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Show field for Irrigation EXPERIMENTS IN BREEDING IRRIGATION OF MUCH r Department' Builds Chjef of Investigations HORSES FOR U. S. CAVALRY Up High Spots Should Be Removed -and tow Ones Filled In. v Two Well Known Stallions. Henry of Navarre and Octagon, pieced at Command of Farmers i Vicinity of Front Royal. Virginia Colts Bring $150 When Three Years Old. ' VALUE Commonwealthtticr muetFortiefTchief of .irrigation investigations of the U. S. Department h speaklng-befo- re ,. " -- at Chicago, declarrigatlon Work of Year or So Would Make ed that ifCongress, the cost of irrigation work Task Comparatively Easy One was to berpekoned in the millions, th value created by the water5 whlcb i Paying Proposition to Thor-- f The nomination of Mahlon Pitney, these works 'had furnished was to be Ground. t "oughly Prepare chancellor of the Btate of New Jer: reckoned in billions. "Unlike mining which has" tmearthed , sey, to be an associate justice of the (By E. B. HOVSe'. Colorado Agricultural I United States- - Supreme Court, was countless millions by the toll of the Coll.'Ke.) Much has been said concerning the many, but has allowed sent to the senate the other day by nearly all this Increased duty ot wafer, and it has vast wealth to pass into the hands of President Taft He will succeed the been said that the farmer has been the few, leaving the original toiler late John M. Harlan of Kentucky. The president also nominated Juusing much more water than Is neces- stranded and. helpless, irrigation bullde lius Mv. Meyer of New York city to be sary. Most of the articles "concerning up enduring commonwealths by estabthe duty of water take up the proper- lishing homes on the land and by fosJudge of the United States 'district court for southern New York, and ties of the soil, of euliiva-tlflitering a high order of cltiaeiiBhip, for conservation purposes, the good institutions, and a stable governFerdinand A. Geiger of Cassville, Wis., ' manner of applying water, and show ment," he said. to be district judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin. that in a general way. all affect the Mr. Fortier asserted that the probThe statgmgnt that Xhancellox .Pit. July-o- f lem now- - was t& . I ?T ttair,andthat jtrop and proper application of water ney would be named- as the successor land how to secure increased of Justice John M. Harlan was made will increase the duty of water from yields. at the White House subsequent to a 100 to 200 per centr ' ,, "The farmeTsare not getting any call by John W. Griggs, former attorney-It. has often occurred to the writer thing like the greatest possible regeneral of the United States, and that this means very little to the turns from their irrigated farms,." he a delegationof New Jersey lawyers, average farmer, in that it does not continued. "At our demonstration all of whom spoke of Judge Pitney in tell hlnrwhat he does that he should farms a season's yie!d"of eight or ten the highest terms. not do, nor exactly what ' he might tons of either red clover or alfalfa Is that Mr, Taft would likely do to increase the efficiency of his readily obtained- - . It is, therefore, disselect Chancellor Pitney for the Suwater supply. concerting to find that the average preme Court vacaiicy came as a surprise, and did not become known until The thing of first importance to yield of irrigated alfalfa In some parte the night previous to the nomination, and then it was discussed only among the farmer Is 'the preparation of the of the west, as obtained by the censue some of the president's "closest friends. Unusual efforts were made to guard ' 1 W, III .! field for. irrigation. He should see in 1911, was only 3.26 tons per acre."' the secret. ,. to it :that the. high spots are removed Judge F'xney has already made a name for himself in state and national and that the low spots are filled-- , USE OF BURLAP ON LATERAL politics as congressman and president of the New Jersey .state senate. in other words, he should see. that His elementary schoolingas received in his home town, after which Is field the surface of his smooth, United States Cavalry Horse. he entered Princeton, from which, he graduated in 1S79. He received the and here ', Is where the ordinary May Be Used to Advantage In Case 18S2 masteY of in of and arts that doctor of laws in 1908. Embankment