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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
Culture of Nuts.

This class OF trees has been neglect
ed. writes Samuel Miller In Colmnns
Rural World. The time will come when
men will regret the use of the Ak IN
many instances. From this time no
walnut tree or hickory tree that bearsa
fair nut will be cut down when clear
ing my land. There is no difficulty In
growing them from the seed. Simply
follow nature to large extent. The
walnut falls to the ground. the hull re-
mains soft on the ground. and II the
least bit Of soil covers the nut 1t Will
sprout the following spring. To make
speed In establishing a forest OF nut
trees. the seed should be put In the
ground where the tree Is to remain.
Cover walnuts two inches. hickory one.
acorn one. The latter usually sends
root down into the earth In the fall
and in the spring starts up shoot
I have seen them sprout on the ground
in wet weather. How long a walnut
will remain dry and still grow. l can
not say, but l have had hickory nuts
that were put away in drawer for
three years, when put In the ground
in the fall sprout the next spring.
Persimmon seeds should not become
quite dry. and should be put in the
ground in the fall. 1t Is gratifying to
learn from SO many to whom I sent
seed OF, this fruit that they have them
growing. Pecans. hazel nuts and chest
nuts. treat the same as hickory nuts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
was a greater profit on the investment
when so pounds was employed.

was a greater profit on the investment
when so pounds was employed.
On soil well supplied with vegetable
matter. plots receiving >66o lbs. OF siak-
ed lime per acre at time OF planting
yielded more than plots not lined. But
slaked lime applied as top dressing
In March on oats growing on sandy
land deficient .n vegetable matter failed
to increase the yield.
In a cooperative fertilizer expert
ment conducted near Auburn with oats
sown In February. drought caused the
crop to fail on all plots. The greatest
resistance to drought and the largest
yields were obtained on the plots re-
ceiving kainit.
Scalding seed oats for 10 to Is min
utes In water kept at o temperature OF
1870 to 1876 degrees Fahrenheit effectual-
ly prevented smut here. This Is
standard. cheap and effective method OF
preventing smut, and the saving result
ing from this treatment Of seed oats
is usually 6 to 20 per cent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
warning Against prcscrvn,ivc..

warning Against PrcscrSntiScs-
Z. o. Grosvenor. dairy and food COM
missioner of Michigan. sends out the
following:
We desire to caution dairymen and
dealers in milk against the use in their
products OF the so-called preservatives
now upon the market. Many of these
mixtures are decidedly dangerous. and
the steady absorption of the same, es-
pecially by invalids and children. who
are generally large consumers of milk.
is likely to produce serious II not fatal
effects. Aside from the directly in
furious character of some of these pre-
servatives, they all tend to retard fer
mentation. thus at least indirectly
preventing digestion. Science has dem
onstrated that the value of all food
depends very much upon the readiness
with which 1t is assimilated in the
process of digestion and scientific au-
thorities agree that whatever prevents
decomposition delays digestion. There
are legitimate methods OF preserva-
ton which do not involve the use OF
noxious drugs and the department will
prosecute dealers in milk found using
these deleterious mixtures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
The soldier =. Homo.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in his
talk to the Rough Riders. gave them
some timely advice. which is worth the
attention of every soldier who Is re-
turning to take upon himself the duties
of peace. Here is q motto for all mil
itary heroes:
"But, boys. don't get gay and pose
as heroes or lie on your laurels, be-
cause they wither. Be careful Of your
conduct in the future. as you have in
the past. The world will be kind for
ten days, and then. in those cold words
that the world is capable Of speaking
at times, 1t will declare you're spoiled
by going to war;"
The beneficiary OF this advice. II 1t
is taken, says the New York Tribune,
will be the soldier himself far more
than anybody else. and when the SOL
der is warned to be modest 1t Is not
because of any lack Of appreciation Of
his bravery or of the splendid work he
did, but from realization Of the ten
dency of human nature to reactions OF
sentiment due to slight causes. The
American people today are profoundly
grateful to the troops who responded
to their country's call, deeply grieved
over the fatalities which attended the
prosecution of the war and much dis
turbed over the mishaps which have
caused needless suffering. 1t is de-
sirable that they should retain these
feelings, and both for their own sake
and the sake of the soldiers never
think lightly of the soldier or teach
future generations that military SER
vice can be forgotten.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
Look After Their own Needs.

