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HORTICULTURAL PROSPERITY.

and lower branches, from which the
rough bark should have been already re-
moved by means OF a big file or rasp.
The next event Of importance is an ap-
plication OF Bordeaux mixture B just as
the fruit buds begin to swell and the
trees leave ont. Formula: Slack. 4
pounds Of lime in one vessel. Dissolve
4 pounds OF blue vitrol in another. When
cool. mix the two, stir well, and add
The best plan is to apply with an agitat-
ing spray apparatus, such as the Deming
and others, but il you have no agitator
attached to yonr pump handle do not
forget to stir we'll while applying. This
measure is preventive against fungus
mildew, twig- blight, black rot, and other,
diseases attacking the apple trees in the
spring. As the leaves are very small at
this time, this spraying is done without
difficulty.
Then we come to the time the petals
have fallen. Now or never is the time
to secure the blossom end OF the apple
from getting wormy. This time Paris
green should be used. London purple is
Formula: From to 8 ounces OF Paris
green, 4 pounds OF lime to 45 gallons Of
] water. Make thin paste OF the Paris
green before adding the water. Stir
well while applying.
have changed this formula in one
way so that instead of adding the lime
am adding proportion Of bordeaux
mixture. md thus ] have a most excel
lent insecticide and fungicide combined
A little flour paste added to this solution
makes it adhere better, and it is not 30
easily washed off by shower.
This makes two applications OF bor-
deaux mixture, and as the sulphate OF
copper comes rather expensive, the next
application may be confined to Paris
green and lime only, according to our
formula. This spraying should be done
TIA little paste is added to each Of
these mixtures the next application could
be based upon heavy. shower rather
than definite space OF time. by spray
ing once after every hard rain (rains
heavy enough to wash all the spray Off,
and keep it up on the fall varieties as
long rs we think it fit to do SO, and on
the winter varieties until about the last
Of August, we need to take no heed to
bandages, traps or other means (either
natural or artificiaD of destroying the
Goblin moth, and we may be sure OF solid,
worm-free apples.
The results this year by treating three
acres of apple orchard in accordance to
this method although not carried out to
perfection) we're rs follows:
| Average yield per acre 300 bushels;
worm-rree apples rs per cent; wormy ap-
Piles 25 per cent.
/ am sure il I carry out this method to
perfection will be able to count 90 per
cent worm free apples.
Sufficient but not too much, irrigation
and plenty OF cultivation are points thnt
muy be taken in consideration.
RALPH ENGsTRoM.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16
County Commissioners.

The board of county commits
sioners adjourned Tuesday of last
week after session of two. days.
But little important. business
was transacted.
The bonds, of G. w. Phillips, as
county physician and A. w., Mil.
ler as contractor for removing. and
erecting bridge were approved and
ordered filed.
The support of Otero county
insane at the private hospital Of
Hubert Work cost $2l6;for' the
month Of January.
The board awarded the county
printing for the year 1899 to the
Rocky Ford Times-Republican,
Commissioners Weiland and Ran
dali voting aye. and kirkpatrick
nay.
The board selected list of 200
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16
Orchard Grass for Pasture.

