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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
SCHOOL ELECTION 1oNDAy
Contest on for Director for Two
Year Term

In the room occupied by the Otero
Agricultural association. 4l5 North
Main street. on Monday. May S. between
the hours of z a. m. and p. m. the reg
ular school election will be held for the
purpose of electing three directors for
this district. and it would be we'll for our
readers to keep this date IN mind and get
out and vote, making a careful selection
so that they may have no cause to blame
themselves hereafter.
For two of the direetors-those for the
full term Of six years-there is no opposi-
ton to the candidates originally proposed
by The Enterprise J. o. Barth-
olomew and c. J. Cover-who are
conceded by all to be as able and COM
potent as any citizens that could be
chosen.
For the two year term Ito fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. Butterfeld) there are two candidates
John E. Lawson. also originally propos-
ed by The Enterprise. and Paul M. North.
who is being groomed for the position by
both the Gazette and Tribune.
These papers give as their main reason
for supporting Mr.. North that they "are
opposed to mixing religion and politics. -
despite the fact that they were first to
publicly raise the religious question. In
answer The Enterprise wishes to inform
the voters that Mr.. North is Christian
Scientist while Mr.. Lawson is an Episco-
palian. and will allow them to draw their
own inference as to which is most liable
to mix religion with school politics and
policies.
The Enterprise heartily endorses Mr..
Lawson's candidacy because we know
him to be one Of our most Trustworthy
and competent business men and one who
would bring fair.mindedness and honesty
Of purpose to the business of our schools,
in which he has an absorbing interest be-
cause Of his two sons who will be given
the best education at his command.
Mr.. North year ago was appointed a
member of the school board and his re-
election would simply mean the keeping
Of the old gang in power.
: If you have a vote in this school dis
trict. dear reader. come to the polling
plase next Monday and cast your ballot
for Messrs Bartholomew, Cover ard
Lawson.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
SWAT THE DANDELION
Crude CarboIic Acid VIII Do the
Act 1t Is Said


The Enterprise would respectfully call
the attention Of our city fathers to
the fact that City Park is being overrun
with yellow heads and unless some ae-
ton is speedily taken this beauty spot as
well as the fine lawns surrounding it, and
all over the city in fact. will soon be a
minus quantity IN Rocky Ford.
Now is the tim, to swat the dapdelion
and the following from the La Junta
Tribune appears to offer a sure and
cheap way to eradicate the pest:
You will probably remember that the
court house park was once aolaze with
dandehons. but they were entirely eradl-
Gated by liberal use OF crude carbollc
acid. Fifty cents worth Of crude carbolic
acid will clean up any lawn in La Junta
and If you desire to see this city retain
its reputation Of having some of the finest
lawns in the state you will at least do
your part in making warfare upon the
dandellons, Crude caroolic acid can be
purchased at any drug store. and should
be applied with an oil can to the roots OF
the dandelion after the head of the plant
has been cut of"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
Money In Beans

Why do we import annually such a
vast quantity OF beans to supply the
home demand?
Why do our farmers allow the
ports of New York and New Orleans
to be crowded with beans from the
countries of Southern Europe and al
most every other part of the world?
Why haven't they walked up to the
abundant profit from easy crops OF
beans raised at home?
The answer is, they have. Farm
ers all over the country are being
reused more and more to the import
ance. of this hardy. nourishing veg
etable, its Importance as staple ar
ticle OF diet-wholesomc and nour-
ishing-and its value to the farmer
as safe and profitable crop.
But there is still an overwhelming
demand with which home production
has not coped. And with beans pass
ing the $3.50 per bushel mark, il be-
slider seriously whether or not he will
share in these profits by growing
beans on good, big scale in 1913.
A fair idea of the possibilities in
the total yield may be seen in the fg-
ures, representing an output of only
the three states of Michigan, New
York and Wisconsin. The bean yield
for 1912 in these three, states alone
amounted to 10000 carloads, each
having capacity of 10000 pounds,
which means eight hundred million
pounds of beans.
And not only in these wonder
working states, but almost anywhere
in the Union, beans of one variety or
another can be grown profitably.
1t has been shown that they will
mature successfully in all northern
latitudes and many of the southern
states have made excellent showing
in the way of good bean production.
More people are eating beans. 1t
is no longer the laboring classes
those who are forced to economic
who select beans as an article OF
steady diet. People are learning the
remarkable nutrimcnt of well cooked
beans
American Gamers by vigorous ex-
ploitation have created new de-
mand for beans. They have brought
people to knowledge of the deli
cious flavor of beans when rightly
prepared, as well as their rich food
value. And because of the trade they
have thus built up, these industries
consume annually quantities of beans
SO vast that they are almost unbe-
lievable.
The market page, with its reports
of high and steadily increasing prices
is proving a decided encouragement
to the farmer-is opening his eyes TO
the really tremendous possibilities i'll
bean culture.
1t is not necessary for him to spe-
cialize on fancy varieties. Simple
white navy" beans are gaining in
popular favor at an extraordinary
rate. They will grow in almost any
soil. Wherever wheat and corn will
grow-you can raise beans.
1t is only recently that the world
has begun to realize fully how much
of the profits and prosperity of our
northern states is based on the Sim
pie white beanl
For planting time there are no set
rules, only the common sense advice
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
BLOWN FROM GASOLINE TANK
And Was Severely Burned by FIam-
Ing Fluid

