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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-03

Mcssrs Editor. am experiment
Ing In this way vtth oats
have - acrcw OF excellent creek
bottom land. we'll drained. /, vas
planted last year Ia oats. As soon as
The oats we're taken OF Gin Junc) ;wo
bushels OF apccklcd peas TO IN" acr"
we're noRn broadcast and ploScd IN
der \ luHuvIauf crop oG NtWvH ~-ses
peas wcyc cut and taken - III" latter
part Of September and the aiubhl"
plowed under and two bushels 81
Data 10 the acre Ao~n again.
I intend 20 keep up tho alternate
crops Of oats and peas Tor not l"Hn
than Ave years maybe ten SO "a
TO ascertain whcthcr the land will
grow poorer or richer. or whether
succeeding oat crops will be I'm
proved by tho recurring crops 81
peas g " IE~@oN
Holmes County. Miss
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-03

Editorial Comment: Mr.. N lthoh
wIll nlmoa. certainly ind his oai
crop improving each year. for H"f
crai yearn at least Lands I'm htA sec
tlou probably do not need potash.
arc fairly well supplied with phoa-
phoric acid and the peas wlll supply
the nitrogen Prof T. u Lloyd
Director OF Farmers Institutes 81
Mississippi has had an interesting
experience along the same line that
Mr. Wilnon IL following. and wc hope
20 have II for Caxcttr readers soon
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-03


abandoned. With wheat selling at
si.35 per hushel and -four nj over s.
per barrel II would seem that farm
ers could not long neglect this valu-
able crop in their mad rush after
cotton
Under the one-crop system OF the
South ;he lands are becoming annu-
ally Jess productive. profits smaller
and the cost Of production greater
for all crops what our soils need
TO make wheat growing profitable f.
more hgmus. better drainage and n
better preparation OF the seed bed
before planting Cowpcas are tho
best source from which TO get the
humBs. All the land now in oats
should be sown in cowpcas as soon as
the oat crop IS harvested The land
should be thoroughly broken and
from 200 10 800 pounds Of high
grade acid phosphate applied broad
cast per acre and narrowed in This
all insure good pea crop and also
help the wheat that might D. planted
On this land this fall.
II Is common knowledge 10 all
farmers that crops OF every kind ma
ture later and are more susceptible
10 attacks from insects and disease
on undraincd land The early rip
ering varieties are more likely 10
escape damage by rust. and rust is
less liable to attack wheat on veil
drained soils.
\ good crop Of covpoas sill fire.
queutly increase the wheat crop from
: 10 10 bushels per acre II COW
peas are planted FOR the purpose Of
Increasing the wheat crop. and no,
FOR hay. they anouIG uot De plowed
under before sowing the wheat. hu;
should bc Gu; into the eoil with a
disk harrow II the vines are turned
under. the soil will be LEFT pu~y and
loose and * will be impossible TO get
the Arm seed bed that wheat requires.
and II tho pea roots arc turned
"a the surface much OF the nitrogen
Rill be lost We have had best re-
suits from planting from October
18th 20 Soyefnb her 18th
The last census gives the avcrag"
Yield OF whoa; 10 tho United States
"a eleven bushels. The same report
showa the average yield for Mlaain-
rippl 10 be only IS bushels We
thould not De- discouraged BY the
very lo~ average yield In Mississippi
4 fcw years ago. when there waa
more interest ia wheat growing. the
Mississippi Experiment Station made
81 number OF experiments with wheat.
and the yields secured 0ere very en-
couraging. In one % tho tests the
phcat vas planted November i&th |
on well-dya!ued sandy loam soil
without fertilizer The Yield OF the |
best variety n.ancaatsrD was 2f.s
burhcia The yield Of the poorest
variety Eclipse wAs i6.i bushels
per acre The average yield OF II
varieties FOR 'ha, year was i9i
.ushels
In another ties, wi,h i've varieties
fosn on well-drained sandy lohm soil.
Noxefuber 2lst. no fertilizer. the best
yield was from Purple Straw. 81 |
bushels The I'VE varieties made an |
average Yield Of ISIS per acre. On !
another piece OF land where fertilizer
Wa. used the yield Was 81 bushels.
These experiments extended over
f. .rrlod ot three years. and II ~e
e1t.4tc some fertilizer experiments
n.H. GA poor hill land. the average
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-03
Wheat in Mississippi.
'dcr aoe conditions and by Cooperation
II Might he Ma dc Paving Crop

The best wheat State In the Union.
was. according TO the last census.
las bushels.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
Ones Ancestry
BY STRICKLAND w. GILLIAN.

