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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09
Greenfield Has Bad Fire.

Greenfield, Mo-, Dec.--Four big
business buildings on the south side
of the public square in this city were
completely destroyed by fire at 1:3O
o'clock Thursday morning, causing
heavy losses. The Gunther hotel,
the Farmers Telephone Exchange,
Hall Millinery store and pool hall
were consumed by the blaze.
The fire is supposed to have start
ed from stove in the pool hall and
had gained considerable Roadway be-
fore the flames were discovered. The
blaze quickly spread to adjoining
buildings and in a remarkable short
time four business buildings were
consumed.
Before other buildings caught fire,
however, the flames were checked.
All of the destroyed buildings were
two story brick structures.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09
Notice of Posting.

AT a regular meeting held on Nov.
18th, 1909, of Plainview Lodge No.
so, Central Protective Association, a
motion was made, carried and duly
recorded that the members of said
lodge post their farms against hunt
ing and trespassing, and the under
signed members hereby give public
notice Of obeying such order: j. R.
Baum, Henry Eiler, Henry Donvan,
Chas. Dixon, w. r. Duvall, j. G..
Clark, Chas. Grant, Frank Holland,
O. P. Wilson, John Geneva, John
Lawson, G. /. Lynch, j. w. Nc
Aninch, Geo. Palm, w. c. Powell, B.
P. Powell, Geo. Henry, Joe Meyer,
Joe T. Smith, G. w. Stitt, j. F. Nc
Kee, j. E. Thompson, D. X. Walker,
Cy Ward, VIM. WEIGH, Jas. WEIGH,
j. M. Patty, Dennis Thrall j. S.
Brown, VIM. Deweese, Chas. Beard,
W. ]. Bullock, T. L. Fisk, S. j. New
lon, w. P. Miller, T. M. Bottoms,
Clark Wix, Ed. S. Clark, C. C. Titus,
Frank T. Clay, H. R. Seelinger, A. C.
Burton, W. S. Fuller, j. E. Williams,
w. G. Shafer, w. L. Heinz, j. d.
Angel, ]. R. Thomas, E. c. Wheaton,
Lon Dixon, C. LaFollette, w. c.
Eldridge, E. w. Eldridge, Chas E.
Henry, ]. W. Barnhart, j. D. Allen,
R. R. Deacon, F. H. Crowell, David
Powell. AT
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09
EVIDENCE MISSING.
Records Kept By Weighers Can
not Be Found.

New York, Dec.-The government
encountered a check Thursday in Its
prosecution of the American Sugar
Refining Company when 1t was devel-
oped that documentary evidence and
many witnesses important to the gov
ernment's case have disappeared.
The missing documents were records
kept by city weighers, and neither
the documents nor the men who kept
them could be found Thursday by the
government.
But although tally sheets were
missing the government was able to
introduce testimony showing that
every scale ont the Williamsburg docks
of the company had been tempered
with. Conrad Heller, a carpenter,
testified to cutting out part of the
wooden stanchion of No. l scales.
Through the hole thus cut, the gov
eminent contends, the steel spring
which manipulated the weights re-.
corded on the beam was operated.
Thomas d. Hyatt, a government
weigher, was asked II he had inspect
ed all sixteen scales on the docks In
company with the Treasury agent
Mr.. Parr.
"Yes," he answered, "and found
all the scales fixed the same way.
with springs in themp" asked the
Judge.
mo, your honor, but the holes
were there just the same"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09

Colin M. Selph, Democrat Of the
true type, addressed the following to
the St. Louis Times on the 18th, and
it is traditional Democratic gospel:
True Democrats, and their name is
still legion, do not bubble about the
'1oaves and fishes" It has been said
that the tariff in some instances is
purely a matter of focal conditions, |"
and be that as it may, yet the fact re-
mains that the Democratic party in
convention assembled, whether WISE
ly or unwisely chat point we will not
argue at this time,) determined after
due consideration and much delibera-
ton to revise the tariff downward,
not upward, as the last Congress has
done, with the assistance of several
representatives who were elected on
the same Democratic platform, pass
ed, deliberated upon, and adopted in
convention assembled in Denver.
There is time honored custom, SO
aged with honor and integrity that the
penalty for default is ostracism, that
the tenets and principles upon which
party builds its platform are sacred
to the man who runs for office and is
elected thereto. He who accepts a
nomination upon a platform made by
his party should adhere to its princi.
pies and declarations, no matter what
happens. No man is bigger and
greater than his party. A true Dem.
ocrat is he who practices as well as
breaches Democracy and whenever
he finds he cannot abide by the de.
cree Of the majority, then he should
so declare himself, and resign.
Colin M. Selph.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09
Kills Brother Because He Re
fuses to Get Up.

