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The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28
SNOWFLAKE LOCAL AND
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS

Y. Bazan was here from Sill
yer Greek yesterday.
Bushman's have counter
where bargains are ALWAYS offered
E. Nicholson left Wednesday
for a business trip to st. Johns
and Springerville.
Chas. R. Bryant, rancher of
Clay Springs, was a business
visitor in town yesterday.
+. P. Denham and son, Viii
lard. were Snowflake visitors
yesterday from Shumway.
Chas. Savage, merchant and
cattle king of Showlow, was q
visitor here Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
We greatly appreciate the fresh
fruit and butter to be had at
Bushman's in spite of weather
conditions.
Junius Hansen was the winner
this morning in the oratorical
contest given at the Academy.
There were four entries in the
contest.
Calvin Anderson and five chill
dren, of Pinedale. passed through
here yesterday enroute to Mesa,
where they will spend the bal
ance of the winter.
@. R. Gardner was recently
appointed postmaster at Linden,
and was here yesterday getting
a few pointers as to the duties
of the office from Postmaster
Murray.
Edwin Decker, oldest son pf
Mr.. and Mrs. z. N. Decker, who
has been in a U. S. army train
ing camp in the east, was re-
Gently discharged from service
and has returned home.
Len Richardson is the latest
and only Snowflake overseas sol
der to return home, arriving
here the first of the week. Len
was among the first to enlist in
the army, and also with the
first ones going to France. He
served in the engineers corps.
Deputy Sheriff John Sheehan,
who was visiting here several
days, left Tuesday for his home
in Flagstaff. Mr.. Sheehan's
trip was made to Snowflake
mainly to see his baby son who
is being cared for by Mrs. Loral
Owens, the mother of the child
dying when it was quite young.
Although the father hadn't seen
his son for some four months,
yet he was greatly surprised at
his growth in that short length
of time, due to excellent atten-
ton the little fellow has been
receiving while Mrs. Owens has
had him in charge.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

DR.. Baker, the well known
Optometrist, specialist on Re-
fraction of the Eye. will be at
Hotel Brunswick on his regular
visit to Holbrook on Saturday
and Sunday, March s and 8.
Call promptly on date. The
same critical examination for the
purpose of fitting glasses taught
and recommended by the highest
acknowledged authorities.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28
Billions Of Tons Of Coal
Near Us.---SOlne Fields
Close to Apache R. R.
BY James O'Brien,
Asst. Secretary Holbrook Cham
Der of Commerce.


Holbrook, Feb. q. With lit
orally billions of tons of coal
within less than a hundred miles,
the coal dealers of the town of
Holbrook were for many of the
coldest days this winter entirely
out of that commodity. The
word billions" is used advised
ly, for a U. S. government geolo-
gist (Marius r. Campbell, in
Bulletin 431 of the U. S. Geo
logical Survey is authority for
the statement that in the Black
Mesa coal field on the Hopi In
dian reservation north of Hol-
brook, there is a total of up
wards Of $4,000, 100000 tons of
coal.
This of course cannot be ex-
plotted at present, but there is a
coal field close to the Apache
railway which will doubtless be
opened up within the next few
months. The Apache railway,
which runs from Holbrook 70
miles south, is now nearly COM
pleted and trains will be run
ming on regular schedule in
about a month. 1t was built
primarily to open up for exploi-
tation what is said to be the
largest belt of standing timber
in the United States, but it also
runs close to this coal field,
which has hitherto been unde-
veloped for want of transporta-
tion facilities.
A group of capitalists is now
figuring on opening up these
coal deposits and their plans not
only contemplate placing the
best of the product on the
market for fuel purposes, but
includes the erection of an i'm
mense plant for generating cleo
trio power. AS the poorest of
the coal-what is known as
mine runs good enough for
the power generating plant, it
is figured that the cost of the
electricity will be very low, sec
ond only to that generated by
water power.
1t is expected that a ready
market for this power, at price
which will pay a big percentage
of profit on the investment, will
be found in the different mining
camps to the south and west,
and also in the different COM
munities along the line Of the
Apache railway clear to Hol-
brook. The big and prosperous
camps of Globe and Miami could
be reached with a transmission
line about IS miles in length.
Clifton, to the southeast, is also
probably close enough to make
it a commercial proposition to
send a wire in there.
The Department of the lnte-
rior, in 1910, withdrew the most
of this coal field from entry, but
previous to that time there had
been a number of sections loca-
ted, and these will furnish sufi-
cient coal for the time being at
least.
The government Bulletin 431
contains a preliminary report by
DR.. Herbert E. Gregory and
Marius R. Campbell, which says
of the coal in the Black Mesa
field: Its quality is equal to if
not better than that of the coal
mined at Gallup" The Indians
hive been mining this coal for
years as they needed it, and the
! Government schools at Keams
Canyon and Tuba are supplied
from mines close by.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Restrictions on use of grain
for the manufacture of near beers
have been removed.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Hyrum McCleve of Pinedale
was in town first Of the week.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Farm Agent Fillerup returned
yesterday from a weeks visit
in Apache county.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Spring dress goods in finest as
at Bushman's now.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14