Slips Out, Causing degree of Th public genet lly knows that the partment of Agriculture placed them farmer "fails down." After plowing, iArVy' Kind of a Break. field and his he harrowing perhaps government has outlined a plan to ut.tl.e command, of farmers in the encourage the breeding of horses for vicinity of Front' Royal, Virginia, on runs a drag over it, and then seeds (By R. L. PARSHAI.L. Colorado AgrU - cultural College.)' the army' .whereby mare owners in exactly flio terms outlined In the gov- It, leaving ridges and hollows, holes and knolls, consequently when he IrGirls employed in the Outlook ofsuitable sections will birre the com- ernment plan. : , A newly made lateral, witti loose mand of service to first-clasfices held? their heads high the other stallions lBy the approval of the war depart- rigates the. field it Is necessary for earth embankment on thr lower aide. In susomewhat a with and for in which return regarded free, they agree ment,' the price to be paid for the him. to almost drown the low spots day Is very easily damaged should the wet ones. to order Water the in high the same to give the United States options on resulting; foals at three years of age perior air the other girls will often be found-fro"to two water be turned out over the soft one a" no was and foals whatever at The fair $130, buildfng in New York. No less a Jresultlng difficulty price.' banks Water jnaybadfc as a means to pro- was experienced in getting farmer:; to feet deep in places in the field. In verted juccessfully, personage than Miss Ethel Roosevelt piaft was taken-up over these loose earth erabanfc the road one often took 'lunch eon with them in their comvide a good supply of horses such as breed their mares under these terms. driving alou sees embankments piled up along low ments If a piece of burlap or canvae bined dining room and kitchen on the the army needs, which, strange aB it About 50 mares were bred, the-staIs made fast to one end onthe Jn-second floor may seem, is rapidly becoming more lions reaching Virginia somewhat late spots to keep theiwater from flooding side of the lateral and the" other end road.'" the and "when clf, the plowing and more limited. An appropriation in the season and Octagon's, usefulness" Miss Roosevelt not only said she let fall outside. This will ten?l to pro- - -was suggested at the last session of being curtailed by a severe attack of harrowing are completed, the farmer the luncheon, but she also had tect the and. as the water to' banks, would a down and take take a lot of fun waiting on herself and scraper congress, but no action was taken, distemper. . flowing out. Its weight will Hold the fill up the depressions the knolls and farmThe to was one of cook interest the of the the that Virginiaobjection being plan gas helping things with the dirt this removed in the burlap in place. stoves. She was no stranger to the not practical that farmers would hot ers is keen, and already fifty If your lateral seems to be cmjL bad-earner two -- hexmld 75 Outlook girls. She attended their Iravebeeiroffered or "the course of enter into such agreements with the . ln the bottom at any place, ''yon ly irto field one hard from the she" Christmas party, and knows most season, of. 1912, and the services of change government. be able greatly to reduce this by' may for utifized. to one of them by their first names. easy be exceedingly could stallions more rigate were available to funds easily Fortunately, Miss Roosevelt did not say what Circular 178 of the Bureau of Ani- irrigation, and he would flnd that taking burlap and lining the bottom make an experiment to determine this the amount of wa- and sides. The burlap can best be time she would arrive. Thirty-fiv- e mal Mr. New of of Industry explains the depart- practically one-hal-f point. August Belmont, "was he ter that obcompelled to "use held in place by several slender stak the girls have their luncheon at 12 York, presented to the , government ment' breeding plan and may be on Is ample after the driven in the bottom and sides of the first the o'clock and the others at 1. The to place the on tained two of his secretary stallions, Henry application ... In this way. lateral. field been smoothed has C. D. OfNavarre-and-4ctgaOutlook company furnishes and IheDfr of agriculture, Washington, sugar, If your embankment slips out, can More