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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1919)
WEEVILS CAUSE SERIOUS LOSSES Harvest Beans, Peas and Cow peas Promptly After Maturity to Prevent Damage. TREAT SEED BY FUMIGATION Kill ImecU Dcforo They Can Increase In Numbers and Carry on Deitruc tlvo Work Qrowen Have Oe come Discouraged. Prepared by (ho United HtM ciart moiit or Agriculture) Tlio serious losses caused by licnn mid pen weevils which amounts to million of (tollnrri nniitirilly I largo ly preventable,, nnl liy putting n stop to It n viiliinliln mill much-needed source of tlio nation's food supply can Iiii mi vcd. No sntlxfnctory nrtlllclnl remedies citn hu applied to kill weevil grub In beans, pens or cowpens grow ing In tlio Hold, hut they enn ho easily mill effectively controlled nfterwnrd If tho necessary euro Ih given. Tho crop should ho harvested tin soon ns possible nfler maturity, mid tho seeds thrnshed or shelled mid treated hy fumigation, bent or cold storage, In order to 1(111 tho wenvll In them bo foro they enn Increase In iiuuihcrH mid curry on their destructive work. Wcuvlls not only cnuso serious dnnV nge to pens, benns nnd cowpens In stnrngu hut nlao In tho field, nnd nro responsible for n curttillineiit In tlio ncrciiKu plnuteil In them! crop. In homo sections, piirtlcuhirly the constnl regions of tho middle Atlantic Mates, thin pekt linn carried on Its work of destruction ho successfully that Brow em have hecomo discouraged nnd hnyo discontinued to produce on u coinmcr. clal hciiIu these valuahlo food crops. Ilatlly lufcNted seeds tiro worthless for planting. In out) experiment on recool only ftO per cent of Infested benns Kcnnlnntcd, and of these 30 per URGES FISH MEAL FOR HOGS Teats Conducted by Agricultural De partment Show It Is Equal to Tankaoe In Feed Value. (Prepared by the United Blntes Depart ment of Agriculture.) To Htlinuliito greater Interest In tho production of IIhIi meal, which la u good substitute for tnukngo In tho feeding of hogs, u representative of tho United States depurtineiit of agri culture recently visited a ntiuiher of fisheries along tho gulf coast an well Hops Feeding at 8elf. Feeder. as u niimher of marketing centera In tho South. Testa conducted by tho de partment show that Hull meal la equal (n feeding valuo to t linkage. It con tains about 07 per cent protein. It Is nitido by drying noncdlblo fish nnd grinding fine. This mcnl la being used at tho government farm nt Ucltsvllle, Md., to roplnco tankage. Tlio men haden fisheries on tho Atlantic coast can produco annually 10,000 tons of fish mcnl. Fisheries along tho gulf states nnd Mississippi river havo boon wasting or manufacturing as fertilizer largo Quantities of nonodlblo flub. PIG CHAMPION WAS SUCCESS Wan Price of drain Threatened Hog Industry of Paelflo Coast Dan ger Was Averted. (Prepared by the United Btatcs Depart ment of Agriculture.) Flvo thousand ono hundred nnd flvo California .farmers pledged them selves to keep 21,000 moro pigs In 1018 as tho result of n campaign car ried on by farm bureaus to porsuado every member to rnlso two moro pigs than ho would othcrwlso havo dono. Tho purposo of. tho cnmpnlgn was to counteract tho situation brought about by tlio high prlco of grain, which was resulting In tho wholcsalo ilntightcr of brood sows nnd young pigs. Fourteen dnys after tho cnm pnlgn started tho danger which threatened tho hog Industry of the I'uclllc coast was Averted. In addi tion, tho agitation nnd tho publicity gullied hus Increased tho Interest of both fanners nnd fruit growers In hog rnUin mid has caused largo breeders jf hogs to keep up their stock, m cent woro so badly Injured that they could not develop Into normal plants. Harvest All Seed. In gathering, tho crop, nxerclso core, tho bulletin urges, to leave no portion of it In tho field, its needs scattered on the ground or left In shattered pods on tho dried vinos, mny curry tho pest over winter, nnd furnish n supply of weevils tho following milliliter, The crop Hhotijil bo harvested