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Pago Six THE EUGENE GUARD Saturday Evening, Fchi l'kosphorus on ljuie cuuuly farms iu pruiituUiu uuiy ou old wuru tfiuiu lituutf, rtd Dill iuntU oud Home oilu-r ueid ixuvt luiriy ferule. freight tiiaitea on the long bliiiut'Utif m gut- ung H here ute loo high to penuit fiicrul uue ou other types ot laud u.-vu tiiuuli it given rettpoue in lur gt r crop jeidH. Nut maximum yield out luuximum prut.tuuie yiejus juh Uiy uiim.atiuu of iiuy leriilmer. Xo lua.mum a supply in uvuilutde form is tue uiiutspuuruH problem. iLiniig tue ret u run uud profits or 1, I . vt uiem in reeo mine mud be to re t)..-iii.ve uxu is imide of phoKpiioriu iU imuv eoiiuly. bucli tests are coir dueled by ome growers and just re' ceutiy a potutu grower of the Spring livid district reported to Hie but ion p rot i table mi-reusus from phonpliurus ou hia crop. pnsptioruft Necessary 1'hoHphurua in one of the ueuessury plant luod elements for the growth of ull crops. About two-tlnuU of the plioupiiorus taken by the crop goes to the Heed tind is lust from the farm when the groiu is sold. The only means by which this loss can be made up in general farm.ng is pur chase of phoHplmie teruii.er. In this respect it differs from potas sium winch remains for the most part in the straw uud stalks of the plants and can be returned to the soil. Ni troy. 'ii can be gathered from the air by iiieuus of a legume crop which in turn can be turned under. When n gram crop is sold two 'thirds to three-fourths of the phos phorus used by the crop is lost from tue farm. The-sale of dairy products and of livestock is u source of con siderable loss. Another large loss occurs in the humlling of barnyard manure, which commonly handled is Iu per cent. Amount Is Low The amount of phosphorus in many . Oregon soils as compared with other plunt food elements is relatively luw. The brown and the rcdbill soils of western Oregon show by analysis a very good total phosphorus content, but give a profitable increase from applications of soluble phosphate fer tilizers. On soils of this type which have been cropped to small graius for any JeuKth of time, the increases from ueii applications are very marked. The soils are generally acid and have a high limestone requirement. A lib eral application of ground Hmestono will help to make the phosphate al ready in the soil more available for crop use. J. and plaster when used on clover ou these soils may uid in this re spect also. The better druined brown sidls of the valley do nut show as marked increase fioui the application of available phosphorus except where , they have been cropped continuously to oue crop. If the phosphorus con tent of these soils U to be kept up they must receive un application of phonpliorus at least once in il rota tion. Root Growth Stimulated Available phosphorus compounds favor the rapid development of the ytniDK seedling by stimulating the growth of the root and thus giving the young plant a good start. 4'hos phmu temU to hasten (ho maturity ot' the crop and tho formation of grain. There may he fully a week's dft'ereiiee iu the ripentug of n crop due to un application of soluble phos . phute. The most marked effect of phosphorus is In increasing the pro portion of grain to the straw. There aro threo phosphate curriers aside from mixed fertilizers available for agricultural use in Oregon acid phosphate, steamed bone meal, and .raw rook phosphate. Acid phosphate or superphosphate Is used most ex tensively iu this Btate. GIVEN 1011 The pant winter has been one of the best indicators in determining the winter hardiness of field crops in Willamette valley. - Field examina tions show that winter barley suf fered very heavy winter