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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14

Every gardener likes to use q slim
ulating fertilizer to hurry the crops
along. For this purpose nitrate OF SODA
and sulphate Of ammonia are most ire
quently employed. Nitrogen Is the eie-
ment chiefly sought and all known
means Of obtaining it cheaply nave
been tested. Lately much interest has
been shown In lime nitrogen or calcium
cyanamid. The results Of recent expert
ments with this fertilizer Indicate a
high value for 1t. In some tests IL mas
shown only so per cent Of the effec-
tiveness Of nitrate Of soda while IN
other tests 1t proved superior.
Lime nitrogen seems to be harmful
II placed In direct contact with the
seeds or roots Of plants. 1t should pre-
feratly be mixed with the soil and ap-
piled from eight to fourteen days De
fore seeding. 1t will then greatly has
ten the growth and maturity OF gar
den plants. Some gardeners have
found that 1t is best to mix the lime
nitrogen with the soil FIVE to ten Inches
below the surface. The best results
have been obtained by mixing the fer
tilizer with twice its weight Of dry
soil before applying. Lime nitrogen
should not be applied at greater rate
than 1875 to 27O pounds per acre.
Save Falling Leaves.
When the leaves begin to fall. do not
burn them. Save all Of them. They
make the humus that by and by be-
comes soil, and Is of immense value In
all its stages of change. The most t.
rational work ever done by a human
being Is to take what nature has spent
the whole summer In creating for him.
and throw II back into its elementaa
conditions. These leaves are naturer
contribution, and her very best con
tributiOn to mans wealth. They ara
naturally spread all over the lawns
each year, as a winter protection and
after they have accomplished that mis-
sion they are worked over into a COM
post of humus. AS rule, do not rake
them too completely off the lawns. The
leaves you do take instead Of burning.
use for banking up buildings, for that
will save coal to cover or bank around
plants; for stable bedding; or On tho
floors Of henhOuses, and in rooms
where the hens may scratch during tbs
winter.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
Sowing Spinach.

Early spinach Is seeded In the fall.
The ground should be plowed and made
fine, plenty Of well-rotted manure ap-
piled, and the seed sown In rows about
16 inches apart, which should be done
with a seed drill having a small roller
to cover and press the earth on the
seeds. the depth Of planting the seeds
being about half an inch. The seed
should be sown before cold weather
sets in. When the plants are up let
them grow until the ground Is frozen,
and then cover with straw, which
should be removed early In the spring
Spinach is a very hardy plant and Is
seldom injured by cold.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
Bio Fire in Montreal.

Montreal, Dec. 11.-Fire Sunday de-
stoyed three buildings in the whole
sale dry goods section of the city.
Loss 100000. The heaviest losers were
Canadian Underwear company, $751;
900; Matthews, Tower & Co. $4,000;
Yorkshire Importing company, $4,000
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
He Endorses Dr.. Crapsey.

Providence, r. l.. Dec. 11.-Rev
Joseph Hutchinson, rector of St
Marks Episcopal church in Warren, in
a sermon Sunday condemned the de
cision in the Crapsey case, Endorsed
DR.. Crapsey and his belief and declared
his readiness to stand trial on the is
sue in turn.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
No Grain In the Orchard.

There are many ways Of caring for
an orchard. We work our land In corn
as long as possible, In order to cult
vate the trees and keep the land clean.
This Is to prevent us being troubled BY
rabbits. Where there are no trees or
grass we can put the richness back into
the soil with clover. II the land II
rich this clover may be cut for hay, II
poor, 1t should be left and turned un-
der to enrich the land as much as pos
sible. Never plant any of the small
grains In the orchard. Growth Is tho
most necessary item for the young
trees.-T. III. Todd, Missouri.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
SPOkAN e.
Wholesale Produce Prices,

