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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

- '".' "eiease Is large, they can
cut the crop with machinery that
VIII tie 1t into bundles or set Il
down In the field in neat shocks.
o with smaller "a NAV On,
the crop by hand or use either home
made or factory-made sled cutters
that cost very little and which are
drawn by horsepower. Those dosir-
ing to pursue this subject further
should send to the Department of
agriculture at Washington. for farm
.ers Bulletins 500 and 3I3.
those who save corn fodder may
use ii TO replace hay in part or who'll
~. according tn what the stock IL
being fed for. Something will also
depend on what concentrates are be-
ing led At the same time. Hut here
il AN important thing about corn
fodder: II undcrgocs changes much
more rapidly than hay. and these
changes are for the worse. They
should aim tn feed their fodder. as
tar ~ practical. before. rather than
after. Christmas. After that date,
ewing tn the change. mentioned, tho
fodder will have n smaller feeding
value than IL had earlier. while the
feeding value Of hay ha. dctcrioraicd
mnch less. IT one Is able TO sell
more hay or to get along with buying
cas- BY feeding corn fodder. he
makes his corn crop of NOR. value to
aim. Indeed. he may realize more
n"t gain from IL than he would net
from a cotton crop. even though the
cotton crop should bring In "A much
larger gross income. II the cotton
field labor can only be mad. to ua-
1"rstand that u corn crop will give
good net returna and ihin labor can
be turned 10 making corn. i, is no
impossible that the recent We, wealth
or may prove n pleasing In ~diaguien.
There will be "A fear the dry wealth
eT will u little later prevent q corn
crop being mad. from late planting
but frequent shallow aud level Guilt
saison will for the most part dispose
81 tha; problem. Th. level cultivated
land viii dry out leaa than ridged
land. III. soil mulch kept about the
crop by frequent shallow cultivation
gill Let every shower soak into the
%uil and will keep 1t from passing
~ into the mir. and the frequent
stirring of the soil aili make the
crop'm food turn into easily available
forms. In other words. the crop will
be forced Ia rapid development with
"a good yield. Plant the seed shallow
or deep according To tho monn of
moisture In the soil. deeper when the
soil IL drief and shallowrr when the
a1il Ii moist.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

Those who are forced 10 resort TO
corn against their viii nnsd not feel
10 bad about IL. II they viii but stop
10 consider that approximately hhlf
81 III" feeding value Of the corn crop
Is In th" grain and approximately
another half ia In the stalks. the
'eaFes and the hunks: and that they
can Well AFFORD 10 save III" hall that
IL hot ia the grain. which they are
In he habit OF letting 60 10 waste.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06
ODE Old and the New Farming.
NC VIC hhd was Ceaseless Drudg cry, Driving Bows From TIN Farm
The New Kind is Pleasant and Full OF Interes

and the hogs are improved types;
also we have a yard of fine chickens
and turkeys. Remember, however,
the garden has not been forgotten. 1t
Is simply fine. We have a fine Or
chard and vineyard started. We'll"
some one may say. hes got a para
disc to live in" or HE Is living in
paradise" That's what / say it is.
Yet. 1t is as sorry a place as there is
In this country.
l am taking six agricultural pa
pers. three newspapers, and one F.
T.. K c. U. OF A. paper; and have
plenty OF time to read them all, have
time to go rabbit hunting. attend all
picnics. ~and-above ALL do enjoy
my farm work because 1t Is a pleas
ure TO me.
We are looking ahead to the COM
Ing OF the boil weevil. | believe 1t will
be n blessing in disguise. am send
Ing you n piece OF a plant that
thrives here. I want its name and
value as n hay plant and soil builder.
G.. w. SAVELL.
"tS .
Editorial Answer: The specimen
plant send for Identification is red
clover. In the South 1t Is supposed
to do best on strong clay lands and
black prairie soils: but wherever 1t
thrives II Is II profitable crop. In
this case II Is reported as thrifty on
sandy land. The usual seeding Is
twenty pounds OF seed. broadcasted.
per acre In September or October
for fall and In February for spring
seeding. II should be on we'll drain
ed land. Even IL n stand should be
got on land that In not well drained.
the root development and the growth
above the ground would not be as
large rs II the land we're we'll drain
ed. The plant makes excellent hay
and improves the soil.
The foregoing letter has n number
OF excellent, ideas: but In one respect
n mistake Ia being made. There Ia
nothing 10 be gained by sowing turf
oats. instead OF rust proof oats.
where the rust proof variety will
thrive. Rust proof oats will give ap-
proSimately three bushels OF grain on
the same space that turf oats will
give two. and II rust proof oats are
planted right In the fall. practically
no Tear need be entertained that
they will not pass through the winter
safely.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

