Adapted
^
Ibtrtant crop in south
^Bjch Risks From Frosts as Menace
Birners of So-Called Corn Belt?
Only Necessary to Pulverize
V Soil to Absorb Moisture.
W (By a. H. ALFCRD.)
he long seasons of the south make
Peculiarly adapted to the cultivaH
of the corn crop, since there Is
r any riskB from early frosts
ching corn as there is in a large
Irt of what is now termed the corn
lit. The rainfall is sufficient to propco
maximum crops and it is only
pcessary to pulverize the soil and
ll it full of vegetable matter and
lant food for from 6 to 15 inches
nep so that It will ubsorb the rain
pd conserve the soil water by froLent
and shallow cultivation.
Upertile soil and good seed are esWsuccess
in corn growing,
^^roitliout thorough preparation of
IRoil before the seed is planted we
have "ho right to expect a good crop
of corn. If we will only give our lands |
the preparation th&t the farmers in
the central west give their lands we
can* by reason of climatic conditions
and natural tltness for the crop, easily
beat them in production, and the doing
of this is not a question of mere application
of so much fertilizer per acre.
The results of the experiment stations
seem to indicate that at the usual
price of corn and commercial fertilizers,
the protltable production of corn
upon commercial fertilizers is almost a
hopeless undertaking, unless the corn
crop Is grown in a systematic rotation
with nitrogen-gathering crops. The
Oeorgia station says: "That at present
prices of commercial fertilizers
they cannot be used with prollt." The
Ohio station states: "In no case has
the increase in the crop been sufficient
to pay cost of fertilizers." The Virginia
station says: "In no instance
did the nitrogen application give a
gain equal to its cost."
^An application of a medium amount
J fertilizer on average land will
toMtfj^^^Hually pay a profit. Ilarnyard ma
: valuable inthe
amount of available for
Iy in i!.i> son. anus numus to the
ind iuiproves the mechanical con>:is.
Le \ rage yield of corn In the
L about 15 bushels. It is an
l'-r <> Improve in yield and in
B Dm yield to an acre can
B be d< ubled with very little inB
bor or expense by plant^Bt<
: and more prolillc seed in adHn
'icreasing the fertility of the
l b> t>< tter methods of prepara^Bi
( ivation.
'v should be adapted to
s of the soil and climate
BW A is grown. There is 110 crop
grown that is *0 much influenced by
being . tramferjed from north to
south of the section where the corn
Is to be grown. Therefore, we should
avoid sending north or south of our
latitude for seed, but should take at
the start the best corn attainable that 1
has been long grown in our latitude
and through careful selection, year
after year, bred tip.
Tho average corn grower plows
plants and cultivates one fourth to
one-third of his corn acreage without
receiving anything for his labor. This
CORN GROWERS' RULES.
1?Save Seed Before Oct. 1st.
2?Test Each Ear.
3?Grade the Seed and Test
the Planter.
4?Improve the Seed.
5?Do Not Import Seed.
6?Do Not Continue Without a
Rotation of Crops.
7 n ~ 11.1 r*_ti ? ......
i?uu niui rouow uais Witn
Com.
is because of the vacant hills aud barren
stalks attributable to poorly selected
seed.
The method of planting must be
adapted to the section and nature of
the land. Where the soil is high and
dry soil, or where very dry weather
is likely to prevail during the growing
season, planting corn in the water
furrow is probably best. The soil
can be gradually worked to the corn.
Where the laud Is well drained, it is
generally best to plant the corn on a
level so that Hat, shallow cultivation
may bo practiced to the best advantage.'
On wet lands, it is usually
best to plant on beds and give the
corn ridge cultivation.
The result of the experiment stations
seem to indicate that it makes
no particular difference in yield
whether the corn is nlnnttMi in nm?
or in drills.
The distance apart in rows and
drills must be settled for each locality
and each particular soil. The i
amount of moisture and fertility of J
the soil must be considered in do- I
elding the distance in the drill. Where i
the soil is light and dry. weather usually
dry during the growing season,
best results are generally obtained by
having the rows four or five feet I
Apart, with one etalk every three feet i
- .
