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IT'S SORTER SAD

When the horsehide race is over With the turning of the clover, And the bugs no longer hover On the bench without d cover.
 It's sorter sad. When the stands begin to rotten About the time for pickin' cotton, % And the grass is growin tall riy Where they used to trap the ball,
 It's sorter sad. When the fans are lookin' lonely As they stand a-talkin' only Of the seasons mutts and stars, Of it's jolts and joys and jars,
 It's sorter, sad. But when the other race Is run, The princely porker's is begun; And while we sigh for yesterday, We haste to greet the rougher play
 And still be glad.
 HARRY M. AYERS. Anniston, Ala.
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The Goat

From the Chattanooga Times.
 Closing incidents of the Southern league
 baseball season of 1911 have been marred by some happenings which bring a blush of shame to the cheek of a true sports man, and, for the first time in many
 moons, have tended to shake the confi-
 ence of the Dixie fans, and make them
 distrust the leagues magnates.
 Charley Frank won the pennant. Every thing was fixed for him very nicely and
 he slid gracefully into the honor, with
 team that. minus Otto Hess, would have been lucky to finish where the lowly
 followers of B. Smith ended the season. Charley couldn't help but win. The
 most consummate abandon and disregard
 Of honor and decency. We are not sure that Mobile didn't try to win that first game at New Orleans yesterday. The situation has been so muddled and marked up with dirty work that the loyal fan who believes in playing the game on the level has a hunch that the reason
 that Harry Swacina wouldn't stay with
 his team to New Orleans was that he didn't relish the command to Hay
 down.
 The charge of crookedness, of actual jury kind, cannot be proven; but the
 fans of the circuit have one huge roar |'coning at those who yield it's fortunes
 on the ground of commercializing the
 gsme Poor Johnny Dobbs has been the goat. With Nashville filling the Pel- icans' weak spot in contradiction to the rules of the league, by permission of four other dear friends of Charley Frank;
 with five games transferred to New Or leans at the flag end of the season, which would have been equivalent to five
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alty counting from the point of the throw
 He says there is a distance of about % yards gained by the change in favor of the team using the forward pass. While his loss of men from last season will be large, no less than nine "M' men being out of the line up this season, he con siders the general outlook excellent with six old men back, some excellent ma- terial eligible after one years residence and other material in prospect that guar antee one of the best teams for Michigan in years The schedule is a hard one, with games with three large eastern in- titutions-Pennsylvania Corneh and Syracuse: other strong squads to be en- countered in Michigan are Aggies, Case, Vanderbilt, Nebraska and Ohio state.
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Mrs. Charles Dooin

FrOm BaSeball.
 Mrs. Charles Dooin, wife of the man ager of the Philadelphia Nationals, al ways told herself that if she married any body, it certainly would not be red head. Her husband is the reddest haired man in the big leagues today. Red Dona- hue's Is a tallow dip beside Dooin's -ung- sten shock of danger signal.
 She can't just explain how she came to do it, even now; although she con- fesses that she thinks she couldn't have made a better selection if all the men on earth were lined up before her to choose from.
 Mrs. Dooin was Miss Julia E. Mac Taggart of Rochester, N. Y.. daughter of a rich Rochester wholesale grocer. They first became acquainted several years ago,
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INTERESTING DOPE FROM FOREIGN FIELDS

when the Phillies played several exhibi- tion games at Rochester. A mutual friend, knowing her oft professed aversion to auburn haired men as husbands, intro duced them as a joke.
 When Dooins leg was broken at St. Louis several weeks ago, when a Cardi- nal runner dove feet first into Dooin at home. Mrs. Dooin took the first train from Philadelphia to St. Louis to nurse him. She was strenuously opposed to the idea of the clever catcher-manager s attempt to play ball again this season, which he stoutly said he would do if he had to hobble behind the bat on crutches.
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WHAT IS DOING ON GRIDIRON AND THE WORLD OF SPORTS
IITTI F. EXCITEMENT IN THE
 DETROIT GRAND CIRCUIT RACES

