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0 V Volume VII Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico, Friday, Maxch 24 1911 Nl'MBBR 22 HON.ElGrlflFIN WILL SPEAK HERE SUNDAY Is Speaker of National Reputa tion, always Drawing Crowds ' Hon. Eugene W. Chafin, of Chicago, will arrive in Estancia tomorrow and will speak on Sun day at . th- Mfhodist Church, Mr. Chafin is touring New Mexi co, lecturing in the interest of the Temperance Cause. He has ap peared at hundreds of Chautau quas throughout the west and been welcom ed in numerous lec ture courses in the east, always giving his audiences addresses of high character, historical and educational. Some of his popu lar subjects are "Lincoln, the Man of Sorrow." "Washington as a Stateman." ''The Church and School." "History and Pro gress of the Great Reform-' "Wealth and Waste." In 1908 Mr. Chafin was Prohi bition Candidate for President of the United States, and received more votes than any previous one candidate on that ticket, lie is one of Amerie's most distinguish ed Orators, and Estancia people may well be proud to have an opporluVi to hear him. Of hisfLture the Daily Mis soulian, Montana, Says: "Church and Sctioa', "kwas the talk of an enthusiast, but its zeal did not becomo exaggeration, the logic of the lawyer combined with the earnestness of the christ ian pleader to produce an argu ment as powerful a. was ever heard at any bar of justice in this city." Admission will be free, a col lection being taken to defray ex penses. Rev, er.t of J. I Seder, superintend the New Mexico Anti- Saloon League spent Sunday evening and Monday in Estancia leaking at . th.-j Baptist church both evenings, in ft 9 Gospel Temperane- meetings being con ducted there. An interesting feature of the Sunday night's program '.vas a song by six little girl3, "The Temperance Band " On Tuesday evening Elder J. M. Tuttle addressed an attentive audience along Temperance lines R E. Chapman of Manzano was in Estancia Monday of this week on business. He Í3 making arrangements to plant a good acreage to potatoes again this year, as he says there is now the best season in the ground there has been for some time. Two years ago Mr. Chapman raised as fine a lot of potatoes as were grown in the valley, and that is syinc: a great deal. In another column the Hughes Mercantile Company ha3 some thing to say of interest to our farmers concerning farming im plements, hay, grain, flour and seeds. With the prospect of a good crop as at present, it be hooves our farmers to take an interest in everything pertain ing to their work, especially when it affects the pocketbook. Contractor Epler on Wednes day moved the sheet iron build ing from adjoining J. M. Terry's adobe to the rear of Dr. Mason's house in the north part of town. A. A. lline went to Willard W.-duesduy on business con nected with the Telephone Company. Spring Showers Estancia and vicinity en joyed a fine shower on Monday just after noon. The shower came up from the southeast, and was apparently heavier in that direction. Water stoood in the streets for some time after the shower. Thundershowersatthis time of the year would lead us to think that spring is here, were it not for the fact that we have spent so many springs in New Mexico. The absence of the usual spring winds is a blessing to the valley. While we may not escape these entirely, it is certain that we cannot have as much wind as the past season, when they began in February. Poll Taxes In a circular letter to county superintendents, concerning the collection of poll tax, superin tendents Clark urges that the superintendents work in har mony with the clerks of the vaiious school district for the better collection of the annual poll tax. In summing up the law in the matter he notes: First. All able-bodied male persons over twenty-one years of age are subject to poll tax. Second. There is no legil de finition of "able-bodied", but opinion ha3 been rendered to the effect that any person who is self supporting is in the meaning of the law an ebodied person. Third. -Clerks shall collect poll fax and pay the same to the county treasurer, who shall pay the clerk ten per cent, of the gross amount collected. Fourth.-Clerks shall make at least four copies of list of persons liable for tax and post them in conspicuous places on or before the first Mondav of February. Fifth. Clerks shall make a full report in writing to the coun ty superintendent on or before thefir.it Monday in April. Sixth. Clerks are empowered to bring suit for collection. Per sons who have not paid this tax in past years may be made to pay back taxes today Seventh. -No property is ex empt from execution Eight. Justices of the peace and constables shall not demand fees in advance. Ninth. -Poll Tax Collection Bill pravidos that on d .m and of clerk of school Board the em ployer of poll tax shall furnish list of names. If the clerk finds names of persons who have not paid such tax, employer shall pay same and deduct from ages of employee. Tenth. County Superindent .1 1 I ! A - 1 or tn 3 cierx railing w conipiy with the provisions of the law covering the collection of poll tax 3 liable to a fine specified in Section 12, Chapter 121 Laws of 190'.. A. L. Bilsing in a shipment of seed this week, received a sack of broom corn seed by mistake Any of our farmers wanting to try broomcorn, can secure the seed here with:ut the necessity of sending away for it. Mr. Snow, southwest of town, brought us in a sample of broom corn he had grown last year, which was something like nine or ten feet high, with a good brush If brush of this kind can be grown as dry a year as last year was, a favorable year ought