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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Draw a Large Crowd Last Friday
Evening,

The spacious High School auditor
ium was filed to overflowing last Fri
day evening by parents and friends
of the young people who were with
appropriate exercises bidding good
bye to the common school.
Beautiful decorations of old rose
and tan-the class colors-adorned
the walls. and upon the rostrum the
graduates proui'v proclaimed their
intention to try and carry out the fol-
lowing class motto: Strive Onward
Thouph the Way be Rugged"
The following program was splen-
didly carried out:
"On to the front"-Air from Car
Invocation Rev. w. /. Davenport
sGIns,;n% sGlussiion son:s Pearl NJ Keenan, e,n.n
"Longfellow" ;:.... Clifford Altman
Class History. Blanche Rex
THE Triumph Of Patience"
Ethel NJ. Crosier
Piano Duet-"Happy Memories.
:...Graee Moore and Irwin Rodeck
The first darkness. Lee Cover
THE world we live in. ".:.......:..
when Violet: Bloom 1t..sa Assia :; .'a:s.
..':-'''... haf)r z. roEu
"Ambition" ......... Harry Herrod
Valedictory..........E. Dell Ritchic
Presentation Of Diplomas. .........
a.r. c. F. Evans. Secy. Board of
Education.
Song by girls OF Class 'oo-"When-
e'er a Snowflake Leaves the Sky"
by c. p. Edmunds
Here is the list Of graduates:
Ethel Crosier. Mary Ford, Bertha
Ginter, Pearl Keenan,, Jessie Mackey.
Grace Moore, Ruth Rolandcr. Dell
Richie, Blanche Rex. Ethel Smith.
Beulah Winburn. Clifford Altman,
Mvron Baxter. Joe Fleming, Lee
Cover, Clyde Loring. Edwin Pugh.
Robert Steele, Louis Unversaux, Har-
ry Herrod, Irwin Rodeek. Verne Rice.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
MATRIMONIAL TIES.
Popular Rocky Ford Couples Seek
Welded Bliss.
KPrNRR-skovpEN.

KPFNER-skovpEN.
4 genuine surprise was sprung upon
everyone but their closest friends by the
wedding Of F. J. Elmer and Mrs. Laura
B. Snowdsn on Wednesday morning.
The wedding occurred at the brides home.
swink and Tenth. and was . very quiet
affair. none but immediate relatives Of the
bride. and the groom's sister. Mrs. W. H.
Mecaskill. being present Immediately
after the ceremony. which was conducted
by Rev. W. J. Davenport. the happy
couple left for Denver. where a part Of
the honey -moon will b spent.
The contracting parties are both well
known in Rocky Ford. The bride. who is
= sister Of Sheriff Potter. having resided
in this city for several years. while the
groom is one Of the foremost stoekmsn
in this section. They have large circle
Of friends who will join the Enterprise in
extending hearty congratulations.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
Good Crop
Next Year

l have a number of very
fine propositions for sale in
large and small tracts of
land.
40 acres, Catlin Water,
all good land. easy pay.
ments,$1OO per acre.
5 room house, corner lot,
SIS foot front, house needs a
little repair, price $1,000.
Lot alone is worth 5000.
Think about your Fire
Insurance, are you fully in
sured?
Do you want to carry an
Accident or Health Policy?
Are you in need of a bond
from a Bonding Company.
If you have money to loan
/ can place it for you, make
the papers, examine abs
stract, collect your interest
in fact take all of the trou-
BILE from you.
Good Modern house for
rent. stable, $1,000 per
month.
Money at all times to loan
on all kinds of Real Estate.
5 acres with full Catlin
water right, mostly set to
cherry trees, close to town.
Will trade for city proper
ty.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
HEAR LECTURE ON
SUGAR BEET CULTURE.
Rocky Ford Farmers Listen to
Noted Beet Scientists.
MANY IMPORTANT
POINTERS" GIVEN.
And Lasting Benefit Will Accrue
From the Meeting of Last
y Saturday Afternoon.

