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Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10

Peanie Wake. a los Angeles sporting writer ipt'mated in a recent article that Jim Jeffries was four f'usher. ard did ncf intend to ever figNt Jchnson. but by b's talk of re- e-ter'ug tNe ring was p'acing himself hefore tre pubic eve and was rak'ng dNwn a bun~h cf easy money in the a'ri~aI eng eem~n's. Maybe SO. but it is the first time in long ring career that a~v N.e e-~- "~eused Big i'm of being a four flusher.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10

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Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10

dress of MT. Burns will be instructive and interesting. He Is the backbone of the Dry Farming congress and knows just what work is being done all over the country, the conditions that should prevail to make it a sue cess and will be able to tell the Fl Pasoans much that will be of interest to them.
 The Mexican government has in- vited Mir. Burns to make a trip to that country and take up the matter of dry farming with the officials of the republic with a view to cooper ation. but he will have to make the trip at some later date. as his time is too limited for m to do so now, it is understood.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10

That dore is a poor thing was proven ccnelus'vely ny the result of the recent international Marathon derby in New York. All the wise cnes picked Tom Longboat the Cana dan Indan t3 win in a walk. and from pest performances. he really 'ooked to te the goods. St. Yves. however. the de"p'sed ouis'der. who was a 12 fo shot. won w't1out half trying. and the great Indian never even finished
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10

T''ere is some talk of matching St. Yves, the Frenchman. wipper Of the No Marathon in New Ycrk recently w'th Lou's Tewani. the great Car lis'e distance man. Tbs match shouid he made. as the Indian is a great runner ard would give the Err n hman a hard fight for first houOrS.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23

fact that II does not pay to attempt to patch up
stand of corn by rcpantng where the hrst seed
planted fail to come mp or course the beat seed
will not give "A good stand II other conditions arc
not suitable but on the best OF land. we'll pre-
pared too many dead seed will iniuro the stand
Again light or defective seed do not usually pro-
ducc vigorous growing plants.
Tho value of vigorous growing young cotton
plant especially TO aid It TO escape the attacks OF
the boil vccyil is not 10 DO overlooked. and tho
method OF separating tho light from the hcavT
seed should hc looked into BY tho planters in the
bolt weoyi territory. II ia doHcrlbcd in Farmers
Bulletin ass. L. Department OF Agriculture
Corn grass and clover Hccds. and all scods pur-
chased. should bo tcatcd for terminating power.
Il is a cheap aud simple protection against tho
loss from planting seeds that do not grow.
For testing small seeds. a small quantity of
other seeds. almplo and satisfactory method IA
10 procure fair sample Of the seoi 10 30 tca,ci
takc ordinary large dinner plat" and ploco Of
flannel cloth twice the aiso % tho plate place
cud Of The cloth on tho plato and tho cloth the
accd 60 DC tested counting tho b"ia. then fold tho
other end 81 the cloth over tho aood. mointcn
wcli bat not so that the watcr wlil drip from the
cloth. and cover hy lnvcYtng another Himilav plato
over all Keep In a warm place and count the
sccda that hpvoat. For ,oatiug corn larger plant
mas 10 necessary. and adYIeo any man who 81
interested In getting tho best stand q. cora 90
~rjio for Farmers nnllo;n No 2s3 81 tho
Department OF Agriculture
lyct no, any man conclude that this Is too small
p business for him u ~ill pay bostcr than ans
DAYS plowing 10 ~!ll do oy have done after tho
crop 10 planted To grt a large crup you must
have goud stand and you can't set a guod stand
frpua dead s~rsi
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23
The Kind Of Cotton to Resist the Boil
Weeyil.
Weevil.

