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The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
. Roguings Necessary
In Controlling Mosaic

In = N1Nnd-table conference on small
,Jpite n. w. H. Rankin of the
icnsya etation spoke Of mosaic. dis
~ which has practically ruined rasp-
er1y srowing in parts of New York
,sate
:. y0urr points are essential in the eft.
!, Ntlve control of mosaic in New York
lnntinGp," he said. First of all, the
JgeQsed plants must be recognized.
- thlp requires some experience.
N9chda two roguings are necessary,
- n June and another in August.
11r4 ~ diseased bushes and all the
pet9 nnet be dug and carried out of
= plAnfing carefully and destroyed.
~ ~ this way can clean paintings
NJ lnalhfAined and reliable planting
aI9ek ootained." He believed that
lt1le plantings Of red and purple
y pqrfies containing more than 20
y etNt mosaic are not worth the ex.
@D& roguing. Paintings less than
- yenrs old and containing less
10 - is per cent mosaic may be
a fde teasonably free from mosaic by
S(l99 out the diseased plants.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
FARM
S121rz<
LONG-HAIRED GOATS
GROWING IN FAVOR

While goats are among the oldest
Of domestic animals. In our own coun-
try they occupy minor place In the
farm economy. Yet "speciallzed'
goats. or special purpose goats" we
might better call them. can be made
a profitable adjunct to the live stock
progrsm Of most farms.
Growing In popularity and impor-
tance is the Angora goat. or long
haired "mohair" goat. These animals
are great weed and brush eradicators,
and can be advantageously pastured
with horses. cattle, sheep or swine.
They are godsend in timbered coun-
try and to clear land of weeds and
brush. They are as easily kept as
other farm animals and are usually
hardy and rather more free from dis
ease than ordinary live stock.
Well-bred Angoras are handsome, at
tractive and intelligent animals that
are interesting to raise and profitable
for those who give them proper atten-
ton. Certain strains of Angoras are
clean, white, nonpugnacious nonodor-
Gus animals that are delight to
young and old. These specially bred
AngOras grow very long fleeces, and
it is the extra long mohair that com
mands the fancy price. Some of this
product Is said to be worth as high as
$50 pound. This means the longest
portion of the clip. which is sorted and
graded at shearing time and sold as
extra long staple. The shorter mohair
sells for 50 pound-sometlmes more.
and sometimes less, depending upon
the market.
In these days when many farmers
ire looking around for ways and means
to diversity without materially increas-
ing their farm equipment. the Angora
ought to appeal to the enterprising as
a source of protit-especially on cheap
or rough lands and on farms not
quoted ut fancy prices.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
All Are Georges

Senator Copeland, congratulated on
brilliant speech, said at a dinner:
Economy is the thing. but each
man wants the other man to shoulder
the burden. It's like the story.
George said the movie managers
wife, you're always wanting me to
economize. but l notice that as soon
as ! cut down on help and make my
own dresses and all that sort of thing,
you start right in smoking Imported
cigars and giving suppers to your
stars
Well said George, what do you
suppose / want you to economize for,
anyhow T'-DetrOit Free Press.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Live Stock Notes
i-..t-s-s-.-s-s-s-,-s-,-s-t-.-s-s-s-,-t-s-s-s-

Do not expect to develop pure
breds with scrub treatment
Scrub cattle on scrub pasture Is
scrub business policy.
Under present conditions the hog
will pay more for corn than will any
dealer.
Ewes producing twin lambs must
be well fed and looked after In order
to grow their lambs profitably.
Feed mature horses first and second
cutting alfalfa, which is free from
mold and dust. Never feed wet al
salfa hay to horses.
The man who constantly strives for
the lowest possible cost Of production
Is the man who will enjoy the great
est measure Of success in the future.
The sow with pigs should have
plenty or feed rich In protein. This
may be had by feeding milk. clover,
alfalfa. soy beans. wheat bran. shorts.
unseed oil meal, Of tankage.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
BERRY DISEASE
Y BE CONTROLLED

