MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1913.
PAGE TWO
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
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(Iff I CONTESTS
DATES ARE SET
OXE SHOW AT PENDLETON DI B.
JNtt PRESENT YEAR.
rfMW. Flans Extensive Confata to
Improve th Corn Crop,
' The Oregon-Washington Railroad A
Navigation company purposes holdulg
a corn lhow at Colfax, Wn., In the
fall or early winter of 1913, open to
farmers tributary to their lines In
Washington and Northern Idaho, and
aim at Pendleton, Oregon, for farm
ers tributary to their lines In Oregon.
Caah prizes will be offered for the
best acre of corn and the best ears
I of corn. The company believes that
these shows will demonstrate be pos
sibilities, the practicability and the
profitableness or corn growing In the
Pacific northwest, and that tbey will
stimulate interest In diversified farm
ing, dairying and stock rasing. These
shows will be the first of the kind to
be undertaken In the Pacific north
west. Among the reasons why the com
pany is Interested In the stimulation,
feueouragement and success of the
more diversified system of farming,
Is the fact that such a system will not
only maintain, but will greatly In
crease the productivity of the land. It
will furnish a more continuous de-
WE ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OT A COM
PLETE LINE OF "HOT POINT" ELECTRIC
HEATING DEVICES; The power Co. kaa mad a
heating rate of 3 1-2 cents for the first fifty and 3
cents for all oyer 50 kilowatt hours used in one
month. , ,
This means that you can do your baking, cook
ing, ironings etc., at a very moderate cost.
This makes electricity cheaper than coal or wood.
It means freedom from smoke, soot, ashes; no fuel '.
to carry; no overheated kitchen; meals prepared
in half the time. We give daily demonstrations of
"Hot Point" devices at our office, or, if you pre
fer, we will gladly demonstrate them in your own
home without cost or obligation en ywr par.
Waite Electric Co.
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maud for labor and divide the avail
able labor over a olnger period of
time. Such a division of labor would
be more profitable and satisfactory to
both employer and employe. It would
necessitate homes for more people on
the land and lead logically to an In
crease of rural -population,' to more
extensive and Intelligent methods c-l
soil cultivation, more careful seleo
tlon of seed, better livestock, better
social and business conditions. . ,.
There are" a great rarlety of rea
sons why the corn crop Is regarded as
a most valuable factor In a system
of diversified farming. It produces
under average conditions, a larger
measure of feed per acre of land and
the labor Involved than, any other
crop grown. . It can be successfully
and profitably grown under a w'der
range of climatic and soil conditions
than any other crop, it Is in every
sense a cut Kited crop and for this
reason fits admirably In any system
of crop rotation.
Following the breaking up of a
grass, clover or alfalfa field, a well
cultivated corn crop leaves the ground
in first class condition for any or the
small grains, such as wheat, oats-or
barley.
The corn plant possesses the happy
cnaracteristlc or adapting Itself to
environment and conditions to a
greater degree than any other or our
economic plants, therefore. Its area
of successful and profitable growth
nas continuously extended and ex- 1
panded from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, from the Gulf or .Mexico clear
beyond the head waters or the Mis
sissippi, varying Its season of ma
turity from ninety days In the ex
treme northern sections to six months
In the lower Mississippi valley and
Cuir states.
Whether north or south, east or
west, the profitableness or the crop
seems to be more largely controlled
by the farmer than Is the case with
any other rarm product, while there
are widely varying results round In
every section', such as yields running
from ten bushels per acre up to over
one hundred bushels per acre. This
difference seems to u i matter or
seed selection, preparation . of the
land, careful planting and thorough
i-uiuvauoa. iae wiaeiy varying yields 1
seem to be due to these factors than
to either soli or climatic conditions,
in other words, the yield of corn per
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OUR HOME MADE SAUERKRAUT IS SPLENDID
THE fiOOD THINGS COST . SO MOKE THAN ORDINARY
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i acre depends upon the manner In
which the work Is done rather than
whether the corn field be located in
the so-called corn bolt at the hills of
New England, the plains of Texas, or
the fertile table lands of the Pacific
northwest.
According to statistics " gathered
from all sources, the farm value per
acre of the crop Is greatest in those
sections where artificial methods are
necessary to overcome natural obsta
cles found In soil and climatic con
ditions. In the year 1911, the average farni
value per acre of the 50.000 acres of
corn grown In Ore-son and Washing
ton is given at $23.00 per acre, that
of Alabama and Mississippi at $13.50
per acre, that or Iowa and Missouri at
$18.00 per acre, that or Minnesota at
$19.00 per acre, that or Illinois at
$17.50 per acre, that or Virginia at
$16.00 per acre, that of Pennsylvania
at $:'8.00 per acre, that of Maine at
$9.00 per acre, that of Connecticut at
$40.00 per acre.
The average yield per acre In th
year 19U for the nine states tu the
North Atlantic group was 42 bushels
per acre.
In the eight South Atlantic stales
20 bushels per acre.
The five north central states east of
the Mississippi, which Includes In
diana and Illinois, average 35 bushels
per acre,
The seven north central states west
of the Mississippi river. Including
Iowa and Kansas, averaged 23 bush
els per acre, while Minnesota, the
moat northern of this group, averaged
33 bushels per acre, and Kansas, the
most southern, only 14H bushels per
acre.
, The eight states of the south cen
tral group averaged bushels per
acre, while the average y'eld per acre
of Idaho, Oregon and Washington was
a tti'ib W.IM U lUi'Ui )Mlui'
of approximately 80 cents per bushel.
