N E W C ITY C H A R T E R TO BE
D R AFTED B Y S E V E N C IT IZ E N S
soil must not be exposed to the rays
of he sun as it is almost sure to de
stroy the bacteria.
By vot'* of the council, Mayor
The second im|>ortn»t matter to
Moore h;ia been authorized to .ip- consider is the acidity of the soil.
point a committee of four council- A very sour soil is poisonous to the
men and tlirc e citizens to frame bacteria and for that reason alfalfa
and draft a now charter, so badly w ill not flourish on an acid soil.
(Special Information Service, United States Department o f Agriculture.)
needed. The mayor has not yet If one desires to grow alfalfa and
IN BUYING AN INCUBATOR— SOME SUGGESTIONS.
named the committee but assures the land is found to be very sour a
the people that suggestions and dressing of lime from three to five
advice will be welcomed by the tons to the acre should be sowed on
seven men who. will be asked to the land before the alfnlfa is plant
undertake the task.
ed.
As much of the farming land
in the Willamette valley is sour it
RUSSELUTE ARRESTED IN
is not strange to understand why
INDEPENDENCE FREED alfalfa has not been a success in
this section. A very loosesoil or a
Charles Condart, who was arrest river bottom soil that is underlaid
ed in Independence several days with gravel is less acid and natur
ago, for selling or distributing ally adapted to the growth of al
copies of Pastor Bussell's book, “The ia If u.
Finished Mystery,” was released
The third to consider is drain
when given a hearing before United age. It is an old saying that al
States Commissioner Drake in Port falfa will not flourish with its feet
land.
in the water. I have hud to take
Condart declared he had violated issue with tiiis claim as some of
no law as he had removed four the best fields of alfalfa are with
pages from the book which had the lower roots almost continually
been declared objectionable by in water, but if the water stands for
government officials.
Regardless any great length of time around the
of the Commissioner’s decision, | crown of lie plant it is sure to be
U. S. Attorney Rankin says lie will fatal. I »elieve therefore that if
present the case to the Federal the water is kept off the surface of
grand jury.
I tiie land it will be found sufficient
A Good Hatch— Give the Incubator You r Personal Attention
| drainage. In tfie last few years the
FORMER DALLAS LASSIE
I question of growing of growing al- j
DOING BIT AS BARBER fa I fa by dry farming system has
received much attention and has
S E LLIN G H E N S N O W M E A N S
Sandy, Or.—Harry Reed's barber I been tried out in so many cases
LO SS O F EGG M IL L IO N S .
shop, on Main street has re-opened that it is safe to say that hte sys
today under feminine manage tem has “ been tried and not been
To effect a saving of 150,000,-
ment. Reed is serving his country found wanting.” About 40 years
000 eggs fo r the food supply In
in France.
the United States, poultry spe
ago there lived a man in Carver
cialists o f the United States De
Miss Lillian Boynton, formerly of county, Minnesota, by the name of
Hatcher Found to Be Successful
partment o f Agriculture are
Dallas, new manageress, says she Grimm, who introduced a kind of
making every effort to encourage
hopes to keep all of Heed's custom alfalfa he had brought from Ger
Locally, Usually Most
farmers to keep their hens until
ers.
many. This alfalfa was so iron
Profitable.
after the spring laying seuson
“ When Harry gets back,” said clad that it Soon became known-that
rather than send them to market
Miss Boynton, " I ’ll turn the shop Grimm's alfalfa would not winter
at this time. Figures compiled
over to him. That’s how I’ll do my kill while some seasons most all MANY MAKES ARE RELIABLE 2 by the specialists show that
bit."
more than 5,000,000 hens, each
the common kinds would succumb
capable of producing 39 eggs, on
to the hard winters.
an average, are sent to market
ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF
About 20 years ago Prof. Hansen Machines Most Popular in V icin ity
from the southern states alone
PORTERFIELD FARM SOLD of South Dakota introduced a new
Enables Beginner to Learn From
in the winter and early spring.
