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' Much business U to come before the
delegates to the Oregon Development
League which meets at Astoria during
the Astoria Centennial pageant. The
convention dates are August 14. 15
and 16, and the men whose pictures
are printed here are the ones who will
map out the program of work for the
assembled delegates.
While meeting at Astoria, the dele
gates will be entertained by the As
tori a Centennial committee and much
of the success of the work of the
league will be developed at this con
vention in "Astoria, City of Lights."
at a time when the ocean breezes are
most acceptable to sweltering human
ity. The complete program of the con
vention topics has not been announced
by Secretary C C. Chapman as yet.
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FARM ORCHARD
Aotes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
of Oregon and Washington, Specialty Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions
THE CHICKEN MITE.
By A- G. Lunr. O. A. C
Of all forms of vermin which prey
upon poultry probably none are more
harmful than the chicken mite. This
little fellow is called by scientists
"dermanyssus gallitae redi." With
such a name we would suppose him to
be quite a large creature. However,
the mite is so small that in many
cases it escapes notice from the farm
er or poultryman, and thus may be
permitted to carry on its work of dev
astation. It has been noted that in some eases
where hens have been infested with
found in the adjoining lofts, thus
showing their tendency to wander A
very common place for the mite to
hide is under the straw in a nest.
When the chicken goes on the roost or
in the nest the mite leaves its place of
hiding and crawls upon the fowl. It
will cnly stay upon the fowl, as a rule.
The following formula for mixing a
spray is given in bulletin No. 69 of
the Iowa experiment station: "Take
one-half pound of hard soap and shave
it into one gallon of soft water,
it on the fire and bring it to a
By this time the soap will have dis
solved. Then remove the soap solu
tion from the fire and stir into it at
once while hot, two gallons of kero
sene. This makes a thick creamy
emuUion which is made ready for use
by diluting with ten volumes of soft
water and stirring well. It can be
used as a spray, dip, or wash."
The above spray will kill all the
mites and eggs it comes in contact
with in rive minutes. However, there
then leaves the fowl and returns to its
place of hiding. Thus it escapes the
attention of the attendant.
How Mites Are. Carried.
There are various ways by which
mites may be introduced into a Rock
mites, egg production Has ceased, j 0f chickens. Probably the most com
orten setting hens will die upon the mon of these is by introducing of a
nesi. ana wnen examinea iney appear, new fowl to the flock from a neigh
to be literally covered with mites, bor's without first taking the precau
Death seems to be due to an impover- tion in seeing that it is free from
ishing of the blood caused by the suck- mite They may also be carried from
us ui un uwuu vj me uiiiea. in 0ne farm to another upon clothes or
tner cases it has been louna that : ,hoes of the farmer. Or they may be
setting hen has left the nest, and t ran ported upon farm wagons or ma
when the nest was examined it was ' chinery.
found to be alive with these mites. I These are only a few of the Innum
Not only do mites attack setting Arable ways by which the distribution
hens, but laying hens and young' 0f mitea is made possible. Every
chicks as well. As high as 90 per , precaution should be taken, and when
cent of young chicks have been lost?, new fow if introduced into the flock
by the evil work of the mite. In such j jt .hould first be examined well, and
eases the setting ben ! has been able jf infested should receive thorough
to withstand the attacks, but when dusting before being placed with the
the chicks leave the shell the mites nthr rl
crawi upon inem ana suck their life
blood, leaving them in such condi
tion that death results.
Habits of the Mitt.
The term "robber" may be truth
fully applied to the mite, for most of
its work is done at nieht or in the
darkness. Their hiding places are in '
the cracks and corners, also under the
roosts and in any place where they ,
may be hidden from view. In these
secure places they lay their eggs and
hatch their young. Great masses'
Getting Rid of the Mite.
There are a great many methods of
destroying the mite. Some of which
would be fumigating, burning with a
torch, and spraying.
Fumigating as a rule is impractica
ble, for in order to fumigate the house
thoroughly it must be made air tight.
