258 
1 H hC KUHAL NEW-YORKEK 
February 20, 
POTASH FROM THE OCEAN. 
(Continued from page 25Jf.) 
comes out of the water, as compared with 
other well-known materials: 
* Phos¬ 
phoric 
Material Moisture Nitrogen Fotash Acid 
% (, % % % 
Horse manure, 
solid fresh «" 
Green Alfalfa. 
Cow peas. 
Street sweepings, 
W a s b i ngton, 
D. C. 
Wet kelp..., 
It will be seen that this green kelp as 
it is taken out of the water contains in 
each ton 50 pounds of potash, as com¬ 
pared with only about seven pounds in 
solid stable manure, and only about 11 
pounds in street sweepings. 
0.44 
0.35 
0.17 
1.55 
1.50 
• • » 
73.2C- 
.50 
.60 
.30 
75.37) 
.72 
.45 
.15 
78.81 
.27 
.31 
.98 
.86 
.55 
.55 
85.00 
.30 
2.50 
.10 
EVENTS OF THE WEEK. 
D omestic.—T he ste<j"~ ’ ; p iowa of 
the Goodrich T< company was 
crushed by ice v / s and'sank, Feb. 
4, three miles off Chicago. The crew, 
numbering about 45 men and one pas¬ 
senger, made their way over the ice floes 
to shore. A score of other ships were 
icebound in the great fields that line the 
west shore of Lake Michigan. 
Feb. 4 the New York .Senate passed 
the resolution giving the State an op¬ 
portunity to vote on woman suffrage. 
By law it was necessary that two differ¬ 
ent Legislatures adopt the resolution. It 
was passed in 1913 in the face of some 
opposition, but at last year’s election all 
parties favored it in their platforms, so 
there were few dissenting voices in the 
Legislature and no negative votes in 
either house this year. 
Five big packing companies—Armour 
& Company, Swift & Company, the St. 
Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Com¬ 
pany, the Hammond Packing Company, 
and Morris & Company—were found 
guilty of violating the State Anti-Trust 
law by the Missouri Supreme Court, Feb. 
9. An order of ouster was issued, but 
the companies are allowed to remain in 
the State on payment of $25,000 each. 
To stay in the State each company must 
pay its fine by March 11. The court 
ruled that the anti-trust law was violated 
by the acquirement by the National Pack¬ 
ing Company of the Hammond Packing 
Company and the St. Louis Dressed Beef 
and Provision Company. The National 
Packing Company was organized by 
the Armour, Swift and Morris com¬ 
panies. The opinion says the National 
Company became a holding concern for, 
and directed, the five packing companies 
named, thereby destroying competition 
and fixing the price for dressed meats. 
The American liner Philadelphia ar¬ 
rived at New York, Feb. 9, with 33 men 
rescued in mid-ocean from the wrecked 
oil tank steamer Chester. Distress sig- ; 
nals flashed from a pocket electric light 
by a member of the Chester’s crew -were 
seen by a lookout of the Philadelphia, 
bound from Liverpool for New Y T ork. 
Seas were x'unning high when lifeboats 
were launched from the rescuing steamer 
and members of the crew of the tank 
ship were picked up from the water, into 
which they were commanded to leap. 
Flying the Dutch flag, the Chester was 
on its way to Rotterdam from New York, 
with an oil cargo. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—A jury of 
12 men in Circuit J';2ae Davis’s court 
at Portland, Ure., F' , 4, decided that 
shearing sheep in December and leaving 
them exposed to the rigors of Winter 
weather is cruelty to animals. After 
being out for hours the jury returned a 
verdict upholding the decision of District 
Judge Jones in fining Lester Willard, a 
Troutdale sheepman, $100. Willard’s de¬ 
fence was that the shearing rid the sheep 
of ticks, with which they had been 
troubled. 
