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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1919)
fk mtulk The Tlniea-Herald goon re gularly to morn home In Bar ney County IIimii any other newspaper. If you . wish to ii nli the people uw the col li mn for your advertisement. The Times-Herald I an old established friend of i Isr iwople of ll.niiry Comity where It litis been ii weekly Visitor for thirty your. It'M Joli department is equipped to M!r your 3U2EZ-. VOL. XXXII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON JANUARY 25, 1919 NO. 13 mtfttg IRRIGATION EXPERI MENTS AT STATION; 'A Little Water at The Right Time" Proves Successful Last Season, Reports Superintend ent Martin. Store The Floods The results of the second year's mm ntnents With Irrigation by imiiiji .1... ' II. I. Mil. .Ml im 111 lilt' ...nil. muni u r..i'-i nut Station have sliown what can M acsomplished bv ro)er Irrlgu lon even under unfavorable, con it ions. The past spring was cold, giving the crops a slow start. Th" iving th crops a slow start. Grass hoppers completely devoured the rain and root crops during July; hut In spite of .the difficulties fair rops were secured. Much of the land on this irrigated tract la rover- it with " slick spots" and is of very ioor quality. Qood crops were made oriole only by "practical Irrtga-) ion, that is, applying the water at Ihe right time and In the amounts; .Hilred by the crops. Mannchen barley on representa-i ivi' Harney bounty soil produced i ihaut 39 bushels per acre, the best dot yielding at the rate of nearly s bushels per acre. This was all : t i ond growth, the grasshopper.; laving eaten the STOP down to within i mi lies of the ground after it had .1 out the first isrley was seeded on time. Tbte land which roduced a crop last year and some the plats which had alfalfa " sreel (lover Beaded with the grain I is spring now have good stands of , i latter crops. In this way a crop -rain and a stand of alfalfa can be nrad in one year, while if each p moat be sown alone on summer j owed land, four yean i nece impUaa tiiin. mangle and rutu baga tops to the ground by gra.-s- but they grew up again and r'" " ' l and one-naif tons of roots per t re, depending on the iualit of the i! and the amount of water applied. ' Sweet clover yielded over three ns of hay per acre orr alkali ground roduced from one to two tons of iy per acre. Flax seed yielded veil bushels per acre and differ t varieties of potatoes from one undred to one hundred and fifty ushels per acre. !ialta on ordinary land proper irrigated, yielded one and one- alf to four tons per acre while alfal l irrigated by spring flooding only .hied less than one-half of a ton i hay per acre. The spring flood I method might properly be call- The eircumstancos under whi.n 1 Ho Harney Valley System" sln-e . is the method of Irrigation com-1 "irifty nation. In the early days, be only practiced here. j fore manufactories were established , One and one-half acres of land I Practically everything that a house ere irrlirut..,! u.,,1 wu,iuh t ...., r-- .---0- .....'.. v B...,.. ; Utures last August, with spring I i nurs crop The rye grew pldly and furnl bed the equivu- t or two month lull pasture per e, tor heavy producing milk w. The grasses will be readv fori turiim next .ummer. aived from 10 t a.re Incbei or water, and tin II was miiii- moist at harvest time e eater wt snaliod as needed bv , B crop. Best result, cannot be ' """re "" Wherever Amerl talned by flooding the land in the ,tt"H ravelert thev a,ned ,he ring at a time when the soil is al- i'"l11"" " " "' -ft(y wet and extravagant people upon the f. I he . rop failure of the past season oiild be carefully considered bv Me who have been farming under ial is perhaps the crudest system irrigation in existence. vProvis I hould be made ror the storage tbe Mood waters In this vicinity f) bj applying "a little water at ' time" there should be a iii amount to supply a large Harney Valley. JOHN H. MAHTIN, Hram h Bxperlmeni station. .) -. i id ,i t keep 1 1 the trie- I I' ' Dl Food not entirely made from ai throughout the country. Toe tins .ire best in the long run M 'lie habit of uiikIiiu i.v.iri'f It I ,i,r in cakes, bread, etc., is some- i.i' thai will benefit our stoma' lis ooner it is overcome. Harley and rye are good for a at. i purpose than that for wlie h y are now used most abundantly 'mors. They are good to eat with meals not In the degenerate sta'o n the whole nourishing stale ere all that is ordlnally found in kernel is there. GEN. BARRY COMMANDS EASTERN DIVISION 1 1 r, fit. sW m m Jfaajk "3 ill ' itafc sLBBsC.' emmasi BashsBW Gen. Thomai H Barry. Major Oanaral Thomas