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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
WILLIAMSON PLAN OF CORN CULTURE


plants should now be from twelve TO
eighteen inches high
Put half your fertilizer (this being
the first used at alb in the old sweep
furrow on both sides Of every other
middle and cover by breaking out this
middle with turn plow About one
week later treat the other middle the
same way, Within few days side
corn in first middle with slxteenth-inch
sweep. Put all your nitrate Of soda
In this furrow, II less than 80
pounds. II more. use one.half Of 1t.
Cover with one furTow OF turn plow,
then SOW peas In this middle broad.
cast at the rate Of at least one bushel
TO acre, and finish breaking out,
I'm few days side corn In other
middle with same sweep, put balance
of nitrate Of soda in this furrow, II 10
has been divided, cover with turn
plow, SOW peas, and break out. This
lays by your crop with good bed and
plenty OF dirt around your stalk. This
should be from June 10th TO 20th, un'
less the season, Is very late, and cbrn
should be hardly punching for tsssel,
Lay by early. More corn Ia ruined
by late plcwing than by laca OF plows
ing. This is when the ear Is hur..
1.-THE stalks thus raised are very
small, and do not require anything
like the moisture even in proportion
to size than Ia necessary for large,
sappy stalks, They may, therefore, be
left thicker In the row. Large stalks
can not make large yields except with
extremely favorable seasons, for they
cannot stand a lack OF moisture Corn
raised by this method should not be
over seven feet high, and the ear
should be near the ground"
For Piedmont Section.
For the Piedmont section the VIII.
hanson Plan can not be closely fol.
lowed but must be modified. Half of
the fertilizer should be applied before
planting. The other half should be
applied not later than when corn Ia
knee high. The nitrate OF soda should
then be applied when the corn 10 waist
high,
Raise Corn AZ War Measure
In response to the call for food sup
plies In view OF war conditions, the
Southern farmer should plant 10 large
crop OF corn as possible. He should
fertilize literally and cultivate thors
oughly so that rnaxin1um crops may
be produced. II Is recommended that
fr2m 900 10 600 pounds Of fertilizer be-
| applied on Piedmont soils and from
! soq "a l,e9c To coassal slslr soils !.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
Better Farming in the South
FOOD AS WELL AS COTTON
THE NATION ASKS OF DIXIE
south May BE Face Face With Disaster AZ We'll As Cotton
Not Grown by FarmersHome Guards Of Defense In Great
Is Position Of the Farmer.
From tho Farm Service Bureau.

In time Of war the interests OF the
army come first, Regular commerce
must give way to troop trains, ammu.
nitsons and army freight in general.
At such times the wants of people can.
not be readily supplied. Forethinking
people will, therefore, prepare against
1t.
The Southern farmer Is facing this
situation. What ought he to do2
Railroads have been hauling mil
lions Of dollars worth of food prod.
ucts to the South each year. Recently
there have been occasional "famines"
in some Of these articles because OF
the inability Of the railroads to haul
all they were offered In fact, serious
situations have been narrowly averted.
What then might be the result OF a
car shortage more acute than has ever
been experienced?
How would Southern cities be fed
Where would the Southern farmer who
raises only cotton, get food2 Grave
possibilities are, therefore, confronted.
They are probabilities II immediate
steps are not taken.
How can such a disaster be fore.
Btalledf Only by the Southern farm.
er growing foodstuffs as well as cot.
ton, He can do it. 1t is his duty to
do 1t. 1t is his patriotic service. In
doing this piece OF work he will be
one Of the most useful units In the
army Of defense.
At this time 1t is as important for
the Southern farmer 10 enlist to pro.
dLae food crops as 1t Is for the young
men OF the South to enlist as soldiers.
1t will be easy to get men for the army.
1t should be easy to get men TO raise
farm crops, Let Southern farmers
rally to The call. Let them become
Home Guards by producing this sum.
mer such crops as corn, cowpeas,
sweet potatoes, beans, sorghum pea.
nuts, soy beans, velvet beans and such
garden crops as tomatoes, turnips
cabbage, onions, Irish potatoes - by
raising hogs, poultry by producing
eggs, milk, butter by preserving
berries, fruits, vegetables and do
all this not only for themselves, but
produce enough to have some to sell
Efficiency and maximum crops are
what the national leaders are calling
for. THIS means making every lick
count to the utmoGt, It means good
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
Smashed Chinawsre in Trunk tu
Learn If 1t Contained Liquor