the stallion was best at the finish and won out by close decisions
 The 2:07 trot was easy for Wiley, who wor as he pleased.
 There was no attempt to interfere with betting at the paddock. The cases against officers of the Detroit Driving club, un- der whose auspices the first meeting was held and who were likewise arrested on the last day of the previous races as a result of the anti-betung crusade, will-bt heard in the circuit court next week. .,.s
 217 trot, three in five. purse 5000: Pansy Silver. ch m., by
 Onward (Sylvan) Muck
 les ......... ...... 1 1 5 5 21 Mo J., b. g., by Gen. Ev-
 ans (AlcMahon) ......... 2 Hannah Louise. b. m., by
 The Emperor IShanks).. ? ? 1 - Pearl Hanline, br m,
 tShaken) ....i..,....... -
 *-Ro.
 Time. 2:ooh. 2:1o. 2:12h. 2:12, 2:12A, 2:15
 2:oS pace. three in five, purse s2Ooo: Longworthy, b. h., (MurphD.. l l Game Maid, b. m. tShow) ? Dock V., blk. s. tKelly). ..s.s..a3 3 Major Peeter, blk. g., (McMa-
 hQn) .#.................. 6 A.
 Time, 2:07k. 2:o7ls, 2:o71a.
 2:05 pace, two in three, purse 5000: Major Drino, blk h. Giodson) I Walter w, b. E.. (Geers) ...... 2 5 Peter the Second, br. S. (Valen-
 tine) ...............,... ? King Cole. b. s. Dodge) ... I
 Time, 2:05h, 2:04k.
 207 trot, two in three, purse 5000: Willy, b. S.. by Wilburn M. '(Pen-
 nock) .....i.s.l.. .......s...5..,.s..l.... 1 Spanish Queen, b. m, G. Macey) 2 , Peter Dorsey, blk. g. eIIarrison) D ? Grace, oh. m. (McDavitt) 3 8
 Time, 2:07 1a, 20S.
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FIELD DAY AT
 PELICAN PARK

New Orleans September 1s.-More than 9000 persons passed through the turnstiles at Pelican park yesterday to see the players of the New Orleans 1911 champion ship team perform in field day stunts. The players got about $40 each in the di- vision of receipts Catcher Henry Knaupp secured the prize for accurate throwing by standing at the plate and hurling the ball into a barrel lying on second base. The feat was not duplicated. Doane cir clAd the bases in IA 2-5 seconds. Hess team defeated Klawatter's team in seven innings Twelve players left last night for three games in, Pensacola.
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LEXINGTON RACES

Lexington, Ky, September 1s.-First race, 2-year-olds, maidens, 5 furlongs- Clearwater 1o9 CAoerner). won; Charter, 112 (Kaplan), second; Patriuche, 1o2 (Ganz), third. Time, :03 4-5.
 Second race, furlongs-Dusuquene 10S (Gantz), won; Helene, 1OS (McCabel, second; Pricer, 1O4 (Molesworth), third Time, 1:l5 3-5.
 Third race. purse, mile and 20 yards sandrian, 110 (Goose), won; Messenger Boy. 1o3 (<oerner), second; Royal Report 113 Davenport, third. Time, 1:46.
 Fourth race. handicap, 2-year-old fillles furlongs-Mamita, 104 (Molesworth) won; Lorbie, 104 (Goose), second; Bettie Fuller, 1O4 (Jackson), third. Time. 1:1S S-5
 Fifth race, maiden, 3-year-olds, fur longs, selling-Dust, 109 (Goose). won Miss Detroit, 109 (Steele), second; Hanly 112 (Lofts), third. Time, 1:17 4-5.
 Sixth race, 3-year-olds and upward, mile sellng-Camel, 107 (SlSirvin), won; Waltz 30 (Steele), second Prince Ingoldsby, Il; (Kennedy), third. Time. 1:46
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Lexington Entries

