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The Delta independent., 1910-05-27
farm ano Ranch
Land Eliminated From
The Grand Mesa and
Battlement Reservation

The President has signed procla-
nations eliminating 1862 acres
from the Battlement and 6,766 acres
from the White River National
Forest. These eliminations are the
result of a careful field examina-
ton made on all National Forests
by the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture during the summer of 1903.
The examinations resulted in data
as to the character of the lands
along the Forest boundaries. The
object sought was to learn both
where lands within the boundaries
should be excluded from the Forests
in the interest of their best use and
III accordance with the principles
laid down by law for the creation
Of National Forests be brought with
in the boundaries. Since, however.
no increase in the National Forest
area of Colorado can be made by
the President, the proclamations
concern only the areas which have
been found suitable for elimination.
The lands excluded from the
Battlement Forest are rolling foot
hills or level flats along the exter-
ior boundaries. The largest and
most important changes are at the
extreme west end of the Battle
ment mesa division and at the ex-
t:.eme northwest corner of the Grand
mesa division.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-27
The Pest That Kills Plums.

The quickest and most economical
method of fighting the curculio
where there are only a few trees,
is to place a sheet under each tree
early in the morning as soon as the
insects appear. and jar the trunks.
When they fall, gather and burn.
This should be done twice a week
ror two or three weeks, when most.
if not all of them. can be caught be-
fore the fruit is injured. The plum.
the damson and the apricot are
the fruits most injured. Slugs that
attack the pear and other trees
may be killed by dusting the leaves
when damp with fresh air slaked
lime. Apple trees should be sprayed
early in the spring when buds COM
mence to form, after the blossoms
fall, when fruit is one-third grown
and when half grown. The bor-
doaux and paris green solution
is the best remedy. These solutions
may be had already prepared at the
agricultural stores.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-27
Onion Queen of Northwest.

Miss Alice Turner, OF Dayton.
Washington, is being dubbed the
onion queen of the Pacific Northwest
Last season she planted and har-
vested ten acres of onions and she
cleared above expenses $3.50. The
crop was an immense one. being
raised on new land and watered
with artesian well water. Miss Tur-
ner came into possession OF a small
farm by the death of her father a
year ago. She was at a loss to know
what to do with the old home and
her mother, when she decided to
become an onion grower all by her
self. She engaged men to plow and
plant her acreage to onion seed and
throughout the summer superinten-
ded the wedding and watering of the
crop In spite of many scoffings from
neighbors who declared that onions
would be worthless last fall, she
persevered and now is envied by all.
The total crop was purchased by a
New York commission man for dis
tribution to merchants through the
East,
The Delta independent., 1910-05-27
Salt for the Animals.

Salt is necessary for the health
and thrift of domestic animals and
they should have it in winter as
well as in summer. They need more
Of it probably during the period of
abundant succulent feed, but the
animal system requires more or less
all the time. A good plan is to
keep the salt in sheltered boxes,
where the stock can get to it at
will. This is a safeguard against he
glect, and. being accustomed to it at
pleasure. there is no danger OF
too much being taken.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-27
Stock Ranch for Sale.

In South Park, Colorado, $500
acres decided land, 240 acres leased.
2S0 acres filed on and ready for pat
ent. Watered by Platte river and
spring creeks full of trout. Has
privately stocked trout stream.
Meadow, pasture and small strip OF
timber. Cuts 500 tons hay; has a
railroad switch for loading. Under
good fence. Numerous buildings.
Twelve-horse-power hay press and
engine, wagons and other machinery
Price. 100000, including 400 head
of cattle and rs horses. One-half
cash. Address. Owner" care The
Independent. Delta, Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-27
Denver Has Snow storms

Denver had two heeavey snow
storms last week. the first on Mon
day and the second on Friday.
More than six inches OF snow fell
each day. and the Fridays storm
was said to be the latest in season
of record in that city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
0.@.0. 's seREs = 11o HTa;S


kept constantly ated and infected by impurities in the blood This i'm
bang sickness which breeds disease in the system the retention of
the sluggish condition
continued maaal state of health inherited bad blood
CANNOT heal until the blood is purified heals
write it.
CO, ATLANTA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
CoNNERs DOWN AND OUT.

