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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
HOLD DOWN CABARETS
Chicago Takes One More Step Toward
Dry Measure.

Chicago, April 23.-Chicago caba-
rets were served with a death warrant
today when Mayor Thompson per-
n,itted tho councils anti-ca baret meas
IRE, drafted by brewers to hold back
the dry wave, to become effective
May l. Concerts will be the only err
tertainment permitted in wet" estab-
lshments.
Special bar permits allowing all
night sale of liquor at dances are to
be attacked next.
Large downtown cabarets plan to
DEFY the ordinance, asserting dancing
and music would be prohibited in
every picnic ground if they were not
upheld in test cases. The small fry
oabarets in saloon back rooms, it was
admitted, would have to dispense with
dancing and music. at least
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
TWO RECEIVE CROSS
American Ambulance Corps Men Arc
Decorated for Their TalOr.
BY LOWELL MELLETT.

Paris, April 23.-On the anniver-
sary of the enlistment of the Ameri-
can ambulance corps in the French
army, Lieut.. Albert Smith and Pvt
Edward Bickel. both graduates of
Seattle Washington university, were
decorated with the Croix de Guerre
today.
Smith and Bickel spent nine days
carrying wounded under she1ling and
machine gun fire, beginning March
81. For six days they neither slept
nor rested.
Smith commanded twenty ambu-
lances, all of which were riddled. al
tho only two were lost. These ambu-
lances carried out the last wounded
from the trenches to the dressing sta
tons. when an evacuation was ex-
pected.
Bickel volunteered and rescued sew
eral wounded from a trap SO danger
Gus that the French commander would
not order the ambulances to attempt
the feat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
DRAFT AGE 19 TO 80
Ready To Offer New
Consumption Bill.

St. Johns, N. F., April 2S.-With
the opening here today of special
session of Newfoundland legislature.
the government was prepared to offer
a Consumption bill fixing the draft
ages at 10 to SO. Under the act as
proposed, men between those ages
who are unmarried or widowerS with
out children dependent upon them
would be liable for military service.
Exceptions are specified in the bill
providing for exemption in certain
other cases of dependency and where
public interests and work essential to
the war would suffer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
THE. LOAN CROWS
$1,596,7O9,900 Is Total Report.
ed Today.
st. Louis District Makes a
Good Record.

Washington, April 23.-New sub
scriptions today raised the total of
the liberty loan already pledged to
$1,596,709, 300. Until further reports
are received it will not be possible to
determine whether the ST. Louis or the
Minneapolis district exceeded its quota
first.
The ST. Louis district reported 332,-
769 individual subscribers, little
more than half the number that had
been expected. In Phillips county,
Arkansas. where the population quota
was 2,515, there were 5,S01 purchas-
ers. All sections of the st. Louis dis
trict exceeded their quotas except Ten
nessee and the city of st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
ALIEN WOMEN SCARED
German Women Hurrying to New
York Now for Permission to Leave.

New York, April "a rush of
German women to the New York port
enemy alien bureau, seeking permits
sion to return to Germany has fol-
lowed the publication of the regula-
ton requiring enemy alien women to
register, it was announced today
One of the applicants today was
Madame Margaret Arndt-Ober a con-
tralto, who sang at the Metropolitan
opera house under the name of Mar
garete Ober." She said she hoped to
obtain an engagement in Berlin. Her
application has been referred to Wash
ington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
ALLIES HAVE RESERVES
Enormous Material Ready to Throw
Into the Fray.

London, April 23.-"The enormous
strain thrown on US during the present
battle and the destruction of material
have been great, but we have enor-
nous reserves capable of meeting any
strain" Winston Churchill, minister of
munitions declared in an address to
the American labor mission last night.
I'VE are able to arm and equip any
Americans sent temporarily to serve
with US.
The enemy's territorial gains do
not affect ours, or our allies power to
continue the war at maximum capa-
citv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
GUATEMALA HELPS
Entrance of Country Into War Good
for Moral Effect.

