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Fo--.. Crops |oc r4rGGIlsas Eight Studies in Supplementary
 Farm Feeds.
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EDITORS NOTE.

The Extension Division of the Uni- Sersity of Arkansas, in cooperate ion with the United States Department of Agriculture. will offer this year, through this paper. a free correspond- ence course in Forage Crops as ap- piled to Arkansas conditions. Tn hcSe lessons will appear in this paper at in- tervals of six weeks. Those who wish to take this course should write to the Director of Extension of the University or Arkansns. Fayetteville, stating name. age, occupation. and stating that ne Cor she) proposes to carry the work through for the eight lessons. A farm CTS bulletin will he sent to supplement each lesson, provided a question blank De sent back covering points in each lesson. These blanks will be sent with each bulletin. Preceding lessons Will be sent on request Other lessons will be Peas and Beans" "Silage. and Curing and Saving Hay"
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THAT GRADUATED LAND TAX.
SHOULD CONGRESS DO THIS?

have heard certain candidate for Congress tell how he would levy federal graduated lands. Mr. C. w. McDowe prominent farmer and highly respected citizen of Hampstead County living rural Hope Arkansas wrote the Ways Means Committee about this proposition to which Mr. Claude Ktchn the Chairman of the Committee replied both letters Mr. McDowe's letter file in the Committee Rooms Washington D. C. and the original reply of Mr. Kitchins is in the hands of Mr. McDowel
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THE QUESTION.
Hope, Arkansas, Mar. 4, l9l6 Ways and Means Committee, House of Representatives,
 Washington, D. C.
Gcntlcmen:

Gentlemen:
 I am a farmer and I don't claim to he an expert on raising money to run the Government, but l see the papers are full of talk about different ways of getting money to pay the running expenses and that your Committee will have to draw laws to ra- this money.
 It always seemed to me that we poor folks pay too much taxes and the rich folks do not pay enough, and if l was making laws I would change this so the rich who can afford to pay taxes would have to pay their share. The income tax is a good way to raise money but I don't think the rates are high enough. 1 have read that Con gress might raise the rates and l hope they will
 The people who are getting rich mak ing guns and shells for the countries at war and trying to get us into 1t ought to have a tax put on their goods for the benefit of the Government l have heard it discussed here about putting a Federal tax on lands and some say this can be done while others say it can't be done 1 would like to know if this could he done There are lots of people and corporations in this part of Arkansas who own great deal of land which they do not put to any good use, simply hold it for speculation. and 1t has been said that if Congress would put a graduated tax on this land so that if man owned one hundred acres of lai that he was not working himself, his taxes would he so much per acre, and if he owned two hundred acres 1t would he taxed at hioher rate and so on until if he owned thousands of acres the tax would be equal to the value of the land and some think this would be a good thing because they would sell the land and renters could then buy homes I would like to know If this could be done by Congress.
 Very truly yours,
 (Signed) c. w. MCDOWELL.
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gains with beef animals than an acre of corn used as silage.

gains with beef animals than an acre of corn used as silage.
 Sudan grass. which has been intro ducsd within the last few years, and Johnson grass are very closely relat ed. They will mix with each other and with the other sorghums. John son grass has large underground stems which enables 1t to spread and become a serious pest in many sections. Su dan grass has fibrous roots like wheat or corn, lives for only one year and cannot become a pest. Sudan has broader leaf than Johnson grass and the plant is more coarse.
 Sudan promises to be one of our good hay crops. It makes three or four cuttings during the season and if the harvesting Is done just as the crop Is heading out it makes splen did feed, although not so rich in mus cle making as cowpeas or clover About 20 pounds of seed per acre broadcast, or to pounds of seed in rows 30 to 96 inches wide, has been found to be the best amount.
 Because of it's persistent habit it is seldom advisable to seed Johnson grass on clean soil, but on laHds that have already become infested it car be made a most profitable crop Or strong soils the three or four yearly cuttings will make as much feed as any other crop.
 Kafir, milo, feterita and shallu arc all grown in small way for graiI and for forage although they are not very satisfactory, especially in the moro humid sections Q. the state Many fields fail to make seed due tt a condition commonly known as blight which Is caused by small midge nl insect which lays its egg in thu flower just as it opens. The egf matches into a miniature worm whicf prevents the seed from forming Birds also do a great deal ot damag, by pickn: out the seed AS forag, crop this group is generally inferior to the sweet sorghums. Feterita il earlier than kafir or milo and doe not make so much forage although i planted early it may make seed wheI the others fair. Shallu, also knowI as Egyptian wheat, is inferior in quan tity and quality of forage and in tn, amount of grain, although tn, sprangled head generally causes al estimation of the yield to be too high
 The following Farmers Bulletin. should be read: "Gorghum Syruy Manufacture, No. AT; Better Grail Sorghum Crops" No AS; "Kafr as Grain Crop" No. 552; Uses of Sor grum Grain" No. 6S6; Broom Corn, No. 174; Sudan Grass as a Forag, Crop" No. eos; "Saccharine Sorghumi for Forage" No. 24S.
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THE ANSWER.

