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The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11
G) Because no plants thrive long II com,,r.
to feed on their own decay.

Oh Because no plants thrive long II cou,.,
to feed on their own decay. 'u
CD Different crops take plant food in dino,..
proportions. and the same crop grown continuor.
ly up what Is available in the soil Of W..
which It particularly prefers. At Rotham.,.s'
England. they grew potatoes year after wear ~
the same land until It utterly failed to mako ~
tatoes. But when they then put 1t In barlev :.
made seventy-fve bushels per acre. The pota,o.s
needed the mineral matters. phosphoric acid .rs
potash. and had drawn them down till there ,a.
not n sufficient amount of these to make pota,os.
but still an abundance for barley.
t3) Constant clean cultivation and exposuro ).
the sun burn up the humus or decayed vege,ation
in the soil. the home OF the soil bacteria thu,
work for the farmer and the bacteria perish -
that the soil becomes literally dead SOIL En-
posure to sunshine is deasl to the mcroseon,.
forms of plants that We call bacteria Even ,ho..
forms that are the causes OF disease cannot on
durc the sunshine. and one OF the very bes, mean,
for stcrilir!ng waste matters like sewage IA "a
expose II to sunlight.
90 We introduce the legume crop In our ro
tations because they furnish forage for stock ana
enable uH 10 keep up the humus. making material
In the soil and In their growth get us the nitro
need. which We would otherwise hate Ia
buy The vital point In any rotation Ia the main.
s.nancc and Increase of the organic decay the Nv.
ing soil for. as has been we'll said. sand ana
clay only tho dead skeleton of a soil humns
" It's ttfn." and In way keep up this
life in the soil bu. by a rotation OF crops that
viii be restoring what Ia wasted In the sale crops
Your rotation would hc improved by sowing
crimson clover among your corn To prevcn, win.
ter waste aud make feed crop In the spring that
w!ll come OF before sowing the peas for hay
Then wheat and clover one year. and then manure
tho sod aud back 10 corn. In this way your land
~sll always be protected In winter and will gain
humas. W. r. MASSEY.
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GREATER tItLD ron MoNEx.FAnMiNa N
THE SOUTH

There iA no doubt. as Mr. t.ut,s nay8 that there
South than In the North The Southern farmer
can grow the grains that the Northern farmer
Ero~a. and mako aa heavy crops OF them iis has
n the cotton crop better money crop than any
IN The North II treated right II. can grow a
gr"n'"F supply OF leeum. forage high In protein
than tho Northern farmer. aud can run n dairy
without buying tho pro,rin feed ,h. Northern
farmer muat buy. for I'll. coitnnsoci and III, COW
pea will furnish him thH Mr. iutta Ia aiao rirht
N calling IL folly To ic; land i- bare OF growing
plants In winter In III. South. where the winter
rains wash The Holuble nitratra from tho soil
which CROWN. crop would catch To be- returned
10 Tho soil In npring, Then In tho South W. have
30 much nhori"r n time for heavy winter feeding
"hil" II there ia II growing crop on the land on.
can pasture during mos, OF the time. and hence
chttl" should be more choapiy raised than In tn.
North In fact In our coast country. cattle do
has been n great deal of careiessnesa even whsr.
cattle arc kept. With the contraction of IN,
grazing lands of the West an the country IN being
taken up In farms. there In certain To be again
proht In winter feeding OF beef cattle In the Ena,
The man who has been feeding corn 10 beeves
'hih past winter certainly can now make "A rrea,
proht at present prices
Ihen the mules; mules are probably as good
WORK animals M can be had on the Soutb.rp
'hfths but Keeping mules only. means that they
must b" bought out of tho cotton crop and th.r.
IN no reason why the Southern farmer should not
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SPRAYING FOR TOMATO ROT.

