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THE: ATLANTA'. SIMI-AVTEKLY JOUEXMv, ATLANTA;. GA:, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1913.
AGRICULTTOAL
■ Education
and Successful Farming-
NDPEW ft.
This department will cheerfully endeavor to jumish any tnjformation.
Letters should he addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president Stats
Agricultural College. Athens. Go.
CULTIVATION OF SWEET POTATOES i 000; and at the beginning of the pres-
The sweet potato is already an impor
tant crop to the southern farmer and
promises to become more and more so
as the years go by. It is only recently
that the canning of the sweet potato
in a commercial way has been success
fully promoted. This makes them avail
able as a food product in every part
of the United States and at all seasons
of the year, and is bound to give a
great incentive to this industry. The
crop has many advantages, "one of the
most important being that it grows
successfully during the hottest part of
the year and on that account may oe
made to occupy land advantageously
which has possibly produced Irish po
tatoes earlier in the season or some
one of the many truck crops which can
be grown to advantage in the south.
The sweet potato is one of the
easiest crops to cultivate, for once the
land is properly prepared and the slips
set out comparatively little labor or
effort are required until the crop is
ready to harvest. It is not a more ex
hausting crop to the soil than many
others which are cultivated, and yet it
affords one of the most desirable ad
ditions to the human dietary. Chem
ical analysis shows that it contains
81.9 per cent of dry matter, l per cent
of ash, 1.6 per cent of protein, .9 per
cent of fiber, 27.9 per cent of nitrogen
free extract and .5 per cent of fat. On
the other hand, Irish potatoes contain
21.1 per cent of dry matter, 1 per cent
of ash, 2.1 per cent of protein, .6 per
cent of fiber. 17.3 per cent of nitrogen
free extract and 1 per cent of fat. No
tice that the Irish potato contains more
protein, but in other respects the fig
ures are favorable to the sweet potato,
and in fact, there is no more wholesome
natural food product available for hu
man consumption than the sweet po
tato.
The draft on soil fertility of this
crop is not excessive. A yield of 200
bushels would remove in edible roots
approximately 31 pounds of nitrogen,
13 pounds of phosphoric acid and 64
pounds of potash. This amount cf
plant food would be supplied by 200
pounds of nitrate of soda, 100 pounds
or high-grade acid phosphate and 126
pounds of muriate of potash. The fig
ures set forth indicate, in other words,
why this crop often makes such an ex
cellent yield on soils that are only fair
ly well adapted for the cultivation of
some of the better known of our farm
crops.
Soils for sweet potatoes should be
mellow so that they will not bake
while permitting the roots to readily
penetrate them and fully develop with
out undue pressure. It should be a
warm soil so that it will promote a
long period of active development, and
naturally it should be so well drained
that the growth may be vigorous at all
seasons and the quality of the crop un
impaired. Sandy lands most nearly
meet these conditions, though a con
siderable percentage of loam is often
an advantage. Of course, the crop
may be grown on clay soils especially
those which are rich in lime. Clay
soils may be improved for the cultiva
tion Of sweet potatoes materially by
adding humus which increases their
friability and improves their mechan
ical condition. In fact, humus is a
most desirable and important element
in the production of this crop on prac
tically all kinds of soil, nl some sec
tions, in fact, the leaves and litter
from the woodlands are saved with
great care had buried deeply in a fur
row underneath the drill row before
the crop is planted. The humus not
only improves the physical condition of
the land bift it helps the ground to
hold moisture and in its decay supplies
a most essential element of plant food.
can frequently sell any surplus to good
advantage .though he may have to hold
the roots in storage for several months.
This crop is so easily cultivated, com
paratively speaking, and is coming to be
so universally important that its pro
duction cannot be emphasized too
strongly.
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A WELCOME QUERY.
