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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
NAVY SHOTS BARELY
BEAT G. W. RIFLEMEN
Take Middle States Tournament
From Colonials by Margin
of Dozen Points.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 2s.-Lead-
ing George Washington by. dozen
points, Navy today won the indoor
championship of the Middle States In
tercollegiate Rife Association, scoring
1892 points. George Washington scored
1870.
The scores will be compared with
those of the teams shooting at three
other points to determine the national
collegiate championship.
Bill Barr of the George Washington
team scored high individual honorS with
281 points out Of possible 800.
Summary:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
RAIN MARS LACROSSE
Mount Washington and Johns Hop
kins Score Easy Victories.

kins Score Easy Victories.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 28.-Ia-
crosse will have to wait another week
for a real Spring opening, for the two
games played in the rain at Homewood
today were witnessed by only few
faithful followers Of the sport and the
slippery condition of the field hampered
the athletes considerably.
Mount Washington defeated Swarth-
more, to 2, ar: | Johns Hopkins con-
quered the Olym)icc, to 0, but the re-
suits had been expected.
The real feature was the play Of the
Hopkins defense.
Iine-uDs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

w YITH athletic activities of
M the school often being
v v put before the public in a
wrong light. largely as
the result Of reports that did not
accurately describe conditions,
CHARLES Hart, principal Of Eastern
High School, three years ago desig-
mated John Paul Collins, assistant
principal, as the schools official
spokesman, or sort of counsel on
public relations, at least so far as
the institutions sports affairs were
concerned. Collins also was charged
with the arranging and announcing
Of all schedules.
Today 1t is plain that Harris plan
has been successful. The schools
relations with the press and the pub
lie along athletic lines has been ex-
ceedingly pleasant. This doubtless
has been largely because the sports
writer's have known just how to get
information accurately and quickly
If unable TO get hold of Collins
the scribes always find Hart also
ready TO give the whole story"
He viii tell all the facts. He might
suggest that 1t might be just as well
If certain phases Of situation were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
TAKES BASKET TITLES

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March 2s tPg.
Glencoe won the Minnesota High
School League basket ball champion
ship tonight by defeating Buffalo, 20
to IA.
MADISON, Wis, March % Up
Wisconsin High of Madison won the
State high school basket ball cham
pionship tonight by defeating Racine
Washington Park, 20 to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

Dukehart.
Substitutions- Hopkins: Darrell for Trip
lett, Dukehart for Stone, G. Kelly for u.
Kelly, Core fer Ness. Hubert for Kneip.
olympies: BROMLEY for Fsrrarini, FeTrarini
for BROMLEY. Finn for Ferrarini. Dotter-
WEIGH for Roy, Wolfe for Nixdorf, pebuskey
for Wolfe, Reid for Debuskey, Ives for Reid,
Harper for Packard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
KEEPS HAND BALL HoNoRS.

MINNEAPOLIS, March % (P.--Al-
fred Banuet, San Francisco. retained
his singles hand ball championship to-
ment b. whipping George Nelson, Bal
timore, 10 straight games. Ais,
21-1l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

bull. Brown, 8. Norris, Huppman, joyce,
! Pike
| Substitutions-Mt. washington: Kelly for
| STREET., Berndt for Boucher, Boucher for
! Levy, Gerstmyer TO- Loane, GeSsford for
| Beck, Holloway for StiuSon. McDorman for
TuTnbull. Swarthmore: Parry for Mahon,
| Sonneman for joyce. CroWl for McYagh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
ARMY NAMES LEADERS
Six officers Placed in Charge of
Sports at West Point.

WEST POINT, N. Y, March 28.-In
orders issued at the United States Mill
tary Academy here six officers were
placed in charge OF as many Spring
athletic squads, on which 458 cadets
are competing for places.
All of the officers detailed were MEM
bers Of Army teams during their cadet
days.
The Spring schedules list SO contests.
The officers are Mai. F. w. Boye, polo;
Maj. T. d. Finley tennis; Capt. p r.
Goode, track; Lieut.. ]. j. Billo, base
bail; Lieut.. H. M. Jones, golf, and Lieut.
r. e. Chandler, lacrosse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

Scores Of other shooters yesterday were
DR. A. L. Plot. 62x75; Mory. 29x50; Cissel
75x10O; Patterson, 41x50, and James Wyn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
HARVARD WINS AT POLO
Easily Defeats Army in First Tilt
of Indoor Play.

