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re St TOE CITIZEN April 21, 1921 MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE Conducted by Mr. Robert F. Spence, Farm Demonstrator and Special Investigator CORN ;KOWIN(i Selection of I-and Ijnl which has been in grass and rlv.r sod fr year or two Is best for corn. Suh land would be in creased in fertility by manure, or hy any kind of vegetable matter plowed into the noil. The land should be well drained, otherwise the com pro duced will rot pay for labor put upon iL Any well-drained land with a fair quantity of vegetable matter in it can be made to produce a paying crop by proper fertilization and cul tivation. The manure may bo ap plied to the land before plowing. It will do the land pood to put it on at any time, even as a top-dressing. Preparation of Seed Bed The beet time to plow the land ! in the fall. The freezing of the aoil pulveri7.es it and puts it in Rood con dition for the planting of seed and for holdinp the moisture. In most place the land may often be plowed durinjr the winter months if it ha" been impossible to do It earlier in the fall, riow about ix Inches deep, and deeper if not too much "dead" clay would be turned to the surface there by. In some cases it may benefit the seed bed by running a "bull" tongue or subsoil plow behind the turning plow. This breaks up the subsoil and gives beter drainage without bringing lifeless clay to the surface. Immediately after plowing, the land should be harrowed In order to break up clods and make the surface smooth so as to hold moisture bet ter. This is particularly important in case the land has been plowed In the spring. Before planting, harrow and disk the land as often as time will permit These operation con serve moisture, kill growing weeds, and put "life" into the soil. It pays even tho corn planting may be delay ed thereby. It is dangerous to de lay corn planting later than May 20. Fertilizer Well-rotted stable manure is the best fertilizer that can be used for corn. When enough is not available to spread over an entire field, com mercial fertilizer can be used. Com mercial fertilizer should always be broadcasted, using from 250 to 300 pounds per acre. This is done so that the roots which fill all parts of the upper 3 or 4 Inches of soil may get the food from the fertilizer. Best resu!ts are usually obtained by rroadLast'rg the phosphate before planting and then thoroly working it into the soil. When the roots of the corn are well distributed In all parts of the soil, or about the time the corn begins to tassel, the crop may be economically benefited by the application of the nitrate of soda. This should be scattered between the rows at the rate of 75 to 100 pounds to the acre. Seed Get as good seed corn aa. can be bad in the community and a variety that is standard and thoroly tested for the locality. It is not advised to plant such late maturing varietits as Boone County White and Johnson County Wbite very late. White and Yellow Dent and Hickory King corn can be planted later in the season than the Boone County White. Test the seed before planting. Planting On good soils that hold moisture fairly well and have plenty of plant food, plant 3 feet 6 inches each way, or drill 10 to 18 inches in the row and 3 feet 6 inches apart, putting two or three grains to the hill, de pending on the fertility and water holding power of the soil, riant not over 3 inches deep. A uniform stand may be obtained by planting 3 to 1 grains of tested corn in the hill and thmnir.g to 2 to 3 stalks to the hill, according to the fertility of the soil. Manl as soon a the seed bed is Pn pood condition and weather permits. Cultivation On smooth, loose ground without stones it doet not injure corn to har row the ground anytime after plant ing until the corn is 2 to 4 inches high. It is best to slant the teeth of the barrow. Harrowing cleani the ground and conserves moisture. Cultivate every week or ten days when possible. Use a small tooth cultivator and cultivate shallow. The principal aim in cultivating should be to keep down weed growth, which takes moisture and food from the soil which the corn needs. Under average conditions deep cultivation, which disturbs the roots of the corn, is positively injurious and may ruin