» ( z ? y PAGE 4 1 \ The Great Outdoors M A Y b. 1*25 MURAI. B X TK K PK ISIt V CROSS-WORD PUZZLE No. 2Ì _ _ _ — . —rrrw - — — - — ——" — —— iw r - —■■■ i r u w . i m — ■»——» -« a c W h e r e B r e a d , M eat, C l o t h i n g , H e a l t h a n d V i g o r o n s H u m a n i t y a r e P r o d u c e d 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. 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IX Sd— T r e e 31— l a c a r a a t t o a 88— M a k e g l a d 37— F o l a t off o o m p a a a ■8m Thns s i — M a r g in , e d g e , b o r d e r •4 — M a r t 08— S tu d 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. • • . 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. • • • Plow pasture lands and Improve them, draining wet spots and building up poor spots. • • • 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 • • • 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. • • • 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 • • • 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. • • • 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. • • • 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 • • • 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- • • • .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? ‘ . 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. neaithy chicks teed ISHER’S CIICK FEED T and Developing Mash f o. w . F R O I ~ [J : s