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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
FARM BUILDINGS BURNED.
Two Fires at Mt. Vernon, Friday
Cause Is Unknown.

Mt. Vernon, Me-, April 26.-SpeciaD.
A set of farm buildings on Currler
hill. about six miles from the village
We're destroyed by fire, this afternoon.
They were unoccupied, and were sup
posed to be owned by Roy Smith OF
Kent,s Hill. The cause of the fire is
thought TO have been burning grass,
which originated from a brush ilre.
A second fire occurred in the same
district, this afternoon, when Darn
owned by Frank Ingham was destroy
ed. Burning grass is supposed to have
been the cause.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

and during the afternoon spec
trains brought engines and hose wag
ons from Portland, Lewiston and Bath
The Cabot mills were closed soon after
the fire started and several hundred
employees turned out to help the fire
men. Students at Bowdoin College
Were also dismissed from their elias
and turned volunteer fire lighters t.
good effect
For several hours traffic on the
Brunswick & Yarmouth Electric Line
was tied up and. tonight some sec
tions of the town were in darkness
because of the enforced cutting Of
electric lighting wires. The fire is be-
lieved to have been due to spark
from a locomotive setting fire to the
grass near the coal sheds.
The list of burned buildings located
on Cedar street with the estimated
losses in each case, are as follows
Maine Central Railroad water tow-
er. carpenter shop and storehouse,
$4,000; Knight & Stanwood's coal
sheds, $1,000; st. Joints Catholic
church and parochial school, $4,000:
St Pauis Episcopal church, $4,000
'''Ni4tiiS houStS VI Jojlli y. -hohiitr
ford. Mrs. ADELAIDE c. Dennison, Dan
iel T. Toothaeher, William II, Hill,
Karl Won Rydingsbard of New York,
Mrs, Marcia f. GetchelI, George ID.
Campbell and John A. Deals, $4,000.
In addition to these several build
inga We're slightly damaged. In near
~ every ease the buildings DESTROYED
We're either wholly or partially in-
sured.
The Union street Primary school
house caught fire three times, on the
roof. but each time the blaze was ex-
tinguished. There are i25 scholars al
this school, hat they executed The fire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings in Ali
the Leading Stocks.

New York. April 26.-Dealings in, the
greater strength. breadth and activity.
Unlike yesterdays session, when a very
considerable part of the trading was
made up of specialties and securities of
secondary Importance, today's business
embraced a vast majority of the specu-
lative favorites and other stocks of rec
ognized merit. Reading was again the
spectacular feature. rising to l76 1-S.
which with its recent quarterly dividend
brought the stock up to az 5-S, or 3-S
points above IT'S previous record price,
achieved in 1910. Sales of Reading for
the day aggregated 227 600 shares, or
about rs pen. cent. of the whole. Read
ing's rise was accompanied by various
reports and much conjecture, but for all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

i IL ,is o b afioat: receipts 1926; shipments
OATS-Spot steady: receipts 25,925,
PORk-Firm family 20.50M21 50f
BEEF-Iirm: picked hams 12tm1s1.
dARD-Strong; middle west l0.a5mll.95:
firmer. SsM9,.
SuGAR-Raw steady: muscovado 80
test 34s centrifugal So test 39s. rnoasses
~ test a23: refined steady.
BuTTER-Firm: receipts Gl67 tubs;
creamery specials 33aa Z; extras 80: first 32
132a; seconds 30saiSie; thirds 2Sd29; state
dairy finest 326I32a
EGGS-Barely steady, receints % 0s9
checks 15Ml7g ~
TATOES-frregular;l Florida ! new
per Dbl. 5n775; European No ner lss
lbs. 2M250. lower grades 12hlll7h
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

BOSTON,. AprlI q.
1lsdi2l.
BRAN--Unehanged, 295NGa0.
BITTER-Stronger, northern 34I3it;
western 3iG3it
CHEESts-F'irm; new choice. 17lGls
GORN-Steady: No. 3 yellow 81.
EGGS-Unchanged; choice MOS west
ern 23a23i.
F,LOUR-Firm; spring patent ss5a7si0
lIAY-Steady. No. l grade p. 50fa9 50
sLAMBS-Stronger. 15Tfo. e-s-e - 'e--se
LARD-Stronger; pure 12a. -
OATS-Firm: No 2 clipped whns 81
PORk-Steady; medium baciss 21 751
% 80
oTATOES-Higher; white sqsis.V
SUGAR--IInchanged . elantilateH Na5
VEALS-Firm, l2a9tl3 SasNh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

New York. April &.-The New Yerks
defeated Boston here. today, ia a hand
hitting game by score Of 10 3. Dom
nelly held the Giants without hat in
the first four innings, but they pounded
him hard in the hfth and skies, when
they made nine Of their II hits and did
sa their scoring Pitcher Crandall had a
perfect batting average with two doubles,
a single and sacrifice IN four times up.
Herzogs hand was injured by foul.
compelling him 10 retire in favor Of Groh,
BOSTON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
AT BROcKTON.