NO PLACE FOR SCRUB BULLS
Poor Animals Have Done Much Dam.
age to Dairy Interests and Are
Worse Than Worthless.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Bull associations, though few in
number, wage eternal warfare on the
scrub. The scrub bull has done much
damage in this country. He is worse
than worthless. He lowers the pro-
duction of all future generations OF
the herd he heads. He cannot in
crease milk production even in herd
of scrubs because, like them, he is
scrub. In a herd of better breeding
the damage he may do is almost limit
less.
The grade bull is little better be-
cause, most of his ancestors being
scrubs, he is certain to transmit scrub
qualities to his offspring. The grade
bull may have the form and color
markings of purebred, but he lacks
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
DAIRY NOTES

A good silo requires also a good
enSi1age cutter.
In the dairy business harvest con
tinues the year around.
You never saw a COW that would
not do better work on good silage than
without it.
For cow that refuses to let down
her milk, feed of something while
milking often helps.
Il
The biggest leak in the dairy bust
ness comes through keeping two cows
to do the work of one.
d
To estimate the amount of feed left
in the silage, figure 1 cubic foot OF
silage as equal to 40 pounds.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
USE OF TRACTOR
IS NO SlNECURE
Offers Problems That 20 Not
Bother the Farmer Who Uses
Horse-DraWn implements.
ELIMINATE Waste OF Time
Necessary to Lay Out Fields So That
High-CIass Job Can Be Done
Short Turns Are Awkward
Advantages Summarized.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Flowing with tractors presents some
problems that never bother the man
who uses horse-drawn implements. 1t
is necessary to lay out fields, so tnat
high-class job of blowing can be done
over the entire area with the minimum
use of a horse-drawn pillow in start
ing and finishing the work. The meth
DDS in general use are divided into
two claSseS-thOSe in which the plOWs
are elevated and no blowing is done
across the ends, and those in which
the plows are left in the ground con-
tinuously. In most cases better plow-
ing can be done when the plows are
idle across the ends of the fields, and
for this reason the methods of this
class are more popular, but many
farmers prefer the other methods, as
they eliminate waste of time and Ia
Dor.
+ Plowmen using tractors wish to re-
duce to a minimum the time spent
in running with plOws out of the
ground. While it is necessary to do
some travelling while the plows are
idle, care should be taken not to do
too much of it, as it reduces the num-
Der of acres which can be plOwed in
a day, making the tractor that much
less efficient. Short turns, however, are
awkward for most tractors, and where
such turns are necessary the operator
often has more Or less difficulty in
getting the outfit in the correct posi-
ton for starting into the new furrow
at the right point. Some tractors turn
more easily in one direction than 9th
ers, and this should be taken into con-
sideration in laying out the fields.
Advantages Summarized.
The advantages of blowing by the
methods in which the plOws are idle
across the ends of the fields are that
the short, awkward turns are elm
mated, except in some cases at the be-
ginning and ends of the lands, and
usually less spaces will be left at the
corners to be plowed with horses. The
advantage of the other methods are
that little or no time is lost En- trav-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
SELECT POTATOES. FOR SEED
mum Yields From inferior Stock
Best Time at Harvest.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
The custom Of using as seed potatoes
left from the previous seasons crop.
after having disposed of the best, must
be discontinued If the present quality
and yield Of the crop is to be material
ly improved, say specialists of the Unit
ed States department Of agriculture
The grower cannot expect to get max
imum yields from inferior seed stock
any more than the dairyman can expect
to get maximum milk yields from scrub
cows. The best time to select seed po-
tatoes, according to the specialists. is
in the fall when the crop is being har-
vested. Then the yield of the indi-
vidual plant and the quality Of the tu-
bers can be considered.
Good seed is pure in respect to the
variety; is produced by healthy, vigor-
Gus, Manipulating plants grown I'M
der favorable climatic conditions; is
somewhat immature; reasonably uni
form in size and shape; firm and sound
: The first sprouts should begin to de"
velOp at planting time.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
DESTROYING PRAIRIE
DOGS TO SAVE CROPS
Organized Operations Conducted
in New Mexico.
Nearly 5000 Land Owners Took Active
Part in Work-Cost for Treatment
of Range Land Less Than
Cents an Acre.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Organized poisoning operations were
extended over 1,231,2 97 prairie-dog-in-
tested acres in New Mexico last year
under the cooperative war measure
work of the biological survey of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, the New Mexico state council
Of defense, and the extension service
Of the New Mexico college of agricul-
ture. This included the protection of
212,992 acres of crops in all parts Of
the state, nearly 5000 land owners TAX
ing active part in the work. The ex-
penditures of the federal and state gov
ernments and of cO-OperatOrs tOtaled
less than 100000. The actual cost for
the treatment of range land was less
than 4 cents an acre. If average crop
returns in New Mexico be placed as
low as 500 an acre, the saving in crops
alone for this one season is approx
mately 100000. To this should be
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
FEED AND SALT REGULARLY
Cow Becomes Accustomed to Getting
Meals at Certain Tioe-DeVi.
aticn Causes Worry.

