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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
Variety of Farm Questions Answered.

Top I,rr~sings fnr Grain and C1ov-r-A cor.
respondent. ehose a'and of clover ~am choksd out
ny crab grass two seasons ago. now has clover
and gra#@ Hosu With his ~hss, and oata. has
E'ven hem q nsht dre&atng Of manure. and also
has @otne nitrate oE soda which he wants IN an
ply tn h~s; advantage
The ttme that nitrate ot %nda xiil do ws.a; he
'uns' good ta iunt M Tho nn~ growth begins. 10
cot apply IL ~h~n n" leares arc act. aa IL might
@enrca tasfn- T@c about ca. hundred pounds per
acre Hut whether this aud n. manure stil do
much sood in tho grain crops depends an wa"ther
hat Land has \ natural supply NJ nho#phortc acid
and potash. for these ara she grain makers Tho
manure and he altrat. are uf value mainly for
HstTnrrn. and ibis series tn Increase N. growth
rather faau 'ar grain making. aad stIt b. of
more value 20 he grass Than 10 thr grain ar
clover The Lark NJ phonphurtr acid and antam
stl 30 more apt ~ hare Tho same diligently In
rrnwtinw thr clnr~r out Nth crab grass. for N.
fnannr" and aitrato ~tti hslp he crab grass TOO
7 Think that vnu would haw. done better 20 hav.
given 'ae grain a dressing uf acid phosphate aud
potash ard irav- out thr nitrate.
The ~h~at growers in th!m State. ~ho make
fnTtT bushels NJ wheat PR acre. Ia. Only a mix
tarn Of 70 per crnt phn#nhorsc acid aud s per
r~Es potash nu he ah~at. and never Use any
a''~ng~a ~ all except whas they get in BARNARD
manure applied IN tho previous crop Of corn
Thw~r ~huat farmers hare aot bought nitrogen
f0r tarrty y~ars or more.
Following Grr~n Rye with P-a.--f would nlow
down he r*w At oncr ~1 NJ 70 stvr IL a chance IN
ar~aY before titur for sowing Tho peas. The de-
caf wi! br more rapid ptoSed under green. and
@tll DO no harm At this sramou of IN. year Then
rrplu@ for 'hn peas and bring thr ds~ayfng ~. tn
'he top shere IL wtil v- ~ value AS Il mulch aud
@ow tho pras or DRIFT thurn In wish 4 disc drtil
Ynu wtli md that IL ALL pay I'D use oa the peas
600 pounds Of acid phosphate and twenty-five
pounds Of rurtatc uf potash per acre not only on
he hay rrnr Itself. bat in the Improvement of
he Land through the sxnton NJ nitrogen In larger
amount, Or n ynu prefer 20 NOW th- ~. and
l~t II lr tti blowing for peas. | cannot SEQ that
Il would do ans harm. cnwpeAs viii thrive un-
der ARID conditions In the soii that would be In
furious 10 unost l-guFne crops. hut with n crop oi
rf~ turned under II would be sell 10 give a light
dressing ot lime. say one barrel ainked per acre
~hich would mako about Zen bushels of slaked
lime. 1uat ataked 70 a powder.
H~.t Fertilizer for r~as.-Th~ cow pea or field
pna IN able 10 get itH nitrogen from he air. and
he ure does not need artificial applications NJ am
monia or nitrogen. But the pea is "A greedy con
sumer Of phonphoric acid and potash, and the
IA lady soils in many parts OF III. South are
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

se'Hns supplies FOR growing more cotton mere
": that farming pays. while plantiny doas 10,
mat beautiful surroundings make life het,ar
worm the living. and that in a real home vonr
children viii grow up Intelligent and worthy citi-
R"nS' leaders in Improvement rather than tread.
CTS IN the tracks Of their grandfathers.
W. F. MASSEY.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
COMMENT SUGGESTED NJ LAST r
PipER.

