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The amount of labor required for the crop
itself was about Is working days, with team
Ia days. The sesbania used as green Inanur-
ing on the west half of the potato ground was
given IL irrigatiOns. Bermuda grass, more
over, flourished beneath the sesbania TO such
an extent as subsequently to require q days
labor for cleaning up the .45acres so fertilized.
Although the larger part OF the crop came
from the Sesbania fertiiiZed portion Of the po-
tatoes this method of cnriching the soil
proved very costly, n days mans time and
days teamwork being required to put the Ses-
bania under and afterwards get rid of the
Bermuda grass. Nevertheless, the labor en-
tailed could easily have been managed by a
careful farmer, rs 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
eoIG-frane, Feb. l. 1905. TransplaE ted to field,
March l2~l5. First ripe tomatoes, juno 10.
Last of marketable crop, Sept. 8. Yield, first
class, 1l2S2 pounds; second class, salable, 2249
pounds; waste, most of which could have
been canned, 1910 pounds. Total crop of 1900
vines, 1871 pounds or AS pounds, gross, to the
vine. Highest price received, 30c for single
pound on June 10. Bulk Of first-class crop sold
during July in Tucson and Bisbee markets, at
6% to 4EC (. o. %. Yuma. Second class crop
sold locally down to &c,
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YUMA LODGE NO. z A. o. q. w. MEETS
every Tuesday evening at O'Clock. Visit
fnc brethren in good standing are invited to
attend. Yours in C. II. and z.
f. L. EWING, NJ W.
ED. MhYES, Z.
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in SO leading papers in U. S. Send for
list. The Dake Advertising Agency,
427 South Main ST. Las Angeles, Cal.
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POSTOCFTCE HOURS:
Mail open on Sundays from to a. m
Week days, a. n. to p. n.
No Money Order business on Sundays.
Mail (East and West) closes every day at p. N.
- r. n. Chandler p. NJ.
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*Not including sl4ao. failed to collect.


Until the last Of June this crop required but
little labor. During the shipping season,
however four persons were employed on
about half time in picking. packing aud ship
fog the crop. The entire labor requirements
inr the crop were, mems time, 81 days; women
and boys, So days: and team 10 days, the
heaviest demand upon labor being during
July Dwarf Champion and Burpee's Quarter
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 unfertiiiZed save by the muddy irrigating
water used.
Rockyford cantaloupes; acre: Seed planted
March 79, 1906. Cold, backward saason re-
sulting in thin stand equal to about three
fourths of an acre. Crop picked July 5 to
Sept. T. Yield 7S0 dozen, sold locally at from
35c to l5c dozen.
Cash Cash
outlay. returns.
j pound seed d.................. LOO
l6irrigations ................. SEQ
$50 dozen cantaloupes at D5c
to l5c.. c............-.......... s144.Go
Net cash returns, not de-
Quoting labor. 1880
sl446O sl44Go
The labor on this crop was light, but in this
case time consuming, because eOfinconvenient
arrangements for marketing. There We're en-
plOyed on the crop 81 days mems time; days
women and boys; and days team, not other
wise included.
The crop was ferti!ized with barnya1d man.
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. ........................ Sl5.65
Seed and irrigatipg water, about ECO
Leaving cash return of about. 1855
1855 sI5.65
Alfalfa; 1.7O 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 a total OF
about 20 tons of hay. The only cash outlay
was S22.4l for irrigating water. The labor re-
quired was, mans time, IA days and team
nine days, which is rather high labor require
ment for this alfalfa on account of the small
size OF the field IN der consideration, and lin
tied use OF machinery. This crop at IS 90 to
$1,000 ton, loose, which has been the price
this season, represents a cash return OF not
less than SI2O.O0 for the crop; but this hay was
used to feed .Hn team employed on the place,
prOring to be more than sufficient for that
puTnOse, 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
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS:

nETER T. ROBERTSON, ATTORNEY AT
4 Law, Once in Cotter Bldg, Yuma, Ariz
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~OME TO THE SENTINEL OFFICE
u for Job Work. Satisfaction assured.
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Ts TRAUTMAN, Jeweier ana Optician.
Hs Yuma. Arizona
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A LLIANCIA HISPANO- AMERICANA NO
"A 10. meets every Sunday at Ell1s' hall, p
n MAnUEI, MoNRoY, Pres. j. L. REDoNDo'
Secretary
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HETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
nj Preaching every other SUNDAY morning
at II O'Clock and Sunday night at 7:SO by the
pastor, J. NJ. Oche!tree. Sunday school every
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, T. I. Robertson,
Superintendent.
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TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS.
A Lesson In Intensive Farming by
K ii. Forbes, Director and
Chemist of Agricultural
Experiment Station
University OF Arizona,
January l5, 1907.

