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The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
Chfcnco Live Stock.

Chicago, April 23-CATTLE-Rece ipts
today, 25, 200 head. Market for best steady;
others weak to 10c lower. Beeves, $4,000
$50; cows and heifers. S175Q5.15; stockers
and feeders, S2756I4.65; Texans, $3.90d4.7O-
HOGS-Receipts today, 4, 600 head; esti-
mated Tuesday. 1900 head. Market weak
to- 10c lower. Mixed and butchers, IS. 40d
6.571k; good heavy, $6.50Q6.60; rough heavy,
So 25G6. 40; light, S.. .30d655; pigs, s5.90G6.30;
bulk of sales, Sc. 456655
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Sheep, S3 75Q6. 40; lambs,
$4 75QT10
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
BATTLE FOR LIFE.
CONTINUED from Page u
sac Lake HoteIs FiIIing.

Salt Lake City, Utah, April 23--Lo-
cal hotels are filling with eastern peo-
pie who escaped from San Francisco
at the time of the earthquake Mr.
Sternberger of the firm of New York
stock brokers, Sternberger, Sim &
Co, is here with his wife, son and a
maid. He was on the fourth floor OF
the ST. Francis hotel. After hurried
~ dressing he and his family rushed
into Union square.
I'VE had hardly got seated" says
Mr.. Sternberger, when hremen came
along asking for volunteers to take
bodies from the ruins just above the
hotel. There was a ready and, willing
response. It was a low building on
which had toppled lofty one, and all
in the former were buried in the de-
bris. We heard the stif1ed cries and
prayers, for Gods sake come this
oh. lift this off my back My
God. I'm dyingl' and many others,
nerving US to greater efforts. Finally
we got to some of them. Bruised,
bleeding. blinded by smoke and dust,
terrified past reason, the poor fellows
who were saved fell in the. street from
utter exhaustion. Those that were
penned away below we fcould not
reach and their seeming far-of1 cries
for mercy and life will ring in my ears
till death"
Charles c. Lanferweiler, of Fort
Dodge, Ia, who was at the Grand no
tel. says:
''I passed through Chinatown just as
a good shock came and all Chinatown
was in the streets gestfculating. crying
running around and acting like a loi
of monkeys. If left TO themselves ]
know they must have perished. The
authorities drove them up the hill and
out of range Of the fire. Superstition
mastered them and all sorts of gods
were produced from all sorts of poek-
cts and Joss paper was scattered all
along the way.
Bestor Brown In San Francisco.
Bestor G. Brown, manager Of the
western Office of the NJ. c. Lilly COM
pany of Kansas City. was in a private
home when the shock came and says
that, while things danced about, it was
not so terrifying as to those in brick
and stone buildings.
Henry Herr, a New York travelling
man. after a terrible experience, made
his escape and constituted himself a
travelling relief committee. At Sacra-
mento he organized a shipment OF
eggs. At Reno he set the housewives
to baking bread and in Salt Lake he
has raised a potato fund of $40O. Mr..
Herr crossed the bay in a launch. The
boatman asked him how much money
he had and when he replied. with a
mental reservation. $4,000; the boat
man charged him $A6, so and collected
! the money in advance.
| W. R. Hearst. through his local
! bankers, has duplicated his first order
for $500 worth of goods and severa
more cars were started west last night
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
MARKETS TODAY