Washington, April 23.-Guatemala' s
entry into the war was regarded ia
vorably here today for it's moral eff
feet on Central and South America.
Authorities said it would aid ma
terially in the campaign against Ger
man propagandists active in Central
American and responsible for miner
disturbances there. Guatemala can
furnish certain meat and food sup
plies.
Minister Mendez declared Guate-
mala in making war desired to show
her full sympathy for the United
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
HUN AGENTS IN CHINA
Their Hope to Stir Up Friction Is Be-
ing Met by Closer Union.

A Pacific Port, April 23.-Activities
of German agents in stirring up fric-
ton between northern and southern
China has become so obnoxious to
the citizens that fear of the final eff
feet of the German Vaccinations is
bring about a cessation of strife be-
tween the factions, Viscount Kikujiro
Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the
United States, said Monday to an in
terviewer. Viscount Ishii is here en-
route to Washington to assume his
post at the Japanese embassy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
EHER BACK TO WALL"
Haig Was Right, British Officer Says
in Speech Here.

New York, April 23.-"Great Brit
ain has no reserve army to send to
France" declared Lieutenant Colonel
Fraser Hunter, British provost mar
shall in the United States.
The 100000 men enrolled by her
since the war began. have fought and
died on thirty fronts. When
Field Marshal Haig said she had her
back against the WALL he meant just
that"
University of Toronto men today
were still amazed at Hunters speech
made last night at their annual din
ner at the Yale club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
WAGES ARE TOO LOW
Cleveland Street Car Men Reject a
Compromise Offer.

Cleveland, O., April 23.-Two thou
sand Cleveland street car men have
unanimously voted to reject two wage
compromise proposals of the Street
Railway company. The proposals were
made in answer to the mems demands
for a 25-cent an hour pay increase
and readjustment of working condi-
tions. Both sides were to resume ne
gotiationS late TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, April 23.-HOGStReceipts 49,
600. Market slow at yesterdays average to
&c lower Bulk of sales $17.05@17. 60: light,
S171501T75; mixed. s16.S5d17.70; heavy,
$16.OOM17.30; rough, S16O0@16.J0; pigs,
13.25M1I15
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market weak
Native steers. s1O-J0@17.5o; stockers and
81 400 1890; calves. $9.0O014.5o.
SHEEP-Reeeipts 1000 Market weak.
Sheep, S13.00G1I.S0; lambs. $16.J0@22.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

If you want the official garden
book which tells how to plant and
raise potatoes and all kinds of
vegetables, write today, enclosing
a 2-cent stamp for return postage
and address The Topeka State
Journal Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Haskin. Director, Washing
ton. d. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

Kansas ity, April Enthusiastically
10000. Market steady to SC lower. Bulk
of sales, S17.2od17.55; heavy s17.20@17.5 so;
packers and butchers.-sS11 .3ed 17.G0; light,
s17. 35617.70: pigs. $13.I5@11.O0.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 Market steady
Prime fed steers, $16.00nl7.00: dressed beef
steers $14. JO616-50; western steers $1,000
1900; southern steers. ss.ooQ159O: cows,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

New York April 23-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery higher than extras, 4h1
45c.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras, :sSn,Shc.
CHEESE-Market steady. State held spe-
Gals, 24@251ac.
POULTRI-Alive, firm; dressed, quiet !;
prices unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

New York Stock Market.
Wall St, New York, April 23-STOCkS-
Early activity was succeeded by dullnesss
and general reactions before the end of
the first hour. Rails forfeited their gains
and United States Steel was again under
pressure. Mexican department were re-
Elected in the heaviness of Oil Shippings
and Motors manifested their recent back
ward tendencies and utilities were lower.
The only issues to SHOW strength were In
spiration Copper, Peoples Gas and special
ties under control of professional interests.
at $685. to 1896 and second As at 1864 to
SO "a.
The most reassuring feature at the irreg-
ular opening of today's stock market was
the stronger tone OF the railway list. Read
ing soon advanced a point and other high
Elsewhere gains and losses were evenly
distributed, 2-point decline in Allan tic
Gulf being offset by gain of as much for
Continental Can. Metals were firmer, but
numerous specialties yielded substantial
fractions from yesterdays final quotations
Liberty bonds eased slightly.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
(The following ea'es were made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas city. and
reported over .oug distance telephone d.
rect to the Suite Journal oy Clay Robin
son & Co.. 1fv3 stock commission mer.
chapts.l
Kansas City, April 2S-CATTLE-Re-
eeipts 5000 head 81. /. Market steady to Toe
HoGs-ReceIpts 10000 head Market
steady to 1oe higher Bulk of sales, s17.so@
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady to strong. Woo. lambs, $21.S5; clip
ped lambs, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

