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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
Sweet Potato Our Most Profitable Crop

Carthage Carthageniau.
Sweet potatoes are easily and in
extensively produced They are
palatable--ves, delicious, and an
over production this year viii, be al
most impossible 1t is claimed by
good authority that no crop grown
in the South will furnish as much
food value per acre or so cheapy as
the sweet potato. An acre of aver
age land 10 sweet potatoes will pro-
duce more food than two acres of
corn and more than four acres of
wheat in the cotton belt.
Securing seed is no trouble. A
vine stuck out in July will produce
the tubers before frost, Truly the
sweet potato is the poor man S
friend and this is time when all
friends should stand together.
DOM neglect the potato crop.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
The Horse That Drew the Load
10y AAGNDGN AhOruhlN
Author of "Do ,Soneftfn1i BE .Sorueftfn1l


MOVING rolling down the the other
n Digspirted Pcrcheron the and
either side. The Percheron doing work. and it
seemed that he would have along far better single
than he managed with his inferior rarding his speed
The advertiser who selects group of usually
nesses two lame propositions pulling his
and just the driver probably equal portion of
feed to each of his animals merchant
tcay the weak that he is allowing
profitable sheet
Unfortunately the accepted of inserting
tsement in the distinct disadvantage
meritorous medium. The advertiser charges the his
against the total of his returns
and the best puler injustice cedng productive
sheets witt results that they have earned.
There in many that are single handed
able build businesses Their circulation
snewall pull isn't the number of copies printed but the number
of that reach the hands of buyer the number of
readers but the number readers with money pend
bulk Of circulation but the of the circulation which
available the advertert braw-ta tell in the
long
There certain earmar that indicate these strengths and
weaknesses They plain the observing
OF the woods are significant to the rappe The
what of the advertising
always finds the class of edited When
its mental low and its depend upon
the readers match the medium
No hit outside of range newspaper
aim Its policy direction
can ind different class of and than the publisher
found for himself He judged by the he keeps
lies down with dogs he will arise with Aeas
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
EDITORIAL


The Bolivar (Cleveland) CONNER
cial recently changed hands. Har-
riet C. Rosser is the name of It's new
editor and publisher. 1t is spright
ly appearing sheet, and emanating
from one of the county seats OF one
of the richest counties in the state;
one which enjoved unprecedented
prosperity last year, escaping the
boil weevi r.vages and raising "a
bumper cotton crop for the 20 cent
Market should enjoy a cores
pondlug share of the good things
which go to make up a newspaper
getting along nicely thank you in
a business way.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
UNIVERSITY LETTER.
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INCOME lax.

by James Warsaw Bell. H. p. NJ A.. Professor
OF Economics and Political Sciencel
CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE
University, Miss, May 70, 1917. -
There are practical difficulties
connected with the use OF almost any
method of collecting contributions
tor the State.
They are no greater with the in
come tax than with the general
property tax. The difficulty of de
timing what shall constitute income
for taxation purposes are no greater
than that of defining what shall be
called property for purposes of taxa
ton. The principles for exemption
would be the same. Some exemp.
tions, under the general property
tax, are for social reasons and some
are for economic reasons. The
same policy could be pursued with
regard to the income tax.
But there is still another type of
difficulty connected with the income
tax Shall ali incomes be taxed "a
like, regardless of the source?
Here is man with a $4,000 income
from bank stock, and here is one
with a $4,000 income from his Law
practice. Are we TO tax the two
types of incomes Then are we go.
ing 10 use proportional rate, or
shall we use the progressive princi-
pile?
These and other questions are
ones which will have to be settled
by the law making body. They are
not insolvable, as Is shown by the
experience Of many states in differ
ent parts of the world.
or course if the income tax should
be made the basis of our revenue
system in Mississippi, the amount
exempted should be made much low
er than the present. Not more than
5000 annual income should be ex-
empt There are certain political
advantages to be gained by making
as many people as possible pay taxes,
without at the same time, taxing
the necessities OF life Ga vague
term.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01

