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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

muscle producing qualities Of any
dairy breeds, thus making II a per
feet food for growing children. Chill.
dren fed on Ayrshire milk are not In
clined to stomach trouble and make
a strong and steady growth.
The Ayrshire has a strong, healthy
body with a superabundance OF vital
ity and vlgor. IL rarely sick, and al
most never has any disease Of udder
or teats, which Ia probably one rea'
son why there il so much life.giyinE
quality In her milk.
The Ayrshire has never laid claim
10 being ut the head Of the dairy
breeds for butter producing. but the
official records made by the expert
ment stations duriag tho past few
years. would indicate that she is n
most profitable butter COW and sec.
ond TO none.
The Ayrshire In tho dairy rustler Of
all the dairy breeds. thriving and pay
In a profit where other dairy breeds
can hardly exist. because she r. a
vigorous feeder. and not all dainty In
her appetite, eating with n relish,
everything that comes in her way IN
the limo Of forage. good grass. poor
grass and browse-all is food for tho
Ayrshire COW.
The Ayrshire COW is n most uni.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
MONKEYS CATCH COLD EASILY
Or. Chalmers Mitchell Of Londod Says
Animals Are quite Susceptible
20 Human Ailments.

Kansas CITY, Mo,-Monkoys arc Just
as susceptible 20 colds and tubcrcuio
sis rs human beings. and often catch
colds from the people who come 20
watch their antics, according 20 Or
Chalmers Mitchell. secretary OF the
Geological Iocivty OF London, who
passed through the union station oi
Kansas city on his way to the Philip
pine islands.
cold weather IL bad Tor animals.
md for monkeys. who are nearest 10
man species, especially said DIT.
Mitchell During the recent cold spell
IN London-thc worst April for 10
ycars-thcrc was no serious mortality
among the animals. but ! expect they
viii feel the results OF the seyere
weather later on. Their constitutions
will have been weakened. and there
may be many deaths
Damp, not cold. Ia tho monkeys
enemy. Consumption f. their disease
IN captivity. largely because they arc
living in community, and M tuhercu.
losls monkey may infect the others.
Monkeys, being nearly allied TO man.
catch mans diseases.
II wouldn't say that n lion couldn't
catch a cold from a man. but | should
say Il would be unlikely. A monkey.
ON the other hand, would be easily In.
fccted. ms would crucodiles II they
were exposed properly"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
Wakefield Strains Of cabhaae3 A,
Charleston Wakefield; 3, Jersey
Wakefield.

these soils indicates its adaptation TO
a wide range OF conditions, The main
thing with cabbage Is an abundant
supply OF Immediately available plant
food. Market gardeners rely chiefly
urun stable manure for their supply Of
plant food. Fertilizers also form an
.nportaut item IN tho expense OF pro
ducing cabbage as a market garden
crop, the quantity used depending up
ON the quantity and character Of tho
supply OF stable manure. The ierti.
lizers chiefly used carry a liberal per
cottage Of available nitrogen IN the
foi N a nitrate OF soda or sulphUto o.
ammonia loften as much as four or
i've per cent? six 20 eight ger cent
OF p~hosphoric ac:d. and eight to ten
per cent. OF potash. As a result Of
the wise use OF manur and fertilizers
the soils OF the market gardening one
around any city or large town rapidly
improve IN fertility and the gardener
10 able TO grow a greater variety and
larger quantities Of products.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
CABBAGE AS A GARDEN CROP
One Of the Most important Crops
Grown by Market Gardeners
Plant Food Is Essential.

Cabbage "a n crop which Is grown
BY every gardener located within
wagon.hauling distance OF an import
ant center OF consumption. Tho sta
tlstics OF the distribution Of the cult
walton OF cabbage clearly Indicate tho
fact that this a. one OF the important
crops grown by market gardeners. The
counties near each OF the important
centers Of population OF the United
States are almost universally credited
with a considerable acreage Of cab.
bage. thus showing that the gardeners
OF these regions have given consider.
able attention TO the production Of this
crop.
The soil for cabbage must ueccs.
surily vary In different localities. In
one area 30 may De OF an a%'luvial char.
actyr. while iu another q mpy De Sc.
dcutary, aud lu st.ll another Il may
be characteristic glacial drift. The
fact that cabbage grows well IN ~
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
Central American Jungle Is Be-
ing Cleared for Park.
Greatest. Wonder ESeavated Thus
Far 10 2O.Ton "stone Turtle"
Unique In History Of Arehaso.
logical Discoveries.

