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THE ARROW-DEMOCRAT, TAHLEQUAH. OKLAHOMA
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arr cobb rates james bagby as
smartest pitcher in baseball
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CONDENSED
CLASSICS
THE LITTLE
MINISTER
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Br J. M. BxT 'lE
C<r.4*ns«tlcn by
M E. Alley, Brighton
MM T«a UM as oo# ot t!w
Hill ii pitrt*r rrtr tn hurtall?
Rjftt lAiul .ww *o«U UJ CkrtstT
llalkmHL w*aM ™ c.«* In tb«
•pinion o< Ty Oofefe. Jim IU err a< tt*
world* chucptar lctilan* Is
to tb* hottor. Ttas it what Tt has to
ay abwt the C1*i«iacJ cu^er. *ho
Tte SI (ux la« j* r:
"Barty t* th* ■c*n«t plirbw I
*rcr tMed. and ni teU J<-u why. He
haaet a twy fOJd fast tell oor a
trry fxwd nrr* H* has a nrKty
(vod atav halt, with almntt pwfert
(antral. Bactiy know* b* hasit
f o«Ch Mtwal ability to tool barter*.
mm h> makr* a st«dy tf them. He
■ the om( and weak points of
•my halter who fans him. ud he
yttrfeat to tfc* r weak poir.t*. If a bat-
ter Is weak on a tow curve, that Is all
be will get ftvo Raft>y. If the saoe
batter should get a hit off a low corre.
It do«« not make any dlffereoce to
Ba^y, nor 'on he chance kls tactic*.
He knows tn the taoc ron by pitching
low currea to this batter the perwtt-
aie Is all tc his faror. and that Is all
he will pitch. N Th nf will swerve
h!m fro™ his tooree.
TbeyD fet a lot of hits off Ba*by.
bet he wins hecaase he Is pitching
f«reeta*e baseball—pitching to the
weak points of each hitter and not the
strvcg points. He has perfect control
of what staff be doe* ooenniand and
can pot It any place be wants to.
"Bagby Is an Instance of what cvo-
oectratloe and practice will do for a
witcher"
61 Gann was in two nunds after that,
' angry at himself because of the Egyp-
! tian. and yet he constantly thooghl
! of her. and wondered. He preached
tertaon* twins' women. tboae days—
; their witching ways werv the deTiL
'■ One winter day. the Egyptian's time-
lly appearance saved old Nunny Web-
ster frvwi the poorbow. The gypsy
J inipalsirely offered five potmds to sup-
tvn Ninny till her brother came hack
| frora jail- Then It was that Gavin j
Irst believed In her. ar,d said he'd j
| *mst h4r word.
J ; j The happy Nanny persuaded the |
minister to stay to tea. That tea- j
drinking bewitched the little minister i
for the fascinating Babble teased hit* J
| -" ! b* It.
Babbie brought him the money to
_ J"*? *■'* " Woods next day. and gave
DimP II Mf •( . . ,
ikat arrat army >ievin a hoily st ray that he secretly
•* seeickiKea b. j treasured. Again and again he vras
irawn to Nanny's cottage where Bab-
!wt*B«wHton ''ie frequently came, and he didn't ud-
•I KUrtadr. May lerstaiKi H first that be was in love
a, i*ea. He nu tifh the mysterious girl with her
Dm"- many eapnees—all of which charmed ,
Uiiknsli ■•I.;'''13' Be little knew that E >b Dow
veiwiir. He «• riad discovered fc:m with Babbie tn
eeeaie* r.t karo- :heir trysts* and wondered why Rob
?*i IS" J"' .voided him. and was drinking a^aln.
befer* (kit . ....
4at , kj „i„rui Rob greatest fear was that the kirk
>■(.-iKr ke k>4 < liters shoold learn of *he Egyptian
arsmlreJ Ike title imJ ;He minister, and ST one him out at
• 1 Prliff •r1-v„^.
