Banner-Leader. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 4, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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BANNER-LEADER
Spring Time is Approaching
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’Phone J. A. Ferbes at the new
steam laundry for wood.
CLYDE C. COCKRELL
BUSINESS MANAGER.
Entered at the Postoftice at Ballinger
Texas as second class matter.
C. P. SHEPHERD
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Are here. The finest
the buying public,
stock is complete and
mer dress wear. &
The latest novelties in Spring and
Summer Dress Wear always
Qfies and surries and
enemy, for
been “fighting
lives, and their
them? If you
our most pros-
are those who
A Thuoghtful Man.
M. M. Austin, of Winchester,
Ind., knew what to do in the
hour of need. His wife had
such an unusual case of stomach
and liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought
of and tried' Dr. King’s New Life
Pills and she got relief at once
q*»d waa<finally cured. Only 25c
Morning glories are one of the
worst pests of the farm when
•once they ger a good foothold.
A piece of rich river bottom land
planted with corn is what exact
ly suits this plant. The rich
soil gives vigorous growth and
the corn affords them just the
support they need. There is
but one way to get rid of tnem
and that is to kill them by per-
sistent cultivation. Choking
them out by means of crops that
cover the ground has proved a
failure. They cannot be killed
so long as they are permitted to
go to seed.
Disease of man or animals does
not originate in tilth, but else-
where, but germs may enter into
the filth and breed there, and
sally forth to attack either man
or beast. If there are no germs
there hogs, for instance, may
revel in filth and no infectious
disease will be manifested. Filth
cannot originate germs, any
more than they can be made in
a carpenter's shop. Rut when
once infested the hogs will also
infect the filth to which they
have access, aud in turn the
filth will furnish germs freely to
any hog that may come along.
The old plan of bedding land
for cotton should be abandoned.
Or, where fertilizers are used in
the drill, and it is necessary to
throw a ridge upon this furrow,
the harrow should be vigorously
proven that cotton, as well as
corn, does better on level ground
- stands drouth better and con-
sequently yields better. The
land for corn should be pre
pared in the same way. But on
account of the enforced lateness
of planting some may be induced
to neglect thorough preparation,
or for lack of teams and plows
and hands may be unable to give
the soil the preparation they
otherwise would In that case
the best substitute is to open a
deep furrow, throw two furrows
on it, run a light harrow over it,
plant, and break the middle deep-
ly immediately afterwards. Then
the soil should, by the best im-
plement for the purpose at hand,
be reduced as nearly as possible
to a level. Then shallow culti-
vation should follow, and be
kept up until tim.e to lay by.
Also plant cow peas at last plow-
ing, and save stalks and vines as
well as ears for fodder, and be
sure to have cattle enough to
consume it all. Therein is profit
and the land can be improved in
productiveness.
Oklahoma farmers are dis-
cussing Bermuda grass volum-
inously through the Oklahoma
Farm Journal. Some declare it
is the nest summer pasture
grass they ever saw, and it stays
as long as you want it. Others
say it is a nuisance for the same
reason. These prefer the native
grasses and want as much land
as possible for culture and de
clare you can’t get rid of Ber-
muda if you want to. What
they really mean is that simply
“wanting” to get rid of it will
not exterminate it, but that it re-
quires work, and that, perhaps,
at a time when you want to go
fishing, or to town “to see a
man.” And further they have
been taught tnat grass is the
farmers greatest
haven’t they
grass” all their
fathers before
tell them that
perous farmers
have fat stock and green pas-
tures the year round, they will
say, “That’s all luck.” They
dislike Bermuda, because you
only have to plant it once, and
it goes on producing the finest
possible summer pasture with
out further cost or labor. It
would be far better for Oklahoma
farmers if they had far more
Bermuda, and other good pas-
tures, and good stook to keep it
closely cropped. One farmer
says: “1 can show you hundreds
of acres of tine land entirely
ruined by Bermuda grass.”
This is sufficient to make a horse
cow or hog laugh.
The losses of the Staked Plains
and Panhandle cattle men by the
blizzard of last month has been
exaggerated in many of the re
ports, but it is certain the losses
have been heavy in the aggre-
gate. Some cattle men report
indefinite thousands dead from
a combination of cold and star-
vation. while others report a
loss (if 5 to iu per cent of their
herds. But this is a risk that
range cattlemen must ru n any-
where in Northwest Texas, and
the only way to insure against
it is to provide feed and shelter
for their cattle, and this involves
a change in the prevailing ranch
system.—Farm and Ranch.
line ever offered
Come while our
select your sum-
Our stock of Guns, Ammunition
and sporting goods are always com-
plete. When in need of anything
in this line call on us
Farm and Stock.
Farm machinery that has been
exposed to the weather is not
only deteriorated in substance,
but its efficiency has been re
duced. It takes more power to
operate it and it does not do as
good work, and besides it is
more laborious to the operator.
It pays to take good care of all
implements from a 30cent hoe to
a $250 thresher.
Don't plow untd the soil is just
right Better lose another week
than have the soil in hard lumps
that dry out rapidly and become
so hard that plant roots cannot
penetrate them. Land plowed
when too wet will be in the
worst possible condition to stand
subsequent drouth, and land
well and deeply pulverized is in
the best possible condition to
resist drouth.
SANTA FE TRAIN SER\ ICE.
* Passenger Trains:
West-bound due at Ballinger 12:44 a. m
East-bound due at Ballinger 4:17 p. m
Local Trains:
West-bound due at Ballinger 3:15 p. rr
East-bound due at Ballingei 10:40 a. n
JOE HHRDlfl,
TRANSFER LINE
For the moving of mercantile Freights, House-
hold Goods, Pianos, Organs, ete.
S and DEaLHVHRS COAIi to all parts sity
my personal and best attention to all bus
You will need a new buggy to ride
in during the summer days. VAN
PELT & KIRK carry the Joseph
W. Moon
they sell them cheap,
knows the quality of the
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Shepherd, C. P. Banner-Leader. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 4, 1903, newspaper, April 4, 1903; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1179991/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.