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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17
Births.

DR.. Knott reports the following births:
To Mr.. and MRS, w. Fl. Duokett, 8
miles northeast OF Jasper. Feb. 0, . girl.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Long 8 mi.
south ofJasper' Feb. IA. boy.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

B. B. Without lie back from visit OF
sseregbf week with his SOD, james, at
A6getapd, Colo.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

The Kansas City Weekly Star and
thu News, both one year for Sl.l5.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Have you tired ssPride of Jasper" oof-
fee, sold BY a, q Lucef It's the besl.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17
Personal and Local
Pitts, the Paint Man.

Hal Mcclure, the Nashville merchant,
Eas here on business Monday.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Delicious California honey, guaran-
teed pure, at Luce's. Give us your or.
der.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

SATURDAY Mar GFkoihL AT LuoE's.
Choice cuts Boiling. and roast beef,
Saturday, Feb. 10th, per pound &c. g
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

For Sale Buggy, g cd as new, price
$25 90 Can be seen at lrwln Rice's
SheD.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Go to Brights and see those nice
china bowls to be given away.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

The Kansas City Weekly Star and
the News, both one year for 81. ID.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Flour Sale at Schroeder Elevator.
lowest price. Come and see US. 2-l7i.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Rabbit seas IN is over. Our dealers
have stopped buying them.
HAMMOND Bros.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

For SALE OR RENr-Four room resi-
dence in Jasper. Barn on premises.
st NJ Rs. 4. d. SIXTH.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Miss Rebecca Crow is at Kansas City
Euying her spring stock OF goods.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

How are the figures on the margin of
your NEwsp
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

WANTED-Girl for ordinary house
work. Mrs. f. |. SHooLER. 2 Iii.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

See those beautiful lace curtains at
Eoberts'. Second floor.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17
OUR REPUTATION

throughout this county is that We have
proven ourselves 10 be bowling sue
cess in
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Second floor at Roberts for ladies'
tailored skirts.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

}'S'..a Oat- fol sale. II. F.. Fox. 2-3
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

The Kansas City Weekly Star and
Ne News, both one year for 81, 10
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-02-17

Draughon's teachers are thorough.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
cATAWBA.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R; Radcliffe, SON
George and daughter. Mary; who have
been the, guests Of the formers par
ents for several days have left for
Shinuston where he will be employed
Among recent Fairmont visitors at
this place were Mr.. and Mrs. John
TONNES, Mrs. Mary Holmes, Miss June
Radcliffe, Messrs Charles Frederick
Tom Haun and Watson Anvil.
Henry starn and mother. are the
guests OF relatives In Indiana.
Miss Dele Radcliffe was the guest
of her brother at Riversville, one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom. Summers have
returned 10 their home in Richie coun
ty, after prolonged visit with rela.
lives he.e.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII somers and child
rem and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Starn and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. NJ. somers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Radcliffe were
here from RIyersyille. Sunday guests
at the formers home.
Mrs. James Long was a recent Fair.
mont visitor.
Miss Dena Clevenger, of Viola, was
the pleasant guest OF Miss Rose Brown
Sunday.
Fairmont after visit with w. q. Nor.
DR.. Chesney Ramage has returned 10
gan, near here.
Miss Anna somers was calling on
Miss Bergyl Frederick, Sunday.
Miss Cora Ham has returned home
from Fairmont.
Those on the sick list remain much
the same.
R E. Harden and Hugh Kaper are
home from Monongah.
Thieves tried to enter E. w. Har.
den's store one night recently. After
breaking several panes of glass and
finding iron bars 10 break next they
abandoned their efforts.
VIII Kayer was the guest of his
aunt, Mrs. Smith Harris. at Watson
recently.
SHIRLEY
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
THE DILlNEAToR FOR AUGUST