the crop. Boys who have obtaine 1 lurpe yields of corn have adhered trirtly to this rule. Harvesting The com crop may be best utilis ed by cutting the corn and shocking when the grain haa hardened and be fore the stalks are dead and before frost. Fach shock should contain com in 16 hill square, A profitable way to utilize a crop where a large number tit stock is kept is to haul the shocked com to the bamj and shred it. It may also be husked in the field and the cattle turned In to rat fodder. One of the beat ways to utilize a corn crop Is to silo it Corn should be put In the silo at the same time It would be ready to cut and put into the shock. In many places in, Western Kentucky It would be profitable to own a corn harvesting machine which would cut and bind the com for shocking or to be siloed. It would not pay to own suih a machine unless there was a large enough acreage. References and Sources of In x formation For further Information write County Agent. State College oY Ag riculture, or V. S. Department of Agriculture. The County Agent Is nearest to you and ran secure infor mation for the farmer concerning his com, without much delay. The above article is only a gen eral idea with a number of sugges tions as to making a com crop. SWIFT PRODUCE REVIEW The movement of live poultry is seasonable, "and prices are on a little higher basis, especially for fat, heavy hens, due to demand for the ap proaching Jewish holidays. It is ex pected that as soon as this demand has been supplied, prices will work lower. There is still a large supply of frozen poultry in storage to be mar keted. Butter prices have remained fairly steady during the week, altho any considerable increase in the make in the near future will result in lower prices. ' Fresh eggs are being marketed freely, but storage holdings exceed those of the same time last year. The United States Department of Agriculture, in its report of the 14th, shows the following comparative stocks in Chicago, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia: April 14, 1921 1,338,108 cases Corres'ding day, 1920 ..140,247 case3 Excess.... 1,197,861 cases The demand for current use is not specially heavy, and in view of the large amount in storage, lower mar kets are expected to prevail in the immediate future. April 15, 1921. BERKSHIRE BREEDERS BOOST BETTER SIRES Plan Suggested to Increase Use of Purebreds. American Association Urging Various State Organizations to Favor Ex change of Registered Boars for Grade Animals. An indication of the active and widespread support being given to the better-sire campaign now systemati cally fostered by the United States IH-purtment of Agriculture is Illus trated by a proposal recently made by the American Berkshire axxoclatiun. This association, according to a letter recently received by the department Is suggesting to State lierkslilre Breeders' association a plan designed to broaden the market for Berkshire boars and Inert-use the use of pure bred animals on farms. The assoeiatlon is urging the vari ous mate oigunlxatlons to mull circu lar letters, tijtlieir members suggest- V'' X,-"lr WHY PAY MORE When you can buy the best for less. See these famous Compound Incu bators in operation aud compare them with i ther machines, such as, Prairie State, Cypress, orQueen. This is not a cheap hot water machine, but the best constructed hot air incubator that you can buy. I have in stock several of the well known Sol-Hot coal oil burning brooders. Cet the best chick feed known. I handle Steel-Cut Oats. E. H. BARTLETT Berca Hatchery Berta, Ky. " 'el s'"v-fin f J 5 . I f In as thaf breeders exchange rnreTred liners for grade hoar now being lined hy farmer, pricing the registered tionr at a close figure and taking the grade hoar at Hie market price a V 0 -? I A Purebred Berkshire Sow. part payment, the breeder then send ing the grade boar to the butcher. In ' their letter to the state associations ' the national body points out that every Ilerkshlre breeder who follows Uil.t tfuggestlon does three things: j He puts a Herkshlre boar on an ad ditional farm. I He provides a means of getting good Berkshire feeder hogs for the market. He puts the pnrebred stre on a farm where formerly there was a grade or scrub. j Signs bearing the legend, "Regis- j