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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Sioux City Live Stock.
Omaha Live Stock.

1900; market, steady.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

I will sell at. Public Auction at my
place. mile north and Y mile east u
Dillon, on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at public
auction on the old Bagley farm. one
mile east OF Melbourne. on
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
BEREAVED MOTHER
GIVEN SYMPATHY
IN DEATH OF SON
Secretary of Navy Daniels
Writes Personal Letter of
COndOIenCe-SiSter of Heroic
Albanian Would Fight Huns

Following the announcement of last
Saturday that Harry Hood, an Atlanta
boy. was Killed in action on the United
States torpedo boat destroyer Jacob
Jones and that he had Joined the i'm
mortal ranks of the brave men who
have given their lives to the cause of
American freedom, his mother, Mrs
Belle Hood, of S5 East Pine street. has
received a telegram from Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels sympathiz-
ing with her in the loss of her son.
My heart goes out to you in the
deepest sympathy" wired Mr.. Daniels
Your brave son gave his life for his
country and in your deep sorrow all
the nation mourns with you"
Harry Hood was a warrant officer
with the rank of gunner on the Jacob
Jones, which was sunk by a shell from
German submarine. He had been in
the navy for twelve years, joining when
he was sixteen years of age.
Only a ew days before the annunce-
ment of the sinking of the Jacob Jones'
Mrs Hood received a letter from her
son showing his great citation at hav-
ing had his first shot at a submarine
a few weeks before and sinking it.
His sister. Mrs. J. B. Cavendish, who
makes her home with her mother and
who once lived in Germany. where she
became thoroughly acquainted with the
spirit of Prussianism, was fired with the
love for America and hate for Ger
many intensified by the desire for re-
venge when the news of her brothers
death was announced.
"Oh, if I were a mani" she exclaim-
ed. 81 would enlist today to fight
those cruel and inhuman Huns"
Young Hood was considered a master
Of the torpedo and had been commits
stoned a gunner only two months ago.
On the Jacob Jones with him was
another Atlanta boy. Milton Lamar
Snider. a son of Mrs. Dora Kennedy, of
65 Woodward avenue. Lack Of infor-
nation about him leads his mother to
hope that he may be among the men
rescued.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
HENRY FORD TAKES
RAP At INTERESTS
OWNING RAILROADS
So Busy Figuring on Profits
They Don't Know What Ais
Their Transportation SyS-
tenn, He Says

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Lighter rail
portation system will solve Americas
railroad problems. Henry Ford declared
today in statement to the New YORK
Evening Mail.
Mrs Ford asserted that cars of great
strength, but much less weight, could
be used by the roads to reduce operat
ing costs.
"A freight car weighs as much as
the load it carries said Ford.
Generally it travels two-thirds full
and comes back empty. Passenger
trains weigh so to $50 times as much
as the passengers in them"
Mr.. Ford declared the banking inter.
ests that control railroads are so busy
figuring on profits that they don't know
what ailS their own transportation sys
tenn.
Railroad management requires tech
ntcally trained men who know how t.
run engines, machines, dig tunnels and
design better equipment" he said
THE railroad situation is like a mar
who has been so busily engaged fol
thirty years in working on the models
of a new engine that ne does not know
what Is gong on. He looks up only tt
find his model is out of date and moi
good enough.
THE United States needs one unified
railroad system tying together all parts
of the country.
Through the proxy system control
of our railroads has passed largely to
bankers living in New York and other
large cities"
Mr.. Ford said that four-ffths of a
railroads work today is hauling the
dead weight of it's own equipment, and
that frequent rate increases to protect
stocks and bonds would not relieve the
situation.
He declared that concrete highways
should be built so trucks and automo-
biles can take over the short haul work
which now congests railways, that
superfluous rail lines be eliminated, all
parts of the country tapped by rail-
roads and both passenger and freight
rates reduced
America is a land of great distances,
and cheap, easy travelling and efficient,
inexpensive freight service are neces
Stiles" he said.
Alloy steels of high tensile strength
can be made to reduce railroad weights
Ford declared.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
State Department
Expects Hold-Up
OF Russian Supplies

