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JACKSON COUNTY SENTINEL
VOL 19: No. 11
GAINESBORO, TENN., THURDSAY. MAR. 15. 1917
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
FARM NEWS.
Prepared Especially for Jack
son County Farmers.
Records Stop Money Loss.
In every farming community
are found unsuccessful farmers
who are not able to, tell why they
are not making more money,
This lack of knowledge on the
part of the farmer is due chiefly
to the fact that he is not keeping
farm records. Those farmers
who keep good records are not
willing to do without them.
. No training in bookeeping is
necessary to keep such accounts.
The chief object in farm les.
sons is to learn how to make the
business of farming more profit
able. Good records will result
either in saving in the cost of
production or in increasing the
output without increasing the
investments.
' Always keep an accurate rcc
ord of costs. By doing this one
is able to ascertain just where
losses occur and where to apply
the remedy.
Such records surprise many
farmers. Often they find that a
crop which they believed to be
very profitable is in realty being
produced at a loss.
Give it a trial. Early spring
is the season to begin. .
Write Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee, Knox
ville, for assistance in getting
the system you need. The spe
cialists there will be glad to help
you get started.
Find the leaks in your farm
and stop them.
Larger Farm Capital KeeoVi
The capital available is become
.ing increasingly important in
farming. The higher land val
ues, and the greater investments
now required in machinery and
livestock make it necessary, that
the modern farmer have com.
mand of considerable capital, if
he is to be successful.
Studies of profits made by the
fermers in one county show that
the average farmer with less
than $4,000 capital has not made
as much money as a hired map.
receives. Those with a capital
of $10,000 or more, are making
very good profit?. 'This relation
of amount of capital to profits
made is well shown in the follow
ing table.
Capital Profit
$2,000 or less $ 192
2,001 to 4,000 240
4,001 to 6,000 399
6,001 to 8,000 530
8.001 to 10.000 630
10,001 to 15,000 870
over 15,000 1,164
Spend Money Wisely.
The average capital of Tennes-
farms is $2,490. There i3 abso
lute need of more capital on most
arme if profits are to be what
they should be. Tennessee is
Mtniallv adatrted to livestock.
but before we can have them we
must have the capital to buy
them. Some of the ways in
which farmers may incresse their
capital are to;
1. Rent additiodal land.
2. Buy additional land on
time.
3. Borrow money under the
new Farm Loan Act
4. Give personal security for
a loan,
5. Give a mortgage on pres
ent property.
ft is necessary that the farm
ers have more capital than they
have had in the past, but car
must be used to spend this bor
rowed money only for purposes
which will increase the farm profits.
Cood Eggs SeH Well.
Uniformed products command
the best prices. Purebred fow ls
produce uniform products.
Begin marketing the cockrels
as soon as they weigh 11 pounds
or attain a morketable weight.
Market white-shelled and
brown-shelled eggs in separate
peckages. V
When selling eggs to the coun
try merchant or cash buyer, in
sist that the transaction be in a
quality basis.
Ship or deliver eggs twice or
three times a week.
Small or dirty eggs should be
used at home.
When taking eggs to market
they shoulc be protected from the
sun'3 rays.
Infertile eggs will withstand
marketing conditions much bet
ter than fertile eggs.
Make Bread Griddle Cakes
Here is a way for the house
wife to save money if she has
been in the habit of throwing a
way the bread as it gets hard.
And if she nas been serving it to
the family, this method of using
old bread will keep the family
happier:
Pour boiling water over enough
dry bread to form two cups.
2 cups softened bread
2 cups Hour
4 teaspoons baking powder
J teaspoon salt:
2 cups milk
2 eggs
Mix and bake as for any grid
dle cakes.
"GOOD OLD-FASHIONED PHYSICS"
Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole
eome ohysc. thorouehly dense the bow
els, sweeten the stomach, tone up the
liver, ror indigestion, bilousncss, bad
breath, bloating, gas or constipation,
no remedy is more highly recommend
ed. Wm. O. E. Beilk. Hancock, Mich.
rites; "I have given Foley Cathartic
Tablets a thorough trial and J honestly
recommend them as a mild but sure
laxative. They work without gripirg."
Give Btout persons a free, light lcel
light feeling. -Sold by L. R. Anderson,
Gainesboro.
TO THE ADVISORY BOARD
OF EDUCATION.
Anything you do when not in
session is not legal. I know of
some teachers that are going to
some of you individually and get
ting a written indorsement for a
certain school. If I were you I
would not make any definite
promise, I would take the name
of all applicants and sometime in
June have a meeting and select
the best material from the list of
applicants regardless of kinfolks
or special friends.
It is your duty to do this and
you cannot afford not discharge
your duty as an official.
Look to the interest of the
children first and not to special
favors of teachers that are kin-
folks or special friends.
There is no record in the coun
ty court clerks office, nor in . any
to show that you have been sworn
in or not. Do you expect your
acts to be considered legal or
binding when there is no record
to show whether you hive been
qualified or not? The records
show there has only been eigh
teen qualified out of forty-five.
