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The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22
To Destroy Fungus Growth on
Fruit Trees.
[ OEdI ]
Apr Is

For fungous diseases the fol-
lowing formulas for their cure
are given:
Bordeaux Mixture.
Copper sulphate, 6 pounds;
quicklime, 4 pounds; water, 40
gallons.
Dissolve the copper sulphate
by putting it in bag of coarse
cloth and hanging this in a yes.
sci holding at least four gallons,
so that it is just covered by the
water. Use an earthen or wooden
vessel. Slake the lime in an
equal amount of water then mix
the two and add enough water to
make forty gallons. 1t is then
ready for immediate use. For
rots, molds, mildews and all
fungous diseases.
Copper Sulphate Solution.
Copper sulphate, 1 pound;
water, Is gallons.
Dissolve the copper sulphate
in the water, when it is ready
for use. This should never be
applied to foliage, but must be
used before the buds break. For
peaches and nectarines, use. %
gallons of water. For fungous
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22
Worms in Colts.

For intestinal worms in colts
the following mixture is used by
veterinarians: Mix together as a
base / pound each of salt and
granulated sugar; in this mix
one half pound of tobacco dust,
or fine cut tobacco; 4 ounces of
sulphate of iron powder; s
ounces of powdered worm seed.
Give a heaping teaspoonful in
the feed, at first once per day,
then twice per day, and keep it
up for three weeks.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22

Alfalfa; l.70 acres: This was sown May Is.
1905, yielding three cuttings of about five tons
OF clean hay the first season. During the Sec
ond season, covered by this Timely Hint,
there were seven cuttings with n total Of
about 20 tons of hay. The only cash outlay
was S224l for irrigating water. The labor re-
quired was, mans time, II days and team
nine days, which is rather high labor require
ment for this alfalfa on account of the small
size of the field under consideration, and Inn
tied use Of machinery. This crop at SIS 90 to
$1,000 n ton, loose, which has been the price
this season, represents O cash return of not
less thar Sl2n.0O for the crop; but this hay was
used to feed the team employed on the place.
proving to be more than sufficient for that
mains at the end Of the season. The manure
from this source, being free from Bermuda
grass seed, was especially valuable for fertil.
izing part of the crops grown.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22
In the Probate Court
OF THE COUNTY OF YUMA.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
E. Dorrington, deceased.

In the Matter of the Estate of George
E. Dorrington, deceased.
Notice for Posting of Settlement of
Account.
Notice is hereby given that J. w.
Dorrington, the administrator of the es-
tate of George e. Dorrington, deceased,
has rendered and presented for settle
ment and fled in said court his final
account of his administration of said
estate; and that Thursday, the Both
day of April, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. M,
at the court room of said court, at the
county court house in the town of
Yuma, in said Yuma county, has been
duly appointed by the Judge of said
court for the settlement of said account,
Bt which time and place any person in
terested in said estate may appear and
file his exceptions in writing to the
said account and contest the same.
Dated April Is, 1908,
Joseph II. Godfrey,
[Seal] Clerk.
Apr Il
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Plenty of Trouble

is caused by staOnatiOn of the liver and
bowels. To get rid OF it and headache
and biliousness and the poison that
brings iaundice. take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, the reliable purifiers that
do the work without grinding or grip
ing. 25c at all drug stores.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22
RECLAMATION OF THE GROUND

The soil of our tract, n warm, sandy loan
well adapted to gardening operations, was
levelled, ditched and bOrdered at a contract
price of Sl7.2O an acre, considerably less than
the average for the locality, reckoning the
labor OF men and teams at current rates. In
addition, barbed wire and posts for fencing
cost S60l0; lumber for headgateS cost S39.57;
a drive well point and pipe, q pitcher-spOut
pump and II barrel, Sl3.45; a small lumber
two-roOm house, including five and one-half
shelter for horses, about $500. Only skilled
labor employed in leveliing, bordering and
ditching the ground, and for part cOnstruc-
ton OF the house, Is included in the above
estimates, as the common labor required or
dinarly would be, and in this case was, fur
nished by the farmer himself
To bring this ground under cultivation and
make 1t habitable for a small farmer and his
family, as stated above, therefore required a
cash outlay of about S400.N. In addition, In
the average instance must be included q
team, wagon. plow, harrow, haying equip
ment, shovels hoes and other small TOOLS
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS,
A Lesson in Intensive Farming by
K. II. Forbes, Director and
Chemist of Agricultural
Experiment Station.
University OF Arizona,
January Is, 1907.