Lexington, Ky. September 1s.-First
 race. one mile and 70 yards, selling.
 Supple. 95; Discomfort, Charley Straus,
 aS: Lack Rose. 99; Denver Girl, Canopian,
 Layminster. Maid Militant, Long Hand,
 1O5 Old Honesty, 10S; Bad News, Wing
 Ting, 109.
 Second race. five and one half furlongs,
 purse: Polly D.. Lyme, 100; Brig, w. 1T.
 Ford 103; Sir Blaise, 106; Light O My Life, no.
 Third race, six furlongs. selling: Rose ONeal, Aviator, Incislon, 99; Jack Weav- CT, Allen Bridgewater, 102; Husky Lad, Union Jack, 1OS; Phil Mohr, 10o; Dusquesne, 10S: Soma, 109 . Fourth race, mile and an eighth The Phoenix Hotel Fall handicap: Foxy Mary. Ill: Messenger Boy, Milton B., 102; Bell Horse 102; Foreman, 106 Cherryola, Leemence, 107.
 Fifth race, five and half furlongs, 2- year-olds, selling: Catherine Hampton. 101; Tilies Nightmare. 102; Lure, 103; Duke Daffy, Sester Florence, 105; Aloha, 104; Colcock, Kaiser 107; Old Chum. no. Sixth race, mile and sixteenth. selling: Camel, 100; Jacobite. Silver Knight, 1o2;
 Elzbethan, Otillo, 1o4; Tombigbee, 1oS.
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Last

From the Atlanta Constitution. Some of the last things performed by the ball teams at Ponce de Leon for the season of 1911 that might prove of inter- est, are as fololws:
 Last put out, Zimmerman. Last run, Burch.
 Last hit, O'Dell, single. Last stolen base, O'Dell. Last sacrifice hit, Zimmerman. Last two bagger, Flint. Last three baSger, Sentell. Last home run, McMurray. Last error. Flint.
 Last assist, Jordan. Last wild pitch, Kuepper. Last base on balls, Kuepper. Last strike out Kuepper. Last at bat, Bill Smith. Last pitched ball, O'Dell.
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sBatted for Richie in ninth.
 ssRan for Archer in seventh.

SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Daubert. Archer Tinker, Wheat Tooley. Three Base Hit-Sheckard. Home Run-Daubert. Hits Apportioned-Richie in g in- nings Cole 1 in innings. Sacrifice Hits--Doyle, Shean, Barger Stolen Bases-Doyle. Double Play-Shean to Tinker to Zim. merman.
 Bases on Balls-Richie 3, Barger 8 Colo 1.
 Struck Out-Richie ?, Barger l Cole 2.
 Wild Pitch--Cole. Time-2:10.
 Umpires-Johnston and Eason.
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ChampiOnshiD Bout

Sydney, Australia, September 18.-The heavyweight championship of Australia, wrested from "Bill' Lang nine days ago by Jack Slater, the American boxer, may change hands again before the month of September is over~~ Articles were signed today for match on the 30th between Lester and Sam McNea, the Californian.
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 Two Base Hits-Snodgrass, Merkie. Stolen Bases-Doyle 3, Snodgrass 3, Her zos. Merkle. Bases on Balls-Camnitz 3, Mathew son l. Struck Out-Adams 3, Mathewson 3. 2 Wild Pitch-Adams Hits Apportioned-Camnit { in 1 1-3 in- nings, Adams In 2-3 innings. Time--1:45. Tmpires-Klem and Brennan.
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games presented to the Dutchman had they been needed; with the figures of the executive office mudded that the Bill likens were ruled to be beaten long be- fore they were: with everything and everybody turned against poor old Mont gomery; tell us gentle reader, how much chance did Johnny have?
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Wells to Meet Mcfarland '

