Heppner gazette., December 17, 1908, Image 2

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A P olitical Vendetta
WELDON
CHATTER XXII. (Continued.)
The clerk roused up hs Hope approach
ed his desk. Hp stared strangely, curi
ously nt the disordered visitor.
"I have conic here twenty miles on a
hurried order." summarized Mope.
He took a folded hit of paper from
his ixx-ket.
" I Ki you know Warren? Warren, of
the Vulcan Oo.V" he added, inquiringly.
"Why yes,' admitted the clerk, stand
ins up and rubbing his eyes.
"I to you know his handwriting, also?"
"1 think I do."
"There's a specimen of it."
"Yes, 'tis," slowly and wondering!.?
h'ided tlu clerk, its he perused a scrawl
ordering "the delivery to bearer" of a
certain satchel in a certain closet in the
bouse. "Queer, to send for his satchel
that's Ixvn here so long! I'll get it for
you. though."
"He speedy, then, and careful."
"Eh I"
"It might hold some of his goods
see V"
dynamite? Yes. hut he knows
enouirli lo have it proiected," confident
ly retorted the clerk.
t'ideou sank into a chair, pretty well
eh:uwted. lie felt a trifle grewsoiue as,
learing a dust -covered satchel, the clerk
reapienred. I lis hand shook as he took
it. Strange thrills ran through his be
ing. A thousand deaths lurked ill the lit
tle innocent looking leather receptacle,
hf well knew.
He breathed more freely as he again
reached the outer nir. With the thought
fulness of a true man be took the middle
of the road, alone anxious for the nonce
in getting the explosive far and quickly
from tJie proximity of human beings.
OHAITEU XXIII.
At the edge of the silent town Gideon
Hope paused. What should be do with
nhe dynamite to insure its barmlessness,
now that he had it? -that was the ques
tion. lie recalled the explicit directions that
Warren had given him: To sink it in
lorap imfreiiupnted water course, and he
remembered he had crossed a bridge above
a winding little stretm, about a mile from
the town.
Toward it Hope bent his course. He
had proceeded a distance when a dull
pound grew into momentarily augmenta
titp resonance and distinctness.
Klappctty klop klappetty klop klap
petty klop!
In the soft moonlight he observed ap
proaching two horsemen. An instant
suspicion assailed him. Suppose they were
allies of the mismated pair at die isolat
ed house, scouring rhe country for him?
"I'll take no chances." he decided quiet
ly "at least until the dynamite is dis
posed of."
So he drew aside into some bushes
fringing the road. It was well that he
did so. As the men passed him he was
positive he bad seen them in the garden
of the private asylum hired appendages
of that nefarious institution.
As they rounded a curve in the road
out of view. Gideon resumed his way.
About five minutes later, as he wax
nearing the bridge, almost noiselessly a
man mounted on a horse emerged from
the thickets and nearly ran him down.
He brought his animal to a sharp halt
he stared bard at Hope. Piece by piece
he seemed inspecting his clothing as if
identifying him from description.
Gideon stood his ground. Soon he
tarted to move on.
Click !
"I want you!" spoke the horseman,
and he now held a revolver in his hand.
He ran bis horse fairly upon Hope,
leaned over, and aimed a blow at him
with the weapon. Gideon dodged. Then
he grappled with the form leaning toward
him. lie felt a stinging pain in oue shoul
der the firearm bad exploded.
Hut in wrarh and strength he clung to
the fellow, dragged him from the stirrups,
and giving him a mighty fling, sent bis
head cracking across a mass of bowlders.
The satchel he had carried strapped
across one shoulder. As Che man lay
senseless. Hope started again for the riv
er. He staggered. The horse, well train
ed, had not moved away. As he legan
to experience a strange dizziness, Hope
pulled himself into the saddle, hurried by
shouts around the bend in the road.
The two horsemen in advance had prob
ably heard tiie shout, and were hurrying
back.
(,, on!" feebly ordered Gideon, but
in t-heer weakness he almost fell across
the horse's neck.
