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KEEP PULLETS
BY THEMSELVES
Experiments ut Geneva Station
Show Better Results Where
Cockcrels are Elm.
mated.

Some OF the vefy early hatched pull.
lets will be laying In short time. and
those poultrymen who are In the bust.
ness to produce eggs for the market
will be interested In some OF the ex
perIments conducted by the Geneva
tNew York; station.
These experiments were for the pur.
pose OF finding out what effect the
keeping OF males with the pullets had
on the egg production. Many poultry
raisers. and certainly most farmers.
believe II is best to permit the cocker.
els TO run with the pullets at all
times. but these experiments show that
this Is not true.
Several pens OF birds were made
up. In some OF them the males were
kept with the pulets and In others
the pullets were kept by themselves
The net results show that the pen
OF pullets kept without a male pro-
duced eggs at about 30 per cent. less
cost than an exactly similar pen where
the cockerels were entered.
In the pen without male the hens.
during the first three months laid
about 30 per cent. more eggs than the
pen from the same Matching and
under exactly similar conditions ex.
cept that they were KEEP, with a
cockerel
In all the experiments the pens OF
pullets without the male birds be.
gan to lay from one to two months
earlier than in any OF the correspond.
Ing pens In which the male birds we're
kept.
No attempts were made to force lay.
Ing and broody fowls were allowed to
sit at will there being plenty Of nest
boxes In each pen.
About the same number became
broody in the pens having the males
NJ In those without
This Is pretty conclusive evidence
that the young cockerels should be
separated from the pullets Just as soon
M they are old enough to be dis.
tinguished. It would be better II
they could DO KEEP, In an en-.
closure not far from the pullets, par.
ticulariy al the beginning OF each lay
ing season.
Every cockerel that Is no, kent
for breeding purposes ought to De
caponizcd.
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GROWING WHEAT AFTER CORN
Plan Not az Good as Summer FaiIow.
Ing, According to Reports From
Experiment Stations.

There are those who contend that
Just as good wheat can be grown
after corn as on a summer fallow.
This seasons experimental crops at
the Nebraska station and fields
throughout Colorado. Nebraska and
Kansas do not bear out this theory,
There is good deal to be said
against the dry fallow. and 1t often
seems wasteful to do SO much work
as 1t necessitates for one years crop
and pay the interest on two bodies OF
land instead Of one. Very often the
extra work Is more expensive In ap-
pearance than In reality. as the sum
mer fallow extends the period OF
work for horses or steam over a long
period and thus lessons actual cost.
All experiments show that about fifty
per cent. OF moisture can be conserved
on good soils. which means 81 inches
OF moisture with li.inch rainfall.
Probably the longer farming is carried
on. a due regard being had to the
preservation Of humus. the greater the
conservation possible. as the subsoil
Is opened by the roots and cultivation.
An early maturing crop OF peas
would be far more consistent with
what Is known OF dry farming exi.
gencies than a crop like corn. whose
deep roots search the lowest crevices
OF the subsoil for the last drop OF
moisture until late in the season. and
whose only advantage is the thorough
cultivation that such crop under
good farming methods insures. In the
state Of Washington sometimes 81
successive crops Of wheat have been
grown and then following resorted to
successful when the humus had be-
come too depleted for a crop to be
grown more than every other year.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
COLORADO SCHOOL LANDS AT

Colorado's State Land Board will sell
5000 acres of excellent irrigated fruit
and farm lands In Montezuma Valley,
October 5th-l2th, 1911, at Cortez, Colo
rado. Payments will be distributed
over fourteen years.
A rate Of one fare for the round trip
VIII be In effect from all stations In
Colorado. via
The Denver 4 Rio Grande Railroad,
Tickets on sale September 3Oth, Oc-
tober lst. I'd and I'd from all main line
points Denver to Grand Junction, Inc
From all other points October LIST.
end. Sd and 4th. Final return limit
October goth.
For full particulars. apply to NEAR.
EST RIO GRANDE AGENT or
Frank A. Wsdleigh, General Passenger
Agent. Denver. Colo.
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His Christina. Check.