To a correspondent, who f. troubled about to.
maio rot. Will aay: You might 10 extern,
have checked the rot in the tomatoes by spraying
with bordeaux mixture ~hil. the rlan;a ~ere
young. I have tried pruning tomatoes but has"
never found that IL pay# Ia do oxccp, In case
OF "a small garden where room IN object and
the plants can be set closely and trained TO ain
gle stems stakes. This wiii generally give tho
earliest crop. but the plants play ou, early and
yon must have later planting to TAX" their
place. IL Ia probabl. that tho rot;iug wll stop
n. the fruit advances. and ev.n II may do
some good IN spray for tho later fruit with the
bordeaux mixture. hut sh.nk the 70, ~lii stop
10 n great extent later. a. IL ta often cnnnned TO
the earliest fruits. The best thing IN to spray
with bordeaux aa soon aa the plan,a arc started
and spray several times till tho trui, ia nearly
grown.
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You should cut the potatoes In halves n, once
and put them in n sort ot winarow in "A fnrrow
and cover with pine straw. and sec that the, are
kept from drying, Watch them from time To time
and ha aoon IN they show signs of Hproutlng IL
the time TO plant You should have cut and Gov
cred them M soon IN dug. To set earlier Hprout-
Ing. They will probably be ready To plant carly
In August Plant none that do not nhow nigns of
bproutin.. and plant In deep furrows and cover
very lightly IN they grow and then gradually
work the earth TO them til level Then cultivate
shallow and level 10 retain moisture aud never
hill them we do early potatoes for mt that
time In the summer moisture In tho thing you
want 10 preserve nnd deep turning mp OF the soil
will hasten It's drying out
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11

Every step of civil advancement makes every
mana dollar worth more In California. the
country where II grew~~what would Il buy!
Tow years since. II would buy "A shanty. dysentery'
bad company. and crime. There wide coun-
tries like Siberia. where It would buy little else
today than some petty mitigation OF SUFFERING
In Rome II will buy beauty and magnihcence'
Forty years ago dollar would not buy much IN
i3oston. Now II Will buy il great deal more In our
old town. thanks To railroads. telegraphs. steam
ers. and the contemporaneous growth OF ne"
YORK and tho whole country.-From Emerson
Essay Wealth"
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11
SAVING RED CLOVER SEED.

The seed of red clover is saved from the sec
ond blooming The first blooming is cut for hay
and the second growth allowed to mature The
hay is then cut or left on the field in windrows
OF small size TO completely dry out. 1t IL then
threshed and cleaned In special clover huller.
Special machinery is needed afterward to com
pletely clean II OF weed seeds. Much of the seed
is sold without this last reclcaning. and clover
seed have thus been the means OF spreading weeds
all over the land from imported seed.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11
SODA on MIIIET AND CORN.

It may pay TO scatter rs TO 100 pounds OF nj
trate OF soda the millet after II ia up and
when IL Is dry from rain or dew TO prevent scald-
ing the leaves ! never have used piow In tho
corn field for many years and never used nitrate
OF coda on corn. and do not believe II will pay.
Corn should be planted on "a we'll manurcd clover
cod Then tho winter grain following will need
only acid phosphate and potash. 10 bc followed
by peas and crimson clover and then back tn the
corn with the clover and manure.
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LAND or MILK AND MONEY.

And whll- you are making the South n land OF
milk aud money you can max. all the moro COT
ton a smaller ARIA of land because of feeding
tho cows or bcrsr~.
study that record from the A. Il NJ. College
t"rd. When "a man makes $3.50 worth OF manure
In nInc mon'h~. ~hs; a crop of corn hc make
@i,h that manure spread broadcast and what
crop of small grain following 1, to be- followed
by peas and then To cotton with cash In his
pocket 10 dictate pr!cca To III. fertilizer aud
oo fertilizer 10 buy except acid phosphate and
potash for tho peas.
What an area OF land you would have TO cult.
rac In cotton that makes $50 TO 90 pounds Of lint
prr acre. io equal the amount ~ money that was
made from those cowae | believe that YOU would
never s-t there, hut with tn. and tho ma
nurc IL would not be long before you would be
talking about 900 pounds OF lint per acre on
only ononf,h tho land that makes the zoo
pounds aud crops of corn and small grain that
would soon bo something more than supplies.
but would bv putting money In your purse. BuS
tho men Who imagine that IL does not pay 70
grow anything but cotton will probably keep on
With the lo0 To zoo pounds per acre and keep
poor and keep their land poor.
w. f. MASSEY.
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SOWING CRIMSON CLOVER IN C,KN.

prefer TO SOW crimson clover In the corn al
last working ht rate of fifteen pounds of seed per
acre. Sown at that time with n favorable season
you should have IA fairly good pasture after the
corn is on In the fall The clover will make n
better fall growth than the yetch II ve,ch IL sown
IL VIII be best TO some oats with IT, but I
"onid not SOW anything with the clover Sow
inc SEED while the ground In fresh from the last
working and the next rain will cover II enouyb !
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11

