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FRUIT TREE ENEMY.
Called Pur Thrip. but May Feed er
Work en Other Plant.
A recent surprise to eutouiologlsts la
the finding of pear tlirtpa lu !y-w York
state, says bulletin of the state agri
cultural experiment station. Tills in
sect has been present in California In
destructive numbers for so vera I years.
but It was unidentified In the cast until
the spring 0f mil.
In 1910, when the loss from the
thrlps was frreatest, pear growers lu
the region about Germantown, N. I.
found their Kieffer crops reduced from
one-third to nine-tenths or even more.
The mature thrlps is a very minute
Insect, only one-tnentleth of an In
long, it is dark brown in color, ap
pearing almost black on casual view,
and bears four peculiar long, narrow,
feathery wings, which gave the thrlps
its old name, "fringe wings." T!i
wings are simple, ami each conslfts
merely of a single strong rib bordend
by closely set long hairs.
These adults come from resting cells
In the soil, where they have spent the
winter. The date of emergence varies
with the season, but Is apparently
timed to precede by a few days th
swelling and opening of the pear buds.
While commonly called "pear" thrlps,
this pest may feed or work on quite a
range of plants. It was found in JCew
Tork during 1911 on apple, apricot,
therry, peach, plum and quince as well
as on pear, and in California It also
attacks almond, fig. grape and English
walnnt If It becomes established In
the east It may have to be fought on
the above fruits and probably others.
As a sucking Insect the thrlps can
not be reached by internal poisons, but
must be destroyed by contact Insecti
cides. It is not difficult to kill If reach
ed, as the spraying experiments of
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MAKING BIDDY HAPFY.
Try to PIhh Your Htne With Com
bined RooiU and Neita.
I tlilnk 1 have stinlunl out and made
perfect combined nesting ami init
lug box, suiys a w.-resmuulcnt of t'ai-iu
aud Klrvoide. Tlie ucsdug boxes lire
of easy aivess and at the sime time
so secret as to please the liens and
make them very secure from the neus
learning that intuIcIous tiabit, so of
ten learned In tile nlnter, of eating
their eggs. The roosts are in a posi
tion to allow all possible ot
fresh air without draft and at the
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Photograph by New Tork ftate agrlcul
tural experiment station.
IIEFFBB PEAR BLOSSOM AND LEAP CLVS
IEBS HULKED BI THHIPS.
1011 proved that It would be destroyed
by a good wetting with any of the in
secticides used. The difficulty is, how
ever, that the adults very soon get into
the buds, where spray mixtures can
not reach them directly. Early recog
nition of their presence and prompt,
thorough, quickly repeated applica
tions are necessary for success.
The nicotine preparations are very
effective, especially when combined
with an oil emulsion which has a pen
etrating quality.
In spraying two objects should be
kept in mind-first, to kill the winged
thrips working In and about expand
ing buds and blossom clusters to pre
vent injury to the tender flower and
leaf parts and, second, to destroy the
larvae after petals drop to reduce the
number of Insects which will mature
In the ground.
COW BIN SI) KOOBTS AND NESTS.
From Farm and Fireside
same time allow protection from a se
verely cold night The third Important
advantage lies lu the fact that It Is
made so much in section as to be
moved with ease. Every part is Per-
ectly accessible, so as to be easily
oiled or whitewashed, to prevent aud
remove disease or lice. The founda
tion Is a bench, A. fifteen inches high
which allows the hens to use the floor
space underneath, so that Is not wast-
twenty-five inches wide and as
long as desired, conformiug to the
space available and fowls to use it. ife-
member the nests E should be fifteen
Inches square, so the length should be
an equal multiple of fifteen. The nest
boxes should have a door. B. to turn
down In front, with sufficient open
space in cracks to allow the hen a lit
tle light and yet dark enough to en
courage them in biding their eggs and
also to discourage the idle hens from
hunting after the newly laid eggs. You
ill not the bens enter an entrance, C,
back right (or left) band corner, at
tbe end and Into an alley, D, that runs
back of the nests E and opens Into
each. On top of the nest is a eleated
cover of matched boards that carries
an open faced box without top or bot
tom, that sets on the eleated cover and
tnrn supports a eleated cover. In
this box is placed a roost of two poles
nailed to 1 by 3 Inch strips, twenty
four Inches long, for supports. At the
front edge of eover is fastened a piece
of burlap or strip of blanket to turn
down on very cold nights after the
bens are at roost Large fowls need a
eleated board set slanting, in order to
walk up to the roost A small box
should be set at the entrance of the
nest boxes. Farm and Fireside.
