The Oregon mist., June 02, 1911, Image 2

FARM ORCHARD
Soles and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
of Oregon and Washington, Specialty Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions
LATE SPRING WORK.
Br U. D. Scuddvr. Arromxnbt. Orwr Experi
ment SUitMM.
While th rmina that have been re
ceived throughout Oregon during the
month of May have been extremely
beneficial, they have interrupted and
delayed spring seeding. Because of
the unusually cold weather of April,
which, according to the weather rec
ord kept at Corvallia. waa the coldest
April on record, the late apring seed
ing should give equally good or super
ior returns to the early seeding for
many of the crop.
The early sown corn, alfalfa and po
tatoes have been held back by the
cold weather, and the same is true
of the kale, rape, mangels and bar
ley. If advantage has been taken of
the lateness of seeding time to give
several extra cultivations to the seed
bed. getting rid of young weed
growth, and conserving moisture, the
late seeding will probably, in the ma
jority of eases, give superior yields.
This is especially true if extra care is
used in giving the last fitting to the
seed bed just before sowing.
With the weather much warmer,
the surface soil moist and mellow,
thoroughly fined and free from weeds,
the latter part of May this season
offers ideal conditions for the seeding
of alfalfa, clover, rape, corn, barley
and even potatoes. For the first three
the spring plowed land has had time to
settle so that a thorough discing to a
depth of about four inches, followed
by a harrowing, will put the ground
into excellent shape for the seed. For
the alfalfa, of course, it is to be re
memberd that throughout Western
Oregon, except possibly on the sandy
river drift soils, inoculation soil, ob
tained from the surface of a success
ful alfalfa field, should be broadcasted
over the new seed bed at the rate of
100 pounds to the acre, and immedia
tely harrowed in. The soil should be
preferably scattered on a cloudy day
or towards evening, so that the bac
teria may not be injured by the sun
shine. To facilitate the spreading of
so small an amount of inoculation soil
it may be mixed with four or five
hundred pounds of the soil of the
field to be inoculated, so that a suffi
cient bulk will be had to be broadcast
ed easily and evenly. Of course, in
oculation is entirely unnecessary in
Oregon east of the (Cascades, owing to
the lesser rainfall of that region, the
alkalinity of the soil, and the ap
parently universal presence of the al
falfa bacteria throughout the soils of
the region.
Following the inoculation the alfal
fa seed may be either broadcasted or
drilled in, preferably the latter. It
has been found that drilling in the
seed makes a much more economical
use of it. insuring a more even and
larger germination of the seed, be
cause of its being placed at a uniform
depth in moist soil. Where drilled in,
the seed should not be sown deeper
than an inch and la half, care being
taken to set the drill to seed shallow
4y. Where the shallow seed bed rec
ommended for small seed has been
prepared and the ground is firm, the
drill wheels should not sink in deeply
enough to place the seed below the
depth recommended. Where a grass
seeder attachment for the drill is had
it is merely necessary to connect the
grass seeder box to the grain tubes so
that the alfalfa seed will be drilled in
in the resrular manner. Where there
is no grass seeder attachment the al
falfa may be mixed with meal at the
rate of one-third part of alfalfa seed
to two-thirds corn meal or ground bar
ley, and the mixture put in the grain
hopper box and sown like grain at the
rate of about one bushel per acre for
Western Oregon seeding. This would
make about eighteen pounds of seed
per acre. Owing to the universal
lower germination of alfalfa seed this
year (the average germination of all
the samples received at the Corvallis
seed testing laboratory being about
85 per cent, instead of the normal 95
per cent), the heavier seeding named
is recommended. Where the seed is
broadcasted by hand or with a chest
seeder not les than twenty poumls of
seed should bemused, and this should
be harrowed in. As I have mentioned
in previous articles, the alfalfa seed
should, of course, have been sent in to
the seed testing laboratory for exam
ination as to purity and germination
before purchase or seeding, to be cer
tain that the seed has sufficient vital
ity to make a stand and Is free from
dangerous weed seed, such as dodder,
which is becoming so common in
alfalfa.
