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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
BULL ASSOCIATIONS PROMOTE
DAIRY &C0MMUNlTY INTERESTS

which prizes offered by merchants and
bankers. consisting OF cash. merchan-
disc. and savings accounts. were
awarded At this show there were
prizes for exhibits OF the best kept
association bull. tho best milking cows
which were daughters og association
bulls; the best hcifers of various ages
which were daughters OF association
bulls: association bull daughters. eS-
hibited with their mothers showing
the most Improvement in quality over
their mothers: and tho best milk cows.
There were also two judging contests
one for grown-ups and one for chill
dren. In tho class Of best kept asso-
citation bulls. the prize was awarded
to the bull that was the poorest at the
show held tho preceding year. because
there had been 40 much Improvement
in his appearance.
ono Of tho features OF tho show was
a program OF short talks on local
problems by tho county agent, leading
farmers. and representatives OF tho
commercial club and the state Jersey
OF the itnerest that was aroused, those
attending the show votod unanimously
to hold n community fair next fall to
include not only dairy stock but other
agricultural products. Plans havo been
made to have womcn's department
Mt the community fair, at which ex-
hibits Of sewing. cooking, canning, etc.
shall he shown. From present indica-
tions IL is believed by those In charge
that all tho space available in tho
school house at Motiow. where tho
fair will be held, Will be ,llcd with
various exhibits.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
How the Farmer Can Figure
Cost Of His Potato Crop

Figures from which tho potato
grower can mako n fairly close cal
culntion of his own cost OF produc-
ton arc given in a preliminary report
on labor and material requirements in
potato production, Just issued By tho
United States Department OF Agricul-
turc These figures, gathered by the
Office of Farm management and
Farm Economics in tho summer OF
1920. represent results on t6t farms in
nine potato growing districts Of Min
ncsota. Wisconsin. Michigan. New
York and Maine.
1t is shown that labor and material
cos,s-that Is. man labor horse labor.
fertilizers and seed constitute about
SO pcr cont Of the total cost of potato
production In average practice. Tho
departmnnt points out that the farmer
knows what his labor and material
rcoutrcmonts arc in hours, bushels oil
sced cic. or can easily determine
,b,m. and that by using these with
current rates for labor and prices Tor
p,n,,rials he can readily approximate
,b,s, costs. since these costs are.
roughly. so per cent of the total op-
Grating expenses. e is then but sim
nio nroblom to find out tho total op-
Grating expense, including overhead,
t,xos otc. To this must be added INC
charge for tho usc OF land, 10 get
the total cost
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
ROCKY FORD CITY
COUNCIL GETS BUSY
ccial to The chicf.ain.

Special to The Chicf,ain.
Rocky Ford. April 2-A special
meeting of the city council was held
Friday evening principally for the pur.
pose OF making the several appoint
ments. For several weeks there has
peen much speculation regarding sew
cral of tho offices, many people con.
tending there was sure to be many
seem TO have had the proper done
For chief OF police there wcrc n
half dozen candidates but after some
discussion w. w. Weaver received the
appointment and took the Office Sat
urday morning. Mr. Weaver liz from
Missouri but has been in Rocky Ford
Tor several months and is highly
recommended as a man of good judR.
mcnt and one vcrscd in the duties OF
the office. The position of night men
MI MI be offered to w c. Kennedy and
Pete Soupcrsct and IL is probable that
both Will accept Notwithstanding ths
fact that both were candidates for the
position OF chief. Kennedy lis no
stranger to the conditions here having
been on the force several years ago
and Soupcrsct is the present night
man.
For water commissioner Frank
Crosicr who has held tho position for
number OF years was reelected with
out opposition and Clyde Summer.
who until a year ago held tho position
OF hrc chief was rc-appointcd to the
position.
j. l.. Miller is the city magistrate
and Joe Goblin is city attorney and
the position of city health officer il In
Understood viii he offered to DR.
Franklin Boltz with tho understand
ing that IL hc can bo induced to tako
the position it is his.
Tho new council is taking hold of
tho affairs of the city with rcfrc.h-
ing rigor Tho great question of a
water supply is the main problcn that
the new council will have to solve
1t is understood that ono OF the frst
things that will be done lis to call "a
meeting OF the councils of La Junta,
ManZanola, Swink and Fowler to 60
over tho water question to ascertain IL
the several towns are interested in ths
matter and IL SO tho matter of bring
ing the water from point some fifiv
miles distant will bo looked into. IL
on the other hand there is not a sur
ficicnt amount of interest manifested
by the other towns there is another
plan that will he Investigated.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
The Chieftain's Monday Morning Farm Page
SHEEPRASERS WARNEDTO
WATCHFOR STOMACH WORMS