H. Harry. V. A wl" advance to the post held by the late General J. Franklin Bell In command of the Eastern Division of the 1'nlted States army Oeneral lisrrv Is one of the most popular commanders in our army. M MtKs OK NF.lt V UK. As the soldiers come back it will be Interesting to distinguish the meaning of the various shevrons wiikli thev wear upon their si. . v, e unbjoin a list : single red chevron signifies discharged with honor." A ,ingh bluo chevron siguli'los ,, lhan h)x months' service uhroa'. A aHkgle gold cln-vron for eat 'i wonttd received In service i worn pn ihe forearm of right ) omptota aia montl , worn oa the forearm ot Mi i chevron for e. h iete six month's service In the I nltetl Status iiKWorn on the forearm ,,, left sic. .. There is generally a mere question f nnnortunlty. not of willingness or ability, between these service marks. Often the man who would gladlv have served abroad has been raV talned In this country simply because he has shown superior ability and therefore was better qualified to in- 1 struct others. The man wbo display- es any one of the chevrons above described has done his full duty by his country and is worthy of honor Oflt l-KSHON IN KCONOMV. Amor,ra wa" founde1 mao her " HI nectieu nan to uruwn iroiii its own resources. This made the Americans rar-seelng and very car. fully provident. As time went on and the nation realised itseir muster or almost limitless natural resources, It.s( ii-r careful habits dropped away, and ;i new liberality of living tool their place. People gained the Idee that there was no object in stinting lu " direction, for there would al- of the earth. The war has pulled us up short. It Inn made us feel that there la something far greater than our own requirements and desires. We now realise that It is worth while to, sacrifice lesser things for the sake of greater ones. And the nation has re turned ninth nearer to the economy , of Its earlier days. We have had lessons In carefulie and temp. ranee in all things and In thrift, it win be an opportunity thrown away ir we allow these les koiis to be lost upon US. We will gain as nation ir we make the excellent habltM or care ami thrill part of our lives. In Ids Gould, formerly an emploji of The Times-Herald, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Gould, made hurried visit to this city during the week I dos is now a resident of WaHlilngton and lias been conrined closely to his position there for some ti. bttl having a short vacation be decided to surprise his parents ami brothers by dropping in. Needless to say ho round a hearty welcome, al-1 though he could only remain tor a short time. i RIGID QUARANTINE REGULATIONS IN FORCE County and City Health Boards Start Campaign to Rid Section of Spanish Influenza. Public Gatherings are Prohibited. A ii i in, of the county and city ; authorities us well as the high school public school board)', was held In : tills city lust Saturday evening etleweged on the prospects and i'.-. I 4whl.li tun.' the Influenza epidemic I thll Will prove Ihe most feasible plan siiuaiiion was uismsscii. u was ii me iievumpuieiu m un oik cuuii 0Sjflloed at this confnreucce after a ry. Signatures are being secured antral dismission of the situation, ' to this petition and It Is hoped to that quarantine restrictions wero os- have It form to presenf to the court sentlal to the welfare of the nubile and therefore more rigid rules weru necessary. Doth the city and countv health boads have since promulgated ' cause of not being sure they are go strict rules to follow and the proper ' "8 to serve their own best Interests. oiflcers Instructed to see that they there seems no real opposition to tho were enforced. These regulations move. When the matter is present have been printed in pamphlet form d In Its entirety with the advantages 1 and distributed where the public may see them and he Informed. There has been a disposition to pay I too little attention to quarantine re- 'strlrtlons In the past and cureless- MiesK toward the spread of this disease 'and as a consequence it was thought prolonged It in the several communl- Hes. 1'y rigidly observing theso re- ilotis for a time we may at least find ul i- i fsx t It will have and If beneficial results are noted it will ba foIlovcd until tb- disease has ills- appaared, The Times Herald hopes the cltl '" of tin- onuty will cooperate with the a ut Imrl lies In ibis matter as thus we iiiav Ihe sOOnef get rid of the dis ease tad save further loss or lire and in. on n Tltl. I'lili.ilVIFIU.tS BUNHA1 SCHOOL. i ii the fi Bishop Jgntoe Atkins says the sun i . .in! - the blggesl thing i". woi Id . bigger in numbers, in purpose, ami