Experience
o
f
Others—
Size
kind from Siberia called Cossack
The “ Save-the-Hen” message is
Is of Importance.
A deal was made last week in that was found producing large
being sent by the Department
which O. P. Moore of Illinois pur thrifty plants on high land where
of Agriculture broadcast through
chased 100 acres of the Porterfield the rainfall was not more than 10
I f you are concerned now with the
press notices and posters and
farm, four miles south of Independ inches per season. It and tiie selection o f an incubator, you huve the
through its county agents, espe
ence. The house and barn lire in Grimm differ from tiie common choice o f many reliable makes. Since
cially in the southern poultry-
raising sections, where the prac
cluded in the sale and will he occu kinds, <o some extent, in the root it is not advisable to recommend any
particular machine, you would best
tice is more common.
pied by Mr. Moore. No stock, feed system. While the common kinds
study the types and decide for your
or machinery were included.
send down one long tap root, the self. Wherever possible it is well to ! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
j Grimm and Cossack are inclined to select an incubator which lias given or t|,ree batches, so that much time is
GROWING A LFA LFA IN
be more spreading and produce satisfaction In your locullty, so that saved in tending to the Incubators and
W ILLAM ETTE VALLEY| many short roots. There seems to you may get the benefit o f the expert- brooders, while the chickens are more
be however more or less of both ence of other operators near by. Some j even in size than those that are hatch
t.
(By D. R. Ruble)
when the Incubating period extends
kinds of plants that send down pne machines have become popular tn cer-_
The success and failure with long tap root like the common tain sections o f the country because j over a longer time. A fair estimate
alfalfa in the Willamette valley has kinds. Some of the Cossock plants they were advertised extensively in for a poultry farm is an incubator
been mainly due to two or three make a crown as much as sixteen that section rather than because of space o f one-egg capacity per hen, pro-
Conditions that have not been fully indies In diameter. Its flowers are adnptubility to the cllmutlc conditions, vided that about one-half of the flock
Don't Buy Cheap Machine.
is to be renewed yearly and no outside
understood . The man that has more or less varigated rind some
Cheap machines are less reliable, re- | hatching is carried on.
The larger
made it a success has either been times there are two or more shades quire ihore attention and wear out i machines cost less in proportion to
posted in regard to its requirements of colors on a single stem. The main much quicker than higher-priced incu-1 their capacity thun the smaller ones.
and worked accordingly or he has point that is claimed for the Cos- bators. As the value o f the machine Is
4)ften fortunate enough to plant suck over the Grimm and other small compared to the value of the
E a rly Hatch, E a rly Layera.
where the conditions have bcen-fa- kinds are that it will stand closer eggs used during the normal life of the I February, March and April are the
vorable to its developument. And pasturing. I cannot say from ex incubator, it is poor economy to pur- j best months to hatch chickens, but
the conditions that are favorable to perience about this claim as 1 ani chase a machine that is not reliable. the sooner it can be done the better.
The details o f construction and Hatching should be completed if pos
its growth not being understood has growing the plants by cultivation
equipment o f most Incubators are so sible by the first o f Muy. Chickens
led to many a failure and for that and can see hut little difference, so
subject to change that it is Impossible ] hatched before this time will have a
reason this part of tin* country has far, except that the flowers are dif to state definitely the best kind of good chunce to mature und be in lay-
merited the reputation of not being ferent.
lamps brackets, regulators and other. Ing condition as pullets before the cold
suitable for alfalfa. The three most
Large fields of nlfalfn are being equipment for the different Incubators., weather o f fall sets in, and should.
