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Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
splendid WORK Being DONE
BY STATE FOR VALLEY FARMS

, The work being done by the state
for the farmers Of the valley, already
of great benefit, is to be increased
| especially as regards live stock.
DR.. Wallace Jennings Taylor, grad
uate of Cornell and for several years a
practicing veterinarian, has been EN-
ployed by the state to work in this
field in connection with Walter Packard
at the experiment farm at Meloland
where a building has been erected fer
the live stock department. He will
| assume his duties in August or Sep
tember, and he will assist the farmers
in the vaccination of their hogs and
make a study Of diseases which affect
! live stock here.
Services in this respect will be free
of charge, though the farmers are
| required TO pay for the serum used.
Thus far the farm has distributed
Si4 900 worth of cholera serum, and
the cholera, which did vast damage
two years ago, has been brought un-
der complete subiection.
As a result of the work that has
been done the hog industry. which
had gained great prominence and then
ana Imperial valley will again become
great producer of pork.
In the study of other needs Of The
valley. Mr.. Packard has rendered great
service to the valley. and he has espc-
cially given much thought to The al
falfa worm, which he fears will do
great damage to the midsummer crops
this year. The mastery of this Worm
is subject in which the farmers
and the experiment station need to
cooperate.
Regarding the methods recommended
to lessen damage done to the alfalfa
by the larva of the yellow butterfly Mr..
Packard writes for the Press:
"The larva of the yellow butterfly
(COliaS eurytheme) has caused con-
siderable damage to the alfalfa crop in
Imperial valley during certain years
and a brief statement covering the
present knowledge regarding the habits
and control of this pest might be of
value at this time, as it appears that
this insect will be a problem this year.
''As is we'll known. a few butterflies
appear early in the spring before the
first cutting OF hay. These Of course
lay eggs. which develop to mature but
terflies in from 80 to IS days in the
early spring, so far a. has been ascer-
tanned. BY the time Of the third cut
ting the larvae become so numerous
as to almost destroy the crop unless
measures are taken against them. The
larvae may become very numerous and
within ten days almost disappear. This
occurred last year in certain parts Of
the valley where the butterflies We're
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
NOTICE OF HEARING.

In the Superior Court of the County
of Imperial, State of California
Emma Il. Taylor, Plaintiff. VS.. I'm
PeriaI Water Company No. 1, A Cor
poration. Defendant.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Emma p. Taylor, as a stockholder in
Imperial Water Company No. 1, cor
poration as defendant herein, has filed
herein this day, her verified complaint
and petition praying for an order of
the above entitled court to restore
and reissue a certain stock certificate,
No 1927 for 135 shares Of stock in
said corporation, and the time and
place having been fixed by an order
of the above entitled court for the
hearing of said petition, on the 1st day
of July, 1913. at 10 o'clock in the fore.
noon OF said day in the Courtroom of
the Courthouse in the City Of Ell Cen
tro, County of Imperial, state of Cali
fornia, at which time and place any
persons interested may appear and
show cause If any they have why said
petition should not be granted.
NJ. 8. COOK,
Clerk.
May a1st. 1913.
sat-june2s
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
Legakes Bros, Props.

Three auto lines connect the town with
san Diego.
F. l.. Blanc's free acmp ground is
open for the fourth season and six
parties have arrived. Each year 200
persons are in camp at time. The
record number of $50 was counted
two years ago. Mr.. Blanc gives wood
water and toilet facilities free, and
asks only that campers abstain from
cutting green timber and otherwise OBJ
serve the range and fire laws. Hs
wants to preSerev the natural beauties
of his pine, oak and manzanita tract
L consists of fifteen acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
PRESIDENT HAS PRAISE
FOR GREAT WATER WORKS