Salina, Kan, Dec. 6.-Because his
8-year-old brother, Gilbert, did not
arise from bed when.he was called,
Lawrence Lindshold, 10 shot and kill
ed him. The boys are the sons Of
John Lindshold, living at Lindsborg,
near here.
When Gilbert did not get up the
older brother threatened to shoot
him. Gilbert was obdurats and
Lawrence Carried out his threat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09
Rickard Lands the Big Fight.

New York, Dec. TEX" Richard,
of Eli Nevada, was the successful
bidder for the big prize fight between
Jeffries and johnson. This decision
was made by those having the matter
in charge, Thursday afternoon.
The fight will take place next
fourth of July, in either California,
Nevada, or Utah..
Richard put up $4,000 as evidence
of good faith. He offers a purse Of
$780, 600 and 100 per cent Of the NOV
ing picture concessions. One third Of
the profits Of the moving pictures
viii be returned to Richard.
Jack Gleason is said to be in on the
bid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09

Carpet rags dyed with Put
NAM FADELEss DYES will not
fade, and the colors are bright
and pretty.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09
FINAL ARTI-
Giles SIGNED.
Jeffries and Johnson to Fight
FOrty-Five Rounds July
Fourth.

New York, Dec.-The Jeffnes-
johnson fight for the heavy weight
championship Of the world viii be
fought either in Salt Lake City, Utah,
or in the vicinity of sSan Francisco on
July 4, next. Final articles for a As
round contest were signed by the
principals in hotel in Hoboken, N.
j. Neither of the contestants, ac-
cording to the articles, is to engage in
any boxing events before the date of
the big fight. This effectively elimi-
mates the possibility Of johnson meet
ing Langford or Jeffries fighting
Kaufman between now and then.
Both, it is further stipulated, must en-
ter active training at least ninety days
before the fight Five-ounce gloves
are to be used and the contest shall
be governed by straight Marquis of
Queensberry rules, while the referee
is to be selected at least sixty days
before the contest.
II Jeffries, johnson and TEX"
Richard and John ]. Gleason, the two
last named the successful bidders,
cannot agree on referee, Jeffries
and johnson are each to select two
men and from these four Richard and
Gleason are to make any selection
they desire. The referee is to be
paid $1,000, the contestants paying
him two-thirds, the promoters the
balance.
Both Men Post $4,000.
Jeffries and Johnson have each
deposited $4,000 as a forfeit to the
promoters if they fail to appear, while
Rickhard and Gleason have deposited
$40, 900 to stand as forfeit in case
they fail to stage the fight and to APP
ply on the purse Of SOL, 900 offered.
Sixty days before the fight, Richard
and Gleason are to deposit an addi-
tional $50, 900 of the purse and the re-
naming $51, 900 forty-eight hours be-
fore the contest. Robert w. Murphy,
a New York hotel proprietor, is the
temporary stakeholder, and he may
serve permanently. Both fighters
wanted to have a Western bank serve
as stakeholder, but it was said that
difficulty was encountered in getting
one to assume the responsibility.
This stakeholder question was de-
bated for several hours in the New
York office of Henry |. Kowalsky, a
San Francisco lawyer. johnson,
ever cautious, suggested a safe de-
post box with three locks, each of
the contestants to hold one key and
the third to be held by disinterested
party. The promoters objected to
this and the plan outlined above was
finally adopted. johnson throughout
seemed fearful lest someone defraud
him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Piitsburg, Aug Pittshhg and
Philadelphia divided a double-header
the locals hitting Moran hard in the
first contest and winning 13 TO 3, and
losing ;hc second in ten innings 10
A. Heavy hitting by Pittsburg char
acterlzed .he first game Wagner
celebrated his retur nto the game by
scoring three runs with his two-Dase
hit in the third inning Of the first
contest.
Score r II +
Pittsburg 60. .OO4 1l2 50t-l3 II 4
Philadelphia 900 O2l 600 8 !
Batteries Willis and Gibson; 81
mon Moren AMI DOOM, Martell
Summary Two base hits Wagner
Abstein ., Leach Moren, Bates
Three base hit, Willis. Passes on
balls. off Moran g. Willis >. Struck
cut, by Moan ., Willis 8.
Umpire, Rigler.
Score. K II T.
Piusburg ...1O1 110 O1O o. II 2
Philadelphia 200 0O0 20o l-5 10 .
Batteries; Maddox and Gibson
COrrido1 and Doom.
Summary. Two base hits, Barboar
.. Wilson. Knahc .. Three base hits
Miller Titus. Bases on balls, of
Corridor .. Maddox i Struck ont
by Corridor 3, Maddox 4
Umpire, Rigler,
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New York So. chlcano 20.