Burning with a torch is not to be ad
vised, for not only is there danger of
fire, but it is impossible to reach any
of the mites but those upon the sur
face. It has therefore been found
we chicken house. tor instance.
where the chicken bouse Is built
gainst the barn, mites have been
Hydro-Asroptana Coming. I
Astoria, Ore. Glenn H. Curtis, the'
famous aviator, will be at the Astoria
have been found at some distance from that spraying is the best method, for
ty the thorough application of the
spray it has been found possible to
reach most of the hiding places.
therefore be
necessary to repeat the spraying two
or three times. The Iowa bulletin
suggests that after applying the spray
two or three times, repeat the follow
ing day.
There are numerous preparations
upon the market which have given
good results. At this station we have
used a product called "Firolium."
This we spray upon the roosts and
sides of the bouse, and by applying it
twice a year there is very little trou
ble with the mite question.
BACTERIA IN THE DAIRY.
Ra
New Methods In Creameries as
suit of Use of Bacteria.
By Dr. E. G. Pwnm. Onm AfrtniltUTal
Creameries and dairies which are
run on any considerable scale now use
what is called a starter. A starter
is simply a growth of lactic acid bac
teria (bacteria which produce lactic
acid from the sugar in the milk) upon
some suitable food, as sterile milk, or
beef extract. The starter is added to
the pasteurized milk or cream to pro
duce the right kind of change in the
milk or cream for butter and cheese
making.
Usually the right kind of souring
occurs naturally, but it cannot be de
pended upon. Very frequently the
product becomes ropy or stringy or
bitter, or it tastes or smells in an un
desirable way. It is to avoid these
undesirable conditions thst cultures of
the right kind of bacteria are prepar
ed in bottles and poured into the
cream which has previously been pas
teurized in order to remove the unde
sirable bacteria. The inoculated
cream is after inoculation allowed to
ripen.
In the use of a starter, to be suc
cessful the dairyman must be first of
all extremely cleanly. It is obvious
that it would be valueless to inoculate
milk with a desirable organism and at
the same time allow by slovenly meth
ods the entrance of other kinds of bac
teria. The work done by the right kinds of
organismsm would be offset by the
work of the others.
The culture is sent out in a small
bottle. A bottle of milk is pasteur
ized and the culture added to the milk,
which is next set aside until it coagu
lates, when it is added to cans of pas
teurized milk.
The principle back of the use of the
starter is that of replacing harmful or
useless bacteria by. those with the
power to produce exactly the right
jut i sort of chemical change in the cream.
boil I ii is oovious inereiore mat a meinou
wnicn wouia destroy an trie oacteria
in the bottles of milk which are to bo
added to the cans for ripening pur
poses would be most desirable.
For this reason there has recently
been put into use a method of steriliz
ing instead of pasteurizing (pasteuriz
ing, of ctourse, destroys only a certain
percentage of the bacteria present. )
The apparatus necessary in this oper
ation is a simple metal retainer of
some sort which can be connected with
the main steam supply of the cream
ery. A simple boiler is sometimes
used. A rather close fitting lid on
this sort of steamer will allow a tem
perature of 100 degrees C. inside.
Heating at this temperature for thirty
minutes on four successive days will
completely sterilize the milk in a
quart bottle. To this sterilized milk
is added the commercial culture of
lactic acid bacteria, which of course
rapidly multiply and after an incuba
tion of twenty-four hours may be add
ed to the cans of pasteurized milk.
In these operations loose cotton
plugs are used to prevent the entrance
of the bacteria of the air into the bot
tles. In making transfers, or if for
any other purpose the plugs are re
moved, care must be taken to prevent
the plugs coming in contact with any
surface, which of course would result
in a contamination of the milk when
the plugs are replaced.
This method of handling starters by
means of sterilized milk has met with
success, and is recommended to those
who have the facilities and inclination
for its use. It has been used with en
tire success in the Corvallis creamery;
and results from outside the state, not
ably from Michigan, where it was
applied under the direction of the ex
periment station of the state, justify
ita recommendation. It requires only
absolute cleanliness on the part of the
operator and attention to the details
of the operation.