New York, September 1S.-George Me- Donald, manager of Matt Wells, English lightweight champion, announced today he would accept the offer of a purse of ESQ., GOO made by the National Sporting club of London for bout between Packey Me- Farand and Wells.
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Fights in Nashville

Nashville, September S.-tSpecial-)- Fistic promoters will go after lew shekels during state fair week here by uniting on a combination bout Wednesday nirh ht. the combatants being Tommy Kill bane. the we'll known Cleveland light weight, against Jeff O'Connell of Chi cago, and Jack Dempsey of San Francisco against John Rogers of Chicago Both bouts will go six rounds.
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Two Base Hits-Cobb, Dolan, Crawford Summers, Wolter.
 Three Base Hit-Drake. Sacrifice Hit-Handiboe. Stolen Base-Bush.
 Double Play-Dolan, unassisted. Bases on Balls-Ford 1, Hoff 1, Sum mers 2.
 Struck Out--Ford ?. Hoff ?, Summers |. Hit by Pitched Ball-Hartzell. Hits Apportioned-Ford, in , in pings; Hoff, 4 in 5 innings Time-1:39.
 Umpires-Connolly and Sheridan
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Tigers Cop From Yankees

New York, September 1s.-By winning their last game of the season with the locals today, g to 4;,-the Detroit men won their only series of the year from New York. Ford was easy, though all the runs made in the first and second innings were scored after chances had been offered to retire the side. In the fourth inning Blair of New York cleaned the bases with a single, Dolan scoring from first. Score:
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Score Bord

 By Edward S. Morissey You're all familiar with the chump Who stops the game to ask, Whats
 trump?"
 You've often longed to break his head And wished him worse by far than dead. But he's dose that's rather mild, As harmless as a little child, A rather pleasant chap, in fact, And just trifle shy on tact, Compared with that internal bore Who's always asking, What the scorer" I've sat beside him at the game And hugely yearned to maui and maim His wretched carcass, darn his hide It's fit excuse for homicide To see a yap like that survey Tho scoreboard standing straightaway Before his wretched, staring eyes While all the time he loudly cries. And cries again, and cries some more, T say there, Pardner. Whats the score?' I've watched the home club take a spurt That made a deacon shed his shirt The while from twenty runs behind They tied the score in one glad grind. The fans were bowling, raving mad; misanthrope was growing glad hand upon my shoulder lay: turned and heard my neighbor say (Ye Gods! thirsted for his gore): T say there, Pardney! Whats the scorer
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Athletics Win and Tie

Philadelphia, September 1s.-After Phila- delphia won the first game of today's double header from Chicago to l. the teams played tie contest of 12 innings each scoring once. The games were pitch ing dueis between Coombs and Walsh
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Sacrifice Hits-Barrows, Murphy.

Sacrifice Hits-Barrows, Murphy Stolen Base-McInnis.
 Double Plays-Bodie to Tannehill to block; Tannehill to Block; Tannehill to J. Collins; Barry to k. pllins to McTnnis Lord to F.. Collins to McInnis.
 Bases on Bals--Scott 3, Morgan ?. Struck Out-Scott 10, Morgan 10. Wild Pitch-Morgan. Time-2:15.
 Umpires-Evans and Mullen.
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American Association
STANDING
Results

At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 9, Louis vile 2.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul [. Columbus 4. At Milwaukee: Milwaukee ?, Toledo f. At Kansas City: Kansas City-Indian- apolis-no game, wet grounds.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Superbas Stop Cubs

Chicago, September 1S.-Richie was hit hard in the ninth inning, an error two singles and Dauberts home drlve putting Brooklyn ahead. Coles wilo- ness in the eleventh inning in passing Davidson and making a wild pitch gave the visitors another run and the hnal ri n 6 ScOre.
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SUMMARY. \ Two Base Hits-E. Collins, Lord. Three Base Hjt--Barry. Sacrifice Hits-Zeider. Barrows. Stolen Bases-Collns, McInnis. Bases on Balls-Walsh 1, Coombs l. Struck Out-Walsh 1, Coombs 3. Passed Ball--Sullivan. Time--1.N. Umpires-Mullen and Evans
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Reds Get Bapley

