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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
OLD STRAWBERRY BEDS
Dead Leaves Around Old Crowns
Should Be Removed.
Plants in Center Should Be Trimmed
and Rest Thoroughly Cultivated
With Hoe-Give Young Plants
Chance to Start.

CBy f. p. SANDSTEN, Colorado Agricul-
tural College. Fort Collins. Colo)
As soon as the picking season is
over, the strawberry bed should be
moved and raked Off. The dead leaves
around the old crowns should also be
removed and burned. The rows are
generally crowded with plants in the
center, and these should be thinned
out and the rest thoroughly cultivated
with the hoe. Then the beds should
be given a coating of well rotted barn
yard manure and worked into the
ground, and liberal supply Of water
applied.
In many cases where the rows are
heavily matted and the young plants
have taken root between the rows, 1t
is advisable to plow up the center Of
the rows, leaving the young plants to
form the new row.
Strawberry plants produce the heav-
lest at the first seasons fruiting and
decline very rapidly after that time.
For this reason, 1t Is advisable to re-
move the old plants and give the
younger ones a chance to develop. The
old plants can easily be told from the
young plants by the roots. Old plants
have dark-colored roots. while ,ung
plants have light-colored. Also the
crowns of the old plants become black
and elongated. while on the young
plants the crowns are short and light
colored.
Good fruit growers will ordinarily
not fruit the beds more than two sea-
sons, 1t being cheaper and more prof.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
TO PREVENT POTATO BLIGHT
tain Extent by Spraying With
Bordeaux Mixture.

1t is not always possible to prevent
the blight, but you can control it In
large measure by thorough and fire.
quent spraying with bordeaux mixture.
The first spray should be put on when
the potatoes are about six inches high
and should be repeated at intervals Of
ten days to two weeks as the new
leaves appear.
To make the bordeaux mixture dis
solve six pounds sulphate of copper in
25 gallons of water. In another vessel
slake six pounds of fresh stone lime
and dilute to % gallons. Strain the
lime solution and mix the two together
when you are ready to spray. Do not
attempt to keep from one spraying to
another any of the unused mixture.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
HERMIT's FARE COSTS LITTLE
Reputed "Hoiy Man" Of Japan Sub.
sists on Laurel Leaves and Few
Raw Potatoes Daily.

A hermit who has set up his private
shrine by the wayside calls himself
the incarnation of Fudosama, the god
Of fire. This mysterious man makes
his abode in little coop near the
botanical gardens, paying n monthly
rental of S2.25. On the plaster just
below the paper window is written:
'"The worshiping place of the wood.
eating hermit"
Day and night one can see the flare
Of fire on the paper window and low
voice can be heard, says the East and
West News. Every passer feels q
queer sensation us he goes by. The
visitor knocked at the dismal-lookine
entrance. The one who came to an
swer was the mysterious man. He
looked to be about fifty-five and in his
brawny and reflective features he
showed n magnetic smile.
1t seems he began his pious life by
scOrching his body with lighted
candle to save the life of his sick
child. He tasted 81 days and prac-
ticed water meditation. The child re-
covered. His faith grew stronger. For
30 years past he has touched no rice
or other cereal. Before the visitor he
chewed some laurel leaves. Fifty Of
these, five raw potatoes, n little salt
and water, were his daily fare. He Is
said to effect miraculous cures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
TROUBLES OF MELON GROWER
Frequent Loss Caused by Anthrae-
nose Attacking PIant-BIights
Foliage and Spots Fruit.

Melon growers frequently suffer
loss from anthracnose, u disease which
blights the foliage and spots the fruit.
The leaves are covered with irregular,
dark, dead spots, and may die before
the melons are ripe. The trouble de-
velOps on the fruit in the form of wa
ter soaked, and later sunken spots of
varying size which have u pink cen.
ter.
The fungus which causes water
melon anthracnOse attacks cucumbers,
cantaloups, and squashes. Warmth
and moisture or rainy weather are
especially favorable to the spread and
development of the disease. 1t can
be largely controlled or prevented by
spraying thoroughly with fresh home
made bordeaux mixture.
The disease usually appears when
the fruit is nearly grown. Watch
carefully for the leaf spot and spray
as soon us 1t appears. If the weather
is favorable for Its development, spray
two weeks before the melons begin
to mature, and make a second appllca-
ton week later.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
IRON POSTS SUPPORT WIRE
German Idea That Makes Their
Trenches Only a Little Way From
Being lmpregnable.