There was great gathering of farm
ers in this city last Saturday in response
to the invitations sent out by Fr. Wietzer.
manager Of the American Beet Sugar Co :.
to attend a meeting for the purpose Of
discussing with officials Of the govern
ment, state agricultural stations and the
a. B. S. Co.. the experiences with beet
culture encountered during the last few
years. and in order to make and receive
suggestions for general improvement IN
this branch Of agriculture.
The X. Of p. Hall had first been en-
gagged. but that was early found too sma Il
to contain the crowd. so the Grand Opera
House was secured and it was well fl led
throughout the afternoon meeting.
G. M. Hall was chosen as chairman
and the meeting opened shortly after
l:50 p. m. with a short explanatory and
introductory address by Manager Wietzer.
He told Of the great improvements that
had taken place in the raising of beets
during recent years-until this last "off"
year-and Of the great aid to be derived
from the investigations Of government
and state scientists. and his talk resu lted
in the adoption before the msetidg ad
journed Of resolution asking the state
legislature to Appropriate sufficient fund
for the agricultural college to continue
the investigation looking TO the control of
insects and the eradication of the dis
eases Of the sugar beet.
DR.. c. o. Townsend. pathologist, Of
Washington. D. c., scientist in charge Of
the governments investigation and ex-
0srimsnts in the proper raising Of sugar
beets, spoke on The Seed Question.
His address was very interesting and
together with those that followed will
b published in full In following issues Of
the Enterprise.
Prof. E. @. Titus. sntomologist Of the
Utah Agricultural Station. Fort Logan.
Utah, spoke on "Inssets and Diseases Of
the Sugar Beet. In the course Of his
talk many interesting and important
pointers were given that will be Of last
ing benefit to the hundreds who heard it.
W.K. Winterhaltsr. consulting agrieul-
turist Of the A. B. S. Co. at Rocky Ford.
delivered an address that held the earn
est attention Of every hearer and proved
Of exceptional interest to all In the
course Of his talk hs toue:ed upon al
most every phase Of beet eulture-ths
condition that land should be in. beet
planting. care. irrigation. harvesting. etc.
and he gave much valuable informa ton
the great advantage Of the best raissrs
Of the community.
The meeting will prove Of vast sduea-
tional value and will surely bring the
farmer to realization Of the advances
Of applied science to the raising Of the
sugar bsst.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
LIBRARY OPENING
: BaiIdlng WIN b Thrown Open This
friday Evenlng

y No formal ceremonies will mark the
opening Of the Rocky Ford Public Library
which will take place this evening. BY
authority Of the board Of directors the
building will simply bs thrown open for
inspection by the general public between
the hours Of 7:5o and 10 o'clock. There
will Be no spssshlfying. no reception. and
the general public is simply asked to 60
and view the building that has been
erected through the generosity Of Andrew
Carnegie.
All the formality about the opening Of
the library will Be under the auspices Of
the Womsn's Club. when they hold their
reception in the club rooms tomorrow
afternoon. To this affair all the other
ladies clubs in the city and surrounding
country have been invited. and elaborate
preparations are being made to receive
and snjoyably entertain the host.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
Goes Higher Up.

With the close Of next week Rocky Ford
will lose Mrs. Carrie E. Money. who just
. week ago assumed her duties as in
struetor in the High School. Mrs. Money
has accepted position as instructor in
the Stseis school at Colorado Springs and
will take up the work there on Feb. l..
NEXT 70 the prineipalship. for she is d.
reetly in line. the position is tho very best
and in one Of the leading schools Of the
state. and Mrs. Monev's many friends are
veil pleased at this marked evidence Of
her exceptional worth as an instructor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
SHORT COURSES.

In Rocky Ford The First Week in
February, Beginning Monday. Feb.
at Q q m.
The Rocky Ford Board of Educa-
tion have rendered the use of the
new High School building. and the
full attendance OF the students for
the entire week. The Ladies course
will be given in the leetrue room Of
the Presbyterian church. The agri-
cultural lectures will be delivered in
the Hiph School Assembly hall.
The Short Courses arc distinct from
the farmers institutes in that the
xwork is more elaborate and q thor
uoh. college extension work for the
FARMER, giving the foundation prin-
ciples, and lectures by the most prac-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-01-22
EpoAR-wArrERs


At the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. o. Waters. West Maple ave-
nue.. on Wednesday evening. there oe-
Cured the wedding Of two Of our most
popular young psopls-T. A. Edgar and
Mss Mauds Waters. About thirty in
vited friends and relatives witnessed the
ceremony. which was conducted by Rev.
W. B. Harter. and afterward enjoyed
delicious wedding supper.
There were many beautiful and useful
wedding presents. amongst them being
pieces Of silverware. furniture. pictures,
linen. ETC.. which at,ested the warm
friendship and esteem IN which the bride
was held. The happy groom is also well
and favorably known and has large
circle OF friends IN Rocky Ford. The
Enterprise joins in extending hearty Con-
gratulations and best wishes to the happy
couple.
After short honeymoon visit to Denver
they will take W housekeeping on the
er,om's farm. five miles southwest Of
town.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

