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Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
CIOlhier Picked For Tennis Champion
Disposed of Behr by Strong Play Monday-Al hree American League Leaders Win-Same in National League-Other Sports.

newport. R. l., Aug. z1.-Ur the 164 players who entered in the 29th an- nuai tournament of the United States National Lawn Tennis association at the Newport Casino when play began last week, only eight remained in the running tonight. The fifth round was completed today and tomorrow will see the four matches in the sixth William J. Clothier who won the na- tional championship three years ago after defeating Karl H. Behr in the finals of the Newport tournament in straight sets, again met Behr on the championship court today and again showed his superiority, though this time four sets were required. Score 6-2, 2-6, 3-6, 4-6.
 Behr took the first set easily, but after that the former champion played more steadily and won out. Tonight Clothier was more than ever the favor- ite among the followers of the game as the winner of the all corners tourna- ment, as Behr has been considered the only possible stumbling block in his course to the challenge match. Never theless there were not wanting to- night those who predicted that the smashing Pacific coast player, M. E. Mclaughlin. was very likely to reach the final round and to make matters decidedly interesting for CDthier. However, he has still to meet R. H. Palmer and the winner of the Inman- Touchard match, and of the up- sets which has been of almost daily occurrence in this tournament may re- suit. Today's surprise was the defeat of T. R. Pell, one of the holders of the southern doubles championship, and indoor tennis champion, by w. J. Cragin, Jr. Tomorrow Clothier will have for an opponent, E. H. Whitney, Harvard interscholastic champion.
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chinaan i N.w Ynrt [
New York.

Chicago. Aug 23.-Chicago defeated New York 5 to l in a monotonous game today. Score:
 ChcaQo, New York
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LILLIAN AND THE EEL
 ON SCRATCH IN DERBY. Former Topliner of the Trotters and Latter of Pacers in Readville Fea- ture.

Uhlan, 203 s-4, owned by Charles Saunders of Salem. Mass, has been given the scratch mark in the trotting division of the $50,000 American Derby. This event will be decided at the Read vile race track Aug. 31. the opening day of the grand circuit. Ia classify ing the horses for this richest annual light harness horse prize in the world Uhlan was rated at POT speed for the dash of one and one-half miles. Those horses rated slower will be at advanced marks, allowing 45 feet to each second allowed. The horses with the slowest rating-those in the 2.19 class-will trot nearly one-eighth of a mile less than Uhlan.
 In the pacing division of the Derby The Eel, champion of Canada, was se lected as scratch horse with rated 2.05 speed for the one and one-half miles.
 For the classic Massachusetts stake, valued at $10,000. seventeen trotters remain eligible, among them being Margin winner of the NJ and M at De- troit, Marie N. star of Ed Geers' sta- ble, and Jack McKerron.
 For the American Derby fifty-seven horses have been entered in the trot- ting division and fifty -four in the pac- ing division.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
All. ereeneviIIes waIIop Mohieans.

All-Greeneville g, Mohicans 6, was the tale at the Cranberry this week, when Manager Larkie's nine, with Enos and Mills as battery, were defeated <by the up-the river combination. Lar kie's nine was four men short, but he was there to play ball and picked four players out of the crowd to fill up the gaps. Considering the fast ball put up by the Al-Greenevilles, he has no fault to find, but will look for return game. Neilan and Grady did good work in the points for ll-Greeneville. and Enos of the Mohicans had their heavy hitters guessing. Grady. Moody and Mcintyre were there with the willow for the winners and Gallivan and Mills were strong for the Mohicans. Larkie will have no more games until Labor day, when he challenges the fast Carpenters for game. If they consider they are in the same class they can answer him not later than Aug. 25th.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
St. Louis
Boston.
Totals. s2 5 27 12 1 Tot

Totals. g p IF IT Totals, 34 27 l3 Score by innings: St Louis .............1 0 O 0-2 Boston ...... .........O O O 3 O-3
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Cleveland.

loIals, o0 ~ lz 'Batted for Berger in 9th.
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Chicago.
Totals. 3s ll 27 l7

fBatted for Beck in 9th. |Batted for Curtis in 9th
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In QuaIifYinu Round.

