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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
What per Cent Means and How to
Use 1t In Buying Fertilizers.

There is nothing that Gems to
bother the average farmer more h
the percentage Of plant food in va
riouS combinations Of materials. Pei
cent is simply an abreViatiOn for per
centum or per hundred. Acid phos-
phate of 16 per cent. means simply
hat the article has 16 pouds Of phos-
phoric acid in each 100 pounds. the
rest being made up Of plaster and
verious earthly matters found in the
rock from which the phosphate is
made. Now, knowing the Of
each elementary material in 100
pounds, it should be easy to come at
the percentage that each would bear
to a ton. or 1000 pounds. For in
stance. if YOU want s per cent Of
phOSphOric acid in q ton of mixed
goods and have the 16 per cent arti-
Gle to make It with, S per cent means,
as I have said, eight pounds in each
100 pounds. Then eight per cent OF
twenty hundred pounds, or a ton,
would be $50 pounds. Now, how much
Of the 16 per cent acid phosphate
must we use to get this 160 pounds?
Evidently. 1000 pounds, since there is
16 pounds in each 100 pounds. Then,
knowing the percentage Of the va
rious plant foods in the materials you
use for making 8, fertilizer, it should
be easy to come at the percentages in
the ton.
C~ottonseed meal will havc about
seven pounds Of ammonia in the 100,
and about 1.S pounds Of potash. and
about three pounds of p~hospOric acid
in each 100 pounds.
kainit has an average Of twelve
pounds Of potash in each 100 pounds,
while muriate and sulphate Of potash
will have fifty pounds OF potash in
each 100 pounds.
Dried blood will average 10 IL
nO11n6C of NITROGEN C1o tx mounds Of
ammonia) and 1.91 pounds of phos-
phoric acid.
Fish-scrap has S.8 pounds Of am
monia in each 100 pounds, and S.25
pounds Of phosphoric acid. Nitrate
of soda has 15.7 pounds Of actual
nitrogen in a readily available form,
for all the ammonia in the organic
materials must be changed by the
soil bacteria to nitrates before it is
used, for plants seem to take nitrogen
only as a nitrate, the combination OF
the nitric acid with the lime or pot
ash in the soil. In using the mate
rails in a mixture when cOttonSeeC
meal or fish-Scrap is used, you must
take into account the p~hOSphOric aciC
and potash as we'll as the ammonia ir
order to be exact, though these are
used mainly as a source for ammonia
Ammonia is a hydride Of nitrogen
and is only somewhat less than 81
per cent nitrogen That is, in each
100 pounds of ammonia there will be
about IS pounds Of actual nitrogen
The fertilizer men put it as ammonia
[ on the sacks because the figures lool
larger. Now with these various ma.
~terials used in making fertilizer. i
7 should be easy for any one to fine
out how much Of each will be needed
, lor a certain percentage, or pound.
: per hundred, in a ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
Prof. Massey's Views


drainage are seldom bettered by sub
soiling, as they will settle back into
the same condition at once Where
one has sa nly soil and a clay right IN
reach Of a good pillow, it is we'll to mix
the two gradually. A good pillow, with
a heavy pair of mules can easily pillow
six to eight inches deep. But where
the soil has beer plOWed but four
inches it will be we'll to deepen grad
ually. The deepening by subsOiling is
done with a subsOil pillow following
the breaking pillow in the same fur
row. The subsoil pillow merely roots
up and does not turn over the sub
soil.
From Mississippi: y have received
from the Department of Agriculture
some cassaNa, and want to know how
to plant ii, and what it is used for
.Cassava (Manihot utilissima) is grown
for the production or tapiOca talSo
called Brazilian arrowroot). The
plant belongs to the same family as
the castor oil bean 1t is always grow
from cuttings Of the O~ne-year-old
hoots These are buried where they
i cannot be reached by frost, or covered
warm in spring. and then planted
where the crop is to be made. The
plants are very ornamental, with pal
! mate-cut leaves and red leaf stalks
and Veins. The crop is the DOT, which
contains the starch that makes tap
ioca. The roots are grated fine, after
peeling them. and the starch is wash
ed out and the pulp removed. The
wet starch. dried under a high tenn
perature. runs into little balls such
as are seen in the tapioca on the. mar
ket. But dried under ordinary condi-
tons, it is simply a white mass of
starch. It is used in making pud-
dingS, and it make very good ones,
too. | have grown the plant in North
Carolina and made an average OF
half & pound of dry starch to the
plant.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
Egg View Note.