Cotter. Ark; April9 The bone
dr. law cost DR. Walter GRAY and
wife of this place a trunk full of
hew dishes yesterday while they
were en- route from st. Louis to
Cotter Mrs Gray was returning
from Milwaukee aud her husband
met her OF Ut. Louis to accompany
her home Taking advantage of
a short layover 10 St Louis, they
purchased n lot of fne chinaware
hnd packed it in their trunk. At
the transfer point the trunk was
suspected of containing whiske,
and was bounced Mp and down io
see tfa bottle would break md lfi
The evidences leak out. Bui na
e,idence leaked,
The rough handling was disastri'
bus To the dishes however, rs the,
got home with onl, Eve whole
plates
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
Emergency Crops

As guide in meeting the crisis.
which is now confronting the South,
the Farm Service Bureau suggests the
following, which of course, must be
modified TO suit local conditions:
Those crops which can be used for
food for man or beast, and which can
be planted at once should be given i'm.
mediate attention. Tho acreage OF
cotton per plow may be maintained,
and all possible efforts should be put
forth to increase the yield, Lint will
bring good price, and seed will prove
valuable because of their oil, On .
25-acre tract, In ten or eleven acres
OF cotton may be given each plow, and
1t is recommended that seven or eight
acres be given TO corn In which
should be planted peas. soy beans or
velvet beans. The corn can be har.
vested, and the beans or peas given
over to pasture or gathered for feed,
At least two acres should be given to
soy beans or cowpeas and sorghum for
hay. One acre for grazing; one acre
for sorghum syrup; one acre for sweet
potatoes, and one for different kinds
of vegetables. This will give a total
of rs acres, and represents only the
crops for summer planting Winter
grains may be seeded Immediately af-
ter some of these are harvested.
Everything bearing upon large
yields should be given emphasis. The
land should be thoroughly prepared
the best known varieties used; the
right kind and liberal amounts OF fer.
tilizer applied. and thorough oultiya.
ton given.
This Is OF special importance over
much Of the South where the soils are
lacking in soluble plant foods. Not
less than 400 to 900 pounds of fcrtll.
izer should be used per acre on tho
CROPS suggested.
On account OF the car shortage And
the farmers inability to secure ample
fertilizer to put under their crops at
the time the land was being prepared,
II Is recommend that d liberal side
application OF fertilizer be used on all
crops already planted. Increase OF crop
yields will come with increase In guam.
tity Of fertilizer used.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
sTARKvILLE, MISSISSIPPI, APRIL 20, 1917.
SPECIAL TRAIN
FROM MEMPHIS
Business Men and Farm.
ers Visit College.

One hundred people were pas.
sengers on the special train of the
Business Mems Climb Chambe If
Commerce farm bureau. which
left Memphis at IL o'clock last
night for Starkville Miss.
The party will reach Starkville
early this morning and will devote
the entire day to an inspection OF
the model farm buildings and q
study of the models in use on the
farm Of the Mississippi Agricul-
tural College.
In effect it will Le q one day
course in agriculture.
Especially timely is the trip, in
view of the plea of the government
for more food from the south aud
The complete reversal in agricul.
tural methods of the south which
production of that food makes
necessary. Most southern planter
only know one sort vf farming,
the production Of cotton, and il
they are to raise food they must
have quick iu struct:ons in methods.
Besides the landowners and
planters who are making the trip,
most of the agricultural experts of
the tri- state were members of the
party, as the tri.stale better farm.
ing committee will hold its quart
erly meeting iii Starkville today,
Mr.. John NJ. luther, secretary
of the b. NJ. q. il q member OF
its personnel to further the or.
ganization OF a North Mississippi
League of Business Mems Clubs,
to aid in the food propaganda and
other helpful movements,
Twelve directors, of the National
Association of Implement Man.
ufaci ures and Dealers, representing
ST., 900, 900, 900 of capital invested
in the agricultural implement in.
dustry, are among the trippers.
They came to the Memphis terri
tory upon the invitation of Geol ge
r. James to study the conditions
here. Their association has found
cd departments uf agricultural
implements in the agricultural
college OF each of the tri-states.
.4Commercial Appeal.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

