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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
Buff Leghorn Markings

j. W. Yarbrough, BALDWIN, Miss.
The Buff Leghorn is a beauti'
full bird. one that will win It's
way wherever bred. The cock
has rich buff colored hackle and
saddle, ia shade from lemon TO
cinnamon; but Of even, solid
color in keeping with the rest OF
the plumagc. The back and
the wing bow exactly match the
plumage. The tail is OF the
same general tint; but richer,
deeper buff is preferable, the
standard giving for tail a rich,
deep buff or copperish bronze.
The remainder o. the p!umage
is Of slightly lighter shade,
but even in color throughout,
with no sc N blancc OF a patchy
or notified plumage. Solid white
or solid black feathers will DIS.
qualify the birds. The hen is
OF the same color az the cock.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15

selves to the practical poultry
raiser. If one can get broken
peas cheap, they, too, can be
cracked TO the smallness men.
toned for corn; and then mixed
with the rest of the prepared
feed. This home prepared feed
can be ted like the purchased
prepared feed, by merely put.
ting in any clean place where
the chicks can get to it. Feed it
in small quantities regularly or
keep it before the chicks all the
time. Do not switch from one
method TO the other.
Be sure that the chicks have
plenty Of small grit all the time.
If necessary pound up glass or
old crockery. Do not fear that
the sharp grains Of glass the
size of the feed they cat will
injure the chicks in the least
Hard rocks or hard gravel will
make good grit when pounded
fine enough, but lime rock will
be too soft to grind feed in their
little guards. Good grit will
be found about as important as
the feed itself.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
Incuhating Duck Eggs

X. l.. Mcfrit,. Tupclo, Miss.
EDITOR GAZETTE:
Ia reply TO Mrs. Bcrry's in.
quiry about Matching duck eggs
in an incubator. | will say cx.
pcct her duck eggs lack mos.
ture. II takes more moisture
for duck eggs tha n for chicken
eggs. think il she will! ties,
her incubator for moisture she
will find it too dry. a good way
70 test for moisture is 10 wet a
large piece Of plotting paper and
put it under the egg tray. II i,
is dry in 10 or IL hours il needs
moisture.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
Killing Mites

DR.. Z. subcr. Crystal Springs, Miss
EDITOR GAZETTE:
With your permission ! will
give the readers my remedy for
getting rid OF chicken mites. !
first clean all the droppings and
filth out. then sweep clean with
a good stiff broom. use 4 little
hav and burn all the old nests
out. Then take half bushel
lime, one pound naptha cam.
phor balls, powder we'll, and add
to one gallon coal oil. When
dissolved in oil add water to
lime. put in the Oil aud ten
pounds OF salt. Mix thorough.
". Then with a good brush
whitewash the walls both in and
outside. Whitcwash the nests
and roosting poles. Then place
and armfull OF dry hay in the
middle OF the hcnhouse, sprinkle
half pound sulphur over the hay.
set the hay a6re, throw on an
armful OF cedar tops or sprigs.
Close door and let burn. Repeat
the burning in six days, and
YOU will find no mites.
see great many inquiries
about what breed OF chickens is
the best. Every breeder OF
course has his favorites. have
tried several breeds, but have
settled on the best strain OF ).
C. r. |. Reds l can buy. You
see am crank on standard
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
a Hint :

EDITOR GAZETTE:
You arc giving us a fine far m
journal and subscriptions arc
easy to get.
NJ. LAIIMgR, Clinton, Miss.
Editorial comment: Hundreds
say it. and the more subscrip-
tons VIC get the better paper
can VIC publish and the more
help can we give each subscrib.
or.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
bred chickens.

bred chickens.
Comment by editor: Fire is
something one should be very
careful with in a poultry house,
especially when the house is
close to other buildings tina,
might catch from the poultry
house in case the fire gets be
yond control.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
His Chickens Gone

EDITOR GAZETTE:
Please change my ad. by the
aid OF your valuable paper have
disposed OF all the stock | have
for sale. II any one has any.
thing to sell all they have 10 do
is TO put an ad in the Farm Ga.
hc'tc, and 1t will 10. Since |
have become an advertiser see
people realize that the White
Rocks r the chickens TO buy
for beauty and service. as they
lay l. months in the year.
J. l.. JONES. Okolona, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
Rhode Island Red Hens and Cocks
Having all the young so@k can arc for. l shl sell 20 n = Of my ba.
ycariing hens and ;wo Syca old cocks They arc choice stock. som Of them
premium birds Boy at nc and raise hnc chickens. Hens Of so. cocks,
MRS. \. L. DEUPREE, MAYHEM. Miss.
Everybody