In the Atlantic Monthly Mr.. Edward
Morlnc describes IL very clever i'm
provement the Germans have made in
their barbed-wire defenses. The
wires are usually fastened TO wooden
posts, of course, but the Germans have
found IL better support for them. lie
writes:
"After we had taken the German
trench, our men set to work to remodel
it. shifting the parapet to the other
side, building little outpost trenches
and setting barbed wire. The latter
job was done in Il wonderfully short
time, thanks to German thoroughness.
For the wooden stakes to which the
wire is tied they had substituted soft
iron rods, three-quarters of an inch
thick, twisted five times in the shape
of a great corkscrew. This screw twist
ed into the ground exactly like cork
puller into cork. The straight part
Of the rod, being twisted upon itself
down and up again every ten inches,
formed six or seven small loops in a
height Of about five feet. Into these
eyes the barbed wire was laid and
tying wire.
"First cutting the tying wire, we lift
ed the barbed wire out of the eyes,
showed small stick through one, and,
turning the rod with the leverage of
the stick, usncrewed 1t out of the
ground, and then, reversing the proc
ess. screwed 1t In again. The advan-
tage of this rod is obvious. When n
shell falls in the midst of this wire
protection, the rods are bent and twist
ed, but unless broken off short they
always support the wire, and even
after severe bombardment present u
serious obstacle to the assaulters. In
such case wooden posts are blown to
smithereens by the shells, and when
broken of they let the wire fall fiat
to the ground"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
VALUE OF GOAT RECOGNIZED
Animals Were Long Looked Upon as
Jokes In This country-Goat's
Milk is Health-G Giving.

Goats have long been looked on as
Jokes in this country, though in some
foreign countries they have been re-
lied on as sources of meat, milk and
material for the manufacture of cloth.
OF recent years the health-giving quail
tiles of goats milk are being recog-
nized, as well as the palatibility of kid
meat, and the silky-haired varieties
are being pastured on waste lands to
good advantage. The forestry service
is using these animals TO clean out the
dense brush on the reserves, so that
grass may get started.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15

Electric locomotives gradually are
replacing steam on the state railways
Of Italy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
FUNGUS DISEASE OF BEANS
Both Wax and Green Varieties are
Troubled With Anthraenose-
Spray With Bordeaux.

Anthracnose is n fungous disease of
both wax and green beans, appealing
first as small purplish discolorations
but later developing into large, dark
spots surrounded by a light brown
ring. These spots often run together.
A pink mass of spores forms in the
center of these spots. The fungus
penetrates through the pod and into
the seed, causing it to become spotted.
The most important method of control
is by seed selection. If the disease
appears early, the plants can be spray
ed with $3.50 formula of bordeaux
mixture. Crop rotations and the burn
ing of the infected plants is also very
important.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
Threatened strike HaIts Fruit Picking

Ihrtdtthtu StrIKt 7dTts Fruit Picking
Sacramento, Cal.-Picking Of Cali
fornia deciduous fruits for Eastern
shipment was practically discontinued
Aug. 20 because of the threatened
road strike.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15

chance. The bee is faithful and de-
serving creature.
Furnish a neighbor bee keeper with
few good hives, with frames and
comb foundation starters. and pay him
for hiving few swarms In them for
you.
Buy good. strong colonies of bees
in hives with straight combs. These
should be secured from someone
known to be reliable and experienced
in bee keeping.
Buy a few nuclei from a reliable
bee-supply man. A nucleus is a part
of colony of bees secured by divid-
ing up strong colony into two,
three or four parts, putting each part
in separate hive to build up into q
full colony.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
CREAMERY GRADE ALL CREAM
Better Prices Stimulate Farmer to
Obtain Better cattIe-Better
Grade of Butter.
CBy L. G. RINKLE.)