O. W. C.: I hope I am not committing
a crime by asking a question of The Jour
nal, even though I am a subscriber from an
other state. I want to plant some late
Irish potatoes. When is the best time to
plant and what kind of fertilizer should
be used. My land Is sandy loam new
ground with plenty of rough vegetation,
such as small roots, leaves and such.
You are not committing a crime by
using the columns of The Journal. In
fact it is intended that any subscriber
no matter where located shall benefit
as thoroughy as possible by the infor
mation these columns provide. Second
crop Irish potatoes should be planted
on land which has been well prepared.
To this end you should plow it as soon
as practicable and work it constantly
so as to preserve a dust mulch and
hold the moisture in the ground. Plow
ing it the second time will not be ob
jectionable. It should be kept free of
weeds. At this season of the year sub
soiling is not desirable. Turning the
land over to the depth of several inches
will be good practice. If you have any
well-rotted yard manure or other litter
which can be incorporated with the soil
at the first plowing turn it under.
Where material of this kind is used
the land should be rolled to compact it
and bring the moisture to the surface
as quickly as possible. When ready to
plant the potatoes lay off the ground in
three foot rows and open a wide deep
furrow. Planting the potatoes at a
considerable depth is good practice as
this is likely to insure their being well
supplied with moisture and a better
stand obtained on that account. The
potatoes should be dropped a foot to 15
inches in the drill and covered with
earth to a fair depth. Two or three
furrows with a turning plow will answer
very well. In some instances where one
has an abundance of coarse litter or
leaves the earth should not be heaped
up over the row to any appreciable ex
tent but the litter should be scattered
over the surface of the ground to
depth of several inches. This will help
to hold the moisture and act as a mulch.
Some prefer to plant the seed in a sand
bed some days in advance of the intend
ed planting of the crop. The bed is
kept moist which hastens the sprouting
of the potatoes. As soon as they are
sprouted they are cut about two eyes
to the piece, dipped in lime to prevent
bleeding and planted as soon as practi
cable. The seed chosen will have much
to do with the success of the crop. The
Lookout Mountain and the Red Bliss
are both good varieties. The seed from
the first crop should be used for plant
ing the second crop. It Is important
that the potatoes be liberally fertilized.
To this end we would suggest that you
apply at the time of planting and well
underneath the drill row not less than
500 to 600 pounds of a formula contain
ing 8 to 9 per cent of phosphoric acid,
4 per cent of nitrogen and 6 to 7 per
cent of potash.
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FERTILIZING CITRUS FRUITS.
M. C., Cleveland, Fla., writes: I would
like to know what fertilizer to use on
citrus fruits in south Florida.
THE LIVESTOCK AND THE MEAT
SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRY
The shortage in the supply of meat
producing animals in the United
States Is steadily becoming more pro
nounced, and it is evident that the
country is facing an era of short pro
duction of meat. In the last six
yeats there has been a decline of over
30 per cent in the number of beef cat
tle in the country, while the popula
tion and the consequent demand for
meat have increased. According to
estimates of the department of agri
culture the beef cattle in the country
An examination of the analysis of the
various parts of the potato plant shows
that both the roots and vines contain j an( * ® per cen ^ of potash.
You do not state anything concerning
the age and condition of the citrus
fruits you desire to fertilize. There
fore, it is difficult to give you specific
advice relative to this matter. In a
general way young trees may be pro
fitably fertilized in Florida with a for
mula containing about 7 per cent of
phosphoric acid, 4 per cent of nitrogen
Older trees
. , ., ... .. | which are in bearing may be fertilized
much more potash than either nitrogen j wIth a lormula containing 8 per cent.
or phosphoric acid. On this account it G f phosphoric acid, 3 to 3.5 per cent
has been found wise to use a high peri of nitrogen and 10 to 12 per cent of
cent of potash in sweet potato fertili
zers, and especially is this desirable
where this crop is grown on sandy soil.
potash. Florida soils are low in pot
ash in many instances and often in
phosphoric acid and nitrogen as well.