Washington, D. C., March 8. 1ol6. Mir. c. w. McDowell,
 Hope, Arkansas.
 My dear Sir:
 Your letter of March 4th, addressed to the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, has been received. In reply l beg to say that I agree with you that the Income Tax should be increased. and there should also be levied tax upon munitions of war. l believe this is the sentiment of the Ways X Means Committee, especial ly of the Democratic Members of the Ways and Means Committee
 l note that you state that it has been suggested by some in your State that there should be a Federal graduated tax on land. With such suggestion, T. do not agree; in fact l am confident that not a Member of the Ways and Means Committee, either Democrat or Re- publican, would support such proposi- tion, nor do 1 think there is a Mem Der in Congress who would support it. Congress, from the beginning of the Government, never undertook to tax lands. This is one of the funda- mental rights of the State and proper ly is left entirely with the States. l have received hundreds of letters with respect to methods of raising taxation for the Federal Government, but your letter is the first suggestion l have had to levy Federal tax on lands.
 With assurances of my kind regards, I beg to remain,
 Sincerely yours,
 (Signed) CLAUDE KITCHEN.
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(Signed) c. w. MCDOWELL

The above should settle this question far the power of Congress concerned As Democrat and rights Democrat believe that whatever levied collected lands graduated otherwise should go the support of the public schools the States institutions such as the Blind School Deaf Mute Institute Hospital for Nervous Diseases Old Soldiers Home construction and of good roads, and for other local and purposes
 w. S. GOODWIN
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FORAGE CROPS FORARKANSAS
No. 5. The Sorghums.

By Earl Fitzpatrick Extension Agron.
 omist, University of Arkansas.
 The sorghum family with it's many groups and varieties has been intro. duced into this country and developed because of the power to withstand dry weather, make large yields, and be. cause of the various uses. IL Is grown for at least four distinct purposes t1r
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-28
Report of the Condition of BANK OF PRESCOTT

FIescott, Nevada Co, Ark. At the close of business March 7a O1E. VI"
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(Signed) CLAUDE KITCHEN.
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YALE UNIVERSITY.

New HAVEN, Conn. Nov. 1s--The an
nual report Of the treasurer of Yale Uni
verslty shows that during the hscal year
ending June 30, 1916. there was n net
increase in the endowment funds OF the
university and its various schools
amounting to 81, 256.35oss, The total OF
such funds now amounts TO Sls.<3l.-
444st. The largest items In the In
creases for the year were a payment on
account Of the Justus s. Hotchkiss be-
quest, 1856. 306 an additional payment
from the estate Of Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal amounting to 3491 .4%b.O6
pa yments Of 33o5 900 from the estate of
Brayton Ives and OF s250.0oo from the
estate OF Matthew G., ID. Borden the
gift OF 100000 from Mrs. Dotha Bush
nell Hillyer Of Hartford to establish tho
Horace Bushnell memorial professionally
in the School Of Religion additional
payments Of $4,000 from the estate OF
Maria de Wit Jessup and Of s5l,o4c,6o
from the estate Of Edla J. Mcpherson,
and a further gift OF $4,000 for the
Anna NJ. r Lauder Foundation In the
School OF Medicine. The total amount
received from the Alumni University
Fund Association for the year is re-
ported as $l42.7+6,63.
In It's operations for the past year the
university reports n deficit OF Sl3.56l.16
as ompare WIN u ucHclt OF so,o-e'oo
for l9l4-l9i5. The largest deficits re-
ported by it's various chool are S63.-
572.<6 for the Graduate School. SS<.-
463.63 for the Sheffield Scientific School
and S2l,4s2.5S for the School OF Medi-
cine, In the dining hall there has been
a deficit of S9.&i5,95 due to a heavy in
crease in the cost Of food supplies with
out any corresponding increase In h
price charged for board, which has aver
aged $685. a week as against $3.50 for
the previous year,
The sun., 1916-11-19
MISS MARY S~CHOONMAKER'S
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