The Delineators August number
contains a great deal about beautiful
women. In the new editorial depart.
ment, Conversations" which has
quickly gained an immense audience,
Erman J. Ridgway mingles and gay
philosophy SO deity that MI who read
must stop to think, even while they
smile. When he talks Of the prettiest
woman he ever saw, Mr.. Ridgley re.
calls youthful memories that establish
Universal kinship and then he reveals
anew significance. in everyday things
Getting Pretty Quick" by Gelett
Burgess is an extraordinary article,
(Which deals with a beauty quite differ.
ent from that considered editorially
by Mr.. Ridgway. The writer gives an
account OF the sufferings endured by
foolish woman willing to be actually
skinned alive in order that she might
APPEAR young, William Z. Borah, Unit.
ed States Senator for Idaho tells.
why | Am for Suffrage for Women
J. Horace Mcfarland describes the
work of civics Improvement in Harris
burg. Pa, and Adachi Kinnosuke OF.
fers reasons why Japanese women
Make the Best Wives.
The fiction OF the month includes
"a Priest In Spite OF HIMSELF" by
Dudyard KIpling, 1.-THE Young Man
With Wings" by Mary Raymond Ship.
man Andrews; Fresh Air for Grand.
pa" by Louise Closer Hale" and
Mary Stewart Cuttings serial, 1.-THE
Unforeseen"
THE MANS MAGAZINE PAGE ap.
pears for, the second time in The
Delineator and 1t is distinct .humor.
GUS success. No more unique idea than
this has ever been exploited by. a
periodical. Everyone will laugh at the
drawing. .If Apollo Came to Atlantic
City" by Albert lowering and at the
following Illuminating contributions:
How to be Handsome" by Charles
Battell LOOMS: Ode to n Dish PAN"
by Oscar ,Liewllyn; Good Games for
Men," by James L. Ford; THE Legal
Liabilities OF the Best Man.. by H. l.
Mencken and "The Man Who Makes
His Own clothes,- by Gelett Burgess.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
ACCUSED OF DRueeINe MOTHER

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S-Mrs.
Mary Denely and Elizabeth Keefe, sis
ters, were cited 10 appear in court to.
day to answer the charge made by
their brother, Charles Keefe, that
their mother now dead, was kept und.
er the influence of drugs Tor ten years.
Keefe asks that his sisters be remoy.
cd as executrices of the estate.
!, Charles Keefe further. said that the
women had kept their mother in a
state OF mind that made her susceptl.
BILE to suggestion, and in. this manner
secured control OF the estate, which
Is valued at $4,000.
Keefe declared that first they had
given lis mother whiskey, and from
this gone TO drugs, until the victim
contracted Che drug habit.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
sPoaTlNo CALENDAR.
Today

Today.
Eastern doubles tennis champion
ship At I.ongwood Cricket Club. Bos;
ION
3 Oregon state tennis Championships
at Muitnomah. "A. e., PortIand. ore.
Northwestern tennis championships
at Minnetonka Club, Minnesota.
Kansas tennis Championships at
Kansas State L. T. Assn. Wichita.
South Atlantic tennis champion.
chips at Country Club ofAugusta, Ga.
Great Western Trotting Circuit har.
ness meeting begins at Grand Rapids.
Polo Association tournament. 10
continue six DAYS at Rumson. N. j!
Interlake Yachting Association open
annual regatta at Pntin.Bay.
international Chess Congress annual
tournament opens in Hamburg.
Attempt viii be made for; aeroplane
fight from st Louis TO Kansas City.
Chesapeake Bay Reclng Association
starts annual cruise OF six days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
MAY MERGE LABOR BODIES.

DENVER. Col, July 1S-A merber
or Mt least n working agreement with
the United Mine Workers of America
Is the principle subject before the an.
nual convention OF the Western Feder-
alton of'Miners. opened today. It is ex
pceted that President,M Meyer and secre
tary Mills will be reelected. Meyer
was defendant with Haywood and
Pettibone in the sensational trial for
the murder of former Gov. Steunen.
Derg OF Idaho, but was acquitted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
Tuesday.

t..z1 Tuesday.
Washington State sportsmen's As.
sociatlon will shoot at Spokane.
Saturday.
Western golfers will contest for
Olympic Cup at Mlnikahda Club. MINI.
Century Road OF Kansas City Auto.
mobile. Club. Kansas City, Mo.
Butte, Mont, Jockey Club opens a
race meeting to extend 10 Aug. 20.
Western tennis championships at
opwenstia Country Club, Chicago.
San Francisco.santa>Crus race of
the Corlnihian Yacht Club.
Inauguration day Of Point Judith
Polo Clubs tournament, Rhode Island.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
Birthday Party.

