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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
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H ROckhill, of Iowa, has, after Il
years of breeding, finally succeeded in
originating an everbearing strawberry
In the Market Growers Journal Of
March 26. it is stated that these berries
are not of the fall bearing kind, but
yield fruit throughout the season until
the frosts Of winter come NJ CraW-
ford contracted with Mr. ROckhin to
grow plants for him to supply the
spring trade and was accordingly sent
10 varieties last spring.
When the berries came they were
heeled in because the ground was too
wet for planting and left until full
bloom, then the blossoms were cut off
and the plants set in rows 81 feet
apart and Is inches apart in the rows.
Only few plants of each variety were
allowed TO blossom, those of the main
bed being removed as they appeared, or
four times in all in June and July. The
plants that did not have their blossoms
removed fruited from June until late
in November and did even better than
some tested the year before.
The main bed blOomed a sixth time
in August and the fruit was allowed to
ripen. The ripening began early in
September and continued for nearly
three months leaving bushels of green
berries when the ground froze late in
November The plants that had yielded
all this summer and fall of 1908 did as
well last year, seeming to be as full
of fruit as the bed planted later.
The plants made runners all summer.
They do not carry as much fruit at one
time as sorts like the June ripening,
but there is always a good crop in
sight. The two most promising have
been named Francis and Americas and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
POULTRY NOTES.


Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes are
better settlers than Cochins and Brah-
mas and do not step on and break so
many eggs.
Corn and kaffir corn are very fatten-
ing and should not be fed alone to
chickens. Corn gives yolks rich golden
color. Oats IS consiGe red the best grain
to feed alone.
When the grit hen mas taken into
her gizzard has its edges worn smooth
it passes off in the droppings. The
lack of grit is injurious to the diges-
ton, and if deprived of 1t entirely they
may retain grit in their gizzards for
fully year.
be preferred to wet mash, experience
having shown greater fertility in eggs
from hens fed on the dry.
Turkeys hunt insects, ducks Craze
chickens are grain eaters. Some chick
ems prefer corn, others wheat or oats.
so it is well to have a mixture to feed
the flock.
Hens are thirsty creatures when they
begin to lay. The active, laying hen
always strives after the egg shells that
are thrown to the flock; the cock
and lazy hcps do no. take much notice
of them.
Bird lice differ from those that in
fest man and our domestic animals in
tina: they have bling instead of sucking
mouth parts. The lice that infest our
poultry are closely related to those
that feed upon the wool of sheep and
goats; they do not suck blood like the
true lice, but eat feathers, hair and
skin.
\ hen that has died from having an
egg broken in the oviduct usually is
recognized by the darkening of the
comb. An egg bound hen may be re-
lieved By holding the opening to the owl
duct over boiling water. the steam caus-
ing a relaxation of the muscles. A little
sweet oil injected will also help.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

