alfalfa
HntertM a* Second Claw Mail Matter at Lenta. Oregon« Allouât 2 >. 1H11
Published Every Thursday at 1 ent». Ore., by the M t . S cott P vbi . i » wix < i Co.
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A. CARNALI., Entro»
Office Phone: Home 1111.
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Residence; Tabor 2813
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ano swine .
Not the mold., old maxima,
away out of Lite, hut the pork-
els we raise, that are pavjng the
freight. They roam through the
imsturan. red. white, spotted,
black, and the wealth they are
mnklng Alls many a sack. And
still opportunity knocks at our
door. With the millions we ship,
there’s a market for more.
On «eas of alfalfa. In shadow
and sheen, float cargoes of feed
through the billows of green, and
again and again on that marvel
ous tide the ripples of richness
flash, wondrous sial wide. Alfal
fa. sweet emblem of plenty and
charm, may the wave of thy ver
dure flood every farm!
Time comes when each acre
must yield without flaw Pro
duction must double is nature’s
grim law The cities will teem
with vast millions that toll, and
life, with it» hope», must depend
on the noil. What methods more
wise could the farmer combine
than raising alfalfa and fatten
Ing swine? Brad In Kansas
Farmer.
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who had been searching for her
daughter, pushed her way through the
NE of the new reforms to be group, and, seeing the man about to
prepetrated in the city is take her away, she sprang forward,
the proposition to have all of us saying, “This is my daughter. What
walk to the corners and turn are you doing?’’ In the excitement of
the moment the man fled, and could not
squarely to the opposite corner. be found.
No more cutting across streets. The other instance is of a young
This is to be done for the benefit woman living near Newark. New Jersey,
of autodrivers. One auto driver who went to New York City recently,
-will be of more consequence than ► and after attending to her business,
'stepped into a movi >g piciure show in
a hundred footmen. So we will the shopping center. After a few mo
walk up a half block, turn a ments, the girl felt a sharp pin j rick
square corner, cross the street, in the side of her neck. She looked
turn a square corner, and walk around and saw a man and woman of
back a half block to the point ordinary app arance sitting behind her,
but they seemed intent upon the pic
across the street from where we tures
being exhibited. She felt dizzy,
stood, turn squarely and enter so made her way out of the place and
the store, hall, or elevator which seeing a policeman near by, went to
and asked him to take care of her.
is the object of our visit. When him
She was taken to the station house by
we come out we will be equally the officer, and the sergeant in charge,
as soon as she was brought before him,
circumspect. A trip down town reconized the symptoms, saying. “It is -
will appeal to us like a batallion another of those knock-out cases.”
In both instances these girls had been 1
of well drilled soldiers on display. punctured
with a hypodermic needle
And the autos will go whizzing containing some strong opiate, and had
Providence mercifully interposed,
by. Great! A few more im not
both, without doubt, would have been
provements like that and we will counted among the numerous cases of
young women who mysteriously dis
all stay at home.
appear.
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A successful method of treatment
for counteracting the effect of bichlor
ide of mercury poisoning Is said to
have been discovered by eastern phy-
slclaus. It consists of giving the
patient electrical treatments which
drive the poison from the stomach Into
the muscular system, where it is elimi
nated by further treatment.
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The poultry should have the run of
the alfalfa seeding if there is likeli
hood that it Is going to be overrun
with grasshop|>ers. If the poultry does
not run there of its own accord some
colony bouses might be taken to the
alfalfa field while the legume la getting
started so that it will have protection.
GrasHliop|>ers. like farm animal», know
a gaal thing when they see it and eat
the alfalfa greedily if other green stuff
is scarce
The bureau of chemistry of the de
partment of agriculture has Issued an
order within a few weeks to the effect
that farmers may sell vinegar made
from [»lire apple Juice. Some years
ago. through a misunderstanding of
the law. a good many dealers were
given to understand that the vinegar
made by the apple grower would not
meet the requirements of the act.
Hence pains is l>elng taken to reassure
both farmers and dealers.
