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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13

OF the matter. The fact Is that Just
ruts are, there Is n vein OF hard clay
coming out, which tho water cannot
readily penetrate. Hence Il comes out
under tho roadbcd, Just as n slough
comes out on the side OF q hill.
The remedy for this Is tile drainage.
and the drain should not DO located
In tho socpy place, but above It. so as
20 intercept the water that makes tho
sccp. Just on the same principle that
IN draining a slough with many
branches aud prongs, tho work "a done
best by thing around the prongs and
into the slough below at tho lowest Of
them, instead OF In the middle Of It.
For whenever water gets into n slough.
the damage Is done. The point Is to
keep Il from getting in.
\ little attention 20 this. together
with dragging the road after every
rain, will give US fairly good roads
dirt roads without any hard ~surfacing
for nine or ten months in the year.
or course, when these scepy places
are drained, they must have a ditch
into which the water can run.
Permit us to repeat once more q
statement we have been making ever
since We made our first address on
good roads, 80 years GO; that wa.
ter uncontrolled Is the cause OF bad
roads; that there arc two kinds OF
water, 80 to speak; the under water
and the upper water. The under water
Il that which comes IN under the road
bed and tho upperwatcr what comes
on It from above or flows In from the
SIDES. Tho way to get rid OF the first
IS through drainage; particularly in
these seepy places, Tho way 10 o n
troll the second is by grading and then
dragging, to put an enamel on tho sur.
face Of the road.-Wallace's Farmer.
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Weld Pen and Sword.

Tho report OF tho Authors club OF
London gives some eloquent figures.
Out OF CA members resident In Great
Britain, many OF whom are far past
military age, no less than III are IN
active service in connection with the
war. Six have died In action or OF
wounds aud l3 votes OF sympathy
with members in the death OF sons or
brothers upon the field OF horoism
have boen adopted. The same hand,
II ia clear, may WELD both pes and
sword.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
hippopothml Can Bur.

In spite OF its clumsy build, tho hip
popotamus can trot fast. That Is why
he was given the name Of rlycr.horse.
The hippo's feet arc kept far apart by
tho wido body and mako paths with a
ridge down the middle, SO as TO be- rec.
ognizAblo at once They swim we'll.
but go at their greatest speed when
they n gallop along the bottom In
shallow water. They can stay under
water a long time. and when they come
to tho surface they send little Jets OF
spray from their nostrils. The COW 10
devoted to the calf. The young one
stands on her back as the mother
swims.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
RUTTY SPOTS IN A ROADBED
Uncontrolled Water 10 Cause Of Many
Bad Roads-Dralnase 10 Recon-.
mended as Remedy.

We have been quite interested lately
in travelling over roads In central Iowa
at a time when we did not expect
them TO be at all good. to find that
whore they were dragged tho going
was quite good, and whoro not
dragged. quite rough. hut even where
good, there were spots In the roadbcd
that were rutty. Now. what Ia tho
cause OF these ruts every milo or two
OF good. fairly well dragged roads?
Nothing but water uncontrolled These
nre scepy places. Filling up the ruts
by dragging does not prevent the trou.
BILE. The drag does not reach the root
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13

tho rest, so that q breeder can, in sue
cessiye generations, retain those char.
acters which are desirable and discard
tho undesirable.
second, the principle that like pro-
duces like. whereby man Is enabled TO
mate animals Of similar characters.
tics with a fair assurance OF perpetu.
atlng them in future generations.
"The two foregoing principles arc
simple in their conception and easily
understood, but the practical apnlica.
ton is quite complicated. and you will
find that they are utilized by men who
buy and mato even hlgh-class animals
and sell tho produce. They are not
constructive breeders because they
never get beyond their starting point.
Third, we have mutation, which Is
tho appearance OF an entirely new
| hereditary character, and Is not to be
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
CAPPER DISCOVERS MUD TAX
Farmer Loses or Wheat Crop Because
Roads Are Soft and He Can
not Get TO Market.