Al Ryan, the hospitable flint glas:
worker Of Lockport. N. Y, and former
ly organizer of the Socialist local Al
that place. was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory.
Yes said Al. my uncle out IL
Tiffin is mighty good to me. The da,
before Christmas he sent me checl
for 500 Just as a little Christina.
gift"
After the usual congratulatory com
ments had been duly made all around
AL added:
"Yes. he certainly is a fine old fel
low. In the postscript of his lettel
containing the check. he said:
Dear Al. II you manage to get thi!
check cashed. please send me 81.
need pair Of shoes. The COMM!
Nation.
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Dy ". r. BEATTIE. United States De.
partment Of AHrlculture.)

Dy ". r. BEATTIE. United States De-
partment of Agriculture.)
Intensive gardening under sash or
cloth covers has become one OF the
most popular and. In certain localities
where the conditions are suitable. one
Of the most profitable lines Of out.
door work The trucker and the mar.
ket gardener Of the present day have
been compelled by keen competition
and constantly increasing demand
for h!gh.grade products out OF season
to provide special facilities for IN
creasing and improving the product.
as well rs to take advantage Of every
favorable natural condition.
Many localities are especially IA
vored with an abundance OF sunshine
ut all seasons OF the year. and at the
same time their climate. due to the
influence OF large streams or near.
by bodies OF water. Is mild and free
from extremes Of temperature. In
such localities 1t would be possible
TO grow lettuce. radishes and similar
crops during the entire winter with.
out protection were It not for the
few cold days and nights. A very
slight covering or the application Of a
small amount of heat will. as n rule,
carry the plants through In good con.
dition
The greater portion Of the work
with frames Is conducted on light or
sandy loan soils which are naturally
well drained and adapted to intensive
trucking. The original soil Is usually
employed. but when necessary rich
soil Is hauled and placed In the beds.
The first essential Is good drainage.
and II the land Is not naturally we'll
drained It should be tiled or provided
with numerous open bitches to carry
of the water. The surface OF the soil
should be graded and all depressions
filled In and leveled. For best results
the land should be subjected to two
or three years OF preparation by ma
nuring and planting to legumnous
crops
The presence OF plenty Of organic
matter In the soil Is very important.
especially where large quantities Of
commercial fertilizers are to be used.
This organic matter may be added In
the form OF stable manure. but more
satisfactory results will be obtained
where leguminous crops are included
In the preparatory treatment. For
green manure nothing is better than
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
Low COLONIST RATES
via

nAILhOAD
"The Scenic Line OF the World"
September l5th to October 18th, 1911,
incluslve-S25.O
From Denver. Colorado Springs, Pu.
eblo. Canon City. Leadville, Glenwood
Springs. Delta, Grand Junction. Gunni-
SON. Montrose and all intermediate
points. Reduced rates are also author
New Mexico to San Francisco. Los An
geles. Sacramento. San Diego, Bakers
field, Fresno. San Jose, Santa barbara,
Redding, Marysville and all points on
main line Of Western Pacific. Southern
Pacific and San Pedro Rys.. and to
Portland. Ore, Tacoma, Seattle. Wash.
points In same territory.
stopovers OF five days will be al
lowed on the D. & r. @. r. r. at and
west Of Canon City and at Elko. Reno,
Las Vegas. LOvelock. Shafter, Whine.
mucca. New, and all points In Cali.
fornia, at all points on the Great
west OF Billings, at ali points on on the he
o. s. L and o W.. r. q N, Pocateiio
and west; and all points on South
srn Pacific between Portland. Ore. and
Daily lines Of Pullman Tourist
slesplns Cars will leave Denver via
DeSvsr 4 Rio Grande, running through
Electric -iighted Tourist Sleeping
Cars to San Francisco via Salt Lake
City and Western Pacific Railway.
open.top Observation Cars through
the cahons: seats free.
vice. rs.ervstions. etc. cali on local
Rio Grande Agent or address Frank 4.
Wadleigh. General Passenger Agent.
Denver. Colo.
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FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty Important Subject to Every.
One.

A Boston lady talks entertainingly
Of food and the changes that can be-
made In health by some knowledge on
that line. She says:
AN injury to my spine In early WON.
anhood left me subject to severe sick
headaches which would last three or
four days at time. and violent
course Of drugging brought on consti.
patton with all the Ills that follow.
MY appetite was always light and
uncertain and many kinds Of food dis.
tressed me.
II lbegan to eat Grape.Nuts food two
or three years ago. because liked the
taste Of 1t, and I kept on because l
soon found It was doing me good.
Il eat 1t regularly at breakfast, fre.
quently at luncheon, and again before
going to bed-and have no trouble In
sleeping on It, n has relieved my con.
stipation. my headaches have practi.
cally ceased. and I am In better physi.
cal condition at the age Of 63 than
was at 40.
II give Grape.Nuts credit for restor.
Ing my health. II not saving my life,
and you can make no claim for It too
strong for me to endorse" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek
Mich.
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellvllle," In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the shove istterS A sew
eae appears from time to time. They
are ge.uins, truss aal fall Of hunas
interest.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
"DRY FARMING" IS MISNOMER
According to Prof. Campbell Method
Should Be Called scientific Farm.
lno"-Practlce 10 Old.