VklBlltl aa 4
rtr*t i.rt el au j One night. Babbie Cashed a lantern
Hearts, ralike n mt the manse window to attract
u'lii!' 1*._!' t! * ,?1Tin's attention. He waited breatb-
ter are perfectly >ssly till the manse was quiet in slum-
<wll4 la the raited State* aa veil •• Vr. then stole out to meet Babble at
1a Great Brtt.i, a>a ike Do.i.i... .j^ ^rjn>er seat. There in the dark
After tke aaaa! aklrmlakea at a pea- ne*s Givln kissel her and Babble re-
■aa ta ktaueif kr war *i tke allied for the first time his love for
■roiHstn, Barrie paktuked "Better her. She had been playing with him.
toJ-Tr" m "rzrz.:'' Wt .shame-!. She wanted to ran
rw «r i<M naf -AuM I>ki Uytto." . . # _ .
-Skei a Maa*i sia *.- -A «!>«*<. i> 1 "way, and she wanted to stay and
T*ra«a.- -wr Laaiy Me«tiae.~ -rke 'lave him put hSs kiss Into words. But
Little lUalater* laDawea ky -Seat!- it was late, and it was that night as
ktr:j:! ,rk b"
MlWtl.
cost of using tractors and
horses shown in year's work
PreparSnQ Seed Bed With Tractor Pov*«r.
id, ican art mi «Mer ^ Slw them tofvther for the first time.
** ■-* He mm tonmd ki« way t* the J Lotp d*wi>ed la Babbie's heart that
««*• (• wa> All kfta ewi) witk -TV*
Pff air*a Lart Starr."
Italater." -Qaallty Str*^«.- -Tkf A4-
• Iraki# OMtaa." •frier Pa*.- "Wtat
K^rrr W wi Kbvwk" "A KLaa far
i lairrtlU." r«4 -Brar Braraa," aad
kaa Wes ammmt tacvraifil artih playa.
j ar rttkrr ^layleta. •( tW war. aarh aa
"TV OM La«r Ifcam Her Medala."
Hla appeal ta pa^He buffluttaa
araa all at laataataaeaaa. aa4 ke haa
Baseball
Notes
Loalsvllle deb has transferred
Harry Wolfe to tb« MuMle
Mcrkle'a coctract aith the
ciah. It U stated. I* for
Washing:or has closed the deal with
Taapa for parthaM of Bob Lcnorte
mad Mm Pn. ^
The Los A age lee dub has so>'d
Oatcber IV:e Lapan to ;he Galveston
dab of tb* Texas leagua.
a a a
If tb«re was aMottfcing IB the haae-
ball cdiin tt wvmid tcoa the ma.' ir
kmf9t raeva ipsuS* domo.
a a •
Baxter Sparks, wteraa pitcher,
win manage the Oarksdale team of
tb* Dew lliaKwppi State leagtM.
rtatean fVx. right-handed pitcher,
has been released by tb* Petrol! c!ub
ta Joplin of the Western league.
The Rochester International leago*
team has a fall-blooded See*\-a Indian
fur a trainer. He It Aaron foody.
(>!* Osriela veteran teffelder. e*it
«f tbe game last year, has been signed
by tb* Piitsfield Eastern league dub.
Gabby Street, who will manage tbe
Sn^^k Virginia team this year,
writes that be is going to have
good dob.
a • •
Tbe Tulsa rttih. trtUrb has heet\ shy
• Cm baseman, hopes it has filled the
trap by rmrcbas* fr\xn TMkww of
Walter Hicile.
The Watcftoary doh has tra^e *
Pitcher A <5y M« retpack ami Outfteld
er Irvtrs Porter to Worcester for
Htfher F. Colley.
Catffeff Jack Sr.rder. vbo Juried
the Jor'Sn teara la«t year .^ust arhee
It iwVd bin* most. Hour cuakea a
frtea for reins?* retr-ec?.
Jim Far, rHerac p!trbar. tsearw frr
ll?s lenclh ar;-^ drvl! wiy\ ail! msth
ajre the R-xne tea la tbe Georr a
State Wa^ue th's year.
T>e Aipnta Socth A'Uotie an-
roaao^f *h«t tt has traded Pitcher ,
Tom Kcoa;«*o to the R*rh:a«©d Vl>
flata dab for F\frt>er Lee Stooe.
Uoyd SfVorrt. Purtw eztfie'Vr.
art>o ants tr Gafr^ia
ta# Neer v M by that rttb to the
Pwria r*ah of the T^ re*-1 Vea^ae.
