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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28
NOTICE Fon PUBLICATION.


Department Of the Interior, u. s.
Land once al Las Cruces, N. NJ
August 81, i9iIT
Notice is hereby given that Ed
.u,ond j. Fulton, OF Columbus, n. NJ
Who. on November 4. 1919, made
homestead entry O77li, for Sc "a
Sec. 8. 7. 20, s. n. 3 W, and on
June n, 1919, made additional home
stead entry. No. O97ii, for Ne ~,
.seetioncs, township 70 s, Range s
". wv p. NERD lar, has n'ls'.
roticr Of attention 10 make nna'
TREE year proof, 10 establish claim
10 tha lsnd above described, before
pr ~. Need, U. s Commissioner al
Columbus, \. ~ on The 18TH day Of
October, 1917.
claimant naines as witnesses; l.
~ Peach. Of Columbus. n. ~; Ernest
Engendori. Of Columbus. ~ NJ. n
IN, Lingo of Columbus. y. ~; w u
Page, Of Columbus, n. NJ.
+ n63 John L. BURNSIDE,
Isepl. ii-5t em Register
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28

The federal reclamation service
Is ADVERTISING for bids 10 remove
some en.Ooo cubic yards OF mater
iai un,itr Tie Elephant Butte re-
clamation project Tor The consiruc-
lion OF The Juan dc Herrera literal
Reclamation Engineer l.. N.
Drainage Engineer u. ".
Murphy and Engineer In Charge Of
Drainage J. L. Burkholder this week
made ar inspection Of the drainage
canal surveys, meeting with the
water users at La Mesa and NJ Las
Cruces.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28

Nc. Hoover. Sc calls attention 70
.thb iact Unal iho Ercnch know only
must have wheat brcad because Of
he superior keeplu8 qualities; that
.Alntrlfau tonsnmption. ranging
ffUm tour % tstvcn bushels pcr
capita per annum OF wheat, can be
materially reduced without hurd-
|phin md hat the wheat Is vital 10
our allies. lie emphasized ihe
world meat shortage aud The need
Of conserving every pound IN this
foudIryanh "a ncludfl with the ap-
y m we ouh learn aud remembcr IN
these four minutes these two rea-
sons for . mselless- day and q wheat
lefy7 dry rarhurcck. and can be
moved 70 substitute some other
food out Of our abundance 30 that
our national demand may be less
rned and the women Of france re-
lieved. and the people Of France
and Belgium be sustained Ia this
great struggle for the observation
'of democratic Institutions. our Time
win have been most probably
spent fLzg.IosIu I6i
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28
DR.. Frederick Jacobson says, vs.
Of women need PhOsphaies
to give them Strong, He'll
thy rounded figure and to
avoid nervous break
down. Thousands Of
en- women grow strong
in Natures way.
Consider the Lilies Of the Field
How They Grow"

The life Of the lily is but a few
weeks or months. The life Of man
Is three score years and ten But
10 live ones life In its fullness,
women like the lily, must be nour-
ished by those same vital elements
which nature provides for nour.sii-
ing every living thing; and these in
clude the valuable phosphate 10
often lacking In the usual food We.
eat today. Argo-phosphaie Is rich
In these wonderful elements. II
contains them In concentrated tablet
form which Is easy 10 take and
quickly assimulated and absorbed.
into the system, and from youth 10
Old aga. builds and rehuiids body
and brain In beautiful harmony
with Nptnre's perfect plan. That's
why" Argo-PhOsPhate makes good
solid flesh ard muscles.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Argo-Phos-
|phale contains tho natural phos-
pilates which thousands Of physi-
clans are prescribing daily 10 build
up thin, pale. %colorless women 10
give them rosy checks, red lips, and
a beautiful complexion. Many cases
have been reported where women
have increased their weight from
40 to IS pounds with a few weeks
Treatment, and any women who de-
sirea a we'll rounded and developed
form. should secure from her drug
gisi. this new drug which is mex.
ponsivc and IS dispensed by any
reliable druggist with OF without .
doctors prescription II your
druggist will not supply YOU, send
st00 70 the Arso Laboratories, Il
Forsyth st., Atlanta, Ga. and they
will send YOU a two weeks treat
mont by return mail-Adyt.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28

me fcsieAl evernmcnf hes DE-
clded % allow ~mclhing ne ga
o0 due members Of the Firsl New
Mexico Infantry for pay from The
limedhry wcrcfaccepfed Ior, service
unfit The reHhAdat was fsdiraliktd
80 Il Is announced from The Adju-
iant Generals Once. On account Of
some disagreement Or nlsunder-
1lapdIIig paymcni af inis MN has
been wlihhnld by lllf war tIcparl-
nlcnl Ton days or to weeks VIII
be required 70 get accounts into
shape eo that The payment may be
msde 20 aS hhdividiin
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28
sIOo Reward. slOO

