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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16
PLAN REORGANIZATION
OF FARMERS INSTITUTE

Following announcement 20 the
News some days ago that meeting
would be- held next Saturday after
noon for the purpose Of perfeciing
feorginlaatlOn OF the Farmers In
stltute Of Potter county. Or G A..
Hazard. secretary Of the Agricultuf-
al Committee Of the Chamber Of Com
nerce. composed of Charles Dam
mier. William {. Dudgeon and T N.
starker. have been active 10 their ef-
forts 20 assure large attendance.
Manifest interest prompts these
workers 10 belief that the purpose
OF the meeting will be- carried out
with marked success. The meeting
will be held. AZ previously announc-
ed. Saturday afternoon at O'Clock
In the district court room.
In speaking OF this movement last
night Or Hazard said The i'm
portance OF reorganization OF the
Farmers Institute 10 the agricultur-
al interests OF this county cannot be
oyerestimated. a well organized in
stltuie can accomplish great results
for this section. and b. working IN
concert with the Chamber Of Com
merce Agricultural committee would
give new impetus 10 farming enter
prlses In this section. Que OF every
twenty-five members OF an institute
may be sent NJ delegate 10 the Farm
ers Congress at College Station this
summer. with all expenses paid and
Potter County s. certainly entitled
10 some representation. This Is the
one way 10 get w.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16
.GLENW0OD PARK
To OPEN SUNDAY
WILL AFFORD RESIDENTS
AMUSEMENT OF HIGH
EST CLASS

Clenwood Park. which has been
transformed within the past two
weeks into an amusement resort par
excellence. viii be- formally thrown
open 10 the pleasure-loying popd-
lace Of Amarillo and the Panhandle
next sunday afternoon and night,
and will be operated continuously
through the summer season from
that time onward.
Manager White stated last night
that the Park would be- lighted satur
day night. and that friends were en-
tended O cordial initiation 10 come
out for a free admission sight OF the
new resort
Band concerts Will be given sun
doy afternoon and an added feature
OF entertainment will be the double
header baseball battle between. To
peka and the Monograms. and the
Blue Bells and lncandescents OF the
city League
While n few finishing touches are
yet TO be made. the work OF trans
forming Glenwood has been practi-
cally completed The various amuse-
ment devices will soon be IN steady
operation. and other appealing fea-
lures will be added from time to
time The moving picture perform
ance which will be- given In the thea
ter during the summer bids fair TO
prove drawing attraction. and pre-
diction IL freely made that attend
ance az Glenwood during the pres
ent season will make new record
ior Amarillo.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16
COMMISSIONERS VISIT
NEW COUNTY ROAD CAMP

The Commissioner Court adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon. 20 meet
AGAIN on May "a. az which time the
court viii deliberate as a board OF
Equalization, and other tax matters
viii have consideration.
Prior 20 adjournment yesterday
minor matters we're considered. the
commissioners later repairing In a
body for an inspection OF the new
county road camp. recently located
by superintendent u. q. Pollard
north OF the Canadian River. With
the eight men In the camp much
good work has been done on the
roads IN that section. and the road
camp project. which is new to Pot
ter County vas heartily endorsed.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

Mrs. W. W. Potterfield was re-
moved from 81. Anthony's Sanitar'
ium yesterday afternoon to her
home. 1903 Eight Street. following
recent operation for appendicitis
tier condition was considered inn
proved and she Is now deemed on the
road to recovery.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16
To Advertise Tennessee

COLUMBIA. Tenn. May IA
novel plan to advertise Tennessee
and to call public attention to It's re-
sources vas launched here today at
the annual meeting of the Tennessee
Press Association. Every editor in
attendance agreed 10 publish In each
issue of his paper at least 500 words
concerning the industrial oppormui-
ties and undeyeloped resources Of
his district
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16
CALLED To ST. PAUL
BN DEATH on RELATIVE

+. a. Swenson. connected with
the freight department OF the Santa
Pc. left last night for ST. Paul, MINI.
ia response 10 message announcing
the death OF his brother-in-la Har-
old Elmquist Mrs Swenson has
been In st. PAU for some weeks.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

house well rented price $4,000.
will take good house part pay-bal-
auce monthly. Gaut with Dockray
Land Co l61 lp
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

EXCHANGE acres and modern
room house south side, good
place. want something closer In. what
have YOU Gaut with Dockray Lana
Co. l67 4p
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

