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JS fCLK COUNTY NEWS-flAZETTE. BENTON. TENNESSEE. i DIBIRHI Oil SOUTH FARMS Corn Crop Peculiarly Adapted to Soils in the South. IMPORTANT CROP IN SOUTH No Such Risks From Frocts a Menace rarmert of So-Called Corn Belt Only Necessary to Pulverize Soil to Absorb Moisture. (By O. H. ALKORD.) The long seasons of the south make It peculiarly adapted to the cultiva tion of the corn crop, since there is never any risks from early frosts catching corn as there Is in a large part of what is now termed the corn belt The rainfall is sufficient to pro duce maximum crops and it is only necessary to pulverize the soil and fill it full of vegetable matter and plant food for from 5 to 15 inches deep so that it will absorb the rain and conserve the soil water by fre quent and shallow cultivation. Fertile soil and good seed are es sential to success in corn growing, but without thorough preparation of the soil before the seed is planted we have no right to expect a good crop of corn. If we will only give our lands the preparation that the farmers In the central west give their lands we can, by reason of climatic conditions and natural fitness for the crop, easily heat them In production, and the doing of this is not a question of mere appli cation of so much fertilizer per acre. The results of the experiment sta tions seem to indicate that at the usual price of corn and commercial fertil izers, the profitable production of corn upon commercial fertilizers is almost a hopeless undertaking, unless the corn crop is grown in a systematic rotation with nitrogen-gathering crops. The Georgia station says: "That at pres ent prices of commercial fertilizers they cannot be used with profit." The Ohio station states: "In no case has the increase in the crop been sufficient to pay cost of fertilizers." The Vir ginia station says: "In no Instance did the nitrogen application give a gain equal to its cost" An application of a medium amount of the fertilizer on average land will usually pay" a profit. Barnyard ma , nure is a valuable fertilizer. It in creases the amount of available fer tility In the soil, adds humus to the soil and Improves the mechanical con ditions. The average yield of corn in the eouth is about 15 bushels. It is an easy crop to improve in yield and in quality. The yield to an acre can easily be doubled with very little in crease in labor or expense by plant ing better and more prolific seed in ad dition to increasing the fertility of the Boll and by better methods of prepara tion and cultivation. The variety should be adapted to the conditions of the soil and climate In which it is grown. There is no crop grown that is so much influenced by being transferred from north to south of the section where the corn is to be grown. Therefore, we should .avoid sending north or south of our latitude for seed, but should take at the start the beet corn attainable that has been long grown in our . latitude and through careful selection, year after year, bred up. The average corn grower plows, plants and cultivates one-fourth to one-third of his corn acreage without receiving anything for his Jabor. This CORN GROWERS' RULES. 1 Save Seed Before Oct. 1st. 2 Test Each Ear. 3 Grade the Seed and Test the Planter. 4 Improve the Seed. 5 Do Not Import Seed. 6 Do Not Continue Without a Rotation of Crops. 7 Do Not Follow Oats With Corn. is because of the vacant hills and bar ren stalks attributable' to poorly se lected seed. The method of Dlantlnff muoi; be adapted to the section and nature of the land. Where the soil is nlgii and dry soil, or where very dry weather is likely to prevail during the grow ing season, planting corn in tho water furrow is probably best. The soil can be gradually worked to the corn. Where the land is well drained, it is generally best to plant the corn on a level so that flat, shallow cultivation may be practiced to the best ad vantage. On wet lands, It is usually best to plant on beds and give the corn ridge cultivation. The result of the experiment sta tions seem to indicate that It makes no particular difference In yield whether the corn is planted in hills or In drills. The distance apart In rows and drills must be settled for each lo cality and each particular soil. The amount of moisture and fertility of the soil must be considered in de ciding the distance in the drill. Where the soil Is light and dry, weather us " ually dry during the growing season, best