than this, he will find that his V milk, butter, tea and coffee, and also , I 4 the room and stoves, as well as "Irish crops yield better, for when an excess ing a break, this may be successfully sack of wafer is applied to the low spots closed by using' small burlap Mary," who takes care of the room RANGE LAMBS the crop at these places In the field filled with earth and laldin such man and washes the dishes. The girls go out to markets and grocery stores to EGGS Is always injured, and it is not an ex- ner as to stop the flow of the water; buy their food, then Jbring it back and cook it themselves. RETURN BY HEN IN YEAR v is Hot too much water wswk-ingThe 12 o'clock squad waited a long while in the hope that Miss Roo&eve'il aggeration to say that aa the break may be stopped, It not would arrive before 1 o'clock. Then they went back to work disappointed. age to the crop is done by forcing the water up to the high spots as would being necessary to turn the water ont She arrived In a taxi-ca- b shortly after 1, to the great delight of the second About Five Dozen Per Fowl Is Feeder Not Only Makes Money be done by allowing these high spots of the lateral for repairs. squad of lunchers. j on Feed, but Secnrea Large Fair Estimate, Counting; to suffer from a. lack of water. Miss Roosevelt went immediately to the lunch room, threw off Tier furs, Benefit From Manor Bad and Good, and unbuttoned her gloves and announced: "Now, give me something to do." A word of advice now, for the presr Regular Hours for Feeding. V Indifferent. ."Dropped. Have regular hours for.feeding The girls told her she must sit lown and, wait till they served her, but ent season will soon be upon us. As y. ' the blood of her father wouldn't let her. Not a minute did she sit still. She you Irrigate your fields this spring Irregular eedlng often causae M - KKLLE?.) fBy-W,According to statistics the average and make tea and carried the things to her table. Helped to scramble-eggnumber of eggs laid by each hen in The great advantage of feeding "and summer stake the high spots, a derangement of the digestive organe j and. this country foots up about five dozen. lambs is the fact, that the, home- driving the stakes down so that they and this means impaired ' health ' will not interfere with harvesting, fewer eggs. This-- is counting" the good, bad" and grown forage and fodders together Indifferent. But if the statistics were with the otherwise waste products of and mark on these stakes about how ' Cost of Irrigation. from poultry farm reports ex- the farm may be turned to profit. much too high the land is at that taken .That the plan to have King George point; then after the crop Is harvested ten Is would be It It the that from estiated a minimum costs with clusively, be done average This may visit the United States this year or is care- expense for the purchase of highly in the fall see to it that these high $20 to $10 an acre to irrigate In some next will be submitted to. him soon dozen. The average farmer as a concentrated does less his and with not, fowls, foods and spots are removed, and, after plowing, sections , seems assured-- 'though in official cirsmooth the surface with great care. hens all the the s to lay make rule, eggs are gather that required on a is said aloud not word being cles thaLJn their Jree range a - satisfactory fattening ration for When you stop to consider thai this the subject. Egypt Needs Windmirrs. work Is a permanent Improvement and hidden have nests and the eggs other kinds of stock. they needs American windmill" There is a feeling in court and po- In Egypt not be need done aiter year, year are often lost. With Feeding range lambs like other its for Irrigation litical circles that such a visit, if the consequence enterprises. It has been accomplished, improved methods of breeding, the of sheep feeding is sure to when once practicable, would present many very average with the poultry men will in a branches and when you consider that during as apfarmers more become popular But there are desirable features. every day year the crops are injured few years run as high as 150 eggs per preciate 'the necessity of cutting out for many difficulties in the way, not in- hen lack of water, it seems that every annum. Individual records the purchase of large amounts of per superable, but presenting for the have been farmer would