T>e «^rr*h7aw
to peAdfe. Sheerer
AbMt oar.rr*! **.i wf'h tV jn-rMse
•f Frart Crahin bai Lra!sri!le.
• • •
Halttaer* has pet la a be' ted daia
fw Evaa IH'ter. an c«tfte:Jer wbe was
wttk r-eder'ck in tbe Kne Kire lass
year an-! iww signed with ReaHng.
a a a
TW CMmbtc S.>eth Atlarf.t dak
has traded Itfe'der I>ed Beck to
Wlast ■*> Salec of tb* Pxdakjct ieagv*
SPEAKER'S SALARY t50
At a banquet in Houston,
Teg.. Doak Roberts, president of
tb* Texas Leajr_e presented
Trto Speaker, manager of tb*
Oevelacd Indiarji. with tbe first
baseball contract Speaker ever
signed. It was signed In 19ftJ
with th* old Clebume team of
tbe TVxa* league at a salary of
*50 per month.
teaSee tamer tnetb
'• Kvtac laisisttlea. Prekakly am
W« kaww aan of tke «Mt> f
Burrie tkaa af aar atkee Uvtas writer.
night, and all the wodd looked new
*** to her, and she longed for Gavin u>
come. Then she met Rob Dow's little
son weeping bitteriy. who told her of
what sorrow the ~wo«nan who'd be-
witched tbe meen'.ster" would bring
everyone, and Babble, touched to the
heart, went away. Months passed,
and tbe little minister looked In vain
for her.
Then came tbe fourth of Angost. the
eve of Lord Rlntoul's marriage, an old
ead staying at tbe SpittaL whose bride
was reported as young and bonny.
I AVTX D'SHART was barely Bot nearly ali of Thrums were >n-
■ w twentv-one when he and his COTn#d over lons that ***<1
motlsvr came to Thrums. AH lTOm * calamity, and that night
Thrums was oat in Its wynies and tbCTV *a to be a spedai prayer meet-
closes—a few of tbe weavers still in LD* for r*itL
knee brreches. to look at the new . Then suddenly Babbie came to me
Add LScht minister. I was there, tbe : !n the scboolhoose saying that Gavin
doenlnle of Glen Quharity. four miles k^le*! by a drunken Higb-
frrm Thrcms, and heavy was my land piper. It was not trae—a rumor,
heart as I stood afar off •> that bo! I found Gavin, and told him where
•iavin's mother might not have the •>* would Cnd Babbie, though I felt I
pain of seeing me. I alone of tbe i *** doing wrc-cg
crcwd looked more at her ttn at her , Babbie told Gavin ber story then—
STARS RUN AT INDIANAPOLIS
Drtvera Entered in B>q Speedway Raca
include Ralph de Raima. Dario
Reata and Othera.
T^e oominf 500-mlle Interea tiooal
«^eepatakes to he bald orer the bricks
of the lixttaaipolis Motor speedway cm
M^day. May SO. mill be the ^reateat
i affair o< Ha klod In the aortd. If ooe
J is to judire frv-m the galaxy of stars
j already entered aivd other drivers who
will pilot moor.u ta thia daaslc.
Ralph de Palraa and Dario Resta.
the tao Italian drivers, arlll be In tha
RaJph de Ka ma.
mzin'nc a^aln Othar driven e&tersd
are Eddie lleane. Ira Va:i Tv«iay
Milton. Fred DuvMcd^rf and Andre
IWUk^t.
GORE WAS STAR OUTFIELDER
Old.Tune National League P'aysr Held
Naccd of C<rv 1-5 Bate*—Was
Hard rt(tt*r.
