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The Butte inter mountain., 1902-08-13
HIS GRACE is EXPECTED TO RETIRE
FROM BAlFOUR'S CABINET IN
NEAR FUTURE.
PREMIER LACKS WEIGHT
NECESSARY TO SUCCESS
His Influence With Parliament Is In
sufficient to Pass His Measures
Neither He Nor Chamberlain Can
Bring the Colonies Into Line in Regard
to the Mutual Armament Scheme.
lBy ASSOCIATED PRISS,

London, August i5.-The resignation Of
the Duke OF Devonshrc from the council
has not yet been announced, but is ex-
pected with confidence by well informed
politicians before October. The king may
have urged him to retain Office at a special
audience previous to the meeting of the
council. bit it has been understood in in
ncr circles OF the government supporters
for fortnight that he was bent on fol-
lowing Lord Salisbury and Sir Michael
Hicks Beach into retirement.
If this resignation occurs, Mr.. Balfour's
cabinet will lose, with the exception Of
Joseph Chamberlain, the only member
possessing general influence in the country.
The more closely the new cabinet is stud
led the more artificial and temporary ap-
pears the series of political compromises
effected.
II may succeed in carrying the education
bill in October by reduced majority
bu, il lacks the political authority re-
quired for retaining the confidence of tic
country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
Roo, Crop. for stocks.

Bulletin 1872, University of Califor-
mia: Several of the vegetables are val
liable in supplying succulence for the
ration. Among the root class the one
in most common use is the mangcl
wurtzel beet, because very large guam
titles can be grown per acre and pe-
cause It is palatable to nll kinds OF
live stock. Carrots are also used in
some sections. and they have the ad-
vantage of containing slightly larger
amount of dry matter than mangeis.
or all the roots. moreover. none are
more relished by horses than carrots.
Sugar beets are not found profitable to
grow for feeding stock, because they
yield so small tonnage in compari-
son to mangels, and the greater cost
of growing and gathering can only be
undertaken on the ground OF their
greater value for sugar. Potatoes con-
tain about twice as much dry matter
as mangels and three times as much
carbonaceous material. They are.
therefore, OF greater food value. but,
like sugar beets, have too high COM
mercial value as human food to make
them profitable for stock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
Listing Corn.

Listing corn is practice that has
grown up mainly in the last ten years.
II is of little value in the humid states.
but has proved serviceablc in the semi
arid regions. especially where the
lands are light. In Kansas and Ne
braska are sections where the soil dries
out very quickly after plowing. The
heavy and continuous winds blow the
soil after it is dry. and when rain
does not come Immediately after the
seed is sown. the seed is not infre-
quently blown away with the topmost
layers of dirt This led to the evolu-
ton of the practice Of listing. Listing
is to place the seed in the soil without
n general plowing. The top soil is left
undisturbed for the most part, and the
high winds are unable to blow the
soil away, as 1t is packed solid from
the rains of the previous season. A
lister is plow that turns the soil both
ways and deposits the seed corn in the
farrow behind it, allowing the dirt to
fall at the same time over the dropped
seed. Its use must depend on the con-
ditions under which the farmer exists.
With a farm on heavy clay soil the
lister will be found of no value. List
ing is practiced very little in the states
not subject to high hot winds and 10
the drying out of the soil after plow-
Ing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
r..s.,. In k-., ...y.

Andrew A. Souic. OF Kentucky. says:
There is a degree OF difference In the
hardihood OF tho various winter core
ais which Ia not generally recognised.
Ryc and wheat arc more generally and
successfully cultivated than any OF
tho other cereals because OF this fact.
Winter oats and barley are more dell
cato In nature and that probably ac-
counts for the indifferent success mot
with In their culture on tho farm.
While these crops may succeed when
sown quite late In tho season. Il II
very important that they bc seeded
carly-from the first to tho middle OF
September. II is true that they often
succeed sown rs late rs the middle OF
October. but the chances OF failure are
greatly enhanced by late seeding. and
the loss OF the seed and the crop to-
gethcr Is too great risk to incur. II
winter rye is desired for fall and
winter pasture. II is necessary that II
DO sown from tho middle OF August
to the middle of September. 1t cnn
often be sown in the corn field after
the last cultivation and as It makes a
quick and vigorous growth. furnishes
an excellent pasture from October I'M
til Christmas, or through the entire
winter II the season Is mild.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
PIum Orchnr ride,

