Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18
l,eyond EXnectation.

ing required 10 finally Flash up N"
milo maize and kaffir corn. TIE
yields OF these grains surpaai eNp''-
tation. from Il 10 &C bushels per 4 re
being returned.
Emigration to the county last year
much exceeded that of year before
last, while present indications strong
~ point to heavy settling influx for
1912.
Randall cornty is a natural homo
Tor peanuts, sweet potatoes. water
melons. c~anteloupes. tree. push and
vine fruits and about all the market
garden vegetables
Onions. sweet potatoes and pea
nuts could all be grown in extended
and profitable acreages. while by the
formation OF farmers melon growers
associations. the county could coin
money from cantcloures and water
melons.
With suitable method OF cultiva-
ton, the Irisa potato could be made
very profitable. while there Is ,carce
ly an arabic acre, and nineteenth,
o: the county is arabic. which would
not develop great grape and berry
growths.
In other words. Randall county Il
NATURALLY capable OF adding to her
extended grain areas an alike diver.
sified and specialized small tract
cultivation which would not only
heavily increase her general farm.
production and prosperity, but. also
crcatively enhance the convenience
and comforts OF the farm home.
Last years assessed county yalua-
tions approximately five and one-hall
millions OF dollars with excellent
General county financial conditions
Negotiations are practically closed
for the removal of the TeXico steam
laundry e. Canyon.
Hale AMI Hearty Old Men.
Canyon has II men that are oyer
20 years Of age and 80 hat ere be
tween 60 and 10.
Most OF these mcn are In excellent
health and after spending some year,
IN the Plains IAN testify TO the
healthfhlness OF the country. A num-
her of these men have moved here
within the past few years bet a large
number have spent the major par, Of
their lives OF the Plains.
g. O. Hleser. who is feeding near
Canyon Goa calves, together with 9th
or stock from his silos, SAYS to the
News correspondent:
Calves rapidly flesh and soon mar
ket fatten on ensliage.
II lately weaned one bunch one
a%lterQoon and the next morning they
were up 70 their eyes and ears in the
ansilacc trourhs and are now in as
good. IL not better. flesh condition
than they would have been II still
with their mothers.
~ NulN s'dSVI VI INV year w
Silare appears to largely answer with
stock the use OF green grass In keep
mg them healthy, any laxative pro-
rerty in the ensilage being fully or
rected bv additional feeding of al
most any rouehness.
In my cnsilage feeding Of calves
! am using, also a small ration OF
cotton seed oil cake"
Mr. Keiser, who Is a wealthy for
mer resident of the Hawkeye state
has pinned a new financial faith 10
Randall county, purchasing numer-
Gus sections Of land putting in =
.arre herd Of excellent cattle. and
just completing IN Canyon the cree
sion OF a Si2,0C0 family home.
Route MAY BE Established.
e. W Warwick. secretary ~ the
Commercial; Club. rs In recoirt of a
letter from Harry {. Drum. chair.
man OF the TransccntineHtal Tourinc
club OF America. stating that the
Clrh will consider the proposition
made hy the Panhandle towns for
ostlhlishirr the transccntinentll
route from New York 20 Los Angeles
through this section Of tho country.
flo CANYON Commercial Club took
1r tho proposition a few weeks ago
ana together with other commercial
clubs along the way Is extending
rori'1l invitations for the officials TO
visit this section OF the country be-
fore permanently establishing the
ro"tc Should the route come THIS
way it would maa q large number
uf wealthy people would pass through
our section every year which would
ue q good advertisement 10 the coun.
try.
Booster Crop Conditions.
County crop conditions for the
coming season are Of booster char
acter To the benefits OF the good
old farming maxim that "A freeze is
as good as a blowing" can be added
The fact that the soil itself-perme-
lted with the abundant rain and
snowfall OF last fail and wintcr-is
IN excellent shape for both planting
and termination.
Everybody agrees that Randall
county now has the best season in
the ground since that of the great