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Timely Hints
Annual Oregon
Moth and Scab A re
A Halsey Hen
From O . A . C.
Jersey Jubilee
Fought From Air
Breaks Record
The annual Jersey jubilee was
Sow a lfalfa about co rn -p lan ting S i x t y A c r e s o t tV lo n ro e
.S h e L a y s t h e L a r g e s t E g g
inaugurated a few years ago to time.
O r c h a r d S p r a y e d in
a n d D ie s B o o s t e r S e t s enable tbe Jersey breeders o f the
M any farmers io the valley who
stale
to
celebrate
the
establishing
34 S e c o n d s
a n d R a is e s C h ic k s
'□tended to irrig a te last summer
of a world’s record by Vive La
Fore, France. On every occasion since
there bae been aotne notable
ter found one of his big Rhode then
achievement fo r the* Jersey men
Island red hens dead, though he to celebrate. Tours of the valley
saw nothing to indicate the constituted the first year’ s pro
cause of her demise.
gram. Last year i t took tbe form
When the eggs were gathered of a Chautauqua at the state ja il
that evening one of them looked grounds at Salem.
more like a goose egg than the
This year county shows and
product of a hen. The scales judging eontests w ill be the feature.
The jubilee starts in Columbia
showed that it weighed 5%
cunces, or less than three eggs county May 18 w ith a show of tbe
to the pound, which is some egg Jersey herd on tbe L- C. Sm ith
for a hen. Measurement prov farm at Scappoose.
ed its circumference to be 91/2 Clackamas county comes May
x7i/2. Perhaps when the hen 20, w ith boys and g irla judging at
saw that egg she dropped dead the county fair grounds.
Marion county’ s day w ill be
from astonishment.
May 21 at tbe state fair grounds.
Mr. Forster wintered 28 hens
Polk county M ay 22 at tbe I n
of his favorite breed. He pre dependence
auto park.
fers them for several reasons:
Linn May 23 at B rya u t park,
They lay larger eggs than the Albany.
Plymouth rocks and their eggs
Lane May 28 at tbe L , O.
are white, which gives them ah Griggs farm , 3 utiles from Eugene,
advantage in the markets.
l iters w ill be auctions ot Jersey
In these respects they equal cattle.
the popular white Leghorn, and Lin n and Polk are the leading
he believes the latter cannot Jereey counties, w ith L in n a little
beat the reds in number of eggs ahead.
laid. Many days this winter he L in n breeders are raising 1400
got 27 eggs from 28 hens.
for tb e ir program.
found th a t they bad waited u n til
too late to in s ta ll tb e ir pum ping
H um an aerial warfare is not to
units, which took more tim e than be oonfiued to our fellow men.
they expected.
Insect pests are to be made to bite
1 lie average income per ewe from the dust wafted to them by air*
the sale of wool and lambs is plane. T h is bas been accomplished
about $9.80 in western Oregon.
in tbe war on tbe cotton boll
Expenses to ta l $9.70, of which
about >4.50 is fo r labor, interest worm in tbe eoutb and in some
on tbe investment and depreciation sm all eastern orohards, but the
of the ewe.
first instance on this coast was
The earliest Oregon lettuce is at Monroe last F rid a y . I t is said
th a t grown to a state of solid to have been tbe largest ex peri,
head in a cold frame. The young ment of tbe k in d , though tbe
plants are set in tbe Held early in actual operating tim e was h a rd ly
March and mature about A p r il 15 over half a m inute— 34 seconds in
Cold fram e lettuce is iu demand traveling h a lf a m ile and dusting
60 acres.
in the spring and late fa ll.
0. A- C ,, which fathered and
A t this season Oregon potatoes
mothered the job, had invented a
iu storage must be well ventilated
hopper from which the poison was
to prevent sprouting. I f the po
discharged as the plane sped.
tatoes are spread out and the
The orchard was th a t of ths
storage; places opened on cold
Oregon A pple company, which
nights and closed during warm er
periods they can be held in good takes its in itia ls and names it tho
Oaco
orchard.
One
hundred
condition longer.
pounds of the poisin was used.