While engaged in cleaning out the gas
oline tank that supplies fuel to a cater
pillar plow of the Holly Sugar Co., at
work on the Mathews farm at Newdale
on Monday afternoon. Marble Hopkins,
the driver of the plow. was friRhtfully
burned by an explosion Of the gas.
The young man was leaning over the
man-hole. with his head, arms and
shoulders in the tank, when some match
es he was carrying in the pocket of his
overalls were ignited by rubbing against
the edge of the man-hole. and he was
literally blown from the tank covered
with the blazing fluid.
The injured man was bandaRed up by
his companions and hurried to this city
in Ed Gauger's car, where DR.. Savage
found that he had been terribly burned
about the face. hands and arms. but his
sight was uninjured as he had instino-
lively closed his eyes just as the explosion
came.
After surgical treatment the young
man was taken to his home at Holly.
where he is reported to be doing as well
as could be expected.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
'0A were aH"fSS TOO BUSY
To Attend Agricultural Club
Meeting Saturday
BUT WILL BE IN
ATTENDANCE THIS WEEK
When the Subject VIII Be "Beet
Culture" In Which Every
Member Is Interested.

There were two circumstances
which led to the postponing for
one week of the meeting of the
Otero County Agricultural assoc
iation, which was to have been
held Saturday. Many of the
farmers were too busy to leave
their work and many of the men,
bers attended the Odd Fellows
celebration, and there was a COM
mittee meeting of representatives,
of all the commercial organiza-
tions in the county regarding the
proposed Southern Colorado I'm
migration Bureau which occupied
share of the afternoon, and the
combination of events rendered
the attendance at the association
meeting 80 small that it was not
thought worth while to take up
the business of the afternoon.
For the past three weeks the
meetings of the association have
been devoted to business of little
interest to the average member
and have been given over to out
side business to large extent, but
President Dye is authority for the
statement that hereafter very few,
if any, outside propositions will be
entertained and that the business
of the club will come before every
thing else.
Delegates representing the COM
mercial organizations of La Junts,
Swink and Manzanola met with
the Agricultural association rep
resentatives and passed a resolu-
ton calling on the county COM
missioners to divide the advertise
ing levy between the Otero county
association and the proposed
i m m grafton bureau of the
Arkansas valley. 1t has been
understood from the first that this
action would be takeu, and 1t is
acceptable to all the members of
the Agricultural club.
The subject for the next meet
ing will be "Beet Culture" and if
time allows it is hoped that there
will be few words on "The home
Garden" a subject which every
one owning back yard should be
interested in.
There is also several matters of
to come before the
association and it is hoped that
every member will make an effort
to attend the meeting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
Extend
the CITY.
Limits

