Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 242, 21 August 1914 — Page 3

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CULTURE PLOT SHOWS EFFECT OF FERTILIZING

Experiments Conducted on Wayne County Soil Give Increased Yield After the Proper Treatment. BY A. D. COBB. At the conclusion of the series of 'Wheat Meetings" held in Wayne county in the fall of 1913, and while working in my former capacity of county agricultural agent, I planned a series of test plots to determine the value of using fertilizer for wheat on Vayne county soils. The plots were bo arranged that they would show the variation in yields resulting from the Use of different analysis, and different amounts of fertilizers. The plots were located in Washington, Boston and Wayne townships on Boil representative of the different types found in the county, and I planned to use the results to indicate to farmers living in the county, the best Uses of fertilizers on their own fields. Unfortunately the county agent work was discontinued before the results of the tests could be fully determined, and I was unable to obtain data covering the tests in Washington and Wayne townships. An inspection of these plots in the spring, however, showed that the plots which had been treated with a complete fertilizer, of a formula containing approximately 2 per cent of nitrogen, 8 per cent of phosphorous and 4 per cent of potash, iad made the best growth, and had tetter filled grain. Obtains Complete Data. On the Boston township lot, conducted on the farm of Joe S. Helms, it has been possible to obtain complete data on the results of the experiment. Mr. Helms, ably assisted by his neighbors, was able to carry on the work at harvest and threshing time, and the results were turned over to the Farm Service Department of The Palladium for publication, that other farmers of the county might benefit by the experiment. I have taken the figures as turned over to me by Mr. Helms, and worked out the details as accurately as possible. It should be understood that the experiment was worked under actual farm conditions, in a part of a twenty-acre field of wheat, and the plots were given the same preparation as' the rest of the field. The soil was a characteristic clay loam, underlaid with limestone. The wheat was drilled in standing corn, which had received shallow cultivation during the growing season, and was free from weeds. The test included seven plots, each containing 41.87 per cent of an acre, which made a shock-row through the field, and made it easier to harvest the grain accurately. Uses Check Plot. Plot No. 1 was an untreated check plot, receiving no fertilizer; No. 2 was treated with 250 pounds of fertilizer containing 10 per cent phosphorous end 5 per cent potash; No. 3 received 150 pounds of 11 per cent phosphorous and 2 per cent potash; No. 4 was an untreated check plot; No. 5 received 250 pounds of 1.6 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent phosphorous and 2 per cent potash; No. 6 received .4 per cent nitrogen, 12 per cent phosphorous and 5 per cent potash; No. 7 was an untreated check plot. The yields for the seven plots were as follows: No. 1 16.7 bu. per acre No. 2 22.6 bu. per acre No. 3 23.8 bu. per acre No. 4 18.5 bu. per acre No. 5 27.4 bu. per acre No. 6 27.4 bu. per acre No. 7 19.1 bu. per acre The average yield for the three untreated plots was 18.09 bushels per acre, and for the four fertilized plots 25.3 bushels per acre. Result in Dollars. At 75c per bushel, the price paid for wheat at the time the crop was threshed, the returns were as follows: No. 1 $12.52 per acre No. 2 $16.95 per acre No. 3 $17.85 per acre No. 4 $13.88 per acre No. 5 $20.55 per acre No. 6 $20.55 per acre No. 7 $14.32 per acre The cost of fertilizing an acre with the different analysis used and at the rate sown in the experiment, is shown in the following table: No. 2 $2.37 per acre No. 3 $1.35 per acre No. 5 $3.25 per acre No. 6 $3.54 per acre Cost of Production. The cost of producing and harvesting an acre of wheat without any fertilizer under the system followed on this farm was estimated to be $11.00. Figiuring on this basis the cost per acre, and the net profit per acre on each of the plots was as follows: Plot Cost. Profit. No. 1 $11.00 No. 2 13.37 No. 3 12.35 No. 4 11.00 No. 5 14.25 No. 6 14.54 $1.52 3.58 5.50 2.S8 6.30 6.01 No. 7 11.00 3.32 The results of the experiment indicate that the highest yield and the greatest profit was obtained from the use of fertilizer containing nitrogen. ThiB conforms with the various experiments conducted by the Indiana State Experiment Station on Southern Indiana farms. It should be noted, however, that the plot treated with 150 pounds of 11-2 fertilizer was not far behind, and with this fertilizer applied at the rate of 250 pounds to the acre the results might have been different, especially since this field had been well supplied with humus the year before, when a heavy clover crop was plowed under. In general. It can be said that these clay loam soils will respond to a fertilizer containing a good deal of phosphoric acid, and where there have not been heavy applications of manure and organic matter plowed under a complete fertilizer containing from one to two per cent of nitrogen will prove the most profitable to use, applying it at the rate of from 200 to 300 pounds per acre. For the success of this experiment I am indebted to Mr. Joe S. Helms and bis neighbors for assistance in securing the necessary data, and to the American Agricultural Chemical company for some of the fertilizer donated.