NEW YORK, March % P.-Har-
wards polo team got of to a fast start
in the intercollegiate division Of the
National Indoor Polo Championships,
by defeating West Point. 10 to Az, in
the 10lst Cavalry Armory, Brooklyn,
tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
IS NET TILTS FOR NAVY
Maryland Among Teams Listed by
Annapolis Racketers.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 2s.-Uni-
versity of Maryland appears here for q
contest May 20 on the 15-match Navy
tennis schedule just announced.
Leading candidates for the Middle
team are Capt. Robertson, johnson,
HoltZworth, Chew, Reeder, Gold and
Loughlin. Except Loughlin, all were
members Of last seasons team.
The Navy tennis schedule:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
Hockey Scores

National League PIay-OfRs.
Boston, 3; Canadiens, 4.
Windsor, s.; Cleveland, s (overtime)
Buffalo, 8; Pittsburg. /. League
Buffalo, s.; Pittsburgh. /. League
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

T OCAL colleges are planning TO let
IL their foot ball squads go from
Spring practice during the Easter
holidays. AS soon as thu holidays are
ever they will go back TO the daily work.
outs. which are slated TO continue until
about the first of May.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Cleaning Grain Gives
Farmers Half Million

Farmers in the spring-wheat states
gained half a million dollars during
the past season by cleaning wheat of
dockage as part of the threshing Op-
Grafton, according to Robert Fl. Black,
who is engaged in grain-cleaning re-
search for the bureau of agricultural
economics, United States Department
of Agriculture.
Mr.. Black says that more than 1000
threshing machines in the spring
wheat area during the 1880 threshing
season were equipped with special
grain cleaners for the removal Of
dockage. The average quantity of
wheat and rye cleaned by each Of
these machines was in excess of TO-
600 bushels. so that somewhat more
than 100000 bushels were cleaned
in the aggregate
The type of cleaner used removed
most of the dOckage and generally in
creased the test weight of the grain.
In many instances cleaning improved
the grain by one or more grades. The
net gain in the market value of the
grain cleaned. Mr.. Black says. was
more than a quarter million dollars.
and the value of the dockage or
screenings removed was more than
100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Fertilizer for
Best Production
Average Plant Food Content
Has Risen SO Per Cent
Since 1915.

prepared by the United States Department
of MISUNDERSTANDING Service.
Urging Ohio farmers to take advan-
tage of the economies to be gained
from the use of more concentrated fer
tilizers, A. L. Mehring of the United
Suites Department of Agriculture. APP
pearing on the farm week program of
the State university at Columbus,
Ohio, said the average plant food con-
tent in fertilizers has risen 80 per cent
since 1915. from II per cent of avail
able nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot
ash in the fertilizer bag to the pres
ent Is per cent.
StresSing the advantages of chang
ing from less to more concentrated fer
tilizer, Mr.. Mehring, who is ferti-
liZer specialist of the bureau of chem
istry and soils, said: "a ton of AGA
fertilizer contains as much plant food
as two tons of 2-S-2, yet the one ton
of concentrated mixture costs from So
to $40 less than two tons of the mix
ture, which is half as concentrated.
He pointed out that in changing from
low to high analysis fertilizer, farmers
would profit not only by paying less
per unit for plant food but also by
reducing their costs Of freight, haul
ing and application in the field.
Profitable Mixtures.
1.-THE manufacturer" said Mr.. Meh-
ring, "knows that mixtures containing
from 20 to 40 per cent of plant food
are more profitable TO himself and to
the customer, but great many farm
ers still insist on buying the low grade
of fertilizer to which they have become
accustomed, and for such people the
manufacturer is compelled to buy sand,
ground limestone, ashes or anything he
can get cheaply enough TO dilute his
mixture to the desired grade. The
purchaser, of course, has to pay for
the sand, the extra bag to hold the
extra bulk, the extra freight and the
extra manufacturing cost and also has
to do more work himself to get such
fertilizer home and onto the crop"
Congratulating Ohio farmers on be-
ing too wise to incur such needless
waste, Mr.. Mehring praised the ONO
law which prohibites the sale of any
fertilizer containing less than 16 per
cent of plant food.
Applying Fertilizers.
Discussing the application of ferti-
lizers, he said: at is now known that
for row crops, fertilizers are more
profitable when placed in a narrow
band in the row than when broadcast.
For greatest profits, fertilizers should
also be spread uniformly at the proper
rate
He said that a method has been
developed in the bureau of chemistry
and soils for measuring drillability.
but until the benefits of this method
can be made available to the farmers
they should utilize simple tests which
he described with the aid of lantern
slides.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Healthy Chick Plan
Pays Bigger Profits
Sanitary Feed Hoppers Are
Among First Essentials.

