El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-24
]. 7. SNELlJS TELLS VALENTINE PEO-
PIE HOW To FOLLOW DRY FARMING

that some months ago when the gov
eminent had the experts finding what
would stop the black leg they decid-
ed that vaccination would do it; the
result was the Stockmen got the stuff
needed for black leg with the result
that black leg is not now seen among
the cattle and I have your own
words that they at one time died in
great numbers he said. He then
asked his hearers to give the same
amount of credit to the men who the
government now has trying to make
scientific farming pay in this region
andtake their experience in dry farm
ing to improve present conditions He
referred them to the experts of the
state who would give them all the IN
formation in their power.
How to Treat the Soil.
He demonstrated the use of packing
the soil to hold moisture and used two
No. l Rochester lamp chimneys he
filled two with the same amount OF
sand and near the top of one he put
some packed soil taken from under
an old house or board, then some more
sand on top of this. The other one
inst had sand He showed that the
one that was treated in a scientific
manner had used less than one-fourth
of the water that the other one had
taken UP, still the soil was just as
wet He advised deep blowing in the
fall then narrowing often, especially
after any rain. This keeps the mols-
ture in the ground. He advised plant
inc seed before the rain and said tnat
where the ground was dry, the seed
would not rot but would be ready TOT
the rain when it came. He cautioned
against waiting until it rained, but
hap
He advised his hearers to harrow oil
agonally. across the field and gave his
reason. He said: I'm corn you will
notice that if you cultivate along and
across the row there is space OF
about six inches near the stalk OF corn
that is dry and hard; this is just what
YOU want to stop; you must keep the
land loose and fine close to the corn
and the best way TO do this is to mar
row across the field
Mr.. Snelus said that he was no farm
er and when he went to Eagle Pass
to the Texas Dry Farming congress
he wondered what he was going to
hear Right there he found that the
world do move" he said, as to farm
ing. and he came back home to advise
his people to try what he heard 9TH
ers had made a success OF. He eX-
plained Senior Dominguez's system or
raising and testing seeds and said that
a farmer should take the time for such
tests. This testing method was recent
Nv recounted in The .Herald's farm
pages.
Raising Chickens.
The speaker said that when she came
to Valentine a man had said that 1t
was the finest country in the world
for men and dogs, but women and
chickens couldn't live there He said
that women could not only live there.
but could show the men how to live
and then he showed that Mrs. Ed
StegaT had made a success with fine
chickens. She raises the finest breed
of White Rocks and can sell chickens
two months old for so cents; she also
gets so cents a dozen for all the eggs
she wishes to sell. This goes to show
what can be done where people will
use their heads and mix good Judgment
with work" he declared.
Regarding trees for this region he
recommended the apricot or Jap plum
He said the apricot was good drouth
resisting tree. He advised care in their
planting and cultivation.
Closing his talk, Mr.. Snelus read a
letter from the FL Paso Fair associa-
ton and urged everyone who could to
have a showing there. He especially
urged the stockmen to show any fine
cattle and horses they had
Mr.. Snelus has always taken very
entine.
Mr.. Snelus is working to get exhib
It's for the Ell Paso fair. He especial
active part in the development of VAL
lv wishes to get the Sub-Irrigation
to put in small plant. He
is meeting with success in getting 9TH
er various exhibits promised