I
(be at Ontario i„ Aug«,,
Gro'ip to Inapoct Project
estimated that this should be done by
(/September, will also be .»
the middle of June. The observant
U,nc by trustees of the ConL
The Scappoose diking reclamation
The smaller si'ecies of the straw farmer mti> determine this date by
H. H JEFFRIES. Publi.h«
Information o n L a y i ng u
project along the lower Columbia
berry root weevil has been found in examining the clover blossoms.
and
Oregon
State
Editorial
Association
If
a flock of laying hens ¡,
the adult vtage this (cut week, which
river will be inspected June 24 0>
fcl ember National Editori il
When the tiny pink larvae are first •lie drainage section of the Oregon | into a talse moult in tl^ SDr thr,
Association
-------------------—-----------------1 means it is time to place poison for
are secn in the head , tile hay crop sh 'ulJ Reclamation t ongress on its annual arly summer, they will
Completa coverage of e a a te rn Waahington county and wa*tam Mult- tbjs family of weevils. They
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I
said
to
start
laying
eggs
shortly
after
be reniove(] 3s soon as possible in
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“field trip, announces Or. W. I-. Pow variably Ko into a natural ^
D o n a h c o u n ty .
—:— —*
coining
out ■ --
as idult weevils, and in »order to avoid danger to the seed ers. secretary of the Congress and the fall, tuid, the Or n e% r
Published Friday of each week bj Pioueer Publishing Co at Beaverton, the beetle stage.
chief of the soils department of Ore- station, although some case, uf
crop by the second brood of mid
Ore.
Brtin baits or dried apple baits are
'gon
State college The date for th e' cessful false moults have bei
en
Bran bait formulas can be ob- The object of this early cutting is to annual meeting of the association, to ported.
Oregon.
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S
C
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1
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;lass
matter
at
the
postottice
at
Beaverton,
E ntend as second
tained
at
the
County
Agent’s
office,
i
cut
short
the
development
ot
the
lar-
u cuter the act of Congress of March J, le79.
— -------------------------------- ---- ------------- l-iace about a teaspoonful of the bait vae before they reach the adult mid
advance; advertising rates on application.
lbf crown (Jf cach hill of straw- ge, by drying up their food.
Subscription price, $1.50 a year
berrjef
, i The
i nr adult midge is a tiny, delicate
Look
for
adult
beetles
ubout
the
“
two-winged
fly which appears in the
OFFICES
crown and just under the leaves at clover fields in late spring, laying ityj
Tigard—Tigard Pharmacy—Phone Tigard \43
eggs in the clover heads. 1 He yourn*
the base of the plants.
Beavertoa—Broadway near O. E. track»—Pliooe 7503.
maggots work their way to the seed j
Aloha—Aloha Lumber Co.—Phone Beaverton 4252
O.
T.
McWHORTER,
ovuie.
Here they feed until mature
Po rtla n d — 408 Dckum Building—Phone Atwater 5014
County Agrl. Agent when tbey drop to the ground. On
Multnomah—Multnomah Insurance Agency- Aswater 5914
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(be ground they spin minute silken
MAKING SUMMER SILAGE
cocoons inside of which they change
OFTEN FOUND PROFITABLE j 0 mjyjj midge. The farmer prevents
T H E “W E L L - R E A D ” MAN
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-the large larvae of this generation
the When unirrigated pasture begins *«, (rom reaching the adult midge by
Who is the well-read man r lie is not
man who delves into books. Nor the man who “reads dry up, as they ordinarily do shortly cuttjng his hay crop early
after the middle of June, the need for The second generation of midge i,|
everything in sight.”
. . . .
, •
some kind of supplemental succulent uSUaiiy present about the time the
The well-read man is the man who thinks and makes fee(j ,„ay 0ften be supplied by sum- second or S(>ed crop 0f ci0Ver begin,
the most out of what he reads.
mer silage on farms that have silos to bloom. The midge again lays its
eggs in me
The well-informed man is one who reduces, as much
7 X time
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i" ""
the ravages of the developing j
as possible, all of the facts he has gathered into scieilti sbort carry-over of hay from last maggots results in a poor seed crop i
fic deductions. These deductions need not be profound, winter and the prospects of a light Farly cutting of the hay crop kills,
but based merely on common Sense and practical reas first cutting of alfalfa, due to the , the first generation of the midge la r - ,
slow, btickward season.
vae and prevents the development of
Low summer vacation fares, fast, fine trains and
oning.
