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The advocate., 1897-11-10

longs to the professional breeder and
not to the school or the experiment sta
tion. The circumstances which may
have excused the forcing Of little ag-
rlculture into the college in the form
of q bull; the conditions which produced
an acCentuation of the fine stock fea-
ture under the Anderson regime, and the
circumstances which still further de-
Veloped the business Of breeding under
President Fairchild, have passed away.
The college is little tied to Its past and
is resOlutely facing the present and the
future; 1t is in sympathy with the eX-
pertinent station feature provided for
by Congress and can now as well as at
any time drop out what 1t does not want
and add to according 10 the needs Of the
age.
"The dairy school soon to be estab-
lished will be in line with the new de-
VelOpment in which Kansas Is forging
rapidly to the front. The college Is
fortunate in having in the chair OF agri-
culture a man of large experience In
practical dairying-PrOf. H. M. COttrell,
who up to September / superintended
ex-Vice President Morton's dairy farm at
Rhineclifr, ~ Y.
Friends of the college-indeed all
loyal Kansans without regard to party
will rejoice in the great prosperity, the
increased number of students and the
changes herein referred to in our Agri-
cultural college"
The advocate., 1897-11-10
Too Fat for Foreigners.

The Kansas and Missouri farmer is
quite sure that the fatter he makes his
hogs the better condition they are in
for market. In one sense he Is right.
The fatter the hog the more pounds
he will weigh, and those who buy of
him buy by weight. But there Is an
other sense in which his idea is a mis-
taken one. When reduced to bacon
and shipped to foreign markets the very
fat hog is not so valuable as the one
that is leaner. Secretary Wilson has
been making Investigations along this
line, and his discoveries are worth the
careful attention of every farmer who
turns his corn into pork.
The bacon of Canada and Denmark,
the Secretary found, sells for twice as
much a pound in England as the bacon
from the United States. This is because
the American bacon, according to the
British idea, is too fat Mr.. Bull likes
a streak of fat and a streak of lean,
and Is willing to pay for It, And MIR.
Bulls taste in this matter cannot Sc
riOusly be found fault with. Most peo-
pie in this country prefer their bacon
in the same way and would cheerfully
pay extra for 1t If assured they were
getting the well-streaked sort.
The time has passed when the con-
sumer can be compelled to accept what
ever the producer sees fit to market.
The farmer who is to profit most from
his industry must make an intelligent
study of the market he is to supply,
and shape his methods accordingly.
There Is not a particle Of reason why
bacon made In Kansas and Missouri
The advocate., 1897-11-10
ArtiChokes.

In a recent issue of the Practical
Farmer, an Indiana farmer who has
been making a practical test Of the mer-
it's OF artichokes, gives his conclusions
as follows: II have tried the white
Jerusalem artichoke and am we'll pleased
with the result. We have twO-acre
lot, one end of which is partitiOned off
into small pens and provided with
houses suitable for one SOW; the bal
ance of the lot is planted in artichokes.
The soil is deep, rich, black, sandy
soil. Artichokes do exceedingly well on
it, producing several hundred bushels
each year. In suitable weather, when
the ground is not frozen, we turn the
sows and pigs in and let them root.
About the first Of April we take the
hogs out and run the plow through the
patch, throwing it up in ridges, which
leaves 1t in good condition for the hogs
to harvest the next crop. The hogs al
ways leave enough in the ground to seed
the patch. We never dig any OF them,
but If we had root cellar l would grow
more Of them or some other kind Of
roots for our stock. In Farmers Bulle-
tin No. %, issued by the Department Of
Agriculture, is given the composition
Of artiChokes and other roots, and by
comparing them I find the artiChoke to
be as rich in food elements as the other
roots. They cost but little to grow them
and the brood sows do the harvesting.
Brood sows and growing pigs need some
kind Of roots or green food to keep them
in healthy condition, and as a large
majority of the farmers in the corn belt
are not provided with suitable tools to
cultivate root crops, their hogs are fed
on grain the entire winter. would not
advise any one to plant them ON high
priced land; and where one Is prepared
to cultivate and store other root crops
it might not be profitable to grow them.
am experimenting little with mangel
wurzels and sugar beets, and If they
prove to be cheaper and better will
discard the artichOkes, but in the mean
time they are worth more to me than
any other crop l could raise on the same
ground. An objection usually made to
them is that they are bad to spread, but
| have not found them so. The seed
does not grow, and l have no fear of
getting rid Of them should ever want
to-"
The advocate., 1897-11-10
Manurial Changes Necessary.