To the Editor Of the Enterprise:.
With the advent of spring, no
doubt many of our farmers, will
desire to, SOW some land to. pas.
ture. Perhaps, there are. some
who will wish to SOW but a small
area to some nutritious grass for
the purpose of supplementing
other forage, and the oft recurring
question is,. What grass, shall. I
SOW?
For the. purpose giving some
information. along this line, L have
written this short article. Mnoh
has been written and said Of late
years Of the wonderful growth aud
drought-resisting properties, Of
Hungarian Bronze Bromns Quer-
mis-. It was thought at one time
that this grass met completely the
requirements and the problem
was solved. L am sorry to. say
that upon the station it has not
proven desirable and from our
present knowledge we cannot re-
commend it for use in this section.
Bronze commences to grow
quite early in tine spring but ceas-
es growth upon the advent of hot
weather. Tramping and irriga-
ton (which pack the soiD seem to
be destructive to it.
However, I am not quite ready
to discard it and shall continue
trials with it hoping that some
value.may yet be ascribetl to it.
Orchard grass is the one that
best meets our demands 80 far as
our present knowledge avails.
We would recommend it for pas
ture purposes or for sowing in
conjunction with alfalfa, to i'm.
prove the latter for horse feed.
This is one of the most valuable
and nutritious of all grasses. Its
early and rapid growth, abundance
and luxuriance of its aftermath
and its power Of enduring drought
and cropping Of stock are some of
its valuable properties. 1t starts
to grow early in spring and is
ready to cut for hay with the first
cutting of alfalfa. It grows we'll
upon almost any soil of good fer
tility not having too much clay or
that is not wet. It is disposed to
grow in clumps and for pasture
should be sown thickly (about two
bushels per acre) or some other
plant added to fill the intervening
space. Red clover could be used
to advantage but I am going to try
a light sowing of alfalfa. 1t en-
dures considerable shade and is
often employed in orchards, hence
its name.
No grass or clover can long
stand the effect of tramping and
irrigation incident to pasturing
(not excepting alfalfa).
1t will always be necessary to
pillow up old pastures and reseed
new ones every few years, but I
know of nothing that will 80 near
ly meet all the requirements as Or
chard grass.
II, H. GRIFFIN.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16
II. u. Dye Gives Financial Results
and Ralph Engstrom Tells
How the Orchard Was
Cnltivatetl.

Some time since the Denver chamber
OF commerce requested turner's and fruit
growers to send in reports Of resulte OBJ
tanned, f.r pnblicntiou in the Agricultural
and Horticultural Bulletin, which will
be distributed to show what Colorado is
actually doing in these lines. Mr.. Dye
has furnished us with copy Of his re-
port, from which we make the following
extracts:
Three acres 9-year.old apple trees
average yield per acre 800 bushels: sold
for 4 cents per pound, making net profit
per acre $525.
Halt acre peaches-yielded 5,625
pounds; sold for cents per pound; net
profit s40O per acre.
Prunes, 2Ii acres 6-year-old trees-av-
erage yield per acre, l5.5o0 pounds in the
green state; sold for 8 cents per pound,
making net profit per acre $500.
Cherries. q mere 5.year-old trees-3G
crates at g. per crate, making net profit
per acre $50.
How it Was Accomplished.
The following statement in regard to
what we have been doing this year, how
we have treated our trees and what re-
sults We obtained is furnished by request
Of several parties:
In order to he successful in growing
apples in the Arkansas valley, We must
give the tree the proper care. To begin
with, the blight ought to be removed in
winter, and the cutting should be done
thoroughly. By dipping the knife, OF
whatever tool used in removing the
blight, in carboiic acid occasionally, we
have a good dieinfectant which would
highly recommend. When the orchard
ia free from blight the next thing is to
give it an irrigation sometime during the
winter. prefer December:
Pruning may be done in the ftii or any
time during the winter, providing the
weather is warm. February could be
termed the proper time, but would not
recommend pruning in frosty or freezing
cold weather. In treating the knots
white lead or mineral paint should be
used, as grating wax is not sufhcient to
keen from checking back. have been
told that coal tar Is preferable to either
It would pay to experiment 30 as to ind
the different action OF the three.
Now we come to the aknotty points
in apple growing. Whitewashing 10
March is splendid neip 10 tue "ppie
tree. This is the recipe I recommend
Take one peck OF fresh lime, slack in q
vessel, and while hot add II gallon ol
crude carbolic acid and pounds Of sui
phur: stir we'll In another vessel mix
:I5 gallons old soap suds, n little llye, dis
solve 4 pounds of sulphate OF copper
(blne vitroI and pounds of clear glue.
When ready for use reduce the former
mixture by the latter to thickness as to
W ,sh house or fencing, stir well, apPl.
with whitewash brush on the trunks
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16
H. H. GRIFFIN.
Hail Insurance Meeting.
Rocky FoRD, Colo,

Notice is hereby given that the
Annual Meeting of The Rocky
Ford Mutual Hail Insurance Com
pany will be held at Odd Fellows
hall in Rocky Ford, Colo. on Sat-
ardny, March 4, 1899, at 10 o'clock
a. M, for the purpose oil electing
five Directors for the ensuing year,
amending the Bylaws, and such
other business rs shall properly
come before said meeting.
NJ. d. L. HA1aHT, Pres.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16
SUGAR BEET CULTURE.
d. v. Burrell Presents strong
Reasons why the Rocky
Ford Country Should
grow Sugar BeetE.

