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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-04

Msmr1. Editors. ! viii toll yoa
how I RAISED ssvsnty-sspn bushels
Of corn on ons acre Of ground last
year.
threw up my land In beds ~
fsst spagt. when l rot ready 70
plant. ] sowed = small quantity OF
stable manure In tho drill. together
with 900 pounds gusno. and covered
II with two burrows. then planted
with planter ons foot apart.
when corn was up ] ran . time
70 row with wooIard's %cuiivator. and
twice In middle with nothing but
point on throwing piov. For tho
second blowing ! ran close 10 corn
with cotton piow tSics 70 tho row.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-04

80
TO Us With Mig Corn Crops.
iished from farmers who are getting
right down to the foundation princi-
pies a. applied TO tho growing OF
corn. They are on the right track,
and are doing . work Of untold value
to the South. A few examples In
every county OF our section show
Ing what can be done by determined
men. employing right principles Of
production. will work wonders for
the Southern cor crop within ten
years. And Tho great corn belt had
better look 70 its taurels, or this old
CALLED Dixie Land will b crowding
her very Gloss. q our farmers. dead
" In earnest. ara coming 20 realize
our advantage In having = long.
warm growing season and heavy
rainfall: and. best Of Ill. are becom-
Ing confident that success will be
ours when By the uss Of stabls ma
nurs and iegumss No have our land
nilsd with The tls-giving humEs.
A Picture os she fussrc.
Hope and encouragement are
what 70 nssd and these many letters
from successful farmers Ill over our
territory ars nlling with this hope.
Let % have mors Of them. They are
telling The world that country II
capable Of producing not only .
money crop. but = dosen: and tho
best Of Il n. that these nsw money
crops are not soIl-dsstroycrs but soil
improvers. In that they are finished
and not raw products. oh. tho pos
sihiiitiee Of . country producing =
great corn crop! Who Of ~ can
name them2 The Thousands Of hogs.
sheep and cattle that rome whers
corn Ii grown In abundance: the en-
richinx Of tho soil that always fol-
lows Two stock productions: the
barns. silos. good homes. schools and
churches that history proves + tho
invariAhle attsndants on corn. grass
and live stock. Ny friends our time
win not b spent Ia vain when direct
Cd toward thu growing of = mighty
corn crop. A. L. FRENCH.
r. =. .. !. Dyrdviiis. VI.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-04
A Question Every Cotton Farmer
Must Face.

Arc 10 always guing % complain u thn worn soils ana q.
wars enmble on ics4nisrrs. y arc We going 20 build ap the soil
I'M 4 q no Ionecr POOR and worn7 This u tho question that
confropas every c0tton farmer In thu South. What - imperative.
u needed n tho psodscslon of good fossgc and the feeding o
live stock: and good farming In plsre OF planting y. Cotton =
ton and raises no forage and feeds 10 stock ana makes n'tie OF
NO manure IL going 70 b. left By tho procession.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-04

N0AGS ANS ~Ce @ SeN
Things That VIII Come Along
Messrs. Editors: A reader OF our
article in the Corn Special OF March
18th asks why We cot q stakes 80
low when figuring on the yield Of our
coming corn crop. Well, We like TO
figure on about what y . expect to
make: then the next year we can 60
! little higher. But. after MI. II 50
bushels (shslled cornl per acre on
m entire corn crop such Q bad AVER
Z whom The land and product are
ucasurcd7 We think not, when Ne
take into consideration the facts that
the entire crop ID produced on MP
hnd. that the acreage planted u ex-
actly one-ffth Of the entire farm.
and that ten or twelve bushels WAS
considered . good average on the
faTm seven years ago: and last. that
on more than halt Of the land We
are working. mol ! pound Of com
mercial fertilizer has been used since
~ have owned the placs. Ny
friend w. r. Walker hit the nail On
ths head exactly In his article, when
he said ~ want TO figure on large
crops without the uss Of expsnsive
purchased fertiiissFs-
CsltivaGing CSra a Clay Upland.
A new subscriber Asks whether ~
cultivate our crop shallow or deep.
We uss = two-horse riding ~culivator
carrying ave sprtng-tooth two-inch
shovsls On each sads. when corn
plants are about four inches high
before The roots have spread across
thu rows-we ~ the machine 70 cut
. deep = possible flour 20 nve
inchss). The weeder follows thu cui-
tivator i~mmediatsly. lsvsling the
land ana breaking what soft eiods
The cuiuvator shovsis bring 70 III
surface. During Ill subsequent
vorkinU the culttvators ars set 70
cut two 10 two and one-half inches.
This - the practice No have follow
- for pears on clay upland.
CssAsing Anosher Corn nelt.
We ars Ill grati6sd. l Nm sure. 10
- The many excellent letters pub
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-04
Your Neighbor Is Learning How 60 Raise
Corn. Are You?

