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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06

safely in Montana, North Dakota and
northern Minnesota. While it will
grow in wide variety of soils, there
are a few demands that the crop
makes, and these must be met. It
must be given its way in two or three
respects or it refuses to grow. It re-
quires that the soil have no trace of
acid present, and that the water table
be not near the surface of the ground.
Acid in the soil may be corrected by
an application. of calcium or lime, the
amount depending upon the amount
of acid present. A water table stand
ing five or six feet below the surface
would not be close enough to be in
furious but if much closer than this
the roots would be drowned and the
plants would die. The root system of
alfalfa is very extensive, commonly
growing to depth of ten to twenty
feet. Should the water table be shall
lower than this, the root system must
necessarily be shallower as the roots
will not penetrate the soil below the
ground water line.
Needs Certain Bacteria
To make the most profitable growth,
there must be a certain kind of bac-
terra present in the soil. If there has
never been any alfalfa or clover grown
on the farm or on neighboring farm.
it is a good guess that this particular
kind of bacteria is not present. If one
of these crops has previously been
grown with success, it is pretty safe
to assume that the bacteria are still
there. These bacteria may be intro
duced into a field by adding 200 to
500 pounds Of soil from a field that
has produced alfalfa successfully to
an acre of the field that is to be sown.
These bacteria increase very rapidly.
If the soil is kept in good condition
they will soon spread from the one
acre over the entire field. A small
quantity will leaven the entire mass.
A Soil Improver
1t is the fact that these bacteria are
associated with alfalfa and other le-
gumes that makes the legumes such
good soil improvers. It is the bac-
terra and not the alfalfa that take
the nitrogen from the air and make
plant food of it. The legume crop
plays its part by furnishing home
for the bacteria. The bacteria live
within the roots of the plants. A
colony Of them is represented by a
tubercle OR an enlargement on the
root. The more numerous these bac-
terra are in the soil, the more numer-
Gus and larger will be the tubercles.
Wheat, corn and other field crops are
not connected with any nitrogen fixa-
ton processes in the soil merely be-
cause these bacteria refuse to live
within the roots Of these plants.
Those who are fond of figures tell
us that approximately n per cent of
the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
FOR LIQUOR IL
CENSES.

State of Minnesota)
City of Redwood Falls)
Notice is hereby given, that ap-
plications have been made in writ
ing to the common council of
the city of Redwood Falls, Min
nesota and filed in my Office, pray
ing for License to sell intoxicating
Liquors for the term commencing Oh
January Goth, 1914, and terminating
on January goth, 1915, by the follow
ing persons, and at the following
places, as stated in said applications,
respectively, to-wit:
brick building situated on the
East 9h feet of Lot and West
71z feet of Lot l all in Block
Is Original Plat of the city of
Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Esser Brothers the one story
brick building situated on the
East 4 feet of Lot 9 and West
18 feet of Lot 10 Block Is of
the Original Plat of the city
of Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Harrison Baldwin-At the one story
brick building situated on the
West 16 feet of Lot 2 Block
Is of the Original Plat of the
city of Redwood Falls, Mime
sofa.
Said applications will be heard and
determined by said common council
of the city of Redwood Falls, Mime
sofa at the council chamber in the pub
lie library building in said city of
Redwood Falls, in Redwood County
and state of Minnesota on Friday the
Sixteenth day of January A. D., 1914,
at 7:30 o'clock P. NJ
Witness my hand and seal of the
city of Redwood Falls, Minnesota this
26th day of December A. d. 1913.
w. ]. Smithers, F. A. GRAY.
zS-St City Recorder, Deputy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-31
Packey Mcfarland Works Strenuous
Iy for Gibbons Fight.

