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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
HOLY Names Foot Ball Squad.

The management of the Holy Name
Athletic Club at a recent brief conference
decided TO pull from under cover their foot
ball togs and prepare 10 get under way
their gridiron squad for the coming sea-
son. Manager c. NJ Ashton expects to
issue the first call for candidates about
September 90. Capt. Carr is expected TO
return from Winchester shortly. where he
is making short stay. The prospects for
this season are exceptionally bright, as
there is an immensely large squad to pick
from, and Coach Palmer is sure a fast
bunch can be developed. OF last years
eleven Carr and koontz will be at the
halves, Kerrigan at right tackle; Lynch
at left end and Limberger again at quar-
terback \ classy schedule has been COM
pleted by Manager Ashton with all fast
aggregations about town. and also college
eleyens September ~ there will be d.
meeting of candidates for the foot ball
team when all club members are expected
to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
The score in the finals follows
New Purchasing Rule.

NEW YORK. September 4.-President
Heydler of the National League today re-
ceived notification of a new rule adopted
by the national commission relating to
players purchased by the major league
clubs from the minor league teams which
hereafter will be incorporated in all
agreements of sale. The rule provides
that when players are purchased for
future delivery and afterward become
incapacitated for service while playing
with the club which sold them the pur-
chaser has A right to call the deal off.
The adoption of this rule was made nee
essary by the fact that one American
League club this year bought for $4,000
a pitcher who later strained his arm
and will never be able to twirl again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
MONDAYS Entries at Sheepshead.

First race. the crescendo handicap: three year
ODDS: six and one half furlongs, main course
Fitzherbert. 12s; Harrigan: us; Prince Gal.
III: Rose Queen. Ill; May River. 106' Dr. Holz-
berg. lO5: Mary Davis 1O4; Personal. 93; Twi-
light queen. 90: Or. Barley, 80.
Second race, the Previous: two year olds sell
ing: six and one-half furongs. main course
Everett. IL: ostend 100; scarns: Fighting tin:
Love Watches. Tipster; Ten PAGES. los; St.
Deiniol 1O1: Interpose. 81: Palo Chiqueto. "a
year-olds; selling: about two milesmGrandpa,
139: Rufus 1877: Andrew Summers, 132; Bigot,
100
Fourth race the Ocean handicap; three year
oIds and upward; guaranteed gross value. 81 800;
one mile--Jack Akin. 1ss; King James ,, Fit
herbert 1913; Dorante, 1A Kings Daugther.
ETHEREAL. 100; Field Mouse, los; Arondack' 1o2;
Arasee. 9S.
Fifth race the Africander: three year Odds and
upward; selling mile and veeighth h,o turf
course-Juggler., 112: Choirmaster of Chester
brook. Bonnie Kelso. Beleview, 80; Albert Star.
9S: Rockstone. ..
! sixth race the Olseau handicap; two year -olds:
six furlongs: Futurity conrse-Dalmatian. ~;
Cherryoa, 49, Ostend, l16; Ben Ioya ,i, l os
Livonia, 81; The General Armstrong 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
To compete in OLYMPIC Games.

PORTLAND. Ore, September fit is
stated that number of the noted Oregon
athletes will go to Athens next year 70
compete in the Olympic games. which
are to be held there in 1910 Dan Kelly,
providing his ankle gets back into shape
again. will be sent, as well as Gilbert.
the former Yale pole vaulter who is now
a member of the Multnomah Club. Ed
ward Frank a wrestler, and Forrest
Smithson. who holds the worlds record
for the 11Ometer high hurdles, made last
year at Shepherds Bush, London, will
also make the trip abroad. Frank is one
of the best 125-pound wrestlers in the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
Trotters Popular Abroad.