Prof. F. A. Waugh says: When
Henry Ward Beecher was editor OF a
column of horticultural notes in the
Western Farmer and Gardener of In
dianapolis, Indiana,-that is to say,
about the year 1S50,-he wrote these
words: "a few plum trees will suf-
fee for private family, and the fruit
must be earned by careful watchful-
ness plum orchards are not to
be thought Of" Nevertheless, exten-
sive plum orchards are now fruiting in
many parts of North America,-on the
Pacific coast, in Texas, Iowa, New
York, Ontario. Many more are being
planted. The plum is also garden
tree, and peculiarly suited to the small
home fruit, garden, either on the city
lot or in the Nfarmyard. Plum trees In
the garden, however, demand precise
ly the same treatment that they do IN
large orchards.
Plums will not grow on solid ROCK
but they will succeed on any kind
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
DOG FINDS sAsY in THE WOODS.
ct. Bcrnard Carries Haif-Froron Infnn
nj. E,u,,I

1T. Bernard Carries HaIf-Frozcn Infant
to His Kennel
Nero. n full-blooded st. Bernard dog
belonging to John oliver. a farmer of
Gates. attracted the attention of his
master yesterday morning by his pecu-
liar actions. The animal would rush
to the door, whine and paw the panels
until some one came out, and then rush
off to his kennel.
After repeating this performance
some time he was followed to the dog
house. where an investigation revealed
a half-frozen infant. scantily dressed
and almost buried in the straw. The
baby was hastily carried into the house
and medical aid summoned, while Nero
showed his joy at being understood by
uttering short barks and running
around his master.
Upon further investigation tracks in
the deep snow were discovered show
ing that the dog, true to his early
training in the Alps, had half carried.
half dragged the baby across fields
from the woods nearly a mile distant,
where the infant either was lost or
had been abandoned. An old blanket
and some infant clothing that had
slipped off when Nero attempted to
carry the baby home showed where
the child had lain in the snow. 1t is
feared the baby will die from the eff
fects of its terrible exposure despite
the brave efforts OF the dog to save its
life.-New York Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

at the city hall. The doorman notic-
ed slight rash on the hobo's face. He
had contracted smallpox in the Mount
Holly Jail. He was hurried to Cam.
den's isolation. hospital.
1t proved to be light case. and
Welsh was soon set at work serving
the other patients. He was obliging
and willing to work. and after his con-
valescencc the medical inspector en-
ployed him at IS week as a laborer.
Welsh sticks at his work, and has not
drawn any pay since he was put on
the salary list several weeks ago.
II want to stay here as long as l
can" he says. This Is the first steady
job I've had in years. Smallpox has
been the making of me. I'm through
with the life of vagrant."
DR.. ]. F. Leavitt, the medical in
spector says Welsh is the best labor
er they have had az the hospital
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
German Army Maneuvers-

According to the program of ma.
neuvers for next summer Just APPROX
ed by the German emperor, there will
be corps operations by the regiments
of the Guard and the Fourth, Seventh,
Ninth, Tenth, Fifteenth. Seventeenth
and Eighteenth corps and the Pioneer
regiments. and operations Of attack
by the First. Ninth and Eighteenth
corps. the artillery participating with
real fire. Independent cavalry divl-
sions will be formed in three corps.
which will have special maneuvers.
For the grand maneuvers the Thirl
Corps. under Gen. Won Lignitz. and
the Fifth Corps, under Lieut.. Gen. Won
Stulpnagel. are to operate against one
another, in the presence of the em-
peror. They are to be reinforced
by troops from the Guard Corps, the
Pioneers, and the Second Corps, and
each will have balloon section. The
real fire" experiments by the artil-
lery of the three corps promise to le
interesting to high degree, though
probably little information about chen,
will be vouchsafed to outsiders.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
c.mph.n Method Of som ca,,ur-.

