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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Fire in MissouIa Hospital.

Missoula, Mont.-Twenty patients
under treatment at the private hos
pital Of Doctors Parsons and Brown
were thrown into a panic by a fire
that originated from a carelessly
thrown match. The lucifer ignited
some drapery in a main ward, where
there were five patients unable to move
on account of broken legs. The scene
was thrilling, many of the patients re-
ceiving such shocks by the excitement
that their recovery. is retarded, and
one death may result. The fire was
extinguished after damage amounting
to 5000 had been done
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Holding Up Coal Train.

Springfield, Ill.-Because there was
coal famine in the city and the deal
ers were unable to secure any coal
large number of citizens of Arcola
held up a coal train of 80 cars on the
Illinois Central railroad as it was pass
ing through town and uncoupled the
engine and refused to allow the cars
to proceed further. despite the efforts
of the trainmen, aided by the local po-
lice. The citizens are willing to pay
the value of the fuel, but are determine
ed to have it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16

Salt Lake, Utah.-A special from
Moab, Utah, says that a small active
volcanic crater has been discovered by
prospectors in the Dome Plateau re-
gion near the Grand river, 20 miles
north of Moab. From the crater,
which is in the solid sandstone forma-
ton of the mesa, arises a column OF
steam that can be seen for miles. The
appearance of the volcanic vent indi-
Gates that until recently it has been
dormant for many years.
Moab is in the extreme eastern part
of the state, not far from the Colorado
line.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
FREIGHT Trains Collide.

Denver, Cola special from Lara
mic, Wyo., says: Two freight trains
on the Union Pacific met head-on one
quarter Of a mile west of Harpers sta
ton shortly after o'clock this morn
ing, causing the death of Fireman Scall
of Cheyenne, the fatal injury of Brake
man II. S. Weick of Laramie and the
serious injury of Engineer J. d. Rim
der of Cheyenne Two locomotives
and several cars were badly damaged
and traffic delayed for eight hours.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
senate's Weekly Program.

Washington.-The program for the
senate for the week includes for con-
tinuation of the discussion of the state
hood bill each day after o'clock and
the intermittent discussion of the mill
tia bill during the morning hour OF
each day when it is not cut out by
some other matter. There is also a
probability of a return at any time to
the question of the scarcity of coal in
connection with Senator Vests propo-
sition to abolish the tariff on anthra-
cite coal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Charles Murphy Drowned.

Seattle, Wash.-Charles Murphy was
recently. While crossing the river in
a basket trolley the rope broke. He
fell with his head down stream and,
his feet being entangled in the ropes,
he was unable to help himself. He
was out hunting when il happened.
Murphy was in business at Renton.
He was a brother of Councilman Muir
ply. The body was recovered and
brought to Seattle.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Spokane Market Report.