tered Berkshire boar Ded on this farm," will be furnished by the Amer- ' lean association to all farmers who rake advantage of this plan. There Is nothing In the plan, say specialists of the United States De partment of Agriculture, that does not seem practicable for any other hog breeders' association to use. The Detractor's Work. The detractor may. and often does, pu'l down others tint by so doing he never, as be ei: s to suppose, ele vates himself to tlieir M-slr!nn the most he can do is maliciously tear from them the hlelngs which he can not enjoy himself---Selected. CINCINNATI MARKETS. Hay and Grain. Corn No. 2 while .. ."V. No 3 white Sfifi ."7r. No 2 yellow MU57C. No. 2 mixed ,Vti.VV. Sound Hay Timothy per ton $t.'? XoO. clover mixed S1, clover Wit. Oat No. 2 white .TO ? nt4c. No 3 white 3733c, No. 3 mixed a'337e. Wheat No. 2 red $l..IRitfl.: :".. No. 3 red fl.:Tfl.32, No. 4 red 1.2.j4j 1.27. Butter, Eggs and Poultry. Hi tter Whole milk rresinery extras 62c, centralized extras 4SV, firsts 40c. Eb3s Extra firsts 'r, firsts iTJc, or dinary firsts IMc. Live Poultry Broilers 1 Hi and over 7.c, fowls 4 Ihs an. I over oiie; fowls 3 lbs ami oer 81c, under 4 lbs 30c, roosters l!c. Live Stock. Cattli Steers, good to choice f.. fair to good M.-ollS, common to fair f Trfi " heifers. gnud io choir JrVu ! "J"i, fair to good $7"'it. common to fair l&7. rainier -"tf:. Mock heifers $.Votl.iO. Calves ;ixi to thoice F.).-igio. fair to good fSo'.i.V), common ami la rye 7. Sheep (lood to choice J" '.Y."0, fair to food .'t.'pii'o "i, common $J1't, lambs. good to rho.'e "H'li IH7", fu r to good 10 I loss Heavy $s choke park, eis and luiti her iv7", medium c mmoh t cluiVe heat v f.H sows ') 'oiS.7.". IW.t ldpper !'.-'.. pU (lit) ll, anil i.-l ss 'i The average gain per MPJIJIi Tuxedo I log Ration it I to 2 pounds. Every 3 lbs. of feed averages more than I lb. gain. Tuxedo I log Ration is a very efficient hog feed producing most economical gains. These figures are the result of long feeding experience' on the part of hundreds of Lig hog raisers. TUXEDO HOC RATION contain everything the hof require! for building meet and bone. It it scientifically mitcd to produce i and Wright in the ihortnt pouible time. It makes hogs fatten fait. ruttA Hof SafMn (i mtJ, i Tit rVfc DtKlilCmmnnt.mmhrl lunjm ( . I', tt-t 1,4 tit Mui. ak ,aW limU tttrnm bl Jtki. IJ 4 tijutul tufipln yw. aviU Mi east ej asao . THE EARLY & DANIEL CO., Inc. V1ISC, INN AT I, OHIO ift McKee Bro... Woo-tford IM V,J. &nttion IW695. I5.0UO ' tf r '-M Duroc boar. Highest liiLI nriovto imrotsi umtnATioiui siwsqiool Lesson IV WRY. H t I I A I fcK, D l. Tarhr nf KnalMh lh In ih Hootf fllh lrs)t'tM of thtri.t ) iJif, V lfill NWsit'ipT I'ntnn ) LESSON FOR MAY 1 BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT EDU CATION l.rssoN Tr- XT-tviit f 4 1. Tr'iv .Il ls, i.nii : i.' (Ri.l'l:N TKXT Ni .m I tlr .rln i 11 llilnn. llirrrfi.r (i-t lulom. Ttov 4 T. KKt'KKKNl'K M A TKUI Atl'rov. l:M. 4 1 II. (VI 2 J. Ji.s I 5 II 1 . 1 1 i I'HIMAHT Torii'-Th liny Jriui With the Tm h-r JlNliHI Tifli'-rie.iin 1imI In 8. hool INTKKMKIIATK ASM (tKNKHl TOl'lC -Tti Value or n Kilm-atlon. VOI'NU l-t.KI'I.K AMI AlU'l.T TOl'lC Making Kdui anon 'lirlvllan. I. The Excellency of Wisdom (I'rov. 3:13 IS). I.et no man coclu-e this "wisdom" with the so-called wisdom resilltlin: from n educiitlou in the arts, si leiuvs and plillosohy tuotlit in the modern colleites and universities. Th" way t have (Ills In Its true sense Is to net It from the Itihle, IiihI's revealed Word (Psa. ll'.i:'.iviiti). Wisdom ersonl tltd means Christ (I'rov. H). All real wisdom lemls to t'hrlst, who Is made unto us wisdom rlliteoiisiicK. and sanctlfli atlon (I Cor. I :.Ti). Wisdom Is desirable because: 1. Of Its Inherent ipialltle (vv. 1:1 !.). (1) "ISetter tliiui the inerli!in dlse of l her uml the Haiti of icold" (v. 14). Men set tfeat value upon these, but they are corrupt Ihle and shall soon pna away. (') "More precious than rubles" (v. 1."). Though amoliK the most valuable anionic the precious stones, the ruby Is of sec ondary aliie when compnrcd with the wisdom of liod. t't) Of immeasurable value (v. The best things that the human heart ran desire are not worthy to compare In talue unto wis dom. J. It inltils'ers to our earthly wel fare (vv. 1rt is). (I) l-emtth of days is In her rUht hand' v. K.. ;lll ness tends to h'liu life (J) "In tier left band riches mid honor" (t. HI). "Uii'hcs and honor' may not hIw le a'ordlti( to the world's standard. 