'ah'ing e"ston--i wish that all the Uncle
JOINS IN the South would heed what DR.. Knapp
Favs about hts Uncle John. would ze,ac. ,bs,-
own seed and not that from a general gin. and
plant and work as he says. Plant. to. on land
that a good rotation and ;rca;men, has preparea
10 make a big crop. How many thousands of
farmers in the South are losing that $40 per acre
= vel shown by the fact that tho cotton crop of
IN" entire South does not average zoo pounds of
lInt per acre.
HOW tn Ford = ~~.-Drt with a friend
recently | noticed that his hors. vas entirely TOO
Tat and awoated badly. The mex: aav at noon I
snni IN the livery stable where he kept N. ami
mai and aaw that they we're feeding corn In IN.
car and cnra fodder for rnughaga. tried TO
show Tho liverytnaa that hc vas wasting food
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

Moral, Get away from home. John. and sce
ho~ other people live. and yoa all realize that
s"a AZ" not living up 10 your opportunities. and
nat here is something more in farming than
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

Is~.t Fertilizer for fcas.-rh~ cow pea or field
pra In able 10 get ita nitrogen from he air. and
he nre does not need artificial applications NJ am
monia or nitrogen. But the pea is "A greedy con
sumner Of phosphoric acid and potash, and the
IA ndy soils in many partB OF III. South are
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
HOW JOHN CRACKER LIVED

John Cracker and his wife lived in a one
story. implanted house. standing in the middle
NJ a cotton field. Not a tree surrounded the
house. not a bit Of green grass. His mules lIvei
in a leg hovel. through which he winter winds
howled. and they ate cot;onseed hulls for lack
Of hay. and whatever corn could be spared. John
had some scrub cattle out in the cane brakes all
winter. but not a COW 20 give them milk; and all
winter and most Of the rest Of the year the only
vegetables that appeared on their table we're col
lards. held peas and sweet potatoes. and their
only bread ~as corn-iodgers With "a: Western
lacon for grease.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
Wolf.Skin Garments,

If those big wolf and coyote skin
overcoats such as are worn to Kansas
City by Northwestern stockmen in
winter and farmers could talk many
thrilling and interesting hunting
yarns would be added to hunting lore.
In the Dakotas, Nebraska and Wy
oming, especially, where coats of this
kind are winters necessity for men
out OF doors, trapping and killing
wolves and coyotes for their skins is
quite an industry and is followed with
profit by hunters. Many of them are
Indians who are skilled In the use
OF the needle and scissors and realize
the full profit on the garment by max
Ing 1t themselves to the customers
order. The best wolf-skin coats sell
for $3.50 and none for less than 800.
The legs OF the pelt cannot be used
and for a large coat ten skins are
required. Extreme care must be taxi
en of the coats in summer, however,
to keep the moths out OF the fur.
They are heavier than any sort of an
ulster of cloth and remain rainproof
even after days of exposure.
e. w. Hart, of Brock, Neb. who
was at the Blossom House one night
recently, had one of those coats with
a story, or rather with twelve stories.
for there was one attached to each of
the many skins IL was made up Of
II am not much of hunter" said
Mr.. Hart" and was six years in kiH-
ing enough wolves to make this coat
1t is homemade affair and bit
rough on the edges, but good enough
for stockmena The skin from
which the sleeves are made was OBJ,
tanned with difficulty. The wolf was
the largest OF the lot. female, and
half starved at the time ] captured
her. | jumped in among the hounds,
after she was down to keep them
from tearing her throat, but before |
could get a firm hold upon her jaws
she slipped loose and fastened her
teeth in my coat sleeve, was COM
PEELED TO let her go, shake her of
and let the dogs again catch and kill
her. must have chased, shot at and
tried to trap fifty OF the beasts before
| killed enough to make the coat.
They are popular out our way and the
greatest garment of their kind, but
hard to get, kansas City Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
PLAGUE SWEPT INDIA.
In Ten Years There Have Been 4,411,
PIP Deathr

