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tor, MT. Stewart.
 William Switzer, clerk of the board of supervisors, left Tuesday for Lees Ferry and will be absent for month.
 J. Herman, the merchant, is visiting his family in Tempe, where they have been spending the winter
 George T. Harrington, manager of the Flagstaff Electric Light Co.,. was elected trustee of this { Flag staff) school district at the election held last Saturday.
 Johnny Love, one of the pioneers of this section, returned Monday from the Verde valley, where he spent the winter. Johnny, during his long residence here, has spent only one winter in Flagstaff in the past IS years.
 President William Alvord of the Northern Arizona Baseball League, says that the Flagstaff team will have one star pitcher in the person of Jake Campbell, now playing in Southern California. Jake will be here next week.
 
 MT. Wyland. architect, contractor and builder, who superintended the building of Greenlaw's new mill, has necided to locate in Flagstaff.
 David Broilliar and Ben Taylor, pioneer residents and stockmen of the Verde, are visiting here this week. MT. Taylor recently sold his cattle to L. E. Hart, superinten- dent of the county hospital.
 Last Monday afternoon young lady dressed up in cowboy fashion, with shaps, six-shooter and the rest of the paraphernalia, astride of a broncho, posed for her picture near the city hall. Some mischievous person rang the fire bell about the proper time, causing a rush of people to the city hall, where the hose carts and fire apparatus are kept-everybody getting there just as the deadly" kodak got in it's work.
 The McMillon building, in which is the opera house. and which some time ago was thought to be unsafe, is being re-strengthened in the sup posed weak places.
 The membership of Co. I, N.G.A. has increased wonderfully since w. A. Campbell has taken charge of the company as captain. The boys have under contemplation the erection of a large armory.
 Mert. Gavin. who has been work ling for the American Lumber Co at Zuni, N. M., returned the first of the week and will again make Flagstaff his home.
 H. Dietzman, the local contrac tor. started the foundation Monday for s. L. Finley's new bushes; house. The building will be ot stone, 100x40 feet, and one story high.
 The Arizona Lumber & Timber Co. is now running night shift. l A. E. Hackett, in charge of the | us. Weather Bureau office at this place. returned Tuesday from g months stay in Northern Califor. nia. The weather has been per. fectly decent since his return. | G. N. Baty, the hustling manager of the Black River Mining & Smelling Co.,, returned Wednesday J from visit to the company prop. erty in Yavapai county. \ The boys at the Normal have ir contemplation the organization of 2 \ baseball team.
 N The curfew ordinance is being lr;gidly enforced in Flagstaff. Int "wandering boy" is seen no more on the streets after g o'clock in th' evening.
 | Colin Campbell, one of the prom inent sheepmen of Northern Ari zona, came in Tuesday from hi ra
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
PRACTICAL FARMERS ARE FEW |
Everything Seems to Go Wrong With
Careless Man and He Wonders
at Neighbours Success.

practical farmer will look at small
details He will take advantage of all
bad weather, when he cannot work
out of doors, to mend and oil all of
his harness and gear. see that the
double and single-trees are all in
good shape with clips all tight; see
that his plows are all in good shape
with sharp points and his harrows and
cultivators ready for use. He will
keep his stock all in good working or
der so they win be strong and ready
to do full days work as soon as the
weather will permit Then when the
first &c weather comes he can put
in wiz e days work. The imprac-
tical farr or will be getting ready and
going to the field with his gear tied
up with strings, his chains tied with
wire. clips loose ON single and double
trees and many times he will stop in
the middle of the field with his gear
loose and go to the house for strings
to tie up or wire to tie his chains or
nails to fasten clips. The majority
of such farmers talk about being
practical" farmers, They are any
thing but practical farmers.
Such men are often down on their
knees in the middle of the field with
a piece of brick trying to rub off the
rust from their pillow, caused by leav-
ing it out when it should have been
put under shed as soon as the last
blowing was done. Everything goes
wrong with these impractical farm
ers and they wonder why they are not
as prosperous as their practical farm
er neighbor. One of the most i'm
portant and humane features for the
practical farmer to look after is the
care of the horses shoulders
Galded or sore shoulders are
caused by neglect. Early in the spring
many of the horses and mules Shout
ders are tender and after the days
work should be bathed in cold water.
The next morning every particle of
the accumulated sweat and dirt should
be removed from the collars and back
bands, and the collars should be
beaten gently with perfectly smooth
round stick They will keep the col
lars we'll up on the horses neck. and
off the points of their shoulders. and
the horses will have no sore necks.
These are few of the things that
every practical farmer will do.
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THANKSGIVING DISHES.

