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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1913.
AGRICULTURAL 1
Education .
Successful Far^in^- t
' JJ Andrew 7^. g>ouLt-
This deparrnu'TU will cheerfully endeavu co furnish any (njormalion.
Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president Stats
Agricultural College, Athens. Go.
FERTILIZERS FOR THE ORCHARD
Upon the proper fertilization of the
orchard will depend in large measure
the profit derived by* the owner. The
day has long since passed when the
mere setting of trees on a given area
of land constitutes successful orchard
practice. The invasion of the trees
by various inset and fungous diseases
necessitates their careful spraying.
The production of a desirable quality of
fruit and the 'insurance of a satisfac
tory yield mean that the trees must be
carefully pruned. Since fruit trees are
rather exhausting to the food supply
of the soil and an orchard should prop
erly be regarded as a fairly perma
nent investment, it is quite evident
that though trees be set on land un
usually well supplied with what are re
garded as the necessary elements of
plant food there comes a day rather
early in the history of the orchard
when supplemental plant foods must be
supplied or the yield will decrease, the
quality of the fruit be impaired and
even the life and vigor of the tree en
dangered.
While it is impossible to secure ac
curate information relative to the
amount of plant food removed from an
* acre of land, it is safe to conclude that
the minimum amount of nitrogen re
moved will as a rule not be less than
thirty pounds and may exceed seventy-
five pounds; the minimum amount of
phosphoric acid seven pounds and may
exceed twenty pounds; the minimum
amount of potash thirty-three pounds
and may exceed seventy-two pounds. It
thus appears that while phosphoric acid
is essential to the wellbeing of the
fruit tree and its continued productive
ness, nitrogen and potash are the two
elements which are most likely to be
the first exhausted, and which should
therefore be supplied in the largest
amount.
Since fruit trees have relatively a
long period of growth, it is not es
sential that quickly available forms of
plant food be applied in the orchard
as with field crops. Therefore, the
nitrogen may be derived from quite a
-variety of sources and probably the or
ganic form should be most largely
used. Especially is this true in those
sections of the country where the
ground is not frozen very deeply dur
ing the winter season and where the
tree is absolutely dormant but for a
comparatively short time. In these
sections there is often a desire to fer
tilize during the'late fall or early part
of the winter, and certainly the more
northern part of the country where
ice and snow hold sway for several
months organic nitrogen may also be
used with advantage as it can be put
on relatively early in the spring, but it
is possible that in those sections a
part of the nitrogen should consist of a
rather quickly available form. While
the phosphorus may be derived from
various materials as bone meals or
tankage, the acid phosphate of com
merce will furnish this material in a
cheap form and may be relied upon as
one of the principal sources of this ma
terial.
Several grades of potash may be used
with advantage in the orchard though
high-grade chloride or sulphate will
ordinarily be given preference, especial
ly by those who desire a high-grade
formula. Kainit can be used with good
advantage in the orchard also and may
often prove the most desirable source
of potash.
Formulas for the orchard should run
relatively high in plant food, and in
spite of the fact that there is not a
heavy draft on the phosphorus supply
owing to the fact that many orchard
soils are markedly deficient in this ele
ment, it will be wise to use a formula,
containing a rather liberal amount of
this element. A basic mixture for orch-
' v ards on lands which have been well
protected by leguminous cover crops and
are above the average in fertility should
contain about 2 per cent of nitrogen, 5
per cent of phosphoric acid and 10 per
cent of potash. As the soil dicreases in
vegetable matter or where the owner
has failed to utilize cover crops, the ni
trogen supply should increase. Proba
bly 4 per cent would be the maximum,
and this only on lands unusually low in
plant food and where the tree growth
has been stunted. Of course, the over
supply of nitrogen is to be avoided as
growth may be stimulated at the ex
pense of fruit. In the absence of a
liberal nitrogen supply, -however, satis
factory crops of fruit will certainly not
be obtained. The phosphorus supply
may be increased to- 8 per cent on some
locations to advantage, and the potash
to even 12 per cent, but for average
orchards probably 2 to 3 per cent of ni
trogen, 5 to 7 per cent of phosphoric
acid and 10 per cent of potash will be
found about right.
