4 ' aoooooeooooooooooooooooooo o o o o o o -o o o o o o c o 1 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o PRISIRVINQ IQQS. The water glass egge have sort of varnished appearance or a floaa to them, and when the eggs art broken the ahelf crumbles. It doean't make a clon n rat Ilk a fresh, unpreeerv ed egg. It will be unIcm to pat egg Into water glaaa and expect to be able to sell them for freah eggs. We have nerer recommend ed that and will not do so. W merely regard the water glaaa treatment aa a very desirable thing for I mm iiaa, but for com mercial eggs cold atorage ta about the only thing to be considered. In preserving egga In water glaaa be arn-e to uae only crocka or wooden receptacles, and In plac ing the eggs In the water glnaa uae a loug wooden epoon. Have the egga clean and preferably fertile. The wnter ahould be thoroughly sterlllxcd by boiling for at leaat a hnlf hour. When ready dilute one ound of water glnaa In nrne pounda of water. Kural New Yorker. o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooooooooooooooocooooooo POTATOES FOR PLANTING. Peeling the Seed Deee Net Inereaee the Reaultant Crop. During my boyhood dnye my father introduced a numler of new varieties of otatoea Into the flection of country In which we lived, wrltea a Pennsylva nla farmer In the Kural New Yorker. Hla purchaM of any new high priced variety waa alwaya limited to a few pounda. lie wished flrat to teat them out to a limited extent at lenat before 'recommending them to hla neighbors. Being anxloua to teat them for their cooking and eating qualities aa well aa for producttvoneaa and alae, nt planting time tie alwaya made a practice of tak ing iwellng cuttlnga or acta from the largest epeclniona. cutting this i llnic about three-eighths or perhnpa one-half an Inch deep, aepnratlng the i I so aa to leave one good eye to eai'b section. Till would leave a large portion of the potato for the cooking and eating test s I remember It, the eeled seed grew aa readily and vlgoroualy and made aa good a crop aa the whole or cut aeed. In prodnctlvencae, else or appearance they were In no wias any different from the tubers raised from whole or cut aeed. I am atrongly of the opinion that peeled seed can In no way affect the remitting crop to Its bet terment and tbat the Idea tbat It does la purely theoretical. Good clean saad planted In lean ground and properly fertilised la the prima factors In the Crowing of smooth potatoes, aud If tha reverse condltlona are present this peel ing of the seed can In no wise affect or overcome the noil's lufluence on the crop nr any disease thnt might be In the seed at time of planting. Grafting Nut Trll One of i In- moat auccesaful methods yet dcvlaed for ursftlng nut trees Is the "bark gnift" method, aays the Na tional ritockmuiL In tills i n ho the stock I not split, aa In cleft grafting, tiud the scions are tapered on one side only, ns shown In a In the accoiiipiiuyliig Illustration. Thin Is then pushed down between the Winn t ii ml bark, ss shown ut b, aud aOION am. nns K -held in place by wrapping aoft twlua a I. -nit the end of the stock or prefera bly by wru;iplng with strips of wuxed muslin cloth. The exposed surfuces should then be thoroughly wuxed to prevent loaa of moisture. The tips of the scions should also be waxed If they have been cut it Is usually better to cut tlit-iu than to use scions with ter minal buds. A TRANSPLANTING HINT. Market gurdeuers who hnve oivaslou to transplant many seedlings of lettuce or beets to the open held, especially wl.cn irrtgutloii is nut mailable, some times experience considerable loas from drying of the young plants, says American Agriculturist. One cause of this may be unsigned to weak plants with soft leaves and few roots. An oiher freijueut cause, according to ob tatrfffl fiom the New Jersey station, Is the failure to red in e the leaf surface before setting lu the held Almost always when plants are pull ed from the see-1 bed many roots are lost, aud to balance up the water sup ply nii'l demand in t lie pl.itit parts of the top should also be removed. In m.iii.v caaes theae tips or even the wln.le leavea would dry up anyway, ami the grower may as well keep the water they would have drawn from the plant for the uae of stem and new leaves. k if i m 6 "eMW e tuotit-jooooooooo'jdoor