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It ranks with the best of healing remedies de
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and mends a bad wound or lacerated flesh as
rapidly as the nature of the case will permit.
Try it for Burns, Scalds, Festering Wounds, Stitf
Neck, Sore Muscles, Oak or Ivy Poisoning, Rheu
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SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
THE MOST POPULAR
FOWL IN TENNESSEE
(By Leo J. Brosemer, Division of Ex
tension, University of Tennessee.)
Shortly, after our Civil War, two
poultrymen in Connecticut (one a fan
cier, the other a farmer) engaged in a
joint effort to produce a business type
of fowl that would meet the favor of
American farmer. Result: The
Barred Plymouth Rock.
They are classified under the general-purpose
breeds. They have been
developed and bred for two purposes,
disposition, mature quickly, are good
Bitters, and good foragers..
With proper feeding, housing, and
attention, they have proven their
merits and intense value to their
breeders.
HOEING MOST IMPORTANT.
Ideal cockerel bred hen.
namely: the production of both meat
and eggs. Birds of this type are most
generally kept on American farms.
Fowls of this class are good layers,
good weighers, and good payers. They
hold a medium place in nearly all re
spects between the egg and meat type,
in some degrees combining the good
ouoiities of both. They are quiet in
(By C. A. Keffer, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee.)
No tillage operation of the garden
la more important than hoeing, and
none is so badly done. Plow under
and disc in abundant manure; make
thorough preparation with plow and
disc, with spike-tooth harrow and
planker, or in small gardens with
spading fork and rake; use the best of
seed and plant at the right time, at the
right depth, and cultivate regularly
and well. All these preparations will
not take the place of good hoeing.
Keep the hoe sharp. Begin using it
as soon as the little plants show above
the ground. Hoe very close to the
plants, cutting the soil an inch deep
or so with slanting cuts very close to
gether. Then smooth the surface with
the back of the hoe, making it,dust
fine. Do not hoe after a rain until
the soil will crumble, but do not wait
until it is dry. Hoe often. Hoeing
lets air into the soil, and air Is as
necessary as moisture for vigorous
root growth. Fine hoeing makes of
the surface a mulch that checks the
escape of moisture while admitting the
air Do not hoe deep two inches is
the greatest depth admissible, and one
inch, or less, is usually best. Do not
cut the soil in big chunks, which will
dry into hard lumps;' such work is
an utter loss of effort. Do not wait
until after the weeds are a few Inches
high before beginning to hoe the gar
den 'hoe earlv and often.
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS
Majority of FrienJs Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.
Poraercyion, Ky. In Interesting ad
vices from this place, Mr. A. J. Hughes
writes as follows: "I was down with
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and
would have sick headache so bad, at
times, that'l thought surely I would die.
. 1 tried different treatments, but they
. did not seem to dd me any good.
1 got so bad, I could not eat or sleep,
ind all my friends, except one, thought I
would die. He advised me to try
Bedford's Black-Draught, and quit
taking other medicines. I decided to
take his advice, aWhough I did nothavi
any confidence in iu
1 have now been taking Black-Draught
for three months, and it has cured me
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since I began using it.
I am so thankful for what Black
Draught has done for me."
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found a very valuable medicine for de
rangements of the stomach and liver. It
is composed of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely
used by young and 1old, and should be
kept In every family chest.
Oct a package today.
Only a quarter Mf
LICENSE AND TAXATION
Tennessee Is Ideally Located for the
Production of Early Lambs Cheap
to Raise, as They Live Largely on
Waste.
(By. R. M. Murphy, Division of Exten
sion, University or Tennessee.)
The sheep interests of the state are
sadly in need of nn effective Dog Law.
Tennessee is ideally located for the
production of early lambs, and but for
the ravages of the common cur, the
number of sheep now in the state
would be double in the next five years.
Sheep, with the dog out of the way,
are our most profitable live stock.
They live largely upon things that
usually go to waste. Every farm
ehould have a small flock to utilize
surplus pastures, weeds, etc. A good
breeding ewe, costing $5, will live on
what she can pick up and produce a
lamb, and frequently two, worth ?B
each the first of each June.
