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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
PART IT.

PART J.
Cotton Is not an exhsusting crop to the
SOIL One hundred and ninety pounds OF
lint cotton with the stems. roots. leaves
hollis. etc. would remove from the soil
only about 20 pounds OF nitrogen. 10
pounds OF phosphoric acid and . pounds
OF potash These amounts Of plant food
would be supplied BY about 80 pounds OF
Mrotton seed meal, 100 pounds Of high grade
Acid phosphate, and Is pounds of muriate
potaei,. III the line alone were sold
here would be removed from the soil 80
pounds OF nitrogen. IL pounds OF phos-
phoric acid. and 81 pounds Of potash. II
he seed and line were sold. there would
ne removed 1851 pounds OF nitrogen, b.S
bounds OF phosphorus acid and ga
pounds OF potash. or q total OF z4.ts
hounds OF plan food per acre. Since the
stalks and leaves might be preserved and
left on theNRn, 70 grow the entire crop
would reaul about 81 pounds OF plant
food. To produce the lint. and seed less
than one-third OF this amount would be
necessary. II the stalks OF the cotton
plant were returned to the soil and not
burned. as they too frequently are, the
land would not be 50 readily depleted OF
vegetable matter. since the loss Of nintro-
gen from burning would amount to more
than IS pounds per acre. The waste OF
plant food through the burning OF corn
and cotton stalks has had much TO do
with reducing the supply Of vegetable
matter IN our SOILS until they have now
reached a physical condition where they
are only cultivated on profitable basis
through the use OF commercial fertilizers.
Supply our soils literally with vegetable
matter and there Is ample evidence 10
show that they viii yield much more
abundantly than al the present, even with
the insufficient supply of commercial
plant food removed from the soil BY
cotton crop would be in the seed, II is
easy 10 understand that II these were
exchanged for meal and the latter fed
that the outgo Of plant food from the
farm might be reduced to a minimum
and the conservation OF the fertility OF
the soil made a reality. The solution or
this greatest OF an our problems is there
fore within the reach OF every farmer.
That cotton Is not an exhausting crop
TO the soil A further evidsnced BY tho
fact that providing the lint and seed Dc
removed from the land and not returned
Tfhere r0ul - taken away less than one
half OF the nitrogen and. phosphoric acid
removed in ga bushels OF corn and con-
siderably less Of all OF the essential ele7
ments than Is removed by yield OF 1875
bushels OF wheat In other words, II a
three years crop rotation were practieed
on the farm and the lint and the seed
sold. the farmer would have removed
from the soil in three years Y pounds OF
nitrogen. Is pounds OF phosphoric acid
and IS pounds OF potash A yield OF -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
ADVANCE IN BROOMS
SEND PRICES SOARING

CHICAGO, Jan. "a general advance
in brooms and the products OF broom
corn, owing to the shortage in the crop,
will be made according to some mem
bers Of the association of broom man.
ufacturers which has CONCLUDED its ses-
sion here.
William A. Gardner, or Amsterdam
N Y, who presided said the wholesale
price Of brooms has increased so cents
a dozen during 1908. Farmers have
found that raising broom corn is not as
profitable as raising Indian corn"
He sai1 broom corn must be harvest
ed and handled entirely by hand, while
the other variety is cultivated by ma
chinery.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
OIL COMPANY FACES
FEDERAL REBUTTAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-After the holiday
lull, the governments fight looking to the
dissolution of the Standard Oil Company
OF New Jersey goes on again today be-
fore Special Examiner Frank B. Ferriss
Counsel for the defense having concluded
before adjournment was taken the tes-
timony submitted today will be in brief
by the government, intended to Offset tie
evidence Of John D. Rockefeller, John l..
Archbold and others.
1t will require about ten days to submit
all of this testimony in rebuttal. Now that
Frank B. Kellogg. the special govern
ment prosecutor, is busy with the Union
Pacific merger case, Charles b. Morrison
VIII practically have charge of the
Standard oil prosecution.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
MISSING CHICAGO MAN
HELD BY R0BBER BAND!

