WHEAT IS FAVORABLE
Alive with the War Spirit
G irl Students of Farmingdale Agricultural School,
Long Island, r riling Trees
Femal« students ar« laboring Industriously at their work, agriculture,
to aid the country In carrying out an effective prosecution of the war. Young
women are doing a good share of the work while the opposite sex la lend
ing all energy In patriotic endeavor.
• he use o f the cigarette being sooth
ing and strengthening In time of ex
citement, trial and pain. The wound
ed soldier Is always given a cigarette,
und seems to l»e helped thereby to bear
his trouble with patience.- Mobile
Register.
Karly hatching, so us to produce fall
and winter layers.
Careful «election o f breeding stock
to reproduce a greater |>erc«nt«ge of
good ty|>o« nnd profitable producers.
To confine mother hens to brood
coops for at least two weeks after the
chicks are hatched.
To provide free range for both grow
ing stock and layers In so far as pos
sible to stimulate the growth and pro
duction nnd conserve food consump
tion.
T o preserve eggs when cheap for
winter uae.
Production o f Infertile eggs as soon
ns the breeding season Is over.
Disposing of surplus cockerels as
broilers to conserve grnln.
T o discourage the marketing of all
profitable hens o f the general-purj>ose
class until the end o f their second year
nnd of the Mediterranean class until the
end of their third laying year.
T o discourage the marketing o f all
thrifty pullets as broilers.
To encourngc backyard poultry keep
ing. es|>eclally among city and subur
ban dw eller* thereby utilising table
scraps for the production o f fowls and
eggs for home use.
T o encourage when conditions per
mit the feeding o f a wheatless ration.
The assistance nnd co-operation of
nil poultrymon Is earnestly desired In
order to make this campaign effective.
Those Interested are requested to cor-
res|Mind with their county advisor or
with the poultry representatives In the
state for definite Information ns to
how they enn assist.
Government Reserves Coal
Fields in Alaska to Have
a Certain Supply of Fuel
Through the work of the genera.
fund office and the bureau of mines,
government reservations have been
designated In certain coal fields In
Alaska.
These reservations are In
tended to cover such ground as will
provide coal for government use, pro
tect the public from Individuals at
tempting to monopolize coal lands or
extort exorbitant' prices for coal, and
still offer equnlly good areas In the
best-known parts of the fields for ex
ploration by private enterprise.
Kxperta o f the bureau of mines, hav
ing to do with this work, state that
the leasing units were Inld out In com
paratively small blocks, which can be
worked Individually or combined Into
larger tracts up to the maximum acre
age permitted by law. Attention was
given to the amount of probable coal
o f workable thickness In each of these
areas, the relationship o f the nrea to
|x>sslhle transportation lines, the qual
ity o f the coal nnd the general condi
tions affecting mining.
The future o f the Alnskn coal fields.
It Is asserted. Is still somewhat prob
lematical. Along the entire coast the
output will come In direct competition
with California oil, the coal Adds of
Oregon, Washington and British Co
lumbia, nnd with hydroelectric power.
Both the Bering river nnd the Mnnta-
nuskn fields contain high-grade bitu
minous coat suitable for coking nnd for
Cigarettes as Anesthetic
use In the navy, nnd the Ncnann field
For the Wounded Soldiers contains nn excellent lignite, suitable
for power or domestic uses, or as a
There Is much difference o f opinion powdered fuel In furnaces.
ns to the effect o f clgnretfes upon the
•experiments have proved that coals
soldiers who smoke them. A scientific from other states on the coast have not
Investigation Is said to show that cig proved satisfactory for use by the
arette smoking has direct effect on the navy.
heart, decreasing the smoker's ability
to do hard work nnd to resist fatigue.
On the other hand there Is evidence
that cigarette» keep the men up to
With the Sages.
their tnsks.
Mrs. Charles IT. Fnrnnm, a Long Is
The nrt o f nations Is cumula
land wotnnn, who ha* Just returned
tive, Just ns science nnd history
from Serbia, where she spent several
n re; the work o f living men not
years In hospital work nnd where she
superseding but building Itself
earned the rank o f sergennt, deliver
on the work of the past.— Bus
ed a lecture one night recently In
kin.
