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Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
WELL IN THE DEsl
New Plants. Are Centrifu0a
Pumps Run by Steam.
Regions Which Had Never Been
Forced by Drought to Seek Water
and Having Found 1t They
Will Now Use Irrigation.

Sinking wells into water-bearing
strata to secure domestic and irriga-
tion supplies is now being resorted
to as never before. New and broad
er conceptions of the relations of sub
terranean water to irrigation have
recently prevailed. Individual irriga-
ton undertakings have been recently
established very largely upon wellsi
and pumps or upon flowing wellfI
wherever they can be had. During thF
last three years there have been pei
haps ten times as many pumping out
TITS set up for irrigation as had been
employed during the whole earlier ir-
rigation of this state.
Large irrigation companies have
sunk groups of wells and pumped
from them into their distributing.
bitches and fumes. Individual irri-
gators have sunk wells and bought
pumping plants when the ditch water
failed and have now learned the SUI
periority of home supply, to be drawn
up just when it can be used to best
advantage, and often to be had for
much less than the rates of the ditch
companies. Large regions which had
never secured irrigation systems have
been forced by drought to seek water
and having found it below ground in
ample quantities they will not fail in
the future to use irrigation as a sup
plement to the rainfall.
Many of these plants are centrifu-
gal pumps run by steam. These are
the larger plants, fifteen to forty
horsepower and in some instances
more, and the size of the pumps ranges
from four to twelve inches. Most of
the smaller pumps are run by gaso-
line, although several use crude oil
and many of them are also centrifu-
gal. Some Of these are deep-well
pumps and they are very satisfac-
tory in raising water from a greater
depth than 100 feet. From 100 to 900
feet they work admirably. The cost
of pumping differs materially with
the different kinds of power, sizes of
pumps and depth Of wells. Figuring
from what may be safe average of
the actual cost of fuel, No. pump,
centrifugal, using gasoline as power,
at 70 feet depth, will cost about three
dollars day. This should result in
600 gallons a minute, $4,000 gallons an
hour, or 100000 gallons day of ten
hours.
Such stream Of water is calcu-
lated to irrigate about five acres day
to depth of little more than 214
inches. A better and safer estimate
would probably be four acres day
to depth of about two inches. But,
generally speaking, it is safer to say
that at a cost of three dollars an acre
land can be irrigated two or three
times at six dollars an acre annually
and it is certainly worth the money
in dry seasons like the present. The
average cost of plant is about 81 200.
In many cases the cost will be only a
fraction of that given But even the
higher figures are below the cost war
ranted by the saving Of a crop, as the
experience of individuals has shown.
Over large areas of the country wind
mills are used as motors for irriga-
tion pumps and careful accounts OF
their efficiency are available. They
unquestionably serve an excellent pur-
pose under favorable conditions up to
the limits of their capacity.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
DEPTH FOR FLOWING
Methods of TiIIage May Be Look
ed Into With Profit.
Some of Western Experiment Stations
Reached Conclusion That Excess
siveIy Deep Flowing Not
Always Profitable.

In these dry years farmers in the
humid belt may with profit look into
the methods of soil tillage of the dry
farmers. There was a time when the
dry farmer talked about shallow plow-
ing and surface cultivation, claiming
that stirring the soil deeply lett IL
loose and open and resulted In loss
of moisture. This was before sub-sur-
face packers and other dry farming
machinery came into use. When the
big traction engines came into use ana
plows, discs, and other tillage machln-
cry could be hauled by means OF me-
chanical power, experimenting in deep
blowing, subsoiling, subsequent discing
and sub-surface packing became COM
mon and before long deep plowing be-
came the rule. 1t is not uncommon
for dry farmers to plow to a de pth OF
Is inches, and eight to ten inches is
now the usual depth, says the Farmer
and Breeder. They are plowing to
that depth with horses, usually using
from five to six on gang ploW
Naturally some of the western ex-
pertinent stations have been studying
soil tillage questions under arid condi-
tions and they have come to the con-
clusion that excessively deep plowing
is not profitable, but that a depth OF
eight to ten inches, as rule, gives
the most remunerative results. For a
period of five years, on four different
fields, the Utah experiment station
has obtained the following average re-
suits with wheat:
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
bullets for Laying.

