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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

Gravy" Cravath, the Phillies' man
ager, may have poor eyesight and be
through as a regular pastimer. but
when the old boy comes UP to pinch
hit the anxiety of the opposing team is
plain to be seen.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

Catchers Charity of Washington
and Perkins of the Athletics are both
heavy hitting backstops, which ac-
counts for their being placed higher
up in the batting order than is the av-
erape catcher
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

Oklahoma State interscholasitc
meet at saltwater.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

The most destructive o fall insects is
the grasshopper, which consumes in a
day ten times its weight of vegetation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07
INSURANCE

Have you doubled or trebled
that fire policy? Your property,
linens and houehold furniture
could not be replaced for three
times the amount. Our rates on
fire insurance have not advanced.
Call No. 40 and I will cover and
carry your risk while you sleep.
D. BERNARD CoUGHLIN,
200 Market Street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

Outdoor boxing shows staged in
baseball parks promise to be a big
winner in numerous cities this Sum-
mer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

Boxing - Central A. A. T. cham
pionships, at Milwaukee.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

Ledger Service-Eficiency.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-07

Western A. A. U. championships, at
St Louis
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09

per acre the first year and after that
with rotation started nothing at all
would give just as good results if
not better, and hence will use only
zoo pounds of acid phosphate per
acre followed with nitrate of Soda
which I expected to use anyhow be-
hind the guano. This means a saw
ing to me this year on guano of
$3.50 per acre, or $3.50 on the acreage
which l will have in corn. ~''';''
Further, I expected to use 200
pounds per acre of 9-343 guano under
my peanuts, but found there that it
would be better to use lime before
planting and 200 pounds of acid
phosphate per acre under the pea
nuts, which while not only being
worth a great deal more to the land
for soil Improvement and will in
crease the yield of peanuts, L found,
but also saves me for guano under
peanuts this year the sum of so cents
per acre, which, on my acreage in
peanuts this year, will amount to
s25.
Further, I had some pigs here
which I wished castrated but could
get no one to do it, and would GER
t1AAtlS nave Hdd 70 pay IOI LILO WOTk
when done. While at the boil weevil
school 1 learned by actual demon
stration how best to perform this
operation and have now already cas-
ftrated mine myself since my return.
and they are doing fine.
Besides, these, I got ideas for
farm accounting and for building up
soils and FOR raising live stock for
profits and for keeping down losses
and diseases on the farm, that I con-
slider invaluable and cannot stress too
much.'' -. 49,.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
Marketing Hogs

Much complaint is evidenced from
time to time over the condition sur
rounding the marketing of hogs.
Many of our producers have grounds
for the opposition they evidence to-
wards the plans now in effect. In
this case, as with all other questions,
however, there are two sides to the
issue. The first of these concerns
primarily the producer. He cannot
expect to sell an animal at a fancy
price which does not meet the re-
quirements of market demand. In
this respect the producer is often
at fault, and is disposed to blame
his misfortune on the other fellow
The markets for most grades of ami
mails in this country and the products
derived therefrom are pretty we'll
established, and it is to the unqau1i-
fed interest of the grower of hogs
to study these and find out the char
acter and class of animals he should
prepare for market. Just in pros
portion as he does this will he be
able to obtain profitable or fancy
prices for his animals.
The average American housewife
who lives in a town or city and pur-
chases the ultimate product of the
farmers hog has pretty clear-cut
notions about the type and charac-
ter of meat she wishes to buy. She
is insistent on securing the grade to
which she has been accustomed, or
which she has been taught, either
by experience or in schools which
she may have attended, to regard as
the most desirable or economical.
There has been a tendency on the
part of many of our growers of hogs
to imagine that any class of ami
mails which they may raise should
find a ready sale and bring fancy
prices. They are frequently dis
gruntled and feel that they have been
seriously Disseminated against when
placed on the market do not bring
prices such as they think they are
entiltde to receive. Let us face this
issue on its merits and study the
facts as they exist and then formu-
late plans of action by which the
producer can supply the market more
nearly with the class of animals
demanded, and then obtain in re-
turn the price which he is justified
to expect for what he has to sell.
In this connection a depression
may be permitted. We have all heard
during the last few years about the
great success which attended Ger
man merchandising efforts. This
was due to the fact that the Ger
man government selected and sent to
foreign countries large number of
the best and most capable men with
in the empire to learn the personal
habits manner of thought, needs
and requirements of the particular
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09