New York, \. Y, June 3.-William. J.
(.-Fingy") Corners. retired from office
as chairman of the Democratic state
committee yesterday and John A Dix
of Greenwich was elected in his place
The retirement of Corners follows
meeting of the committee in Albany last
February TO consider the question of his
election.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
FREIGHT REBATES.

Albany, y. Y, June 3.-Gibson Oliver,
treasurer of the firm of Durant & Ell
more, grain merchants of this city, and
president of the Oneonta Milling com
pany. and Henry c. Palmer. formerly
freight agent of the Delaware & Hud-
son company, were arrested here. Oliver
charged with grand larceny in the first
degree in having obtained money on
fraudulent bills of lading. WI ich. it is
alleged, We're issued by Palmer, who is
charged with misdemeanor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
NEW SQUIRREL At AIRDoME.

As a special attraction for next week,
Miss Jessie Huston will be added to
the cast of the Airdome company and
will start Sunday night. 'Finnigan's
BALI is the bill and 1t is without doubt
one of the best of all the Murray and
Mack shows. There will be a splendid
line of specialties Miss Huston was
sOubret in The Umpire" THE Time.
the Place and the Girl" and The Red
Mill" during the last few seasons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
BELMONT HURT.

New York. \. Y, June august Bel
mont was thrown from his horse yester-
day afternoon while playing polo at the
Meadowbrook Hunt club, and severely
shaken up. At the AIeadowbrOok cIuD
il was said that he had broken a wrist
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03

capital stock is s25O,OOO. The new com
pany will hold an aviation meet st the
state fair grounds here In June. Thirty
thousand dollars in prizes have been Of
fered and contracts already have been
signed for the participation of Glenn II.
Curtiss Charles K. Hamilton and
Charles ". Willard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
SEE ~sHooTFNG THE CHrTEs :.

The wind storm of last night had no
terrOrs for the patrons of the Airdome
and there was q splendid attendance to
see Shooting the Chutes." If you
want a good laugh the Airdome is the
place to go, is the declaration of all
who have seen the performance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
MAJESTIC

Only tire more nights remain of the
Human Talking Pictures at the Ma
jestic. There will be entirely new pro-
grams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03

Mrs. Y. Z. Stevenson and children, of
Tularosa, are in El Paso to spend a few
days. and then to Las Cruces to visit her
sister.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-03
AVIATION EXHIBITION.

St Paul, Mimi, June 3.-The Twin
City Aviation Exhibition company has
filed articles Of incorporati0l. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08
Daddy sBedtirne
OlO1y- The Two Dream.
The Two Dreams

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a pA1dler
richer It's beginning.
e = find
which old king buried somewhere in This
searched
listen foolish said his wife
n lie dreamed he
10
third % 10 wife
Wife London bridge and what happens
listen London
bridge
peder the end
third he with sad
him and said:
Friend whit doing here have watched you for three days
anything look
the going Why did hrreT
o a
behind mentioned the redders
o
drra
king had buried before and for the his life he
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08
EFFECT OF DEMOCRATIC
VICTORY.

Politicians are now discussing the
question whether the defeat of the
Republicans for the house of re-
resentatiyes this year portends de-
feat for presidency as we'll as for tn
house aud the senate in 1912. IL
political history 10 a guide IL does
not
The Democrats carried the house
intSS6. half way In Cleveland's first
term. yet the Republicans won the
presidency and the house In 1888
and retained control OF the senate,
In 1874, In the middle OF Grants
second term, the Democrats swept
the country for congress, but the
Bepu 5li, ans elected Hayes in 1876.
In 1873 the Democrats carried the
house as well as the senate, but the
Republicans elected Garfield In 1880
and regained control of congress
Two years after Pierce. Democrat,
carried every state for president ex-
cept four, and won an immense ma
iority In the house OF representa-
lives. the Republicans wrested the
house from Pieree's party. But this
did nCI bring Republican victory
for president two years afterwards,
although many Republicans thought
II wonld. Buchanan. Democrat, ear
ried the country for president in
1856 and won the house of repre-
sentatiyes by safe majority
The November Republican defeat
merely means that there will be a
divided power Ia congress for the
next two years The Democratic
house viii have It's hands tied by
Republican senate Tho battle of
1919 Is still 20 be fought, and
while nobody can tell the issues I
which will be up then or what the
results will be. il is altogether prob |
able that the great bulk Of the in
surgens who wandered away from
party lines win be back in the
Republican ranks before the next
lineup OF the voters and a Repub- |
lean president aud congress elected.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08
GOOD ROADS.

