HALSEY ENTERPRISE. HALSEY. OREC.ON. J l ’NE 28. 1928
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Much of th e difficulty In m ain tain ­
ing quality uud yields of ra sp b errie s,
p a rtic u la rly red ra sp b errie s, In New
York, h a s been a ttrib u te d to w h at Is
called " ru n n in g out," but It has been
found th a t a n in fectio u s disease known
a s m osaic Is responsible. Also, It Is
now known th a t healthy sto ck can be
kept reaso n ab ly . fre e from th is dis­
ease T h u s it is possible to grow any
v ariety a n d o b tain its usual yield and
quality, sa y s W. 11. Itau k lu of the e x ­
perim ent sta tio n u t G eneva w ho spoke
recently a t C ornell univ ersity , Ith aca,
J u s t G o o d C le a n F u n
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V IT O U T -
IM TUE WOODEN
B ottle
T he accepted und orthodox way of
p ro p ag atin g g ra p es is by m eans of c u t­
tings. N o tw ith stan d in g this, however,
the g ra ftin g of g ra p es m ay be prac­
ticed for one o r m ore of sev eral re a ­
sons. E stab lish e d vines of u n desirable
va rie tie s in th e vineyard m ay be top-
worked to m ore d e sirab le varieties,
in v ariab ly
E u ro p ean
g ra p e s
a re
g ra fte d o nto A m erican g ra p e stock in
ord er to offset o r avoid th e HI effects
of phylloxera Injury. T h is Is th e cus­
tom ary p ra c tic e w h e th er th e grape*
a re to be grow n In A m erica o r E u­
rope. T h e phylloxera Is a louse which,
during one sta g e of Its life history,
a tta c k s g ra p e roots. It is 'TOO per
cent A m erican." and w as uot known
In E u n q ie until a f te r A m erica w as e x ­
plored and som e of o u r n a tiv e grapes
infested w ith phylloxera lice w ere c a r ­
ried to E urope by re tu rn in g explorers.
A m eiicunTgrapes have en d u red Its p a r­
a sitic a tta c k s co long th a t they have
becom e p a rtia lly Im m une to Its In ju ri­
ous effects. And th is im m unity m akes
A m erican g ra p es valu ab le a s stock
upon w hich to g ra ft th e susceptible
c h o ic e w ine g ra p es of F ra n c e und
P ru n e w hen th e knife Is sh a rp Is a
good w orking rule for th e o rc h ard , be­
lieves T. J. T a lb e rt of th e M issouri
C ollege o f A griculture. If the work
Is done properly. It may lie helpful at
any tim e of year. F o rm ation of m ain
b ra n ch e s nnd th e e lim ination of thick
c lu s te rs th a t sh ad e the fru it, a s well
a s th e rem oval o f dead o r badly dis­
eased branches, may prove prolllable
a t any tim e of year.
In general, th e p rincipal work
should he done a f te r th e leaves drop
In th e fall a n d before th ey a p p e a r In
th e spring. At any tim e during th e
dorm an t season w hen men may work
salesman
: Horticultural Hints
If you w ant good apples, spray. In
sects a re no re sp ec ters of persons.
P la n tin g for best re su lts should be
done a s early In che season a s the
ground can lie prepared.
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B o t t l e s ,
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W astefu l Ancient»
M odern gold m ining com panies a r e
finding it profitable to work over th a
tailin g piles of ancient gold m ines. In
G reece h ave been found ta ilin g s In
w hich the a n cien ts left m ost of th e
gold. O riginal ore bodies had been
e x h au ste d by them .
In th e “Good O ld Time»"
In 1078, w hen a p a te n t w as g ra n te d
fo r “ a new spin n in g engine" one of th e
a d v an tag e s claim ed for it w as th a t
w ith It a child of th re e o r four y e a rs
o f a g e could do ns m uch w ork a s
child of seven o r e i g h t —E xchange.
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Learn to H ate Fear
vehem ently hute th ese m iserable
f e a r s ; they do not a ris e from th e
g re a tn e s s o f o u r d i s t r u s t )) by should
we fe a r th e conquered w orld, w hen
w e h ave th e conqueror on o u r side I—
L u tlier, to M elancthon.
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Not E dible Shellfish
C lam s found In th e riv e rs of W is­
consin a re chiefly used fo r th e com ­
m ercial production of p e arl buttons.
T h ese a re Inrge clam s and a re n o t
edible. T hey a re also used for com ­
m ercial clam meal.