In applying fertilizers several methods
may be followed, but probably the most
satisfactory is to plow the land and
clean around the trees thoroughly ex
cept on sloping locations where the cov
er crop should be allowed to remain
during the growing season. Put from
2 to 5 or more pounds of fertilizer
around the tree. If the orchard is
young the smaller application will be
sufficient; where it has reached middle
life the larger application should be
used. If it has borne exceptionally
heavy crops for seyeral years in suc
cession, use as much as 10 pounds of
fertilizer. The fertilizer had best be
put in a circle around the tree corres
ponding to the spread of the branches.
It should certainly not be placed closer
than in a circle with a diameter of three
to four feet. The size of the circle, will
depend a good deal on the age of the
trees. This method of applying ferti
lizer is the most satisfactory with which
we are acquainted, and if formulas of
the above character are judiciously used
on our fruit orchards a larger return of
marketable fruit of better color, quality
and flavor will be obtained.
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HEADED RYE AS FOOD FOR HORSES
A. H. B., Wallace, Ala., writes: Is bead
ed rye good for borses to eat? I have a
nice patch, but have been told that it
would not do for feed after It was ripe.
I also have a mare that hag ticks on her.
Nothing I do will keep them off, and would
like your advice in the matter.
should be in order to keep 'he coat free
from dirt and trash and stimulate the
circulation of the blood, the ticks can be
held in check without serious difficulty.
A little greasing of the limbs will be
helpful. For this purpose any of tne
tickicides may be used or crude cotton
seed oil.
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A FREE MILKER.
,J. C. L., Ozark, Ala., writes: I would
like to know what to do for /my cow to
make her hold her milk. It leaks out. Is
there any remedy for this trouble?
In cases such as you refer to very lit
tle can be done. The chances are that
the sphincter muscle which surrounds tne
bottom of the teat and prevents leaking
under normal conditions has become re
laxed from some cause. Frequent milk
ing is about all that can be suggested m
a case of this character. If the coty is
an exceptionally good animal you can
probably afford to keep her unless tne
leakage is very great, but ordinarily it
would be good practice to dispose of
her as the trouble is one which is liable
to become more and more aggravated
and can not be treated satisfactorily for
the reason assigned.
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BLIGHT OR WILT IN CORN.
T. G. H.. Bonifoy, Fla., writes: I have a
neighbor that ha sa field of corn that has
blight or something. The leaves turn
streaked and dry up, an(1 the pith of the
stalks turn black. The black color starts
at the root and runs up the stalk. This
land has been in corn for several years
and has produced fine crops. 400 pounds
of 10-2-2 fertilizer was used. Will you
please tell me what Is the cause of this
trouble and wbat to do for it.
We judge from the, description in
your letter that the corn referred to
has been attacked by what is known as
blight or wilt disease. This is a bac
terial disease of corn most commonly
met with in sweet corn. The exterior
and interior symptoms of the disease
are very similar to those described in
your letter, and this leads us to be
lieve that there can hardly be a mis
take in identification. A remedy for
this trouble has never been discovered
as yet. There is much difference in
the matter of susceptibility on the part
of different varieties of corn, and,
therefore, attention should be given to
the selection of plants which seem to
resist this trouble most completely. If
your neighbor finds a number of plants
growing in his corn field not attacked
by the disease he should save grain
therefrom for seed. Of course, crop
rotation should be practiced as a pre
cautionary measure. Only sound seed
from an uninfested region should be
employed. These are about the only
suggestions which can be made that
are likely to be of service under the
circumstances.
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FERTILIZING SPANISH PEANUTS.
V.. C., Jackson, Ga., writes: I would
like information in regard to the fertiliza
tion of Spanish peanuts.
Rye makes only a fair quality of hay.
It is not so desirable as that derived
from oats or wheat. The value of rye
hay for feeding to horses depends con
siderably on when it is cut and now it is
cured. It should be cut in the early
dough stage in order to make it palat
able and to insure its containing the
highest per cent of nutrients. If allowed
to become hard and weedy and fairly
well ripened before cutting its feeding
value is lessened as well as its palata-
bility. Where rye is cut for hay It
should be bound in sheaves and kept as
free from dust as possible. It is very
desirable to handle it whenever this can
be accomplished so it will cure without
rain falling on it.
