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~ GARD N &c n O 7 E S ~

was the author Of the fullest ancient
treatise on practical agriculture, con-
sisting OF twelve books His lnforma-
ton, however, seems to have been de-
rived from books rather than from
experience. lie estimated lucerne as
the choicest Of all fodder because II
lasted many years and bore being cut
down from four to six times year.
II enriches. he says, the land on which
il grows, fattens the cattle fed with IL
and Is cften a remedy for sick cattle.
Alfalfa found no great reception in
England az it was less hardy than red
clover and required three or four
years before coming to full growth
Loudon said: From the time the
farmer must wait until this crop at
tains Its perfection. and from the care
requisite to keep 1t from grass and
weeds. we do not think 1t Is ever likely
to come into general culture
What Is called yellow lucerne, Med!-
clgo falcata. 4 much harder anu
Coarser plant. common in several
parts OF England is cultivated in some
poor soils In France and Switzerland.
Medicago maculata and murlcata are
also cultivated in France on poor soils.
According to English authorities the
soil for lucerne must be dry, friable,
inclining to sand, and with subsoil
equal to II in goodness Unless the
subsoil be good and deep II is vain to
cultivate lucerne. II the soil Is dry
and rich good crops of lucerne can be
produced. Soils that are good enough
for wheat and dry enough for turnips
are recommended.
In Guernsey the practice is to first
trench the land three feet deep with
spade, burying a good coat OF ma
nure in the middle, or at least one
foot from the surface. Fresh seed is
recommended. as seed two years old
does not come up freely.
Early writer's recommend top
dressing Of wood ashes, gypsum and
liquid manure OF any kind. Stable
manure at the rate of twenty tons
To the acre every five or six years
is advised by some. while others ad-
vocate a light coating every spring.
Sir Humphrey Davy estimated the
nutritive properties OF lucerne as COM
pared % red clover to be as 20 to 80.
Saintfon. Hedysarum onObrS chic a
deep roofing perennial with branch
ing. spreading stems and red flowers,
native Of England and many parts
of Europe, has long been cultivated
there on soils so poor as to he unfit
for constant tillage and which would
yield little under any other crop par
ticularly on very dry soil, where the
yield is ton to n ton and half To
the acre. The nutritive products are
the same as clover, but this does not
seem 10 he in use in America.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
Modern Culture Of Alfalfa.

Alfalfa Is successfully grown in
he eastern United States. Thrifty
fields are to be seen on the sandy
loan Of Monmouth county, New Jer-
sey. and on The heavier soils in the
northern and western parts of the
State
Alfalfa has a long tap root, reach
ing under favorable conditions "A depth
Of Ave feet in a season. This tap
root grows without many secondary
roots almost to its end. where II d-
vides into a few branched roots OF
equal size The subsoil therefore
must be well drained. and hard clay
will he penetrated by the roots II they
are not prevented by a permanent
water table.
Alfalfa seed is distinguished from
red clover by its size. being slightly
larger and of a light olive green color.
The dead seeds are brown. Two and
three year old seed is now considered
quite as good as fresh seed. still many
planters adhere to the old theory
that absolutely fresh seed is best.
Naturally alfalfa il adapted to a
warm climate, Is drought resisting
and IL also adapted to irrigation. It
thrives much better in an alkaline
than in an acid soil. but any well
drained soil containing plenty of lime
will raise alfalfa.
Soils only moderately well adapted
to the growth of alfalfa require the
application OF an abundance of ma
nure and lime. The artificial intro
ductiOn OF the bacteria growing in the
root tubercles of this plant is also
necessary, This is accomplished by
sowing ON the plot where alfalfa is to
be grown one hundred or more pounds
of soil TO the acre from an alfalfa
field where the tubercles are album
dant.
II commercial fertilizers are to be
used in place OF stable manure. a mix
ture consisting of nitrate Of soda, so
pounds; acid phosphate, $50 pounds
and murlate Of potash, 100 pounds 10
the acre is the best combination. In
addition an application Of 5000 pounds
OF quicklime or three tons OF raw
ground limestone will be sufficient.
The largest yields are obtained the
third and fourth years from seeding
decrease from the plants dying out.
Hunt and Burkett in their recent
work Soils and Crops" recommend
the following rotation of the land
corn, two years; sixty day oats. one
year; alfalfa, three years, The al.
falfa is sowed in August after the
oats have been harvested.
Being a sub-tropical plant. alfalfa
should not be sown too early in the
! spring nor too late in the autumn
( one month later than oat seeding In
the spring and one month earlier thar
/ wheat seeding in the autumn are the
/ best times. Cover the seed deeper
than red clover, planting twenty
pounds to the acre. The seeder at,
! tachment to the grain drilt can b,
used, adjusting the spouts to deposit
| the seed in front of the hoes.
/ The crop should be cut as soon a!
the new shoots at the base of tn,
! stem start to grow. At this time tn,
lower leaves begin to turn yellow anC
few, If any, flowers will have ap
peared. Cutting at this time is i'm
portant, whether the growth general,
! has been satisfactory or not. The cut
ting time is usually from May 20 I,
June for the FIRST cutting, July t,
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AND MODERN ALFALFA
CULTURE.

