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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
The Lods,ux Of Ur>,..

From Farmers Review: The iodg-
ing OF grain Is a source OF considerable
loss. not only In the failure of reaping
machines to make clean harvest, but
because lodged grain Is no; fully ma
turcd and forms on hardening q wrin-
kied and underwc!ght grain. Lodg-
ING. however. implies n greater loss
han the mere loss In harvesting or In
nnderweiEht grain: II shows unmis-
takably that the crop has no, been
properly handled. that the soil Is not
favorable to grain. The falling OF In
yield began long before the straw
became no weak that II could not SUD-
port the grain heads. The popular
idea ID that silica has much to do with
the Stiffness Of straw. This has been
stown to be n mistake by the famous
experiments nj Rothcmsted. England.
straw badly lodged was found to con.
tain more silica than a sturdy. stocky
straw which held its secd-hea erec,
unaeF severe tests. II was found BY
experiments that potash gave strength
70 staik and straw. and soiis low in
available potash Invariably suffered
rom lodging. The cure or rather tho
preventive measure is very simple, for
there is no cure. The point is that the
manure or fertilizer applied should b,
well balanced. The chemical apalysis
SHOWS that full grain crop contains
ABOUT the same amount OF phosphoric
acid and potash. hence the percentage
OF these two insssdicn,s In the fcrsi!-
sfcr should be about the same. A fair
average fertilizer for grain would then
90 TO per cent phosphoric acid and
tho same amount Of potash together
Win about to J per cen, nitrogen.
IL any one ingredient IL dencien; tho
saeess OF the other two will not make
up for II. All three ingredients Of
plant food must be present. and. as VIC
said before. In proper proportions.
This lodging OF grain 10 quite an i'm
portant matter TO wheat growers. but
with . little care and study 4; can be
prevented. Rational manur!nE will
solve the problem.
L. J. FARMER
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
Catfla for Cnl,n.

The report that there has been frie.
ton between the oficials Of the war
department and the department OF az
riculture over the matter Of admission
OF cattle to Cuba Is unfounded. The
action Of the president provided for
the admission to Cuba. duty free. OF
cattle with which to Improve Cuban
stock. These cattle must be half-blood
or better. Under q circular issued bS
the department OF agriculture provi-
sion was made for the shipment OF
such graded cows and bulls from Sa.
vannah. Mobile. New Orleans and Gal
weston. where these animals were to be
Inspected by An inspector Of the agri-
cultural department and II found suit.
able for breeding purposes. free from
disease and immune from the fever
tick. they were to be passed with
certificate to be presented to the Gus
tom onicer at the port OF landing.
Immunity from Texas fever required
that they should be shipped from
points below the quarantine line. Thus
far the two departments were working
In cooperation. Now. however. It has
been decided to do away with the In
spection In the United States by tho
department Of agriculture and to re-
auire such inspection ut the ports OF
entry In Cuba. which will come under
the operations of the war department.
Ihere Is. however. no conflict between
the two branches of the government.
as has been stated. The department
OF agriculture has been unable to pro-
vide inspectors for all OF the iol small
or ports Of clearance In the United
states. and thus exporters At the
smaller ports have declared that they
were being Disseminated against. in
that cattle should be shipped only
from Savannah. Mobile. New Orleans
and Galveston. As II Is now. they can
be shipped from any port without In
spection. but subject to inspection
when they reach Cuba. II iK stated at
tho department OF agriculture that II
cattle reaching Cuba for entry under
this duty free clause fall to pass In
speciion. II will not be necessary to re-
turn ,Asm to the United States. a. they
can stu enter by paying the regular
duty. The department OF agriculture
having no authority or funds for in
spcction OF cattle In Cuba. this duty
naturally falls upon tho war depart
mcnI
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
rl..i. from rnrl..,sn.

The Department OF Agriculture has
received for distribution to careful
farmers considerable quantity OF
seeds from the dry regions OF Siberia
and Turkestan. Among these are hairy
vetch. which is drouth and also cold
resistant. a variety of winter rye which
is especially hardy and drouth resist
ant; oats and one or two kinds Of win
ter wheat Most Of these seeds are
thought to be suitable to parts Of the
country having extremes Of teinpera-
lures. They might prove valuable In
the Dakotas. The rye. Mr.. Jared
Smith suggests, might be worth a
trial in the South. Some of the Turke-
stan alfalfa supposed to be very drou,h
resistant. is also on hand. The pecu-
liar advantage claimed for this alfalfa,
however. is Its ability to withstand In
tense heat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
Cropping WITH lrram..

