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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

eyes OF the populace necessarily I'M
tutored IN matters artistic) makes It
look more natural For example. on
a beach embankment. facing the board
walk, woman is represented. living
asleep, with a baby in her arms. She
IS exactly the size OF life: likewise. of
course, the infant. a lettered inscription
IN the sand beside her informs the spec
tatOrs that the subject of the study
IS Sleep. As a matter. of fact, the idea
1t suggests is that of a female person
VINO has been cast up by the sea. clasp
ing her child, both drowned.
A Long Established Custom.
1t IS capitally done. But it is dis
tinotly old style. Sculptures of the kind
this one IS in high relief-have been
familiar on the beaches for many a year
past. II one wants 10 get a notion Of
the progress of evolution in sand art,
one may turn to the work of another
and superior expert, not far away, whose
principal exhibit is a full size six cylin-
der automobile. containing three women.
one Of whom Is driving the car. while
the other two sit behind in tn tOnneau.
This is nothing short of wonderful
Every important detail of the car is rep
resented: tie women wear hats OF the
latest fashion, and one Of those in the
tonneau actually holds lOrgnette to
her eyes. The automobile is "cut under
to a sufficient extent To give it the eff
feet of a vehicle actually running on
wheels. People who look at it marvel
and say, How is it possible that such
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

in the black land belt perhaps grow 1t
with more success than any other hu5
mid lands we have However, il will
probably be found that alfalfa will be
shortlivsd in all humid countries sub
ject 10 excessive rainfall and long
drought. Neither will it stand pastur-
ing in humid sections like it Will here
in the west.
The common objection urged against
this crop in the east is the losses in
curing. This objection could be par
TALLY met at least by judicious grazing
at seasons when crops are most apt
30 be lost. For the average grades of
land in East and South Texas, failure
with alfalfa has been well night COM
plete. Whether one can afford to use
the amount of lime or other fertilizers
necessary for success. do not know.
The Greatest staple.
>For this section alfalfa is the great
staple. 1t viii easily yield five to
seven tons an acre of grade of hay
so bright, fine and leafy as to Outsell
eastern or Colorado grown alfalfa two
or three dollars on the markets l
should say s14 ton would be fair
average price for this hay loaded on
cars. With 81 ton cost for watering,
cutting. baling and hauling. We have
4 net profit of $50 to $50 an acre on
the hay crop. With winter grazing
value of $50 in addition from the acre
it gives the land a net rental value of
about SIS.
AS the crop is perpetual. good alfalfa
land, growing crop. and good water
rights should make an acre of alfalfa
worth perhaps $3.50 on an income pri-
ducing basis Hence it is that, alfalfa
lands frequently sell for several hum
dred dollars an acre. Let no one sup
pose big crops of alfalfa do not re-
quire large amounts of water. Some
are proposing TO furnish II inches of
water (i. e.. water enough in season
to cover the land - inches deep.) That
is not enough to give more than one
or two cuttings. I am convinced at
least so inches ought TO be given to
get maximum yields for the whole sea-
son. and this IN addition to the Is to
Is inches of rain.
Market Not OverstOclSed.
Many people think the alfalfa mar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

