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GAINESBORO, TENN., FRIDAY. FEB. 18, 1916
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ITIi SORGHUM
ProJuces Remarkable Silago
Crops, Thick and Dense
From the Ground Up
m CAR stakd m RIPEN
Best '.ay to Plant This Mixture, Mix
About Three Pounds of Sorghum .
to Eight Pounds of Corn.
(By J. C. McAmls, Division of Exten
. sion. University 'of Tennessee.)
Tr .essee farmers who haA the op-
toort ty last summer of passing along
(the ! '.'ax road at the Experiment Sta
tion, from the dairy barn to the river.
tanusl Uave been impressed with the
rem:, -liable silage crops on'either side
(of t. i road. The chances are that
Hhes .vere by far the best that they
had -jvar seen. They ware probably
the 1 est that any of us had ever seen.
"Tv J crop was thick and dense from
the ."round up. Sorghum had been
mixrl with the corn in the same row
at the time of planting. The corn
grew tall, with little forage below the
ear, but the sorghum had filled in the
apace, making it solid to the ground.
. When harvest time came it was pos
sible O allow the corn to stand and
ripea longer than If Hind been plant
cd Rlt ae, at the same time having It
go iito the silo In first-class condition,
becnuse the sorghum had remained
fresh and succulent. 'Even thotfglrthe
corn was rips, It packed perfectly ia
the silo. Another advantage was that
the corn 'supported the 6orghum arid
lessened Its tendency to lodge,
j Maximum tonnage is the matter o!
ttrst importance In the silage crop.
"The highest yields can not be had by
leltlnr of these crops alone, but by
combination. For this field, the rate
)of pnting was about eight pounds ol
lAlbi rmarlea prolific corn, and four
.S?ou ids of sorghum per acre; but, this
isnl is rich and well tilled. For poorer
Bands the rate of seeding should be
eorac .vliat thinner.
Perhaps the be3t way to plant this
'mixture Is to mix 'about three pounds
r scrgbcm to eight pounds of ff 'n
before putting the seed into the urill
ibox. In addition the driver Ehould
carrj some unmixed sorghum seed and
pour a little on top of the corn fre
quently as the planting pro
ceeda.Thls is the only way to keep the
ee3 well mixdd. Another way la to
iiplrut the corn first arid then the
eoi'jhum at a subsequent operation.
TTio-only objection to this is the addi
tional expense to double planting .
HOEING MOST IMPORTANT.
l(ByC. A. Keller, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee.)
Ko tillage operation of the garden
Is more Important than hoeing, and
none Is so badly done. Flow under
and disc in abundant manure; make
Hhorough preparation with plow and
disc, with spike-tooth harrow and
planker, or in small gardens with
rpr ling fork and rake; use the best of
aec 1 and plant at the right time, at the
9g',X depth, and cultivate regularly
and well. All these preparations will
not take the place of good hoeing.
Keep the hoe sharp. Begin using it
s roon as the little plants show above
the ground. Hoe very close to tfie
nlauts. cutting the soil an Inch deep
r 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
Ihe soil will crumble, but do not "wtfit
until It is dry. Hoe often. Hoeing
lets air Into-the soil, and air is as
pecessary as moisture for vigorous
root growth. Find hoeing makes of
the surface a mulch that checks the
escape of moisture while admitting the
air Do not hoe deep two luches is
the greatest depth admissible; arid one
Inch, or less, is usually best. Da not
cut the soil in b!g chunks, which will
dry Into hard lumps; such work is
an ntter loss of effort. Do tot wait
until after the weeds are a few1 inches
high before bes'-nato? to hoe tae itar
vdeaboe early and often.
OR
IIXEO
SPRAY TiiE TBF.ES
' TO PREVENT LOSS
(By C. A. Keffer, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee.)
Begia to spray the fruit trees with
in ten days after the fall of tha
bloom. Jn the winter and before
the buds 'burst in spring Is the
time to spray for scal-a inserts; such
&a tud oyster shell and the San Jose
scale. April Is the time to make the
first spraying for codling moth and
cuirullo, for fruit scab, blotch, and
rot Codling moth is the worm that
gets into applts; curculio is" the peach
and plum worm. These Insects can
best be controlled by spraying thor
oughly with arsenate of lead, using
two to threa pounds to the barrel, and
applying with strong force, so that
the spray will be forced into the
blossom end of the little apple, and
among the hairs of the peach.