January Is, 1907.
Just west of Yuma, Arizona, in the alluvial
food plain Of the Colorado, lies little farm
of 70 acres which on May |, 1865, was virgin
bottcmland, covered with saltweed, arrow
brush and cTeoSote 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 experiment. station, May 2, be-
gan preparing the ground, and on May 20 the
work of leveling, bordering and irrigatlng
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-
turns between the tree-rOws, thus putting the
work on feasible basis from the small farm
er'S point of view. In order to ccOnOnnize
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 K. l.. Crane, himself a
Yuma Valley farmer, unddertook the care OF
In SiZe 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 foragcs In general, compare
| lively little attention being given to vege-
tables and fruits. Withai, 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 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-
| Z hot cl.I,lfr 1rnlI Xrn NIL
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CROPS AND MARKETs.

The crops selected for the season OF 1906
were Early Rose potatoes, White Bermuda
onions. Rockyford cantaiOupeS, Dwarf Cham
pion and Burpces Quarter Century tomatoes,
and alfalfa, besides few hills OF waterlnelOns
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 re-
turns to the small farmer, who with al aver
age family of five and team of horses is AS
sumed to do the work required. as explained
below. Items necesSitating cash outlay, as
seed. irrigating water. and crates are deducted
from gross returns. Water costs ali average
of 30 cents for irrigation per acre for the crops
grown. The yields in certain Instances are
low, due to the unimproved condition of the
soil, which, like desert soils in general. was
low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some
small salty areas also affected yields locally.
White Bermuda onions; AZ acres; Seed
planted Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 1905 Young onions
transplanted, Feb. SO. l9O6. Crop natured
about June !. Yield, 1916 pounds OF dry on
ions. Highest price received, PIC n pound;
lowest price received, l.Sc pound. Entire
crop marketed IN Yuma.
Cash CaSh
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THIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.-SERVlCES
II on the fourth Sunday in each Iaonth at
2:30 p. n. Prayer meeting on Friday nlght OF
each week. Eugene Keen, pastor in charge.
unday School every Sunday morning at 10.
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outlay. returns.
Seed .................. ........ S 2.SS
9 irrigations IN seed bed and
Sirrigations in field, about $50
Sacks and sundry, about. 2.55
1916 pounds of onions at 25-
l.SC Ei0.Zi
Net cash returns, not de-
Quoting labor. ...........-.. Gi.30
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RECLAMATION OF THE GROUND.

The soil of our tract, warm, sandy loan
well adapted to gardening operations, was
ievelied, ditched and bordered at q 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
Il drive we'll poiut and pipe, a pitcher-spout
pump and barrel, si345; small lumber
days carpenter hire, Sl52.7J; and IL brush-roof
shelter for horses about $500 Only skilled
labor employed in levelling, 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
dinaIily would be, and in this case was, fur
niShed by the farmer himself
To bring this ground u:2der cultivation and
make it habitable for small farmer and his
family, as stated above, Therefore required a
cash outlay of about S400D. In addition, in
the average instance must be included s.
team, wagon. plow, harrow, hayng equip
ment shovels hoes and other small tools.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-07-22
THE LIVERY STABLE DOG.
Some Ways In Which Hs Differs From
the Fashionable Pets,

Some Ways In Which 10 Differs From
the Fashionable Pets.
The common livery stable dog is to-
tally unlike the powder puff" or
"toots and skigums" dog, but his dis
position Is infinitely better To lie on
a cushion and growl and snap at the
hand that would caress 1t is considered
the height Of folly in the livery stable
variety.
The livery stable dog approaches you
ingratiatingly and offers you a dirty
paw to shake. After you have shaken
1t he solemnly gives you the other.
Then he crawls up In your lap and
ticks you on the mouth.
The livery stable canine Is a most
Industrious digger Of holes. The the
ory is that he is going to lie down in
the hole he digs, but he does no such
thing. He goes and lies down right
In the middle Of the sidewalk. where
people will have to step over him. He
will never get out OF anybody's way.
He even lies down in the middle OF
the street and tries to make carts,
wagons and automobiles avoid him.
He doesn't enjoy as large a vocab-
ulary as the powder pun or skigums
dog. A phrase like Does ums want
ums itty bassT' would scare him to
death. His advantages have not been
such as. to acquaint him with such
hifalutin talk, but he does know few
simple phrases IKE. "Git to blazes out
Of here, yon darned pest" He under
stands that perfettly.-Puck.
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Sherif'S Sale.

