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The Holbrook news., 1915-03-19
THE COLORADO
 RIVER BASIN
Information of Value to all Water Users Contained in Recent Pub licdtion by United States
 Geological SurDey.

All people interested in the wa
 ter flowing in the streams of the
 great Colorado River basin should
 become familiar with the reports
 on the subject published by the
 United States Geological Survey.
 Such reports, covering the entire
 country. appear each year Tn
 twelve parts as watersupply pa-
 pers. Part g of this series is de-
 voted exclusively to the Colorado
 River basin the report on which
 for 1911 is contained in Water
 Supply Paper 309. This report
 is no longer available at the Geo.
 logical Survey, but may be obtain ed for 30 cents from the Super intendent of Documents, Wash ington. D. c.
 The information in this paper includes the results of measure ments of flow, made by the use of instruments designed especial ly for that purpose. at about 40 regular river observation stations in the States of Colorado, Wyom- ing. Utah New Mexico, and Ari- zona, and at about 60 miscellan- eous points in those States. The report contains tables showing the height of the water in the river and the quantity of water flowing past the stations each day in the year and other tables show ing the quantities of water for each month and the total for the year.
 This information is necessary for the proper and economical in- stallation and operation of water power plants, irrigation projects systems of municipal water SUD- ply. works for the prevention of she enormous damage caused year after year by devastating 1oods-in fact, all works that in- 7olve the use or control of water. n all the important and perplex- ng problems relating to water lights. including question that 'ften lead to extended contro- versy and expenslve litigation, a knowledge of the quantities of water involved is essential. The york of obtaining this funda- mental information after the need or it has become immediate leads 1 o further and more costly delay. t is for the purpose of supply ng this information and having . ] available when needed that the f judy of the flow of streams is arried on year by year by the $ Ieologlcal Survey and reports of l he results obtained by the Sur eY engineers are distributed to I he public.
 The Surveys work of stream 1 measurement in the Colorado r liver basin is conducted Tn coop I ration with other national bure- ( us. including the Forest Service q exclamation Service. and Wealth r r Bureau, and with State or 2 of Colorado, New f Iexico. and Utah, and is assist il l by many private persons. q
The Holbrook news., 1915-03-19
T. A RJcKART
Market Correspondent
Recommends Chamberlain's
 Cough Remedu

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The Holbrook news., 1915-03-19

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The Holbrook news., 1915-03-19
Best Treatment for Constipation.

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

their flow. Numerous Irregularities
cause them to meander about In ap
parently wasteful ways. and mans
carelessness has added to these trou-
bles by allowing driftwood and loose
earth to form dams and sandbars.
All of these things help to hold the
food OF waters back and cause either
flooding or swamps. which not only oc-
cupy land that could be more protitably
used for farming. but also form fine
breeding places for mosquitoes anu
other obnoxious pests. incidentally
they cause an annual loss running into
millions Of dollars per year.
In this day of enlightenment such
things are both wasteful and. one
might add. criminal. especially so In
view of the fact that almost instant
relief may be had by few well placed
charges of dynamite Not only will
these blasts straighten out the kinks
and bends end remove lodges and
sand bars, but they will deepen and i'm
prove the channels as nature has real
ly intended incidentally by straight
ening the winding course OF creek
much area of tilable land can be Oh
tanned and farm operation IN many in
stances made much easier.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

kind or size Of stump can BE- given.
since different conditions govern an
cases. Two stumps Of the same size.
kind and age Of cut when one Is grown
on well drained soil where the roots
must penetrate a great depth for water
and the other = grown on soa where
there is always water near the surface.
viii demand different treatment for
extraction. The older stumps, especial
ly IL from timber free from resin. re-
quire less powder. The exact amount
necessary for set conditions can, how
ever, be readily determined with a lit
tie experimenting.
Few tools and supplies are required.
A one and one-half inch wood auger
with a shank about four and one-half
feet long, a medium sized crowbar. a
round pointed shovel and q wooden
tamping stick, together with the pow
der, fuse and caps, win serve to fn
the bill.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
BurrOwerS==-Beware!

