The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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GET THERE
Ahead of the Railroad
A New Empire, 200 Miles Square—Pecos Valley, Tex.
One of the richest irrigable valleys in the United States, just ahead
of Construction of the Kunsay City, Mexican A: Orient Railway. A
new country—a chance to begin over apaiu. New hopes—Prosperity
A country where Irrigation makes SUKE CROPS! Homeseekers are
Hooding into this wonderful new country. By February 1st the Orient
Railway will cross the valley. Buy land now before prices advance.
The extensive Imperial Irrigation System, furnishing abundant
water to these Pecos Palisades lands, now complete. Water turned on.
Farmers are irrigating their land and building homes. The big Im-
perial reservoir, covering nearly 2000 acres, holds six hundred million
OUblO feet of water, with 75 miles of canals.
Greatest Atfalfa and Fruit Country
Alfalfa is the wonder crop of the Pecoe Valley. Produces $75 to
$125 per acre. SIX cuttings a year. Alfalfa will make you rich.
Fscts about lower Pecos Valley are amazing. In fruit, the land
should produce up to #1000 per acre. Peaches pay .$1000 per acre;
Apples trees are worth $40 apiece; celery and asparagut $500 per acre;
berries up to $500 per acre; cantaloupes $300 to $500 per acre.
Pecos Valley products won 22 First Prizes at F1 Paso Fair, 1909,
and some of its fruits beat the world at the St. Louis Fair.
Your OPPORTUNITY. Pecos Valley offers your greatest oppor-
tunity because land is now selling on easy terms and at one-fifth the
price of similar lands in older districts, and because it is just ahead of
construction of the railroad, duilding daily and spending large sums
in this territory.
Call on us today for full information about personally conducted
excursions and cheap roilroad rates to this wonderful Pecos Valley.
Elaborate literature free for the asking.
BELEW & PONDROM
|^JPilot Point, - - - Texas
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For the Farmer
Kill The Weeds.
Farmers ought to make a sys-
tematic war upon weeds. Not
only ought each farmer so culti-
vate his soil and handle his crop
so as to get rid of the weeds, but
there ought to be co-operation
among farmers. It avails little
for one farmer to kill the weeds
when his neighbors allow them
to grow to maturity and the winds
scatter the seeds everywhere.
Nor is it sufficient to cultivate
your fields. Got into the fence
corners; go out upon the road-
side. Kill the weeds before they
begin to seed.
Eyery county ought to have a
weed-killing crusade. These
highways are public roads, and
it become the duty, therefore, or
the road overseers or supervisors
to kill all the weeds along the
roadside, in order to protect the
adjoining farms.—Home and
Farm.
The Hen Roost.
About a foot from either side
wall, drive in two 2 by 4s leav-
ing them about 2 1-2 feet high.
Then lay Lby4 crosspieces over
these posts and put the roosts on
top of these. Make roosts by rip-
ping 1 by 48 in the middle and
smoothing them off. NailB are
driven in each end of the roosts
to keep them from sliding. Noth-
ing about the roosts should touch
the walls. Once a week the
roosts are taken up and thor-
oughly oiled. Use a machine
oil can for this purpose. A
sprinkler will do to apply the
disinfectant to the floor after it
has been oleaned.
ate, 5 lbs. stone line and 60 gal-
lons of water. This mixture
should be repeated just after the
blossoms have dropped. Anoth.
er application should be made in
about ten days in case the dis-
seas seems to be pretty bad.
* —• 1 MfcM —
To Can Tomatoes.
Gather tomatoes before ripe;
be sure every one is perfectly
sound, as the least rotten speck
will ruin a whole pan. Peel as
you would apples; cut email
enough to go in a glass jar easily
put in pan without water, stir a
few times to cause juice enough
to prevent sticking, then cover;
let boil a few mintues until each
piece ia hot through. With a
fork, I lift them out, piece by
piece and drop into jar until full,
push down under juice, then
seal as other fruit. Wrap or set
in dark place or draw a black
hose over and you need no be
uneasy about the light. The
main thing is to see that every
tomato is sound and not too ripe.
—Alice Martin in Home and
Farm.
To control the black rot of the
grape, says E. J. Kyle, professor
of Horticulture of the A. cfc M.
College of Texas, use the follow-
ing spray; 2 pounds of copper
aulphate to 50 gallons of water.
At any time during the winter,
and preferably just before the
buds begin to swell in the spring
spray all vines, trelisses, posts,
ground, and every thing in the
vineyard thoroughly with this
solution; then just before the
blossoms begin to open, spray
again with5-lbs. Copper Sulph-
Cultivated Alfalfa Next.
