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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-10

Democrats in Idaho who might be
elected. The Tribune would be
pleased to see Mr.. Rice nominated.
However he will not get the nOmina-
ton. The organization don't want
him and they won't take him. The
people may want Mr.. Rice, but that
is all the good it will do them. Mr.
NJ. Alexander is slated for governor
Mr.. Rice will be handed something
else If the politicians have their way
His feelings will be saved with the
nomination for Judge of the Supreme
Court or something else,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-10
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

At present II we were guessing We
would guess that the Republican tick
ct this fall will be about as follows;
Justice Supreme Court, l. N. Sui
Ivan.
Congressman. Thomas R. Hamer
Governor, James H. Brady.
Lieutenant Governor, L. H. Sweet
ger.
Secretary of State, Byron E. Hyatt
Attorney General, D. C. McDougall
State Auditor, S. D. Taylor.
Supt. Schools, r. H. Barton.
Inspector Mines, Cushing Moore.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-10

The people of Emmett have chang
ed the name of the Emmett bench to
Emmett mesa. We don't know what
the mesa signifies but guess 1t is all
right. We would like to have the
Emmett people give us a change for
Dixie slough. Slough don't sound
good
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-10
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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

that it will not be found a satisfac-
tory hay crop. 1t would, at least,
probably have to be re-seeded each
year. We would prefer to risk our
efforts on wheat or oats and vetch
for the spring hay crop, and by SOW
ing the lespedeza on the fall-sowed
crop in the early spring, get sum-
mer crop of lespedeza without re-
breaking the land.
The greater part of the lespedeza
seed grown for market in the South
is grown near you in Louisiana, at
Laurel Hill, Grangerville, etc. Any
of the seedsmen advertising in The
Progressive Farmer and Gazette
should be able to supply you lespe-
deza seed after this seasons crop is
put on the market.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
A TWENTY-FIVE ACRE FARM.

Messrs. Editors: l want to tell
you how l am fighting the boil wee
vii. l have farm of rs acres in
town. l will tell you first about the
most important acre, the garden. 1t
is 200x300 feet. l plOw it twice a
year with 2-horse pillow and culti-
vate the year round with mule and
pillow. No wheel hand-plow ever en-
tiers it. There is something going
out of that garden almost every day
the year round. Neighbors come af-
ter something out of my garden and
say: " planted cabbage, collards or
tomatoes, etc., but it was SO dry, or
the worms ate them up" Well l
had the same experience, but plant
ed again and again.
The remaining "a acres is plant
ed as follows: Six acres in oats,
which were followed with peas and
potato vines; acre in Irish pota-
toes, which were followed with
peas; acres in sweet potatoes; 2
acres in Louisiana cane, from which
/ expect to get 700 gallons molasses;
10 acres in corn will make 40 to 60
bushels per acre.
The remaining part of farm wa!
planted to peanuts, chufas, SOY
beans, etc. l have acres in or
chard but it has been a failure sc
far. l keep Jersey cows and
Poland China sows.
w. H. OvERSTREET.
Ovett, Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
LESPEDEZA FOR HAY.

l have considerable acreage
that has heretofore been plant
ed in cotton, but in the coming
year | propose to put some in
lespedeza and red clover. | will
very much appreciate any infor-
nation you can give me regard
ing this particular crop. +. j.
Natchez, Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

The Cleburne (Texas) Daily En-
terprise estimates that the farmers
of Johnson County have saved $780,
900 this year by growing food and
feed crops instead of buying them.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

Editorial Answer.-There is no
doubt but lespedeza Is most valu-
able hay plant for your section. Red
clover may also do well. but we fear
the hot weather Of August and early
September will injure the stand so
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

Inc most important consideration is
generally recognized to be yield per
acre, but this can not be definitely
known at the time of field selection,
therefore, there ought to be certain
characters recognized as belonging
to the largest yielding plants. To a
certain extent this is so, indeed,
among well-informed people there
is pretty general agreement as to the
sort of corn stalk or cotton plant
which tends to give the largest yields,
but this agreement does not exist
among well-informed people there
those who are selecting seed.
For instance, all of the Southern
Experiment Stations by many years
work and thousands of tests, have
shown that the prolific varieties Of
corn, or those having tendency to
produce more than one ear to the
stalk, make the largest yields Of corn
Southern farmers regard large ear
as the most important point in seed
corn selection, and many Of those
who select their seed corn in the
field have as their standard or ideal
the largest ear. although it is a we'll
established fact that the largest ears
grow one ear to the stalk, and hence,
by force of the fact stated above, do
not produce the largest yield per
acre.
Need of Better Types of Cotton.
Similar lack of uniformity of ideal
exists among those who select cotton
seed.
So long as this lack of agreement
exists as to what constitutes the ideal
or highest type, progress in. seed
selection will be doubtful or at best
extremely slow.
At this time there Is special rea-
son why progress towards the de-
velopment of better cotton plant
is highly important. The part of the
Cotton Belt yet to be visited by the
boil weevil will probably suffer most
severely unless better varieties OF cot
ton are quickly developed. For this
reason it is highly important that
those who select cotton seed with a
view to improving varieties, should
have correct standard or ideal to
work to.
In live stock breeding Americans
have a mania for multiplying breeds
and types and for crossing. 1t is to
be hoped that the necessity for varie-
ties of cotton that will withstand the
attacks of the boil weevil will serve
as whip to keep us in better agree
ment in our breeding Of cottons.
In our next issue we shall attempt
to point out those qualities which
are most essential for the cotton
plant now demanded. We must fix
a standard towards which all shall
work, or progress must be slow.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17


