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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1920)
SORTING OUT LOST BAGGAGE OF THE DOUGHBOYS DISINFECTING SOIL WITH BOILING WATER Practical Means of Ridding Land of Certain Parasites. WR1GLEY5 M arked Increase in Percentage of G e r m ination and in Size and V ig o r of P la n ts Observed in Large N um ber of Tests. (Prepared by the United Slates Depart ment of Agriculture.) The need of a simple, practical meth od for disinfecting small quantities of soil In which to grow healthy seed lings for home garden planting, now madq more emphatic because of the great expansion of tomnto and other club work, has prompted the bureau of plant industry to obtain more ac curate data on the effectiveness of hot water as a means of ridding soli of the root-knot nematode, and certain para sitic fungi usually associated with root troubles. By means of a large number of tests It was found that an applica tion of boiling water at the rate of * Knights of Columbus secretaries at Hoboken, N. J., trying to straighten out a huge mass of strayed and lost seven gallons per cubic foot of soil in baggage belonging to American soldiers. shallow benches practically elim inated the parasites. Applying this method to the needs of boys’ and girls’ garden club work, where the size of INACCESSIBLE CLIFF DWELLING IN ZION CANYON the seedbox or flat commonly used is 14 by 30 by 3 Inches, 4Vfc gallons of boiling water would be necessary to disinfect the soil In such a flat. In all cases a marked Increase in the percentage of germination and In the size and vigor of plants grown in the treated soil was observed. Sub stantially the same method of killing plant parasites In the soil has been used with some success In certain vegetable greenhouses; but the de partment’s experiments serve to deter mine accurately the temperatures re quired and also the necessary quan tities of hot water. The root-knot ne matode can be eliminated from the soil contained In a four-inch pot by submerging it for five minutes In wa ter brought to a temperature of 203 I degrees Fahrenheit. In eight-inch j pots the organisms are killed by an j application of boiling water at the rate of about three quarts to a pot. An archeologist's reconstruction of the debris-filled cliff dwelling ruins discovered by a camera with a tele- * photo lens In the new Zion Canyon, national park in Utah. The photograph was taken from the opposite wall of the canyon, three-quarters of a mile away. The cliff dwellings are now Inaccessible. PREPARE FOR NEW BUILDINGS Best Tim e to M a ke P reparations fo r Contem plated Stru ctu re s in Late W inter. Is \M L S ealed T icht - WRIGLEYSkf™ ¡I KEpT SPEARMINT G the FROM THE NETHERLANDS FIGHTING THE “ FLU” IN CHICAGO (P repa red perfect um b y the U nited States D ep art m ent o f A g ricu ltu re.) Late winter Is the best time to make plans and preparations for any buiidlng which Is contemplated. This will assure the presence of the mate rial when needed, and will permit the making of favorable contracts which would be difficult to consum mate when the rush of spring work begins. As the coming season promises to be a busy one in the building line, every farmer who wishes to build Is urged by the federal de partment to “shake a leg” and get his plans under way. Now Is the time to prepare hog houses for the spring crop of pigs. Re pair where necessary, so as to mini mize pig mortality due to inadequate shelter. Thousands of new-born pigs are lost each season due to un satisfactory housing. Weather-proof houses will save money. The late winter also is a propitious time for the building of new and re-' pairing old fences. Worn-out posts and wire should be replaced where necessary to make the fields stock- tight. If possible the supply of posts Miss Jetske frem er, daughter of the minister from the Netherlands to the United titules and Mrs. frem er, has Joined her parents In Washington. picture shows n doctor in the city laboratories preparing the anti She is of tlie debutante age and al toxin This for Chicago patients who are suffering with the Influenza. ready Is a popular member of the younger set. ARMORED RAILWAY CARS FOR MEXICO FINE TRIBUTE FROM FRANCE Cutlcura for Sore Hands. hands on retiring in the hot suds NAME ‘BAYER’ MEANS Soak of Cutlcura Soap, dry and rub in Cu- ticura Ointment. Remove surplus Ointment with tissue paper, ’t h is is ASPIRIN IS GENUINE only one of the things Cuticura will do For Toothache, Neuralgia, Pain, Colds, Headache! should be cut on the farm or purchased from a neighbor. Osage orange, lo cust, cedar and chestnut posts are sat isfactory for permanent fences. It Is a good practice to peel the posts and dip the butts In creosote for preserva tive purposes. The wise and frugal farmer plies the paint brush during the spare time of spring and fall, as he understands the dual value of paint In protecting against decay and weathering and in Improving the sightliness of the farm buildings. GET FARM AGENT'S OPINION F a rm e rs W ill D o W ell to Get In fo rm a tion R e ga rd in g V a lu e of V a ri ous Fertilizers. 