Ambrose Crosslots says: If won
en- suffrage agitation had been -
strong when King Solomon was chasln'
round as 1t is now, he would hev
had less time fur writin' songs
From Ju0re.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31

When the farmer has. through
good rotation Of crops and the feeding
OF egumes and the making of
that will supply the soil with humus-
making material, he can profitably
use the cheaper form of phosphate in
The pulveriZed rock. or can mix it
regularly with his stable manure in
liberal mount. Used in this way. it
has been shown by experiment that
The productive capacity of the manure
is vastly increased, and that@while the
results from acid phosphate used in
the same way are somewhat greater.
the result from the use Of floats is
greatly more profitable. But the
farmer who applies foats to poor
land, deficient in the vegetable decay,
will find that it takes a good while to
see any effect from it
Deep blowing and subsoiling Is a
matter of soil very largely. Where
one has a deep sandy soil and no clay
in reach Of the pillow, l would not
pillow so deep as on the red-clay up
country lands. Fla lands that need
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31

is Thomas phosphate good tor
corn. cotton, peanuts II potatoes.
Thomas phosphate is especially good
for IN when combined With a
due percentage Of potash, as it carries
40 per cent of lime. | ould not use
it on potatoes, us the lime may TGake
conditions favorable to Scab. 1t IS
not so quickly available as acid phOs-
phate when applied to cotton. For
corn, grow a sod of crimson lover
and put al our manure on IT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31

My cotton grows too large a stalk
and does not fruit well. How would
it do to spread four tons OF good sta
hle manure to the acre with ACID
phosphate and pOtash?' This would
simply increase the troubie II your
cotton grows q large stalk, it shows
that YOU have nitrogen enough, and
the fruiting will be better II YOU use
only acid phosphate and potash lib
orally.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24

Plenty OF Them In Guthrie And Good
Reason For Il

Wouldn't any woman be happy
After years Of bacKache suffering,
DAYS of misery. nights OF unrest
The distress OF urinary troubles,
When she finds freedom
Many readers viii pro6t by the ioi
lowing
Mrs. 7. Hight, 105 s. Fifth St. Guth
ne Okla. SAYS. About year ago
had an attack of kidney and Dlad
der trouble and ! suffered "a great deal
from weak and aching back. al
Ways felt tired and was very anxious
tbsAeet relief Doans 5 Kidney Pilla
corrected my trouble and since then
have had no further cause for COM
rlAint7
Mrs. Hight is only one OF many
Guthrie people who have gratefully
endorsed Doans Kidney Pills II
vour back aches if your kidneys
bother you don't simply ask for a
kidney remedy-ask distinctly fof
poans kidney Pills the same that
Mrs Hight Mad the remedy backed
bv home TESTIMONY s0c all stores
Foster. .Mflburn Co. Props. Buffalo
X. Y. When Your Back Is Lame
Remember the Name
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
JUROR I'LL,
OARROW TRIAL
IS HALTED
ALTERNATE MAY BE USED
FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN
COURT HISTORY

! Los Angeles, July 2i-The bribery
trial OF Clarence S Darrow was un
expectedly halted today by the serl'
Gus illness of Juror l.. A. Leavitt
Shortly before court convened, tele
phone message was received from
Elmonte to the effect that Leavitt had
suffered a severe attack of appendi-
oitis.
Judge Hutton selected a local doc
tor to visit and report to the court
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, un'
I'll which time an adjournment was
taken.
If an operation on Leavitt is nee
essary, the services of A. NJ. Blacke.
". the thirteenth juror. probably Will
be required. Leavitt had an attack
of illness several weeks ago, which
delayed the trial for a few days.
Should the alternate juror become 4
regular member of the jury. it will
te the first time in the history of
American courts. according to the at
torneys, that such a condition has
prevailed. Juror Blackely has been
subject TO the same conditions and
restrictions as the regular jurors, but
cannot vote on a verdict unless a
regular juror becomes iHoapaeitated
for service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24

