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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
RESULTS FROM USE OF DRAG
Essential Little Point Overlooked by
Large Number Of Operators In
Hltchlng One Way.

One little point essential to the best
results from the use of the King road
drag Is ignored by a large number OF
operators. Generally they hitch to
the drag in II regular way. Having
for some unknown reason a prefer
ence, they hitch 80 as to throw the
dirt to the left. going round the sec
ton OF road from left to right. or
vice versa. and duplicating the per
formance each time the road is
dragged.
This results in tho formation OF
shallow waves In tho road surface,
which do not contribute to easy rid.
ing, but decidedly do contribute to
the formation OF ruts, cutters and
chuck holes.
II the hitch is a"lternated, n time
having the slant OF the drag throw
the dirt to the left, and the next time
having It throw to the right, going, o.
course, in the opposite direction so a,
to throw the loose dirt always towart
the center OF the road, the improved
results will be surpHsing.-Countr!
Gentleman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28

a system OF farming which provides
means for the collection Of this Vaiu-
able and costly element from the air
and a medium through which 1t can Dc
stored up for tho use OF succeeding
crops Ia OF the highest importance ana
utility to farmers. Experiments ON
Quoted at tho Alabama station shows
that n crop OF pea vines grown on an
aero OF sandy soil OF moderate fertli-
ity contained 115 pounds OF nitrogen;
an acre of velvet beans, 201 pounds
an acre OF crimson clover, 143 pounds
and an acre OF hairy vetch 202 pounds.
An experiment conducted at Loulc
lana station showed that a crop OF pen
nuts contained 1872 pounds OF nitrogen;
an acre OF velvet beans, 1911 pounds.
and an acre OF cowpeas, 1O8 pounds
When calculated according to the scale
Of fertilizer valuation, the value or nj
trogen exceeded tho cost Of q ton OF
ordinary complete fertilizer. The nj
trogen was equivalent in amount to
that contained in from 1880 pounds to
moro than one ton OF cottonseed meal.
The question Is often asked II 1t Is
necessary to plow under the legu'
minous crops an order to Increase the
nitrogen in the soil. or course, the
per cent tof fertilizer value OF the
fallen leskes, stems and roots of the
leguminous crops left In tho field at
harvesting time vary. However. the
fallen leaves. stems and roots usually
contain from oneffth to one-third OF
the manurial value OF the entire plants
Of tho leguminous crops. This being
true, we are in a position to assert
positively that the nitrogen in the soil
will be increased by tho growing Of
l%eguminous crops, oven though the
crop Is grazed Off or cut for hay.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
DISAPPOINTED IN WEDDING PLAN
Young Mississippi Woman Attempts
To End Her Life.

To End Her Life.
West Point.-Failure OF her sweet
heart to meet and marry her after she
had made a trip TO Okolona, Miss,
where the wedding was to have taken
place, Is said to have prompted Miss
Olivia Wiley, 81, to attempt suicide,
The girl is reported In q critical con-
dition at her home with a three-lnch
cash In her throat Inflicted with a
safety razor blade, and physicians
have but little hope for her recovery.
According to information received,
Miss Wiley left West Point on an
evening train to meet her intended
husband at Okolona, whore they
would be married. When she arrived
there, she found herself alone.
When he failed to put In an appear
ance she became detected and board
ed the train for home. She arrived
about midnight, stopped at a downtown
hotel, and at 9 O'Clock In the morning
returned to her home. She obtained
the razor blade and, retiring to her
room, slashed her throat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
CROWDS TO CONTESTS.
High Schools Will Send Big Deleea'
tjons to A. G. M.

Agricultural College Preparations
for the entertainment and instruction
Of the record crowds that will attend
the two high school meets which will
be held at the Mississippi A and M.
College April 81 and %. have been
completed. Arrangements have been
made by % schools to enter the vari'
Gus contests in the Northeast Missis'
sippi meet.
These two high school meets prom
Use to be the most unique ever held IN
the state. The unusual facilities OF
fered by the college makes It possible
to hold contests that have heretofore
beed omitted from lack Of equipment
In addition to the usual literary, track
and field events there will be various
practical contests in cooking, canning
| agricultural engineering, woodwork
agronomy, egg grading and poultry an'
stock judging.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Rln Land Deal Pending.

