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Hi:. illiilll IjL,,ilo1 '! ERESTS 1 0 I Hundreds cf Boys and Girls to Try fdr Prizes in "Spud"' Culture. - - (Special to Tie JonmoU Salem, Or., March . One of the roost interesting features of the children' industrial contest, now well under way, is "The Kapllnger potato face." Wil liam F. Kapllnger offered' to give 100 7 potatoes for seed to as many chI4ren. . To th child bringing In the biggest and the best display of potatoes from the one -seed potato at the state fair tn September; Mr. KapltnRer will give as fust prize" six Light Brahma chickens. Immediately after this announcement letters came pouring into State Superin tendent Alderm&n'B office from children asking for a seed potato.. The hundred were soon taken and still the letters came In. Not wishing to disappoint so many children, Mr. Ksplinger then offered 1 potatoes to all children who applied be fore February 17. By that date 161 boys and girls were entered In "Kap lttiger race No, S. For this second race .., the first prUe is a fine trio of pure - bred Barred Plymouth Rocks. In both races the second prizes are settings of eggs, the third (3 ami the fourth $2. Mr. Kapllnger brought In three sack of potatoes to be sent out. - Each waa -. stamped, ""for aeedV! and potatoes were sent out to all 'parts of the state, some to the Cascade forest, reserve, 2900 feet In elevation, some to the dry farming - land of Central Oregon, some to tho mountains of Wallowa, some to the lake country 'of Klamath. , r r, ' : Some six years, ago Mr, Kapllnger started this new variety of potato. He , named his potato 'The Oregon," and was very much delighted with the va riety produced. -The Oregon is a thrifty. vigorous grower, the flesh and skin white, and it Is earlier than the Early Roce.' At the end of the second year of Mr. Kaplinger's experimenting with -this potato, started from a seedling, he met with a reverse In the form of -a frost that killed all - but 11 potatoes. But with the 11 as a starter he soon had a fine supply. 1-ast year, although it was an unfavorable potato year, he raised 250 bushel to an acre. ADMINISTRATION PROGRESSIVE IN DEEDS SAYS TAtt" (Continued from Page One.) the" proper control of capital and privi lege by popular will and to secure equal lty of opportunity. : Progressives of this stripe 'attained a great popular support and were able, for a time at least, to give the ; Impression that others who were equally Imbued with the necessity for' reform by legislative act and gov ernmental action, but who thought It oould not come without destroying the present structure of our government, and wthout effecting the guarantees of ,.. life., liberty , and property, were reac tionary and unsympathetic . with the cause of the people. The' bitterness of the attacks which they made on men In responsible positions, the lack of re straint that they manifested in lm peaching the motives of thS ,men as high-minded nd as honest as any of them, were only symptoms of a psy chological situation that must pass un uVr the calming lapse of time as the public came to view the situation with a knowledge of the facts and without . that common sense and spirit of fair ness that ultimately prevailed among the American people. "We all believe In popular govern ment. The history of this country under the constitution under which we have fought three foreign -wars and , withstood the - shock of the greatest: civil war in history, and have still re tained the blessing of well ordered lib erty, is enough to show the almost dl- - vine foresight of those who framed the federal compact. It has shown Itself adapted to IS struggling states, with a population of but f 3.000,000 people, a century and a quarter ago, and how to a stable government of 90,000,000 of peo ple; occupying a continent." ':;-r-""- :" people uatle to snot, 'r'r; "1 am aware of the exposure to crit icism,'? the president continued, "which the suggestion that the American peoplo may make mistakes by hasty action and lack of deliberation may expose one, ' i un aware of the ease with which such 1 suggestion can be tortured Into an .,.xprcsslon of distrust in the American - . w&M: : A fl R3 c r rp u - . o i t ID . v vSv A (fn 'id -T r w. v.v v i ek-. 