Apparently all obstacles nave been
cleared from the path of the Packey
: McF'arland-Mike Gibbons battle,
scheduled for Feb. II in New York.
Frequent rumors were afloat the
early part of the week that the stock
yards man would demand such a
heavy guarantee that the Eastern
promoters would be unable to COM
ply. There was also some talk Of
hitch over weight.
But Packey is training every day
for the prospective fight, and his
hard work is a pretty sure indication
of his intention to go through with
the mill. Down at local gymnasium
Mcfarland is working like a Trojan
at the weights, and will probably
taper off his work with some boxing.
He intends to remain in Chicago
until Feb. 8, arriving in New York
almost on the eve of the fight. He
will allow himself couple of days
to work the train kinks out of his
muscles when he reaches the big
town.
Gibbons IS sticking to the reserVa-
ton up in St. Paul, and reports from
the Wisconsin city are to the effect
that he is working every bit as hard
as the local man. Gibbons will come
through Chicago on his way East,
stopping off here for day or so to
allow local fans to see him in practice
action.
Tom Gibbons, brorher of Mike, has
been matched for a ten-round go
with Knockout { Brown, the local
Greek, at Hudson, Wis, Feb. 9. The
men will scale 1853 pounds at o'clock
the day of the fight Tom is training
for the bout with Brother Mike, and
each is benefiting by the association.
Doc Johnston, Cleveland first base
man, has signed his contract. Car
isch, Olson and Pitcher Willie Mitch
ell also signed Nap contracts
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-31

A Head Is Necessary on This-WeIl,
Here It Is.

According to the sociology sharps,
this more or less pure and consider
ably driven snow isfa great little
thing for the unemployed. 1t gives
them plenty of work to do.
1t also gives the socioIogists
chance to grab most of the credit for
this act of providence, and roast the
unemployed gents if they can't all
find a shovel, or if some of them
haven't the required shoes and
clothes to get out and paddle around
in the snow.
As a godsend, however, this snow
is small time stuff to what the Fed
eral League has been to baseball
writer's during the winter If it had
not been for Gilmore, Weeghman,
Tinker & Co., we would have been
cluttering up space with accurate &C
counts of the numbers of pieces of
pie the famous athletes eat during
the off season, and other items of
just as great interest.
Take it any way you will, the Fed
is a fine little institution. 1t has saw
ed lots of jobs, and may create more.
Our news-proViding duet-Weegh-
man and Tinker-were too busy
grabbing off the eats at the ad mans
luncheon yesterday to hand out any
news, and the snow this morning
kept them quiet. Mr.. Weeghman
eased off the information that the
feed was fine, but that he was serv-
ing just as good every day in his
marble fronts.
President Ebbets of Brooklyn
wasted some good stamps sending
Joe Tinker a contract to play with
the Dodgers for the next three years.
1t called for a salary of 81, 500 each
season, and Joe, of course, treated
such a paltry sum with proper con-
tempt.
A guy who is getting $4,000 a
year can afford to treat half that sum
with diSdain.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
! SELECTION OF COTTON SEED
Double Profit May Be Reaped, One
From Increased Yield and Another
From Sale Of Product

Don't forget that in that field of
fine cotton each plant is a separate
individual. Like the individuals in
any community some of these are
good, some bad, and some Indifferent.
If you save the seed Unfortunately
from every plant for the foundation
of your next years crop, writes D. N.
Barrow in Progressive Farmer, you
can rest assured that you are going to
have community composed Of very
mixed population. THE good die
young" and unfortunately, just as in
human affairs, extra good people are
somewhat more scarce than just COM
mon, everyday people, so in that cot
ton field there are more ordinary
stalks of cotton than of extra good
ones. Then, if you save your seed
from every stalk. Just as you come to
them, next year you are going to
have larger proportion of just ordi-
nary cotton than you will Of the good;
and SO in year or two your seed
will have run out" as you say.
The thing to do is to go into the
field ahead of the regular pickers and
pick the best cotton from the best
stalks separate from the general run
of the crop and have them ginned sep
arately after having thoroughly
cleaned the gin. The next year you
will have seed from known stalks OF
excellence, and If this process is con-
tinued for a number OF years you viii
have better cotton than you start
ed with and will commence reaping
double pro1t-one from the increased
yield and another from the sale OF
improved seed.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22

looked about him with only vague
idea as to where he was. When he
came to a realizing sense of his stu
alton he looked at his watch, and then
tried to resume his nap. But this
time he did not fall asleep, and SO,
after fidgeting about for half an hour,
he decided to go into the smoker.
He had some very excellent cigars
in his grip. and, pulling out the bag,
he leaned down to unlock 1t, when he
saw the long hole which had been
cut in the shining pigskin.
He regarded the damage for Sec
Ond with rising anger, and then un.
locked the valise and searched it thor
oughly to see what had been stolen.
For his only idea was that some sneak
thieves had taken advantage of his
islumber.
But, finding everything intact. he
was obliged to cast about for another
explanation It was then that the
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22

