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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
FALL FAIRS ARE IMPORTANT
Educational Features Should Be intro.
dueed n Eliminate oemorsliEing
and Worthless Ones.

The farmers and business men
should realize that agricultural fairs
play a very important part IN the de-
yel0pment Of the farming interests.
Every county In the south should have
an agricultural fair In the fall. Those
IN charge Of the fairs should Introduce
educational features into the organi.
cation Of tho fairs aud eliminate de
moralizing and worthless features
such az 20 some extent characterize
most OF our fairs az the present time
The mission Of the fair Is to tell IN
the direction Of larger and better
crops, more and better stock, better
homes, and fewer young people leaV
Ing the farms.
The fairs should make Arrangement
for boys classes Ia live stock judging
The girls should be taught to make
butter and Judge IL, Prizes should h
offered for the winners In the boys
and girls contests.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

be found helpful not only in retain.
ing ground moisture a short distance
below the surface. but also In ccumu
lAting the same even In dry weather.
Usually %depositing the seed with
the grain drill Is more satisfactory
than sowing broadcast and In some
instances following at once with the
roller will make the difference In a
dry season between success and fail,
ure In the crop.
Sow from three 10 four pecks PEI
acre for soiling and OF various vari
cites. a Hungarian, German and broom
corn.
II large varieties like the Japanes,
kinds are used. they ara usually sowI
In rows and cultivated. From ~ I,
20 tons OF greon millet per acre should
be obtained from good and well-man
aged land.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
GUARDS OUR HEALTH
Man Who Keeps Disease Out Of
the Country.
Or. Doe, In Charge Of the Quarantine
station al New York, Yearly
Examines Millions Of I'm.
migrants.

New York.-rpon the Judgment ~
Dr. Alyah H. DOty rests the health
Of the whole United states lie IL the
health ohicer OF New York city. and
has charge OF the quarantine station
where cholera suspects are detained
n he were careless the entire o
try would become exposed to tho
great scourge which II sometimes
brought to these shores In immigrant
ships.
A biz ocean liner slows down NJ
Sandy Hook. picks up her pilot. sets
her engines nj full speed ahead and
II looks as though nothing will dare TO
stop her. But M she nea the Mar
rows she slows down again. backs her
engines and soon lies a dead mass
on the smooth water
A little white Steamboat darts out.
very clean aud shining In her stern
snaps a small canary flag In the keen
breeze n Is this tiny parHllclugram
Of bunting that has stopped the giant
ess ~ the sea az the gateway OF the
g world For this little yellow
bunting is the quarantine nag and the
little boat Is tho quarantine steamer.
and she is going out 10 board the big
boat.
Among the $500 or more passengers
on the liner. Or Alyah Doty, New
York's quarantine %oficcr, wants to
know whether there are any who
might be n menace TO the health OF
the nation. for Dr. Doty Is the guard
ian OF tho health, not only Of New
York. but OF the whole nation lilo
has held the position for many years
He Is a quiet little mar who lives on
top Of the big blum overlooking the
basin where lies his squadron Five.
sixths Of all the immigrants who en-
ter the United states pass through the
Narrows. 20 In the text n,o years Dr..
Doty and his assistants will examine
5000. O0O persons from all uyc the
world.
IA many as $4,000 IN two days Dr
Doty has examined for traces OF dis
case. That doesn't mean that they
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

The typical. ideal draft horse stands
over i6 hands 6 feet 4 inches) and
under rs hands high. and weighs 1900
pounds or more In ordinary flesh.
The form should be broad. deep.
massive. evenly proportionOd. and
symmetrical, the entire makeup sug
gesting great strength and weight. The
body should be MASSIVE. blocky. and
compact, and squarsiy set on short,
broad. clean. sturdy legs showing lne
skin. large Joints and prominent en-.
dons.
The head should be large, proper.
tionate in size 70 the body. well
formed. clean and free from coarse
ness and irregularities. The forehead
should be broad. full and not dlshed
or too prominent. The profile Of the
face should not be too straight or Of
'Romannose" form. There should
be good width and fullness between
the eyes. indicating power and intelli.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
MILLET CROP
Is
II IN Good Mir Producing Food
and YlsIds Well on Good
Land-MoAature ~
EaasntiaI.
rpy wAI.rER n. LEuTzJ

