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THE CHERRY AND FIGHTING GRVBS IN PEAR SLUG STRAWBERRY BEDS BY G. R. MOZNETTF. Corvalia, Or»., Jun» 15—Two distinct Tlii» insect ha« been, for nearly a but eloaaly »Iliad sparie» ot grub« »re at work on tba root« of the strawberries 1 century and a half, a noteworthy enemy Published Every Tbuntday at Lents, Ore., by the Mr. S cott PvBUSHiira Co. grown in th» Freewater-Milton district, of the cherry and pear. In some sec H. A. DARN ALL, E dito » and M anaubb . according to Assistant Entomologist A. lion« of the couulry it haa also been re L Lovett of the Oregon Agricultural ported as a pest on the quince and plum. Office Phone: Home 1111. Residence; Tabor 2813 - College crop peet force, who recently re During recent years the **«lug,*' aa It 1« commonly termed, ha« become exceed- turned from a visit to the vicinity. Entnxi at Second Class Mail Matter at l.enls, Oregon, August 26, 1911 Phon» Tabor 4141 4624, 66th St., 8. K. The Elite Dress Making Parlors All kind« of Dressmaking, Allernationa lAdira’ Tailor Hint« ma.Io t«> order Fit- ting at honta if ile»ired, Williams A Hitching« LOHT—On atreeta between Lenta Sheet Metal Works and corner Beech and Main Sts., Ladies gold pin. Re turn to ibi« office. Reward. tt Horses and Mares Light and Heavy can lie had in Lenta. Call end look them over Price« will ingly prominent as destroyers ot foliage suit. Trial and Guarantee. Its work is now quite common through Inquire of Kennedy & Klinemwn, Real Estate or at Grange Store out th» cherry and pear-growing sec- F. J. Ward i tions of Western Oregon, and ha« also For Painting, Tinting, Paparhang- ing anti Decorating, reasonable prices and work guaranteed tee . It. J. Uteffy Eatimatee furnished. Residence, 203 Gilbert Road, one block eaat of Lenta Sch<x>l or leave orders at Mt. Scott Drug Store. Lents Cleaning and Dye Works HE department of Agriculture N outcry is now being made at Washington has just is “I found the Otiorhynchua sulcatua, in some sections of the Dyeing, Steam and French Dry the larger species, more limited in its sued its 1911 Agricultural Year country against the penny daily ('leaning. Pressing and Repairing. range, and the Otiorhynchua ovatua, because there is no money in it Book—a bound volume of sev the smaller, in greater numbera, in a All Work Guaranteed Flrat-Claaa for the publisher. Second be eral hundred pages containing much greater area, and decidedly more been reported from th» northeastjrn Roas Building cause it is not appreciated by the much interesting and instructive destructive, “«ay« Mr. Lovett. He portion of the state. arw till liuira tlaiig^mu« ami should information regarding agricul-1 tpoke Bt length on the latter m»t |»«> u*jf ItM tccI Th» term ” «lug ’ * Is applied to this In readers. The man who gets a Main St., Johnson Ave. tore, horticulture, stockraising. which |BI,d«menully the sect on account of the «limy black SILK ELASTIC HOSIERY paper for a penny does not stop It .oiiauuiljr uorn -wtll rail«.« st us*’— *.ti-n rars t rue smssrsiusul etc. Each Senator and Repre- „Bm() statement held true as regarding exudation with which the larva sur biaiit ua rw|u««t, to think that the penny he pays sentative has copies of this book the larger and les« destructive type, rounds itself. As the time ia now AUTO FOR HIRE—Home phone 3921 approaching when this |>eat will resutu» W oodaro , C larke a Co. Paride phone, Tabor 8336. Day or does not in many instances even for distribution and any farmer He found the grower« there »»pecially PORTLAND, ORKCON its depredations, it might be well to uight service. Stand, corner Otto’s repay the publisher for the paper can secure a copy by sending to interested in «mall fruit« and borticul- describe the nature of the injury. Th» barber shop, lents. Reasonable prices. ™'!™k7 leaves ot the attacked plants are skelet Read The Herald ads exclusive of the work on it. Un one of the members' of the Ore-1 tract«. All, ‘j? t 4 he «aid, were wide awake, onised, turn brown, die and tall to the gon delegation. intelligent, and ready for euggee ion« less he has unusually good sup It contains thirty-one articles, Bnd cooperation with the college in ex- ground in midsummer, and th» new port as an advertiser he will lose sixty-seven full-page illustra- periment». Prof. H. D. Scudder of the growth of the foliage which ia afterward out The average person has lit tions, of which nine are colored, agronomy department i« to assist them throvn out is often similarly destroyed. Tree» thus denuded are much checked tle notion of what it costs to get and twenty text figures. The in »oil» difficulties. in growth or greatly injured, if not kill •‘The adult of the peat, commonly a paper out and attend to all the