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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1913.
AGRICULTURAL
Education
Successful Failmin^
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This department, will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information.
Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State
Agricultural College, Athens, Da,
POWER PLOWS IN GEORCIA
The advisability of deeper plowing is
now generally admitted. Especially is
It essential on those areas of land
wher€ clay soils predominate. The
system of practice followed so long
has exhausted the vegetable matter, and
hence land of this character tends to
run together and crust on top. When
a torrential rain falls a great deal of
erotion and washing takes place. To
prevent the cream of the land from be
ing washed away is a matter of the ut
most importance to the farmer and
this has been most effectively accom
plished on those plantations where an
adequate system of terraces has been
established and deep plowing instituted.
By this is meant breaking the land to
a depth of ten to twelve Inches, and
often subsoiling it as well. To do this
calls for a greater amount of power
than is possessed on the average farm.
How shall this situation be met is,
therefore, a live issue at the present
time.
Effective plowing may be done with
a heavier type of implement than has
been used in the past, provided the
horses and mules are of sufficient size
to pull these large plows without too
great a degree of exhaustion. The
horses and mules owned on most south
ern plantations have not sufficient
weight in the collar to do this work
satisfactorily. Of course, this is a
difficulty which can be overcome grad
ually by the purchase of larger mules
and the establishment of horse and
mule breeding centers. This will take
time and calls for the investment of
a considerable sum of money, and
hence there are many farmers who are
anxious to know if some other means
of power is not now at hand and ready
for immediate utilization.
For a number of years the attention
of many investors has been directed to
wards the development of various types
of power plows. Excellent progress
has been made in this direction though
many of the machines have proven in
effective when subjected to exhaustive
t'-sts in the field. Most of the plows
now on the market are based on utiliz
ing the traction engine as the source
of power. Traction engines were first
propelled by steam and there are still
many of this type in use, but the fact
that they require such a considerable
amount of oulky fuel and water is one
©a. me principal objections to their use
for plowing.
Two other styles o fengines have
been invented and quite thoroughly test
ed out. The first of these uses gasoline
as its source of power, and the sec
ond, kerosene oil. The gasoline type of
tractor does not seem to have proven
as satisfactory for use in plowing as
the kerosene tractor. There is said to
be about 25 per cent difference in the
energy developed by kerosene over gas
oline, and this probably accounts for the
more favorable results obtained with
engines burning kerosene oil. It is
quite certain now that some types ot
engines using this material as the
source of energy develop sufficient pow
er to do effective* plowing. The writei
has in mind tests which he recently
witnessed i n which an engine of this
type pulled six disks thirty Inches in
diameter and, cutting a strip across the
field 10 to 12 inches deep and 6 feet
wide. This test was made on clay land
of a type found widely distributed
throughout the Piedmont section, Ot
course, this soil had previously been
broken to a considerable depth by disk
or two-horse turning plows, and as cow-
peas had been grown on the land, it was
in a more friable condition than when
its improvement was first undertaken
several years ago. Still it represented
a fair test of the merits of any tractor
and the work done by the engine in
question was satisfactory, the soil being
inverted to a sufficient degree by means j
of the disks and well pulverized at i .ci
same time. Trash was also successfully
buried. To poerate this engine for a 10-
hour day calls for the consumption of
about twenty-five gallons of kerosene
at 10 cents a gallon, the services of a
mechanic at $2.50 a day, and one man
to supervise the operation of the plows
at $1.50 a day. In other words, foi
an expenditure of $6.6b, it is possible to
plow from ten to fifteen acres a day.
The amount of land which can be brok
en will depend almost altogether on its
condition and the length of the field.
Turning with a heavy tractor consumes
a great deal of power and wastes a
great deal of time. The effectiveness of
the Rowing done will also be determined
considerably by whether a long stretch
ahead‘is available, or whether there are
frequent crooks or turns to be made in
the furrow. In the estimate presented
no* allowance has been made for break
ages or wear and tear on the machinery.
