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The La Jara chronicle., 1909-04-16
Filed for Record.
March L.

E. w. Rollins to G. w. Down
ing, rdt, se4 29-36-9.
w. III. Jones to Geo. w. New
som, wd, lot u, blk S4, Alamosa.
w. A. Hall to E. l.. Blackburn,
wd, lots to 26, blk S4, Alamosa,
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-04-16
Money! Money! Money!

Money to loan on good ranch
property, at lowest rates.
q. w. Spangler, Monte Vista, Colo
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.

Secretary Wilson has recently pre-.
pared q statement giving facts and
figures relating to the growth OF Uncle
Sans beet sugar industry I'm the past
ten years. The figures Of the report
are interesting and encouraging. The
production of beet sugar has risen
from $4,000 tons in 1898 to 4s4. 600 tons
In 1906, an Increase OF more than thir-
teen fold. In 1896 1900 acres were
devoted 10 growing beets, while in
1905 there were $4,000 acres. In 1898
the farmers sold 364, 900 tons OF beets
to the factories, for which they re.
ceived $1,564.OO0 In 1906 they mar
keted 4,2360OO tons, which brought
them $21,G04,0 600. The price paid per
ton for beets in 1906 was $40. but Il
Is now S5.35. The total amount paid
out by factories for beets during the
past twelve years has been $121, 0O0,-
goo. and the amount invested In beet
sugar factories at the present time IS
placed at 100000. Mr.. Wilson
places the area Of land suited to the
culture Of beets at 2T4.OOO.OOO acres.
one acre out Of every 200 being ample
10 produce all the sugar now imported
from foreign countries He gives this
fact still further emphasis by saying
that II beets were grown once in four
years in rotation on land adapted by
nature and irrigation 10 their culture
the annual production OF beet sugar
would be 1900. 900 tons. or more than
the worlds output at the present time.
OF the sixteen states which are en-.
gagged 10 producing beet sugar Colo
RADIO leads. with sixteen factories and
an output OF 10000 tons. She IS also
credited with the oldest successful
factory at Avarado. which has been
IN operation since 1870. California and
Michigan follow Colorado 80 their re.
spective output Of beet sugar. Utah
has i've factories. Idaho and Wlscon.
sin four each, while ten states boast
one factory each The largest factory
in the United States Is at spreckels.
Cal. which viii slice 1000 tons Of
beets . day, or a hundred carloads OF
thirty tons each.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
FRONT VIEW.

farmers would take better care of IL.
A structure such as shown in the H.
lustration herewith is within the me-
ehanical possibilities OF almost any
man, and the cost should not be great.
Any one interested will have no trou-
BILE In figuring out neat profit IL he
Will spend little time in estimating
the cost Of building machine shed
The house shown In the illustrations
Is 10 by 90 feet and IL feet In height.
1t mny be covered with shingles or
with any good brand OF roofing felt.
1t Is boarded up and down. and all
cracks are well battened.
A shop ten feet wide should be To-
Gated either ut one end or in the CEN
ter, as shown. A good, solid work.
bench, with n strong wise. should find
place In the shop, and brick hue,
with n stove and possibly a portable
forge, will not be out OF place. The
forge Will In some cases pay for itself
on one Job In tho time saved by not
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
A BETTER WAN

