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10 As Education I*o* i, Successful 3 s A Nt)REV/ 71- This deparment will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any Information. Let ters should be adreased to Dr. Andrew M. Boule, president State Agricul tural college. Athens, Ga. WINTER MONTHS GIVE FARMERS BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR WORK This Season Affords the Best Time for Opening Up Sur face Ditches, Laying Drain Tile, Removing Stones and Stumps and Doing Many Other Detail Duties , STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICUL TURE. ATHENS. Feb. 23—-It Is not uncommon to hear the expression that the farmer is to be envied because of the lartre amount of leisure at his dis posal. but one acquainted with the mul tlftfribus duties which engage the atten tion of a <ood farmer will hardly admit that there is much time for leisure in hie vocation. Not that his hours are probably any longer than those of many business or laboring men nor bis work there arduous, but if there is any one n Business which requires dally attention •»~-l forethought in Its direction it is that of farming. The land owner who finds that he has nothing to do will sei- ! dom prove to be a prosperous and suc- K * cessful farmer. This much byway of L introduction tq the consideration of a B, matter which does not always receive the attention which its importance mer- I lts WORK FOR WINTER. The winter months afford the best time on every farm for opening up sur face ditches and thus permitting the ready escape of water which might oth fe erwlse accumulate through portions of the low-lying sections and damage and perhaps destroy the crop. This is a very important matter, for it is commonly ob served that little streams and Apen ditch es wind and twist about through arable sections’ of farming land and at flood times, because of obstructions In their cannels, overflow their banks with re t suits familiar to all. The trouble might have be<*n avoided by simply removing the logs and trash out of the ditch or K stream bed. cutting a channel here and there to straighten its course, and thus psevent not only the consequent damage to the crops, but bring many acres of. s ” the most fertile land under the jjlow. A small earth scraper may be used even t with one horse or mule. A larger one can bo used more economically, but will require two horses. Failing the needed scraper many a little channel can be dug by hand and will pay a handsome divi dend on the time and Effort expended. There are thousands and thousands of ■ acres of low-lying lands which are cul tivated each year and pay but a small return in the way of crops which for the expenditure ot a few hours of effort tn tire winter season might be made highly profitable lands to cultivate. IKYING DRAIN TILE Th* iate fall and hhfly winter afford E etie of the best seasons for laying drain til*. Np matter how good the surface dftrhes may be on the low-lying springy land, it jjften happens that the seepage from the hillsides is so great as to raise the water level to almost the surface of the ground and thus prevent very Aatis faevory. cultivation. This difficulty Is overcome through putting down tile L—-——drakM. Os course some substitutes for tils may be used, but they are of such i"-. a temporary and undesirable character L ' that they cannot be generally recom mended In spite of the fact their first cost is much less than that of the tile. If would be simply astonishing how B, many acres of land might be brought under cultivation next summer and made tq produce an abundant harvest that are now yielding practically nothing if f . a systematic campaign were made this winter tq surface ditch and underdrain 8/ these areas. The Win-er season affords the best time for removing stumps, grubbing out. ufidorbniab. and cleaning up sections of 1 the. fields which have been neglected from lack of time during the cropping Sanson. A progressive farmer can not , to plow around stumps nor will - •:ie'l-l.- *m.ii! »•' P Jli.ic ot. v t t chi.m.- - c- • • •! v.'.if-T tr«e«. ||||HMnd n isoi.c. ! .-tsn.-cs. digging by T '. re i- trat <h-:ra< •« «... i b f: !»••' app- vs '!.e '.irni d V- - ««: •' • MMMiigged s<v:ior.s :.et»- and th. t- <>ver- MHHrrnir- wl h wecib ; : I briars atjd .