Our present legislature should pass
euch a law. Following is given an out
line embodying the essential features
of all the dog laws now in force in the
different states:
Taxation of Dogs.
1. State to license and tax all dogs
elx months of age or over which are
not licensed and taxed by cities or ln-
corDorated villages.
2. All licensed dogs to be taxed as
follows:
One male $1-50
Each additional male 3.00
One female 3.00
Each additional female 5.00
Kennel licenses to be issued with
restrictions. (See Kennel License
Law of State of Connecticut.)
3. Counties or townships should be
empowered to levy additional taxes on
dogs should it be deemed necessary.
Issuing License, Payment of Tax and
Identification of Dogs.
1. All dogs six months of age or
over to be reported by owner to proper
county official for licensing. Owner
Bhall also bo responsible for relicens
ing dogs at end of year.
2. All taxes to be paid by owner to
proper county official at time of
licensing.
3. All dogs to wear collar showing
owner's name and having attached a
metal plate bearing license number
and date and place of issue of license.
Handling of Sheep-Killing Dogs.
1. Dogs may be killed by any one.
(a) When caught chasing or killing a
sheep, (b) When caught off owner's
premises, unattended and without a
collar bearing license number.
2. A reward. of $15 to be offered by
proper county official to any one
identifying sheep-killing dog. (Money
for payment of reward to be taken
from funds accumulating from dog
taxes.)
3. Dogs must bo ordered killed by
authorized official when proved to be
cheep killers.
Compensation to Sheep owner for
Injured or Killed.
1. Authorized county official to pay
owners of sheep injured or killed, the
full value of damage done,-from the
funds accumulating from dog taxes.
Should such funds be insufficient to
pay all damages in full, other funds to
be made available for this purpose.
But should such funds accumulate in
excess of amount required to pay dam
ages, the same to be available for some
public service after three years' time.
2. Counties should have power to
Droceed against dog owners to regain
all money paid out for Injuries to
sheep.
The Kind Ymi llavo Always Kouglit, and which has been
Ju uso for over ;H years, has horno Iho signature of
. and has been made under hi per-
sf?-fi-f Mmal supervision since its Infancy.
WiayZ- Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitation and "Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Childien-Jlvperienco against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Cakorla hi a harmless MibNtituto for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soelhlng Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
Mibstanrc. JU age is Its guarantee. It destroys AVorni
and allays I'everihh ness. Jt cures Diarrhoea and V. ind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tho
Stomach and towels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAY
Bears the Signature of
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The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years
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ailroad either. The produce merchant
makes regular trips through the coun
try gathering up butter and eggs, and
qow instead of selling him the surplus
butter at fifteen cents, per pound, ho
gives him ten cents per can for haul
ing the cream to the railway station
and returning the can. Now instead
Df selling a product which winds up in
;he oleomargarine factory, even though
it may leave home in good condition,
ais cream is manufactured into first
slass butter in the creamery forty
miles away, and he gets paid for a
first class product.
HOW ONE FARMER IS INCREAS
ING HIS BEEF CATTLE PROFITS
(By R. M. Murphy, Division of Exten
sion. University of Tennessee.)
Butter fat is worth about thirty
cents Der nound. One beef cattle
raiser in East Tennessee appreciating
this fact, and also the fact thru run
baby calves do as well on skim milk
tresh from the separator :u when
Bucking their dams, has takon to milk
ing his cows, separating the cmim
rom tho milk; and shippin;; it to the
nearby creamery. Three pounds of
3orn will easily replace one pound of
butter fat in i he calf's ration, at a cost
af only four cents instead of thirty.
Is this twenty-six cents worth the trou
ble? Suppose his cows produce on the
average only one hundred and fifty
pounds of butter fat in a year, or one
half pound of 1 fat per day for ten
months. This, at thirty cents per
Sound, means forty-five dollars per
iow, or enough to pay for her feed and
:are, leaving her calf clear profit.
tw man rinaa not . live near the
FERTILITY OF OUR LAND AND
LIVE STOCK HAVE SUFFERED
(By R. M. Murphy, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee.)
