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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-14
MORE CORN TO AN ACRE
Iowa Mans Plan to Increase
the Yield.
LITTLE WORK SAID TO BE NEEDED


The Seed Kernels Are sorted by
Hand According to siEe and the
PIanter--on One Farm the Yield
Increased From Fifty-eight TO Sew
enty-two Bushels--Trophy onered
to Corn Growers.
LET every farmer In the seven great
corn states give few winter evenings,
and 48O,000,0O0 bushels will be added
to the annual crop of the corn belt
In these words Professor p. @. Hol-
den of the State Agricultural college,
Ames, Ia, summarizes the campaign
instituted by himself and the lows
Corn Growers association, says Sioux
City dispatch to the Kansas City Star.
1t 10 not increased acreage that Pro
lessor Holden wants; 1t is better re-
suits from the present acreage. 1t Is
not by any artificial culture he would
bring about these apparently gigantic
results. He promises and demonstrates
that they will be realized II the farmer
does the simple thing Of putting hun
dred live kernels Of corn In every thirty
hills.
Entirely unique In the science of
agronomy is the experimental work OF
Professor Holden, and throughout the
state Of Iowa he has convinced meet
ings Of farmers that a professor In an
agricultural college has a reform that
is thoroughly practical In word, his
plan requires only the sorting by hand
of seed corn into lots of uniform size
and the filing Of plates In corn planters
In such way as to drop the required
number Of grains of corn In each hill.
The missionary work Is being extended
to other states. and 1t is proposed to
have every farmer in the corn belt
eventually find how to plant his corn
to get the best yield.
The Iowa Corn Growers association
has been formed by farmers, and only
farmers, who believe Professor Hol-
denis theory is right. w. G. Whiting
OF Whiting, Ia, in charge OF the agri-
cultural division Of the Iowa commits
sion for the Louisiana Purchase expo
sttion, has personally presented to the
Ames college and the Corn Growers
association a trophy valued at $500
which will be awarded annually fol-
seventy-five years for the best results
In corn growing according to Professor
Holden's theory. The trophy is entire
ly unique, representing an ear of corr
eighteen inches long, the husks of sill
yer and ear of gold, standing on al
ebony base. Upon the base are foul
scrolls Of silver decorated by tiny gold
an ears of corn, upon which will be In
scriptions Of the names Of the winners
and the object for which the cup wa
given.
To find how much the farmers o
Iowa are losing each year by not prop
erly planting corn, Professor Holder
hast year sent 1000 letters to all part
OF Iowa, asking the number of stalk
in each hill In cornfelds. He foun'
the stand was only rs per cent of wha
he has demonstrated will produce tn
largest yield, and last years corn GRO
was generally considered good stand
The other day he himself inspecte
twenty-four of the best cornfields b
could find.
II found" he reported to il meetin
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-14

or the Iowa Corn Growers association
in Sioux City, "from 80 to S6.2 per cent
of a perfect stand. The average loss
was 1871 per cent. l do not mean by
this that the field that has five stalks
in each hill is better than one with
four and that hills of six stalks are
better than hills of five. / have found
that the best results are obtained from
an average of about three and third
stalks to hill. Our experiments have
shown that one stalk in a hill will pro-
duce only one-third as much corn as a
proper number Of stalks, two stalks
three-fourths Of yield, and five stalks
the same. In making my tables l
counted either three or four stalks
100 per cent stand
"For ten years the average yield of
corn in Iowa has been approximately
thirty-fve bushels. A yield of thirty
five bushels with 20 per cent stand,
which is the average found in num-
Der of years, would become fifty bush
els with 100 per cent stand
The acreage planted to corn in the
seven states growing over 1O0,OO,OOO
bushels of corn in 1902 was: Illinois,
| 9,623, $50; Iowa, 9,302,GS Nebraska,
| 1917 1862; Kansas, 7,451, 693; Missouri,
| 6,775,194; Indiana, 4,520,637; Ohio,
3,200,224. The combined acreage was
about 4S,O00,000 A gain of ten bushels
an acre, or 90 per cent stand, which
Professor Holden thinks is easily at
| tainable, would mean an increase In
the annual yield of these states of
4S0, 100000 bushels.
On the big Funk farm at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, Professor Holden's theory was
carried out last year. Several thou
sand acres were planted with seed
/ sorted by hand through planters adj
tusted to drop the proper number of
kernels. Previously the best yield was
flfty-eight bushels per acre. Last year
the average was seventy-two bushels.
or the gain Professor Holden esti-
mates 80 per cent was due to the stand
and 20 per cent to the excellent germi-
mating power of the seed. In the ex-
detrimental fields under Professor
Holden's control the yield has never
been less than sixty bushels since 1896.
THAT isn't practical" objected a
farmer in one of Professor Holden's
meetings. "The idea of my sorting
grains of corn by hand! I have some
thing better to do"
"All right" answered Professor
Holden. 1--WE will say that you hire the
work done by man to whom you pay
50 per day He will sort at least 6
bushel of shelled corn every day. That
bushel will plant seven acres OF
ground. The fact that it has been sort
; ed will add at least ten bushels to th'
acre yield. At an average price OF ~
cents bushel that would mean re
/ turn of $21 for the 81 you invested II
having the corn sorted. But you cal
! do 1t as we'll on winter evenings. whel
+ It will have cost you nothing
: The imperfect stands of corn, Pro
: lessor Holden says, are due to the II
> regular shapes of the kernels and tn
3 lack of adjustment of the drop plate
in the planter Kernels taken at ran
f dom from full ears Of corn and sow
= through ordinary plates will fall YER
n unevenly. The plate should be filed S
$ as to drop each size Of kernel almos
S uniformly and the kernels sorted ae
4 1 - sir
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-14

