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HALSEY ENTERPRISE
DEC 22, 1921
ERGOT 1$CAUSE
OF HUGE LOSSES
difference In specific gravity between
this solution and fresh water will bring
ell ergot bodies, or pieces of such ma­
terial. to the surface where they can
l e skimmed off
The brine should
than he drawn off and the grain then
v ashed In fre»h water to remove any
salt remaining on the seed.
eelf. having no telente that way, but j
In the little Scotch town of Dumble-
riykes where I wee born there wan an
old lady with a remarkable gift of ,
New Things Discovered to Be
second eight. Simple folk, not being
Given Consideration.
acquainted with the proper term» to
flt the ceee, called her the Wlee 1
ADVANTAGES OF SELF-FEEDER To Overcome Acid In Feed Mixtures
Woman. Well, one day my aunt had ,
been to the neighboring town of Mlck- Disease of Rye and Occasionally
Necessary to Supply Meat Scrap
Inverted “V" at Bottom of Device Com­
leetane, five mile» off, and on the way
Found on Wheat and Other
or Something Similar—Fresh
pels
Grain
or
Feed
to
Slide
back to Dumbledykes »he lost her
Milk Will Help.
Out Into Trough.
Cultivated Crops.
pur»e. It had three sovereign» In It—
a great sum to my aunt. In her
Every person who keeps poultry is
This self-feeder for hogs, as perfect­
trouble of mind »he hurried to the ,
ed by Director Christie at Indiana ex­ sure to he Impressed sooner or Inter
Wl»e Woman—a thing to make her
periment station. 1» made as shown hy by the Importance of feeding well-
pious father turn In hl» grave. The
this crosa section. It will be seen that balanced rations, especially for the
Wise Woman—gazed Into the All, Ix
the Inverted “V” at bottom of feeder production of eggs. Ordinarily a bal
«oppose, and told my Hunt not to fret
Ailment Has Become Widely Distrib­ j compels the grain or feed to slide out unced ration means a ration that has
herself, for she had had a vision of
uted Acroee Continent— Durum i Into the trough The side gate can he the proportions of carbohydrutes, pro­
the purse and It lay somewhere on
tein and fat that have been found by
Wheats Seem to Be More Sub­
the road between Mlcklestaue and
adjusted to let out as little or a» much experience to produce the best results.
ject to Attack.
Dumbledykes.
feed as desired. The pigs will them­
i but new things are being discovered
"Now, Miss Browne. I’ll take the
selves raise the outside cover, which I that ueed to be given consideration In
t b . Unitsd Btatss D sp srtm set
liberty of drawing a moral from this iP rsparsd by of
i drops down when they are through
S e r ic u ltu re )
I balancing a ration. For Instance. It Is
story to flt the present Instance;
Ergot, a widespread disease of rye. eating. This feeder has some advun- j now thought that It may be well to
where on the road between Mlckle- and occasionally reported on wheat I tages over other types. Other types
»tane and Dumbledykes Is the chest?’’ and the other cultivated cereals and are described in Farmers’ Bulletin 900 have a balance between the acid and
Though startled at the audacity of i eluted grange», has this year been ob­ I —free from Department of Agriculture, alkaline feeds and that there Is a pos-
I siblltty that the continued use of an
Mr. Shaw, 1 was unprepared for the served In North Dakota a« a destruc­ Washington.
! add-forming diet may lead to a great­
si>asra of absolute fury that convulsed tive disease of wheat.
Samples of
er susceptibility to certain diseases.
Mis« Browne’s countenance.
thrusbed wheat aent to the United
The grain mixtures that are com­
"Mr. Shaw,” she thundered, “If you State» Department of Agriculture from
monly used by poultrymen are acid.
Intend to draw a parallel between me several point» In northeastern North
Mash mixtures containing sufficient
and an Ignorant Scotch peasant— !”