One of the most unique social func.
lions ever held in Miss Mary Schoon.
makers School for Girls. New York city.
was given on Miss Schoonmaker's nvi-
tation TO the members Of the Thimble
League ard the mothers Of the league
Members Thursday afternoon. November
is, hom l until s O'Clock.
TIE ceremony consisted chiefly In set
ting tie kettle 10 singing 10 the rhythm
OF AUD Lang Syne" and to initiate It's
first brew at this first reunion OF the
Thimble League "JvSr the %teacups."
The tea was poured Ivy Miss .Iarion
Hayiland Burt. class president, assisted
in the service by Miss Grace Livingston
Gertrude Anna Frick.
The celebration was a very happy
event. the presence Of the Mothers alone
adding an enthusiastic support to the mo-
lives of their daughters in thus estab-
fishing a circle IN which the accomplish
mcnts Of the home makes In the educa-
ton OF their girls are so truly cmpha-
sized and recommended by Miss Schoon
maker In Tx name Of the Thlmble
League.
In the selection OF the silver service
tho members Of the league as we'll AS
Miss Schoonmaker are deeply grateful
to Miss Elizabeth Mattison. one OF the
faculty. for the efficient manner In which
she conducted the choice and purchase OF
the silver kettle M complete service.
officiating as chairman and treasurer Of
the committee appointed by the league.
The sun., 1916-11-19
SCHOOLS COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES

President Faunce emphasizes the fact
the possession VI a high school diploma
or a college degree no more qualities one
TO take charge Of the education Of forty
or fifty YOU'VE Americans than IT quail
fes one to lake charge OF n bank or a
post Office or a church. To be Ignorant
OF the entire history Of educational cf-
fort. to have never faced the problems
OF PSYCHOLOGY. to have never considered
the methods OF exposition NJ recitation
or examination. In to be obviously un-
fitted Tor educational service. Never
again will our public schools become
mere experiment stations for young per
sons who have been allowed to believe
that whoever knows a fact can teach IT.
The truth II that vast knowledge often
coexists with utter incapacity for teach
Ing. The 'vaiedictorian' Of the laet gen.
Grafton usually was quite useless as a
teacher. Often, indeed, has pedagogy
sunk into mere memorizlrr Of precepts
or study OF technique. and has thus re-
PEELED men and women Of vigorous intel
lect. But the old opposition between the
what and the how In rapidly dieap-
pearing. The study OF pedagogy - or
education as We often call it-has been
transformed by intellectual enthusiasm
and scientific method, and our profess
sors IN standard departments are coming
60 recognize that the study OF educational
Psychology Is one OF the most liberal and
~liberaIizing pursuits"
The sun., 1916-11-19
THE HANDS OF THE CLOCK.

The hour hand OF the clock seems q
ponderous. deliberate fellow compared
with his swift going colleague who
sweeps clear round the circuit while he
makes his way painfully over Ave OF the
minute spaces from one hour point 10
the next. Yet though one goes ever 50
much further and faster. again and
again the minute hand, for all his speed.
Is merely overtaking the patient plodder.
who, with his stubpy finger. Ia the real
time giver. You cannot tell from this
ryratlng minute man alone what time
IL 10. But from tho position of the hour
hand In solitude you would very nearly
know. Moreover, except for two times
In the whole round OF the twenty four
hours--Rt noon and at midnight-the
minute hand. though he races all the
way round the orbit. nnds to his dismay
that he starts increasingly In arrears
behind the other hand. and must over.
come an always frightening handicap.
And what In the use ~ proudly passing
and getting to the goal FIRST twenty-five
times out Of twenty-four. when the vic.
tory Ia only apparent and not real. since
both hands tell the same time after all'
And the minute hand. the racer, 10 the
useless one. Just no one sees strong,
silent mon who plod their way. undra-
natic, serious. while others brandish aAd
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On the Training and the
Education of Brothers
b. n. MANNING CARPENTER.