rrI lie Improvement OF cotton BY breeding or
ISf~ more properly speaking. by selection to
L-.1 meet the now conditions brought about by
the boil wcoyil. In OF tho greatest Importance
Especially should tho territory not yct infested
sc, ready for hia appearance by selecting those
varieties found beat in tho lntcntcd areas and by
aoclImatlus and further improving them. 1t Is
mono too early TO begin this work. for tho wevyll
does moat damage whon 81 arat appears
In selecting tho cotton plant to save seed from.
having vlo~ 30 bolt wccvl conditions the early
trulting. bcat yielding. vigorous plants should BE-
chosen and according to uouuott. In Farmers
bulletin No att which advibr every cotton
farmer 30 send for should hare tho following spo-
elal characteristics:
'Gl Tho nra, fruit llu,b must DO low. not
higher than tho anh or sixth Joint above the
acod Loaf !oiut
"t2b Tho wood or primary limbs must b.
low. aud should no: exceed four IN number
Tho aTht limit should not Do higher than The
nth or sixth lolat abov" no sood.lcat Joint.
"t3l III" jointa In tho main atom. In the
fruit limha and In tho primary limbs must be
short. not exceeding 10 lnchcs IN tho low
or par; OF tho plant
90 Frpst ilmha should GROW a, tho nuc-
e~aslFc Joints Of both The main atom and tho
wood limbs
"t5l Frni, limbs should be continuous tn
Er"~'h Tor continuous trultlng until tho plant
Ia tuatarcd -
In addition to these qualities sig. Of boil nor.
coinage Of TN, TO scod iousth Of nbor and storm
resistance shogld b" wvll looked TO
To DO tha. II ~ill be uec~snAry TO AZ nrmt select
only tc" stalks that como nearest to these con.
di'lona aud plan, tho b~rd OF thoao in plo, from
"hrh IN" beat stalks arc 80 bo taken FOR tho sccd
plo, tho nox, year
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23
w. By Using Better Seed.

Inv HE average farmer do much towards
IAl getting $500 more year for his farming
w. by using the means at his command for
securing better seed for planting. The who IS
Indifferent to the quality OF the seeds he plants
does not appreciate the Importance of tho qucs-
ton. He is away behind the times.
In an article OF this kind only the most import
ant considerations relative 10 better seed can be
touched upon. and We shall. therefore discuss the
subject briefly under the following heads:
CD The importance OF pure seed: that IS seed
free from weed seeds and other impurities
(2) The gain from using seeds Of which high
percentage will terminate and produce vigorous
young plants
90 How to increase tho yield by using tho best
varieties compared with the average variety.
90 How 10 obtain tho profit resulting from
work intcllgcntly expended In improving tho best
present varieties by selection.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23
Plant Pure Seeds Only.

way It'll tho larger Bcosla such cotton. corn.
NV wheat. oats etc. impurities easily aeon
L1.- and recognized. and consequently ar" NOR"
rarely met with but with tho amallcr sccds. and
especially With those OF tho graAsoa and clovcrE
the question OF adultcratlon aud admiIiure Of
noItouH Wccd seeds f. an important one. These
crops not cultivated. thus allowing tho weeds
opportunity 20 seed in other Ways establish
Themselves on tho land. which adds 10 tho import
ancc OF observing extreme tn tho purchase
of this class Of scodn. for this has been of
the chief means by which ~cod seeds have been
distributed
In examinations made by tho United State DO
patt'u"ns ot Agriculture IL found that ~h"n
only one.atth of per cent weed aoeda, there
$50 OF these In every pound. 5000 In
bnshol of 60 pounds Grass and clover seeds con.
tanning or per cent of Impurities arc not un-
common. and in such n case. tn" above basis.
Ia buahcl OF GO pounds there aould DO found
9s1 600 10 5st 900 W"cd necda II only ten pounds
OF a seed containing per con, Of weeds acre now-
cd an there would bo thus distributed 40.
BOO ~ccd seeds. Not only do weed a"~ja fro
qucntly cause great Joss by becoming subsequent
pests. but they take tho place ot tho nccd desired
and the stand of grass clover may DO inpcv-
feet became OF insufficient seed That la The man
who buys this sort Of hccd docs not tho quaint.
lty Of grass or clover Necd he wishes to The
Highest priced seeds do not Alwa3s contain the
least but a rule. tho cheapest seeds do contain
the MOST impurities. Tn" remedy 80 To buy only
from reliable s~~,ismrn under guarantee, ar buy
sample and either examine IL under ina snif In;
glass have your Experiment station do IL for
you.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23
How TO Secure the Beat Varieties.