The department of bacteriology of
the Oregon experiment station pro
poses to publish a bulletin on this sub
ject which Willi give instructions for
the use and results of the use of the
sterile method of handling starters.
World's Champion Will Run.
The Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club Will send a full tam mnA in mA.
Centennial celebration with his hydro-Edition to Dan Kelley. holder of the
eivpiwe uunnK io mini weea oi ine , v orld s 100 and 200 vard ehsmnion-
K-lc7"" "w iijurvMnipiuie is me
newest and most sensational thing in
aviation. It was developed from the
standard Curtiss aeroplane at San
Diego during the past winter, . and is
ships in the sprints, and a broad jump-
the
er wro represented America at
London Olympic games in 190,
also secure the attendance of the
world famous Forrest Smithson. the
High Schools Represented.
The high school relay promises to
be a ig hit at the Astoria Centennial
eelebrttion in August, with m four
man teira frj-ri each high school in
the state. Athletics in the various
; high schools has grown wonderfully in
ill , the past five years, and there Is not a
neraiaed oy the experts in aerial nav- only man who ever topped
Kauva u in mini advancement : yard burdjes in leas
since man first learned to fly. I seconds.
school of any pretension in the North
west that does not boast of a school
the 120- j track team. Each year the big col
than IS ; lege sponsor meets at which the state
I championships art held for the schools.
Fisheries Department Will Exhibit
Salem, Ore. The state department
of fisheries will maintain an extensive
exhibit in Astoria during the Centen
nial celebration, showing In detail the
methods of the propagation of fish and
salmon in particular. A number of
aquarium tanks showing the many
specie of live fish native to the state
of Oregon as well as a fish hatchery
in active operation will make this ex
hibit complete and an educational
feature of great Interest to all visitors.
GAVE DESCRIPTION OF DOG
Man Couldnt Civ Pollt Any In
formation Rsgsrdlna Wife, but
Knew Canine's Point.
Mr. Smith wss a nervous man, and
when, at eight o'clock Mrs. 8mlth had
not com bom, he telephoned to the
polio to Inform Ihem that she was
missing. Bbe returned safely enough
a little later, having been detained by
a slight tailab accident, and her
husband scrutinized bar carefully. HI
reason for doing so msy b Inferred
from the account of b telephone
conversation between Mr. Smith nd
the police deivartnienL
"What her description?" asked the
official at the telephone. "Her belghtf
Weight r
"Kr er about average, I guess,"
stammered the husband.
"Color of errs?"
A confused burring sound cam.
back over tn wire.
illue or brown?" prompted tb of
ficial. "I I don't know!"
"How was she dressed?"
"I tblnk she wore her et and hai
he took the dog with her."
"What kind of a dog?"
"Drlndle bull terrier, weight four
teen pounds and a tsalf, four dark
blotches on hi body, shading from
gray Into white: a round blackish spot
over the left eye; whit stub of a
tall, three white legs, aiid tb right
front leg nicely brindled all but tb
toes; a small nick In his left ear, gold
fllllng In his upper right molar, a sli
ver link collar with"
"That'll do!" gasped tb ofSclal.
-We'll find tb dg!"
DID ALL HE COULD DO.
H PotT3 Tp7r
TfilATfcD J Hat ntP
v'- s-- -in fr. T St
Editor too say you writ for th
leading magazines? I don't think I
nave ever seen anyuing or yours In
any of them!
Scribbler Well. I write for them,
all th same. If they don't publlsb
them. It's not my fault
His Reward.
Stubb Yes. tb doctors told Cor
man be couldn't live sic months un
less be stopped smoking and drink
ing at one. Now he's going to b
married.
I'enn But how In th world did he
get th girl to accept him? 8b re
fused Dim three time.