The spread Of alfalfa growing may cause
some tn ask what will be done with
much alfalfa hay. II Is being shipped n
thousand miles into the south. which does
not indicate that there IL any need tn worry
about whcrc tho market will bc found. The
home market will take all that will be
grown for some years to come. II the time
should arrive when the home markets do
not readily take all that II offered. live
stock would bc raised to eat the alfalfa on
the farm. with big profit
Alfalfa IL coming south and will get here
in tho form of big green fields or a. baird
hay. The question IL not what will bc done
with the alfalfa. but how much of II be-
grown In tho South and who will poekrt tho
big prufts9
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Some Timely Farm Questions Answered.

think that the peas would smother clover sown at
same time. But IL you cut the corn of and cure
1t in shocks you can then disk the peas down and
SOW crimson clover seed and get good crop In
the spring. You can SOW the clover at any time
from July to October.
I have never sown Burr clover with peas and
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11

The subjects below all discussed in reply
to questions from readers. But few OF the
questions, however. printed, as we need the
room for more answers. Possibly the very Ques-
tions you wanted to ask answered below.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11

, II would DO interesting to tnow If the alfalfa
OF "Wsna"m"Fo' IL ~eii supplied with uodulcs
Perhaps tho land ~aa supplied ~ith rod clover
bacteria aud ;ha; ,hoac hare ,ak~n 10 the alfalfa
for II ia by no means certain tha; one form OF
she*" plants may not take 10 a host,
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11

Mcssrs. Editors What time ia h~as to plan.
Irish potatoes for tall CROP raised my a"~d ro
taioca this spring, dug them and dried them In
the shade. aa some people aaid that tho way
Red Bliss is the kind shall plant II Hcs
Nash Co. n G.,
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am of the opinion that tho peas would smother 4.
Hut II In easily tried smali scale. and II the
clover IL not wno,hcrcd II will max. a ane winter
cover after tho peas of.
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TOtR REASONS WHY ROTATION OF CROPS IL
GOOD THING.

One correspondent wishes me tn toll why ro,a-
ton Of eropa In good thlna | uili give four
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-16

floors and between tables where 9TH
ers were dining, and everywhere as
they went she was recalled TO the
sterner things OF life by a converse.
tion which had no other topic than
war. Here and there she recognized
men occupying more or less respon-
sible positions In the government. and
few whose uniforms proclaimed
them to be officers of the army and
navy. These latter seemed discussing
the situation from a more confidential
viewpoint, and held their heads close
together now and then as II fearful
that others might overhear their
whispered comments.
"All criticising the government"
Guy muttered. indicating one group
with slight nod of his head. They
can't understand 1t any more than we
can"
She looked at him Sharply as II
about to speak. and then after an in
stant's hesitation closed her half.
parted lips and advanced to the seat
she desired, A Whitehead waiter
served them and deferentially brought
a newspaper still wet from the press
Thought you'd like to see the latest
extra, SIR" he explained, as he left
them; and Hitler. with look OF
WEAKNESS. glanced at the headlines
and laid 1t aside.
Same old thing" he commented,
In reply TO her look OF inquiry The
Gazette has Just learned that not even
coaling orders have been issued. and
this from no less person than the
secretary OF the navy. who has been
goaded into free speech by the con-
slant pricks of criticism. wonder II
these people are insane?"
Guy" she retorted, II don't think
II altogether fair to speak of the mon
at the head OF the government as in
sane unil they have been proved In
error. Let's talk OF something else"
And he, worried and tired of the
topic. was glad TO lead into more per
sonal subjects. He thought OF the
old inventor whom he had not seen
for months.
How Is your father now" he
asked, as he improving IN health,
and where is he?"
For the first time she showed some
embarrassment He watched her. and
as she hesitated before answering be-
gan TO wonder II there was not some.
thing concerning Roberts which she
was endeavoring TO conceal from him.
oh. he is well. but very overworked
and tired" she replied finally.
But You haven't answered all my
question" he insisted. you haven't
told me where he is"
She remained silent, toying with
one OF the rings upon her hand aud
looking out through the vines to
whore the lights OF the city cleaned
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-16
A MAN AND AN OFFICE.