The seed Kernels Are sorted by
Hand According to Size and the
PIanter--On One Farm the Yield
Increased From Fifty-eight to Sew
enty-two Bushels-Trophy onered
to Corn Growers.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
Must Obey The Law.

Judge Northcutt handed down n de
cision this week in the case of the Fort
Lyon CBnal Co VS. The a V S b. &
L. Co, and E r Chew, as water super
| intendent, which will be of considerable
interest to our farmers. The ease
against the A. V. S. b. & 1. l.. Co., was
dismissed as will be seen, but Mr.. Chew
is found to have been at fault in the
past and is given explicit orders with
regard to the distribution of water. The
decision is as follows:
"This cause coming on for hearing on
the Oath day OF November A. d. 1903,
upon the issues as joined between the
parties and the Court having heard
the testimony OF the parties hereto, on
consideration thereof 1t is considered by
the Court that the plaintiffs are not en-
titled to the relief sought in the com
fendant company.
at is therefore ordered, adjudged and
decreed that their complaint herein be
dismissed and that the defendant COM
pany go hence without day.
sand it appearing to the court from
the evidence that the defendant E. r.
Chew, as superintendent, has at times
improperly distributed water upon the
Arkansas river and it's tributaries, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed that in
supplying water TO bitches in times of
scarcity OF water, he and his successors
in office, deputies and all parties acting
under him be and they are hereby en-
joined and commanded to do so by shut
ting down junior bitches in the inverse
order OF their priority, or contempor-
aneously, as may be necessary to the end
that no ditch be permitted to withdraw
water at any time when the same is re-
quired to supply bitches of senior pri
ority."
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
ladies' and games and various amuse-
ments were INDUCED in by all.
Ed. Andrews Coming.

Ed. Andrews, the well know come
dian, who has broken away from the
time worn operate field, has scored the
hit of his career this season in his new
musical comedy Birds OF Feather"
According to reports preceding tho
company, it is the best piece in which
he has ever appeared, and has met vi h
unusual success. Mr. Andrews is sup.
ported by an unusually strong company
Of artists including Florence Clayton
Nellie Andrews. Catherine Lee, Airline
Biutelle, Ralph Riggs and j. q. Taylor,
while the brilliant musical features are
under the personal direction of Mr..
Chas. Hazelrigg.
This splendid organization which will
appear here Tuesday, Dec. %, should,
and no doubt will, attract large audi
ence. Manager Lee guarantees this
attraction to be first class in every re-
spect.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
Church Notes.