tho closing down of lumber mills and
other Southern industries would
throw such a large number of la
horers out of employment who would
have to turn to the farm for work
that the cotton acreage this year
would be greatly increased. But
many sections Of the cotton belt have
been suffering from a number of
heavy rains TO an extent hat has to
date prevented much low land from
being planted. At present It cannot
be told how large the acreage of such
land Will be. This land is of the
Delta and bottom land types. the
types that make the large yields OF
cotton. In some instances fl will be
A serious loss to those who wish 10
plant such land IN cotton. but cot
ION r~aiecrs elsewhere may look upon
It as = godsond as helping TO keep
down the cotton q somewhat.
The more energetic aud ~farsoe-
ing planters and small farmers in
wet sections are casting about 10 end
SONS way to get returns from their
land this year. 4 pea crop for hay
or for Eeed or for both gives them an
opportunity. Those who should
know express the opinion hat a good
pea threshor % be bad. that will
y while inturinE the seed very
slightly. This Ii particularly pieaa-
ing to large planters.
Those aho have been unable Ia
plant their bottom lands in cotton
may siili be able 10 grow corn. and
the rich bottoms will make a good
Weld of this grain. Many OF them are
In the habit Of thinking that none
but an early planted crop of corn is
worth while. But II they will take
some quick maturing variety. much as
Mexican june corn. they have "a good
chance TO get very fair yields yet
Indeed. truckers not u~ncomtnonty
grow "a crop of corn by planting In
June and In rare instances In the
f1S3 par ~ AIls. 3RWE u RFHG& crop
has been sold. The truckers have
his advantage. however: Their land
has been we'll worked In the early
part OF III. Goslsgu and has been acli
fcrtiilzef for the truck csopa. but.
ahIle the bottom land that aaw In.
tended for cotton may rot have been
worked an often and 10 thoroughly
IL will have the abundance 81 plant
tood necessary for - large yiold Of
corn.
kaaar corn wIii make "a crop In
a shorter time than corr. but IL
sometimes bljshtA In tho South and
falls 10 make grain I,esldcs typical
corn land land fertile bottoms are
usually typical corn lAndl will make
more corn than karir r. when the
Kanlr corn does not blight On thin
land KAfhr corn might give the inrg-
ct yle l. II often does on thin and
And Is feeding value per pound In
s4 near the feeding yalu. Of corn.
that per ACRE Of thin land the kanhF
corn uat occasionally have "a much
higher feed value. Hut IN rich bot
iom laad these arguments ia favor
Il KafGr corn Nlil not hold. except
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

SPoAt 10 "
whether or not I am making any
progress or any improvement on the
old way of farming. l beg to say that
when / reflect back on the way we
had to work. or did work when I
was growing up land l am now twen-
~ty-seven and have Just begun the
second crop for myself) | can but say
truly. Yes. | am improving some
what.
The Old Way.
The old way was one small mule
or pony &c pillow. We generally ran
six or sever plows. cultivated 1875 to
$50 acres of land, worked six days
In a week. and were always behind
with our work. never had time to go
rabbit hunting. never had time to
lose for anything on account of being
pushed with work. The farm to me
was like a prison. aud had n tenden-
cy to drive III. far from ever going
into farming. There are thousands
OF boys today who can say the same.
Ne never thought of an agricultural
4per. nor should We have had time
~ read II We had had cver SO many.
Ny father was "A good farmer. one
of the hest Of his day. lie raised
plenty of corn aud hogs. some cattle;
and ~r!sed hia own horses and mules.
which he could not have done had
he not raised lots OF corn. But you
can imagine how the land washed
III %snllIes and how the briars grew
Ia he fence corners Of the land that
was rented out, You know the rent
.r ~.sssfera IN grow cotton. Yea. cot
snu. the graf enemy of tho fair
Southland Then. why. oh. why. do
40 asill grow cotton. still furnish
n. ammunition for our enemies. the
sp.culatorH. To light It's with
The New Way.
Two years ago | bought a small
farm. married fas "A bachelor should
not Try 10 farm. and We moved on
L. Ourselves OF this little farm.
which III high ridge. sandy land.
Well. | pillow TWO good mules instead
OF one. | cultivate IL acres OF land
with two mules. instead of thirty
acres with one. or course. | grow
corn: and am now experimenting on
S-foot rows this year. according TO
MIR. Williams. | also grow peas In
fair quantities. because | cannot do
wiihou, them. Peanuts and pota-
toes are tavoritc crops with us: aud
last fall | planted the following
Ctops. which were new In this coun-
try. Rye. barley. turf oats. and
vc,ch. together. All of which | am
we'll pleased with. Why because
they furnished my mules. cattle and
hogs plenty of green feed every day
last winter. and saved corn and other
feed. In that all? No. They kept
my land from washing away. as II
had been doing In the past. Well"
some may say. that Ii not enough
pay for the expense of buying the
seed AT a high price and going To
the trouble 10 plant H." But II would
have been money In my pocket to
have gotten nothing but the pasture
through the winter. Each OF these
plants Will make IA good crop IL the
stock are taken on April list: and
then the land may be used to grow
u good crop Of peas. corn. potatoes.
after the grain oats, vetch. rye.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06
Stock and Leisure too.