1 x t w is vv nen a rpmmv nni ivm inr fiver rnirrv vpnrc. . erMni v rrrnun n rr. i n rAm h r o nf . n n , , 1 uj ,wirA - - n ' 1 - - iti-v !c. I sri 8r lv'f.t a 1 ' ' t' ! r-eoj !e o'-s rot u.:fer 1:1 certv.n tr:ts from the invtivi.V.ials who rtuike it i-p and that peorle l:ke to he finttere.l. a do Individuals. I knw t! at a whole people dots rot. ar.y more than the in dividuals, enjoy having their own e-! fects pointed out to them. The truth is, though, that the man who tells the peo ple of the danger that way arlee from mistaken and hafcty action pays a high er tribute to. them than the one who constantly fawns upon them as If they were incapable of error. The most abiding compliment that car be paid the American people i to point to the fact that in the constitution hich they framed and have main tained they have recognised the danger of hasty action by themselves and have. In its checks and balances, voluntarily maintained a protection , against It. The truth is that In this latter century we have vindicated popular government in a way it. has never Leen vindicated before.' We have taken from all the countries of the world trios j who would corrie " to us seeking better conditions, seeking freedom and prosperity. . Dis trust of popular government; the pride that I have that this Is a popular gov erument and that Mt hrts shown Itself the strongest In history, Is as deeply imbedded as any feeling taat is in me. I -would ue "the last man to exclude from the' direction of ...a ship of state the will of the American people. - t'nat is the ultimate source of authority and fit does not In any way minimise my faith and my love of popular govern ment that I Insist that the expression of that popular will shall be ,lth the deliberation ..to. make it safe and sound. I fully and freely admit and assert that when the rAmetieatt . people- have had time to learn all the facts and have time to consider the bearing, their delib erate judgment is a wiser and better guide to be. folio wed by tha state than the Judgment of the most experienced statesmen, the most learned Jurist, the most profound student of history;. In this proper; sense the voice of the peo ple Is nearer to the voles of God than any other human decision. v Then the president proceeded to give his ideas of what a progressive, should be. ' : -, - --' What a Progressiva Should Bs. Having thus defined what progres siva means," - he continued, "my next proposition is a paraphrase of the old maxim. Handsome is that handsome does,' and administration which has been successfully progressive in deeds is entitled to the approval of the people. The present Republican administration. In what it has accomplished In legisla tive and executive action, la In a posi tion ' to point to many real steps of progress, both In' Uie way of avoiding unnecessary disturbance of . business In the way of regulating the use' of cor porate caiptal and' privilege and pre venting "its abuses, arid In the preserva tion for the public of what belbngs to It. as well aa irt ameliorating the legal status of certain classes of the people and in increasing the functions of the government for the benefit of the whole people." . . To show this the president reviewed at length the achievements of the Tsft administration; he discussed the tariff, defending the administration's attitude: reviewed tha progress in railroad and anti-trust legislation and renewed his recommendation for a federal Incorpora tion act He urged legislation to-force the provision of railroad safety appli-' ances, and recomended workmen's com pensation and employers liabilities act now pending... He pointed out that tha admlnistratian has followed out the line of conservative legislation recommended by hia predecessor. . ft Discussing the Judiciary, the presi dent renewed his recommendations in his Toledo speech last night for an inde pendent tribunal to try Judges on charges. He also repeated his discus sion : of the proposed recall of Judicial decisions. -: Discussing' the recall of judicial da? cislons, the president said: "It proposes In effect to permit the changing majority of the electorate at recurring elections, now to suspend, and now to affirm, constitutional restric tions and to bring about a system of government by special instances in which the constitution shall be applied when the people desire It, and shall be withheld in its application when they find ' temporary reasons . for Its being withheld. Such a goverriment Would lack uniformity of law, which fs essential to Justice and would produce that confu sion and those exceptions in the applica tion of law which are the beginnings and manifestations of a despotism." WILSON, clark": LA F0LLETTE JOIN PRIMARIES FIGHT (Continued from Page One.) Tillamook and . Yamhill counties; Law rence T. Harris of Eugene, Republican, candidate for circuit judge for Benton, and I III . l Civile R. Aitchison Ketches letter l'rom Admiral Wonlen in Which It Was Actually Sent to Hampton Toads, a Fact AuutromL Vuu- frZZid. cf - fifefet- t2-cC -c Fac-slmlle of letter received by Mr, - Fifty years ago today powder smoke clouds still hung over the waters of Hampton Roads, where on tha day pre vious the federal war boat Monitor had defeated the Confederate iron-clad Mer rimac in a battle which really marked a turning point in .the fortunes of the civil war.