EDITOR GAZETTE:
Everybody here likes your pa.
per. aud | am always glad when
| sec il has come.
THos. J. WATSON,
Inlon Church. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15

The Stock, Agriculture and
Fair Association OF \eshoba
County will open its fair this
year July -, continuing till
Angus, >, At the fair grounds
-. miles ives, OF Philadelphia,
Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15

The truck farmers on the
Illinois Central Railroad arc said
10 have had \ very poor crop so
far. Strawberries were par,ic.
ularly poor and Improbable.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
Agents.

We want a good agent for this
paper 10 every neighborhood in
each state. We wan, an agcn,
10 solicl, advertising and sub
scrip,ions and also 10 collect.
We wan, permanent agent.
write us for particulars.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-05-15
ANTI CERMINE
WILL
Destroy MI Kinds Of Insects

ia the huuAe or out on the farm. ssiex.
nso@9as'o~s. reaches, bedbags. moths,
etc. Caa DC a>ed IN the. Kitchen or
'hc raflos. on nne clothes or carpets.
and ~,ll no. damage or stain them.
Out. on tho farm i, will destroy all
kinds Of atcs, ticks. aeAs. lice on
hogs. mites % fowls, potato bugs
anything tha, intea,s ma or ecas,.
A little u !; doea a lot, OF work. Sold
by
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

The Otero ditch bonds. issued by
the city of La Junta fifteen year
ago. are due and payable August ],
1907. and the city has no funds
wherewith to liquidate the debt.
These bonds were issued August /,
1892, and bear six per cent interest.
the amount being $4,000. They
were due at the option Of the city
in ten years, and absolutely due and
payable in fifteen years. the time
limit expiring August lst Of this
year. The alleged purpose Of the
bond issue was for purchasing and
acquiring suitable source for sup
plying water for the irrigation of
the town with the accent on ''pur-
chasing" The town never realized
a single cent on the investment. nor
did it ever derive a single benefit.
At the present moment it has not a
single dollars worth of interest in
the Otero ditch, all its right and
title having lapsed through failure
To keep up assessments. This is un-
fortunate. as water rights in the
Otero canal are valuable nowadays.
Two of the bonds. amounting to
50 600. were paid July %, 1903. and
at the present time there is about
1860 in the sinking fund. so there
will be about $1,000. with interest.
due and payable August lst of this
year. The ordinance authorizing
the bord issue. says: There shall
be and hereby is levied annually up.
on the taxable property Of said
town. q taS sufficient TO pay semi.
annually the interest as it accrues
and also extinguish the principal of
such debt within said fifteen years"
The town has never made levy for
this purpose since the bonds were
issued. but instead made an appro
priation each year from the general
fund of an amount sufficient to pay
the interest. The city attorney
says that the bonds cannot be re-
funded without the sanction Of a
vote of the people at general elec-
ton. and as there will not be anoth-
er general election until April. 1909,
it is very evident that the.present
city council has very hard munici-
pal nut to crack in the very near
future.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

There is big money in engaging in
the manufacture of sugar from
Colorado beets, ard as long as the
returns keep up TO the present
standard there will be no end of
sugar factories in this state. In the
seven years history of the industry
in Colorado there has never been a
crop failure, and the prospects for
the present season were never bet
ter. The prospectus of proposed
beet sugar factory at Berthoud.
Colo, asking for subscriptions to
stock. says: Estimated cost of sugar
factory complete with necessary
working capital. 100000: average
sugar extraction from one ton of
beets. 300 pounds valued at A cents
per pound. or $3.50. Cost of man.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