Los AnEolcs.-Charles r. Lummis
hss gathered uls young son under
his wing aud sailed Tor Central Amer.
lea, 10 pursue important luycstigl.
lions for the Southwest museum. Of
Los Angeles. the creature OF his un.
firing labor, The Southwest museum
for which material has been 10
course OF accumulation Tor y mum.
bor Of years, IS destined To- be one
81 tho greatest attractions In south.
cru California It's collection Is made
UP OF relies Of prehistoric cIyiliza.
lions, mainly gathered from New
Mexico. Colorado and Utah. It's ON.
GERS are rejoicing In the opening OF
new Holds OF exploration and at the
prospect Of the acquisition OF relics
from Guatemala. a fund Of about
$4,000 Is In hand for the construc.
ton Of a suitable homo.
The departure Of Lummis was dc
laycd until be- declared be must hur.
~ away TO get IN his work before
the bottom OF the sky falls out In
that land OF Quetzal. where the nm.
nual rainfall is from eight to ten
feet
lilo was accompanied by his II.
ycar-old son QUINN. who in coming
years 10 expected to make his mark
IN tho scientific world. through his
explorations. Lummls is also one Of
the board Of managers OF tho Amer.
lean School Of Archaeology, which
lffIg .vvrY1 urf..rVyraU Ca TIV,rlrf
fields Of research, and Quimu, since
Il nero baby. has been his INSOFAR.
able companion az these gatherings.
Tho boy SIS q great pal with the In.
oiaus, and n S. said that none sur
Tyss his SKIN ara daring IN scaling
t!chlish clINs. The gathering Is this
year being held at Qulripua
Quirigua IS IN northwest Guo'o.
Uula, whefo much OF the country IS
owned by the United fruit company,
sometimes spoken OF MS tho banana
trust, aud through his company the
archaeological association has -.
cured concessions on tho ruins OF 'ho
most marvellous 81 ancient cltiGs ~
Central America. Under the dircc,
tlon Of Edgar l.. Hewitt, o! Washing
ton, extensive excavations have been
made. Mr.. Lummis will soon be
among the stan OF experts and viii
have an important part In the FIRST
Llportant examination ever made OF
these ruins In a letter Professor
Hewitt says:
81 only wish you could have seen
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

atmosphere and storing this element
up In "tubercles" or "nodules' on the
roots OF clover and other plants Of
the same botanical family.
Various authorities say that an or.
binary crop Of red clover will put into
the soil In a second crop and roots
rom 100 pounds 20 200 q, ads Of
nitrogen 10 the acre Clover A.Jo has
a deep root system bringing up plant
food from below. %conserves potash In
large quantities. and adds much TO
organic matter. In Wisconsin II has
been found that growing potatoes aft
er clover Increased the yield 40 per
cent
The leading potato growers IN the
famous Aroostook district Of Maine
are practiclng the following three.
year rotation: First year potatoes:
second year grain (seeded TO ~clover):
third year clover. Plow IN the fall
OF the third year. turn the second
crop Of clover under. and repeat the
rotation.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
MANY ESSENTIAL POINTS In
SUCCESSFUL POTATO GROWING
Years Required to Get Soil Into Proper condition-oreatssa
Precautions Should Be Taken That Land Shall
Not Become Infected with Potato Seab-
Maine Growers Practice Rotation.

from spraying can usually be trnceT
to n.o~bseryance Of one or all Of the
essentials just given.
So far as spraying at the right timei
Is concerned. begin when the potatoes
are about four inches high and keep
them well covered until the frost
kills the plants or they rlpen In the
fall. DO not wait until any Of the dis
eases appear before you begin.
A properly made mixture Ia import
ant. Many fail IN not looking after
this part Of the operation.
a definite. properly planned rota-
tlou of crops Is perhaps more bene-
fetal IN potato growing than with my
other crop. and In this rotation clover
should play an important part Ger.
tain bacteria in the soil have the
power OF taking nitrogen out Of the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
ROB SOIL OF ITS FERTILITY
Farmers Deliberately Destroying One
Of Three Things Which Make
Country Prosperous.