The tremendous profits which
many of the commerce kings are
reaping under the war conditions is
fast rolling up sentiment against
them which will result in "a great up
heaval If the federal government
does not quickly devise some plan OF
relief, on which we are glad to say
they are at work, but the distress
which these high prices are bringing
upon so many poor people demands
immediate steps for relief. Many
children are being deprived of prop
erly balanced diet while grownups,
many of them, are having to cut
articles of food necessary to their full
nourlshment. Ia order to make the
family purse meet the ends of the
table. The Herald hopes this I'M
happy state Of affairs will soon pass
into memory with governmental
price control
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
Better Farming in the South
WHAT THE CROPS ARE ASKING FOR
Feed the Plants
While Increasing Crop Yields

| bear in mind that the best way he can
| fight the boil weevil Is to force bis
| cotton to q 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 well fertilized, 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 10 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. phosphorus acid
should be used literally.
Generally speaking, for poor soils, the
most important element Of 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, q fertilizer for cotton
and corn analSzing 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 per
cent potash. For fertile soils we would
recommend for cotton and corn, fer
tilizer analysing IL per cent available
phosphoric acid, 2 per cent ammonia
and per cent potash, and for peanuts.
a fertilizer analyzing IL per cent phos-
phoric acid, 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 a.
possible by growing such crops ~
beans, peas, clover. vetchss, 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 legumes.
II, however, crops are grown In ro-
tation with legumes. It will still be
necessary to use commercial forms Of
nitrogen to obtain the best results.
While nitrogen 10 the main element Of
q fertilizer, on poor land phosphoric
acid is the most essential and in prac-
tically all of the tests that have been
made in the South, better results have
been obtained with soluble phosphoric
acid than with finely ground phosphate
rocks or floats.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
]. N. HARPER
Agronomist.

phoric acid. A 40 bushel crop
OF corn will remove in the grain, stalk
and fodder about GA pounds OF nitro
gen, Sd pounds of potash and "a pounds
OF phosphoric acid. A 40 bushel crop
OF oats will remove in the grain and
straw about 35 pounds of nitrogen,
II pounds of potash and Is pounds OF
phosphoric acid. If, 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 300 pounds to 400
pounds OF fertilizer to make a good
weed in cotton, or good stalk In
corn, and unless amounts above these
are used, full returns cannot be ex-
pectcd because large amounts must be
app ed to produce the fruit and the
grt A.
4 ne amount of fertilizer that can
be Used profitably will vary with the
diff 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 sol types Of the South larger
amounts o. 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 large percentage of phosphoric
acid, which ingredient hastens its ma
turity. A fertilizer containing an an
pie supply of ammonia should also be
used to start the plant OF quickly in
Its growth. The farmer must ever
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01

The drawing such a large number
OF the young men of our country IN
to the military service by Seiective
CONSUMPTION will do them good in
one way if they never see actual
battle service. We have in mind the
advantages of travel which will ac-
crue to an immense number of them
who would likely in no other wav get
to get round over so much of thei +
native land and see the country; see
men handled in the mass with that
system which only an army disci-
pine can furnish. This will over
come provinclaIism to an extent with
mary and at the same time teach
many valuable lessons in the way of
correcting inexact estimates of diff
ferent parts OF the country and dis
pei preiudices Of various kinds
formed through lack of first hand
sight of things. So let reason along
these lines as cheerfully as possible
about thing that has to be.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
Buy A Liberty Bond And Be Patriotic

Furnished BY U. S. Publicity Bsreaul
Yes; every American who sub
scrlbes to the justice of the course of
the United States in entering and
conducting the war we are now en-
gagged IN should subscribe TO the
Liberty Loan Bond issue to the ex-
tent Of his or her financial ability.
Every American who subscribes to
the belief that an American should
stand by his or her country should
subscribe to the Liberty Loan Bond
issue.
Every American who loves Ameri-
ca and is jealous of America honor
should subscribe to the Liberty Loan
Bond issue.
Every American who loves Amer
lea and is jealous of Americas honor
should subscribe to the Liberty Loan
Bond issue. The real success of the
loan is to be determined more by the
number of Americans participating
in it than by the amount subscribed.
The spirit OF the Nation is going to
be Judged abroad, especially by our
enemies. more by the number of its
American men aud women VINO sup
port this issue than by the mere a.
mount of money subscribed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
Use Lime on Your Fields.
Southern AgricuIturist.

Southern Agrlculturist.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Carl Vrooman says that the cheap
est and quickest agency for speeding
up national production of foodstuffs
is lime. All sour land should be
lined this year if possible. No 9th
er expenditure of the same money
will give as large returns. Most
summer crops in this section are
planted. Some corn is yet to be
planted, considerable areas of COW
peas. soy beans, peanuts, sorghum
and of truck and vegetable crops.
On land at all acid the pro luction of
nearly all these crops will be consid-
erablv increased by an application of
lime, though some of them will make
q fair yield on acid soils. And next
year S wheat crop can be greatly in
creased by the Inning OF wheat lands
the coming fall. Every year is a
good year to use lime. This is an u
snaIly good year
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
To Get Rid OF The English Sparrow.