Mr. French Says He Set His Stakes Plenty High. Tell, How n. C,,.s.
Yates His Corn, and Draws . Hopeful Picture az N w.lcor.
Things That VIII Come Along TO Us With Mig Corn Crops.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-04
sss What Thicker Planting Did.

u ~ Hello u coo ross6s a. ExtrA F@tnisrs. Thtrkes F1Asaiaa
Add % D~nhels % IN Yield II On Aess Tor AE. sykes.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
BUT THE OLD PNEUMATIC
TIRE is STILL SUPREME

tomobile field, as we'll as on bicycles.
In the motor vehicle industry. whicn
covers motorcycles and both pleasure
and commercial automobiles, numer.
GUS patents are being taken out COW
ering wheels and tires. II Is safe, In
deed, to say that literally thousands
OF bright minds are being devoted to
the question OF a substitute for the air
cushion, called the pneumatic tire.
The men who have Witnessed the in
ception and growth OF the bicycle bus
mess, however. see In great number
OF the new things produced today, sim.
ply q repetition Of the ideas that We're
advanced looking to the replacement
OF the pneumatic tire on the bicycle
In fact, the majority of the new things
row being brought out are simply mod
ihcations of ideas that were expert
mented with In the early days OF the
bicycle business.
II might not do to say that CON-
pletely satisfactory substitute for the
pneumatic tire will never be found;
but the fact remains that after some
twenty years.-the pneumatic tire still
holds It's place, Notwithstanding the
millions In cash and energy that have
been expended to supplant il. or do
away with its chief electromagnetic
inevitable puncture.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Cleveland signs for Claud Rossman
The club from which Claud was sold
to the Detroit Tigers when Lajoie de-
cided that Stovall was the pick of the
pair. now yearns to get him back again
and Is willing to offer chunk oil
money considerably larger than the
one paid for him by Detroit, Just 10
regain the Philmont boy.
/ The fact that Claud Is --..e.ng our
for more salary Is seized upon as a
favorabfe omen by the Lake Erie
metropolis. OF course, by itself, TINS
consideration would be of little value,
hut. with the added consideration that
Detroit has In Kockill a most promis'
ing substitute for Claud, 1t assumes
enough significance to enable them
10 hope.
n Kockill makes good with such q
rush as to bench Rossman, argues the
Cleveland Press---devoutly hoping
that such will be the case--kossmar
will be forced on the market and tnen
Cleveland will have a chance TO pid'
At present, It Is rumored that La
ioie Is hoping to develop Outneider
Hinchman into a first-sacker. Though
stovall is still on the clubs roll. his
chair-throwing proclivities make him
an undesirable member for Lajoie's
team. Also he hit far below his nor
NAL clip last year. and there Is vetied
belief that the pitchers union has got
ten in it's work on him in the discov-
cry OF a fatal weakness and the gen.
eral dissemination OF the knowledge
round the circuit.
The Detroit management 10 paying
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
.[X-M|CH. WOMAN
|. THERE WITH FISTS

