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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913.
AGRICULTURAL
Education
gyCCtSSFUL ?AWAlN£r
Jj Andrew J^SovlI
AGRICULTURAL TEST OF
FARMS IN GEORGIA
Thu department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any Information,
hitters should lie addressed to Dr. Andrew U. Soule, president Stats
Aaficu.tural College. Athens. On.
SOILING CROPS
•>n every farm where live stock is
maintained the soiling crop becomes of
more or less importance at some sea
son of the year. In order that there may
be no misunderstanding with reference
to this matter, it may be well to define
a soiling crop. It represents ordinarily
a food stuff planted to tide over a
drought period, to supplement a limited
pasture area, or to afford a desirable
amount of green feed to animals kept in
lots or yards without the privilege of
running at pasture. Soiling crops thus
become a matter of primary importance
in the vicinity of towns and cities and
on high priced land- They are espec
ially valuable to dairymen or to any
who engage in an intensive form of ag
riculture and prefer to make the land
produce say two crops a year rather
than to follow the intensive systems of
cultivation with the low yields so fre
quently observed.
The south is admirably adapted to
the production of soiling crops of a su
perior quality and in great variety as
well. By planting any of the. fall cere
als an abundance of green feed may be
had from early in the season until
spring-sown crops are ready for use. In
fact, under good management it would
be a comparatively simple matter to
carry live stock for nine months on soil
ing crops in the south. In order to have
a satisfactory Succession of crops some
of the *cereals should be sown early the
previous fall. Rye will be ready to cut
in the spring before any other crop
which can be utilized. It will be im
proved if some crimson clover is sown
with it, say as much as ten pounds per
acre. Oats and vetch will succeed rye
to good advantage. Of course, one of
the rustproof varieties of oats should
be selected, and for general purposes,
the hairy vetch will be found the most
hardy and satisfactory legume to com
bine with this crop. Oats and vetch have
this advantage that a surplus can al
ways be made into hay to be fed dur
ing the winter. This crop produces a
hay of superior value to feed to horses
and mules. In the coastal plains region
where freezes are very light the Ore
gon vetch can be used in the place of
the hairy vetch to good advantage since
it makes a good growth in the fall while
the hairy vetch is slow about starting.
A patch sowja to spring oats and Can
ada peas, providing the crop is put in
in January, February or March depend,-
ing on location, will come in nicely after
fall sown oats and vetch. Millet can
then be relied on provided there is not
enough pasture available to carry the
animals for a month or two in the spring
season. Early sown cowpeas and soy
beans combined either with or without
sorghum will furnish an abundance of
green feed after the first of July on
until frost falls in the autumn. Of
course, varieties must be chosen which
will mature in a fair succession. Out
side of the Gulf coast the velvet bean
is not likely to prove very satisfactory
as a soiling crop. Beggar weed can be
used to good advantage in some locali
ties, but the standard legumes for this
purpose will be the cowpea and soy
bean. Sorghum may be grown in areas
by itself and used as a soiling crop.
Corn may be broadcasted early in the
spring and cut when relatively small
for this purpose. The necessity of us
ing these two crops will be determined
by local conditions, the area of land
available and the class of stock to be
fed. An acre of corn planted in drills
about eight inches apart will yield a
tremendous amount < l feed. It should
be harrowed a few times which is all
the cultivation necessary. Sorghum will
be best grown in drills about three and
a half feet apart.
Any not utilized for a soiling crop
can be cut with the harvester and
bound in sheaves and shocked in the
field. This will furnish a satisfacto
ry form of roughness for use after
frost falls in the autumn. Where peas
and s oft beans are combined with
sorghum not over a peck of sorghum
seed should be used with four to six
pecks of peas or beans. In our expe
rience broadcasting these crops has
never proven as satisfactory as drilling
them in. For ease and convenience in
handling plant the cow peas and soy
beans in drills 24 to 36 inches apart
either with or without sorghum. Of
course, all of these crops may be plant
ed with an ordinary grain drill to good
advantage. Rather thick seeding is
preferable in the production of soiling
crops as it keeps the stalks fine, covers
the ground effectually and holds weeds
in check. We also think that the yield
per acre will be greater from this
method of planting than from wider
rows. We have found millet a valuable
soiling crop at certain seasons of the
year, and in faworable seasons it can
often be cut more than once. Millet
can also be combined with cow peas
to considerable advantage, though
there is some difficulty about getting
them to properly mature near enough
together to be entirely satisfactory.
