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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

x A poor season for oats in Iowa.
| Especially is a heavy seeding desir-
able where the ground has a tendency
to be weedy.
Seed Patch.
Every farmer should have a seed
patch from which he could select his
seed for the next years planting. In
| the introducing of new varieties or the
importing of seed oats into differen.
localities, it is unwise to risk your en-
| tire crop. Small fields of one or two
acres can be very profitably devoted
to the testing of different varieties. and
when found to be of good yielding
be secured from the "seed patch" for
the larger fields the following season.
This is the safest plan to adopt
By the careful selection of our seed
oats. proper preparation of the seed
bed and the use of the drill, we can
increase our yield very substantially.
While in many cases a change in va
rieties will add very materially to this,
the farmers seed patch is all i'm
portant.
Drilling VS.. Broadcasting.
Taking one year with another it will
I'be found that the drilling of oats is
much preferable to the sowing of oats
broadcast The seed is more evenly
distributed and more evenly covered.
From a peck to a half bushel may be
saved in the amount of seed needed.
In some seasons, such as 1907, the use
of the drill will be found to be ex-
ceptionally profitable. AT the Iowa sta
ton an increase of nine bushels per
acre was secured in favor of drilling
that season. 1t will be remembered
that the spring was rather cold and
dry. Figuring the oats at 33 1-3 cents
per bushel, it will be found that less
than thirty-five acres of oats would
have paid for drill that year. In sea-
sons more favorable for oat produce
ton this increase is by no means as
marked, yet the drill can be recon-
mended as much more profitable
method of putting in oats than the
common system of broadcasting.
Preparation of the Seed Bed and Seed.
ing.
A carefully prepared seed bed has
been one of the most neglected fea-
lures in connection with the production
Of oats. 1t is very common practice
to see an end-gate seeder at work in
fields where the corn stalks still remain
standing on the ground. AS a matter
of fact. most of the preparation Of
the seed bed has been very largely done
away with before we can expect the
average yield of oats in this state to be
materially increased. The preparation
Of the seed bed by no means receives
the attention that it should in connec-
ton with all our grains, but especially
is it deficient with our oats. Thru the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

Let US have an understanding"
says the Iowa Falls Sentinel. that the
King road drags will be used during
the coming summer and not be left
to ornament the fence corner"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

Foley's Honey and Tar is q safeguard
against serious results from spring
colds. which inhame the lungs and de-
vel into pneumonia. Avoid counter.
feits by insisting upon having the gem
uine Foley's Honey and Tar which
contains no harmful drugs. Mcbride
& Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08
PLEA FOR THE TARIFF BILL

Huntington Hawkeye]
These vital points are to be consid-
cred:
1. Shall we abandon the protective
principle?
?. What is the government to do for
revenue?
3, As to perfumes, fancy goods and
Injuries, if they are not to be taxed
where shall the burden of supporting
the government be placed?
T. If we quit fostering American in
dustr1es, thus denying employment to
american workers, consumption will be
decreased, wages lowered, and trade
correspondingiy stagnated. What is to
be gained by that course?
The artificial and deceptive move
ment against these features Of the
Payne bill is a piece of folly which
the American people will realize later
on. as it did after the Mckinley tariff
mad demonstrated it's utility and beue-
ficence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

Keep the factories going, labor en-
ployed, hogs $3.50, cattle Sc and you
need not worry about the consumer
He will be able to take care of him.
SELF" declares the Ninton Eagle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

"We confess we are inclined to be-
lieve that the tariff on hides does not
benefit the producer of hides at all,
while it doubtless makes him pay more
for his harness. his buggies and his
Shoes" says the Grinnell Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08
The Strawpile