We have suggested heretofore
that there Is false economy exercise
In the use OF our wagon roads as
we now find them. Any farmer will
admit that they could haul twice
the weight in a single load that he
now hauls II the roads had solid
bottom 1t therefore stands 10 reaso
that two days hauling could be don
in one day II the reads were as good
as they can be made. Here, then,
- an economic waste OF one days
labor for man, team and wagon.
That item might be said to amount
To three or four dollars. depending
somewhat on how busy the farmer
Is. At any rate there Is big waste
that IL computed would surprise
those who have not made definite
calculations as to It's amount.
In Oregon the counties have sew
orally or individually bond them
selves for the construction of inn
proved highways whenever the peo-
pie besieye the issuance OF such /
bonds is advisable We believe that
the passage Of similar act by the /
coming legislature would be In keep
ing with the general progressive
trend OF public affairs In the state.
1t Is fact far beyond She argument
tative stage, that good roads have
a tremendous influence on the gem
eral welfare OF community. and
while I; might at first appear that
this bonding idea would TOO greatly
increase the burdens OF taxation It
will be found that the cost is very
insignificant when compared with
the benefits TO be derived Post.
Moscow.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08

~ time England said daddy
peddler who wanted much
Woodworking but the
all his hard naughI the Of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08
useful croeodIl, 80.

In the rivers and lakes OF the Next
lean state Of Tabaseo there swims
fish known as the Crocodile fish"
which according to word received at
the department OF commerce and la.
Dor is most useful to man.
The skin Of the crocodile fish Il
properly cured. may be utilized for
any Of the purposes for which the
lighter weights OF leather are employ.
ed The oil OF the crocodile fish is
a perfect lubricant. and also used for
soitening leather In addition TO its
Qualities as q lubricant and emuYient.
the oil possesses medicinal qualities
for which superiority TO the finest
of Norwegian cod liver is claimed The
flesh OF the crocodile fish is exten.
siyely used by the natives as food and
highly rehshed by them as one OF the
delicacies OF the country. Crocodile
fish range In length from ten inches
to four feet. and when dried assume
I'm ashen hue. with lighter shadings
of a blush tint.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08

great difficulty about contrition is
that 1t nearly always comes two late
to be of benefit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08
ales of the Town
MY PRETTY NeioAeoR.

If you've nothing. dear. To- tell me.
Why each morning passing by.
Win your sudden smiles compel me
To adore you. tlen repel me-
Pretty little neighbor why?
Why, II you have naught TO tell me,
DO you my patience try2
IF you've nothing sweet. to teach me
Tell me why YOU press my hand,
III attend II you'll impeach me
or my sins or even preach me
Sermons hard to understand.
But II you have naught 10 teach me.
Dear. your meaning | demand!
# you wish me. love. 10 leave you
Why forever walk my way?
Then. when gladly receive you.
Wherefore do / seem to grieve you?
Must then. In truth. believe you
Wish me darling far away?
Do you wish me- love, TO leave you?
Pretty little neighbor. say
Victor Hugo.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08

Worse than an alarm of fire at
hight is the me allie cough of Group,
bringing dread to the household,
careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house and give it at
the first sign of danger 1t contains
no opiates b. b. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08
FOLEYS KIDNEYPTLLS
FoR 6AekAeHe K,oAErs Aso 8LAooER