ket will be OvarstOcked. L do not pc
lieve so. While wheat bran sells for
So alfalfa hay should be worth so az
least. People are finding out its feed
ing value. and prices have been ad-
vancing instead of declining There IS
a tremendous territory lying just east
of the PecOs valley that is growing
into a fine cotton country but 1t never
will grow much if any alfalfa Our
prices for this hay will probably al
wavs be twice the prices obtained by
Colorado and Utah growers, and yer
their alfalfa lands are worth 500 TO
$500 an acre.
Another reason the market will not
be overstocked is the scarcity of water
Nearly all irrigated countries nave
MANY times as much good laand as they
can find water to wet it with rms IS
no execution here Our people are al
ready boring for water and beginning
in places to pump 1t, where artesian
nressure cannot be had. We have some
as fine land as the world ever saw with
large supplies of water that need lift
ing no more than-30 feet. With SIo
an acre expended for the land and SIO
more put into wells and pumping ma
cbinerv II is going TO be 500 land Not
wsthstanding opportunities IKE TINS,
and others for making reservoirs anu
storing flood waters, anu sun OS44CiS
for finding artesian water, our demand
for alfalfa will exceed the supply only
lust now are the people in the upper
valley beginning 20 raise seed OF TINS
crop. With one crop for seed requlr-
ing the time of two hay crops inc
returns for seed alone have been sou
IN $50 an acre in many cases.
IrrigatinG Alfalfa.
want to correct a widespread false
impression about irrigated alfalfa seeo:
If has been widely claimed that SEED
grown under irrigation are not goou
for humid sections. I don't believe there
is a speck Of truth in this claim They
are the soundest. cleanest seed 10 De
found in the world. Much, If not most
other seed are imported from Germany
and some of them contain a large
amount of harmful weed seeds
have already spoken of the grazing
value of this crop. With the RECORD
breaking yfeI5s that the Pecos ana
Tovah valleys make when well wa
tered. there is no doubt but an acre
grazed by hogs will produce from lOoo
to 1900 pounds of live weight with
live hogs at S cents we can figure
magnificent net income from this great
stapk of the west when converted into
pork
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20
RENE BACHE's BUDGET
SAND SCULPTURE Up To DATE
NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF A CURIOUS BRANCH
OF SEASHORE ART.
Not Only Sculpture, But Painting Famous Are Works
REPRODUCED in Sand-How They Are Made to En-
dure for Summer Season-Bas Reliefs
After the Antique

Atlantic City. \. j., Aug. 2O.-lhe
o,,,1tjtudes of people who at this season
flock from all parts of the country 10
the seashore enjoy an incidental oPp3r-
+1nitv of seeing the latest that IS DO
inc in the rav OF sand sou pture-a
branch OF art which has developed IN
remarkable manner within the las
few years.
t11re. It Is painting also-the asf%entl-
+io1ls aids OF color being employed 20
hem out the really extraordinary effects
obtained. Think Of painting IN OLE upon
sandt But the most striking eclhlbI1s
Of ali in this line are certain OBJECTS 0I
sand statuary. especially lie SIZE amt
mails cooied after celebrated arr works
Beach an Art Gallery.
The beach at Atlantic City has be
come an art gallery. Crowds moving
along the boardwalk pause IN detached
groups at intervals TO gaze upon the
sand paintings and sand sculptures, eX-
ec71ted f,v rival artists. who silently so
lirit bv lettered signs such small vol
untarv offerings in the shape OF Dennles
end nickels as the more generously dis
nose5 among the holiday makers may
feel inclined to throw down TO them.
rectangular piece of canvas, spread on
the strand. al, once invites contributions,
hv = printed appeal, and serves to receive
them.
One of the first rules of sand sculp-
tIIre seems to be that everything repre-
scented must be life size This, to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

with occasional repairs. the sand sculp-
tor is kept constantly bUsy-incideptall
picking up such small coins as are
thrown to him by appreciatives passers-
by.
Fortunately. it is by no means neces-
sary that the sand artist shall change
mis- sculptures often. Once finished.
they are good for whole season; or.you
see. the crowds are changing from week
to week and even from day to dav- In
deed. it would hardly be possible for
him to change them, inasmuch as the
making of them takes long time To
build that sand automobile, for example.
was a task occupying many weeks.
Work Done In Spring.
When. then. does the sand man do
does not do it in the summer at all, but
in the spring. before the hot weather
has even BEGUN to arrive. de Is a very
early arrival ut the beach resort. and,
having obtained from the authorities
formal permit to occupy what he calls
a ''pitch," he starts i'll to prepare his
exhibit for the entertainment OF crowds
which are not expected for months vet.
At Atlantic City this season there Is
man named Harry a. ROss-probably
the foremost living expert in this line
who spent Il weeks IN creating TToup
of sand sculptures and sand bas reliefs
which is nothing short of marvellous. 1t
was winter when he began.
The Best of All.
His sculptures represent lions and a
tiger-life size, of course. One of the
lions is original-his own design. An
other is the famous Lion of Lucerne, and
a really wonderful reproduction. The
tiger stands on all fOurs. In the rear
OF this group of beasts are two series
of bas reIiefs likewise done in sand,
four pictures in each-representing the
Four Seasons. and the -Four Ages of Love.
They are copied from antique placques.
and the life size figures are ~ainted
white on a black ground.
1t seems shame that such admirable
works of art should be done in so per-
ishable medium" Is not that which
is writ in sand" the very symbol of
the temporary and evanescent? When
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20
Alfalfa g. t5s S S5ss

