PAGE EIGHT COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1924 BLUB MOUNTAIN. Strawberry Best Oat Smut Caused for Home Garden by Minute Plant (bpeciul to lhe beat luci.) May 27.—Armojid Biggs, ox Cut- tage Grove, spent baturday und Bunday with his sisti r, Mrs. Chester 1 Doggett. The C'harle bieweil family arc I New Plants for Spring Set­ Enters Developing Kernels wovwg from the Potts A Turpin i and Turns Them Into will to Marshfield this week. ting Can Be Purchased at Dorrie Morris went to Newberg Very Small Expense. Powdery ^Masses. one day lust week. Mr. and Mrs. John daughter and Mr. uud (Prepar'd by th« United States Department Oat smut is caused by a very ml- of Agriculture.) Bissuu uud children s| Strawberries are ko e-islly handled nute plant which lives parusltlcally up Sharps creek. Mr. aud Mrs. Arnold Duerst und | and require so little room tbut If only within the tissues of the oat plunt. children picnicked at London springs one of the small fruits tan be grown It gains entrance in the seedling in the home garden they should have Stage, about the time the plant Is Sunday. Celia Jones, of Walden, visited ' the preference. New plants for setting emerging from the soil. When once school Friday. out this spring can be purchased at Inside it grows upwurd through the Mrs Nelson Whipps visited sev-1 small cost from a nurseryman, or per­ tissues of the stem, giving little or eral days of last week with Mr. and haps may be obtained free from a no external evidence of its presence Mrs. Finley Whipps. neighbor. They may be transplanted until the heads are produced. At this You have a modern live wire ! from nearby at any time in the season time It enters the developing kernels and destroys them by forming black XXI i If surrounded by a ball of earth, print shop in your own city. moved cttrefully and watered well. In powdery masses in their places. either case, says the United Stat«» De- Important ParaBit«. The black powdery substance is ; partment of Agriculture, the bed <»> should contain some plants known as found to be made of millions of small, LAW LEIGH GOOD HEALTH a perfect-blossom variety. otherwise spherical, dark bodies called "spores.” produciti fur buio ul 927 ¿uulh the plants of the imperfect-blossom va­ Spores represent the reproductive ¿Sixth alruet. Duane Crabtree. u24pti riety in the bed will not be pollinated phase of the parasite and are Im­ and consequently will not bear fruit. portant in that they are the means by MY FRENCH DRAFT STALLION, Two Kinds of Blossoms. which the smut Is spread. They are of Lucky, No. 32263, will stand at Strawberry blossoms are of two very light weight and easily carried Cottage Grove Saturduys. E. D. Mills. W. K. Uoehran, Mgr. aJjlydp kinds. One kind Is called perfect, by air currents for long distances. stamtnate, or male, and the other kind They And lodgment upon, or under­ COTTAGE GROVE AUTO WRECK Imperfect, pistillate, or female. Some neath, the chaff of healthy grains and iug House. Farts fur cars ut bull' varieties have perfect blossoms and remain there until the grain Is sown. price. 1 ruilurs built tu order. Used ether varieties have imperfect bios- Under favorable ciodltlons the spores curs bought uud sold. Long Build­ ing, corner lentil street uud Wusii- toms. Those with perfect blossoms germinate soon lifter germination of ingtun avenue. u24u8p I reduce pollen which will fertilize both the gruin Itself. They produce a perfect mid imperfect blossoms and en­ tiny triyispurerit Infection threud WAMTED—OLD BAGH. MUHT BE able them to bear fruit. The varieties which soon penetrates the young tis­ large and clean. The ben ti ned. c with imperfect blossoms cannot set sues of the growing seedling and 1UR SALE 3 CREAM BEP.VBA fruit without receiving pollen from thereafter keeps pace with the upward growth of the stalk. tors, Hourly new; John Dcero gas- erfect blossoms. If both kinds are planted there oline ungine, good us new; gurden Produce Dark Spores. hose. Good pnce if sold soon. A liould be nt least one row of the per­ By the time the plants arrive at ma­ nice line of .-anilary rugs. Come in fect blossom variety to four rows with turity the original Infection threads und sou the Gibbon refrigerators imp. i feet blossoms. The nurserjman’s have grown so extensively that they from $18.59 up. New lawn mowers •ritiilogue will specify the kind of blos- now in. Siluri 's Secund Hund Sturo, nms. Set the plants early in the enter the developing kernels and pro­ duce the characteristic large masses niylu 29p -prlng, If possible, so they will get the of dark spores. This simple life cycle W AM TED—O L D (J O T T ON OK ic-nefit of the spring rains and make of the smut fungus Is completed but wool rags; must bo large and ■i strong growth. Trim off tho dead once during the growing season, and, clean. Woodson Bros. Garage, m l tie ‘onvi-s and all but one or two live ones unless It Is checked by means of effec­ nd cut the roots to four or five Inches tive seed treatment, may continue in­ FOR SALE HUFAIOBILE TOUR n Spread the roots somewhat and definitely In succeeding crops.