Thursday, April 5, lftlT
t'Af.K BIX
AS IT LAND TIDINGS
Apple Profits
Kill all snckins: burrs. That's ono bis stop. We are advising
i-rowrr.-i to look out, for Aphis, Woolly Aphis, Red 1W and
IV." r I'svlla. These puckiiivr insects have become a real neiuico
H riruiv orcli.tnls. OwuiL' t) tlv.'ir Iubits o me, arsenical sprays are
iniiffoi live ai; uii--t thoni. YuU limit
Control Orchard Pests
Biuik I-caf -10, man-ifa'.-turod bv The Kentucky Tobacco Product Company,
Incorporate"!, Louisvi L; Ky. Works ellicicntly as a separate spray or with
A-"tiu!( or Imi. li'ini. a ix ami i.imo-Miipiiiir. rimiiv unci pwmt'n iiitivn jou mu
jri"iit:iM'iiiH'ii .ii.m.ur. .-vm-i uoik, a- on" vitrn.viittf docs unuMc duly. Owimr lo
Itioifivut BiP'iiifih or I'.ifirH I i"ir 4n. but in ni w itiiu uvu nnd inn ciwr 1 mw.
l l.vcwuiii.cuuuu ui Ajricumu ui uuuttfu ui.u cuKiriiut'iii, siuuuiu.
Free Spray Chart
Come In nnd ir ! a fno chart showing? when nnd ,
lio.v in Mir:i.". e niivn wmiti live IwwiUhMs oni
Wo curu u( trues, vines, lowers uud vvtfulubles.
See List of Deulers
Below
Kills
lApKis,
mhdfokj)
Carnett-Ooroy Hardwar-i Co.
Kogue Kiver Co-op. Fruit Growers'
Ansa.
Producers' Fruit Co.
Kogue River Fruit & Produce Assn.
ASHLAND
Ashland Fruit & Produce Assn.
FRUIT and pARm
liaw:::aatttnm:ttKmtatntt:taa:n:nmt
Feeding Dairy Ciihes.
Feeding the calf should begin he-
fore It Is horn, says Farmers' Bulletin
777. Feeding and Management of;
Dairy CaJves and Young Dairy Stock,
recently Issued by the Ulnted States
County Rodent
Pest Campaign
Attention, Mr. Farmer. Are you
taking advantage of the opportunity
to get (ho ground squirrel pest uniltr
control .offered by the co-operation
of the U. S. Biological Survey, county
pathologist, county court end local
I farmers' nre'ttnit'ntlnliH? Pvppv pnm-
j ...
munity In the county not organized
should do so at once anr thus get
every farmer and orchard's! who has
a dingle squirrel on his place to help
kill off this destructive lest. Co
operation and united effort Is the
only way any pest can ho properly
controlled. Do not say or think, "Let
George do it," hut rather say, "It is
a good movement and I am going to
be public-spirited and will do my
share by buying enough poison to
kill the squirrels off my cwn place
and more If the circumstances war-
i rant. If such a spirit should lie
maintained throughout the spring,
i summer and fall there would be a
! great reduction in the number
squirrels. Continue another year and
the following year you may rest from
such labors. But keep at it, everlast
ingly keep at it, and the ground
squirrel pest will soon be un Incident
of the past.
Three and one-half tons of this bar
ley; poisoned according to the form
ula which the government has used
to eradicate the pest from one million
acres of national forest, has been pre
pared and is now ready for distribu
tion. Over half of this has already
gone out. It will kill the squirrels if
properly put out. It is sold you at
Thveeparts cracked corn, one
wheat bran, one part ground
er than finely ground. Ground oats
are good I A grain mixtures when
available, but In most cases cost
much more per unit of feod fhan corn
a;id bran. The following grain mix
tures are recommended in the bulle
tin. -V
1. Three parts cracked corn and
one part, wheat bran.
2. Three parts cracked corn, one
part whoat bran and one part ground
oats.