The effect of eontIaua! cropping in
the exhaustion OF soil nitrogen has
been made the subject OF study In
planting peas. buekwhsat. oats. etc.
The results o: the experiments show
;hs, only the iesuminous plants we're
able to utilize tho nitrogen of the air.
An increase was noticeable In the yield
OF each succeeding crop of peas. while
with the non-Icsuminous crops. each
succeeding yield was poorer than the
preceding one. The experiments simply
show. what every farmer knows or
ought TO know. that planting clovsrs.
cov-pesH. vetchcs, or any leEumcs
tends TO constantly improve the soil
while cropping with non-icsuminous
plants. such as corn and wheat. unless
fertilizer OF some kind Is used. con-
s;antiy deple;es the soil. Vas, amounts
OF fertility can be saved TO the soil by
the liberal planting OF leguminous
cropz
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
seed Corn selection.

MANY farmers owning both bottom
ane upland corn fields make the mis-
take Of using the same seed on both
kinds Of soils. Corn which Is adapted
to the soil and moisture conditions OF
the valleys will no, do so well on the
upland as will some variety that has
by several years OF cultivation ana Sc
lection become adapted to the condi-
tons there. II Is for the same reason
that the large Colorado potatoes that
have been grown for years under irri-
cation will do so poorly when used for
seed in Kansas without the accustomed
supply of water. II Is generally the
case on the farm that the corn from
all the fields. both upland and bottom.
Is crtbbed together. when the time for
seed selection comes the largest ears
are picked out irrespective OF the kind
of soil that grew them. As the bottom
land produces the larger ears II is
moro than likely that the bulk Of the
seed will be from the lower and moist
er portions Of the farm. This is the
proper seed for the lowland, but II is
not 80 well adapted to the dryer and
poorer upland as ia seed that has been
raised there. IL is advisable to select
the seed either before or at husking
time, when not only the quality Of the
ground but the character Of the In
divIdual stalk and ear can be taken In
to consideration. As has been suggest
cd before, small box attached to the
sides of the wagon-bed into which the
desirable ears can be thrown is the
most practical device that can be rec
commended. BY a little judicious Sc
lection for series of years. strain
can be established on the upland por-
ton Of any farm which will be well
adapted to that and other soils similar
to location and composition. An eight
| inch ear from the upland will ordinar-
lily prove better for planting on the
upland than will a twelve-inch car
from a draw In the lower portions Of
the farm.-J. NJ. Westgate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

A dispatch fro i Laramie. wyo.. an
nounccs that out Of party OF 100
scientists who went geologizing in the
neighboring mountains some weeks
ago only twelve remain faithful to
their rock-chipping mission. the other
lightweight having scattered out with
kodaks and devoted their whole time
to photography. Thus does the camera
gain a decisive triumph over the ham,
mer and the developed negative out
weigh the finest fossil. Kodak prac-
tice may not bring results Of wonder
ful value to the world Of paleontolog-
ical science. but 1t is apparently more
fun than burrowing in the strata Of
an a!kali valley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
n.-, cr.r Destroyed Is, c.,-r,.,,.r..

rtuf. e. e. Gillette. of it" depart.
m-ni 81 zoology aui entomology nf the
State Agricultural Department. has
just returned rrum his s,-uni trii, q.
the ,.rJn,I river valley To- investigate
the rTvnE-- ~ III" pest thh, has threat.
-n-j to destroy III" .niir- sugar beet
crop of that section. frnf. Gillette
says thn, the pest l. caterpillar.
about mn inch nui quarter In i.HEJii
The insc,'i T. y native ~ Colorado. hut
wns never known io attack cultivated
crops hrfur'. Its operations Hrr much
like ihos" nt the Colorado pointo-
icciir. lie says that IN the vicinity of
Grand Junction. Delta nnd M.ntrus".
about 3.Nn acres oT sugar ,'.ri< have
been planted. and much damage has
been done tn them. One field NJ thirty.
i've ncrCs which he visited had evenly.
live per cent. nf the irrts destroyed.
lie roughly estimates til" damage hc.
tween $3.50 aud S'i.Dpp lie says that
ticr- need lr hut little harm. rs the
entire crop eau he saved next year hy
spraying the tops "f the brri~ with ar.
scnicnl poison.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
tarp, Notes.