Gophers and prairie dogs are the
bane of western farmers, while In the
east woodchucks are the type of bur
rowing animals that cause the tillers
Of the soil to forget some of the things
the dominic tells them on Sundays.
Don Leonardo Ruiz. California
rancher. says dynamite is the proper
medicine to give ground squirrels, go
pliers, prairie dogs. etc"
Take an inch and n half or two
inches of dynamite. Put 1t in bit OF
cloth or several thicknesses Of paper
to form a small round cartridge. Tie
the cloth or paper firmly about one
end of a piece Of fuse twelve or four
teen inches long. but do not use cap.
Insert one of these charges well into
the mouth Of every hole and pack
loose dirt around the fuse, leaving
enough Of the end outside to light cas-
lily. Light the fuse and go on to the
next hole There will be no explosion
There being no cap or other detO-
nator. the dynamite will simply burn.
filling the hole with dense poisonous
fumes that will almost instantly stifle
and then kill every living thing inside.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

In loosening shale and rock to fActlt-
tate hand or steam shovel work dyna-
mite is also very effective. while stumps
may be blasted from the roadbed Just
as though they were being removed
from a field to be cleared and cultivated
Boulders also are easily shattered BY
suitable loading and when of hard rock
may be crushed into surfacing stone.
The side bitches as well as the long
outfall bitches can also be blasted In
keeping with the nature of the ground.
In fact, there are no limits practically
to the many uses and advantages Of
dynamite for road building when care
full and thoughtful attention is given
to the work.
incidentally the planting of shade
trees for roadside improvement and at
tractiveness is greatly facilitated by
the judicious use Of little dynamite.
1t is a recognized fact that trees plant
ed in blasted holes grow much more
rapidly and progress more favorably
than those planted in the average spade
dug ground.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

Things move quickly nowadays. The
village OF yesterday Is tomorrow's
metropolis. Speed is requisite, and
newer methods that smack OF rapid
" and labor and money saving are In
demand.
bitches that once consumed many
days OF hand or machine labor are now
being blasted out In almost the twin
king Of an eye BY degrees man Is
learning to adopt some OF natures sim
pie. but mighty forces. And the gull
. les and valleys that old Mother Earth
has created by her natural upheavals
and eruptions are being duplicated in
&&maller way by some OF the more
progressive and up, to date farmers.
Digging bitches with dynamite Is
simply newer and more improved
pSethod OF trench building. The meth.
b yemployed In wet work Is simply to
punch holes from eighteen to twenty
four inches deep along theline desired
20 ditch and then load cad hole with
charge OF 80 per cent straight dyna'
mite.
Long stretches Of ditch can be loaded
aud fired at one time One cap placed
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Digging a Ditch In a Flash

in cartridge OF dynamite In the mid
die hole OF the line OF charged holes and
fred will do the work.
A single row OF holes can usually be
depended upon to excavate ditch from
seven TO nine feet wide and about thir-
ty to forty inches deep. Where larger
bitches are required the holes can be
made deeper and loaded heavier. or
two or more lines OF holes, spaced from
three to four feet apart. can be used.
incidentally the holes can be made In
the toughest kind Of swamp or in food
muck beds. where other methods Of
dltching are practically impossible.
When the soil Is dry or the weather
is too cold to use the propagated meth
cd Of blasting described ahsvs low
freezing farm or stamping powder u
used In holes spread farther apart
often In large bitches as far AZ four
or five feet. In this case each hole
must be primed with an electric cap,
as the explosive shock viii not propa-
gate In dry ground
The cheapest lineal foot OF small
ditch Ia obtained by usi g the electric
firIng method and farm or stamping
powder.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Getting the Dollar From Under the Stump
How Up to Date Farmers Are Easily and Economically Realizing
Land Hitherto Impossible of Cultivation.

ABOUT 4oo.oOo.Ooo acres Of land
~ included in farms throughout
A the United States are unim-
proved. Figuring that each
acre could be made to produce at least
s2O worth Of produce per year, there
Is approximately $4,000. 100000 pro-
duction being lost annually. Quii a
tidy figure. And when we take Into
consideration that in many cases 1t re-
quires only the removal OF sundry
stnmps and boulders to make this land
profitable, it certainly looks as though
something might be done to save the
waste. Stamping with dynamite" Is
both an economical, quick and labor
saving method as well as one that Is
growing in popularity daily.
The method involved in the blasting
OF stump is to confine a quantity Of
explosive in such a manner that when
exploded the expanding gases will lift
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Deepening the Farm For Bigger Crops
The Third Dimension Of the Farm Important Factor to Greater
Crops and Bigger Dividends.

of the lower soils are released and
utilized. A reservoir for the storage OF
water is created, and a good home Tor
the roots Is produced. Good roots
are essential to good plants. Men
who look below the surfy'e realize
these facts. They knows 4lso that q
plant produces only in proportion to
the extent OF air, water and nourish-
ment given its roots. Thus Is the new
err method Of vertical farming both
logical and profitable.
This method OF farming vertically IL
In itself easy, simple and labor saving.
A half cartridge charge OF farm pow
der placed well down into the tight
subsoil at intervals Of about a rod,
tanped properly and fred carefully
win do the work quickly and econom-
icaIly. Subsoil blasting, however. can
be done successfully only when the
subsoil is dry.
Few tools are required for the work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