George Gore was a fa~>oos catfleid-
er wbo r*ayr<i with tb* Cblcsgc and
New Tork teams of tb* X'atiooal
I :eag«* back In tb* 'SOs. Got* was aa-
osoaQy fast «B Ms feet and held a rec-
ord •< nrr.tg tb* circalt in 14 see-
oedSL rrwa 1SK uotU I9P1. G cs
r *jed 1 ^3 gatses in tke big ieagaa
tad crvsaed tb* plate with E.W rtma,
!to average «tf I(* p*r game. Billy
Hamilton, wbo was with tb* Pk'Jadet-
phla and Bost.* NaOoeala fro«a liKW
satll 1OT1. piayad LJTfl big leagw*
gaz es. tc which be (cored LTH ma
l' erags ci l.« per gams Fotis
soil | that sbe was to be Lord Rintoul's |
Eirtteeo years had passed since we brtde 00 the morrow. He had fotnid
parted, and already Vr hair had lost, ^ when a mite, fallen from a gypsy
Its brightness, and Margaret was an wagon, and for ter beauty had reared ;
old woman at forty-three, and L wbo j and educated her. Babbie and Gavin
had loved ber since I was a bobbiede- tried to give each other up. then Bab- I
hoy and shall dll I die, am tbe rn«r Me heard Lord Rintoul's voice,
who made her old. and In terror dunr to Gavin, and th* ,
Many scenes tn the little minister's two ran off in tbe darkness to tbe |
life come back to me. The first time ETTT camp on the bill to be married
I ever thought bf writing bis love story '■ver tbe trags of tbe gypsy king.
ar old man's gift to a llrt'e maid since j That terrible nigbt. with the storm
grown tall, was one night in tbe old coming, tbe earl seeking bis lost
schoo?bouse. when my gate creaked bride, tbe d.>ur eiders relentlessly fc4- ;
tbe first time I ever saw Gavin and lowing their errant minister—and
tbe Egyptian together. ininken Rob madly booed to save his
Gavin was brought np to be a rata- ' friend.
Ister from bis earliest days, and took Then cam* the Sood. when tbe hear- ]
to the idea enthusiastically. It had ens opened, and lochs seemed to faH. j
been tbe dream of the two of 1 manse. Babbie, separated from Gavin after the
of which Margaret was mistress, and cypsy marriage, fell Into Rob's bands,
Gavin the minister, and now It was but perrifally escaped, and reached
fulfilled. i tjie manse. Gavin wandered all night
Gavin at once became popular tn through the storm after Babbie, and I
Thrums, and though short of stature fotjnd him exhausted near my bouse !
kv cast a great shadow. He cv-nvert- r.eit morning. He told me all that
e« a drunkard. Rob Dow. who adored! had passed and my anxiety for Mar-
Mm. and wjold do anything in tbe pare* at tbe cc-ise<jtiecces of bis rasb
world for tim. j act led me to attempt to reach
On tbe fateful evening of October Thrums, But before I left I fdt it
IT. Gavin was returning frren Rob was necessary to tell Gavin my story,
Dow's and go rghome through Caddam that be was my son. and Margaret was
woods, when be beard singing -ay wife Margaret had married Adam
Tbe singer came dandng up Windy- Disbart irs*. and be bad goce to sea.
rhouL Only when she passed him did and after two years all tb- aght him
I", a tin see ber as a gypsy elf. bare feet last, and she married me. Then when
flashing beneath a sir. rt green skirt, a Gavin was three yea!* old. Adam sad-
twig of rowan berries m ber black ienlv re-nr-ned. and I passed oat af
t.air. She was pale with aa angel Margaret's life f r- ver.
"•veiiness. A diamond oa ber firger Gavin f> aght to learn If Babbie tad
st*x a thread of fir* over a pool as abe been carried off by Lord Rintoul. and
danced by. found tbe earl 00 an Island in tbe
Undoubtedly sbe was tbe devfl. tnidst of fif.xji. Gavin Jumped to fan
Gavin leaped after her but as sbe saw iHj. bet nothing could be dote, and It
him sbe beckoned mockingly. Ibeo was thought both mast perish. His
kissed ber band, and was gone. j congregation, gathered by tbe prert-
A moment later came the sound of pice, forgot they had meant to eipd
a born. Tbe minister was en tb* Mb and listening with dim eyes w
alert at once, and hurried to tbe Ma brave last words knew only that
Square. That horn was a signal that they loved bias. Then Rob Dow threw
se'diers were marching on tbe village his life away to save his friend, and
folk to arrest some maiefactce* tbe tof* with which he sprang Into
areong the weavers, wbo would re- j the fio-i witMrew minister and earl
sent K. to safety.