-'.' , The showing of the dauntless little Monitor in its fight with the Merrimac on March , 1862, was such that it pres aged the reconstruction of the navies of the world. Tho boat was the savior of the federal navy in the war of tho states. , It steamed Into the fray the day after two of the government's wood en vessels had been destroyed, when sev eral others of the natlon.'jfightlng ves sels were threatened with annihilation, and turned the despair of the north into rejoicing and hop. ; The Monitor in Its memfirabie enc&un ter with the Merrlmao was commanded by Lieutenant John L. Wordcn, later given the rank of rear admiral.-. The accompanying Illustration is- a fac simile of a letter sent by Admiral Wor- Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane and Lin- J cratlo national convention; B. E. .Coor coin counties; Gale. S. Hiy of Albany, ert and Robert S. Farrell, both ca'ndt- Republican, candidate for district at torney for Linn, Marlon, Polk, Tillamook and Yamhill counties; Edward R. Bry son of Eugene, " Republican, candi date .for prosecuting, attorney, for Benton, Lano and - Lincoln counties; E. B. Tongue of Hlllsboro, Republican, and A. W. Norblad of Astoria, Republican, candidates for district , attorney for Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia and Washington counties; A. A. Kadderly, fcAloxander Sweek and Ludwlg Wilhelm, Portland Democrats ana candidates ior delegate to the national convention; W. H. Chatten of Portland, Republican, can didate for representative for the sev enteenth district; David E, Lofgren of Portland, Republican, candidate for rep resentative for tha seventeenth district; Daniel W. Sheahan of Enterprise, Demo, crat, "candidate for delegate to the na tional convention; Thomas McCusker of Portland, Republican, candidate for dele gate, to the national convention; Leslie W. Aker of Dead Ox Flat, Democrat, candidate for district attorney for Grant, Harney and Malheur counties. Candidates who have met this pro vision of the direct primary law will have until March 17' In which to sub mit cuts and arguments in their favor, while any one wishing to oppose any candidate, through the medium of the voters' pamphlet, must file his argu ment not later than next Monday. A . Those riling -ITlor to Today. " Until today tha following candidates had filed arguments to be printed In the pamphlet; . Stephen A. -Lowell of Pendleton, Republican candidate for nomination for United States senator; William C. Benbow, candidate on the Re publican ticket; for circuit judge of Multnomah county, department two; William Smith of Baker, Democratic candidate for delegate to the Demo- Wrifn a remrvlv . - . JJ when such a vast number of women declare 13 mi duiuc ui jictu mem r We challenge the world to shqw any other one remedy for a special an enormous demand and maintained it for so many years as has : It , is an honest, tried and true remedy, of unquestionable Hfl tiarrnttrc nr llrmful A vt , ,-yr- in'nmn1inr.'iU nit A ,'i.! .v.w w imiuuui muo, rtuu vuiujuta vviui du cuuuuiuus ui uie ure ioou ana urugs JLaw. All sick women should note these facts, and placing-all possible prejudices aside, 'should realize the truthfulness of these .statements, and when assailed with, any of the numerous illnesses peculiar to their sex, shouldat least mve Lydia E. Pinkham's A HANDSOME REWARD WILL BE GIVEN s. to any person who will prove that any ol our testimonial ' letters constantly belnj; published In the dally newspapers are not genuine find truthful if 4hn Mm, f 4ltu Mmw m.u ...M X - 1 ...:.. . ." . . .. ' truthful, nr ihnt unv nl thpm wnmm urr nIH In n a n-l ; : , j r- - permission or that all the original letter iiQ - l&nuL yuA Altchlaon from officer who commanded Monitor in battle with Confed- erate war vessoi Merrimac. den to Clyde R. Aitchison of Portland, and in this mesnage the officer gives the details of the Monitor's movements just prior to .tha battle in Hampton Roads, The message answers the often repeated question as to whether the Monitor was sent to Hampton Roads or whether, as some historians claim, it merely ''hap penod to be there." It was to settle this question that Mr. Aitchison, who was a student at Hastings (Nebraska) college at the time the fetter was written, wrote to Admirer Worden for the facts In the case. The reply shows that the Moni tor was ordered to Hampton Roads, and that it arrived there on the night of March; 8, 1862. Just after the Confed erate vessel Merrimac had destroyed the federal wooden sailing frigates, the Con gress and tha Cumberland. On