Image provided by: Dallas Public Library; Dallas, OR
About Polk County itemizer. (Dallas, Or.) 1879-1927 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1914)
16 ITOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION State W ill Take Part In Exposition Washington Announces Plans for Panama-Pacific Fair—Re sources Will Be Set Forth. Directions for Spraying Cherry Trees Missouri Agricultural College Gives Growers Hints on Formulae of Value. BY RICHARD SEEDY JAM ES, der way, the departm ents of horticul CCORDING to the Missouri A gri at the end of eight or ten m inutes by Executive Commissioner, W ashington ture and agriculture being in charge of cultural Experim ent Station, cher adding cold w ater. Strain into a barrel Leslie M. Brown, form erly of W alla S tate Exposition Commission. ries should be sprayed in the fol and add w ater to make 50 gallons. Walla, and form er secretary of the lowing m anner: Third Spraying: Ju st after the fru it ASHINGTON’S five prim ary re S tate H orticultural Society. F irst Spraying: A fter the leaves is off, using bordeaux m ixture 2-3-50, sources, horticulture, agriculture, Mr. Brown is visiting all sections of have begun to come out, bu t before the self-boiled lime-sulphur 7-7-50 or com forestry, fisheries and mining, the state in tho course of gathering blossoms open, using bordeaux m ixture mercial lime-sulphur II gallons to 48$ from which this state gains her funds the exhibits of products of the farm (2 lbs. copper sulphate, 3 lbs. lime and gallons of water. This is to keep the mental wealth, will be the chief classifi and orchard, and expects to show the 50 gallons of w ater) or some form of leaves healthy in order th at good strong cations for exm oits from W ashington very best the state produces. lime-sulphur, either the commercial or fru it buds m ay be formed for the next y e a r’s crop. a t the Panam a-Pacific Exposition in In addition to general state wide ex self boiled. Spraying O utfits. Ban Francisco, 1915, according to the hibits, the state commission will take Second Spraying: As soon as the practical exhibit plan adopted by the charge of feature exhibits prepared by calyx tube is off the young fru it, use Pow dery mildew is likely to be very W ashington S tate Exposition Commis various counties and localities, and, in arsenate of lead paste 2 lbs., bordeaux bad on young cherry trees, particular fact, welcome local exhibits when the m ixture 2-3-50, self-boiled lime-surphur ly those growing in tne nursery row. sion. The S tato commission, appointed by locality is willing to have same in 7-7-50 or commercial lime-sulphur 11 Such trees should be sprayed three or Governor L ister in accordance with the stalled as a part of the general state gallons w ith w ater enough to make up four tim es with bordeaux m ixture 2-3-50 or either of the lime-sulphur as men act of the last legislature, has deter exhibit in accordance with tho coni- 50 gallons of the solution. tioned above. mined to make W ashington’s participa m ision’s broad plan. Prepare at Home. Spraying O utfits: A barrel sprayer E xhibits to Bo Aided. tion in the great exposition a purely Live stock and poultry will also be These two sprayings are to control will spray from five to ten acres of practical one. “ Our objects,” says John Schram, well represented from this state. The the leaf spot and powdery mildew, and orchard and costs, complete, from $12 president of the commission, “ are two, executive commissioner has named to poison the curculio insect which punc to 130. A bucket sprayer is useful for whitewashing or spraying a dozen trees namely, to set forth the resources, pro Robert Burt ot Beattie as commissioner tures the fruit. ducts and attractions of the state for of livo stock and Ilarry II. Collier of Self-boiled lime-sulphur must be pre or less; costs $3.50 to $8. The small inform ation of possible settlers, inves Tacoma as commissioner of poultry, and pared at home, as it does not keep well hand compressed air and knapsack out tors and tourists, and to exploit the the commission has voted considerable and hence is not kept for sale. To pre- fits are used for spraying potatoes, products of our state for the purpose sums of monoy to aid W ashington stock fnire, slake 8 pounds of lime in a large nursery trees, berries and vineyards. of increasing our world wide markets. breeders and poultry fanciers to exhibit tub or vat, and while simmering from They cost from $5 to $15. All sprayers In other words, W ashington wants at the great international stock and its own heat, stir in 8 pounds of fine should have brass working parts- which more producers, and she also wants the poultry shows at San Francisco in sulphur. Stop the simmering or boiling are not injured by acids. 