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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1918)
I KILL OUT CANADIAN THISTLE Weedt Are Difficult to Eradicate, They Have Underground Sterna Mow and Plow. Oiinmlliin thistle tmil sow thistle are hnrd In kill, us they luivc imdtrgroilBd stems from which new plnnlM lire Bent ll. A piece (if this Mtotu If cut tiff nnd Riven the rliclit cunilltlons will form n now plant. Tho brut Htii In the erudl Canada Thiatle. cation la to mow the plants, than plow tiim radar ud disk t ii lami as often n now sliootN appear. Keeping tho top from growing will In tlini' kill tho roota inn! underground atama. Qrawtog n crop of coin In hills nnil cultivating thoroiiKhly hnth u,v mul hiiiul IiooIiik tin- hills Is mioilior way of orailli'atlim. Qattlng rid of tho patches of Canada thistle and sow thistle now will mivc n lot of work a little later. MOST EFFECTIVE ROAD TOOL Drag Can Be Used In Maintaining Pub lic Highways They Are Easily and Cheaply Made. The most effective tool which can be oscd In the maintenance of earth Pauls Ir the road driiR. The first ilniKS wore inaile more than Ml yours ago, hut It In only tlurliiK tho last few yours that they have conic Into Rent-mi use. They are easily and cheaply made, easily operated and accomplish wonders If properly used. Kvery mile of earth road In the state of Texas should he maintained with a dniK, and if the time mid money wasted under the pres ent system of "working the roads" (this doaa not mean that all time and money ao spent are wasted) were used in dragging the roads, our suites WOOld have MHne of the I. est earth roads in America. GROW LARGE CROPS OF OATS Farmer Should Provide Feed for Horses, Sheep, Cows and Other Stock Plan Is Outlined. The farmer who raises horses and sheep, feed dairy cows and fatten hoof cattle, annually should crow large crops of oats. They should get ripe enough to ho cut and hound hy the hinder, so when dried out In the shock the sheaves will not mold when stored In the harn. These things at tended to, with some kind of power and u modern straw cutter In the harn, the entire crop, as needed, should he cut lip ipilte tine and fed. I'Yd In this way. the slock eats up al most all the straw, mid the main en tire. DRESSED WEIGHT OF SWINE Shown by Experiments That Animals Average 76.44 Per Cent Fasted Live Weight. A numher of experiments have shown that the dressed Weight of hogs is on an avarafs of 18.44 par cent fasted live Weight. When hogs are fed corn or oilier concentrated fiit-priiiluelug feeds the dressed Weigh) nitty he 80 per cent of the live weight. n this estimate the blood COnStltUtM '-' to 8 per cent of the live weight! tho liver. 1J to 1J per cent ; heart, 3 par cent ; stomach mid contents, 4Ji to 5 per cent ; In testines. ti.fi to H per cent ; kidneys, ,'l par cent ; spleen, i per cent ; intestinal fat, 1 to 3 par ont ; kidney fat, 4 to 4.fi per cent. PREPARING NOW FOR SPRING Winter is Good Time to Rig Up Sev eral Three and Four-Horse Even ers on Implements. In view el' the prohuhle shortage of farm labor if-xt sprint! hov, I a timely oien-,ioii to rit.' no several three uud tour-horse evenen to he used on the t.iiiii Implements, one man unii a four horse team "HI do almost as ranch work in preparing the spring Seedbed as two men, each using a two- hor.M team, RAPID INCREASE IN ALFALFA Hss Resulted in More Careful Study of Its Possibilities as Food for All Farm Animals. The rapid Increase in the production J alfalfa In the United Klutes ilurlnK recent years has resulted In u more cureful Study of Its possibilities as a food for all classes of live stock. Tor martf It was used primarily as s cattle feed, but now It Is used ss s teed for nsrsos. swine sad aheap- WEEVIL IN BEANS AND PEAS Eggs of Insects Are Easily Destroyed by Fumigation and Bisulphide of Csrbon. The weevil which makes the buggy heans and pens lays Its ecus In the inaturiiiK heans and peas In the pod during the late summer. Tho SgSJt tire not reoignlr.cd by the naked eye, nad they do not generally hatch until some time after harvest. The eggs are easily and quickly destroyed by fumi gation uml bluuljdililo of carbon, with out Injury to the beans or peak, Place the beans or pons In an air tight vessel a tttmie crock, a barrel, DM or hlu. RgSkt a hIiiiIIow dish on top of the beuus, and In Ibis pour a Quantity of Msajlnhkfe of carbon, which Is a heaj, oaloiicss llipild, hav lOg a vile smell. The fumes tile heu. I ml will quickly sink thrnugh the mass in the iioiiom. 