I
m
apart in the row. Where such ihln
planting is uecessary, it is generally
preferable to plant soy beans, pea
nuts, or some other crop between tLs
corn rows.
The cultivation of the corn crop
should always be level and shallow, except
in low, undrained lands, where
it may be necessary to plant in ridge*
and to keep the middle clear to assist
in drainage. The first cultivation
should be made before the corn conies
out of the ground, and the best implement
to use is the harrow to merely
break the crust and allow the corn
io come up easily and uniformly. Then
follow with a harrow or weeder, going
both ways, and after the corn gets
six or eight Inches tall, the two-horse
cultivator, which enables the operator
to cultivate both sides of a row at
once, is the best impleim nt to use.
It is always much easier and mora
satisfactory to prevent the growth of
weeds or destroy them soon after the
seeds germinate than it is to attempt
their destruction after they have attained
a firm, fast hold The sectional
steel harrow, or the weeder. on light
lands Aill of humus and so on are the
implements to use in cultivation.
The later cultivation after the corn
gets tall is the small-tooth, one-horse
cultivator. Worked in this way the
roots are unharmed and the moisture
is kept right where they seek it.
Many carefully made experiments
have shown that the stalks, leaves
and shucks of corn have a feeding
value equal to the grain. Of course,
if we let the stalks stand In the field
until the grain is fully matured the
GOOD PLACES TO HANG
SEED,
1?Dry Ventilated Cellar.
2?Dry Attic or Spare Room.
3?Dry Ventilated Shed.
4?Any Dry Ventilated Building.
BAD PLACES TO HANG SEED.
1?Stable Over or Near Stock.
2?Over Oats or Corn.
3?Damp Cellar.
4?Closed Attic Over Kitchen.
5?Any Damp Close Place.
6?Out in Sunshine.
stover will be of very little value. Hut
if the corn is cut while the fodder is
still green and untouched by frost,
that is, as soon as the ears ate well
glazed, and is cured in the shocks, tha
fodder is of far more value for feeding.
The most important and valuable
invention in the connection with the
corn crop in recent years has been
the invention of the silo, into which
the green corn is cut, preserved in a
succulent state for winter feeding and
for tiding over a drought in the sum*
mer when the grasses fail in the pastures.
The silo is indispensable to
the breeder of either beef or dairy
cattle.
^ .More corn brings into use the pastures
and idle lauds of th * farms. It
is a basis for the cheaper food supply
for the masses. Therefore, the production
of an abundant supply of corn
is one of the essentials of good farming.
The south will be prosperous
when the necessary corn is grown
within her borders.
Where it is common only to gather
the grain and then turn the cattle into
the field to glean thr- fodder, that,
standing in the frost had become practically
worthless, the cattle ranging
over the soft and wet ground, puddle
the soil and do serious injury to it in
the future cultivation Then, too. the
land is left hare all winter and loses
fertility in winter rains, when it
should have the green cover crops on
it at all times.
Modern machinery has greatly
lessened the labor of cutting and
shocking the corn. We now have machines
to cut and bind the corn, and
we have the buskers and shredders
that separate tho corn from the stover
and tear up the whole stalks and
leaves into such a shape that not only
is a far larger portion eaten, but the
waste part is in such a shape that it
makes valuable bedding.
SAND FOR THE SICK CHICKS
Kansas Farmer Saves Many of Hi#
Little Fellows by U?e of Gravel
?Remedy for Lice.
(Dy J. D. K-JNTKIl.)
I see so often in the paper of pou
pie being troubled with white di
urrhoea In their chicks Three years
ago we lost most all of our young
chicks witli this disease and 1 concluded
It was the want of sand, so
this year we have sie?ed sand for
them when they are on?* day old and
put a little bran on millet and wheat
and corn chop, all mixed, equal parts,
on the sand?just a little so they will
get more sand than the mixture, and
this year 1 have 1">0 and have scarcely
lost a chick. I had f>t> little ones
and did not lose one until 1 ran out of
uand, when one died and the oth. rs
looked bad. so we got the sand right
away and they picked up immediately.
