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THE LAGRANfiE REPORTER
FRIDAY MORNING AUGUST 29, 1913.
ALFALFA MOST
PROFITABLE CROP
Adds Fertility to the Soil—Yields
Three to Four Crops of Hay
Each Year in the Corn Belt
EXCELS EVERY OTHER CROP
The Introduction of Alfalfa as a Gen
eral Farm Crop In the United States
Will Revolutionize Agriculture—
Means More Live Stock, Better
Soli and Larger Returns From
the Crops That Follow.
By PROF. P. Q. HOLDEN, Director
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Co. of New
Jersey.
Alfalfa Should be Grown
on Every Farm
1. It is a profitable crop.
2. Increases farm valves.
3. Excels every other crop
In yield per acre
In feeding value
As a drouth resister
As a soil enricher.
4. No harder to grow than clover.
5. Make a beginning-* start now
grow some alfalfa.
Repeated experiments made by the
agricultural colleges, and the results
obtained by the actual growers of al
falfa In the semi-arid sections of the
west, throughout the corn belt states,
and in the south and east, are conclu
sive evidence of the great value of
alfalfa.
There are few farmers whose profits
would not be increased greatly by rais
ing alfalfa. Every farmer should aim
to produce, as far as possible, his
foodstuffs upon his own farm.
During the last few years, the area
devoted to alfalfa has greatly in
creased in the region west of the Mis
souri river, and it is certain that
there will be an equally rapid in
crease throughout the eastern and
southern parts of the United States.
Many of the attempts in the past
to grow alfalfa in the humid regions
have failed, but with our present
knowledge of the requirements of the
crop there will be little, if any, more
trouble in securing a stand.
Alfalfa will soon be grown abun
dantly and profitably upon every farm.
It is no more difficult to grow than
plover and gives double the yield. The
deep rooting habit of alfalfa enables
it to resist drouth when clover, tim
othy, blue grass and other forage
grasses die for want of moiBture. Al
falfa roots grow deep Into the soil—
far beyond the roots of other plants.
Its drouth resisting power is of no
greater importance than its great
value as a soil enricher. The long
roots bring phosphorus, potash and
Other plant foods from below and
:6tere them in the upper soil for the
use at other plants. Experiments show
greatly increased yields of other crops
grown upon alfalfa sod.
Alfalfa Is rich in protein the most
essential element In feed to make
bone, blood and muscle in growing ani
mals.
Why We Need Alfalfa.
There is no combination of feeds
■so economical for the production of
*^4 pork, mutton, butter and eggs,
tTs corn and alfalfa. Neither will give
the best results alone. We need alfal
fa because it balances up the corn
ration and saves the large waste of
starch which always takes place
where corn is fed alone. We need
alfalfa because we can by means of it
grow on our own farms the protein
more profitably than we can buy it in
feed stuffs. We need alfalfa because
it feeds the soil and enables us to
grow larger crops of corn and oats.
We need alfalfa because it produces
on an average double the feed value
per acre of clover or any other forage
crop.
Advisable to Inoculate.
In regions where alfalfa has not
been grown It 1b found to be neces
sary to inoculate the ground by sow
ing three or four bags of soil secured
from a field where alfalfa or sweet
clover has been grown for a
number of years; or where it
ia more convenient, artificial cul
ture, such as “nitragin,” “farmo-
germ,” etc., may he applied. Where
alfalfa has not been grown before It
may make the difference between suc
cess and failure.
. Alfalfa Essentials.
A well prepared, firm, solid seed
bed, plenty of good barnyard manure,
and fallow to kill the weeds, are most
important. Lime? Yes, one to two
loads per acre, and by all means in
oculate. Ground too wet for corn is
not suited for alfalfa.
Make a Beginning—8tart Now.
Every farmer should try at least
a small piece of alfalfa and if be
does not succeed at first, try
again and keep dn trying until he does
succeed. It is worth the while. If
the work is thoroughly done and at
the proper time, you will moBt cer
tainly succeed in securing a good
istand; if the work is half done and
lout of season, you will Just as cer
tainly fail. Maito a beginning—start
(now.