With the approach Of warm wealth
er. sheep raisers are warned by spe-
cialists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture to watch for
stomach worms and put into practice
every known preventive measure. The
stomach worm, they say, is one Of the
most serious parasites of sheep. oc-
where there are sheep. cattle. and
other suitable host animals. In the
United States it is most plentiful in
the south, where it is favored by
abundance of warmth and moisture,
but it is also quite common and SER
ious in the middle west and in low,
wet areas thruout the entire county.
does less damage in the high, dry and
cool areas of the Rocky Mountain
states
Tho first things noticed about sheep
infested with stomach worms arc dull
ness and lack of thrift. Later the skin
becomes pale, as do the Innings of the
mouth and eyelids, which is due to i'm
poVerishment of the blood from the
bloodsucking habit of the worms. In
tested sheep also may have a swelling
under tho jaw. known as bottle jaw"
Stomach worm infection is spread by
tho droppings of infested sheep. The
eggs of the parasites in the droppings
hatch out. and the young worms,
which arc microscopic in size. crawl up
grass blades and are swallowed by
sheep as they Craze. In the stomach
three weeks. If the fourth stomach.
or rennet, of an infested sheep or
lamb be examined soon after death,
the stomach worms can be seen
sqirming about, slender, reddish in
color. about an inch long.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

An example OF how bull associations.
Organized thru the help OF the United
States Department Of Agriculture. act
a. a wedge to stimulate dairy interest
and promote better dairy methods IN
a community. is illustrated by the
work which has been done In spartan
bur-, county. s e. Five years ago lit
tlo dairyfng was done in this county.
according to dnirymen OF the depart
mont. but now the industry is making
rapid progress and up-to-datc methods
are being practiccd largely as re-
suit Of the organized OF "A bull asso-
clation.
Tho Interest in dairyinS dates from
tho beginning Of the purcbred bull
movement In tho vicinity OF Campo
bcllo in 1916. At that time breeder.
in the hope Of starting an interest IN
better stock and creating demand
for his animals. presented n pureorcd
bull to the community. Little interest
was taken. and the gift was accepted
with reluctance. The community was
made M of small farms and there
were few cows.
Following this, dalrymor's picnic
and exhibition of livestock was held,
and as a result OF extension work car
riod on by tho Dairy Division OF tho
department in cooperation with Glenn
son Agricultural College. moro people
hcCaruo Interested and bought cows.
In 1917 "A cooperative bull association
was organized. from which developed
n livestock show, and the members or
the association developed a keen inter
cat in comparing the dairy animals
they raised.
Another show was held in 1920 at
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
VAST TRAFFIC
IN LETTUCE
MAKES WORK

Some idea of the surprising extent
of the new head lettuce industry be-
ing pushed along in the upper Ar
kansas valley may be gained from
these statements taken from Buena.
Vista Republican,:
George d. Hartman who has the con-
tract to furnish the crates : be used
IN the shipment of head lettuce this
season is now at work erecting the
saw mill. His contract with the Dem
yer commission men calls for the con-
struction of from 100000 to 100000
crates, nearly all of which will be
used to ship the Buena Vista head let
tuce to all parts Of the United States.
''In tho manufacture of these crates
1t will require over a half million feet
of lumber cut from aspen, pine and
lodgepoc trees from the mountains
near here. Tho cost for this timber
sawed and ready for assembling the
crates will no in the neighborhood of
$4,000. This does not include the
nails and labor Of putting tho crates
together.
When he gets his mill in full op-
Grafton Mr.. Hartman will employ
from twelve to fourteen men all sum-
mer and until late in the fall.
From what can be gathered from
all SOURCES. there will be about -four
hundred acres here to be shipped. and
Mr.. Hartman estimates that 1t will
take four hundred cars to move the
CROP"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
VARIOUS WAYS FOR GIRLS
TO EARN SOME PIN MONEY

