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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25
EXPERT SAYS AVERAGE FARMER
GROWS TOO MANY ACRES OF WHEAT
Prof Salmon Believes This the Principal Why the Average Yield
in the State Less than Fourteen Bushels to the Acre
What Experiments a the State Agi-
cultural College Showed.
IBy Cecn Salmon Assistant Professor of Crops


July 10 and produced 21-5 bushels Of
wheat an acre, leaving 1890 above
the cost of preparation Of the ground.
Plot 9 was prepared in the same
way as plot 8. except that It was
plowed seven inches deep instead Of
three inches. This plot produced S5
bushels an acre, or 13.5 bushels more
than plot s. The value OF the wheat
less the cost OF production, was al
most double that in plot s.
Plot 10 was listed July 10 aad
worked down level soon after TO pre-
vent the loss Of moisture. The yield
was 27-75 bushels an acre, worth
1924, leaving s1S.S9 after paying for
the cost of listing and working the
ground
Plot II was listed July 10. and the
ridges were split August 10. The yield
was 29-5 bushels an acre or LIS bush
els more than in plot 10.
The principal point brought out in
these experiments is that early and
thorough preparation OF the ground
pays OF course, a farmer who plows
early and deep cannot grow so many
acres as the man who prepares his
ground carelessly, but he viii raise
more wheat and If he rotates his
crops, the wheat viii be produced at
less expense. This is shown by an
other experiment at Manhattan In
1913.
The necessity OF having plenty OF
water stored in the soil is shown by
I the fact that q twenty-bushel crop OF
wheat requires about 600 tons OF va
+ ter to the acre IF this amount is not
/ stored in the soil or is not supplied
I by rain when the crop needs Il, less
than a twenty-bushel yield will be
produced. On the other hand, a good
crop OF wheat can be grown without
any rain at all during the growing
season, if sufficient water is stored IN
the soil before the wheat is sown.
I Land which had just produced a
/ crop Of oats and had grown a crop OF
| corn in 1911. was prepared for wheat
in five different ways. The first plot
was plowed three inches deep Sep
! TENDER 10, the second seven inches
deep August Is, the third three inches
deep July Is, the fourth seven inches
deep July Is, and the fifth twelve
! inches deep July 10
The plot plowed three inches deep
September Is, produced 25-5 bushels
an acre; the one plowed seven inches
| deep August Is, produced Al bushels
per acre. The yields Of the other
three plots were practically alike, be-
ing A, 44.67 and A bushels per acre,
respectively. This is nine bushels
more than from ground which had
! been prepared in the same way but
which had grown wheat continuously
! for several years
The experiment also shows that
where wheat is grown in rotation with
other crops, it is not necessary 20
pillow so deep as where the wheat Is
/ grown continuously, since the plot
| pIowed three inches deep in July pro-
duced practically as much as those
plowed seven inches and twelve
inches deep. This is explained by the
fact that the ground was plowed six
inches deep for oats the previous
year, and about eight inches deep for
corn the year before that
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25
NO COMMON SOUP FOR HER
Empress Wanted Local Color and
Thought She Got 1t, but At
tendants Deceived Her.


It is rather ticklish work contradict
ing such an authority as Francis Crib
bic, but one ventures to point out that
In his book, The Life Of the Emperor
Francis Joseph" he is not quite accu-
rate In his story about the Empress
Elizabeth of Austria and the onion
soup. She did not eat it in cafe.
She had heard some Of her entour-
age praising the onion soup they had
eaten in a little eating house near the
Central markets, and she turned to
NJ. Paoi, her official courier, with the
remark that she must have some.
Nothing is easier" said NJ Paoh
ST win tell the people Of the hotel to
make you some
Never" said the empress; they
win send me up carefully prepared
soup that won't taste in the least
like yours.
She insisted that some of the soup
should be brought to her from the
eating house; and. also. that it should
be served in the identical crockery-
She wanted all the local color, she
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

