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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
CULTIVATE CORN
TO help YIELD
Thorough, Early Flowing EnCour-
ages Plant Growth and
Prevents Soil CruSting.
DESTROYS ALL YOUNG WEEDS
Successful Growers Favor Shallow
Cultivation, Except Where Exees-
slve Rains Have Packed Soil
Maintain Dust Mulch.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
From the time of termination to
maturity corn should be given every
opportunity to make a steady, sound
growth. If the development Of the
plants is checked from any cause 1t
may reduce the yield no matter how
favorable the later treatment The
most successful corn growers realize
the Importance Of thorough early cul-
tivation in order to prevent any check
In the growth Of the plants because OF
weeds or crusted soil. AS a conse-
Quence Of heavy rainfall, the stalks
may Increase rapidly in height and at
the same time, for lack Of cultivation
or of soil fertility, or for other rea-
son, they may be slender, too tender,
or of poor color. Thrifty corn plants
are thick, strong, and Of dark-green
color.
Use Weeder Soon After Planting.
Horse weeders and harrows should
be used when needed to break sur
face crust, check insect depredations,
or kin young weeds that start before
the corn is up. While the plant is
very small, narrow shovels that throw
the soil but very little should be used,
and tenders are usually desirable to
prevent covering the plants.
Experience favOrs shallow cultva-
ton, except If excessive rains have
packed the soil, when deep cultivation
will help to dry and aerate the ground.
In cultivating 1t is important to avoid
breaking the roots of the plants. II
the plants have reached height OF
2 or 8 feet the soil in the middle OF
the rows should not be cultivated
deeper than inches, and sometimes
less. For retaining soil moisture a
loose soil mulch 2 or 3 inches In
depth should be maintained.
The question is frequently asked
how often corn should be cultivated.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

South spinach can be planted In Oc-
tober and remain In the open ground
all winter.
For growing spinach in the home
garden bed about 8 feet In width and
25 or 80 feet in length should be spad-
ed and a quantity of well-rotted ma
nure worked into the top 3 inches OF
soil. Three pounds Of commercial fer
tilizer should also be scattered over
the surface and well worked into the
soil. six or eight ounces of seed VIII
be sufficient for this space. Sow In
little drills or burrows running length
wise of the bed, the rows to be about
6 or Z inches apart. The seed should
be covered u inch deep and the soil
slightly frmed over 1t. Watering
may be necessary II the weather
should be extremely dry following the
planting of the spinach seed.
Spinach grows quickly and requires
very little cultivation, except to loosen
the soil a trifle between the rows and
keep weeds from getting a start II
the plants are too thick-that is,
crowd each other-they can be thinned
out and those removed in thinning
cooked for greens. The plants left VIII
then have room to grow larger. SSin-
ach is very desirable as an early spring
green, as 1t contains plenty of iron and
other mineral matter. 1t should al
WAYS be used while young and tender.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

governor of New Spain, to seek seven
fabulous cities, tales of whose wealth
had reached Mexico City via the In
dams. These stories were corroborat-
ed by one CabeZa de Vaca, who had
been shipwrecked on an island on the
Texas coast and who gaining the
mainland a year later, only to be
seized by Indians, finally escaped
with three companions and, after
years of wandering through the wilds
found his way back to his own people.
On the Journey he had heard Of north
ern cities incrusted with turquoise
and paved with gold and silver.
II was these that Mendoza expected
Fray Marcos to find. Accompanied
by a negro who had shared De Vaca's
experiences, and by some friendly
Pima Indians, the brave friar Jour-
neyed through Arizona to the Zuni
country. Stories Of the treasure he
might expect to find increased In
promise as he progressed. But sudden
ly. when he thought himself within
easy reach of the promised land, word
came from ahead that his advance
guard had been murdered by hostile
Indians. Lacking support. moral OF
material. the friar became discouraged
and returned empty handed to Mex
leo City.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
BUNGALOW MAKES
FINE FARM HOME
Has All Comforts and Convent
enCeS Of City House.
NO WASTE ROOM IN THIS
Homes Of the Type Shown In This
Design Would Stop the Wholesale
Exodus Of Young Folks to
Crowded Cities.
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects, Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1921 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, H., and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
''Keep the boys on the farm" Is the
cry from public speakers, magazine
writers and welfare workers all over
the country. I'VE must stop this
wholesale exodus to the crowded cit
ies"-etc., but in most cases these
well-meaning people overlook one Of
the fundamental causes of this drift
TO the cities. Farm boys would stay
on the farm if there was not some
thing radically wrong, and If you in
vestigate the case of the young man
who leaves his father and mother to
live In the great crowded city, you
will almost invariably find that condi-
lions existing about his home were
such that he could not help but leave.
Very often II is the drudgery which
he was forced to endure because of
antiquated methods In the farm build
ings, and very frequently 1t is the
farm home that is directly response
Eble. Too often this important factor
On farm life has been neglected, too
often it has been merely a shack or
shelter with little convenience and
comfort. If more farm homes were
built on a modern basis there would
he little need for propaganda, articles
and speeches to exhort the boy tC
stay at home. A comfortable home
would be the most powerful attrac
tion that could be offered,
That IL why cozy bungalow hOme
of the type shown here with floor
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

