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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

crop of corn sown broadcast. The
corn was plowed down in tile fall and
the sand lot planted in rye. 1t Will be
seen that in this process nature was
| being assisted by moisture and sun
light to change sand into rye and corn
stalks. Then the sand, by the natural
| process of decomposition of these
grains, brought about a complete
| change in the physical condition of
| the soil.
The work of this interesting man
attracted the attention Of many people
pursuing scientific agriculture, among
whom was II. ]. Heinz, the pickle
manufacturer-57 kinds-who is in
terested not only in the culture of the
vegetable kingdom but in the tel ct
ual growth of boys, and through his
activity Mr. HOLSTER was elected
Dean of Agriculture at the Agricul-
tural Institute of Winona Lake, In
diana. Here he was seen last sum-
mer handling his crops of embryo
farmers who seemed imbued with his
enthusiasm and whose first harvest
received encomiums from five thou
sand visiting farmers, who unani-
mously adopted resolutions endorsing
the work.
EDUCATING FOR SMALL ARMS.
A plan IS now taking tangible form,
which will lead to the establishment
of small farms comprising five to
twenty acres each. On these farms
young men will be taught combined
scientific and practical agriculture.
They will also demonstrate the pos
sibility of getting an income and genu-
inc happiness from their Investments
which may well be cnvied by the
salaried man or the man of moderate
capital in the city. 1t is believed too,
that this work will have a wholesome
effect upon the farmers throughout
the country. An increase of even
$4,000 in the revenue of each farmer
when multiplied by five million, would
establish the prosperity of the Ameri-
can Nation, the bulwarks of which
are its farming population.
Mr.. Hollister is also directing
work of reclamation of a large tract
Of salt meadow on the Connecticut
coast which. when reclaimed, will be
used for the purpose of intensive
farming, thereby firmly establishing
the fact that these lands may be used
to furnish employment and bring
wealth and happiness to the people.
Thus each day reveals some new
progress. and farming. that once
seemed n hopeless, hapless drudgery,
is being shown a golden highway to
an ever increasing success.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

hay for pigs, it is considered better to
cut it early. so that a larger proportion
OF leaves may be saved and conse-
QuentIy larger proportion of protein
conserved. While late cutting, after
the leaves have fallen somewhat and
the stem hardened. is better for
horses; for pigs. especially growing
pigs, the crop should be so harvested
as to save the largest number of
leaves. Experience teaches also that
the third or fourth crop is better for
pigs because it is softer and more pal
atable 1t is always wise to provide
some sort of a trough or rack with a
floor in it for feeding alfalfa to hogs
Alfalfa in its green state, or when
used as hay or ensilage, is a first-class
poultry food. Poultry will pasture on
it during the summer and thrive. 1t is
best for poultry to use the last cutting
of alfalfa, as it ia softer in texture,
has larger proportion of leaves, less
woody matter, and is more succulent
than any other cutting. While poultry
of all classes will eat alfalfa hay, or
at least the leaves from it, and thrive,
it is undoubtedly better practice to
chop or grind it and mix it with
grain ration. A good practice is to
steep the alfalfa hay in hot water and
let it stand for several hours before
feeding.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

We're taught the economical use IF
water and the method of creating q
favorable environment for plants. \
visit WAS made TO Maryland. where
experiments with soil and plant life
added sim further TO the experiment
er's fund Of knowledge but in 1901,
tie most difficult and seemingly i'm
possible work was to come, lie. the
reclining uf tidal lands on the north
shore Of Long Island Sound The De
pIrtmeut of Agriculture already had
had Il man I'm the field, who had re
ported the feasibility or reclamation
but by slow processes. and that in
ycstiSutiuu revealed too many failures
In spite Of This. Mr.. HOLSTER had
sufficient knowledge, gained expert
mentally. to suggest success. added to
which was the further information
gained during n four years residence
in Washington, ID. c., for the express
purpose of consultation and "o-opera-
ton with the experts of the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture. An experiment
was first made on a small tract on the
south side of Long Island, where the
salt bog had simply been taken up
and thrown inside of dixie, con
structed of lumber sufficiently strong
to withstand the tide This bog was
lllih' SlllbpNu anu even, anu
treated in the month of August BY
the t of October the surface was
covered with beautiful growth of
tame grass six inches high. This
might certainly be termed, "a Quick
Process Route" Work on sixty
acre tract on the north side was begun
in June and completed in December of
the same year. On this land, covered
the previous autumn with salt water
nine hundred bushels of turnips were
produced on two acres during the
! first season. Rye, oats, celery and
vegetables throve on the same tract.
The following year twenty acres
We're seeded to meadow land in April
BY August it was covered by bcauti-
ful turf, strong enough to hold up
cattle pastured thereon. The remain
ing portion of the sixty acres pro-
duced luXuriant crops of vegetables
| and corn. A year later the meadow
yielded four tons of hay to the acre
and was considered a great demon
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,nsidered by stockmen in other Sec