Five teams had scores up Saturday night for the qualifying round of the handicap duckpin tourney at the Rose alleys and will be called upon to com plete their rolloff some time in the present week. They were the follow ing: Murphy and Harris 714, Stone and Harris 671. Murphy and Scott 666. Warr and Murphy 652, and Murphy and Marx 64S.
 Frank Englebrook of the Washing ton alleys, Providence. and an expert with the small balls, is the guest of Manager Stone. He may be expected to go after some of the high scores on the Rose alleys in the next day or two.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
Contracts and Releases

New York. Aug. 23.-President Heyd- Ter of the National league of Profess sional baseball clubs announced the following contracts and releases today:
 Contracts: With Cincinnati, C. K. Carmichael; with St. Louis. w. J. Bar beau and A. M. Storke (both assigned by Pittsburg).
 Releases: By Boston Unconditional ly). C. C. Ritchey to Lynn CN. E), Thomas Tuckey and Fred B. Stern: by Pittsburg to St Louis Nationals. w. J. Barbeau and A. M. Storke; by St. Louis to Pittsburg, Robert Byrne.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
AII.Conneetieut Team.

The Holyoke Telegram picks the fol- lowing All-Connecticut league team Catchers, Bridges of Northampton and Abrogast of Hartford; pitchers, Fish CT and Mccarthy of Hartf Jrc, Files of Holyoke and Case of New Britain; first baseman.. Mason of New Britain; sec ond baseman, Warmer of Hartford; 1; shortstop, Mccormack of Holyoke; {; third baseman. Bronkie of Waterbury; left fielder, Swander of Waterbury; center fielder, McCabe of New Britain; right fielder, Maggert of Springfield. But Magsert is no longer a member of the Pony team.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
New Pitcher Was a Farce.

New Haven, Aug. 23.-Henderson. a young amateur from the south, pitch ed for New Haven today, and made a farce of the game, Bridgeport winning to 4. The visitors made fifteen hits. Steinhausers home run was a feature.
 Score: R. H. F. Bridgeport O10112 o IS 15 o New Haven 0 0 0 ? 1 % 1 Of 8 0
 Batteries. Pollard and Kocher, Hen derson and Waters; time, .45; umpire. FallOn
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
SIS Fine on DsIaye,

Hartford. Aug. 2S.-Hartford won from Northampton here today s to 5. Deave was fined $15 by Umpire Ma son for talking back. The score:
 R. H. E. Hartford OOO4 O*-S s 2 N'thampton 70 2 0-1 0 Q 0-5 8 2 Batteries: Mccarthy and Abrogast; Delave, Barry and Bridges; time, 1.5o; umpire, Mason and Cullen,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
COTTON.

New York. Aug. 2s.-Cotton spos closed quiet; middling uplands, 12.75S middling gulf, 1900: sales. none.
 New York. Aug. 23.-Cotton futures closed very steady. Closing bids: Au- gust 12.36, September 12.26, October 1224, November 1925, December 1927. January 12.24, February 1225, March 12.2b, April 12.25. May 12.25.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
MEN ARE PoWERLEss
Te Fight Against Disease Unless They
 Strike at the Underlying Cause.

To treat Dandruff. and Falling Hair, with irritants or oils on which a para sstic germ will prosper. is like scooping water from the ocean to prevent the tide from rising.
 You cannot accomplish a satisfactory cure without having a right understand ing of the fundamental causes of the trouble.
 You must kill the Dandruff Germ. Newbros Herpicide does this because it Is specially made to do that very thing. When the germ Is removed the hair has no choice but to resume healthy growth and beauty.
 Destroy the cause, you remove the effect"
 Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. fin stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co. Detroit, Mich
 TWO SIZES-50c, AND $1.0o The Lee & Osnood Co.,. Special Agents.
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connsctIcut L,aaus siandlna.
Ponies Take Double Header.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 23.-Spring- field won both games of a double scores:
 First game R. H. E. Springfield 20 o 0 o 1 ? 1 %-6 1 Holyoke GOO 0 2 1-3 3
 Batteries: Mclean and Whalen; Files and Beaumont; time, 1.35; um- pire, Sternberg and O'Brien.
 Second game R. H. E.. Spr'gfield 1 0 o O 1 1 0 0 0 IA 6 Holyoke 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 3
 Batteries: Coffin, Parker and Whal- en; Swanson and Ahearn; time, 2.20; umpire, Sternberg and O'Brien.
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N ashington.
Detroit.
.Hatted for Smith in q

