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Una MfDICINA EFICM = T6nico Maravilloso

PARA CURAR LA DYSPEPSIA Y LA TUBERCULOSIS
;Padece I'd. de DYSPEPSIA? Tome una eucharada despues, q g
cada comida Y lie yendra buen apetito, hara perfeeta digestion y des-
aparecera Ia dyspepsia. -
iEsta I'd. TUBERCULOSO en- ell PRIMER GRADo a Julio de
IN buen doctor? Tome dos o tres cucharadas despues de cada conf
da V en- breve recuperara Ia salud. Multitud de personals han sanado
tomando este TONICO MARAVILLOSO.
PEECIO-Botella entera, S100; media botela, QUO.
Prepara6o Dor Jose 2. &c la Peha y Registrado debidamente baJo
81 No. 1880. De venta en- IL BOTICA De CHAPA, ESQ. Santa Rosa
Y Commerce St, y en- la BOIlCA HlDALGO, 79 Doorosa o, aHpas
en- San Antonio, Texas.
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Los poetas y Ia guerra.

Tn ingles que Sc dedica a los tra-
bajoS de estadistica Y que. ademas
reveal ser un humorista. N. E &
Osborn, asesura que es verdadera-
mente ~fant5stica IA cantidad de poe
mas que les han sido inspirados tan
to j los civiles como a los militares
por Ia actual guerra q partir del mes
de agosto de 1914.
En- ell Chambers Journal N. f.
3. Osborn estima que los alemanes,
por su parte. 10 han perpetrado me-
nos de un million de co~m9osicioTes
en- versos heroicoS. Jamis Sc ha0ia
visto en- Alemania semejante eXplo-
sion de lirismo belico.
Es bien n~otablemente menor. IA
production poetica en- Inglaterra. In
coleccionador-a quien hay que ad-
mirar V que compadecer I'm pooh ia
Ilegado a reunir seis mil poemas I'M
presses que la guerra les inspire a los
escritores de lengua ingleSa...
Parece cue la Francia. mas abSor'
vida por la guerra qae ninguaa otra
rotencia de la Entente, Ia SiGo ne
nos profilica. N. E. NJ Osborn le
atriouye apenaS dos o tres mil poe
siaS guerreraS.
Nos parece que NJ. E. B. Obsborn
esta muy deficientemente informa-
do: 81 e Sc diera una vuelta por lbs
redacciones de los diarioS de Paris
Y de las provincias. Sc encontraria en-
cada una de elias una existencia dc
manuscritos rimados mucho mas inI-
p~ortante.
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Una buena "Kultura.'

Tn preceptor alenan ha tenldo Ia
idea de dar ! sus discipulos 81 81.
guiente tema de composition:
Como trataria listed 4 los pri-
sioneros ingleses 81 estuvieran emr-
p,eados en- su casa? No hay suplic.o
alguno que los alemancitoS no hayan
ideados = que desearian inf!igic 4 los
aborrecidos eaemigos. Nj n 500,
segin pazece. ma resoondido que los
trataria con justicia.
E<to nos recuegda las palabras de
aquel aleman que eStaba en- Par,
antes De la guerra Y qIe deseaba II
= Versailles.
-;Quieres yer Ell palacio. los her
mosos s~aloues 0 los cuadros?
Ne eS igua'.
Que es 10 que quieres. pues?
-Prenderle fuego.
;Encantadore< ninos.
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DR.. K. |. MayerS. DentiSta

20Sh E. Houston St.
Frente e. Hotel Glnter.
La mas fuerte organization de
ientistas titulados en- e. Sur. Oficinas
en- San Antonio, Texas, Houston y
Beaumont.
Sc garantizan los trab"jos sin doior.
HORAS DIARIAS DE OFICINA:
De 8 3. m, 2 s. p. N
Los domingos, de 8 a. m, 8 l p. m
Contamos con enfermera dentista-
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EXTaANJE2As.
Yiene de la ia. Pag.I

mstricas. ri monSJruo en- e. que DO
nina Ia bandera negra en- medic de
la cual resalta ia r blanca y que
r.ene el aspecto De IN t~apiceria flu
nebre.
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TAN EHFERM0
QUE NO P0DIA
TRABAJk
Nusa-Tone lie Hizo un Hornbre
Fuerte Y Vigorozo
lhsuIuiamsniu Garaatizaae a Oar Satisiacciis
Sc le Dsrelssrs So Bilers