PRESIDENT
HUERTA.
President of Mexico, Who Seeks
United State!
Recognition.
UNUSUAL FATALITY.
Girl’s Wet Bathing Suit in Contact
With Third Rail.
Miss Margaret Mosley, 21 years old,
was killed at Edgemore, L. I., when
the wet skirt of her bathing suit
caused a short circuit with the third
rail of the Long Island railroad tracks
which she was crossing to reach her
home.
While in the surf Miss Wesley was
taken with a chill and hastily start
ed for home. She had to cross three
tracks with unprotected third rails.
Having crossed one track she was
about to step between the third rail
of this and the third rail of the
middle track when the current leaped
to her wet skirt from the live rail
of the first track and dragged hei
across the rail of the middle track.
The body showed but slight burns
on the elbows and the left hand.
GIRL SEEKS DAMAGE.
Values Time in Suit at $40,000 an
Hour.
Miss Ellen Pierce, of Washington,
D. C., has fixed a valuation of $40,000
an hour on her time, and accordingly
she has brought suit in the district
supreme court against a railroad
company for half that sum for keep
ing her locked up a half hour in the
dressing room of a railroad coach.
A defective lock made her an in
voluntary prisoner for thirty minutes
while she was on' her way last fall
to a seashore resort. She claims she
has not recovered yet from the ef
fects of her detention.
Fair Stock Goes
Like Whirlwind
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ODD MISHAP.
Ninety-five Dynamite Caps Exploae
in Workman’s Hand.
As Tom Morris, an employe of the
Madison county road building squad
near Gladstone, Ala., was carrying
ninety-five dynamite caps in his
hands, they exploded, and six fingers
and both thumbs were blown off. the
little finger on each hand being all
that was left.
Several of the caps were shot into
Morris’ breast, and these may cause
death. The injured man was brought
to Huntsville and placed in the hos
pital.
Eccentric Professor Dead.
Dr. Robert O. Treadwell, who ac
cording to his friends slept at night in
wooden box in order to avoid the
possibility of a draught, died at his
home at Portsmouth, N. H., aged 90
years. He was once an instructor in
languages at Harvard university. On
one occasion Dr. Treadwell’s eccentric
ities were the subject of legal proceed
ings, but the court before whom he
was summoned declared him sane.
The following i3 a complete list
of the stockholders up to the present
time.
Hanson Hdw. & Eurn. Co
Pike Bros. Lumber Co...
J. Delaney
J. F. Carley
R. L. Render
Bradfteld Drug Co
E. Y. Clarke
A. H. Thompson
C. V. Truitt Co
J. G. Truitt
R. C. Key 25.00
J. A. Perry 25.00
The LaQrange Natl Bank .... 100.00
E. G. Hood 25.00
F. E. Callaway Co 25.00
Callaway’s Dept. Store 25.00
Goldstein Bros 25.00
A. Z. Ware 25.00
Cleaveland & Roper Co 26.00
Dozier’s Pharmacy 26.00
A. L. Powell 25.00
W. C. Ford 25.00
H. H. Wadsworth 25.00
Mollie J. Rowland 25.00
Red Star Shoe Store 25.00
Pharr Bros. & Childs Co 25.00
McCaine Bros 25.00
E. Ketsky 25.00
Hunter & Owens Furn. Co.... 25.00
T. H. Caudle 26.00
Frank L. Hudson 25.00
W. F. Holle 25.00
Johnson Stable Co 25.00
Sansone Fruit Co 25.00
R. J. Black 25.00
Lozier-Gandy Co 25.00
Billinghurst-Randall Ptg. Co.. 25.00
Judson J. Milam 25.00
R. L. Adams 4 25.00
S. H. Dunson 25.00
Drs. Ridley, Morgan & Ridley 25.00
W. L. Cleaveland 25.00
H. W. Caldwell 25.00
Hudson Hardware Co 25.00
W. C. Wallace 25.0u
E. B. Clark Co 25.00
J. W. T. Glass 25.00
Dr. R. H. Park 25.00
Barnes Furniture Co 25.00
T. B. Jones 25.00
Elmrose Hotel 25 00
W. A. Holmes 25.00
Farmers’ Cotton Oil Co 25.00
Bradrield-Hutchjnson Co 25.00
B. B. Dixon 25.00
W. R. McCall 25.00
Chero-Cola Bottling Co 25.00
Lehman Jewelry Co 25.00
J. W. Spinks 25.00
J. S.' White 25.00
J. D. Edmondson 25.00
Joe Frosolono 25.00
LaGrange Grocery Co 25.00
W. A. Reeves 25.00
John Guinn 25.00
Mooty & A n drews 25.00
W. T. Teate 25.00
V. R. Cleaveland 25.00
E. M. Sivell 25.00
Arnold Dry Goods Co 25.00
John Wilkinson 25.00
T. A. Folds 25.00
C. W. Young 25.00
I. aGrange Ice & Fuel Co 25.00
Alex M. Wynn 25.00
Mrs. T. L. Norman, of West Point,
spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Cleaveland. Mrs.*Norman was
en route to Greenville, where she
is spending a few days with her son,
Dr. Norman.