O'Hsra & Bolts. gas men. have
made a proposition to Lawion that
- buy its gas from them this winter
it is considering.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
If you want Progressive Congressman and
select Hon. John J. Davis, of Chandler,
as your candidate. Read the splendid
endorsement given him by the Democratic
1 Central Committee of Lincoln County.
IT IS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
To send Democrat from the First District.
He can secure more favors from Con-
gress, which is sure to be Democratic.

create this wave OF sentiment in ia
vor of a progressive government.
At one of the largest and most
enthusiastic central committee meet
ings ever held in the county, the one
held at Chandler on Saturday, July
6, 1912, and attended by at least one
hundred men from every part of the
county, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted
Whereas. this the First congress
sional district, has long been mis-
represented by Bird S. Mcclure, who
owes his election solely to the alb
solutely unfair gerrymander which
he caused to be inflicted upon the
state and,
Whereas, an honored citizen of
this county, Hon. j. J. Davis, a pro-
gressivo democrat has now offered
himself as a candidate, to represent
this district in congress.
Resolved, That we, the democrat
central committee of Lincoln county,
In session assembled this 9Th day of
July, commend to the voters of the
district the candidacy of Hon. j. j..
Davis, assuring them of our conf
dence in his ability and integrity,
pointing to his flawless record as a
progressive democrat, and recon-
mending him to the democratic vot-
I.ers as an available man to carry to
victory the democratic battle in the
First congressional district, we ask
support of his candidacy in the pri-
mary election on August 9Th, 1912.
j. C. BURTON,
Chairman.
H. G. STETTMUND,
Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
READ THIS

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, removes
gravel, cures diabetes. weak and
lame backs, rheumatism. and irregu-
larities of the kidneys and bladder
in both men and women; regulates
bladder trouble in children, If not
sold by your druggist, it will be
sent by mail on receipt of 81. One
small bottle is two months treat
ment, and seldom fails to perfect
cure. Dr. f. w. Hall, 1926 Olive
Street, st. Louis. Mo. Send for tes-
tlmonlals from this and other states.
Sold by druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24

In choosing a candidate for con-
gress from the First district the
democrat party should be sure that
progressive democrat, one that is
vouched for at home and one with
a flawless record is presented to the
voters of the First district.
The voters who are not progress
sive will be satisfied with the pres
ent representative, Bird s. MCGUIRE.
The democracy of Lincoln county
is backing Hon. John j. Davis for
this important position and, in doing
so, point to the fact that Mr.. Davis
is no experiment He has helped
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24

trouble leading up to the tragedy.
the four were engaged In game
of poker A dispute arose, Having
partaken freely OF bootleg whisky.
the dispute soon led to pistols, and
when the smoke cleared away
Sloan lay dead and Benge was bad
~ wounded.
Eugene Morris later was captured
and Is in the county jail here, but
his brother still Is at large with a
posse close at his heels. HIS cap
ture Is expected momentarlly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24

During the summer months moth
ers of young children should watch
for anv unnatural looseness OF the
Bowels. When given prompt atten'
tion at this time serious trouble
may be avoided. Chamberlain's
Collie. Chpera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy can always be depended upon.
For sale by all Dealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
TOO MUCH
BOOZE; RESULT,
MAN DEAD

Sallsaw, okla. July 2i.-Bootleg
whisky played prominent part IN
the killing ot Dean sloan and the
serious wounding OF Nelson Benge
by Eugene and VIII Morris, broth
ers, near Atkin, Monday.
From what has been heard of the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
CHEAP LANDS.

Thousands Of acres of good timber
and prairie farm lands in large or
small tracts, at from S. to $50 per
acre All kinds of trading proposl-
tions. Write what you have to sell
or trade or the kind Of farm you
want have it. f. +. CAIN,
Bennington, okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24

Dysentery is always serious and
often a dangerous disease, but 1t
can be cured, Chamberlain Collc,
Cholera and Darrhoea Remedy has
cured It even when malignant and
epidemic. For sale by all Dealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
SAPULPA TO HAVE
PETUAL SCHOOL

