FARM ORCHARD
Rotes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
of Oregon and Washington, Specially Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions
LATE SPRING WORK.
By H. D. SciuMer. Agronomist, Oregon Experi
ment Station.
W hue the raina that have been re
ceived throughout Oregon during the
month of May have been extremely
beneficial, they have interrupted and
delayed spring seeding. Because of
the unusually cold weather of April,
which, according to the weather rec
ords kept at Corvallis, was the coldest
April on record, the late spring seed
ing should give equally good or super
ior returns to the early seeding for
many of the crops.
The early sown corn, alfalfa and po
tatoes have been held back by the
cold weather, and the same is true
of the .kale, rape, mangeU and bar
ley. If advantage has been taken of
the lateness of seeding time to give
several extra cultivations to the seed
bed, getting rid of young weed
growth, and conserving moisture, the
late seeding will probably, in the ma
jority of cases, give superior yields.
This is especially true if extra care is
used in giving the last fitting to the
seed bed just before sowing.
With the weather much warmer,
the surface soil moist and mellow,
thoroughly fined and free from weeds,
the latter part of May this season
offers ideal conditions for the seeding
of alfalfa, clover, rape, corn, barley
and even potatoes. For the first three
the spring plowed land has had time to
settle so that a thorough discing to a
depth of about four inches, followed
by a harrowing, will put the ground
into excellent shape for the seed. For
the alfalfa, of course, it is to be re
memberd that throughout Western
Oregon, except possibly on the sandy
river drift soils, inoculation soil, ob
tained from the surface of a success
ful alfalfa field, should be broadcasted
over the new seed bed at the rate of
100 pounds to the acre, and immedia
tely harrowed in. The soil should be
preferably scattered on a cloudy day
or towards evening, so that the bac
teria may not be injured by the sun
shine. To facilitate the spreading of
so small an amount of inoculation soil
it may be mixed with four or five
hundred pounds of the soil of the
field to be inoculated, so that a suffi
cient bulk will be had to be broadcast
ed easily and evenly. Of course, in
oculation is entirely unnecessary in
Oregon east of the Cascades, owing to
the lesser rainfall of that region, the
alkalinity of the soil, and the ap
parently universal presence of the al
falfa bacteria throughout the soils of
the region.
Following the inoculation the alfal
fa seed may be either broadcasted or
drilled in, preferably the latter. It
has been found that drilling in the
seed makes a much more economical
use of it, insuring a more even and
larger germination of the seed, be
cause of its being placed at a uniform
depth in moist soil. Where drilled in,
the seed should not be sown deeper
than an inch and a half, care being
taken to set the drill to seed shallow
ly. Where the shallow seed bed rec
ommended for small seed has been
prepared and the ground is firm, the
drill wheels should not sink in deeply
enough to place the seed below the
depth recommended. Where a grass
seeder attachment for the drill is had
it is merely necessary to connect the
grass seeder box to the grain tubes so
that the alfalfa seed will be drilled in
in the regular manner. Where there
is no grass seeder attachment the al
falfa may be mixed with meal at the
rate of one-third part of alfalfa seed
to two-thirds corn meal or ground bar
ley, and the mixture put in the grain
hopper box and sown like grain at the
rate of about one bushel per acre for
Western Oregon seeding. This would
make about eighteen pound.-; of seed
per acre. Owing to the universal
lower germination of alfalfa seed this
year (the average germination of all
the samples received at the Corvallis
seed testing laboratory being about
85 per cent, instead of the normal 95
percent), the heavier seeding named
is recommended. Where the seed is
broadcasted by hand or with a chest
seeder not less than twenty pounds of
seed should be 'used, and this should
be harrowed in. As I have mentioned
in previous articles, the alfalfa seed
should, of course, have been sent in to
the seed testing laboratory for exam
ination as to purity and germination
before purchase or seeding, to be cer
tain that the seed has sufficient vital
ity to make a stand and is free from
dangerous weed seed, such as dodder,
which is becoming so common in
alfalfa.
It is equally important, of course,
that the alfalfa ground should be free
of weeds, a3 foul ground i3 worthless
for alfalfa seeding. Clean ground can
be obtained best by growing a culti
vated crop, well manured, the year
previous to seeding the alfalfa. Po
tatoes are an especially good crop to
preceed the alfalfa, but any well
manured and thoroughly tilled crop
will do.
In Eastern Oregon on the wheat
lands the alfalfa should preferably be
Lois of Cow's Milk.