It requires about a thlrty-horsepowei
kerosene engine to pull a disk plow of
the type described, fifteen horsepower
being consumed in driving the engine and
fifteen in pulling the plows. An abun
dance of power is. necesary and it would
hardly seem advisable for the farmer
to purchase a small type of engine, as
one of these plowing outfits costs in the
neighborhood of $2,000, the investment
required is a very considerable one,
and one should figure on a depreciation
of at least 10 to 20 per cent including
the cost of repairs. With good care and
attention a tractor of this type should
prove an efficient source of power for
a good many years. If,allowed to stand
out in the field, however, without pro
tection various parts of the machinery
will soon rust out necessitating the ex
penditure of considerable money for
repairs. The life of one of these en
gines will also be determined largely
by the skill with which it is handled,
and this is one of the points which the
purcnaser of a motive power sould bear
in mind. It will require a good clear
headed mechanic to take proper charge
of the engine and operate it success
fully. Of course, there are any numbe;
of farmers who with a few weeks’ train
ing can acquire the necessary knowl
edge to look after one of these ma
chines. The question is whether the
large farmer who a'one can a fiord to
buy and utilize an engine of this type
will operate it himself or turn it over
to indifferent and careless laborers. In
the latter event he wll probably find th-
machine ineffective and a poor Invest
ment.
On every farm of any considerable
size it is necessary to have some form
of motive power and the type of oil
tractors now on the market supplies this
satisfactorily as well as furnishing the
necessary power for plowing and oper
ating other types of machinery essen
tial for the proper cultivation of the
land. In this respect the tractor pre
sents a material advantage to the farm
er. In the writer’s Judgment, however,
ail engine of this type can not be used
except on farms of considerable size
where there is say not less than 300
acres dt land to be plowed and cultiva
ted each year. It will cost to plow
with a tractor from 66 cents to $1 per
acre. Of course, if one were to attempt
to use an engine of this type on small
fields or on hilly land where there are
many terraces, the cost would probably
run considerably above $1.
An engine of this type does not seem
to be adapted for use at the present
time on the rolling lands of the Pied
mont section, but can be used to ad
vantage apparently on the comparatively
level tracts of the coastal plain in the
several southern states. One investing
In an engine of this type should re
member that an exceptionally long nar
row field can be plowed and cultivated
to the greatest advantage. These en
gines also do more satisfactory work on
soils which are of a light and friable
type than on the heavy compact clays
of the Piedmont territory. It should
be remembered that they were first
used successfully on the prairies of the
middle west and northwest where there
is more vegetable matter in the soil
than is true of southern farm lands.
It is apparent that these machines have
no place on the small farm. In such
instances the farmer must depend fir a
long time in the future on the utiliza
tion of draft animals as the source of
pewe?. If a good type of mare is pur
chased and maintained a crop of colts
may be raised each year which will In
sure the maintenance of a sufficient
amount of power in the collar to supply
all the energy needed for plowing and
other heavy work on the average south
ern farm.
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TREATMENT OF A SWOLLEN JAW.
L. B., Rocky Face, Ga., writes: I have
a cow that came up in the spring with
her Jaw badly swollen. We thought she
had been snake bitten. She got better
but there is a knot still on her Jaw. She
looks well and seems to be all right other
wise. \ I* there any cure for lumpy Jaw?
The trouble about which you Inquire
may be due to what is known as actino
mycosis. 'I'his would appear quite like
ly as the swelling according to your
description Is of a considerable size
and on the jaw. Sometimes where the
tumor is free from the bone the best
treatment is to remove it with a knife
and treat Just as a simple wound. If
this can not bq done in many cases
the trouble can be cured by giving
iodide of potash internally in doses of
one to three drams once daily dissolved
in a half pint of water. In about a
week a condition known as ‘iodism”
sets in. This is shown by the dis
charge of mucus from the nose and a
scurvy condition of the skin.
When this condition appears the med
icine should be discontinued. If one
treatment is not sufficient it may be re
peated in two weeks. If the animal in
question has a tumor which is dis
charging do not allow It to run with
other cattle as the pus scattered on
the food may carry the disease. It is
believed that the fungus which causes
this trouble grows outside the animal
body on material which is eaten and
that *it enters a wound in the jaw and
is capable of growing and causing the
disease. If the tumor is not large or is
not discharging so as to affect the gen
eral health of the animal, the flesh is
not considered to be dangerous for
food.