results are generally obtained by having the rows four or five feet apart, with one stalk every three feet j art in the tow. Where such thin tutting is necessary, it Is generally preferable to plant soy beaL, pea nuts, or some other crop between the corn rows. The cultivation of the com crop should always be level and shallow, ex cept In low, uodrained lands, where it may be necessary to plant in ridges and to keep the middle clear to cseist in drainage. The first cultivation should be made before the corn cornea out of the ground, and the best im plement to use is the harrow to mere ly break the crust and allow the corn to come up easily and uniformly. Then follow with a harrow or weeder. going both ways, and after the corn geU six or eight inches tall, the two-horse cultivator, which enables the operator to cultivate both sides of a row at once, Is the best implement to use. It is always much easier and more satisfactory to prevent the growth of weeds or destroy them soon after the seeds germinate than it is to attempt their destruction after they have at tained a firm, fast hold. The sectional steel harrow, or the weeder, on light lands full of humus and so on are the implements to use in cultivation. The later cultivation after the corn gets tall is the small-tooth, one-horse cultivator. Worked In this way the roots are unharmed and the moisture is kept right where they seek it Many carefully made experiments have shown that the stalks, leaves and shucks of corn have a feeding value equal to the grain. Of course. If we let the stalks stand fn the field until the grain is fully matured the GOOD PLACES TO HANG SEED. 1 Dry Ventilated Cellar. 2 Dry Attic or Spare Room. 3 Dry Ventilated Shed. 4 Any Dry Ventilated Building. BAD PLACES TO HANG SEED. 1 Stable Over or Near Stock. 2 Over Oats or Corn. 3 Damp Cellar. A Closed Attic Over Kitchen. 5 Any Damp Close Place. 6 Out in Sunshine. stover will be of yery little value. But if the corn is cut while the fodder is still, green and untouched by frost, that is, as soon as the ears are well glazed, and is cured in the shocks, the fodder is of far more value for feeding. The most Important and valuable invention In the connection with the corn crop In recent years has been the invention of the silo, into which the green corn is cut, preserved in a succulent state for winter feeding and for tiding over a drought in the Rum mer when the grasses fail in the pas tures. The silo Is indispensable to the breeder of either beef or dairy cattle. More corn brings into use the pas tures and idle lands of, the farms. It is a basis for the cheaper food supply for the masses. Therefore, the pro duction of an abundant supply of corn Is one of the essentials of good farm ing. The south will be prosperous when the necessary corn is grown within her borders. Where it is common only to gather the grain and then turn the cattle into the field to glean the fodder, that, standing in the frost had become prac tically worthless, the cattle ranging over the soft and wet ground, puddle the soil and do serious injury to it in the future cultivation. Then, too, the land is left bare all winter and loses fertility in winter rains, when it should have the green cover crops on it at all times. Modern machinery has greatly lessened the labor of cutting and shocking the corn. We now have ma chines to cut and bind the corn, and we have the huskers and shredders that separate the corn from the stover and tear up the whole stalks ana leaves into such a shape that not only is a far larger portion eaten, but the waste part 1b in such a shape that It makes valuable bedding. SAND FOR THE SICK CHICKS Kansas Farmer Saves Many of Hla Little Fellows by Use of Gravel Remedy for Lfce. (By J. D. HUNTER.) I see so often In the paper of peo ple being troubled with white di arrhoea In their chicks. Three years ago we lost most all of our - young chicks with this disease and I con cluded it was the want of sand, so this year we have sieved sand for them when they are one day old and put a little bran on millet and wheat and corn chop, all mixed, equal parts, on the sand just a little so they will get more sand than the mixture, and this year I have 150 and have scarce ly lost a chick. I bad 56 little ones and did not lose one until I ran out of sand, when one died and the others looked bad, so we got the sand right away and they picked up Immediately. For mite lice we use a pint of grease and one quart of coal oil and a pint