Los ANGELES, June t6.-President
Woodrow Wilson has sent to Martin G..
Neuner, chairman Of the aqueduct me-
mortal committee, letter which that
committee believes will be the first Of
a long series showing the advantages
of the proposed monument as an ad-
vertising asset to Los Angeles. The
congratulations of the chief executive
are extended to Los Angeles on the
approaching completion Of the aqueduct
and Mayor Alexander and Chairman
Neuner have forwarded acknowledge
ments on behalf Of the city and the
committee.
The presidents letter is as follows ::
MY dear Mr.. Neuner: Senator
Works has called to my attention your
letter of May 90 and accompanying
documents with reference to the pro-
posed commemoration of the building
Of the Los Angeles aqueduct. From
all can learn Of this great enterprise
by the city of Los Angeles, its citi
Zens are to be congratulated upon the
near completion OF the work. They
are more than justified in marking the
occasion by monument or other me-
mortal which will show to the world
their appreciation of the value of the
matchmaking possible marked adj
vancement in Southern California-and
the satisfaction felt by the city in
the accomplishment Of such great
work with a notable degree Of efficiency
and economy.
''It augurs well for the development
of democratic ideals to have presented
a concrete example of the success OF
a body Of citizns. acting under popular
Institutions, creating a work or TINS
kind in an orderly, businesslike man
rer: going about its great achievement
without unnecessary hesitation, and
bringing into the service body of men
whose conscientious devotion to The
welfare Of all the people is shown by
the completion of this great work.
Sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON,
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
MAINLY PERSONAL

L. G. Ogburn Of Imperial is leaving
for Willow Springs. \. e., for the
summer.
Judge Franklin !. Cole is sitting
on a Los Angeles superior court bench
for few days and will return WedneS-
day.
Arthur W. stone chaplain in the
United States navy, and Frank NJ. Hal!
of san Francisco. associates Of James
:. White Jr. in the Robertson White
Hall Company. III a 24O0-acre ranch
across the international line. are in the
city with Mr.. White as escort. and are
delighted with the appearance Of the
valley
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16

I reported as damaging the crop, and
three years ago the effect on butterflies
all over the valley was so great that
| IN the following year the butterflies did
not become a serious menace. This
| is explained by the fact that a bac
| THEOLOGICAL or fungus disease, probably
the latter attack the caterpilars and
killed them by the millions. This dis
| ease may appear again this year and
damage to the crop be prevented, but
of course this should not be depended
| upon where the larvae are numerous
at present. 1t is hoped that some cul-
| lures can be secured from the diseased
worms and a satisfactory control meth
cd worked out.
"Through certain facts regarding the
life history of this insect worked out
by Mr.. V. l.. Wildermuth of the United
States department Of agriculture. GER
tain cultural control methods have been
discovered
Where the larvae are numerous the
alfalfa should be cut early, even though
not sufficiently developed for the best
results. Early cutting will destroy
many caterpilarS, eggs and pupae
which otherwise might seriously dam
age the crop, and when matured lay
eggs which when hatchcd would so
multiply the caterpillars that The next
crop would be absolutely destroyed.
The cutting should be as close as pos
slble so that few green leaves are left
for feed for the WOrmS. The rakinG
should be very thorough for the same
reason and all corners and ditch banks
anould he cleared of alfalfa. If heavy
brush is handy the field can be brush
dragged to advantage. The field should
then be irrigated Immediately with a
large head of water SO that the alfalfa
will get a quick start and any larvae
which remain drowned.
"By this general cultural treatment
the number of larvae will be greatly
leSsencd and a crop secured from the
third and fourth cuttings when other
wise the alfalfa might be so damaged
that it would be impossible to harvest
PrOfilably. The large amount of alfalfa
now being used for pasture may tend
to leSScn the damage done by this
pest.
although the above plan is not as
satisfactory as could be desired it is
the only way known at present to
handle this pest and if carried out.
especially by all the farmers in any
one infested district, the results Win
be profitable.
For more detailed information re
garding the alfalfa caterpillar, see cir
cular No. 1873 of the bureau of ento-
mology, United States department of
agriculture.
''WALTER Z. PACKARD"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
EHB-O64O4
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. s.
o." To- is1sMNotice IT, lis is heTebv bV9' given that
MARTHA T.. ELLIOTT. of Silsbee, Cal,
who, on June 9. 1910 made desert land
entry. No. 06404, for Lots IA, ~. %, 10,
ton "a. township 16 S., Range Is E.,
s. p. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described. be-
fore the Register and Receiver, U. s.
Land Office, at Los Angeles. Cal, on
the 30th day OF July, 1913
Claimant names as witnesses: Wes-
ton r. VanDerpoel, of r. F. D. No z.
Ell Centre, Cal; Andrew J. Elliott. Of
Silsbee. Cal; Walter Elliott. of Silsbee,
CAL: Charles r.. Dearborn, of Silsbee,
Cal. FRANK BUREN,,
Register.
non on-coal-ReDublicatio " Press,
FL Centre. july14
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
Camp Near Julian