Dry farming, that is farming In the
arid lands OF the west where irriga.
tion Is not possible Is being doomed
very hard these days.
Large companies have bought up
immense tracts of this land at from
twenty-five cents to one dollar an
acre and strong efforts are being
made to induce the farmers from the
middle west to settle upon them.
When this movement was started a
few years ago It was known as the
Campbell system Of dry farming. Mr..
Campbell having succeeded In inter.
esting some Of the western railroads
In carrying on extensive experiments.
Now II is known as scientific farm.
Ing, and Mr.. Campbell at the Dry
Farming convention In Montana last
year admitted that dry farming is
mlsnomer and It should be called
scientific farming.
The system consists simply In pre-
serving a dust mulch to keep the
moisture which comes from the win.
ter rains In the ground during the
months when no rain fall occurs. This
system is as old as farming itself and
has been practiced In India and other
dry countries Of the far east for ages.
Now. many new tools have been de-
vised to aid In the cultivation OF these
dry soils In this country and the very
best practice known 10 agriculture
has been applied
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KEEP GOOD MULCH WORKING
One Of the Great Principles Of Dry
Farming Is to Prevent Loss Of
Water by Evaporation.

A mulch is anything applied to the
surface OF the soil. primarily for the
purpose Of preventing evaporation and
occasionally to keep down weeds and
avoid winter.killing Of plants. writes
J. Freer In the Northwest Farmstead.
There are two general kinds Of
mulches.
Foreign material. such as straw.
leaves. sawdust. manure. stubble and
sand applied to the surface.
Those composed Of natural soil
modified by tillage. One OF this kind
is called dust mulch" or dust
blanket" and is simply layer Of soil
which has been loosened up and dried
out. Mulches Of foreign material play
very small part In general farming.
but are extensively used In horticul
ture In some localities.
The principle OF the mulch is:
Loose. dry material covering. wet soil
retards the movement OF water to
the surface and keeps the dry. cir.
culating air from contact with the
moist soil. thereby greatly reducing
the loss OF water. The finer the mulch
the looser 1t must be to give good re.
suits. Ordinary soil mulches two to
three inches deep are usually most
effective. When mulch becomes wet
Its effectiveness is gone until 1t dries
out.
Light rains and irrigations on q
mulched soil are worse than no appli.
cation OF water. Because they only
wet and destroy the mulch and allow
the water from below to escape with.
out adding any to replace It. Addition.
al expense Is Incurred by the cultlva-
tion. which must be Immediately
started to restore the mulch.
A quantity Of water retained by cul-
tivation Is Of far greater value even
where water Is plentiful than the
same amount applied TO the soil.
One Of the great principles Of dry
farming Is to keep a good mulch on
the soil all the time to prevent loss
OF water by evaporation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
Unfortunate Man.

A tourist In the mountains Of Ten.
nessee once had dinner with a queru.
lous old mountaineer who yarned
about hard times for Is minutes at q
stretch. why. man." said the tour.
LIST. you ought to be able to make
lots Of money shipping green corn to
the northern market" "Yes, orter,'
was the sullen reply. "You have the
land, l suppose. and can get the
seed" Yes. l guess So" They why
don't you go into the speculation p
mo use, stranger" sadly replied the
cracker; the old woman is too lazy
to do the plowin' and plantin'."
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Take no chances with an old boar;
always keep behind him.
Study the methods Of successful
sheepmen and initiate them.
Tarlsworths are good rustlers. very
prolific. and the meat Is OF the high.
est quality
The real value Of sheep cannot be
determined. particularly as a breeder.
until 1t is one year OF age.
Bran Is coarse and fibrous. and
therefore not the best feed for the
digestive organs OF the pigs.
Pigs that are apt to have differ.
ence, OF opinion" should be separ.
ated Fighting takes of flesh.
Do not let the pregnant ewes push
and crowd each other In the door.
ways. A loss Of lambs is sure to re.
suit.
II a eve keeps her lamb In fine fat
condition up to the time Of weaving.
be sure she lie good mother. and
keep her.
As long as the breeding Of a SOW
Is profitable she should be bred. It
Ia not advisable to sell of good
brood animal.
Pigs should not be too fat for the
first six months. Development Of
bone and muscle should be the flrst
consideration
Diseases get fast hold Of many .
flock Of sheep through foul drinking
water. Never give stagnant water y
you can help It.
A Lhec that Is warm and poorlD
ventilated will often cause the sheept
wool to loosen. besides injuring ths
animate vitality.
Mctium.sized hogs are now moss
In favor 1t Ia best to feed hogs for
only eight or ten months After the,
are wear old the feeding IL no,
prohtan"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
Grain Bag Stlteher.