Miss 'Geneyieye cordray was given
a surprise party last Saturday after.
noon In honor of her tenth birthday.
The affair was arranged by, Mrs. Cor
dray and Miss Beatrice Kenney who
is visitor mt the Cordray home. The
young folks spent-a very enjoyable
afternoon and delicious course oil
refreshments was served. Those
present were Phyllis shriyer, Mar
guerite Gilhart. Louise Hall. Beatrice
Kenney, Trixie Jenkins, Mildred on
ner, Gladys Henderson, Ardith Kerns
Gretta Nichols and Dana Jacobs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

Mr.. Arthur Nelson, who has been
visiting relatives at McKeesport,
came home to-day. /. Master Arthur
Will work for the Watson Coal Co.
Mrs. Oscar Hixon. Of Terra Alta,
who has been visiting Mrs. Edna Lev.
ellie, of Merchant street, went home
yesterday.
Mrs. Edison Travis, OF Muncie, Ind,
came to this city Saturday from Col.
fax, where she had been visiting her
son. Charles Travis. She and her sis.
ter. Mrs. Amos satterfeld. spent Sun.
day at Gypsy the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Coleman Satterfield.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Goodlow. who has been very
sick. is conyalescent.
Miss Florence Levelle is spending
couple of weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
John Cox on Morgantown avenue.
Miss Jay Satterfleld is spending
the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Carter
at Philippi.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Leach returned
Saturday evening from Webster
Springs. s... ..s,.-
Mrs. Frank Wilson, who was quite
sick for couple of days last week, is
much better. Mrs. Priscilla Merri.
field is still improving also.
Mr.. James Bishop, OF Buckhannon,
was here visiting relatives the latter
part Of last week.
Mr.. s. A. shuttleworth spent Sun.
day with his mother at Little Falls.
Mrs. Eliza Morris and little son
come home from Piedmont yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richmond, OF
Clarksburg, is a guest, Of Mr.. and Mrs
f. NJ. Louden, of Diamond street.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
French Moran Sunday.
Mr.. George Phillips spent Sunday
at Clarksburg.
Miss Hazel Keener. of Little Falls
is visiting Mrs. Alice Stevens on Hay,
mond street.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hawkins. OF Meadow.
dale, spent Sunday with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Charles Heiskell.
Mr.. o. C. Hildman, of Moundsville
and Misses Myrtle Hildman and Grace
Robinson were at Tunnelton yester
day. =.
Miss Lille Carpenter is visiting her
uncle, Renza Morgan and family, near
Winfield. AZ
Miss Naomi Reeves has been quite
sick for few days at her home on
Virginia avenue.
Mr.. J. L. Allen has returned to his
home in the Fourth ward after sew
eral weeks spent in Elkins. His two
sons. who have been suffering from
typhoid fever, are improving.
Mn and Mrs. Meade Leonard. Of
Morgantown. are guests of Mrs. Jen
ME Dodd on Ferry street.
Mrs. Warder and two children. oil
Warrington, who were visiting Mrs
Adams and daughter last week. re
turned to their home on Saturday,
Misses Lulu Barnes went to hei
home at Colfax Saturday after visit
ing Mrs. J. F. Holt for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rose. OF Graf
ton. were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Prickett, OF Newton street, over Sun
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
Date chanaed.

The quilting to be held at the First
NJ. P. Church by the Aid Society will
be held on next Thursday instead Of
the first Thursday in August. Each
member Is expected to contribute
something toward the dinner which
will be served In the church. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
NEWS OF THE Il OIL FIELDS.