HaxlehSrst.-One Of the largest land
sales ever consummated is In prog
ress. and the sale will be closed with
in the next few days for $4,000 acres
of timber and farm lands located Is
miles west of this place. The lands
that are being negotiated for will be
sold for sSe. 900 and the stock on the
Mace will be sold for $4,000. The pur-
chasers are Chicago and indianapolis
financiers, and it is their intention to
cut this land up into small stock farms
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28

By O. H. ALFORDD
Iegumiuous crops have a very m
portant place In every safe and sane
system Of farming. Those crops pos
sess a characteristic which makes
them OF the highest value to farmers.
This ia the power to utilize tho free
nitrogen of the solid air. When we ex-
anime tho roots Of luxuriantly grow.
Ing plants, we find numerous nodules
or tubercles on them. These tnber.
cles are caused by certain organisms
or bacteria in the snil. 1t now seems
that there is n special form OF bac-
terra for each logume grown, though
some forms Of bacteria in time learn
TO live on two or more legumes,
It il a matter Of great importance
to furnish the soil lacking tho neces-
sary organisms with n good supply
Of the right kind. There are several
methods Of putting tho necessary bac-
teria in the soil. A good way of In
oculating tho soil Is to soak tho seed
at planting timo In water In which
the soil from a field where the legume
has been successfully grown for a
number Of years has been stirred, An
other excellent way OF inoculating tho
soil is to drill in with the seed soil in
which that particular legume has been
grown for n number OF years. Care
should be taken to keep the soil out
of the sunshine from the time It Is
taken from the field until It is worked,
into tho soil OF the next, as the rays
OF the sun kill the bacteria. 1t. is best
TO get the soil and apply 1t on a
cloudy day, or late in tho Afternoon.
Nitrogen Is tho costliest element Of
plant food and is becoming scarcer
and dearer so far as its commercial
forms are concerned. This being true,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
BOYS FROM CAMDEN SCHOOL.
Prof. Brlen Of Madison School Brings
Class To the Capital.

Class To the Capital.
Jackson.-Prof. J. N. Brien, instruct.
or Of agriculture in the Madison Coun-
ty High School at Camden, visited a
stock farm near here, bringing a class
Of boys from the school for the pur-
pose of inspecting herds of cattle,
sheep and hogs, and to give them prac-
tical pointers in the technical features
of stock judging. The experience thus
gained was valuable to every member
Of the class of young men.
This incident, say those interested
in education, Is important because II
illustrates how a school can put into
practical application lessons taught
from text books.
1t also serves to emphasize the ma
ture of work being done by the agri
cultural high schools Of the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
wEssoN pAiRYMEN MEET.

Prominent Speakers Obtained For
Gathering on April 20.
Wesson.-The Wesson Dairymen's
Association held an all day session
here on April 30. An interesting pro-
gram was the order Of the day.
The Homemade Silo-L. A. Higgins.
Starkville.
Dairy Senitation-O. NJ. Camburn,
IT. s. department Of agriculture, Stark
vile.
Herd Records anS, Why. H. Nc
Lain. U. s. department Of agriculture
Washington.
Forage Crops and Pastures for Dairy
FARM. R Hicks, A. and NJ. College
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28

Corinth.-Alcorn County women and
girls have realized s1,575 from the sale
Of their canned goods stored last sum,
mer, upon tho advice Of the county
demonstration agent. Miss Elizabeth
Brown.
Their membership totaled about u
girls. and each averaged $s1 profit
The last case of these goods has been
disposed of, and besides the knowledge
| of the art of cooking and other home
| science work, the canning club has
| been a source OF much profit to the 10
dies and girls Of the county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
MONUMENT TO MATTHEWS.
Belated Memorial to A%ntebeIIum Gov
ernor Of Mississippi.

