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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-09
A CHOICE QUARTER
This Farm Can Not be Sold for
Less Money. You Can See agood
Raise, Then Why Not Buy.

Choice 100 acres in Brown county,
South Dakota, near thrifty Dunk
ard settlement. Surface nearly
level, soil black loan of good quail
ity. Every foot can be profitably
cultivated. Improved farms all
around. Are you interested at $50
an acre? For terms write Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-09
A MODEL HOME
1t Can't be Duplicate in
Iowa for the Price,
500 per Acre.

No. 21O 120 acres at s. 90.
miles from two good towns, miles
from fine town on main line of Rock
Island Ry, 1 mile to school, R. F. D.
at door, phone in house, lays some
what rolling but not rough, 100 acres
can be cultivated, balance good pas.
ture land. All good soil, all fenced
with woven wire, two pastures, fields
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-09
80 acres at $50

Near county seat, near school, near
store, good roads. so acres good
farm land. Lots of small fruit
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

individually and collectively, spent a
"Merrie Christmas: that the new
year may be bright and happy for
all: that In great prosperity The
Gazette may long live to see the re-
turn OF many happy New Years: that
as the years go by its sphere OF use
fulness may widen: and that The
Gazette Is their best friend-clean,
truthful. reliable. and thoroughly
up-to-date. Having eliminated all
Objectionable advertising matter,
added to the editorial force. intro
duced illustrations and laid in a sup
ply OF f'rst-class. new type. increased
the size OF the journal. and adopted
departments edited by experts, and
the insurance OF special editions.
and-last and best Of all-changed
The Gazette from q semi-monthly to
n weekly. the present publication de-
serves the unqualified endorsement
and hearty support Of every farmer
who looks TO the Advancement Of his
" best interests.
G. c. rALCONER.
Shubuta. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

Editorial Comment: Mr.. Schmidt'a
experience bears out what The
southern Farm Gazette haa repeat
eddy stated. tina, corn can b. planted
In checks In the South and raised
without hoeing. II III. same methods
arc employed here aa nre found
necessary further North. l, IN easy
To ind a way not To max. n crop
when corn is checked. Failing 10
have the land thoroughly drained. or
falling 10 plow IL Nil and reasonably
deep. or failing Ia W.. the right cnl-
,iyaiors often enough any Of these
might make II failure of u crop In
which III. hoe was not used. But
no matter what the plan of making
n crop. some years the yield Will be
small. However. n small yield can
be borne better when the crop has
caused little expense than when II
Inns caused much expense. Further
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

more. when n man n clean a
whole row every time he drives
across the field. he can afford 10 go
over the crop often enough to keep
grass In control. even II he should
fail Ia destroy the grass wholly Mt
any n CIVILIZATIONS: and cross-culti-
Walton leaves no drill to hoe.
That the Gulf coast rice industry
was put on n new basis and became
of many times greater importance
than formerly. In due largely to the
changes made by farmers who moved
tn Louisiana from the West and the
North. Their methods cheapencd the
work of making the rice crop and
made tho yield per man very much
greater. In many instances immi-
grants from distant, States could do
m much for corn raising and hay
raising and almos, as much for cot
ton raising. and their previous farm
ing on high-priccd land has taught
them tn make soil fertility along
with their crops II might take
them n little while To adjust them
selves To their new homes: but the
adjustment could bc made with prof
II In themselves and their farms
should ultimately be good object les
sons for others. The Southern far
mrr will hc quick To change his
methods when he secs he can do no
safely. hu, hc Ia inclined tn be n
donbscr. to fear that any change will
h. for b worse. His caution In not
~s'hou, i'a merit. but I, Ia possible
tn carry "a good thing too far. Tho
main difference between tho South
ern and the Northern farmer lies
In tho fac, tha, the Southern farmer
Ia largely u user Of hands and hand
tools. while the Northern farmer Ia
largely "A uar OF horses and big
horse tools.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

