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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
VELVET BEANS MAKE
GOOD GRAZING CROP
Excellent for Cattle and Hogs in
Fall and Winter.
Usual Period for Pasturinq Is About
Three Months but This May Be
Heightened or Shortened as
Deemed Advisable.

Velvet beans are an important graz
ing crop for cattle and hogs In the
South in autumn and winter, accord
Ing to specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture. They are
not graZed well by horses or mules,
or by any live stock until after they
are well matured or frosted. AS the
leaves, vines and pods decay but slow
ly when subjected TO weather cOndi-
tons, velvet beans will furnish feed
until early spring. 1t is usually bet
ter to let the crop stand until 1t is
frost, as the leaves will be off the
plants at that time and the corn which
has been planted at the same time
may be gathered with less difficulty.
The amount of grazing which will
be afforded will, of course, vary with
the growth of the crop and the guam
tity of corn not gathered, but it is the
custom with many cattlemen to allow
one-third to One-half acre a month for
each steer or COW. The usual period
for pasturing velvet beans is about
three months, but this may be short
ened or heightened as deemed advis-
able. When the period is longer be-
cause of large acreage in proportion
to the number of cattle there is nee
essarily some loss of feed through de-
cay.
Hogs should be permitted to follow
the cattle, as they Will consume prac-
tically all the beans which the cattle
fail to get. A common practice is to
allow one or two hogs in addition to
the cattle for each acre of beans. A
good stand of velvet beans should
produce about $50 pounds of beef and
100 pounds of pork an acre.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01

| he painted more furiouSly than ever.
That evening he came over to the
! farmhouse to gain official consent to
| paint his pictures In the W0odlo!, and
| Elsies father, Il gO0d-natured man. al
| lowed him to continue "S'iOng rs sc
| don't light no fires ner cut no timber
| Assured of the young mans intention
TO abstain from arson or larceny. all
| was we'll
| Day after day the young man
worked, and he soon fell into the habit
| of coming over TO the farmhouse in
| the evening, for the ostensible pur-
| pose of talking to some one. The hotel
In town, he explained, was not ex-
actly luxurious in its appointments
and he welcomed the chance for human
| intercourse
Thus matters proceeded throughout
the summer. The artist worked In.
| defatigably and Elsie, with whom he
was soon on terms of intimate friend
ship, often begged to see the picture :;
but he would never oblige her curl
osity.
When it's finished" he would say
land not till then. 1t looks all muddy
and messy now-and | want you to be
the first critic to see it complete" So
Elsie was forced to be satisfied
One evening, however, he fingered
instead of going to the hotel. Elsie
had remained on the piazza to enjoy
iuh 70
Elsie" he said, II want you to
come to the woods tomorrow morning
The picture is almost finished-there
is only one more days work on it
and | want you to say what you
think"
She joined him in the wood-lot as
the morning sunlight filtered through
the branches. Before her was the
easel, covered with cloth. He led
her close to the frame, then suddenly
took the cloth away. Elsie looked,
then gaSped and looked again. Be
fore her on the canvas was the ia
miiar wood-lot, with its tall aisles and
green lights and shadows; but under
the biggest tree there stood a figure
dressed in white-a white dress like
the one she had worn the first day
she had met him 1t looked like her
self-and yet-was she this radiantly
beautiful creature? With a catch In
her throat she turned to the artist
as it's it really n"
1T is you, just as you were when
first saw you. l came hundred miles
to find my ideal, and 1 found tin
you"
'Oh!" Elsie closed her eyes Strong
arms were holding her close, and a
voice that she knew she loved was
whispering magic words to her. "Oh.
/ never guessed-but know now that
/ wanted it all the time-dear."
The artist clasped her II came
down here to work for a prize" he
said; "but l never dreamed 1 should
find the biggest prize in the world
your
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
The Cue Is the Thjno.