injury. "Win ter ont feedings appear to have been killed (SO per rent or more, and win ter wheats other than true winter varieties arc nlmont totally destroyed In many sections. White winter wheat has proved to be the most cold resistant variety. This winter has brought out very distinctly the varieties that will live to produce crops through extremely low temperatures, such as recently prevailed in the Willamette valley. Common vetch has been injured to such an extent that the crop will be materially reduced. Fall seetlings of purple vetch have been badly injured. Hungarian vetch and hairy vetch suf fered little injury ami will produce normal crops. Old seeding of clov er and grasses are injured compar Itively little, while new seeding are damaged from 10 to Li per cent. LAYING HOUSE THAT IS EASY TO BUILD Plans and Directions Given Which if Followed Will Produce Workable Plant for Egg-Laying- Operations at Comfortably Low Cost. OPEN AWAY f Ri KEVAIUN& few' . SL0T" wx.(i nin m. m- ii i LOTUS' ' J V jT'. Ii END 6VS WHEEUVxiVSTUFF SIDE DRY HASH FEEDER ONE TOP BOARD R " rceuCK REM0VE0 TO SHOW CONST LENOHT TO SUIT NEEDS EXIT RUNWAY FRAnc 1' STOCK DRY MASH FEEDER STAND TfcO6SSCD STOCH I FOOT OF FEEDER FOR EACH 10 HENS C.cetch showing tho poultry house completed Details of exit runway at each oorner of ine house, at left stand. (Copyright by XKA Service) JTiiAci, ,. ., teu, 1-4. .t poul try laying Iiuiihc of simple construc tiou lias lieeu di-viaed by tlie poultry ilepiirlnu'iit of tile New iurk Stale Ai inildinil Coili'KV ut Cornell Uni versity. It is odiiptcd to flocks ot 100 birds or moro. For n iOO-bird flock, Hit house is lid test wide by lil) feet deep. I heverul units may be added to hold ouU b.rds, iu which case partitions aro placed every feet snd the orig inal house duplicated for each parti tioned spuce. The partitions tuny extend entirely across, thus sipiiruting the birds into groups of 100, or they may be put up to exteud only three-fourths of the distance from the rear to the trout. In the lntter case, all the birds have the run of the entire house. Ventilation Important An opening under tho enves fs al most a necessity during hot wonther. The opening should extend full length, front uud rear, of each unit. Doors are made to fit lightly against the under side of the rafters, t Jtoth ventilators are usually kept open nil suinmer. Jhe front ventil ator should be opened in cold weather if there is uny indication of dampness in the bouse. ' , . The cheesecloth curtains,' for the wfndows, slide down and remain ver tical wheu not in, use. The sliding ami roof boards should be matched material covered on the otltside with roofing pnper. Kind of Material A concrete tloor is preferred, nl though a board floor with upcnitnis for circulation beneath tho floor tuny be substituted. The fruiniug of the house may be i yellow pino, hemlock, spruce or fir, depending on availability and price. Ventilator boards, ensing, window sills, cornice, etc., may Le of white pine. Siding and roofing limy be of a cheap grade of white pine, spruce, hemlock, fir or yellow pine. The material for this house, de signed for 100 hens, cons.sts of the following: Lumber Needod 1'Jccea Size i 4 In. x i In. x li ft. At right, details of dry mash feeder and x 4 iu. x 6 ft. 1! J in. x U Iu. x 111 ft. 1 1' in. x 0 iu. x 11! ft. IN t iu. x 0 in. x 12 ft. It In. Xfl iu. x 14 ft. 2 2 in. x 4 In. x 12 fit. 17 2 Iu. x 4 in. x 10 ft. 10 2 iu. x S in. x 10 ft. 4 2 in. x il in. x 14 ft. 2 2 in. x 2 in. x IU ft. ,4 2 Iu. x 2 in. x 14 ft. :i 2 in. x 2 iu. x 12 ft. 0 ..1 2 In. x 2 in. x 10 ft. !l '. Y, In. x Ml In. x 10 ft. 7-8 Material (Planed, Unmatched) Pieces Size 1 12 In. x 10 ft. 4 10 In. x 10 ft. 1 H In. x 14 ft. 4 8 in. x 10 ft. il 0 In. x 14 ft. II U in. x 12 ft. ill 0 In. x 10 ft. I 0 in. x 8 ft. 2 B in. x 10 ft. 2 ' 4 in. x ltl ft. 2 4 In. x 14 ft. 1 . 