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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1914)
HOW TO BREED CORN SCIENTIFICALLY Select Seed from Vigor ous Hills. .1, microtis. All the kernel needs to start It urowlns la heat nnd molsturp. The moisture Is in the corn kernel. Artificial heat may start It growing. Hang the earn where there Is a good nlr clrc illation. Do not allow the ears to frooaa. Strong vitality In funda mental. Tl 3 15 20 FRUITLAND NEWS BY a Broader 8phere for Religion New Field for the Rural Church. J. W. JONES IS AN EXPERT CORRESPONDENT A fact that hns been demonstrated beyond. ii',s1loti concerning the crow ing Of corn Is that IBOH W rtnln well lottoed efcaraetarlatlca that de note the thnrnm-hhred. im t ;is there arc in BOgl Of cattle or horses nd the liroWlhil Of corn has hecoitie as exa t feetOMi 88 the breeding of I animals. The follow lag article bf .1. W. JonuH, rccoRiilzed corn expert give valuable information nnd advice nloni? the lines Of corn breeding: Try 10 select 10 earn of a type nnd Ue Of car nnd kernal thnt ) on arc wIllliiK to work with and depend up on ns a crop for the next ID years That means unusual care The Judge at a corn show will nndenvnr tO award first prl.e to the oxhlhlt that will five the Inrgest yield of good mature oorn per acre, If planted next spring. The stock lircc ler realizes the Import ance of sdcitlng animals that show strong breed characteristics. Ths Poland China breeder will -not toler ate a Mershlre type of head and ear. The herd must show good type and strong breed characteristics. No ona wants a mongrel. It Is Just as Im portant to havn good type atid breed characteristics In corn as In live stock. Mongrel corn generally mean some ears so large that thev never mature and, therefore, have low feeding value, Home cars mo weak that 11)0) BtVt M yield. Ilarreti stalks and "nubbin" stalks will he common. Hcarceh no two ears alike Home ripen In 75 days and give low yield. OfJMfl will require lit) days and never get I'nends here of Rev. H. T. Gilbert will be grieved to hear that he is very low in n Salt Lake hospital. During I9PJ and 1910 he was pastor of the Congregational church at New Ply mouth and made many friends among all classes of people. Bd Heightman formerly of this place has rented the McKride place near New Plymouth for five years. The QffOVOf Uros. are having scales installed in tin I.os Angeles stock yards wlicrc they will make weekly shipments of hogs from different point out of the Payette valley They have shipped a number of cars to Los Angeles to Cud ahy Packing Company from here and Ontario. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kauff man Tuesday, November it), a boy. Chas. Ld wards of New Plymouth will take up the blacksmith business here, lie has moved his family into George Frank's house near the M. K. church Mr. and Mrs Harry L. Russell and daughter Florence of Hloomtleld, Iowa, arrived Saturday for a visit at the W. J. Russell home. After a visit here they will leave for Modesto, Cal.to visit other relatives and friends, then go to the coast and visit seversl points of interest before returning to their home next spring. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland bought the Wolford proerty the first of last week from John Sowers. Several from here attended the corn carnival at Ontario last Wednesdsy snd ripe ' bo typo or variety of dent corn Thursday best suited for most of the Irrigated laud In the lower Holse, Payette and W'cIhi r vulleys and other ill tie i . that have similar soil, altitude and climate conditions should be an ear ranging from s4 Inches to 9V4 Inches In leugth and u well proportioned ill. mi Messrs. Sayer and Koor sell about lot) tons of hay last week for $6 On per ton. Mrs. II. I. Wood of Gooding, who lias been buying apples here shipped two cars of apples from New Plymouth last week into the Gooding district ster. A district that will not suf.dy T,. ,,pes are culls that are free from ripen a dent corn s'a In. lies In length worms and scale. The price paid f.o b. 40 and ot) cents per should grow the flint varieties. Tim Mint varieties mature In a shOftOf sea sou than do the dent varieties. Tlicr.