For mite lice we use a pint of grease
and one quart of coal oil and a pint
of crude carbolic acid and take a swab
or turkey wing and till all the crevices
in the chicken houses with the mix- ,
lure and we have not seen any of the
lice since two years ago, barring one
or two times In the summer when
I went right at the roosts with the
mixture and they quickly* disappeared.
Locate Borers.
The drops of gum which exude
'rom the roots of the peach trees show
ivhere the borers are.
' * I
I
TOO MUCH IN IE
By GEORGE ELMER COBB.
"No use?I'm too much in love!" '
declared Harvev Dallas
The young attorney closed with a
slam the law book he had been look- |
ing at listlessly for an hour or more, i
seized his hat and left the office.
"I won't KtillllJ it llliv it- It.t
told himself as he reached the street.
"I've shown Nellie that I love her in
every way I could, without actually
telling hi r so. I'll tell her tonight,
and end the misery! 1 am to see
her homo from the musicule, and it
will be just my chance.
Charming Nellie Davetial had been
in his thoughts all the morning. She
was in his thoughts more than ever,
as Dallas strolled down the principal
business street of the town and
then turned into a thoroughfare.
Everything seemed to suggest the
precious object of his meditations.
As Dallas passed a fruit store he
noticed Miss Esther Kimbell, i dainty
basket at her elbow, paying the store
keeper.
Miss Esther Kimbell was a newcomer
in Springvillc. but she was
the chosen particular friend cf
Nellie.
In the same place Harvey had observed
Nevil Treseott. Nevil was '
cashier in the local bank. He it was
who had lirst introduced Harvey to
Nellie.
Nevil was the shyest young man
that ever approached a young lady.
Since her arrival Harvey had known
that Nevil worshiped the handsome
brunette. Miss Kimbell. at a distance.
In his usual blundering way Nevil
seemed anxious to speak to Miss Kimbell,
but got as far as the fruit bus1.
* ? ? . % . . -
n<-i, iiiiu i-umigt'u ins imnu. Flushing
furiously he bolted for the door
of the little shop, unseen by the unconscious
object of his adoration.
"Poor fellow?bashful as ever."
smiled Harvey, ami passed on his
way. His thoughts came buck to his
own affairs, and he was absorbed in
phrasing the words he would emv
*' 1
{ I
i \
It Was Addressed to "Miss Esther
Kimbeii."
ploy in confessing his love to Nellie,
when li" found ho had made a. detour
of several squares and had again
nached the principal village street.
Miss Kitubell, carrying the fruit
basket had just crossed the street ::?>
feet ahead of Harvey. As she clear
ed the curb a sealed envelope fell
from the basket.
Harvey hurried forward and secured
it. A glance showed that It
was addressed to "Miss Ksther Kim
bell." Harvey barely knew her. having
met her casually only twice. \
small boy was passing. Harvey halt- |
ed him.
"Hurry after that young lady and
give her this letter." directed Harvey.
The lad did as directed; Harvey noticed
Miss Kimbell pause and take
the letter, but regard it in silent wotderment.
Then she apparently askel
the boy in question. He pointed at
Harvey, just turning the corner.
"She asked me who gave it to me,'
reported the lad, catching up wit*i
Harvey, "and I told her it was you.'
l/hi you ien ner she Hud droppe.'
the letter* out of her basket?" ques*tioned
Harvey.
"No, I didn't know that."
The incident passed quickly from
Harvey's mind. He concluded his
speech mentally. In high satisfaction
he anticipated the effect it would have
upon liis inamorataAt
eight o'clock that evening Harvey
proceeded to Nellie's home, lie ,
carefully went over his pet speech !
twice on his way, to he met with a
decided shock at the doorway of the
Davenal home. | I
Nellie's sister answered Ills ring,
to advise him that Nellie herself was
suffering from a headache and could
not go to the musicalo that eve- 1
ning. ; '
"No?no other word?" stammered
the disappointed Harvey.