As the result of discovery of foot and 
mouth infection in Chicago, Indianapolis, 
Louisville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Jersey 
City, Pittsburgh and Columbus, the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture, Feb. 6, in¬ 
structed its inspectors to close the yards 
in those cities to interstate shipment of 
live stock after carloads in transit had 
been disposed of. An order prescribing 
details and announcing whether the yards 
will be permitted to continue to receive 
cattle for immediate slaughter will be 
issued later. As to shipments in transit, 
the inspectors were instructed to allow 
the live stock to go forward if they 
showed no symptoms of the disease, had 
not been handled in infected pens, and 
were destined for immediate slaughter in 
quarantined areas where Federal inspec¬ 
tion of meats was maintained. Informa¬ 
tion was received at the department that 
the Pennsylvania State officials were pro¬ 
mulgating a quarantine against shipments 
from Ohio, Kentucky and other States. 
In view of the action on the part of 
Pennsylvania and activities in other 
States, department officials reached the 
conclusion that a Federal quarantine 
would not be necessary at' this time. 
Because of the danger to American 
nursery stock, a public hearing was held 
Feb. 2, at the Department of Agriculture 
at Washington to discuss a proposed 
quarantine on the importation of all 
pines from Europe. During the last year 
imported pines have been found to be 
infested with the European pine-shot 
moth. In Europe this is one of the prin¬ 
cipal insect enemies of pines and is espe¬ 
cially destructive in nurseries, young 
forests and ornamental plantations. It 
kills or injures the young twig growth 
and deforms the tree to a serious extent. 
In this country the insect seems to be 
still confined to the European pines in 
Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New 
Jersey, New York. Ohio Pennsylvania, 
Rhode Island and West Virginia. 
The first shipment of the season of 
spinach from the farm of the Walker 
Properties Association of Austin, Tex., 
was started north early in January. The 
shipment consisted of a full carload and 
was valued at $1,200. The Walker spin¬ 
ach farm is the largest of its kind in the 
country. For the coming year over 5,- 
000,000 cans of spinach have already 
been contracted for from the Walker 
packing plant. 
WASHINGTON.—The national or¬ 
ganization interested in penny postage in¬ 
tends to press legislation for the plan at 
the next session of Congress. Those 
interested, proceeding upon the theory 
that President Wilson will call a special 
session of Congress, are making arrange¬ 
ments to enlist public support for the 
proposal. Bills providing for penny 
postage have been presented in the House 
by Representative Griest of Pennsylva¬ 
nia, Republican, and McKellar of Ten¬ 
nessee and Rouse of Kentucky, Demo¬ 
crats. Representatives of the national 
organization say the body is made up of 
small merchants and hundreds of thou¬ 
sands of individuals. They deny that 
mail order houses are behind the move¬ 
ment. 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
Madison Square Garden Poultry Show, 
New York, 26th annual exhibition, Feb. 
12-18; secretary and superintendent, 
Chas. D. Cleveland. Eatontown, N. J. 
Farmers’ Week, State School of Agri¬ 
culture, Alfred University, Alfred, N. Y., 
March 9-12. 
Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Associa¬ 
tion, annual meeting, March 24, Wor¬ 
cester, Mass. 
Farmers’ Week, Massachusetts Agri¬ 
cultural College, Amherst, March 15-19. 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
fortieth annual convention, June 23-25, 
Detroit, Mich. 
EXCELSIOR ENGINES 
For Farm or Factory 
OATALOa FRBB 
PORTABLE OR v 
BTATtONARY 
Tell us the size of your farm and how big an 
engine you need and get our offer Write to¬ 
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R. CONSOLIDATED GASOLINE ENGINE CO. 
202 Fulton Street New York City 
Free Box of Samples 
sent to your station charges prepaid. 
Delivered prices quoted on request. 
All sizes, 2 inches to 20 inches. 
THE E. B1GL0W CO., New London, 0. 