A Missouri farmer writes that he has
been using bone meal on his wheat land
for a number of years, and that his
father did the same thing. He says up
to three or four years ago this wheat
field was considered the best in his
section, but for some reason or another,
for the last year or two there has been
a great falling off. He got less bushels
to the acre, and besides, the wheat It
self was not as plump and good a
quality as before. Our friend writes
that he does not know much about fer
tilizers and wants to know what Is
the matter with his land.
In reply, M. J. s., In Farmers Voice,
says: The above Is a sample Of many
The advocate., 1897-11-10

along the same line. It is certainly an
important one, and the farmers are now
beginning to find 1t out. To give our
correspondent as full an answer as pos
sible, let us try and get at the bottom
Of the matter. We have all learned that
plants must be fed just the same as
animals, with well-balanced food, and
in feeding them we furnish their food
either in the form Of natural manures
like cow manure, horse manure, ETC., or
else by putting on artificial manures
like phosphates, bone meal, nitrates,
ammoniates or potash products. It has
been found that Of all the different
ingredients In soil only three Of them
become exhausted sufficiently to call for
renewal. These three are phosphoric
acid, nitrogen and potash. We there
fore call a complete food one that fur
nishes all three OF these ingredients.
Stable manure contains them, and for
this reason stable manure Is used as a
fertilizer. The supply of stable ma
nure, however, is so limited as to be
totally inadequate for the purpose Of
furnishing the necessary plant food to
growing crops, hence nature has come
to the rescue by furnishing certain min
erals, which, when properly prepared
and applied to the soil, will produce
bountiful crops.
"There are different raw materials
which can be used as sources Of phos-
phoriC acid, nitrogen and potash respect
lively, and when they are put together
and placed on the market for sale they
are known as commercial fertilizers.
These commercial manures, as pre-
Viously stated, are used for the purpose
of supplying the necessary plant food,
that is, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and
potash, to the growing crop.
"Now, in the case of our Missouri
friend, he has been using bone meal
alone, and we find on looking up the
chemical analysis Of bone meal that
it contains about 20 per cent. of phos-
phorlC acid and per cent Of nitrogen,
but as there is no potash in this material
the wheat crop during all Of these years
has been drawing on the natural sup
ply of potash in the soil, which has,
of course, been greatly reduced, and
what remains in the soil may not be
in state to be of immediate benefit
to the growing crop. Such being the
case, the crop suffers for lack Of sufi-
cient nourishment and falls OFF accord
ingly.
1T is a peculiar fact that neither one
of these plant ingredients can take the
place Of the others, nor can an excess
of one compensate for the lack Of an
other--al must be present, and in sufl-
cient quantities to thoroughly satisfy
the appetites of the plant, which, by
the way, is greatly increased by thor
ough and careful cultivation. 1t is also
much easier and more economical to
keep up the fertility OF soil than to
build 1t up again after having been
neglected for a number Of years"
NJ IT, q, pa-oS
The advocate., 1897-11-10
Origin Of Forests,

The life of plants as well as of ami
mails began in the water, and from water
plants of simple structure there grad
ually developed the forms fitted to thrive
upon land, writes William ]. Hopkins,
in Chicago Record. The first land plants
of whi h we have evidence, although
probably not the first that existed, were
fern-like in character. AS their num-
ber became greater the crowding forced
each plant to reach out higher after
the sunlight and air. In this struggle
for existence began that evolution OF
those most fitted to survive, which has
resulted In the forms that we know to-
day. Those which developed the tall
est trunks conquered the shorter va
rieties and forced them either to die out
completely or to occupy less favorable
situations. The trees of the first great
forests, which became the beds of coal
of the principal conforming period,
were weak in structure, not far removed
from the ferns, with pithy trunks, re-
quiring much moisture and warmth.
They were not well adapted to propagate
and spread, as their seeds were very
small and incapable of withstanding
rigorous conditions. From these forms
there gradually developed the trees and
palms somewhat resembling the pres
ent cone-bearing forms, or evergreens,
this process of development continuing
until in comparatively recent ages came
the prevailing trees Of our modern for
ests. These may be divided into two
great classes--the narrow-leaved, cone
bearing trees, or evergreens, and the
broad-leaved trees, which usually shed
their leaves in the autumn. All have
a great advantage over the earliest
forms in their strong trunks, capable
of supporting great weight Of branches
and leaves and enabling them to attain
heights of 100 to 800 feet above the
earth. The fight for place and existence
is now chiefly between the evergreens
and the broad-leaved or deciduous trees,
and in this struggle the brOad-leaved
trees are so far superior that the ever
green's have already been driven to a
great extent to the less temperate, cold
regions, or to the drier and less favor
able soils.
The distribution of forest trees de-
pends not only upon the characteristics
Of the particular kind and its adapta-
bility to the soil and climate, but also
upon the chance of distribution of the
seed and the provision against its de-
struction by animals. Many trees are
subject to the depredations of various
insect enemies which may prevent seed
ing or may even destroy the tree, and
the seeds of most trees form a more or
less palatable food for birds or beasts.
Some trees are better protected than
others against these chances of destruc-
ton, and the better protected trees
stand a correspondingly better chance
The advocate., 1897-11-10

