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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

tween the rows and prying them OUT
one at time from different places
about the ear. Take one kernel from
the center of the ear, then remove two
other kernels from the same row, one
from near the tip and the Other from
near the butt. Three more kernels from
corresponding positions on the opposite
side of the ear should also be removed.
Then between the two rows from which
these six grains are taken, extract two
more kernels from row, each being
one-third the length OF the entire ear
from each end and two removed from a
corresponding position on the opposite
side will make a total of ten kernels
that will as nearly represent the ear as
can possibly be done with this number
of kernels.
Each lot of ten kernels from each ear
should be planted separately in short
row, one-inch deep, in a narrow box Of
sand and kept moist. AS soon as planted
the ear may be laid at the end of the
row on the floor, and in few days the
plants will come up and each ear that
fails TO produce nine plants from the
ten kernels should be discarded.
Further study of the plants in the
test will frequently reveal important in
formation. Upon carefully pulling up
these plants from the test box. usually
differences will be noticed in the devel-
opment of the root systems of the plants.
Careful study has shown that the plants
with the best and strongest root systems
produce the most grain. Therefore,
these ears whose plants produce weak
and poor root systems are poor yielders
and should be discarded.
Smelling should be done by hand. since
the mechanical corn shelters always
crack and mash some of the kernels. II
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

Everyone now appreciates the impor-
lance of selecting seed corn. and yet
the attention has not been given to this
subject which its Importance iustifes.
The time is rapidly approaching when
the farmer must prepare for the corn
crop of 1917. If he has not already Sc
cured his seed he should hasten TO do
50 at the earliest possible moment If
he expects to plant corn which he has
on hand he should choose ears of uni
form type and that are sound and well
developed. If he has already selected
his seed from his. own fields he should
test il with the utmost care. II he ex-
poets to purchase his seed he should
only buy from reliable parties who have
made a business OF growing seed corn
for several years and who will guar
antee the quality of the product they
are selling in so far as il relates 10
trueness to type and high percentage
OF termination.
The subject of selecting seed corn
has been carefully studied at the Col
lege OF Agriculture for some years past
and a partial summary of the advice
given by Prof. Rast. wwho has been in
charge Of this work, is presented below
= for the information Of our readers.
STUDY these recommendations carefully
and oy so doing put yourSelr IN POSI-
ton 10 select seed corn successfully an
other year.
No corn should be planted unless 80
per cent OF the kernels will terminate
The vitality OF the kernels can never be
determined by simply examining the
ears. A termination test should. there
fore. be made. This is done by plant
ing ten kernels from each ear. These
may be easily removed from the ear
BY inserting the point Of knife be-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
Would Bar All Liquor
Ads in South Carolina

COLUMBUIA, S. c.. Jan. 24.-Sta.e
Senator Charlton du Rant introduced
into the upper house of the South Caro-
lima legislature today a bill which, If
made law, will exclude from all news
papers, magazines, billboards. or signs
of any kind in any place, as well as cir
culars and price lists by mail, all adj
vertising of alcoholic liquors and bev-
erages. One section prohibits ANY adj
Yertisement or notice containing the
picture of a brewery, distillery, bottle.
keg, barrel, or box, or other receptacle
represented as containing any of said
liquors or beverages, or designed to
serve as an advertisement thereof"
Penalty for violation provided is a
fine of from $50 to $500, and in the
discretion of the judge Jail or chain
gang sentence may be added.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
Amor Plant Board
Plans Visit to Rome
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Proposed
sites for the s11.OOO.OoO government ar
NOR plate factory in Alabama, particu-
larly in the Birmingham district, and at
Rome. Ga, will be inspected by the
board designated by Secretary Daniels.
ON a tour which will begin probably
next week.
The boards complete Itinerary has
not been definitely decided upon but ten
tative plans indicate it will go first to
Alabama and Georgia returning through
the southwest and Kentucky and Ten
nessee Later a second tour will be
made through northern and middle
western states.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
YES! MAGICALLY!
CORNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS


man. Give me a quarter of an ounc,
OF freeDone." This will cost very little
but is sufficient to remove every hard
or soft corn from ones feet
"A few drops of this new ether com
pound applied directly upon a tender
aching corn should relieve the sort.
ness instantly, and soon the entire corn
root and all, dries up and can be- lifted
out with the fingers
This new way to rid ones feet o.
Corns was introduced by a Cincinnati
man, who says that, while freeZone Is
sticky, it dries in a moment, and sim
ply shrivels up the corn without in
flaming or even irritating the surround
ing tissue or skin.
Lon't let father die of infection OF
lockjaw from whiting at his corus
but clip this out and make him try it,
(Advt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

In undertaking TO grow cotton under
boil weeviI conditions one should prepare
the land as soon as practicable so as to
have 1t in the finest possible condition
for planting as early in the season as it
is safe TO plant cotton in your section
Of the state.
High fertilization is desirable. Use a
liberal amount Of acid phosphate; SEQ 10
500 pounds per acre is advisable under
weevfl conditions and it will certainly
aid in Fastening the maturity of the
crop. Do not try to plant more than
fiev acres TO the pillow If the weevil is al
ready in your county. AS soon as the
cotton is up to a stand go over the field
once each week and pick the weevil. This
is a matter OF the utmost Importance.
Chop to a stand as soon as practicable
and cultivate frequently TO force ma
turity.
number of varieties can be planted
to advantage. Cleveland's big boil is
one OF the best; PullnOt. Sunbeam, Col
lege No l are all good varieties In Sec
lions where the black root is bad plant
Covfngton's ?.
The Lyon bean is related to the Chi
nese velvet bean II is q late maturing
variety, making. however, vigorous
growth and seeding freely. II is only
adapted for planting in the gulf sec
tions Of the south II is good policy,
of course, TO plant velvet beans in corn
because Of the grain they produce and
the manner. in which they enrich the
ground.
One should hesitate TO plant Johnson
grass for the reason that it has stolon-
ferrous root and is very difhcult to ever
eradicate from the land
When Bermuda grass has been estab-
Iished from seed il has generally been
considered the best policy TO put out
the sets in rows feet wide. Leave the
sets is inches apart in the drills The
seeds may be prepared by running the
sod through cutting box. If you plant
seed use about six TO eight pounds per
acre and do not SOW until the ground is
thoroughly warmed up in the late spring.
WINTER PASTURES FOR GEORGIA.
NJ II Atlanta. Ca. writes I have
about - acres in bermuda for summer pas
turage ami wish to fin nay place MP with
ealveS this spring and summer, and put
IN some s0rt Of winter pastursge for them.
NJ object Is 70 carry the calves through
tao summers and one winter and then sell
them off for beet. know nothing Of the
cattle basiness and any suggestions you can
give me viii be appreciated
One situated as you are should build
a silo. This is the cheapest and most
efficient type of structure you can erect
to supply you with an abundance of
cheap feed which can be used satisfac-
torily as a winter maintenance ration.
You can grow many crops successfully
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
Wilson Desires More
Than One Nitrate Plant
by Associated Press.)

lBy ASSOCIATED Press,)
WASHOINGTON, Yam. 24.-President
Wilson desires. If possible, to establish
more than one nitrate plant in accord
ance with the provisions of the last
army reorganization bill making avail
able 100000 for the manufacture of
nitrogen from the air for use in explo-
sives for the government Whether
more than one plant will be constructed
will depend on the feasibility of differ
ent sites being Investigated by an inter
departmental committee. and the
amount of money required.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