Special TO The Daily Leader.
sapulpa. Oaa. July 24-Two
civic clubs of Oklahoma. met here
Monday with the Sapulpa auxiliary
club and agreed TO promote the
William Writ plan ot education
The Sspulpa school board agreed
unanimously to inaugurate the sys-
tern The women propose to make
the high school a social center and
conduct school every day in the
yc8r Five thousand dollars have
been subscribed by Sapulpa women
10 buy necessary apparatus for gym
nasium and swimming pools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
e. ARTHUR DEAN, o. V. 8. ",

veterinary surgeon. is an authority.
His methods are the latest; his tes-
timonials come voluntarily from
horsemeu. Phone 1412.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24

G. b. Martin gives 100 lbs. Of
Polar Bear away each week. Phone
1862. and ask him about it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
CARTER CALLED
TO WASHINGTON

Ardmore, Okla. July 24-COngress-
man Carter has been called by wire
to Washington to look after pending
legislation affecting Eastern Oklaho
ma and will leave here Wednesday
All his speaking dates in his district
have been Cancelled and his candidacy
for reelection will be turned over to
Lis friends.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
He Was MIIllna to Work.

The Democratic members of the
house of representatives have been
besieged ever by a horde of Office
seekers, willing to serve their coun-
try.
1T is refreshing" said one repre-
sentative in discussing the office ques-
ton, ito hear of an aspirant for pub
lie Office who frankly admits his ambi-
ton, yet disdains to seek a position
in which he viii have nothing to do
but to draw salary.
Two wayside pilgrims were talking
over things when one of them asked:
Dick, you amt a-hankerin' after
no government place, are yer"
Il don't mind sayin' I'd take one
of 'em eff l could git it, responded the
other, but don't want no job that's
all fat. I'm willin' to earn my wages
IAN what sort O. job would be
about your size?'
We'll, I'd like to all fountain pens
for some assistant secretary of the
treasury Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Red Gross seal. ReInu PrIn,ed.

Seventy-fve million Red Cross
seals are now being printed for the
holiday sale of the anti-tuberculosis
stickers for 1912. The National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
Of tuberculosis, which in cooperation
with the American Red Cross win con-
duct the sale, makes this announce
ment and states further that the out
look this year is bright for a higher
sale than ever before.
The seal this year is said to be the
best Of its kind that the Red Cross
has ever issued. The design is In
three colors. red, green and gray. A
Santa Claus head In the three colors
is shown In the center surrounded by
holly wreaths. In each corner is a
small red cross. The seal bears the
greeting: Merry Christmas. Happy
New Year. American Red Cross, 1912"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Our Esathered Friends.

Rose Pastor Phelps-Stokes. during a
recent visit to Philadelphia, told at a
charity society a country-week story.
Under an old apple tree" she said,
81 gathered half-dozen little country
weekers about me one August after
noon, and holding up a book, said:
Now, children, I'm going to read
to you. This is the book. 1t is called
"Our Feathered Friends" Who are
our feathered friends, does any one
known"
The urchins on the grass regarded
one another doubtfully; then a little
chap piped in shrill key:
Angels p"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
scURF ON BABY's HEAD

Campbell, Val used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment for scurf on my
baby's head and they made complete
cure. 1t came on her head soon after
birth. 1t broke out In pimples and
itched and she would scratch It and
cause sores to form. Her head was
very sore and her hair fell out IN
punches. She was very cross and fret
full and could not sleep at night. I
tried many remedies, all failed, then
tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
they commenced to heal at once. 1
put the Cuticura Ointment on, and q
half hour after washed her head with
the Cuticura Soap. ! used them
month and she was cured entirely"
(Signed) Mrs. w. B. McMullen, Mar.
s, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
HAD THE sANDMAsTER GOING
Governor Suffered Because His Re
quest Was Not couched In Plain
Enough Language.