TN planning garden, the lawn
4 should receive its share OF Ieons1d-
Il Grafton If it is we'll prepared and
kent in good condition it sets off the
house and adds to its homelike appear
ance as nothing else can Bailey says
that the garden does not depend on the
area or cost or rarity of its plants, but
upon the temper of its owner; and IS
the part of an estate most intimately
associated with the private life OF the
home.
The lawn once established the re-
mainder of the garden may be allowed
to develop as ones taste or fancy may
dictate However, unless care1ul at
tention is given to the preparation OF
the soil before planting, the lawn will
never be satisfactory until plowed up
and made properly. The preparation
of the soil is more important with Us
where it is necessary to irrigate than
ii is in humid regions, and as with
alfalfa a grass lawn is planted to last
a lifetime and should receive the best
of attention
Make 1t Level.
Tn the first place make the lawn as
level as possible to facilitate irrigation.
The ground should be plowed deeply
TO allow the grass roots TO secure
footboId. TO develop more rapidly and
TO better WllISldllO NAAC OA% SPO-AS 49,
cold weather. Manure the soil heavily
with finely divided stable manure be-
fore planting and work the soil into a
fine condition so that a stand may be
secured in the shortest time To keep
the lawn in good condition and looking
fresh and healthy, spread 500 to 400
mounds ground bone per acre early IN
the spring; and should yellow and sick
" places develop, add to them at the
sodium nitrate
acre Wood ashes are good for the
soil, especially should it have ten
dency to be sour.
Sowing Bluegrass
About the best grass for lawns is
Kentucky bluegrass. Some like to sow
I to 4 quarts of white clover seed with
the grass, others have secured best re-
suits without. Bluegrass is slow TO
terminate and grow, hence to furnish
green the first year, to . quarts OF
timothy, a quick growing grass, Is
sOwn, the bluegrass crowdtng 1t out the
second year. Crimson clover, an an
nual. is also used quite often. at the
rate of to quarts. where soils are
hard and lacking in nitrogen in order
that its deep roots may aid in breaking
the subsoiI and in the gathering Of
nitrogen
In the south, bluegrass does not do
so we'll as in the north and Bermuda
grass is principally used for lawns
The common method is to propa gate
from roots, but it is now possible to
secure Bermuda seed imported from
Australia. In the fall, Bermuda lawns
turn a reddish color with the coming
of frosts. It has been found that
sowing English rye-grass on Bermuda
sod in August or September will keep
the lawn green during the winter and
in the spring the Bermuda springs up
again.
Planting Grass.
One may plant grass seed either in
the fall or spring. y good way to
SOW is to take half the seed at first
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

Continued on Page seven.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey

Many men and women who have
passed the fourscore mark tell the same
story as Mr.. Collier about what Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey has done toward re-
neWing their youth and keeping them
vigorous, hale and hearty and in pos
session Of all their faculties. AS a
leading doctor says, the secret of the
whole thing is that Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey, If taken as prescribed assists
in driving out all disease germs, in
vigOrates the brain, enriches the blood,
quickens the circulation, brings restfuI
sleep and prevents decay and old age
CAUTION-When you ask your drug
gist, grocer dealer for Duffy's Pure
Malt W hiskey be sure you get the genu-
Inc. 1t Is an absolutely pure medicinal
malt whiskey and Is sold IN SEALED
BOTTLES ONLY-never I'm bulk. Look
for the trademark, the "OId Chemist
on the label, and make sure the seal
over the cork is unbroken.- Price LOO
large bottle. Write Medical Department,
The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester,
n Y, for illustrated medical booklet and
doctors advice, both sent free.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

late in the afternoon in humid regions
and thrown into cocks the same day.
By doing this the loss of warmth is
limited; the hay is protected from the
dew and will begin to dry as soon as
the dew is off in the morning.
Curing Hay.
Curing hay consists not only in dry
ing but in slightly fermeting it also.
When grasses or clovers are cut,
small organisms like bacteria, molds
and yeasts begin action upon the sap
and woody fiber causing oxidation and
heat and giving off carbon dioxid
and other gases The slight fer
mentation the hay undergoes gives
it pleasing flavor and seems to make
it more digestible than hay merely
dried in the sun. However. when fer
mentation is allowed to continue too
long, or when partially cured hay is
wet by rain or dew, these aromatic sub
stances that makes it so palatable are
forced out.
The Hay "Sweats..
When hay sweats, a mild form of fer
mentation takes place causing the lib
Grafton of the carbon diOxid referred to
and free nitrogen. The driest hay
sweats or ferments when first placed in
the NOW, but will not be at all dam
longed. In the Open,, fermentation
causes little rise in temperature, but
where the hay is baled or stacked the
heat is not carried away very rapidly
and the temperature rises. Above 20
degrees most of the bacteria are killed,
and if the temperature continues to rise
direct oxidation takes place and the
kindling point of the hay may be
reached
Hot in the Center.
The center of the stack becomes hot
test and will shoulder instead of flam-
ing unless uncovered, when it will burst
into flame A stack may be ventilated
to overcome any danger of spontaneous
combustion by filling a few sacks with
hay and while building the stack draw
ing them upwards through the center
SO as TO leave this hollow; OF by max
ing hollow center in the stack by the
Use of wood.
Hay that has been allowed to get wet
has lost some of its odor, palatability,
nUtritive constituents, many of its
leaves, much of its color and is justly
Disseminated against when marketed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
Making a Lawn For Garden