department’s appreciation of the known aa the straw berry-root weevil, 1« ed. This applies particularly to young trees and nursery stock. details incident thereto. When services S. A. Knapp gave to ag a beetle, elongate, about three-six The parent tly of the slug if a jet black j teenth» of an inch, and dark brown. the publisher attempts to econo riculture during his long career The head has a distinct beak, and the insect, and when seen on a leaf, might is indicated in these lection of his It means that the affairs of this bank are carefully be taken for a house fly except that it is mize on time and increase his in wing cover« are pitted. The new broon portrait as a frontispice, and emerge« smaller. The adults may be seen on examined twice a year by the Superintendent of State early in May, and are busy come in some other way it must in printing his biography as the the cherry the third week in May or the laying small, round, shiny, white egg» Banks and every little detail checked up and verified. first of June. The egg» are deposited be at the expense of the paper. first article in the volume. I in the «oil at th» base of the plants. singly, just beneath the epidermis ot the In addition to the State’s examination, our board of di Closely connected with this These eggs hatch 6 to 9 days after as undersurface of the leaf causing a More liberal support would en- rectors—every one of them an experienced banker—is sure better values and better work, and especially interesting i small grubs which seek at once the fl- slight convex surface to appear, berous rootlets about the crown of the compelled by law to meet once a month and also check satisfaction, One of the mis to the residents of many parts of plant an I feed upon them When ma The eggs soon hatch and the slugs to the upper surface of the escape up the bank twice a year and to verify all book unders takes of the present day is that the West, is the cultivating of ture they form an earthern eell, con leaves where they begin to eat by people take too many papers. the arid and semiarid soils of tract, and slowly transform to a pupa, gnawing their signature with a report of such audit to the State small holes in the leaves, As On an average they also take too that region; hence the papers re showing the developing legs, beak, and the slugs near maturity they eat away Superintendent. If rigid supervision by an efficient many magazines. They skim lating to dry farming and irri wings of the mature be-tie. large patches from the upper, and the board and a careful and intelligent system is employed The adult beetle feeds on the foliage writer has also observed the mealing them through and get a little or gation, entitled “Some Miscon of “ the strawberry, aa well aa of the by its officers, the bank should merit your confidence to no benefit from the matter they ceptions Concerning Dry Farm blackberry, loganberry, aweet clover. the lower surface, and when very abund ant will leave nothing but the veins. such an extent th^t there would be no room for hesita have in their rush to cover all ing,” *' The W ater economy of Bnj certain native grasses. Th» grub, The characteristic features of the lari a tion when looking for a safe and sound custodian for that comes. Less material, bet Dry-Land Crops,” “Possibilities too, feed» aa well on the rooti of the are its swollen anterior segments and its ter digested would give better and Need of Supplemental Irri- blackberry, dewberry, loganberry, olive-colored slimy covering, which last your money. V —__ is probably a protection furnished by satisfaction. Of course in the gationin the Humid Region. ’ ’ IcloTW’ On the strength of our banking policy we invite of thjs |o_ nature against the attacks of parasitic attempt to cut down material it is “The Value of Snow Surveys as thing of which your business large or small, your own and your friends. difficult to decide what to drop Relat!SLtO Lrrigatl?\P5°j!CtS; ’ ’ cality should be proud. To think ¡Meets. It ia very sluggish in its move ment«. but has an enormous appetite. out No one wants to drop his and “The Present Outlook for that a worthy Lents boy cap When fully mature the sings turn yellow, local paper, if he has a speck of Irrigation Farming,” will prove tured first prize is something to drop to the ground and crawl into any interest and local pride. The of value to farmers and other consider with pride. Then to crevice in the soil or among leaves or dailies seem to be a necessity, if dwellers in that section of the have the satisfaction of feeling other rubbish and spin their cocoon». These are small cells, the sides of which AFFILIATTO WIT« JUROIRGIM IMfRICM UM. riMTlMO. ORfSOR we live near the city. Monthlies country. that the prize was won honor are moistened