—Exten­ ing car; 4 good cord tires; price, 1 the plants the amne depth In the sion Service, Colorado Agricultural $2UU. Grover Bheley, 3 miles nest of Walker, Ore. ml5-29p oil as they were before they were College. 'Be especially careful not to set FUR HALE T'/ü ACRES, CLUSE .lieiii deeper and not to get earth over iu, ali in cultivation, two acres lie growing crowns, for this will prob­ Top-Dressing Alfalfa Is pears, 6 room house, burn. H. B. ably kill the plants. Proper Thing for Spring Yancey, uorth of city Inuits, east Set Close Together. of 8. i‘. tracks. mJ 5 29c The practice of top-dressing alfalfa The __ , plants ____ may be grown tn hills or with manure during the winter is not l’OB BALE—GOOD WORK HOKHE i u irrow or iftde matted rows. For recommended by the Ohio experiment and three cows. Mrs. George i-y small areas, plants set In hills station. It frequently results In In­ Bowens, Lett ago Grove, Ore., phone ■so together will no doubt produce 26-F3. m!6-29p ■ Io- most and largest fruit, but will re- jury to the stand and Is not u sure preventive of winterkilling Top dress­ FOB SALE USED WATER MO- .ptlr.* more care than matted rows. ing In the spring with a moderate or hill growing, set the plants one application of acid phosphate is to be tor washing luucliiuo, in good con­ dition; new motor. U. VV. Me- «>t apart In the row and have the preferred. «¿tiecn. ml5-29p ■ * lust fur enough apart to cultivate If from very late cutting in the fall sh- say from two to three fest; or or other cause the stand Is too thin in FOR HALE—HET OF ENCYCLO t Ivo rows n foot apart In double pediu Brittanica. Charles Bru the spring for a good crop, a full har­ ■is and linve a space of two or three neau, at Mrs. Idu Miller’s. m22jn6p vest of hay may be secured by drilling I between the double rows. Keep In oats in March or early April with MONEY FOB YOU- FAY CASH nmnors cut off und give good cul- a disc drill, at the rate of three or four lor your wantatls und get three vntlon, so us to make extra strong pecks per acre. The mixture of oats insertiuns for the price of two. tfp plants. and alfalfa will make a hay of good FOB HALE 2 llOBbEH WE1GH- quality. ing JUUU lbs., set work biuuuss, Vaccination Against Hcg If un early variety of oats, such us u'/u ini-h Mitchell wagon, Olivoi Sixty Day, Kherson, or Burt plow, Bl foot harrow, cream sepa­ Cholera Is Wisest Plan Fulghum, Is sown, the mixture may be cut when rator, 6 milking cows, Ib-inonth old As there seems to be a considerable the alfalfa is coming Into bloom and heifer, 4-mouth-old heifer, 6-nioiith old registered bull, 50 2 year old outbreak of hog cholera In the eastern will make a hay of good quality. 1 k . iis , 136 Miiieli hutched pallet.), Part of Colorado, a reiteration of some The second cutting will be almost 85 acres in cro;>—5 acres wlusit, 30 ■ the well-known facts of this dis- pure alfalfa. A mixture of three ucres (uits and vetch; lense on place ■ is" mny not he amiss. pounds of timothy seed and two of until October 1. Frice $1100. Hee < holera Is the most serious disease alslku per acre may be seeded with Hpruy Ac Brainard. of hogs which we have and the only the oats. This will gradually till the mm that causes unusually largo losses spaces between the scattered alfalfa In nil iiged animals, It Is hardly con- plants. celvnble that 60 or 76 per cent of a ! herd of hogs of various ages would Breeding Cows and Sows FOR SME \ FEW HUNDRED be lost from any other disease. Iu baby chicks .lune 2 at 10c each. spite of this there seems to he much Like Sweet Alfalfa Hay Bert V. Hunda, just across the steel rncertiilnty as to the diagnosis, one The man who has some nice, sweat bridge east of city. m29i* •mrdlng It ns pneumonia, nnother as alfalfa hey stored away lived not have ..... otic enteritis, and various other Foli HALE THE W. 11. AND much trouble with his breeding stock. Ils. ‘ rises. Brinili E. Blair property across the If he will make liberal use of It. Cows Vaccination of herds In which the street troni Beiiller's feed store, one fed on good legume bay will drop strong -miso Is already widespread Is often block from First Nntionnl Bank. In calves. Sows will farrow strong, vlg i.pointing, but vaccination us a pre- order to close