and cover the entire lawn with it. then
go over 1t again with the remainder at
right angles TO the first In this way
there is little danger Of leaving bare
spots After the seed is broadcast. rake
it in and give the ground a thorough
soaking. BY sowing at the rate of
to bushels of IA pounds each per acre
a fine grass rather than coarse is Sc
cured The use of manure Of course
produces an abundant supply Of weeds
the first year, but these may be kept
down by moving until frost comes TO
kill them. Perennials may be got rid
of by pulling them up by the roots If
Bermuda roots are TO be planted
trenches should be dug. the earth
pressed firmly against the grass and
the ground flooded
Enriching the Earth.
Should the lawn become poor later.
put a team on il with a Spike-to
harrow, SOW fertilizer and grass seed,
drag again with the harrow and roll il
a roller is available, repeating the roll
ing every spring to firm and smooth
the sod If the lawn is mown early in
the summer it is ordinarily not neces-
sary to rake the clippings Leaving
the clippings. when not too long, and
the grass long for the winter, will
furnish mulch which is a protection
against drOuth and cold.
The best time TO water a lawn is In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

it is brought to the thresher direct
from the field It is claimed that wheat
is benefited by sweating in the stack
that the grain becomes better filled and
ColOred The sweating begins in about
three days and continues so many
weeks It is also cOntended that wheat
will heat in the bin or sacks if not
first allowed to sweat in the stack, but
it is doubtful whether well matured
wheat will heat enough to cause any
injury.
The sickle is still used to considerable
extent in both upper and lower valleys
for harvesting wheat. 1t is the most
primitive reaping implement and was
used in most places as late as the mid
die of last century. The cradle is still
used in many ~of the conservative re
gions of the north, especially on small
farms, one man cutting from one and
half to four acres a day
seIf-Binding Harvester.
The self binding harvester is the ma
chine used on most farms. 1t delivers
the wheat bound in bundles or sheaves
and is provided with bundle carrier
for leaving the sheaves in piles. Our
irrigation system which makes borders
necessary interferes with the use Of the
carrier. One man with 6-foot binder
and three horses can harvest Is to 20
acres a day and usually two men are
required TO shock what is cut.
If one does not own binder the prac-
tice is to have a machine come to the
farm and harvest the wheat at a stip-
Ulated sum per acre The amount
charged by those who make a business
of this varies from 1925 to $3.50 an
acre, the farmer sometimes being re-
quired to pay for the binding Irvine as
well, which may cost as much as 25
cents an acre extra, depending upon the
size of bundles and tie thickness OF
the stand. The usual charge made for
threshing is 10 percent, or. one bushel
in 10, and usually the thresherman re-
quires the farmer to furnish all the help
with the exception of the few men nee
essary to handle the engine and Separa-
tor. Sometimes one IS allowed to pay
the 10 percent charge the current
market price of wheat but ordinarily
the thresherman brings his own sacks
and stores the grain until the price is
better than is usual at harvesting time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
Rio Grande/ Valley Well
Adapted To Wheat GROWING
WAS GREAT WHEAT CENTER ONCE