January Is, 1907.
Just west Of Yuma, Arizona, In the alluvial
food plain of the Colorado, lies a little farm
of 10 acres which on May l, 1905, was virgin
brush and creoSOte bushes. The original
purpose of the tract was for planting selected
varieties of date palms imported by the u. ).
department OF Agriculture from the Old
World. The Ex pertinent station, May 2, be-
gan preparing the ground, and on May 20 the
work of levelling, bordering and irrigating
the tract and the planting OF l52 palms, was
completed.
THE PLAN OF WORK.
Recognizing, however, that a farmer with
his living to make meantime, cannot afford
to wait for an orchard to come into bearing,
it was planned to plant crops for quick re-
work on q feasible basis from the small farm
er's point of view. In order to cconomize
ground the irrigating borders were so placed
as to coincide with the rows of palms, thus
The tract was divided by the borders into
lands, for the most part one-half an acre in
size. lrrigating water from the Colorado
Valley T. & !. Canal was obtained in the GUS
tOmary manner, and <. l.. Crane, himself a
Yuma Valley farmer, undertook the care of
what was nicknanled our play farm"
In size, as well as in the intensive character
of the work planned, this farm" Is the OPP
posite of the average holdings of this locality.
The prevailing crops of the region are alfalfa,
corn, barley, and forages in general, compara-
lively little attention being given to vege-
tables and fruits Withal, the cost of levelling
land in this region is high, rarely falling be-
low twenty dollars an acre at current prices
for labor and teams. Moreover the cost, ex-
elusive OF maintenance, of the Government
irrigating system now under construction
will be about $3.50 an acre annually for ten
years To meet these and other heavy items
of ex penSe in connection with the establish
ment of a farm in this region, intensive crops
OF more remunerative character than those
now In vogue, are essential. 1t was partly,
therefore, as an object lesson bearing upon
these financial aspects OF the general situa-
tion, that this cultural work was planned.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22
CROPS AND MARKETS.

The crops selected for the season OF 1906
were Early Rose potatoes, White bermuda
onions. Rockyrord cantaioupes, Dwarf Cham
pion and Burpee's Quarter Century tomatoes,
and alfalfa, besides few hills of watermelons
and Sundry vegetables.
The produce was marketed in Yuma with
the exception of tomatoes, which, for the
largest part, were expressed TO Tucson and
Bisbee The following statements for the
various crops are on the basis of net cash le-
turns To the small farmer, who with ar aver
age family OF five and a team of horses is as
sumed to do the work required. as explained
below. Items neccSSitating cash outlay, as
seed, irrigating water. and crates are deducted
from gross returns. Water costs an average
OF 30 cents for irrigation per acre for the crops
grown. The yields in certain instances are
low Cue to the unimprovcd condition OF the
soil, which, like desert soils in geE.ral, was
low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some
small salty areas also affected Yields locally.
White Bermuda onions; Al acres; Seed
planted Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 1905 Young onions
trans spIanted, Feb. 80, l0OH. Crop matured
about June !. Yield, 1915 pounds OF dry on
ions. Highest price received, 2l@c pound:
lowest price received, l.Sc pound. Entire
crop marketed in Yuma
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diseases.
diseases.
Ammoniacal Copper Carbonate.