Dakota carry a» much aa 10 per cent
quantities of digester tankage, meat
“Not at all.” »aid Mr. Shaw calmly, by weight of the ergot bodies. This
and lione meal, dried milk or dried
“forebye the Wise Woman was a figure does nbt fully represent the
blood will be alkaline. The add In
most respectable person and had a probable amount of ergot produced by
feed mixtures can be overcome by
grandson In the kirk. The point 1». the crop, for an appreciable percent-
these feeds Just mentioned and by
can you Indicate wltb any degree of
ground limestone and oyster shell.
eiactness the whereabout» of the
I This further emphasizes the necessity
chest? For there 1» a good deal of 1
of feeding a mash containing meat
sand on the shores of this Island."
scrap or some feed of this kind. Green
“Oh, but Mr. Shaw !’’ Interposed
i feed and fresh milk also help to over
Aunt Jane tremulously.
“In the
I come acidity.
»and— why, I am sure that 1» such a
Self-Feeder for Hogs.
helpful thought!’ It show» quite plain
SOILS NEED STABLE MANUHt FEED FOR PIGS AND POULTRY
ly that the chest Is not burled In—In
a rock, you know.” She gave the ef
I Fertilizer Loosens Up Clay and Assists Nothing Bettor Than Buttermilk for
feet of a person trying to deflect a
Supply of Protein In Most
Sand to Retain Moisture
thunderstorm with a palm-leaf fan.
Digestible Form.
Needed by Plants.
“Dynamite—dynamite—blow the lid
off the Island!” mumbled Captain
There Is nothing so good for nn all­
The chief virtue of sandy soil Is
Magnus.
that the roots of plants can pass round feed for pigs and poultry as
"If anyone has a definite plan to
through It readily; Its chief fault Is buttermilk. It furnishes protein In the
propose," »aid Mr. Shuw. “I am very
that It dries out too quickly. Clay soil most digestible form, and contains the
ready to consider It. I have under­
holds water well, but It tends to pack vltnmlnes that are now known to be
stood, myself, from the first to he act
and harden. Both types of soil need absolutely essential for the growth of
Ing under the directions of the ladles
stable manure—It loosens up clay and the young and the health of all anl
who planned this expedition Consid­
i mats.
helps sand to hold moisture.
ering Its Importance to myself, no one
can well suppose that I am not doing
all In my power to bring the chest to
light. Tomorrow, If the sea Is favor­ Ergot Ha» Become Very Destructive
able, It Is my Intention to »et out In
in Rye and Particularly Durum
the boat to determine the character of ' Wheats, Evan Occurring to a Marked
such other caves aa exist o n . the }
Degree In Barley.
Island. I'll want you with me, lad
and you too. Magnus.“
age of the sclerotla, or ergot bodies,
Captain Magnus looked more ill at would, of course, he blown out with
foreign material either as a part of
ease than usual.
“Did you think o' rowlu’ the whole the screenings or with the straw
wuy round the dinged chunk o’ rock?” through the blow stacker.
Ergot*can be distinguished In ripen­
he Inquired.
"Certainly not," said Mr, Shaw ing wheat as large bluish black bodies,
40
with an Impatient frown.
So the i which In many Instance» are from
give no premiums for subscriptions
man, In addition to his other unat- j three to eight Hldta as large as the
make no discounts from published prices
tractive qualities, was turning Into a grain of wheat or rye which they dis­
make no club rates with other publications
shirk I Hitherto, with his strength place In the head. Many of these bod­
seek patronage solely on its merits a» a local newspaper
and feverish, If Intermittent, energy, | ies fall from the ripe wheat or rye
endeavor to give $1.50 worth every year to every subscriber
plus an almost uncanny »kill with head during the process of harvesting
boats, he had been of value “Cer­ Hnrt lie on the ground all winter. They
tainly not. We are going to make a germliiHte In the spring and produce
careful survey of the cliffs, and ex­ spores which Infect the wheat or rye
plore every likely opening as thor­ head when It 1» In bloom.