EDISON, Neb.. Feb. 1.-THE ~Ne-
braska Pearl" wants a fight. "Nebras-
ka Pearl" is Mrs. c. u. Rome. OF Edi-
son. and her friends believe she has
1t upon any other woman In the coun-
try with the padded mitts.
O Mrs. Rome IL a native of Milan.
Mich. When baby her parents moved
to Nebraska, and as a child she passed
her days doing the work that usually
falls upon boys around a ranch. \
The outdoor life made her strong
and rugged. and before her marriage
she could toss a rope and hog tie I'm
the most unruly steer upon the place.
After her marriage her husband
taught her to box, and her skill with
the mitts soon became known TO the
countryside.
so successful in the art OF hit and
get away did Mrs. Rome become that
she decided 10 challenge. and IL now
open to meet any woman in the
world.
Mrs Rome IL heavyweight, weigh
Ing 1S5.- She -is- & feat 10 In heiRht.
Her chest measurement Is 40 inches,
and her reach 66 IL inches.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

home. Then IL you are fully satisned
with the benefit received, you can
send us One Dollar II not. we take
your word and yeu keep your money
You decide. You can see that we
couldn't afford TO make this offer III
the treatment didn't cure. even after
all others had failed. Don't hesitate
To accept this wonderful offer Write
today to DIT. Van Week CO., CD. Ma
jestic Bldg, Jackson. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
sr-t
hulhgu Stands 10 Wind
h Hsd Hadt On Himself

CINCINNATI, Feb. i5.-If
Robert Menninger. Of Detroit,
remains In his present position
as leader of the individual list
ut the national bowling tourna-
ment, he will take down In the
neighborhood of $1,000 in prize
money and wagers.
Before the tournament open
ed. the Detroiter wagered $40
in Pat Carrigan's book on his
chances In the tournament. Car
rigan laid him $500 to IS on
one Of these wagers. which Men
ninger made on his securing the
first prize, and $50 TO IS on q
proposition that the bowler
would not finish among the first
three.
Menninger made several 9TH
er bets OF a similar denomina-
ton. one OF them on his old
! friend Martin Kern, OF st.
Louis, an exrcham pion, who
came near making good at that,
as he rolled over $50 in his first
game. only to fall down badly
In the next two
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
Put OFF JENNINGS
WELCOME TILL
MONDAY
iaucHlE's SCRANTON FRIENDS IN
sisT ON PRESENCE or. BAN
ouETEE--occAsIoN WILL SIG
NALIxE JENNINGS FINAL FEED.


s. 0t0p Tue Bhfauos
Disperse the crowds.
FCrI the banners and put Them in
mothbalIs till Monday
The legitimate opening OF the base
ball season In Detroit has been post-
poned till Monday morning. according
~ = telegram received by President
Frank j. Navin, of the Detroit base
bah club, In which Manager Hughis
Jennings sent word that he had been
forced TO postpone his departure from
Scranton and would be unable to
reach Detroit before Monday morn
Had Hughie arrived on scheduled
hme he would have met a welcome
Just as enthusiastic and a lot more
demonGtrative than the one that greet
Ting condition, as big Bill In only q
eabinet minister, while Hughie Is the
manager OF the great and only Amer
loan league champion baseball club,
himself the brightest star In the arena
~ executives OF the national game
ma ne idol OF the fans wherever
baoeball II known.
Wee-ah!
The reason that Jennings failed TO
arrive ON the date which he set a
couple OF wonths ago and which has
ibeon widely heralded ever since. was
ocdasipned by the insistence Of his
8cfanton friends, who had arranged
- eive him banquet at the rooms
~ che Scranton Press club. The oniy
60f0 agreeable was Saturday even
1ne and the banqueters insisted tnat
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
NO CONSOLATION
IN 1903 STAKES

The Detroit Driving club. now for
mally organized. will be up and do
ing with some stake announcements
about March 10. In all probability, as
matters have shaped themselves re-
Gently, the NJ. and NJ. will remain a
race for 2:24 trotters with the con-
ISOLATION feature eliminated. The G.
and c. will probably be made 2:os
pace this year.
Secretary Albert Fl. Moone is ex-
pected in Detroit, March 1, and will
open the headquarters in the Campau
building, where the club has had Of
fees under the Campau regime for
many years,
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
CONNIE DIGS UP
A NEW PITCHER