he 10 the "tinker" of the household. who
fxes all the electric bells and does the
practical work. The active boy depends
upon his brother for companionshfp. but
liz the greater critic of the two. Ther
usual, conversation lies In the active boy
saying, What do you want to do tnat
for?" and tho reply being a long winded
explanation. Certain characteristics are
common both are sensitive. selnsh anu
greedy. This is because they are ina
II any one wishes to see these charae,
teristics nnd easy expression. they should
give a couple Of boys . piece OF Top i.
il lust az instructive for the nrst one
getting It to hang on tight. as TOT 'no
second one to tug vigorously trying 10
take II away from him. These are IN
stincts that VI need not take INTO con-
siderat1on.
h repor concerning brothers are
sent from a school II will be noteo AZ
once that the sluggish boy has been cur
rscts6 for i~nattention, laziness ~(unless
the subject particularly appeals TO HIND
and mischief. He IL q great imitator
and gets along reasonably well In aritn-
metic and mathematics. He Is du'i W
never comprehends Latin ana
ultimately gives Il UP. II he gets mo
college II 10 due to the untiring persist
ence OF parents and teacher.
A these boys grow older !" VIII "
noted that the slower thinker 10 the rae
teal one, while the other Is inclined 10
use mis- wits getting his brother TO 90 'he
work for him.
This IL the basic principle upon which
each boy works. The slower boy 10 crea-
tive his brother utilities the creation.
II will be readily seen that II these
boys were thrown together. taught to ap,
prec,ate one another's gifts. they VIII
evolve . partnership in which one Ne
comes the executive while the other
creates-manufactures.
II will also b noted that the educa-
ton Of zach Of them has tended to pre-
pare them for just sue, work. 1t u just
as important to be able to market a
commodity a. to create It. hence the re-
,ationship Of brothers makes a partner
ship natural and desirable.
Where there are three brothers IN a
family II invariably happens that a pro-
fessional career Ia mapped out for the
third.
Parents who train their sons to work
al co%partners have left to them the best
possible legacy. as many men who nave
brothers who were not % trained VIII
readily attest.
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10 q reward at the bottom Of the hole
or something equally profitable a. q re-
suit OF mental exercise. II takes GUAM
titles OF painstaking pressure to get
o children to work At all. Those
With initiative have the advantage, but
In all cases parents have to bring pres
sure to bear through presenting ali sorts
OF Inducements a. . reward for study.
Thu hardest duty Of . teacher 10 TO make
children think. II 10 much harder than
getting them to do anything else. At
the 9 when abstract studies are pre-
ssntsd o Of. them balk entirely and
want to 80 into business" The Ques-
ton OF teaching mental effort IL largely
. question OF finances. because the enor-
nous pressure that each individual
teacher in the public school system
ought to exercise has to spread over
too large an area. Parents aid greatly
In lessening this burden by insisting
upon their children doing the work ex-
pected Of them.
When children study Latin they have
to think: that 10. they have 20 exert
their mental muscles, AMI instinctively
they hate Il. II 10 utterly impossible
TO translate m line Of Latin without
very considerable mental exercise. After
a thing 10 committed to memory mis- ex.
ercise 10 reduced to Q minimum h
process Of committing It TO memroy 10
work.
It 10 folly 10 throw aside Latin. be-
cause Of all possible subjects Il 10 best
adapted to the purpose Of making men,
tai muscles o.
Algebra demands the closest mental
acumen lest mistakes be made. Any one
who has noted the laxy carelessness Of
the beginner in contrast with the caro-
and close observation he exercises two
years after will never question its
value As a discipline for lazy minds.
The boy who says: You know what
I mean" IL too lazy to say what he
means. n he is in a need Of
geometry. He only talks about lines
and angles. II Is true. but II does the
business. These abstract lessons are
! necessary for mental development and
have no substitutes. without them We
may try to teach our children In busi-
ness or vocational schools. but the report
will he as always. ''They don't think"
What tends to confuse parents Is the
wonderful progress made by children of
natural observation in the vocational
school. This Is because there are many
children who are n-scholastic" and
who seem to learn wholly through ex-
p%erimenting and trying things out for
themselves" This does not excuse
neglect Of the cultural studies. but the
tendency Of vocational enthusiasts 10 to
have people think 30.
There should be no division OF voca-
,ionai and cultural studies except upon
the $3.50 bass. Insist upon the child
taking Latin. algebra and geometry and
add to Il whatever vocational opportuni-
ties may be offered.
II. MASHiNG CARPENTER.
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tory on the West side. and sA.ooo.o 900 for