To the Editor Of the Enterprise:
I note in your paper of recent
issue that you speak discouraging-
ly of the beet sugar industry in
the Arkansas Valley. I take q
very different view of. the subject
and see in it the possibility of q
bright future for our valley if we
work together.
To be sure there has lately been
organized trust for promoting
the beet sugar industry west Of
the Mississippi river with a capi-
tai of $40, ,OOO, 900, but this is sure
ly in our favor as their object is
to erect and operate sugar facto-
ries and that is what we need.
These are the present condi-
tions. "The early bird catches
the worm," in the small truck
farming and when all the growers
are marketing their produce the
price goes too low to- pay. Why? /?
Too many are growing small
trcck.
The Melon industry brings in
from 100000 to $15O,OOO and
this divided between six hundred
or more growers gives an average
of about 1900 each. gross sales,
and the net is much less. Some
growers get init" instead of a net. !.
Why? Too many are growing
melons and as with small truck
"the early bird catches the worm"
by getting the early high prices
and the longest season.
The remedy lies in beet sugar
factory.
1. Let the one-half of the mel
on growers have market for beets
and they will be willing to hand
over the melon business to the
other half. This will give the
melongrowers a chance to make
some money.
2. Let three-fourths of the
truck growers quit and grow beets.
This will give the remaining
truck growers chance.
3. Let the ex-melon growers
and the ex-truck growers be re-
inforced by about 100 of our
farmers who are too far out to
grow melons or truck and they
can easily handle 1000 acres OF
sugar beets.
This acreage would supply a
factory of 500 tons capacity daily
and such a factory would pay for
the beets at least S25O,OOO and for
labor in the factory 100000.
This would give the beet grow
ers n chance to make some money.
If we don't get a factory it's our
fault.
We have the land, the water,
the men and everything necessary
We can grow good tonnage
per acre.
Our beets are of high quality
Let us all work together for a
i factory. II would give us as
prosperous a valley as any in the
u. S.
| n " Rr1RREII
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16
Coming, Feb. az.

Mrs. Jarley's Wax Figgers will
be exhibited at Rockers opera
house Feb. %, as follows:
Chamber Of Secrets.
Chamber of Freaks of Nature.
Chamber of Modern Wonders.
Chamber of Beauty.
Chamber Of Horrors.
Chamber of the Great Men of
the Day.
Historical Chamber.
Museum of Notorious Curiosi-
ties.
Given by the young people un-
der the. auspices of the Ladies'
Aid of Presbyterian church.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16

names,of resident taxpayers to be
used as jurors, which the clerk
was instructed to certify to the
clerk Of the district court.
The board adjourned until
March 6.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16

"A few days since two members OF the
ladies' relief society made number OF
visits to ascertain the wants OF the needy;
They were agreeably surprised to find
less want than they anticipated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-16

Everyone admires the crystal
clearness and fine taste of the dis
titled water made on the Sanitary
Still in Dawley's show window.
These stills for the manufacture
of distilled water should be in
every household. The use of this
water promotes health. Call and
see tie still in operation at Daw-
ley's Hardware Store.
Excellent Fresh Cow for sale
hu I N Kinney.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05

Rev H. c. Mason left Tuesday
morning for Spokane to join Pres.
Psnrose of Whitman college, Rev,
James of Colfax and Rev Stevens Of
Spokane, the four having made ar.
rangements for a summers outing
on the headwaters of the ST. Joe
Mr.. Girard Clark, ono of Whit
man county's prosperous farmers,
was in Pullman Thursday making
arrangements for moving his fami-
ly into town this fall. He states
that the grain in his neighborhoed
near Steptoe butte, is looking fine
and good yield is assured.
Farmers in this neighborhood
are having trouble in securing help
as hands are demanding $500 per
day for thsir services. Threshing
men are asking six and eight cents
for thrsshing, and sacks are held at
seven cents. With such rates, and
wheat quoted at 40 cts. per pushe'
the farmers think the outlook not
particularly encouraging.
H. Il. Palmerton of this city,
and Edward Harvey, a capitalist
and farmer living near Rosalia,
have associated themselves under
the name of Palmerton &. Harvey,
for the purpose of handling grain in
the Palouss country. The firm has
leased warehouses at various points
and will make their headquarters
in Pullman with their office in the
HERALD building.
Quite number of Weary
Willies are in evidence in this local
ity ana our citizens are beginning
to realize that harvest is nearly
here, for these wanderers always APP
pear in this section about harvest
time although they have horror of
anything like work.
Osborne binder extras at Lind
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05
An Outing in the Bitter Roots

