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Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-15
Soils and Crops
Treat More In 81
By RALPH MERCER

when seed is treated by the use of
dust, there is great variance in the
amount of dust that actually covers
the seed Samples of grain were
taken from the seed box as the grain
was being seeded. The results in the
greenhouse, when this grain was
planted, indicated that poor job
of treating defeats the purpose of the
treatment. These tests indicate why
results of seed treatment are not
always good and would certainly rule
out the practice of scattering the
dust on the grain in the seed box at
the time of seeding.
Avoid Mixtures
Seed treatment carries along with
it the possibility of seed mixing
when care is not taken to clean the
machine thoroughly when changing
from one variety or class of grain
to another. What may seem like an
adequate job, many times results in
mixture. While it is essential that
seed be treated, it is equally as vital
to Montana to keep our varieties
free from mixture. 1t would be well
to inspect all equipment after clean
ing and see that good job has been
done.
With acre restrictions in force for
1854, every acre in cereal grains
must be given a chance to produce
as many bushels of high quality
grain as possible. Protection must
be given the seed when it goes into
the ground if it is to do the best job
that it can. The latest figures indi-
cate that not over 80 per cent of the
spring grains that are planted are
treated prior to being seeded.
Why not ''Treat more in '54?"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-15
Basin Leaching
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Continued from page u
have learned good deal on
the land we've treated" McCollum
explained. "Waves cause the most
trouble. Before we learned how to
cope with them they broke the ter
races several times and caused some
damage.
''Now we keep the basins narrow,
put only enough water in a basin to
make it 4 inches deep at the upper
side, have the terraces and bikes high
enough so waves are not likely to
break over them, and put water only
in every other basin at time.
Having every other basin empty
is a safety measure. If waves do
break a dixie and water comes
through, it can only fill the empty
basin below. But if all basins were
full, the added water would over
load the next basin and cause it to
break its dixie. And so on down the
slope. We've had that happen"
Ledch1n9 MOI UNIFORM
Teaching does not proceed at an
exactly uniform rate, nor does all
land need the same number of leach
ings McCollum said. The water will
disappear from some of the basins
over night. 1t takes a little longer
for it to disappear from others. Ordi-
narily, he added, five teachings are
enough but there is one small patch
that should have been leached a
couple of times more.
NATURALLY there is some salty land
that nothing can be done about"
McCollum concluded, ''but our ex-
perience has taught us not to take
things too much for granted. Care
full examination such as the SCS
made may reveal practical way to
make it productive. 1t is expensive,
but we've found it well worth while
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-15

hesitate advertiser
further information will of
Tell MONTANA
MAN.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-15
Soils and Crops

DGSIl NlS1LlIlS Win large numbers OF
small grain producers at the Milk
River Seed and Potato Show at Har-
lem and at the Montana Seed and
Potato Show at Kalispen. They are
interested in all kinds of production
problems as indicated by the wide
variety of questions that were asked.
At such meetings it always seems to
me that more questions are asked
about varieties than any other one
phase of the production field.
Strangely enough many of the
questions concern better yielding va
rieties. For the present at least, it
looks like the yield of most of the
recommended varieties has hit top,
consistent with maintaining desir-
able factors of growth and grain
quality. 1t would be only fair to
state that under conditions that will
permit normal growth of the plants,
yields will be satisfactory.
SEED TREATMENT
1t would seem, then, that pro-
ducers should give more considera-
ton to giving the Individual plants
all the chance in the world to make
a normal growth. Under dryland
conditions the moisture content of
the soils is always limiting factor,
but there are times when even under
normal moisture conditions plants
do not grow well.
Treating seed grain before it goes
into the ground is one way in which
producers can help the plants that
come up to do the best job of pro-
ducing, yet in the state as a whole
this practice is grossly neglected.
More winter wheat seed is treated
than any other crop. This is probably
because smut has always been more
of a factor with winter than with
spring grains. Spring wheat, oats
and barley have never been treated
to the degree that is justified.
More Diseases
Montana is becoming an older
cereal producing state and with ma
turity comes lot of insects and dis
eases that were not a problem when
the country and the soil were new to
crop production. Formerly, treating
seed grains before planting them was
intended primarily for the control of
smut.
Along with the seed borne diseases,
several soil borne diseases have be-
come prevalent. AS these have be-
come more bothersome seed treat
ment has become must in the grain
industry. AS new chemicals have
been developed in the fungicide field
more attention has been paid to the
scope of the protection given to seed.
lings until today chemicals in genera
use cover quite a number of disease:
where partial control is affected.
Better Fungicides
Seed treatment materials vary /;
great deal in the job that they will
do. There are many on the market
Some are so new that they have no
been tested in the field to determin,
their values. No matter what ma
terials are used it is well to follow
the company recommendations t.
the letter. Some fungicides are pu
out in different forms so they cal
be used either as dust or in slurr,
treaters. Those that contain organi
mercury in volatile form seem t
Evening star., 1954-10-10
His shine hangs on
for dear life, too!