The readers OF this paper viii ~
pleased 10 learn that there u AZ least n
dreaded disease that science has been
able 70 cure n AZ ~ staEss. sna that e
positive cure now known 20 the medical
has1rnity. catafrh being \ constitutional
disease. requires a Constitutional treat
ternaily. Acting dll| ~ upon the blood
and mucous 1urlaeeI tha ayatem, there
by Destroying the foundation Of the DTS.
ease, and giving thu patient alrength oy
nature In doing lla work. The propFietora
kave 90 much faith IN ila curative pow
ers that they oTer one Hundred Donarg
for any case that q fails 10 cure. send
for lat Of teatimoniain.
Aidr-ssi ~ CHENEY a Co. Tolsdo. o
6oid ~ ~ nfunlisIs stG
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28

The high price OF silverfs re-
.sdIting IN the srpopcnipq Of maiw'
msnes IN Nast heSioo. especially IN
sierra ard Grant counties, and %
alto leading 10 feyerish activity y
other dist-'rls "a which silver ore
Va early ysts vas ar important
.astCr.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28
AMERICAN NEAT AND WHEAT :
LIFE-BLOOD or ALLIES,

Tho Russian wheat fields arc cut
on from Francc by the Gcrnan
armies, Australian wheat Is unavail-
able; Argcntina's wheat crop 10
short and France, Belgium, Italy
and England must gct the great
bulk Of their wheat, as we'll as meat
from America. II is pionted out by
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-28

American eronomy will save 90
Oo0.CQ0 buthels Of wheat and 2,2Oo,-
0O0000 pounds Of meat for the al
lied countries Il il estimated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

cubator eggs into commerce. This has
been especially noticeable in the large
houses making a speciality of break
ing out eggs where they found il alb
solutely necessary to candle even in
March n early April because farm
ers n poultry raisers were marketing
infertile. incubator eggs with their
fresh eggs, n the incubator eggs
came In in such bad condition and
were so numerous that they had to be
culled out before it was safe for the
to handle the eggs. At that
time OF the year there Is no other rea-
son for Gambling. You can see what a
loss this mean to any dealer, and in
stead OF reducing the army OF gamblers
which are now required this practice
makes a demand for ever q greater
number.
Another very serious evil due to the
marketing of infertile eggs from an
incubator or from underneath a hen
ls their admixture with storage stock.
These incubator eggs usually go on the
market at the a when eggs are
being stored without being candled.
We know it to be a fact that infertile
incubator egg break down during
transportation and handling and easily
become white rots."
Infertile incubator eggs can be used
for bakers purposes in the home, but
under no circumstances should they
ever be offered for sale or for ship
ment.
Another important reason why such
eggs should not be marketed as fresh
eggs is the fact that they are liable to
be seized by food inspectors as being
misbranded. Such eggs play havoc
with the spring storage stock, and we
are in hopes that no farmer OF poultry
raiser will be guilty Of such a dishon-
est practice.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

that lime sulfur should be used for
the second and third summer sprays.
5. What is the most effective and at
the same time the most economical diIu-
tion of lime snifav as q fangicide spray?
Lime-sulfur sprays containing from
6 to s pounds of sulfur in eacn 100
gallons of spray mixture gave emf
nently satisfactory results. Sprays Of
these strengths are obtained by using
/ gallon of commercial concentrated
lime sulfur in 33 to 40 gallons of
water, or l gallon of homemade lime
sulfur prepared according to the I'LL
nois formula in IS to "a gallons of
water.
6. Is homemade concentrated lime sal
fnr, prepared according to the formula:
100 pounds snlfnr, so pounds lime, 50 gal
Ions vater, as efficient as the ordinary
commercial concentrated lime sulfnr?
Experiments on this question indi-
Gated no appreciate differences be-
tween the homemade and the com
mercial lime sulfur.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