Brooklyn, In the course o f which sho
Few things nre Impracticable
said:
In themselves; nnd It Is for
“ The soul o f life In the Serbian army
want o f application, rather than
Is a cigarette. The men go through
o f meant, that men fall o f suc
the greatest agonies If they have cig
cess.—Rochefoucauld.
arettes In their mouths nnd never
However hrllllnnt nn netlon.
think o f the pain. In most of the hos-
It should not he esteemed great
plt Is there Is a shortage o f anesthet
unless the result of n great nnd
ics.
When a soldier is brought In to
good motive.— Rochefoucauld.
be opornted on they simply give him
I will utter what I believe to
a cigarette to smoke during the or
day, If it should contradict all I
deal nnd he goes through It happily."
said yesterday.— Wendell Phil
It 1» probable that both view » ns to
lips.
the effect are correct; the excessive
smoking being bad for the heart, and
Crop Conditions Throughout Washing
ton Hhow Marked Improvement
Over Marne Time Last Year.
The entire winter has been unusually
favorable for winter wheat on accouut
o f the above normal temperatures and
adequate precipitation, practically all
of which was absorbed by the aoil.
Many field«, especially throughout the
Falouae and Big Bend areas o f the
state, which had not appeared above
the ground by December due to lack of
precipitation early in " the season and
where conditions indicated a duplica
tion o f the unfavorable rotting out o f
the preceding year, have attained sub
stantial growth. Although there has
been an unusual winter growth o f all
wheat throughout the Big Bend and
Falouae counties, the plant has not at
tained the height reached under the
must favorable years, and this condi
tion is conducive to weed growth later
in the season.
There are also occa
sional flelda in the Big Bend, Spokane
and Whitman counties and the dry land
areas o f Walla Walla county, that
were sown early in the fall which
germinated unevenly and may require
partial re-aowing, but the present fa
vorable growing weather will undoubt
edly materially improve the appearance
o f these flelda within the next two or
three weeks.
The condition o f fall
wheat in Walla, Walla, Klickitat and
surrounding counties is exceptionally
favorable, especially in moisture.
Spring seeding and planting are now
general throughout the state excepting
in some o f the extrem ely late areas.
On account o f the early favorable
spring and unusually favorable moist
ure conditions, many areas in the state
are completing spring seeding o f wheat
this year by the time they began seed
ing last year.
There has been considerable im
provement in the condition o f livestock
and loeaea from disease have decreased
throughout the entire state.
Wheat— Bulk basis for No. 1 grade;'
Hard white, $2.06. Soft white, $2.03.
W hite club. $2.01. Red Walla Walla,
$1.98.
No. 2 grade, 3c less; No. 3
grade, 6c leas. Other grades handled
by samples.
Flomr — Patents, $10; whole wheat,
$9.60; graham, $9.20; barley flour,
$13@1S.26 per barrel; rye flour, $10.60
@12.76 per barrel; corn meal, $6.76
per barrel.
M illfeed— N et mill prices, car lota:
Bran, $30 per ton; aborts, $32; mid
dlings, $39; mixed cars and less than
carloads, 60c more; rolled barley, $77
@79; rolled oats, $76.
Corn— Whole, $77; cracked, $78 ton.
Hay— Buying prices, delivered. East
ern Oreogr\ timothy, $27 per ton; val
ley timothy, $24@26; alfalfa, $24@
24.60; valley grain hay, $22; clover,
$18; straw, $8.
Butter— Cubes, extras, 47c pound;
prime firsts, 46c; prints, extras, 49c;
cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1,
61c delivered.
Eggs— Ranch, current receipts, 36c
perdoten; candled, 36@37c.
Poultry— Roosters, old, 20@22c per
pound; stags, 24@26c; springs, 27@
28c; broilers, 35c; ducks, S2@36c;
geese, 20@21c; turkeys, live, 26@27c;
dressed, 35t<£37c.
V eal— Fancy, 20@20c per pound.
Pork— Fancy, 21@21c.
Vegetables — Tomatoes, $2.75 per
crate; cabbage, 3(o4c per pound; let
tuce, $2@2.26; cucumbers, $1.25@
1.75 per doxen; cauliflower, $1.60@
1.75 per crate; artichokes, 85c@$l per
dozen; garlic, 7c; celery, $3.75 per
crate; peppers,
40c
per
pound;
sprouts, 21c; rhubarb, 10@12c; aspar
agus, 16@17c; peas, 17c per pound;
spinach, $1.25 per crate.