It js equally important, of course,
that the alfalfa ground should be free
of weeds, as foal ground is worthless
for alfalfa seeding. Clean ground can
be obtained best by growing a culti
vated crop, well manured, the year
previous to seeding the alfalfa. Po
tatoes are an especially good crop to
preceed the alfalfa, but any well
manured and thoroughly tilled crop
will do.
In Eastern Oregon on the wheat
lands the alfalfa should preferably be
Less of CoWs Milk.
A cow that loses her milk between
mllklngs Is hard to cure. Sometime
It can be checked or stopped by using
one or more rubber bands around the
teats. Milking cow three times a
day will avoid some of the loss. Some
cows seem Incurable, and about all
that can be done with them Is to keep
them to feed calve with. The fre
quent removal of the milk by the
calve will prevent enough milk ac
cumulating to leak out
drilled in on clean summer fallowed
land in double rows about three feet
apart. This can easily be done by
stopping up all of the grain tube ex
cept pairs of two, separated by four
grain tubes closed. Of course, only
about four pounds of seed per acre
would be used for seeding this way.
On the wheat land this row alfalfa
where thoroughly cultivated through
the summer gives excellent yields of
very high quality seed, far outstrip
ping the wheat as a money maker and
in its effect in increasing the fertility
of the soil.
CHAMPION "BULL-DOGGER."
Psndleton Round-Up Secures Desir
able Attraction.
Dell Blanchett, champion of all
"bull -doggers," and his wife, Bertha
Blanchett. champion woman broncho
buster of the word, are the two latest
attractions to the list of features for
the 1911 Round-Up which will be held
at the new stadium in Pendleton on
September 14 to 16 inclusive.
Fred Earle, manager of non-competitive
events, has just signed a con
tract with these famous Wild West
people, which will insure their ap
pearance at Pendleton for the three
days of the show.
Blanchett is the man who defeated
Buffalo V'emon in a "bull-dogging"
contest at the Fiesta of the Dawn of
Gold at Sacramento last year and in so
doing he lowered the world's record
for this event 19 seconds. This rec
ord was formerly held by Buffalo Ver
non, who wore the title of champion
for so long and who gave the North
west people their first exhibition of
the gentle art of "bull-dogging" a
steer at the first annual Round-Up last
year. Ai be will also be back this
year it is probable that some kind of
a match contest can be arranged be
tween the two renowned steer wrest
lers. Mrs. Blanchett is perhaps better
known than her husband, and as a
drawing card is considered superior.
For years she has been doing nothing
except riding wild horses and there is
no "outlaw too unmanageable lor
her to mount. While at the Round
L'p she will offer to ride against any
woman rider in the world for a side
bet of $1,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Blanchett have ap
peared several years as among the
star attractions at the Cheyenne Wild
West show and traveled at one time
with Buffalo Bill's tented frontier ex
position. Recently they have been
conducting a small show of their own
in California and it was only with the
utmost difficulty and a considerable
figure that they were induced to par
ticipate in the local exhibition.
FASHION HINTS
m
RatUte flouncing is slmwn here,
comliined with a silk of contracting color.
For the flounce edie on the skirt, the
silk bring! out the pattern effectively.
Velvets, a well u ailks and satins,
are used in this way.
Keeping Cabbages.
Select a dry place In the patch, pun
ap the cabbages and stand closely to
gether, heads down. Cover with soil
from five to ten Inches, thinly at first
so they , will not heat, covering only
Mfliirh tn ItravAnt fraa.l r. m
son advances. The burying bed mar
.j - , .
uiwia Hum nur in six reet wide.
Glazed Fruits and Nut.
Boll without stirring for 10 or It
xitnute one pound granulated sugar
and one-half cup water. Test In water
and when brittle remove from fire, add
one tablespoon lemon Juice and set
the pan containing the candy In m
bowl of hot water. With a long pin
or needle Immerse section of orange,
grapes, figs, almond, walnut or pe
cans and set upon oiled paper. The
fruit or nut must be thoroughly dry
before dipping Into sandy.