~ co4ny sections where black rasp-
S1oU146 Vere formerly a crop Of con-
01E1I1o Importance, few or none of
49, bCER1es are grown at the present,
4 - ~ anthracnose. fungus disease.
Z xe& onkhracnose may be controlled
tby G.if,|ng with disease-free plants.
-c3e44 lltivation. careful pruning and
aqg1[HH thoroughly before the bios
800 ooGD open.
= q ~ will go through your black
leeap1(<zy patch and observe carefully
lIc06 aoput the middle Of May you
WIN 31o1ably find small reddish spots
j, - - young growing canes and
eavQF These spots gradually enlarge
=. md M become gray to white in the
: Snto8 With raised reddish margin.
4, De4aliy Is this true OF the spots on
~ cenes. The spots frequently are
70 uunerous as to cause large, irregu-
v ar whitish patches on the cane.
cheso- patches materially shorten the
rtife VI the plants. and when the dis.
aSe y very abundant the plants are
rFeakened fruit production is de-
reaseds and the plants are very likely
o su6er serious winter injury. Ere
Iuently the disease becomes SO serious
! hat the fruit fails to ripen.
In planting patch of blackcaps be
ure to select dIsease-free plants. and
Il Z wise plan to remove all of the
~, I'D cane from the young plants and
,.et out only the roots and crown Of
\ be plants. because the disease may be
. ,arrfed to new plantation on old
,anes. In order to provide the maxi
aum Of air drainage about the plants,
eep the rows free from weeds and ex-
essiye cane growth. Finally. spray
81. vice each spring. first after two or
hree leaves have unfolded on the old
ane. using liquid lime-sulphur at the
ate Of one gallon to nine gallons of
. ,ater; second. about week before
he blossom buds open. using liquid
me-mlphur at the rate of one gallon
p thlfty-nine gallons Of water Care
houd be taken to cover both the old
anee and the new growth as thor
\ ushly ~ possible.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Mrs. J. Clark Says Tanlac
Was More Than Match
for Her Troubles.

By reason Of the fact that she
speaks from her long experience as
professional nurse. the statement of
Mrs. J. Clark. Of 415 Walsworth Ave-.
Oakland. Calf, will be Of interest to
all who are In need Of an upbuilding
tonic.
I'm all my fifteen years experience
as trained nurse" says Mrs. Clark s
statement, II never found the equal
tonic. Two years ago IN attack Of
influenza left me without appetite and
my stomach In such bad fix that the
little did eat seemed to do me harm
instead of good.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
EARN ACTSr:
Farm machinery outside to stay,
won't run so we'll another day.

Farm machinery outside to stay,
won't run so well another day.
Eat what you can and can what you
can't and sell what you can't eat or
can.
The farmer who does not recognize
the efficiency of publicity in his bust
ness is not realizing the fullest meas
ure of success.
More than IS per cent Of this coun-
try's corn crop is fed to live stock.
and somewhat less than 10 per cent is
used for human food.
Alfalfa may be sown In the spring
with oats at the regular oats sowing
time. The stand will depend upon the
spring and early summer weather.
Except on the very smallest farms,
the manure spreader soon will save its
cost in time saved and greater effi-
cheney in spreading.
Sweet clover may be sown with oats.
Some growers claim that they can get
a better stand of sweet clover by SOW.
ing 1t alone on q well-prepared seed
bed but many others always use q
nurse crop such a. oats.
Successful swine men recommend
the use Of guard rails and light bed
ding A. protective measures for the
very young pigs. These two things
make It possible for the pigs to avoid
being overiaid by the SOW.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
v to Control Scale

y<have San Jose scale on youl
N@oB you are not only suffering
f9t1self, but you are maintaining
~ of infestation to which your
trees are constantly e1-
wen though you had a quar-
gn nailed on your gate 1t
fkeep the insects from hatch
I'd travelling over the fence to
ent apple orchard.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
&H&NzzSA
That Proues 1t

Mr.. A-Your business college for
young ladies seems to be all right
Mr.. Bit is all right.
DO you give the girls good prac-
tical business training?"
I'm reply to that question can only
say that 60 per cent of our graduates
marry their employers the first year"
London Answers.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
PROFESSIONAL NURSE SAYS
TANLAC HAS NO EQUAL

Stomach pains would make me 80
weak l would feel right faint. Tho
least exertion would completely ex-
haust me and six months before taking
Tanlac / was so weak / had to hire
my housework done. / was In bed
most OF the time for two months and
was getting desperate.
'.Tanlac was more than a match for
my troubles and eight bottles left me
feeling fine. / eat and sleep like q
child and have energy and strength
that makes life a pleasure. Tanlac
Is simply grand"
Tanlac Is for sale by all good drug
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 40
million bottles sold.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipa-
tion made and recommended by the
manufacturers Of 'TANLAC.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
TENT Tree Diseases

seases arc caused by a fun.
n on the plants, but a few
ID by a bacteria. The best
erials used to prevent either
diseases are bordeaux mix
-sulphur. ammonial carbon.
per or flowers Of sulphur. The
materials will not wash of
after they once become dry.
Pewo are used In cases where
is to be washed before being
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Cutieura for Sore Hands.