Ipr q. IT. ALToRul
Lord bacon, the father uf philosos
phy. moro than three hundred years
ago said There be three thlnga
which make % country great and pros.
porous fertile soil. busy workshops
ana easy conveyance OF men and
things from one place 10 another"
Now our workshops are all busy. ana
wa certainly enjoy easy Conveyance
OF men and things"
We make many complaints relative
to the rules and regulations Of the
workshops, the prices charged for con
yeying men and things, and so on
We seem TO think that we have q
right 20 complain when the factories
decrease their power Of production OF
when the railroads allow their cara
and tracks to go 10 pieces. When
either OF the two-factories or rail
roads-ceaSe so do their fun auty e
make our country great and prosper
Gus we send up a mighty howl ant
demand that the force OF law regulate
them at nee
We, as farmers, deliberately 40
stroy the most important OF the thre,
things which make q country grea
and prosperous. We are robbing thl
soil OF It's fertility and ! sometimel
think that the law ought 10 take holt
OF us and compel us to stop pursuing
a policy that ultimately e a a veal
and impoverished country. We dc
mand that the factories and railroads
pursue a policy which means pros
perlty for the nation. We ought to b,
willing TO take our own medicine.
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my WIN y. HuRp1
The principal points to be observed

The principal points TO be observed
In successful potato growing are;
Select n well drained. loamy SOIL
Give this the most thorough prepare
ton possible. DO not expect a soil
that IL badly run out to give you good
returns. II takes years to get a soil
ready for potato growing.
Practice n rotation Of crops which
will include clover to turn under
Keep plenty Of humus In the soil to
hold moisture.
Select mature seed Of a tested var
lety, free from disease, and from a
Geld free from blight.
Treat all tubors 70 be used for
planting purposes with formalin-one
pint to thirty gallons OF water.
Il viii pay 10 select the best hills
from the field for seed purposes They
Slll Invariably grc-tly increase the
Yield.
Fcrtilize literally with high grade
fertilizer especially rich In available
p%bosphoric acid and potash. About
20 per cent Ia the cost OF fertilizer
can be saved by home mixing"
BE careful In the use OF fresh stable
manure. wood ashes. or lime on the
potato land. These may create a con.
dillon In which potato "scab." II pres.
ent, will thrive.
Take the greatest precautions that
the land shall not become infected
with "scab" Il may take years to
eradicate the disease.
Give the potato field the best of cul
uvation. As much depends on this ns
On fertilizer. Practice cultivation that
will conserve soil moisture.
10 not attempt 10 grow potatoes
without spraying, Use Bordeaux mix
ture for blights and combine with It
some arsenical material TO kill bugs"
Spraying gives an Increased value Of
about $50 10 the acre.
The spraying Of potatoes In often
spoken Of as potato insurance" So
don't forget TO have your potatoes In.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
HE WINS AND LOSES

ing gets exciting enough he would
delay his trip east aud stay on tho
floor.
Il car see my mistake now" he
said. Nov that ! am laid on the
shelf from oycrwork cuu see tho
folly OF g. II ! were 20 offer advice
To business men Il would simply be:
Take vacations often aud make them
Ions ones, BE the champion vacation
taker'
when business WAS demanding all
Of my attention Tor many years ! be-
lieyad ! couldn't get away, that there
was no Il / could depend on To- leave
In charge, am now paying the price
and an awful price Il is. II had
my lifo to live oye again ! would
take Two or three long vacations every
year.
'still, II / had my sigh, back I
would not think OF quitting the game.
! would get right back into It us deep
as ever. but | would rest ufteuer Il
pays to be a broker have made
and lost much money. have q CON,
Portable fortune now that Is safe. and
| am going 10 keep Il safe.
Il wasn't as big a sport az some q
tho other fellows who. IA years past,
have made a fortune over night and
spent il the mex night never DO
lIeycd In that kind OF business. I
have invested my winnings IN bonds
and other securities since became
broken In health. and am thinking Of
retiring for good as soon as / can get
things shaped"
Mr., Setback talked OF crops and
market reports aad quotations IN 9
way that shows his remarkable under
standing Of the game. All the reports
lie received were verbal ones from his
brokers ana friends.
1T Is mostly q matter Of putting
two and W together and making four
out Of g." he said. Il can trade ms well
blind as ! could with my eyeslght. hut
OF course II would be a hard task. I
know Just as we'll what Ia do and wha,
not 70 do and / can Judge conditions
n prices "a we'll as | ever could. but
not being able to read will settle me. |
don't want to get out Of the game even
now, but will n | can regain my Sight
That Is tho only thing | quit for. /
would never quit for money. no mat.
ter how much ! might be ahead"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
HORSES STILL
In BIG DEMAND
Hations Look Upon United Statea
aB Market Beers Learned
Value ofthe Amer.
team Mule.