RUBBER ROOFING 
—WEATHERPROOF- DURABLE- 
ROLLS OF 108 SQUARE FEET 
INCLUDING NAILS & CEMENT 
NO SECONDS 
i PLY .85 ROLL FREIGHT ALLOWED 
1.15 
1.40 
3 ROLLS OR OVER 
PROMPT SHIPMENTS 
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You can SAVE MONEY and get 
much better goods—a custom-made. Oak-tanned 
harness DIKECT FROM FACTORY at whole¬ 
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if not satisfied—and another for five years. 
king harness 
has been on the market 32 years. Free catalog is an 
eye-opener on harnesses. 75 styles including horse 
clothing. Write right now for * ‘-r free book. 
KING HARNESS CO., 12-22; -a St., Rome, N.Y. 
SUL P ft U R 
FOR SPRAYING PURPOSES 
T.& S. C. WHITE CO., Bergenport Sulphur Works, 100 William SI., New York 
Get a “catch”, a good stand, and a big yield of CLOVER, ALFALFA, 
Peas, Beans, Vetch, and all other Legumes —inoculate with * 
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TRAG 
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“NITRAGIN” is the original Pure Culture—a granular medium (nof 
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taining millions of surfaces, supporting billions of nitrogen-gathering 
germs, their health, strength and virility 
Guaranteed for Six Months by the Armour Fertilizer Works. 
Absolutely harmless. Easy to use. An investment—not an expense. 
Remember — legumes not inoculated take no nitrogen from the air. 
Inoculated legumes mean bigger yields, richer feeding value, better soil. 
Avoid Imitations. LOOK FOR THE ARMOUR OVAL LABEL. 
Pure Culture inoculation is endorsed by the U. S. Dept, of Agricul¬ 
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ARMOUR FERTILIZER WORKS, Dept. 52 
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J 
Write for this FREE SAMPLE Genuine 
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HOME-MIX YOUR FERTILIZER 
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Acid Phosphate, Potash 
SAVE *1.00 TO *12.00 PER TON 
Write to-day for this sample and Formula Booklet 
NITRATE AGENCIES CO. 
106 Pearl Street, New York City 
ING ^ 
The Huber Engine makes 
steam at saving of 25 to 40 per 
cent. The Huber Farmer Tractor 
develops the greatest power with 
the least fuel. Read it all in the new book. 
THE HUBER MFG. CO. 
Address 
646 Center Street, Marion, Ohio 
ore \ 
Better* 
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We have told thou- 1 
sands of farmers how to do it. Let us 
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HUBER 
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makes and saves money. Describes ful¬ 
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Have You Clay 
Soil? 
Sticky, heavy, hard to cultivate? 
To make it light and crumbly, to 
improve drainage and prevent sur¬ 
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easy access of air and water so 
necessary to the healthful develop¬ 
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One application r often lasts for 
years. It is sold under a guaran¬ 
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more than a century standing back 
of the product. 
Write today to our nearest office for free 
illustrated "booklet telling how, when and 
where to use lime, and how to make tests. 
Rockland & Rockport Lime Co. 
Rockland, Me. 
Boston, 45 Milk St.; New York, 101 ParkAve. 
CROWN LIME SOWERS 
Best machines for sowing lime, fertilizer, plaster, salt, 
etc. Simple, strong, durable. Distribute evenly and 
have large range of quantity. No gears. Large capacity 
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Ask your dealer and write us for free catalog of Lime 
Sowers, Grain Drills and Wheelbarrow Grass Seeders. 
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The New GREENWOOD LIME 
and FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER 
TOP FEED-NO RUSTING-NO CLOGGING 
Accurate indicator for 100 to 3,600 lbs. per acre, 
whether material be wet. dry. sticky, lumpy, heavy 
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GREENWOOD MFG. CO., Lawrence, Mass. 
Over 10,000 Sold 
the Past Season 
Has met with the highest approval 
everywhere. Set it any depth you 
wish and it will stir the soil just that 
depth all down the row. Go between 
the row or astride the row. It runs 
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If your local dealer does not 
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Oep't E 
THE SCHAIBLE 
MFG. CO. 
Elyria, Ohio 
Big Light 
at Small 
Equip 
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UOSt with a Con- 
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Incandescent Mantle 
Lamp. It gives 100 can¬ 
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—?2 and up—within the 
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inducement for 
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