diseases.
Ammoniacal Copper Carbonate.
Copper carbonate, ounce;
ammonia enough to dissolve the
copper; water, 9 gallons.
The copper carbonate is best
dissolved in large bottles, where
it will keep indefinitely, and it
should be diluted with water as
required. For same purpose as
Bordeaux,
Kerosene Emulsion.
Hard soap, half pound; boil
ing water, ! gallon; kerosene, 2
gallons.
Dissolve the soap in the water;
add the kerosene and churn with
a pump for i've to ten minutes.
Dilute ten to fifteen times before
applying. FOR insects Wnlcn
suck, cabbage worms and all in
sects which have soft bodies.
Where only one kind Of spray
is used it will be found that an
arsenic preparation is more i'm
portant than any other. No man
who has an orchard should al
low it to be seriously injured by
insect pests without a deterWin-
ed effort to combat them. 1t is
generally safest to begin the
battle as soon as the insects are
likely to appear in the orchard.
For some enemies, like the
canker worm, only prompt and
decisive measures are effectual.
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*Not including SI4.60, failed TO collect.
Until the last OF June this crop required but
however, four persons were employed on
about half time in picking, packing aud ship
ing the crop. The entire labor requirements
for the crop were, mems time, So days; women
and boys, 80 days: and team 10 days, the
heaviest demand upon labor being during
July Dwerf Champion and Burpeos Quarter
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The amount of labor expended upon this
crop was large for the area, especially at the
transplan ting time. One days team work in
preparing the land and about 32 days, mems
time, were required to bring It through, al
though the work was not heavy and could
have been largely performed by boys. The
yield was low owing to the desert and unfer-
tilized character of the soil, onions requiring
large amounts of organic matter in the soil to
give good results.
Early Rose potatoes; 81 acres: Seed pota-
toes planted Feb. 1919, 1905. Beginning TO
bloom A pril l3. Crop all harvested June l3.
Yield, 26l5 pounds. Highest price, May q,
SIC. Bulk of crop, 24c. All marketed In
Yuma.
Cash Cash
outlay. returns
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-04-22

YUMA LODGE NO. Z A. o. Q. W. MEETS
I every Tuesday evening at o'clock. Visit
tng brethren In good standing are invited to
attend. Yours in c. II. and ?.
F. L. EWING, NJ. w.
ED. MAYES, r.
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The labor on this crop was light but In this
case time consuming, because eOfinconvenient
arrangements for marketing. There were en-
ployed on the crop 81 days mems time; days
women and boys; and days team not other
wise included
The crop was fertiliZed with barnyald man.
ure in about thrce-fourths of the hills and as
stated above, the stand was poor The results
OF this acre are therefore conservative.
WatermelOnS and Sundry small items of
produce were sold locally to the amount
OF. ...-......-............ SIS. .65
Seed and irrigating water. about 200
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Century yielded about equally well, both be-
ing of the dwarf bushy sorts best adapted to
this climate. Barnyard manure was used un-
der the double rows. otherwise the ground
was unfertilized save by the muddy irrigating
water used.
ROCKFORD cantaloupes; acre: Seed planted
March 10, 1906. Cold, backward saason re-
Sulting in thin stand equal to about three
fourths Of an acre. Crop picked July S to
Sept T.. Yield 780 dozen, sold locally at from
Csc to l5c dozen.
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$50 pounds seed-potatoes and

The amount of labor required for the crop
itself was about 10 working days, with team
II. days. The Sesbania used as green manur-
ing on the west half of the potato ground was
given IL irrigationS Bermuda grass, more
over fiourished beneath the sesbania to such
an extent as subsequently to require % days
labor for cleaning up the .i5acres so fertiliZed
Although the larger part OF the crop came
from the Sesbana fertiliZed portion OF the po-
tatoes, this method Of enriching the soil
proved very costly, q days mans time and 3
days teamwork being required to put the ses-
bana under and afterwards get rid of the
Bermuda grass. Nevertheless, the labor en-
tailed could easily have been managed by
careful farmer, aS the Bermuda digging was
done in January when other work was not
urgent.
Tomatoes. Dwarf Champion and Burpee's
Quarter Century; 80 acres: Seed planted In
cold-frame, Feb. /. 1906 Transplant ted to field,
March 1915. First ripe tomatoes, June 10.
Last of mark ketahle crop, Sept. y. Yield, first
class, II282 pounds second class, salable, 22ig
pounds; waste, most of which could have
been canned, 1910 pounds. Total crop OF $500
vines, 1891 pounds or 4.6 pounds gross to the
vine. Highest price received, 3Uc for a single
pound on June 10. Bulk of first-claSs crop sold
during July in Tucson and Bisbee markets, at
6H to 41zc T. o. b. Yuma. Second class crop
" Tn Cr
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS:

DETER T. ROBERTSON, ATTORNEY AT
4 Law, Office in Cotter Bldg, Yuma, AriZ.
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Seed and irrigating water, about 200
Leaving a cash return of about. 1855
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
NEGROES Held for Old Murder.

