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THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT V *» » rv r,A , JULY 13, 1920.
HOME CAN Nils J NECESSARY
THIS YEAR.
Home canning™of utmost impor¬
tance during the war—will bo just
as important this year, according to
present indicatons us they are viewed
ny the United States Department of
Agriculture. The shortage of labor
on the farms ingkes it necessary for
the canneries to pay high prices for
:he commodities that will be canned
later in ihe season. Labor ui the can
n ig factories is expensive and diffi¬
cult; to obtain. Everything, from cans
to cartuge costs, has increased in
pt.ee, and transportuiion is slow and
nu<re expensive than it. was in war
times. All this increase must be paid
by the ultimate consumer; and .uere
is not even assurance that there will
be enough canned products to go
uround. The solution is home can
rung.
That siigor is higher in price than
it has been hitherto is advanced by
tome a* a reason for canning either
less fruit or nothing but vegetables;
but unless one intends to give up j
sweets altogether there seems no
good reason for not using canned
fruit on account of high-priced sy
gar. There are few desserts that do
cot take from one-half to one cup of
sugar, and no dessert is more health -1
fui than fruit. It is not necessary to I
use such thick syrup us was used in j I
the days of plenty. A 10 per cent sy-j
nip made of one part sugar and 9’
parts water will ... make , palatable * , • j any | |
of the acid fruits. Such fruits as ap
pies, pineapples, and the like can be !
canned without , In , fact, ordt- i
sugar.
nary glucose or corn sirup may be
substituted for sugar in making the i I
sirup. A palatable sirup is made by |
mixing 1-2 cup sugar, 1 cup glucose,
and 8 cups of water.
It requires about 7 ounces of su
gar for a pint jar. One cup of sugar
will make 10 cups of sirup. A pound
of sugar will make 20 cups. This last
amount wall be sufficient for 20 pints
of canned fruit. Where the 10 per
cent sirup is used the cost of the su¬
gar to can a pint jar is 1 1 -2 cents
whit sugar at 30 cents a pound. It is
not expensive after all.
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THE WORLD’S PRODUCTION OF
GOLD. :
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Estimated for 1919 and 1920. !
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The United States Geological Sur
■ vey, Department of the Interior, has
. preliminary figures ...
given out some
showing the production of gold thru
’ the world in 1919. The produe
tion it) the United States was $i>8,-
286,19«; Canada is-reported to have
produced j . $14,0o/,UUU, nu»ui *pio,» t
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Australia (not including
New New Zealand /.eaiunu of of the me islands^, Islands I $’ n l - ,
268,000; the Transvaal, $171,640,-
123; Rhodesia and West Airich,.$18,
. 631,070. There was a probably large
decrease in the production of gold
in Russia and Siberia in 1919. Some
increase was probably made in the
output of Central America and South
America, » . which, . • , however, . doubt- .
was ,
less offset by .decreases In the out
put of other countries The incom
plete , , returns . now available indicate
that the world’s production of gold 9
in I9t9 waa between $346,060,000.
and $350,000,000. The: world’s pro
; f duetion in 1918 amounted to $380,- ‘'
a 924,500. „, rfw , :
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Tfee Geological Survey further
states thut information received dur
the first 1920 indl- . ..
ing six months ot
,
cates a still further decrease in the
Producuon urodnetion of ot gold gold in in the ur United untttu
. States and that the output for the
year wiil-probablv be less than $50,
000,000. The. production in Alaska,
Colorado, Califfirnia, Oregon, and;
will b. much ta» in ml
than it was in 1919, because water
is Very short, for placer mining and| ft
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tpany stainp mills are closed. Canada |
as a whole may increase its output,
although t^ie production of the Yukon
t districts ,will he smaller than last
.
year. The qptput of Russia can pot;
be estimated. That of Australia will'
show a decrease. That of South..Af¬
rica and South America will proba¬ of
bly show no radical decrease. Accord¬
ing to Geological Survey the indica¬
tions are that the decrease in the
world’s production of gold in 1920
will not be so great-as it was iu 1919.
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INTRODUCTION.