Sack Vegetables — Carrots, $1.25@
1.50 per sack; turnips, $1.60; pars
nips, $1.26.
Potatoes — Oregon Burbanks, 90c@
1.10 per hundred; Yakimas, $1.25@
1.35; sweet potatoes, 8c per pound.
Onions— Jobbing prices, l@ l| c per
pound.
Wool— Eastern Oregon, 44@66c per
pound; valley, 60@55c; valley lamb,
45@50c.; mohair, long staple, full
year, 60c; six months, 40@60c; burry,
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35@40c.
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J THE NATIONAL ARMY MAN ;
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I'm • National army man;
My name and number In the van
Waa < all o f fata to a «rv « th « «t a t «
Aa a National army man.
Taka notice. Regular and Ouard,
'Ve pledge that nothing «hall retard
Our effort great to emulate
Your Juat fame, aung hy every bard.
For what la the great U. H. A.,
Whoae call to color« we obey.
Hut hearthnre ray, and old church gray
And the friend* we meet every dayT
And what I* the flag o f our choice.
At w h o«« fluttering* we rejoice.
Hut mantel fair, fit for the wear
Of the lasa with gentle volceT
Han» the fire o f the volunteer.
We pay with all good will and cheer
One duty more, to meet the score
We owe to those whom we hold dear.
As a National arm y man
I'm aura that all my people can
Hay, when I die, In pride, that I
Waa a National arm y man.
-Courier-Journal.
ROAD-
BUILDING
GOOD ROADS OF THE FUTURE
Steps Should Be Taken Immediately
to Provide New Highways and
Keep Them In Condition.
While we have a very considerable
mileage o f »recalled good roads In this
country, It Is an undoubted fact that
the greater portion are not o f a char
acter to sustain successfully the heavy
motor truck traffic that Is now appear
ing on them, and which will certainly
Increase rapidly In the near future.
To meet the new conditions steps
tiould be at once taken to formulate
O’Connor Cites History in
Connection With Troubles
of the People of Ireland
If the Irish rebellion had not been
followed by Its sequel It would have
been by this time forgotten and con
demned by the vast majority o f the
Irish people; but. as a matter o f fact,
writes T. P. O’Connor In Cartoons
Mngnzlne, when the rebellion was put
down by one o f those extraordinary
blunders so often committed In the
management of Ireland by England,
dictatorial powers were given Into the
hands o f a soldier o f not particularly
marked Intelligence. He declared he
was going to put down sedltloD and re
bellion In Ireland forever. W ell, If
he had read any Irish history he
would have known that that bad been
said for six centuries. He then pro
ceeded, In secrecy, In the darkness of
cells, convicting on evidence not yet
published, these unfortunate young
men, and then taking them out In
batches In the cold, bleak morning and
executing them In the back yard o f a
Jail. One of them was so severely
wounded that he had to have planks
put on each side o f the chnlr on which
he had to sit while he was being shot.
All these executions produced a pro
found revulsion o f feeling In Ireland
nnd In America.
Now, that Is the beginning o f the
trouble In Ireland. I f you read history
you will find that there has never been
anything so Incalculable In Its effects
upoo the human soul as an execution
for an Ideal.
Re-enforcad Concrete Culvert.
a systematic plan not only to provide
new roads, adapted to the new traffic,
but to m“ int<iiu them In operative con
dition. Provision should also be made
for the re-bulldlng of much of the older
mileage. What the nature of the con
struction of these new reads shall be
Is a matter for the engineers to solve,
but there Is no question but that there
must be better drainage, better mate
rial and very much heavier foundations
than have ordinarily prevailed In the
past, especially as with smooth road
surface the speed of these trucks Is
sure to be greatly Increased. England
has had her experience In this matter
for, what with heavy traffic added to
lack of maintenance, on account o f wu»
necessities, there is hardly a main road
In the country that Is not utterly worn
out, although they have been accus
tomed to build much more heavily
than we have in the United States.—
Scientific American.
GUIDE FOR ROAD ENGINEERS
FOR A LAUGH
Great Falling Off.
“ What Is the trouble, dear?”
