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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1912)
fftfi SftHi) KULf Jrrift, Kifffo WkdHBiMt, iiwK ix, iSii. MPIMHMMMMBWMWIMMMMnMHM4raMIIMlrtNM in h iWi m n U GIVES ADVICE POWERS TELLS FARM ERS WHAT TO DO Romp of the prlvlleue nppertilnlni to the roaliiirerogntlre. extend teMbe ktriir household. Ill mnjefitjr ennnot be urreated or iucl In the Inw court, for "I ho klntf enn do no wroiiK." and no servant employed In wiiUIiik or nt tending on (ho royal prem-rico en a b arrested or token In execution of n clrll ncllon unlet tin permission of tho board of Krcvn cloth, which reii ('oimertiitlon of (lie IHg llnlufnll liiipnitiiiii mill Kitk)' If I'ropcr Method Are I'ollimeil y llic ItmulicrN of Count)'. My W. I.. I'OWKHH. Buperlntendeiit Crook County, Irrlicn tlun Domnritrallon Farm. Tho recent period of abundant rainfall lint loft the toll (mutually well tunplled with inolttum, mid with tin.' tromondou iKjtMliMlt.es of our urowltiK scaaou Just ucfc'.n It seems dedrahlo to direct Attention to the mott approved method of contervliiK thl tupply or moisture for Hit use of cropn tlirmuliout tho dry tnontht. Tho efficiency of toll xater may l' measured ly the nc tual useful work performod by a sir en qukutlty of thlt water. To in crease the eltllcleney and maintain an optimum tupply or water durlnis our kmiwIuk period, requires a enreful consideration of the reft tone for tho lott of water, mid of the means of maintaining a suitable tUppI). A Rreater nvoraico moisture con tent mty ho maintained (I) by di rect ailillfon of water In IrrlKMloii. (2) by Increasing tho wntrr cnpnclty; (3) or by checking the louse of wa ter. Omitting the first method, tbo wa ter ONpuclty of toll may be Increased by changing the texture nud ttruc ture. Any treatment tuch nt lim ine or tillage which will Increato the mellowtiett of tho toll and Introdu ce more Miro tpnee, make It ssl bio for the toll to abtorb more of the Into tprlng rain. Thu only way of modifying tho texture of toll It to Increato the or Itanlc matter content at the per cent of tnud and clay It fixed. In ex periment conducted by tho writer, It wan found that thu water capacity won Increased on nn average of K per cent for etch per cent of manure uted. After applying manure to the field, thero wnt a gain In molt ture about tho manured ttrata, etvu Iwforo any Irrlcutlon or rain water Wat received. Tho toll'a tupply of water It lott In thrru wnyt, namely, percolation, trantplrallon and evaporation. Tho former two of thesu can ho little con trolled, (a) Percolation can bo let tened In Irrluatloii by using only moderate amount of water, and thlt should bo much leu for cultivated cropt than for meadowt. A loote cultivated surface will prevent perco lation of tprlnic rain over tho tur face, (b) Trantplrallon la the pas taKe or water through the plant aud out IhroiiKh tho ore In tho leave and w vary tomewhat wjth the drought remittance and water re quirement or different pliuitt. The lota It greater In proKirtlon to the amount of energy used In securing the water. Lifting water from depth, poor cultivation, poor fer tility condition and arid weather element all have ryme effort on the, water cott of dry matter, (c) Kvaporntlon la responsible for the greatest watte or toll molt ture, and It It thl lot that mutt be uuderttoad and controlled. Evapo ration contltt In, tho absorption of water In tho rorm or vapor, by the air. The capacity or the air for va por depend on temperature, per centage tnt u ration or thn ntr, Mind movement and other