3.
part
oats and one part linseed meal.
.4. Flvo parts cracked corn, one
part whoat bran, one part- ground
oats and one part blood meal.
5. Onts, ground.
Clover hay, alfalfa hay or the most
palatable roughage available should
be given the calf after the second
week. Alfalfa is liable to cause
scours, and should he Ted sparingly
at first and. Increased only after the
calf gets accustomed to It At first
hay should be furnished only a hand
ful at & time and be placed so that
it can not be soiled. For the first
six months, at leant, the calf should
receive all the roughage of good
quality that it will eat up clean.
When the calf has hecess to good
pasture duqing the first six months
it need not receive other roughage.
It is not advisable, however, to have
the calf under two months of age on
pasture in the early spring.
I should be thoroughly brushed and
cleaned each day. All milk fed
should be fresh and clean, which is
: true also of other feeds. Milk pails cost, which Is 6 cents per pound at
should.be scalded thoroughly with the mixing plant at the Rogue River
sterilized with Frult an(l Produce Associat:on. Those
Department of Agriculture. Poorly steam If possible. . living m a wmmuimj uui ui .,..
Nourished cows give birth to weak, j MJlk from cow8 having a communi- !8nould ta,ke B,tepsu to forna pest club
juny calves which are hard to raise. ai8ea()e 8S tuberculosis, should !at once; l,ut in nntimo can se-
Cows which hav. an abundance of(be p!Uteurlzed (heated to 145 de. ' cure po son at either the central plant
palatable and succulent Jeea and are ; . and heid at that temperature ln Medford ore "eare,t local or;
in good body flert and healthy. ; for 30 mtute) before it is led to eanizations. Following r are names o
thrifty condition at calving time are 'calves. Separated milk from a cream- iclubs f"med and th" 'J"1.0?
mnr liupiv m nmdi.ee well-devel-1 .... ,.. -fc(, ... ,,.. .,.,! i,- each: Rogue River Club, Cold Hill.
oped, strong and sturdy calves, which cause It is practically impossible to10"'' uBf' n l
wfll respond normally to pioper feed know that such milk ds free from In
and care. fectlon.
The calf should always receive 1U Bettr re8ulta are oWalned by
mother's milk at first, aj the colovl. .. , th timeg a
4... firut ...111 cllnuiintoa hn . . er Aiercanwio v.uuiiihiiv, nmuui
trum, or first milk, stimulates the , fa h ,oda betwcen feed. phcnix Mrcan,iIe com
nf cinmaeh nnd nthnr dieest vo i . ...... .... Drug btorc, Phoenix Mercantile com
,,ng aa neaMy equal as possiuie. p.eoree Brown & Son Brown
'c' l" i not overload its otom&ch. ana me
bbout 4S hours immediately after' digesUon of the feed dg mor, even!y
Wrth. It may ha best to alio a weak dltwt,,uted throughout. the 24 hours.
alf or one that does not gain strength Regu)apty ,n fe((dng ,s ,mporUnt.
reauiiy to remain a loi.ge. uwc, m.i . . . . . . . d
the feeding should be as nearly as
nicallila 19 hmirn afnrl
,u ..... w t ! ...HI H,l l.,.f 1r,.nn Q
v III Biauntru a iiitic, uuv ncj, ouiii
At birth a 50-pound calf should . . . ..
I have about eight pounds of whole ag u8ua, a Some who haye
milk a day, while a 100-pound one fc Jgon rl rf
should have about 12 pounds, tor , . ,QOIto haiinr ihan with
the first four days milk .from the Qn uge(l fie;
dam should be fed, then that from . cauge fflf Ug low cost every0no should
any of th. other cows in the herd. take advantage &f thi8 opportunity.
; preieruiiiy noi irom any inai are
j nearly dry. Milk containing not
; more than 4 per cent butter fat is
, considered best.