"An incident showing how we'll
trained soldiers are able to look out
for themselves" said a retired naval
officer to a Washington Star reporter,
OCCURRED during the war with Spain
when the troops were advancing
against the Spanish lines near San
tiago. get the story from an officer
in the army who was there. AS we all
know. owing to the great obstacles en-
countered, the men were much en-
barrassed with their impediments, and
In the excitement of the moment di-
vested themselves of almost everything
Int canteens, arms. and ammunition.
"A regiment Of regulars-dismount-
od cayalry-left behind them under or
ders OF the officers haversacks, pom
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
Two Brave Men.

Smith was a gunner In the service
OF the East India company, was known
as "the sweep" derisive name given
to mark some eccentricity, for the man
was character. He had charge of
the boats belonging to the military
station. and one day wrote the brigade
major, asking. When shall l have the
bote ready?" He replied. Have the
boat ready at such an hour"
When the major went down to the
river with a party of ladies. he asked
Smith how he spelled boat" I'm
abashed by the presence of the ladies'.
Smith, without symptom of nervous
ness. answered the officer, Some peo-
pie spells 1t boat, but I spells 1t
b-o-t-e'
But Smith. Notwithstanding his
knocking nickname. was not a man to
be laughed at. One day the roof of
the building which held the ammuni-
tion caught fire. There was panic;
even the best disciplined soldiers lost
their heads. But "the sweep" mount
ed the roof, pulled off the thatch,
poured buckets of water over the
flames, and saved the magazine. It
was as plucky thing as 1t was pos
sible for man to do; for there was
powder enough in the building to
wreck the station. ''. -.
There is no telling what "a singed
cat" will do. The present writer knew
Gloucester boy, so weak in body
and so effeminate in disposition that
his brothers. who were seamen, used
to speak Of him as "our poor little
Davie." At the beginning Of the
civil war Davie. enlisted in the navy,
and, being a high school graduate,
was made petty officer.
One day fire broken out on the
vessel near the magazine. Davy, see
ing that the men and officers hesitated
to take the pipe of the hose down into
the smoky between-decks, snatched it.
jumped down and held it against the
fire until the water had quenched it.
Then he fell down, senseless, overcome
by the heat and smoke.
Davie was again promoted, and had
to listen to the commanders praise
uttered from the quarterback, the
sailors and officers standing at at
tention. Davie almost tainted again.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
spseuiations In Cattle YssdIae
A Chicago paper publishes the fols

A Chicago paper publishes the fol.
lowing:
Chicago bankers are commenting ON
the unusual amounts OF cattle paper
now being offered In the local market
and the low rates prevailing In this
rapidly expanding class Of loans.
Whereas ysnr ago the paper purchas-
ed by local Institutions averaged about
per cent, the offerings are now chiefly
at 494M per cent. or practically COM
mercial paper rates. and the banks
which look upon the industry favor
ably are investing freely. II is safe to
say that the number OF Chicago banks
In this branch OF the market IL grow
ing. for In quarters where distrust was
expressed q year ago there now is an
apparent conservative interest. 1t Is
the estimate OF well-informed bankers
that the Chicago holdings OF cattle pa
per this fall are greater than ut any
previous corresponding season.
Special interest has been aroused this
week by an article in prominent east
ern financial paper. written by the pres
ident Of a Kansas national bank, In
which the dangers OF disaster to the
industry from reckless speculation are
pointed out. The writer says:
"One of the worst features OF the
present cattle boom that presages ul-
innate disastrous results Is that too
many OF the daring operators now In
the saddle are so fearfully in debt that
they must realize that they have no.
thing to lose and all to make II any
thing is made. know personally .
few instances where men have now
sums Of $4,000 and even double that
amount from commission houses. who
two years ago could not borrow OF
their home bank even 500 without Sc
curity and did not expect to float their
single name for u single dollar. because
1t would not command It. As an In
In large blocks these days In cattle
loans will cite the circumstance Of q
young man who approached me on
loan of $50 per head on string Of 800
OF Indian territory cattle. He wanted
$1,000. and had not feed enough to pro-
vide for the cattle. declined this op-
portunity to put our bank In the cattle
business. and told the daring young
Napoleon Of an operator to 60 to Kan
sas City for his money. He did and
got 1t from commission company. and
this chattel now appears upon our
county records. The effect Of such
reckless loaning is not far OF and the
home banker. 1 predict. in another year
will have the local field more to him
self than for the last two years.
II have a circular from one Of the
great panhandle ranches offering 1900
steer calves for sale. This Is signal
of warning when the calves are adver-
tised. 1t means the present crop OF
calves will bring more money as calves
than II allowed to grow older. 1t her
aids h coming drop of prices or great
dread and fear OF its coming and can
mean nothing else. A law passed
year ago last winter by the Texas legis-
lature permitting lands forfeited to the
state to be re-appraised and sold for 81
per acre. has given new impetus to the
ranch business. and production will be
pushed. High prices will stimulate In
creased production and all the sooner
hasten the sure coming decline"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15