discussion during the past few
u years of the value OF seed selec-
ton, and as is common In such cases
many of those who advise the farm
ers have somewhat over-stated the
case. That much good may result
from intelligent seed selection none
Will probably deny, but that such
marvellous results as some have
claimed should come from the crude
sort of selection generally practic-
ed. Is unreasonable, and these ex-
travagant claims are calculated to do
harm rather than good to agricul-
tural progress. For instance, the in
creased yields and permanent i'm
provement which can result from the
ordinary field selection which IL gen-
orally practiced, must be small and
slow. From this we do not mean to
convey the idea that we do not ap-
prove OF seed selection, nor do we
deny that even the haphazard and
crude methods practiced fail to yield
profitable results.
There are many factors which de-
termine the excellence OF a plant or
animal and its ability to reproduce
that excellence.
Look To the Ancestry OF Your Seeds.
In the breeding of live stock we
attach much Importance to heredity
or pedigree. but no breeder Of In
telligence Ignores individual charac-
teristics or excellence. We know
that an animal of Individual merit
may or may not prove successful as
a breeder. by reproducing his meri,
In his offspring. II. however, an ex-
animation Of the pedigree OF this ami
NAL shows that among his ancestors
are large number OF animals OF ex.
cellence both as to individual merit
and as breeders, we at once have
much more confidence in this animal
having the power TO transmit his
good qualities to his offspring.
Moreover. in animal breeding we
know that good care and feeding has
played an important part in the
building up of excellent breeds OF
live stock that will reproduce their
qualities with considerable regularity
In their offspring.
Among plant breeders and those
who advocate seed selection the eff
fects OF good care and feed In build
ing up breeds OF plants is ignored In
many cases. and in fact. usually posi-
lively denied. as applied to the de-
velopment OF strains or breeds or va
rieties OF plants. In other words
many so-called plant breeders advise
against the giving OF plants extra
good care and feeding In developing
varieties OF farm plants.
Have an Ideal In Seed Selection.
We believe this Is a mistake and
that by overlooking the value OF en-
yironment in influencing the charac-
tiers OF plants they are overlooking
one OF the greatest aids If used with
good judgment. which the breeders
of plants have at their disposal for
the improvement OF our field crops.
At all times the man who selects
his seeds should have some well-de-
fined standard or ideal at which he Is
aiming. 1t is equally important thai
this standard or ideal be high one
1t is not enough that he has an ideal
hat that i1aal chonld ha q corrap
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

Your paper is the best farm paper
l ever read.-G. w. Palmer, Fearn
Springs, Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
$500 More Year Farming: How to Get II
BY THE USE OF BETTER SEED.
At This Season You Should Be Selecting Next Years
Planing-Some Points to Observe in Seed Selection
BY TAFT Butler.

BEEN much pubic type OF
discussion is
the
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
Four Features of This Issue.

wv. e, HAVE WELT; little space to call attention to
wv the various features of this issue. but
there are three four that we Just mus,
mention.
The article How to Get Rid Of tho Cat,le
TICK is one OF them. Every man who has any
aoubt as to the practicabilty of doing this work
oy the methods we have outlined should study
TINS article II he does this and then reflects that
ao'ooo square miles OF territory has been cleared
OF TICKS by these same methods. we do not think
he will doubt longer
Inc stories of how three farmers have installed
hshuhg systems OF their own is worth your at,en-
uon' too. Such outfits are going TO become much
more common in the future
ihcn there is Professor Duggar's article y,
'etch ana crimson clover. together with thu o,her
iesnme talks by farmer readers We tnK, mus,
heep on urging you to plant more cover crops and
more "inter-growing legumes Practically every
acre OF Southern land left bare during tho winter
10 d record OF neglect on the part of some farmer
Mrs stevens takes up again this week the a,h
Ject OF feeding children. What she sava on chi.
subject 100, Is worth the thoughtful attention ~
every one who has the care OF n child evan -,
nose VINO are sure they know all about Tho caro- =,
ohiiareh Many children die from wrong feoa,,y
Tue doctors say; many more I've To ma,urt,v % he
uouoied with stomach and intestinal d,aorder. Al,
''e'' lives NO subject is OF more Importance
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