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TENDENCY OF UDDER TO CONGEST.
R. H. J., New York, N. Y., writes:
Would like to know what is the matter
with my cow with second catf three months
old. ,One side of the odder becomes
swollen and feverish, and then it will shift
to another teat. I have been feeding her
cotton seed hulls and meal and beet pulp
and keep salt before her all the time. She
has a good appetite. She was affected a
few times with first calf.
Your cof Is probably suffering from
what is known as caked bag. This is
a species of inflammation of the mam
mary gland, and usually occurs soon
after calving but may develop at any
time. The causes are many. Injury such
as kicks or blows may produce It. A
failure to milk the udder out thorough
ly or allowing the milk to be retained
in the udder too long occasionally pro
duce this trouble. Germs entering the
udder may be' responsible for it. The
best treatment is to draw the milk fre
quently from the udder with gentleness
but in a thorough manner. The udder
should be rubbed and nathed in hot
water for say twenty minutes at a
time. This should be done two or three
times a day. After each application the
udder should be rubbed dry and an
ointment applied made by dissolving
two tablespoonsful of gum camphor in
a teacupful of fresh melted lard.
Where there is evidence of much pain
an ounce of fluid extract of belladonna
may be added to the mixture. If this
treatment does not effect a cure, it is
possible that the gland has been in
vaded by some form of bacteria, and in
that event a solution of carbolic acid,
one part to fifty parts of boiled water
should be Injected into the udder
through the milk duct. For this purpose
a good sized funnel may be used to
which la attached a rubber tube with
a glass tip such as is used in medi
cine droppers. After the solution has
remained in the udder for a few minutes
It should be milked out.
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INFORMATION ABOUT SOIL
ANALYSES.
L. A. W., Buford, 6a., writes: I wish
to have land analyzed to rnd out what
kind of fertilizer It needs, and especially
If it needs lime. Where c*»n I get this
done? Which kind of lime is best to
use?
It is not necessary to have your
land analyzed to determine whether it
needs lime or not. You can make a
test which will quickly Inform you as
to the relative acidity of your soil by
proceeding as follows: Scrape away the
surface soil to a depth of an inch and
a half to two Inches and take out a
handful of earth and put In a clean tin
cup. Moisten the soil with rainwater
and insert a piece of blue litmus paper
and let it stand for a few minutes. If
the paper turns red quickly your soil
is quite markedly acid and the best
results in growing most of our farm
crops will only be attained when this
condition is corrected. The litmus pa
per will cost only a few cents and you
can secure it from any drug store. You
should use rainwater so as to be sure
that it Is not impregnated with mate
rials which may cause the change in
color mentioned above. You may test
samples from different peaces in youi
field and thus satisfy your mind more
completely concerning the degree of
acidity.
After determining that the land is
acid you will find It desirable in most
instances to apply as much as a ton
of the finely ground raw rock, though
it should not be ground to an Impai-
able powder as it Is then likely to
form little concretions and not be as
effective as when it is a little coarser.
We suggest the ground raw rock be-
GROW ALFALFA IN THE SOUTH,
LEARN FROM WESTERN STATES
It seems a difficult task to convince
southern farmers that alfalfa is wor
thy of their attention. Yet, if they
would only think for a moment what
has been accomplished by growing this
crop in the far west, they would real
ize at once what a profitable and val
uable crop it would be for the farmers
of the eastern and southern states.
From what I can learn, it has done
more for the western farmer than all
of the wheat and corn put together.
Now you may ask, how?
It has not only been prQfltable by
enabling them to raise and feed large
herds of cattle, sheep and hogs, to
be sold at good prices, but has also
been profitable, enabling them to main
tain and increase the fertility of their
lands, which also means larger and
better crops of both wheat and corn.
It has also brought them thousands of
dollars annually by selling the hay,
which when cured properly makes the
best krnd, and brings the highest mar
ket price. My experience and idea is,
that what it has done for those west
ern farmers can also be done for those
of the central and southern states, if
we only give it a fair trial.