A cow is pretty much creature of
habit. She becomes accustomed to
getting her feed at certain time each
day and if that time arrives without
the feed she worries about it and this
affects her milk production. For this
reason regularity in feeding is very
important. Also watering and sailing
should be attended to punctually. And
the water should be good. 1t is mis-
take to require COWS to drink tainted
water, for it certainly impairs the
health if it does not affect the quality
of the milk. The man who provides
properly for the wants of his cows
has right to expect that they will re
pay him in a more abundant milk flow.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
STINGY FEEDER CHEATS SELF
Dairy Cow Must Have Materials for
Maintenance as Well as MiItc-
producing Foods.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.(
The COW requires not only materials
for maintenance but must also have
protein, fat and carbohydrates to
make milk from. The milk contains
water, fat, protein (casein or curd),
sugar and ash, and these are all made
from the constituents of the food. If
insufficient protein, fat and carbohy-
drates are contained IN the food given
her the cow supplies this deficiency
for a time by drawing OH her own
body, and gradually begins to shrink
in quantity or quality of milk, or both.
The stingy feeder cheats himself as
we'll as the COW.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Best to Build for Oneself.

The advice to the citizen to build
his own home, if possible, is good.
When man builds for himself and his
family he knows precisely what he
gets, and he gets the kind Of home
he likes. 1t is better suited to the
needs of himself and his family than
is one that has been constructed for
some other family. The cost Of such
construction may seem high, but good
judges of values believe that an in
vestment Of this kind, made carefully
and wisely, is the soundest and most
satisfactory in the long run.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
BETTER THAN WOODEN FENcE
Wall Constructed OF Loose Stones
Has Many Points Of Superiority
H armc nizes With Nature.