All soiling crops should be literally
fertilized and well cultivated when
sown in wicle drills. A soiling crop
should be forced from the start as
much as practicable. The manure from
the stable should be applied broad
cast on the land, and plowing in order
to prepare a satisfactory seed bed is
considered essential. In feeding soil
ing crops it is good practice to let
them develop as much as possible be
fore cutting them. Of course the seed
should not be allowed to mature, but
commence when they are in the early
dough stage. To use sooner than this
generally results in a rather washy
feed which has not a desirable content
jof nutrients. Do not surfeit the animals
with green feed but give it to them
regularly and in such quantities as they
will eat to advantage. Soiling crops
make it possible to keep fresh and nu
tritious foods on hand and ready for
consumption at all times, and especial
ly during the summer season. Those
who are interested in the dairy busi
ness realize that a dearth of green feed
through the shortness of the pastures
results in a great reduction in milk,
and when the herd falls off in this
direction, it is almost impossible to
bring it back to a normal flow. Hence,
to the dairyman the soiling crop is of
the utmost importance.
The above combinations suggested are
all easily cultivated, and if suitable
areas be planted to each an abundance
of wholesome feed may be had for at
least nine months of the year. The
objection to the use of soiling crops
lies in the necessity of cutting and
hauling them each day. The cost in
this direction, however, is probably off
set by local conditions and the desir
able nature and variety of the food
provided.
* * *
THE CORN EAR WORM.
A. A. M., Hartwell, Ga., writes: I hare
a fine field of corn planted about the first
of April on upland, but I notice that some
of the stalks are Infested with worms in
the bud, and as I have had corn in the
past ruined by these worms, I wish to know
if there is any way of keeping them out.
The corn ear worm to which you no
doubt refer is quite destructive at times
to this crop. Unfortunately, no prac
tical remedy for controlling it has yet
been devised. Late fall plowing and
judicious rotation of crops offer more
promise of service than anything else.
Planting unusually early is often an
advantage and the few days difference
in planting may exert a marked influ
ence on the extent of the injury. While
there are no practical remedies, the fol
lowing treatment has been used by
some with encouraging results. It
consists in taking a stick four or five
feet long, depending on the distance
apart of your corn rows, and attaching
to each end a sack made of cheese
cloth. In this should be a mixture of
Paris green and lime in proportion of
one part to thirty. A mule is ridden
between the corn rows and the sacks
are held over the tops of the plants
and sufficient of the poison dust is
shaken out to fall down on the grow
ing plants and kill the worms living
thereon. This is the only suggestion
we can make which is likely to be of
any service to you, and if you have a
prize patch of corn it will pay you to
test it out, but we doubt its practi
cability and value for large areas.
* * *
ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT
SOD.
W. W. H., Omega, Ga f , writes: I have
a sandy low tract of land that is some
what wet but well drained. The clay is
about 18 Inches below the surface. I am
contemplating putting this in Bermuda grass
and burr clover. What do you think of
this plan.
It is doubtful if you can find any
better combination to plant on low-
lying land which is not very well drain
ed than Bermuda grass and burr clover.
Of the other tame grasses which could
be suggested for use on such a loca
tion would be red top and alsike clo
ver. These grasses will not carry a
greater weight of live stock than a
combination of Bermuda and burr clo
ver nor will they stand much tramp
ing or resist drought to good advan
tage. Bermuda must certainly be
regarded as the best standard grass for
grazing in Georgia, and burr clover
once it is well established makes an
excellent cover for the winter and
provides an abundance of very desirable
herbage as well.
* * *
EVIDENCES OF HOG CHOLERA.
W. A. K., Hendersonville, N. C., writes:
Our pigs are dying with some diease. They
have quite a bit of fever and get stiff in
their hind legs. They lose their appetnte
and their skin gets yellow. Would be glad
to know what to do for them.