IL there Is one portion of the country
more than another which has been
Dankrupted with ruinous system OF
agriculture IL Is those sections OF the
south which have been devoted to the
growing OF cotton for the past thirty
TO sixty years. with no change or let
up. AS n result OF this shortslghted
policy lands that once possessed n mar
yeious virgin fertility have been so re-
duced that today they produce barely
half bale OF cotton per acre. Hand
10 hand with this bankrupting Of the
soil has come n virtual reduction to
poverty OF those who worked It. ag-
gravated by the Ills attendant upon n
tenant system or working the land.
the per cent Of cotton lands worked by
tenants varying from 400 per cent In
Texas to GA per cent in Mississippi.
Because OF this state of affairs the
annual income OF the tenant farmer Of
thesouth ranges from STA In Alabama
to SSOo In Texas, the poorer ones often
being compelled to give the landlord n
mortgage on the crop before Il Is
harvested or even planted. 1t is I'm the
face OF such conditions as these that
the department Of agriculture has tax
en- up what Is known as the farm
ers' cooperative demonstration work.
which has In view making agriculture
a source Of pleasure and profit i'm
proving rural conditions and enriching
rural life. 1t has inaugurated field
schools, In which these tenant farmers
meet. with an agent of the department,
who is teaching better way-deeper
plowing, the use of fertilizers and
legumes In a crop rotation, better and
more intensive tillage, the substitution
or horse for hand power, the raising
or stock and the growing on the farm
or the stun which Is consumed there.
AS a consequence OF this much needed
agricultural missionary work very graf.
flying results are being realized. The
change which is taking place is well
stated In the words OF one OF the bene-
ficiaries OF the better way contained
In the departments report: II was
born In the cotton field. / worked cot
ton on my farm for more than forty
years. thought no one could tell me
anything about raising cotton. I had
usually raised half a bale and thought
that was all the cotton in 1t for ono
season. The demonstration agent came
along and wanted me to try his plan
on two acres. / agreed, but 1 did not
believe him. tried my best to do as
he said. At the end OF the year had
n bale and n half to the acre on the
two acres worked his way and little
over one-third OF n bale on the land
worked my way. You could have
knocked me down with feather. This
year / have n bale and a half to the
acre on my whole farm. AS good
cotton planter 1 am just one year old"
This improvement in economic con-
dition is having n wholesome effect
all along the line, one of the most
hopeful aspects being that the farmers
who are realizing its benefits are be-
coming interested in agriculture.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

a friend who has a pair Of red SOUR
rels making headquarters on his prem
ises put handful Of peanuts on the
porch the other day and retired TO see
what would happen. Soon one OF them
appeared and after a survey Of the sit
uation made OF with the nuts one by
one, burying each In a hole by itself.
taking pains 20 pack the soil down
firmly 50 as not 20 arouse the suspicion
OF the passerby. u was also noticed
that the only nuts that were eaten on
the spot were those Of which the shell
was cracked and would spoil quickly.
The gray squirrel. found 50 often I'm
native timber lots, follows a different
plan from the one noted, usually hid
ing the nuts which he gamers In the
fan IN holes in stumps or depressions
nc the roots OF trees. often hair bush.
Ell or more an q place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
FLOOR PLAN.

making trip to town. During cold
and rainy weather the time may be
spent In repairing the tools and in
doing the many odd Jobs always at
hand on the farm, and the pleasure of
working with bright and sharp tools
must not be overlooked.
A structure such as shown should
have doors sixteen feet wide and not
less than ten feet in height 1t should
be weather proof and have at least
two coats Of paint. A good founda-
ton should support the same and n
good floor OF wood or pounded clay be
provided. The building should be put
up I'm almost any section for SO per
running foot and in many sections for
less
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
Fertilizers For Peaches.

Progressive peach growers In west.
ern Michigan find 1t profitable to use Il
carload Of stockyard manure an acre,
costing about 81 ton, and about 200
pounds OF bone an acre. They also
make use OF clover and other forage
crops to gather nitrogen and increase
the store Of humus. Having made
their soil very rich and given 1t inten-
sive culture, their trees make n very
vigorous growth. The bark Of trunk
and branches carries that dark, rich col.
or denoting unusual health and vigor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

No tree IS more sensitive TO tlllage
than is the peach. Probably more fail
ures In peach growing are due TO neg
lect OF tillage than to any other one
cause. The most diverse views nre
held by different growers. One good
grower will declare that the orchard
should be titled early In the season, and
his nelghbor viii maintain that early
tillage win endanger tie crop
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
Sea Ksle.

Sea kale should be in every garden
and would be good money maker for
our commercial growers. Seed sown
In the spring makes plants that VIII
yield the next year, and n patch ham
died like asparagus is good for many
years to come. 1t actually pushes up
the ground in slabs after the last
freeze In spring. The bleached stalks
are prepared and eaten like asparagus.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
arm ana
Garden
SHELTER FOR MACHINERY.
A Structure Within the Mechanical
Possibilities Of Any Farmer.