many suppose. II is a native of the
south Of Europe. Lucerne or medic.
as it was called at that time. was
highly eNtoled by Roman writer's. 1t
Is grown largely in Persia and Lima
whore it is moved all the year; it is
Of unknown antiquity in Spain Italy
and the south of France. IT was in
PRODUCED in England from France
in 1857. but excited little attention I'M
iii 1857.
Coumbella, a Latin writer on agri-
culture OF the first century, who lived
partly in Syria, but chiefly at Rome
and was a contemporary Of Seneca.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

20 for the second and August - 10
October for the third.
American authorities claim that al
falfa as grown in this country yields
more than twice the digestiblc nutri-
mcnts that red clover does, and more
than three times the digcstible pro
tein to the acre Alfalfa hay is fed
with good results to horses, cattle.
sheep brood sows and laying hens
For pasture 1t is better adapted to
swine and poultry. II IL bctt,
adapted to soiling than to pasture
since regular and frequent clippings
enhance ita vigor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

l.inum triggnum or reinwardtia
triggna Is a handsome winter flower
ing shrub, growing from one to two
ie-i hish. covered with golden flowers,
contrasting well with the rich green
foliage. Cuttings should be taken in
the spring and the plants shifted ne
they grow until they are in Ave inch
pots, in which they will flower. The
soil should be good rich loan, with
sufficient sand to give good drainage.
Keep in warm sunny situation.
Young plants give the best results
bat the old plants can be cut back and
grown "A second year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

The attention Of those desiring farm
help is called to the fact that the stu
dents pursuing the winter short
courses in agriculture at the state
Agricultural Colleges at Ithaca. n. Y,
and New Brunswick, n. j.. will be open
to employment in a short time. The
problem Of farm help is a troublesome
one. BY communicating with the col
lege authorities laborers may Ne oh
tanned. helping both the students and
the employers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

ed for pies. preserves and sweet pickles.
1t is easy to grow and as the seeds are
only 10 cents a packet it is worth try
ing. particularly as a packet Of what Is
called fragrant fern is included without
charge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

FLORAL VALENTINES We send posi-
paid with your card HAMPERS Of rIo..s
roses, Niolets, carnations. etc. 20, s.. ," g..
Write for special prices on .HNIU.. .r-
ders on bedding. hardy Tog,uuls. H.1
vegetable plants HAELpMAED''N
GARDENS. Grecupurt. y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

The same careful cultivation in the
East, without irrigation, will probably
produce equally good results.
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lnvalids and Shut-Ins
How to Grow

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nv" w Wv" yodr locality, how 10
plant, trim ana sprIN
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Pears, small fruits, etc. All "Wu'.
Free quality stock Also our big stock Of
INV ornamental trees. shrubs and plants
We sen direct OHiV-dt about hdN agents
prices. We VIII send our book absolutely free
Not the biggvs' book, but one you can d
pend on, Write tO-dHy-return mail briuESt
WOODLAND NURSERIES, ALLEN l.. WOOD
53i Culver Road Rochester. y. y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.