Way hack in the schedule, lie fore th*
Athletics had won a world’s ehamplon
elilp. a letter was brought to niy office,
written by an old player, Introducing
Henry Beach Needham. In It I was
asked to permit Mr. Needham to accom¬
pany our club in order to give him il
chance to write some magazine articles
baseball.
He sat on tlie bench with me In this
lea, l T eba,1 ', ° f
by that I mean what g , is sometimes 1
for want of a better name, "inside
Hike all American boys, tie
played the game as a kid and he was
ardent tan, the kind that pulls for you
or losing.
His magazine iirtlr-leij, publlslied after
trip, were the first of the kind printed
America. Then, as now, baseball tilled
spm-e in th* pape.rs, but Mr Need
was the first writer to introduce ihe
j e ct Into magazines of general interest
was on the bench with ns in that
Athletics »«yenteerr-l lost the nn pennant ingH game to Detroit when I
i9n» He visited me a year later when
‘ collaborated on a series of baseball
coming to live netu Phlladel
he became a frequent visitor al my
as well as a regular attendant al ;
»»'" <>«.* cr family
the club ■
there was nobody so well i
with the game as played by |
Athletics, or who so intimately under- '!
mV n “ ,lh0df '' a8 Henry Bea ° h Neetl
In the full of 1913 lie came to my house
nevv * tl1 11 manuscript in hi i hand.
at ease, even though we were
for a pennant, he did not tell
what the typewriting was about.
he said to me:
“Connie, 1 want you to read this story—
baseball story. It’s what I’ve learned
you, used as a basis for fiction.
of the characters you’ve met. One—
Ford—you’ll never admit you reoojr
I’ve tried to write a baseball story
will not make the fans sore because
technicalities of the game are wrong,
ttiat will interest the general reader,
he or she ever saw a K.um; or
Head it, please, ami tell me—with
frankness—If I’ve delivered the
’ ry
Before I say what 1 thought of It right
ft the bat, I want to make you under
if 1 can, in vvlmt attitude of mind
1 knew 1 couldn't
believe i liked the
it’ l didn’t, and 1 knew 1 was going
be har<1 to P |Paae - A manager has to
»ome one hundred and fifty games
reason, and wiiile we always try to win,
we’re out to win every time, it
’t every game, no matter, how dose the
that gets us worked up and excited. ;
I likely to be so oyer a game on
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Well, the ball game described in “The ;
kept me guessing. To a man like *
had read nothing hut straight
w, > , >
piayera before the public, it was
idling me napping to «prin^ on ine a j
story with unfamiliar names, yet
live big-league players—a story that
my excUod lnU , re8t from beKinnln(j
end. It’s a new position tor me to
crltie. But I have strong
in what I tlunk. by the enthu
approval whtcli "The Jinx" and
Needham stories received from
TZr7VoT^°«l ot\%Z i am
set against tt ts tile gamblers and
P followers who batten on the na
game and who would destroy It it
could, to serve their own greedy
'' lc ' 8lnK - an<1 retiring to th
n, i want to say that, despite what
satd of the grand players of ti.e past,
is growing each season Into a
a more fascinating game. Natu
therefore the plHyer ls improvlnK
stars of today may be eclipsed by
8tars of •"■noriow. So with baseball
But that will be day after tomor
, w . s..,
me, and It ought to suit you-plsyer, !
n or mother of a baseball crank. That 1
may forget, as did this manager, how
you are while reading on
edge of your easy chair Is the wish of
CONNIE MACK.
SYNOPSIS.
T.— Hts star pitcher definitely out
ihe irnme, throuvii illness. Tris Ford,
of tlie famous baseball team,
Giant-Killers, secures Barney Larkin,
twirier, but eccentric and dissi¬
and after a nerve-shattering sea¬
the Giant-Killers win the pennant ln
American league. Gamblers, without
reason, hel heavily against the
in the world’s champion
games -with the "Phillies." Winton
king of second basemen and
main hope at the bat, is kidnaped
the first game.
PART k
The Star's Disappearance.,
in the visitors’ room of
University hospital, which stank
iodoform, Tris Ford, manager of
Giant-killers, waited uneasily. Up¬
reposeful as belli ted tlie true
the resident bacteriologist
through his microscope. Be¬
this revealing instrument, on a
drop slide, was a liquid glob¬
of bouillon taken from a culture
typhoid bacilli.