If you have been qualified be
fore a J. P. have him notify me
in writing.
Respectfully
W. L. Dixon Co. Supt
State Senate Adopts Resolu
tions on Life and Char
acter of Mounce'
G. ButlerJ
The state senate, by a unani
mous standing vote, last week a
dopted resolutions introduced by
Senator W. J. Matthews of Over
ton county relative to the life and
character of Gen. Mounce G.
Butler.
His many friends and admir
ers throughout the fourth con
gressional district, will no doubt,
be glad to read the resolutions a
dopted by the senate, which fol
low in full.
"Whereas, death has removed
from the walks of men Gen.
Mounce 11. Butler, former repre
sentative in the congress in the
United States from the Fourth
congressional district of Tennes
see, who died at his home, in
Gainesboro. on Feb. 7. 11)17,
after a brief illness of pneumo
nia, and
"Whereas, he had held many
important iiositions of trust and
honor which he filled with mark
ed ability and fidelity, and was
for more than forty years, an
honored member of the Gaines
boro bar, ranking as one of the
ablest lawyers of Tennessee, one
whose professional life exempli
fied the most exalted profession
al ideals and highest integrity.
"J.e it resolved by the senate,
That in the death of this honor
ed ami distinguished Tennessean
the state has lost one of its worth
iest and ablest sons, and we ex
tend to his family our sincere
sympathy. And this resolution
be spread on the Journal of the
Senate and a copy be sent to the
family.
Farmers of Trousdale County
Receive High Prices
for Tobacco.
Hartsville, Tennn.-Thc final
sale of tobacco held last week by
the Hartsville loose leaf house
was one of the best of the sea
son, and the farmers, are jubi
lant at the prices received. At
this last sale 02,005 pounds of
dark tobacco were sold for $t,
900,85, an average of $11,03. A
crop that was especially notable
for amount and price brought
was one grown upon the farm of
Green Wright. Mr. Wright and
John Reed together 'raised 11,100
pounds of tobacco, it netting
them $,370.30. Of this, 3,815
pounds sold at $23.75 per hun
dred and 710 at $13.50, whild
their lugs, brought an rverage of
$12.25. Practically all of this
crop was bought by the R. J.
Reyntlds Tobacco Company, of
Winston-Talem, N. C. George
Taylor, also of route No. 3, sold
2,570 pounds that netted him
$326.79. Of this, 625 pounds
brought $14.25 per hundred,
while one basket of 395 went at
$14 per hundred.
There was but little burley in
the sale, only 8,44o pounds being
sold at average of $14.78, a total
of $1,247.85.
During the season 1,928,273
pounds of tobacco were sold at
an average price of $19.61, or a
trrand total of $204,726.63. The
highest price paid for any tobac- j
co during the season was $27.50,
per hundred for a basket of bur-
iTO-nby J II Data, while
the highest dark tobacco brought
$16.50.
The season was decidedly the
best the farmers ever had and
the high prices paid for the to
bacco has to a great extent been
responsible for t he general pros
perity of that section. v
Prominent Citizen Die
. Heart Disease.
of
Dies Suddenly After Making Fins Served
Coiif-'ilerale Army.
in
Benjamin liensley. a promin
ent and .influential citizen of the
9th district, died Thursday morn
ing, March 8.
As was his usual custom he
arose early Thursday morning,
building the lires and retiring
again while his wife prepared
breakfast. When his wife went
awake him for breakfast she
found him dead.
Mr. liensley was born June 27,
1837, in Jackson county, and 79
years old. He married Miss
Polly Haney May 29. 1S54. To
this union was born eight child
ren, three boys and live girls,
namely: Mrs. A.(l Challln, Mrs.
Josh Gentry, Mrs. America Ram
sey. Mrs. J. T. Chailim, Mi'. John
Smith; If. Ii. liensley. J. P.. lien
sley and 1. P. liensley. All of
the children attended the funer
al.'except John II. liensley who
is in California.
He was a quiet, noble christian
man, always doing good for hu
manity when an opportunity pre
sented. His life and character
will ever be reviered by his fam
ily and numerous friends. He
was an elder in the church of
Christ, being a member for fifty
years, always attending at Free
will, his home congregation, un
less prevented for some good
reason.
Mr. Hensley served during the
Civil war in the Confederate
army, being with Gon. Dibrell
most of the time. I lis army re
cord was without spot or blemish.
Pro. J. S. Ilolloway conducted
funeral services, paying a glow
ing tribute to the life and char
acter of the deceased. Inter
ment in family cemetery. The
following acted as pallbearers:
W. J. Chaffin, Frank Chaffim,"
Bedford ChafTin, Lesfie Hensley,
Geo. Gentry, Ben Hensley, Jr.,
B. 1?. Hensley and Wm. Hens
ley, Jr.
Besides his wife and children
he is survived by the following
brothers and sisters: Tom Hens
ley, Wm. Hensley, Sr., Dave' J.
Hensley: Mrs. Bias Haney.
SCHEDULE FOR STATE TEACHERS' EXAMIN
ATIONS. ELEMENTARY
Friday, March 30.
