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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
The Importance of Potash As Fertilizer

well balanced. IL would cost him compar-
atively little to buy the additional amount
OF phosphorus acid and potash needed to
maintain his soil in a high and efficient
state of fertility. On the other hand, II
he pursue the practice OF the average
farmer OF simply depending on CONNER
cial fertilizers, he would find his $500 bare
~ sufficient to buy 25 tons of a 3-l0-3 fer
tilizer, which would contain but little
more than half as much nitrogen as the
farmyard manure, though $500 pounds
more of phosphoric acid and $40 pounds
more potash. Even the purchase of this
plant food would only enable him ID
apply about $50 pounds to las acres and
he must look forward TO laying out this
much money annually, and even an in
creased amount il he hopes to grow prof
liable crops. Even then he viii find IL
exceedingly difficult to farm successfully
through the use OF mineral plant food
alone because his land will be depleted
OF humus. and it's physical and mechani-
cal condition will steadily grow worse.
The stock farmer, on the other hand, will
find his land improved because of the
increased store of humus he has added to
the soil. and he will reap a material ben
eft from such commercial plant food as
he does purchase and use. Surely, all the
conditions favor the development Of an
imal industries because the prosperity of
all is involved in the permanent success
OF the farmer, and IL Is apparent to all
thoughtful men that the true economics
of agriculture include the growing and
maintenance Of live stock on our lands in
sufficient quantities TO consume all the
by-prOducts OF our farms that can be fed
advantageously. In the south we are
reaping but a 1.-THE of the profit that
may be justly ours from cotton seed
meal and various ofber great naftuWiI
agencies which we are not utilizing in
accordance with the dictates of nature.
Let us change our present irrational
practice. solve successfully the problem
Of maintaining soil fertility, and place
our farmers on a more substantial bus
mess basis than they have ever enjoyed
before
ANDREW NJ SOULE.
Georgia State College Of Agriculture.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
Jc STARTED BY BRYAN

NEW YORK, March civilian j.
Bryan was in this city today on nfs way
to Newark. n. J.. where he lectured to-
night and called on Nathan Straus TO
consult him about the way in which he
could best help in the warfare against
tuberculosis.
1t is Mr.. Bryan's intention to give con-
siderable time and effort the next few
years to campaigning against tubercu-
losis by spreading the knowledge Of the
Pasteurizing methods which Mr.. Straus
has used in his II years fight against the
disease and by attacking tuberculosis at
it's origin, the infected milk from tuber-
cuosis cows.
Il have been impressed" said Mr.
BRYAN, with the array Of facts, wildly
shown in the tuberculosis exhibition now
in Philadelphia and 1 hope that this ex-
hibition VIII be brought to the great
west so that the people out there can
be shown the dangers and the way to
overcome them-by fresh air, healthful
habits. clean lives and the pasteurization
of milk"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
LAW SOAKS TARDY
INSURANCE FIRMS

Eighteen insurance companies which
did business in Georgia during lssp'
will be outlawed in this state curing the
rest of the year, is the startling fact that
has Just come to light over at the capi-
toll.
All insurance companies are required
by law to file their semi-annual state
ments with the governar within Sky
DAYS after the expiration of the period
they cover. On March /, sixty days az
ter January 1, eighteen companies had
not yet filed those statements-eitner
through neglect or Indifference,
In event of failure to comply with this
requirement, provides the law, the gov
ernor shall report all delinquents TO tho
insurance commissioner Comptroller
General w A. Wright, who shall can
eel their licenses to operate in Georgia
during the rest of the current year.
Wherefore eighteen insurance com
panies. of which several are said to be
Georgia organizations, have already for
feited their right to operate in this stats
until Jan. 1, 1870
The statement of the governors office
is already prepared for transmission TO
the comptrolled general, and viii be
placed in the hands of the latter Official
next Monday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09

reduces the vigor and healthfulness Of
the plants grown thereon. 1t, therefore,
seems to us good practice to use potash
in fairly liberal amounts on sandy soils
You will see also that this fertilizer
contains a liberal amount of phosphoric
acid which has so much to do with
fastening the maturity of the plants,
and insuring the development of per-
feet seed The nitrogen content of the
fertilizer is not high; in fact, 1t is a
little low. You may increase the nitro
gen content of your soil by using the
litter from the woods or compost scat
tered broadcast or under the drill row.
All the farmyard manure you can pos
sibly make or secure should be used on
land intended for corn or cotton, as
vegetable matter improves the mechani-
cal condition and is also necessary to
the development of a strong, vigorous
plant. We would advise the use Of this
mixture at the rate of 500 pounds per
acre.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
QUERIES ANSWERED
Destroying Bermuda Grass