Keenly the disease detective ob¬
tlie care-free bacteria in tlieir
sports. Some of the wrigglers
in a continuous round of
Others tore through
and looped the loop as though
invisible monoplanes. Those
socially Inclined tangoed In
But not oue bacillus was
All acre in turmoil. The cul
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eiirian expert pfeclpitafeitTa flny quan¬
tity of blood solution into u minute
amount of the culture, and deftly
transferred the combination drop to a
fresh slide.
The base of the solution used was
the blood of Bill Dart, pitching rnain
stay of the Giant-killers.
Curiously the resident bacteriologist
awaited results. In the minutes there
was to be noted a gradual quiescence '
, ln the movements of the , wrigglers,
They ceased their mad pranks and set
tied down its If overtaken with languor,
0n# , hy nne th4! t , ul>H)h
lately static, curling tip in groups and
going to sleep in a conglomerate muss,
like so many young pups. In a quur
ter of an hour there was not a sign
of life. The bacteriologist had brought
his experiment to a successful conclu
sion.
An interne came to Tris Ford and
reported. Tiff* manager of the Giant
killers got a dose of Jieuvy language !
,n ... u w . h , '" h „ n 1,1 , ri 1 h,,«| hnsls K was laid h,ld on “Widal Widal
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Something assertively final about tilt !
surprisingly intelligible medical tern
"nosftdvc"
“You mean he’s got it?" asked Ford
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**•' There Is not a shadow of
A , . positive reaction typhoid.'
A IUll<1 ‘' ase?
can t tell?
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bacteriologist informed ine
behavior of the bacilli after the
of the blood solution and tla
ure would indicate a pronounced
of typhoid, probably a severe
Poor. Bill, ** said Tris, half to him
Then In a tone of authority lie
lnt erne; “Everything
to he done to make Mr. Dart com
and to get him well, Don't
to save a nickel. Our club will
it. I’ll call again soon. Good
Walking to the trolley, Tris Ford
to three important conclusions;
First—To count Bill Dart out fpt
the entire season (not a fortnight old)
and recast his campaign without tnk
tug his most valued pitcher into ac¬
count.
Second—To write to the surgeon
general. United States army, and learn
all about the Inoculation of officer*
and enlisted men as a preventive of
typhoid fever.
Third To go ln search of Bamej
Larkin, who was touted as the great¬
est left-hand • outside the breust
works of org! d baseball.
Like tlie manager in tne war game,
Trls Ford believed in preparedness.
He was almost invariably forearmed,
But be wasn’t prepared for tlie trick
played him by a criminally negligent
city which harbored a water supply
devoted to the propagation of typhoid
bacilli. Otherwise lie wouldn’t have
thought for one moment of hitching up
with two yards and fifteen stone of
human trouble, even though said
trouble did boast a phenomenal fast
ball and beautiful control—“control
not of the man, but of the ball.
Not one of the other fifteen major
league managers would have under¬
taken the job of handling Barney Lar¬
kin. Two had tried. It was Parke of
Pittsburgh who discovered Larkin. For
fully twenty-four hours after Larkin
pitched Id's first big-league game, shut¬
ting out Cincinnati, Parke boasted of
his find. Then abruptly he ceased to
boast; and after two weeks, replete ^
with excitement for the Pirates, the !
ac cent li e performer wj^j. tiy e^Uis_un-
i conditional release. When fhe
lug wus over, Parke made this
ment:
‘Tve seen some grand port
and some ‘hud actors’ In my day,
! I Barney Larkin’s got’em all beat.
Ing u ball and crooking his elbow seem
j to he born in him. Reminds me of a
j famous Irishman who boasted he could
: fight n duel and drink a bowl of punch
i between thrusts. And the more lie
drunk the harder he fought. So with
Barney. He can pitch, shut-out ball
between drinks. The more hard liquor
he puts away the faster his bail
the better his control. I’m not Joking
—drinking actually Improved his pitch¬
ing. But It didn’t have the. same ef¬
fect on other pluyers with our clut)—
there was the devil to pay. No more
Burneys for me.