Chicago, April s.-WHEAT-May wheat
opened 1sQ1zc higher and advanced to
79szc on higher cables
May wheat closed &c lower and July
CoRN-May corn rose to 471zc on light
receipts.
1c, at 42ssc.
OATS sympathetically, May oats ad-
vanced to 3214c
PROVISIONS July provisions opened a
shade to Sc lower with hogs. Trade in al
pits opened dull
EAT.Cash: No. ? red. ssasOc: No.
red, .S56SScs No. hard, 79dS2c; No. 3
hard, 75@79c: No. 1 northern. s1@s2c: No.
northern, S0QS1c; No. 8 spring, 764S1c.
CORN-No. 2, 4Sd4sizc; No. 8, 475k04sc.
OATS-No. ?, 31szc; No 8, 31Ac.
May $116
RYE-Cash: es@s4c; May. s1@s2c; July.
e01zc
TIBTOTHY-April. s.. Il.
OVER-CaSh: S1150.
AREEY-Cash: 3S1k054c.
Chicago Markets.
Furnished by J. f. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Kansas City live Stock Sales Today.
Prhe following sales were made today at
the stock yards, Kansas City, No, and
telephoned to the Topeka State Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co.. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.l
Kansas City, April %.
CATTLE-Receipts today, 10000 head.
Market slow and steady.
HOGS Receipts today. 5000 head. Mar
ket 5d1Oc lower. Bulk Of sales, $6.35Q6. 42az
top, $6.45.
SHEEP Receipts today. 5000 head.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Chicago. III, April 23.-BUTTER-Ada
ket steady. Creamery 14Q201sc; dairy. IA
iEGGs-Market firm. At mark. cases in
cluded, 15G151kc.
EsE-Marl1et weak Daisies, 19
1111zc; Twins, 101z911c; young Americas,
111z611stc
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
keys, chickens and springs, 121zc.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

meeting OF citizens viii be held to-
night to raise a fund for the san Fran
cisco sufferers.
AT WAMEGO.
The citizens of this town contributed
funds to purchase a carload Of home
made flour and sent it west over the
Union Pacific railway Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Kansas City. April 23.-CIose-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 73 cars. Quotations
were as follows: May 741kc; July, 7lssc
Cash: No. hard 7SGS2c; No. 2 red. 80
Q93c
CORN-Nday. 431kc; July. 42c. Cash: No.
2 mixed. 465k646szc; No. 2 white, 4S94s1kc.
OATS-No 2 white, 317z6S2c.
BUTTER-Creamery 1sc; packing, 115kc.
FCGS-Fresh. 15c
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Berlin, April pa large meeting of
Americans took place at the embassy
here today and a committee was desig-
mated to take subscriptions from Ameri-
cans for the relief of San Francis o.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

NeW I ork. April 2.-SUGAR-Raw su-
gar dull Fair refining . 29-3262 15-167.
centrifugal. Sc test, 13-3263 7-16c. mo-
lasses sugar. ? 21-32d2 11-16c Fefine5 81
gar quiet Crushed, So 30- powdered q n.
granulated, $460 49,
ls9ee Gl99eFFEE-Market quiet. No. Z Rio
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
millionaire Tobacconist Dead.

Wheeling. w. Va. April 2S.-August
Pollock, the millionaire tobacconist
died here today aged rs years.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

New York. April 2s@Telegraphic
transfer Of $500. 900 to san Francisco
was made this morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
Another american Countess.

London April 2s.-Count Carlo
Dentic de F'rasso. Of Rome, and
Georgfne r. Wilde. daughter OF Mrs.
Henry Seigel. of New York, were mar
ried today at Brompton.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Iiverpool opening cables: wheat un-
changed to I'D lower; corn unchanged.
Liverpool, 1:30 D. m: Wheat I'D higher
to 1sd lower: corn 1kQAd higher
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 4
cars; graded. 3. Corn, 113 cars; graded 8.
Oats, 1z7 cars
visible supply changes for the week
Wheat decreased 2.O22.0O bushels; corn de-
creased 794, 900 bushels; oats decreased 625.-
600 bushels.
Grain receipts at K. c. today: Wheat.
"a cars; corn, q cars; oats, II cars
Estimated grain receipts at chicago to-
morrow: Wheat, Is cars; corn, 215 cars;
oats, 223 cars
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat un-
changed to I'd higher. corn Ssd1d higher.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
Market Notes.
Chicago

Chicago: Worlds shipments this week
Of wheat shows total OF g. 900 bushels.
against 9, ,350. coo bushels last week and s.
2ss. 900 bushels last year. America ship
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Galveston, Tex. April 23.-COTTOn
Market steady, at 111zc per pound.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Furnished by A NJ. AdcDermott Commits
sion Co, Stocks. Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Room = Coluu1-
bian bldg.l
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
Range of Prices on stocIxs.