Score by Innings:
 Detroit ....'.. .-.....0 0 2 0 '-11 Washington ....1 0 o 3 o-6
 Runs. for Detroit D. Jones 3. Bush 3. Cobb 2. Crawford ?. for Washington Browne. Schaefer, Ung- laub ?. LeliTelt, Conroy; two base hits. Crawford 2; three base hits. Bush. Unglaub; home runs. Schaefes. Unglaub hits. off Gray in Is innings. Groome in ? 2-S. Smith in l; sacrifice hits, Bush. Cobb. Delehanty: sacrifice fly T. Jones; stol- en bases, Crawford Moriarty. Browne double plays. Bush to T. Jones. Cobb to T. Jones' Street to Con roy left on bases, Detroit z. Washington 6: bases on balls of Willett 2 of Gray 8. off Groome 8. of Smith 2: first base on errors. Detroit 4l hit by pitcher. by Willett l. by Gray l; struck out by Willett ?, by Gray ?. by Groome {, by Smith {; wild pitch Groome l. Smith 2; time. 1.55; umpires. kerin and Connolly
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MON

New York, Aug. 23.-Money on call steady at 2 IA to 1-2 per cent: ruling rate 2 IA; last loan 1-2; clos ing bid ? 1-4; offered at 1-2. Time loans extremely dull: sixty days 3-4 @S per cent; ninety days 3 1-413 1-2 per cent; six months 3 7-sQ4 per cent
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The Lee & osnood Co.,. Special Agents
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
MONDAY BASEBALL GAMES.
Eastern Leauus ResuIt,

At Rochester-Newark 3. Rochester O. At TorontO-First game: Jersey City 3. Toronto 2. Second game: Toronto ,. Jersey City f. At Buffalo-Buffalo 4. Baltimore l. At Montreal-Providence 3. Montreal 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
Brooklyn
St. Louis.
Totals. 32 , 94 8 1 +Batted for Raleigh in 4th.

+Batted for Raleigh in 4th.
 Score by innings:
 St Louis .............0 O 0 O-O Brooklyn ...... ....-.3 o 0 -
 Runs for Brooklyn Burch Clement. Lennox Me Elveen Apcman; two base hit Alperman; three base hit, Aperman; hits of Raleigh , in in ningS: sacrifice fly. Humme; stole nbases Konetchy. Burch ?. Clement. Lennox 2. McEleen; double play, Lennox to AlDerman to Hummel; left bases. St. Louis B. Brooklyn q bases balls. of Bell 3. of Raleigh ?. of Meter ?; first base errors, St. Louis l struck out. by Bell 2. Raleigh ?; wild pitch. Raleigh: time. l.31 umpire, Klem.
 Sccnnd
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
MOTHERS Of Skin-Tortured and Disfigured Babies
 Should Know

That warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings with Cuticura, thpr great Skin Cure
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
+Batted for chesbro in st

+Batted for Chesbro in sth
 Score by innings:
 New York -.-...-......O O-l Chicago ...... .......S 0 +-5
 Runs for Chicago Parent 2. Cole g. Dougherty for New York Austin: two base hit. Dougherty: hits. off Chtsbro fin innings. of Manning in l; sacrifice hit. Hahn; stolen bases Parent. Dough- erty, Enale; double plays Austin to Knight Par ent to Aaz to Altzer: left bases Chicago 5 New York 1; bases on balls off Chesbro l. of Man ming 2. struck out. by Smith ,. by Chesbro 2; time, l.35; umpires. Egan and O'Loughlin.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
-eW EnaIand Leaaue Result

At New Bedford-New Bedford 3. Lynn 0.
 At LoWll-Worcesier .. Lowell 3.
 At Hayerhill-Havefhill 2. Lawrence l
 At Fall Rlyer-Fall River -Brockton game sched- uled for today was played May 16 at Rocky Point. R l.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
ResponsefIl an Essv First.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 23.-The Ken tucly stakes at 51-2 furlongs, the feature of very ordinary card at Sar- atoga today. resulted in an easy victory for the odds on favorlte, Responseful. She followed the pace to the stretch where she came to the outside and won easily.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24

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Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
srookl. and St. uoui, pivis, lin.

