Flora Record

              ASSOOUlTION
(S| J. p. Ollbert. StcreUry Sonthera
Wtoois DovalopmeM AseoeJatloa.) Ktantt baa been woadortntly favor¬ ed l« IU aatural resoarees. OU akd gaa fields of immense value ata In operatloa aad othen are being rega- tarly loeated. The moet esteaalve aad beet coal fMds at tbe middle west sre here to sapply a vast popn- laUon for ages to eoa»o. Our rail¬ road systests, lesdiag direetly. by short haaM. to tbe great markeU ot St Loais. Cbtaago, tke soatk aad tke east, ara not snrpsssed in tbis sona- try. Hard roada are being rapidly pushed to completion and we are anrroondet). on three sides by great navigable riven. Indastrlal eon- eeraa will sooa realise tbat here near the fuel sapply is the ideal loeaUoa tor factories. The largest floor spar mines in the world are operat tag at Rosiclaire. Numerous other d<^oaits of this highly valuable min eral are lust opening up in the same nciOD yet the industry is only in ita Infancy. Along with these deposits are found valuable pockets ot lead ot a bigh degree of parity. Silver and (Old bave beea mined la our Osark kilU, aad it is entirely possible that depeelU will yet be worked. In ITaioo aad Alexander eoaatlee ara found the most extensive aad valU' able dapoaltS of pare amorpbbns sil¬ ica in the world and the largest mine of tbis material is in operstloa thera. Tbe product from this field hi belag abippisd to every country on the globe whera modem manufacturing Is done. It is ground much finer] than flour and used in paints, metal i polishing, preparation of metal fori -Blekleplating, and only recently a eonthem Illinois man has found that It will soon diaplace certain things for "flivver and Packard oUke." Tht«4 is a partial secret for awhile.
Clays trom southern Illinois have -long been shipped to Burope, made into fine dishes, and sent back to us for our tables. Clay and ahales found in vseveral counties, make tbe best paving and building brick in tbe United State*. UnQer government tests they have outclassed all othera and wera asad In the building of the I^naiaa eaaal. Some of the largest aad most up to date plants in this conntry are found in the counties of Bdwards, St. Clah', Madison, Jack¬ son and othen. One of tbe most in¬ teresting and recent discoveries is that of Cannel Coal. This bids fair to provide a highly important addi¬ tion to our loag list of valuable de¬ posits awaiting development. Thera Is reason to believe that a thorongb survey of Bgypt will uncover other valuable mineral resources and tbat their use will be of the greatest Im- portanoe to the entira state. Lack of apace forbids the mention at this time of the vast manufacturing plants in the region surrounding Kast St. Louis and in a large number of smaller cities of southern Illinois.
Dairying has been developed to a high degree in Bond, Fayette, Clin¬ ton, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair. Alexander snd other counties. Rap¬ id development in this line in In pro¬ gress now, throughout all southern IlUnois. StlU,.moce attention should be paid to the dairy industry, as this eection offera very unusual oppor¬ tunities In pasturages, climate and rtiaikels.
Many of tbe soils of Kgypt are made poor by the, lack of foresight whiph la now betng shown by great ttambera of corn belt farmera. The fertility and organic matter were "cropped" out withoift putting any¬ thing back. Worn hill and prairie lands became unprofitable because every little dry spell was Sure to in¬ jure the crops. Hundreds of thou¬ sands ot acres of corn belt land is rapidly approaching tbia fondttion today, a* to made clear by the slight drouth this summer which has re¬ sulted In a partial crop failure for them. The same drouth a few years ago, when the cOrn belt iand was mora fertile, would not have shown any appreciable effect upon the crop. This year some of our corn crop in Bgypt will average^tter than It will in some of the corn belt counties. It Is easy to see tbat proper soil im¬ provement is to be as essential in central and northern Illinois from now on as it ia in sonthern Illinois. Many short-sighted farmen will learn before long that they may pay I40S to 1(00 per acre for land and still find It necessary to give it the aama sort of treatmeat as our cheap farms here must now have.  The sur-
tbtaw of it all ts tbat after proper treatmeat the level soUs of Egypt produce qalte as well as oay otber soil ia tbe eeatral west. Dr. HopklaB firat proved U aad bis re- salu have beeo coafinsed by thoa- ssads ot Mtrmen sestterM all awar ta eoantles. The much long- bare anablee men to pro¬ duce two crops each seasoa ea all properly treated soils. One of these may be harvested and the otber plowed nader tor soil Improvemeat, tbus bnilding tbe soils without the loss of a season. This cannot be done to such advantage north of as. County advlsen are heading the most effective and widespread im¬ provement crusade ever mode in any section of the sUte. The greatest weakness ws bave is tbe tset tbst some eonnUes ia this territory bsve no farm bureaus. It is impentive that this handicap to progress shonid be ramoved at onoe and that advls¬ en should be employed in eaeh of the remaining couritloe. A compre¬ hensive scheme for completely solv¬ ing tbe great limestone problem tor Bgypt is now under way, through the cooperation ot the Illlnoto Agri¬ cultural Association, the eonnty ad¬ viser and tbe Southern Illlnoto De¬ velopment Association. Bnt every county without an adviser, merely adds to the difficulty of a proper solution.