Then there seemed a lapse of sheer in
sensibility. Again his brain slightly
-lea red, and he was conscious of being
lorne at a plodding gait along a wildwood
bridle path.
The steed must have taken a course out
of range of the regular road and the pur
suing horsemen. Iay was breaking. Gid
eon knew that the bullet wound in his
shoulder was accountable for the great
weakness that made him even forgetful
of the fateful burden of dynamite that
he still carried.
He lapsed into renewed unconsciousness
again revived.
It was broad daylight now. The horse
was browsing in a sort of garden. Near
by was a house. Hope straightened up
in the saddle, tried to rally his confused
faculties.
lie lifted his eyes toward the building.
All its windows were closely shuttered
but one. That was on the second floor,
and larred.
There his glance was riveted. Was It
delirium, fancy? For the roseate dawn
illumined a figure, wonder eyed, gazing
down at him.
Claire!
ciiaitki: XXIV.
This bad happened : The horse that
had safely borne Gideon Hope to this
unlooked-for destination belonged, as be
inferred, lo the stables of On n-
By
J. COBB
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eluded haunt where his pursuit by Elita's
allies had begun.
Apparently the animal had made fre
quent journeys between the two places,
and instead of returning home, had come
hither, with Hope a helpless burden
across the saddle.
'Hie truth, the fortune of this climax
burst over the man's soul with ardor. Not
only had he escaped his enemies, but hi'
had found Claire !
Instantly weakness, his injuries, his
confusion, were forgotten, obliterated. To
that glorious face niarvelingly looking
down at him he raised his glance, full of
fervor and love.
"Claire-Miss Tremaine !" he breathed
and slipped from the saddle. As he did
so, unheeded the satchel of dynamite
dropped from his shoulder to his feet.
Hut Hope noticed it not. for the moment
absorbed in contemplation of the begin
ning and the end of all the present mo
tives of his life.
"It is you ! It is you !" slowly, dubi
ously murmured Claire, an eager light in
her beautiful eyes, her pale face working
with intense emotion.
"And you a prisoner!" cried Hope,
rousing up.
"Yes. for a long time. Since the night
I was taken away to marry the man you
bade me obey."
"Who is in this house now?"
"I. alone," explained Claire. "A wom
an has been in charge, but she went away
last evening, leaving me securely locked
in. S'he will soon return."
"Why did you not try to escape "
began Hope.
"Because they have led me to believe
you desired that I remain here."
"Wait!"
Gideon Hope flashed from the spot.
Soon he was at the front door. With
a great billet of wood he dashed it from
place. I'p a stairway he made advance,
and before his irresistible assaults door
after door gave way.
I'ale. excited, apprehensive, the fair
captive was brought out into the garden.
"Listen." spoke Hope, all thought and
action : "You are trembling, weak, ex
cited. There is much to do, and no time
for immediate explanations. Let me lift
yon to the saddle. Ride to the nearest
town, and await my coming."
"Hut you?" faltered Claire, and there
was no mistaking the tender light that
shone from her anxious eyes upon the
man she had learned to obey so implicitly
and love so devotedly.
"I will remain here for a time. I have
something to do," answered Hope seri
ously. There was the dynamite to dispose of.
And then, too. he had resolved to con
front Claire's jailer when she returned,
and force from her Iijs a confession that
would enable him to intelligently proceed
about a raid upon the inmates of that
other isolated house which harbored the
Kanes and their infamous associates.
"I will do as you say," assented Claire,
and moved toward the grazing horse.
"But wait," interrupted Hope again.
He had brought her from the house with
out any head covering or wraps. Now
he explained and left her side momentar
ily. lie was not gone two minutes, and re
turning with the articles he had gone for,
he cleared the staircase four steps at a
time, as a shriek from the outside warned
him of some peril or alarm on the part
of Claire.
When he came around to the side of the
house the horse had stampeded into an
adjoining field. I'pon the green sward
where Hope had left her was Claire, in a
dead faint.