In tbe Square was an nproar. It ; So Gavin and Babble were carried,
was tbe gypsv who had gtvra tbe warn- and no ooe seeing Babbie (o<a( de-
Ing. Gavin tried to persuade the peo- surely to chorcb on Gavin * an
pie to disperse to are bloodshed, bat would guess ber history. Tet acme
the Egyptian cr.ed: j times at eight. Babble slips into bet
-Do not heed this little tnaa! Save crpmj frock, with rowan berries In her
yourselves.- and they obeyed ber. The hair, awl Gavin always kisses her.
soi i ,-a came, bat caught only * few. jjy Urt'.e maid knows this story as
tbe rtal mlpr.ts «*tap<ng. The Kgyp- well as I do She was named for Mar
fan was caught, bat eecapcd th* gam. and has been my dearest tf
offoen first through a dever rase, an* fort since my Margaret died i bat 1
again through Japadeatiy pretending tave lived to rrjotce ta the aapgnnesa
far netarkmac, • ptute. and latch. . katting awcaga kah
she was Gavin's wife:
He was furiooa. and yet felt bis an-
ger die as be looked at tbe beautiful
girt with the appealing ryes, and coax-
ing. laughing avwth. He evea toM
ber to hide la th* mam* gardes tn
the rammer neat. tOl th* aoidwn had
{OM
1 of Gavin and Babbl* aad their chO-
' thai JOft.
Ottynchv a . by th* F a« PsbiaUaa
C* rn Bwtoa M) Corrv*st la tie
t i-lM Ec«A«n. the Ivet 1 -1 u CM- {
«UM kit MnliWM. wmAtr ti* MfT
rigs : act. kT tke P«« **kt*t*g C*. '
C. • A. AS mita I* ■
(Pverared bv tbe fr tei ?•** ■* Depart-
n«nt oi Aaricult-re >
r «rinj: ikt**«er and November, 1920,
representatives of the United States
rVpartment of Ain~icu!ture visited 286
tractor-owners in Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois. A cottf lete record of all the ;
arork dine doring the year both with
tractors and torses *as obtained frvua
each farmer. Information from which
the cost of usinu the tractor ai 4 tbe
cost of maintaining: the wortstcck
con Id be determined was also obtained. '
Tbe investigation was made through
the co-optratire efforts of the bureau j
of anizcal Industry, ofice of farm maa-
acemeat and farm eomomlcs and tha
bureau of public roads, in acconiaaea
with plans outlined at the farm p*" trer
c\xiference at Chicago. HL in October.
1919. The object was to obtain infor-1
mation. in addition to that already j
available in the Derarrment of Agn- |
culture, which would aid in determin-
ing advantageous forms of power for
different farms and different condi- |
ti on a.
Farms Above Average in Size.
The average sire of the farms vis-
ited was 2?3 acres. TTiis is consider-
ably above the average size of all
farms in these states.
Two-plow tractors were owned on
174 of the 2S6 farms, three-plow trae-
tors on 1<H and foor-plow tractors on
six farms. Itae farmer owned a oce-
piow trichine, and one farmer owned
a five-plow machine. Two-plow ma-
chines were found on 75 per cent of
the farms w:th less than 160 crop
acres, and on 53 per cent of those with
100 or more crop acrvs.
One hundred and six of the tractors
had been in use one year, 100 had
been in cse one and one-ha If or two
years. 49 had t*en in use two and one-
half or three year*, and SI Lad been
In use more than three years.
On the average the tractors were
used for 30.8 full days during the year
covered by tbe investigation. Twenty-
three and five-tenths days of '.his was
draw tar work on the \<" -? farm.
2.7 days was belt work, and LS days
was custom work. Seventy-three of
tbe 2S6 tractors did less than 20 days'
work during the year and 26 did 50
or more days" work.
The numt-er of workstock still
owned varied frotn two bead on 11 of
the farms to more than 15 on five of
the lar^e farms, on the average there
mere 6-S bead per farm at tbe
time of the survey, and their value
was fl45 per bead. In all there were
1.878 head of workstock on the 2SC
farms and 111 coils leas than one year
of age.
The average number of full days
wort per year per horse, for all fs.rms
was On 20 of the farms ifc* •
workstock d!d Je«« than fall days
work and on 27 ibey did 100 or n>: re
days work per year.
