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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.
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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.
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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
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THE ONTARIO ARGUS. THURSDAY, APRIL 29. 191S.
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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
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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.
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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.
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