i want To say that our cattle are
the very best Jerseys In the country
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07

Behind the refusal OF the Common
Council to award the burglar alarm
contract last night. there Is a fran
chise story as interesting as any that
has reached the public ear for some
time. In referring to the Finance COM
mittee the bid OF the Automatic Fire
Protection Company. of Maine, which,
offered the lump sum of $3.50 for the
use Of the streets for term OF thirty
years. the ruling Of President Peters.
based directly upon the opinion OF
but In this MIR. Thomas. McCaw gotthis
revenge, it the. common whispered talk
In the chamber was correct. When the
franchise was being sought at first.
Mr.. McCaw and Mr.. Kerns. it was I'M
derstood. were associated in the VEN
ture. They worked like team. a
few weeks ago two bids were sub
mitted. and both We're rejected because
Of the low price offered. One OF the
bidders was the American District
Telegraph Company.
Sharp Debate.
Before the bids were opened last
night there was sharp and spirited
debate. dealing mainly with Jaw. Coun-
Gilman Cannon took the broad ground
that after one bid had been opened
others could be received.
DO you mean to say tina, we can
sell this franchise at pubic auction?"
asked Mr.. Lynch. Mr.. Cannon replied
that he had rightly interpreted the
trend of his earlier remarks.
Then II that is true" suggested Mr..
Miner, the Council was In error In
advertising for sealed bids"
President Peters stated that If other
propositions were to be received after
one had been opened he would not per-
nit the pr.ce OF the first to be exposed
Mr.. Spence agreed and commended that
1T would be unfair. after sealed bids
| had been advertised for.
Referred TO Committee.
There was motion to refer the
matter to the Street Committee. but
for what reason was not explained. in
asmuch as there was specific ord-
nance upon which Council had to act,
There Is no use In referring 1t Ia
White. when we must either reject
or accept It and then send 1t to the
Board for concurrence"
Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Cary had ar
gued at length and had cited law
hooks In support of Mr., Cannon's pub.
HE auction contention. For time
there was the utmost confusion. Pres
ident Peters was mad. "1f the mem
bers don't keep III order" he said, II
will clear the room"
Mr.. Pollock appealed from the de.
clsion Of the chair, in holding that the
bid was not rightly within the prov
ince Of the Street Committee. The
vote to refer was seventeen to thIr-
teen. The motion was afterward
changed to name the Finance Commit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
CHARLES DoLL1NG CITY Enstpeer.
BURGLAR. ALARM BID
BACK TO COMMITTEE
Friends Of Mr.. McCaw Said to Have Given Him
His Desired Opportunity Last Night. Jefferson
Hotel Gets License. Other Matters.