g ONE two decades ago wheat was one
of the most important and salts
tying crops of the Rio Grande val
ley' but little by little the acreage 6i-
mlnlshed and alfalfa assumed the as
cendancy- Now, however, with the rise
In price, 1t is again advancing in favor
and promises to be d splendid cash crop.
1t is crop that requires relatively little
outlay of capital appealing therefore to
Farmers OF limited means The scarcity
OF water is seldom felt before the be-
ginning of June, and by that time wheat
planted early enough has begun to
ripen and is safe crop
On account of the primitive methods
or harvesting and threshing heretofore
used, 1t has been impracticable to ar
rive at an accurate estimate of the
acreage and yield per acre; but this year
IL is proposed to secure the cooperation
of those having harvesting and thresh-
ing machines and to learn definitely
what may be expected from wheat pro-
duction in the Rio Grande valley under
varied conditions
Fortunately Situated.
A glance at some of the factors that
wheat growers have to contend with in
what Is known as the wheat region
proves to us that in this crop at least
we are most fortunately Situated. 1t is
not lnfrequent that extremes of heat
and cold, too much rain, destructive hail
and wind storms, floods, parasitic plants
such as smut and rust, insects, birds
and rodentseand drouth contend singly
or in groups against the farmers wheat
crop, @n the Rio Grande valley, if we
except drOuth occasionally, there is
hardly drawback to wheat culture
Wheat begins to mature during the
flrSt part of June in this region and
the last irrigation is given. When wheat
is in the milk it has reached an import
ant stage insofar as irrigation is con-
cerned and if irrigation was neglected
the grains are apt to be found less
plump and heavy than they would
otherwise have been.
Fault of Humid Regions.
In humid regions wheat is liable to
injury If not cut before entirely ripe,
the tendency to shell when mature be-
ing heavy source of loss Consequently
when the straw turns yellow and the
wheat is still in the dough. the binders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

are started and the wheat is shocked
Tor about 10 days. A common practice
is 10 cut when the kernel -oav he easily
lndented with the finger nail and Vet
De hard enough MOTTO be easily crushed
between the fingers. In California in
the regions where the climate is arid.
wheat is sometimes left standing two
months after ripening without injury.
experiments in different stations
nave shown that nothing is to be gained
IN yield or germinative vigor of seed
wheat by allowing the grain to become
dead ripe before harvesting. Tn 10 the
time when almost mature the wheat
kernel continues to draw food from the
straw, the nitrogen in the straw de-
creasing and the crude fiber increasing
up TO when the wheat is well along in
the dough stage.
Cutting Wheat.
If wheat is cut BEFORE being entirely
ripe, 1T is shocked to give protection
from the sun, rain and wind and the
process of drawing material from the
straw for the further DEVELOPMENT of
the kernel continues. Should the grain
be tied In large bundles by the binder
or be left somewhat green or Weedy it
Is best put into small shocks of II
bundles each, these being placed three
pairs in a row, two bundles against
them on both sides, one on top and the
18th often spread fan-like across the
18th. Where 16- bundles are put into a
shock, 4 pairs are placed in a row and
three on each side. However. where the
wheat is ripe any number may be placed
in a shock. One should accustom him
self TO handle bundle in each hand.
Tramping the wheat with~horSes and
goals may still be seen in our valley,
but for some reason the fail has not
many advocates In the early days of
last century when tramping grain was
still used in the north, it was figured
that three horses, a man and a boy could
threSh % to 80 bushels of wheat a day
With fail a braWny wieIder could
credit s to Il bushels to himself for a
days work.
Stacking the Wheat.
On small farms wheat is usually.
stacked and fed into the thresher from
the stacks, 500 to 100 bushels are thus
handled in Que day. On large farms
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

are to be+ntroduced first. There is one
among the ten that bears more than
the two mentioned, but 1t makes very
few runners. The berries are medium
in size, many being over an inch in
diameter, some an inch and half, but
the saIabIe berries averaged so to so TO
the quart. They were sold in Septem-
Der at 40 cents a quart In flavor they
are purported to be sweet and rich and
better than the June bearing varieties.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
Stacking the Wheat.