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ANTWERP (Friday Morning) German cavalry is seen moving in various directions a few miles away. . Communication with the outside world will probably be severed soon. The king is here.' If the city is attacked, Queen Elizabeth and the royal children will depart for Holland, or England. A steamer is held in readiness. The house of deputies will meet in the Flemish opera house, and the senate in Dutch theatre. The parks are filled with cattle and sheep driven in to feed the people in case of siege. LONDON, (Noon) All communication between England and Brussels has been interrupted. It is believed that the Germans have cut the wires. GHENT Brussels has been occupied by the Germans, the capital being evacuated to prevent destruction by the German artillery. King Albert and the royal family have gone to Antwerp where the government was established two days ago. The Belgian army is falling back on Antwerp which is strongly fortified. LONDON Germany now occupies practically all of Belgium excepting that portion of the country from Antwerp south to the Meuse river, and eastward to the vicinity of Namur, an area Qf about 3,000 square miles. The total area of Belgium is 11,373 square miles.

THE HAGUE The defenses of Antwerp consist of a triple line of fortification with provisions made for flooding the intervening spaces to prevent advance of an enemy. The third line of forts is about 20 miles from the city and commands a zone of many thousands of acres over which the water can be sent almost in an instant. The northerly forts at Antwerp are less than a mile and a half from the Dutch frontier. They could hardly be attacked without infringing on Dutch neutrality. PARIS The Germans have broken the French line of defense in Alsace-Lorraine and the French have fallen back to the

Seille river. The French still hold Muelhausen. TOKIO Japan has established a strict censorship. LONDON Austria has called to the colors all men from 20 to 42. LONDON A general food shortage threatens Europe. AMSTERDAM The minister of agriculture calls on the people to practice the strictest economy. Provisions for but sixteen days are at present available in Holland. ST. PETERSBURG The Novoevremya in welcoming Japan's ultimatum to Germany says : "The enemies of our enemies are our friends. The yellow race, the same as the white ones, have risen against German violence." ST. PETERSBURG Russian Troops after two days battle enter city of Lyck, East Prussia. This is twelve miles over the German frontier.

LONDON Servian legation

is imminent. Servians have taken Gorasda in Bosnia. WASHINGTON Believed certain that President Wilson will reject proposal to assume trusteeship over Kiao-Chau. He has not been officially advised of China's request.

RUSSELL'S CAMPAIGN (Continued from Page One.) ing in comparison, however, to tha opposition aroused against him in the other counties of the district because of his affiliations with James E. Watson. The fact that his nomination was dictated by Watson will cost Lynch hundreds of Republican votes. This fact is freely admitted. Yesterday C. W. Stivers, editor of the Liberty Herald, a staunch Republican organ, again fired another broadside into the Lynch candidacy. It was prompted by an editorial comment in the Cambridge City Tribune, rebuking Stivers for attacking Lynch because of his affiliations with James E. Watson, asserting that Watson was "politically dead." That Watson had passed to his "pa1 litical reward" was vigorously denied by Mr. Stivers and he sets forth three reasons why the Herald cannot support the Lynch candidacy, as follows: First, because the Lynch nomination does not reflect the sentiments of the Republican voters of the district. Second, because the Republican convention at Cambridge City was an undisputed "Watson-Lynch frame-up." Third, "because the interests of the Republican party in the future absolutely require that the Watson machine 'trust' in the sixth district be 'dissolved.' " While the civil war in the Republican party- of the Sixth district is raging; while a revolt against Gray and a mutiny against "Taggartism" has broken out in the Democratic party of the district, the Progressive party is receiving new recruits daily, its or. ganization is being perfected and its congressional candidate, with a clean FOR SALE GOOD REFIGERATOR At a bargain. Call 336 Kinsey street. Phone 3238. HOMIER featuring a specially fine showing of ROGER'S 1847 SILVER PLATED WARE You will be interested to see our excellent variety to learn the modest prices and to know more about this incomparable wear known as "SILVER PLATE THAT WEARS" The line embraces complete asortments of Knives, Individual Salad Forks, Forks, Gravy Ladles, Spoons, Butter Spreaders, Bouillon Spoons, Cold Meat Forks, Etc., Etc. In Silver Plate remember to buy ROGER'S 1847 "The Silver Plate that Wears." HANEffi THE JEWELER 810 MAIN STREET Glasses Fitted.