« growth <>f bvrii's Ever? (••id MMMiheuld l* ’.n . omn'et-'? i- t <■ n.; ’ vn« • • art- land can thus be brought under I cultivation and much time saved by the ■if straightening of rows across the field which will result. This is the very best kfcui of work to do in the w'nter season because it can be carried on when the land is too wet to plow and affords em- K - ploy men I to hands who might otherwise remain idle. Thousands of acres of land are covered with larger or smaller stones of suffi cient number to cause the implements’ to wear out more rapidly, result in the use of an abnormal amount of profane F language, while lessening the ease and I , skill with which the land /may be culti- vated. There are plenty of low places and holes Into which rock of this char acter may be thrown. Presently the wash from the hillside win cover it up and an eye sore has become a profitable Ee * piece of land to cultivate while the land formerly littered with stones has been Improved for agricultural purposes any f- where from 25 to 60 per cent. The far mer who turns his attention and effort to matters of this kind is not wasting h>a enemy, but Is increasing the value w«f his land and his pride in his work to a degre- that will frequently change E bls whole point of view and give him KjHome Mixing p/ is sweeping the country y like a tornado. Our book—“ Home Mixing of Fertilizers” —will show you why. Ychi can get—only by home mixing -the’exact proportion of Phosphoric cid, Nitrogen and JTASH pour land and crops need. ;>ay less per unit of available plant food when the stuff and mix your own fertilizer. You filler or pay freight on it in your own home-' and. You save horn Isto $7 per ton. jaler doesn’t keep Potash salts, we can supply -any amount from 200 lbs. (one bag) up. ’rg/e tu for friers, Sessdforour FREE book, "Home Kftxtnc." Lrarmt.hy Potash Fays. GERMAN KALI WORKS. Inc. BALTIMORE CooUacstol Bldg. CHICAGO: Moncdnock Blk. Wblto*y Coakrul Bub Bldg. a seat and interest in his vocation which; he did not previously enjoy. The result of intensifying one's interest in hts Bus iness is so well known that it needs no further comment at- this time.- FENCE REPAIRS NEEDED Nearly every farm needs some fences which it does not possess at the present time. Probably the fences already built need repair. The winter is the time to do it. Work of this character can be; carried on to excellent advantage and it wilt save time and money to attend to it now rather than to dissipate the en ergy of teams and laborers during the period of crop planting and harvesting. A good wood pile beside the kitchen is a most desirable thing. . It gives inspi- < ration to the housewife and avoids much hardship on her part. The wood gath ered up during the winter and allowed to season burns more readily and is cured out in prime condition giving a maximum amount of heat. In the mean time the wood land has been cleared of dead trees and litter and is not so lia ble to suffer from fire the next season and besides it presents a tidy appearance and the young trees will have a better chance to grow as a result of the thin ning and cleaning up which has been performed. These are some of the im portant matters which should-receive the attention of every farmer during the winter season. * * * ESTABLISHING A LAWN. A subscriber., Eatonton. Ga.. wishes to know how to proceed to make a lawn. A satisfactory lawn may be establish ed by proceeding as follows: If the land has not been plowed, break it im mediately and work down to a smooth, even surface, either by hand labor or with what is known as a planker, which may be made any size and constructed by fastening two inch boards together in the exact manner followed in waatherboardlng a house. It U one -of t>»* best cheap lev eling implements you can have. After getting the land to a smooth, even sur face and the terrapes. If there are any, to long rolling slqpes. cover the ground with a layer of tvpods earth to the depth of one or two inches. Yqu may then sod with Bermuda grass, or set to Bermuda in rows, or else sow the seed, though it is rather difficult to secure a stand, from the seed, permuda seed should not be sown until the weather is warm. say the latter part of April. Putting out the sets may be done any time after the first of March. If one desires to secure a lawn for the coming summer, the sod is the thing to employ. Next to that would come the sets, and the slowest develop ment would be the seed. Some will inquire s is blue g rass, red top and othfcr varieties ’/nay not be used for lawns. They can ndt be Used with any degree of certainty in this section of the south. After your Bermuda