production IS concerned, ln9fe- Is HO
noteworthy difference between regu-
lar and irregular milking, although
regularity is usually desirable for
other reasons. In the experiment
the feeding hours were regular
throughout. More difference might
be found if both feeding and milk
ing were irregular, as is the case
on many farms. 1t has always been
the common opinion, also, that a
cow would give more milk if she
had water, constantly before her
/ than if she We're watered once or
twice day. -! The department is ex-
pclimenting on that, and has reach
ed tho tentative conclusion that the
advantage of water continuously
lies mainly in the saving of labor
rather than lin a greater produc-
ton of milk.
The Question of WalIows
There was another common theory
on which people were divided. Some
men said that hog would do better
men of equal experience said there
was nothing to it; that wanow
had nothing to do with the pro1Eeri-
ty of a hog. The department made
some experiments, and found that
a hog does gain weight more rapid
" if he has access to a walloW than
if he has not.
There are other animal expert
rnents in progress that will require
longer periods than the 20-year Ok
pertinent with. cattle. Some inbreed-
ing experiments are in progress that
have already reached the twentieth
generation of inbred animals. One
series of experiments has resulted
in the recreation of breed OF
horses-the Morgan-that, when the
experiments began, was thought to
be lost to the world. Other expert
| ments are in progress with the OBJ
ject of creating a breed of Ameri-
can general-purpose horses, and still
others for the evolution of the ideal
| cavalry horse.
Experiments are in progress to de-
|. termine the best method of develop
| ing better milk al d butter producing
cows in larger numbers. Line
| breeding, inbreeding, and crossbreed
ing are being tried through a mum.
| Der of generations.
These lines of experimentation arc
| merely Indicative of scores OF lines
along which work is now in prog
ress and of hundreds that have al
| ready. been completed. Whenever
any experiment is completed and the
facts are determined, the informa-
| ton is made available to the public
| These results, obtained by the, De
partment of Agriculture, the State
| agricultural colleges. and other co
| operative agencies, from the basis OF
| agricultural advancement If al
farmers awaited themselves of them
advancement would be much more
rapid. Many of them are incorpo
rated in bulletins and other publica'
lions. Practically all of them thai
have been completed are available
| in one form or another. Where full
! information is not to be had il
printed form, officials of the depart
ment, or of the State experiment
station, or the county agent at youi
| home, can furnish it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
EXHAUSTIVE TESTS ARE BASIS ...
OF AGRICULTURAL ADVANCES

