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Newspaper Page Text6 __ I fldriculturalljfZl[ amd SU<WSrUL EARfIDiG I w Andrew M. Joule This department will cheerfully endeavor to iu.iu.sii any information. Let ters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agricultural I College. Athens, Ga. THE POTASH SITUATION 2u»Ughiy speaki ti. the Lulled States i r-n imported aiuiv.ally from Germany *~««nethinr over 909.000 ions of potash. Quite one-half of this quantity was in the form of kainit. and more than une ft-urth in the form of muriate. As a re sult of the embargo placed <m the ex portation of potash by the German -gov ernment. it has been impossible to ob tain any of this material in considera ble quantity for some months past. Hence, the farmers of the south who Lave been the chief users of potash for agricultural purposes are face to face with the problem of raising another ci op without being able to obtain any of thi< material trom the source on which they have previously depended. It has been said that potash could be obtained from local Sources to a considerable ex tent which is true, and naturally all of these sources should be utilized in so far as practical, but the demand for ’ potash In commerce is so great that' the price of the product available from most sources has reached a prohibitive I figure so far as the farmer is concerned, Must the farmer, therefore, attempt to raise his crops without any potash whatsoever during the present year or art- there some local supplies on which . he can depend with advantage and prof it? A review of the‘situation shows that there is some potash in tobacco stems, and. *of course, wood ashes con tain a small amount of this material. No doubt farmers will gladly utilize these sources of supply in so far as they can. In addition, there Is tne pct ash contained in cotton seed meal. » product manufactured In large quan tities tn every southern state, and which • contains not only a large amount of ni- 1 ttogen and a fair amount of phosphoric • acid, but a very considerable amount of I pctash as well. Os this account cot- * ton seed meal becomes exceedingly val uable to the southern farmer as a ferti lizing constituent the present year, tor it is a well known fact that many of the soils of the South Atlantic states ; are low in this element. Particularly Is this true of those soils which contain ! a considerable amount of sand or which I ere used for the production of truck or ! garden crops which naturally make a 1 neavy demand on pOtash salts. An examination of the record shows, for instance, that a ton of choice cot ton see.] meal approximately ♦1.2 pounds of nitrogen. 53.4 pounds of phosphoric acid and 36.3 pounds o r pctash Hence, if LV.'O pounds of cot ton seed meal be mixed with 1.000 pounds pounds of acid phosphate, a very good fertilizer for many ot our staple iOps can be obtained, and a formula ’ rovided which carries 1 per cent of potash. an important point to bear in mind in view of the scarcity and high nrice of this material. There are some who are wondering whether they can utilize cotton seed meal or not because of its high price at the present- time. It would appear, however, that available nitrogen from almost any of the standard sources will •oet this year between 18 and 20 cents a pound. Presuming that it does cost 20 cents a- pound, the nitrogen in a ton of. choice cotton seed meal would be worth $28.24. If acid phosphate cost $lB a ton. the available phosphoric add in it is worth 5 cents a pound. Therefore, the amount of this element in a ton of choice cotton seed meal is worth $2.67. Allowine 20 cents a pound tor available potash, the amount of this element in a ton of choice cotton seed meal would be worth $7.26. In other words, the phosphoric acid and potash \ ontained would be worth $9.93. making , the plant food constituents on this basis in a ton of choice cotton seed meal I worth $38.17. Os course, it may be’ argued by some i -at 20 cents is too much to allow for potash, but available potash equal in every respect to that contained in cot-1 ton seed meal can probably not be' bought for less than this figure. There fore. It seems only just that the meal ' should be credited with the potash it .