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Gustav Dindhal,
who has been missing from his home for
eight days, has furnished the police with
peculiar mystery.
The theory is that either he has been
murdered or is being kept out of the
way so that he cannot prosecute further
two men who are accused of robbing
him on November oath.
Threats of bodily injury had been made
to Lindhal and he was warned openly to
drop the case or something would happen
TO him. Backed by his employers, how
ever. he continued to fight.
The suspects were held to the grand
Jury and were awaiting trial on bonds.
Lindhal three months ago had another
experience with thieves which made him
extremely bitter on the subject. He was
held up near his residence and beaten and
robbed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
SENATE TO OPPOSE
JOB FOR HITCHCOCK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--According 20
gossip about the senate. the hesittlncy of
Presfdent-eIect Taft In announcing for.
maIly his selection Of Frank III. Fstch-
cock. chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee. to be postmaster-gen-
eral is due to q suggestion that the nom-
nation might call out opposition in the
senate.
TT has been said that II he continued TO
hold his position as national chairman.
considerable objection would be raised TO
his appointment as the head OF the post
once department, which has more federal
patronage than any other of the execu-
tive departments
When Secretary Cortelyou was named
by President Roosevelt as the head OF
tive postoffice department he was serving
as chairman. of the committee. but he
had announced his Intention to resign as
soon as he had concluded certain business
in had which occupied three or four
l.t,Fths~ FIe retired within few months
in accordance Ntsh his premise.
Mr. Hitchcock, BEANIE first assista2T-
postna ster- general under MIR. Cortelyou
and he organized postmasters md other
federal employees TO degree thae made
them a political power. il the Hitchcock
nomination comes 10 the senate ana oppo-
sitfon to confirmation is raised, 1t is said
an effort win be made to induce Demo
cratic senators to take the lead iii order
to save certain Republican senators from
embarrassment.
Intimate friends of Mr. Hitchcock de-
clare that in the event it became neces-
sary for him to choose between the ma
ffonal craftsmanship and the postmas-
ter.generalship. he would retain the for
mer place.
They assert that Mr.. Hitchcock has
number of attractive offers to enter the
commercial field. and say that It would
really be sacrifice for him to accept
cabinet place.
Those few senators who would discuss
this question predicted that the opposition
would not be material. There is reason
to believe. however, that Mr.. Taft is
giving some thought to the possible OBJ
lection to NJ. Hitchcock's appointment.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08

OF cotton since the college was organized.
IL VIII take several years to select and
improve and fix desirable strains for dis
trfbution, but this work is being empha-
sized by the college and we win continue
to do so in the hope of finding strains of
superior value. Then, as soon as enough
seed can be accumulated this viii be dis
trfbuted free Of cost to representative
farmers in various sections OF the state.
We appreciate the interest the farmers
are taking IN the question of seed selec-
ton. but we must also ask them to be
patient and considerable. as the improve
ment OF a strain Of cotton can not be ac-
complbhed all at once and the work Of
the college has really only just begun.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08


C. Il. s.. Covington. Ca. writes: see
Ifn your bulletin OF December q cotton
plant that you claim 20 make more than
In bale per acre. 1 would Ike 10 know II
|could get some seed OF this cotton. as
am interested in the matter. aFl
Your letter OF inquiry with reference to
occurring seed from the type Of cotton
liant which you saw illustrated In one Of
ur pamphlets has been received. This
ne OF plant Is one which may De found
almost any cotton field In Georgia. IL
OF course, too late now 20 secure seed
IL next years planting. and therefore,
= best plan for you 20 follow would be
purchase some seed from some one liv-
irAr i'm your community who has given
sokne attention TO the selection and i'm
prbvemeut Of his cotton for several years.
should find. for instance. BrOadwelf S
irNroved strain OF the King desirable
tvre 70 grow I'm your locality. II IL does
veil and seems 10 suit your soil. you
shouId commence selection next summer
by choosing your seed from rather short
bushy-staIked plants with short nodes or
spsces between the joints. and a boil set
On At every leaf axil. The type OF plant
Iilu.trafed la our circular has been prov
en- bv carefully conducted experiments
10 Be much more prolific than many types
which are grown.
II a. for this reason that we used
the Illustration and advise farmers 10 Sc
Iect from this type. As matter Of fact
n one could grow as many as 400 plants
OF this type on an acre Of land. there Is
reason 10 anticipate a yield of bale and
three-quartcrs. IL has been shown IN
breeding work with corn that the yield
nav be materially increased by selecting
ears OF the right type from prolific stalks.
The same thing is true Of cotton. II Is
a question OF taking the time and enort
20 select Tire seed carefully BY hand IL
Is now pretty well established that by Sc
.ascfts,- seed from choice types OF plants
- grown in the field. one can maintain
the Weld OF a given variety Of cotton and
even increase Il very considerably, with
o,,t going TO the necessity probably OF
having a special seed patch II viii not
lake much effort on the part OF the
f.rmer to select his seed along the lines
sugvested. vet results Of immense benefit
are certain 10 follow. We are not IN POSI-
zion 10 distribute seed from the college
this wear As you probably know, we
have only had a chance 20 grow one crop
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
CONVICT SIS
Will. Be IMF|
STEPS LOOKING IN tina
TIoN WILL LIKELY
FROM CONFERENCE b
GOVERNOR AND COMM

