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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1918)
BAGS IN BIG DEMAND Washington Applicant Auk for .1,718,. 073 Wlille Hut 850,000 Are Avnll- nl.lo nt Pi-nltintlnry Mill. nlln Walla Applications for 3. 748,076 grnln Ititfrn worn rorolved nt tlm ponltmitlnry Thursday, with but 860,000 nvnllnbltf. A few countlon did not tnko nil their npimrtlonmcnt. and thin left 70,000, which woro distributed nmong other counties. The htmvloitl demnnd cutno from Wnllii Wnlln county, whoro. with un allotment of 112,200 bng, applications nuked 1,0112,1 HO. A pro rata Increnno from oilier counties not taking bugs gnvo Walla Walla MH.filB for dlstrlbu tlon. This numim that Walla Walla gets but I) H)r rent of iU demands, or onu bug out or uvury 15 nought. Whitman county cut 24 iter cent. Hor-nllbtmont wnii 010,700, nnd thin wan incrensod to 212,030, whllu appll cations toUlud 870,016. Columbia county obtnlned 12 jwr cent, mo allotment wnn 28,000 nnd was Increased to 3.1,327, while appllca tionit totnlod 260,060. Gnrlleld county hnd 27,700 nllotted. nnd thin wnn Incrcnscd to 20,720, whllo nppllcntlons woro for 112,024,. Thin wm 20 hit cent. Prison bngn woro sold for 10 cents. whllu the nntna grndo bng bringing In the open rnnrkct from 26 to 20 cent. If moro bug nro mndo thnn wero contracted for fhoy will bo nold Inter. Use Itond Funds to Buy Bonds. Hoqulnm No rond work In to bo dono In Grnyn Ilnrbor county thin year, except wlint In absolutely ncces nary, nnd nny monoy the county enn npnro la to bo Invested In bonds of the Third Liberty Lonn, according to an- nounccment of tho bonrd of county commissioners. It is expected from $100,000 to $200,000 of tho county's funds will bo Invested In Liberty Bonds. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Wheat Hulk bnsln for No. 1 grade: Hnrd white, 12.06. Soft white, 12.03. White club, $101. Hcd Wnlln Wnlln, $1.08. No. 2 grade, 3c loss; No. 3 grade, Cc loss. Other grndes handled by snmplcs. Flour Patents, $10; whole wheat, $9.00; grnhnm, $0.20; barley flour, $13tfC13.2G per bnrrel; rye flour, $10.60 (5012.76 per barrel; comment, $6.76 per bnrrel. Mill feed Not mill prices, car lots : Bran, $30 per ton; shorts, $32; mid dlings, $80; mixed cars and less thnn carlonds, 60c moro; rolled barley, $77 ($70; rolled onto. $70. Corn Whole, $77; crnckod, $78 ton. Hay Buying prices, delivered, East ern Orcogn timothy, $27 per ton; vnl toy timothy. $24(3125; alfalfa, $24(0) 24,60; valley grain hay, $22; clover, $18; straw, $8. Butter Cubes, oxtras, 47c pound; primo firsts, 46c; prints, oxtras, 40c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, 51c delivered. Eggs Knnch, current receipts, 36c per dozen; cnndled, 3G(!37c. Poultry Itooatcru, old, 2022c per xund; stngs, 24(7i)2Gc; springs, 27 28c; broilers, 85c; ducks, 323Gc; geese, 20tf21c; turkeys, live, 2627c; dressed, 3G037C Vonl Funcy, 2020c por pound. Pork Fancy, 2121c. Vegetables Tomatoes, $2.75 por crnto; cnbbngo, 34c por pound; let tuce, $2(2.25; cucumbers, $1.25 1.75 per dozen; cauliflower, $1.50 1.75 per crnto; artichokes, 85c$l per dozen; gnrlic, 7c; celery, $3.75 per crnto; poppers, 40c por pound; sprouts, 21c; rhubnrb, 1012c; nspnr ngus, 1517c; pens, 17c per pound; spinach, $1.25 per crnto. Snck VogotnbloB Carrots, $1.25 1.50 por sack; turnips, $1.60; pars nips, $1.26. Potatoes Oregon Burbankn, 00c 1.10 per hundred; Ynkimas, SI. 26 1.35; aweot potatoes, 8c per pound. Onions Jobbing prices, llc per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, 4466c por pound; vnlloy, 5055c; valley lnmb, 4550c, ; mohair, long staple, full your, 50c; six months, 4050c; burry, 3540c. Cattle April 4, 1018. Med. to choice stoorH. . . ,$11.0012.00 Good to mod. steors 10.5011.60 Com. to good steers 0.0010.00 Choice cows and holfora. 0,7510.75 Com. to good cows nnd hf 8.00 0.50 Cnnnoru 4.25 0.25 Hulls 6.00 0.00 Calves 7.5012.00 StockerB nnd Feeders . . . 