egetables-Cabbage 2@3c lb; po-
tatoes, 50Q60c per cwt; small Try on
ions. sc lib; green onions, punches,
&C; celery. 5@10c punch; green toma-
toes, 75c box; cucumbers, 5@10c;
beets, 2 lunches sc; turnips, in bulk,
1@2c ID; carrots, 11s Q2c lb summer
squash, 5@10c each; Hubbard squash,
10@15c each; pumpkins, 5@10c; par
ships, 2 punches for sc; caulifower,
10Q15c head.
Fruits-Lemons, soc per doz; plums,
1Oc basket, bulk, &c lb; apples, 3@4c
lb; 60c@$1.25 box; prunes, 15c bas-
ket; grapes, zoe 10 5J@6Oc basket;
bananas, 25@3Oc doz; winter pears, SC
Id, $1.25@$1.50 box; crabapples, 2Q3c
Id; cranberries, 12h@15c at; ounces,
lbs for 25c; pineapples, soc each; or
anges, 100000 box.
Eggs-Local, guaranteed fresh, Acc
per doz; eastern, 3O@S5c per doz.
Poultry-Chickens, dressed, 15@16c;
squads, 15c each; spring chickens, Acc
@60c; ducks, 1Sc lb; geese, Ice Id; tur.
keys, 20@25c.
Dairy products-Creamery butter,
35@40c per Id; country butter, 25@30c
per Id; oleomargarine, 95@4Oc per role
cheese, 2O@25c.
Meats-Beef, porterhouse steak, 18c
@20c; sirloin steak, 16@18c; round
steak, 12hc; shoulder steak, 10@12hc
No. prime roast, 15016c; common
roast, 10@12Ac; boiling beef S@1Oc;
leg of mutton, 12h@15c; chops, 15c
@1Sc; pork roast, 1917 @15c; chops
15c; salt, 15c; sausage. 10@121ac; veal
SC; calves liver, 15c; eastern ham
Ice; breakfast bacon, 1Sc; lard, 10 lh
pail. S1.35.
Fish-Salmon, 121sc per Id; hall.
but, 10@1212c; herring, 10@12hc.
Grain and Feed-Timothy hay. soc
per cwt, SIS per ton; grain hay, 75c
per cwt, $14 per ton; alfalfa, soc per
cwt, $14 per ton; chicken feed, $1.9O
per cwt, $24 per ton; rye, seed, SIPS
per cwt; bran 90c per cwt; bran and
shorts, 95c per cwt; shorts, 81 per
cwt; rolled barley, $1.25 per cwt; corn
$3.50 per cwt; timothy seed, SC per ID
81 per cwt; alfalfa, 15c per lb. $13 PEI
/ CWl, ClONGI, 1OC pei ~, PlOsOO POI CWJ L,
lawn mixture, blue grass and white
clover, 25c per lb; red top, tic per Id
S14 per cwt; English rye grass, 12C
per ID, $3.50 per cwt; orchard grass
16c per lb, $14 per cwt.
Flour-Wholesale, $3.75@S4 per Dbl;
retail, fancy patents, $1.15; standard
brands, $1.10; lowest grade, 81.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Poultry and eggs-Chickens, roost
ers, 1O@11c; hens, 12kc per live
weight; young chickens, $S@4.5O pei
doz; turkeys, live weight, lac per ID
dressed, Ice; eggs, fresh, 25@90C
doz; ducks, live weight, lie Id.
Coal oil-Bulk oil, 35c per gal;
pearl, $2.SO@3OO per case. $3.50 pei
can; Eocene, $165 per can.
getables-Potatoes 45@5Oc pei
cwt; onions, 81 per cwt.
Sugar-Cane, Sc per 1OOlb sack, Il
lbs for 81.
Live stock-Beef, live steers, s.
@$425; dressed. 7h@S%c; cows, &c
dressed, &c; mutton, ewes. 81 pei
cwt, dressed, 7k@Sc; veal dressed
sole; hogs, live, 512c, dressed, 71z'
use.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Minister Bowen Starts.

La Congratulated States Minister
Bowen has left Caracas for La Quay
ra on his way to Washington.
President Castro, all the members of
the ministry, the leaders of Caracas
society and all the German residents
of the city, the British colony and
other foreigners assembled at the rail
road station to bid him farewell. There
was also a large gathering of the gen
eral public.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Situation Is Serious-Suffering Among
the Poorer Glasses.

Topeka, Kan-The coal famine in
Kansas is taking on a more serious as
pect. Dealers in Topeka announce
that they are practically out of coal,
with no immediate chance of getting
more. The state reform school has
only two days supply left. Two man.
ufacturing concerns were compelled
to close down this morning on &C
count of a lack of fuel.
In Ottawa, Lawrence and Atchison
riots have been narrowly averted dur
ing the past few days whenever a car
of coal would arrive. Much suffering
exists among the poorer classes be-
cause they can not obtain enough coal.
1t is alleged that the railroads are
confiscating a large part of the coal
that is shipped. They are ready to
reimburse the owners of the coal in a
pecuniary way, but their action makes
the coal famine much more stringent.
The temperature is higher than for
several days past, but the snow will
be the heaviest of the winter. In the
western part of the state the snow is
drifting and the trains are being de-
layed to some extent. Telegraph wires
are also suffering in different parts of
the state.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
President Against smoot.

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. S.-President
Roosevelt has strongly advised against
the selection Of any Mormon apostle
to the United States senatorship. This
expression of opinion was made by the
president in view of the candidacy of
Reed SmoOt. a prominent banker of
this state, and an apostle in the Nor
mon church.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Another Tilt in Coal Prices.

Hazleton, Pa.-The Lehigh Valley
Coal company has increased the price
of all prepared sizes of coal for the
local trade % cents ton. Pardee,
Sons & Co., Independent operators,
have advanced the price of coal for
home consumption 10 to 25 cents per
ton.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Bio Fire In Nashville.

Nashville. Tenn.-The wholesale
dry goods establishment of Lyles-
Black & Co. was destroyed by fire.
Loss $22S,0OO, covered by insurance.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Washington Legislature Organized

Olympia, Wash.-The eighth legisla
ture of Washington has organized
with Senator ]. ]. Smith of King coun-
ty as president of the senate and with
Representative w. H. Hare of Yakima
county as speaker of the house.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
Grain on the Coast.