Campber Method Of Soil Caiture.
A few years ago the Campbell meth
cd of corn culture made quite stir
in tho country. and It was claimed that
n revolution in soil tillage was immi-
nent. The method was tried quite sx-
tensively In different states and at the
experiment station. Interest in Il
waned and gradually It dropped out OF
sight Recently, however. the writer
in talking with Professor Cottrell OF
the Kansas Experiment Station
learned that the Campbell method Is
still in use there and is giving excel
lent results. Especially was this true
last year when the drouth was SO ex-
tensive that 1t annihilated crops grown
by other methods. The Campbell meth
cd necessitates the use of disked
roller on the soil, the disks sinking
into the ground and packing the soil
some inches below the surface, but
leaving the top OF the soil in state
of looseness that serves as a dust
mulch. The theory is that the dust
mulch on top and the packed soil be-
low tend to hold the moisture and to
give 1t off only by way Of the plant
roots. Professor Cottrell says that un.
der this system 1t has been found pos
sible to raise crops with much less
than the average rainfall even in Kan
sas. The Kansas station is located on
bills and much of the surface soil is
$50 feet above water. 1t will be seen
then that it is very necessary to con-
serve all the water that comes in the
way of rain. since no form of irrigatine
is possible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

As the
In Il
~
the
sJ.a:I' the eounc, In Colorado have charged asnn this aoaa
amounting to the sum OF
Of
of
Of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

\ couple OF yesrs aso the Union fa'
eihe Railroad Company on-r-,i prizes
for the best articles on the subject
'-can the Farm and Ranch Products OF
Colorado liz Doubled. and II 10. What
Would he the Effect Upon the husi'
ness Of Denver; The three t-'st ar'i'
cl~s are published In pamphlet form.
For q copy aud some account OF what
We have done Ia the vicinity OF its-
neo. 10 the sunny San Luis valley. IN
the way Of u practical demonstration
Of thi. subject. write, To Z-ph. chas.
Felt. III. boston building. penSes.
Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
NEW WORKS. HOTELS.
The, Make Tina, City the Hotel Center
Of the World.

An idea of the abundance Of hotel
accommodations in New YORK may i-r
had from the statement OF the pfesi-
,ieni of the Now York Hotel Msiils As
saeiation that New York has b-Nooine
the greatest hotel center IN the wosM,
IL has more hotels than London. iafis
and Ii~riin combined. Their. are tHie~
as many hotels in New YORK to-day as
there wer. a year ago, AMI 'h.y arr
beins put np Icy the dozen' by the
score. by the hundreds, sni they are
r-ekoned the t-rsi Investment ;I'.fu j.
going.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

s n OF the
OF possible
OF
making
Colorado and
all Of
hscntcd
be
of
southwestern Colorado represented by this lit
railway
Indian Territory
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

In other words, Ben Davis outnum-
bers all the varieties previously named
in tho recent orchard paintings OF
nearly every state. In Maine and Ver-
mont the drift toward Bon Davis Is cs.
pecially pronounced: while even IN
Massachusetts. 1t is rapidly gaining on
Baldwin.
These figures are made up from re-
ports secured from several hundred OF
the leading apple growers in the states
named. While 1t would be too much to
claim that they prove any particular
proposition. they certainly indicate
some important changes in the apple
growing business Of New England.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
smallpox Made : Man of Him.

George Welsh had degeneratea into
hobo. dirty. ragged, homeless and
Indifferent to his fate Society's hand
was turned against him, and he saw
nothing in store for him but a miser-
able existence and pauper's grave.
Passing from jail to Jail he served
a short term for vagrancy in Mount
Holly, and when released drifted to
Camden. where he applied for a
nights lodging in tie tramp cellar
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
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Dvastss rsssssv sssssss AasAsssss.
Opinions diaer in the United States
regarding tho practice Of drawing
poultry before marketing. While II ID
desirable to suit tho demands Of the
market to which shipment is made.
tho following conclusions from recent
American experiments arc Of Interest:
Under precisely tho same condi'
lions Of temperature and humidity.
drawn fowls will keep from twenty 10
thirty days longer than those not
drawn. The presence OF undiscsied
food and Of cxcremcntitious sub
stances In animals which have been
killed most certainly favors iainting
of the ticsh and general decomposition.
The visecra arc tho frst parts to show
putrcsecnec. and allowing these to re-
main within tho body can not do 9TH
crwisc than favor Infection OF the ficsh
with bacteria and p,omaincs. even II
osmosis docs not actually carry put
rid juices TO contiguous tissues. Hunt
crs know the value OF drawing birds
as soon ms possible after they have
been shot. In order to keep them sweet
and frcsh and TO prevent their having
n strong intestinal flavor. That the
opening Of the body Of an animal and
exposing the internal surfaces to the
mir may have some influence Of itself
In hastenins putrcfaction Is admitted.
but when the process OF drawing II
properly conducted this secondary oh.
lection to It's Immediate performance
may be entirely set aside. Absolute
cleanliness should be maintained
throughout tho operation. and II the
cntrails are torn and their contents al.
lowed to come In contact with the ficsh
of the animal Its interior should be n,
once washed out with clean cold wa
ter and afterwards with n solution OF
common salt and the carcass hung up
until thoroughly dry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
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Some Interesting statistics regarding
the apple business in Se1 knsiaa
arc supplied by Prot y. A. wsasa'
hortieaiturist Of the Vermont EApen'
ment station. showing in a FsHiafAao's
way the popularity OF certain saHe'
ties
The Baldwin apple. for example. has
been q prime fasofits in the Ses Eas-
land states. and especially IN AA>s-
ehusests. but its vogue seems 10 70
giving way somewhat before shs mss-
its Of other varieties The folios,hs
figures show the percentage OF hala'
vin trees in the orchards reported Ihe
arst column gives the percentage o.
bearing trees which arc Baiauins. and
the second column shows in percent
are, the proportion o. Baidsins among
sa. NanaR In Gc1f.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
Som, Point. on swine Ral.,ns.

