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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18
ALFALFA A MONEY MAKER.
Success In Assured IL Proper Direo.
tons Are Followed.
n, ~ ~ It,nLrc
BY n. o. HUGHES,

Chief of bureau of farm crops Iowa agri-
cultural experiment station.
Success does not always come With
first attempts with alfalfa. but that
should not be discouraging. The per
cent OF failures in securing stand of
alfalfa is not SO great as with many
other crops commonly grown. Very
simple measures turn failure to sue
cess, For instance. in number OF
cases where the seeding of alfalfa
failed without incubation. the mere ad-
dition of 800 pounds per acre of soil
from an alfalfa field or from sweet
clover patch brought success. After
incubation the soil produced fine
growth of alfalfa. In other sections
of the state. particularly In the south
central. the application of from 1900
pounds to 5000 pounds of lime per acre
brought success when various other
trials without lime failed.
Perhaps the most important thing in
securing stand Of alfalfa is the
liberal use of manure even on soils
above the average in fertility. Its APP
plication before blowing has increased
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18
(From the Progress.)

\AAo"A OnO ivy Coo.|
W. H. Swingler received a fine seven
elghts Holstein bull Saturday and has a
fine young Poland China boar on the
way from Moscow. This is the kind Of
stock that will make this better
country.
Miss Dorthy Westminster, of Clear
~atre, Idaho, is visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Cowan.
Allen, the young son of Geo. strine,
Is recovering from his recent appended
tbs attack.
Mrs. G. A. Carpenter, returned Thurs
Jay from a several days. visit with
friends in Spokane.
=. G. Schulz is constructing a fine
new bungalo on his lots in the south
east part Of town. The dwelling will
consist of five rooms and basement and
VIII be in keeping with the other
beautiful Kamiah homes. Francis Bus
ter is the contractor.
Mrs. Malisa Shaw was visiting with
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18

AN IOWA ALFALFA FIELD
the yield Of alfalfa notably On all
soils below the average the use OF
manure has been absolutely essential
to securing satisfactory stand and
yield.
In buying alfalfa seed. as in buying
seed for other crops, the highest priced
seed is usually the cheapest. In order
that the seed may all be sowed under
proper conditions for termination. 1t
should preferably be put in with an
ordinary grain drill. and in average soil
covered to depth of about one inch.
To distribute the seed uniformly it is a
good plan to set the drill so as to sow
only about ten pounds per acre and
then to go over the land twice-for ex-
ample, crossing the field north and
south first and then east and west
There has been much discussion re-
garding the variety Of alfalfa best
suited to Iowa conditions. Since the
per cent Of winter killing has been
comparatively low and seed of the
harder varieties is very high priced
and also uncertain as to purity the
only variety which can well be recon-
mended for general use is that known
as the common American. This is
grown almost altogether in such states
as Kansas and Nebraska. Seed grown
on nonirrigated land. under conditions
so nearly as possible the same as are
found In Iowa. is usually preferable.
No hay should be removed the year
that the alfalfa is seeded Spring
seeding may be clipped once or twice
when necessary to keep down the
weeds. but a good growth should cover
the ground when freezing weather
comes on in the fall.
Usually the alfalfa should be cut
when about one-tenth Of the heads are
in bloom. which generally is early In
June. as, this is about the time that
the new shoots begin to appear at the
bottom of the stalk
Much has been said regarding the ;.
difficulty of handling and curing the
first cutting. but reports from those
men In Iowa who have the largest
acreages state that alfalfa is not more
difficult to cure than red clover. A
number have said that 1t is easier to
cure.
Various methods of curing have been
used successfully.
In dry. sunny weather alfalfa cut
one afternoon may be raked the fol-
lowing day, put in punches and much
of 1t stacked the same day.
1t is important that as few Of the
leaves as possible be lost. In order
to save the leaves many growers rake
the alfalfa into windows as soon as
it has wilted and before the leaves are
dry bunch the hay with a rake as
soon as dry enough to stack and haul
it at once This method also eliminates
the labor Of cooking the hay. a feature
which has been found desirable by q
number of men who handle large acre
ages.
Where one has much alfalfa hay to
cure side delivery rake will be found
to be of the greatest value
Where the hay is to be cooked 1t is
cut late in the afternoon or the morn
ing. raked before dinner and put in
cocks in the afternoon. Here It should
be left for two or three days. The use
Of hay covers assures one of little
difficulty in curing even the first
cutting and produces a hay of very
excellent quality.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18