Portland, Ore.-Walla Walla, zoe;
bluestenI, use; valley, 75@76c.
Tacoma-Wheat 1Ac higher. Blue
stem, SIC; club, 721sc.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16

Strong protests are being raised in
India against the abandonment Of the
dumdum bullet for frontier fighting.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
CONGRESSMAN TONGUE DEAD
OREGON'S REPRESENTATIVE DIES
SUDDENLY AT WASHINGTON.
Had Spell of Heart Failure, Fol-
lowed by Attack of Indigestion
Shock to His Colleagues in the
House-Remains Sent to Hillsboro.
Oregon-SpeciaI Election.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Representa-
tive Thomas II. Tongue of the First
congressional district of Oregon, died
suddenly at his residence in this city
at l o'clock Sunday of heart failure
following an attack of indigestion.
Mr.. Tongue remained in bed longer
than usual, not rising until about 1920
o'clock. He ate only light breakfast,
and symptoms of dyspepsia, from
which he had suffered before, manifest
ed themselves. His daughter Miss
Bertha, thinking the attack only a
slight one administered some domes-
tic remedy and Mr.. Tongue laid down
on a sofa. He failed to get relief,
however, and the attack increased in
severity. An effort was made to get
a physician, but before any of the half
dozen doctors who had been telephon-
ed for reached the house, Mr.. Tongue
had passed away. His death came as
great shock to his colleagues in the
house, as he had been in unusual good
health during the present session.
At his bedside when the end came
were his daughter, Miss Bertha, and
an adopted daughter, Miss Rane. Mrs.
Tongue is in HillsbOrO, Ore, Mr..
Tongues Oregon home, to which place
the remains will be taken for inter
ment. They are expected to reach
Hillsboro probably Sunday. Mr..
Tongue leaves a widow, two sons, one
of whom is in Washington and an
other in Oregon; three daughters, two
Of whom are married and live in Ore
gon, and an adopted daughter.
Biographical Sketch.
Thomas H. Tongue of Hillsboro was
born June %, 1874. He removed with
his parents to Washington county, Ore
gOn, November %, 1859, where he has
since resided. He graduated from Pa
cific university, Forest Grove, Ore,
in June, 1868; was admitted to the
bar September, 1870, and at once en-
gagged in the active practice Of his
profession at his present home. He
was also interested in farming and
live stock. He took little part in po-
litical affairs until 1888; in that year
he was elected to the state senate
for a term of four years and served
as chairman of the judiciary commit
tee. In 1890 he was chairman of the
state republican convention. From
1892 to 1894 he served as president of
the state organization of republican
clubs. He was delegate to the re-
publican national convention in Min
neapolis in 1892, and was the Oregon
vice president of that convention. In
1894 he was again permanent chair
man of the state republican cOnven-
ton. He was a member of the state
central committee from 1886 to 1895,
and chairman of the congressional
committee of his district from the
time Of its organization until his own
nomination. He was elected to the
Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth congresses,
and reelected to the Fifty-seventh con-
gress, receiving PIP votes, to 1898
for Barnard Daily, fusionist; 1857 for
James X. Sears, middle Of the road
populist, and 1776 for w. P. fillmore,
prohibitiOnist.
The death of Congressman Thomas
II. Tongue will necessitate the hold
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16

The value of agricultural exports
for the fiscal year of 1902 was $3.50,
000. 900.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16

Meat purveyors in Brussels have ad-
vanced their prices 25 per cent
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
omaha's Coolest Days.

Omaha, Neb.-Sunday was one Of
the coolest of the winter. One degree
below zero was registered. The cold
wave extends throughout Nebraska
and parts Of Iowa and South Dakota
Valentine reports zero weather, DAY.
EXPORT 2 below, Huron 2 below and
Bismarck below, with clear weather
at all points.
William d. Beckett, a prominent
lawyer Of this city, was found on the
roadside five miles west of the city
early taday, frozen to death.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16

The death of Congressman Thomas
H. Tongue will necessitate the hold
ing of a special election to fill the re-
mainder of the term, which expires
March next.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20
TRACK A ND TRAIN

The latest information from the
railway building camps on the Santa
Fe Central railway is given by the
New Mexican as follows: Nine miles
OF the grade Of the Albuquerque-E East
ern railway, west of Moriarty Junction
have been completed. The track on
the Santa Fe Central railway from
Torrance north has been constructed
"a miles. From Kennedy south, track
laying at the rate of one-half mile per
day IL progressing in = satisfactory
manner. There ID = scarcity Of men
and more are needed. The authort
ties Of the Santa Fe Central railway
would employ 200 additional men at
once could their services be obtained.
The Fl Paso 4 Northeastern has
completed arrangements to build at
Santa Rosa and between Santa Rosa
and Alamogordo $4,000 feet Of new
track and switches. This win be done
to afford storage room for the coal
and coke which Is being received
from the Dawson branch ct the rate
Of twenty cars Of coke and thirty
three cars of coal daily.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20