Improving the Quality and Quantity
of the Dat Crop.
[By Prof M. L. Bowman, Iowa State
College. Ames, Iowa]
Amount and Method Of Seeding.
Seldom do we find that there is be-
ing too much seed sown per acre. In
general it may be said that 3 to 81
bushels have been giving better results
than q less amount. AT the Iowa sta
ton this past year Az bushels of seed
per acre gave the maximum yield. On
the average, however, to 31s bushels
per acre can be very generally rec
commended. The following chart will
be Of interest in this connection:
Oats.
Rate Of Seeding and Yield.
Average of two varieties, 1908, x,
Kherson seed, weight per bushel,
321a lbs.
Silvermine seed, weight per bushel,
RI his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08
INSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS

dubuque Times-Journal.
The organic law Of Iowa provides
mat, If the people decide on a conyen-
ton to revise the constitution, "the
general assembly, at its next session,
snail provide by law for the election
of delegates to such convention y
There seems to be a wide latitude
here. Apparently the assembly NAV
provide for representation by con-
gressional districts, or by judicial or
senatorial districts or counties 1t
may give each county representation
based on its population or upon its
representation in the more numerous
branch of the general assembly. Pos
slby the friends and enemies Of pro-
hlbition will endeavor to control the
selection of the next general assem-
bly,, that they may control the manner
of selecting delegates to the constitu-
ttonal convention should one be called.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

for hours at time. A little ref;ec-
tion upon the part OF any thinking
person will soon convince them that
such a, requirement by statute is to.
tally unreasonable and unjust.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

| Investigations Of the Iowa experiment
station, we are led to believe that
about 20 per cent of the oats are nut
| In before the seed bed is prepared; the
oats being sown broadcast on unpre-
pared corn stalk ground, disced once
or twice and possibly narrowed. Tor
the best results the corn stalk ground
should be disced two or three times,
tapping the disc half in order that the
stalks may be cut up and the seed bed
put in desirable condition for receiving
the grain. The harrow should be
freely used. 1t Is not desirable that we
nave deep, loose seed bed, nor is it
necessary that the ground be plowed.
1t should, however, be disced sufficient
ly thorough, followed by the harrow
until mellow surface of at least two
or three inches in depth be prepared
for the receiving of the grain. In gen.
eral, to prepare a suitable seed bed for
oats, corn stalk ground should be
disced at least twice, tapping the disc
half, and in addition to this it will pay
to double harrow. Some seasons will
require more discing; seldom can it
be done with less.
Threshers and Automobiles.
lFrom Address by j. c. Cottrell,
President Iowa Threshers' Associa-
toni
1 ask you in all earnestness to COM
pare the law governing the traction
engine - a machine that is a neces-
sity-and that is used by nearly ev-
cry farmer in our great state in get
ting the different kinds of crops
grown in such condition that they
may be placed upon the market. Com
pare this law, I say, with that gov
erning the automobile machine
used almost exclusively for pleasure
and recreation. Travelling at a high
rate of speed and almost without
noise, it goes up and down our streets
and over our highways an object of
dread to nearly every one who comes
in contact with it, frightening teams
and causing runaways some times re.
sulting in death.
There is no law compelling the OPP
orator Of an automobile to keep a man
l0O yards in advance Of his machine
or to compel him to wait until a pass
ing team had gotten 100 yards to the
rear. He can go thru the country
at twenty mile or better clip, abso-
lutely without any hindrance what
ever. unless some frightened teamster
has presence of mind enough to raise
his Enthusiastically he is too busy try
ing to hold his team so that he could
not hold up one hand If he wanted to)
and then he has only to stop long
enough to allow the team to pass,
when he can resume his journey.
But the driver of the traction en-
gine-a machine which can not travel
more than four miles an hour-is not
only compelled to keep a man 100
yards in advance, but is also required
to stop as soon as any team is 100
yards past him, practically a dis
lance of one-eighth of mile. On
any of our main Travelled roads be-
fore he can start to move his engine
again there would be another team
within the hundred yards limit, and
by the time that had passed 100
yards to the rear another one would
come along, and there he would stay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

Says the Des Moines Register: 'eThe
Miss Mum to whom young Roosevelt
is reported to be engaged is an heir
ess, and her name looks like the SIM
plihed spelling for what's coming to
her"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

''Tt is not much Of progressive leg
islature, this one down at Des Moines.
according to its works" the Sioux
City Tribune asserts, "but it was too
progressive to place a premioum on
ignorant voting. The circle stays off
the ballot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