“ Boo-hoo! I— I ’m afraid Harold
doesn’t love me any more."
“ Ridiculous! Didn’t he say If yon
died he would shed a quart o f tears?”
“ Yes, but— but— boo-hoo; he used to
say he'd shed a gallon.”
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Another Definition.
“ What’s an ego-
11 s t?”
asked
T h r e e-Flngered
'y * i
“ An egotist," re-
plied
Broncho
Bob, “ Is a man
that ’ud stop a
regular card game
and ask all hands
to admire the way
he plays solitaire."
No Royal Cracks.
" I wonder why they call golf the
•royal and ancient game?* ”
“ I don’t know. I never heard o f a
king who could drive worth a cent.”
L'Enfant Terrible.
“ Y’ our sister’s a long time about mak
ing her appearance.” ventured the
young man who was calling.
"W ell,” answered the kid brother
who was temporarily entertaining,
“ she’d certainly be a sight If she came
down without making I t ! "
Looking Into It.
Mr. Stonlbroke
— Yes, we’ve lost
all our money, but
Cattle—
A pril 16, 1918.
Med. to choice steers.. . . $ 11.75@12.25 It was an act o f
Good to med. steers........ 10.76@11.75 providence.
Com. to good steers........ 9.00@10.00
Ills W ife— Don’t
Choice cows and heifers. 10,00@11.00 pass
the buck.
Com. to good rows and hf 6.00@ 9.50 It was your acts
Canners..........................
3.00@ 6.00 o f Improvidence.
Bulls................................ 5.50@ 9.50
C a lv e s ............................
7.60@12.00
•
His Part.
Stockers and Feeders . . .
6.50@ 9.50
“ My former maid has not been m ar
Hogs—
rled n year yet. nnd already she Is
Prim e light hogs..............$17.60@17.75
taking In washing.”
Prime heavy h o g s ....... . 17.00@17.60
“ What Is her 'husband doing?"
P i g s ................................ 15.00@16.00
“ Oh, he’s taking In the proceeds.”
B u lk ................................
17.65
Sheep—
Hist I
Prim e spring lambs.......
20.00
“
I
guess
we’re
on the trail." de
H eavy lambs................... 16.50@18.00
Yearlings........................ 15.00@15.25 clared the great detective. "Yonder Is
a shepherdess."
Wethers ......................... 13.00@13.50
“ Eh?"
E w e s .............................. 12.00@12.60
•Now for the crook."
Office of Public' Roads and Rural En
gineering Makes Public Desir
able Standards.
(Prepared by th« United State« Depart
ment o f Agriculture.)
In order to assist In bringing about
a greater uniformity In the highways
of the country and to aid the better
roads movement In some states, the
office of public roads and rural en
gineering of the United States depart
ment o f agriculture has published
standard
forms for specifications,
standard methods of testing materials,
standard forms for reporting test re
sults, and standard methods o f samp
ling materials. The publication o f the
standards was made desirable by the *
necessity for co-operative work hp the
office and the states In the carrying out
of the federal aid conference partici
pated In by representatives of the of
fice o f public roads and rural en
gineering nnd of a large number of
the states. They are published as de
partment bulletin No. 555 of the Unit
eti States department of agriculture.
MORE GOOD ROADS REQUIRED
Necessary to Handle Commerce on Ac
count of Inadequate Railroad
Transportation.
Railroad transportation Is Inade
quate to handle our commerce, and
good roads must be constructed rap
idly and comprehensively that truck
lines running on regular schedule with
stations and terminât facilities, may
be established to take care o f the
Immense productions o f the land. Pro
duction beyond local needs becomes an
economic loss If the things produced
cannot he delivered to the factory or
consumer safely and profitably.
INTERESTED IN GOOD ROADS
Mileage of Gravel and Stone Highway«
Increasing— Automobile of
Great Assistance.
There Is widespread nnd Increasing
Interest in good roads In Illinois. The
main traveled highways especially are
wide, well graded nnd well dragged.
The mileage of gravel nnd stone roads
Is Increasing, nnd a good deal of hard
road o f a still more permanent char
acter Is being huilt. The advent of
the automobile has done much to make
good roads enthusiasts o f farmers, and
with their active Interest the work o f
Improvement Is progressing rapidly.