The American farmer who sells
cream should insist that the creamery
grade his cream. This will tend to
Gull out the poor quality Of cream and
make possible a better grade of but
ter. Give the creamery n good grade
of cream and they can make n good
grade of butter. Good butter sells for
a high price, therefore top prices can
be paid for the cream. Better cream
prices stimulate the farmer in obtain.
ing better dairy cattle and increase
the desire for a more careful study of
economical milk production.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
Russia Buys $4,000, 900 War munitlon

New York-An analysis of foreign
trade at this port disclosed that s12,
596.G59 of the S7S.l06.341 worth Of
American goods exported were sold to
Russia alone. OF this amount about
s10.oo0.OOO represented purchas s OF
war material and the remaining s2.-
100000 included harness, motor cars.
miscellaneous machinery and general
merchandise. Exports to France were
s2,O00.0OO greater than those to Rus
sia, hut the Russian item is the more
striking one.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
Part of the Fun.

'"There are few people in this world
who can resist the temptation to
give unsolicited advice"
But, why, my friend, should one
resist temptation of that sort?"
asked the ardent fan.
81 don't understand you, SIR"
"Nine out of ten people would never
attend baseball game If they couldn't
give the players and the umpire unso-
licited advice"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR FARM
Add to Convenience as Well as Attrae.
tiveness-Eneouraoe for
Small Isolated Plants.

Good lighting systems for house and
barn add to the attractiveness as well
as to the convenience of farm life.
Trouble is usually due to Ignorance or
negligence. The introduction of mod
ern equipment, such as hish-efiiciency
lamps, has done much to encourage
the development of small isolated
plants and a few years may make
their use common.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
ThorouQh.

Did the grasshoppers do much dam.
age to your farm last year?"
81 should say they did. They de-
voured everything clear down to the
first mortgage"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
GETTING PROFIT FROM BEES
Honey Gatherer Is Faithful and De-
serving Creature-Buy Nuclei
From Reliable Man.

(From the Missouri College Of AgricuI-
ture.)
Have you bees?
Why waste n honey crop?
Why let your neighbor's bees get
your crop?
Buy bees by the pound, with good
Italian queen.
Get n few swarms of your own
this summer.
Buy neglected stands of bees and
take care of them and give them a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18

The undercollar remains rather fiat, but
the organdy affair flares up 4; the
back at a great ratc--if not even
greater than that.
New umbrellas are short and stubby
The long Alpine sticH OF the past has
disappeared.
The handle is short, the silk top is
| abbreviated, and even the tip is very
! brief. In all cases the umbrella mus,
be carried by a leather strap slipped
over tho wrist or by a bracelet arrange.
, ment designed TO serve the same pur
, pose.
/ II is spid by those who ought tC
. know that umbrellas we're made shor
/ when skirts became abbreviated in
! length. Old-time silk ;assels. supposed
to be necessary on everw well-brought
up umbrella. have cvnporated in favo
OF small acorns that dangIe from silk,
! cords.
! Rlack umbrellas have white ivor,
tips and handles. Tete de negre, VIC
! lie; and blue arc considered the hes
! and most fashionable colors
! Copyright, 1916. by j. Keeley)
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Woman and Home

wear her clothes drawn In to shadow.
Snug lines invariably add TO the large
woman's latitude.
4 gown must "look like one but
this is not enough; II must look like
one at ones best. And It might go a
degree beyond that and look 4 trifie
better.
Very fascinat ting TO one possessing
the inspirations of the fashionists Is
the model, offered to-day by our friend.
the artist.
The material is mousseline do sole in
bishops purple. The skirt is OF width
that is nothing less than scandalous.
considering the price OF fine fabrics.
The panner putfs are also as full as
even the strongest anatomy could bear.
AZ the back these puffs rear up into a
decided hustle.
The slcercs-ah! cast a special glance
on them. Are they not charminE-as
full out" the width of doors per-
nit. and the long elbow frll as quaint
as bunch OF wax flowers? The bodice
is of satin TO match. and ii closes at
one side with three buttons. The two
long tassels on the basque points are
Of silk.
The enormous collars that have boon
appearing on Jackets are showing up
also on frocks. as the picture proclaims,
In this case there are two collars, one
Of satin, embroidered with rat tail, and
the other one OF cream color organdy.
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Linoleum Kills Germs
Sei-ncc Discovers N.w l/uiu.