The best way to keep ticksoff the mare
about which you write is with the use
of a curry comb. If she is thoroughly
curried and rubbed every morning as she
The best fertilizer to use on Spanish
peanuts will be determined largely by
the soil type on which they are to be
planted. On soils containing some
clay a 9-1 1-2-7 should do wery well.
For sandy soils a 10-2-10 may often be
used to advantage. All leguminous
crops should be liberally supplied with
phosph- ous and potash. A little nitro
gen is desirable to promote an early
and vigorous* growth. W r e think the
above formulas should be used at the
rate of 600 pounds and upward. O ft-
en 800 to 1,000 pounds of fertilizers caa
be used on land intended for peanuts.
It is desirable that lime be used on
land intended for peanuts. A good
application will be 1,000 pounds per
acre of crushed raw rock scattered over
the land after it has been prepareff-
for planting and worked in with a har
row. Several days should elapse be
tween the application of lime and fer
tilizer.
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MANAGING SUCKERS ON CORN.
M. D. K., Ennis, Ga., writes: I have
about three acres of corn that has suck-
erert very badly. Will it pay me to take
them off?
The tendency of prolific corn is to
sucker and this characteristic is more
marked where relatively wide planting
is followed with this crop. On some
varieties of corn and under certain
conditions it is probably advisable to
pull off the suckers. With prolific
corns we doubt the wisdom of this
practice, especially where the plants
are reasonably close in the drill row;
that is, from eight to fifteen inches
apart, depending upon the richness of
the land. Of course the desirability
of removing suckers will be influenced
by the fertilizer used. Ordinarily pro
lific corn should be planted in rows
from 4 to 4 1-2 feet apart, according
to the crop producing power of the
land. Corn makes a relatively heavy
draft on the soil and therefore should
be fertilized quite liberally, for in se
curing large fields relatively thick
plainting is essential.
We have found in our experience and
studies of corn here at the college
that many of the prolific varieties pro
duce fairly good , ears and the yield
has been largest in those instances
where the suckers were not removed.
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TANKAGE AS A SOURCE OF NITRO
GEN.
O. R. 8., Rockmart, Ga., writes: I
bought six tons of tankage from a wreck
at a low price. I see, that good tankage
runs about 11 to 12 per cent of nitrogen
and would like to know what that I bought
analyzes. I have been buying cotton seed
meal, acid and potash and mixing for years.
How much of this tankage should 1 put
in with a 13-4 acid and potash to make
a good guano? Will tankage lose any of
the nitrogen if properly stored? Would
like to know what the market value of this
tankage is?
The value of a sample of tankage can
only be determined by analysis. This
material varies widely in composition
owing to the conditions under which
it is manufactured. Concentrated tank
age contains from 11 to 12 per cent of
nitrogen ana 1 to 2 per cent of phos
phoric acid. Ordinary tankage prob
ably contains from 6 to 6 per cent of
nitrogen and 6 to 16 per cent of phos
phoric acid. The 'only way you could
accurately arrive at the composition
of your tapkage would be to send a
somple to the state chemist, in Atlanta,
and have him analyze the same for you.
The law requires that all examination
of fertilizers be made under his direc
tion. Unless you bought this tankage
under a guarantee that it is concen
trated, we are inclined to think that it
probably runs considerably lower in ni
trogen than you have suggested. Of
course, tankage is a good carrier of ni
trogen and it will become quite as
available as the nitrogen in cotton seed
meal. A combination of acid, tankage
and potash should certainly make a
good formula for most of our farm
crops. You will find it difficult to
mix tankage and 10-4 acid together and
make a satisfactory formula because
the tankage is likely to contain a con
siderable percentage of phosphoric acid
as well, and so you will see that a mix
ture of the two would tend to overbal
ance this element. We think it would
probably be better for you to mix
say 200 to 300 pounds of the acid and
potash with the same amount of tank
age and use at this rate per acre,
putting say 300 pounds under the drill
rew and using 200 pounds as a side ap
plication. Tankage, like any other fer
tilizer, is best used as soon as con
venient, though if it is properly pre
served It will not suffer as great loss
as some other materials. It is impos
sible to say what the market value
of this tankage might be without the
exact analysis. You can figure the
available phosphoric acid at about four
cents a pound.
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FEEDING VALUE OF SWEET POTA
TOES.