When Junior goes swinging
on the rings, it can certainly
throw Mother for a loop.
Particularly if he comes
home with ''beat up" shoes.
So, to make her life little
easier, we created Dress Parade
Liquid Stain Shoe Polish.
You just daub it on, and it
covers every scuff mark quicker
Evening star., 1954-10-10

than you can say, "What have
you been up to now?"
But more important, you
don't have to buff or brush Dress
Parade. It dries to a cleaning,
glistening shine all by itself.
And as a neat extra touch,
Dress Parade actually water
proofs leather-so it sheds water
like a ducks back.
So why not ask for Dress
Parade the next time you GO
shopping7 And when you do, cast
your eye over the rainbow of
colors available to match the
shoes in your wardrobe, too.
They're simply gorgeous!
he handy applicator keeps
ids fingers clean, and the bot
. has q wide non-tip base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Training School Boy, II, Dies
In ScuffIe With Fellow Inmate

would be performed to determine
the cause Of death. He said the
boy gave the appearance of hav-
ing suffered a sudden and Sc
we're head injury. possibly from
blow or in jerking back from
a blow.
Had Been Close Friends.
The superintendent said the
West Virginia boy was near COL
lapse in the infirmary, alter
nately sobbing and swearing he
hadn't hit the other boy hard.
He said the West Virginia boy
referred to the victim as his best
friend. The two boys had come
to the training school at the
sane time last October and were
assigned to the same cottage.
DR.. Jacobs described young
Blackwelder as a quiet and lonely
youth who had a less serious
record than the average boys in
the institution. Mr.. Bennett
said the boy was committed from
the District Juvenile Court on
charges of carrying a dangerous
weapon, larceny from an auto
and obStructing justice.
Mr.. Bennett said the boys pa
pers showed he had come here
from Charlotte. N. c., in 1850
after spending much of his life
in foster homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Whuck in the Stomach Makes
A Citizen q Little Indionunt

An early-rising citizen who
was merely emptying the trash
inadvertently helped police snare
four HOUSEKEEPING suspects to-
day.
Police said the four had been
Systematically looting Herman's
Market, 904 First street NV,
when this anonymous citizen
walked out with his trash.
One of the four. described by
police as the lookout, objected
to the mans presence at that
particular time and whacked him
in the stomach. Indignant. the
man went home and called
police.
One by one, an efficient police
net rounded them up. At least
a dozen police cars were in the
area.
They found one man. pockets
stuffed with packages Of ciga-
rettes, rolling q tire down the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
By John A. Giles

Hopes Of pay raise for mill
tary personnel, considered dead
four months ago after a sharp
rundown by President Eisen-
hover, have been revived as a
result of efforts to get a wage
increased for postal employees.
Secretary of Defense Wilson
was reported today to be seek
ing reconsideration of the move
to give more pay to the "a mil
lion officers and enlisted person.
An official said the Secretary
mel in the armed forces.
felt that if any Government en-
ployes received more money the
military should be included.
Last october Mr.. wilson took
the military's plea for a cost-of :
living pay adjustment to the
White House.
The President was reported to
have rejected it in no uncertain
terms. He was said to have felt
that no moves which might block
any possibility of coming nearer
to balancing the budget should
be advanced. AS a result the
Pentagon decided against offer
ing any pay raise bill to Congress
and the matter was dropped.
1t is only the discussion OF
raises for other segments Of the
Government that has brought
new hope to the military.
Mr.. Wilson leans to an "esca-
lator" type of pay schedule for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Wafer Pipe Break Closes
New BrOokmOnt School