Hebrews are celebrating their Fourth
OF July, beginning last Monday even
ing, and the festivities to continue
eight days. That's more celebration
than the most patriotic American boy
ever dreamed of enjoying.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

1t would be going to extremities to
raise the tariff on gloves and stock
ings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

"Just wait till the tariff bill reaches
the senate" advises the Waterloo
Courier. "Then the house with its the
cries, its likes and dislikes. its inter-
ests. public and private, will look like
three small dimes"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08

The Fort Dodge Chronicle sensibly
declares that Law enforcement is the
true solution of the liquor problem. If
officers of the law do their sworn duty
the prohibtionists Will lose their fol-
lowers fast, otherwise their ranks will
increase, and the ultimate outcome
will be a return to prohibition Iowa
will no longer sand for open defiance
of the law
The Mason City Times thinks at
very likely that the Iowa idea will
be heard from again before long in
the United States senate"
Evening star., 1909-08-31
AGRICULTURE NOW
LEADS SECTION A
Ragged Work by Pension Bu-
reau Gives Farmers
Easy Victory.
Section A Standing.
Section 3 Standing.

Agriculture. champions of the Depart
mental League. is now leading section "
and should Bethany down Brentwood this
afternoon the Farmers will be the con-
tenders for the District championship
against Parkvew There is not much
likelihood Of the Capital City boys losing
however. and tonight will probably find
the series over and two teams tied for
first honors. Then will come the play-on
and section B winners will clash.
Yesterdays game was close for a few
innings. but the Marquette Leaguers got
worse as the contest prog gressed, and the
last two innings We're a nightmare
erai of the twelve hits charged agains.
him were chances which the fielder
might have handled. though he was given
the benefit OF the doubt and the batter
credited with hit. Murphy. the Pension
Office center fielder made a typical
"Bcnehead Barry" play i'm the eighth.
when. after reaching first on his name
sake $ error-Murphy. AgSies' third base
man-and the ball was thrown out to the
right fielder, the runner stopped between
first and second to pull up MS stockings
He was caught and easily tagged out. 1t
was more essential. of course, that he
should put his hosiery in shape than that
he should get to second. Anybody can 90
to second on a two-base hit He was
not the only offender. Every one of the
ten errors charged against tic Mar
quetters was an easy chance.
Pension Bureau. from the class il has
shown IN the section \ games, is strictly
a section OUTFIT.
YpSlerG2N'S
Evening star., 1909-08-31
GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING.
Big Crowd and Big Purses at
Readville Races.

READNILLE. Mass. August 3f.-More
than thirty horses lined up on handicap
marks. most of them having been resting
an entire week in anticipation of the
event. and two of the greatest trotters
in the country, Sonoma Girl and San
Francisco. on scratch, waiting the signal
from Starter Frank Walker TO send them
away on the dash of about one mile and
a half in the great American derby race
was the attraction that drew an enormous
crowd of turf enthusiasts from all parts
of this country and Canada to the old
Readville track at the opening of the
grand circuit meeting here today.
Today's racing was the trotting division
of the derby, for prize of $4,000. To-
morrow a purse Of $1,000 will be divided
among the PAGERS in another derby.
Unlike last years memorable derby race
at Readville. the first held in the country,
which was won by Allan Winter there
plum going to the winner in a single
dash. The actual distance covered by
the scratch horses was one mile and o..95
feet, while the horses the 2.13 mark
the longest handicap, ran almost 800 feet
less than Sonoma Girl and San Francisco,
one mile. = 100 feet.
When the race started Baron Aleyon
owned by Z. |. White of Syracuse. ".
Il
on the 2.19 mark. In trials since ar
irving here he has worked in .. 1Ois only
212 seconds slower than the mark on
which the scratch horses were placed.
The original scratch horse. Uhlan
placed al mark even farther back than
thai from which Sonoma Girl and San
Francisco started. was withdrawn by his
owner, Charles Saunders, who did not
think II advisable TO start him in the
derby and then race him against Ham
Continued on Eighteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1909-08-31
PARKV|EW BEST OF
SECTION B TEAMS
Defeats Agriculture and Wins
Championship of the Sec
ond Group.

