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Kicclfilly In thi Will(im-t)) V,illiy. m a f"HH!,'ir for rnlfioui f roprt Ax t'vli)Tif:! of Hi4 rtniirkahl'! ttMfnu liiMriK ti':tlori on th'i tcrowtb of l': nifiiH, many jns;ifi:-H (ir r'-i;or'nvi whi r" thi y)!l'l of fi t:lovrr UT i-M . . it . . . .t i. . i croii him lift iirHr.uruii nonuin'i 11 11 tcfitfimrit, with (iIhhI'T t, tlxi rfit't of Mi to onti(l jut ' i". I to" fiTllll',"!' hfiH nli'.o h""n mh"I with uno- :i-i;n liy 11 liMfiiti'T 01 Fiiuricii, K""i;iiwit on iorinrdl truck t ropn, Tim r!fi':ton Ihiil. tk' hliico in tho hoII when Inii'l iiliiHler U aiiplh'O hnv lieeti Mlinlh'il hy nnni'TouH In vowilK'i'orH. rhynl'iilly, It. U known to exerl a hen' flclal effect on heavy :yn hy flocciiliitlon, Iboiinb In thin fi'itlon It. In far minifiHKefl hy lime. I! h;m nhio been ;onnl'lerel that, lan'l l.hmter haw tbo power to neutrall,': noil achhi, hut. expcrlinentH r;ialo Irr I he lahoratory have Inillcaier) that It (hiea not have Kiich an effect, ari'l mm : 'Willi v :; i 1 1 .! Zlk. lev-" !"f ' v ' jf,.il,.ITIPwy".TMVWH,H,,-lv-r".f,w " f COHN. OAT. WHEAL ThM beautiful Mtlvr troptilifi tn1 mora thn two fl hlirh nd mi valuil t ovr 11.000 c,v h. To ba award ed for ilillilt In thm iiiil at tho Arnrle,ri IahiI aii'l Irrigation ex poult Ion. N-w York, Nov. i to 12. (it whlfh contain a nj fo' roi r!al for plant. Krowih except, nit.ro K"U, i' wa foun'1 thai. Jf wcid not. uilowe,) ti h-c;m! :on tamlnaleij the cKiime fall'1 to row heyond n ceiiain point. If thj xarn) soil weie later contaminate'! or iux-A with earih from a flel'l which ba'l irKwn iiiialn ii4iifrir. It wa foun'J ihai Kio'h wa luicirlafil.. it II ft m I I VI nvn wi f ' iul " 1 ! f'rttt mhUrtf , a t Kvf IA uy T vt-SLt f w fut ur v ''i- 'jttMtr ve 4tv2rM "hW v ow rr"f vrx : rv UMUKM W0OUM MitU CO. 512, Uucl0 Babit Or. fcicco. Kklnr U '&:. " -fi. ar Ml-Jorn w;fi4 Ufor tt foirri or f,fth rr, bJt r u-sfit ciw to M a1r -'' BJit'6 ai- Ti ea- K..Kiei) thai. Urn pr'WAH wan cfi.iae'i in)io tobtrm irwuif hy live oic.aiiinmM of aome nort, Ju!f tt be of SO rBt If one or the nodule from ths root' owtt ,-0 tttj'A of itir pro of a legume h eut. op:n and t.hj vm-, fMm l;r,rLt. llcai lentx examined by 1he aid of a P"w'jT(w,M er ful mlcroMcope It will h: discovered j 1 '"' - to contain mllllonH of bacteria. It la,- now known that thesse bacteria tract from the air the nitrogen which; they build or help t build up into plant tlnHue. Exactly bow they do It; In to quite fin extent unknown. Only leumen have the power to utilize atmoc.pheik; nitrogen and tb:;-; rn)y by the co-operation of bacteria. Kach leKume l thought to nave a 'cpec-lal kind of bacterium, although Uhev are all very closely related, un- I (irmhteillv. The chemical reaction of ; i the noli very materially affects the hence cannot be lined k a nubntltutc , af:t.on of thj oranmrria. I hey win fur lime In thin regard. Originally ri0t thrive In acid noil. Consequently benel'llH derived from application L,,j which in add aho'ild be limed were iilrlbui.ed to ltd "fixinn" action j before a crop of thia nature 1.h grown, on certain compound! of ammonia 1 wh)f.j, ,a!! never grown let- converllnK them Into more (stable l)rnf.H jJf.for. 0r which has not grown forum for the line of piantn. legum'-H for three or more years may Many yearn axo, however, It wai ' . , , f inoculated with leeum? FREE i AD TO observed In comparlni; anaiyHeH 01 clover crown on plot.H treated with planter with thoHe of the name plant Kiown on u: treated plots, that the planlered el' -'r contained more pot auli, one of t!i" "tout e.iHential tde mentH of .:lt. food. A later InveBti Kalor Htnteii; "It ii( found that tho lime of the pb''.