Ashland.-A movement has been In
a~ugurated in this county to raise funds
by public donations for the purpose OF
erecting a fitting memorial to the mem
ory of former Gov. Joseph w. Mat
thews. The monument is to be erected
two and a half miles west Of Old Sa-
lem. where the remains Of Gov. Mat
thews are buried.
Gov. Matthews served as governor
from 184S to 1850. He was known as
the well-digger governor, and it has
been said of him: "He was a diamond
in the rough"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
cnnuentinna 70 CIarkadale.

C!arksdale.-The citizens OF Clarks'
dale and Coahoma county are enthusi'
astic over the coming conventions to
he held here. The Mississippi League
of Daily Papers will convene on May
%, the Mississippi Press Association
on the Esd to the 25th, inclusive, anc
on June 2 the commercial travellers
will meet for a two days session.
A very elaborate program has eel
prepared that will not leave q dull mo
ment for any Of the visitors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
$4,000 PLACED
IN STRONG BOX
ALL THE MONEY FROM THE SALE
OF COTTON IS NOW IN
THE TREASURY.
PREPARING COPY FOR LAWS
Secretary OF State j.. w. Power Busy
Arranging New Laws Recently
Passed by Legislature for
tho Printers.

OGghOOIs
The sum OF $4,000 was placed in
the state treasury by members Of the
board Of prison trustees, the money
being the receipts from the sale Of the
last Of the 1914-15 cotton and cotton
seed crop Of the state convict farms.
Prison Trustees stone, Thames and
Montgomery took the money to the Of.
flee of Treasurer Taylor, receiving
proper receipts therefor.
The sale OF state cotton this year put
the sum Of $685., 900 in the state treas
ury, and the sale OF cotton seed $114,-
600.
The total production OF cotton was
G,8G9 bales, which was sold at an av-
erage Of $500 a bale. More money
was derived from the sale OF cotton
and cotton seed produced in 1914-15
than for many years past, except In
1912.13, when the total crop was abou'
5000 bales.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Confederate Veterans Reunion.

Col, W. A. Montgomery, Of Edwards,
who was elected commander OF the
Mississippi division Of the Forrest Cav.
airy organization In the south, com.
posed Of intrepid veterans who fought
in the Civil War under the stars and
bars, wants to know the names OF all
members OF his division who will at,
tend the Confederate Veteran reunion
in Birmingham next month, and espe.
cially those who have not made ar
rangements for months.
Eve cavalrymen will ride in the
parade" said Col. Montgomery, land
| want to ask all of those veterans OF
the Forrest Cavalry who have not ar
ranged for horses to let me know with
out delay. | would like for the vet
Grams Of my division 10 write and sug
gest who they would like to have me
name as sponsors and maids Of hon
VI"
Col. Montgomery estimates tina
there are about 800 of the Forres
Cavalry Veterans left in this state
and believes many Of them will attenI
the reunion In Birmingham on May II
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
CARE OF STRAWBERRY PLANT
Ono Should Remove All FulI-Grown
Stems, Leaving Only Youngest
Onea-Trlm on Roots.

Strawberry plants should be
trimmed before setting, leaving only
tie middle leaf stem or the crown.
THIS is the last stem, so it may be
said that one should remove all full
grown stems, leaving only the young
est II Then trim of about one-third
OF the length of the roots and the
pant is ready for the ground.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
KEEP THE SEPARATOR LEVEL
Efficient Work Cannot Be Done Where
There Is Vibration Of 6owl-Cream
Mixes With skim Milk.

A separator that is not kept level
cannot do efficient work, because Of
the vibration of the bowl. When milk
is separated In a balanced bowl, the
milk Is divided into three layers:
real skim milk and separator slime,
II the machine trembles. a portion Of
the cream is mixed with the skim
milk and the fat is lost. This loss
may be as large as 3 or 4 per cent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Farmers Helper.

DO you allow quails to be shot
on your farm! A quail killed
/. In Pennsylvania last summer
contained the remains of no less
than 101 potato bugs. Can you
. afford to dispense with the
. services OF such a helper as
| that?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Attractive Packages.

Il is time that Il fruit growers
and farmers learned to ~standardize
their products in the same name as
the manufacturer Of staple food ar.
ticles. A reputation for perfect prod
uct. together with honesty in measure
and packing is the greatest asset that
the fruit grower has.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Rice Industry In South.