Is. How often and at zvhat time,
should n sprays be APPLIED?
In general. it was found that the
first three summer sprays were the
most useful in improving the general
grade end quality of the fruit by con-
trolling the majority of the insects and
fungi; that none of these sprays could
be omitted safely; and that the addi-
ton Of the fourth and fifth sprays as
sisted in controlling ~late-brood cooling
moth and injury from %curculio.
16. What are the relative advantages
and disadvantages of applying large and
small quantities of Bordeaux?
On the whole. these experiments in
dictate that a thin but complete coating
of the fruit and foliage with Bordeaux
a%rsenate of lead Is more desirable than
a heavy coat, except in cases were spe-
cial protection from curculio is nee
essary.
Incidental Observations.
1. Owing to the danger OF russeting
the fruit as a result of applications OF
Bordeaux, 1t Is a more or less common
practice to omit the fungicide from
the spray following the fall of the
petals, as this spray is applied more
particularly for the control Of cooling
moth. 1t has, however, been found in
advisable to omit the fungicide, as an
infection Of scab is very likely to oc-
u at this time.
2. In several experiments lime sui
fur appeared to attract codling moth
and t. repel curculio. The former eff
feet was more marked than the latter,
but both facts were observed with a
considerable degree of consistency
throughout the progress Of the expert
ments.
3. Various quantities of %arsenate
of lead were used in an attempt to find
the most efficient killing spray. -Four
pounds of paste arsenate Of lead in 100
gallons of spray mixture was found eff
ficient and economical.
4. Adding the sludge, which re-
manned after the preparation of con-
c%entrated lime sulfur, to the spray
mixture did not improve or impair the
efficiency Of the spray.
Recommendation.
AS a result of the spraying expert
ments and also from other experience
and recommendation, it Is recon-
.mended that apple trees be sprayed at
the times and in the n indicated
below.
1. Dormant-Tre Spray.
This spray is used particularly for
the control Of San Jose scale. 1t is ap-
piled in the fall after the leaves drop
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
Improve Quality of Eggs By Careful Selection for Incubation
BY I. E. QUIsENBERRY. Missouri
f. ~QUISENBERRY, Missouri.

use pure-bred fowls. 1t would be an
endless task to try to change the quail
ity Of eggs by breeding from mongrels
and nondescripts. Neither will you
make much progress by trying to
breed from grades or cross-breeds.
Some farmers and poultry raisers
make a practice of putting eggs on the
market which they have had in an In
cubator for a few days n found the
eggs to be infertile. This is a bad
practice and should never be done by
any honest farmer or poultry raiser.
You may make good use of such eggs
by consuming them at home. They
will do to fry. for baking n for GER
tain kinds Of cooking, but they are al
solutely unfit for the market. Such
eggs, while good for home consumption
are absolutely unat for shipping. The
yolks will break. the eggs will rot be-
fore they can reach the consumer, and
it is a dishonest practice to offer such
eggs for sale as fresh-laid eggs, and
you lower the price on all eggs by so
doing. Consume such eggs at home.
We have seen severe market losses
due to a habit of sending infertile in
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
THE FARMER AND HIS AUTOMOBILE

The automobile is becoming an in
creasingly important factor in farm
life. 1t is rapidly reducing the isola-
ton which once made the agriculturist
more or less of ar involuntary hermit.
The motor car is beginning not only TO
mellow the farmer. but to expand the
city man. The day when every farmer
looked upon an automobile as an OBJ
ject for abuse has largely gone. Today
the farmer gives the automobile half
the road with good grace, for his W
possession of a similar vehicle has re-
versed his prejudices.
The motor car is bringing the world
together. 1t is eliminating distance.
1t is bringing the country nearer to the
city. the east nearer to the west. It Is
helping the people Of the different
parts of the land better to understand
each other.
The middleman came into existence
originally because the farm was so far
from the city. With the gasoline pro-
PEELED vehicle the farmer can now
reach the city market in a few hours.
His need for the commission merchant
is not so great. The value Of the foOd
is consequently lesaenins.
automobile will some day bring
the farmer direct to the consumer, and
also the consumer direct to the farmer.
The standard of living on the farm
is. of curse, revolutionized by the au-
tomobile. Not only has the automo-
bile brought about the possibility Of
city shopping for the family but 1t also
aids mechanically the operations of
the farmer through the various appli-
ances for pumping. thrashing. etc.
The time is not far distant when the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