1915. It is hoped th at this state will best m arkets for what she produces. We believe the coming international take mauy awards in these shows. The P lan t Lice in Spring. exposition offers a fino opportunity to state commission is planning to help Some trees and shrubs are loaded Automobile Trips! work toward both objects at the same pay expenses of state exhibitors, and ever stopped to think how you season with plant lice. On those will Have carry you your and provisions on time. For th at reason wo will adhere also to offer a series of extra awards every last year one is likely to find your machine, or clothes how you will keep the to practical, industrial lines in making for prize-winning entries from this affected perishable food cool on a hot day? If not—* now small, black, shiny eggs a t the our exhibit a t Bau F raudato , and not state. W rite or Sea SI7ITH — He Make3 the ends of the twigs. These can be seen delvo very extensively into the enter The office of the exposition commis on fru it and other trees, various orna taininent and other fancy features of sion is at 709 Central building, Beattie, m ental shrubs, and particularly on the and while it is the intention of the buckhom . As soon as the tender leaves exposition w ork.” G uaranteed to keep things cool. officers of the commission to visit all P ive Classified Exhibits. Else ou Need for to unfold on this shrub the eggs And He Makes Anything the Trip. Besides the general display of re parts of the state this year, correspond begin and the leaves shortly become Smith M akes and Repairs Trunks, t sources made in the W ashington State cace and suggestions from all localities hatch, loaded with lice. W hy not, therefore, Sample Cases and Grips. building at San Francisco, the state will is invited. The commission will have trim hedges and shrubs now, and burn im itai 1 five classified exhibits in five representatives at most of the local the trim m ings, burn as well all prim L. S M I T H i f the mam exhibit palaces, in the five fairs ami exhibits this year, and will ings of fru it trees! It is very well EDW. 490 W ashington Street. departm ents outlined above. Work on take many of the best exhibits from known th at plant lico increase at a tre Portland, Oregon. these classified exhibits is already mi these fairs to Ban Franeiteo in 1915. mendous rate when once started, there fore, each egg destroyed now means the death of hundreds of lice, and the con- frequent lessening of the work of spray- A W AUTOMOBILE ICE BOX C o n ta m in a tio n of Farm Water Easy Greediest Hogs Are Most Valuable HE OREGON agricultural station doubt many of the germ W ITHOUT diseases may be transm itted by T has found out by actual feeding tests th at the hog which eats most m eans of water, and some of the diseases are so uniform ly transm itted greedily is the most profitable. T hirty by w ater th at they arc known as pigs were divided into three lots, the “ w ater borne ’ ’ diseases. Typhoid, dys heaviest eaters in one lot, and the eatery and other intestinal disorders are others graded according to their ca such diseases, and if they m ay bo car pacity for consuming feed. ried by w ater it is of the greatest im A hundred hogs like the heaviest e a t portance th at every precaution be taken ers. a t the rate of gain made and pres ent prices, would make a profit of to insure a pure w ater supply. T hat farm water supplies are subject $297.65, or alm ost exactly $3 a head. A to polution is evidenced by the investi hundred like the poorest feeders would gâtions made by K. F. Kellerman and [have made a profit of $115.65, or only H. A. W hitaker of the departm ent of a little more than a dollar a head. They agriculture, in co-operation with the were evenly-graded as to size and sex. M innesota state board of health, indi If there is this great difference between cated th at of seventy-nine carefully so the heavy eating hogs and the light lected and typical w ater supplies of eaters—and most hog growers will farm s in th at state, tw enty were good agree with the general proposition—it ami fifty-nine were polluted. O