A cow that lows her milk between
mllklngs Is bard to cure. Sometimes
It can be checked or stopped by using
one or more rubber bands around the
teats. Milking a cow three times a
day will avoid some of the loss. Some
cows seem Incurable, and about all
that can be done with them Is to keep
them to feed calves with. The fre
quent removal of the milk by the
calves will prevent enough milk ac
cumulating to leak out.
drilled in on clean summer fallowed
land in double rows about three feet
apart. This can easily be done by
stopping up all of the grain tubes ex
cept pairs of two, separated by four
grain tubes closed. Of course, only
about four pounds of seed per acre
would be used for seeding this way
On the wheat land this row alfalfa
where thoroughly cultivated through
the summer gives excellent yields of
very high quality seed, far outstrip
ping the wheat as a money maker and
in its effect in increasing the fertility
of the soil.
CHAMPION "BULL-DOGGER."
Pendleton Round-Up Secures Desir
able Attractions.
Dell Blanchett, champion of all
"bull-doggers," and his wife, Bertha
Blanchett, champion woman broncho
buster of the word, are the two latest
attractions to the list of features for
the 1911 Round-Up which will be held
at the new stadium in Pendleton on
September 14 to 16 inclusive.
Fred Earle, manager of non-com
petitive events, has just signed a con
tract with these famous Wild West
people, which will insure their p-
pearance at Pendleton for the three
days of the show.
Blanchett is the man who defeated
Buffalo Vernon in a "bull-dogging"
contest at the Fiesta of the Dawn of
Gold at Sacramento last year and in so
doing he lowered the world's record
for this event 16 seconds. This rec
ord was formerly held by Buffalo Ver
non, who wore the title of champion
for so long and who gave the North
west people their first exhibition of
the gentle art of "bull-dogging a
steer at the first annual Round-Up last
year. As he will also he uacK tnis
year it is probable that some kind of
a match contest can be arranged be
tween the two renowned steer wrest
lers.
Mrs. Blanchett is perhaps better
known than her husband, and as i
drawing card is considered superior
For years she has been doing nothing
except riding wild horses and there is
no "outlaw" too unmanageable for
her to mount. While at the Round
Up she will offer to ride against any
woman rider in the world for a side
bet of $1,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Blanchett have ap
peared several years as among the
star attractions at the Cheyenne Wild
West show and traveled at one time
with Buffalo Bill's tented frontier ex
position. Recently they have been
conducting a small show of their own
in California and it was only with the
utmost difficulty and a considerable
figure that they were induced to par
ticipate in the local exhibition.
FASHION HINTS
Batiste floiinring is shown hero,
cotnbini-d with a silk of contrasting color.
For the floiim-e edge on the skirt, the
silk brings out the pattern i-ffei-tively.
Velvets, as well as silki and satins,
are useel in this way.
Keeping Cabbages.
Select a dry place In the patch, pirn
ap the cabbages and stand closely to
gether, beads down. Cover with soil
from five to ten Inches, thinly at first
so they will not beat, covering only
enough to prevent freezing as the sea
son advances. The burying beds may
e made from four to six feet wide.
Glazed Fruits and Nuts.
Boll without stirring for 10 or 15
xilnutes one pound granulated sugar
and one-half cup water. Test In water
and when brittle remove from fire, add
one tablespoon lemon Juice and set
the pan containing the candy In a
bowl of hot water. With a long pin
or needle Immerse section of oranges,
grapes, figs, almonds, walnuts or pe
cans and set upon oiled papers. The
fruit or nuts must be thoroughly dry
before dipplDg Into candy.
Pi
mi
FASHIONS
OF THE
MOMENT.
LTHOUGH simplicity is the
keynote of the new mil
linery there are extremes.
It Is Just these extremes
that the well-dressed wom
an should guard against.
An extremely plain hat Is not
always a chapeau of simplicity. Very
frequently It is the most daring style
imaginable. This Is because a "plain"
hat generally must depend upon a
striking color combination or an un
usual shape for Its chic and this
sometimes accentuates Its severeness.
But I do not wish to be misunder
stood, as this Is not always the case
because some plain hats are very
Dften the most stylish, writes Marion
Morris in the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
There Is no happy medium (In slzef
In the new millinery that Paris has
reated for this season.
The blcorne is considered the most
correct for morning wear with
tailored suits. Afternoon and even
ing hats are very large, but generally
flat.
While the blcorne Is the favorite
In Paris at present, I should not be
surprised if it becomes the craze by
the e'r.d of the season. It will then
be the most common hat, as It will
be copied In cheap straws and every
body will be wearing It regardless
whether It Is morning or afternoon.