satisfaction on a ration such as you
indicate. In case you expect to use
shredded corn slower as the sole rough
age, we would get enough of it down
each night to meet the requirements OF
the cattle for the next mornings feed.
This will be anywhere from fifteen to
twenty-five pounds per head. Then
AXE a small handful of salt and dis
solve in a bucket of water and pour a
sufficient number of buckets Of water
SO treated over the pile of slower to
moisten it thoroughly. Pack down and
allow to stand over night. BY this means
you will greatly increase its palatability
and you will soften it so the cattle can
masticate it more thoroughly. Give the
cattle as much of this as they will eat
mp clean twice day. In addition, de-
pending upon their size and age, feed
cotton seed meal as indicated below.
If you desire to carry these cattle
over as stockers to be finished on grass
in the spring do not feed them m ore
than three pounds of cotton seed meal
by weight per head per day These
recommendations are based on animals
weighing 1000 pounds. If you desire
TO finish these animals for slaughter by
April then we would begin by feeding
them two pounds of cotton seed meal
per head per day, divided into equal
parts and scattered over the moistened
roughage ration night and morning. In
crease the amount of cotton seed meal by
one pound per week until you are feed
ing six or seven pounds per head per
day to animals weighing 1000 pounds.
For larger animals a little more cotton
seed meal can be fed. Our best profit
from finishing steers on cotton seed
meal and rOughage has come howaver
from not using a larger amount of cot
ton seed meal than has been indicated.
We do not think, at the present prices
OF cotton and cob meal, it would pay
you to use this along with your cotton
seed meal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

This department will cheer
fully endeavor to furnish any
information. Letters should be
addressed to DR.. Andrew M.
Soute, presidnt State Agricul-
tural College, Athens, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

near Buford for the production of ST.
lage- Corn and sorghum may, of course,
be planted in alternate rows. Either one
of these crops could be utilized itself.
For the last few years we have grown
sorghum and kafir corn for silage pur-
poses. We plant these crops in alter
nate rows. When utilizing sorghum for
silage purposes one should be sure to
let it mature before IL is cut or else it
will make a rather sour silage. =. Katir
corn is a much drier crop than sorghum,
hence the combination of the two as
suggested is an advantage in producing
a desirable type of silage-
The size of the silo will depend on
the number of animals you expect to
handle AS a rule. most people build
these structures too small You can
SOW bur clover on a Bermuda sod and
il will AFFORD some winter pasture but
not enough to carry your cattle salts
factorily. A silo will come more nearly
solving your problem than anything we
can suggest. You should feed little
cotton seed meal or some other concen-
trate to calves when carrying them
through the winter. 1t will not be nee
essary to give them more than one or
two pounds per day. Animals under
six months of age should not be fed
cotton seed meal. We presume the
calves will be dropped in the spring
and will have attained the age indi-
Gated by the time it is necessary to be-
gin feeding them in the fall.
PERMANENT PASTURES IN
NORTH GEORGIA.
Wv R., Essex, Ia, writes: In visiting
the south with the intention Of taking up
hoo h4Fzfn I
advantages, hut there we're some things
was not 50 SIRE of. Many Of the fields were
grown UP in broom sedge. i wish TO know
If this IS YlOwed up and Lime applied and
crops raised that would imprVFe the physl-
cal condition Of the soil II one could then
establish a Permanent pasture Of Bermuda
and lespedaza or wouLi the broom seose
cOase back an three or tour yearsf
Bermuda grasses have been grown
with success in the northern part of
north Georgia There is no serious dif-
ficuIty in retaining land now occupied
by broom .sedge such fields should be
piowed deeply in the early winter and
may then be cropped with advantage
for a year or two. After that ii VIII
be an easy matter to scatter out Ber-
muda sod. 1t is not difficult to estab-
lgsh Lespedeza on Bermuda sod and II
bur clover is sown at the proper time
Il Will aIIoFu AdESe dlhOuhN VI "'AiNSA
pasture. We have Bermuda pastures on
the college farm which have been in
use for over ten years and they have not
vet been overrun by broom sedge. If
they were, however, il would not be
very difficult to pillow them up and crop
one year and the second season the pas
lures would be well covered with Ber-
muda sod again.
FINISHING STEERS ON SLOWER
AND COTTON MEAL.
II. r. g., DemOrest, Go. writes: We are
feeding steers on shredded corn stDyer and
using cotton seed meal for concentrate.
How much Of the latter should be FED and
how many tunes a day? Would It pay to
feel part ccrn AMI cob meal at present price
Of cOrnf
Steers can be carried Through the
winter and finished with fair degree of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

