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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Receipis of cattle
fell off today and as a result there
was more life to the market h there
was yesterday. Prices jumped at the
very outset and We're generally %
cents better than on the opening day
of the week. Price advances were
scored on practically all grades OF
steers and butcher stuff and supplies
were we'll cleaned up before the end
of the first hour, a feat trade had not
accomplished for many weeks. The top
price for choice steers was $50, but
some animals were held for a higher
figure.
The trade is too well in the control
of the killers to admit of general price
advances at this time, when the re-
ceipts of westerns are unusually heavy
and prospects appear favorable for
continued big runs of range cattle out
of territory where lack of moisture has
reduced the feed question to n of
serious moment. Range men in many
sections of the northwest are forced to
ship or allow their cattle to half starve.
They choose the alternative Of letting
them come forward now and accepting
low prices. Westerns are down to the
lowest basis In recent years, md with
the runs of unusually big volume kill
ers are in a position to hold the prices
down and a. the same time keep a
strong grip on the native situation.
Two days receipts this week total
32,100, of which there have been close
to $4,000 western rangers. Due to the
big movement Of westerns the run this
week stands within 3,400 of a week ago,
while shrowing 1920 increase on a year
ago. Reason for failure of the COM
mon and plain natives to make sub
stantial price recovery from last weeks
low spot is thus plainly apparent. Com
petition from westerns is a serious
item right now for all the natives of
value UP to Sc and a little above. 1t
was natives worth upward of $3.50
which caught the chief price apprecia-
ton Monday. and the sellers are not
~sanguine over prospects for lower
priced grades later this week.
Hogs.
Hogs opened with gains OF 1O@12h
cents. but packers did not follow the
advance and the late market was Or
about 10 cents from the best time. The
bulk of hogs IS big killers PROB
ably 5@10 cents more than at low time
of yesterday. A few lights sold as hig
as $500 and a few 200 pound sorts
around $3.50.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Tuesday, showing 5000 decrease COM
pared with a week ago, and 10000 in
crease compared with corresponding
Tuesday a year ago. Combined receipts
at eleven points first two days of this
week 1856. 900. or 10000 less than a week
ago. $4,000 more than same period a
year ago, and 80, 900 less than two years
ago.
Sheep.
Lambs old steady at the outset and
one lot brought SIS, but packers top
price was $500 and there We're medium
and common sorts that sold at declines
of 15m25 cents from the best time of
yesterday. Sheep were steady to 10
cents lower and it was hard to secure
action for heavy killing sheep till late
in the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
sALLlNeER NOT TO RESIGN.
Secretary Declares crane's Visit Has
NOTHING to Do With Job.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Secretary Ba1lin-
ger while here denied that his con-
ference with Senator Crane in Mime
apolis related to or would be followed
by his resignatton. He said the mat
ter discussed was not even OF direct In
terest to him. He denounced his foes
In strong language and said he intend
ed to ignore them entirely. Els de-
ma was ts=.,aS e4er reading n dis
patches from Beverly, Mass, which In
dicated that Senator Cranes mission
to. the -westxwas TO carry the hint that
liz. Ba1ItnEer WeulA- aad the party In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

and to arrive, 81; No. Q durum and to
arrive, 80.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, s1a61A; No. 4
corn, 60@60h.
oats-No. white, s7@ss: to arrive.
new, BAN No. 3 oats, 32@3S.
Rye-No. 2, 71Q73; No. 3. 67971.
Barley-54@64
Flax-Cash and to arrive. 2.45.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Chicago Hay Market.

Chicago Hay Market.
Chicago, Aug. 3.-The hay market
is steady.
Choice new timothy-s16. 90 @17.00.
No. 1 timothy-s14.50 @15.50.
No 2 timothy-$14.50 @15.50.
Nc. 5 timothy-s12.0 90 @14.00.
Lower grades of new timothy-$12.OO
@14.00.
Choice time thy-s21.00@21.50 SO.
No. 1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Nc. 2 timothy and No. l mixed -.
s1S.oo@ls.0o.
No. 3 timothy and No. 2 mixed -
s14.50@17.50.
Kansas and Oklahoma prairie,
choice-$14.50@15.00.
Kansas and oklahoma prairie,
No. 1-s1s. 5o@14.oo.
Kansas and Oklahoma. prairie.
No. 2-$10.O 0@12.5o.
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Da-
kota prairie, choice-s13.0O @14.00.
Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska and Da-
kota prairie, No. 1-s11.5O @12.50.
Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska and Da-
kota prairie, No. 2-sS.00@1o.5o.
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feed
ing prairie-$S.0O@10.OO.
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin pack
ing-7.G0@S.O0.
Rye straw-ss.oo @1o.o {.
Dat straw-s7.oo@S,Oo.
Wheat straw-$6.50@7.00.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