C. W. W.. Homeland, Ga., writes: I
bedded out 10,000 bashels of sweet pota
toes, but on account ot the dry weather
very few- sprouted. Could they be con
verted Into cattle feed, or Is there a
process for making denatured alcohol from
them that Is simple and not too expen
sive?
Now that rains have fallen the
chances are that your sweet potatoes
will sprout quickly, and you can sell
enough plants therefrom to pay you
fairly well. In our own experience
we have frequently planted sweet po
tatoes as late as July 15 with most
excellent results as to yield and qual
ity. We are inclined to think that
there will be a better demand for po
tato slips than you think as the
drought throughout the state has been
quite general. If you do not think
it well to leave them for this purpose,
however, we would suggest that you
feed them to hogs. They are only
fairly satisfactory for cattle at best,
but hogs will eat them with relish and
to some advantage. The chances are
that if they have stayed in the ground
for the length of time indicated that
they have swelled slightly, and prob
ably enough chemical change has taken
place on this account to make the po
tatoes undesirable for human consump
tion. We hardly think you would find
it profitable to attempt to make such
a small quantity, relatively speaking.
into denatured alcohol.
* * *
F. H. P-, Royston, Ga., writes: I would
like to know what to do for a cow with
teat cut with barbed wire. I applied some
healing oil but it did not do any good.
Her calf is two months old.
When a cut occurs so it is not possi
ble to take stitches in it, as often hap
pens in the case of injury from barbed
wire, it is best to take clean soft rags,
or, better still, absorbent cotton, and
bind on thoroughly over the cut. If
plenty of material is used, a clot will
soon form, and bleeding will be checked.
In five or six days the bandages can be
removed. The part should be kept
thoroughly cleansed, at all times with
antiseptics and the torn tissues should
be bound so as to bring them together
as nearly as possible by the use ot
bandages. You will find adhesive plas
ter very helpful in holding the bandages
in position. A good thing to use in
cleansing the wound and helping to heal
it is one part of corrosive sublimate to
1,000 parts of water. Carbolic acid, one
part to thirty parts of water may also
be used. Among the powders which
can be used to advantage are acytanalid
and iodoform.
* * *
COLIC IN MULES.
A subscriber writes: I have a mule
five years old that is not in good condi
tion. She turns up her upper lip and often
looks back at her side, and she picks up
trash, and she keeps her head going. Would
like to know what to do for her.
Your mule appears to be suffering
from a more or less active form of colic,
which is no doubt due in large measure
to indigestion. When violent attacks
occur the animal should he given an
opportunity to roll freely and enemas
of warm water containing a half tea
spoonful of glycerine should he given.
Internal medicine consists of 1-2 ounce
of laudanum and 1-2 ounce of spirits of
camphor mixed in a half pint of warm
water. Sweet spirits of nitre may also
•be used In one-ounce doses. In all
cases of colic and digestive troubles the
cause should be looked after and re
moved. It Is generally a good plan to
give a quart of raw linseed oil or four
to six-ouncet dram of aloes in a hall
to empty the bowels. Oil should not be
given following chloral on account of
danger of choking. A simple diet
should be given for a few days. There
is nothing better than bran mashes for
this purpose. If you are feeding corn
and fodder exclusively, supply some
green feed and vary the ration as much
as possible. Cut the corn out for a
few days. It is important that the feed
be clean and free from molds and dirt.
A very good colic mixture is: Chloral
hydrate, 2 ounces; laudanum, 2.ounces;
sulphuric ether, 1 ounce; aromatic
spirits of ammonia, 2 ounces; essence
of Jamaic ginger, 4 ounces; creolin,
1-2 ounce. , , , ,
Keep this mixture in a tightly corked
bottle to prevent evaporation. Two
tablespoonfuls in a half pint of rather
hot water can be given at dose and re
peated in one-half hour if necessary for
three doses, and then one hour apart for
several doses if needed.
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PASTURING VELVET BEANS.
S. M. R., Gentian, Ga., writes: I have
heard that velvet beans are injurious to
cattle and stock permitted to graze on
them. Is this true? When should stock
be turned on them?