The chances are that your hogs are
affected with cholera. Among the symp
toms which you should look for under
the circumstances are: Loss of appe
tite and rather high fever, ranging
from 103 to 108 degrees; red or purple
spots on the skin, especially on the
belly and inside of the thighs. Sore
eyes are frequently observed and there
is an exudation from them which tends
to glue the eyelids together. The coat
is rough and starring and there is
weakness which brings on a stagger
ing gait, sick pigs swaying from side
to side as they walk. There is also
great emaciation accompanied by rapid
breathing. Sometimes constipation oc
curs in the early stages, bqt diarrhoea
or looseness of the bowels with offen
sive fetal discharge is observed later
on. The sick pig tends to isolate it
self from the rest of the herd. We
think from this description that you
can easily diagnose whether the trou
ble is cholera or not. If it is the
only thing for you to do is to isolate
the sick animals, clean up ana aestroy
all rubbish and disinfect pens and
grounds thoroughly. Secure serum and
inject as per instructions accompany
ing this material. You can no doubt
secure serum from the College of Ag
riculture at Raleigh, but If not, through
the agency of your local druggist as
there are commercial concerns putting
this material on the market. The dos
age will vary with the size of the pig.
The following has been found effective
in our experience: 25 to 50 pounds of
live weight, 10 to 20 c. c.; 50 to . 100
pounds live weight, 20 to 30 c. c.; loo
to 200 pounds live weight, 30 to 45 c.
c.; 200 to 400 pounds live weight, 45
to 60 c. c. Remember that serum is
a preventive and not a cure of cholera.
Some sick hogs treated may recover.
dur experience and observation here m
Georgia indicates that 92 pfcr cent ana
upwards of the hogs ^treated can be
saved, whereas the deaths from chol
era in a herd where serum is not used
ranged from 90 per cent and upwards.
Cholera is one of the most destructive
and troublesome diseases with which
the hog breeders of the south have to
contend. It is an infectious^ disease
caused by a specific germ and the most
vigorous methods for fighting it should
be adopted.
*• * *
CHRONIC INDIGESTION IN MULES.
J. M. Hightower, Wrightsville, writes: I
have a valuable mule seven years old, which
has gone wrong. He commenced by eating
dirt. We stopped him by tying him and
then he refused to eat his food. I gave
him a course of calomel for several days
and he seemed to have a very strong appe
tite after that and drank a good deal of *
water, but nothing seemed to digest. Would
be glad if you can tell me what to do for
him.
Your mule is evidently suffering from
a bad case of indigestion but just what
the cause of this may be is difficult to
say as there are many predisposing
conditions to this trouble. Nearly all
of digestive troubles come from im
proper feeding. Some mules have much
weaker digestive systems than others
and, therefore, some foods irritate them
which are eaten with avidity and rel
ish by other animals. Sudden changes
of diet, the use of imperfect food, such
as dusty or moldy hay, or a poor grade
of corn will frequently produce violent
cases of indigestion Sometimes bad
teeth cause this trouble through the
animals’ inability to properly masticato
the food before swallowing it. Water
ing is also a frequent cause of this
trouble. Animals should be watered
some time before feeding rather than
after as this tends to dilute the diges
tive juices too much. When the diges
tive organs become badly deranged as
is apparent in this instance, tonic food
and treatment must be followed for
some considerable length of time. We
would advise you to cut out all concen
trated food and use warm bran mashes
for a few days. A little green feed
should also be fed. Only moderate
work should be performed. Sometimes
In order to cleanse the alimentary tract
and remove therefrom decayed food a
good purgative is advisable. Epsom
salts or castor oil may be used for this
purpose. We would advise you to try
Agriculture has made great progress
of late years, especially within the last
decade. More and more with each suc
ceeding year agriculture is receiving
more attention, not only by those en
gaged in tilling the soil, but by all
classes and callings. Even the great
corporations of the country are lending
more or less of a helping hand, and
working to create greater interest in
farming, especially along scientific lines.
First and foremost among these is
the Central of Georgia Railway com
pany, operating nearly 2,000 miles of
track in Georgia and Alabama, and giv
ing direct communication through an
allied steamship line with eastern mar
kets.
Besides maintaining the usual agricul
tural department, it is encouraging bet
ter farming in its territory by running
ten test farms, one in each section of
the country traversed by its lines in
partnership with the farmers who own
and operate their farms themselves.
