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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-10

COlOrS now Ut
nd also white. -
Burson Hose, q pair c1
Women's. Seamless and "a
fashioned. In black and bal
briggan. Sizes 81 to 10. Some
outsizes in the lot. Irregular
weaves. Dollar Sale, pair for
$1.-Bargain Basement.
Women's Vests, 8 for C1
Regularly 25c. 1000 in ~
the lot. Fine rib, "Cumfy" cut,
low neck, no sleeves, lace trim
med. Sizes 38 to AZ. Dollar
Sale, 8 for $1.-Bargain Base /
ment.
Children's Sox, S pair G.
Fine mercerized socks ~ i
with striped cuff tops, in white
and assorted colors. Sizes AZ
to 6h. Dollar Sale, pair for
$1.-Bargain Basement.
Children's Socks, 6 pr. e.
Fine rib cotton, with -
striped cuff tops. Double heel
and toe. Sizes 6 to 9. Dollar
Sale, 6 pair for $1.-Bargain
Basement.
Stockings, 6 pair Ct
Children's' regularly 25c. u
Fine rib cotton stockings, with
double heel and toe. In black,
white, or cordovan. Sizes 6 to
Oh. Dollar Sale, 6 pair for 81.
-Bargai Basement.
Stockings, 3 pair C1
Women's fine rib Isle, ~
fashioned with high spliced heel,
double toe and sole. Sizes 81
to 10. Dollar Sale, 8 pair for 81.
Bargain Basement.
Aprons, 2 for q
Polly Prim. In check "a
and stripe designs. Rick-rack
trimmed and tie sash. Dollar
Sale, 2 for $1.-Bargain Base
ment.
Silk Gloves, 2 pair q
Women's. Black silk, VA
double finger tipped. 2-button
length with embroidered backs.
All sizes. Regularly SOC. Dollar
Sale, 2 pair for $1.-Bargain
Basement.
Bags and Suit Cases, q
Factory samples. Trav- "a
cling Bags and Suit Cases. Some
slightly bruised. Values from
S1.5O to $500. Dollar Sale, at
S1.-Bargain Basement.
Jumbo Vests, 4 for q
Women's. Fine rib cot "a
ton vests, for stout women.
Made large, long and full. Sizes
46 to so. Dollar Sale, 4 for 81.
Bargain Basement.
Union Suits, 2 for G.
Women's. Fine rib cot "a
ton suits, open or closed pat
terms. Low neck, no sleeves and
knee length. Regularly 69c.
Dollar Sale, 2 for $1.-Bargain
Basement.
Union Suits, 2 for C1
Women's. Envelope suits, "a
bodice style, with silk ribbon
shoulder strap. Sleeveless and
lace trimmed. Sizes 36 to "a.
Dollar Sale, 2 for $1.-Bargain
Basement.
Boomers, q for G.
Women's. Jersey knit, VA
flesh color boomers, with elias
tic bands at waist and knees.
All sizes. Dollar Day, 4 for 81.
Bargain Basement.
Handkerchiefs, IL for q
5000 mill rejects, sub " i
ject to slight imperfections
Women's are sheer lawn with
narrow hemstitch. with dainty
embroidered effects. Mems are
plain white with narrow hem
stitch. Dollar Sale, IL for 81.
Bargain Basement.
Sacques, 2 for G.
Women's Dressing. Ma Va
terials of percale in dark gray
and navy blue grounds with
light figure. Dollar Sale, . for
S1.-Bargain Basement.
Bathing Suits, Ct
Sateen. Neatly fash VA
ioned--and remember, there are
about two more months of bath
ing weather ahead. Dollar Day,
Sl.-Bargain Basement.
Children's Hose, 4 pr. Ct
White. They are silk "a
from top to bottom. Sizes aIl
to 6. Dollar Sale, 4 pairs, ST.
Bargain Basement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-10