Velvet beans may be grazed by cat
tle without injury provided proper
care is exercised with regard to this
matter. The cattle should not be first
turned on the beans when they are
very hungry or when the crqp is wet
from rain or a heavy dew. If they
are accustomed to eating green food
and are gradually turned on the beans
there is very little danger. Of course
an occasional case .of bloat or hoven
may appear. This is easily treated
however as you no doubt know. The
animals should be watched closely
when first turned on the beans to
graze. In our experience the crops
grazed have produced very few if any
pods or seed and we have allowed the
beans to ripen as much as possible be
fore grazing them. In other wards,
we have never turned animals on the
crop until along in the fall. We think
if you follow these suggetsions you
will benefit your animals materially
by grazing them on beans and not
suffer loss or injury therefrom.
* * *
PLANTING CORN ON OLD SEDGE
FIELDS.
B. W. C.. Palmetto, Ga., writes: I have
some 15 acres of upland red clay subsoil
that I want to put in toern. This land
has been lying out for four or five years.
Some of it is in broom sedge but most Is
covered with dead ragweed. I am now
plowing under the sedge and weeds 1 would
like to know about planting In the water
furrow, and the amount and kind of fer
tilizer to use.
After plowing the land thoroughly
as you are now doing, cross disk it,
roll and harorw before planting. This
furnishes a seed bed and bring the
moisture to the surface without com
pacting the soil to an injurious de
gree. It is important of course to
bring moisture up at this season or
the year. On heavy clay land wo
hardly think it advisable to plant In a
water furrow. This method of plant
ing is better adapted to sandy soil.
Of course in a dry season it is an
advantage on clay land. For our
selves we wuuld plant this corn on
HOW TO MAKE SOME
FARM IMPROVEMENTS
As soon as possible every person en
gaged in agricultural pursuits should
seek to own the land he cultivates. The
tenant system of farming in this coun
try has resulted in decerasing the fer
tility of the land and the disorganiza
tion of the social system of the coun
try. In selecting a farmer should look
for a farm suited to the kind of farm
ing he intends to follow. Second, avoid
ovei capitalization. If one intends to
keep cattle he must have pasture land
which can be bought at less price than
other land.
Where land can be bought as cheap
as it can and cattle are to be kept, it
is advisable to go where pasture land
is plentiful in connection with tillable
land Land which has been cultivated
for a long time may often be purchas
ed at a cost for a little more than the
cost of improvements and buildings.
For such farms should De scrutinized
very carefully, for they are usually sold
for all they are worth. If the farm has
good buildings or fence, but is now
abandoned or not tilled, it can be indi
cated that the money which construct
ed these came from some other source
outside of the farm. Land which will
not support itself when well managed
is not desirable at any price. Some
soils are naturally unproductive and
will never make good farms, but land
that was formerly good may be brought
back to its old productiveness. It takes
time and skill, but when brought back
it will be better than land uncultivated,
but naturally unproduclive. Seek a lo
cation that will be desirable and "go
there with the intention of keeping the
farm. The qeustion of location restrict
ed to preference and some desirable
features in buying land are: First, good
soil; second, good climate, third, good
water. The best quality of products
are found where there is an abund
ance of good water. Fourth, good roads
are desirable; fifth, good schools; sixth,
churches and social life should be
agreeable.
Any community can have these last
four if they desire to do so. Another
important feature in selecting a farm
should be the probable increase in
value. Do not hesitate to pay a good
price for a choice piece of land in a
good location even if you have to take
a small acreage. Do not invest in an
extensive tract of poor land because it
is cheap. 1 The price a man can afford
to pay for land for agricultural pur
poses should be measured by the
amount the land will produce in addi
tion to the value it gives its owner as
a home. Land which has a value of
$76 per acre must produce considerably
more revenue per acre than land which
sells for $26 per acre, but it is not
necessary for it to produce three times
as much.
The larger the gross returns upon a
given amount pf investment of labor
and interest ,the greater the returns
should be. Farming as a business is
divided into three classes in this coun
try: the exclusive stock farm, the ex
clusive ' crop farm or the combination
of the two spoken of as a diversified or
general farm. Under average conditions
the first mentioned represents the least
capital per acre. If the investment per
acre is less the actual returns per acre
need not be so large as to bring the
same amount of profit on the invest
ment. Uarms are arranged on two gen
eral plans; the concentrated system and
the distributed system.
In the concentrated system the land is
managed, in large areas, such types as
ranches; large wheat farms would in
clude also all farms that may be found
where work is managed from a central
point and the labor and teams concen
trated at the end of each day's work.
