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The Harrison times., 1911-06-24
PASTURE IS THE KEYNOTE
Main Cause Of Lack of Prosperity in
South Is Absence Of Nutritious
Grasses and Glover.

By G. II, Afford, Farmers Co-opera-
tive Demonstration Work, West Jack
son, MisSD
| have quoted before the old Dutch
proyerb, no grass, no stock; no stock,
no manure; no manure, no crop"
firmly believe that | am telling the
whole truth when say that the main
cause of the lack Of prosperity on
southern farms is the absence of good
permanent pastures, We have turned
out worn quilted cotton field,
stretched two or three barbed wires
around it and called il our pasture.
Not a furrow was turned, not seed
was sown. No wonder that our pas
lures are often referred to as "a place
where grass does not grow
A good pasture is made by thorough
" preparing very fertile soil and seed.
ing it to the right kind Of mixed
grasses, so that every square foot OF
it is well covered with nutritious
grasses instead Of broomsledge briars
and weeds. The large majority of US
have never had a good permanent
pasture and therefore base our con-
cmsions on the value Of permanent
Dasture on our experience with a pas
tme where grass does not grow We
have never yet valued a thoroughly
good permanent pasture high enough,
There are, of course, pastures with
out grass such as pastures Of cow
peas, soy beans, peanuts, velvet beans,
oats and so forth, but these are tenn.
porary pastures and last for only a
very short time. OF course, we must
have such temporary pastures in or
der to succeed in the live stock buSi'
ness, but the subject before us just at
this time is a good permanent pasture
full Of nutritious grasses and cIoVerS'
We are talking about taking land and
thoroughly preparing it and fertiliZing
with acid phosphate and planting 1t IN
cowpeas, soy beans, lespedeza, pea
nuts or some other good leguminou3
crop for one or two years and then
sodding It in Bermuda grass, crimson
clover, burr clover and white clover
and lespedoza for pure bred hogs cat
tie, horses, mules, sheep and other
live stock to Craze.
Bermuda is by all odds the best pas
ture grass for the larger part Of the
south. When it is well sodded on
good land, there is no better summer
pasture to be found in North Amer
lea All kinds Of stock are very fond
Of it. Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs
will leave a field Of clover to Craze on
good Bermuda grass. Furthermore,
It is adapted to all kinds Of soil.
Thoroughly plow and harrow the
soil some time before seeding or trans
planting old sod The pasture is eX'
pected to last for several years and
for this reason should be thoroughly
pulyeriZed for from five to fifteen
inches deep. Where the sod is avail
able. do not use seed, The sod is by
far preferable to seed. After the land
has been thoroughly prepared, lay of
rows about two feet apart with a
shovel plow and drop small pieces OF
Bermuda grass in the furrows about
two feet apart. Cover with a harrow.
On fairly productive soil, the Bermuda
grass will cover the entire surface the
first season If put out at the proper
time i'm the early spring.
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The Harrison times., 1911-06-24

Of the trouble to other parts Of the
field. We must, therefore, depend
mainly upon such methods Of prepar.
ing the land, selection Of seed and
varieties, fertilization, cultivation,
handling, etc, as will render the crop
less liable to injury or will enable it
to quickly recover when attacked
Treatment for a pest must frequently
be given before the pest actually ap.
pears, thus preventing its injuries,
rather than to attempt remedy after
the damage has become evident.
1t has already been stated that in
combating insect pests Of cotton we
must largely depend on methods of
managing the crop so that it shall be
least subject TO attack, or to make it
grow so vigorously that it Will quick
ly recover from injury. Such methods
may be called cultural" methods,
since they Imply merely a changing
or modification Of the methods Of or
dinary culture already in common use,
Intelligent farmers everywhere are
coming to see that some system Of
rotation is necessary to secure the
best results with any crop, TO grow
any one crop continuously on the
same land year after year will surely
result in wearing out the important
elements Of plant-food for that crop,
as welI as to deplete the supply OF
humus, which is so necessary to every
soil. To grow the same crop contin-
uOusly also gives every opportunity
for the insect pests Of that crop to
multiply undisturbed until they be.
come destructive enough to ruin it,
Crops with different requirements
should follow one another contnu-
ously so as to keep something grow
ing on the land all the time,
In some respects cotton is unfor
Wnate I'm regard TO rotation for insect
pests, for if we rotate in such a way
as to avoid one, We are liable to play
directly into the hands $50 TO speak,
Of another. If cotton follows a growth
Of weeds and grass, serious damage
by cut-worms may be expected, If
cotton follows c0wpeas, II Is liable to
be damaged by the cowpea.pod weevil,
while If cotton follows corn IT Is likely
TO be attacked by the cotton root
louise, The grower must therefore, be
sufficiently watchful and intelligent to
know what his serious pests are, and
must then choose such system as VIII
give the least opportunity to his worst
pests. Carefully studied out and used
the rotation Of cotton with other
crons can be made quite effeCtual in
avoiding cut.worms, cowpea.pod wee
vii, rootlouse and red spider, and to
lesser extent it may be helpful
against the cotton leaflouse,
But If the farmer Is to know Just
what methods TO adopt to avoid in
sect pests he should know just what
those insects are, and how they i've,
grow and change from one stage OF
life TO another.
The cotton worm IS the larya or
caterpillar Of flying moth and Is
sometimes very destructive to the late
top growth OF cotton.
Tho culture methods OF rotation and
cultivation which are 50 useful against
number OF our cotton pests are rela.
lively useless and impracticable
against this flying pest,
On the whole. the methods OF com
batting the cotton worm consist In the
The Harrison times., 1911-06-24