sod is well established you might sow blue grass or red top in ahe early spring on it. In time a part of the blue grass and red top will become established, and will help to give a green color during the winter. Sometimes oats may be seeded 'on the grass in the fall and' add green to the lawn in the winter. We have tried a great variety of grasses for lawn purposes and ha\e experimented under varying conditions, but Bermuda is the best and : most satisfactory of' all ■ sod-formlng grasses for this section •of the south. If it is kept closely, clipped with a lawn mower well manured and limed at the I rate of 500 pounds per acre, and a good ; fertilizer containing 4 per eent of nitro [gen, 10 per cent of phosphoric acid and 8 i per cent of potash put on at the rate of 300 to 500 pounds per acre each spring, it will make a thick dense turf and a beau tiful appearance for several months of the year. . ... . . A NEW FORM,, OF NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER. D. 8.. Helena; rGa.. writes: What is /cyanamide, the new fertiliser? How is it made and can it be mixed with other • material without loss? Also what is * lime nitrogen? z*'- The information you seek concerning calcium carbide and calcium nitrate is briefly and succinctly described in the following paragraphs taken from a bul letin on commercial fertilizers which has recently been published for the in formation of the" farmers of the stale: "Calcium carbide is manufactured cheaply and in large quantities wherever cheap electrical power may be had. At a moderate temperature the calcium car bide combines with the atmospheric ni trogen, forming calcium cyanamide, a compound containng 18 per cent of ni trogen. It is put on the market under different names, one of which is nitro lin. It is a concentrated nitrogenous manure, decomposing in moist soils Into ammonia, carbonate of lime, and quick Ume. It contains more nitrogen than nitrate of soda, and very nearly as much as sulphate of ammonia. A necessity caution is not to use it in direct con tact with the germinating seed, as It is liable to injure them. It may be applied before planting and it be mixfefi with supple phosphates without loss of I nitrogen. It is readily available, and while it is not used much now, it is des- THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL,, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911. COTTON GROWERS! The Best Cotton Seed in the World. Absolutely Pure. True to Name. Lead ers Everywhere. Cook s Improved. Triumph. Rus sell's, Schley and Texas Cluster —Price, bu., 31.25; 10 bu. lots and over, bu., SI.OO. Cleveland's Big 8011, Broadwell's Double Jointed and Bank Ac bount-» Price, bu., $1.50; 5 bu. lots, bu.. $1.35; 10 bu. and over, bu., $1.25. Sanders' Improved, Marlboro Prolific and Tatum’s Improved Seed Corn, the very best every where —pk., 75d; bu., $2.00. S< n<l your order and write for illustrated booklet. *. D. Tatum, Fair View Farm, Palmetto, Ga. WEGIVEAS3 !fi PMZEf a ’i KING 9 "SEED PRIZE PLAN J (X Watck aad 4 Blade KnlfaX Given tor eelHnc »» paper* es Z seed end the Int rod action of our I \ “Seed Premium" plane Into a y og I lamtllea. X q?. V ggfcjjpSg ■will mail yon «« paper* of Ve<- viable Seed— an, kind you waul and u *el our premium {• r >ell!n< them then we aend you the s luynom cTonr iMWIy kM card., you Introduce the plana and ret anotherpremtum. You make your own selection of preml um from onr ll*t. Our plan t* new.fair,liberal, w* naelt in order to widely Introduce our Seeda and Fromluma. Write for the «» paper* of Seed at once— you can cell out In a few hour* and earn your premium. I. J. King Sand Co.. Richmond, Va. A GOLD WATCH (1* year fuaranta*) for intro jlndug onr “Be*4-Premlum" Into 1* lamtllea. ‘ j FOR SALE TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT A large stock of second - band Ind ’pendent ' switchboards, telephones and piece parts, con sisting of Fine rs. generators, drops, signals, etc. This stock includes material of all the ( leading Independent Manufacturers. Buy this for your additions and replacements to your exchange at less than half price. Address In dependent, 1605 Candler Bldg., Atlanta, Ga- HOUSE RENT FREE AT GUYSIE We glvf you. bouse rent free at Guysie, our new colony in south Georg a, in the heart of the rjebest and most predictive lands in the state. Come now and l for land with thia year’s crop. Write for "Gaysie,” Guysie Gar dens, 1019 Empire Life Bldg.. Atlanta, Ga. tined to be one of