Talk concerning ones ancestry is
always thrown away, no matter what
the attitude of the talker. He who
boasts of his lineage is usually a pin
head with little other desirable equip
ment, and his descendants will be
harder to draw out on the ancestral
question. What has he done TO influ-
ence his ancestors, anyway?
On the other hand, the man who
fritters mot doughnuts) away any
gold-plated moments bewailing his
forbears, is even a few more kinds
of blue jackass than the party of the
first part. How can he be justly
blamed for the oddities of his grand
parents. Didn't he have his fingers
crossed while they were>frivoling and
failing? Did he ever give them any
good advice that they didn't heed?
Take my own case: My first i'm
preston of my ancestry must have
beef bad My folks have frequently
told me that as soon as | had filled
my lungs with a fine deposit of ter
ritorial ozone, | Immediately squan-
dered the entire lot in one angry and
frankly disappointed zip about my an
cestry or something else. AS | grew
and formed more intimate ac-
quaintance with my folks, this dis
appointment increased because | did
MT seem able to impress them prop
erly and could acquire no satisfactory
discinlina over them Still later
when | had got good, square world
tinctured view of my children's most
intimate male ancestor, | thought a
trifle more of my own parents and
less of one parent of my children.
Now that my own father is gone
where shan't see him for a while, |
feel myself periodically yearning TO
apologize to him and TO hand him a
convenient piece of board while / get
into position TO receive 1t as of old
remember once when / had made
no effort to conceal my disapproval
of him and he had vigorously applied
some hard, rectangular truths to the
part of my anatomy that he had been
forced Tin view of my uninhabited
skulD to believe contained whatever
brains | might have at that stage of
my calfhood, he took a deep breath
and said:
Son, you seem right disappointed
with your folks. It's mutual, my boy,
mighty mutual. But your feeling
ought to be less bitter than your
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
Merry Moments
With Hu1norists
Job for the Uplifters
BY ED. MOTT.

the young Teller doin' TIE plowin'
don't know It," said he. They're all
alike, for a matter o. that, though"
IT'S a good thing. say" the man
on the fence continued. Its a good
thing for the independent farmer that
his hired help has never got in the
habit o. stoppin to think
Abr" said the sojourner. How is
that?"
"How's that" responded the rural
citizen, well it's somethin' like
this: Take that boy for instance.
He'll answer for 'em all. He left a
farmer. by the way, that he was work
in for because the farmer made him
walk five miles to do an errand for
him.
while he's workin' along there
he's wonderin' how any man could
be so hard to a young Teller like him
as to expect him to walk five miles
on a hot summers day. Now, s'pose
he should, by some sudden inspira-
ton or other, look back over the
space O. ground he has plowed, and
should stop to think a minute. And
then s'pose he took to countin' them
burrows, and then to pacin' out the
ZENITH of 'em? What would he learn
Why, he'd learn that each one o
them burrows was 30 feet long, and
that before he got his days work
done he would have to jog back and
forth across the field 420 times. When
that fact had worked it's way under
his hat, s'pose he should be moved to
pick up fiat stone-and | guess he
knows by this time that he kin find
plenty of 'em in that lot as he plows-
s'pose he should pick up a fiat stone
and do little cipherin' on it, admit
tin, for the sake of the argument, that
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

in all my life. / recommend Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
my friends. - Mrs. WILL Young, q
Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me.
Backache is symptom of female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache, don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this SO safely and surely
as Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
PRESSING aches and pains and you will
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited
testimony constantly pouring in proves
conclusively that Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou
sands of women.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health free of
charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

compartment; dada goes the funeral
train; te-do-te-da, plays the hotel wait
er as he brings your soup. Well, Ed
gar, we can't begin our instructions
too soon. Let's lay the ground work
right now" And Trad rose and walked
nervously to the door.
instructions? Ground work." puz-
zled Edgar. You mean git to max
ing shoes"
NO" corrected Trad, earnestly; Il
mean training our prospective Gus
toners in a knowledge of music so
that when they put on our boots they
will know, being musicians"
Stop" choked Edgar. do you
mean our customers must be must
cians?"
polished musicians before they can
make the boots work" assured Trad.
"Then the boots will go like hot
cakes"
"Time will go slow for me tin
Monday" hoarsely confided Edgar,
making for the barn.
Copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
SEEMED APPROPRIATE TO HER
Reason for Appealing to Loco
motive Works.

