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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1915)
TWO THE ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSD AY, APRIL IB, 1915. THO ONTARIO ARGUS - iM444&f4ta4(itWt $s$.?44,$4t-t&tt UIUdHHKI) EVBKV THUK8DAT K-. t.-r.-.i in 1 1 . ; -toffloe at Ontario, Oregon, for transniissioa throng-h tb mails an second -els - matter. W. C. MARSH More Co-operation The third cooperative sales day has just oceured in Ontario and is accorded by everybody as a great success- a greater su -s than either of the two previous sales days. The id i of cooperation between buyers and sell ers is meetii.' .vith success for the reason that it means money savnl I y both parties. The merchants make mon ey, and sell 1 r less, by reason of the fact that their sales are much lanri r than ordinarily, and they can afford to do business ot i much smaller margin of profit. The spiri of cooperation is spreading rapidly, and from express1 is of satisfaction heard on the streets in Ontario last . turday, it is becomingeven more popular with the boyin public, than with the merchants. Thejitnc bus to start next week, has been made jmssible only by cooperation. The fact that it can be used by the pubttfl without cost to them is a feature of the new schem that insures its success from the very start. The jit: ey will be a great boon toj the people of the bench ten the river, and those living between Ont ario and Nyssa. Two trips each way every day provides a schedule th:' will no doubt be popular and convenient, and resident.1; of the country can use it to come to town themselves, or they can send in their produce without taking the tin to come themselves. Andj the fact that they can usv' 1, without cost, certainly, places the new scheme of ti.i n ;ortation within reach of all. Farm and Garden -:-i-;-.--:?-t-fr-?a-ao PROPER FOODS FOR HENS. ( )!!( , (). AM)HSI'l:OI'l.i:. Whatevei whether we t in and I may think of the "QfefOK Idea," torn 01 condemn, whether we regard it as i Mental T as i curie, the fad remains that the introduction I the recall, the initiative and the referendum marks the great est, moat far-reaching change In American political thought and adkm siiui the nation's beginning. Not even the entran eliiseineui of the Mgroei involved ;s radical a departure from time-honored American standards t political conduct as die Introduction and adoption of direct legislation in Oregon. As et we do not fully realize the fundamental nature of the new system So fa onl the minor ones of the Oregon innova tions, the Jiie i primary and the direct election of United states senators, have become Integral parts of the nation's political machinery. Though In universal use veal t the Rockies, direct legislation and the recall, rebuilt for American purposes on the banks oi the Willamette, in the shadow of Mt. Hood, haw nol et grown Into the organic law of all states. Bui the rcspon bility for the new "tools of democracy' be longs to the me i vho cherished the ideals of the indent back woods In i Ik ' Jes and clearings of the Oregonian forests, ii is typical i the backwoods outlook, of the early Ameri can attitude, th Oregon, despite Its political radicalism vas amonj! the last i the veetern states to bestow the franchise UP"I1 Us lllU'il i rom the i agoing it should not be Inferred that the peo ple ,,! Ore on ive always ind consistent!) been models ol political virtue It Jonathan Bourne, the former United States senator, would rite the unabridged, undeleted and uncen sored siii ol me of the old senatorial .'hvii.ni; n si,n lie muckrake would be enriched i several luines. Nor have the lieu-land frauds and veandals connected uiih i1k ranlnn . tii, public domain In Oregon been wholly forgotten. But the collective consi nee ol Oregon's population was nevei drug KPd ty the opl i of the full dinner pail or dauling achieve ments, when le senatorial mess at Salem began to smell unto high heav a the sturdy yeomanry rallied around the lighting Macksrt th ot Oregon Qty and placed the choice ol the delegates lo die upper house of Congress Into the hands hi the people, tv the same token Oregon twenty years ago began the agitation for the conservation ! natural resources. When land thel was still considered a perfectly legitimate business, ion- before the limelight's