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ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMERS About the Potash Controversy. For some months there have been appearing cables from -Berlin to the effect that unless the demands of the American fertilizer manufacturers were granted a rupture of commercial relations between the United States and Germany would follow. These have been supplemented by an inter view credited to Mr. R. S. Bradley, chairman of the board of directors of the American Agricultural Chemical Co., on his return. These dispatches and interviews give only one side of the case, that of some American fertilizer manufac turers, and they fail to set forth many are quite -different from the so-called fertilizer trusts in America, since they are f crnied for only five years, could have readily recovered (at, the expense of the American farmer) the 12,000,0G0 that they w-ere willing to wiiii merely a nominal capital. The j pay for a "compromise." government exercises a rigid trcl i It is hardly necessary to remark over them and uses them to market Ttfcat tne American public is no no hu- the products of the State mines. This control is exercised in the interest of the real consumer the farmer. The law provides potash shall not mor to approve of an executive order for maximum rates on German im ports as a retailiatory measure against a law that places the people of all paid by German farmers, a principle nations on an equal footing, and pre be exported for a less price than that i vents the fertilizezr companies from that might well be applied to Ameri can phosphates. Any one who is familiar with the methods of the so-called American fertilizezr trust cannot fail to be im pressed with their solicitude lest unduly exploiting the merican farm er, who spends annually more than $100,000,000 for fertilizers. Ringbone. I have a horse that is lame in one there be a ruture of commercial re-, leg and the blacksmith told me . it facts which are of importance to the real consumers of potash salts; that i lations between the two countries, ! was rigbone. Is there a "cure for it? is, to the American farmer. nor with their magnanimous offer to The blacksmith told me there was In the contracts the American fer-1 surrender the paltry sum of $12,000,-1 no curre. 000 in order to avoid this calamity, j H. J, r tilizer manufacturers agreed to as sume all taxes imposed by the Ger man government. They knew that some regulation of the production had been under consideration for some years, and that such regulation was Such patriotism is unique. Possibly Blisters or liniments will not be the fact that the great packing houses are owners of extensive fertilizer fac tories ma y have something to do with it. To the innpcent bystander it imperative in order to conserve the j appears that American buyers must potash supplies and to prevent such I feel that they have a very weak case results as have already been brought j if they are willing to offer $x2,000,000 about by the unscrupulous exploits.- as the price of a compromise, tion of the phosphate, coal and lum- From Mr. Bradley's interview one might be led to think that all potash ber resources if this country. They also knew that the German courts had awarded heavy damages againstj "mine owners for making con tracts in the night in the manner that Mr. Bradley states his were secured. The first law that was proposed was withdrawn because it seemed to dis criminate against the Americans, and the new lay was very carefully, fram ed to avoid all discrimination. It ap plies to aUJ potash mjned without re gard to. whether it is used In Germany or is exported all " contracts, French as well as American, w ere treated alike. C The real tax is trifling, being from 15 to 65 cents per ton,! which Is less than the usual State taxes on the same money value in fertilizers in the United States. It is the tax on the production that is worrying those who in their rush get a low price, bound themselves to pay any govern mental charges. The law provides for "a government commission that estimates the annual an equitable basis among the 68 requirements and apportions this on mines. Should the estimate be found too low, it can be increased at once, the purpose not being to limit produc tion but rather to increase it. I n fact a considerable part of the tax is ex pended in work intended to increase the use of potash in agriculture. Since Germany uses as much pot ash as all the rest cf the world, eaca mine is' required to sell half its lawful production in Germany and the re mainder may be exported. A mine may exceed its lawful quota by 10 per cent, without any further penalty than having the excess deducted from its quota of the following year. Should a mine go beyond this in ; exceeding 1 its fair and lawful quota, it must, pay a tax on its over-production which is so high as to be unprofitable. This is far more effective in enforcing the new law they took particular pains does not require the action of any court. ' Perhaps if the holders of the Ameri can contracts had made no objection to the first 'law as proposed, they wpuld find themselves Jn a better po sition now; but their noisy protesta tions put the Germans on their guard, and in framing the new law they took particular pains ' toj avoid everything that might appear to be a discrimina tion against anyone. Indeed, they vent even further, and inserted a clause providing that the proper au thorities migat make concessions in the over-prodTiction tax for two years to such an extent that the holders of these contracts would pay no more for their potash than before; but this pro rision did not apily to the specula tive options which extended for some years more. - Some years ago many American fertilizer companies sighed potash contracts' in which no price was nam ed the contracts simply stating that they were to pay the facie i-rlee, as ke American Agricultural' r Chemical Co. This latter f company byw Its ac tion in signing