The isolated lighting plant is not a
pay hins' nor is 1t a piece of machin-
cry made for every chance user.
a lew years ago many men would
not think of getting in behind the
wheel Of an automobiles; much less
would they consider the investment OF
a few hundred dollars in that kind of
a machine; but people have been grad
ually educated until there are compar.
atlVely few who do not feel that they
are capable of understanding and car
ing for the power and transmission
plant which is hung between the fore
wheels of an automobile. In the city.
we find many people using electric
lights, electric coasters, electric wash
ing machines. electric irons, and cleo
trio cleaners. These are cost
ing a good many dollars more than
they should, in the yearly cost Of
maintenance, because Of the lack of
understanding on the part of the users.
which necessitates the employment Of
expert service extending over months
and sometimes years. The people in
the city can get the service if they are
willing to pay for it, out people in the
country can not buy it. even though
they have the money. Instead of tele-
phoning in and getting help in half an
hour, it may be days in reaching them.
In the meantime they are without the
conveniences of their installation.
The man who puts in the isolated
lighting plant, of whatever variety.
should understand the plant thorough
ly, and make up his mind to have it on
his list. along with the pigs and the
calves and the chickens. to receive its
share of persistent attention.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

How are we to breed so that We may
improve the quality of the eggs? we
know it to be a fact that a hen lays
essentially the same color and shape
egg year in and year u OF course
we know that the first eggs of a pul
let are small and will gradually in
crease in size until they reach their
normal state. We also know that In
varieties of poultry which lay brown
eggs the last eggs of a litter will be
somewhat lighter in color than Will
the first eggs laid. so we can see that
the shape and color of an & change
slightly.
In attempting to breed to improve
the quality OF eggs, we advise the Sc
lection of eggs for incubation only OF
the kind which you wish to produce.
If you want dead-white Eggs, do not
incubate any hat are tinted in the
least. If you want a pure, uniform
brown egg, then select only that kind.
See that none of them weigh less than
two ounces and are of the perfect
shape which you desire, and all OF
sound, smooth shell. Use males for
mating with these selected hens that
were Matched from hens that lay the
same kind of an egg. Use the same
process of selection the following year,
and in a short period of time you will
find that the numbe of eggs which
will have to be culled out will grow
gradually less and less. a much larger
percentage of our eggs will grade as
firsts.
1t is advisable to use hens for breed
ing purposes because they lay a larger
egg than the pullcts. and they lay
fewer eggs in the fan and winter and
are in much better condition for
breeding purposes in the spring
months than are the puilets. BY all
means. in breeding for quality in eggs. !
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

individual flower buds have spread
apart, in order to complete spraying
before the first blossoms open. Spray
ing may be continued at this time un-
til the petals have commenced to sepa-
rate. but should be discontinued as
soon as the stamens and pistils of the
flowers are exposed.
Bordeaux, prepared according to
the formula. s pounds copper sulfate,
s pounds freshly slaked lump lime,
and 100 gallons of water, with 4
pounds arsenate of lead added as an
insecticide, is the best spray for use at
this time. In seasons when Bordeaux
is expensive owing to the high price
of copper sulfate, it may be advisable
to use lime sulfur for the cluster-bud
or first summer spray. Experiments
made in 1918. 1914 and 1915. showed
generally satisfactory results where
lime sulfur was used at this time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

z. What is the fungicidaI yalue OF
I seF-boiled lime sulfnr. and hoaU does il
compare 7Cth lime snlfnr made in the
usual manner?
During 1909 and 1910 the expert
mentors found self-boiled lime sulfur
practically worthless as a fungicide for
both the fruit n foliage Of the apple.
1t appeared, however, from the reports
Of both series Of experiments. that the
self-boiled lime sulfur eXerted some
stimulating or beneficial effects on the
health and vigor Of the foliage not in
any way connected with it's possible
properties as a fungicide. The foliage
in the plats sprayed with ~self-boiled
lime suifur was noteworthy for its
abundance, dark green color, n gen.
orally luxuriant appearance. Its
worthlessness in the control Of apple
scab precludes the possibility of its be-
ing used as a successful spray for the
apple.
8. VIII the addition of COPPER suIfdte
to lime sulfnr increase the fuAgicidal
valae of the spray?
1t was concluded that the addition
Of copper sulfate to lime sulfur does
not add to its usefulness as a spray.
In three Of the experiments reported
on, it resulted in more or less evere
injury to the fruit. +
9. Is an APPLICATION of lime sulfur,
made at the strength used for San lose
scale, applied 1VhiIe the trees are dormant,
of any valae as a preventive of apple
scdb?
The experiments generally indicated
that spraying with winter-strength
lime sulfur while the trees were
dormant did not help to control scab.
10. What is the most efective poison
nhieh can be combined ddvantageously
ush standard fungtcides for the control
of chezc1ng insects, Particularly the cod
ling moth and the plum curcuAo?
Paris green and arsenate Of lead
were the only insecticides expert
mented with. Paris green proved less
effective than arsenate of lead and
caused considerable foliage injury.
When experiments with copper fer
rocyanide were commenced, it was
thought that this spray might possess
some poisoning qualities which would
make IL uSeIul as an lnSectlclOe. IL
was not, Of course, used in combina-
ton with Bordeaux or lime sulfur, al
the spray was designed as a fungicide.
1t was noted, however, that copper
failed to show any de-
cided qualities as a poison spray.
II. Does arsenate of lead zCI,cn used
possess any fungiciddl value?
Experiments bearing upon this point
lead to the conclusion hat arsenate of
lead used alone possesses practically
fungicidal value.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

