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will exist there, three, six, or nine months hence. To know soil needs for the various crops, experi ments or tests along proper lines are required. For these and other reasons the best guide which any farmer can have as to the needs of his soils are the carefully conducted tests of the experi ment stations on similar soils, or to make such careful and accurate experiments for himself. Few farmers can afford the time and expense to make those experiments, and therein lies the chief value of the experiment stations; but it must be remembered that the results of the experiment stations, while probably our best guide, are only an indication of the probable needs of our soils. The flnal and only safe answer, in the present state of our knowledge, must come from the soil Itself. The farmer who has the knowledge to en able him to ask intelligent questions of his soil and the wisdom to correctly Interpret the an swers. will obtain the most reliable Information possible for his guidance. One Application or Two ? ME WEEKLY Tress Bulletin of the Univer sity of Wisconsin, In referring to experi ments In soil Improvement being made by the Experiment Station of that institution, says: "An interesting fact developed by this work is that on heavily manured lands there Is excessive leeching of fertlllxing materials, particularly phosphates, which were formerly supposed to have been retained In the soil In a form available for future crops. Ex amination of tho drainage waters shows that If large amount* of these materials are added there are heavy losses which cannot be re gained." This Is In direct line with the observation of farmers and tho experiment of the South, namely, that where large quantities of fertilisers were to be applied to samly soils two applications, one before planting and ono during the growth of the crop frequently gave beat results. It does not fol low. however, that this holds good for clay or clay loam soil*. for tho available evidence points very clearly to the conclusion that on such soils the ox pent e of two applications Is not Justified by the Inci nse of yields which results. tHog Prices Still Climbing. 'EHY DAY pile* up new evidence to show that hog-ralslng Is the biggest money-mak ing opportunity now offered Southern far mer* l ast »<*k we published a dispatch from Chicago concerning the record-breaking price* of m.-at there From the news columns of the Mem phis Commercial Appeal we quote theae three dis patch* * as to price* elsewhere: "Hogs 0.15 Cents on Foot. "Louisville. Ky. Hogs sold to-day on the local market at 99.16 per 100 pounds, an advance of 16 cents over Saturday s figure, and the highest price ever known In Louis ville." “Record Price at Kmum Oily. “Kansas City, Mo.—Hogs sold for $8.90 here to-day, making the highest price ever paid at this market Until to-day the record Price was $8.80, paid in 1881.” “$11.25 at Indianapolis. “Indianapolis, Ind.—The top price paid f‘>r hogs In the local market to-day was $9.26 a hundred pounds, believed to be the highest over reached here. Most of the hogs sold for Is and $‘J15. There were not enough h*»r: to nil ttie demand, which was active, both from local ami outside source*.” lletKj the article “Making Pork at 3 Cents a Pound" on our l.lve Stock page, then look next or week after. for our article on “Get Ready Make Cheap pork." Kvi-ry farmer who has no Improved breed of 1,iKh should make haute to get a pure-bred sire; ®v»»ry breeder who has any for sale should make *a»to to let the fact be known. “What’s The News?” Br CLARENCE h7 POeT The Week’s Happenings. aUST NOW POLITICAL interest has shifted from Congress to the Supreme Court. About nothing else is speculation so intense lust now as it is concerning the final decision of our highest court in the anti-trust suits against the American Tobacco Company and the Standard Dll Company. Wall Street is exceedingly nervous, and its doubt upon this point may have been more largely responsible for the recent flurry in stocks than any alarm over President Taft’s legislative program. J* An especially ugly situation has developed In VT __ if_1- n» _ a . _. . t i ii i vi a wucic ocYciai ucpuuiiuau uiviu bers of the Legislature have been accused of brib ery, the evidence being strongly against them, and more politicians Incriminated every day. It be gins to look, In fact, as If the Republican machine at Albany is almost as corrupt as the Democratic machine in New York City. J* In this situation the most prominent Republi cans of the Empire State are demanding that Gov ernor Hughes, the big, able, ugly, relentlessly honest Chief Executive, shall sacrifice his person al interests and accept a renomination. No man in America has the confidence of the people more wholly than Governor Hughes, and there is now a general conviction that be would have made an abler President than TafL Decause they feel the need of him In this crisis, many Republican lead ers who have heretofore opposed his policies seem now ready to support direct nominations, stricter control of corporation, and the conservation leg islation which Governor Hughes has