Undismayed by the Judgment o1
Parke, the manager of the
grabbed Larkin, bragging; Observe
me—I can handle any player who isn’t
actually bughouse. *»
Balldoni observed. It wasn’t
gether what Barney Larkin did, al¬
though that was “a-plenty, It
what he did to the Cincinnati team,
When they next appeared in the East,
one of the sporting writers salt! that
nothing so disorganized had come out
of Ohio since Coxey’s army. Gladly
tlie “load of wild oats," as Burney hud
come to he called, was given Ills un
conditional release.
lie was now officially designated ■
“free agent." Bnt where had his free
dom taken him?
There was a sure way to trace Bar- j
ney Larkin. He loved the spotlight;
no near statesman or Thespian of tlie'
chorus sought the bright white light j
more persistently. Barney was either
in the newspapers or seeking to break
Into print. Most generally he found
the scribes in a receptive frame of
mind. Barney Larkin was to the
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" mn Hny du " dny ’ And ,he stor ?’
nine times out of ten, got on to the
w, ™ nnd tyuv “ ,ed OVPr ,he ( * ou, * tr T
Trlp \ oM f en <L out an “ S - °- S ‘” t,>
Barney u I.arkln, , the sitorting editor of
the North Star acting ns transmitter. -
Tlie scribe wrot^a story about Bar- 1
ney, rehearsing his exploits with
horsehlde and liighball, and winding
up with the query: i
“Has anyone seen Barney? Is he
far from the madding crowd of fans,
bumping along on the water wagon,
or is he mixing tip drinks and pitching
with his old-time abandon and ne’er
failing skill? We repeat—has anyone
Seen Barney lairkin?” |
Back flew the answer: “Barney Is
ln our midst."
It cante from Ihinxsutawrtey, state
of Pennsylvania.
Tlie rest was merely the correspond
ence of diplomacy, at which Tris-trant
t’arling-ford was a lineal descendant
of Charles Maurice Talleyrand. The
culmination was a telegram from
Larkin, sent collect reading;
“Come on and get me." I
The manager of the Giant-killers !
the first train for Punxsutawney, !
is a borouglt most inconvenient
located northeast of the Smoky city.
took with him a corpulent roll of i
hills. Tris Ford knew that he
buy Larkin's release—not from
outlaw club, but from the titides
of l’nnxsutawney.
Up Center street and down the shady
side, Ford and Barney tramped, mak¬
ing more calls titan the letter currier.
There were the clothier, the shoe-store
f[ le haberdasher, the laundry, the
harlier, every bar In town, and botii
hotels to pay, and the express com¬
pany. Barney owed the express com¬
pany for transportation charges on a
bulldog! The oue thing that saved
the enterprise from complete insol
vency was the departure of the daily
train for Pittsburgh at one o’clock in
the afternoon.
Tris Ford did not leave 1’uuxsutaw
ney altogether in a cheerful attltnd'
of mind, notwithstanding he had cap
tured his quarry, tor the directors o>
the outlaw club came to the train in i
body ami thanked ihe big-league matt
; ager because he was taking Barne
' >ut of town. Even to the nuin of trot ^
nerve this was disquieting.
In the’manner told was Barney Ltu
kiu brought to the Giant-killers’ bat
yard. His first appearance, notubl;.
unlike most pitching inaugurals, wn
an unalloyed triumph.
Facing Detroit, which club was the:
;-o!nc strong, he let the Tigers dow ’
vithout a Hit. But twenty-seven nte
went to bat. and of these Bame
struck out fifteen—a record cotnmen
ed upon to this day. ln tlie last innin
with two out and that demon batsma.
“the Geffrgia persimmon.” at baL Bn
ney walked toward tlie grand stain
stopped, and then motioned the crow
to go home. “All over I” he insisted.
The fans roared It. delight—am
roa red louder still when he struck th(
champion batter out. From that mo- '
ment Barney Larkin was the Idol of
t jj e f uns There were times, many
t i mes> w lien he caused Rill Dart, who
was fighting disease and death In the
hospital, to he forgotten by the heart
j esg rooter, The eccentric left-hande
beeping t !, e Giant-killers In th(
the
Also, he was keeping Trls For
awake nights. No such prize problen'
In manhandling had been put up b
Ford in the twenty years of his man
agement. Unerringly Tris had size
up Barney Larkin. The manager knev
that whenever Barney was pitehin;
airtight ball—mowing ’em down—i
was necessary to keep an eye on him
about eighteen hours out of the twen¬
ty-four; “going good." he was most in
cllneti to give rein to his bad habits,
gut when he was in a slump he was
not diflk’u itjto hamhe. This was Inf re-
qnent. Tor he was continually"
the other pitchers In the pumher of
games pitched and In games won. .