Chicago, Aug. 8. A decreasing
movement in new wheat is indicated
by scanty acceptances of bids to the
rountry had a bullish effect today on
prices. There was also a general feel
ing that liquidation had been pretty
thorough for the time being, and de-
mand by millers was held to show the
Under these condition the advance at
liverpool was the OCCASION for a prompt
Apturn here. The market opened IS
70 1 higher. September started at 1.01
to 1.o1 Il, and advanced to 1.01A. Re
lceipts In Chicago, Minneapolis and Du-
3uth were $40 cars.
Official figures indicating the French
crop to be H. 900, 900 bushels less than
the smallest yield in recent years kept
the market firm. September closed at
l1,o1A @1.o1s to 1.0i Is, a net gain of l
TO 1918.
Rain and cooler weather weakened
corn, but the market rallied because of
good buying on the part of commission
houses. AT the outset September was
f7s to IS off. at 61A to 62B. On the
rally 621a was reached. Receipts were
SG4 cars.
News of clearing skies n renewed
high tenn perature in the west resulted
In considerable more tirmness. Sep
TENDER closed at 6214, unchanged to Is
below last nights figures.
Oats.
Light offerings of pats led to firm
mess after an easy opening. due TO
Influence of corn. September started
q shade to B@A down at 361a to S64s,
then advanced to 36Is. Receipts were
$50 cars.
Provisions.
Shorts were eager to in view
of higher prices for live hogs. The
market opened at an advance Of 10
TO 2242, but all the gain was not held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
New York Produce.

New YORK, Aug. 3.
Butter = Firm, receipts, 10000;
creamery specials. 30.
Esgs-Steady; receipts, 1920.
Poultry-Alive, dull; broilers. II;
fowls. 1872 OH; turkeys. 10l@14;
dressed, steady; broilers. 1701S;
fowls. 14@1S12; turkeys, 1920.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Range of Chicago Grain Prices.

+, wheat-Septenlber opened at 1.o1 to
n. OF ~; highest 1.024s: lowest. 1.01;
| closed, 1.o1A @1.o17s to 1915; Deem
iber, i.64s to i6iA-
Corn-Sepsember opened at SIX to
highest, 62Sa: lowest, 61a:
| closed, 62A; December, 6O@e0h.
Oats-September opened at 3612 to
sc "a: highest, 1873; lowest, 36A;
closed, 365a @36A; December, SO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
CHICAGO Grain Close.

Chicago, Aug 3.
wheat-No. 2 red. 1.o1 @1.0S; No.
9 red, 1.o0h @1.o2; No. 2 hard, 1.o1A@
91.03; No. 8 hard, 1.0o@1.02.
Corn-No. 2, 63A; No. 2 white, SAY
1854; No. 2 yellow. 64M @64A; No. 3,
1927 @63%; No. 3 white, 63A ga; No.
3 yellow, 1914 @64.
Oats-No. 2 new, SAX @35: No. .
white, new, 37N @3S;fNo. 2 white, $50
SO; No. 8 white, new, 36% @37; Nc. 8
white, Ssk @57A; standard, new, S7k;
standard. IS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
RAINS GENERAL In IOWA
Heavy pownpour Over Sections That
Were Dryest-corn Crop Greatly
Benefited at Critical Time Thruout
the Entire State.

Des Moines, Aug. 3.-Rain last night
over sections of Iowa that were suffer
ing most from the prolonged drouth,
was Of great benefit to all growing
crops and especially to the corn, which
has reached the critical stage. The
rain was general and reached practi-
cally all portions of the state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
staekar. and Esads1.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Practical1y all Of
the good stockers and feeders are TAX
en- freely at steady to strong prices. but
the common and medium kinds, which
make up the bulk Of the receipts, sell
=:c-- @.z sazo .e.Av Hs-nsna
from the country Is quite broad, but
most Of the lockers want something
with quality. For some time the sup
ply in this department has consisted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Guard Band Change. Name.

