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Show THE JOURNAL SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1952 Page FARM TOPICS SPORTUGHT Legumes Restore Organic Matter to Worn Fields Irish Sprinter is Good Horse to Follow All-Ov- er Champion was running away from the field when he passed the wire. series reality the championship of the Unit This will make the Irish horse ed States. Few other nations play a healthy favorite for the Santa baseball, Japan being an exception. Anita Derby to be run shortly. It will also make him something Football, soccer and rugby are to handle in the $100,000 Handientirely different games, with the United States pointing largely at cap later on where hell meet American football. Counterpoint, Hill Prince, Bed o' Golf and tennis Roses and Next Move at exare international, tremely light weights. with Uncle Sam Fourteen years ago, Stagehand 1 dominating golf and won both the Santa Anita Derby and A Australia ruling the the This Irish Handicap. sprinter is tennis empire. to fp first record. that challenge v' Boxing is another and Hill Prince carry Counterpoint international sport. two heavy packages around 130 Champions in each pounds. This may be too much class should be listto spot Vandebilt's two mares ed or ranked on per- - weight and Windy City II. tormance, regardGrantUndRIcs Windy City II was badly confused less of nationality. .What about thoroughbred racing? Is there any international standout? There may, be before this next spring is over. That standout might be Windy City II. He is a He can run fast. He can also run far. Windy City II is net a Kentucky, second week after they Midwest, Eastern, Southern or Cali- THE the cabin on Wolf fornia horse. He is a Creek, Sid Condon, exploring a Irish horse. tributary alone, found gold. He A horseman known as Rex spent half a day estimating the Bell picked him np for 12,000 In value of the filnd. It was a pocket Ireland. Then as a and would prob- to II Windy City proceeded inula ably net a total break loose with a rush over Eutake of between ropean tracks. He won his $40,000 and $50,- crown as the best 000. Sid filled his In Ireland, England and France. pipe and sat down to meditate. The He was the champion over there thing to do, of course, was to get while Tom Fool, pressed by Oh Duke Brandon, his partner, clean Leo, Primate, Hill Gail and one out the placer, and hit for Big Rock or two more took the lead over settlement before the snow came. A baseball world is in v' three-year-ol- fine-looki- two-year-ol- here. ng d, ld Sid sucked on his pipe, and his II had the jump cleaned up more eyes grew crafty. Into his mind d of proceeded to sell there came a picture Mrs. Petite Luell- - Duke Brandon. Why should he share this find with Duke? A man with witz, for $150,000. and live for the The horse that had run badly in $40,000 could retire A man in comfort. his of rest days its first American start two weeks would amount with only half that ago was another horse in the San have to dolthousand scrimp. Forty Gabriel Stakes. lars! Duke Brandon was in a surly About Windy City II mood that night. He had had no A few minutes before the Irish luck. The food supply was getting runner's wild gallop I had asked low. Snow would come soon. Why Ben Jones about Hill Gail. not quit now while their chances of "In fine shape," Ben and Jimmy getting out were good? said . . . "He is a different horse "Walt a week," Sid urged. now. "Might as well make sore we But Windy City n, with Arcaro aint missin anything." up, came on a wild march down So Duke was prevailed upon.. The the stretch to beat A Gleam by next Hill six Gail three lengths and morning they started out again by in opposite directions. Sid went lengths in terrific time over a track none too fast. He ran the seven south, circled west and came to his claim. Working feverishly he panfurlongs in a shade over 1.22. It was the way Windy City II ned a handful of gold and carried turned the trick that counted. He it up stream a half mile, cacheing But Windy City on Tom Fool. He nations. Bell then his $2,000 horse to in his first race at Santa Anita. "No wonder," some horseman said. "Heres an Irish horse discovered by an American Scot, sold to a Dutch-bre- d family, trained by W. F. Alvarado, ridden by an Italian, groomed by a negro." So there is now a very good chance that this Irish flyer will repeat in Kentucky before Uncle Bill Corums astonished eyes. It could happen. Dont forget the name. All-Arou- nd Athletes Deep-Roote- "Corning" some soils year after year without restocking the organic matter via deep-roote- d legumes in the rotation, will cut yields to the vanishing point even if you add fertilizer and install drain tiles. Ohio soils specialists demonstrated that in tests at the Paulding experiment farm. The results of the tests are shown in the accompanying photographs taken on adjoining fields. Both fields had been fertilized and The top field was in corn. The lower field had a rotation of corn, small grains and two years of alfalfa. Year after year of corn crops had robbed the top field of its organic matter. The soil became packed down and stuffy. It was so tile-draine- Mr. Don Iddon of the London Daily Mail insists that American athletes are single-trac- k specialists. They dont even play out one game, he inIt must be admitted our sists. in football isnt much system platoon for stamina and fibre. d con-tlnous- d. ly ery will result in years more serv-c- e and prevent breakdowns and costly repairs. Here are a few suggestions for prolonging the life of farm belts: 1. Protect belts from oil by splash guard. 