JULIAN, June t6.-Camping out has
begun iii earnest. People from Impe-
rial valley and others from the seacOast
are Fastening to the mountains, some
with wagons, some with burrOS, some
on GOT. Year after year the village
gets larger summer population and
the six stores do a brisk business.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
Makes New Ruling

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Secretary
Lane or the interior department has
settled a long disputed question in re-
lation to public lands by holding that
under the law of June %, 1910, per-
sons who take assignments OF reclama-
ton homesteads upon which final proof
has been made need not show them
selves to be qualified homesteaders.
The secretary held, however, thai
such assignees could take and holf
only one farm unit, the Fundamental
purpose of the law being to divide ir-
rigated lands among as many families
as they will support. This ruling re-
verses a regulation Of the interior de-
partment issued last February.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
Your varation

II you are interested in an excellent
place to spend that vacation OF yours,
come in and see Mr.. Whsle OF the
Southern Pacific relative to Lake Ia
hoe, where trout fishing is better than
ever, scenery unsurpassed, and where
you can get all your pleasure at a
nominal cost. Travelling passenger
agent from Los Angeles makes this
territory frequently and will be glad TO
call on you any lime, giving all details
ADV. IT
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
Final Certificates

United States land office to Martin
Widman, tr. 64, 1918, 100 acres.
Same to Howard G. Cooper, assignee
Of Earl Loffer, lot IS, sec IS, and lots
Z and 9, sec. 6, 1915, t07.69 acres.
Same to Charles E. Mead, lots 5
and 6, sec. 5, 1915 62.64 acres.
Same to Strother N. Scott, lots 10,
ii and i6, sec. 8, 1915, 6S.S6 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16

Of to Prison. Dick Wade and George
Adams We're taken to san Quentin yes
terday for three and two years re-
spectively, escorted by Constable Sher-
man. on the same train went ''Blackie'
Gill and Walter GRAMS for Folsom, to
serve three and two years. being in
charge Of Special officer Andy Prewitt.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
CITY AND VALLEY

L. & S. Tonight. John Bunny in
"Pickwick Papers" is the feature at
the l.. & ;. tonight. The Pathe weekly
of current events, The Indian Maids
Warning" and ''Mr. J0nes's Jonah Day"
make a very interesting program.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16

For ReDt-MOdern Broom apart
ment, 626 Commercial. Ed Royce
Adv. II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16

Elmer A. Todd will receive piano
pupils for summer class at any time.
Studio Davis building.-Adv. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16

We move pianos and houses. Ed
Royce Transfer. Adv. II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-16
James F. Lukens

Practical Matchmaker
Cleaning 7 to 17-jewel watch. 81 90
Mainspring. to 17-jeweI watch. 1.oc
Collins Book Store
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
BAD TELEPHONE MANNERS

In a very Interesting article IN
Telephone Courtesy" IN the March
Woman's Home Companion, the ar-
thor says in part:
NO well-bred man or woman
would drop into a mans parlor be
fore he starts for business in thu
morning, and engage him in a long
winded discussion. Yet 1 have known
women Interested in charities or civic
movements to call up a business man
at his home by telephone during the
ORGANISATIONS, and start the CONVEX
sat1on by stating hat they had chosen
the hour, knowing that he would
surely be at leisure They have is-
nOred h crispness If not the blunt
ness Of his replies and continued 20
talk while his breakfast cooled or his
affairs at the office demanded his
presence. And finally they have Won
dered why their mission failed.
would any women making any pre-
tense to good breeding enter Your
nome at dtnneF-tiHe and engage you
IN a conversation, knowing that your
dlnner and family awaited you in the
dlnlng-room?
Yet how often have you been greet
ed at the telephone with his re-
mark?
oh. were you at dinner? Then
1 wont keep you a minute
But the minute runs into FIVE or
ten' the ta1ker holding you grimly 70
the topic nearest her heart, while your
Gunner turns cold.
Is 1t any wonder that business men.
protect themselves by sending clerk.
70 answer h telephone? DIT that ~
many households servants ask who ;.
calling and what Is wanted before
members Of the family :?
10" else can one protect himself
from telephone bores and the abuse
OF telephone courtesy?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
NOTES AND