comes and the revoltOsos come out OF
their holes; wait till them chihuahua
greasers thaw out up in the Sierras
and come down to get some fresh
mounts. Well, III tell 'em one thing,
he ended, reaching down to pat his
horse, they'll never get old Copper
Bottom here-not unless they steal
him at night It's all right to be cheer
full about this, Phil, and you keep right
on being glad, but 1 got a low-down
bunch that we're going to get in bad"
well, I've got just as good bunch. :"
came back De Lancey, that we're go
ing to make a killing"
Yes, and speaking about Killings -
said Bud, you don't want to overlook
that"
He pointed at a group of disman-
tied adobe buildings standing out on
the edge of the town and hanked by a
segment of whitewashed wall all spat-
tered and preached with bullet-holes-
There's where these prize Mexicans
of yourn pulled of the biggest killing
in Sonora. 1 was over here yesterday
with that old prospector and he told
me that that wall is the buII-ring.
AllOI ln0 nIEL DlS uSnI lu6g SdluSI GU
up three hundred and fifty men, more
or less, and throwed EN- in a trench
along by the wall-then they bowed it
over on 'em with a few sticks of dyna-
mite and let 'em pass for buried. No
crosses or nothing. Excuse me, If they
ever break loose like that-we might
get planted with the rest!"
by Jove, old top" exclaimed De
Lancey, laughing teasingly, you've
certainly got the blues today. Here,
take something out Of this bottle and
see if 1t won't help"
He brought out a quart bottle from
his saddle-bags and Bud drank, and
shuddered at the bite Of it.
"AI right" he said, as he passed fl
back, "and while we're talking, what's
the matter with cutting it out on booze
for this trip?"
What are you going to drink
then" cried De Lancey in feigned
alarm, 'water?"
well, something like that" admit
ted Bud. Come on-what do you
say? g. We might get lit up and tel
something"
Now Iookee here, Bud" clamored
Phil, who had had a few drinks al
ready. you don't mean to insinuate
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25
CHAPTER II-continued.

That's the rock" he said. she
runs four hundred dollars to the ton,
and the ledge is eight inches wide be-
tween the walls Nice ore. Ell? And
she lays between shale and porphyry- +"
His eyes sparkled as he carefully
replaced the specimen, and then he
looked up at Bud.
"Tll let you in on that" he said,
half and haIf-or I'll pay two hundred
dollars month and bonus. You
alone Now how about it"
For a moment Hooker looked at him
as If to read his thoughts, then he
shook his head and eXhaled his smoke
regretfully.
Nope" he said. Me and Phil are
partners. We work together"
I'll give you three hundred" cried
Kruger, half rising in his chair.
Nope" grunted Bud, we're pard-
ners."
HUH" snorted the mining man.
and flung away in disgust. But as he
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

said. Well. she had her soup and de
clared it excellent, but NJ PaoH has
confessed that, fearing lest the en-
press should be disappointed, he had
the soup prepared for her in the hotel
and served it in a common plate and
soup tureen hurTiedIy brought from
the nearest china shop.
The empress remarked that the
crockery was delightfully."- pictur.
esque."
True" said N. Paoi afterward;
I'VE had Clipped it a little with that
object In view"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25
Famous Polar Shin.

The Fran, the most famous polar
exploring ship IN the world, viii not,
after all, have the honor OF being the
first vessel to pass through the Pan
anna canal After waiting at Colon
since October g, she has now started
south on the long journey to the Pa
cific via the Straits Of Magellan II
was feared that an Indefinite delay
at Colon might prevent her from
reaching San Francisco by the time
Captain Amundsen plans to start for
the Arctic regions next sumner a
which case the expedition xosila have
to be postponed for z ysez.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Although many maintain that the
hen is a vegetarian, a small amount OF
meat scrap added to the ration is very
beneficial. During the summer. chick
ems eat grasshoppers and bugs, so the
value of the meat scrap is more
noticeable in the winter time. Poul-
try, and especially laying hens. re-
quire some protein from an animal
source. The scrap supplies this pro-
tein
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25
The Land Of Broken Promises
I-ooDyright 1914. By Frank a. Mun,ey)
SYNOPSIS.

Bud Booker and Phil De Lancey are
forced. owing to the revolution in Mexico.
to give up their mining claim ana return
to the United STATES In the border town
of Gadsden Hooker meets Henry Kruger.
a wealthy miner, who hints OF big min
ing Proposition in Mexico that he wants
Hooker to take charge Of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

neared the door a new thought struck
him and he came as quickly back.
you can do what you please about
your pardner,' he said. I'm talking
to you! NoW-wiH you think about
it?'
'Sure!" returned Hooker.
We'll, then" snapped Kruger, meet
me at the Waldorf in an hour!''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Probably the most dangerous Of the
diseases which animals transmit to
man is CHAMBERS It is dangerous be
cause it is so easily contracted Gland
ers affects horses and mules.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Is your farm an average farm or
an exceptional farm2 Are you an
average farmer or an exceptional oneg
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Read something good every day
the Bible; book on farming: a book
about life; a good farm paper. Get
ideas
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

a spoonful Of oxgan to a gallon Of
water Will set the cOlors OF almost any
goods soaked in It previous TO wash
ing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

COW can't manufacture milk out
OF feed that does not contain an
abundance of milk making qualities.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Not doing better than the average
is what keeps the average down.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

GOssips. like poets, are born, not
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

PRINCIPAL reason the av-
erage wheat yield in Kansas is
- less than fourteen bushels an
Evening star., 1914-11-15
Notre Dame Defeats Crippled
Redskins, 48 to 6.
WELSH is SERIOUSLY HURT
Carlisle Fullback May Be Suffering
From a Fractured
Skull.