'j 'hey aisj axploalva, so one must ho careful not to Bring a light in contact with them. Cover the reaaal fnlcfely nasJ I save It for 'J I MtUS, A lablespoouful will be enough til fumigate the cotilouls of a live gallon Jar and one ounce Is eunuch for two bushels. All beans mid peas should bo treated In tills way, after which they run he kept for an Indefinite period without In jury. SOIL PLANT FOODS REMOVED Experiments Add Valuable Information for Farmer In Use of Commercial Fertiliser. A great many experiments, care fully controlled, have been made to determine the amount of soil plant food removed by crops, and whl'e In a general way they are more In teresting than practically Instructing for the average fanner, yet they add valuable Information along the line of the use of commercial fertilizers, Tho results obtained from the corn experiments lmv an average use by full crops of S! pounds of nitrogen, 33 pounds of phosphoric acid, and 78 4-10 pounds of potash. The husking corn uses more nitrogen In proportion than tl nsllago corn, but tills Is no doubt due to the prolonged feeding season, developing and ripening the oars, the ensilage being cut in green stage. There Is. however, ipilte a wide range shown In some of the tests, which is apparently due to the greater avail- ability of the soil ingredients. For Instance, in full crops of both en -dingo and husking Com its potash lias been show a varying from 00 to loo pounds to the inn oi crops, while lie nitrogen and phosphoric arid DM III ' ii f ii their level average. HANDY LITTLE SEED MARKER Implement Will Be Feond of Great Convenience In Garden Straight Lines Essential. The little seed marker shown In the Illustration will ho found very useful In garden work. Tho markers which should be in the form of sled runners are placed VI Inches apart, an extra let of lines can be run through the first. It Is important t have perfect ly straight lines for planting all garden stuff In order to save ground, to say Handy Seed Marker. nothing of tin- good iippearam f tin garden, and this can lie accomplished in no oilier wg) except hj the use of u marker. In drawing the Ural Hue the ground should be squared up ac curately and a string Stretched at one side as a guide for the marker. It Is u good plan to use a line lor all other murks as well, setting it exactly IS inches from the last mark. TO ERADICATE QUACK GRASS Small Patches Can Be Covered With Tar Paper or Forked Out Follow Disk With Harrow. The following will eradicate ipiaek grass : For -mall patches cover with tar pa per or fork it OUt, For a large ana Aral mow It, then plow It under and disk about once a week iiii full, gome limes It pays to follow the disk Willi the barrow, It will sometimes lie found necessary to plow it again ill lbs end of the sen. on. Corn Is h good crop to .ill mi this land the follow In:' year, If there are any stray plants tbt can ho dug out. TROUBLE IN FINDING LABOR Whole Proposition Should Be Studied by Farmer in Winter With View to Economizing. Some crops require much more labor than others and this factor Should be considered bj growers who have illlll- .iiliv lii llnilhiL' labor. Tile small quick -perishing crops, such ns radishes and lettuce, require much more labor than others like cabbage, sweet corn and i iifiimhers. The whole proposition should he studied carefully during the winter months with n view to econo mizing In the employment of labor sod utilising labor to Ilia very beet sdvan-frift IN ARE INJURIOUS Infected Animals Develop Into Pot-Bellied Runts. S..CH PIGS DO NOT THRIVE Mixtures Containing Charcoal, Cop peras, Etc., Are Believed to Be of Value ss Preventives San tonin Is 8carce. (Prepared by the United Itstss Dspsrl natal "f ai ii ultun i Intestinal worms are common in hogs ami are particularly Injurious to growing pigs. Insufficiently fed, neg lected pigs living In dirty pens and yards, fed from lllthy troughs, drinking contaminated water, bathing in nld hog wallows, ami rooting and Bleeping in manuN piles nnd stack bottoms soon become infested with worms. Such pigs do not thrive, but develop Into pot-bellied, profitless runts. I'elis. should he kept clean and dry nnd the manure frequently removed. Mixtures containing charcoal, cop peras, etc., are believed by some