One day last winter a feeble Irish
woman called upon us for aid. The
case sounded urgent, so | went with
her at once. Everything was just as
she Lad stated. Her husband was
very i'll. she was too old and feeble
to work, their children were dead.
there was no fire and their only food
was bread which their neighbors, al
most as poor as they, had given them.
/ asked her why she had not come to
us before and she replied that she
had appealed to the church and to
several individuals without success.
Thin she went on, "Oi whit to tn
big place round the strate." The only
"big place" near was a plant for the
manufacture of steam engines, and
wondered.
But what made you go to the loco
motive works." | asked
We'll, ma'am, shure an amt me
old man got locomotive taxes?"-New
York Telegram.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

he knows how to cipher. Then what
would he find? He'd see set before
him. in figgers that wouldn't lie, the
to him rather astoundin fact that in
slouchin' along after that pillow across
the field them 420 times he would
walk about as nigh to 16 miles and
a half as multiplication and division
could bring it, with the sun cuttin'
into him for all it's worth. just like
it's dom now. to say nothin' o. the
wear and tear on his lungs howlin'
at the bosses, as you hear him now.
Now, then. If he should by any
miracle stumble on TO the unravellin'
o. the mystery of real honest days
plowin' like that do you s'pose that
when he quit work tonight he'd jog
along home as clipper as cricket,
put up and care for his bosses, milk
half a dozen cows, and do up a lot
o. more chores around the premises.
all for $12 month and his board
after the family gifts through eatin'.
and go to bed feelin' thankful that he
had such nice, easy place.
consequently, | say that it's good
thing for the independent farmer that
his hired help haint got the habit o.
stoppin' to think. II they had, their
number would have to be doubled,
and wages d go up to SIS a month"
The man on the fence took off his
hat and famed himself with it, a-1d
looked as il he was feeling sorry
for the plowboy. By and by the so
journer in these rural parts said to
him:
why don't you quietly give that
boy the tip yourself?"
The man put his hat on again, felt
for his tobacco box, took chew, and
replied:
"Well, to be consistent. you see,
can't. I'm the Independent farmer
he's workin for"
Copyright 1909. by W. G. Chapman.)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
Trad BigLoU's Musical Boots
BY HUGH PENDExTER.

Lawd knows what other countries
spend. With the Musical Boots each
man is his own band. We drive the
bands, orchestras, planners and fid-
dies from business and take all their
profits. Let 20 soldiers in each COM
pany of a regiment wear my boots and
no band is needed. The foreign"
Gould we make children's shoes
the same way?" demanded Edgar, his
mouth watering.
Just what / was going to say"
heartily cried Trad Every school
child will wear 'em. Twenty million
school children. say. BY Judas! Think
of $140,O00.000 profit in that one item
alone. 'Thumbkins says: I'll dance,
prattles the little one, and the tiny
heels furnishes the music. Tramp,
tramp, sounds the soldier; ting-a-ling
tinkles the child; tra-la-la, MARBLES
the singer, stepping out her own ac-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

Wen start for your cousin Free
mans at shutdown" cruelty reminded
Trad Biglow's kinsman, who resented
the old mans prolonged visit.
Trad meekly slipped his tea and meas
ured the westering sun with an anx-
ious eye. Although his welcome was
long since worn out he knew the time
was not yet ripe for his going TO Free
mans. Roughly estimated, he had
80 minutes in which to practice self
preservation. At the end of 10 he
pushed back from the table and mum
bled in his whiskers: AT least $4,000
profit the first year. A million the
second"
''Drat you and your paper profits! !"
growled Edgar, swapping at his food
viciously.
I'm my Musical Boots" mildly re-
piled Trad, emerging from a brown
study Boots that cost So pair to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