Leonard & Trezevant. Liquidators of Merchants
and Farmers Bank and Trust Company, versus
Succession of j. E. Adger, deceased, (Mrs.
M. G. Adger, administratrix) No. 5124. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, l have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, July II, 1903,
theifollowing described property, to-wit:
The west half of northwest quarter of
section L; southeast quarter of northeast
quarter and southwest quarter Of north
west quarter and north half of northwest
quarter of section 2; northeast quarter
of northwest quarter and northeast
quarter of section 8, township 20 north,
range Is west, containing 44O acres,
more or less.
Terms of Sale - Cash, without the
benefit Of appraisement to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of $1,000, with interest
thereon at the rate of 8 per cent per
annum from Dec. IL, 1901, until paid,
and all costs of suit, including 5 per
cent on said sum and interest as attor-
ney's ices. J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, June 10, 1909. july15
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Odd Death Certificates.

Certificates Of death are not docu-
ments where one usually seeks for hu-
NOR. but there is frequently to be
found In them much Of the unconscious
variety. Here, for instance, is how
the cause Of death is stated in the case
Of laborer:
Died from injuries received through
a bull accidentally kneeling on his
chest"
The consideration shown for the feel
ings Of the bull Is fine touch and
suggests grave questions on the moral
responsibility of the lower animals.
Again, a man Is stated to have "died
from the effects Of injuries received
after being run over by a railway
train IN motion owing to a misunder-
standing between deceased and an
engine driver" This description of 4
rather ordinary railway casualty Is ex-
cellent.-London Express.
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Sensitive Tobacco Plants,

In Cuba the best tobacco comes from
one strip Of land only, the slopes of a
certain river, and even there a north
wind may ruin the crop. Tobacco IS
the most sensitive plant We know Of.
The smallest thing affects it's flavor
Plant Virginia tobacco 10 Germany.
and the result is better tobacco. but
1t Is German tobacco. not Virginian.
In north Bornco they produce the most
delicate and silky leaves that ever
were seen, but the tobacco lacks char
acter and taste. Send Havana seeds
to the Philippines. and you merely pro-
duce superior Manila.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
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NOISY WEDDINGS.
eoisterous Prelude to Marriages In Old
Rothenburg.

eoisterous Prelude to Marriages In Old
Rothenburs.
They love music in Rothenburg, and
It is an incident of most functions.
public and private. In front of the
rathhaus, when wedding formalities
are going on inside, hired musicians
loudly drum and trumpet, whereat the
people come running from all direc-
tons, for wedding Is not carried on
with the quietness which would please
the shy and retiring. Marriage is
sacrament neither lightly nor secretly
entered into.
On the night before the wedding 1t
Is considered de regueur to hurl old
pots and pans against the house of the
bride with boisterous good wishes, and
without these delicate attentions a
bride would really feel sighted. Her
two best friends wait upon her during
the din and give her a wreath and
veil and some verses composed in her
honor. and that the verses are curl
ously like those offered to brides in
the past. except for necessary change
of name. is not at all drawback.
Weddings are usually on Tuesdays.
and they take from o'clock in the
morning till or o'clock in the after
noon. including the time Mt the town
hail. At the home there will likely
be play given In which are set forth
the supposed foibles of the bride and
groom. and some friend. masquerade
Ing as a gypsy. will come in and give
whatever kind Of prophecy best nc
cords with his wits.-Robert Shackle-
ton in Harper's Magazine.
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Captain John Smith and Rats.

The intrepid navigator Captain John
Smith in the course of his journeying
in the Bermudas had some experience
Of the rat as destructive force. But
the great God of heaven" he writes,
caused such an increase Of silly rats
In the space Of two years SO to abound
before they regarded them that they
filled not only those places where they
were first landed, but, swimming from
place to place, spread themselves into
all parts Of the country, insomuch that
there was no land but 1t was pestered
with them, and some fishes have been
taken with rats in their bellies which.
they caught in swimming from lie to
lie. Their nests they had in almost ev-
cry tree and in most places their bur-
rows In the ground like comics. They
spared not the fruits Of the plants or
trees or the very plants themselves.
but ate them up" All efforts to exter-
inmate these vermin proved unsuccess-
full. and the unfortunate colonists
were destitute Of bread for a yeere or
two"
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MExICANs' STAFF OF LIFE.
The Tortilla IL Their 1read-FrijoIes
Arc Boiled Beans.

