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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
Fertilizing Dry land Soil

, depends on the perfection of the water
supply
Land habitually dry is exceedingly
difficult TO fertilize. for the reason that
the fertility remains in the soil without
being submitted TO the agencies that
would change it into materials that the
roots of trees and vines can use.
In the fertilizing of orchards and vine
yards the fertilizer should be got
into the soil and should be applied at
times of the year when the moisture sup
ply is likely to be good but is not over
abundant.
If barnyard manure is to be placed in
the surface soil of an orchard. it should
be got in in the fall. before the COM
ing of the fall rains if possible If ii is
10 be applied to the surface. it should be
put on in the winter. that the rains ana
SHOWS may wash the soluble portions in
to the soil.
If the fertilizer IS a highly nitrogen
Gus enc. like the dried blood. it should
be worked into the soil in the spring as
early as possible If it is applied in the
fall. large part of the soluble plant
food will disappear before spring. The
part of this that will be most lost will
be the nitrogen. the very ingredient for
which the blood is applied Yet, if it is
applied too late in the spring to get the
benefit of the spring moisture. the nj
trogen Is likely to be largely dissipated
into the air.
Thus. in dry land fertiliziBg. the mois-
ture supply must be closely considered,
and because it is not closely considered
is the reason that some of our fruit
growers do not get the results from
their orchards they have expected.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

of the Rio Yaquf and Pacific railroad
from Naco to Cananea. and man
raised in Northern California in the old
days of the bonanza grain farming, saw
at once the point when the dry farm
experiment station was started two
miles south of him He put in some corn
two years ago-about four .acres-but
owing 70 the winter being extremely
cry and no rain coming before the 18th
Of July. he made nc corn, except good
fodder. He had, however, quarter
acre OF beans. and he had six sacks on
this This place was put in just as
time killer. fo~ Jim Dodson had charge
Of the brick yard at Del Rio for the
Cananea Consolidated Copper Co, and
having mules and pillow at his disposal
he thought he would try little farm
ing This year Jim DodsOn has been
south in the mining country working
for the company. and Fred Pariin was
In charge OF the brick yard He was
there the year Jim Dodson made his
first experiment, and therefore knew
something of the game It is reported
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

IRRIGATION AND SAVING
MOISTURE.

The ideal combination Of conditions
leading 70 success in farming in the
arid and semi-arid west is found where
If is possible to have a relatively small
tract Of well irrigated land adjacent TO
a large area of dry farming and graz
ing land This permits of the widest
diversity of occupation and the round
ing out of an establishment practi-
caIIv complete in itself The irrigated
land is capable Of producing each year
one or more good crops which can be
counted on with almost mathematical
precision. Where the climate is ia
korable, fruit trees. berries. bushes and
garden. vegetables flourish. and shade
trees or flowers are possible for the
identifying of the home.
On the adjacent dry farming land.
with ordinary skill and in average
years. the grains or other standard
field crops can be produced If in ex-
ceptionaIIy dry seasons or by reason
of hot winds these crops are not sue
cessfuI. the irrigated land tides over
temporary depressions until there comes
a favorable syear when the crops will
repay the labor lost during the lean
years. The dry farming land also serves
a useful purpose from time to time
for a home range for the cattle and II
the farm extends up into the foothills
TO the summer grazing lands the cycle
Of opportunity is complete
From the irrigated area there can
always be had green fodder for the
cattle and hay can be cut for feeding
during severe winters This ideal ar
engagements has been possible of rean-
cation in a few instances on reclama-
ton projects where the farms could be
arranged in such q manner that 40
acres or more lie under canal with
the remainder extending above the
ditch Attempts have been made also
TO secure legislation by which the own
er of 40 or so acres within the irri-
gated tract could obtain title 10 a
large area Of dry land near the pro-
ject The suggestion has also been
considered of endeavoring to segregate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
Science Of Dry Farming; How To Do 1t Successfully
BROOM CORN EASY To RAISE AND
BRINGS SPLENDID PRICES To FARMER