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Uncon-
firmed reports that Japanese troops
are in control of the great quantities
of supplies piled UP at Vladivostok for
the Russian government created no
surprise at the state department today
where officials are under the impress
sion that a small number of Japanese
troops have been there for some time.
It is said that there are now piled up
at VIadivostok more supplies than the
Trans-Siberian railroad in its present
state could move in many months.
Before the Bolshevilli got into control,
American railroad men had been dis
patched to take charge of the situa-
tion and move the much-needed sup
plies to the Russian army. The con-
Germ now is to see that the supplies do
not fall into hostile hands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
419 Eggs From 20
Hens in 80 Days
MIR. Dougherty Got This Result IN
October. Plan Is Easily Tried.

II gave Don sung 4 trial and must say the
results were Tar past any expectations got
10 eggs in 80 days from 20 hens while moult-
iEg / think this is wonderful, as they hardly
laid at all before while mOultiRG.' Prank
Douynerty. 500 East Eleventh St, Indianapolis.
Mr. Dpusherry fought 81 worth Of Don sung
TnoIets during October and wrote the above let
ter Nov > lgl7. Figure his profit On - dozen
eSEE from hens that formerly laid little or
nCrnfuZ-
ThiS may sound too good 20 Be true, but II
costs nothing 10 find out Wei make you the
saue offer we made him
give your hens Don sung and watch results
OF one month. II you don't find that Don sung
uayx for itself and pays yOu q good profit be-
sides simply tell and your money viii De
refunded
Don sung tChinese for egE-layingl works di-
fectIy on the eEgIsying organs. and Is also .
pIerdid tonic. IL is easily given in the feed.
improves the hens heslth. makes her stronger
and more sctive IN any weather, and starts her
laying.
Try Don sung for 60 days and IL il doesn't
1T you the eggs. no matter how cold or vet
tie weather. your mCnty will be refunded by
return mail. Send 20 cents today for a package
by mail PREPAID. BurreIl-Dugger Co. 10 Colum-
ia Bldg. Indianapolis. Ild--tAdvtl
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
Cultivatlng and Fe=tilizing an Apple or.
chard.

One is impressed in travelling about
throughout the south with the very con-
siderable areas OF land planted TO apple
orchards. In many instances these fruit
plantations seem to be Improbable and
must constitute. as they now stand. 4
liability instead Of an asset In these
days when conservation is so essential
TO the national welfare and when we
need every possible bit of fruit for ship
ment TO utilize these plantations so as
TO make them a profitable national in
vestment To this end a careful study
OF how best TO cultivate and handle ap-
pie orchards has been made by the hor-
ticultural division OF the Georgia State
College OF Agriculture and its findings
have been so carefully worked out and
are of such great Importance TO all or
chardists that il has seemed wise and
proper that a short summary of the
more important facts developed with
reference to the cultivation and ferti-
lization OF apple orchards should be pre-
scented at this time for the information
and advice OF our readers
How 10 cultivate the north Georgia
apple orchard is still a question for con-
sidera BILE discussion Where il is pos
Sible TO do 50. the orchard should be
plowed every spring with a two-horse
plow. Where an old orchard is to be
brought under cultivation. the first
blowing should be only three TO -four
inches deep and should thereafter in
crease in depth an inch a year until
the land is plOwed from six TO eight
inches. Young orchards should De
pIowed from six to eight inches every
season Flowing should be followed by
a double discing and thereafter the land
should be run over every ten days or
two weeks with a spiked tooth or Acme
harrow on some Of the rough. rocky
land a spring tooth harrow might De
found more serviceable than those men
toned.
During late August or early Septem-
be- il is advised that a winter cover
-TOp should be sOwn in bearing or
hard This may consist Of a bushel of
ats or rye mixed with twenty pounds
Of vetch sown either broadcast or with
"A drill. In some sections OF north
Georgia crimson clover can be veal
used. provided the land is lined and IN
ocuIated- .. All leguminoUs crops. when
first used, should be preceded by lime
and the seed should be inoculated- The
cover crop should be turned under the
following spring TO furnish organic mat
ter for the plants. \ bearing orchard
should never be cropped
In young orchards. especially where
the land is new. IL may be found prac-
teal to grow crops Of corn between The
tees until the trees come into bearing.
The corn should be so planted that cul-
ovation will not interfere with the
Young trees. As the trees get larger. a
greater distance should be left between
The corn and trees. The corn should
have peas or some winter-growing- COW
er crop sown between the rows as the
last cultivation. so that there will be
good organic matter TO turn under the
following spring. This system OF cui-
tivation can be followed, not only on
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

available form and becomes but slowly
seTviceable to plants. Under ordinary
conditions and where one wishes to
secure quick results, we are disposed
10 feel that it is best to apply acid phos-
phate. On meadows or pastures or
where one can wait a long time for re-
suits, or where especially long season
crops are planted, ground rock phos-
phate will prove of some value. If
used on soils rich in vegetable matter
fairly good results will be obtained
one must, however use a larger guam
tity than it is necessary to use of acid
phosphate and be willing to wait some
time for results.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
PRICE OF COTTONSEED
MEAL Is FIXED HERE
Action of CruSherS Saves Mil
lion and Half for the
Farmers

More than million and a half dol
lars will be saved to the farmers Of
Alabama and Georgia, it is said, by the
action of the cottOnseed crushers of
the two states, 200 in number, who met
at the chamber of commerce assembly
hall Wednesday. There they adopted a
resolution fixing the price of cottonseed
meal at $3.50 a ton, providing the meal
contains no more than So per cent pro-
tein.
This price applies to lots of thirty
tons or more. For each additional per
cent of protein in the meal, an addi-
tional dollar per ton will be charged.
DR.. A. NJ. Soule, federal food admin
istrator for Georgia; Major D. F. Nc
Clatchey. executive secretary for the
food administration of Georgia, and II.
NJ. Hobbie. of Montgomery, federal food
administrator for Alabama, were pres
ent. The crushers voluntarily adopted
the recommendations of the administra-
tors.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

be injured by frosts and freezes n the
early fall When = young tree has been
injured by freezing the only thing TO
do is to pare the ends of the split bark
on the trunk, paint the wound with
white lead and severely cut back the
top before growth starts in the spring
Spring frosts do mol often injure APP
pie blossoms in north Georgia. Some
few growers prepare for SmUdging but
il is not the rule. If one has an or
chard so situated that it is susceptible
to frost injury il should be equipped
with orchard heaters, preferably of the
coal type as crude oil is too expensive
to be used as fuel i'm this section
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
Two Million Is Advanced
To Bethlehem Steel Co.
On Munitions Contracts

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Two mil
lion dollars will be advanced by the war
and navy departments to the Bethle-
hem Steel company on munitions con-
tracts, because of the company's diff
culties in obtaining funds from private
sources to expedite deliveries.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
Three teachers Held Guilty

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Three New
York high school teachers are today
held guilty of undermining the good cit
:zenship of their pupils. Dismissal is
recommended by the investigating COM
mittee.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

The so-called wool cotton" about
which you write is probably a type
grown in India for many years and i'm
ported into this country at an indefinite
date. 1t has been here some time, how
ever. 1t is in no sense a substitute 70!
wool and is presumably short stapla
upland cotton. At least this appears &c
be the character of all the specimens
we have seen or grown here at the col
lege. The staple is short and coarse
though it is said that this wool cotton
will make a high per cent Of lint. The
seed are small also.
We cannot advise its cultivation. and
think that farmers who pay high prices
for this seed are making a mistake We
believe if you stick to the old standard
sort such as the Covington Toole. you
will have a variety best suited to grow
and meet the boil weevil invasion by
reason of earliness and also capable OF
resisting the black root disease success
fully
OF course we do not wish you to con-
clude that this is the only variety you
should grow but il is one of the best
upland varieties adapted to your section
Of the state.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14


Velvet beans ground and including the
hulls contain about 56.S pounds of nitro
gen, 16 pounds phosphoric acid and 34.4
pounds of potash. If the hulls are eX-
cluded and the beans ground alone, the
amount of nitrogen is raised to 1913
pounds, the phosphoric acid to 90 pounds,
while the potash remains at 81 pounds.
You will see, therefore, that a ton of
this material contains considerable
amount OF fertilizing constituents. The
beans without the hulls contain about
two-thirds as much nitrogen as cotton
seed meal quite as much potash, but
only about a little more than one-third
as much phosphoric acid. When the
huIls are included they contain one-half
as much nitrogen as cottonseed meal,
one-third as much phosphoric acid and
quite as much potash. Used with a
proper appreciation of these limitations,
there is no reason why velvet beans
should not he applied to land for fer
tilizing purposes with a fair degree of
success.
OF course you understand that it is
exceedingly unfortunate that the beans
should be used in this way because they
possess such important and essential
food value that they can he utilized sat-
isfactorily with all classes of live stock.
They will combine. however. satisfac-
torily with phosphoric acid or other ma
terial for fertilizing purposes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
SUCCESSION FARMING

chcruy ndeavor furnish information
cultural College, Athens.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
Virtues OF "wool Cotton,

T.. VI. c., Quitman. Ga, writes: have
heard OF q cotton called wool cotton that
is said 10 he resistant 20 the wccvil. What
is your opinion Of this kind OF cotton:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
HOG RANcHING ON A LIMITED
ACREAGE

w. 5. b.. Dalton. Ga. writes: ! have
ABOUT twelve acres inside the city limits,
aud have been thinking II going into the
hog raising business. What is the best
breed to start with: Would it pay to buy
a boar and one or two sOws? What is the
pr8cC OI q go,lu SOW!
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

The value of rock phosphate for fer
tiliz'ng purposes depends on certain
conditions First of all. the fineness 10
which it is ground; second the total
amount OF acid phosphate It contains;
third. the per cent of iron and aluminium
oxide which the material contains. Tho
smaller per cent of these material
the more desirable the rock phospha'
becomes.
The application of finely ground ro'
phosphate 10 land with tho hone Of s"
curing an immediate and profitable r.
turn therefrom depends on a numb"
o. other conditions. First, the amOu"
Of organic matter in the soil. As
rule this is low in Georgia lands. r
get the best results from rock phcs
phate one should have to turn undo.
several crops of legumes or consider
able quantities Of yard manure for
more than one year in succession. Th;s
material, when applied 70 the soil, doe
not give a quick result as most of the
phosphoric acid it contains is in an un-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

There is no one best breed of hogs and
the individuals personal preference
should govern largely in the selection Of
breed. / should advise you to visit
some of the better herds in nearby ter
ritory and make up your mind from
first hand observation as to the one you
think best suited to your conditions.
Just at the present time there is a
strong demand for Hampshires. Many
of these are of decided bacon type and
as a breed they lean strongly TO this
type. For this reason they are one of
the best grazing hogs and are therefore
desirable under Georgia conditions. OF
the strictly fat freeds. Duroc Jerseys
are exceedingly popular and their pop
ularity is based on merit. There is a
rapidly increasing interest in the big
type of Poland China. Berkshires have
always been desirable under Georgia
conditions.
If you contemplate the establishment
of a herd of course it will be necessary
for you to purchase a boar, provided
there is not one in easy reach OF you.
Probably the most satisfactory way of
starting would be TO buy few bred
sows that will farrow next spring. You
could then put off the purchase of boar
until later in the season. At the pres
ent time hogs are selling at from II TO
20 cents per pound live weight for
meat, and OF course bred sows' of good
enough quality to be used for breeding
purposes would be worth more than
butchers stuff. You will find it difficult
10 find desirable sows under s75 to $125
each.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

/ hardly think it would be advisable
to grind the peanut hay into mixed
feed. This can be more cheaply and sat
isfactorily handled as baled hay. The
composition of the hay will be governed
largely by the condition in which the
hay is cured. If it is handled in such
a way that most of the leaves are
knocked off IT will have but. low feed
ing value. whereas. if it is cured bright
and the leaves kept on the feeding value
will be very high.
If you will advise the class of live
stock you propose feeding the grain
feed to, we will be glad to make such
suggestions as to the proportions that
could advantageously be used. 1t should
also be kept in mind that the cost price
on the various ingredients will have an
influence on what should be mixed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
PLANT FOOD VALUE OF CRUSH
I'm DIIncDrI ATE ROCK

ED PHOSPHATE tt'h N
T.. c. r. Graymont. Ga. writes: We are
o.r,-r~A a raw soft phosphate and are told
that sftfS Inivcd half and half with cotton
seed meal or tankage will make a very de-
sIrable fertilizer for cotton or corn. We
world like your opinion in regard TO this
matter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
FOrtinzing value of Velvet Beans

:. e.. i.Umpkia, TIA. writes: Kindly adj
wise Us what velvet beans ground up will
sRalyZc To be used as fertilizer and whether
Il j. slow or quick acting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
A HoME-M1xED BALANCED RATION

l.. l.. L., Cecil. Ca. writes: ] de-
sirous of making a good balanced mixed
ground feed. In what proportions should
velvet beans shelled or unshelled, corn in
the shuck and peanut vine hay be combined
and ground? What would be the analysis
of such a feed
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-28
PUBLIC WORKS ASK
=. $3S,71l INCREASE
Commissioners Hear Report Of
Subcommittee and Adopt It

Taken from the table, where it lay
since the last meeting of the board
of pubic works, the resolution Of
Alderman A. M. Paonessa asking for
an eight hour day for city employees,
was rejected by the board at a spe-
cial meeting held yesterday afternoon.
Chairman Humphrey and Commits
siOner DOWneS were decidedly OPP
posed to the resolution, both claiming
it would establish a precedent, and
was not good judgment to work the
employees at hours which were not
exercised in local factories. On a
motion of Commissioner Downes, the
resolution was rejected.
City Engineer Hall reported that
the United Electric Light and Water
company, the Southern New England
Telephone company and the Connecti-
cut com pany, are owners of separate
poles on Hartford avenue, and under
an agreement which has been entered
into by these companies, all desire to
use one set of poles. In order to ac-
complish this, it will be necessary to
move the present poles and install
new ones. In a communication the
companies pettioned for permission
to do this. ! 1t was voted to refer the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-28

matter to the engineer and superln-
tendent Of wires. 1t was also voted to
have a duct installed from the man
hole at the corner of Main and VIM
ter street to the first pole on winter
street to supply power for the new
bakery to be erected in that locality.
Budget is 1927 800.
The most important business Of the
meeting was action on the report of
Chairman Humphrey, Engineer Hall
and Commissioner Moore on the
budget for the coming year A re-
sumo of the list shows that the board
will need $227.300 for proposed work
in 1917, an increase of '$3s,711 over
that of last year Speaking Of the
various items contained in the list.
Engineer Hall explained some Of the
important ones, such as the estimate
for bridges, which includes repairs
and a new bridge at location to be
determined later. The grading APP
preparation sought will allow for
work on Burritt, Clark. Cleveland,
Ellis, Forest, Smith, Whiting, Wilcox,
Wooster, East, Newington avenue,
City avenue, Lake and Lincoln streets.
The grading work on Ellis street will
cost, it is believed, about $4,000, due
to the large amount Of rock eXcava-
ton.
The macadam estimate will provide
for work on Park street from Stan
ley to Fairview street; Oak, High and
Garden streets. The semi-permanent
pave estimate of $21,4O0 provides
for the competitor of the Dwight,
Jubilee and Stanley street work. The
permanent pavement estimate Of $24,-
600 provides for the work on Park
street from Elm to John street
The Estimates.
The estimates to be presented to
the board of finance and taxation,