dldfS NOydl OupIcliiC mClSlidiiu
4. All have attractive belts. In
nix, navy, honeydew, rose, tan
Silk Mixed Hose, 2 pr. q
Regularly 69c. Wom- Va
ems. With Long silk boot, high
spliced heel and double toe. Deep
rib garter hem. Black or cordo-
van. Sizes 8Na to 10. Dollar
Sale, 2 pairs, $1.-Bargain Base
ment.
Lace Stockings, 3 pair q
Regularly Soc. With ~A
long lace boot, high-spliced heel
and double toe. In black and
colors. Sizes 8H to 10. Regu-
larly Soc. Dollar Sale, 3 pairs
for $1.-Bargain Basement.
Women's Stockings, q
Thread silk, with long "a
silk boot. high-spliced heel and
double toe. Lisle garter hem.
Black and colors. Irregular
weaves. Dollar Sale at $1.-Bar-
gain Basement.
Corsets at C1
Made of coutil and ~
fancy brocade. suitable for the
slender and average figure. Low
bust and long hips. also rubber
tops, some with rubber inserts;
summer weight, very comfort
able and cool. Sizes 20 to 20.
Dollar Sale at ST. Bargain
Basement.
Bandeaux, 4 for Ct
Of lightweight mate "a
rails. Hook-back style. Pink or
white. in broken lots. Dollar
Sale, 4 for $1.--Bargain Base
ment.
Night Gowns, 2 for q
Made of nainsook and VA
crepe, some with touches Of hand
embroidery. Pink and white.
Dollar Sale, 2 for s1.-Bargain
Basement.
Petticoats, 2 for Ct
Made of nainsook with " L
embroidered flounce. In regular
sizes only. Dollar Sale, 2 for
$1.-Bargain Basement.
Sateen Petticoats, Ct
Of Sateen and Italian VA
Cloth, some with neat figures.
Regular and extra sizes. Dollar
Sale, at $1.-Bargain Basement.
Undermuslins, 2 for q
This assortment includes "a
drawers and corset covers. Made
of cambria and nainsook. En-
broidered and lace trimmed.
Regular sizes. Dollar Sale, 2
for $1.-Bargain Basement.
Aprons, 5 tor vi
Women's daintily made VA
of good quality Bingham, full
cut with or without bibs. Dollar
Sale, 8 for 's1.-Bargain Base
ment.
Garments, 2 for q
Children's. Including "a
rompers, overalls, etc. Rompers
are made of ginghams and
chambray. 4 to 6 years. Dollar
Sale, 2 for Bargain Base
ment.
Shirtings, S yards C1
SO inches wide. Colored ~ L
Stripe Repps. Regularly 29c.
/ Dollar Sale, 5 yards $l.-Bargain
Basement.
Ice Sheeting, 81
10 yards. ..........~A
80 inches wide; unbleached !;
fine for making sheets or pillow
cases. Dollar Sale, 10 yds., ST..
Bargain Basement.
Longcloth, 8 yards 81
SO inches wide. Fine "a
quality for undergarments. Reg
ularly Ice. Dollar Sale, yards
for $1.-Bargain Basement.
Pillow Cases, a for Ct
Size 36x45 inches. Neat VA
ly trimmed, ready for use. Reg
ularly 35c. Dollar Sale, for
s1.-Bargain Basement.
Crib Blankets, 2 pair 81
Baby's white crib blan- VA
kets, with pink and blue borders.
Dollar Sale, 2 pair for $l.-Bsr-
gain Basement.
Stockings, 6 pair 81
Women's regularly 25c. "
Fine rib cotton, with seams up
the back, double heel and toe,
In black, white or cordovan
Sizes 81 to 10. Dollar Sale, 9
pair for S1.-Bargain Basement
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
Cold " Gather Causes Big
UDturn in Wheat Prices

By Associated Press:
CHICAGO May 16.-COnsiderable
strength developed in the wheat
market Monday owing TO more or
less unreasonable cold weather and
to "A sharp upturn in prices at Win
nipeg The market closed unsettled
at the same as Saturdays average
to THREE cents higher. with May 1.46
to 1.46A, and July 1.15A to 1.15 z.
Corn finished "a TO 1c lower. oats
off "A n q 10 q and provisions un-
changed 10 % down.
Reports Of heavy frosts at vari-
Gus places gave the bulls an advant-
age in the wheat market almost
from the outset. an advantage which
was quickly supplemented by word
that May delivery at Winnipeg
showed a rise of six cents compared
with Saturday.
It was said growers appeared TO
have command Of the situation at
Winnipeg Meanwhile, country Of
ferings here and at other domestic
markets were light.
Hedging pressure on corn weak
ened the market both for corn and
oats
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
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FRON1
B& LEAGUE
SA RALl pLANER r
Play Your Hardest

