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PREVENTING EROSION
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{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
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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
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Have Periodical Bout With ^
Dirt as for Housewife. ro<
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<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.
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filGHT CULTIVATION
WILL HELP ALFALFA ?
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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
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-{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
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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.
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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(
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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
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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
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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. ?
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LESS MEAT IF BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT ' |
rakea Glass of Salts to Flush Kid- ^ ^
neys of Bladder Bothers You.
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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.
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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.
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