the morning of March I thy Mer rimac went .down from Norfolk; ya, and attacked -, the Minnesota, and the Monitor waa ordered to tho aid of that ship. Though laughed at at first by the Confederates, the Monitor soon made it evident that It was a factor to b da tea on tha Republican ticket for state senator for Multnomah county, . Others XnUtled to Space. Those candidates for national, stats and district offices whose petitions were filed prior to today with the secre tary of state, entitltsg them to space In the pamphlet, were William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, Repub lican candidates for president; Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton, Jonathan Bourne Jr., of Portland, Ben Selling of Portland, candidates for tha Republican nomination for United Btates senator; W. C Hawley of Salem, Republican, can didate for congressman for the First district; N. J. Sinnott of The Dalles, Republican, candidate for congressman for the Second district; A. W. Lafferty of Portland, candidate for congressman for the Third district; George M. Brown, of Roseburg, Republican, candidate for prosecuting attorney of Third district: William A. Carter and Seneca Fouss of Portland, Republicans, candidates for district attorney for Multnomah county; W. A. Bell Of The Dalles, Republican, candidate for district attorney for Crook, Hood River and Wssco counties; Henry Waldo Coo of Portland, candidate for delegate to Republican national conven tion; John It. Stevenson and Frederick V. Holman . of Portland and Herman Wise of Astoria, candidates for dele gates to tha Democratic national con vention William Reld, W. T. Masters, John Dltchburn, Waldemar Seton and George Taxwell of Portland, Republican candidates for circuit judge for Mult nomah county,- department 4; Frank L. Young of Paisley, Democrat, candidate for state senator for Crook, Klamath and Lake counties; Thomas R. Camp bell . of 1 Cottage Grove, Republican, candidate for railroad commissioner for the first district; John D. fin; livrrl fnr nver thirtv Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound A Woman's Medicine for Woman's Ills. t. r - ... .v ttjf iiit uiui ikiuhiuuiuu r mai inp letters were puDiisnea without their did not come tor HS entlrcly'ansollcltetf Is Stated That the Warboat Monitor Often. Disputed. ' e - , ' ' ; considered seriously. W'orden placed his little righting machine between the Mer rimac and the Minnesota, and the Con federate Iron-clad, unable to seriously Impair the Monitor, and In danger, of destruction itself, gave up the fight and returned to Norfolk Admiral Worden was seriously injured about the head by the concussion In the Monitor's turret during ..ie fight, and his life was despaired of for a long time. As it was his eyesight was per manently injured.' He was awarded the thanks of congress for his service at this time. Admiral Worden also dis tinguished himself In other ways during the rebellion. He was the first pris oner of war held by the Confederates He was born March 12. 1318, and died October 18, 1897. To commemorate the fiftieth annlver sary ot ;the battle of these first iron clads, and to honor the memory of John Ericsson, who designed and built the Monitor, SWedish-Amerlcans in different parts of the United States held-patriotic celebrations. : ' Mickle of Hillside, Republican, can dldate for dairy and food commissioner; Clyde Br Aitchison and Henry J, BchU derman of Portland, Republicans, can didates for railroad commissioner for the Second district; Frederick Stetwer of Pendleton, Republican, candidate for die trict attorney for Umatilla and Morrow counties; William Smith of Baker, Dem ocrat, candidate for circuit judge for Baker oounty; C. E, Whistler of Bed ford, Republican, candidate for : repre sentative for Douglas and Jackson coun ties; William Cs Benbow of Portland, Republican, candidate for circuit judge for Multnomah county, department 2; Arthur M. Runnells of Joseph, Republic can, candidate for representative for Union and Wallowa counties. ' ANTARCTIC WASTES . CROSSED IN CHILLY SPRING OF WINTER (Continued from Page One.) T thoy reached the mountainous country. Tha nearest summits along the barrier ranged from 2000 to 10,000 feet in height. Other summits further south looked to be 18,000 feet or more. At 'this point they . began to climb. The first part of it was an easy ascent over little slopes and well flUed mountain sides and did not take long; for tha willing dogs to work their way up. When they met some small but very steep glaciers 20 dos were hitched to - each sledge - and took " the four sledges In two shifts. Ilia first day they climbed 2000 feet and the sec ond day camped at tha height of 4C0O feet ' ' ' " Alex Heidelberg's glacier, a huge Ice formation, which divides . the coast mountains further south, was here en- : eitMrlilv rrrnurinrr. in nAnnliniimml ;nnlM.n4. m" " J JjIUITIII Ml Wliltlilk, tiliU lllliUVrilU U.11U they owe their very lives to it, is it not reasonable to curative value, made from - C i. T) T"" 1 T-v f..i .l.i .1.. 