of crude carbolic acid and take a swab or turkey wing and fill all the crevices in the chicken bouses with the mix ture and we have not seen any of the lice since two years ago, barring one or two times In the summer when I went right at the roosts with the mixture and they quickly disappeared Locate Borers. The droos of gum ' which exi'de from the roots of the peach treeB bIiot where the borers are. I BELIEVE PE-RU-NA SAVED MY LIFE." V g-'-- Kn.CaariMaMpaaflh j Mrs. Charles Anspaugh, R. R. 1. Kimmell, Noble Co., Indiana, writes: "Peruna has been a godsend to me. I can feel safe in saying that it saved my life, as I was all run down and was Just miserable when I commenced tak ing your Peruna. but am on the road to recovery now. I cannot thank you too much." Thoae who object to liquid medi cines can now procure Peruna Tab lets. Ask Your Druggist tor Free Peruna Lucky Day Almanac for 1914. 17. L.DOUGLAS SHOES Men's liSSlii0 Women's H.eV-'S? II Misses, Boy. Children S I M $ 1 .7 S3 J2.60 S3 Segu baslaaas la lM-fWt of CI. SI. 10 mHd 14 ihoM la tht world. Onr ISO v1 JttluUaMIMIIO At tM IMTIWI W. t. Douglas aboM art funeral rvary wnere. tv ny not live inem a trial T Tbe value you will reoalr fur your money will aatousn you. If you would visit our factory, me largest in inewona unaer one roof, and we how carefully W. L. Douala. ertoea are made. would understand why they are warranted to look belter, fit better, bold meirsnape ana wear longer man otner males tor we price. Your dealer should stipplr you with UwaLUooi ae a.upeuiuie.i one name itampeo on uoiconi. euioea amt everywhere, dlreat from fac tory, by Parcel Post, postage free. Now I the time to begin to save money on your footwear, wniewaayior illus trated vlwti snowing now w uvunr B.V mail. W. U DOutIA.S, 810 Spark St., Brockton, Maaa. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation of merit, Help, to erad irate dandruff. r or Keitonng ana Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair. W, N7 it., ATLANTA, NO. 49-1913. Why Japa Are Undersized. Every one is eager to add to -fala fund of information concerning the Japanese and there are not many lay men who can tell why the Japs, are undersized. Japanese surgeons have made measurements of their army, which show that the smallness of the stature is due entirely to the legs. This is no doubt due to the fact that froin chtldhood the Japanese practices an unnatural way of sitting upon the legs. When a Japanese child is old enough to sit upon the floor hia legs are bent under him. This in time dwarfs the growth of the limbs. Actual deform ity is less common among the peas ants than among students, merchants and others of sedentary habits. There is no doubt the coming Japanese, who are rapidly acquiring Occidental, cus toms, will change this habit of sitting upon the feet. IF HAIR IS TURNING GRAY, USE SAGE TEA Don't Look Old! Try Grandmother's Recipe to Darken and Beautify Gray, Faded, Lifeless Hair. fimnrimnther keDt her hair beauti fully darkened, glossy and abundant with & hrew of Sane Tea and Sulphur. Whenever her hair fell out or took on that dull, faded or streaked appear nnr this simole mixture was applied with wonderful effect. By asking at any drug store for "Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy," you will get a large bottle of this old-time recipe, ready to use, for about BO cents. This simple mixture can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair and is splendid for dan druff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair. A well-known druggist says every body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, because it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied it's so easy to use, too. You simply dampen a comb or soft brush and draw it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. By morning the gray hair dieappears; after an other application or two, It is re stored to its natural color and looks glossy, soft and abundant. Adv. Wheel Within Wheel. "I hear Wlgley made his pile through the manufacture of stogies." "Nope. But he started on the road to wealth in that way. His subsidiary company was what really brought him his fortune. "What's the subsidiary company?" "The match factory." We wouldn't mind being awkward enough to fall into a good thing. Waiters' tips are not the only things In the world that are won by waiting. f . .. m yyv ... i m m v:- j aw h. mm w urn WLi. .4 ftSVMail nn - am..