I desire to state five good reasons
why alfalfa should be grown In pref
erence to all other grasses. It comes
in early when the average farmer’s
feed is scarce, being ready to cut in
this section (Virginia), about May 1,
and every four weeks until September
16. It stands dry weather better than
any other grass, as its roots penetrate
deeply in search of moisture. It is a
nutritious and strengthening feed, pro
moting rapid growth. All stock relish
it, and by Its use for feed begin to
thrive at once. It yields enormously
producing an abundant supply of the
best feed, which is an important ob
ject. It is just as good a soil im
prover (if not better) as any other
legume crop, as its long numerous
branchy roots furnish humus-making
material, therefore enriching the soil.
Now, as to soil conditions. Alfalfa
thrives best in a warm, fertile soil of
a moderately light loamy nature., where
its long, branchy roots can easily pene
trate. The soil must be in a good state
of fertilization and free from weeds
and wild growing grasses. It is no
use to try to grow alfalfa on a poor
wornout land, as I know from expe
rience that this is an impossibility; nor
will it successfully win a battle with
weeds and grass.
From my experience alfalfa is by far
the best and most profitable kind of
hay or legume crop known or grown.
Where one owns stock of any kind it is
to his interest to grow alfalfa. As for
milch cows it cannot be excelled, as it
increases the flow of milk at once,
keeps them in better condition than
any other kind of hay. and also takes
less grain and middlings for them dur
ing the winter months. I believe there
are but really few localities in the Uni
ted States where alfalfa cannot be
grown successfully; that is, if it has
the proper care. and attention it de
serves. Most any farmer knows that
crops will be nearly a failure if they
do not receive the required attention.
It is only those who do not know al
falfa who are afraid to give .it a trial.
The experienced grower Is the one who
profits by it, and grows more annu
ally. My advice -is, if you have been an
ticipating growing this crop, and have
been persuaded by a friend or neighbor
that it would be useless to attempt it
in your locality, don’t believe one word
of it. It is not always best for us to
listen to what we hear or take advice
about some things; and especially Is
this the case in regard to alfalfa not
growing in your section; that is, if no
one has ever given it a fair trial. Do
not listen to such advice, but commence
right now and give it a thorough trial
in August yourself, and be convinced
one way or the other. If you do not
make a success. I rather think it will be
from neglect * in some way on your
part, rather than from alfalfa not being
adapted to your section.
But take »the advice of an experi
enced grower, and do not start on too
large a scale at first. Try about one
acre, and if this proves satisfactory;
which I am quite sure will (that is.
if you give It the proper care and nec
essary attention required), you can in
crease the acreage next year. Now,
just let me give a little advice from
experience in seeding. If you think
you have not the 'time or inclination
to put the seed bed In proper condition
so Important for this crop, you had bet
ter not waste any time with alfalfa.
What is meant by proper condition
is that land Intended for alfalfa
should be brokeen deeply three or foui
weeks prior to seeding time, then har
rowed every week up to the time de
sired to seed, which kills all weeds
and grass that are constantly putting
in their appearance; then just before
seeding, It should be disked thorough
ly both ways, (not replowed) then
dragged thoroughly, so as to form a
thoroughly pulverized seed bed, ana
this preparation also kills out weed
and grass seeds that have germinat
ed. As stated above, this is an es
sential object, to see that the land
is free from grass and weeds before
seeding. If the soil is not gotten in
proper condition as stated above, I am
afraid most anyone will be disappoint
ed or disgusted with the first attempt.
Always try and secure the best seed,
not the cheapest, as they are often
the dearest in the end.
From August 16 to September 15 is
considered the best time for seeding In
the middle, eastern and southern states
About 20 Or 25 pounds are required
to-sow an acre. The best method where
one sows only an acre or two is to sow
by hand, or use a hand seeder; then
run a pea-weeder or hay rake over the
land lightly both ways. This gets the
seed in adequately deep. Do not al-
lqw stock to graze it until two years
old, as In the young state It is very
tender, therefore easily killed or de
stroyed. It is also very important
that lime be used liberally, and should
be sown broadcast before getting the
land in order for seeding, so as to get
it thoroughly mixed with the soil.
From 15 to 20 bushels are required for
an acre. Lime is an Important fac
tor, as I know from experience with
my first acre. I lacked just a little
lime to finish*up one corner of the
patch; and you know that corner never
did amount to anything, as not more
than one-half of a stand was secured,
and what was there never did grow
off. This proves that lime Is essential.