In all of the experiments at an east
ern station the pens of pullets with
out the male birds began to lay from
one to two months earlier than in any
of the corresponding pens in which
the male birds were kept
No attempts were made to force
laying 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
as in those without
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Fen. S. Hi|dreth
Land, Mining and Irrigation Law
Suite 210 Fleming Building
Phoenix. Arizona

k1CCiRAAs al 1AOAad
Make speciality of all business
before the local Land Office,
General Land Office and Depart
ment of the Interior
Contests conducted, PIats
made Rights of way, Re-
payments TOwnsites and
Forest Reserve affairs...
If you are thinking of patenting
your mines, let me explain my
method = much cheaper, and
you get the result.
Have for sale Government Land
scrip that acquires title in one
day without residence, cultiva-
tion or improvements.
Eight Years an Official
of the Land Department
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of El Paso.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Ell Paso.
Before me. w. E. OBrien Notary Public in
and for said County and State. on this day person.
ally appeared 7. b. johnson, l.. II. Davis and Ella
johnson, of Ell Paso, Texas, to me known tobe the
persons who subscribed to the foregoing instru-
ment, and acknowledged to me that they executed
the for the purposes and consideration there
in expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of office, this 28th
day of August, A. d. 1911
w E. O'BRIEN,
Notary Public, Ell Paso County, Texas
My commission will expire on the 1std day of July,
1873
Recorders Office. Greenlee County, Arizona.
Filed for record the day of Sept, 1911 at 8
o'clock A. M and recorded in Book one Incorpo-
ratc.a = pages to Inc. at the request of L. II.
Davis. JOHN f. BURKE,
County Recorder. (Seal)
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25

Summarizing these results, Prof. l..
A. Merrill, in a recent bulletin, report
ing seven years Investigations in dry
farming methods, says: "The writer's
opinion is that on deep, heavy clay
soils, plowing to depth OF ten inches
will insure as good and possibly better
results than plowing to a greater
depth, but that on lighter soils an oc-
casional plowing to depth of fifteen
to eighteen inches is advisable"
While the results above mentioned
are not applicable to all sections, and
we would not, of course, recommend
plowing the land to depth of ten
inches regardless of local conditions,
we believe they are Of value in call
ing the attention of our readers to the
fact that the average farmer is not
plowing his land deep enough. Those
who are plowing their stubble lands
this fall in anticipation of droughty
conditions next year should plow their
land from one to two inches deeper
than they have teen doing in the past.
Those who have been plowing six or
seven inches deep will undoubtedly
improve the producing power of their
land by plowing seven or eight inches
this fall, while those who have been in
the habit of plowing only four or five
inches in depth may well plow two
inches deeper This, of course, is only
a general statement, and each person
must determine for himself what he
may reasonably expect from deeper
plowing. However, as general propo-
sition there is no question but that
we have reached the stage when we
must work our land deeper and give it
more surface cultivation.
If deeper plowing conserves mere
moisture in the arid belt, there is no
reason why it should not also do the
same in the humid belt No one knows,
of course, whether next year will be a
dry one or not, but even if we should
have a normal rainfall our soils viii
still be short of moisture. We never
have what is ordinarily called a wet
year following dry year. Let us pre-
pare for a shortage of moisture next
year; 1t will be money In our pockets
to do SO.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Enus to Preserve.

Eggs to be preserved should be
strictly fresh and be placed In the
solution the same day as laid to OBJ
tain the best results, although eggs
several days old will keep very well.
Washed eggs should not be used.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Uplifting of the Hog.

Intelligence used in his breeding
and care has raised the hog from the
plane of the veriest savage, unsought
except when hunted like any other
wild beast, to that of a benefactor.
contributing a wide variety of meats,
among them the most toothsome
known to the epicure, and other prod
ucts essential to the best tables, to
commerce and to the trades.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Field Free From Weeds.

The corn field that has been kept
free from weeds this summer will
suffer less from the drought and be
most easily handled when it comes
to cutting for the silo
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Fall PIoWinu Best

Fall plowing will make a much
more compact seed bed than will
spring plowing, and crops grown
thereon will be less subject to injury
from drought
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Arizona & N. M. Railway Company
Passenger Service

South bound train connects with Southern Pa
cific west bound train No. l. leaving Lordsburg
1857 a. m Mountain Time.
South bound train connects with Ell Paso &
Southwestern east bound train for Ell Paso, leav-
ing Hachita at II. AZ a. M. Mountain Time and
with west bound train for Douglas and Bisbee
leaving Hachita at lilo a. m., Mountain Time.
A. T. THOMSON,
Traffic MANAGER. Clifton Arizona
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-10-25
Small Farm For Sale

Is acres, 8 in cultivation, about
41-2 miles above Duncan, good
three room house, papered and
painted, plenty of outhouses.
good we'll of water. Price $1175,
half cash, balance on time.
Jim Cosper,
Call at this office for information.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
DROWNED WHILE SWIMMING.
Lawrence Sedgell of Windsor Probably
Seized With Cramps.

