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The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
TERM OF WINTER IRRIGATION
Practise Confined Largely to Warmer
Parts Of Arid Resion-It Pre-
vents WlnterkiilIn0.

When water is applied either to
bare soil or to crops outside of the
regular irrigation season It is termed
winter irrigation. The practise thus
far has been confined largely to the
warmer parts of the arid region. 1t has
become well established in Arizona
and California and is being quite rap
idly extended to parts of Oregon. Kan
sas and the Rocky Mountain states.
Experience has shown that a deep
retentive soil is capable of storing a
large quantity of water. On account
of the fiuctuation of western streams
of all kinds. from the small creek to
the large river. the greatest flow of
water often comes at a season when
there is least demand for 1t. In a few
localities adequate storage facilities
have been provided to retain the sur
plus. but as a rule 1t is allowed to go
to waste. The passage OF SO much
waste water led to the Introduction of
winter irrigation and In nearly every
case the results have been satisfac-
tory. The chief differences between
winter and ordinary irrigations are
the larger volumes used, the crude
manner Of conveying and applying the
water. and the dormant or partially
dormant condition OF the plants at the
time Of irrigation.
Besides furnishing a supply of much
needed moisture, winter irrigation,
when conditions are favorable. pre-
vents winterkilling and improves the
mechanical condition of the soil.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
SHEEP CLEAN FARMS
Nay Be ProfitabIy Raised to Use
as Scavengers.
Either for Mutton or Wool Not Prob.
able Animals Can Be Success
fully Produced on High-Priced
Irrigated Land.


Either for mutton or wool produc-
ton it is not probable that sheep rails
Ing on large scale can be made sue
cessful on high-priced irrigated land.
There must be more to the industry
than marketable wool or mutton. else
some other system of using the pro-
ductive power of the land is prefer
able.
Sheep may be profitably raised on
such lands in two ways; a small band
kept as scavengers or a pure bred
Hook for the purpose of raising rams
for use in other pure bred fiocks or
in range herds.
The irrigated west is Just beginning
to face the problem of weed control
and as the lands are better fenced
ana better improved in every way the
cleaning of fence rows, corners of the
nelds and other neglected places be-
comes necessary for preventing the
spread of weed seeds and for improv-
ing the appearance of the farm. and
the home. A small band of sheep will
do this service more effectually and
economically than any mechanical con-
trivance. Sheep do well in cleaning
up neglected places in the potato field
In stubble fields and wherever vege-
tative matter grows that is not har-
vested In salable crops. They eat
practically all weeds when young
Investigation in Minnesota indicates
that sheep will eat and practically de-
stroy 430 of the 48O varieties of weeds
native to that state. In the public
parks OF London. England, sheep do
the lawn moving and annually 5000
sheep are fattened on the lawns of the
metropolis Of England.
Where the lands are well fenced
sheep proof-in the west a small band
Of sheep will clean up the farm
thrive in SO doing and make salable
mutton or wool on forage and rough.
age that would otherwise go to waste
Each eve of such a band should an
nually produce a lamb worth $3.50 to
$500. and from s1.50 to $500 worth OF
wool.
The handling of pure bred fiocks
for producing rams suitable for range
use has already been taken up In
some parts Of the state. particularly
at Greeley and Longmont.
With the exception OF increased
cost Of foundation stock and there
fore increased interest on investment
to be taken into consideration, such
fiocks can be handled with but little
more expense than grades. Pure bred
rams produced by such a system OF
sheep husbandry when old enough for
breeding sell to range flock masters
for SIG to S25.
A sheepman at Boise. Idaho. who
has established a reputation for pro-
ducing rams for range use. has con-
tracted his ram lambs for five years
ahead at $25 per head.
1t would pay western farmers to
give sheep some consideration for Ell.
Their OF the above mentioned purposes.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

and to realize that education is the
open door to better things. It is more
to them than to the child of a com.
Portable home. But this idea is rudi.
mentary. and seldom lasts beyond thai
critical time in the life of every child
which not only school systems, but
teachers and even parents. almost
wholly ignore. although it is a revolu-
tionary process of the first magnitude,
and in the life of child is second In
Importance only to its birth.--,-ippin.
colts.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