der direct orders OF the Secretary
| [Long1. ROOSEVELT"
"whewlS
Hol;on sat back in his seat So war
had come. What would happen now!
So far as he was concerned Holton
was likely to be well in the forefront
He was exalted, thrilled in every hber
OF his being. He put the dispatch IN
his pocket and walked back through
the train to his car. AS he reached
Miss La Tossa's section he found her
folding up a bit of paper and putting
1t in her waist
Had she, too, received a dispatchE
Holton did not doubt it So he wasted
no words.
well, it has come to pass" he said;
war has been declared, and within
few months Cuba will be as free as
even you could wish"
God grant it," she murmured.
Holton held out his hand.
Good night, Miss La Tossa." he
said.
She shook his hand cordially, lin
geringly even.
Good night" she replied.
Her eyes sought his, and for mo-
ment it seemed as though she were
going to speak. Then she turned
away.
Holton waited an instant, and then
he, too, averted his face.
Good night" he said again, and
went to his own berth, where the
porter had completed his preparations.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22

Daily Thought.
] am part Of all that have mss
-Tennysor
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
CHAPTER ~.
A Frank Admission.

Holton's acquisitions were promptly
attended to, and by the pe he nad
completed his packing at The club MS
tickets for the Florida Special mad ar
rived.
He lunched with Billy Holt of the
ordnance department, and then took a
hack to the station, where he found
the train made up. He had several
magazines in his hands, and settled
down to read with his feet luxuriously
resting on the other seat OF his sec
ton.
1t was not many minutes, however,
before he yawned broadly, and five
minutes thereafter his magazine had
tumbled from his hand and he was fast
asleep.
As he fell into slumber two men
approached the porter, and, throwing
open their coats, displayed Secret
Service shields.
While their English was perfect,
they were surely of the Latin race.
"Ya-as, suh-all right, genl'men."
The porter was very much impressed.
-''Ya-as, sub, go right along"
AS they approached Holtons sec
tion one of them stopped.
well. here he is," he remarked.
Eyes, and asleep, too. He's bound
for Tampa for a surety"
Yes; but, now that he kindly sleeps,
we might as well go farther" He
bent down and carefully drew Holtons
bag out into the aisle. Quick" he
said, looking up, "the keys"
His companion drew from his
pocket large bunch of keys, and the
man tried several without success.
Finally, becoming impatient, he drew
the bag to the seat behind Holton,
and, drawing his knife, cut long hole
near the top. Then, inserting his
hand and arm, he fished about for
several minutes, but without feeling
anything other than wearing apparel
and toilet articles.
Finally he Strengthened up and
pushed the bag into the place whence
ut had been withdrawn with the frown-
ing remark:
We'll, we'll have to let him go;
we've done our part"
The two men spent some time in the
station, framing telegram in cipher,
which, when completed, was sent to
Tampa. Then they disappeared.
Holton In the meantime slept, and
was still asleep when the train moved
out. Awakened by sudden turn of
the cars, he started bolt upright and
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
ABLE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
Seemingly Unsophisticated Youth
Travelled in Comfort While the
Smart Tourist Walked.
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81 suppose II l should try to ride
that machine I'd break my neck" said
gawky-looking fellow as he looked
at the bicycle against the lamppost.
mo you wouldn't" replied the BIZ
cyclist, winking at the bystanders.
TITS the easiest thing in the world to
do. Anybody can ride one of these
machines If he only thinks So"
Il want to know!" exclaimed the
gawky youth. Dye think l could
stay on it II got on"
II know you could"
'An' make 'er go?'
"Of course"
You're trying to fool me-"
Don't you want to try it,"
And the tourist in knickerbockers
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
lRv M. MILroN KELL.Yl