Written especially for the Eoys and
Girls Newspaper Dy
EDDIE Collins
Second Baseman OF the Chicago
White SOx
You cant get any OF the real fun
and other benefits IN baseball unless
you play the game for all it's worth.
If you play baseball. play the game
hard-hght. It's the only way 10 get
anything out of II.
Never 20 back to the bench say
ing 10 yourself, Gee. / wish / had
tired Just little harder; l could
have landed that ball for one base
anyhow Try your hardest al
ways
Somebody or other once said
that If anything Is worth doing II
IS worth doing we'll Playing base
ball stems 10 me TO be something
worth doing.
The player who Is dishonest or
shirks his duty IN a game OF base
ball, or any other game, not only
cheats himself but his comrades.
Don't be afraid of making a mis-
take There isn't big league play
er who doesn't make a mistake now
and then. If you arc willing TO learn
70 play baseball. you must be will
ing TO get up and make mistakes.
Take yoar lesson from each mis-
take. and go on playing
The really successful baseball
player plays the game for the
games sake
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
HOW Do YOU SAY
THESE SIMPLE WORDS?

Here arc a few more stumbling
blocks (for some OF u.s. in the Eng
lish language. Do they agree with
your pronunoiationss
gratis-Think of the word "grate-
fur and keep the same long "a" BY
the way, never say Free gratis.
Gratis. alone. is enough.
err-Say "ur,- not "air" as one
might thin, from the pronuncia-
tion Of error" which is "airer."-
long-lived-Use the long q"
adverse-Aocent the first syllable.
envelope-Put the accent on the
first: pronounce the first syllable
just as its spelled, or a delicate,
lady-like "an."
cleanly-This word as an adjec-
tive is pronounced with a short
e." but as an adverb make il long.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
MARKETS
CHICAGO LIYE sTOCK.

(By e. = Bureau Of Markets.
CHICAGO, May 6.-HOGS-Receiptsr
$4,000; market active, mostly 1Jc lower
bulk. =. tjGIS 20: top, $3.50: heavyweight,
SS.1OdS.JO medium weight, SS.3JdSI 40 ;
light weight, SS.45d $50: light lights,
Ss4OdS.sO: heavy packing sows, smooth,
S7.;EJdS packing sOws, rough, S1dtSO ,
pigs. $SGIS.6O
CATTLE Receipts. 1900: market
generally steady: beef steers. choice and
prime. SS.9Od9.TJ medium and good, 81
d9: good and choice, SS.JOd95O; common
and medium. STM $50; butcher cattle,
heifers. S6M9: cows, SJ.2JT7.1j; bulls,
$jGT: Gamers and cutters, cows and
heffers, 81 JOl15. -: Gamer steers, S30I
80: veal calves. light and handyweight,
SG.7Jd9.50: feeder steers. S1MS.JO: stock
or steers, S5.TJdS.2J; stOcker cows and
heifers S3.1Jd6.2a.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900; market
mostly 25c higher; lambs. - lbs. down,
S1Od 11.75: lambs. - lbs. up. $3.50
1l.I0: lambs, culls and common, ST.25M
go: spring lambs. S11. .JO6113.75: year
ling wethers. $500 10; ewes, S66I
ewes. culfs and common, s. 22505J0
feeder lambs, S6.5OdS25.
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFALO, y. Y. May 16.-Re-
ceipts. 2.625 head; market active; ship
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
This Shoes Where Your Dollar Goes

The food doar-and there is food dollar in each
izo and one-haf n c. L. doars-is interesting. II is
split something like this: 81 for meat and
tne other ~ cents for all other articles Of diet.
Going into detail each food dollar is spent: 30
for pork and 10 beef. total Of 81
cents IL cents for bread grains and cereals II cents
for milk. butter and cheese; IL cents for eggs and
poultry6 cents for sugar and cents for vegetables
The food dollar then looks like this:
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
STOCKS RALLY ON
new YORK MARKET
Last-Minute Gains Offset
Losses of Early Part of
Session.