raised here without the hoe. We
always knew gardening and trucking
had to be done to n great exten. with
the hoe: but making corn on n fair
sized plantation with the hoe M
dis~conraging: so we decided to break
the last piece we'll and fiat. prepare
IL n then plant II TO a stand. Tho
negroes were ordered to do so. to
pillow clear around and sure fat. II
the pillow was In the ground or out.
taking land or not. they kept going.
The negro knows how to do IT,"
but we stopped them directly: had
the plow go down and turn all the
soil. Then the harrow was put ON.
and the corn was drilled to a stand.
Before the corn came up. or about
that time. we gave ttc lend another
narrowing: and got n good stand,
and-'hc best OF ali-good corn. Az
the hrst two paintings had 10 be
tended with the hoe. they were very
expensive: and then when the crop
needed moisture. none was In re-
serve for It,. AZ tho land had moi,
been plowed up. But the las, piece.
which II vas prophcsicd would make
no corn. made our corn.
Improved Tools Iscstcr Than Worth.
loss Labor.
Last year we piowcd all our corn
land IN, and wcll-not - we'll as We
were used to doing in Illinois. bu,
stu Il waa said TO be extra we'll
done. II was worked down we'll with
the harrow: and We had bough, n
,~o-row ~chcck-row planter and plant
cd our corn TO a stand trathcr too
hcavyl. and cultivated II ,wo
ways. Tho result was good. a
fair crop OF corn in Bermuda sod.
besides killing a deal OF Bermuda.
Last rear NO bought ninc dincrcn,
c~ui'ivasor#. and ,his ycar want 10 bc
sure the crop n cultivated. We have
found IL will not do 10 listen In 9th
cra who say The negroes know
how 10 do is."-wh.ch they surely
kuow~~how 10 ruin the land.
Our experience In. that wc need
ius, az good or better piowa. plant
cra and cul,iva,ors here al in the
Northern States. where wc hav.
been farming with success while tho
land was getting more productive.
llcr- the opposite In truc. Tho no
gro knows IT," sure: he knows how
IN ruin shia country. wr must have
more farm tools and improved ma
chincry 10 replace worthless labor.
save our farms and country. and In
the immigration OF better labor
tn help improve and build up our
ihink yonr paper In taking
tho right steps towards Il. by letting
toll their experience through
IL and ask for advice. and then get
Tho advice either from farmers OF
from tho A. Il NJ. College.
JOHN SCHMIDT.
Egypt. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14
Something to Think About.

We read in the Southern Cultivator last week the follow
ing statement by a Georgia farmer:
IL you hnd a Georgia farmer. in any section, who has made
" " habt to grow plenty Of corn, as q rule you will find
n who lends money; IL not, you will certainly find q man
who has the confidence Of his merchants and bankers, and
who always gets any help he needs"
we have thought about this statement much and have con-
GUIDED the Georgia farmer has stated a truth. We cannot
think OF a single farmer OF our Acquaintance who grows plenty
u corn Tor home use and some to sell who is not in easy cir
circumstances. and most OF them are money lenders. This ia
something our farmers should think about. in making prepara-
ions Tor this years crop-Roanoke-Chowan Times.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