considered by stockmen in other Sec
lions.
Some Of the questions considered in
the experiments were the composition
and digestibility of alfalfa, the calcu-
lated cost of nutrients supplied by al
falfa and other feeding stuffs, the
value of alfalfa hay cut at different
periods of growth, alfalfa as pastur-
age, soiling, and hay crop, alfalfa meal,
and the value of alfalfa, fresh and
cured, for different kinds OF farm ami
mails and for poultry. The Importance
of this crop as honey-producing
plant was also considered.
Finely ground, kiln-dried alfalfa
hay, called alfalfa meal, has given sat-
isfactory results as feeding stuff. The
commercial article is made from Sc
lected alfalfa and mixed with sugar
beet molasses in the proportion Of 20
per cent alfalfa and 25 per cent. mo-
lasses.
| Horses and mules, 1t ia stated, thrive
on alfalfa pasture, and while alfalfa IS
too rich food for mature horses I'M
less used in combination with some
other roughness. it is an excellent feed
for young ones, as it seems to contain
Just the elements necessary to develop
bone, muscle. and consequent size.
Caution should be used, however, IN
feeding alfalfa to horses. particularly
If they have not been accustomed 10
it. Like other concentrated feeds, it
seems to stimulate all the physical
processes to such an extent that vari-
Gus disorders of the digestive system
may appear. This is particularly no.
ticeable in the urinary and perspira-
tory glands.
When alfalfa is fed to horses in con-
siderable quantity the grain ration
must be proportionately reduced and
an abundance of other roughness fur.
nished. When horses have attained q
mature age and 1t is desirable tc
change from other hay to alfalfa, this
change must be very gradual, and the
alfalfa selected for this purpose should
be more advanced in growth at the
time of cutting than that which is to
be fed to cattle or sheep. AS a general
statement, very ripe alfalfa hay is the
best to use for WORKING and driving
horses, while that prepared in the
usual way-that is, cut when the field
is about one-tenth in blooms better
for the colts. In any event, horses that
are fed alfalfa hay must be given
abundant exercise.
For dairy and beef cattle and fol
sheep, alfalfa has given very good re-
suits. AS regards the use of alfalfa
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15
SPECIAL Announcement.

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In fact. no writer of late years
has received more popular at
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than this gifted Enalishman. His
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usual.
We have secured from Sir
Conan Doyle's American publish
ers the right to this novel. and it
is with great pleasure that we are
able to announce its early appear
ance in the Magazine Section"
Be sure to get the initial chapters.
as it is a stirring tale that will hold
your interest from first to last.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