;r; advice to amateur farm- t
s ERS.
FARMING FOR FUTURE PROFIT.
Tree Crap May Be Made Source of In
corns if You Look Ahead.
In an article on "Tbe Cure of the
Farm Wood Lot" C A. 8.tt. state
forester at the Kansas Agricultural col
lege, says:
The care of the flirm wood lot Is an
Hem Id farm economy that should
deeply interest every farmer within the
nardwood region. Timber when left
to care for Itself naturally deteriorates
lu quality aud quantity. Invariably
the best trees of the desirable specie
are cut for various purinw., and no
thought Is given to pluming desirable
trees to take the place of those that
are cut. Consequently the hardier ape
tics ultimately come to w-cupr the
greater part of the him!. rnfortunaH
ly th.-se hardy specie ure ufteu unde
sirable trees.
An Investigation of the general con
dlllons of our woodlands reveal the
fact that the farmer usually class
tneir tinibertand as w::te land or
practically su h Investigation reveal
a further fact that this timber Is grow
ing ou the richest hind within the
state, land that Is capable of produc
ing, a maximum yield of valuable tim
ber and capable of yielding a profit.
There Is uot a fanner In the state
who would esiHvt to make a financial
success f farming If he were to bun
die his business on the same basis as
most farmers are handling their wood
lots. The problem In handling the
wood lot Is simply this: The unpmtlta
ble tret's must be cut and cleared from
the ground and the hind stocked with,
a desirable species
There are several trees that are en
tirely suitable for such pluming. Where
the ground can he cleared mitl put uu
der cultivation the hardy rutatpn Is a
profitable tree for planting on the low,
rich bottom laud that Is occasionally
subject to Boodle,:. On such laud It
makes a remarkably rapid growth aud
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Value In Straw Stacks.
Many farm leases this year contain a
new and wise provision stipulating that
straw must either be converted into
-manure on the premises or Its equiva
lent in manure returned by those carry
ing it away. City dealers who have
gone to tbe country recently to con
tract straw have met with flat refusals.
Where straw has been sold to neigh
bors the return of manure has been
demanded. Tbe average farm owner
even when a nonresident is learning
that soil depletion Is poor policy.
Breeder's Cazette.
J In spring the farmer Is down
Z and out down in the furrow, out '
in the field.
Melon Bugs.
To get rid of the melon aphis, the
little bug that spoils your crops, spray
the vines with a mixture of eight
pounds of whale oil or laundry soap' to
lifly gallons of water or one part
"black leaf 40," a tobacco concoction,
to 1,000 parts of water to which whale
nil or laundry soap has been added at
the rate of four pounds to fifty gallons
of water, says the professor cf ento
mology at the Kansas Agricultural college.
Never set a fried egg with the
expectation of batching a fried
chicken. Ia excessively hot
weather place canvas over the
potato patch In order to shield
the eyes of the potatoes from the
blinding sun. Investigations of
modern science have disclosed
the fact that there is no essential
Z connection between duck raising
v and quack grass. Farm Journal.
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Using Nitrate of Soda.
Tbe North Carolina plan of using ni
trate of soda in growing field corn or
other corn is to cover it in near the
roots, but not on them, as soon as the
stalks are eighteen to twenty Inches In
height The paying value of nitrate
of soda when used as directed Is great
ly underestimated. Farm aud Fire
side.
"Critter" Wisdom.
The Merino ewe and the mutton rare
make about as profitable a sheep com
bination as it is possible to get
When you buy a beef or dairy anl
mal insist on getting an oilicial certlfl
cate showing that it has been tuber
culin tested with no reaction.
The farmer In New Zealand provides
his horses and cows with a heavy can
vas cover during the winter and in wet
weather, the covers being generally
used for animals turned out to pasture.
Nine parts of corn and one part ot
tankage make the best and cheapest
ration for growing shotes and will op
erate to reduce the amount of corn
consumed for each puund of grain
when compared with a ration of corn
only. Kansas Farmer.
l'ou can make your harness lasi
twice as long by giving It proper care,
and It takes but a very little time to
do it. "A good set of double harness,'
W C. F. Chase, assistant in f.inn
tT'Ci jiiiiiics at the Kansas A j-rfir-i: i t n i':t :
t llcL-e. "if pl-noeri.v care;) for sliouli
ast the working lifetime of a horse.''