These ten men have agreed to prepare,
fertilize, use good seed and cultivate
forty acres of their land according to
the plans furnished them by the railway
company, worked out by the agricultural
college authorities, and under the di
rections of a trained agriculturist, em
ployed and paid by the company. As the
farms are widely separated, the condi
tions of hardly any two being alike, sep
arate plans must be prepared for each
test farm. And in addition, the rail
way company agreed to make good any
actual loss sustained by any one or all
of these men in farming under this new
system.
These test farms were started last
year (1912) and although it was one of
the worst crop years on record for
the southeast, and the work was started
too late to secure crops for cover and
for winter turning under, and much oth
er needed improvement work had to be
left off for want of time, these farms
made on excellent showing. Here is
their record in a nutshell: $4,300.93
was the profit last year from ten test
farms at different points on the Central
of Georgia railway. There were 337
acres in cultivation and after having
paid for all labor and all expenses for
fertilizer, seed harvesting, etc., the
test farms received from their crops an
average profit of $12.75 an acre, which
is 46 per cent on $27.30, the average
value of the land. After deducting 10
jper cent of the value of the land for
rent, the net profit is over 36 per cent
and more than $10 per acre.
It may be added that advance notice
was given of the visits of the trained
agriculturist, so that all who desired
might meet and talk with him, thus se
curing free the ^assistance of one who
was capable of giving them advice.
There is the broad-minded view for
you—the one of advancing your own in
terests by advancing another’s. And it
is an example many might profit by in
following.
Those who are in search of a new lo
cation should write Mr. J. F. Jackson,
agricultural agent of the Central at Sa
vannah, Ga., for their book, “Alabama
and Georgia,” which contains facts, pho
tographs and letters of crops and from
the ones that grow them. It’s sure an
“eye-opener” to some, even, in this part
of the world.
the following condition pow de r: Sul
phate of iron, 2 ounces; nitrate of pot
ash, 2 ounces; gentian root, 2 ounces;
nux vomica, 1 ounce; ginger root, 1
ounce Pulverize and mix thoroughly
and give a teaspoonful in the food three
times daily.
• • •
CONTROLLING TOMATO WORMS.
A. E. B., Orangeburg, S. writes:
riease tell me wbat is the best way to get
lid of tomato worms, the large green worm
that destroys the entire plant? My vines
have commenced bearing and they are tak
ing to them and will soon destroy them if
something is not done to check them.
The large green worm which eats the
leaves of tomatoes » is well known
though there are two distinct species.
First, the tomato or northern tobacco
worm which is nearly as big as one’s
little finger and about three and a half
inches long when extended. This spe
cies occurs throughout the United States
and Canada and is found in Jamestown
weed as well as tomatoes. The south
ern tobacco worm is distributed
throughout the United States also, and
there are no important differences be
tween these two species as regards hab
its, afcpearnace, 1 etc., and the remedies
arc the same *for both. Where only a
small patch of tomatoes is to be taken
care of the worms are so readily seen
that after a little experience they can
be picked off by hand and destroyed.
If this work is done thoroughly and
commenced in time little difficulty need
be experienced in controlling them.
Clean culture and crop rotations are
important to always bear In mind in
destroying this pest. The worms can
be destroyed through the use of two
pounds of arsenate of lead dissolved
In a small amount of water and then
enough water added to make fifty gal
lons. Keep the mixture thoroughly ag
itated while spraying.
* * *
FROM A CORN CLUB BOY.
S. C., Griswoldvifie, Ga., writes: In re
gard to my corn, I wish to know if my
fertilizer formula is all right and what per
cent it will analyze. I mixed 100 pounds
of cotton seed meal, 100 pounds of 12 per
cent kalnlt and 100 pounds of 16 per cent
acid. I have made two side applications
already and expect to make one more. Do
you think it would be advisable to use a
top dressing of 100 pounds of nitrate of soda
and how and when should it be applied?
What do you think about plowing out the
middles of my corn?