II shows carelessness to have va.
cant places in the orchard.
Orchards located on soils of good
depth Withstand droughts best
From one Missouri peach orchard OF
10 acres there were shipped IS car.
loads which netted $4,000.
Ammonia water that has been used
for washing may be used for plants.
1t is an excellent fertilizer.
On the great truck farms around
Norfolk. Va. strawberries are planted
in February and harvested in June.
II. Rockwell. an Iowa enthusiast.
after IL years of experimenting.
claims to have produced an ever.
bearing strawberry.
Screening ashes and clinkers to va.
rious sizes for different use and
throwing out any coal or half burned
cinders makes cold weather work for
the help
Cover all seeds, directly they are
sown. with paper or some other mate
rial. In nearly all cases they germi-
nate more freely in total darkness
than In light.
One reason why plum trees are
usually productive when planted in
poultry yards is that the birds help to
destroy plum curculio. one Of the
greatest enemies of plums.
There are two classes of blooms In
the strawberry-thep perfect. or stami
nate, and the imperfect, or pistillate.
The latter are the more robust plants.
but must be fertiiized by using stamL
mates about every fourth row. l.
A young tree never grows well
when roots are dcdblsd together or
wound about one another. The soil
In the bottom Of the hole should be
well pulverized before the tree is set
into it. This gives the roots easy &C
cess to the soil.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

That there is a notable difference
In the composition Of the light and
dark meat Of chicken is shown by a
scientist. The light meat has much
less fat and correspondingly large
quantity Of protein. The quantity OF
water is not very different In the two
classes. although there is a slightly
lessp quantity in the dark meat. The
lattar. has a much larger proportion
OF meat bases. but as these bases are
often acpnsidered of little value and
sometimes degenerate into poisonous
constituents, it is seen from this point
of view that the white meat is to be
preferred to the dark meat.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

A composite of the practises of a
number of the most successful fruit
growers results as follows: Use the
turning pillow in the spring, each year
or often enough to prevent the ground
from becoming hard. Follow the pillow
with harrow or disk IL lumpy and
this with the smoothing harrow. Some
use float instead of the harrow.
The subsequent cultivation consists
in going over the ground often enough
to prevent a crust from forming and
to keep the weeds down. This neces-
states cultivation after each irriga.
ion and after rains.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

The cost of producing one gallon Of
milk.
The cost of producing one pound Of
butter fat.
The cost of feeding a cow one year.
The number of pounds Of milk each
COW in the herd yield each year.
The number of dollars each cows
milk brings each year.
Which is the most profitable COW
in the herd. and why?
Which is the poorest COW In the
herd. and why?
How many boarders there are in
the herd.
How much feed each cow will con-
sumo during the feeding period.
Which Is the best and cheapest
feed.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

The greatest Improvement in vehicle
construction was when some bright
blacksmith thought Of heating the
tires and shrinking them on the wheel.
While many claim the honor. It 10
not known to whom It rightly be-
longs. Previously to this event tires
were made In short sections and held
on the felloes with nails. When start
ing on a long haul the driver always
laid In a good supply Of nails to use
on the trip.-Shop Notes Quarterly.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
R.bbItvIIIs Saves Iss Money.

A Teller was hear trying to rare
muney to put a fence around the
graveyard. but Me and the leading
citizens refused to put up a cent for
such a useless expense. Them that
10 berried there can't get out. and u
fellers what is out don't want to get
in. So whyfore is q fence needed
Rabbitville Correspondence Dallas
tOre.) Optimist.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
Scholars froU the Sums

simply from one book to another. The
monotony comes from trying to con-
centrate an unframed mind wholly on
academic subjects. Boys who are said
to be hopelessly dull often turn out
not only the brightest business men.
but very bright professional men.
They simply could not fit the partic-
ular groove which was provided for
them and for all the other children.
1t is an impossible task. and the re-
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