-ontatns at approximately* the price which available plant food of this char acter would bring at the present time. MOHS DISPEPSiii CIS OS INDIGESTION ••Pape’s Diapepsin" settles sour, upset stomachs in five minutes Time It! Papes Diapepsin will di gest anything you eat and overcome a <our. gassy or out-of-order stomach sure ly within five minutes. If your meals dor’t fit comfortably, or what you eat lies like a lump of lead In your stomach, or if you have heartburn, that is a sign of indigestion. Get from your pharmacist a fifty-cent • ase of Pape's T’iapepsin and take a I dose just as soon as you can. There will be no sour risings, no belching of undigested foor mixed with acid, no stcma'*b gas or heartburn, fullness or heavy feeling in the stomach, nau -ea. debilitating hcadaci.es. dizziness or intt tinal griping. This will ail go. and. besides, there will be no sour fooa left over in the stomach to poison your breath with nauseous odors. * Pape's Piapepsln is a certain cure for ••vt-of-order stomachs, because it takes hold of your food and digests it just the is if your stomach wasn’t there. Relief In five minutes fioni all stom ach misery is waiting for you at any drug store. These large fifty-cent case- contain enough “Pape'- Diapepsin" to keep tne entire family free from stomach dis orders and Indigestion for many months. It belongs in your home. —<AdvL) FORD TALKING | i.rf4 Talking Ma«Ma* » ilw ■*< wvmtrr •• I Invention of title age. •• ;* Talking Mn -t !•<. p'at« aay «iv V'etor <w I • binabbt **. •Iso lO>- r-~«r<I». an<l play- juat a« meMt-al •« a htssli pri'cd .nsrhlne. E**ry ftm’ wbo bears our Font jrWaini. it a w«n«ier. Our searant. with e'er, mariiim. Just think! 1% ■•-«■ upiy •3e. anrf l«s- extra for paeklaa an-1 i-ostaa*-. Iteewrta. !<••: u-edlee. Sc. No cb-’-ka. I». It 4N.M M X 4fs >t.. HtaHadelpMa P» I Os course, the potash contained in cot-j ton seed meal becomes readily avail- 1 able and so can be utilized by plants to advantage, and in view of the large - amount of this material which is manti-; factored In the south, it should be con served with the greatest care utilised ■ so as to make it of the greatest possible < service in crop production during the 1 present year. Os course, the meal should | normally be fed, but where this can not be done, it must still be regarded as one of the best and most economical sources for protecting potash for the crops we expect to raise this year. It Is difficult to understand why thesel facts have not been as clearly and ful- ■ ly recognized by our farmers as they should have been. Even during the, past year large quantities of cotton i seed meal have been shipped abroad and I 4nto the northern and western states where it is prized not only for its feed- j ting value, but for its fertilizing value j as well. Especially has the fertilizing value of this product been recognized in foreign countries, and through the use j farmers of Denmark, and to some con- ■ serration of the resulting -droppings the i farmers of Denmark, and to seme con-1 sideralde extent of Holland. England ( and Germany have been able to build i up their soils and make them produc-1 live, though originally they could only I have been regarded as of an inferior I character from the stand point of an, agricultralist. While the amount of potash contain-1 ed in cotton seed meal will not eanble the farmers to use nearly as much of j this element as they previously applied, i it is well to remember that "half a loaf I i is better than no loaf at all.” A spe-, • cial effort should therefore be made tn. ‘ supply as much of this element as j practicable under conditions where its I use must be regarded as most desirable and essential. There may be some who will consider the ten to twenty pounds of potash which it may be pos sible to apply per acre through the jii i diciuosus of cotton seed meal so small I an amount a« to exert no appreciable in fluence on the crop. Naturallv, the soil ' and the crop do constitute Important .factors, but on many of our soils, even 1 I those which seem to be fairlv well sun -1 ndield with pota«h. considerable benefit has been obtained from using moderate i amounts of this element in the W rt. and . wherever this hannens to be anv^hine' like the limiting factor in crop produc tion. the addition of ten or pounds per acre becomes • ma "*r*ol verv great importance to the former, and w‘H certainlv favorablv influence the yield obtained from his land. ZRPT’I.’Z’ vn FALL SOWN WHEAT. J E K.. FIHJs.v. Os., writes: 1 hove a piece <f o-l elay land in wheat irilled tn with I’o ponnds of Nzh-ltradc fertl’xer per acre. It is lookinc fine and would like t-v fertilize it to increase the yielrt. ; would be the most profitable to use t j manure I have on band or buy some com mercial fertilizer, and use the manur..