The New England stone WALL, as q
feature i'm landscape scenery, is some
times spoken of as deformity; yet
it cannot be denied that the same lines
of wooden fence would mar the beauty
Of our prospect In a greater degree.
On account of the loose manner in
which the stones are laid ONE upon an
other, as well as the character of the
materials, this wall haFmonizes with
the rude aspects of nature better than
any kind of masonry TT seems to me
less of blemish than trimmed hedge
or any other kind of fence, unless in
ornamental grounds. I'm wild pas
lures and lands devoted to rustic Ia
Dor, the stone wall is the most pictuH-
esque boundary mark that has yet been
invented. A. trimmed hedge in such
places would present to the eye an in
tOlerable formE-ity. One of the charms
Of the loose stone wall IS the manifest
It menaces, no infringement of our lib
critics. When we'lOolz abroad upon the
face of a country subdivided only by
long lines of loose stones, and over
grown with vines and shrubbeFy, we
feel no sense of cOnStraint. {.
Fences, are deforrnities of prospect
which we are obliged to use and toll
is expressive of the freedom which
Is grateful to the traveller and the
rambler.-WiIS0n Flagg.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14

the power to transmit with any de-
gree Of certainty the qualities of any
high-producing ancestors he may have.
That herd is very poor indeed in which
a grade bull can make any marked
Improvement.
The registered scrub comes of low
producing registered ancestors, there
fore he transmits only inferior quail
ties to his calves. Registration is not
enough to guarantee production. Per
manent dairy herd improvement can
never come from the scrub, the grade
or the registered scrub.
A constant fight against the cattle
fever tick has put large portions of
the southern states into the tick-free
area. Why not inaugurate similar
fight all over the United States
against scrub sires, against the scrub,
the grade, the registered scrub, against
scrub sires of every kind? Taking
each state, county by county, why not
eliminate the scrub and establish
scrub-free areas IN every stateE
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Roadside Fruit Trees

The genius Of the roadside fruit or
nut tree is the hospitality which it
symbolizes, and the spirit of neighbor-
ly cooperation. It Is an established
institution in parts of Europe, as in
France, Italy and Germany. 1t is a
practice worth thinking about. Both
esthetic and utilitarian purposes would
be served by general adoption of the
rule in communities sufficiently organ
lied to give necessary cnre to the trees
once they have been planted.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Flowing With Tractors Presents Prob
lens That Never Trouble Man Who
Uses Horse-Drawn Implements.

cling with the plows out of the ground,
and that ordinarily the number of
dead burrows and back burrows will
be considerably less.
In using the first-named methods it
the center of the field accurately, leav-
ing an equal area on all sides of the
field in which to turn the outfit, and
which can be plOwed last by running
the tractor completely around the field
several times. If one end of the field
is unfenced the outfit can be pulled
out into road or lane, or an adjoin-
ing field, for turning. Tt may be
| preferable to piOw up to the fence on
the two sides as the body of the field
is being plowed, and leave the head
land only across the end of the field
which is fenced. The width of the
headland will depend largely on the
turning radius of the tractor. With
easily handled outfits it is not neces-
sary to leave more than Is or 20 feet.
Careful Flowing Saves Time.
If the field is to be finished up in
the best manner, with no irregular, I'M
|
the edges, 1t is essential that care be
taken to have the headland Of the
same width clear around the field, to
have the distances measured exactly
when starting new lands, and to have
the first burrows as nearly straight as
possible. A little extra time taken in
measuring off the necessary distances
and setting plenty of stakes for guild
ance will nearly always be more than
returned in saving time at the finish.
If the tractor pulls three or more
plows, cutting total width of three or
more feet, some effort should be made
to have the width of the headlands an
exact multiple Of the total width of
the pillow, so that the last strip across
the field will exactly cut out the land
or finish it to the fence. This will
do away with the necessity Of making
a trip across the field. probably over
the plowed ground, to turn a narrow
strip which has been left unplowed.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Home Nlun|
VII ' Helps Y !
GATEWAY THAT COSTS LITTLE
Entrance Constructed Of Plain Lumber
in Standard Dimension Always
Easy to Procure.