5.50 0.60 Hogs Primo light hogs ?17.0017.25 Primo honvy hogs 16.7510.00 Plga 14.751B.7B Bulk 16.00 Sheep Western lambs $15.0015.50 Vnlloy lambs 14.5015,00 Yoarlinga 18.0013.50 Wothors 12.6018.00 Ewes D.0012.00 r STATE NEWS l IN BRIEF. 4m Tho state fish nnd game commission plans to distribute 18 carloads of game flnh and salmon fry in various stronms of the Willamette vnlloy thin spring, according to F. M. Brown, chief clerk or me commission. During an altorcatlon at tho Wilson shipyards nt Astoria, Wednesday night, Privnto Schultz, onu of tho troops on guard there, wnn stubbed and severely injured, A man charged with tho net has been arrested by the military authorities. United States Deputy Mnrshnl Mnss picked up three slackers In Mod ford Wednesday who had been corralled by Sheriff Jennings, They gave their nnmes its Ernest T. Mass, Emmott Ilnrshmnnn nnd Georgo Gordon. Nono of them would explain their refusal to register. Joshon Hogonwodcr Is hold nt Mn drnn awaiting tho arrival of United States officers to tnko him in charge. Ilcgonwodor Is n Hungarian nnd wnn nrrentod nt Metollus for seditious ut terances, with which he has been very freo, especially since tho Gorman drlvu commenced. Hoppner oxperionccd a flurry of nnow Monday morning. Farming operations aru well along and n record acreage will soon ba plnntod. Lnmblng Is under way nnd sheepmen report a fine increase Ono sheepman in tho north pnrt of tho county reports an increase of 120 per cent. While attempting to board n moving logging train on tho Kerry railroad, near St, Helens, Alfred Emerson, aged 15 years, fell underneath tho whcola nnd sustained Injuries which resulted in his death. The young man had been employed in tho camp, nnd was on tho wny out when tho train camo along. A total depth of snow of seven feet at headquarters camp and about 10 feet at tho rim of Crntor Lake la re ported by H. E. Momyer, assistant su porintendent, who come down to Kin math Falls Wednesday for n short tlmo nftor sovoral weeks' solitary vigil keeping up tho records nnd attending to government routine duty. I no ledoral govormnont haa ap proved ns a postroad project tho con struction of 48.45 miles of tho John Day highway through Wheeler and Grant counties from Sarvico Creek to what Is known as tho Vadlo ranch, at an estimated cost of $400,433.70. Ap proval of tho project was received by tho Stato Highway department Tues day. Whilo up to a short time ago tho prospect for financing Irrigation proj ects was bettor than for soveral years previous, these prospects havo dark ened somewhat lately, Assistant Stato Lngineor Cupper said this week, owing to tho action of tho capital Issues com mittco In refusing to give Its approval to certain issues of irrigation securi ties. Work on tho oxtension of tho Miller Logging Hallway to Toledo, 1 miles distant, began Sundny nt tho north end of tho gap between tho two points. rivo piledrivers nro expected soon at Toledo, when work will begin on tho tidclanus near tho Grady place. Tho rond is to bu extended from its north ern torminus to a point nt tho mouth of Cherry creek, on tho Siloti river, about 16 miles from Toledo, and with its laterals will covor tho best spruce sections on tho Siiotz. It. E. Scott, who with County Com missioner J. O. Hannum naked permis sion to erect n rest and lodging houso for mountaineers on tho summit of Mount Hood, recoivod a lottor from T. II. Shorrard, stato forest supervisor. denying tho privilege Mr. Scott and Mr. Hannum proposod to orgsnizc a stock compnny nnd build n houso for tho nccommodntion of tourists who climbed tho mountnin. Mr. Shorrard states thnt tho Forestry sorvico pinna to eroct such n houso at tho summit, to bo operated on n non-commercinl basis. Superintendent Churchill hnB notified all county school superintendents thnt from March 31 to October 27 nil school clocks must bo set ono hour ahead, in complinnco with tho terms of tho Fed oral lnw. Tho study of Gormnn in tho Eugono High school will bo oilminnted noxt your, in tho opinion of Superintendent of Schools W. R. Kuthorford. Mr. Rutherford states that nearly all stu dents havo dropped tho study. Horcnfter tho