It is also important that a good supply presumably the application of the for-
of nitrogen be made available, and mu i a recommended will have to be va-
though acid phosphate may not be need- j r j e( j to meet local conditions induced by
ed in large quantities, it is essential | climate, origin of the soil and the treat -
that this element be supplied in suffl- J m ent to w r hich it has been subjected,
cient amount* to meet the demands of, The amount of fertilizer to use will
the crop. More nitrogen and a heavier vary with the trees. To those produc-
application of fertilizers must be made
on those soils deficient in vegetable
matter than where the land has been
improved through crop rotation. In
fact, if the farmer attempts to grow
sweet potatoes systematically they
should have a definite place in the ro
tation system, and thus the land can be
prepared in advance to meet the needs
of this crop to better advantage. There
fore, the sweet potato can often be
grown to good ■ advantage after such
leguminous crops as cowpeas and velvet
beans, crimson clover or vetches. Some
of these crops can be planted in the
fail and turned under in the spring.
They thus act as a cover crop in the
winter time and enable -the planting of
the potatoes under the most favorable
conditions .
While no one formula can be suggest
ed as adapted to the sweet potato crop,
150 pounds- of nitrate of soda or its
equivalent in tankage or cotton seed
meal may be used as the source of ni
trogen. 200 to 250 pounds of acid phos
phate will’ be a sufficient amount of this
material to use. while 150 pounds of sul
phate or muriate of potash should sup
ply this element in sufficient amount.
Kainlt can, of course, be used but nat
urally several hundred pounds per acre
would have to be applied. The fertili
zer should be thoroughly mixed togeth
er and distributed in the drill row be
fore bedding the land. It should be
well mixed with the subsoil. Of course,
where nitrate of soda is used as the
source of nitrogen a part of it may be
reserved and applied along side the dfrill
row soon after the slips have roated
but before the viens have begun to run
to any appreciable extent. Those who
•are afraid to use vegetable matter or
who have had unpleasant experiences
from applying considerable quantities
of yard manure have quite likely made
the mistake of not balancing up the
fertilizer properly. In other words,
txiey have not supplied a suffi
cient amount of phosphoric acid and
K»otash, and as a result, the crop has
apparently run too much to vine. In
^sections where the sweet potato crop is
frown most successfully farmers have
found that an application of 8 to 10
tons of well rotted yard manure with
500 to 1,000 pounds of commercial ferti
lizer has proven profitable. Of course,
the kind and amount of fertilizer used
must be adjusted to the needs of the
land and the local conditions.
Every farmer whether operating on a
large or small scale should have a sweet
potato patch for home use. With a lit
tle troumle and care on his part the crop
can be eo handled and. preserved that he
ent year the number was only 36,030,-
000.
More than half of the meat pro
duced in the United States is slaugh
tered under government inspection. A
decrease of over 13 per cent is shown
in the number of animals killed undea
this inspection in the first three months
of this year as compared with the same
period of last year. This appears fr-om
the following statistical figures:
First three months of 1912: Cattle
1,753,882; calves 458,309; hogs 10,149,-
088; sheep 3,640,290; total 16,001,569.
In 1913: Cattle 1,595,593; calves 398,-
834; hogs 8,885,421; sheep 3,036,548;
total 13^916,396. Decrease: Cattle
158,289; calves 59,475; hogs 1,263,667;
sheep 603,742 total of the animals
enumerated 2,085,173.
The year 1912 was a year of high
prices for all classes of food animals,
as is evidenced by the greatly increas
ed average prices of livestock at Chi
cago, the representative market of the
country. Thus, the average price of
cattle (native steers) for 1912 was
$7.95, as against $6.50 for 1911, or an
increase of, 22.31 per cent, while the
advance in range steers was still great
er, being 31.58 per cent. The average
price of hogs in 1912 at the same market
was $7.55, as against $6.70 for 1911,
which is an increase of 12.69 per cent.