and on this plantation. and I must
say that under the circumstances
our experience has been great. At
that time we knew no more than a
child that had been going TO school
for a while and thinking he knew
more than his teacher. On arriving
here. We listened to and took advice
from every side. and wondered how
easy IL would be TO plan, and raise a
crop. Just watch the negroes; they
know how TO do. how to make a
crop. and do make IL with hardly
any tools" wc were told. On look
ing at their tools. II Ia astonishing
how they do do IT. On seeking bet
ter implements. which were hard TO
find, we were told what there were
were good enough for tho negroes:
so We were put on an equal footing
With them. AS 10 the firss year. We
watched them. and saw the results
not only on this place. but In this
whole vicinity.
How Southern Soils Arc Ruined.
During and after every rain We
could sec how the fertility was wash
Ing away from tho soil. But what
IN the d~iycrcncc7 We arc getting
the rent. and IL In a good PROB, on
our investment Asking wha, should
become OF this country after such
~ a ~ "a Ys.<1n.rA 9k. sf
don; know. the next generation
nus; look gu; for that" Often
had TO reply. III this In our motto.
then ! am in favor OF making tho
motion TO close every school house
and stop paying taxes for schools
and education"
Better Ilows and n~ss~r Flowing.
While the frs; year was going by.
and the result Was wc had TO dig
very deep do~n-in fact. 10 the bot
tom OF our pockc,s-~so 20; corn for
our work stock. IL was dear expo
rtencc. that nrss year. We tried
different make~win fact. about cv-
cry make-of plows used In this
part Of tho State. II the pIowa
came Ia n hard place or Ia n little
johnson or bermuda grass. they wcrc
allowed 10 around Ii. That did
not suit ua. After much nhwcrva-
ton and meditation NC found out
ahou; wha; wc wanted: and had
four extra piows made By aha, NO
believe In an good a piow factory an
there In. In Illinois: and tho reaul,
Was good. At nrss the neKroes con
dsmned them. as not bearing tho
name they were accustomed 10: and
they wer- a little more expensive: |
but after tho irst days trial. they |
put all other pIows aside and IL,
'hia special make do nil tn. work.
Bcing satisfied with tho result. We
ordered nine more this winter for
our own use.
The Piece That Made the Corn.
The mrs, year We planted corn. IN
above stated. according Ia the ad-
vic" Of Others. as ws had no right Ia
condemn them. We dropped In the
water furro~ as advised. The me-
srots knew how To do IL In the way
they were used TO: and bedded on
IL very quick Nay TO get "A lot Of
corn In the ground. nina-tenths oil
which had better hocn saved. either
for horses. hogs. or chickens. Ac"
eordins 10 the advice. the negro
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

Editors Gazette: trust sincerely
the worthy editors Of The GREATER
Gazette and all their c%o-inborers.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14
Bigger Corn Crops Without Hoeina.

hNft.''" " :" " y" IN the south Who Rejected the Methods Of
Saving Tools. P'"'eu "oo
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14

Appreciated Praise From High Au.
thority.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
YUMA 6 SAN DIEGO RAILROAD
To Build Two Big Piers at San
Diego, California.

San Diego, Feb. 25.-Oficials
of the San Diego & Yuma Rail-
road Company will file with the
state board of harbor commits.
sioners an application for a fran
chise to build two immense piers
in San Diego harbor. It is ex-
pected that the commissioners
will give the application hear
ing at their next meeting, on
March 4.
The maps which will be fled
with the application show that
the piers. will be from 1882 feet
to 1778 feet in length. Each will
have a width of 525 feet. On
each pier will be eight railroad
tracks with a total length of
more than four miles. The cost
will be more than 100000.
When completed twelve of the
largest freight steamships now
plying in the Pacific will be able
to find wharfage room at the
same time and thirty six of the
largest lumber schooners on the
coast can tie up and be taken
care Of.
The piers will extend from the
foot of Sixth street to the foot of
Sixteenth street. Between the
two will be space of water 800
feet wide with a depth of thirty
feet ut low tide. With these pro
portions the piers will be among
the largest on the Pacific coast.
Under the terms of the appli-
cation for the franchise the com
pany binds itself to complete the
construction work in two years,
but officials now in the city say
that if the franchise is granted
work will be commenced imme-
diately and will be finished with
in eighteen months. 40
Stxtg:surveyors. are now in the
field running the lines for the
new railroad. Three routes are
being run to Carisso canyon.
From there the surveyors will
go to Imperial to run line west
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

to the mountains and then east
to Yuma, Ariz., which will be
the eastern terminus. Lines have
already been surveyed for the
branches to Lakeside on the
north and Ensenada, Mexico, ON
the south, Ambition and quar-
ter of dollars hasalready been
expended by the company and
the right of way is secured from
this city to Yuma. The building
of the line will necessitate the
tearing. downof $50 buildings in
San Diego. -.
Two grading contracts are
nearing completion. OnTwenty-
sixth street, in this city, The
track has been graded out for
one and one half miles. At Ma
tional City two miles of grading
has been done. Yesterday seven
carloads of grading material ar
rived here, consigned to the San
Diego and Yuma, which leads to
the belief that the grading work
will become more active imme-
diately.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
Neglected Colds Threaten Life.
From the Chicago Tribune. !