should sell for less in the markets of
the world than the bacon made in Can
ada or Denmark, and there is certainly
something radically wrong when 1t
brings only half as much.-Kansas City
Journal.
The advocate., 1897-11-10
Those Dreadful Sores

They Continued 60 Spread IN Spite
oS Treatment but Now They are
Healed "A Wonderful Work.
"For many years / have been o great
sufferer with varicose veins on one of my
limbs. My foot and limb became dread
fully swollen. When stood up could
feel the blood rushing down the veins OF
this limb. One day accidentally hit my
foot against some object and sore broke
out which continued to spread and was
exceedingly painful. I concluded /
needed blood purifier and began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. In a short time
those dreadful sores which had caused
me so much suffering, began to heal. /
kept on faithfully with Hoods sarsapa-
rilla, and in a short time my limb was
completely healed and the sores gave me
no more pain. cannot be too thankful
for the wonderful work Hoods sarsapa-
rilla, has done for me-" MRS. A. r.
gibson, Hartland, Vermont.
OOd'S Satsan psfiiia
Is the best-ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. % cents.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23
San Francisco Races.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb &--At Ingle-
sl4e today the initial event az one nile
WIS captured by imp. Fullerton Lass.
With odds % 100 70 ! agalnst her. The
chief interest centeued In the White Seal
stsRes. valued. at 5000 sor e-year-old
aWles. an even dozen youngsters lining up,
one OF whom was Rosc~monde, by imp. or
monde Fairy Rose. Rosorfno2de s. the
second horse by this famous sire 20 make
her as,f,earance On the turf, The My
s-ot wei OF. assumed the lead and looked
very much ike a winner a furlonE from
ths wire. bat gave % up ~ this stsse, be-
ing pa -sef by Burns and WateThouse ;
frr,p Maxim-Napa niiy. Napau1hx. who
won by six lengths. and Queen Nab. wao
nipped second place from Rosorn onae hy
a head. -Four gavor.tss. one th3r1 enc &c
and an outsider secured iyst Races
weather iine. track s1ow. Results:
one rnile-Imp. Fullerton Lass Won.
one raIls-F'orual wen Tine. l4fz-
w5}e and furiong Iva ole NoHs- me.
.5eis -, 49,.
i,.,s-s~ $aparasx WON. Time. .
Hnrfle handicap mite auA 1ne-eiEhth-~
r,,'1slr-fo- won. Tine. 2.0s1z.
SIx s,lrlo,Es-P Preston Won. Tine. III.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23
Officers of the Meet.
Home with Color. Plying.

The 9:5 Flyer brought back from Taco
ma about Ioe Seattle enthusiasts who at
tended the Tacoma Athletic clubs indoor
athletic meet yesterday afternoon The
Y. NJ. g. A. alone had a party OF over NJ
~ 10 cheer their men. while the l.. OF w
had nearly as many.
Both the 4. Of ". aud the T. NJ C A
teams did excellent work, the former con-
sisting Of only six men, and winning
twenty-five points. The Y. NJ. c. A had
more men entered and Won twenty-five
points. The results we're in Seatties
favor a. 70 points, the local ath stss hav-
Ing wen fifty points 20 Tacoma 5 forty.
The star % the meet Was Don Palmer Of
the 4. OF w who won hts heat IN the
thirty-flve and fifty-yard dashes, was FIRST
in the high jump, and by magnificent run
ming beat Bushell out In the last lap OF
the relay race and Won that event for his
team
Elder. OF the Y. NJ c. A. won the $50
yard run very prettily. and Knipe took
first In the half mile walk. Grant Calhoun,
$. A. c.. was a very close second In the
thirty-fve-y yard dash. NcManue and Bur
rows. OF the 5. \. c., won first and sec
ond in the pole vault.
The meet was a remarkably good one
in every way. and reflects credit upon the
Tacoma Athletic cub. The exposition
building provided plenty OF room. but un-
fortunately was not heated as had been
promissd.
Frank Atkins. the local high jumper. did
not compete. preferriug 20 stay out of an
event In which he was 50 severely handi-
capped.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23
WOMEN MAY SEE THE FIGHT
Ladies'" Said 10 he Anxious TO Wit
ness the Contest Between Cor
bett and FitEsimmons.