make it a valuable crop. Raymond Epler has been work ing o.i his hone in t'u north cart of town this week. Wher is she from, Raymond, Corona or Estancia? OTflTO The Growing of Potatoes under Irrigation is not all Play, but Results more than Repay the Labor Expended B. C. BufTum in the Irrigatson Age Pnfntnpt! ran ho nrndnepd with I din ihc nntntnps leavinc them in as little moister as any of the jreneral farm crops. Their re quirements are such that a little water stored in the soil will make sufficient growth of vine ,and with proper cultivation its feeder roots will gather practically all the moisture in the cultivated area. The potato is one of the most im portant and profitable arid region productions. So important has it becomeunder irrigation in certain sections that its culture is being rapidly extended. When grown under irrigation the potato is forced and rapidly deteriorates as seed- On this account there is large demand for potato seed rais ed bv dry farm methods. Seed raised by dry farming, and used under irrigation, seems to dowel the first and secoi.d year, but old potato growers seldom use the same seed the third year. This is an important item to the dry farmer who has soil and condi tions suitable for potato culture. Good crops of potatoes are rais ed on a variety of soils We be lieve a light sandy loam is pre ferable, but where late water can be supplied, good crops are pro duced on heavier soils. With proper cultivation the yields av erage from 100 to 250 sacks of two bushels each per acre. The cost of producing the crop av erages about thirty dollars per acre. The main croppers in the moun tain region are the "Ohio" for early crop3 the ' 'Mammoth Pearl" mid "Rural New Yorkers for late crops. In some sections the I ' ' Burbank" does very well . Early varieties are more used for dry I .1 farming, but very lew early potatoes are grown as main crops bv in iiration. The white varieties (Pearl and E'.:ral) take the 'lead. IL U important that a community of farmers who are just becom ing establish.-?-!, at least, plant only one or two varieties in order that they may supply a uniform product to the market in sufficient quantities. ! The root rot (See future articles j on Plant Disease) and blight are very common potato diseases and the first of these, at least can be measurably controlled by proper ly handling and treating the seed before planting, by change of seed and by rotation of crop3. Seed potatoes may be kept from sprouting in the spring by fre quently changing their position in the root cellar. Perhaps one of the best treatments that can be recommended is to let them be come well sunburned. The light seems to destroy the winter stage of the root rot disease. The farmer can tell whether this dis ease is present in abundance on his potatoes by the presence of black spots which look like par ticles of soil that stick very tight ly to the skin of the potato "Greening" the potato seed also causes short strong sprouts which do not break off in handling and are ready for business as soon as planted in moist soil. Treatment with corrosive subli mate or formalin will also help destroy this disease, and it is a cure for true potato scab where ihf crop is raised on clean land. Use two ounces of corrosive subli - -,n., tn fiftnn rrnll.viQ nf water. I Dissolve the c .rrosive sublimate1 .- . ,,.,nrt.-i nf hoilintr water. 1 using an earthen or glass jar. Mix with water in a barrel and CULTURE the solution one to one and one- half hours. Spread out to dry before cutting. Corrosive subli mate is a deadly poison and must be handled with great care. Never use the same vessel for any other purpose. Small potatoes may be used for seed'if they are pure and true to type, and will give as good results as will planting larger tubers. They may be either planted whole or cut, one or two eyes to the piece The best results in cutting have been obtained by quartering the potato lenghwise, and if a cutting block is used, the larger ones may be quartered by splitt ing both ways- Where potUoes are planted on a large scale a machine cutter may be used. Seed potatoes should be pure varieties, true to type, and not forced by irrigation. It is more important that the potato be one from a thrifty hill which contains a good number of potaioes true to hoe than that it be large size. The best seed for irrigation is raised by dry f aiming or at high altitude in the mountains. The seed should be as free as possible from scab and the root rot disease must not get chilled or frosted, and should be changed often where there is tendency to run out . A farmer who would raise potatoes successfully must not hesitate to pay the price lor the best potatoes to renew his seed- Potato'ground must be plowed deep. Usually four horses are put on" to a fourteen-incli plow and the furrow turned eight or ten inches deep. If on sod ground five ... ... 1 J2 I. or six inches will ao me mycai. 