Brooklyn. Aug. 23.-Brooklyn and St. Louis divid- ed double header today. both games being one sided. Bell pitched brilliantly in the first while the locals batted both Raleigh and Melter freely The visitors found Pastorius easy in the second while Beebe invincible. Burch's all around work another feature. Scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
eIssso Clippers Want Games.

The Glasgo Clippers have few open dates they would like to close with teams 16-20. Will give or take half expenses. James Monahan
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
What and Where 10 Buy In Norwich
TIE ACME CUSHION SHOES

are the most comfortable Shoes made. any lady troubled with tender feet should try a pair. Satisfaction Guar anteed.
 p. CUMMINGS,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
NORWICH BULLETIN, TUESDAY, AUGUST "A, 1909.
Amsri.an L..aua stanaina.
Detroit Made Clean Sweep With Washington.

Detroit. Aug. 25.-Detroit made it four straight with Washington, hitting each of three pitchers who was sent in to stop them. Crawford got four hits including two doubles. all made with on bases Unglaub's hitting was also noteworthy Washington hit Willard hard sbut fine fielding with the batting of the local team decided the result
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
Giant. Win a sru,,in, Match from Cincinnati.

New York. Aug. 23.-Cincinnati playing its last game here this season. was beaten I2 to 9 by New York today after struggle in which each team used three pitchers New York made seven runs in the fourth inning. Seymour Mccormick and O'Hara getting two hits in this round Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
THAMESVIlLE CASH STORE
WILL SELL

White Rose Peaches, 15c. White Rose Apricots. 15c. White Rose. Corn. 13c. We would like to sell you Fruit Jars. The best you can buy. Try our goods. aug23d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24

Boston, Aug 23-Chicago played its last game against the locals in this city for this to- day. md won II to 6. The only feature of the game was the pitching of Curtis. a Boston recruit. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
National League Standing.
wasnsr's Tally and Isach's Homer.

Phiiadelphia. Aug. 23.-ln pitchers contest here today between Leineld and Moore. Pttsburg defeat ed Philadelphia to 0. Wagner scored the first run. after getting base balls. stealing second ana coming in on single. while the other was homer by Leach. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
PhiiadeIphia.

-baIVeu TOT Befger m yth.
 Score by innings:
 Cleveland ..... ......0 % O02 3-s Philadelphia ....4 o 0 2 1-l2
 Runs. for Cleveland Flick 2. Bradley 2 Stovall Goode. for Philadelphia HartseI. Murphy. Collins 3. Baker ?. Davis ?. Barry. oidring- ,; base hits. Oldring Clarke; three base hits. Collins Baker: sac riice hits. Murphy, Barry: sacrifice fly. Davis; sto en bases. Lord. Baker. Hartsel. Collins: hits. of Rhoades An inning. of Sitton in 1. off Ber- ger in i; first base on balls. off Rhoades l. Si- ton 4. Berger l. Morgan 1; hit by pitcher by Sit ton l. Bsrger"1 struck out. by Sitton 9 by Barger 4 by Morgan S passed ball. Clarke l wild pitches. Sitton l. Berger 1; first base error. Cleveland left on bases Cleveland z. Philadelphia q time. POS; umpire Evans.
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Boston cI.an, up St. Louis.

St. Louis. Aug 23.-Boston made clean sweep of the series ly taking today's game to 2. Bos- ton punched hits in the seventh. Clcotte after a bad start settled down and pitched good ball. The
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Athletic. Max. It Four straiuht.