Hattiesburg News.
To rid this community of that
quarrelsome. pestilerous little pest,
the English sparrow, the following
easy remedy is suggested. Bait them
with poisoned wheat or bread crumbs.
To protect the chickens, build a
small enclosure, chicken proof, and
scatter poisoned food on the ground.
The sparrows will soon find it. The
News suggests to the city com MS
sioners that they undertake to or
ganizs some concerted effort along
this line now, before mating season
has fairly begun, and effectively rid
the town of these noisy little nui-
sauces, and let the bIuebirds and
redbirds and mockng birds come
back to their native heath.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01

the American people have Dricti aptl-
tude for politics. elearness OF vision and
capacity for self-control never equallod by
any other nation, In 1891 they brushed "a
side their darling localities, allowed the ex-
ecutive to exert novel powers. passed lightly
laws whose constitutionality remains doubt
full raised an enormous army. and contract
ed a prodigious debt Romans could not
have been more energetic in their sense of
civic duty. nor more trustful TO their magis-
crates. When the emergency had passed a.
wav, the torrent which had overspread the
plain fell back Mt once into its safe and we'll
directed channel. The reign OF legality re-
turned. and only four years after the power
of the executive had reached its highest
point under Lincoln 1t was reduced to it's
lowest point in those OF President johnson
Such people can work any Constitution
"BRYCEs's AMERICAN COMMONWEALTH
Several years ago, the writer in
pursueing self-planned study in
political economy came across the a.
bove passage in Bryce's Common
wealth, admittedly the best and most
unbiased work upon our american in
situations of government because
written by one disassociated with it's
partisan politics and passions as he
is AN Englishman, and yet deeply in
sympathy and an admirer for years
of our form of government. 1t has
been coming up in our mind every
since congress has been wrestling
with problems like those in LincoIn's
time since the declaration of war
with Germany in early April. There
is but little we can add to the strlk-
ing words reproduced above to bring
home the thought which we are en-
deavoring to get before the mind of
the reader, which is the sublime sys.
TEN OF American government, where
by in great npheavals like the ire
mendious war on which we are enter
ing now-we almost if not quite de
part from the restraints and safe
guards to individual liberties as are
guaran teed by our federal conshtu-
ton and go to undreamt of lengths
10 peace times in order to make the
war success, bat afterwards calm
down and revert to former sacred
regard for that same instrument of
government as our guiding basis for
legislative action. That's the glory
of our republican form of government
which beats ancient Greece and
Rome, modern republics about us in
South America and of Europe which
are bowed on one hand with heavy
military pressures and on che other
with political intrigues and outbursts
in which appeals to the sword are
had. So let us bear with these times
and hope for the dawnlng of the day
when war-clouds shall have rolled a.
way and with it these military trap
pings SO unpalatable to such large
body of our liberty-lovlng and peace.
full inclined citizenship
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
FROn,eK
OUR
EXCHANGES
A New Breakfast Food Made Of Vans.

Southern Ruraist.
A new breakfast food, Yam nuts,
IS being manufactured from Sweet
potatoes over in Greenville, S. C.
that bids far to rival the Postum
peoples product. The Yam Nut
people have already contracted for
l40, 900 bushels OF sweet potaroes
next fall, and when the new ,lant :
IN operation, this will be but a drop
u the bucket.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01

Staple crop 8
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 II
pounds OF nitro
gen 81 pounds of
potash a n d %
pounds of phos-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
Waynesboro News Beacon.

Waynes boro News Beacon.
Another question that i, frequent
ly asked, is "How long will we have.
to dlpY This depends entirely up
on the cattle owners of Wavne coun-
w. With the proper cooperation on
the part of the cattle owners, aud
all the cattle dipped every fourteen
days the quarantine should be re-
moved FROM this county in year,
but If cattle are held back and not
dipped, and ticks show on until late
In the season, the cattle will have to
oe dipped all winter and all next
year.
Magnolia Gazette.
Every Mississippi farmer ought to
make and abide by at least one reso-
luton in this year of grace, namely:
that as soon as he can change his
system OF farming so that he is pro-
ducing surplus OF foodstutfs, never
again will he ever drive an empty
wagon TO town. The very unsatis-
factory condition now of the South
ern farmer has been due largely to
the fact that he has been coming 10
With an empty wagon and going
home with full one-and full of
much that tie could have produced at
home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
400 TYPEWRITERS

All kinds and all grades. REMINGTONS sIs
Instruction book with each machine. Type.
and repair parts for all makes OF Typewriter
EMPIRE TYPE FOUNDRY BUFFALO. N. Y.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01

