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La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL.
France. s.r.x.r. cen,ribu.or.

Rev. Beadles preached an excellent
sermon Wednesday evening at the
Methodist church especially for the
high school students. and the sui ject
was Remember" The high school
attended In body and the church
was decorated in the high school col.
ors
The debate at Rocky Ford last
Friday night was won by our oppon.
cn,s although We are greatly pleas.
I'd to hear good reports about our
representatives. The debate here
which was postponed from last week
took place at the high school build
ing last evening
The parts for the senior play have
been received. the parts assigned and
rehearsals will begin Monday after
noon. The play is entitled "Strenu.
Gus Life" and Is considered one of
the best plays ever given in the
high school. SO watch pretty close
ly for anything In regard to It, We
are In for business.
The senior girls entertained the
Board OF Education at dinner We'd
nesday evening at 5.30 O'Clock The
affair was pronounced great sue.
cess and was the last OF the series
of dinners which the seniors have
been giving. IL Is the last cooking
lesson We viii have In school and
no one can appreciate our sad feel
ings who has never had that pleas
ant advantage
Wedn. sdny evening Rev. Beadles
and Mr.. Fischer paid US visit and
were much intert sted in our school
Mr., Fischer favored us with some
songs and Rev. Beadles gave us a
much appreciated talk on chemistry
the chemical composition of man.
II was very interesting and he set
forth the qualities We must develop
before We could become Integers In
the Great Arithmetic" namely body.
mind and soul. All numbers were
much enjoyed and We hope that on
their next visit 10 La Junta they
will not forget us.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22
s~',s Rsny

The spring rally Of tn. woman's
Missionary C.rie Of the southern
Colorado Rassts, Asss sAtica ~in b.
hca In Ia JansA. At aarmoay Han.
April :s,h. The hour Tor ass bly,
sili b. 10 In n. As,~rsoea and
!; 10 In tn. .s~ninx
rAs lAdi~s Of all other cirsi.s ar~
nscss e~rilAi,, iz,itet TO b. p,~.-nt
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22
Sessisi esrwsoa

Sunday. April I'D. 10 designated a.
. special dAy In all churches for the
eei~tsathsn os the three hundr~<ish an
adversary Of the pablieatios of the
King James version Of the Hh,.. II
uili ~ observed In the tirst Pre-
bysertAn church By t~o SPECIAL s~e.
ocas By Rev. osis q. Dale. The ser.
Dpn In the morning um b. on the
ssttrct II The Retsttua Of the
bthlv to the wosld and To Human
Life In the .s~niss o. The NJ.
discovery a . Boob All ar. cor.
daily Invited.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22
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sh~ tsvrsvsnaas. ef rs~e,c. ssn cp-s
tAs s.as~sali s-ases ct rHssine rArh
s~sscsrcs afs~v~<sn n~ gaas ELI
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La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22
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La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22

james h bye left last sunday for
Assumption, M to bring back Joseph
hummell ~ho r-ccntly escaped from
the pcnitcntiary at Canon City. where
he ~as serving tim. Tor the murder
ot bartender hammcll vas stay.
ins In Assumption al the home Of
hts father. whom b. had not seen for
ten van. and Who kne~ nothing ot
the rscsPade Of his ~on. nor that
he had t--n s.rNing lime In the psu,
iteut,ar, hummei s,ole s, 200
draft tram his father. and ran a~ay.
and It ~as Tor this crtm. that he
VAS arr sued The fact that he ~as a
coksSsdo ccn,ic, Developed later. aud
b. !. nov e~lns brpaSht hack To
serve GA, hi. time Jim arrived IN
Ia Janta last "Wednesday Oh Nc. I.
accompanied BY bis prisoner. and
laid over for the nishi In order to
g., ~ink OF t~o of slc-p. as he
had ten on duty alsao.i eoa.tAntl,
sincv he len Ia Ianis ea sunday
hamm'l spsnt the uish, In the
o,sro county hs.iilc and the nett
is Mr. nr. took his prtsoa.r to
Canon civ.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22