NJ. F.. Church Morning subject;
Couture and Christ"
Epworth League $50, Junior League
2:3O, Sunday School 10a m. Mid week
prayer service Thursday evening at T:3O.
The public is cordially invited to all ser
vices of the church.
o. w. AUMAN, Pastor.
Regular services next Sunday at the
Baptist church. Rev. 81. Warren Nice,
of Larimie, Wyoming will conduct the
services. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Charles Wright received the So
cial Circle at the home of Mrs. j. d.
Martin, Friday afternoon Dec. 18th. A
member welcomed. Over a hundred
candy bags were made for the children's
entertainment, the work being a source
Of much enjoyment. Some fine water
color sketches were on sale for the bene-
fit Of the Missionary society, adding a
neat little sum to that fund. After en-
joying abundant and tempting refresh
ments the Circle adjourned.
j. B. DICKINSON, Sec'y.
The sermon subject at the Christian
church next Sunday morning will be,
"Egotism." Evening, "l9o3." On Christ
mas ev. the Sunday school will give an
eute rtainmen' consisting Of music, reci-
tntions, tableau, pantomine and Santa
Claus"
RoB'T. w. MooRE. Pastor.
Fred Burger. who bought some farm
lands near Lamar last spring, is here on
visit He brought his good natured
smile along with him, and it broaden ed
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

Hon. G G Goodae is visitor at the
ate capital this wesk.
l.. T.. Boggs, the Gradada druggist,
was visitor at the county seat this
week.
Ell. Andrews at the opera house Dec.
2)th. Don't miss this opportunity OF
s,eing something good.
A. Everett has repainted the front of
his store building In blue and gold, max
ing one of the most handsome fronts in
town.
o.. The Womans' Club will meet with
Mrs. Cooper on next Wednesday, Dec.
30 The first two Acts of Macbeth will
be read.
Mark Finn and family are once more
residents OF Lamar, having returned
from Holly, where Mr.. Finn has been
working.
L. Writ Markham went to Ohio last
Monday night and will spend week at
his old stamping grounds, visiting with
relatives and friends.
D. B. Novels started east last Satur
day night, and will go to Rensselaer,, In
diana. He will probably be absent for
three weeks.
j. G. Gillen has sold his residence on
Sixth street near Olive, to Guy B. Hunt
ington, and will erect new residence In
another part of town.
Miss Fay Huddleston is at home for
the Chr sttnas holidays. having come
from Denver where she is finishing her
school course at Wolfe Hall.
Mrs. Gus Nelson, Of La Verne, MINI +,
who has been visiting with Mrs. Guy
Huntington for some weeks past, re-
turned to her home last Thursday.
DR.. A. F. Mckay, representing the
Pueblo Chieftain, was here yesterday
gathering materials for wright up Of
this section Of the country. He expects
to have quite an article in. the magazine
section of the Sunday issue in the near
future.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Inter
State National Bank of Kansas City
Kans., has taken possession and is now
the owner OF the cattle which are brand
ed in one or more of the following
brands, viz: v left jaw, v left side, N
lefthip, earmarked undercrop right. v
left jaw, N left bip, earmarked under.
crop right. A few of said cattle are
branded with one or more of the follow
ing brands: o left jaw; D N left side
B a left side; SO left side 7 right
side; W right side, X right hip, G A T
right side; D o S S right side.
Said cattle are now running upon the
range in the counties of Bent, Prowers
and Baca, in the state of Colorado.
INTERSTATE NATIONAL BANK,
Kansas City, Kans
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

out into big chuckle when he saw how
good the country all looks. Fred was
one of our early settlers and can appre-
cate how we have crowd and how we
are growing.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

In making Holiday presents, why not
agreeably surprise the wife or family
with an insurance policy IN The Bank
ers Life Of DesmOines? See F. B,
Mathews, Agent,
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
Xmas goods just in, Irwin's.

LOST-Between Lamar and the four
mile water hole, a pair of field glasses.
Liberal reward if returned TO this Office
or to G j. Garvin.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

JUST RECEIVED an excellent as
sortment of novelties in the line of
Sterling Silver md Pearl goods. See
them in our window.
MCLEAN Bros.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
The travelling ocuIist

or opticisd is here today and gone to
morrow. What redress have you If you
are not satisfied? w. F. Noyes, NJ ID.
Oculist, permanently located, Foley
Bent Building
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