1.,. 1 countered, :id the next day j lur.Best part of their clln h. 1 re "i the At a l. t of 10,800 feet Amun-lfn was compelif.i count of bad to filch (amp on a weaiher. He renwineJ there four days. His heart was almivt broken, for he had to kin Zt cf his brave dog-s and keep only IS six for each of t!i 6leJges remaining. On November 25. weary of delay, he set out again end on the 2th encountered a furious blizzard. In the dense, drift- ng snow everything "was obscured. But the marchers kept on . and felt that they were going down hill. At night the hypsonaeter told thera they had descended 600 feet during the day. Snow Drifts la races. The next day the march waa con tinued tn a gale with the drifting snow In the face of the marchers. Pursuing their course they reached 86 degrees south latitude, according to their dead reckoning. At dinner time the weathet cleared, a bit and -revealed to- the men their surroundings. There was a mighty mountain range to the east and not far off. They saw It for only a moment and then it disappeared again in me wonaerrui drift of AntartlC snow. The weather calmed down on the 29th and the sun shone through the shadow drifts. This was a glad surprise as the explorers were able to see their course ahead of them. It was a far stretch of glacier and at its foot a depot for six days was established, its loca tion Was 86 decrees 21 mlnuta anuth latitude and fhe hypsometer indicated souo feet above sea level The long I KA.AHl)S..l climb up the glacier began November 30. The lower part was very difficult it was much broken and bridged by thin snow formations which frminttv hrnW. beneath the weight of men and dogs, From the camp this night they had a splendid view of the mountains to the east. They saw Helmar Hansen's sum mit, the most remarkable of all the mountain peaks they had encountered. it rose 12.000 feet and waa brilliant with facets of brokenglac!ericft- Proves Hardy Obstacle. Devil'a glacier proved a very hardy obstacle. Amundsen and his men were three days In. surmounting it and on December 3 they left it. At a height of 9100 feet thoy found a level plateau which looked in the mist and drift like a frozen sea. As nearly as they could observe It was an inland sea-and prog ress over It was far from pleasant The footing beneath tha marchers sounded quite hollow nd soma of them com pared it to walking on empty boxes or casks. One man fell through and then a couple of dogs broke through. It was hot practical for the men to use their skils. This curious area was named 'The Devil's Oanclng Room," and it was here that' Amundsen and his followers en countered the most unpleasant part of their march. The greatest height attained during the entire march waa on December 6, when the hypsometer and aneroid showed them to be 10,750 feet above sea level. . This was at 87 degrees 40 minutes south latitude. , Sua Breaks Zafo Tlew. On December I bad weather was left behind. The sun shona and tho march ers were able' to get an observation. To their great satisfaction they found that their dead reckoning was correct showing their location at 88 degrees It minutes. - -Before them now stretched an abso lutely flat pltateau, marked only here and there by tiny mounds of windswept snow.. On the 'afternoon of December 8 Amundsen and his party passed 88 de grees, 23 minutes, which was Shackle- ton's farthest south. They continued on to 88 degrees, SB minutes. Where they camped, "farthest south," for tha night On the morrow they, established their last depot at 88 degrees, 35 minutes. riattau Hopes , Slowly Down. : Here the plateau commenced to slope down slowly and very smoothly toward the other side of the world. They reached 88 degrees, 19 minutes, Decem ber 9. The next day they gained 88 de grees, 66. minutes; December 11, 89 de dreea, 15 minutes, and on December 12 they reached 89 degrees, 80 minutes, only 88 miles from tha south Pole. It was "on to the pole" now, and onfand declared the speed Captain Amund- December 12 a mark of 89 degrees, 46 minutes, was attained. Up to this time the observations and dead reckoning had agreed remarkably well and they fig ured they should be at . tha - pole on December 14. Say Cleat and Beautiful. TO the great delight of Amundsen and his hardy band the day was clear and beautiful, with only a slight breese from the southeast The temperature was only 9. degrees. Sledging- was perfect