Note that great mass of roots Of
the corr plant shown on the first page
Of the Issue for February %, and just
think OF a man putting a little fertili>
ner in the hill to feed those wide
rambling roots. The root starts off
enc. and after a little time the roots
are rambling In poorer soil and the
corn fails and fires and hen the
farmer thinks that the fertilizer made
II fire. 1t is really lack of humus to
maintain moisture in the corn that
canses corn to fire. / have never seen
corr fire on the most sandy soil If a
growth Of inns clover was turned
under for It.. The corn crop is rhe
place where the homemade manur
spread broadcast, will tell best in the
rotation. II will make cheap corn
when applied on a clover sod, and will
lake The small grain GRO of vh=at OF
OFT following n corn.
Spreading the azure on the sod
l''d is all right. Mr.. French, but the
difficulty with most Of our farnlers is
that they have no sod land. When /
was managing a big stock farm in
Virginia, ! had plenty Of sod or which
Ia spread my manure. and l went to
spreading II on the sod rs soon AS the
hay had been cut and kept OF. spread
Ing il on the sod as fast as I had the
chance between other work, trying to
set the out where i, would
feed plants OF some sort i.s fast a.
made. ! could not quite ID it. rs nc
On" an exactly do. but L an. as nca,
as possible to getting 1t out as fast rs
made-summer and winter. and III.
SOD that was to he turned for corn
;;cf AL I could get out in winter. "
my ease ! could not use the mauur,
sprc:der to advantage. us my I'D
lands were very steep. and the spread
81 would no work on the steep hills
anu my bottoms did not heed the ma
nur". Hence, though ! had - spread
er ] seldom used II. But e Z WAS farm
ing IN comparatively level ,and
Wculd nee the spreAher and saye on
handling Of the manure, as well as ge,
ting II better spread.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
Prof. Massey'S Views


/ would say to DR.. Mccoy that 1
would put the manure on the clover
that Is to be turned under for corn
because there Is where the anu
pays best. The clover is dong ver1
little nitrogen fixing in winter At bess.
and while it will use the anu
rather than get more nitrogen nom
the air in the spring. the increased
growth will more than make DIP Tor
this In the increased crop, and The
manure will be there to help feed the
small grain that should follow the
corn. II Is simply q matter OF the
hest farm practice. II / were simply
growing the clover o q hay crop ana
were not going to follow It with corn.
l would not . the manure on II. A
crimson clover crop that is to be turn
ed for cotton. / had rather feed With
phosphate and potach and get all the
extra nitrogen oxing ] could. In
spreading the manure on clover for
corn, / spread 1t to get the value of
the manure in the corn and to in
crease the amount of humus-makinS
material in the soil. to make It more
retentive to moisture that the corn
crop needs. Mr.. Hunt, on the same
page says. Putting h a manure on
the clover paid me better than any l
ever used. I didn't only have a good
crop Of clover. it made the finest corn
I ever raised on high land" 1t is the
corn and the future Of the land that
we are looking to in applying manure
on the crimson clover. Some years
ago l saw q farmer in South Carolina
hauling out anu in August and
spreading it between the cotton rows,
and he got some increase in the top
crop OF cotton and had a fine stand of
crimson clover sown where the ma
nure went. Instead of throwing out
the n to burn up IN the summer,
he hauled it direct from the stable to
the cotton field where plant roots
could find it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
NORTH CAROLINIANS
SHOULD RUB ELBOWS
WITH SOUTHERN PINES


on others Building has heen
active for two or three years. vfth
prospect for q continuation, the W.,
ter visitors becoming In many rsess
purchasers OF building lots on NJ
% put winter homes ,ha, ar
cupied season after
The Country Club. owning q MAJ
niflcent property Of 3ss acres. his :,
eighteen-hole golf course, one 81 \.
ground on which the ~Phil2delphia VA
tioual league team Is training nov
as il has done for several se.scn.
and the good roads SYSTEM aroma
Southern Pines offers exceptional "a
vantages for outing. These things an
peal to many of the North CaroIrs
folks who are familiar with then
and the attendance at the ball game.
includes many visitors from vArjoo.
parts Of tho State.
From now on Southern Pines :.
destined to be Of a factor in -.
world Of North Carolina. !, wi
never be a Southern town Ii v4u
grow more and more a Yankee .a.n
surrounded by white sand cotton plan-
tations, orchards and vineyards ana
thrifty farm homes. More and more
each year the rural homes viii faka
on the characteristics OF the town.
for the sphere of influence Of the town
is reaching out further each day 40 >
new crop of settlers is added 10 the
population from the North. and II Is
a lively chase between Raeford on
the southeast II Southern Pines
here at the focus OF the universe. -
to which will control the nuetral strip
that lies between them. To expedite
the conquest a clay road is nov he
ing built between the two towns. and
each is pushing it's line of develop
ment toward the other at a swift eait
Some big projects are contemplate
in the land between the two towns.
and the neople Of both places are do
ing what they can to help everything
along. It Is interesting 10 observe
the cordial good feeling that prevails
in any work of development Of this
nature. Raeford is a Southern town.
true to the blood. but every man of
the town is as wide awake as any
Yankee in Southern Pines. Work
ing together, If these forces do not
show something along hat new road
in the next half a dozen years il
will be int eresting to know why. The
first automobile passed over the entire
length Of the road two weeks ago.
Before long it will probably be
marked out in figure Fights, showing
where two machines have turned out
along h line to pass each other.
That is the way I want to SEE The
people OF these two sections, this
Southern New England and the peo-
pie Of the bona fde Southern TOW I,
get in touch with each other.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
Proof Of His Love.