No other person was in view. What
had happened? Quickly Hope lifted her
head in his arms, and murmured his anx
iety and solicitude into her white, pulse
less face.
Thus several minutes went by, until at
length her eyes opened. She shrieked.
"Where is he?" she cried, with a fright
ened start.
"WhomY" inquired Hope quickly.
"That man !"
"You mea n ? "
"Kane."
"He was here!" exclaimed Hope, in
absolute amazement.
"Yes!" she jwnted, looking about her,
all in a tremble.
"When?"
"While you were gone." She clung to
him hysterically. "Oh, Mr. Hope!" she
cried, "protect me from him if he comes
again "
"Do not fear for that,", assured Hope.
"You are certain it was Kane?"
Flutteringiy Claire related a singular
story. Hope had no sooner gone into the
house than Kane had appeared. Wild
faced, his garments disordered, a broken
chain dangling from one wrist, be had
burst ujxin her appalled view.
He had sprung to her side, seized her
arm. in hurried accents announced that
she must at once accompany him in flight.
It was his desire Gideon Hope's com
mand. She had struggled. He sought to drag
her from the spot." Something he caught
from her incoherent words, that she dis
believed and disregarded him, that Hope
was even now in the house, that the
horse, the satchel, he had brought hither.
"I called for help," narrated Claire.
"Suddenly Kane's eyes flared with a
strange, eager light. He sprang toward
the satchel, saying: - 'This is Hope's?
Then it contains the money! If you will
not go with me, at least I have the for
tune.' Then Ifainted away.'
"The dolt the victim! That satchel
contains "
Hope was interrupted. A flying horse
woman came tip the road. It was Elita.
"You here!" she cried, facing Hope,
"and you free?" she shouted at Claire.
"Has he been here?" she demanded.
"Your husband?' said Hope,
-Yes what is that!"
What, Indeed ! A strange breath, as
of Datura gasping, a flutter of tha learaa
f the trees, a cheek in blrdsong and In
vt whirr all caused by a harsh, cut
ting crash at some near distance.
I'pon the topmost branch of a loftv elm
a robin had built her nest.
As day broke, she faced the sun, and
began, first, her faint, twittering note,
then a slow, low trill, and finally her
full burst of glorious song.
A man dashing through the brush, hat
less, pale, yet eager, bearing a satchel in
his hand, looked' up and echoed the exult
ant note, and laughed gayly, triumphant
ly. It was Percy Kane. He had escaped,
had been forced to abandon the thought
of taking Claire away with him, but had
he not in the satchel rhe other half of
the severed bank notes? Yes! his folly
led him to believe. He was rich, and
the money was the main thing, after all.
As he hoped, planned, anticipated a
new future in some new held, thus equip
IHd with a princely fortune, he grew half
wild with reckless delight.
He waved the satchel caressingly, he
plunged on. Soon he came to a break in
the landscape. Fair valleys, a radiant,
fertile expanse, spread out the world lay
all before him!
"The final hour!' he exulted "and I
am the victor !"
Yes, the hour had come but not of
victory, of doom, instead the hour of
ripening dynamite! Retribution and total
extinguishment !
lie knew no sliock or pain simply a
flashing dissolution. The dvnamite had
exploded, and he was blotted out.
One last act of justice the woman,
ita, performed ere with her unfortu
nate father, she disappeared from the
scene of her recent endeavors, never to
be seen there again. She gave to (Jideon
Hope some secret papers of her dead bus-
and, proving his connection with the
murder of Everett Hope, and the base
windles that had been perpetrated
against Albert Tremaine. thus insuring a
return of a portion of his lost fortune.
Warren, of the Vulcan Co., was re
leased from the asylum. Hope saw to it
that Kane's accomplices were punished.
Fate had been more powerful in bring
ing about the unmasking and destruction
of the guilty than his own fondly cher
ished plans, but the recompense was of
justice, and he was content.
To his country, to his political aspira
tions, he bade a final adieu.
lie had love now to live for love that
had never faltered, though well nigh sac
rificed and, away from the scenes where
its first inception had been harsh and
painful, and might prove haunting, he
and Claire sought mutual forgetfulness
of the past and unalloyed joy for the
future.