Similarly the average prices of sheep
and lambs rose from $3.95 and $5.90. re
spectively, in 1911 to $4.55 and $7.10,
respectively, in 1912, which is an in
crease of 15.19 per £ent for sheep and
20.34 per cent for lambs.
Unfortunately, when prices of live
stock rule high, as was the case in
1910, there is a natural tendency for
farmers to rush everything salable to
market, including immature animals
and, worst of all, breeding animals.
This inevitably brings about a future
shortage, and so the country suffers
from alternate periods of comparative
and real stringency, while producers
often lose heavily through the insta
bility of prices.
With our diminished production in
the face of the heavy demand and high
prices of the home market, we no long
er have a surplus for export, and it is
no wonder that our export trade in
meat animals and products has declined
heavily. Our once great trade with
England in cattle and fresh beef has
disappeared, and the only considerable
items now shipped to foreign markets
are prepared hog products such as ba
con, hams and lard. England is now
drawing its imported beef supply most
ly from Argentina, and its supply of
mutton and lamb from Australia and
surface^ drains to remove the surplus
water from the pond or whether you
put in tile drains. If you are depend
ing on surface drains alone, the chances
__3 that this land will never become
as satisfactory for cultivation as is de- . ronqprve our
sirable until you put in tile drains as to
well. Lime will be of some advantage
on a soil which is low, and therefore
probably contains a very considerable
amount of vegetable matter and is per
haps acid as well. You can determine
whether the land is acid or not through
the use of blue litmus paper. A small
amount of soil should be taken from a
couple of Inches below the surface and
put in ,a tin cup which has not been
used before and thoroughly moistened
with rain water. Then insert the litmus
paper, and if it turns red the land is
acid. Lime should then be used at the
rate of one to two tons per acre. We
would prefer to use the finely pulverized
rock which runs high in carbonate of
lime. There is considerable variation
in the composition of limestone, as you
will find on examination. Fertilime is
probably the trade mark of the concern
in question. Lime is not a fertilizer,
though It may be at times an indirect
source of plant food in that it supplies
the soil and also favors the growth and
development of certain forms of bac
terial life essential to the welfare of
many of our farm crops.
ASHES AS A SOURCE OF PLANT FOOD.
S. G., C., Homeland, Ga., writes: What
Is the value of pine ashes as a fertilizer?
I also have quite an amount of green corn
fodder that Just now is of little value.
Is It good feed for milk cows or horses?
Some one here says It would be poisonous.
in^ ten boxes of fruit seven to fifteen
pounds may be applied per tree. On
extremely sandy soils and where the
trees are in full bearing from twenty
to thirty pounds has sometimes proven
profitable.
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A VARIED DIET NEEDED.
A. T. R., Garland, Ala., writes: Will
you kindly tell me what to do for my
hogs. The trouble seems to be In their
head and eyes. Their head looks scaly
and rough. I feed them well every night
on corn.
If you are confining your hogs in a
small lot and feeding them on corn
alone the trouble referred to is not dif
ficult to explain. The chances are that
you are not supplying them with enough
mineral matter to properly nourish the
system and provides the material out
of which the bones must of necessity
be built up and maintained. Corn as
you know, is a fattening food of itself
and is deficient in ash and protein. Pro
tein Is concerned in the development of
the muscles and the lean meat of the
body. If you will add to your ration
of corn five pounds of digester tankage
for each ninety-five pounds of corn fed
the ration will be greatly improved, or
if you will mix corn and shorts in equal
parts, you will find it a more desirable
ration. It is well to put in your feed
lot the following mixture:
Wood charcoal 1 pound
Sulphur 1 pound
Sodium chloride 2 pounds
Sodium hyposulphite 2 pounds
Sodium bicarbonate 2 pounds
Sodium sulphate 1 pound
Antimony sulphide 1 pound
By all means turn your hogs out and
let them range In the open and gather
as much of their food under normal
conditions as possible. See that the
water supply is clean and pure. While
the symtpoms described do not indicate
any evidences of cholera, you should
guard against this trouble and should
any of the hogs become ill or die sud
denly, you should inject serum into the
rest of your herd as quickly as pos
sible.