We have fully seventy-five houses
more than we need. There are only two
justifiable excuses for anyone living in
Rocky Ford: One is that it is q
pleasant place in which to live and the
other is that a mans business or oceupa-
ton requires a residence here, The
factory requires a few extra men during
campaign. but of late years they have
bsen working to the end that the farmer
and his son are given preference. SO the
influx for the campaign is not SO great as
1t was few years ago.
The homesteader. under new irrigation
projects adjacent to town. who has
made practice Of coming to Rocky Ford
for the purpose of school privileges. is
now proving up, so that temporary de-
mand for houses is decreasing.
The real excuse for the seventy five
more houses than we need is that we be-
came excited about four years ago when
rental property was in demand to such a
degree that tenement property was pay
ing about 10 per cent on the investment,
loans easy. contractors busy. and capital
was seeking that sort Of investment.
When the demand was more than suppli-
ed and the investor stopped building
then the contractor. who had reaped q
harvest, reasoned that II it was profit
able for the investor to build houses for
rental. he could well afford to put up
half dozen during his leisure; then the
acre craft idea sprang up. With the smell
of fresh soil in the spring the clerks and
permanent employees of the city decided
that an acre was the thing. This delu-
sion resulted in two Thomas additions.
Conner addition. st John addition. Chrit-
ton addition, Veateh's addition, Watson's
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
SUCCESSFUL RALLY
Missionary Circles OF SOuthern
Colorado Baptist Association

SoiordoO DdptiSt ASSOCAuoU
With well-attended meeting address,
ed by Rev. Clifton L. Fowler Of Blue
Springs. Mo-. on Wednesday evening the
spring rally and Bible study conferences
Of the missionary circles Of the Southern
Colorado Baptist ASSOCIATION was brought
to close.
Representatives were present in Qoodly
numbers from the several circles Of the
Arkansas Valley and the spring rally is
reported to have been one Of the most
successful! that has ever been held. due
in great measure to the guiding hand Of
MISS Cora Blinn. who had overcome
many obstacles and secured such talent
cd speakers as Rev. Fowler. editor Of
"Graee and Truth" and Mrs. F. l. Smith
Of Denver.
During their two days stay in this city
the delegates were entertained by tho
Rocky Ford Circle and the visitors spoke
in terms Of the highest pr aiss Of the
hospitality Of our people.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02

based on the fact that the bean seed
needs warm ground. When once this
= understood. the wise farmer bides
his time independent of rule or date.
Farmers have learned, too, that old
land is better than new for bean cul-
ture.
Since demand regulates supply, it
is safe to predict for 1913 far more
general growth of enthusiasm among
farmers that will keep pace with the
way beans are growing in popularity
and favor with every one.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
CROP OUTLOOK NEVER BETTER
According to Division Agent Skinner
of the Santa Fe

W. o. Skinner. freight agent Of the
Santa Fe railway. says that the weekly
crop reports for 1918. received by his
department are very favorable.
Mr.. Skinner has just returned from a
trip over his division, "Most of the agri-
cultural territory in the thirteen states
traversed by the Santa Fe's lines" Mr..
Skinner said. "has within week been
given thorough wetting. putting the
ground in first class condition.
"A detailed report on the Arkansas
valley. in Colorado. makes an excellent
showing" Mr.. Skinner continued. "We
obtained our information from reliable
farmers. sugar people. grain dealers and
bankers. Starting at Canon City, we
found fruit trees coming on favoraply. In
Pueblo district. celery and cabbage grow
ers arranging for increased acreage.
Sugar planting is in progress in the Vine
land and Avondale district, with increas-
ed acreage,
'ln the Fowler and Manzanola district
farmers are jubilant over crop prospects.
In Rocky Ford district there will be
$4,000 acres Of beets planted. Half
that acreage already is planted. Early
beets are up. The cantaloupe acreage
around Rocky Ford and Swink will be in
creased about lo per cent The LaJunta
district will have ! s per cent increase
in cantaloupe acreage, and | o per cent
increase in sugar beet acreage. Las
Animas and Lamar will increase their
beet acreage is per cent: they also will
increase their cantaloupe acreage. In
the Holly district the farmers are busy
getting ready for an increased acreage.
The wheat acreage in the valley is
estimated at e5 per cent of an average
crop. with a o per cent increase in acre.
age. The condition Of alfalfa is very
good.
THE condition north OF the river along
the A. v. line is the best since the rail-
road was constructed. A large number
Of farmers are coming in. Two large
elevators are in course Of construction
on the A. v. line to take care Of the
wheat crop-one at May Valley and the
other at McClave."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
Crowley Orchard Open to Visitors