Bonnet Hat Just Now.
However, I may be mistaken, be
cause at the present time the helmet
bat is having a run among the cheaper
millinery. It Is scarcely worth while
to talk about this hat, because I
should not advise any of my readers
adopting it even for a knockabout.
As a safeguard (if you are not al
ready acquainted with it) I shall
lescribe It. As its name implies it
s helmet shaped and fits down close
Dver the head. Hough straws are
most used with a quill or a small bow
sf velvet in the back.
There Is no question about 1 the
modishness of the blcorne. Already
Paris has sent it to us in quite a
few sizes, but so long as It Is In-
ended for a tailored hat it Is quite
he best In the smaller dimensions.
Sometimes It has only a small orna
ment or velvet bow at the left side of
he front; sometimes it is trimmed
with a large bow in the back. But
t never does possess very much trim
ming, and this I think can best be
egulated to suit the Individual, as
some women would iook aDsoiuteiy
oolish with trimming sticking up at
he back of a hat. As the style was
suggested by the blcorne of the
French revolution, It is sometimes
made entirely of the revolutionary
olors red and blue. One charming
French model was of red straw faced
ith blue velvet, with a small cock-
ide of the two colors.
Choice of Many Shapes.
While this is recognized as "the"
ailored hat of the season, there are
Dther shapes that are smart and more
becoming to some women as not
very woman can wear a bicorne,
hether it is the style or not. All
' these tailored shapes are small
and close-fitting. Nearly all have
very high, sloping crowns and narrow
urned brims that are so small that
It is difficult to determine whether
they are brims.
Black and white is the basis of
early all these tailored hats. Some
f the shapes have white crowns and
arrow black brims, others are of
hite and faced or bound in black
velvet. Standing bows of wide and
dashing ribbons are favorite trim
mings for these chapeaux. One of
the most charming hats that I have
aeen is a high-crowned shape of white
Milan, bound with black velvet with
standing bow of wide striped black-
and-white ribbon. In a word picture'
it may seem extreme, but the hat Is
not half as daring as one may imag
ine. A fascinating demi-tailored hat
ith white straw crown and black
brim had a large flat bow of black
velvet at the left side almost in the
back and a tiny noBegay of forget-me-knots
and a few pink rosebuds at
the right side front. Either of these
hats might be easily made by the
woman who has the knack of making
bows and who understands the selec
tion of shapes most becoming to her
face.
Quills In New Position.
Quills are again In favor! Hut this
time fashion has put them at the
back of the hats. It is a clever move!
The favorite quill hat Is a saucer
turban with a dome-shaped crown,
with quills slanted across the back.
The round brim and the round crown
overcomes the severe angle of the
quills. Much depends upon the color
combination of such a hat. As Illus
tration a black straw hat with the
outside of the saucer brim outlined"
with a band of emerald green velvet;
a band of the same velvet around the
crown, and black and green qullla.
Sailor hats undoubtedly will enjoy
a vogue again, because they have
been created In new and not such
severe shapes. Some have high
crewns and narrow rolled brims all
one color, or with a white crown and
colored brim. For athletic women
there are larger shapes, but all have
turned brims.
Afternoon and evening b&U, famil
iarly known as "dress" hats, are large
and flat, as I mentioned above. The
inspiration for these were from the
hats of a hundred years or more ago
These hats axe not all absolutely flat
but are flat In effect with a curve here
and there. Most crowns are low, al
though there are a few exceptions
Garlands of dainty flowers are among
the favorite trimmings, but In every
instance the adornment Is simple.
Hats of Colored Straw.
So the hats may not be painfully
plain, colors are the foundation of
their beauty. Heretofore "dress" hats
were mostly of black straw, and If a
color was added It was In the facing.
This season they are vice versa the
hats are of colored straw faced with
black. The trimmings are In harmony
with the color of the straw. While
vivid colors are often used they are
subdued by this black facing, so that
the effect Is not really extreme.
New lace veils are alsp In color,
and are In harmony with the shade
of the hat. How successful this
vogue will be is a question, as not
every woman can wear any color over
her face.
Styles come and go, but plumed
hats will always be In style. Of
course, each season a new arrange
ment for plumes Is created.
Plumed hats this season are not
overladen. They may be only two
plumes standing at the side, or an
ostrich collar (lobster feather, as it
is sometimes called) encircling the
crown. To give height to a hat with
an ostrich collar there should be at
least one plume standing, or better
still, an aigrette at the side-back,
of course.