and they pushed on until S o'clock p. m., when they came to a halt. According to their reckon ing they had reached their destination. ' The colors a beautiful silken flag were broken out, and all hands gathered around and took hold of the standard and planted It on the spot. The last plateau was named for King Haakon vii.. ' . During the night the explorers cir cled their camp mile after mile to a class, of disease which has Native Roots and Herbs. ' - ' .... . .... . . . I' - l"' i ' j i i v 1 w.. mi Wihi EL Baltimore. Md, March J. ",'iv i: 1 with the larceny of nine ch-sin ,;, value.! at $3. the property of tt'.e h-'i " & Horn lunchroom, 30 Kast RHlm.re street, William Johnson, colored lil.' Druid Hill avenue, who was emphM.-.i there running an elevator, was com mitted for the action of the criminal court by Magistrate Cox, at the Central police station. Eggs ana other article have Won disappearing from the storeroom in tha lunchroom for some time, and the nin-" ager of the place suspected Johnson. Yesterday Harry A. Heath of 132North Washington street, was Instructed to watch the negro, and when Johnson left the building Heath says he saw that he carried a bundle, Heath followed John son to the store of Teress DeRosa, S6S North High street, where, he Says, the eggs were purchased by Mrs. DeRoss. Heath followed Johnson after he left the store for several blocks, and when he met Patrolman Klggens of the Cen tral district. Ire ordered Johnson's ar rest Johnson denied this morning that he had stolen the eggs, and said that , . . . .... . lie naa purcnasea mem in ma market yesterday morning. iradlus of 12 mile; The object of this no doubt was to find If any record ex isted of a previous visit by man. . Observations Takes AU Day. -The following day, the fine weather continued and observation's were taken from 8 o'clock In the morning till T at night The result gave-them 89 degrees 55 minutes. This was really at tho pole, but in order to observe the posi tion as closely as possible, they traveled south for the remaining six miles and camped on the true pole. This was De cember i. Under the brilliant sun, members of the party took observations every hour of the day for 24 hours. Tha exact re sult of these observations will be a matter for expert examination, but there is no doubt in tho mind of Amund sen that they observed the position of the pole as closely as It is within human power. ' . Home fcalsed os role. "v On December 17 the observstlbrts were st an end. Amundsen and his men fastened to the ground a little tent and broken from" Its top the Norwegian flag and the pennant from the Fram. -: It was a Norwegian home raised on tha Soutu Pole and was given the name of Pol helm. Tha return trip began that day stid the weather proved unusually favorable. Winter quarters were reached again on January 25, 1912. They averaged 21 miles a day on the return trip. The r rttui ieii iu voj vs. tvmes vii ,iniiaty 80 and, owing to contrary winds, did not reach Tasmania for more than a month. It arrived safe, however, with all well on board. Peary Believe in Aniuntjsen. (United Press teased Wire.) Washington, Maroh 9. Emphatic de claration in the belief in the successful dash to the 8outh Pole of. Captain RoaM Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, -was expressed her' today by Robert K Peary, whodiscovered the North Polo. In a statement to the United Press, Peary said: . - "Captain Amundsen reached the South Pole. There, Is no doubt of that. IC Captain Scott also reached tha Pol, we will want to learn who .was first. -"Captain Amundsen Is thoroughly re liable. If the story contains details tf which one cannot subscribe, we should remember that the story was cabled many thousands of miles and was re layed and retransmitted several times.' Ppnrv until that ha hmA heen lmolila trt find a flaw in even the slightest detail, rcn iv Bum w uavv Btuuueu was en tirely possible." The American explor er asserted that Lieutenant Bhackelton of the British nary Is entitled to a great deal of credit because he pared the way for Captain Amundsen. In the April primaries In : Nebraska all parties will make their selection r candidates for congressmen, presidential electors, members of the legislature and governor and other state officers. In addition, national . committeemen will ba selected, delegates, to tha national conventions named and a preference vote taken for president and vice presi dent and one United States senator. An acre of bananas will produce mor than one and one third times aa much food substance .as an acre of corn, al most three times aa much as an acre of wheat or potatoes and four times as much aa an acre of rye. ) believe that it attained such It contains r