The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, June 13, 1918, Page 7, Image 7
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE IS DOIN
Little Items About Big War Jol
That Are Helping American
Farmers to Feed Nations
The potato crop of Houston ai
Wharton Counties, Texas, has be<
saved through the aid of business mi
in local towns. When it was realizi
that the potato crop would be lost u
less the farmers received help, tl
State extension director, cooperatii
with the farm-help specialist of tl
Department of Agriculture, explain*
the situation to the business men, wl
closed their offices and stores, we
to the farms and worked with the p
tato growers in harvesting their cro
Such cooperation is meaning mui
not only for the increasing of the fo<
supply of the nation but is breakii
down the barrier that in many cas
has existed between town and cou
try, according to the U. S. Depai
ment of Agriculture. Business m*
and farmers are working hand*
hand to secure an adequate food su
ply and to further the Nation's gre
cause. Other communities are pla
ning to follow the example set
these Texas counties.
Animal Tuberculosis Work Extendi
Sixty-four Federal Employees ai
54 State employees are engaged tli
year in fighting animal tuberculos
that widely distributed disease whi<
causes an annual loss estimated
$25,000,000. The bureau of Anim
Industry has recently extended oper
tions for the control of this disease
31 States. Headquarters have be<
established in 12 important cente
from which the work will be supervi
ed and drected.
Three Live-Stock Experts Join D
partment's Staff
The Secretary of Agriculture a
Pounces the appointment of John
Craine, III, now director of agrici
tural extension at the Utah Agi
tural College; De Witt C. Wihg, a
sociate' editor of the Breeders' G
zette, Chicago, HI.; and Dan T. Gra
professor of animal husbandry, Nor
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanic
College, as specialists in animal hu
bandry, for cooperative duties I
tween the Bureau of Animal Indust
and the States Relations Servi<
These m^n are expected to assur
their duties,immediately, and will d
vote their attention to questions
policy concerning animal husband
extension work in the U. S. Depai
ment of Agriculture. Mr. Craine ai
Mr. Wing will devote their attenti<
to the northern and western ter^itoi
and Mr. Gray will confine his atte
tion to the southern territory,
their travels in the field they will re
resent both the Animal Husband
Division of the Bureau and the Exte
sion omce 01 me estate relations ser
ice with which they are connected.
To Show Grain-Grading Methods
In order that farmers and other i
terested in Federal grain standar
will be able to know how the gradii
is done, the Bureau of Markets w
take exhibits to many of the lari
State and other fairs in the Nort
west this summer. A complete set
apparatus for grain grading -will 1
displayed and demonstrations of tl
actual grading of grain will be mai
at these fairs by representatives i
the Federal Grain Supervision secti<
of the Bureau.
Seeking Outlet for Low-Grade Cott<
The Department has taken up wii
the War Industries Board the que
tion of the utilization of the lo
grades of cotton of which a large su
plus is accumulating. This low-gra<
cotton is pilipg up because the ord
nary outlets for it are closed by tl
war, and because cotton of highi
K&UUCO so uacu uy JUlillUlUClU
ers, particularly on Government coi
tracts, when cotton of the low*
grades might be used satisfactory
instead.
Boys Help South to Feed Itself
Here is an incentive for boys' clul
in the South?a 1917 record to su:
pass in 1918. Food and feed valut
at $4,019,121 was the to^al productic
of boy-club members in the South la:
year, according to a compilation r<
cently made by leaders in the U. !
Department of Agriculture. The r<
port shows that 115,745 were ei
rolled in the regular clubs in 1
States, Alabama not reporting. 1
addition to the regular members prol
ably 400,000 boys, it is estimate
were reached and were helped in foe
and feed production through instrui
tions gven by agents in schools an
clubs, farm demonstrations and so .01
Investigations of Grades for liarlc
and Flax
Investigations looking towar
standard grades for barley are bein
undertaken by the Grain-Standard
zation project of the Bureau <
Markets. Similar work on standard
for flax seed is already under way.
Eradicating Sheep and Cattle
\ Scabies
By 1920 there will be no territor
uxfder quarantine for aheep and cattl
scabies, it is believed by officials c
the bureau of Animal Industry. El
festive April 16, the Secretary <
Agriculture issued an order releasin
from quarantine the last four counti<
in Texas, constituting the remaindc
IL- '
of the area under quarantine for catG
tie scabies in the entire United States.
There still remain under quarantine
ljH for sheep scabies ten counties in California,
eleven counties in Texas and
three parishes in Louisiana.
Grades for Sweet Potatoes
After a study of the possibilities of,
. grading sweet potatoes the Bureau of
2,1 j Markets has submitted tentative
2,1! grades to a list of dealers, growers
| and operators of sweet potato storn"'age
houses for their suggestions and!
criticism. Over 90 per cent of the roi
plies, are decidedly in favor of the
I grades. One of the letters of approv2(*
al was from the Eastern Shore of
10 Virginia Produce Exchange, which is
composed of producers and is one of
?" the largest sweet potato marketing
P* organizations in the country.