bigger In actual result r. e are told that the electric signs in the Capitol at Washington, have all but one been dimmed, The only one visible has this motto, "Jesus Savior, of the world." This is the abiding philosophy of history, and the secret of alvatlou for men and nations. The challenge Is always be fore yeu: "Choose you this day whom ye will serve. " The spirit of God strikes through the world dividing humanity into two camps: We are on ' God's side or we are on the world" side. The Sunday School keeps thel'iler for outside hay and the shin greatest Ideal before the children. , """ l,f Hook out to feed at other The world's leaders of today are points This must be stopped The the men and women of the Christian .iU,r ,,,,, ,., nowll ,,. rvi,r mUi(t .hll.il. . Sunday School collection last Sun day, $4.18. It's a worthy cause. "IT'S AN IRRIGATION DISTRICT PLANS PROGRESSING Water Users Signing Petit on fo Submii to Court Preliminary to Voting for District. Mm Are Confident of Success. Those In i barge of Hi" petition for the purpose of forming one Mi Irrigation district art very mm h M ; lu the near future. There may not be an entirely sol Id front, since some may hesitate be- of " district. In that there would be no conflicting Interests and a direr - torate that would see that all parts of 'he district had equal consldera- ttOBi it Is being more a epted as the solution of the problem. There are complications, or rather, seeming compllcstllons, that are of little consc- quence artor om e brought to attou- ttOfl and properly adjusted. The fl"'1 ll"' 'his district is to i over only M" ' lands as are already dei reed water simplifies matters and brings It to the proposition of the water users themselves taking hold of the distribution gad serving 'a. h claim- ""' The proposition of storage Is left an after i muddc ration While all admit the present method of applying the water for Irrigatiefl purpo rode ii.nl not waal II should be, It . mi t ba : n. t ii some ny o( controlling it has been devised there Ii no otjier method that can ba aaetLjiad gtrla' club work department an- l'l... .. ,.- k, ! ., .7i ... .... rue water is going to coma down In a Hood ill a.- li ba In He- p.vd and witli an Irrigation dislric ii. iv. ring the eu- tfg land holdings ! Water right pc,.- pie the niv thing that can bo done la t. Ma Hi 'i aaek tract receives it. i liure. The ini in of tbe past week have evidently put more snow lu the mountains than for the past two pre vious seasons, therefore we can expert at least more water than last year. Wa should see that It is handled equitably and each claimant given eniisldcra! Ion. Many thousands of dollars were spent the past fall and be earefuUy aaed ami forage crepe glVOfl ever advantage possible. ILL WIND- SEES NO SHORTAGE OF FARM NITRATES 1 &f sjlw i:i ii thougli the government paa commandeered 43,000 tons of itr.it i Intended for the farmers of ihe I'nlied States, there will . Mil be sufficient for all demands. v ihe time spring breaks Is the bptlntatk report of ( II. Mt Powell, d'rector of the chemical livislon or the War Industrial .".oaril- Tit BNOOCRAOE TIIUIKT AMOXti s( IKMil, IIII.DItKN. i From Department o( industrlul Journalism Oregon Agrl.ultlrul Col- ' lege.) v a campaign to encourage habits f thrift will be waged among school children In all sections of the stale ihjH year by the Oregon Hankers' Association, Oregon State Teacher;' Association, Oregon department of education. Dotted states department of agriculture, gnd the on von Ac, ricultural college through the der i i C. Bei mour, .. on ii , Jackson . ouuty. l his im- ..ii Bankers' d was will not only k!v It I I I The jr.O prize Offered :ut v"ur by showing In 1UI(. but bus voted Sd0 cash to Oie founty making the bust for the printing of students' record books. The teachers' association is results accomplished in the last year planning to publish a report ot the an. I the plan sfor furure work. Information relative to the campaign girls' club work department or tie counties were highly complimented ror results obtained in the contest This thrift committee consists of F. J. Tooic. superintendent of achoo's In Oregon Cltv, chairman; Dean J. A. Bexelli school of commerce, o. A. c , Corvullls; J. W. McCoy, bunker, Ashland. Clyde T. linnnev, county superintendent of schools, TaeOallee; Thomas H. West, banker, I'firtlanil; ir Oertrude Orth. teaeheri Luke Goodrich, banker; A. C. Strange. eperintendeal of city schools, of Dal i James H. Albert. Salem movement are R. t:. Crawford, pre. id. nt. ami J U Hartmun. secretary .slut)' Bankers' association, and A. i- Km bmttt. v. K Kvler. and H. Kirch berg, thrift committee