Many large tracts of land In tbto region cannot be surpassed in tbe production of valuable nuts, such as peeans, walnuts, hickory nuts, ete. Oae pecan tree to reputed to hsve produced 1,600 pounds of fine nuts last year and these nuts sold at 50 cents per pound on the market: therefore the yield of one tree was t760. The proper varieties of grafts ed pecans produce a fair crop withia seven or eight yeara attet planting. Walnuts, of the proper variety, are also highly profitable and one lady at least, fs now preparing to plant a large walnut farm. The ppsslbilitie* In this industry in sonthern Illinois are almost unlimited.
The use of limestone, rock phos¬ phate, sweet clover and other leg umes are revolutionizing all regular lines ot farm procedure. Tbe intro¬ duction of soy beans, sunflowera and other crops, has enabled us to dis¬ regard the chinch bug, corn ear worm and otber serious farm peats. A great variety ot profitable crops, which can be grown on our soils and in this remarkable climate, will en¬ able the' intelllsant farmera to adapt himself to the ravages of inSect peats or other unfavorable facton, as they may appear.
But Bgypt Is greatest in ito frnlt production. From Bftlngham to Cairo and from Carmi tp Blast St. Louis, every one of onr 32 counties provide large areas which are well adapted to profitable fruit growlag. Some Varieties are better adapted to certain localities than are othera. and the wise fruit grower will, ot course, take thto into account. Apples. peaches and pean are grown here to better advantage than anywhere else in this conntry. The westsm States have standardised and adver¬ tised their producto, but many south- em Illinois fruits are much superior In quality to the boasted products of the west. Growers here bave the best of markets at tne:r very doora. while fruits trom the west must be Rent across the continent at heavy expense ot packing and transporta¬ tion. If southern Illlnoto apples were holt as well advertised as the Oregon and Washington product, we could back their apples off the market. Nature gave us a splendid fruit soil, a location not surpassed and a climate with length of season and sunlight sufficient to give our apples the texture, flavor and color most desired. Our main crop of peaches comes off at a time when little competition will be met. The same may be said of yellow, trans¬ parent apples and several other vari- tiee. The grower, who is wise. In his choice, of varieties, site, care of his tree and market possibilities, can make fortunes in the fruit belt of Egypt. The development of greatly Improved, hardy, prolific varletiee, together with improved scientific methods of fertilisation, culture and care of orchards has very largely re¬ moved the basard from fruit grow¬ ing in southern Illinois. The yields DOW being recorded throughout this territory are so large that people not familiar with the facts can hardly believe them. A large number of well chosen, well cared for hill land orchards here ara yielding a net an¬ nual profit sufficient to pay 7 per cent on a valuation of $6,000.00 per acre. A goodly number yield 7 per cent on a valuation of $10,000.00 per acre and in tbe last two yeara. a few have yielded 7 per cent annually
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tire profit in tbesc cars.
^•Vi^Bskckof thia offer,'AffD THE REAL REASON FOR IT, b the determinetion en our port to ' make the Grstnt Sbi better known and more widely popular in Clay County—end in fhe ahort-
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It Is Economical—300 to 320 miles on one 16-gallon tankful of gas, 8,000* to 10,000 miles on tires, and hardly a gallon of oil to «00 or 700 miles of travel. • V j       '
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We are now loading cars, of geese and are in position to take geese at highest market prices.