'The ground should be harrowed the same day it is plowed and the plowing should not be done long before planting time. Sod ground should be disced before plowing is commenced in order to make a3 fine a seed bed as possible after it i turned under. Alfalfa ground to be used for potatoes must be plowed dec-p and a wide sharp share used to cut off the roots. The best results are obtained by the use of a good potato planter and such machinery is necessary, if potatoes are to be raised on a large scale. The seed should be put in an average depth of f;ur inches when dry, sandy son, tVinncrh thev may be planted six or seven inches deep and still give good results. They are not plan ed deep enough as a rule. Im mediately after planting, a good four horse cultivator should be run through between the rows, loosening the ground to the deph of the plowing, or, if possible, an inch or two deeper than it was plowed. Use a four horse culti vnrnr and run the shovels close to the rows. Follow the cultivator with the harrow to level the soil I and establish the mu.cn. Just before the potatoes come through the ground, give a second harrow ing with a tootlv d harrow, slant ing the teeth a little back. The seed may be dropped distances of from twelve' to eighteen inches apart in the row and the rows I Eh iu!d le ficm ihiee to three I and or.c-l.alf fid ilMt. Ficm ! five hundred to seven hundred I r.minds of seed pcr'aere is suffici- ent At higher altitudes where the soason ii short and totato vines make comparatively small growth Contiucd on thd pBe Death of Infant The infant child of Dr. aud Mrs. C. E. Ewing died ou Tuesday morniug just before five o'clock, after suffering from general hemorrhages Interment was in the Estan cia Cemetery Wednesday, Rev. J. R. Carver conducting the services. The numerous friends of the family extend sincere sympathy in the loss ofthe flower from the home. Dr. and Mr3. C. E. Ewing wish to thank through the News, their many friends and neighbors for the sympathy and kindness shown them in their sad bereavement. Local Items 1 J. II. Kinney of Capitán vr.s in Eetaucia yesterday on busi- uess S A. Goldsmith left yester day for Ash Fork, Arizona, on a week's business trip, Sergeant J. W. Collier left for El Paso Wednesday morning on official business. S. G. Citrtwright, represent ing the Cartwright Brothers of Santa Fe, was in Estancia ou business yesterday. Allen Barrett, of tin Herald, made a business trip to Stan ley Tuesday. J. C. Peterson drove him up in his Reo. Harry Pettigrew of the Mc Laughlin Coffee Company of Kansas City, Mo., was calling on the loc;l trado yesterday. Creed Childers left for Albu- querquo yosterday after a visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Childers, north of town. O. T. Miles, auditor of the Colorado Demurrage Company of Denver, Colorado, was in Estancia yesterday on business Miss Minnie Laws left Wednesday morning for Car rizozo to visit her sister, who is teaching in the schools there. On last Sunday Mrs. II. G. Souders suffered an attack of blood poison, but is reported as well ou the way to re covery. The hum ofthe Romero plan ing mill is heard daily again, the force being kept busy get ting out the finishing lumber for the uew Romero store building. A. E. Chambers, represent ing the International Cor respandonce School of Serautou Pennsylvania, was in Estaucia on business yesterday. Mr. Chambers' headquarters are at Albuquerque. A telephone message from Mountainair Wednesday morning brought the infor mation that it was raiuiug and sowiag time at that time. Also th it d iily showers were in vogue iu that portion of the valley. RUN OVER BY HIS OWN WAGON And Die3 fro n Injuries on Sun day Morning at Moun t am air While driving home to his ranch three mile3 south of Moun tainair last Friday night, Ray Farber was injured so severely that his death resulted on Sun day just before noon. M: Farbs.'hil b33i attending a show in the Ozone City, and his team of mules, after standing during the evening, feeling good started down a hill rathe-r hur riedly. Dropping one of the lines, Farber stepped out on the double tree to reach it, and was thrown to the ground, the wagon wheels passing over his body, breaking four ribs loose from the backbone and driving one of them through a lung. After terrible suffering Farber died at 11 o'clock Sund day morning. Mr. Farber was 24 years of age, and had taught a term of school last fall at Eastview. During his stay in the valley, he had made many friends, who are shocked to learn of the accident. The body was prepared for ship ment by Undertaker Hine of Es tancia, and shippad to the old home at Hoxie, Kansas, where his parents reside. The News extends sympathy to the bereav ed parents. Atountainair Items From Mountainair Messenger Supt. Burt has engaged Prof. W. D. Sterling, Supt. of the city schools of Albuquerque and one of the best normal workers in the southwest to conduct the normal in connection with the Chautauqua this year and Prof. Sterling will spend the summer here with his family. This will be the only normal in the county this year and there will be about sixty county teachers in attend ance besides those who will at tend from other counties. The normal begin3 July 17 and con tinues four weeks. Chas. Learning, who organized the boys and girh club at the Chautauqua last year and who will have charge of this depart ment this year, recently gave a chalk talk in El Paso advertising the Chautauqua and describing the old ruins and other interest ing features to a'very enthusiastic audience in the Pas3 City. Mr. Learning expects a large atten dance this year from El Paso and southern New Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kubena went out to their farm south of town the other day" and found the fence cut in several places and the house broken into and quite a lot of wearing apparel stolen. Mrs. Kubena is advertising a reward of $25 in another pla;e for evidence leading to the de tection and conviction of the thief. Willard Items Willard had a Dog and Pony Show last Saturday, the Bobby Fountain aggregation spending thed ay at the Cut-Off town. A number of Estanc'ans went down to see the performance. An Irrigation Club has been organized at Willard, the object of the organization being to pur chase engines and pumps in car load lots thus getting tedrock price3 both oa the material and the freight- \n\n THE ESTANCIA NEWS