A broken water pipe during
the night at the new Brookmont
Elementary School in Montgom-
cry County gave some 255 pupils
there a holiday today.
The broken pipe was between
the ceiling and roof and caused
water to leak through the plas-
ter onto some textbooks below
and several pieces of furniture.
1t was discovered about $50
am. and the water was turned
off Immediately.
The school was opened for the
first time last April and is 10
Gated on Sangamore road, near
the Army Map Service installa-
ton. Frank st. Clair. director of
supporting services for the Board
of Education said repairs would
be made today and classes will
be resumed tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Postal Wage Move REEVES
Hope for Military Pay Rise
Wilson Sees Cost-of-Lving Adjustment
Justified if u S. Employees Receive Roise

the military because of his ex-
perience in industry. where such
systems are often used. However
there is a strong backing within
the Pentagon for a fiat 8 per cent
hike. The former Truman adj
ministration made that recon-
mendation just before leaving
office but Congress took no &C
ton.
Either plan would cost about
the same-$500 million a year.
Defense Department officials
maintain military pay has not
kept pace with either that of
other Government employees or
that of civilian industry. They
point out that the last civil
service workers increase was 10
per cent while the military re-
ceived an, average increase OF
S per cent at about the same time.
DR.. John A. Hannah, assist
ant Secretary of Defense for
manpower. has strongly advo-
Gated more pay for the military.
Tied in closely with the pay
question are the so-called fringe
benefits or armed services per-
sonnet. These include tax free
rental and subsistence allow
ances. commissary privileges and
hospital care for dependents.
1t has been proposed that such
benefits be eliminated and that
adjustments be made for their
elimination. This would give the
military greater take-home pay.
The Budget Bureau has been re-
ported as favoring such a change
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Snow F|urries May Hit
District Area Tonight

Snow f1urries may hit the
Washington area tonight. follow
ing yesterdays 65-degree tenn
perature that equalled As
year-old heat record.
The Weather Bureau, conced-
ing tricky conditions faced FORE
casters, said snow f1urries prob
ably would be light.
The forecast called for occa-
sional rain late today and to-
night. This rain may turn to
snow as the temperature drops
to % degrees during the night.
BY tomorrow night. the tenn
perature is expected to be down
to 20 degrees after a cold day.
The 65-degree temperature was
recorded at 4:l0 pm. yesterday.
This equalled a heat record for
the day set in 1909. 1t was far
from the all time heat record
for February. however, 81 de-
grees. set February Is, 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Wosh;ngton's Clean
And Well Pressed

BILLION S BUsINESS-Woshine-
ton dry cleaning and pressing plonts
do O S22.5 million onnuoI business
and the Nations do SIS billion. A
survey Of the spie- ond- spon situo-
tion by Hugh Humphrey oppeors on
pose A3o todoy.
ABOUT MRS. HAHN-Stoff Writer
Isabelle Shelton does q personality
sketch on Mrs. Loreno B. Hahn.
United Stotes delegate to the United
Notions. The story is on poee B-3.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIs?-perhops
you hove. It's one Of the biggest
architectural lectures on q famous
building. Yet it's so high up thot
probably you've never looked it
squoreIy in the foee. Turn to poee
AS and look at it. See il you con
Guess IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
FIoridu's Sunshine at Last
Gets Tax DeductibIe Rutino

The cost of travel and lodg-
ings-amounting to $1.4Ou IN
taxable income, or $577 in taxes
but not food. was deductible,
she held. A 1926 additional
claim for food was voluntarily
withdrawn by MIR. Watkins.
MI Watkins attorney. Leon
ard S. Frost. said the executive
has been wintering in Florida
every year since 1949. and may
reap tax benefits in later years.
He is there now.
His wife. Maude, who died in
1851. also went to Florida, on
advice Of doctors, for arthritis.
Her share Of the 1949 expenses
were held deductible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Pope Is Able 10 Spend
Several Hours Out Of Bed
RY the Assoeiufed Pre.,