Range steers FED in n commercial
way will gain from u pound and n
quarter io a pound aDd half n ,isy,
.ilfalfn alone will do this much.
4 dairyman who has bcrn In the bni,.
II of huying fresh cows To replace, il,o~,
dried on commenced to keep nu nccoun,
with each c"w and the first year n.
found that after charging each with
her cost VI food AMI crc,iiting each
with what she produced there was "a
Wide diffrrrnc" In tn, COWS. Dn, COW
gave profit ur only 81 year, while,
another gave n profit of Sit. Follow.
ing Out this policy he has changed III,
wlul" character of his herd and today
hr Hnhs that two COWS pay him ns well
ns three Lid previous tn his yNp,rjm,ut
Fifteen years ago u banker who was
not u farmer and knowing nothing
about grasses. remarked to one pf his
nri.hborS that he was going To SOW
some grass seed aud trust In God.
without special preparation of the land
lie srwrd miNtur. nr alfalfa. blu,
grass. timothy. rcdtup AMI rcd clover
seed. i've pounds uf each To the acre,
II all rnInr tip well. Int everything ,y !.
rcpt the blue grass and alfalfa has dis.
appeared. This field after fifteen wears
las sucli u perfect mat Of blue grass
between the alfalfa plants som, of
which nr" rod apart and some very
close together. showing the seed was
not wei mixed that THE alfaJfu pjupts
lnr" never been able to miltipIy them.
selves To any extent 10y tile scattering
of seed. ns they 'lo quite frequently On
innh where there is no turf to prevent
III" seed from roofing. Our experience
las favored orchard grass ns The hes,
companion FOR alfalfa and II will stick
Ike brother after other things have
hrnpp"d out. Field aud fnrm.
These nrc the silo days and the big
sbbtton tank NJ the Windsor farm il
heins hilcd with n very good cut ling Of
corn. -
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

The suit brought by the United
States against the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas Railroad company 20 set aside
the roads title to the land gran, in
Allen and Ncosho counties has been
decided in the Federal court in ses-
sion at Lcavcnworth. Kan. The land
in litigation amounted to more than
100000 acres. the aggregate value OF
which is about si5.Ooo.ooo. After hear
ing the arguments, Judge Hook de-
cided that title to lands held by set
tiers outside Of Allen county should be
confirmed. Arguments are still to be
heard with reference to the title in Al.
len county.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

Probably the male population OF the
United States will have no objections
to being brothers To his majesty the
sultan o! Suiu. but many might be in
disposed to acting ak brothers-in-law
To all his wives. The line mus, be
drawn somewhere.
A s!Snalmaa a, Slough was d!sehass-
ed summar!ly for stopping a special
train on which the prince Of Wales was
travelling recently. On his explaining.
frs;. that he didn't know the priaee
was on the train. and. second. that the
track was not clear. he Was pu; back
again.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

Liberal aid for the destitute people
of Porto Rico. 100000 of whom are said
to be without homes or food as the
result of the recent hurricane. will be
a most effective way OF showing the
natives of our tropical possessions that
they were truly fortunate when they
came beneath the shadows Of the
American flag. Prompt and properly
administered relief. teaching the Porto
Ricans that the American rule means
not only impartial justice, but kind
ness. charity and interest in the well
fare OF all the nations people, will
allay much discomfort. ease any casual
friction and give the new additions to
our census table better understand
ing OF America and Americans than
has yet been presented.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

Chicago restaurants announce gen.
cral rise In the prices Of steaks. and II
will soon become almost ax expensive
to cat slrlo!n In Chicago as TO take
a tcbu;an;e and her ehaperon 10 hear
grand opera. The public will stand
the added tax on meat with uneom-
planning for,itudc. but an increase In
the price of pie would rouse spiri; OF
rebellion that might stop at nothing.
Beef may furnish both the Drawn and
sinew of Americans. bu; pie Is dear to
every patriotic heart. and a gloomy
fate awaits the man who lifts its price
or 6iStufbs Its size.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

