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Mrs. Mnry Minor IIo,.ry.

iSpo"ial 10 Tho Times Dispatch.
iiNEEiSoNBGRC:. VA. July .
Mrs. Mary Minor loNscN. seventy
$"von years old. died suddenly on Mon
day on Long Island, New YORK. Inter
m"ut will l." made in Atlanta. Ga. Mrs
iioxscy formerly was resident Of
lIarriSonhurG and is connected with
tho Bolts and Lewis families of Nir-
rinia. iI"r father was John Minor
Ho'is. (" DISTINGUISHED Virgiuian in his
day.
Surviving Mrs TIoNscy arc two sons
j NJ u iIoXscy. "f Atlanta. and
Thomas douglas HoXScy. Of Brooklyn.
and on" sister. Mrs. -. &. Lewis. Of
Clifton Forge. Dr. i.uusford II Lewis
Of E'hton. and NJ. Bolts Lewis. Of
Clifton Forge. arc rcphcwE
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IiIind N-NI0nIr

Special to The Times Dispatch
LEXINGTON. VA. July i2-Aiixy
marguerite y Moore. daughter Of Mrs.
Harry T. Moore. Mas married this af-
'.ruocu al her home near Lexington.
to ". u. RuuIy. Of Lebanon Va The
-. S'nory was performed on tho lawn
"' Rcd Hin tn" brides home her
pastor Rev X y Hunter. officiating
assisted by Rev. u. y Narbro Tho
brides sisters. Mrs. samuel Wilson and
Miss Bessie Moore. were inatrons Of
honor and maid of honor respcctivcly
Tn" best man Was tho grooms brother
J.. ~ RnndN. Of Lebanon. The groons-
men were j II. Rowan. w Moore Har-
per, =. McC. Moore and r. T. Moore II
IN" bride was given in marriage by her
brother. " + Moore Little Thomas
: Moore Martha Moore and Elizabeth
and Harry Wilson were tho flower
c.I:ldrcn.
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Especial :" Tho Times Dispatch.
LEXINGTON. VA, .Iuiy l2-rhc fu-
neral 81 Bennett y. Boil. wh" died in
li"p"w"ll On sunday afternoon. was
held Yesterday morning from oxford
presbyterian Church. Rockhridgc
county. and was conducted by Rcv
Adoiph Baker. Of Falling Spring. and
R"N. y. W Wood, of oxford
Hr. Roll was employed in tho On
Font plant, and carly last week was
severely burned with acid. lie was
taken TO the hospital, where he died
on sunday He was born in Rock
bridge County fifty years ago. Ills
wife. wh" was Miss rlemmcr Of
R"ckhridge. and five children survive
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r~o Are Granted ucprlc,cs.

INN''l"T 10 Tho TNn"s- Dispntch-
RAbEitiiI. y. G.. July l2.-A ro-
PREY" of iiVo weeks was granted to-
day by Governor Craig to James Me
can. colOrcd, who was sentenced to
10" "l"ctrocut"d on Friday for CRIMINAL
assault in ilaructt County. Til" 70 :
prievc is in order that there may he
consideration Of an appeal for cont
mutation L" life Imprisonment Tho
Governor also has rcrrj"y"d Frank
Foster. under sentence for murder in
Folk county. Tie was {" have boon
"l"ctrocutcd or Friday. The rcpricvc
Is 10 await tho outcome Of an appeal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-13
S1.3O Round Trip TO Norfolk and
Ocean View

Every Sunday via Norfolk and West
crn Railway. Tickets good on the
Special" leaving Richmond $40
a. NJ, and also on the Cannon Ball, F."
leaving a. M.-both fast trains to
Norfolk without change. The "Spe-
cial' carries through coach to Vir-
ginia Beach--the only Virginia resort
on the Atlantic Ocean. Returning,
leave Virginia Beach 6:35 +. NJ:
leave Norfolk Sis =. NJ. and 7:40
+. M-Adv
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Thomas Z. Woodfn.