o o AROUND THE FARM. Mha a farmer either by good luck nr grant aklll baa ralaad a One crop ha owea It to himself to sell It to tha beat advantage Professor A. A. McTtowaJl of Wlar-onaln aaya It la easily pos sible for farmers to ds-abla or even treble their crops by battor cultivation and diversifying. Oat a weanling colt need to being haltered and by tha time he la alt months old ha will atand hitched Ilka an oh) bona. No animal Is mora auereptlble to Improvement by breeding and feeding than the pig. If you are going to rent land have a lawyer draw up a fair lease. Sheep will eat mora than 100 klnda of weeds tbat are unpala table to cattle. Thorough cultivation la a mighty factor In Increaalng tha profits on a dairy farm. WHAT ALFALFA NEEDS Soil Wr From Weeds, Plenty ef Lime snd Good Drainage. Nina years ago I waa aelsed with a strong desire to raise alfalfa. This waa In Pennaylvanla. After reading the "Method of Procedure" which brought soccesa to others, I thought It mi eaay matter to aecure a crop, ao 1 divided to try It on n small scale, wrltea a eorre apondent of the Para and Fireside I followed the plana described, aent to Washington for "bacterial culture." put on ROO pounda of burnt lime to the acre, sowed the aaad In July and waited for It to grow Into real money. It grew well tbat fall and covered tba ground through the winter. Tba naxt spring It turned yellow and died. My loaa waa t' or mora. I blamed tba failure on the culture and tba amall amount of lime applied. In 1010 I tried It again, putting In three fourths of an acre. 1 plowed the ground In April, top dressed It with good manure, gave tha place frequent harrowlngs through April. May and June and put ou one ton of burnt lime. 1 aent away for Inoculating soil taken from an old alfalfa field I paid TS cents n hundred pounds for It Itealdes the freight This soil was scattered over the piece by baud Next I applied phosphate fertiliser, and In July aowed tba seed. This place caught well, and wa nave mowed It every year sine. In IS 11 another piece of two and one quarter acres waa added to this, mak ing about three ncrea In both pieces. I followed tha same plan In putting? In this piece. Next I applied two tons of ground limestone to the acre. Then I procured MO pounda of nitrate of soda. .100 pounds of hone meal and I00 pounda of o lu in fertiliser, mixed them together and sowed this eten'y over the piece and harrow eil Hi roughly. Then In July I aowed twenty fhe Niunds cf al falfa to the acre. It grew well, and lust Reason I mowed It three Mine-, and uoi fifteen loads uj nice alfalfa from tin three acres. You will notice that It Is n great ileal of trouble lo ajaj the crop start. -d. but It la well worth the efforts put forth, as alfalfa Is worth nearly as much as bran, ton for ton. To ho successful In get t lug the crop started four things must Is- compiled with: ill Soil free from weeds or weed seeds; i'Ji soil made sweet with lime: (III soil well till der drained, and ii soil containing or ganic matter and aupplemented with nitrogen, phosphorus and potash Homemade Seed Tester. In handling seeds the percentage that will grow can easily be determined by the use of the homemade tester shown herewith. It Is made of a couple of dinner plates mid a piece of cautun flannel. If there la no cloth bandy uae a piece of blotting paper about the slse of tha AM 1.1 I 1. I i I II.MKIl plutes. Take ion or 300 seeds juat as they come, inukiug no Selection. Mois ten the doth, lay una thlckueaa on the plate, count the seeds, spread the other end of the cloth over them uud put lu a temperature of 70 degrees. On the second and each succeeding day the sprouted seeds should be taken out and counted. Pertiliiing Pruit Trees. In some foreign experiments the use of stable manure la advocated wbeu the tree la first planted aud the sub sequent application of commercial fer tilizers from year to year In a series of holes distributed around the tree about ou a line with the circumference of the crow ii. The depth of the holes Is to l.e In. leased as the tree becomes older ami the fertilizer is to lie well mixed with soli or other material to prevent burning the roots. It U desirable to determine the depth of the feeding roots for various trees In different soils In order to fix the optimum depth of the holes. American Agriculturist Ow THE ONTARIO ARGUS. THURSDAY, APRIL 29. 