FASHIONS
OF THE
MOMENT.
WJ
A
jT keynote of tbe n
JftAH llnery there are ei
X Wf It Is Just these ei
ejyy that the welldreea
a mh. a 1 ft stm ar4 ah
I.THOCGH simplicity Is the
keynote of tbe new mil-
xtretoea.
extremes
dressed wom
an should guard against
An extremely plain hat Is not
always a rhapeau of simplicity. Very
frequently It Is the most daring style
imaginable. This la because a "plain"
bat generally must depend upon a
triklng color combination or an un
usual shape for Its chic and this
tometlmes accentuatea Its severeness.
But I do not wish to be misunder
stood, aa this Is not always the case
because some plain bate are very
jften the most stylish, writes Marlon
Morris In the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
There la no happy medium (In slsef
In the new millinery that Paris has
:reated for thla season.
Tbe blrorne Is considered the most
sorrect for morning wear with
tailored suit. Afternoon and even
ing hat are very large, but generally
Sat.
While the blcorne Is the favorite
In Paris at present, 1 should not be
lurprlsed If It becomes the rrsie by
the eud of the season. It will then
be the most common bat. as It will
be copied In cheap straws and every
body will be wearing It regardless
whether It Is morning or afternoon.
Bonnet Hat Just Now.
However. I may be mistaken, be
:ause at the present time the helmet
lat Is having a run among the cheaper
nilllnery. It Is scarcely worth while
to talk about this hat, because I
ihould not advise any of my readers
adopting It even for a knockabout.
As a safeguard (If you are not al
ready acquainted with It) I shall
lescrtbe It. As Its name Implies It
s helmet shaped and fits down close
jver the bead. Rough straws are
xost used with a quill or a small bow
f velvet In the back.
There Is no question about the
nodlahness of the blcorne. Already
Paris has sent It to us In quite a
lew sires, but so long as It Is In
tended for a tailored hat It Is quite
'.he best In the smaller dimensions.
Sometimes It has only a small orna
ment or velvet bow at the left side of
:he front; sometimes It Is trimmed
with a large bow In the bark. Put
t never does possess very much trim-
ring, and this I think ran best be
-egulated to suit the Individual, as
tome women would look absolutely
'oollsh with trimming sticking up at
:he back of a hat As the style was
ttiggested by the blcorne of the
French revolution. It Is sometimes
nude entirely of the revolutionary
olors red and blue. One charming
ftench model was of red straw faced
with blue velvet, with a small cock
ide of tbe two colors.
Choice of Many Shapes.
While tbls Is recognized as "the"
tailored hat of tbe season, there are
jther shapes that are smart and more
becoming to some women as not
very woman can wear a blcorne,
whether It Is the style or not. All
if these tailored shapes are small
ind close-fitting. Nearly all have
very high, sloping crowns and narrow
turned brims that are so small that
It Is difficult to determine whether
they are brims.
lilack and white Is the basis of
nearly all these tailored hats. Home
of the shapes have white crowns and
narrow black brims, others are of
white and faced or Louud In black
velvet. Standing bows of wide and
dashing ribbons are favorite trim
mings for these chnpeaux. One of
the most charming hats that I have
seen Is a high-crowned shape of white
Milan, bound with black velvet with
a standing bow of wide striped black-and-white
ribbon. In a word picture
it may seem extreme, but the hat Is
not half as daring as one may imag
ine. A fascinating deml-tallored hat
with white straw crown and black
brim had a large flat bow of black
velvet at the left side almost In the
back and a tiny nosegay of forget-me-knots
and a few pink rosebuds at
the right side front. Either of these
hats might be easily made by the
woman who has the knack of making
bows and who understands the selec
tion of shape most becoming to her
face.
Quills In New Position.
Quills are again In favor! Hut this
time fashion has put them at the
back of the hats. It Is a clever move!