tee as the custodian. or Investigator,
or what not.
Disrcgurded Opinion.
President Peters explained that he
had asked for special Interpretation
OF the law from the City Attorney.
At this point Mr.. David Meade White
got into the legal argument. II didn't
have the Code Just now he said. but
find that the gentlemen didn't quote
the law correctly. The committee has
nothing to do with this matter en-
cept to insert the name of the sue
cesstul BIDDER esii
According TO dozen or more mem
bers. the bid for $3.50 came in reality
from the Western Union Telegram
Company or the District Telegraph
branch, through Mr.. Kerns. It was said
that Mr.. McCaw was endeavoripg to
form local company.
jefferson Hotel Gets Saloon.
Under suspension of rules. Coun-
Gilman Cannon put through an ordin-
ance exempting the Jefferson Hotel
from the provisions Of the pabney or
finance, which declares that no license
hail be granted to any establishment
WILL NlliSi u SllO w VA hCpuCGSt HlIdll 10
connected. ss55
Mr.. Cannon explained thai, unless the
ordinance was passed the jefferson
could not secure license for a year,
| and that its concert hall was used for
|, stures. recltals and conventions.
Everybody voted for It except Mr..
Miner.
Council approved the contract made
| by the Committeegon Light with the
iAuantic Bithulithic Company for re-
facilitating the Gas Works pipes. at
p cost of $4,000 This company rep
resented by George o. Tenney. 1t was
tated had moved its headquarters to
Richmond, and local concern was
being encourag ed. Its bid was the
lowest received.
East Fad to Have Boulevard.
There was a long discussion over
thu passage of an. ordinance appro.
priating $4,000 for work on Thirty
fourth Street. changing 1t into boule-
vnrd. Councilman Mills champoned
the measure warmly receiving bile
support from Messrs. Grimes and Rich
Iar6s.
The resolution from the Street Com
lmi,tee giving I. NJ. WORKMAN permis-
sion to make sewer connections In
South Laurel Street was fianally
adopted
| The recomne ndatIon OF the Finance
Committee that the sum Of 100000 be
appropriated for the Blues armory was
adopted.
Some Other Matters.
Resolutions for street improvements,
to be provided for in the budget. were:
BY Mr. Don Leavy-$l2 ,0a6,71 for
asphalt block pavement on Belvidere
street, between Main and Broad: s30,6
tor resettlng curbs and paving road
bed on Randolph. from Cary to River
view, and Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with
asphalt blocks.
BY Mr.. Richards-s140 for asphalt
tblock pavement on Twenty-ninth Street,
lbetween Main and Broad. st-
BY Mr. umlauf--s40,000 for improv-
ling Grove Avenue.
Mi, Spence had a resolution request
lns that the sum Of $4,000 be provided
for summer music In the parks
Before reaching the end of the Gals
Iel'dar Council adjourned to meet again
Thursday night
n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
DO You Open Your Mouth

Like young bird and gulp down what.
ever food or medicine may be offered you
Or. do you want to know something OF tho
com position and character OF that which
you take into your stomach whether 81
food or medicine?
Most intelligent aud sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine,
Or, Pierce believes they have perfect
right to insist upon such knowledge. SO he
Dublishes ;>sscadcast and on each bottle
wrapper, what BIS medicines are made Of
and vexih tJdndereah This he feels
4 he can wel1rAf ford to do bacallsc -the moro
t6e IngredIenls Of which his medicines
ore made are stldIed and understood IRa
bore VIII their superior curative Virtues
Se aQ6isc1als1.
For the cnre ofwoman's peculiar weak.
d Desses, irregularities and arrangements.
giving rise TO frequent headaches, back.
ache, dragging-down pain or distress In
lever abdominal or pelvic region, accom-,
banted, ofttimes. with facilitating,
A Dslvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp.
toms OF weakness, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is a most efficient remedy.
" Is equally effective in curing painful
u periods. In giving strength To nursing
hothers and in preparing the system o.
the expectant mother for baby's coming,
thus rendering childbirth safe and com,
yaratiyely painless. The wFavorite Pre-
1cription Is Almost potent, strengt hening
tonic to the general system and to the
organs distinctly feminine In particular.
II is. also "a soothing and invigorAting
HArytne and cures nervous exhaustion
nervous prostratlon. neuralgia, hysteria,
epasms, ;:chorea or st. yltuss dance, and
other distressing nervous symphonic at
L lendant upon functional and organic dis
Gases OF the distinctly feminine organs,
a host Of medical authorities Of all thu
U eAyeral schools OF practice, recommend
N each OF the several ingredients OF which
Faporite Prescription is made for thu
4 sure OF the diseases for WHICH II ig claimed
a 10 be q cure. You may read what they
II GAY for yolirstu by sending o postal card
y feHhest Tor y free boolslet Of extracts
4 from the leading authorities, to DR.. r. Y
N Pierce, InyalldS Hotel and Surgical In,
etitnte, Buffalo, n. Y.,and II VIII come Il
\ 1en by seturn post. g5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07

universal satisfaction and will meet
with tho most popular approval.
AIR Marshall. who will nnquestion-
nbly succeed him as superintendent.
{ lis civil and hydraulic engineer OF
large experience. being for many years
employed on the Chesapeake and Ohio
! Railway. He was supervising engineer
I of the James River dam. at Richmond;
the Great Falls Power company. at
washington. and was associated with
Winston s CO. IN the building OF the
great wauchusetts dam, near Boston.
lis said that he is a man OF excel
lent executive ability.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
ARMY and Navy orders.