A new bulletin Of the United States
department OF agriculture, No. $780,
has been issued on the milling of rice.
II Ia stated that the opening of the
great southern prairies of louisiana
and Texas to rice culture has made
he Industry one Of great Importance
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28

Laurel.-At the request of the NOM
hers OF the Jones County Bar Associa'
tion. who desire time to make prepare
lions for the entertainment OF the
State Bar Association, Chancellor G. c.
rann isued an order pretermitting the
regular spring term OF the Jones coun-
ty chancery court. A special term oil
chancery court will be called for June
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
state Tax Commissioners,

The board OF state tax commission
sumed the position to which they have
been appointed, will have before them
a waiting period OF several months be.
fore they take up the task Of inspect.
ing and equallxing tax assessments.
and 1t will not be until next year that
the taxing system which the trio Ia
expected to supervise and readjust to
known and demonstrated economic
conditions will become Of effect.
The creation of the state eQualizing
board does not do away with the sys'
tenn Of assessment and OF subsequent
inspection and correction by the coun-
ty board. This must be first attended
to by the boards OF supervisors and
after being approved and corrected Is
to be forwarded to the auditor OF pub
lie accounts and the board Of tax COM
missioners, on or before the first Mon
day Of September following examina
ton and approval by the board OF su
pervisors.
More Work To Be Done.
The first meeting Of the Mississippi
live stock sanitary board since the leg.
islature adjourned and since the ap
pointment OF the two civilian mem
bers by Gov. Bilbo, to succeed j. NJ
Aldrich and j. NJ. Taylor, was held
last week, in the state department OF
agriculture. The two new members
are Albert Myers of Byhalia, former
state senator from the Thirty-fifth dis
trict, and O. w. Conner of Seminary
The other members who are such by
reason of the offices they hold are II
Il. Blakeslee, commissioner Of agricul
ture and ex.officio president; Theo. G
Birbo, governor; Ross A. Collins, at
torneygeneral; DR.. Z. Barnett, veter
marian, secretary, and DR.. E. NJ. Rancl
Of A. & NJ. College, professor Of vet
urinary scienCe
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Red Meclare, a Member OF a FISHING
Party, Killed.

shannon.-"Red" McClare was shot
,rom ambush and instantly killed
while returning with 4 party OF friends
rrom n fishing trip en- Town Creek, by
unknown parties. Two arrests lave
Nan made. Two Pennington broth
ers who were also fishing, but not
with the McClare party, were arrestec
.nd carried to Tupelo to await pre-
,,m,nary hearing, These men protest
,heir innocence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
First Incubator Essential.

Keeping the temperature as even az
possible is one of the first essentials
with the incubator chicks. Sudden
changes from heat to cold. and over.
feeding, are causes OF bowel trouble
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
May Adopt Alabama Methods.

Game and Fish Commissioner Brant.
ley has accepted an invitation OF
Game and Fish Commissioner John H,
Wallace, Jr., OF Alabama, to go to
Montgomery within the next week and
inspect the arrangement OF the game
and fish department OF Alabama, with
q view to adopting ome of the meth
| DDS for this state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Getting OF the Laws.

Secretary Of State J. W. Power Is
busy preparing the copy for printers
who will put all of the 1916 laws OF
Mississippi into one volume for dis.
tribution later on.
Under a former contract, which
holds good until next year the printing
Of the laws OF Mississippi OF 1916 will
be done by a printing company OF
Memphis. The first batch Of copy
has gone forward by special delivery
to the printing house, and will be fol
lowed by further shipments a little
later on.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-28
Paper WEIGHT.

The older an actress Is the more en-.
Enthusiastically she makes up for lost
time.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-23
SOME DOG!