prepared by the United States Department
of Acknowledging Service.
Poultry growers who follow the
grow healthy chicks" program adj
vOcated by state and federal author
tiles not only have more eggs in the
basket at the end of the year, but
they have more money in the bank.
III. L. Shrader, extension poultry man
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, cites records kept In Mis-
souri, to prove this claim.
Flocks raised according to the five
rules Of the healthy chicks program
averaged 165 eggs per hen with an
income over feed cost of $3.50 per
hen, while fiocks raised under ordi-
nary methods produced only 147 eggs
per hen, with an income of S1.S6. The
difference in favor of the "Grow
healthy chicks" plan was Is eggs and
so cents net income per bird.
The first rule is to use clean eggs,
which means those from flocks which
are free from bacillary white diarrhea.
The next rule is to use clean brOoder
houses Clean feed, the third requi-
site, calls attention to the need of
sanitary feed hOppers. Clean ground,
to the poultrymen. is ground on which
no poultry manure has been scattered
nor any poultry allowed to range the
previous year. The final rule is to
separate cockerels and pullets, so that
special care can be given the pullets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Good Management Is Key
to Success in Dairving

What is the main essential to Sue
cess in dairying? The answer would
be that it is the same essential that
makes for success in any other line
Of endeavOr. Dairying is business and
the first requirement of any business
Is just good management. The person
al factor is the largest factor in de-
termining net profits. Go to any COM
munity and you will find men who are
making money under the same condi-
tons that are failing to keep other
men ahead of the sheriff. The only
explanation that can be offered is that
some men are good managers and 9TH
ers have little managerial ability.
There are the individual cases where
men have had sickness or have suf-
fered by fire but, as rule, the differ
ence in results is man made. Dairy
farming requires a little higher type
of management than does general
farming and much more than grain
farming and the returns are corre-
spOndingly higher. The dairyman man.
ufactures the raw product of his farm
into milk and, in doing this, he utilizes
more labor and probably pays out
more money for feed than the man
who is less specialized. His mistakes,
If any, will be costlier. Hard work
will not suffice to overcome the mis-
takes of poor Judgment. Now, in the
new year, is a good time to think on
these things. to sum up our activities
of the year that is past, TO analyze our
mistakes and our successes and plan
the work of the year ahead in the light
If the knowledge gained in the past.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Select and Breed Right
Cows for Milk Machines

The dairyman who expects to use
the milking machine in his herd and
use it successfully should realize that
the kind of cow is an important fac
tor in making mechanical milking u
lasting success If there are cows in
the herd that are defective. the owner
should not expect the milking machine
to be the greatest success. Such de-
fective cows as a rule are not good
appearing cows. They should be culled
from the herd.
If such cows are kept in the herd,
their offspring should not be continued.
especially if these defects and habits
of giving down milk, prove to be
dominant character and are transmit
ted to the progeny.
One Of the most important things in
this connection is to use great care
in selecting a herd bull. The wise
dairyman selects bull that comes
from large producing ancestors that
is pure Of blood and Of good type. In
addition, the female ancestors should
have good nervous temperament,
should have well-shaped mammary Or
gans. and should milk well. The male
ancestors should be known to have
daughters having milking characters
tics that are suitable for mechanical
milking.
If hay is scarce, feed the hest Of It
to milking cows and young calves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Properly Prepared Soil
Is Suitable for Endive

Any properly prepared garden soil
Is suitable for endive. Sow in rows
Is inches to 2 feet apart, to allow for
cultivation and thin the plants to 1
foot apart in the rows. The leaves
are blanched either by tying together
with some soft material, or by stand
ing boards on each side of the row.
bringing them together in an inverted
V. In two weeks to a month the heart
Of the plant will be nicely blanched.
If the inner leaves are wet they are
likely to rot. Endive will not endure
hard frost, and it is usual to lift the
plants in fall, and set in a frame
where they may be blanched under
mats. The plants may also be set in
shallow boxes and brought into the
cellar for storage and blanching.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
DAIRY
FACTS
MILK PAIL MUST
FIX COWS WORTH
Scale of Values Found in
Experiment at Cornell.