CBy c. r. BARNS, Minnesota University
Farm)
The Harrison times., 1911-06-24
WAGON BOX LITTER
One Man Enabled TO Perform Task
Alone by Device Shown in Illus
traton-hoW It Is Made.

In order TO enable one man to tako
off and put ON a wagon box, ! use a
device which is set in convenient
part Of the barnyard, writes Sylyanus
Van AIKEN Of Ulster county New York,
in the Farm and Home Set a strong
pole, a, so az to leave eight feet out
The Harrison times., 1911-06-24
FIGHT COTTON PESTS
Loss From This Source Cannot
Be Entirely Prevented,
Annual Injury by Insects May in Time
Be Avoided BY Adoption of Diff
ferent Methods of Grow
ina the Plant.
By FRANKLIN SHERMAN, JRD

CBy FRANKLIN SHERMAN, JItD
How long the cotton grower will be
willing to calmly sacrifice the large
amount of money which is the annual
toll to insects, is largely for him to
decide. While it is true that no grow
er however energetic and earnest can
entirely prevent loss from this source,
it IS safe to say that at least one-third
9f this total loss could be prevented
It trivial expense, merely by the adop-
ton ole different methods of rotation
or preparation Of the crop, planting,
etc.
Cotton, like corn and other grains,
is a crop of what we may call low
commercial value. That is to say the
cash return from an acre devoted to
cotton is low as compared to the re.
turn from some other crops. An acre
devoted TO strawberries may yield a
net return Of $40O, but an acre de.
voted 10 cotton will usually yield not
over $50. Thus, while one might prof
itably spend $40 or $50 per acre to
combat insects on strawberries, the
average farmer cannot spend more
than few dollars per acre at most
to combat cotton insects, if he is to
make a profit.
With any crop which is grown in
such large areas, and where there are
80 many individual plants, it is usual
ly Improbable to adopt any method
which calls for the treatment Of in.
dividual plants, unless such treatment
is effective in preventing the spread
The Harrison times., 1911-06-24
Cooperative SiIo Building.

A good example Of cooperation Is
shown in the case of five farmers in
the vicinity Of Litchfeld, Mimi, who
purchased building material in large
enough quantities to erect silo on
each of their farms and helped each
other in the construction
One Of the farmers gave a detailed
account of the cost of his silo as
s22s.7S, although the actual cash out
lay did not exceed 5000, the owner
and his boys doing much OF the work
1t Is estimated that by contract, such
a silo could not be built for less than
S275.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06

tions bv the party membership. InlesS
amended IL should he vetoed.
Congressman Calder. OF Brooklyn de-
clared that the bill as passed by the AS
scmbly WAS poor and should be amendeu
10 make it better. II wouldn't say that IL
is worse than no bill at all said the 'oh-
gressman. but we certainly ought 10 nave
a bin that would come nearer 10 'giVlhs
Is real direct nominations than the one
now mp I'm Albany"
Darwin r. James. jr.. president OF the
Brooklyn Young Republican CLUB. ana ono
Of the men who helped draft the Hinman-
Green bill OF last year. declared that the
bin now at Albany was nothing less than
an attempted fraud on the people OF inc
staTe.
IT will react on the men VINO try 10
make IL a law" said Mr.. James, but also
II will hurt the whole cause Of direct pri-
maries because It Is such fraud. II ~
bill that VIII simply legalize bossism.
and sooner or later the men who are trying
10 nut il through will find that the real
sentiment Of the state is solid for direct
promaries law that will actually give the
voters direct primaries. ] believe u would
he far better 10 have no legislation on the
subject at all at this session than 10 have
that bill enacted into law"
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
ASK DIX TO VETO BILL
Friends OF Direct Nominations
OenounCe Senate Measure.
ONLY IMITATION. THEY SAY
Governors Sincerity Questioned
by Those Who Declare Bosses
Are Strengthened.

