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The Coconino sun., 1917-01-26

Frances Ormond has for some time past been making her home in Morton Hall. 9f
The Coconino sun., 1917-01-26

MT. Walker resumed his labors in the department of natural science Monday after an absence of about a week.
The Coconino sun., 1917-01-26

Leonard Robertson was in Flagstaff evening.
The Coconino sun., 1917-01-26

MT. Larkin, the popular agent for the Ginn & Company book house was here a few days this week. Owing to a cold he declined to sing for us as he did during the summer.
The Coconino sun., 1917-01-26

Sunday night a crowd of students assembled themselves in the base ment of Campbell Hall and proceeded to do justice to the making of fudge and other delightful sweets.
The Coconino sun., 1917-01-26

Regular weekly chorus practice be- gan last Monday morning. Miss Gardner is certainly making a success of it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
EDITORIAL

This paper now regards with open
favor the movement on in congress
10 create another federal judgeshlp 10
Mississippi. There has been an eff
fort made in that diraction for some
lime but only in late months has 1t
seemed to meet with that degree OF
appreciation in the Mississippi dele
cation necessary TO carry it through
To lrnition. Previously we have had
nothing to say about it. We now
speak out because we are OF the o
pinion that politics has been reduced
to the minimum in the matter, and
for the further stronger reason that
we believe it highly essential to Sc
cure vigorous federal Judge just
now in Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
Better Farming in the South
WHAT THE CROPS ARE ASKING FOE
Down
While Increasing Yields

bear in mind that the best way he can
fight the boil weevil is to force his
cotton to quick growth and to an
early maturity Many farmers In the
boil weevil district, are finding that
peanuts and soy beans are splendid
substitutes for cotton Unless these
crops are we'll fortified, however, with
the fertilizer carrying high percentage
OF phosphate. good yields cannot be
expected.
How to Tell What 10 Necessary
The farmer can oftentimes deter
mine the element most needed in his
fertilizer by noting the manner OF
growth OF cotton on his different soil
types. When the growth IL slow and
the plants have yellow, unhealthy
look, nitrogen Tor ammonia) should be
applied in rather large amounts. II.
however. the plants look vigorous. but
are not fruiting well. phosphoric acid
should be used literally.
Generally speaking, for poor soils. the
most important element OF q fertilizer
is nitrogen, and the next most import
ant Is PHOSPHORUS. Therefore, for
poor soils we would recommend under
present war conditions. which makes
potash scarce, fertilizer for cotton
and corn Analysing about per cent
available phosphoric acid and per
cent ammonia and per cent potash.
For peanuts IL per cent phosphoric
acid, per cent ammonia and 2 per
cent potash. For fertile soils we would
recommend for cotton and corn, a fer
tilizer Analysing IL per cent available
phosphoric acid, per cent ammonia
and 2 per cent potash, and for peanuts,
fertilizer Analysing IL per cent phos-
phoric acid, l IL per cent ammonia
and per cent potash. For the sandy
loan soils Of the coastal plain, pot
ash Is the most essential and for to-
bacco and truck crops must be applied
in liberal amounts.
The reason that nitrogen or ammo
MIA Is so necessary an element for prac-
tically all soils is because the nitrates
are soluble in water, and are, there
fore. constantly teaching out of the
land. The farmers should try to store
up as much nitrogen in the soil as
possible by growing such crops as
beans, peas, clover, vetches, ETC., which
plants add nitrogen to the soil from
the atmosphere. Practically all soils
OF the South are well adapted to the
growing Of these lsgumes.
If, however, crops are grown In 70
tation with legumes. II will still be
necessary to use commercial forms Of
nitrogen to obtain the best results.
While nitrogen is the main element OF
a fertilizer. on poor land phosphoric
acid Is the most essential and In prac.
ttcally all OF the tests that have been
made in the South, better results have
been obtained with soluble pkosphoric
acid than with finely ground phosphate
rocks or floats.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