FOR SALE-l50xli Il corner. 18th
and Grant and three houses. two OF
which have five rooms and one four
rooms. rent for s35 per month. Price
$2.OO0-A splendid Investment See
US Dockray Land Co. 1871 ~
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

Strawberries for preserving are
probably n cheap to-day n they viii
De any time this season, ask your
grocer for them by the crate. a.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

WE RENT HOUSES Execute trades
on short notice. YOUR stuff can be
traded Try us Dockray Land Co.
i67 4p
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

An want ads. must be accompanied
by cash.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16
Removal Notice

Mr.. NJ. y. Harris. Osteopath and
Surgeon. has moved his office 10 the
new Fuqua building. Rooms ~. is
and 10. ia u
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

WANTED-W White woman TO cook
bud do house work for two. l7l2
Polk street. Phone 126.
1T Up
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

FOR RENT-Five room furnished
house. modern. 606 Pierce.
l67 3p
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

FOR SALE 20 room apartment
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

FOR RENT g room modern house,
1905 Monroe. 605 Van Buren,. Phone
1890. tG7 3p
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

FOR RENT 3 light house keeping
rooms. 1000 Buchanan. Phone % or
1897 after 8 O'Clock. l67 6p
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

FOR RENT-Furnished apartments
for the summer Phone 5Si or cali
iO02b Harrison 81. lG7 80
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

For RENT~G room modern house
90i Van Buren, Inquire OF " r.
Hume. Phone l70 or 525. l61 n
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-16

WANTED At once. Man With teams'
10 plant 125 acres Of feed near Here
ford Call at 1901 Pierce street
lG7 3pI
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

Snider, G. H.
Simpson, T. H.
Sleeves, Mrs. H.
Sauers, c.
Sweesy, Geo.
Stitt, W. P.
Sell. Geo.
Short, AL D
Stockwell, A. p.
Smith, G. w.
Selman, A. c.
Sheeks, Ben
Striby, J.
Stein, c. M.
Schofleld, Bert
Suffer, Anne E.
Scurry, c. F.
Simpson, Emma
Srsen, Mike
Tingsteg, Julius
Truedson, John
Tenwick, John
Thompson, L. A.
Tice, C. H.
Taylor, E. T.
Thompson, Geo.
Thompson, Helen M.
Thompson, H. E.
Vienna Cafe
Walker, J. D.
Williscraft, Sophie
Welsh, M. J.
Wilson, Gertrude
Wilson, Seth
Wigstad, Hans
WeatherwaX, F. B.
Webster, Geo. T.
Wiklund, Carl
Wilson, Clarence A.
Wilson, G. N.
Winoss, Ole
West Mildred
Westnadge, G. J.
Westerdahl, j.
Westburg and Anderson
Watkins, I. R.
Whalen, Earle
Woods, Michael
Walker, H. E.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

Declared from the Stockholm Olym.
pic games and kept out Of amateur
athletics for more than year. Forrest
Smithson, holder Of the worlds record
for the sixty yard and seventy five
yard low hurdles. is now competing
again.
Smithson was debarred from anna
teur competitions after entering at the
Pacific coast Olympic tryouts a. an
unattached athlete. although the Los
Angeles Athletic club had advanced
his entrance fee and part Of his ex-
penses. These advances have been re-
paid, and 1t was agreed that Smithson
had been sufacieptly punished,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25
A Fortune in Your Back Yard

discovery wholly contain his enthusiasm
report He had to that he found sui
cent evidence to warrant drilng' for oil.
evidence there 1t is what
have been telling you along We believe the oil there and
that will be found paying quantities The geological forma
on says exactly like that of the California
where oil has been found AS matter of fact this
geological found oil found and oil
found without it,
AS another matter of fact there favorable
of the
holdings Our property in fact affords the best prospect
discovery oil of the Olympic district every
expert who has investigated the region will bear in this
Another thing Professor Weaver said that oil seeps
through ground There be further question
point even the skeptics will have to change tack.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

That's what the Olympic Peninsula really you
years. wild animals
soil rod only by the opeco the trapper hunter the
adventure path Wonderful stories of
wealth and uneveoped have bactaes
per- precious You may believed trap
pers and hunters but what going the scientific
port geolog like Professor Charles Weaver
fully prepared statement the oil regions of the Hob River
printed in The World Tuesday?
pay Professor for boost' project
We couldn't have secured it, had Scientific
all things their professional reputation It their chief 1t
scientist becomes worthless
Truth business with scientist and geologs can't be 9TH
erwise
These always cautious in dealing with matter like
that which asked Professor Weaver report They lean
anything side Of
Professor Weaver found conditions the Hob
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25
international shoot In Ohio.

ireland. Russia. Chile and Canada
are the latest countries to signify their
intention Of sending rife teams to the
United States to participate in the in
ternational rifle shooting competition
to be held at Camp Perry. o., in Sep
TENDER. according to the national
board Of rifle practice. A letter just
received from the National Rifle AS
ISOLATION of France offers the Ameri-
can association six silver cups as prizes
for the tournament.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25
America to Aid Germany.