"Don't trife with cold'' is good ad-
vice for prudent men and women. 1t
may be vital in the case of child.
Proper food ventilation and dry, warm
clothing are the proper safeguards
against colds. If they are maintained
through, the changeable weather of
autumn, winter and spring, the chances
of a surprise from ordinary colds will
be slight. But the ordinary light cold
will become severe if neglected, and q
well established light cold is to the
germs of diphtheria what honey is to
the bee. The greatest menace to child
life at this season of the year is the
neglected cold Whether it is child
or an adult, the cold, slight or severe,
the very best ire .tment that can be
adopted is to give Chamberlaif's Cough
Remedy. 1t is safe and sure. The
great popularity and immense sale of
fhis preparation has been attained by
its remarkable cures of this ailment.
a cold never results in pneumonia when
it is given. For sale at the Ketcher-
side drug store.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
S1OO,OOO,OOO.

Mr.. NJ. o. Leighton, Chief Hy-.
drographer of the United States
Geographic Survey, says that
that the two great floods on the
Ohio river last spring cost at
least S1OO, 900, 900, not allowing
for depreciation of property con-
stantly subject to food hazard.
In reply to question, he said:
"The flood IN the Ohio was due,
in large part, to the denudation
of the forests"
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26


A weary guest at small and
not very clean country inn was
repeatedly called, the morning
after his arrival, by the colored
man-of-all work.
"see here" he finally burst
forth, "how many times have I
told you 1 don't want to be call
ed? want to sleep!" - -
81 know, sub, but. dey've' got
to hab de sheets anyhow. It's
almos' eight o'clock, an dey's
waitin' fo' de tableclof."
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
Sl5.65 SI5.6f

Alfalfa; I.7O acres: This was sown May 18,
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 a total of
about 20 tons of hay. The only cash outlay
was $50 fl for rrigating water. The labor re-
quired was, mans time, IA days and team
ment for this alfalfa on account of the small
size of the field under consideration, and linn
tied use of machinery. This crop at s. 90 to
$1,000 ton, loose, which has been the price
this season, represents q cash return of not
less thar $4,000 for the crop; but this hay was
used to feed the team employed on the place,
proving to be more than sufficient for that
purpose, since q stack of about three tons re-
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., 1908-02-26

WANTED-Men to advertise and dis
tribute our sample Mail Order Mer-
chandise Catalogues. $50 per month.
Address: UNITY SUPPLY Co.
Dept. F., Chicago, Illinois.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

0UMA LODGE NO. Z \. o. U. W. MEETS
II every Tuesday evening at O'Clock visit
ing brethren in good standing are invited to
attend. Yours in c. H. and P.
F. L. EWING, NJ. w.
ED MATES, r.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS,
A Lesson in Intensive Farming by
r. II. Forbes, Director and
Chemist of Agricultural
Experiment Station.
University of Arizona,
January Is, 1907.

Just west of Yuma, Arizona, in the alluvial
flood-pl Of the Colorado, lies a little farm
or ~ acres which on May /, 1905, was virgin
bottomand, covered with satweed, arrow
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 Experiment 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,
1t was planned to plant crops for quick re-
turns between the tree-rOws, thus putting the
work on feasible basis from the small farm
er's point of view In order to economize
ground the irrigating borders were SO placed
as to coincide with the rows of palms, thus
utilizing space otherwise usually wasted.
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 p. & l. Canal was obtained in the Gus
tomary manner, and +. l.. Crane, himself q
Yuma Valley farmer, undertook the care of
what was nicknamed our play farm"
In size, as well as in the intensive character
of the work planned this farm" is the op-
pOSite of the average holdings of this locality.
The prevailing crops of the region are alfalfa,
corn, barley, and forages in general, compare
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 expense in connection with the establish
ment of q farm in this region, intensive crops
of a 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-
ton, that this cultural work was planned.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

E.BK KETCHERSIDE. ia. A.KETCHERSTDE
"ETCHERSIDE & KETCHERSIDE, PLY
N- sicians ard Surgeons. ONCE in Cotter's
drug store.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

BLACK -; T.: G: IS; {; :; s; 8. 8:
= Esx : az Z priced reliable vaccine mao
Powder, string or Dill form. WI,
!: 8. 81: 8" == =:=:: -. !:
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

A LLIANCIA HISPANO-AMERICAN NO.
N 10. meets every Sunday at ElkS' hall, p.
N. MANUEL MoNRoY, Pres. j. L. REDoNDo,
Secretary.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
sf2I.eO