Vegetables - Cabbage, $1.25@1.5O
cwt; tomatoes, SOC crate; huckleber-
ries, IL 1-2c; cranberries, SHOP Dbl;
potatoes, $4,000 cwt; turnips, $1.25
cwt; onions, s1.25@1.50 cwt; carrots,
75c@s1 cwt; cauliflower, 1902 doz;
horseradish, 1902 lie Id; beets, 10
$3.50 cwt; celery, $4,000 a doz; hot
house lettuce, 15c; rutaDegas, 81 per
cwt; parsnips, $1.25 cwt; pumpkins, 81
@1.25 per doz; squashes, 75c@1.25
per dOz.
Apples Cooking, 75c@s1 box; JON
athan, $3.50; Rome Beauties, s1@1.50;
Baldwins, $101.50 per box; pears,
$1.20@1.5O per box.
Nuts-English walnuts, 17@17 1-2c
lib; almonds. 21c Id; pecans, 23c lb;
chestnuts, zoe lb; black walnuts, SC
lib; hickory nuts, Sc Id; soft shell hick-
DRY nuts. 15c Id.
Grapes-Muscats, $1.S5 crate; To-
kays, $1.S5; Cornichons, $1.S5.
Oranges box; lemons, fancy,
s7.00@7.75 case; dried figs, 10000 10
Id box; figs in bulg, &c lib; black figs,
10 Id package, 9Oc; Fard dates, 9@10c
lib; golden dates. 5000 Id; bananas,
$275@3.25 bunch, raisins, fancy, II
| 1-2c; raisins, bulk, 9 1-2c Id; curra ats,
IL lie Id.
Butter and Eggs-Local eggs, $3.50
| OF; eastern eggs, 81; best creamery
butter CSC Id; cheese, twins, 15c H.;
| Wisconsin loaf Swiss, 1Sc lb limburg-
er bricks. TIC ID; cream brick, 1Sc;
Wisconsin twins, 16 1-2c ID; Tillamook,
| 16 lie lib.
Honey-$3.5O; strained honey, 10c
lb.
| Sugar-$5.65 per 100 lbs; beet, $5.45.
Coffee Common package goods,
SIPS per 100 lbs.
| Seed-Alfalfa, $14.5O cwt; red clio
yer, $14.5O@15; Kentucky bluegrass,
$16@16.50 cwt; timothy, $5.50@6 cwt;
white clover, s17@1S.50.
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, sos 1-2c lb;
cows, dressed, 4@4 1-2c Id; mutton,
dressed, sc Id; pork, lie ID; hams.
Is SAC Id; bacon. 16 lac Id; lard, IL
1902 1-2c lb; dry salt extras, SLIPS
cwt; dry salt backs. s12@12.50 cwt;
veal fancy small, 6 1907 1-2c; veal,
fancy large, 5 1-2@6c Id; smoked sal
mon, 15c ID.
| Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, $14 ton; bran and shorts, SIS
ton; white shorts, $18 ton; corn, $1.30
cwt; cracked corn, $1.4O cwt; timothy
hay, 500 ton; alfalfa, $14 ton; rolled
barley, $1.15 cwt; new oats, $1.SO cwt;
chopped oats, $1.4O cwt; wheat, SIG
lilo cwt; red shorts, SIG ton; grain
hay, s14 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Dressed Redistribution, SC lib; veal,
fancy small No. 1. 7@Sc Id; fancy
large, 5@6c lib; pork, Ice lb.
| Poultry and eggs-Live hens, lac;
live spring chickens, 11@12c; live
ROSTERS, 12c; dressed hens. lac;
ducks, 12c; turkeys, live, 1Sc; dressed
zoe; fresh ranch eggs, $3.50 case.
| Hides-Green steers, sc Id; cows, SC
lb; sailed, 1c higher; dry hides. 14@
15c; calf skins, green, 10c Id; kip. sc
Id; skeepskins, $1@1.25.
| Feed-Timothy hay, $17@1S ton; al
falfa hay, $10.5O@11 ton; oats, SIG
lis cwt.
| Creamery produce, f. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat, 29c
Vegetables-Apples, 75c@$1 box;
beets, 75c@$1 cwt; potatoes. 75c cwt;
cabbage, $1@125 cwt; onions, $1.25
cwt.
| Wheat Report.
| Portland-Club, 64c; bluestem, &C;
red, 61@62c; valley, 66@67c.
| Tacoma-Unchanged bluestem, Csc;
club, 66c; red, 64c.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
Good Poultry Feeder.

Get a fat, empty grocery box and
cut section out Of 1t, as shown in II
lustration. Nail strip of thin board
over the beveled portion and set the
affair against the wall. Here you have
self-feeding box in which can be put
grit, bone, charcoal or grain. One or
two partitions put in before cutting
out the beveled section would make
two or three compartments, In which
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
MacarOHi Wheat.