You've been elected, in other words,
to represent Posterity local union No.
3. and /, as the delegate of Forbears'
council No. 2SS, in this arbitration
conference. Are you ready now to re-
sumo the session under the head of
unfinished business?"
As he spoke he spat on his heart
line and took a fresh clutch on the
cask-segment with which he had been
clarifying my vision; and ] voted to
adjourn, with his conditional concur
renee, the convention to be subject to
reconvening on his call.
Copyright. 1909, by w. @. Chapman)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

mothers and mine, as yours is en-
tirely free from any sense of respon
sibility in the matter of your exis-
tence. Sometimes when | watch your
capers and think that maybe 1 was
some that way at your age, | am
paralyzed at the stubborn merciful-
ness of Providence. You foxily post
poned your birth till your earlier and
more impatient ancestors had called
for their time and quit the job, so all
your pent-up spite at your ancestry
has to be taken out on me. If they
had foreseen you, they'd have died
more willingly. Also, | won't get to
meet, If l can avoid 1t, many of my
descendants, and I've got TO antici-
pate their need of punishment, in you
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

and the kidney action improved right
away. Large quantities Of sediment
and stony particles passed from me,
and finally the stone itself, part dis
solved, but still as big as a pea. With
it disappeared all symptoms of dizzi-
ness, rheumatism and headaches. I
have gained about so pounds since and
feel we'll and hearty"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17


make and sell for $40. Just 81 profit.
OF course the standing armies of the
world would be our biggest consum-
ers. Well. guess it's high time we
was hitching up"
Edgar pushed back his plate and bit
his lip. Does Freeman know about
these boots?" he finally asked.
Only in general way. ] am to
explain the true inwardness of em
to him tonight" said Trad, rising.
Planned it all up, eh?" echoed Ed
gar. You're pretty cousin, you
be. Wonder you wait to eat supper
Thought you was TO stay till Mon
day"
Irad's eyes glistened. but his tone
was Indifferent as he replied: I'm
afraid he won't like it. I've disap-
pointed him before"
What about me-? cried Edgar
Don't | count? If you had an ounce
of loyalty you'd agree to stay till
Monday"
"If loyalty is in question / must
stay" firmly decided Trad
Now you talk like true relation"
Endorsed Edgar. warmly. And what
about them boots?"
Nov about the boots" repeated
Trad, genially. you see a clock ar
rangement in the heels plays music
when you walk. dance, run, march,
skip. hop or glide. Say you are at a
dance; tra-la.la, and the dreamy
mazes of the waltz oozes from your
feet. No orchestra needed, you know.
This country alone, I've figgered,
spends twenty millions each yea-.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

on for stone in the
kidney but not cured
and some time after
was feeling so bad
that / knew there
must be another
stone that would
have to be cut out.
/ decided to try
nnr nc Iyidnn,- pillc
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
SOUR STOMACH

II used Cascarets and feel like a new
man. / have been sufferer from dys-
pepsia and sour stomach for the last two
years. have been taking medicine and
other drugs, but could find no relief only
for a short time. will recommend
Cascarets to my friends as the only thing
for indigestion and sour stomach and TO
keep the bowels in good condition.
They are very nice to eat"
Harry Stuckley, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good,
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
l0c. 25c Soc. Never sold In bulk. The gen
uine tablet stamped c. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. SIS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
podaina Responsibility.

why should a man pay rent when
he can own his own homer" said the
thrifty citizen.
II don't know" answered Mr. Meek
ton, unless it's because you'd rather
have your wife speak her mind to the
landloard than to you when the place
gets run down"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
ASK FATHER.

Clergyman-What would your ia
Their say if he saw you digging for
worms on Sunday?
WILLIE don't know; but | know
what he'd say if did not dig for them.
That's him fishing over there"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

way. i doctored
until i was dis
couraged, an d
thought 1 should
never get well. /
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought / would
try it. After tax
ing three bottles |
was cured, and
never felt SO well
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
Secs final Victory over tuberculosis.

DR.. William Osler says: Whether
tuberculosis will be finally eradicated
Is an open question. 1t is foe that
is very deeply intrenched in the hui
man race. Very hard it will be to
eradicate completely. but when we
think of what has been done in one
generation, how the mortality in
many places has been reduced more
than so per cent.-indeed, in some
places 100 per cent.-it is battle of
hope, and so long as we are fighting
with hope, the victory is In sight"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
Precocjous.