There are certain advantages of this
system. First, labor is more easily di
rected. The live stock are better man
aged. Third, the hours of tenants and
laborers are more regular. Fourth, a
full equipment for the management of
the farm is possible. There are two
disadvantages to this system. First,
more time is required in traveling to
and from the work. This is partly over
come by laborers . carrying meals with
them. Second, the moe expensive feed
is required for the work stock.
There are some advantages of the dis
tributed system where intellectual labor
can be employed. First, each laborer
feels more personal responsibility. Sec
ond, where one man is cultivating ’one
piece of land all the time, he will take
more interest and do his work, as a rule,
more thorpughly. Third, you can Judge
more correctly the value of the different
laborers or tenants. Fourth, land is more
intensively cultivated, and produces
more toward the maintenance of the
farm. There are two disadvantages to
this system. First, the system necessi
tates the duplication of equipment. Sec
ond, where labor is employed for wages
it is difficult to know the number of
hours put in each day. A system that
is satisfactory to one locality might
be unsatisfactory to another on account
of difference in conditions of soil and
also on account of habits and preju
dices of the people. The distributed
system is especially applicable for farm
ing on a profit-sharing basis. The land
owner rents his land out in small tracts,
each family taking as much as it can
care for. Dairy farms, cotton farms,
truck farms and sugar beet farms are
especially well adapted to this system.
Where farms are leased or are worked
on the distributive system it is always
profitable to concentrate the products
of the farm and secure all the advan
tages of marketing in large quantities.
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS
CO-OPERATE IN FLOYD CO.
ROME, Ga., June 16.—An effort is be
ing made by co-operation between the
merchants of the city and the farmers
of the county to secure a diversification
of crops and to encourage the growth of
corn and other staples besides cotton.
A "roll of honor” has been made out of
the farmers in the county who purchase
neither corn nor meat from the western
markets, and to date forty-three local
farmers have been enrolled.
UNKNOWN BOY KILLED
BEATING WAY HOME
ANNISTON, Ala., June 16.—Trying to
"sleat” his way back to Atlanta, where
he had been employed in a restaurant,
a lad of about fourteen years, name un
known, was crushed to death between
the bumpers of. Southern passenger No.
35, at the Union station here Friday
morning.
Reparations Barred
WASHINGTON, June 13.—General read
justment with reductions of about 12
per cent on the freight rates on coke
from the Connellsville region in Penn
sylvania to furnaces and steel mills,
both east and west, was ordered today
by the interestate commerce commission.
Reparation aggregating millions of dol
lars was not allowed.
the level in rows about 4 to 4 1-2 feet
apart. At the time of planting apply
300 to 400 pounds of a 9-8-3. After
the corn is up to the height of twelve
or fifteen inches as a side application
of 200 pounds of a formula contain
ing 4 per cent of nitrogen and the
same amount of phosphoric acid and
potash as the first application. Of
course very thorough and persistent
cultivation is essential to success. We
would be disposed to plant a prolific
variety of corn at this time of the
year.
SUGAR LOBBY USED
Sugar Representatives Paid
for Printing, but Uncle.Sam
Paid Postage
WASHINGTON, June 16.—Beet sugar
interests and their efforts to retain a
protective duty on sugar were again un
der scrutiny when the senate lobby in
vestigating committee today resumed
hearings.
The extent to which public documents
had been circulated in behalf of the cam
paign to retain the sugar protective tar
iff again occupied much of the atten
tion of the committee.
While the sugar representatives paid
for the printing of most of the docu
ments, the fact that they had been pre
sented as "public documents” by sena
tors or representatives made it possible
for them to be circulated through the
mails without the payment of postage.
Senator Gallinger told the committee
he had no interests outside of a "little
rocky farm in New Hampshire,” where
he raised hay and apples. He knew of
no improper influences or lobbying
methods.
"During my public life of four years
in the house and twenty-two years in
the senate,” he said, "I have never been
approached by any one in behalf of
any legislation that seemed to me im
proper.
"So long as men can properly exert
influence to secure legislation as has
been done in very high quarters, it
ought to be permitted to the interested
parties to use personal appeal in oppo
sition to that legislation,” said he.