The billiard cue is equal in place
to the table, and the manufacturers Of
cues select their woods with great
care and circumspection. The weight
must be neither too little nor too large,
and since the size is regulated in Gus
tom, the requisite weight is secured by
selecting the wood that possesses it.
says the American Forestry Magazine.
The cue must have elasticity. 1t must
start the ball upon it's journey with
the proper speed. That cannot be
done by the player alone, no matter
how skillful he may be. The cue Is
called upon to do It's part. Maple is
regarded as the best wood for cues.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
WHAT GOOD HIGHWAYS MEAN
Enable Farmers to Get Their Differ.
snt Crops to Market At Least
Possible Expense.

Farmers are business men and in
order to conduct their farms in q
businesslike way and cope with other
business men In the state they must
devise ways and means Of reducing
the expenses Of operation" said L. e.
Birdsall in submitting a resolution to
the Illinois Agricultural association.
He added: I'm no way can the ex-
psnse Of farming be reduced as COM
pletely as by securing good roads rum
ming by the farms which will enable
the delivery OF crops to market with
the least possible expense"
That is good sound sense and COM
ing from a practical farmer 1t shows
that farmers are keenly alive to the
need and value Of improved roads.
Mr.. Birdsall lays further emphasis on
the need Of selecting the most COM
potent men for highway officials so
that the best talent may be available
for road building and repairing.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
GOOD
ROADS
BUILDING OF BETTER ROADS
Highway Educational Work Exteno'ns
Its Scope In Various Sections OF
tho Country.

The extent to which the people OF
the United States are committing
themselves to a definite policy OF hlgh-
way development is shown by reports
reaching the federal highway councii
from all sections of the country.
In the face of high cost for both ma
tsrials and labor, and the fact that III
some states construction programs
must be altered somewhat to meet ex-
listing labor and material condltiohs'
there is no tendency upon the part OF
the people to slow down in their plans
to place the nations highways upon
higher plane in the country's transpor-
tation system. Tersely stated, "they
are sold TO the heels" on the PROPOSE
ton to construct highways that VIII
release rather than restrict traffic, anc
they are dismissing labor and material
problems with curt instructions 10
their official servants that it Is up to
them to deliver the roads.
A curious fact in connection with
construction problems at the present
moment is that the building of roads is
seriously hindered by the same evil
which they are designed to remove
lack of transportation. According to
authoritative information, production
is halted to greater degree by made
quate transportation facilities than by
labor shortage. At least this is true, 1t
is claimed, in the production of ma
terias for road building.
Highway officials-state and county
as we'll as national-are facing their
duties with patience and tact, and out
of 4 maze of trying situations con-
struction is going ahead at fairly sat
DfactOry rate. But as Paul d. Sar-
gent, state highway engineer Of M"s"e
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01

boat and there fasten fish to his hook,
the fish being taken from the strings
of those caught by others. 1t was
done. About the tenth fish was enough
for the queen, who started a quiet
investigation of this marvellous luck
and, discovering the secret, sent a
slave of her own to dive and fasten
a sailed herring to the hook. A great
laugh went up when the board-stiff
fish appeared, and the queen said :
go, general, leave fishing to us petty
princes of Pharos, and Campus; your
game is cities, kingdoms and nations"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Saffron In History.

Saffron is the dried stigma Of the
crocus flower and is found mentioned
by Homer; Is written about in the
Canticles as a sweet-smelling herb
pocrates and of the early Chinese. 1t
was long ago produced in Persia. and
in Cilicia, where the town of Korghoz
is a degeneration for the old name
Corycus that itself came from the an
cient name Of crocus, that city having
been the saffron market of the east.
Others maintain that the derivation
was the other way and that the
crocus was named for the city Cory
Gus.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
DUCKS GOOD EGG PRODUCERS
Begin Laying When Six or Seven
Months Old and When Weather
Is Extremely Cold.

