El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

esTHE Arizona corporation com
1 mission refused TO allow Texas
oil associations TO do business IN the
former state through representatives
or branch offices" said j. r. Fisk, Of
Fl Paso- That commission seems 10
have absolute power in the matter.
But The oil fever has swept Arizonans
off their feet as IL has the people in
Texas and New Mexico, and the Texas
associations have reached the Arizona
people through advertising. People
DO not always wait TO order stock BY
mail The telegraph lines are con-
Veyiug hundreds Of orders and the
money Is wired in for stock 1 get
this information from photographers
who handle these orders, and they
say that IL the figures could be pub
Hshed the amount Of telegraphic
money orders would be astounding"
The sugar beet, despite the general
idea 10 the contrary enhances the fer
Utility Of the soil in which il is planted.
provided IL is properly alternated with
other crops, said r. b CusrhOnd- In
the sugar beet fields Of Colorado
where wheat has been one Of the al
ternativess il was found that the soil
produced approximately % more
vi0usly. The best method Of alternat-
ting probably is two years Of beet
sugar two years Of wheat and then
three years of alfalfa There is much
more TO the farming Of beet sugar
that would appeal TO many farmers.
for instance, the wet pulp discarded
after the sugar IS extracted is sold
for feed at S1.25 a ton. This discarded
pulp. when dried and Shredded. max
ing IL a better feed. IS sold for S35 a
ton In many cases this shredded pulp
IS eaten as breakfast food by the
farm workers many OF whom have
just as fastidious palates as the more
polished people Of the cities It would
not surprise me 10 see this food placed
on the market in competition with
other Well-EnOWn cereals. The sugar
extracted from these beets today runs
as high as Is per cent, which has been
increased since the beginning OF the
industry, about 100 years ago, from 4
per cent The strides OF the industry
in this country are greatly due to
the advice given in 1910 by a few OF
our scientific farmers, that we raise
our seed. which previously was inn
ported from Germany Had we not
followed that suggestion then. We
would have been without the vast
quantity OF sugar derived from beets
durived the war and even now, for
the supply from Germany was en-
tirelv suspended There are vast
fields Of beets in Colorado. Wyoming,
Montana and Nebraska, the work on
which IS done at q rate OF pay Of
SIS 20 the acre. II usually takes four
months TO complete a seasons work
on the beet fields. This enables the
average worker. who cares for 20
acres, to earn $500 in that time"
HT have great respect for the old
timers" said Mai Richard T. Burgess
"but 7 must make an attack upon the
venerable cottonwood tree In the
planting Of trees 10 beautify FL Paso
there is a great variety 70 be chosen
from. The cottonwood is a harbinger
OF germs. tree coolies to speak in
the parlauce OF the street 1t is not
long lived tree. The pecan and the
walnut trees have been found to flour
ish in our soil eXcellently. they are
both beautiful and productive. In my
yard have experimental with many
trees and shrubs and know that FL
Paso can produce as great a variety
as any city in Texas. Civic pride is
beginning to be factor in the
thought In the minds Of our people
Now the time is ripe TO educate those
wishing 10 plant trees here. There
Is a great variety 20 choose from
Prom reports I have been hearing,
the FL Paso Automobile club is do