When a city girl feels the need of
money-her own money, to pay for
the things girls imagine they must
have these daystshe goes to work in
an office, store, or a factory. accord
ing to her education and opportunity.
In the country a girl, with much the
same longings for nice things and
good times" looks to the poultry yard,
the milk house, or the garden for her
spending money. II her parents are
the right kind, IL they are intelligent
enough to help her and encourage her
in her work, she will soon establish
herself as "A scmi-indcpcndcnt member
of tho family. II. as often happens.
the parents arc not disposed to have
such goings-on, and there is no home
demonstration agent, no girls club. no
extension work of any kind in the
community. the country girl goes to
the city and the farming regions have
lost one more potential home and
family.
No doubt exists in the minds of men
and women of largo experience in the
extension work carried on by the Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture
in cooperation with State agricultural
colleges that tho economic appeal is
the entering influence needed in get
ting their clubs or bureaus started in
rural regions. Once the young peo-
pie have learned n way to earn money
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

the desire for tho things 1t will buy
asserts itself, and home betterments
and improved living conditions follow
naturally.
Down in Arkansas a girls canning
club started contest to determine
which of the members could produce
the most tomatoes at the least expense.
and with the lowest percentage of
waste. Annet Sarge, on the Mount
Valley route, near Hot Springs. grew
3.140 pounds of tomatoes on one-tcnth
of an acre at a cost of $31.40 and net
returns of $l09. With the same expense
her sister. Fannie. grew 1920 pounds
and had a net return of $107.S9. Ada
Rosamond grew 2,s03 pounds, costing
s27.4c, with net return OF $7S,6S, and
Ruby Waddell at Bonneville, had
3.07o pounds costing $29.9l, with net
returns Of $6S
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

A satisfactory remedy for this dis
ease if used in time, the specialists
say is 1 per cent solution of copper
sulphate in water. A dose which has
been found satisfactory is 100 mills
(about ounces) for ycarling and older
sheep, and half as much for lambs
three months old or older. To make
this solution, dissolve u pound of
copper sulphate in 1 pint of boiling
water. then add cold water to make
total Of gallons of the solution.
This amount is sufficient to treat 100
adult sheep. The use of this remedy
once a month during the grazing sea-
son Will prevent or greatly reduce
losses from stomach worms.
Young animals and uninfested sheep
should be separated from older or in
Tested animals. Pastures which have
been used by infested animals are
dangerous to young animals and un-
infested ones. The first essential in
preventive measures is to protect
young animals. for they are more
susceptible to parasitic infestation
than Older ones. Consequently, the SAT-
lambs, the older sheep taking fthe
more dangerous land, where it is
necessary for sheep to go back to old
pasture within year.
In plan of rotating pastures TO
keep down stomach worms, the sheep
may be moved over cornficlds, hay
fields, and stubble of various sorts
When different kinds of stock are
rotated on pastures, sheep may safe
ly follow horses or swine, but not
cattle or goats. as the latter may be
infested with stomach worms and a
number of other worms common to
sheep. goats and cattle.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
DIRECTORS DIRECT
AND CANAL FLOWS

Peace apparently hns dcscendca
upon the Fort Lyon Canal company
following the decision OF Judge Nc
Chcsncy in favor Of tho regularly
elected directors! and unless INC
Amity interests start new legal acton
tho five directors chosen last Deccm
ber Will be allowed to complete their
term OF office" says Lamar SPARKS
This decision WAS reached on Mon
day after the members OF tho old ana
new board had discussed the matter
thoroughly and learned the details on
which Judge McChcency based his do
cision favoring the board of directors
elected by the stockholders.
But be not alarmed. this long and
infrioate story will not bc spread upon
this page. A single paragraph is
spilled In as "A reminder that tho mo
mcnt irrigation farming is practiced
IL opcns the headgates of litigation
along with those of flowing streams.
Tho dry-landcr may lack wetncss and
lack many other things. but he can
nj all times rejoice in his magnificent
Independence, his comfortable free
dom from thousand tangles OF law
and Of ditch fights and OF ncighbor-
hood fcuds arising thcrefrorn
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
NOTED RANCH HOUSE
WAS DESTROYED

The largo ranch house Of tho u
ranch. twenty miles south OF La
Junta, WAS burned to the ground n
few nights ago. as learned by the
Democrat. This house was ono OF tho
landmarks OF that part Of tho valley
and was built years ago by the PrJli-
rio Cattle company. which at one time
was among the largest Cattle compa-
nies in the state. Sc~cr0i years ago
tho property was purchased by Tom
Tate. Mr.. Tate was in La Junta that
evening preparing to ship several car
loads of cattle out. a ranch hand
and companion were sleeping in tho
house whom the fire started. The blaze
originated from some unknown cause
in the kitchen. about midnight. and
the ontire kitchen was in flames when
the men We're awakened.
Thcre arc no means of fighting fire
at the ranch and tho mon there and
n few others who were attracted by
the blaze did all in their power to
remove the furniture from the burn
ing structure. quite large amount
of tho furniture was saved, but tho
building ls a total loss. Tho structure
contained ten rooms, and somc OF
them were we'll furnished. Tho main
part of the building was erected many
years ago. and 1t was added to from
time TO time.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