nkTDnDI1lbL Va ihfutiND liufO
come to the Farm Service Bureau
about methods Of corn culture It is
considered advisable 10 recommend the
Williamson method to farmers in the
coastal region or those who have sandy
loan soils. The following Ia an out
line Of the method In Mr. Willismson's
own words:
Break the land broadcast during the
winter, using q two horse plow or
better, a disc plow. Bed with turn.
plow six-fDot rows, leaving a flve-inch
balk. When ready to plant, break
this out with q scooter. Plow deeply
in the bottom of this furrow. using a
Dixie with wing taken off. Ridge then
on this furrow with same plow still
gcing deep. Run the corn planter on
this ridge, dropping one grain every
Ave or six inches
"plant early. ~ aeon as frost daE.
ger is past, Early planting is espe
cially needful on very rich lands
where stalks can not otherwise be
kept from growing too large.
GIVE the first working with a bar,
row or any plow that will not cover
the plant. For second working use
ten or twelve inch sweep. Corn should
not be worked again Until the growth
has been so retarded, and the stalk
80 hardened that It will never grow
too large. This is the most difficult
point in the whole process. Expert
ence and Judgment are required I,
know Just how much the stalk should
be stunted, and plenty OF nerve Is re
quired to hold back your corn wher
your neighbors. who fertilizcd at plant
ing time and cultivated rapidly. have
corn twice the sizo Of yours
when you ere convinced that your
corn has been SUI fciently Inundated
sey may bssiu 10 nase the ear. Thg
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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
STARKVILLE'S RED
CROSS SOCIETY
Ladies Meet and Organ.
ize With Large
Membership.
Join the Red Gross.
Serve Your Country

JUN iu6 ncu OTOSS,
: Serve your Country
Help at home.
Join the Red Cross.
AT the meeting held Tuesday
afternoon, April 18th a Red Cross
Auxiliary was organized. Mrs
Jamie A. Hughes, chairman Mrs.
Paul Castle, vice chairman Miss
Mildred Barr, secretary and
treasurer.
The work is divided into three
departments:
The First Aid Glass, Mrs f. j.
Gray chairman affords it's members
an excellent opportunity for learn
ing this important branch of work
what to do in case of accident,
bandagipg, etc. civic Improvement,
sanitary conditions, etc. Won't
you joint
Mrs. II. A. Battle aud Miss II l..
Moore, Mrs. j. w. Eckford and
Mrs. Marshall have volunteered
to give instruction, First meets
ing will be held Saturday April 18th
4 . NJ at home of Mrs. NJ. A..
Saunders We want you to be
present
Home Work Dept.
Mrs II. 7. Saunders, chairman.
This department will undertake
tue making Of supplies. such as
surgical bandage and the conser-
vation of food and supplies. Are
you not going to help'
First meeting Tuesday April
oath 4 D. m. at the courthouse.
Don't fail to be present..
Third Non Active Members
This gives an opportunity to
everyone to do his or her Bit
If your time will not permit you
to join either of the dep'ts named,
enroll yourself as a member of the
society for one year and pay the
dues Of one dollar to help
finance the organization and pnr.
chase supplies. Mrs. i. J. Gill
is chairman of this committee.
Pay your dollar today. Help the
cause. If you can't give your
personal service. nay your dollar
to help along The work of those
who do. Don't be a Stacker,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

Several mem Ders of the Chamb ber
of Commerce, of Memphis came
down to the A. q M. College
yesterday to look into the workings
of the farm and other department.
Among the number, was Prof
Hugh Cruz, Principal of Bolton
College Prof. Criiz had only a
short while to spend 10 town, but
his friends were delighted to see
him
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
OF INTEREST
TO EDUCATORS
Department of Education
to be Feature of
Centennial.