advocated. The same Independence of party bosses which has characterized Republican Governor Hughes is also bringing Democratic Mayor Gaynor Into promlnenco. Already there Is a fairly well or VM4VU4 UICIIW Mltu UIU U17AV L/UUlVT cratic Presidential nominee. There is a feeling that Governor Harmon is too close to the corpora tions, and also that be lacks the fire and magnet ism which a candidate ought to have. J* In Congress the postal savings bank bill is still struggling for existence, but the indications are that it will be amended into comparative worthlessness, if it gets through at all. Senator Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, made a humiliating spec tacle of himself and for his section a few days ago by an explosion of “sound and fury, signifying nothing." A committee has been appointed by the Senate to investigate the higher cost of living. The only Southern man on the committee is Sen ator Simmons, of North Carolina, and it will be remembered that he did not fully support his party's effort for tariff reform last year. The cruBade against speculation In agricultural prod ucts is very promising. President Barrett and other officials of the Farmers’ Union are making a telling fight, and If they can eliminate the evils of the exchanges without destroying some of their helpful features, great good will have been done. The Laborltes aud the Irish members of Par liament seems to be unable to work In harmony with their natural allies, the Liberals, and the re Bult of their stubbornness may be a breaking down of effective opposition to the Conservatives and so bring about another election before summer. J* The progressiveness of Atlanta was again Illus trated last week when a bond Issue of $3,000,000 ^ for public improvements was carried by a vote of 8,539 to 66. The bonds will be used for the Im provement of the water-works and sewerage sys tems, for additional school buildings and lots, ad ditions to the hospitals, and a crematory plant. J* After a brilliant address in behalf of the in come tax amendment, by Senator Itailey, of Texas, the South Carolina Legislature last, week voted for Its adoption by a majority of \ i t to 18. The Illi riois Senate has just voted in Its favor 41 to 0. senator Bailey made an appeal to partisan feeling t>y declaring that Democratic Party would never se able to make an effective reduction of tariff ind at the same time carry on the government un less the National Government was able to supple ment the revenues by such a tax on incomes. IT That the career of Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, will apparently be ended by his pres ent illness, whether he dies nr not. will he a mat ter of profound regret to the people of the entire nation. The physicians say that he will not re cover his speech even if he lives. At first regard ed by the nation at large as a reckless fire-eater, Senator Tillman gradually won the confidence of the country as a rough, blunt man of rugged honesty and acknowledged ability. Probably no other Southern Senator (except Bailey of Texas) has been bo Influential these last five years, and whatever errors of judgment he may have made, the whole South will lose by not having him ac tively at work in the Senate. J* Senator Tillman had been somewhat wor ried over the contest between his son and his daughter-in-law for possession of their children. It will be remembered that young Tillman deeded the children to his father (the Senator), but the South Carolina Supreme Court has just declared unconstitutional the old law which made such an arrangement legal. d* The insurrection of Nicaragua is still in prog ress and there is little prospect of its ending soon. d« There are charges of fraud in the Missouri Democratic Senatorial primary in which Senator Stone seemed to have won out over Governor Folk. Governor Hadley challenges Stone to have me ballots re-counted with the understanding that Stone will resign if Folk Is found to have an hon est majority. The Senate passed a bill making Explorer Peary a Rear-Admiral on the retired list, thus giving him |6,000 a year for the rest of his life. The House Committee has rejected the bill and simply votee him a gold medal. One of the most notable fights yet made by the Anti-Saloon League anywhere In America Is the endeavor to carry Chicago for prohibition. Twen ty-two more Michigan counties will also vote on prohibition April 4th. Jl The significant thing is not that Senator Hey burn objected to Lee’s statute in Statuary Hall. iuh siguiucaui. miug is mat not a Bingie otner Senator, not even a personal friend, was found to vote with him when the quest Ion was put. This is about the most gratifying evidence yet develop edto show the passing of sectional feeling in the North. HA Thought for the Week. HE MEN who hate achieved success are the men who have read and thought more than was absolutely necessary, who have not been content with knowledge sufficient for the present needs, but have sought additional knowl edge and have stored it away for the emergency reserve. It is the Superfluous Labor that equips a man for everything that counts most in life.— Cushman K. Davis.