The practice of planting alfalfa
in rows on the dry lands, both
for hay production and for seed
production, is going to grow. It
is a crop that responds to culti-
vation, especially for seed pur-
poses. Under a low rainfall
more hay will be produced and it
is really the only successful way
of growing seed regularly. No
definite information is available
on the amount of yield obtaina-
ble; it will vary with the season
but one could expect, under
average oonditions, to produce in
the neighborhood of 1 ton of hay
to the acre and possibly the
same year obtain a crop of seed
—though this will depend upon
the length of the growing season
—W. M. Jardene in Farmers
Mail and Breeze.
Helps a Judge in Bad Fix.
Judge Eli Cherry, of Glllis Mills,
Tenn , was plainly worried. A bad
sore on his leg had baffled several
doctors and long resisted all remedies
"I thought it was a cancer.1' he wrote
"At last I used Hucklen's Arnica
Salve, and was completely cured."
Cures burns, boils, ulcers, piles cuts
and bruises. 25 cents at J. R, Peel's.
GET DOWN TO FERTILITY.
No Reason For Disuse of Plant Food.
Plow Your Land Deeply.
In a recent issue of Farm and Fire-
side a contributor writes a very inter-
esting article on soil ferUlity in which
he shows the different qualities that
soil must have and how, when the soil
becomes depleted, some sort of replen-
ishment of the lost qualities must bo
provided. Following is an extract from
the article:
"One of the ways we have of increas-
ing our crop yield Is to plow deeper.
That is like running the hand a little
deeper into the pocket, It is true, and
it does not take the place of adding to
our soil nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid, but It does enable us to
make available soil fertility that Is
really ours and to the benefit* of which
we are fairly entitled.
"But will this deeper soil really give
us better crops? That homely creature
the woodchuck may answer that ques-
tion for us, wherever he has his homs.
See what he does by his system of
deeper dipping. The rankest prass on
the whole farm is ripht around the
woodchuck hole. What has he done?
He has brought up some of the fertil-
ity that has all these years been locked
up waiting for us to make it available.
The rains have moistened this soil, the
sunshine has warmed It. and splendid
grass is the result.
"So this is a plea for deeper cultiva-
tion. I know it will take a little harder
work on the part of our horses to bring
this rich earth up. And if we had to
hold the plow as wo used to our arms
would surely ache before night, but
the beautiful riding plows of today,
which hold themselves, have lessoned
the work of turning over the soil. We
may as well have the extra depth of
soil to grow better crops as to let it lie
there idle in the dark. On many farms
there are layers of what have been
called 'hard pan* n little way below
the surface. These form tables which
hold the moisture and prevent it from
finding its way deeper into the earth.
They also in some degree form a bar-
rier to the progress of plant roots
downward. Other lands do not present
this barrier, but wherever the soil is
thus packed down it needs breaking up.
"Drainage will do very much to help
about this, and a little raising of the
clevis, so that the plowshare will dive
deeper, will certainly enable our crops
to get hold of and make available the
locked up reserve fertility."
dud do not apply more water than is
absolutely necessary. Overwaterlng.
high temperutures and lack of ventila-
tion are responsible for spindling
plants.
Mats of some kind must bo used at
night for the protection of the plants in
hotbeds and cold frames. These should
be removed as soon as possible in the
morning when the sun is shining and
replaced on the frames not later than 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Some air
should be admitted to the frames every
day if the weather will permit—Na-
tional Stockman and Farmer.
INSURANCE.
Save and apply a few more
tons of barnj'ard manure to your
soil and increase the yield. Ma-
nure is the best insurance against
drought. It makes the soil re-
tain more moisture and furnish-
es plant#food which hastens ma-
turity.
FENCE YOU CAN SHIFT.
Useful In Inclosing Temporarily Rich
Bit of Pasture.
Itather than cut a rich piece of fod-
der to be gathered and moved away
to the sheep, hogs
or other stock it
is often more
economical to
pasture it off, a
small piece at a
time. The lack of
a suitable fence
often prevents
tills. A portable
fence may be
built according to
the plan shown
in the drawings
herewith. It re-
quires but a few
FENCErOST.
panels of this to inclose sufficient field
for a day's cropping, when it can be
shifted to new ground for the next
day. If sheep with lambs are to be
folded in this way an extra board will
be needed at the bottom of each panel.
PANEL OP PORTABLE PENCE.
These panels may be built twelve or
fourteen feet In length and must be
thoroughly braced to keep the fence
firm from endwise motion. Cross-
pieces at the bottom of the upright
should be long enough to keep the
fence firm sidewise. The upright used
for the portable base should bo 2
by 4 inches, with iron hooks driven
or screwed in at proper intervals to
receive the end boards of the panels.—
American Agriculturist
Orchard and Garden Notes.