The reappointment of Alex Kirk
land to be city auditor is a distinct
encouragement to public officials TO
do their duty. 1t is not always true
that a man, who does his best in
Office, is reappointed. Likewise, it is
not always true that the man who
does his best in some private occupa-
tion is promoted, or even holds onto
his position. Sometimes a man is not
eminently fitted for the job. In the
case of Mr.. Kirkland we have a man
of extraordinary qualifications for the
position, working earnestly in the
city's interests. regardless of politi-
cal considerations. The city would
have suffered more than Mr.. Kirk
land by his loss. There are great
many men. who can keep books, and
perform the clerical duties of the
office; but it was well nigh impossi-
BILE to find another man who could
bring so much intelligent understand
ing of the city's fiscal affairs into the
performance of his duties. The gen.
eral council and other departments
are greatly indebted to Mr.. Kirkland
for the success of their policies.
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As PROXY
BRADLEY MAY
GO TO CONVENTION.
Cincinnati Enquirer Washington spe-
ciaI Contains That Information.

A Washington special to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer says:
"Vice President Fairbanks will be
the first Republican presidential can
dldate to establish headquarters at
Chicago. Next Monday morning
Joseph b. Keeling, the United States
district attorney at indianapolis and
one OF Mr.. Fairbanks managers. will
open up Offices at the Annex hotel.
where the :.,.onal committee will
assemble later on.
5 at was learned that Senator-elect
William o. Bradley, OF Kentucky.
whom the Taft forces In control OF
the state convention at Louisville last
week refused to give place on the
delegation at large, may go TO Chi
cago as n proxy for one OF the dele
gates from the Second Kentucky dis
trict. The delegates from this dis-
trict were instructed for the vice.
president, and consequently Bradley
would go ms Fairbanks boomer. IN
this plan materializes,. and II is now
believed IL will, the eloquent senator
elect will second the nomination OF
the viee-presldent. whose name will
be presented to the convention by
Governor Hanly."
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below and stretched out into the
blackness beyond.
Norm" he said. leaning toward
her. lis there anything wrong with
him? All your letters come from
Miami There's a sanatorium there.
II can't be that your father is"
"No-no-no: 1t isn't that" she re-
piled, but with a look OF such appre-
hension that he almost doubted her
for the first time in all their friend.
ship. Father is all right. only he has
worked very hard. and Oh, please
don't insist on my telling you any
more! Believe me, ] should be frank
with you. of all persons in the world.
II l could; but / can't be-quite."
Impulsively he stretched his hands
across the table and seized hers. The
hum of conversation had died OUT In
the room back OF them. most OF the
diners having departed. II had grown
so quiet that they could hear the
strains of band from one Of the
parks. playing as gayly as II war was
an unknown contingency.
Norm, he said pleadingly, take
me into your full confidence! Tell
me what It is that troubles you,
Something does. I'm sure. have read
1t In your letters. and in your eyes
when you come to me. Let me share
It with you! You know l love you.
and part of love is to share each
others troubles"
He tried 10 hold her hands; but she
withdrew them tremblingly. She
turned her face away toward the
lights of the night. without looking
at him. For what seemed long time
he waited. "Oh, wish you had not
said that to me-just yet" she an
swefed at length. You make IL very
hard for both Of Us now. waat to b
honest with you. want TO give You my
confidence and my-but ! can't. I
can't tell you anything. You. must
wait"
Listen" he commanded, again
leaning toward her. "There is some
thing which makes me think you love
me. | shall ask nothing more of your
father. or Of your plans. because
want to make you see the position"
He frowned at the waiter. who came
toward them and then retreated.
Norm" he went on. there is TO be
war Your country is unprepared. 1t
will be ovorrun by an enemy that Is
ruthless and that will come to con-
-qncr. The end may not be defeat;
but as certain as death this country
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will writhe and suffer before II can
regain the ground It viii lose In the
outset. Can't you see that?- Can't
you understand what II Will be for
you and your father here under such
conditions? Don't you know that Tor
your very safety you must leave? As
my wife. or even my betrothed. | can
make the way so much easier for
you! Give me the right, dear. give me
the right"
1T is impossible" she replied, turn
ing toward him again: and he looked
hurt. 1T is the very danger OF war
that makes II so. You don't know
how much wish I could say yes to
you; but it's impossible. | must be
with my father. owe II TO him. He
can't go away, nor can | leave him.
SO until the way is clear we can be
friends only, and no more"
He sat stunned for moment, vain.
ly striving to understand circum-
stance or combination of conditions
which could have dictated such an
answer, Then the thought came that
perhaps the girl before him was ma
king sacrifice To some awful men
ace, and II could be only one thing
the threatened insanity Of her father.
But what had the war TO do With that?
Perhaps she would never he more to
him II her fathsr went insane. because
then she would say no because Of her
very love for him. and the fear for pos
terity. Their happiness. then, was to
depend upon the condition OF an old
mans mind.
Norm" he asked. softly. us II In.
sanity2"
She turned toward him in amaze
ment, not fathoming his line Of reason
ing Il can tell you nothing more"
She spoke as one under stress and
suppression. You must ask nothing
more Yon must take my love ON
faith or not at all until you know II is
time for you 10 tell me again that !
am necessary. 10 you"
He felt that IL was crisis with
them. and slowly thought OF what he
might say 20 break away this barrier
OF induce her TO remove the embargo.
They sat looking into the distance;
but tefere he could formulate an ar
gumeut the sound OF horses hoofs
madly Gathering over the pavements
caught their attention. II came near
er and nearer. and then past them ON
the street below = man In soldiers I'M
form flashed by. They looked at each
other wonderingly. half Starting To
their feet. and as they looked q sudden
pandemonium broke forth.
From an alleyway nearby burst an
army Of newsboys. the streets sudden.
ly became alive with pedestrians
belched forth from cafes and hotels.
aud above all other sounds came the
cries Of rExtry! Estryl War broken
out. War. War! Wari"
She turned away froe him as II In
those cries were an irreyocable sen
tence Of misery, parted the vines and
stood silently looking out into the
night; and he knew without seeing
that In her eyes were tears.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-16
GRAVITY.