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on a valuation of $10,000.00 per acre. All these stateiSents are from actual yields and they can be veri¬ fied in every daUil at the offlee of the Southern Illinoia Development Association at Cvbondsle. Vest ter- rIterteH, espaetally adopted to such orchards, are found everywhere aad we should like very much U> aee cap* Ital come in to develop these lands. One without the'proper vision to pat In labor and captUl year after year before returtis start, mast not enter the fruit trowins indnstry. Thts re¬ quires the same sort of vision which every ambitions yoaag person must possess who sets a hlsher edaeatloa, but long and somewhat expeasive preparations for lite and for fruit growins alike in giving retnms which are tremendoasly. profitable and' sstlotylng. Tet mneh as we should Uke to see this developmeat come, thate hi no roem la Bgypt tor any ezeettt substaatlal, ladttstrions, versatile, ambltlaasv honest eomers. It requires more versatiltty and s greater degree ot enterprise, ambi¬ tion aad intelligence to farm sue- ceasfttlly la Egypt than H doea to follow the more rntrieted (arming of the corn belt te a sueeaSstnl oat- come. Tbe results we ha«« iwre de- Scribwl are readily atUiaiAle by up- to-date, iadnstrieas) sde^tMIe mea. but are not oUaiaable by Vta clod¬ hopper. We anaat te have titf clod¬ hopper aad the medlcon «taa sUy where he is. but we Invite these who
can measure up to the requirements of Egypt.
Educationally, this section is im¬ proving In a remarkable way. Town¬ ship and oommunlty high schools have recently sprung up like magic. Public schools have made rapid strides, salaries of enderpaid teach¬ ers have increased and raised the standard of iastrnotlon. add tbe im¬ provement and development of the eap-sheaf of our sohool system, the great Southern Illinois State Normal Ualvarslty, has pnt^trlpped the otb¬ er sohaMs Of tu middle west, whieh they eatabllshed for the preparation of teachers. Excellent colleges aad chnreh sekools sre doing an Invsln- able serviee to Bgypt and the arhole SUte. Theee splendid Instltnttbns are sending out far more than our share ot teaehers and preachers to serve not oaly onr territory but to serve lUlaols aad other sUtes. The Imporunce of this gifeat service can¬ not be oxa|(gerated.
The people at Egipt are friendly and sociable In a way that helps to make life worth Itviag. If tbey were asleep, they ai* not so now.
Dr.  Hopklas sad  bis able aseool- aies bata oaved oar soiis and taught ns bow td staha tl^em equal to the best.   This soil InuremaMat is pos¬ sible at a comparotlvny smaU eoflt.| 8oBM ot OS nre uatertnaately aot yeti aroused to aar possihllltles and op-i portualiies.     Some  of   «s   "kaoek" when we shenM "boeat.^'    At least t
la part It is "not In onr stars bnt in enrselvee tbat   we  are   naderllngs." We most all loin to overeome this weakness, and together we can nuke ourselves and the whole state proud of good otd Egypt.   It ts a feeling of this kind everywhere in Bg^pt which Ued to the formation ot tne Sonthera Illinois Development Association.  Its pnrpoee Is to eerve all sonthern Illt¬ aois  without  special  favors  to say section or intereet.    The service of¬ fered  by  the sssoelatidta  to free to any aad all who may deaira it.    It! will serve as a clearing  honse  for gathering,   interprenag  and -giving out trathfnl iatoraiatloa aboat these 3i counties.   It will give publicity to the    great    undeveloped    reeonreee, products and pesslMlttles with a view to laduelng the rigbt sort of people and   tndastries  to  join   us   in   ap- bufldtaig  this  greet  section  of  Illi¬ nois.     It  hopea also Ia further the educational,    social    and    religions growth of its people.    Dr. Hopfcias said, "our Egyptian Empire eoatalsa more  cultivable  land   than  all   fhe New   Bngland  statee oomUnel^ has the eUmate Of VIrgtala, a aatwork of railroads   scarcely   equaled   la   this country %Da besidee,  is sarronnded en three sides by great navigable riv¬ ers."   The greateet dream at hie Utel «as for Egypt to eosse Into Hs ovra. 3ast as hto dream was soosiag true, la a remarkable way, he was ealled to kto greet reward.    He left us hia great visioa of aa empire, and now,
more than ever before, it is neces¬ sary that some agency as thto asso- ctotion shonid be formed to "carry on" the unfintohed task which he started so wisely and so well. The proper organiaatloa and union of all forces and people to improve and booet Bgypt ean soon make it the garden spot of the best state under the Stars and Stripes.
If yoar ehild eats ravenously at tiatee and at other times has no ap¬ petite at all, look oat tor worms. White's Cream Vermltnge fs tha remedy to dse. It eleara them out. Prlee. t»e. Sold by J. H. Throg¬ mortoa. ?•!•
The esseaitol laek ot matertol In Polaad Is tbat there to not enough Pelee le balld a fence against the hordes ef Rassto.
The wise suitor will henceforth ascertain the polities of hto sweet¬ heart before he peps the qaeetion.
'The envied ot all women wll] be the laas who conteeses she isn't oM enough to vote!
II might par the man who grew a garden la hto baek yard If he welild now dig tor eoal.
It taftee more time aad trouble, bnt tar leee eaankge to vou than ir does ta get stanrtsd.