atmospheric condition, Kvaporatlon from a wa ter mirfaco It n good Indicator of the . moan effect of all weather condition! upon evaporation or toll moliture Measurement or evaporation I a important n measurement or rain fall. The annual evaporation here trom a water urfaco I something like four feet. We find by experi ment that wind movement haa more effect upon evaluation thntf tetrfpoS Bturo and humidity combined. The mean Increato In evaporation per mile wind movement wnu (onnd to bo ,10 per cent, and a threo-foot wind break tavod 21 per cent or tho lost or nn exposed wntor surrncc. Evapo ration rrom n soil turfaco depends on tho nbovo and condition aud wet nciH of surface and character or the TAKE LIFE JOYOUSLY. Take life loo terioutly, and what it it worth? If the morning wake us to no new joyt, if the evening bring ui not the hope of new pleat urci, u it worth while to ilreii and UnoVcii? Doe the tun thine on me today tiisj I may reflect on yet teiday, that I mty endeavor to foresee and cootrol what can neither be foreseen nor controUed the des tiny of tomorrow? Goetiie. noil. Kipnrluunti conducted through wit the Weat, ahuw ,thnt ttwit toll surface may lo'to more thuu u' wntVr urfaca but wlioro the top layer of null become dry thorn I it saving by storing water In tho soli tank. If wo call thu lota rrom n water sur face 100 per cunt, then tho unmulch ed toll tank lott (10.7 per cent of tho water turfnco i lttu tlt lit f tif tltl st. ,, . . . . . . ,, . I Intes tho duller) of royal olfleliiU. be .Mulching I ut present the mot flrt MnUuy t)h .ir,vHw. w.,m ll0t practical uiimiiN or checkliu: ov.ipori.- IIN,iled for the pvniiriiil benefit or lli.ii, liu IU Importat.co tint f.Uly ,(. t.-rvanl. but In omr Hint Hie hov ni pro alod hiiiI iindo hum of. .M.H-, ,,,,,, ,, t ,t ,, (Jt ,0 ,npilllT1.n. cV - iilmorb riilnfoll and Imioj niu-.i ,. ..,.. ...., ,.. ,. of brreii capl hry rlto mill map -, ,1t ,, ((ho ,nflrk ,)f ((J intlur -Id vviiit.M'MM .iiiiin.olfiroiwmdona,roM,c, ilii noting uti-l uiako plnnlv mure d oi:i hi retlHtiin'. Thu mulch mutt bo iirovldud I plomptly to bo effective, and the ulm hould bo to Htr thu upper Ntru' i which I to form tho mulch to Unit It will dry out rupntiy, and II will then lr irrupt upward ciiplllnn from In low. Tho kind of mulch which Is , mott effective I one that contain a good-proportion of crumb from (bo r site of n pa to the vlze or a walnut, I and I kept dry by cultivation; throughout It outlre depth. To pro vide tucb mulch It 1 necotnary tOj cultivate when the wo 1 1 It yet moist enough to hold together In small , lumps, Iti cultivating the toll thould be turned but not pulverlted to a dutt. The time to cultivate mutt be modified for each particu lar toll, but In geueral level cultiva tion evory 12 or 1& day to a depth of 2 or 3 Incur give the mott ef fective and economical tnulcb. Cultivation mutt be mott frequent early In the teason and thould al ways bo given after heavy rain to prevent crutilng. Tho depth of cul tivation thould be varied allgbtly and a tandy toll that I naturally mulched will lose moro moliture If tho mulch It fined or Inverted to as to ex'toie moltt toll uniieceriarlly In placet where tho gralu waa put Id early aud the ground hot been compacted by tprlng ralnt. It It desirable to uto tuch a tool a tho ballock weeder Potato ground and cultivated field need early harrowing and continued, level cultivation to cotiterve molt ture and keep weeds down. Alfalfa field go through the dry month In belter moisture condition and make moro growth with lower ercentagu of foreign matter