The percentage composition of the
fertilizer used on your corn land de
pends to some extent on the per cent of
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash
contained in the cotton seed meal.- I
have 'figured this out on the basis of
6.18 per cent of nitrogen, 2.5 per cent
of phosphoric acid and 2 per cent of
potash. The combination would contain
about 6.18 pounds of nitrogen, 18.5
pounds of phosphoric acid and 14 pounds
of potash. Its percentage composition
would be 2.06 per cent of nitrogen, 6.1
per cent of phosphoric acid and 4.6
per cent of potash. Your formula is
probably a little low in phosphoric acid
and higher in potash than is necessary
on all save the sandiest soil. We think
it would also be well to increase the
nitrogen supply, especially if your land
is not unusually well supplied with veg
etable matter. If you used yard'manure
under the drill row at the time of plant
ing or turned under cowpeas, then ad
ditional nitrogen is not so necessary.
For ourselves, we would be inclined to
use another application of the above
formua, only we would prefer to apply
150 pounds of cotton seed meal and 150
pounds of acid phosphate with only 50
pounds of kainit. If your corn grows
vigorously and maintains a good color,
the use of nitrate of soda as to top
dressing may not be necessary. If you
notice it turning yellow or the growth
becoming stunted then apply 100 pounds
as a side application. We presume your
corn Is up so high now that it is not
advisable to plow out the middles as
you have suggested. We yould prefer
to work the land with a good one-horse
cultivator and give constant surface cul
tivation In preference to the deep turn
ing of the soil from now until the corn
silks and tassels.
GOVERNMENT REPORT OF
JUNE CROP CONDITIONS
$100,000 FIRE LOSS
SUFFERED AT DOTHAN
Letter to Sidney Ballou Read
Before Senate Lobby Probe
Saying Press Service Had
Guaranteed 50,000 Lines
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 19.—More let
ters and telegrams from files of the
anti—free sugr “labby” put into the record
of the senarte investigating committee
today purported to show that the beet
sugar men furnished the sugar tariff
arguments contained in the Republican
national campaign text book of *1912;
engaged Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former
government pure food chief, to deliver
lectures; expressed “great doubt,” of
former President Taft’s ability to carry
such states as California, Idaho, Utah
and Colorado and added “if we don’t
head him off we might be able to get
a promise relative to the sugar and to
bacco industries.”
Henry T. Oxnard and Truman G. Pal
mer, through their attorney, protested
that the committee had no authority to
bring in correspondence dated prior to
the present session of congress on the
ground that it was authorized only to
investigate a lobby threatened pending
legislation.
Many of the letters referred to activ
ities of years ago.
After the committee considered their
objection in executive session Chairman
Overman announced that all Oxnard
and Palmer letters would be admitted
on the ground that they were corrobora
tive evidence to testimony already heard.
“The committee believes these letters
are corroborative to testimony that has
been given here that there is a lobby in
this country for the reduction of the
sugar tariff,” said the chairman.
“These letters are admissible as evi
dence, we believe, as showing a common
design and plan on what has been done
in the past and what is being done here
now to oppose the sugar tariff reduc
tion.”
Friends of Onxard and Palmer de
clared an effort would be made to have
the senate limit the scope of the com
mittee’s investigation.
The character of the publicity sought
by beet sugar men was outlined in one
of the unsigned letters in the Hamllrt
correspondence addressed to Sidney
Ballou, an active figure in the Hawaiian
sugar organization. It said the beet
sugar men had made a contract with
the Press Service company at $2,500 a
month for publicity.
GUARANTEED 50,000 LINES.
“They guarantee the publication of
50,000 lines a month of matter pertain
ing to the sugar industry,” the letter
added.
Another unsigned letter dater May 2,
1912, addressed to Sidney Ballou, said:
“I believe that our greatest opportunity
for publicity will hrfse in connection
with the national campaign. The Re
publican party will of necessity be com
pelled to make the tariff an issue and
the fight will probably center around
sugar.
“We are in touch with those who are
preparing the Republican campaign
book and the sugar question will be
handled subject to our approval.
“In fact, the matter is being fur
nished by us. As soon as the conven
tions are over it vis our purpose to get
in touch with the campaign managers
with a view to having their speakers
fully posted upon the sugar question.
“In fact, I am personally of the opin
ion that it would be well for us to put
a few good men on the campaign com
mittee who will give particular atten
tion to sugar. I believe that more peo
ple are to be reached in this way than
in any other. ,
. DR. WILEY IN NET?