Friends Of direct nominations in this city
were united yesterday IN denouncing the
measure passed on Wednesday at Albany
as a bill that would put party machinery
more firmly than ever in the hands Of the
bosses
Governor Dix has either PLAYED in with
the bipartisan combination or he does not
know any more about real direct nomina-
uons than Nicodemus did about the sec
ond coming" declared william H. Wad-
hams. president Of the Direct Primaries As
sociation. Advocates OF real direct pri-
maries. said Mr.. Wadhams. would rather
wait for another Legislature and take n
chance then on getting a satisfactory bill
than accept this substitute
The point is" Mr.. Wadhams explained.
that on primary day all members Of the
party are supposed TO come to the polls on
an even footing, but with this bill the or
ganization Of the ms is given "A column.
with the party emblem at the top. and
everybody else Is put in the position OF
fighting the ins. Another thing. this bill
puts the party funds in the hands of the
ms whereas those funds belong to the
whole party and not 10 the faction which
happens to be IN control"
Mr.. Wadhams called attention 10 the
fact that the bill now before the legislators
was voted for by Grady, Sullivan and 9TH
ers who fought against direct nominations
whenever the subject was broached previ-
ously.
"All the real friends Of direct nomina-
tions in the legislature he said. are
against this bill. II it's going to be the
same old game, people will not come to
the polls for primaries. II would be better
to wait until We can get a real bill than to
take this makeshift."
The Direct Primaries Association sent
this telegram 10 Governor Dix yesterday
urging him to veto the bill unless II was
amended:
An earnest protest is made against the
primary election bill as passed by the Sen
ate on October & Party members should
have ar equal opportunity on primary day
Party emblems and party funds are not the
property Of "the organization" but belong
20 the whole party
The bin as drawn helps the boss direct
the nominations and hinders direct nomina-
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
TELLS OF PAVING WORK
MCaneny ReCountS Obstacles His
Office "InherIted."
GREAT PROGRESS MADE
Declares Streets Are in Better
Condition than They Have
Been in Ten Years.

Borough President McAncny spoke on
paving conditions I'm the city at the regular
monthly meeting Of the Chamber Of Conn
merce yesterday. Mr.. McAneny credited
the present bad condition Of the pavements
I'm Manhattan TO conditions inherited from
the past" and said the work Of ripping out
tho old and obsolete. and OF giving the city
the most up-to-date type OF pavement was
going ahead as rapidly as the eppropria-
tions would permit.
"The estimated cost Of taking care OF
the wear and tear in Manhattan alone dur
ing the year 1912 runs over Sl0o0,GO,' he
said. "and a large part OF this excessive
cost is due TO the fact that we are con-
tinually paying for repairing OF streets
which ought not to he repaired but re-
paved"
Continuing he said 1T Is a common
place Of engineering knowledge that there
can be no good pavement without strong
foundation: yet there are still one hundred
miles OF street in Manhattan where the
thin surface Of sheet asphalt Is laid upon
nothing more than the old stone block
pavement which, in turn, rests only upon
sand. This means foundation originally
uneven and irregular, and subject to con-
stant settlement under the pressure Of
traffic The maintenance Of pavement OF
this character is extravagant and waste
ful-yet the mistake Of laying it was con-
tnued on a large scale until very recent
wears. As late as 1909 more than thirty
miles Of this type were laid in single
year. and large amounts were also laid in
1904 and 1905. Many Of the stone streets
where the blocks We're laid upon sand
alone. are IN practically the same condition
impossible Of correction save through alb
soIutc replacement.
This was the general condition that
inherited twenty months ago. nave
recognized the problem 10 be, first 10 re-
pave as rapidly az possible. and so far as
the allowances made by the Board OF Es-
innate will permit, those streets found "a
ne I'm the worst state Of repair; and, sec
ond. 10 keep at least IN as good repair as
possible those areas for which money for
rcpayiug is not provided.
The annual allowance for repaving IN
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
THINK RECIPROCITY POSSIBLE
Massachusetts, Democrats Still Hopeful
of Canadian Agreement