NEW YORK. September 4.-The Ameri-
can trotting horse is rapidly becoming
feature in Europe. Up to a few years
ago the sport was practically unknown
on the other side of the water. Louis
and Walker Winans are largely response
BILE for the introduction of fast light har-
ness horses In England, while prominent
noblemen have invested vast sums of
money in American trotters and PAGERS
and have made the sport very successful
In Russia. Austria. Belgium. Germany
and France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
LABOR DAY SPORTS
AT SALISBURY TRACK

Eight horses are named to start in a
hurdle race, two and one-half miles, over
eight jumps, at the Labor day meeting
tomorrow-at the Sansbury track. Forrest
Vile. Md. Southwest, Honey Boy, North
east and five others will be the contend
ers.
A match between DIR. j. E. Sansbury's
Linkwood May, 2.19l4. and r. T. Cleggett's
Carricita, 2.21A, for $3.50 side, is inter
esting the harness horse contingent. There
will also be go trot or pace, county
trot or pace and a dash of half mile for
runners.
Two games Of base ball will be an in
teresting part of the days sport. These
games will be between the Forrestville
and Cheltenham clubs and the Oxon Hill
and Seat Pleasant clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
BoATHOUsE GOSSIP.

Can't Richardson of the Potomacs and
the railroad company reached an agree
ment Friday over the amount of damage
done the club by the destruction of their
racing boat en- route home from Rich
mond The agreement was satisfactory 10
both sides, the railroad allowing the Poto-
macs s525 and the old boat. This Will en-
a bile the Potomacs to secure new boat
and have the old one repaired for use as
a training craft, and the members or the
club are doffing their hats to capt. Rlch-
ardson for the clever business way he
handled the lob and the manner he got the
railroad to expedite matters.
Coach Clarence Hecox of the Virginia
Boat Club has returned to Richmond to
continue his work with the eight-oared
crew which will row here on the 18th. He
expects to improve his crew considerably
before the race and have 1t 30 per cent
better than when il raced and defeated
the Junior crew of Potomacs early in
JIIv The Richmond boys are enthusiastic
over that victory and claim it has helped
rowing wonderfully in their city.
Keen YOUR eyes on that junior bunch
that Ten Evck is drilling into shape over
at the Analostan house. 1t Is the best
looking crew seen on our river in years
Morse. the stroke oar of the Potomacs,
has been forced out of the boat by an at
tack of hay fever and Will leave town for
the mountains Monday. La Plante has re-
turned to town and is once again in har-
ness, acceptably filing the void caused
coxswain, had to give up work for two
weeks on account of being ordered away
on an inspection tour by the Agricultural
Department. Lucas has returned to the
city and is now working regularly in the
Junior crew Capt. Richardson has Sc
cured a new single shell and will work out
regularly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
Open Foot Ball Season.

NEW YORK. September 1.-Two weeks
from today the foot ball season will be
opened in the first lineup of the Carlisle
Indian team against the East End A. C.
Of Steelton Pa, at Carlisle. This is the
first game of the regular season. and
from this date on until November 81.
when the Army and Navy clash at Phila-
delphia. it will be the greatest season
ever known in the history of foot ball.
Upward of 900 games have been regularly
scheduled For Saturday October .,
fifty-three games are scheduled. and even
on the previous Saturday there are TWEEN
ty-one on the list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
YOUNGSTERS WIN.
Rockville Kids Too Much for the
Oldtimers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. September A.
The Rockville Athletics. who so we'll
represented Rockville on the diamond
ten or twelve years ago, and the pres
ent Rockville team played at the fair
grounds here this afternoon and the
youngsters got the verdict, to ,.
Eliminating the seventh inning. when
the veterans punched their errors with
the other fellows hits, the sime was
splendid one, and the old boys showed
that there is still a whole lot of good
base ball in them The game was
marked by number Of pretty plays, in
which both sides shared. A large crowd
witnessed the sport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
Good Prices for Yearlings.