A ordinance granting permission TO the
a Colorado and Eastern Telephone and 1elc
graph Company. its successors aud assigns, tu
construct. Operate and maintain its lines Of
telephone and telegraph. upon. along. over
and under the highways, street, and alleys of
the city OF La Junta. county OF Otero and
state OF Colorado.
he it ordained 10y the city council of .he City
SECTION l. That the Colorado and Eastern
Telephone and Telegraph Company, it, >ue-
ce-~ors and assigns be and the same IL hereby
granted the right, privilege and authority TO
construct. operate dnd maintain it, hpes OF
telephone and telegraph. incinding the neces-
saTy Irpes. wires aud fixtures upon. along.
ieys III the >aid City of La Iunsa, upon the
terms and conditions hcreipafter provided
>FtrIoS :. All Ipole~ shall l'e erected under
the direction and supervision OF the Mayor
street. or sidew alks that may he disturbed or
damaged in the construction Of the said lines
shall he promptly repiac-t and repaired by
the SAID company al IT. own expcnSs. and tn
and Alleys Committee. und all poles shall Ia.
neat. symetrcai and 81 located "a not to- inter
fcre with the public Of said hi;hway<.
SECTION j. said company shall he -ubies.:
TO all ordinances now in force or that may j..
hereafter passed. relative 10 the use of the
public highways Of the -aid City ci La Junta
syeTIoN !. In consideration OF the rights
and privileges herein granted the said con-
pany shall furnish free 81 cost To the said city
OF Ia Junta SPACE for it, fire alarm mud police
telegraph wires upon all poles erected under
this ordinance.
tanned shall he construed to grant To the
said company an e exclusive franchise and the
said city Of La Junta hereby reserves the
psny person or persons for like purposes.
SEcrrOs &. Said company shall hold said
city of La Juasa srer and harmless from ali
damages or claims for damages arising by
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
noties for pubiiestioo.

UNITED STATES LsND OyricE At
PrEsLo. Colo. March u IYJi.
NOTICE Il HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following. named settler ha. hl-sl notice
Of his intention to make hnnl proof in sup
port Of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before United States Land Office. at
Pueblo. Colorado. on May Il, iai. viz -
George u. Round. II. F. iiis for the north
half southwest quarter. southeast quarter
-oufh~e~t quarter, section I northeast quar-
ter northwest quarter. section ~. TOW n>hip u
soutb. range - west.
He name, the following witnesses TO prove
hi. continuous residence. upon and culti,s-
tion OF said land. viz: q. T.. Lance. Mr.. X.
Pi-ndsr!-ith. Miss Anna Clark. Nh. Anna ID.
Round. all OF La JUnts. Colo.
:, A.. ABBEY, Register.
First publication March ID. 1907.
Last publicai ion. Nay I. 1sU..
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

First published in .he l., JuNr, TRIsuNI
April D. isJ1.1
Proposed Ordinance No. ia.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

ufacture, per ton. $500: cost Of
beets per ton to sugar company.
$500; total. 800. This leaves a
net profit per ton of beets to the
sugar company of $3.50. A COTTON
factory. working 100 days. will
treat 60. 600 tons per annum. and at
a profit of $3.50 per ton. this prod
uct would be valued at $21O. .OOO.
The revenue for pulp would bring
Si5, 900 more, or a total of S2S5 600.
All this on an investment of 81 1000
600, or twenty-eight and five-tenths
per cent profit per annum. That is
the way the prospectus has it fig
ured out; the sugar companies, in
figuring out the vested rights of
capital, would probably utilize some
other method of computation. The
dear people. in figuring out their
vested rights. will probably come to
the conclusion that they are being
buncoed by the sugar trust, and
paying about double what they
should for a household necessity.
However, as long as capital can rea-
lie over twenty-five per cent profit
in engaging in the manufacture Of
sugar from beets there will be mil
lions available for the erection of
factories. and in time we will be
able to paint word picture of the
Arkansas Valley such as is used in
describing the extent of the industry
in Germany. 1t is said that in that
country one can stand on an emf
nence. view the landscape DER and
see the smoke ascending upwards
from the monster stacks of fifty
different sugar factories. Prepare
for the big smoke, In few short
years the Arkansas Valley may be
as notorious for the big smoke as
the Big Pittsburg Of the effete East.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