Grant Robinson of st. Paul, MIMI,
has purchased 10000 acres Of land in
Preside county, Texas, which he will
devote to the culture Of macaroni
wheat On a scale the largest ever at
tempted In the world. Extensive prep
arations are now going forward for
the consummation Of the plans of the
capitalist. Seed for planting will be
brought to this country from the VOL
ga region Of Russia.
The field will be cultivated on the
very latest and most improved method
Of wheat farming. Monster stake
plows will be utilized In breaking up
The land in fact, all of the latest types
Of farming machinery will be used on
the plantation.
Mr.. Robinson proposes to have the
largest and best managed wheat farm
N the world. He will build a system
Vt ter ant houses and supply the wants
of his laboring men from a commissary.
A school will be built for the children
of the laboring men, as well as church
es. etc. The farm Is near Valentine,
accessible to the railroad, and has
proven under tests to be admirably
adapted to the culture of macaroni
wheat.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14

hollow top places the sheep at disad-
vantage in trying to get up. This table
is also very handy in tagging sheep;
also in cleaning hogs, as the water will
fall through the Stats and will keep the
hogs much cleaner.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14

two or three of the articles could -
kept ut isle came time. This Ia tho
easiest possible way to make a self
feeding box. Have the top or cover
part of the box slanting, SO that the
fowls cannot rOost on it
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
Cold Storage for Farmers.

Putting first-class apples in cold stor-
age for sale in late winter or early
spring, is usually very profitable. says
Farming. Other fruit and farm pro-
ducts may also be stored to advantag sc.
The expense Of a cold storage PLAN:
precludes its use by most fruit grow
ers. Cooperation among farmers will
sometimes be possible along this line
Oranges and other farmers organiza-
tons may do educa tional and practical
work also. But available for every
farmer are the refrigerator plants now
found In almost every city. Rooms or
space may be rented as one needs. Gen.
orally 1t Is best to store in the city
where it is intended to sell, that the
produce may be on the ground in case
of an advantageous market Many a
grower Of fine fruit would be dollars
ahead by availing himself of cold stor-
age facilities.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
Sheep Shearinr Table,

Make a table with hollow top. on
which to lay the sheep. On each side
Of the board have strap or rope with
a snap hook to hold kicking sheep. The
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14

Filling the Now Made Easy.
straw from the thrasher or with hay
when partly full is as follows: Fasten
pulley on a rafter little beyond
beam. Nail two wide boards C on the
beams for the bundle to slide upon
The rope D having a hook upon one
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14

end, is placed under and around the
straw and fastened. The bundle is
then lifted by man at D. When 1t
reaches the top beam it swings in and
Is lowered into the NOW. 1t can then
be placed where wanted and unfast-
ened. This device Is very handy and
saves much time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
Popular Actress Passes Away.

New York, Dec. 11.-Sylvia Gerisch,
once a poplar actress, is dead at her
home at Morris Height, of heart affec'
ton.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
Value Of Farm Animals.

The Department Of Agriculture has
published q statement of the number
and the value of farm animals.
There are over a billion and a half
dollars worth of horses In the United
States, and the total value Of all live
stock amounts to $685., 389,443. The
humble mule leads all other animals In
average value per head. The detailed
list of classes Is as follows:
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14

Washington State Poultry associa
ton, North Yakima, December 1922.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14

As soon as you eat, it's all over ct &
picnic.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
The Secret Of succe.,.

The superiority Of butter made b
Denmark Is known the world over
where butter Is sold. Many inves4ixa-
lions of Danish methods have Aeea
made and the conclusion Is that clean
illness Is the secret Of the success of
the Danish dairyman in making but
ter.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-14
SOapsuds for Plants.

The ordinary concentrated I've -
really caustic soda, which Is cheaper
than potash. Soda I've makes hard
soap and potash I've soft soap. Soap
suds from soft soap makes a valuable
fertilizer, but soda soapsuds are not
considered valuable, except for celery
and asparagus, which are always bene-
flied by soda in any form. The use Of
any kind of soapsuds Is beneficial In
assisting to liberate plant food In tho
soil, however.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23

The news cnlamns If The oIaie To
night chronicle q change In the man
axsH,eut of shta~ thppaasnr ".
y, Cornell. who wtll succeed the sri.
ter a. manager u TIE OpaTe. yin be
found by the people of Las Vegas IN
he an upright and honorable business
man. q newspaper nan u ability and
bread ideas and = courteous and
pleasant gentleman.
The present management appgeci-
ates fully the hearty support which
has been given The Optic In the past.
and takes great satisfaction In being
able To assure the new management
that the same generous and hearty
support will Ire continued In the tut.
,ure. This paper has for It's primo
object and IT. constant aim the nd
yameement nf the welfare NJ Las w.
Gas.
We thank the people Of this com,
mnnity for their good Win and their
support and hespeak the same gen.r
ous patronage for our successor.
JAMES q. McNARY.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23
DELEGATE