tory on the West Side. and $4,000. 900 for
endowment.
Toward the endowment fund the Rock
cfcllcr Foundation offers $1,000. 900 and
the General Education Board $1,000. 900.
provided the entire sun Of &6.300.ooo
shall be raised. Further pledges Of In
dividuais have been made to the amount
Of 100000. Thus $4,000, 900 remain to
be secured. and in the near future the
q campaign to complete the fund.
In speaking Of this announcement.
which IL probably the most significant
that has ever been made In connection
with higher medical education In Chi
cago. President Harry Pratt Judson
says: The medical plans which rave
Just been announced represent many
years Of hoping and working and dream
Ing. These plans. w think. will not
merely BE-, when carried out. . great
addition to the resources and power OF
the university. but will render . very
valuable service to Chicago n to the
u Of medical teaching and inysstiga-
ton in the entire country"
A later announcement 10 Just made
that half . million dollars toward this
new medical fund for the University OF
Chicago has been given BY Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Rosenwaid Of Chicago. Mr..
R~osenwald. who 10 . trustee Of the uni.
verslty and donor Of the new Julius
Rosenwaid Hall devoted to the work Of
geology and geography. 10 one Of the
university's most Generous and loyal
friends: and Mrs. Rosenwald. who
shares in this great gin. 10 widely known
for her practical and constant sympathy
with many movement for social and ar.
tistic advancement in Chicago.
The sun., 1916-11-19
OBERLN COLLEGE.

O,ERLiN. Ohio. Nov. 1S.-A study NJ
the professional distribution Of college
graduates recently made by the Bureau
Of Education AT Washington shows hat
an overwhelming percentage OF oberlin
alumni enter the ranks for teaching
Law has never attracted Obcrl'n men,
the average percentage being exceed
ingly low. 12.5 the medical profession
Is represented by an even smaller fig
ure. So.
Teaching has been p~reem!nently the
goal Of the Oberlin undergraduate. The
total number OF graduates of the ara-
dcm.o department included N this analy-
sis Ia 1885. or these l..ii. or 36.s.
lave become teachers. OmittlnE u 1iir
number OF women graduates who arc
not classified In any profession. the per
ccntage Of teachers Is still higher. From
, total Of i.6s2 men graduates approx
mately 400. or nearly 20 per cent. are
teachers. OF the women, s53 ont of a
total Of s54 classed In n profession
have taught. II all graduates Of all de-
partmen,s. theological. musica. and
physical training. as we'll rs the sca-
demic department. are included, 1874
out Of +,029 have entered the profession
OF teaching.
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=. A NYoNE would think my two

=. A NYoNE would think my two
n boy. never eam. from The san:
= family. they are 20 different"
Is the common remark Of a parent who
always seems astonlshed that such a
thing could be.
II Is usual for brothers to be "dif-
ferent" nevertheless, n there are
natural causes for II. The distinction
originates In the natural marriage OF
"opposites" and nature seems to impart
to zach child the temperament and
characteristics Of . single. rather than
Of both parents.
The distinction 10 first noticed In the
evident sl~ugRishness Of one. and the
~Quickness Of action and perception OF
the other. though nature doesn't seem
to car which shall Be the frst born.
Parents make constant comparison be-
tween these ~ boys and with apprehen-
sion continually growing that the slug
gish boy 10 not all there" This 10 .
serious error because II 10 seldom true
and leads to open discussion. particular
ly at the dinner table: the disparage-
men 10 carefully noted by the brighter
boy, who reflects II In his " conduct
toward his brother. The most serious
defect In training brothers lies In this
criticism that hnds pen expression in
the home, and allows II to grow to the
disparaSement n d~iScourasemeh OF
the one who comes In for The most Of II.
The fact 10 that the difference be-
tween the boys 10 fundamental In
character and II this 10 understood BY
parents there will be NJ occasion to ap-
prehend trouble because Of apparent
weaknesses in either Of them. BY nature
the sluggish boy belongs to that type
who learns more through his eyes h
his ears. He learns through observa-
ton n gives little heed to speech. In
consequence he has . poor command Of
language and seems to comprehend but
. small portion Of what 10 said to him.
His reasoning 10 argumentative. for he
learns chiefly through seeing. feeling.
touching and experimenting and draw
his own conclusions.
His brother learns through addition.
that 10. no hears readily and therefore
comprehends the use Of language, He
lacks observation merely because he
fnds Il easier to follow the conclusions
Of others than laboriously to md II out
for himself. Normally these boys work
we'll together. for the nervousness OF the
oversensative boy 10 not Objectionable to
his brother. A sluggish boy generally
finds contentment In his own occupation :