Profiting by the great showing of
Sweden in the Olympic games. held
last year In Stockholm. Germany is
going in for the same sort Of thing in
preparation for the next Olympics.
which are to be held in Berlin in 1916.
In this they will be helped materially
by Professor William NJ. Sloane Of
Princeton. N j.. who is now in Berlin
as the exchange professor with the
University Of Berlin. appointed by Co.
lumbia. who was member Of the
American committee on the games last
year. At recent luncheon in Berlin
given by Professor Sloane to Carl
Diem, president Of the German ANA
teur Athletic union and the secretary
Of the 1915 games. Professor Sloane
told the Germans that they might rely
upon assistance from America in or
ganizing for victory three years hence.
as this country was disposed to help
Germany, as it had Sweden last sum-
mer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25
Cannon TO Play With PhiIIies.


The Phillies have purchased the re
lease of Capron. an outfielder. IRON
Pittsburgh. While Capron mas pee'
on the reserve list Of the Pittsburg
club during the past two years he pla'
ed last year with the st. Paul team .
the American association. He f1eld''
1928 and batted .276 in eighty-elg'
games.
f. Pin Points Of Life.
In sour paste, vinegar. the melt OF Q
Goldfish or even in water In which de
cayed vegetables have been infuse
the microscope reveals animalcult
little animals) so small that million
of them would not equal a comm"
grain of wheat in bulk. And yet II
ture with singular prodigality
supplied many Of these minute Gre
lures with organs as complete and y Z
feet as those Of whale. In sin
ounce Of such matter there are II orf
living creatures than there are hun
beings on the face Of the globe!
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

Clark Griffith is busily engaged IN
learning Spanish. Why? Weii' ne
has to know what Jacinto Calvo, MS
Cuban outfelder. is writing. Further
more. Clark opines that knowledge
of Spanish is going to prove an I'M
mense advantage next summer. wheh
he wants to tell the jumps something.
Nv tho same token Calvo is studying
English at the present time.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

Below we publish our full list Of stockholders:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25
Soccer Clubs Invited to South Africa.

SocceF CTuus tHV'eeo 20 0o"'' NJ
The South African Football associa-
ton has sent an invitation to the two
leading soccer clubs in the Scottish
Football league. Celtic and Rangers.
TO visit South Africa during 1913. Ac-
cording to the offer made the CLUBS
would receive total payment of $12,-
500, and it is stipulated that at least
sixteen players would have to go and
that fifteen matches would be played.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

Photo by American Press Association.
Bobby Wallace, the veteran shortstop
OF the st. Louis Americans, is assured
of job with the Browns as long as he
wishes to remain in baseball. So says
President Hedges Of the club. oval
lace has been one Of the most loyal
workers on the team and incidentally
one Of the grandest men that ever han.
died a baseball" said Hedges. HE
can be regular member Of the team
as long as he can play ball good enough
for the American league. After that
he can become scout or fit in as a
coach. He will be on the st. Louis
payroll as long as he Wishes" adds
the Browns president.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

We offering lots 25x5O feet in this Hob district for
500 lot accompanying each with 20 shares Of padup
assessable Jefferson Company This scatte.s the
risk and the time offers you while
and which you stand to realize greatly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25
List of Stockholders of Jefferson Oil Company

Lewis, J. G.
Lane, M. A.
Lane, A. w.
Lefevre. Geo.
Lamb, Thayer
Lane, R. G.
Lawlyes, Frank
Locke, Phil
Leslie, Albert
Loughran, J. F.
Lowrie, w. B.
Leitch MinniesB.
Li1der. Al.
Marinto, T.
Mcconnell, Clarence
MoAllan, VIM. H.
McPhee, Archie
Mcdonald, Dan
McDermoth, Chas.
Martin, F. A.
Morgan, John
Miller, D. w.
Mapes, ]. A.
McKenna, E. A.
Mills, Roger @
Mills, Carrie M.
Mills, James H.
Morgan. Thomas
Max, John
Myhrs, Geo.
Miller, E. c.
Melseth, Martin
Morck, E. A.
Mack, w. B.
Mack, Mrs. w. B.
Mckee, J. s.
Matthew, f. e.
Matthew, G. F..
Motz, Geo. w.
Maize, VIM.
McCready, w. J.
Meyer, Walter
McCready, j. M.
Middleton, A. w.
Mills, Fred
Neiss, Joe
Nicholson, P. O.
Nelson, N.
Nyere, G. l..
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25
We Want You to Join Us at Once