- on corn? Situated as you are we would prefer to keep the yard manure and apply to the land intended for corn. When one hs,s a considerable amount of manure it may be broadcasted. here only a lim ited amount is available, use it under the drill row. Yard manure can often be top-dressed over the land and alsced in to good advantage. If you have not i broken the ground you can scatter the 1 manure over the surface and plow it under. We do not think yard manure | would prove as profitable if used as a top dressinp on wheat at this season oi ; the vear as would sulphate of ammonia lor nitrate of soda. 1' heat general!} ■seems to respond to top dressings with Icarriers of nitrogen, such as those men tioned above. We advise the use of 50 to 100 pounds per acre, put on at a single application and applied in your section of the state about the Ist of March. Either sulphate of ammonia or ! nitrate of soda may be scattered uni i fcrmly over the surface of the ground at a time when the blades of wheat are j dry. APPLYING CAUSTIC LIME. C. E. H.. Cave Spring, Ga., write-: Wr , are preparing to burn a kilo of time ! we are too far from the rall~oa<l to haul (-round lime. How may we know when .he time *« sufficiently risked to apply tc the soil'- tn- there any vartetba of clover that » we can *« In the spring* H-»w many pui <ls of hardwood ashes can we profitably I nee to the acre under cotton? Cauntic lime has about twice the ( sweetening power of ordinary ground | raw lime reck. Therefore, an applica-1 tion of 1,000 ]>ounds will correct the I tacldity m the soil as effectively as • ton of the crushed rock. Our advice I has generally been to apply u ton of i caustic lime or two tons of the raw - rock. For clovers there would be no I objection to using as much as two tons | 10l crushed lime per acre. Caustic lime may be slaked with wa-1 ter and scattered uniformly over the | surface of the ground. You can dis-, tribute with a lime distributor or you I may pile in small heaps, cover with ; earth and when it is slaked, scatter uni- ; , fvrmly over the ground. It is best to I put caustic lime on a few days before j Dlanting seeds of any kind and it is I • best to apply a few days in advance of I ; the application of a commercial ferti- ‘ lizer. Lime should be harrowed into the : soil but as a rule not plowed down. ! You «*an sow any variety of clover at i this season of the year If you do the j worK p’-omptly. Alslke or red clover <-< uld be sown now if the work is done ■ I promptly. We prefer to bow alfalfa ini , the fall. Crimson clover should only be ! sown In the fall. Japan and Bur clover j may be sown in the late spring after j danger of frost has passed. 500 pounds of wood ashes may be used per acre to advantage. Smaller amounts can of [ lecuroe be applied if you only have a lim ited quantity at band. Ashes, as a rule. ; should be scattered over the ground and-' harrowed in. They should not be mixed with fertilizers, however. • a • THE CL’LTIVATION OF PEANI TS W. f*. 11.. Home. G«.. wrltea: I WMdd like «•'">•' Information in regard to grow - Ing peanut*. Wbat variety is beat, also the.. kin«i of -oil and fertilizer liest sult«! to th*- .-n p. What N the average yield per •err. and th*- market price? The variety of peanuts to plant de pends on the use you expect to make of them. If to be grazed down by t hogs, we would grow the Spanish vari ety. Os course, the high-grade portion may be marketed and the renfhinder fed to hogs or other live stock. The Spanish peanut is also adapted to a | much larger range of cultivation than the large podded sorts. It also pro duces a heavy vine and on that account ; is valuable for hay making purposes. . Among the large podded varieties which can be grown to advantage under fa ' favorable conditions Virginia THE ATLANTA SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA. GA.. FRIDAY, MARCH 3. 1916. Bunch. Virginia Runner. Tennessee Red. I Valencia. African and North Carolina-. | ■ Peanuts do best on loamy or sandy I lands of a light o* grayish color rathei ( i than on dark soil. Soils that are dark . carry so much iron that they stain t i the sheila, rendering them less desirable ’ for vending on that account. Os course, ‘ where used for stock feed the staining ' doos not make any difference. Poorly drained and sour soils ate not well suit -Icd to peanuts. As a rule, land intended for this crop should be limed at the, I rate of about one ton per acre, using, the raw finely ground rock for this purpose. Put it on any time after the land has been prepared, and harrow i ito the soil. I'nder existing circumstances I we would use about 200 to 300 pounds ; of acid phosphate unde.