/ Many careful hou :ewives use l!noieum
on the floors of their kitchens and
rooms because OF its convenience and
cleanliness. Now science has dis
covered that ilnoleum has still greater
value as a germicide. Few disease
producing microbes can live long on
/ linoleum. 1t is poison to them. Even
the deadly staphlycotcus Aureus can
only live for an hour on linoleum-
/ covered surface.
; IT has been known for some time
that certain paints. whom used on the
walls OF hospitals and sick rooms act
against the spreading OF infection
! One OF the important factors in these
| paints is lnseed OIL 1t is "a chemical
compound with linseed oil for one OF
! its components that has been found Sc
much disliked by the tiny microscopic
creatures who carry illness far and
wide.
Linoleum. substance which was first
invented in 1850, consists lin it's best
forms) of oxydized linseed oil and
ground cork. together with a varying
amount Of gummy matter TO hold the
particles together. In this combination
is formed n chemical known AS linoxyn.
and it is this which is sure death TO
microbes.
Experiments show that germs will
actually live longer on stone and
marble floors than they will on linol-
cum, except al low temperatures, when
the greater cold OF the stone floor kills
certain microbes which cannot exist
except In warm temperatures. More
over. linoleum, though not as cold As
stone, is colder than most other floor
coverings. and thus has Il double cffec,
upon the germs.
! Prejudice which exists against the
use OF linoleum for nurseries is thus
seen 10 be ;l-foundcd. Not only is /,
easy TO wash. but, with the habit man,
| babies possess Of picking things from
the floor and putting them into the
mouth, the microbe- Hing effect oil
this compound of linseed oil and corl
is useful safeguard 4 bare wooder
floor, especially OF soft pine, Is par,
/ ticularly harmful as ii provides YooC
breeding place for germs.
Hardwood floors can he made lnucf
more hyGienic by an underlying coat o.
lnseed oil. Even this. however, lack:
the especial compound. linoSyn. com
monty found in linoleum and nov
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UT pr in g
House Cleaning

should not be confined to
beating rugs and scrubbing
floors. Clean out the &C
curnulated toxins" that
come from heavy Winter
foods that clog the liver and
lower the muscular tone
and vitality of the body. Eat
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
with fresh berries or other
fruits and green vegetables.
Get back to Nature. Shred
ded Wheat will bring the
bounding buoyancy Of new
life and vigor. Contains all
the goodness Of the whole
wheat grain. Nothing so
strengthening, health-giving
and satisfying. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
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Ethical
Talks
Burned Potatoes

Where Ia the housckccper who
never has scorchcd the potatoes and
had them stick to tho pm:
That one little domestic tragedy
hna been fatal Co the succeRR of more
than ono meal. whereas II the cook
had known of this simple remedy
the Iuent and other vegetables would
not have been spoiled by overlook
INK while they waited on the prep
Rration OF more pOtntoest
when you discover that the pota-
toes nre burning remove the pan
from the fire and Sct It instantly
into a diHh Or cold water. In n min
ute or two the POTATOES can be re-
moved from the scorched pan with
out sticking, nnd by boiling for a
with freHh water, most of the
scorchcJ taste will be removed.
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known to be srea, de,erren, of dis
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FOLKLORE CONCERT
Indians From Hampton Institute VIII
Given Entertainment To-Morrow
Night for ST. PauTs Church.

Under the auspices Of the missions
committee Of St. PauIs Episcopal
Church. a folklore concert by the
Hampton singers and the Indians OF
Hampton Institute will be given to-
morrow night at Sis o'clock in the
City Auditorium.
Tribal ceremonial dances by Chero-
kee. Apache and Sioux Indians. in cos
tune, will be an attraction. These In
dians. without any government sup
port. are working their way through
the Hampton Institute, and are prcpar-
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Menu Suggestion

Rrcakfast.
Sliced Bananas
Cereal with MILK
Rroiled Reef Patties
t.gr Mullins coffee
Lunch,
ChRmberE Potatoes
PoCke;book Rolls Preserves
Cocoa
Dinner.
Cream OF Celery Soup.
Beef Ia Mode
Masne0 Potatoes Cucumber
Apple Salad
Cheese rolls
strawberry Tarts
Coffee
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oiny and his cousin Alice
for
over an Old fence Tommy a pool
"hat corkng he said
ms cousin Alice laughed
A gold fish would last belongs
Copyright. 1916 by the Wheeler Syndicate 1nc)
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ing themselves to go back TO their peo-
pie TO become community leaders
The red children Of the nation have
been helped upward at Hampton ever
since 1878. when Captain e. IL Pratt
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In Voluntary Bonkruntcy.

y petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed yesterday i'll the United States
District Court by James Neeiy. The
liabilities were given at S4oo. The
assets were said 10 be about $3.50
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Roosevelt pnue 4. DeIernte.