The fields of com that have with
stood the drouth best are almost Inva
rfably those which were put in good
tilth before the corn was planted and
have been cultivated most frequently
during the growing season One farm
er whose case was reported to the
writer the other day cultivated his corn
the last time through with n spike bar
row. wbi'b he had made by driving
twenty pennies Into two inch block»
and fastening these in place of the
coro plow sborela.
H. ROSTA I). A«ent
Photograph by Oregon Agi h'Uitural col
lege.
ALFALFA CVLTVBK IS i Mvrrut»; ka < h
COKTAlm KXOVUH TO INlMTLAT» rut a
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[Fron» Farm and Fireside.)
By no mea ns »tore coiub honey in
the cellar, as it I m hii re to »went and
become moldy, Better put it In the
attic, as the heat can in nowise harm
it. provided, of course, that It isn’t hot
enough to melt It
The beat and most profitable way for
the average be« keeper to dispose of
unfinished sections Is to extract all
that will not sell as second grade for
as mm h as extracted honey will bring
and use them for bait sections next
yea r.
In preparing the hives for the late
flow proceed In precisely the same
mitnner ns for the early flow, using the
same snpen« as formerly, only, of
course. putting In new section boxen
n ith founds tion for comb honey to
take the pln< <•» of the completed sec
tions taken from them
The extracted honev when stored In
cans or barrels can lie placed In cel
lars or other convenient re[s>sftorles
an<l unless tmttled early will in all
probibllltv ur.-innlate ns soon as the
nights lie. oine .-old, but this grnnula
linn in no sense hurt» ft. and the heat
ing required to liquefy It for bottling
In a large niensure prevents further
granulation. Farm Journal.
Interest
Paid on
Time
Deposits
TheBestLightAtThe
HT A Y ON COW BLANKET
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Tons of gotsi humus making
material are allowed to lie un
used on many farms Much of
the unsightly rubbish which
uiara file appearance of the
premistM could lie changed into
valuable plant fotsl by conqioet-
Ing. Every farm and especially
every truck farm should have a
compost heap Into which soda,
lawn clippings, leaves anti other
waste matter could be thrown
and rotte<l flown. If wet down
and forked over <s-casl>>nall.v
such stuff will soon be turned
into fine gnrdcn mold. -Farm
Journal.
ELECTRIC LIGHT is the most suitable
lor homes, offices, shops and other places need
ing light.
Electricity can lie used tn any quan-
tity, large or small, thereby furnishing any re
quired amount of light.
Furthermore, electric
lamps can be located in any place, thus afford
ing any desired distribution ol light.
No other lamps possess these qualifications,
therefore it is not surprising that electric lamps
are rapidly replacing all others in modem es
tablishments.
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WASTE OF GOOD MATERIAL. »
hind the foreleg». Tie another around
the body in front of udder, then make
a crupper.
Tie another around euch fore leg ami
fasten at top. then a rojte around neck.
Now sew two gunny sacks together
ami slip them under these ropes. Take
a darning needle and twine anil fasten
on sides and top.
When the sacks are worn out cut the
fastenings and Hlip two more under.
A good blanket will last no longer
than the cheap one described.—Farm
and Fireside.
Fire Insurance
The Multnomah State Bank
providing drainage facilities, correct
ing acidity. milling organic mutter or
supplying ueetleti plant food. according
to the requirement.» Good drainage la
essential in order that the roots may
go deep Into the soli. Hardpan uinst
I k - broken up or avoided altogether.
Soils that are sour may la* made sweet
by thorough drainage and the appliea
tion of lime.
A go,ai supply of decoui|M>sable or
ganic matter In the soil helps the bac
terial action lu milking plant food
available, facilitates the Inoculating
process and. together with a gissl drain
age. preveuts heaving In the spring
For soils that are out of condition In
this respect a good way to supply or
ganic matter if Hiilficieut manure Is not
available is to raise and plow under a
crop of cowpeas or some other green
manuring crop before attempting to
grow alfalfa
Peat and min k »oil» may Is* u»<»l fol«
alfalfa If they are well drained and
properly supplied with mineral plant
food. Potash Is nearly always lacking
in th,*»,, soils, and often phosphoric
fortablo ln Cold Weather.