h results of the comparisons OF
Bordeaux and lime sulfur indicate a
greater efficiency for Bordeaux as a
fungicide but, combined with its ex-
cellent fungicidal properties. serious
tendencies to injure fruit and foliage
as a result Of it's application. Lime
sulfur, on the other hand, exercised a
fair degree of control of fungi and
caused little damage to fruit or fol-
iage. The comparative value of the
Two sprays varied somewhat from year
to year. In 1911 lime sulfur caused
considerable injury to fruit as a result
of lfme-sulfur burn, and was slightly
less efficient as a fungicide than Bor-
deaux. In 1912 lime sulfur proved to
be the more desirable spray in every
series Of experiments except those per-
formed at one place, where it was to
all intents and purposes equal to Bor-
deaux.
3. Con Bordeaux injury be lessened
or prevented by frequent ~sprayings ocih
the same spray or by maintaining over
the Bordeonx a coating of lime through
out the season?
Efforts to prevent Bordeaux injury
by frequent applications Of Bordeaux
or by keeping the Bordeaux coated
throughout the season with lime were
attended by no results of SO conclusive
a character as to warrant recommen-
dations favoring the practice.
4. Is st possible to interchange Bo1-l
deaax and lime suFur, in a spray
schedule, to advontage, using Bordeaux
for one or more applications and lime
snlfav for the remaining applications?
The general conclusions from these
experiments are that the use of Bor-
deaux for the spray before the bios
SONS open is generally advisable and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

old two streaks of mud" which ono
constituted the rural highway will b
a thing Of the past Instead Of hav
ing merely a few main roads Of his.
quality and bearing fancy names. W
will have a general system of psrms
nent pixies running in all directions,
network anording Easy accessibility.
The coming Of the city motorist int
tho open country has led to goo
roads, better hotels, improved village
and a beneficial influence on tn
jewellers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03

or IN the spring before the buds open.
preferably at the latter time. Where
San Jose scale is present or is known
to infest a certain locality, this spray
Is a necessity, and it is advised as a
matter Of precaution in all orchards
throughout the state.
The dormant-tree spray should be
either commercial or homemade lime
sulfur. The commercial lime sulfur
testing So Baume should be used at
the rate of II gallons of commercial
lime sulfur to SO gallons of water, or
II gallons of commercial lime sulfur
in 100 gallons of the spray. This Is
equivalent to l gallon of commercial
lime sulfur to 8 gallons water. The
homemade lime sulfur, made accord
ing to the Illinois formula 600 pounds
sulfur. SO pounds lime, 66 gallons
water), is used at the rate of 20 GAL
Ions of stock solution homemade lime
sulfur to so gallons Of water, or 20
gallons Of homemade lime sulfur in
100 gallons of spray.
2. First Summer Application.
This spray is used particularly for
the control Of apple scab. AS a Sec
oiodiS opJecl, HCWeVeT, II is uSeQ 10
kill the various ~leaf-eating insects
which appear early in the season, in
GLIDING bud moth, tent caterpillar, and
cankerworm. These insects, though
not always present in large numbers,
are likely to cause serious damage and
must be guarded against.
The first summer application is
made after the cluster buds open. as
soon as the Individual flower buds
spread apart, but before the flower
buds themselves open. In large COM
mercial orchards 1t will be found nee
essary to begin spraying before all the