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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1922.
AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK NEWS
Up-to-date Information to Help Develop Progressive Farming
COPPER CARBONATE DUST
MAY PROVE SMUT CONTROL
That copper carbonate dust treat
ment for stinking smut' or wheat ia
apparently successful is anounced by
H. P. Barss, plant pathologist of the
O. A. C. Experiment station.
Although definite results cannot be
obtained until next harest, the winter
stand of grain in fields thus treated in
17 Oregon counties shows less injury
than stands where seed was treated
by either the formaldehyde or the
bluestone-lime method.
"It is entirely possible that this
method may in time supersede the
cumbersome liquid treatment," said
Professor Barss. "It also seems to pro
mote prompt and more vigorous ger
mination. Two ounces of copper car
bnate in dust form are thoroughly
mixed with each bushel of seed in a
revivifying drum.
"The ultimate solution of the smut
problem does not lie in improved
treating methods, but in the growing
of varieties of wheat which are high
ly resistant or immune to the dis
ease, reat progress has been made
in Oregon under the direction of H.
M. Woolman, field assistant in cereal
investigation. In trials with nearly
1000 varieties and strains of wheat
he has discovered 12 or more varieties
which are highly resistant to smut,
and which may in time be developed
into varieties suitable for the differ
sections of the state."
a riairv herdsman's course, the first
of its kind in Oregon, is under way
at the Oregon Agricultural college.
FARM REMINDERS
Farmers who depend on wet weath
er and hard freezing to kill their in
sect pests may be disappointed. Slugs
may freeze solid and "come to" as
hungry as ever when thawed out.
They can also stand "high water" pro
vided they are not washed away.
Spray of Bordeaux on plants to be
protected, with poisoned bait of chop
ped leaves sjrinkled with calcium ar
senate, will often "get' 'the slugs and
save the crop. O. A. C. Experiment
Station.
winter, picks up his clothes each morn
ing and leaves his bedroom in order,
that boy is beginning well. When he
knows that his family depend upon
him for the evening paper and the
mail, the responsibility thus imposed
will strengthen the will to do. It
may be far easier for a mother to do
a thing herself to succeed in getting
the boy to do it, butiehntnevbgjkkq
the boy to do it, but in the end the
effort will be found well worth the
while and one which a thoughtful
mother should feel it a duty to make.
The little girl who shares the ask
of dishwashing with her mother, and
whose duty it is to dust the living
room before going to school in the
morning, that little girl ih developing
her abilities as a young housekeeper,
and also those characteristics of un
selfishness and service that are most
essential in us all.
The question arises as to when we
can begin to impose these little du
ties for surely a three year old can
not be expected to shovel snow. No
indeed, but a child may be trained
at a surprisingly early age to perform
duties that lead as he grows older, to
larger things. Visit any kindergar
ten and children may be found doing
things of which their own mothers
never suspected them capable. It is
altogether too common a fault that
mothers underestimate their children s
capabilities. Many times mothers
have come to our kindergartens and
said: "Why, I had no idea Johnny
could do such a thing. He never has
at home!" For example, children in
kindergartens will put on their leg
gings, coats, overshoes anil mittens
without a murmur, while at home they
never even attempt to do this."
. A two year old child may be taught
to put away his toys, take care of his
coat and cap, and run little errands
about the house for his mother. He
can not be trained too soon to wait
upon himself. Don't make the com
mon mistake of being "a slave to your
children." Teach them self reliance,
give them some responsibility. You
will be more than rewarded for your
effort when they attain young man
hood and womanhood.
REGEIPES
Fruit Cake.
One cup butter, 6 eggs, 1 1-2 cups
seeded raisins, one-half cup currants,
1 cup cherries, candied, one-half cup
thinly cut orange or lemon peel, one
half cup blanched almonds sliced thin,
one-half teaspoon grated nutmeg, 1
teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 rounded
teaspoons baking powder, 2 rounded
teaspoons soda, 2 cups brown sugar,
one-half cupe seedless raisins, one-half
thinly sliced citron, 3 1-2 flour. Cream
butter and sugar until light; add the
beaten yolks of eggs and milk slow
ly, beat until light; then add fruit,
over which sprinkle one-half cup
flour; mix well. Sift 3 cups flour
with bakin gpowder; add half, then
add half, then add half the stiffly bea
ten eggs, the rest of the flour and
the rest of the eggs; mix well, line
pan with three thicknesses of paper,
place in moderate oven and bake one
and pne-half hours; as soon as cool,
wrap in wax paper, then in cloth.