inc IoFSHta - tne1T 6reao-erjJoJoS
Are Boiled Beans.
The tortilla Is the ancient Indian
bread Of Mexico. Its only constituent
is Indian corn (maize). which the wO-
men soak in limewater until the ker
nels are at the point Of bursting. then
wash thoroughly until 1t is free from
lime. when they grind it by rubbing 1t
on large block of stone, especially
cut for the purpose, with a smaller
stone which they hold In their hands.
The operation looks very much like
rubbing clothes on dashboard and
Is a laborious and tedious one. The
lime renders the corn dough adhesive,
like wheat -four dough, and 1t is easily
patted between the hands into cakes
the size and shape Of an ordinary grid
dlecake and is baked upon a thin
stone griddle. Though no salt or
leaven is added, fresh tortillas are ex-
ceedingly palatable.
The one other food mainstay Is fri
joles-ordinary beans. They are boiled
to mush and with liberal quantity
of lard are warmed as required In
fiat earthen dish that answers for
frying pan. The very poor people do
not always have the luxury of frijoles
and when they do have them cannot
always afford the lard.-New York
Cnn
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Notice

To Mortgage Creditors on Booster City,
La, Property.
IN conformity with Section 81 of Act
i IS of 1888, notice is hereby given to
all parties holding mortgages on real
estate in Bossier City, Bossier Parish,
La, on which taxes for the year 1905
have not been paid, l will begin the sale
OF same at the front door OF the Village
Hall on Saturday, August Z, 1909, and
that the number OF pieces of property so
delinquent are now being advertised by
simultaneous posting herewith, and in
the Bossier Banner, Benton, La, in con-
formity with the law and preparatory to
such sale.
The attention of mortgage creditors is
especially called to these advertisements
OF tax sales and they are warned to take
such steps prior to the sale as may be
necessary to protect their rights.
Witness my hand and seal at Bossier
City, La, this the 18th day Of June,
AL. 1919. D. E. SORRELL.
Village Marshall and Tax Collector.
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An Ordinance

Providing for and authorizing the issu-
ance of eight gold bonds OF S625 each
and bearing 5 per cent interest, IN
accordance with Act No. "a OF 1915.
Section /. BE it ordained by the
Parish Board of Directors OF Bossler
Parish, La, in regular meeting assem-
bled. That by virtue of the authority
and power vested in us, by the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana, the
issuance of eight gold bonds OF the par
value of .S625 each, dated Benton, La,
September /, 1909, be and the same is
hereby ordered. and directed. SAID
bonds to be issued against the Thir-
teerith Special School District tax for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1918, 1914,
1915, 1916 and 1917, said interest to be
evidenced by coupons attached to said
bonds.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
the eight bonds shall be denominated
Series A and shall bear serial numbers
from to s, both inclusive, and shall
mature as follows: No. on September
/, 1910, and the others in serial order
on September I, 1911, 1912, 1918, 1914,
1915, 1916 and 1917.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
the entire special tax of II. mills for
eight years, duly voted and carried May
%, 1863, throughout the said Thirteenth
Special School District, said election
having been duly promulgated by the
Police Jury, in pursuance OF the genera!
election laws of the State Of louisiana,
and levied by the Police Jury on the
assessed valuation of the property of the
said Thirteenth Special School District
in Bossier Parish, La, or so much OF
said tax as may be necessary, and the
same is hereby specially pledged and
dedicated to the exclusive payment OF
both accrued interest and principal of
the bonds of series A, Nos. to 8, in
elusive.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
the said bonds shall bear across their
faces in red letters, as required by law,
the following certificate OF the District
Attorney of the Second Judicial Dis
trict, viz:
hereby certify that have examined the
proceedings prior and relative to the voting
Of special tax, the resolutions, ordinances
and other proceedings of the Parish Board of
School Directors Of Bossier Parish, State of
Louisiana, pursuant to which this bond was
issued, that the said proceedings are regular
in form and the proceeds OF the special tax
dedicated to the payment of the same, esti-
mated upon the rolls of the Parish of Bossier
is to say the year 1907, will be ample for the
payment of said bond, principal and interest.
This, the Is. day OF September, 1909.
District Attorney Second Judicial District,
State of Louisiana. Z. S. A.
N. w. SENTELL,
President Parish School Board.