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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
FILL MANY LITTLE GULLIES
Old Buckets, Cans, Shoes and Other
Discarded Articles Can Be Made
Useful In Filling Holes.

During winter is a good time to be-
gin to fill the many little gul1ies that.
have started during the year. Instead
of throwing old buckets. cans and
shoes all about over the place. Just
carry them to where they can still be
Of service-put them in a gully. /
doubt II ever a bucket or can was
more useful anywhere il placed with
open end toward the mouth of the
gully, says writer in Inland Farmer
In this way they catch and are filed
with the sediment brought by the tor
rents of water during heavy rains.
Then sticks and other obstacles lodge
against them and soon the gully is in
shape to hold all obstacles and much
soil, too. and in a short time is COM
pletely filled.
l have seen full grown" gullies
filled by placing empty barrels in them
in same position as given for cans and
buckets, but the barrels must be held
tightly by driven stakes and when
they are covered more must be placed
above them. Instead of burning the
brush and small logs (large logs also
IL they can be conveniently handled),
Just dump them into the gully beside
the barrels. You will soon see that
you will have land to till where once
was large gaping gully.
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embroiled look upon the United States as n greedy
animal growing fat and sleek feeding their
life blood. AID probably would return gifts TO
Us with curt "Nothank.yous
Instead / shall confess that ! am weighed down
with the hopelessness of the situation. Here in
America we have all we may reasonably ask OF
Providence-consdering sins of politics
and social injustice. over there they cursed
beyond the power of words to describe. and the
curse will be felt for generations.
Millions in Europe dying in the agonies
of starvation. cold and disease for want of food.
clothing shelter and medical aid. What ghast-
ly joke it would be in these circumstances for the
richest and luckiest nation to offer those millions
of pitiful children a little candy and fruit when
they need milk and broth. mittens when they need
blankets and clothing. dolls and toy trains when
they need doctors and nurses and sanitary sup
plies. No. this is time for polite mementoes.
Let concentrate giving the only real help
that would suffice and that would be welcome
peace possible.
Let look upon the manner in which Europe
celebrated Christmas before the war.
In France and Belgium Christmas the
baragues booths. appear in the streets without
hndrance, and are all ablaze with candles and
gttering treasures. for every household must
contain some bright trinket in honor of Noel. The
midnight is thronged; the magnificent
Christmas hymn is chanted everywhere. and then
all is geeful holiday for hour So for IL is
Christmas morning, the peace-making morning of
the world
There is the boudin to be eaten. the calen. or
Christmas lamp. symbolical of the star that gnd
ed the Magi to Bethlehem to be lighted the lit
tie creche to be exposed, and all happiness all
goodwill to everyone to be expressed before re-
firing with the grand chorale of peace sounding
in the In the country the lads and lassies
merrily drag home the buche de Noel, correspond.
ing to our Yule log which is kindled by the head
OF the family the boudin must be eaten and the
hot spiced wine sent round and many a mlsun.
derstandmg Is made clear beside the Christmas
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