Furnished by J. E. Gan, Commissions
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
On1ce 10 W. Sixth St Telephone zS6.1
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka Hide Market
Topeka, April g.
prices paid IN Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations.l
NO. TALLOW ..........,..........-.4 pc
NO HORSE. Es.--...----. ......... 50 50s3s 06
GREEN SALT CURED. .............. .
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
Chicago. April %.
Open High Low Close sat

National Isoaru OF trade Kansas City
FURNISHED by J. e Gail, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 110 w. Sixth st. Telephone 4S6.l
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
Ar OTTAWA

Mayor Halloren has raised $500 for
the relief of San Francisco. The
Santa Fe will haul free a carload of
-four from the local mills. The Elks'
lodge wired 500 to the San Fran
cisco EIks, and the Knights Templars
sent $50.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

The commissioners OF Pawnee coun-
ty met in special session here and ap-
propriated $500 to the San francisco
relief fund. Mayor Frizell has called
the city council together for like ac-
ton. SUBSCRIPTION papers are being cir
culated and citizens are donating lib
orally.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Kingman county, shipped a carload
of -four TO San 4Feranciseo' sufferers.
er AT CHANUTE.
Chanute subscBibed $4o0 for San
Francisco. The EIks' lodge added $1eO
to this and a carload of flour was sent.
AT DEPENDENCE.
A car of -four was shipped to san
Francisco. A committee is soliciting
funds. Five hundred dollars have been
subscribed by members of the COM
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Furnished by Charles Woir Paels,nv r.,
Yards close at noon on Saturdave1
Topeka, April q
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23
At AncHIsoN.

Atchison sent a draft for $3.50 to J.
r. Mulvane, of Topeka, for the relief
of the San Francisco sufferers. In ad-
dition to this Atehison Elks have
raised over 5000.
AT PEABODY.
Peabody citizens mailed a draft for
$371.75 to Mr. Mulvane, of Topeka,
the treasurer of the relief committee.
AT LEAVENWORTH.
Mayor Everhardy announced that a
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-23

Chicago Markets.
Furnished by J. r. Gall. Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22
Mo. PaC. Excursion Rates.

Special one way second class colo
mist rates to California. Tickets on
sale daily from Feb. 18th to April
7th. Rates to San Francisco, Sacra,
mento, Los Angeles, San Diego, and
various other points in California
also to Prescott and Phoenix, Ariz.,
$25 90.
Special one way second class colo
mist rates to the Northwest. Tickets
on sale daily from Feb. 18th to April
7th. Rates to Billings Mont, $17.55,
Helena and Butte, Mont. $21.00,
Spokane, Wash. 1913 so, Portland,
Orc, Seattle and Tacoma, Wash :,
$4,000. Corresponding rates to in
termediate Points.
Special homeseekers excursions
Jan. End and 18th and Feb. 9th and
Goth. Rate rs per cent Of the one
way standard first class rate for the
round trip. The minimum. selling
rate to be- SO. To all parts Ia
homeseekers territory in Arkansas,
l. T., Kas., N. NJ, Okla, Texas,
Colo, LOUISA, Nebr., Wyo., 8. OAK,
and Mexico. Rates to Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad,
Colo, $500 for round trip. All
tickets limited to return 81 days
from date OF sale.
Special round trip rate to Kansas
City 81. Is on sale Saturday OF each
week. All trains leaving Butler after
twelve o'clock noon and all trains
on Sunday, good to return on any
train leaving Kansas City before
noon the following Monday.
Special West Bound Winter Tour.
ist Excursions to Colorado, Season
OF 1905-06.-Tickets sold daily, Oct.
LIST, 1905, to May 81, 1906, to Den
yer, Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
Colo. Rate 80 per cent ofdouble one
way standard rate for the round trip;
final return limit May 81, 1906.
IF. GEIeER.
Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22