Medford, Mass, April 2e.-Batting; in
bunchess Tfrtss easily defeated Universi-
~ OF Maine, roday. by a score Of Il to G.
Bennett and Hooper We're most prominent
Ia Tnftsss .hit ting activity. Adams held
University of Maine safe except in the
seventh inning, when five runs were seer
ed The score by innings
Tufts ....4....2 D ? o 2 x-12-l0-i
L. Of Me. 20 0 ] 0 0 8 ~ G. sc
Batteries Adams and Geary Gilman
and Abbott Umpire. Comfy. Time. 2 To-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
WALDO.
THoRNpIkE.

The many friends Of our former
townsnan. Ira Howard of Pitts1eld.
were saddened by the news of his
death which occurred last week. The
remains were taken to Belfast Tor
burial.
r. J. Perley lost one of his nice
horses, Tuesday. Mr.. Perley has been
in poor health the past winter but Is
now much better.
Mark r. Palmer and daughter We're
visitors at Mrs. Fletchers, Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

New York, April ~
prices higher for winter grades; winter
stralghts 4SV7490: winter patents 5M525;
extras No. ] winter 4loa49o; extra No. 2
winter 39004; Kansas straights 6@5lO; re-
ceipts 1886; shipments 27245.
\ WHEAT--Spot firm: No. red 1l9a ele-
vator export basis to arrive and 122 { o b
afloat; No.sy1 northernl Duluth l27f fro b
af1oat opening navigation; receipts 10000;
shipments 1914
cORN-Spot easy; export ssa cents nom
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

drill and marched cut without con-
fusion.
'rhe Berean Baptist church caught
fire several times, but was saved from
the flames
The st. Paul Episcopal parish has
secured the Unitarian church for the
present, and services will be held
there.
The Catholic Society. which pur-
chased the Merryman estate for Il
convent. is making plans for using
the larPe house for parochial school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

International LEAGUE.

At Baltimore-Rochester TO- Baltimore
s. Game called at end of eighth. dark
ness.
AT Jersey City-Jersey City 5. Buffalo /.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. /. Toronto 0.
AT Newark-Montreal II, Newark 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago, April 2d
CATTLE-Receipts 1900: market steady
10 strong for steers calves Zoe. higher;
beeves 5754IS90
HOGS-Receipts 10000; market mostly
Zoe. higher; light 7f00790
SiIEEP-Receipis 700. market strong
go; yeaflings 62dffS25: native lambs So
925: western 6251975.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
New York Cotton Market.

New York. April 26.
Spot closed quiet and 10 points lower.
Middling uplands 1l.75; do gulf 1900 No
sales
steady liz; Savannah, holiday: Charles
ton steady, liz: Memphis quiet. H.
Net receipts for seven days llS079
Exports 70 Great Britain 33,6S2; to
France "a, 45s: to the Continent 2.45a 10
Japan Is S23
Stock Ill 800, 5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
New England League.
NEW ENGLAND STANDING.
AT LAWRENCE.

Lawrence s...........6 D 0 0001 0 ] I--3-S-4
New Bedford ..01 100000 0-2-5-0
Batteries olseth Fullerton, Heating
end Ulrich: Swormstedt and Delaney.
Time. 200. Umpire. Stafford
AT TIAyERHILL.
JIaverhill 0 / IL 0 2 o x-5-l2-l
Worcester 80 0 o o o o 0 0 o. So
Batteries-P. Barry and Pratt; Madden
and McCune Time, LIS. Umpire. Lam
igan.
AT BROcKTON.
FAN River - o o o 0 0 0 o STILL
Brockton 80 3 o 0 0 Q-6-15-l
Batteries--B Blum. r. Smith and Garbut:
Wood cand Wadleigh. Time, III. Umpire,
Rorty.
AT LOWELL.
Lowell 2 . Z o o 2 o 0 2--i5-le-5
Lynn ..-...s..1 8 L IL 0--li-l6-s
< Batteries-Yount and Lavigne; Reiger.
HAYNES, Scott and Weeden, Baum Time,
y As. Umpire. kerins,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
AT puII.AnEI.pIiIA

