The Parker post., 1913-05-17
DOUBLE VALUE
OF ALFALFA
FOURTH ASSISTANT POSTMAS-
TER ADVERTISES FOR BIDS
FOR SIX DAY SERVICE TO
BLYTHE.

Dill HE, GALL, May l3.-PfOf
Warren 3. Thurston, government
dalryman, in an address to the dairy
men OF the valley last Thursday
morning stated that the feed value
OF alfalfa for dairy COWS was from
$lo to SIS per ton. He qualified this
statement by saying that this only
applied where good dairy COWS were
kept.
In Mr.. Thurston's opinion the won
der1ul production of alfalfa per acre
in the Palo Verde valley is certain
to make dairying a profitable indus
try here.
The Importance of maintaining a
herd OF good butterfat producing
COWS rather than scrubs, and
thoroughbred bull, were points en-
phasiZed by Mr.. Thurston. He spent
some time telling of the various
breeds and the history of dairying
and the manner of breeding a herd
up to high standard.
The meeting which was held at
the creamery was attended by about
80 ranchers and dairyman, many of
whom are planning to start dairy
herds this fall. Cleanliness and care
of milk and dairy equipment was
taken up briefly during the discus
sion that followed Mr.. Thurston's ad-
dress and the benefit of his exper-
ience with the industry all over the
state was given the local milk men.
Blythe creamery has been going
ahead fast in the matter of butter
production and large shipments are
being made to Los Angeles markets.
The creamery sold 400 pounds in
the valley last month.
The number of dairy cattle around
Blythe is being increased weekly. M.
| Scolari, the owner of one of the big
gest herds in the valley, is prepar-
ing to bring 100 more COWS within
the next few days,
DAILY MAIL FOR VALLEY.
| Notices were posted in all valley
postoffices last week asking for bids
for carrying mail between Glamis
and Blythe, Neighbours, Rannells and
| Palo Verde on a basis of six in
coming and six outgoing trips per
Week--every day except Sunday.
These bids will be received up un-
til June 1, and the new service is
to be installed July 1 of the present
year. In a letter to the local office
from the Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ters department in Washington it
was stated that unless the bids re-
ceiyed were considered too high the
six-mails-a-week plan would be adopt
ed for the Palo Verde valley.
AS the passenger autos between
here and Glamis are already making
daily trips there seems every prob
ability that the auto line can make
a satisfactory agreement with the
government
Whether the new service is a re-
suit of the recent agitation along this
line on the part of the Chamber of
Commerce and individuals in the val
ley, or is due to the greatly increased
pOundage that has been reported by
known.
Daily mail service is certain to in
crease the cancellation of the local
office. A very small increase will
make the Blythe office third class
and the position of postmaster ap-
pointive rather than by civil service
examination as at present:
The schedule to be started July
first provides for the mail leaving,
Blythe at II a. m, every morning but
Sunday and for leaving Glamis at
a. M, on the same days.
The re cent consolidation of the.
Green line and the Palo Verde Motor
Transit line will enable the passenger
auto men to handle the daily mail to
good advantage and there is no ques-
ton but that the new service will be
a tremendous stimulus to business
interests in the valley
SLUGGlNG FEST.
Either the Palo Verde valley needs
a new importation of baseball pitch
ers or this land of mesquite can
claim all worlds records for high
percentage stick artists. This is the
only possible conclusion that can be
reached after the slue-feSt ON the