For early cabbage for small fam
ily II is cheaper to purchase plants
and set them out, rather than try 20
raise the plants from seed About
the middle Of April obtain plants that
have been properly hardened by ex-
posture to the weather and plant them,
covering the stem up to the lower
leaf Plants from hot bed that have
not been hardened off in n cold frame
will not stand the sudden change. The
small headed early varieties can be
planted two feet apart each way.
Dust the plants with tobacco dust
as soon az they are set out to keep
uff the aphis or plant louise.
n plants are to he raised from seed
the seed should he sown. about
quarter OF an inch deep, in n hot bod
about March l. The usual custom is
to SOW the seed in rows three or four
inches apart As soon as the second
pair OF leaves have developed the
plants are transplanted into cold
frame, setting the plants four inches
apart each way. Hardening Is accom-
plshed nv airing freely: this enables
the plants 20 Withstand the slight
frosts that occur after the middle Of
April.
Two ounces Of seed sown thinly.
will supply sufficient plants for an
acre. SO only a small quantity Of
seeds will be required FOR family
garden
For the fall crop the seed should
I've sown early in June in rows four
inches apart thinning out the plants
10 stand four inches apart in the
rows The latter part Of July the
plants are transplanted to the final
bed. where they are set out in rows
three feet apart the plants two feet
apart in the rows
In transplanting pour a little water
/ into the holes before putting the
pants in. then MI mp the holes and
press the earth firmly about the
/ plants This should always be done
{ in transplan'ing, except where the
ground is quite damp. and even then
II is well to use the water.
Market gardeners SOW seed in Sep
/ TENDER for the earliest plants. which
are transplanted into cold frames
where they are mnturci. Only very
/ early varieties are used Tor this pur-
| pose.
Early Jersey Wakefield is probably
/ the very best early. The head is
. Conical and the favor excellent, Al
| Head Is a large Nat head variety and
| n good early as well as a good keep
! ing winter cabbage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

The falling with most American
growers Is that quantity seems TO he
their chief concern. Not that quality is
wholly sacrificed. but they are satisfied
with good quality, and the main idea il
to be as large a grower as others or to
be the largest producer Few seem
anxious to excel the world with one or
two productions which would be a ben
eft to the race and make the originator
quite as famous as TO be the largest
producer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
FLOWERS FOR INvALIDS.

has teen offered large quantity of
hyacinth and tulip bulbs to be flow
cred i'm the greenhouses Of amateurs.
when In flower the plants are to he
given to hospitals. These bulbs potted
now will bloom before the same
flowers appear in out OF door beds.
Amateurs with greenhouses or con-
servatories who wish TO undertake
this work will please send their ad-
dress to the Editor Of Gardening
Notes, New York Sun. and say how
many bulbs can be grown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
taulin. wer.

Caulif,ower seed should be sown
early In June, as recommended for
late cabbages, setting out the plants
in the final he'd early in July In the
home garden the plants should he set
two feet apart each way For horse
cultivation the rows must he three
feet apart
Very rich soil Is absolutely neces-
sary for caullfiower and frequent cul-
tivaton, and hill slightly. Water
freely at all times and particularly
when the heads are forming.
When the heads show form, say,
three inches in diameter draw the
outside caves loosely over them and
tie the tips so az to form circle
about the heads, This protects the
heads and blanches them.
Early Dwarf Erfurt is one of the
earliest varieties, producing solid white
heads. Ideal and Dry Weather are
tn" best drought resistcrs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

\ vegetable e being offered under
the namc of ""g"l1 bic peaches by A. T.
Cook OF Hyde Pas" =, Y. II Is said to
he a heavy yielder, lifting in eighty
days from planting, and i recommend
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
PRES. M'ANENY ON
SOCIAL SERVICE
Says Present Administration Is
Not Running wild on FadS
or FrillS.
VIEWS ARE CONFLICTING
ny GEORGE McA>ENN.
President of Hoard of Aldermen

T%HE SUNDAY Sun asks me to
outline concisely the attitude
of the present administration
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-04


after running one of the largest pic
mics. and field days ever held at Calu-
met grove, Blue Island, H., is giving
another picnic and field day at the
same place tomorrow.
There will be baseball games, boat
ing, dancing, races and sports of all
kinds. Prizes will be awarded for the
different contests. Arrangements
have been made for extra cars, which
will leave 63d and Halsted street at
short intervals, direct to the grove.
More than double the crowd of
$500 that were present at their last
picnic is expected, as the club has
already sold 4,300 tickets.
A tWo-day carnival of cycle racing
will be held at the Riverview Velo-
drome beginning tomorrow night
On tomorrow nights card of races is
a 25-mile motor-paced race between
Joe Kopsky, the Bohemian; Martin
Ryan, the Newarker, and Norman
Anderson, the Dane; an Australian
pursuit race for the professionals; an
open race for the same class and an
amateur repechage handicap will be
staged. On Labor day at 8 p. m. a
25-mile amateur team race will be
staged. The last five miles will be on
the order of six-day finish. Motor
paced professional sprint races will
also be run on Labor day afternoon.
Bob Gardner, HinsdaIe, played
some courageous golf to land in the
finals of the national amateur tour
ney at Detroit. Two down and five
to play against Max Marston, he raj
lied and took the match on the 37th
hole after Marston had missed two
foot put for win on the 36th. Gard
ner's golf was not as good as it has
been in previous rounds.
Today he meets John G. Anderson
of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, for the title.
Anderson put Sherman out, and l.
TONY MeIichar, amateur heavy
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-04
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