W. H. Hess. of CbcraW. manager OF
the noibrook Alfalfa Meal MN. came
over to the county seat on the motor
car Thursday morning to attend to
little business. returning Ia the al
terncon Mr Hess reports that the
alfalfa meal mill has been running
every day for two weeks and grind.
iug about fifteen tons OF alfalfa per
day The quality of hay available Is
very poor for mill purposes. aud the
market Tor the output Is not of the
best. No, unu, thrr- Is new crop
OF hay all the mill BE- run to full
capacity,
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22

Mr.. May Ncsty Mcintyre. Of Den
yer. and Mrs Maud Mund-ll Wander.
schous. OF Fowler. visited Ia Junts
friends yesterday. coming down from
Denver on No. SOS, aud leaving for
Fowler IN the evening Mrs Mcln-
tyre Vas formerly an rmployc Of the
great family Journal. but is noS the
wife OF a democratic statesman hold
ine down job in Colorado's famous
legislature Mrs- Mcintyre says that
senator will no, be- elected at th.
present session. aud that Colorsdo's :
lawmakers 90 viii pro ably adjourn
tonight sine die.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22
-.Ndk AN
ABOUT
T1<EH

The La IuDta Tri une grows quite
enthusiastic over the way the No.
men voted Tor prohibition tn, o,n,r
day. and Is the best toost for women
suffrage We have seen IN years The
Herald Is not much Of a believer In
woman suffrage. but II they want to
vote let them. Things could not be
worse than they ara arden tity
Herald
The Denver postmaster received
letter few days ago from "a La
Junta man saying he had five hun.
drrd million dollars he waited TO de,
posit with Uncle sam our bootleg
booze is r. csponsiblc for good many
things We know. but II the la Junts
brew makes man see that much
money no wonder they voted dry by
AN overwhelming majority Bent
County Democrat
>
Dr 4. l. Slubbs returned home
last Tuesday uisht from briof pro
fessiouBl visit 10 the Pacific Coast.
having accompanied Elisha Cadc. OF
Chicago. patient. to Sacramento.
Calf Mr Cadc was taken OFF OF
Santa fr train on April 9TH. and for
four DAYS was q patient al the city
Hospital When he resumed his jour.
ncy. Dr Subhs accompanied the pa,
uent az his request On the way
back Dr Subbs visited san Francis,
80. and went down VIA the Coast linc
to Los Angeles, aud from there to
salt Lake city and home over the
Denver a Rio Grandc.
=
" q Hncman left last Monday
morning FOR his home In Ccnt.rsillr.
Iowa. afur brief visit With old
time friends Ia La Juuta Mr. Hilc-
man owns a tract OF land under the
Colt project, aud stopped of at Las
Animas ON the way home To inter.
sicw party that had made him a
good offer for II ". expects To r..
turn next June aud take up his per.
manent residence Ia North La Junta,
where be is thinking OF acquiring a
ten acrc tract, aud says u u wasn't
for the fact that his s,n graduates
from the Center, ille schools In MAY
he would not 80 back home ~ all.
but would send f,r his family and
tccomc resident ol Colorado at
once lie seemed To have bad case
of Colorado fever after weeks stay.
4 note from Roy finncy. witch az.
umpanicd the letter to be- found In
another column OF this issue. saws
rwe arrived at Liverpool. saturday.
April Nth. and viii go to London
in day or so Ne expect to be
IN London Tor tao or three months.
and until ~ are settled send IN,
Tribune to Ludgate Circus. carr OF
Thomas Cook A Son fathsr and !
will ~ In hospital work all the time
49, are In London Our whole trip
has bccn a sueccss IN every way.
and have the highest praise for
Mr.. Clark and such WcilplAnnvd
uip-not stormy landing. not a
minute lost, sood guides. gccd hotels
and fu- old eaat We shall crr.
tsiuls b. lost nos that ~c are thro~u
an our o~n resources nont tors-t
the pApcrs
Colorado springs has practically
host all hop. OF saving the lawns
oi that city from the dandciAon pest,
In nrny-r acres ot Tin. h~ns have
been piosrd up to So; rid Of the
asndeltons Ia Jan,a nov eos.t. al,
many beautiful lawn. and probably
has mcrc than sny small city In
N. state some Of the property
c~ncr,. bo~v,'r. sc-m to b. entirely
Ignorant et the danger OF thi. pes,
to their lawns. or else -heily inaif
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22