oughly as possible. It will he slow
As a disease of wheat, ergot has be­
we need a good solicitor to secure the subscriptions of the
work and hard. Aa to circumnavigat­ come widely distributed across the
many people who would subscribe if the paper were
ing the Island. 1 sea no point In It, country from New York to Oregon and
shown to them and its merits pointed out
for I don’t believe the cheat can have from the Canadian border to the south
A
good
solicitor is hard to find
been carried any great distance from ern limits of wheat production, but not
We believe we have many suliscribers who could persuade
until within the past three years has II
the core,”
.
their neighbors to take the paper
“Oh—ell right," said Captain Mag­ attracted more than passing attention
We feel kindly towards those subscribers, for it is their pat­
From such observations ns have been
nus.
ronage that makes the p-per attraciive to advertisers,
Mr Tubbs, who bad been whisper­ recorded there Is some reason to be
ing with Aunt Jane and Miss Browne, lleve that the disease Is becoming oot
and the advertisers supply the iucoine that keeps the
now with a very made-to-order cas­ only more prevalent but Is also more
paper aliye
ualness proposed to the ladles that widely distributed. The durum wheats
they take a »troll on the bench. This seem to be more subject to attack thnn
meant that the triumvirate were to do the common wheats; at any rate,
reports based oil field observations and
withdraw for discussion, nnri amount
ed to notice that henceforth the coun­ on samples of thrashed grnln show n
We propose to give these subscribers an opportunity to ob­
sels of the company would he divider). higher percentage of ergot In the du
tain a few Christmas presents and at the same time
rum
varieties.
Captain Magnu». after an uneasy
help to extend our service.
Ergot Is Poisonous to Live Stock
wriggle or two, said he guessed he’d
From the preseut date until the evening of Dec. 24
turn In. Cookie's snores were already I The Importance of ergot as a cereal
we will give to each paid in-advance subscriber, for
audible between aplashea of the waves disease U ps not so much In Its relation
each new suliscription which he sends in, accompanied
on the »rinds. The Scotchman. Cuth­ to crop yield aa It does In It» poison­
bert Vane and I continued to sit try ous effect upon animals that unwitting
by »1.50,
the dying Are. Mr Shaw had got out ly have been given a ration of screen
his pipe and sat silently putting nt It Inga or other feed containing the ergot
bodies. It Is now generally accepted
He might have been sitting In soil
tude on the topmost crag of the that flour made from wheat or rye la
Island, so remote seemed that Impas­ unflt for food If It contain» more than
Further, if you think your present is not worth 50 cents to
sive presence. Was It possible that one-tenth of 1 per cent by weight of
you we guarantee that ihe Halsey State bank will give
ever except In the sweet madness of ergot. Screenings obtained from wheat
you 50 cents in cash for it on request
a dream, 1 had beeu In his arms, pil­ or rye affected with ergot would nat­
Show the paper to your neighbor and you can probwbly get
lowed end cherished there, that he urally Include ergot bodies, and theie
when ground at the feed mill are
his subscription as soon as he has examined it. for we
had called me lassie—
are sending out as good a locaL newspaper as we can
I lifted my eye» to rhe kind honest scarcely recognizable aa a part of the
gare of Cuthbert Vane It was a» grist. Such feed, when fed to poul­
produce with the liberal patronage the people of Linn
faithful a» Crusoe'* and no more em­ try or other live stock, may result tn
county are giving us.
barrassing. A great Impulse of af­ fatal poisoning.
Aa a cereal disease, ergot may be
fection moved me. I was near put­
ting out a hand to pat his splendid I controlled by planting clean seed Im
head. Oh, how easy, comfortable and mediately after any other crop than
calm would be a life with Cuthbert wheat or rye In which there wa» an
who h aw moved away yon cannot make them any Christ
Vane? I wasn’t thinking about the outbreak of ergot.