(The End.)
TEACHING BY MOVING PICTURES.
SurKical Operations and .Vervou
Disease Before the Camera.
One of the new uses to which mov
ing pictures are put Is teaching, and
at least one house dealing in films pub
lishes a list of some hundreds Intended
tor classroom use, says the New York
Sun.
Most peculiar of all are the pictures
of operations intended for display in
hospitals and medical colleges. In fact
it is explicitly stated that medical am
surgical films are restricted to exhibl
tion before such institutions and can
not be leased except under strict guar
antees that their use will be so limited,
Perhaps, however, the general public
would not care to sit through a vaude
ville show and at the end as the house
was darkened read in letters of light
upon the screen : "Removal of a myx
omatous tumor of the thigh," or "Extlr
pation of a bilateral exopthalmlc
goitre."
The catalogue, which describes these
films and which promises many more
than are contained in the issue for this
year, describes them in great detail
One series consists of half a dozen oper
itions all of the same general nature,
the "Extirpation of eneapsuled tumors,'
and In till more than one-fifth of a mile
of film Is needed.
Surgery is not alone In being thus
illustrated. Medicine has its pictures,
more particularly to illustrate the diS'
eases in which there is a characteristic
walk. Various forms of paralysis
where the diagnosis is dependent on the
gait are shown in detail. The pictures
of such a disease as paralysis ngltans
show the characteristic rigidity of the
body when the sufferer is walking and
of the face muscles when talking.
An unusual series illustrates the ef
feet of beri beri on the natives of
Borneo.
Moving pictures also have their use
in solving problems of agriculture and
public health. The dealers in films an
nounce that by a process which they
describe as micro-kinematography they
can show the typhoid bacilli magnified
8,"0 diameters in all stages of growth
and movement. Similarly the circula
tion of blood in the web of a frog's foot
is shown and the movement of the
chlorophyl or green coloring bodies In
the leaf.
The possibility of teaching geography
In this way is easily understood and
the motion pictures camera has invaded
most piirts of the civilized world. Even
tlie religious field is not neglected and
the attention of Sunday schools and
missionary societies is called to such
subjects as "open air P.Ible class In
India," conducted by native evangelists
or "outcasts of India: Procession of
men, women and children who have
embraced the Christian religion."
Zoology offers n list of subjects that
ought to (barm any child into forget
ting that he is learning. The subjects
range from polar bear fishing to camels
crossing the desert. Very many of these
pictures have been made In the famous
wild animal park of Carl Hagenbeck
near Hamburg.
Of the microscopic picture some 600
feet is devoted to the one subject of
"life in a water butt," with a cheerful
collection of views of such creatures as
megatherium bacilli and Paramecium
or a swarm of water fleas.
Attend the Inatltutea.
J he fanners Institute season Is nt
hand. Now, Mr. Fanner, these meet
ings are for yon. They are held for the
punMise- of bringing you and your neigh
bors together to discuss the fundamen
tal principles and facts concerning your
great business. State speakers will be
on hand to instruct nnd lead the dis
cussions, but you must be there to get
any benefit from the meetings. It Is
your duty to yourself and your neigh
bors to attend and take part in the
fanners' Institute when It is held in
your county or township. Do not go
in a critical uiood, but go with a desire
to learn more about farming nnd if you
have some problem that Is worrying a ('"rs0 of treatment with Fowler's
you, tell about it nnd may be someone so,utI(JIls- Tvhe animals under treat
can hein von nut- iwhniM vonr evnopl. "lent must not be allowed to eat the
ences will be of direct value to some
other man who is having a hard time.