glare sought Roosevelt's upper incisors, Oregon clamored for the withdrawal o the remaining timbei lands to protect them from the grabbers and brought alvi it the establishment Of the ClSCadf National Forest, first o all the forest reserves, i President McKinley. Walter V. Woehlke in April Sunset. Ley.n Mutt Have Right Materlale Far Production of Eggs. (Prepared by the United fltatea depart ment of agriculture. In order to obtain eggs It Is neces sary to have henlthy, vigorous stock and to supply proper food materials. These are nitrogenous material or pro tein, non-nitrogenous matter, succu lents, minimi matter and water. Na ture provides the first In the form of worms and hugs and when these are nlisent or present In Insufficient quan tify, the pnultrymnn supplies, tho same Oft of food by giving eggs, meat igrrcn cut luiiie or beef scrap), milk or (filing.- il mi-. For tho non-nltroge- ui'iis mitlerliil nature furnishes seeds and the farmer gives wheat, oats, corn barley, etc. Tor succulents the fowls In n nntural state Mini them in grass and other green growing things. Tho I'oiiltrx man puts before bin i barges let tiii... cabbage, kale, mangels, alfalfa, lover, sprouted oats, etc. In their nat ural statu fowls in. 'I grit for themselves and the cultivated varieties get grit and oyster shells. Water, of course, must be pure. A splendid mixture fur laying hens Is iunl pnrts of crnckiM corn, wheat and oats, which should bo scattered in the litter. Ilran nr middlings and beef acrapa should be kept In receptacles to wblcb the fowls have access at all times. Plenty of exercise increases th egg yield. Provide four or Are incbea of good, clean litter In which to scatter tho grain. When wet tnaidiea are fed be) sure they are crumbly and not sticky. For the flrat throe days chicks may be fel n mixture of equal parts hard boiled eggs and stale bread, or atale bread anuked In milk. When bread and milk are used care should N ex ri i-.il to squeeze, all milk out of the bread. From tbo third or fourth day until the chicks can eat wheat and irackiHl corn, commercial chick feed Is n good rittlou. I'lciity of tHire, fresh water, grit, shell and green feed should be avail able from tho first day. There is very little danger of over feeding young stock. I .. I the chickens about flvo tlmea dally and only whut they will eat up clean In a few mtnutee, except at night, wheu they should receive ull they want Scientific Farming seeeeeeeteeeeeeet. CORN WILL BE HIGH. Early Planting of a Few Acre Advised by Kanaaa Collage Expert. The chances are that corn will be high priced next July and August, be lieves C. C Cunningham, assistant in cooperative experiments In the Kunsas Man- Agricultural college. He be lieves that mauy farmers where the com crop was short In mil will find the planting of a few acres of early corn profitable this season. Growing a quick maturing variety of corn for early feed is sometimes n good practice. Tho farmer who Is out of grain and has to buy high priced corn may cut down expenses by growing a few acres of early corn. An early variety planted as soon as seasonable conditions will permit will produce feeding corn from three to five weeks before the heavy yielding varieties of corn are ready to feed. The larger growing, later mnturlng va rieties of corn normally grown usually outyleld the small growing, quick inn- x"',,'iHt'".W v T""71'J , Sy-L-jtf&&ZYj r "!; 'WiJJi'irs.MWWLirmfuwiaii Lk"t -"rfjiaaaaaaaaaaaaa1 M ' . wi.-.-.w.H - r fflWjgv '' WJBWSHnBWL ..j 'utttt.'" M"rivTai ssbm -fifflfrf'ti Jl WH Old and New Silage. Farmer O. V. Itighier of Indiana re- porta thut he pluced well matured corn In a concrete alio fourteen years ago and emptied the Im.m m of the silo last July, aaya tho American Cultivator. Mr Itlghter says that the only differ euce that he wus able to detect be tween the fourteen and the one-year-old silage was thai the former was slightly more acid than the latter, but that the cattlo a to tho old and new si lage alike. A very Important fact In connection with the silage keeping so well Is thut the com was ripe when It was placed In the silo Incidentally the silo wus a homemade one, the base of which was live feet below the eur faeo of the ground line Such a con struction with mature corn well pack ed would uliuost always preserve good si luge