Special to Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Aug. 3.-rhru inability
to give necessary time to the annual
encampment with the owa National
S-- Es: s.~t! E=|ws.t
Band will no longer be a state orEani-
zatton. The organization In the future
will be known as the For Dodge Mill
Itary Band.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, Aug. 8.
Wheat-spot, no stocks; October Is,
41ad.
Confirm: spot, old American
mixed 5s, 91@d; new kiln dried, no
stock; october As. sgd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

BY Group. coughs or soIds are Instantly
relieved and quickly cured with DR..
Kings New Discovery. soc and $l.0o
Mcbride s VIII DruE'Co
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
The Money Market.

Sc to 6; exchange. steady; bankers
bills. 4.S3.3564.S3.50 for sixty days:
4.s5.3o on demand; money easy, 11k@
1dA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
BOYCOTT AMERICAN GOODS.

China Again Aroused in Response to
Alleged Unfair Treatment.
Canton, China, Aug. "a boycott OF
American goods and merchants, on
similar lines to the one which several
years ago caused millions Of dollars
damage to American trade IN China,
has been proclaimed. here in response
to complaints of the treatment of Chi
nest in America.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
ST. Louis Grain.

st. Louis, Aug. 3.
Wheat-september, ssA.
Corn-62A.
Oats-34as.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

Kansas City, Aug. 3.
Wheat-No. 5 hard. 961a @1.01.
Corn-No. = mixed, 641a.
Oats-No. 2 white, S7Q39.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Chicago Produce.

~ CnlCdSO, aug. ..
Pork-September, 21.57h.
Lard-September, ITO.
! Ribs-September, 11,60.
Rye-Cash, 7712.
Barley-45 @6S.
Timothy-October, 61096.50.
Clover-Nothing doing.
Butter-Firrn; creameries, 2312 02S;
dairies, 23@26.
Eggs-Ffrm; receipts. 1880 at mark
cases included. 1o@14; firsts, 16; prime
jfrsts, 171a.
Poultry-Easy: turkeys, 20; fowls.
f131a; springs, 16.
Cheese-Firnl; daisies, 15A 0151@;
twins. 14h@14&: young Americas,
long horns. = @16.
( The Potato Market.
I Chicago, Aug. 3.-Potatoes-Steady.
lChoice to fancy =. ...-...--. sSmi0
flair TO good ............-.. 63@6o
Range of Prices.
The following range Of prices are
furnished by Clark & ~Ingledue, brok-
{ ers, members Chicago Board Of Trade,
broom 8. fremont block.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
New York Grain.

New YORK, Aug. 3.
Wheat-september. 1,O7E.
Corn-7034.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

Representative Hog Sales.
Below are quoted a few Of the repre-
ont tiya hoo ca1nc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

New York Exchange.
Chicago, Aug. 3.-New York eX.
change was at Is discount.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

Representative Cattle Sales.
Below are quoted a few Of tlle repre-
cattle sales:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
81 Louis Livestock.
BASEBALL RESULTS YESTERDAY
American League.

American League.
At Cleveland-New York 5. Cleve-
land 2.
AT Detroit-Boston 4, Detroit 3.
At Chicago Philadelphia 3, Chi
Icago 2.
At St. Louis-st. Louis 5, Washing
ton 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
UPIURN N WHEAT
DECREASED MOVEMENT AND AID.
b VANCE AT LIVERPOOL IMPART
STRENGTH TO MARKET.
LARGER DEMAND FROM
MILLERS ALSO A FACTOR

Rain and Cooler Weather Weaken
Corn, But Rally From Low Point
Ensues on Buying BY Commission
Houses-Lisht Offerings of Oats
/ Cause Firmness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Peoria Grain.
Kansas City Grain.

Peoria, Aug. 8.
3 yellow. 62h.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
light CATTLE RUN
RECEIPTS FALL OFF AND PRICES
JUMP TO Is CENTS BETTER
THAN MONDAY.
HOGS OPEN HIGHER
BUT SLUMP AT CLOSE

Packers Do Not Follow Advance and
Prices Fall 10 Cents From Best Tins
Lambs Steady at Opening But
Common Stock is Sold at a De-
cline.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
MinnaanoIis CASH Grain Close.