The farmers institutes wore esfah-
Hshed for the same nurnose as our ag-
rl cultural colleges and experiment sta-
tions; for the purpose of furthering the
cause of agricultural education; of
helping the man on the farm better un-
derstand his business and thereby make
a greater success. The State speakers
are all thoroughly practical men and
women who have had experience in
what they talk about and are willing
to give help and Information whenever
they can. But the success of any farm
ers institute meeting win uepenu upon
ui i uriner ineiuseives wucuici im-jr
will attend and take part in the pro-
grams. Enthusiasm is generally marK-
ea uy numuers anu wnen an emuusi-
nctftfl B . 1. l,.lT-f
nn. u,y ui uu-m Kei Lurmr., l'" l
is sure to ne some gooa come or u.
amiers Guide.
The So-Called "Alaaka" Wheat
The Bureau of Plant Industry has
prepared the following statement in
anticipation of Inquiries concerning
"Alaska" wheat:
A variety of wheat under the name
of "Alaska" is being widely advertised
as capable of yielding at the rate of
200 bushels to the acre 'under ordinary
soil conditions" and even better "under
extra conditions." It is stated that
this variety was found growing wild in
Alaska, and claims of the most ex
travagant nature are made for it. In
consequence of this notoriety the de-
partment is receiving many requests for
seed.
This type of wheat has been known
for many years both in this country and
In Europe. It has been tried at several
state experiment stations In he wett-
ern part of the United States during
the past fifteen years, but nowhere have
the yields been high enough to merit
attention. The wheat has been grown
to a very limited extent on certain
heavy undralned soils in France for
many years. In such locations It is
said to yield rather better than ordln-
ary wheat, but as It Is one of the pocr-
est wheats known for making flour. It
Is never grown where ordinary varieties
f wheat will thrive.
Homemade Feed Cotter.
An old lawn mower can be nrrnnged
to make a fairly satisfactory straw or
feed cuttor. One must rig up a hopper,
WORKING THE LAWN MOWER.
as shown in the sketch, and attach the
mower to the lower end of It so that
the straw or grain will Just strike the
knives where the grass usually comes
into the mower. A crank and a belt
arrangement makes it easy for one man
to feed and turn the the cutter. This
is a good use for a lawn mower In the
winter time when it is not working
outdoors. Farm and Home.
Keeping 5IHk Sweet.
In some of the milk studies made at
the New York Agricultural Experiment
Station (Geneva), It was observed that
carbonic acid gas in the milk tended
to prevent its souring. This seemed
worthy of further Investigation and a
series of tests was conducted in which
the gas was combined with the milk
under varying pressures, using the
ordinary soda water charges and seal
ing the bottles to retain the gas and
exclude the air. mth the hlgh?r
pressures of gas, souring of the milk
was delayed Indefinitely ; as bottles
charged under pressure of 175 pounds
to the inch remained sweet for five
months. The milk thus treated ronkes
an agreeable drink, and it Is believed
that the process will be valuable for
preserving milk for use on sea-going
vessels. In hospitals, and elsewhere.
Full details of the tests are given in
Bulletin No. 202 of the station, which
may be obtained on application.
Prairie Hay and Corn.
As the result of some experiments
in fattening cattle, it was shown that
when prairie hay was fed with corn
alone it gave small, unsatisfactory
trains and very little profit
Loco Weed,
it lias been found by Government
experts that the poisonous action of the
loco weed is due to barium. Investlira
tlons have been in progress for the past
iev years to determine the cause of
this condition of range stock, which
has come to be known as "locoed." The
reason the weed is so poisonous In some
sections and not In others Is that on
come sons it contains no barium. The
Huron 11 of Plant Industry, In a recent
nuuetin, sa.vs that it is possible to kill
ftlif tit, .. 1 t a
".,, mtiis ir me pastures are
fenced, as the weeds grow in patch s.
itiere is no feasible way of ridding
ranges of the weeds, however.
It was found that locoed cattle can
in most cases be cured by a course of
treatment with strychnine, while
bK'oed horses can generally be cured by
ut,u ana should be given only
nutrls food, but as far as possible
roou wlta laxative properties. To till
end magnesium sulphate was admlnls
temI to correct the constipation, which
18 "'most universal among locoed an!
u,',!- 't snould be noted, too, that
,l'Bnesiuni sulphate may serve to some
extt'"t ns an antidote to the poison.