\ large and enthusiastic crowd was on
hand at Capital City Park yesterday
afternoon when Parkview c.nched its hold
on the pennant in the section E race Dy
trouncing the Agriculture team by the
score of ) to ].
The game was much more exciting than
the score indicates. and had the crowd
on its toes throughout.
Mcfarland was in fine fettle, allowing
the Aggies but two scattered hits. al
though he hit three men and walked the
same number.
Ferguson also pitched a good game, but
errors cut an important part in his de-
feat. Although he allowed eight hits. he
struck out eight men, walked four and
hit Cne.
The excitement began in the opening
round, when two Aggies were caught az
third base. SeitZ, Inc first batter up,
walked and went to second on q wild
pitch. On Oakley's rap to O'Neill he
was thrown out at third Oakley stole
second and minute later was caught at
third on a tielders choice. Ferguson
reaching first. w Gallagher did some
exceedingly fast fielding when he scooped
up Graham's hit and forced r'ergie at
second.
The SuburbanHes were retired in one
two-three order in their half. but in the
next inning they started things going by
counting twice. Ferguson passed sal
who went to third on b. Gaiiaghers hii,
and scored minute later on Wild
pitch, Gallagher going TO third. Nau
came up with a slashing two-bagger ana
Bernie scored.
This ended the scoring until the fifth,
although a beautiful catch of Ferguson :
drive by Maddox in the fourth prevented
the A2sies from scoring.
In the fifth the boys from the hill got
two more on Oakley's two errors inter
mixed with hits of the scratch vare.y by
Baggett and B. Gallagher.
Inc Farmers got their lone tilly in the
seventh. After Graham had struck out,
Barber and Hummer drew passes, the
former crossing the pan when Hummer
was being thrown out at second on
tielder's choice, Nau to ONeill.
The Suburbanites got their last run in
the sixth on hits by O'Neill and w. Gal
lagher.
in the eighth Nau opened with a
screamer to deep left center, and pulled
up at third base. Umpire Hughes called
him out, however. for failing to touch the
keystone sack. This probably prevented
another score by the winners
The same thing happened TO the -Agg:es
In the ninth, and Ii also prevented one.
and possibly more runs. Graham was
hit, but was caught al second Bar
ber's attempted sacrifice. Mullen muffed
easy chance off Runners bat, Bar
Der gong 10 second. After Hummer mad
been caught between the bases and run
down, lie Due laced beauty to right
field, scoring Barber In his anxiety 10
get around, he forgot to touch first and
was called out. AS this was the last out.
the run did not count
O'Neiil played a fine game at short for
the winners, accepting ten chances with
out a slip-up. Both the Gallagher boys
and Nan did well with the stick. each
getting two bingles. while SeitZ id some
good base running. piifering two. The
score:
Evening star., 1909-08-31
BIG CLUBS CONSOLIDATE.
Gurley and Washington Grove
Join Forces.

The Gurley Athletic Club. which has
made such an enyiable record in local
athletics in the past few years, at its
last meeting, by unanimous vote. decided
10 accept the invitation of the Washing
ton Grove Athletic Association to join
forces.
The action was decided upon at a regu-
lar meeting Of the club at which every
eligible member was present, and was not
forced upon il by the desertion of its
best athletes, as was intimated by one
of the local papers recently, which er-
roneousiy claimed that the Gurley club
has disbauded
TIE consolidation OF these two clubs
which will hereafter be known under the
Washington Grove name, is the first i'm
portant step toward forming large and
tiourishfns CLUB of this nature for Wash
!ngton athletes.
The Groyites' roster is now the strong
est in the cist and Manager Meany has
decided that their entry list in the Wash
ington Grove meet on La Dor day will be
as follows: The three southern cham
pions, Sterrett. Smithson and King in the
pole vault, i4u-yard and broad lump. re-
spectively: Bobby Fleming in the two
mile; LeSer. who got third in the inter-
collegiate half-mile last year, will enter
that event: Iiildebrand and Iepper South
Atlantic champions, will enter the mile
and 1p-yard dash, respectively: Money
and thompson in the weight events and
discus: Swing, in the 1o0-yard dash: Nc
Keever. In the 2O-yard dash and the hur-
dies. and Curtis, in the high jump King
VIII also enter special event. in which he
VIII try for new South Atlantic record,
tae running hop. step and jump.
The Grove relay team will probably be
much faster than any previous ones that
they have ever had, and will be selected
from LeSer, King. Smithson, Curran, Nc
keeser and Connors. 1t will probably he
matched against the Baltimore Athletic
Club and the Baltimore City College
The other entries of the meet and the
pairings OF the relay teams will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
May Return to York Team.