/ chased by dogs. Frequently a mum
ber of ewes will not breed for some
time after having been chased and
badly frightened. The efficiency of
any dog law depends largely ON Its
enforcement, but too frequently 1t is
never enforced, many worthless dogs
being allowed TO run at large that
would be controlled or destroyed If
rigid dog law was enforced.
The Illustration shows a dog proof
fence on the experiment station
grounds. constructed as follows: The
woven wire fence consists Of seven
teen horizontal wires-the three lower
wires one and one-half inches apart,
the width between wires gradually In
creaslng to five inches at top. The
vertical stays are six inches apart. The
wire is fastened to posts set twenty
five feet apart, the bottom wire being
three inches from the ground. One
barbed wire is set midway between the
bottom horizontal wire and the ground.
One barbed wire is fastened to the
posts three inches higher than the top
wire. Two barbed wires are attached
eight inches apart to pieces of by q
nailed to the posts above the
wire with twenty-penny nails. These
pieces are set outward and upward
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

hereditary defects. \ sound mare ol
a fairly good, wide. drafty type, even
though she may not be so very large
If mated with the right kind Of stal'
lion, may produce drafters OF a hish
| order. Such mare, however should
| not be bred to stallion of extreme
| weight. Better results will follow II
she is bred to the rugged, heavy boned
stallion of medium draft size and the
FLIES from this cross bred to the
heavier stallion.
In breeding draft horses the stallion
is Of even greater Importance than the
mare. On account of there being so
many mares that are understood 1t Is
especially important that the stallion
should be of good size and heavy
boned. Soundncss In Il stallion should
he the first consideration. 1t is mat
ter of surprise that farmers do not
pay more attention to this all impor-
tant point both when buying Il stallion
and when breeding their mares. They
are apt to select stallion much as
they would buy a steer being intiu-
enced almost entirely by the size and
of the body.
Ordinarily too little attention is given
to the feet and legs. 1t is impossible
TO have a good draft horse without |
good feet and the legs sound and well |
placed. Special attention should be
given to the hooks and pasterns. The
1asterns should be springy and the
locks clean and strong. Next to sound
less, size and bone are important.
There never was a time when light
'oned understood draft stallion was
o poor an investment as now The
ig, strong boned, shapely fellows are
hose that will pay the big dividends.
With the right kind of breeding stock
he battle is half won, but much de-
ends upon care and feeding. In my
Xperience | have been much sur
rlsed at what can be accomplished in
le development Of bone and muscle
' judfcious feeding and plenty of out
)or exercise. If colts are kept out
,ors both summer and winter, with
,od sheds to run under in time of ,
Orm or severe weather, with plenty ,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
CHAMPION SHIRE STALLION.

Of grass and a liberal allowance OF
grain with good clover, alfalfa or timo-
thy hay, corn fodder or even bright
Oat straw for roughness in the winter
time and all the pure water they want
to drink, 1t is all they need If they
| can have the run Of a winter pasture
| it will be very helpful in keeping them
in good healthy condition. With this
| bill Of fare they will make rapid
growth will develop all the bone and
muscle required, will be active and
vigorous with good wind, and their di-
gestive organs will be kept in first
class working order.
If colts are put in the barn every
night care should be given to proper
ventilation, and they should Be turned
out in the morning and allowed to run
in the fields during the day. Constant
exercise is essential in growing strong,
healthy draft colts, and only when kept
outdoors most Of the time can muscle
be developed. Draft colts raised un-
der such conditions viii have the nee
essary strength of bone, vitality and
vigOr to stand the liberal feeding re-
quired to produce the weight demand
ed in the heavy drafter. Many farm
ers make the mistake Of keeping their
draft colts tied in the barn most of the
time and often feed too much grain,
particularly corn, when the colts are
young. With heavy feeding and lack
of exercise they get top heavy, the
bones and muscles become soft, joints
weak, serious blemishes result, and the
colt is injured or ruined outright
Careless and indiscrlminate breeding
IS one Of the greatest drawbacks to
the improvement of our draft horses.
Too many farmers breed their mares
without any definite purpose in view.
One year they will breed to a Clydes-
dale stallion, the next possibly to a
coach horse, and follow this cross with
a Belgian or Percheron. Satisfactory
results can never be obtained so long
as this indiscriminate crossing pre-
walls. Once a sire of particular
breed has been selected, others of the
same breed should be used thereafter,
If possible, unless for some good reason
1t should be desirable to begin all over
again with entirely new foundation
stock. To breed to a Percheron one
year. TO a Clydesdale or Shire the |
next, continuing such a policy from |
year to year. results In a hopeless |
mixture of blood lines. In a neighbor-
hood where such breeding has been /
followed no sire, Of whatever breed or |
however good an individual, can pro-
duce satisfactory results in years to
Fome.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