Diarrhoea Remedy. I recommend it to
my friends at all times" writes 8. N.
Galloway, Stewart, 8. G. For sale by
all dealers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18
oNLY ONE ENTIRELY Salts
FACTORY.

have tried various collie and
u1sfrnoee remedies, but the only one
snst mas given me entire satisfaction
snd cured me when I was afflicted is
ons"oeriains Collie, Cholera and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BOWSFIELD
} reader of

MO reader Of
IN this depart
ment n e e d
fea r that purely
the .oretical farm
ing is urged at the
exl pense of practi-
cal m e t b o d s
Til csc articles are
VIZ itten for the
be eft Of estab-
lis he'd landowners
as well as anna
tel rs. and much
co mendatiOn has
COZ ne from expert
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18

Hot point electric iron, guaranteed 10
years, $3.50 Grangeville Electric Light
& Power Co. ST
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18
The Care Of EaQs.

The perishable nature Of an egg 10
too little understood. Dampness. heat
above 90 degrees. strong odors. drafts,
delay in marketing. are factors which
very quickly destroy freshness and
good quality Of eggs.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-18
Protect Small Trees.

See that the grass Is pulled away
from the base Of small trees. Better
put wire protectors about them -
Mice or rabbits cannot injure them
during the winter.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-10
SYDNEY SPORT Il
WRITER LOOKS,
FOR SWIMMERS
{. G. Knox Thinks That War
Wort Interfere With
Mater Sport

F. G.. Knox. well-known Australian
sporting writer connected with the
sydney Times and Referee. Is q re-
turning passenger on the Ventura at
ter a six months trip to the United
States. On this trip he visited all me
big cities aud goes back to his native
land with keen understanding, and
in many cases keen admiration. for
American sporting methods.
Knox has made all arrangements
with w T. Rawlins for ID. p. Kahana-
moku's visit to Australia early next
year and while the war has made ev-
in the sport line uncertain.
the Australian doesn't seem TO think
that the antipodean swimming events
will be called or. He says that the
present understanding Is that Duke
and possibly Clarence Lane win be
the only two to make the trip. all
idea OF large Hawaiian team having
been given up.
Il watched the swimming events In
San Francisco with great interest.
said Knox this morning. and my Inn
preston is that Kahanamoku got o
UT the WOFSJ VI ~ III StNSIdl tuStathtoS.
He Is a great swimmer, and all Aus
trlia will look forward to seeing him
in action. Of course. the older hands
at the game like Healy and Long
worth have seen the Hawaiian In &C
ton before, but we have some young
swimmers. Albert Barry, for instance,
who will certainly profit by Kahana.
mcku's visit. and may give him a real
race. I understand from Mr.. Rawlins
that he will start Duke In the distance
events and IL will be very interesting
to see what he can do over the long
route.
Knox became quite baseball fan
during his trip. He thinks that the
American national game has a great
future in Australia and before he left
home there seemed to be a chance
of its supplanting cricket.
+. Accompanying Knox is 8. A. Mar
den, an Australian now residing In
Philadelphia, who is en- route TO bis
home land for short visit. Marden
was a famous runner in his college
days, and Is also a close follower OF
all sorts of sport
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18th INFANTRY
TRIMS Chinese
BY Big Score
25.h Infantry H. Chimes. A. c. 9.