The favorite quill bat I saucer
turban with a dome-shaped crown,
with quills slanted across the back.
The round brim and the round crown
overcomes the severe angle of the
quill. Much depends upon the color
combination of such a hat. A Illus
tration a black straw hat with the
outside of the saucer brim outlined"
with band of emerald green velvet;
a band of tbe same velvet around tbe
crown, and black and green quill.
Sailor bat undoubtedly will enjoy
a vogue again, because they have
been created In new and not such
severe shapes. Some have high
crown and narrow rolled brim all
on color, or with a whit erown and
colored brim. For athletic women
there are larger shapes, but all bar
turned brim.
Afternoon and evening hats, famil
iarly known as "dress" hats, are largs
and flat, aa 1 mentioned above. Ths
Inspiration for these were from the
hats of a hundred year or more ago
These hats are not all absolutely fist,
but are flat In effect with a curve her
and there. Most crowns are low, al
though there are a few exceptions
Garlanda of dainty flowers are among
the favorite trimmings, but In every
Instance the adornment Is simple.
Hat ef Colored Straw.
So the bata may not be 'painfully
plain, color are the foundation of
tbelr beauty. Heretofore "dress" hats
were mostly of black atraw, and If a
color was added It was In the facing
This season they are vice versa the
hats are of colored straw faced with
black. The trimmings sre In harmony
with the color of the straw. While
vivid colors are often used they are
subdued by this black facing, so that
the effect Is not really extreme.
New lare veils are also In color,
and are In harmony with the shade
of the hat. How successful this
vogue will be la a question, as not
every woman can wear any color over
her face.
Styles come and go, but plumed
hats will always be In atyle. Of
course, each aeason a new arrange
ment for plumes Is crested.
Plumed hats this sraaon are not
overladen. They may be only two
plumes standing at the side, or an
ostrich coll. r (lobster feather, as It
la sometimes called) enrlri-llng the
crown. To give height to a bat with
an ostrich collar there should be at
least one plume standing, or better
still, an aigrette at the side back,
of course.
Are Comfortable.
Although much may be said of the
beauty and charm of this season's
millinery. It has another commendable
feature the hats are comfortable.
Probably tbls Is because coiffures are
now worn very plain and necessarily
LIFE WAS STRENUOUS
THINGS NOT ALWAYS PLEASANT
IN THE STONE AGE.
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1
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Mob
mm
in
Stance Backward at Demestl Tribula
tions ef the Csve Dweller Should
Make Us Thsnkful Times
Have Changed.
Away back In the days of the cave
iwellers life must Indeed have been
i strenuous proposition.
After you d rbased an aniii"
. . i. 1 LIII..I II
mllea tnrougn ine wooua uu -
with a stone hatchet with an edge like
t grindstone you had to carry It home
It miles and dUsect It with a piece of
flint that was as sharp as Rugby
football.
ir mmnin rams to dinner you
-m.t.ln't twill a ran of souD In a kettle
ind serve the delighted guests with
lomethlnc that mad their mourns wa
ter. Not much you couldn'L
Instead you'd follow your cave-dwelling
wife Into the back part of tbe
:v. and shed say Just use your
wife doee today:
rMi' Mi.t' Wretch! The very
Idea of your bringing people bom
when you knew there waan t anyiuiu
In tbe bouse to eat!"
Than .i't iii out where the com
pany was twiddling its bare lege and
ay:
I'm fult anrrv. ol man. but
there ain't anything to eat In the
home. Juat make youraeir at uom.
k4 I'll mm nver mi Htone river and
tee If I can't hill something" You
couldn't even give him that old song
ind dance about tbe grocer not coming.
Vnu'il liava tn wander about In toe
lungle, and Anally. If luck waa with
rou You'd kill aometh ni It dlun l
matter what. You'd hurry home, and
tour wife aud the guest would be on
the friendly footing of the walrus and
n algebraic proposition, and the way
ihe looked at you woutd male coie
chills run up and down your spine.