c. r. r., Norcross. Ca. writes: / have
a piece Of land with spots of Bermuda
grass on il. Can 1 kill Il by covering
it up with pine straw, or will lime or salt
kill it out?
II your land is so you can cultivate 1t
thoroughly during the summer. we would
suggest that you pillow II shallow this
spring; harrow IL very thoroughly bring
ing the Bermuda sets to the top of the
ground, and then gather them up and
burn as many as possible. After that we
would put the land in cowpeas or velvet
beans; anything that will provide a cover
crop that will hold the bermuda in check
during the growing season. II there ware
evidence of some of the sets being LETT
over in the fall, we would pillow the land
again shallow and leave IL exposed to
the winter freezes. In the spring we
would harrow IL out thoroughly and rake
up every piece OF root and burn as be-
fore. and then put in cowpeas or velvet
beans for a second season. We think you
can get rid of the bermuda as completely
in this way as by any method with
which we are familiar. We do not think
you could smother IL out with pine straw
or eradicate It with lime or salt unless
you put on an excessive amount SUFFICIENT
probably TO injure rather than benefit the
land. The other method we think to be
practical and effective IL the work is
properly managed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
NO MOUNTS FOR
THE HORSE GUARD

WASHINGTON. Jan. Suitability to OBJ
tain satisfactory mounts after their ar
rival in Washington kept the Governor 5
Horse Guard, of Atlanta, from participant
ing in the inaugural parade yesterday.
The liverymen of Washington held the
few hack horses" they had at exorbltant
prices, and this, combined with the adj
verse weather conditions, decided the
Guards in their determination not to par
ticipate in the parade.
However, the troops were mulch in evil
dence about the streets of Washington,
and enjoyed the occasion even more than
If they had been in the parade. They
came at their own expense, and did not
share in the money raised by popular suR
scription in Atlanta
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09

them yourself, We see no reason why II
Is not advisable to buy them ready mixed
The farmer or groups of farmers who buy
fertilizers in carload lots and pay cash
for the same certainly get better prices
than the man who buys on credit and IN
small lots There is much money to be
saved in buying and handling fertilizers
intelligently
We would suggest that you write to the
following firms for prices on goods de-
livered, (. o. b., your city; Virginla-Car-
olina Chemical Co., Atlanta; Swift Fer
tilizer Works, Atlanta: Armour Fertilizer
Works. Atlanta; German Kali Works, At
lanta; Coweta Fertilizer Co., Newman;
Empire State Chemical Co., Athens; Nc
Cav Mfg. Co., Macon; Southern Cotton
Oil Co., Atlanta.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
POULTRY.

HIGHEST oUALITY-S- c. Rhode Island
Rcds s. c white LeKhorn. buff Orpingtons,
white Wyaudottes white and barred Plymouth
RoesSs errs 80 per rs. Sis per %; Mammoth
pekln Ducks eggs $50 per II: Mammoth
trrnra TURKEY eEEs s. . PER 9. Catalogue free.
souTIlle. Tenn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
Finest Lot Cotton Seed
in South

Grown on own farm. ginned on own
private gin; absolutely sound and pure.
Broadweu Double-pointed. $50 bushel:
cooks Improved. Sl.OO. Kings Early.
500; Mortgage Litter. S1.OO: Tatum' s
Big Boil. S1-0O (hne); SchIey. S5c: Gull
pepper. S5cs Peterkin, S5cs Texas Burr.
Sac
Write for special prices large lots.
r. D. TATUM. Fairview Farm,
Palmetto, Ca
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
Disposing of Diseased AppIe Trees

A. p. c., Ball Ground, Ga, writes;
would like 10 ask a few question through
the agricultural columns which 1 enjoy
very much. 1 have some apple trees
which have been set out about Six years,
and the dirt has beaten away from the
roots. What must / do for them. Would
you put manure around them and wash
with lime. There is a large piece off the
roots right around the top of the ground.
/ also have some land l want to build
up. Would velvet beans be the thing?
l have some sedge fields in pasture that
are becoming covered up with pine
bushes. How can l kill them without
digging them up? L want to plant same
in grass. What kind would you recon-
mend.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
You may prepare good fertilizer for

