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\ "*> 7 w PREVENTING EROSION J ? t * J e5 5ggS5fc -?*=^"=- ^ ~r ~ , 2 ?//>g CHEAP IMPLEMENT FOR Tl {Prepared by the United States Depart- op ment of Agriculture.) pr All types of terraces are constructed ^ originally in the same way. The work ve of construction should begin invariably an with the highest terrace in the field f0 and each terrace should be completed pa before work Is started on the one next aD below. The late fall and early winter sjj Is the best time to lay out and build an terraces. If one has not time to ter- to race his whole field well It is better to ~i?? 'vii fcxxxr tarrflPPS wt VU1I9UUCI, well ?V.. y, , oear the upper side of the field than to terrace the whole field poorly, for a de break in a terrace near the upper side pe of the field is followed by breaks in de ' all below. m, The terrac? embankment can be th built up wholly with an ordinary turn- us lng plow. A large l(Mnch plow with an extra large wing attached to the moldboard for elevating the flirt, is an to ?ffective Implement for throwing up a ]y high terrace bank. For broad terraces ad furrows are thrown toward the center flr line from each side for a strip 15 to 20 so feet in width. Then, commencing at ra the center again, the strip is plowed in ag the same manner as before. This pro- un cedure is repeated until the terrace ab has reached the desired height. Many of farmers allow the loose earth to be th settled by a rain between plowings mi so that the dirt will turn better. Hotf- to ever, it is safer to build the terrace to th the desired height at the start for, if wi a heavy rain, sufficient to overtop the tal .. terrace, comes between plowings, fie much of the original work is undone pe ronsiderahle damage occurs from wt erosion. A disk plow can be used sue- ea ce^sfully to throw up loose dirt, and the ordinary road grader is employed th often and is adapted especially to to such work. ar The most commonTy used and cheap- pa ?st implement for throwing up a ter- us race Is a wooden, Y-shaped drag. bn After the first three or four furrows en have been plowed on each side of the va Center Un3 of the terrace, the drag is do used to push the loose earth toward ra the center and thus build the terrace an 1 higher. The plowing is resumed and He rthe drag used again, and this Is done ac Repeatedly until the terrace has at- no "talned the desired width. If the ter- ra 'race is not built sufficiently high the th 'first time, the work is started again mi at the center and the plowing and , ; dragging are repeated. The longer ja ' -side of the drag is hinged so that for all Ithe first few furrows the hinged por- be itlon Is allowed to swing loose. As the wl terrace Increases In width, and it is at !deslred to move the loose earth a th sreuter distance, the removable brace sh ,1s set in position and the hinged por- ro .tioD is brought into use. The short so =side of the drag is made to follow the va HOUSE CLEANING IN Z 'I BARN IS ESSENTIAL Z fit < . of lust as Important for Farmer to cas Have Periodical Bout With ^ Dirt as for Housewife. ro< of <By GEORGE H. GLOVER, Colorado din Agricultural College, Fort Collins, (ja] Colo.) . Every housekeeper, who deserves the name, has a general housecleantag at least twice a year. The car- nei pets come up and the curtains down, ??r J ? Ka rnnf fn thp ^ smu evei\> uuug uum tvv* floor in the furnace room is either j0? dusted, scrubbed, varnished or painted. With the farmer's wife, spring se* and fall housecleanlng Is looked upon as a duty that is almost sacred and ? Is kept inviolate. y But who ever heard of a farmer J having even an annual barn cleanIng? True the manure is hauled out, * usually in the springtime, in order to j SP make it possible to get the horses in *ys and out the door, but that is all. If farmers would make it a regular or job to clean the premises once or;of twice every year, infectious diseases cal among farm animals could be con- t0 trolled, and the mortality of 6 to 10 Ia per cent from calf scours, hog cholera, u blackleg, contagious abortion and other diseases might be reduced to the E/ minimum. Di filGHT CULTIVATION WILL HELP ALFALFA ? "s< sp Benefit to Crops Comes in Va- cu riety of Ways, but Greatest Is Destruction of Weeds. fe Practical alfalfa growers have long jl0 inown that alfalfa in the corn belt J j)fl greatly appreciates cultivation. Many nt a pioneer grower has delighted to tell th the story of how he disked his alfalfa of until the neighbors thought he had | th completely ruined it, and then how the field greened up in a few days and iu I OF FARM LANDS I I -{ROWING UP TERRACE. H en furrow; this holds the drag in the ? oper position. The piece to which e hitch is made should be set at a rtical angle with the shorter side, id also at a horizontal angle. The rmer tends to keep the short side rallel with the bottom of the furrow X ,d the latter keeps the point pressing f ghtly against the edge of the furrow id prevents a tendency of the drag jump out. Graded terraces commonly are built