the chief sources of nitrogen. "The other 'new form,' calcium ni trate, is manufactured by an electrical process also. By passing the air through highly heated arcs, the nitrogen and oxygen combine, and when this is absorbed by water and lime, calcium ni trate is the product. It contains about 13 per cent of nitrogen, ranks with ni trate df soda though it contains a little less nitrogen, but it is combined with lim6 instead of sodium, the lime being useful to the plant and the sodium use- . less. »“At Niagara Falls, where electrical power is cheap, calcium nitrate is man ufactured on a large scale. "Plans are now being made by the Southern Power company to establish such a plant at Charlotte, N. C. Con tracts have been let for a plant of 4,000 horsepower to be used for experimental purpose. They expect -to Increase the •plant to 24,000 horsepower. This will be the first of Its kind in the south, and may mean the cheapening the most expensive plant food the farmer has to buy.” • • • BERMUDA AND BURR CLOVER SEED. H. W. M., Green Bush, Ga., writes: I want to know if I can get Bermuda grass seed that will germinate; also burr clover seed. You should be able to secure seed of Bermuda grass and burr clover from any of the leading Bermuda grass should not be sown before the first of April as it will not germinate when the ground is cold. There is' much difference of opinion ®s to the advisability of sowing Bermuda seed; many find that they do not secure a good stand of it because good seed is some what difficult to secure. Much of the seed usdd in this country now comes from Australia. The seed will cost you probably 60 to 80 cents a pound in small lots, and you should write for prices on larger quantities. Burr clover should be sown in the fall in order to secure the best results. HASTENING MATURITY WITH PHOS PHATES. G. B. 8., Silver Creek, Ga., writes: I am a beginner on the farm and I have some good lard that ought to make a bale of cottog to the acre, but only makes about 700 pounds of seed. It is red clay with dark red subsoil. It makes stalks from 3 to 5 feet tall, but does not fruit well, and the bolls do not open well. Would like to know what fer tilizer to use to correct this' trouble. Red land such as you describe should contain a fair amount of all the essen tial elements of plant food, though these may not be in an available form, which probably account* for the fact that your cotton does not make a larger yield than you state. You can Increase the yield of /iotton in one of several ways. First, Suppose you try lime on this land at the rate of one ton per acre, using It in the caustic form. It Is late in the sea son to apply Hme now, however, and you had better wdlt until next fall. Re member when you do use lime It should be put on top of the ground and not plowed under. For this season prepare a fertilizer formula that will contain at least 2 per cent of nitrogen, 12 per cent of phosphoric acid and 7 per cent of potash. This fertilizer should be used at the rate of not less than 500 to 600 pounds per acre. Where cotton makes an abundance of stalk, but falls to fruit and mature as early as Is desirable, it is an evidence that the mineral ele ments are nat present in an available form in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of the growing crop. For this reason a larger application of phosphoric acid and potash than is ordinarily made is suggested. If this effects an improve ment in the crop, as we believe it will, both as to fruiting and maturity, you may be sure that you are on the right line and can afford to use probably even a heavier application of these two elements next year. Lime will sweeten your soil and will also tend to set free both of these elements, particularly pot ash. 4 « • WHAT TO USE AS TOP DRESSING. T. Q.. Waynesboro, Ga., writes: A neighbor used a top dressing composed of 1,900 pounds of nitrate of soda and 1.