I need not discourse on the merits
of alfalfa. Wherever it Will thrive,
it makes more tons of better forage
than any other plant known, and in
addition grows from a few to perhaps
a hundred years from one sowing. I
have seen it in TOyah valley 10 years
old ard it looks good for 100 years
No other hay at all comes so near
approaching grain in its composition
and digestibility. No other grazing
plant will carry livestock in such num-
bers and nourish them so we'll 1 have
seen it carry 10 head of vatne and
horses to the acre in this section this
spring.
Last winter. according to the testi-
mOny of one of the leading growers
in TOyah valley, each acre furnished
grazing enough TO save s2Q worth of
feed. 1t commands regularly a rental
value for grazing during the winter
months of SIS to $50 an acre. Stock
men during this spring and summer
paid as high as s12 an acre a month
for grazing. I suppose in but few
places in the world would this plant
stand the grazing winter and summer
that \ does here. In few places sure
~ WHY it succeed as it does in the dry
rich lands OF the arid west, where all
the fertility the land ever had remains.
while that of the well watered lands
has been teaching away through all
the ages.
Grows Rapidly.
-. Alfalfa is a veritable weed here I'M
der irrigation. 1t will not grow sue
cessfully. without irrigation. Let me
say that only little of our great state
has so far grown alfalfa successfully.
Millions of dollars have been lost in
seed and labor in efforts to grow it on
the ordinary sands, clays and loans of
the country. 1t requires a good soil,
rich in lime. In the dry west all soils
are rich in lime and other ingredients.
In the east, and especially the south
east, only the limestone formation and
the black Or red buckshot lands sup
port this crop in a really successful
way.
In our black lands, exceedingly rich
in lime, cotton root rot and other troU-
bles have so far prevented much sue
cess with alfalfa. The bottom lands
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

w HEN the soil is moist, the
~ weather hot, the growth of al
falfa rank and rapid there is
more danger in allowing stock to get in
TO 1t than at other times. Our most sue
cessful alfalfa growers do not allow
stock to pasture on alfalfa at any time,
not so much from fear of the effect up
on the animals as from the idea that
the trampling Of the ground and crowns
can but have a deleterious effect OF the
yield of hay.
Green Alfalfa Bad.
There are some farmers who approve
of pasturing THEN. alfalfa fields in the
fall after the removal Of the fourth or
fifth cutting and continuing as long as
it remains green. Sometimes stock gets
into the alfalfa when 1T is young and
tender, just at the time when the dan
ger is greatest If cattle should be-
come slightly bloated they may recover
naideG. Should they become very much
distressed. however, it is we'll TO insert a
stick some two inches in diameter or
corncOb into the mouth between the
jaws TO keep the mouth open, and give
somewhat more than half pint OF raw
linseed oil with a teasponful of turpen-
tine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

TOT so many years ago the chick
~ pea, or garbanzO, and the lentil'
or lenteja, were grown in this
region quite extensively by the native
farmers, but now one rarely sees them
growing. The west coast of Mexico
annually exports hundreds of thous-
ands OF dollars worth of chick-peas TO
Spain where the demand for them is
constant.
The Chici1-Pea.
The chIck-pea is cultivated in
southern Europe, in British India and
other parts of the east, in Spanish
America, and to some extent in the
southwestern portion of the United
State. Il is an erect plant, covered
with hairs. and bears pods which con-
tain seeds that are distinctly two
lobed Sometimes the peas are Boiled.
but ordinarily they are roasted before
eating. In Spanish, it is known as
garbanzo: in India, as the gram In
Roman times, fricti ciceris emptor,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20
Alfalfa Bloat and How To
Relieve Animals Affected

