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loafers also bad a marked effect tn
(his ease. During tbe week before
culling, the flock produced a total of
132 eggs while tbe 41 hem retained
as layers produced, a total of 194
during the week after culling.
Farmirs
Removes
FARM EXTRACTS!
INFORMATION FROM THE EXPERIMENT STATION AGRICUle
TURAL TArERS A YD THE COUNTY AGENT'S OFFICE
Corn Nearlng Best Stage For Be 80 tnt In Soybean Seed ' Ri-tnra
kiting Sd Ears fM.SO In Nitrogen
Early corn In Kentucky Is nearly Investments for soybean seed
mature at the prea nt time and in made this last spring at the rate of
another month will b. ripe enough 30 cents an acre are returning Ken
for farmers to select their supply of tucky farmers from $3 to $8.60
. tnr huti vur ui-cnriltnir to R. worth of nifrroiren an ucra In the
E. Stephenson, noils and crops, spe- bean crop which Is nownearlng ma- ,08t,,r nens tnHt can b cu,led out
ciulist at tbe College of Agriculture, tnrlty throughout the state, accord- "! " 10 market without serlous
Practlcally all experiment stations Ing to Ralph Kenney, crops exten- ly reducing the total number of
In corn-growing stat, s as well as s'lon specialist at the'CoIlege of Ag-J f-gga r-celved. according to early re
ecores of farmers in every state ricultnre. Eighty per cent of this ports which are being received at
have shown by nrtnul t sts that field- nitrogen, which is the most expen-J'tlie College of Agriculture- from far-
Flnd Cull Ing
Slacker Hent)
During the last few weeks many
Kentucky farmers and poultrymeu
have discovered that their flocks
contain a considerable number of
WAR TIME CTRB 1
IN STRIKE ASKED
'. , , . r
sterling's Bill ' Would Make Rail
Interference Funinhable As
- Felony
mers who co-operated with tho rs
tension division in having their
flocks culled as demonstrations for
Interested persons In their com
munities. In' one case the egg pro
duction of the llock was incrsa f tt
despite the fact that one-third cf
tho birds In It were removed as
culls In thu demonstration. This
was partlnlly due to the faet t'.iut
the remaining hens were allowed to
utillr.3 the feed which originally' had
been given to the non-laying hens.
W. L. Loyd-Smlth, a Union
county farmer living near BoxvIlK
reported that his flock of Sinple
Comb White " Leghorns produced as
many eggs during the first we k
After soven culls had been removd
as ft did the previous week. Dur
ing the weok before the culling, the
4 5 Leghorns produced a total of
202 eggs while the 3S hens that
wore kept produced the same num
ber daring the following week. On
the other hand, tho seven culls
selected corn given proper car after sive plant food element required by
gathering produces highly profitable Kentucky soils, will be returned to
increases In yield over ordinary the land on many farms by hogging
crib-selected se d. Ears, gathered off the beans and the corn In which
early from healthy, vigorous stalks they are growing. In addition, it is
and stored so that they will dry estimated that the beans growing In
quickly give s od that germinates the corn will produce 150 pounds
promptly and produces strong, more pork an acre than is obtained
healthy plants, it was pointed out. when com alone is hogged down.