If air slaked lime be In earth .In
which plants are potted it will keep
worms away.
Most growers using flats sow one and
a half to two inches apart. The seed
need not bo covered with more than
one-fourth of an inch of soil. Water
thoroughly immediately after sowing,
Breathe Through the
Nose.
The hygienic mother of the
present day sees to it that her
children keep their mouths clos-
ed when asleep and at all other
times when not necessary for the
purpose of eating, drinking or
talking.
The evils of breathing through
the mouth cannot be too strongly
dwelt upon.
In the first place, the invisible
dust which constantly floats in
the air is drawn in directly to
the lungs, injuring there-
by the delicate membrances of
the entire breathing apparatus.
Catarrhal trouble frequently
results simply from this careless
habit of breathing, not to mention
more serious disorders which are
quite liable to ensue.
Another evil resulting from
this practice is the unbecoming
and foolish expression given to
the face by habitually going
about with the lips apart.
When a child is allowed to
sleep in this manner the habit be-
comes an extremely diffioult one
to break during the waking hours
as well.
The entire personal appear-
ance may be greatly disfigured
by carelessness in this particul-
ar.
By breathing through the nose
the air is both warmed and puri-
fied before it reaches the lungs.
The nostrils act as a sort of sieve
allowing only pure air to pass
beyond their domains.
A sudden blast of icy air taken
through the mouth, and reaching
directly the lungs, is often pro-
vocative of cold and even pneu-
monia.
Teachers of physical culture
insist that their pupils shall keep
the mouth closed during all phy-
sical exercise. Every athlete
will vouch for it that he keeps
wind longer by breathing through
the nose. Just as soon as he be-
gins to breath ^hrcugh the mouth
he loses ground. His mouth be-
comes dry and parched, and a
sharp pain in his cheat soon for-
ces him to desist in the exercise.
Old papers for sale at this oflhac
HOWTHE STOM-
ACH RULES
THE BODY
When the Stomach Is
Well the Cure of Many
Maladies Is Accomplish.
ed.
Some of the things that hap*
pen when Dr. Richards Dyspep-
sia Tablets are taken seem very-
strange to a person who has for-
gotten that the stomach is th&
starting point of all health, the
starting point for most diseases
and the starting point for the
cure.
There is nothing in Dr, Rich-
ards' Dyspepsia Tablets to put
one to sleep—yet sound, strength
giving sleep is one of the results
of using them —beoause they cure
the cause of sleeplessness.
There is no ingredient in Dr.
Richards' Dyspepsia Tablets in-
tended especially for the cure of
pimples yet pimples often disap-
pear after a short courss of treat-
ment.
There is no drug in Dr. Rich-
ard's Dyspepsia Tablets that act
directly on the heart—yet palpit-
ation, smothering, all the symp-
toms commonly called "heart
disease" disappear completely
as soon as the stomach is set at
work properly with the aid of
the tablets.
Dr. Richards' Dyspepsia Tab-
lets contain nothing to force an
appetite—yet if you take them
and digest your breakfast prop-
erly you will be more than ready
to do justice to your lunch and
dinner.
There is no specific in Dr.
Richards' Dyspepsia Tablets for
killing the disease germs of con-
sumption—yet common sense and
medioal science are agreed that
a sound stomach and pure blood
make one proof against disease
germs. And Dr. Richards'
Dyspepsia Tablets do make the
stomach sound and the blood
pure.
Price, 50 cents per bottle. All
druggists. Made by Dr. Rich-
ards' Dyspepsia Tablet Associa-
tion, 53 Worth street, New York,
at J. R. Peel's.
In every potato field will be
found "run out," hills in which
there will be a great number of
little potatoes and no large ones
In selecting small potatoes for
seed the danger lies in getting a
large proportion from these "run
out" hills, for they are all small
and there are a great number of
them. But where good sound
stock is made small by dry
weather we think it per-
fectly safe to use them for seed
and the chances are they will
produce well.
The expense of your house
will be large or small, as you are
a good or bad housekeeper.
Taxation as to Individuals,
and Corporations
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ANNUAL TAXES ALL PURPOSES $30,000,000. —'
# The power to tax is the power to build or destroy. To maliw
tain equal rights of property is as important a function in gov-
ernment as to preserve the rights of individuals. The cut shown
above indicates the amount of state tax assessed against an in-
vestment of $10,000 on the lines of industry shown in the sub-
division of the circle. There are many inequalities in assessment
between counties.
Taxation will be discussed by the Texas Welfare Commission.
S. A. Lindsey of Tyler is chairman of the sub-committee that will
deal with this subject.
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The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1912, newspaper, May 10, 1912; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291216/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.