realize the Intelligent scorare. fast livfl fnnA n nf that rlasn crrnlh and reported fprlinp" diplomats and the statesmen a task that tlf wl" be a to the 300 mark, but it is very stock that are .capable - of Uuu4ng Vropw up ing that they regard as prodigious. doubtful if they will ever get near it, their grain food and forage' that is tion to thoroughly prepare his ground As is understood here, the plan for a the -- calf is Just a -Overfeeding bo that it will Irrigate In the best poshen must have a sufficient numgrown on' their own farms to a profit. would contemplate a visit by both a dangerous practice as underfeeding ber of days to molt, and the calendar of feeding sible manner. See to It that the" plowPractically every-"lin-e heifer calves Is one of' the king and queen, to Washington, just gives us but 365 Raising In Is field ed a of state tilth perfect days in the year. that is conducted outside of the corn before' the dairy- - farmer's most important; as, according t ancient usage, the is for seed this the planted, a " " belt states has been developed upon "V" newly crowned sovereigns are re", careful preparation Is what will 'put tasks." now and foods of basis cheap grain The milk scale and the Babcockr quired to pay their respects to the JERSEY BULL In the fall. bin Into the bushels the foods have that every kind of grain "rulers of the European states. This test muslhave' a place In every 'sue " reached a price that make,s their use . ' cessful dairy. JU.6temJ0jhLJn. --t nAfU ftlre-calls .teTWS f-- Bi-- ri The-sl-l;- he tiap'ttiwTetuTniisf eirectiederlbM, . pelicy-4nradej l)est proi age feeder is finding his profits grow tect the dairy farmer against scar by the heads of other countries or ing smaller. i in cautau f co uuu tuc mug Ancient Babylonia There Has Been Ity of feed. Blood Animal Trained to The men who have been feeding Off flavors In milk, cream and baiand qneen at the time of the coronation. At once a matter of etiquette Pace Mile In Less Than Discovered System Larger Than rise-in not felt the grain sheep have are usually due to some mistake ter arises namely, that should the king and queen make su;h an . 2i40-- Is In Exceeding This , Any Country. prices Us severely as other" feeders I' ' ly Docile. In handling the rffw product. visit, th president of the United States would be expected to in turn conIn because sheep can be put good In the' feeding of calves there 1 tlslt London anqthe other European capitals after his Inauguration. WhethA great many bslleve that Irriga- ditton with a smaller quantity of grain a er such a thing puld be approved by the American people is very doubtA s which splendid opportunity, for a man te Jersey bull, large Bca,e 18 a comparative-lamband concentrates. In- feeding range, uon on " exercise ful, for no president's such, has ever crossed'the Atlantic. tn pace a mile in harness attached new patience and kindness. also roJect' Many, Imagine the feeder not onlFmake's a Is .In any event it is believed unlikely that a royal visit to the United States to a sulky In less than 2:40, and a Wheat bran authorl-lamb' costgood dairy feed, before ne lJnltei States of the rftiild take blaca this yearling to the kings recent prolonged absence;. in which can be ridden in the saddle at profit on the original and generally speaking It is a. good1 but as well on the cost of the tleB b(,8an ,0 reclaim great tracts of to other grain' feeds. . India, even better gaint has created quite on their farms, western lands, It wbb an unheard of supplement In Pennsylvania. The bull food, hJchJsgrown To the .who would condfdn't dairyman you. knowlid and in addition there Is a large fetvirn proposition. his work on a business baale duct a four. years. eld. fawn in color, anil of 0l't ancient ,lat manwhen to the the soil, fertility Babylonia, mind you, there has been the Babcick test is indispensable. ure is carefully handled. We may look at the silage quesa system of irrigation said discovered . branch of of In phllan-feeding England th's Probably in the history tion from any angle, Ve are forced tor to tnan te larger anyinmg attempted has been conducted for many years thropy no woman has done more for It as the cheapest food knows In accept in or line that this anycountry venrTirnflt-able a Sage,-whhas found It been and charity than Mrs. Russell ; stock: for now is else? Of course nothit