1 • Farmers are advised by various state colleges to keep In touch «nh their farm bnroau agent »ho ha- in formation about the value of various fertilizers and ferrtl • ug materials •'TT7’"" T . f ’ > n o n e u ncu inen i in in» piTsnnieii i»v i ........ The farmer will do «ell to get itie France to the family or relative of Two of the steel armored cars designed and built in California for the agent's opinion substituting each deceased American soldier of the | Mexican National railway lines for use In the regions that are Infested with something new for before the standard uu«- world war. ( bandits. terlal he has used in the pusL if Soap, Ointment and Tnlcum are used for all- toilet purposes.—Adv. Uncle Pennywise Says. No m atter what troubles a man has downtown, his wife can always wel come him with something that makes them sink into insignificance.—Louis ville Courier-Journal. Whip Is Bridegroom s Wand. At Swedish weddings, among the middle and lower classes, the bridge- You want relief—quickly and safely! groom carries a whip. This is an em Then Insist on “Bayer Tablets of As blem of his authority in the domestic pirin,” stamped with the Bayer Cross.” circle. The name “Bayer” means you are getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by Good health cannot be maintained physicians for over eighteen years, where there is a constipated habit. and proved safe by millions of people. Garfield Tea overcomes constipation. For a few cents you can get a handy tin box of genuine “Bayer Tablets of —Adv. Aspirin,” containing twelve tablets. Perfum e. Druggists also sell larger “Bayer” packages. Aspirin is the trade mark Perfume received its first real devel of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic- opment in Persia, and later the priests acidester of Salicylicacid.—Adv. of Egypt, who were the only men of learning in those ancient days, de " W r it e r ’s C ram p .” much time to the manufacture W riter's cramp has been defined as voted of perfume and aromatic oils. a disease of those who do too much writing, especially with the hand too tightly contracted. A person with this trouble has not complete control over the muscles of the thumb and middle and fore fingers, which are brought Into use in writing. The various meth ods of treatm ent used so far have not proved altogether successful. Among the methods used are surgical opera tions and application of electricity. yàljj V a lu e of M olybdenite. B o y s in the B u ild in g Business. R ight The principal value of molybdenite is in the manufacture of steel, to which it gives a hardness and tough ness that make the steel suitable for use in propeller shafts, guns and boil- j ers. Most of the molybdenite pro- i duced in Tasmania is shipped-to Eng land. Since it is worth while to be well, take Garfield Tea, Nature's medicine. —Adv. Ju st a T e m p o ra ry Stay. Breakin Right now—when milk prices ari breaking all records—is the timi to make new high records in mill production. It is surprising hov effectively this can be accom plished by raising the health stand ard of your dairy cows. The most prevalent cow ailmenti -—Abortion, Retained Afterbirth Bunches, Lost Appetite, Scours, etc —arise from an impaired conditioi of the genital and digestive organs Kow-Kure has remarkable medici nal properties that act directly oi these organs, producing regular healthy action. The cow thrives oi Nature’s food, and a full milk flov naturally follows. . After the death of his wife Uncle Will went to live with his brother, and „ A» ««»biiil B» of Kow-Kure wtll pr- his little niece was overheard explain ”d W to T ft» c o s t a h u - <Ulwm«.n k^ p it on han ing it to her little playmate: “You c o n s U m ly \ Feed dealer» and dnuriyistssel see, Betty, Uncle Will’s wife just died, K ow -K ure. In 60« . and $ 1.20 package* Send for from booh an' he's come to live with us till he t h e h o m e cow doctor — finds another one.” — very useful wherever there are cows. DAIRY ASSOCIATION L yndonvtlle , VERMONT