Dipping Fowl for I.lee.
To treat a number of fowls lndlvlo.
ually with louse powder is a tedious.
unpleasant task. An easier and equally
successful plan is to dip the fowls in
a reliable brand of sheep dip
Hod the fows hy t)e ,egs hoa(lfJ
d0wn wlth 0Ile nand slpportlnj. thelr
hpftds Let the 8olutIon every
)art of thfi ,,odr from th? oea
I . . .
cept the head and eyes of the hen. Re-
serve ths pnrt unt Ifjst njJ the nens
I irnun nnrt KtrnwlA u-lion flinlf ttanYa
C,... ...... .... . .f... , HJl If IJ X (IHO
under. Pull the fowls to and fro sev
eral times In the tub, which Insures the
solution percolating through the feath
ers and reaching all sections of the
body.
Keep each fowl In the solution not
less than one full minute, and two min
utes is often letter. Dipping should be
performed only on warm, clear days so
the fowls can afterwards dry them
selves in the sun and will not catch
colds. Agricultural Epltomist.
Graft and Stork.
The question of the Influence of the
stock on the graft and vice versa has
been much discussed. The experiments
recorded by M. L. Gulgnard in the
Comptes Rend us were made with a
view of discovering whether there Is
any migration of chemical substances
from the one to the other. Plants rich
In compounds of hydrocyanic acid were
chosen, as this Is easy to detect. It was
found that when a plant containing a
hydrocyanic glucoslde Is grafted on one
destitute of It, or lnversed, there Is no
passage of this substance from the one
to the other. The general conclusion
seems to be that grafting Is a sort of
artificial symbiosis In which each spe-
cies retains Its Individuality.
Not a Core-All.
A great many have had an idea that
pasteurization was going to solve all
of the difficulties regarding our milk
supply, but after a close study of the
matter we believe that It Is often used
as a cure-all for milk and cream that
Is not fit for human consumption. It
has been proven that the pasteuriza
tion given In the usual commercial way
kills only the lactic acid germs which
nature placed in the milk as a pro
tection, while the pathological germs
which are the real menace to health are
left In an alkaline Instead of an acid
medium all ready to multiply when
other conditions are favorable.
nrenklnx a Colt.
Every farmer's boy should break h
colt to ride and drive before he can
call his education complete. It will be
nn experience that the boy will be
proud of nnd which will do him much
good. Three things must be taught
every colt to make It useful. They nre
courage, oliedlence and good workman
ship. The first Is necessary to prevent
horses becoming frightened nt unusual
things; the second is ret u I red in order
that it may be of good service, and In
the third case the horse's value depends
upon the neatness and consistency with
which It performs its work. Field and
Farm.
Good Fence Wire Splicer.
There are not many people who know
how to mnke a good neat wire splice.
a
In the pieturt figure A shows the first
movement and figure il the ends after
they have finally been secured.
Value of a Cow,
A Denver dealer In dairy cows places
the valuation of an animal by fixing
In price ai ine raie or u a gallon or
milk given dally rich enough to show
3V4 per cent of fat To this price he
adds or subtracts $1 for every one-
rourtn or one per cent, uy tnis rule a
cow Is bought entirely on her merits.
ALFALFA FOR OREGON.
Is Proving Good Forage Crop for Ihe
Milk Cow.
By James Drydcn, Orouron Agricultural College,
Corvttllid.
There is a great deal of milk in the
ground that was not Bpilled and cried
over, but it is there nevertheless. At
certain seasons of the year the Thousand-Headed
kale pulls the milk out of
mother earth and the cow pulls it out
of the kale and puts it in the bucket.
There is a period, however, during the
summer when the cows go hungry and
the milk languishes in the ground be
cause there is no green thing to pull it
out and coax the cow to fill the milk
bucket.