Aiding in Aeronautical Work
^ Suitable sites for additional, aerolexical
stations for the observation,
es measurement and investigation of
n" atmospheric phenomena in the aid of
aeronautics have been selected by the
2n Weather Bureau at Broken Arrow,
*n Okla.; Ellendale, N. Dak.; Droesbeck,
P" Tex.; Leesburg, Ga.; and Royal Cenat
ter, Ind. This was done under the
Army appropriation act for the year
in ending June 30, 1918, authorizing
$100,000 for this purpose. InstallaWl
.
? ition or equipment has been completed
I at the Ellendale station and daily
'1S free air observations are being obls'
tained. It is expected that* free air
observations will be begun at the other
a^ four stations about July 1. The work
to be conducted at all of these staa"
tions is similar to that at Drexel,
*? Neb., where daily kite flights are
en made, and about twice each month
rs the atmospheric changes during the
1S" day at different altitudes are studed
by means of successive flights contne"
ung from 30 to 40 hours.
Reports on Manufactured Dairy Pron"
ducts
T
Monthly reports on dairy products
1|" manufactured in the United States
r," ' are being issued by the Dairy MarketlS"
I ing project of the Bureau of Markets,
a~, which include condensed, evaporated,
l^' and powdered milk, butter, cheese,
| other manufactured dairy products
a Oleomargarine. The reports, taken
ls"j together with the reports of cold,e"
storage holdings and exports, are of
rysmuch service in making an analysis
:e" of the dairy-products situation in the
'ie | United States, such as is essential to
e" an understanding of existing condi?
, tions and to the direction of efforts in
^ production and conservation. '
~ City Workers to Prepare for Heavy
nd Work of Harvest
on Many thousands of boys and men
^>"who have* enrblled for emergency
" work on farms during the rush of
harvest will be trained for the se?,
P" ice in courses offered by Y. M. C. A.
organizations and 'athletic clubs in
response to a request of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
Better Balanced Farming in South
Here is good news from the agricultural
front in Southern Alabama.
Four years ago not a carload of hogs
was shipped from 17 counties in that
I section of the State. In the year enduing
April 1, 1918, 2,352 carloads of |
o? hogs were shipper from these 17
! counties. This change, illustrating
^ the better balanced agriculture made
^ j necessary by boll-weevil ravages, is
accredited by officials of the States
Relations Service to the efforts of the
county agents of the Department and
>n the State agriculural colleges in demonstrating
hog production to farm
I'll I ?'
|ers and showing them hof to ship
hogs cooperatively.
r_ Women Establish Milk Stations
je Several milk stations have been esU_
tablished in rtothern cities by urban
home demonstration agents of the U.
er' S. Department of Agriculture and
r the State agricultural colleges. The
a_ purpose of these is to encourage a
,r wider use of milk among the poor. In
ly some places whole milk is handled Mnd
in others skim milk only is sold. All
of it is bottled except that &erved in
)g glasses over the counter to children.
r_ Community kitchens are being run in
>(j connection with the stations in some
)n cities. This makes it possible to
^ serve wholesome lunches at a very
e_ nominal charge. Many women patrong
ize these stations and receive instructions
in the making of milk dishes,
i. To Discourage Saturday Holiday in
.4 South
n "Enroll ^or farm work on Satur>
day" is the slogan of a campaign 1
fd now being carried on in some of the
d Southern States by farm-help spe>
cialists of the U. S. Department of
id Agriculture in cooperating with the
n. State agricultural colleges. The timey
honored custom for the Southern negro
to spend Saturday in town is
d being discouraged during this emerg
gency when evervx man is needed
i- every da$ for f**m work. The re>f
quest to do away with Saturday
Is holidays is meeting with a hearty response
and many thousands of negro
whrktrs are answering the Government's
call for increased food producy
tion.
le Demonstration Kitchens Spring Up
>f Home-demonstration work in newly
f- organized counties is developing rap?f
idly in all sections of the South. Al
g though an agent haa been established
? only six month* in Sen Lucie County,
ir Florida, seven public demonstration
\
kitchens have been built and equipped
and nineteen steam-pressure canners
have been purchased in the. county,
more than 500 women and girls already
have enrolled in county club
work and many times that number
are being reached in general demonstrations.