There seems to be q question in the
minds Of some people as to whether
ducks will lay in winter and how
young they can be induced to start
laying.
A breeder of considerable expert
ence writes. Il have flock of young
ducks, from six to seven months old.
that have been laying for three weeks,
each duck laying every day, beating
my White Leghorn hens. Another
correspondent writes to say that Run
ner ducks laying in winter is no nov
city. They will lay when the weather
is cold enough to make the hens quit"
he says.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01

per cent higher than the average price
paid the growers for the 1919 crop Of
cowpeas. Similar conditions prevailed
with regard to the 1917 and 1919 crops.
To secure higher prices for eowpeas,
specialists of the bureau of markets
who have made a careful investigation
of the matter recommend the following
practices:
l. Clean cOwpeas thoroughly before
marketing. All hulls and other foreign
matter, as well as light and immature
seed, If any, should be famed out.
2. Keep the varieties pure. Only
straight varieties should be planted for
grain or seed production, and precau-
lions taken to prevent mixing at har-
vest time.
8. Sack in new overweight bags,
well sewed. This prevents waste in
handling and the package will be more
attractive to the buyer.
4. Market in as large lots as posi-
BILE. 1t costs the shipper or local deal
er practically as much money to re-
ceive, weigh, record and pay for one
bag Of cowpeas as 1t does a ten-bag
lot. II car lots are available the cost
Of handling per unit is still smaller.
AL efforts made by farmers or grow
ers to improve the quality and mar
reliability Of cowpeas add to the ini-
tial selling price.
Cause Of Shortage.
Cowpeas are usually grown as
catch crop, and on most farms regard
ed Of secondary commercial impor-
lance. Yet the farm value of cowpeas
produced in the United States Is some
thing like $3O,0O0.OO0 a year. Approx
imately 750,000,000 pounds of cowpeas
are produced annually, about As per
cent or 340O0O,O0O pounds of which
is required for planting. OF this latter
quantity Is per cent is sold by growers
direct to farmers and 30 per cent nor
mally enters commercial channels to
be distributed by various dealers. In
1919, and again in 1920, the demand
for cowpeas for planting purposes ex-
ceeded the commercial new crop sup
ply, and abnormally high prices pre-
vailed. Despite this shortage and the
high prices, practically no effort was
made to increase the commercial sup
ply.
In the opinion of the bureau of mar
kets the commercial shortage was not
due to decreased production, but to
failure on the part of the growers to
prepare more of their cowpeas for
commercial distribution. To increase
the commercial supply it is seemingly
necessary for growers simply to con.
serve the supply produced, and to pre-
pare and market more of it for plant.
ing purposes. Such action would di.
rectly result in larger profit to pro-
ducers Of cowpeas, and indirectly bene-
fit farmer consumers who desire to
grow the crop for purposes other than
grain production. To feed cowpeas
suitable for planting purposes to live
stock is a practice that growers
should readily perceive improbable in
view of the prices that cowpeas now
command.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
FARM
POyJLTR Z
SUCCESSFUL SQUAD RAISING
Birds Must Be Kept Free From
Disease and Insect Parasites
Keep House Clean

There is very little chance of max
ing money from squads, unless the
pigeons can be kept comparatively free
from disease and insect parasites,
pigeon specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture point out.
If healthy breeding stock is obtained,
the houses and yards kept clean and
careful attention given to the birds,
diseases and parasites should not be
a troublesome factor in squad rails
ing.
The stock should be carefully
watched and any sick birds removed
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
GREEN FEEDS FOR CHICKENS
Sprouted Oats, Alfalfa Meal, Chopped
Alfalfa, Glover Hay and Beets
Are Recommended

Good kinds of green feeds for hens
in winter, recommended by the Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture.
are sprouted oats, alfalfa meal,
chopped alfalfa and clover hay, cab
bages and mangel beets. Cabbages
may be hung up in the poultry house;
the beets are usually split and stuck
on a nail on the side wall of the pen
about a foot above the floor to keep
the feed clean. Keep oyster shells,
grit, charcoal, and plenty of clean
drinking water before the hens all the
time.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
One Friend Didn't Bother Her.

Peggy used exceedingly bad English
and was continually being corrected
by her teacher, also her mother and
aunt. One day after the usual "set-
to" she heaved sigh and, putting her
arms around her pet dog, said: "Oh
Spots, amt 1 glad you don't know
grammar
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
UNITED STATES APPLE CROP
Official Estimate is Given at 223, 000.-
600 Bushels, an Increase Over
July Figures.

