THE THAW TRIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 314, 13 January 1908, Page 4

THE THAW TRIAL.

-VfcW LNiUKAIAiIOX GATHERED L\ EUKOPE. A New Vork message dated 3rd November says:—-As the date lor the second trial of Air. Thaw lor the murder of Mr. Stanford White approaches, it becomes increasingly evident that it will abound in sensational features. Air. •Jarvin, the Assistant District Attorney, spent the summer months visiting various places where Air. Thaw; and his wife stayed during their automobile tour through Europe. He is convinced that Air. Martin Littleton, who succeeds Air. Delmas as Air. Thaw's chief counsel, will not dare to place Jlrs. Thaw again in the witness-box to face the examination which the information thus gathered renders possible. Instead of this, Air. Garvin thinks that Mr. Littleton will place Air. Thaw himself in the box. Air. Thaw, it is known, is still smarting under Mr. Jerome's taunt that he sought to screen himself behind his wife's skirts, and is most anxious to vindicate his character in this respect. Sir. Littleton was seen by a reporter recently, and questioned as to the reports which are now occupying a prominent position in the newspapers regarding his plans. He smiled serenely and assured his interviewer that he had not given a single interview sine* he assumed charge of the case. 'Aly intention is,' he said, 'to keep the prosecution guessing till the day of the triaL'"

The results of extensive experiments ' in turnip manuring carried out in Scothind under the direction of the West of .Scotland Agricultural College arc concisely summarised as follows:--(l) That ii nitrogen in a turnip manure I>. .men wholly in the form of nitrate of soda, I one-half of the nitrate should be given | in drills and the remainder applied .-, a top-dressing after the hingliug of the crop. (2) That the application of ihnitrate of soda, either whollv or in drills, or wholly as a t»p-dr»*>inu'. is much less effective, and gives a consider- J ably less increase of crop, but of these | two methods, that of applying the ni- i trate as a top-dressing is tin- less ctrei- j live. (3) That sulphate ofammonia, as ' the only source of nitrogen in the turnip I manure, in some seasons, but not in .all, forms a more effective manure than ni- I trate of soda. (4) That the largest and I most profitable turnip crops are grown i by giving half the nitrog-n in the drills in the form of sulphate of Ammonia, and ihe remainder as a top-dressing in the form o£ nitrate of soda. (.">) That potash forms an essential ingredient in n turnip manure on most arable soils, and that its omission from the manure causes a great reduction of crop. (6) That the quantity of kainit that can be profitably applied to the turnip crop along with the other manures probably does not exceed 4cwt. per acre, while 2cwt. is sufficient to give a large increase. (7) That 4ewt. superphosphate per acre will frequently supply sufficient phosphate for the turnip crop, and that fiewt. represents the maximum quantity that is likely to give a profitable return. (8V That turnips can be successfully grown with farmyard manure alone as well as with artificials alone, but that the employment of both may be regarded generally as likely to gife Ihe largest and best crops. (!)) That scwt. superphosphate added to a half-dressing of farmyard manure is a very suitable combination fo produce large and good turnip crops. (10) That turnips grown with well-balanced artificial manures alone are sounder and less liable to disease than those grown with farmyard manure. (11) That the employment of farmyard manure in large quantities (say 30 tons per acre) is liable to produce turnips of inferior quality, bad keepers, and jnorc subject to be destroyed by disease. (12) That farmyard manure employed in less quantity along with superphosphate has n prejudicial effect on the quality and dis-ease-resisting powers of the turnips, and also gives larger and more valuable crops. (It should not lie forgotten that experiments at Lincoln College a few years ago showed that the best results with superphosphate were obtained by the use of iy 2 cwt. to 2c\vt. per acre, though a larger quantity could probably be used with advantage on strong heavy soils where there is a good rainfall.)