E Sr. Regime Bail6a. &c She-buTa.
Mimi. era IN honoEe entermo-en
reaEdad. estaba tan malo. cue no podfa
trafalgar. SGpo de Ia maSnihca nedhctna
Nuga-Tone. Pidio IN frasco y oespues
de tomarlo por un corto tempo. cscrbs
asi:
Price Laboratories.
Chicago. H.
Mis- muy queridos Senores:-Despues
De saludarlos les digo CUE recibi su trasco
de medicina y estoy muy contento de
haberla pedido. Y tambien les digo que
an,es de tomar su medicinal essaba tan
malo que no podia trabajar. pero ahora
me en~cuentro mcjor y puedo traoaJar.
pues aueridos Senores. con essa les
manifesto que sus medicines son tai V
como las promoter. y tambien les do
facultad para cue, pongan rai nomore en-
81 Ebro. SIN mas de ids. su ahmo. alto.
y S. S..
Regime Bailon.
Nusa-Tone 6 el Gran Reconstructed
de la Salud. Enriquece Ia Sansre Y Aumen-
IA los Globulos Roios. Fortalece y Iran
quiliza los Nervios, Vigoriza al Homore y
a Ia Mujer. Is IN exceiente tratamlento
para csc desgaste general Y sensacion dc
cansancio en- el cuerpo y de la mente;
Tristeza y Melancolia. pesadillas. talsa de
e~nersfa. decahimiento vital. neTviosidad.
NAL ~apetito. falta de slobulos rojos 0
anenia. circulation torp>. perdida de
musculos. indigestion. emoaramiento des-
pues de las comidas. dolor en- el cs,omago
{ intestinos durante Ia digestion, biliosi-
dad. estrenimienso. NAL ~alientp. saoor
desaxradable en- la 5oca. lengua saburrosa.
dolor de cabcza. neuEalgias. sueho in
tranquilo. malaria cr6nica. Este remedio
es muy ~vaiioso. especialmentc en- cilmas
calidos o humedos donde la malaria {
iguales pelisros t5Nco existen.
e Nuga-Tone. 10 vsnden cast todas las
prosuerias. peTo en- case dc cue no lie sea
~conveniente II a Ia Drogueria. o 81 no 10
puede en- las Boticas. lie man
daremos eli Nusa-Tone directamente por
correo. porte pagadoq y al recibir 81 valor
de 81 pedido., Tn mes complete de ira
,amiento por UN DOLLAR. S no Sc
oueda enteramente Sat;Sfecho. con mucho
gusso 81 dinero L seEa devueito en- Ia
Drosuerfa O por nososrcs. ComPre un
frasco hoy nismo de eseaS excclentes
pastillas. y vera que rapidsmente restaura
su Salud. Fuerza v Vigor- Prce Laoora-
tories. 5000. SO. Clinton ST. Chicago.
Ill.
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E. {. Pinos Altos, Nuevo Mexico
Conforme ii Tratadc lie Guadalupe,
fnmado 81 = de FebreTo de 1913, Me-
xico cedi0 . los Estados Unidos, los
terri:orio Ie Nuevo Mexico Y
Alta California. con una extension
a?roximad2 de &c mil leguas cuadra-
das; de manera que hasta los limites
de estos territories por e. Norte, lie
gaba Ia ironteca de MEXICO e ano de
II.
FL general DiaZ, q Quien listed st
refiere. eS un jefe itailano, que no
tiene NADIA De comun cor los militares
del mismo apellido y que han figurado
tanto en- nucstro pals.
Ell carburo Is un compuesto del
carbon con IN metaloide cualquic.a,
S. G.. Galveston. Tex.-Venecia. Ia
c!uGad Ce Italia. rioerana de: mar
Ad-iatico y cabeza de la antigua re
plb!!ca del mismo nombre que fue
lno de los EStadoS mas poderosos de
Ia Edal Media Y de los comienzos de
IL moderna. data de tiempos remoti-
sirnos, sin cue Sc Sepa e! ano de su
| fundaci0n. pues todos los pueblos an
tiguoS del mundo. no So formaron por
IN acto de acuerdo entre sus funda-
doreS. sino por .! arribo successive de
razas ~vecinas 0 de una misma raza
quc aflu:a = IN pua-o donde Sc han
congregado algunas familias, por viz
cud del concrete, de la naveg2ci0r
Il otra causa semejante. Neaecia no
Sc fundo deliberadamente sobre las
Iguas, sino en- las riberas del Adriati.
&C. Y al II creciendo su ~poblacion fue
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CuandO necesite libros en- espanol
i~irijase a Ignacio E. L0zano.-ils
y. Sta Rosa Ave. San Antonio, Ta,
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Extraction de Muelas
Fiiadas Y RellenadaS de Gro