! will name you the degrees. The
first. the retort courteous; the second.
the quip modest; the third. the reply
churlish: the fourth, the reproof va
liant; the fifth. the countercheck
Quarrelsome, the sixth. the lie with
circumstance; the seventh. the lie d.
rect; all these you may avoid but the
lie direct. and you may avoid that.
too. with an if.-Shakespeare. "As You
Like It"
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

In these days there is much ac.-.
fly by settlement workers and other
good persons who are trying to uplift
the slums. Any one familiar with
their work knows how much their sue
cess depends upon getting parents OF
children interested in their lives. The
curse of the slums is the dull monot-
ony and everlasting grind to be found
there. The curse of the schoolroom Is
its monotony. 1t is no change to go
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes used to
tell a story to the effect that a man
called early one evening to see his
pastor. and a little girl of opened
the door to him. Father is not at
home" she said. but. II you have
come to talk about your soul. you
had better come in. for 1 understand
the whole plan of salvation"
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

Pseuitar FORM oS Heht.
The vicar Of Hallerton. near Ketter-
ing. England. has to provide every
year two hare pies and some barrels
Of ale as the rent for a portion of
his glebe land They were duly con-
sumed the other day in front Of the
rectory.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
Crab That Climb. rrss..

"As awkward as a crab.' does not
apply on some of the South Sea IL
lands. for a crab is found there that
not only runs as fast as an average
man, but climbs trees with the ease
of a schoolboy.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

The manners of some omnibus con-
ductors leave much to be desired. A
lady wearing a fashionable hat en-
tered an empty omnibus. Hon you
go. Bill! Full up!" shouted the con-
ductor to the driver.-London Punch.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
ON HER DIGNITY.

81 should like drink of water" said the young
man. politely
You'll have to wait until mother comes down.
stairs" said the young lady haughty. 81 want
you to understand that never go into the kitchen"
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
6yJOHN BRAND;

~ 1TH the passing OF the
CIV sailing vessel from the
~ :: !: !: :: !:
lying captains-these
were the villains of sea romance. and
they are gone. or going. with the sail
ing craft they lived in.
Chief among them In their genera
tons was the boarding master of sail
ortown. Though he never went to
sea, he was the heavy villain in every
plot that delivered the unlucky sailor,
or the unluckier landsman. into the
hands of captains and mates. Mostly
they were sneaking. brutal. cunning
scamps, these boarding masters. own
ers of low dives along the water
front, which they misnamed sailors
boarding houses. They hung in the
wake of incoming ships. made friends
with the easiest marks among the
crews and baited or bullied them into
their dens. There poor Jack Tar was
kept and entertained with bad whisky
and worse women until his money
was gone. Then he was shipped
aboard some vessel, after signing
away one or more months unearned
wages in payment for an imaginary
board bill and ''donkey's breakfast"
sea slang for a straw bedtick. Blood
money" and dead horse" the sailors
called this robbery. The captains al
ways paid IL. taking the sailors lad
vance note" which was certain to
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

II there is a heaven the angels who
do the work there probably never
have to fret because the ones who
sit around get the credit
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

Modern methods of caring for poul-
try and rearing chicks have become
SO simplif1ed with advanced knowl-
edge that 1t is no longer the task It
iscd to be.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

The .lediocrity of my fortune has
perhaps, given me more real hap
piness than the first throne on earth
would have given.-Fenelon.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

"Pollertics may make strange bed.
fellers, but they are apt to make a
good many more strangers"
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

Land Without Reptiles.
Newfoundland is without reptiles.
No snake. frog. toad or lizard has ever
been seen there.
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01
Mr.. James Hunter,
Dear Sir: Here

sailortown." he said.
The n a IN e of
Sherman was never
coupled openly with
the story OF that
night raid. but the
kings shipped all
the crews from Ir-
vington afterward.
M shin went to
The Lamar register., 1910-06-01

~ and fet the grip OF circumstance keen him As
he wandered about the streets he discovered
sewed In the lining of his coat envelope until then
unnoticed Its contents four Observation-Disclosures bills
and this
The evening world., 1910-12-15

Grated on yesterday afternoon for ap.
pendicltis at his home. Graham Court.
One Hundred and sixteenth street and
Seventh avenue The operation WAS
performed by DR.. John r. Erdman n
was said last night TO have been sue.
cessful,
The evening world., 1910-12-15
HYDE STILL OUT OF TOWN.
Craft Hunters CANE Question Him
y This week.