4 iu. x 10 ft. 2 b" i- 7 b" 9fc' -i 36 -il 6 -t 1 1 l b -tTb'i T " nTi-'''TOCEiLiro( "a- n I ' 1 ' J r- i 1 II '? j"5r II - iPE?CHef -TO .11 CHUNO t I II .. il "".J " . DIVIDED HERE t it . ir Jm . VWATEB STAND fy M" J - Ef J! gg" in POSTaieV , S. Tz s- . g T in ' in o .1 , i ? 1 f I i 9f' 1 , FLOOR. PLAN Detail of floor plan a ' niH S 6" i ,-2 6--. I I U I! B JT I K. -J i n n ? n ii I CMESB CLOTH WINDOW i jy? IM ic ' FROr5T FRAMING CONCRETE ' "tZ 1 TAR PAPER - J 4m CONCRETE ' TAtt PAPER CINDER OR ORAVEL CROSS SECTION through CENTtK of HOUSE T)LE Front framing, above, of 100,blrd soul try house, and, lower sketch, cross section through center. 1 rolltf --ply roofing pnper. 8 2 in. iron ImttoiiH. 8 heavy iron hooka. 41) liftht, 8x10 liRlHM. 'J it liftht, HxlO MrIUh. 20 1I)H. 8 penny nniln. 4 lbs. (t-penny nnils. , 8 lbs. 10-penny nailB. Federal Farm Facts 1 HIIKUK won a decrease it nbiut UHl.OOO hend, or nearly 4 per cent, in the number of sheep and Jamba on feud Jan. 1, iu the corn belt ami western states. The estimated number this year was 4,081,000. Knglutid ban waived some renlric tiojiH un tho importation of Amerlenn edible, animiil fotH. Thin is consid ered a valued endorsement of Uncle Sum's meat inspection service. delicious variety of American np pies has gained considerable popu Inrity iu Scotland. Veterinary colleges in the United States have reported an increase in their students last ycur. Although no statistics aro available to show the livestock losses resulting from plant poisoning, estimates Indi cate an average of it to 5 per cent of the animals in tho rango area. Nino million cattle are already un der supervision fur the eradication of tuberculosis. More than a fourth of this number 1b still waiting. Only about 82 per cent as many cattle were on feed in the 11 corn belt states tho beginning of this year ns a year ago. Seven years of experiments with summer fallow land have been con eluded by the Department of Agri culture in eo-oneration with the Mon- 1" f' tana agricultural experiment station i :i in. x rj ft in ;i in. x 10 ft. Il a in. x Wl ft. 0 - in. x 14 ft. Matched Lumber 7-8 In. x 0 iu. x 12 ft KW lul. ft. 7-8 in. x tl in. x 10 ft.. . . . .fttlS bd. ft. 7- S In. x 4 in. x 10ft Ul'J bd. ft. Foundation and Floor 5 yards gravej. Mi yards sand. 'M sacks cement. f 4 rolls, 1-ply tar paper. 8- 8 iu. x ! in. klt. Mlsoollaneoui 4 pair 4 in, butts, 10 pair it tn. strap hinges. 5 psir It tn. T-hinges. i l pair 0 in. 1 -buiccs, I 'J ft. Mi In. chain, i 40 ft. clothes line. 4 yds. 110 in. cheesecloth. 1- yds. 'J In. mch, 5 ft. poultry wire. I 4 yd. 1 tn. mexh, .'to in. poultry wire. 1 7 ydn. 1 in. meh. IM in. poultry wire. ' 1 ndls M-ply roofing pnper. ..It in, x 14 f t. iteur Havre, Conditions were less fa vorable, than the average. (ireenhousn tomatoes ripened on the vino are superior In flavor to those grown outdoors in warm sec tions and picked unripe, to get them to tho distant consumer without un due Ions, tho Department of Agricul ture finds. (Ity NKA Service) JJTOCKTUX, t'nl., Keb. 14. Har vesting, grading and sacking on ions by machinery is the newest thing in California's oniou industry, Hoscue Zuckermau, who farms some -TOO acres of delta land in San .loatjuin county, has introduced tliiu idea and proved it practical. Kor in imy years Zuckerman has been produc-ng large crops , of oniojis and potatoes. The ,l;ibor , retpiired entails u big financial outlay. Oui4ia must he set out hy iiund, weeded by hand and the common uractiee Is to pull and sack them hy hand. Zucikermau has employed several hundred