listed Ell prec;o y lie daremos expli-
c~aciones Ten espahol) sobre TODD 10
u listed ~recesite, sin costo alguno.
Tenemos Ia mas hermosa oficina
de L. ciudad y los I -jores DENTS
tas, pues ninguno de el.os tene me-
nos de yeinte amos de experienced.
Nuestros trabajos esrah del todo
garantizados y solutameute no
tendra listed rada que rder.
Todes nuestros trsbajoc sin dolor.
PRECIOS
$1,000, Ell mas . o trabajo de
puente, por ...--.--.... so-Vo
S 7.50 Coron:5 de orc S6lido, por $500
$1,000 Coronas de orc S0lidO. por $500
$4,000 Dentaduras por ....... $1,000
S 200 Rellenos por ...-.-.... sl.O0
Extracciones s:n dolor, pOr S1.G0
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TIBERiO.
y. D.. 9 de Dic.embre 1917
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30
NUMBER 43

Two hundred and fifty Thousand
free votes will be given Saturday,
April Ia, 1917 to each candidate who
turns in subscriptions or collec-
tions on old subscriptions for twen-
ty-five l$25) dollars. Candidates
are not limited to one club, but for
each $25 worth will receive 25O,OOO
extra votes.
All candidates are treated alike
and we call attention to our prev
ious advices to the effect that moth
ing was to be gained by holding
back for some big offer. This Of
fer for 250,O00 extra votes will in
clude previous offers and those can
didatesawfio have turned ia sub
scriptions will be credited with
them towards this offer. In this
way candidates who took adyan.
tage of previous offers will not lose
but be the gamer. Don't wait for
something bigger, as youIl lose
votes If you do. Take advantage OF
this offer NOW.
All vote coupons turned in on or
before Saturday April Z, 1917 will
be worth five t5) times their face
value and those already turned in
will receive credit for the difference.
A word to the wise candidate is suf-
ficient. Turn in your vote coupons
and get ballot, which you may
hold if you desire.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30
TRUE co.oPsRAr1oN

Is exemplihsd BY the following
merchants, and they are deserving
Of your patronage.
Heckethorn & Brown, Ford autos
and supplies.
Joseph Adamek, jswslsy and
musical instruments.
Ed Haberstroh, barbsrshsp,
baths and laundry
The Holly Pharmacy, drugs, swn.
dries, etc.
Mosisr 4 Kingsry, groceries.
Holly Hardware Co., hardware.
). T. Saunders, farm implements,
J R. Gordon, furniture, Bristol.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30

an equal opportunity to win. All
1t takes is little determination
and stick-to-itiveness
No more nominations will be ac-
cepted after Saturday, April Ia, 1917.
There is only little over month
left in which to win one of these
magnificent prizes, SO candidates
and friends should take steps to
make every day, hour and minute
count. Votes are plentiful and
easy to get, Ify0n need assistance
or information, don't hesitate to ad-
wise the campaign manager.
: one of the greatest vote oppor-
tunities is open to you now.
Several candidates have phoned
US about the extra vote offer now
in effect. In last weeks Chieftain
and also in this issue is a coupon
good for 10000 extra votes when ac-
companied with either subscrip-
ton to The Holly Chieftain or $l.5O
worth of coupons from any of the
merchants whose names appear on
the coupon. A candidate may turn
in as many of the coupons from The
Chieftain as they can obtain from
The Chieftain so long as each cou-
pom is accompanied with the $1.5O
subscription or vote ticket from
the merchants.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30
HOLLY. COLORADO, FRIDAY. MARCH 80. 1911
QUARTER MILLION FREE VOTES
Key Great Campaign Effective April April IA Coupons Worth Five
Times Face Value Until April 9TH Campaign Nearing
Honestrech- No Candidate Has Big Lead