25th Infantry II, Chinese A. C. 9.
SCH0FIELD BARRACKS, August
10.-W. Tin Chong's crack Chinese
ball team went down to defeat before
Lieut. Saunders equally clever team
of the 25rn Infantry in a hard and
closely fought game yesterday after.
noon. The game started out to be
alright, but as time wore on several
little balloon ascensions detTacted
greatly from the quality OF the play,
but added as much TO the general ex-
element that prevailed. This was the
first big game that had been played
at Schofield Barracks for several
weeks and the crowd greatly over
flowed grandstand and bleachers.
In the first inning the 25th stored
up what would usually be a formid,
able lead. gaining four runs after two
men were out. Luck Yee's uncertain
control, wild throw over second base
and three singles were contributing
causes. ..-s <.,s =. H.. ~
Timely hitting and fast work on the
bases permitted the Chinese to accu-
mulate two runs in the third, and two
more in the fifth, tying the score. In
this inning single to left field by
Akana, followed Immediately by Kua.
lis sharp drive decided Lieut.. Saun.
ders to replace Waterhouse in the box
by Phillips. Phillips finished this in
ming without mishap, and was saved
in the next by Cullen's double play
unassisted, gathering in Kan Fats
line drive and touching second base
before Hoon Cheong could get back.
In the seventh Phillips found the
road very rocky, and the support OF
his team breaking away. Five runs
the visitors took in this inning, and
many Of the spectators began to 60
home, thinking that the game was
'hopelessly lost, the score at this time
being 9 to f. s.~ "
In the last half OF the seventh, with
two out and Washington perched on
third, Cullens sent the ball sailing
over the right-fielder's head for a
home run. This left the Chinese still
three runs ahead Scott, who replae.
ed Phillips in the eighth, prevented
them adding to this lead, and in the
last half Of this inning the 25th
knocked Luck zee out of the box and
made Akana, who relieved him, sorry
he had ever seen baseball. The
team went up in the air and by the
time they were back to mother earth,
the soldiers had sent eight men
around the bases. Pandemonium
reigned in the 18th Infantry stands
and joy was unrestrained, for the
25th had realized one of their fondest
dreams. the defeat of the All.Chinese.
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PART ii.

FAat IL.
After / had been training with
Spalding for a while / found tha;
there was a little more TO it than
thought, but was plumb tickIed when
Wright let me OUT the later part oil
IS to go down and take hold of the
New Haven nine that was getting
ready to disband. 49,.
Well, | went | was captain and
first base, and We stuck the season
out Then went up to Canada, and
till '76 | had the -Tecumseh nine in
London, Ont. | finished the season
of rs at Binghampton, which then
had a State league nine, and was un
der Homer Mix. Mix was a good
man at the game and he had some
good men against him. AS | remem
Der it now, there vas Rochester, Syr
acuse, Albany, Utica, Buffalo, Lynn
Mass, and Elmira in the league with
Binghampton and those were the
games that drew the crowds and the
blood.
Man alive! Baseball was baseball
then. No gloves to speak of-nothing
but a little thin thing on the hand, no
fingers to it-no masks or chest-pro.
tectors, and the man at first base had
no bigger glove than the pitcher
eatcher's hands used to get raw in a
long game | remember that in the
l6-inning game Utica played with Syr.
acuse in rs our little catcher's hands
were blistered He leta ball get by
him and it lodged in a wagon spring
in the crowd and the Syracuse men
walked right in. 1t had been a tie
score, but the blistered hands and the
wagon spring settled it. We got beat.
Huh! Oh we'll, in II went to
Louisville, Kentucky, and played Their
until Delvin, Craver and Nichols were
expelled during row. Back to Utica
in rs and in charge of the Utica team
was the next thing on the program.
After that was captain of every team
/ played with. / had got to be a
pretty good first baseman by that
time, and our whole Utica team was
some affair.
Eddy Kennedy played left field.
Will Purcell was at right field and
pitched; Bob Clack played second
base and Joe Raoch was catch. Then
there was-oh, wait a minute till l
get that picture. It's the only one
left of the old team, and I can tell
you better when ] get to lookin' at
the boys. See that fellow down there
in the front? That's Hardy Richard
son, and the fellow next to him is
Nick Alcett, who pitched for US. Pit.
eher's salary? Believe me, no one had
to put salary limits on in those days.
Maybe Alcott pulled down SITS a
month, but doubt it,
Jim Clifford managed the team and
/ played in the same old place-first
base. Charlie Smith was at third
base, Jack Richmond played short
step. and John McGuiness played first
base, too. We used to have the worst
games with Syracuse you ever saw
Every time we had game there was
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inning
RALLY ALMOST
SAVED SAINTS
Punahou 6, st. Louis 5.