Brooklyn - 0 3 o o 2-6-s-s
Philadelphia % o o o 0-2-5-2
Batteries-Brennan and Graham. Stack
and Phelps. Time. 2.io umpires. Klein
and Bush
At CHICAGO.
st. Louis - 0 o o o ] 2-10-l2-3
Chicago - 0 o o o o. s. 6-5
Batteries-Steele Woodbury.. Harmon
and Bliss, Wiugo; Cheney and Archer
Time 2.25. EMPIRES. Owens and Brennan.
At Pittsburg-The Pittsburg- Cincinnati
game was postponed, threatening wealth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
PHILADELPHIA

sEatted for Morgan in "a.
ssBatted for Gicotte in 9Th.
sssBatted for Russell in 9th.
Boston .....3 6 o XII
Philadelphia .4.....0 : 0 o-6
Two-base hits Bradley, Thomas. Col
Inns Three-base hit-Strunk. Home run
Bradley. Hits-On Pape 6 in 2 innings
ttwo men at BAT in "a Inning; off Cicotte
in Innings. OFF Bedient | In innings.
Z innings Sacrifice hits-Thomas, Nc
lnnis. Stolen base-Barry. Double plays
--Cicotte, Yerkes, Wagner and Bradley.
Baker Barry and Mcinnis. Left on
bases--Boston 4, Philadelphia s. First
base on balls--Om Pape ]. on Morgan /.
off Russell 4 First base on Bos-
ton 3. Philadelphia l. Hit by pitcher
BY RUSSELL Hooper. Struck out-By
Pape l. by Cicotte l. by Bedient 4, by
Morgan .. by Russell q Wild pitch
f Pape Ballz-B edient. Time. 205 I'm
pires. Westeryeif and o'Ioughlin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

Boston. April s-Bradiey's big stick
gave Boston a victory over the Athletics.
today asto G His double and home run,
the latter clearing the left field fence,
sent four runs in before him and he
scored two himself Philadelphia batied
two Boston pitchers out Of the hox
PTGT4Ns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
Connecticut Laaaus.

AT Holyoke Mass.--Springfield 3, Hol-
yoke g. Called at end of 18th, darkness.
AT New Haven-New Haven g. Bridge
port g. Called at end Of 10th; darkness.
AT New Brtam-New Britain 6. Hart
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
OTHER GAMES.

At Wiiamstown--W Williams 3. Mass
Aggies 0.
At Mortified. vt-Norwich UNIVERSE
~ 2, New Hampshire College 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

Boston ..............0 @ e.
New York 1893 o o x-4
First base on errors-Boston . Two
base hits-Donnelly, Miller ?. Crandall ..
Spratt . Three-base hits-Devlin, Muir
ray. Home run-HeiZog. Sacrifice hit
Crandali. Left on bases-New York {,
Boston g. Double plays-Meyers and
Doyle. Devore, Merkle. Meyers and Mer-
kle First on balls-0ff Crandall 3, OFF
Donnelly A. Struck out-By Erandall 1,
by Donneiy 2 Wild pitch--Donnelly.
umpires. Rig1er and Finneran. Time,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
New York Money Market.

New. York, April %.
Prime mercantile paper a 10 a per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady AT 1910 for
G0-day bills aud at 49, 10 In demand
Commercial bills 4S3a.
Bar silver 60a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27
AT MAsHINGTON.

New York 2 o 32 2 o / o-l0-lo-g
Washington - o @ o o. > Al
Batferies-Quinn and Fisher; Walker
Becker, Cashion and Williams. Time. 2h.
Umpirex Connolly and Hart.
AT Cleveland--The Chicago-Cfeseiand
game WAS postponed; rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

Brown. was damaged about $1,000 The
ratdrs of the fire WAS about quar-
ter of q mile
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BOWdOin Nine
Middlebury 9

Middlebury, Vi, April 26-Bowdoin and
Middlebury, after a 10-nning gameft of
free hitting and numerous errors on
both sides. were unable to decide win
ner. today, and the game was called be-
cause of darkness Bowdoin punched
enough hits with Middlebury's errors
and made in two innings runs to lead
Middlehury but in the eighth Middlebnry
hit Hall for two runs and tied the score.
Middlebury Q 3 Q 0-9-l6- s
Battelies--Nail, Stillson and WiliaHls
Means. Hall and Brooks. Umpire, Plam-
mef. Time, go
THREATENING FIRE AT HOLLIS.
CONTINUED from Page One.)
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STRAIGHT CHARGE OF
ABSOLUTE lNHUMANlTY

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eRUNswlcks 100000 Loss.