study of tho Gorman lnngungo will bo discontinued in tho Salom schools, according to word sent to all of tho instructors in thnt lnn gungo by Superintendent Todd, Word Just rocoivod by Mr. and Mrs. I. V. McAdoo, of Sherwood, from their Bon Forman, who Is in the English servico, says ho is in lino for a com mission, and that ho will know by April 5, If ho is appointed, ns ho thinks, ho will probably bo sent to tho Canadian ofllcers' training camp. SHIPBUILDING WANES Tonnage Delivered In March Short of Estimates, nnd Shipping Board Insists on Knowing Why. Washington, D. C. American ship builders woro called ujxm Wednesday to explain why their output for March fell behind schedule. Chairman Hurley, of tho Shipping Board, nnd General mnnnger Plez, of tho Emergency Fleet CoriKjrnllon, teio grnplied heads of all the ynrds In the United States, snylng they were "keenly dlsnppolntcd" In tho tonnngo delivered und placing the resionslhility of turning out ships squnroly on tho nom In control of actual building operations, 'Keynoto of present situation Is management, leadership," tho tele gram said. "Monoy, material and men havo been supplied without stint by tho Nation. Tho American people want ships, not excuses." Suggestions wero requested and tho officials said thev wanted to know if tho fault lay with the Emergency Fleot Corporation. "Ploaso don't overestimate," tho telegram urged, aftor asking for tho prospects during April. It was said thnt tho Mnrch cstimnto of 107,075 tons hnd been mado on tho promises of shipbuilders, who delivered only 166,- 700 tons. In discussing tho telegram tho chair mnn said it was his intention to find out exactly where tho fault lay. "Perhaps it may lie with u repre sentative of tho fleet corporation, who nro co-operating with the builders," ho said. "If so, wo want to know it and promise to correct it." "Every man engaged In building ships ought to keep in mir.d all tho tlmo that ho is working to back up tho boys over there, and that it is up to tho shipbuilder and shlpworker to feed those boys who are giving thoir all in this war. If wo all could get that Idea, there would bo no loss of production at any time." ENEMY POISON HITS FLOCKS Sheep Shipped to Chicago Yards Die by Scores Loss $20,000. Chicago Ruthlcssncsss, supposedly of enemy alien origin, has struck a blow against tho food resources of the nation by poisoning carloads of live stock at feeding and watering places. Tho shoep pens of the Union Stock yards aro strewn with tho bodies of dead and dying sheep, unloaded Wed nesday morning from a train of sheep cars shipped by the Portland Feeder company from Burley, Idaho. Sheepmen in chargo of tho train de clared the 1200 animals wero in good condition until thoir arrival at Belvi dcre, III., where they wero fed for the last tlmo on their way to Chicago. It is boliovcd tho poisoner mixed some drug with the food given tho sheep, causing tho loss of $20,000 worth of mutton. Veterinary surgeons employed by tho packing houses wero summoned as soon as tho sheep drivers noted tho condition of tho sheep, many of which staggered down tho gang planks into tho pens and fell over dead. A thor ough examination of tho viscera of sovoral of tho sheep will bo mado by chomists, and no effort will bo spared In tracing down tho guilty persons. Every ono of tho sheep In tho Burloy consignment is affected by tho myster ious poison, and veterinarians aro try ing to discover an antidote to prevent further Iosb. By noon tho number of sheop to dio had reached 150 and others aro lying about in a helpless condition. Labor and Capital Agree. Washington, D. C. Action on tho recommendations of the labor planning board, which has framed a policy ex pected to eliminate strikes and look outs, will bo announced this week by Secretary of Labor Wilson. It is generally believed by both em ploy ore and labor interests that tho recommendations will bo accoptcd and that tho samo board which submitted them will bo chosen aa tho National Labor board. Bolo Pasha Must Die. Pnris Tho court of cassation Wed nesday rejected tho appeal of Bolo 1'nBha from tho sontonco of death im- posod by court-martial for treason. Tho court also rejected tho appeal of Darius Porchoro, nn accountant, who was triod with Blolo Pasha and sen tenced to throe years' imprisonment. Tho appeals of Bolo Pasha and Por choro woro deniod March 12 by tho court of rovision. 