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NEED OF UNDER DRAINAGE.
H. M. R., Oglethorpe, Ga., writes: I
have about fifteen -acres of pond land
four years old which I drained at that
time. Until this year It has held con
siderable water and drowned the crops.
This .vear I planted to oats. Around the
edges they were fine, but In the middle
they were stunted and yellow. What do
you think of fertilime?
The value of wood ashes depends
much on their composition. Even when
pure and unleached they vary greatly.
The kind of wood, the part of the tree,
the method of preserving and the care
with which they are stored all affect
their composition and, hence, their
value. Hard wood usually furnishes
ashOs which contain more potassium
than those from soft woods. If ashes
have been exposed to the weather, they
contain much less potassium, and those
obtained from the vicinity of lime kilns,
brick kilns, etc., are often mixed with
material which makes them of little
value. The composition of wood ashes
of high quality is 5 to 7 per cent of
potash, 1.5 to 2 per cent of phosphoric
acid and 30 to 35 per cent of calcium.
The potassium contained in wood ashes
is valuable as a soil amendment In that
it Is easily soluble, and on account of
its alkalinity is a quick and powerful
neutralizer of acids.
No doubt you mean by corn fodder
the stalks without the ears saved over
from last year's crop. If this fodder
is clean and bright, there is no reason
why it should not be fed to live stock
to advantage, provided your pastures
are short and you need to utilize food
of this character. If the stalks or
leaves are mouldy, do not use them for
feed, as they will produce indigestion
and may result in death if fed to horses
and mules especially, and cattle may be
affected similarly at times as well.
...
SECOND APPLICATIONS TO COTTON.
J. B. W., Greensboro, Ga., writes: I
want to know the best way to use com
mercial fertilizer as second application on
cotton. My idea is, say In about two
tweeks, to put about 200 pounds per acre
pretty deep right in the middle of the
rows. What do you think of this plan?
The land Is pretty good with clay subsoil.
I cannot gather from your letter
whether you mean that you opened up
Your Idea of utilizing a side applica
tion on your cotton in two weeks-would
constitute good practice. The cotton
should then be prepared to make a vig
orous growth and the application of the
fertilized should help to stimulate it.
There is no objection to your putting
it in fairly deep in the middle of the
rows, though there is probably no ma
terial advantage in this method of ap
plication over scattering it broadcast
down the middle and covering well with
the cultivator in the process of stirring
the soil and destroying weeds. We think
about 200 pounds is a >r ery good appli
cation on soils such at- are found in
your section of the state. Our idea would
be to use a formula rather high in
phosphorus and nitrogen. We would
suggest a 10-4-3 or a 10-4-4. The ad
visability of using later applications can
only be determined by seasonal condi
tions.
New Zealand as well as Argentina. The
Australian colonies are sheep rather
than cattle countries, and export prob
ably more than four times as much
mutton and lamb (by weight) as beef.
The number of cattle in Argentina
showed.a decrease at the last census
(1911) as compared with the preceding
one (1908).
For the first time in our history the
exports of animals and animal prod
ucts of all kinds in 1912 fell below the
imports in value. However, the im
ports are very large only in two items,
both of them raw products—hides and
wool. The former were admitted free
of duty, while the large importations
of wool were made notwithstanding a
considerable duty. The import trade
in hides and skins has assumed enor
mous proportions, the total value of
the shipments in 1912 being consider
ably over $290,900,000.
The total value of the import* of
animal origin in 1912 was $203,444,6333.
Compared with the previous year this
is an increase, in round figures, of no
less than $60,500,000. The greatest an
gle increase occurred in cattle hides,
which almost doubled, While all the
other classes of hides and skins showed
substantial advances. The second, larg
est increase was in wool, the quantity
imported in 1912 being 238,118,360
pounds, valued at $42,210,377., as against
155,922,510 pounds valued at $26,479,422,
in 1911.