- 000 pounds of cotton seed meal and thinks it is much better than nitrate alone. What formula would you advise to get a well balanced, high-grade fer tilizer out of 16 per cent acid, 7 per cent meal. 12 per cent kainit »nd nitrate of soda, and what would it analyze? Probably the best manner in which to combine cotton seed meal, high-grade acid and kalnlt would be as follows: Mix 500 pounds of meal with 1,000 pounds of acid and 500 pounds of kainit. This formula would analyze about 1.7 per cent What Trade Winds Do to a Tree 1 If JI On the Live Oak peninsula, Arkansas bay, Texas, the trade winds blow al most without cessation. The live oak trees exposed to these winds are all bent tq the northeast. So persuasive is the continuous, gentle pressure of the breeze that, in the course of time, branches and twigs all grow shorewayd. giv ing the tree a lopsided and unique appearance. ThJ tree shown in ths abovs photograph Is not exceptional, but a typical live oak. HOW TO MAKE MONEY GROWING SMALL FRUITS \ r To make money growing small fruits maximum crops must be grown with minimum labor. To be able to do this cne must possess a natural aptitude for the business and work that Is to say one must have a love for nature and also be filled with intense Interest and en thusiasm which creates the necessary incentive. Much of the work connected with the business of growing and marketing a superior »crop of small fruits, is exact ing and puttering In its nature, requir ing a great deal of knee and finger drill. Lack of interest and enthusiasm j:-; .. 1 rer"; of nitrogen, 8.6 per cent of phosphoric acid and 3.5 per cent of potash. For san dy lands not well supplied with vegetable matter, It would be to© low in all the essential elements of plant food, however, and this difficulty could not be over come unless muriate of potash were sub stituted for the kainit. In that event, you could get a considerably higher grade of fertilizer by jnlxlng together 600 pounds of meal. 1,200 pounds of acid and 200 pounds of kainit. This formula used at the rate of 500 pounds per acre would be better for any land that does not contain a fair amount of vegetable matter, or to which you can apply yard manure or compost at the rate of not less than two tong per acre. This formu la should be used at the rote of not less than 500 pounds. It seems to me the use of 1,000 pounds of nitrate of soda as a top dressing Was excessive, and I can not understand how it could have been profitable unless the land was so thoroughly devoid of nitrogenous sub stances apd vegetable matter as to be practicaly an infertile land. I do not think there are many cases recorded where more than 150 pounds of nitrate of soda has proven profitable on ordi nary field crops. Os course, as much as 250 to 500 pounds per acre may some times be used with advantage on truck ing lands. There Is no reason in the world why the addition of cotton seed meal to nitrate of soda should Improve It as a top dressing. The nitrogen in cotton seed is in an organic form and must undergo fermentation before it can be available to plants. It under goes this fermentation more readily in the soil than out of it. On the other hand, nitrate of soda contains its nitro gen in an immediately available form, and may be dissolved by the moisture rising through caplHarltv, and conveyed to the feeding area or the roots of plants. "WAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND OF COTTON.” The South ma'y well lay claim to the title, “Land of Cotton.” There nearly fourteen million bales of cotton are pro duced each year, out of a total world crop of twenty million bales. The production of cotton oil shows up even more favorably. The choicest cotton oil goes into the manufacture of Cottolene, which has won favor not only on its merits as a frying and shortening medium, but be cause of its purity and wholesomeness. Cottolene is as wholesome and gen uine as the far-famed hospitality of the “Sunny South.” FLORIDA’S DINSMORE FARMS Are being gold by old-time, well-known Florida people, not speculators. These farms are almost within the suburbs of Jackson ville. Fla.—only 10 miles. Two (2) rail roads. with stations, on the property; water transportation and two paved automobile roads. On the main line of the "New York to Florida Limited.” Best lands and best location In the State for fruits, nuts and vegetables. The price Is not padded; you ret in on the ground floor. Therefore, we will sell you a farm at first cost, <3O an acre, and on the easiest of terms; $lO cash and »10 per month, without Interest; posses sion given at once; write us. The Dinsmore Company. J. R. Dunn, Secretary and Gen eral Manager, Jacksonville, Fla. y r Worth 25c in Plants Mall this to ns, with |I.OO, and we will ship you 1,000 CABBAGE PLANTS Wakefield's or Successions Give P. O. and Express Office. Address Meggett Plant Co. Box 10, Meggetts, 8. 0. rrm i st cents a rod Fora 18-In. Hog Fence, 25c for k/AZ-W pppis XT-ln F»rm Fence. 1-« o for/y/ W A p, F e 48- In. Poultry Fence. 