One OF the Wright brothers pulled
the wrong lever and his airship
struck rock. which leads us to OBJ
serve that all now necessary in order
TO assure aerial navigation as a com
mercial possibility, is an apparatus
for controlling gravity. Some simple
mechanism by which the law can be
suspended or released at the will of
the operator would be sufficient. Then
IL the operator was careful not to
pull the gravity release lever. and
the "gravity suspender" did not catch
and send the machine soaring on past
the moon. navigation of the air could
be made safe and comfortable.
As 1t is our fondest dreams have
been rudely broken. II was the boast
of aeronauts that they were SAID
from the dangers of collision; and
scarcely was the boast uttered before
an aeronaut wrecked his machine
against a building to prevent running
over a woman in low flight. Ther
Mr.. Wright pulls the wrong thini
and-smash. His -acrop,ane become.
klndling wood.
We have found gravity OF Immense
advantage in our decentralization
OF the terraqueous globe. When w
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retire at night II is satisfaction to
think that an immutable law OF nag
ture will prevent our falling head
downward through space and cutting
our scalps on one of the projecting
points of Jupiter. For this reason
and several others arising from Gus
toms founded on confidence in the
law. We are inclined to favor str'et
adherence to the law of gravitation.
especially while our aerial navigators
manifest such gross carelessness in
pulling levers and things.
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the FrendleSs.)
II = with hearts full OF sorrow and
regret that We mourn the departure
OF our friend and oo-worker. Mrs
Joseph L. Friedman; sne who came
into our midst with all the fitness OF
her happy joyous nature. dispensing
sunshine and cheer. TrulyNers was
the spirit OF serviee-for she came
upon great happiness by the way OF
great forgetfulness." Always quick
TO recognize the good. standing ready
10 rebuild the fallen, patient with the
' eak, she sought to cheer, aid and to
give comfort aid hope. Her many
fine attributes endeared her TO a large
circle OF friends-she will be missed
in the social life. but her life flower
ed to the fullest fruitlon lin her
devotion to the children OF the Home
she scattered her charities Ike flaw
ers at their feet, for to them her heart
went out IN an It's wealth OF love and
compassion. Today at the Home OF
the Friendless her memory Is en-
shrined in the hearts OF many little
|ones who have been, made happier by
the unselhsh giving OF her time and
self. Ever faithful to serve In any
way for the good OF Others she was All
to her co-workers and her
wise counsel and advice will be sadly
missed May we strive to emulate'
her example ~ a deeper interest In
the work she SO much loved. she
has passed away like a gentle breath
INTO the beautiful land by angels
-blest."