How many hogs should a farmer
keep on his farm? AS many as he
can handle profitably. This is regu-
lated to some extent by the amount
of hired help available. 1t will also
be governed by the facilities for feed
ing and caring for the animals. On
some farms the arrangements are such
that much labor is wasted. On others
the labor is reduced to a minimum
because good system has been fig
ured out. What this system is must
depend on the individual farm and
the individual case. Sometimes the
food is all prepared in one place and
distributed. not by man carrying a
pail of swill at time. but by some
movable box or large tank running
on a track. Everything must be re-
duced as near to the automatic as
possible. Every reduction Of this kind
increases the number of animals that
may be looked after and so increases
the profits.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

The only objection that the Bavari-
ans have to the American locomotives
is What they call Its outlandish whis-
tie. Perhaps they think that a voice
sweet and low is fine thing in a loco
motive
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
JUSTICE INJURIES NO ONE

The following Rio Grande statistics issued under The snh @ o. @ s
Colorado
published onrrns Tue
carefully ms
,s,oad. arr not i.sns ,hsi, fair sss Of assH s s II mi.
srs. !, RELIES u. oias ssn' ,h truth ASA & % , & and ur @
q the Rio nsn. ,hs ' .ran s n @ @
carefully this article ana "sh ''"s"
with II u rfsrrnee
following charges against The Mlo anas
railway
aM of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

A Boston man has died of over
exertion brought on by playing ping
pong. Bostonians who have been used
to the quiet. studious life should be
more careful about indulging in these
riotous and violent practices.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

1t is boasted by Burlington editor
that not a newspaper man of that town
uses tobacco in any form. And 1t is
feared that this may lead to such
state of asceticism that the Burlington
editors will even refuse to- drink.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

The percentage OF baia~ins u no.'
ably reduced In Massachusetts sn'ea
has been tho principal Ssu Ens'Ana
producer Of this variety. In Sssmoa'
the proportion Of haii~ins 10 ssea.s.
among newly planted trees shan IN osa
orchards: but this has iiiie siSn'''
eAnes. since BALDWIN has never been =
leading variety In vsEmoHl
Rhode Island Gsrsnins. another SoS
England favorite. does not make tns
showing that might bs expected. tho
a~.x-. 49, ax faltaMEs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

There appears to be no good reason
why William Waldorf Astor should
not crafty his ambition to become n
member OF the British parliament. He
undoubtedly has the price.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Minister WI contends that female
offenders should be tried by jurie- OF
women. II WI has his way good look
Ing women will do well to keep out OF
the dock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

These figures show that Northern
Spy IL holding It's own. or perhaps
gaining q little. In Northern New Eng
land; but that II has been discarded
In Massachusetts. Connecticut aud
Rhode Island.
When compared with these three
standard New England varieties. the
figures for Hen Davis arc particularly
ip.truetiyc They follow:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

The young man who Travelled in a
freight car from Kansas City to Chi.
cago tied up in potato sack. nearly
paid the penalty of such folly with his
life. The fool-killer was just about to
forecIose on him when friendly hand
ouened the bag.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

He needn't travel far-that Iowa
Trappist monk who. after twenty-five
years seclusion, renounces his VOWS TO
see the world. In the human nature
of the first village he will find the
world in miniature.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Tho new president OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company started rs
= messenger boy. His case seems to
upset the theory that u messenger boy
never gets there.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