Western Oregon is one of the best
dairy sections of the union. With mild
open winters in which kale flourishes
and furnishes green succulent food, the
dairy business thrives all the year
around with the exception of a Bhort
period during the summer. During
this period the land is out of commis
sion, the cows barely subsist on the
pasture fields and there is no profit to
the farmer. Forty-cent butter and a
scarcity of good fresh milk iB the evi
dence of a lack of green food.
What is needed in the valley is a for
age crop that will utilize the soil and
furnish green food and pasture during
the dry season. Will alfalfa fill the
bill? If alfalfa could be raised exten
sively and successfully it would change
the face of nature and add immensely
to the value of the farms in the Wil
lamette valley. It would increase the
dairy products and the poultry pro
ducts; it would cheapen the production
of pork and beef and mutton.
Alfalfa has been grown for two
thousands years in the Mediterranean
region. It has been grown successful
ly in arid parts of America for half a
century. A gentleman traveling over
what was then regarded as a land unfit
for settlement in Western Nebraska by
reason of its aridity discovered a thrif
ty green alfalfa plant growing where
no other green thing could be found for
miles around. That was a demonstra
tion that satisfied the gentleman and
he purchased a large tract of land for
a trifle. On the same land he has since
fed fifty thousand sheep in one' season
on alfalfa. Alfalfa goes down into the
depths of the soil for moisture and
through wireless communication with
the atmosphere brings down from above
food which feeds the plant and enriches
the soil.
Since 1891 the acreage of alfalfa in
Kansas has increased from 34,388 to
615,000 in 1906. A recent bulletin
from that state says of alfalfa: "The
steer feeders and mutton feeders of
Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska would
be lost without it."
At' the Kansas station it is stated:
'A gain of 800 pounds of pork was
made from a ton of alfalfa, and a little
less than that amount of gain was
made from an acre of alfalfa pasture."
Again, "We found that 100 pounds of
alfalfa hay saved 96 pounds of corn."
Figuring on the basis of these experi
ments it is stated that "with green al
falfa producing ten tons per acre (20,
000 pounds) it would produce 2,000
pounds of pork, which, at 4 cents per
pound would be worth $80 per acre."
Director Burkett, of the Kansas sta
tion, says: "By promoting the suc
cessful production of alfalfa the sta
tion has not only extended the domin
ion of an imperial forage crop, but in
so doing has discharged its own entire
expense, and in addition has added mil
lions of dollars to the wealth of the
state."
At the Ontario agricultural college
in ten years 30 cuttings, yielding oyer
5 tons an acre, were made. An exper
iment showed this great soil enrich
ing qualities. Wheat grown after al
falfa yielded 61.5 bushels per acre and
after timothy sod 42.1 bushels. In the
two succeeding years the alfalfa sod
produced 30.2 bushels of barley and 24
bushels of corn, while the timothy sod
produced 19.7 bushels barley and 17.9
bushels corn The three crops on the
alfalfa sod were worth about $90 while
those on the timothy sod were worth
about $59.
At the Oregon Agricultural college
alfalfa has been growing successfully
for several years, and tests are being
made by the agronomists with different
varieties to determine which will suit
the conditions best in this state. The
station men are glad at all times to
answer questions in regard to its culti
vation. A few miles from Corvallis Mr. W.
H. Hamlin cut this year 200 tons of al
falfa hay. It yielded about 2)4 tons
to the acre in two cuttings. Before
seeding to alfalfa the land had been
"cropped out." In fourteen years
fourteen grain crops had been taken
from the land, and Mr. Hamlin ex
plains that on richer land the yield is
much heavier. He further explains
that the oldest stand yields the best,
showing that it takes several years on
certain classes of soil for the alfalfa to
make a good growth.
It looks as though an alfalfa cam
paign would be worth millions to this
state.
Q. What is meant by "50 per cent,"
"40 per cent," and so on, dynamitef
A. The percentage given refers to th
amount of nitroglycerin in the powder.
For instance, a 40-per-cent dynamite il
supposed to contain 40 per cent of nitro
glycerin and 60 per cent of "dope."
F. a. Thomson, Washington State Col
lege, Pullman
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