tect the tubers from the sun after the
vines begin to die. When the tubers
are fully ripe the vines will be quite
dead, but digging should not be de-
layed too long. as the potatoes will
make a second growth in case wet
weather should set in, and weeds will
start seriously interfering with har-
vesting the crop. On n small scale,
dig with spading fork, and on n
large scale, use either one of the spe-
cial digging machines or a turning
pillow, which latter will cover up n
good many potatoes. A late crop may
be planted during May or early in
June in the North, and harvested late
in autumn, when the frost has killed
the vines.
After digging the potatoes, they
should never be allowed to lie exposed
to the sun, or to any light while in
storage, as they soon become green
and unfit for table use. Early pota-
toes especially should not be stored in
a damp place during the heated part
of the summer, keeping best If GOV
Ell ed over in a cool, shady shed until
the autumn weather sets in, after
which they can be placed in a dry
cellar or buried in the open ground
The ideal temperature for keeping
Irish potatoes would be between 80
and 4O' F.. but they Will not with
stand any freezing.
A thousand bushels of potatoes
have been raised on one acre. How
many farmers, who chance to read
this, have raised 200 bushels on al
equal plot? And there are some
who can not grow 100 bushels on theil
acre.
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It Is far cry from Canadian
farmer boy in the sixties TO the Dean
of Agriculture to-day in rising insti-
tuition in the West yet. by the applica-
ton of science to practical farming.
such change has been wrought by
Edgar ]. Holllster, a soil expert of
wide reputation.
No agricultural college opened Its
friendly doors to this young pioneer,
nor was the Canadian government so
deeply interested at that time as now,
In its farming population. Books on
the subject were few and fell woefully
short of the mark, yet he knew neither
disbursement nor dismay.
call from western Ontario, his
birth place, came in 1873 and in re-
Spouse, some time was spent in set
ting out peach orchards the work los
ing its irksomencsS because of the
study which accompanied 1t. More
over, at this point n company was en-
gagged in rcclaiming some twenty-five
thousand acres of land by the drainage
of an inland lake. The young man as
sisted in some of the surveys and was
in touch with the chief engineer of
the work. His enthusiasm was
aroused by the anticipation of the re.
suits which would come from the ad-
dition of such n large acreage, which
hitherto worthless. was now, by re-
ducng it to cultivation, to be made
productive,
After some further years Of study
and preparation Mr. UolliStcr became
interested in the organization OF a com.
pany for the development Of a
large tract Of swamp. The land was
cleared Of brush aud rpclu'mgl to
cultivation. buildings erected, ma
chinery installed ana system Of
farming. very nearly perfect was
established. Fields Of six acres We're
made to produce an income of So
10000 each, while others of four acres
produced S1SOO.OO OF the latter ST.
10000 was net; while thirty-iye acrcs
was made to yield S14,OOO.OO gross at
an expense of Ss,OOO.OO. OF course,
these were special crops such as cell
cry. onions and other vegetables
SLOW PROCESS OF NATURE.
In some instances five years is the
period allowed for the reclamation of
land by the slow process Of nature
after the drainage has been obtained.
Even then these lands may fail to
produce paying crops, because of their
deficiency in essential elements such
as lime, potash, phosphoric acid and
magnesia. These are some of the
forces which 90 to make stability in
plants. 1t is true that such lands con-
tain a large percentage of nitrogen,
accumulated from the decomposition
of vegetable matter annually produced
In low places. However, this nitrogen,
which would produce growth were 1t
available, is in an unknown quantity
and available only when sufficient
moisture Is present, yet does not pro-
duce the same results uDOn CrODS as
nitrogen derived from other sources,
such as bone, dried blood or barn
yard manure.
To make these lands productive i'm.
medlately after drainage. it is neccs-
sary to correct their acid condition by
the use of lime and by disintegration
of the soil particles, thereby increas-
ing their powers to retain water and
absorb oxygen. These forces together,
will act on potash and the three ahso-
lutte essentials to plant growth are nj
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

trogen, phosphoric acid, potash, and
phosphoric acid and make them
available as plant food
Mr.. HOLSTER visited Florida and Sc
cured n tract of land which for hve
years was used eXperimentally. Al
though he was in one case much hnndi-
capped by inadequate drainage, which
it was not found practical to improve,
the results We're, however, very salts
factory. ~, "a
In 1895. in Canada the next field of
operation, n phenomenal success re-
suited in eighteen months. Here MIR.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

stration of the productiveness of these
lands under applied science.
MAKING SEA LAND PRODUCE.
Another equally successful expert
ment was conducted by this Wizard
of the Soil on this same tract, viz,
the transforming of a five-acre tract
of sea sand to loamy condition. The
soil was first treated with chemical
fertilizers and in the fall rye was
sown, which covered the ground in
winter and made full growth the
following spring. This crop wns
ploweu under In June and followed By
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

The Bureau of Animal Industry of
the Department of Agriculture has re-
Gently published a study by l. D.
Graham of the use of alfalfa for the
growing and fattening of animals in
attained by experiments, while of in
stimable value 10 live stock growers
in the region mentioned, may well be
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT.

