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PROFITABLE TO GROW SPRING WHEAT CROP Much Land in Northern States Which Is Quite Suitable. N e «n * fe - It It Probable That in Large Area Marquis Variety Will Give Best R esult— Seed Should Not Be Hard to Obtain. n 10 ) (P re p a re d by th e U n ited S ta te s D e p a r t m e n t o f A g ric u ltu re .) A T here is much land in th e N orthern sta te s on w hich spring w heat grow ing may be profitable us well a s p atrio tic WAGE WAR ON WEEDS th is year. An ad d itio n al acreag e o f spring (P re p a re d b y th e U n ited S ta te s De p a r tm e n t o f A g ricu ltu re.) w heat can be secured by increased a t Good ro tatio n s and efficient tention to th e crop In sections w here farm practices will subdue considerable a re a s form erly w ere weeds. planted. S pring w heat also should be T hree m ain p rinciples of weed sown In th e N o rth eastern s ta te s —the control m ust be o bserved: (1) n o rth easte rn q u a rte r of th e country— P rev en t w eeds from m aturing south and e a st of the p resen t spring- seed on th e farm , (2) p revent w heat area. T his includes th e n o rth the introduction of weed seeds ern p a rt o f th e corn belt. T o be spe on th e farm , and (S) p rev en t cific it Includes n o rth ern K an sas and perennial w eeds from m aking Missouri and n o rthw ard, and nearly all top grow th. of th e country north of K entucky and T he p rinciples a rc th e m ain V irginia, including th e New E ngland th in g ; th e p a rtic u la r m ethod states. S pring w heat should not be em ployed is of lesser lm por-_ sow n along the seacoast, how ever, and tance. generally not on land of low elevation. N ext to th e principles ran k s In th e m ountainous region spring the man behind them . Many w heat should be tried w here land is men m ake a s t a r t to clea r th e ir available as fa r south as T ennessee farm s of w eeds b u t give up too and N orth C arolina. soon. O ften th e cam paign is Where Formerly Grown. stopped w hen success is in A fairly snfe rule to follow in the sight, and the w eeds soon re p resen t crisis, which dem ands a large cover. w heat production, is fo r th e farm ers • C learing a farm of weeds, In all sections w herever sp rin g w heat especially perennials, is no easy has ever been grow n b u t now discon task ; It req u ires m ore th a n av tinued, to sow a little of It th is spring erage intelligence and persever- if a full w inter-w heat acreage w as not ence. If, how ever, one fa ith put In by them last fall. T h e older fully ca rrie s o u t a p lan of a t farm ers in a neighborhood often will tack based on the above p rin recall th a t spring w heat w as once ciples of weed control he can grown th ere, b u t th a t it gave w ay per- j p ractically rid his farm of haps to higher-yielding or better-m ill- { w eeds w ithout a g re a t am ount Ing w in ter w heat. P erh ap s som e o th er ! of e x tra labor and expense. crop replaced w heat entirely. At the i Weed control Is freq u en tly a p resent tim e it Is desirable in all such j com m unity problem , and fo r th e places to go back to som e degree to g re a te st p erm an en t success co spring-w heat growing. operation am ong fa rm e rs is re If spring w h eat fa ils th e land is quired. ready fo r a sum m er catch crop o r for sowing w in ter w heat th e n ext fall. Choice of a V ariety. Use the Waste Land. In nearly all of this g re a t a re a It is W aste land along ditches, fences and probable th a t the M&rqula v ariety will give b est results, or a t least as good In odd co rn ers th a t cannot profitably results as any spring w heat. Seed of be w orked, should be p lanted to n u t this can m ost likely be obtained a t trees. Choice hickories, E nglish w al points not f a r rem oved. Seedsm en nuts, pecans for th e South, and black generally should be able to supply It, w aln u ts for th e N orth, a re beat to or Uie county agent or s ta te ag ricu l p lan t. tu ral college can re fe r to sources of seed. It Is the m ost w idely grown v ariety in M innesota and th e D akotas