Tucumcari, N M. Jan. 29.-E. H. Full
wood, who owns a small broom factory
in the San Jose valley. where he has
a fine farm, was here this week and
Herald representative had occasion TO
question him in regard to the raising OF
broom corn in eastern New Mexico Mr.
Fulwood IS one of the most widely
known farmers in this section of the
territory and has made broom corn a
speciality for the past few years
Broom corn said Mr.. Fulwood. lis
80 day crop; that is, the crop can
be harvested 80 days from planting
providing average summer weather pre-
walls. 1t viii grow on most of the SOILS
on which cotton will do we'll, but VIII
do better in the higher attitudes. where
cotton is unknown. II is both drouth
reslster and plant that will flourish
luXuriantly under conditions of excessive
wet weather.
The Planting.
Preparations for planting contin-
ued MIR. Fulwood, should begin stimuli
taneously with that of all other crops
in the fall. Pillow the land deep, and
let it resume firmness and reestabliSh
capillary movement before spring. In
the spring, usually about the first OF
May, drop the seed with a planter In
drills which have been run in the flat
ldDQS, TWO ana Il nan OF lIiIcS Acct
apart. The quality of the land should
govern the thickness of the stand in
the drill. The poorer the land the thin
ner the stand should be. Great care
should also be taken in the selection OF
the seed as there is always seed OF low
vitality on the market. Two quarts will
plant an acre, one bushel will plant 10
acres.
Needs Little Cultivation.
Broom corn needs but very little cul-
tivatiOn. \ tooth harrow drawn cross
wise to the rows after the corn is up,
will thin oTerthick corn to a stand A
side harrow should be used among the
first cultivation: after this. give shall
low plowings in proportion TO the needs
of the corn, bedding slightly in plow-
ing. 1t is advised to never use hoe
in the crop if possible, as the least in
jury TO the base of a stalk will precipi-
tate a deformed head.
Harvesting in eastern New Mexico
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
STARTING PLANTS FOR
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Bulletin Issued from Mesilla Park College

piece or frames may be made the width
of the cloth and the size Of the frame,
to which the cloth may be tackled.
These frames can be made out of light
lumber. Strips two inches wide by one
inch thick will be sufficiently heavy.
The frames may be morticed at the cor
ners and nailed together or small strap
angle irons like those used on the body
of carriages can be screwed upon the
corners which will hold the frames
firmly. On very warm days the frame
may be raised to let out some of the
excessive heat and to let more light in.
On extreme cold nights an extra COW
ering may be thrown over the hotbed
to prevent injury TO the plants growing
therein.
To Start Plants.
For starting plants for early vege-
tables such as celery, cauliflOwer, cab
bage, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, and
others, the hotbed offers an easy means.
Vegeta bles like radisheS, lettuce, and
onions may be grown for midwinter
use in the hotbed. Twenty inches OF
manure in the hOtbed ought 10 furnish
enough heat 10 last six or eight weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
Dry Farming Down At Cananea
Some Practical Results In The Southwest

that Fred made $500 off six acres OF
beans at Del Rio last fall
Farming the Lake.
About half a mile from Del RIO sta
ton there IS q lake or rather flat,
which had been banked up about three
feet at the lower end, and filled WIN
water IN the rainy season, and made an
excellent place for shooting duck, which
were very plentiful there. In fact, IN
the days when Cananea was hitting the
high places. and when copper was soar
ing around at the CSC mark, there was
q club in Cananea which had control OF
this piece of water, and had a mouse
and a Waterman and boats and other
things for the accommodation OF the
sportsmen. Now the lake has been con-
verted into a dry farm or a wet farm,
whichever it may be called. for by the
simple process of cutting the bank and
letting the summer floods run down
little arroyo as it had done in times
past there is very nice little dry
farm of about two hundred acres, worth
in dollars many ducks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

farms of New England and the MD
Atlantic states. Also in the middle
western states. where the sons OF OF
iginal soil tillers have disappeared IN
the western rush. Also in the glorious
south. where nature smiles and millions
Of acres of virgin soil still luxuriate-
And the great west still beckons- us
index finger of opportunity points 10
millions of acres of new lands claimed
from semi-aridity. 1t holds in It's gen
erous bosom whole empires, once
thought hopeless, that are now begin
ming TO blossom as the rose.
In scientific agriculture, place is sec
ondary-skin everything. We harness
rainfaus. We ignore climatic idiosyn-
crasies. Given Gods free ar and the
virgin soil, the scientific farmer holds
the key Of independence and even
wealth
And the modern farmer leaving the
city behind him no longer leaves the
city's comforts behind him also he
takes them with him. Modern farm lie
has more comforts. and even more lux
uries. than average city lie Few
decades ago
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