While taxation problems are 80 gen.
orally In the air comes Governor Cap.
per OF Kansas and deposes that he
has discovered a new tax, mud tax"
There Is an average mud tax OF six
cents on every bushel OF wheat grown
In Kansas" says the governor, and
the farmer has 10 stand that loss. II
costs him about 5000 n year because
the roads are soft and because he can.
not get 10 market when tho price is
highest" Motorists will be among
those who indorse the governors
words.
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airy and February. and five the rest OF
the year, not including threshers. corn
cutters and huskers.
Cost Of Labor.
To tho regular farm help he pays
more than the usual wages, but Is
careful TO employ only the best men
~obtainable. His cash cost as shown
by the pay roll averages only l4ia
cents per hour OF labor. The actual
cost Is always over 20 cents, tho differ.
cnce being taken UP by house rent,
milk. garden. meat, potatoes and other
perquis,tcs allowed to employees. In
making advance estimates OH work 70
DO done, or the saving that may be &C.
complishcd by tho installing OF new
devices and methods. he uses - cents
per hour Of labor as the basis figuring.
He considers il TO be one OF the priv.
ileges OF operating a farm, that the
boss is able TO keep in close touch
with the individual men who work
with him.
It Is his observation that II a man
does his work right and is paid fairly,
he and his family live rightly. Right
living Is the most that there Is TO life
anyway, lie firmly believes that men
who are employing as many workers
as they can, teaching them 10 accom-.
pl!sh as much as possible, and treating
them fairly, arc each and everyone do
ing more for humanity than all OF the
fool agitation and misguided legisla.
ton In the world combined.
Interesting Statement.
The following Is a very interesting
statement by Mr., William II. Robbins.
tho owner:
1t has been said that there are
three kinds Of farming: extensive, In.
tensive aud ~pretensiye. All three
have their advantages and | am In.
ci!ned TO the belief that the greatest
appertain 10 agriculture OF the pre-
tensive variety. There Is nothing that
| would like better than TO be able TO
run a model farm aud not have to
make II pay.
Probably tho less said regarding
my earlier career as a farmer tho bet.
ter, My father presented me with a
part OF what is now Riverdale farm
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when I was nineteen years old. did
not want II. What | did want was 10
continue working at reporting, which
had been my Job for over n year, How.
ever, he rather adroitly got mo 10
promise TO give up the newspaper
work and handed me the farm at the
same time, found after ! started in
that It was a good deal like being
pushed of the dock and told TO learn
TO swim.
His First Venture.
MY first venture was a trip
through Iowa buying stock cattle. 1t
was a sad experience, and one that
cannot think OF to this day without a
feeling OF deep pain. What they did
TO me was certainly a plenty. How.
ever, ! learned several things. among
them how TO tell the difference be.
tween steers and heifers,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13

There Is considerable misunder.
standing on tho part OF the general
public regarding purebred cattle. II
Is not unusual for a customer to say to
us that he is raising hogs for pork and
does not want fancy stock. This Is an
appellation that l detest. l consider
that there Is no such term as fancy
stock" or at least that such n term
cannot be rightly applied to our farm
animals.
Good Points OF Hog.
1T might seem to some that the
eyes, ears, feet and coat of a hog we're
fancy points, since they have no place
in the pork barrel which is his ulti.
mate end. However, a good and com.
paratively large eye Is almost invaria.
bly, accompanied by a good disposi.
ton, and good eyesight Is essential.
especially to the brood SOW In caring
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13

