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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16

AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Flatulent collie in horses and mules
may be caused by the fermentation re-
sulting from eating young or decayed
alfalfa, new grain, decaying grasses
etc. Drinking water right after feed
ing or while hot, or swallowing toe
much air as wind-sucking horses some
times do, are other causes that will
bring about the distention of the abdO-
men.
Illinois has 1,S55,oOO horses worth
1925 each, or more than any other state
in the union The 21,040,000 horses in
the country have an average value OF
S10S.49 per head, being highest in New
Jersey, 1874 each, ard cheapest in New
Mexico, or SAT each. Texas is sur
passed in value of horses by Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Ohio. Nebraska, Missouri
and Indiana. It's 1,369,000 horses aver
age only s73 each.
The editor of WaHace's Farmer ad-
vises farmers not 10 sell their good
breeding stock; to think as little of
selling a good brood SOW or mare as of
selling his corn or wheat or oats. The
best should be kept until its period Of
usefulness is past; the profit of the
future should take precedence over the
immediate ones. a farmer is not in
business for a few years, but for life,
and If he has any stock that he wishes
to dispose of, then sell the poorest The
time has passed for the farmer to sell
his best and TO content himself with
the poorest
In May a car holding 10000 pounds
of butter was shipped by Shaw Bros.
of Ft. Worth, to Philadelphia. 1t was
worth $4,000, rating the pound at p IL
cents. 1t seems strange that this
should occur with Texas importing
thousands Of pounds yearly from Hin
Ois. Missouri and Kansas
A hog raiser in Oklahoma recon-
mends feeding hogs on alfalfa and
soaked corn to secure best results. He
has had cases Of feeding hogs corn
without fattenin0 them. but when they
were allowed to run on alfalfa for GO
days they were ready for market.
DR.. S. o. Howard, chief entomologist
of the department of agriculture. says:
1T is the duty of every individual to
guard against flies on his premises. It
is the duty Of every community, through
its board of health. to spend money in
warfare against this enemy of man
kind The duty is as clear as if the
community were attacked by a band
of ravenous wolves. That the typhoid
fly-a creature born in filth and lit
orally swarming with disease germs
should practically be invited to multi
ply unchecked, even in the great CEN
ters of population, is nothing less than
criminal" Separating the milk instead
of allowing It to stand in pans or
crooks is the only absolute safeguard
against conta mination from flies. a fly
heading from n swill barrel to a milk
pitcher was found to carry in its mouth
and on its legs 100000 fecal microbes.
Just now hogs are highest in the
markets. next come cattle. then sheep
of ha hn
for a very long time and it becomes
more palatable through the methods Of
preservation. Hams are made out Of
the hind and forequarters, and the sides
of the hog become first quality bacon
and the bellies a poorer quality. The
taste for ham seems to be increasing
both at home and abroad and there
seems to be no reason why the price
should not remain high
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
THE SHUTS OF SORGHUM.
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y department of agriculture circular
gives methods for the prevention of
SHUTS In sorghum It's objects are Cd
TO call attention 10 these dangerous
pests, CD 20 warn farmers of the dan
gers that may result from introducing
them into new localities, and CD 70
suggest simple methods of getting rid
of them
Under the term sorghum are included
both the saccharine and non-sacchar-
Inc varieties. such as kafircorn, milo
and dura- The growing Of the differ
ent varieties of sorghum is extending
so rapidly that IL Is important that
farmers should avoid spreading the
smut diseases by using seed free from
the fungus or by treating the seed.
In this country the common smut is
the one that affects single grains in
the seed head To free the seed from
this fungus ii should be soaked for
an hour in solution of one pound of
formalin in 80 gallons of water, or in
water heated to about 135 degrees Fab
renheit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
THE VALUE OF THE PUMP
IN IRRIGATING A CROP