The claims OF mlllet as an impor.
tant soiling food rest upon the fact
that it Is a good milk producing food.
that II yields we'll on good land, that Il
may be grown 70 a catch crop and In
hot weather In some instances after
another crop has been harvested.
Its weak point az a solling crop IL
the short season during which Il can
be fed.
The great points 20 be kept In view
An preparing the land for miliet are 70
have Il inely pulveriEed and moist and
AZ clean a. possible. The question Of
molstu-s 10 all important
II the land a be plowed some
eime before sowing the seed and rolled
and narrowed q few times In alterna
Aion IN the interval. the process vii
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
FACTS
ABOUT ROUP
To Avoid Disease Houae MuSt
80 Dry, Clean and Free
From Drafts and
Well Ventilated.

Roup Is a contagious disease, When
II comes into a flock In It's worst form
II Is best to destroy all that have the
disease and burn the bodies. but n
cold Is not roup Tho symptoms Of n
cold are the eyes closed and water
flowing. at times a frothlike discharge
from the eyes, running at the nose II
neglected II may take a worse form.
This may come from exposure TO
damp or cold drafts. from oyerorowd-
ing In badly ventilated houses, or
from n change from roosting In the
open 10 a warm or closed house. To
cure this. FIRST emove the cause. then
feed equal parts Of red pepper and
mustard In the mash, n tablespoonful
OF each to thirty fowls, Onions and
red peppers chopped fine and mixed
In the mash are good. and are best
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

Correct and incorrect Types OF Pas.
terms and Feet: q, Pastsrn reo
Straight n Upright; b. Pastsrn
Too slipping; c. Correct Type Of
Foreioot; d. corroet type Of Hind
Foot.
grnce. The Eyes should be bright.
clear. mild. full. sound and OF the
same color. The lids should be
smooth. well arched. and free from
a%ngularities and wrinkles. The ears
should be OF medium size. well placed.
alert. normally active. and free from
c%oarseness, The nostrils should be
large and flexible: the lips thin. even.
and arm, and all Of the parts neat and
clean cut The skin and hair OF the
muzzle should be OF good quality
There should be a wide space between
the lower Jaws free from meatiness.
Assesses. or tumors. The neck should
be Of 4 size proportionate to the rest
OF the body. well arched. evenly
muscled. with large vlndpipe and
smooth insertion into the shoulder. Il
should not curve downward tewe
neck or be broken In crest.
The shoulder should be moderately
slipping. smooth and extending we'll
back
The arm. which extends from the
point OF the shoulder 70 the elbow.
should be short. heavily muscled and
we'll thrown back. The forearm, ex
tending from the elbow TO the knee.
should be long. nat. wide. heavily
muscled, and free from coarseness
The knees should be straight. wide,
deep. strongly formed. inc smooth.
The cannons. extending from the knees
90 the tetlocks. and composed chiefly
OF bones and tendons. should be short.
strong eileen and wide. with proml.
nent and smooth tendons. The fet.
locks should be wide. straight. strong
and free from puffs. ~callouses. or in
terfering sores. The pasterns. extend.
ing from the fetlocks to the hoof
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
Eao.layInu Contest.

In the eEg-laying contest that recent
ly closed in Australia, records were
made by n flock Of six white Leghorns
which laid 1924 eggs In ~ months,
making an average Of about 220 eggs
for each hen In one year. White Leg.
horns also won the two-year conpe-
tltion. six hens having laid 1858 eggs
In " years, ut an average Of over
3gA eggs for each hen In two years.
The thrceycnr competition was won
boy black ]OrpIngtons. with a record OF
3.Oi7 eggs for six hens IN three years,
or an average Of over 5O7 egg for
each hen In three years. Six Indian
Runner ducks laid l.27S ogEs In ~
months and 2.464 eggs In - months.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
E.N.Az%0
Fly Repelent.