The interest and enthusiasm in
The Holly Chieftain's great popu-
larity prize campaign is getting so
great that we contemplate employ
ing a special clerk to handle the
volume of votes that are coming in.
After the announcement that we
would give away free new Ford
automobile, ass$l00 victrola, Kitchen
Cabinet, Oh bang, DIAMOND Ring
and two SehesArsiSp Sps in HE Inter.
national Correspondence School,
many doubling Thomases' pop
ped up and tried to discourage can
didates But their selfish work has
been for naught. Those candidates
who needed the knocking will GER
tainly be sorry when the campaign
is over and they see some one else
happily riding in the new Ford au-
tomObile or listen to the soul stir
ring strains on the VictreIa or get
one of the other magnificent prizes.
And what will those candidates
think OF those who Influenced them
against the campaign?
The race is still very much an
open one and every candidate has
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30

The progress of any municipality
depends largely, il not wholly, upon
the unbiased attitude Of those re-
spoQsible for its government. The
Peoples Party is pledged to an ad-
ministration Of our town affairs in
tho interest Of ALL our citizens.
Vote for Smeltzer for mayor and
shelton, Thomas and Witty for
trustees. Adpt
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30
WE'RE BOOSTING FOR HOLLY, ARE YOU?

Sending Detrimental Example Will You Mr..
Down?
saying that its poor rule that don't work both ways
brought attention by couple of farmers
who noticed the imprint
bills printed in Holly
and that
advantage of the situation, al
continue try to boost Holly and surrounding
toll responsible for sending the by
that outside they would
would certainly be told what what
Upon principle believe
we publicly discussing affecting
surrounding territory
openly this Dairy
forced TO make IL puphc issue
budoze trying
business along legitimate lines and
multitude and individual
exploit Nor will stand to be dictated
in THE PEOPLE
unquafedly the upbudng of Holly
legitimate proposition half
position all will stand
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30
y. B. Byars Here

J. B. Byars, merchant prince OF
the Arkansas valley, whose chain OF
stores reaches from Northern Colo
RADIO to Dodge City, Kan, was here
last Friday, conferring with Manag-
er Coffin of the local store. When
asked as to the prospects for the
coming season, Mr.. Byars became
enthused, declaring that the past
year was the greatest in the history
of his career thruout the Valley,
and was of the opinion that 1917
would even exceed the past year.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30

Don't miss the Demonstrate
Of F.F. o. G. goods next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, April
2, 8 and 4, and get 1000 votes
free. Mosier Il Kingery.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30

DISTRICT NO. (Hslly)
Mrs Anna Kerns 475,625
Mrs. Jack House 35s,7so
Jessie Wright 3s2,230
Gladys Bailey 232,39O
Janet Duncan 1925
G. H., Mickey 26O,35O
Edgar Hanks 318,475
Chloe Capps $4,000
Rev. w. K. Wright 62,435
Lillian Oliver 10000
Marie Kennedy .34O,375
Mabel CASTLE 272,55O
j. G. Fuller 18S,5OO
Irene Weeks 10000
Mabel Rockwell 324,75O
Emma Schwisow 10000
Georgia Shively 10000
Mile Robinson 1880
Mary Lozar 14.15o
Lucy Atkins 1000
Ruth Christopher 1000
May Taylor 21,520
Mrs. Ruth Lewis 10000
Mrs. N. H. Lamb 10000
Miss Nellie Vincent 10000
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30