Almost any case of founder can be
cured if taken within thirty hours of
the attack. The first thing to do is 10
place the horses feet in tubs of warm
water, then blanket heavily and get
the animal thoroughly warm all over.
The lameness is caused by a stagna-
ton of the blood in the feet. the result
Of being cooled too rapidly after ex-
hausting labor. The warm water thins
the blood vessels and favors increased
In very bad cases bleed
ing in the foot may be necessary,
though ordinarily it may be dispensed
with. This disease IS far too common
in horses and is caused most frequent
" by driving or working them till
)verheated and more or less exhaust
ID and then allowing them to cool off
without rubbing dry at the
md of his journey.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
FEEDING THE
DAIRY cow.

The loss occasioned each year through
the improper feeding of dairy cows is
enormous. If the dairy herd Is proper
ly housed, fed and handled milk pro-
duction is profitable business in spite
of the present high prices of feeding
stutfs. Proper housing, fortunately,
does not neccssitate expensive build
ings. Any inrlosurc offering sufficient
light, ventilation and warmth. if pro-
vided with comfortable fastcnmgs or
stalls to protect each COW from injury
by her nctghbors. win suffice. If then
the cows are Kept clean, dry ana well
bedded. tho requirements Of coed halg-
Ing are met. Good management Of n
herd prcsuppOScs the elimination If all
low producers for in spite Of proper
care and feeding. some COWS are un-
able to yield profits. The dairyman
should first concern himself with the
removal Of those cows that given
reasonable opportunity, have proved
proftess. He then faces the question
of rational feeding, a matter Of great
Importance to many.
Writing on this subject. a prosperous
Iowa dairyman says: 1t is little won
der that so many farmers do not Sc
cure as satisfactory results during the
winter season in the dairy as they
should-they do not feed as they
should. Every one who knows any
thing about the tastes If the cow
knows that she prefers good. succulent
grass such as grows ia the summer.
But In the winter this cannot be pro
vided. An excellent substitute can be
made In nearly every section II the
country. Many Of the roots. II given
IN connection with hay or corn fodder.
add great deal Of succulence.
Mangels. carrots and the ike make
a very good substitute Pumpkins and
potatoes even will do when other roots
cannot be obtained Turuips are very
good, hut II too many are fed the milk
VIII have very Objectionable taste.
The following ration is au excellent
one for the dairy animal In winter:
Eight 10 ten pounds of good clover
hay, thirty pounds uf corn slla-p. If
teen TO twenty pounds Of mancels.
eight TO ten pounds of corn and oats
chop. This Is the maximum amount.
Some animals may not require so much
feed as this.
The next requisite is plenty Of pure
water. Not long since | tested % see
how much water COW drank on a
very cold day and was surprised 10
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

Grooming is a most Necessary part
Of the care Of animals intended for the
show ring. Il is just as essential dur
Ing the last weeks as careful feeding
Cattle which have been well beddcd
and kent clean can usually be got into
good form by about three months
grooming. Il is half the battle in
showing cattle 20 have their coats in
good condition. and stock owners who
fan 20 have their cattle in the very best
possible form need not expect O. win
In strong competition In grooming
use good soft brush and a piece q
Thick flannel Or chamois. and the skin
viii soon become soft under this treat
ment The currycomb. IL employed az
al. must Dc used very lightly. as q IS
quite likely 10 scratch and thus irI,-
tate The skln. A skUful user u the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
FLINDERS ON BRIDLES.
What a Nebraska Horse Trainer Has
to Say About Them.