"No, sir," replied the pert miss 1
rather chillily. he fancied, and Harvey |
retreated, aghast. (
The next was a restless, unsatisfac- i
tory day for Harvey. He could hard* (
ly wait until evening to call upon his |
lady love. Again Nellie's sister met :
him at the door to inform him that i
Nellie had gone to visit some rela- I
0
tlves in the city, and might not re- '
turn for n month.
And no further message! What
did it mean? Had Nellie divined his
intentions, and, caring nothing for
bint, thus speedily* terminated their
t ompanionship?
In a wretched state of misery the
disconsolate Harvey wandered about
the streets, sun, moon and stars seeming
forever blotted out of the sky. He
had no heart for company, and evad
?n up mis aim acquaintances. Ho
had to halt, however, as an eager
voice hailed him, and Nevil Troscott
came running tin to hitn. They paused
under a friendly lamii post.
" 1 teen trying to liml you all the evening."
pronounced Nevil breathlessly.
and Harvey noticed that his
dejected face and mournful eyes betokened
that he was laboring under
some unusual stress of trouble.
"What's the row?" queried Harvey,
rather indifferently.
"Harvev," answered Nevil with a
groan." it's all over!"
"What is?"
"Ksther Miss Kimbell. 1 staked
everything on a bold move and?lost
out."
"Oh, then you have proposed to
her. eh?" questioned Harvey, with a
sort of seltish bitter satisfaction in
realizing that some one else in the
world was in the same unhappy boat
with himself.
"Yes. in a way. I got word to her
that 1 loved her. You know how timid
1 am. I didn't dare to toll her so
to her face. She was to tie a blue
ribbon to the shutter of her room if
siie eared for me. No blue ribbon,"
and Nevil sighed dismally.
"Try again." suggested Harvey, too
deep in the blues himself to give a fellow
sufferer any comfort.
"I'm going to resign and go west
and become a hermit," declared N?v
vil desiieriit el v
"Oh. you'll gut over it." insisted
Harvey, himself wondering how ho
was going to recover from the death
blow to his own ardent hopes.
Harvey managed to get rid of his
disconsolate friend and resumed his
lonely stroll. It took him by the
Kimbell place. Just as he was passing
its guto a soft voice halted
him:
"Oh. Mr. Dallas?one moment
please."
Harvey halted in some surprise, lie
noticed that Miss Kimbell was very
much flustered.
"I hardly know what to say to you
or how to say it." she stammered in
an irresolute way. "The note you
wrote me?"
"The what!" involuntarily exclaimed
Harvey.
"That you sent me by that boy,"
faltered Miss Kimbell.
"Why, I sent you no note," explained
Harvey. "I saw it fall out of your
basket, and had the boy return it to
you."
"Saw it?fall?out?of?the ? basket!"
repeated Miss Kimbell iu utter
mystification. "Who put it there in
the tlrst. place?"
"I'm sure 1 don't know," replied
llarxey. "If you still have the note,
you might show it to me. I certainly
will be glad to help you solve this
enigma," and a minute later he was
in the parlor of the house examining
the note in question.
A broad smile crossed Hnrvev's
face as he read the brief, extraordinary
missive. It spoke of love?
and a blue ribbon! and was unsigned.
'Do you know who wrote it?" inquired
Miss Kiinbell eagerly.
"I think I do my friend NevilTrescott,
and lie is one of the best fellows
in the world."
"1 think -o>. too." murmured Ksther,
and she blushed eonseiously "I have
iloi.e you a great wrong.'.Mr. I?allas,"
she added Bravely. "1 supposed you
wrote it. I told Nellie, and ?"
"A word from you will rectify it
all!" cried Harvey buoyantly.
The word was sent by wire, to
Nellie. Another word later that
made Nevil Treacott happy, and there
was a double wedding.
(Copyright, lltki, !>i W. Chapman.)
SOCIETY WITH HIGH PURPOSE
Safeguarding of Human Life the
Idea of Recently Instituted Organization.
Believing that a human life Is worth
more than a dollar. Abraham Lincoln
Graham, owner of a printing shop in
Manhattan, has organized the Society
for the Protection of Life.