ton about silos, creameres, or erecting dairy
barns. Write to the address just given If inter
ested
S. If you wish to improve your roads, write to
your State Highway Commissioner, 'or your State
Geologist, and get his advice before starting.
g. If you wish to get farmers institute in your
community write to your State Department OF
Agriculture. your State Director Of Farmers
Institutes, your State Agricultural College
and when writing insist that there should be a
womans institute as well as institute for the
10. If there is an outbreak of any infectious or
contagious disease among your horses, cattle, or
hogs, the State Department OF Agriculture at your
capital city, your State Veterinarian, will
doubtless. make free inspection.
II. If you wish to improve your schools. either
by local taxation consolidation OF districts or
both, or II you wish to get a public high school
or school library, write to your County and State
Superintendent of Public Instruction or School
Commissioner. as he may be called
Don't be content to live a shut-in life. but get
into touch with the great forward movements that
are carrying civilization forward and do your part
in their forward march. No matter what you wish
to do, there are public-spirited men and women
waiting to help you and all you need do Ia to call
on them. II you do not know whom else TO ask
simply write direct to The Progressive Farmer and
Gazette, and II will either tell you tell you who
can tell you That quarters worth of postal cards
VIII do more than anything else 10 put you into
real touch with the great forward movements Of
the time III you will only make proper use OF them
And the influence OF the farmers as n class will
grow just in proportion as they let tho outside
world hear from them and make the leaders OF
progress feel that the farmers of the South are
thoroughly aroused and anxious to go forward
along all progressive lines.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
A Thought for the Week.

n HAMMERS and polishes It's denizens
~ INTO refined model: It worships a stan
aardization; but the country encourar..
diherentiation, 1t loves types Thus II ia that
SO many great and original men have lived their
youth upon the land. II would be imposs,hIo 20
IMAGINE Abraham Lincoln brought up in street
"a enemeh.s FAMILY life on the farm is highly
euucatiVe; there is more discipline for n how IN
the continuous care OF a COW or n borsa ~. q,
many term OF school. Industry patience ner
severance are qualities inherent in the very at
ihosphere OF country life. The so-calIea mamma,
framing OF city schools is only a poor makesbift
.pr aeveoplng In the city boy those habits which
Tue country boy acquires naturally in his daily
life An honest, Woodworking conntrv ,r.tn,n to-.
10 the best inheritance father can leave his
SON From David Grayson's Adventures In
Contentment." III
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

themselves of all such disreputable patent medi-
cine advertising.
theoretically it is possible in general farming
to keep up the fertility of the soil Indefinitely
without keeping any live stock. We believe 1t is
possible, too, to do it, in practice though 1t must
be admitted it has never yet been done any
large area But such system will invariably en-
tail great economic loss. No farmer af-
ford, in opinion, to try to work out such a
system or to give serious heed to those who ad-
vocate it, because it is the hard and the expensive
way. The live stock raiser has too many ad-
vantages for the exclusive cropper to compete
with him.
How about your fair? Are you getting ready
to attend, to exhibit something, to profit by what
you see there? If not, you are making mistake.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
We Guarantee Our Advertisers.

WE will positively sustained b. any suborber
result Of fraudulent misrepresentaton made IN
the advertiser
:vnder This doe: not mean that Vim t 20 adjust nns
of actually fraudulent dealing win make rood
subscriber have Just indicated condition Of this
h that the claim for shall within
month after the advertisement paper
subscriber when writing each advertiser, Il
advertiser The Progressive Farmer and Gaxette which
guarantees the reliability Of al advertising that
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
Editorial Gleaninfs.