On small farms wheat is usually,
stacked and fed into the thresher from
the stacks, 500 to 100 bushels are thus
handled in Que day. On large farms
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

The rain removes starch, dextrin and
other soluble compounds and gives
fungi a chance to develop. The odor
and palatability of hay are reciprocal
one depending upon the other and both
necessary. Sometimes when hay is
stacked or moved away too green, salt
or lime is sprinkled on it at intervals
to check fermentation and the growth
of fungi.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

JAMES l. COLLIER, "a YEARS OF AGE
Il have used Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey for the past ten years, simply
as a medicine, as my general health has
been very feeble; but its beneficial eff
fectS have been such that instead of be-
ing a helpless invalid 1 am about all
day and sleep well nights; also have a
good appetite. 1t is the only medicine
I have taken for many years past.
My age is over "a and I want IN all
truth to say that 1 consider your Malt
Whiskey a boon to me and will be to all
who give il a fair trial, particularly TO
those who are lacking in vitality and are
aging. 1 most heartily recommend its
use as a tonic that is not facilitating in
its effects. I will be pleased to answer
any parties who may write 20 me for
corrobOration Of any Of my statements"
James l. Collier, Athens Greene Co.,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-02-25
Premium For Corn
and Wheat

I Peery, of Burke's Garden,
agent for the Chicamauga Fertilizer
Company, of Atlanta, makes the fol.
lowing attractive offer to the users OF
his fertilizers:
For the best bushel of wheat
grown in this county-two bags OF
his best brand of fertilizer.
For the best 20 ears of corn, two
bags of his best brand of corn fertiI
izer The only conditions are that the
corn and wheat must be grown by
the use of his fertilizer
The contest will be decided at the
fair next fall Mr. Peerv is too we'll
known To need any commentator /;
his fertilizer has been used extern
slVely, not only in his community.
but all over the county for years; see
what you can do; write Mr. Peery
In Burke's Garden for further infor-
nation, price of fertilizer. etc
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-02-25

Preaching In the PRESBYTERIAN
church Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock.
VIM Walk was here one day this
week consulting DIR Greveer. Walk
had stitch or hitch i'm his side
caused by falling OH a log. If the
log had fallen on him, then what t?
between sawlogs, wild steers and
icy paths and mules. the first thing
you know TazeweIl is going to lose
valuable citizen or two.
Mrs. Werth, who was to have en-
tertained the Daughters i'm March.
has been called away on account OF
the illness of her father; for this rea-
son, the Chapter will meet with Mrs
Ed. SPOTS March LIST. A large at
tendance is anticipated as several
important questions will be consid-
cred.
Miss Lille l. Lette, who managed
so successfully last season the mill
iinery department at Chapman's.
the store that sets the pace in Taze-
we'll has returned from New York.
and other fashion centres, where she
has been for sometime studying the
styles in millinery. She is at the
helm again and ready to serve her
friends as before.
Mr.. G. w. Bishop, Leavit, Texas.
says, under date of February 18th :
lfere is your ioIIar from out in
Texas, among the wolves and lack
rabbits. We don't suppose the high
price OF meat is worrying brother
Bishop, so long as the stock of lack
rabbits hold out. The only trouble
Is catching 'em. AS unlce John would
put it "dey is mons Gus swirl"
Mrs. w. 7. Corell, Thompson
Valley, is i'll at the Jefrersonville
Hotel. She was operated upon YES
terday by Drs. Crockett, st Clair
and DIR. Williams, of Richlands.
Mrs. Corell gave birth TO child a
short time ago, and this operation
became necessary. 1t is understood
that she is doing well, and her
speedy recovery is confidently look
ed for now.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-02-25
Liquor License Refused.

The applicants from Pocahontas
for license TO sell liquor appealed be-
fore Judge Kcgley here on Monday,
and were refused. There we're twelve
applicants who had received permits
sion by the town council of Pocahon-
tas. Judge Kegley assigned as his
reason for holding up these applica
lions, that pending legislation in
Richmond increased liquor license,
and these licenses should not be
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-02-25

The best pills are Rising Little Liver
Pllls. They are easy to take, pleasant
In effect, and gentle in action. Sold bv
John E. Jackson, druggist.