- the drill rows at the time of planting the peanuts. As I this is a legume it should gather its own nitrogen without difficulty from the air. .. . . . Peanuts v.qry materially tn yield-. Forty fcushels is probably about the average crop in the I nlted States, but 60. 80 and 100 bushels are frequently : raised on soils that are well cultivated and properly prepared and han owed. A yield of a ton to a ton and a hail ■ of hay per acre may also be anticipated. ; An acre of first-class peanuts shoulo | make an income of $47 to »70. The cost , of growing the crop is estimated at, i from sl2 to $25 including seed ani re tilizer. The rows shbuld be about vb ( inches apart and the peanuts put about 12 inches apart in the drill r o"- will take about a peck and a half or t shelled nujs to Plant an acre * PLANTING CORN AND \ EL\ E*l BEANS AFTER OATS. R. R. M.. Penfield. Gg.. arttes: I have a thirty-acre Held non in Fulghuui wita VMII It i«- too late to plant corn and velvet on this land after the oats come off. i say about June 1? ! In the case of a late fall it would be | , ull right to plant corn or velvet beans . after the oat crop has been harvested | Should early freezing occur, however, jyou are almost certain to have your vel vet beans cut down before they mature ! properly. ■ The hundred day variety la of i course the one to select for planting with ; cwn. We would hardly think that you could hope to get the corn in the ground before the 15th of June. You would . therefore of necessity need until Octo ber 1 to mature the crop. Beans, as you. know, are very sensitive to cold weathet. j Therefore we would advise that if you try this combination you use every en deavor to get the crop in the ground as early as practicable. If you could plant by the let of June we think the com ' bination crop could be u-sed satlsfacto ! ri b'- , There is no trouble about maturing the corn, especially if you pick a prolific or early maturing variety. Some varie ties of cowpeas will mature in less time than velvet beans and the same is true of soy beans, so that either one of these crops may be substituted for velvet beans if it seems desirable to do so. USING LIME IN COMPOST. W. T., Needmore. Ga-9 writes: Will you plense give nie the name of the lime which is such a good rotter, also about the relative ■ cost of same? I want to rot seme oaK i leaves. Possibly you have in mind what in i knovni as caustic or biting lime. This lis also sometimes called builders' lime, lu other words, it is the freshly burned lime rock or calcium oxide. When ex posed to the air this material takes up moisture and later carbondioxide. This lime is active and when applied to such materials as leaves will help to destroy their texture, which however, would not be a good proposition as you would be losing some of the plant food the leaves contain at the same time. Caustic lime is of course much higher j in price than the ground raw rock which ! is now largely used for agricultural pur l poses. It will probably cost you twice as much as the raw rock. The raw rock varies in price from $1.25 upward per ton f. o. b. at the mines. The freight of course can only Be determined by in quiry to your railroad agent. It is possible you have in mind the wse of caustic lye which is sold under various names and which is sometimes said to cotnain potash. Lye does not contain any potash, however, and if used to break coarse materials such as leaves, would result in destroying a part of the plant food the leaves contain. It would therefore be of no advantage to use it. If situated as you are we would keep the compost heap well wetted down with water. Fork it over several times. The leaves should break down in a short time and enable you to use the com post satisfactorily without mixing lime or lye with it- USING STABLE MANURE UNDER H. 11. E.. I'zlton. Ga., writes: I want to know how to o»*- my stable manure <>n corn, cotton, wheat and oats to get the best results. How should I mix cotton seed meal and add to make t?