The people Of Las Vegas and thos.'
who have come In from the country
districts to attend the convention.
are very glad to welcome Delegate
Andrews. the man who has exerted
more Influence In congress than any
man ever sent from the territory.
Delegate Andrews gets what he goes
after and he IL going after some
things that San Miguel county want
at the next session. He Is going 20
get us IA public building In Las We
gas. Of that let no one have n
doubt. He Is going to get us a fish
hatchery on the Gallinas and he Is
going to look out for the interests
OF every citizen of the county who
needs anything done in Washington
His record In securing pensions
for old soldiers has never been equal,
led, and there Is plenty more Of this
sort OF work to be done. delegate
Andrews will continue To work for
the welfare of the whole territory.
OF his election there ran be no shad.
Ow of doubt and San Miguel county
Is going to help nightly TO ron up
the biggest majority ever given 10 n
candidate for delegate In New Mex
leo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23


nj aaAsr stairs. whg moi ss~ Mo-
loo:
Ma man II an pride "v aa4hsfaoa
aak3m a. live an y stana sill ho~R- II
hsx hasaness methG@ss n s1D~ and
aaa4oxyaSA. be- ma have L. trace NJ
ana uaaalfesa uaoEe enterprise II b.
.as 10 kseP Gaee nth a progressive
order al thAngS. but tae Conditions
.IAas raise real estate values and
ising Ia nes people gill BE- II ad
vantage IN him and "a the Who'll
community. ii De- takes advantage of
them Iie 10 TIA tue gEesund. IL eS-
tahlasaas=a and has all the better oi
the progressive neweomer.
LIS Vegas is fortunately situated.
indeed. In that she IL placed Ia a p0
silica 81 offer prosperous homes ii.
thousands ON her adiolning lands.
Every citizen ut the large etnamun-
ity u Las Vegas known as the grant
should wish 10 $50 the splendid re-
sources that ~. have developed a,
the utmost. The knOeker and d.,
irseser aasi-auaETeI seeker ought tai
b. made 10 take a vacation. The
people wh0 have the interest af the
cnmnaaigssaf heart ought 10 get ~
gss,fr. nCr thai a golden opportun.
ity Il here. and work determineiiy
unI<xzsu talloS lands have been
paSaf<a and their at tim
her and mineral and agricultural
have been fully developed,
the effort that Ii being made Ia
create dissension regarding the sais'
Ut lands Gu the Las Vegas grant IL
particularly harmful. Not that any
question AZ 90 the validity Of title
Gun be raised. not that the wise al
minisfration ~ the grant can be re-
ally interfered with. but the new,
conner who Is approached by a bust
ness man OF two. three Of four whtl
are trying TO disturb the existing
methods OF management. and by SIR
or seven who are knockers on gener
al principles. Ii likely to put his
money deep down In his pocket ana
depart whence he anne
The lands are here. Just the Kind
OF lands the people want. and the
title In nv perfee, as title a be-. ycj
the knocker can do a good deal I,
prevent the reaping of the advantage
that should rome 10 the community
The public spirited citizens WHO
live on the Las Vegas grant shouIc
get stirred up IN this matter ant
see 10 they cannot find a method o.
dlsposing oE the various kinds o'
knockers that are trying 10 rctart
the progress Of the community.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23
fine DONATION FOR
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL
Lake View Thimble Club Of Chicago
Sends Beautiful Furniture For Tent
Cottage Which They Had Built,

The Ladies' Relief society have
again been remembered by the. Like
View Thimbte club OF Chicago In
sending some beautiful furniture for
the tent cottage which they were In
strumental In having bnilt last sum.
mer. This club is. composed of thirty
bright aud earnest women who meet
every two weeks mt ten o'clock In the
morning to sew and devise ways and
means for helping the needy and dis.
treSAed. Their deeds Of kindness are
carried 10 the individuals. to private
families, to missions and wherever
they ste wan and distress. II was
through Mrs. lovedale, who Ii now
president of the club, that the work
and needs of the Relief society were
made known to this club.
They sent the first ten dollars that
was received for the building fund.
and besides other cash donations. last
Christmas they sent a box of articles
valued ut fifty dollars. Last summer
they gave an entertainment. the en-
tire proceeds being given to the La
dies Relief society for the building
OF a tent cottage and now the furni-
ture has arrived for this cottage.
The Ladies' Relief society are hon.
orary members OF this noble organize.
ton and are proud OF having such
honors conferred upon them,
The above shows what IA few ear,
nest and co~nsecrated women can do,
also, their appreciation of the fact
that We are giving shelter, food aud
nursing to the helpless victims Of the
great white plague who seek our elm
ate, whether they are from Chicago
or elsewhere.
The needs of the Relief society
were never so great as at the present
time. The number of free patients
has been far In excess Of funds pro.
vided for this purpose and Il number
of patients received rs pay patients
have proved to have no money. If the
affluent strangers in our city would
look in upon what the women are
doing they would see amt understand
better why they ask outside help. and
IL only other organizations would
catch the key note given by the Lake
View Woman's clab. the work would
move forward and accomplish much
more for the helpless sufferers who
come seeking life and health.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23