CHICAGO, November 1.-THE Grip
pied Carlisle Indians We're no match for
Notre Dame in the game played here
today, the final score being Notre
Dame, 4S; Carlisle, 6. Welsh, the Chip
pewa fullback, was badly injured in the
last quarter. He was removed in an
unconscious condition to a hospital,
where an examination was begun in
fear that the base Of his skull had been
fractured.
The punting of CofaIl. who scored
field goal from the 35-yard mark.
and his runs. together with those of
Eichenlaub, Pliska, Bergman and kel-
leher and the return of punts by Berg
man were features of the Notre Dame
offense. Capt Calac was the star for
the Indians. although the whole team
fought gamely and were badly battered
when they left the field.
Carlisle got the ball on Notre Danes 9
22-yard line on a tumble and on three
plunges Calac carried it across for his
teams only touchdown.
Evening star., 1914-11-15
INDIANS IN BAD WAY MICHIGAN IS BEATEN
Cornell Clearly 0utcIasses
Yost's Forces, Winning, 1918.
BARRETT THE REAL STAR
Wolverines Make Worse Showing
This Season Than for Fiji
teen Years.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, November IL
Cornell today clearly outclassed Michi-
gan and won by a score of 28 to 13.
thereby closing for the Wolverines
their most disastrous season. in point
of defeats. since Fielding H. Yost has
coached the eleven. Never before dur
ing the fifteen years Yost has been at
Michigan has Maize and Blue eleven
lost three games in one season. OF
her four intersectional battles this year
Michigan won but one game-the
Pennsylvania contest.
Barrett, the Cornell quarterback, was
the brightest star in this afternoons
game. Time and again he eluded the
Michigan tacklers for long runs and his
last play was thrilling dash from his
own 44-yard line through the whole
Wolverine eleven for the final touch
down of the game. AS he fell over
the goal line Splawn threw him so
hard that he had to be carried from the
field. SchuleE and Phillip also pierced
the Michigan line for many yards
Phillip got three of the visitors four
touchdowns.
Maulbetsch was practically the oIHy
successful ground-gainer for Michigan.
Evening star., 1914-11-15
Line-Up and Summary.
W. AND L. BY 8 TO 6.
West Virginia University Beaten in
Close Contest.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHARLESTON, w. Va, November IA.
Washington and Lee triumphed over
West Virginia here today by score of
s to s. The Virginians did all their
scoring in the first quarter, when
Beurhing carried the ball over after
AN exchange of kicks in which the
NirSinians greatly exceIled the Noun
taineers. due to the absence of West
Eirginias best kickers. Hutchinson
and A. Brooks.
In the second quarter West vir-in;a
carried the ball to within Is Yards
OF Washington and Lees line. and then
tried the forward pass. but failed, los
ing good chance to score In the
same quarter Leatherwocd made a SEN
satfonal run of 20 yards to Washing
ton and Lees 5-yard line, where he
was brought down by Young, but the
Gold and Blue was unable to carry the
ball over.
ON "A blocked kick in the first quar-
ter Washington and Lee scored n safe
ty West Virginia scored its touch
down when Young fumbled u punt, and
Ncidermayer picked it up and ran IL
Yards to Washington and Lees IO-yard
line. On series Of smashes Curry
carried the ball over the line.
Leatherwood of West Virginia was
the bright star of the day. More than
half of the distance gained by the
Mountaineers was made by him.
The lineup:
Evening star., 1914-11-15
HARVARD TEAM HELD
Brown Causes Surprise by
Playing ScoreIess Tie.
CRIMSON PLAYS ITS SUBS
Second-String Men Almost Con-
stantly in Danger Of Being
Scored On.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, November IL
Harvard's second and third strings OF
players. with one or two regulars, were
held to a scoreless tie by Brown today.
The Crimson men showed marked su-
periority both on offense and defense.
They were six times inside of Browns
20-yard line, only to be thrown back
by the over-eagerness of inexperienced
forwards. fumbles by the backs and
poor field kicking. Twice the ball went
to Brown on downs.
Brown was dangerous only in the
second period and then because of Har-
wards errors. Gordon gathered in a
Harvard tumble on Browns 20-yard
line and carried an advance on Har-
wards 14-yard line. No Brown back
could gain an inch by straight rush
ing, and a try at goal went wide.
Two minutes later a Harvard tumble,
this one on the Crimson's 30-yard line,
gave Brown second and last chance
for a score. Again the attempted field
goal failed. Harvard made four long
marches into Brown territory, one for
As yards on straight rushing, and the
other three for so yards each.
Evening star., 1914-11-15