Field selection is 1 ttcr than that Kesulls being obtained In Carroll
done at husking . time for several county are said to be typical of
r asons. In the first' place, it per- those being reported by farmers In
rtiits the fanner to select a' type of other sections of the state in show
plant that most nearly mej ts his ing the value of soybeans for soil
'deal as regards the size of stalk, improvement. One fanner In that
position of the ar on the (talk and county , Albert Davis, has soybeans
the tyiio of husk. In the second of the Hollyhrook variety growing
jiiii'C it permits in1) selection oi in comoinacion wnn corn mai aTe
ed ears from plants that are f X e estimated to coutan $8.50 worth of
f ( hi disease. nitrogen to the acre. This field of
'Die stalk its If Is one of the most beans and corn has Just reached the
important points for consideration stage at which fattening bogs can
J.i t'ne selection of seed corn In tilt: bo turned into it. Soybea'ns grow
field. Ordinarily, the most di sira- ing in another field of corn on this
tile ones are tlios.f that are strong same farm were estimated by foun
u;:d upright and not too high with ty Agent' O. C. Routt to contain
th ) ear growing Bt a convenient $5.10 worth of nitrogen un acre,
height. Corn harvest sometimes is The same variety of bean.! grow
a difficult task because of th i grout ing in a field of Iioone Cnut'iy White
height of the ears. This Is not a corn on the farm of W. M. Csouch
serious obj ction when silage corn Is in Carroll county have been cstlinat-
being grown. The best ears for so d ed to contain $4.28 worth of nitro
iang tip downward and have a gen an acre. This same comb'tia
ktrong shank. Th; general type of tion on the farm of Terry Gaines
tile ear usually can be determined has produced nitrogen having un id
ly stripping th busk back a short tiinaled value of $3.06 an acre. The
tiUt'iiice to exposo the tip. low value of the nitrogen on this
At least twice us much : ed farm Is attributed to a thin stand
should e selected in th fall as will ai.d the fact that three-fourths of
l.fc ne ded fur planting in the spring, the leaves had fallen from the plants
Py this means, only the very best when the estimate was made.
iil n ed to boused. After they Green beans on a representative
have been gathered, the ed ears area ,ie various fields were pull
thould hi stored wli ro they can be t(j llml wefBhed in order to do
kept dry. Wide changes in tempera- termine tho respective yield in each
turn ard darang- from mice and ,.a,e. The amount, of nitrogen con-
rats are points to be guarded against mined itl the yield was determined! cl,ned while the
in storing. fron, tnt fact tnat it(,oo pounds of) as( layers produced a total of. 183
beans contain about 6.8 pounds of i ea aur(ng tne week after cullinp. 1
Work Minn tot-ily Tluin That Intrugtn. Tins was valued at 20
cents a pound. Like other legumes,
the beans took two-thirds of tht
nitrogen they produced from the
air,' In i.ddaion to t he nitrogen
added to the soil by the beans, con
slderuble value is attached to the
organic matter which will result
from the decaying bean stalks and
roots.
one egg during the week after they:
I were removed produced only one.
egg during the week after they!
were culled out and confined by
themselves.
A flock of hens owned by J. W.
Alexander, an Owen county farmer
Washington, Aug. 23. i Coinci
dent with Indication! today that th
Administration has developed ' no
further plans for handling the rail
road situation If the New York con
ferences fall bill providing re-en-j
actmcnt of the war-time measures .
against interference with Interstate
commerce was introduced by Sena
tor Sterling of South Dakota, a Re
publican member of tbe Judiciary
Committee. The ' measure makes
obstruction of , the orderly moving
of commerce a felony, punishable
by One and Imprisonment up to $5,
000 and five, years. '
It is understood that the legisla
tion has the approval of the Ad
ministration. Mr. Sterling called
at the White House Monday and
conferred wth the President. He
refrained tonight from making any
statement on the President's atti
tude, but expressed his own view
that no law meets the situation the
bitr is aimed at, since the amend
ment' to the Interstate Commerce
Commission act, which obtained
during the war, was repealed as war
legislation. The first section of his
bill contains the essence of that
amendment.
In his address to Congress Presi
dent Harding referred to statutes
forbidding conspiracies to hinder
interstate commerce. He referred
to the Sherman Anti-Trust Law.
' which is the only existing leglsla
! Hon through which the Federal
i Government can strike at those who
try to tie up the mads.
St'X
KAYS PEACE ,
REIGNS IN CHINA
THE FLORSHEIM SHOE
THE "HAMPTON
A fine Florsheim that 'Is worn by a great
many men for its slim, trim shape.- It is roomy
yet looks' narrow. Made of soft,' velvety
calfskin. Good to look at and easy to wear.