In Ten Years There Have Been 4,411,
212 Deathq.
During the first three and a half
months of 1907 the deaths from the
plague i'm India totalled 49I 900, the
heaviest monthly mortality yet re.
ported during the epidemic Accord.
ing 20 the Indian World thls would ap-
pear TO show that the present year
will exhibit record number of deaths
The plague records for the ten years
October, 1896, to December, 1906, show
that there was large annual increase
from 1901 to 1904, the deaths number
ing 274O0O in 1901, $4,000 in 1902.
$4,000 in 1903 and 1,O22, 900 in 1904,
the worst year in ten years.
There was a small decease In 1906,
the deaths falling to $4,000, and a
large decrease in 1906, when there
We're only $4,000 The total deaths
for the whole ten years numbered
i,411,212. The Improvement which
was shown in the two years 1905 and
1906. has not, unfortunately, been
maintained.
From the first appearance Of the dis
ease up TO the year 1901 the mortality
was greatest in the Bombay presiden.
cy, but from 1902 onward, with one
exception, the worst area has been
the Punjab, and in 1906 the deaths In
the latter province alone mum bered
1854, ,625.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
TO SAVE LIVES OF MINERS.
Station With Gallery for Explosions
and a Rescue Room.


In order to protect miners from gas
and coaldust explosions. the Govern.
ment is going to begin experiments.
probably at Pittsburg.
A station is to be established says
Discovery consisting of an explosive
gallery, rescue Groom, observation
house. lamp testing rooms, and ex;
ploslves laboratory. The gallery is to
be made of boiler plate and will be
i'm the form of a cylinder 100 feet long
and feet in diameter. A series of
safety valves on hinges will be arrang-
ed along the top to allow the escape
Of gas following an explosion
Port holes along the sides, covered
with half,inch plate glass, will allow
those in the observation house TO sec
whether an explosion has taken place
in the gallery during the tests. The
cylinder will be filled with fredamp
and air or coal dust and air and the
explosives will be hurled into the gal
lery by means of steel mortar fired
mouse 60 feet away The maximum
quantity of each explosive that can
safely be used in mines will be pub,
lished under the head of Permissible
Explosives"
A pressure gauge will be used for
measuring the actual pressure in
pounds per square inch developed by
the detonation of various explosives
The analysis of the products of com
bustion will also be made. The heat
of decomposition of all explosives in
terms of calories will be ascertained
by detonating large quantities in a
bomb.
The explosives will be fred from
the mortar ut night and the length OF
the flame will be determined by photo.
graphy. The time of the flame will al
so be determined by an electrical ap
paratus.
The rescue room will resemble the
interior Of a mine and during tests
will be filed with smoke. lhe efficien-
cy of all apparatus for sustaining life
will be determined by a series of tests.
Miners will be shown how to rescue
their fellow miners.
The experiments will be under the
direction Of Joseph A. Holmes, chief
Of the technologic branch of the Geo!o.
gical Survey,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
Village Happenings.

With perfect apathy the village res
ident listened to the city visitors ac.
count of the joys and excitement OF
life in town, I'VE get everything here
that is worth seeing" said the vlllager
why, last week we had the champion
brass band here, the week before the
greatest cornet player In the country
and this week we are going to have a
grand production of the drayma, Lew
Is the Cross Eye | tell you that is
going to be tip-top," What did you
say was the name Of the play?" ask
ed the visitor Here have look
for yourself" said the proud vlllager
as he pulled out a grubDy, much fold,
ed programme announcing a grand
production Of Louis XII"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
tn. THREE spEc,ss OF MOOSE
Expressed in External Features ss "
Iustrated In the Adult Male. ~

There are supposed to be three
species of Moose: The European
moose or elk, found in northern Bu-
rope and adjoining parts OF Asia;
the common moose OF eastern Ameri-.
ca, distinguished chiefly from its Bu-
ropean congener by the skull being
narrowed across the maxillaries, also
by it's greater size and darker color,
and the Alaskan moose, separated by
its giant stature. its narrow occupit. 4
broad palate and heavy mandibles.
Expressed in external features as
illustrated in the adult male always
best for differentiatlng species):
The Scandinavian elk is a small
gray animal with little palm and many
spikes on its antlers.
The Canadian is q large black ami
NAL with much palmation and always
separate brow bunch of spikes.
have seen hundreds OF Canadian
moose antlers, but never a pair that
did not show well-developed separ-
ate group OF prongs In front OF each
brow. | have seen q score or more
of Swedish, but never saw one that
did have a separated brow group
of prongs, though | confess | have
seen figures Of such.
The Alaskan is a richly colored.
black, gray and brown giant, not
only the largest deer alive today, but
believed to be the largest that ever
did exist. since no fossil has been
found to equal it in bulk. Its anti
lers differ chiefly in size from those
of the Canadian moose, but Mr.. Mad
ison Grant claims that they are also
more complex and have In the brow
antlers a second palmation which is
set at right angles to that of the main
palmation. In these peculiarities. he
finds, "a startling resemblance is
shown to the extinct Ceryalces, o q
moose-like deer Of Pleistocene times.
probably ancestral TO the genus Alces.
IF this resemblance indicates any
close relationship, we have in the
Alaskan moose survivor of the arch
aic type from which the true moose
and Scandinavian elk have somewhat
degenerated. Ernest Thompson Sa-
ton, in Scribner's.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
Frenehman,s Laughter.