Chicago. Aug Is. New York
won both games before the largest
local attendance of the season Brown
kept the visitors down TO wO singles
in seven innings of the opener. but
Wns ba'ed for five hits in the eight
which with an error, neued five
runs. The locals scored their two a.
the start on a gift two hits and two
wild throws, but We're unable to toucl
Wiltse after the first inning. Mathew
son was q complete puzzle in the
second game. on one Chicagoa
reached third. Two punched hits
gave New York two runs i'm the third
double, an out and a long fly, scor
ing the other
Score Ri
Chicago ..... 200 GOO OOu-2
New York 100 coo 050--5 s
Batteries: Brown and Archer
Wiltse and Myers, Schlei
summary: Bases on balls OF
Brown |, Wiuse 3. Struck out, b.
Brown 3. Wilise Z
Umpires, KLEIN and Kane.
Score. r. IT, Z
Chicago .. 000 000 000-0 4
New York ..... 0O2 001 000-3 S
Batteries: Pfeistor IIiggnbothan
and Archer, Moran; Mathewson ano
Myers.
Summary: Two base hits. Myers
Mccormick, Chance. Struck out by
Pfelster 2, Higginbotham 1, Mathew
son 5
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Nusk0gee Okla. Aug l3.-Mus-
kogee Won the second game lOm
Springfield h hurchirg hits Ross.
{ pitcher for Springfield playing out
field. made a some run
ScOee r I'll e
Muskogee 600 $50 3s-6 q Z
Springfield . leo 00l l00-3 d
Batteries ShultZ and Harrington
Burgess and Harrigan
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ANOTHER
CRIMP IN
PIRATES
SENATORS TAKE SECOND
GAME BY SCORE
OF TO

Ino Sena .Drs made n M0 ST lAlE
hom The Pftsburg Pirate Thursday
-Slats" Willis. the Ch.l-8 rccruiG
administoriue another saut out dose.
the score being 20 q Willis pitch
"a his usual healy game. having gooa
canrol ANA allowing hut fAfee seat
tered hits two of which We're bunch
ad On him In the second inning
The game was a fas end snapp
one both teams giving q eool eXhibr
ton of The national game and but
one error was made on each side
Harry Killorly. late of the Kansas
City assaeia ion team. was the box
artist for Tie Pirates and although
wild at times. Walking five batters.
hree Of them IN the tftb pitched a
good game after the first inning
when he was hit for a single and tive
twc-baggers. which nettel the locals
but one run. owing To Red Davis
getting caught irving To steal third
base.
The game. although featured with
many brilliant fielding plays both III
the ortfeld and inheld. was a pitch
ar's battle, Willis and killerly pullin-
jut of some difficult situations with
out a score being made
Willis simply had the Pirates or
he hip. striking out two men i'm sue
oession a. the start ond repeating
the trick in the last inning III.
truck out an told eight batters
Despite the fact that ,wo hits wcr.
eaurcd off Willis up 10 tho sixth in
ming. on} three men faced him /
lch as he received pGfect sup
port Clifton ANA Luettke uevor a
l9Wiug a base runner TO steal ant
he indeld making doubles i'm tho
second and fifth innings
The Senators did well with tho
tick. gpring three times as NAM
its as thai opponents ON two-third
IS many chances
rhe Game in Detail.
FIRST inning Wnkely and Kat
vent back To- thc bench after takin
hree SWINGS al Willis curves an
Kelley hit TO Reed
Patterson beat ont q slow infel'
hit and went TO second on Alfred
wild throw Luettke's bunt wa
amcked by Kilerly ami Red" D
Wis brought in the only run of NJ
rame nv doubling 10 right field d.
eis thinking inc nitchcr had starte
: loiivor 3bn han stole Far tbfrd
but Tmnira LIONS decided IL was
not balk although the fans did mo-.
1eren With him Rood uuon cominc
10 the plate hif the fest one over t,
he loft field fence and was caueb
Hying IA ert tsroo baees ON the
1Iow
second INNING Watson singlnd A.
light. Myers sacrificed and Watson
vas caught irving TO 20 To third on
he MAY 1s Rpel b1d 40 leave his
3aso 70 feld ibo bunt. Trv singled
md ect s,rc because NE could NOT
,eot Cliffon's moo ia encond
price hit to Katz. Warine singled
and was forced IN pakarry who fan
II in steal eorond
Third inning Alrrol fanno1 Z
off bit to poyie and Killerlv Az T.uoft
70
Clifton hiobod f. Watson. Wu,s
walked Patterson SINGLED to right.
euttlte forced willis m fhird and
9ayis did the same for Patterson
Fourth inrmg-Wakaia famed
Tatz Nh to pokarnv and Kelley fan.
sed
Reed took ono strike too many.
prico sem p grass cutter +, rigbt
Waring fanrod and pokasnv was
o1,bod of F., .,,.ol, No., Iit l,,. .,,,,.,
ional catch by Walelv
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-13