Five negroes are in jail at Newport
charged with the murder of Joe Gort-
ney. a prominent farmer and mill
man, who was found dead upon the
road near Shoffner. his home, on the
night OF October ,, 1905. 1t is alleged
that one OF the negroes, when he
thought he was on his death bed, ad
mitted that he and his brother had
murdered Mr. Cortney because of a
grudge which they bore him for whip
ping them when they We're boys The
two negroes implicated others in the
murder OF Courtney and all have been
arrested
The negroes arrested are: Levi
Bordens and IVES BARRIER Of Lincoln
county, Asa Borders, Chapman Hen
drison and Arthur Morris of Jackson
county. jeff Morris, father of Arthur
Morris. IS also in prison on the charge
OF perjury in attempting to shield his
son.
When the body of Mr.. Cortney was
found it was presumed that he had
met his death in a runaway How
eyer. two girls who were in the road
at the time declaring that they had
seen a band OF negroes rush upon and
assault Mr. Cortney.
All five negroes are held on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
Spirit Lake Is to Be Restocked.

Henry Moore, Jr, president of Red
river leyee district No |, has received
notice from the war department that
the contract will at once be let to
"bulkhead" Spirit Lake in Lafayette
county This lake was nearly destroy
ed during the overflow. which devas-
tated the Red river bottoms last
spring The end OF the lake was near
the river and the rise caused the
bank TO cave until it reached the end
of the lake and when the waters
receded a great deal of the water OF
the lake flowed out
This caused much distress among
the sportsmen OF southwest Arkansas,
as Spirit Lake was the most noted
fishing place in this part of the state.
Mr. More at once took the matter up
with the war department with the
view of having the damage repaired,
and after much careful examination
and deliberation the department has
concluded 10 repair the damage. A
bulkhead will be built and the leVee
line will be strong enough to resist
any flood of the Red river.
The government fishery at Nam
moth Spring has agreed to send 20
geo black bass for Spirit Lake early
in November
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
Henry ]. Miller Takes a SHOT.

Henry ]. Miller, editor of the Ar
genta Daily News, shot at E. NJ. Malm-
quist, former employe. shortly be-
fore s o'clock Wednesday night, as
Malmquist was fleeing through the
curtains closing rear room in the
K. S. Bugg & Co. undertaking estab-
.ishment, at Second and Main streets,
Argenta Miller'9 bullet went wild by
a fraction of a foot. and Malmquist
left the undertaking establishment by
a rear door Miller was arrested and
released on bond for assault to kill.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
rexarkana Has Two Chiefs of Police.

A sensation was caused on the Ar
kansas side of Texarkana Thursday
by the suspension from Office of Chief
of Police Towery by Mayor Beding
field, who appointed Policeman Walter
Crowell in his place pending trial be-
fore the city council The charges
against the chief are inefficiency and
a persistent and ong-continued fall
ure to perform the duties of his Office
Towery ignored the mayors order
for his suspension and is continuing
to perform the functions of his posi-
ton, with the result that Texarkana.
Ark, now has two chiefs of police,
both claiming exclusive authority.
The city council met in special SEES
sion Thursday night to hear the
charges against Towery, but the hear
ing was. not completed.
Feeling. is strong over the matter.
Towery is an old Confederate soldier,
and has many strong partisans. Both
sides are represented by several able
attorneys.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
Lads Rigging Phone Are Horribly
Burned.

Clarence Turner. son of O. o. Tur-
ner, ann his cousin, Lawrence Turner,
son of James L. Turner. were the
victims of a frightful accident at Tex
arckana Saturday afternoon. The
lads, who are about 10 years of age,
concluded to rig up a telephone in an
alley near their homes, and, getting
some wire. were in the act of throw
ing it over and across an electric
light wire which was heavily charged.
when the entire voltage was thrown
into their bodies Clarence had the
wire wrapped about his wrist and his
arm was burned almost entirely off.
They were given prompt medical at
tention, but both are still in pre-
earious condition and may die.
The fathers of the boys are old
time citizens and prominent whole
sale merchants.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
Complete Returns Show Big Increase.