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y, September
4.-Good prices were realized for the
yearlings from the Larachmont stud
which were sold at Sheepshead Bay to-
day. j. w. May. acting for the Schwartz
brothers. paid top price-s2. 5OO-for a colt
by Broomstick-Ascot Belle. He also
bought a cclt by Yorkshire Lad-Price-
less for S1.75O.
]. w. May will train for the Schwartz
brothers next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
TREASURERS DEFEAT
BOOKKEEPERS

In a loosely played game in which heavy
hitting featured. the treasurer's Office de-
feated the bookkeepers. all of the South
ern railway. Murphy started pitching but
was out of form and retired in favor
of Young in the fifth. Neither team scored
in the first but in the second both tall
lied twice and scoring was close until
the finish. Creyke caught a swell game
for the winners, while Murphy's catch OF
a long fly from Platz's bat was one of the
distinctive features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
BROOKLYN WAKES UP.
Outbats, Outfelds and Defeats Billy
MurraY's Phillles.

PHILADELPHIA, September Brook
Ign defeated Philadelphia today 10 by
scoring five runs in the seventh inning.
after two men were out, on four hits ana
two errors. The feature of the game was
a triple play in the fourth inning. With
Mcmillan on third and Bergen on first,
Bell hit to Doolan. who threw to Ward,
forcing out Bergen, Ward then threw to
Bransfield, doubling w Bell, and Brans-
fields throw TO Doom caught Mcmillan
at the plate. Score:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
PIRATES ARE PlPPINS.
Play Errorless Ball and Shut Out
ST. Louis Cardinals.

PITTSBURG. September I'm a nicely
played game. although ST. Louis made six
errors, the Pittsburgs scored shutout.
to o. St. Louis reached third base only
twice. A quick double play in the sixth
inning prevented the visitors from scoring
Byrne played a fine all-round game, and
so did Lush for St. Louis. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
WASHINGTON COUNTRY
CLUB GOLF TOURNEY
INTERNATIONALS.

The handicap medal play golf tourna-
ment, which has been in progress since
June 10 at the Washington Country Club,
was won by DR.. Littlepage. he having won
the first three matches. The final match
was played off with DR.. Littlepage, John
G. Davidson and A. Zapponi as opponents.
The play throughout was very exciting,
for the fact that neither of the men had a
large advantage in the score. DR.. Little
page finished with 81 as his score, Mr..
Davidson made his round In 50, while it
took Mr.. Zapponi 50 strokes to the finish
ing hole.
These men had met before. but on each
occasion they finished with the score being
tied.
The score in the finals follows:
John G. Davidson
4 ; u 3 5 5 s So
DIR. Llttlcpage-
4 5 8 81 IS 445 5 s-sl
Zapponi-
4 4 90 Z SIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
Yanks and Giants Won't plav.

NEW YORK, September 4.-President
Frank Farrell of the New York Ameri-
cans will not allow his club to play a
post-season series with the New York
Nationals this fall, but he says he is
willing to have his team engage in a
spring and fall series with the National
Leaguers next year, the first set OF
games to be seven and the second nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
EASY FOR THE GIANTS.
Wiltse in Good Form and Boston
Goes Under.

NEW YORK, September 4.-Wiltse out
pitched Mattern in today's game and New
York easily defeated Boston, to }. The
work of Shean of Boston and Doyle of
the locals, featured the contest, the form
er scoring nine putouts and the latter
ai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
CINCINNATI SHUT OUT.
Overall Allows But Two Hits and
Cubs Win Easily.

CINCINNATI, September 4.-Chicago
easily defeated Cincinnati today. shutting
them out by score of 3 TO O. The To-
Gals were unable to land on Overall. only
two hits being made off his delivery.
Score:
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LANGDON LOSES TO
WASHINGTON GROVE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

WASHINGTON GROVE. Md. septem-
Der 1.-THE locals defeated Langdon here
today, In an interesting game, due prin-
cipally to the superb twirling of Muir
phy, who famed thirteen and only al
lowed six scattered hits. Brakes hitting
and the sensational work at short by
Thomas were features. Score:
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Totals. u 10 p 20 3 Totals is Ii 3

Two-base hits-Todd, Parker, Defarges Creyke
Humphreys. Simpson, Platz. Three-base hits
Tate. Reilly. Home runs-Murphy, Herring.
Parker. Struck out-Ry Murphy i; by Young,
L. by Simpson, 3; by Cooke 9 Bases on balls
Oh Murphy, 1; of Young, /; of Cooke. 2
Stolen bases-Herring. Young. Parker Green,
Smith. Campbell. Reilly. Hit by pitcher
Reilly, Piatz. Umpire-Mr. Herbert I.aughton.
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Eastern League.