“You asked me particularly with ref
erence to Dr. Wiley. As you were ad
vised, the doctor made us a proposi
tion for lectures which was accepted.
When he got into harness, however, ne
found that he had undertaken more
than he could perform and asked to he
released. We did not deem it wise to
infeist as we felt it highly desirable to
have Dr. Wiley’s friendship and co-op
eration. He had agreed, however, to de
liver a few lectures.
“By looking carefully after the pub
licity end of these lectures we believe
we can secure some good results.
“Generally speaking, we expect to
avail ourselves of any avenue of pub
licity where the results promised seem
to justify the expenditure.”
’Another letter objected to by Yerkes
was unsigned, addressed to Henry T.
Oxnard, and dated at Chicago in April,
1907. It said, in part:
‘‘Major Gove is showing anxiety about
either buying or starting a paper as
well as securing the columns of an in
fluential eastern daily and a large line
of ‘patent insides.’
“Mr. Collings is very anxious about
the Taft situation and hopes that
there will be some way to make it
known that there will be great doubt
about his ability to carry such states
as California, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and
that if we can't head him off we might
be able to get a promise relative to the
sugar and tobacco industries.”
TO BROADEN SCOPE.
Senator Norris today proposed a res
olution to broaden the powers of the
lobby committee to call Robert S.
Lovett, of New York, to explain state
ments that Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific authorities has been approached
by persons professing to have influence
in the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
dissolution proceedings.
More letters and telegrams from pri
vate files of men at the head of the
anti-free sugar fight began going into
the record of the senate lobby investi
gating committee when it resumed
work today .
From the large number of letters and
telegrams which the committee had
summarily subpoenaed from beet sugar
headquarters only a small portion had
been read into the record when the
committee adjourned last night.
Seventy-odd copies introduced re
ferred to a widespread campaign
headed by Clarence C. Hamlin, of Col
orado Springs, to gain publicity for the
beet sugar arguments through news
papers, news agencies and with the
assistance ol’ great railroads and agri
cultural coleges..
Senators declared the newest turn
of the investigation was the most sen
sational development yet.
Many men of national prominence,
mentioned in the correspondence, un
doubtedly will be summoned to testify,
and, from a plain investigation of the
interest of the senators themselves in
the tariff bill, the inquiry now prom
ises to broaden out into an inquiry
into all the influences which are alt
leged to have been brought forward
against legislation in recent years.
The committee was confronted with a
formal objection from Henry T Oxnard,
of the American Beet Sugar company,
The salient features of the June
government crop report are the slight
ly lower average of all crop condi
tions on June 1 this year as com
pared with last, the close to bumper
yield of winter wheat indicated and
the smaller forecasted yields of spring
wheat, oats, barley and hay, each or
which, however, was of record-break
ing size in 1912. Winter wheat con
dition, though reduced by dry weath
er in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Texas, in May, a loss of 8.6 points
being shown as a whole, is still 9.2
points above 1912, and owing to the
4,367,000 more acres in that cereal,
promises a yield equal to the bumper
crop of 1906. Spring wheat, with a
condition of 93.5 against 95.8 a year
ago and a decrease of 680,000 acres in
area, promises a reduction of 78,000,-
000 bushels from last year’s bumper
yield as against an enlarged produc
tion of 92,000,000 bushels in winter
wheat. Oats furnish the surprise of
the report, in that an actual gain in
area instead of a loss from last year
is reported, but the condition of 87
this year, a decline of 4 points, is taken
to indicate a loss of 314,000,000 bush
els from the 1912 record total. Barley
indicates a 4-point lower condition on
275,000 fewer acres and a yield 47,000,-
000 bushels less than a year ago. The
following table shows the leading fea
tures of acreage and condition on June
1 and. probable yield of the leading
crops where estimates are possible at
this early date:
Condition Production
Crop
xAcres
1013
1012
1913
1912
Winter wheat
30,938
83.5
74.3
252
330
Spring wheat
18,6(53
93.5
05.8
402
400
All wheat ..
49.601
87.2
83.3
744
730
Oats
38,341
87.0
91.1
1,104
1,418
Barley .. ..