ns soon na possible after reaching maturity nnd the seed thrashed orHhellQil soon after wards. Storing In tho pod does not conllno (ho weevils. Immediately on placing tho Heed In storage, fumlgnto wlth-carlMHi dlstilphld or carbon to trachlorld. These chemicals when ex posed to tho air vnporlsso Into n heavy poisonous gas which Immediately kills tho weevil. Carbon dlstilphld Is tho moro generally used, though carbon to trachlorld has the iidvnnfngo of not be ing Inflatiimahle. Heed to bo fumigat ed should bo placed In mi nlr-tlght con tainer, such as n tin can or barrel. Tho chemicals, used nt tho rato of from 2 to -I pounds to each f00 cubic feat of spuco to ho fumigated, should ho poured over tho top of tho seed, and fumigation should continue for from -I to -18 hours. When there Is only n small nunntlty of seed, tho weovll may bo killed by heating tho seed In the oven for sev eral hours, Tlio oven should not bo hotter than 120 to 115 degrees Fahr enheit. Dipping seed In boiling wntcr for one iiilnuto Is also un cffectlvo remedy. Weevils will not feed or cnuso dninngo nt low tctnpcrnttires, nnd If seed can bu kept In cold storage nt n temperature of 32 to -l.'l degrees Fahrenheit, no trouble, from this peat will result. BERMUDAGRASS IS VALUABLE AS FEED Troublesome Wee8 Makes Good as Sod and Pasture. Susceptibility of Ftoot-Stocke to Win terkllllno and Its Inability to Withstand Shade Make It Easy of Eradication. (Prepared by itie United Btotea Depirt' ment of Agriculture.) Ilermudn grass Is ouo of tho most valiinblo as well as tho most trouble some grasses of the Southern h tales. This vigorous growing perennial spreads rapidly, making n thick sod which Is well suited for pastures and Inwns. Tho siimo characteristics that mnko It so valuable nlsoTender It ono of the principal weeds tho eradication of which Is essential to tho successful1 growing of Intertilled crops. Tho plant has certain natural weaknesses, such ns Us Innblllty to withstand shndo nnd susceptibility of the root-stocks to win terkllllng, which can easily bo made use of In Its eradication. Tlio most widely practiced and suc cessful control' measures, especially In the Southwestern states. Is n combined attack upon these two weak points by ulternatlng u summer shndo crop, such as velvet beans and cowpeas, with In tortllled crops, such as com and cot ton, keeping tho soil occupied with growing oats or rye, with or without vetch, during tho winter. Hogs nro also useful In eradicating this grass. They nro fond of tho root stocks, nnd they will ho aided grently In tho good work If tho land-Is 11 rat plowed. A good system Is to grnzo tho land n n entlro season, contlnuo tho grnzlng tho following season until mid summer, then plow shallow to cxposo tho root-stocks to tho drying nctlon of tho sun mid tho persistent rooting of tho hogs. Ilormudn grass was nt ono time looked upon solely as n post, but In vlow of tho fact that It Is exceedingly valuable for pasture, hay and lawn purposes, tho plant has been widely utilized throughout the cotton belrTlnd Its valuo Is far In excess of tho dam- ago which It causes. More Feed for Hogs. Tho hogs can stand u llttlo moro feod this cool weather. Tush them nlong, for tho world needs every ex trn pound of meat they enn bo mnde to put on. Do Cautious With Alfalfa. Whether you havo ever raised nlfal fa or not, do not undertnko to fit a plcco of ground larger than you cna work ns It should bo. Hnva Good Imnlementa. Prices of all kinds of fanning Imple ments havo advanced, but that does not menu that farmers nro Justified In doing without goou implements. Take Care of Sheep. Tnko great euro of your sheen and Inmbs. Wool Is greatly In demand, bo Is mutton nnd lamb meat, so above all nro breeding owes. Hogs Harvesting Crept. Hogs harvesting n corn und soy Dean crop win iiiiiku rasivr anu cheap er gains limit If fed tho sumo ftwl by laud, OREGON LBI Lights in Legislative Ses sion Just Closed. Ten million-dollar bond Issuo for good roads put through. Propositi for 1-mlll road tax to raise $1,000,000 approved. Increased license tax on nutomobllos will add an additional $400,000 to the state's funds. Tax follows: For motor vehicles up to nnd Including 23 horse power, 1S; for motor vehicles up to and Including 2C horse-power, 122; 30 horsepower, $28; 30 horsepower, $3C; 40 horsepower, $48; In excess of 40 horsepower, $50. Definite policy of expenditure of $5,000,000 for a comprohcnslvo build lug program of permanent Improve munts for tho state and for tho open lug wedgo toward an eventual gigantic schemo of land settlement, based on tho premise of aiding tho soldiers, sail ors nnd marines first, but not to over look tho prlvato citizen. Tho legislature definitely passed an act providing for a land settlement commission and appropriating $50,000 for Hint purposo. Tho $5,000,000 bond Ibbuo that Is passed up to tho people will broadon tho service to bo ren- dorcd by tho land settlement commis slou. As other aid to returning soldiers mid sailors the legislature passed a $100,000 emergency fund, for tholr 1m mediate relief, tho monoy from this fund to bo loaned to tho needy oiicb Out of this was also taken $5000 to bo used In New York for helping the men landing thero from overseas on their way back to Oregon. Tho legislature also will submit to tho people for their approval a proposal to provide state aid to tho soldiers who desire to re ceive education, this provision to con Hist of $200 n year for four years to the men who qualify under tho act, Consolidation completely fizzled out. nnd In its stead came a few occasional new commissions, but not many. Somo Important changes wero made In educational legislation. A mini mum wage of $75 a month was pro vldcd for tho teachers of tho state Tho state provides for vocational education in connection with tho schools. Educators consider this ono of the most Important victories of the session, desplto tho fact that tho meas urn Invoked but little discussion dur lug tho pnssngo through tho legisla ture. Provision was also mado for part-time schools, and In this was en acted n provision raising tho school limit ago from 1C to 18 years, another chango which has been fought by school men. Famous oloomargarlno bill Is hailed as a victory by tho dairying Interests. Provides for a llccuso tax on tho man ufacturer, wholesaler nnd somo of tho distributors of oleomargarine, but not on the retailor. Onov oxceodlngly important ploco of legislation was tho pnssago of tho bill providing for a board of conciliation and arbitration. Hoard, however, has not Inherent powers to forco a settle ment of labor disputes and must de pond upon publicity attondant upon Us findings. Dill defining criminal syndicalism covors a wide flold In tho effort to suppress tendencies toward bolsho vlsm. Tho rod flag was also mado taboo In anothor act. Labor won ono of Its blggost vic tories this sosslon by passage of tho Homo bill, which legalizes labor un ions and writes upon tlio statuto books of tho etato practically a ropllca of tho Clnyton amendment to tho federal Sherman nntl-trust law. This bill, among other things, prevents tho Issu nnco of Injunctions against strikes that nro peaceably conducted. Ton-round boxing moasuro lncludos plans for municipal boxing commis sions to bo discretionary with varlour cltlos and towns and somo amend ments to tho fish and gamo codo passod. Powers of tho board of health en larged, ospoclally in tlio handling of opldomlo conditions, and codifies tho laws already In forco. Agricultural and livestock Interests secure considerable recognition. A groat sheaf of amoiulmonts to tho Irrigation laws woro passod, being mainly dotalled In tholr roport. Now domostlo relations court bolug established In Multnomah, Port of Portland Is given oxtonslvo powors und now commission named, SLATURE MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. The Premier Municipal Bond House MORRIS BUILDING, 309-311 Stark St. Covemment and PORTLAND, ORE. Established Over Municipal Bonds Phone Bdwy, 2151. 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