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THREATENING FIRE AT HOLLIS

CONTINUED from Page one.)
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sEatted for Morgan iEf %.
ssBatted for Gicotte in 9th.
$50 Batted for Russell in 9Th.
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4AtAttdH uoftdFS ~.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds irregular
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28
ISN'T GOING TO CALIFORNIA

John Mitchell, living four miles
southwest Of the city, had into crop
about 700 acres the past season. He
threshed 5000 bushels of wheat, 1900
bushels of barley, SAP bushels Of
oats, and has Is acres of fax in the
stack. Besides this crop of small
grain he has rs acres of corn, about
half of which is sound and fit to crib.
You cannot get John Mitchell to say
a word of South Dakota except to
praise it. John has built up a nice
place and has as nice a farm home as
any man need want. A short time
ago he was offered $500 an acre and
only laughed at the party. The would
be buyer then asked what price would
be considered. John replied that
$4,000 an acre might be about right,
but ended by telling the party he did
not want him to make the offer. John
says South Dakota is the farmers
paradise.-De Smet Independent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28
MRS. MONTGOMERY DIES

Mrs. j. c. Montgomery died at the
family home n mile south of the
lake in Lake Hendricks township from
tuberculosis from which she had been
a sufferer for twelve years. She had
good medical attendance and several
operations which did not help her
much. She came here from Stavan-
ger, Norway, at the age of 8 years
and was t~hirty-one years, one month
and twenty-five days old at the time
of her death. She leaves a husband
and five children, three boys and two
girls, the oldest a boy Of fourteen and
the youngest a girl one year and five
months old. The funeral took place
at the family home and the remains
laid to rest in the Lutheran Gem
etery north of the lake. The services
conducted by Rev. Jacob Ekse,
pastor. .
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28

From the Raleigh, N. c., News and
Observer we get the following inter-
esting item:
Robert l.. Slagle, Of Brookings, S.
D., is visiting J. Rufus Hunter. Mr..
Slagle is president Of the State Col
lege Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
in South Dakota, one of the first insti-
tutions of hat character in the coun-
try. He has made a great reputation
there and stands among the foremost
practical and successful college presi-
dents in the country. He was a class
mate Of DIR. Hunter at Johns Hopkins,
and they have been devoted friends
ever since. Raleigh Is glad to give
a cordial welcome to this distinguished
educator. President Slagle was at
n time an instructor at Annapolis
and was there when Worth Bagley
entered the academy and the young
man a under his tuition for a pc
riod and Mr.. Slagle was very much
interested and pleased to see the life
like statue OF him in the Capitol
square. Worth Bagley was the first
American officer killed in the Spanish
American war"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28
GOLD PRODUCTION IMMENSE

The report of the state mine in
spector for the last year has been filed
with the governor, indicating that the
past year has been generally a most
the western part of the state, with
the largest gold output since the or
ganization of the mine inspectors de-
partment, says a Pierre dispatch.
That mining conditions are also
favorable to the workmen is shown by
the fact that with over 1000 men
working underground the accidents
have been few and there have been
but three fatalities from accidents
among these men for the year, the
lowest death record ever made. The
injuries in the surface workings have
been as great as in the underground
workings, and neither percentage has
been large enough to cause any other
comment than that of favorable con-
ditions.
Outside Of gold mining, the mica in
dustry has not been as fourishing as
for several years past, about all in
that line being done by individuals,
who are shipping their product out to
have it worked up, the Westinghouse
mine and factory being closed. The
quarry industry in the southern Hills
about Hot Springs show returns of
about $4,000 for their output for the
year.
The total gold output is given as
sS,035,59S, of which the Homestake
mine produces Sc, 9 900.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28
TIMES HAVE CHANGED

The B~rookings Register reports that
the upper classes of the college con
Guided that the Freshmen were too
fresh, and planned a mild hazing for
the first year men. The faculty got
next" and spoiled the game, but con
scented to the drafting of a set of
regulations for conduct of the Fresh
men to which the latter agreed to
abide. Times have certainly changed
within a few years. The writer well
remembers when a thing of that kind
would have been impossible at Brook
ings. And if the Register doubts our
judgment in the matter, it is respect
fully referred to Prof. r. F. Kerr.
Ask him how he thinks Cheever, Bent
ly, Sickler, Grafton, Murphy and thir-
ty OF forty others would have taken
an attempt by the upper classmen to
prescribe rules for their conduct.
Would there be anything doing? Well,
ask Prof. Kerr and a few others Of
the faculty at that time.--De Smet
Independent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28
AN OLD RESIDENT DIES