Early in his association with Bai^
ney Larkin, the manager of the Giant
fc'uiers decided, first-of fill, that he
must’let the unruly pitcher believe he
1 was fooling his boss, Every excuse
must be accepted a's the ungllded
truth; otherwise Harney would have
to he disciplined, and that would mean
in a short tlme’h'is release. Usually
j Trts Ford was "wise." But there was
that episode in St. Louis which lllu
ruinates Barney’s character, wherein
Trls was fooler! completely.
It was on the Giant-killers’ second
trip West, Bartiey was given an aft
ernoon off. He went at once to a sa
loon near the ball park and started lti
by negotiating a loan of five dollars
from tlie proprietor. After the money
hart gone Into drink for himself and
his hobo admirers, he struck the pro
| ,,,-letor for five dollars more,
j The saloonkeeper hesitated. As g»
curlty for the loan Burney offered tt
hang up" tlie gold t watch tab which
admiring fans had presented to him
j i in appreciation of his mighty pitch
‘i n g. Giving it to the proprietor, Bar
ney made this proposition;
“You let me have the five, which
will make ten I owe you, and T’ll make
Tris believe I’ve lost my fob. Then
he'll advertise for it and offer a re¬
ward of ien dollars.”
Battle;, got the second five and with
our delay It passed over the bar U
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out Delay It Passed Over the Bar to
the Proprietor in Exchange for More
Liquor.
Tests conducted at .the Geor a
Experiment Station indicate that .
Irish Cobbler and the Spau.U :-.g
Rose, two popular spring crop \*r-i
ties, may be used to advantage .or
planting a second crop in the Sc int¬
ern states. The small tubers of :nes«
varieties harvsted in May or -June ;
may be saved and planted in Jul . r
August, for a fall crop, but 'u.B
»eed does not always give a goodl
stand. To insure a good stand of
Cobblers or Rose for a second rop,
seed tubers similar to those used for
spring planting should be held over
in cold storage until time to plant
the fall crop. Such seed sprouts
quickly on being taken from cold
storage, and the resulting plants, un¬
der favorable weather’ conditions,
produce a good crop of medium s^eed
tubers. These potatoes are sui'aiile
for eating thruout the winter, or .{isy
may be stored in a place where they
will not freeze and used as seed for
planting the next spring* crop.
Irish Cobblers, Spaulding IJ>5e.
and Red Bliss raised as a second civp
at the Georgia Experiment SU4:'n
in the fall of 1919 were used as 3eed
for the spring crop of 1920. On liar
vesting this crop June 22, it *. 3 -.
found that the second crop or h un*
•grown seed of these three varieties
had produced yields whjch compared
favorably with seed, ot the same v.-.r'
eties obtained from Northern starts.
The Red Bliss was*use~d~in cur
tests, but we do npt advise people., o
plant this yariety either as a sprl.g
or fall crop, because It .is very sus¬
ceptible to insects and diseases a. d
does not yield as well- as the other
varieties.
Where it is p.ossibie to- irrigate'tiu
land fall crop potatoes may be plant¬
ed at any time in July, hut in uiiiribi
gated soil a better stand will be oS
tained if the seed is planted in damp
cool soil, following rain.
With the present snortage and re¬
sultant high price of Irifh potatoes,
efforts should be made to produce a
fall crop cf potatoes' for table use,
and for seed with’ which to raise a
spring crop.
J. A. McClintock,
Physiologist, Ga. Exp. Station.
Comedy in Make-Up.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stock spent Sat¬
urday and Sunday visiting the form¬
er’s parents at Hays. Stock of all
kinds look good. They came off ihe
wheat pasture, in fine shape and how
are en the grass.—Plainville (Kan.)