- are cxtrcmch few districts where It Is safe to attempt to gVOV a New Plymouth w cwt. Mrs. M. H. Sherman and little girls will soon leave for Caldwell where her older daughter, Cosie is attending col- large Mi-Inch ear. Too iniiiiv ears lege The) will keep house there this will be soft It Is liable to spoil in winter until .Mr. Sherman returns from tli.' crib and, In anv event, It will the east where be will go almui Decern have MMr feeding or market alue. The Hhlt'ie of (he ear should be OJ llinlrlcal. tuperlng moderatelv Short. bunch) curs should be avoided us should uImi the weak slender ear. The "rhiliik" horse and the horse with Ion.;, weuk back never bring the lop market I'll k out a hundred ears ami tuke them in and la them out on the din ing table alter Hiipper and then select ber 1st business Miss Alta Heers and Mr. Seth Rus sell were married Wednesday evening, Novembi r I, tl Poise, Rev. Trawln of the Hapti-t church olliciating. They will make lb. Ir homo at Fmmett. Their many friends join in wishing them a long and happy life. Mr. and Mrs. BtlMOt Silket are happy over the arrival of boy born Nov. ti. Land in this Vallev near New I'lv- the ten that are most uniform and ., ,,, h ,,;, , k ., Show Hi., desirable tvpe characteristics M gnock ,,. . u w ,, Joimjr ill both ear mid kernel Curellllh lift out a kernal ami lay It opposite the car The car can not be Intel'l gentL judgcil without studying the kernal The kernals should be uni form 111 width, thickness, and In depth. The kernul that Is too blocky will like ly be disappointing when It Is shelled. The thlu kernal Is general!) Irregular and lacks strength. The rOfJ deep kernul is liable to not ripen The very short kernul will suggest only u ' peeling" of corn around u large cob and, of course, this is bad. ,. The ear that tapers all the wuv from butt to tip will necessarilv show kernuls that taper ill width ami depth Hum butt t tip. The width of the kernal should be uniform Hum W0 thirds to till.- fourths' Of llM distance Irom butt (u tip, then grudualh tapir. Look out for "running out" ten Ucin i.s. The Indicutton is slick, short tlinl k. in. ils on sharp pointed cars i Ucnaing well buck from the tip. This is not at all uncommon. Pent nun has a natural tcndciicv t.) r i'1't fl the flint typo Wide farrows be tween tin- rOWl of kernels is . I 0 M indication ot running out.' A well lillol OUl bi tt and tip is dc nable. Main good cais h.i been bothered tin soaaou witli tin aaj worm. That means that the tip ker nels have been ill 1 1 1 1 .tt 01 d. - 1 1' o cd. Tliis delect Is not hcrc.litarv In the t.cd. The tip !' I all M ill be slu lied off anv vaj t I '"'' I "' should net be discarded ' ccausc of a defective tip. A good ptl with iro.n tall Is still a ", p , cv, u tlVOUgh it do. ii. it bi I M vv ell I to not di the ears i0 '. ' Drj IB! with artificial heat la sometimes of Boise for $10,000 he also traded 40 acres for two improved lots in Boise. .1.1) Welch sold his 20 acre place to J, L. Largent of Nyssa L. K. Hall has sold 700 tons of hay lo Walker Bros, of Ixing Valley for i-'t 50 per ton. They will feed it to sheep they will bring in the valley to winter. Mrs. Win. I Ionian gave a birthday dinner last Sunday for Herbert about all of his young friends being present. Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Wilcox are the proud parents of a son born Nov 12. Pete Johnson purchased a Ford auto Monday, fro;n Mr Griffiths of Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. F Bloomstrom and i.imily left Monday for their new home i i a: Cambridge Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys left Mum lav for Kansas City lo spend the win ter and next spring will move to Ar kansas. The Print land and New Plymouth basket ball game at New Plymouth last liiiiav reaultod in favor of New Plymouth I I Georgia to Get Innsses. San Antonio, Tex Victor K. limes Mid his wile who were indicted her. t. 'he liiurd." of Miss Hc.iincc Nelnis and ber sister. Mrs l-Mois Nelnis len i aril be sei Hi1.' ot the charge, ot Oiurdei and conspiracy to murder and will be mined over to Ailailla, t!a., of li. .is to be taken to that citv to sum! trial on charges of larceu) after trust By Peter Radford. Lecturer National I'm men' I'nlon. The social duty of the rural church la at much a part of Its obligations as Its spiritual side. In expressing Its social Interest, the inoilern rural church does not hesitate to claim that It is expressing a true religious In stinct and the old time Idea that the social Instincts hould he starved while the spiritual nature was over fed with solid theological food. Is fast giving way to a broader Interpreta tion of the functions of true religion. We take our place In the succession of those who have sought to make the world a tit habitation for the children of man when we seek to study and understand the social duty of the rurul church The true Christian n llglon is OlOtBl tally social Its tenets of faith being love und brotherhood and fellowship While following after righteousness, the church must dial lenge und seek to reform that social order In which moral life is ex pressed. While cherishing ideals of service, the rural church which at tains the fullest measure of success Is that which enriches as many lives as It can touch, and In no way can the church come In close contact with Its members as through the avenue of social functions. The country town and the rural community need n social cantor. The church need offer no apology for Its .imi. in.. n to (III this need In the com munity, If an understanding of Its mission brings this purpose