It's different these daya. and much
mm mm lamhaaf Ihn rannera of lima
beana and tomatoes and ham and
things, we have to admit that it beats
the atone age all hollow.
If vnu hrlna a friend home unei-
nertedlv. of rou me tour wife will look
at you aa though you'd contemplated
skinning tne taty or roumng a nun
clay school of Its collection, but she'll
be able to dish up aometblng!
, If everything rUe falls she ran call
up the drug store and get some Ice
cresm. and lie to the guest, saying:
"It haa been so hot we don t eat sup
per now. We usually have cream."
Vnr tlmea hava rhaneed alnre the
tone age, and many of us, forgetful
of our blessings at other times, must
recognize that we are fortunate peo
ni. hen iha llntaa mma for a com
jarl.on of conveniences PallesNewa.
the hats are designed In accord with
the hairdress. Aa the hats are not
shaped to crown a pile of puffs, they
are made to fit human heada-'-and
therefore It Is not difficult for any
woman to be fitted,
A woman asked me the other da)
whether I thought mushroom hats
would be In vogue this season. It may
be unwise to make a prediction, but
1 think before midsummer Is here
the mushroom will figure among the
best styles In millinery. This seem
to be natural, as the mushroom is one
of the most becoming hats that has
ever been created, and Its drooping
brim Is such a excellent protection
during the hot summer month. Be
sides, It Is a hat that can be artistical
ly trimmed and that counts a great
deal when one loves the beautiful.
The Illustration shows a lovely
evening gown of shell pink nlnon over
pink satin, trimmed with coarse pink
lace and tassels of brilliants.
The Popular Handbag.
In the way of handbag nothing U
newer than the dark, flatly folded ar
ticle, heavily beaded, and made with
or without a flap. These baga are car
ried, as a rule, by long ropes of beads,
or of twisted silk, and the bead are
patterned upon a foundation of faille.
Stltcne of gold sparkle among the
beads, or may do so, which gold may
be accentuated by the tiniest of span
gle. Th latter are used to pick out
the design upon brocade baga In light
dellcat tone. Harper's Batar.
HOW IS
YOUR
LIVER ?
ARC YOU TROUIUO WIT,
SICK HEAOACHE
iiiiousness mmi
INDIGESTION
DYSPEPSIA MALARIA
TRY
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
For 58 years it has
given satisfaction in such
casesand you'll find it just
the medicine you need.
Stenography 8,000 rear A,
It em Incredible, but It tai k
proved, already In tbe olds una1
there were stenographers ebe tm
down tbe speeches asade In the Rasa
senate or la public. They ware k
notaiil and Sad a place la .
tonlua where Augualu I aagrf k
reuse the tographre ra porta a
speech of Caesar for Mettullet b
very Imperfect meaner.
For Art's Sake.
"Ixok pleasant," said the pbotog
rapher.
The sitter raised his eyes and gave
i sickly smirk.
"Your head Just little bit more to
the left, please," suageated the vole
from the black shroud. "No, don't
move the eyes."
I.Ike a man suffering from a stlT
neck, or an Klffel tower collar, the
sitter tilted his head gingerly tl'l It
reached the desired angle, and he re
sembled a dying fish trying not to
mind.
"That's very nice very nice. In
deed." said the photographer. "Htsy
lust there while 1 make the etpoaure"
lie removed the c;i aa he spoke slid
counted out one and three fourths iiil.i
utea. "Thank you, sir," be then i.V
served. "Yini ran net up. I'm s.'r. id
you've been sitting on your lint."
' My hiit," roared the sit tr, anrrtly,
regnrdln'g the flattened f,.t. "Why,
the dli kens didn't you ti ll me I was
sluing on It?"