The scientific experiment is a
slow process, but it is the best way
in the world to get facts.
The slowness of it is one of the
reasons why the farmer, even
though he is a scientist, can not do
the experiments for himself. He
has not the time to devote to them.
Then, sometimes a great many ex-
periments have to be tried before
one is made that produces the desir-
ed results The farmer can not af-
ford the numerous experiments that
may not get satisfactory results for
the sake of the one that does.
Here is an Illustration of the kind
of experiment that, from the stand
point of the length of time it takes,
no farmer could undertake for him
self as a business proposition The
United States Department of Agri-
culture wanted to know whether the
milking tendency in beef cattle is
transmitted mainly by the dams
through the male line of descent,
and to what extent the milk-giving
function of the dam influences the
beef character of the progeny. An
experiment to determine those facts
was begun in 1915. 1t will not be
completed until 1928. But at the end
of that 20-year period the Depart
ment of Agriculture will know those
facts, and every farmer in the Unit
ed States may know them pust as
thoroughly as if he had devoted 20
years of his own life to working
them out, ~
Benefit for Human Beings
This is one of the experiments of
the Bureau Of Animal Industry, and,
like all, the experiments of that bu-
reau, has as its object the improve
ment of live stock. But it has been
repeatedly proved that work for the
improvement of live stock always
has an indirect, and frequently edi-
rect, beneficial effect on human be-
ings. Here is an Illustration of d.
rect benefit: Horses sometimes die
of what is known as forage poison
ing. The Bureau of Animal Indus
try began experiments to determine
the. cause of that poisoning. The
bacillus botulinus was incriminated.
Experiments were begun to develop
a serum. that would protect against
botulinus poisoning. T sheep was
finally ,immunized and "a quantity of
serum made fro mits blood. Then,
one day, word came to the bureau
that little girl had contracted bot
ulinus poisoning from ripe olives
| and was dying. The serum-pre-
| pared with the idea Of protecting
horses against forage was rushed
from Washington to New York and
the little girls life was saved Cases
of 'botultnus poisoning, from canned
goods and othar foods have fire.
quently caused the death of entire
families, and there has previously
been no relief for it.
r.. Experiments prove theories or dis
prove them, and one may be just as
significant as the other. There has
long been "a theory that O. cow would
give more milk if MIXED at regu-
lar times every day than if MIXED
irregularly. The Department of Ag-
riculture. tried it Que on "a scale suf-
ffciently large to make certain Of
tho facts, and found that, so far as
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
"Price Currents" Valuable
-. In EiXinu Cost Levels

In finding a market, the quotations
Or price currents" will often be of
value to the farmer in determining
the general price levels. These quota
tions appear in newspapers trade
journals, auction sheets, bulletins
published by private commission
firms, and farm papers. In~the case
OF fruits and vegetables, they are
prepared by newspaper reporters or
representatives. OF trade journals who
are supposed to cover the market
each morning and determine the
range of rices for each commodity,
either from actual sales or from the
opinions expressed by members of
he trade. .-.. .-ss
Public auction sales and transac-
lions On boards of trade also indi-
cate general market conditions and
lid in determining prevailing prices
for the day. Auction quotations have
he advantage of representing bona
fide sales in the majority of cases
and of showing actual amounts NOV
ing at different prices. Quotations,
as sometimes published, are not of
great value unless price ranges are
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
Shipper Should Learn
Methods of. Distribution

Any intelligent attempt to better
marketing conditions must be based
on a good working knowledge of
present agencies and their functions.
Marketing exper IS of the United
States department of agriculture de-
clare that the nearer both producer
and consumer can come to an under
standing and appreciation of the
work devolving upon the distributor
the nearer will Americans approach
solution of many of the problems
incident to the movement of fruits
and vegetables. .n...
The shipper who has a definite
knowledge of the course his goods
will take when they reach big mar
11et has great advantage over the
man who has no idea OF methods of
distribution. He can safeguard his
interests by retaining a measure of
control over his product after it
reaches destination.
Shippers or prospective shippers
of fruits and vegetables are advised
to get in touch with their principal
market, learn it's likes, dislilles and
peculiarities, study the means where
by their goods are distributed to con-
sumers, and secure a working knowl-
edge of the chief problems incident
to the handling of their commodi-
ties s" ss ts,~- ~ Nfts
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
Picks Up Crew of
Abandoned Schooner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March g.
The steamer Gutheil reported to thc
naval wireless station here today
that she had picked up the crew of
the schooner, Lejok; that the schoon-
er was abandoned and on her side
in longitude 2S:12 north, latitude
1910 west Captain Granville and
all members of the crew were saved.
The Lejok was bound from Jack
sonville to Mayaguez, Porto Rico,
with a cargo of lumber.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09

given for the varieties of each COM
modify as well as for the commodity
as whole If, for example, the pub
lished quotations give the range In
prices for apples as a whole, en- :
tirely disregarding varieties or
grades, the statement would be so
broad as to be almost worthless and
would lead to serious misinterpreta,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09