At Rochester. \. Y.-First game Providence
:; Rochester, o.. Second game: Providence q:
rochester Q tcalled end of eighth inning; dark
postponed: rain,. sahe'
At Toronto-Baltimore. s: Toronto. l.
At Bufalo-Bufalo-Jersey City tgame post
poned: RAIN, pos'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05

Sacrifice hts-Hicks. G. Brewer, Lowe. Mich
olson. Three base hit Ecker. First base OF
errors Rockville. 3. First base on balls-Of
Lowe 5. Struck out-By Lowe, 3. by Handi
Doe. s. Stolen bases-Hicks t2p Klenschmidt
Double plays-Shaw to Rabbit to Cummings
Ahalt to Bogley: g. Brewer to Warfeld to X
Brewer. Left bases-Rockvie. 2: Athletics
3. Wild pitch-Lowe. Hit by pitcher-Shaw
Time OF game hours. Umpire-Af. Settler.
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Twohase hits-Clarke Miller. Gibson. Phelps
Delehantv. Sacrifice hits-Lcach. Clarke, VIII
son stolen hase-Wagnrr. Double plays-NaS-
ner Miller and Abstein. First base on balls
OF Lush . Struck out-By Maddox. !: by
Insb > Wild ritches-Insh > First base on
errors-Pittsburg 3. Left on hases-Plttshurc,
.; St Louis. 4. Timc-one hour and thirty min
utcs Jmpires-O Day and Johnstone
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New York State League

At Wilkesbarre-First game: Syracuse.
Wilkesbarre, 2 Second game: wilkesbarre
Syracuse. 2 five innings: darkness)
At Elmira-Elmira. 4; Albany
AT Binghamton-Troy, A: Binghamton. <
At Scranton-Utica, o: Scranton, S.
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Tri-State League.

At Altoona--Altoona, 4: Harrisburg g.
At Observation-Disclosures. 2; Wflliamsport
At Observation-Disclosures. 10; York, B.
At Misunderstanding, g.; Trenton, 2
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Totals. 4 8 81 II q Totals. l.
sBatted for Corridor in ninth.

Brooklyn ......... . o 0 o o Is
Two-base HISTORIAN. Meyers, Dell.
Home run-Dooin. Sacrifice hits-BergeTo,
Meyers. Sacrifice fy-Magee Stolen ba-',
Jordan Lennon. Ward. Double piay-Lcn
Hummel and Jordan Triple play-Doolan. wa
Bransfeld and Doom Left on bases-Phii
on Corridor .. of Bell. 4. First base on or.
rors- Brooklyn. 5. Hit by pitcher-By Corridor
nennox,. Struck out-By Corridor, 4, by Bell
g. Passed balls-Martel. =. Wild pitch-CorrL
don. Time of game hours. Umpire-Mr.
Kane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05

Two-base Bridweil. Snodgrass. Merkle,
Thomas Three base hit-Seym"ur. Home run
Murray Sacrifice MYERS. stolen bases
Shafer Murray Graham Left on base>-Bos-
ton s: New York. >. First base on errors
Boston /: New York =. Double plays-Wiitse.
Myers and Merkle Shean and Autrey. Struck
ant Rv Wiltsa 3 Bases on balls-Of Wiltse.
.: of Mattern 3. Time of game-1 hour and 30
minutes Umpire-Mr. Rigler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05