CALIGRAPH TYPEWRITER 1000. Remington.
Yost, Densrnore d Jewett, Sl560 each Electric
Commercial Graphaphone OUTFIT, new taper.arn
disc phonograph cheap. Edison Monograph 1000.
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Mary was Diseased.

Mary had a swarm of bees.
And they, to save their lives,
Must go wherever Mary went
Cause Mary had the "hives."
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REAL ESTATE.

20 ACRE TRACTS CHOICEST fruit and farm land
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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

There were about one million deaths
in India from plague last year.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

Japanese jinrikishas are being estab
lished in the principal cities Of eastern
Asia.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

A set OF Scottish bag-pipes cost
from $25 to 1910.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

There are 1857 textile factories Ii
Japan
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

PATENTS THAT PROTECT. Our 8 books for
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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15
MALE HELP WANTED.

IF YOU ARE an ambitious man. no matter whni
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The national debt of France Is $50
q head.
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CIPHER WRITING. Construct your own secret
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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-15

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1900 FOR q Accident Policy paying IS weekly,
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11
Old-time Marriage Notices

DERSONAL journalism IS supposed to be
Il recent development, but these extracts
from old newspapers show that Il has at
least the sanction usually accorded TO old age
90 few DAYS ago was married al St Bridget's
Church IN Chester M George Harding aged
Io7 years, TO Mrs. Catherine Woodward
aged elghtv-three. The bridegroom served
IN the army thITty-nIne Years, during the
reigns Of Queen Anne, George J. and part
Of George II. This is his fifth wife, and he Is
Mrs Woodward's NTH husband II IS also
worthy OF observation that the above old
man diet has been Tor the past thirty wears
chiefly buttermllk, with little flour, and
bread and cheese The personal tone Of the
latter part Of this announcement suggests
another, which ends with the edifvlng inforrua-
ton: q" He served IN King William Wars
and received a ball in his nose"
Besides age and diet and accidents there are
also illusions TO height, fortune and length q
cou-tshlp. as Tor example the following: Nh
Thomas, . grenadier IN the Yorkshire militia
SIX feet two inches high, to Miss Hannah
Tennick, three feet two inches high, with a
fortune Of five thousand pounds"
And 10 another item IS appended. What
Is stIu more remarkable, there has been
courtship carried on betwixt them for more
than sixty years.
OFTEN a complete romance has been related
as IL the case Of an English soldier who went
through various experiences IN foreign COun-
r-les and after an absence OF thITtv-thTee
wears returned 10 his native land where he
accidentally met his first wife. He had lost
Two wives and she TWO husbands during the
time and both being disengaged, they will
inglv renewed their former connection
Disparity Of ages IS one OF the CommOnest
q -uCaIgTultIeS among married couples the
instance NJ the uugh-marTlcd woman, who for
the fourth time had hgnored the marriage
register with ername." suggesting ridiculous
condition Il was announced that IN the
evening several Of the relations Went 10
the apartment Of the newly married couple
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11
Then a Church Fair

an urgent appeal TO his congregation for
funds necessary To pay for repairs The re-
suit OF TINS appeal was disappointing, for not
more than half the money needed was given.
The next day Al a meeting of the vestrvmen
turns and asked advice in the matter Of secur-
ing funds.
Well, said a vestryman, we have failed
10 get the money honestly; so / suppose we'll
now have 10 see what a church fair viii do
Tor US"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11
Up-to-Date

hEl were looking AZ the will OF a Colonial
ancestor 81 theirs. whose life was described
III family history
lie w4S really very weI-off. for those
c.. sand the mother Of little Susan t. little
IN wealthy forefather.
es- responded little Susan's aunt. "he
-eit I'VE hundred pounds to each OF his daugh-
we 7, hundred Pounds::" repeated little
About twenty-five hundred dollars"
twenty-five hundred dollars?" cried the
little girl 80 don't call that much Why
II wouldn't buy decent autornobiIel"