At the beginning of the third week
'either aklm or separated milk may bn
! sulwtltuud for whole milk at the
I rate of one pound a day. The dally
I ration may bo increased from two
Jt is sometimes difficult to teach the
calf to drink after sucking the cow
Jor a time, and sorlous trouble may i
result from its failure to obtain food. !
Successful raising of calves re-
Oulres absolula cleanliness. Calf
lierm Rliouhl slways be kept clean
and supplied with plenty of dry bed
ding. Discarded feed should be re
moved from the feed boxes, which
CHICHESTER SPILLS
BRAND
Club, Ruch Club, Central Point, East
side Community Club, Valley View
Farmers' Club, Bollcview Farmers'
Club, Griffin Creek Club, Rogue Riv
er Mercantno company, marxm s
store. Harry Merriman, A. H. Daven
tiill and J. R. Wilson. ,
Notw !ls the time to put out the
poison when the squirrels are hun
gry and the young are not born.
When the green feed comes on they
Miuniun Sifrty BRAND
your Uranrfet Tor CHI-CHES-TER S f
MOND liKAND PILLS in Ki'D aa
d mrlallic tKixni, tralcd with Blunt?)
M . T J I
l. iako nu UTUfiK. iioy oi tow y
I ant ami np ni- uu.
For further Information and assist
ance in this work call at the county
pathologist's office
CO. AGRICULTURAL AGENT.
tADIItS
aik
D1AMON
Col.
Sibboa
kimoKii miANu pii.i.h. tor
yeni rcardt-J a Best, Safest, Alway Reliable.
separated milk. During the fourth
week the change should be continued
until by the end of the week only
to four pounds, depending upon the , separated milk is fed, unless the calf
vf the calf. Winn the calf very delicate, wun erpeciany
viigor
does not drink eagerly what is of-
....! fered. the quantity should be cut
down.
Costs Little More
vigorous calves the chango to sepa
rated milk can be madft a week
The ration at the end of tho , earlier. The quantity fed can be iu-
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS third week usually should be approx-! creased gradually to 18 to 20 pounds
EVERYWHERE Imateiy ona-naW whole and one-halt a day.
a I Six months Is probably a good
- ... average age at which to wean calves
from milk. Tho age depends upon
I the cost of the milk In relation to
' the value of the calf. Its breed, size,
j vigor, etc. The season of the year
jand tho other feeds available also
' must be considered. When the- best
' of hay, allage and a good variety of
grain are available, or when good,
succulent pasturage can be provided,
the calf can be weaned earlier; also
the stronger and more vigorous the
caK tho earllior it can be weaned. On
the other hand, the more valuable
the calf the more expense the ownor
is warranted in developing It and the
later It probably will be weaned. If
skim or separated milk is plentiful,
calves may be fed profitably until
eight or ten months old.
When the calf 4s in its second
week it should begin to reeelve grain,
and when one month old It should
eat about halt a pound a day. After
this time the quantity of grain may
be gradually incroased, feeding all
to go East
VIA
CALIFORNIA
Before selecting the route for your next trip
East consider these three important things:
SERVICE
Steel cars, through standard or tourist
sleeping cars, unexcelled dining cars.
SAFETY
Rock ballast, automatic block signals,
heavy steel rails, consistent speed.
SCENERY
Known throughout the country as "The
Road of a Thousand Wonders."
LIBERAL STOPOVERS
Our Agents are welt informed. Ask
them regarding train schedules, or
write
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent
Portland
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
KKX-LityiiiK Contests
Prof. C. T. Petterson, director of
the Missouri poultry station at Moun
tain Grove, Cal., has arrived at the
following conclusions from tho results
of contests held. under his direction.
The list Is worth reading by every
chicken raiser.
The early bird turns tho worm Into
profit.
High egg production is half breed
ing and half feeding.
The ideal hen scores high, lays
many eggs, and lives a long time.
Hens know as well as men what
and how much to cat.
' Success depends half on the poul
try and half on the poultryman.