The following mixture is recon.
mended as a ny ~repClient: Pulyerized
resin. two parts; soap shayings, one
part: water. one-half part; hsh oil,
one part: oil OF tar one part; kero.
sene, one part; water, three parts.
Place the resin, FISH oil, soar, and
one.haif part OF water in a pan and
boil until the resin and soap are dis
solved and then add the remainder OF
the ingredients and boil 10 minutes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

II IL stated that In a large c~ollicry
IN Pennsylvania "a concrete bathtub,
30 feeJ long and Eve feet deep has
been provided for the use Of tho
mules that work In The mine As eve
ming approaches they can hardly be
restrained In their cagerness TO reach
the bathtub. II Is believed that this
daily bath will p]rolong the ylgor and
vitality Of the mules
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
California FIna

The fruit on tire" ng trees near
Rippou. Cal. sold for 500 and the
purchaser paid one quarter Of % cent
for each 'rui, picked from them In
addition The trees are OF the Capri
variety and have carried through the
winter tho Gg wasp which is so nee.
cossary for spreading the icrtilizing
pollen 20 the smyrna Hg which would
not set without its assistance.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

cultural department. state commits
sioners Of agriculture, and live stock
experts in ou. g.icu,.ural colleges I'D.
wise that the surest and quickest way
to get rid Of the ticks Ia by dipping
the cattle in a properly prepared ar
senical solution and that II all the cat.
tie on a farm. be- II large or small. are
regularly dipped once every two
weeks for a period Of a few months
all u the ticks on that farm viii be
destroyed. since 1895. 1881 square
miles VI territory, an area more than
three times the size Of the state OF
Mississippi. has been freed from
ticks What has been accomplished
IN this territory can be- done In all OF
the region south OF the quarantine
line.
The formula for making an orsen
teal solution which the United states
agricultural department has found
most effective IL a. follows.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
Kills sla EAGLE.

Near Washington. Mo, an eagle
measuring more than six feet froLi
tip 10 tip OF wing was shot while
carrying on a l2-pound pig. Tn,
farmer had missed several small pigI
and lambs and IL now satisfied thai
the eagle carried them on.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

Cattle Ticks In Various Stagss-I fNgg"u lrmac tick, cnsOrged
and ready 70 drop 'p The ground and deposit eggs Magnihed three unes)
2 Tick laying eggs one Tick may lay as many as 5000 eggs tiagnihci
three tines Larvae or seed ate emerging from eggs tdaguined
nine umcsJ Young lick before tal and after IJI first mott A. this stage
the ticks have attached tAemsolyc. 70 % host DcDv. .teer, etc and have
changed from a brown color 20 white o. ain be- uo.wcd that the tick has
Elk legs before noting and eight afterwards JMagrlaed nine tmcsD g.
Young tick nearly ready TO undergo n, second mott The tick at this
stage t known Is a uymph. MaguiGed six tines 8 Male tick Mag
Hlhei SIX tmcsD T. Female tick after second mott This tick IS now sex
uauy mature and slightly larger than the male, bur viii later greatly In
crease IN size until ready 20 drop % The ground ana deposit eggs lMagni
fed six t~mosJ-From Farmers Bulletin ss, United States Agricultural
Department
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

~ feet long In this work house
could be placed a gasoline engine SEP.
arGtor, washing machine. corn shelter
and corn grinder, writes Ben I'm.
merle OF Nebraska IN the Homestead
The plans In the illustration show the
manner In which they should DO
placed The engine muy Dee station.
airy or movable There should ho
a work bench where tools Of all KINDS
could be kept
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

Following IL the amount Of lumber
Il will take to build a work house
l4xl2 feet: Two pieces ix4xli feet
long; two pieces ixixl2 feet long ID
pieces 2xlxlI feet long; Ave pieces
sX4Xi6 feet long; II pieces 2x6xl2
feet long. 390 feet Of eight.inch ship.
lap: 400 feet Of si1inch drop siding
1876 feet OF tin for the roof; six pieces
lxtxll feet long Of white pine; hye
pieces Of six.inch flooring, white pine.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
pe,troyIna Hickory rrees.

The lad for making rustic turni.
ture is rapidly destroying the hickory
trees In this country, In n year
about 1000 trees were killed ~ tho
vicinity OF bloomington, Ind, by
stripping the bark from them.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

Florida has 2.l2o miles q hard,
w~cllsurfacod road. C2i miles Of
graded and 300 miles Of other i'm.
proved roads. ClayeI roads cos,
about $500 10 5000 per milo
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
Care Of Milk Bottles.

MIX bottles are washed most easily
II filled with cold water and emptied.
Later rinse with soap auds and then
with cold water.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30
A FsatharLnsa Chicken.

