THE ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSDAY, FERRUAftY tt, 1915.
EIGHT
Over 100 Bushels Corn.
(Continued From Pae 1)
pay 10 prr rrnt Intrrrst to maturo an
orchard proved a touch proposition.
"What then was to tic gOMt With
a very limited demand for hay, and
freight rate absolutely prohibiting
any possibility of shipping sueh a
hulky otmnodlty. it devolved upon
SOttOOM lo llnd a means of KettlnK
(lie pfodtMtl of the soil to a profit
able market, and that problem wan
undertaken by the Pomona Glance.
It hu ll known that alfalfa fur
rou III, cheap protein feed, but to
!i 't ,'iat ,in'' ",a,r ,nr' iW"
, of III fa. practicable required n new
eSP'1' JwDurlng i ill
i brtdtf C j rouhlea at
were
" lies.
hilt
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seussion of the
the Pomona
itinK it Ml lUggested thiit
In I n a few acres of corn
tin county, and while the
hl hi i ii i'i in ialh nei'li ' li d fur
"I tin ntin r more Impoi tant
mat y- of tin t :t I in. 001 n bad !' iii
grown that had surprised old Mm
grower- nt the middle Wi I
"An a result of this dlseusslon a
(otimiiihe was appointed i" organise
.i (in n GOBtMrt, This eommlttee met
w lib Ibi llniai in I niiiini n lal I lnl ol
Ontano. our prlBCipol nli, and tin
but Ini "ii ol thai too n promptly
abociibi d t .'inn to in n i ii ii,i pi
The Work or iii'aliialniM gOVOlTOd
iiinii a i oiiiniiiii i limn the I'mnona
Orange, eommlttM in which we
W in nin.t foi lunaii . Takln ' I
ninii nl standard rerun! foi I In ii
model. tln ilivldid tin eonnlv Into
districts, offering t ti i priii i In neb
district, and a IWMMtokM for tin
utile ouilty.
Then began a campaign lo arouse
mleresl la the contest LOCtttrOI BSd
I" ukii ; rroiu the agib ultuial di purl
mem were seiutcil and nuini NMM
mtOllOfl wile belli all mil the BOW
tv, iiisiiucilng the funnels how lo
grow com in coi ding to the most ap
proved methods. The few who had
lalsed coin undci tie condition i pto
vailing lu this '1.111,11 were called
upon to give their expei lent cm, and
ROOH miiI .inn was vei inueh III
iliuuinil While no one had kept any
n i mils ot their clops, those who had
previously ruined corn all ggjtOOd (hat
It was absolutely essential that accli
mated seed should be planted, and
ailMblui' like a leiisonably pule accli
mated seed was a dlflleult article lo
obtain. Altogether the beginning of
I he contest was not sutlsfuctoi , but
the good work went on and soon Held
allei Held of corn could be seen UH
one mile through the rural district.
As tin i nip appioached inutuilty
everyone began lo realize that the
ouilest was u success, and when the
measuring, shucking and weighing
commenced It began to be run d
lb. it there were Ileitis (hat would make
iieinh mil bushels, tin n tumors, of
OVOf lou bushels.
Sol at ib ii with a moot success
ful content, the committee aiiiioniu d
a loin (aiuival in Ontuiio. at wbnli
I Inn the bulging or the iiialily and
I be results of the miilcM would be
lilinotini i d, (tin coiitestaulh haliig
been STOVtOOOt) mini mi i Hull the
awards woold be bmoco on the basis
ot v leld. I" Off . cut. ipmlllv . M n i
' ' ut . and ic. oid. N pel i i til boll
ilnv WOJ di laud in lite entire uuint
thai the school i Inl, In tt mir.hi aid ml
and lake pail in tin inn . .i in ui, inik
lames that wen to mini the iliatuatlc
nm hihioii io i,o piohiiic a mailer us
growing corn Crowda thronged the
Streets and tilled l h- lame ItOfOroOOM
WhON the two MWhoi samiilcs ol corn
I" Ibe coulesllllg fields Wile on e
lllhitlon and being judged The the
nler wan thrown open to the public
lor the addresses and the inlue eonn
lv gae itself oel to the festnitien of
Ibe oi i union
Ibe Judges wne government tin it.