The official estimate of the apple
crop in the United States is given as
223,000,000 bushels, and the COM
mercial crop at 33,9O0,000 barrels,
which is an increase of 1905, 900 bar
rels over the estimate given for July.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Compel Fowls to Exercise.

In all henhouses there should be a
thick litter of straw, hay. leaves or
something of that kind into which the
grain can be put to compel exercise.
When the fowls are confined to the
house, or the house and yard, they
need exercise to keep In good health.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
New York Statistics,

For the various expenses of its own
government, New York city spends
almost $5OO,OO0.OOO year-more than
the japanese empire. 1t has 1000
theaters. 1,5OO hotels and 1900
churches 1t turns out one-tenth of
all the manufactured goods of the
country, one-fourth Of all the printed
matter, and one-half of all the cloth
ing. The annual output Of it's $4,000
factories is worth more than $1,000
100000.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Must Hire His Own Help.

A man who was house hunting dis
covered the kind Of home he wanted
The door was opened by pretty par
Tor maid. He asked her some CUES
tons nervOusly, for he was timid
man. Presently, remembering the
servant problem, he said:
And are you to be let with the
houseW
NO" answered the maid; III you
please, sir, / am to be let alone
London Tit-BitS.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
PICKING Up a LANGUAGE,

It Is said that Darwin mastered to-
Spanish language during his voyage
from London out. 1t was voyage 1T
many weeks-not the fifteen to twers
ty-day trip Of modern steamer. Last
year one of Argentina's foreign min
listers found it necessary to come to
New York en- route to Beunos Aires
from Castilian-speaking country,
and during the twenty-day voyage,
here he acquired sufficient English to
converse with astonishing readiness
From The Americas.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
CLEAN EGGS BRING PREMIUM
Dirty Product, No Matter How Fresh
or How Large, Always Sells
at Big Discount.

Eggs that command premium are,
first of all, spotlessly clean. A dirty
egg, no matter how fresh or how large
It is, is always sold at a discount.
One or two dirty eggs in dozen will
lower the price for the whole dozen.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
USEFUL FOR CUTTING BANDS
Device illustrated 10 Handy for Man
Pitching Bundles to Shredder or
Silo Filler.

The following is handy way for
cutting bands. The man who Is pitch
ing bundles to a corn shredder or silo
filler can cut the bands as he pitches
them to the machine, thereby saving
the aid Of one man to cut the bands.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Would Be Time Wasted.

AS one of the labOring class W
i.ods, how the money rolls IND we Nv
not keen personally for the IDEA O.
pressed in the following lines even
though we print them: !.
81 would like to get few Gays :"
to get married, SIR
"Why. didn't you get married ou'
ing your vacatfOn?" !.
II didn't want to spoil my yaaue
in that way. sir."-Boston- Transer'r'
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
THE, BEST YET.

If you have never used Vacher-Balm,
you don't know how quickly and pleas
antly a cold in the head, Or soreness
anywhere can be relieved by this harm
less remedy.
s. Ask your druggist, or send for M
sample, to E. w. Vacher, inc, New VI
leans, La.
7 Avoid limitations. Nothing Is JUN
s.s good."-Adv.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
ROAD DRAINING AND GRADING
Highways Out Of Commission but Few
Days In Year When Cared for
by Good Patroiman.

The first step in road Improvement
IL to grade and drain the dirt roads
thoroughly. 1t is surprising, after
driving over some of our neglected
earth roads, to see what a splendid
road can be made by draining and
grading alone, and how few days dur
ing the year it is out Of commission
when cared for by a good patrolman.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Benefits Of praauino

A road dragged shortly after a rain
will harden and cake" and become
very firm and smooth. while frequent
use Of the drag viii eventually make
# "shed" water effectively.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Uplift for Farmer.

Agricultural education will do more
to lift the farmer to a plane Of abso-
lutte equality with business and the
professions than any movement yet
started in this country.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Carry Sheep Through Winter.