13) "Her ways are wias of pleasant ness" (v. 17). The notion that the life of the Christian is hard mid that pleasure ihies not eiii.-r Into bis cX"Tt eliee Is all w num. Tin y of the iransressor Is hard (I'rov. 13:1.'). (indllliex Is prolitiilile unto all things, havini; the proniis of th- life that now Is and of that which Is to come (I Tim. (4) "AH her (uiths are Jieace" (v. 17). There Is no slre to the wl ketl. "The u li kel are like the troubled sn w hen It cannot rest, whose waters rust up mire uud dirt (Isa. 57:2rt. 21). (.'.) ' She Is a tree of life to them that lay hold upou her" (. IS). Thote who eat of the tree of life. Christ, have eteniMl life (lien. 3:22; ch. John 6 MM. i) "Huppy Is everyone that retalneth her" (v. li). The only true happiness that can be had Is In laying bold on wisdom la Ood's Word. II. Israel's Responsibility With Rf erencsi to the Statutes of the Lord (Deut. 6:4H). t. Central truths to be tsuctit (. 4.8). (1) Cnlty of fl.xl. "The Lord our God Is one l.ord." This was a testimony ntfiilnM the polytheism of that day. He Is Cod alone, therefore to worship unothrr is sin. ('.') Man's supreme nl.l pilion (v. .1). ol should be loved with nil the heart, soul, uml inilit. hei uuse He Is Cod alone. 2. How these truths are to be kept alive (vv. r.'.H. The place for Cod's Word Ik in the heart. ri order that It limy be in the heart (1) "leach dill petit ly to thv children" (v.. 7). The ho per day when fed on w ii Mi 1 1 i a HOME DEPARTMENT Conducted by the Home Economics Department of Kerea College DIGESTION Most of the people of today think little of their hodies, of the food they eat, what happens to the food after it is taken Into the mouth, why they at, or pive any attention whatever to themselves until they pet sick. The most common cause, of sickness today is Indigestion. The body may be compared to an engine which works nipht and day. If you overload the flre liox and choke the fire, you lose fuel value hy imperfect combustion, therefore If tha fcpilinp of the enpine is not done properly, pood results can not be ob tained. The same Is true of the body. There are enzymes (different kinds o? juices) in our bodies and there is a lofTcrent kind for each kind of fond we eat, for example starchy foods and sweets are railed rarbohyrates and there is an enrynie In the mouth called Pytalin which arts up on these starchy and sweet foods end chanpea them to a simple form of supar this food pors on into the stomach where it is churned and liq uified and then passes into the small Intestines. There we find another enzyme railed amylopsln which acta upon these same foods. ITere the food is made ready to be ab sorlied into the Mood and carried to the different parts of the body to produce heat and enerpy. There are many enzymes in the body which act upon the other foods which we eat, sjih as lean and fat meat, epps, nilk, etc, but the above pives one an idea of what really poes on in the body after we have eaten. In order to have pood health and pood -'ipestion we must have some rules to follow. Flmt, wo should lave a balanced diet, that is, we s'loiild have a variety of foods and most lmMirtant part of a child's edu cation Is that given In the Word of tiisl. ('.') Talk of th.si In the Inline (v. .7). How tilt-ssrd Is that home where Cod's Word Is the topic of eou vernation. (.1) Talk of them when walking with our children and friends (v. 7). () Talk of them when re tlrltiB for the nkhi (v. 7). The last thing upon lil h the mind should rst l.efore iiiii to sleep should le (iod and Ills truth. (") Talk of them hen rl-lni! In the inornlmt (v. 7) How H;tiiif that iod should ss-nk to us the first tli iitif when we awake. CD ISInd them upou thine hand (t. ). This was ll'erally done hv the Jew a. (7) Write them upon the jsiats of the house Mid mi the nates (v. S). III. The Growth of Jesus (I.tike 2:.M'). 1. Itodlly srature. Peine really hu man, IDs IxHtily size and strength In crensist. 