DISTRICT Ne. 3
Bristol osls.
Mrs. Louis .Vagher 191, 1896
Adrian Richards 75,7OO
Anna Nysren 1,eoe
Ruth James 141oe
Jesie Sauer 2e0e
Florence Puntenney 1900
Mrs. Frank Durham 100
Ida MARBLES 1A.00D
Lucille Rosebrough am
Hazel Mexican 1e,00o
Ruth Lorimsr 1s,1le
Elsie Starbuck N,oW
Ada Peterson A,S7o
Hazel Zellers a0oo
Mrs. G. E.. Cosa 5,oOo
Mrs Grace Starbuck 1e,00o
Mrs Harry Bennett 14,13
Mrs. Belle Brannsr 30oo
Prof. Armstrong 1l0oD
Mrs. Geo OsterMal 1869
Iona Nichols 125,105
E. " Lewis e00o
Mrs. A. A. Duggsr 1860
Rev. Scarffe 120750
Anity, osls.
Martha Dempsey YEN
Eleanor Hargrsavss HN6
Eulala Keith 1o0o
DISTRICT No.
Cheney Centre, Cole.
Mrs. Warren James 1850
Miss lrma Crane 137,5OO
Mrs, Frank Kimmel 10000
Mrs Dowell le.ees
The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-30
DISTRICT Nc. 2
Coolidge, Kansas.

Beulah Sayer
Luciano Laubaell
Leslie O1'ittsndon
Bessie Scranton
Mary Hesse
Jessie Hesse
Nellie Watson
Alice Craven {
Grace johnson f
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-17
PREPARE NOW
SAYS N NAbb

March should be a month of most
active preparedness rather than one
of watchfull waiting. The lazy garden
er may lie down on the job, if he wants
to with self satisfaction; bat IL is
also the month when tie energetic
gardener grabs time by the foreloek
with both hands and gives him the big
gest yank he is capable Of The count
is taken in June. says F. NJ. McNabb
OF the Arizona Seed company.
Don't spend all your evenings with
the catalogues. Keep up to date on
garden helps as well as on vegetable
and flower varieties. Within the last
five years there have been at least a
score of practical and helpful little in
ventions and introductions that save
time or make garden results surer or
earlier. For example the paper pot
For pot plants of tomatoes, peppers,
etc. and starting things that are not
usually transplanted. such as sweet
peas, melons, lima beans, sweet corn.
etc, paper pots are superior 10 the
ordinary clay pot; they hold third to
half as much soil in the same space
and do not dry out, giving stronger
plants with less care. They are to be
mad IN various sizes aad depths in
either individual pots or multiple
like an egg crate filler, designed to I'll
plants as cabbage ana lettuce may be
easily grown as individuals giving
plants that are not checked in trans
planting, and therefore gaining sev-
erai days over the ordinary kind Plant
forcers or boosters of various
types, designed for continuous rows
INDIVIDUAL plants, and hills are also in
dlspensable to the gardener who is
looking for the earliest results; with
them cabbage and early plants can be
set out as soon as the soil can be dug
and growth will begin at once even IF
there IS relapse as often happens
after the first few days
Other handy accessories incluee \
new type of sled or scuffie loe: 4
nancy little adlusta bic marker; pull
Nerlzer and seed bed preoafer. new
this year; handy celery bleacbe~s.
pant protectors and new supports of
various kinds.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-17
GROW. YOUR OWN
VEGETABLES SAYS
LOCAL. GARDENER


Why worry about the high cost of
vegetables? Il you have a back vard
why rot get busy and turn it into a
garden! Why Pay outrageouslv high
prices Tor onions potatoes, cabbage
beans, peas, and all the other yese.
tables when with Nv cents worth of
seeds, a few square feet of ground and
little healthful outdoor work Won can
produce your own garden products9
| nave been most successful for the
past three seasons and snail continue
tfls year, said a local gardener YES
terday.
Never was there a time when the
planting of gardens was calculated to
interest so many people. The high cost
Of living has brought things to such >
pass that the average family win all
soiuteiy be compelled to grow yege-
tables in the backyard or on adjoinjne
vacant lots this year Vegetables make
up half the cost of food for summer
consumption in most families.
BY careful selection of seeds from a
reliable seed house, and a little MAN
ming as to the arrangement of beds
the average head of family can make
MS backyard a profit yielding area.
Inc amount of labor required in the
ordinary city garden is not such as to
take much time from even his periods
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-17