COOPER BROS
Beaver Dam, Ky.
FOR THE MAN
WHO CARES
living near Wheatley, produced 22
Shanahai, Aug. 24. Sun Yat
Sen, leader of the South China fac
tion, announced . today that peace
reigns again between the North and
eggs more during the week after, the South, and' that "the war is
culling than it did during the seven j ended."
days before culling despite the fact Speaking to a delegation of old
that one-third of the hens In the members of the Republican Parlia
flock were thrown out because they l,,ftnt' 8un ured tnen so to
showed characteristic signs of be-Pekin without delay and resume
ing non-producers The 90 hens in t he'r Beat8 ln the led locative
uouy, i ne lariianieiiiarians are
arranging to go to Peking Immediately.
lioi M
Of Hired Hand
Mrs s on Kentucky farms worK
fco little during tbe year that tho
coat of a day's work of a two-horse
team Is mor": than the cost of a
day's work done by a hired hand, ac
cording to W. I. Nirholls, head of
the farm economics d. partment of
the College of Agriculture. I( spite
i.:' this fact, the average farmer does
not worry ns much about t he high
i.e.-U of hor.-e labor as lie do s about
tii" l.ifjh wages paid to the hired
help on the farm, h
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Tlm culls in this case produced preg.ent 1 1 Yan.Hn, mtn!ry and Double Entry, Retailing, Wholesaling, Partnership, Corporation.
only one egg during the week after t0 resign in favor of Sln yat gen j Commission, Banking, Manufacturing, Office Management, Busineea
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this flock produced a total of 161
eggs during the week before being
60 that were kept
Peking, Aug. 23. The Republi
can Cabinet announced todav that
suits were obtained by Mrs. E. E. Government, provided
Drainer, living near Philpot. Da- approves such action
viess county. Nine culls removed .. ...
from her flock of 24 hens produced JAZZ MCSIC, nooZE
only one igg during the week after
culling.
As Culling;
Many Hens Are Itetii-
Progresses
Willi t lie- annual fail Poultry cull-
pointed out In '"6 campaign in full swing iu practl-
RUWAKDS OFFERED FOR
SLAYERS OF 2 IN CHRISTIAN
HAVE SAME EFFECT,
TEACHERS ARE TOLD
showing how many farmers are ov- rally every section of Kentucky,
r.-looking a leak In the managem, nt thousands of hens are losing their
of their business. places in lilt farm flocks of the state.
"On an nverage. K ntucky farm- according to reports being received
ers probably get less than 1.0'H) daily by the extension division or
,u::r:i of work out of each horse in lhe College of Agriculture from fai-
i. ye.ir. Tin's is 1 ss than ldit days mers In different counties. Results
of ten hours each. Homo farmers being obtained in culling den'onstra-j
get an average of I ss than 75 days
of work out of their horses or less
th:ui two and one-half hours a day
lor eaiii work hois'. Studies made
V.i ;:,e state show that the bc-s or
j'.ai.ed and managed farms get
t ' io th's average and thereby cut
t'v co t of their team labor in two.
Turning the work stock out on
Hons conducted by county agriciil-i
tinal agents and poultry .specialists
from the colli go Indicate that prac-j
ticilly eveiy flock in tho state has
its quota of low-producing hens that ,
have sti ppi d laying to loaf until j
spring.
Puul Harrison, u Grant comity
farmer living near .Mason, whose
1 Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 24. Re
I wards totaling $500 were offered
' by Governor Morrow for slayers of
j two men in Char'stian County. They
I were divided $250 for the arrest
and conviction of the slayers of
I each.
