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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
Factor In Development

The opening Of the alfalfa meal mill
and mixing plant of the Beatty Mercan-
tile Co. may prove to be great factor
in the development of the Manzanola
section for. the reason that this mill be
equipped to prepare balanced ration for
sheep and livestock feeding and will be
able to convert the grain of milo maize
and kindred dry land crops into feed
which will have high commercial value.
says the Manzanola Sun. The past two
season. have demonstrated what may be
done by the dry farmer in the way Of
raising these crops and when a ready
sale for these products is found at our
factory, a larger acreage of our unde-
veloped lands will undoubtedly be cul-
tivated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
cANTs STILL MOVING
Five Hundred Carloads Shipped from
This Section In About Three
Weeks

After a slight setback and a bad
scare, caused by Mondays chilly
weather and the near-frost of
Monday night, the cantaloupe
harvest is showing greater activity
than ever, until the daily ship
ments from Rocky Ford have
reached forty carloads and are
likely to pass the half hundred
mark daily by the end of the
week.
Should the present fine sum-
merlike days continue until the
end of the month-and everyone
hopes they may-it is estimated
that the shipments of genuine
Rocky Ford cantaloupes will
reach the grand total of 600 car
loads for September. Tho the
first carlot shipment was made on
Sept. L, the actual movement did
not begin for about a week, SO
that the average daily shipment
for this month should be placed
at 25 carloads at least, which is a
pretty good record for an 'off
season."
Not only is the melon harvest
making good record, but because
of the fine quality of our canta-
loupes the price is also making a
new record, as the following from
the New York Fruit Trade Jour-
nal under date of Sept. 81 will
show:
Probably the highest prices ever re-
allied on cantaloupes at this season of
the year were obtained here today on
a car of Eden Gems shipped from Rocky
Ford, Colo.
Up to $5 per crate was realized on
standard 45s and flats at S2.25. The
fine quality and pack of this brand is
winning for it a deserved populary and
continued high prices are counted on.
Desirable Rocky Ford cantaloupes
were in good demand this week and the
bulk of the standards commanded up to
"a and $3.50 and the flats S1.65 to Sl.s5.
Flat cases of pink meats brought $l.65
to 81 rs in the early part of the week
and $1.25 to Sl.75 yesterday. A good
deal of the latter were hard and flavor
less.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
SUGAR BEETS AND THEIR TOPS
Culture of Sugar Beets Will Revoluonze Farming
Rotation Big Factor in Success

The sugar beet leaves or tops stand in
the same relation to the beet crop that
lungs and stomach are to our bodies. In
the leaves, the processes of breathing
air and digesting of food takes place
The foliage Of the beet is the only place
where the juices that form sugar are
made. The leaf of the sugar beet is
capable by means of light to assimilate
the oaroonic acid from the air and the
water from the roots, and in this way
sugar is produced. The sugar is then
transferred through the veins and stems
of the leaves to the beet root.
Sugar beets as have abundant foliage,
are usually high in sugar content and
their sugar content is proportional to the
size and development of the leaf surface
Again leaves lying fiat on the ground
produce more sugar than ths upright
ones. The more continuously the sky is
cloudy and the lower the Temperature.
the less is the increase of sugar. With
uniform light during the day. the great
est increase takes place before noon.
With carbonic acid in the air to an un
limited quantity, and the water in the
soil. the work Of forming sugar and other
organic substances. can begin within the
cells in the leaf. with the help of light
and heat.
One often hears farmers say. Sugar
beets take too much sugar from the soil;
they impoverish the soil," and SO on.
This erroneous idea has evidently been
brought over by immigrants from Euro
pean countries long ago. More recently.
those European countries growing beets
have been convinced that sugar beets do
not exhaust the soil of its fertility any
more than do other crops equally as pro-
ductiye. Today, one could hardly imag-
inc European agriculture without sugar
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
COUNTY EXHIBIT
Is on the Way to international Soil
Products Exposition Which Opens
in Denver Next Week