of recreation, and the exercise gained
by digging and delving in the ground
is always beneficial
What Ard How to Plant
The following is authentic inf0rix
ton from an expert in the seed -
ness on what TO plant and how [
plant it:
Beans = Bush, rows 8 feet apart.
plant 6 inches in rows; variety rec
commended Rurpee's stringless green
pod; Wax, rows 3 feet; plant inches.
Improved Golden Wax; pole or ran
ming beans, rows 9 feet, plants r.
Improved White Kentucky Wonder.
Beets-RoWs IS inches; plants 3 "a
4 inches: Crosbys Egyptian, Detroi
Dark Red, Extra Early Egyptian.
Brussels Sprouts = Rows ~ fee
plants IL feet. Half Dwarf Paris
Market.
Cabbage-Rows ~ feet; plants
feet. Early Ninningstadt Copenhag-
en- Market, Danish Ballhead, sclected
Early COR lato) Flat Dutch.
Carrots-RoWrs = inches; plants
inches. orheaTt, Early Chantenay, IN
proved DanyeIB
Cauliflower-Rovys feet; plantst
feet. Early Snowfall.
Chives II Rows az feet; plants
inshes. CeboNeeo
Corn-Rows 8 feet; plants / foot
Oregon Evergreen, Adams Extra Early
Z Country Gentleman. Minnesota Sweet
To combat the corn worm. dry arsen-
ate of lead to be busted on ears
Lettuce m Rows feet; plants
inches. Iceberg Lettuce, Californ
Cream Butter, Paris White Cos. Earn
CURED Simpson.
Orions = Rows is inches; sets 4
inches. Australian Brown, Australian
Extra Yellow Globe, White Portugal
Red YYethersfieid
Parsley-Rovs "a inches: plants e
inches. Champion Moss Curled.
Parsnips-RoWs 80 inches; plants Il
Hollow Crowned
Potatoes - Rows feet; plants III
Peas-Rows 3 feet: plants ? incbes
Yorkshire Hero American Wonder.
,sradus, Stratagem; late variety Tele-
phone.
Peppers ~ Rows feet; plants III
inches. Perfection pimineto. Anabeira
Chill, Chinese Gran..
Radishos-l{oNs 1S inches: plants b
inches Elnicl-c, Early Long SCARF
Short Top Scarlet Turnip.
tomatoes II Rows feet plants
seet. New Stones Sparks Earliana.
Tlfnips n Rows feet; plants h
l-stf
Early Snow hail.
For the home truck gardener Will
makes garden only 10 support his owa
table. the choice of crop should be adj
depeaaent o-iy upon the family taste.
All root vegetables should he planted
now to get the best results. This I'll
ciHdes beeta, carrots, chives, onions
pa:snlp-, potatoes, radishes ana tl-r-
htps. On the other hand it is safe te
plant almost anything that viii grow
n the soil Of the yard, even melon.
though they may well be delayed Z
few more weeks.
To the boy or girl in school vho
mas never known the joys OF a garleH
TIE present high cos OF all food iro-
Ducts she1d provide strong stimulus
Tor a little experimental work with i
spade. shovel, hoe and rake II spac.
enough is available sufficient veg
tables may be raised to supply tha
bors as well, thus assuring Do-ect
money for vacation time
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-17
ALFALFA PLANTING 4

The percentage OF alfalfa seed thg
viii grow can be easily determined
means Of a simple tester The Sell
should be thoroughly mixed. afte
which 100 or 200 seeds should \.
counted out The seeds should be plac
ed between two pieces of blotting papf
or two folds of a piece of flannel clotl
care Deing taken that the seeds do no
touch one another. The seed containe'
should then be put IN a plate weI
moisfaned without saturating, coveret
with another plat inverted. and Till
tester then placed where the tempera
ture can be kert at about 20 degree
r After about three days the sprout
ed seed should be. counted and rene
ed each da- until about the sixth, whs
most of the good seeds viii HI
sprouted and the percentage that III
grow can. be determined. Sonel 4,
seed are occasionally present in 4. n-
PIE These may be alive, but they IA
duire additional time for germinatiol