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Connie
Mack. manager Of the Philadelphia
Americans, who is believer In COZ
lege talent, has signed a boy won
DER In Fred Barnicle, a Providence
lad, who, az pitcher for the Dean acad-
envy team. has beaten Yale. Harvard,
Brown, Holy Cross and other New
England college teams.
Barnicle Is also credited with IL
one-hit games. ell is 10 years old, q
feet tall and weighs 1s5 pounds. He
Will go south with Maek's team.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
|SnA ra1x o ~ s Po WoRnn

Harry Tuthill, Terry McGovern's old
trainer, will be supplanted by q
younger man this year. In his former
lob ss trainer OF the New York
Cy Hasten, Of Alnn Arser has ehsi-
lenged George Heych. OF Detroit for
lizards ana the pair viii meet At Ann
Arber nsxt ysss
esso yssss sEo .s *. Sass &
all. said Jim Hart and pointed to q
stosis ON the t.bl.
H y. snsth>ss hse kse.sntea -. old
his Memphis Attorney, who will taks
care Of him during his closing years
and viii drive him on the road.
Jimmie Casey n bsck froa MeatreaI
where he has been iookinE over the
club cf last year looks good enough
TO Casey aside from the pischsra
D,.s. I.s ~ n -: :;; "a: :, ss:
|. kst throwing axslnst M A. q Last
S ~is sS In. s;lrfiss scor. OF of rs e
10 ~ ..
MARTIN Kerr, of 81. Louis, former
champion, gave Rob MennfnRers
+ Nfrends big scare when startlns az
ter the Individual record AZ Cincin-
natl Kern bowisd a5s, but fell dow d
later on.
Thonpson's Colts, the sensational CAT
caro team that rolled over 100 In
the Canadian tournament have
trimmed up the winners OF the west-
ern ana eastern titles. and claim tbs
championship Of the World
r,s nrsssssshs Ave Nm .'.s IN, yss..:
gynnnasiur,- second and Ansterdan
Saturday evening and the home
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
Maps Covet Rossmdn; Hope kockill
Will Force Claud on the Market,

and Rossman delays his time for re-
porting, the recruit will. Of course. have
an immense advantage In the battle
which promises TO prove one OF the
most interesting features OF the Local
training season.
A unique fact In connection with the
coming duel is the fact tnat hossman
IL actually younger man than his
rival, though the preseason of two
years of experience in the big leagues,
He IL 20. while Kockill is "a. the lat
ter having been In professional bail
but two seasons since his graduation
from college.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

no attention to the hold-out feature.
IL Kockill Is really good enough to
force Rossman off the team. Glands
departure will not be regretted by the
fans, for the youngster will have to be
@ corker who can replace him. Ross
mans work on thrown balls last year
was excellent and HIS batting up to
expectations. Kockill will have to
play Claud nearly even on these points
to enable his superior throwing and
running ability to count for him.
III KockiI1 Is on the ground ea-I~
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
PINKY PATTERSON is
STILL ELIGIBLE

A report sent out from Ann Arbor TO
the effect that the Detroit athlete,
"Pinky" Patterson, former worlds
champion high jumper, has left school
following examinations. is denied at
the Patterson home In this city.
Neil passed all his examinations
and Is now In Florida with his father"
was the statement given out. He
will be In the south for but two weeks
and will then return to the uni
versity."
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
BURKART GETS HIS
STAR TWIRLER BACK

The Detroit baseball club on Satur-
day formally announced the release
of Pitchers Chiesman and Cough to
the Saginaw club OF the Southern
Michigan. owned by A. s. Burkart,
who sold the players to the big league
aggregation from his Mt. Clemens
club of 1907.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
AGAIN LOOKS LIKE
LOWE FOR tRAPIDS'

Needing the loud wall which rose
from Grand Rapids when the news
came that the deal for Eddie Wheeler
was In the air. President Phil Arnold
wires that In case he cannot get
wheelers release from st. Paul, Bobby
Lowe. the Tige utility man. and one
OF the best veterans still In the bust.
ness, would surely be signed as man.
ager.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
PRESS
AGENTS
IN SPORT.