Food Conservation in Employment
Offices
Cooks, waitresses and housekeepers
are'receiving instruction in food conservation
in many of the employment
offices in Boston, Bass. This unique
scheme has been worked out by homedemonstration
agents of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture and the
State agricultural college. Many women
sit all day in these offices waiting
to secure employment and are
glad to give their attention to demonstrations
and talks. Recipes are
also distributed. .This offers a means
of getting the latest food information
to a class of women who might not
War-Time Need for Black Walnut
War-Tme Need for Black "Walnut
Colonel Henry S. Craves, Chief of
the Forest Service, has written to the
Boy Scouts setting forth the need for
the census of 'black walnut t~ees
which President Wilson has asked the
Scouts to undertake. Four or five
propellers are required for each airI
plane, the Chief Forester points out^
and since black walnut is scarce and
I nnl V flip frrurlo ran Kn
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this purpose, it is important that the
government should know immediately
the location of all available supplies.
Walnut is also the chief wood used
for gunstocks, and these two requirements,
Colonel Graves says, make it
one of the most essential timbers for
war purposes.
Shows Where Harvest Labor is
Needed
Beginning with the June 5 issue, the
National Weather and Crop Bulletin,
j published by the Weather Bureau, will
contain a series of charts showing
! where the harvesting of various crops
has been commenced, and where they
will be ready for harvest one or two
weeks in advance. Reports on the
ripening of crops are made to the*section
directors of the Weather Bureau
in each State, and are telegraphed by
them to the central office Tuesday
forenoons. The published information
is forwarded promptly to the office of
1 Farm Management, and is used in anticipating
labor needs in different
parts of the country. In a normal
season ripening, and consequently the
harvesting, of winter wheat moves
Northward over the Great Plains region
at an average rate of twenty
miles a day. This rate may lwrfrfloy
creased by "cool, cloudy weather^ or
hastened by" hot, sunshiny conditiJtis.
i t*be Wen'.her and Crop Bulletin
shows the rainfall, temperature!
and sunshine prevailng during the
week preceding and the effect of these
conditions upon general vegetation.
Boys. Volunteer for Farm JVork
It is estimated that 3,000 Chicago
boys will volunteer to do farm worlj
this season. Those who have oflTered
their services have been give a course
of training. The campaign to register
and nlflro this lnhnr has been pp*.
ried on by a farm-help specialist of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
co-operating with the labor committee
of the State Councl of Defense.
w. s. s.
CONVINCING TESTIMONY
Given By Many Union People s
Experiences told by Union people,
Those who have had weak kidneys?
Who used Doan's Kidney Pills?
Who found the remedy effective-rSuch
statements prove merit. *
You might doubt an utter stranger.
You must believe Union people.
Here's Union proof. Verify it.
Read. Investigate. Be convinced.
You'll find why Union folks believe
in Doan's.
D. F. Bartlett, superintendent,
says: "A few years ago I had such
pains in the small of my back that I
could hardly stand them. If I exerted
myself my head would ache, and I
was nervous at times. Dizzy shells
often came over me and I would have
black specks before my eyes. My
kidneys didn't act right either, and I
wanted to sleep all the time. A friend
advised me to use Doan's Kidney
Pills. I took one box and was entirely
cured and I have felt like a different
person ever since."
Price 60, at &11 dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mr. Barlett had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
w. S. S.
No. 660
This to 6 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any ease, and
If taken then\as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It sets on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sickto. 25*
w. s. s.
You may not be able to keep cool
this summer, but you can buy your
roai ana join ine aont-warry-arxiuvnext-winter
club.
? W. S. 8,
Pttosi Cared la 6 to f 4 Days
Year dnwaUt will re fowl Mm? 0 TAZO
OINnaBtT (all* to m* mtcm? ml IkMec
Hind, >W tdinr or ProtnMlhif Hlw la 61s Hdiri.
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YOUNG WOMAN TELLS
OF GREAT GHANGI
Seamstress Describes Ills and Chung
Tanluc Made
PASSES WORD ALONG
Says She Decided to Take Tanlac He
cause She Heard So Much
About It
"Tanlac is a fine medicine for stom
ach trouble and it is a good genera
tonic, too, and I am glad to recom
mend it as such to anyone," said Mis
Lena Burns, of Greer, S. C., in ;
statement endorsing Tanlac. "I \va
troubled with nervousness and weal
spells before I took Tanlac. I am ;
seamstress and my work is very try
ing and it brought me these troubles
Indigestion also troubled me a. lo
and my appetite had left me. I cer
tainly was run down in health an*
feeling badly.
"I finally decided to take a cours*
of some medicine, and I had heard si
much about Tanlac I decided to taki
it. The Tanlac helped those nervou
spells right away and soon I had goo*
nerves. My appetite came back an*
I gained a great deal in strength am
weight. I got so I could sleep well
too."
For sale by Palmetto Drug Co.
Union; Buffalo Drug Co., Buffalo; K
D. Bailey, Carlisle; B. G. Wilburn
Son, Cross Keys; Jonesville Drug Co
Jonesville; Lockhart Mills Store
Lockhart; R. J. Fowler, Monarch.
w. s. s.
i.UA r,sum K
Mammy's big kittle a-singin' on d
hearth.