Schools, churches. factories homes-every sort
of habtable place is filled with wounded. And
one of the most hourishng enterprises over there
is the sale of artificial limbs.
Even from Asia comes the wall of sorrow for
Mohammedan Turkey is religiously slaughtering
its hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian
subjects. News dispatches of the last few days
describe the terrible plight of refugees-penni-
less, ragged. hungry. diseased, noncombatants and
exhausted beaten sodiers-who sweeping
out of desoated Serbia into Greece We read of
women with children in arms spending a month
tramping through the snow-covered mountains
hoping in the end to find a little warmth and
food and peace We read of frozen roadways
strewn with the bodies of those that stopped
the way for bit OF rest-and never went
None of the hundred million of in the United
States appreciate the horror of It ALL Some
of our war correspondents over there have seen
and heard, but none has suffered and endured
those who part of the coniagraton.
Santa Claus will have sorry time abroad this
year Fathers and mothers have neither the
heart nor the means OF commemorating the birth
of the Child of Bethlehem and his mission among
men OF necessity they and their children will
fast instead of feast-f there is any feasting it
will be a feast of prayer and hope.
America sent no Christmas ship abroad this
wear Why not some of may ask. Why not?-
with the United States the height of prosperity
and blessed with peace Perhaps because
realize what horror the war is. prominent
newspaper man in one of our large citics--a man
who had much to do with the success of the
project last year-had this to say when the ques'
ton was brought up:
"a Christmas ship this year-a boatload or two
or three boatloads of dolls and jumping Jacks and
red apples and candy and cakes and mttens and
red-top boots for the kids 0f Europe? | shall not
dwell on the fact that the warrng nations have
become much more deadly in their hate and
picion and probably would refuse safe passage for
the cargoes from one country to another. ! shall
not concern myself witn the fact that the nations
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Belgium, Serbia, northern France and Poland
Hades of wreckage. In Germany everyone
is living short rations and turning all energies
to the pursuit of war. Even the halfgrown boys
of France under arms awaiting the call to
the trenches Austria and Italy and England and
Russia and Bulgaria are pouring their money into
the mill that turns out guns and explosives while
the poor exist in the misery of semistarvation.
getting their mite of food and fuel and clothing
by taking their turn in the bread line
All of warning Europe's able bodied men
soldiers in capacity another. In the
streets of all the cities and villages of the con.
housekeeping the little neutral nations-one
sees only aged men. veterans of other wars and
MANNED who recovering from wounds
received in this one. Everywhere are hospitals
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Concrete Hotbed.

the north than the south side. A
wall SIX inches thick will be strong
enough. In finishing up the back and
front walls give them the proper slope
SO that the sash will fit snugly. The
heavy concrete wall will give more
protection than could be got with a
wooden wall, and will last for a life
time, whereas wood or lumber will
have to be renewed after few years.
The material exclusive of the lumber
for forms will cost in most places
about SO per cubic yard. making the
cost per square foot of six-inch
wall less than five cents. Any kind
Of lumber may be used, and the labor
need not be skilled.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
ORCHARD GRASS FOR GRAZING
1t viii Endure Considerable Rough
Treatment Without Injury-Good
for Woodland Pastures.

Orchard grass is coarsegrowing.
Sunchy grass that furnishes good
grazing in early spring and late fall
weather. 1t will endure considerable
rough treatment without injury and
should be kept closely grazed for the
best results. No other grass will stand
more shade. and it is the one most
often recommended for woodland pas
lures. 1t never does well on light,
sandy soils. On wet lands and heavy
clays it is an excellent grass to mix
with redtop. From 20 to 80 pounds
of seed to the acre will give n full
stand. Half as much will be sufficient
for pasture mixtures. It should be
seeded in the fall. 1t is one of the best
grasses to sow in gullies, to prevent
further erosion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

fire on this. the day OF good will
In Germany and Austria every housemother ami
every father makes Christmas the feast for the
children, the great day of reunion, the glad time
when all meet under the old rooftree ana social
customs prevail over religious observances. inc
Christmas tree is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mas IT,
rich or poor-and omits Weihnacht
Bescheerung or Christmas gifts. To provide these.
the German people will. II need be. save up nan
the wear Each member OF the household must
have something a surprise generally services
able prese nts that are often needed and always
acceptable
SinpuIarIy enough the Christmas Is not ceie-
brated as one would expect in Italy. There the
night nj the wear is less n religious festival than
a fair. The world seems absorbed IN oehrious
excitement and all crowd round Puicinelo anu
divert themselves hilariously till the churches
claim them for the midnight mass. But the run
goes on: they laugh geefully. as only Italians
can laugh enjoy themselves to their hearts con
tent but the celebrations are not nome ceieoFa
tions. IL is a general. not domestic, feast
In Russia and Poland the children put their
shoes filled with hay outside the door Tor the
horses of St Nicholas: and 1t is believed In most
sections that St Nicholas comes frst on pre-
paratory visit ten oLys before Christmas TO learn
which children have been good. He leaves nuts
and candy in the shoes of those who have been
good but nothing for those who have been bad.
who thus know that they may expect no presents
on the real Christmas day
In Serbia and the other Balkan countries, at
dawn the day before ChrismaS the storuy peas
ant proprietor dispatches his sons to the forest.
On reaching the spot where the destined CHRIST
mas tree stands. the axbearer offers up prayer
then he draws on pair OF gloves, takes hand-
ful of corn. filings it against the tree, and says.
Good morning and happy Christmas to you
This done he addresses himself to the task OF
telling paying careful attention to the laws OF the
"badnyaE" which prescribes among other things
that all the cuts be made On one particular side.
Once felled the tree is carried home and leaned
fl1 . hnttS fhara
mains till evening. Then the wife lights two can
dies and places one on either side of the door
way while the husband goes forth to bring in the
"badnyak.
The master Of the house now throws three nuts
into each of the four corners of the ROOM saying
as he does so: In the name of the Father
in the name of the Son: in the name of the Holy
Ghost-Amen!'
All night everyone remains goating over the
cracking roasting pig with eagerness of
anticipation proportionatc TO the zeal with which
they have observed the six weeks fast en- Joined
hy the Greek orthodox church BY this time
Christmas day has dawneG, and Christmas
everyone must 20 10 service
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
WAYS OF HANDLING MANURE
on Composition of Foods Fed
to Farm Animals.