Those who knew France before the
"annee terrible" have frequently COM
mentsd on the fact that the genera
tion of Frenchmen who have grown
up since then are far more gloomy
and morose than their ancestors were.
But there are signs that reaction
is setting in, and number of young
medical students in Paris have de-
termined to reintroduce the fashion of
hearty laughter, and to form a society
for the propagation of lie rire gau-
lois" They have examined into the
question, and have issued q statement
to the effect that n mans character
can be told by his laugh, and that
there are as many laughs as there are
yowels. Those who laugh "Ha hal"
are frank and open, and love action
and movement; those who laugh
Heb! heh!" are melancholy, with
plenty of dry wit; those who laugh
He! he!" are either babies or soft
witted; those who laugh "Ho! ho!"'
are generous, bold and decided; while
those who laugh "Huh! huh!" are
miserly misanthropic and hypocriti-
cal 1t is evident that we all ought to
laugh "Ha! hal" and laugh "Ho hot"
like the knights and monks in the old
fashioned comic songs, and the French
society proposes to do all 1t can to
encourage people to laugh in this fash
ion. We wish them all good luck and
prosperity in this charitable endeavor,
for hearty laugh is the best encour-
agement of the entente cordiale. Lon
don Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
TROUBLESOME SQUIRRELS.
In a Colorado Town They Destroy
Birds Nests and Gnaw Roofs.

t SUdW NOOIo.
4 Greeley is contemplating organizing
a squirrel hunt to rid the city of the
hundreds of squirrels which make
their home in Lincoln Park and which
destroy the eggs of the songbirds. Ten
years ago Greeley was the home of
many linnets. wild canaries, mocking
birds and robins, writes a correspond
ent of the Denver Republican, but only
few are seen now, and there are
none left In the trees in the park be-
cause of the depredations of the squir-
rels.
Eight years ago some one brought
two pairs of squirrels from the Eas:
and made houses for them In the park
where they and the progeny became
great attractions. They have multi
piled SO fast, however, as to overrun
the park and extend their nesting
places to private grounds. In several
cases they have gnawed through the
roofs of houses in order to make nests
in the garrets. At first 1t was be-
lieyed that the English sparrow had
driven away the other birds, but inves-
tigation proves that not even a spar
rows nest can be found.
The placing of the tin collars from
eight to ten inches wide around every
tree not in the park was suggested
for the protection of the birds, but
this will prove no remedy because
of the ability OF the squirrels to spring
from one tree top to another. The
talk of exterminating the squirrels
has been going on for two Years and
people say they must go.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
Mahogany RAILROADS..

Mahogany Is often ueed for ties
by the railroads in Cuba as well as
in other tropical countries, bat Sir
William Van Horne has forbidden II
on his roau. He considers 1t crime
to cut small mahogany trees, as there
is plenty of other timber in the for
ests suitable for construction pur-
poses. A bridge ON the Cuba Railroad
near Santiago is built entirely Of
mahogany, but in violation Of orders.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
Question OF AGE.