f the would seem th at breeders might well de polluted wells, eleven were so located vote them selves to breeding appetite th at even extrem e care would not make in hogs, instad of color or fancy points. them safe; ten were poorly located, but If the appetite makes the profits, breed improvem ents in the protection from appetite. surface wash and infiltration would Though more than 750,000 bushels make them safe; tw enty five were bad of wheat are held in Lincoln county, only because of poor surface protection W ashington, by farm ers, warehouse and eoiild easily be made safe. Prac men and m ids yet, according to the tic ally all the surface supplies investi ent of Assessor D. B. Campbell, gated were polluted. During these in statem there were on M arcch 1, 250,000 bushels vestigations tw enty-three of the farm s less a year ago. Owned by mills exam ined showed a record of typhoid and than warehousemen on M arch 1, when fever. the statem ent was due from grainm en, were 375,741 bushels, while farm ers had ♦ ♦ stored 400,662 bushels. » BALKY HORSE. ♦ O f the grain stored by the fanners the greatest am ount is at Davenport, + Various methods for starting a + balky horse prevail: Tying a ♦ where producers are holding 63,030 4» string tight around one ear; ty- ^ bushels for higher prices, practically ♦ ing the tail to the singletree; ♦ 10 per cent of the product of the ♦ liftin g the foot up against the ♦ D avenport w heat b e ll W ilbur farm horse’s arm for a while (till it ❖ ers are storing 49,293 bushels; Blue- # cramp*)» w hirling the horse ^ •tem , 44,171; Almira, 46,26«; B eardaa, ♦ around till dixty; tapping the ♦ 16,290; G oran, 63.463; C rests*, 21,741; $► shoe or bottom of the foot; ♦ Denny Station, 13,130; Odessa, 12,620; e* strapping up one leg for a while, * H arrington, 11,556; Monrovia, 12,996. A w and blindfolding. Some eases <$■ surprising feature Is th a t Sprague, one ♦ have been cured by strapping np ♦ of th s leading shipping points, has on ♦ enc front foot and throw ing the # hand but 1*2*4 bushels, while Mohler, ♦ anim al ♦ prom inent w heat point, has 2,020 + ♦ bushel* One reaso* for the redueed amount is higher prices this «ess«». D on’t be w eary of the way. Remem ber the hosts who have passed on who thought not of them selves alone, but tried to make the path smoother and D on’t expect bony, sk'innv stock to brighter for those to follow them. We escape the detection of the city buyer. pass this way but once, so let it be with He will often class the whole shipm ent good cheer and noble deeds. by a few such poor birds. Skin and Blood Diseases E very part of your body is dependent on tho blood supply. If your blood is crowded with im purities and germs of disease, causing your skin to be covered w ith annoying and disfiguring eruptions and blemishes, take Sulphurro to pnrify tho blood, use it externally to allay irritation and inflam m ation. Sulphurro is an antiseptic and germicide. Yon can understand w hy it gets results when you consider th a t taken internally, it enters into the blood, the blood carries it to every p art of the body, im purities and germs of disease are elim inated; in fact, taking Sulphurro means cleansing, heal ing and benefitting tho entire system ; it means removing the cause of disease. W hen Sulphurro is used in the bath w ater, the pores absorb this bene ficial antiseptie, inflam m ation and irritation are allayed. Sulphurro used internally and externally means pure blood and a healthy skin. CURED TWO YEARS AGO, "POSITIVE AND COMPLETE" Jan. IS, 1911. The C. M. 01 Stewart Sulphur Co., Seattle, Wash. Gentlemen: I wish to thank you for the great bene fit I havo received from “ Sulphurro1 in curing me of a very annoying Shin Die- ease, which covered the whole of my face and top of my head so th it it removed the hair. After trying vaiioms remedies and receiving no relief, a friend induced mo to try T‘8nlphurro' ’ with the vary happy result of complete cure. Sincerely yours, OEO. W. DA K IR , •0 7 Olive Street Seattl* Th. O. If. Stewart C. Seattle, Wash. Sulphar Co* Q m t le r e e o : Tou w ill r é c it thaï tome rira y e n af® I wrote rou ef œy cura of a Ter y bad caa. of Skia Diseaso b j tba ara of "Sul- pharro." Sinca tkat lima bava had no retorn of tho trouble, tho o u » it poiiüvo oad compléta I ira .andin« you thie, b O- fore départis« trois Seattle, in justice M tho reto.fix. fo r Sala bp AU Druggirtfc OEO. B A SE S.