s'1es insuring a good supply Of nat
ural light and fresh air. 1t is con-
nected with the dining room by an
open doorway. The dining room Is
about the same size as the living
room. II is connected with the htch-
en- at the rear by a swinging door
and also opens into a side hall at
the right.
The kitchen is one that will delight
any housewives heart, for 1t is small
and compact, but ample for every
need. At one corner is a small PAN
try, Immediately adjacent is the wash
room which can be used as a laundry,
if so desired. The bathroom, modern
In every detail, is located off the hall
which runs from the kitchen to rear
bedroom. OFF the main central hall
running along the dining room is an
other large bedroom, 16 by 10 feet
6 inches. All of the bedrooms, OF
which there are three, have excep-
tionally large clothes closets. The
front bedroom, - by 10 feet, or the
front reception hall, also opens out on
to the sleeping porch, which is 8 feet
6 inches by 10 feet This sleeping
porch has window walls on three sides
and should be an excellent place to
sleep in the warms sultry summer
months.
A home like this should be the rule
not the exception, on the farms OF the
country today. Gradually this type
Is gaining foothold and we look for
ward to the time when such a thing
as propaganda to keep the boys on the
farm will be unnecessary. Home
comforts are being emphasized in botf
city and country because the impor
lance Of the home in community life
is recognized. More and better homes
are what the people want and this Il
certainly the case in rural centers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

ulans would be just the thing for
many farms. II has all the convent
ences Of the city dwelling, all the COM
forts that make an ideal home and
all the features that are needed In
farmhouse. Moreover, It deviates
from the hide-bound tradition pertain
sng TO farm home architecture. II
eliminates the great waste of room
which is so often found in farm homes
and t-hich means so much extra ana
unnecessary work for the farmers
wife. There is as much drudgery con-
nected with the poorly and improper
Nv constructed home as there Is with
an ineficiently designed dairy barn.
Unless care is shown In the arrange
ment and size Of the rooms the house
wife will find herself burdened with a
mass of onerous work that could just
as well have been avoided.
With an attractive home like this
on the farm the boys and girls have
n real recreation center after the
tasks Of the day, a place where the
samily can gather and enjoy the leis
ure moments in real peace and com
fort.
This charming bungalow farm hom'
mas six good-sized rooms and a sleep
ing porch, also washroom, whicl
has come to be an essential room Il
che modern farm home. 1t eliminate
the tramping through the kitchen b
the help after their days work. tn
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
Machine Reads Character.

The phrenoscope is an N-ray ma
chine by which your individual char
acter and characteristics may he read.
II was shown before the members OF
the College of France recently by DR..
George Maingot, the inventor. The
doctor says:
Each Of our gestures expresses In
very incomplete fashion what is In
dlyidual in us. Only one gesture or
motion Is wholly unconstrained-res-
piration. That was our first act In
coming into the world, and has slways
restrained It's spontanlety. Therefore
BY observing IT. I can tell positively Q
mans character"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

The answer is that it should be cul-
tivated often enough to keep down
weeds and TO maintain constantly
loose soil mulch until the corn mas
attained its growth. A greater num-
Der of CIVILIZATIONS will be necessary
when rains at intervals Of about
week cause the surface soil to run To-
gether and crust. This crust must be
broken and the soil mulch restored,
or evaporation will soon rob the soil
of much of its moisture. An essential
object of cultivation is to restore the
soil mulch as soon after a rain as the
condition of the ground will permit.
If the ground becomes hard and
baked dry the crop will suffer great
ly and when cultivated the dirt will
break up into clOds.
Many crops are cut short by STOP
ping the cultivation because the corn
is too tall for use of two-horse cul-
tiyator. IL the condition Of the soil
demands Il, shallow cultivation should
continue. even though the corn Is tas'
selling. Blocks nailed to the handles
win protect the hands from the corr
blades. Iron mOwing-machine wheels
dragged between the rows win some
times greatly benefit the crop.
Saving Of Labor.
With a good riding or walking dou
BILE cultiyator one man can cultivate
as many acres as two men with one
horse cultivators. This saving Of Ia
nor Is worth consideration. With
properly constructed wheeled cultiva
Cor, covering two rows at time. on
man has often cultivated Is acres pc
day.
The shovels with which IT Is best {
equip either single or double cultiva
tors must be determined BY the kin
Of soil. the size OF the corn, and slz
and nature Of growth Of weeds to b
DESTROYED. For sandy land sweep
are IN great favor. and vary from
70 80 inches In width. The swee
scrapes along through the soil at
depth Of 2 TO 8 inches. cutting o
weeds and allowing surface soil
mass over them. falling level and q
behind the cultivatOr.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
VAIN SEARCH FOR WEALTH
Spanish Priest BraVed Death In
Terrible Form In Quest OF
Fabulous e Dorado.