needle works presses down one side
OF the mouth Of the sack while an.
other plate presses against the other
side where II is held by an arm that
extends over the top, The machine
makes n peculiar seam Of stitches
that interlock and finally ,angle. SO ut
the end OF the run that there is no
necessity for tying hand knot to
keep them from unraveling. AT the
same time. the seam can be quickly
opened by cutting one Of the loops
OF the thread and pulling It out.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
MACHINE FOR
SEWING BAGS
German Invention of Much Inter.
est to the Farmers and
Grain Men of This
Country.

From Germany comes, an invention
OF interest to farmers and grain men
In this country. It is machine for
stitching grain bags shut and sews
them up after they have been filed.
The filled bag. with the top open. OF
course. is placed on a wheeled plat.
form which runs back and forth pas,
the sewing mechaSsm. which can be
raised or lowered to suit the height
Of the bag. A plate over which the
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
Do You Know?

On Friday night. II Saturday were
longer. would It be Sunday?
II a century plant flower lives day,
how long does an olive?
II Farmer Jones took a gate. do
you think Farmer Smith would take
offense?
II lead is heavy. is electric light?
II 1t takes two hours to chop a
cord Of wood, how long does 1t take
to sawdust?
II a dog barks at the moon, at what
will tree bark?
II 1t takes an hour to fill a turkey,
how long will It take to Philadelphia?
Atlanta Constitution.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
HoMEsEEkERs EXCURSION
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR.
ING 1911.

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
25 days allowing liberal stop.over
privileges. For detailed information,
rates, ETC.. call on your nearest Colo.
RADIO and Southern agent or address T.
E. Fisher. General Passenger Agent,
Denver. Colo.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
Reforestation In Northwest.

The frs, attempt at reforestation on
large scale In the Puget sound
country Is now going on In the Olyn,
pic National Forest reserve. where
burned over lands are being planted
with Douglas ar.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28

Didn't Break Il Around Her.
Ella-Our friend, the pitcher. has q
glass arm"
Stella-I didn't notice 1t when he
called on me last evening.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
One Explanatlon.

"Say. Pa, what does 1t mean when
1t says the Supreme Court dissolved
a trust?"
well. my son. you see. hum-ha-
that's sort of solution Of the trust
question"
Does 1t fix 1t so there isn't any
trust any more, Pa?"
"Well. my son. when you dissolve
a lump Of sugar in water the sugar
Is still there. but you can't see It,"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
Pinina.
More Work.

II wish these people had more com.
pany." complained the housemaid.
'Why?" asked the cook.
When nobody sits in the chairs,
have to dust them off myself"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
A Beach Tragedy.

~ 0eaCH tTA0eoy'
I'VE have missed the train. We
nhall have to stay over day."
Horrors! l only had eighteen
gowns. and we have been here eigh.
teen days. Now I shall have to wear
some dress twice"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28

II man owes a lot to his wife It's
because she 10 q poor collector.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28

BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send e stamp for dvs samples Of my very choic.
est Gold nmbosssd Birthday, Flower and Motto
Post Cards: beautiful colon and lovslisst dssisna
Al Poat Card Club n Jaekson 3D.. Topeka, Kansas
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28

Be thrifty on little things like bluins. Don't
accept water for bluing. Ask for Red
Cross Bag Blue, the extra good value blue.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
Simple.

"And what do you sailors do when
you get homesick?"
I'VE goes to sea again, man,"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
DENVER DIRECTORY

AM 1 I nnY ps.i.. n all kind, Of MER.
cVW 10 IVuk CHAND1SE. Mammoth cata.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
R|I|Il ~: =; 4 4: !; !,

Some men never reach the top be.
cause the elevator isn't running.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28
The Genuine Article.

