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the corn is .stored, being sure that
the corn does not freeze, and that it
is not placed' in an excessively dry
room.
RELATION OF ALFALFA TO SOIL
IMPROVEMENT
which is
fertility.
The unqualified recommendation
as a soil improver that is continually
being given alfalfa is responsible for
the very common belief that this crop
is one that "should be grown exten
Hlvely on poor or unproductive soils,
says the XT. S. department of agri
culture. No greater mistake could
be made than to sow alfalfa, espe
cially in the eastern states, on land
not in a high condition of
It is true, that being a
legume, it benefits the soil through
he addition of nitrogen fixed by or
ganisms forming nodules on its roots,
and through its roots it not only
supplies considerable qantities of
humus but greatly improves the me
chanical condition of the soil.
In producing profitable yields of
hay, alfalfa utilizes large quantities
of phosphorus and potassium, which
must be obtained either directly from
the soil or from added fertilizer.
Whether, alfalfa is a soil improver is
a question which can not be answered
without some explanation. In the
sense in whick.tbe term is commonly
used, alfalfa is not a soil improving
crop, since it can npt be used in the
same manner as cdw peas, soy beans,
crimson clover, or hairy vetch for the
building up of worn-out or depleted
lands. On the other hand, it en
riches the good isoils through the
nitrogen and humus added to the soil
by its crowns and roots when the old
fields of alfalfa are broken up and
also by the mechanical action of Its
roots upon the soil. Furthermore,
the preparation pf the land prior to
"seeding the alfalfa and'the treatment
in the way of top dressing and fertil
izing which follow during the few
years of its existence doubtless have
a very beneficial effect on the crops
succeeding it. In actual practice,
then,- alfalfa improves good land but
can not be considered in connection
with poor land, as it is not a profit
able crop to grow on unfertile soils. ,
SEVEN ADVANTAGES OF LIVE
STOCK FARMING
properly handled. Further, if he is
a specialty livestock farmer his crop
is ready when the supply is light and
tho price at the high point.
SecondThe man on tho farm
who sells off wheat, oats or corn is
selling raw material on which a num
ber of men will later make a manu
facturer's profit. The producer of
raw material is usually relatively the
most badly paid man in the line.
i iiira urowlng and fattening
livestock permits the continuous
economical employment of farm
labor, which in a system of exclu
sive, grain farming is needed only at
special seasons, when labor is scarce
and price consequently high.
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I Will Stake This Medicine!
Against Your Time
A Few Days Will Be Sufficient lo Prove it Value i-'Jtd
Af mit llAKfl4k. -1
First The livestock farmer is not
dependent upon one or more grain
crops of uncertain yield and price.
When he has fat cattle, sheep or
hogs to sell he is sure an open mar
ket is waiting every working day in
the year. His livestock: s the same
as cash in .hank and almoBt anywhere
can be realized upon inside of twenty-four
hours: Livestock: returns are
not spasmodic w.henthe "business is
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K SOUTH AMERICAN VIGILANCE
tOMpttlTTEB WATCHING "FOIl T, M.
Prom the Washington Star,
and rotation of crops needed to sup
piy mem with the necessary feeds
is nature's own best prescription for
clean farms, free from weeds.
Fifth This same system of crop
rotation, together with tho growing
and fattening of cattle, sheep and
hogs, permits in the highest degree
Conservation of natural soil fertility,
which is the prime object of every
good farmer.
Sixth In sections devoted exclu
sively to grain growing there is a
time every year when farmers com
plain of shortage of cars, lack of ele
vator 'capacity and congestion of
loaded cars at terminals. Every one
wants to ship grain at the same time
and every one can not be accommo
dated. The daily movement of live
stock to market means not only daily
revenue for the farmers, but also
prevents in the most sensible way
railway congestion, enabling rail
roads to give all classes of shippers
more regular and uniformly better
service.
Seventh Livestock in-the hands
of the farmer furnishes him the best
possible security to be offered his
local banker. When a farmer wants
a little money for permanent Im
provements on his land or any other
legitimate purpose American bankers
have found cattle paper absolutely
safe and liquid in times of financial
peace or panic.-'-John J. Ferguson,
before tho National Association of
Managers of Farmers' Co-operative
companies.
A few minutes of your tlmo for a
few days and I will demonstrate to
you, without expense to yourself, that
I have a medicine that drives Uric
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ORCHARD PRACTICE
Fruit trees should be mounded up
about the trunks to above the snow
line, with earth or ashes, to prevent
Injury from mice or rabbits. ' Mulch
the ground 'about late "planted trees'
to help- thdm over the winter 'In good
condition. Pruning can be done' on
mild days,, and it' is better to do it
now or in the spring than In the
severe winter months. Pick off all
dead fruit from peach and plum
trees, and examine the wood care
fully for indications of canker, cut
ting off and burning the infected
branches. To prevent injury to the
bark by rodents, paint it with tree-
borer paint, which may be purchased
from the seedsman. It will also help
to keep out the borers next spring.
A great many injurious insects winter
over in the egg or pupa stage, at
tached to the limbs or bark of tho
fruit trees. If these are gathered,
now' or on warm days during the
winter the number that will be found
on hand to destroy next season's
fruit will be greatly diminished.