Chairman Overman asked Senator Gal
linger for his opinion on the changing
of a public document after it had been
ordered printed by the senate. It de
veloped In testimony yesterday that
such a thing had ben done in a docu
ment franked by Senator Lodge.
"I would consider that absolutely in
defensible, if not criminal,” returned
Senator Gallinger.
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
FOR 10 MURDER GASES
Judge Park Declares
Convene July 7
August 11
It Will
or
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
GREENSBORO, Ga., June 16.—When
he was informed of the state supreme
court’s decision affirming his decision
denying a change of venue for Nick
Wilburn, indicted for murder of Frank
King, well known Jones county farmer,
Judge James B. Park, stated he would
call a special session of the court for
disposal oi the case either on July 17
or August 11. He will ascertain the
wishes of the attorneys in the case,
and of the citizens of Jones county, as
to which date will be most convenient.
Mrs. King, also indicted for the same
murder, will be tried at this special
session.
CHARGED WITH DUPING
CHURCH MEMBERS
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, June 16.—Under indictment
on a charge of operating a confidence
game, Orlando E. Robinson, former
manager of a match company and his
son Orlando, Jr., are accused of having
duped forty members of the Forty-first
street Presbyterian church out of $21,-
500. They are said to have interested
the church people in their scheme to
organize a match vending machine com
pany by holding prayer meetings.
The Robinsons were released on $8,
000 bail each.
Attorneys for that portion of th®
Presbyterian congregation which claims
it has been swindled, assert that the
Robinsons held prayer meetings in their
suite in a downtown hotel and at the
residences of several of their customers.
Ministers, business men, wash women,
factory girls, widows and orphans are
listed as their alleged victims, whose
confidence was gained at the religious
meetings. •
The Robinsons are said to have op
erated in thirty-four cities in the same
manner.
SHIP TRUST PROOF
FINOS COMBINATION
Competition Between Coast
wise Steamship Lines of
America Eliminated
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 16.—Chairman
Alexander, of the house ship trust in
vestigating committee, making public
the first three volumes of the commit
tee's proceedings today, declared they
contained evidence that competition be
tween coastwise lines had practically
ben eliminated and that all established
lines from American ports were in
"agreements.”
“In the domestic trade,’’ said Mr. Al
exander, “agreements between steamship
lines to regulate competition do not
play nearly so prominent a part as in
the foreign trade. But numerous meth
ods may be used to accomplish the same
purpose and the committee is aware of
at least thirty which have been, or are
being used, to control competition be
tween water carriers in the domestic
trade.
"In the trade with foreign ports, the
committee found at least 'seventy-six
agreements or understandings whose
purpose was to fix and maintan rates,
regulates the traffic and In many in
stances pool the business. These agree
ments govern nearly all the regular
lines operating in various branches of
the American foreign trade to Europe,
Africa, South America and the Carri-
bean district.
"Practically all the lines serving both
the Atlantic and Pacific seaboard of the
United States are members of the con
ference or work in co-operation through
written agreements or oral understand
ings.”
TURNS 001 $10,000
FOR GIRL HE LOVES
Charles Jason Refuses Offer
Made by His Father to
Quit Old Love
(By Associated Press.)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 16.—An of
fer of $10,000 if he would give up the
girl he loved and enlist in the United
States navy apparently has been turned
down by Charles Jason, son of a wealthy
rancher near Nlobrora, Neb.
Two weeks ago the elder Jason left
a check for $10,000 at the recruiting
station here to be turned over to his
son the moment he enlisted in the navy.
The son said he would think it over but
he has failed to return and recruiting
officers do not believe he will claim the
prize. He is believed to have gone tq
St. Paul where his sweetheart lives.
RAISE ONLY THE BEST
QUALITY VEGETABLES
To many people the word quality has .
little meaning when applied to vege
tables, but there is a decided difference j
both in quality of ^different varieties
and in same variety grown under dif
ferent conditions. Take Alaska or Blue
Peter peas and after tasting a dish ot
them try some of the sweet varieties,
like American Wonder or others akin, i
and you will readily admit, "there is a
difference.”
Similarly the stringless green pod
bean in so far superior to Varieties
like the Valentine that there is no
comparison. Those who have not set
their teeth in an ear of rich sweet-
corn like the Country Gentleman and
ethers as good, may be satisfied to
eat field corn, but none for me. When
buying I am well satisfied to pay
more if quality is good and when
selling I expect more. * There is little
or no waste when vegetables of good
quality are put on the table, as each
person eats his portion.