You may prepare a good fertilizer for
cotton by proceeding as follows: Mix
together 500 pounds of high grade cot
tonseed meal, that is, containing at
least per cent of nitrogen, 1000
pounds of high grade acid phosphate
and zoo pounds of muriate Of potash
This mixture will contain approximately
Il per cent of nitrogen, S.S per cent of
phosphoric acid and Sc per cent of
potash We have made the contents of
potash rather high because you wish to
use this fertilizer on gray sandy land,
which is more likely to be deficient in
potash than the clay lands found so
commonly in some sections. Then,
potash in the form of muriate and
kainit is one of the best remedies for
correcting rust of cotton which has yet
been discovered. The rusting of cotton
is due, as you know, to an impoverished
condition of the soil which naturally
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
Sore Ewes i'm Horses.

]. I. w, Uchee, Ala, writes: There
seems to be something the matter with
my horses eyes Within the last ten days
there appears to be a skin growing over
them. He seems to be in good health,
otherwise would like to know what to
do for him.
There is a thin fieshy membrane in the
corner of the eye of the horse, commonly
called the "haw," which can be swept
across the eye to remove oreign bodies.
This membrane is naturally best develop
ed in animals which can not rub the
eve. Sometimes this membrane becomes
infiamed or swollen and is partially drawn
across the eyes. This condition is often
called 'hooks" by horsemen. Sometimes
the affected haw is cut out. but this oper-
alton is generally regarded as cruel and
unnecessary. Operations of the eye, owing
to the delicate nature Of this organ and
the danger of permanent injury, should
only be performed by a competent vete-
rinarian The trouble to which you refer
may be due to another cause. One can
hardly tell without an opportunity to
make a personal examination, but If the
animal is a valuable one, we believe 1t
is your to interest to secure the services
of a veterinarian, and be certain that
you are having the proper treatment pre-
scribed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

A free trip to the Alaskan Youkon Exposition,
to be held at Seattle, Washington, next summer
viii be given teachers in public schools. Five
Dollars per day for incidental expenses win be
allowed. For particulars address Q, L. Rockwell
Publicity Director, H-1Ooo N. Grand Ave-, St.
Louis, Mo.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09

Hickory King corn is certainly a good
variety to use on uplands. We have tested
this variety very carefully for several
years and find it yields well when COM
pared with other strains. The ear is
small and the grain unusually large
which constitute two Of the principal OBJ
jections 10 IL. II Is also probably not as
hard and flinty as some varieties, and
would not be we'll adapted, therefore, to
sections where the weevil is especially
bad. But for your locality IL should an
swer very well.
Some of the best large cared varieties
to try would be Henry Grady and Boone
County White. These varieties will do
we'll on rich upland soils and make a
larger ear than Hickory King. We think
liberal fertilization for corn is desirable,
as II makes a heavier draft on the soil
in proportion than cotton. We would use
at least 300 pounds per acre of high-grade
fertilizer. New land will not need as
heavy fertilization as that which has been
subjected to cultivation for some time,
and a strong clay soil is of course richer
I'm all the elements Of plant food than san
dy land.
You can certainly make an excellent
fertilizer from cotton seed meal, acid
phosphate and potash. We would reserve
the nitrate of soda to use as a top dress
ing on most crops, though there is no
objection to placing little in the drill
row along with the cotton seed meal to
help start the corn, cotton or potatoes
of quickly. For ourselves II desiring 10
purchase fertilizers. we would obtain all
addresses possible Of persons who handle
the goods. and then we would write to
each one and secure their prices. We
would also ask for prices on unmixed
goods and on mixed goods. according TO
the formula we desired to use After OBJ
tanning their prices, We would figure
which would furnish the material at the
lowest cost. and whether we could buy
them ready mixed as cheaply as We
could buy the raw ingredients and mix
them ourselves. II the dealer will furnish
them mixed as eheaply as you can mix
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
Amount of Fertilizer To Use Under
Cotton