We like to have as much OF the
preparation for the feast day done be-
fore hand as possible. The turkey may
be stuffed the day before and is great
ly improved by standing; as it is bet
ter favored with the seasoning.
The cranberry sauce may be made
and nodded the day before, and OF
course the mince meat has been pre-
pared and the pumpkin pies may be
made. SO that on Thanksgiving there
are less things to prepare and the
time may be better used enjoying
ones friends.
The dishes to be prepared should
be carefully gone over as to cost; an
elaborate dinner for ones friends that
means pinching for month to re-
cuperate is not worth the expense OF
time, labor and money.
Celery may be washed and wrapped
in damp cloth and kept nicely for
several days.
Cranberry frappe is delicious way
of serving the winter berry.
A salad which is both attractive and
good to eat and one which may be
prepared the day before is: Lettuce
with Sherry's dressing.
Wash head lettuce and wrap In a
towel, place in cool place When
ready to serve pour over the following
dressing. which will keep for two
weeks or longer if kept in the ice
box: Take two tablespoonfuls OF
chopped gren pepper. one tablespoon
full OF chopped red pepper, a table
spoonful OF parsley chopped, half a.
small-sized Spanish onion. quarter of
cup OF vinegar. tablespoonful OF
powdered sugar, tablespoonful of
salt, and threefourths of cup OF the
best olive oil. Shake in pint mason
jar for five minutes and let stand at
least an hour before using
The dinner may begin with a soup.
cocktail or with a canape. although
none are necessary with turkey din
ner.
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ESTIMATE OF VARIOUS CROPS
Eio increase is Seen in Winter and
Spring Wheat Yields, as Well as
Corn, Oats and Hay.