Two good shoes, sl.5O, men or women,
Irwin's.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
For Trade

canal for cattle or sheep.
Smith g. Thompson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-29

the excess and the disgraceful results
which have attended the openings In
other large places through the state.
Work was begun Tuesday on the job Of
moving the highway through what is
known as the NarTows on Westmins-
ter road. about which there has been so
much discussion for several months. At
the time Of the double tracking of the
main line of the Boston d Maine, which
runs very near the highway at this point
the road was narrowed up very much in
front of the Weston. Church and Corew
places, and was temporarily given a very
circuitous route through the sand bank
The Corlew house is now to be moved
back and the highway placed about 20
feet farther from the track. 1t will run
where the hedge now is, and close to the
row of naples in front of the Weston
and Church places. Through the sand
bank, it will remain in about its present
position. being wdened little This is
to be much regretted, as throughout the
entire winter and spring, teams had to
pillow through about two feet of mud at
this point. Continual trouble will be eX
perienced. as well as inconvenience from
its being so near the railroad track at this
point
At the special corporation meeting held
in banquet hall Monday evening it was
voted to build a new corporation building
on the site of the present engine house
four stories high on Canal street and
three on Rockingham, and to cost about
$50 200. The lower story. on Canal street,
will have a concrete floor. and will con-
tain offices for the chief of police. the
water commissioners. and the lookup,
in addition to the heating arrangements
for the building. The second story, being
the ground floor on Rockingham street,
will have a hose cart room with a 50-foot
tower on the northeast corner. court
room and two offices for village officials
The third floor will have two good-sized
rooms for the use of Abenaqui and
Bridgeman hose companies, and an empty
room. which can be used by the depart
ment if necessary. The fourth floor will
be used for a lodge room probably by the
knights of Columbus The building will
be of brick, steam heated and electric
lighted throughout. The corporation also
voted to establish a public dump opposite
the farm of Dennis brisbane on Westmin-
ster road, near the old entrance to the
/ Catholic cemetery.
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Unitarian church. Rev. E. @. S. Osgood
pastor. Service every Sunday at 1890,
Sunday school at 11.45 Theme for next
Sunday, The Abiding Presence of God -
All are welcome.
At the Adventist Christian church
prayer meeting at l0,45 a. m: SUNDAY
school at noon; Loyal Workers, G. 80 .. m. =,
Thursday evening prayer meeting 80
All are cordially invited to all the services
Universalist church. Morning WORSHIP
at 1870 o'clock. Subject of the sermon
THE Life More Than Meat" Mrs. Pratt
and Mr.. Brasor will sing. Sunday school
at 1.45 a. m; Senior Union at : .. m
All are welcome.
Christian Science services in Market
block Sunday at lO.45 a. m. Subject God
the Only Cause and Creator" SUNDAY
school at noon; testimonial meeting Wed,
nesday at 1880 p. IN. Reading room open
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from
TO p. m. All are welcome.
The w. c. T. L. held regular meet.
ing yesterday afternoon. There will be
no meeting next week on account of the
county convention to be held at Whining,
ton, but the following week on Thursday
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Hear the Harvard Quartet. l.. G
MINISTER.

Mrs William Arnold is visiting in
Keene.
Miss Mary Wright spent Sunday in
Springfield.
Mrs Ellen McDuffee of Keene is the
guest of Miss Mary Darling.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Darling were over
Sunday guests at the parsonage
Mrs Julia L. Parker of Brattleboro is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. e. II. Walker.
John Jennison of New York city is with
his mother, Mrs. Mary Jennson, for a
brief visit.
Mrs George Anbee who has been at the
hospital in Keene several weeks, re-
turned home yesterday.
Miss Carrie Warren expects to go to
Nashua, y. H.. the first of the week TO
spend the month of June.
Edward Pierce of Lynn, Mass, and his
brother. George, of Brattleboro. We're in
town recently, calling on old friends.
The farmers have pledged 670 acres Of
sweet corn for the canning factory. a
larger acreage than in any previous year.
W. c. Jones has been awarded the con-
tract for building the new road near the
Weston, Church and Corew farms. and
will begin work at once.
The committee on entertainment for
June connected with the ladies' aid soci-
ety. will give a strawberry festival, at
which Mr.. Ohol, teacher at Kurn Hattin,
is expected to give a very interesting
talk. The exact date has not been fixed,
but it is safe TO anticipate a very pleas
ant evening.
Miss Cora Atcherson. who was i'll with
pneumonia in the spring Is now in a
serious condition. DIR. Foster of Putney
was called yesterday morning in counsel
with DIR. Minor, but little hope is enter
tanned OF her recovery. Miss Atcherson
and her sister Alice, expected to go 10
the White Mountains the first of June
for the summer.
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BrattIeboro Clerks Planning for Hol-
jday's.