To make a cow blanket that will acid and lime must also Is* supplied.
stay on first take the rope that conns Soils that are subject to flooding are
around a bale of binder twine, un not good for alfalfa.
twist it and take one strand long
enough to tie around the laxly Just be- «
WITH THE HONEY MAKERS
Many years ago a great Teacher
said that the Sabbath was made for
man. not man for the Sabbath The
same principle might well be applied
today to women in large houses who
wear themselves to nervous wreck« In
keeping their premises In apple pie
order The house is made for the
woman and not the woman for the
house, and It I» h travesty on bo
mnnity and g.««| sense when this or
der 1» reversed In practice Many a
woman would confer untold ta-nefit on
herself as well ns those who live with
h< ■ If s’i< - ii J burn half the tnjck
»he dn«ts daily or every other day and
turn the lock In the doors of rooms
»he seldom enters except for the pur
pose of “slb-kimr up"
□ ssp Loam Is ■«*(, but Othor Kinds
Will Producá Crops.
Miuv people uiake the final mlstiiki*
of expecting alfalfa to do well un hu II m
that are not tit pro|4*rly to produce
any kind of crop, says Bulletin lid of
the Purdue uulveralty (Indiana) ata
tion There is Just us much need of
care in selecting and preparing soils
for slfalfa ns for any other crop and
probably more because of its deep
rooting haldts and large plant total re
quirements.
Deep, loamy soils with <>ia*n sill moll»
an« undoubtedly beat for alfalfa, but
there ia plenty of evidence to ahow
that It may la* successfully produced
on almoat any type of soil, from light
sandy or gravelly loama ami peata or
mucks to heavy clava, provided that it
la well drained. sweet ami properly
supplied w ith organic matter and avail
able plant food.
Many aolla that nt present are not tit
for alfalfa culture may be made so l>y
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HE movement to make the
At The Churches
for the new bridge
M. B. CHURCH
across the Columbia an entire
10:45a. in., subject, ’’Lea-
success is gaining strength. It son Prunching
from a W, ak People.” Services at
is singular that every good Bennet« Chapel 3 p. tn. In the evening
movement has some obstacle we w ill try to make plain the secret of
the reproduction of the Christ life by
thrown in its way. but the bridge the incornation of the Spirit of truth.
movement is no exception. The Bring your children, »t ranger», and the
proposition to close the gap be business men to church. W e w ill make «
room.
tween Portland and the state of
W. B»Yl‘ MOORE Pastor
Washington with a fine bridge
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should have the support of every
Seventh Day Adventist Church
citizen in the county, According Saturday »abbath School 10 a tn.
DOUBLE YOUR EGG CROP.
to the plans which have been Saturday Preaching 11 a m. WMnesday
proposed, the new bridge will Prayer Misting 7:45 p. m. Subject, Use of th» Trap Nest May Do the
“Where an1 the IN-ad
pay for itself in a few years.
Trick—Right Mating Necessary.
C. J. Cummings. Pastor
In Farm aud Fireside a contributor
for it is to be built as a toll
says that poultry raisers can praeti
bridge. The state offers to pay
tally double their egg production If they
FIENDISH DEVICES
the interest on the money which
persistently use the trap nest. Follow
lug is an extract from his article:
must be raised to put up the
Warning to Yhung Girls And Women “For the benefit of those who are not
bridge and the tolls pay the
acquainted with the trap nest I will
principal. Of course the county That young girl* and women need to explain in detail its pur|s>se. The trap
must stand for the principal but be constantly on the alert as to the de nest is a ikw I so contrived that when
the lien enters she springs a ’trail'
that will not cost them anything. vices of agents of the white slave traffic which closes the door and holds her
Its credit is good.
