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DAILY EAST OHEGONIAV, PENDLETON. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1908.
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NORTHWESTERN COMING.
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How to Save Moisture In Soli.
This may be done and good
crops may be grown every sea-
son, over the greater part of the
inland empire, by
1. Fail dink land that Is to
be summer fallowed the follow-
Ing season.,
2. Fall plow and leave rough
lund that Is to be seeded to
SDrlmr croDS. oats, wheat, bar-
ley, corn, potatoes, etc, etc.
3. Tut a mulch on all your
land In early spring, so far as
possible.
4. In all soring and summer
plowing work down dally, roll-
lng down with some compacting
tool of the subsurface packer
type.
S. ' Subsequent cultivation
should be sufficient to keep soil
clean of weeds, and covered
with loose dry mulch. The knife
type of harrow Is best for this
purpose.
Among the concentrated addresses
on farm subjects given by the Instruc
tors on the farming demonstration
train over the O. It. & N. Ilneg In the
Falouse country last March, was one
by I'rof. Geo. Severance, agronomist
of the state college at Pullman. Pro
fessor Severance jald: 1
The previous sneakers huve been
urging the Importance of growing a
crop on our land every year, but with
the majority of farmers the rainfall
is not sufficient to grow a crop an
nually. Careful experimentation has
shown that we have enough to grow
abundant crops every year Is a fair
proportion can be caught and held
in the soil to feed the growing crop,
and I am going to suggest a few prac
tices that will help to save this mois
ture. First, the precipitation of fall and
winter must be caught and allowed
to percolate deep Into the soil. Land
that has been fall disked or fall
plowed 'will entch much more mois
ture than land left hard nt the 'sur
face.
In one Investigation on the College
Farm soil, soil with a loose surface
whs found to have taken up three
times as much moisture as soli six
rods nway on the sand slope, but with
n tine surface. We suggest, therefore,
fact If land Is to be summer fallow
It be disked In the fall. If the land
is to be put In corn, potatoes or other
spring crop, fall plaw Instead of disk
ing and leave rough. The water will
be rau;ht more completely, the rush
of work the following spring will be
relieved, the weathering of the soil
will improve Its physical condition,
the forming of the furrow, which
should be done on spring plowing to
prevent drying out. and must be done
at considerable expense for labor Is
done. In case of fall plowing by the
picking effect of fall and winter rains
at no expense to the farmers.
Ixxiho I'-urtli on Surface.
Second, after spring opens up the
moisture of the soil evaporates very
rapidly from the surface and pumps
up from below as fast ns It evapo
rates from the surface, as oil moves
up a Inmp wick. Experiments have
shown that If we work up three
Inches of loose, dry and moderately
fine earth on the surface.thls loss
may be quite largely overcome be
cause moisture will not draw upward
For a compacting tool the Camp
bell subsurface 'packer type of tool
will pack the bottom of the furrow
and leave the surface , almost un
touched. This tool consults of a se
rles of skeleton wheels with wedge
shaped rims about one inch wide and
five Inches apart. A tool of this type
should follow the plo(w pretty closely
and If the soil is gottlng dry or there
Is considerable trash to plow under,
It should be gone over twice with the
packer. The subsequent working of
the soil, whether in a cultivated crop
or a summer fallow should bo suffi
cient to keep clean of weeds and keep
a loose, dry and moderately fine
mulch on the surface.
Weeds sap the moisture from the
soli and use up available plant food.
Whenever rain beats down the mulch
the soli needs harrowing to renew the
mulch. To cut off the weeds and
loosen the soil, mulch as frequently
as is usually necessary without fining
the surface too much. A knife type
of harrow or cultivator Is the best.
Thcso are made In all sorts of forms
and for all sorts of pieces, but the es
sential thing Is to include a knife or
a series of short knives or shears that
will rut under the surface, cutting
off all weeds and permitting the soil
to slide back over the shear and lie
very loose without betng much pul
verized. A proper use of the Camp
bell subsurface packer type of com
pacting tool, and the knife type of
harrow and cultivator will do much
toward solving the moisture prob
lem, and will largely overcome the
objection so commonly urged against
Idaho and Oregon Will Ho Tapiied
hf New Lino to the Count.
Another report confirming the ru
mor that a proposed extension of the
Northwestern railroad through south
ern Idaho and Boise on through
southern Oregon with a view to es
tablishing a terminal at San Francis
co, has been brought to this city by
F. W. Hatch, of Chicago, traveling
representative In the west of the
Wycroff Advertising agency of Buf
fulo, N. y., who arrived here the lat
ter part of last week from the Pa
cific coast country, says the Boise
Capital News.
U wus learned from Mr. Hatch to
day that there seems to be little ques
tion but that the proposed line into
southern Idaho in the ultimate pur
pose of the extension of the North
western, for wheh surveys have been
run into parts of this state" and are
now being established towards Bolqe.