farmers in the Mesilla valley up to
the time of the rain last Sunday. The
vines were drying up from the effects
of the hot winds and lack of water and
farmers without pumps were facing the
probability of losing the seasons work.
expense and income merely through
lack of one irrigation.
In a bulletin Of the New Mexico Col
lege of Agriculture many valuable re-
CATION from wells. The conditions pre-
vailing here are practically the same
in the lower valley.
Plenty of Water.
An ample quantity of water for irri-
eating purposes exists throughout the
Rio Grande valley in southern New
Mexico at a comparatively shallow
depth.
This water, termed the underflow,
can be easily made available by sink
ing pipe wells. with slotted strainers,
into the gravel strata at comparatively
low cost.
The station at Mesilla Park sank an
experimental well six inches in dame
ter and IS feet deep from which was
pumped a continuous stream of over
1000 gallons a minute.
From this we'll it was found possible,
using a 20 horsepower steam engine
with tornillo wood as fuel, to irrigate
average land three inches deep at a
maximum cost Of from 81 cents to 81
cents an acre, according to the pump
used. This estimate is for short runs;
for long runs this cost will probably
be reduced, a point to be determined
later.
Pump Tests.
Eight pumps of various types and
sizes were tested by the station upon
the we'll above referred to and COM
parative results are set forth in tabu-
lar form.
A comparative test of four kinds OF
fuel-medium cottonwood. small tor
milo. large tornillO. Gallup coal-was
made. and the results are compiled in
tabular form.
Data concerning pumping plants in
New Mexico and other states has been
collected and is compiled and pre-
sented In tabular form under the heads
Of Wells Pumps, Engines, Lands Irrf-
gated. and Railroad Pumping Plants.
study of the relative conditions !
existing in New Mexico and other !
states. shows that. in the Rio Grande |
valley in southern New Mexico at least, |
the conditions are unusually favorab bile |
for the successful and economical oper- |
alton of pumping plants as a means |
Of supplying water for irrigating pur- |
poses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16

TT He peach grows very well
throughout this portion Of the
southwest, and but for its sus-
ceptibility to injury from frost it
would be even more profitable than it
is Prof Garcia, in New Mexico Bullet
peach culture that should be of as
sistance 10 those starting new orch
ards
site and Soil.
It happens occasionally that orchard
lists only a few miles apart Will during
the same season report results that are
apparently contradictory, one reporting
a fair or good crop and the other no
crop at all This may be due to the
fact that one orchard was better stu
ated than the other It may have been
protected by mountain range or
grove Of trees, or II may have been
more elevated and thereby avoided the
settling of cold air at night
deep, rich loan makes the best soil
for a peach orchard Adobe soils are
too stiff and crack badly after irriga-
lighter soils. During the drouth of
1894 the trees on the College farm,
planted in adobe SOL, suffered more
than those in the loan.
Insect and Fungus Enemies.
The insect and fungus pests that mo-
lest orchardists in most other fruit
growing regions do not do much harm
here The dreaded San Jose scale is
not bad and is easily destroyed with
kerosene. The curculio has not been
reported and the peach bOrer does lit
tie damage The Junebug appears on
the fruit as II begins 70 ripen, numbers
collecting on a single peach and con-
sUUing IL entirely
The dry atmosphere probably keeps
fungus diseases from being effective
here Although this Is one of the old
est peach-grOwing sections in New
Mexico, none of the common diseases
such as scah, leaf-curl. rust and vel
lows have been observed.
Irrigation.
The peach. n develop well. must have
sufficient water the first few years IT
needs more water than other orchard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16