Mechanical Condition OF the SOIL
Reports of some careful experiments
concerning the mechanical conditions
OF soils and the effect OF cultivation
show the result Of frequent stirring OF
the surface soil. rolling. bed. and level
culture. II was found that crops give
better returns on soils kept In
crumbiy condition than on those re-
duced to powdcr-like fineness. II
was found that stirring or hoeing the
surface is beneficial when the soil has
been packed by rains, but that the
practice is detrimental during drought
when the soil is already In n good
mechanical condition. Rolling the iand
favored a uniform sprouting Of seed.
but in general the yield of the rolled
ground was smaller than the unrolied.
Packing the surface soil by means Of
rolling was detrimental to plant
growth when the soil was not sube-
quently stirred. Results were gener-
ally in favor of level cultivation as
against bedding.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
a Deadly Ru.s.>..

Ths employees in tho borax min. .
southern Nevada receive $40
and they earn It. for they are en,. aa'
N what 10 probably the deadi,as,sse1
supation known, and neither m.n q
beast can survive In that ollmatsI :. nal
great while. The hands cbanss' 70.
tuently because they become esS.a n
I'd. The dry air and the heat os I
sun sap the moisture In Their
10 rapidly that they cannot li,. a
great while without losing tssa !
ality. They drink u great deal Y
some OF them sleep In tubs Of ~, aal
n order 20 replenish the moIstn,s
he system.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
Mulehing Trees.


CONDENSED from Farmers Review
stenographic Report OF Northern Illinois
horticultural Convention.)
Mr.. Friend.-I don't believe strong
nulching is worth anything unless you
iave rain enough TO keep 1t moist be-
low. The air can escape through the
md gets just as dry below the mulching
Is II could get where there is no mulch
Ing. have place on my farm that
,all the bad acre" When q nursery
man sends me a tree that Is not true
to name ! plant It on that bad acre.
Among others I have little apple
tree near where throw the barnyard
manure. This little tree through the
summer had from four to eight inches
Of dry manure all around 1t. close TO II.
50 II would serve as mulching II mulch
Ing was any good. l have dug that
away after the season was over and
found the ground cracked open. Such
\ mulch may keep the smaller rains
from going down to the roots and In
that case II doesn't help the tree q BIT
am confirmed In the notion that such
muiching as would be applied BY the
farmer. Is Of little value. I believe that
the only mulch that is worth anything
Ii to harrow and dig up the ground.
Mr.. Hoxie.-Mr. Bailey Is credited
with saying. Ii you have watering
pot. throw Il away" This gentleman
believes In stirring the soil.
DR.. Humphrcy.-There is differ
enee between mulchinS all over your
farm and q little local mulch around
trees. Nature makes . mulch In the
forest by the leaves. Nature mulches
your strawberry bed with leaves In tho
winter. I mulch my apple trees. but
jus; mulch them with the potato vines
grown In my orchard. commence
digging the last Of June or the nrss OF
July and I invariably pu, the tops OF
my potatoes around the trees. II 10
little local affair and Il isn't muichinG
the whole ground. have never found
that Il did q particle Of harm. but
toiievs u has always done good. and
tho trees have nourished under little
mulehinx O! that kind. ! am sure u
holds moisture because l have exam
lned many times. A little mulch
around Individual trees OF nearly every
sort I believe to be q good thing and
90 far a. I know makes thrifty and
icne-i!vcd growth. never had but
one calamity. undertook to feed the
estalpa as I would feed the cherry and
apple. and the trees nearly died. l
dwarsed them 20 they never amounted
to N; thing.
Mr.. Morsan.-f do not believe In
mulchinx trees. I do no; care to use II
on anything but asparagus beds and
pie plant. While on tho farm always
mulched my pie plant heavily with
horse manure.
o.-At what time!
Mr.. Morxan.-In the fall. l always
did. and I always had the largest. m
cs, kind Of pie plan, and asparagus.
Mr.. ciybourn.-on my place In
southern Illinois I raise peaches. One
Of my ncishbors raises the same sort
Of peaches that do. but mine were far
superior to his this summer. and the
reason was that had the ground eui-
tivatcd between the trees and the fruit
proved to be larger and far superior.
Mr.. Har,wcii.-f want TO endorse
Mr.. Morgan. This muiching for saw
ing labor In a dclusion and snare.
You canno, save labor by mulching.
Your muiching don't hold the moist
ure as the cul;ivat!ng will.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
Grasshoppers and Fungus Diseases.