The value of manure depends upon
the composition of the foods fed. Cow
manure is cold and contains consider
ably more water than that from any
other class of farm animals. 1t fer
ments and heats slowly, and is called
a cold manure. A cow will void 40 to
so pounds of dung and 20 to 80 pounds
of urine in a day.
A COW fed a balanced ration will
void about one-half of the nitrogen in
the urine, which shows the importance
of preserving the urine; about one
fourth is in the milk and the balance
in the solid excrement.
Horse manure contains less water
than COW manure, and as the horse
has less power to digest forage, the
manure is more fibrous. Horse manure
ferments easily and hence is most val
liable for spreading over meadows.
mixed grasses and wheat.
The best method for hay and grain
farms is to haul and spread the ma
nure direct from the stables; use plenty
of litter for bedding. For vegetables,
haul the manure where it is to be
used and pile it. If the manure is
thrown out in the yard it should be
kept in concrete vault and the urine
pumped up occasionally and spread
over the solid manure. Manure thrown
out in the open yard and exposed to
heavy rains loses large part of its
most valuable fertilizing elements
This is very slovenly and wasteful
method. If this method must be fol-
lowed, have the barn spouted, use
plenty of litter and keep the manure
in compact heap. The urine that
drains from the heap should be col
lected and thrown over the pile.
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Right Kind for Farm Work.

these youngsters first see the light
when the spring work on the farms is
in full blast, and when every mule
or horse is in requisition. Thus it
happens. and only too often, that the
brood mare who is about to drop a
foal is rushed too hard by some care
less driver, consequently the colt that
she has carried for ten months. and
which should have come right is lost.
Then, again, the colt may come in all
right, but the mare is thin and weak
from hard work on short rations; in
other words, she is in q rundown con-
dition. her flow of milk is small and
entirely inadequate.
From the very start the foal of a
mare in this condition has struggle
for existence. SO the odds are against
him. II his mother is worked hard
and not fed properly, this colt will
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
WelI-Fitted for Hard Work.

soon have to forage around for at
least half of its living. filling up on
grass, long before his digestive or
gans are ready to assimilate food of
this sort in any quantity, thus it won't
be long before his hair becomes rough
and he develops paunch, in common
parlance "a pot belly or. "a grass
belly" With this unsightly sign OF
growth will be noticed a lean neck,
thin headquarters and rough hair. At
the end of the year the mare is still
poor, and the colt is about two-thirds
of the size he should have been If
the simple rules Of feeding and care
had been carried out. Not costly rules
at all, only common sense
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
LIaht and Air Essential.

All stables. like houses. should have
ample window space in order to ad-
NIT plentiful supply of sunlight and
fresh air. in themselves among the
most powerful disinfectants known.
Bacteria thrive in dampness, dirt and
darkness, and a clean. dry stable pre-
sents the most unfavorable conditions
for their development. For this rea-
son good drainage is also an essential
point to be considered in the construc.
tion of a stable.
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RAISING GOOD HORSES
Farmer Must Give Extra Atten-
tion to Mares and Foals.
Rough Tire atment, Poor Feed and Un-
comfortable Quarters All Tend to
Lessen Chances OF Strong
and Vigorous Colt.

