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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1903)
int UUSl 3PKAV. It's Advantages and Disadvantages--Machineand Formula. In response to general Interest In th( subject the Country Gentleman hai collected Information from various frolt growers and also presents a cut which gives some idea of the construc tion of one type of apparatus or dust cp raying. The cylinder Is the dust box snd the -wheel works the air blast. D W. Maxwell says: lime being your conveyor, you have basis upon which yon can make a compound with perfect safety to yfeui foliage that will exterminate Insect life. You will never see any discoloring f fruit It gives you a perfect foliage. In the liquid process you cannot have thorough work, but in the dust every particle of the tree is covered; not only that, but everything around it As a fungicide there is no comparison of the two methods nor in destroying the can kerworm and codling moth. Tou can spray from forty to fifty acres in a day of trees from fifteen to twenty years old at one-half the expense of liquid spraying; cost of materia! per tree, 3 j cents. By our experience we have per fected a formula. Hon- to Slake the Spray. One barrel of fresh lime, 25 pounds bluestone, 5 pounds concentrated lye, 25 pounds powdered sulphur, 5 pounds i pans green (pure). Increase the paris( green to 10 pounds f or -fankerworms. ' Break the lime into small pieces and put It into a box 3 by C feet. Dissolv the bluestone in boiling water. C gal Ions. Dissolve the lye in 5 gi.ons hot I water. Keep the two solutions sepa-' rate. Take a sprinkler and sprinkle the 1 solutions on the lime. If not enough tc slack into dust use water. Cover over I the dust when through slacking. Make i a sieve of fine wire and attach a longj handle. Sieve out the dutt. Rub thei sulphur through sieve into the dust and , put the parts green in. Stir thorough-1 ly. Be careful not to get the dust too ' damp. Tour compound is now ready: for use. Spray Just before the bloom opens, then as it drops, then once a , week until you have sprayed six times, then once every two weeks until the; 1st of August ! 1 A Conaervntlve Vlerr. J J. M. Stedman of the Missouri expert- i ment station writes: I can briefly say that the dust process cannot take the place of the liquid process for applying i insecticides in all cases, but that in many instances it is Just as effectual, while In a few it seems to be more ef fectual. "Where one has a number of small plants, such as cabbages, straw berries and the like, it frequently hap- pens that the dust process is more ef fectual than the liquid and also has an advantage over the liquid process. In that It is much more readily managed. On the other hand, in spraying large orchard trees It Is not as effectual, es pecially for the codling moth, as Is the liquid. Many orchards are located on steep hillsides, where it Is practically Impossible for a team to draw a heavy : load of water. The ground in other; orchards is so soft during the spring that It Is practically Impossible to draw a heavily loaded water tank' through the orchard. In still other or-! chards the location Is such that it is impor lc to obtain sufficient water! for the spraying. In such instances ' it becomes a matter of using the dust , jrocess-qr none at all. I Bsndr In the Garden. t For the garden the dust process Is so j much lighter that a person can readily carry the machine and do the dusting , that would require a barrel of water in i case of the liquid process. The dust process also has an advantage in that In many instances It is much more readily made up, and many people will Bsc a small hand dust machine where they will not go to the trouble of using linnid one. The Darts green or other arsenical poison used In the dust ma-; chine readily floats in the air ana is blown a considerable distance by the Trind, so that in dusting the trees one should be careful to see that the dust does not blow In the face, otherwise one Is apt to inhale too much arsenical poison. The horses should also be kept away from the dust It Is advisable In the use of the dust to apply It early in the morning while the dew is upon the plants or soon after a rain, and it Is also well to apply the dust when there is- a slight breeze. For Qood Riads. The convention of American road makers -which met In Detroit was re markable In this respect, that Mr. George Burns, the great labor leader end president of the Michigan Labor union, advocated the use of prlsoD labor cither in building roads or in preparing material to be used for hard ening their surfaces. He is the first great labor leader to advocate this course, although it has been suggested by many speakers and -writers on this question during the past ten years. Mr. Burns sees that it "would be clearly In the interest of such prison labor and also in the Interest of free labor to have the great army of prisoners now la the Jails in the various states who are doing no good for themselves and adding nothing to the commonjwealtli applied to the road proposition In sonu form or other. Mnny people object to a suggestion of this kind because they say that tic use of such labor for such a purpose would have a contaminating Influence in the community where the work is done. But to avoid such a result Mr Burns showed that this labor could bo applied In ttie preparation of material, either brick or broken stone, where tlw prisoners could be worked In lnclo surcs as they now are. The product so produced would not come In coutue. with free labor as the articles general ly produced by such labor do. Conse quently by this course you avoid com petition with the manufacturer who offers for sale the manufactured art! cle or competition with the free labor er who works to produce these articles, and at the same time the prisoner Is receiving more useful Instruction, hnv lng more healthful exercise nnd adding greatly in the course of years to tl common wealth. If Mr. Bums' Idea, which Is undoubtedly a sound a:.-, wholesome one, should be adopted I n the labor unions of this country pencr ally, it would bring to the road caus great aid. The great meeting of the nutoinoblk manufacturers of America held In Cul cago soon after this Detroit conventios developed the fact that all of the auto mobile manufacturers of America ari heartily In favor of some general plui of road building that shall be appllca ble to all the states In the Union, liv ing unanimous In this view, tluj adopted a resolution Indorsing the pas sage of the Brownlow bill, which rro vides for a system of national, stati and local co-operation in the perm-i-nent Improvement of the public hlgb ways. It Is very evident from the Io;:t of events that the time Is rapidly an preaching when the friends of the good roads cause will be able to unite many forces In favor of the general plan ot road Improvement that have hitherto been either Indifferent or hostile. The labor leaders generally havv been hostile to the idea of applying th prison labor to this work, but now oni of the most progressive leaders of or ganized labor has come forward an-.1 Indorsed In the most hearty and Intclli gent way the idea of applying this la bor to the general welfare of the con; munlty by building up the public roads. In order, however, that this shall t made possible the road building a thoritles in the various states an' countiss must be provided with neces sary funds In order to obtain prop machinery, engineering skill and es pert labor so as to make use of tlu army of prisoners who would be put a their disposal under the new plan. In order to secure this necessary tunc It is more and more evident that tbf aid of the national government should be called In to supply a portion of tl money. This Is all provided for by tr Brownlow bill, which was not only In dorsed by the Chicago convention, btit also by the Detroit convention of American roadmakers. Every conven tion met to consider this question sin the Brownlow bill was introduced ir congress has Inu-.sed the bill nn.i urged Its passage. Hon. Martin Dodge Germany has two kinds of roads, state and county. The former cost $10,000 a mile to construct and have an average .width of twenty-three feet They vary from eighteen to sixty feet Each mile and a half Is looked after by one man, who, with a wagon nnO horse, earns from $123 to $200 n year, devoting sir hours n day to th work. An overseer has charge of 11 fry miles and is paid $400 to $000 a year. Each county has an Inspector, who re ceives $700 to $1,000 per annum. About $240 a mile Is allowed for yearly ex penses for repairs. County roads eot ?5,000 a mile and repairs about $:r a year. As much regard Is given