Mr Graham was the father of a
child who was killed by a trolley car
in Jersey City five years ago. He
brought an action against the company
because lie believed it had been
negligent, and the jury gave a verdict
for one dollar, in effect holding that
a child's life is worth only one do!
lar. This came to ht* known us the
"dollar a 1 if?" .ease.
Mr. Graham and those associated
with him i" the new society believe
that they cat: increase the valuation
at human life i.. the courts, hut main
ly their object is to prevent accidents
rather than to obtain redress, sifte'
hcchU nts have happened. They in
lead to teaeli children to cross streets
with caution, not to play with
matches and to avoid hazardous pas
times. They also expect to be able
to reduce the number of tires and ao
cddetits in factories.
Gentleman and Seffragette.
Remaps tin* captain ->f the French
liner l>a Provence has the solution aft
r all. When Mrs. Pankhurst an
nounced that she would hunger strike
>n the then prospective return voyage
lie politely said: "I am too much of
i gentleman to insist upon the !nd>
fating against her will."?Cincinnati
Enquirer.
msriiNGT
Only Two Steps to Get Oi
>SIII\(!Ti).\. i'lmrlos A. Kram. aud
VT dcpartim nt at Washington. at one ti
lountry printing oHice. His stories of co
, . ,: at the Capitol
?a I I ' ciote to illusti
JO II some of the i
W<)l?U At one time
I ^ry*'T. matters to a
?/* eertain colon
iL i?oy??i sheet
N yLQ-j?^ ^W>.v4^m^r tributed as hi
staff who
having accutn
** *le*' ^ traordlnary a
colonel with the tlire.it to resign unless it
" 'licsinn.' shouted tlte indignant color
rum tiend! Itestnn! Why, you'd be as hi
couldn't lind as much shelter without me
wood Vou ingrate! 1 have supported y<
and now when 1 am temporarily enibarr
me! Why, if you ever dared to do a th
with all the vitrolie power of my pen! Yc
and no decent man who reads my Journal
"Whereupon the printer turned up his
" 'Denounce me!" he said with line d
for support, 'no ahead and do your wors
two steps and be outside of your circular
Secretary Joseph P. Tumi
AMONtl the many duties which fall to
president's secretary, is that of censoi
mi thi* nriwifli'tit'K mnil ntnl #??* M^
and one tin* president could tun do wiv
bo saw everybody and read everything
for his inspection In* couldn't get any s
could In* perform his duties.
For that reason, if you have any perso
ness with the president of the Fnlted Stj
had best see Mr. Tumulty. He is the ens
in Washington to have a chat with. If y
a congressman or a newspaper corresponc
can see and speak with Mr. Tumulty w
hour. And if tin* petitioner's mission is
president need know of personally, the |
will see the petitioner or know of the
within live minutes Hut if it isn't?th
Tumulty, for all his blue eyes and yel
and beautiful complexion is a wall of ;
one million miles high The white enaua
between the secretary's big room and the
ineffective barrier that a humming bird
Joe Tumulty, raising his soft Irish voice
one:
"No, sir. rou can't sec the president
Then it becomes the great wall of t'l
The president, in the simple bucolic
New Jersey and iust fixing to be chief <
would have that door open all the time,
it wasn't because of anarchists or lunat
naturally h.sii't tine to tuss with the p
him every day.
!t Was i-jer Debut Into I
!F you had been in Washington the 22d
taw'ney-haircd Victor Murdoch of Kan
leader of the Progressive party In the In
to tie* Iienry I
fYUP HArTA ftAVf ~~\ year old daugl
AfFlPAvir> AH OtUFK tniMC'i ' It was the
) ^ * "7 ^ Mnrdoi k
f was her delni
^ T - ' t, \" s Me i I
| | d < st runger Rett#
Lj v,g ,3 i^Wl/l ,,rsl Krnil?.
njv-5 ",sn'1 u t<K
Cj L>- so much red
school?" asked Mr. Murdock.
"There isn't any red tape. All you h
leave her. We do the rest." '
"Hut I was talking to the principal, r
aflidavis ami certificates and a dozen (
leader
"lie told you'" exclaimed the pretty
isn't a man. it's a woman. Mrs. ('. It Soi
Just then the imposing-looking man
walked by.