If you want to raise good horses.
you must look after the mares and
young foals, in fact, you will have to
be little careful with the mares for
three months before foaling, says a
writer. Rough treatment, poor feed.
and uncomfortable quarters, all tend
to lessen the chances of the foal com.
ing into the world alive, strong and
able to thrive from the start.
In all probability a large majority
of colts are dropped during the months
of April and May. This means that
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Cheapest Cow to Care For.

1t is much cheaper to milk and
care for one COW giving 300 pounds OF.
butterfat in a year than it is to mi
and care for three cows giving 100
pounds of butterfat each and If the
3oO-pound COW is heavily fed she will
not eat as much as the three 100.
pound cows
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
HOTBED MADE OF CONCRETE
It May Be as cheapIy Constructed and
Is Much More Satisfactory Than
One Made of Lumber.

Where the hotbed is to stand in the
same place year after year, one made
of concrete is to be preferred. 1t may
be as cheaply constructed, and is
much more satisfactory than one made
Of lumber. The excavation should be
made the required depth. width and
length, then the forms made of inch
lumber. building up a foot higher on
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no W0cAl1SV AINS Mzl2eHpoNzSN
By JERlE DAVIS.

BY JERLE DAVIS.
2 HAT a CHASTITY holiday Christmas
will be in Europe this year. Mil
lions of families in mourning. mill
lions of women and children starv-
ing. millions of homes in ruins.
millions OF new graves. millions of
dead men that haven't even the
shelter of earth. millions of square
miles of fertile land laid waste by
war. millions of men killing fathers.
husbands. brothers. sons and sweet
hearts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Safe Butter colorino.

A safe butter coloring is the yolkG
OF strictly fresh eggs, added just be-
fore churning is finished.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Money in Feedina Grain to cov

A pound of grain consumed by a
good COW will produce more profit
than when fed TO steer for beef
This is not fancy, 1t is a fact.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-13
The CRANK MIND

This country is getting uncomfort
lbly like Russia. There have been
attempts to blow up pubic and other
buildings within a year In the city
OF New York alone and similar deeds
in many other places. Now comes
the nearly fatal attempt on j. p.
Morgan, followed up by the placing
of bomb in the New York police
station. What next?
The more or less demented persons
who are wandering about the coun-
try, planning some crazy deed of Y'o'
lence, sending threatening letters to
prominent public men 3 q constant
menace to all holding high station.
Probably the men at the head CT
large manufacturing corporations
could tell SINH ar tales II they cared
to.
After such events the suggestions
Is usually made by many people that
additional restrictions be placed on.
the sale of firearms. Probably this
should be done, but principally to
keep the weapons away from roughs
and rowdies. The crank whose mind
is red with inHamed passion against
some public dignitary or policy can
never be prevented in this manner
from getting deadly weapons.
Fortunately diseased mind nas lit
tie gift for concealment. It's morb d
passion demands expression. The
cracked brain keeps its own thoughts
no more easily than the cracked YES
sci holds water. Police officers end
friends who allow a morbid minded
man to roam at large assume heavy
responsibility
Arguing with men who get these
queer mental streaks is useless. I'm
less one was very tactful, they would
be only irritated. Probably their
lack OF balance Is due primarily to
low states of nervous vitality. Put.
ting them on some not over strenuous
Job at farming or gardening would do
them more good than seeking to con-
vert them to sanity. A quiet life in
the sunshine. cooperating in the or
derry processes OF nature would ie-
store many queer minds to more
normal balance.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-13