rSv~s iiE Experiment Stations Of alt tho Southern
81 States hasc devoted considerable limo tn
49, testing varieties Of corn and cotton Thosc
,cs,s arc uado under tho most accurate condi
tjouH possible and II on. variety yields better
than others year after yoar IS nafo FOR tho farm
TO conclude tha, II Is a better variety and will
yield more Tor him or course. no must iako lnto
consideration differences in climatic soft
tltjoua bu, the results 81 tho variety tnnts al the
Experiment stations In any State tho beet
guido for the farmers OF that State tn searching
for tho best variety
~ the Mississippi Station out OF nno-pn or more
varieties tested. tho tao bos, varieties ~cro "a
follows.
1905 CD Cooks Improved. ca Tooio's Early
1905 90 Cooks Improved. 60 Cleveland
ISIS noil
iso7.-up clovland's nlg noil. tD rooip'a
Improved
isos.--p Clovlanda nlg Bolt. t3l Cook
Improved
Il will be- noted that Ia the four ycarm Cook T.
Improved and Closolands ng Roll haso each been
nrat twico and second once IL Is nafo to con
eud" that hcs~ arc tao of the very boat varieties
for Mlhalnsippi la 1905 for instance Cleveland
nlg BOIL gave 36s pounds Of lint cotton and a
yAlu" nf So J per moro than tho lowcat OF
nineteen varieties tested and IL must be- romom-
b"r"d that this io@cat variety WAS that 10 re-
Enrd"d by many nn n good variety. II 10 apparent
that the man planting tho best variety. therefore
has "A great advantage over tn" man planting oven
an average variety.
In tho same manner the Experiment Stations
have been t"nting varieties of corn.
In Mshshippi MoBby's aud Cookies Prolific are
among the nrAt OF the ffty-two varletioA tentci
during ten years.
In Alabama. taking tho test OF 1901 for ia.
stance. Mosby's gave u Yield OF &c 3 bush.A per
acre more than the poorest OF the eleven ynrettct
tested.
Let every southern Farm Gazette reader who
counts himself one OF our 5000 Nor, , y.,r
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23
Test terminating Power Of Seeds
Before Planting.

r67T WOULD be difficult TO oycr-cetimAtc the
Mo- loss resulting from the planting Of acodn 81
Ck-J low terminating power when h"cd arc
cheap. and Il IL possible to thin them Ia a stand.
as ia cotton the worst effect Of planting dead seed
ih overcome. but ia such thoro ia "A
waste OF seed and greater expense In thinning 10
"a proper stand
Tests made by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture OF 30 ears Of Georgia seed
selected and kept und,r better conditions
than is practiced by the average farmer. showed
AN average Of 7 ) per cent that did not germlnAtc
This means that INFESTED seed would give 81 =
per cent OF IA stand II all other conditions were
perfect. or else there would be- IA waste OF seed
aud ia" e1pcns" OF thinning: for II is IA e-known
lh' subjects q" thr neat tour articles 4 Year
~ttlth follows
ian ~ 49, knowing simple Ter
i'h O. 80 slhE More and ttcttrf at implements.
i'' - 80 Having Garden la IA, Year
fe" ny spraying IL Prevent ias ~ inAectn aud ilant
bhUAAca 49, : ''''N
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23
Have a Seed Plot.

(N1 ItH Hcoi plot should bo kopt by every
NY farmer for all hla staple crops. On an area
- FumelcntIy largo go produce all tho seed
needed Tor noat scar he wolf afford to spend
considerable time. Out Of the plants on this seed
plot b" can select the very beat for tho next years
t'"d plot and tho balance. after removing all de-
f"otT" plan'" he can for sccd for planting his
general crop the next year.
This 10 considered too much trouble by many.
""' n" greater miH'ak" could be- made An in.
erase "f - &" 81 pounds 81 lint cotton per acre
AMI of Ia bushels of corn or oats can easily
"nd quickly De secured In this way 10y the result
IN. improvements of seed alone.
Tho Same methods should be- followed with
corn. but greater iA necessary 10 prevent the
mixing OF corn With other varieties planted near
ny II tho H""d corn IS 10 hc purchased with
Nhith To start breeding or selection. by all means
tranir" that the seller Bend YOU the corn the
cob X viii pay you even II II costs more. YOU
Viii get better corn
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23
$500 More Year Farming: How to Make It,

Club get the two best varieties Of both corn and
cotton. as shown By the tests OF his Experiment
Station aud tcRt them thoroughly FOR two or three
}cars. according TO directions OF the Experiment
stations. those shall give in a later issue Of
The Southern Farm Gazette. in comparison with
tho variety he IN now growing. and then select the
best OF those three for improvement.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23

Once more II Is time 20 took over the farm TO
sec what needs attention first Looking over
your noighbor'H fields Htill remains instructive.
both your noIghbor'a successes and his failures
can teach You IL you only get at the causes OF
results.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23

Employ thy time we'll IL thou mcGncst To gain
leisure. Beware OF little expenses. for small
leak viii stink II big ship nJamin Franklin.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-23

r-,7 lie Improvement OF cotton BY breeding or
M more properly speaking. by selection. to
L-.1 moe; the now conditions brought about by
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
HEBRON TO MEET
JOHNNY WILSON
Crack Bantams Will Furnish Card
for Revival Of Boxing in Wind
sor Wednesday Night.