said Mr.. FulWoOd, should usually be-
gin about the first or middle Of August.
There being two kinds of corn, two d.
ferent methods are used in gathering
the tops. The specials, known as the
Standard. grows 10 or - feet high. and
the method of gathering the tops Of
these is called tabling. A man walks
backward between the rows and breaks
the corn down across the rows in front
or him. the stalks meeting from the
parallel rows and forming q table.
Cutting the Tops.
- knife is then used TO cut the tops
from the boot or leaf. care being taken
to SO cut the top that five inches OF
stem will be left. The heads are piled
on alternative tables, so that Il team
can be driven down the unused rows
10 haul away The product This is care
fully laid in wagons, so that no time
Will be lost in the necessity of arrange
ment in further handling. The second
variety, the Dwarf, is handled different
". This grows TO about the height of
a mans head. and wnen the corn is ripe
for gathering the heads are jerked side
ways from the boot. one hand being
placed against the boot to steady the
stalk. The crop is gathered when the
seeds are IN the milk. or probably the
dough. when the top being crisp, comes
OUl Will JERK
Curing the Tops
From onehalf TO q days curing in the
sun should be given. and no longer, be-
cause any longer would bleach the straw
and cause it to lose its green. fresh ap-
pearance. and consequently a less in
price. Not drop of dew or rain should
be allowed to reach the straw after it is
pulled; mold and ruination. The heads
are then hauled to the threSher and
threshed of their seeds After threshing,
the corn is laid away. preferably In a
good dry room or barn. stacked on
shelves two or three inches deep. and
plenty of space Intervening between the
shelves for the very necessary circula
tion of air. which continues the curing
process. After 10 days or two weeks
the straw is bulked. where the curing
process is completed by going through
a kind of heating. following which the
straw is baled and sold"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
INTERESTING BOYS
ON THE FARM.


How to keep the boys on the farms
is a problem that has been interesting
people for great many years. Fred
". Avery. of Natchez, Miss. says that
in his state they have formed corn
growing clubs. and by offering prizes
to juveniles. have worked them up to
state of tremendous enthusiasm. One
lad under IS years not long ago took
first prize and astonished the whole
country by his extraordinary harvest
of 13S bushels of corn from a single
acre, the yield being all the more re-
marka BILE as it was in section not
specially adapted to corn Another
youth in the same club was the proud
producer of 1O1 bushels on an acre.
Over 200 boys were in that particular
club. and the results attained by them
far surpassed these OF the older men
who had similar organization
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

The work OF the general land agent
who sells great tracts of land Is not 70
be encouraged, for what is desired Is
the man who can take up small tract
and operate it successfully The great
trouble and danger in farming life -
for a man 20 try to carry more than his
capital warrants. 1t must be remem-
bered that no business can thrive with
out capital of some capacity-capacity
sufficient to carry on its work, and the
poor man is prone TO tackle more than
he can handle. The man hat says get
a big tract and work it on few hun
dred dollars" is misleading Make sure
of what you can do and then do It, Take
a small tract and cultivate it and thrive,
and il capital is demanded for its sue
cess you will have il and the result will
be to encourage others 70 follow your
lead and our farms will soon be Occu-
pied and the country benefited
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

Congestion in large cities means high
rents; high rents mean high wages;
deficient productivity Of the farms
means high cost of farm productions.
high cost of living for the city man, and
that again means higher wages and
higher cost of railway operation. Tire
railroads have favored, and I think
should continue TO help in any proper
way they can. anything which will tend
to improve and aneliOrate the condi-
ton of the farmer. 1 do not mean to
say for minute that the farmer needs
any sympathy or cOmmiseration- In
the states of the Mississippi valley farm
lands have, generally spea king. doubled
in value in the last ten years. Furth-
ermore during that time conditions OF
life on the farms have materially I'm
proved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
BENEFITS OF SCIENTIFIC
AG RICULTURE.
Chicago Examiner.
+ = +++++4++++++++

When Horace Greeley advised young
Americans of his day to Go west and
grow up with the country he had both
Imagination and business sense.
If Greeley were alive today he would
probably qualify his advice TO home
seekers by saying, Go east" or Go
SOUTH well as 60 west" If they
are seeking new opportunities and In
dependence.
For a new spirit has come over the
expert agriculturist's dream. There are
fortunes waiting on the abandoned
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
new ABSORPTION METHOD

If you suffer from bleeding, itching,
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own locality IL requested. Immediate re-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

The third crop made on the lands OF
Col. W c. Greene, about Eine miles
east of Camanea, has been harvested and
safely put away. The crops this year
were mostly milo maize and sorghum
and the company has installed an en-
CINE and fodder cutter. and viii ICED
cattle that are likely 20 die on the
range on the dry grass during the colo
weather They viii also have plenty 81
feed for their COW ponies and their
dair- and creamery, which is operated
near Cananea- The crops were much
better this year than ever before. ana
this IS caused no doubt by the COM
plete rotting of the old sod and the
gradual pulverization of the soil by
working the land year after year. Most
Of the land, in fact. all of il with the
exception of twenty acres, was new
last year. This ranch of Col Greene S
IS unique III many years. II Is the nrSC
dry farm. as far as is known, in North
ern Mexico. and II has been a success
from the first in that there has always
been fair crops. The first year showed
better than the second, owing to better
rainfall the winter before planting The
second year the winter rainfall was
very scaDt, and the land was broken up
too late in the spring to make good re-
suits. This year there has been a sue
cess on everything.
Chinese Farmers.
This dry farm is unique for the rea-
son that it run altogether by two
Cinnamon. who were trained to this
work by r. Branagh, who started this
ranch under q lease from the Cananea
Cattle CO. three years ago this month
AS the Cinnamon were the only help
that would stay with the work he
trained two of them and in a short time
had them running plows and cultivators
with eight large mules. The Cinnamon
seemed to think that sitting on these
rigs ali day and skinning mules was
a picnic. These two Cinnamon are the
whole thing. there being no foreman in
charge Of the ranch. which has about
400 acres in IT.
Fred ParIin's Beans.
At Del Rio station, or the r. J. and
Pacific Railroad. ten miles from Can
anea is another very instructive little
experiment in dry farming. Two years
ago Jim Dodson. an old timer in the
Cananeas. who used TO haul coke into
Cananea with wagons and mules from
Naco in the days before the building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29
VALUE OF HUMUs IN SOIL.