E arly A m erican N ew spaper
T h e re is record of the ex iste n ce of
n ew sp ap er In th e U nited S ta te s p rio r
o 1728.
T he e a rlie st w as e n title d
»ubllc O ccurences. It w a s Issued In
lie y e a r 1000 in th e form of a sm all
450-pound cow paid $110.00; th e 5OO-
pound cow paid $121.88, und th e MO-
pound cow paid $135.17.
Of th e 2,431 cow s w hose reco rd s
w ere kept and unulyzed, 3.10 p e r cent
w ere In the 130-pound c la s s ; 0.0 per
cent w ere In th e 200 pound c la s s ; 10.4
per c en t In th e 250 pound c la s s ; 23.2
p e r cent In th e 300 pound c lu s s ; 21.8
p e r cen t In th e 350 pound c la s s ; 12.8
p e r cent in th e 400-pound c la s s ; 7.9
p e r cen t In th e 450-pound c lu s s; 2.7
p e r cent In th e 500-pound c lu s s; 1.0
p e r cent in th e 550-pound class.
T h e 300 pound group, w hich w as the
larg e st, putd $44,22 u y e ar ou th e ir
board hill, und th e 350-pound group,
w hich w as th e n e x t larg e st, paid $03.15.
T hese tw o groups Included 45 per cent
of all th e cow s In th e association
herds. F o r th e 300-pound g roup the
feed cost w as $80.80 for th e year, the
to ta l cost of upkeep w as $150.11, the
value of the product w as $194.33.
in all groups th e cost of feed and
the to ta l upkeep cost rose w ith the
Increased production, hut the valu e of
th e product rose m ore rapidly th an
th ese factors, w ith th e result th a t the
m ore money spent on feed und upkeep
re tu rn e d n g re a te r p ro p o rtio n al net
profit nt the end of Hie y ear.
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Ten Feeding Hints
In th e c ase of fruit tre e s ns well ns
p ra ctic a lly all fru its In th e Middle-
W e s t sp rin g Is th e best p lan tin g se a ­
son.
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One-.vear old apple tre e s cut to 40
Inches w hen set develop m ore b ran ch es
the first y e a r th an tre e s c u t to 30
Inches.
Efficient cold sto ra g e p lan ts w ith
fa cilitie s for precooling. Icing, and re-
Icing fru it h ave b<-«n trem endously
developed In recent y ears.
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More b earing apple o rc h a rd s have
been thoroughly pruned th is w inter
th an e v er before. T h is should m ean
a h igher p e rce n ta g e of good apples.
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S tay m an a n d D elicious apple tre e s
dem and w e ll-a era tec soil. T he fru it
Incom es sm all a f te r a few y ears w hen
th ese v a rie tie s a re p lan ted upon soil
th a t is too dense.
A sk Him, H e K now s
Ask a m an for Inform ation, sa.vs a
w om an c ritic In th e A m erican M aga­
zine, und no m a ile r w hat th e subject,
nine out o f ten o f them will have a
b e au tifu l tim e e n lig h ten in g you on It.
N ew Brougham S w eep s Clean
“ T h e new brougham , fresh from the
factory, skidded.” sa y s a Je rse y J o u r­
nal sto ry , "a n d plunged Into a c lu ste r
of p u sh c a rts, sw eeping them over oue
by one."—F a rm and F ireside.
L egislative “S teerers”
In th e se n a te th e re u re 34 und In
th e house 45 sta n d in g com m ittees. It
Is usually th e case th a t every m em ber
shall he placed on one o r m ore com ­
m ittees.
B lessed b y N ature
M adagascar, off the east coast of
A frlcu, Is th e only Island, except, of
c ourre, th e G reen Isle, c h a ra c te riz e d
by un absence of poisonous se rp en ts.
It’» H ere
A sc len tist tells us tlm t hrondcast-
Itig o f lient Is n posslblllty. If ho
nienns hot a ir, It Is ulrendy h e re.—
A tlan ta C onstitution.
Boss’ Faux Pas
or— 1 have called you
o say th a t w hen I am
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SALESMAN —
“ Thunder” Stolen
“ S tealing th e th u n d e r" w as coined
In an early E nglish playhouse, T h a
m ate ria l placed Inside a cy lin d er to
sim u la te th u n d e r w as tak e n out, w ith
th e re su lt th a t th e om inous sound w as
lacking when th e cy linder w as rolled.
Some one hnd “s-tolen th e th u n d er.”