If the land Is not In a good state
of fertility It is necessary to give It
about 400 or 600 pounds of acid phos
phate per acre, or better sua, cover
over with good barnyard manure fine
ly pulverized, then throughly worked
in the soil. Alfalfa produces an enor
mous quantity of feed each year after
it gets well established on the land,
yet it often makes but a slender
growth the first year, except on ex
tremely fertile soil. Another advan
tage in growing alfalfa is that such a
large yield can be grown , annually
from a single acre. On the proper
kind of soil it will produce from six
to ten tons per acre annually.
Another object in growing alfalfa
Is that it lasts for years without be
ing reseeded, getting better and better
each year. Some claim that inocula-
lation is essential, but this is a mis
taken idea, as I know this from ex
perience. I believe we have been
growing nearly as good alfalfa the
past few years as the south is capa
ble of producing, and without any
inoculation whatever. This proves
that it is not always necessary; how
ever, I do not hesitate to state that
some soils may require it, but not all
kinds, as some writers claim. My
belief Is that any good fertile mod
erately light soil, well drained, will
produce alfalfa without inoculation.
(The editor thinks this injurious ad
vice. With scarcely an exception all
alfalfa experts urge Inoculation.)
It will not thrive on soils of a sour
or wet nature. It is said that the
roots have been known to go down twen
ty and even thirty feet. So it Is essen
tial for the soil to be Well drained, as
this crop depends more than any
other on the water supply below,
rather than a surface supply. This
is why it stands dry weather so well.
I have noticed that when all other
crops were suffering intensely for lack
of rain, the alfalfa looked fresh, green
and flourishing. As soon as the first
blooms make their appearance it is
is ready to cut.
Alfalfa is very much like clover—
hard to cure unless we can strike
four or five days of sunshine and
wind. Don't let it get wet, or burnt
by the sun. It should remain on the
ground, as the mower left It certain
ly a day, and next day after the dew
is off thoroughly should he raked into
windrows, and left in this condition
another day. Then put up in medium
sized cocks or piles and left for an
other day, when it should then be
ready for the barn. This is the only
fault I have to find in growing alfal
fa, being so hard to get it cured prop
erly. After the last cut is secured, It
is advisable to give it annually 400
or 600 pounds of acid phosphate per
acre. So treated, it should stand
twelve or fifteen years. A good field of
alfalfa is one of the most profitable
*rops one can grow, and is appreciated
by both man and beast.
cause as It is cheaper and easier to
handle, though of course, it only ex
erts about half the sweetening power
in the soil as the burnt lime. The
lime should be applied on top of the
ground after it has been plowed. Put
it on a couple of weeks before the crop
is to be sown. You will probably se
cure larger returns from an applica
tion of lime to land Intended for leg
umes though it has given us very good
results on corn.
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TRANSPLANTING SHADE TREES.
W. W. D., Alpharetta, Ga., writes: Will
you please tell me the secret of trans
planting shade trees. I have transplanted
a number of water ©ask and elms during
the past three years and have never had a
single tree to live.
We have been quite successful in
transplanting water oaks, elms and
other trees on the college grounds. Per
sonally I have had no trouble in grow
ing these on my own lawn. The plan of
operation has been as follows: Dig a
hole, say four to six feet in diameter,
depending on the size of the tree to be
transplanted, and three to four feet
deep. Put a load of rich earth In the
bottom of the hole. The trees are ta
ken up in the late fall or early winter.
A good big circle is cut about the tree
and as. much of the tap root preserved
as possible. If the earth is wet so
much the better, as more of it will ad
here to the tree. The roots should be
puddled in earth as soon as exposed
to the air and covered with sacks to
keep moist while hauling to the new lo
cation. Any bruised or cut parts should
be removed. The tree should then be
planted at about the same depth as it
stood in the ground before, and the
earth worked in by hand around the
•i*oots. Fill in and compact thoroughly
and water when about six inches of
earth remains to be placed In the hole.