AGENTS for an hour or 50
IN SPORT. one evening and,
exchanged views
on their occupation. The talk drifted
to the constantly increasing mass OF
press matter which daily forms so
large share OF every sporting edit.
or,s mail.
Il was thinking 1t over the other
day." said one young man from the
middle west. "and I doped out how,
with only a smattering Of local matter.
man could sit In his Office day by
day and grind ont very reasonably
complete and fairly readable sport
page. relying on the contributed stun
' to I'LL his columns. He could lead OF
with signed article by John l.. Sulli-
van on some phase OF old-time boy
ing, follow with a nice feature by +,
Ed. Spooner on some automobile topic
of interest, balance the other side with
one Of those Chicago harness turf let
tiers, duck nice little piece OF base
ball grapevine into one corner, add
a chunk Of A. A. u. dope by President
Jim Sullivan, chink it out with the
Toledo bicycle stun and top Il all OF
BY the gratis cut OF some rising young
prixe-hghter who has live man look
ing after his publicity department,
And this Ia actually so near true
that II may be virtually accepted as
sober fact.
AS a rule, the work of the press
agent is thoroughly read by the man
In charge or the sporting page and.
though only a very small percentage
of II ever sees light, the mass con-
tributed Is 80 great that even this
amount stacks up to considerable d.
mansions.
The press agent In sporting lines as
well as in general news Is always a
welcome visitor either in person or By
letter, In a newspaper ONCE. His
copy Is almost always well written
most OF the exploiters are former
newspaper men--and he always has
ready audience.
The writer has always regarded
= the genial Billy Pickens. for
years the manager OF Barney Oldfield.
but who last year came to grief I'm
his personally cor
Quoted series OF "a BILLY
races - as the real A STAR.
star OF the press-H-------t
agent arena. Billy did his work sys-
Dramatically and combined In himself
the Offices OF advance agent, race
manager, exploiter and allround good
fellow. Nobody was more thoughtful
OF the newspaper contingent than he.
His little evening banquets, his inex-
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Dealers in bicycles and supplies,
who have been in the business for
many years, and this includes num-
Der OF long established concerns, are
prone to smile at many of the loudly
heralded inventions designed to take
the place of pneumatic tires In the au-
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

sorptlon eur .
for Piles, Ulcer,
Fissure, -P
lapse, Tumors,
c o n sti patton
and all rectal
troubles. with
out cost. Try
a In the privacy
OF your own
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
johnson Nine plsbands.

The johnson Tent Il Awning In
door baseball club have been com
PEELED to disband for the season. on
account OF lack OF interest in the
game on the part OF the players and
herewith declare all future games OF,
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
CORNELL WRESTLERS
WIN FROM COLUMBIA'S

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 15.--Cornell
won the wrestling meet against Co
lumbia here last night by the score OF
Ave to two. The events were smart
lily contested. -
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

william J. Delehsnty. the youngest
member OF the famous family. has
been purchased by the Wilkesbafre
club of the New York State league.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