Doctor William Curtis Bailey of the
Plaza hotel sanitarium returned Sat
urday evening from a tour of the
| Southern states and cheerfully gave
some of his observations for the en-
tertainment of Optic readers.
DR.. Bailey visited New Orleans as a
member of the American Medical as
| ISOLATION, where 5000 associates met
in conference and Investigation. being
| divided for this purpose into several
| sections, each taking up a certain de-
partment of medical science and prac-
tice.
At Talledaga, Ala, DR.. Bailey was
the invited guest of the State Medical
association, where he read a paper on
tuberculosis. AT Montgomery he was
accorded much courtesy by the city
society. He then visited Mobile and
Pass Christian, which latter place he
characterizes as the ideal resort for
restfulness, being a most beautiful
spot, low-lying, upon a peaceful por-
ton of the gulf, where sailing and
fishing may be INDUCED in at one
pleasure with perfect case an safety.
New Orleans he fo1ud an enor-
nous flower garden, redolenl with the
perfume of roses, magnolia blooms
and myriads Of other bio sxOms.
At Montgomery the doctor met
Chas. A. Coleman and family. wac
spent q long time here a. the Plaza.
All are enjoying perfec. nealth.
AS q physician, DR.. Ba'lw made
particular observations upon lung die
eases In the south. He IounL .ubcr-
.ul0sis frightfully pc.sa:ent among
the colored people. with consequent
exposure to the whi'cs W whom they
are employed as iomcstlcs ar! as
nurses for infants. HE noted that
among the white popL.si4.1 Consuuip
ton affected both ,oung and old, the
range Of ages being from seven years
. sev Dty. A furthe: notew.rth, i.ct
is the long duration Il the disease In
naLy tsses which a,n 10 his aotlte.
Warmer enc0untn Cd IN tue jctr-
nay las cooler than ordinary Tor
ist t.ise. was vo-y large. The eli.
pla's Of the south, a. its best in tho
AsAevii,c mountain district, tAsno.
COMPARE with this for hcalthfulne-s.
Inc doctor believes pr,jcr adyc. Is-
ing vocid turn great psLbers liz this
direction.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20
Railroad Builders.

Senator w. H. Andrews, Genera
Manager w. s. Hopewell and party
have arrived in Santa Fe. Accom-
panying Senator Andrews and General
Manager Hopewell are G. w. Delam'
alter. Major A. G. c. Quay and Colonel
A. J. Lester. The latter is q Chicago
capitalist and q member of the stan
of Governor Richard Yates. Major
Quay is a son Of Senator Matthew s,
Quay Of Pennsylvania and, judging
from the marked resemblance to his
father, is a ship of the old block. Mr..
Delamater is also a Pennsylvania
and is engaged in the brokerage bust
ness in Pittsburg. The party has in
spected the Hagan coal fields and. in
fact, all the properties Of the Santa EFF
Central and the Pennsylvania Devel-
opment company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20

I'll PASO. Tex, May 18.-The pict
Una Of an unoffending burro caused
4Several members of the Kansas City
En0mercial club, now touring the
.~thwest, to narrowly escape being
thrown into the Mexican prison yes
lterday when the visitors crossed the
Rto Grande to see the sights in Jua'
rex They wore as badges q miniature
reproduction Of the Mexican flag on
(which was pictured the picture Of q
hurro. The federal tax collector saw
the badges and claimed they were an
Insult to Mexico. He flew into a VIC
lent rage, while the Mexicans made
demonstrations and ordered the police
10 coniscate the flags and throw the
bearers into prison. An interpreter
SnfGrmed the enraged official that Fl
Pso and its reception committee, and
riot the visitors were responsible for
ahe flags. The trouble was averted
after considerable parleying.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20
AFTER FORTY YEARS.
GEORGE McoMls OF WATROUs
FINDS HIS LONG LOST
{ FATHER.
Uan Who Followed the Southern Stars
and Bars Returning Found Home
Destroyed and Family Missing.