OF the Crimean WAR;
strewn with dead:
MONDAY sun and midnight oil light the
soldiers tread.
'.In the trenches deep and cold. II can
not save
Englnnd's glory. be Il told-there dug
ny gravel"
Faint the hero's voice and low-march-
Ing through the snow.
Leave me comrades! here drop! on.
my captain. on!
All are wanted-none should stop: duty
must be done:
Those whose guard you TAKE Will find
me. rs they pass below"
So the soldier spoke. and. staggering. fell
amid the snow:
came the snow!
''icn. II must be ms he asks: duty must
be done:
Far too few for half our tasks. We can
spare not one!
Wrap him in this-I need It less: soon
tho guard shall know;
Mark the piacc-yon stunted iarch. For
wnrd!" =. On they go!
And silent. on their silent march. down
sank the snow!
Der his features. as he lies. calms the
wrench of pain:
Close faint eyes: pass cruel skics-frccx-
ing mountain-plain;
With far soft sounds tho stiffness teens
ch-bells-voices low.
Pnssins into home-born dreams-thcre.
amid the snow;
And darkening. thickening. DER the
Heights. down fell the snow.
Lookins-lookinE for the mark. now his
comrades came:
Struggling through the snow-drlfts stark.
calling out his name:
Here? or therc7 The drifts are deep.
Have We passed him?" No!
Look. a little growing heap-snow above
the snow!
Where heavy. on his heavy sleep. down
fell the snow!
Strong hands raised him-voices strong
spoke within his ears:
But his dreams had softer tongue: nei-
ther now he hears!
One more gone for Englnnds sake.
where SO many 60
Lying down without complaint-dyins in
the snow!
Starving. striving for her sake-dying
In the snow!
Daily toil-untended pain-danger ever
by:
All! how many here have lain down. like
you. to die?
Simply done your soldiers part through
long months of woe:
All endured with soldier heart-battle. IA
mine, snow!
Noble. nameless. patriot-heart-snow-
cold In the snow!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
81 Grow watsrcress.

Th0 cultivated crosses are larger anu
superior In flavor to those grown wild.
and the market for the improved sort
Is good. writes w. E. Farmer in Ameri-
.an Cultivator. Wherever there Is q
good swamp with fresh water brook
lowing through 1t on the farm. water
crosses should be cultivated as side
-rop. and II the markets are near by
quite little income can be made from
the crop. The method of culture Is
simple. although It requires consider
able initial labor to start the beds. Tho
swamp should first be cleared OF the
trees and bushes as much as possible.
and then be cut up into bitches run
ming parallel to each other and at right
angles. Each ditch should be about
four feet wide and two feet deep. A
space between the bitches should be
left on either side large enough for a
man to pass along to gather the crop.
Cross bitches should intersect these
parallel ones about every 20 feet. All
Of the bitches should start from the
head of the brook, and the fall In them
ihould be very slight. SO that the water
Sill flow away very slowly. II one end
OF the swamp is much lower than an
other the depth OF the bitches should
vary Just enough 80 that the water will
be kept distributed evenly through
them. Everything depends upon hav-
ing the water under control. II the
swamp is low on one side the mud from
the bitches should be thrown up to
form an embankment. At the lowest
point dam should be constructed to
let on the water when needed. In the
spring and fall the water will collect
too rapidly. and 1t will be necessary to
drain on considerable OF the surplus
and a good dam will then fully pay for
itself. When the bitches are all ready
the crosses should be planted In the
bottom of them by securing cuttings
from old beds. The cuttings can often
be taken from the wild crosses in some
neighboring swamp. They will i'm
prove In flavor and quality under their
new conditions. They can also be
raised from seeds, and the seeds are
sown broadcast into the ditches. The
cuttings are pushed into the muddy
bottom about foot apart each way.
They will in a season spread all over
the bottom and form complete mass
OF green. In the winter and early
spring the plants are harvested for the
market. In doing this care must be
taken not to destroy the plants. but
simply to cut of the edible part and
leave the root growing. The harvester
should take bunch in the left hand,
and then with sharp knife cut on the
stalks about four inches down. The
plants should not be pulled. The cress-
es are packed usually in half-peck
baskets, which in turn are packed in
crates. In winter these baskets some-
times sell as high as 81 apiece. This
is the most profitable time to gather
the crosses for market.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
Agriculture in Paraguay.