We making rapid this project than had
expected and only question days before will be
ready begin the actual operations drilling
join drawing short We have you
to help in this development work.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

Meet, J. H.
Ninemire, Geo.
O'Hare, T. X.
O'Hare, John
Oakland, Geo.
Parsons, NJ. G.
Patterson, w. J.
PROT, Mike
Powell, w. G.
Parkinson, Bertha M.
Phipps & Flynn
Pearson, w. H.
Paine, Winifred
Peterson, Andrew
Parker, 8. NJ.
Payette, Mark
Payette, Edward
Peterson, Theo.
Parks, Walter
Palmer, Walter
Philbrick, R. l..
Patton, Clotilde
Posey Mfg. Co.
Powell & Ross
Remlinger, A. L.
Raby, Frank
Richardson, w. F.
Riley, DR.. E. B.
Rowe, H. R.
Reid, G. p.
Robinson, B.
Ryan, ]. J.
Royce, ]. D.
Ripley, VIM. G.
Reeder, Grace
Rockwell, A. G.
Robinson, B. w.
Ray, w. r.
Shut, Bert
Shaw & Nelson
Stewart, A. ].
Siggstedt, Tony
Smith, Matte
Sims G. J.
Shellgren, A. G..
Stencil, Frank
Shore, VIM.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-25

Hewitt, Fred
Holmgren. Axel
Hutchinson, Tom
Hogan, p. r.
Houser, Ed
Hannley Neil G.
Hood, ]. A.
Hammersley. Fred
Herman. Luroy
Hulet, Geo.
Hamberg, Jean
Hurd, Chas. D.
Homer, G. A.
Hubble, Geo. E.
Harvey, Paul w.
Harrison, Harry
Horton, w. F.
Haight, Jane E.
Heinrich, Elmer
Hutchinson, Emmett
Hansen, P. c.
Hemphill, James
Hemphill, Agnes
Houston, w.
Isaacs, A. w.
Ibsen, Peter
lido, Seiiji
Jackson, r. H.
Johnson, G.
Juran, Joe
Jones, F. E.
Johnson, A. X.
Knight, S. P.
Kaufman, j. J.
Kaufman, S. G.
Keasal, Irando
Keyes, A. G..
Kuhn, Fred
Reyes, S. M.
Kahler, l.. V.
Kangos, Ed
Koch, Victor
Kellogg, o. M.
Kellerman, w. 7,
Knapp, Ora
Lalk, E. A.
Lytle, M. B.
Lantyky, Albert
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

strong seed to mix with another 20
tentially strong seed from another
such plat to obtain a heavy yielding
hybrid
Doubtless many farmers have won
dered why they have not obtained big
yields by planting seed obtained from
field Of heavy yielding grain. The
explanation is that the seed taken
from the field were hybrids. What he
actually gets from hybrid seed in the
way Of a variety of corn, is doubt
less surprising to him.
Farmer Can Grow Pure Seed.
1t is any easy matter for a farmer
to grow his own seed. and thus be
sure that he is not getting a weak
hybrid. Having obtained what can
be reasonably expected to be a pure
strain, he should pursue the plant to-
row method-that is, plant each row
in his seed plat from grain obtained
from a single ear or head.
Before planting he should be sure
that he is putting into the ground
seeds that are vigorouR He can de-
termine this by conducting germinat-
ing tests. Taking grains from a Sc
lected ear, he can plant these in a
sand box, apply moisture and observe
how many of the seed planted gerni-
nate. If nearly 100 per cent Of the
grains terminate, the ear is not dis
carded. Only those showing the best
termination should be reserved to
plant In the seed plat Some breed
eTs go further and investigate the
rootlets that first develop and dis
card even good terminating ears that
do not also show good root develop
ment
Having ascertained which are the
good ears. the next step of the seed
breeder is to plant each ear to a row
so as to keep check on the history
and accomplishment of each ear All
this can be. done with little trouble by
the farmer. Breeders favor detassel-
ing every other stalk Of corn in
breeding plat before 1t has pollenized
itself
Other Plant as Fertilizer.
This leaves the stalk to be fertilizeG
by another plant, which is considered
to make for a stronger breed than
when self fertilized. When the gath
ering time comes only those ears
which have grown on the detasseled
stalks are taekn for seed to be used
in planting the seed plat the next
year The ears from such stalks
which are not reserved for future
seed plats, toge'h her with those from
the stalks not detasseled. can be
planted in the Held. This, of course
applies to corn, and no such close
manipulation can be worked with
other grains, but the same general
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