WATROUS, N. NJ, May 20, 1903
An incident Of unusual interest &C
Usrod ut this point q short time agt
~ which two members Of ! famil.
separated for nearly 40 years were Joy
1hH reunited. George McComis. fol
- years q well known and highly
respected member Of the community
II the pround guardian and pro
Hmennr II an old and long lost father
~ apon the other hand, finds = safe
~sum fnr his declining years In thu
go ana affection of . son whom he
- hing nourned for as dead.
N tho early days Of the Wal Mr.
HeCu1sis. ST.. left his humble home
nr D1zlaS. Tex. to take up arms
- the confederacy. The current OF
var carried him further and further
8um HIS home and when at last that
vi7n but gallant effort Of the south
sanded IN disaster and he retraced his
.shssa, 1t was with horror and despair
Ghlat he found not q vestige Of his
1Mner abode nor a single clue as to
~ whereabouts Of his loved ones.
-1he explanation was simple: his wife
19A heArd from a friend and COM
0nion in arms Of her husband that
- had been seriously wounded in bat
II and when last seen was lying APP
Narenty dead upon the blood-stained
I'D In her attempts to secure q
a6uing for herself and her two little
ahsys she subsequently made several
lnuves, each time without any thought
n leaving an address by which she
xuuld be traced. In time the ravages
NJ var wiped their humble cottage out
sf existence SO that upon the hus-
HHnd's return no trace Of it or of his
family was to be found. Business
carried him to various parts OF the
country and he was ever upon the
ss4uI vive for news Of his loved ones,
but it was not until the month Of
April. 1903, that he hit upon a clue
which eventually led to his correspond
ssnce with Mr.. McComis of Watrous,
IN n An exchange of letters soon
yroved beyond a doubt that this was
indeed his own son and now the old
MAN and his boy are spending their
lays comparing notes and each learn
ing the history Of the other through
those memorable forty years when
each mourned the other as dead. The
Joy of the old father is only tempered
10y the fact that his faithful wife has
Been dead several years and could not
cake part in this joyful reunion.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20
FEW SPECIMENS.

The following press dispatches
from Ell Paso appeared in the morn
ang dailies under date of Tuesday,
May ~, and there are others:
Salaries Raised.
Ell PASO, Tex, May 18,-The an
arpnncement is made today that all
underground men and car men en-
pI0yed in the mines at Santa Rita,
New Mexico, are to receive an adj
vance in wages Of SO cents a day. The
arrangement is that the new scale
shall continue SO long as copper re-
xnains at the present price.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20
TAX NOTICE.

All persons who owe taxes are here
by notified that the second half Of
staxes for A. d. 1902, is payable nov
and will become delinquent on June l,
1903, and II not paid by that date
the penalty prescribed by law will
be imposed.
Las Vegas, N. M, April Is, 1909
EUGENIO ROMERO, Collect0-,
15O-3Ot San Miguel County N. M.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20

You can never make the woman who
has shapely legs believe that the
mountains are az good for her health
as the ~seashore, where she can go
bathing. gYA
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20
Salaries Raised.
Dog in Tamales.

Ell PASO, Tex, May 1S.-A hot ia
male resort in the Mexican quarter
r1zs raided by the police today and
eighteen dogs we're found ready for
.szuOoking. Heretofore the woman who
OWNS the place has been supplying
the uptown vendors with tamales.
she was placed under arrest and the
1aDeB confiscated.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20
A CLOSE OBSERVER.
VIEW OF DR.. WILLIAM CURTIS
BAILEY ON THE SUNNY
SOUTH.

FrightfuI Ravages Of Consumption
Visit to American Medical Associa-
ton and Other organizationsECii-
mate Not Comparable With Our
Own.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20

What makes . more appropriate
gift than = plate and . hundred en-
graved cards, In Gothic. Plain Roman,
Fancy Roman, Plain Old English, or
Shaded Old English? Samples at
The Optic once. III
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20

In . w0man's mind no maj is worth
flirting with unless it will make some
i1udy else miserable.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-20

The more . man explains . thing b.
q woman, the surer she ID she could
understand IL better without the Tear
IONS being made clear.
A woman puts away love letters
with more care than . naa dsss suvL
eminent bonds.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-12
tppIcs and Soil ENhauntion.

Apple trees are not as hard on soil
as many have supposed, if we will
keep the soil in proper physical con-
dition. \ bulletin issued by Cornell
university shows that in a single yea1
a crop of apples will remove for the
fruit from single acre, 13 pounds
of nitrogen. one pound of phosphoric
acid and 10 pounds of potash. The
leaves on the trees which produce
this crop of fruit will require 10
pounds Of nitrogen, SO pounds of
phOsphoric acid and 1S.4 pounds of
potash. The tree growth will require
94 pounds of nitrogen. SO pounds of
phosphoric acid and SIS pounds Of
potash. This looks to he severe
strain on the soil. yet | believe that.
all things considered, apples are
about half as hard on soil as corn,
assuming that all OF each crop is
permanently removed from the soil.
Prof. Clothicr. in Farmers Review.