A pin prick and drop of blood on Q
glass slide will tell whether your blood Is
In a healthy condition or not. Every
healthy man should have five million red
blood corpuscles to every square millime-
ter of blood. If there are too many white
blood corpuscles the person Is said to be
anemic and run down. A chemical test Of
the water from the human body will tell
whether the kidneys are in good health or
not These tests of health are conducted BY
expert physicians and chemists every day.
Such examinations are made without cost.
This Is only very small part of the work
Of the staff of physicians and surgeons
under the direction of Dr.. r. v. Pierce, Of
Buffalo, N. Y, the founder and director of
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Of that city. To build up the body that
has been weakened by an attack of grip,
pneumonia or typhoid, write DR.. r y.
Pierce for advice, giving all your symp-
toms, and he will give You the best med
jcal advice, and without cost. For those
who are weakened by the after effects of q
bad cold, cough or grip, nothing will
eradicate poison from the blood so quickly
as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
A most stimulating tonic because it goes
to work In the right way, assisting the
stomach to assimilate the food thus f1ru-
ishing the blood proper nourishment,
which In turn feeds the nerves. The blood
should contain red blood corpuscles which
are capable of warding off the attack Of
germs II they get into Our systems. Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Is lust
what Is needed and it has received the
praise Of thousands Of people throughout
the United States
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22
Roosevelt Honors
Sus an B. Anthony.

Washington, February ia cele,
bration in honor Of the seth ami
yer sary ofthe birthday of Miss Susan
B. Anthony was held in the church
OF Our Father Friday night. The
attendance included a number OF
pub lie men, who delivered addresses,
and also delegates from the woman's
81 ffrage committee.
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw presided,
and addresses were made by Senator
Dub OILS oiIdaho and Representatives
Keller of Ohio and Reeder OF Kansas,
Rev. John Van Schaick Of this city
and Rev. Antoinette Brown Black
we'll OF New Jersey. Letters OF con.
gr stulatiOns we're read from Presi-
d ent Roosevelt, Senators Plat,
B ever idge, Gslinger, Patterson and
Re preventative Payne Of New York.
Miss Anthony in an address, OK.
pr essed the wish that the men do
30 netting besides extend congratu.
lations.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22
Six Thousand In Danger.

Washington, Feb. 19-Nearly
5000 Americans, men, women and
children, are In peril Of death at the
hands Of Chinese mobs In the threat.
ened boxer uprising. To rescue as
many Of these 30 possible from dan
ger and take drastic action In every
case where an American 10 molested
ID the purpose Of the President
through the State, War and Navy
departments. Activities In this d.
rection have been going on for weeks,
but great secrecy has necessarily
been maintained. Aside from the
known iact that the Philippine forces
have already been greatly augment.
cd and the Asiatic hsst increased,
the State department is keeping Its
program secret.
or the total number OF Americans
now In China, II Is estimated that
not less than 1,400 are engaged In
Christian mission work. 1t is rough
ly estimated that there are 5000
Americans engaged In commercial
pursuits In China, all OF whom are
victims OF the boycott. In addition
to these 1t Is estimated that there
are 1,500 other Americans 10 China
In the employment OF Chinese msr-
chants and manufacturers who here
toiore have been paid good wages,
but who have been driven from their
employment by the anti,ARerican
spirit.
The United States Is acting alone.
Nearly oil the anti,ioreign sentiment
In China is directed ut Americans.
There is the same hostility to French
and Germans, but none toward
japan and England. All the coun-
tries named have been benefited by
the boycott on American goods.
Therefore II Pekin is taken again as
it was in the boxer uprising OF 1900
the feat is likely to be accomplished
by American soldiers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22