7000-MiIo Trip In Vain. Chicago "Tho man who camo back" 7000 miles from Honolulu by way of Vancouver and San Francisco, to enlist in tho British-Canadian forces was re jected Wednesday because of an ath letic heart. Ho Is W. Gordon Walker. on the headquarters staff of the Hakal su plantation on tho Island of Hawaii. MODERN FARMING Modern farming Is reaching Into what but a few years past we spoke of as scientific farm ing. Tho modem fanner of this a Ko has to deul with principles ns well as fuels to succeed In competition with his neighbor, Who has already availed him self of tho working principles flint govern tho production of his crops. Much of tho credit for this condition must be given to tho palnstnklng practical re search work of tho colleges, which has demonstrated cause nnd effect In prnctlcnl agricul ture. An experiment that docs not demonstrate tho principles Hint govern the results Is not cornplcto and should not bo ac cepted as rcllablo cvldenco on which to establish farm prac tice. You cannot mnko a "silk purso out of a sow's ear," no matter how much It may be mado to resemble It, and wo cannot long keep up tho decep tion. tttltHHtMHI HHHtH PREPARE A SEED CORN PLOT Dett Plan to 8elect Choice Ears and Plant In Separate Rows Discard Large Cobs. (It. B. COOLON, Idaho SUtlon.) No matter bow Inferior the seed corn may be, some of It Is better thnn tho rest The tendency Is for seed of any kind to produco after its likeness. If the best cars are selected and pluntcd In separate rows, the rest of 8plendld Seed Corn Ears. tho field, ono car to a row, this will constitute a seed plot, where the best seed for next year can be secured. The average yield of com la Iowa last year was less than 35 bushels per ncro. Yields were secured In Idaho above 125 bushels per acre. Buy seed corn on the ear, then you will know whether tho rows wero straight or crooked. You can discard tho ears with large cobs and those that aro Immature or otherwise undesira ble. Test each car for germination ; then you won't be cultivating puny stalks this summer and cultivating and wa tering hills where no com grew at alL MANURE IS MOST VALUABLE Humus-Making Material of as Much Benefit to Soil as Commercial Fertilizer. It Is difficult to compare tho value of stable manure with commercial fer tilizer since tho fertilizer has Its plant food in n more available form thnn tho stable manure; then, on tho other hnnd, the stablo manuro has a value as a humus-making material which Is almost, If not altogether, as valuable to the soil as Its content of direct plant food. The stable manuro contains much moro potash nnd nitrogen than It does phosphorous, so that, consider ing tho high prico and scarcity of both of these In a commercial form, It is moro Important that the manure bo carefully saved and applied to the soli. FEED BEES DURING WINTER If Inadequate Stores Are Provided for Them, Little Insects Starve Be fore Spring. Excesslvo nnd unnecessary heat pro duction nnd tho death of colonies by starvation a common occurrenco nro closely connected. Tho moro heat tho bees uro called upon to generato tho more honey will they consume. In consequenco If Inadequato stores nro provided for them they starve before tho winter Is over. SHELTER TURKEYS AND GEESE Fowls Will Do Well In Winter If They Have 8hed Opening to South, With Cotton Curtain. Turkeys nnd geeso will get along nice ly if thoy havo open sheds facing to wards tho south, with a curtain of cot ton cloth which can be rolled down In front to keep out tho storms and tho winds on cold days. Turkeys and geeso should not be kept In tho same shed. HEW AGENTS ARE AT tow at Labor in Thirty-Three Northern and Western States. LARGE