The famous Otero county dis
play of irrigated and dry land
products was yesterday started on
the way to Denver, where it is
billed to make its appearance in
the international Farm Congress
and international Soil-Products
exposition, which will be held in
that city Sept. 26 Oct. 10.
AS the display from this county
occupies over 5000 feet of floor
and wall space and only a small
portion of this space was available
in the Counties building at the
exposition, it was necessary to
bring the exhibit back from the
State Fair at Pueblo and make it
over to suit the restricted room.
A few days ago additional space
was secured in the Auditorium,
so the entire display has been
sent to Denver where it will
necessarily have to be divided for
the different shows. But not
withstanding this disadvantage
the Otero County Agricultural as
sociation, under whose auspices
the exhibit is made, and those
who have viewed the display, un-
hesitatingly declare that it will
capture first prize in competition
against the world.
For the International Soil
Products exposition the Santa Fe
announces that special rates will
be in effect, and by arrangement
with Secretary Miller of the agri-
cultural association special rates
may be secured at the Albany
hotel for visitors from ,Otero
county.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
Big Sugar Beet Campaign

The sugar beet campaign at the local
factory this year promises to be good
one and long one. 1t is unoffioially
given out that the campaign this year
will be the longest one in the history Of
the plant. 1t is to be hoped that the
campaign will last for more than one
hundred days. as that is the expectation.
At the present time. although the beets
are just little later than usual. it is
thought that they are in better condition.
They are growing all the time. and the
tonnage per acre is going to be quite a
bit better than last year or 1918. There
is not much sugar content at the pres
ent time. but within the coming month,
this will increase fast..-Swink Advocate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24

Can your fruit without one bit of sug-
ar and then add the sugar when prices
are lower" is Mrs. Miller's advice. "If
canned properly. with ordinary care in
sterilizing. sugarless fruit will keep in
definitely.
"All varieties of Colorado fruit have
been particularly sour this summer, on
account of the unusually cloudy weather
suppose"
"Women who are trying to can their
fruit with sugar are finding that it takes
a great deal more than usual to sweeten
the same amount OF fruit And the high
price of sugar has kept many housewives
from canning any fruit whatever.
Fruit juice to be used later in max
ing jelly and grape juice. too. may be put
up in the same way. without particle
Of sugar. Jelly is much better and fresh
er il it doesn't stand too long with the
sugar in it. The housewife who cans
the juice without sugar can make up a
dozen or so glasses Of jelly whenever
she wishes to use it. That spreads the
work of preserving over longer period
and takes much of it out of the hot
months. when many housekeepers lay
the foundation for an attack Of nervous
prostration by overwork.
ITO can cherries or any sort Of ber-
ries without sugar, wash and prepare the
fruit. The cherries need no water added
before cooking, as their juice is sufficient.
Add enough water to the other berries
to keep them from burning. Boil gently
for twenty minutes or half an hour.
Stir carefully to avoid brea aking the fruit
Have your jars and covers washed
perfectly clean. Then sterilizs them by
rolling in clean boiling water. Roll each
jar just before filing. That leaves the
jar hot. SO the boiling fruit will not break
it and keeps the sterilization complete.
Jars sterilzed and set away will not be
sterile when used later.
Turn your fruit slowly into the jar. so
as to avoid making bubbles. | use a
small ladle to fill my jars. Ifa bubble
gets into the fruit take it out with ster
ilized spoon. Going after a sterilized
bubble with an unsterilized spoon is poor
policy. You had better leave the bubble
in. Fill your can perfectly full. then put
on the top. Fill and seal only one jar
at time.
"The fruits coming on now-peaehes.
pears, grapes and plums-may all be
canned by this process. Water must
be added to these fruits. Simmer gen tly
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24

beets as one member in the rotation Of
crops.
The time is here when sugar beets,
everywhere and wherever grown have
become an industrial as well as COM
mereial crop. and this crop is undoubtedly
forming the foundation for the cultivation
Of extensive areas of land in the United
States and under varying conditions.
Sugar beet growing will teach deeper
blowing. more generous use Of fertilizer.
the keeping of fields clean of weeds and
the develo ping OF better system of rota-
ton of crops.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
STATE AID FOR GOOD ROADS
One Reason Why Food Prices Arc
High Is Because Of Cost Of Haul
ina Over Bad Highways.