The rots, scabs, and other fungus
diseases of orchard fruit can be-kept
In 'check ty spraying with self-boiled
line-sulphur solution. For small
orchards it is cheapest and most' con
venient to buy the prepared lime-sulphur
solution, which ia sold by drug
and hardware stores. It should be di
luted, one and one-half gallons to 50
gallons of water for apples arid plums;
one gallon to 60 gallons for peaches.
The arsenate of lead can be added to
the solution, thus making -a combined
remedy for insects arid diseases. Spray
thoroughly, covering the entire tree
until it drips slightly. ' There Is' bound
to be some waste, but a little practice
makes one skillful In handling a spray
ing outfit. Spray at Intervals of a
month, making the last application
about a mouth bo?6re tha .fruit Is
ready to pick. Use 'arsenate of lead
only In tha first spray affciir the bloom
fails.
In sprayins with lime-sulphur solu
tion, care should lie taken to protect
haiMs. fac:, f.iiJ ueok fiotn the fnny
by the uce cf vaseline. Ccgglos should
te worn to protect the eyes, fllaves
Ci-.n ha water prooCcd by dipping thorn
in b:il2i lirj.:eed o.l, or rubber gloves
can te woin, Thu lime-sulphur tolu
tiou Is very cruntic, and the sores
caused by it are painful ami difficult
-to feal.-
TWO TYPES OF SILO
(By'C. 'A. Huttoa, Division cf Exten
sion, University of Tenneasce.)
-The' two types of si!o3 best adapted
for uSe:la Tenresseo are the cheap,
temporary ti!o built cf wood, and the
permanent l"po, or sclid wall, concrete
silo. For a farmer who wishes a cheap
silo, there te nothing bolter than the
Tennessee wood-hoop type. Thin is
built of l"x4" line flooring, which
should bo 'of good quality heart
pine, free from knots nnd sap, match
ed, planned, and tongued and grooved.
The hoops are made cf "xV green
white oak, or green elm boards. They
should Be bent around a form nnd
made four-ply thick. The l"x4 staves
are set upright in3ldo of these hoops.
This makes -the cheapest and. best
type of wood silo, and one of the
easiest to build. The averace cost of
such a silo is 11.00' per ton capacity,
where all the material is purchased
end all tin labor hired."
For a perr.f.cer.t silo there is noth
ing better nor cheaper for Tennesseo
farmers tban concrete. They can be
built for an average cost of $2.50 to
$3.00 per ten capacity, and if properly
con-:fcr'i',t-f ! -Ul iai ttsd&Siiitely. They
should te bunt or gooa material, with
a solid wall, six inches thick,-properly
reinforced, end made smooth and slick
on the Insid-2.
If properly constructed,' a concrete
silo will preserve silage absolutely,
as well as sny other kind of silo, and
should not cost any more than the
patented wood tyre. There is posi
tively no excuse for a Tennessee farm
er paying out his hard-earned money
for a patented stave silo when he can
build one 6f concrete for positively tae
same cofct, and Which will last at least
a life time.
SOY LEANS AND CORN.
By J. C. MeAmis, -Division -of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee.)
There 1s a growing practice in Ten
nessee of planting soy beans with corn
n the same low. It has a number o
points to recommend it It increases
the legumes on the farm without ap
parently decreasing the corn yield
very much, except in dry seasons. It
furnishes the best cf green forage for
hogs iii chsos' where the corn is hoS
ged off. orirthe corn Is gathered by
hand, the beans may then be harvest
ed by hogs after they have chattered
to the ground and coftencd. They are
Bometimesgathered by hand for seed
purposes.
Beans are' better for this purpose on
rich land Ttan peas, because they do
not cause -too rorn to lodge. They
may be p'lV-ied earlier, at the same
time the ccn is planted, which would
not always- be possible with peas. On
the other hand, they may be planted
later ad yet produce a higher, yield
SHALL WE BUILD
CREAMERIES ?
Tennessee Farmers Should
Beware cf the Cream
ery Promotor
DAIRY BUSINESS LUCRATIVE
Many-Farmers Are Turning Their At
tention to the Dairy Cow as a
Source of Ready Income and Soil
Improvement.
(By C. A. Iluiton, Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessoe.)
Tennessee farmers are ' learning
more and more the necessity of di
versified farming and the keeping of
more live stock on their farms. A
treat many are turning their attention
to the dairy cow as a- source of ready
Income and -a means cf soil improve
ment The general Interest In dairying has
caused a. wlde-spread Interest in the
building of -creameries over the state.