Minneapolis Cash Grain Close.
Furnished by e. j. Moore, grain mer-
chant, "a East Main Phone 68.]
Minneapolis. Aug. 8.
Wheat-No. / hard, 1.18@1.1sA; No.
1 northern, 1.16% @1.17M; to arrive,
~ Mzt.s:
to arrive, 1.12%; No. 3 northern, 1.11M
@1.12B; No. 1 velvet chaff, LOTS; to
arrive, 1.06A; No. 2 velve chaff,
105H; to arrive, 1.04A; No. 1 durum
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

Central League.
at Grand Rapids GAINESVILLE 4.
Grand Rapids 2.
At South Bend-south Bend 5,
Wheeling 3.
At Dayton-Dayton 8, Terre Haute
o, (first game). Dayton 1, Terre
Haute o.
At Fort waynerFort Wayne s.
Evansville 1.
Western League.
At st. Joseph-st. Joseph 6. Des
Moines g..
At wichita-Linooln 80, Wichita
s-1.
At Denver-Denver II, Omaha s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Minneapolis Wheat.

minneapolis. Aug. 3.
wheat-Cash, closed; No. 1 hard,
11sM; No. 1 northern, 1.1s% @117%:
No. Q northern, 1.14B @1.15h; No. 8
northern, 1.1n Il @1.12b.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
LACROSSE WOMAN A SUICIDE.

Mrs. Stewart L. Morgan, While in Fit
of MeianehoIia, Ends Life.
Lacrosse, Wis, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Stew
art L. Morgan, wife Of the well-known
glove maker, shot and killed herself to-
day. Melancholia is assigned as the
cause for the act,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

mainly Of the common qualities from,
the dry regions where farmers are
short Of grass and obliged to get rid
Of their young stock. A pretty decent
class Of feeders sold at $5.00@5.25 and
lots OF good stockers went at 1850
4.25. which mony Of h very common
grades at 3S.00Q3.40.
Selected feeders 5.25 @5.so
Selected feeders ............ 6.25 @5.75
Fair to good feeders ........ 4.75@5.2O
Good to choice stockers 49,. Az OATS
Medium to good stockers =. 3.6O@4.25
Inferior light stockers ...... 3.o0@3.6O
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
CHICAGO Livestock.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Cattle-Estimated
receipts for today, 10000; opened 10 to
IL cents igher
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

National League.
At Boston-Cincinnati 6, Boston 1.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 6,
Pittsburg 1.
At New York-chicago 5. New
York 4.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn 3-5, ST. Lou
is IA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Kansas City livestock.

Kansas City, Aug. 3.-Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for today. 5000; 10c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

into the mos. imperative de-.
mand Of the present age.
Wise and practical conservation IL q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

Louisville l.
Central Association.
At Hanibal-No game, WEI grounds.
At Quincy-Ottumwa 10. Quincy 5.
AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3, Ke-
wanee 2.
At Keokuk-Keokuk 2, Galesburg 1.
Three-I League.
AT waterloo-Dubuque 6, Water
loo A.
At Davenport-Rock Island 9, Dav-
export o.
At bloomington = Springfield 2.
Bloomington /.
At Peoria-Peoria 2, Danville o.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-03
PE0NAGE IN So COUNTIES
Victims Tell Of Shocking Conditions
on Texas Plantations.

Austin. Texas.-The federal grand jury
returned indictments on thirty--ix more
counts for conspiracy to hold in Peon-
age and for holding in peonage against
persons in Burle~on county, Texss.
1t is learned that the deeper the grand
Jury delves into the practinc of p-onags
upon the Hoppe farm. the more horrible
are the developments brought to light
The victims of tive praetiee are gathered
here from many parts Of the United
States. A number Of them are young
white men, but the majority are negroes
Some of the whites are mere boys who
were out to SEE the world and fell into
the clutches Of the agents Of the koppe
plantation. According to the stories Of
some of these witnesses. they were pullest
OF trains af SomeTyfsle. and uusler the
pretense that they were guilty of some
crime were sent to the plantation. where
they were held in bondage as long a.
their strength for work lasted.
That peonace in it, worst form Is prae-
tieed in at least twent y-iive counties IN
Texas Is the charge made by the teieTal
officers who have been working on the
investigation for many months More
than 100 state and county officers. from
constables to county attorneys, are m
volved in the conspiracy, which, il IS
charged. has been paving the promoters
from $40 to si00 each per month Men
arrested and convicted ON triiing charges
are lined heavily and then rented out TO
farmers. who pay SIS per month 70 the
officers, who divide the funds.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-03
THE SEINE IS RECEDINC TAFT WILL PUSH SUIT
BUILDINGS WHOSE WALLS Ug-
DERMINED May COLLAPSE.
New crsviess IN Streets Of Paris.
Dozens Of People Have DisAp-
pearsd in Fissursa