Cole win' blowing' in de ole pun
tree;
Tonight's prayer meetin', an' de folk:
all pone,
An' nobody home but de cat an' me
Firelight flicker on de winderpane.
De do' step creak, Ike er na'n dom
pass!
Screech owl holler way down in d<
SWSRlp
An' I tries dp do' hard, ter mak<
sho' hit's fas'.
Dc cat, she nod an' nod by de flre,
An' edsparks light red on de chim
ney-back.
De win', hit howl an' moan outside
An' rattle de boa'ds on de ole co'i
shack!
*jfu'ts er sweet-'tater ter roas, in d<
coals, '
An' I mos' kin smell a'ready ho\
good hit's gwine be!
But I'se gittin' kinder lonesome, an'
> wish dev was home;
'Cause nobody's he'ah but de ca
an' me!
?Louise Peple Armstrong in Spar
tanburg Herald.
w. s. 3.
CLEANSE YOUR HAIR
MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL,
. THICK, GLOSSY, WAV!
Triy this!. All danrufT disappear
and hair stops coming
out
Surely try a "Danderine Ilai
Cleanse" if you wish to immediatel:
double the beauty of your hair. Jus
moisten a cloth with Danderine an
draw it carefully through your hail
taking one small strand at a time
this will cleanse the hair of dust, dir
or any excessive oil?in a few minute
you will be amazed. Your hair wil
be wavy, fluffy and abundant an
possess an incomparable softness
lustre ana luxuriance.
Besides beautifying the hair, on
application of Danderine dissolve
every particle of dandruff; invigo
rates the scalp, stopping itching am
falling hair.
Danderine is to the hair wha
fresh showers of rain and sunshin
are to vegetation. It goes right t
the roots, invigorates and strengthen
them. Its exhilarating, stimulatinj
and life-producing properties caus
the hair to grow long, strong am
beautiful.
You can surely have pretty, sofl
lustrous hair, and lots of it, if yo
will spend a few cents for a smal
bottle of Knowlton's Danderine a
any drug store or toilet counter am
try it hs directed.
w. s. s.
Since the Germans on the wester
front can't advance and dare not re
treat, they are in what might b
considered the middle of a bad fix.?
Owensboro Enquirer.
w. s. s.
For Indigestion, Constipation 01
Biliousness
Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FO!
WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestivi
Laxative pleasant to take. Made an
recommended to the public by Pari* Medi
cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Brotn
Quinine and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic
Dr. Virgil R. Hawkins
DENTIST
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3 IF YOU HAVEN'T A SUMMER 1
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FIGURE OUT THE COST OF ONE
COST YOU ANYTHING, AND YOU'
CAME.
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nwAHamanMnM
B| /^HEERY, whole-hear
sc3H Southern hospitality ?
MS almost a magic phrase to m
1 jMBl But really it stands for hoi
fiRV friendship, cordiality and (yo
e guessed it) lots of delicious goo<
v jM Luzianne Coffee is always
4|l eluded in Southern hospita
I because it tastes so good. 1
grant hot coffee for people "
knowwhat's good?that's Luziai
Good old Luzianne flavc
um-m-m !?better try some qi
Jf Your grocer has it?and if
aren't satisfied, he'll give t
|S every cent?honest I
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LILACS |S
That bunch of lilacs?what a gift to
U me! ^
t To whom it was more beautiful
d than you A
Had thought it would be, and more
fn^grant, too,
n Because you did not share my mem- EjS
!" ory.
e \ held it seeing what you did not see, I g
And catching sweetness sweeter I "
than you knew, | a
I /\nn minting 01 a ramDie in tne new ?
' Of one May morning absent-mindeds
ed,y- I
And then I held it closer than before. ?
j And buried so my face in it that all v
r About me seemed an Eden I had
o known.
5- And then?but should I choose to tell <
- you more?? w
I kissed it for the lips it did recall, *
And for the sweetness sweeter than M
its own.
?Ralph H. Shaw in Boston Tran- hBH
script. H I
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R THIS EMBLEM
3utdoor Workers
re subject to exposure to all kinds
if weather, and strenuous outdoor
rork brings the rheumatic aches. You
an't afford to belaid up.so heed that
irst twinge of rheumatism. Use
loan's Liniment. Clean and convenient,
no need to rub, no stains;
10 clumsy plasters and your pain
lisappears.
Sprain*, strain*, neuralgia seHes and (tiff,
ire muscle* are all relieved by tbe applvitioo
at Sloan'* Liniment.
Generous size bottle* at all druggists^
So.. SOc., 91.00.
n's prices sot Increased, 35c 55c tl