me Chicago Record-Herald tells u
.n1S conversation: But" she asked.
maven you ever told any other girl
that you loved herr"
fes'~ he replied. Il have told a
uozen other girls / loved them. ]
nousnt l did. too. but you are the
ns. one 1 nave ever really loved !
know now that I never realized be
lore what real love Was"
real lover"
on each OF the other occasions ]
80 unable to keep from wondering
MhIIe d! was telling my love how l
"Sufa oe able to support the girl *
n accepted me: but nov Don
care
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
AN INVITATION.

a few days g the mail brought me
a prettily printed pamphlet marked
Invitation No. IS" to become a men,
Der Of the Luther Burbank Society.
l am to pay 81 entrance fee and that
gives me the privilege of paying $50
more to becom a life member. For
my $151 I am to get a set of Mr.. Bnr-
banks books, in which he is to de-
tail all his work and inventions in
plants. They used to call them ere
a%tiOns," but they are now inventions.
h book tells wonderful things Of
what MIR. Burbanks has accomplish
ed. 1t says that the Burbank potato
is adding 100000 a year to the
country. Who grows it? l knew
the Burbank potato thirty years ago.
Ii vas a fairly good potato, bu we
have scores Of better lei now and
no one in the East, at least as far as
/ know, plants the Burbank.
Then they give him credit with the
great development Of the prune in
dustry in California. l would like to
know how many California pruneS are
made from plums that Burbank has
produced. All that I have seen are
made from the old European varieties.
Then they say that Burbank's spine
less cactus is doing more for stock
feeders h alfalfa. Where? There
were plenty Of spineless cactuses be-
fore Burbank ever produced one.
But the greatest of his Inventions
; they say is corn. He has grown six
teen feet high with t~hifty-two year.
. on a stalk. Two ears for every foo,
; from the ground to the tassel. Is il
{ not a pity hat he did not make the
stalk hollow n fill it with sheele6
, corn and put a tassel Of ears on top
= They say that the society is to b,
2 limited to 500 members and that les:
, than Ice life memberships are un
t filled, and yet my invitation Is No IS
The figures do not fit. The mem
bers are to have their names hand
d somely engraved in the books a
e sponsors. Well, as / never "sponse'
for a book 1 have never seen and d
n 1851.
The California admirers Of Al,
r Burbank are always telling of tn
wonders he has produced, but some
how or other they do not pan out
q at least in the East. He had a rhu
9 barb that was going to supersede a.
other varieties, but it has been show
l to be inferior TO those we alread
n have. His plums are fairly good. bu
II no better than others Of the sam
o class We already have. He has pro
e duced a walnut that is said to be goo
J. in California, and his hybrid amaryll
'e and the Shasta daisies are good. Bl
! am not buying his books for SIS
d If the society finds 500 suckers I
Is pay that much each, the S75,5O0 wi
o go a good ways towards replacing tn
II $4,000 a year that the Carnegie il
Is stjute cut off from him after investigs
H. ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
MARCH IN THE GARDEN.

II the early potatoes are not plant
ed no time should now be lost in get
ting them in. Where scab is preva-
lent in the soil. 1t will be wise to soak
the seed potatoes in a solution Of for
rAldehyde. made by putting a pint OF
the 40 per cent article N thirty cal
Ions OF water and soaking the pcta-
toes in it for half an hour before
citi rg them. ! GOO Ias-t1r, - COZ,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
A GREATER LOSS

,urarn Nas q piaeard up cautioninp
Well" 'o coats"
WINE vas watching my ha+ ans
&c. somebody stole a pork Chow go