P4rI-.->lowly. very slowly. the svol
en- waters u the seine are -ub-i,iing,
bringing a sense u Tslief to the desc
'ated and distracted city
The danger of some great calamity f.
such A. has BEEN predicted. nov seems
lver, although the situation continues 10
be critical Al many points within the
sity, particularly In the neighbrFhocl of
the II. LazaTe station. where the en-
tire streets and solid blocks OF bsildings
threaten 10 sink through the crust into
he waters beneath.
The effect Of the removal 0i tho water
pressure has been 20 weaken founlat ions
generally. and this eau-es the greatest
snxi-ty. Besides. there will b. tlng-ands >
0f acres t. b. cleared or repaired whrn
The water has r~cesisd. and there Is also
the possibility Il an epidemic breaking
put. II = generally believed that the
breaking 0f the tam at Genucy i.lier- ap-
precia biy hs~trne,i the climax By relsss-
ing an immense amount of water bat
the consequences below are appalling
AfeHIftttiAtI- anu tutuHhs~- hafthE ~
900 inhabitants. are completely sub
merged. the water reaching tho tops oi
the houses in the lower ~ertWn. while
the fOo-l Is backing up into tas very
heart OF AsHiervs.
Figure A. to the nnmier q persons
affected by the Hood IN the ,siEsy 81 tho
Seine are pure gue---aoFk. hut certainly
10000 people have been driven from
their home. to the hospitals and other
buildings which have been placed At the
disposition OF the refugees.
There have been dozen Instance
where persons have disappeared IN rrev-
ICES suddenly opened under their feet or
have been swept away IN the sewer
foo,is- Many pitiful stories are told Of
the re>cue OF half--tarve'l persons who
had been imprisoned in their houses \
number II persons have beeome insan-
through fear and suffering.
One sailor vha had engaged in the
work of rcscur until he reached the limit
Of physical endurance beeame craze,l.
Jumped into the Seine and was drowned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-03
ALL HAVE NEED OF RELIGION
Complete Life Is impossible Where Its
Spirit and Power Are
Absent

II will lift up mine eyes unto the
hills from whence cometh my help
Psalms. f2f.i.
II is not 50 strange that many
should say they have no need for re-
ligion in their lives. To some il seems
rather a mark Of weakness than OF
strength. a yielding to superstitious
fear or to popular custom or a sacri-
fee Of the independent Judgment in
favor Of a scheme which has been de-
vised by the few for the deception Of
the many.
There Is good deai that goes un-
der the name Of religion that one
ought to be ashamed not to disown:
there are types Of piety that are but
confessions of poverty of intellect, and
there are forms of faith that are only
evidences Of cowardly and supersti-
tious fear. Wherever religion means
being less a man. means dwarfing.
shrinking the life. then one dare not
acknowledge allegiance to it
But there are so many limitations. so
many pretensions of religion simply
because the thing itself is so essential
to the life OF man. So far from the
religious life being one of lesser liv-
ing. so far from religion signifying the
sacrifice OF powers. the denying OF rea-
son. Judgment and the will. the truth
is that no life can be In any sense
complete without its spirit and power.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-03
STOP LEAKS ON THE FARMS
BY Not Permitting Waste Places &c
Exist Considerable Pereen-
tsse May BE Added.

One of the greatest losses that car
BE- avoided Is due to thoughtlessly Civ
ing over small pieces Of land to con
stitute thickets and waste places.
At first thought most farmers viIl
say Il doesn't amount TO much. but II
you will figure up the amount OF non
producing land you are paying taxes
on you will soon ascertain the fact
that You are losing the use OF con
siderable per cent. OF your land In
vestment
AL other business Tasa take t-.s
consideration such isems: why Should
not the farmers do as WELL An Iii
nois farmer writes as follows: "l
keep tab on a piece Of land purchas
ed three years ago. II was a some
what broken 20-acre tract. with sew
eral strips and corners turned out tc
non-cultiyation- Having acquired II
late in the winter and being over
crowded with work, couldn't get &c
IL then. so ! decided TO make an ex
pertinent with IT, The FIRST year II was
cropped according to my instructions
and the amount and value OF the pre-
duee carefully determined.
The second year had all neglect
ed portions brought into cultivation
and cropped similar TO the previous
year When the crop was harvested
and the amount and value calculated
found I had an increase OF "a per
cent over the previous crop Accord
ing to other plots OF mine I had tc
attribute three per cent of the in
crease to better season. thus leaving
IL per cent. in favor Of cleaned -ur
waste places. besides the appearance
OF the land wonderfully improved and
the selling price greatly enhanced"
OF course the only value Of such an
experiment. Is to serve as an object
lesson and an experiment that few
will undertake. but hope it may stim.
ulate some farmer to grasp the impOr
tanee Of utilizing all Of his land.