It may be noted that the majority
of the imported cattle hides come from
Argentina. Europe supplies a good many
as well as most of the calf skins. East
Indies is the largest contributor of goat
skins, while most of the sheep pelts
are from England. The latter country
also sends us most of the imports of
the fine wopls. The inferior grades—
the carpet wools—originate in Russia
^nd China.
There was a largely increased impor
tation of. cattle in 1912, the number
being 325,*717 as against 252,413 in 1911,
and 211,230 in 1910. These animals
were nearly all brought over the Mexi
can border for feeding purposes. Thpy
help a little, though not very much, in
our beef supply.
The importations of cheese continue
to be large, the quantity in 1912 being
48,928,857 pounds, valued at $9,368,573.
This cheese comes mostly from Italy an
Switzerland.
The domestic exports of animals and
animal products in 1912 were valued at
$185,434,196. This is the smallest total
since the trades became established on
a large scale subsequent to the Civil
war. The principal items were: Lard,
552,648,777 pounds, valued at $55,586,-
150; bacon, 192,021,658 pounds, valued
at $23,483,949; hams and shoulders.
$176,058,810 pounds, valued at $22,235,-
899. Each one of these was many mil
lions of pounds less than in 1911.
The United States no longer has the
former abundant supplies of cattle
raised cheaply on the open range. The
range is being closed up and fenced
off irito small farms or diverted to
sheep grazing. There has also been a
greater increase in the price of corn,
and other feeds, which has made cattle
feeding a risky and expensive under
taking, especially as for a considerable
time the prices received were unsatis
factory from the feeder’s standpoint.
For these various reasons cattle rais
ing went into disfavor, and the present
restricted supply is the result.
The time has come when we must
meat supply and take
steps to increase it, and at the present
remunerative prices for food animals
it is probable that this will be gradually
accomplished. . Farmers generally, and
especially those in the corn belt, should
take advantage of the situation to de
velop cattle feeding under the present
favorable conditions. The south has
great possibilities for the future as a
cattle raising country, but the devel
opment of this industry there must
await the extermination of the cattle
ticks, which, fortunately, is being rap
idly accomplished by the joint efforts
of the national government and the
states.—Press Bulletin, United States
Department of Agriculture.—Farm and
Ranch.
WHOLE FAMILY OF SIX
IS
Father, Mother and Four Chil
dren Found Roasted. N,ear
Lexington, S. C,
(By Associated Press.)
COLUMBIA, S. C., June 30,—An en
tire family of six persons was burned
to death at Lexington, S. C., last night.
The house was found in ashes this
morning with six charred bodies in the
ruins.
A special dispatch from Lexington,
S. C., to the Columbia Record, this
mornmg brought the news of the hor
rible tragedy. A milk man going along
the road between Little Mountain and
Peak station discovered dense columns
of smoke arising from a point near
some woods early In the morning and
cam© upon the ruins of John Jacobs’
farm house. ,
Human interest gave way to horror
when he found the charred body of a
child near the front door step within
the ruins. Further inspection revealed
five other bodies, indicating that both
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and their four chil
dren lay dead among the debris.
Two of the bodies, judging from the
positions in which they lay, were giv
en up to death hand-in-hand. One hf
the daughters was a teacher in the Lit
tle Mountain school, and the elder son
was about eighteen years old, the two
other children being small.
The cause of the tragedy is a mys
tery. Farmers in the vicinity were
quickly aroused and started an investi
gation. A telephone message was sent
to Sheriff M. J. Miller, of Lexington,
and the latter started for the scene at
once, with one or two officers, to in
vestigate.