Colorado sprlngs has practically
ho>t all hope OF saving the lawns
oi that city from the dandciAcn pest,
In p,nV-r acres ot FIN. ls~ns have
been plo~rd up to set rid Of the
asndslions Ia Jan,a nov eoA.ts al,
many beautiful lawns and probably
has merr than an, small city In
the state some Of the property
c~ncrs. bo~v,'r. se-m 10 b. entirely
Ignorant ef tho danger Of this pes,
to their lawns. or else .heily iniif
fcrvnt a. To the results. judging nom
the manner IN watch th,s r~.t -
alis~-d 10 thri,e Ia hundreds OF our
lawns To Ak- ,hr pc, In hand b.
fere u Is .s-rlas,inxis too Nat. ~ill
mean much for our e-Ausifai uttiv
city. Whenever 8 aAna,iloa .he~s
his head In your h~n cut II out
ro-et and tsanoh. ca, him ca, dep
and bur, him In the s.hpi, 4
stitch In tim. ~ili pr.,.nt many .
dAns~isca
-
Another -fwu~ety ~ Lamar man
y satearsinx 81 this popular rcpert
~. is ". n Nasss~~cn. es Nee NcrA.
uAo 10 vs1a~cs.d ~nh the spcesiNs
department. ce 0a~ of the a~srsVrhsAs
s~sppap<r ~Nar' - ~ 10 ssausar,
b t~ra~A nsAs Ah t~Sst IN ~
s~ssSAp-v bs.iss>s n Lamar sa~~
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La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22

There is petition at Fishers 5
bookstore requesting the postotfic,
department to close the postoifce on
sundays II you favor the closing OF
the postofficc ON sundays, and ap-
prove OF giving the carriers one
days rest Just ike ordinary FOLKS.
plea, ,c call al Fishers and sign the
document 1t is up To the people OF
La Iunta. to decide the question. and
Postmaster Dalton desires TO have
an expression Of opinion In the mat
ter.
La Junta tribune., 1911-04-22

Next Thursday the Williams Ju'
bilcc Singers viii give one OF their
famous concerts In this city at the
Presbyterian church. This company
gave concert In La Iunta about
three years ago. and every one who
heard them ON tha, occasion VIII
surely want 10 improy. this opportun'
ity TO listen TO their sweet mclo-
dies once more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
1lAReEIAILTOWT JANUARY

yesterday, where he will spend . few
weeks with his daughter. Mrs. G. E.
Menxies.
Mr. and Mrs. George York. OF MI
nois. visited Z short time At the Belk-
nap home.
Robert Morrison received . telegram
from Sioux City announcing the death
OF his brother, J. NJ. Morrison.
Lester HoughtOn went to Chicago
with q carload OF stock Sunday.
b. F.. Dobscn. who has been In poor
health for some time. has gone 10 Chi
caxo TO undergo an operation.
G. I. Pray has erystpeias in his head
and face.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker, Of Oskaloosa,
arc being entertained at the home OF y.
8. Peterman.
VIII Rider went to Chicago with a
carload OF stock Tuesday,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
NO MORE kjoNEY-BAcKAchE
AFTER TAKING A FEW DOSES
The Most Severe Bladder or Urinary
Misery Just .Vanishss.