Ndtlonal League Z
w. L. Pct. WI. Pct. !
Phila.. 68 So .562ISt.Louis 62 65 .488
Brook'n 81 So .536IN. York. 81 So .475k
Boston ga 81 .529IPittsb'h go Ct .472
Chicago SO 81 1922 Cincin'ti SIS 68 AT
American League
w. L. Pct. WI. Pct. ,
Boston 80 80 .678IN. York. Sc 81. 467
Detroit 81 A .651IStLouis 40 rs 1896
Chicago ia 81 .5o2I ClevePd 48 76 1897
Wash'n "a So .525 Phila.. SO "a 400
Federal League
w. L. Pct. w. L. Pct.
Pittsb'h 70 81 .565I Chicago 81 90 .52a
Newark sc SO .555 Buffalo. 81 SO AIT
StLouis 68 81 .544 IBrook'n So SO .457
K.City. Sc SO .528 Bait. E. AZ 70 .347 :
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-04

If Ban johnson allows the protest
filed by Manager Rowland on the sec
ond game with Cleveland yesterday
the Sox will have another whirl at the
Indians in this series. Otherwise
there will be only one game tomor-,
row. And it is not probable the pro-
test will be favorably acted upon.
Rowland and his athletes were to
blame, though Billy Evans, crack UNI,
pire, also comes in for a share of the
censure. A Cleveland runner was on
first base when the batter famed on
a wild pitch. According to the rules
the batter was automatically out, ex-
actly as in the case of an inield fly,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-04
RESULTS YESTERDAY

National League. - Pittsburgh 4,
Chicago 1; New York 2, Philadelphia
0; Boston 6, Brooklyn 8; st. Louis 3,
Cincinnati 1.
American League. - Chicago 8,
Cleveland 2; Cleveland 6, Chicago 5;
Boston 10, Philadelphia 2; St Louis
3, Detroit 2; Washington 2, New
York 0.
Federal League. = Kansas City 4,
Chicago 0; Pittsburgh 8, st. Louis 1;
Buffalo 8, Newark l.; Brooklyn g.,
Baltimore 2.
The Newark journal., 1915-11-18

L love him because Ibelieve him
to be a pure-minded, Christian
gentleman. | can recommend
MIN as being an Evangelist
worthy of the name. | verify be-
lieve that | am a better man
and a better preacher for hav-
ing been associated with him
for two weeks or more.
| hope that the neighborIng
towns and adjacent communi-
ties will avail themselves fthe
opportunity Ct hearing him. No
words of mine can adequately
express my appreciation ofhim
The old, the young, the wise,
the unwiGe alike, tremble UNI
der the message of this godly
man. He has done wonderful
things for Newark whereof we
are glad.
l.. B. HAWKINS, Pastor.
The Newark journal., 1915-11-18
SEE THEIR FIRST TRAIN

The Misses Sloan, two elder
ly ladies, aged 83 and IS years,
took their first ride on train
last Saturday when they board
ed the passenger train here Sat-
urday morning to go on visit
to relatives in Oklahoma. The
old ladies are quite feeble, one
being afflicted with almost COM
plete blindness and the other
being deaf. They are sisters and
have never been married. For
the past % or 80 years these
aged ladies have lived a few
miles north of Newburg, but
not until last Saturday didthey
ever see or ride on a train
Calico Rock Progress.
The Newark journal., 1915-11-18
NOTED NEGRO DEAD