Nearly every one of the state legis-
latures is considering demands for
more help for road building. says st.
Joseph News.Press. Ten years ago
all the states together put up but
$4,000, 900 for road building, exclusive
of local funds. In 1914 they spent
$43,000,OOO. But as four-fifths of this
was done by six eastern states and
two Pacific coast states. the problem
is far from solved nationally. Many
of our big problems always come back
to the cost-of-living question.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
Twelve Foot Corn

Nine feet up to the first ear of corn
on a stalk is somewhat Of a reach for
a man who might attempt to gather it,
but that is the way some corn in Colo
rado grows. E. ]. Smith states that he
saw on display in Boone few days ago
several stalks twelve feet high and it was
nine feet to the first ear on one of the
stalks. 1t was estimated that the field
from where it came would turn out IS
tons of ensilage. New Era.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
Plant Nut Trees.

Some nut or fruit.bearing trees set
out on country roads so feet apart,
would add much of beauty and COM
fort to the highway. 1t would be nec-
essary, of course, to have well-round-
ed roadways to drain off the water,
for mud holes and poor roadbeds
would not dry out quite SO fast as
where the sun shines on the road
bed all the time. The better road
beds would be well worth while
Leroy Cady.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
CantaIoupe Shipments

The carload shipments of cantaloupes
has just began in the valley. but Prowers
county is only slightly interested in this
industry. The big Amerion Beet Sugar
Co. ranch at Marvel will be the only
real heavy shippers. but if frost holds off
a few weeks they will ship great many
car loads. Most localities IN this county
have barely enough for home consump-
tion,--Lamar Register.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
ELECTRIC line
IS IS PROTECTED
By Head of Arkansas Valley
Railway, Light G. Power Co.
TO CONNECT ALL
TOWNS IN VALLEY
Plans Also Include Increased Lighting
and Power Facilities by Cheaper
Hydro-Electric System

and Power Facilities by Cheaper
Hydro-EIectric System
An interurban electric line, con-
Meeting all the towns of the Ar
kansas valley from Cripple Creek
to La Junta, is included in COM
prehensive plan for the improve
ment of the Arkansas Valley Rail
way, Light and Power company's
property. The plan also includes
increased lighting and power
facilities for more cities in this
portion of the state and All
opportunity Tor farmers within
reasonable distance of the valley
line to have the advantage of cleo
tricity.
Such is the project being con-
sidered at this time by II. M.
Byllesby, head of the Ii. M. Byl-
lesby company, Chicago, owners
of the Arkansas Valley Railway,
Light and Power company, and of
the light and power plants of
fifty-four other municipalities in
the United States, who was the
guest of honor on Tuesday night
at banquet at the Vail hotel in
Pueblo, attended by the company's
officials thruout the district, of
whom Frank s. johnson of this
city represented the district be-
tween Rocky Ford and Pueblo.
In an address to the officials
Mr.. Byllesby spoke at length on
the advantages of the Arkansas
valley for an unique and complete
electrical system which would
make the entire valley one extern
aive community. Ultimately, the
engineers see rare opportunity for
cheap electricity for the entire
valley by Harvesting the power of
the Arkansas river in the noun
famous districts, which would
create an opportunity for greatly
increased industrial promotion
and factories for this section.
THE one handicap confronting
the possibilities for hydro electric
power" Mr.. Byllesby said, is the
attitude of the government which
under present regulations pre-
vents any capital entering into
scheme to harness the mountain
streams. Not until the govern
ment will enact come assurance
that such property will not be ex-
cessively taxed and the possibility
of contiscation by state or federal
government is entirely removed,
will such projects be undertaken
by capitalists.
On Monday Mr.. Bylleshy read
a paper on this subject before the
bankersi convention in Denver,
entitled, Cessation of Hydro
Electrical Development in Amer
ica." lie said the cessation was
due to the unfriendly attitude of
the government.
The promotion of the improve
ments proposed in the Arkansas
valley, Mr.. Byllesby stated, nec-
essarily must await the return to
normal plane of the business
conditions which have been more
or less disturbed over the Euro
pean crisis.
Mr.. Byllesby made tour over
the company's holdings on We'd
nesday, for the first time since he
acquired the property in June,
1911, and he expressed great sat
isfaction with the development of
the Arkansas valley and was very
optimistic lover the future pros
poets,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
Star Route to Crowley

The postoffiee department is adyer-
tsing for bids on contract for star
route to be run between Manzanola and
Crowley. The contract calls for a six
day service leaving Manzanola not later
than $3.50 p. m. and allowing three hours
and thirty minutes for the round trip.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
Selling Some SiIos