"HE EXTREME lateness of the cotton crop this
year is strikingly shown in the following
figures just issued by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture:
Comparative statistics by States of cotton
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

Recently an advertisement appeared In a large
number of religious papers telling of a so-called
London scientist, Judd T. Lloyd" who it was al
legged had discovered consumption cure and this
alleged cure of such alleged merit that the alleged
discoverer had been voted signal honors by the
London Society of Science. Letters, and Arts"
Guessing that this was only new humbug, we
wrote the editor of the London Spectator who is
probably the best-informed newspaper man in
England on matters relating to either letters and
science or bona-fde organizations Of a scientific
or literary character. His reply now before US is
TO the effect that he never heard of either the
celebrated CD Judd H. Lloyd or the high-sound-
Ing London Society of Science Letters, and Art"
And thus again do papers protesting to be mouth
pieces or the Living God show themselves in
these matters followers, as DR.. W. S. Rankin
says, not of Him who said, 81 am come that We
might have life and have it more abundantly."
but rather of the traitor disciple who sold life for
thlrty pieces of silver. Most OF these editors sim
ply do not know, and the only way to make them
know is for church members to refuse to sub
scribe or renew for church organs until they clean
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

To subscribers The
will be trial
Tell friends who need it but do not read it.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

1t will be noticed that every State except Texas
shows decrease and that in the northern part of
the Cotton Belt the amount ginned was so small
as to count practically nothing.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
If You Need Help. Just Ask For 1t.

MAN HAS just left our Office who gave us
this interesting bit of experience: There
are very few farmers he said "whn real
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-15

left shoe was torn from his limb and
his hat was ripped into shreds. When
.he was found by some OF the work
men employed at the lumber yards. he
was in sitting posture. with his back
against lumber pile. BY his side
were several Ash which he had caught
from the time he had gone there
early in the forenoon.
Twiggs has for several years been
employed as night cantor at the Rock
Island depot and in this capacity be-
came acquainted with many DaVen-
porters. He was we'll known ana
served during the civil war.
The rainfall at noon was the heaVlese
In intensity yet recorded at the weath-
err bureau for this vicinity. There nave
been heavier rains but in point OF du-
ration the rain today was the heaviest
for the same time The amount OF the
rainfall was 81 inches. To the laynhah
this figure does not speak so very
much. Here is some idea OF what TINS
figure means according to observer y
M. Sherier.
An inch OF rainfall is equal to 1850
cubic feet to an acre, so that the IL
inches today, indicates that there were
1895 cubic feet OF rain per acre. or
.27.7 tons, or 54.5s0o gallons for the
same area During the twenty
two minutes ending with l1:59 this
morning the amount OF rain was l.62
| inches
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-15
SOLD INDECENT PICTURES.

William johnson, News Agent, Ar.
rested at Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, July 15.-Captain Joe
Kroulik worked over time Wednesday
night for the purpose Of arresttng Will
lam Johnson, news agent on the Rock
Island, for the sale Of obscene and
lascivious pictures and novelties. The
pictures were the worst ever seen in
this city. They were SO vulgar and
dirty as to bring shame to the eyes of
an Egyptian mummy.
1t has been known for several weeks
that Johnson was selling these pic
lures. He sold them 10 cents each or
six for so cents. Captain Kroulik has
been on his trail for several weeks. He
had watched Johnson and had even
sent men to buy pictures from him. In
this he was successful. Wednesday
when johnson was searched a number
Of the dirty souvenirs were found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-15
DAVID GERHART AND ALoNZc
rwlGo SLAIN eY BOLT AT
DAVENPORT.
eERHARr KNOCKED FROM ROOF
AND CLOTHING TORN OFF
Twiss, a coIored Man Struck While
Fishing on tho River Bank-Tremen-
dous Rainfall Accompanied the Storm
w Inches Falling in Twenty Two
Minutes.

Davenport, July 15.-The lives of
sterday noon during what was one of
the heaviea rathfalls recorded in the
city, the first crash ending the life of
David Gerhardt, timer, who was at
work ON the roof Of the French farm
about three miles above Bettendorf.
The unfortunate man died Immediately.
the bolt being Of such power thar 1t
tore most of his clothing from his
body and otherwise left it's marks. The
second victim Of the storms wrath
was Alone Twiggs, an elderly colored
man and soldier, whose life was
nuffed out while he was sitting on the
bank of the river short distance
above the White Yards in East Daven-
port.
Was on House Top
Gerhardt lost his life shortly before
noon when one of the terrific bolts
from the heavily laden sky, rent it
apart and crashed down on the roof
on which he was employed at the time.
The force 81 the charge hurled him to
the ground and when he was picked
up by his fellow men he was past re-
call The lightning had torn most OF
his clothing from his body and had left
charred streaks along his side where
it had passed down his body. Gerhardt
was a man about 35 years of age and
had been in the employ of the Hip
we'll Roofing Company for the past
seven weeks. He was put on the job
which ended his life last Monday end
had been working steadily since then
When the flash that whitfield out thu
life of an old coore& soldier and wei
known character, crashed out Of the
sky shortly before 1890 o'clock this
noon, Alonzo Twiggs, who was fish
ing on the banks of the river near
the White Yards. was instantly killed
The bolt did not leave much on hi:
person to show it's course, but hi