NYERNfANENT MEADOWS should have
an annual dressing of 500 pounds per
acre OF fertilizer containing eleven per cent.
Potash and ten per cent. available phos-
phoric acid.
This will gradually force out sour grasses
and moses from the meadows, and bring good
grasses and clovers; thus increasing the quality
as well as the quantity of the hay.
Our practical book Farmers Guide gives facts for every
sort OF eopasng of number books erz
alton which send request any cost or obligation to any
farmer who will write for them.
Address GERMAN WORKS,
rev ork-es Nassau Street. -Monadno BUILDING
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22
Mccall, Near Death,
Defends Hamilton.

Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 19.A0n
what be knows IL his deathbed and
TO which be Is resigned, John A. Ne
Cell, through his son made an ele-
quent defense OF Andrew Hamilton,
and rspudistsd the suggestion that
his own downfall Is to be sttribute
TO the Judge, who is nowin Paris.
spd who declines to return TO this
country.
Due to the feet that some OF bis
closest friends, In their efforts to
co Mort the recently retired president
OF the New York Lille Insurance Com
pa ny, laid a heavy burden Of blame
upon the absent Hamilton. Mr..
Mccall, with scarcely sufficient
strength 10 make the effort, told bis
son that be wished ID known that In
no Wise did be cherish aught but the
kindliest feelings for the man with
whom his relations came in for
severe censure by the Fowler com.
mittee In Its report.
He refused TO avail himself Of the
opportunity TO make q scapsgoat oil
Il smilton, and according to young
Mccall, he. entertains higher respect
for his friend today than ever be
fore.
This public revelation Of the III
m ans attitude toward one generally
Be lieved TO have aided In bringing
Q bout the crisis whien has wrought
UGH havoc to Mr.. Mccall, came a.
The most significant development In
I bis, one Of the last days Of bis life
For no one doubts shat he ID In the
q nal stage Of Bis Illness and his death
IL only q matter Of . short time
hours, or perhaps, days.
Mr.. McCall's family has a thorough
understanding Of the situation, and
the patient was told that he wai
ne airing his end.
"If It Is Gods will that must 60
then ! am resigned. Ihave nothing
to fear" said Mr.. Mccall when he
lea rned the physicians opinions.
II may not have lived the life OF q
saint, but as look back now, l can.
not recall that / have ever dsliber
at ely harmed a man. woman or child
l have lived my life as I saw II, aid
as best / could"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22

Il became known in Deadwood, s.
D., that Rev. George g. Ware, who
was recently convicted in the United
States district court at Omaha OF
conspiracy to deiraud the govern
msnt 81 Illegal land entries, had
rendered bis resignation as pastor Of
Of st. Johns Episcopal church at
Dea dwood, and Of Christ's church at
Lead, and has also sent to Bishop
Hare at Sioux Falls, 8. D., bis resig-
nation a. a minister Of the Episcopal
church. Vestrymen Of the churches
here and at Lead are awaiting the
action Of Bishop Hare before acting
on the case. Ware has been pastor
Of these churches for fifteen years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22
A Healing Gospel.

The Rev. J. G. Warren, pastor oil
Sharon Baptist Church, Belair, Ga,
says Of Electric Bitters: It's a God
send 10 mankind. It cured me oil
lame back, stiff joints, and complete
physical collapse, l was so weak II
took me hall an hour to walk mile
Two bottles OF Electric Bitters have
made me so strong have just walk
ed three miles In so minutes and feel
like walking three more. It's made
a new man OF me-" Greatest remedy
for weakness and all Stomach, Liver
and Kidney complaints. Sold un-
der grarsntee at Frank T. Clay's
Drug Store. Price SOC.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22
Sherif's Sale in Partition.

