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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04

valence of imperfect fruit on the
market, the value of fruit of higher
quality is often overlooked. The per-
feet product, however, proves it's ex-
c~ellence on the market by it's ready
sale and the higher price it COM
mands. One cannot afford to raise
inferior produce. The increase in
quality, even if the quantity of yield
were not affected, is sufficient reason
for spraying.
60 The keeping quality of many
fruits is grown for shipping. 1t is
a quality that manifests itself to the
buyer, and affects the price materi-
ally.
co Protection Of plant.-In many
cases the benefits are apparent the
second and succeeding years rather
than the first. Spraying protects the
foliage that is accommodating nourish-
ment for the crop the following year.
If this foliage be protected from dis
ease the crops of future years re
ceive the benefits of it. It is not
only the yield of this year, but the
future productivity of the plant that
must be safe-guarded.
If a given plant or crop be raised
for sale commercially, business prin-
ciples demand that it be given that
care which viii give the greatest re-
turns for the money invested. It is
now generally recognized by extern
sive growers of grapes, peaches, ap-
piles, potatoes, etc., that spraying
pays. Spraying apparatus is as much
a part of the equipment as the pillow,
the harrow, or the knife. Spraying
should be regarded as insurance. It
insures the crop against the devasta-
ton of e~pidemics of disease; yet it
| differs from insurance in most cases
in the fact that it pays for itself,
| year by year, even if there be no
| general epidemic.
A few quotations from various
sources to illustrate the benefit of
spraying are appended.
POTATOES.
The result from spraying potatoes
in the New York Experiment Sta
ton is stated as follows:
"The increase IN yield per acre,
due to sever sprayings, was 1882
bushels, having a value of $61.75, al
lowing that the extra expense of
seven sprayings was $13 per acre,
there is left a net profit of $48.75 per
acre."
"Fairly thorough spraying of po-
tatoes can be had at a total expense |
of one dollar per acre for each appli-
cation. At this rate three sprayings
would cost three dollars. The re-
turns that may be expected from
such sprayings would be twenty-five J
to one hundred bushels per acre in
crease in yield. In any season the
increased yield will cover the expense
of spraying, and in most seasons
there will be a large net profit"
Cost of spraying potatoes Bor-
deaux mixture as we use it costs
about O.S cents per gallon. The aim
is to apply from one hundred and
fifty to two hundred gallons per acre.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04

the other grapes, including baskets,
was about ten cents per basket. The
average return accordingly was
$125.21 per acre. This enormously
increased return was secured here at
a cost of $3.50 per acre."-Ohio
Bulletin No. $50, page 33.
"While the unsprayed area yielded
1872 pounds, Or ninety-nine baskets
Of eight pounds each of inferior
grapes, equal sprayed areas yielded
a little more than three hundred
baskets of fine grapes, which brought
$1,000, including baskets. The re-
turns per acre from unsprayed area
is calculated at 316 baskets per acre,
worth less than $40 per acre, while
from the sprayed areas the average
yield was 1852 baskets per acre,
worth $125.2O per acre."-Ohio Bull
letin No. $50, page As.
PEAR soAB.
"In New York (Geneva), in one
case spraying at a total cost of fifty
v SChCO POI O1OCS 11C1CdSCu Vic dV-
eraged yield per tree from forty-fve
cents to $685."
"The sprayed portion yielded 534
sound apples, or four bushels, and
forty-eight wormy apples, or about
one-fourth of a bushel. The unspray-
ed portion yielded PIG sound apples,
Or one and one-half bushels, and
n~inety-two wormy apples, or three
fourths of a bushel. Many wormy
apples fell from the unsprayed por-
tions during the season, and as this
sprayed, the above figures are very
partial to the side that was not
sprayed. The sprayed apples were
larger and of better color and show
ed less scab. The man who came to
buy my crop saw the sprayed side
of the tree first, and actually gave
me five cents per barrel extra for all
my fruit, although most of my or
chard consisted of rather than red
apples.-C. E. Chapman, Peruville.
N. z, bulletin No. 60, Cornell Elk
| PC1AI1C1IO-o JUL, pdSO A1O.(-
"Taking the average yield of the
sprayed and unsprayed trees sepa-
rately, we have the following results:
Bushels.
Northern Spy, sprayed, average
per tree
Baldwin, sprayed, average per
Tree 90
Pearmain, sprayed, average per
r 90
Baltimore, sprayed, AVERAGE per
tree 10
Ohio Pippin, sprayed, average
per tree 6.6
Wells, sprayed, average per
tree SD
Grimes Golden, sprayed, aver
age per tree. 6.25
Northern Spy, unsprayed, aver
age per tree. 5.5
baldwin, unsprayed, average
per tree 3.25
Pearmain, unsprayed, average
per tree O.15
Baltimore, u~nsprayed, average
per tree 30
Ohio Pippin, u~nsprayed, aver
age per %
Wells, unsprayed, average per
tree 1.O
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04