tho estate this prop­ orous Utters if they tire fed plenty of erty will bo sold. ss Frank . tlve nu nsure Is nlniiist absolute und E. Blair, I occ.11, b.re is tho greatest boon to the hog should not run with nor be fed with i i*r which has ever been discovered. the fattening stock. Some breeder» al­ ut unless It Is used It cannot be ex- low their sows to run with the general ■i led to be very helpful. Everyone drove up to within two or three weeks ■wiling hogs In a district where the of farrowing time. It’s a mistake, and ■use is known to exist should Im- small litters with cross mothers are llntely iscclnste rather thnn wait the outcome. II tho disease attacks the herd. Alfalfa hny Is a good conditioner, s »ill he found excellent und prof- and it’« a good bone builder; you can't le Insurance. 1. K. Newsom, de- find anything better, aud the good, rlini'tit of pathology, Colorado Agrl- careful live stock feeder will see that ilhtrnl college. his stock has plenty of it during the next two or three months. WANTADS ’.ite of Farm Machinery Should Interest Farmer Digging in Now to Help I arm foil s no doubt tire of reading Digging Out in Summer .oi l (he care of farm mschlnery. ft Order a Fan Now Then when tin* wj weather comes with rush, you will be | pared to enjoy its cooling breezes ano be comfort­ able no mutter how hot the day or night. • i to lie the open season on this luhjei t at this time of tho year, but •li. re Is lust one thing that should .'ng the subject closer home right .nor than ever before and that 1« that It Is now that farm folks uro com- I'lr.tr.in; most about the cost of pro­ ducing farm crops nil.I the wide differ- en. e tn pr'ev levels of farm product* ■■ ' n innfacture.l products. Now Is the time to ent down the overhead and the Item of depreciation on farm equip- HH'nt KEM’S Electric Shop Soy Beans Are Excellent With Corn for Silage IMPERIAL B arber S hop B’r Hob, ('uri mui Marcel Hair Barber work in genomi special aitcntien to children 830 Main. P 8 BukowUl, Prop 0 There are many things that a farm- er can Just as well do now as to wait till summer time Is here. Putting the farm tools In ahnpe is one of the first of these. Doing thia work now gives us time to get repairs and to do the repairing as It should be done. An­ other is getting the manure out of the yards and onto the fields. Draw it out as fast as It accumulates. Thus handled the manure is of more value to the fields, keeps ynrda tn better shape and next summer will be less of the rty nuisance about the premises. A third duty for Stir cold months is the putting of the fences In order. This »rill save much annoyance and waste of time by keeping the live stock In place. Tn be grown with corn for hogging down or 1 to he pustured down with ■dieep or t< h b< ■ cut w Uh corn for allago, fniTi’ îm |i quoatloa but soy beans Good as Rat Eradicator loro extenalvely rnlsed In One of the moat effective »if all rat very wtate "f ♦he Union. We shonld eradicator« 1« a combination of equal soj benna for graln lo part» of co-r tr.eaj and plaster of parts e ua.al for ( rtttle and hogs In batnnc- applied In spoonful amount» in rhe ' " i-iiiens TIe tona who held» and ditches, about th« farm •”«' Ma n Protei». nrsd noi buj building*, and In and aruand the bur­ o hiih .i i\|.,n»l\e i.inkags and otbsr row« themselves. It ia «ulterior t. ■ — ri< li in ih«* muscle-foriutng polaoa batt and the safest combination to um an the farm. NEW COMMISSIONERS ARE carrying forward improvements al- ON TUB JOB; VIEW ROADS ready under way. County Judge C. P. Barnard is cooperating with O. E. Crowe, of Lorane, and Clin­ them and his familiarity with the ton Hurd, of Eugene, elected as county business is proving a great county commissioners in the recall deal of assistance to them. election, took their oaths of office The recalled commissioners were Wednesday afternoon of last week not present when the newly elected and entered at once upon their du­ eemmissioners took office. They had ties. The official count bad been eeased to conduct the business of completed but a few minutes before the county immediately upon learn­ by County Clerk Bryson. The new ing that the recall move had been commissioners are starting slow-lj successful. Mr. Sharp visited the and wish to become familiar with commissioners the following day, their duties before they outline any however, and offered to cooperate definite lines of action. They have in every way possible and to give spent a large part of the interven­ the new commissioners any assist­ ing week in inspecting road projects ance he could by reason of his fa of Hie^jmunt^an<£prei>aring for miliaritv with county activities