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6 THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GA. f TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1913. AGRICULTURAL ^Education - - ■ ““ SUCCESSFUL FAtLMINEr =amd Successful Faemin^- : Jf* A Nt>nEW a)0ULC this department will cheerfully enaeav>i io ‘jumtsn any Information, l.etters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M.' Soule, president Stat* Agricultural College. Athens. Oa. THE HAY CROP- A N adequate supply of roughness is essential on every farm. Are you, Mr. Farmer, making any ef- port to provide the same? If not. you are making a great mistake and one that will prove extremely costly. No farnrer can be prosperous so long as he depends on some one else to grow his hay fbr him, and especially is this true when he buys a type of hay which is not as nutritious or as easily diges tible as crops he may grow on his own farm land which will otherwise quite likely remain idle. Horses and mules have the most sensitive digestion of any class of live stock with which the farmer has to deal. Their respiratory organs are impaired very frequently when fed on dusty or improperly cured hay. Owing to the rather limited di gestive capacity of the* horse and mule, it is essential that the roughness fed be relatively high in digestible constit uents. Such being the case, it would ap pear that certain forms of roughness are much more desirable than others. The standard form of roughness so extensively used in the nutrition of horses and mules is timothy hay. This does not class, however, as a high- grade food stuff according to its analy sis and coefficient of digestibility. The farmer who grows corn and takes the pains to properly cure and shred his stover has a very good substitute for timothy hay. Throughout the south other crops may be used to even better advantage as a source of roughness for horses than corn stalks. Take, for in stance, Sorghum. This crop will not only grow on a variety of soils and un der conditions to which corn is not so well adapted, but it can be cured quite successfully and withut serious diffi culty and makes a clean, bright, whole some and nutritious hay. Tne legumes can be grown to good advantage for hay. Among those of es pecial importance are the cowpea and the soy bean. These may be grown either by themselves or in combination with millet. Of course, there is some difficulty in getting them to mature to gether, and the millet on that account should be sown later than the peas and beans. This is quite practicable if the legumes mentioned are seeded in drills say three feet apart, and then a row or two of millet sown later on. It is quite important in utilizing millet for hay that it be cut early, in other words, when the seed is just in the dough stages. When allowed to become hard and dry they exercise at times an over- stimulating enect on tne kidneys which is very undesirable. Now is the time to get ready for the hay crop, and every farmer who is tore-handed will profit by the opportuni ty nature has afforded him. It takes a comparatively small area to provide a sufficient amount of hay for work stock. On a farm where ten mules are main tained, fifteen pounds per head per day is all that will be needed to supply them with an abundance of desirable rough ness. In ether words, about twenty- eight tons of hay would easily maintain them for a year, even when they are required to do unusually hard work. It should be easy to grow two tons of hay on an acre of land, especially where the crops mentioned above are employed. This would call, therefore, for seeding and harvesting the crop produced on about fourteen acres of average land. Certainly this is not a very great uncfcer- taking. Work of this kind can be done at seasons when corn and cotton re quire little attention. The work stock have to be maintained to care for these crops, hence why not profitably employ them in the production of the hay re quired to feed them? As a matter of fact, desirable western hay can seldom be bought for less than $20 a ton. This would represent an outlay of $560. If this money were ’kept at home, it might represent in itself a nice profit to the farmer, paying as much as 6 or 7 per cent dividend on his investment. In selecting land to grow hay it is desirable to get a relatively smooth area so it may be cut over with the mower satisfactorily. Where such crops as corn and sorghum are to be u^ed as a source of roughness they may be cut with a corn harvester, bound in sheaves and cured in shocks. Later the stalks may be run through a cutting box, moistened -with water to which a little salt’ has been added, and left in a pile *to soften overnight. This makes an ex cellent feed and also obviates the in jury which might result from feeding these crops in a