Some farmers in the neighborhood ar
gued their suspicions of foul play and
others gave the opinion that the home
of the Jacobs had been struck and fired
by lightning during a storm shortly
after midnight and the entire 'family
annihilated. A coroner’s inquest is ex
pected later today.
The list of the dead includes:
Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobs, their
daughter, Miss Ellen Jacobs, aged 24,
and their three sons, Leslie, 18; Hugh,
16, and Oren, 10.
LOSSES BY FOREST FIRES
ARE GREATLY REDUCED
The department of agriculture has
been figuring up the losses by fires on
the national forests for the calendar
year 1912, and finds that they were the
lowest of recent years. Less than one
acre to every thousand of timbered lands
was burned over, and the total damage
is estimated af $75,290, or less than $1
to every 2,000 acres of area.
The good Record is attributed to, first,
favorable weather conditions in most
localities, and second, the increased ef
ficiency of the fire-fighting organization.
As congress makes available the means
for extending the system of communica
tions on the national forests, the equip
ment of trails, roads, telephones and
lookout stations is yearly enlarged, and
the fires, it is said, are discovered more
quickly and fought more rapidly.
An especially good showing was made
by the forest officers last year in extin
guishing fire* outside the national for
ests before they reached the national
forest boundaries. Such, fires constituted
more than one-sixth of all fought by the
forest rangers and guards. About nine-
tenths were extinguished before they
touched the forests. Of the fires within
the forest boundaries more than 18 per
cent were on lands in private owner
ship. Nearly one-fourth of the extra
expenditures due to fighting fires—that
is, expenditures outside the time of the
regular forest force—was incurred in I
fighting these fires.
Lightning caused more fires than any!
other agency, followed by railroads,
campers and incendiaries in the order]
given. The greatest losses occurred in
Arizona, Arkansas and California, in I
which states there was also the largest
proportion of fires Caused by lightning!
and by incendiarism. A£out 27 per cent
of all the fires were started by light-;
ning, and about 38 per cent were due to
carelessness. The proportion in each
case was practlcaly the sa,me as An the’
previous year.
The total number of fires was 2,472,
as compared with 3,369 in 1911. Thor
burned over, in the aggregate, 230,000
acres, as against 780,000 In 1911. Cali
fornia led all states In total number of
fires and In the number caused by light
ning. Arizona stood second in both of
these classifications. Arkansas stood
fourth in total number of fires and first
in those of r. lcendiary origin, with Cali
fornia second. The one nation netaoin
in Kansas had only one fire, which bull
ed las^ than ten acres and cost $1.11 to
extinguish. North Dakota had no fires
on its small forest. .
Of the 2,472 fires, over 75 per cent
were put ofit before ten acres were
burned over, and nearly 50 per cent be
fore one-quarter of an acre was cover-
ered. Only twelve fires caused damage
of more than $1,000 each.
WHITE MAN BRUTALLY
BEATS HIS DAUGHTER
HAMET AFFAIR STIRS
JAP SITUATION AGAIN
WASHINGTON, June 30.—That it was
just a small incident in itself, but very
disturbing - nevertheless, is the prelim
inary official estimate of the affair at
Hamet, Cal., yesterday, involving the
forcible expulsion from the community
of a band of Korean pickers.
It is expected that the incident will
be the subject of future representa
tions by the Japanese ambassador as
soon as he has been advised by the
acting Japanese / consul general at San
Francisco of all the facts. Then it will
be incumbent upon Secretary Bryan to
transmit any complaint to Governor
Johnson with an intimation that the
president relies upon him to see that
justice is done to aliens within the
United States under terms of existing
treaties.
Beyond that, it is scarcely possible
for the national government to go at
this stage at least, though later on
it may become necessary to ask con
gress to indemnify the Koreans who
have suffered any financial loss.
COOPER GRIGGS NAMED
FLA. CUSTOMS COLLECTOR
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 30.—J. F. C.
Griggs, of Apalachicola, Fla., was today
nominated by President Wilson to be
collector of customs for the Florida dis
trict, with headquarters at Jacksonville.