Those of our citizens who are on
the street today will witness the
departure Of an important expedi-
ton from our quiet little city.
Four bold and mighty hunters
have for weeks been secretly pre-
pairing for an extended tri p into the
wilds of the Bitter Root mountains
and today it will come to focus.
The names of these daring adven-
turers are Commodore Geo. Ritch-
lie, Surgeon General VIM. White,
Admirable Charles White and last
ly if not leastly, the over-worked
Editor-in- chief of one of our city's
leading papers.
We were allowed a glimpse of
their arms and accoutrements this
morning and we have no hesitancy
in saying that the party is fully
prepared fer any emergency that
may confront them. George has
supplied himself with an improved
paper hanger to hang up the game
and an automatic, self cooking bot
tie of snake bite; Charles has sew
eral sheets of "tanglefoot" and a
bamboo rod for fly fishing, and also
a nickle-in-th the-slot machine 10 cap
ture suckers; the DR.. has a double
barreled stethoscope, an Eastman
kodak and box of pills, and the
editor has a Winchester pump load
ed to the muzzle with PIP, and a
we'll thumbed edition of Roberts
Rules Of Order.
The possibilities of such weap-
ons in their experienced hands is
something immense and the HER
AID has made arrangements for a
letter from each describing the
many hair-raising adventures they
will meet with during their trip.
They will touch at We-tas, Bald
mountain, the Indian "postoffices'
and the Kooskooske, and their let
ters will be mailed from there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05
Buckeye mowers and extras st
Lindley's.

Buckeye mowers and extras st
Lindley's.
For SALE:-Side saddle. En-
quire at this office.
Organ for sale, and prices reduced
on Hammocks, at Vests.
Buffalo Pitts threshing machin-
cry and extras at Lindley's.
Try the ivory colored chamois
washable glove at Blackman's.
Balls, bats and catchers' mittK
and masks on sale at Blackman's.
Thirty. .six-inch Near silks in
spring colors came this week at
Blacknan's.
The latest designs in link cuff
buttons and scarf pins can be found
at Blackman's.
Lace curtains and he'd spreads in
new designs are nov shown by
BlRckman Bros. & Co.
Every body says the Benecia sum-
merfallsw cultivator is the best.
See them at Lindley's.
Now is the time to buy crockery
and lamps for less than cost.
PLOUGH Il WATERS.
One glance at the Moline hacks
and wagons will convince the most
skeptical that they are the best in
town.
EsTRAY NoTIcE.-Black mare,
branded OR on left stitle, weight,
about 1850, broke to work. Re-
ward of $500 will be paid by un-
derslgned for return of this mare.
GENE RINGER.
EsTRAYED-A bay mare, branded
II on stitie. Left my place near
Whelan about March 18th. Re-
ward of $40 for information leading
to her recovery. w. H. KYLE.
Chocolates, fresh, just received At the
Model Bakery.
Eyesight is priceless. Save yours by
getting spectacles OF DIR. White before il
is too late.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05
O. R. &c N. Snake River Schedule.