When one talks corn to an Oregon,
Washington, or Idaho farmer, he usu
ally makes the excuse for not grow
ing corn, that the nights are too rold
It Is a recognised fai t that cool nights
do exercise a marked influence In re
tarding the maturity of corn. To ov
ercome this obstacle, It Is neressary
for the corn grower to secure first, a
hardy, early maturing variety of
corn. Practical experience has dem.
oiiri rated that In a few years by prop
er seed selection this variety adapts
itself to the cool nights to such a de
gree that the corn matures perfectly.
Another aid to this early an.r perfect
maturing Is eraly preparation of the
corn ground, deep plowing and then
continuous cultivation until t'me of
planting, which should be when the
ground is warm and the weather con
ditions such that the corn will come
np quickly and grow rapidly, after
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Every garment ia oar stock iV equal in stylo
and fit to the finest made tb-meature g&roen
Prices are no more than ordi
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than you expect:
See this gorgeous showing made
, especially for our Easter Trade
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LA GRANDE, ORISON.
ous until after the corn has tasseled.
With our fertile soil and long season
between frosts as cemparea with
some of the northern and New Eng
land state3. It Is entrrciy practicable
to produce a larger yield per acre ji
belter corn than tbey are able to do
after an expenditure of $3.00 to $10.o0
per acre for commercial fertilizer. In
other words, while the obstacles to
successful corn growing exist, they
are much easier to overcome than are
those found lu other localities where
experience has demonstrated corn to
be one of their most profitable crop3.
Skcpildsur regard ng successful corn
irrowln'g is perhaps less prevalent In
the' Pacific northwest today .than it
was In Minnespta thirty years ago.
At that time the objectors said: ":lln
nesota Is too far north, the growing
season too short, the early maturing
varieties of corn too small for us to
compete with such states as IH'nols,
Indiana, Missouri and Kansas where
corn grows naturally," but in the year
1912 Minnesota's 80.000.000 bushel
corn crop was much more profitable
to the growers than was their 45,000,-
000 bushel wheat crop.
Another ract clearly brought out by
an Investigation Indicates that It is
not necessary to curtail the wheat
crop in order to produce a nrofltable
crop ot corn. . In other words, a gen
eral Introduction or corn and clover
In rotation with wheat will in a few
years more than double the cabi
value of farm products from any di
trlt. No argument Is necessary to
of farming w'th livestock a a promi
nent factor In that system means a
more reliable and continuous Income
to the farmer and more satisfactory
business condlilons, not only for the
farmer but for every other line of
business In the district.
The Drama .ot London's Fog.
I Thnrv I ji w..iv wiirlil tit dm run
bound ill' in th.' Hirnnlrles of London1
.'on. Till uiNty mid mysterious vlx
Hunt. f:ir ulili'r thiin 'ling nr MniMt:.
Wlllell Used In visit till" Wllfetle tif the
lil'.'ht lii.i lit.- ill. I 1 is ImrHv lifted
,'tsi'lf nut uf tin- siirriiiimlliur innrslies.
has :i film! ! iMiir.e'ly :is well ns trim !
e.v ( nil iittc-. ir.li'rs rrnve lieen j J
fiilllltlirtH "lliili'i- is .hi'l'ertiiu eliMik.
ll'I'M 'lllll IVilMell 'live In IVnVllllll J
i'lilllrn ii'i ve Ih'i'ii turn Frmu tiivir i s
niiiii".-v unit wivi from iiielr him !
Ml. I. ill St'fllf-I
not only gives relief
sale by all dealers.
-It cures. For
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of tnriKu? or pen
Are the r.ld maid's,
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Wife (who l 111.
oy ine situ- ir tuy tirst husband, won't
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Ililsbatiil-Witll pleasure, iliirlins.
hoiiie Chut.
OiIv.'H-lt Is siM th:it coal left ex
piised to the elements Ciwe 10 per cent
of It welKhL
MrlKpN- 'left mime exposed, and
there was n much greater loss than
thut-BoKtoii Tniuscrtpt
IN GETTING !
Eye Glasses and
Spectacles
that are eerreet, give ceafort aid !
I look weli. .
"The fatelieet at asaa sits en
throned visibly upoa als fore
head aaa la hhj eye."
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fh nun am nmnii. S
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Chronic Stomach Trouble Cored. -There
Is no'JiIng more discourse-
In than a chronic disorder of the
stomach, and It Is not surprising that
many suffer for years with such an
ailment when a permanent core Is
within their reach and may be had
for a trifle.' "About one year ago."
savs P. H. Beck, of Wakelee, Mlvh..
"I bought a package of Chamberlain's
Tablets, and since using them I have
felt perfectly well. I had previously
used any number of different medl-
The Ferty Tear Test
A article must hsn
merit to survive for a pertod of forty ,5 8 ' T Tenr eye- s
years. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ! f u ''J " eeaealtatlen at S
was first offered to the public in 1872. ! . - I
From a small beginning It has grown f " On, -nfili
in ravor and poPB,.H,y nnt.l ft has .a, 22JFSZ? t
attained a world wide reputation", detecting .rrar. I. S '"j
ypu will find nothing better for a S I U PfTADUJ V chaT
iHiiW.nnrt' whv It U n tovnr:' ft, dAiAlij .4X u"H
cough or cold. Try it and you rlll Aito""nte i ! ntmetrist.
a period or more than rorty years. It ! : '.J
clnes. hut none or them were of any
cultivation being shallow hut contlnu- lasting benefit." Sold by all dealers.
When Tom Are Plan
nwg tsTfiiiU
emember that eur shingles, cash'
es. doers, leering and other lum
er are reeegataed In this com
munity as thoroughly trustwerthy
and hie grade, aad that we do not
make a aracttee of aver-eharglng.
We bought ear sroseit stoek when
lumber was lewer la price.
WEN AHA LUMBER COMPANY
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