Cincinnati, C.. September 1s.-Pitcher Bagby of Hattiesburg, a Mississippi club of the Cotton States league, was today
 purchased by the Cincinnati club.
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Giants Win Easily

Pittsburg, September B.-New York hii Camnitz hard in the first two innings oi today's game and won easily, to 2
 With the bases full in the second, Adams
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Reds Defeat Phillies

Cincinnati, September 1S-Cincinnati de- feated Philadelphia here today by a score of to l. Benton was wild in the first inning, but after that he settled down and the visitors could do nothing with his delivery. Curtiss was also wild in the first inning, but was effective in pinches thereafter. The Cincinnati and Brooklyn teams will play here tomorrow. The game is one postponed at Brooklyn during the last eastern trip of the Cincinnati team, it having been transferred Score:
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Recruit Loses

Boston. September 1S.-The American league debut of Casey Hagerman, Bos- ton Pacific coast pitching recruit, was unsuccessful, Cleveland winning today 4 to 1. Kaler pitched masterly ball. Catch CT O'Neil formerly of Worcester, made his first appearance in Cleveland unl- form. Score: R.H.E. Boston ................. GOO 900 010-1 3 Cleveland ....,......... 110 no O00-4 g o 1 Batteries: Hagerman and Williams; Ka- | Ter and O'Neil. Time, 1:57. Empires, O'Loughlin and Egan.
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Senators Win

Washington, September 1S.-St. Louis made its final appearance of the season here today. The game was played in one hour and 15 minutes, this seasons record for the local grounds, and possibly for the league. A fast double play by Johnson, Street and Schaefer, with the bases filled, finished the game. Score: R.H.E. Washington ............ 020 012 10%-6 8 8 St. Louis .............. 010 900 O00-1 ?
 Batteries: Johnson and Street; Hawke and Clarke. Time, 1a5 Empires, Dineen and Perrne.
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Cards Win and Tie

St. Louis. September 1S.-St. Louis and Boston played another double header this afternoon, the locals winning the first game and tieing the second. Harmon was effective in all but the third inning, while his team mates punched hits and ran wild on the bases, winning the first con- test to 2. Darkness halted the sec ond game at the end of the sixth in-
 ming with the score to B. Scores: First game: R.H k.
 Boston ................. 002 900 Oo0-2 ? St. IoulS .............. 0l Ozl O4|-b ID Batteries: Hogg and Rariden; Harmon
 and Bliss. Time, 80. Empires, O'Day and Emslie.
 Second game: R.H.E.
 Boston .....................-.O O21 O00--3 6 ? ot. l<ouis ..''.s'-.s....... VzV UfU-o Batteries: Young and Kling: Steele and | Wingo and Bliss. Time, 1:20. Umpires | O'Day and Emsie.
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Two Base Hits-Lord, Barry, Block, Me
 Innis.
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r1s5sRs. ELTON AND MsLEE- ON TAE-- T4lSo ezEsN

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
SLING SLEEVES.