The new steamboat Spokane, built by
the o. r. & n. to ply on the Snake River
between Riparia and Lewiston, is nov
complete, and in service. Steamer
Lewiston is also in service, and the two
steamers viii alternate between Riparia
and Lewiston, leaving Riparia daily ex
cept Sunday OH arrival OF train No. 4
from Portland and reaching Lewiston
next day at pm. Returning will leave
Lewiston daily except Saturday at II
O'Clock noon, arriving at Riparia at Up.
m, connecting with train No. 3 from
Spokane. The Spokane has been es
pecialy constructed for the run mention
ed above, and is thoroughly ebuipped
with all modern appliances. electric
lights, ETC., and for speed and comfort
will EXCEL any craft that has ever been
built for the Snake River. The lewiston
is her steady old self.
L. w QUARsLs, Ageat.
w. II. Hurlhurt, q. 2. a.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05
TO BUYERS OF TWINE.

We will forfeit one hundred dol
lars, gold coin, to any party or par
ties who will prove that our twino
ID not equally as good as any bind
ing twine on this or any other mar
ket, or that any binding twine for
sale by any person or firm in Whit
man county is of superior value Or
merit in any manner whatever, or
is of better quality in any partic-
ular, or will measure more feet to
to the pound than our pure MANILA
that we are selling at l3! cts. per
pound, and we make fair profit at
that price. J. Z. LoBAUGH & Co.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05

Elegant new Pullman Palace Sleepers
between Portland and Chicago have just
been placed in service via the 0. r. x n.
the Oregon Short '.tne, Union Pacific
and Chicago & Northwestern Railways
daily every day n the year. Cars are OF
the very latest pattern, in fact being the
most impro"ad up to date sleeping ca-s
turned Nut by the Pullman Company.
These new palaces will leave Portland on
fast trar OF the o. Il. 4 n. arriving dai-
ly at Cb cago the morning Of the fourth
day and running through without change
via ranger and Omaha.
F.. w. Quarels, Agent.
B. Campbell w. IL. Hurlbert,
Traffic Mangr. Gen. Passenger ASt.
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The NEWS OF The CITY.
Record of Happenings of q Week
in Pullman.
What People are Doing and how
They are Doing it.

The shooting gallery is back in
town again.
WIN. Reed is back again from
his camping trip.
ATTY. J. w. Mathews is over
from Colfax today.
&C. A. Boynton was q visitor at
Genesee this week.
&C. C. Brown was over from
Moscow last Tuesday.
Hill Norton drove down from
Moscow last Saturday evening.
Quite a number of our farmers
are through with their haying.
Mrs. E. e. Plough, who has
been quite i'll, is able to be out once
more.
&C. B, Horeu was in Genesee
Thursday sizing up the grain situa-
ton.
Mrs. c. O. Coston has returned
to Pullman after an absence of two
months.
j. H. st Lawrence was shaking
hands with old friends in our city
this week.
Oregon papers are reporting
considerable rust and shriveled
grain in their webfoot state.
County Treasurer Windus and
fan1ily left Colfax Monday for a
summer vacation atLoon lake.
The warm weather of the past
week is ripening the grain very fast
and headers will soon be running.
Prof. Roberts was over at the
county seat this week figuring on
she sewerage system for that city.
--Chas. H. Dodd, the we'll known
implement man of Portland, Or,
was in town Monday looking after
business interests.
Ed Eastman returned to Pull
man from Lewiston the first Of tho
week, where he has been working
for several months.
Rev. Ernest Thornquest of Mos
COW has been holding series of gos-
pei meetings at the Christian church
in this city during the past week.
Men are leaving the railroad
camps along the Clearwater for the
harvest fields where the wages are
higher and good grub more plenti7
ful.
Miss Oracle Hays, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Hays, left this week
for a visit of several weeks with the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. Cozier on
Pine creek, north of Garfield.
Mr.. Nelson Bennett, the we'll
known Northern Pacific railroad
official, quietly dropped in on our
little burgh yesterday morning,
hired rig and drove out over the
proposed new line between here and
Penawawa.
Miss lone Lochridge, who has
been secured as teacher of the third
grade in the public school, arrived
here Tuesday from her former home
in Marshalltown, Iowa, and is Wis
iting with Mrs. l. Dysart, who is an
old friend.
Prof. and Mrs w. J. Spillman
left Wednesday for the Oregon coast
to spend their vacation. They will
visit Gearhart park and Clatsop
beach, Mrs. Spillman remaining at
the coast till fall The professor
expects to remain only about three
weeks, returning in time TO attend
the teachers institute to be held in
this city the last of the month