Winter rye volunteers readily, and
mas gift that will be more highly appreciated than a
title now Cuthbert would he quite
yea*’» imbsbription It will be like 52 good. long le
worth while for himself For a mo­ these volunteer plants are almost al­
tera from home which w ill cost von less than 3 cents
ment I almost saw with Aunt Jan es ways badly Infected with ergot Sow
Ing wheat after rye, therefore 1» bad
apiece inr’n I'"'»
«•••<»* if
**‘r
eye». Fancy trotting him out before
practice, ft*, regardless of whether the
l>cc 25 yun wiil alao get • preae il guar i.iteed
the girls I stole Insidiously Into my
ergot attacks the wheat. Its presence
mind. How much more dattllng than
worth $0 cent-J
In volunteer rye ts sure to leave a coo
» plain Scotch sailor—
Aa many 50 «ent presents aa you tend aubactiptona, wu<.
•Piershie quantity of both rye and er
I turned In bitterness and yearning got In the « h w l aa tt cornea from the
the caah. within the tim elim it
from the silent figure hy the Are
Vnliiiut d Mipplv ol these presents. We control the facton’
thrashing machine. This foreign mat­
I think In nn earlier lifetime I ter Is likely to lower the grade of the
where the* are made
must have been a huntress and loved wheal as well aa affect Its value for
Presents mailed, postpaid, if subscriptions come by mail
to pursne the game that fled,
hread-nvaklng purpose«.
(To he continued)
Freeing Seed Drain of Ergot.
Bye or wheat containing ergot bod-
f
D oesn't Show In H la G olfing
lea ran he perfectly cleaned hy pouring
A women who has never seen het the grain Into a vat or barrel contain­
husband Ashing doesn't know what a ing a 20 per cent solution of common
patient man she has married Boston salt and stirring thormigtily to bring
Jranscrtpt
l — “r«,lt holies to the surface. The
U
Misbranding Frequently Occurs
Through Ignorance, Rather
Than Intent to Cheat.
The Enterprise publishers
But
Now,
a present worth »50 cents
J f you have friends
The Publishers
G L A S S E S F IT T E D
BY
GRADUATE
O P T O M E T R IS T
P R IV A T E O F F IC E
F O R E X A M IN A T IO N S
P R IC E S
REASO NABLE
F. M . F r e n c h & S o n s
ALBANY
CAUSES OF IMPROPER GRADING
PRODUCE SPORES IN SPRING
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
w
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MISUSING GRADE
NOT PROFITABLE
BALANCED RATION IS
ESSENTIAL FOR EGGS
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OREG.
AVAAAAAA'ysVYANNNW 'c, ’
Specialists Point Out That Grower or
Shipper Who Ships Inferior Farm
Produce Soon Learns Error
of His Way.
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(Prepared by the United States D epartment
of Afcrtculture.)
A call w ill b rin g m e to > Halsey
H alsey in 15 or
20 m in u te s
Sixty per cent of the commercial po­
tato crop In the United States Is now
bought und sold upon the basis of
United States potato grades, according
to the bureau of markets and crop es­
timates. United Stutes Department of
Agriculture, and every producer con-
trlhutlug to that quality of graded
stock is vitally concerned with the
elimination of dishonest grading prac­
tices.
Growers and shippers whose
honesty cannot be relied upon soon find
AXI
SERVICE
Phone 19C-5
Brownsville
DEAN TYCER
Amor A. Tussing
L A W Y E R ANU NOTARY
B row nsville , O regon
A. Peterson S X S1‘”
Fine
Dress Shoes
a Specialty
501 Lyon st., Albany, Oregon.
Shoe Repair Shop
Two doors north of the hotel,
Am prepared to do 11 kinds of
-hoe repairing. Satisfaction guar­
anteed.
JEWETT the COBBLER.
I. 0. 0. F.
This Sack, Labeled “U. S. Grade No.
1,” Contained Run Stock Shown In
the Foreground.
W IL D E Y LODGE NO. 65.
Regular m eeting next Satinila»
It difficult to market their crops any­
where, for the new» that they are ttb- th n ig b .
lependnble travels quickly In market­
ing circle».
But In It» larger aspect
ua concerning the whole body of pro­
ducers and shipper» who conduct their
business on a basis of co-operation
with the denier, the misuse of n grade
Is a really serious matter for It tends
to Jeopardize the mutual feeling of
confidence which is the very essence
■f business dealings.