About - of the local clerks met Mon
day evening in Durham Brothers store
TO take such action as might seem neces-
sary toward inducing the merchants to
close their stores on all the state and
national holidays in Vermont, believing
that If ii was understoo that the stores
would be closed on such days much of
the misunderstanding that now exists
would be done away with and that the re-
suit would be mutually beneficial to
clerks and employers. Warren Head
presided at the meeting. A committee
was chosen TO draw up a paper to be cir
culated among the merchants asking
them TO agree to close their stores all
day on Memorial day, Fourth of July,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christ
mas. The committee consists of j. War
rem Miller, Charles Niles George Well
man, Miss Meta Stolte, Miss Edith Cray
and Miss Ethel Knight. The committee
Will report at later meeting. So far as
they have been approached on the sub
Ject the merchants. as a rule, approve
the plan, expressing their willingness to
close If there is a general understanding
that the others viii do so.
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CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

The knights and Ladies of Honor will
hold a regular meeting in Red Mems nall
Monday evening.
Friendship circle will meet in odd Fell
lows hall next Friday afternoon. supper
will be served al els.
Rev. a. C. Ferrin OF Springfield, this
state will preach at the Congregational
church Sunday morning.
There will be the usual two masses in
St, Michaels Roman Catholic church
Sunday, low mass at 9 o'clock and high
mass AT 1890
Miss Anna V. Bing missionary of the
w. F. NJ. s., recently from Sapparo, Japan.
will speak at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning.
The ladies circle of the Universalist
church will meet in the church parlors
next Thursday afternoon At $50 a
strawberry supper will be served.
The choir of the Methodist church was
assisted last Sunday by Herbert p. De-
lano of Portland, Me, whose tenor was
much appreciated in solo and other sing
ing.
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WESTMINSTER WEST.

William y. Wilcox has secured employ
ment in the saw mill at BARRIERS park.
Miss Stevens Of St. Johnsbury is spend
ing a few days at Deacon Ranney's and
Mrs BuXton's.
Miss Woodhurn, teacher in the south
school. left Wednesday mroning for Mel
rose to attend the funeral Of friend.
Deacon and Mrs. \. p. Ranney visited
in keene from Friday to Monday They
attended two sessions of the musical con
Vention there.
II. w. Goodell has bought the lot upon
which the Pierce steam mill was located
and the Wilcox family have been obliged
to move. They are at present at the Bell
residence.
Miss Mary n Chase. president of the
New Hampshire Woman's Suffrage assoc
citation, is announced to speak at the town
hall in this Village Wednesday evening,
June 3. She is said to be an able and in
teresting speaker for the cause she ad-
vocates. As this is the first opportunity
our people have had to hear the question
discussed it would seem to call for a full
attendance.
j. II. Clark was thrown from the high
seat of his lumber wagon near Saxtons
River Saturday. He was shaken up and
famed so as to be unable to his chores
for few DAYS. His horse SHE'D at a
bunch Of hay by the roadside but after
leaving the driver by the highway trotted
up to his usual hitching post at the River
and stopped without damage done ex-
cept TO Mr.. Clark.
Prof. William Z. Hitchcock and family,
consisting of wife and two children ar
rived in town Friday He is professor at
college in Ceylon. He arrived in New
York about three weeks ago, having
visited his brother, Justus, in Midway
and his sister, Mrs. Grow, in Springfield,
this state. He spoke in the church Sun
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GREEN FIELD.

AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock the members of the
society viii meet in the parlors of the
y. NJ. c. A.
Methodist Episcopal church. F. w.
Lewis pastor, 80 High street Next sun
gay morning at 1880 there will be an ad-
dress by Miss Anna V. Bing, of Sapporo
Japan. She is one of the workers of the
W, r. NJ s. now at home on leave.
Evening service at 100. at which the pas
Tor VIII preach. School for Bible study
AT no and Epworth League prayer meet
ing at $50 Junior League Wednesday
AFTERNOON at SIS; class meetings Tuesday
evening at 745 and regular church prayer
iheeuhg friday evening at the same hour
All are cordially welcome to these ser
vices.