-EUlI.CU GOZI.bU
*Not including Sl4.G0, failed to collect
Until the lasto June this crop required but
little labor. During the shipping season.
however, four persons were employed on
about half timein picking, packing aud ship
ing the crop. The entire labor requirements
for the crop were, mems time, S5 days; women
and boys, 80 days: and team 40 days, the
heaviest' demand upon labor being during
July. Dwarf Champion and Brpee's Quarter
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
PROFESSIONAL CARDS:

TNRANK BAXTER, Attorney at Law and
IL Notary Public. VIII practice in all the
courts of the Territory. Special attention 10
Mining and Land Laws. p. O. Box 4Ol- First
Street, South Side Yuma, Arizona.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

The labor on this crop was light, but in this
case time consuming, because ofinconvenient
arrangements for marketing. There were en-
ployed on the crop 81 days mems time; 8 days
women and boys; and days team, not other
wise included.
The crop was fertiliZed with barnyald man.
ure in about thrce-fCurths 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
....................... SIS. Is
Seed and irrigating water, about 200
Leaving cash return of about. 1865
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

EETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MI Preachin-; every other sunday morning
at IL O'Clock and Sunday night at 7:3O by the
pastor. J.. M. Ocheltree. Sunday School every
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, 2. L. Robertson
Superintendent.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

r1IRST BAPTIST INCONSISTENCIES
IL on the fourth Sunday in each month at
a:SOpm PRAYER meeting on Friday night Of
each week Eugene Keen, pastor in charge.
unday School every Sunday morning at 10.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

~ATHOLIC CHURCH DIRECTORY: SUN
dayS. Mass at g a. m. Rosary and Bene-
diction at D. m. Week days. Mass at 4. n.
Christian doctrine taught daily by the pastor
IN English at S:3Oa m; In Spanish at $3.50 p. m.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

n. WUPPERMAN. MARY A. WUPPERMAN
UTUPPERMAN & WUPPERMAN, ATTOR-
w neys at law. Notary Public. Court Re
porting, Offices in Wupperman Building, Yuma,
Arizona. Telephone No. 206.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
ECZEMA and PILE CURE

ERF ? Knowing what it was to
- suffer. viii give, FREE
OF CHARGE, to any afflicted a, posi-
tive cure for Eczema, Salt ltheum, Fry
sipelas, Piles and Skin Diseases. Instant
relief. Don't suffer longer. Write
Z. ". WILLIAMS. AGO Manhattan ave
nue. New York. Enclose stamp.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
POSTOFFICE HOURS:

Mail open on Sundays from to a. m
Week DAYS, s a. m. TO p. m.
Ne Moaey Order business on Sundays.
Mail (EaSt and West) closes every day at p. m.
r. H. Chandler P NJ
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

nETER Il. ROBERTSON, ATTORNEY AT
4 Law, Ofice in Cotter Bldg, Yuma, Ariz.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26

W II. ELLIOTT, CIVIL ENGINEER AND
Surveyor: U. S. Deputy Mineral Sur
.yor. Yuma, Arizona.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-02-26
RECLAMATION OF THE GROUND.

The soil of our tract, warm, sandy loan
well adapted to gardening operations, was
levelled, dtched and bordered at q contract
price of Sl7.2O an acre, considerably less than
the az eTage for the locality, reckoning the
labor of men and teams at current rates. In
addition, barbed wire and posts for fencing
cost S60.l0; lumber for headgates cost S39.57;
a drive well point and pipe, pitcher-spout
pump and n barrel, Sl3.45; a small lumber
days carpenter hire, $l52.75; and a brush-roof
shelter for horses, about $500 Only skilled
labor employed in levelling, bordering and
ditching the ground, and for part .conStruc-
ton the house, is included in the above
estimates, as the common labor required or
dinarily would be, and in this case was, fur
niShed by the farmer himself
To bring this ground under cultivation and
make it habitable for q small farmer and his
family, as stated above, therefore required q
cash outlay of about $4,000. IN addition, in
the average instance must be included q
team, wagon. plow, harrow, haying equip
ment, shovels hoes and. other small tools.