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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
MEASURES TO COMBAT
DISEASES OF ROSES
ROSE GARDENERS WARNED TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FALL
SEASON STOP DISEASES.

WASHINGTON.-Rose gardeners
should take advantage of the fall sea-
son, say specialists of the United
States department of agriculture, to
make their plants as free as possible
from disease by methods that cannot
we'll be followed during the growing
season. 1t is true in general that
whatever the disease the affected por-
ton of the plants should be cut out in
the fall and the shortened bushes
sprayed. 1t is assured, however, that
spraying will not have been delayed
until fall, but will have been carried
on as a control measure at frequent
intervals since spring. The diseased
wood removed in the fall, together
with the old leaves and debris under
bushes, should be burned In case of
attacks by rusts, canker and leaf
spots, the diseased wood or leaves
should be removed and burned even
during the growing season.
For powdery mildew the control
sprayings for the summer spores
should be with lime-sulphur or potas-
SUM sulphid. After cutting back in
the fall the plants should be sprayed
with hme-sulphur or strong Bordeaux
mixture. The control sprayings for
rusts should be ammoniacal copper
carbonate. The fall spraying should
be with strong Bordeaux mixture.
For leaf-spot, leaf-blight and anthra-
nose the control sprays may be either
Bordeaux mixture or ammoniacal
copper carbonate, and the fall spray
ing should be done with the former.
Leaf Blotch.
Leaf blotch, also known as black
spot, is common and very injurious
disease. The first symptoms are the
appearance of irregularly shaped
blackish spots on the upper surface
OF nearly full grown leaves. In this
stage the trouble may be controlled
by several sprayings with ammoniacal
copper carbonate or Bordeaux mix
ture, but if these precautions are not
taken another stage of the fungus de-
velops in the same spots. The fun
gus in this later stage lives over the
winter on fallen leaves and sets up a
new infection in the spring which can
only be prevented by raking up and
burning the fallen leaves and spray
ing the dormant bushes with strong
Bordeaux mixture.
Another disease to which roses are
subject is canker, which starts with
the appearance of small reddish
patches on the green parts, generally
of one year old growth Such in
fected areas may increase until the
entire stem is surrounded and NAV
extend for several inches along the
branch. The only advice to be given
is to cut away vigorously all diseased
branches, and it may be necessary to
cut back entire bushes if badly in
fected. Cover the exposed surfaces
made by this cutting with paint or
tar. This diseased material must be |
burned
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

colored and lose in weight. A bet
ter grade of peanut hay will be secur-
ed if the vines are placed in the small
stacks as soon as the leaves and stems
are thoroughly free from dew or 9TH
er surface moisture. Most growers
follow the practice of putting the
peas in stacks the same day they are
removed from the soil, or those dug
during the morning are stacked in the
afternoon and those dug later in the
day are stacked the following morn
ing as soon as they are free from
dew. However, any dew or rain will
discolor the pods. The essentials in
curing for the crop during the cur
ing period are that the peanuts be
kept in small stacks, given an abund
ance of air, and protected from the
weather. Owing to the fieshy nature
of the stems they cure quite slowly
and are liable to mildew if placed in
large lots.
Cut poles three inches in diameter
and six and one-half feet long, and
sharpen at both ends. Make drive
peg two feet long and use in driving
the holes. Put the pole in the ground
IS inches, and nail cleats on the pole
near the ground to keep the nuts off
the ground. The poles for stacking
should be 16 feet apart, both ways.
The nuts should be stacked next to
the poles with tops out, and should
remain in the stack six weeks before
threshing When the stack has reach
ed the desired height bunch of vines
should be rolled together and pressed
down over the point of the stake to
form top, or a little dry grass or
weeds may be used for this purpose,
to shed water.
Picking and Cleaning.
Peanuts for the market should be
cured in the stack, which takes from
four to six weeks before picking or
threshing. If the weather is dry and
windy Immediately after harvesting
the curing process will be quite rap
id, but should the weather conditions
be unfavorable during this period the
pods will ripen more slowly Too
rapid curing is undesirable, as pods
are likely to shrivel and discolor.
Peanuts should not be picked from
the vines until the pods have become
dry and the peas firm and nutty, with
the immature ones more or less
shrunken. A better grade of pea
nuts will be secured if picking or
threshing is deferred until late au-
tumn. The stacks should never be
opened nor the vines handled during
wet weather. If the peanuts show
the least trace of dampness after
their removal from the vines they
should be spread on floor or stored
in well ventilated building until
thoroughly dry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