T. L. L., Canon Ga, writes l want
some advice in regard to fertilizers 1
want to use dry mixture composed of
phosphoric acid, muriate of potash and
cottonseed meal on a plat of gray sandy
soil Subsoil is yellow with some sand.
1 have just turned it with two mules
about seven inches. 1t has made for the
last two years 1000 pounds of seed
cotton to the acre. I would like to
know how much fertilizer to use at
planting time and as a top dressing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09

Your trees are probably suffering from
one of two things; either crown gall or
what is known as hairy root. There is
much dispute as to tire exact cause OF
crown gall. though it is now thought to
be due to a certain form of bacteria
which infest the tree. One can avoid this
trouble by having the trees examined by
the state entomoiogist at the time Of
purchae and il is an important thing to
look after, because II is certainly a great
waste of money. and effort to plant
tree that is diseased and will certainly
die before it comes into profitable bear
ing.
There is no known remedy for hairy
root II you only have few of these
trees, probably the best thing you can
do is 10 dig them up and burn them.
Put lime in the holes they occupied and
do not plant trees on this land again for
two or three years. This disease is liable
to spread and infect all of your orchard
If 1t has now attacked only part of
It, This is the reason, therefore. that we
advise drastic measures in the treatment
of this trouble at once. We have seen
many farmers try to save their orchards
and il has always ended I'm disaster, so
we Tank It is better to give you This in
formation now, so you may lose no time
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09

Farquhor Separates, Large and Small
We are Southern Agents Tor the above
machinery; can quote best nets prices
and make you easiest terms obtatnablas
Write to rs for eatalog and prices
Woodruff Hardware Manufacturing Company
Box 27L Winders Ca.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
Corn for INLAND Soils

r. H. B., Cornelia, Ga, writes: Do you
know any variety of corn that would be
better for this section than Hickory
King? We have about fifty acres planted
in apple trees, and are using corn the
first year on some o fit. Can you advise
me where / can get fertilizer from head
quarters so as to cut out the middle
mans profit? VIII want about two car
loads and will pay cash for it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
Seeds and Plants

SEED Chufas for sale. 81 ner bushel. Apply
70 T. s AEner. DowllnE Park. Fla
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
COTTON SEED

Hastings aIort gage-Lifter and Cooks Improved
Cotton are the best varieties planted in the
South offer guaranteed pure. sound seed OF
either variety. al following prices: ! bu-. sc;
bu- lots. ssc: hu- lots. Soc. In = hu. lots
AZ 75c per hushrl- Put up In sacks and
shipped upon receipts 81 order. Write for circu-
lar aud prIees in larger quantities.
NJ. c. STANTON,
r. 7. d. No. 2, Mansfield, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09

RExAL.I. Cotton seed. sI-50 bushel. yields
bales corton 20 acre Testimonials on appli-
cation & A Rodgers. Sumter Ca
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09

FOR SALE-Cotton seed Several hundred
bushels Layton Improved. 800 per bushel
fob AusteIl. Ca Joel Hurt Atlanta. Ga
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
JOHN L. SULLIVAN WAS NEVER
CHvmPION OF THE WORLD

Here's something you can get a
bet on most anywhere and win.
Make some remark about John
L. Sullivan, and then add: HE
deserved to be the champion of
the world"
Then watch yourself get rise
out of about a dozen people who
think they know all about sport.
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN WAS
NEVER CHAMPION OF THE
WORLD.
This is the decision of the
sporting sharks-the fellows who
know.
The great John l.. was cham
pion of America. but he only
fought one MISUNDERSTANDING
Mitchell twice. once in France to
a draw, and once In this country,
beating him. The conditions were
bad in the French meet. snd
everything went under the rules
then.
Corbett was a worlds cham
pion, and Fitzsimmons and JEFF
fries were, but Sullivan was not
$50 say the authorities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
AT THE GRAND.

Charles Mack and company, in
the little Irish sketch, Come
Back to Erin" are making a hit
at the Grand this week. The
Toro Japanese family of acroibats
perform some wonderful balancing
feats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
SEATTLE TO HAVE
REAL BALL
PARK

d. q. Dugdale brought his 400
pounds, more or less, to Tacoma
yesterday and announced that he
was going to have new ball
park. The other teams are get
ting tired of giving Seattle the
handicap of playing half and more
than half it's games In that cigar
box where an ordinary two basger
goes for home run. With a
team 90 per cent less efficient
than some other in the league,
Dug can win the pennant in that
lot. for he has the use of the short
fence in so many more games
than any other team that 1t gives
him big advantage. fr
He says he will have a new
park on Fourteenth street next
year, and that DIT will be as long as
the Tacoma park. but not quite as
wide: .,aa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
TIGERS BRING JOY T|)'
HEARTS OF RANDOM |
PUT THREE MEN OVER THE
PLATE In A GREAT RAFTING
RALLY In THE FIFTH AND
TAKE GAME FROM SEATTLE.