Especially Is tills true in West Tenneu
eee, 'where-tho depressed cotton mar
kets are causing farmers to look for
'Something' besides C6ttdn for a source
of income. The prevailing Jdea Ina
great -"many ' communities, If a few
farmers should decide to. get into the
dairy business, 'is that they should
build a creamery. While a well-managed,
successful creamery' does afford
an excellent market for cream, yet
many dairymen in this state have bet
ter markets afforded them by city mHU
plants and In 'cream plants, than most
creameries can evtr hope to afford.
The moat essential requirement fo
a successful creamery is a sufficient
supply of cream. The product from at
least four hundred cows should bo
available, and they should be located
within a radius of not more than ten
miles of the creamery, or shipping
plntrT la nnn wmir-unit11? ' "H
are in such poor condition that it is
not practical to deliver cream during
ttoa' winter.
VL great amount of 'excitement has
been created over the state by the
professional creamery promoter, whose
sole object Is te sell a creamery eutfit
These promoters get the confidence of
tho farmers find 03ually succeed in
selling a plant at about two prices.
They have operated In all parts of the
rtate, and we have a number of ex
amples of creameries that have failed
as a result of their work. In Greene
county alone they built four cream
eries a few years ago and not one of
the plants was ever operated success
fully. Any community considering' the
building of a creamery should first get
In touch with the State Agricultural
College rather than listen to the glow
ing stories of the creamery promoter,
who is always working for a selfish
Interest
HURRY THE SPRAYING
FOR SAN JOSE SCALE
(By C. A. Keffer, Division of Exte
sion. University of Tennessee.)
The month of March is the most fa
vorable time for killing San Jose scale,
but the work of spraying must be done
before tho fruit blossoms open, as the
concentrated lime-sulphur solution
which Is the best scale remedy. Is so
Btrong that It will kill the bloom. It
can be used with perfect safety even
when the poach buds are pink, -provided
the Cowers are not open.
Spray thoroughly. To reach every
part of the tree, it is best to prune
well before spraying, being especially
careful to head back the small limbs
that project beyond the general aver
age of the crown.
If the trees are badly Infested with
; scale, they should be "dehorned," or
cut back very severely. Peach trees
may be headed back by cutting off
branches three inches or more in di
ameter. Keep the nozzle moving, Teach
every part of the tree. The only scalo
Insects that are killed are the ones
that are tcftiched by the spray their
food can not-be poisoned. 8pray until
the solution "begins to Crip from the
Umb3.
Before beginning 'the work put oa
old clothes, cover the face and neck
with vaseline, near goggles to protect
the eyes, and gloves soaked In oil to
protect the hands. Cover the horses
with burlap.
Diseased Eyes Can
Be Cured.
T4 Virik
Iegltcrt4
Granulated eyelids, sore eyes,
wild hairs, scums, pterygiums,
other eye trouble can be cured
by the use of Dr, D. Garfinkle's
Eye Remedy. 'ojd and guaran
teed by L. D. Atfderson, Drug
gist, Gaiuesboro, Tenn., at one
dollar per bottle. Your money
back if you are not pleased with
the result. He can send it by
mail any where prepaid at $1.00
per botUe from Gainesboro,
Tenn.
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LEAP YEAR
The custom which ordains th.t a wo
man may propose marriage to a roan in
leap year dates back seven or eight
hurdred years. W.n set of the Scottish
Parliament, passe i about the year I2SF,
made it a crime punishable by a fine,
for an unattachechnan to refuse to be
come the life pattner of a woman wno
had the courage to "speak ye mon she
liked!" 1
The custom in a milder form is refer
red to in a work, published in 1606, en
titled "Courtship, Love and Matrim
ony." j
"Albeit it has now become a part of
the common la we in regarde to to soc
ial relations of life that as often as eve
r bissextile year doth return, the ladys
have the sole privilege durirg the time
it contintth of making -loVe unto the
men, which they doe either by wordi
Or by lookes, as to them it seemth pro
per; and, moreover, no man shall be en
titled to the benefit of clergy who doth
in any wise' treate her proposal with
slight or contumely." forn The-' Peo
ple's Home Journal for February. ' J
Since the outbreak of the war 30,000
settlers from the United States ' have
entered Canada.
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