-er 1 f1"-"1 !n ,fl 8011 while a corr:;,)oridlriK quantity of poianh KOCH into Holutlon." At the prcHent time It In generally consid ered that the benefits of land plaster are due to ltn action in liberating potaKh from Home of the more in Holuble materlalB of the hoII. In connection with Home hoII stud leH a teHt has been made on a num ber of typical Oregon HoilH, includirm! tirin. .... r..1,..r , t.'jrntf ffl Y, i 1 I t ... ,i,. .. ftv,iiici ani Knatern perdt.ure ior Millin Ul i.n'5 i,.t7i,,ii,j, - Oregon Hilt loams, as regards the liberation of soluble potash by land plaster. In every Instance, it has been found that the plaster releases potash from these soils and hence acts as an Indirect potash fertilizer. Tills fact, together with the fact that plaster encourages the growth of cer tain nitrifying organisms in the soil which are beneficial to plant growth, VICE- WOMEN TTomen snffrirq: frora any fora of lbehs are invited to promptly com nunicate with ilrs. Kkhaia at Lynn, Ail lette 3 are rectiTcl, oprsed. . - ....... ... .. .r. ntf: )Aii.,S. the crop. Thl3 inoculation may accomplished In one of two ways: either by scattering soil from a leg uminous field to the field to be seeded, or by using a "pure culture" jof the bacterium. This "pure cul !ture" Is simply a growth of the 1 bacteria on media or food of some kind. The culture Is sent out in bottles which are tightly corked to prevent entrance of any other or ganism, and are to be used if possible within 20 days of their receipt. Bac teria do not grow well in bright or diffuse light and soil bacteria do not thrive at a very warm temperature. Consequently these cultures should;, r ir.an c-inireeiyiAX iv r J or t-tr private 1:1- 3 -Y 1 tallisLtJ th:3 coo- V n 1 tcence between Jlrs. inihaaa and t'.e women of America which has revc-r bec-a brokeo. i-ijs. t s-Mi.ti ever ria3 sue pun- Xshed a testimonial or used a lettor without the written consent of the ffriter, and never I..13 t'ae Company illowcd these confidential letters to ?et out of their pjssesiion, as the hundreds of tLonsands of them in Out of the vast volume of erperienca !nrhich Jlrs. Pinkham has to draw ijnot be exrised to light or high tem-;vfcir jies attest any considerable penoi of time. Direct sunlight will kill them! If continued for a sufficient period, Vur.t. tec-Kt.Vv,; 01 tirae- has gained the very knowledge needed The details in the application of the ; in your case. She asks nothing in re pure culture to the seed are as fol-tum except your good will, and her lows: The seed (sixty pounds or less; advice has helped thousands. Surely for each bottle of culture! should be any woman, rich or poor, should be soaked in water for two hours. The ; glad to take advantage of this gener Vntcr Khmiifi t.e drained off and a Dus offer of assistance. Address Mrs. pound of granulated sugar per bushel Pinkharn, care of Lydi3 E. Pinkham nrobablv explains its beneficial action 0f seed should be added. Allow this ; Uedicine CO., i-ynn, iiass. on Oregon hoiis. to stana ior ten nours or more, a Everr woman oacht to have small quantity of cold water should - F Pinthim' SO-mrn be added to the culture bottle andi! linkbams l-pase shaken vigorously until the culture is 1 -Text Book. It is not a book for well broken up. The contents of the j general distribution, as it is oo II11N of the niiMou l" iillmuhilH 11 ttlroiiKer lie of labor mid of capital loWfll'd Hie llliieveuiei land, When II1I11 fact wiim hroiiclit to the mtenllou of Ailhnr K HHIwell, preid dent of Hie (iiiiHiiM City, Mexico