ny w ld1isION hEllsl-l
Dairy cows do not have the ability
to make something out of nothing
The highly developed special purpose
dairy cows, the most profitable pro
ducers, cannot be kept in Northern
latitude without a liberal supply OF
grain food. If we had pasture grass
at all times of the year it would be diff
ferent; but dairying has so far made
more progress in a colder climate,
where it is necessary to house the herd
and feed them inside during the win
ter months.
A great change is gradually coming
over the dairy business. On the ma
jority of farms the dairy business has
in its fullest and most profitable de-
velopment, been built up largely upon
basis of cheap grains and CONNER
cial oy-products from the grain pro
ducing states.
In many dairying sections in the
eastern and middle states where milk
production is the leading branch of
agriculture, the plow has been largely
laid aside, the farms converted into
the growing of hay and ensilage, the
great gain garden of the west furnish
ing the main elements required to
make milk. Is this the most protita-
BILE type of dairy farming to develop
in other sections? Shall dairy farm
ers be content to utilize their expen-
sive land for the growing of lay and
ensilage corn, increase the number Of
cows kept on their farms and depend
upon the grain growing states to fur
nish them with large portion of their
cattle foods? This is question that
must be worked out before man can
adopt any definite policy in the build
ing up Of his dairy business.
The constantly increasing demand
for these feed stuffs and grain feeds
is making their use almost prohibitive
to dairy farmers. Should this induce
some of our cows? 1t is certain to
prove blessing to us in the end. AL
though it may decrease the number
Of cows kept on many farms, 1t Is go
ing to open up to US the possibilities
now lying dormant in our soils and be
the means of causing us to adopt 9TH
er crops that are better suited to our
economic needs. 1t is going to en-
courage the growth of more and better
dairy foods and highly organized truck
and market crops that will afford us
funds outside of the dairy to pay for
the concentrated foods that are need
ed to balance the rations of the high
producing cows. l have had expert
ence in the growing of potatoes and
various other market crops on dairy
farms, and l will say without hesita-
ton that by depending upon the ma
nure from our dairy cows and clover
crop for nitrogen and by the purchase
Of mineral fertilizers carrying good
amounts of phosphoric acid and pot
ash, we can develop better and more
profitable system of dairy farming and
crop growing and greatly increase the
stock carrying capacity of our farms.
Many dairy farmers are situated in
localities where market crop growing
may not prove adapted to their farms,
and such men would undoubtedly find
greater profits in growing some grain
crop in place of a money crop, and
right here allow me to suggest that
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
CHAPTER v.
MvsterIous Messaaes.


At Tampa Holton met and had
breakfast with several army engineers
who had been engaged in laying out
camp sites in the pine woods back oil
Tampa. Then in the afternoon he pro-
ceeded on to Port Tampa, nine miles
away. Ahead, rising into the blue
sky like some dream palace in Sahara,
the Tampa Bay Hotel, with it's brick
walls and cleaning silver domes and
minarets.
1t brought hope to his heart, and his
steps were more springy as he hur-
ried toward the immense structure.
negro boy took his bag as he entered
the lobby, and the clerk smiled as he
had not done since the winter throng
left the hostelry early in March.
After a bath and shave he set out
to the bay to view his new command.
He found her in charge Of an able
seaman, Conroy, who welcomed him
with enthusiasm.
Holton stepped aboard and chuckled
when she recalled the comparatively
large deck space of the Scorpion.
The Gnat was almost toy craft. and
yet her regulation torpedo gun on the
after deck, the machine gun forward,
and the little coming tower, heavily
plated with steel, gave adequate hint
that she was by no means built for
pleasure.
1T is likely we'll be busy before
long, Conroy." he said. I'll have my
luggage brought down from the hotel
and come aboard at once. How many
men have WEI"
"Only Howard, the engineer. and
me-" was the reply.
All right The fewer the better
I'll return shortly, and perhaps take
her out"
Whereupon Holton stepped out with
n blithe stride. In the lobby of the
hotel he buried his face in Washing
ton newspaper and spent half-hour
absorbing the war talk of the day.
His reverie was interrupted by a
hotel page, who handed him card
bearing the name Jose Rodriguez. Ha-
vana.
"Mr. Rodriguez wishes to know If
you will do him the honor of calling
upon him in his rooms" announced
the boy.
Rodriguez! And who is he?"
He's very wealthy Spaniard who
has been here some time"
well, then, you will tell Mr.. Rodri-
guez that If he wishes to see me. he'll
find me here
YES, sir, I'll tell him that" and
the boy hurried away.
81 like the nerve of that" growled
Holton, returning to his paper.
In a few moments the page stood
before him again.
"Well?" Holton looked up impa-
tiently.
Mr.. Rodriguez said, sir, that he
does not wish to speak to you In the
lobby, and that 1t will be best for
you if you visit him as soon as you
can in his rooms"
Holton flushed angrily.
Say, boy, get this straight. You
give Mr.. Rodriguez Mr. Holton's com
pliments, and say to Mr.. Rodriguez
that Mr.. Holton says for him to go to
the devil"
(To BE CONTINUED
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
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winked slyly once more at the inter.
ested spectators
How do you keep from fallin' OF
the thing?"
All you've to do Is to climb ON
start 1t going and keep gJing. Just
try 1t. Here, get ON"
The gawky young man took hold OF
the bicycle awkwardly and trundled
it out to the middle of the road.
ut isn't quite as good a one as I've
got at home" he said, as he mounted
1t and started down the road at a rat.
Ting pace, "but can follow directions
It's only four miles to the next town
I'll be waiting you at the pump. Good
by"
And the smart young tourist In his
knickerbockers trudged after him on
foot.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
SYNOPSIS.