The winter wheat crop is placed at
455,149,000 bushels. as against 464.
044,0OO bushels last year The spring
wheat crop is placed at 209, 645, 700
bushels, as against 231,399.000 bush
els in 1910.
The corn crop will be very short,
The crop is estimated at 2,620,221 GOO
bushels, as against a yield of 3,125,-
95S ,00O bushels one year ago. The
estimate at present is that the total
crop of corn will not much. if any.
exceed 2,250,000,000 bushels.
The oat crop of the country is es-
timated at S17,50O,OOO bushels or
about 3OO,OcO,O0O bushels less than
was harvested last year
The hay crop is very short. Prob
ably not more than 60 per cent. OF
average crop will be harvested.
The peanut crop is light. The stand
was poor and the long continued dry
ness of the soil in many sections was
against the making of peanuts,
Much less land has been planted in
cowpeas and cowpea meadows. The
dry weather in the spring prevented
the planting of peas
We have been complaining about
the high cost of living. From the
above reports we are forced to con-
clude that there is not likely to be
any material change for the better
soon
Let us give our gardens. poultry,
cattle, hogs, and other livestock the
very best attention. Let us live at
home and have some high-priced farm
products for sale.
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too large. but placed well forward, the
teats being well formed, square set
ana of medium size; the hind legs
should be very short and stand wide
and quite straight to the ground.
sF The general appearance should
show even outlines. The whole body
is covered with long, soft hair. there
frequently being fine undercoat. and
this hair is of the most pleasing va
riety of color, from soft, creamy
white to a full deep. red Occasional
ly the animal is red and white. the
white being the belly, and a few spots
on the hind quarters and legs; in an
other group the body is nearly white,
with the head and neck partially COW
cred with roam, white again the body
is most beautifully variegated of a
rich deep purple of plum-colored hue
On touching the beef points the skin
is found to be soft and mellow as if
lying on a soft cushion In animals
thin in condition a kind of inner skin
is felt. which is the quality or hand
ling indicative of those great fatten.
ing propensities for which the breed
is so famous
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tiiity could be maintained by planting
every third year IN cotton, then run
two years to corn, planting between
the rows each year some fertilizing
plant like cowpeas, crimson clover. or
rye and vetch. This would restore the
fertility to such an extent that we
would probably get as much cotton
out of the crop planted once in three
years as we now get out of the crop in
two years. Some farmers may be able
to take longer rotation. If SO, they
are wise farmers who do this. A four
year rotation is an excellent plan
where cotton is planted only once dur
ing the period, corn twice and cow
peas and oats once. Other rotations
will suggest themselves according to
conditions. Ultimately in cotton pro
duction the successful planter must
establish a rotation which includes
some pasture or heavy-shading leg
luminous crop that will kill out the
weeds. One of the most damaging
things in cotton production today is
the presence Of weeds and grass. They
SO foul the land, overawe and subju
gate the young cotton plants, that
believe about four times as much
damage is caused by foul lands as by
the local boil weevil However, we
can never expect To reduce this condi-
ton very much or eliminate weeds
and grass until our highways and
fence corners are kept free from
weeds which distribute seed on every
hand. Sooner or later we shall be
compelled to make war on weeds.
But do not fail to have a plan. 1t is
just about as wise to commence build
ing house without plan as to run
farm without plan, and the plan
must include improvement in fertility
as we'll as in an annual cropping |
think one of the great failures in
American farming is lack of system
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
ROTATION is NEEDED
Some System Is Necessary for
Thrift and Prosperity.
One of Great Failures in American
Farming Is Lack of Orderly Way
of Doing Things-Farmer
Should Think Ahead.

II We are ever to become great and
prosperous farmers and have thrift
everywhere through the country, we
must adopt some system of rotation
AT least we must have a plan about
our farm SO that we do not continue
to raise the same crop on field each
year. Soil dislikes to be put at the
same task every year just as much
as boy gets weary of doing one job
the year round. And this is the second
part of our proposition. The first, as
stated, is to plant something in the
corn, and for that matter in the cotton
too, where there is no infestation of
boil weeyil. Of course where tie boil
weevil is present it is necessary to
pillow the land early in the fall, but
where there is no boil weevil. planting
rye and vetch ia the cotton for the
winter cover crop is an excellent plan
1t does not hurt the cotton and it does
great deal of good to the land. In
Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, it is
generally too dry at the time the cult
walton of cotton is discontinued for
the safe planting of crimson clover or
vetch, and under boil weevil condi-
tions their growth would be so small
before it was necessary to fall pillow
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
MORE ABOUT BEANS.