inen to handle his onion crop. Last year, as the outcome of five years of experimenting, he plac ed in operation an outfit which enabl ed 15 men to accomplish what it had taken 100 men to do under ordinary conditions. , Quicker Way (I 1'nder ordinary harvesting meth ods a crew of men Is turned ir:: in a field to pull up the onions and leave the in in wiudrows on the ground to cure. Then, inatend of. sending the men back to sack the onions, Zuckerman sends in a mechanical loader which runs along picking up the onions and dumping them into a large cart. This loading outfit operates like a potato digger with its continuous belt con veying the onions from the ground to an elevation from which they are dropped into the cart. It is pulled by a light tractor. When a cart is loaded a tractor is attached and the cart pulled away while another is put in its place. It takes three men to complete this part of the harvesting operation. Grader and Sacker For grading and sacking, Zucker man hits devised an outfit that fills I more t hit a loOO sacks a dny and re I quires less than a d'zcn operators. Kour different grades are used. The 011:0ns are dumped from the carts into n largo bin, from which they are fed on a cli'iited belt car rier and are carried to the top of the machine. At the top of the conveyor runs on the level for a short distance and the bulk of the chaff and foreign material is lost. From the conveyor the onions roll into the grading b ns, which are auto mstically kept shaking. Onions of j various sizes fall through the slats iiind arc- automatically graded. Ity jthe time the onions reach the bottom . and are ready to sack they are en tirely free from chaff and foreign ma terial and have been strictly graded. ' ; Cooking for Hogs Cooked soybeans will more tlpin d'Uihle their value its swine feed, ac cording to tests made at tho hb agricultural experiment station. This would be especially practicable for large-scale producers of pork. TESTS TO PREVENT Cold Water Hurts Fall pigs, forced to drink co!d or Icy water, show delayed. growth and development. They d"i not , drink a much water nfs they should, and it chills them so' badly that they can't eat as well ns otherwise, . WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Farm ers are fast awakening to the ueed of eradicating tuberculosis from the cattle of the country. At one time tuberculosis in cattle was to be found only'east of the Al legheny mountains. Now iu every state in tho Union there is some tuberculosis in cattle nnd swine. Farmers' orgiinizntitins are finding it. much to their udvantage to give I the tuberculin tost to every cow in their districts. The test is made hy injecting a chemical known as tuberculin be tween the layers of the skin. If an animal in tuberculous there will he a swelling at the point (of injection which can he observed in" IS to 108 hours. , The government and state takes cure of part of the loss of the farm er who has tubercular cattle. When a cow proves to be a re-actor, she is hrnnded, generally by burning a "T" on the jaw. The owner generally Rermuds-type onion grown in Tex as. California nnd louisianna com prises nbont one-fourth of nil onion shipments in the t'nited States. Texas furnishes four-fifths of the Itcrmudn onions in the country. About toot). tn 50(H) car loads aro shipped out of the state annually. White pine Mister rust In the northeSNt and northwest, chestnut blight in the east and south, nnd bark beetle infestations in the southwest nnd Incific const were the chief tree diseitses nnd pests fought hy the V. t S. forest service last yenr. An orchard spray program for 102.1 hns been issued for the benefit of Oregon growers by the state college extension service. The