Horses said the Yankees.
Guess you can't talk to me about
horses. l had an old mare, Maizy--
pop, who once licked our best ex-
press by a couple of miles on a 30
mile run to Chicago"
That's nothing" said the Cana
dian. 81 was out on my farm one
day, about so miles from the house,
when a frightful storm came up4 I
turned the pony's head for home,
and, do you know, he raced the
storm so close ofor the last 10 miles
that 1 didn't feel drop, while my
dog, only 10 yards behind, had To-
swim the whole distance"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-23

Taking an active and leading part
in the convention Of American Fed
Grafton of Catholic societies at st.
Patrick's cathedral, New York, are
Cardinal Jas Gibbons of Baltimore
(top) and Cardinal VIM. H. O'Con-
nell of Boston. About $4,000 laity
and clergy from all parts of the
country are attending the conven-
ton.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-23
PoLITlcAL RUNK

Jos. o. Kostner, always known as
a Harrison man, has been endorsed
by the SuIlivanites for congressman
at-large, together with VIM. E. Will
hams. The SulIivanites viii hold
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-23
PLAN MORE BATHING BEACHES

There is a chance that the city
council will get busy in the fall and
act on the demand of the people Of
Chicago for more bathing beaches.
A committee headed by Aid. Block
and consisting of Aid Captain, Adj
amOwsH, RicheTt, Healy, HIGHLANDER
and Link visited spots along the
north shore yesterday looking over
sites. Three new beaches were con-
sidered by the aldermen. They were
Wilson beach, the North Shore beach
and the property bounded by the
lake, KenilwOrth av., Greenleaf aV.
and Sheridan I'd. Today the alder
men will look over south shore sites.
Aid. Block, plans to ask a special
meeting of the council in September
to prepare plans for a bond issue.
There is talk of erecting a town hall
at the old Cubs ball park. A plea
for the erection Of a playground at
N. Western aV. and Diversey pkwy.
was heard by the west park board
yesterday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-23

mass meeting and county convention
at First Infantry armory, Sunday
afternoon, Sept. 8. Thompson-neu-
trails have served notice, they won't
help any downstate candidate that
isn't for E. J. Brundage for attorney
general. Deneen-Progressive camp
issued booklet attacking City Hall
crowd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Sleepy Eye Boosts
lnter-County Fair
AutOists Advertise First Annual
Fair of Brown And Red
wood Counties

There will be an Inter- County
Fair held at Sleepy Eye October
13 and IA, and Redwood Falls
was made fully aware of the
event by the visit of a hundred
fifty enthusiasts who came in
cars Tuesday morning, with a
blaring of trumpets and beating
of drums.
The tourists were accompanied
by the Sleepy Eye band which
headed the march made through
the business section. Dinner
was eaten at the various eat
ing houses Of the city, adver-
Using matter was distributed,
friends called upon Ram
sey Park seen and then the
tourists were upon their way
shortly after twelve o'clock with
a run of a hundred miles before
them and many more calls to
make.
The Inter-County fair is a
fair given by the Farmers Clubs
of the two counties assisted by
the Sleepy Eye Commercial Club.
It will be held Friday and Sat-
urday, October 13 and IA, and
everyone is cordially invited to
attend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
Two Horses Are
Killed In Race
One Rider Hurt, Both Horses
Fatally Injured When Lee
Harrison BOlted

The only unpleasant feature
to mar the program at the Fair,
occurred Thursday afternoon,
during the running race, and re-
suited in the death of two of
the horses, Red Lass and Lee
Harrison, and very painful in
juries to G.. E. Gibson, owner Of
the horses and the rider of Red
Lass. The facts as ascertained
by the Gazette are: The horse,
Lee Harrison, was quite a hard
starter and would break at the
start unless properly handled.
The jockey was unfamiliar to
him and in starting was slight
ly overbalanced which caused
him to pull on the rein nearest
the pole. The horse, a close pole
runner, went over the track and
becoming excited circled on the
inside of the course and started
to recross the track as the 9th
Ell horses were entering the
home stretch. Red Lass was ir
the lead and collided with the
runaway, receiving injuries that
resulted in immediate death, Lee
Harrison dieing in a few hours
Mr.. Gibson's right foot was bad
ly crushed and his back injured
and it Will be some time before
he will be around again. The
horses were valuable ones anG
although Red Lass was insured
the loss is a heavy one for Mr.
Gibson.