Thomas L. Wood6n, father of Scion
E Woodfn, manager of the Richmond
Nirgtnian. died yesterday morning at
5 o'clock in the home Of his son, near
Ashland. lie was seventy-seven years
old.
Tho funeral will be held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Woodhn's wife
died several years ago.
MIR Woodhn was a member OF I'M
manuel Baptist Church. He is sur
vived. besides. by his son. by several
grandchildren. among them being Miss
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Charles W. turner.

Especial to Tho Times dispatch.
WOODSTOCK. VA. JUS IL Tho
funeral Of Charles ". Burner was held
from tho Methodist Church this morn
ing at II o'clock. MIR, Burner whose
death occurred on Monday evening. was
SixtN-threc years old. He was com
missioner Of rcvcuu" for S,uuewall
District. OF Shenandoah County H."
is survived by a foster daughter. Mrs
Howard Collins. Of Baltimore, Md: ono
sister. Mrs T.. w Rushonr. and on"
brother. William Euruor. both OF this
l,lnCc.
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lSp"cal to Tho Times Dispatch
liAREISoNBURG, VA. july IL
James Davis. sev"nty-hvo years old
farmer and Confederate veteran. died
suddenly last night near E.lkton. Sur
VivinG him are his wife. who was Miss
Sarah Cave. aud ton children, iuclud-
ing Mrs Wilmer SHELTON. Of Itagcrs.
town. Md.
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sis League ever formed for negroes
at Savannah.
lie served ono term as president of
the Association Of Military Surgeons or
the United States. and WAS ON tho re-
tired list OF the Virginia state troops.
iic marricd Miss Alice Dclanccy C:irar-
deau. Of Charleston. & g. who sur-
riv"s him. with one daughter. Alicia
Middleton.
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Mrs. Anne Sullivan.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FREDERlcKSBUR VA, July IL
Mrs Anne sullivan. wife OF Monroe
sullivan. died Yesterday at her home
- stafford County. near Brooke aged
"iEhty-iwo wears. She is survived by
her husband. five children. thirty-six
grandchildren and nine great grand
children. She was inferred in the
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Special to Tho Times DspatchI
CHARACTERISTIC VA. July IL
t"orE" +. Compton. clerk Of the Cor
p"ration Court. died tonight. after an
illness extending over year. lie
was a native Of Martiusburg. w Va,
and married Miss Virginia wclty. of
Farimon'. ". Va. who died ono year
ago. He leaves three sons. W. r..
Compton. of West rain Beach Fla:
Harry 7. aud Or. Robert r Compton,
81 charlottesville and ono sister. Miss
NMma L C'oinninn
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HSSNc~0SS0
y SOCIETY &
SSS1S1SS