circuits intact. unless the unanimous
consent of all leagues operating under
the agreement is obtained
There is considerable sentiment
among base ball fans against the play
ers who jumped organized base ball
during the past year. and when the
peace terms are under consideration
there will be no tears shed by the pa
irons of the sport if jumping players
are punished.
According to one of the plans under
consideration it is the intention 10 al
low all the jumping players to remain
with the new leagues which will re-
suit in the absorption of the Federals.
This will continue their sala aries dur
ing the life of their present contracts,
but will reduce their salaries to the
minor league standard at the eXpira-
ton of their outlaw contracts, and then
instead of drawing major league pay
they would be cut down. to a minor
league salary. This would be the prop
err punishment for the disloyal play
ers, and the proper reward for those
players who stood by the ship
While there will be few players
who will be enriched by the Federal
League advent, when peace is declared.
and il is sure to come sooner or later,
it will be the players who will have
to stand the brunt of the replenishing
of the losses by playing for figures
much less than they have been accus-
toned to. Ball players have prospered
under organized base ball. Their ad-
vance in salaries has been more rapid
than in any other profession, and yet
there are those who are dissatisfied
and doing everything in their power to
kill the goose that lays the golden
eggs Base ball is beyond doubt the
ono sport in which nearly every
American is interested. It's reputation
for honesty and cleanliness has made
it the national sport. yet the public
will lose interest and abandon its sup
port If conditions such a. existed last
year are continued.
Evening star., 1914-11-15

But good treatment did not stop with
the rest and high salaried contracts
One day during the season of 1913 Joe
Wood and Walter Johnson met for the
pitching championship in Boston. This
proved so good an attraction that all
attendance records were broken. john
son was beaten, l to 0, yet after that
game Griffith presented him with a
cash present and ii was not few dol
lars either.
There have been players in base ball.
and of ability, too, who have Jared
badly because of the shortsightedness
of their employers. But Johnson is not
one of these.
With peace in base ball probable
there will be no alternative for John
son but to sign with the Washington
club. Under peaceful conditions the
club could force him to play for what
ever amount they might choose to
name, yet the chances are that the club
will act in the future as 1t did in the
mast so far as Johnson is concerned,
regardless of whether there is peace
or war.
If when peace comes it is the inten
tion to make both the International
and American Associations, which are
70 absorb the Feds, exempt from the
draft, it will only take about five years
to put these bodies on major league
basis from an artistic standpoint.
When these clubs cannot be drained of
their stars by the draft. and do not sell
their best players every year. it would
be but a question of time when the ar
tistic standard of these teams would be
of the highest.
Then. naturally. there would be dan
ger of these leagues having ambitions
TO expand. With high-class ball teams
its owners would want to get into cit
les where the population was greater
,pd the drawing CAPACITY would be i'm
proved. There might be another war
and a dangerous one for organized
base ball But this can be avoided.
Let there be a pact which holds all the
Evening star., 1914-11-15
0[|PHANT IS STAR
Scores Three Touchdowns for
Army Against Maine.
SOLDIERS WIN, % TO o
Visiting Eleven Proves to Be Weak
in Its Offensive
Play.

WEST POINT, n. Y, November IA
The Army won from Maine today, % to
0. The game was featured by the fine
work of Oliphant, the former Purdue
star, and McEwan. Oliphant scored
three of the Cadets touchdowns and
kicked four goals. He figured largely
in the Army's other tally, tossing a
long forward pass to Tully, who took it
across the line for score.
In the last quarter Oliphant twice
dashed from his own 30-yard line to
touchdowns, once when he ran back
a punt and again from a fake kick
formation. Both times he was aided
largely by the splendid interference of
McEwan. The visitors twice held the
Army on the 1-yard line for downs, but
were weak on the offensive.
Evening star., 1914-11-15
RESULTS OF FOOT BALL
GAMES OF YESTERDAY