th a plow and drag scraper. A rip Is plowed, as heretofore scribed, and loose earth on the up? if nf stt-In srrnned ud and posited on the lower half. By this ?thod a channel Is constructed for e flow of the water, and the earth ed to build up the embankment. Maintenance and Cultivation. . A newly built terrace Is susceptible failure until It becomes thoroughsettled. For this reason it Is not vlsable to cultivate the terrace the st year. It should be sown to some rt of cover crop. Breaks In terces In the first year t?pd to dlscoure a novice In the use of terraces, but less the embapkment Is built to an normally large size breaks occur ten in newly made terraces. After e terrace has been established permently, the soil should be thrown ward the center at each plowing of e field, at least once a year. This 11 increase the breadth and mainIn the height of the terrace and the Id eventually will assume an aparance of a succession of prominent tves, all of which may be cultivated slly. In cultivating a terrace as much of e soil as possible should be thrown ivard its center. The best results e obtained where the rows are run rallel with the terraces. At first, I ually one row Is planted on the top, > t as the terrace grows broader seval rows are planted. These rows Inriably produce a greater yield than those on the land between the terces. Where large machinery Is used, d it Is difficult to follow the terrace . ie, the rows may be run at an angle yA ross the terraces, where the land Is t very steep. To do this, the ter- H ces must be broad and must be HH rown up at least once a year to ES ilntaln their height. ifl Where the rows between two ad- &>? cent terraces are to be laid cut par* H lei with the terraced, the same num* H r of rows should be run parallel H thveach terrace. Owing to the vari- fij ion In distance between terraces it H en will be necessary to fill in with R ort rows, generally known as "point H ws." These rows are run In pairs fij as to facilitate the work of culti- H tlon. 3g ^AAAA/VWV\A/WVN^^^^AAAAA4 j iduced a wonderful crop In spite of B iught. Both the spike-tooth and the B lng-tooth harrow alBO have been R >d with. splendid results. The bene- B to the alfalfa comes In a variety B ways, but in the majority of the B ;es the greatest benefit Is the de- B uction of weeds, and especially of Eg e grass. Alfalfa, with Its long tap B )t, can withstand almost any kind B harrowing or disking, but the or* B lary grass or weed may easily be * naged by this kind of treatment. 52 The Iowa experiment station at les recently received reports from irly a thousand alfalfa growers, con- ] nlng the effect of cultivation on jon Id. The 234 men who reported dlsk\ secured an average yield of 3.9 is; the 44 who reported harrowing ;ured an average yield of 3.8 tons, ^ei He the 653 who gave no cultivation ter their alfalfa, reported an average chi ild of 3.4 tons. , E. few years ago certain people ob- fol rted to the cultivation of alfalfa on we ; ground that the crowns would be ur( lit thereby, and become dangerously ? ;eased, thus eventually weakening . ; stand. Investigations made a year so ago by the agronomy department ^ the Iowa experiment station indl- Th te that there Is absolutely nothing i ^ this fear, that the cultivated alfalfa jui just as healthy In every way as that sw< ucn nns not oeen cumvaieu. i ur !iy. iSY CURE FOR SOREHEAD !gei wh sease Is Highly Infectious and us Spreads Rapidly-Mndividual , Treatment Required. wil Yellow spots on comb and wattles tio a skin disease, commonly called i orehead." It is highly infectious and ^ai reads rapidly. However, it is easily |an( red, but requires individual treat- L,. ?nt. By Immersing the. head twice | 1 iiy in the following solution an ef- |we ctive cure may be brought about iu ,So. week's time: Forty per cent alco- .be1 >1, 15 per cent glycerin, 5 per cent Lil racic acid and 3 per cent water. An- !he] her satisfactory method of treating j is disease is by the use of tincture iodine. This Is applied by touching ,"" e spots with a little of the solution mc 'ice daily. Lysol applied In a sim? ^ ir manner, also works well. th( I EH hH HP BflB ALWAYS , r~ Good pr business, do-print your bui you whe Printing tha any more \ ^ I Now is the ti Printing. THE PR] Printing T TROY. correc s" in for Mrs. Isabelle Robinson ii&d a reun- Mis t of her children and grand child- deares 1 last Wednesday, where in picnic men, le they enjoyed the big spread un- it ple?: the oaks in the yard. Her daugh- in th s, Mrs. Tom Robinson and three nax, t ldren of Corsicana, Tex., also Mrs. whose 0. Jenkins and three of her little kindly ks from near Nashville, Tenn., brotht re present and added much pleas- hope 1 i to the occasion. will y The meeting of days which has go ab< it closed in the A. R. P. church, Mr. s one of great spiritual uplift, dear 1 e church and members were great- down revived. The choirs, senior and Mr. J. nor, m^de the services all the Mes eeter as they would sing so often, and F . Orr's book being used exclusive- the pi Rev. W. A. McAuley, State evan- wood ist of the A. R. P. church, but are he ose home is in Greenville, gave that b ten of the best sermons we have their ' ird and his coming back to Troy glad t :1 be a pleasure to all denomina- Rev ns. vaeati Capt. C. C. Fuller and lovely (jn the Lighter, Miss Lila of: Liberty Hill, Jsabba d also his pretty grand daughter,) a s ?? i!"" PnKincnn nf MTlCllSta. I fnm nr re pleasant caller with Mrs. J. T.'Cane < lomons recently, en route to Ab-Jhave ! rille to see another daughter. Miss! wood, a was at the steering wheel of sei.