ROSE PESTS CONTROLLED
Earwigs that feed on the g reen
shoots of roses in the spring and later
turn their attention to the blossoms,
nibbling stamens and base of the pet
als, may be controlled by the follow
ing method: Mix 6 ounces of ordin
ary sodium fluroid with 1 gallon of
dry wheat bran or shorts, and thor
oughly moisten with 1 pint of equal
parts water and molasses. Scatter
in the evening over the lawns or gar
den spots where pests occur, especial
ly about the bases of buildings and
tree trunks. O. A. C. Experiment Station.
OHIO CITIZEN GAINS 27 POUNDS
CARE OF VEGETABLES
Conservation and proper care of
dry and green vegetables fit for food
will materially reduce the high cost
of living at this time of year. Par
snips may remain in the ground all
winter, but most other roots, such as
turnips, beets and salsify should be
dug. Carrots and beets may be put
in shallow trenches in cone-shape
piles and covered with soil and straw.
Turnips and salsify will stand up un
der harder conditions by may be in
jured by hard freezing. O. A. C. Ex
periment Station.
"I was run down and weighed only
121 pounds," said Mr. Geo. Klinker of
Lima, O., "My health was very poor,"
he continued, "as I had rheumatism,
I catarrh, lead poisoning, stomach trou
ble and itch for which I had tried nu
merous medicines w'thout benefit I
was advised to try Number 40 Pre
scription which I did having taken six
bottles. My appetite improved and I
now weigh 148 my usual weight, and
I feel that I owe my life to it."
Number 40 Prescription is recom
mended for blood troubles from any.
cause chronic const pation, indiges
tion, stomach and liver troubles, etc
Acts on the liver removing waste
matters' from the system thus cleans
ing the blood of all impurities and do
ing away with the need of cathartic
pills and tablets. Sold by Huntley
Draper Drug Co. Adv.
Chocolate Fudge.
Two cups sugar, one cup of milk or
cream, one tablespoon butter, two
squares of chocolate.
--Put all except the butter and choco
late on the fire, stir weil and when it
commences to boil, add the butter and
continue stirring until it forms a soft
ball. Remove from the fire, add the
chocolate, stir through gently once or
twice,' and let stand until it commenc
es to thicken, flavor with vanilla and
pour out at once at directed.
Willamette Valley
Walnuts Are Best
Do Not Burn Straw
Sixteen-Shot Revolver
A Belgian concern is manufacturing
a revolver, illustrated in the Febru
ary Popular Mechanics magazine,
which enables the user tb fire 16 bul
lets without reloading. The arm has
two barrels, one above the other, reg
istering with two series of eight holes
each in the cartridge chamber. It is
fitted with a double firing pin, and
the bullets are fired alternately from
the inner and outer circles.. When all
the cartridges have been discharged,
th empty shells are thrown out all
together by pressure on an ejector
rod.
(By E. B. Fitts, O. A. C.)
That cow testing pays and that its
benefits are continuous is abundantly
proven by a comparison of returns
from association herds during succes
sive periods. Such a comparison of
the average butter fat production of
cows in Orego nassociations during
the six months, May to October, 1920,
with the production during the same
period in 1921, shows an increased
yield per cow of 18.30 pounds of but
ter fat during the latter period. At
40 cents a pound the additional fat
is worth $7.36 for the six months or
$ 14.72 pec cow for the entire year.
In a herd of 20 cows this would
amount to J294.40, or enough to pur
chase three first class grade cows, a
splendid registered sire or 10 tons of
grain, a direct additional return to
the dairyman for following associa
tion methods of dairying.
In addition to this direct and im
mediate cash return are other herd
values that will insure still greater
returns in the future. Large num
bers of the poorer cows are continu-j
ally being weeded out, pure bred sires
purchased and better practices inau
gurated in feedin gaud handling the
herd. One association reports 100 per
cent pure bred sires, another all sires
pure bred except one and all associa
tions making splendid progress along
these lines of improvement
The entire cost of membership in
a cow testing association does not ex
ceed $3 per cow per year,- and in some
associations is much less. There is
no service available to dairymen at
so small expense that gives so great
returns.
A comparison of the yield of asso
ciation cows with the , average yield
reported for all dairy cows in the
state shows a difference of 150 pounds
butter fat annually in favor of the
former. At 40 cents a pound this to
tals $60 loss per cow to the man who
does not test or follow good methods
in breeding, feeding and handling his
herd.
Don't burn your strawstacks, was
the suggestion of C. V. Ruzek, profes
sor of soil fertility, before a group of
farmers' week visitors. Neither is it
advisable he thinks, to apply lime to
them, because this also is only a slow
method of burning. Straw has two
distinct values commercial and agri
cultural based on chemical analy
sis and on the mechanical effect of
straw on different types of soils.