:. United States Consul Ruf1n writes
from Paraguay as follows: The people
are beginning to wake to the necessity
Of agricultural development. The farm
ers are widely scattered and there Is
a growing sentiment in favor of CEN
tralization and Of heavy foreign colon
ization.- The government, through the
Agricultural bank, gives to each farm
er $500 in the form of a loan on the
property. 1t is urged in behalf of the
class that does not own property that
the government purchase large tracts
of arabic land, let them to the farmers.
and give them farming implements.
seeds, etc. There is much enthusiasm
on the part Of the promoters of this
plan. ri.. 't
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
Experlmsnt. With Oats.

The Alabama Experiment Station has
been making some experiments with
oats, and gives the following summary
of the results:
Among a number OF varieties of oats
tested none was found superior in yield
to the common Red Rust Proof oat.
Varieties which produced moderate
Helds of grains and relatively large
amounts of tall fine straw were Myers
Turf and Hatchett's Black. These and
related varieties are hardy, and are
valuable for grazing and for forage.
In, three different experiments Red
Rust Proof oats sown in November
yielded TO, 11.S, and 81 bushels per
acre more than the same kind of seed
sown from February to March I. The
average increase in these three expert
ments due to fall sowing was 9.S
bushels.
The period between October 1 and
November Is is suggested as the best
time for sowing the bulk of, the crop
of Red Rust Proof oats in central Ala
bama.
A comparison of cotton seed and cot
ton seed meal applied both in fall and
reason of unfavorable weather.
Cowpea vines. plowed under, .increas-
ed the yield of oats sown In February
to the extent of 10.4 bushels per acre.
The yield of fall-sown oats on land
where cowpea vines had been plowed
under (after II bushels of peas per
acre had been picked was 2S.6 bushels
per acre against IL bushels on plot
previously abandoned to weeds and
crab grass, a gain of 21.5 bushels of
oats.
The plot on which only the roots and
etubble of cowpea vines were plowed
under yielded 34.4 bushels of oats per
acre, against 81 bushels where German
millet stubble had been plowed under,
nm increase of 247 bushels Of oats per
acre. Considering yield Of peas and of
hay and yield of the succeeding oat
crop, it was more profitable to cut cow
peas for hay than to pick the peas and
plow under the vines.
Nitrate OF soda applied as a top
dressing on both fall-sown and spring
sown oats. was most profitable when
applied not later than the last OF
March, or at least Is days before the
grain was mature.
Eighty pounds of hitrate of soda per
acre afforded a profit when applied in
March. In one experiment this amount
of nitrate of soda afforded yield of
s9.3 bushels of oats per acre, while 16O
lbs. of nitrate of soda per acre result
ed in yield of 34.1 bushels. This was
an increase over the plot receiving no
nitrate of soda of 1919 bushels with the
smaller quantity of fertilizer and 17.7
pupisls with the larger amount; there
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

Two brave soldiers Of the British Line
Our flag Ia the Oldest National Em-
blsm In the world-How Wen Trained
Soldier Provide for Themselves.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15

( A catalogue of 300 prizes, suitable to
every taste and condition, mailed on
inquiry. Prizes given for saving Dia-
mond &c" Soap wrappers. Address
Cudahy Soap Works, South Omaha,
Neb. The list contains many season.
able and suitable holiday gifts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
co-oper.t,ve Da,ries In Belgium.