S. A. Mcdonald came in on Tuesday
from Pierce, Colo, where he had been
to deliver Il carload of Champion oil
loads of these famous silos that Mr..
Mcdonald had placed within four days,
which is surely "going some"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
Can fruit NOW and ADD SUGAR LATER
Domestic Science Expert Says That Jeies and
Preserves May Easily Be Put Up This Way
and With Better Results

The high cost of needn't the economical housewife
out of putting her this Fruit with
out tender and keeps its flavor better than the
canned variety according Mrs. H. T. Miller
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24
ROCKY FORD CUBS
Win PENNANT
In Thrilling and Holly Con-
tested Game at La Junta
HOME BOYS SHOW
THEY CAN PLAY BALL
BY Capturing Arkansas Valley League
Championship In Last Innings of
Last Game of Season


The climax to a season filled
with all kinds of wire pulling and
personal bitterness came last Sun
day when Rocky Ford journeyed
to La Junta and took the last game
of the league season by score of
| to 0.
Not only was it the last game
but it was the deciding game and
the home of the pennan for 1915
hinged on the result.
The game was a pitchers bat
tie between jackson and Thrail-
kill with the honors belonging to
jackson by narrow margin.
John pitched himself out of
several holes while Thrailkill got
into deep water in the ninth
which resulted in the only score
of the game. One hit was scored
against each pitcher, Jackson
being entitled to no-hit game as
the hit recorded against him could
easily have been scored as an
error.
Aside from the work of the
pitchers the features were the
fielding of Maxwell, the catching
of Whalen and the base running
of Matney which resulted in the
only score.
The game in detail:
FIRST INNING
Rocky Ford-Matney out, Adding
ton to Forester. Smith skied to Fos-
ter. Maxwell sent Brown to the fence
for his long one.
La Junta-Merrill popped to Max
well. Addington out, Jackson to Max
well. Forester whitfield.
SECOND INNING
Rocky Ford-Gobin famed. d. Whal-
en- out, Thrailkill to Forester. jack
son famed.
La Junta a-Heriot struck out. Brown
flew to d. Whalen. Foster famed.
THIRD INNING
Rocky Ford-Culp struck out. Swink
grounded to Forester. A. Whalen
famed.
La Junta-Samuels hit by pitched
ball. Chellgord sacrificed. Jackson to
Maxwell, Samuels advancing to second.
Thrailkill famed. Merrill hit by pitch
ed ball. Addington out, Swink to Max
well.
FOURTH INNING
Rocky Ford-Matney out, Cbellgord
to Forester. Smith fouled out to
Merrill. Maxwell out, Addington to
Forester.
La Junta-Forrester out, Swink to
Maxwell. Heriot famed. Brown fan
ned.
FIFTH INNING
Rocky Ford-Gobin grounded to For
rester. d. Whalen hit by pitched ball,
advancing to second on passed ball.
Jackson out, bunted third strike foul.
Culp out, Thrailkill to Forester.
La Junta-Foster famed. Samuels
popped to Swink. Chellgord sent d.
Whalen to the fence Tor MS hlSh one.
SIXTH INNING
Rocky Ford Swink flew to Foster.
A. Whalen hit by pitched ball. Mat
ney walked. Smith hit to Chellgord,
Matney forced out, A. Whalen advanc-
ed to third, Smith safe at first. Max
well fouled to Samuels.
La Junta-Thrailkill out, Goblin to
Maxwell. Merrill struck out. Adding
ton walked. On a hit and run play
Addington went to third and Forester
safe at first when Swink dropped his
pop fly. Forester stole second.
Heriot famed.
SEVENTH INNING
Rocky Ford-Gobin whitfield. d. Whal-
en- flew to Heriot. Jackson hit thru
third to left field fence but was declar-
ed out for cutting first base.
La Junta-Brown famed. Foster
famed. Samuels out, Jackson to Max
well.
EIGHTH INNING
Rocky Ford-Culp popped to Forres-
ter. Swink fouled to Merrill. A.
Whalen famed.
La -Chellgord famed. Thrail-
kill famed. Merrill famed.
NINTH INNING
Rocky Ford-Matney singled to left.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-24

Continued on Last Page
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BREAKING INTO PRINT.
One Writer'S First Little Check and
the Way He Spent It,