Foley's Kidney Pills are tonic in
action, quick in results and restore
the natural action of the kidneys an
bladder, They correct Irregularities.
b. B. Davis
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08

great difficulty about contrition is
that II nearly always comes two late
to be OF benefit.
We heard man say the other
day that he could give his automo-
lie away and make money.
earnestly for home in heaven wher
they have so much hell In their
homes on earth.
~e
The story Is told on the late Gus
of theatrical company applied at
the Russell for a room with bath,
he said in his characteristic way;
The rooms up there, and the Far
mer's canal is only block away"
Any man is wasting his time GUS
sing the town when there are four
trains day and several thousand
horses eating their heads off for
lack of exercise.
- -
Instead of trying to drown herself
because her husband disappeared
Madame Tolstoi would have done
thized with him at home. The great
- er TO have worked and sympl-
thized with him at home. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-08

| Speaker Cannon is a great lover
Of his Illinois farmer constituents to
/ dinner with him. Cannon made his
dinner on green corn, eating seven
ears. The farmer asked him how
much he paid for board at the Ar
lington hotel, and Cannon replied:
six dollars day" Well" said
the farmer constituent, Joe, don's
you think it would be cheaper for
You to board at livery stable?"
key Spinskys automobile was
speeding along the crowded tho
roughfare, relates the National Mon
thly. Something went wrong with
the car and the chauffeur became
helpless. DO something, do some
thing" said key. i've done every
thing | can" said the chauffeur.
Are you absolutely sure that you
cannot stop it?" yes, sir" Ikey
lay back and closed his eyes. "Then
run it into something cheap" he
said.
The whole idea of evolution is a
story of wholesale slaughter Scarce
ly 1 per cent of insects survive
me struggle; but here and there,
m haf ph
a complete organism appears. Ev-
cry living creature is the last link of
a long chain of miraculous escapes, /
and every one has avoided the tre- |
fendous odds of destruction by run
ming the gauntlet of million gem
erations. The revelations OF science |
have increased the wonderment of |
natural things, and there is no
the natural things, and there is no
fairy tale like the truth.
Several years ago a married man
gave party to few of his cronies
when his wife went away for visit.
When his wife returned, he had the
housed cleaned, swept, busted and
removed all evidences of the visit of I
the boys while she was gone He
was so proud of the way he had Slick
ed things up and felt so entirely safe
from discovery that he asked her:
'My dear. don't you think I've kept
pretty good house while you've been
away" Yes, she replied, but
you might take these things away
when you so 70 your office, and she
handed him little paper bag full
of tin tops which he had gathered
md failed TO make awas with
he remarked that there is no use
trying to keep anything from his
wife. She gets onto everything he
does.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-08-06
DRAINING WET LANDS.
The Pole Drain Will Do Good Service
But Tile the Permanent Solution.

The final drainage Of wet lands
is the problem. How can it be done?
Not best be done. for all are ready to
admit that the tile is the best drain
age. But while the scheme that is
now upon foot to add the manufact-
ure Of drain tile to an already es-
tablished industry Of brick making,
is sure to materially cheaper the
first cost of tile. yet this cost will be
still beyond the immediate reach Of
many Of the purchasers. Open bitches
are, compared with their cost and
very great inconvenience, so inferior
that 1t Is hoped that not many will
be compelled to resort to them for
long. While not SO permanent nor
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-08-06
Saturday, August 6, 1901
WHEN COTTON FIRES OR RUSTS
IN AUGUST.

lake Provision i'm Your Rotation fl
the Feeding of Live Stock, an
Then Use Manure on the Cor
Crop.
My land is a sandy loan, clay
subsoil from 6 to Is inches.
Have been following the three
year rotation system for fifteen
years. Cotton. corn and small
grain. l always NOW the peas
following the small grain, but
plow under the peas on the corn
land.
| use the following formula on
my cotton: Acid phosphate,
(16 per cent?, 400 pounds; cot
tonseed meal, 800 pounds; mu-
riate of potash. so pounds. This
much per acre. l have made as
high as 2,400 pounds seed cot
ton per acre, but that was fifteen
years ago, and yet | have used
more fertilizer since then and
have kept up the three-year ro-
tation plan since then. l have
noticed for several years past l
have had what we call fire" or
rust" coming on during Au-
gust. at the time when the cot
ton seemed to be doing its best
This destroys everything on the
plants except the grown bolls.
Some parts of the field are af-
fected worse than others. The
grain crops increase every year.
Sixty bushels of oats this year,
with 500 pounds fertilizers, and
only LOO pounds seed cotton
from 500 pounds fertilizers.
Forty bushels corn from 800
pounds fertilizers. Can you give
me any reason why this should
be, and suggest remedy?
W. F.. Mel.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-08-06