Poultry do their part oftener than
the poultryman.
Hens know the attendant as well
as the attendant knows the hens.
Early moultors often prove to be
lazy loafers.
Nature stimulates ln the spring.
Man should help in the fall.
Ninety eggs pay cost. The 150
egg hen is worth six 100-egg hens.
Males in pens reduce the total egg
yield for the year.
Too much sunshine is just as bad
as not enough.
The trapnest makes accurate pedi
gree records possible.
A sweet soil Is just as necessary
for poultry as for corn.
Medium weight hens of any variety
are usually most profitable.
Early maturing pullets usually
make good egg producers.
Reduction of yellow in shanks In
dicates ecg production.
Color has little or no influence on
egg production.
Incubation depends on the egg, in
cubator, building and operator.
The baby chick is supplied with
36- hours' food when hatched.
Water is worth Just as much as
feed in egg production.
Tho price of feed does not tell its
value ln making eggs.-
A large red comb indicates health
and egg production.
Birds neither eat nor drink at
night. Feed In daylight.
Feed, water and shade will keep
hens In a yard.
Groves&Beeari
- , n Highest Prices Paid for
Junk Buyers
PHONE
253 Fourth St., Ashland, Ore.
in from three to four weeks after
planting. V the plants are allowed
to remain long in the open ground
the roots lose their crispiiess and deli
cate flavor, and, in order to secure a
constant supply, successive plantings
should be made every two weeks.
Timt'lv Hints For the Home (Hardener.
Washington, D. Cv Radishes and
lettuce are favorite plantj in small
gardens because, while these are at
traction additions to the table, they
are in a way luxuries on which many
housewives hesitate to spend money.
Lettuce does not withstand ' heat
well and thrives best, therefore, in
the early spring or late autumn. In
order to have the leaves crisp and
tender it is necessary to force the
growth of the plant. The usual meth
od of growing tho plant for home use
Is to sow the seeds broadcast In the
bed to remove the leaves as rapidly as
they become large enough for use.
It Is better, however, to sow the seeds
in rows 14 to 16 inches apart, and
when the plants come up to thin them
to tho desired distance. With the
heading type tjils should be about 12
Inches apart. This will result in
that the calf will oat until three the rormation or ramor
.... 1 1 .1.Ht nf 4llAfl
pounds a day Is reached, probably heads ana mo enure yinm m
dnnlnr th third month. Grain fed ' be cut
to supplement separated milk should
never bt mixed with the milk. It Is
questionable whether the preparation
of grata ln any way, such as soaking
or boiling, is advisable under most
circumstances.
Wheat bran Is eaten readily by
young calves. Corn has an excellent
physiological effect and to a great
extent may take the placo of fat re
moved from skim or separated milk.
Experiments tend to show that corn
for use. Frequent shallow
cultivation should bo given, for head
lettuce, Big Boston. HanBou and Cali
fornia Cream Butter are good varie
ties. The looBe leaf lettuce. Grand
Rapids or black-seeded Simpson are
recommended. i
Radishes can bo sown in the open
ground as soon as the soil is moder
ately warm. They should be planted
in drills 12 to 18 inches apart and
tWnned slightly as soon as the plants
are up. on a quicn, ncn sou buujd
Apple Future Is Bright.
Hood River, Ore. Basing their
predictions on yie rally In the dej
mand for-northwestern apples at the
present time, local apple marketing
agency officials are optimistic over
the outlook for 1917.
Although tho supplies now on hand
exceed those of any like date for for
mer years, the Apple Growers' Asso
ciation reports marketing conditions
as exceedingly active. The first of
this week the association was sixty
carloads short in filling its orders.
Approximately fifty telegrams, call
ing for apples, were received by Sales
Manager Sieg today.
"This condition, following the
usual dull period after the Christmas
holidays, is phenomenal," said Mr.