BY Associated Press:
NEW YORK. May 16.-Selling of
stocks for both accounts. principally
for the short interest. was resumed
in moderate volume Monday. 1t con-
tinued until the final hour. when
a covering movement cancelled
many losses and effected a few sub
stantial gains
Early recessions ran from one 70
three points i'm the prominent mo-
tors and their accessories as well as
steels. equipments. shippings. metals
and food shares. Low priced oils
we're under constant fire. due i'm
part 10 rumors affecting a minor
dotation.
Miscellaneous issues embracing the
mall order. motion picture leather
and less distinctive groups also gave
way variably TO professional offer
ings but a few OF the utilities. rails
and tobacco were inclined to
strengthen.
Related Recovery.
The belated recovery was guided
by Mexican Petroleum. Interna-
tional Paper. Sumatra Tobacco and
some Of the oils. as we'll as motors
and investment rails at actual gains
of one 20 fully five points. 1t oc-
Cured in the face Of "a rise OF call
money from 6 IL TO seven percent.
Sales amounted 20 100000 shares.
The principal foreign exchange
remittances reflected the tense sit
uation resulting from the Silesian
c0nfroversv Sterling eased slight
ly and all continental bills. except
ing those to Spain. were irregularly
lower.
Dealings I'm bonds were relatively
more active than in stocks and of
more general character though
the tone was equally uncertain. The
one encouraging feature Of that de-
partu1ent wa sthe Over-subsCriptiOn
% the new Brazilian issues. Liber-
ty issues rallied after early irregu-
larity Total sales (pa r value).
S11.450. 000
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17

Uncle Sans hundred and five million children spend
shout s5oo0O 600 600 dollars year for living Before
30 hat the forty billion mark they stopped calling tt
Cost of Living and referred 10 it as HIGH Cost Of
Living.
The n living is divided generally 7to six Items
These and tho number OF cents in each II. G. l.
dollar goes each item follows: Food.
3s cents. clothing Il cents rent Cor housing) 13iz
furniture. etc cents, fuel = cents; and mis-
ceaneous which includes doctor bills street car fare,
amusements insurance. church. etc, 81 cents
The u. e. 1. dollar then looks Ike this.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
ToDAYs GREAT PERSON
May l7-Your Birthday?

Edward Jenner, who discovered
that smallpox could be prevented
by vaccination. 1t Is said a coun-
try woman first called his attention
TO the matter when he heard her re-
mark that she could not catch small
pox because she already had COW
Pox. He experimental for nearly
twenty years before. in 1898, he an
nounoed his discovery. He was
born in England on May IL, 1749,
and died Jan. 26. 1928.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
Race Against Time

Next time you ride on a street
car or train and Snd the time drag
ging slowly, try this mildly exciting
stunt.
Make a guess as to the time the
car will reach the next stop, or the
place where you want TO get off.
Check your guess with your watch
As the Car nears the finish" YOU
will find the suspense getting great
er and greater Will your guess be
right?
And before YOU know it, IT'S time
for YOU to get of.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
Does a Cat Recognize Itself in a
Mirror?

People say no. The animal. they
say, imagines the reflection IS
another animal Sometimes the cat
or the dog, or whatever II happens
TO be, viii try 20 establish friend
ship with the image. Sometimes
the animal becomes angry. and
sometimes greatly frightened.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
Punk Bulls Eve. B,Goshl

Target practice with real pieces"
has been started by boys OF the sen
Tor class OF Miami High School.
Miami, Fla The three boys who
prove the best markSmen will rep
resent their school in a Florida
state meet on the rife range,
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17

ping steers, S9d925: butcher grades,
s. 2Jd9. heifers. SJdS21: cows. i75d
Z: bulls SJqG.JO. feeders. scar 30; milk
cows and springers. S4.JOdl25.
CALVES Receipts, 300; market
slow Gull TO choice, S46I 10.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 400
market active: choice lambs, Sl2dl2.2J
Gull TO fair, S7.j061175; yearlings, S9d
10: sheep, $4GIS.2J.
Receipts, 1900: market &C.
tive: Workers. S96Od97j: pigs, 1913
mixed. S9.5Od9.6O; heavy, 50. 2Jd $50
rOughs. S7.2J17 90; stays, 81 f5Od6.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
PTTTsBURG LIVE STOCK.

PITTSBURG, Pa. May l6.-CATTLE
supply, LOO: market SOC up: choice,
SS.7Jd925: tidy butchers, Ss.7Jd9. .2S /;
fair, SSdS.J0: common, SSdS50: common
10 good fat bulls. S4M6; common 20 good
fat cows SGSf7T. 80: heifers. SS69: fresh
cows and springers, S6OG1OO; heavy and
thln calves. LOO head: DC lower at
S1O25
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Supply, 5000; f;
market steady; prime wethers, $50:
good mixed. Sjd7: fair mixed, S465
culls and common, $1G3; lambs, 25c up
at S11JO
HOGS Receipts. 500; market steady;
prime heavy hogs, 50; mediums. $9.4o6T
Workers. S940d96O: pigs, SQ.40d960: !:
rouGhs. S4.JOd7.2 -; stays, S4.50d7.25.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17

CORNr-No. yellow. 6fiS9&c. No. ,
yellow. 6OG61tc No 4 yellow, 5eAc
No. mixed. GiTLc. No. 3 mixed. 59As
geo 1sS; No. Z mixed, 5eese: No. white.
OATS--No. white. Ss14 az; No. 4
white, 3Tizc.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
Ouitr q Problem

Teacher to the young isd-'You
are very peculiar boy. You sleep
most of the time, but when you're
awake you're causing trouble. !
don't know whether to let you sleep
or keep you awake.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
CHICAGO PRODUCF.