no nitrogen need be used. On all
soils, however, very liberal ration
of acid phosphate should be supplied.
In most cases I think 800 pounds of
| 16 per cent acid would not be too
much to use. On thin and sandy soils
probably 500 pounds can be applied
at times with advantage. Of course
peanuts love calcium, as is true of
all legumes Therefore land intend
ed for this crop should be literally
lined. From 900 to 1000 pounds
of the finely crushed raw rock can be
applied per acre with advantage.
Lime may be put on any time after
the ground has been thoroughly
plowed. 1t could be put on even in
the fall, though probably it would be
better to wait until spring. The
lime, of course, should be scattered
uniformly over the surface of the
ground and narrowed in. 1t is gen.
orally best to put it on from two
weeks to thirty days before planting.
Planting.
Peanuts should be planted after
the soil has become thoroughly warm,
about April 18th, as there must be
sufficient warmth for termination.
Planting can continue until July LIST,
but there is danger in this on account
of bringing the maturing time after
frost, which will kill the prospects of
should be planted a trifie later than
corn and beans. Good many recon-
mend that the nuts should be shelled,
for when planting whole pods there
is always a doubt regarding their
being we'll filled, and poor stand
may result. Another reason is that
the pods containing two or more seed
will produce more than one plant in
a Hill, causing waste Of seed and a
crowding of the plants; another is
that whole seed is slower in germi-
mating than shelled seed. But as
rule the Spanish variety have we'll
filled pods, and the crowding together
of the plants is no great disadvant-
age, and the few days extra time re-
quired for termination is of little
consequence. Therefore, it is of no
great Importance that this variety
should be shelled. Many growers of
Spanish peanuts practice soaking the
unshelled nuts in water previous to
planting. Soaking for a few hours
will hasten termination, but if for
any reason the seed cannot be plant
ed Immediately it will be lost. Shelled
seed should never be soaked before
planting.
A common distance between rows
is SO inches, but this varies somewhat
according to the soil and variety. The
Spanish variety is usually planted III
rows from % to SO inches apart and
9 to II inches apart in the rows, ac-
cording to the fertility of the soil.
On rich soils, where the spread of
vines will be great, the maximum
distance between rows as we'll as be-
tween plants in the row should be
allowed.
One peck of shelled peanuts or one
and fourth bushels in the pods are
usually required for an acre. The
depth to which the seed should be
covered will depend somewhat upon
the character of the soil On heavy
soils three-fourths inch to one and
one-fourth inches will be sufficient.
On light sandy soils one and one-half
to two inches may not be too deep.
Cultivation.
Cultivation of the peanut crop
should begin Immediately after plant
ing and continue until the vines oc-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29

cupy the ground. The work OF Gull
tivation should be pursued very much
the same as for corn, beans and all
similar crops. Frequent shallow cul-
! tivation that will keep the soil loose
and prevent the loss of moisture IS
essential. Shortly after rains the sur
! face soil should be stirred and during
dry weather a dust mulch maintain
| ed. During the later cultivation 1T
will be desirable to work the SOIL to-
ward the rows to provide bed OF
loose earth in which the pods may
form. After the peanuts begin to
peg" or form pods, they should not
be disturbed or given further cultl-
vation For the last cultivation it is
common practice to employ a tool
that will both throw the soil toward
the rows and leave a furrow IN the
middle of the alley to carry off the
water during heavy rains. Common
crabgrass is one of the most trouble
some weeds of the peanut fields, and
it is often necessary to resort to hand
hoeing in order to keep this and 9TH
er weeds out of the rows. 1t the crop
is kept well worked with horse tools
very little hand labor will be re-
quired.
Harvesting.
No fixed rule can be given to de-
termine when to remove the peanut
crop from the ground, and each grow
er must be his own judge in the mat
ter. In general practice the growers
aim to dig before the first frost, in
order that the peanut vines may have
greater values for stock food. To
the southwark, where frosts do not
appear until quite late, the vines as
sumo a yellowish appearance during
the latter part Of the season, which
indicates the ripening Of the peas.
If digging is deferred too long the
first-formed peas are likely to burst
their shells and start growing. This
is especially true if there is a period
of rainy weather late in the season,
The aim should be to dig at the sea-
son the vines have upon them the
greatest number Of mature peas.
Where large acreage is grown 1T will
be necessary to begin harvesting as
soon as the earliest peas are ready,
in order to complete the work before
unfavorable weather sets in. Under
ordinary circumstances the peanut
vines are plowed from the ground
with a one-horse turning pillow and
afterwards separated from the soil
by hand. 1t has been found by eXpe-
riment that the regular machine po-
tato digger drawn by two or three
horses driven by one man will dig
from 8 to II acres q day and do the
work in a much cleaner and better
manner than the old pillow and hand
method. This machine not only re-
moves the peanuts from the ground
in a more perfect manner, but also
shakes off the soil, leaving the vines
lying loosely upon the surface of the
ground. By the hand method a few
pods become detached from the vines
while with the machine potato digger
scarcely pod is lost. Special ma
chimes are now offered which are in
tended to dig, clean and bunch the
peanuts.
After the peanut vines are loosen
ed from the soil they are allowed to
lie either spread upon the ground or
in small punches for three or four
hours, and are then placed in small
stacks around central stake to cure.
If the peas are allowed to lie exposed
to the weather for any length of time
after digging the pods become dis
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
Will
Be NAME Of
BRIDGE
Myers Creek Canyon Struc-
ture to Be Dedicated
Christmas Morn.