Chicago. q l-3
Twohase Aits-Overall, Chance Three base
hit-Tinker Sacrifice hits-Eyers -, Stelnfeidt.
tiasnar stolen bases-Paskert Evers. Left ON
Chicago :: Cincinnati > base on balls
struck out-Ry Overall I. Time-One hour and
forty minutes Impire-klem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05

Totals ~ 3 Totals. 81 5 .
I q npdon Observation-Disclosures. o o o.
Washington Grove. l l 0 x--7
Three base hit-R. Kause. Two-base hits-Gib-
SON Thomas, kause. Stolen bsses-Bailey ~.
walton 81. Anderson STRUCK out-By Murphy.
l3; by Kause, .. Bases on balls-Of Murphy. l.:
of kause. 2. Passed balls-Meyer. 4. Umpire
Mr.. Lodge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
Detroit Benefited.
Blames All on Jennings.

Cobb was always known as a daring
base runner. who would take all sorts of
chances, but 1t was not until he got under
the tutelage of Jennings with his pecu-
liar aggressive Baltimore style" that he
developed the homicidal instinct He
makes no bones of his intention to get
players OF Importance on opposing teams
While the Athletics were in Detroit on
their second trip he told Eddie Plank that
he would get" him if he Plank would
attempt to cover first on a bunt AS
his hunts turned out. Plank did not have
the opportunity to cover first, and Cobb
made no attempt to get Davis Earlier
in the season he cruelty spiked Lord and
another member of the Boston team put
ting the former out of the game for over
a month. Last year in this city, caught
a block off the plate, he made no at
tempt to slide into the plate but iImned
feet foremost at the late DR. Powers
The latter, fortunately for him, saw what
Cobb was trying to do and stepped aside.
These are only a few samples of the bru-
tally of Cobb. who should be curbed in
the interest of decent ball.
The Baltimore method of aggressive hal
playing should not be tolerated in the
American League. One player who would
deliberately MAIN an opposing PLAYER in
a desperate attempt to pull off a play be-
longs in Jail, not on ball field And if
Cobb is so hot-blooded that he makes
these attempts to kill players out of the
excitement of the moment he should he
put in safe retreat.
Evening journal., 1909-12-17
MACHINE ELIMINATES
TELEGRAPH ERRORS

a new apparatus which is intended
TO eliminate errors in teiegrains has
been installed az Liverpool, Manches-
ter and Birmingham
The telegram handed in nj the post
office 90 prepared in the form OF an
ordinary perforated ribbon by tho
Greed perfornting machine. This band
is now passed through the instrument
which translates tho porforations into
actual typed letters. so that a typed
copy OF the original telegram IS OBJ
tanned direct.
Another now instrument with which
the poatofico is experimenting Is a stiil
further advance. and receives the tcle-
grams direct In tho form of typed mat
ter A roll of telegraph forms Is
placed I'm the receiving Instrument,
which operates automatically.
10 first prints the name and address
of the recipient. and then proceeds 70
print the messago. letter FOR letter be-
ing obtained from tho effects OF tho
electric currents sent through the limo
and actuatcd by tho perforated ribbon
az tho sending office.
BY extending the use Of these instru-
ments errors viii be confined 20 tho
Office whore the telegram ia handed iu.
Tho system is, however. more costly
than that Ga uso az present, but tho
experiments $50 FAR appear 20 be highly
satisfactory. and further Installations
are expected TO follow rapidly.-Wash-
ington Post
Evening journal., 1909-12-17
A REAL JOKER.
SILK nEDnoom sIIrpnRs.