Corn on Light Sandy Land
B. r. c., Vienna, Ga, writes: have
q piece of land covered with sassafras
bushes and salamander beds. 1t is white
sandy land. / want to make q crop Of
corn on it, and would like to know
what fertilizer to use. ,a.-ss ~.
Presumably corn will do as we'll
on the character of land about which
you inquire as any other crop you
could plant. 1 suggest that you
break this land to good depth. 1t
is then desirable that you rake out
and destroy as many of the sassafra S
roots as possible. Deep blowing will
cut many of these into or loosen
them so they can be narrowed out.
The better seed bed you prepare on
soils Of this type, the more likely
you are to harvest satisfactory
crop. Land which is sandy should
be literally fortified. There are two
ways of accomplishing this to which
you should give consideration. The
soil should first be enriched with
vegetable matter or yard manure. If
you cannot obtain the latter, you
can certainly secure a few loads Of
decayed leaf mold from the woods
and scatter it over the surface of
the ground. Harrow this in. Then
use on this land formula contain
ing not less than per cent Of avail
able nitrogen, 10 per cent of phos-
I&oric acid and per cent of potash.
We would advise an application Of
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
Potah as Related to Cotton Produc-
ton -


NJ. c., Colbert, Ca. writes: Some
writers say we must have potash to
e make a good cotton crop, and others
say we do not need potash for cotton
north of Macon; Would like for you to
tell me what experiments have shown
along this line. ~ 80
The results Of our experiments on
the Cecil clays and the Cecil sandy
loans Of, north Georgia indicate that
some potash can be used to advatl-
tage under cotton and other farm
crops. The soils in question contain
more total potash than those of any
other section of Georgia. The pot
ash, however, is held very tightly in
the soil by reason of the manner in
which it is combined with other ele-
ments. Hence, it becomes but slight
ly available even under favorable
conditions. This element is frequent
ly lacking in our soils because we
have made little effort to rotate
crops CT to supply our land with
larger quantities of nitrogen. On
account of this situation. we would
ordinarily advise the use Of some
potash under cotton. The price OF
this element has been SO high in re-
cent years, however, as to make it's
general use inadvisable. Apparently,
there are larger amounts available
now than in previous years and,
while the price is still very high,
comparatively speaking, one could
possibly afford to use or 8 per cent
of it in a formula intended for cot
ton on land of the type about which
you inquire. In this connection, we
would of course prefer to emphasize
the use of nitrogen and phosphoric
acid, as we think these elements
more essential even than potash.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

at least three hundred pounds, put
under the drill row or the water fur
row at the time the corn is planted.
Two hundred pounds might. be used
as a side application when the corn is
knee high. IL ST. G& Ayr'
Handling Land intended For Wa
- termelonS ".'.''''F 80
a. II. W. H., LenoX, Ga, writes: have
had my land broken since before Christi
mas preparatory. to planting .watermel- -
ons. When should they be planted, and
how should the fertilizer &C be applied
and how much ? Should it.ian be used -
at planting time, some reserved for
q" later application So SHlS t=*
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-05
Local Pelit;cs
Beginning To Brew

Candidates for the Republican CouH-
" offices got together and organized
by choosing F. r.. Fisher as Chairman,
G. C. Briggs as Secretary, l.. 7. Jar
muth, as Treasurer. The State and
rational candidates are undoubtedly
planning on sending the political or
ators into our county. The local can
didates will get acquainted with the
people in various ways known to the
statesmen and politicians
Rec Heights, this year. furnishes
two candidates, Charles Gardner for
reelection as State Senator, Pat
Walsh for County Auditor, f. A. Alte-
row, pioneer merchant. of st. Law
renee, has been nominated representa-
tive in the legislature. II. G. Rudd, of
Orient, has been chosen for register
of Deeds, Melvin Butte, of Hiland Twp
for sheriff, ID A Lewis, of Miller, for
Treasurer and Miss Jean Garrett for
Supt. OF Schools, Judge Anderson has
teen renominated as County Judge.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-05
Hail Loss of State
Estimated at $l,OOO,OOO