191S. mm takes GAME FROM OHO The fastest game of baseball seen in Ontario for a number of years, was played laaf Sunday between Caldwell and Ontario, Caldwell winning by the score of 2 to 1. Alexander, a well known box artiat to the local fans, waa in great form, holding the Ontario boys to five hits, the only run scored off of him waa when Smith hit for two baaea, and came home; when Hates let Chap man's fast ball get away from him. Ontario scored their first and only run in the first inning, after two Were down. Caldwell scored one in the seventh, and one in the eighth on errora by Koapal and Higgins. Lingreen, the pitcher, looks like a find. He has everything on the ball. Sunday was his first workout for the season, and a little more practice will make him aa good aa any in the league. The local boys played a good class of ball, for so early in the season, and if all the games are like the one played Sunday the fans will have no right to kick. Higgins. the old stand by, was in the left garden, and looks as good as always. Next Sunday the league opens at Boise, and the local boys are going after the game. The crew works every night until dark getting ready. A pitcher will be here by then.. Score R. h. K. Ontario l 5 2 Caldwell 2 6 2 BAND CONCERT ON DECORATION DAY The first open air concert of the seas,.., will be given by the Ontario band Decoration day. After that date concerts will be held every Saturday night. On or about the 15th of May a con cert will be held for the purpose of securing funds for the benefit of the band A good musical treat is as sured. Bond Election Helk The Kruitland school bond election held Tuesday to provide funds to build a new achool heuae, carried by one vote. The vole stood 21 for the school building, and 13b against, the law re quiring a two-thirds vots to carry. The proM3sed measure providing for a heating plant was lost by nine votes. Support Per Tomato Vinos. A good support for tomato vines may be made of wire fencing that cornea in several heights, uslug auy desired height Cut off about seven feet, form 11 cir cle by bringing the ends together. Place one of these supports over each 01.1. 1. TOMATO nl l-l'i'lil tomato plant as soou as tha plant Is set out aud fasten securely to the ground ou two sides. Aa tha vine grows place small laths across the frame to support the vine. Tbla brlugs tha fruit to the sun aud raises It so it hi convenient to gather the fruit as It ripens. The supports can be used for years. pood of Soparstoro. A good deal of loaa of butter fat has been occasioned by the fact that cream separators often are run at too low a apeed. The manufacturers have deter mined at whut speed the uiachlue will run at highest elli. ieucy, aud this Is ordinarily market! on th,- crank. Most fanners, however nu-iely estimate the speed without tuning themselves, and according to otti lal ol-serwitious they usii.ll mm to, slowly uud lose from 'J to .'.ii per cent of the butter fat. A speed indicator similar to the ones Ii. 11-e on aiilum .Idles Is now being use, I on ci 1 iii ne I armors, ho that the proper speed til iv 'ways be kept , ml tin- ma el liiu etlii lent American Agrtcultur 1st effijf LIGHT COMPANY IS BUILDING NEW LINE The light company of thia city is having construction work done be tween Ontario and Mr. Winter's place on the Malheur river. A new line is being placed and the crew is putting up the poles. Mr. Redman has charge of the em ployes. Ten men have been hired fot the work. It is understood it will take three months for the completion of the work. EXCLUSIVE LADIES' STORE AT LAMPKINS That Ontario is to have a store, carrying an exclusive line of ladies' furnishings, which will be the only one of the kind between Baker and Boise, is the announcement made this week by W. T. I.ampkin. Starting with a sale Saturday, preparations have been made to clear out the stock of men's and boys' cloth ing and while a stock of small boys' clothes and ladies' and children's shoes and dry goods will be carried, Mr. Lampkin will specialize in ready ta wear garments for "milady." CALL FOR W.C.T.U. MEET AT ONTARIO At a previous meeting of the On tario Woman's Christian Temperance union, a call was made for the unions of the county to meet at On tario