68 sty lee \/ \ {\± „ and heights. Catalogue free. " KIT* BL MAN BROS. BOX 48 MUNCIB, INDIANA. REGISTERED KENTUCKY MAMMOTH JACKS. JENNETS AND SADDLE HORSES. We have more big jacks ak and stallions than ever before. A guarantee back jAjMSk of every one that is sold as solid as The Hills. Breeders of Tamworth WafciMyjjljfiJWv nnd Hampshire swine. WaSflm \ Stock all ages for sale. BS 'yHI I Write for catalogue. VI 3 • ’ J. F. COOK & CO., Lexington. Ky. combined with a distaste for this sort ot work, constitutes a potential cause for failure, and indifferent success' in fruit growing. One may be qualified to deal with the problems and work connected with gen eral farming, and still come short of that required in small fruit growing. There are certain laws now more or less perfectly understood which must be conformed to, in our operations con nected with soil and plant culture, if we are to obtain maximum rewards for labor bestowed. That is to sav, knowledge skillfully applied brings its own reward. Now it may appear to the casual and uninformed observer, chat husbandry is a simple occupation requiring little or no education, or skill, when In fact, the business has to do with most intricate and wonderful processes in both soil and plant life, and, while it may be possible to win a degree of success without a knowledge of these processes and laws governing these life forces in nature, much more certain and substan tial success, and more uniform, results may be had through the possession of this knowledge. The occupation of fruit growing la a more complicated business even than general farming, for there are a greater number of problems to master. The sunshine and rain on all alike. Tliis statement is to be taken in a general way. Certain sections of the country have scant rainfall, while other sections have plenty and to spare. Sections of the country n.ay pass through a severe and protracted drouth one season and be subject to the- other extreme the next, but such conditions are controlled by i fixed laws of nature and have nothing whatever to do with chapce or luck. Now, conditions in the laws of nature which determine precipitation may vary with the seasonal changes, but those laws ■which determine soil production never. I If a certain soil responds more liberally to our efforts than another, there must be cause for this difference in pro ductivity, and the cause will usually be found to be under the control of human a piece of land is low and subject to flooding, then it must be drained to place it on an equal footing with land having natural drainage. If the soil is in a condition of acidity (sour) made so by standing water or be cause of conditions brought about by wrong handling' then these abnormal con ditions must be corrected if uniformity in maximum results is the end sought. For, upon congeniality in soil conditions depends activity In soil life, which in turn determines the degree of productiveness in soils. Some localities, because of their situa tion are much subject to late spring frosts. The growing of strawberries un der such conditions is a precarious busi ness. It is folly to expect uniform maximum results where natural conditions are so adverse to their successful culture. If one wishes to make a sure thing ot success, and make good money growing small fruits, the first thing that should be done is to make a close study of these problems of local changes, and of the laws determining soil activities, and then apply the knowledge thus acquired to the case in hand. Because of air drainage thus afforded higher lying lands should be given the preference. Proximity to bodies of water mitigate the evils resulting from frost, preventing often, the lowering of the temperature to the frost point. The question of soli activities is a much more intricate and complicated problem. Activity in soil life is influenced and de termined largely by following named agencies and factors: Soil drainage, soil aeration, humus content and tillage. Without going into the details, we can only say that in or der to give best results a soil should be sufficiently drained, either because of its composition and situation, or through tiling and surface drains, so that no water will stand on its surface, or remain In the first eight- or ten Inches of soil more than a few hours after rains have ceased. Soil aeration is promoted by effiient til lage, both preparation and malntainance, which creates and maintains a loose, fri able condition of