confused with ataylsm. or the reap
pearance Of a characteristic once dom.
inant In the ancestry, but for several
generations recessiye or dormant.
In 1904 we started with n herd Of
Duroc brood sows. By 1907 We had re-
placed our grade herd with tho
progeny Of these. Our present herd
consists OF 6j registered sows, with u
normal annual production OF about
seven hundred pigs. all eligible "a
record.
Each brood SOW in the herd has q
number. For Identification purposes an
aluminium band. stamped with her
number, Is placed In each OF her cara.
These seldom have 4 be referred to,
and make our breeding operations In.
dependent of any N man, including
myself.
"A carefully tabulated record 10
kept OF the conformation OF every ami.
NAL In the breeding herd, covering In
oil over thirty physical ~characteris-
tics.
Before the breeding season each
SOW Is listed on n separate form In n
loose.leaf book. This form Is designed
for the keeping OF a complete record
of tho SOW and her litter from the time
she Is bred until her pigs are weaned.
"Her name, g and herd number
are entered, together with the date Of
listing, and her weight and condition
ut that time. Then, after careful con.
sideration OF her pedigree, contorma.
ton and tho results OF previous mat
ings, we decide TO what boar she shall
be bred. This is indicated on the
form, and also a second choice Il
deemed advisable. Subsequently the
date OF breeding Is recorded.
Acts as Daily TIekler.
After the sows are all bred and
safe In pig the pages OF the loose.lea.
book. which have heretofore been ir
numerical order. are rearrangeC
chronologically with reference TO the
dates IN which the sows are duo e
farrow. II then acts as a daily ticker
as to when We may expect litters
when we shall mark pigs, when turf
them out and when to wean them, etc
Just before tho SOW farrOws, hci
weight Is again entered. We are thus
able TO tell Just which SOW gains the
best on n given amount OF feed. We
keep u sows gaining an average o.
a pound a day each during the ~ &c
lis days OF CESSATION. We can accom-
plish this by proportionlng the amount
OF feed TO tho weight OF the sOws
which are carried In lunches Of about
twenty. However, there IL a coEsld
erablo variation in individual gains
or course, the sows loso in weight at
narrowing AMI during the time they
sucklo their pigs.
There 10 always IN attendant with
the sow when she farrows, which Is
frequently at night. All circumstances
are noted, especially the number Of
pigs, and how many, II any, are far.
rowcd weak or dead. The pigs arc
weighed when they arc one week old.
at which timC they are also marked.
Wo mark each pig by punching and
nicking the ears In such n way that
we can read the number of his dam
almost as easily as Il IL were branded
on his side. 4 hlCk at the root " tho
right ear means one. 1T the middle
two, at the outside tip three. at the In.
side tip four, and a hole punched In
tho center five. A combination OF tho
hole co and any ono nick Il, ., 3
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
BENEFITS OF EXTENSIVE, INTENSIVE
and PRETENSIVE PLANS OF FARMING
Former Newspaper Reporter, Now Operating Farm Near Spring.
field, O., Relates Graphic Story Of His Early Start and Of the
Trials and TrbuIations Which Ultimately Lead to Sue
cess-Successful Improvement OF Live Stock
Based on Principles Of Heredty.
By @. II. AFFORD. State Farm Demon
Rirnilnn AReni MnrNlnnhl

my @. H. AFFORD. State Farm Demon-
stration Agent. MarylandD
Riverdale farm, neal Springfield, o..
comprises 354 acres in two sections,
n OF 256 acres and tho other OF 9s.
This being a river bottom farm, and
one peculiarly adapted to the growing
OF corn and alfalfa, these are tho chief
Geld crops.
The schedule for 1916 calls for les
acres OF corn, 60 acres OF alfalfa. 80
acres OF oats seeded to alsike and 10
acres OF barley seeded to alfalfa. The
remainder OF tho land is utilized for
permanent pasture, buildings. lots,
gardens, etc. Thirty acres OF tho corn
Is raised on shares by farmers living
nearby. The balance OF the regular
work Is done by the hired men.
Mr.. Robbins normally employs two
to three men during December. Janu.
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for her litter. For this reason, we do
not mt the ear of the hog to cover
the eye so as TO interfere with the
vision. Likewise the fact that n hogs
ears are muscularly we'll under its con
troll Is, &c my mind, an indication OF a
well.balarced nervous organization.
Good hearing Is In itself necessary 10
the efficient brood sow, for II she mad.
vertcHtly lies down on n pig, she will
rct UP at once whcE she hears him
RquCal. II Is also convenient TO have
hogs como when they are called. Re
garding tho feet, tho hog that has
good strong pastcras and IA right up
on his toes will willingly take the cx.
Crciso which Is necessary To his
health, while n hog with weak Iastcrns
will not, Also, tho feet are an iuilca.
ton Of tho quality of the entire nJg.
II is difficult 10 clean properly the car.
cass of a curly.coated hog, curly coats
showing under tho microscope tho
cOrollary characteristic OF ~vlCiously
barbed roots. This last is n fact not
generally known TO hog mon, and IL
by way of being n trade secret OF ono
OF the Chicago packing houses which
saves money by discriminating in IA
o Of ~sIooth-coatod hogs. merely
mention these minor matters In a gen.
cral way. At first thought ta.cy might
be termed fancy, but they are not.
II want TO dlferertiate between AMI.
NAL breeding as IL is generally under
stood, eve by many so.called breed
ors. and what ! term constructive or
statistical breeding as 1t is practlced
by US.
Improvement Of Stock.
Successful Improvement or live
stock Is based on distinct principles Of
h~ercdity. several OF which | will men.
ton In passing, without taking up the
known and speculative biological rea.
sons for them, or going into their dis.
covery, which is exceedingly interest
ing and romantic.
First, we have the principle OF vari-
alton. which IS that in tho mating Of
animals OF dissimilar characteristics
some OF these will appear In n part Of
the offspring, and others will appear in
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
Three.Ineh Tired Wagon Best.