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THEATRES A crowd that completely filled the Murray theatre last night witnessed a creditable performance of "Mother and Son," the bill of the Lewis-Oliver Stock company for the rest of the week. The popularity of Mr. Lewis and his company of players is increas-. ing as attested by the applause which greeted the matine idol's appearance on the stage in the first act. The work of the other players in supporting Mr. Lewis helps win the approval of the theatre-goers. record back of him, no factional strife to embarrass him and with a substantial platform to stand upon, constructed to meet the modern needs of the American people, is making a systematic campaign of the district and speaking to large and enthusiastic audiences. This week Mr. Russell completed a thorough canvass of Rush county. It was preceeded by a systematic campaign of Union county, and in turn he will canvass the other counties of the district, holding meetings and meeting the people.

No More Bed Bigs A New Chemical Discovery Ends Pesky Bed Bugs, Roaches, Ants and Fleas

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The bed bug is pronounced by the medical profession to be the most dangerous insect, having much to do with spread of tuberculosis and other diseases, including possibly leprosy and spinal meningitis. It's no disgrace to get bed bugs, but it is a disgrace to keep them, especially when we have ready at band a chemical called P. D. Q. that actually puts the end to the pesky devils. A MILLION BED BUGS. Ju6t think! A 25-cent package of the new golden colored chemical is enough to make a quart, and enough to kill a million bed bugs, no matter how large they may be, where they came from, their age, color or sex, and lat the same time leaves a coating on (their eggs and prevents hatching. ( CUT THIS, OUT. This new chemical can be had at any (Hrst-class drug store. A 25-cent package of P. D. Q. will go farther than a barrel of poisonous dope. Don't let anybody impose upon your intelligence (by offering you something else. Insist ton what you ask for, then you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you have twhat doctor's nrescribe P. D. Q. A Ifull guart of the strongest bug killer n earth can be made at home wltha 5-cent package of P. D. Q. The naw ehemtcn.1. P. D. Q. (Peskv Devils Quietus) is the only bug killer that leaves a coating on their eggs and prevents hatching. PESKY DKVILS QUIETUS. L Peiky Devils Quietus P. D. Q. is the name of the new chemical that Eras dlscsTtred by ar-chsmloj .csisv

MAAG BOY ARRIVES SAFE INJW YORK Richmond Child and Relatives Report Thrilling Escape From Germany. A telegram was received yesterday