INCREASE IS NOTED Part of National Plan to Augment Pro duction and Conservation of Food Supplies to Meet War Emer gency Needs. (Prepared br the United Btates Depart ment ot Agriculture.) More than 700 county agents nnd emergency demonstration agents are now nt work In the 83 Northern nnd Western states. The Increase In agents since emergency appropriations be came available was moro In two months than the average yearly In crease during any of the past four years. County agricultural agent work Is conducted by the United States de partment of agriculture in co-operation with the various state agricultur al colleges and local organizations rep resenting the farmers of the county In which the agent Is located. The county agent Is usually selected by a committee representing the county or ganization, on recommendation of tho county agent leader at tho agricultural college. There Is at present an nnusu ally great demand for men qualified for work of this kind to carry out tho plan, adopted under the food produc tion act, of employing cn emergency demonstration agent for every agricul tural county In the United States not having a regular county agent This Is a part of the national plan to in crease the production and conserva tion of food to meet tho war emer gency needs. Agent In Each County. Organization of new counties is rapid, especially In states of the cen tral West, several of which have giv en assurance that there will be a county agent or county emergency demonstration agent In each of their counties by Febmary 1. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachus etts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware already have an ngent In each county, while New York, Indiana and Pennsylvania are almost complete ly covered. Nearly half of the agri cultural counties In the Northern nnd Western states are now being served by a local demonstration agent, and the Indications are that the country con be completely covered before the beginning of another crop year. One of the most gratifying features of the organization campaign In the Northern and Western states thus far has been that most counties taking up the work are arranging for It on a per manent basis many of them making plans for periods of three years. Must Have Thorough Training. The qualification requirement of ngents are somewhat different In the various states. Graduation from an agricultural college is not In all cases required, though training substantial ly equivalent to a four years' course at such college Is usually Insisted up on. A considerable amount of farm experience Is a universal requirement, nnd It is preferable that some of this experience should be secured since completing tho college course. Additional Information In regard to count- agent work nnd the organiza tion of farm bureaus can be had by writing to your state agricultural col lege or to the United States depart ment of agriculture, Washington, D. C. Grain Ration for Cows. On some farms, where barley nnd soybeans were raised, tho two ground together nro forming nn economical yet satisfactory grain ration for tho dairy cows. Protein for Young Sow. Tho young sow needs a greater pro portionate amount of protein supple ment thnn docs tho mature sow, but from 0.2 to 0.4 pound a day of meat meal tankngo should cover tho range. Beef and Dairy. It Is Impossible to get beef quali ties and dairy qualities all In one nnlmnl. Farmers have been trying to do tills ever slnco tho first cows wero brought to America, nnd havo failed. Clean nests In n secluded situation will not only Induce contentment, but nvold hidden ones which nro often not discovered until their contents have attained some age. Buy stock for next spring's breed Ing now whllo poultry keepers have a lurger nnd better stock to pick from nnd while tho price Is as low as It will bo, and perhaps lower. When tho pigs are bom tho attend ant should be on hand to see that ev erything goes well. If tho pigs are strong nnu tne sow lies qulot It Is bet ter not tolnterfere. PLACED WORK i i it