A dairy COW Is worth no more than
she Is able to return In three years
above feed. labor and miscellaneous
expenses in addition to a reasonable
profit to the owner for his invest
ment, says e. s. Harrison of the New
York State College of Agriculture.
Cost records of herd of SO cows
used for experimental work at Cor
nell university show that cows milk
ing between 1000 and 5000 pounds of
milk. failed by a few dollars to pay
feed, labor and other costs. The total
cost for each thousand pounds of
milk above 5000 pounds was about
Sc. When milk is worth $3.50 a hun
dred pounds this means an increased
net return of $50 for 1000 pounds of
milk.
The average productive period for
replacement in a herd is three years,
according to Mr.. Harrison. On this
basis 9,0OO-pound COW gives $50
productive period than does an 5000
pound COW. Likewise a 15,000-pound
cow shows a net return of S420 more,
in the three-year pediod, than an
S0O0-pound COW.
For conditions under which the ex-
perimental herd is managed the fol-
lowing prices could be paid for re-
placement cows, he says. Seven thou
sand-pOund cows are Improbable; an
S,0OO-pOund cow is worth $780,; 5000
pound COW is worth $50; a 10000
pound COW is worth S175; an 1900
pound cow is worth S215; and 49,
000-pound COW is worth 1925.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Soaking Cow Feed

Experiments indicate that there Is
nothing to be gained by soaking feed
for dairy cattle. therefore. wasted.
Plenty of water should be provided
for cattle, which will amount to ap-
proximately five times the quantity of
milk being produced for cows in milk.
If possible, this should be available
at all times. Dry feed is quite as pal
atable as soaked feed once fhe cattle
ire used to it. There is no particular
harm, however in wefting fhe feed !
for you prefer to do ii that way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Excellent Method for
Making Grating Wax

There are several rules for making
grating wax. An old method which
has been found excellent is as follows
Four parts by weight of rosin. two
of beeswax and one tallow. Melt slow.
ly, being careful not to let it boil over
on the stove. When thoroughly mixed,
pour into cold water, and, as soon as
it can be handled, work with creased
hands like molasses candy. Thorough
working is an advantage. Make into
sticks of convenient size for handling.
In any ordinary grating weather this
wax will soften sufficiently to be plas-
tic by the heat of the hand, without
being unduly sticky.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Grain on Pasture

The pasture season is too often wei.
coined by dairy farmers as time
when grain feeding may be discontin-
ued, says A. c. Ragsdale. chairman of
the department of dairy husbandry Of
the Missouri College of Agriculture.
Many also make the mistake of turn
ing their cattle on pasture too early
in the spring. This reduces the amount
of grass for the rest of the season,
also this early pasture is so watery and
bulky that it is impossible for the
COW to consume enough Of it to supply
sufficient nutrients to maintain a high
milk production.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
EARN kCT&

Don't 'rget winter and summer
radishes in your seed order.
Order some of the new types of
spinach and see what real spinach is.
Get pepper, eggplant, tomato, early
cabbage and cucumber seed started.
Start a patch of chives and multi
plier onions to add to permanent veg
etable features.
Try some of the chinese cabbage,
starting the seed early or wait until
late turni1 planting time.
To get the most out of our fiocks,
we must adopt present-day methods,
so as to be on even footing with our
competitors.
Wire netting wrapped around the
trunks of young trees is effective in
preventing rabbits from injuring the
trees by gnawing.
The greens" so lavishly displayed
IN city markets this year are french
dandelion and mustard. You can grow
them very easily at home.
Keep the chicks growing. If there
are any dropping their little wings and
sitting around, look them over care
fully; they may be troubled with lice.
With low wheat prices and high
feed prices, wheat can be used to adj
vantage in feeding live stock. Except
for chickens, it is best that the grain
be rolled, crushed or ground coarsely
before being fed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Dr.. w. B. CALDwELLS
SYRUP PEpSIN
ADOctOrS Family Laratipe
Polands Woman Warriors