by John Maag from N. L. Piotrowski, city attorney of Chicago, that he and Mrs. Bertha Maag Piotrowski with their daughter and Raymond Maag arrived safely in New York after an exciting trip through Germany and a sea voyage which furnished excitement. Mr. Piotrowski gave Chicago correspondents an interview on the situation as soon as he arrived in New York. He declared the Czar of Russia "means business" and that he is mobilizing his troops in such a manner to perfect a better fighting organization than Russia displayed in previous wars. Mr. Piotrowski is of Polish decent and takes an Interest in Russia's welfare. When the war was declared, he and his party were traveling in Germany and were enroute to western Russia. Mr. Maag received a letter from his brother-in-law, Mr. Piotrowski, which was mailed yesterday in Washington. An excerpt follows: "We arrived safely last Monday in New York on the New Amsterdam of the Holland-American line, having fled from the European war after only one week of stay. We were In Berlin during the most thrilling excitement when the war was declared which in volved the whole of Europe. We left Berlin on the third of August on the last train carrying aliens out of Ger many. By sheer luck and good fortune we received passage almost at the last minute. "We also had a thrilling experience on the ocean having been stopped seven times by English war boats but after learning that we were Americans in a neutral 6hip, we were permitted to go on. It would take a great deal of time to write in detail the experiences we went through. It is impossible to exaggerate the gravity of the situation." CAMPERS ENJOY WATER OF SPRINGS Morning and night and just after each program in the tent, scores of persons flock down to the springs just outside the east end entrance of the camp. Those who have never been in the park before do not tire of talking about the wonderful streams of water that gush up from the roots of the hill. According to a chemist's analysis, the spring water contains iron, calcium and magnesium in small quantities, but this is not sufficient to make it taste. "This is certainly the finest water I have ever tasted," is an exclamation one often hears. "Why can't they pipe this down town where those thirsty folks on the hot streets can get water that is real water." PAY OIL TAXES Street oiling assessments for this year are being paid off satisfactorily and there is little complaint on the amount of expense incurred by the individual property owners for the work. The total amount of all assessments in i ' - -i : i i ,.. .! ri nnv. tue city win nut fs'jtL-u x c assessments rarely run more than $2 and some are for only a few cents. Summer Constipation Dangerous. Infection and Insect Bites Dangerous. Mosquitoes, flies and other insects, which breed quickly in garbage pails, ponds of stagnant water, barns, musty places, etc., are carriers of disease. Every time they bite you they inject poison into your system from which some dread disease may result. Get a bottle of Sloan's Liniment. It is antiseptic and a few drops will neutralize the infection caused by insect bites or rusty nails. Sloan's Liniment disinfects Cuts, Bruises and Sores. You cannot afford to be without it in your home. Money back if not satisfied. Only 25c. at your Druggist. (Advertisement) pany and actually puts the everlasting en to insects. P. D. Q. will not rot, burn and stain the springs or bedding and is considered harmless to human and animal life. P. D. Q. deodorizes and disinfects antiseptically kills bugs and their eggs. KILLS FLEAS ON DOGS. It's fun to see the fleas drop off your pet dogs. Pour P. D. Q., after being mixed in palm of hand, and rub on hair both ways. They will drop off dead Immediately when P. D. Q. is used. BED BUG SPOUT. Every package of P. D. Q. contains a patent spout that will fit any ordinary bottle, and it will enable you to make a 25-cent package go further than a barrel of old-fashioned bug killer. KILLS CHICKEN LICE. No use for your chickens to havs lice. A 25-cent package mixed by directions on package makes a gallon of chicken lice killer. KILLS MOTHS. 1 Preserve your fure and clothing with P. D. Q. Sprinkle dry P. D. Q. on clothing, furs, robes, rugs or whatever you want to protect against the pesky moths, and ajso dust in the bottom of trunk or container. LOOK FOR THE DEVIL. Look for the devil head on every package of P. D. Q. then you'll have the genuine the kind that is endorsed by the hospitals and asdic al pro!

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The Palladium will print a resume daily of what the Staata Zeitunff, of New York, and ether leading German newspapers of the country, have to say in regard to the situation on the war chess board in Belgium, Alsace, and on Russian Frontier.

Herman Ridder, editor of the StaatsZeitung, discussing the European war from the German standpoint, says in part, in today's article: A great victory has been won by the Germans. The Belgian army has been thrown back upon Antwerp in more or less disorder. The capture of Brussels is all but an accomplished fact. The taking of a nation's capital is almost a national humiliation. One cannot but feel sorry for the Belgians in their hour of adversity. The wrath of war descended upon their heads because it was so ordained that the territory of this valiant little nation stood between Berlin and Paris. No compact could be written that would protect it in a battle between France and Germany. For all practicable purposes the Belgians may now be discounted in the general scheme of things. It would be interesting to know just how many French and English troops were engaged in the battle along the Namur line. A victory as great as this means much to Germany. The numerical superiority over the allies could not have been very great. Favor Germany. It does seem as if things are beginning favorably for the German cause. The siege of Antwerp will proceed without affecting the general course of the campaign considerably. The Germans have a tremendous advantage in but one general staff; but one directing mind, and but one plan Economy Mrs. Emmaline Cole who was stricken with paralysis is not expected to recover. Mrs. Grace Hunt was In Richmond Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lamb and Lulu Rakestraw of Carlos City, and Mrs. Thomas McCullough of Muncie, were Wednesday visitors of Mrs. Ida and Miss Lamb. Mike Mettert has a fine patch of watermelons. Pete Atkinson made a trip to Richmond Wednesday. Mrs. Laura Fleming was called to Hagerstown on acount of the illness oi her daughter, Mrs. Albert Hindeman. Mrs. Martha Atkinson left for Richmond Wednesday where she will attend the Chautauqua the rest of the week. Mr. Manship of Morgan's chapel, was here Wednesday. The Martin Brothers are at Connersville with their show this week. Allie Pierce of Richmond, was here the first of the week. Stanley and Amy Green of Rich mond, are visiting the Stanley family Attends Conference. The Rev. Lester Wood is attending the Radical U. B. conference at Mun cie this week.

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