"A ton of straw contains 10 pounds
of nitrogen, from 4 to 6 pounds of
phosphorous and from 12 to 14 pounds
of potash," said Professor Ruzek. "It
is possible to assign a definite value
to a ton of straw in terms of the cost
of these elemens in commercial fer
tilizer. On such a basis the value of
a ton of straw at present prices is ap
proximately $4.20. But this is not the
whole story because these elements
are not as readily available as they
are In commercial fertilizer, so it is
more nearly accurate to consider the
figures given to be twice the actual
valued
"The agriculutral value is determin
ed by three factors: 1, the kind of soil;
2, the type of crop, and 3, the amount
of railfall. If the soil is sandy, be
careful about spreading straw onit as
it will use up the water and decrease
the first crop. If the soil Is heavy,
profitable results from the use of
straw will be obtained from the appli
cation of small . amounts at a time,
which must be well disked in. As
the straw decays," said Professor Ru
zek, "the soil will become mellow and
the water holding capacity of the soil
will increase. The air capacity will
also be greater and there will be more
room for lateral root development. If
lasting results are to be obtained from
commercial fertilizers, the soil must
have more humus, which straw sup
plies.
"The best results from the use of
stray are obtained in humid regions,"
said the professor. "Cultivated crops
give more immediate returns from Its
use. More straw should be used for
bedding. When straw is burned, pre
cious nitrogen goes up in smoke and
humus making material also is lost.
Barnyard manure has practically the
same analysis as strw, but the ele
ments in it are more quickly available.
The phosphorus supply of the soil is
constantly being depleted and neces
sitates the addition of fertilizers con
taining phosphorous.
Before making any large purchases
of seed, the farmer should obtain sam
ples as well as prices from various
dealers and test the samples, or have
them tested by this experiment station
or nearest federal branch and seed la
boratory for purity and germination.
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CARE FOR MACHINERY
FEEDING FOR HATCHING EGGS
Of course we all want the best
hatches possible and large strong
chicks; this we find depends a great
deal on the feed and the amount fed.
It is becoming known that the hens
that are crowded for egg producing
during hatching season cannot pro
duce strong, fertile eggs, and a mess
of infertile eggs at this time is a
great loss in two ways, first in feed
and second in eggs. There isn't
anything gained in making a hen pro
duce five eggs where she should pro
duce three; getting two chicks from
the five eggs where you are more li
able to get two stronger chicks from
the three eggs if she is not crowded.
Last year our per cent hatched was
never below 70; from that to 95, but
we fed our hens a measured amount
each day. They got their scratch
feed in the morning in litter, thei they
got their egg mash, not a wagon load
at a time either and about an hour
before dark they got their evening
meal. -We got about 50 to 60 egg
yield, which we believe is enougi dur
ing the breeding season. We wever
received on letter efrom our custom
ers complaining about weak chicks,
which we are glad to say. We keep
all the fresh water and clean sour
milk before our hens they will drink.
We luuw of poultry farms where they
crowded their hens, resulting in 30 to
50 per cent hatches. Which pays
R. H. SMITH,
Monmouth, Ore.
Care of farm machinery means dol
lars and oents in the farmer's pock
ets. Successful Oregon farmers usu
ally keep their machinery in good
condition and protected from the
weather.O. A. C. Experiment Station.
Beat Him to It
Hanikns: I had no idea you were
going to marry that little widow.
Jankins: No more did I. The idea
was hers. Wayside Tales.
The Time to Buy
Is when others are not buying
when money is rather close
and prices are low.
When spring opens there Is
always a buyers' rush, and
prices always follow demand.
If you want a city home, a
farm or any property, look them
over now and save mone.y.
Come in and see what I have.
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THE VALUE OF RESPONSIBILITY
(By Barbara B. Hunting.)
It seems a strange fact that one's
neighbor's children are always wretch
edly brought up. We could suggest
Innumerable means and methods of
Improving upon the "small fry" across
the way, while even at the moment
our own youngsters run shamelessly
wild, and are subject to much the
same criticsm from that neighbor her
self. But it is not in that spirit of criti
cism I make a suggestion, rather in
a hope that it may be of help to some
mother wbo has a child or two, with
the attending problems.
To foster a feeling of responsibility
in a child is one of the most important
steps in starting him along the right
road. It will work wonders with
Jiim if he has his own little aasks, du
ties about the house, for which he
alone is responsible.
The boy who keeps the grass' trim
med along the walks after the lawn
has been mowed, who empties the
ashes from the kitchen range each day
sweeps the snow from the walks in
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the
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Delicious Muffins"""
One and one-half cups flour, pinch
of salt, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 eggs, 2
teaspoons baking powder, 1 table
spoon sugar, 1 cup of milk. Sift the
flour, salt and baking powder togeth
er,, rub in the butter, add sugar and
mix to a batter with the jplks of .
eggs and milk. Last of all add the
whites of eggs beaten to a stiff froth.
Bake at once in a quick oven.
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