---- I air I f "if Your.) I fluttering er'wMk. u- RENOVINS." Mad. by Seemed to Be a Fact That Old Gen tleman Had Been Neglecting His Ablutions. Vaughn Comfort, Interlocutor of Honey Foy George Evans' Minstrels, Is circulating this story: An old rustic, bent and painfully limping, was accosted by a friend, who Inquired: -Hello, Zeb! What's ailin' yo?" "Got a big corn between two toes," said Zeb, "and it hurts something awful!" Lemme see It. Mebbe I kin do ye some good." "No use, Joe. It's been thataway for six weeks." "But it won't do any harm to let me try." Slowly and tenderly the old man re moved his boot. "Great guns, man!" the friend ex claimed. "How long did you say you have been suffering?" "Just about six weeks." "This ain't any corn!" cried Joe. "It's a collar cutton!" Youngstown Telegram. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism and al kinds of aches and pains Neuralgia. Cramps, Colic. Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne. Price 25c Adv. Telephone Memorandum. A little combination pad and tele phone list that may be attached di rectly to the instrument is a new and handy contrivance. A thick pad cov ered with leather has a spring holder at the top which slips around the re ceiver and holds the pad firmly in place. Attached to brass rings on the pad is a set of ruled cards with a thumb index arranged alphabetically for the list of telephone numbers, and on top of these, mounted on a silk-covered board, is a little memo randum pad containing about 100 sheets with a lead pencil in a little holder at the top. Thea''3norandum sheets can be renewed. as the piece of cardboard at the back fits into a slit in the silk covering. Avoid Dangerous Nostrums. Take Deans Mentholated Couih Drops. They have real value 5c at all good Drug Stores. Uncalled-For Alarm. Senior Partner (returning from va cation) "Who brought dot ting in our store? Take it oud, right avay!" Junior Partner "Vot's der matter? Dot's a new patent vater coler I bought last veek." Senior Partner (much relieved) "Oh! Dot's qvite differtn! I thought it was a fire eg stinguisher ! "Exchange. Witinf-Two -Eisli." - -"So my former henchman refuses to obey roe!" exclaimed . the boss. "Bring me my trusty whitewash brush!" "Surely you are not going to give him the benefit of it!" "No. I'll let the whitewash splash my way while I use the reverse end as a club." Washington Star. Overdid It. "So she married him to reform him. And w6at is the result?" "He's so good now that he's shocked by the gowns she wears." EiDSEMIuTaMMEE FOR CHILLS AND MALARIAL 50c and $1.00 Bottles. PERFECTLY HARMLESS. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST. This tonic is the acknowledged leader of all Chill tonics. The most stubborn cases will yield to It readily, W. M. AKIN MED1CIKE CO., EvanylHet Ind. Expensive Tributes. "People who once threw bouquets at that man now throw eggs." "With eggs at 60 cents a dozen?" exclaimed young Mrs. Torkins. "My! They must think a lot of him." Be sure that you ask for Wright's Indian Vegetable 1'ills, and look for the signa ture of Wra. Wright on wrapper and box. For Constipation, Biliousness and Indiges tion. Adv. Knew It First. He I've a surprise for you. Betty and I are going to be married. She A surprise Why, bless your heart, she asked me to be one of her bridesmaids months ago. The Point "Here are some excellent oysters on the half shell." "Ah, there you touch me on the raw!" PUTNAM Color more good, bridhter and faster colors than You can dye any garment without ripping apart. Sacrilege. D. A. R. I have the drum that my great-great-grandfather carried all through the revolution." The Flippant One And when he saw the enemy, did he beat it? Puck. USE AIXBN'8 FOOT-KAKE, tha Antiseptic powder to be shaken Into tbe shoas for Tender, aching feat. It tavkea tb sting out ot corns and bunions and makes walklngadeligbt. Sold Tarrwbera.sfra. Ji'fute tuhetltulu. Wot WHBm trial package, add reas A. 8. Olmsted, La Boy. M. T. Adv. The Menu. - "Did you have a homily when your minister came to dinner?" "No, we had fried chicken. Much the Best for This Climate! The French Market Roast and Blend Make It Essentially & Great Travelers and Explorers afcTree that the food and drink peculiar I th country whr a) b mod should always be adopted in that country. Trench Market Coffee is the coffee of the coffe-p-olucin countries, where climate most nearly corresponds to that of our Southern States. It is therefore, much better suited for Southern consumption