Stubb Tes, but th but tiro b
proposed be told her h had quit
smoking and drlnkiog on bar account.
Only Too Willing.
"01 v us bon and slnw" shouted
th college students, who wer boost
ing for a new gymnasium.
And th ladylady of th horns
wher th students boarded winked
humorously.
"Bone and sinew Ihsy want. hr
sh chuckled. "Well. I'll se that tbey
get plenty of bones and sinew at vry
meal"
sur-
A Reason for Wrath.
That fat man seems to b
charged with passion."
"T, Indeed. II looks danger
ous."
"What do you suppose Is the mat
ter?"
"Maybe his tailor has Just told him
that he will hare to wear skln-Uhi
trousers" " 1
A tens of Immunity,
-TJont you gt weary of winter
weather?"
"No," replied Mr. Rlrtua Darker "So
long as thr-s a little snow on' the
ground b.r and there, I ,now ,r
still too arly to start another x
ping""111 UUl rl7 ChrUUaju koP'
Dignifying Labor.
"Did yon tll th man to scrub th
whls-wagon shed?"
-No. my dr; I told him to Baasag
the garaga," -;
rraM'cai acenemy. ' j
A shlld la lb family of a fW
aear Atlanta, Oa., waa thought ts
fatally 111, and th forehanded fatw
bought a coffin for It. To hit tdlf
the child recovered. For a tins
man knew not what to do witi
eoffia, but he placed four legs gala
and cow us It a a water trougk
ottumwa
WOMAN
CURE!
Dv Lvdla E. Pinkh
Vegetable Compound
J
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Ottumwa. low.
alimiHt a constant
troul'le In ail I
dreadful (nj
liiMitme ftttbi 1
lover my body, 4
hcalaclie, U
weakness. alw-J
depression, i
everything that 1
ri.L 1 tried c
dix tors In difH
parts of the
tate. put
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Ma Comixitind i
done more (or me than all the dor V
I ft-el It my duty to fc-ll yt
ficta Mi I.Hiirt la full of eralltu.
you for my cure." ilrs. lUnstrj
Wampllh, in & lUusom bi
Uttmawa, Iowa.
Consider Th!a Advice,
"So woman should submit to I
ral operation, which may nican
imui she has Ktve.i i.ym r iiul'
Veffetabl Compound a fair trial
Tills famous tnedlcin. madt
front roots and hrls, has for U
years proved to be tha moat n.s
tonlo and Invlgnrator f the
organism. Women residing In '
every city and town In the 14
HUtcs bear willlna testlmon t
wonderful virtue of I. villa L I
ham's Yrgelablo Compound. I
Mr. Plnkhnm, at I.ytin. V
Invites all sU-k women ta
her fnrailvlrff. Her advlcebti
conUdeutlul, and ad ways tidK
Swedish -Church Boat
Th "church boat" Is a pops
sUtuUon In Sweden. It brtnfi 1
lies to servlc from th farm an
Lk Slljaa to tekaand. Tb H
rout I tb nearest and most
uicui, maa ma ine Dig pan B'" 1
farm to farm along th sbor K
up th churchgoer, who lalsf H
by th sam route. Wld Worli
Bin.
Wher They Disagree.
Meyerbeer aad Rooslal, la !'
all their rivalries, wer tb
of Mends, rtoaatnl one said:
rbr aad I aaa aever agree."
ora on la urrt asked '
replied: "Meyerbeer Hk 'l
bettor than h do aaacarosl
ere is
Wh
Your Hail
In your comb? U'hyo?J
not the head a much betterp',
for It? Better keep uhiil
hereltbclongi Ayer'ir
Vigor, nev improved forff
quickly ttopt filling I
There Is not a panicle of t
bom it. Weipeakveryr
tively about this, for we5)
ifers
A. I
Indeed, th on great ladlnffc;.
cur new Hair Vigor msy w" KT
ba this It stops falling; "''
goes on step further It '!
rcararlne ih h.i. mA mIiiNI'
conditio. Ask for "ibt a