phoric acid A 40 bushel crop
OF corn will remove in ths grain, stalk
and fodder about 81 pounds of nitro
gen, 54 pounds OF potash and "a pounds
or phoSphoric acid. A 40 bushel crop
or oats will remove in the grain and
straw about 35 pounds OF nitrogen,
Al pounds OF potash and 16 pounds of
phosphoric acid II, however, stalks,
bolls, straw, etc. are plowed under,
some of the plant food will be return
ed to the soil.
Cotton Fertilizer Problem
With the present price OF cotton and
other farm products, 1t will pay the
farmer to give more attention this
Spring to the problems OF soil build
ing and To the intelligent use OF fer
tilizers than ever before. Some of
the best farmers of the South have
adopted the plan of returning to the
soil in fertilizers, the money received
from all or part OF their cottonseed.
This is good plan and should be
more generally adopted.
Enough Plant Food for Best Yields
1t takes from 800 pounds to 400
pounds Of fertilizer to make good
weed in cotton, or q good stalk in
corn and unless amounts above these
are used, full returns cannot be ex-
pected because large amounts must be
app ed to produce the fruit and the
or; A.
I re amount of fertilizer that can
be lsed profitably will vary with the
dii rent soil. types, seasons and with
the different crops grown The most
important factor however. governing
the amount Of fertilizer that can be
used with profit is the price Of the
article produced At the present price
of cotton, it will pay to use on most
OF the soil types OF the South larger
amounts of fertilizer than heretofore.
To Meet Boil WeevII Situation
When grown under boil weevil con.
ditions, cotton should be literally fer.
tilted and this fertilizer should con.
tain a large percentage of phosphoric
acid. which ingredient hastens its ma
turity A fertilizer containing an am
pie supply of ammonia should also be
used to start the plant off quickly in
Its growth The farmer must ever
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
Better Farming in the South
SOUTHERN FARMERS FERTILIZER ADVANTAGE
seuths Deposits Of Phosphate Materials Aid Boil wee
A.
C. A. WHITTLE.

Recently Southern fertilizer con
Germ obtained a large order for acid
phosphate from Holland at $50 per ton.
Contrast this $500 per ton with $1,000
per ton paid by the Southern farmer.
II the Dutch farmer can AFFORD to
pay 300 per ton for acid phosphate
ana make IL pay, how much more can
Southern farmer obtain when he
can buy about three times as much
phosphate with the same money?
Dutch farmers are shrewd and thrift
~. They have developed agriculture
to a. very high state of efficiency, and
they know quite well what can be
done with acid phosphate at $55 per
ton Their land is not poor. To the
contrary it is highly developed and
fertile Every rod that can possibly
be used for agriculture is cultivated
like garden They have found that
no matter how rich their soil, fertiliz.
ing it pays. Out OF their experience
they find that 1t pays them now to
invest as much as $50 per ton in acid
phosphate.
Aids In Combating Boil Weevi
Under boil weevil conditions, early
maturing of cotton, is essential Acid
phosphate, of course. promotes the fru-
ition and maturing of cotton. All ag-
ricultural authorities are now recon-
mending liberal use of acid phospha e
in fertilizers as an important measure
in combating the boil weevil.
Ii the Southern farmer had to pay
$50 per ton for acid phosphate, what
a disadvantage he would facei Since
he only pays about one-third this price.
how fortunately situated he Ia! Ma.
ture has placed here in the South
great deposits OF rock phosphate
which. when treated with sulphuric
acid. becomes acid phosphate, an ingre
dent OF fertilizer.
Not only is the Southern farmer IA
vored by reason OF the natural de-
posits OF phosphate materials, but. In
recent years, the South has become
a great manufacturers OF sulphuric
acid. Sulphuric acid has an import
ant place in many forms Of manufac-
turing, and is one OF the essentials
In making munitions OF war, hence
large quantities of it have been drawn
To the munition plants at enhanced
prices. The high market for sulphuric
ACID has lifted the price OF acid phos-
plate over that of former years, but
not enough TO prevent its still. being q
most economical plant food.
The Quickly Available Form
Acid phosphate Is that form Of phcs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

At recent meeting OF the trus-
tees of the Mississippi Centennial Elk
position. it was decided from patriot
ic reasons TO put off the holding of
such exposition for about fifteen
months, that is to postpone the time
of opening to February p, 1919.
They have also rendered the use of
the grounds to the war department
for soldiers training camp ground,
something like Chickamauga was
during the Spanish American war
AS one of the ultimate aims of the
Exposition grounds is to make them
a permanent site for the State En-
campment each year of the Misslssip-
pl troops, the pre-use of it by federal
troops will but tend TO make it
more useful in that capacity. The
postponement OF the opening time OF
the Exposition was piece of wis
dom which will be shown more as the
months of the war wear on.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
PUSH COTTON IN
WEEviL TERRITORY
J. c. PrIdmore, Aaronomist.