FEDERAL AID FOR GOOD ROADS
A bill to appropriate $25,000,000
for the construction of roads in con
junction with the various states,
under the direction of a national
highway bureau,' has been Introduced
in the United -State senate. It pro
vides for the appropriation by tM
states of an amount equal to that
furnished by the national government.
don't ask you to take my word for it,
nut simply want you to let me send
you some of this medicine so that you
can use it personally.
I am try In gr to convince sufforerfe from
those diseases that I have something
far bettor than the UHual run of rem
edies, treatments anil such things, ujul
the only way 1 can demonstrate that
fact 1b to go to the ex pen ho of com
pounding the medicine and trending It
out free of charge. TIiIh I am triad to
do for any sufferer who will take the
time to write me. Understand, I will
not send you a valueless "sample, proof
or test treatment," nor will I send you
a, package of medicine and say that you
can use some of It and pay for the
reBt, but 1 will send you a supply free
of charge and you will not bo asked to
pay for this gift nor will you be under
any obligations.
All I want to know Is that you have
a disease for which my medicine Is In
tended, as it la not a "cure-all," and I
give herewith some of the leading
symptoms of kidney, bladder and rheu
matic troubles. If you notice one or
more of theso symptoms you need this
medicine, and I will bo glad to send you
some bf it If you will write mo the
numbers of the symptoms you have,
give your age, and your name and ad
dress. My address Is Dr. T. Frank
Lynott, 6324 Dcagan Building. Chicago.
111. You promise me nothing; you pay
me nothing for It. All I ask, so there
shall be no mistake, Is that you send
mo the-numbers of your symptoms or a
description in your own words and that
you take the medicine according to the
directions I send you. It is my way of
getting publicity for my medicine so
that it will become widely known.
You will agree when you havo used It
that It dissolves and drives out uric
acid poison. It tones the kidneys so
that they work In harmony with tho
bladder. It strengthens the bladder so
that frequent desiro-to urinate and other
urinary disorders are banished. It stops
rheumatic aches and pains immediately.
It dissolves uric acid crystals So that
back, and muscles no longer ache and
crooked joints quickly straighten out.
It reconstructs the blood and nerves bo
that you soon feel healthier and
stronger, sleep better and cat -better
and havo energy throughout the day.
It docs all this and yet contains noth
ing injurious and is absolutely vouched
for according to law.
Sufferers from these dreadful and
dangerous diseases can surely afford to
spend a few minutes each day for a few
days to demonstrate to their own satis
faction if they aro curable, especially
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vrlto III Henri nterflelne free of ebarjre
to (hoNc who need it
when you consider no expense Is In
volved, and I willingly give you rny
lime and my medicine. All any fair
minded afllicted person wants to know
is If a (.rtaln thing will relieve HM
or 1II2H, and hero Is an opportunity to
find out without cost, obligation or im
portant loss of time. TUBS! FEW
DAYS may bo tho turning point in your
i ue.
All who aro Interested enough to
write mo for the freo medicine will also,
receive a copy of my large Illustrated
medical hook which describe theso dis
eases thoroughly. It In tho largest book;
of the kind ever written for free dis
tribution, and a new edition is Just
being printed. I will also write you a
letter of Instructions and medical ad
vice that Rhould be of great help to
you; but In order to do this I must
know that you need my medicine.
Write me the numbers of the symptoms
that trouble you, and your age, and I
will .promptly carry out my promises.
Show an inclination to get well and
write me, nnd I will gladly send you a
supply frc.
This art the Symptoms.
1 l'alu In the bark.
2 'Vet frequrnt dexlre to urinate.
3 A'erroHMiteaM, Iohh of ffenh.
4 Palm nr-miremrmH In the bladder.
5 Weak, watery blood.
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7 (itnernl debility, wfukai;, dlx.f
hcnm. 8 Pain er aereneaa under rlftht rib.
S'rlutle rbeamatliM.
10 CoBatlaatlea or liver trouble.
11 Palpitation er pain under the
heart.
12 Pain In the hip Joint.
i:t Pain In the nerk or brad.
14 I'alH or aorenewN In the kfdaejrjv,
IS Pain er awclllag; of the Joist.
16 Pain or nvrellliijg of the muneles.
17 Pain anil tmrrenemm In serve.
18 Aeate rheumatlnm.
OPPORTUNITIES IN FLORIDA
ARE UNEXCELLED
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The district adjacent to Jacksonville today offers you the host
chanco to make tho greatest possible returns or your money and
labor.
SEE WHAT WE OFFERt Tand located 12 miles from Jackson
ville, a thriving city of 100,000 people and the gateway to Florida.
The land Is level with a good soil and clay subsoil, good drainage,
abundant rainfall, the climate is Ideal and thcro Js an unlimited sup-'
ply of good drinking water and artesion water.
Labor is cheap and all kinds joI building material is much less ex
pensive than in tho north. Wo have a navigable river running thru
tho land which affords cheap transportation to all markets.
Tho land produces big yields of pecans, Irish potatoes, sweet
potatoes, all kinds of fruits, berries, figs, -winter vegetables, corn,
cotton, sugar cane, peanuts, hay and good stock.
WE HAVE Al.li THIS TO OFFER YOU at only $35.08 per aero on
easy terms. Cheap land and big profits. You cannot find a belter
opportunity in the country for making- money and getting good re
turns on a small investment.
Write for further particulars about ur monthly payment plan on
10 acre tracts as well as larger farms. Address
RALPH B. MURPHEY
Little JBIIdfag
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