City Chamberlain Charles II. Hyde IL
astiii out Of town and could not be called
to-day by the Joint Legislative 1nvesti'
eating Committee to tell anything he
may know Of the fund OF $500. 600 alleged
to have been raised to defeat the anti.
race track legislation. The graft hunt.
ers hoped to have the City Chamberlain
before them to-day. and with his testi.
mony and that OF Algernon A.. Danger
field, secretary OF the Jockey Club, con.
Glade their investigation into charges OF
wholesale bribery OF Albany legislators
by the race track interests. 1t is be-
iieved that Mr.. Hyde will return to the
city In time TO appear before the com.
mittee next week.
The evening world., 1910-12-15

The lay limiting the hour; that employees shall work is lifted two
o'clock during that period VI central location would max: Il convenient, 70
course the volume Of our sale: would be largely increased by extending our
Of U people, and for that reason we will continue to close at The usual hour
The evening world., 1910-12-15

4 Operation on John q. Hcints.
John c. Heintz. President OF the Eich.
= Ter Br ewing Company and President OF
the Brewers Board of Trade. was op.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
SALVAGE PROFITS LARGE
Men at Work on Battleship Clear
10000 First Year.

London. Oct The men at work salv-
ing the British battleship Nontagu. which
was wrecked on Lundy Island four years
ago. have discovered a Spanish vessel
which went down OF Lundy in a gale fifty
years ago. This means very considerable
haul for the workmen. as they own the
Cornish Salvage Company. which bought
the MontagU- They recovered a quantity
OF anchors and heavy iron chains from the
Spanish wreck. and then shattered the hulk
with guncotton- There is much valuable
material in the wreck, and the divers will
be busy for months with the vessel. which
is entirely submerged
The salvage Of the battleship has proved
q profitable business Nothing now remains
OF the Montagu above water at high tide
Her barbetteS show AT low water. The sal
wage men have been taking the sunken
giant up piecemeal ever since they bought
her for E4OOO. The divers are az work every
day breaking her UP with heavy charges or
explosive and hauling up gigantic steel
plates During the first year they cleared
about 10000 profit and ten 70 fifteen thou
sand tons OF the sunken ship still lie under
the waves II will be years before the last
OF the Monragu is raised
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
DICKENs'S SON IN ENGLAND
Has Spent Last Forty-fve Years IN
AustraIia-Plans Lecture Tour.

London. Oct ALFRED Tennyson DICK
ems. the eldest surviving son or Cnaries
Dickens. has arrived IN England after for
tv-1ve years absence in Australia MI
Dickens will begin soon a long tour or the
United Kingdom with his lecture enter
tainment, MY Fathers Life and Works
In the days of my boyhood 1 was con-
stantIy with my father" Mr.. Dickens SAID
recently. "and I have many interesting
"reminiscences Of him. which l shau nope
to relate to a London audience IN the
course of my tour The entertainment con-
sists mainly of anecdotes iuterspersed with
recitatfons from my fathers works
NV first ten years in Australia were
snent in the bush, until married and set
tied IN Melbourne For the last twenty
years I have lectured in Australia wnere
nv fathers novels are immensely popular
and the name OF Dickens is one 20 conJure
with
Mr. Dickens. a godson Of Tennyson. was
born in tS45.
There will shortly be on sale Throughout
the kingdom the Dickens testimonial stamp
which las been chosen as the most e1-
fective way of celebrating the centenary
of the novelist's birth. II is an original
form of memorial. which will touch the
s,,rnnathfes OF the great community VINO
read the works Of Dickens and esteem mis-
memory There are twenty-four million
cories of the works extant. and the pro
posaI IS that the possessors OF them snalI
purchase a penny stamp 70 ar1x 10 eacn
IOlIfr1s
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
THF TRTBUNE'S FOREIGN NEWS
SCHOLARS MEET AT BERLIN
Many American Educators to
Attend University's Centenary.