Important things with alfalfa are cultivated like com In rows in the The lump should have a bowl large in consequence, be producers during
inoculatinwn by the nitro bacteria alfalfa districts. It keeps the fields enough to hold sufficient oil to burn at the entire fall and winter. This ts one
least 36 hours under average weather of the chief reasons poultry specialists
culture, acidity, and drainage.
clean from weeds and makes a
As alfalfa belongs to the legume much s o'er stand. It stands to rea conditions; It should be easy to remove of the United States Department of
family tin* most important of the son that in the absence of irrign and replace and set absolutely tight in Agriculture are urging the Importance
position. The Incubator should be set this year o f the early hatch. Early
three conditions is inoculation. As tion that the plan of cultivating
so that the lamp is at a convenient hatched chickens are also easier to
this condition has not ben fuly un would he a much surer way of height and the egg tray convenient to raise, as they live and thrive better
derstood by scientific men only for growing the crop where the rain handle.
than those which are still small when
the last 25 or HO years, and under fall is not very much during the
the hot weather begins.
Six* of Machine to Gat.
stood by but few that do not belong dry season. Alfalfa has a big ad
The best size o f an lncubutor to buy
City Chicken« Need Room.
to that class of scientists, it has been vantage over other clovers as it is depends upon circumstances. It takes
Whether the backyard poultry keep
a stumbling stone, times without a perenial plant and it is claimed
er should try to renew his flock either
number. And of all the plants that that where it is not disturbed of its
HOW TO HELP INCUBATOR. • by hatching and rearing chicks or by
belong to the legume family alfalfa natural lease of life it should en
purchasing and rearing day-old chicks
is perhaps the most exacting in its dure for a century or more. This
is an open question. Raising chicks
Follow the manufacturer’s di
requirements. The bacteria is sel one feature ought to appeal to the
should not be attempted unless a plot
rections tn setting up and oper
dom found in land in sufficient farmer who wants green feed dur
can be provided separate from that to
ating an Incubator.
quantities to inoculate the plants. ing the dry season without having
which there Is grass or where a sup
See that the Incubator Is run-
Although strange as it may seem, to reseed every two or three sea
ply o f green feed can be furnished.
nlug steadily at the desired tem
thre seems to he always a few plants
perature before tilling with eggs, o Hatching under these conditions can
sons. It certainly has a great ad
that will form the nodules on the
Do not add fresh eggs to a tray ^ best be done with hens.
; vantage over sweet clover, which
containing eggs which are under- •
roots and in time will inoculate the
Patience With 8ltters.
has to he reseeded every two years. |
going Incubation.
•
soil in a sufficient culture that the
T o be successful with sitting hens
Turn
the
eggs
twice
dally
af-
•
second seeding of a run down al
requires careful and faithful attention
ter the second and until the •
falfa Held will come forth with all » M M
to their needs, and above all. patience.
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nineteenth duy. Cool the eggs •
the plants bearing the nodules that
Even with the best o f care some h er*
once dally, according to the a
;
BRUIN
HUGS
MAN.
THEN
prove to he fickle mothers and cause
draw the nitrogen from the air and
weather, from the seventh to the •
trouble and loss In hatching by break
TOSSES HIM DOWN WELL ;
thereby greatly enrich the soil; for
nineteenth day.
•
ing their eggs, leaving their nests or
this reason it is an old claim and
Turn the eggs before caring J
trnmpllng on the chickens when first
Seattle. Wash.— A monster
justly, too, that alfalfa causes the
for the lamps.
•
hatched.
Most hens
the general-
bear Is reported to be playing
Inad to grow richer in fertility while
Attend to the machine careful- J
purpose breeds, such as the P ’ymouth
havoc In northern Saskatche
e ly at regular hours.
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many other hay crops deplete the
Rocks, Wyandottes. Rhode Island Reds
wan.
Recently a woodsman
Keep the lamp and wick clean.
soil of its fertility.
and Orpingtons make very good moth
spied the bruin and began to
Teat the eggs on the seventh •
ers. The heavier class or meat breeds.
pepper It with his ,22-callber
There are two ways of inoculat
and fourteenth days.