The republicans Of precinct 20
we're instructed last Night 20 work
and vote Az a unit for the nornina.
ton Of Hon. II. q. Lynch for member
Of the house Of representatives In the
next Legislature. Mr., Lynch In q
good man. He deserves the nomina
ton and will undoubtedly get IL. His
record two years ago was excellent
and he Ia certain to do good work
this year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23

Al this writing II seems certain
that Messrs. duncan and Spiess will
be- nominated for the council ny tn
republican convention today. one for
the district. the other for the count !
Of San Miguel. They are both good
men. men Of ripe legislative exper,'
ence who will have IN" interests oi
their constituents ever al heart. AMI
both viii be elected by rousing ma
j0rities.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23

We hope that the republican con-
vcntion now In session Mt the court
house will nominate for prubat"
clerk Hon. Apofonio Sena. MIR. Sena
Is admirably equipped for such n pa'
sition. He is thoroughly familiar
with the duties Of the office and Il
now serving as chief deputy TO the
probate clerk. He IN honest. able.
courteous and the people have con
fidence In him. If nominated. he will
be elected by a rousing majority, and
II elected he will serve the Interests
Of the people of this county with abil
ity, painstaking care and thorough,
ness for which he Is noted.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-23
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Nothing IL o satisfactory o the
people u the west than 10 note the
very decided advance In the value Of
nniinproved real estate that has TAX.
en- place during the last year or two.
The whole western country Is on n
land boom. New towns aud villages
IRE springing up. farm and pasture
lands are In great demand. and u
steady tide Of humanity Ii flowing
Into the west.
The Denver Republican declares
that every arabic acre In Colorado
has doubled In value In the past year.
Every acre Of the Union Pacific sub.
sidy land between Denver and thu
Kansas line has been sold within d
year.
The other western states have
profited by the demand for land and
New Mexico has not been left entire.
iy behind. Quay county. Torrance
county. Union county. the pecos and
Mesiila valleys, In fact. almost all OF
the territory has welcomed n new
population that has rome In from
Missouri. New York. Indiana aud II.
llnois.
II may be- difficult 10 explain The
avidity with which people from tho
eastern states are reaching out for
western lands. The west has beeh
splendidly advertised Of late, tn"
railroads leading In the work. Tho
matchless western climate mas been
exploited. the advantages Of the west
have been deliberately set forth.
But probably the chief cause for
the influx Of people and the desire
TO acquire western lands arises from
the development OF the irrigation an"
dry farming industries, Farming By
irrigation has always proven attrac'
tive. The element of uncertainty 10
that farmer who plants his crops and
must depend upon the rainfall Is
lacking In the case of the irrigation
ist. And when the people of the
overcrowded cities of the east arc
told Of vast reaches of fertile. fallow
land that can be cheaply purchased,
lands that under a careful and ra,
tional system Of farming can be
made I % yield as heavily as tho
farms of Missouri and Iowa, natur.
ally a strong desire to secure these
lands Is created.
Al any rate the demand IL here, 1t
may last for a year or ten years. but
now Is the golden opportunity of III"
west. Las Vegas should not neglect
to take the tartent when II serves,
We are surrounded by lands as prom
Using as n 10 be found In what was
until recently thought to be the semi.
arid west, II In the Texas Panhan.
die, and Colorado and western Kan.
sas and Nebraska. where the rainfall
Is less and the lands not as fertile az
our own, values can be made In a
year OF two to increase three. four
and five fold, why not here The
people wan the land this year ami
We want the people. If they come anil
farm the soil. other industries will
come In train. The development nj
II agricultural Industries will meah
the advancement Of our mining an !
manufacturing and all other indus
tries. The people who come will
want their friends and relatives 10
come and invest their money In the
west. That has been the experience