TUESDAY. JANUARY 13, 1914.
PAGE TWO
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSilRVER,
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i
8LI5 COULD
I LQGAL SOIL
'5ASTERN OREGON SUMMER
FALLOW ALL WRONG.
y.Cost for Growing Beans Very Light,
. Say Expert.
Washington, I). C, Jan. 13. Thous-
.inds of acres of land are lying idle
;'. summer fallow each year in east
ern Washington, eastern Oregon, and
t northern Idaho that are well adapted
. 'o the growing of beans, states Farm
ers' Bulletin No. 661 issued by the
. department of Agriculture. Fifteen
years 'experience shows that as good
cereal crops can be grown following
--.eans as after an ordinary summer
'allow. The cultivation of the bean
: crop replaces the work necessary to
'are for the fallow, and leaves the
' 'oil in excellent condition for seeding
vinter wheat The crop is also har-
-osted in ample time to permit early
fall seeding. , '
v Beans do not seriously compete with
: wheat for labor, -and the two crops
van be grown with practically the
, came equipment. : Approximately
. P150 worth of extra machinery is
needed to plant, harvest, and culti-
. vate from 70 to 80 acres of beans In- '
ntead of cultivating the land as sum-
-iter fallow.'; With the present wage
:'or man and horse labor it requires
-uuub pu muro pur acre vu ruw, nar-
"est, and market a crop of beans than ,
: t aoe.i to summer fallow an , equal
. i-.rea. Since beans yield on the aver
ige about 800 pounds per acre and
. "ell for 8 cents per pound, the gross
oturn per acre is approximately $24.
"n districts adapted to bean culture,
'leans are therefore approximately
, ;18 per acre more profitable than
lummer fallow. (
Generaly speaking,' the soils of the
'can-growing districts are rich in I
, nil of the mineral necessary for plant j
rrrowth. Under such conditions the.
naintaince of soil fertility will ,' de-:
lend almost entirely on keeping up j
.ho organic matter of the soil. This:
s not easily accomplished when beans
;.nd cereal crops are grown exclusive-,
ly. Stubble should always be plow
ed under instead of being burned.
The plowing under of partially decay
ed bean and wheat straw will also
do much toward keeping the soil in a
productive condition. The decayed
straw should be scattered rather thin
ly over the grain stubble in the fall.
It should be thoroughly worked into
the surface soil with a sharp disk
harrow and plowed under as soon as
possible after the first autumn rains.
The disking causes the straw to mix
thoroughly with the soil at the time
of plowing instead of forming a lay
er in the bottom of the furrow.
The arable land of . eastern Wash
ington, eastern Oregon, and northern
Idaho has been devoted almost exclus
ively to the production of wheat, oats,
and barley for more than 30 years.
Because of the introduction of ser
ious weed pests soon after the land
was brought into cultivation it was
found unprofitable to grow a crop of
grain each yes r. Many of the new
settlers had come from the Willam
ette Valley, Oregon, where wheat and
oats were grown by summer fallow
ing the land every second or third
year. Hence, they naturally, turned
to this system of farming as a so
lution of their weed problem, and the
growing of small grain by the sum
mer fallow method is still the general
practice among the farmers of this
section. Under this system of farm
ing from one-third to one-half of the
land lies idle each setfson. ' ; '
, : Dissolution Notice.
' Notice is hereby given that disso
lution of the partnership of J. E.
Mazanti and Bert M. Sherwood, part
ners in the Rex hall, occurred Janu
ary 8, 1914. All outstanding ac
counts due the firm will be collected
by Bert M. Sherwood and debts of
the firm will be paid by'him.
J. E. MAZANTI,
BERT M. SHERWOOD.
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A WISH.
Mine be a cot betsiile the hill.
A bctrhive ' hum hIiiiII soothe
i my ear.
A willowy brook, tlii:t turns a
mill,' - ' -!
yitli mnny a full shall linger
ne:ir. .
TUo swallow oft beneath my
tliuti'h
Shall 'twitter "from her clay
'' ; built' uust. '. .;".' ,' ; ' : -;' '
Oft sliull the pilgrim lift the
iHteh - ' ' ' ,
And share my meal, a welcome
guest.' ,' j . .
Around my Ivied porch shal
sprinc '. "
. Eneh fragn.nt flower that
- drinks the dew, - v' '
And Lucy, at her wbeeli ehatt
sing
In russet gown aud apron blue.
The village cbnrcb among the
. trees, .
Where first our marriage vows
. were given. ' ' , ' ' : '
With merry ieal8 shall rwejl the
. breeze . ,
And point with taper spire to
v heaven. ;'
- Samuel Rogers.
FILIPINO FREEDOM.
' I hope and assume that the
present ndininlHtnitlon la merely
; making itself acquainted ..with
the situation. .. When it gets the
farts I have not the slightest
; doubt that It will see its duty as
we have seen it who have been,
there. This Is to encourage the
Filipinos t take as active a part
in the. govern men t as it is safe
to have them rake, but to retain
a controlling hand while they
; are in their tutelage, while they
are learning political self re
straint. ,
'' It will tako certainly two gen-'
eratlons. perhaps '' longer, for
them to do this, and for us to
promise within nny definite time
to give thera independence ( Uj .
Very foolish. It would he a fall
ore In dutyTr thorn. It would be.
a fci'.uro on our part In main-',
talulnis tho s'jlf respect that we
ought to haV9 In discharging a
respoustblllty that has come to
us under rlrcuiii.st:invs we eoulil,
not coul ,yl Hml which we are
yulte al e to dif liui'ce with coiii
pnnitiiel.v small effort. We Khali
D'i'lion serious nilKtake If we fol- '
low the eloipit'iici' if tlii siuoVrtli
.ppokun i''lliillio poiil.li la tis who
are looking; lnin:;ri!,v for tho ex-'
erclso of n power which they nre
111 adapted to niold for the bene
fit of their own people. William
II. Taft.
Kept the Opposition Busy.
-The onl.v Instance known wherein in.
.niployee was paid by 'tils eniployei tor
gambling occurred In New Orleiuis
Walter l.unuina. a child of wealthy
Italians, was kidnaped, and the Inter
est wus intense throughout tbe gulf
coast country. .
The staffs of the two leading morn
ing dallies were engaged In "draw"
nfter hours when the city editor o
one of them was called out Be sum
moned a reporter.
"Get bock in there and play at the '
paper's expense!" he hissed. "Make
It lively!" .
' The reporter raised 'em and hoisted
em and lifted 'em for an hour,
. Then the game was broken . tip by
cries of "Extra! Extra!" and the staff
of the other paper read with emotion
that the body of the child bad beeu
found.
There was a ten dollar cheek from
tbe editor In the reporter's envelope
next pay day.-New York Tribune.
Hard Luck.
"1 always have tough luck."
"What's the matter?"
"1 paid Brown $.ri that I borrowed
from blra several weeks ago."
"Where's the tough luck?"
"He said afterward that he'd for
gotten . all about ltP-Detrolt Free
Press. .
Often the Case.
"It was a fair fight wasn't It?"
' "Sure It was. The under dog got
whipped."
. "Call that n fair fight?"
"Walt. now. let tne explain. The
under dog provoked It." -St. Louis lie
public. ,
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