WASHINGTON, p. G.. January e'E
Hotter and Major Clarence c., Will
liams. ordnance department; VIII pro- Pro
coed to WatertOWn arsenal, wafer.
town. Mass. tor the. purpose OF at
tending g meeting OF the Joint army
Second Lie utenant Donald w. Strong,
Seventh. infantry. VIII proceed from
for the. purpose Of inspecting the york
Of setting headstones IN concrete base;
ten days Is granted Chaplain George
H. Jones. Seventh Infantry.
First Lieutenant Guy B.. G. Hanna,
Coast Artillery Corps, Is relieved from
duty with the Ninety-ninth Company
and will report to the commanding Of
fcer artillery district - Mobile, tor
duty on his staff.
Second Lieutenant Henrv B. Clngott,
Twenty third Infantry, will proceed to
Fort slocul1,, N. Y, for observation and
Mld9hipmar w. F.. Hayes has been or
dered from st. Louis to Chicago;
Midshipman r. a. Theobald goes
from Chicago to st. Louis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
dr. O. q. a. NJ. Hold Meeting.

Fatrick Henry Council, No. -, IT. Q, u
A. NJ. held an interesting meeting In the
council chamber last night The officers 10,
the ensuing term were installed. and m. 81
c.al officers Under tho head OF good Of
the order speeches We're made BY 3. &. :,
81 A sssv s. h a. n,r aea ss e
The committees on public entertainment, vl
which Mr. Ernest Boyer Is chairman. va,
authorized to make all arrangements 'i'ni,
committee WILL be assisted by several cour,
cts Of tho Daughters OF Liberty. and success.
assured. +
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
WELCOME NEW PASTOR

Broad Street Methodist Church CcnRre-
Ention tn Meet DIR. Kelly.
Tho hoard Of stewards OF Broad
Street Methodist Episcopal Church will
ture-room of the. church. Tenth and
Broad Streets. this everirg from TO
IL o'clock In order that tier new pas
tor. the Rev. Gllty G. Kelly. D. D., may
have an opportunity tt meet the mems
hers Of t''e CONGREGATION.
DR.. Kelly and the officers of the
church are very anxious that all friends
OF the church avail themselves OF this
quainted. a special musical program
has heen arranged ard light refresh
ments willShe served. An enjoyable
evening is promised to all who may De
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
"Berry's tor Clothes

Our name on your garments
stat11 ps you as aSweaper OF the
bestclothtng made In Arnerical
Aud you know, America is
conceded to make the BEST
clothes now.
The fact that we have sold
more Suits and Overccats at
$25 and upward this season
than atprlces below, indicates
that rflany men who form erly
went 10 expensive custom tai-
.lors have found out how good
our clothes really are.
For those who want the best
suit or o'coat $12.5Of will 'ouy--
II Is right here, too.
Suppose you look.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
Mr.. Wiltshirc's Dculal.

Councilman Wiltshire last night de-
MED the published report that his
painting bid was submitted to Render
aon July Cd. when tho contract to
kendler was not awarded by the Com
mittee on Relief OF the Poor until
July 18th. He quoted the minutes OF
the meeting held on July Cd. showing
that the committee awarded the work
to Kendler on July I'd, on the recom-
mcndation of the subcommittee. Mr.,
Wiltshire says that he did not pre-
pare to begin work until July ath,
or Que week later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
@'S--Sr - ~ - =
George Dixon Dead.

NEW YORK, January 6,--The great
est tighter OF his time and the winner
of several hundred fistic encounters.
George Dixon. the negro pugllist. ia
miliarly called Little Chocolatc." died
to-day In the alcoholism ward In Belle
yue Hospital. victim OF long light
with drink. Dixon passed away prnc-
tlcally penniless and without friends,
Dixon was thirty-seyen years old, and
Tor many years held the title Of feath-
ierWeisht champion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
Pays Cluin Promptly.

Through Its officers. Messrs. r. E. VIM
free. F. r Butler end A. K Vest, Union
Council, No. 81. Royal Arcanuin, last night
EaId TO Mrs. Clara Gordon Pcarman. widow
OF Mr.. James z. Pearrnan. q draft for $1,000.
the amount tor which Mr.. PeernIan was In.
kurer In the order. Mr., Pearman died two
weeks ago.