lnquiry-"How would you fertilize
to beat the boil weevil to the cotton?"
In growing cotton under boil weevil
conditions, several factors must be
given consideration The land should
be we'll drained and well supplied with
vegetable matter. Good seed Of va
riety adapted to the locality should
be chosen. and. OF course, a variety
that will mature its fruit quickly and
resist wilt should be planted. Fer
tilize literally, and properly cultivate.
On the heavier soils, such as the red
clays and clay loans, the use of fer
tilizer carrying 10 per cent to IL per
cent phosphoric acid. to per. cent
nitrogen and small per cent of pot
ash, IL 1t can be had. should be used.
Apply at the rate of ESQ to 400 pounds
per acre. On lighter soils In which
nitrogen. phosphorus and potash are
all usually deficient. fertilizer carry
ing all three elements Is desirable.
Use 10 to IL per cent phosphoric acid,
3 or 4 per cent nitrogen and l or z
per cent potash, at the rate of 300 to
400 pounds to the acre.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

What with the usual amount of
federal business which it has to han
die and the "boue-dry" prohibition
law about to become effective IN July
which will make for an inc ease OF
Illicit distilIing and liquor smuggling
a man of iron is needed to sit on at
at least one seat OF federal Justice in
our state to keep abroad that fear of
Uncle Sans long arm which once Oh
tanned and has lately begun to wane
IN our state account of too much
clemency being disled out by the
present incumbent. Judge Niles,
who while peerless man in many
respects and an eminent jurist, is
waxing into seniIity, and we all
know how with one foot IN the grave
as the expression goes, the heart
can become too tender TO hand out
stern justice TO malfactors. though
we would not for minute pose as
not believing in the doctrine OF
"tempering justice with mercy but
its the extreme CT either that's to be
Avoided if the wholesome respect for
federal, law that once existed is to
be continuously maintained. We
would not speak as carping critic or
unkindly as we believe Judge Niles
should be allowed to serve on out bis
term as the law allows. until bis
term of usefulness expires by age
limitatian so that he may then retire
upon the pension PROVIDED by Law.
for he has rendered great and appre-
ciated service to our common wealth
by his long period OF good service.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

Perry county has advertised for a
county depository in which to keep
the $500, 600 Highway bonds money
winch they have secured. Their Sc.
ries of bonds are twice the amount
OF Greenes and run twice the peri
cd of ours, that is instead OF for
twenty years they run for forty
years. Too great care cannot be
exercised by the supervisors in see
ing that such a large sum of money
for which the respective counties are
morigae.ing posterity, is kept safely
a we II in strict requirement
10 the laws governing such matters.
or course the home bank should al
WAYS be given the preference provid-
cd the conditions are met. The
Herald hopes that every county
which has made such road bonds will
not only have their monies safely
handled but realize the accorded int
crest on it from the repositories as
the time slips off in order that same
will accumulate against interest con-
pons when clipping day rolls round
with the bond holders.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11


4 1t IS recon neadad that Specialists
shall cfer their service through their
own schools and departments. With
this end ia view, il is further recon
mended that a University Committee
on Military Affairs be appointed
winch shall refer such applications
10 The proper Committee al Wash
ngton.
D. The tender of the University lab
aratories 60 the Federal Govern
ineni,
d. The tender Of the services OF
those preparing for Nurses Aids IN
the Red Gross, to hold themselves at
thr needs III the United STATE. Coy
erntnenI.
l. Faculty Volunteers
Those officers Of mstration and
'inqtructon IN the University whose
war services are accepted by The
National Gosernment, viii be grant
ed necessary leaves of absence.
q Advice To Students:
qualify as officers OF the line. or AZ
SPECIALISTS, rather than to enlist rs
privates The Reserve Officers
Training Corps offers the best means
for qualifying as Second Lieutenant
Students OF the University who have
not completed their courses of study
to be advised to continue their stud
les at the University and all those
physically tit to prepare themselves
for actual service by means OF the
military training 30 be- proyid
ed
9. Cultivation of the Soil:
All available land in The possession
of the University which Is suitable
for agricultural purposes will be- put
III cultivation.
10. Military Training and lnstruc-
tion During the Summer School:
The regular work of the Summer
School, session will be carried on as
usual Opportunity will be given
to High School, teachers and Princi-
pals and all students attending, To
obtain military preparation while
pursuing their studies. instruction
will also be provided for those desir
ing TO become Nurses Aid in the
Red Cross Society.
IL. Conservation of Resources:
All the resources Of the University
will be conserved in such way as
to render il possible for student, at
tending the University during the
war period 10 get expenses At lowest
possible cost.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
nomE GARDEN SUCCESSION {
FOR MAY.