Compulsory military service for
women will be established in Poland
If the women NJ. P.'s of that coun-
try have their way. They are bring
ing in legislation to introduce con-
scription for women. The scheme
provides for the formation of a spe-
cial women's army. in which girls
will be required to serve when they
attain the age of eighteen. The serv-
ice period is to be Is months. In the
event of war, the women who have
passed through this force will form
a special military reserve. Various
duties connected with social work
and public health are TO be entrusted
to this woman's army. and II will
probably be organized and trained
rather on the lines of the British
wartime women's army auxiliary
corps. But women have also taken
part in actual fighting as combatant
troops-MOntreal Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Early Planted Peas

Some experiments conducted by the
Maryland college prove quite conclu-
sively that early planting is important
in getting good crop of peas. Sue
cessive paintings were made at ten
day intervals. starting at the earliest
possible dates. Figures were kept and
the experiment repeated.
Invariably the later paintings ma
tured in less time than the preceding
one and almost without exception the
earlier the crop was planted the great.
er was the yield.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Difference in Yields
Due to WAYS of Feeding

Two herds Of cows Of the same blood
lines and breeding returned STA differ
ence in net income per cow for the
year, according to Tester Carl Ruby,
South Dakota. The better herd aver
aged 372 pounds fat, the other 179.
There was difference Of only So per
head In feed cost for the year. The
good herd returned 500 per cow
above feed cost.
Ruby explained the difference in
these two herds largely due to meth
DDS of handling. One was careful to
feed and water on time and always
MIXED carefully and thoroughly. while
the other herd was neglected in the
little things which made the differ
ence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Market for Rive

Because of the low price Of rye.
dairy farmers will probably find it
more profitable to feed their rye direct
to the cows, than to sell it for cash
and buy back dairy feeds. says b. r.
Searles dairy specialist of the agricul-
tural extension division, University
farm. st. Paul, MINI.
1t must be admitted, Mr.. Searles
says, that ryle is rather unpalatable
feed for dairy cattle and that large
amounts of it may cause digestive dis
turbanceS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Bad Stomach Cause
of Bad Skin

You can't expect to have good
clear skin if your stomach is weak and
disordered.
Undigested food sends poisons
through the body, pimples appear
skin grows sallow and loses color.
But these troubles will end quickly
and skin clear up if you will start
today taking Tanlac.
Tanlac is made from herbs, barks
and roots. A tablespoonful before each
meal stimulates the digestion natu-
rally so that you can digest what you
eat. And when your stomach is in good
shape again watch how quickly skin
begins to clear up. At your druggists.
Money back if it doesn't help you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01

out with a rash caused by the con-
dition of my blood. / took DR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and it re.
lieved me of the weak stomach and
built up my blood to a good healthy
state. / have never suffered since from
weak stomach or impoverished blood"
Louis F. Hoffman,, 711-3rd St
N. w. Druggists.
Send Zoe TO DIR. Pierce's Clinic, Buffalo.
N. T., for q trial package.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Spread of Corn Borer
in 1880 Decreased

The spread of the European corn
borer in 1880 was much less than the
average for the past five years. Most
Of the spread which took place was
south Of the older infested area. The
spread west has not yet reached the
east boundary of Illinois. according to
the University of Illinois.
Marked reduction in numbers of
borers in the more heavily infested
areas and restricted spread because
Of adverse weather conditions were
the principal developments in the corn
borer situation during 1880.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-01
Waste Lettuce Leaves

1t is often possible to make arrange
ments with local grocer to obtain the
leaves trimmed from heads of lettuce.
The dealers are glad to get rid of such
material and the poultryman who will
guarantee to take it away may obtain
1t for practically nothing 1t is much
cheaper than sprouting oats and gives
the hens a class Of tender green feed
which is helpful in keeping the flock
healthy and encouraging egg produc-
ton at all times of the year winter
or summer.