Oregon I Stale Hankers' association. II.I.ITKItACV IN Till; HTATKS t'MTKI) The wur revealed to us many of ihe existing conditions of America. It showed us that among our young fltlens of draft age a very largo proportion, through illness or physi cal ImperfOOtlOBi were unable in Set the requirements necessary for military duly It also brought into view an Illiteracy greately exceeding our realisation. Among the men of .Iran age ibere were 700,000 Illiter ates. Ul h a 'condition Is most unfor tunate. Our country, In spite of the vaunted advantages of education whidi It Is supposed to give. Is not doing its duty along educational line... and along the lines of pre pa. Ium men, lor citizenship. liesl.les toil large number ol Illiterates, there are many people lu this country -who. though they read land write some foreign tongue, do 1 not read or write English. These people also are seriously ban. Ii. aimed English, the dominant iUnu.., ,.r America, must be under- ! , I ir Americans are to have a , common viewpoint or pftilelss and ideals. It Is III communities where 1 little English Is used that foreign propaganda Hud Its readiest field. The 1'nlted States must look to the education of her children and the J -Wnerlcanlsation of her youth. . ! DEVELOP NEW STRAINS WINTER WHEAT HERE Local Experiment Station Finds Varieties That Out. Yield The Ordinary Turkey Red. Seed Now Available to the Farmers Corvnllls, Jan. 22,--Strains of w;nrer wheat that greatly oul-ybid the local Turkey red, from II to 11 percent, at the Moro station on thu Columbia, have been round to be su perior at the Hums branch station, says the official report of A, H. Crod ley, director ot the Oregon experi ment station. The best of these varieties, all slralnsof Turkey red, are Argentine, Kharkov, and Alberta red. All these and six other strains out-yield the forty-fold, a winter wheat com monly grown lit Oregon dry farm regions, C.6 bushels per acre in a four-year average. These varieties have been distrib uted to farmers and are now availa ble for seed to farmers not supplied, says the report. For a spring wheat Karly Daart has proved to be the best at the Har ney station. To be safe rrom ear'v frosts the grain must mature by August IS. The Karly Uaart is a good yield, r, a good milling grain, a mi entirely dependable, other va- have been found to yie. I heavier tha nllttle flub, "Which ha ; occupied a far too prominent pla on the central Oregon dry farms, be ing a law ylelder." A rate of 20 to 30 pounds ot per acre bus been found best in a car trial al the Harney station. depending OP the character or th" surface o the gTOttnd and the an nual rainfall. t ...:. r an eight-inch pita tli i itii a smooth Kiirfu. 2' po i.ough. With u beat infiiii and rougher turfao pounds : ble. i.. ul" I : himil.tr varieties alt I uear . April l u aa possible WHAT BOSH TliK KAIC.I BUREAU BO? Promotes improved method of crop i .reduction. Promotes the destruction of ground squirrels and prairie dogs. rVesaetas the control of plant dis ease and insect pests. Promotes improved methods of care and handling of live stock. Promotes breeders' organizations and new-footing associations. Promotes the control of blackleg and other animal diseases. Assists in solving the labor, seed. and marketing problems. , Kuiouruges the conservation of food and Ihe use of -uihstitutes. ' Kncouruges cunning, dairying. Bnd storing of foods modeling of clothing. Promotes the study or home pro 111. ins through existing clubs and bv the organisation of heme economics I'illlw. Organises boy's ami girl's dubs. Arranges for farmers' and women's meetings, demonstrations, agricul tural tours, and cxteanton schools. Kucourage county and commun ity fairs. Kncouruges community coopera tion. Serves as a clearing house for all the activities of other farmers' or ganizations and coordinates their ef rorls. Cooperates with other organiza tions In constructive work and im provements worth while for all the people of the county. -Kx. o Nothing so certain as death and taxes, and they ma come together n,is year. When the average man e- ,nnlm" his tux hill he is likely to j eueottmb to heart failure. M, ls reported that TfMkf ,mH , ,,ls asso(.iato ,. .,.,,, nf I ,t " I I l I I I 111 linn. .! OS French revolutionary times applies now to Resea: 111 Hevolutlon is devouring its own children." e We hear that the peace conference l o take up labor questions It is to he feared that ibis win end its use. 1 ulness, ror peace could not exi-t within two miles or a labor question. The "movie" people are trying to set even with the llgitlmate drama. They refer to It by the Irreverent title of " the speaklee."