«wri fertiliser for corn and cotton? You did not state how much land you expect to devote to corn and cotton but presumably you will desire to plant a fairly good acreage. In that event we doubt that you will have more than a couple of tons of yard manure to use per acre and where the supply of this material* is limited we are inclined to 1 think ‘the best results will be obtained ; from opening a furrow where the drill row is to stand, putting the manure j therein, mixing well with the sub-soil I and listing thereon for the cotton. Corn should of course be planted on the level, i i aid manure would be of some ad i vantage as a top dressing for wheat and oats at this season of the year. A light coating, sas* 2 to 3 tons per acre I on each of these crops can often be used to advantage, but unless you have more that 25 tons we would concentrate > Its use under corn and cotton, j Wheat and oats will be benefited at this season of the .'ear by applications of quickly available forms of nitrogen. To this end you may use some nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia. You i can use cotton seed meal and acid phosphate for fertilizing, purposes to very good advantage. We do not think ■ you will find anything which will give 1 better results on your land even a* prevailing prices, of course any car i rier of nitrogen may be submitted for ' cotton seed meal which will supply this element at a lower cost. Cotton ! seed meal contains some acid phosphate I and potash which you should keep in ' mind. You may mix these materials in j about equal proportions. Hawaii to Ship 60,000 Tons of Pineapple Crop <Bv Associated Press.) HONOLUL. Feb. 29. —Sixty thousand tons of canned pineapples will be shipped by the growers of Hawaii this '•ear, it was announced today, in accord ance with their agreement with the Mat son Navigation company to ship by that I’nc for live years a minimum of three quarters of the annual pineapple pack. Tlie freight rate on the product is $3.25 ■ a ton. The pack this year will be ex ceptionally large. CASTORIA I * For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years mi is whig ’ H GOLL WEEVIL U Great Mass Meeting to Dis cuss Plans to Be Held in Montgomery (By Azßociated Pr®s«.) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. 29.—Dr. Bradford Knapp, chief of the United States demonstration department, will deliver what is expected to be a far-1 reaching message in the fight against the boll weevil in Alabama at a mass; meeting of bankers, farmers, merchants ' and commercial men tonight. A con ference between Dr. Knapp and all Ala-' baina farm demonstration agents start- , ed at noon. Tin? visit of Dr. Knapp and other. i expert agriculturists is tlie result of a ; i pix»gre«sive campaign started by the* , Montgomery chamber of commerce to l teach the farmers of Alabama how to grow cotton under boll weevil condi tions. Farmers and bankers from cities i ami towns throughout the. state began arriving in the city early this morning and indications are that the mass meet ing tonight will be attended by nearly ’ 000 representative business and pro fessional men and farmers interested in fighting the boll weevil. The conference will last until Tues day noon. A meeting will be held Tues day morning to disscu--s plans for eafrv ing on a field to field demonstration ■ campaign to teach the government meth ' ods of planting more cotton on less 1 acreage. Among the prominent planters j who are here to attend the conferences I are P. P. Garner, of Jackson, Miss.; T. J. Watson, of Rushton. La.; J. M. Tay lor, of Port Gibson, Miss.; Prof. J. F. Dugger, head of the Alabama experiment station: Dr. W. E. Hinds, well-known boll weevil expert. The mass meeting tonight will be presided over by A. C. Davis, vice presi dent of the chamber of commerce of Montgomery and chairrfian of the dlvi- ■ sion on rural affairs. Prof. J. T. state demonstration agent, is presiding over the conference being held this aft ernoon. Tuesday's conference will be presided over by F. G. Salter, a promi nent wholesale druggist of Montgomery. Addresses will be made at all the conferences and meetings by agricultura experts and practical farmers. 801 l Wevil Conference Ended Tuesday I MONTGOMERY,”Feb. 29.—The con ference which began here yesterday aft-i ernqon to study the boll weevil and as certain the best* methods of planting cotton under boll weevil conditions closed at noon with a conference of farmers and business men. Dr. W. E. Hinds, state entomogolist; P. J. Watson, a practical farmer of Louisiana, and Mrs. G. H. Mathis, made talks in which they advised the farmers to continue the diversification campaign and to plant cotton at the same time. They urged the planting of cotton just to an extent that the farmers will not be overburden ed in taking care of their crops, and urged small crops in order that the weevil might be fought at all seasons ot the year. The conference yesterday afternoon an<T this morning were attended by near ly 1,000 farmers and business men from this and other southern states. EDUCATIONAL TRAIN IN CLAY COUNTY, TUESDAY Farmers Flock to Hear Practi cal Talks Made By Va -ious Authorities (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) FORT GAINES, Ga., March I.