Richard Harding Davis, says the
London Strand Magazine. IS. one or
those Fortunate men whose short StO.
r1cS can always command II thousand
dollars and over. How he "brokc into
print IS an Interesting little history
1T was while ut Lchigh univcrSiiy,"
he says, that ] earned my first sum
for writing. 1t was Il description of Il
cane rush at the university, and | sent
1t to Il local pnpcr 1t was published
and few days later ! received Il check
for the large sum Of $115. | have re-
tc1Veu larger checks since then, but
the biggest of them never gave me the
thrill that HAT one did.
'J1iSt as soon as caShed that check
| snllich out TO buy something with
1T had no idea Whut-nnd in my
search found two very nice looking
candleStickS which, think, were about
the price Of the story ] had sold |
bought them. They were made Of
brass and seemed very solid and hand
some: one | sent to my mother ana
the other ! kept for myself They are
Stlll In existence, | believe, shining
witness TO the first fracture J made in
my youthful cndcavOr to brcak into
print"
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Figure 1t Out.

a beggar boy asked an old gentle
man in the street for siXpcnce
What will you do with it if l give
you one? asked the Old gentleman
Turn it into nincpcncc quick" re-
piled the boy.
How"
GIVE ne the siXpencc and III soon
show you
The boy got the money, darted off
to q bakers shop and bought three
penny loaf, with which he returned
to the old gentleman ard handed him
back 3 pennies.
'HOw's this? You said you would
make the sixpence into nincpcnce."
$50 | have. The bakers got three
pence, you've got threepence and I've
got three penny loaf. That's nine
pence.'-Pearson's Weekly.
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Remembers His
Eskimo Friend

Admiral Robert T.. Pcarv, discov-
crer Of thc North Pole, IN fulfill
ment of the wishes of Ootah. one of
the four liskimos who accompauicd
him to the Pole in 1909 has shjppcd
to Outnh and other members Of 11,r
tribe Of Cape York I;skiuos th.
northelnmost of all the inhabitants
of the globe, a phonogroph and
records They are securely packed
in the hold of the Macmillan relief
ship George b. Cluctt, which has
cleared from Nova Scotia for the
Arctic.
Admiral Pcarv RECENTLY learned
through newspaper clipping that
when the Whitney -Raincv hunting
party was at Etah, North Green.
lanA, Dotah, who heard their phon-
o&rarh or the scalcr Boefhic, COM
mandcl by Capt Robert \. Bartlett
Of Pcary's North Pole expedition,
was profoundly impressed bv it and
requested Bartlett to ask Pcarv to
send him a talking machinc.N
Ootah was one Of the most stall
wart of Pcary's I;skimos and a
great favoritc of his, and SO the
Admiral gladly complied with the
request and sent to OOtah and his
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An Interesting Talk.

In the days Of Henry Clay, a Ken.
lucky farmer sent q servant to Lexing-
ton with note for the president Of Il
certain bank. When the man returned
he said to his master:
Il met Marse Henry Clay in the bank
and had conversation with him"
Indeed! And Oh what topic did you
and Nlr. Clay cOnverse?' inquired the
master with interest.
The darby removed his hat and
made sweeping bow. " Says
Mr.. Clay to me" And another
very low bow. "And | the same to Mr..
Clay."-Every ybody's.
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WOMAN ICE DEALER.

1t doesn t sound just exactly like
1ce!' the way Mrs. Maggie IRE
lnO says it.
Twenty six years in America,
and 10 years as Kansas City's only
ice woman, haven't polished the
Neapolitan accent from Mrs. IRE
mos call
But when the residents of the
West Side hear her voice ringing up
and down the quiet streets early in
the morning they don need all in
terpreter to tell them what Mrs.
Tre1no says. Mrs. Treino's big
yellow wagon and little, plodding
horses are we'll known. That the
ice woman has more friends in the
neighborhood than the icemen can
be credited largely to the smiles and
words Of good cheer that she gives
away with her ice.
: From a 80 clock every morning
until about II Q clock Mrs. Treino
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Leaning lover In Ennland.

The famous leaning tower of Pisa
has n rival in the Temple tower OF
Bristol, III England. IT is n square
tower Of early Gothic architecture. All
us parts still preserve their normal
relative positions without cracks or fiS-
SrreS. The tower, which IS about 1lJ
feet high, is five feet out Of pcrpcudic-
uar at the summit. There are no rec
ordS to show whether the inclination
vas part Of the architcct'S design or
whether it is the result Of an earth
quake or Of slow changes in the incIi-
nation Of the soil For many years
there has been no change in the slope
OF the tower.