County Supervisor Arthur Shepard
is to be honored Christmas day when
the big concrete structure over Ny
ers canyon is to be dedicated as "Shep-
ard Bridge" instead of the long My
eys Creek Canyon bridge. 1t will
hereafter be officially designated as
the Shepard bridge.
The christening will take place at
10 o'clock Monday morning, Secretary
Bitter of the Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce being now engaged in get
ting together representative crowd
from this section. 1t is expected that
"a large delegation of highway boost
ers from San Diego will be there when
the connecting link is made between
the two paved portions of the State
Highway between the Coast and I'm
perial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
MEXICAN GETS
TWO YEARS
IN PEN
Man Who Stole Two Pairs
Shoes in Calexico Sen
fenced This Morning.

J. Gales, who pleaded guilty to
stealing two pairs of shoes from a
Calexico store. was given a term of
two years in San Quentin this morn
ing by Judge Cole. The defendant
made statement to the court that
he had never been in trouble, and this
being corroborated by the district at
torney's office, the minimum penalty
was given Gales.
On account Of the crime having been
committed after dark the penalty was
provided by first degree burglary
statutes. Gales told the court that he
was married and that his wife and
child lived in San Diego. Gales had
worked some time at Mexicali and
when he was paid off he told the court
that his money went to a gambling
house in that city.
Being without funds, he told the
court, he met man and with him de-
cided to steal on the American side.
The two men came to Calexico and
Gales was detected in the act, while
his companion ran another way and
escaped. The court reminded the pris-
oner that, though the accomplice as
capped and had not been punished, that
did not in any manner mitigate Gales
crime.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
GIGANTIC PINE
TREE TO GRACE
BARBARA WORTH
SUNDAY MORNING
REQUIRED Six Men to Carry
Massive Christmas Tree
Into the Big Hotel.
TO BE HUNDREDS
OF PRETTY BULBS
All Guests and Employees Of
Barbara Worth to Be
Remembered.
TO BE HUNDREDS
OF PRETTY BULBS

One of the majestic sentinels /of
Pine Valley will become glory Of
Christmas eve when Manager Rich
mond unveils the gigantic Christmas
tree at the Barbara Worth hotel Sun
day evening at 9 o'clock.
Other great hotels of Southern Cali
fornia have made much of their Christ
mas trees, but those who have sen
them say that they all pale in the
grandeur and blaze of light which will
burst into view when the veil drops
at the Barbara Worth.
Some idea of the size of the tree
can ee gained when it is known that
it took six men to handle it and
large motor truck to transport the
tree from it's birthplace to it's present
throne. The fir reaches from the
floor to the ornamental glass roof Of
the lobby and occupies space IL
lScC SuutlTC. I1uIluIcuS VI ul11SICut
colored miniature electric lights and
yards of tinsel have been used in the
decorations.
Each ore of the fifty-one employees
of the hotel and every guest of the
house will be remembered by Santa
Richmond with a gift. These will be
grouped about the base of the tree
and hung from the lower branches.
Christmas eve will truly be an old
fashioned Christmas at the Barbara
Worth. On every hand the Yuletide
spirit will prevail. The management
has provided a special dinner to be
served from 6 to o'clock and then
will come the unveiling Of the tree
and distribution of the gifts. As du-
ring the dinner hours, special music
will continue throughout the tree ex-
ercises.
Christmas day, Monday, will be a
gathering of old friends from all
parts of the Valley to wish each other
a merry day and happy New Year.
The Christmas dinner will come du-
ring the evening hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
PLANS ARE MADE
To FIX PIONEER
DATE PERMANENT.
ONE IN VALLEY
Pioneer Day at Fair Is to Be
More Than Just One
Days Attraction.
E. G. IRWIN TO BE
MARSHAL OF DAY
Pioneers to Met at Theatre
and Form { Perma-
net Soc ty.
e. C. IRWIN TO BE
MARSHAL OF DAY