a Department OF Education hos
been created by the Mississippi
Centennial Exposition, the object
being to show during the Ex.
position period at Gulfport, Dec.
ember 10. 1917, to June 10, 1918,
the progress that has been made
and the present state Of dsvalop-
ment of the various phases of ed =,
ucational activities in Mississippi
and elsewhere illustrating the
means used to develope a child
into the high type Of citizenship.
Prof. l. T, Gilmer, Super"
inetndent Of the city schools of
Gulfport, aud one Of the states
best known educators, has been
chosen to head the Educational
Department of the Exposition,
exhibits and participation. In
this work he is ably and enthusiast.
ically supported by State Super
intendent of Education W. F.
Bond and Prof, j. L Calhoun, at
the head of the State rural schools,
Educational exhibits and displays
at the Exposition will be arranged
under FIVE heads. elementary ed.
ucation, secondary education,
higher education, special education
of typical children's special form
of education. as text books, school
furniture and. scheol Appliances.
The Education building will ba
two stories high, of excsllent con.
struction, 80 feet wide and l20 feet
long. All state and private colleges
will be expected to make exhibits,
as we'll as elementary. secondary,
consolidated and agricultural high
schools.
The National Board of Ed
ucation at Washington will be call
ed upon to furnish an exhibit, and
several monographs setting forth
particular phases of educational
development in Mississippi will
be prepared, and ,b6iina into an at
tyactiMe souvenir j bsoklet to be
given out duriug the Exposition.
Evey man, woman and child
in the state in the least Bit iua
teresied in educational matters
very probably will be keehly awake
to the Importance of q complete
educational display, showing what
their state has done along educa.
tional lines in past, and the up to
date methods now employed which
insures continued progress
Sections IN the building will be
devoted to the different state in.
stitutions. including the Deaf and
Dumb, and the Blind Institutions,
where exhibits Of. many of the
studants of these institutions will
be shown,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

Mr. and Mrs II n, Skies ard
Mrs. Crumpton, Of Starkville,
were guest here a short while
Sunday ehrohtpd to Mathiston ia
see their father r. K Fondrep,
Who is no better A-Mahen Press
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
fho stsTkvillo Equal Suffrage

IUb oCHTkVIIIu EUuHI OUHTHBe
Lengue announces that Mrs.
Walter McNab Miller, who was
to have addressed the Home
Economics Extension Agents in
the auditorium of the Y. NJ. G. A.
on Friday evening April 20. finds
il impossible to be in Starkvile
again. After filing important en-
gsgements in Columbus, Meridian,
Laurel. and jackson she goes
direct from jackson tn Alabama.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Russell
entertained with six 0'clock dinner
at Chiles Hotel Saturday evening
in honor of Mr.. aud Mrs Willis
Bell, Following were the guest /,
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bill, Mr. and
Mrs SaIlars Kennard. Miss Lida
Mathews, Mr.. aud Irs. Eselet
Russell, and Mr.. Jne Rowan. All
bad a most delightful evening.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

T.. Mclver Will
hansen, Of Oar.
lington, S. c., has
originated a plan
OF corn culture
which has been
a d o pte d by a
great number Of
farmers residing
In the Coastal
Plains Of South
Carolina a n d
Georgia with ex.
cellent results.
Since a number
NJ ipn,,iriou l,oyo
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

Gray Bell tjnr efficient Tax as
SCISSOR was looking afief the wealth
other citizens this week. : Msben
evsss,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
Major Henry Robert is here from

Major Henry Robert is here from
Fort Sam Houston, to spend n
few da,s with his brother, DR.. j
G. Robert, While awaiting urdsrs.
" jor Robert formerly lived in
Siarl vile and WAS q student of
A d NJ. md has msuy friend,
here who will be glad to see hin
again.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

We are likely to have red, white
and b'ue shoes this spring; in
fact, let everything be red, Write
and blue,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

When he nam, ..s Miss Rankin
of Montana, the ouly congress
woman, was called, she said: Il
war, tn stand by my country, but
| cant vule for war;" Then she
tainted.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

Absolute confidence in the com.
fnander-iu.chief in the first re
suisit for success in war.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

Senator J. Ham Lewis will not
even concede that Germany's
chapcello, h s,good liar.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20
Tia Ideal Army,

In the American Magazine 4 writer
Gays:
Some men think first, aud then acti
others act aud think nfterward, II at
all. One tyre IL dcl!Icratire, the other
impulsire. An nrniy OF cool headed
officers and hot headed soldiers makes
naagni1ice.,t military machine"
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

N The East Massissip2l Times
si,5Q tbs Ysag,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-04-20

In time Of the preparation
oug cultivation and nservs
The Keota news., 1917-07-06
GOT MAIL THROUGH QUICKLY
eM,eisnt system That Was in Use BY
the Romans Some Hundreds
Of Years Ago.