The lower southwest fields have
presented another good producer, 10.
Gated south Of the Shinnston pool, in
Harrison county. 1t Is Parrish Groves
& Co.'S. second test ON the c. A.
Thompson farm and its size is an agrc-
able surprise to its owners. At CO
feet in the fifty.ioot 4 was showing for
a light producer having filled up but
300 feet with fluid. While drilling deep.
er second pay. was encountered and
the well began to flow and placed 1876
barrels to Its credit the ensuing iG
hours. This Is about. the way the tests
on the ]. E. shreYes and G.. and R,
Rinehart farms started. In the same
locality, the West Grafton, Oil & Gas
company's second test on tile other C.
A. Thompson farm Is producing 40
barrels day and will be given a shot.
In the northeast end of the pool the
South Penn Oil company has drilled
its No. 4 on the B. Kennedy farm 80
feet into the fiftylaoot sand and has
developed light show of oil. 1t Is
still drilling and has chance for a
second pay. The South Penn company
No 2, j. E. Snreeres and No. ], C. and
B. Rinehart farms. are holding up nj
1856 and 169 barrels. respectively. In
the fourth sand territory, in Eagle dis
trict the same combany's' No, 2 on
the Rosa Allen farm is holding up al
305 barrels a day., Ht5 .
Richie County Compilations.
On Indian run, Murphy district in
Ritchiei county, j., S.4Wahn has com.
pleted test on the, M. Swadley farm
and has a buster in the Big Injun
sand! In the ElmnRun development
in Grant district, RIG. Gillespie has
completed and shot his No. z on The
J. R. Kemper farm and it produced 50
barrels the, first "a hours, from the
Keener sand.
On Indian run. Murphy district, the
Indian Creek OIL & Gas company has
drilled its test on the R. Hickey farm
through the Keener sand and has j
barrel pumper. On the same stream
the Frimier Oil Company has com.
pleted and shot its No. II In the G.
w. Hammer farm and has 12.barrel
producer In the Keener sand. The
same company has started to drill No
5 on. the C., E. Simmons farm, located
in, the same district.
Gassers In Harrison County.
On Turtle Tree Fork, of Ten Mile
creek in Union district, Harrison
county, the Philadelphia company has
drilled a second test on the Nancy
Nichols farm through the fifth sand
and has light gasser. On Duck
creek In the same district the Crude
Oil company lids drilled a second test
OH the H. J. Burnside farm through
the same formation and got the same
kind Of gas well.
Southwest OF New Freeport, near
the state line, in springhill township
Greene county, in the new fourth sand
development the Philadelphia com.
pany's No. / on the John Kinney and
No. 2 on the Kate Hagan farms are
holding up at 4J to IS barreia. On
Fish creek. in the same township. the
Peoples natural gas company is due
in the fourth sand at a second test, on
the John Taylor and D. c. Compson
the H. H. Milliken farm. The Phlla
delphia company is starting tests on
farms.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
GREAT IRISH CONVENTION.

PORTLAND. Ore July 1S-Port-
land today has tie appearance Of st.
Patrick's day In the morning in honor
OF the Irish visitors from all over the
country who are arriving By hundreds
to attend this weeks national conyen.
ton Of the Ancient Order of Hibeff.
mans.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
cAR1 OF THANKS.

J desire 70 express my thanks and
appreciation to,the friends and neigh
boFs for their kindness and sympathy
shown me during The illness and death
of my vile and Tor the many beautiful
floral tributes, "
Il PEARL R. YosT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

Married, on Saturday. July 18th, at
the home of the officiating minister,
Rev. W. H. Wiley, in the First ward.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Clayton and Miss Bes.
sic R, Hess, both Of this city,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
me-. Morrow Verv, mn.

Word was received here yesterday
OF the serious illness Of Mr.. Fletcher
Morrow. of Cameron. Mrs. Cora Nor.
row and son, Floyd. went down to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
Club VIII Meet,

The sIcllian Thimble Club will.
meet on Tuesday evening at the home,
Of Mrs. Gail Flshback on High street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
MisslonarY Meetlnn.

The Missionary Society. of the NJ.
P. Church VIII meet on Wednesday
Afternoon at two o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
Thursday.

semi.fnal in the international bi.
cycle races at Brussels, Belgium.
Empire City Handicap opens race
meet at Empire City track Yonkers.
Annual exhibition Of Bay Shore, L.
!. Horse Show association.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

Dom pay >. penny piees tor en-
veloPes wnen you can get 500 printed
slth return notice ami your name sor
pnly, sse d thls etges-=abopt s to5i q
cent. IL q 81 -. -. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
OFFICE OF THE

49, = iCH UT lFE
FAlRMoNT't AND CLARKsBuRG
TRACTION COMPANY.
Il FAIRMoNT. W. Va, July IA, 1910.
The Board of Directors have DE-
cLAREp THE REGULAR sEMI,AN.
NuAL DIVIDEND OF az PER CENT.
ON ITS PREFERRED STOCK. pay
able AUGUST !, 1910, to the stock.
holders OF record at the close of bust.
ness July 2Srd. 1910.
d The transfer books will be closed
iats;oo o'clock p. m. July 2srd and will
be re.opened at 1000 o'clock a. M,
August End, 191O.
y Dividend checks will be mailed.
WALTON MILLER.
Treasurer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

cue. The cause OF The iire Is IN.
known. Flremen saved the house with
slight damage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

4t4.4.aA -s4A 2. q &c ) ]
Sunday Schools.