Eastern-grown seed corn
is
Follow ing is a report furnished
like ly to germ inate poorly fn Ore the Enterprise :
gon and give low yields. Even
Corvallis, Or. — Successful experi
w ith a good stand and seeming
high yield much of the content is ments conducted In orchards near
Monroe, in the dusting of the fruit
water. Acclim ated seed is best.
Last week Monday P. J.
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Solution off Puzzle No. 20.
U. S. Customs Inspector Slays Wife
Tacoma, Wash.—Robert 8. Heale
Tacoma building contractor, was shot
and klllod early this morning by
(luurge A. Conger, United States cus
toms Inspector, In a nt of Jealous pas
sit h at' the home of his ex-wife, Mrs
Mollie Conger, i t , In Tacoma. The
shooting took place In tbs presence
of Mrs. Conger and her two small
sons, Leslie, 11, and Ueorge, 7.
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
John Marshall of Parkersburg, W
Vs., was named assistant attorney
general.
Krn G. Kagleson, mayor of Boise.
Idaho from 191» to 1921, was again
elected to that position at the muni
elpal elections.
The resignation of Solicitor-General
Beck, to take effect upon the ap
polntment of a successor, was an
Bounced formally at the White House
Attorney-General Sargent has 1»
sued orders Imposing a "hard and
fast** rule of alienee upon all em
ployee of the federal department ol
Justice.
In an effort to prevent the spread
of smallpox which has resulted In 19
deaths In Washington, D. C„ sines |
January 1, the public health service
urged all government employes to
submit to vaccination.
Oregon, Washington and California
are among the elx statee which show
higher death rates In 1924 than In
lu ll. In figures compiled by tbs
bureau of the census. Ths Incrsas«
la each state Is smatl.
The Important forest conservation
measure prohibiting throwing of light
ed cigarettes, cigars or other burn
tag material from moving vehicles
and also restricting brush burning
during ths period of firs hasard Io
Calgornla was signed by Governoi
irdam .
D Mickle, slate dairy and food
commissioner. Is notifying egg pro
ducers end dealers that the egg law
passed at the rect nt session of the
legislature « ill Kt> Into effect on
Ma> M.
Total crop production In the Tule
lake section for this year will exceed
tho halt billion bushel yield of 192«.
according to an estimate made by C.
'A Hauler sen, Klamath toupty agegf
J.
'T."
Ohio Governor Vetoes Bible Bill
Columbus. 0 .—Ths Buchanan bible
bill passed by the recent session of
the Ohio general assembly to make
dolly reading of the Bible In all pub
lic schools of Ohio compulsory, was
vetoed by Governor Vic Donahey be
cause "Il opposed the principles of
civic and religious liberty which have
made our government ths model for
the world.”
Nebraska Dry Law H a t Teeth.
Omaha. Neb.—Giving away a drink
of liquor In one's home or elsewber
In Nebraska Is pnnishable under pro
visions of tbs new "pint of liquor** law
which provides a penalty of from «0
to 9o days In Jail and a >100 fins for
tho first offense. Attorney Owners!
Spillman holds. For a second offense
tho penalty la two years In Jail and a
fine of >60i>0.
Annual Champoeg Celebration Held
Champoog. Or. — Champoeg. where
settlers In ths great Oregon country
mude their great decision 22 years
ago to affiliate with the United States
rather than with England, was ths
center of historical Interest In tbs
Northwest Saturday.
Ths annual
celebration of ths organisation of tbs
first civil government weel of the
Rocky mountains attracted perhaps
the largest throng since the annual
celebrations have been held, with
mors than 3000 pc, sods on the
grounds.
President's Fetner Has Heart Trewblt
Boston. — A condition known a>
“heart block.” sometimes found with
advancing age. was discovered by
physicians who examined Colonel
John C. Coolidge, father of the presl
dent at tho Massachusetts general
hospital here
Ths colonel, who Is
40 years old. m a d e light of t h e loci
dent of going to ths hosplal sad said
lib was feeling (Ins.
Mr. Forster keeps his hens in
two flocks, a rooster with each.
They have an outdoor run every
day and the flocks alternate
from day to day between a small
yard and an extensive range.
And when the cockerels and
old hens are sold there is twice
as much meat as Leghorns af
ford, or more, and it brings
more money per pound.
In February he ran a 2-line
notice of setting eggs a couple
of times in the Enterprise, and
he sold practically all he could
spare.