Boston. oct. 5.-The Democratic State
Convention was held in Faneuil Hall to-
day for the purpose Of indorsing the ticket
nominated at the primaries last week and
adopting a platform. This praises Gov
ernor Foss's administration. urges the abo-
ltion Of party enrolment in primaries, ia
vors the submission Of a woman suffrage
amendment 10 a popular vote. indorses the
initiative and referendum and the direct
election Of United States Senators, declares
that reciprocity with Canada is still posi-
bIe and demands the removal O. all duties
on foodstuffs of general popular consump-
ton and on raw material Of manufactures.
Sherman L. Whippie, Of Boston. sounded
the keynote: George Fred Williams pre-
sented the platform. while Governor Foss,
who seeks reelection. and David I. Walsh.
the nominee for Lieutenant Governor. In
dorsed everything that had been said in
speech and platform and declared that
they were ready for the fray
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
CAT BITES TWO CHILDREN
Pet of Five Years Plays Havoc in
Bronx Family.

Two children were bitten. the parlor
was wrecked and considerable excitement
prevailed. when a pet Maltese cat be-
longing 10 the family Of Mrs. Florence
Meyer. OF No. $50 Home street. Tho Bronx,
suddenly went mad yesterday afternoon.
Tho cat was finally killed by Patrolman
Mclaughlin, Of the Morrisauia police sta
ton.
The injured children are Walter Meyer,
eleven years old. and his eight-year-old
sister. Florence Or. Donohue took them
both to Fordham Hospital where tho
wounds on their arms we're cauterized.
They will probably be taken 20 tho Pasteur
Institute FOR treatment. The cat Will be
examined by physicians from the Board OF
Health.
The animal had been i'm the Meyer family
for five years. It Jumped al the boy, VINO
was playing with his sister IN the front
room. and alarmed by the children
screams. Mrs. Meyer ran IN and beat II on
with a poker Then the cat attacked the
little girl BY this time several Of Mrs.
Meyers neighbors arrived on the scene
and after much difficulty they beat thu
animal OFF and locked il in the parlor'
where the patrolman ended It's miseries
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
HAS APHASIA ONCE A YEAR
California Man Tells Strange
Story in Hospital.

christian dc Vein. merchant Of Berke-
ley' cal, came to this city yesterday morn
lhE on sightseeing trip. A little more
than an hour after his arrival he was in
~ Nincent's Hospital. unable 10 tell who
ne was or where he lived. The physicians
diagnosed the case as aphasia. and were
about 10 give orders that the man be placed
IN quiet room for time, when he sud
denly came. to himself He then told a
story which amazed those attending him
The first attack Of the kind, Mr.. de Vein
said. occurred on his birthday one year after
the San Francisco earthquake. lie was in
san Francisco at the time of the catas-
trophe and although he did not suffer any
injury. it appears that the picture Of suf-
fcring and death ne witnessed became in
delibly impressed upon his brain. The first
attack was accompanied by no pain. and
lasted only about ten minutes.
Another year went by, and again on his
birthday he had an attack while in his
home az Berkeley This too. passed of in
ten minutes. Nothing happened the next
year. although Mr.. dc Vein was on the
watch. and ne believed the hoodoo had
been broken. Yesterday however. his six
ty-thlrd birthday. called back TO life the
spell Of lapsus mentis.
Mr.. de Vein registered Mt the Hotel Al
bert. University Place and nth street, after
his arrival here yesterday morning. He
had breakfast. and then went out for
walk. At Union Square he suddenly be-
came dizzy. and fell into the arms OF a
man who had been watching his strange
actions He was then taken 10 ~. VIM
cents HoSpital
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
NEW ARREST IN TAXI CASE
Engraver Held as Material Wit
ness to Murder Laid to Garvey.