to Im of value us preventives and destroy ers of worms, but their usefulness probably depends upon their general effect on the condition of the pig and Male Hog Louse. not upon their action mi the worms. . Other things being equal, a pig In good condition Is better able to re sist the attacks of worms than one that is not in good condition. .Mineral mix- tares may, therefore, bj helping to imi aiiee the ration, lend tO Increase the powers of resistance to the III effects ' of worms mid oilier parasites. Tin j should however, be classed as ionics or conditioners rather than as worm pre roth s or destroyers. Santonin, whieb was formed) wide ly used as a remedj i"i norms in bogs, is prartlcnll) unobtainable at the pres- fill time owing to foreign tradi dllions. Effective Treatment. The following treatment has been ; SUCCULENT FEED IN WINTER Acre of Corn Can Be Placed In Silo at Cost Not Exceeding That of Shock ing and Huaklng. Kllngo Is the best uud cheapest form in which n succulent food can be pro vidoil for winter use. An aero ol corn can he placed in the silo at a COW not exceeding thai of shocking husk lug, grinding and shredding. Crops can ho put into the silo during womb or that could not be utilised In mek log hay or coring fodder. There Is toss waste in feeding stings than in feeding fodder, silage is er pala table and like otln-r soeculenl feeds liege has a beneficial effect on the di Restive organs. More atOCk can be Step) on ii given area of land with sll age. GUARD AGAINST HIGH PRICES One of the Best Ways to drowns Much Food on Farm aa Facilities Will Permit. One of the best ways to ho Insured against liltb prices for food Is to mis,, as much of It on the farm as faclll ties will permit, lloth meat ami brenil will be iiupiiii.nii aest year, When we think Of the import nice of milk pork, poultry, eggs, butter, beef, mul ton ami otle-r fends derived from Bill Minis v e ni" sure in be Impressed wit! live-stock raising, WORE AND BETTER PASTURES Gcod Re-.tdts Obtained by Clipping ai Ohio Strtion Ripening of Weed Gcod j Prevented. Ifor nnd hotter grosses were nottcei in result from clipping puHturas aftet harvest n a survey made by the. i i i ulturnl expel linen I stntluu. I'.i i ers me removed and the ripening ui weed 'ceils is prrvi nted, so ton) Hit I a- hi s ,u lover bava gri atei i miles for grow Hi. Where the mow lug machine cannot go, a acyths nut) be used. IMMENSE LOSS BY INSECTS Agricultural and Horticultural Inter ests Suffer Big Lose Annually by Peats. One tenth of the agricultural and horticultural Interests of the United States nv dost in) oil annually by In sects, and our greatest safeguard Is the destruction of these by the wild birds. The birds are our country's grestsst aids So food soassrvstlob. WORMS HOGS Scffi i found in bo very effective In expelling Intestinal worms In experiments con ducted by the zoological division of the bureau of animal Industry: Withhold all food and water for 24 hours, then give each pig from 1 to Z ounces of castor oil to which has boon added oil of American wormwood I Common Roundworms of Hogs- Msle; b, Female. as follews: I'lgs weighing less than fs") pounds, one-half toaspoonfiil ; pigs weighing fit) to 100 pounds, one tea spoonful; Isrge hogs, two teaspiKin fuls. Kuch pig should ho dosed sop anilely If the host results are to be obtained, faster oil should always ho given with oil of American wormsoed. Other laxatives are not satisfactory. Dangerous to Drench Hogs. Drenching hogs is dangerous, as they are liable to get the remedy into the lungs. With sufficient assistance pigs imiy ho bold, tho umuih kept open hy means of a couple of loops of wire or lOpe, or leather straps, and the medicine given In a tablespoon or a largo kitchen sj n. Hy this method, though It Is troublesome, one may lie certain (bat each pig gels his proper dose. After dosing with the above mixture pigs may he fed and watered. Itopoat the treatment In ten days. Change Pastures Frequently. Healthy bogs become Infected with Intestinal worms from food, water and soil which hove been Infested bj the droppings from Infected hogs. Fre quent change of pasture Is one of the host moans of reducing worm Infestn tlon to a minimum. Hogs, however, should not bo allowed to run at largo on open range, as this favors the spread of bog cholera. Swine COB he raised when they an confined In limited quarters If tin quarters are