YORK, Pa. August 31.-'Doc
Reisling, who was sold by the
York Tri-state club To Manager
CantillSn of the Washington Amer
lean League team, may return 10
the York club.
Reisling was sold on trial. and
according to the terms OF the
agreement the local association
was to receive $3.50 if he made
good. Cantillon has requested
President Free to allow him to eN-
tend the time of his trial until Oc-
tober 4. This Free has refused 10
do and he has given the Washing
ton manager until today TO report
finally whether or not he wants the
big pitcher.
Evening star., 1909-08-31

is one reason why they did not do more
damage. The seven hits were made by as
many players. and Browne and Schaefer
carried off the batting honors by reason
of their tWo.baggers.
Cantillon was unusually Sttngy in max
ing changes in his lineup yesterday. Isu-
ally the official lineup needs an intro
duction to the one he actually puts on the
field, and then he switches around in such
fashion as to keep the spectators bewil-
dered. Yesterday he started off well
enough, as Miller appeared in the official
lineup. while il was Yohe who actually
played. Then he sent Slattery into bat
for Leivelt in the third inning, and
placed Miller in center field. This moved
rlslifer over from center field To left. But
this ended the Washington managers
changes for the day.
Killifer got the laugh in good shape in
the eighth inning. When he came in after
Hoffman's pop fly. an easy chance, by
the way. he yelled. II have it, twice, and
then dropped the ball The remark was
made loud enough to be heard in the
grandstand, and the crowd kept chatting
hlm about il until the game was over.
Yohe. who played his first game for
Washington at third ba Sc, is youngster
from the Galveston team of the Texas
League. He is a stoutly built NoungSter
with a clipper style of handling himself.
He did nothing at bat outside of sacri
flee, while in the field he had an easy
day, getting but one chance.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Colts Win Real Short Game.

1.YNCHBIRG, Va, August :1.-Rich-
mond defeated the locals yesterday. To O.,
in the shortest game of the season as we'll
as one of tie most brilliant. The play was
only seventy-two minutes long, and the
feature was Edmundston's twirling, for he
let the locals down with one hit Vernuelle
also twirled we'll The play was errorless
as well as snappy. The score:
Richmond. ........... o l o u | %
Lynchhnrg. ........... o q . o y o 90
Two-hasc hit-Kanzler. Three-base hi-Wal-
lace. Sacrifice hit-F. Bi-bie. Sacrifice fly
ritman. Stolen haSc-Ison. Left on bases
Lynchburg. =: Richmond. 4. Struck out -Bv Yer
nueile. l. hy Edmundston, > Bases balis-On
Nernuclle tl.irc aud Isoni: on EdInondsion |
uawrencci. Passed ll-Pratt. :. Hit hy
pitched ball Sesher and EdmudSton. Umpire :
Mr.. Mace Time of game-l hour and L. min
utes.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
How the Clubs Stand.
ATHLETICS WIN AGAIN.
Hit Scott Hard and Beat White
Sox With an Early Rush.

CHICAGO, August 31.-Fhiladelphia
pounded Scott hard in the first two in
nings yesterday and won easily by "a
score of > 10 0. Suter replaced Scott in
the third and allowed only one run. a
home-run drive into the left field bleach
ers by Murphy in the sixth inning Plank
held the locals to one hit until the ninth
inning, when they made two more. Mes
senger, a recruit from Fall River Mass
and Patterson. formerly with the ST
Louis Americans made their first APP
pearance in a Chicago uniform.
The Scora-