Cleveland. Aug. 23.-Philadelphia made it four straight today. beating Cleveland F to 6Clevesnd charge today and appointed First Baseman Stovall captain The score
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24

Runs. for Boston Carrigan. Mcconnell. Speaker. for St. Louis Williams Hartzell:. two base hit. Stephens three base hits. Williams ?. Speaker. Donohue; sacrifice fly. Grggs; stolen bases Hoffman Speaker. Wagntr; double play. Wagner to Carrgan left on bases. St Louis ,. Boston 6: bases balls. Bailey Cicotte struck out. by CicOtte g. Bailey 3; passed ball. Donohue; wild pitch Cicotte: time, l4O; umpires. Perine and Sheridan.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24

Tom Crooks and Rementer are two of the ten 300 hitters In the Tri-State league this year.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
Philadelphia.
PIttsburg.
Totals. 30 5 27 Il

Runs. for Pittsburg Wagner. Leach; home rln Leach; stolen bases, Grant, Wagner; double plays Ward to Bransield? left bases Philadelphia j Plttsburg 6; bases balls. of Moore ?. of Lei field 2; first base on error Philadelphia l struck out. by Moore j. by Leifeld 2; time. 1-32; umpires Johnstone and Fmsle
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entering into correspondence with them at all.
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Brooklyn.
St. Louis.


 Score by innings
 St. Louis .............4 6 O-9 Brooklyn ...... .......1 0 0 0-1
 Runs. for St. Louis Barbeau. Ellis Bliss Konetchy 2. Evans 2. Murphy for Brooklyn Clement: two base hits. Barbeau. Evans: three base hit. Evans: sacrifice fly, Deehanty; sacrifice hits Barbeau Bliss: stolen bases Barbeau. Konetchy. Bergen. Burch: double play. Bergen to Aperman; left bases. Brooklyn 1G, St. Louis 6; bases on balls. of Pas torius G. Beebe 2: passed ball. Bergen; struck out, by Pastorius [. Beebe ,: wild pitch. Beebe; time. 1.47: umpire klem.
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Cincinnati.
New York N

Seymour out. hit by batted ball.
 Score by innings:
 Cincinnati ...... ....2 o 3 2- New York ............0 0 0 o . +-I2
 Runs. for Cincinnati Bescher. Paskert g. Hobt- gel S Lobert Roth for New York Doyle 2: home run. Hoblitzel sacrifice hit. Egan sacrifice fly Me Cormick. Devin' stolen bases. Paskert. Egan. Doyle 2 Seymour. O'Hara ?. Brdwell. Merkle Devore. Lobert: left on bases Cincinnati S. New York 6 first base on errors. Cincinnati l. New York l dou- be plays, Downey to HOblitzel. Paskert to LObert: struck out. by Casper l. by Campbell l. by Du- buc l. by Msrquard 8. by Ames 6. by Crandall l bases on balls. of Campbell ,. of Crandall l. of Marquard 9. off Dubuc {. of Ames l hit by pitch CT. by Dubuc I: wild pitch. Ames: passed ball. Roth; hits. of Crndall in l inning. of Marquard 4 in 3. of Ames in ,. Of Casper 8 in 3 Is. of Campbell in 2-3. of Dubuc in 4; time. 2.3S; umpires. Rigler and Kane
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American cricketers Start Badly.

States cricketers could do but little against the bowling of the Canadians in the annual three day international cricket match started here today and were all out in the first inning for S5, having previously dismissed the Can adian batting side for 1856. The Amer jeans thus go. into the second inning T runs behind.
  Dan Murphy's batting average is now .262 for 106 games. He has made 102 hits.
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Roston.
Totals. fl 10 q 13