The conference Wednesday
in the executive offices betwe
ernor Smith and the prison cor
will, it is believed, result in i'm
steps looking to the Improvement
convict system OF the state M
of the commission are unGerstA
look with favor upon the sugg
offered by the governor in his LEI
Monday, inviting the conference,
is not improbable that each, VI
adopted.
Governor Smiths letter, after CALI
attention to the fact that the state b
sufficient funds on hand to begin I
improvement of the system, emoodi
four important suggestions, as follow
1. To separate the races at the I
formatories, purchase a suitable site
establish a reformatory for the
boys.
2. Improve the present refo&
for the use Of negro boys.
3. Purchase another farm
victs.
4. Establish upon the pre-
farm, in Baldwin county,
building for the detention
ment of consumptives and
mates with incurable diseases
The members OF the comm
said to be unanimously in
segregating the races at the
tory. and it is also stated that T.
believe the institutions for the two
should be remotely located with rer
ence to each other. In a word, IN
should not be on the same farm A
there is said to be a general dispo
| ton among the commission to erect
new reformatory for the whites a
equip the present reformatory for
1 blacks.
Captain Wiley Williams suggesti
with reference to the use of Cal
Northen, at Griffin, for the establi'
ment of the reformatory for WI
boys. it is stated. meets with gene
favor. There Is this obstacle howevei
tie law creating the reformatory p
vides that it shall be located in Ba
win county. This, however. may
| obviated by an act OF the legislature
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
Treatment of Lands To Be Planted in
Corn

r. c. w, Rincon, Ca, writes: have
two acres OF land which has rested for
two years and grown up with field weeds
about five feet high which want TO put
in corn next year. would like to know
what would be the best fertilizer to use.
With no fertilizer it win make from
II to Is bushels per acre. What fertil-
izer is best for sugar cane. Would il
pay to haul rotten trash from swamp
and drill in furrow with ksinit and acid
How can tell high-grade acid?
We would advise you to pillow your land
deeply and thoroughly. II It will not
wash badly, we would advise fall plow-
ing. We would use a disk pillow or some
implement that would enable the turn
ing under of the weeds as they will
add a considerable amount of vegetable
matter and will also improve the physi-
cal condition OF the soil. II is important
TO add vegetable matter to a soil OF
a sandy loamy nature. Rich vegetable
matter may often be hauled out OF
lands to advantage We have seen the
practice Of putting too much of this vege-
table matter on uplands. II will often
prove profitable TO put on ten to fif-
teen loads per acre or soil such as you
describe. provided you do not have 10
haul the material very far. If you put
the vegetable matter from the swamps
and the compost which you have on hand
on your corn land. you will probably not
need TO use any nitrogen in your fertil-
izer. We would think q mixture con-
tanning 10 per cent of available phospho-
nc acid and per cent of potash about
right. II you find the corn needs
stimplating a little later in the season,
you might apply nitrate OF soda at the
rate of 100 pounds per acre as a tor
dressing. We would continue the culti-
walton Of the land until the corn was
practically matured. This will have ar
appreciable effect on the yield. 1t would
be impossible to tell whether acid phos-
phate is pure or not from a physical
examination. but IL you buy only high.
grade goods and notice the percentage
shown on the tags attached TO the same
there is no reason why you should not
. obtain a pure high-grade acid which con
tains l6 per cent OF available phosphoriC
acid, and anything below this will not
rank as high-grade goods.
A good fertilizer TO use on cane would
be one containing per cent of hydrogen
per cent OF phosphoric acid and
per cent of potash used at thu ate OF
coo TO 500 pounds per acre.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08