of County Affairs Move Smoothly. Reports from Eugene are to the effect that affairs in the county court are moving along more smoothly than they have for several years and that the commissioners are making good headway in grasp­ ing the details of the business of the county. Bids are to be opened today for a waterbound macadam for the London road. Work iug waterbound macadam oii^^k Row river roud is continuing . A, the direction of John Wright, who was in charge of .the work under the former commissioners. Four prominent hotel men from Washington were guests Tuesday of C. A. Bartell. They had been as far south as Ashland and Klamath Falls and were visiting the live cities and live hotel proprietors of il. s .< -heck up on conditions affecting the .hotel business of Washington and Oregon. The hotel men of the two states are working in coopération for the general inter- .-ts .11' the hotels of both stat os. r The Real Bargain Is Quality Merchandise Naturally, everyone likes to trade where good values are assured. Low price, how­ ever, does not always mean a good value, for in any purchase it is the quality of the goods Which underlies real and lasting satisfaction. That is why we insist on qual­ ity first in everything we offer for sale. Only so do we feel we are keeping faith with our customers who put confidence in what we offer them. Our prices are right—you will find that we give you excellent values in every line of merchandise. But quality comes first. That is our most important consid­ eration and yours. Men’s New Footwear No. 865—One of the best finished snappy oxfords we have seen this season. Color, plum (dark tan), extension sole, fancy stitched. The makers of this shoe say “This pair of shoes represents the best efforts of our 16,000 workers.” No better oxfords are being sold for $7.50 to $8.50. Our price.................. $6.25 No. 1436—An oxford for tender feet. Dr. Charles cushion sole. Black vici kid, broad and comfortable; rubber heel; Priced a pair................. ................. ........$4.00 No. 170—A new shoe, new last, new welt process—better than Goodyear welt because more comfortable and stronger fastened. Moccasin tip, rubber heel, dark tan. No nails or tacks to hurt the feet. They are all leather, flexible, strong, ser­ viceable. Designed for people who need shoes for hard service yet desire comfort. Try to match this shoe elsewhere for less than $4.50. Our price..... _................. ...$3.85 GINGHAMS G i n g h a m can be bought at almost any price, but why buy off brands? We be­ lieve we have the highest grade ging­ ham in Cottage Grove. I ¿ite exclu- sive patterns, good colorings and well woven cloth. To those who have not bought gingham from us—give us a GUffiGHAM. look over. We Told You We Would Reduce Prices ; I I i the pant. Bids for graveling the Ferguson road were received during the in­ terim between the recall election and the taking of the oath of of­ fice by the new commissioners. As there was no one to receive them, new bids have been called for. 20c A. & L. solid pack tomatoes.... ....... 17c 25c Red Ribbon solid pack tomatoes .,20c >> :5c Preferred Stock peas____ __ ____ 20c 15c Campbell’s soups_____ _________ 10c 40c Gliiradelli chocolate................. ...34c 25c Hershey cocoa___ __ ____ _ ______ 19c Wesson oil......... pt., 31c; qt„ 57c; gal., $2 5 |b. pail white Karo syrup..... ............. ..46c 10-lb. pail white Karo syrup....... 87c 10c Mothers’ oats........... .. ................. 34c Men’s Dress Straw Hats We have just a few high grade latest style sample straw hats and we offer them for half price. Only a few but gen­ uine bargains. Take advantage. $4.50 to $’5.00 hats. $2.50 to $3.00 hats. $2.25 $1.25 We Told You Last Week We Would Reduce Prices A new lot of those long wearing, fast color, best quality moleskin pants, of which we have sold hundreds of pairs at $4.60; present price $4.20 Also eoats to match RATINES The most wanted dress fabrics and the hard­ est to get. Ratines are about all sold up in ev­ ery market in Ameri­ ca. In plain colors we still have at $1.10 imported ratines in French blue, copen blue, lavender, green, white, burnt orange. We also have 5 bolts of imported ratines at $1.70. Colorings are the latest. Ratini Extra Specials for Thursday, Friday and Saturday 4-lb. pail Swift pure silver leaf lard 68c 8-lb. pail Swift pure silver leaf lard $1.26 4-lb. pail Swift Jewel shortening... 65c 8-lb. pail Swift Jewel shortening..... $1.22 WOOL—We are in the market for all the good wool we can buy. We are not here today and gone tomorrow. As to MOHAIR, the season is nearly over. If you have any, bring it in at once. C. M. Burkholder