Windsor, June l2-Lawrence Sedgell,
aged %, was drowned here Saturday
while swimming with three companions,
John Bartlett, Henry Weld and Burnap
Southworth.
The four men started from the toll
bridge 10 the Boston & Maine railroad
bridge, both OF which span the Con.
nectieut river They became separated,
Southworth and SedgeIl being in the
rear, when about midway between the
bridges Sedgell was seized with cramps
and Southworth shouted for help.
Before the other two men could get
there Southworth and Sedgell sank to
the bottom twice, the last time only
Southworth coming up. As soon as a
boat could be procured search for the
body was made and il was found in
ten feet OF water. Martin and Ed Dull.
ing of the rescuing party dived and
brought the body to the surface.
Sedgell was employed at the Hillside
creamery. OF which his brother, Harry,
is superintendent. He is survived by a
wife and by father and mother, who
live in Lancaster, n. III.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
Characteristics Of Granite.

The specific gravity Of granite ranges
from 1888 to 1871, with an average OF
2.663-that is, il is 1903 times as heavy
as an equal volume of water. a GU
bic foot of such granite viii weigh 1854
pounds. The strength Of granite is very
great. 1t win ordinarily withstand a
pressure of 10000 to $4,000 pounds to
the square inch. Certain Wisconsin
GRANTEES have withstood crushing up to
a pressure Of 1923 pounds to the square
inch.
Granite is usually considered an i'm.
pervious stone, yet it win absorb con.
siderable moisture and cubic yard Of
granite win usually contain about 3.5
gallons OF water. Many GRANTEES contain
4 or per cent. Of potash, which is, how
ever. in insoluble form
From Ceramics of the Southeastern
Atlantic States United States geologi-
cal survey bulletin &C.,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12

PAYING GROCERY BusIEEss--oId sstab-
llshed location. Trade over $50, 90 yearly
Write for terms Reynolds Real Estate, Bur-
lington. VI arr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
Story Of a Nail Kea.

A hundred years ago jeremiah At
water was leading New Haven mer-
chant, buying his supplies in Boston
and receiving them by vessel. Among
other goods received were several
casks of nails, one of which on open
ing 1t under layer Of nails at each
end was found to be filed with silver
dollars. Mr.. Atwater. who was a con-
scientious man, Immediately wrote to
the Boston merchant that there must
be some mistake in the invoice OF
nails, as one Of the casks contained
other articles besides nails. He was
promptly Informed that the nails were
bought for nails. sold for nails and
nails they must be- Forthwith Mr..
Atwater had basin made of the sill
yer and presented 1t to the Center
church. where It has been used in the
baptismal service from that time to
the present
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
A Charming Woman

is one who il lovely in face, form, mind
and temper. But it's hard for wom-
an to be charming vii be nervous
weak. sickly woman will be nervous
aud irritable Constipation and kidney
poisons show in pimples, blotches, skin
eruptions and wretched complexion.
But Electric Bitters always prove a
godsend TO women who want health,
beauty and friends They regulate
stomach liver and kidneys purify the
blood; give strong nerves bright eyes,
pure breath. smooth, velvety skin, love
ly complexion and perfect health. Try
them. soc at Red Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
ESKIMO FAMILY LIFE.
A Glimpse Of the Home When White
Guests Are Present.