"My dear sir," protested the phntng
rapher blandly, "that would have
spoiled your expression"
Chivalrous Raphael
All along the ::nmn had maintained
that her little Italian roM.ler wns
sharp as a tack. Tbe uutckrio with
which he raunht on to who TetraziMiil
Is and what she doea upheld her e
tentlon. He had never heard of Trt
razlnl and he did not know the mean
In of sing, but all the woman had to
say was:
"Itallnno woman-sing !a, la, In, In,
In. la." and a glow of comprehension
lighted bis eyes.
"Ah, srhlaninJiree," he said. "Hall
ano woman do that?"
"Yes, fine," said the woman
Hut when ahn looked up "schlnmsis
lare" In an Italian dlcilon.r .n
found that It meant to cackle like a
hen her opinion of llaphaelo a a lin
guist and cavalier underwent a revision.
Not a Fighter.
"My father," tbe host says, "carried
that sword."
The guest examine the blnde with
Interest, and discoverer a stamped
statement thereon, to the effect that
the sword was made In 1899.
"What war was your father Inr
he asks.
"War? Oh, father wa-t iB,
war! He wa a traveling salesman
for a regalia bouse." Judge.
Hew Rumor Start.
-What', this .bout ..wing your un
fortunat wive up In sackar
"Nothing to It," replied th tuji..
mphatlcally. "I ai-t . " .
bobbl .klrt..- " ,m
SHE
SUFFERED
FIVEJEAIK
rv it., r .J L... ...:. r It,'
I man v vurcu uy g.j uiu i ra.
barn's Vegetable Compound.
Krle, " I iifferel for flv w
from female trouble and at but si
almost belplaev I
went to thn
tor bud thrv i
me no good, N I
slater advised br
try I.ydla E. fc
hum' Vefvtl'.,
Compound, i'
when I bad tM
only two boltie
could see I
change, so I W
six bottles and II
now strong am
again. I don't know how to eiH
my thanks for the good It has dm
and 1 hoiie nil sulTering womn i
give I.yli K. Ilnkhaui's Xre'4
i'otntHUitui a trial. It wa wort! I
weight in gold." Mr. J. 1. fcXDLl
It. F. I. No. 7, Krl, I". )
l.jrli r. llnkhanrs VegeUDMU
pound, made from native tooUt
lii-rlm. contains no narcotic or kt
ful drugs, ami to-ly hold th W
for the largest number of actual
of female diseases we know of.
thousands of voluntary teitlnyja
are on tile In the llnkham lubons
at l.yun, Mas., from women who
lieen rured from almost e verr lot!
female complaints, such as Infill
lion, ulceration, displacements,!-'
tumors, irregularities, perMl F
tackai'lie. Indigestion and Brfj
prostration. Kvery suffering '
nwes It to herself to give l.yilistll
ham's Vegetable ('iiiihiiiimI a tr
If Villi Ullllt Biwllll lid Vice1
Mr.!'lnklmtii, l. mi, Mns.M
It is free uuU wlwuy licipiu
r i
Practical Christianity.
The story la told of a Utile ,
maid, far over the sea. who, eb
ed whether she reallxed that a
In any way different after tM
lth the church, from what v
been before, thoucht for aa M
tnd then, smiling brightly, said
I sweep th corners." 8b 1
hardly hav riven a better H
stratl.m of her religious llffc-H
tJoa Herald.
Rharf lalanifa ktata FlrSl
Rhode Island baa a farm os A
.re located all her state Initio
Incluillne thn atala nrlaon. state '
house and Providence Jail. Tb1
houao prisoner hav done B
reclaiming and cultivating I"1
moving stones, Improving U
and building walls.
A Cough
Medicine
m n .A k
Ayers inerry rector"!
regular cough medlclBW
strong medicine, a do")
medicine. Good for )
coughs, hard coughs, desr
ate coughs. If your
endorses It for your etst,'
if. If not, don't take it. Nr,
go contrary lo his advicft)
A
lUl
WO !
f ttmmt"-'
ers
That 1.., A . fftlllai 11
on ttbedtim. A rule,
r better Mian cathartic doK ,
tiption, biliousness, dyPPr
headaches, they csnnot H "j
your nocior ooui i''
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