Arctic breezes toyed with chilly
bleechersites and a damp mist
made their clothes stick but there
was Joy within the berasts of fam
dom for Lynch struck out and the
Tigers won the day. Score, 4
TO 8.
To Mr.. Kippert belongs the
yredit for the winning run. A
great rally of the Turks In the
NTH put three men across the
plate and made the thing look
hopeless. But Tacoma came back
IN the same inning with a deter
mined spirit and four hits and
tied the score. Then Kippert was
passed to start the next inning
and he got away with the most
nervy steal of second seen for
many a day. He literally stole the
bag while they we're watching him
do 1t. The pilfering trick won
the game, for Conrad advanced
him to third and then Kipp came
home when Eastwood popped a
long fly to right foul line.
That was all there was to the
scoring ali day.
Annis, the new southpaw, show
ed himself all right He pitched
q good game. hit the ball and
showed as much speed as any of
the Tigers on bases. 1t looked
rather bad in the ninth when Sc
attic started with two hits, with
only one out, but the rest of the
boys were disposed of without
trouble and Tacoma stands even
on the series. Score:
r H E
Tacoma ............. 4 IL i
Seattle .......... 8 10 Q
Batteries: Annis and Eastwood;
Hall and Custer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
.ELKS ELECT
TACOMA man

George J. Mccarthy of Taco
ma was honored by the Elks' state
convention in Seattle yesterday.
being elected third vice president
of the order. Other officers elect
ed are as follows: III. M. Fisher,
Port Angeles, president; Thos. Y.
Shields, Seattle, first vice presi-
dent; Alexander Felconer, Ever
EFT, second vice president; Ray
l.. Hodgdon, Seattle, secretary;
Rev. w. d. Buchanan, Tacoma,
chaplain; Roland Genwell, Bell
ingham. treasurer; Thos. Miller,
Seattle, sergeant-at-arms. Port
Angeles was selected for the next
meeting place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
CAN I PUT BAN ON
FIGHT At The
FAIR
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire
SEATTLE, July 2S.-The Roll
er-Kaufman boxing exhibition,
scheduled for Corts arena next
Friday night. may be held in spite
of the ban placed on it by Sheriff
Hodge. Hodge is in California,
but sent a letter to President Chill
berg. 81 the exposition, protesting
againsf the boxing. This brought
the arena management TO the con-
clusion that 1t was useless to try
to pull off the bout, but later
events yesterday caused change
of sentiment.
Prosecuting Attorney George
Vanderveer says he does not think
the proposed exhibition will come
under the ban in the new criminal
code which prohibits prize fights.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
STOLE WHEN HUNGRY
GETS THIRTY DAYS

Charley Hartwick was fined
e100 by Police Judge Arntson yes
terday on the charge of vagrancy,
and In default of payment was SEN
fenced to serve 80 days in the
county jail.
Hartwick had an idea that the
tact that he was hungry when he
stole food from downtown res
faurant would free him from the
charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
SHIP SINKS WITH
SEVEN Of HER
CREW
(By United Press Leased wire.,

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
VICTORIA, B. c., July 28.-
The British steamer Mariana
which has just arrived here from
ports, brings news of
the loss of the Norwegian bark
Orleans, with seven of her crew,
while bound from the Seychelle
islands for Dunedin. After the
crew of IA had worked for FIVE
days at the pumps, the Orleans
was abandoned 200 miles off the
west coast of Tasmania.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-28
he PITCHES III
INNINGS; DOESN'T
ALLOM ONE HIT

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
MCPHERSON. Kas.. July 2s.--
Pitcher Laganur of the McPher-
son club today holds a national
record, according to the belief Of
local fans.
In yesterdays game between
the Mcpherson and Lyons cllr0s
Laganur twirled IL innings with
out allowing the semblance of a
hit, or giving a batter his base on
called balls. At the end OF the
seventeenth inning he tired and
asked to be relieved.