Topeka, Kan, April q,
PRAIRIE HAY-$20.00.
ALFALFA-S25 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
DAILY. WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan, for the "a hours ending at
IN Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

New York Sugar Market.
New York. April 2-SUGAR-Raw
steady; centrifugal, COOS; fine granulated,
T.4J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

Kansas-City Produce Market.
1.-THE range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. 301 N. E. Bldg.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, April 23.-BUTTER-Marketu IN
changed.
EGGS-Markes lower. Firsts, $50 SIC
ordinary firsts, 32@33c; at mark, cases in
cluded, ;2@33c
POTATOES-Market lower. Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota bulk, 81. 15QD1.j0
ditto sacks, S1.256L1.35.
POULTK1-AlIve, steady fowls, 2Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard. corner Kaue,<
Ave. and Curtis ST.
MIXED CORN-sis5
WHITE CORN-<1.55.
0ATS-75c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range OF prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board Of Trade as reported by
Thos. J. Myers. sol N. Il. Bldg.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany, corner Laurent and Madison.I
Topeka. Kan, April y.
Springs. ever lbs. 19c: ROSTERS. IGc
broilers 2 lbs and under, 3Oc.
Eggs are retailing in Topeka. Sc
BUTTER@1Q4Jc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

Furnished by W; A. t;ilchrist. sos Quincy
Street)
Topeka, Kan, April q
PRAIRIE HAY-s2oOO
ALFALFA-S25.00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

New Orleans otton Market.
New Orleans, April 23.-COTTON-Spot
nominal, unchanged; middling, 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

Kansas City, April 23.-CORN-Cash
Market 1@2c higher. No. 2 mixed, $1-64 a
1.67; No. 3, $1.6U@ .65; No. white, $1.72A
LIZ; No. 3, nominal; No. yellow, $1.669g
16S No. 8, nominal.
OATS-Market steady te 1ac lower. No.
white, SIG S6hc; No. mixed, S3h@
S42c.
kYE-So 35@245
kAFIK AND MILO MAIZE-SS1O@3.15
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-$1 .90l2 III.
BRAN-$I65G1.o0.
WHEAT-Receipts Z cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGiGS-Firsts, 3211c.
CORN-Ciose: May $127A; July 81. 529A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

Very little moisture has fallen in Kansas
in the past twenty-fouy hours Tempera-
lures continue below notmal in all parts-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

81 .75@1375; heifers, $oOo@14OO; stockers
and feeders, Ss.2511410: bulls, $500 Ii 10 :;
calves, $S.O0d125O.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong.
$500; wethers, s15.OO@17 90; ewes. s15.00@
1875; stockers and feeders $S.50@ 1850.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
Kansas City, Apl
Chicago Grain and Provision Mar

Chicago, April 23.-CORN-Close Ma.
$1.50as; July, 81. 493s @1.49A.
OATS--April, .S9Ac; May, S4%@Sihc
June, S113c; July, 74Hc.
PORk-May, $i7.45.
LARD-May, S25.15; July, $2541.
SHORT RIBS-May, $23.25; July, 1921
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Coz
CATTLE AND HOGS
Toneka Kan AnriI ~
Retail Hay.

shorn lambs an1 sheep &c under above
prices
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10

I disobeyed orders. I got so mad
when those fellows hit me that I
could not help trying to get my own
back but I have got all the guns in
my mind and 1 can remember where
they are"
And glory, glory Halleluah! The
Admiral smiled graveIy and I could
read in that blessed old smile that I
wasn't going to be punished.
mo need of worrying about the
guns, my boy" said he, because what
they are protecting exists no longer.
You did a rather complete job on the
ammunition stores. And, by the way,
inasmuch as I have recommended
you for the D. S. O., you need not
worry either about disobeying your
orders-this time"
I believe I tainted at that Now
I'm here in Blighty. .....
And the bespetacled old officer who
started the whole affair sits beside me
at his Club and chuckles when I pre-
tend that he is forever on my black
list for starting the episode of Blanck-
EN- and thereby changing over mod
est young f1ight-lieutenant into a
proudly and cocky individual who
rust be as expressing in that mental
attitude to his friends as he is to the
reader by now. (By The international
News Bureau, Inc, Boston, Mass.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
OTHER CITIES ASK
FOR HOUSE LOANS

