all good for these valuable and
ValOrOus lives and of supplication for
His divine mercy and for His bless
ing upon our beloved country.
Furthermore. hereby direct that
the national flag be displayed at
half staff upon ali the public build
iDgs of the United States and all
stations of the Army. Navy aud
Marine Corps throughout the world
as well as upon all American embas
sizes, legations and consulates, from
sunrise until sunset, on Nov. nth,
1921.
/ In witness whereof, have hereuntO
set my hand and caused the seal of
/ the United States to be affixed
( Done in the District of Columbia
this Goth day of September in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-one. and Of the
independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty
sixth. WARREN G.. HARDING.
BY the President:
Charles II Hughes,
Secretary of State.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-05
Two Minute Silence Nov. ii

At the request of the secretary of
war the president has issued the fol
lowing proclamation providing for a
two minutes silence at noon on Nov
ember IL tn, in honor of the unknown
American soldier who is to be buried
that day at Arlington cemetery.
by THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-06

I k-perhaps-that 1 could have
shot it. But I'm not going to kill does.
There must be some reason for the
game laws, or they wouldn't exist"
you're a funny one. Come three
thousand miles to hunt and then pass
up the first deer you see. You could
almost have been your grandfather,
to have done that. He thought killing
deer needlessly was almost as bad as
killing a man. They are beautiful
things, aren't they?"
Dan answered him with startling
emphasis. But the look that he wore
said more than his words.
They trudged on, and Lennox grew
thoughtful. He was recalling the pic
ture that he had seen when he had
whirled to look at Dan, Immediately
after the deer had leaped from its
bed. It puzzled him a little. He had
turned to find the younger man in a
perfect posture to shoot, his feet
placed in exactly the position that
years of experience had taught Len
nox was correct and withal, absolute
ly mot1onless. What many hunters
take years to learn, Dan had seemed
to know by instinct. Could it be, after
all, that this slender weakling, even
now bowed down with a terrible
malady, had inherited the true from
tierSman's instincts Of his ancestors?
The result of this thought was at
least to hover in the near vicinity Of
q certain conclusion. That conclusion
was that at least a few of the char
acteristics of his grandfather had
been passed down to Dan. 1t meant
that possibly. if time remained, he
would not turn out such weakling,
after all. Of course his courage, his
nerve, had get to be tested; bur the
fact remained that long genera tons
Of frontiersmeO ancestors had left this