With his usual courtesy Senator Crow
ley on Wednesday announced that the
gates to his orchard had been thrown
open and an invitation was extended to
any and every person who might wish to
pay the orchard visit. The driveway
through the big orchard has been repaired
the trees are in full bloom and it is now
one Of the most beautiful places in the
Arkansas Valley and we'll worth going
many miles to sec.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
chautauqua Begins June ~

The local chautauqua committee yes
terday received word from the Western
Redpath organization that final arrange
ments had just been made for this circuit
and our big summer entertainment week
would begin Tuesday. June IL.
This is ten days earlier than last year
and it is expected will be more satisfac-
tory. as it will not interfere with the rush
eason on the farms.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-02
VALLEY ASSOCI-
ATOMS merge
Commercial Body and Immi-
grafton Bureau made One
AT MEETING IN
PUEBLO ON TUESDAY
Commissioner of ImmigrationWili Be
Appointed to Carry on Active
Work of Bureau.

Some fifty representatives. of the
commercial associations in the Ar
kansas Valley, together with the
commissioners of the seven coun-
ties in the valley, assembled in
Pueblo ON Tuesday to receive the
report of the committee appointed
at the Arkansas Valley CONNER
cial Association meeting two
weeks ago, to investigate the i'm
migration bureau proposition.
Acting upon the advice of this
committee a complete reorganiza-
ton of the commercial association
was decided upon, and it was re-
solved that a board of directors
should be chosen to act for both
the valley association and the new
ly organized immigration bureau
By this method both organizations
will be made virtually one, and
the work can be advanced far more
rapidly and with much greater
effect.
For the next two years the val
ley association will turn its atten-
ton to immigration. This plan
had been discussed for some time
and it was the unanimous opinion
that immigration should be the
work mapped ont for some time to
come. ~ - 5rFri|
AS the valley association con-
ceived the idea of an Arkansas
Valley immigration bureau and
worked out the plans for the bu-
reau, it was thought advisable to
make the new organization Il part
of the old. In this manner both
organizations will be working to-
gether and for the best interests of
the valley.
The county commissioners will
be asked to appoint the new direc-
tors of the association and bureau
of immigration SO soon as they can
secure the nominations from the
commercial clubs of their counties
As soon as all the directors are ap-
pointed they will meet and elect
officers for the coming year, and a
commissioner of immigration will
be appointed to carry on the active
work of the bureau.
Funds for running expenses du-
ring the first year will be raised
principally by popular subscrip-
tion. The county commissioners
will be asked to give what they can
and real estate firms, commercial
clubs, corporations and individuals
will be asked for donations. For
the second years operation a tax
will be levied.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-29
s, A, KING SAID
TO Be BENT ON
URGING STORR'S
CANDIDACY
Declared He Is On the Way To Wash
ington As Emissary OF
W. r Wallace

Salt Lake. Nov. 27.-With the de-
parture of Samuel A. King, promi-
nently associated with the Democracy
of Utah, for the national capital on
a mysterious mission, prominent SAT-
Lake Democrats are again turnlrk
their eyes toward the federal appoint
ments to be made in Utah. Although
Mr.. Kings trip and the object OF his
mission in Washington, d. c., were
announced, friends assert that Mr.
King is the special emissary of VA
tional Committeeman w. Il. Wallace
and that he is to speak in behalf Of
George A. Storrs.
Several days ago the friends OF
Nebeker declared that they had re-
ceived positive assurance that the
marshalship appointment would go to
Nebeker during the week notwith-
standing the fact that the national
committee favored the appointment
Of Storrs. 1t is the belief of the Neb-
eker supporters that the trip OF Mr..
King is being made in an effort to
ward off the appointment Of Nebeker
and to urge again the appointment OF
Storrs.
Mr.. Wallace denies that Mr.. King
in any way represents him in the
business which he may take up In
Washington.
Mr.. King told me early last week
that he was going to Chicago and
might take trip to Washington,
said Mr.. Wallace last night. How
ever, ! WAS not aware that he had
left. AS for being a representative
OF mine, / have not been informed OF
it If he is"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-29