where since the death of her noted husband, way to Increase the fertility of would lose' cowb many Very unruly waste but lands, millions in etc., swamps, ing the to as cause a soil well as the profitable way has been spending if were well this trait In unhappy It was they its day wimething to be utilize grain, grass and root crops. but of humanity. Most of her work has., 1 and InstinTt what with their supplied at. wondered the to are Inducements There shed Russell excellent been" accompli through ' craved. , In of appetite that part Babylonia known as feed range lambs, especially for the Sage., Foundation, the scope of which, In mine? should be One el thing kept were the and field. not to Arabia, desire does who man great The plains wide Iraq worthy keep embraces a live stock on his farm during the covered with. a net work of canals by dairymen is that clean pure mlOP -movements helped by the foundation whole of the year; and many farmers; which carried agricultural prosperity cannot be produced .. on adlrty, Itt" are as follows:' The A Speedy Racer. . are fixed so they could profitably con; to all parts of the country. .The neg- kept dairy fann. campaign) the movement for publio a voucher not Is The manat has out pedlgre of condiand so, lect stock winter these a duct the changed feeding profit, recreation, the placing A relghp 1,1 uu pounds, mis owner says to the excellence of the animal, but' agement of children in institutions, rides the animal ajid but. who have too much other labor tions of the country that Instead of a heXfrequently ori simply makes It possible to trace that was once of the that the wonder farms the their of schools, fertility crop findsNhlra as easy-gointhe medical inspection during as a pacing animal's aricesiry. the ancient world, a cheerless waste 3 TBoTSS; propaganffaTn"T)ehairn5rtlrtTamnr" " rf-tRbs-o- f om for Is t 50 e the be it L.ecata8trophes that are to mon There Jianxjjf sf maoelijrTeeo5" prCBPn money school gardens, the propaganda The bulP-l- exceedingly docile and nw ing range lambs If a man understands the. year the country Is practically perperatea uy me neru ouu are prevention of blindness, especially Beems to takegreat pleasure in speedof the result but rather " accidents, busk with Covered fundamental of and the and the encourage-the swamps principles marshes, among children, ing and It requires "no efTort to keep carelessness. ment and extension of charity organ-liatlon- s. notch whether ness and.. grows a wide variety of for- white the remaining portion is a des to him the top up 5 feed the cow a little w Belter fodders and olate age, plain. grain crops. ridden or driven. " , will consume each , time te . she than "These are not the only charities sure you are operating jour make of attention the Jiat have occupied Starting' In Hogs. Big Kansas Wheat Crop. at full capacity. Depends on Keeper. factory, . tfra. Sage. She has given large sums the f The amount of capital required to Whether he ' According to the report The dairy cows roust be kept Cons-will paj? . . fa the furtherance of education In this i 4 launch an energetic farmer In the hog it not depends of States United agricul department If 'the best results are to M the fortable largely upon erjr. The principal universities have, each received large endowments. Muntry. Kansas crop of winter wheat raising business Is not great and U teeper. One thing Is the cer-Alture, , (High priced feeds are been-helpeobtained. Infirm also have her the for absolutelj by and hornet aged anj 3ospitals is exercised, fair profit will be eare. than cent was 1911 U greater 3? per if man will a. the cows half give expensive luel to mainuun anunw ind her gifts to the charities of her bom city, Syracuse, hart been most genttat of any other state in the Union. obtained the first year , ' '.' -i chance profits will be his. t r neat , : SELECTED FOR SUPREME COURT , 11 , n er ,P p - jK. n shew-the-far- t il eft-Irrig-ated 41-1- . TVfx , rr -- HELPS COOK AND SERVE MEAL j s . l- ay -- -- Wo" best-know- n n, ...... PRODUCED PROFITS ttre , -- your-poultr- - s KING GEORGE MAY VISIT U. S. i ' mill-feed- ifiAii)Viiir . A r-- . ci y "I FU . :lfiRIGAfldN"l'0TmNOW o i after-coronatio- n j d - - j HAS MILLIONS FOR CHARITY ' : s i Y . "I I . . s pel"-slste- - . pure-bredjher- d d -- ..:.,.:lv,; X'- - r g k A " : ....... ,;v ... .. . . .L i |