Winchester, ny There Is on eE-
hibition In q window here a chicken
Sia months old, which has no feathers
EXCEPT a slight border around It's
wings
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

Machine clippers are rapidly taking
the place Of hand shears. as they dc
the work more quickly and with less
l~aceration Of the animals skin. On
the large sheep ranches Of the west
a number OF sh~eep-shearing machines
are run from a shaft propelled by an
electric motor or gasoline engine.
Smaller machines arc also made
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

Dairy Farming In Arkansas.
Dairy farming Ia Arkansas 10 AT.
tracing vide attention and Is growing
very rapidly.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

or steepness and shortness. with weak.
ness OF muscle. Such conformation
tends to slouchincss in gait and often
Is associated with sickle hooks The
draft Group should be smooth, Of fair
length. and neither too steep Tor per.
fectly level.
The thighs from the hips down to
the stiles should be strong, muscular.
wide and long.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-30

Mix the soda and arsenic within a
kettle containing Bod gallons OF water;
boil 30 minutes .,t 'his solution cool
20 l4O degrees. then slowly add the
pine tar Pour 'hg solution into the
dipping vat and aUU enough additional
water to mako 900 SALONS " dipping
solution Enough rf the DIP should
be made 10 an the vat. tu the desired
level II the capacity ~ the vat Is
:. 1000 gallons. four times the amount
Of the stock solution necessary to
make 500 gallons should be pre-
pared
Cattle owners should address Dr J
\. Herman. Nashville Tenn for full
Information relative to the tick. the
arseuicsl solution ua 'hc ronstruc
ton Of dripping ,a,s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-31
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The Cotton crop

Hc CpNtoH Aipp
Editor Leader: see number OF
write-ups on the cotton crop OF OKLA
homa. ! claim this bumper crop
proposition is all bosh | have been
raising cotton here in Logan county
for sixteen YEARS aud know good
cotton when see IT. We bad the
finest prospect for cotton | ever saw
the fore part OF the season, but The
hot winds Of luly aud the later part
of this month bist himply cooked the
cotton cron. There are fields OF cot
ton in this neighborhood that Won't
turn q bale TO ten acres. Our expert
never looks at such fields When he
makes repor. he goes TO the best
fields and selects the best stalks and
il he multiples by two this year he
won't get a bumper cron The people
Of this neighborhood are hauling
their cotton to Arcadia quite a mum
ber Of cotton wagons left here this
Guthrie had better quit
knocking and set IN the market as
all OF these Gotten men have some
Of their money IN Oklahoma county
and our merchants need il here at
home. Geo r. Morgan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-31
WIDOW OF 9G MARRIES
HER SIXTH, WHO IS "A
Sun Bonneted Bride Happy as
She Boards Train With Farmer
Fiance in Overalls
specIaI % ~ DaIIy Leader

Special to the Daily Leader.
Hannibal, Mo. Aug. 3l-Mrs. Nancy
Edey, 90 years old was married to
day for the sixth time al Troy. Mo-
when She was welded To Rec nlow,
q youth of "a
The TWO live near Slick, Mo. aud
tie brides ffth husband died about
six weeks ago iu "a poorhouse Nearly
every resident Of Silex was at the
depot early this morning when the
bride and groom boarded the train for
Troy They returned to Slick al noon
happy and cOntented
The vast throng a. the depot cheer
ed as the couple stepped aboard the
train. Passengers ON the train Won
dered what caused the throng about
the platform. and learned when the
couple walked through the coaches
The bride was gOwned in a plain
black dress. with a belt made Of o
piece of leather and clothes lines
She wore "a sun bonnett and appeared
happy Although quite gray she does
not appear SO near The century mark.
The groom wore overalls an3 hiok-
Dry shirt and was coauess. He works
ln 2 farm near Slick.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-31
DOES NOT COMMIT THE STATE