Il have a joke here. Mr.. Editor"
Anything in It about the trees leaving
In tho spring2"
"No. sir"
Anything about fishing and the rebait
systemT'
mo, SIR"
Anything about muci.-raiSersg"
mo. SIR"
"Any references 10 tho United States
senate being interested IN trusts, otc2'
mo, SIR"
Anything about summer boardersr'
''No. SIR"
Anything about summer resort hsh-
inEg'
mo, sir"
'Does It in any way bring IN tho hem
pecked husband or tho mother-in-law2'
'No. SIR"
ANY illusions to race suicide or the
word strenuousr'
mo. SIR"
"Has it anything to do with womens
clubs?"
mo, SIR"
"rhen for heavens sake let's SEQ II.
Il must be a real iokc."-Judge.
Evening journal., 1909-12-17
SWITZERLAND ADVANCED IN
PRACTICE OF FORESTRY

Switzerland recognized the benefits
OF forest protection and development
600 years ago when tho forest ordi-
nance OF Bern was issued. The Sihl-
wald Of Zurich, one OF the most per-
fectly managed and most profitable
forests i'm the world. has been hand
led under a working plan since 1850.
The little Alpine republic still reports
progress in forest work. and the
American consul writing from st. Gall
says
"The government of Switzerland has
so carefully regulated the timber out
put that IL has never been permitted
10 exceed the natural growth. The
thick growth Of timber on the noun
tain sides. purposely allowed to be-
come dense. has perceptibly lessened
the danger and frequency of avail
anches and landslides, which IN for
mer times were so frightfully de-
structive. To control the spring floods
IN the rivers and streams, massive
dams, fortified by thickly planted
trees. have been erected at exposed
places. In the extraordinary attention
paid TO its timber lands, the gov
ernment has taken into account also
TIC ANAEEEilI ANl NANAANAANh anu HNln~
turing cattle, tho maintenance OF the
soil, the roads, and the natural springs,
climate, and the control Of mountain
streams.
'The actual forest area OF Switzer-
land comprises 2,205,50S acres, 2i.4S
per cent. of the entire surface Of the
country. 77,004 of which belong to the
state and 2,12S,504 to the cantons, conf
munes, municipalities, and private cor
porations. Seven hundred and eighty
one acres Of the state forest are set
aside as a nursery. From this nur-
sery in 1908 over 22.000,000 young trees
were taken and transplanted in the
various forests.
"Swiss forests are classed as pro-
tected' and non protected Tho former
are those which are situated on noun
tain slopes where tho imminence Of
washouts. stone and ice chutes, land
slides and avalanches calls Cor the
constant exercise OF extraordinary
care and attention. The 'non-pro-
tected' are those on comparatively
level ground requiring only ordinary
attention to keep them in good con-
dition. Because OF the character Of
the country, the great majority of the
forests arc protected
"The law provides that the forest
area shall not be diminished and that
all forests shall be maintained I'm "A
fairly dense condition. Even in pri-
vate forests close cutting or clearing
up is strictly forbidden, especially in
exposed places, without the consent
Of the Federal authorities. and then
only in small areas when prompt re-
forestation is guaranteed. Trees for
cutting are carefully selected by for
estry experts.
Evening journal., 1909-12-17
SOIL YIELDING
MORE PER ACRE
So Asserts the Head Of the
United States Bureau
Of Soils 7

Taking issue with James J. Hill and
several others who have declared re-
Gently that the soils of the country arc
detcriorating, Prof. Milton Whitney.
chief OF the United States Bureau OF
Soils. in his annual report. asserts that
the soils of the country to-day ars
yielding more per acre than ever be-
fore.
IN regard TO the soil fertility lnvestl-
CATIONS conducted by the Bureau dur
ing the last fiscal year, the report
shows that 100000 square miles Of soils
were surveyed. Up TO date the Bureau
has worked In every State OF the
Union. except Nevada. Tho analysis
of several thousand soils revealed Tho
fact that the average content Of or
ganic matter IN the soils OF the United
states IS 2.06 per cont for tho soil and
S3 for the gub-soil, tho organic content
of an acre amounting, therefore TO
about 90 tens. Almost nothing definite
has been known IN tho past concern-
Ing this organic matter although its
fundamental Importance in maintain
ing proper soil conditions has long been
recognized.
Much valuable Information has been
obtained by the Bureaus recent invcs-
legations