Are Comfortable.
Although much may be said of the
beauty and charm of this season's
millinery, it has another commendable
feature the hats are comfortable.
Probably this is because coiffures are
now worn very plain and necessarily
the hats are designed In accord with
the hairdress. As the hats are not
shaped to crown a pile of pufTs, they
are made to fit human heads and
therefore It Is not difficult for any
woman to be fitted.
A woman asked me the other daj
whether I thought mushroom hats
would be in vogue this season. It may
be unwise to make a prediction, but
I think before midsummer Is here
the mushroom will figure among the
best styles in millinery. This seems
to be natural, as the mushroom is one
of the most becoming hats that has
ever been created, and Its drooping
brim Is such as excellent protection
during the hot summer months. Be
sides, It Is a hat that can be artistical
ly trimmed and that counts a great
deal when one loves the beautiful.
The Illustration shows a lovely"
evening gown of shell pink ninon over
pink satin, trimmed with coarse pink'
lace and tassels of brilliants.
The Popular Handbag.
In the way cf handbags nothing Is
newer than the dark, flatly folded ar
ticle, heavily beaded, and made with
or without a flap. These bags are car
ried, as a rule, by long ropes of beads,
or of twisted silk, and the beads are
patterned upon a foundation of faille.
Stltcnes of gold sparkle among the
beads, or may do so, which gold may
be accentuated by the tiniest of span
gles. The latter are used to pick out
the design upon brocade baga In llgbt
delicate tones. Harper's Baxar.
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LIFE WAS STRENUOUS
THINGS NOT ALWAYS PLEASANT
IN THE STONE AGE.
Slance Backward at Domestic Tribula
tions of the Cave Dweller Should
Make Us Thankful Times
Have Changed.
Away back In the days of the cave
Iwellers life must indeed have been
a strenuous proposition.
After you'd chased an antelope 39
miles through the woods and killed It
with a stone hatchet with an edge like
i grindstone you had to carry It home
?9 miles and dissect It with a piece of
flint that was as sharp as a Rugby
football.
If company came to dinner you
couldn't boil a can of soup In a kettle
and serve the delighted guests with
something that made their mouths wa
ter. Not much you couldn't.
Instead you'd follow your cave-dwelling
wife Into the back part of the
cave, and she'd say Just like your
wife does today:
"Fool! Idiot! Wretch! The very
Idea of your bringing people home
when you knew there wasn't anything
In the house to eat!"
Then you'd go out where the" com
pany was twiddling Its bare legs and
say:
"I'm awfully sorry, ol' man, but
there ain't anything to eat In the
house. Just make yourself at home,
and I'll run over on Stone river and
see If I can't kill something." You
couldn't even give him that old song
and dance about the grocer not com
ing. You'd have to wander about In the
Jungle, and finally, If luck was. with
you, you'd kill something it didn't
matter what. You'd hurry home, and
jour wife and the guest would be on
the friendly footing of the walrus and
an algebraic proposition, and the way
she looked at you would make cold
chills run up and down your spine.
It's different these days, and much
as we lambast the canners oi lima
beans and tomatoes and ham and
things, we have to admit that it beats
the stone agel(all hollow.
If you bring a friend home unex
pectedly, of course, your wife will look
at you as though you'd contemplated
skinning the baby or robbing a Sun
day school of its collection, but she'll
be able to dish up something!
If everything else falls she can call
up the drug store and get some ice
cream, and lie to the guest, saying:
"It has been so hot we don't eat sup
per now. We usually nave cream.
For times have changed Blnce the
stone age, and many of us, forgetful
of our blessings at other times, must
recognize that we are fortunate peo
ples, when the times comes for a com
parison of conveniences. DallasNews.
For Art's Sake.
"Ixok pleasant," said the photog
rapher.
The flitter raised his eyes and gave
i sickly smirk.
"Your head Just little bit more to
the left, please," suggested the voice
from the black shroud. "No, don't
move the eyes."
Like a man suffering from a stiff
neck, or an Eiffel tower collar, the
sitter tilted his head gingerly till It
reached the desired angle, and he re
sembled a dying fish trying not to
mind.
'That's very nice very nice, In
deed," said the photographer. "Stay
Just there while 1 make the exposure."
He removed the ca; as he spoke and
counted out one and three-fourths min
utes. "Thank you, sir," he then ob
served. "You can get up. I'm r.fr.:!d
you've been sitting on your hat."