' The first reward was for un
known 'persons who killed and rob-
hed rtobsrt' Lee Armstrong, a ne-
Kansas City. Jazx music has much
the same effect on young people at.
liquor ' and should be legislated
against, I. I. Cammack, superintend
ent of schools here, asserted In a
speech before one thousand public
school teachers.
"The nnlion has been fighting
booze a long time," Mr. Cammack
said. "I am Jut wondering wheth
er this Jazz Isn't going to have to
bo legislated against as well. It
seems to me that when it gets into
gro taxicab driver of Hopkinsvlllo. r '
of $135. Three
B. H. Robey. who
Graeey and robbed
negroes are
this case.
now under arrest In
p.!' are, with I gilt feed when tho llock was culled as a demonstration,
nnim.il.' are not doing hard work Is ln reported thut 10 hens removed
e:i means of reducing the high from his mixed (lock of 55 produced
cost of horse labor. Good farmers only two ejjgs during the week utter
fctrive to carry work stock through culling. In addition, tbe egg pro
the lute full and winter as cheuply ductiun of tbe llock In this case was
as possible on sorghum and corn increased from 163 eggs during the
fodder and a little grain, saving the week before culling to 225 eggs dur-j
good bay for the time when teams ing the week immediately after the
are working hard tn breaking land culling. Thu Increased egg produc
and cultivating crops. These same tion was attributed to the fact that
farmers make it a rule to feed only thu 45 bens remaining In the flock
enough to meet actual needs of after culling were allowed to utilize
teams, the feed which originally had been
"Other methods of reducing the consumed by the 10 loafers.
rost of horse labor might be outlined Eight culls removed from the
lis follows: flock of Mrs. S. C. Henderson, who.
"Keeping large brood mares that lives near Paint Lick, Garrard coun
ralse inu't or draft colts and are ty, produced only three eggs during
worke-l during seusons when extra tbe week after culling, she reported
work stock is required. to the college extension division.
"Breaking as much ground for During the week before culling, tbe
corn and oats as Is possible during 44 hens In tbe flock produced a total
the winter and early spring. This of lit eggs while tbe 34 bens kept
prevents a rush of team work late as layers produced a total of 11S
in lbs season when the weather Is during tbe week after culling,
hot and th( ground bard and dried Results equally as' striking have
out. However, care must be t tken been reported by Tildeii Lawrence,
not to practice winter breaking on who live near Corlntb, Grant coun
land which is so sloping as to be ty. Seventeen hens removed from
subject to washing.
"Hiring extra teams during the characteristic signs of being loafers
temporary rush periods. This prac- fulled to produce a single egg dur-
when possible, is much cheaper lug the week after cuUlug. Allow
paying tbe expenses of au Idle iug the good hvu4 to utilize tbe feed
i throughout most of tbe year." wUlb originally hai gsne to the
KM G;hl AND ROllUED
AT GRAVE OF MOTHER
folks,
It
a stiff drink of booze would do.
"I think the time has come when
teachers should assume a militant
attitude toward all forms of this de
basing and dcjtradlrig music."
New York, Aug.; 24. Robert
j Lake, 2S years old, of West New
I York, went to Grove Church Ceme-
i tery in ivortn uergen ai m;ou o-j
clock last night to pray by the
I grave of his mother.
I As he knelt beBide the grave hej
was struck on the head with .
blunt instrument. '
When he became conscious, Just
before daybreak, Lake alleged that
his 'pocketbook containing the pass
he carries as an employe of the
' West Shore Railroad and $7 In
money bad been stolen. ' ",
He made a complaint to tbe
North Bergen police.'
CLERK, STRICKEN, UREAKS
BACK ON TREASURY STEPS
Washington, Aug. 24. Miss An
nie Broun of Mobile, Ala., died on
tht Treasury Department steps to
day following an attack of vertigo.
Miss Broun, who had been clerk
'In the Department of Loans and
Currency for many years, broke her
haiV whan ah full . n ,1 wna t urn A
this flock of 68 because 4hey showed, when up -
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