Dickinson, -: Catholic UDiver-
sity, o.
GaIiaudet. 50: Penn. Military
Academy. 4.
Yale. 18s Princeton. ~.
Harvard, D; Brown. o.
Dartmouth, Al; Pennsylvania, U.
Cornell, .S; Michigan, H.
Stanford, 20; California, =.
Hayerford. 10; Johns Hopkins. o.
Virginia, A.; SwarthmOre, q.
Lafayette. ~; Albright. q.
Lchixh, 10: VillanOvn, o.
Army, sS: Maine. o.
Navy. II; Colby. 81.
Notre Dame. 4S: Indians. q.
Williams. -: Amherst. 0.
Tufts. go. How dOin. q.
Franklin and Marshall, q; rsf-
NUS, q.
Vermont. :: Fordham. 8.
BuckneII. rs, Gettysburg, o.
Lebanon valley, :; Muhlenburg, 0.
New York, 81; stevens, o.
Exeter. IS, AudOver. ..
Syracuse, o; Colgate, o.
linton. 70: Hamilton, ..
Illinois, 81; Chicago. ..
Pittsburgh. -: Carnegie Tech, U.
Rochester. o. Hobart. 3.
wesleyan. 3; Trinity. D.
Delayare. Il, Western Mary
land. IL.
Wa.hipkton and Jefferson, %,
= West vfrEinfa Wesleyan, 8.
Evening star., 1914-11-15
Plenty of Excitement.

Talk of excitement, 1t is hardly prob
able that there would have been half
as much heart-throbbing in the huge
crowd il the score had been , to o,
with each side battling through the
entire game. As it was, the Yale stand
had been inclined to u blase feeling
at inrermission that the game lacked
interest. but If one looked from the
side lines up into the blanched 1aces
of the Yale crowd during the last ten
minutes of the game he would nave
been assured that they were getting all
the excitement they barSained for.
From q technical standpoint iales
game during the first three periods was
n pretty piece of finished. up-to-date
foot ball Princeton evidently had
plenty of practice on checking the lat
eraI pass and Yale was fortunate when
any Of these gained a few yards. even
though the bali passed through two or
three hands. But just as soon the
Princeton line was spread to take care
of this outside work Yale would shoot
Knowles or Scovil through the opening
tackle for or yards; then sud
denly without warning the play would
start and Letiore instead of swinging
wide would step back and would shoot
q line forward pass to his end with
such deadly precision that Princeton
was entirely unable to cover it. Le-
Cores punting also was remarkable.
both for distance ana placing. and an
Interchange OF kicks almost invariably
resulted in loss for Princeton. The
catching of the punts was eNccptionally
good OH both sides and there was never
any chance. with two exceptions in the
entire game, of taking advantage of
an error of this kind
One of the most remarkable happen
ings that has ever taken place on any
foot ball field occurred the first time
Princeton punted Out for "a kick of goal.
Laws punt out was very poor, he
pulled the ball in that il was travel
Ing in low line about midway be
tween his receivers and the Yale line
and hopelesSly out of reach of the men
who were to catch it. Yale charged
forward and battled the ball, which
went OIL fly some twelve fifteen
yards directly into the hands of a
Continued On Second PaSe.l
Evening star., 1914-11-15
G. U. PREPS DEFEATED.
Lose to Loyola College Team of Bal.
timore, 2 to 6.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. November 1.-THE
Loyola College sridiron warriors de-
feated the Georgetown Props today, s
to ;. Capt. Daley excelled for the
losers his broken field running and
plungins accounting for most of the
gains for the Washington squad. On
the defensive the playing of Connolly.
Connors and Daley, for Georgetown.
and Lind. Kelly and Lindsey, for
Loyola. was up to the mark.
Georgetown scored safety in the
first period. The Loyola team received
the kick on the 3O-yard line. On the
next play the ball was fumbled but re-
covered after a loss of II yards. On a
poor pass the ball went behind the
goal line and was recovered by Loyola.
Evening star., 1914-11-15
PREPARE FOR RACING.
Things Being Gotten in Shape for
- Juarez Meeting.

JUAREZ, Mex, November 14.-Prep-
arations for the winter meeting at the
Juarez track to be held here soon are
already under way. Judging from early
indications, this winters meeting will
go down in history as a record-breaker
in every respect. it is estimated at the
lowest calculation that between $50
and 900 horses will be stabbed at The
Juarez course by the opening day of
the meeting, November 26. Stable ac-
commodations provide more than 200
stalls at this great plant, SO that all
the horses that come will be well taken
care of.