w AZ aud a food shortage IS stn'
iug the attention oil esef5one % sfs
home garden No one can atiot ii 40
neglect the garden ~ shis
time.
Frequent stirring al the sold dur
drv weather IS essential te garden
inc SUCCESS. Once week Is not loo
often 60 cultivate,
Make new paintings of snap beans,
lima beans, sweet corn, okrtl, squash
Is. beets, aud cucumbers to take The
place of early lettuce, radishes, mus
lard, etc. Bean are of especial i'm
poriauce instnow because they are
very nutritious and can he dried for
later use il they can not he
canned.
Remember the late arop of toma
toes. peppers, eggplants, and celery.
Plants for this purpose can he raised
in u box in the house, or can be
crown outside.
Always have yoW market vegeta-
hles done up in attractive packages,
lunches, or baskets. Never sell
anything except the very best, fresh
est materials, and deliver regularly
and promptly when you secure Il cons
tract for your products.
Kin the worms and insects that
inlest the leaves by using mixture
of powdered arsenate OF lead and air
Stacked lime, half and half Dust
over tho plants through cheese
cloth bag in the morning when the
dew is on.
Force new growth into the rose
bushes that we're partially killed by
the severe winter by cutting ont all
the dead wood and leaving the vigor-
Gus shoots.
Prune your Towering shrubs after
the blossoming season is over Prun-
ling causes vigorous growth, and
most of next years flowers will be
on this years growth Leonard G.
Heron, Extension Horticulturist,
Agricultural College, Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
PROPOSED MOBILIZATION PLANS
OF The University OF Mississippi.

] The Universily's Attitude.
IN view of the fact that our country
is now at war, the authorities and
students of the University of Missis-
sippi desire that ITS resources, both
in men and equipment be pui at the
services of the Nation, With this
end in view, the University assures
the President of the United States
and the Governor of Mississippi of It's
readiness 10 go operate with them in
any way that may seem most effective
fora vigorous prosecution Of the
war
2, Regular Work to BE Main
tanned:
For the academic year, l9l7-lS. the
Unive, sity will offer the same cour-
ses of instruction in all its depart
menis as in the past. Consistent
with this. the University Will hold it,
self ready to render Such service to
the Government Of The United States
US lies w,thinlts power.
3 Military obstruction and Train
Ing;
1t is proposed that a Chair Of Military
Science and Tactics be established al
the University. This Chair TO BE-
filled by an officer approved by the
United States Government. Conr-
ses in Military Instruction. and
Training will be provided. and these
courses will be compulsory. at least
during the war period. for MI male
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
UNIVERSITY LETTER
DEFECTS IN GENERAL PROPERTY TAX.
.fom Standpoint OF Administration.