There is no soup that goes TO the
spot and is more nourishing than
hot bean soup on cold night Even
a tablespoonful of baked beans should
never be wasted, as they add flavor
and food value to any dish In many
homes of luxurious Iivers, the bean
soup is always served once a week in
cold weather.
The following are few good ones:
Economical Soup.-Brown a table
spoonful of -four in as much butter,
Add quart of water and cup OF
cold baked beans. Boil fifteen min
utes, season with salt. pepper and a
few drops of onion Juice or a dash of
mace Serve hot.
slice of lemon in the bottom of the
soup dish. when serving bean SOM il
liked by many
PURGE of Bean Soup.-Soak half
pound of beans eighteen hours. Cook
until mushy add quarter of can
of tomatoes, one onion fried brown
III a bit of salt pork; salt, pepper and
grating of nutmeg. Cook together
fifteen minutes. strain and reheat be.
fore serving.
Bean soup.-Soak the beans over
night. and in the morning pc If off the
water. replacing it with fresh water.
Parboil until the skins slip off easily.
Throw them into cool water and rub
we'll. The skins will rise to the ton
and can be removed Boil the beans
until perfectly soft. allowing one
quart OF water to one pint of beans.
Mash the beans and add -four, table
spoonful. and the same amount OF
butter cooked together; add said pep
per and pass the beans through a.
sieve. Serve small pieces of toasted,
bread with the soup
If one finds baked beans hard to di-
gest, try rubbing off the skins before
baking them
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that it would not be economic to use
them even if the planting was sue
cessful, but rye can be put in deep
enough to reach moisture and make
stand Five or six rows rather close
together can be planted in the middIes
at the last cultivation. 1t better be
drilled and it will make fair growth
before winter sets in. The humus
thus accumulated is clear gain. But
il the corn we can always follow the
plan of planting rye and vetch. And
here comes the necessity for our sec
ond suggestion, that we should do
more than just rotate for cotton and
corn. For farms that are eminently
adapted to the production of these
plants it has been suggested that fer
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

The breed is distinguished by its
symmetrical proportions and by its
great bulk on a comparatively small
frame, the offal being very light and
the limbs small and fine. The head
is expressive, being rather broad.
across the forehead tapering grace
fully below the eyes to an open nos
tril and fine, fesh-colored muzzle
The eyes are bright, promir ri and OF
a particularly placid, sweet express
sion, the whole countenance being re.
markably gentle. The horns (whence
comes the namel are usually short,
springing we'll from the head. with
graceful downward curl, and are of
creamy white or yellowish color, the
ears being fine. erect and hairy. The
neck is moderately thick muscular
In the male) and set straight and
well into the shoulders. which, when
viewed in front are wide. showing
thickness through the heart, the
breast coming well forward and the
forelegs standing short and wide
apart The back among the higher
bred animals is remarkably broad and
fat, the ribs barrel like, sprung we'll
out of it, and with little space be-
tween them and the hip bones which
are soft and well covered. The hind
quarters are long and well filled in.
the tail being set square on to them;
the thighs meet low down, forming
the full and deep twist. the flank
should be deep. so as to partially
cover the udder, which should not be
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
SiIage Compared With Hay.

While it is true it requires three
pounds silage to equal one pound hay
in feeding value. because of the large
amount OF moisture contained in the
silage, it has been shown that from
an equal quantity of dry matter more
milk was obtained from the silage
than from corn fodder.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

The American eagle has good cause
to scream as he points with pride to
one American young woman of wealth
who has refused to wed high and no.
BILE titles, pref.rring to return from
the conquest of the European title
market to bring up her young son as
a good and loyal American. Perhaps
her course may induce other young
American women to follow her sensi-
BILE and patriotic example
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

and an orderly way of doing things.
Every man on his farm should think
at least a month ahead and get ready.
and it would be better if he could
think year ahead, but woe to the
man that simply does what every day
brings to his hand. He is always in
trouble and short-handed, and some
how things happen to him and the
things that happen are on the wrong
side.
The illustration shows the demon
stration patch of 2. M. Rogers 1t has
produced 1900 pounds of seed cotton to
the acre. Similar land in nearby
field where the boil weevil was not
combatted is producing only 300
pounds to the acre.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

ton as shown in the illustration The
dotted lines show the position of the
holder as the gate is forced over the
bevel The post should be set to cor.
respond with the height of the gate
when open. If the gate drags on the
ground there is something wrong;
hang the gate a little bit higher The
end opposite the notch of the holder
should be the heaviest so as to keep
the notch in position on the gate.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
/ HOLDING A FARM GATE OPEN
Illustration and Directions Given fer
Holder That Will Be Found
Quite Convenient.