The demand for American mulea
and horses Is greater than the supply.
Even France and England are sending
buyers 4 America Tho Beers, ~
their recent war, learned the value OF
American mules. one firm has a COP
tract to send them 200 mules. A steam
or load OF 1900 mules q sent 10 the
Fiji islands thia spring.
The greatest importing countries a.
Europe are belgium. Denmark. Ger
many. Italy. Norway, Russia, ana
Great Britain. All tho leading coun-
tries OF South America, Central Amer
tea. and Asia. and the islandA Of the
Pacific aud West indies. NJ well as
Australia. ara getting horses from
America. The buyers OF ths moat
animals the last few years wars Can,
ada and Mexico
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

board. by pressing a button a plug
down at the barn Is pulled and a feed
OF grain Sits down from a bin above
into tho boxes I'm the managers In front
Of his horses. Then pushing another
button a gate is liftod and the man.
gers aro filled with hay.
Baxter's best invention for lazy man
Is his FIRE starter. Wires run through
the kitchen range Tho kindling IL
put In tho night before and In tho
morning. when he wakes. all he has
10 do is 10 push a button. A few mo.
ments later there IL a roaring IRE In
the range.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

To secure a direct draught with
i've horses hitched on a gang pillow.
II Is necessary to have two horses
working ahead and the four balanced
by the hfth horse. In tho illustration
there Is shown a pulley or vertical
evener attached to the final cvener
at O. which keeps the balance be.
tween the front and rear teams. The
construction OF this pulley 10 shown
In Figs, 2 and g. Care must be
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
Broker Gains Fortune at Awful
Expense OF Sight.
John Setback Sees Folly Of overwork
When Too ~Late-says Take Vaca'
tons often and Make Them
Al Long Ones.

ChicaFo.-John VI. Setback, for 20
years one OF tho most prominent
brokers I'm La Sale street, has gone
bliEd This became known recently
when after months vi treatment with
noted specialists Of America and Eu.
rope be appeared on the board OF
trade floor absolutely sightlcss.
within n few days be VIII leave for
the east. where no viii rest for the
summer at some mountain resort and
take further treatment In the hope
that his sight may be restored.
The cause OF the anictlon was a go.
rlous breakdown, which he suffered
Lsveral months ago.
The other day Mr.. Setback traded
as usual Ia the Offices Of Bartlett G
'Co. lie declared that II the trad.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
RELICS OF ANCIENTS

Qulrlgua before We began TO trans
form It from an ~lmpenctrablc Jungle
into n beautiful archaeological park.
We have completed the survey. set.
ting apart so acres. and have made
a complete plan for landscaping the
park. The work Is now half done"
a number Of stclae, or monoliths
up 20 30 feet high and TO 8 feet at
the base. olaborate,y carved In high
relief, have boon uncovered.
The greatest wonder o%xcavatcd
thus far IS tho cotton "s'onc turtle. "
unique IN the history OF archaeology.
cal discoveries It is not the idea Of
the explorers 20 bring away those
mammoth relics. but to clear away
tho mass OF vegetation. accumulated
through ages and make QuIrigua n
wonder center for scientists OF the
world.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

the premises. II feeds his hogs and
waters his cows; II let's tho chickens
out OF the pens In tho morning aud
houses them up.
The premises Of Baxter are a net.
work OF electric wires, dozens OF them
running from his house 70 the barn,
the hos yard, the chicken coops and
tho grain bins. In his house he has a
den and Tits 10 tho seat OF his cleo,
trical experiments. In the morning.
when no desires to do tho chores. In.
stead OF slipping into old clothes ana
going out to tho barn he goes Into his
den and sits down opposite a switch.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
Raising Colts.