OF land obtained?
You can obtain much land suitable for
sheep raising in Georgia at from 81 to S2
up to $40 to SIS per acre, depending on
the location. Georgia has wonderfully
diversified landscape. The southern part
Is level and largely covered with pine
forests. Much of this has been cut OF
and there is lots of open grazing land
which can be bought at a low cost on
which sheep can be handled advantage
ously IL placed under the direction of
shepherd who would look after them and
see they were not deprecated upon by
dogs. In the mountainous sections of the
northern part of the state there is ideal
grazing land. The country is rough and
broken and a considerable variety of nat
ural grazing is available. This land Is
uraI grazing In available lands of West
Virginia with which you appear to be ia
miliar In middle Georgia the land Is
diversified and the soil of the character
found in the Piedmont region. Bermuda
grass grows splendidly throughout this
section and with comparatively small
cost large areas of it may be made avail
able for the grazing of sheep land In
this part of the state will vary in price
from $40 to SIS an acre OF course, there
is much high-prieed land in the state,
which you could not buy for less than
500 per acre. but this is near towns and
cities and in sections where agricultural
practice is most highly developed Labor
conditions in this state in our judgment
are not worse than anywhere else. Ne
gro laborers when provided with cabins,
wood and garden can be secured from
SIS a month. though in the vicinity of
towns and cities they command 81 a day.
Corn can be raised quite satisfactorily
in any part of the state. Large yields are
not obtained as a rule because some of
the land has been badly handled and is
probably too sandy for corn. There is
fine opportunity for starting in the corr
breeding bushes and developing strains
that will be better adapted for cultiva-
ton in this state. When vegetable mat
ter is Incorporated in the land, which can
easily be done by blowing under green
crops. large yields of corn can be an
ticipated. We think 1t would not be diff
cult to buy land in considerable tracts
as many of the plantations now found in
all sections OF the state viii contain from
500 to 1880 or none acres.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
Plant Food Removed.

Notice that the total plant food re-
moved by the four crops grown on the
land in one crop season would be ia
pounds of nitrogen OF which IS pounds
would be supplied from the atmosphere
through growing coweas which have the
power through certain bacteria living In
the nodules on the roots OF assimilating
the free nitrogen OF the air. This does
not take iinto consideration the fact that
the stnbbie roots and fallen leaves of the
cowpea would leave in the land a sum-
cient amount % nitrogen to meet the
needs OF the oat crop. In edition. there
would be removed s. pounds of phos-
phorie acid and 137 pounds Of potash.
These two elements could easily be sup
piled TO the soil in commercial form ar
a moderate cost. The exhaustion which
follows the growth of one crop continu-
ously is illustrated by the figures pre-
sented since three crops Of corn would
take from the soil 222 pounds OF nitrogen,
q pounds OF phosphoric acid and 1Se
pounds OF potash, or much more plant
food than four eros grown on the land
IN a rotation ea
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
CHICAGO TO CHECK
GIANT HAT EVIL

CHICAGO, Jan. ga feminine hat with
the dangerous reach. the head piece with
the spearlike feather and the creation
which .obscures the scenery viii soon
be no more. Chicago milliners have
banded as the miliiners' associations with
a resolve to wipe out the giant hat evil
BY. means OF our Organization we VIII
put an end to cut throat tactics among
niIIIners. said Nine. marie. president
Of the association. by this means and
by turning out more artistic hats We
viii be able to uphold Chicago's repufa-
ton as the millinery center Of the coun-
try
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08