Chickens need sunlight to prevent
rickets.
s e e
Prevent weeds from seeding.
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Blessed Is a gardener who delights
In spring catalogues.
trees with airplanes convinced offi
cials of the United States bureau of
agriculture and officers of the S21st
observation squadron of the 96th divi
sion. of tbe possibilities of this work
in the future on a vast commercial
scale. Approximately 60 acres of the
120-acre orchard operated by the Ore
gon Apple company, were completely
“dusted" with an arsenate of lead and
B fore the m ixin g o f a spray aulphur mixture designed to eliminate
it should be softened or it may scab and coddling moth from tho
change the spray m aterial to nn orchards.
inert form or in to a form th a t may
The experiment was significant
cause severe leaf-burning. Hard from the fact that it was the first
water softened w ith soap may time It bda ever been attempted in the
cause as severe trouble as tbe bard United States on such a large scale,
water itself.
Lim e, quick
or and the attention of fruit growers of
slaked, about two pouuds to 100 the Pacific northwest had been focus
gallons of water, is recommended. ed upon the preparations which have
been made under the supervision of
i'ri£ M AR KET8
the Oregon experiment station, under
the direction of Oregon Agricultural
Portland
college at Corvallis. A committee of
Wheat — Hard white, $1.70; hard apple growers of Wenatchee, Wash.,
winter, >1.57; soft white. >1.58; west was among the Interested spectators
ern white, >1.57; northern spring, and orchardlsts from different parts
>1.00; western red, >1.54.
of the state attended.
Hay — Alfalfa, >20021 ton; valley
timothy, >20 0 21; eastern Oregon A C h e e s e F a c t o r y
timothy, >23 0 24.
(H a rrisbu rg B u lle tin )
Butterfat—41c delivered Portland.
Eggs— Ranch, 23 0 26c.
A ll at onoe somebody has d is
Cheese— Prices f. o. b. Tillamook: covered the need of a cheese’ fac
Triplets. 26c; loaf, 27c per lb.
tory in L in n county.
Cattle—Steers, good, >9.76010.25.
Home folks, how many o f you
Hogs—Medium to choice, >11600
kuow there is a cheese factory
>13 35.
fig h t here iu H arrisburg? How
Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice
many of you know th a t H a rris *
♦8.00015.76.
Them are 5 beekeeping d istricts
¡n Oregon. Anyone contem plating
tbe induetry on a comm ercial scale
in tbe state should study tbe local
and clim a tic requirements of bis
d is tric t. Free b u lle tin s on bee
s
s
s
keeping may be had by w ritin g to
A largo part of every farmer's men
of
the
txl capital should bo the experiences tbe extension service
of ethers.
college.
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Plow pasture lands and Improve
them, draining wet spots and building
up poor spots.
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Kohl rabi Is ou early season vege
tuble when at Its best, or a late fall
oao. Put In some seed early.
A sitting hen belonging to V.
Mizzan of Kerry, Ore., died. A SPECULATORS ARE BLAMED
rooster took the nest, hatched
the chicks and is now mothering Australia and Argentine Benefited By
the brood.
Artificial Grain Market.
Washington, D. C.—The recent col
lapse In grain prices after their ad
vance ot last fall and winter. In the
opinion of 0. E, Marcy, chairman ol
“Pasture for three and two to eat
It," la the recommendation of a vet the board of managers of the Orain
eran live stock breeder who believes Marketing company of Chicago, was
In the policy of keeping the growth caused by the tremendous holdings ol
of grass ahead of the grazing. By speculators, and the mlaleadlng of the
thia plan, he says, the greatest total public as to the condition of the
yield la secured and the pasture la world market.
left In the beat shape for winter.
Mr. Marcy, In a statement made
Stock men nt Minnesota university public here, declared this misleading
farm deprecate the practice of turn information made tha American grain
ing out fann animals on pastures too
rices so much higher than the world
early In the spring. Often one week's
delay will give the grass such a start prices during the period preceding
that the pasture season under normal the collapse that for the time being
conditions will be materially length the American farmer laat his market
ened. 'Trampling of the wet and and at tha same time a much higher
loose soil by the furtn animals la de market was made for the Australia^
structive of fioaturage.
and Argentine farmers.