CARSON. New. Feb. -WashinEton's
birthday at Carson was not observed hy
any formal ceremonies. Talk has been
divided between the reported Indian up
rising In the Pyramid lake reservation
and the prize fight. Corhett increased his
work today. while F1tzslmmons did very
little
There g. nothing new regarding the
match FOR George Green Stuart IS nego-
tistInE 70 secure match with the winner
% the Tracy Ryan fight az Syracuse to-
ntgat. Secretary Wbeelock said negotis-
tAons are going on with TWO or three good
men IN the East 70 meet Green. bat as
get there IS nothing definite 70 give out
Wheeiock said 20 an Associated Press
reporter today.
The United States urging the manage
uNant "a a low ladies 90 witness the big
fight We have not a. yet passed on
shat question. by9t I presume Stuart win
few days 10 decide che matter. Person
atty see no objection The lEh- Wii Do
conducted under protection - The Jaw
and the sfr!ctest order VII Pc ugatntalnsd
I see no reason why women may not As
we'll aftend the dEhf az ere theater or A
football game Numerous orders for
seats are arriving No seats WI be ass
signed unfn ire plans % che arena are
completes The money received Tor ttr EefS
ISL - du5y crefifesi 20 he sender s1d the
applicant ~ given preference over alt
subsequent orders
Ground vas broken todav az the race
track ara Itrrraer Is bsinE dumped on che
site an6 carpenters wiA he pat 10 work
tou1o-roug. and the force WIZ BE lncT-a -
aaIIy e. she work pr9Eresses- Touight
4 = ciear ant ccslH- Wfth pros poets Eaod
for continued rrt<aF weather.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23
Items eff Interest 10 CyeIt~ts.

The event among Seattle cyclists this
week viii be the meeting al the municipal
court room tomorrow evening TO consiier
the report OF the committee on reorgani
ton OF the Queen City Cycle Club.
During the past three or four days the
bike has made it's appearance In all parts
Of the city. II Is evident that the craze"
as some people see fit 10 call 1t, has not
died out This season will see a decided
increase In the number Of wheels in Sc
attic.
According 10 DR.. Abbott. OF the Massa-
chusetts board Of health. the death rate
from consumption IS decreasing In very
satisfactory manner, especially among
women He attributes the Improvement
TO outdoor work among the people and the
healthful exercise gained by cycling.
IL is the opinion of such riders and train
ers Billie Young. Asa Windle Eddie
Bald, Charles Murphy. Tom Butler. Star
buck and Teddy Goodman that the coming
cycle racing season will eclipse anything
ever seen in this country. They say that
every indication points 10 Increased inter-
est in racing matters. They argue that
many patrons of baseball. horse racing
and kindred sports viii be found at the
cycle tracks this year.
The knickerbocker Athletic Club will
follow the example Of the New York Ath-
letiC Club and go In heavy for cycling ].
r. Fitch. the ex-president Of the Riverside
Wheeimen. has been made cycling director
Of the old Cherry Diamond organization.
II can be said on good authority that
many OF the makers are thinking seriously
about putting racing teams on the circuit
for the coming season. With state and
interstate circuits the expenses will he re-
duced. and the localities where racing is
popular VIII get more sanction plums
IL Is strange that so many people should
seem to think that cycling develops only
the muscles OF the leg. says the New York
Press. Criticisms OF this kind however.
are usually from those who have not tried
this most fascinating means Of recreation
and exercise. Experience has proved that
cycling brings into play ana develops all
the important muscles which help to build
up the physical structure OF course the
legs receive the greatest amount OF exer-
else. bat the Use OF the arms, back and
chest Is very important When steep
incline IS encountered. the legs alone would
be unable 10 supply sufficient propulsive
power. The handle bars must be firmly
grasped. and the strain on them Is very
great. IN fact. they might he broken Il al
all defective. which gives a faint idea OF
the great strength that must be put forth
by the arms and back.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23