dry condition on ac count of the dust. Where corn stalks are cut for hay, it is well to do the work relatively early in the season. In other words, cut when the lower leaves begin to fire so as to save as many of them as possible. Sorghum, on the other hand, should be allowed to practically mature'. These two forms of roughness may be fed to good advantage with hay made from pea vines, soy beans or a combination of these two crops with millet. It will be better to have some corn stalks or sorghum to feed along with leguminous hays, because the lat ter are rather onuentrated and some times may produce indigestion because of surfeiting the system with protein. Several forms of hay offer the farmer an advantage in more directions than one. First, it gives variety and adds palatabllity to the ration. Second, one crop may be injured by drought while another will do well. Third, a supply of roughage from different sources will enable him to supplement the deficiencies in one form of roughness with another. On the average farm where fifteen to twenty acres are devoted to hay crops, it is desirable to have some permanent pasture, and for this purpose, timothy, rep top, tall oat grass and Bermuda should be chiefly relied upon. Some of the others may be mixed with these crops whenever they can be grown to advant age. For spring feeding the farmer should sow oats and vetch. This combi nation makes an excellent hay and yields well. The land may also be employed to advantage in the production of millet and cowpea hay the same season. Where cowpeas and soy beans are used for hay, the crop should not be cut until the pods begin to ripen at the lower end. Soy beans should be cut earlier, relatively speaking, than cowpeas because of the tendency of the pods to open and shatter out the grain. This crop can very often be handled to the very best advantage with the corn harvester, especially if the larger varieties are grown. However, the larger varieties are not quite so satisfac tory for hay as the smaller varieties. Where the pea can be cured successfully, it affords one of the best of all the le-. gumes to employ fqr hay ipaking pur poses in the south. On every farm some provision should be made for curing hay, and tq this end hay caps should be used. It frequently happens, for instance, that at the time of hay harvest, there is a superabundance of rain. If hay caps are available this does not make much difference, for if the green mass of vines be thrown up on stakes which will allow* air to circulate freely through them and the top is prop erly protected from rain with a hay cap the curing though it may take an un usually long time can be accomplished quite successfully. Hay caps are not ex pensive and they can be used for a long time if properly cared for. They are best made of a heavy type canvas similar to that used in the manufacture of tents. They should be hemmed to prevent fray- ipg and there should be large eyelets in each corner. Strings should be attached to these eyelets and to large sticks which are stuck in the vines, thus preventing the caps from blowing off in a gust of wind. The investment on caps will prob ably not exceed the cost of purchasing one ton of mixed hay, and the farmer who says he can not afford to take the trouble involved has not properly calcu lated the advantages to,be derived from making and curing his own hay. Southern farmers have paid tribute t j the north and west in the matter of pur chasing hay entirely too long, and it is sincerely to be hoped that the greatest effort in the history of the south will be made this year to produce an abundance of roughness for all classes of live stock. The saving of the large amount of money sent out for the purchase of hay would in a few years make the southern farmer wealthy and independent. Just so long as he continues to buy this necessary and essential food from other sections of the country through the production of cotton alone, he can not hope to become perma nently prosperous and successful * * * SUCKERING CORN H. E. W., Dacula, Ga., writes: I wish to know whether to pull the suckers off of my corn or not. The land was broken in the fall and bedded this spring with four tons of manure put in the drill. I put 200 pounds of 10-2-5 fortifier on when I planted, and am going to put 400 pounds of 10-2-2 on as a top. dressing. No doubt you planted a prolific type of corn and if that is the case you may expect it to sucker much more freely than some of the larger sor.ts. Prolific corn should be planted closer than the large stalked varieties. This tends to minimize the stooling. We have conducted quite an extensive series of experiments to try and determine what should be the proper practice with reference to the handling and manage ment of corn. We find from these in vestigations