Punanou b, ST. LOUIS D.
Won in the ninth is a favorite
title for bssebail stories and baseball
sketches. and applied to Saturdays
game of the Oahu league series pre-
faced by the word almost the title
would have fitted baseball fact even
better than fiction. .....
The score was 3 to 1 in favor of
Punahou when that team came up first
in the final frame. Mason, the 1st In
fantry infelder who has been grabbed
by the Puns, hit safely, and then
O'Brien and Lyman got by on fast foot
work, filling the sacks. Barney Joy,
who had been pitching good ball
thhrougout, was suffering from an in
jured finger, and it was thought best
to bench him, and substitute Swan
on the hill He cut loose with a wild
scored. Henshaw put up a long sacra-
flee fly which scored O'Brien. Lyman
scored on Castles out at first.
The Saints half was a bombardment
of hits Schuman started with a sin
gle, but was out on the fielder's choice
that gave Swan life at first. The next
four men UP hit safely, and four runs
came in Castle, however, benched
himself and probably saved the game
thereby.
He was hit freely throughout the
game but the former Harvard twirler
kept the bingles scattered in remark
able style until the ninth. Then three
or four hits came in quick succession
and although two OF them were
scratchy Al decided that the Saints
were clouting him too hard for COM
fort and made way for Bill Hampton.
The gas man came up with the bases
clicked but he had been warming up
for the last half of the game and was
able to put the ball over the plate.
Aided by sterling play by Brewer,
he blocked off tue scoring and the
Puns got the contest by a whisker.
Breulers great work on grounder in
this last inning prevented the Saints
from tying up the game. The ball was
a mean grounder that skinned along
right over second base. Brewer dash.
ed across, made a one-handed pick uu
and got his man at first, stopping q
rally that would have probably Won
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JUICE" LATHAM STEPS TO BAT

fight. Well, that's getting away
from the subject
Utica was in sort of information
al league then. went to Spring
filed. Mass. in 70 and stayed there
ed the season of '7S with Washington
and then for the two years had the
Treasury Department stables at Wash
ington and stayed out Of baseball I'M
til So"
The year 1882 was big year fol
Juice" He had the Athletics that
year and carried them through a fine
season. The following year he went
to Louisville, and two years later to
Richmond, Virginia, He then made a
quick jump through Jersey City to
Utica, where he stayed till that team
disbanded in 81. Soon after that
Juice" withdrew to the hSnch. The
writer comments as follows:
This is Juice Lathams simple
story Of diamond career that any
man might well be proud Of He tells
nothing of the flying jumps on which
he speared the sphere at first time
and again-nothing Of the great coach
ing that brought his many teams to
victories. When Latham was on the
Utica team he and his mates won Is
straight victories, and at the end OF
the season the Utica aggregation was
one game behind Syracus and Buffa,
10, who were tied for first place. Utica
WIS offered the championship and
would not take it. The championship
for that year was never decided.
AS he blinks at you now and tells
you of the glories of the days that
were, it takes good stretch of i'm.
agination to connect him with the man
who captained the big teams of the
old baseball world Juice" does not
reminisce unless Iiagged on. but once
he is on tack he sees It out to the
end. For instance, there is his story
Of the best play he ever made. II
happened-but let Juice" tell it:
1T was the greatest catch and throw
ever saw and ii was made by Dicky
Johnson, who used to play with Bos.
ton. He was playing in Richmond
Virginia, the day it happened and the
batter hit hard line ball out toward
center field, where Dicky held down
his job. That boy was great runner,
but when he started for the ball ii
didn't look like one chance in ten that
he'd get 1t.
There was man on third. Let's
see. Yes, it was the Norfolk team
that we we're playing that day Well,
Dicky ran at that ball, picked II out
Of the air six inches from the ground,
and then he threw the runner out at
home. 1t was great play. OF course
they put on some CT the fancy kind
nowadays, but I'm willing to bet that
there isn't play made on National
or American grounds that we didn't
do ourselves We hadn't the grounds,
but we made the plays. The game
allowed seven balls in those days, and
you could call for the kind you want.
ed-high ball, fair ball, or low ball
and the pitcher had to give it to YOU -
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SEVEN RUNS in
'ONEFRAME Win
FOR SOLDIERS
cast Defense II. Asahis 3.