stalks hat hold them of a convenient
height for gathering. If selections
were made from stalks that held
their ears from eight to ten feet
high, then the tendency of such seed
when planted would be to produce
stalks that would bear their ears out
of reach. Corn of this type natures
later than a variety or strain that
develops its ears of a convenient
height. Ears located only two or
three feet from the ground should
not be selected for seed, because ears
thus located are usually very early
and earliness is generally at a sacri-
fee of yield.
NUMBER Oh EARS PER STALK.
Select from those stalks that bear
at least two medium-sized and we'll
developed ears per stalk. This i'm
portant factor, of necessity, is en-
tirely left out of consideration where
crib or barn selection is practiced.
Of the two ears on a stalk, it is
generally preferable to take the top
ear for seed, as it is the one that
usually possesses the largest number
of characteristics that tend to in
creased yield. With our present
knowledge on the subject, however,
we would not hesitate to take both
ears if they r equally well-shaped
and thoroughly matured.
SHAPE OF EAR.
The cylindrical ear shown as Co in
Fig. 1 is the best type, as it is the one
hat yields the highest percentage
and largest total amount of shelled
corn. Neither too slender nor too
short ears should be selected for the
best results. The grain rows should
run parallel the full length of the
ear with but little or no diminution
in the size of the grains. IF the ears
are tapering towards the tip there
and CD dropping of one or more
is always a suppressed yield due to
one or two causes, viz, CD dimin-
ished size of the kernels at the tips
grain rows about an inch or two
from the tip end of the ear. The
length to circumference of a proper
ly shaped ear is about as 4 to 3, i. e.,
if the ear is eight inches long its
circumference, measured about one
third the way from the butt to the
tip, should be approximately six
inches to secure the largest per-
centage yield. Too large circumfer-
ence generally indicates small, shall
low kernels of low vitality.
FILLING OUT BUTTS AND TIPS OF EARS.
The butts and tips of ears selected
for seed should be filled out as COM
pactly as possible, for this is a char
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due to the seed, as all other condi-
tions were as nearly identical for
both plats as it was possible to make
them.
The kernels should be of medium
wedge shape as shown on cob in
Fig. 2 (a), but not too long and
sharp, for such form not>only "wastes
space at the cob and restricts the
size of the germ" but indicates in
ferior quality and low vitality. The
wedge-shaped kernel is the one that
fills most compactly the total area of
the cob and leaves a minimum of
space between the grain rows.
Well and poorly-shaped kernels
are shown in Fig. 2. Those ON ear
(a) are well shaped, while those on
the other two ears are poorly
shaped.
SIZE AND COLOR OF COB.
A medium sized cob Fig. 2 (a) is
generally the best, because it con-
tains the highest percentage yield
of grain. If the cob is small, of
necessity, the number of grain rows
are few, and when large the pro-
portion of corn to cob reduced.
All well-bred yellow corn will have
deep red cobs, while the white corn
will possess white cobs. White corn,
with red cobs, makes a meal of less
market value than meal from white
corn that has white cobs.
G.. B. WILLIAMS,
North Carolina Department of Agri-
culture, Raleigh.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04