men wlio hud spent their lives In
judging good com hi tin old "in dis
lints, and when thoj aniiiiinuid that
not ntilN had Mallu in omits ihowg
n . ptionnl mi Id- . but al-o that the
coin was of i . client quality, (he
Mallu ui (ountv row MM (liange be
lli veil thai it l 'nl ibis si , lion
in taking one long MOO in inhume "
vent covering of corn. In ten days
or two weeks I went over It the sec
ond time with the same cultivator but
with the fenders off and three inch
shovels turned slightly to throw the
soil to the corn and a little deeper
cultivation about three inches deep,
but shovels were run a little farther
gWO as nt this time the 0OFI wan
about eight inches tall and the root
system had begun to spread, the soil
was thrown well up around the corn
at this cultivation. I consider the
second cultivation the most Inipottant
of all an at this time the corn is
large and an a rule the weeds and
grass If any have Just started and by
throwing the nice mellow soil to and
around the corn It will settle down
OVOf the weeds covering them en
tirely and killing them completely so
that ,ou nre not bothend With tbeiu
no more this season and does gWO)
with Ibe necessity of having them
out. At this cultivation In this onyj
I Can cover the weeds or grass eoiu
pletely when thO) are two Of time
im ins high, The third cultivation
was given with the sunn CUltlVOtOI
but was not run M close to the corn
Ibis time, keeping well away so as
not to dentm the roots and a lai
.Shovel was attached to the hack
shank 00 "in lido to make a fniinu
I to Irrigate in. This was the last col-
tlvatlon eiviii nl any kind. Winn tin
coin was about shoulder high, pi i -
haps Ave feet, and Just beginning to
'show itn tassels, it wan given Its first
irrigation. The second Irrigation was
given about July and the last about
August the 14th There was nothing
more done to the field until husking
time, the measured acre making 102. 2H
bushels However. I think it would be
beneficial to give a shallow cultivation
jnftei each irrigation with a fine tooth
one horse cultivator. In my case I
had not the time as I was doing all
the work In the corn and had other
Crops on the farm to look after be
sides raisin; and feeding lab shoafs.
'I farm my place without am help e
eoflt at harvest time. I make It a
practice to feed all my grain on (he
pl.n for thai Is the only way to suc
cessfully farm In this or any other
I country, combination of corn, hogs,
win at, clover or alfalfa with the won-
Iderful climate and soil and water to
Irrigate ought to make the farmer nt
thi Lower Snake Klver valley the
mo i prosperoui ami happlMl people
on earth, i might say further that
four iars ago when I Brsi started
liaising corn in this vicinity I wan
ridiculed and criticised for plowing
up my alfalfa and putting It to OOffB,
but I Stayed With It because 1 found
it more profitable, .Mi. v ;. icingaan
Was the only man to ciu me cm nut
agetnent. Yours for success and
progress,
I HANK UN C. FRY.
Poultry Wanted!
I will be in Ontario Tuesday, February
9th, and will buy your Poultry at mar
ket price. I will also be in Ontario
Tuesday of each week, through spring
and summer. Will make headquarters
at American Express, j I DlfX BOISE
LW 10C. TO 50C
Skm T PRESENTED AT GROCERS H l
If FEBRUARY IM H 20th, 1915 t - :
M FOlfiEirsWjOFFtt .pT18
Jk we REDEf MLM JplW
Notice!
( JN and after February 1st, 1915. we discontinue our
y Aluminum Premium. Any parties having prem
ium books kindly present them to us and make your
selection while our stock is complete, as we expect our
stock to be all gone by February 10, after which time
we will not recognize any premium books.
OREGON PACKING COMPANY.
Aftr FKB. I, w( gi.e Konter's Free Tripe with CASH Purchases
The
Malheur Mercantile
Company
Nil HUM k l II VIMS.
Hainan, Ore ft b I krgos sec
. in i s. i mi ei f H Tonoi loan) sold
too eomor nloeg where formerl stooel
Ins Tone) betel lo John Hammond
mi ii.iuiniond la alread) bavins plans
pii pared for the Immediate construe
lion oi g the prooi building to oovor
Ins entire property.
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Hhs (i r'lit -l i Bjgji
I'llUll.
llh. ml
Palo iii. i.ii . rob t i irgui Ids
rial lorries) i. c uoiii. uii,.r
licre. took to Ills lied l,ila ,is i, ii
"i ,i da) mat. llthongb Roth lui
lost titty iiounds in wcIkIh ib re
Mill ol his alistineihc from food in i-
not frightened at all emaciated eon
dltloa ami is palteall) waiting for s
return of appetite.
National Grange Is.
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Hon batons signing as M ins t i.c
done io anrt) la the eprlng thai II
loaves ins ground cold and togg)
The tirst ciiitiMition us given when
tin "i ii w.t- throe oi four laches la
height cultivating shout two Inches
li.i With Miiull shovels wiih ,( M
Jap Pivot ule riding cultual.il Tlu
ultiwtluin was as .lose io he coin
us possible, using Ibe t. ndera to m
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von
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Will Fiser, of the Moore Stables, will deliver if vm. ww if n . ,
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