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 1.-THE
Vatican announced today that
the condition of ailing Pope Plus
has continued to improve and
This convalescence has begun"
The statement from the Vati-
can press Office was the most
encouraging since the pontif
took to his bed % days ago with
a stubborn and still unexplained
gastric ailment accompanied for
much of the time by persistent
hiccups. For several days he
could not eat.
"The Holy Father slept we'll
last night and is able to eat
more" the Vatican announce
ment said. HE was able to
leave his bed for several hours
this morning."
The 77-year-old head of the
Roman Catholic Church was
still too weak. however. to say
mass at his private chapel in his
Vatican apartment. AS in past
days. it was celebrated upon a
portable altar at his bedside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Erickson Contempt
Charge Dismissed
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Feb. ia Fed
eral judge today granted a Gov
eminent motion to dismiss a
contempt of Congress charge
against gambler Frank Erickson
The charge grew out of Erick-
sons refusal to answer questions
before the Senate Crime Investi-
eating Committee in the spring
of 1851.
Federal Judge John F. x. Nc
Gohey dismissed the indictment
after United States Attorney J
Edward Hubbard explained that
recent court decisions made it
impossible to convict" Erickson
Erickson. one-time kingpin OF
a multi-million-dollar bookmak-
ing empire. now is serving a six
month Federal prison term at
Milan, Mich. for income tax
evasion. He had been facing
trial on the contempt charge
after his release.
The indictment was based on
ErickSon's refusal to reply to "a
questions posed by the crime
investigators. He claimed that
answering them might tend to
incriminate him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
President Asks
Governors 10
Tour Korea
Says Their Appraisal
Would Be Valuable
To American People
By Gornett D. Homer

President Eisenhower has in
vited key group of State gov
errors to visit Korea and APP
praise the situation there for the
benefit of the American people,
the White House announced to-
day.
This was another move in Gen.
EiSenhoWer's program to bring
State Governors into closer re-
lationship to major national
problems. The White House al
ready is cooperating in plans
for a three-day meeting of the
48 governors here late in April
to discuss national security as
we'll as domestic problems.
The Presidents suggestion for
the Korean trip went to Gov.
Dan Thornton of Colorado. who
is chairman of the Governors
Conference. He proposed that
Gov. Thornton and the eight
other members of the Executive
Committee Of the Governors or
ganization make a brief visit to
Korea about April !, evaluate
progress there and report their
appraisal after their return.
Action Called Unprecedented.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said that so
far as he knew this was the first
time the Federal Government
had initiated an inspection trip
abroad by a representative group
of ctate Governors.
He made public a letter sent
by the President to Gov. Thorn
ton two days ago suggesting the
Korean trip. Text of the letter
follows:
Our country, as you know. has
an important stake in the for
tunes and destiny of the Repub-
lie of Korea. Since the cessation
of hostilities there last July. we
have continued to improve its
military position and have also
assumed the task of helping to
rebuild its war-torn economy
The results of these endeavors
will profoundly affect our lead
ership and prestige in the Far
East and indeed throughout the
free world.
Sees Value in Trip.
IT am persuaded that a short
visit to Korea by a select group
Of State executives who are con-
stantly in direct touch with the
American people would be highly
beneficial. Their personal evalu-
alton of our progress would pro-
vide the public with the essential
knowledge and broad under
standing to which it is entitled.
Accordingly, I would be deep
ly appreciative If you, together
with other members of the
executive committee of the Gov
errors Conference. could go to
Korea on or about April l and.
upon your return. give an APP
praisal of the situation there
based on first hand observation.
Will you canvass your commit
tee and advise me which gov
errors wish to make the trip"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Brentwood Boy Shot
By State Police in
Boulevard Chase
Victim, 2 Companions
Charged After Bullets
Halt Speeding Cor

An 18-year-old Brentwood.
Md, boy was wounded in the
head early today by one of sew
eral shots fired by a Maryland
State policeman during a chase
on U. S. Highway / near Am
mendale.
The victim, Donald P. Crisp
of the 3700 block of Shepherd
street. was reported unconscious
in Leland Memorial Hospital
with 10 traffic charges against
him
Two companions, Robert L.
Rhodes. 10, of the $500 block OF
Knox road. College Park, owner
of the car, and a 17-year-old
Hyattsville boy also were
charged. The Rhodes boy was
charged with permitting Crisp
to drive illegally. The other
was charged as a juvenile delin-
| quent.
Have Juvenile Records.
Maj. w. H. Weber, of the
Maryland State Police said
Crisp and the juvenile have
Juvenile records with Prince
Georges County police and that
quantity of beer was found in
the car He said they had been
drinking.
According 10 Maj. Weber,
State Trooper j. R. Corum
stopped the car, driven by Crisp,
about 12:45 am, and ordered it
to follow him to the Hyattsville
police station.
The car was halted for a traf-
flc violation.
En- route. the major said, the
car attempted to run away" and
in the chase which followed,
Trooper Corum fired several
shots"
Car Sideswiped.
Several Prince Georges County
police cars, called into the chase
by radio, were almost struck by
the speeding car and one civil
ian auto was sideswiped, Major
Weber said.
/ He said that Crisp'S wound did
not appear to be serious and
that he was told that a fragment
OF one slug struck the youth in
| the head.
I Crisp has been working as a
filling station attendant at Wal
ter Reed Hospital, his father
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11