Flagrant Case of Misbranding.
Several Instances of the misuse of
United States potato grades have come
to the attention of the department. In
New Jersey a growers' organization
wus found placing In »neks labeled
“U. S. Grade No. V potatoes that weje
actually field run of poor quality.
Fully 25 per cent of the potatoes In
each bag were culls and only a small
percentage of the remaining 75 lie.
cent would have graded No. 1.
A short time ago a Jobber In a south
ern city ordered n car of U. S. Grad
No. 1 Bound Whites from n shipper li
n northern'»»ate. Upon arrival, Inapee
tlon showed that the two top layer
of snides contained stock that • wa
sound and up to the grade reqnlri
menta In every respect. But the po
tntoea In the bottom layers of sack<
were badly smeared wdlh dry rot iron
contact with decayed stock, these lav
era evidently being of stock that had
been reconditioned nt shipping points
The potatoes had to lie resorted nt
the receiving point, and the sltlppe:
suffered a heavy monetary loss.
Blemished Stock Picked Out.
In a trip through Ihe Minnesota po
tnto district a representative of the de
partment recently reported that in on
house where a grading machine of th
shaking screen type was used the
screen was padded with burlap, lenv
Ing only shout one and one-half feet i .
screen at one end Uncovered. The ma'
ager stntcd that this wns to previ n
bruising the stock, and he seemed te
be much surprised when It was pointed
out that the burlap Interfered with
the proper sizing of the potatoes.
It wns also reported that In some In
stances shippers were of the offlnlon
that No. 1 stock was procured simply
hy running the potatoes through a siz­
ing machine. In these cases It wns
necessary to call attention tfl the fact
that blemished stock must be culled
out by hand; also that when there Is
a heavy run of undersized stock, much
of It may be carried over the grade
If the potatoes are nyi through too
rapidly.
8[>eclflcatlons of the federal grades
can be had upon application to the bu­
reau of mnrkets and crop estimates.
United States Department of Agricul­
ture, Washington. D. C. The bureau
will also he glad to advise growers and
shippers with regard to detailed grad­
ing methods.
Dedicating the Wall of Jerusalem.
And et the dedication of the wall of
Jerusalem they sought the Levitea out
ef all their ptncee. to bring them to
Jerusalem to keep the dedication with
gladness, both with thanksgivings and
with singing with cymhala, psalteries,
end with harps -N etiem lah 12:27. - '
W. J. Ribelin
Office 1st door south of school house
H alsfy, Oregon.
Dealer
in
Real
Estate.
Handles Town and Country Property.
Give him a call and see if he can fix
you Up.
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First-class work gusrnteefl
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BARBER SHOP
Electric
H a irc u ttin g . Massaging
and Sham pooing.
C leaning and Preseiog.
E. C . M IL L E R
Expert
workmanship. Watches
clocks a specialty.
and
OREGON
HALSEY
F. M. GRAY,
Drayman.
All work done prom ptly and
.isonahly. Phone No. 269.
C. C . B R Y A N T
ATTO RNEY A i LAW
201 New F irs t N a t'l
B ank
Bid g,
A lb an y , O regon.
A R IG H T & POOLE
LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTORS
HARRISBURG
LEBANON
Phone 55
Phone 15
Branches at
Brownsville, Phone 4 7 0 5
lalscy Phone 1<X>, Frank Kirk. Mgr.
EXECUTOR'S NC T IC
I'
Notice is hereby given that on and
after Deceudwr 25, 1921. in . i*r n u ll
ity ot the last will and testament J
Lizzie Bilieu, deceased, the undersigned
will proceed to sell at private sale l°f
ash ad of Ihe u le
of said deceased
in the following ueaenbed property, to
.»it:
Lot I, in block 1, in Urnlges’ addition
o Shelburn. Linn county, Oregon; a *j
.ot I and the w.
ot lot 4 in block I
in W heeler’s addition to Scio, Linn
ou titj' Oreg -u.
Dated and first publication h r
November 24, 1921.
G. W . .MORROW. Executor.,