1. InerensMl In wisdom. Ills mental equipment enlarged as any normal hu man l"ins Mis fountain of knowledge Increased as lie came in 11.11 tact with men and the world. :. In r.i"T with Cod and man. Mrs Innate perfection and beauty more and more cxpre- -od ItM-lf a Ilia human nature expamleil. VEGETABLE CHOWDER RECIPE Best to Learn the Type of Dish and Not Be Confined to Any Defi nite Formula. Vegetable chow del a offer a good w ay i'f using up gctiihles uml skim milk. It Is !) M to lenrn the t)ie of dish and not be eohllnod to any iMlnlle recipe, say food H'clallsts of the I'nlted States Iepariineiit of Agriculture, for iiiulerhils an often wasted thiTeby which should be u-isl. The following saVeyour property Fibre Coating is made of asphalt and the wonderful mineral Asbestos. It renews old worn out roofs and preserves roofs in good condition. Universal Coating is an inexpensive black paint for protecting machinery, creosoting posts, in fact painting any exposed surface. Black Asphalt Paint is designed particularly for metal surfaces, including roofs, biding, tanks, iron fences and bridges. Noahs Pitch is a cement of the consistency of mortar. It ean be applied by any one with a trowel or even a piece of wood. Fine for plugging leaks around skylights, chimneys, flashings, etc. STEPHENS rot the same thitip all of the time. Some people think if they have just meat and bread and butter and eof. fee, they have all they need. This is not true other thinpa are needed and must be eaten in order to have the best results. We should have vepetables such as spinach, kale, mustard, rabbape, epps, and a lot mf milk, since milk Is especially pood for children. We should eat dried fruits such as prunes, peaches, ap ples,, ftps, raisins, or fresh fruits. We should drink plenty of water, for water carries off the waste of tho body and helps repulnle body pro ressaa, Another important thinp is repu larity. We should have a certain time to eat our meals and not eat at any other time, for entinp between meals keeps the stomach workinp all of the time and without rest it wi'I become Irritated, and when the stom ach is nut of order the whole body is depressed. When we eat, our foodi should le chewed thoroly and not swallowed in lumps, for it is hard ti dipest If It Is not chewed properly and much fuel value is lost and tho stomach over-taxed. No person should ever eat when they are over-tired, worried, anpry, excited or grieved, for the general nervous state of the person is very quickly reflected In the stomach. If food must be taken under these con ditions, it should be taken in a liquid form, as warm soup, cocoa, or an egg beaten up In milk. It is a wise sayincr, "I-augh and grow fat." I-t us give more attention to the treatment of our bodies, for it means better health, and good health brings) happiness. Nell Hatchett, Voc. Home Science typical recls Is a good on anq sug gestive of the kind of dish on rsa easily make: V, pounil salt pora or 4 meitlum-elaeil s- bamn. laiora. I onion I rarrota S maUlum-slavd to- i nipfula of eklat matoaa nr anlla. I pint tawed loma- J tabirapoonfula of tiiea flour. I gtrmn pepper. I toaapoonfula salt. Put the hacott or pork, onion and pepper through the meat chopper and cook carefully about five minutes. Add the water and tomatoes and rook until the veue'shtea are tender, fat the iatoea and enrrots Into small pieces and cook In water until tender; drain and mid Hh the skim milk to the other Ingredients. Thicken with the flimr mixed with a little cold milk. REFRESHVENT FOR CHILDREN Danger of O'rrrjt "a Lessened If I Food Is Served et Time to Take 1 Place of Regular Meal. i t'Mblri n' pin lies present sktIrI problems t.eeHiise they give the mother the resoi't .!! -1 t v f'T feeding other ' people'- i M'oren. irie danger of such 1 .M i ii -loiis that of overeating will he le.i lied If the refreshment lire nerved nl Miih a time fl" to dike the place of one of i he r.vuli.r meals of Ihe day. I The ame cure should be taken In S I leering f uels as In the case of tha i ori!tiar im ils. No hi' nl tough, rb-h, or highly Sea ,,.,.. I foods should be aened. ay fo.nl .ei-ialli of the fulled Slates I ii'pnrimeut of Agi Iciilture. Cocoa qr -.on... other milk dr. nk, fruit, sand whfies. h e cream or a gelatin ik'ssert, j.'n i. fros'ed ci.ke, aud slmile candles ii ;iVe a good bill of fare. & MUNCY Phone 113 Berea, Kentucky