This earth should be of a rich alluvial
character so it will not bake and Wi*.
hold moisture to better advantage. In
the early winter our practice has been
to put a couple of wheelbarrow loads
of manure around the tree in a circle,
but not against the trunk. We fertil
ize the trees during the first year with
about five pounds of an 8-4-7 mixture
put in a circle about three feet from the
base of the tree.
We think that one great trouble in
transplanting trees is due to the in
different methods of handling followed,
and the fact that they are planted in a
hole of insufficient size and op. land
which has not been properly prepared
and enriched to insure them a vigorous
start
Truck Farmers Blame
Big Wireless Slat ion
/ For Lack of Showers
NEW YORK, July 30.—The fact that
the Long Island village of Sayville has
been deprived of the recent thunder
showers, which have visited this vicin
ity, is attributed by some of the dis
appointed /truck gardeners to the effect
which the large wireless station there
may have upon atmospheric conditions.
There has been no rain at Sayville for
more than six weeks and a withering
drouth is reported, w hile towns all
around there have had several heavy
downpours.
The wireless plant at Sayville is one
of the most, powerful in the world,
having a main shaft 500 feet high, to
which are attache^ hundreds of wires.
Farmers who have inquired of the radio
inspection bureau of t he department
of commerce and labor as to whether
wireless plants deflect thundershowers,
learn that if such is the case, the In
stance at Sayville Is the first time it
has been reported.
SOMETHING ABOUT LIVESTOCK
LEGUMtS AND SOIL FERTILITY
A reader writes as follows: **in one
agricultural paper I see It stated that
the fertility of our land can be increas
ed by growing legumes, without the
use of commercial fertilizers, even
when taken off for hay. In another
place I see it stated that if I grow a
crop of wheat and cowpeas on the land
[year after year and remove both
crops that my land will get poorer ana
poorer In phosphorus even if I grow
thority’ says that my land will get
poorer In phosphorous even if I grow
legumes, feed them and put the ma
nure back on the land, if I sell milk or
livestock or other farm products.
What are the facts about these mat
ters?”
It is true that many reckless state
ments have been made about the ef
fects of growing legumes and raising
livestock on the fertility of the farm
and some agricultural papers have
been and are still among the worst
sinners In that line. It Is also true
that there are many things still un
known about the subject of soil fer
tility and also that some of the things
we think we know will probably be
found later to be errors, but the ac
cepted facts about the questions ask
ed are not difficult for anyone to mas
ter.
First. Will legumes Increase fertil
ity when taken off fo r hay? If by fer
tility we mean producing power, the
answer must be that in many cases,
and for a time at least, the fertility
of the soil may be increased In that
way. If, however, we are to view
the question as to Its permanent ef
fects on the soil, or as to the plant
food content of the soil, there is no
doubt that such a practice will de
plete the soil.
. Even if the legumes are fed and the
manure put back on the land, if the an
imals fed are not also returned to the
soli, the store of phosphorus will be
decreased. But since there is enough
phosphorus in our poorest soils to pro
duce many crops, and since nitrogen and
humus are so greatly needed by our
soils, the growing of legumes and plow
ing them under or feeding the legumes
and plowing under the stable manure
will greatly increase the yields of crops,
and It will be many years before land
treated in this way will become less
productive than it was at the start, es
pecially if to start with, the land was
the average of our southern soils; al
though there is no reasonable doubt
that in time this sort of farming would
so reduce the phosphorus and possibly
also the potassium and calcium, that
the land would become less productive
than when the system was started, un
less phosphorus is applied in commer
cial form.
As to the second question, there is
little doubt but the land will not only
get poorer In phosphorus, but also in
nitrogen and in producing powers, if a
crop of wheat and one of cowpeas are
grown every year and both crop's re
moved; for the phosphorus used by the
crops comes from the soil and none is
put back, while that portion of the ni-
DR. SOULE DEFENDED
FROM CONNER ATTACK
Went to Canada Before At
tack Was Made r Is State
ment
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ATHENS, Ga., July 31.—Referring to
statements made by Representative
Conner concerning President Andrew M.
Soule, of the State College of Agricul
ture, a representative of the institu
tion stated today that President Soule
had not gone to Canada after Mr. Con
ner had made an attack upon him, but
had gone several days before, and had
gone, as is his custom, to Spend his va
cation at his old home.