There was a great gathering OF shotgun
experts ~ Ehe West Seattle traps yess e.
day 70 participate ta the blUe rock ssoof-
given under the auspices 81 the Seattle Rod
and Gun Club The day was an Ideal ere
Tor trap shooting. tke Gear sir and alb
seaca OF Wind making conditions that are
always gladstone 20 she hearts of shooters
4 large number % ladies graced the scene
Slth their presence. the crack OF the guns
IN the chilly atmosphere and the smashing
Of blue rocks furnishing enough excite
ment 10 keep them intereste8.
A number Of Tacoma shooters were pres
ent aad took part n the fun. In the match
shoot between teams oE four men on side
between Tacoma ard Seattle. the local
men won hanaily. with fourteen targets 70
spare. This match was AZ twenty targets.
known traps and unknown angles The en-
trance fee was 81 per man. the whole
amount 70 so 10 the winners a keg Of
beer also went 70 the winning team. This
may account for the good shooting Of the
local men. Either that, or they Imagined
they We're competing at a schutZeafest.
The remaining events. Of which there were
i've. were pool shoots. and resulted as
follows:
Event No. Item targets. entrance %
cents. three moneys ali ties divide:
Pierce 5, Ellis s, Brown :. Or. smith Z.
Mckee s. Miner 3 Kimhall Z Denham 9.
Ao4t l. kAf29 = RifA >&EFEttr a A@a4 ~
wick 2. SEX I, Goodrich 5, stewart >
Han 4, Baker 4, Myers s. Hardy 5. Wall
iugford 8, Cheliis 5. Norton !, Kelsey I.
Ruppe s. Campbell 5. Black :. Kirk 4.
Second event-FYfteen targets, entrance
81, same conditions. Pierce 9. Ellis le.
Brown Z. Smith Is. Mckee g. Miner II,
kimbau : penham :. Purdy l., stevens
$, Sick 10 Goodrich s. stewart s. Myers
II. Waking s. Chells 10, Norton 10. Kelsey
:. Hardy 70 Ruppe 10. Han 3 HaTdwiek :,
Baker o. Rowe s
Third event-Tweuty targets. entrance
Sl5a. same conditions. Pierce 10, Ellis Is,
Brown s. Smith Is, Mckee !, Miner 10.
Kimhall g. Denham IL. Purdy II, stevens
ton IS. Kelsey Is. Slick s.. Stewart L,
Myers ls Ruppe - W&liingford H. Hard
wick rs. Campbell :. Black II. ktmbaA Is.
Fourth event-Twenty targets. entrance
$50. same conditions: Pierce Il, Ellis IS.
Smith 10. Mckee q. Denham IL, Miner IL,
Purdy IA. Stevens II, HardwiCk II, Nor
ton L. Kelsey Is. Meyers H. kimhal II.
wallingford 10, Cheliis 2. Hardy Il, Baker
II, Rnppe u.
Fifth event-Fifteen targets. entrance 81.
same conditions. Pierce Q. Ellis !, Smith
Z, Kimban 9, Denham TO- Miner 10. Purdy
70 Stevens II. Norton 6. Kelsey II. Stew
art II, Hardy 10. Wallingworth 10. Chel-
lis s.
The last and chief even; OF the day was
the team shoot between Seattle and Ia
coma, four men on a side. Miner. Stevens
and Dr. Purdy were In good form, break
ing. respectively. IS. II and Is targets out
OF 20. Ruppe was little of form. getting
only IS. The Tacoma men We're evidently
away of. the best work being done by
Pierce. who shot fairly we'll all day. Fol-
lowing is the score Of the match shoot:
Miner IS, Stevens Il. Ruppe -. Purdy
Is: total "a; majority IA.
Smith Is, Pierce IA. kimban 10. Denham
Is. total 30.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23
o.enIng Of the Dog show.

NEW YORK. Feb. S2.-'The tweHty-flrs;
,.,--,sl aov show OF Westminster Ke1aci
g,.uh cpeaed today AMI VII coatinus uniL
next thursday a. Ma 3ison Square Garden
-Fu,.. r,asfgY classes are nos 50 large as lasi
,-s,~ - Rerrar5s are very much IN evl-
s.rre rlaosfaounds and great Danes ara
sysr, reorcseuted II the latter class Ma
eefr, Mckinley. prize winner Tor re iast
f.w wears. has a dangerous rlFa4 ~ A--re =
,-e.rs,,s vsgnnar of the frSf pTsze Il tae
.-,., .raz~ last year Among the exhio-
f,-,rs are ] rierpons Morgan. George
,s,nt9 Henry Jarrett. Fl. II. HunneNesl
"A oliver Ames Esqsiusux dogs taas
sew sfssS fs- Peary's Arctic exfedltloH
a~e interessfng features - tAe ssoE. one
~ the attaches % the expedition = pres
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23
DOW WINS THE RACE.
SEATTLE MAN GETS THE yELo-
DRoNE SHIELD.

Ride. the Vile Easily In Two Mia
etc. ana sixteen Serond.-whis-
mzn. of Lo. Angeles. Beaten by
SIX I@ngths California Rider
Takes the Lead, bat IL 2uiesiy
ox~rbnul@A and Dt.saneed-Beek-
err. of Minneapolis, Breaks the
Coast Record.