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6 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. V. The Best Beverage under the Sun— 1* At Soda Fountains or Carbonated in Bottlea. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, ga. Whenever you see an Arrow think of Coca-Cola. 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