soil, permitting the cir culation of air among soil grains, also by good drainage, for the presence of stand ing waiter (not soil moisture) In a soil excludes klr. But few plants will thrive in a water logged soil. It is poor policy to set plants in poorly prepared ground, thinking that right conditions can be brought about through subsequent tillage. We shall not attempt to lay a rule as to the frequency of culti»atlon necessary to maintain good tilth, nor manner tn which the work may best be accomplished. It should be borne In mind, however, that the object of maln tainance tillage is to preserve ideal con ditions of soil mellowness, hence the formation of a crust must be prevented. A loose soil surface acts as a soil moisture conserver. It also preserves con genial conditions for the promotion of activities in soil and plant life... The keeping down of weed growth, though neccessary to the welfare of fruit plants, is but a secondary object In tillage, and, if rightly managed, will require but a small amount of hand labor. 100 Bushels of Corn Per Acre Easy The above yield can be made by using the best fertilizers —in addition to your best seed selection, proper planting* and thorough working of the crop. Use Virginia=Carolina High-Grad® Fertilizers > . | (the best fertilizers made), and they will help you to get this excellent yield; but a great deal depends upon you, as explained in our new FARMERS’ YEAR BOOK. This you can get on request of your dealer, or by sending us your name and address. SALES OFFICES Richmond, Va. Charleston, S. C. A Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md. j Atlanta, Ga. Columbus, Ga. ml2fl/l M Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. MkVllfeilllU Columbia, S. C. Memphis, Tenn. IMSSLCh em' cal Durham, N. C. Shreveport, La. Alexandria, Va. Winston-Salem. W.C. Btcimicin man I IS STRONGLY OPPOSED! (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Hearings on the McCall bill to carry out the provisions! of the Canadian reciprocity agreement! were begun by the senate committee on finance today. John Strange, of Neenah, . Wis., a paper manufacturer and former lieutenant governor of his state, opposed the bill, charging that false sentiment in favor of it had been manufactured by league of newspapers, which he believed 1 to be in "violation of the Sherman anti trust law. Mr. Strange said in part: "Thia coun-l try has no more need for Canadian pulp I wood than it has for Canadian disease* germs. There are many woods which are better than spruce. The firs of the. northwest make excellent paper, am i there is nothing better than the soft' woods of the south.” Mr. Strange declared that If the Dem ocrats knew wTlat they were about, thej would take such action as would make them the future paper makers of the country. Mr. Strange declared that Wisconsin. Minnesota and West Virginia in 20 yean would b« growing enough fdr all the mill: ot the country and that paper makini was just developing In the south through the utilization of timber unfit for lumber. House of Commons . Discusses Reciprocity LONDON, Feb. 20.—Again today In] the house of commons the government] was made the target for a multiplicity of questions regarding tfc» Unftedl States-Canada reciprocity agreement” The replies of the ministers evaded the political controversies which the Union-1 ist hecklers sought to develop. The Unionists were especially active’ in suggesting that Ambassador Bryce# had failed in his duty of watching over] British interests. Premier Asquith stanchly defended the diplomat. Regarding the expression of Champ Clark, who told the house of represen tatives that he hoped to see the Stars and Stripes flying over the British North American possessions, Mr. As- ( quith remarked: "I consider It unnecessary to give a fictitious importance to the alleged statement by sending official instruc tions to the ambassador to inquire] whether the statement was made. I ami quite ready to believe that It was made] but I have no official knowledge there-« ol.” 1 The aster is a beautiful growing, bushy flowering plant. Plant it in beds of rich soil and you will have charming flowers during the whole summer. Plant a few blooming vines around the gallery or near the windows. They add cheer to< the farm home and blessings to the occupants of that home. RISE WITH THE SUN AND USE S-ISS-3 w \ i THEGREAT < M fcllllDN ■: S^OHLV;jukEtßlSlNC?SUlfecfi^i*° ; ’ ? 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