material coin posing it wnn gnthered aud arrnngfd for this bulletin by II. P. Itnrss, plant pathologist, nnd Iou C-Motc, ento mologist, of the experiment station. Itecause of different climatic nnd other conditions fruit tree diseases nnd Injects nnd their control are quite different in the part of Oregon enst of the Cascades and west of the Cascades. Since these enemies of horticulture are more numerous and destructive In the western part of the state the mnin progrnin is based on western Oregon nerds, with outlines for the eastern districts following. Copies will be sent free on reiuestt .This Is Labor Saver 4 kH. -r" f, If Skin Breaks Out And Itches Apply Sulphur Junt tho moment you apply Men-tho-Sulnhur o un Itchiiut. burning or broken out nkln, the itrhing lop and hlin(t bein, m.v n noteil iikln uperi.llm. ThiK milphnr preprtion, miidc Into a pleantnt cold crenm, ,lv mirh a quick relief, even to fiery ectema, that nothinn ha ever been found to take its place. Hecauae of ita Herm-deMrojin propertiea, it quickly aubdiiea the itrhinf. coola the irritation and heal the enema right up. leaving a clear, amnoth akin in place of nuly erup tion.. rah, pitnplea or rouxltneea. You do not have to wait for im provement. It quicklj ehowa. You can get a little jar of Rowlea Men tho-Bulphur at any drug store. Onion harveatlna machlntry thai raplacaa hand-plcklnq on farm of Rotco Zuckarman, In San Joaquin county, Calif. tha. CONCRETE BRICK BURIAL VAULTS DRAIN TILE IRRIGATION PIP2 SEWER PIPE CULVERT PIPE HOLLOW TILE BLOCKS SEPTIC TANKS Eugene ' Concrete if Pipe Co. 135 Blair. Phone 90: r r M sr y - patented' HOTEL RANGES are. number t LANG patented Hotel and Res taurant Ranges must be superior; the vast majority of Pacific Coast Hotels, Restaurants and Logging Camps use LANG Ranges exclus ively. This unanimous support and widespread popularity among chefs and owners is based upon years of successful performance; the result of the famous LANG principle of construction, the pat ented LANG firebox and Hot Air Draft plus superior workmanship and materials. Specify LANG In outfitting your kitchen, your chef will be pleased. 1 . ryrw Inspect the LANG Hihiro as lllus trilled below. Oriclnal in detail. tested by years of nractienl service, demanded by efficient hotel, restaurant and logging ramp owners, we offer for your consideration a. worthwhile Western range. F. S. LANO MANUFACTURING CO. Factory 2756 Klrst Avenue So., Seattle CHARLET'S BARGAIN STORE S3 West 8th Street EUGENE, OREGON a gets about two.tliirds ot the value of those affected. Jt is impostfihle to tell by external &liipurances, cxieiit in extreme cases, whether the snimul is affected. Often a very lieulthy looking cow will be affected. The tuberculous cow is not only u menace to other cattle but is also a common ttource of infection to noun. Swine seem to be extremely suscep tible tv tuberculosis. Many buycrsr offer 10 cents extra per hundred ns a premium for hogs which come from a county where all cows are tested and certified. ' Most progressive dairymen have nd opted whut is known as the accredit ed herd plan. After two successive annual texts are made nnd herd is found to he not affected the owner is given a certificate by the state ami federal government. Cattle from accredited herds nre selling much higher at all community public Bales. Farm Pointers Many poor hatches are caused by neglecting to test incubator thermom eters each season, say poultry au thorities at the Oregon station. Ther mometers may be tested by placing the bulbs in water hentcd to Km de grees, using a clinical or doctor's thermometer to check with. Any dif ference which may appear can then be taken into account in reading. Hinry 14 , JQlNSJUSHCtt