Duy tho wagon with the three.inch
tire, Is the advice that the highway
commissioners at Ames give the farm.
ers. THIS width tire Is o only the
least wearing on tho road OF any
width, but, according TO test, II no.
quires less draft to pull II. Tho mar
row'tircd wagon cuts the road too
much, while tho wider tire requires
too much OF q draft to pull.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
HandlIna and Eeedlna Calves.

More care and necessary attention
Is required in handling and feeding
the calves after being wcaned than in
feeding tho grown cattle and year
lings,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
HOW TO TREAT DANDRUFF
itching Scalp and Failing Hair with
Cutleura. Trial Free.

On retiring touch spots OF dandrun
and itching with Cuticura Ointment.
Next morning shampoo with Cuticurs
Soap and hot water. A clean. healthy
scalp rNeans good hair and freedom, in
most cases, from dandruT. itching,
burning, crustings and scalings.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Addresa postcard. Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
Network Of Good Roads.

This whole country will some Of
these days be a network OF good roads,
which will have n place on the maps
along with the railroads. Tho Lincoln
highway linking the East and the
West, the Jefferson highway. connect.
ing the lakes and tho gulf. and the
Dixie overland highway. arc q begin.
ming.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
Not HarmonIzlnu,

Tho man | am engaged to has been
worldly wild, but is going 70 turn over
q . leaf"
Don't trust such a bad color
scheme. Rosy futures seldom grow
on purple pasts."
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble. and younger
people who are weak, will be strengthened
and enabled to 20 through the depress.
ing hea, Of summer by taking regularly
Groves Tastelcss Chill Tonic. II purihes
and enriches the blood and builds up the
whole system Eoc.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
Have One Variety,

To have every chicken OF the farm
Of one variety looks better and does
better than all varieties mixed togeth'
or In each chicken,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
Second EIitlnn.

RloX-Do you think Doctor Third.
ly's m are as good as they were
ten years ago?
Knox-Sure. They arc just the
same now as he used then.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
But Msa unpardonahle.

Done you bring that man tcre
again. He's unspcakable,"
why. did he insult YOU"
mo, but he's dumb and wants TO
talk with his fingers
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13

or ~ means six, seven, eight or nine.
BY using this same system for tens In
the left car, as well as for dig!ts in tho
right, we "a got any number to ono
hundred without having more than two
marks In each ear.
System Of Marking.
This Is our own system OF marking,
and | believe Ia the only one that linn
its the number OF marks In an ear 10
two and does away with the necessity
OF referring to a key. 1t Is not neces.
sary TO identify pigs otherwise than
with the number OF the dam up TO the
limo they come to breeding age.
"A history OF the litter as such Is
kept up 10 the time the pigs arc eight
weeks old, when they are wcancd, par
ticular attention being paid TO trouble
or losses OF any sort. There are about
q thousand and one things that can ad.
versely affect a pig. and the elimina,
ton OF these requires constant study.
AT weaving each individual pig Is
weighed. as well as tho SOW. The con.
formation OF each pig IL a lulated on
the attendants record, and q score Is
given to tho litter.
"Wo replace about one.fourth OF oui
herd each year with younger animals.
and II matters not how much We may
think OF a SOW, she goes 10 the butcher
II her production record puts her In
the chute list.
while this Is useful In eliminating
the least profitable breeding animals,
It's greatest value to us lies In It's Ap.
plication &c the scientific study OF pedt
grees In tho selection OF those that re
place them"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
F RECKLES
Now Is the Time to set Rid of Thes
Ugly spots.