John Hartmann, n of the old resi-
dents of the county, passed away at
his home two miles northeast of the
city, last Saturday evening. Mr.. Hart
mann had been in poor health for sev-
eral months, but the end came sudden
ly and was a shock to his family and
friends.
The funeral was held from the M.
E. church Tuesday afternoon, with in
terment in Greenwood, and a large
%concourse Of friends and neighbors
paid a last tribute to his memory. The
services were conducted by Rev. r.
A. Bruce, the pastor.
Mr.. Hartmann was the son Of Adam
and Louise Hartmann and vas born in
Sciota county, Ohio, December IS,
1858. At an early age his family
moved to Iowa, where his childhood
and early manhood was spent. On
February ID, 1882 he vas united in
marriage to Minnie A. Waters, who
survives him. To this union one son
was born, Paul Waters Hartmann OF
Brookings. He is also survived by a
brother, Henry c. Hartmann of An
%acortes, Wash, and a sister, Mrs.
Sophia Saathoff, of Storm Lake, and
a stepmother, Mrs Mary Hartmann,
and several half brothers and half
sisters Of Buena Vista, Iowa.
He was an early resident of Brook
ings city and lived in Trenton town
ship for many years, moving to the
present home of the family the past
year.
Mr.. Hartmann was a good neighbor
and a good friend and his death is
mourned by those who knew him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28
PRACTICAL JOKE is COSTLY

To expend an aggregate Of $4,000 in
defending himself and indemnifying
his bondsmen and, in addition, to
serve a term of one year in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary is what a practical
joke cost Edward Bell, a young man
who formerly lived over in Moody
county. After becoming involved in
the trouble, which has landed him in
the ~penitentiary, he went to the Brit
ish northwest, where he is the owner
of a homestead.
Bell pleaded guilty in the state cir
cult court of Moody county to the
charge of grand larceny. Some months
ago, while yet a resident Of Moody
county, himself and three other young
men were visiting different saloons
and drinking heavily. One Of his
companions, named Wathier, display
ed a roll Of bills, and 1t was suggested
to him that he leave the money with
a saloon keeper or he would lose it.
Wathier replied that he had carried
many larger rolls and had never lost
a cent.
In q spirit OF fun 1t was suggested
that It would be g good Joke 4
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-28
AN INTERESTING BULLETIN

twenty-five million dollars worth OF
nitrogen was taken from South Da-
kota soils in 1910 and very little Of 1t
returned. Such is the startling PROPOSE
ton set forth in bulletin number 139,
just issued by Prof A. N. Hume of the
State College experiment station. The
corn crop alone consumed eight mil
lion dollars worth of nitrogen, equal
to the annual mineral wealth of the
Black Hills. The wheat crop used
that much nitrogen and the oat crop
one-half as much.
An overwhelming share of it came
out of the soil, and an overwhelming
share of it was never returned there
to. Some of it may have gone in the
form Of wheat bran to enrich the soil
of Connecticut or some other eastern
state. 1t is an unalterable conclusion,
that, in order for South Dakota to
continue long as a prosperous agricul-
tural state, it's great body of farmers
must desist from d~espoiling the land
of nitrogen without returning it to the
soil. 1t is certain that it is possible
to reduce the nitrogen content Of
South Dakota soils below the limit OF
profitable crop production.
This nitrogen can be replaced by
growing such legumes as alfalfa,
clover, field peas or ever sweet clover,
There is no other way known under
heaven whereby We a get nitrogen
into the soil ON large areas, thai to
grow legumes and turn them under.
By scientific treatment of the soil as
indicated in the bulletin, DR.. Hume
states, that South Dakota can build up
the state as it should be built.
This bulletin bristles all over with
facts red-hot from a man who knows.
Every farmer who really wants to
tackle the problem of soil punishment
should have a copy Of Experiment
Bulletin No. 139. In conclusion the
bulletin states:
Forgetting all little, puny, selfish,
short-sighted, sectionalism, and in
order to look after her permanent in
come and her coming people, the
people of South Dakota viii provide
for at least three things: % Funds
for requiring the State Experiment
Station of the State College to secure
and disseminate information relative
to soils and crops. CO More adequate
for the teaching of agricul-
by the latter, | mean not
only in the College of Agriculture, but
in the rural schools of the state, and
the farms them selves"