s sssG h sssSis $50 Co Al o~osso last
- orose % the. strocieu. weather:
as ~ f6mobiis show yesterday. Today
1[booe the exhibition.
4
unoat q now an out and cut BRO
H 1I0nhi and 10 classifed where he
- beyond question
rfpt ursen gtrls hess Essssr.. A e 2,
1Geso frsm Flint - TO J.
Essosy 80 weesnss each sot . AL
!. SsusSS' thsy win meet again.
1rHnarer baylor, 81 the Bay CITY club
~ Ske Southern Michigan, has been
very ~ but Is now convalescenf.
/: - s: :'sss :;:s:: We. s.'I
fho No carifnx benspisi At orand
<s,s s 8 lis e esssssf; ;ssf Is s. wis.
v 50 clamp tho I'D down ON the tgrest-
I1n New York state aDowdrffts -virtu-
hssssss sns sss Mi s sssy NV sse 70
al tkfeash 1lasks9
f |[| +|
nj r>o1ke (. rsssfng now bat WIN be
bUnf again nhortlY- He has earned
E9 ~ s2It5o avn Si5.ood
Go :s: =. !: g. ss::'. ss 8: re- =,
ss5 43|i s 81 y I; ;I 81 ,',f s ssfs,
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
Landers STAYS with willie Fitz.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Feb. 15.--For Is
rounds before Al. Herford's Eureka
Athletic club last night Fred Landers.
OF California. gave a scientific demon
stration OF how to prevent Willie Fitz-
gerald, of Brooklyn. stronger man.
from beating him into insensibility.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
p IL = =
Let us Send You a~Oollsr's Worth
Of Or. Van Weeks Great New
Treatment TO Try FREE.
Send us Your Address Today.

To every reader of The Times VINO
Is troubled with Piles or other rectal
trouble OF any kind, we make TINS
offer: We will send you q. full Dollar
Package OF DIR. Van Weeks S-fold alb
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

PILES CURED In q TO ~ DAYS.
PAZo OINTMENT IL guaranteed 70 cure
Protruding Piles IN 9 to IL days or
money refunded. Soc
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

for which Hughie fills this bill well
enough to be eligible every day In the
week.
The Scranton affair win serve Tor
him az . sort OF farewell to the re-
Taxation OF the winter diet and. the
Inauguration Immediately afterXard
OF the Spartan system OF abstinence
which Hughie practices regularly dur.
ing the season. Though his baseball
days have long since been over, so
far as active participation az play
err is concerned, there Ia no player
in the business who adheres more
strictly to training regime than the
Detroit manager, who sets an ex-
ample to his men which only the
most calIoused sybarites are able 70
resist.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
coIns cAuar HEAnAcHR,

LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE re-
moves the cause. Used ths world over
20 Cure n Cold In One Day. y. W.
Groves signature on -boxs-s5
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
OTHER
FAMED
ExPLOITERs.

When ne turns
in the spring In the northern circuit
towns. chatter Immediately begins and
the sport OF kings IL frequently men,
toned. There are few who know as
much about the iepsrting end OF the
thoroughbred game as Murray. Like
most exploiters. hc IL reformed news
paper man and. while the northern
circuit is showed an, lapses TO HIS old
Job on the winter racks down south
Secretary Albert III. Moone, OF thu
Detroit Driving club, who will be back
in the game locally this season, writes
many a good toi,IIg turf story and
served his 81 preEt:ceship In Provi-
d.nce.
A local newspef or man still in har-
ness. exploits the Michigan short sbi6
and the automobile shows.
As for automo,i.c press agents. no
factory IL complete without one. and
column after column IL contributed TO
every daily paper each issue.
For one season. ui.5cr the Angus re-
sime, the DetFpii baseball club carried
PRESS aeertA--''i ike Wellington.
formerly sporting ,altor OF the now
defunct Tribune Tnat was the year
the Detroit papers carried the vera
cious story about Sam Crawford's loss
OF 8, Zoo and tia miraculous recovery
OF the same In tae laundry OF the Pull.
4 man Co
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

.Ieb Prinfing--Done, Right. Tins
Printing Co.. "a John R.-st Phone ii2s.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
woIqast Beats Baker.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Feb. I5.-kid
wolgast gave Harry Baker, the Cali
fornia kid, a clean beating in 10
rounds last night, despite the receipt
OF bad injury In the sixth round
which almost put wolgast out of the
battle.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
CHAT eAND COMMENT OF
SPORT land SPORTSMAN

A T the worlds championship base
"A ball series In Chicago last fall a
number of sporting writer's from met
ropolitan papers in various parts OF