1askegee, Ala, Nov. IA
Booker T. Washington, the not
ed negro educator and founder
of Tuskegee Institute, died of a
nervous breakdown early today
at his home here, four hours af-
ter his arrival from New York.
The negro leader had been
in failing health for several
months, but his condition be-
came serious only last week
while he was in the east. He re-
allied the end was near, but
was determined to make the
long trip south to bear out his
oft-expressed statement that he
had been "born in the south,
have lived all of my life in the
south, and expect to die and be
buried in the SOUTH"
The Newark journal., 1915-11-18

/ ing reply. No reply has been
made. Therefore, shall give in
this article statement of facts
relative to some of the official
acts of this officer, which are
uncontrovertible by therecords,
and leave explanation or eva
| sion of the issues lie with him.
That the public may under
stand my position and cause for
this publicity, / ask that you
read the report Of the commits
lsioners filed with the court Oc-
Itober Is, 1915, and especially
the supplemental report there
to filed the following day, copy
lof which appeared in the last
issue of The Journal.
Such cowardly act and false
hood as contained in thereceipt
therein given, | most emphati-
cally denounce and challenge
Mr.. Waldrip to prove his allie
CATION.
Here are the facts:
Refer to the commissioner
report and you will read under
the recapitulation figuresshow-
ing Mr.. Waldrip's account as
county clerk, that $303 of the
$627.44 that he charges was
left off the clerks settlements
by Joe Kennard while deputy
clerk" covers tax on marriage
licenses. for which amount his
quarterly reports show to have
paid. All the items making up
this 5000 Except So are on his
fee book, embodied in his quar-
terly reports and appear fully
spread upon the county court
record as approved blythe coun-
ty Judge, but the treasurer's re-
cord shows that Mr.. Waldrip
has never paid those several "a
mounts to the county.
To more clearly state, each
of his quarterly reports reads:
Attached hereto and made part
of this report is treasurer's re-
celpt in the sum of dol
Tors to cover tax on marriage
licenses for quarter ending
- But when the. commission
ers checked said reports against
the treasurer's record we found
no such receipts had been is
sued. Yet in face of these re-
cord facts he makes the false
The Newark journal., 1915-11-18
NOTICE. OF GUARDIANS
SALE OF LANDS

Notice is hereby given that,
the and rsigned, as guardian of
Claud, Ernest and Maud Long,
minors, in pursuance of an or
der of the Independence Coun-
ty Probate Court, at its Novem-
Der term 1915 thereof, will on
SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1915
between the lawful hours for
.such judicial sales offer at pub
lie sale at the front door of the
Court House, in the city of
BateSville, Arkansas, upon a
credit of three months, twenty
four forty-fifth (24-45) I'M
divided interest in and to the
following real estate, situated
in Independence county, Ark
ansas, (subject to the widows
dover and homestead interest.
and also subject to a certain
deed of trust executed to Virgil
Y. Cook on June 10, 1915, for
the sum of $2275, with 10 per
cent interest thereon,) to-wit :
The Northeast fri quarter
containing 1899, acres, more
or less; the East half of the
North West quarter, containing
80 acres, more or less; and the
East half of the South West
quarter, containing SO acres,
more or less, all in Section 27,
Township II, North of Range
a West.
The purchaser thereof will
be required to give good secur-
ity for the purchase money and
g per cent interest thereon to
secure the paymentthereof land
that said sale is for the purpose
of paying debts of said minors,
and for the support and main
tenance of said minors.
Dated this the 18th day of
November, 1915.
MRS EN- MA f. LONG.
Guardian of Claud, Ernest and
Maud Long, minors.
The Newark journal., 1915-11-18
A GREAT REvIvALIST
DR. w. H Evans of DALI

DR.. w. II. Evans of Dallas,
Tex, better known as wild
Bill has been with US for thir-
teen days and will remain with
us through Sunday, November
81.
Brother Evans has labored
necessarily, achieving, by Gods
help, such results as to amaze
even the most sanguine among
us. He is truly the children's
Evangelist. They crowd to the
front to hear him expound the
good old story of Jesus and His
love. Henceforth to the Chris
tan people wild Bill" will be
a synonym for paternal gentle
ness and Christian bravery in
Newark. He is one of the few
preachers to whom / cant urn ov-
ermy church, people and pulpit
with perfect confidence. His ex-
perience, piety and faith in
God, thoroughly qualify him
for his great work. He knows
how and God knows that he
knows how. What dynamite is
to the rock, Brother Evans is to
sin. Brother Evans stands atthe
head of the rank as a trainerof
the children. They all love him
and beg him to hold more child
ren's services.
He has done untold good here.