Cuticura for Sore Hands.
Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
Of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet urposes.-Advertisem
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Children Cry for ''Castoria y
Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregorc, Drops
and Soothing Syups - No Narcotcs

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 30 years to relieve
babies and children Of Constipation.
Flatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea
nllaying Feverishness arising there
from. and. by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels, aids the assimilation of
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
DoubIy Useful

"My new housemaid is a treasure
declared the enthusiastic matron. II
had a bridge game on. and one lady
failed to show up. You know how 1t Is
she gave me no notice whatever"
VERY annoying"
The housemaid. however, put on
one of my gowns and filed 1t beautl-
fully"
THAT was helpful
Yes, and ! won her weeks wages"
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Mercenory ThouPht

1.-The king is dead'-what's the rest
of it?"
Collect his life insurance"
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23

One of the few women jallers in
the United States is Mrs. Tom Smith,
vhO fills that office In Corsicana,
Texas
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23

The handsomest shoe often pinchea
the foot.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23

Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02
SHIPPERS PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT
 TO |. s. VESSELS
Chairman O'ConnOr Finds General Awakening
 Of Interest

,, WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-virtu ally unanimous support of the effort tc obtain fifty-one per Nnt of all Amer ican foreign commerce for American vessels Is expressed in more than 1,00C replies to Chairman T. V. OConner, oi the shipping board, has been received tt approximately 10000 letters he has ad dressed to American manufacturers and shippers.
 The principal reason assigned by MT. O'Conner for the use of foreign ships was the indifference of most 0. the manufacturers as to the method of shipment of their goods after they leave the factory or reg h the seaport,
 There is a general awakening of in. terest by the many expressions of in. tention to cooperate with the shipping board in securing for American vessels a fair share of the commerce." the chairman said today. "The commission agents or brokers or forwarding age1:s from whom replies have been received express their personal interest and offer cooperation to the extent of their powers but state they are to a large extent controlled by the desires of the foreign agencies in selection of the means of transport and in many cases are instructed use the vessels sailing under the flag of the purchaser"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02

rotten or decaying ends. What is the cause of this, and do you advise one to save the seed from such melons! {! M. w., R. F. D., Warrior, Ala. A. The Irish gray melon does pro duce a certain percentage of rotten ends, a character common to other gray or white skinned melons, and some thin rind dark sorts. The reason for this and any remedial agent is a question on which many authorities disagree. The chief cause of rotten ends must be due to dry, hot weather conditions, not easily stood by thin-rind sorts. The trouble is sometimes due to a fungus disease and two species of squash or cucumber beetle may cause. Seed from such melons should not be sowed for seed.
 0. This year I planted a crop of contaloupes known as the Perfecto, rep resented as having flesh of an orage color, but the flesh is much lighter than an orange color, and would like to know if the soil or climatic conditions have anything to do with it. s. S., Montgomery, Ala.
 A. The writer has seen two different types of the Perfecto melon, one salmon tinted, the other orange fleshed. The type planted must be your trouble, nd while soil, climatic condition. and 1hel factors might influence the color of the flesh, difference in type is generally the answer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02
.A.MURPHREE. VISITS OLD HOME.
University Of Florida President Is Guest
 Of Brothers
(Gsdsdea, Bureau.)