Mf Melvil Dewey, state librarian
of New York, said recently that libra
ries would do well to furnish free mu-
sic rolls for player-pianos, just as
they now furnish books.
In Toledo" said DR.. Dewey the
other day, my project has been late
ly inaugurated. 1t will accomplish
much for the musical art"
Then, apropos of music and igno-
rance, DR.. Dewey told a story.
"A certain governor" he said, was
being lunched 1T a seaside town. Dur
ing the repast the local band played
on the beach outside the hotel The
drum was in charge Of blacksmith,
and be heat It so resonantly that at
last this message was sent out:
"sThe governor requests the drum
mer to desist'
"The bandmaster was puzzled by
this message for a moment; then his
face frightened in smile. and he
said:
More drum. Joe; the governor
likes IT."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

the most interesting trips In the west.
Where Rain 10 Unknown.
Over the bridge lies the Indian res
ervation. and on its borders Is an In
teresting primitive corral for the
horses. OF course no roof to the shed
is needed, for 1t practically never rains
in Yuma, and the stages themselves
consist Of three open wagonettes. the
covers OF which have long since been
lost.
You get a new idea Of Indian control
in the southwest as you step past the
corral There II q sign forbidding
whites to proceed, unless they have
legitimate business with the Indians.
and stating heavy penalty for trading
with the redskins. Furthermore. II 70
forbidden to enter the reservation
without a permit. The whole arrange
ment seems we'll nigh despotic. The
Yumas live in a sort Of forbidden land.
SQuaws. with the gay colored blank
cts, pass out. Old men, with their hair
down their backs In innumerable
braids, saunter in or stop to watch the
stages being harnessed. and perhaps
to lend an indolent hand to hitchinG
the four horses.
The homes Of these Indians are pic
turesque, II nothing else. One findb
almost everywhere the primitive
adobes in little groups or else miles
from the nearest neighbor. Some are
on the open desert. where the sum-
mer sun beats in fury; others are hid
den away in the tall, narrow weed
prairie. Basically. each hut is square.
while from the front there extends q
roof of dry brush and mud to a pole at
either corner.
Under this hut the gayly clad red.
skins squat Dogs are everywhere.
noiseless as their owners.
Children likewise are numerous, and
their quiet demeanor makes them even
most conspicuous, strange as that may
seem. Two Indian boys win occasion
ally gallop past on a horse. otherwise
the reservation seems to repose in per-
petual quiet Maybe it's the heat that
drives folk to silence; it's like the leth-
argy OF a midsummer noon hour. At
any rate, II saps all the strength from
you and you've neither energy nor de-
sire to stir when among the redskins
at Yuma.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Awful.

A West End woman called the atten-
ton of her husband to a little baby
which was trying to sleep on the porch
of its home on the opposite side of
the street.
ITS lying on the bare boards. isn't
it?" he observed.
Yes, they haven't even placed a
rug for the little chap to rest his head
on"
The husband took another look.
And what do you think of that?'
he calculated. "They haven't even
painted the boards" = Youngstown
(O.) Telegram.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Works In IN, carden Nav,

Grown old in the service of his mas
ter and mistress. James was a priyi-
legged retainer.
He was waiting at table one day,
when a crest politely asked for fish
fork. Strangely enough. the request
was ignored.
Then the hostess noticed the epi-
sode and remarked in most peremp-
tory manner:
James. Mrs. Jones hasn't a fish
fork. Get her one at once!"
Madam" came the emphatic reply.
last time Mrs. Jones dined here we
lost fish fork"
James has now been relegated to
the garden.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
WHY cows STOOD IN WATER
Artistic Limitations Responsible for
Characteristic Attitude Of the
humble Bovine.

In north Of England town there
was a shiftless man who would never
accept gifts outright, although he was
always depending ON charity, says AL
Priddy in his book, Through the
Mill" relates the Youths Companion.
He painted landscapes, and my aunt.
when benevolently inclined. would
hire him to decorate our walls with
rural scenes. highly colored in glaring
tints, as If nature had turned color
blind. here were cows In every
scene. and Aunt Mile noticed that all
the cows were up to their knees in
water. Not one stood on the vivid
green hills.
"Jorvey," she remarked to the old
man. why do you always put the cows
in the water?"
It's this way, Mrs. Brindin," the old
artist responded. You see, ma'am,
never learned to paint hoofs."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06
Quaker Oath.

Two small boys in a family of
Friends, writes a contributor, had
disagreement, during which the older
boy became very much incensed.
Finally, no longer able to control
himself, he took his brother by the
shoulder and shook him, with the ex-
cSamation. Oh, thee little you, theei"
Then as the enormity of his offense
came over him, he said. in a changed
voice, Don't tell mother swore."-
Youths Companion.