II don't know about this picture,
Bobby" said the visitor, as he ran
over specimens of the youngsters
camara work. Il am afraid dog
with a propeller instead of tail is
something of fake"
THAT amt propeller" said Bobby.
That's his tail. He kept waggin' It
while his picture was being tookened."
Pinins.
Hell go from here to Norway
through the pine forests.
she-How splendid: love pineap.
pie.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28

Mrs. Roley-Poor dear, he hasn't
said word for three weeks.
DR.. Bull.Frog-Well, you don't want
him to croak. do you?-Exchange.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-18
TRIMMING 4 TREE.
Courtesy Of American City.l

trimming them little. as q barber
gives our youth hair cut every three
weeks time and labor wasted, for no
good is done. Others go to the other
extreme and slash the whole top of
dat as though done with giant
scythe, though often the falling branch.
es tear the bark down below the cut.
and the wounds are left to heal If they
can-in these latter cases well nigh an
impossibility.
Just why people will trust any la
borer to trim trees. either in street or
garden. is a question hard to answer.
for if ever expert advice or labor Is
needed about plant life it is in the
training Of trees. All cities Of note
throughout the east employ a corps Of
trained primers under the direction Of
one who knows trees every Ill and
the remedy therefor.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-18
Business Head.

/
Business Head.
"She is very practical minded"
us she?''
Eyes. John told her he was desper-
ately in love with her and asked her to
marry him."
what did she say?"
Said he would have to insure his
love at Lloyd's before she could con.
slider his proposal
Natural Curiosity.
"Deah boyY'
Eyes. Percy?"
"Costs an awful lot to live, doesn't
tip
Think sop
"Beasty lot" "ta:'..
Then why liver
Too 0larine.
I'm talking to q copper.
He told an awful whopper,
The copper murmured. ITS . cinch
That wouldn't do you at q PINCH"
Those Knowing Neiehbors.
Mrs. Brown seems to have many
men callers"
Naturally"
why naturally?"
"They bought all their things on the
tnstallment plan"
erusque.
"Say!"
"Yes?'
Don't let me trouble you
II won't. There Is the door; kind
IL close 1t from the outside"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-18
WAY TO HOLD TRADE.
The obIisin9 and Careful Retail Store.
keeper Will Win Every Time.

'"S Sp'S'Ii3 ana SaFSful netaiI StoF0.
keeper VIII Win Every Time.
"Most of us said Mr. Shovelton.
are looking out for ourselves think
We'll all admit that The trouble
with most of us is that we don't do
this intelligently-wea are always think
ing of ourselves and our own interest
only and that's where we slip cog.
Let me illustrate.
II buy fruit to carry home. I've done
that for-well. IA good many years. and
for long time bought around in
various places. Then one day some
years ago stopped at Il store where l
liked the looks OF the fruit and where.
as | noticed moment later. the paper
bags We're II little heavier than those
| had been accustomed to find. The
bags here cost the dealer more. maybe
a quarter or half a cent more apiece.
but liked the looks Of them They
We're good. stout bags that wouldn't
break on the way home
And when this dealer had put the
fruit in one of these bags he didn't
simply twist the neck of it and hand
it over to me In form announcement
10 carry. He folded the top Of the bag
over and rolled it down to form
handle. Il grip piece. and then he tied
this bundle around securely with
Irvine. thus making it up altogether
into bundle that was secure and
handy to carry.
"Of course l liked all that. and l
found that he always did up his pack
ages SO. or sometimes he put on
wood and wire handle. but always he
made the package secure and handy
for me. He had some thought for
me, and I've been buying Of him ever
since. and if he should move Id follow
him. l would go out Of my way to
trade with him.
THE moral is this: Any small store
keeper if his goods are right. can
build up trade and hold it and in
crease it if he has the intelligence and
the human quality that prompt him
faithfully to consider not himself alone.
but as we'll the wants and interests Of
his customers. New York Sun.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-18

Too 0larin9.
I'm talking to a copper.
He told an awful whopper.
The copper murmured. TITS q cinch
That wouldn't do you at q pinch"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-05-18
Good a. Any One,

The leopard cannot change his spots.
That doesn't tame his pride.
lie thinks they help his looks q lot.
And he u satisfied,