that varieties which stool most freely seem to give the largest yields and also produce a more vigorous stalk and better quality of grain. In one specific instance which has come to my attention the main plants pro duced at the rate of 54 bushels and the stools at the rate of 9.5 bushels per acre or a total of 63.5 bushels. In another instance the main plants pro duced 71.1 bushels and the stools 40.8 bushels, or a total of 111.9 bushels per acre. The plants producing the largest number of stools were more vigorous than the others, and this has led us to believe that it would hardly pay to pull the suckers off—a prolific type of corn, though we are inclined to think that thicker planting and lessening the number of suckers would be a con siderable advantage. We would advise you to use the 400 pounds of fertilizer in the form of one or two side appli cations, and the first should be put on as soon as practicable and the second two or three w*eeks later. We think you should use a 10-4-3 as a^side application on corn rather than a 10-2-2. * * * SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES. G. M. C., Monks Corner, S. C., writes: I have about two acres of poor sandy soil that I want to plant in Irish potatoes for market. What fertilizer should I use and when is the best time to plant, and what varieties would be best for fall market? • Light sandy land will not produce Irish potatoes to advantage, certainly second crop or early fall potatoes. This soil might do fairly well where - the tubers are to be planted in the fall or early spring. If you expect to use / this land for second crop, we would advise you to plow it and fallow it thoroughly and incorporate with it as much yard manure as possible. Of course, any lit ter and trash that will add to the sup ply of vegetable matter will be helpful. It Is important that wnatever is used be well incorporated with the soil and the land be plowed and cultivated suf ficiently to cause it to decay completely. We would advise you to plant the po tatoes in late July or early Augustn. Open furrows to a good depth two to two and a half feet apart and drop the seed potatoes so as to leave them about 12 to 18 inches apart in the drill. Before planting the potatoes we would advise the use of 1,000 pounds of fer tilizer per acre of about a 9-4-6. The fertilizer should be well mixed with the soil in the bottom of the drill. Do not put the fertilizer right next to the seed. The planting should be done when the soil is in good condition as to mois ture. The potatoes should be covered to a considerable depth, and it is best not to cut them when planting at this season. The best seed to use is that obtained from the first or early crop potatoes. Various varieties may be se lected as the Bliss, Lookout Mountain or second crop Cobbler. Some difficulty is frequently experienced in getting a stand of Irish potatoes at the season of the year indicated. Sometimes the po tatoes rot if the weather is very wet and extremely warm. Every effort should be made to so conserve the mois ture of the soil as to induce rapid ger mination of the seed. * * * MANAGEMENT OF A SORE UDDER. J. C. H., writes: I would like to know what to do to remove lumps from my cow’s teats. She has had a lump in two of her teats about the size of a hazlenu'c for six months or more, hut *t did not seem to trouble her until eight or ten .days ago when one of them has swollen to about the size of a hen egg, and seems to be very sore. Trouble of the character to which you refer which has been permitted to temain so long is now probably of a chronic nature and very difficult to cure on that account. Sometimes, when in flammation of the udder and teats oc curs and the gland is not properly re stored to its normal function, the in flamed part develops into a solid fibrous mass, causing permanent hard ening. When this occurs little can be done for it. Whenever che udder or teats become inflamed or injured in any way prompt and immediate treatment must be resorted to as the only hope ol : effecting a permanent cure. About the only recommendation we can make which we believe to be worthy of your consideration is to foment the in flamed parts with warn water, just as warm as possible. This treatment should be persisted in for twenty min utes two» or three times daily. After each treatment the teat should be rubbed dry. A good soothing lotion to use is laudanum 2 ounces, tincture of aconite 1 ounce, and soap liniment 5 SOME GOOD POINTS ON POTATO GROWING As a staple crop the potato ranks high L 1 loiRhout th*' civili' d w rid. rh»* market demand is fairly dependable and the price level of late years has made them a profitable crop in most locali ties. The Year Book of the department of agriculture contains some interesting statistical information, concerning po tato production in the United States during the past forty-five years. The fact is revealed that the average yield per acre from 1868 to 1872 was practi cally the same as from 1908 to 1912; the years between showing a nearly uniform decline. Which means, as regards acre production, that we are substantially where our forefathers were. The lesson would indicate that there is room for improvement; pointing unmistakably to ward more Intensified methods. The following table shows the average pota to production in bushels, per acre; with prevailing farm prices, in periods of five years, from 1868 to 1912: Five-year Number Bu. Farm period. of acres. per price acre. per bu. Cents. 