and Orient Hallway and of Die Unlled MlalcH lind Mexlciin TihmI Company, In bin olllcn In lint Hinder lower I1.1 qiilclily renll.cd Ihiil a "hind itlmw ' In Nw Void Cliy would be cnwilv wnlcomi'd by liiiudri'ibi of Ihoiiiinuipi of If h I'lHenii iiixlnim lo liiiiru lb" HKiIiUIIiIImI leMOIIMUM of OUI' H III I IV ( Itlld lo Mi't'Ui" M011111 knowledge of lint iqipoi I null en to be found In Milium I he null ! Mr. Hlllwell at once iiuthoii.ed bin Intel viewer, Ml, (lllherl M-( lint , who had directed lh iiiilloual Ii 1 li',alhni i coiiKiiiMMnH In '.ilininlii and llliib, lo' iMKiiule the A me i in n l.niid ami Iril i:nlliiii Kn poiill Ion, to I' Ji m the MiuII hiiii Hqiiai (linden Hint to hold Nev Yoik'ti Hi nt limd rliow I hern In No-i Viuuber tif I li pieiiniil yeiir. Tint II en I. New York hind e poult Inn ' In lo be I In 1 1 1 1 1 1'. 1 1 1 V lepi i'MeullitlVK of A liit'l It'll 11 iicili'iillilie im well im Ih'i 111011I ,l 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 11' iiud linil 1 in 1 1 ve cull of llin hind ever pi -unfilled In tint im 1 Hon. Tin lillillom will ilbiplny Hielr Holl llllll lilt illililH III' llhoW lllllpH liuil relief IiiihIi'Im of lliell holdlliKil. Aki Icultuin at II bl i;"liellitlv pl lie-i Ili eil, dry fin iiiIiii; iiud Ii i li'.alliin inelhoilH will he ili'iniuint ruled. Mov I UK t 1 1 ' I Ml i " , llhliit I nteil leitui't'H, 1 1 1 1 r Mini"', KioweiH mid Hi'.i'iilM will iletuoil nl I lite Hut it tt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' rt nf Aliiei li'.'lll mi ill it In fui'l, Hie i'Hiiillini will per fin Hy IIIuhIiiiIh Hint fiom Hie liinil eniiieN all pel niiiiienl wimiIiIi Mini Hull life on Hie land urfuntit Hut laeuletd lili'iitiiie of liiii'ii'iiii'iirn HlU Mn t;nr.tuiru Ay limilliire. 1'ienblelil Hlllwell hint Meruifil fur llin exiniil!liiu a thoiiiui'.hlv rnireHnii I nl I vt' mlvbioty iiud i'.hVui iilio', biiiiid. II U lunilit iiii oT Hie iuchIiIimiIw of Iwrlve of lint meal i ii II w ft y Mynleiim nf Hie t'ounliy. riilli'd HIiiIkh Httif Hi oik mnl CoilKlf HltmeU, Hili I, v ov Unit, bin department. hIiiiII wend an educational exhibit, to the exposition, and CanadiiH iigrlculliire and horll culliire will be well represented. Mexico iiIko Ih plimnliig lo make an exhibit of Ha am Icult mnl product.!. Kxhlblhi will be made by farmer! and orchiinllnln, by a majority of Hie Million, by leading railroad:!, by hoanb. of I rude and by chambers of com merce. Valuable Prize. Tint PI len lo be awarded to exblb- Horn lit this exposition const II ulo a, Ciilaxy of the ha ndnolner.l trophic I ever contented for in the history of American iiKilcullure and are allniet. Im; the aUelillou of crop experts In' every nlale. j Km the henl nun hundred pound:! of wheat grown In the I 'rilled Kluien and hIiowii nl thb! expoHlilou a prize cup valued at $uiil) ban been donate I by Mr. .lames .1. 1 1 1 1 1 of Hie (ireat, Noillieifi KallvMiy. I'm' Hie bent one hundred pouinli of hard red iiprlng or winter win at j r.rown linywlieie In the two A tnollcnit 1 and mIiowii nl Ihbt epor,ilon $HUII In irold IftiM been doiinieil by Kir Thomas HIiiiui'hiicHM.Y, pre itldenl of the Cauad Ian I'lH'lllc. For the heal thirty ears of corn grown In Ihtt Hulled Hlnleii a prize "Hp v ii 1 iiii I at $iniii) Inn liit'ii donaled hv Hut Inlei iiallonal I tin venter Com pany. I''(ir the bent illlgiir beets produced In Hie I'lilled Slates Mr. Ilorac.i I liiveiueyer tut u ihuiiiled n inagiilllt'eiit cup valued at $imu. Kor the henl twenty live liiixes of npplen of any variety or varlelleit Kiown nnvwheie In tint world Mr. Unwind Ktltott, pii'Hlilenl of Hie Northern I'iu'IIIc, bun douuted o00 In I'.i.lH l''or the best bailey grown In tho I'lilled KIiiIi-h a cup valued at $ 1 500 Iiiim been (Intuited by Colonel (IiihIiiv I'lilmt, of Mllwiiuliee, who will pur cluiNit at fancy prlee the entire barley crop from tint fanner wIiiiiIiik tho lul.i. Kor the bowl hoim Rrown In tie lit $1000 Tallahannee, Fla rjonaled by I'retu. dent Stllweil of the Florida I'ecan 1','ndowment. (,'ompany. 