to maintenance of roads as to the build ing of them. While the wool crop Is an element to be considered when estimating the value of the sheep It must not be thought the whole thing, and when the price of the fleece Is low do not turn away from -the flock or turn them off the farm simply because that product is not up to what It formerly was, says TVool Markets and Sheep. Think of th many other advantages to be derived In o ticking to our white fleeced friends. Hard boiled eggs mixed with bread crumbs, one half of each. Is very good for one feed a day, say every other day for the first week. But too much boiled egg is not good for them, and an enUre diet of hard boiled eggs would soon kill a great many of the little chicks. . When once filled In a Moslem grave is never reopened on any account. To remove the faintest chance of It thus being defiled a cypress tree Is planted after every interment, so that the cem eteries resemble forests more than nny thine else. Wheat contains a larger per cent ot albumen than any other grain and for ! this reason is one of the best grains to I feed for egg production. It should ! not be made an exclusive ration, how ever. Commercial Poultry. Coral was made use of by tho Ro mans as a protection against the evil eye, and popular superstition has cred ited the topaz with the power of de priving boiling water of its heat Frames of - - to be used is very much a matter of taste. It is imjort ant, though, that the frames Eet properly on the nose, and at the right distance from the eyes. That the lenses be perfectly centered, and how are you to know when " some one is guessing. WE NEVER GUESS Glasses Bight, Good Sight, R.F.WINSLOW Jer'erand . MRS. H. E ASTON $ 9 f is vreparea to watt upon old and new customers and friends ' with a full and complete stock of P - GROCERIES f qualitv. Teaa aad coffees are A specialties. Your patronage 205 Jackson St., Roseburg BEST MEAL IN THE CITY FOR 25 CENTS. THE NEW Cor. Washington and Main Streets Mrs. Belle Collins OREGON and Union Pacific Title Guaranteed Loan Co. ! ROSEBORG. OREGON. 1. 0. UxxiLTOX, President H C. IlAXlLTO!t, rk-cj. aad Trtai OSce In the Com: House. Have the onlj cora pleteet ol attract books in Dourlas Conn: Abstracts and CertScatet o! Title (urnUbed to Douglas count j- land and mlaln; claims. Have also a complete set of Tracinss of all totmsblr plati in the Rosebarg, Oregon, D. S. Ln d Pis Met. Will mike bine print copies of an? town ship N. A. FOSTER & CO., GOVERNMENT LANDS Of every descriytion. Farms and Min eral Lands. Oregon, Washington and Minnesota. 023) OAKLAND. OCEGON Abstract ol Title to Deeded Land. Papers prepared for filing on Govern ment Land. Bine Prints of Township Mape showing all vacant Lands. FRAME. ALLEY Architect, Abstracter. Plans and Estimates for all Build ings. Special designs for Office Fixtures Office in new Bank Building. 'Phone 415 ROSEBDRG. OREGON THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD The Greatest Farm Paper ol the North west. Published wecklr at Salem. Ore con. Edited by the Farmers ot the EJN'orthvest. Twenty Pages. Illustrated. A WESTERN PAPER FOR WESTERN PEOPLE 5 Papers for $ oo. Less than acts each Publication bCRan March 1. 1900. Now has o.aoo subscribers. Phenomenal growth is due to its being tho best farm paper pub lished. YOU SHOULD READ IT HOMESTEAD iND PLAINDEALER $2.75 A YEAR. The Kind I i REDUCED All Colored Summer Goods Reduced to COST We must make room for New Goods WALLENBERG BROS., Phone 801. Of ") r life if you buy a buggy, hack or road wagon before 3'OU iusjiect our stock of John Deere vehicles. We Are After You Haven't mis-el ; sale since car imivcd. Finest line o spring goods ever brought to the county. CHURCHILL A. C. MAR5TER5 & 0. j We Want Yonr Patronage and as au inducement we offer U. S. P. Standard Drugs, Fresh Patent Medicines, High Grade Perfumes, Soaps, Toilet Arti cles, and Specialties go to THE ROSELEAF for CIGARS, TOBACCO KND SMOKERS' SUPPLIES, Jackson Street, - - Roseburg, Oregon R. W- FENN, CIIL- ENGINEER. (Lately with the government geographical and geological survey of Brazil, South America.) United States Deputy Mineral Surveyor. Ofllco over rostoflico. ROSEBURG, OREGOf. Correspondence solicited A. SALZ Pratical WatchmaKer, Jeweler, Optician. Watches, ClocKs, Jewelry Diamonds and Silverware & W00LLEY i Watch Repairing a Specialty.