1868-1872 1,246,200 94.8 54.9 1873-2877 1,529,800 88.0 53.3 1878-1882 1,934,200 78.4 59.5 1883-1887 2,284,000 76.9 48.3 1888-1892 2,619,200 73.7 50.7 1893-1897 2.720000 78.8 .44.6 1898-1902 2,716,000 81.2 49.5 1903-1907 3.014,200 95.9 56.3 1908-1912 3,566,400 96.1 62.3 During the first half of the above se- ries of years, the ravages of the potato bug were widespread and maybe ac counted largely responsible for decreas ed yield. From 1877 to *93 financial de pression covered the land, affecting this industry perhaps more than any other of similar character. But the one great cause was, and Is depleted soil fertility. All observation, tests and statistics point to this one chief cause. The reme dy is obvious—and with it comes in. as a close second, the improvement of seed. The department of agriculture has just issued an excellent bulletin (No. 533) on this latter subject, by William Stewart; and in a summary of conclu sions the following facts are brought out: (1) Good seed is a determining factor in the production of maximum crops of potatoes. (2) Good seed may be obtained by the tuber-unit and hill-selection methods of selection through the elimination of unproductive and weak plants. (3) Like produces like. If tubers from unproductive or weak plants are used, a similar harvest will be reaped. (5) Purity of seed stock is an essen tial quality of good seed. Serious losses are sustained by the grower through mixtures. (6) A more liberal use of seed will generally result in both 9 increased pro duction and profit. (7) A good storage place is essential in order to insure sound, firm seed at planting time. (8) The use of high grade seed would increase the returns from the potato crop of the country by mahy millions of dollars. (9) All seed should be • treated with formalin before planting. Where scab is prevalent, seed should be given the formalin treatment. This consists of/a. two-hour submersion in a solution of one pint of formalin to thir ty gallons of water. The seed may be at once cut and planted, or dried and stored; but under no circumstances shpuld they come in contact with sacks, barrels or bins in which infected seed has been stored. ounces. This liniment will not blister and should be rubbed in thoroughly and persistently. * * * FEEDING VALUE OF OATS IN SHEATH. J. L. H., Haddock, Ga., writes: l’lease advise me what oats in the sheath are worth per ton that will make from 25 to 50 bushels per acre? Oats, when in good condition to cut for hay, will probably run a little high er in digestive nutrients than hay de rived from any of the other cereals. They will closely approximate in com position Kentucky blue grass when cut in a similar stage, and will be richer than timothy, orchard grass or red top. While they probably will have a little higher per cent of digestible nutrients per ton than some other foodstuffs with which they might come in com petition, we are inclined to think that they would have to be sold on the basis of what they will bring for hay Where timothy is selling at $20 to $25 a ton, a good quality of oat hay con taining the amount of grain you have indicated would be superior to timothy. Of course, the value of oat hay de pends somewhat on the stage in which it has been cut and the method of cur ing pursued. The foregoing statement is based on the fact that the crop was cut about the middle of the dough stage and cured without rain, and is, therefore, brought, clean and free from dust, being well tinged with green. • * * CHRONIC INDIGESTION. E. L. H., Georgians, Ala., writes: I have a mare about 12 years old which is full of life and works good but will not fatten. Her bowels are very loose all the time. I feed her on corn chops, ear corn and fodder and water three times dally after meals. She has raised several colts. Would like to know how to remedy the bowel trouble. In treating a horse for indigestion the first thing is to examine the food and see that it is of a pure and whole some character. Dusty or moldy food is objectionable and must be discarded at once. You should examine the wa ter supply and see that it is clean and pure and that all water is given before feeding so as to prevent an undue di lution of the digestive juices. Examine the mouth and teeth and see that they are in good condition. Sometimes ir regularities in the teeth prevent proper mastication. If tho trouble is due to a ravenous appetite or bolting the food, distribute the grain through a large mass of fodder, thus making the animal masticate more thoroughly. The fol lowing is a good digestive tonic: Glau ber salts, 2 pounds, common salt, 1 pound; baking soday, 1-2 pound. A FINE OUTLOOK NOW FOR Government Expert Delighted With Result of Scattering Good Seed (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COLUMBIA, S. C., June 2.