Twelve proposed locations for the
new houses which will be constructed
in Bridgeport by the Bridgeport
Housing Co., with the 100000 loan
recently secured from the govern
ulent, are now under consideration in
Washington Government housing Of
f1cials have inspected all of the sites,
and will recommend six locations.
The directors and the executive COM
mittee of the Housing Co. will hold
a meeting Wednesday for the purpose
of discussing plans for the under
writing of the loan.
Adopting the course followed by
Bridgeport in securing the govern
ment loan, So other cities of the
United States have applied for loan
of money to help in solving the hous-
ing difficulty. The Bridgeport situa-
ton was put through the various de-
partments at Washington as a sort
of test case, and eliminated in a
special act being passed by Congress
whereby the government can now loan
money for building projects similar to
the one in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10

rushed to the plane-by the greatest
piece of good fortune that had ever
happened to an aviator I had landed
from my headquarters-and found me
hanging by my belt from the seat in
a terrible sanguinary condition it was
small wonder that they took me for
dead.
The D. S. o.
did not come out of oblivion for
week and when I awoke in the hos
pital it was coincidental that the c.
o, was there on a visit of inspection
and found his kindly eyes fixed on
me. Beside him was an older officer
and was rather surprised to note the
distinctive marks on his uniform that
denoted an Admiral of the Roya!
Navy.
1t must have been d feeble smile
of recognition-that of mine.
How do you feel, Williams?" said
the Admiral. THE Commander has
been telling me about your fight and
your accident. I'm afraid you've been
a long time getting over it. They
seemed to have peppered you.
"A long time, sir" said I, surpris-
| ed, How long?
"Oh. a week. We thought we were
going to see you peg out once or
twice"
| Suddenly I remembered everything
/ and I grew frightened.
"rm afraid, sir" I ventured, 'thai
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
LONG HILL Is 900
PER CENT. IN LOAN

Long Hill probably has the record
for the greatest per cent. efficiency
in the. Third Liberty Loan drive. The
town is 800 per cent, having raised
SIS, 500. Through an error on the
part Of one of the canvassers the
report that was made to the district
headquarters in this city but $500
was reported yesterday. This morn
ing the Office received notes that
the town had raised the first named
sum. Long Hilrs quota was $4,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
EARL WILLIAMS
REPORTED KILLED

New Haven, May 1o-Death of
Lieut. Earl T. Williams, 1910, in
Northampton, Mass, was announced
at Yale today. He was struck by a
tree bough during wind storm Lieut..
Williams was in athletics during hts
college years, a member Of Scroll and
Keys and was in business in Brooklyn
and Buffalo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
BY FRANCIS WILLIAMS, v. c..
Flight Commander, R. +. c.

My part in that beorgotten episode of Banckem
began at precisely $50 o'clock of the most depressing
nights But matter of fact the episode had its ncep
ton some few weeks before in small, stuy not
dred miles from Wha There sat midde-aged grey
well but whose the Service may mention Piles of
official documents tied up with the proverba tape
hefor i'm
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10
Aviator Tells How
lie Wiped Out Town
By Dropping Bombs

Assigned to Observation He Could Not Resist Temptation
Destroy Blancken Where Huns Had Accumulated
Great Stores of Ammunition and Other War Sup
plies Relates Details of Trip and Action Which
Gained for Him the Victoria Cross
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10

The former German steamer Prinz
August Wilhelm, burned In Puerto
Colombia, was fired by Captain De-
wall SO as the United States would
not be able to take IL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10

Steady improvement is noted in the
condition of Senator Ollie James, of
Kentucky, in Johns Hopkins hospital,
Baltimore.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-10