Beattie
Two acres of average pasture are
required for each horse or cow. Six
Wheat
-Soft
white, >1.57; western
R a is in g F e e d fo r C ow s
to eight sheep should bo allotted
white, >1.55; hard winter. >1 55; west
The dairy farmer who can raise all
about the same posture as one horse
or almost all of the feed for his cows ern red. >1.54; norhern spring. >1.65;
or cow.
has a distinct advantage over the dairy Big Bend bluestem. >1.70.
Hay—Alfalfa. >24; D. C„ >28; tim
man who baa to purchase Ids feed It
rracuce crop rotation.
Is cheaper te raise the feed than »0 othy. >26; D. C.. >28; mixed hay. >24
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bay It. Such a farmer hat two oppor
Butterfat—4Sc.
Use cultivated or cleaning crops.
tunities to make a profit, first, lo get
Eggs—Ranch. 27032c.
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ting market price for his feed at his
Hogs—Top hogs. >12.60.
Order any repair parts needed for
farm, and second, he should make n
farm Implements.
Cattle—Choice steers. >9.50010.
profit on hla dairy prodnets. At a mat
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Cheese—Oregon fancy to retailers.
ter of fact, a man who has to purchase
Why Increase the risks of farm
oil of his feed must baVe on exception 27c per lb.; do standards, 25c; Wash
lo t by gumbllng with poor seed?
ally good market and efficient cows to ington fancy triplets. 26c.
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make a profit.
It poya to know what returns you
Spokane.
■'
* e getting from the different enter
Hogs— Prime mixed, >11 50011.75
prlaea on your farm
G iv in g D a iry C ow s R e st
Cattle— Prime steers, >£.5009.76.
e s s
Olvlog the dairy cow a rest of four
Sweat clover honey la of tho highest to eight weeks Is a matter of com
quality.
I f you grow aweex clover,
A. E. Foote and wife were in
mon practice among dairymen every
why not keep a few hives of bees’
where, and when we come to study the town Wednesday.
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newer facts of nutrition we are lm
I f the embattled farmers will stand
pressed with the necessity of such
together In co-operative selling, they
a period for recuperation. The dairy
can Are a shot beard around tbt
cow Is a hard-worked machine. Many
world.
of them give their own weight In milk
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month after month, and from year to
Sweat clover la 000 of tbo boat
year, and once a year give birth to a
honey-producing plants known. Tha
calf that may weigh dose to 100
plants bloom abundantly and beas arv pounds
very fond of tha nectar.
e s s
C h e a p e n M ilk Y ield
Fertilisers should be used to cut tha
coat of production and help maintain
The cost of milk production depends
tha fertility of tho aoll. It roots a«' largely upon tbe root of
foodstuffs jm
or roodstuffs
mors to prepare tha seed bed. plant Therefore, to cbespeo milk
nllk production
tha crop and cultivate a 90-hushel crop dairymen should feed Isrge
■ rg* quantities 8 k
of com than a 29-buahet crop.
o f, leguminous roughages.
mi such ss al-
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.falfs. clover hsy. bean pods possessing
A complete fertiliser Is one contain high . digestible content. Corn silage
Ing nitrogen, phosphoric add and pot sod leguiulaouo roughages should form
ash. It must contain all three Ingredi the basis of tbe dairy ration
With
ents A mixed fertiliser does not nee- this source of high dlgeetlble materials
assWrlly mean that It Is a complete the grain ration coa he materially cut
fertiliser It may contain only one or down and the cost of the dairy ration
two Ingredients
T o o E a rly G ra z in g S e ts
B a c k A v e ra g e P a s tu re s
i ui m rin y ,
burg has one of tbs best cbee»e-
makers in Oregon? How many of
you know that the local product
«elle iu competiteou w ith T illa
mook day in and day out, and
that it bas been doing so for
years?
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The fruit situation m Marion couo
ty Is the most serious for many years
according to S. N. Van Trump, county
fruit Inspector. Mr. Van Trump said
the Italian prune crop would be far
short of normal. A similar condition
exists with relation to the Pethe crop
On the lowlands the cherry crop was
badly damaged, while In the higher
elevations the crop will be short of
previous years. Not more than a I f
per cent crop of loganberries will b«
harvested. The raspberry and black
cap crops w ill not be 60 per cent a)
normal.
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