Propagating Grapes by
Means of Cuttings Best
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Infant S pared b y W olves
C a rrie d off by w olves from Its home
a t C handlpos, n e a r K alutiga, India, a
year-old child w as la te r recovered from
th e ju n g le u n injured. W hen th e wolves
w ere seen w ith th e ir prey, villag ers
s ta rte d off In p u r s u it T hey found
th e child on th e ground w ith tw o ani­
m als sta n d in g o ver IL
Mosaic sp re a d s from p lan t to p lan t
only w hen p lan t lice curry it. T h e lice
them selves do no h arm . A p lan t once
inoculated is diseased th o ru g h o u t and
becom es less productive, alth o u g h it
may live for sev eral y ears. T h is mo­
saic disease has caused g ro w ers to give
up ra sp b e rrie s ns unprofitable, so the
p re sen t ra sp b e rry a creag e in New’
York is low.
O btain in g stock from tlelds known to
be p ra ctic a lly free from m osaic is th e
Ursl ste p in control, in sp e ctin g the
plan tin g th e Hrst tw o y e ars may show
a few d ise ased p lan ts. T h ese should
be rem oved c arefully so th a t the uce
a re uot sh a k e n off. T h e ro o ts of red
v a rie tie s m ust be dug to p re v en t dis­
eased su c k e rs from com ing up. iu
w estern New York these m easu res in ­
su re little loss from m osaic.
A few v a rie tie s rem ain fre e from
m osaic o r a re little dam ag ed by it.
Such v a rie tie s u re recom m ended, es
pecially for th e low er H udson itlv e r
vulley w h ere m osaic is difficult to con
trol by rem oving th e d iseased p la n ts
Pruning When Knife Is
Sharp Gaining Favor
THE FEATHERHEADS
M ercury Is a heavy, silvery-w hite
liquid m etullic e le m e n t It la used iu
b a ro m e te rs and therm o m eters and fo r
o th e r scientific purposes. It Is also
used fo r e x tra c tin g gold and silv er
from th e ir o re s (a m a lg a m atio n proc­
e ss). Its conipoouds a re used In med­
icine a s pu rg ativ es, a lte rn tlv es, and es­
pecially us u ntlsyphllltlcs.
Good rou g h ag es low er th e cost of
producing m il k - f e e d all the cow will
cleuti up. p a rt of It lielng legum e hay.
2 . Include silage, beets, or beet pulp
Soaring
T h e cow s need th e succulence a n d will
A child Is c ertain ly
produce m ilk c h e a p e r on account of I t
in e n t Its deeds form
3. Feed a balanced ra tio n w ith plen
bonds and yield th e gr»
ty of vurlety.
4. Feed g ra in according to produc­
O belisk Set R ecord
tion : 1 pound of gruln to 3 pounds of
milk for J e rs e y s a n d G u e rn se y s; i
The E gyptian obelisk Is probably
pound l<> 4 for llo lste ln s and A yshlres. ti e best exam ple o f u larg e rock q u a r­
5 . W hen p a r tu r e s a re sh o rt, feed
ried and moved by man.
g r a in ; a 12 lo HI p e r cent pro tein mix
will be sa tisfa c to ry .
No Escape From Toil
6 . Soilage c ro p s o r silage helps fill
you w ant know ledge, y o u -m u st
th e poll d u rin g s h o rt p a stu res.
ir I t ; food, you m ust loll for i t :
7. Milk Is 87 tier cent w a te r—see
I th e law .—B uskin.
th a t th e cow s have plenty of It at all
Hines.
8. Cows need s a lt—one o r two
pounds per h u ndredw eight In the r a ­
tion is su ffic ie n t
e
I». S tudy y o u r cow s' likes and dis
likes and c a te r to them w hen pos­
sible.
10. Know yo u r feeds—th e clieii|s-st
a re not alw ay s th e m ost econom ical.—
C. B. B ender, In F a rm l.ife.
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Too Rich Cream
T h ere ure no a d v a n ta g e s In p ro d u c ­
ing a cream testin g h igher l l m t i 45 per
cent. T oo rich c re a m Is und esirab le
necuiise II te n d s to clog th e s e p a ra to r ;
it In creases th e loss In handling due
to sticking to th e re c e p ta c le s; II
tuakes difficult a c c u ra te sam pling and
thereby len d s to yield Incorrect te s ts
It Is d e sirab le to p roduce som ew hat
rich e r cream In sum m er th a n In win
te r to p revent excessive so u rin g In
sum m er and difficult handling In win
PILES
OPERATION NOT NECESSARY
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cal method oi treatment, which
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