~ James Warsaw He'll b p, NJ A Professor
Vi heonomics and Political Science
In tins hotter vii undertake to
describe Sou'' of The glaring aud
well-known defects in general prom
erty tax. From the standing point
OF administration. all these def,a.ts
reNol'e around the question OF vale.
ation
For the purposes Of taxation, there
are two Kinds OF property; real IS
tate and personal property. parso
nal property may he aIsa divided in.
TO the two main types 81 The mater
.al as horses, lnn. 4hnld furniture.
and the lmmaterial, ~ stocks and
bonds,
One of the chef defects in the gen
eral property tax is th' question uf
The valuation of personal property
While II is true, very true, that
there IS a great undervajnation Of ali
forms Of property, it is still trurr
that personal property is undcrvaluetl
to n greater degree than is real es-
tate That form Of personal proper
" eXempliiicd above by stocks ana
bonds is so easily concealed as to es-
cape taxation almost entirely. 9th
or forins Of personal property, as a
stock of goods are hard to evaluatc
by the nuinltiated (the usual assess
orr, and escape their iusN share Of
taxation. 1t is generally estimated
that real estate in America pays on
about 20 percent to 30 percent.
This is unfair To the owner OF real es-
tate. differentiation has lis ethical
side also There are some men in
Mississippi who give in their proper
" of all kinds at lair valuation
There are many who do not do so.
This is a case where virtue is its own
reward. But that does not increase
the state revenue.
There are other types Of underval-
uaton than this personal type 1t is
no uncommon thing for one section
OF state to attempt to evade its fair
share of the state 5 burdens by a sys
tematic and organized underval-
uation, This results in more or less
i'll feeling and strife batween the diff
lerent parts % the state. 1t goes
into politics and a man is voted fol'
because Of geography rather than
because of fitness The state suffers
both in its revenue and in the charac-
ter OF the service which 1T renders
che people. Couple this systematic
differentiation Of property in the
various sections of this state, with
the unwillilgness Of the Leg stature
to apply the heroic remedy of raising
! the rate of taxation, and you will see
how the necessary busin IS of the
people is likely to suffer for lack of
/ sufficient funos.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11
SOY BEANS IN THE ROTATION.

Inquiry--'Will you recommend
rotation in which soy beans. cotton
and some other crop will be used?"
Soy beans are highly recommended
They are legume and. therefore, do
not require much nitrogen. The hay
Is abundant and the feeding value
high. The oil mills afford a ready
market for the bean. and the cake
which is produced by the mills has
splendid feeding values.
A good rotation to follow Is cotton
followed by corn with soy beans, fol-
lowed by oats and cowpeas. For
southern conditions Hollybrook and
Monmouth Yellow are recommended,
y. N. HARPER, Agronomist
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

The Mississippi Press Association
holds its annual convention next
week, that is on May 1917 inclusive
with Laurel as the place of meeting,
the last day of the convention, how
ever, is TO be put in on trip to
Gnlfport, going as the guests of the
Mississippi Centennial Exposition,
in order that tho quil- drivers of the
state may have first hand intimate
grasp of the sweep of that great
show which is to be staged upon our
beautiful coast. This editor regrets
that such time OF the convention
conflicts with our circuit court date
here or part of it. However. as
Sing Coins has escaped, and the war
has acted rs great depressant upon
business generally. the courts as
well, we opine that the court grind
will be light and that the editor will
not be much missed II he slips away
for the three or four days needed to
meet with his fellow editors OF the
state and freshen up a bit for his
work during these trying times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

BILE as plant food. Hence this Is why
agricultural authorities are stressing
its use in fertilizers for boil weevil
territory. where the purpose is to has
ten maturity of the plants and to get
as much cotton set as possible before
the weeyil has developed in sufficient
number to get all the new squares and
the hollis that form. as it will do later
on in the season.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

Staple Gro ps
take out large
amounts OF plant
food from the soil.
For example: A
cotton crop OF one
bale per acre will
remove from the
land In seed,
leaves, stalks and
bolls, about n
pounds Of nitro
gen "a pounds of
potash an d 2S
mounds ~ nhna
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

There are times when those who
serve the public must speak out and
stand up for the right or the oppor
tunity is gone and they have failed
of privilege and duty. The Herald
has already spoken several times in
strong terms of our horror at the
murder Of George Cowart last sum
mer and of our unirammelled belief
in stern justice being melted out To
murderer II he or they can be dushed
from cover. While as we have said
we are not taking that as a sop-stick
to edItorialize upon continually, we
shall not now hesitate as circuit
court approaches and it rises to the
public mind again-as we have not
hestated at other opportune times
to speak out our condemnation ofsuch
a crime and urge thai it be sitted till
the last atom shall have been ran
through the laws sitter. The blood
of innocent George Cowart cries 10
the free citizens Tor justice, and on
account OF bis prominence in our
public life as an active member of the
supervisors board. special efforts
should be made now again to tnrn on
the light so as to ascertain Wherein
his death was sought and so cruelty
but c0wardly brought about, lest
their go ringing IN our ears that
|awfni accusation which should be adj
dressed only at the guilty party;
And the Lord said unto Cain Where is
Abel thy brother: And he said know mott
am 1 my brothers keeper! And he said
What hast thou dones THE VOICE OF THY
BHoTHERs BLOOD CRIED UNTO NIX FROM
THE CHoUND. Gen. .l0-il.