and Is easily recognized by its short, w ide-creased, broad, hard, red kernels. Handling Spring Wheat. T he c u ltu re of sp rin g w h eat should give trouble to no fa rm e r in th is sec tion, accustom ed as he g enerally Is to w in te r w h eat and to sp rin g o ats. T he I F Y O U want exceptional clothes satisfaction, you’ll find it to your advantage to leave your measure n o w for y o u r n e w Spring su it tailored to your individual order by 4 Merchant Tailors s Î Chicago, U. S. A . Just compare the quality o f our tailored-to-order clothes—point for point in finish, fit and fabric and you’ll make your selection here at once. W e will deliver you high-grade custom-tailoring at a price that you never thought possible to secure. Conkey & Walker Local Briefs J. O. A nderson was Silverton Sunday. over from Reports th at the N on-Partisan League was attem p tin g to buy a —x— new spaper in Polk county are not It is seldom th a t Independence true. ' The N on-Partisan League is Post phone Main 622. gets a chance to see Mary Pick m aking no attem p t to organize in —x— Mary Pickford at th e Isis tom or ford, but she is com ing tomorrow' Oregon a t this time. night. row, night. —x— — x— Elizabeth Mixer sold $1000 w orth G. G. W alker w as a passenger to Cecil Swope, looking fine and of T hrift stam ps yesterday. Portland today. dandy, w as here from P o rtland Sun —x — day. He is w ith the D epartm ent of — x— For R ent—F urnished house w ith Justice »t present, and m ay be trails A letter w as received from A. L. or w ithout piano. Phone 0422. K uhiander this week from some ferred at any tim e to ’m ost any x — where in France. He says th a t he w here in the United States. Ross Nelson has been in P o rt is well and happy. —x— land this week. —x— —x— Paul Scott, who is atten d in g school Dr. J. R. N. Bell occupied the pul L. K uhiander visited his d a u g h a t McMinnville college and m ak pit a t the Presbyterian church S un ter at New port last week. day and was greeted by his m any ing a good record there, came home —x— S aturday and got outside of several friends in Independence. sq u are m eals th at only Mother Mr. E ra McKinsey purchased an —x— know s how to cook. A m erican bicycle from Craven & The ordinance to vacate a p art of Huff. a street for the use of the Oregon —x— Milling Co. comes up for disposal Craven & Huff have received a at the council m eeting tom orrow c r u e l ; in d e e d shipm ent of front and rear Mazda night. —x— lam ps for autom obiles. F rank Sm ith and son, Otlio, w ent —x — Dr. R. E. D uganno, D entist, Inde to Douglas county today where they pendence N ational Rank Building. will work th eir m ines for several weeks. x— - x— Mary Pickford in th e "Poor Little The Pentecostal Mission people Rich Girl" at the Isis W ednesday from Dallas, who favor Independ evening. May 1. ence w ith religious services on the —x— streets every S aturday night, had I)r. II. C. Dunsm ore went to Port opposition last week as a blind) land this afternoon to confer w ith man w ith a g u ita r greatly distu rb Y. M. 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HE French of today are famous as pastry makers, but they would r v now think of using the crude methods pic tured h< re that were employed by them some centuries tgo. They, like ourselves, must have a II l« l l« l IHII«! I« l I « I l« l I Max Goldman Deals in land snouid be prepared aa tor oats and seeded as early as possible. Use only land considered suitable for win ter w heat. E a rly sow ing is the best g u aran ty of a crop. It is best to sow w h eat w ith a drill w here one is to be had, but it can be sow n b ro ad cast and harrow ed in. T he sam e am ount of seed p er acre as of w in ter w heat, or a little more, should be sown. Six o r seven pecks p e r acre is usually enough. Sm all p atch es o f w heat sow n by farm ers generally in th is n o rth e a ste rn sec tion of th e country will doubtless add g reatly to our w heat supply, and will not in te rfe re seriously w ith o th er farm ing operations. i i Ë fe ll The Polk Comity Post i , Independence Oregon. I i