One Of the heaviest Items OF expense
on the modern farm Is the cost OF ma
chinery, and. strange as It may seem,
this Is frequently the most neglected
in many parts Of the country, especial
ly on the poorer farms, one will sec all
kinds OF farm implements exposed TO
the weather. "A writer declares that
the farmer now pays the little sum Of
t12O.OoO,OOO per year for farm ma
ehinery. or about 20 cents per acre.
or this vast sum II has been estimated
at least one-thlrd could be saved II the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The Nebraska experiment station has
lately issued bulletin No. 100, telling
OF crop production at the substatlon in
North Platte, In western Nebraska,
and the principles OF cultivation which
were followed in the experiments. The
annual rainfall at this point for thirty
four years past has averaged 1873
inches, which places II well within the
semi-arld belt. On the experimental
plots during the years 1907 and 1908
the yields for winter wheat ranged
from 20.S5 TO coo bushels per acre, OF
spring wheat from 22.G to 4O.5. OF oats
from 81 20 1913 and OF barley from
1920 TO 67.7 bushels per acre. Spring
emmer yielded from % to 52.5 bushels
and varieties OF corn suited to the
country from % to 80 bushels per acre.
The methods Of handling the land were
surface cultivation, clean summer TIL
lage or summer fallow and subsurfaco
packing. BY means OF summer tillago
II found that fully eight inches Of
water which the plants could uso
might be stored Ia the soil under aver.
age conditions. AZ means OF prepal
Ing the seed bed FOR winter wheat this
method g. highly recommended.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The worlds two-ycar-old butter rec
ord, the seven day period, Is held by
a Holstein heller belonging TO III. A.
Meyer OF Syracuse. n. T., she having
produced PAS pounds OF butter in
that time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Depends good deal on the man.
One viii take hoe and make living
for himself and family from an acre
or two. while another win be given
clear title to n fine quarter section
farm and be busted I'm a dozen years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The other day n trapper living along
the Mississippi dug n trench six feet
deep and forty feet long to capture
Ave wolf cubs. from which he realized
a bounty OF $40. IL is not likely that
this. fellow could have been induced to
do n Job OF like magnitude on city
street for love or money.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Any factor which tends TO dlscour-
age grain raising and encourages a
diversified agriculture In It's stead can
hardly be viewed In any other light
than blessing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
Cents.

A glance at the items would seem to
Indicate that the retailer might well
divide a bit with the country store
keeper and the farmer and consumer
be no worse of.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Bean weevils Will give very little
bother IL the crop Is not planted be-
fore June Is. Another advantage OF
this time OF planting is the opportunity
which It gives OF swlplng horde OF
weeds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Should the family clock quit bust.
ness and the hands go on n strike the
trouble can usually be arbltrated by
the application TO the working parts
Of little kerosene with broom splint
or turkey feather.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

A small feed OF shelled corn and oats
'Sill be good thing for calf and
colt as soon as they get on to tho trick
OF eating 1t. The combination Is a
good bone builder and muscle former.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

An investigation into the cost Of
eggs shipped from the Mississippi val
ley farm to the consumer in New Y ork
shows those who take toll In handling
and the amount exacted to be as fol-
lows:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Very little water will need to DO
given the newly set fruit or shade tree
II tho soil within n radius OF three or
four feet from the trunk is kept mel
low, so that 1t will not pack and bake.
There is abundant moisture in the
earth for the needs OF the tree. except
In very dry seasons. and this can be
made available in the manner sug-
gested.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The husband who woathcrs the
houseclcanlng period without losing
his church standing and who Is fairly
attentive to the summer garden when
there are periodical baseball games in
the nelghborhood should be put down
as pretty decent sort OF fellow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