"Isn't that the principal?" he inquirer
"No. indeed, Mr. Murdock!" laughed
clpal he's our Janitor!"
Stamps Licked to Order Di
CI I HIS TSM AS gift givers this year wi
stamps when they affix the proper p
unless they wish to. for the postottice de
that its postmasters and their assistant
attend to that duty if required.
The innovation Is put in force in the i
of le tter mail service during the holid
; nil ts expected to facilitate the movemen
? ast crush of matter thai will tax the r<
i the department's many employes
Orders were issued to postmasters
postage when required on mail matter of
< nd, third and fourth class, th?# latter belli;
post matter The stamps will be pre-canei
the plan is expected to prevent the greu
of time experienced by postodlce patron
waiting In line to buy postage and mu
packages
"Under such authorization," declared 1
tor General Burleson, "when a parcel is pr
for mailing, the clerk receiving It. after ci
indorse on the parcel the amount of the
by an employe of the postoffice."
The postmaster general l<i lieves his p
time to the department ks well as to the
PN CITY "51
inTS
itside the Circulation
Itor for the United Str.f s ;?o\'.tofhce
too in his younger days worked In u
untry newspaper editors are famous
I. where he often intorjeits an anecrate
a point when appearing before
congressional committees.
. when he was explaining circulation
committee he told of the yarn of a
el who was the editor of a flamin
Hie south, which sometimes disgh
as a hundred copies a week.
I had .an old tramp printer on his
Id slick type and drink whisky with
y than any other man in the world
alive, ttirnished him with a half dollien.
and always put him off with ar;
r whenevei the genius would muko
for buck pay. One day the printer,
ulated an extra fine jag and an exmount
of dignity, approached the
le ghost walked.
lei. 'You low-lived companion of the
>1 ,.l..ou .... .. I." ?." I- .U =~
.j..- f.-> * uuiic iii -.lit: wuuuh. 1 liu
as could a vagrant fox in a Strang*
uu in case and luxury for no return
assed you threaten to turn against
tug like ?hat I would denounce you
>u would be scourged with my scorn
1 would look at you again!'
i nose.
ignlty. while leaning upon the desk
t! I don't care. Why, 1 could take
Ion!' "
ilty Is a Real Censor
the lost of Joseph 1'. Tumulty, tho
p. His right of selection Is exercised
lg list. It is benevolent censorship
hout. If
designed I! II fYOUCAHY]
"or SfE THE
nal busl- (
adamant. ^vi?5
. ! in silili 'l? t kooniQ t? n?utr o
might demolish with his hill until
a little, remarks to an Importunate
una.
days when he was a governor of
xecutlve of the nation, thought ho
! tut he has changed his mind. And
ios. either. It was because he juHt
eople and the things that confront
3ublic School Circles
of September you might have seen
sas, militant, eager and optimistic
nise of representatives, on his way
I). Cooke school with his little sevenliter
by his side.
tirst day of school and little Miss
going to enter the lirst grade. It
t into public school circles,
enry 1> Cooke school is an linposid
to be one of the finest examples
leture in the country. Kverything
iposing the broud front steps, the
lemblv ball. Hut most imposing of
ntleman whom Representative Murabout
the requirement* ot a little
ng a seat in the lirst grade.
Murdock found the teachur of the
> bud 11 person has to go through
tape to get a child in the public
avo to do Is to bring the child and
ind he told me I would have to get
ither things," said the Progressive
teacher in surprise. "Our principal
i with whom Murdock had talked
I "lie was the man who told me."
the teacher. "He la r?o? the prlntiring
Christmas Rash
II not he forced to lick their
oMago to their parcels for mailing
part merit announced the other day
s would
gn^T) f/dTVlLU YOU
ntereats J I LICK TH'SrAM?S|
"r:
II their
'oHtmas ?
nllc< ting the requlrert pontage, may
postage, which later Wltl he affixed .3
I
ilar: will result in u fc.'tkt saving In
people.
i ?H