as regards food value.etc, than coffees roasted lor other climates. This accounts for the marvelous success of French Market Coffee; and why it is called the National Drink of the South. Formerly it could only be had at the old French Market, where the E Brf(( 'l 1 nm m II as Phosphoric Acid ? That is the real kind that pays you and the dealer. If you did not, you should at once ask your dealer to carry Potash Salts so that you may increase the Potash in the ordinary brands. To increase the Potash I percent, add 40 pounds Muriate or Sulphate of Potash to a ton of goods. A 200-pound bag will increase the Potash of a ton 5 percent .. , 1 1 . . U Tl .... Try it once ana see If rmr dealer will tut carry Potash Salt v ' from one GERMAN KALI WORKS, Chteato. I . aact-ormicK di ' - . . j.i- ,11 l. u.a ur MnL vv San Framiaro. 2i California Street That Jar of MOSTEROLE O2 4hs !h!hrOs:n; Sue! It's" relieved pain for nearly everyone in the family. When little Susie had the croup, when Johnny got his feet wet and caught coia, when father sprained his knee, when Gran ny's rheumatism bothered her That jarof MUSTER OLE was right there to eive relief and comfort. MUSTEROLE is a clean, white oint ment, made with oil of mustard. It will not blister like 4 mustard plaster. Quick relief for Sore Throat, Bronchi tis, Tonsilitis, Croup, Stiff Neck, Asth- "REPEATER" Smokeless Powder Shells These shells cost a little more than black powder loads. but for bird shooting1 they are as there is no smoke to hinder by far the best low priced market When you buy, THE RED FADELESS DYES any other dye. One 10c package colors all fibers. WK.11C r y r r rr.r. dookicu calendar, uiunrm, HIALARIA If not sold bvvour drusrrtat. on receipt ui price. wunr j ' ai Atlanta Directory VICTR0US AND GRAF0N0LAS Complete stock of Victor and Co lumbia Record. I. M. SAME CO., 84 PsaohtresSt. Write forcataloga Van VlMt-Mansflatd Drug Co., Memphla, Tenn. Prlca tl.00 Southern Coilee nnaint nld stalls were crowded with a the most brilliant society of the South, drawn together to enjoy the . matchless coffee known nowherw else in America. Now by the establishment of the French Market Mills with the special machinery necessary, this wonderful - old blend Is preserved for their de scendants. The invention of perfectly-sealed tins allows shipment all over the United States without loss of fresh ness and flavor. Try it once upon your own table and see if anyone of your family would be willing to use again the ordinary kinds of coffee. French Market Cefftt ts NoV The National Print, of the South French Market Mills (New Or I cam Coffee Co- Ltd.. Proprietors) NEW ORLEANS DIRECTIONS We recommend that yon make French Market Coffee in your usual way. If you find It too strong, reduce Quantity until strength and flavor are satis factory. French Market makes more cupa of good coffee to the pound than otlier brands, thereby reducing your coffee bill. vour fertilirer dealer and arrange to buy fertilizer containing at least Mmc POTASH now ruusu 1 -write uj for Prices. We will tell amy entity 200-pound bag up. Inc, 42 Broadway, New York niincT 1 nil rii i . " : " .. Sarannab. Bank a Trail Bldf. ma, Neuralgia, Headache, Congestion; Rheumatism. Lumbacro. Pains) and Aches of the Back or joints, . ln Sore Muscles. Bruises. Chil- "?TZZZTr&imAZFeet. Colds on the Chest (7" ' ' r TTr-r WTf,fc?. MUSTEROLE for croupy children. In 25c and 50c jars, and a special . . . targe nospitai size ior $2.50. Accept no substi tute. If your druggist can not supply you, send 25c or 50c to the MUS TEROLE Company,' Cleveland, Ohio, and we will mail yotj a jar, postage prepaid. S. J. Buchanan, Lowellvllle. Ohio., says: "We have been using Musterole for two o three years past and find It very rood. It l always in our medicine cupboard.", 1 FEVER rCff$$T& worth many times the difference, the second barrel. They are smokeless load on the insist upon having them. BRAND They dye rn Mid water bettet nan MT"inwJJ ric. i,viiwvb- vnvw v . . . . , M - "Jen".,' TOrJlC will be sent bv Parcels Post rnw w vo iwouwruie. n . r , v REAL ESTATE I OH KAI.K 00 A. IN HABKRBHAM CCU Oa. ; excellent fruit laad. 40 a, cult., M dwelling, tenant bsusa, t barns, outbid., M fruit trees, 75 aheap, ato. Price, It AO per aj JOHN E. MIIJ.ER. R. , ClrkTtlla. jOaaj FOR 8AI,B 10 a., 1 MILE FROM BTATBaV) boro, Ua. ; 76 a. eult., all tlllabl. r. knuaaV a barna. outbldgs., fruit orchard, atk., mock; ctr;. Mrs. I V. Jnhnaon, R. 4. Statesboro, Osu 1 ( V