r-s.oa o. The erection or s~siissas mains-s.
ance ~ aid poies.
STATE OF COLORADO,
COUNTY ov OTHno, yp~
CITY or. La JCSTA
l. C. 9. Seward city clerk Of the city os Ia
Jants. Oteeo county. Colorado, do hereby GER
tify that th~ above aIsd foregoing i, . true
copy q psots~-d ordinance pse-ecsed and
passsd its hrss rs.a.iinx By the city couseil of
the city of La JnntA ~ regular mc~ttax Of
aid Hoard. held Ga the ist day of April. A. ID.
iiu' that due aud legal proof that . J,otie- Of
,h., Intention 10 .ppl, for the said p....x~, Of
i,-en p'ihii-he-i IN th- Daily Dsro~raf. .
daily ne~spsp-r published in said city. for
q period Of thre1 week. Immediately prior to
the insrodnciion thervof provid.d b, SEC
tiOn Two Of Oh pter IL of the Colorado sse>-
zion Law Of lSii vas filed In my ofiies, PRIOR
to -aid hr>t reAdinx; that at said regular
meeting Of .nid city council held said i>f
day Of April \. D.. isD,. sid city council after
having passed. said profos~,i ordinance ON a..
nrst reading ordrrcd the same pubaished in
the la JCsrA Tribune for t-rii-i of NOT less
than two weeks ; provided by Section Thre-.
Chapter i.i Of the Colorado SESSION Laws of
1876.
lsE,Ll c. d. STEWARD, City Clerk.
first publication. April q. lxE.
Last publication, NAY I, 1Ays
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

Did you read the story of The
Big Holler" in the last issue of the
great family journal? No? Yes?
Well. either way. it doesn't make
any material difference. as La Junta
has a big holier" of another de-
scription coming this week. You
know the boosters of the new city
hospital are going to have contin-
ual round of pleasure the week Of
July 4th. commencing on Monday.
July lst, and ending Saturday, July
9th in blaze of glory and fireworks.
1t will be in the shape of a street
fair. one of the best aggregations of
that kind on the road today. The
boosters of the city hospital are to
receive certain percentage of the
receipts and it is hoped to realize a
considerable sum towards securing
the funds necessary for the erection
of model structure of this charac-
ter. 1t was intended to make it
sort of Otero County Festival. and
invite all of the towns in the county
to participate. The president of the
Board of Trade was requested to
tender each town in the county a
cordial invitation, with request
that they forego a celebration this
year and join the county seat in Gel
ebrating our national independence
day. Rocky Ford was in the bunch.
and the invitation was read at a
meeting of the citizens of that burg
called for the purpose of discussing
the feasibility of giving Fourth of
July celebration this year. 1t was
unanimously decided to celebrate at
home, and La Junta's invitation was
relegated to the innocuous desue-
tude of the municipal waste basket.
Rocky Ford will compete with La
Junta on the Fourth of July. but
the sugar beet metropolis has our
best wishes in the hope that they
won't have corporal's guard among
those present From time imme-
mortal La Junta has attended the
annual watermelon day gorge fest
at Rocky Ford, business being prac-
t.cally suspened and the whole town
hiking for the sugar beet metropo-
lis. Every mothers son Of them.
on returning home. makes a solemn
VOW that they will never do it again.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

JuSTA Is I, CITY OF o..
tboo.and population aud county
scat of Ot-ru county. the grehts-t
agricultural county Ia the Arsnu-
~. Sgil.5, thrr. beet sugar f4s-
inrlc- h.-in Z located v Thin n. b-,nn.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
and then repeat the dose a. the frs.

and then repeat the dose at the first
opportunity. II is simply . habit.
and there doesn't seem to be any
cure for il. In the light OF recent
events. every patriotic mothers son,
and daughter, too. ought to make
his or her solemn VOW stick this
year, for Rocky Ford deserves il.
1t is almost hopeless case. however.
as there is no known antidote for
the watermelon day habit. and what
can't be cured must be endured.
Base ingratitude. thy name is Rocky
Ford!
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

A ladder broke and let 1870
pound Kansas City man fall on his
wife, who was working under il,
breaking two of her ribs. Served
her right. In this enlightened age
it is not conceivable that person
could grow up to womanhood with
out hearing that it is bad luck TO
even walk under ladder.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27