Jackson Wright, John Wright, sallis j
Blake. Charles o. Blake, Angellne George,
Eliza Bagby, PlAinti6s, Va Curtis Wright and
J. r. Mwards, Defendsnts
In the Circuit Court Of Bates Co. Missouri.
By virtue and authority Of . decree and or
der Of sale made by the said Court, In thssbovs
entitled cause, and Of Ger tiled copy thereof,
Wednesday, February 2sth 1908,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock In the
forroon and ave O'Clock In the Afternoon
Of that day, Ut the west front door Of tie Court
House, IN The city Of Bucefin Bates County,
hIddu, he following described real estats,
viBt ncIt1 half Of the ho1theoet quarter, ofuto-
sioi Aiae "a, tew1bhII nm 90. raAss thirty
e1e M, = Betss county Missouri.
eesas = ale. = ipllsvA yjs. Cab z hssd.
81 Ms1g Slpsas 6saisy. it,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22

For SALE:-My 80 acre tract OF
land 4 miles southeast OF Butler, In
Summit township, SO acres In cult
walton, rest timber pasture. Small
improvements. Will sell cheap on
terms to suit purchaser. II not sold
by first Of March place will be for
rent. N. N. NEsTLsRoDE,
16 81. Butler r, F. d. 8.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22

Farm for sale or trade-91 acres,
we'll improved, nearly all In tame
grass. New 8 room house on Rural
Route, 8 miles southeast OF Butler,
one mile south Appleton City road
Will trade for Butler property. Is II
L. A. FULLER, Route 8, Butler, Mo
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22

Take your gun work OF all kinds to
BRYAN LONDON.

He can do you better work and for
less prices than you can get done
elsewhere. l pay no shop rent and
will give my customers the benefit.
South Main near Powers Mil.
l will stock your gun with English or
American walnut. Lem
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22

To Cure Cold In One Day.
Tske LAXATIVE BROMO QUI
NINE Tablets. All druggists refund
the money II 1t fails to cnre. E. W
Groves Signatures on each box. 25
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-22
THE WALTON TRUST co. OF BUTLER, MO.

Always has ready hand to loan Bates
Vernon, Barton, Cedar Polk and Dade Counties, Mo
VERY LOWEST RATES OF INTEREST on one three five or
me and allow borrowers pay back each
year desired. Every land wanting should
and get rates liberal Money ready
papers signed. Wehave full and complete abstract of
title every land lot in County
U. patent and showing all deeds Of trust Shers Deeds
titles other that have been recorded In
county Our Abstract books begun by Mr. VIM Wal
ton IS and written daily from the county
ords We furnish reliable Abstracts at reasonable prices
responsible for their correctness INTEREST PAID ON
TIME DEPOSITS.
II you have idle money for six months or longer the
Walton Trust Company will pay you interest on 1t.
WIN. E. Walton, Pres. Sam Levy Vice. res
Fank Allen, SEQ @. A. Allen, Asst Sec
A. A. Peach, Clerk and Bookkeeper
W.D. Yates Abstractor W. J. Nix, Clerk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-10

Alfalfa Is n silent, effective and per
sistent subsoiler. In our own expert
eDce alfalfa seeded Sept. 10 on heavy
red clay lands had developed roots be
tween two and three feet In length by
Dec. j, and two years after planting
roots carefully washed out Of the SOL
measured four to five feet In length
Under favorable conditions the roots Of
alfalfa will often penetrate 20 a depth
Of twelve feet or more. instances being
on record of roots found more than
thirty feet long. The size of the ROOT
varies with the age OF the plant, the al.
ameter NJ the crown varying from one.
half TO two and one-half inches. Tn.
der these conditions II Is little wonder
that land should be greatly benefited
by the growth OF alfalfa IT Is mani
testify superior to the subsoiI plow or
any other implement which human ef.
fort has devised for unlocking and
bringing within the range Of shallow
rootsd plants the virtually incxhausti.
BILE supplies Of plant food which are
hidden deep In the bosom Of the enrth.
--Mcssrs. SouIe and Ferguson, Virginia.