The popular and fashionable top
coat made of satin or crepe de chine
has the wide sling sleeve. which was
in style in medieval days. 1t Is
not so large as its ancestors and 1t
has wide cuff. which shows the
color and the reverse side Of the
satin. Nearly all these coats are
made of reversible cloth, the colors OF
which are in direct but harmonious
contrast.
1t must he trifle shorter than the
coats worn during the winter. If one
is to be fashionable. but it is not nee
essary to cut it off just below the
waist line. For this reason the
rather long Norfolk jacket is very
much in style for tall women. who
must wear long lines.
These are made of linen. OF
checked cheviot, and of the shadowy
mohair that has come into fashion.
They are an especially good choice in
linen, for this kind Of suit can never
be anything but most informal, and
the Norfolk jacket has never risen
above it's position as a sporting gar
ment.
1t originated on the English moors.
has always been worn for shooting
and walking, and it is probable that.
in its many REVEALS, it will not 60
any further. 1t is not warmer than
the plain coat, and its entire absence
of fit, and the fact that it cannot be
trimmed. make 1t an admirable type
of everyday summer coat.
The new ones, which are exclusive
so far and not popular, reach little
below the point of the hip. The waist
does not fit in to the figure, but con.
tinues on straight lines. The box
plaits are laid on or made In with
the material, and are not stitched at
the edges. The stitches might help
to keep them In place If there Is any
question Of their refusing to behave
themselves, but as a rule heavy linen
crash is apt to remain in the position
in which it Is ironed.
The belt Is of the material Slipped
through the box plait here and there,
and simply hooked in front. The
revers are also of the material,
notched like those on a mans coat
and finishing in small round collar
at the back.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
OF Interest to Our Women
THE VOGUE OF JET

Among the recent fashion arrivals
Is that of wearing Jet. 1t Is particu-
larly smart with the many black and
white costumes that are being worn
this season. The deg collars are very
elaborate in design. The winged
combs are new and very effective tor
the hair, especially II the couture ID
worn low. Butterflies with aigre,tes or
spike bows for the hair are also new
and very dressy.
The newest Jet chains or necklaces
have plaque lockets that are very
handsomely cut and the chain allows
them to fall only to the bust line
There is bOwknot pin also that has
fringe drops which make is most at
tractive
Hat pins and all other lite acces
sories will be found as complete as IN
all of the semi precious stone novel
ties, and they are quite as becoming
to the brunette as to the blonde or
auburn type
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
Experiment. ON RUNDOWN
FARM.

The Pennsylvania State college has
nceutly added a rundown farm OF
100 acres to it's holdings. A certain
tventy.acre field which was in wheat
when purchased was this year in
rass, mostly timothy. The land was
TOO poor to obtain good catch OF
clover, although an abundance of seed
vas sown. Even the timothy was a
DOOR stand. From III acres of this
plat six loads of hay were obtained.
These loads were not weighed, but II
We estimated them at LOO pounds
each, SIS pounds of hay per acre Is
obtained On the remaining eight and
onehalf acres on April S, 1909, just as
the grass began to grow, commercial
fertilizers We're applied at the follow
Ing rate per acre: Acid phosphate,
80 pounds; muriate of potash, so
pounds; sodium nitrate, $50 pounds.
From this S1a acres eleven loads OF
bay were obtained, while from the
III acres unfertilized but six loads
we're obtained. If the loads are again
estimated at 100 pounds, the yield
IN place Of being 875 pounds per acre
vas 1900 pounds. The cost OF the fer
tlzer, not including the cost OF ap-
plcation, was s5.57 per acre, or about
E40 per ton Of hay. While this is a
fairly satisfactory result, it Is not
what 1t should have been, because Of
The poor stand OF grass.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
THUMB KNIFE FOR PRUNING.

A man in the fruit country of Lower
California has designed thumb.
knife, which is a very handy little i'm.
plement for shipping of punches Of
grapes or other fruit. A metal thimble
has sharp cutting blade projecting
from the end, like long thumb nail
Along the mouth Of the th1mble Is q
row of perforations for the purpose OF
sewing 1t fast to cloth finger stall,
which in turn has drawing string at
its open end. With this little nipple.
ment fastened on his thumb a man
can pinch fruit off the vines and trees
with great rapidity and without in.
juring them in the least, just as II his
own thumb nail was strong enough
and sharp enough to cut through the
branches. With some methods of re-
moving grapes, for instance, a slight
pulling Is necessary, and this invaria'
bly, results in quantity of the ripper
fruit falling from the bunch.