A Glimpse Of the Home When White
Guests Are Present.
The usual sights on entering an Eski'
mo habitation are: On the way oppo-
site you a steamer-like berth covered
with skins--the sleeping quarters Of
the family; underneath, or In front, sit
one or two women, busily sewing; to
the right, man making hunting gear.
Never will you find an Eskimo family
idle. All occupants are naked TO the
waist. sometimes only covered with
a loin cloth. Along the wall on either
side burn several lamps These lamps
are shallow soapstone basins hlled
with the oil of the seal. whale or wal
rus; along the edge is placed a lit
tie ridge of moss. which answers
the purpose of the wick in our lamps.
The lamps do not smoke, and. besides
Illuminating. throw great heat
Above the fame hangs piece of blub-
Der, to replenish the oil, also tea
kettle.
You are cordially invited to take of
your things and stay awhile. This
means disrobing to the same extent,
for the air is foul and the temperature
that OF a Turkish bath. IL you come
during meal time. which is at any hour
of the day. you are cordially invited to
partake; you decline and no offense is
given. IF the meal consists of frozen
fish, blubber or something they know
the white man abhors, some joker will
entreat you TO Join his dish
and then there is a great laugh all
around. The Eskimo loves TO laugh,
play practical jokes on his friends,
respond in witticism. and is of
happy. childlike disposition. Treachery,
stealing and lying are practically I'M
known among them, the two latter
only since some of them have initiated
the white man. am not including the
Siberian. Greenland or Labrador Eski-
mo.-Captain f. q. Kleinschmidt in
Pacific Monthly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
KEEPS THE BODY SWEET.

In warm weather many, and especial
ly aeshy persons, find it impossible to
prevent the odor of Precipitation. But
by busting the body, limbs and feet
with Comfort Powder after the daily
bath, and applying it freely under the
arms and in the folds of flesh, they can
not only keep the body sweet but add
greatly to their comfort. This checks
perspiration and prevents all chatting.
Mrs. A. c. Howe, trained nurse, Ais
ton, Mass, always advises this use Of
Comfort Powder See that Il. s. Sykes
name is on the box.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
SALE
of
Real Estate and Personal
Property

] will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder on Tuesday, June 18th,
1911, at 1880 o'clock in the afternoon on
my premises situated on Pine Street,
Groton, VT, known as the John Donald
place, my cottage house consisting of
six rooms with barn and shed, and one
acre of land, only fifteen minutes walk
from depot and stone sheds, fine spring
of water to be decided with this prop
erty. This makes a nice little home or
is a good renting proposition Also at
the same time and place | will sell one
chamber suit, ] single iron bed. bureau,
] commode, 2 mattresses. pillows and
bed springs, ! writing desk, | extension
table, or 3 rockers and other chairs.
l art square, ] toilet set and a lot of
pictures, Glenwood range, / wood
heater, box Of stonecutter's tools. gar
den tools, crockery and many articles
not mentioned Remember the date,
June ID. Remember the hour, 1880
o'clock p m. Remember the place, Pine
St, Groton, Vt Terms at time of sale
MRS. MAGGIE BOOTH, Owner.
G. r. Smith, Auctioneer with the ID. A.
Perry Real Estate Agency, Barre VI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
ILLICIT DIAMOND BUYING.
Dodses the Traders Worked In Kim
bsrley's Early Days.

Dodses the Traders Worked In Kim
berley's Early Days.
There are as many stories Of !. d. b.
Il. e.. Illicit diamond buying-in South
Africa as there were of smuggling in
England century ago. Louis Cohen
tells of some Of the lodges in his
"Reminiscences" of Kimberley's early
days. Dogs were enlisted In the traf-
tic and used as carriers. Often the
poor animals were nrst kept without
food until they were on the verge Of
starvation and then given Jumps of
meat containing diamonds, which they
bolted. Safely arrived at Christiania.
across the vaal river. the faithful
dumb friends of man were immediate
ly rewarded for their services by hav-
ing their stomachs ripped up and the
imbedded baubles taken out Horses.
too, were utilized. being fed with balls
of meat containing Diamonds and driv-
en- across the river under the very
noses of the police. Carrier pigeons
were requisitioned to 'fly through the
air with the greatest of ease laden
with the brigands' booty. followed
heels inclosing diamonds sealed down
with wax were also expedients EN-
ployed with decided and profitable
success"
One lady had an ingenious way Of
getting out of scrape she was
cooking dinner when Cape boy
knocked at the door and sold a forty
carat diamond to her husband. 1T
was a trap. A detective Immediately
rushed In TO arrest the buyer. search
ed the house. but no diamond could be
found. The good wife had placed 1t
in the stuff1ng Of goose she was bast-
Inr.n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF HELEN G. WOOD.