'I'lu- American Land and Irrigation FxpoHltlon will be attuned to voice the cry of "Hack to the soil the land- the home!" it. will give illus trated liifonnailon to Ihtt home seeker, the farmer, the railroad man, the in ventor, the student and to town and city dwellers regarding the develop ment and colonization of tin; beckon lug lands of Hie Middle and Far West, the Pacific Hlope and the South. It will put Hie man on Hie place; It will show the tillers of worn out land how to rejuvenate, their farms or where bent lo seek and lind richer, virgin mill; It will turn tired city toll ers to green fields and the song of tho thrush; It will point the way for the Immigrant and direct "the landless man to the inaiilens land." WHEAT Much aroused ninnr of Hut iiiiimI iiioi'.ioHMlve eliiiin nf Hie Fiiliin, mid well known niiii I For the bent chIIiiiImIm, inlileiiloiM mnl Imnkem. 1 Vlilled States a cup Valued Annum them lue President McCioh'Iiii been donated by Mr. nf (he PeiiiiMy Iviuilu Kiilli'ond, I'rritl dent llrowii of tint New York Cen IihI. President Miller of the Itiiilhiit tun, tlenenit Mummer K. IMtklnson of I he Orient, I'lilled Htiltex Holitttni Kiaiicla l:, Warren, Clarence It, Clmli anil Heed Hninttt, in (loveriinr tlllh- ef Oiillfuniln, tlnvnintir HhafrttHi of Cnliiriiilo. llnvttrnor lienoiiii of llllnola. llovertior Ciirroll of lnwa, (l.tvertm- llnilley of MUeoiirl, Uovni-nor Koh of MasaaehimellH hiiiI Hie nxeeutlve of nther etMlen. Cyme Noithrup, prvnl dent uf Hie I'nlveittltv of Mlnnemtt, Ueoigo K. Mil.i'itii. pieMlileiit of tht lliiMih of Ht. I.ouIh. Vor Hie liont outs nrown unywhotn lit the Cnllt'd Htates a cup valued at 11000 ban been donated by President A. J. KhiIIiik of Hut ChlciiKti, Mil waukee lind St Paul Hallway. Fur tho bent potatoeii Rrown any where In North A merlon President Htllwi'll off era ft 11000 wM up. NeaoHntlitns are being carried on by Mutmser MeClurR for almllur luindaonie prize for the best alfalfa, floe and other products of the Held anil orchard. It U expected that hu will he the TERM9 OF AWARD FOR TROPHY. Interest has nl ready been In Canad.i bv the announce ment made by the Canadian Paciilc Itallwav that Sir Thomas (J. Sliaugh- nessy, lis president, has offered $1000 In gold for the best hundred poundJ ,r hind red sniinic or winter wheat L'lown nnvwheie In the two Americas, "For Camilla to win this prize of 110(10 In gold." writes Mr. .1. 8. Den ills, president, of the Canadian Pacific Irrigation Colonization Company, "will menu that we arc still mistress of wheat: It will menu honor and glory to the fanner Individually and $1000 In his pocket, It will mean that both Canada and the farmer who curr off Hie coveted prize will receive such advertising as would be hard to se cure In any other way. Tbo par tlcular district where- tho wheat ie im-owii. and tho man who produced it will become famous. Land values in his district will lucronso as a con Hemienee. and. to sum up, the win nine of this prl?.e will Induce settle mitt all over the Dominion. Canada cannot afford to lose." Mr. James J. Hill's prize cup for idoiphu the best bushel of wheat grown m the Vnlted States In 1911 enn be won bv the exhibitor whoso grain gives