Mr. and Mrs. George Hunt Allen. Of
coving,on. announce the engagement
of their daughter, Lillian Harris. 10
Charles Cecil Badger. of Des Moincs.
Iowa. The wedding Will take place
the last OF this month. Miss Allen :s
tho grand daIrhter 81 the late toiOu..
r.. &. EGmonds
Wc,idin. OF Interest.
The marriage Of Miss Carrie May
Trayl"r. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
oscar l.. Traylor. OF Centre Heights.
'h's'"riield County. and s. W. Bori.
iioh!etn. .'r.. Of Louisville. Ky. was
celebrated Yesterday evening ~ I
o'clock - ~. Church Of the Good
Shcph"rJ at Forest Fiill. Rev. j Lewis
Gibbs "ih".atiua. Tn. altar and chan
Gel N"'. decorated In palms ferns
white dliSt"s nnd lighted candles and
tho Vested chrir, singing the wedding
musi" from Luh"ngrIn." preceded tn"
bridal party into the church
'rh" bride entered alone and wore :,
gown Of whitc creme meteor trimmed
u, lace. nnu her veil of illusion Was
fastened wi'h lilies Of tho valley Sh-
''f''"' % shower bouquet Of roses and
lil"s Misses Frances and Evelyn
lrart"r. wh" att"udod their sister as
maids Of honor. we're the brides only
attendants Thcy wore u'iain, dresses
Skir's and old-faslion.d bodiccs and
carried bounu"'s of Shasta daisies
IN" t;roonism"n included william s.
Ian" ana Thomas j. Nuckols. Ir
Mr. and Mrs Eohcm loft later In,
'i," oNou#,c for sax iIarbor. Long
lam" "h"r" thcy viii spend then.
none moon After August ihcy vii!
be 40 home ia Louisville. Ky TIL.
groom % a son Of Mr.. and Mrs s. "
- Bottom ~ Bremen. Gcrmany.
l.nGnGrnIrnt Announced.
Nj. and Mrs H. 4. Hutchi,z ~,
Portsmouth. announces the engagement,
OF their daughter. Miss GLADYS Har-
God, 10 Herbert Goodwin Cobb of IIol.
!and. the wedding TO take place in
the early fall. The engagement, Was
announced at an attractive Century
lap. luncheon given tc. Mr.. uutchins
at her nom. in Hampton Place
Visiting In Delaware.
MISS Florence Elmer Collins or TIL
ton, Ia. wno has been tn. ruos. M
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Newer for
the past ton DAYS here. has gone ,,i,b
Hiiss Newell TO visit "A school fri.,d t.,
l i''Hi Miss Collins attended tho
m omega convention held a, Par
h"irh Macon College l.ynchhurp ana
mas been much entertained since can,
ing East
Mrindor-, dement's.
The marriage OF Miss Eloisc r cleu-
"nts. daughter Of Mrs Sarah y ,,lor,.
ou's. of south Richmond. and Norwood
/. Mciudoc. OF Washington took Mace
iu Richmond ycstcrdav a, Tho resi
dcncc Of Rev " g. James csO7 Crny.
Avenue. VINO performed IN. coro,ror,
The wedding vas ouic,l,. cc,.b-,,ai
with ONLY a row relo.;ve. .,d ,,.,,,,,.
friends p-oser,
MIR and Nj. McIndoo vul ,,o
shortly FOR /, trim 10 nroa, vio, 80
on their return v,Il NAY. ,,., .o
i'm inns civ
''.'nnS W"rhl AZ LILO o'clock
,','SA 10 ''r' Myers dauEhter OF Mrs.
maj. NN"'S' ana harold Wilbor
l'"F' "' \e"ark' \. j., were married
AZ IA" nom" OF the bride. 2eh5 West
''Eaco street ROY Arthur Y. Colston
b"rs or IN" family we're present.
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Special to Tho Times piSpntchl
FREDERIckSBrK VA. July -
Mrs. Matte Mason died at her homo
here to-day after lingering illness.
aged fifty-thrcc years. Sh" is sur
vvcd by ono daughter, Miss Lilly rm-
hrcy. of this city: one sister. Mrs. Maui
rio" Ball. Of WaShinctc' and ono
hrnlhcr. t:hdic Cmrtis. OF SnnisIlvania-
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IfE:hTIiSNILLE. VA. JULY lc-Wil-
liam v Rroadus. aged fifty-eirht years
died at his home in irwin on Thursday.
after a lingering illness He is sur
Nivcd by his wife. five daughters and
four sons. lntcrmcnt took place on
Friday afternoon in IrviuEton Raptis,
cemetery. Services were conducted by
Roy. T.. l.. lIardcasil"
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Mrs. NnrN Ellen I,nfc.

Nrs. Mary Ellen Pate. aged sixtv-
mn" years. died carly Yesterday at her
home 80 North Twcnty-third street
IN" was the widow of Williamson t.
ihtc and IS survived hy three sons
o'iiford 9. Pate. Newton Gilmore Pate
ana w. Price Pate. aud one daughter
Mrs. C. +. Johnson-all OF this civ
FUNERAL services will Ice held at the
residence tomorrow morning at .
o'clock
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family burying ground n, Belle Air
Church. in Stafford County.
,Irs. >,nrrnrct wnIicr