MGt any of us would as soon b
yet men by the use of binders o.
brides unhesitatingly deprive tn
horse of all the means he has Of salts
flying himself that nothing will hur
him. writes a Nebraska hor" trainer
IN the Breeders Gazette, Chicago.
When permitted the use of his eyes
he uses them with great Judgment
He sees better than we do, can meas
ure distances better and if allowed the
use OF his eyes would save himself
from collisions on the street. waShouts
| and bad ruts in the road. Should you
be thrown suddenly out Of the buggy
or the buggy break he could see the
| trouble and stop.
Break a horse in a blind bride and
never let him see the buggy; a month
later you are driving along the road.
the blinds get adjusted wrong, the colt
looks back over the top Of one, sees
the buggy and kicks it all to pieces.
endangering the life Of yourself and
family. But he is not to blame. Self
protection is his first thought.
A man once paid me $50 to break a
team that would get scared and run
away. l took his money, gave him a
pair Of open brides, and the team is
perfectly safe, but it had cost him a
broken leg and had torn up two sets
of harness, smashed a buggy and bro
ken a wagon tongue. And yet they
say blind bride is the best | was
talking to a man one day on this sub |
ject, and he said he knew blind brides |
were the best because nearly every
one used them. What an argument! |
There was a time when nearly every |
body thought the earth was fat, but I
they were wrong. He said, too, that a
horse looked better in blind brides.
What an idea! \ little piece Of black
leather look better than the eye, the
life and beauty of this noble crcature
Yet few men have a better reason for
using them.
Horse training is my business. |
work at it ten hours day. six days in
the week. | handle every class of
horse, from the little wild mustang
from the Crow Indian reservation to
the high class speed horse, from the
gaited saddlcr to the circus horse. |
have spent my life at this work. and
here is nothing causes me more trou-
Die than this subject
l can break a team s. cheaper in
'pen brides, and where people want
hem broken to blinds I always use
'pen brides first. My experience runs
nto the thousands that I have had a
hance to test this on. and | cannot
zee where any one can get 90 per cent
II favor Of blind brides. The only
lace ever found FIR them was on a
SornnUt. poorly fed horse that could
cGrrcly 90 and blind horse.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
squashes For Winter FEEDING.

Il have handled several breeds aud
have finally settled on the black hog
as my choice" says a successful Mich
igan breeder. He IS not subject to
skin diseases and is less active than
the white hog and will fatten quicker.
OF the black breeds | prefer the Po-
land-Chiua. for with good care the
Sows viii last eight or nine years and
drop good liters right along.
For winter feeding have a PAS
ture Of Hubbard sluashes and never
used anything that has given as good
results as squashes cooked for fatten-
ing hogs. one acre Of squashes Is
easily equal 10 two acres Of corn. They
are a fine substitute for grass. At far
rowing time, II the weather is cold. I
give sows a warm pen with lots of cut
straw In IT, In the spring I give them
pasturage on grasses and clovers until
sweet corn IS ready to feed.
The results from my herd have
been very good. as I have had Iitters
ranging from ten 10 fourteen In num-
Der for the last three years have
sold at current market prices S5S7
worth Of pork from two sows."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16


STOCK. live stock with
salt is to buy rock salt and place slabs
of it in places convenient for the stock
to get at it. The weather has but lit
tie effect on it, and stock can get all
they need by simply sucking the salt
slab TO feed it to horses put a piece
in the feed box where they can get it
at any time. This does not interfere
with feeding the horses, and at the
same time little of the salt gets on
all the grain given them. Even pigs
will lick block Of rock salt although
a good many people never think Of
sailing the pigs.
Why salt should be regularly sup
piled to stock is thus put by a famous
English authority: Because in the
blood Of animals there are six or seven
times more sodium than potassium and
the composition Of the blood iS con-
stant. To keep animals in good health
a definite amount of common salt must
be assimllated. The excess of POTASH
um salts in vegetable foods causes by
chemical exchange an abnormal loss of
common salt.
This IS proved by the fact that the
craving Of an animal for common salt
is most noticeable when the food con-
tains large proportion of potassium
salts, such as wheat, barley, oats. DO
tatoes, beans and peas. The addition
of salt to animal food increases the
appetite, promotes the repair of tissue
by its searching diffusion through the
body and stimulates the rapid using
up of its waste products. Boussin-
gault's experiments showed that salt
increases muscular vigor and activity
and improves the general appearance
and condition.
\ salt box to leave out In the yard
may be easily made by hingeing the
front Of the box so it will swing in.
The animals soon learn to push the
door in when they want lick of salt.
This box may be made any size, from
a foot wide up to the size of a large
packing box. The larger sizes are bet
ter for horned cattle.