ssrvice-one kernel out Of hundred
kernels; and for this he must not only
meet the keenest of competition but he
must bank for his country client and
have the money ready to pay drafts
even before be ever receives shipments.
The commission house In the city will
always give his country customers the
best Of every bargain because he knows
that if his shipper does not make
money day in and day out, that he will
soon pick another house in order that
he may get better service.
The Country dealer il kept posted BY
his market report daily by mail but in
addition. in the busy season, he
oftentimes gets what is called G. N. D.
or hourly grain quotation service by
wire 20 that be may check up his city
correspondent and hold him in limo
with the trend Of the market.
No other business Is 30 economically
administered for 20 little money.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
la jUN1A NEWS
Special to Tho chicftain.

Special to Tho Chicftain.
La Junta, Colo. April :4.-The form
al opening exercises for the new $40.-
900 Woodruff Memorial Library were
held hero last night. The new building
Is 100 by 80 feet in size and is con-
structcd OF concrete. and pressed brick
with terra Gotta trimming. 1t was
erected by the citizens OF la Junta as
tribute to the memory of Thomas Il.
Woodruff. who founded the library in
1855. sending a shipment of 735 volumes
from his home in Boston.
Previous to his death two years ago.
he donated half interest in the
Woodruff block, now occupied by the
Central Pharmacy. the income from
which goes to the support of the Ii
formal opening by Judge NJ. f. Miller.
Judge G. a. Killgorc. who acted as
member OF the library association for
over twenty years, Mayor Fred A.
Sabin. r. Phillips and others who have
been interested in the work for years.
La Junta. Colo. April PA. Juar-
ANA WAS fined $500 and costs, and
sentenced TO four months in the county
Jail when he pleaded guilty In the
county court to charge OF Illegally
manufacturing liquor. Juaranza WAS
arrested at his home on East First
street. and the house searched. a hvc-
gallon distillng apparatus was found
in the cellar. together with fifteen
gallon kcg and a five gallon jug filled
with whisky. Six nifty gallon barrels OF
rye mash We're also found.
The search came a result of
conversation overheard on the street
by one OF tho local officers.
Juaranza Is well known local
musician and has hecn tho leader of
tho band at Swink for the past year.
According to an old belief. bride
invites bad luck II she stoops to pick
anything up during the marriage ser
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
Foley 8
Honey and Tar
COMPOUND

1T is JUST WHAT CHILDREN
oush, to have for feverish colds. eoueh'.
"snuffles, and fhat tight. wheezinA
breathing. II stops Group. too. II eases
and checks whoopins cough. measles
cough and bronchial coughs.
Every User . Friend
NY little siri hsd been HAVING the ersss
every few nights. so beasn giving her lev
drops Of Foloy's Honey snd Tsr every tvo %
three hours. That nieht she slept we'll. never
eoushed any. snd nest day hsr cold wss esns."-
Mrs. X. NJ. RanIey. Stanford. Ny.
My three ebldrcn hsd . very severe stack
Of ~hoorina eoosh. The 6rs, lev dosss 4
Folsy's Honey snd Ter ssye them crest rslisi.
snd it did them dood. Mrs. Z. c. Hos,Iss.
Grand Island. N-b.
Foicy'sF ,yand Tar has been used
Tor more ihcI thirty years in thousands
OF homes for relief from coughs. eoids.
spasmodic Group, tickling thfoat, hoarse.
meas. whoopine cough, bronchial eoushs
and the coughs that follow inAuensa OF
ia grippe. .fI
horn Drug Co.. Fourth q Santa y
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
@((N||g[ K|E||| ~ lIlRI'

National Crop rmprovsnsns ssrvsss.l
w HEN GRAIN ample. are
of trade or other grain ex-
change, . battle of salesmanship begins.
Dozens of salesmen for the commission
houses, with q little sample sack Of
grain, represent the country dealers
who have consigned grain to this mar
ket. Opposed to them are the buyers
for the terminal elevator companies,
the shippers and the industries. That
is the regular lineup, not only today,
yesterday and last week, but tomorrow,
next week and every day of the year.
A good grain salesman knows his
business; not only grain but human ns-
ture. He must, as a rule. be well liked
by the buyers like any other salesman,
but his ultimate success depends upon
the satisfaction of the shipper in the
country when he receives his account of
tales.
One per cent L. all be ssls for his
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