—The train with tlie live stock exhibit arrived here last night at 8 o'clock and remain ed over until noon today. Quite a large crowd was at the depot this morning io see the registered short horn. Here ford. Holstein and Jersey cows. Al though the weather was threatening many farmers for miles around from Clay county and Henry county, Ala., were on hand. Practical talks were made by several speakers on board the train, including Dr. Ross M. Gridley, field agent depart ment of animal industry, Georgia State College of Agriculture: Dr. Albert I*. Abbott, bureau of animal industry, Unit ed States department of agriculture: T. G. Chastine, live stock demonstration agent of Fulton county: J. F. Jackson, agriculture agent of the Central of Geor gia: J. C. Liddell .assistant agricul turist of Central of Georgia; S. H. Starr agromonist, state college of agriculture The people of Clay county are well i pleased with the educational train and have made use of the teachings and I demonstrations made by the train in this I county. MAY SUSPEND CONTEMPT CHARGES IN jJMITH CASE CALHOUN, Ga., Feb. 29.—The hear ing before Judge A. W. Fite, of the Cher- I okee circuit, which was to have been 1 held here yesterday, was continued un i til 10 o’clock Saturday at Cartersville. : The purpose of this hearing was to de i termine whether or not J. O. Mitchell and the other five administrators of the Colonel Jim Smith estate, appoint ' ed by the Oglethorpe ordinary, and cited I by Judge Fite to appear before him and 'show cause why they should not be adjudged in contempt of court for failure to obey an order issued by Judge Fite requiring J. O. Mitchell and tlie other administraors to turn over the estate to the receivers appointed by Judge Fite several days ago . Judge Fite states that he sees no reason why Mitchell and the other five administrators appointed by Judge Ba con. of Oglethorpe, should not be at ’ tached for contempt, but intimates that if Judge Worley, of the northern circuit, i assumes jurisdiction it is satisfactory to him and that he will let the branch of ■ the ease before him be suspended. * Sample Watch Free ™ •aaaiaa fol'ita>>lw4 •!■• rallwoA ityl* aatßb allk iwetaakva •> 4W ana !•••• V ** _ > '-'i _' b.odtcmolr on back FuU « 15 k«l >’»»■< ewe. ••«• 1 fiS' "WaslJ InK t.veuM >.• 0.... n a •■• • ««• r«> *-O'- '■••’ waft. If "' »K»UKai>r»e*V«S>lS. .. > -... •«. - R « •• - -OM. lh , m , 011 .Li tend thiaa>«ant»a«n toanyad’r.M o, - vran .. mt trottnaM fee O N LY Si KO‘" l!, r'" , " lll,, ' ,^*, ’‘ al " ! ' , ' u SuaranTKK “7,*J£o\l sjSpit «a t< 9 h ixbk r..r jybj. Veen ant nlebtt K 1 and m tnadlt-OOfcr two aad wa will aead ONE EXTRA W ATC H ER EE *•«"“ »• «• OMAI-MkRS * CO.. 538 *O. D.nrborn St.. CHICAGO- IM. ITCH-ECZEMA fftf I (Also called Tetter. Salt Rheum, Trurttus. Milk-Lreet. W*epinz Skin, etc.) . ECZEMA CAN BE CURED TO STAY,wind when I say <-ure«. I menu just what I saj— E < -C-R-E-i'. and not merely patebed up tor awhile, to return worse than before. Now. 1 do not rare what all roti hive uaed, nor how many doctors hnve told you that you could not be cured—all J ask la just a ’IIBOO6 to show you that 1 know what 1 uni talking about. It vou will write me TODAY. I will send you a FREE TRIAL of tny mild, soothing, guara t teed cure that will convince Jon more in a day than 1 or any one “Ise «ould in a mouth's I time. If you are disgusted and discouraged. 1 dare you tn give mo a ’ banco to prove my ilalma By writing me today you will enjoy more real comfort than you had ever thought this world holds for you. Just try It. and you will see I am telling you the truth. Dr. J. E. Cannaday. 1164 Park Square, Sedalia Mo. References: Third National Could you do a better act than to send this notice to some Rank. Sedalia. Mo STEEL MARKET NOW * ON BIGGEST BOOM IN ■ HISTORY OF INDUSTRY i Orders Valued at $240,000.- 000 Placed Since January 1 and Crest Has Not Been Reached, Leaders Declare (By Associated frees.) 