9:00-10:00 Spelling
10:00-12:00 Arithmetic
NOON
1:00-2:00'. ... Writing
2:003:30 Grammar
3:30-4:30 - Reading
' Saturday, March SI.
9:00-10:00 Physiology
10:00-11 :00 Reading Circle
11:00-12:00 - Geography
NOON
1:002:30 U. S. Aistory
2:30-4:00 Tenn. History
FOR SALE-Pair of nice mare
mules, coming two years old. If
you want a pair of good mules
see W. M. Draper. Gainesboro.
jCApf. A H- flMJR GAINS
j
23 POUNDS.
Southern Railway Conductor
Says His Wonderful Re
storation to Health
is Talk of the
Yards.
''Yes, sir, it is a fact, 1 have
taken seven littles of Tanlac
and have gained twenty-three
pound." said Captain A. H.
Miller, one of the best known
railroad men in Knoxville.
' "Before I began taking it,? he
continued, "I only weighed one
hundred and fifty-one pounds.
1 now weigh one hundred and
seventy-four pounds, and feel
like a sixteen-year-old boy."
Captain Miller, who is the con
ductor on trains Nos. 73 and 74,
plying between Knoxville and
Harriman, on the Southern Rail
way, had just arrived in Knox
ville, checked out his train and
reached his attractive home on
Scott street, when he was met
by a Tanlac Man.
"I am indeed glad you called,''
said Captain Miller, as he shook
the hand of the Tanlac represen
tative and invited him into his
spacious parlor. "For several
weeks Irs. Miller and myself
have been reading the testimon
ials of Knoxville citizens regard,
ing the beneficial effects derived
from taiting this wonderful med
icine, and I had promised my
wife to go up to the Kuhlman
Chambless Drug Company 's drug
store and tell them what Tanlac
had done for me, but have been
too busy,
"My restoration to health is
the talk of the railroad yards,
and every day I am being con
gratulated by my friends upon
how veil I look.
"I had for years been afflicted
with catarrh and stomach trouble
continued Capt Miller, "and when
spring came I was in a wretched
run-down condition, a walKing
skeleton, if you please, and just
had to drag myself about, Be
fore I became afflicted with the
terrible double complaint I weigh
ed 190 pounds, and was strong,
robust and healthy. I went from
bad to worse and occasionally
w'as patched up, but nothing I
took in the way of medical treat
ment reached the spot, and I was
on the verge of taking an extend
ed layoff from my duties.
"I could scarcely eat anything
at all. and what I did eat seemed
to sour on my stomach, I would
fill up with gas and seemed to be
bloated all the time, and my suf
fering was intense. My stomach
would pain me and burn like a
coal of fire. I was so constipat
ed 1 had to take a purgative pel
let every night to get any tem
porary relief. I was cross and
fretful and so nervous that I
never enjoyed a night's sleop.
Hissing steam, the noise of the
train and the ringirlg of the bell
grated on my nerves and all
through the hours of the night I
could hear these noises.
"At times I would have dizzy
spells and would stagger and fre
quently had jpalpitation of the
heart. Thiswas my condition
when I heard of Tanlac I was
willing tc try anything to get
well, and started in on a bottle.
In a few days I noticed a mark
ed improvement in my condition,
and sent and bought six more
bottles. I have taken seven bot
tles and here I am, in better
health than I have enjoyed for
twenty years.
"I can eat anything, have
gained twenty-three pounds, as I
told you before; I am not con
stipated at all, eat hearty, sleep
well and of mornings my wife
has to pull me out of bead I sleep
so soundly. I sleep all night
without hearing steam whistles
and moving cars and my nerves
are now strong and 1 hardly
know myself, so great has been
my reformation from a weak,
run-down man to a strong, robust
healthy condition that it is the
talk of all those who know me,"
Tanlac is sold by
L B. ANDERSON, Gaine'sbort, Tenn.
W. H. BOYD SON. R. 1, Defeated, Tenn.
Last Call to Boys Wanting
to Join Boys. Corn
Club.
Some time ago I wrote an art
icle in the Sentinel relative to
the Boys Corn Club worK for
Jackson county boys. Since that
time two community clubs have
been organized, eighteen boys in
all have sent in their names stat
ing that they desire to join the
club. sThese boys are ready to
start their work. Corn planting
time is near at hand. All boys
desiring to join the club must
have their names in to me not
later than Saturday, March 17.
This is necessary, sinceMhey
must have their acre measured
and receive instructions before
starting their work.
Boys between the 10 and 18
years are eligable. It cost you
nothing to join, and you stand
just as good chance for one of
the county prizes as the other
fellow. Also, you stand as good
a chance for a state prize as any
af the boys contending.
Last year 60,000 boys in the
United States were in the club
work. It is an honor to be one
of this number, to say nothing
of the knowledge you gain, or
the prizes you may win.
If you should want further
knowledge concerning the club
work phone me at the Tardy
House, Gainesboro, or drop me a
card. Be certain to put rural
ftute on card.
Sincerely, 1
J. B. Baker,
County Agt.
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