*vic< r handsome Buick automobile. jgrouni Protracted meeting will begin in On i Methodist church next Sabbath meetir irning. We understand the pastor churcl 11 do all the preaching. Ofttimes Picker ? pastor knows who needs the most to Re . . -i Hj am AT YOUR SERVI . \ inting is 1 That is' ing that it _ aness "st< rever yoi it "stands up' than the " ' i ' .. I r ime to place y You'll need lot % ESS AND R I hat Stands ~ i ... tion, and if so we all wii come ville. Two s our pro rata. ing and ever s Ellen Burton, oneof the very Miss Vera it of the Kentucky good wo- young miss is welcomed hereand is making seeing her ai isant for all whom she meets and Home, home of. Mrs. Lucretia Mulli- Masters Will mother one of the excellent, in just returned home Rev. G. H. Burton is so Mrs. C. T cared for. The affection of granddaught* sr and sister is beautiful. We ton, of State; this veenrable servant of God visitors with et have many days in which to Mrs. S. J. Hi >ut doing ftood. Miss Leila and Mrs. William Purdy and is up at Ora ittle son of near Verdery, were I. N. Kenned last week seeing her parents, Miss Mary P. Creswell and family. home in L; ;srs. R. L. Dendy, Ivan Solomon cousins, Mis 'oster Creswell couldn't pass J Robinson goi lysical examination in Green-1 ? ? last wek for war service andj >me again. "Tis an ill windj Theh lows no one any good. Ask ^ "Flossie" about it. We are so o have them home. . C. B. Betts has been given a on. o more preaching services] J Jj A. R. P. church until the 2nd| /g>?^y4 th in September. '/? eries of meetings will begin //f row morning at lower ix>ng * * church. Rev. R. F. Bradley will ? M Rev. J. F. Young of Green- JVlEtjEfr to do the preaching. Two UQUI1 es each day and lunch on the ond Ui? acc<?rdini Js. ment is noticed the 3rd Sabbath morning a refrc,hin?ig will begin in the Baptist 75c. <rf" 1. The pastor, Rev. A. L. Sample (eitl is, will turn the preaching over Lyon MffCo> ( v. John Washington of Green 6BB HB J . CE IN TH i the di the ki > - I---3 > .' Ii ;? : will R rndug i sent I don't lay-dow ' ~ ' ' \' ' {.i ' ' ' . ' / ' , our orde s of it th 1 / { .* / ANNEI Ik PI ~r* - services each day, morn- ] ling. Dansby, quite a pretty of McCormick', is here ants, Mesdames Cjreswell Her manly brothers, lie and Cilfton, have [ from a visit here. . Smart and her pretty * jr, Miss Jammico Single- . sboro, Ga., are pleasant Mrs. Smart's daughter, arris. Kennedy of Eden Hall, ? i seeing her uncle, Rev. ly and family. Davis returned to her lurens yesterday, her ises Willie and Mildred ng with her for a visit. kauty Secret. w Ladies desire that irre- !' si?tible charm?a good i t complexion. Of course Jr thev do not wish others jl to know a beautifier a has been used so they * buy a bottle of iolia Balm: 5 FACE POWDER l to simple directions. Improveat once. Soothing, cooling and 1 a Sunburn, (top* Tan. ? k, White, Rote-RcJ. r r\ ? .(. a* IMI m/i// sfimtri LTHtftrwu W/ vy ? ?? tier color) for 2c. Stamp. 40 South Fifth St., Brooklyn. N.Y. ^ \c* IVj IS LINE ?I ess of m nd we 4AKE 77 ? p tor i it cost you 11 / 71" kind \ ar for Fall is year < I CO. hone 10 ! \l; JB LESS MEAT IF BACK AND KIDNEYS HURT ' | rakea Glass of Salts to Flush Kid- ^ ^ neys of Bladder Bothers You. . Eating meat regularly eventually ; iroduces kidney trouble in some form > v \? >r othei*> says a well-known author- " <? ty, because the uric acid in meat ex:ites the kidneys, they become overworked; get sluggish; clog up and :ause all sorts of distress, particuarly backache and misery in the kid- . ley region; rheumatic twinges, serere headaches, acid stomach, con- ' v-; tipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness, >aldder and urinary irritation. j: . /Jfx The moment your back hurts or : >. :idneys aren't acting right, or if (ladder bothers you, get about four >unces of Jad Salts from any good >harmacy; take a tablesD00nful in t glass of water before breakfast 'or a few days and your kidneys will hen act fine. This famous salts is nade from the acid of grapes and emon juice, combined with lithia, ind has been used , for generations o flush clogged kidneys and stimuate them to normal activity; also to leutralize the acids in the urine so t no longer irritates, thus ending (ladder disorders. Jad Salts cannot "injure anyone; nakes a delightful effervescent liUio-iiratni* /-I TI Ir Twillirtne tiia-trubvi uillliv vviui.ii llllllluilO \JJl nen and women take now and then o keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidley disease.?Adv. * ' 0 St .....