taking care OF increased horizontal or
surface acreage are all right in their
way. but to go deeper into the farm,
to increase its fertility and productive
ness By Increasing its depth. Is a mat
ter that the practice OF vertical farm
ing sccomplishes auickIy-and econom-
ically, and very often a single car
fridge OF explosive will convert several
yards Of otherwise useless subsoil into
half an acre OF new root feeding sur
face. Thus. instead Of spreading out
and embracing more territory, vertical
farming enables the farmer to really
concentrate and by intensive methods
conserves In both labor and expense.
At the same time the resulting In
crease In crops emphasizes the profit
able features OF the process.
And there is a practical reason for
this. BY breaking up the subsoil oxy-
gen Is admitted into the ground. and
the pent up natural fertilizing elements
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

the stump out Of the ground To Sc
cure best results the charge should be
placed in the soil well under the base
OF the stump at the point where the
resistance offered to the force Of the
explosion win be equal on all sides.
Where the sod is Of heavy clay or
plastic nature slow acting powder is
preferable, such as farm powder or
stamping powder. Where the earth is
sandy or loose and is apt to permit
the easy escape of gases a fast explo-
sive, such as 40 to 90 per cent dyna-
mite should be used. The condition Of
the soil with respect to moisture also
has a great influence upon the amount
Of work that certain quantity of pow
der viii do. After heavy rains when
the soil is saturated to the base Of the
stump and the subsoil Is Just damp is
a most favorable condition
No set rules as to the amount Of
powder necessary to blast a certain
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

TAT1sE farmers gre beginning to
nv realize that farm goes
Nv Farther than length and
breadth. Depth Is a vital
Factor. and incidentally this third d.
'hension has a clearly identified infiu-
ence upon the producing value Of the
earth's surface.
Thus vertical farming" newer
method Of agriculture. Is rapidly de-
veloping. Merely to scrape the bris-
ties from hogs hide is not enough.
Deeper cutting is essential In order to
reach the bacon. And experience has
shown that to simply pIow or turn the
top soil is very often only the scratch
ing OF the surface when It comes to
bumper crops.
Often the productivity Of farm Is
limited by the tight clay or hard pan
underlying the top soil. Costly imple-
meats for filling this upper soil and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

difference in growth between the un-
dynamited tree and the tree planted
in blasted ground being so unmistak-
ably In favor OF the latter that no ad-
equate comparison could be made.
Furthermore. there are so many sane
and logical reasons Tor this method OF
tree planting that even the most skep-
tical could not fail to be convinced.
Obviously when a tree has to use a
lerge part OF its energies in forcing its
roots through the hard soil 1t can
not be expected to make the same
rapid growth and come into such
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Explosives In Road Building

One of the newer methods OF road
building that is fast winning the in
dorsement Of the better versed contrac-
tor is that of employing dynamite for
reducing the heavy work.
Grading through hard ground or rock,
for instance. Is tedious and requires
time and labor The use Of dynamite
for blasting such material Is a welcome
relief. Both rock and hard clay may
be loosened in the cut by well placed
charges of explosives if holes are drill
ed into the ground a little way up the
bank and loaded. Careful spacing and
loading for electrically fired blasts will
result in bringing down both classes Of
materials in the best possible manner
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Blasting Ground For Tree Planting

Blasting for tree planting is best done
In the fall. because at this time Of the
year It is easier to catch the subson
In dry condition. Blasting In the spring
for spring planting. however, Is much
better than planting In dug holes, not
withstanding the fact that the subsoil
is apt 20 be wet or damp.
II the holes are blasted in advance Of
the time of setting the trees they are
left without further attention until
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

tree planting time. unless 1t Is desir-
able to add some manure or fertilizer
to be diffused through the soil. This
is an excellent practice. especially In
poor soil. II the earth Is sour, sticky
clay a few pounds OF lime scattered In
the hole will materially assist In noc-
culating the clay and keeping It per
manently graduated and sweet
Immediately after the blast the soft
blasted ground should be dug out down
to the location OF the charge. where
a hole will usually be found about
the size OF a bushel basket. This
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

Much has been written on how to
plant tree or trees, but IL the expert
ences OF scores OF famous orchardists
have any weight on the topic. then the
practice Of using dynamite preliminary
10 planting young trees has fully
proved its merits.
The writer has personally seen spe-
cifc examples Of the value and excel
lence Of tree planting with dynamite
Oh a private orchard in Delaware. the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

early bearing as tree would that had
had the ground In which 1t was planted
thoroughly prepared by dynamiting be
forehand.
No tree should be planted over hard
pan or impacted subsoil without first
resorting to blasting, SO that the soil
may be made open and porous. Such
blasting not only creates channels. In
creases absorption OF soil moisture and
permits deeper roofing. but II also In
duces better growth and larger yields.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Strengthening Streams
/ ... With Dynamite