a" contract 'assuming all governmental charges seemsf jft nave 'put these ' other companies In a tad position." " ' M'"-'-- The German la does not," require the formation of any syndicate. Every iine is " at liberty to sell Its quotas as it sees fit. , The- mines Yinil: it more sent from Germany after the law was passed was taxed ?22 per ton. This is not true. Only the over-production of each mine bears this tax. There is plenty of potash to be obtained from any , of the other mines at the usual prices, in fact, the American farmer is today buying .potash at 10 to 15 per cent, less than ever before. This is due to the fact that the Ger man mine owners have changed their methods of selling in America. For merly they had a few exclusive agents "-ho sold only t o the fertilizer manu i'iicturers. "'hese manufacturers did not sell the potash si1J the farm- likely to cure the lameness of a bad case of ringbone; but it should be quite possible to remove it by having the ring-bone puncturefired and blis tered by a graduate vetrinarian and afterwards allowing six weeks rest tied. up in stall. If the lameness per sists the ringbone may be repeatedly blistered after six-weeks' rest. A. S. A. in Rural New Yorker. " Abortion. Would eating wheat cause a cow to have abortion? We know of no other cause. New York. C. W. A. Indigestion from any sudden change of food or from any unsuitable food may induce abortion. Feeding wheat might well cause sufficient disturbance to cause abortion, but we are unable to say that that was the cause, It always is best to treat every case of aborrion as if it were known to be due to contagion, otherwise other cattle may contract the contagion and er, Dut used- them in mixtures, the so- rove a loss to the owner. Treatment called standard one containing only 2 per cent, potash and many of them even less. Thus tne farmer to secure a little potash was obliged to take a reat quantity of other material, no small amount of which consisted of Qler having no fertilizing value. In the South some kainit was sold as such to cotton growers but it was used as a "leader" to secure orders for mixed goods, and salesmen were expected to sell no more kainit than was necessary in securing the mixed goods order. Many small mixing plants have been started i n the South in connec tion with the crushing o f cotton seed. These plants mix cotton seed meal, acid phosphate and potash salts, mak ing the same grade of goods as the large factories, but selling them local ly at less prices than the large manu facturers who have repeatedly de manded that potash should not be furnished to these small mixxers. Even under these handicaps the American potash trade steadily in creased, although the farmer could obtain but a fraction of the potash that he wished to buy, an d got that at an unnecessary y high price. This condition of affairs led the Germans to discontinue sales through a few exclusive agents and to sell direct through its . American corporation, the German Kali Works, which sells to anyone, any kind of potash salts, in any quantity from a single 200-pound sack to -a ship load. This method, which'cuts out three sets of profits, permits the farmer to secure his pot ash for less than ever before, even though the cost of mining has steadi ly increased. From time to time thmerican fertilizer manufacturers have tried to combine to advance and maintain prices and to refuse to sell raw, ma terials to farmers who wished to pre pare their own mixtures. Some of these attempts have- succeeded for a time, but ammoniates and phosphates can be secured from so m&ny sour ces that new: companies are constant ly entering the field. Potash being derived from a single source, is easi ly controlled, but the Germans' plan of direct sales to ' everyone, in any quantity at reasonable price, serves to prevent the manufacturers from, forming combinations in restraint of trade and' for the exploitation of the farmer, and permits the farmer to se cure his fertilizer materials at reason able cost. , One of the denands of the Ameri can fertilizer companies' was: 't'that the German potash.' syndicate shall undertake not to do any direct busl- econcmical to sell through one agency , ness in the United States." This de-II feed them whole corn and bran, corn and most of them sell in i this way. mand was refused.. Had it' been grant- yand oats, cracked corn and bran " or if"1-'" ?vi states or selling agencies J ed the American fertilizer - companies, for contagious abortion has been given several times in this department. A. S. A. in Rural New Yorker. Decrease in Milk Flow. I have a Jersey cow about eight years old. She had a calf in July and gave over 12 quarts of milk. She was quite thin and has only of late improved in weight, but has fallen off in milk five quarts. The pasture is good and in addition I give sweet apples occasionally, two quarts meal, two quarts, salt, clean water.. She was keut in an open shed during warm weather. Can you tell me what to do do to increase the milk? I have sprayed her to keep the flies away. Rhode Island. H. Y. Better keep the cow off grass and fedd good mixed hay and corn fodder or- silage, and in addition allow corn meal,, bran and other feeding meals likely to improve the milk flow. Med icinal treatment should not be neces sary. Warm drinks would prove bene ficial. A. S.A. in Rural New Yorker. Lame Colt. I have a colt five years old which was not used to work, and I used him on the harrow half a day. Since then he has been lame in the left leg; the nerve in the shoulder is swollen a little and is a little soreall when pressed hard.. His legs seeST to be all right, no swelling except that mentioned above. What would be good to cure lame ness? Is there anything to sop a young horse from stumbling on the road. Connecticut. P. J. C. Very likely the colt has been sweeneyed in working. The muscles of the shoulder in that ca.se win begin to waste away.. Mix . aether equal parts of aqua ammonia and turpentine