He states that the primary Idea of
the promoters Is to extend the road
from Lander, Wyo., through southern
Idaho to Boise and either make this
city Its terminal or extend' the line
from here through eastern Oregon
striking a pass over to the Pacific
coast in the southern part of the last
'named state, coming out of the moun
tains near Medford, and then run
ning parallel with the Southern Pa
cific to San Francisco.
At the present time Lander is the
terminal of the Northwestern and al
though that city has been dead, So to
speak, for a long time, It is now
booming owing to the Increased traf
fic It has obtained through the rail
road and Its future prospects of being
one of the main cities on the western
division.
While reports of proposed railroad
extensions have been numerous In this
city for some years past, Mr. Hatch
Is Inclined to think that the North
western people are nlmlng to connetft
Our Special Inducement
For you to dress well on the Fourth of July and
during your Summer Vacation.
We will put on sale commencing Wednesday June 1 7,
our entire Spring and Summer line of Stein-Bloch Smart
Clothing at 25 per cent (1-4) off this grand offer will
last until July 5th 1 908.
The man of 1 7, the man of 30, ihe man of 50 AH
have different views All are reflected in their Clothes
tastes and in Stein-Bloch Clothing .'.
We can please you all at a sacrifice of 25 per cent while this sale lasts
See Big Window Display
The Alexander Dep't. Store
Store Closed all day Fourth of July
thorough working of soil to be seed-Jrtolso with the east. This means In
cd in wheat.
WAIL 1HOM rUIXEVILLK.
the end a through railroad for Boise.
Pessimistic View of the Crook County
Situation.
The Prlnevlllo Review prints Hit
following pessimistic Item on Prlne
vlllo conditions us a result of prohi
bition: The maddest man In town Is Mayor
Wurzwellcr. He has the city finan
ces on his hands, and ns It is heavily
in debt he naturally wants to cleai
up some of the bills against It and i
finish Ills term with his usual good J
record for economy. I
Hut It s all off now, unless an oc
cupation tax be levied upon business
houses and professional men to meet
the deficit caused by closing up the
saloons. The mayor hasn't called a
meeting of the council yet, and prob
ably will not until he thinks he has
the means of getting the problem
solved.
We do not deem an occupation tax
advisable, and the council will un
doubtedly share this view. It is com
posed entirely or business men who
would resent the Imposition of a tax
on their businesses. And an attempt
to tax professional men would have
exactly the same effect as ordering
almost half of them to leave the city.
So It Is presumed that the city af
fairs will be allowed to drift as they
aro for a time or until the people
grow accustomed to the new order
of things and are willing to dig down
Into their pockets for any money the
city may happen to need. Everything
will straighten out In time.
Thinks It Saved His Life.
Wester M. Nelson, of Naples, Me.,
says In a recent letter: "I have used
Dr. King's New Discovery many years
for coughs and colds, and I think
It saved my life. I have found It a
! reliable remedy for throat and lung
complaints, and would no more be
without a bottle than I would be with
out food." For nearly 40 years New
Discovery has stood at the head of
throat and lung remedies. As a pre
ventive of pneumonia, and healer of
weak lungs, it has no equal Sold
under guarantee nt Tallman & Co.'s
drug store. SOe nnd Jl. Trial bottle
free.
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Dam Gave Way.
Deep creek dam, nine miles from
Malad, Idaho, gave way Friday and a
wall of water 20 feet deep swept
down the valley, doing a large
amount of damage. Considerable
stock was drowned.
Prisoner Escniiexl.
Robert J. McNamara escaped from
the guardhouse at Fort Walla Walla
Friday night. He was wearing Irons
because of his attempted escape a
week before, but filed them off. He
has not yet been recaptured.
Garden Hose and Refrigerators
Are something that everybody needs now that dry and warm weather
Is coming on and It behooves everybody to get the best for their
money. If that's what you're looking for, call around and examine
my line of refiigeraun and garden hose.
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MODF.L V.MIM AMOIT HKADY.
TO KXTKXI) TO 8XAKE KIVEH.
Electric Line From noise Will Tup
Well District.
One of the most feasible proposi
tions which has come up In the rail
road discussion Is the proposed road
This road Is to continue on from
Caldwell to the Snako river, says a
Caldwell Kent. This Is to Intersect n
boat line which will ply on the river
from Huntington to Swan Falls. The
Interurban Is also to run from Cald
well to Payette, nnd on to Welser.
This will make quick transportation
between nil of these towns and be the
means of making a thickly settled
country all the way up and down the
Hoise and Payette valleys.
The proposed road from Caldwell
to Snake river will probably be com
menced In the near future for It has
been definitely stated that the plans
nnd data have all been prepared and
that movements are on foot to fl
nance the proposition.
through moist sol, nor coarse soil as!0' tne Bolse & Interurban railroad,
fast as through fine, nor through
loose soil ns fast as compact.
Stubble Innd that is to be plowed
during late spring or summer should
be disked as early as the soil Is fit
to work In spring, to form the de
sired soil mulch. If tho disk breaks
the surface Into chunks It should be
harrowed to break up the chunks.