scat of Ot-ru county, the greht.-t
agricultural county In the arshu-
sns SailrJ, tbrc. beet sugar fss-
torie- bss9s located thin r. q. bona
three divisions of the A,eliison. Topeka and
Santa Re, s1l mile, west Of hama CITY.
Isi mile, southeast of Denver -iNty-f three
mile. .ast OF Pueblo, and eighty'ou. mile.
Pr eIpcndrd SSDDpb in permanent con-tr'Ics
tion work consisting Of machine -hoi,-, >furr-
houses. roundhoD-s. etc. The railfoadcuni-
pany employs so mcu and pays oul inonthiy
sugar fpctory. hrr miles west 81 l-H ,pnts
was erected IN lipi ~ - cs,-t OF slSs.uG. In
Jnnta has just rebuilt and .Itendcfi it, water
system at nu -Ir~u.e Of sD.Dn IL u owned
by the city. and commenced operations from
new Aourc. OF -upply In February. isGi. The
altitude IL k.OIj feet. aud the ciimr,- taken
the year round, Il unsurpassed Mtno-t con
slant snnshtn- chnractrriyr. the " intur- aud
all the metropolitan convenience needed D.,
city OF gsCsp population. Including many miles
Of brick sldcSalks. a p--rf~ct W stem Of ~ant-
tary -swrrasr. an electric Light plant ~birh
supple, all-ay and liil.ni;iii service. aI ar
,ifripl ice plant Of seS.h tons daily capacity.
IA mosi-tts cold storage plant with "a capacity
Of storing 800 tors Of uurs mountain ice.
three rur al Tree delivery routes city letter car
rtrr uiiic- for local d"ttysf,. hr- tirpartsnent.
Telephone. system with l.odp .nb.cFib"r.. aud
long di-taIir~ connection with aul part OF th.
stnfrs "A school system nNc"3ifst by Ho cttp ~
the state. employing twenty --eN'I f-tacl4.fs
i4 twenty -t~O ruOui-, with new Sss.bs htsh
-ch"ol completed 10 i.T.. trn churches siNtrrn
secret and frHtsrual Orders. two hanks, 5000
capital aud s3jDIcq deposit: uiI- daily aud
tao weekly nrwspapcr.. opera hoit-s af 40
pscity. manufacturing best quality Of NitFih.t
brick Nour mill of 20 barrels t.Biiy capacity
es,irseut block plant. In fact. Ia Jnntr t. Que
of the best toNns OF IT. stza ,n Colorado
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

Two newcomers of the Irish per-
suasion were discussing the prospect
Of securing government land in the
Arkansas Valley one day this week,
One of them was just over and was
not on to the kink of the govern
ment land game. He finally pre-
pounded TO his knowing eoIltryman
the query:
Say. now, Pat, what is a home
stead?"
well. the divvil take me; are
you so ignorant as all that? You
don't know what a homestead is?
No? Well, homestead, Mike. is a
tract Of land located on a desert.
You take up claim and put up SD.
Then Uncle Sam bets you the l60
acres against your Sl4 that you
can't live on it for five years. If you
stick it out for the five years you
win the homestead. It's a dead
easy game sometimes, and worth
all the money you risk.
Mike is now located on a home
stead.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

A Rocky Ford man went to the
photographer with his wife and
children to have a picture of the
family group taken. The artist
took the proof to the wife. Il won't
have those pictures. the wife said.
why, my husband looks like an
ape" Madam. I'm not responsible
for it; you should have thought of
that befo, ,e the picture was taker."
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

People Who are afflicted with a
quail on toast appetite will have it
well whetted by the time the open
season for quail comes around. The
open season arrives November 1st
and closes November 30th of the
year 1920.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27

Mr.. John Pricer has been appoint
ed town marshal of Manzanola. In
addition to looking after the peace
and dignity of that burg, Mr.. Pricer
will serve as pumper at the water
works and officiate as water commits
sioner and street commissioner. He
will receive salary of S75 per
month, and it is thought that by
giving his entire time and attention
to the multitudinous duties of his
various offices he will give the dear
people value received for their
money. Talk about money without
price and all of the good things of
earth being added unto you. in GER
tain contingencies, but what would
Manzanola do without Pricer?
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
NAV About
Town

a Missouri woman is suing an cdi-
tor because he said in an obituary
that her husband had gone to a
happier home. 1t won't do at all
for an editor to say what he thinks
when writing an obituary.
La Junta tribune., 1907-04-27
piseArds for Sale.

Placards are for sale at the
TRIBUNE Office. at the rate of five
cents each. which read as follows:
For Sale
Lodging.
For Rent.
Boarding.
No Credit.
Bill Of Sale.
No Smoking.
Dressmaking.
Rooms for Rent.
No Minors Allowed.
Hunting Not Allowed.
Don't Spit on the floor.
Cigarette Smoking Not Allowed.
Furnished Rooms for Light House
keeping.
Extracts from the laws required
to be posted by boarding house
keepers if they would protect them
selves against dishonest patrons.