Not onlv has the fertility of our
farming land suffered .by our failure
tn tret crnod stands of clover for the
past few years, but our live stock has
also suffered because of a lack, or leeu
stuffs sufficiently rich in protein to
supply their requirement of muscle
making material, we nave ineu uj,
in a measure, make up for our loss by
using cowpeas and soy beans, and
while they are now very geueruuj
grown and as hay furnishes a satis
factory substitute for clover, still oj
many farms in the state the work
stock are forced to subsist, and to da
their daily work, on a ration compose!
of corn, timothy, or of a mixtuie of
the other grass hays, millet, com f.nl
der, or sorghum, all of which a: o
good feeds in their proper places, buj
which are all markedly low in protein
content.
Such a ration may be best im
proved by the use of a small quantity
of cottonseed meal. Cottonseed meal
is our cheapest commercial source of
protein, since it contains from 38 to
41 pounds of protein in each one hun
dred pounds of meal, or practically
three times as much as wheat bran
contains. It is very rich and for this
reason must be fed only in limited
quantities. Ordinarily a 1,000 pound
horse or mule should not be fed more
than two pounds per day, but this
amount may be fed continuously with
out any danger of evil effects. The
proportion of cottonseed meal to corn
In the ration should not exceed one
pound of cottonseed meal to five
pounds of corn. Cue rniuel of cottoiv
KCeu meal when used in this way will
save two pounds of corn. and. since
corn is worth practically as much
pound for pound as cottonseed meal,
the use of two. pounds of cottonseed
meal in the ration means the saving
of lour pounds of corn, or a ration
threi cents cheaper per day, or a sav
ing of ten dollars per year, and in
addition tho work stock will be kept
up in much better condition and look
better.
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mim THE BEEF BULL
A QUESTION OF TYPE
(By R. M. Murphy, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee.) Y
The buying of a beef bull is not
nearly so much a question of breed
as of type. Whether an animal has a
good top line and a good underline,
with plenty of width and depth and a
good quarter is of much more import
ance than whether he is a Shorthorn,
a Hereford or an Angus. It is very im
portant in any case that he be of pure
breeding and comes of a line of good
'producers. A bull of scrub parentage
might be a first-class individual in
every respect, but we should hardly
expect him to transmit his excellent
! qualities, because he did not inherit
them honestly. His offspring will ai
! most invariably give him away. We
can never judge an animal except by
.his offspring, but our best guarantee
lies in a good pedigree. A good pedi
gree is one in which the immediate
i ancestors are animals of importance.
Farther back than six generations the
influence is practically nothing.
As we become better acquainted
with the different breeds we find that
neither of them has any particular ad
j vantages over the other. A great
: many people change from one breed
' to another because of a desire to
have something different, and more
frequently than otherwise, to have
changed was a mistake, especially if
the change meant the introduction of
a breed entirely new to a community
! which had up to the time favored a
; single breed. A man introducing and
trying to popularize a new breed is
at a serious disadvantage because huf
generally has but a few animals to
work with and he finds no ready sale
for the surplus stock he may wish to
dispose of. It is much better business
to select the breed the community fa
vors. Select an animal of good propor
tions, low down, blocky, straight top
and underline, with plenty of depth
and width: a Eood width of chest
; strength in heart girth, low down iri
flank, and well developed quarters,
with just as little head and neck and
legs as possible.
The wheat acreage in Wilson coun
ty has increased 33 per cent. W. P.
Stanford. Wilson county, December 12,
mi.
One demonstrator reports aa aver
age yield of 64.84 bushels of corn per
acre over thirty-three acres. He alsd
reports that he has eighteen acres yet
to harvest that was planted later and
cultivated under demonstration meth
ods, the same as the thirtythree acres,
and anticipates an average yield of
seventy or seventy-five bushels fer
acre. An outside farmer had such a
poor yield on ten or fifteen acres that
he did not attempt to harvest it. In I
this same tract he had other corn that
we roughly estimated that his maxl-
mnm tt(q1,1 inlllrt Tint nnHfjihlv PXCefid
uiuui j iviu uvv r a
I thirty bushels per acre. This mafi vol
' untarlly admits his failure and aays
' that his entire farm must be worke1
under demonstration methods next
year. E. S. Roberds, Hardin county,
November 28, 1914
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