FOR BENEFIT OF FARMERS
I'm handling Feed, Corn meal. Ker.
osene at close prices.
o J. ]. MclNNIs.
Advertisement
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01

by James Warsaw Bell. b. p. M A.. Professor
OF Economics and Political Sciencel
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01


looking over the home OF Jefferson
Davis, which has for several wears
been used as an Old Soldiers home
for INDECENT and confirm old confeds.
The main building OF interest Of
course was the Davis home which is
OF the antebellun high gallery type
and used as the administration build
ing, the object being to preserve it in
tact as it was when the Confederate
President lived in it in his last years
and keep the furniture and other
family heirlooms there intact for
historical purposes. The inmates of
the home reside in long one story
verandahed dormitories and cottages.
Then a run over on the troiieys 10
and through the heart OF that beau
tiful. ii not the most beautiful coast
city and back TO Guliport and a.
board Of our train for the homeward
journey via liattiesburg without
slip or mis- a. mishap
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-01-10
S}Ga;s FaTeN Salary Increase for Governor.

isaiAi2h. IAN. 9.-The SEN
ate today voted to make the
salary IF the Governor of the
State 81, 800 and the salaries
Of the other constitutional
officers. Secretary Of State,
Treasurer, Auditor, Superin>
tendent of Public instruction
aud Attorney General 81 900
each. There was a sharp and
prolonged debate, following
which amendments to make
the GovernQr,s salary $4,000
anti TIM $4,000 we're voted
DOWN and an amendment to
cut proposed salaries Of other
State Ulcers 81, 500 to 81, 900
was accepted.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-01-10
Physician Amazed by Buffalo BilPs Vitality.

Denver. Col Jan 9.-The
vitality shown by Col. Wills
liam +. Cody buffalo BilD,
said by his physicians to DO
diving tonight, was a source
Of amazement to bis physi>
clans aud others at bis bed
side. According to DR.. J H
East, who has been in con-
~talt attendance, the noted
scout gained strength during
the day although the heart
action was very weak and d.
gestive functions had ceased.
Early tonight he had been
sleeping quietly for two
hours.
At Intervals during the
dag whon rhe PATIENT rallied
from the offsets of medicines,
the pllysician said he Was IT,
rational.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-01-10
Declines to Give Support to Anthony Amend

M6nl.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Wo-
men suffrage, after q futile
appeal to President Wilson
today for his support of the
Susan B Anthony amend
ment. announced plans for
retaliation by picketing the
White House grounds with
"silent sentinelR." Their
purpose is to..make it impos-
sihle for the President to enter
or leave the White House
Without encountering a senti-
mel bearing some device
pleading the suffrage cause.
The move was acknowledg.
ed to be a step in the new
policy of mild militancy,
which began with the coup in
the House gallery on Decem-
Der 6, when a party of euffra-
gists unfurl-g a "votes tor
women banner while the
President was making his
opening address. After the
women had their audience
today, they returned to head.
Quarters Of the Congressional
Union formed their new plans
and held a meeting pledging
1873, 900 for the ''silent senti-
mel" campaign. Headed by
Miss Maud Younger and Mrs
Sara Bard Field, 800 sntfra.
gists from the Congressional
Union went to see the Presi>
dent, ostensibly to present
memorials on the death of
Mrs Inez Milholland Boisse~
vain.
When they made it the
occasion to renew their pleas
that he support the suffrage
amendment, the President
expressed his surprise, re
minding the spokesmsn of
the party that he had not
been appraised of their full
purpose, and was not prepared
to say more than he had OH
previous occasions.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-01-10
Cangrsssaan Dsugatea Has Some Improved
Cotton Seed Fol The Farmer.

Mr.. L 'itor:
The Department Of Agri>
culture has placed to my
credit for dist"iblt ion among
the cotton flrm 4rs Of my dis
trict a linn ted number Of
quart packages Of improved
cotton seed for trial by the
cotton farmers.
Tbs d string to make a
te ). u these Sod: and are
willing to follow til, ~instruc>
lions Of the Department, and
also make.tiler rqlireA report
to the Department Of Agri>
culture will BE- furnished next
season with a half bushel of
the same see Is if they are
satisfactory. But in no case
" ii this BIZ d,ls unless the
requirements Il tla Departs
meat are c,meIie with.
Tsiose 1.siring tris Il puck
age of these ste Is will please
write Ia Il postal carl at
once, giving plainly the name
and sdrass This Offer is
only open uatil my allotment
is exhausted, so if anyone is
interested, he should write
me at once
Those to whom seeds were
seut last year ne ID not apply
as they will obtain the half
hushel if th3y have met the
conditions ami requirements
Of last year
Yours very respectfully.
Il. l.. DoUaHToN.