Carry Sheep through Winter.
To carry sheep through the winter
successfully 1t is very necessary that
they be well supplied with good, clean,
well cured forage, Of the kind best
adapted to the needs Of the sheen.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Band Gutter for Bundles.

] also find 1t handy to cut the shock
ties on corn when loading from the
field, says a writer In the Farmer. To
make same / attached mower sickle
section to the fork handle. as per H.
lustratiOn.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Success Due to Purebreds,

There are innumerable examples of
farmers whose prosperity has been
founded on the production of purebred
stock. How many farmers do you
know whose success is due to scrubsi
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Beef Quality Necessary

It requires no more skill or atten-
ton to fatten baby beeves than It does
mature cattle, but good breeding and
quality are necessary II the greatest
returns are - be expected.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Added Fuel to Fire.

She (furiOus)-I have no Wofos =
express my contempt for you.
He (calm)-Well, I've got " =
down to the grocery. Suppose ~|
study the dictionary while I'm eODs'
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Evelids Do Much Work.

An eminent scientist has estimated
that the average mans eyelids open
and shut 100000 times during the
year.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
MoItino PuIIets.

Puilets Matched before the first OF
the year generally mott the following
fill.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
All Demand Better Roads.

The business man, the farmer, the
truck driver. the pleasure seeker, are
MI asking and demanding better
roads
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
CLEAN C0WpEAS
MOST valuable:
Dealer Reaps Profit for Doing
Work That the Grower Neg
IeCtS to Perform.
WIDE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE
Despite Commercial Shortage and
High Market Prices Producers Do
Not Sell More-SpeciaIists
Give Timely Advice.

Until the growers see fit to place
their cowpeas on the market in
clean and attractive condition they
may expect the wide difference be-
tween the price they receive and the
wholesale price charged by the dealer to
continue, say marketing specialists OF
the bureau of markets, United States
Department of Agriculture. When the
dealer is compelled to do work that
the grower fails to perform, it is the
dealer who enjoys the profits.
Marketing Factors.
According to estimates prepared by
the bureau of markets some 1OO,OOOOOO
pounds of cOWpeas enter commercial
channels every year. OF this quantity
% per cent is of mixed varieties and
sold at a discount of from 80 cents to
81 per 100 pounds. A large percentage
of it also is made up of poorly
thrashed, unclean stock containing
much foreign matter and packed in
secondhand bags, improperly sewed.
AS a result of the use of these inefn-
cient marketing methods the average
wholesale selling price for recleaned
stock during the spring of 1920 was GO
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
Cash for Lincoln Hiqh,

Cash for Lincoln Highway.
An allotment of $12,0O0O00 has
bsen made for improvements to the
Lincoln highway.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01

About 100000. 900 IL what they
estimate plant diseases cost this coun-
try ycnrly.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
War Destroyed Highways.

More than 25,OO0 miles of highways
were destroyed In France during the
World war.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01

and president of the American AssOci-
alton Of Highway Officials, pointed out
In a meeting at Philadelphia recently,
when the people finally decide to au-
thorize the development of any particu-
lar road project, they are prone to ex-
pect the work done almost overnight.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-01

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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-07-12
ATaIk With A Cambridge Man

Mr.. Harry w. Peters, blacksmith,
tells of his experience.
There is nothing like a talk with
one of our own citizens for giving
hope and encouragement to the anX-
ious sufferer from the dread kidney
disease We, therefore, give here
an interview with a Cambridge man.
| have found DOan's Kidney Pills
to be a mighty good remedy when
ever my kidneys have troubled me, "
says Mr. Peters. My work is a
heavy strain Oh my back and kidneys
and at times l had a dull aching and
soreness across my kidneys that
made it hard for me to keep at my
work. The action of my kidneys
became too free. | used Doan' S
kidneys Pills from the Bradshaw
Pharmacy and they relieved the
backaches and kidney trouble"
Price 6Oc., at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for q kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Peters had. Foster7Milburn Co.
Mfrs. Buffalo n. Y.-Ady.