The gateway here shown was very
economically constructed by using lum-
Der supplied in standard dimensions,
reports Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The uprights are by inches; the
lower crosspieces and fence rails, 2
by 4 inches, and the fence spindles and
upper crosspieces Of the gate, 2 by 2
inches, as are also the short horizontal
strips which extend at right angles be-
tween the crosspieces, to support vines
over the archway. The arches are
made of Eastwood, which is easily bent
into shape after being soaked over
night in water. The structure was
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14

women.''-Mrs. JOHN KoPPELMArIrJ, Re-
No. /, Mclean, Nebraska.
This famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, has been restoring women of
America to health for more than forty
years and it will we'll pay any woman
who suffers from displacements, in
f1ammation, liberation, Irregularities,
backache, headaches, nervousness or
''the blues" to give this successful
remedy trial.
For special suggestions in regard to
your ailment write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
Of its long experience is at your service.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14

added the benefit from the destruction
OF prairie dogs on over million acres
of range and the consequent increased
value in crops and forage for seasons
to come. Better organization Will re-
suit from the experiences Of last year,
and the biological survey and the au-
thOrities in New Mexico are in a pO-
sition to push much more vigorously
the work OF clearing the state Of
prairie dogs. Economy and effective
ness have been increased through re-
cent improvements in poisoning meth
DDS and, With the help of legislative
measures and the hearty cooperation
of all ranchmen, it is hoped that the
prairie dog viii be entirely eradicated
before many years.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
STERILIZATION is NECESSARY
Washing Of Dairy Utensils by Process
Ordinarily Used Is Not Always
Sufficient.

prepared by the United States Depart;
ment of Agriculture.)
Sterilization of dairy utensils is nee
essary for the production of dairy prod
ucts of high quality, particularly milk
and cream, because the washing Of
dairy utensils, at least by the process
ordinarily used, is not sufficient to in
sure freedom from infection and con-
tamination.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14

Compound to a III
women who suffer
from any functional
disturbance, as it
has done me more
good than all the
doctors medicine.
Since taking it /
have a fine healthy
baby girl and have
gainedin health and
strength. My hus-
band and I both
praise your med
n ~
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Nothinu to Show for 1t.

Mr.. Jones returned home the other
evening in fine spirits. 'My DEAR"
said he to his wife, "this afternoon
closed the deal for the new house. I
had the title examined and found it
perfectly clear. The examination cost
me a hundred dollars, but"
'Now, ISN'T that a perfect shame !"
exclaimed his young wife. Cali that
money wasted !"-Cartoons Magazine.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Bio Production Of Fats

The production Of animal fats, ex-
elusive of butterfat, equal to but 20
per cent Of the vegetable oil output Of
the United States in 1912, rose in 1917
to nearly 80 per cent. Including but
ter, in 1912 the quantity of animal fats
was approximately twice as great as
that of vegetable oils, while in 1917
the production Of the two classes of
fats and oils was nearly the same.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
EXTRA LABOR BY DULL TOOLS
mendous Amount of Work He
Is Making Himself.

Labor spent by the farmer in sharp
enfng his tools and implements earns
a thousand per cent interest, declares
Prof. 81. II. Musselman Of the Michi-
gan agricultural college. TIE aver
age farmer is inclined to go along with
dull edges, little realizing the treDnen.
dous amount Of extra labor he is max
ing himself
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Wasn't He a Dear

t'You ur~d +o say was perez
81 was III: KEN"
"You brute :" oorIdnt
81 mean, dearest, that you voG
have been, because since 'nT Bostob
have steadily improved
Transcript.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Learn Wisdom Through Folly.

1t is a great pity that we must ex-
pertinent with a score of follies, most
of them hoary with age, before, we
can arrive at point Of wiSdom.-SiI
Richard Cooke.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Shave With cuticura Soap

OHdVc WIN SHH'N~ or O,
And double your razor elhclen'' I'M
we'll as promote skin purity, Skill nm =,
fort and skin health. NO mug N
Shiny soap, no germs, no "aS't srrs
irritation even when shaver tI w.,
daily. One soap for all uses-Siia''
bathing and shampooing.-AdV'
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
Firm Believer.

She-Do you believe ignoraH''
bliss?
He-Why?
She-You seem so happy.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14

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W.T.. YOUNG, p D. F.. $40 Temple ST. Springfield. Mace.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-14
TO ALL WOMEN
WHO Are ILL
This Woman Recommends
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound-Her
Personal Experience.

Mclean, Neb.-'sI want to recon-
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