'NEW YORK, Feb. 39. —Orders aggre gating 4,000,000 tons, valued at $240,- 000,000, have been placed in the steel I market since January 1 find the crest io’ the boom has not yet been reached, according to statements made here today .by leaders in tlie industry. The orders placed in the last two i months Indicate profits to the mills of .<£0.000.000, half of which is expected to flow Into the coffers of the United States Steel corporation. Even this tremendous tide of prosperity, it is declared, will be surpassed before the close of tlie year. It is pointed out that prices have advanced $5 and $lO since New Year's day and further advances are looked tor ir. the near future, which will eclipse tiie record of 1 899 and 1900. Reports from different parts of the country reveal strong efforts to Improve and extend existing plants with the prophesy that the productive capacity of the United States will have been in cieased by 1917 at the rate of 4,000.000 tons annually. Apart from the direct effects of tlie European war, tlie industry has been given a tremendous impetus by the or ders placed fur equipment by the land and water transportation companies which are almost swamped by an un precedented volume of traffic. It is estimated that since January 1. contracts for railroad equipment and for steamships calling tor 900.000 tons of steel at a cost of $126,900,000 for con struction have been let. • The orders booked by the car shops alone are valued at 849.500,000 and locomotive builders have accepted contracts involving a total of $19,0,000. SHIP YARDS CROWDED. in the shipbuilding industry every American yard is said to be engaged to its fullest capacity for several years. Orders have been placed for 43 boats since January 1 and 334 ships are al ready under contract, 275 for the mer chant marine and 59 for the United States government. | It is estimated that 40 per cent of I the export steel sales have been for the manufacture of war munitions in Eu i repe. In addition, heavy sales have been ' made to domestic manufacturers of j shrapnel and high explosive shells which I will eventually find their way across the Atlantic. February’s sales of war munitions are ' estimated at 350,000 tons for direct ex ’' port and total war sales since the first of the year at 600,000 tons. One indication of the mighty effect I I of the European war on the steel in dustry is shown in figures presented by ' I the bureau of foreign and domestic com ! merce which shows that the total for- 11 eign shipments in 1915 were 3.513,453 tons, an increase of 25 per cent over i the previous maximum established in IVI2 and nearly 135 per cent greater ' than the exports in 1914. As the total 1 domestic and foreign shipments in 1915 were estimated at 24.000,000 tons the 1 exports were 14 1-2 per cent of the ’ whole as against 10 per cent in ordinary 1 (years. The prosperity in the steel market has I also spread to the pig iron industry 'which is reviving after a period of de gression. In the last ten days sales jin all distributing districts have aggre gated 300,000 tons, more than half of 'which was steel-making iron. The total {sales in February were in excess of ! 800,000 tons and since the first of Jan uary 1,250,000 tons. It Is pointed out also that the steel companies generally (manufacture their own pig metal and are dependent upon the open market for i only a fraction of their requirements. I About one-fourth of the total production oi’ pig iron is sold on the open market, s RECORD FOR PIG IRON. ■ The production and consumption of ■ pig iron last year was record-breaking . and open market sales were in excess ;of 7.000,000 tons. Steel men predict i that the 1916 production will surpass , this record. The swift rebound in the whole steel I and iron trade from the extreme de ; pression which It experienced in the months following the outbreak of the ! European war has caused a ferment of . expectancy which is being compared to • the feverish days of 1899. There is a good deal of talk about an Inevitable i reaction, but as proof that no such re . action can come in the immediate fu- • ture it is pointed out that the esti- , Tells why chicks die E. J. Reefer, the poultry expert, $162 Reefer Bldg., Kansas City. Mo., is giving away free a valuable book entitled.