This is says The Union Signal has been brought captive until she is released by the
especially true in that the credit to our attention in two marked instances attendant. The nest Is of sufficient
recently. A mother and young lady stze to allow the hen plenty of space
is all that is required. The tolls daughter went from Jersey City to to move around tn or ahe would be
paid yearly should be consider New York City on a shopping tour. apt to break the egg.
ably in excess of the amount re To economize time they separated, “By taking the hens of highest trap
uest record and mating them with
quired for refunding the debt. each to do some errands down town. males descended from heavy lay era
agreeing
to
meet
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hour
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half
you will lay the foundation of a good
About the only persons to
n Macys' parlor. The daughter finished
make trouble for the proposition her errands first, and having time to strain of heavy layers. By careful
trap nest culling and with the same
are a nnmber of selfinterested spare, was looking into a store near by. care in breeding, year after year, you
real estate promoters. These As the crowd gathered around her, will build vour flock up to a high state
efficiency.
fellows are trying to fix them she felt a sharp pin prick in her arm, of “ 'It
1 is not at all uncommon for flocks
bnt
paid
no
attention
to
it
except
to
rub
selves right by having it inserted
the spot She then went to Macys', as that are trap nested to average ISO
in the ballot that the bridge will agreed, to wait for her mother, but as egg» per hen per year. At the same
these flocks not Infrequently con
be located at certain streets, In soon as she had taken her seat, fell to time
tain individual« that have a record of
doing this they overlook the the floor in a swoom. The matron was 300 to 230 eggs each per year.
county’s interest entirely, The called, and the doctor of the ertablish- “The lateet figures at hand from the
of agriculture declare that
first question to be solved is ment summoned. After looking at the department
| girl he said, “Oh, it's only a case of the average farm hen lays less than
whether the people want the drunk. We will take her to a window, eighty eggs per year. Sixty eggs per
hen per year would probably be over
bridge. The second question and the air will help revive her ’’
the average uncared for
then will be one of location, At this juncture, a well dressed man estimating
farm hen. At any rate, the great differ
which will be left to the engineer came hnrrying up a-> though looking for ence between
to 23<i eggs and sixty
to
determine, and that will
some one’ and seeinR the unconscious or eighty eggs Is enough to think atsrut
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lying there, said to the matron, seriously.”
pend upon the matter of founda girl
“This is my wife; she has these drink
tions and costs. Let us leave out ing spells occasionally. I have a
FOR COMING COLD DAYS.
the personal interest and get the carriage at the d'>or and will take her
home." Providentially, the mother, Plan Now to Keep Your Cow Com
bridge.
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RIGHT SOIL FOR ALFALFA.
At a meeting of the Massachusetts
Horticultural society Wilfred Wheeler
recommended this formula as a basis
for fertilizing young apple trees: Six
poll a da of slag, two pounds of |s>tash
(low grade sulphate,. one fioiind nitrate
of aoda. An application of n fsiund of
thin mixture per tree per year of tree’s
age will keep It growing In a healthy
state
FOR THE POULTRY BEGINNER
Determine the schedule and ration
for feeding the chicks.
Deride whether you will start with
hen*, hatching egg« or chicks.
Determine the style of laying house
and arrangement of the plant.
Properly locate your plant and de
elde ui»>n the number of layers to keep
Settle u[s>n the feeding ration for
layers and the schedule for working it.
Decide how you will protect your
baby chicks from their enemies rats
cats. dogs. Inclement weather.
Decide ii|«>n the breed of chickens
to b.- kept ami select a breeder from
which to get your foundation stock.
Determine the manner of bwssllng
your chl'-ks Select your equipment
and the style of house von Intend to
Install ft In
Determine the method and equip
ment n»H-es- Ty to raise sll' < essfnlly to
the laying age the thicks after they
have passed the brooding stage
Solve the problem of the sp'llng end
how to tnnrkct your prodtv-t st a
profitable margin atiove cost. — ’’«uintry
Gentleman.
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