AS soon as the news got abroad that
Samuel Denton, handsome New York
newspaper canvasser, was Jailed for
ninety days for kissing a pretty little
housemaid, every old maid in the city
began to answer her own door bell
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

"A fatherly Partisan has set aside
300. 900 for two of his chambermaids,
on condition that their choice OF nus
bands be redheaded. Many a thrifty
Young bourgeois will DE willing to
turn himself into Titan blonde for
such q prize as that.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Women who desire Uncle Russell
Sage to invest their money for them
will do well to call on him in person
He has taken bitter resolution to
have nothing more to do with femi-
nine investors, ahd nobody can blame
him much.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

This Ia the season when the woman
who hcSitatcs whether to invest her
capital In her Easter Offering or her
Easter bonnet is lost In the abyss OF
the millinery shop.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

A Tennessee judge has declined re-
nomination after holding public once
for forty years. II can't be possible.
however. that he is quitting because he
needs rest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Tho death OF 40 many promincai
burnt-eoTk artists within the past few
weeks has no; reduced tho number Of
travelling minstrel companies
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Mohamrd Dudu has been proclaimed
Sultan OF wadai. Africa He is = lin
cal descendant OF the famous pudu.
my huekieb-rry. pu,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

IL is reported that Sir Thomas Lip
ton 10 going to marry an American
giri-has found somsthiak over here
that ho can lift
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

The Richmond Dispatch Ia anxious
about the proper way To pronounce
''appendieiiis.' Those who have l,
pronounce IL the worst ever.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

-But," We protested To the general
manager Of ia. One Horse railroad.
''you ndy.ftis. fast and slow ffeish,s.
yet you tell ns you only r,in one heisht
train a day. How is ihatf' Well.
b. answered. 1--WE put III. fast freight
in the front ear.. ani IL reaches sho
town ahead Of the siow freight.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Mrs. Adolph May of New Brunswick.
N. j., found clothed tramp asleep in
a bathtub a quarter full of water
When awakened he blushed horribly.
and Immediately fed. Museum man
ayers are trailing him with blood
hunds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Things must bs sstiins desperate
In Colombia. for the government 10
going to spring a earfes ia~ on the
yevoiulionistsL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
iehshyophseeus Japanese.

The Japan-s. eat NOR. rish than any
other p~opi. In the world. With th-in
meai.catinx is u foreign Innovation.
confined To the rich. or rather Ia ih"s.'
rich I-opi. who prefer II 90 the ma
tionnl diet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

Bcarin. In mind that n COW once
Jumped over the moon II would be
well to cauip ones air ship with n
co~catchcr for such another contin-
Ecncy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
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The Experiment Station Record thus
reports . paper read before the AeAd-
envy OF Sciences at Paris; The author.
v. kovessi. holds that the ripeness OF
the wood materially influences the pro-
duetion Of fruit the following season.
This is true not only OF vines but Of
fruit trees The influence OF ripeness
is felt in two ways; II modines the
fipeness and the position OF the fruit
buds and also the number OF fruits
With ueli-Fipened wood the fruit buds
begin close TO tho base OF the shoot
on which they are borne. say the third
bud. while on shoots Of poorly -matnFed
wood the fruit buds commence 10 form
oaiy with the NTH bud. Besides. the
shoots in the nrst case will carry two
or three branches. while In the second
there will be only one. The produe-
tioa OF fruit crop. therefore. is sub
jeet to the induenes Of the meseoFoiogi-
cal conditions OF two seasons; The
year preceding. which determines the
degree Of Fipeness OF the shoots. and
thus the position and number OF
punches. and that OF the same year.
which affects hoFixation. fruetineAtion.
and the maturing Of the crop An e1-
aminaiion Of the weather record and
OF vintage production over long periods
OF time showed that dry years. which
permit OF the thorough ripening OF the
wood. arc usually followed BY abun-
dant hsFvests. while vet years. which
favor late. immature growth OF wood.
arc followed BY small haFvesta-
These facts are susceptible OF pras-
teal application. and furnish . ration
al basis for tho pruning OF different
varieties In di6sssnt localities II the
season has been such that the vines
arc we'll maiuTed. pruning should b
short u the season has been rainy
and conducive TO tho production OF
pooriy-matused shoots. tho pruning
should bc longer than otherwise