His confirmation by the senate will re
move John W. Martin, who has refused
to resign.
Real Blow at Cost of
Living, Is This Plan
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 30.—A novel
attempt to reduce the cost of living by
eliminating the middle man in meats
and green groceries through direct deal
ings with farmers, is to be tried here
by a concern in which several well
known office holders under the Taft ad
ministration are officials. Actual opera
tion will begin on July 21. About
10,000 local housewives are associated
with the movement in a co-operative
and advisory capacity.
The new movement proposes to gath
er provisions from the country side with
a fleet of motor trucks and deliver them
to the kitchen doors in sealed boxes
upon orders given the day before.
The leaders of the movement say they
will pay the farmer 20 per cent more
than he gets now and sell directly to
consumers for forty per cent less than
they pay now.
J, J, Johnson, of Augusta,
Pleads Not Guilty in Record
er's Court to Charge,
AUGUST, Ga., June 30.—J. J. John
son, the white man who was charged
with beating his fifteen-year-old daugh
ter unmercifully and with hanging her
up by the neck while he applied the
butt of a buggy whip,' pleaded not
guilty in recorder’s court this morning.
He was represented by counsel and had
several witnesses present who testified
as to his previous good character. How
ever ,the testimony of the police offi
cers against him was strong and he was
given the limit for disorderly conduct,
which was a $100 fine or ninety days
In Jail. Notice of certiorari was filed
at once and Johnson was admitted to
ball in the sum of $1,000. He was also
bound over to the state courts for cru
elty to a child. Johnson has six chil
dren. He claimed that he whipped his
daughter for disobeying his orders, In
going with another girl of doubtful char
acter, although he claimed that she had
done nothing immoral herself.
BRITISH TRUST CONTROLS
KENTUCKY TOBACCO
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 30.—The Impe
rial Tobacco company, known as the
"British Trust,’’/absolutely controls the
price of tobacco in the Henderson, Ky„
tobacco belf, according to testimony to
day before the congressional Joint to
bacco Commission by William ISlllott, a
Henderson banker, and president of
the Stemming Tobacco association, cf
Kentucky.
SOLID COMFORT
ON THE FARM
LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE
NAMES NEW OFFICERS
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 30.—M. A.
Bright, St. Louis, was elected president
of the National Live Stock exchange
today, and St. Paul was selected as
next year’s meeting place.
W. A. Woody, St. Louis, was re-elect
ed treasurer, and E. F. Erwin, St. Jo
seph, secretary. A vice president from
each live stock market was elected,
including . William Burnett, Louisville.
JERSEY’S GOVERNOR MAKES
INVESTIGATION OF VICE
Southern Farmers are certainly
entitled to the best the country
affords—their wives and children,
and their laborers, should have all
the comforts and luxuries of city
people. “Clod-knockers,” heavy,
hard, unwieldly shoes should be
rejected and banished from South
ern farms.
In almost every community in
the Southern States the farmers
can find a progressive merchant
who handles Shield Brand Shoes
•—because they are the highest
quality at the lowest cost of any
shoe sold in any town—anywhere.
Shield Brand Shoes Fit Best-
Wear Longest—that is on our.
trade mark, and it is a fact estab
lished by the reputation and th®
record made by Shield Brand
Shoes.
You can get Shield Brand Shoe9
in all the popular leathers, on all
the stylish lasts, and you will find
each pair of Shield Brand Shoea
will give real service in long wear,
good looks, and solid comfort.
Shield Brand Shoes are madrf
for men, women, and children.
Ask your merchant for Shield
Brand Shoes—do not accept tha
kind that are “just as good”. Make
him get for your sake, and your
feet’s sake,
SHIELD BRAND
SHOES
M. C. KISER CO.
Shield Brand Shoemakers
Atlanta, Georgia
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We have just bought a large
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in every household. We are giv
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us One Dollar for the following
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