A wild elatlon grlpped me. had
| disobeyed orders. Please bear with
me in my poorly-concealed pride but
had done the work that whole
squadron might have been proud to
accomplish in destroying that am
munition store single-handed instead
! of Just bringing back a, confirmation
of the report of its having been es-
tablished.
| AS turned the plane west my pride
collapsed, so sick, dizzy and faint was
I from loss Of blood. Luckily I had
enough strength to guide the machine
/ and ztg-Zag back up into the clouds
Once there, got the control stick be-
tween my knees and got my rum flask
cut with my still serviceable hand. ]
drained it to the last drop.
I climbed and climbed until ]
reached the bright sunshine above the
clouds. Every movement Of mine
was now mechanical as I spun alons
lack toward home. 1t was a reviv.
ing shock to make out a plane fal
ahead and above me.
1 dropped to the clouds again and
the chap missed me.
My senses were now Keeling after
reaching the protection of the clouds
) How long went along in them I fai
absolutely to remember. Ny heac
began to spin. My grip on the contr o
relaxed. The machine swerved
: With a last expiring effort I swuns
it around until clear, open spac.
was ahead, and some 500 feet below
} have a faint memory Of my heat
, falling back and the control slippin,
from me.
Somewhere above I must have hat
S a Good Angel at that moment 70
t they tell me the machine glided easil,
= to earth as though under perfect con
S troll. But good as this miraculou
? landing was the wheels struck a rui
and the machine turned over com
Y plete1y.
Il So that when a party Of Tomrnie
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-11
INSECT DOES VAST
AMOUNT OF INJURY
Corn Ear Worm Does Much Harm
to Garden and Field Crops
Fall Flowing Urged.

The corn ear-wOrm does vast
hle garden and field crops. 1t is prac-
tlCally the only insect which Injuries
the ears of field corn, and it is de-
Cidedly the worst insect pest Of sweet
corn. This worm does considerable
damage to tomatoes by boring into
the green and ripening fruit and is
known to the grower as the tomato
fruit-worm it bores into the bud or
unfolding leaves of tobacco and is
known to the planter as the tobacco
bud-worm; and 1t is also one of the
serious pests of cotton in the South
where it is called the cotton bOll-WOrm
from its habit of boring into the cot
ton-bolls.
The full-grown worms arc variable
In markings and color, but usually
they are a dull grecnish or brownish
color, with indistinCt stripes or spots,
and are about ~ inches long. Win
ter is passed in the pupa or resting
stage in the soil. When the worm be-
the soil about three inches and con-
StruCts a tube or gallery nearly to
the surface Of the ground for the use
of the moth which will come out later.
The worm retireS to the bottom of the
gallery and changes to the pupa or
resting stage. 1t is in this stage and
under such surroundings that the in
sect passes the winter.
According to 7. J. Talbert of the
University of Missouri College of Ag-
riculture, one of the best means of
control is fall blowing and narrowing
or disking, in order to break up the
opening tubes or exit galleries of the
soil. This also brings the resting
stage (pupO of the insect nearer the
| surface, where the alternate freezing
and thawing during the winter will
have greater effect in destroying it.
Fall blowing and cultivation have
been found almost 100 per cent effec-
tive for the area covered.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-11
BIG IMPORTANCE OF
LEGUME INCUBATION
Soil Fertility Increased by Plow-
ing Under Leguminous Crop,
Says an Expert.

For centuries legumes have been
used in crop rotation because they en-
rich the soil. Why alfalfa, the clio
vers and other similar crops make the
soil richer was discovered about so
years ago, when it was shown that le-
gumes can use the nitrogen of the at
mosphere while other plants must take
1t from the soil. BY blowing under a
leguminous crop, soil fertility may be
increased by that nitrogen taken from
the air.
The leguminous plant, however, can
get its nitrogen from the air only
through bacteria, living on its roots.
Certain bacteria in the soil enter the
small roots and cause them to swell
into wartlike growths of nodules. In
side of these nodules millions of the
legume bacteria grow and these are
agents that take the nitrogen from
the air and give ii to the plants. With
out bacteria the legume plant will not
use nitrogen from the air, but from
the soil the same as any other crop.
To use atmospheric nitrogen as fer
tilizer one must make certain that the
proper bacteria are present in the soil.
This can be done by inoculating,
which consists in applying the bac-