"My hat," roared the silter, angrily,
regarding the flattened felt "Why,
the dickens didn't you tell me I was
sitting on it?"
'My dear sir," protested the photog
rapher blandly, "that would have
spoiled your expression"
Chivalrous Raphael.
All along the woman had maintained
that her little Italian cobbler was
sharp as a tack. The quickness with
which he caught on to who Tetrazzlnl
is and what she does upheld her cc .
tentlon. He had never heard of Tet
razlnl and he did not know the mean
ing of sing, but all the woman had to
say was:
"Itallano woman Ring la, la, la. la.
la, la," and a glow of comprehension
lighted his eyes.
"Ab, schlamazzree," be said. "Itall
ano woman do that?"
"Yes, fine," said the woman.
But when she looked up "schlamaz
zare" In an Italian dictionary and
found that It meant to cackle like a
hen her opinion of Haphaelo as a lin
guist and a cavalier underwent a re
vision. Not a Fighter.
"My father," the host says, "carried
that sword."
The guest examines the blade with
interest, and discoverers a stamped
statement thereon, to the efTect that
the sword was made In 1899.
"What war was your father In?"
be asks.
"War? Oh, father wasn't In any
war! . He was a traveling salesman
for a regalia house." Judge.
How Rumors Start.
"What's this about sewing your un
fortunate wives up In sacks?"
"Nothing to It" replied the sultan,
emphatically. "I did get 'em some
hobble skirts."
HOW IS
YOUR
LIVER ?
ARE YOU TROUBLED WITH
SICK HEADACHE
BILIOUSNESS CRAMPS
INDIGESTION
DYSPEPSIA MALARIA
TRY
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
For 58 years it has
given satisfaction in such
cases and you'll find it just
the medicine you need.
tonography 2,000 Years Ago.
It seems Incredible, but It can be
proved, already In the olden times
there were stenographers who took
down the speeches made In the Roman
senate or In public They were called
notarll and we And a place In Sue
tonius where Augustus" is angry be
cause the stenographers reported the
speech of Caesar for Mettullus In a
very Imperfect manner.
SHE
SUFFERED
FIVE YEARS
Finally Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound.
Erie, Pa. "I suffered for five years
from female troubles and at last was
almost helpless. I
went to three doc.
tor3 and they did
me no (rood, so my
sister advised me to
try Lydia E. Pink
hain's Vegetable
Compound, and
when I had taken
only two bottles I
could see a bit?
change, so I toot
six bottles and I am
now strong and well
again. I don't know how to express
my thanks for the pood it has done ma
and I hope all Buffering women will
give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. It was worth its
weight in gold.' Mrs. J. P. Endlicii,
li. F. D. Xo. 7, Erie, Pa.
Lydia E. 1 'ink ham's Vegetable Com-
f)ound, made from native roots and
icrbs. contains no narcotic or harm
ful drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousands of voluntary testimonials
are on lile in the linkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass., from women who hava
been cured from almost every form of
female complaints, such as inflamma
tion, ulceration, displacements, fibroid
tumors, irregularities, periodic pains,
backache, indigestion and nervous
prostration. Every suffering- woman
owes it to herself to give Lydia E. I'ink
liam's Vegetable Compound a trial.
If you want special advice writo
Mrs.lMnkliaiii, Lynn, Mass., for it.
It is free and always helpful.
Practical Christianity.
The story is told of a little house
maid, far over the pea, who, when ask
ed whether she realized that she was
In any way different after uniting
with the church, from what she hnd
been before, thought for an instant,
and then, smiling brightly, said: "Well
I sweep the corners." She could
hardly have given a better demon
stration of her religious life. Chris
Uon Herald.
Rhode Island's State Farm.
Rhode Island has a farm on which
ve located all her state Institutions,
Including the state prison, state work
house and Providence jail. The work
house prisoners have done much in
reclaiming and cultivating land, re
moving stones, Improving the stream
and building walls.
A. Cough
Medicine
Aycr's Cherry Pectoral is a
regular cough medicine, a
strong medicine, a, doctor's
medicine. Good for easy
coughs, hard coughs, desper
ate coughs. If your doctor
endorses it for your case, take
it. If not, don't take it. Never
go contrary to his advice.
A
Wo publish our foraalu
from our i
yers
y from ourmtdioiOM
urn to
onouit your
doctor
The dose of Ayer's Pills is smsll, only
one at bedtime. As a rule, laxative doses
are betterihsn csthsrtic doses. For con
stipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, tick
besdaches, they cannot be excelled.
Ask your doctor about this.
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