Into clear consciousness. The structure of a rural community Is exceedingly com plex; It contains many soclsl groups, each of which has Its own center, but there are many localities which have but one church und ulthough such a church cannot command thn Internet of all the people, It Is relieved from the embarrassment ot religiously di vided communities. Social Needs Imperative. The sveruge country boy and gtrl have very little opportunity for real enjoyment, and have, as a rule, a vague conception of the meaning of pleasure and recreation. It la lo fill this void In the lives of country youth that the rural church has risen to the necessity of providing entertain ment as well as Instruction to Its membership among the young. The children and young people of the church should meet when religion Is not even mentioned It hss been found safest lor them to meet fre quently limb r the direction and care of the chin, b To s. ml them inlo the world with no social training exposes them to gi.ive pel lis and to try to keep them nut ot the world with no social prlrllegi la sheer folly. There i u social natura lo botk old und young but the social requirements of the young are imperative The church must provide di.iilv or Indirectly some modern equivalent for the husk ing bee, the quilting bee alld the Hing ing schools i.l ibe old days In one way or another Ii.. -. i.il instincts of our young p.-oplt must have oppor taalt) toi exprea Ion, win. h may take the form Ol . lubs, parties, pic nics or other forms of amusement. One thing is icrtaln. and Unit Is that the church cannot take away the dunce, the rani part) ami the theater unless it can n r la its place a sat isfying substitute in the form of more pleasing i.i r attoa Universal Inatinct for Play. In providing for enjoyment the chin, b use one of the giealesi meth ods by which human eOOMt) has df veloped. Association Is never secure until it is ploaouraMa; In pit) the m atlnctlve aversion of OM person foe another is overcome uud the socli mood Is fostered Pluy is the chief educational ugeiicv in rui.il i uiuinui' ttles and In the play day ot human childhood social oympothj und social habits ale ev.ilv.d As :nliv iduals come together in social gatherings. their viewpoint is broadeued, their ideals are lilt- d BI d 'm.illv the) con stitute a cultured and refined society. It Is plain. Hi. thai the church whl.li ai.n.. .., rfaol so -i cietv must use in a refined ami a alted wuv thi ss.ittia! (actors iu social evolution and must avail itself 0l the inn v rs.il iiistin. t for play U the church llirrouada iis.lf with I social function! which appeal to the young among Ita 1 1 mbarahlp, it will I Mil a laige pail pi the lamentable gap in rui 1 1 i md ail reap the richest reward h) promoting a higher and l.tt.-t typo of manhood and womanhood mm, f K 'J, Our stocks of clothes for men and young men are still large des- i pite the seasons advance. Clever and choice models, color ings as fine as the season has f afforded. "Hio-h Art", has made cood here. They have been sold here i for twenty seasons and if you have not worn them-you should start NOW. Mackinaws and sweater coats in especially good assortments. Ialexander -,- JJ k LsT ONE PRICE CL0THIBH ONTARIO, OREGON 1 aWJ QQWQQQQQ99Q&&Q Special Sae! Of ,arps, Suits and Skirts. We had v . v .. k just 17 feuits lett and we must close them out at once as we never carry any over S from season to season, and for this reason J Of -. . J. .J .1 i A Jl. . wt arc uing iu quuic iiieiii iu you at me following low prices: m Of Of 2 Suits regular price $19.19 special price $14.97 .. .. " $15.90 to $16.90 " $12.97 44 12.40 to 14.47 " " 9.97 I i 11.90 9.90 m 797 6.97 AllT- T SI a . A laniPS firpss skirts npy nant HiS-f V.V.XXV ! count. Be here early, as they won't last long at these prices. -si German Submanns Sunk. ,..; v taoelal from DankU tajfi , I llUlh ,..,... d. ii.'.n .-.ink -i Qortaaa . oil Wc-U'iid. Pol) mill The fanner.-' probloma arc i raooaal for solution and the awakening Is at hand. It Is apparent that the old credit sweiii miiM w way to husinsss methods in Bnanelag tka crop I GOLDEN RULE STORE ONTARIO, .... OREGON The Philadelphia Sooloty tor the Promotion of i n ultnre is tie oMoal asMiiiatinn of its kind in America This was organised bj Ooorgo Wnaa Ingtoa and Henjaiiitn Franklin tn 1 7o A legislator who wishes to make a1 To the American Consumer Secretary reputation at the next -i-ssi, m of Ore- McAdo quaUAoa OJ 0 humorist b, ad don's law makers will devote himself . visinif against hoarding monev. oxclusivclv to finding ways and means to veduca taxes and onoourogo indust rial development. BooUM is to have a $3,000,0(H hotel, reproaonting the aotheosis of the bean and the emlrish. Mexico ought to be delighted no with almost any brand of peace. Japan is conducting-the honorably in the far east with all the courtW that it can instill into thirteen guns.