Kidney disease is the most danger
Gus. because the first symptoms are
seen In other parts OF the body before
anything wrong Is noticed with the
kidneys themselves.
Some OF the symptoms, tho. can not
be mistaken: for instance, sick, UNI
healthy Kidneys cause thick, cloudy. Of
fensivc urine, full OF sediment. irreR-
ular Of passage or attended by sensa-
ton OF scalding The back aches con-
stantly, or there is dull misery in the
sides and loins, headaches and dizzy
spells may occur nervous twitchings,
disturbed sleep, inflamed or puffy eye
lids, weakness. bilious stomach. heart
palptations or the Sufferer is often
weighed down by feeling of lanSuor
or fatigue.
The time to cure kidney trouble Is
while it is only trouble--before 1t
settles into Diabetes, Dropsy, Gravel or
Bright's disease. The moment you sus-
pect the slightest kidney. bladder or
urinary disorder begin taking Pape's
Diuretic as directed. with the knowl-
edge that there is no other medicine.
at any price. made anywhere else In
the world. which will effect so prompt
and thorough cure.
Don't he miserable and remain In
danger another moment because OF a
lame back or clogged, inactive kid
neys or bladder or urinary misery: all
this will surely go after you take Pape' 5
Diuretic for few days.
Your physician, pharmacist. banker
or any mercantile agency will vouch
| for the responsibility of Pape. Thoinp-
l son & Pape. OF Cincinnati. Ohio. who
| prepare Pape's Diuretic--5O cent treat
\ ment-sold by every druggist in the
| world
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
"MothOr!"

GA most pathetic ballad by her old
MANI
Nobody "bites' but mother!
She stands round all day
List'ning to all the takers
That always drift her way
Incubators, mop sticks, roasters.
Forty-'leven kinds of pans
Just any old thing that parts the
tin"
From her old man!
Nobody 'bites" but mother!
But she bites good and hard
On SELLS to use in the kitchen
Or gratis to set in the yard.
A two-cent cup for a quarter
That is E.r usual plan
Just any old thing that parts the
Tin"
From her old man,
Mabel Eastman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20

utmost skill and care, it is the mos
sunkiss Oranges are thin skinned
dberlsss - ssedless. They fairly melt in
the mouth. There II so little waste Ia
serving aad eating them that they are truly
The cheapest orange you can buy.
Every Sunkist Orange ComeS IN Q Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20

Ars. Dan Russie. in Vienna township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dent. Of Mar
shalltown. are spending the week with
Mrs. Dents brother. Jacob Grove. and
family.
Mr.. +. f. whaley and daughter AL
verta, Mrs. II. A. Mekibben, Mrs. J. W.
Schiebsl and Pardon Head were Mar
shalltOwn visitors Friday.
Mr.. George Furland, OF Prairieviiie.
ana Mss Lois Mccoy. OF Marshalltown.
visited Sunday at the G. Z. Clapsad-
die home.
Mr.. Abe Tredway. OF Cedar Rapids.
Neb.. came Tuesday morning for . visit
with hts former neishbor Horace
Rosencrantx. and wife.
Mr.. Shine, or Newburg, who will oc-
cupy the farm where George Powers IS
now, was In this neighborhood the lat
ter part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. r. Schebei enter
tained at supper Thursday evening Mr..
and Mrs. w. p. Collins and Miss Ger,ie
Rolston. Of Albion. and the r. A. Nc
Kibben family.
H. W. Sears, The Taffy Man." who
filled the third number OF the high
school lecture course at Conrad Satur-
day evening, was entertained Sunday
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Transbar8er
Mr.. Sears home Is near the place In
Illinois where Mr.. Tranbarger formerly
lived.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
oarwin erevitis..

Special to Times-Republican
Garwin. Jan. 20.-Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Bogardus. Of Omaha, are visiting the
latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Harrington. 1919 yasr
RAYMOND Houghton is suffering with
a broken leg, the result OF team run
ming away.
Misses Rosa Martin and Birdie Rus
Sell. OF Nebraska. are visiting at the
W. C. Manek home.
=. b. Thomas and G. +. Bywater are
attending lumbermen's convention a,
St. Paul. an III.
Mrs. Schields is. slightly improved
and one Of the nurses has gone home
Mrs. w. s. Belknap is also Ill.,
III. L. Kimbley started for Oklahoma
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
MARION TOWNSHIP.