Complete Returns Show Big Increase.
Complete returns from Mondays
election which have been received up
TO the present time confirm the early
prediction that the total vote cast in
Monday election was larger than
that cast two years ago. and that
the Democratic majority would be at
least as large as that received by
Governor Lille
Complete returns from sixteen coun-
ties. official and unofficial. give DON
aghcy %. 713 and Worthington 10.144.
a plurality of 15.569 for Donaghey
These same counties in 1906 gave
Little 22.779 and Worthington 9,46S.
a plurality OF 1871 for Little.
If the remainder of the returns
show the same gains. the total vote
cast in Mondays election will be found
10 be approximately 10000. as COM
pared with 15l .S4S in 1906, and Don.
aghey's plurality over Worthington
will be nearly 10000 Complete re-
turns may decrease these figures, but
the indications are that both the total
will break all previous records.
The full returns which have been re-
ceiyed show a marked increase in the
vote for the Socialist candidate for
governor over that of two years ago.
If the present gain is maintained in
the counties which have not yet re-
ported. the indications are that the
Socialist vote will be increased from
2,1S5. the number of votes cast for
Dan Hogan for governor in 1906. to
more than 10000
Thirteen counties from which the
Socialist vote has been reported give
Jones, the nominee of that party for
governor. a total of l,249 votes. The
same counties, in 1906, gave Hogan
$40 votes The Socialists have made
big gains in several counties. In Polk
county their vote jumped from "a in
1906 TO 222 Tn Independence county
it was increased from "a to ia.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
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u" NEWS OF "a
ARKANSAS
''<V.@~
Might Riding" Fake Is Exploded.

might Riding" Fake Is Exploded.
Reports to the effect that night
riders have appeared recently near
Lake city were exploded Saturday
when it WIS learned from a num.-er
Of reliable sources that no night
riders have appeared anywhere and
that the reports TO that effect were
the result OF a joke played on William
Graddock Of Lake city.
Mr. Craddoek owns a horse. which
Is alleged TO have created disturb
ance in Lake city and which. it is
said, caused some of the residents OF
that place 10 remark in joking man
ner. that they intended to have an
ordinance passed in the city council
prohibiting the animal from appear
ing on the streets Shortly after
ward. according to information Sc.
cured. the switches were found by
Mr. Graddoek pinnes on the door o.
his barn in which the horse was kept
Investigation has brought to light
the fact thar he joke on Mr. Craddock
resulted in the scattering of rumors
TO the effect that night riders had
appeared in that section and that the
one instance. which was intended as
a joke, was the sole ana only basis
for all of the reports which gained in
magnitude as they were spread. until
it has been flashed across The entire
continent that night riders. supposed
10 be members of the Arkansas Farm
ers' Union, have appeared in Craig
head county and made many dire
threats
The reports have caused general
CONSERVATION among officers Of the
Farmers Union, who have started an
Investigation. According to the re-
ports the band of night riders who
were alleged to have appeared last
week were members of the union and
made threats which were directly con
nected with the Farmers Union in.
terests. It was alleged that they
warned a number of farmers to hold
their cotton for the minimum price
set by the union and that they also
warned planters not to charge more
than 81 rent for land which they had
been renting for So.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
L.W. Wods to oe Editor.

L. W. (Buck) Woods, weIl-known
Arkansas newspaper man, at present
owner and editor of a weekly at
Beebe, will be the editor and general
manager of the new Argenta morning
publication which will shortly make
its appearance The plans for in
cooperating and financing the com
pany that will back this journalistic
venture are rapidly being brought to
a focus and papers will be taken out
next week and the stock. already sub
scribed, will be converted into cash.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-24
CAUGHT After a Year.

Will Thomas. a negro arrested sew
eral days ago for theft committed
more than year ago. was fined 500
nd sentenced to three months on the
ounty farm Monday morning by
Judge Ratterree. Thomas was found
II the Gus Blass store one morning
/ hen the place was opened up for
/ lsiness. but by spirited dash
anaged to avoid arrest. and since
/ en- has been a fugitive from justice.
recently he returned 10 Little Poc1
q d was promptly arrested.