and shake up ith six parts of raw lin seed oil. Rub the shoulder muscles with this once a day. Proper shoe ing will doubtless correct the tendency to stumbling, provided the horse is not afflicted with ringbone or some pther serious trouble of the tendons or bones. " A. S. A. in Rural New Yorker. a day per lor?e, according to what they are doing. i..c:.nc. ' - C. J. B. Feed on w;hole oats, bran and hay Do not feed corn, before cold weather comes on. Avoid hay from low wet land. In the feed mix night and morning for a weey a tablespoonful of a mixture of eqqual parts salt, dried sulphate of iron, flowers or sulphur and ground gentian root; then skip ten days and repeat. Omit the iron for mares in foal and in their case double the dose cf salt. Medicine- has no ef fect upon bots nor is there need of treating horses for those parasites. Afraid of Ghosts Mr. G. E. Flow Hurt. A distressing accident happened at the Banner Warehouse about ten o'clock last night when Mr. G. E. Flow, of Johnston county, stepped off the warehouse floor into the driveway, sustaining painful and serious inju ries. Mr. Flow, who is sixty-two years of age, lost one leg years ago and has since used a wooden one. He resides on Mr. James G. Raper's farm, situate near Selma, and last evening brought a load of tobacco here to seU, at the Banner warehouse. About ten o'clock last- night Mr. Flow went to get a drink of water, the water cooler setting near the driveway, and afterwards started to wards the southern entrance. Al though the warehouse and driveway was well lighted with electric lights, Mr. Flow stepped off the floor to the driveway, a distance of about two feet, and his lame leg was painfully hurt, the ligaments being torn from their place. Mr. A. O. Davis, one of the proprie tors of the Banner warehouse, was in the building at the time and at once assisted Mr. Flow, and called Doctor Dickinson and saw to" it that the best of attention was given him, but it was thought best to prepare a comfortable bed for him at the warehouse last night where he remained until this morning when he was removed to the Wilson Sanitarium. Mr. Flow is ex pected to fully recover from his inju ries in a few weeks. Washington, Dec. 21. J. Bailey Knott, his wife, Florence Knott, and his brother, Benjamin Knott, with Al ton Armstrong, who arc charged with having tried to extort $5,000 from Charles Rosenthal, a merchant, by op erating the so-called "Badger game," were released on bond. They pleaded not guilty and were held for the ac tion of the grand jury. New York, Dec. 21. Mrs. Julia Preston Tclraan, formerly of Chicago, and the wife of Daniel Hubbard Tol- man, a millionaire money lender, died uddenly in her bath room yesterday morning. This was disclosed last night through an undertaker's report filed at the coroner's office. r f Many people are afraid of ghosts. Few people are afraid of germs. Yet the ghost is a fancy and the germ is a fact. If the germ could be magnified to a size equal to its terrors it would appear more terrible than any fire-breathing dragon. Germs can't be avoided. They are in the air we breathe, the water we drink. The germ can only prosper when the condition of the system gives it free scope to establish it self and develop. When there is a deficiency of vital force, languor, restlessness, a sallow cheek, a hollow eye, when the appetite is poor and the sleep is broken, it is time to guard against the germ. You can fortify the body against ail germs by the use of Dr. Pierce's Gold en Medical Discovery. It increases the vital power, cleanses the S3'stem of clogging impurities, enriches the blood, puts the stom ach and organs cf digestion and nutrition in working condition, so that the germ finds no weak or tainted spot in which to breed. "Golden Medical Discovery" contains no alcohol, whisky or habit-forming drus. All its ingredients printed on it3 outside wrapper. It. is not a secret nostrum but a medicine cf known . composition and with a record of 40 years of cures. Accept no substitute ;- ;-,: n oor.". Ask wr neighbors. CHRISTMAS FURNITURE LOTS OF THINGS FOR THE CHILDREN AND GROWN UP PEOPLE See our Educational Pictures-big assortment. You will find Bargains at our store 'Phone 174. G. S. TUCKER & CO. 121 Nash St. ' Worms. . I want to ask a remedy for bots and worms in horses. Our team here Is a i pair of sixx-y ear-olds that came from the west this Spring, and they' both pave ,w;orms. One has had two light (Attacks of wormj-colic'anil-a few days later passed two V bots. : The hordes weigh a little better than: 1300 eath, are in good flesh, and feel well. oats, anywhere from' six to 12' quarts Lexington, Ky., Dec. 20. Represen tatives of more than a dozen counties of the Burley belt met here in conven tion yesterday and inaugurated a movement for the organization of a tobacco pool in 1911. While the meet ing is called "independent" poolers predominated, but both elements showed a disposition to agree. Kinston, N. C, Dec. 20. Frank Lee, a young colored man, who had been working at the Lenoir Oil and Ics Company's plant in this city, was kill ed by the Norfolk Southern passenger train , near Falling Creek station Sat urday night, and his remains " were scattered along the track for about 50 yards. It was train No. 16, which left Goldsboro at 10:15, and was due in this city at 11:10. Barry and Ross to Fight in Memphis New Orleans, Dec. 21. It is an nounced that" Jim Barry" and Ton? Ross, whose schedule here was called off on account of the decision of the authorities not to allow it to take place, would meet in Memphis next Monday., night. - Roanoke, Va., Dec. 21. The dead body of Prof. Lee A. H. Sullender, 30 years of . age, teacher ffns the ' public schools of Botetourt county,, and At. the time - of - his . death, principal , of , the schools at Glen-xWilton,' Va., was found under a railroad tresUe near Buchanan, Va., Monday. It is thought ing in the dark to catch a train.. 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