“Dr. Soule is not a subject of Cana
da,” stated the representative.
Concerning the claim that the college
had spent a large sum on twenty-five
chickens, it was stated that Mr. Conner
had failed to see 600 chicken buildings
and considerable equipment for which
the money has been spent by authority
of the trustees.
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TOPEKA, aKn., July 31.—The public
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railroads in the state authority to trans
port seed wheat free of charge between
all points in Kansas. This was done in
response to the petition of a committee
of citizens from the southwestern part
of the state, a district that has been
esriously # affected by dry weather.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 81.—The
Western Railway of Alabama and the
Central of Georgia railroad must estab
lish a two and one-half cent passenger
rate on ceir lines in Alabama. Follow
ing the victory when the federal Judges
refused to garnt the Louisville and
Nashville railroad a permanent Injunc
tion last Thursday, the railroad com
mission held a meeting Monday after
noon and ordered the lower passenger
rate on the two lines.
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17 unless the railroads appeal to the
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trogen in the roots and stubble of the
cowpeas that is taken from the air is
certainly not sufficient to replace that
taken off In the wheat and that will be
leached from the soil in the drainage
water.
The third question was practically
answered In our discussion of the first.
No system of farming, not even live
stock farming, will maintain the phos
phorus in the soil unless considerable
quantities of grains, seeds, or concen
trated feeding stuffs rich in phosphor-
CHINESE REPUBLIC LOSES
PROVINCE OF HU NAN
Cities in Loyal Provinces Are
Rebellious, and Vice
Versa
(By Associated Press.)
PEKTNG China. July 31. 5:30 p. ra.—
The province of Hu Nan seceded from
us are purchased If hogs sheep or j the Peklnff government on July 25. ao-
beef cattle are sold, the supply of phos- . , . ,
phorus carried off In t'neir bones reduces s * a consu l a r report just re-
the supply In the soil ot the farm, and ce ived here. The strength ot the Hu
there is no way now known by which . Nan forces on the border of the province
this phosphorus In our soils can be eco-, of Hu Peh is variously reported at from
nimically increased or maintained ex-11.500 to 8,000 men.
cept to buy it in commercial form.
Our lands need nitrogen and humus
most: therefore, the growing of any
legume or any form of livestock farm
ing is apt to promptly, and for some
time at least, make our average soils
more productive; but the best results
will not be obtained from either, nor
will their benefits be permanent or as
great, right at the start, unless a lib
eral use Is made of some commercial
phosphorus-containing fertilizer.
It is worse than folly, it is criminal
Ignorance for anyone to advise the
farmers of the south against the Intel
ligent use of commercial phosphorus-
containing fertilizers. It Is also folly
to Insist on the greater economy of
feeding legumes over turning them un
der so long as we have not or will not
provide good livestock to consume
them. And going a step further, It is
folly to advise the cotton farmer not
to buy nitrogen if he has neglected to
grow legumes and get It In that way.
It will pay him better to gather it with
legumes, but it will pay better to buy
it for cotton on most southern lands
than to allow his cotton to gp without
It.—Progressive Farmer.
General LI Yuen Heng. vice president
of the republic, who Is conducting oper
ations In central China from Wu Chang,
declared recently that hls forces were
capable of dealing with the revolt In
both Kiang SI and Hu Nan, but today’s
reports announce the defection of a
small body of troops on the Han river
above Wu Chang.
It Is impossible to draw a border line
between the rebellious and the loyal
provinces, for many cities In the rebel
provinces declare themselves loyal and
some of the cities In the loyal provinces
have gone over to the rebels. It Is
known, however, that Important rebel
forces are operating in the provinces
of Kiang Su, Slang Sj, Ngan Hwel, Hu
Nan, Fo Klen and Kwang Tung.
Four of the southern provinces, Kwel
Chow, Kwang Si, Tun Nan and Che
Kiang, although surrounded by seceders,
remain loyal, but Ho Nan In the north
is believed to he loyal only because of
Its geographical position.
In the meantime active hostilities
continue on the borders of Mongolia
and Tibet and In the westermost prov
ince of Sin Kiang, or Chinese Turke
stan.
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