with saliva, and the sub The two papers on the ‘‘Pri ably, that merit mainly was the sequent drying makes them of firm tex have come to be relied upon for UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY most of the entertaining reading mary Principles in the Preven motive for the wonderful support ture and more or lees impervious to I LENTS. OREGON matter and more substantial in tion and Treatment of Disease given by friends and acquaint water. struction. yet we find the ten in Poultry, and “The Handling ances and even strangers. The The second generation of insects dency is to over do in all these and Marketing of Eggs,” with element of sympathy may have appears during the heater! season of July and August, ami the slug» of all stages lines, except the local paper. the articles on “The Reduction had some part, and admitting may be observed on the foliage until la • Moreover the financial support of Waste in Marketing,” and the that it did, it would almost be in October. The transformations of this accorded that paper is out of “Commercial Methods of Can worth the misfortune to discover bro* d are quite rapid. It is the pro proportion to its cost and income. ning Meats,” will prove of inter so many friends and kind heart geny of this second brood ot flies that is particularly disastrous to the trees, al The great magazine that sells est. ed sympathizers. though the spring brood of larvae is often its advertising for $500 to $1000 Arrangements are being made sufficiently abundant to do very serious per page is on a pretty substan r PHIS week closes the contest so that Mr. Bradford may use injury. The last stage of the second tial basis and can afford to pay that has been running in the prize in attending a local in brood is the winter condition of the in out practically all of the sub the Herald for sometime. Just stitution, Reed Institute most sect and gives rise to the spring genera tion the next season. scription price to secure the sub what the final outcome will be is likely. Just what line of work This is an easy insect to control and scription. That is not true of as yet far from certain. Several he will pursue has not yet been should not be allowed to continue it« the home paper, and yet we find hundred names have already determined, but it is probable serious depredations to the cherry and a lot of people who seem to been added to the list, and the that some branches will be taken I pear as it ha« been doing in past year«. The «lug is an insect which is easily think the home paper should work of this week will add prob up that will be best adapted to distributed with the soil about the base come to them, delivered, for ably as many more. Last week his limitations, and the range of plants which it infests, and it has nothing. Just where the pub proved to be a bad one, as the for that is yet quite large. been so carried to many portions of the globe. For this reason care should lisher is to get off has not been weather and the Rose Show both explained and if anyone thinks prevented the results that would Those readers who may want be exercised in the transportation of they can make that clear we have been obtained under better information about the pending nursery stock REMEDIES. would like to have them call conditions. The situation was road legislation would do well to The most efficient method lor exterm around and try the job. unfair to all the contestants and study the article on page three inating this pest is to apply some arsen The following quotation is to as a result the end was delayed of this issue of The Herald. ical wash as Arsenate of Lead or Pari« the point and may assist in mak a week. We regret very much While this may be somewhat Green. Arsenate of Lead diluted at the ing this matter clear: to say that several of the contest lengthy, and a Lttle dry it will rate of one pound to fifty gallons of Why is it necessary to sell a ants are lagging in their efforts. give you several ideas that have water i« the moat easily prepared. This be thoroughly applied to the up paper for one cent a copy? No one knows nor will know till not been presented anywhere should per surfaces of the leaves when the in Everyone knows that is throwing the last vote has been counted else in the state. No one can sects are observed feeding. the paper into your hands for how the result will stand. Those well consider these ideas with Another remedy is simply a soap worse than nothing. As a mat who think it is not worth the out concluding that the quickest, wash. This to be effective must be ter of fact, you can’t make a while might prove it otherwise cheapest, and fairest way to con applied to the foliage at a strength of pound of soap to a gallon of newspaper, nowadays, and de with a little extra effort. Several struct roads is to levy a tax and t one-half water. The soap, preferably whal» oil liver it on the street or in the seem to think themselves safe do it and then be done with it. soap, should he dissolved, by boiling in DISTRICT NO. 1. homes for one cent and not lose with a little effort and as a con a small amount of water. Mi»« Ruth Dix ............... ...................... l.enta........ When a few plants are to be treated M. E. CHURCH 27,170 money. Take, for instance, the sequence may have cause to re ......... «___ Mnts........ 34,720 forty-four or forty-eight pages gret. In this as in most of the Preaching 11a. m. and reception of simply apply White Hellebore by dust Mi«« Dorris C. Meyer ... Preaching at Bennett«, 3p. m. ing it lightly upon the plants with a : Miss Myrtle McNeil___ ......___ .Lent»......... 25,960 of the Kansas City Star’sSunday experiences of life it pays to bear member». In the evening. Evangelistic service«. bellowB-when the foliage is wet with dew. j Mi«» Elsie Bright.......... ..................... Lenta .... 29,640 edition. That much paper is firmly to the front from start to Don’t mi»» any of these »ervices. As to the application of such material» worth more than five cents, even finish, never lagging, and never as dry dust, ashes and lima the treat DISTRICT NO. 2 W. BOYD MOORE. ment is not satisfactory as the larva Mi»» Marguerite Boland if you bought it for the pantry, losing a chance to gain a point. ._________ I*ents.......... 58,9*10 usually merely shed« the incumbered Miss Carol Hand........... and didn’t read a line. NOTICE OF ESTRAY We hope that the right person .....................Woodmere 39,620 in life afresh with a new Think of the Sunday edition of will land the prizes, and no doubt Notice in hereby given lhat the under «kin an<l starts Mi»« Opal Hand.__ ... ................ Woodmere., a 47,480 signed has taken us aa eatrays in that, coat. the Los Angeles Times with its they will for there does not seem part of Multnomah County, Oregon, ly- j Mia» Ruth Richard» ................... latnta ............ 37,IMO 140 or 160 pages, the year round, to be any chance for laggards in ing west of the Sandy river, the follow- < Mi«» Della Htanfer.......... ......................I«en ta ......... 21,320 ADVtRIIStD LEI HRS for five cents! Remember, too, this enterprise. Mi«» Loree Rayburn .........._____ I^nt»............ ing described animals, to wit: 31,820 fitters remaining uncalled for in the that big advertisers don’t base Mi»» Ruth Howe______ The following have been One two year old heifer, light red, Lents .... ..____ .. [.enta ....... 66,»60 Postoffice week tnding June 16 their advertising rates on street selected as judges to make the alightly white on the belly, probably of 1912. Mia» Irma Fiali............... abort horn grade. sales. But General Otis doesn’t final count: Miss Evangeline Nicholson Woodstock .............. 41,540 Said animal ia now at the corrall be- | Anderson E. P.; Austin Dr. Myst* L ; Camming» John; Foster Clifford ; Hol sell his daily paper for a cent. W. P. Swope, Rev. W. B. r longing longing to to Viy<>V Clyde Van v »n dihiiwui Blaricom, , mjvui about a a DISTRICT NO. 3. man Wrn.; Horn Miss Blanche; Kim He charges three cents, and Moore, H. E. Bloyde, of Multno- mile eant __ of _______ Lent« and ___ and a half _____ ___ a j ball Mr.; Meehan W. W. ; Puilano Mr». ' couple of block« north of Foater road on Mi»« Clara Lasley . .. ...... ..............Corbett thereby saves for himself whai mah Bank. 24,140 Mary; Ramesbotham Mr». E.; Rowe J. Mi»» Lina Vane .................. Welches ............... Lenox Avenue. Owner may recover .... 27,.140 hundreds of publishers are losing L ; Severn» Mr». Mi»» Bertha Htuckl ............ .......................Eagle Creek ........... 13,120 from their advertising revenues. THE very satisfactory result of________ br P»vin« pabiic.tion and GEO. W. SPRING, Postmaster. Mias Emma Ch it wood . ............ Dani ascus . . .......... .............. 23,840 .1 . p o i ty i other chargpi incident to taking up. The man who won’t pay for a Miss Irene Douglas .......................Handy .............. 31,940 the Meier & Frank Educa-1 - C ltmi V ax B labicom . FOR HALE—6 room house and lot good paper ought not to have tional contest, so far as Lents pBt<c| Bt Lenta ............... 18,620 one block from Lents station, |850cash Mias Lydia Zinzer................ . .....................I>*nts Miss Miriam L. Brown ...... ..........’........ Gresham........................... .............. 27,860 Inquire 122 First Ave., I^nts. one. i contestants were concerned is a June loth 1912. A T s VARICOSE VEINS State Supervision THE MULTNOMAH STATE BANK Standing of Candidates In Herald's Contest