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FREDERIC SRGIt';. IA. July IL
Mrs Margaret Waller, wife OF James
W. waller. died az her home here last
night. after AN illucsS Of several
months. aged iifty-four years. Resides
her husband. she Is survived by eight
children.
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IN" funeral 81 Dr James Fuller
lrane. a district physician who devoted
hS III" 70 IN" poor. VIII he held this
morning at II o'clock from tho homo
Z"Vs East Broad Street. The services
WI! be conducted hv Rev j. j. wicker
-. D. pastor OF the Leigh street Bar
list church. and Rev. H. !. Williams.
nasior Of the Third Presbyterian
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Suffered The Agony
of a Dozen Deaths
Prominent Farmer in Canada
Describes His Recovery and
Escape from the Operating
Table.

In letter to friends at Saskatoon,
Mr.. F. Clifford. OF the Ball Rock Farm,
Maymont. Saskatchewan. Canada, SAYS:
Thanks TO Fruitola and TraXo I am
alive. | lay on my back for sixteen
days, suffering the agonies OF n dozen
deaths. I began taking Fruitola and
was relieved Of a great many gall
stones. My health is now fully re-
stored.
Fruitola possesses properties that
act directly upon the intestinal parts.
II is great system cleanser, soften
Ing tho congested waste and distinte-
grating the hardened PARTICLES that
cause so much suffering, and quickly
expels the accumulation to the great
relief OF tho patient. Traxo is n
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and
n a
r r. L.
from be
Il
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Maud Woohfn, one Of this years
graduate from Wos,hamptou COLLEGE.
SCION Il Woodnr. Jr.. Clarence woodfn
ma !ifion Woodhn. a married grand
uhnEhi"' who was formerly Miss
-hestcr Woodiin. lives in Wayncsboro
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l.nEngrmIrnt Announced.

Nj. ana Mrs. II. "a Hutchins. Of
Portsmouth. announces the engagement,
OF their daughter. Miss GLADYS IJar
No"d 10 Herbert Goodwin Cobb, of Iiol-
enc me wedding 10 take place in
the early fall. The engagement, U.s.
announced at an attractive "c,,,rr,
lap luncheon given tr. Mrs Uutchins
at her nome in Hampton Place
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Mr. and Mrs. George Hunt Allen. OF
CovinSton. announce the engagement
OF their daughter, Lillian Harris. TO
charles Cecil Badger. Of Des Moiuns.
Iowa The wedding will take place
the last of this month Miss Allen il
the grand daughter ot the late toious.
T.. G. EGuonds
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-13

Miss Sicrid nietrichson left Saturday
for camp in Maine, where she viii
spend tho summer
Mrs. Ron Nash has closed her town
house and will spend the months Of
tuly and August In the Virginia noun
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25
LOCATION IS OF IMPORTANCE
Most Farmers Would Rather Live Six
Miles IN Hard Road Than Three
on Muddy One.

From a study of $50 farms in John
o county of that state the Missouri
experiment station concludes that To-
cation is more important than crop
yield rs a factor in land values. Here
are the figures: Seventy-nine farms
within two miles of market averaged
in value $3.50 per acre; 1873 farms,
two to four miles from market, 5000
per acre; 126 farms, four to six miles
from market, 5000; 113 farms. six
to eight miles from market. $500. and
149 farms, over eight miles from mar
ket, averaged $3.50 per acre. An un-
mentioned but important factor is con-
dition of the road. Were these farms
located on hard roads or on dirt roads
inclined to be heavy in wet %seasons7
Most folk would rather live six miles
out on a permanent hard road than
only half as far on a muddy road. Let
us have more light on this interesting
Observation-Disclosures Review.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25
Petition To- Vacate.