A convenient little device for hold
ing any farm gate open that may be
desired can be made by following the
instructions given below
Take piece of timber 4x6 and two
feet long, with notch in one end
3x6 inches, and piece of 2x4 and
two feet long, with one end beveed
and a notch 27sx6 inches cut in posi-
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
Substitute for Milk.

Farmers who do not have plenty af
milk for their pigs should try slop
composed of one-third oil meal and
two-thirds wheat shorts mixed with
eaough water to make it go easily.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
New Missouri SiIo.

The Missouri experiment station.
Columbia, Mo. has just issued circular
No. az on the Gurler silo and circular
No 40 On the reinforced concrete silo.
Directions for building the two types
of silos are given.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
Linseed for Calves.

When calves are put on skim milk
they should have a small allowance OF
boiled linseed at least once day
The seed should be strained away be
fore mixing the liquor with the milk
as the seeds tend TO irritate a very
young animals intestines.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
N.az&o
Whey Does Not Equal Skim Milk.

Whey has the casein as well as the
butter fat removed and hence is a
much less valuable feed than skim
milk; a good grain ration must !,
carefully selected as supplementary
feed. The calf to be fed on whey
should receive whole milk for the first
week or two; it can then be changed
TO skim milk. If this is not available
1t should be continued on whole milk.
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Shearing Sheep.

In many of the big sheep states the
farmers find it profitable TO engage the
professional shearers with a machine.
They go about from farm to farm
shearing the flocks singly or have sew.
eral focks brouht to central point
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

lever from a moving machine and
fasten to pillow handle. The piece
that is bolted to clevis is nine inches
long, round piece with burr below
and small hole above From this to
the lever is piece of strap iron
Successful Farming
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

The air serpent has been discovered
by an aeronaut whom 1t attacked. 1t
is described by its terrified victim as
long, green monster. with huge
wings. After this the sea serpent
will seem but mild domestic pet.
Another suggestion of the discovery
will be for airships to have water
wagon attachments by way of precau-
ton.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
Food for Hogs.

Corn and cob meal has a slightly
higher feeding value for hogs than
corn on the ear For all practical pur
poses. however, it is usually more eco
nomical to feed hogs ear corn
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

There is much medical wonder over
man in Minnesota who survived hay-
ing a cut in his heart sewed I'D. Yet
broken heart. all know. is such an
easy hurt to remedy that the medical
profession science does not even re.
gard II as worthy o. attention.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01
Alfalfa for Poultry.

An owner of flock of White Ply.
mouth Rock hens says they pay little
attention to cabbage suspended by
string. but never seem to tire of eat
ing ground alfalfa. says writer in an
exchange My neighbor who has
flock of Brown Leghorns finds her
birds will clean up the cabbage every
day. And there you are.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

One of our correspondents wants TO
know if she is too old at twenty-five
to take up the study OF music. She is
about twenty-five years too old to at
tack some of the popular songs with
satisfactory results.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

A Boston woman OF eighty-four has
art exhibits at country fair This
shows that energy and determination
are among the ingredients. at least.
of the draught producing perpetual
youth
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

The ancient device of blaming ev-
erything on the woman has. by the
gallantry of modern times. been soft
ened down to accusations of her hob
Bile skirt
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

A Pennsylvania molder has invent
ed a steel OF remarkable hardness
suitable among other things for a SUI
perior article of armorplate Next we
win hear of the projectile man who
will invent shell to pierce it. And
SO the war game ever goes on.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

A California woman buried a men
she thought was her husband, ard
then her own old man came back. She
will be more careful next time.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

A woman in New York hammered
nail in her shoe with a loaded shell,
and yet we talk of the accidents which
happen to unfortunate people.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

A New Jersey undertaken. who is
running for office. uses his hearse in
his campaign. He takes an odd way
to show that he is not dead one.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

New York feels that 1t has too many
apartment houses. but it certainly is
not glutted with vine covered cot
tages.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-01

These new counterfeit $40 bills may
drive an exasperated populace into ac-
cepting only twenties. fifties and hun
dreds for their days work.