Pierre, August 3.-Insurance Com
missioner VanCamp estimates that
the state insurance fund will be cal
led upon TO meet losses of approx
mately a million dollars this season,
this out of a general hail loss Of ap-
proximiately four million dollars for
.he whole state The returns coming
in from the different counties show
that generally the state hail insurance
was greater in extent this year than
for. the first year, this regardless of
the criticism of the law in many plac-
es. The fund is in shape to pay all
the losses of this year without bor-
rowing a cent on emergency warrants.
this being possible out of the surplus
Of last year although a part of the
receipts Of this year will have to be
drawn on to pay all claims. But the
outlook is that when the business of
the season is closed up the showing
will be that of a material reserve to
take care of next year losses if they
occur.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-05
VAYLAND
possible.

Mrs. Simon Mathieson and children
arrived Tuesday morning for a visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A M. Anderson.
Mrs. Long and Mrs. Weston left
Monday evening for Mrs. Weston's
home at Wasta after an extended visit
at the F b. Goodeli home.
r. b.. Sedan was a passenger to
Pierre Tuesday.
Mrs. A. M. Anderson spent Tuesday
in Huron.
+. M Hackett is I'm the hospital at
Miller. She is under the care of DIR.
McWhorter.
The yayland base ball team put It
all over the south team and Wessing-
ton team Sunday afternoon. They
were two very good games.
Mr. and Mrs. r.. b. Sedan were HUI
ron shoppers Saturday evening.
Miss Viola Sass returned to her
home at West Point, Nebr., after an
extended visit at the J. Z. Coon and
Vim. Sass homes.
A F. Shulther's was a yayland Wis
itor over Sunday.
Mrs. Barbour and Miss Mary Gray
spent Sunday at Lake Byron north OF
Huron.
Robert Sedan was a Huron caller
Saturday evening.
Henry Schrader transacted business
in vayland Monday and Tuesday.
Hilda Friemark visited Era McCor-
mack last week.
H J. Clifford left Monday for Dundee
Ill. He expects to bring his mother
back with him for an extended visit.
Marcia Hackett came home from
| Sioux Falls for a short visit.
Announcements have been received
here OF the marriage of Miss Lettie
Rush to C. w. Wilson, formerly of this
place.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-05
Governor Norbeck Makes
Flying Visit To Miller

Governor Norbeck made a flying trip
into this county last Friday. He drove
his own car to Miller from Pierre, was
taken, by Mr.. Altenow, of st. Lawrence
to the South Hand County picnic,
where he addressed the Old Settlers,
came back to Miller in the afternoon,
looked up road matters connected with
the highway commission in this coun-
~. He then drove his w car on to
THighmore in the evening where he
met the commissioners of Hyde County
by eight o'clock. and then on to Pierre
by midnight. Strenuous day for any
man.
In talking over road matters, the
Governor made the statements that, on
the state roads, 1t is not the duty of
highway commissioners to repair these
roads but the duty of every county and
that the highway commissioners would
insist that they be kept in repair.
Those who heard the Governors
sreech at the picnic, were pleased
with his address. No politics were in
.ected but he made a good business
like discussion of farming conditions,
roads and other matters which the
average citizen Is thinking and talking
OF today.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-05
Rush. Wilson

Miss Lefty Rush, Of st. Lawrence
and C. w. Wilson of this city, were
married Monday, August 2, at the
nome of the brides parents, the Rev.
II. f. Tarleton officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Orrin Rush She has made
her home in this city for some time.
The groom is a young business man
Of this city.
The young couple will make their
home in this city until spring, when
they will move onto a farm.
The Press joins with their many
friends in extending congratulations.