Jan. 1s.-Rev. Samuel Goughnour. Of
the Des Moines Valley church. occupied
the pulpit OF the Brethren church Sun
day Nj. Goughnour will have charge
Of the services for an indefinite time
during the absence of Rev. F.. NJ.
Wheeler.
Joseph GouShnour. OF Greene, visited
friends in this neighborhood this week
and accompanied his father. Samuel
Goughnour. to Elkhart, where he will
make a weeks visit. MIR. Joseph
Goughnour formerly lived ON the farm
purchased by Arthur Hill.
Joseph Newcomer, Of Newburg. visit
ed friends in this neiShborhood recent
~.
Mrs. Catherine Fike Of the old peo-
pies home II Ill with the grippe. Her
daughter, Mrs. Richeson, Of Marshall
town. is caring for her.
Mrs. Walter Hausafus. OF Des
Moines. is visiting her mother in law.
Mrs. A. Hansafus, and Mrs. George
wolfgang.
NORTH STAR.
Jan. 1s.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Powers and children visited at Frank
Mirer's In Nscomb Sunday.
Mrs. Richey, OF Albion, visited her
daughter, Mrs. q. f. Clapsaddle, last
week.
Mrs. william Alvey, Of Albion. arrived
Monday to visit several days with her
daughter, Mrs. b. E. Schiebel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pardon Head and
daughter Mary spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Early, at Conrad.
A few from this neighborhood at
tended the third number Of the high
school lecture course at Conrad Satur.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Braddock, Of
2lanhafo, Kan. arrived Monday even.
ing to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Noeenczon&a. ).
MI. and Mrs. viii Early spent sun
day with Nca, Ear3y.s parents. Mr.. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
LAMO1LLE.

Jan. 19.-Mrs J. O. Bissett and
daughter Bernice. are victims of the
humps.
The Lamoile Womans Club meets
with Mrs. George Wills Thursday.
Nj. Roundy. whose arm was shat
tered by the explosion Of lighting
tank, is improving.
The school is preparing an interest
ing program to be given in connec-
tion with basket social at some neal
future date.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
HAvERH1LL.

HAvERH1LL
Jan. 19.-Mr. ID. krier of Farmer. s.
D., Is here visiting with his brother. NJ.
l.. and T. NJ. krier.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stolxer enter
tanned a company OF relatives and
neighbors Tuesday in honor Of the
marriage Of their son. William. to Miss
Sophia Jansen. The afternoon and
evening were spent in dancing and card
playing.
Mr.. Bernard Kopel. who has not been
well since his return from Europe last
July, underwent surgical operation
Wednesday.
Mr.. NJ. L. Krier is fixing up his south
store building for residence Mr.. AL
bert Jensen will occupy it after
March !.
The Alex Williams house. southeast
'of town. was damaged by fire Tuesday
morning but by prompt and heroic
work by John Smith. the tenant. the
damage was slight and was fully COW
cred by insurance.
Rev. H. j. Loosbrock is away this
week on business in the eastern part
of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20

used 70 promoto ths G. w. b. ". work.
Mrs.. J. Z. wiley and daughter. Nfs.
r. A. Thusber. were in AarshalltoWn
Thursday. Ar2 Wiley remalaed for .
few days visit.
Mrs.. +. C.. Bueghley ana daughter
Lssealfe vent 20 Narshaitown, Wodnoa.
day evening for . short stay with Mrs.
Daeghly's parents. Ne. and Mr.. ~. r.
Rails.
Mr.. Nary Van voorhtes, of Conrad. -
visiting ut the W. q. Van vooehiss
home. west Of town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
CIRCUS WILL
EXHIBIT HERE
RooGENWONING & cOULTER'S
Brig SHOWS COMING TO OF
TuMvvA MAY "a. .