stock, and an enormous house, built
on the old Spanish style. History re-
veals that this house was built 1S0
years ago. The walls are feet thick
and 1t is surrounded by a solid stone
wall Is feet high. At one time it was
the central point of 4 large trading
area.
In addition, there is on the ranch a
commssary which supplies the farnil-
les of the entire Mora Valley, lying be-
tween the two chains of the Sangre dc
cristo mountains, The ranch was pur-
chased by Mr.. Wilmington from two
Scotch bachelors, Deuel. and Louden.
The ranch was founded as early as
l724. During the Mexican war. when
Senior Don vicenten Romero led the
Texas Santa Fe expedition thru that
country. he camped on this ranch. The
ranch is very historical for many Incl
dents OF that nature.
The old irrigation bitches still are in
use. Expert engineers cannot find any
faults with the way in which they
were laid out, in spite of the fact that
the work probably was done without
tho aid OF instruments.
on tho ranch are los purebred Here
ford cows and around $50 grade cows.
Last June Mr. Wilmington went to
Harris, Mo-. and bought from o. Har-
ris a Sons, in their sale, Repeater s6th
by Repeater 7th. This bull is an out
standing individual.
From La Cueva We drove over the
divide and on across tho mesa to the
little town OF watrous on the Santa
F'e railway. Near there are located the
Boone valley and "K' ranches. For
the most part these ranches lie in
rather level territory.
Boo.e Valley Ranch. watroas
This ranch is owned by r. r. Dcvine.
Las Vegas, and George Z. Hile. tho
resident manager. Tho acreage is
around the 5000 figure. of which
amount 400 is under irrigation and the
remainder in grass. Devinc and Hile
arc beginners in the purebred regis
tered Hereford business. They have
about 10 cows la addition to a good
crop of young stuff from which to build
"A high class herd.
c. r. Croley Ranch. watrous
From Hnnsford county. Tex. where
he was engaged in cattle ranching.
Mr. Croley went to New Mexico. caught
tho fever as many do, and bought
TX bar ranch. He closed out his hold
ings in Texas and moved his portable
across tho line. His ranch
is very fertile easily irrigated. and
produces heavy feed crops.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
FARMS ASBlC ASCOUNTIES
ARELITTLEF FARTHER south
Additional Sketches Of Individual Ranches In the
Great Wide Southwest Thousands Of Acres
In One Body and One Control

This page a week ago gavo several
sketches describing ranches In tho
Walsenherg district, including now
farms or tracts filed on by homestead
ers who have made good in the high
foothills lands
leo We could still find ranches of i'm
mense extent such as were common
everywhere in the carly west.
In the most recent edition of The
American Hereford Journal. under the
caption, in tho Land Where You're
as Welcome as the Flowers IN May
Frank W. Farley has something to say
about ranches and ranchers well known
in Las Vegas section.
d. ID. King Ranch. sapeIIo
Sanguijuela ranch, located at Sa-
pello. comprises an area OF Is, 900 acres,
all of which is in grass except about
500 acres devoted to alfalfa. Mr.. King
bought this ranch n year ago from
Stephen b. Davis. Las Vegas. He is
also proprietor of "XL' ranch in Mof-
fat county, Colorado. Last summer
he went to Maria Tex. and purchased
the entire registered Hereford herd
owned by W. b. Witchell. which was
considered OF tho best in Texas. He
got 81 head in this purchase. including
60 matrons and two excellent herd
Picture by Beau Blanc Visago. These
are the sires he is using. In addition
To the purcbred herd there are around
900 to coo grade cows. Mr. Kings
ranch headquarters are only ten miles
from Las Vegas, and that. together
with the practical equipment no has.
makes his place almost ideal for his
purebred operations. He certainly
has a splendid lot OF cows and two
good herd bulls
La Curva Farm and Cattle Company
Four years ago II. A. Wilmington.
at that time banker OF Hot Springs.
Ark, went 10 New Mexico to fish. He
saw la Cucva de Las Piscadores
ranch and bought It the next day. Tho
name means tho cave OF the fisher
man" Tho ranch consists OF 10000
acres. OF which 5,Tet acres are under
irrigation. Wheat is grown on 1.ioo
acres. alfalfa on 1000 acres. and fruit
on l. acres. Tho remainder OF the
cultivated land is devoted to corn. bar
ley. oats and other feed crops.
on tho ranch is a modern -four mill
with water power and a capacity OF
20 barrels pcr day; seven large lakes,
ranging in size from a quarter to one
milo In diameter. for irrigation pur-
poses. practical farm buildings for