•
Including the Brahmas and Cochins,
rifle. Undaunted, the bear made .
ing the plants. One is to get the ni
Do not open the machine after •
are good Bitters, hut are Inclined to
fo r the man. who dropped his
tre culture from some reliable lab-
the eighteenth day until the •
he clumay on the nest. The Leghorns
gun and dashed to his cabin.
oratory oi seeds man and mix the
, ! O chickens are hatched.
*
and other Mediterranean breeds are
W
W
He led the animal for several
culture with the seed about the
laps around the cabin, but bruin
• • • • • • • • < • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • e e very nervous and usually do not make
same day it is planted; an ounce of
good mothers.
suddenly stopped and waited.
about as much time to care fo r a 00
the culture will inoculate enough
The woodsman ran Into the bear,
ns
It
does
for
a
300-egg
machine,
so
Instead of Beef 8crap.
seed for one acre and it will he
snstalned several broken ribs In
that It ts generally advisable to get one
I f It la desired to substitute cot
seen that the seed thus inoculated
Its powerful clutch, snd was
o f at least 150-egg capacity, although tonseed meal for beef scraps In the dry
will make much larger and tlirif-
tossed Into a nearby well. Later
special conditions often exist which mash fo r hens the feeder should be
the
woodsman
pulled
himself
to
tier plants than the seed Hint is
make smaller machines valuable. A careful not to replace more than half
not inoculated. The second way to
smalt machine Is often used tn con the beef scrap with this substitute, as
inoculate the soil is to go to a thrifty
nection with a larger one. placing all the result In egg production and In
field of alfalfa and get about from
the eggs In the large machine after the the quality o f the eggs will be unsatis
tfk) to UXI pounds of the soil from
first or second test. Incubators of factory.
Chopped green hone, avail
from 900 to 400-egg capacity are gen able at the butcher shop, la an excel
one to live inches deep and sow it
erally used on those large farms which lent substitute for beef scrap when fed
on the land to be seeded and harrow
Buy It In small
it in like a seed crop; it is much more Candidato ict Representativa Polk use Individual lamp Incubators. Many fresh to the hens.
poultry men believe that It pays to have quantities as It does not ke«p fresh
eipenslve and inconvenient than to
and Lincoln Countim, May P ri
an Incubator capacity large enough to very long, and when spoiled It Is ltks-
Inoculate the seed. In any evnnt
ma riaa.
hatch the bulk of their stock In two ly to be hannfnl.
either the seed or the inoculated
(Pald Advertlsemen'.)
Oar Part in Feeding the Nation
A Bird in the Hand
J
(Special Information Service, United States Department o f Agriculture.)
LET THE WISE SOWER LOOK TO HIS SEED.
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WELL TO SELECT ;
BEST INCUBATOR 1
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W hich Do You Sow? Clean Seed (Low er Right); Adulterated Product (Low er
Le ft).
M ake a Tester o f Tw o Dinner Plates and a Moist Cloth. Bad
Germ ination (Upper Left), Good Germination (Upper Right).
PURCHASE ONLY
LABELED SEEDS
Farmers Urged Not to Take Any
Chances Wi*h Product of
Poor yuality.
MAKE A GERMINATION TEST
Home-Made Device W ill T e ll V alu e of
8eeds— Clean Small G rains Be
fore Sowing— Send Sample to
A gricu ltu ra l College.
The seed trade has voluntarily agreed
to label all field seeds with the per
centage of pure seed thut will grow,
giving the purchaser exact Information
as to quality. The United States Depart
ment o f Agriculture urges all farmers
to buy their seeds only from dealers
who comply with this agreement and
not to run the risk of buying high-
priced, unlabeled seed that w ill not
give a stand in the field.
Make Germination Teat.
Get your seed early and make a ger
mination teat o f It before sowing.