The value of humus in the soil is not
only that it supplies an element of plant
food but that it Obsorbs moisture and Is
an obstacle to evaporation, says the
Rural Californian 1t also prevents soil
erosion and waste. The most successful
farmer is one who takes the most pains
TO utilize every element of his farm pro
ducts that contributes humus to the soil.
This is especially important in localities
where the surface is uneven or broken,
and the earth is not firm. or in other
words is easily eroded by rainfall.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

the dry lands which surround the re-
cIamation project. making these avail
able for the use of the entire COM
munity as a general grazing ground
or home range TO be cared for by the
water users association.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

Since Miles Poindexter will not be a
candidate for denomination as con-
gresham in the Third Washington
district, as he intends to try for the
senate, there will be a lively scramble
in the eastern part of the state. Be
sides the three or four candidates that
Spokane and Ferry county will offer,
North Central Washington is going
after the honor. Mayor John A. Gel
latly of Wenatchee and A. L. Rogers
of Waterville have been proposed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

With the granting of important fran
chise privileges around Lake Union in
Seattle, the Northern Pacific will de-
velop its terminals in that locality to
care for the growing traffic Of the
northwest. AS the body of water will
be a link in the Lake Washington
canal, it promises to be the centre Of
unusual activities in the years to come.
The Northern Pacific has announced
the readjustment Of its passenger ser
vice in the Puget Sound and Gray's
Harbor country, bringing them closer
together.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

George Mettlen, one of the Douglas
county old timers, was taken to Che
Ian, and thence to Wenatchee, where
he was examined by Judge Grimshaw.
Mettlen suffered from hemorrhage of
the brain last July and as a result his
powers Of speech are paralyzed and he
is also unfit to care for himself. He
was committed to Medical Lake.
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January brought with it the cold
est weather of the winter. Much fear
was expressed at Ephrata and other
wheat points that the light covering Of
snow would fail to protect the growing
grain from the cold winds and cutting
dust.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

North Yakima baseball fans want the
Portland franchise, recently declared
open by the Northwestern league mag
mates to the city in this state or dis
trict that makes the best showing for it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
THE NEWS OF CHELAN COUNTY .

A special meeting Of the Wenatchee
to the Chelan County Horti-
cultural Association will be held at the
Wenatchee Commercial club rooms
Saturday forenoon and afternoon. The
following interesting program has been
prepared: Benefits Derived From
Auxiliaries," Vice President D. N.
Gellatly; Grating and Budding"
Geo. H. Farwell; general discussion;
question box; Soils and Their Fer
tility," Prof. Tumble; Grading of
Apples" c. w. Wilmeroth; Gold
Storage Fruit" L. G. Odds.
At this meeting also arrangements
will be perfected for the meeting Of
the State Horticultural association, to
be held at Wenatchee January II, IS
and IA, and which will be the great
horticultural event of the year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

Great Northern Division Superin-
tendent L. w. Bowen visited CASH
mere last week and in conference with
a number of citizens, asked that the
complaint now on file with the railroad
commission be Withdrawn. The mat
ter was compromised and the commit
tee in charge has written to the COM
mission, enclosing a copy of Mr..
Bowen's recommendation to the COM
pany, and asking that the order be
withheld until spring. Mr.. Bowen
recommends that new depot be built
at Cashmere similar to the one at
Odessa.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

The Wenatchee Valley Fruit Grow
ers' association, which met at Wenat-
chez Wednesday of last week, decided
to take up the matter of marketing
summer fruits for 1910 early in the
season, and a committee of three was
appointed to solicit among the stock
holders at the annual meeting to ascer-
tain how many of them will have de-
ciduous fruits to market through the
association, thereby enabling the man
agement to have ample time in which
to find the best markets.
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