IS now about % years since the
Melted Gem, or Rocky Ford can
- taloupes were first grow n in the
Rocky Ford region. According TO p
n Blim, of the Colorado agriculture
college, the first cantaloupes for mar
ket were grown by J. w. Eastwood,
who had grown them in Denver previous
to moving to Rocky Ford, in 1884. He
planted half an acre and sold them to
a commission merchant in Leadville who
secured 10 cents a pound, or $3.50 per
crate for them. They grew so we'll and
sold so readily that other farmers Sc
cured seed from him or Henry Lee of
Denver or Burpee of Philadelphia, from
whom Mr.. Eastwood had secured his
start, and the melons found a good
market in Colorado towns.
SIipshod Shipments.
In the early years OF the industry
the melons We're shipped in barrels and
boxes and the empties We're returned
to the shipper. However, when canta-
loupe growing became general in the
region, there came a shortage of boxes
and barrels and someone made a crate
of 12-inch boards and lath sawed in
two, which happened to make a crate
capable of holding about As average
sized melons The first step toward
cooperation was to appOrtion the mar
kets, each grower agreeing to ship only
to his own during the rush season,
thereby avoiding the g1utting of some
of the markets.
Even as late as 1897 good land under
bitches In the vicinity of Rocky Ford
sold for $50 an acre. Hon. G. W.
Sw ink, a large landowner and a person
who had the good of the valley at
heart, was interested in starting the
sugarbeet industry in the Arkansas val
ley and saw in the development of the
cantaIoupe industry a means for in
creasing the population and cutting up
the farms into small units, which was
necessary before beet growing could be-
come extensive. He cut up his lands
near Rocky Ford into and 1O-acre
tracts and offered opportunities to
tention being the principal require
ment.
Cooperative Marketing.
After the first ten years of canta-
loupe growing it seemed as though a
limit had been reached and then came
seasons when the crop would not pay
express charges. Cooperation in mar
keting was started in 1894, when
groups of neighbors combined and load
ed ventilated cars and consigned them
to commission men IN different mar
ketS. 1.-TWO years later standard crates
were made at the lumber mills and sup
piled to the growers
One of the shipping groups organized
into what is still known as the "Kouns
Party and shipped to agents or COM
mission men, who handled their melons
Up to 1896 there had been
a number of failures, not of crops but
Of too great a supply for the markets
to ehd when bills for transpor-
tation were presented the farmers were
inclined to blame the railroads and
men. MeSsrs Swink and
Conner had shipped several cars that
season to Kansas City and ST Louis
with such good results that people be-
gan to think of the eastern markets.
In the fall OF 1895 meeting was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
SuIphur.-The Best Skin Remedy

There is no drug or medicine that
has been used for skin diseases as LONG
as Sulphur. The trouble has been that
sulphur in crude or powder form can
not be readily applied to the germ that
causes Eczema, letter. Acne. Hives
BARRIERS Itch and the many other skin
diseases Idttelps Liquid Sulphur
Compound overcomes this difficulty
being liquid. and if applied with soft
brush reaches the seat of the trouble
at once killing the germs and giving
instant relief to intense itching caused
by skin disorders. a few applications
according to directions will cure anv
skin disease, no matter of what char
acter Send 10c for sample bottle.
Rhuma- Sulphur Co., st. Louis. Mo-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
Eczema-A Germ Disease
Can Now Be Cured.

The Medical profession Is all agreed
that ECZEMA is a germ disease, but the
thing that has baffled them is to find
some remedy that viii Set to the germs
and destroy them
Zemo. the clean. external treatment,
has solved this difficulty by drawing
the germs TO the surface Of the skin and
destroying the germ life that causes the
disease The whole method of treat
ment and cure by ZEMO is explained in
an interesting book on the subject is
sued by the makers of ZEMO. 1t tells
how TO cure yourself at home of Eczema,
Blackheads. Pimples. Dandruff, and all
diseases Of the skin and scalp. Call at
Knoblauch's drug store for booklet and
learn more about this clean, simple
remedy that is now recognized the
standard treatment for all diseases or
the skin and scalp
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16

the fruit can be handled and before the
stone begins to form In this way the
strength that would otherwise go into
a vast number of fruits is used in a
comparatively few and in the growth
of the tree. When the crop is heavy
and the trees large, skilled workInen
can thin three or four trees a day, but
w lille this process seems expensive, it
is profitable in the end.
Commercial Peach Orchard.
As with other fruits, the peach
grower should create a demand for his
product by reason of superior quality
and also be able to supply the demand
when once established Intending
planters should study the locality I'M
der consideration we'll, select the most
profitable sorts of varieties to cover
the season and enough of each kind,
and seek the advice of experienced
growers IN the vicinity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
TRIP through the upper and
lower valley shortly after the
beginning of the dry spell