From Brussels Consul Roosevelt re-
ports the contemplated formation of
a cooperative association of milk deal
ers and cheesemakers. 1t is proposed
to confide the direction of the cheese
dairies to women suitably educated for
the work. Beside technical instruc-
tion, a knowledge of bookkeeping and
a competent understanding of dairy
work will be required of applicants
Annexed to the admirably equipped
government agricultural and Industrial
school at Overyssche is a cheese dairy
school, where complete instruction is
given in cheese-making.
non,t nreacb natience to ~,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15

, Little Ikey-Fader, vot- ish untold
wealth? Old Swindlebaum-Dot vich
de tax assessor dond't findt oudt apoudt
mein sohn.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRicULTURiSTS.

sems Up-to-Dats Aints About cul.
tivation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, vitioalturs and
gloricultur&
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15

Skim MIX in Bread.-A contem-
porary states that bakers desire
to encourage the use of skim
milk In bread-making for the follow
iag reasons: ~ 1t makes loaf which
is more moist and will remain moist
longer; (2) it makes a closer loaf; (3)
it improves the eating quality of the
bread; az the sugar of the milk cara
mels in making and browns the c.ost.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15

Outlook for Strawberry Trade
Strawberry growers tnat we have con-
versed with are In good spirits. They
are confident that we are on the
threshold of an era Of prosperity. The
results of the war, the acquisition of
new territory, and the opening of new
channels Of trade will break the long
stagnation. unlock capital, give an i'm
petus to business in every form, and
among many other things most devout-
ly to be wished, create much better
market for fruit by making the deni-
zeas of the great cities and others more
able to buy and eat 1t. Growers who
have weathered the past five years in
any shape should now have pretty fair
sailing.--Strawberry Specialist.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15
Food of Cuckoos.

The stomachs of 100 yellow-billed
and 46 black-billed cuckoos obtained In
twenty states, the District of Columbia
and Canada, were examined. In the
report the two species are treated to-
gether since they proved to be very
much alike in diet. The greatest DIFF
ference is that the yellow-billed cuckoo
eats more beetles and fewer bugs. The
examination showed that cuckoos do
at times eat fruit, but that 1t is not
their usual habit. The insect food Of
cuckoos consists of beetles, grasshop-
pers, cicadus, bugs, wasps, flies, cater
pillars and spiders, of which grasshop-
pers and caterpillars constitute more
than three-fourths. The great major
ity Of the insects found in the stomachs
were harmful kinds. Nearly half OF
the cuckoos food was found to be
caterpillars. In the cuckoos we prob
ably have one of natures most efficient
checks on the increase of these harm
full species.-Government Report.
One Trouble with the Fairs.-With
few noteworthy exceptions, the an
'nual fairs are becoming less and less
of agricultural value and more and
more festive occasions where people
gather from far and near to meet old
friends and enjoy a holiday. A good
many are running simply to amuse-
ments, and some of them to amuse-
ments of pretty low order, such as
cheap gambling games, which are
licensed and tolerated in defiance of
law, swarm Of fakirs being permitted
to do as they please. If the farmers
boys who engage in these games do
not become gamblers, it is not the
fault of the society" which stops at
nothing to fill it's Golfers. Gambling
games, played openly, blast the morals
of the community far more than the
much criticised agricultural hoss
trot." Besides, many of the societies
give vaudeville shows with baudy Ian
guage, short skirting and high kicking
which outrivals that Of the Bowery
itself 1t is high time to refuse state
aid to the so-called agricultural So
cietles that engage in this sort of thing.
Farm and Home.
Bacon for Export.-What the Eng
lish call bacon pigs are SO greatly
wanted that they bring very high
price for export. The bacon pig prop
er is one that weighs from 100 to 200
pounds. A diet.of rye, peas. barley
and shorts will produce the lean meat
now demanded by eaters of pork at
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15

Don't preach patience to the peopls
and practice petulance at home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-12-15

The Road to the Trenches
written by Franklin Lushington. and
published In England ut the time
OF the Crimean WAR;