Farmers who have tried this find
that the soil will plow up moist and
mellow In July, while adjoining land
not so disked will begin to plow quite
cloddy In May. Besides holding the
moisture the early disking will In
duce the germination of considerable
foul seeds before plowing. Chop the
stubble In so tho furrow will work
down better nnd lessen the danger of
"burning" and keep the soil In better
physical condition. Fall plowed land
that will not be seeded for three or
four weeks after spring work opens
snouici receive a narrowing as soon
as fit to work.
Harrowing Fall-Sown Wheat.
Fall-sown wheat should be-. har
rowed when It becomes crusted In
the spring before the wheat covers
the ground. If the wheat has gotten
well established tho harrowing will
do It little harm and will do many
times ns much good. Alfalfa that has
stood two years or more should be
tnorougniy aicKea in tne spring or
worked with some tool that will
loosen thp surface thoroughly., In
short, wherever the moisture prob
lem Is a serious one the farmer
should aim to come as near to form
ing a good mulch over his entire
farm In the early spring as his crops
tools nnd force of teams will permit.
Clow the Soli Down.
Third, In all spring and summer
plowing the soil should be worked
down as fast as plowed to prevent the
furrow drying out. The desired re.
suit should be to pack the bottom of
the furrow down tight onto the fine
soil underneath without pulverizing
tho surface too much. In nearly all
parts of tho Inland empire thorough
working of the summer fallow Is
said to aggravate the puddling of the
soil In the wtntej because It becomes
too fine. In certain places this ex
cessive pulverizing of the surface ag
gravates drifting. This necessitates
the substitution of more appropriate
tools than the smooth roller and the
spike harrow.
Escaped Lunatic nex-nrtured.
After wandering at liberty for over
four years, a lunatic named Brock
who escaped from the provincial asy
lum In Westminster, B. C. in 1904,
was recently captured at the Gold-
stream ranch In the Okanogan coun
try and returned to New Westminster.
Tho man Is unable to give any ac
count of his whereabouts during his
long absence from the asylum and
remains a hopeless lunatic.
Marked for Death.
. Charging him with being responsi
ble for the death of his brother-in-law,
John Murray, a few weeks ago,
Postmaster T. W. G. O'Connor of the
little town of Nasel, In Pacific county,
Wash., has been greatly alarmed by
the receipt of anonymous letters tell
ing him that he Is marked with death
and that he must "make peace with
god."
Log Driver Drowns.
Richard Riley, a log driver work
ing on a boom near Skykomlsh, was
drowned Wednesday. Riley attempt
ed to pull In a cable; his hands slip
ped and he fell backwards, going un
der the boom. The swift water car
ried him 1000 feet down the stream,
where he drowned In two feet of water.
A. J. Murphy, a young man living
near Almlra, Wash., who was to have
been married In a few days, shot
himself Thursday at the home of Jens
Welsman. No cause Is known for the
act
KoKiilin Experiment Station Is X ear
ing Perfection.
The new experiment farm being In
stalled adjoining Rosalia by citizens,
to be operated by Mr. Seneca, late of
the experiment station of the Wash
ington State college, under the direc
tion of Professor Elliott, head of the
department of agriculture in that
school, js progressing nicely," says a
Rosalia correspondent of the Spokes.
man-Review.
The f mn consists of 20 acres nnd
Is less than a mile from Rosalia, A I
modern barn Is being built and other
improvements will be made. A por
tion of the farm will be planted to or
chard and small fruits. Alfalfa, clo
ver nnd other grasses will be grown,
Five Jersey cows have been purchas
ed and a number of hogs nnd chick
ens will be placed on the farm.
The object of the farm Is to show
what can be done on smnll farms In
this vicinity. Mr. Seneca has under
taken to produce not less than $1000
worth of products per year from the
20 acres This means $50 per acre,
nnd it Is nrgued that if this enn be
done annually the value of the land
will advance rapidly.
it tins small farm Is tho success
that Is expected, It Is likely the same
plan will be tried on larger tracts
the talk now being to try a farm of
40 nnd another of 80 acres, using
scientific methods nnd farming the
land Intensely, raising crops every
year nnd never summer following.
The result of this experiment will
be watched with deep Interest by a
great many people. It Is along the
line suggested In one of out recent
editorials nnd Is, we believe, as prac
tical work as the state can enter In
to, especially when these stations can
be made Self-supporting, or very
nearly so.
Your Fourth of July Needs at a Saving
We are now passing through the most prosperous period in our history, undoubtedly
due to the simple but effective method of supplying just the merchandise
wanted, at just the price one wants to pay for it.
Two Injured In a Wreck.
Fred Hind and another young man.
name unknown, were severely Injured
In the wrecking of a freight train on
tho F. S. & N. railroad, near Arden,
Friday morning. Hind had his
shoulder dislocated and his Jaw
crushed, nnd the other man had a leg
broken. Both are at Harvey hospltnl
In Colvllle.
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MARKET DHY
Will be held on June 27th, owing to the regular day coming on July 4th.
Be sure and attend, bringing what 3tock and
Farm Implements you wish to dispose of .'. .'.
A number of good articles already listed and stock
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