The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
Of washington, Commissioners, 70 receive, ex-
anime, and adjust the claims and demands OF
ali persons against the estate Of Helen O..
Wood, late of the c ~ OF Barre, in said Dis
trict. deceased and oil claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give nolica that we will
meet for the purpose aforesaid, at the Banking
Rooms Of the National Bank OF Barre, in the
Ctr Of Barre, in said District, on the nth day
Of July and 9Th day OF December next, from
Q o'clock A. NJ. until 3 O'Clock r NJ, on each Of
said days, and that six months from the 18th
day OF June, a. ID. 1911, 10 the time limited by
said Court for said creditors TO present their
claims TO us for sx amina ton and allowance.
Dated at the City OF Barre this sth day of
June, A. ID. 1911.
THos. II. CAVE, JR., Commits
G. B. TOWNSEND, sionefs.
iune f2.ls-7G
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
BOY TAUGHT HIS FATHER.
South Carolina Lad Raised "a Bushels;
Old Method Yielded Nine.

In South Carolina there was a lad
who was aroused to pitch Of I'M
quenchable ambition by reading Of the
success Of the boys in the state who
had won prizes and distinction in the
corn contest writes Forrest Crissey in
Success He was unwilling to admit
th, Z he could be beat out" by any
boy when it came TO raising corn, for
he had the farm spirit strong within
him. His father evidently considered
the contest as something of Joke, as
least 80 far as the winning chances Of
his own boy were concerned Finally, in
sheer self-defense against the boys per
sistent appeals, he told him that he
might have the use of an acre OF stump
land on the strict understanding that
the stumping or after work should not
involve the outlay of so much as a
quarter Of a dollar
Day after day the boy toiled at the
heavy task of stump digging. When
at last he had cleared all or nearly all
the stumps from the measured acre the
father incidentally remarked that he
would simply have TO have that cleared
acre of ground, and If the boy was still
determined to try a contest acre, he
would have to clear the stumps from
another piece for that purpose. Even
this cruel stroke in injustice did not
dis hearten the lad He took the spade
and pickax and tackled the stumps on
another acre Although the boys legs
often tagged in the course of the toll
which he put into his contest acre his
spirit never did His work of cultiva
ton was as persistent as his appeals
to his father had been at the outset,
The week Of October this corn crop
was. officially measured and attested
Tie yield was "a bushels, while his
fathers corn, which adjoined the con-
test acre on three sides made a yield
OF only nine bushels Here was proof
against which even the fathers stub
botnness could not hould out He is
nov telling his neighbors; wish
I'd only known 20 years ago what that
boy has proved TO me about raising
corn; to-day would not be about as
poor and as naked as toad"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
rsrArE on Coy q. BEMIs.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District Of
Washington, Commissioners. to receive, exam
inc and adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Guy II. Bemis,
late Of Piainfield in sad District, deceased. and
ali claims exhibited in offset thereto. hereby
give notice that we win meet for the purpose
aforesaid at the Town Clerks Office IN the
Town Of Plainneld in said District, on the 9th
day of .Juiy and s0th day OF November next. from
O'clock y. NJ until 4o'clock p. NJ. on each Of
said DAYS, and that six months from the 9Th
day OF June, A. ID. 1911, Is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors TO present their
claims 10 us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Plainfisld, this sth day OF June,
A. ID. 1911.
HARRY l. LAIRD, Commits
HERBERT c. HOLT, sioners.
Juno l2-.s-2e
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
rsrArE oF uI.RIc pEzIEL.

The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honora BILE Probate Court for the District OF
Warrington, Commissioners, TO receive, ex-
anime and adjust the claims and demands OF
ali persons against the estate Of Uric Deziei,
late of ST. q ,briei de Brandon, IN the District
of Joliet and Province OF Qneoe deceased,
and All claims exhibited in offset thereto,
hereby give notice that We will meet for the
purpose aforesaid AZ the Banking Rooms OF
the National Bank Of Barre, Ia the City OF
Barre, In said District. on the 2oth Gay OF
Iune and the ist day OF December next, from
/ O'clock r. NJ. untii4 o'clock P. NJ. on each OF
said days, and that six months from the Cd
day OF June. A. ID. 1911 Is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors 10 present their
claims 70 us for examination and allowance.
Dated at the City OF Barre this 5th day OF
June, A. u. 1911.
ORAMEL " REID, Commits
cHAUNcEY N. WILEY, sioners.
June 5-i2-i9