ONE VIEW OF THE TOBACCO
QUESTION.
“Citizen” Contributes an Interesting
and Timely Article.
Swallows Watch; Coughs It Up.
R. P. Tallman, clerk for a mercan
tile agency in Birmingham, Ala.,
while playing with a ladies' small
watch, swallowed it two days ago.
Two days later he coughed it up, with
the aid of physicians. At first it was | this means, go far toward keeping
LaGrange, Ga.,
August 28, 1913.
LaGrange Reporter:
Gentlemen :—
I notice Mr. Clark’s inquiry as to
whether tobacco could be made profit
able in this section.
Yes, sir. In more than one way.
If the city will pass an ordinance to
fine each person who spits tobacco
(juice) on the sidewalks of La
Grange (our city), they would soon
have in the city treasury vast sum3,
sufficient to build a few New York
skyscrapers, or anything else the city
desired. Better still, they will, by
thought that an operation would be
necessary. The watch had stopped
when recovered.
Leaped Far to Death.
A man, believed to have been Henry
Koethagar,, a painter, jumped to his
death at Chicago from the roof of the
19-story Masonic temple. The body
landed among persons thronging
State street, but none was hit.
Pardon for Watkins.
Governor Brewer, of Mississippi,
issued full pardon to Leight Watkins,
former clerk in the land commission
er’s office, who confessed to having
embezzled $325 of the state’s funds
and sentenced, two months ago, to
serve one year on the county farm.
Since his sentence Watkins has been
an inmate of the hospital and recently
was discharged.
Dog Sole Heir of Aged Mistress.
Her dog, Dompy, is the sole bene
ficiary of the will of Mrs. Anna A.
Barbour, of Stratham, N. H., who died
July 30, aged 70. She was an eccen
tric, but kindhearteij woman, noted
for her love of domestic fowls, cats
and dogs, of which she usually har
bored many.
our city clean, more sanitary and
very much more pleasant for our citi
zens and visitors to walk over. What
is more disgusting to a visitor than
to find our streets and sidewalks all
spat up and dirty.
Dear citizens, let’s get together and
see if something can’t be done tow
ard keeping ambeer and all such
off our sidewalks, and keep our streets
cleaner, even if we have to impose a
few of these fines. If we don’t, we
will soon be able to grow tobacco
right on our sidewalks, for filth and
trash is to tobacco what a brier patch
is to a rabbit.
A CITIZEN
SECURITY WAREHOUSE OPEN
FOR BUSINESS.
The Security Warehouse announces
in this issue that they are now open
for business and urges all farmers
to place their cotton with them.
Mr. Z. T. Gorham is weigher and
manager for the firm and farmers
can be assured of good service from
him. A liberal allowance will be
made for all cotton stored with them,
RENDER ENDORSES CHAMBER
WORK.
Writes Secretary Clarke Accepting
Position on Finunce Committee
And Assures Interest in
The Work.