the perfume of bleeding trees Boxes
are cut into the sides of the tree. about
a foot above the base OF the trunk, having
a capacity of about three pints. cash
seven or eight inches long is cut in the
tree above the reservoir. in a peculiar
fashion. SO that the bark cut away leaves
a white letter IN" outlined against tie
dark bark. The center point of the M
directs the oozing sap toward the reser-
vOir.
After the first year great precautions
are taken to guard against fire in the
farm. which may be the result of either
accident or design, but which is powerful
Cor destruction. In the spring, when the
sap begins to flow the work of scarifica-
ton is begun, that Is, the tree is laid
bare above the box to the depth of an
inch from the inside of the bark cutting
away the younger layers of the wood
Fresh incisions are made almost every
week from March until October or No
ven1ber. The rosin is dipped from the
tree boxes and placed I'm barrels to be
taken to the still. In the first season eaCl.
tree win yield from six to eight clippings,
and 10000 boxes viii give forty barrels OF
dip or soft gum at each dipping. When
winter comes and the sap flow ceases, the
hardened rosin is scraped from the scar
red trees and utilized. Ten thousand
boxes will yield 2.10O gallons Of turpentine
and 26O barrels of rosin Of the high wa
, ter white" and window glass" grades III
the first year.
In the second year the yield is much
smaller, and the quality Of the rOsin pro-
duced is of darker and inferior grade
When the fourth year is reached there
will he buf three dtps from each box and
/ the 10000 trees will yield but 300 gallons
of turpentine and 100 barrels of Bob
rosin, the lowest and blacklist quality
Then the turpentine farm is abandoned.
II the trees are large and conditions are
favorable. the lumber man comes and
takes away the trees to be cut into lum-
( Der. If not, the fire generally comes and
the dying bloodless trees are destroyed
and with them the little pines that might
be making naval stores market in Sa
vannah in the days of our grandsons ii
they were given any protection.
Whatever the future may hold it is
none the less fact that it is great
thing to see the immense whaTVes of Sa-
vannah with their thousands and thous
ands Of barrels of rosin and turpentine.
with the ships coming from every quar-
/ ter of the globe to carry these naval
stores TO alien purchasers, and with it all
to see that those pine trees gave up their
! life for the advancement Of commerce
/ and civilization. But the secretary of the
Savannah board Of trade wishes that all
the world knew that naval stores have
nothing TO do with the navy. and that he
/ doesn't know anything about where is the
best place to buy fog-barn for yacht.
I-tCopyright. 1908. by Frederic j. Haskin.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
ROOT WILL BE GIVEN
DINNER IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. ANNOUNCEMENT Is
made here that dinner In honor of Sec
rotary of State. E.ihu Root win be held
on February %.
This dinner is in recognition of Mr..
Roots services in the interest of inter
national peace.
Speakers at the dinner are 10 include
President-elect Taft. Baron Tikahira, the
Japanese ambassador and Governor
Hughes o fthis state; Andrew Carnegie,
Joseph II. Choate and others.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
MAN CUTS INTO BARN;
HACKS HORSE TO DEATH

CHICAGO, Jan. ga strange crime is
engaging the attention of the police. Mrs
Elizabeth Naples reports that some per-
son forced open her barn and cut and
hacked a horse to death.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
Paint Without Oil
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts
Down the Cost Of Paint Seventy
Five Per Cent.
A Free Trial Package is Mailed to Every
ana who Writes,

q Ereo 1tIAI KkuAAB0 70 A%"tAOU % ~'0@g
one Who Writes.
A. l.. Rice, prominent manufacturer Of
Adams. N. ". has discovered q process Of
making a new kind of paint without the use
Of oil. he calls it Powdrpaiut. II comes In the
form Of a dry powder and all that is required Is
cold water to make paint weather PROOF, nTe
apy surface, wood, stone or brick, spreads and
looks ike OIL paint and costs about onefourth as
much.
ST. Adams, Nv. Y, and he win send you free
trial package, also color card and full inforrna-
tion showing you how you can save good many
dollars. Write to-day.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
NAN. WHO REFUSED LOAN
TO RoCKEFELLER, IS DEAD

. CINCINNATI, Jan. aaron
= TIFFANY Bates. 95 years old, who, il
= Is said. once turned down John d.
: Rockefeller when the present day
: nulti-miIlonaire wanted 10 borrow
; $4,000 to start his little oil business, .
= in Cleveland, died at the ho-aem
. his granddaughter, Mrs
. Schorr. this city. yeste
y pneumonia.
|, The body viii be
) Mansfield. O.. today. WI
[. be buried Wednesday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
Patients issued Georgians

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Patents issued:
w. c. Boswell. Rossville, hinge A. W,
Carmichael, Savannah, apparatus 10
manufacture of rosin soap and
A. Chew. Augusta. press
valve; T. ]. Crawford. 2
brake attachment; j. c.
ia, rotary duplicating
Harris, Wriehtsvile. 81
II. Lanham, Rome, cola
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08

HoOd's SarsspsriIla is wonderful blood purl
flying medicine. - is the enemy Of all disease
and the friend of mankind. IL you have never
taken Hoods Sarsaparilla you should try II
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08
Sheep Husbandry in Georgia

A correspondent writes: I would like,
some information in regard to Georgia