the largest yield per acre, has tht best Renerul appearance anil weight and la truest to variety and type. I Mr. lllll requires further that the I wheat placed In competition for hla cup must be exhibited by the actual j grower. Tho grower must be pro , pared to make afltdavlt as to the : method of preparation of the laud tor I the wheat, crops grown on the land for three years previous, date and I method of sewii't, amount of ned ! lined and the U.ite of h.irvestlng. In some localities in the Lnited States where plaster has been used for a long period of years It has been claimed that the soil does not respond to its application as readily as formerly. In other words, the sup ply of plant food material liberated by the action of the land plaster ap pears to become uepieteu. Analyses indicate that our Western Oregon clay loams contain an almost inex haustible supply of potash and if it can ne rendered more avaname through moderate applications of land plaster without the accumulation of any Injurious products in tne son, it would seem no objection can be raised to its use. One particular field, a sandy loam used for truck garden ing, has come to our notice which has had application!! of land plaster for 2" years at the rate of 200 pounds per acre and still responds reauny to this treatment. SOU- INOCULATION BACTERIA. WITH Experiments at Oregon Agricultural College to Demonstrate Its Value to Leguminous Crops. (Hy Ir. K, CI. l'lli-rsnn, TlnrtnrlnloKlHt. Ori'itnn Agricultural r nlli-ncp. ) The Department of Soil Bacteriol ogy at the uregon Agricultural col lege has in process a series of In vestigations, in the Inoculation of soil with bacteria, which it is hoped, from results so far attained, will clear up some of the mystery which now sur rounds this vital problem of soil fer tility. Experiments to date very strongly Indicate that the presence of the right variety of organisms affects the crop very markedly in two ways: In the general quantity and luxuri ance of the growth, and In the quality of growth. The point often over looked but which in reality is most significant, is the qualitative variation caused by the bacteria of the soil. This qualitative variation is expressed usually In a marked rise In the per centage of nitrogen present In the plant tissue as a result of the pres once of artificially Introduced soil bacteria. Tho first fact of importance noted In the Investigation of the subject was that leguminous crops were char acterized by having on their roots what are called tubercles or nodules varying in sue Irom a pin-head to a pea. It was further noted that tne general health and luxuriance of the plant was In direct proportion to the abundance of these nodules. Very poorly growing crops were found to be deficient In root nodules, moder ately successful crops were found to contain an average number of nodules, while very healthy growths occurred only In association with numerous nodules. This coincidence led to an investi gations of the nature of the nodule or tubercle. It was at first thought to bo of the nature of a disease, but bottle should next be mixed thor-t expensing, oughly with the seed. This step is j obtainable - .. f-. 