dried was nearly equal to one ton OF
wheat bran in feeding value, but was
also tod that l could not grow 1t sue
cessfully outside the limestone soils.
On the ordinary alluvial non-limestone
soil of Delaware county, New York,
twenty years ago / began to grow al
falfa and have grown it successfully
on every part of my place. / have
proved that the ordinary drained soil
| with fair depth, can be made to
grow good crops of alfalfa without
fail, when all the conditions are faith
fully complied with. have found the
growing of alfalfa on a small place
where intensive small farming and
gardening is practised has enabled me
to keep cows and poultry with profit
ON small areas, where it would be i'm
possible to do so without; that there is
no soiling crop on the earth that ap-
proaches alfalfa in value, as it pro-
duces four crops year that aggregate
six to eight tons of dried matter; that
the green alfalfa, used to supplement
very small pasture for cows, will
maintain the flow Of milk beyond what
It is possible to do with other food,
and with no cash outlay. More than
Mis-, alfalfa is changing the character
OF my soil by filling 1t with large roots
to it's lowest depths, which improves
its mechanical condition. Crops grow
well in alfalfa soil with little or no
fertilizer. Our table is furnished with
alfalfa transformed into milk. cream
; butter, cheese, eggs fruits, vegetables
all the good things from the soil.
We Sow Alfalfa In Spring
One thing ! have settled upon is
that in the latitude of New York alfal-
ia should be sown in the spring, as
soon as the ground can be got in good
condition; also, that at least one ton
of stone lime an acre needed on aver.
age soil, or twice the amount of air.
slaked or ground lime; that inocula
ton with alfalfa bacteria is needed
that a nurse crop of one-half bushe
per acre of barley is better than SOW
ing without a nurse crop, first SOWING
the barley, which is narrowed IN, theI
pure alfalfa DIETER acclimated seed)
thirty pounds to the acre, and rollins
or planking the ground.
1t is no longer question as to thu
value of corn and soy-bean ensilage
for 1t has saved dairy farmers a larg
part of their grain-bill. Because Of tn
protein content in the soy-bean vines
pods, and beans, the ensilage is NOR
nearly balanced ration. No extr
work is required in growing soy-bean
with corn, as the beans are mixed wit
the corn, about one-third in proportio'
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-29

but planting one quarter to one-third
more Of the mixture per acre. The
seeds, well mixed, can be planted with
the ordinary horse com planter or
grain-drill. 1t may be mere trouble to
run the corn and soy rtsn vines thru
the ensilagecutter. but II can be done,
and they are well worth all the extra
work, for one New York farmer with
soy-bean ensilage cut out his grain
entirely, with average results in milk
production.
Killed the Quack
think some farmers will wish to
know how to eradicate quack-grass
without long cultivation and hoeing.
Because Of neglect had several large
plots of quack' on my place. We tried
to destroy by blowing frequently and
narrowing, and we tried to hoe 1t be.
tween cultivated crops, but almost the
next day after cutting 1t off It would
spring up. There was thick mass of
rots in the soil the pillow could hardly
penetrate. This year decided to fight
the quack by sowing on the infested
ground counter crop and let the
vegetable growth do what we had fail
ed to do with cultivation. The quack
field was plowed early In the spring.
narrowed and replowed later. Then it
was narrowed once a week until June
until the surface soil was a fine seed
bed. A few inches below there was a
thick mass of quack-roots that would
cover the surface with grass in three
or four days If left alone. Buckwheat
was sown, about two bushels per acre.
This soon came up and covered the
ground. The soil was rich and it grew
rapidly that 1t got the best of the
quack in the struggle to occupy the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-29
FIVE PROBLEMS SOLVED

Opinions and theories, until they
have been tried have but little value.
People want to know facts made so
by experiments and demonstrations.
Failures and mistakes are too expen-
sive, especially for the farmer who Is
working with small capital If he
knows what he has made good in
years of actual practice he has some
facts on which to base his work, and
he knows II he does likewise, under
similar circumstances he can expect
like results.
About twenty years ago was work
ing to get the most in the way of a
good living and good suburban home
on my little place in Delaware County
New York. To do this | saw l must
learn how to better utilize natural
resources and forces. There is an al
most infinite storehouse of plantfood
in the atmosphere and soil. saw
farmers using only few inches Of the
surface and getting little or no nitro
gen from the atmosphere. was told
that the alfalfa.plant could send its
roots down to the lowest depths of the
soil for water and mineral food, and
could take the nitrogen from the at
mosphere and store so much of it in