Although separated from Mexico by
the Rio Grande only, Texas was not
colonlzed by the Spanish until the end
of the Seventeenth century, says
John Chapman Hilder in the Ladies'
Home Journal. Prior to this time there
we're two important voyages Of dis
covery in the North but such were the
difficulties and so great the distances
that they ended in failure. The first
notable expedition into the vast UNI
known country that we know today as
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas was
the amazing journey Of Fray Marcos
de MIA, between 1889 and 154l. He
was sent by Antonio de Mendoza, then
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
QUALITIES OF FARM FENCES
To Give Satisfaction Barrier Must BE
Made to Turn All Stock Without
lnjuring Them.

Farm fences should combine two
Qualities and economy-says
the United States Department or
Agriculture. To give satisfactory
service the fence must be constructed
so as to turn all kinds Of stock with
out injuring them. To be economical
il must be built as cheaply as is con-
sistent with durability. The fence that
Is erected at a low initial cost is not
necessarily economical, for 1t may be
so short that ii will be very expen-
sive in the end.
The cost of maintaining a farm
fence is determined by such factors
as interest, repairs, and depreciation
ON the fence itself, interest on the
value of land rendered unusable, and
the expense of keeping down weeds.
The cost of repairs and the annual
depreciation depend largely on the
construction. If a fence Is made or
cheap grade Of material and Is
cheaply constructed it will need fire.
ouent repair aud will be short lived.
such a fence will have high repair
and depreciation charge, which In
most cases will more than counter
balance the increased investment cost
that the erection Of more substantial
fence would require. If a fence is
made of good materials and Is properly
built, its repair and depreciation
charges should be very low.
The efficiency OF a fence depends
upon the quality Of wire and posts
used and upon the manner Of con-
struction.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
SPINACH Is ADAPTED
FOR EVERY LOCALITY
Plant Requires Rich Soil and
Stands Cold Well.
Seed Bed Should Be spaded and Guam"
tlty Of Well.Rotted Manure
Worked Init Is Best for Use
While Young and Tender.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Well-grown spinach is one Of the
best early spring and late fall greens
that can be raised in the garden. Spin
ach is adapted for growing in praetl-
cally every locality, requires a rich
soil, stands cold as well or better than
does lettuce, but does not do well dur
ing the hot part of the summer. Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture
garden specialists suggest one or two
paintings In the early spring, just as
soon as the danger Of severe frost is
past, and a planting late In the SUM
mer for fall use. Throughout the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
]. J. Esch, Expert on Railroads

John Jacob Esch Of Wisconsin mas
been confirmed as an interstate COM
merce commissioner by senate VoVe
Of 50 TO 3. The appointment was
originally made during recess. His term
expires December 81, 1927. Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin printed 10
the Congressional Record a report
from the minority Of the committee
on interstate commerce.
John ]. Esch first took his seat
in the Fifty-sixth congress, in Deem
Der. 1899. In December, 1908, at the
opening session Of the F1fty-eighth
congress, Mr.. Esch was assigned 10
the house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. and he served con-
tinuously on that committee until MS
retirement March 4. 1921. At the nrst
session of the Slxty-fourth congress.
in May. 1915. Mr.. Esch became the
ranking Republican member OF the
committee. and In July, 1919, the Re
u..htt..,s bovfpo ragafnad control of
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
OT-OFQDINARY
4pEOPLEE w.
Depew and the Century Mark