—Professor Deer, of the United States department of agriculture, an expert grain man, who has been introducing better classes of grains throughout the • south, is here on a tour of inspection, checking up his work and seeing the results of his placing of the seeds. He has been in and around Hartsville, inspecting th« Abruzzi rye planted by David R. Coker, and is highly gratified and much pleased with the results he found there. Mr. Deer was taken by Commis sioner Watson, of the state depart ment of agriculture, to Monetto to day, in Lexington county, to Inspect some grain, largely rye, which came from seed introduced by him. He is elated over the results of introducing better grain and congratulated South Carolina on showing such marked im provement in this line. Like others who have noticed it, Professor Deer was impressed with the large amount of grain planted In this state this year. The Increased acreage in oats, wheat, rye and other grain is noticeable in every section of the state. RECLAMATION COMMITTEE. The National Drainage congress has appointed a committee to formulate a bill to be presented to congress to pro vide for the establishment of a de partment of public reclamation and drainage, either as a cabinet position or a separate division under one of the cabinet places, the new place to have charge of all forestry work, reclamation and drainage of waste lands. The com mittee consists of E. J. Watson, of Columbia, S. C., first vice president; F. B. Knight, of Chicago; Thomas Knowles, of Pittsburg; Reed Whitford, of Charleston, S. C.; L. L. Lawrence, of Laurel, Miss.; J. S. Spikier, of Vin cennes, Ind.; Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Raleigh, N. C.. and Thomas P. Little- page, of Washington, D. C. The secre taries of war, the interior and agricul ture are also to be members of this committee, and in case they cannot serve they are to designate their first assistants to act for them. This com mittee is charged with securing fed eral action and a bill for carrying out this purpose will be drawn up and be submitted to congress when that body assembles in December next. In doscussing this matter. Commis sioner Watson, of the state deoartment of agriculture, said that President Wil son, Vice President Marshall, Speaker Champ Clark, Secretary Bryan and the entire cabinet, and all the prominent men of both parties, were in sympathy with the movement. “I did not hear a word of opposition to it,” said Mr. Watson, who was in Washington last week, and while there called on President Wilson with a com mittee and laid the matter before him. Mr. Watson is sanguine of success for this undertaking. SEED CRUSHERS TO MEET. The South Carolina Cotton Seed Crushers’ association will hold its an nual meeting in Asheville, N. C.. on July 1, 2 and 3, and Commissioner Wat son has accepted an invitation to make them an address on July 3. Chief Chemist Summers, of the agricultural department, will make an address be fore the seed crushers’ convention on “Accordance of Results in ’ Chemical Aanalysis.” and on “Inspection of Food Products,” B. F. Taylor, of Columbia, the president of the association. \ Mr. Watson will make an address at Beaufort on June 4, before the tomato clubs and farmers’ rally, and on June 6 goes to Charleston to deliver an address to the gathering of the na tional comercial secretaries, which will be in session in that city then. heaping teaspoonful of this may be given in each feed. Where the bowels are unduly loose the trouble may be gotten rid of at times by giving castor oil. If the purging continues it may be checked by giving wheat flour and starch water or white oak bark tea. * * * GRAZING CROPS IN A MULBERRY GROVE. A. A. T., Sparta. Ga.. writes: Have an acre in ever-bearing mulberries for hogs. The trees cee.se bearing in July. What would you suggest planting in ampng the trees for hogs? The kind of crop to plant in a grove of mulberry trees depends much on the size of the trees and the distance apart at which they are set. If they shade the ground very thoroughly compara tively few crops will grow to any ad vantage. If they are