Sieg. "My orders have been coming
in so fast that I have called for a
conference of warehouse men for to
morrow, so that I may take an In
ventory of my stock before I confirm
all the orders received. The condi
tion that prevails Is, In my mind,
prophetic of a good applo market for
next fall."
Although the total tonnage of the
co-operative agency of growers
reached 1,000,000 boxes in the 1916
season, all but about 100 carloads of
the fruit has been shipped. The
stock remaining in storage consists of
extra fancy and fancy Newtowns.
fed to calves should be cracked rath- of the earlier varieties can be matured
New Spray Bulletins.
Four new spray bulletins have just
been Issued by tho Extension Service
of tho Oregon Agricultural College
and should be of interest to orchard
ists of this valley who arc engaged ln
these particular lines of fruit grow
ing:
Extension Bulletin No. 193
ing Apples and Pears.
Extension Bulletin No. 194
Ing Prunes and Plums.
Extension Bulletin .No. 195
ing Peaches. -t
Extension Bulletin No. 196, Spray
ing Cherries.
These bulletins can be obtained
free of charge by addressing the Ex
tension Service, Oregon Agricultural
College, Corvallis, Ore.
Spray-Spray-Spray:
New Deputy Sealer
For This District
State Treasurer Tom Kay has ap
pointed D. T. Lawton of Medford dep
uty sealer of weights and measures
to succeed C. L. Hanson of Jackson
ville, resigned, for the southern Ore
gon district, comprising the counties
of Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Douglas
Klamath, Lake, Coos and Curry.
There are four deputy sealers In the
state.
Fruit growers will build an addi
tion to the association building at
Eugene.
Clarissa Selwynne, English actress,
has just roceived the saddening news
of her mother's death in England.
The In
comparable
Baby Food.
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babirt hsatthri foM
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51 ll-OI. Tin.. .
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ASHLAND LUMBER
COMPANY
Dealers In
LUMBER
Shingles, Lath, Sash, Doors,
Roofing Papers. Cordwood,
Factory Block Wood
Ashland Transfer
& Storage Co. i
C. F. Bates, Proprietor T
i -Wood, "Peacock" ::
; and Rock Springs j :
' Coal and Cement : :
PHONE 117 j!
Office 99 Oak Street, Ware-: :
I house on track near depot, t
Ashland, Oregon X
INTERURBAN AUTOCAR CO.
Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix dally except Sunday at
9:00 a. m. and 1:00, 2:00, 4:00
and 6:1b p. m. Also on Saturday
night at 6:30. Sundays leave at
9:00 and 1:00, 6:00 and 10:10
p. m.
Leave Medford tor Ashland dally ex
cept Sunday at 8:00 a. m., 1:00,
2:00, 4:00 and 6:16 p. m. Also on
Saturday at 10:16. On Sundays
at 10.30 a. m., and 2:00, 6:00 and
9:30 p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ash
land. 20 cents. Round trip, 85 oenU.
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mtikYi
mem
moderate
"Meet me at
the Manx"'
Bessie Eyton's poems have been
published by leading magazines.
iotel'
Manx
San Francisco
Oregonians Head
quarters while ia
San Francisco
rates
Running distilled
ice water in every
Uoniven to ladle
traveling unescor
ted. A la carte
dinituj room.
Management
of Cheater
w. u.tur
jr"-r.aATdi -B -
Cleanliness, Personal Attention
and Courtesy Combined to Make the .
Eagle Meat Market Popular
INSPECT our marKet and your confl
dene will ha hfthlnit tha nlaaanva
L. Schwein
dence will be behind tha oleasura
of eating our meats. Tha Knowledge
of cleanliness and a sanitary worI
shop will aid your digestion.
84 N. Main
Pbone 107
Pureflilk Pure Cream
Norton's Clover Leaf Dairy
E. N. NORTON,
Proprietor
TELEPHONE
444-R
Strictly Sanitary. Thoroughly Up-to-Date. Good Ser
vice to Any Part of Town