Count out 100 seeds ; put them between
folds o f moist paper or cloth between
two dinner plates and keep at room
temperature fo r four days ; then count
the sprouted seeds. I f 95 seeds sprout
the seed Is good ; If only a small part
of them sprout the seed Is either poor
or the test was not properly made.
I f in doubt as to the value of the seed
send a sample to your state agricul
tural experiment station o r to the Seed
Laboratory, United States Department
o f Agriculture, Washington, D. C., with
the request that It be tested fo r qual-
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SCREENING SEED MAY PRE-
VE N T N E W DISEA8E.
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S E E D D E A L E R S TO F U R N IS H •
IN FO R M A T IO N W IT H
¡
PRODUCT.
•
According to a plan agreed
upon by representatives of the
seed trade and representatives
o f the United States Department
o f Agriculture In 'conferences
last year, seed dealers will pro
vide the following Information
with all lots o f ten pounds or
over of field-crop seeds which
they sell :
1. Name o f seedsman.
2. Kind of seed.
3. Proportion o f pure live seed
present, with month and year of
germination test.
4. Country or locality o f or
igin in the case o f the following
imported seeds : Beans, soy
beaus, Turkestan alfalfa, and
red clover from southern Eu
rope and Chile.
Since the seed trade confer
ences. practically all the larger
seedsmen
huve
Individually
ugreed to conduct their busi
ness In accordance with these
suggestions.
and much of the seed is o f poorer qual
ity than in normal years. Therefore,
every farmer before sowing should
know what proportion of the seed he
buys cannot be expected to grow. I f
one lot contains 90 per cent o f seed
that will grow and another lot con
tains 64 per cent o f seed that will grow
It will take three bushels of the 64 per
cent seed to sow the same number o f
acres thnt two bushels of the 90 per
cent w ill sow.
This Is Important from the stand
point o f cost alone when red clover
seed Is selling for |20 or more p er
bushel. It Is much more necessary,
however, to know the quality o f seed
in order that the rate o f seeding may
be proportional to the quality, ao that
enough live seed w ill be sowed to In
sure a stand in the field. First know
how much o f the seed may grow and
then sow accordingly.
Screening out the shriveled
grains from wheat seed before • i
planting will remove one cause
CLEAN 8EED BEFORE 80W INQ,
o f spreading the new bacterial
disease o? wheat which has been
Cleaning and grading the small
discovered in many states of the
grains for spring sowing should be
middle West.
This has been
done before the spring rush In pre
learned by specialists of the
paring the land and sowing the seed.
United States Department of A g
Wheat, oats, barley, and flax can be
riculture who. in co-operation
Improved for seeding by running the
with the experiment stations of
seed through the fanning mill at least
Kansas and
Wisconsin, are
once.
The cleaned grain will run
studying the problem o f control
through the drill or other seeding ma
ling this disease.
Wheat ker
chinery more evenly and thus Insure
nels that are plump do not con
a more uniform stand than can be ob
tain bacterial cavities, but shriv
tained from uncleaned grain.
e
eled ones often do.
e
Cleaning grain removes most o f the
e
• e s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • e s o s e ce weak and diseased kernels, many o f
which may not grow at all, or If they
lty. Including percentage o f purity and do grow are likely to produce small,
germination.
weak plants. Uniformly large, plump
Don’t take any chances with the
kernels germinate more evenly, pro
quality o f the red clover seed you sow duce stronger plants, and yield more
this spring.
than ungraded grain containing small,
High Price of 8e«d.
shrunken kernels.
Never before has the price o f red
Thorough cleaning also removes a
clover seed been so high as It Is at the
large part of the weed seeds the grain
present time, and never has the quan
contains. The preparation of the land
tity of teed on hand been so small in
for seeding destroys many *e**ds that
proportion to the acreage to be seeded.
are In the ground and thus helps to.
Tn years when the demand fo r any
keep weeds In check, hat the value
kind o f seed exceeds the suppi'-, ail
of this work la largely lost If foul seed.
available seed Is put so the merket
is sown.