street. He tolds Pvts. Robert G.
Lahan and Robert D. Martone
he was going to get the tire re-
paired. Searched, he yielded
more pennies than a person nor
mally carries.
Other police found another
walking alone, calmly munching
half a bologna and carrying an
unwrapped salami.
The four, all colored and all
charged with housebreaking
may be linked with others. de-
tectives said. They are:
Jesse Docket, 25. and Lis
brother. Joseph Docket %, of
the first block of Fenton street
NE; Lawless C. Watson, 28, of
the 1900 block of Tenth street
NV, and Clifford Milton. 20,
Of the first block of Fenton
street NE. All denied the market
HOUSEKEEPING charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Admiral Roeon Has New Job

SASEBO. Japan. Feb. II (P).-
Rear Admiral Thomas Cameron
Raglan of Arlington. Va. COM
mander of Cruiser Division I. to-
day took over the additional duty
as commander United Nations
Blockading and Escort Force, Pa
cif1c Fleet. He relieved Rear Ad-
miral Clarence Edward Olsen,
who becomes Commander Ha-
waiian Sea Frontier and Com
mandant 14th Naval District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
56-40 Ballot on Byrd
Low Follows Rebuff
To New Governor
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Correspondent
Stor Staff Correspondent

RICHMOND. Feb. IL. The
House of Delegates today passed
and sent to the Senate the Car
ter bill to suspend the automatic
tax credit law for three years.
The vote was Sc to 40.
Action was taken without de-
bate following a heated five
hour floor fight yesterday which
saw the delegates voting against
the new Governor, Thomas B.
Stanley. in his first test of lead
ership.
Proponents of the Carter bill
picked up two more votes than
they had yesterday while oppo-
nentS lost three.
10th District Wins.
Legislators from the 10th dis
trict were solidly on the winning
side in yesterdays vote. Through
out the entire Northern Virginia
territory, there we're Is delegates
in the prevailing side. and 5
against.
The issue centers around the
bill of Delegate Stuart B. Carter
of Botetourt. 1t would suspend
the Byrd automatic income tax
credit law for three years. thus
making available an additional
81 million this year. plus any
accumulated SURPRISES during
the next two years.
The law which would be sus-
pended by the Carter bill pro-
videS automatic income tax cred
its, on a graduated scale, when
ever State revenues exceed a fig
ure above budget estimates.
Those who oppose the existing
law. contend most of the bene-
fits go to corporations, which in
turn would have to pay a big
share of the rebate to the Fed
eral Government.
State Senator Harry F. Byrd,
jr., of Winchester. whose four
year-old law was challenged by
the Carter bill, personally ap-
pealed to many of the lawmakers
to oppose any changes in the
act.
Some See Mistake.
Gov SANKEY'S position was not
made known until minutes be-
fore the vote was taken. Some
organization supporters said
privately that it was a mistake
that it alienated some votes
that their side might have
picked up.
This is how Northern Virginia
legislators voted:
For the Carter bill-Magruder,
Mann and Stone of Arlington;
Webb and Hirst of Fairfax,
Boothe Of Alexandra, Cochran
of Staunton. Compton of Abe
marie, Edmunds of Waynesboro,
Gordon of Charlottesville, Gould
man of Fredericksburg. Hoover
OF Harrisonburg, Phillips of LOU
doun, Shaffer, Republican Of
Shenandoah. and Wampler, also
of Harrisonburg.
Against - Bailey of Orange,
Frost of Warrenton. Moncure of
Stafford, Price OF Page and
House Speaker E. Blackburn
Moore of Berryville.