"The average per sprayed tree was
CTS and the unsprayed tree 2.42.
Fifty sprayed trees produced 4.33
bushels of apples more per tree than
the ~unsprayed, which vas secured at
a cost of not more than twenty cents
per tree. In the case of the North
ern Spy and the Baldwin, the actual
profit derived from the treatment
was more than five dollars per acre"
Ohio Bulletin No. III, page ia.
F. L. STEVENS,
North Carolina Experiment Station,
Raleigh.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04
CLUBBING" CORN.

Carefully conducted experiments
have demonstrated that it is advisa-
BILE to "nub" corn before planting,
for it has been found that when seed
from the tips and butts of ears are
placed in one plat and by the side
of it another plat is planted In
grains from the centres of the same
ears, that there is a larger percentage
of dwarfed and barren stalks on the
plat planted in tip and butt grains
than from the other, and hence less
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04
PEAR SCAB.

"In New York (Geneva), in one
case spraying at a total cost of fifty
five cents per tree, increased the av-
eraged yield per tree from forty-fve
cents to $685."
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23
Group.

Is violent inflam ID ation of the mu. cOus mem brane of the wind pipe, which sometimes extends to the larynx and bronchial tubes; and is one of the most dangerous diseases of children, It almost always comes in the night. Give frequent small doses of Ballard's Horehound Syrup and apply Ballard's Snow Eminent externally to the thr oa'. 25c, 5'c, l.OuS. Sold by H. H Watkins.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Cheerfully Recommended For Rheuma-
 tisn1.
 O. G. Higbee, Danville, Ills, writes, Dec. ?, 1901: About two years ago was laid up for four months with rheu matism. I tried Ballard's Snow Lini ment; one bottle cured me. 1 can cheerfully recommend it to all suffer. ing from like affliction." 25c, 5Oc, 1.OOs. Sold by H. H. Watkins.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

This part of Arizona is being treated to some rain, the first in many months. In the mountains the springs have practically all dried up and it will take many big rains to rejuvinate them. Not in many years has there been snows to any depth in the noun. tains, which has been one of the causes of the failure of the springs.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

A teamster by the name of Smith committed suicide near Dowd's, on the Colorado river, yesterday afternoon, by shooting. Deceased had been in Needles for several days drinking heavily aud committed the act while laboring under mental delusion. He was the owner of a team of mules and had been freighting along the valley for some time.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

A great rain fell in the neighborhood of Chloride Thursday night and in con. sequence the Arizona & U ah railroad was washed out in many places. A large crew of men were taken out yes. terday to repair the breaks and it is expected that trains be gotten over tomorrow,
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

It is reported that the board of su. pervisors will soon issue call for an election to determine whether the peo pie of the Stockton Hill country want to adopt local option covering that section.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

E. E. Pine has his new hoisting plant in place and we understand that sink ing has been commenced. The ore in the bottom of the shaft is said to be very rich and the streak is of good size.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Yesterday afternoon the Wallapai valley was flood for the first time in many years. All northern Arizona has received benefits from the great rain>torm that spread over the coun. try the past few days.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

We are authorized to announce that
 FRED w. MORRISON
 will be candidate for District At. torney of Mohave county, Arizona, subject to the endorsement of the dem ocratic primary convention. Kingman, July P, 1904.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