Beck
 "Batted for Curtis in 9th.
 Score by innings:
 Chicago ...... ......2 c o O-I1 Boston ...... ........0 o 3 0-6
 Runs for Chicago Eyers g. Sheckard. Schulte Howard 2 Stsinfeldt Holman. Tinker Archer Pfeister. fol Boston Beaumont. Sweeney Shcan Dam, Graham. Curtis base hits Tinker Au- trey. Recker; hits of Richie in Is innings of Curtis in 2-3. of Pfeister 9 in 2-3 off Overall l in 1-3; sacrifice hits. Shecksrd. Tinker stolen bases. Eyers. Howard 2, Steinfeldt. Holman double plays Pfeister to Tinker to Howard Sween- ey to Siner to AUtrey: left on bases. Chicago &. Boston IF; bases on balls. of Pfeister 2. of Richie 2. off Curtis A. first base errors Chicago 2. Bos ton l hit by pitcher. by Pfeister struck out by Overall l. by Curtis g. time. 215; umpire, O'Day
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
THE POOR PROSPECTS IN TEXAS
Former South Carolinian Writes of the
Drought.
BY
By Il. ID. Shaw.

we are suffering from one of the
worse droughts that we have had IN
Texas for the past 20 years.
Out State Il mean central Texas;
I can't speak for the whole StatA)
has made almost q complete corn fail
ure. | don't think that we Will aver
age over five bushels 10 the acre.
Gardens. fruit and all small crops. u;
we'll as wheat az! oats, have been ,
failure.
Cattle have been shipped or If s,e
state BY the thousands ana ha.e q .
by the thousands before they c5l.I
be shipped to Northern pastures pr
cipallv to Kansas, where tna Iaase
is fine The cattle have died OF D.cl
shipped in the western and southwest
ern part OF the Stdle rinc:paiiv. ~
this part 5 more Of q farming than q
cattle country
1t this vritire il is &s drs a+ i
bone and burning ~ with bot s,i, +.
and with most of tn State cas-, nf jle
(Continued n Fags Fjft.oE.D
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

Of the streams and causing more dam
aging overflows.
How is it now? Why, the farmer
runs his rows with the curve of the
hill, giving them only about one inch
or one and a half inches fall in ff-
teen feet. Thus the flow of water
from the land is regulated so that it
is not at any time rapid as to wash
the land away This is aided by the
hillside ditch and terrace, which are
made large enough, and whose fall is
gentle enough, even when the rows
overflow, so that the surplus water
IS taken out of the fields in q slow
going stream that does not make a
gulley as it goes. In my boyhood I
saw many farmers who seemed not
to mind the gulley washed across their
fields or for the land thus wasted
Again / used to see the farmers
plant the same fields in cotton year af-
ter year, and put a sack of guanO to
the acre as fertilizers. By this meth
Cd the yield became annually less,
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
FARMERS HAVE STEADILY IMPROVED
Pen Picture by Farmers Son Contrasting Old Con-
ditions With the Better Methods Now Used
BY Joseph E. Avent.

To the Editor: Recently I had oc-
casiOn to go through a good farming
section of the State. with a part of
which section 1 was very familiar
as a child. / desire to say that l
noted many improvements in the way
of farming in that section. For in
stance, / used to see the farmer run
his rows straight up and down the
hill, thus letting and helping the best
soil to wash away from the uplands
into the bottom lands, or rather into
the streams which flow through the
bottom lands / used to be amazed
at the manner in which some farmers
would allow thus a good farm, fer
tile and productive, depreciate in val
ue, until it would hardly furnish a
living for it's owner. Such a course
not only caused the uplands to de-
precate in value. but at the same time
did not add cOrrespOndingly to the
loWlands and, in many instances,
made the lOwlands of less value. too,
by the gradual raising Of the bottom
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
To the Editor Columbia State:

Thinking that there might be some
that would sylnpathiZe with GS-while
many will rejOice-tO know that the
Texas cotton crop is now in a very
critical condition, and | begin an old
Summer county boy, having spent 30
years Of my life at MayeSville, having
for the past 20 years made my home
here, if YOU will allow me the privi
lege ] Will give the cotton planters of
your State some facts about the Texas
cotton crop.
To begin with We have nearly 10,
900, 600 acres planted in cotton, which
now looks as though al q very con-
ServatiTe estimate would not make or
average over One-fOurth bale per
acre. That would cut our State very.
very short to something like 2.500.-
000 You know We have been maxi
ing 3,500,0 900 and 100000 bales.
We had no rains ccarcely at al
last fall and Winter.-and very little
so far this spring and summer. Hence