lieutenant Holton is detached from his
command in the navy at the outset OF the
Standardization war and assigned 20
important secret service duty. While olh-
ing al a washington hotel he detects a
walter in the act OF robbing beautiful
young lady. She thanks him for MS seEv-
Toe and gives her name as Miss La Iossa,
a Cuban patriot Later he meets heT AZ
q ball. secret service man warns Hol-
ton that the girl is a spy senior Ia
Tossa chides his daughter for her 1ailuEe
to secure important information from
Holton She leaves for her home In
Cuba. Holton Is ordered to follow her,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22

| they grow some hoed crop that re-
Quires intense cultivation during the
whole of the growing season. The
more | study the value and benefits
Of the intense cultivation given some
hoed crop, the more l have come to
| appreciate it's value in the crop rota-
ton. No practical farmer who has
given some hoed crop intense Guilt
walton during the whole of the grow
ing season has failed to note the good
effects upon succeeding crops in the
rotation.
Years ago the farmers in many sec
tions practiced following the land
during the summer in preparation for
crop of wheat or to clean 1t or
weeds, but during recent years the in
creased cost of labor and the higher
prices for farm products has made
it's use prohibitive; besides, the prac-
teal farmers have discovered that
hoed crop will accomplish all that a
bare fallow possibly can, and still
pay better than any other crop that
is grown in the rotation.
/, Too many dairy farmers believe
that feeding dairy cows will make the
soil rich regardless of its management.
They think the cows will keep up the
soil. This belief has caused many
men to neglect every modern method
Of soil handling and to depend upon
the application of few loads of sta
BILE manure to correct every torture
of nature and restore the fertility OF
their soil after it has been subjected
to twenty or more years OF plant food
dissipation. With the manure made
from feeding purchased grains thou
sands of dairy farmers have not main
tanned the productivity of their farms
Dairymen very often do not know
what high class cultivation is. By
careful management and intense cul-
tivation a small amount Of stable ma
nure will go long way toward keep
ing up and increasing the fertility OF
the soil.
Another advantage of more thor
ough cultivation is the fact that we
can utilize our hired labor to bet
ter advantage, for the same men and
horses required to care for the cows
can easily manage another crop that
can be added to the rotation, with a
minimum amount of extra day help.
know that this is not going to agree
with the views of many dairy farm
ers, especially those in the western
states, and have seen the extension of
city milk and cream routes into the
country and the building and extern
sion of the condensery and powdered
milk business, and have seen dairy
farmers form unwarranted ideas of the
prosperity and ease which would fol
low these new markets, but for some
reason or other their plans did not
work out, for when they deducted
their feed bills from their milk checks,
their profits were small. The wall
from dairymen in many sections who
are practicing an exclusive system OF
milk production at the expense of ev-
cry other branch Of farming does not
show them to be making as much
money as the men who are plodding
along on their own farm and growing
as nearly as possible a balanced ra-
tion for their cows and giving every
acre of their land intense cultivation.