While the Roman postal service Of
ancient days was, OF course, . crude
system. yet the malls were forwarded
with considerable speed. The system
Of couriers ON horseback was borrowed
Xenophon. had established It under
Cyrus. Tho Roman adaptation Of this
was the best system Of transmitting
letters among the ancients.
All along the great Roman roads sta.
tions were erected at distances Of i've
or six miles from one another. At each
Of these stations 40 horses were con
stantly maintained, and by the help of
relays it was easy to travel 100 miles
in day.
These services were intended for
the state only. 1t being imperative to
secure the rapid interchange Of official
communications. In the time of Julius
CaesaF the system was 90 we'll organ
lied that Of two letters the great sol
der wrote from Britain to Cicero at
Rome the one reached its destination
In Is and the other in % days.
Private citizens were obliged to 70
W sAAo soA AvAS0o Va oA1voos ouO -
was not until the end OF the third CEN
tury that there was an establishment
OF . postal system for private persons
BY the Emperor Diocletian: but how
long this system endured history does
not inform u.
The supply Of horses and their
maintenance was compulsory, and only
the emperor could grant exemp&ion
from It.
The Keota news., 1917-07-06
Playtime With Men of the Navy

and dives into It when . huge hand
belonging to Jackie from m Indiana
farm buries the dark's face into the
melon up to his eArs. Another enter
prising farmer brings some old farm
nags on the field to hire them out for
"gentlemeo's mounts" to the sailors
Obviously the horses are about ~
used to their saddles AZ q hog II to
work. But they are hired BY the sail
ors at any price the farmer asks A
lad hailing from Maine takes his irst
chance on horseback and slides doyn
the horses neck His shipmate yells
at him, ''Go aft. you fool. 60 aft"
The thousands of jackies swarm
over the field. Hundreds Of them break
and run for the beach for a swim. A
crowd of them gather at target prac-
tice with small rifles. Six of the ten
baseball diamonds are promptly put
into use by scrub teams.
And then more launches from the
battleships come In bringing the star
baseball teams from four of the battle
ships. A double-header Is to be PLACED
between four Of the best teams of the
feet in q series to determine the fleet
championship. The grand standa fll
rnpidly and soon they are q swelling
sea OF white suits and red and brown
faces as the sailors cheer their ships
The Keota news., 1917-07-06
STAGE SALARIES NOT HIGH
Annual lneonso os oeod Japansee Ae-
tor Gseinsetsd q $500, Ove os
Which Ho Paye for Costumes.

According 70 the author Of an inter
esting work on the japanese stage the
profession of IN actor In japan u not
considered high one. when play
II staged" he writes. 1T runs 1T least
q consecutive days. For such . term
n drst-class man would earn about
Il $50 and his annual income may be
estimated at $500. But It must not
bo forgotten that out Of this sum he
NEST provide his own costumes. which
arc very expensive.
Tho curtain does not rise. ~ in
Europe and America, but IL pulled
sideways and one can easily see the
attendants who are intrusted with
this work. The orchestra is hidden
behind the scenery, while in sort
OF proscenium box the reciter sits con-
cealed behind . curtain of thin bam-
boo. There IL no applause by clap
ping hands ~ In our theaters. but the
public stimulates the actors by ex-
clamation, in . way that may be COM
pared to tho encouraging and cheer
ing of the dancers in Spain. From
the greenroom . bridge leads to the
platform. This bridge is called Flow
erpath. The greenroom II closed by
. drapery, which the actors must lift
for themselves. When the perform
err have some importance and reputa-
ton they have IN attendant for the
purpose Of lifting this drapery
But the first actors have the title taiya.
which confers the right to two assist
ants to hold up the curtain OF the
Rreenroom for their entries and exits"
The Keota news., 1917-07-06

teams on to victory. RattlInx GOOD
ball u played BY these navy teams.
The nine men On the diamond repre-
sent the pick OF q thousand from q
bAttleship and they play with the in
terest and q good bit Of the money Of
the whole crew backing them. They
train and work for months for cham
pionship series ike this.
Provides ths ~Happy shipa"
Il II the liberality Of private Ameri-
can citizens that has given these men
Of the feet their big athletic heid.
When the war came on the feet lost
the income 1t usually had for its ath-
letic fund from the Guantanamo can
teen and the Navy league Of the Unit
ed States o6ere. to lay out held for
the men of the fleet. In all about I'D
acres have been obtained. The ground
has been leveled. plowed and prepared.
Ten baseball diamonds have been lald
out. Docks were built at the waters
edge. A bathing beach was cleared.
The officers Of the feet also were pro
vided with tennis courts and golf
course. Every sort of sport II found
there. The result il that every man
on the fleet has plenty Of healthy out
door sport and the officers of the heet
say that this provision or their recrea-
ton has done much to provide happy
ships" in the feet as 1t waits for the
opportunity to strike . blow at the
Huns In defense Of civilization and
freedom.