rather small and only semi-shade the ground, probably soy beans or cowpeas will afford the largest amount of nutriment. After these crops have been grazed off they could be followed by oats and rye in which some hairy vetch seed has been mixed. These crops are the most like ly to give a profitable return for graz ing down by hogs and also should grow to better advantage than any others which we can suggest. Nancy Hall and Triumph Plants—$1.25 per 1,000. Can Ship At Once. T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Fla. Fish Like Hungry Wolves, Fill your Nets Traps or Trot Lines if you bait with M AGIC-FISH-LURE. Best bait ever used for attracting all kinds of fish. Write for price list to-day and get a box to help introduce it. Agents wanted. J. F. GREGORY, Dept. 2 8t. Lonis, Mo. The Best Beverage SAVING THE MANURE, A FARMER’S PROBLEM Farm manure derived from such do mestic animals as horses and cows is composed essentially of three different ingredients. These are dung, urine and litter. The properties of these different ingredients might be briefly considered. The dung of domestic animals is com posed largely of the indigestible woody or fibrous portions of the feed. This dung, however, is in a much wetter mechan ical condition to act as a manure than the original material, because it has been ground so fine and softened so much that it decays readily. This solid portion of the animal excrement, while usually considered as the principal part of the manure, possesses considerably less plant food constituents than does the urine. The plant food constituents present in the dung are not readily soluble, and be fore they become available to plants the dung must undergo decomposition. Gen erally speaking, dung contains about one- third of the total nitrogen of the animal excrements, one-fifth of the total potash and nearly all of the phosphoric acid. The urine of domestic animals is com posed chiefly of water, but contains, in a readily soluble form, about two-thirds of the total nitrogen, four-fifths of the total potash and a small amount of the phosphoric acid voided by the animal. From what has been said, and from the consideration of the relative composition of dung, urine and litter given later in this article, one can readily aprpeciate the serious nature of the loss that the farmer sustains where he allows any part of the urine to be lost. Various materials are used as bedding, chief of which are straw, leaves, saw dust, corn stover, and damaged hay. These materials when used served sev eral purposes, the most important of which are (1) to absorb and retain urine, (2) to afford a clean and comfortable bed for the animals, (3) to dilute the manure, making even distribution easier. Factors Affecting the Value of Ma nure.—The quality and quantity of ma nure produced on the farm will be gov erned chiefly by the food of the animal, the age of the animal, the moisture content of the manure, the kind and amount of bedding used and the care and management of the manure from the time it is voided until it is applied to the land. These factors are briefly discussed below. About 75 per cent of the total nitro gen and phosphoric acid and 90 per cent of the total potash contained in the food is voided in the excrement. This being the case, the richer the food is in these valuable materials, the bet ter the quality of the manure produced. For example, the manure from animals fed largely on straw, corn stover or grass hay will be comparatviley poor in plant food constituents, especially nitrogen, because these foods contain only small amounts of these materials; while the manure from animals receiv ing a liberal quantity of such foods as wheat bran, gluten meal, cotton seed meal, alfalfa hay, cowpea hay and clo ver hay will be rich, particularly in nitrogen and phosphoric acid. Young animals that are making rap id growth take more of the nitrogen and phosphoric acid out of the food anu store it up as muscle and bone than do older animals in which growth has. ceased. Hence, other tilings being equal, the manure produced by young, rapidly growing animals is not so rlci» in these food materials as that from other animals. The amount of plant food in a ton of manure is to a large extent govern ed by the percentage of moisture pres ent. A ton of manure carylng 60 per cent of water contains twice as muen plant food as the same manure carrying 80 per cent of water; or in other words, with the manure containing 80 per cent, of water, by allowing sufficient amount of the water to evaporate, the content oi the dry matter and plant food Is dou bled. Sheep manure is usually looked upon as very rich manure, but this is due largely to the fact that sheep manure generally contains much less water tha>. the manure from other animals. For example, the Massachusetts experiment station reports the average of four an alyses of sheep manure, showing 28.4 pounds of nitrogen, 8 pounds of phot>- phorus and 19.4 pounds of potassium per ton; but this manure contained only 29.22 per cent of water. If the w*ater content was increased to 75 per cent, which is about the average of mixeo manures, then this sheep manure would contain only 10 pounds of nitrogen, 2,s pounds of phosphorus and 7 pounds of potassium per ton. This is not far different from other manures contain ing an equal amount of water. SPEYER FIGKTS YOAKUM FOR FRISCO CONTROL Fight Begins to Have One of Receivers of St, Louis and Frisco Road Deposed NEW YORK, June 2.