Should the tension of the paunch con-
tinue. the trochar should be inserted at
a boint on the left side where the walls
of the paunch and the skin unite me
trOrhar is better than the knife in that
II makes a small hole without danger
of opening one too large As the point
is Withdrawn. the tube remaining IN
the opening, the gas escapes, and II the
wound is well Gisinfected with turpen-
tire or some caroolic disinfectant no
i'll results need follow
Ice Relief for Boat
Joseph f. Wins. who has had much
experience with hloat in cattle ana
sheep. learned from q Mormon rancn
woman that ice heaped on the dis
tended back of bloated COW, with Some
kneading and keeping her head up hill
would bring ready relief. This occurred
when the ranch COWS used TO Craze on
frosted alfalfa in the fall and ice was at
hand in the irrigation bitches Bloated
ewes were cured by him by pouring
cold wat<r on the region of the paunch-
The rapid fermentation, which causes
bloat produces considerable heat about
the paunch and relieving this unnatural
state often gives the desired result
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

an elaborate affair could be built out
OF sand?
The Sculptor's Tricks.
There lies the most important secret
OF the sand sculptor's craft But. after
all, it is rather a trick than a secret :;
for the expert does not hesitate to tell
now the miracle is accomplished. 1t IS
ali a matter of a mixture of Portland
cement, sand and water, made very
dilute. which is poured over the soulp-
tUre after the latter Is finished. This
makes a hard crust, which preserves the
integrity of the fabric. enabling it to
withstand not only rain. but even
storms. If there were a very high tide.
and breakers actually washed over the
affair, 1t might not be seriously dam
aged.
Live Models Used
This automobile, for instance Ia chef
d'oeuvre OF the present season., was
built UP to begin with as a huge rec
tangular block Then the upper part OF
it was carved out. including land with
utmost palms, the three \ women, for
whom real live women sat as models.
This was the most difficult portion OF
the business Next. the running gear
was "sculped," and finally the under
cutting was carefully done, the cement
solution being applied beneath and
around, for fortified: ion. Only the steer
ing wheel is of wood-this being an ar
ticle hardly reprCdrc55ie in sand.
Destroying the Work.
The same method makes possible the
modelling of the women's hats. Doubt
less the artist would nave liked to pro-
vide them with wells but this was
touch beyond the practicable. Neces-
sarily, at best, "a work OF art yOf this
kind is fragile and subject to accidental
damage Repairs have 10 be made from
time to time. \ rsinSt0rm is liable 20
inflict some minor injuries And then
there is ALWAYS the drunken loafer. who.
inspired bv his own peculiar kind of
humor, and without appreciation for
things aesthetical. SHES a pebble or an
empty beer bottle at the creation" in
sand. 1t hurts; and the patient sculptor
has no redress.
As already stated, the sand SCULPTURE
what might be called sand painting.
Which is to say that art works of the
kind executed in low or high relief are
rendered more vivid to the eve by going
0ver. them with the brush and oil col
CTS. To paint sand seems an odd notion.
but it is made practicable BIZ the very
device above described is to say,
by coating the picture (if such it may
be termed preliminarily with a dilute
solution of cement. sand and water. This
makes a hard, imPermeable surface
which takes color verv well, All 1t
needs, in the course OF the summer sea
son. is an occasional touching up.
Cleaning the Pictures.
Beaches are breezy places. and the dry,
loose sand carried by the wind is con-
tiHually drifting over the sand pictures
and sand SCULPTURES. At least once
dav. accordingly. the artist is obliged
TO go over his work with 4 stiff whisk
groom and remove the debris. 1t Is much
the same as with the careful housewife,
who dusts off her wall decorations ~
intervals. What with this business. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20
Milk and Other Foods For
I Raising Chickens Here