Pioneer Day at the Imperial Valley
Livestock Fair is to become more than
Passing events of one date, for it is
this morning that all pio-
neers who participate in the parade
will meet Wednesday morning at $3.50
at the L. & S. Theatre for the purpose
Of effective a permanent organization.
E. G. Irwin has been named mar
shall of the Pioneer Day parade, this
selection having been decided upon at
a meeting of the pioneer executive
committee held last night at the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
1t is requested that all who enter
the parade be governed by the banners
of each division. For instance, if you
came to the Valley in 1907, you asso-
ciate with those unSGr that banner,
and so on up to the present time.
It was finally decided to date pioneer
ism to the date of the formation of
the county and not to the formation
cf Salton Sea as suggested.
AS far as practicable, it is urged
that all participants in the parade use
horses or some conveyance suggestive
Of pioneer days, although automobiles
are not barred. There is much en-
thusiasm being shown concerning the
formation of permanent pioneer or
ganization Of Imperial county and it
is expected that the initial installa-
ZION of officers will also become his
torical facts of great interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
FLORES ASKS THAT
HE GET PROBATION

William Flores, accused of passing
one fictitious check and of attempting
to duplicate the performance in Ca
lexico last week, pleaded guilty to the
charge this morning before Judge
Cole. An application for probation
was made by Attorney Harry N.
Dyke, appointed by the court to look
after the interests of the defendant.
Flores said that his mother was a
Mexican woman, but that he had never
seen his father, his early life having
been spent in Ell Paso and at points
in Arizona. Flores could not state his
age, but was able to reply to the court
in fairly good English. The case will
likely be disposed of next Friday morn
ing, at which time probation officers
Will have a report on the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
LYLE CASE YET
IN HANDS JURORS
BUT VERDICT IS
EXPECTED SOON
Juror Bartholomew COntin-
ues Ill But Apparently
Able to Debate.
ASSERT BALLOTS
ARE NOW II TO l
Jury Has Been Out Twenty
Seven HOurs-Said One
Member Hesitates.
ASSERT BALLOTS
ARE NOW IL TO l

The Lytle jury went out at 1
o'clock on Friday and has remained
officially out since that time. After
celebrating over "a hours the jurors
are understood to line up II to for
conviction. 1t is claimed that one
man is unable to become convinced
that B. C. Lytle twice dashed nitric
acid over the features of Thos. Potts,
Holtville druggist.
The illness Of Joseph Bartholomew
Of Calexico is not considered serious
and is believed to be due to close
confinement during the long trial.
Mr.. Bartholomew is, a Calexico ranch
er and not used to being in the house
"a hours day.
It was reported this morning that
the early ballot was 9 to for con-
viction, but after several more had
been taken that two more jurors had
teen won over to the conviction side.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23

other equipment and services which a
circus could furnish, they made
&C cntract with the Escalante Bros, who
show a Latin-American circus, buying
the entire circus for four days.
Added for good measure to the free
arena performance, every afternoon,
the best trapeze, acrobatic, animal and
variety acts will be given, and con-
cert will be rendered each afternoon
and night by the Escalante band.
Arrangements were made yesterday
for a special car on the Southern Pa
cific line to bring Governor Cantu's
famous military band to the Livestock
Fair at Ell Centre next Wednesday
and return them in the evening.
The band will appear in the street
parade on Wednesday morning and
will give free recital within the Fair
Grounds on Wednesday afternoon.
Special town days will be observed
at the Livestock Fair at Ell Centre
as follows:
Wednesday, Calexico day Thursday
Brawley day Friday, Holtville day;
Saturday, Imperial day.
Ell Centre, the host city, will not
claim any special day, but the mer'
chants of the town have all signee
an agreement to close up shop on the
afternoon of the opening day to per
nit their employees to attend the Fail
and, as measure of cooperation, tt
make the Fair a success. 1t is prob
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23

