Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-06

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your soil is to plow under a good
stand of sweet clover late in the sum.
mer or early in the fall.
Compost all barnyard manure and
kitchen refuse and place the compost
on the soil before plowing in the early
fall. AS a rule fall plowing Is the
only plowing to do.
Directions for composing manure
will be given later If you wish.
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U. S. Black, VINO mas the contract
to erect the county bridge across the
Piedra at Arboles, accompanied by
his family left for that point Satur.
day with four carloads of material
The structure will consist of two CO.
foot spans resting on piles and cost
ing the county $1,650. 1t will be
finished by August 9th. - Pagosa
Springs Sun.
While some damage to alfalfa crops
by the depredations of species OF
cut worm is reported by many farm.
ers, the hay crop is exceedingly
heavy. nevertheless. A blight also Il
affecting some fields but the damage
is not great from this cause. In the
Tiffany-Allison section the farmers
commenced haying week earlier te
prevent serious damage to the grow.
ing alfalfa by the worms. What they
are is matter of uncertainty.-Ig.
nacio Chieftain.
j, I. Brasier, whom we last week
reported as dying, passed away Tues
day, the 10th, and was buried al
Tulsa, Okla, the following day. Men
ingitis, resulting from an attack Of
smallpox, caused his death. Mrs. Bra.
s:ar left here short time ago and
fortunately arrived at Tulsa just a
week before her husband was afflict
ed after he and her had been sepa-
rated for two years. Virgil Brasier
has the smallpox but is not reported
to be dangerously ill.-Ignacio Chief
| tain.
Farmington's new stock yards will
hold ten cars and will be modern in
every detail. Every consideration
possible will be given shippers, and
the yards increased if the business,
demands it. The yards will be CON
structed at once, the material now be.
ing on the tracks here.-Farmingtop
Times Hustler.
Frank Otton, the young son Of W.
G. Otton of the produce establish
ment, shot himself through the foot
the first of the week with twenty.
two rifle. Frank was hunting rab.
bits when the accident occurred. The
rifle ball passed entirely through tn,
foot, imbedding itself in the sole OF
his shoe.-Farmington Enterprise.
George D. Woods arrived Wednes.
day from Salt Lake City, where HI
took an option on picture business
and will return shortly to make his
home.-Mancos Times Tribune.
David and Bert Halls drove over
to the Florida country, beyond Du-
range, Monday, to see the famous
Thornton herd of Jersey cattle and
to investigate Mr.. Thornton's meth
cd of handling the stock and man.
aging the dairy business.-Mancos
Times Tribune.
Four carloads day from the King
three from the Sunnyside and others
falling in line as the roads are open
ing will make the pessimist look sick
for the balance of the summer.-Sil-
verton Standard.
Montezuma county is having a big
fruit crop this year, with the cher
ries already on the market, to say
nothing of the big yield of small
fruits.-Cortez Journal.
A shipment Of lead ore will soon
be made from the Pay Roll mine in
Allyn gulch.
The Hibernia management is get
ting down large supply of min,
timber from Silver Creek gulch.
Operations have been resumed Al
the Puzzle mine, in Horse gulch