rhilip Goodwin, twenty y-one years Old an
enRraver. of No. 100 Waverly Place, w1s
arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective
Lieutenant McKenney and held by Magi'-
trate Corrigsn, in Jefferson Market court
as - material witness 70 the "taXlcsb
murder" Inspector Hughes admits tnst
Goodwin was not an eyewitness 10 the
Pr hbe7-,- Of diamonds from Jacob JacchN
.-.r. I'm sixth avenue or 10 the shooting II
tho clerk Adoirh Stern, in front of the
store but tho inspector believes the en-
eraver knows a lot about the affair.
Martin Garvav the silent young man
with the popping eyes Who is charged
with the murder Of Stern. waived cAamlna-
tion before MAGISTRATE CorriSan yesterday.
lie will be brought before the grand Jury
this morning William G. Demarost me
truck driver. whose loose tongue was re-
sponsible for Garveys arrest VIII get
hearing before Magistrate CorrlSan ms
afternoon At 2 o clock.
JobD O'Flaherty. Of 40 l& west HoCs-
ton street, Michael McKeown, Of NO ~
p-drscoubo avenue and Henry Peterson
~ No 1000 FinIay avenue. The Bronx, the
,,.o-uItneeges whose testimony Inspector
tIrgbas believes will be the best eViden 2
against Garvey, have been getting Ugly Ie'-
tors Detectives are keeping close 10 these
witnesses to sec that no harm hefaIiS theih.
The men who robbed Jacobys store pIed
ont NJ the red taxicab in Barrow street. \
,oune girl with golden hair has been touhu
a., that neighbornood who pulled cellu!old
,,,,.,I fray out Of an ash barrel and played
,ritb II for several days. and then got nd
Of il. The detectives are pretty ceI'' III
that the diamonds were distr''uteo ''ii''',7
the occupants of the taXicab ~ 'ouSe III
this neishborhood and the tray throw"
away. No promising clew 10 the
abouts Of the gems has been uneartheo Ee"
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
TRAILED BY HER HATPlN
Girl and Man Arrested as Forgers
After Long Chase.

4 large latpin, one end OF which was
fashioned into a tigers head, led 10 'he
arrest at Bridgeport, Conn. yesterday Oh
Alice Pullman. after she had been ualled
10 many cities the Pinkert.L Detective
Agency announced. With her was man
who said he was T. A. Christy, who was
held as an accompGce. He declared he was
a cousin Of Howard Chandler Chrsty.
The man later gave his name as Frank
Mohler. Of Pittsburgh, and said that Henry
Nol,lor a wealthy man OF that city. was
his brother. He declared he was formerly
n Princeton student and at one time nao
attended West Point It IS alleged ne mas
wife in New York.
Tho specific charge on which the Two
were arrested Is passing forged checK
on the Whitney Central Bank, OF New OF
leans. According 10 The Pinkertons' the
girl. who is only nineteen years old, made
a fun confession, i'm which she said that
she. with Christy, had defrauded number
of hotels and banks throughout Texas
california and Wyoming. II is said the
girls right name is Alice Black and that
her Darents live I'm Colorado Springs
/ Christv It is asserted, Is a native Of Sai
| Francisco. one passage Of the girls AL
/ legged confession reads.
IF Won tell man Won are an heiress M
will fan all over himself to make love -
Won. whether he is wealthy or not. There
/ is some sort of A strange fascination srounC
/ the word heiress, especially if YOU are a
] 4l good looking
The couple will be taken back to New
| Orleans AT once, il was said.
! Pittsburg. oct efforts to identifl
/ Frank Mohler failed here tonight Henri
/ NTobler. said 10 he brother, is not known
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
VENEZUELA'S NEW CONSUL
Pedro Rafael Rincones Supplants
Jacinto Lopez Here.

Announcement was made yesterday that
the long expected change IN the local
Venezuelan consular service had taken
place ard that President Gomez had sp-
pointed Pedro Rafael Rinconos as consnl
general in this city. 70 succeed Jacnto
Iopez. who had occupied the office since
ApriI 1909. The retiring official ~ n poet
and writer. He was in exile here for sew
eraI wears before his appointment
Scnog Rincones was Consul General of
Venezuela I'm New York in the adrinistra-
tion of President Castro and was his init
mate friend in the state of Los Andes
where Senior Rincones was engaged IN the
coffee trade az Tachra before Castro be
came President. The new consul general
has heen in the coffee importing business
with his son IN this city since he left the
consulate 10 which he is now restored by
one Of those peculiar twists in politics that
arc known only IN Venezuela
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
sNITKIN CASE UP TODAY
Appellate Division to Hear
Charges Against Him.

charges Of unprofessional conduct WIZ
no presented to-day before the Appena'"
Division Of the Supreme Court against Jus
tico Leonard A Snitkin, Of the Municipal
court Of the I'd District. The purpose
of the charges, which were brought by
7,,cps Peneson. an East Side real estate
o,.orstor. is 70 obtain the removal of Jus
toe Snitkin from the bench and MS dis-
barmout from practice AZ a lawyer.
Tho testimony I'm the case against the
ir.tice has been taken by the grievance
,..,,,,ittee Of the Bar Association, which
,,,u nresent the petition to the Appellate
,,,,.isiop Reueson said that Justice Snit-
l,,, had several times treated him with
cortempt I'm the court and made remarks
which were not Judicial and which greatly
humfiatcd him.
,,ber bo tried TO resent the remarks Of
,,o court said BencsOn. he was roughly
hard,ed by a court officer acting under the
,,strpctious of Justice Snitkin.