I have been surprised to see that
many who grow vegetables for the
market, pay no attention to securing
the best varieties to plant. They seem
to think that anything will pass, that 1
the consumer does not know the dif
ference. Nevertheless when selling
direct, It is an easy matter to build
up a demand for your vegetables
Tyhen quality is your foundation, we
have demonstrated this in our own
experience time and figa'in; such cus
tomers become discriminating and yod
can count on them as long as you keep 1
up your standard of quality.
You must furnish the right kind of!
soil and cultivate it right or you will
not produce the right quality of vege
tables 'from even best varieties. Rank
stable manure applied directly to vege
tables growing edible roots, will Insure
failure. If some such fertilizer must
be used, apply it to those varieties
producing edible seed—such as corn,
peas, beans, okra, etc. The next class
are those whose leaves are eaten—let
tuce, spinach, cabbage and the like; but
for all such as well as first named, ni
trate of soda, or other commercial
plant fcod, rich in nitrogen, is prefer
able.
Potash in some form is indispensable
to quality in all vegetables, even those
requiring the most nitrogen. Celery,
spinach, cabbage and lettuce must be
fed with potash to be crisp and to
have an abundance of their own dis
tinctive sweet flavor. Wood ashes will
supply potash, if available in sufficient!
quantity, and the lime therein contained
will correct acidity, but a few hundred
pounds of sulphate of potash applied at
the rato of 200 to 400 pounds to the
acre, in truck patch and garden, will
do wonders, and has the advantage of
being easily secured with little outlay
of money.
Besides having the soil rich to induce
rapid growth, which always counts li*
securing best quality, we must cuitl*
vate well to hurry the plants to ma
turity. The neglected plant is of slow
and stunted growth, and tne texture < T
root, stalk and leaves becomes tougn
and flavor bitter, or an exaggerated
amount of the peculiar taste belonging
to the plant is present. Inasmuch as
all these things affecting quality are
under the control of the grower, he i*
master of the situation, if he but wills.
H'ere’s Walter Johnson
Washington “Nationals” (Ameri
can League) one of the speediest pitchers
of either of the big leagues—he
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HAWAII* DRY DOCK
MAY BE DISCARDED
(By Associated Press,)
WASHINGTON, June 16.—The fate
of the big naval dry dock at Pearl Har
bor Hawaii, a naval adjunct considered
almost indispensable to the maintenance
of a battleship fleet in the Pacific,
hangs upon a report to be submitted by
a board of engineering experts now at
work.
Peculiar and almost insurmountable
geological difficulties have been found
at the site of the deck, and unless
these can be overcome it will be neces
sary to substitute a floating dock for
the great concrete structure already
fairly under way.
The board is now making elaborate
tests of the various kinds of the strata
underlying the dock and it probably
will be three months before a report
will, be drafted.
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BIBB DAIRYMEN DIP
CATTLE TO KILL TICKS
MACON, Ga., June 16.—The Bibb
county dairy institute held a meeting
yesterday at the chamber of commerce
and decided to make a more thorough
application of the cattle tick dip to
their herds while they have a govern
ment official to instruct in the work.
After every dairyman in this county
selling milk in Macon has had his herd
properly treated, they will take steps
to have all cattle from the surrounding
counties kept away from the local mar
ket, unless they have been given the
tick treatment. They also hope to
stop the sale of shipped milk here if
possible.
R. L. Knight, J. A. Young, T. E. Ed
wards and Edward Knight are the main
officers of the institute.
TO UNVEIL CHANDLER
STATUE ON JUNE 30
(By Associated Pros.,,
WASHINGTON, June 16.—A statue
of Zacharlah Chandler, twice senator
from Michigan and secretary of Inter
ior under President Grant, will be un
veiled in statuary hall in the capital
June 30. Lieutenant Governor John C. j
Hoss will present the statue on behalf
of the state of Michigan and it will be
unveiled by Chandler Hale, a grandson
of the forrier statesman. Former Jus
tice Henry B. Brown, of the United
States supreme court, will accept the
statue for the United States. Senator
Wm. Alden Smith will preside at the
ceremony.
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