Cards are out announcing re-
viyal ot boxing in Windsor and the
Detroit fans who have been compelled
tu solace themselves with such minor
attractions as Jim Jcffrics and Jack
Mccormick will get a touch OF The
real hing on Wednesday evening.
three bouts being carded with Marty
Iefron of Goldneld. Nev. and Johnny
Wilson. OF Detroit as the attraction tn
the windup. eight rounds being the
distance and l2o pounds the weight
agreed ON.
llefron has been training hard since
his bout here with schultz and Is
now in fine condition and anxious 10
show the fact at Wilson's expense
The Dctroitcr has been working reg
ularN at Allie Days place and ~
creating a great scarcely in the avail
able supply of sparring partners.
In the curtain.raiser Lew Glowney.
of Detroit and Jim Weir of Windsor
will meet for four rounds at H.
pounds. Tho second bout Of the
evening will be the second encore be-
tween Pat Druillard OF Windsor and
Tommy hudson of Detroit, feather
weights. who have an old srudge 10
settle. in six rounds
The Windsor promoters have been
putting in the past month in n
thorough rebuilding ot their hall They
have virtually doubled the seating
capacity and have 50 improved the
-rvft 7rr--trrT-r-rrr-tr+--t t4tt+t-tl4--daHlst-E-
from panic or fire has been now cu.
tircly removed as the doors VIII
easily accommodate II abreast and are
situated in positions that make jam
virtually Out Of the question
The capacity of the arena has been
increased by the tearing down Of one
wall and seating arrangements are
now available for 100 persons.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
Killing ANXIOUS
TO TAKE THE JOB
Fogel Says Management of the Phila.
delphia Nationals Is Not Up
To National Commission.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 4.-Pres..
dent Horace Fogel OF the re-organized
Philadelphia National league baseball
club today received word from John
King. the former Cub catcher. stating
that he would be- glad TO accept the
management of the Philadelphia club,
providing that he could make his
peace with the National Commission
Fogel states that the matter will
be brought up Immediately before
baseball's supreme court. and hopes
that no obstacle will he put in the
way OF Kings return 10 baseball
The price OF $l5.O0O has. IT is said.
been agreed on between Fogel and
President Murphy OF the Cubs. as the
sum which Will be used as the equiv
alent OF the player in ease matters
can be arranged.
The National Commission has sus
pended king for three years for his
failure 10 join Ahis club last spring
though under contract.
President Murphy hopes 10 get the
suspension raised by his presentation
OF the facts. lie claims that King
remained away from the club last year
by the permission and with the con.
sent OF his employers the catcher
having been the recipient OF written
docament 10 this effect.
Whether or not this document viii
be- considered as bona fide Will prob
ably be the fact on which the com.
mission will finally base its opinion
L is said that Murphy gave permis.
sion only when he saw that. 20 refuse
il. he would lose the services OF his
star catcher, not only for. one season.
for for two more, as well.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
JOHN MONTGOMERY WARD.

Well fans here Won are face ID
face with Johnny Ward Murphy's
mar Friday whom Murphy wants
10 pat AT the head Of the National
league
Ward WIS once d stan iudelder ON
tho old Giants and later studied law
and became a less strenuous pieader
ami golf player Tie has hshtlns
face. You can see thar BY the chin.
that he harrually thrusts out. even
when arguins with a jury lie sou
that chin %, doubt. by long aui
varied aTEUhl51TS Win the umpire It
an earlier day
p S-You hear q lot of Ward going
70 no head II the National league
bGt he Wont oe
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
KETCHEL is WILLING
Viii Fight Pspke Again Only the
Purse Must Be Winner Take All.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec i-Stanlev
ketchel middlcweisht champion OF
the world today accepted Bill Papke :
challenge for another fCht for the
championship title Ketchel's only
condition is that the winner OF the
battle snail take tho entire purse.
Io wants the fight 20 take place I'm
me .i3tcly lie declares he is prepared
TO 60 into the ring az moments
rnrfca
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
COPS RIDE NATIONALS
PcNce Department Receives Nine
Nigh-Grsde Wheels From
TroSscL

The Police department OF Detroit
Las received from John II. TroSsel
665 MichiEan-aye.. the Detroit d!stri.
luier or National bicycles. the nine
machines ordered for the various sta
tions, 70 be used in cases where 1t is
necessary 10 answer hurry call ON
which one patrolman only Is needed
The wheels were all Of the late 81
model and made a fine showing Ca
their bright nickel and blue enamel
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
-
Jeft-JOhn5On Tight d
nOvIny.pI(iuTs Affair
BY w. p. MeLOUGHLlN.
I'm New York Morning World }