H. A. Buck, who looks after the In
terests of the Pennsylvania Railroad
in San Francisco, was calling on Prof.
jerks, of Cornell, at the St. Francis
Hotel the other day. They were ex-a
changing raillery and airy persihage,
and beclouding the ambient atmoa-
phere with much smoke, when brass
buttoned bellboy cut short their ban
ter by handing the Cornell professor
a card
Pardon me moment, Harry" said
Prot. jerks as he proceeded to read
an Inscription on the card. It read:
Some years ago on the occasion OF
visit to Alaska, enjoyed the pleas
ure of meeting your father. and
would be deeply sensible of the priv
ilege and honor of shaking hands with
his son. tse
How old was the man who sent np
this card2" asked Prof Jones of the
bellboy. 80
about 80. sir" said the bellboy.
A thought clouded the brow of the
professor for moment. Then he
wrote something on the back, of the
card and handed II back to the he'll.
boy, The something on the back OF
the card read:
MY father died thirty-seven years
ago. II you have any other good rea.
son for wishing to see me should be
pleased TO have you come up.N-san
Francisco Chronicle. t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
Scene From "incon the White House, at the Grand
Thursday Night.

lOus' moments Of history with deli
ng'e iuven ions of fiction; a play OF
5tliklng contrasts, running the gamu-
rom rorceful, emotional scenes to the
lighter, brighter and more sensitive
@. calls to the human heart alb olu-
tcly In Keeping with the life an
character OF Abraham Lincoln himself
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30

hand, and his nibbs looked up from
the novel he was reading and queried:
"well, what is II this timer
"a petition your majesty, from the
inhabitants OF the village of Crow
Corners The male Inhabitants num-
ber ffty. and every one has signed IT,"
"Do they want their taxes remit.
ted?"
NAY, your highness. Their village.
as perhaps you may recall. is situated
on the hitber side Of Long hill. Owing
to the steepness of this hin the vii
layers can only put half load on their
asses when coming to market They
complain that this is great hardship
to them. and we must see that Il Is
sor. Na
Eyes, it's easy to see that and you
go out there this afternoon and see
what can be done about 1t. ! want my
people to understand that they have
only to appeal to me to have anything
righted. Spread 1t ON as thick as You
can about my being fatherly sort Of
chap and looking upon them as my
children"
Murphy rode out to the village and
had an audience with the people, and
upon his return he reported to the
king:
'"The state of affairs is as described
in the petition, o highness. The hill
Is a mile long and a half mile high.
and the stoutest of asses can hardly
carry pack Of fifty pounds"
"Well. what are you going to do
about itT'
"The only thing than can be done is
to grade the hill down to the level of
the highway
And the costT' 1.a'"
Something like a million sequins"
"Jerusha! What did you promise the
villagers?"'
"That would report to you and that
In your love and wisdom you would do
the right thing. l don't see how you
are going to do 1t, though. We can't
spare a tenth part of that money"
murphy" said the king after look
ing at him for long minute, ''you are
an Irishman, aren't your"
"The same, o king"
"And you came right from Cork to
take this job?"
II did"
"Well, you've got the thickest head
Of any Irishman l ever met up with.
often wonder why pay you 5000
scudi year"
"You don't, O ruler. You simply
agreed to pay that sum-"
'Tt amounts to the same thing in the
king business. II was to pay you
every month I should borrow your sal
airy, and you would be no better off
AS to this hill question. however, it's
wonder to me that you couldn't see
the proper and only thing to do"
"But thought did. your highness."
"Shucks! Here are about hundred
villagers living on the farther side of
n long, steep hill That hIll is nut
sance and detriment to them"
"And must be graded down. your
majesty"
"Theres your thick skull again. It's
wonder to me how you ever found
your way around your native town.
want you to go back to Crow Corners
tomorrow and burn every house to the
ground"
"Your majestyw
"And when the last one has been
consumed tell the people to found q
new village on this side of the hill,
That does away with the Hill so far as
thav ara conoernad and we don't have
to pay out cent for grading Seei
Go soak your head, old man, and take
a few lessons in running the king
business" NJ. QUAD.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30

i0l the lElnited SbaIes and pIcJurInB a
man who towers above all others in
the American annals will be seen at
the GrRnd Thursday night
'Iincoin at the White House" Is
the name of this drama Its author
Is Benjamine Chaplin, who has been
credited by the greatest minds
This country with. writing of play
in every way absorbing, instructive
and entertaining, combining tremen.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30

Daniel Sully and hls company Gin
his new play, "The Matchmaker" We'll
appear at the Grand Tuesday evening".
The play is natural successor to
''The Parish Priest in which Mr.
Sully scored ONE of the greatest tri-
umphs of his career, but in dramatic
strength and comedy interest II is
far ahead of anything Mr. Sully has
ever produced before The 'eading
role Is that of priest in little