II was one Of his best birthdays
according to Chauncey NJ. Depew,
eighty-seyen, and he vowed he would
reach the century mark. After a day
at his offiees as chairman of the New
York Central board of directors, Mr.
Depew had 1.-THE regular birthday din
ner," and there were a few friends
about the table to help me make mer-
ry."
At his office interrupted by a
rush Of kilograms, telephone calls and
personal visits of friends and associ-
ates, Mr.. Depew gave a few observa-
lions on life and things in general,
and, in particular explained how ne
is going to live to be 100 years old.
"In the first place" he said, IT
| ever had any eccentricities I've shed
them. A man doesn't have eccentrlci'
ties when he reaches my time of life'
He has habits and they ought to be
good ones. As for today, save Tor
the fact that | am so surrounded by
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
LIME coRREcTS SOUR SOILS
Applleatlon VIII Prove Beneficial 10
Small Garden PIot-5inds Loose,
Sandy Loans

An application Of about 80 pounds
Of hydrated or air-slaked lime 70 a
garden plot 80 BY 90 feet In size win
often prove beneficial. Lime has the
eject OF loosening and pulveFfziRg
any heavy clay soil and Of binding
loose. sandy soil. Lime also corrects
sourness in the son, which Is often due
TO lack OF drainage, but IN case Of
this Kind drainage should be secured
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
Burke, Friend of the Indian

Charles H. Burke, recently ap-
pointed commissioners Of Indian affairs
in the Department of the Interior, Is
perhaps the best friend Of the Amer
lean Indian today. He is a personal
friend to the $4,000 Sioux living on
South Dakota reservations, from whom
mention of his name will bring forth
words of praise for the benefits they
have received through his efforts dur
ing the fourteen years he was a men,
Der of congress from South Dakota.
He was chairman of the commit
tee on Indian affairs during the Sixty
first congress, succeeding Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. During the Sixty-sec-
ond and Sixty-third congresses ne
was ranking minority member of TINS
committee. He was member of the
Joint Indian commission during the
Sixty-thlrd congress, which had fun
investigating powers of all general In
dian affairs. At the same time ne
was a member of the special commits
1aaN
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
Edwards Made Major General

Brig. Gen. Clarence X. Edwards
was commander of the New England
national guard division-the Twenty
sixth-and was removed from his
command while at the front and sent
home. Much mystery surrounded the
affair and the war department careful
" guarded the facts concerning 1t
from publicity. The treatment &C
corded General Edwards aroused wide
spread indignation in New England,
where he was immensely popular, and
one of the first acts of the Harding
administration was to place his name
at the head Of twelve brigadiers slated
for promotion
Then the senate military affairs
committee voted to recommend con-
firmati0n Of the promotion of Brig.
Gen. Clarence II. Edwards to be a
major general. The action was taken
by a vote of II to 3. The negative
votes were cast by Democratic sena-
tors, who questioned General Edwards
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

the congress he Craftsmanship he had g
framing and passage Cmmins railroad act Inc minority
ha, was because defeated for reelection IN the
election Of 1920 -. ,oe- ~
The original act approved February 1885, pro
Of members Under the act OF June
~ the number Of increased to seven members ana
August members The commission appoints
y - q ne chief officer assistant
$50 al such attoneys examiners special clerks
essary 70 the proper performance Of its duties
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
aIf1 m t2s Languages.

'Tf.- the poem Of Rudyard Kiplins
which Lord Kitchener Included In
the manual of military instruction for
his ~nrst hundred thousand" has
been translated into 125 languages
including many Of the more obscure
tongues as wen as the worlds great
literary languages.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20
noQ smn.RE

exterior OF the house is quite pleas
,ng with its broad siding. asbestos
.hinv,e roof and quaint colonial en-
trance OF white. There Is plenty OF
window space to make the rooms
light and airy.
The entrance leads into a small re
eeotiou hall which opens on one side
into the living room, on the other into
. bedroom. At the far end Of the re
.-.rt,on haIl Is the stairway leading
unStalrs and to the cellar. The living
room Is 8 large room q feet Q inehes
nv n feet. with triple windows on two
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

II hear that Jinks Is married.
us hei I knew he was deeply In
debt. but didn't know he was des-
perate."-From the New York Sun.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

veritabe garden flowers like all the others VIII De at NY ~
from 8: 80 doing regular work - attic.
MY helping the long ROAD AN
very simple Practically spend home save or an DC
Years ago used to be at puoc ue
or other every night in the week
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20

sim which investigated Indian reservation gauon ~ "
washnron and the Indian ubercuar "a e.
lanes r Mann of e has saved to TINS I'M
the indians many dollars and we could wen aoa ~ pay ie
life in order that ne might give ms N"0s
ment OIL liam affairs"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20


Senator that events which led 10 re
General Of the Twentyx division on o
1918 had their inception July The order came on the
before Edwards action The committee was told hat
General Edwards strategic decisions of general headquarters