BEATING THE BOIL wEEVIL.
C. 1. 8, SrrirgvaIe. Ca. writes: I would
like to kno.x how to STOW cotton TO get
ahead Of the boil weevil- I would like to
plant six or seven acts to the plow. and
win have six plovs. ] want to SOW about
100 acres in BERMUDA an thinking of
sowing about thirty 4crA of poor sandy
land 10 Johnson grass. What do you think
OF IL for pzSturpg
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
STARTING ALFALFA IN NORTH
GEORGIA

W. /. j., Pueblo, Colo, writes: I have
farm at Ringgold Ca. and am anxious
to get alfalfa started ON the place Last
year / sowed piece of six acres to peas
which ! eut for hay. then double disked
the land aud broadt asted four tons OF ground
lime rock and sOwed ~ pounds Of alIaita
per acre ON september 10, and did not get
but half 4 stand. Am thinking OF trying
it again this spring and would IKE a little
advice. Would il be better to SOW IN with
oats for cover crop or had / better only
disk the Land 50 as not to turn under the
hmel
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
THIS LAND NEEDS ACID PHOS-
PHATE

V. G. NJ, Summervile, Ca, writes:
have six acres of land that has been sOwn
in peas AMI the vines taken off. Cotton
grows very tank on it but does not open
well IS L would like. What kind of fer
tilizer would he best to use to help il open?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

We doubt the propriety of attempting
to SOW alfalfa in the spring of the year
under the conditions which exist in the
northern part of this state. We have
tried reseeding alfalfa on the college
farm on several occasions, but Gave
not met with what we feel is a reason
able degree of success. Situated as you
are we would either let the alfalfa stand
as 1t is for this season and pillow up
IN August and reseed again, or if the
stand is so poor as to make this ar
rangement unsatisfactory we would
break up the SOIL in the early spring
and SOW again to cowpeas. Unless the
land is exceptionally rich we would GER
Jainly turn the peas under. We think
also 1t would pay you TO use two or
three tons more of ground lime rock. At
the time of planting the alfalfa, which
in your section of the state should be
around September Is to October /, we
would apply a mixture of 1000 pounds
of equal parts of acid phosphate and
cotton seed meal, or some other carrier
Of nitrogen which will supply this ele-
ment in a form as cheap as cotton seed
meal. incubation is Of the utmost i'm
portance.
We do not prepare this material for
distribution at the college, but think
YOU could secure what you desire by
applying to the bureau of plant in
dustry, United States department OF
agriculture, WASHINGTON. d. c.
THE MERITS OF GROUND ROCK
PHOSPHATE
r. NJ. D.. Camilla. Ga, writes: 1 am
offered ground phosphate rock containing
AZ per cent Of total phOSphoric acid at
$500 per ton delivered. l had expected
to use some of this under corn and pea
nuts bat j wish TO know something of its
value before l invest in il. | would there
fore be glad TO have your opinion.
A great deal of effort is now being
made to sell farmers ground phosphate
rock under various trade names The
name. however. does not mean anything
The only thing to be considered is the
total per cent of phosphoric acid. The
statement OF it's equivalency of so much
bone phosphate lime does not mean any.
thing The lime in rock phosphate is
also combined with phosphoric acid anC
is not suitable, therefore, for correcting
acidity in ehe soil. so the use of this
material does not obviate the necessity
of using ground lime rock The more
iron and alumina a sample of rock phos
phate contains the less valuable il is
for the purpose of the farmer. In pur.
chasing material of this kind one should
consider the price, its freedom from
the materials just mentioned, and thu
fineness TO which ii is ground.
Material of this kind can only become
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26