be kept cool all night and free from
dust, otherwise it will be too ripe for
good results.
If some mornings milk is used It
should be cooled to the same temper
ature as the nights milk before the
two are mixed.
Period Setting
Thoroughly mix the milk and mea.
sure the required five gallons into
preferably, some rectangular or square
vessel. Heat gradually to "a degrees
to So degrees F.
Adding Color. II color is desired
the amount will vary from none to
O.. of an ounce.
Adding Rennet. Dilute 1-6 of an
ounce of rennet extract In forty times
its volume of pure cold water. Thor
ougly stir the milk and then add the
diluted rennet by gradually pouring
II in various parts Of the milk. Stir
briskly to mix the extract evenly thru
out the milk. All motion of the milk
should cease before 1t begins to coag.
ulate. The vessel should be covered
to prevent cooling of the surface. II
all the conditions are proper the
milk Will begin to coagulate In from
ten to fifteen minutes and will be
ready for the next step in from thirty
to thirty.five minutes.
Period 2.--Cutting
When to Cut Curd. Two and one
half times the period from adding
rennet tin the first thickening appears
gives the time for cutting.
Method of Cutting Curd. II the re-
quired knives are not available, the
vertical cutting can be done with a
butcher knife and II care is taken
these strips Of curd can be cut or
broken into uniform cubes. This Is
necessary SO that the whey will be
uniformly expelled. Care must also
be taken not to tear and break on
bits of curd as this will result in loss
of both fat and curd.
Period 3.-Heatins and Stirring
Stirring. AS soon as the curd is
cut, the whole mass should be gent
ly stirred, This can best be done
with the hands. though the agitation
must not be violent enough to break
the cubes of curd. During the pro-
cess the temperature should not be
allowed to fall below 81 degrees F.
Heating. After ten minutes stir
ring, gradually apply heat and raise
the temperature to 9S degrees F.
This should not be more rapidly than
2 degrees in Ave minutes. Stirring
should continue during this process
though the danger OF breaking the
curd is much less now, as It toughens
with the heating. After tempera
ture of 9S degrees F., is reached the
curd need only be stirred about every
ten minutes.
1t Is important to keep the tempera
ment at SO degrees F., during this
stage.
When to Draw Whey. The cookint
should continue till the particles o.
curd, when squeezed in the hand ant
the pressure suddenly released, will
fall apart. At this time the whey Il
drawn.
Period 4.-cheddarins
| After the whey Ia drawn tho curi
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-13
WHAT SAVES THE
ANGlO-SAxON?

Nobody pretends that England has
displayed anything resembling Teu.
tonic efficiency during the present
war. Recruiting has stumbled along,
and the making of munitions has
been badly muddled. The Antwerp
expedition was foolish and the bus
ness at the Dardanelles looks queer,
All this. and what the editorial
scolds say about it, has a flavor that
carries one back to our war with
Spain. Uncle Sam just got mad and
began to fight. His wind was bad,
his muscles were flabby and his eyes
rather cloudy. He won the fight but
he came back home vowing he would
never be caught out OF condition
again.
Viewing these sad revelations, one
comes to wonder why the Americans
and the British are called great. The
facts" have always indicated an ear
ly grave for both nations. Summing
up, we come to the conclusion that
two "unscientific" elements in Its ma
ture have saved the Anglo-Saxon race
from determination.
II is never afraid to fight and II
never knows when 1t is whipped
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-13
SALARIES IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Are salaries of public officials toe
high or too low? This is a much de
bated question.
Members of state legislatures and
municipal governments may not De
getting much more than they were
ten years ago. But executive posi-
lions in good many states are be-
ing paid quite literally.
The attempt is made to attract to
these positions men Of commanding
ability, sufficient to win very lucra
tive positions in business and the pro
fessions. II such men are actiafy
secured, It probably pays.
But quite frequently il works ike
this: The politicians in state legisla'
lures and local machines fix their am
billions on these SO called plums
They are affable and circulate over
n wide extent to make friends. They
work secret society and other social
affiliations BY and by when the par
ty managers have fat piece OF pork
to d spose Of, this useful worker has
acquired grip that can be ignored
Il does not necessarily follow that
these choices are bad Many oil
these successful politicians are very
bright fellows. Their ability TO
make friends so widely and land these
positions shows that they have capac'
ity, and they may perform their du'
ties effic emily.
The objection is, that the politician
type of public official can usually be
hired for a very moderate price. All
over the country men Of this type are
drawing salaries of $4,000 to $4,000
who would have jumped at salaries
OF $500 to $500.
No matter how well meaning and
how capable an official of the political
type may be 1t Is not the hest school
in which to train men for business po
sit ons. The successful politician
has played the game too long to be
able to drop It. He is apt to have
too many friends. This question OF
salaries is two sided one. Advanc
es in pay need to be carefully consid'
cred to see whether they are COL
to land a really superior type of man