‘‘White Diarrhoea and How to Cure (t. ; YOUR HEART Does It Flutter, Palpitate yior Skip Beataf Have you of Breath. Ten , derneiw. Numbness, or ’ 1 ’’JSir P>' Pain in left side. Dizziness. ■ -I'' Fainting Spells. Spots br- l • 4BW' t or e eyes, Sudden Starting iii sleep, Nervou sae s s. Hungry or Weak Spells, Oppresse I Feeling in chest. Choking Sen sation in throat. Painful to lie on left side. Sinking or Smothering Sensation, Diffi cult Breathing. Heart Dropsy. Swelling of feet or ankles, or Neuralgia around heart? If you have one or more ot the above symptoms, don’t fail to use Dr. Kinsman’s Heart Tablets. Not a secret medicine. It is »aid that one person out of every four has a weak heart. Probably three-fourths of these do not know it. and hundreds wrongfully treat, them selves for the Stomach, Lungs, Kidneys or Nerves. Don’t take any chances when Dr. ' Kinsman's Heart Tablets are within your ’ reach. More than 1000 endorsements furnished. I • ! Ifree treatment coupon Any sufferer mailing this coupon, with their i name and P. O. Address, to Dr. F. <4. Ktns- I man. Box B<i4. Augusta. Maine, will re ceive a box of Heart Tablets for trial by return mail, postpaid, free of charge. Delays are dangerous. Write at once—to-day. mated orders of all the steel companies aggregate 18.000,000 tons. The steel corporation subsidiaries have contriouted 10.000.000 tons to this • total, estimating nearly 2,000,000 tons i as inter-company business. This means ! that tlie mill capacity of the country | is under contract for nine months' pro- ; duction at the present time and large sales have been made for delivery over the first quarter of 1917. School Aims to Correct Defective Feet of Girls EUGENE, Oregon, Feb. 29.—T0 cor rect defective feet of girls, caused in most cases by wearing high-heeled, pointed toed shoes, classes are to be or ganized at the University of Oregon for special physical culture work and in struction. A report made public today states that prints taken of the feet of twenty three freshmen co-eds revealed that only three had “good” feet and not one had a perfect toe line. In future all girls entering the university will have their foot prints taken, the method of which is similar to the taking of thumb prints. Most of the prints taken in the test showed flat feet. “When one wears high heels.” Miss Freida Goldsmith, physical director. < said, ‘‘the muscles of the arches and back part of the foot are weakened and gradually the arch breaks down, causing a flat foot, as well as many physical disorders.” • - - British Report on ,War Casualties LONDON, Feb. 29. —British casualties in all tlie war areas published during the month of February showed a total of 739 officers and 17,847 men. FARMERS’ RALLY TO BE HELD AT BULLOCHVILLE COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 29.—Farmers of the Fourth district are planning for a great rally at Bullochville, Ga.. March 7, when under the auspices of the wom en’s clubs of the district a fine pro ' gram along educational lines will be carried out, in which a number of prom inent speakers- will take part. 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With the use of maps and mod els-, Mr. Bryan explained that his plans while designed for any river can be ap plied to the Mississippi. Under Mr. Bryan's plan-canals of ma sonry would be constructed across penin sulars at the bends of rivers. The in take of the canal would be on the level with the normal surface water of the river and at flood time the waters would be diverted from the slow, crooked, impeding natural river channel to a straight, swift, smooth-sided, level bot tom channel which, he said, would carry 'the excess waters away nearly fifty times faster than the natural channel would. The natural crooked river chan nel would be maintained, however. He explained that his method was devised under the theory that it is the accumu lated water in a devious, unevenly con structed channel of a river that causes the flood. WARNS AGAINST, DAMS. Mr. Bryan warned against plans for flood protection that embraced dams, dikes and reservoirs. "As a geologist, mechanic and engineer." he said, “I beg of you never to allow another dam to be built in the Ohio valley. They have been tried for thousands of years and are disastrous failures. No dam in the world has been made that endures A reservoir to catch and impound the so-called Dayton flood would have had to be as large as Lake Erie.” "My canal would be level and clean, said Mr. Bryan, "and if paved properly would make a boulevard eleven months of the year across the drainage part of a city or across the neck of a penin sula. The canal can be built on the surface or subterranean.” Mr. Bryan said that if his plan were adopted the flooding of towns and cities would not only be prevented, but mil lions of acres *of land would be re claimed for agriculture.