7,255
87.1
01.1
177
221
Rye
90.0
S7.7
Hay
87.5
80.8
Pastures .. .
80.2
93.7
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
DOTHAN, Ala., June 19.—Fire which
broke out in the Dothan Mule com
pany establishment in the heart of the
business section at 3 o’clock this morn
ing, raged for three hours before It was
under control entailing a damage of
$100,(*00. About $38,000 was covered
by insurance.
The fire destroyed a number of the
leading business houses and for a while
threatened the entire business section.
The fire is generally believed to have
been of incendiary origin.
Among the biggest firms suffering
was the Henderson & Adams Dry
Goods and Millinery company, which
was damaged to t;he extend of $35,000.
This firm carried $22,000 insurance.
The Dothan Mule .company, in which
the fire started was damaged to the
extent of $15,000, with $5,000 Insur
ance. The loss in the office of Dr.
H Williams, in Hie same building,
is estimated at $3,500, with no insur
ance. The Dothan Undertaking com
pany ’suffered a loss of $3,500 and the
Malone- Furniture company a $10,000
less both carrying small amounts of
insurance. The Malone Furniture
company building, the property of Joe
Baker, was damaged to the extent of
$10,000, the loss being partially cov
ered by insurance. The building and
office of J. B. Wise, which was dam
aged to the extent of $8,000 carried
$4,000 insurance. There was $15,000
damage to the stock and building of
O. P. Green, on wnose property there
was $7,000 insurance.
Dies From Eating Plums
ROME, Ga., June 19.—C. T. Ridley,
twenty-five years old, a well-known cit
izen of Lindale, died yesterday from
eating plums. He was convalescing
from an attack of typhoid^ fever and
was able to be up and about the house.
He ate freel$ of fruit from a plum
orchard near by, was immediately
taken very ill and died in a few hours.
BROOKS TRUCK FARMER
MAKES NEW RECORD I
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
pUITMAN, Ga., June 19.—J. H. Mal
loy has been making some experiments
In truck growing this spring and has
realize,! excellent results from the
twenty-live acres of cucumbers and
ten acres of Irish potatoes he planted.
So far he has shipped 2,800 crates
from the cucumber fields and will ship
an additional 1,800 crates next week.
The puce realized was $2 per crate,
less than the fancy price received from
the early Florida cucumber crop, but
enough to prove very profltable Indeed.
This la one of the few experiments
made heer In truck growing )>ut it i a
believed more of this sort of farming
will be done in the future.
Crops in this section follow the Flor
ida crops and anything can be grown
successfully here which Is produced by
the Florida truckers.
$99,000,000 OIL SUIT
OPENS IN DALLAS, TEX.!
DALAS, Tex., June 19.—Hearings in
the Texas $99,000,000 penalty suits be
gan here today. Dallas is the head of!
the marketing department or the Mag
nolia Petroleum company of Corsicana,j
a Texas oil refining concern, involved. V'
State’s attorneys said they would inves
tigate prices and selling contracts while'
in Dallas.
The state contends that the Stand-1
ard Oil companies of New York and
New Jersey or some of their stockhold-|
ers, who also are stockholders in the
MAgnolia, influenced the prices charged]
by the Texas concern and controlled its
selling department for the benefit of
Standard Oil interests.
No testimony was taken at today's,
session, which' adjourned after formal
organization until tomorrow to enable
the state’s attorney to investigate the
books and the correspondence of the
marketing department.
xTliree figures omitted Six figures omitted.
Because of the good prospects for
winter wheat, the condition figures in
the different important states deserve
attention: •
Per ct. Condition
of acre- June 1, May 1, June 1,
age
.. 21.5
.. 10.1
.. 7.5
.. 7.3
.. 6.9
.. 6.2
.. 5.3
.. 4.2
3.5
States
Kansas ...
Nebraska ..
Missouri ...
Illinois ...
Indiana ...
Ohio
Oklahoma..