CHICAGO, May 16.-BUTTER
ceipts, 1O.042 tubs; creamery, extra. 29c; f;
tirstS. 2iG 2Sc: packing stock, 14d1Jc
EGGS-Receipts. 26O3O cases: current
receipts. 2O6i i3c: ordinary frsts, 1S@
49,; frsts. 21d12c; extra. 23hd24c; /;
checks. lea lie; dirties, 1SdLc
CHEESE-Twins new. 14c: Daisies
14I ~ l3c: young Americas, 14l5; Long
horns. 14hc: brick. 12hd13c
LIVE OTLTRY-Turkeys SIC:
chickens. 90: roOsters, 16c: geese, 16m
kc: ducks, 30c
POTATOES-Rec 102 cars: Min
ncapolis and WiscOnsins, 0CC6I1 .Oj.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17

OLIVER WENDELL HOLuES liked
10 whittle when he was boy. One
day he got himself into a terrible stu
alton with Dame Prentiss. his school
teacher-and then something hap
pened- Read about Il here tomorrow.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
DAILY HARDKNOT

am a quotation OF % letters,
made by John Quincy Adams. My
10-20-7-17 is companion, and also
is the title of ships officer. 21-1-
1915 a sharp pointed weapon. 4
16-24-12 is a plural pronoun 5-2-
6-11-9 is a South American animal
5-14-15-29 IS where you live. 19-
6-s-23 is TO cripple.
Answer 90 yesterdays: Tone. on.
ten. net, note. not. one. ton. TO. no.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
Try This On Your Teacher

What cried the surprised
teacher. "zre you late again p
We'll" said Tommy sheepiShly,
~when I got near the school house
/ saw a sign that said 'Schooi-Go
Slow so I slowed
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17

NEW HAY-Psying s14 20 SIS. selling
So 20 S2B
OATS-Paying 4Oc. selling 60c 70 zoe
CLOVER SEED-Paying $1,000 selling
Sl2 20 S14
ALSIhE CLOVER Selling SIC 20 SIS.
ALFALFA Northern grOwnl-S14
NEW CORN-Paying en- selling TJc
10 qa0r
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
NUTS TO CRACK

Why is a defeated army like
wool?
Yesterdays. why is an egg like =
colt ?''-Because il is Of no great use
until IL has been broken.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
INDIANAPOLIS LIVE STOCK.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 16.-HOGS-
ceipts. $500; market steady; top, S910 /;
heavies, SSd9: lights SS9OG01O; pigs,
SS.JOdS.7O. bulk. IS s9O@9
CATTLE Receipts. 1000 market
steady 10 low; choice heavies, 1000
92j: lights, $50: heifers, SG67: COWS,
SHEEP Receipts 100: market steady :
prime sheep. S1M4: limbs. S7MNIJ
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
GRAIN AND FFED:
Corrected daily by ID. a. Morgan. starr
Mills. Hydraulic AvD

GRAIN AND FFED:
Corrected daily by ID. q. Morgan. starr
Mills. Hydraulic Az
CORN-Pay.ng 6Oc a bushel.
OATS-Paylng a. selling CO
BRAN-Selling 81 - 1O0 10 lots
MIDDLINGS-Sell 81 60 hundred
CHOPPED FEED-Seiling S115 per
cwt
GRINDINGS-sc bushel.
WHEAT-Paying SIS
RYE-Paying N15
PRODUCE MARKET.
Corrected today by the Brotherhood
Grocery. ESQ ~. Main ST.
BUTTER AND EGGS-Creamery but
ter. paying 34c pound, selling 4Oc pound
eggs, paying &c dozen, selling 29c.
FRUITS AND NEGFTABLES-Fru
California navel oranges. &c to COO per
dozen new cabbage, paving 4c 10, sell
ing g..
OLD POTATOES-Paying 75c bushel.
selling 81 bushel
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Corrected today by :. W. Lippman.
2lO y. Main ST.
HIDES: calfsSins lOc rendered
talow, 3d5c ID; rough tallow. 2d3c lb.
beeswax, 2JG35.
LIVE sTOCK.
Corrected daily by Major Bros, :. Logan
ST.. Mishlwakal
BEAVY FAT STEERS-Fair to good
66sSc; prime Sd9c.
H0GS-l40 10 200 los. Sc: 200 lbs. and
up PLAkk6f-11c. KS
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
A FAMILIAR QUOTATION