Berlin. Oct "a three days celebra-
ton of the Tooth anniversary OF the
founding of the University of Berlin will
open in Monday in the great ania OF tne
University building. Emperor William
the Cabinet and other officials Oh the
empire. as well as hundreds of distin-
guished scholars from the universities
of the world. will be present on tnat day
The Emperor probably VIII MAKE an ao-
dress
The American delegates are PROFESSOR
P. W. Wood. of Johns HOPKINS OniVer-
sity; Professor Lewis. OF California: Pro
fessor F. G. Peabody. of Harvard; Pro-
fessor W. Il. Schoheld. OF Harvard Pro
fessor Oscar POLKA of Chicago; PROFESSOR
NJ. P. Ravenal, of Madison; PROFESSOR
Frederick Klaeber. of Minneapolis; LORD
Strathcona. of Montreal: President A T.
Hadley OF Yale; President Nicholas
Murray Butler. of Columbia; DR.. Marian
D. Learned. of Pennsylvania; professor
Augustus Trowbridge. of Princeton; Pro-
fessor J. F. McCurdy, of Toronto: FRO
fessor W. W. Keen, OF Pnllaoeiphia
Academy. and Professor Arnold Hasue'
Of Washington
American Ambassador Hill and MIS-
Hill gave a dinner last night 70 the
American university delegates and their
wives. and tonight gave reception al
which the Americans. other foreign Dele
gates and persons notable in German
official and university life were present
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
rs EVIDENCE TRUSTWORTHY?
Professor Marquis, Of Lausanne, Makes
Some Interesting Experiments

Geneva. Sept SO--Professor Marquis. OF
Lausanne University. has made some IN
teresttug experiments which seem 70 prove
that evidence given in law courts is seldom
trustworthy
Last week he questioned a number OF
his students concerning various parts or
the university buildings and other OBJECTS
which are before their eyes every day out
OF hrty-four students not one was able 10
answer eight questions correctly. and when
asked about a certain window forty-rive
denied its existence. eight affirmed IT and
one remained undecided
Another test OF their powers OF Observa-
ton was 70 ask them 70 describe the dress
and appearance OF man wearing a mask
who had been introduced into the lecture
room two days before. Their answers
varied considerably. They were also shown
ten masks. out Of which they were 10 select
that worn by the man Out OF twenty-four
students only four recognized the correct
mask. eleven made mistakes and nine
could not make up their minds about IL
''Au these persons" says Professor Mar
quis. are men OF education and culture
What then. are we to think OF the state
uents made in criminal law courts by per-
sons who belong 20 less educated classes? -
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
PARIS B0URSE RECEIVERS
Rallies After Nervousness Caused
by the Portugal Revolution.

BY Cable 10 The Trfbune.I
Paris, Oct. S.-The Paris Bourse after
a few days Of nervous f1utter and
weakness in government bonds especial
ly Portuguese and Spanish, has now raI-
lied. To-day Portuguese per cents rosa
one point and Portuguese RAILWAYS
gained five points.
a stronger tendency is shown in
French banking shares. Copper and
Russian metallurgtcal securities expert
enced sharp advances There is renewed
animation in Russian industrials. In
regard to United States investments. the
Paris market holds aloof but is ex-
pectant.
The French iron trade is in a very
satisfactory condition Large orders are
being given for the navy. for railroads
and for the automobile industry TO the
factories of the Loire and the Meuse.
The prevailing opinion here is that
Notwithstanding the present high price
Of wheat. which is 2S francs so centirnes
a quintaI. the government will not ex-
ercise its privilege OF suspending the
duty of seven francs on foreign wheat.