OI(K( Brown rot mummies, dead twigs and purs, nnd mildewed twigs should be pruned nnd removed from or chards, as they lessen the sources of future spring infection, and sup plement the regular spray program, advises the Oregon experiment sta tion. These should be burned, for in many cases if not burned, the disensc spores arc formed just the same, causing much trouble later on. The spring application of bordeaux is not satisfactory for the clean up of anthracnose in a badly affected Oregon orchard. A new spray pro gram by tho experiment station ad vises bordeaux mixture added to the July codling moth spray in such , cases.. Fall spraying is no longer: recommended for this disease of i weather conditions nt that time of ; the year, which favor infection nnd j interfere with spraying. f IKCAV 4,., orKaUi2v,r rrr' ft. 1:: Creameries. The orgaiLt"Mri'' assoeiatioa w ini,ia8" ' .1 ,i: effort of ,,e 'k,b ,4. commerce, t,0 ,)ai ,: Agricultural coll,., V'1 coal nf ,1 1" uah.IL. e and raise ,) quali, ' inado by i ,,, ' r...' h,,.. mate object of fi , " ' tnZ ,ketr,,''b.tS' Other creamer , i llic asoelatiua iaclu, .. , '"' ' operative, '! L"l IV, l'aul: Hood Hi,.. 1 1.. ", ... "i .V er Columl.ia, As,'ria - , '"'' company. 1-errlnn.l; ,',," t reamerv .h..i Am-: I KnouRli creameries of ,1. have !, 1 n" U- insure it, MuJZ,!!mu' , 'meeting i.,,,, , ,.0'"": ! Thursday. Tl,e . ""m t creamery will a Z' -', at the ,1 sol t . ' . '"lH"""i., pay for inspection of its ' J dueta by Hie .. ' n" 1 "'wlnr. Size and shape of batching cggH are riiaraeteristica the Oregon poul- i tryinan cannot afford to ignore, pays ! the experiment station. Texture of nhcll, shape, color, and size of egg may be transmitted through the offspring. Mould on sprouting oats may be prevented by providing plenty of ven tilization nnd sufficient bent to has ten growth, nceording to experiments at tlie Oregon station. Spraying the trays with, formaldehyde each day be fore, putting in the oats is also a help. CO-OPERATIVES GROW The 54-4 farmers associations of 1015 reported a membership of (150, HK and an annual business of $(135, (00.(MIO..: By J022, 10.100 associations reoorted a membership of about 2, 025,000 ami an annual business of more than J2.000.000.000. DAMAGE FROM DROUGHT Drought in California not only con tributed greatly to the severity of the forest fires last year, but waR also responsible for many other loss es. . "A penny for a cot ton ball, A penny for a needle. That's the way the money goes" OLD S0XG HOW DOES YOUR MONEY CO? Small sums, wheth er spent or saved, mount up rapidly. You must spend but you can also save. An interest account with us en courages thrift, on ubling you to make small deposits reg ularly at compound Interest. THAT'S TUB WAY THE MONEY GROWS. ( It is easy to open an account. Just call and make your first deposit of $1.00 or more. .Bank or Commerce EUGEN E.OREGON DID IT PAY TO DO IT? The hundreds of successful men nnd women vli" have received a Business College Trniniiijf nt our School is tho answer. It's a Good School and Rates Are Reasonable We offer you the opportunity of enrolling no in our Dny or Night Classes for a business train ing. Eugene Business College A. E. KOBERTS, PRESIDENT Phone GGG W)2 Willamette St. Eugene, 0rog"n Our Mechanical Planer . t fiSSfe C- and lathe is T"1 piece of machinery which we turn out ft, and accurate. rk With out complfK- 'r todate mechanical met. expert and prompt wnrW ell chaw. " I"' ' bent us- W. ..Jar lal par's 10 '"" Eu 0I8 jene Foundry and Machine Compw East Sth Avenue f uThe West's Best" S. B. FINNEO0 Machine Blacksmithing Soil Truck Tires; Auto nnd Truck Wheels and Rims; Oxyacctylene We carry cnrbitle in enns; also bliifK and oxygen in m'-s 1