N. z, No. present, 155.
NJ p. No. present 1a2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

JUMPED IS FEET AND LIVES.
EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio, Ju.s 1s.-
Jumping through flames emanating
from a clothes press in his room.
Wade Hoyt, eighteen. sprang from bed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

Subscribe for me West vIrEinian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

let a lIttle ,eWsnt.d- rork tar ron
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

and jumped thlrty.iiye feet to safety.
He was unininred by the FAM but was
badly burned about the face and
hands. HIS sister. cena Hoyt, was
alIghtly burned inA coming . he res
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18

Obedience 10 MIN In or,s, =. -, ~,
ceptai,le tSey nsnst res ,sss =. - y ~. u
whore tbey ,ora s,,, 49, ~ p.aSg
hate jnianiiv sn.oa, s,s ass'espess ala
-,
On -, Snriss.anl sl y Ct Spirit.
Inc word SptIft ~ the Bible and 10
oluinnalry language y used In q variety
u senses, IN our text It does not sly
nlty ,nat me saints, as spirit beings
are hlthS and need Cleansing. Quite
70 me contrary, the New Creature. be-.
goIt !, Of I'm. ne spirit is holy pure. But
as the New Creature must use the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
The Culture Of Peaches

fruits and should be irrigated frequently
enough to be kept growing healthfully.
When given enough water, its growth is
rapid. but its leaves begin to curl or
drop off with the coming of drouth and
shows the lack of water sooner than
other trees.
AS with other fruits, cultivation,
character of the soil, etc, govern the
amount of water necessary. The eX-
perIence in the College orchards seems
to indicate that the flooding system will
tide an orchard over & period of drouth
better than the furrow system Of irri-
CATION. The water failed early in the
summer of 1894, consequently the Col
lege orchard received no irrigation
from May until the last of August, and
it suffered severely. The furrOw meth
cd was used, but in other orchards in
the vicinity where the flooding system
had been used very little injury was
done.
Pruning.
Unlike the apple, cherry. plum or
pear, which bear their fruit on spurs
" hich continue to produce for several
years, the peach bears its fruit on one
year-old wood. The fruiting wood is
farther removed from the base Of the
tree each year and often the weight of
the fruit splits the branches from the
trunk. Pruning Is necessary to keep
the trees at q convenient size: most OF
the slender growth should be entirely
removed and the more vigorous shoots
should be headed IN This should be
done any time after the leaves fall
The one-year-old wood will bear few
fruit buds near the base, then few
leaf buds, a number of fruit buds, and
always terminated by a leaf bud. The
branch should be cut off just above the
lowest leaf bud above the fruit buds at
its base. The leaf buds may be dis
tinguished from the fruit buds by their
more slender and comparatively longer
shape.
In time. even with severe pruning, the
trees will become too high and 1t be-
comes necessary TO cut back the entire
crown, but in this it should be seen
70 that a young, vigorous branch is
left lust below the cut. Vigorous
growth is made from hidden buds in
the large limbs after the pruning. and
nothing more serious than a brief set
back results In March, 1899. many
trees in the College orchards were
headed in, some of the limbs averaging
two inches in diameter and in all six
years growth was removed vigor-
Gus new growth resulted, so vigorous,
in fact, that one-half the new shoots
had to be thinned out. In March one
can tell whether the cold weather has
injured the crop and by choosing an
off year the pruning can be done with
out loss
The peach is heavy producer, but if 1
size, flavor and color are desired, the
fruit should be thinned to about 500
fruits, which in many cases entails the
removal of nine-tenths of the fruit
which sets Eight inches Of space
should be left between fruits, and with |
the large-fruited kinds, like Crawford /
and Hynes' Surprise, a foot OF space is |
better.
The thinning is best done as soon as /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-16
: THE EFFECT OF CULTIVATION. ;
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The first use OF cultivation was to
Keep down w eeds, but il was soon found
that more than this is accomplished
An exchange gives the experience OF
cultivating a patch OF beans until
nightfan and noting next morning that
the plants have a darker green color OF
foliage and the rows seem larger and
thriftier, indicating that the cultivated
plants had nitrogen in the night and
the others did not
The immediate effect of small GUAM
titles OF nitrogen Is TO give the leaves a
darker green The nitrifying bacteria
need air If they are 10 gather nitrogen
from IT for the use Of the plants, and
loosening the soil produces a condition
favorable TO the passage OF air into il.
Cultivation causes the formation OF
a fine mulch which will retain mois-
ture underneath; It also exposes organic
matter in the soil 10 the oxidizins
action of the air and hastens its burn
ing up Consequently, cultivation tends
TO exhaust the fertility OF the soil It
probably forces the bacteria to greater
activity by changing their location, in
creasing plant food thereby: It makes
an orchard do and look better, and il
makes irrigation easier and puts the
soil into a better condition to absorb
the water.