In these days, when butter is worth
30 cents n pound. 1t behooves n fellow
to provide n substitute which will an
swer the same purpose and not cost
so much. Corn. consisting as It does
so'largely of fat forming elements, Is
the substitute which VIII be available
In most cases, and 1t may be fed as
meal, cracked or whole. In small
quantities ollmeal is also an excellent
substitute.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The richest group OF people in the
world are said to be the 926 remaining
members OF the Usage Indian tribe,
who live seventy-fve miles north OF
McAlester, Okla. Each individual has
clear title to eco acres of the richest
farming land, which is valued at 500
per acre without regard to the min
eral wealth which it may contain, fat
bank accounts and a pro rata share in
the 100000 fund which is held In
trust by the government 1t is said
that, In addition to being fortunate in
the property to which they have fallen
heirs. they have been industrious and
thrifty and that 1t is in quite measure
to this fact that their unusual prosper
ity is due.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Large tracts Of the cutover pine
lands ofinorthern Wisconsin are being
cleared for the growing of peas for
large canning factories. The soil has
been found to be adapted TO the grow
Ing of this legume, which does not rob
but, rather, enriches 1t. while the some
what cool weather during the growing
season gives fine texture and quality
to the product.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

This is prominently the day OF
specialization. In no field OF activity
does II fetch larger returns than In
agriculture. The agricultural colleges
OF the country running full blast can
not turn these specialists out fast
enough to supply the demand, and that
at remuneratlve salaries from the
start.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The work on many farms where
stock is kept could be made immensely
easier and cleaner and n sight more
sanitary and comfortable for the stock
which have TO frequent the barnyard
IL some plan were carried out to do
away with the mire Of mud and ma
nure to be found within n good lump
or the stable door. This muss is in
part due TO an improper handling Of
the manure. which should be put on n
spreader at once and not allowed to
accumulate, leech and lose its strength
exposed In rain and shine The mIre
Is also the result OF the fact that oil
the rain on the slope OF the roof to-
ward the barnyard runs into the mlre
and aggravates things many fold. This
phase Of the trouble could be remedled
by equipplng this slope OF roof with
spouts. IL the mudhole persists when
this Is done the laying of n cement OF
hagstone floor in those parts OF the
yard where the travel is heaviest
would do the business. II this plan is
too expensive, from ten to twenty five
loads Of gravel, with a top dressing Of
coal ashes. viii make n satisfactory
underpinning.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The ugly burdock, which often mars
the looks Of back yard or alley. maysbe
exterminated by cutting the root Of the
old plants below the crown with n
spade apd by hoeipg over the little
chaps. Patches of nettle, which be-
long to the root stalk family, should
not only be kept from going to seed,
but the entire root system should be
dug from the soil, allowed to dry in
the suhTand burned. II there are small
patches OF quack grass In the garden
they should be handled in the same
way, as any joint OF root left In the
ground Will start growing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The economic prostration OF the in
habitants of the wheat growing sec
lions OF India is due In part to variable
and uncertain rains. with ensuing
drought and famine. and as largely to
the very crude and primitive methods
which are still followed In the han
ding Of the soil and harvesting OF the
crop. In the former operations. the
erudest kind or plows. are used, which
barely scratch the ground, the grain is
thrashed by the feet of oxen and sep
arated from the chan by hand win
moving In the wind. SO low is the
yield that In fat years there is not
enough grain produced to tide the peo-
pie over seasons OF drought.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The mission which countless billions
OF earthworms perform In working
soil over. mellowing and cnrlching It
and in reducing raw natural fertilizers
and decaying vegetable matter into
homogeneous and disable soil mass can
scarcely be estimated. The use OF
them for the small boys fish bait and
as food supply for bird life Is minor
aspect OF their value.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