Roosevelt Page. Second Auditor Of
Virginia. is spending the week in war
renton, a delegate to the Virginia Di-
occSan Council Of the Episcopal Church.
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ADJUSTMENTS
der Cover" by Prize pIayers.

NUhucr lover" by Prlcc Pb0yerOs
Under Cover" is n "corking" play,
as given by the Price Players at the
Academy this week. Tho audiences
laugh. applaud and enjoy every In and
out Of this swlft-movinG mystery Of
the pearl necklace Catherine Proctor
has instantly established herself as one
the very best leading woman seen
hero i'll years. and Richard Dix has
clinchcd his popularity in the difficult
part Of the suspected smugeler. 1t Is
altogether capital production. Neat
week comes clyde Fitch's powerful
drama. 1.-The Woman I'm the Case"
which offers great opportunities to Miss
Proctor. Miss Leach, Mr. Dix and their
associates, This big play. throbbinr
with dramatic intensity, was given here
only bnc night, some years ago. by
Blanche Walsh aud Helen Ware. anu
it WAS talked about long aftcrwnrd
Meantime, "Cnder Cover" dcserves n
capacity week.
Musical Comedy at Lyric.
The run of straight vaudeville viii
be broken for brief interval at The
Lyric tho latter half OF the week
Manager Rex is making memorable the
opening OF tho summer season by bring
ing Tor an engagement Of three daA3
THE Sunny Side of broadway" a must
cal comedy production in 1--WE ncis.
THE sunny Side OF Broadway will be
presented by Max Bloom and his COM
nanS OF twenty-five girls. singers
dancers and specially artists. TIL.
production IL really a musical fare.
ANA vaudeville show combined. for
within the action of the comedy
numerous specialticR are introduced.
covering almost the entire range Of "a
variety bill. Max bloom liz at tile
head "f tho comedy contingent and
Alice Scher the dakhing comedienp.
If the original production. viii lead
the hevy OF coined ierncs and show
girls separate stage setting iS
provided for each Of the hvn acts or
the merry musical ronp. but the tedious
! waits between curtains have boon
eliminated. 40 that the comedy may bn
speeded through in It's completeness
THE sunny Side Of Broadway' opeus
at the busiest corner of the Kaye.r
section of New York. Broadway arr,
Forty second Street. shifting thence TO
q street on the East Side. Then tn.
action IS transferred to the street in
/ front OF Gimbels department store.
MOVING thence to the college HroundS
ut Dunsmore. aud finally closing with
tho scene laid on the campus OF Dune.
more College.
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who afterwnrd started the Carlisle
school. brought a small group ot In
dian prisoners OF war from ST Augup-
tine, Fla. 10 Americas pioneer indus
trial school at Hampton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-24
SUBSTITUTE FOR
 GASOLINE FOUND? Henry Ford Says He Will Buy Formula if It Proves
 Feasible

New York April 2S-Henry Ford an- nounced here today that if Louis En- rights discovery of a fluid for motive power fuel measured up to the inventor S claims he would buy the formula out right. He conferred with Enright yes terday at Farmingdale, l.. l., but said no test was made of the mixture of a green powder and water which Enright contends may be used as a substitute for gasoline. MT. Ford added, however, that after talking with Enright he was sat isfed Enright "Knew what he was about
 Mr Ford also announced that he would accept a nomination for the presidency If the people wanted him"
 One thing I am absolutely sure of in this respect he declared, and that is that I shall not finance any third party not with one cent Should it be made evident that I am wanted that is a diff ferent matter"
 MT. Ford expressed the opinion that the office should seek the man.
 T am not a candidate for the presi- dential nomination., he added T can not regard myself in such a light. I regard it as a joke only. It is a very serious question as to who the joke is on.''
 Referring to the recent primary elec- tions in the middle west at which he was indorsed by republican voters as their preference for the presidential nomina- tion, MT. Ford said it was significant of what the people in that country the people that raise the stuff that feeds the country-think of militarism."