Mr. R. L. Render, cashier of the
Bank of LaGrange, has just been ap
pointed a member of the Finance
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce in addition to his position as
vice-president of that organization. In
accepting position on the Finance
Committee Mr. Render has written
Mr. Clarke the following letter:
“Mr. E. Y. Clarke, LaGrange, Ga.
“August 27, 1913.
“Dear Sir:
"I desire to acknowledge yours of
the 21st inst., advising me of the
appointment as member of Finance
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce.
“In this capacity it w+il be my
pleasure to serve, and while I have
been unable to attend the meetings
as often as I desire, you can be as
sured that I am ever co-operative
with you in any and all matters that
tend to a ‘Greater LaGrange.’
“It is my hope that the Troup
County Fair may wake us from our
lethargy of unmindfulness, and that
tve might the better perceive the pos
sibilities of Troup County’s resource
fulness.
“With regards for you and your
work, I am
“Very truly yours,
“R. L. Render..”
In regard to Mr. Render’s letter
Secretary Clarke says:
“Mr. Render has shown great in
terest in the work of the Chamber of
Commerce ever since I took charge,
and has often given me a word ot
encouragement and advice which has
helped on the work. It is very en
couraging for such men as Mr. Ren
der who represent the conservative
financial element of LaGrange, to be
so thoroughly in harmony with the
work of the Chamber of Commerce,
in their effort to promote the social
and commercial development of La
Grange.”
Publicity Committee
Plans Campaign
Will Advertise LaGrange As Never
Before in Her History, Believing
Firmly That “Hot Air”
Is a Good work.
The newly-appointed Publicity
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, of which Mr. T. H. Nimmons
is chairman, and Messrs. H. W. Cald
well, Ely R. Callaway, W. C. Mat
thews and P. R. Redding are the
members, held a meeting in the of
fice of the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday night in Conference with
Secretary Clarke and plans were laid
for the most extended and compre
hensive campaign ever undertaken by
a city the size of LaGrange
In discussing the work of the com
mittee, Chairman Nimmons stated to
the committee that “hot air” was a
very large part of the work of a
Chamber of Commerce, and therefore
he wanted his committee to make a
record for the production of "hot
air” about the town during the next
twelve months.
All the members of the committee
had some real live-wire suggestions
in regard to publicity for LaGrange,
and all seemed eager to get down to
hard work for the boosting of th(e
town.
Mr. H. W. Caldwell expressed his
desire to see an electric sign about
LaGrange at the depot, and this met
with 1 the favor of the committee, and
he was instructed to got prices on the
matter and report back his findings
as to cost, and to see where it would
be best to locate the sign.
Mr. W. C. Matthews had a real
live-wire suggestion in regard to hav
ing some cloth signs printed with
wording on same about LaGrange,
and to furnish these signs to all ship
pers who send solid cars of stuff to
LaGrange, and have these cloth signs
tacked on the cars coming to La-
Giange. The wording on the signs
will be something like this: “Solid
car for LAGRANGE, Fastest Grow
ing City in Georgia. Investigate the
attractions of the Town.”
Secretary Clarke outlined a plan
for general publicity which will be
looked into, and if found feasible and
possible, will be taken up at the next
meeting of the committee next week.
This is the first of the 1913 com
mittees to hold a session and if all
the committees take as strong a grip
on their work as did the Publicity
Committee at this first session the
work of the Chamber of Commerce
will prosper exceedingly during the
coming year.
Mr. Elan Burton, of Dawson, son
of Mr. J. M. Burton, who was former
ly connected with The Reporter, is
visiting relatives and friends in the
city.
Miss Ruth and Searcy Slack haive
returned from a visit to Miss Julia
Pratt Smith at Prattville, Ala.
A Wise Business Man
ns
will keep a deposit to draw upon
at all times in a secure bank.
Money draws no interest that is
kept in your strong box, but it
is constantly at work, as are
the bees, when entrusted to wise
and cautious financiers like the
managing officers and directors
of the LaGrange Savings Bank.
We pay 4% On Deposits}
L. H. ADAMS Cashier.
DIRECTORS—Fuller E. Calla ,vay, F. M. Longley, C. V. Truitt, J.
G. Truitt, S. H. Truitt.
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