kept clean, hut they will do much better and stay In belt el health If they have plenty of pasture Divide the pasture into convenient areas, so thai the hogs call be Shifted from one pasture to another. Till- not wily provides fresh pastors, but affords iiii opportunity to disinfect the pastures by plowing mid reseeding or by exposure to the sun and weather CURING AND STORING SEEDS Soy Bssn Spoils Rather Easily Unless Properly Handled Avoid Hast ing and Molding. Soy bean seed spoils rather easily If not properly handled, and care should be used In curing nnd storing. After threshing the heans should be watched cnrofiily to avoid heating and mold lug. When good and dry there Is no such danger. A good plan Is to spread the beans out on the floor Immediate ly after threshing and shovel them over from time to time until they are thoroughly dry, then they may be safe ly be put Into socks or bins. The store room should ho dry and have a free circulation of air. Soy bean seed loses vitality very rapidly and It Is not safe to bold seed for planting purposes for more than two seasons. ADD TO OUR MEAT SUPPLIES Quickest and Cheapest Way la to In crease Poultry and Egg Produc tion Eat Less Meat. The quickest and cheapest way ol adding to our moat supplies Is to In crease poultry mul egg production 'I . double this production next year wll give us tl.fitNi.tMsi.iMHi pounds of mom food In Ibo form of poultry and eggs Hy having this amount of poultry fooil for domestic consumption wo will eat less pork mid hoof, ami can send al most Hint many pot uds of meat to Ku I', 111,. '., I'll IHOll I I II I. ,, l.lll ..I I I. i j . v i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' i 1 1 1 i i . i - - ii ii 1 1 1 i in meat animals as rnplilly or economical ly ns poultry. PLENTY OF SHEEP ROUGHAGE With Supply of Red Clover or Alfalfa Hay Animals Can Be Carried Until Nearly Spring. With plenty of roughage, such as red I'liiMi- or alfalfa hay, .sheep can be carried until n. arl spring with little grain. Corn silage can ho used to furnish succulence, although some losses and a good deal of trouble have resulted from Improper feeding ,'-""" RATS ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE With Incresaed Price of Feed One Costa Eight Dollars Each Year Better Keep Sow or Ewe. Statistics used to tell us It cost o to feed a rat for one year on the farm. With Increased grain prices, It sosts 19. Ons can kssp s profitable sow or ewe for the prise of s rvw rsSs. I ! With the opening of the Hslnto Kugenla hospltsl for tuberculosis re tmrtles at Lyons, another link Is sdd- de to tho chain of Institutions the' American Mod Cross Is forging to re-' turn to Frsnco her citizens well sod free from Infection. This hospltsl' wsa opened In tho presence of offi cials of the Ited Croaa and Rock-, feller foundation and of the Krench Government. It Is designed to care for patients reaching France via Fvlan. Balnte Kugcnla hospital has been loaned to the American lied Cross bv the hospital board at Lyons, which supplies the building with heal, light, wster and sanitation; and furnishes at cost food, linen and disinfection. The American Hod Cross provides the nurses, doctors mid medical supplies. Often as many as sixty-five tuber ciilosis repartles arrive at Kvlan In' a single week, coming from occupied portions of Frsnce snd Holglum. and returning to their homes have spread infection. Tha w hospital cares Immedlalelv for two hundred patients in five hospitals In five new ; hospital barracks, and In the main; building a chateau presented to the' city of Lyons by the Kmprese Eugen ie. o Government barges have been piec ed In service on the upper Mississippi and through Government assistance s new fleet Is to bo built for this service. Sugar Is being moved by barge from Loulsana plantations to New Orleans. Don't cuss the snow. The wheat nee.ls It. and we need the wheat. EATS TO YOUR OR DEI We are ready at all order, from the full course vative" of lunches. Can supply you with ' wheatless" or "meatless" tnrals at your pleasure and either will be appetisin and nourishing. Mace's Restaurant THE OFFICERS OF CRANE STATE BANK (HANK. OREGON Wish to thank the publib for the patronage they hare given us ince opening lor bnefamn, and winhinr all a prosperous new year. NEW ACCOUNTS INVITED Wc Pay Interest an Tfsne Deposits J. R. 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