Grasshoppers and Fungus Diseases.
Thus far we have been only par
TALLY successful in our attempts n,
destroying grasshoppers by the use OF
fungus diseases. Unlike the chineh-
bug fungus the one that attacks To-
Gusts in North America is compara-
lively slow in its action and only ap-
pears to take hold Of the insects after
they are about half grown.-Nebraska ka
Station Bulletin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

A western author recently published
a little book entitled How to Break a
Mule" Every married woman should
hasten 20 procure copy OF this great
work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
Nusie for Nervousne,.,

Scientists claim that music has ~,
u to soothe the nerves. But the ~ ~
nt way 10 cure nervousness Ia !
'trengthen the nervous system M
tnow Of nothing which will accom,n'|
his quicker than Hostetter's Sto,,,.
Bitters. Do not take u substitute =.
lint q private revenue stamp cav.
he neck OF the bottle, 'l
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

American militiamen are not per-
mitted. even when in attendance upon
Y. NJ. c. A. excursion, to pollute
Canadian soil. II our neighbors are SO
fearful OF a few holiday soldier boys.
while wearing. the uniform Of the
United States, how they would shud-
der at the sight Of a party Of regulars
tramping along behind Calling gun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

Ensilage.-W. ID. Hoard-'Ensilag
has passed the stage where its health
fulness as a milk producing food can
not be questioned by practical dairy
men or by anyone who has practical
knowledge Of the subject"
Money makes the man only when
the man himself makes the money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

We have often wondered why rail-
road men and hotel clerks are referred
to As being genial.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

China is reported bottllng an army
of 10000 outlaws. They may be as
simulated yet, and in such a case as
this the process would not be without
some moral defense.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
l'inching Melon Vines.

Judge Miller asks question in re-
gard to pinching melon vines. He says:
II have questioned different melon
growers on the point. Some say pinch
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

Henpeck-There'll be no parting in
Heaven. you know.
F'riend-Thats SO. II you want q
divorce. old fellow. you'd better a..
tend to It on this sidc.-Life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

It Is just as easy to tell the truth as
1; is TO tell n lie. but somehow people
seem TO pay much less attention TO Il.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

The self-made man put In more than
eight hours day while working at the
Job.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

When man of mature years ae-
quires the cigarette habit It is easy
TO see his finish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

The eo!orcd recrui; arms himself
with n razor when he enlists for 4
crap-shootIng expedition.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

It's poor policy for business man TO
wait for the sherin 20 attend to his ad-
vertising.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

When a woman has credit she always
buys a lot OF fool things she doesn't
need.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

pose" Haven't they Nv
laura bought q SIS diamond ring ans sS :,
Tor u u At q time" ~
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

The fee advanced to the matrimonial
agent Is money paid In to court.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

sutomobileg' ~ can start II III ~
Snt ! can't stop unless ! run Into -
hing. 'Sa
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

The polite man is always sure OF u.s
standing In crowded car.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

The amateur hunter may not inJure
the birds. but he makes them soar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURiSTS.

tome uP-to-Dass Hints About csi.
'ivstion of the Soil aud Yields
Thereof -Hortieuiturs. vitieuiturs and
FloricuIturs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

Calling 1t a landscape doesn't i'm
prove the appearance OF the back yard.
Evening star., 1899-03-31
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.

Mt. Vernon Church, morning service-Or-
gan prelude, Loccato in G, by Dubois; Eas-
ter anthem by Stephen Lloyd; soprano solo,
Miss Ottie Miller; bass recitation and SOLO
Mr.. John Duffey; offertory solo, Resurrec-
ton Morn, by Paul Rodney, Mr. r. S.
Fountaine; organ voluntary Tannhauser
The choir is composed of Misses Miller
Rosa and Lille Busey sopranos: Misses
Webster and Beamer, altos; Messrs. Foun-
tame and Baird, teBors; Messrs. Duffey and
Cannon, basses: Miss Florence Ball, organ
ist; Mr.. r. S. Fountaine, precentor and di-
rector.
At the evening service Mr.. ]. Redfern
Taylor will sing a solo.