—Members of the international banking firm of Speyer & Co. had a conference today with Freder ick W. Lehmann, their counsel, to deter mine a plan of action in a fight- to bring about the dismissal of at least or.e of the receivers appointed for the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad and the substitu tion of a man to represent the Interests of the bondholders. It was expected that Mr. Lehmann would leave today or tomorrow for St. Louis where receivers are in charge of the road were appointed and that legal proceedings would be begun early next week. James Speyer has cancelled an Intended trip to Europe and will remain here to look after the interests of the holders of the $65,000,000 Frisco bonds which Speyer & Co. floated and for which, it is said, on behalf of the firm, it feels a responsibility. Dispatchs from Paris say that French investors in the bonds are very indignant that the receivers should have been appointed without consulting the bondholders of the road, and pro posed to send representatives to this country to follow the reorganization proceedings. The fact that Speyer & Co. issued a statement, stating that they were “not consulted” in the appointment of the receivers, both of whom are officials of the road, has brought about what is characterized in Wall street as open war fare between the firm and B. F. Yoakum, president of the road, and it is pre dicted that the coming legal contest Kill amount virtually to a fight to con trol the Frisco. Mr. Yoakum is quoted as saying that “the securities of tfte company are all safe. The stock will be worth more than ever. It will take only a little time to demonstrate this. The fact that the Frisco’s bonded in debtedness far exceeds its outstanding T SMITH VOCATIONAL BILL President and Administration Forces Also Backing Pro posed Measure BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—A favorable report was ordered today on Senator Hoke Smith’s resolution for the creation a*nd appointment of a com mission to consider the need and report a plan for national aid to vocational education. The report was adopted by the senate committee on vocation and labor, of which Mr. Smith is chairman. He will submit it to the senate and feels confident that with the backing of President Wilson and other admin istration forces he will experience small difficulty in getting his reso lution through both branches of con gress. The president is strongly com mitted to federal aid to vocational edu cation in the several states. Under the terms of the Smith reso lution the commission, which is to be named by the president, shall submit its report not later than next Decem ber, so that its findings may furnish the basis of the legislation to be en acted. The committe is to consist of nine men, who will receive no compen sation, but whose actual traveling ex penses and subsistence while engaged on the work will be paid. An appro priation of $25,000 to meet the expenses is provided for. Senator Smith stated that President Wilson was an enthusiastic advocate of vocational training and that no man was better qualified to appoint such a commission. stock issues is, according to Wall street opinion, the chief cause of the road’s troubles. On behalf of the Speyers, it is said that the fate of the bonds, which are a lien ahead of the stock, is the more Important question to be determined. WHEN FRICTION BEGAN. • Friction between Speyer & Co. and Yoakum began a few months ago, it was said, when the firm declined to finance maturing notes for $2,250,000. This brought about the receivership, al though the earnings of the road, the bankers said, did not warrant such ac tion. BUSINESS ON THE FARM The old order of slip-shod meth ods, and the old easy ways are fast disappearing from Southern farms—and we are glad of it. Whenever the farmer realizes the magnitude of his possibilities, and the richness of his opportuni ties, and gets down to rock-bot tom business—each worthy enter prise — every progressive mer chant and successful manufactur er will be greatly benefited by the new order. 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