where they have been thoroughly cultivated In early spring with the alfalfa weeder and thn loose earth rolled or harrowed down, making a valuable mulch. Knrly spring plowing and plowing for fallow thould bo harrowed promptly after plowing and after heavy rain to kill weed and main tain a mulch. A Monopolist t"l hare been walling for tbo paper two hour n nd n 'half, rr alter Hain't the Hciitlcmnn finished with It yet7" "Oh, he' read It through tome time ngo. Now tie's trying to jmlvt the puzzle lu It'-l'llcgetide lllattcr. Hsr Charming Ways. "Isn't thnt Klrl charming: lint what n curlou uy the tin of dropping her h'tl" "Von. and such n bewitching woy of lellliitf her eo full too." New York Journal. An Envlabl Job. "Why do you fiiy he him n good Job) lie's only n stationary llreninn." "I know. Mill he' n (Irctnnti In nn Ice plant. He can keep warm In the winter nud cool off lu the summer." lluffalo Kxprcxn, One of Bend's Prettiest Homes m-ww- Juvtnllt Loot. I.lttlo Dorothy-UrandpH. can yon re member Abraham Muroln? Orandpn Ye, dear. You set. I am n great deal Older than you are. I.lttle Dorothy How much older mutt I be before I Cad remember hlmY-Chkngu News. The Ilallrtln aud the 1'oclflc Home trad a year for only fl.fiO. tK s -,.& WJ fxm ZxJMi MlkfeJ TTHii Ju!a The J. II. U'cnandy Jtesidence. One of ibe best feat fa res about the upbuilding of Mend'a residential districts la that no one locality haa bc' tpeclally farored to the Octti ment of other. Handsome home have sprung up In all parts, with the promise that (he teniarkably attrac tive start that bu been made will develop ao generally that praticaltf ail portions of tac rctrn, Royond the central butlneM district, wll C h tain taateful resldeprea. tar W. II. COULU I!. M. LAtlA Central Oregon Brokerage Co. Ajrenu for the UNION MEAT COMPANY OK l-OHTI.ANl), OUK. We carry it coinpleto stock of hami, bacons, salt meats, lards and comoundt with the United Warehoute Co. at liend. Prompt kttentlon to mall or phone orders. Wholesale only, ....... Office and Salesrooms Bent), Oregon. WeGoEverywhere U our wagon tsun't ruch you stnd your watn, by jipru. LOW PRICES, BETTER SERVICE Bead Steam Laundry. Put Your Uuda In Our Suds" The Store of Quality fJlTIIIS is the place where should trade. Quality in YOU in every ui-tiele, and the price is the low est possible Large stock of IH KENWOOD JJJWaWMWBaa(iWWBaMW1M ACROSS THE RIVER Bend's Most Desirable Close-in RESIDENCE PROPERTY. Lots from $70 to $150 On Easy Terms. Water and Sidewalks on the Property. Kenwood is just across the river, tour blocks from the business center of town. Nearly every lot commands a view of the town, river and mountains. Prices" of lots from 970 to $150, easy terms, liberal discount .for cash. Don't let any knocker fool you into the belief that Bend is not destined to be a city. There are old settlers in Spokane today who stood around and doubted and knocked while the city grew up around them, and the newcomers invested and grew wealthy. Bend will be, the Spokane of CentraJ Oregon and Kenwood its Cannon Hill. Buy now and watch values grow. If we cannot suit you' in . Kenwood, buy somewhere' else in Bend, but don't buy until you have seen . Kenwood. Cut out this advertisement and in three years from now look at if' and remember that we told you to buy in Kenwood. & i rftw J jjrf f rr I J. RYAN Agent. Groceries, Hardware, Tinware, etc. S. C. Caldwell. Bend, Ore. sWHaklJi4GrfJcWS - - ,4w V . M " 'hi "" V- V , M ' " tW'tilfimyjIif&lf' r -,- tHt-tl),.tl!-. ntHSt" wjWw afcvflavAvji!(B ui ,f iB rXaa.BisBM" 11 laiiiiwwae-