GADsDEN, Ala, Sept. 1.-Dr, Al bert A. Murphree, president of the Uni versity of Florida, Is the guest of his brothers, W. T. and 0. L. Murphree here. He came to Gadsden to spend a few days with home folks and while here will visit Walnut Grove, where he prepared for college in the old Wal nut Grove college, then under the direc- ton of its founder, W. '. Adams. Dr. Murphree is native of Etowah county and is well known to most of the oldest citizens. He said Monday his visit was tor no other purpose than to visit rela- tives and Tod friends.
 Narrowly Escapes Death U. s. John son has returned from Sterrett, Shelby county, where his sister, Mrs. R. M Hairless, narrowly escaped death by burning when her home was destroyed by fire Sunday. She was rescued from a sick bed while the roof was falling in by her daughter, who was so badly burned that she was taken to a Bir- mingham hospital. The Hairless family lost everything they possessed, even a purse containing all the money they had.
 Boys Face iCharges--Two young men, who gave the names of L. P. Jones and W. R. Ingram and who said their homes are at Birmingham, were placed in the county jail Sunday night on charges of driving a car while intoxi- cated, public drunkeness and violating the prohibition law. Sheriff Leath is said to have found them on Rainbow drive, their sedan turned over, both very drunk mad two quarts of whisky
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02
which is the earliest1-T. N, Pelham,

which is the earliest1-T. N., Pelham, Alabama.
 A. The seed is the cheapest method and produces the best onions. The plants are next and while the sets are most expensive and produce poorer onions, theyare much earlier to mature. See bulletin mailed.
 o. What can l do to destroy the fire bugs that are running all the collards, cabbage and mustard in our country Mrs. O., Roanoke, Ala.
 A. Hand picking is the only sure rem edy. Ordinary insecticides or poisons do some good, but they are sucking in- sects and are hard to destroy with poi son. Kerosene oil emulsion or strong tobacco spray is perhaps the best treat
 0. expect to plant a patch of fall Irish potatoes and have some fine seed already sprouted but dry weather in terfered. Do you think they would make this late?-Mrs. D., Demopolis, Ala.
 A. believe so, providing it be sea- sonable from now on. Work them often as you can.
 o. I want to use a bed planted tc cannas, which are through blooming and the plants seem to be dying, for putting in certain bulbs. Would it hurt tc cut down the old canna foliage? Mrs W. W.
 A. don't think SO; still much would depend on variety and age of the canna roots. More information ii needed.
 o. Is there any way to keep tht birds from eating up my peas by spray ing or dusting with some sort of poison Mrs. R.. Dothan, Ala.
 A. Spraying or dusting the trees ant fruit with tobacco dust, sulphur, lint or soap suds is generally efficient.
 Q. am told that figs can be layeret or packed down in dry sugar and vii keep indefinitely in the raw state ts be cooked afterwards when wanted. I, this so, and how is it done? Mrs. l.. Girard, Ala.
 A. It is a fact that most varieties of ripe figs can be packed in air-tight fruit jars alternating with a layer oi figs and sugar, and will be available for use at any future date.
 o. have a fine crop of water melons of the Irish gray and Tom Wat son variety. The gray sort seems to b. sweeter and of better quality, but un like the Watson, many of them have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02

rust nobody"
 culture. One of them has advertised for 70 young ladies to dance with pat rons. Good pay is promised, while it is assumed that no perfect good will take up 1ady's time without slipping her quarter. The young ladies, with the broad aa and all that sort of thing.
 Applications must be made by mail, l" announces the advertiser. Do not come in person"
 Yet it's a million to one that the young gentlemen who will dance with the young ladies will not care at all about their handwriting.
 Looks as though we'd all have a chance to save some more money. The twenty-cent-a-mile taxi is washing out. In another month cheap taxi will be just precisely as common as any other reasonably priced article in New York. Which will mean that most of us will have to discard nice new habit and 90 back to economy and the bus.
 "It was bum psychology" said my fa- vorite taximan. Here's the idea. We gotta lot of new riders, but they're all cheap. Not a. tip on four of lem. When they do tip, they scale the tip down to the new rate. We guys can't live on it." But it was lovely while 1t lasted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02