II takes a lot OF money now 10 buy
a team OF horses aud those farmers
who have mares ought 10 look into the
future a little, against the time when
they will need a new team or II may
be a good plan to raise n colt now and
then TO sell.
Better think the thing over and per.
haps II win be concluded best TO breed
the mare this month or next Horses
bring good prices and on many farms
Il will pay as we'll to raise horses aa
any other stock.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
III ii T1
Bench fer Cutting Seed Potatoes.

sured. In order for spraying TO be
effective and successful three things
nro fundamental
/ Spraying nt the right time.
2 The use OF a mixture OF the
proper kind and properly prepared.
g. T-horoughness OF the work.
II will be observed too that We have
two classes OF enemies 10 deal with.
namely; Insects and fungus diseases.
Each class requires a different mate.
rial but fortunately in potato spray.
ing both can be treated with a com.
binCd mixture.
The theory Of spraying is--to begin
before the spores OF any disease are
present. or before any OF the insects
make their appearance. and keep the
plants woll covered with materials
which viii Immediately destroy either
tho insect or the spore Of the disease
before any damage IS done.
Reported failures. or poor results
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

10 butter. and viii hold It's uniform
quality TO the last quart In the can.
Ayrshire milk ~ the fayorlto with
the Eousckeepcr because Il has "A good
color. and never looks blue, evSn to
tho last that Ia poured from the
pitcher. tho cream remaining In the
milk to give It a uniform guilty un.
Ill The last Is used.
Ayrshire milk So Of the highest
value for infant rood because IL ~
most evenly balanced In tho bone and
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
REVEALS SECRET OF WOMAN

at home In the cave 10 look after tho
baby and cook her husbands dinner
Whenever he might bring II In.
And caves or huts must have been
chilly nbodes In keen weather with an
east wind blowing; and women. who
had no hunting to warm their blood
and enable them TO resist cold. SUI.
Tered accordingly.
80 nature set 10 work and gradu.
ally built up on women "A special layer
OF protective fat, That took n few
thousand years probably, for nature
y works In a hurry, since time is
no object 10 bert but bit by bit tho
work was completed. and now Yomen
can play what seem to men fooVhardy
tricks with comparative immunity"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

form mixer, holding out well up 10
calylng. and must Do watched or she
will u O dry on. which makes her a
desirable COW for steady profit, or for
n family COW.
Tho Ayrshire IL the most attractive
looking COW, and the most perfect
COW IN form Of body and uddcr Of any
OF The dairy breeds. She breeds the
truost OF tyne. and has the smallest
percentage Of poor COWS Of any Of the
dairy breeds.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
EspensIye for Eat Tourist.

Santa Monica, CaL-Tourists who
use the automobile stage OF the Topaz.
20 Development company this sum.
mer to visit resorts near Santa
Monica are required to pay the weight
for their rides. The company has de-
clded that the man who weighs 300
must pay twice as L.uch at least as
the maid who weighs about 1870.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

Wire fences are ofton the cause OF
aamage by lightning because OF tho
methoa OF construction. II the fence
wires are grounded tho danger from
his cause win disappear. Ground
wires may be made Of ordinary fence
wire and should BE- connected with
each Of the wiros Of the fence and ex.
tend into the ground three feet. anch
grounds" should b made for each
100 feet Of fence
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
From Farmer 70 consumer.

An Ohio farmer who shipped a car
load OF turnips 20 one OF the large
cities OF his state could not get
enough from the commission men TO
pay freight and he therefore distrib-
uted the vegetables free. AZ the same
time turnips were selling at sixty
cents per bushel in the grocery stores.
That illustrates the loss between the
produced and the retailer.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
ELECTRICITY FOR LAZY MAN
n Lluhts Fires In Morning, Feeds the
Chickens and Does the Chores
just Push Button.

Omaha, Neb.-Richard Baxter,
Enrdener. living on the outskirts OF the
city. and an electrician OF no mean
ability, has demonstrated that electric
as Ia Just the thing for a lazy a
BaXlcr has carried hi0 devices to
ouch an extent that now ho Is making
electricity DO most OF the chores about
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28

In 1910, "a, 1000 horses we're exported.
while only 2i,616 were exported In
1909. More horses than mules are ex.
ported. Not only are draft horses and
mules in demand. but England would
buy the Vest carriage horses and Den.
mark cavalry horses. n the supply
were larger.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-28
GROWING Alfalfa.

In starting alfalfa better start on a
small patch and learn how 20 DO Il
before experimenting on n large field.
Use plenty OF manure. Plant on
corn. potato or summer fallow ground.
Introduce the germs. Sow without a
nurse crop.