Hoogewoning & Coulter's circus of
which William M. HoogenWoning OF
this city is part owner will visit OF
tunlwa May "a, according to letter
received this morning from Mr.. Hodge,
woning who speaks highly Of the circus
business into which he is just ventur-
ing. In his, letter Mfr. Hoogewoning
states that he and Mr.. Coulter
purchased 1o6 head of dapple gray
horses, all we'll matched, forty two
ponies and two large elephants from
William P.Hall, the Lancaster, MO,
horse buyer who sells: horses and wild
animals to all the circus men In the
country. The combined weight of the
elephants is $4,000, one Of them being
the second largest animal of It's Kind
in the world. Messrs. Hoogewoning and
Coulter purchased number Of other
wild animals. They also purchased
twenty-five railway cars, sixty feet IN
length. Mr.: Coulter and family VIII
have g. private car while Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoogewoning Will have one half OF a
Pullman car. Mr. Hoogewoning has
named hts car "Ottunwa" In honor OF
his home The cars are now being over
hauled and re- painted ready to starr
on the road, The circus has railroad
contracts in eleven states and the sea-
son promises to be good one.
Mr.. Hoogewoning in his letter states
that the circus may make Ottumwa It's
winter quarters providing a suitable
location can be found. He asserts that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
OBITUARY..
Emery Harrison Legsett.

Emery Harrison Leggett. son OF SUIT
ton and Mary Legsett was born in
Belmont county in the state Of Ohio,
October II, 1916 and died at his home
in Highland township March 4, CT
pneumonia, aged IS years, months
and thirteen days. While yet an infant
his parents moved from Belmont coun-
ty to Morgan county, Ohio. where they
resided three years. They then changed
their residence to Highland county, O..
In this county they continued to the
and settled in Wapello county, Iowa.
where they resided until death called
him home In early life he gave his
heart to God and upon a public pro-
fession of his faith in Christ was bap-
tized by Rev. Nelson. pastor OF the
Baptist church, uniting with the High
land Baptist church in the fellowship
of which he continued until death.
December 20. 1878 he was united IN
marriage with Miss Anna Harlan. This
union was blessed with two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Lura Sammons and Mrs.
Nellie Bfrkinbine, both OF Highland
township. who with his wife. one
brother Russell and two sisters. Miss
Emaline Leggett and Mrs. LYDIA S.
Mullenix and many relatives and
friends survive to mourn their loss.
The deceased in leaving this world
rejoiced in the fact that his wife and
roth children were trusting in the same
Savior who was his comforter and
strength at all times.
The funeral services were conducted
in the Highland Baptist church by the
pastor A. w. Miller. after which the
remains were laid to rest in the Nc
Cormick cemetery.-Contribute
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
1t Pays to Test.
Good
kernels

1t Pays TO lest.
That testing seed corn pays we'll has
been proven by thousands of farmers,
and these farmers who test their seed
corn and plant good strong seed, raise
from 70 to 100 bushels of corn per acre
every year. Small yields are due
largely to poor or weak seed, An aver
age of two good ears on each hill Will
give yield Of over 80 bushels per
acre and the land throughout the corn
belt will produce three good ears to the
hill If good seed is planted. II you raise
only 40 or so bushels of corn per acre
you are raising an average OF about
one good ear to hill. This Is because
YOU have many barren stalks and nub-
bins. caused by planting weak seed.
A study Of almost any corn field will
show the necessity OF good testing. Sc
lect field Of good corn and go through
it carefully. counting the missing hills,
the hills with only one or two stalks,
and the stalks that have produced no
corn. This kind Of an investigation will
show how great Is the need of planting
only the best tested corn. Recently the
Iowa state college made careful counts
of the number Of stalks per hill in
more than 1000 representative corn
fields. They found in some cases less
than 40 per cent OF a stand and the
average was hardly Sc per cent, includ-
ing the weak. unproducing stalks. In
1000 fields of corn, one-third Of the
ground was not producing thing,
was worse than idle because 1t had to
be cultivated the same as the ground
that was producing corn. Had these
same farmers planted tested seed corn
and secured perfect stand they would
have increased their yield 20 to 40
bushels per acre and they would have
done 1t at absolutely no increased cost
of money or labor excepting the few
hours in the winter testing the seed
corn. .