2. Use vulcanized splices to repair belts. Metal fasteners tear the fabric, expose belt ends to moisture. 3. Remove oil or grease accumulfluid. ations with 4. Store belts in a dark, cool and dry place when not using them. 5. Maintain correct alignment and keep pulleys clean. 6. Keep belt tension properly adjusted at all times. 7. Specify the manufacturers machinery part number when ordering replacement belts. dry-cleani- Chick Brooders d. 3.ii two-year-o- 7 thin-lippe- SPDD3SPE Joe MAHONEY it beneath a large moss-covere- rock. The next day and the uext and the next it was the same. Duke became more disgruntled. He decided o remain only one more day. The next morning Duke headed north. Toward noon he swung west and south. At midafternoon he d came to a rock lying near the shore of .vhat was to him an explored tributary. He sat down o smoke and rest, and as he sat here the slanting rays of the sun fell upon a dull, yellow piece of metaL Duke blinked, then leaned orward. He picked up the piece of metal and saw beyond it a small opening beneath the rock. He knelt and reached into the lole and took out a handful of gold. Sid Condon had stood in the bed of the stream when cacheing his placer gold, so there were no footprints nor other signs to indicate lis having been there. There must be 130,000 worth of metal in the cache. Half of that was his, according to the unwritten law. The other half but what could a man do with a mere $15,000? DUKE took a small ack from his and filled it full with the dull, yellow dust. His breathing was heavy as he knelt there. His eyes glowed feverishly. He knotted the sack together and rose from his knees and stopped dead still. Sid Condon was standing not 15 feet away. Sids left hand contained a sack similar to the one in Duke's. It was not full, but the bulge was evidence enough as to its contents. For split seconds the two men stared at each other. Significance of the meaning of the situation dawned slowly in their sluggish brains. Sid Condons lips flattened against his teeth. His eyes narrowed to slits. "So! he cried hoarsely. "So! This is how it is! Partners, eh? mwmm 32 OF 48 BASE RUNNERS WHO ATTEMPTED TO STEAL LAST SEASON. JH moss-covere- "Partners," Duke THREW OUT d The secret of successful brood- tight that water could not get down below the surface. The middle rows of corn were drowned out by ponded rain. In other rows the roots couldnt get sufficient nutrients, oxygen and moisture to feed the stalks, leaves and ears. , The lower field shows a healthy, vigorous growth. Over the period of the tests yields averaged 30 bushels more than in the other field. The deep-probitaproots of the alfalfa to air and water soil the open kept The mineralized organic matter left in the soil by the legumes improved soil tilth and furnished plant food for the corn and small grains. The organic matter improved the soils drainage and water holding capac ity. More moisture was stored for the use of the corn crop. ng Proper Farm Belt Care Gives Longer Service Proper care of the flat belts that drive threshers, ensilage cutters, s and other farm macfhin- buzz-saw- ers for young chickens is uniform heat. For those housewives and farmers who may be receiving their hatchery chicks In the next few weeks, here Is an Idea that may fill their needs. The double socket (see abov$) directs heat outward and gives coverage, preventing the center. in crowding better Most Farm Families Have a Home Garden According to a United States Department of Agriculture survey last year, five million of the six million farm families in the nation raised gardens. Nearly all of the five million canned food, and about two and a half million stored garden produce away in freezers. The department reports this Is one of the many reasons that there is plenty of food in the United States. I Rotterdam Rotterdam is a city of more than 675,000 population. HOW totFO BY HAROLD ARNETT Brandon echoed. "PartnersI he repeated in ugly scorn. "You louse!" Sid Condon laughed harshly. He was bigger than the other man, and he felt confident. With the speed of a snake his hand flashed to his hip where hung the revolver. His finger contracted on the trigger and flame belched from its muzzle. Sid Condon saw his partners body jerk convulsively, and he knew he had scored a hit; knew it only dimly though, for the sound of his own gun had come from a grea distance, and there was a drumming and pounding in his ears. He sank to his knees, and through the haze o; his vision he saw that Duke Brandon was also on his knees. Then he knew that Duke had equalled him in speed at the draw, .They lay, so close they could almost touch, each holding firmly to a. sack of gold; lay and cursed anc were eventually silent while the silvery stream rippled on. and night finally came. ! A PORTABLE "OFFICE MAY EASILY BE MADE BY DIVIDING A SUITCASE INTO PIGEONHOLES WITH CORRUGATED CARDBOARD OR. THIN PLYWOOD. |