Cwho wrote IT'D
More matter for O Moy Morning.
Yesterdays: Better TO give than
TO receive. John Haywood.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17

Actress reVs % yer club. scout
erpanization, school or neighbour ood
or any other contributions, 20 the
Editor Of the boys and girls section.
care % this newspaper
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
STOCK MARKET SELLING
PRICES AT CLOSE

NEW YORK. May 16.-Last quo
tations on the stock exchange at
1880 o. m, today. were:-
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
CHICAGO GRAN CLOSE.

CHICAGO. May 18.-ClOsing prices
w .@ T-May, S1.46dh July, S115A
d,i3.
CORN-May, 59%dhc; July. 6l1L@
Sc: Sept. 637sc.
OATS-May. 36Mc: July. 3Sk q 3ec ;
Sept. 1875 40c.
PORK-May, S17.OO: July, S1T.OO
DARD-May, S940; July, S8T0: Sept,
$40
RIBS-May. S977: July, $40: Sept,
S1O12.
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.
CHICAGO, May 10.-WHEAT-No. 2
red, $1.4412 No. 8 red, 81 .45l5 No
No. 1 spring. S1.54t1@1.55.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17

Liberty bonds-3h percent-SS.-
%: second $3.50; second ~ =
-S734; third 4A's-90.66; fourth
4A's-9740; fifth 4A's-97.92.
South Bend news-times., 1921-05-17
SOUTH BEND MARKETS

HAY STRAW AND FEED.
Corrected daily by the Wesley Miller
Flour & Feed Co.. ;eO :. MichiEan.l
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-10-06

crops, resulting in better growth ant
healthier livestock. Many Of the iii,
OF our dairy cows would be relieved
such as contagious abortion, SO com
mon N the southern state, If w
would build up healthy, mineralizeo
soils. An unhealthy soil will NOT az.
velope rich healthy plant life; siekly
plants, deficient in feeding clements
VIII not maintain strong vigorous live
stock One Of the main reasons why
alfalfa is such an excellent feed i
that 1t requires rich mineral soil e.
grow IN and when so produced II fur.
nlshes a large amount of the neces.
sary vitamines and minerals essen.
body. ''7
It is not necessary TO treat the
whole farm at one time. Five ol. fen
acres well treated will soon nav for
treating other fields, and the work
should be planned and carried On with
the same earnestness that character-
lses our plowing and planting With
this advantage namely that lime NAV
be put on at any convenient time
which no pressing duties require at-
tention.
The writer has spread limestone and
phosphate on the snow covered fields
in January and February
According to the Ohio State Tint
yersity, the soils Of Ohio need 25 times
more lime than is applied. While
there has been as much as POO .00fl
tons used in year. it is estimated
that 100000 tons would iusf about
replace that which is lost every wear.
BY leaching, drainage, and that con
summed by the hay and grain erons
grown in that state.
Drainage alone removes from 200
to 800 pounds Of lime each year. fonr
toms OF alfalfa removes 290 pounds.
three tons Of red clover, 23O pounds:
tow tons of soy beans, 1SO pounds.
two tons Of alsike, 100 pounds: NJ
bushels Of corn andd stover, 35 pounds
pounds.
In Mississippi, at Holly Snrinps
the uses of lime increased the corn
crop by 13 bushes.
a Virginia bulletin makes the state
ment that much fertilizer is wasted
because the crops can not use II mn
" iifne IS applied. Also lime is the
best remedy for diseases which att
taSk SeIJaln crops. Lime acts up-
on the insoluble potash and liberates
IT, making il available for the growth
of plants"
Ohio Experiment Statlon--sNo fer
tilizers nor combination Of fertilizers
has materially increased the yield ex-
cc.ept when used in conjunction with
limen
There is SO much to be said on the
subject that is Of vital Importance
not only to the farmer on behalf of
his soils and livestock, but to thte
dwellers in the cities and towns.
whose very lives are made more or
less unhappy through illness due
chiefly to the want Of this important
element in the diet Perhaps, if Che
subject proves interesting we NAV
enlarge upon it in later issues.