Notice is hereby given that
There has been filed in the Of
Dice Of the City Auditor of the
CITY of Waahburn, State of North
Dakota, a petition to vacate
certain portions of the streets
and alleys of the City Of Wash
ourm more particularly describ-
ed as follows:
All those parts Of Park and
Buffalo streets and Of Lounsber-
ny avenue and of the alley in
Block seven 90, all in Park adj
ditiou to Washburn, according
to the plat thereof on file in the
office Of the Register Of Deeds
III and for Mclean county
North Dakota, which are includ'
cd within two lines running par
anel with and respectively fifty
(5O) feet distant northerly and
47fty feet distance southerly
from the center line Of the main
track Of the 500 line railway.
The. Board Of City Commits
sione1s will consider this petit
& n at their regular meeting,
=. csday September 26, 1916.
R. w. BrOwnson,
City Auditor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25
PLAYING FIRST BASE.
Il 10 Not Nowadays the Easy Job Il
Was Some Years Ago.

Il 10 Not Nowadays the Easy JOB Il
Was Some Years Ago.
Third base is regarded by many
people as the hardest position in the
infeld to play. Possibly this impress
sion has been created by the fact
that third base is always referred to
as ttthe difficult corner" Ball play
ers as a rule do not look upon third
base as the most difficult position in
the infeld.
Globe" Ferris began his career as
a second baseman. At that position
Ferris was regarded as one of the
greatest felders in the business:
His work as a member of the inield
of the Boston team in the American
league was uniformly brilliant. Late
in his career Ferris was sold to the
st. Louis Browns, who boosted Ut
a corking good second baseman in
Jimmy Williams. Manager McAleer
asked Ferris if he wouldn't try his
hand at third base. For a time he
positively refused. He finally con-
sented to play a few games, but in
sisted he would never be the regular
third baseman. After he had been
playing the position a week I asked
him how he liked the job.
81 can't imagine how I ever passed
up third base when I was a kid" re-
marked Ferris. "Why, playing third
is Just like a vacation! Never again
will I play second" And he never
did during the remainder of his big
league career.
Not SO many years ago first base
was regarded as the cinch position
in the infeld. Any big fellow who
could catch a thrown ball with any
degree of accuracy was usually NOM
mated for the initial sack. It was
the last resort for down and out
catchers.
But first base is no longer regard
ed as a soft spot. In fact, it is just
as difficult nowadays to secure q a
pable man for that position as for
any other place on the infeld. First
base has become a decidedly impor-
tant cog in the workings Of every
we'll regulated ball team.
The first baseman has q lot more
to do than merely to be able to catch
thrown balls. He must be able to
think quickly, must have a good
arm and must be able to figure out
in advance the many plays that start
at first base.-Billy Evans in St.
Nicholas.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25

Usage Orange Leads With Thirty
Years-cement Will Last Forty
eight Years.

The average life of fence posts
from the following kinds of woods is:
Usage orange, 80 years; locust, 23% ;
red cedar, 2Oh ; mulberry, 17h; ca
talpa. 15h burr oak, Is Is; chestnut,
14A ;. white cedar, IA 1-3; walnut,
liz ; white oak, liz +; pine, liz tam
arack, 1917; cherry, 10 1-3; hemlock,
8; s~assafras, 80; elm, SA ash, 81
red oak. z; willow, 6A. The number
Of years that a fence post will last
should be considered in the price paid
for it. Oftentimes for a few cents adj
ditional a much longer-lived post can
be secured, making 1t much cheaper
in the long run.
If the bark is left on a fence post,
it will rot much faster than If it is
removed.
1t is estimated that the average life
Of a cement post is 48 years and Of
a steel post 80 years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25
BETTER ROADS IN MICHIGAN
Improvement Of Right Kind Making
Profit Of 1875 Per Cent in Wayne
County-Upkeep Is Less.

