Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-16

Letters from the
Rural Wayfarer
Cows, cows, more cows, and then
some more cows. What a lot of cows
and the wayfarer, given to believing
he knows something about farming
| and stock, cast an appraising eye over
the herd. A big bunch of cows and
with Jersey blood, here's an item.
Investigation revealed the fact that
this big bunch of cows belongs to D. G
Whiting, long time resident in the
valley, and beginning in San Ber.
nardino county he has built it up un-
til now he has magnificent herd of
one hundred and twenty-five head of
Jersey cows, every one pure bred and
eligible to registry and large portion
of them registered. A fine example
on the part of Mr.. Whiting of energy
and concentrated effort
From his conversation with Mr.
Whiting the rural wayfarer wishes
to speak in praise of the cow. She is
not herself very communicative, calm
meditative in appearance, ordinarily
neither forward nor obtrusive; yet the
wayfarer has no possible doubt that
Notwithstanding the kindly claims of
cotton, of corn, of alfalfa, the king
of the great Imperial valley is queen,
the COW!
1t was, we think, Oliver Wendell
Holmes who gave as two of the most
healthy things, the kiss of young girls
and the breath of kline. Mankind is
at first strong for DR.. Holiness first
remedy but as years roll along tn,
thought is recurrent. like the thud of
the horses feet in Tennyson's North
ern Farmers "propputty, propputty
that's what ears 'em say" and prop
erty indeed is the COW, while hundreds
of hopeful optimistic farmers in the
valley feel that DR.. Holmes's second
remedy is after all the real pen
acea and that good bunch of cows
on almost perennial alfalfa is mighty
healthy to have.
Nor are the members of the Queens
cabinet to be overlooked. The Hon.
Pig, prime minister and coadjutor of
prosperity, the Princess Hen, almost a
queen in her own right by reason of
her golden eggs, are capable and eff
ficient aids to her majesty. But the
cow with her food for all the court is
of first rank and Importance.
The future of Imperial valleys pros
perity is not on the big ranch far from
church, no schools because children
are scarce where families are far
apart, but on the intensively cult
waited twenty or forty acre piece, and
to make the twenty or forty acre piece
profitable the cow is of first import
ance
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Carl Mohnike Of
Heber, and Mr.. Louis Mohnike attend
ing the high school in Ell Centre,
spend the holidays at the Mohnike
family home, the huge and famous
ranch Las Pewasquitas, northeast of
Sorrento, in San Diego county.
Many farmers are coming to the
opinion that with high priced land
cottonwood is, an expensive tree to
grow and are putting out eucalyptus
which recalls to the ruralite recollec
tion that Mr.. Whiting south of El
Centro has a ten year old eucalyptus
tree in front of his house that is eight
feet in circumference.
Mrs. J. H. Smith near Ell Centre,
suffered the severe injury of broken
arm Monday. 1t was broken when she
was cranking her automobile and it
backfired.
J. H. Williams, five miles east of
Heber, has been leveling on his new
place. He will put out barley, cotton
and alfalfa this year.
A very pleasant family reunion was
held Sunday at the hospitable home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Denard Fisher, south
of Ell eCntro. There were present as
visitors, Mr.. and Mrs. Whiteneck of
Venice; Mr.. and Mrs. t. R. Landers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fisher, Sherman
Fisher and Chap Fisher, of Signal,
this county.
Hugener Bros, south of town, have
as visitors, Joe Miller and Mr.. Bau-
man.