youngsters will share honors with the
cid settlers.
The school children of Ell Centre
will appear in the parade Wednesday
morning, Principal Bentel being in
charge of that division. They will
assemble at the school at Fifth and
Commercial, the girls in white dresses
and the boys in their Sunday best,
and from there will join the parade.
AS one of the features of the open
ing days program at the Livestock
Fair next Wednesday members of the
Fire Departments of Calexico and FL
Centro will clash in the first pusnball
battle ever held in Imperial Valley
The prize will be trophy cup to be
awarded by the Livestock Fair.
Upon hearing that the Ell Centre
fire laddies had hurled the challenge
al them for the contest, Chief Webster
Of the Calexico fire department called
special meeting and the Ell Centre
Gefi was answered with hasty ac.
Ceptance.
The huge pushball that will be usec
is the only one west of the Mississippi
A circus has ben hired outright fol
the Imperial Valley Livestock Fair
which opens next Wednesday.
When the Fair committee fount
that it would have to have large circu:
tops, grandstand seats for the circus
arena in which many free acts viii
be staged, speciality acts, bands anC
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
]. D. M'CARY is
CANDIDATE
FOR JOB
Holtville Rarcher Becomes
the Fourth Candidate
for Assessor.

Jasper D. McCory, a rancher OF
the Holtville district, and formerly
connected with the county and irriga-
tion assessors offices, yesterday an
nounced that he will become can
didate for the office Of Imperial Ir-
rigation assessor and collector, the
position now held by Clark Booher.
This makes the fourth candidate in
the field. Mr.. McCory stated that a
number of friends had recently asked
him to become a candidate and that
he had at first refused. However, up
on reflection, he decided to enter the
race. The election is to be held on
February 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
IMPERIAL. VALLEY LIVESTOCK FAIR is
TO BE READY FOR OPENING ON TIME

able that the business houses in the
other towns will do likewise on their
special days.
The Fair committee yesterday re-
ceived a letter from President l.. c.
Blanchard of the Holtville Commercial
Club, stating that the merchants of
that city are in favor of closing for
the observance of Holtville Day at the
Livestock Fair.
Boys and girls, attention!
Do you want chance to go into
the chicken business on small scale?
Here's the opportunity, as John
johnson of the Quality Hatchery is
offering to the young chicken fanciers
of the Valley four prizes, to be award
ed at the Imperial Valley Livestock
Fair, each consisting of 25. quality
baby chicks, as follows: The best
White Leghorn cock, the best White
Lcghorn hen, the best White Leghorn
cockerel and the best White Leghorn
pullet.
The rules define Socks" and "hens'
as birds one year old or over, ano
"cockerels" and "pullets" as birds un'
der one year.
All boys and girls who possess what
they consider to be prize-winning Leg
horns are urged to call at or write
to the Farm Bureau for entry blanks
and rules. The time for entries hal
been extended to Friday, Decembe1
I22.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23
MAYOR ECFR[R
PLA|NS
MATTERS
Tells About $500 to Be Civ
en- to Chamber of Com
merce-NOt Averse.

Mayor Egerer admitted this morn
ing that the trustees had agreed to
give the Chamber of Commerce of El
Centre 5000, but that the board re-
served the right to expend the sum
in such manner as it saw fit. He
claimed that there was no special ap-
preparation made and in consequence
no special fund to draw from, but
the money was lying in the general
fund.
eve believe that we have the prop
er ability to direct the expenditure of
this money and to my recollection it
was not stipulated that we would give
so much per month. We simply re-
serve the right to expend it as we see
fit" explained the mayor.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-23

A request was made to Judge Cole
this morning for an additional judge
during the January term Of court.
There are many criminal cases to be
disposed of that month-two being
murder trials-and, with other mat
ters, it is not expected that one judge
will be able to clean up the calen-
dar.
On several dates as many as six
cases have been set and it is there
fore impossible to finish all, necessi-
tating that number be reset. Judge