Accepting the average pi't'-e of com
niercial feeding stuffs at i'.UI a ton am!
couside-ritiK otn pound of dry omtitti
in niang"! equal to one pound of drj
tii.itier In trains, mangel ihii.v be used
economically in the ration to replace
otic half the grain ordinarily led when
they can be produced and stored readj
for feeding at .ft per ton.- New liauip
ihire Station.
Photograph by Knnn State Agricultural
college.
TWE-NTT-SKVEN-TIAIl-OLD CATALTA TltEES.
will when from twelve to sixteen years
of age cut from li.ttoo to ,'l.rssj isists per
acre.
The Cottonwood makes a more rapid
growth than the catalpa on the same
character of land as described and
will when from twenty-four to thirty
years old cut from l.'i.miu to 20,xj0
board feet of lumber per ticre. The
Cottonwood lumber is altogether satis
factory for farm building purposes
and In many respects Is superior to the
pine. The lumber is light, but tough
and strong enough to give excellent
service for farm buildings It Is also
used extensively at the present time
for crating and olher purposes.
Where it Is Impractical to clear the
ground entirely of its present growth
it Is altogether possible that the stand
may be improved by cutting out the
least desirable trees and uuderplant
lng the remainder with such trees as
the red cedar for the production of
posts and poles or with white or Aus
trian pines for the production of lum
ber. These species will grow on al
most any character of soil and, with
the exception of the white pine, are
entirely hardy and desirable for plant
ing throughout the territory described.
The white pine is subject to occasion
al injury by severe droughts or the ex
treme drying conditions of our summer
weather, and when used for such
planting It should be planted only on
north slopes, where it will be protect
ed from tbe summer sun and wind.
The white and Austrian pines are trees
of comparatively rapid growth and
will when from thirty to forty years
of age yield a cut of from 8,000 to
12,000 board feet per acre of excellent
lumber for all building purposes.
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unlriinmcd hedgerow f
y A rank.
7y Is a detriment to good roads, suf
7 fooating to passers by and an 4
Vy eyesore to the premises it Ixjutids. Z
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Horace fcarnestlyi Dearest, If I wore
you I couldn't live without me. Lon
don Tatler.
An Unlucky &neeze.
Tom 'Ave yer 'enrd Hill's landed fot
three years 'anl? Harry Wot for?
Tom Kneezin'. Harry Snenxln'! Wot
yer givlu' us? Tom Weil, 'e was
crackin' a crib, an' 'e sneezed an' woke
the bloke up Loudon Sketch.
" would rather
sell you a Studebaker"
When your dealer tells you that yoa know
he's honest.
I le may have cheaper wagons in stock, but ha
knows the Studebaker is the best.
And so do you.
He wants to give such cood wagon value
that you will come hack una demand a buggy
made by the same people.
StudVbnkcra have been building wagons for oixty
years on J they have won the confidence f dealer and
turner by building not the cheapest but the betl
wagons.
Whether you live in city, town or country) there's
a Studebuker to fit your needs. Farm wagons, trucks,
business and delivery wagons, surreys, buggies and
runabouts, with harness for each uf tli a Mine high
quality as Studebuker vehicles,
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And chanfre your butcher. Unless you are scttiriK your Meats
from us you are not K'ttiiir the best value for your meat money.
We have prime Iteef, Venl Umb, Mutton, Pork and Poultry, Hams
and Hacon, ami the flavor of all keeps our Hiitittftcd putrons sternly
customers. Try a steak, chop or" cutlet here, ami it will tempt
you to deal here rogularly.
City Meat Market
D. P. Adamson & Co.,
Druggists
For Drugs, Patent Medicines, Chemicals
Lowney J Candies, Ice Cream Soda, Sta
tionery and Prescriptions see
D. P. Adamson & Co.
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Portland from Central Oregon
wOregoiThRy:
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Limited Trains East.
Direct, connection is mado at Fullbrido with limitnd train on S. P.
& S. Ry. arriving Walla Walla 7:45 n. m: Snokune 0:45 n. m. samR
day; Helena 11:!!5 a. in : liutte 12:50 p. m. next dav: Minneapolis
10:20 p. m.: St. Paul 11:00 . in. second day: Chicairo noon thirtl
day; with connecting service to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, and
St. Louts via Great Northern or Northern Pacific and Burlington
Route.
Willamette Valley Points.
Oregon Klectrio find Oregon Titink Uailwavs use the same station
in Portland. Trains via Oregon Kloctric llv. reach u,ret f ir,,,,,.
Hillsboro, Salem, and Albany the same day, and Eugene early next
morning.
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