as fresh ripe fruit?-Miss J., Gadsden, | Alabama.
 A. I have seen such formula in print but every one to my knowledge who tried 1t out, made a failure. One can have success if green tomatoes be used. See formulas mailed you. l ter, a few choice paper shell oceans. What I want to know is the best size or age to set out in order to succeed?- 1 A., Columbiana, Ala.
 A. The setting of large trees, three or four years old, is desirable if done with great care and none sought to die l but the majority of people should put out smaller trees because but few will do the job right. The proper setting out of the pecan Is decidedly more important than is the case with the commoner ! fruits.
 0. When are Satsuma oranges sup R., Andalusia, Ala.
 A. Some varieties begin to ripen in September, but they vary some as they are greatly influenced by weather con- | ditions, fertilization and cultivation. 0. planted velvet beans for the first time this year and the vines have over run everything, l want to turn under | for fertilizer and write to know when this should be done and how?-A. w., | Oneonta, Ala.
 A. The best time to turn under is when the vines have set considerable clusters of pods or even later. They are difficult to blow under, but if one will run a disc harrow overS them several times to cut up the vines, a good disc blow will do the job or perhaps heavy, two-horse turning blow. o. My cowpeas have paid me better than anything else, being sold green, and I would like to know what one may expect as yield in dry peas?-W. O., Leeds, Ala.
 A. The yield of cowpeas, whether grown to be sold green or dry shelled, depends a great deal on method of growing. If cultivated in drills on good land or if poor fertilized, should yield from 10 to 20 bushels to the acre. The yield as the common rule is only two or three bushels to the acre. Q. When pears are to be used for preserving, at what state of growth should they be pulled and should they first be mellowed2-Mrs. R., Wood ward, Ala.
 A. As a general rule, pears to be pre- served should remain on the tree until full grown and begin to turn ripe, Any or much delay then in putting up is not advisable.
 Q. My corn is a short crop and all of it is needed for bread and want to protect from rats and weevil. I read that scattering lime through it will do the work. Is this so and does it injure the corn ?-L. w., Vincent, Ala.
 A. Lming corn in the shuck, after harvesting when storing does make it offensive to both rats and weevil, but is not a specific remedy. To prevent loss from rats means that the corn must be placed in rat-proof containers or barns. Weevils may be destroyed by fumigation. See letter.
 Q. In growing the Bermuda onions for market, which is the cheapest, the seed, plants or the small dry sets anG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02
Big Rich
 Slices

fairly teeming with na- ture's richest food clements fine Western flour rnilled and blended to specified tions-pure veg e a b l e shortening from our own Southland-cane sugar. fresh milk-yeast and then a generous amount of bar ley malt to give it that de- icious nut-Iike flavor. You couldn't buy or bake a bet ter bread if you tried. Meri- ta Bread is made to suit the taste of critical people Southerners who know and appreciate fine bread. Two sizes-1Oc and 15c-both generously big-full weight, and never varying in quail ity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02
OLIVER CATCHES BIG DEVIL FISH
Shares Honor With Mayor Walpole Near Dauphin
 Island

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 1.-(Special Leased Wire.)-W. G. Oliver and Maj. N. c. Walpole of Birmingham caught a devil fish Sunday afternoon while fishing near the east end of Dauphin island, and at the same time W. W. Cranes of Montgomery landed six foot, nine-inch tarpor off the gulf side of Fort Morgan, near the Swash chan nel. There had been a contest for a week between Birmingham and Mont gomery fishing parties.
 MT. Oliver, who holds the Mobile coast record for the largest tarpon, now also shares the record with Major Wal pole and Willie Bryant, guide, for the largest devil fish. The monster meas ured IS feet from the top of one fluke to the tip of the other, and was killed after a fight lasting four and half hours. It lowed Bryant's powderboat several miles in a gale and rain squall, through lower Mobile bay and into the open gulf.
 MT. Graves brought his arpon, the largest by three and half inches, for this season, ashore at the Rolston hotel, Coden, where it was officially measured by City Engineer Wright Smith of Mo bile and Alex Hancock, potentate of Abba temple, Shrine. Labor Day crowds saw the two sea trophies, and it is understood that Pat Oliver will make an effort to have the devil fish mounted or otherwise preserved.
 Dan S. Holt and Dr. Fred Reynolds, who had been fishing with MT. Graves, returned to Montgomery Sunday morn- ing, and Mir. Graves was fishing only with the veteran guide, Marshall Bosarge, when he landed his fish in a heavy sea, wind and rain. Bosarge brought the fish in with perfect gaff The fight lasted about one hour.
 Earl Bryant and Birmingham party are out after devil fish today. The Bir- mingham men are John NJ. B. Parker, A. L. Magor, Fred Anderson, Jimmy Nelson and H. M. Davis. Jack R. Con nor and Dr. H. H. Fairfax of Birming- ham each having caught a six-foot, six inch tarpon last week, are fishing the gulf this week for a larger specimen to be mounted for the Mobile Baldwin exhibit at the Southern exposition.
 l.. B. Musgrove of Jasper and J. M. Dewberry of Birmingham visited Dauphin island, said to have been sold recently by MT. Dewberry to Musgrove syndicate.