TN .NSM v " '''tS w
II wifi be a moving-picture
fight "
Mark me-thars the dope,
Jef and Johnson will hat
around the ring for a few
rounds, and then after the real
of film has gone the needed dis
tance they will get busy and DO
some punching
The fight will be on the level
without doubt. because there
Will be too much az stake for
the possible victor and too
much 90 lose on the other side.
But those moying-picture fights
they don't seem Just right 10
NE
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

Diagram Cue bail 5-> below -
right. object ball IS right stroke .
greater than medium Cue ball cush
ions A. A. ,ffecting carom ON ball ..
Object bUl cushions al c. -, T.. +,
resting at c.
Diagram Cue ball 5-S left 5->
below, obJcc, ball l5-l6 right; stroke
- In excess ot medium che bail
cushions AZ \ through the strong draw
delivery or the cue. and having the
-eACessiEc LeXe:se twist. nerlnrms Tho
angle from \ 20 carom ball. Object
hall cushions al B c. resting at u,
The balls here gathering The doliy-
etv OF the Cue on the cue ball J-N be-
low and le,t is one that requires much
practice to perfect
Business-iikr Printing. No fuss and
no feathers I'll" plain. neat kind that
looks wight. Times Printing CO.. >
John T. st Phone ii9s
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
champlains Wants Games.

Champlain basketball team opened
IT'S season and would like 10 book
games with any l4-year-old teams
for Tuesdays and THURSDAYS Address.
Wm " Stark. 952 Congress.st + or
phone East SSl-W
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
rhr nfncinl nAcrnpr. hIncr from the

unofficial brand current az the close
ot tie season i0 a few respects. no.
tahiy tie batting average Ot II Jones.
VINO gets rs. puttinE him newt %
Gre wfprd and cobb among tl- t.
grS NJ Intyrc hit fcr .2+f
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

By the way. as I understand il kal
amazoo's promoters were after public
ity for their little burg II this col
umn has been remiss in according the
same. apology is hereby humbly ten
dered
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
Western Fight Promoters
Had Humble B0gis,ninqS

promoters
Eddie
the pugilsc length
be himself
Billy Murphy and Austin Gibbons Prior 70 that he
blacksmith
whom he shakes hands look carefully all his dgits
McCarey. % a laundry
A a o
shirts. 5
ne
Jimmy Cofoth clerk the courthouse Francisco
Jim Kennedy told the
He Kennedys pulling
biggest considerable
Rickard he
at
had a and
hotelkeeper.
In
ding for the battle between the heavywegh
fe a who mp
ne q
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

Hugh Mcintosh Kalamazoo Tor
the Jeff-Johnson fight. coming al a
time when he must have known bids
had been closed puts him dangerous
Is near membership IN the Four
Flushers' club What Joke on MIN
IL would have been had the delay
made it possible for the boxers TO
consider his offer
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

Great excitement in Jackson and
scare heads n al the papers. one
John Bender just bowled 26>
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

"h'W"" "ptnI"n N"0W~ o. rrcdlt ~nm
ltcrgfI 70. .fl rrIU. f.c man NUu -Ia :.
Wadr t.tr adNHncr arrgnEemcuts fof
the JcG Johnson nsHt 90 different
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

New We know WHY Bat Nelson put
in that bid" for the Jeff-Johnson
fight. His press campaign Is being
managed these DAYS by John X Rob
inson. formerly Of Detroit
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

The baseball David Harums viii
have to do better If they want 20 hold
our attention very long Goode for
Nichols. oh9 \ substitute outfelder
who can neither field nor throw for a
substitute infeldcr who has WaXed SO
TAT as 20 navigate with difficulty
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
SPORTING
HEART WHh the
70 Sporting
HEART Editor.

Baseball mcn are wondering what
part-if any Dave Nltiz,r is going
90 PLAY fen tho reorganization ol
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

m seeking to got an attractive poster
for the Tontn National tutcm"hiie
show. TO nr held in Madison square
Garden. Jan. Sis. the show mau1g'fS
laVe hit upon one that is PROV tiuG Cons
siderable comment The poster rfNta-s
= typical American girl attfrd 100 com
picte motoring costume Win ~Nili~
ahlow as she stands with our aai intF
f..sat-.4 44a-.-.4- - - -l.-
" was made bv an artist frum "a tile
study Th, original Is not u probes
sinnai model but is said 10 hc a woman
v-cil krown in MOTORING circles whose
picture has appeared in the automobilt
news columns more than once during
flc past two years
The Detroit times., 1909-12-06

AZ E-M won nrst prize iu the
touring car class iu "a big four-daF
across- florida ruu. II was about the
n. - strenuous thing of the kind ever
GiVer There wIe sixteen starters