Tbe tractors did S5 p** cent of the
plowing on these farms, 73 rer cent
of the disking 43 rer cent of the har-
rowing plan: :.z. n> ng and pts k-
ing. 41 per cent of the grain cutting, j
and ibovt 15 per cent of the toad*r g j
and hau!:rg of hay.
Of 367 men who did spring plowing j
142 d:d It all w th tract -rs. 121 use-i
both tract >rs and horses, and four
osed horses only.
Of ZJS wh did fa plowing TO
i d it all with tn orv 27 used both
tractors and horses* and eigh: usei
h-r«es omly.
In all. the power for 30 per cent of
tiie drawtar work oa these farms, as
measured by days of horse labor re- •
quired for It. was furnished by trac- ,
tors and the rema t>3er by horse*.
Tbe average wt per bead of keep-
ing wortrsTock on tbese farms f«T the
yeer ending Nov*rc:ber 1. MOD. was
$130. and the average coat pec farm
was fi.7*.
Costs Ce^ts Oa ty to Feed He#- e.
Exc:a-iTe of gras« and stalk pasture,
tike average ratxic j r horse consisted |
r< US xcti* of hay. 1— tons of straw
♦ * acre of stiver. 37.S husbels of corn,
and 213 b«slie!s of cats. Tbe total
cost of feed per head was $154. Based
on present prices 'Marrh. 1S21). tbe .
owt of feed per bead wo«!d be aboct
Tbe a vera re coat p>er day of horse
labor flee the year of tbe swrvey was
$2.4a Based «:« pr->sent prim tbe cost
oc these farms wc*ld be not far frvca
91 50 per day
Tbe average first of tbe two-
p*ow tra-rter* ww JSC1 oi tbe three-
p'ioer ttac*or flS>i and of all trac-
tors flWP Tbe average amostnt spent
for evtipw&t. t«iy ptosi and disks,
for we with tractors was aboct SM0.
Tbe eve-rage ralae t4 tae horse-drawn
iaiptewcts d^srooed of after tbe p«r-
cbaae of ? V tn -on was til
years. Tbe annual depreciation of the
two-plow tractors amounted to $104,
and of the three-plow $217. The an-
nual cost of repairs, including the
value of the owner s time sp>ent in re-
pairing the tractors, was $39 for both
the two-plow and three-plow sizes.
The fuel consumption per day /or
the two-plow tractors varied from
about 18 gallons for fall plowing to
about 11 gallons for drawing the hay
loader. For the three-plow tractors it
varied from 23 gallons for plowing to
15 gallons for drawing the hay loader.
The two-plow tractors covered 6.9
acres per day in plowing and three-
pic w machines 8.6 acres. Tbe amount
of fuel required per acre by the two
siaes was practically the same. 2.8
gallons for the two-plow and 2.7 gal-
lons for the thre^-plow tractors.
Difference in Plowing Costs.
The average cost per acre of power
for the plowing done with two-plow
tractors was afcout 52 and with the
three-plow about $220. The cost of
power for the plowing dons with
horses on these farms was about $2.90
er acre. Based on the present costs
of keeping workstock, the cost of
power for plowing with horses would
be about $1.90 per acre. For most of
the other operations the cost of power
when furnished by horses was slightly
less than when furnished by tractors.
Tbe cost per acre of power for disk-
ing writh tractors was $0.67, with
horses. $0.64: for cutting grain with
tractors. $0.67; with horses. SO. 50.
These figures represent the cost of
power only, and do not include eithet
the cost of man labor, or that of the
Implements used.
Tbe average cost per day of two-
plow tractors for drawbar work on
the home farm was about $12.65. and
of three-plow tractors about $17.75.
Tbe total cost of power furnished by
the tractors for drawbar work at home
during the year averaged $341. Thl?
drawbar woe*, on the home farm con-
s*5rured 76 ^ . tent of the total work
done r«y tbe M^^ors. and only 76 per
cent of the total annual charge for de-
preciation. repairs, and interest on in-
ve^: Thent. is included in It.
Tractor Reduces Number of Work,
stock Needed.
On the 172 farms where there had
been no change in acreage the num-
ber of workstock had been reduced by
2-2 bead, an average redaction of 28
per cent. Forty-foar of these 172 men
had not redtKed the number of work*
stock. 62 had disposed of one or two
head. 43 had disposed of thVee or four
head, and 23 of more than four bead.