Money spent in road Improvement
of the right kind is making Il profit OF
125 per cent u year in Wayne county,
Michigan.
The county spent $2,O0O,OOO on con-
struction and maintenance during the
eight years from 1906 to 1914, inclu-
sive, and in this period the assessed
valuation of property in the county,
outside of the city of Detroit, in
creased from S62, 7O7 900 to $114,54S,'
12O, or S2.6 per cent.
OF this increase 50 per cent, or ST.
OOO.OOO, is credited to road improve
ment, because the assessed valuation
of Detroit increased only Az per cent.
The increase in county valuation
above the rate of increase in the city
was eleven times the cost of road
work, or 1000 per cent profit in eight
years on the total investment in i'm.
proved roads.
More than 125 miles of concrete
road have been put down by the
Wayne county commissioners since the
county system was adopted in l9Ud
and the roads built with the $2,OOO.OOO
bond issue are still in good condition
and give every promise of more than
OUTLYING the bonds.
The commissioners state in their
ninth annual report for last year that
they never have had to take up and
replace a single 25-foot section since
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25
P()O[IR
|2IXX)|
LEGHoRN IS POPULAR BREED
Fowl 10 Hardy and Prolific With Alert
Style and carriaee-They Are
Great Producers.

The Legaorn may be said to be the
smallest of the practical and popular
breeds of domesticated chickens in
America. They originated in Italy
but have been bred in this country
for many years.
OF this breed there are nine recog.
nized varieties, several of which were
created in this country. They com.
prise a group Of useful fowls, char.
acterized as being rather small in
size and graceful in conformation.
says Wisconsin Agriculturist. They
are hardy and prolific with alert style
and carriage. The modern Leghorn
is rather long in back and body and
well upon legs. The concave sweep
Of back to tail without any decided
angle at .juncture of tail is a charac.
teristic peculiar to the breed. The
tail should be well spread and car.
ried at an angle of 40 to As degrees
above the horizontal. The neck should
be rather long, gracefully arched, and
rather slender, especially in the fe-
male. The comb should be rather
small in size, the females dropping
slightly to one side. The eye should
be reddish bay in color, the shanks
and the skin yellow.
The LeghOrns r very popular with
the operators of egg farms on a c
count of their white shelled egg and
also because they are nonsitters. The
white egg is very desirable for sup.
plying a fancy egg trade, but or the
common market, no extra price is
paid for them.
The cockerels grow rapidly to broil.
er age but are a nuisance if kept on
the farm to maturity, and on many
farms it is preferred to do the hatch.
ing with hens rather than with the
incubator. In such cases the larger
breeds should be selected. However,
the Leghorn rightly bred, is a great
egg producer and an active forager
and If one prefers them to others
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25
ENEMIES OF ALFALFA PLANT
Not Worth While for Farmer to Waste
Expensive Seed on Sour or
Alkaline Soils.

Sour soil and alkali are enemies Of
alfalfa. Most sou soils are sandy
soils where the drainage is too good
and the lime has been leached out.
They can be sweetened by adding
ground limestone where this process
is not too expensive and teaching les.
sened by Incorporating plenty Of hu.
mus in the soil. This can be done by
applying stable manure or blowing I'm.
der green manure in the form of grow.
ing crops, etc.
Alkali soils usually are badly drained
and can be corrected by supplying this
factor. It is not worth while to waste
alfalfa seed on sour or alkaline soils.
If they cannot be corrected, raise some
other crop.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-25

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The production Of thynhol from
fiorsemint may Dbe, under favorable
circumstances, a profitable CONNER
cial undertaking, according to a re-
cent publication of the United States
department of agriculture, Bulletin
372. Thymol, which is extensively
used in medicine, was formerly inn
ported from northern Europe where
it is manufactured from seed grown
in northern India. The European
war, however, has reduced the impor-
tations of this substance from $4,000
pounds in 1914 to a little more than
1000 in 1915. To make up this deficit
it is believed that thymol might be
manufactured from improved horse
mint plants with which the depart
ment Of agriculture has been expert
menting for some time.
Horsemint is found wild on light
sandy soils Eel the entire region
from southern New York to Florida.
and westward to Wisconsin, Kansas
and Texas, and it is probable that it
will thrive under cultivation over the
same area. From 20 to 80 pounds of
oil per acre should be obtained from
Q planting, according to the investiga-
lions of the department., and a little
less than 20 per cent of this oil will
be thymol. The yield of thymol per
acre of horsemint, therefore, is esti-
mated at from a little less than Is