Pennsylvania
Washington
1913
1913
1912
72
91
75
95
97
74
88
95
65
83
94
41
87
91
42
01
91
45
55
89
80
91
92
89
95
95
96
83
83
55
91
95
86
88
91
71
90
92
84
77
78
89
90
95
92
92
93
84
91
92
101
89
92
97
89
92
81
94
93
79
90
95
97
55
62
80
—
— ■ i
--
83.5
91.0
74.3
Michigan 2.7
Virginia 2.4
Kentucky 2.3
Tennessee 2.2
Texas 2.2
Maryland 2.0
North Carolina .. .. 1.9
Oregon l.s
Montana 1.7
New York 1.1
Iowa 11
Idaho ... ... .. ** 1.1
Callfoma 9
United States . .100.0 WAtV 0
Aside from the losses in condition’in
Kansas, Oklahoma, California and Tex
as, both from May 1 this year and from
June 1, 1912, the leading feature is the
vastly more favorable showing made
by Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and Michigan as compare,) with
June 1 a year ago In spring wheat,
all four of the large producing states
show conditions better than 90, but all
except South Dakota are lower than a
year ago both in acreage and condition,
as the following table shows:
Acreage, 1913. Condition.
States F.Ct., 1912 Acres. 1913. 1912.
North Dakota . 95
Minnesota.
, 95
7,590,000
91
96
. 97
4,195,000
95
96
100
3,675,000
97
95
94
1,219,C0Q
93
99
s 97.0 18,663,000 93.5 95.8
a
The furious and not as yet explained
feature of the report is that regarding
the oats areal A year ago the large
winter-killed wheat area (nearly 6,-
000,000 acres) was reported to have
gone into oats. This year a gain over
this enlarged} area is figured out, and
the natural inquiry Is as to where this
area came trom, because the area in
winter wheat is very much larger than
a year ago, and more especially as the
price of oats has been low. The fol
lowing table gives the department fig
ures of oats area and condition:
Condition
Acreage, 1913 June 1,
States
Iowa. .
Wisconsin.
L,hio.
p.ct.,
1912 Acres
1913
1912
. . 99
4,879,000
96
97
...102
4,304,000
74
88
. .101
2,977,000
95
96
. 101
2,29^,000
94
93
. .100
2,275,000
96
87
ta. 98
2,254,000
92
96
. .110
1,892,000
73
73
. . 86
1,823,000
85
93
. . 88
1,751,000
76
31
a. .103
1,696,000
97
95
.102
1,515,000
88
36
. .108
1,287,000
92
89
. .110
1,238,000
76
83
.100
1,154,000.
90
89
. . .101.
1 38,341,000
87
91.1
U. S.
The second largest producer of barley
last year was California. This year
that state shows a decrease of 10 per
cent in area and a condition of only
59, against 80 on June 1, 1912. The
other important states show uniformly
high percentages of condition this year
and last.
General crop conditions on June 1 av
eraged for the United States slightly
lower (.5 per cent) than on the same
date last year, and also lower (1.1 per
cent) than the average condition on
June 1 of recent years. Conditions
are generally somewhat below average
In states east of the Mississippi river,
except in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wiscon
sin, Tennessee and Mississsippi, and
above average conditions in North Da
kota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Cali
fornia. Few states show any* decided
deviation from average condition, best
conditions be.ng in Nebraska with 12.7
per cent above average, and Iowa with
7.6 per cent above average. Lowest
conditions are in California with 20.9
per cent, Georgia with 14.3 per cent,
and South Carolina with 12.9 per cent
below the average conditions.
and Truman G_ Palmer, head of the
Washington office of the sugar inter
ests, against reading any more corre
spondence addressed to or from them
and dated prior to the beginning of the
present session of congress.
John W. Yerkes, an attorney, who
said he represented the two sugar men,
broke intcj the proceedings when a let
ter from Oxnard to Palmer dated in i
1906 was read.
Yerrkes contended the committee was •
limited to investigate matters affecting
legislation before the present congress.
The committee took the objection under
consideration and temporarily laid aside
a number of letters.
The letter which brought interven- .
tion said, in part:
“I have a letter from Mr. Morey ip
whic 1 - be SP’-S tPe* XT-, rtpve p-iil
around tryirp to p4rc0* n congressmen
Will you ) lease vive Mr. Gove -y
statistics he may desire?"
Harry Austin, clerk in the offices of ,
Mr. Palmer, identified the letter os be- ’
ing in Oxnard's handwriting. Morev !
was president of the Great Western I
Sugar company.
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