a TRIP through the upper and
- lower valley shortly after the
beginning of the dry spell
gave evidence of the favor acquired
in this section by the pumping plant.
Gasoline engines were popping every
where. on small farms of 10 acres de-
voted to garden truck, to the large al
falfa and alfalfa and fruit farms of
several hundred acres. The effects of
the drouth were already becoming ap-
parent on EARNS not provided with
pumps to take care of exigencies like
the present
In letter to the writer by the act
ing director of the Cornell College of
Agriculture it was stated that he hest
tated to start any new experiments be-
fore installing some sort of irriga-
ton system And this in New York
state with its countless lakes and
streams and over three feet of an
nuaI rainfall. In the state alone with
its large cities and tremendous losses
from fire, there are every year far
greater losses due to the burning up of
crops.
Alfalfa and Drouth.
Alfalfa, once established, will bear
a great amount of drouth, but there
are many crops such as fruit and vege-
tables whose resistance is vastly less.
The farmer who can afford it and
does not install pumping plant is
much like the merchant who fails 10
insure his store and stock. The truck
farmers who have plants and crops in
healthy condition are resting easily now
and do not care how long the river re-
mains dry, for with the competition
removed of all truckers not provided
with pumps the prices of small fruit
and vegetables viii rise to several
times the usual price. Such farmers
have been heard to remark that they
had realized in a single dry year as
much as in three years of sufficient
water.
The Pump and the Ditch.
1t is seldom recommended to rely
upon pumping entirely for irrigation
water. but pump in connection with
a ditch system will offset the uncer-
tainties of the weather and insure a
certain crop. Often one irrigation from
a well will tide the crop over a short
dry spell and it may not be necessary
TO use 1t again for a year or several
years, yet had this one irrigation failed
the crop might have dried up. Such
was the condition of the cantaloupe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16

beginner in poultry raising VIII 90
best with small flocks. for he can
give them more attention and handle
them more easily. He should know that
dry feed is becoming to be recognized
as the best way for giving food to
chickens; that grit is necessary for
fowls from the time chicks are few
days old; that lice and mites may &C
count for low egg yield or high death
rate; that mashes and sudden changing
of food induce bowel trouble, and that
attention given to mating is more i'm
portant than the brand OF brooder or
incubator.
Skim milk is good for growing chicks.
They need bone-forming food rather
than fat-forming. Oats are better than
other cereals for growing chicks on &C
count of the help they give to bone
growth.
One brood of chickens is enough on the
farm. and If these are well mated and
fed, they should help considerably to-
ward defraying the household ex-
penses 1t IS estimated that 100 hens
on the farm should net a dollar day
during the winter months.
The Rhode Island Reds, that are so
popular in New England and are be-
coming such favorites IN other regions.
w ere originated by crossing Red Ma
laws and Red Cochin Chinas with the
chickens of Rhode Island. It is thought
by some that the Indian Runner is to be
the farmers fowl eventually.
During the coming winter 1t will be
we'll to observe the flocks Of hens care
fully and pick out those that produce
we'll. Then take these and isolate them
so that their eggs may be used to
breed from. Hens that will lay when
eggs are worth so cents and 60 cents
a dozen should be given attention so
that this quality may be retained and
improved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

today and see for yourself what a won
derful medicine it is in cases of Poor
Appetite, Gas on Stomach, Headache,
Indigestion. Dyspepsia, Cost1venesS,
Cramps, Diarrhoea, Malaria, Fever and
Ague. It's results are certain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
Buy Your California Ticket
As Far As Pizmo Beach.

The ideal pleasure resort of all
coast beaches on the Pacific coast In
San Luis Obispo county, CAL half way
between Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, on the Southern Pacific Coast
Line; 5 trains daily from Los Angeles
Firstclass hotel. Tent city in conjunc-
ton. Pleasure and comfort and all
kinds Of amusements. Pizmo Beach
Is the safest beach to bath. and the
most beautiful. the widest and longest
on the west coast OF the United States.
Special weekly and monthly rates to
guests NOW under new management.
Ell PRIMO RESORT CO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
KEEPING WELL

is an easy task with the aid of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, because it is COM
pounded from ingredients best known
for making and preserving health. Ii
sickly, rundown or over-worked get
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16

directly or indirectly handled the Rocky
Ford cantaloupes since the first car
was shipped east
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
POULTRY NOTES.