On these 172 farms ooe b< r*e had
r«een kept for each acres (total
acres, not crop acres) before purchase
of tractors, and at the time of the
survey there was one horse for each
37.7 acres. For all tbe farms there
bad been an average of ooe horse for
each 27.6 acres before purchase of
tractors, and there was ooe for each
37.9 acres at the time of the investiga-
tion. On the farms wbere there bad
teen no change in terrace there bad
bees ooe horse for each 21.5 crop acres
before tbe purchase of tractors, and
th- -e was ooe f- r each 29 crop acres at
the time of the investigation.
Ope-rt -g Costs May Be Reduced.
There wt-re great var.ati ns on in-
dividual farms in tbe cost of power
furnished by totJ* horses and tractors;
and ty more careful management
sa&cy farmers coald doubtless reduce
th.* cost. Repair costs and fuel cv n-
sun-ptkn of the tractors Co aid in many
cases have teen reduced by more care-
ful operation. Tbe cost of keeping
wn<rk ock maid have been reduced oo
many farms by more careful fee-ding
Tbe average annual cost of power
f<* the drawbar wort en the home
farm which was done w.th tractors
was equal to tbe cost of keepaig 2_1
bead of workstock and this is prac-
tically the average numter displaced
per farm. On the basis of present
prices^ however, the cost of keeping
workstock has declined considerably
more than tbe cost of operating trac-
tors.
Since, during tbe year covered by
tbe investigate*, the coat of power on
tbe average farm was no greater than
If It had all been furnished ty horses,
any saving in man la tor cost* any
ga s due to getting a larger amonat
of work done in a given time, and any
other advantages connected with tbe
use of tractors which cannot be meas-
ured directly la dollars and centa,
might be considered ctear proGt. It it
doabtfat however. If sack gains were
great erocgh to balance the cost af
operating the tractors oa many of the
firms where there was no change ta
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TAFT, TEXAS
Sale of Farms
and Town Sites
COUNTY ACENTS WANTED
The world-famou« Taft ranch of
Texas has been subdivided Into farm
tracts ranging from 60 to V*j acres
each. These are now being sold on
very attractive terma. This is the
richest land in the famous black belt
The Town of Taft haa been provided
with all modern Improvements ani
Town Lots will be offered at Public
Sile on June L This is a big propo-
sition for wide-awake agents. We
want representatives in every county.
Write or wire today for special
agency proposition and
For Details, Maps, etc.
J. H. KIRCKPATRICK CO.
Csatrai Trwst Bnltof, Sea Aatsaie, Texas
True to Her Sex.
Othello had Just pressed down the
best sofa pillow over L>esdemooa's
face.
"Anyway." she said in smothered ac-
cents. **I shall not have to listen to
your loog-winded tales about what yoti
did. and now you acted—and anyway
the handkerchief that 3tirred up all
the trouble was real old point, and—•"*
But she had had the last word.—
McCall's Magazine.
If You Need I Me&ing
You Should Have the Best
Have yen ever stepped to reason why
it is that so manr products that are ex-
teaarreiy tdvertned, all at once drop oat
| ef sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason * plain—the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies mere particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy :
recommended by those wbo have been
beoented. to those who are m need of it.
j A prominent druggist says *Take for
example Dr. K'.imer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
sults. as many of my customers testify.
No other k:dney remedy has sc large a
sale."
According to sworn statements and
vended testimony of thousands who have
os*d the preparation, the success of Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
k> many people claim, that it falhlls al-
most every wish in overcoming kidney*
liver and bladder ailments; corrects on-
nary trcubles and neutralizes the nnc
acid wh.eh causes rheumatism.
Yon may rvcrive a sample bottle of
Swar^p-Root by Parrels Post. Aidiese
Dr. Kihaer k Co., Binghamton. N. Y-,
and encloee ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium sue bottka
. for sale at ai! drug stores.—Adv.
Even a dumb clock can make itself
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After a woman says "There's ao
u«e talking" she ke**p> right on.
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EASILY KILLED
TODAY
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foart if you will keep your system
in order by regularly taking
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