Sioux CITY Aug 13. Sioux City
won a hard fought game After AT
1erman han the game lost Keeloy
,eakened and handed it to Sioux
Nty.
Score. r. H. z
omaha . ....220 020 000-G IA .
sioux City .....C10 130 21*-7 3
Bal cries. Kelley and Cadman
Alderman, Chabeck and Towne.
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Houston /. Forth Worth 0.

HlDlt0n. Aug I3-Machal let
Houston down with two hits and chen
lest his game on a wild pitch.
Score. r II j
Houston 100 O0o 00*1-1 q
Fort Worth 1000 GOO 000-0
Batteries Stewart and Gordon
Mitchell and Powell.
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Calves. on. Aug 13 Shreveport
lst 10 Galveston on two bad errors
~ ne ninth inning
Score: r IT p
galveston 0OC coo 00l-1 2
Shreveport . 700 000 0OO--1 3
Batteries: Cooper and Quiesser
Tesreen and Garvin
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WESTERN LEAGUE

Topeka, Aug 3.-Topeka made a
great ninth inning finish and won
Yesterdays game. BOles ana Pen
lell were forced TO quit the game
leing overcome by heat.
Score. r II L
'opeka =. ..... 021 000 002-5 13 3
Wichita .. 100 700 21O-4 y
Batteries. Boles. Wright and Hen.
Brennan and Weaver.
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by winning a close contest. which
was of H0 startling interest
Score. r H. f.
Barlesville 010 3Ul N1s-j s 5
El Reno ......-O1U l02 0i0-4 8
Batteries. Thomas ana Vanderbilt,
Pollard ana Brown
Umpire. Reuiker
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Milwaukee ! Toledo 0
Kansas City 6. Columbus ..
St. Paul 0, indianapolis 2.
Minneapolis /. Louisville O.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

San Antonio. Aug. l3-The Okla.
homa city team easily defeated The
locals by the score OF 9 TO i.
Score. X.
San Antonio ......... GOO 00l 00-l
Oklahoma City ...... .40l 100 021-g
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-13
- - - CURES ECZEMA,
-. - - ACNE, LITER ETC.

While Eczema troubles which affect
the outside cutce These affections
by urac acid in the blood Such impurities
which lies Just
discharge thus
ald continually
the
land and when they
left aEd susceptible to other infection
must
e ni6ed and ceanscd will It down to the
all reurzes the excessive acids
the of disease Local appea-
and assist II keeping the skin clean they
does not reach the blood
ad blood all s lost properties makes II
nouIA tAe skin and eeI y so o
and medical advice Tree 10 al
EcvurET G
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Columbus at Kansas City
Toledo at Milwaukee
Indianapolis at 81 Paul
Louisville at Minneapolis.
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Pokarny who is playing short To-
he satisfaction of the fans, has five
)rolhers in the national game Po-
arny Is a bah plasins family sure.
Red Davis came near pulling off
)ne of his stunts during HE game
yesterday He did not ike being
'alled n liar by Catcher Erlof. who
llso is q fighter.
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pes Moines 1O. lincoln 4.

Lincoln, Aug 13.-Des Moines
punched hits with Lincoln's error
nd the visitors won about as they
leased Bielsdo-fer was wild ant
vas replaced ~ Lang in the third.
Score. X. II. u
inc0ln ....0 001 GOA 102 8
)es Moines los OOl 30O-10 "A ]
Batteries: Nagle and Mason; Biers
orfer. Lang and McManus.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg
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TEXAS LEAGUE

Oklahoma City dt Galveston
Shreveport at Waco.
Dallas al Houston.
Fort Worth at San Antonio
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-13
WHERE THEY PLAY
Western Association