for stvem I years Experiment With Wheat. According to n rcort of rotation ex periments conducted by the Australian government, wheat grown continuously on the same laud for six years pro duce.1 an average yield of ltUi bushels lcr acre, wheat alternated annually with bare fallow averaged 21.8 bushels, and wheat ulteruuttd annually with u fodder crop averaged 1M.4 bushels. the literature i i. it and iuie other unsavoi I ' N'-rij AMONG THE CHICKENS. ; U.vp In mind the fact that the In herited quallt) of heavy laying must come from pedigreed breeding and isir tlfiilurh through I he cock bird that is the sou. gr.uiiUon. etc., of u lino of heavy layers. Provide the llo.k with a dust bath and apply the following homemade powder To QM part of crude carbolic acid and (hive pails of gasoline add enough plaster of pails to take up the llqu'd and mix thoroughly Spread out and let dr If It is too lumpy run through a sieve. 8i.hv uwny in tight cans. Work well Into the feathers, cspolnlh in lluff and under the wings. Hepcai io ten das and make a thor ough Joli of It. To tell old hens from joung ones note that tlie ouug ones ure moat apt to have brighter eyes, redder combs and smoother legs. They never have spurs, while old once do. uud the old hens move nlxnit more slowly. Hens adapt their methods of brood ing to conditions su. h as temperature, slue of the chickens, wet weather, etc., and the operator of brooder must meet these conditions. Any of our Amerlcuu breeds make good setting heus, but there la no breed that Moats' all others in the uum her of Its broodies. As a rule, the heaviest winter layers ure the e.nlle-il broody. riu.r i vi. . OW OOHN lIUIOITtD 111 IL1.1 moii enow. turlug ones because of the longer grow ing pei I si of the former varieties. A considerable increase In yield must be obtain, d to make the growing of early corn under these conditions more profit able than planting the eutlrw corn acre age to the varieties usually grown. Ordluarlly lu eusteru Kanaaa a stand ard variety of Uauaaa corn, wblcb ma ture In US to 12(1 daya, will outyleld a ninety to ninety five day corn ten or more bushels per acre, and on the average the growing of the larger varieties pays best because of tbe larger yield. It Is ouly wben tbe July or August price of corn la abnormally btgb and tbe following crop large, caus ing a decided decrease lu price, that the early com planting practice la recommended. The usual pracUce In obtaining aeed of early corn Is to get It from tbe northern states. Early corn has to be growu In northern atates because of the abort season. In western Kansas a quick maturing variety of corn la necessary becuuse of the low auuual rulnfall. Acclimated varieties of corn grown In western Kansus are hardy and vlgoroua growing. The Indlcutlon are that these early varletlea of west ern Kunsas corn are better suited to eastern Kansas conditions thuu vurie ties similar lu slso uud maturity from further north. Winter Wheat and Spring Wheat. Tbe Indiana experiment station (cen tral Indiana) Muds that spring wheat .vleids hair to two thirds ns much grain us winter wheat ou the same soil. The time to seed Is as early ns possible. tbe quautlty about six pecks per acre. ! VALUE OF COVER CROPS.! A blanket of cover crops is needed In every orchard at least half tbe year. Au old orchard ou sloping laud, which is Inclined to grow heavy wood on the trees at the expeuse of fruit bear ing, needs a thick cover crop, such as common red or mammoth clover. In aome successful orchards alfalfa has been used, and, though It Is uot geu erally regarded as n desirable orchard cover crop, there are instances where the alfalfa lu an old orchard has been pastured by hogs and has proved an advantage for a year or two, It Is then turned under and the orchard cul tivated clean for a couple of seasons, with winter cover crops of crimson clover or vetch. The barometer of the orchard coudl tloti ts the growth of wood and the condition In which fruit Is matured. If the ci'Ver crop ts too heavy and is allowed to sap the ground of moisture In midsummer the fact will Immediate ly be noted In slow maturing fruit and short growth on the terminal brnu -lies of the tree. Many old trees ueed to be checked In their growth of wood to make them Announcement! 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