11.. t v n.. n t Din vif Vi -, f r n A : enptiUJeUi luipui uwil. r lain, liic occu ; , i no con oa it ia Arv onnnrh r VianHlj ! W WUaJi an irj it ui j vmugu uMuuia i Do not allow the seeds to become thoroughly dry or the bacteria will die. Usually a small plat should he re-j served for uninoculated seed in order to test the efficiency of the inocula-i tion. The results of experiments toj date indicate that this method. Is; practicable and of great benefit under! the conditions stated. It is the fn-j tention of the' Department of Bac-j teriology of the Oregon Experiment; Station to send out these cultures.; A set of instructions will accompany! each shipment and those who takei advantage of the opportunity will be; asked to report tne results or tneir work. It is free and only by mail. Write for Raises Young to Eat. The paradise fish, one of the new (renders of natural history, raises its young to eat. The habits of this pecu liar fish are also strikingly similar to those of a great many parents who show little more consideration for their offspring. The female drops her eggs carelessly anywhere she may be and the male gathers them up and places them in a bubble nest, which he blows, and awaits the hatching. When they are sufficiently grown he eats them, keeping them housed up until ha needs them. Some of the lit tle ones escape, of course, and as they are prolific breeders, the specie ig perpetuated. Subjects for Big Stick. "My great-grandfather was clever at olowing rings of smoke," began the first Ananias, as he helped himself to the crackers in the corner grocery. "Horseshoes were scarce in those days, so when he wanted to play a game of quoits he would blow rings of smoke and cover the peg every time." "Very clever, indeed," said the sec ond Ananias, with a smile, "but my great-grandfather was also an artist at blbwlng smoke rings. One day a cyclone came along and blew out his keyhole In the front door, but great grandfather Just lit his pipe, blew a smoke ring and made a new one." Young Pullets. The April hatched . pullets should now be laying. They certainly are tf they have been given the proper feed and care. If you have any little potatoes the hen can make good use of them. Boll them up soft and feed a ration now and then. Elof T. Hedlund DENTIST Dentistry to the best of ir.y ability. Let me make a booster of you. I examine your mouth, tell you what 1 can do, what it will cost (a reasonable charge). If ready, we bgin; if not, the examination has cost you nothing. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. If 1 can't guarantee it I don't do it, and if I ever did it, it's guar anteed. Open eveninss. Hours, 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Dr. EJof T. Hedlund Fourth Floor Washington Bldg., 270H Washington St., near 4th st ALCOHOL OrlUM TOBACCO Ti Habits PosItlTelr Cored. rlvsnthnrivAfl r ftHlPT JU ntituto ia Oregon., Writ fn i t)d tm t r.irml &r 3 To Purify Water. To purify water sprinkle a table spoonful of pulverized alum Into a hogshead of water (the water to he stirred st the same time). It will aft er a few hours, hy precipitating to the bottom the impure particles, so purify the water that It will be found to possess nearly all the freshnesi and clearness of spring water. A pail ful containing four gallons may be purified by a teaspoonful of alum. National V ! " i Hamilton's Genlua. Men give me credit for genius. All the genius I have lies Just in this When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it In all its bearings. My mind becomes pervad ed with it. Then the effort which I make, the people are pleased to call It the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought. Alexander Hamilton. Of Course. A man In a near-by town fell dowa the cellar steps the other day with a barrel of apples on top of him. He broke his left leg, his right arm, two ribs, hit noie, one finger, cut his scalp. praJned his ankle and put his shoal1 der out of Joint. But he didn't groan or cuss until hit wife Inquired U U "burt aim.' Then he did both.