The following statement was prepared
by c. H Parsons, president Of the
Eastern States Cold Storage company.
of Springfield, Mass, and shows what
proportion of the price OF eggs is re-
ceived by the producer and ~ha. by
the niddlemen:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16

lowing for indigestion or intestinal dis,
ease: Open-air quarters; hard grain. Of
which half should be corn, the balance
wheat and oats; green food; a teaspoon
full OF tincture OF nux vonica in each
gallon OF drinking water TO the exclus-
ion OF other drink.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
Sheriff S Sales.

Georgia Terrell County.-Will be
sold before the court house in the
said County, on the first Tuesday
in December, 1910, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described
property to wit: One top buggy with
piano body and end springs; body
painted black. Also one set of har-
ness Said property levied on as
the property of J. c. Stinton to
satisfy a mortgage fl. ia. issued
from the City Court of Dawson in
favor of J. Z. Turner against j. c..
Stinton.
Also at the same time and place
and upon the same terms will be
sold the following described prop
erty to wit: One harness machine,
two rivet machines, one set of har-
ness tools, one set of shoe tools, shop
fixtures, one heater and three chairs
and one stool, the same having been
levied on as the property of F. M.
Collins to satisfy an execution is
sued from the Justice Court
of the 1854 district, G. M, said
County, in favor of Stanton Tanning
Company against F. M. Collins
Also at the same time and place
and upon the same terms will be
sold the following described prop
erty to wit: One Ellis top buggy
with red running gear, said proper
ty having been levied on as the prop
erty of Charley Wade to satisfy a
mortgage fl. ia. issued from the City
Court Of Dawson, said County, in
favor of J. w. Glass against Charley
Wade.
Also at said time and place and
upon the same terms will be sold
the following described property to
wit: One High Point top buggy and
one set of single harness, said prop
erty having been levied on Is the
property of Bob Cloud to satisfy q
mortgage fl. ia. which was issued
from the Justice Court of the 1854
district, G. NJ, said County, in favor
of J. w. Glass against Bob Cloud.
Also at said time and place and
upon the same terms will be sold
the following described property to
wit: One Summers top buggy with
black body and red running gear,
and one set f single harness. Also
one roam colored Texas mare about
ten years old, said property levied
on as the property Of Robert Knight
to satisfy an execution issued from
the City Court of Dawson in favor
of the Shefield-Huntingto Company
against r. E. Knight. This Novem-
Der 9Th, 1910.
M. G. HILL, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
ARBOR DAY DEC. 2ND.
Commissioner Lowrey Calls on the
Schools of County to Observe 1t.

Commissioner Lowrey Calls on the
Schools of County to Observe 1t.
The first Friday in December is
set apart by the school authorities
of Georgia as Arbor Day, and the
schools of Terrell county are re-
quested to join in the proper observ-
ance of it.
1t is not expected that the schools
will be disbanded, or that the entire
day should be devoted to the beauti-
full and instructive ceremonies of
this occasion.
An hour or so well spent will
prove quite sufficient for intoxicating
lessons, showing not only the beau
ties but the utility of forestry.
Such trees and plants should be used
as will adorn and at the same time
furnish comfort to the grounds.
Nice walks should be prepared for
flowers, and trees should be planted
in rows made regular by accurate
measurements.
If this exercise is conducted as it
should be, under skillful gardener,
useful lessons in botany and survey
ing may be taught and the souls of
children may be elevated and en-
nobled by the contemplation Of the
beautiful, both in nature and art.
Whatever elevates the soul of chill
hood benefits the world.
]. w. F. LOWREY,
County School Commissioner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To all
whom it may concern: Henry Dur
ham, having in proper form applied
to me for permanent letters of ad-
ministration on the estate Of Clarissa
Durham, late of said County this is
to cite all and singular the creditors
and next of kin of Clarissa Durham
to be and appear at my Office within
the time allowed by law, and show
cause, if any they can, why perma-
nent administration should not be
granted to Henry Durham on Cla-
rissa Durham's estate. Witness my
hand and official signature this 7th.
day of November, 1910
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.