of caliche, a caIcoreOus earth, that ex-
lists in such large quantities in this
region 1t will supply the lime needed
by laying hens, but will not take the
place entirely of grit
MILK Coed for Chickens.
Sweet skim milk is good for chickens.
but one should be careful about giving
sour milk to growing chicks It IS Oese
to coagulate the our milk by moder-
ate heating and feed only the curd.
w P. Wheeler at the New York state
station. compared the relative merits OF
whole grain and ground grain in feed
ing hens. In two years the hens fed
on whole grain gave a profit of 4S-6
percent: those fed on ground grain gave
an excess Of SIS percent in the value Of
product over the cost of food Conse-
duentIy. there is a difference of about
One-third in favor of the hens having
ground grain ration Coarse cracked
grain waszfoUnd by experiment not 70
b, as good for young chicks as finely
ground grain
Animal Heal Superior.
Animal meal has been found superior
TO fresh cut bone for egg production
The quantity of meat meal given each
fowl can be more easily regulated and
diarrhOea guarded against thereby
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20
Chick Pea and Other Lentils
Now Raised In the Valley

buyer of roasted chickpeas" meant a
poor fellow.
The Ientn is perhaps the first food
plant to be brought under cultivation
by man. 1t is probable that the reddish
Egyptian lentil furnished the red pot
tage' of Esau. Analysis shows it TO be
one of the most nutritious of legumes,
but on account Of its small yield OF seed
and vine II is not grown in Europe as
much as the pea and bean Its use is
increasing in this country with the COM
ing of immigrants who have known II
in their homes.
VaEcy Lentils.
The lentilS grown in the Rio Grande
valley in New Mexico anu Arizona. are
of a small variety that was most prob
ably brought from Spain centuries ago
In fertile, sandy soil & does very well
and when grown from acclimated seed
is hardy and prolific 1t is small
branching plant with small pea-like
leaves: its flowers grow in pairs and
result in flax pods, each containing two
flat round seeds. convex on both sides
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

fFsHE farmer or poultry man who de-
sireS to increae the laying ca
pacity Of his hens by breeding
from the most productive can each year
trap nest the best pulIets the first six
months or more of their first laying
year. He can select from these the most
productive 70 be used as breeders the
following year Pullets show their egg
laying capacity early in life so if one
selects from those, given similar care,
that lay the largest number of eggs
during their first year, he will most
probably secure the most prolific in the
flock.
Hopper Feeding Best.
Hopper feeding saves labor, prevents
undertaking and keeps fowls from
crowding as they are apt TO do when
fed at intervals. HOppers made of metal
with slanting top. and hinge door on
the front that can shut off the supply
when so desired have given good re-
suits. Being of galvanized iron, they
are entirely rat proof.
One pound of oyster shell contains
enough lime for the shells of about
seven dozen eggs 4 limestone gravel
is of use to chickens, but sharper grit
should be fed with it, The same is true
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

autumn arrives the crowds depart. and
contributions from art patrons in the
shape of nickels AMI pennies cease. The
sand sculpters reckon UP the profits OF
the selsOn-to their satisfaction, let us
hope; for they certainly deserve it
pack UP their traps, and 90 away Their
pictures and sculptures disintegrate and
disappear. but II doth not matter, for
next year there mustt be fresh desi~ns.
The same crowds viii come back, and
they will expect to see somethip- new.
Rene BlGhe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

Upper intermediate. full high school. and a,
yanccd elective courses. Theory practices
and appreciation or music under the best
instructor Resident director OF ply sicaJ
training and outdoor sports.
MISS SLATER - MISS TAFEL. PrIac1Daia.
$40 Prospect Ave. Ell Paxo Toxaa
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BY Prof. w. c. Well
born, of PecOs, for
merIy OF Texas a. &
Nj. College.
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