The Big Sandy ranchers are now shipping watermelons to the Kingman market. This week w. l.. McGee brought in a wagon load of the luscious fruit and found ready sale for them with our merchants.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Fred Keohn, who has the old Aug dahl ranch, near Planet, is in town visiting with friends. He reports that water in Bill Williams Fork is very low and ranchers are suffering in con-
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Wednesday last John Rodenkirk came from Victor, California, with sev. enteen horses and mules, for use on the road between Layne Springs and Mineral. Some of the animals are the largest that have come t" this county in recent years and are capable of hauling i'm mense loads. It is ex. pected that this team will be able to haul about fifteen tons of ore at a To d,
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that special stock holders meeting of The Arizona, California and Nevada Telephone Company will be held on Tuesday, August 2d 1904, at the office of the Secretary of the Company, Room 4O7 Copp Building, 2ls South Broadway, Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of taking action on certain matters relative to our property. A full representation of stock is desired.
 N. w. TARR
 Secretary. Los Angeles, Cal, July 9th. 1904.
 First insertion July 9th. 1904.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

w. D. Hatton, a yonng mining man of Solida, Colorado, was in Kingman a few days this week, on his way to Chloride and the north part of the county. He will examine a copper property near the Utah line,
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF

We are authorized to announce that
 WALTER BROWN will be 8 candidate for Sheriff of Mo- have county, Arizona, subject to the action of the democratic primary con. vention.
 KINGMAN, July IA, 1904.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

We understand that John Harris and George Ayres, who have been in busi ness in the Stockton Hill country, have dissolved partnership.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23
Where is George Sloan!

Peter Thompson, whose postotfice address is now Prescott, Arizona, is anxious to know the whereabouts of George Sloan, who is an ex soldier, member of G. A. R, 60 years of age and large man, and is commonly known as Big George" He is a miner by occupation;. his last known address was kingman, Arizona.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

William Heimrod, who left here some months ago for Tom bstone in company of Hank Lefler, returned to Kingman last evening. He has been ill the greater part of the time since leaving here with malarial fever. Mr.. Lefler will return to Kingman Monday or Tuesday.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Frank Russell, manager of Gaddis & Perry company's branch store at Yuc- ca, has been in town several days.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

A nun Der of men are at work on the Ruby group of mines, recently bonded to Ben Blanchard by William Mack, and great ore is being opened up in the lower levels. The mines are quite close to the bank of the Colorado river, and are easily accessible. It is proposed to build a shelter on the mines when sufficiently developed.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

J. A. Marshall, who is interested in mines, came down from Blackberry last evening and will remain in town several days.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Mrs. Ida Crozier came down from Truxton ranch last evening to look af. ter business affairs.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

G. w. Beecber has gone to Prescott and Phenix, where he will look after business affairs for few weeks.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Dr. Wallace drew the prize of triI to the worlds fair, at the drawing a, Lovin & Withers, few weeks ago.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Teamsters hauling to the Fletcher camps at Stockton Hill have refused to haul liquors to the camps.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

The following letters are dead in the Kingman office: Richard Nicholes. Alex Gray, Harry Davis, c. F. John. ston, R. R. Robertson, Pat Driscoll IS.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

R. A. Robertson departed last Sat urday evening for Los Angeles and San Francisco, where he will have a months enjoyment.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Mike Roster, who has been at work at the Leland mines for year or more past, is in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

R. J. Holmes, the we'll known mining man, who was delegate at the demo. cratic national convention at St. Louis, returned to kingman last evening.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

F. Kuencer visited the Dean mine the first of the week.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

J. B. Anderson came in from Gold Road few days ago to look after his interests in the sale of the Tom Reed and Ben Harrison group of mines.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

We understand that deal is on for the Prince George mine. Stockton Hill. One of the interests in the segregated property has been bonded by w. &. Fletcher and the other interests are to follow. The Prince George, when ac. lively worked some years ago, con. tained the largest body of rich ore ever found in this county, the returns showing it to have an average value of 2l2S per ton by carload lots. The body was thirteen feet in width and over 90,000S was taken from it inside of four months with a small force of men. No hoisting plant was put on the prop. erty at that time, but year or so ago a hoist was installed, but only a small amount of work was done. By sinking the shaft below the fault it is quite probable that the great ore body will again be encountered.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Miss Clara Powers. accom- panied by her niece, Miss Copeland, passed through Kingmsn Thursday evening from her home in St. Joseph, Missouri, on her way to California, where she will visit with relatives. The two young ladies are we'll known to ths older residents of kingman. Charles Clinton, a brother of Miss Powers. met the young ladies at Kingman and ac com panied them as far a- Needles.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Mrs. Florence Krim minger departed last Saturday evening for San Diego, where she Las acce pted remunerative situation
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