El Reno at Bartlesville.
Pittsburg at Guthrie.
Sapulpa at Enid.
Springfield at Muskogee
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PTTsBI,BG

summary. Double PLAYS. Willis %
Price % Pokany. Pokarny 30 l.uef-
ko TO Price Two base hits. Reel
Watson. Davis Sacrifice hits N.Y.
nrs. Killcrly. Watson Stolen bases.
Patterson Bases en- balls. off Willis
T. eff Kinerly s. Struck out, bv WI
lis s, by Killerly 6. Umpire Lyons
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, G o Q @ co ; O o 9 . G 9 o
; DOPE FOR THE FANS. g
, Q
: @ . 9 9 9 o 6 g . 9 6 9 . g 9

In all probability the Springfield
series will be transferred Co Ga hlie.
as it is not likely that President Shiyr
y will make the local team go from
here to Springfield just TO play three
gamca Twelve straight games ON the
local diamond commencing vita yes
tcdly. with two successive Sunday
games.
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Denver 6. Pueblo 5.

Ecnver Aug 13.-Denyer won in
he ninth inning when four hits net
cd three runs.
Score: r II Z
Denver .....10O 010 O23-G 10 4
pueblo -. .....000 O0O 401-5 . Z
Batteries. Wasson. Adams and
Iles; Galgano and Weigart
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Cincinnati Pc, Boston o..

Cincinnati, Aug. 13.-Cincinnat
won both games from Boston, the
frst going ten Innings In the sec
ond game a great one-handed eatcl
by Paskert was the feature.
Score. * II J.
Cincinnati 900 GOO 100 1-2 9
Boston -. 600 0O1 000 0-1 ]
Batteries: Gaspar and McLean;
White and Shaw
Summary: TWO base hits, Egan
Becker Three base hit Becker
Bases on balls, Casper Struck out,
by Casper 1, White 4
UmpiYes, ODay and Emslie.
Score X II j.
Cincinnati =. :. SEQ 300 20*-S 9 !
Boston ..... GOO 200 O0O-2 s 4
Batteries: Rowan and Mclean
Roth: Ferguson and Shaw, Rairdon.
Summary: Two base hits Hoblitz
Bcscher, Sweeney Diehl. Struck out,
bg Rowan 2, Ferguson 4.
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WESTERN LEAGUE

Wichita at Topeka.
Pueblo at Denver.
Omaha at Sioux City.
Des Moines at Lincoln.
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From the way Sapulpa has been
oaying the Senators viii have 10 play
some tight games during the Sapulpa
series which commences Saturday.
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why have we stopped. cap ain?'
"On account of The fog, madam
"Oh, but my lear ptain-surely
mott Look! It's perfectly clear up
above
Ave. maam-but we're NOT g0ln
that way, unless the boiler busts, n
The Bystander
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National League

Enid has The baseball fever right b.
4 city league.
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Umpire Lyons is officiating during
he twelve game series here on the
local diamond. Lyons is good
jumps" and has not the streak OF
Glow in him ike Finney by failing
10 show mp al The ball ground just
because the Muskogees told him To-
stay away. Lyons is always wei
coined by the fans as ne gives a
square deal.
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c. lnnls 6. srnnklvn 6.

st. Louis. Aug. 13.-St Louis
ana BROOKLYN played twelve innings
10 Il tie. Mcintyre relieved Rucker
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It is stated that S IT, Shaw, who
owns the Enid franchise and who
was instrumental in getting Guthrie
into the Western association lhis
wear. will succeed Doc Shively rs
resident Of the association next
wear
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-25
LIME AS AN ADJUNCT IN FARMING
ITS APPLICATION WHERE THE SOIL is OF HIGHLY
ACID
ACID CHARACTER

these nodules the bacteria live that
take the gas nitrogen and reduce it to
tangible form that can be dissolved
In water and thus become plant food.
1T is evident that if these vegetable
forms of life cannot live in the soils on
account of the acid, no work of trans
forming the nitrogen can go on In
that case plants that bear pods will
grow we'll only so long rs they are
supplied with nitrogen, phosphorus and
potassium from the soil or are given
their nitrogen in the form of manures.
But they do not render and service in
securing nitrogen from the great store
house of the air. That is one of the
main things for which we grow pod
bearing plants.
The man who sows clover on a we'll
manured field cannot tell whether his
clover crop is getting any nitrogen
from the air or not, and many a farmer
is deceived in this way. He grows the
under the clover sod. believing that he
has thus added to the nitrogen in his
soil. But as the soil had in it much
acid the bacteria did not exist and the
farmer had really been removing nitro
gen from his field in the clover hay
crops, leaving the soil with less nitro
gen in it than it had before he sowed
his clover
If a man wishes to find whether his
soil contains too much acid for legu-
minous Cor pod-bearing) crops, let him