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling Ashamed u your iryCki's. as the
prescription o~thine-douhl. strtngth-is
guaranteed 10 remove these hom-ly spots
SIMPLY set an ounce "a! Othins-1Dubls
etrongth-trom your druggist, AID apply a
little OF II night and morning and you
should soon 500 that oven tho worst 'rcckies
have begun 90 disappear, while the lighter
once have vanished entirely. II 10 seldom
that more than ono ounce 10 needed 70 com.
pl'tely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
80 sure 60 ask for tho double strength
othine, Ns this 10 sold under guarantee Of
Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13
P~aradosleal Quality.

There Is one queer thing about
grass widows"
What Ia that"
"You seldom find q green one"
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its Risk.

~ kiss may often have deeper
meaning than appears"
Perhaps, but 1t Is a thing you have
to take on It's face value"
BELIEVE in tho best thoughts and
whisnerinRs that Wait thy heart"
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Natural Progression

Natural Progression.
How did they get that disabled
vessel 10 port"
First. they buoyed her and then
u ~ manned her"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-13

''Ho Great Northern" and Register
al Spokane, Wsnatohse, Corvllle,
Republic or 0mak--
iulY 9th 10 22nd Inclusive.
350. 900 acres Of desirable a~gricui-
tural lands open to homestead
entry. Five registration points
Including Omak, Oay r~eeIsiyalioa
point actually on the ysssyVafioH ana
~sSeh(d osy BY tie Great Northern
Raiiway.
Low Round Trip Fares
Round Trip Homeseekers' Pares 10 all
IegistrAtion points named In effect June 2oth.
July eth and July 18th. Summer Tourist Pares
10 North Paeinc Coast points on sale every day,
Wenatohee. Stopovers allowed enroute at ClAcles
National Park either on going or return trip
Send Now for colvlle Circular 80
EH our cogpes bSLSqv and mail today, for dc
faiha Information, map JokfsTJ and bookLn.
T. 0. LeEnf, oensni lmmlVpiion AGENT, q. n. r.,
81. Paul. M'nn.
o. C. STONE, Passenger Traffic MOT, J, Paul. Mlah
E.c.LEEDY. Gen. linn. ESt.
Esxtrsaxn9 send CCoiStss Opening ciieu.
81 al0HfUh.. wanna .~---
Nh Address
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Clean 6rooder Lamps Daily.
Brooder lamps should be cleaned
every day.
Evening star., 1916-11-23
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

First Sergt August Faust, Company
+, 18th Infantry, at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex; Band Leader william J. O'Calla-
CHAN, 9th Cavalry, at Maria, Tex; First
Sergt. John Riordan, Coast Artillery
Corps, at Fort Hancock, n. j., and
First Ser2t. Otto Heiss, 5th Infantry,
at Laredo. Tex, have been placed on
the retired list. and will repair to their
homes.
Capt. Frederick b. Hennessy. I'd
Field Artillery, is detailed for service
in the Quartermaster Corps, vice Capt
William +. Jones. who is assigned to
the Sd Field Artillery.
Capt. Albert B. Dockery will join the
10th Cavalry.
Capt. Wesley King. Philippine Scouts,
retired is detailed as an acting quar-
termaster at Jeffersonville. Ind.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Theodore A. Baldwin, jr., infantry, is
extended one month
Leave of absence for two months on
surgeons certificate of disability is
granted Col. James S. Rogers, infantry.
Capt. James d. Watson. Coast Artil-
lery Corps, is relieved from duty at
Jefferson barracks, Mo-, and will pro-
ceed to Salt Lake City, Utah.. for re-
cruiling duty.
First Lieut.. Richard b. Paddock Sig
nal Corps. at Atlantic City, n. j., Will