The ancient Egyptians were noted
for their crops because, as history
states, they "sowed their seeds in the
Nile. This does not mean that they
actually cast the seed in the river. At
certain seasons of the year the Nile
oyerdows its banks, depositing on either
shore rich silt or earth that is highly
conducive to bumper crops, and the
wise ancient Egyptians, realizing this.
profited thereby.
Water is a necessity. The tiniest
brooks up to the largest rivers play an
important part In the scheme of things
,<2asmuch as they are natures way of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

must be filed to prevent settling Of the
tree after planting. The roots should be
placed In a natural position in good top
soil. covered with more top soil and
treaded down firm. The hole can then
be filed TO a little above the surface
with subsoil.
The fact that nearly all commercial
orchardists use this method proves
that It pays in reduced nTst year ioss.
earlier fruiting and larger and better
yields.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Printing a Dynamite Cartridge

To properly prime a dynamite or
farm powder cartridge four things are
essential-the cap. the fuse. the car
fridge and a crimping tool. The meth
cd In itself is very simple.
First crimp the printing cap about
the fuse. using the crimping tool as
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

is no immediate danger In handling q
stick Of farm powder II the user win
use but an ordinary amount OF care
and intelligence.
A common incorrect method OF prim-
ing Is to punch a hole right through
the cartridge. pass the capped fuse
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

shown I'm the illustration. Next punch
a diagonal hole In the cartridge with
the end OF the crimping tool. making
the hole deep enough to entirely bury
the cap. Insert the cap into as hole
and tie the fuse to the side 70 car
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

both irrigation ana drainage. But be-
ing formed according to natures die
tates their courses do not always jibe
with mans desires or needs
ROCK lodges impede their progress
Overhanging stumps and trees retard
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27
Tying Fuse and Cap to Cartridge.

Tying Fuse and Cap to Cartridge. :
through II. then insert In another dag
onal hole below the 6rst hole. No ty-
Ing is necessary to hold the cap In the
cartridge This method Is called "lac-
ing the fuse through the cartridge"
II is unsafe and unreliable. The fuse
Is likely to break at the sharp turns
and the powder train spit fire through
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-27

Making Cap hole In Cartridge q
fridge securely with stout--piees. Of
cord.
II the Job is done carefully and cor
rectly the entire outfit will look like
illustration No. 4. and the printing will
be complete.
Ignorance. fear or carelessness are
~ sanAp q nsss scciesetH Tnsrs
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14


toned. It viii have to do with one
of the most important branches Of the
nations defense ana negligence OF Its
efficiency cannot be tolerated.
An excellent start was made In the
choice Of Thames A. Edison for the
chairman of the board. and while the
other members may not enjoy the rep
utation OF such q genius the very fact
that they have been selected by vote
OF the scientific minds OF tho country
for such a service as they win be
be called upon to perform indicates
that they are well qualified for the
duties before them. Men who are
specialists in their particular line as
well as those who are thoroughly
grounded In scientific knowledge make
up the list. The new board gives an
assurance to the navy department. that
it has never had before and the coun-
try, as well as the department has rea-
son to expect excellent results there
from. That the men have been select
ed without regard to politics is a graf
Tying and wholesome indication that
politics win not guide their. work and
decisions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Weiohts and Measures.

Mr. Editor: I read in Saturdays
Bulletin about the store keepers be-
fore the court. 1t is a good work be-
gun IL only it is carried out In all the
different stores, and 1 hope 1t will
reach grain stores, for just see what
the prices of grain are. and see what
we farmers have to pay for. Take
the heavy seamless bags so full of
Ipeal and dirt. They are sometimes
wet if it rains. and the grain sticks
pounds or more. We have to pay for
all that extra, and many places the
weight is short. Take oats for in
stance. Connecticut law calls for 80
pounds for bushel. yet all you get
in most ,I places ,,, 80 pounds pour ~ to .
weighted in to cost the same
as the oats. Now If we farmers were
selling oats to dealers they demand 80
pounds to the bushel without any bag
weighed in. If you buy bushel OF
corn you only get 80 pounds while the
counted for corn the same as the
oats. 1 think the customers should
have as good weight and measure as
the store keepers get, and why can't
the measure be as 1t should be? If
you sell berries to the store keeper
why are they not sold by the quart
| the same as bought. instead of by the
| basket where two quarts of rasp-
| berries are made to make three
| baskets and all the extra price at
| tached TO each basket7 We farmers
| have stood for this kind of abuse lonG
! enough and are glad to know some
| thing is being done to protect the
| growers as we'll as the buyer and SELL
| er, and hope to see the good work &c
| on until equal rights are established
TOR all.
/ AN OLD FARMER.
| Baltic, Conn, Sept 49, 1915.