Since Burbank has made black
berries white. plums without stones,
cactus without spines, briers without
prickles, applies without seeds, con-
farred fragrance where none belong
ed, changed flavor and increased sizes
and yields; since Nilsson has enlarged
the heads, strengthened the straw and
rendered oats, wheat and barley re-
slant to disease; since numerous
plant breeders have greatly increased
the yielding quality of corn, cotton,
eec., no intelligent farmer should lon
ger be unmindful of the pedigree Of
his plants.
Plants can be bred up just as ami
mails. Some of the very same laws
Of heredity apply in both To the OBJ
serving, 1t has always been a wonder
how so many varieties of corn, wheat
oats, cotton and other plants came to
exist. Probably it will always be a
onder, for after all the origin Of
s1ecies is inexplicable except on the
hypothesis that a supreme inteli-
ence just made it that way.
No Distinct Species Produced.
Scientists have tried to explain the
origin of species and the existence
O. varieties by saying that they were
brought about by mutation or sports
that is, by sudden, sportive changes
y hereby a plant got out of the groove
OF its native ways But why the
plant had the sportive inclination and
Why it should attain distinct charac-
t-ristics by reason of the same re-
mains a mystery.
No one has ever produced a distinct
species and no one has ever witness
c l the production of one. All that has
apparently been observed is the re-
5 Its of crossing different species and
varieties
At any rate it is certain that there
2 re many distinct species in the
' orld which have fixed habits and
produce faithfully after their kind
Z it'll only limited variations. Cross
breeding alone has been found the
only effective method for changing
a variety. After the crossing has been
some If care is not taken to maintain
Il, the variety splits up and reverts to
lis original components.
Probers into the deep things of
S ience formerly believed with Oar
v in that the origin of species was far
/ lck and that II took vast centuries
c. natural selection and a survival of
the fittest to produce species and
c cate a change in a variety. But
a summer what Darwin thought
ould take a millennium.
Only Accidental Crossings.
What was formerly considered the
4 ysterious mutations are after all
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
FARMERS USING
FLOOD WATERS
To MAKE MONEY
lax Exemption Granted On Each
Dam Built For Irrigation
Many Acres Corn Land Added.

TOPEKA, June 2S.-Western Kan
sas has discovered that so per cent
OF the water that falls in that sec
ton runs away and does no good.
AS Kansas usually does when some
thing needs fixing, the western Kan
sas farmers have decided to stop this
waste. Thousands Of artificial lakes,
from one to five and ten acres IN ex-
tent, are being built to hold this
waste water.
1t is estimated by the Kansas Ag-
rcultural College that 10000 acres
will be covered with water in west
ern Kansas this summer, the water
to be used in irrigation during the
hot months, when the rains do not
come.
Kansas is a rolling prairie, and 1t is
cut up with thousands of miles Of
gullies. AS soon as the water was
carried away and into the streams
the gullies became dry.
Thousands of these gullies have
been damned by the farmers this
year, and hundreds have planted
small fields of corn just below these
dams on ground that never grew Il
stalk Of corn before.
July and August often pass without
single drop of rain falling in the
western part of the State, and those
are the months when the corn ma
lures.
Many farmers have built from two
to five dams They can irrigate. with
little or no expense, as the ground .
rolling enough for the water to be
carried to the fields without pumping
and without elaborate engineering
problems.
Prizes Are Offered.
Otis L. Benton, banker at Oberlin,
and J. c. Hooper, a banker at Ness
City, offered prizes to the farmers
who built the dams and who raised
the best crops by irrigation. Both
are big landowners. and they have
constructed several hundred dams
on their own lands and on the lands
owned by Eastern people, but leased
to them for farming.
They obtained from the Kansas
Legislature a tax exemption on lands
where the flood waters are conserved.
For every dam built on a farm, half
the tax on twenty acres is returned
to the farmer by the county