One situated as you are should build
a silo. This is the cheapest and most
eficient type of structure you can erect
to supply you with an abundance of
cheap feed which can be used satisfac-
toriIy as a winter maintenance ration.
You can grow many crops successfully
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
THE MERITS OF ROCK PHOSPHATE

II. A. W, Pinehurst. Ga, writes: ]
would like to know the commercial value
of Florida soft phosphate rock and raw
ground rock. The soft rock is $1I.50 per
ton and the hard rock $3.50 per ton, which
would you advise using?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
FINISHING STEERS ON SLOWER

Steers can be carried Through the
winter and finished with fair degree of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30
THE RUSSIA OF
r

Count Ilya Tolstoy in the Century,.
/ do not know what form Of gov
eminent will be adopted in Russia. l
hope 1t will be a republic, but ! am
sure that we shall never return to the
despotism Of the past. I know person.
ally many Of those who are now in
power. They have been my friends
for years.
Long ago, before the constitution
was granted In Russia, there was an
associatiofLof the most prominent
people. It formulated the main out
lines Of a more desirable form of gov
eminent. Their meetings. which I at
were secret and under govern
ment espionage. Nevertheless, these
continued to meet. They were
the chief ~exponents of the most lib
eral thought Of the time. I rejoice
to say that many Of those progressive
men r now in power, representing
free Russia. They. are Prince Lvov,
the premium; Professor MiMukov.
minister Of foreign affairs; Professor
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30
DIR. Joseph Clark.

il Es.sRgt s'E.W.r srFEsE 80 .H,sE..rH E!LraE&
Manuiluv, minister Of education. Rid
ichiv, governor general of Finland;
|Gutchkov .Rodzienko, the president of
the duma, and many others OF. the
leaders of that body. who are now
supporting the present government
Knowing these people and acquaint-
ed with their political views, T. can
predict some Of the changes which are
likely to take effect in5Russia. Indeed,
many of these are taking place at
present. s
First, direct election of representa-
tives.
Second. freedom of speech, Of the
press and OF religion.
Third, the autonomy Of Finland,
Poland and probably of the other ma
tionalities on the outskirts. of Russia.
Fourth; the abolition of all restric-
tons upon the right of the Jewish
people in Russia.
Fifth, a responsible cabinet Of min
listers.
Sixth.S amnesty Of all political pris-
oners in Russia and Siberia.
Seventh, the proper settlement Of
the land question.
These are the principal changes that
/ see ahead, that all Russia earnestly
longs for and will certainly have.
Americans should be Ratient, helpful
and wary of false rumors. The weak
nesses attributed to the new regime
are the accumulated deficiencies of
the %autocracy. We shall remedy them
as fast as we can. 1919 ~ ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30
East Side
FIVE CHILDREN
ARE ATTACKED
BY THE PLAGUE
Case Of Lester Sullivan is
Fifth in East Grand
Forks.

Lester Sullivan. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilfred sullivan. 400 Stbly avenue,
lis the NTH local child to be stricken
with infantile paralysis. The little lad
has been i'll Tor q couple of weeks
but 1t was only last Monday that his
condition was believed to be serious.
Lester, who is not yet two years old
is In a very serious condition with
his right limb paralyzed and whether
or not the disease will creep~up to the
back and take effect there is unGer-
tain at this time according to his
mother. Dr.. q. r. Kirk, city health
officer. is attending the case, Mrs.
Sullivan said, but DR., Kirk when In
3terviewed yesterday by a Herald re-,
porter declared that he was not at
tending any case of infantile paralysis
In this city.
Five local children have been at
tackled by this dreaded plague during
the summer. The little t~wo-year-old
daughter Of. Mr. and Mrs. E: p,
Hutchinson being the most recent
case up to this time The other three
cases are those of. the little Herman
Schrader children whochave been get-
ting along nicely for several days
since a Grand Forks physician has
been attending. 80 -,