1t is questionable IL the court rec
ords Of any other state furnish par
allel TO Iowa's celebrated Jones county
calf case. which was first docketed I'm
1874 and continued on the calendar for
twenty-one years. There were seven
prosperous farmers who lived I'm the
southern part of Jones county. Six OF
them accused the seventh of stealing
four six-dollar calves and brought suit.
which resulted in the defendants ac-
Quittal. He then brought suit for dam
ages for malicious prosecution, and Mt
the end of twenty-one years he secur-
ed verdict, but not before all the de-
PENDANTS were bankrupt and most of
them dead. The case was tried by IA
1urymen and nineteen judges, while
the court costs aggregated $4,000
What the attorneys fees were one can
imagine. The case is said to have
knocked land values within radius of
ten miles $40 per acre, interfered with
the schools and played smash with the
churches and all around has been
worse than n pestilence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The North Dakota experiment sta.
ton has been making n series OF tests
with the gasoline traction engine in
farm operations and finds that with 1t
and gang OF plows attached two men
can plow from twenty-five to thirty
acres of prairie per day at an average
cost OF 80 cents an acre. This Is rs
much as would be done by twenty five
horses and FIVE men. Such an outfit
would be too expensive for the aver
age small farmer, but n half dozen
neighbors could without difficulty join
In tho purchase of Il.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-23
OYER SCORE DEAD,
THREE MILLIONS
ARB LOST In TEXAS

Houston. July 23.-Reports today
Indicate greater damage from the
storm than supposed. No reports
yet from a number on Islands where
800 people were at fishing resorts
Water swept over part of these
islands. II is feared there may be a
heavy death list. Incomplete COM
munication is had from many parts
OF the state. Telephone advices re-
port considerable damage at Corpus
Christi and the surrounding region.
The health department at Austin to-
day is notified that thel quarantbh
station at Galveston is demolished
and the fumigation barge sunk.
Reports at noon show the death
list is 25. The property loss is three
millions. Many sections are not yet
heard from. Hundred of families in
southern coast towns are homeless
Deaths reported are: Pelacois 4, Bay
Dubois 4, Faulkner 1, Olivia 2.
Royal 2. Galveston 7. II is believed
Others are dead.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-23
MERGehTHALeR PLANT WILL
Be OPERATED By COMPANY

For the purpose of operating the
Horton basket factory
In Mechanicsburg the Federal Crate
and Basket company with headauar-
tiers in New Haven, Conn, has been
organized Paducah people who are
interested in the plan to reorganize
the factory. have received eneourag-
ing letters from the officers OF the
new company. and they write that Il
Is expected TO begin operation OF the
factory during the winter months.
The officers OF the new corporation
are; G. w. somers. president; C. p.
Wilson. vice president; L. b. Sheldon.
secretary-treasury. The factory has
been idle several months. but the pro-
meters have never lost courage. and
continued steadily In their efforts to
put the large factory into operation.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-23

exchange and its appliances, nor
shall anything herein be construed
as prohibiting city from making rates
for phone service lower than those
named in said ordinance II It shall
hereafter result that said rates yield
TO complainant or any other persons
who may purchase franchise at sale
made pursuant to ordinance more
than a fair return upon reasonable
value OF property at time II is being
used II is the intention of this judg-
ment to give to City of Paducah the
option of permitting the present
status to remain perpetually or else
to enact the agreed upon ordinance
and fairly to put 1t into force, and
the court now reserves right and
power to make any orders that may
be needful not only to enforce the
Injunction but also to meet any
emergency that may arise should the
city enact and put into force the ordl-
nance referred to and the case Is
held open for those purposes.
at is further ordered and ad-
judged by the court that the COM
plainant, East Tennessee Telephone
company. do recover OF city OF Padu-
cab its cost herein expended. Walter
Evans, Judge"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-23
ONLY ONE FIRE ALARM Is
ANSWERED IN THIS MONTH

Unless there is a fresh crop of fires
Fire Chief Wood and his men will
stagnate. For 22 days the firemen
have answered byt two alarms, and
one was an exhibition run before the
State Bar association. The only real
fire OF the month was a small blaze
on the roof of house on Clements
street with practically no loss. The
firemen have been ready to answer
the alarms. and during the hot wealth
err a large number of grass fires were
expected, but nothing would burn.
Sitting around the fire station with
no alarms is declared harder work
than fighting the flames by the fire
laddles. who delight to fight fires in
summer This month bids fair to es-
tabish a record for few fires.