Smill Girl-Why doesn't baby talk,
father?
Father-He can't talk yet, dear
Young babies never do.
Small Girl-Oh, yes they do. Job
did. Nurse read to me out of the
Bible how Job cursed the day he was
.born.-Tit-Bits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
81 was not told the
whole TRUTH William,
Jennings Bryan

In speech made in the Gulf Coast Country of Texas
in December last, Hon. William Jennings Bryan said
The trip through your fertile valley has been
succession of surprises to and the only fault can
find is that I not told The a0hOle truth. The
deaelObmeM surPaSSeS tie reports Vhich / had
heard | am pleased with the soil and the climate
and besides having natural advantages you have
the advantage of irrigation.
'You creating wealth and what you make you
entitled to- You are earning legitimate fortunes.
liberal money made quickly and easily
the Gulf Coast of Profits of from
the rule the exception
Why don't the don't need much capital You
the
cared for should more than pay for the land.
o. Riggs, Mercedes Texas, bought last fall Including
clearing, blowing, He Shd enough be1H
from the land less Than r m0nfh and raise
another 6cfoye the is 0nk
fares Rock Island Frisco Lines twice
month. 1t will y0nyScD
rite for growers
n o a
of Texas Gulf
Building
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

A stubby chunk of young farm
land was following plow steadily
lcross the field. II was a hot day. A
can man with long whiskers and no
coat sat on the top rail of the fence,
in the cool shade of big tree. His
trousers were in his boots and his
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
EXPRESSIVE &PLY.
Among the Fighters.

HAS your pugilistic rival longer
reach than yours?"
Il don't know about the reach, but
my vocabulary contains the longest
words"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
a Rare Good Thing.

"Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE. and
ean truly say would not have been with
out II so long, had / known the relief IL
would give my aching feet. think IL a
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda Holtwert,
Providence. r.. L." Sold by all Druggists.
25c. Ask to-day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

chip hat was turned up behind. A so
iourner in those rural parts paused in
his walk about and leaned on the fence
near the man.
THAT must be hot and tiresome
work." said he to the man, referring
to the blowing.
The man admitted that il was. But
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
Try Murine Eve Remedy

For Red, Weak, Weary. watery Eyes
Compounded by Experienced Physicians
Conforms TO the Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Murine Doesn't Smart. Soothes Eye
Pain. Try Murine for Your Eyes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
YOUR
BACKACHE
WILL YIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine.-"I was troubled
for a long time with pains in my back
and side, and was miserable in every
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

From the flower language: IF you
wish for heartsease never look to
Mary-gold."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
Certainly Not.

Hewitt-It isn't fair on the face of
It.
Jewitt-What isn't?
Hewitt-A brunette.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
GOT TO THE CAUSE
And Then All Symptoms of Kidney
Trouble Vanished.

c. J. Hammonds, 517 S. Hill St., Fort
Scott, Kansas. saws: Il was operated
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17

w. N. u, DETROIT, NO. $4,000.
The Glenwood post., 1909-11-27

Weekly Post g per year
The Glenwood post., 1909-11-27

The churning will be for the purpose
Of sending waves through the cement,
so that it shall fill every particle of
the molds
and it is wonderful house that
the famous wizard of science intends
to build. There will not be enough
, wood to make a hundred-do fire
, even if all of it were consumed.
Floors. mantels, picture holdings, and
dccorations-all will be of cement.
The bath-tubs washstands and sinks
viii be east of the same material.
Ellison says he can make cement bath
tubs that will he az smooth as highly
polished glass. All that is required to
do is to have highly polished molds.
Wherever beauty is desired, an extra
finish will be put on the casting forms.
No street of Edison cement houses
will be dull thoroughfare of uni
form color and design One house
will be built on one plan: the next OF
another. One house will be gray,
another red or light green, while the
third may be yellow. Everybody can
choose his own color. Tinting the
cement before it is poured is easy.
He goes on to explain how he intends
to market his great invention, tho
saving in fire insurance, the grea-
economies possible-in short, his plans,
as outlined in this article are world
reaching in their Importance.