A baby buy was born to the wife of c. A. Goodwin last Wednesday.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

The leasers on the Midnight nine, of the Leland group, have temporarily quit work, owing to some difficulties under which the company is just now laboring. It is understood that every. thing will be smoothed out and that a full force of men will soon be at work on all the properties. The Midnight shows splendid ore in the workings and the leasers are assured of a nice fortune.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

See Tarr & McComb, Inc, for specia prices on lum Der, building material mining tim bers, sash and doors.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23
SheriH's Sale.

Anson H. Smith and M. A. Sawyer,
 Plaintiffs,
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Fred w. Morrison, one of the bright. est lawyers of the KiDgman bar, an. nounces his candidacy for the office of district attorney on the democratic ticket. MT. Morrison has been resi-. dent of this county for many years and by industry and intelligence has built up lucrative practice. He is known to nearly all the people of the county and is popular with the masses. He ought to have no trouble in secul- ing the prize
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23


 The Star of Tucson and the Courier of Prescott are shedding maudlin tears over criminals. At Tucson, nearly a year ago, one Elias killed policeman in the most cold blooded manner, was tried for the crime, found guilty and sentenced to hang. His case was re. viewed by the supreme court of the territory and the findings of the lower court affirmed. The governor re. fused to interfere and it looks as though the man must hang Senti. mentalisus have worked themselves up over this case and are making every effort to obtain a reprieve or commuta. ton of sentence, under the plea that the man is insane. If this is so the man is better out of the world than in it and it may save the life of some other worthy man. At Prescott the other day jury found Florence Hick- lin guilty of murder in the second de. gree for aiding end abet,ing in the murder of one Jud Mullino who was shot to death near McCabe few weeks ago by ;he brother of Miss Hicklin. Young Hicklin was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the crime. His defense was insanity. In the trial of the girl it was set ul that the murdered man had attempted to rape the girl the evening prior to the murder, but no case was made out. When the murder was committed the girl stood over the body of the dead man and thre tened to kill any one that attempted to go near it. A jury of the best citizens of Yavapai found the young woman guilty and she has recourse to the supreme court if her trial was not fair and unbiased. This maudlin sympathy for criminals has been the means of cold blooded mur. derers escaping their deserts, and, in behalf of the good name of the ter ritOry we hope the pardoning power will never be impressed by it.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

The Emporium has complete line of ladies' and children's underwear at the lowest prices.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

The democratic county committee meets today to arrange for the Hing of primaries. It is understood that the Crawford system will be again brought into use, altho gh it was pro- nonnced failure two years ago, on ac- count of the frauds said to have been committed. At that time the democrat ic candidates boiled several hundred more votes than were received by both parties in the following election.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

The Saturday Evening Post, edited by one of the most conservative men in the United States, is of the opinion that the days of the great trusts are nun bered. In the opinion of the pa per the trusts are but an evolution of the competitive system in vogue in this country for so many years and that evolution will bring them directly into the hands of the people. The great waterways, highways, railroads and public utilities will be taken over by the people when the proper time comes; but the people will never adopt any measure of socialistic doctrine. Evolution will work out the destiny of the trusts,
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

KINGMAN, July IA, 1904.
Mohave County miner., 1904-07-23

Cedar Forest Gold and Copper Company, cor
 poration, James A. Rice. F. N. Rust, G. Chas. Davis, and A. E. Davis, incorporators.