Times.
proprietor in exchange for
Their (lie wild performer wan
hack to the grounds. Trts
that he was outside, and, as
he needed a rescue pitcher
tlie game, be sent for Barney.
.came without protest and en¬
the clubhouse to dress. But Die
of the battle turned in the Giant
favor, and the left-hander wa^
called upon.
Shortly before the game ended
Larkin eahie upon the field
excitement. He rushed up to the
bench, exclaiming that
had lost his gold watch fob. Aftei
last tnnn was out Barney had
willing baseball workers and
umpires raking the field for the
that the saloonkeeper was holding
a reward!
According to Barney’s prophecy
Ford, kind-hearted - souL adver
vo lot ihe. "lost keepsake. "Walt
ng in Gtiicegn when the Giant-killer
wa« a telegram, charges col
which read: ’’P'ob found. Send
tea dollar reward."
But it wasn’t Barney’* escapades
troubled the manager so much as
effect his raw behavior might have
the morale of the team. This. too.
the acknowledged reputation
by the Giaut-killerg sans Lar¬
of helog the cleauest and most
buucb of ball piay^re In
country.
The club was proud of such a repu
This was what worried Trls
He Teh no anxiety lest Barney
'the team What the manager
was a call-down from biz
men. Perhaps something like
“Loek a-here, Trial We care some¬
for our good name If you don’t.
one Totten apple will spoil the whole
It's a sure thing one rounder
Barney Larkin will ruin nut repu-•
for decency and geutlemiinty
Barney leaves a red trail
over the circuit; and we're getting
of It. If you think there's noth
to our profession excepi wlnnlm.
games, whv well try someihiiiu
And ill’s- -• ’’■
(Continued next week.) -
NEW “MOTOR ALCOHOL”
MADE FROM MOLASSES.
Hail to lowly and sticky molasses!
From it is being, produced “motor
'icohol”—a substitute for gasoline.
Discovered by J. P. Foster, chem¬
ist of one of the big .sugar planta¬
tions on the island = of Maui, Hawaii,
production within the next three
months will be sufficient to furnish
fuel for all cars on the islands should
a gaoline shortage occur.
According to the first reports of
the new fuel, brought to San Fran
ci#co by District Manager F. E. Car
| ro jj of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
c f California v >• motor al
L »» gives more power, greater
mileage, easier starting and more
freedom from carbon than gasoline;
Ic can be used without an adjustment
of the carburator.
The new fuel is performing in au¬
tomobile, marine, stationary, truck
and tractor engines, in a 36 hour
test made with a 75 horsepower
tractor the consumption of “motor
alcohol” was four gallons an hour
compared to four and- a half gallons
.of gasoline in the same engine on the
same work. Examination of the cy¬
linders showed most of the old Car¬
bon deposit removed ana the remain¬
der so soft it could be removed jvith
the fingers.'
Sugar plantations have been let¬
ting their molasses run to wfast* or
burning it for potash recovery. Ni¬
trogen and phosphoric acid are $!sc
valuable by-products of molasses.
Now, however, production of the pew
fuel is found to be more profitable
than obtaining other by-products.
At present there is enough mo¬
lasses available to produce 9,000,000
gallons of “motor alcohol”—enough
to supply all automobiles in Hawaii.
Development of this industry will re¬
lease shipping space formerly used
for transporting gasoline from ihe
Uni*ed States. , -
•July 1, 1920 ’
SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES
Iu the Southern states it is possi¬
ble to grow two crops of Irish pota¬
toes each year—a spring crop plant¬
ed from January to April and har¬
vested from April to August, and a
fall crop planted in July" or August
and harvested from October to De¬
cember.
From Virginia south the Red iic
Cormick variety, also called the
Lookout Mountain, or Peach $low,
has come into «eneral use for faA
planting, because it grows well, and
a good crop in the fall* un¬
good growing conditions.
The White McCormick, a whi e
strain of the above varier ,
also used to some extent* for fi ll
■
The crop resulting from the plant¬
of either of these varieties ;s
for. human food, or as seed ' r
the next fall.
McCormick . potatoes user as a
crop in the Southern su.
a rank growth of tops, i. U
a few small tubers; theref
of this variety should be confr-'d
the fall or second crop of Irish po¬