Muskoeee OKLA Aug 81 Former
GOV c. ~ Haskell today made pub
Die the following letter
August ~ Roy Stafford editor Ok
lahoman, Oklahoma City OKLA Dear
Sir A friend of mine forwards me
4 a clipping from your paper OF the 2fth
instant, the substance Of which, quot
ing is;
~ Senator Owes. speaking at
the meeting called to perfect the or
ganization OF the rev Democrats
/ Federation OF Breeinct clubs. declared
THAT he was for fle Missonrian
l(Champ Clark for President and Ok
lahoma IL for him too
IT, Senator Gore Of Oklaloma,
Ills an out aud out Woodrow Wilson
man w
~ "e Former Governor G. N Has
.kell virtually has declared in favor
of Governor Judson Harmon, OF
Ohio ="
! want to be distinctly understood
as not criticising any Democrat Of
Oklahoma Oh account Of any choice
he may have for the Presidency As
for myself / distinctly said to your
reporter that ] had no preference tol
express at this time for the reason
that being busy with my work II
have not had sufficient time ncr op-l
portunity to study the various men
whose names are mentioned for that
distinguished position, and further, |
that | believed that when the time
arrives, probably six or eight months
from now, for the Democracy of the |
state OF Oklahoma to express their /
wishes on the subject that all of rs T
will have had more time and oppor /
tunity to weigh the merits and fitness I
of the several candidates and, also I
that an interchange Of views among /
all the Democrats will at that time
afford an opportunity for the entire
Democracy of Oklahoma to reach a I
conclusion for the best interest Of the
state and Of the country at large.
/ do not believe In the policy of
to speak for the Democ
racy Of Oklahoma nor even for a
small portion of the Democracy
which may choose TO be my personal
friends on SO important a question as
this. We can all speak better when
We have an heard the views OF each
other and had the benefit OF all the
light Obtainable on the iftness Of thet
various candidates. prefer not 10
eel that there is any purpose in thus
me nor in various OF tho
1ther Interpretations and statements
IN various public questions that ] see
n your paper, and l. therefore, call
he matter to your personal attention
is realize that with your large crop
If news gatherers and news writer's
matters of this small consequence can
'ery easily escape your personal no
ice
The very fact that Senator owen
imself, after favoring Governor VIII
on last winter has concluded that
Ion Champ Clark has the greater
aerit should be sufficient to Justify
II Of us in getting all the informa-
ion on the subject we can before
ven piedeng our personal vote much
ass pledging the entire state TO any
andidate, and particularly when
here seems to be several prominent
willing TO accept the nom
ration for President, many OF them
{ whom even the light of the present
aem Go DE worthy of caraful cOnsid-
ration. Sincerely yours,
G. ~ HASKELL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-31
AMERICAN FARMERETrEs

visit OF twenty students from an
agricultural school for women al
Hemps l.. L.. to Newport occa.
sions a good deal OF news and com.
ment IN the Eastern press These
farmerettes as they are regularly
termed by the Boston Herald. are
learning practical scientific farming
with a view. apparently. To making
careers OF az least making them
selves useful. on farms.
Among the occupations that lie
open 10 women with a little capital
none Is more practical than farming
Only the exceptionally strong and
peculiarly strenuous woman will un-
dertake 20 begin farming ~at the
bottom and work up 10 the dFner
chip of land, as a SOuugmmI m& H.
Bud as many youhg nief 10 tHs4tlH A
view 70 ultimate Independence. But
81 bachelor girl wishes 10 follow
calling and has the means 20 buy
q small farm and work it sCieutifcal-
ly she need not. with good equip
meut as a trained agriculturist look
forward 90 having tO do manual la-
Dor. And while directing cultivation
she may prcltably engage in poui-
try raising and other auxiliary
farm pursuits that have always been
avenues OF profitable activity for wDm-
en- Farm nfe offers to those VINO
viii take advantage of It's advantages
exceptional opportunities FOR ionEefi-
ty and health The gospel oi santa
lion and ventilation, SIN new among
fhe masses in c.Dssl ls penetrating
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-31
BEWARE or oINTMENTs FOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MER-
TIIRN

las mercury Will surely destroy we
sense of smell and completely de
ange the whole system when enter
z II through the mucous surfaces
such articles from reputable physi-
clans. as the damage they Viii do is
ten fold TO the good you can possibly
6erfye from them. halts tatarrn
eare >. n uita ctnred by r. ]. Cheney
Il Co. Toledo. o., contains no mer-
curv. ana is taken internally. acting
dirsrtiy upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. ln buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. It Is taken Internally
and made in Toledo. Ohio. By T. j.
cheney & Co. Testimonials free
Sold BY Druggists. Price 77c per
bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for const-
patton