Before you mail a letter or postal
to any advertiser. always make sure
that you have said: Il am writing
you as an advertiser in The Progress
sive Farmer and Gazette which
guarantees the reliability of all ad-
vertising it carries" Remember, our
you may sustain holds good only
when you use this language.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-08-06
(Answer by Prof. w. f. Massey

(Answer by Prof. w. f. MasseyD
think that large part OF your
trouble Is that you have been using
fertilizer annually on every crop. and
have gotten your land into an acid
condition As each field comes in
corn. would apply about % bushels
of slaked lime and harrow IL in after
plowing the land. and in keeping on
with your rotation | would lime the
land once in six years. After the
first lining only use 90 bushels. What
would be the result in applying the
lime before planting cotton | can
not say. but it would have very
good result on the corn. and would
keep the soil sweet for years.
You do not say what fertilizer
mixture you use. but II were run
ming n similar rotation. | would al
ways SOW crimson clover after now
ing the peas, and would have good
crop OF clover TO turn for corn and
cotton, as | would SOW crimson clover
among the cotton. too, about the sec
have enough peavine hay, fodder and
corn to feed cattle and would use
manure instead OF fertilizer on the
corn. and would use no fertilizer on
the oats. but acid phosphate and
potash. and following the oats with
peas and crimson clover, would use
the same on the cotton with simply
a little nitrate of soda to give 1t an
early start. believe that any cot
ton farmer, who farms right and
makes manure for his corn need
never buy an ounce of ammonia.
know men who have followed this
practice for more than twenty years
and have seen their crops greatly in
crease. These are wheat farmers in
this State who make now 40 to SO
bushels of wheat. and rs 10 95 bush
els of corn per acre, Some think
that potash In the form of kainit has
a tendency TO prevent rust; probably
II Is the salt In 1t that has this effect
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-08-06
COST OF BUILDING A SILO.
A 45-TOn SilO Can Be Built for $75
Not Too Late Yet.

Messrs Editors: The advantages
of a silo are SO many and so
great that every farm having 10 or
more cows should have one of these
big fruit cans" 1t not only affords
succulent feed all winter but it
prevents great loss in taking care
OF the corn crop. The Colorado
Station a few years ago, found that
in curing corn fodder under the very
best conditions in large shocks, there
was loss Of 81 per cent of dry mat
ter; in small shocks, there was often
loss of 43 per cent. With the silo
the loss is from to 10 per cent and
in many cases is even less than 5
per cent.
good many are deferred from
building silo because they think it
will cost too much. Stave silos are
the cheapest to build. The average
cost of the 10x20-foot stave silos,
holding about 3S tons, built last
year, was $50.50 which includes
everything but the roof In several
cases where lumber was sawed on
the farm and all farm labor used in
building, the actual cash outlay has
been only $25 to $50. Twelve by "a
foot silos. holding about As tons,
complete. cost from SOS to SIS, and
14x2Sfoot stave silos, capacity 20
tons, cost about $1OO These costs
include all hauling done by farm
team
The Wisconsin type of silo, 16x3O
feet. holding 1875 tons. has cost
about $215. The average cost of the
modified Wisconsin, 14x2S and 151
80 feet. has been $1O5.S2 exclusive
of roof, which would have added
about $40 more.
Only one solid wall concrete silC
has been completed. This was bull
for w. T. Ingle at Burlington, N. c..
12x24 feet. with 6-inch reinforced
wall and cost $131.
In building all these silos onl.
farm labor was used. Assistance wa
given by the State and National De
paTtlHenlS Oh agriculture LOT TWO y
three days when the silos were start
ed, just to show how the work wa
to be done.
The great difference in the cost o
silos is largely due to the way IL
which the owner manages his labor
Another cost which comes with thu
silo is the machinery to fill it, which
in many cases, is more than the silo
This cost can often be lessened b!
several farmers going together ane
buying the cutter and engine. Otter
these can be rented, and in any case
these machines can be used for othel
purposes than that Of filling the silt
and would be great help to any
farm.
The writer has printed bills o.
material for any of these silos from
1Ox2O to 16x32. and will be glad tC
send to any interested reader on ap
plication. ]. A. CONOVER.
Raleigh, N. c.