Coast Defense II, Asahis 3.
Seven runs in a single inning are
enough to break up any ball game,
and when the concrete soldiers chased
this number across in the fourth yes
terday, with the assistance of only
two hits, the game was to all intent
and purposes finished. In fact, had II
been left to the vote Of the fans. il
would have been discontinued then
and there, for what followed was
merely a wearisGme effort On the part
of the Japanese players to cut this
lead down. ... ~
The Asahis Of yesterday didn't look
like the team that took the measure
of the Chinese the Sunday before. Not
only was Yamashiro raped when hits
meant runs, but the men behind him
went to pieces in true Asahi fashion
when the strain came on them. Truly
the little Japanese are understandable
players. They are in-and-outers OF
the first class and yesterday was their
of day with vengeance.
Manager Abe made another effort
to get Yamasbiro going as pitcher,
with the usual result that Moriyama
was called in to lock the stable, door
after the horse had been stolen. This
is a faYorite Asahi stunt and Mort
must be used to champiOning lost
causes by this time. .-s.
The soldiers got on the score board
right off when a walk, a steal, a sin
gle and a double brought O'Hara
across the rubber. ~. h.
The Asahis made ii one and one in
the third when Mutt Kojima was
walked, and then travelled by easy
stages to third on two passed balls
Araki's successful bunt brought in the
score. ~ ~. ~. +
In the fourth Moriyama led off with
a two Dagger, and after the next two
famed. an error by Lynch let him in.
Then came the big dcings. Humid.
ley walked. and went to second on
Shay's grcunder which Moriyama
bungled. Hudnsll was safe on field
er's choice that retired Hundley at
thirk Thomas flied to center and
then Yamashiro started ell his own
trouble by wild threw Of Swenson's
infield grounder which. if properly
handled, would have retired the side
without run. With the bases full,
the first baseman made the next er.
ror on the throw meant to catch Law
son. Shay scoring. O'Hara was safo
on Moriyama's error, Hudnall scoring.
Then Lynch lined cut two-bagger
that cleaned the sacks. Nangum fol-
lowed with another two-base swine.
scoring Shay, and later wild pitch
brought the soldier third sacker
across. Hundley, UP for the second
time that inning, ended the agony with
an infield grounder. ,... Ill. xii
From then on it was a joke for the
soldiers and at the beginning of the
seventh Hundley relieved Lawson in
the box and showed considerable class.
In the sixth the Coast gunners put
three more across for good measure,
while the Asahis got their last run in
the same frame 49,. ..s... .-.
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SLOAN PITCHES
PORTUGUESETO
GOOD VICTORY
HaWaiiS Can't Solve Soldiers
Curves and Get Only Two
Scattered Hits
Portuguese 5, Hawaiis l

tOINhbhGDG Il
Two lonely hits represented the com
bined efforts OF 30 Hawaii batters
against the shoots and Blenders OF
Tod Sloan yesterday. Eleven OF
these the big soldier HEAVIER of the PoT
tuguese moved down by the strike
out method, and some sharp fielding in
which Sloan himself figured with cen
spicuous credit, accounted for the rest
The team behind Sloan did not bat es'
pecially hard, but they made their hits
. count, and with an error or two end
q few passes sandwiched in, the re-
suit was an easy victory. The game
was even more one sided than the
score indicates, and at no time alter
the fourth inning did the Hawaiis have
chance at the long end Of the score.
The Portuguese-Hawaii game, which
came as the closer OF the usual double
header at Athletic park, was interest.
ing enough and saved the day for the
fans, for the first game between the
Asahis and the Coast Defense was
quite the limit ~
White opened in the box fer the Ha.
walls, and showed right away that he
was shy on control He lasted only
four innings, during which he allowed
four hits and one run, and walked five
men. Plata was then called to the res
cue, and although he was touched for
one hit and two runs In the fifth, he
settled down thereafter and was very
effective throughout the remainder Of
the game, no more bingles being cred
tied to the Punchbowl batters.
The first score of the game came in
the fourth, although the Portuguese
got two men on bases in every one of
the first three frames In the fourth
Sloan was out third to first, and then
Flizer waited for four wide ones. New
es was out on foul fly TO the cstcher,
and Joe Ornellas came through with a
timely single. Carroll followed with a
long hit to right that scored tlizer
Ornellas eventually stole home.
Plata took chance on the hill in
the fifth, and the first man was out,
short To first. Then Sousa walked and
Bushnell followed with hit, going to
second on the throw to third that fail.
ed TO catch Sousa. Sloan nit to short,
and was thrown ont, Sousa scoring on
the play. lnen Neves poled a long
high one to right that got through
home. A pass, stolen base, and an
intield error accounted for John Or.
nellas' run in the sixth.
The lone Hawaii run came in the
seventh. Chritngworth, first up, was
safe on an outileld error, and stole. He
advanced a base on walkers fly to
right, and was brought home by Fran.
co.'s single over second base.
The score: