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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
NITRATE OF SODA AT COST

the experts of the bureau of soils and the bureau of plant industry
 Authority has been given the President if necessary, to license the importation manufacture, storage and distribution or fertilizers, to require sne licensees to submit reports and to permit entry and inspection of their places of business. The President is further authorized, if he shall find that any storage charge, commission, profit or practice of any licensee is un- just or unrea sonable, or discriminatory and unfair, to cause such charge, com mission profit or practice to be discOn- tinued, and in lieu of such charge, com mission, profit or practice, may deter mine what is just and reasonable and his finding shall be prima facie evidence in any court in which proceedings may be brought. It is also provided that licenses may be revoked for cause. If it becomes necessary to exercise the licensing power, the department of agriculture, through a special agency, will utilize the services of the licensing division of the food ad ministration.
 , There has been available no thoroughly satisfactory data as to the yields of crops due solely to the application of nitrate of soda, and therefore as to the price at which farmers can afford to use it. Real izing this fact, the Secretary of Agricul- ture directed the bureau of plant indus try last spring to make 100 experiments. These experiments are being made with corn in five southern states-Virgirs q. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama-in 10 counties in each state and on two farms in each county. It is hoped that the results of the investiga- tion will be available within the next six weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
Thrift In Textbooks

America will be the first nation in the world to rewrite her textbooks so that the children of the country will be taught thrift in the schoolroom.
 This is the sweeping significance of the resolutions adopted by the national council of education at its recent meeting in Portland. They point out that on account of the war America must from now on eliminate waste of every character, that President Will sons first message to the public after the beginning of war was on thrift, and that the best way to safeguard the economic future of the nation is through a better understand of thrift. which can be made possible only through the schoolroom.
 Thrift is more than principle; it is habit. It cannot be inculcated any too early in life. It is properly one of the most important clements in prac- tical education. It furnishes firm basis for right living in war or peace.
 There is no more inflexible law of human nature than that one frugal habit begets another, and that frugal habits beget confidence and compe- tence. We hear of great fortunes made in a moment. But that is not the common way. Ordinarily 8 for tune is built up like a stonewall, a stone at time. The child who is per mitted to neglect or decline to lay up the first stone will never make prog ress in financial masonry. Only the ones who learn to save small amounts will ever have much to save.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
Beef Cattle for Alabama

Much interest is being taken by the farmers of the state and by the officers of the extension service in bringing Into Alabama improved beef cattle from that part of Texas which has recently sui fered from drought.
 William Hardie, farm demonstration agent of Perry county, has recently re- turned after purchasing 155 head of such cattle for the farmers in that county R. c. Carlisle, farm demonstration agent of Crenshaw county, recently brought in several carloads for parties near Luverne. E. A. Vaughn, farm demonstration agent of Macon county. has been intrusted with the selection of number of carloads of beef cattle from the ranges as means of improving the live stock interests of Macon county. Frank R. Curtis, farm demonstration agent of Marengo county, at last accounts, was preparing to visit the ranges with commission to select a number of carloads of beef cattle for black belt farmers.
 In this work the county agents who may be sent by their constituents are as- sisted in locating, selecting and buying the cattle by a representative of the United States government, whose head quarters are at Fort Worth, and by F. O. Montague of the Alabama extension
 
 extension beef cattle expert has been temporarily sent to Ft. Worth and the ad- jacent counties to give especial attention to the needs of Alabama farmers who de- sire to purchase beef cattle from the ranges. The importations mentioned above constitute only part of the beef cattle shipped from Texas into Alabama during tlre past month A meeting of Lauderdale county farmers was held September 26 to select breed of cattle and breed of hogs as the standard for that county Local arrangements were made by c. l.. Hollingsworth, farm demonstration agent of that county, who, with Carl G. Filler, from Auburn represented the extension service. The interest of the business men was shown by a banquet given on this occasion, and by the agreement of the bankers to furnish funds to the farmers for the purchase of 50 pure-bred bulls and 150 pure-bred boars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
Bulletins On Storage

Prof. J. C. C. Pricz, associate horti- culturist of the Alabama experiment sta- tion, has been for several years con- ducting experiments on various methods of harvesting and storing sweet pota- toes with view to finding the most practicable method of carrying this val uable crop through the winter In ad- dition to the work done at Auburn ex- periments were conducted in different parts of the state in cooperation with farmers.
 The results of these experiments have recently been published by the experiment station at Auburn as Bulletin No. 197 Harvesting and Storing Sweet Pota- toes. The new bulletin gives specific directions for the construction of the type of potato house which has been found best for curing and storing. The explanations are made clearer by the use of several illustrations and drawings
 The author points out that pota toes cured and stored in dry room are sweeter and frmer than banked pota- toes, and will stand shipment much bet ter. Potatoes cured at Auburn the past winter were mailed to Honolulu, dis tance of 5000 miles, arrived in good con- dition and were bedded with excellent results.
 Copies of the bulletin are now being mailed to all addresses on the stations mailing list Anyone may get copv free by writing the Experiment Station, Auburn, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
Shifts in Stock Receipts

record of receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at the stock yards of the country shows that there has been an increase in the number of cattle that have come to market in the first eight months of 1917, as compared with receipts for simi- lar period of 1916. Receipts of hogs and sheep show decrease for the same pe- riod.
 Shipments for the month of August in both years reflect a like tendency Fig ures gathered by the bureau of markets from the 46 principal stock yard cities show that 1,705,S12 cattle were received in August, 1917, as against ,527,969 in the same month year ago. The August ship ments of hogs, on the other hand, were only 1,717,655 head for this year. while they were 2,593, 537 last year. Equivaient figures for sheep were 1,453, 176 and 1884, Sl5. For the first seven months of each of the two years the figures were as fol- lows. the 1917 receipts being given first in each case: Cattle, 19679,9S7 and $751; 61S; hogs, 22 1927 and "A, ,4OS,981; sheep, T. 9S0, 539 and S,535, ,535.
 Officials of the bureau of markets say that number of causes have bearing on the increase in the receipts of cattle and decrease for hogs and sheep. The increase in cattle shipments is in part due to an effort to market the animals because of the high prices that have been obtained for them coupled with the great ly increased prices of feeds, and the sev- eral droughts that have prevailed in the southwestern section. Some dairy ami mals have undoubtedly come to market from these causes. coupled with a desire on the part of dairymen to keep only high producing stock, and to get rid of cattle that will not be profitable as milk producers.
 Last year an unusually large number of hogs and sheep came to market in re- sponse to high prices, and the receipts at the stock yards so far this year are be- lieved to represent rather return to the normal movement than a distinct falling off in supply.
 In the north-central part of the coun- try the receipts Of hogs at most of the packing houses centers have shown no falling off, and in some cases an in- crease. Ohio points, and some in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, show slight increases in hog movements, but many of the larger centers, such as Chicago Kansas City and St. Paul, show decreases, and the ag- gregate falling off is considerable. Re- ceipts of sheep have shown decreases al most everywhere, but few places in the far west, notably Denver, and in the southwest, especially in Texas, have shown decided increases. These increases, therefore, represent range-raised rather than farm raised sheep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
KERNELS OF TRUTH

If you plant corn from stalks that have suckers, that Is what you will raise. Like begets like. Select corn seed from the stalk as it stands. so you will know it's percentage.
 Short. thick, storm-proof stalks with ears that grow low are the right kind Tor the central and southern states. Get your seed from such stalks because the slender, top-heavy stands are likely to mean losses.
 Seed ears from thu best producing stalks in the field produce more than seed ears apparently as good, but gathered without considering the productiveness of the parent stalk. The place to select seed corn is in the field. not in the crib. The time to select it is as soon as it is mature, hot at husking time.
 Take seed corn from the best Sproduc- ing stalks as they stand thick in the field. Such seed is moro likAy to meet competition successfully than seed which comes from a stalk which stood alone and did not suffer from the crowding of its neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
Reducing Egg Losses

If farmers would realize that the an- nual value of the country's egg crop is equal to the average value of it's annual wheat crop-a approximately $6O0,0 ,O00- and that nearly per cent of the eggs marketed are lost through spoilage or breakage, the industry undoubtedly would be put on more business-like basis, says Farmers Bulletin of the United States department of agriculture, The Com munity Exg Circle" recently reprinted. Improper handling between the farm and the market, the bulletin declares Is re- sponsible for large part of the loss. This loss, it is suggested, could be great ly decreased if farmers would cooperate more generally and market their eggs through community egg circles. These or ganizations take care of the frequent col lection and the proper packing and mar keting of the eggs of members, attend to accounting and making collections, es- tablish standards, encourage the raising of better breeds of poultry, the use of inn proved methods and the production of in fel tile eggs.
 The bulletin tells farmers how to go about the formation of community egg circle and prints suggested constitution and bylaws for such an organization. Copies of the bulletin may be had free, as long as the supply lasts. by applica- tion to the United States Department Of Agriculture, Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
1t Starts Next Monday

Have made Alabama Fair Birmingham the reduced s2 This nicety The six big family
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05
THoUSANp-DoLLAR MEALS.

The cost-o-lving climax to have been reached by half dozen Philadelphia who dned together enty at the city hotels Their meal cost them s1,OOO plate.
 what they is unfortunately not recorded Pre- sumaby it wasn't meal mush, brown rice, nor cheaper cuts Anybody ought to be able to get pretty satisfactory layout OOO his taste to ter rapn and vintages But from such details have permitted reach the vulgar public the true in dinner consisted rather in its accessories than in the food provided.
 After al a only about much and drink only about much and whether it's ham an eggs or hummng birds tongues. last years cider last cen urys Burgundy it would take valiant trencherman to get away with thousand dollars worth When, how the feast is spread in room transformed into woodland dell". with canopy of dogwood in bloom with real apple blossoms" and plants contributing to the "springtime atmosphere"-and this in wntry- March--of the meal into quite bit of money.
 The thousanddolar guests, strange to say are des- cribed munton millonsires. but "men inter- in things historic and literary Surely inter csed in such ought that each of those plates would have sufccd support Amer ican workman's family for than year. Also that it's mighty poor time in the worlds history for any man. especially American, to soop to such luxury
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05
A GENEROUS LOAN.

When American bankers are being criticised-and per haps justy-for their grasping warloan policy. is pleasant to record generous and patriotic tn. part of foremost banker.
 representative of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co and said q have come to borrow s1O000OO without interest for indefinite upon security that is le sally good" And he got it.
 The money was for the United States government I. needed to pay for army supplies. The depart had of funds March G. because Congress at the close of the last session had neglected to the army deficiency bill refused deliver supplies unless they paid for in cash in vouchers good cash The matter put up to Mir. Morgan, and in twenty minutes he consented let the govern have the s1,OOOOoO without interest security md promised assume personally whatever there might be.
 Of course NIT. Morgan will get back his million Prob ably he will get interest it, Uncle Sam neither cheat nor miser. But Mir Morgan deserves the 'ess praise for his generosity.
 His action is in harmony with the spirit of unse fish cooperation with the government shown lately by our big business interests in general.
 But what shall say of Congress that made such deed necessary by failure provide army needs in critical and perilous time?
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05
FRiGHTFULNEss ON LAND.

There have been many attempts explain the appar renty senseess devastation that has marked the reat of the Germans their old battle front north France. Most of appears to have had concev able military object Some have insisted hat the Germans destroyed the houses furniture fruit from sheer love of destruconhat after two nd half years ruthless warfare they have developed
 perverted pleasure in vandalism But plausible explanation is offered by Major General Maurice chief director of operations in the British office He a political object"
 He suggests that the German office sought make
 horrible example of the relinquished territory, for the sake of forcing France to make peace
 "The French people-so the Germans supposed to reasoned-will what sort of redeemed France hey will have if they persist in trying to drive out hey will understand that if we obliged to with from all the conquered territory. will leave every nile of it just such desoate and worthless ruin So they will give up. Then deal with the British '
 But from all appearances this "frightulness" against ,ghtfuness against the British by The page and andaism merely enrage the French and spur them to stronger efforts against inviders Which precisely yhat anybody outside Germany might expected
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05

laon if there some magic in the name, and pub lie often criticised by minimizing press be- their not identified with the enactment law. There could not be greater falacy.
 To prevent enactment of new laws be legislat- highest merit, and encourage legislation be grievous fault In the majority of constructive legislation" called in the prevailing phrase of cant is delusion and fraud
 In great and growing country such ours, with tinual rapid changes going of cannot get along without laws, but in ordinary times "con- structive" legislation, love to call it. is danger In most years should be far better of if Congress legislature would confne themselves the actmen of appropriation bills and to imperative revision of the laws of raising revenue.
 The thing the country needs today is laws much the repeal of bad.-Louis R. Coolidge in Ameri Industries for February
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05
12o DAYS.

Germany and Austria have two hopes left-their U- boats and Mother Nature.
 They starvation. They get the food they need only through peace making importaons possible through the harvest at home. They trying hasten peace by starving England Unless they do that they thrown back their failing food resources
 From the record of the U-boats far, there little ground expectation that England will be forced yield At the of destruction established in the unlimited warfare, it would take from to years make England feel the hunger that Ger many and Austria feel today.
 That throws the Central Powers back on Mother Ma perhaps should say, on Providence. Their armies, though weakened, may hold surround ing of enemies for long time yet, if they their stock of food
 Bayaran statesman announced recently We must hold out 12O days longer" would take that long for the new, crops-Germany and Austria are pretty fai north and spring late They probably endure for that period
 But suppose the harvests fail, Everything hangs on that They making tremendous efforts. But with seed scarce. with fertilizer almost impossible to obtain with the heavy work of cultivation mostly hands of illnourshed children old men, with farm machinery wearing out it would be strange the crops were anywhere normal And there is always the possibility of the unexpected-of heat. drought, blight pests and what not
 There will be harvests of sort of course, and then the hunger will be relieved at least temporarily But if the crops not sufficient carry them through another year, the reckoning will be at hand. Unless there should be wholly unexpected German military sue cesses bad harvess would in all probability drive the Central Empires to sue for peace before next fall
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05
Thursday Morning, April ,, 1917.
THE MIDDLE WEST AWAKE.

From Cleveland, O., comes declaration of principle that holds encouragement for paccsts. The Cleve land Board of Education recently passed of resolu tons urging two kinds of preparedness for defense
 One preparedness to fight against attack from whin-crime, poverty disease, oppression of the weak by the strong ignorance dirt Sounder methods of government adequate courts police and fire depart ments health boards and other agencies the defeh ses to be raised against such attack from within.
 but the Middle West does not stop there This par ticular group of they undoubtedly rep resent the growing large numbers of people of the West and Middle West-recognze that "As dan gers from without, must be prepared to combat not the average the lowest standard of international morality existing in nations strong enough to us and adequately equipped"
 They propose to the public schools and the com pulsory education their that wrong, injustice oppression unjust assault must be fought" and the utter stiffness of declining if be necessary to overcome evil hold up high principles and ideals"
 The people of the West and Middle West have re- scented the charges the East has made that they are indifferent great ideals involved the European war, that they pacists at all Whatever their real attitude may have been in the past, it is certain that they waking up now that they in spirit rights of humanity against the lawess and ruthless of power that seeks justification other than its own will"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05
ARIZONA ASKED TO
 FURNISH 400 MEN AT
 ONCE FOR U. 5. NAVY
Emergency Call for Men to Man Uncle Sam's Fighting Ships Is Received from Wash
 ington By Recruiting Officer.

Four hundred young men from this state are wanted by Uncle sam to be- come members of the United States navy, according to a telegra .n received by Chief Quartermaster C. F. Weber, in charge of the local naval recruit ing station in the Copper Queen dis pensary. This number of men is need ed before April 20. The telegram to Weber follows:
 ''Thirty-eight thousand and five hun dred additional men are needed imme- diately to fill navy's emergency com plement. Considering population your district, its diversified industries and it's national importance, have as- signed your station quota of four hundred men, to be recruited by April 20. From your estim<.e or the people and their keen interest in the national defense, can l surely count upon this number? I believe your district is alive to the urgent need for more men and now is the time to show in a prac- tical manner that the people of your district want a powerful navy.
 Armed guards composed only of naval officers and American blue jackets are assigned in every Amer ican ship that sails for the war zone and in any emergency American blue jackets will bear the brunt of the fighting The immediate need is for bluejackets aud until the navys quota is filled you will spare no cXort to set recruits as it is of first and most ur- gent importance. After finishing your work you will continue your work in assisting marine corps and army to re- cruit. Although a spirit of patriotism will be the guiding motive in actuat- i ing young men to enlist. do not fail to inform all applicants of the material benefits the navy offers in the way of pay. advancement and vocational training. Enlist the services of all
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-05

Adjutant General ;-arI:s, back at Phoenix after visiting the First Ari- zona Infantry on the border, says there are a number of officers and men in the regiment of German des- cent, but all are champing at their bits for a whack at Americas enemy. One lieutenant, who was educated in the Fatherland, is especially emphatic in his demand to be sent to France to aid in whipping the Germans.
 Even since have been boy" he confesses, "I have wanted to lick a Dutch cousin of mine. He is hus- sar now, and lead me to him."
 Tucson announces the opening of a recruiting office for the Arizona Ma tional Guards, with Lieutenant Chas. A. Meserve in charge. The call for 1150 men. This doeS not include for the reserve battalion. The war strength of the first regiment of the Arizona guard is 200i men and officers and a sanitary corps of B men and four officers. There are now less than 700 men in the regiment stationed at Naco. Besides the full war strength of the regiment there will be needed 500 men for the reserve battalion, one third of the strength of the regiment. This battalion will consist of four companies of 150 men vsCn.
 If Jerome Verde strikes ore, there will be sixty rooms instead of forty. in the new hotel in Jerome being built by Harry Parker. Tha, was Parkers statement last Friday. Along with this comes word that the J. V. drill has struck a highly favorable miner alogical condition from the l4OO foot level of the U " Extension. and that the Columbia shaft of the J. V. is now down 1050 feet. As soon as station can be cut cross-cut will be started ! eastword to intersect the iron ledge that caused the recent excitement.
 Sheriff Harry Wheeler is one of four among the hundreds of applicants for admittance into Governor Campbell's proposed regiment, who didn't ask for commissions He wired Campbell he was as willing to be led as to lead" in any capacity the country can best use me"
 Excavations by Mrs. Healy at her home near Globe disclose a new viii lage of ancient people. scores of feet under the present surface of the earth the houses of adobe and the people a diminutive race, like the pigmies