April 9. The unions met on this date and a county W. C. T. U. waa organised. Mrs. D. E. Baker of Ontario waa elected president, and Mrs. Mary Marshall of Nyssa waa elected recording secretary. Other officers will be announced later. Mrs. Jennie Kemp of Portland, state president of the W. C T. U., waa preaent and added valuable help to the work. A splendid program was given in the afternoon at the Pres byterian church. A delightful lunch wma served at the close of the after noon program. Delegates were pres ent from Nyssa, Ontario, Payette and Kruitland. Another Great SATURDAY 6 Royal Worcester Bon Ton Corsets worth $3.00 for 2 Royal Worcester Bon Ton Corsets worth $2.00 for 1 Royal Worcester Bon Ton Corsets worth $1.75 for 6 Royal Worcester Bon Ton Corsets worth $1.50 for 7 Royal Worcester Bon Ton Corsets worth $1.25 for Come Before Your Size is Gone A RARE BARGAIN SATURDAY, ONE DAY ONLY! Malheur Mercantile Company Ontario, WATER SUPT. IN TOWN YESTERDAY George D. Cochran, stjite water su perintendent, waa in town yesterday on his way from Burns where he has been in attendance at tha adjudication of water rights. Mr. Cochran states that he will be here the latter part of June or the first of July to take up the adjudicat ing of the rights along the Malheur river. Preliminary papers have been filed with the state, and action will be taken at that time. RABIES NRE STILL IN EVIDENCE HERE The rabies has caused a great deal of excitement around Ontario for the last two or three months. The business men of each of the surrounding towns have been taking action against this matter, but with out entire success. All owners of dogs have been compelled to muzzle! them, but animals on a wilder scale have contracted the disease, and are causing u great deal of trouble. It has been reported several people have been attacked by a mad coyote. It has been very difficult to get rid of this plague, but everything possible is being done to prevent further dam age. Mrs. Jones Returns. Mrs. J. S. Jones, who has been visit ing in California since the first of the year, has returned to Ontario. Mrs Jones states that her visit to the Oregon building and especially to the Malheur county booth was one of the most pleasant events of her trip, and that Mr. Lackey, who ia in charge, is fulfilling his duties in every detail. CARD OK THANKS. We sincerely wiah to express our thanks and gratitude to our many friends and neighbors who were ao kind during the illness of our beloved wife and mother, ami who have ao generoualy given ua their aid and loving sympathy in our dark hour of sorrow. C. W. PLATT AND KAMILY. 17-It SALE e e a m fTyw CIRCUIT COURT IN SESSION AT VALE The circuit court is in session ia Vale this week. A number of promi nent attorneys from Ontario have been present. Monday the civil suit of John Wro ten vs. John Urezella was tried and was decided in favor of the defend ant. This case comes from Jordan Valley and the plaintiff sued for dam age by loss of irrigation water. Tuesday the case of the State vn. "Spot" Thorton was brought for trial. It will be remembered that Thorton was arrested some months ago, ac cused of burglarizing a restaurant in Ontario. He skipped his hail and was re cently apprehended in California ana brought back by Sheriff Ben Brown. Yesterday the case of the state vs. Fred (Jreen was taken up. Green ia accused of threatening to commit a felony. COLLIE DRUHOT TO PITCH FOR ONTARIO Collie Druhot, a well known bnll tosser all over thia country, has been signed up by the Ontario ball club for the season. Druhot had a try out with Cincinnati in I'M.' and for tha last three years has been pitching ball in the Union association. Druhot comes well recommended as a ball player. He is not only a pitcher, but an outfielder and a goo. I hitter, so the Ontario ctub now is strong in every department. Haaiist Church. Remember th rally anil get to gether day Mav '. Basket dinner in. the park. Ordimtion of deucona r the afternoon. Topics for next Sunday, May 2, 1 a. an "A Vision of th" N m Life." H p. m., "Life Given for Life." This ia the sixth in a eaeHg of address's on the general opi. "I ifc" Let the house be filled to hear these addresses. They will do you good. A hearty invitation is extendi d to rill D. K. Ii vk'KR. Pastor. $2.25 $1.35 $1.30 $1.10 80c. Oregon ,'