In preparation for silage making, 11 “the second generation which is so
a host of world-famous resorts and playgrounds
Important
as are , the reading
of good , books and . is usually best to tighten up the silo . destructive to clover seed crops,
is Southern Pacific's invitation for the finest vaca
.
,
other forms of good literature, there are other means ot and see that it is in condition to i nf „ tation is recognized by abnor !
tion you ever had.
acquiring an education of the liberal kind. \ isual in- keep 'He silage well It is often ne- ma] bloom, heads reduced in size,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hollywood, famed
the wall' plumbed rtistortetl, turn brofn prematurely tind
struction is gaining ground in education. lo be observ- ccssary to
'" have
Have 'hi
National parks and resorts of the Pacific Coast —
the hoops tightened, and the
all are easily and quickly reached by Southern
ant at all times and of all things is an important part of ....
.
.
.
. a»i>ear blighted a careful examina-
to make for even settling andjtion of th„ f blighted heads wi„ fe
Pacific.
the success in life.
exclusion of air.
veal the tiny salmon-pink midge lar !
and to the East
growing material,
The writer once rode with an artist over several Fresh , green
,
,
...
. | vae These are the maggots of the |
At summer excursion fares you can double the
stored short y after cutting while the clover midRe Tho
fs
rc„ ;
miles of roadway. The writer had driven that road per plant
enjoyment of a trip East by taking advantage of
is still active makes the most ponsib,e for thc d
to ,b, flor
Southern Pacific’s circle trips. One way thru Cali
haps a hundred times. But never did he see the beauties desirable type of silage. Care is ne-
„„ , ,.
, „ .,
.
,
,
,
p,s.
a»'«'
they
consume
the
fluid
con
fornia, return via northern lines.
of farm, forest and hillside as he did when the artist cessary in storing fresh green c over
..
,
, , ,
, /
.
. .
.
. *,’nts of 'He seed ovule before tbe
Your local Southern Pacific agent will be glad
pointed out the details of the scenery. Actually we . saw
,
or
,n wh,ch ,here ,s not suf- bud has opened"
to
give you any travel information and help you
not only green trees, hut the blue and the p u r n l e in t h c ficent grass of other carbohydrate
plan
your entire trip.
trees. Perspectivs were pointed out which only the artist carrying material, however, as there!
conisderable danger of improper
could appreciate. Even houses and barns loomed up is fermentation
ALLEN & ROBERTS
and unsatisfactory silage i
which had for months escaped the particular attention of 1 here is no occasion to put alfalfa
Attorneya at Law
the writer, along what he thought was a familiar highway intoa silo, unless it cannot be cured
6th floor Swetland Building
L a w y e r s often make this significant statement: It for hay or is full of grasses or other
weeds, believed I’rofessor Hyslop.
Cor. 5th and Washington Sts
is not knowing all the law., hut knowing where to FIND Vetch and oats, or petis and oats are
the law that makes a good lawyer. And that is correct. particularly staisfactory for silage, ( B™a<lway G772 — PortSnd, Oregon
In this age no one man could know all of the world’s and many waste crops or even weeds \
C. E. Allen, Agent
landscapes of beauty and charm. But all can be good may be stored in the silo and used
the period of inadequate
3
choosers- and can at least learn where to FIND the best during
forage.
THE
BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE
Strawberry Grower* Attention
Fares Cut
summer travel
Southern Pacific
iu everything. With so much to learn, discrimination is
more important than consumption. To he well read in
one subject, and to I k * able to do one thing well
i
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farm
p o in t e r s
1 lioruughness of application is es
sential in moth control, finds the Or
egon experiment staiion|. Worm in
jury can be prevented only when the
entire surface of every apple and
pear is entirely covered with arseni-!
cal apray, preferably 2 to 4 pounds of
lead arsenate powder to KM) gallons of
water.
N O T H I N G TO BRAG ABOUT»
While being rescued from a C hicago hospital fire, a
woman, recuperating from an attempt at suicide told a
fireman who was carrying her down a ladder that this
was the second time she was being rescued against her
will. There is mild humor mixed with irony in her state
ment ; hut it will never go down as a classic, nor serve to T uberculosis of chicken, w hich
influence the world toward brighter and happier condi which shows most severely in fowls
over one year old, is evidenced by a .
t ions.
graduul loss of flesh, the birds often 1
The mere disposal of one’s self is not a difficult task, becoming extremely emancipated, with j
and therefore is no superior accomplishment, either men comparatively little flesh on the j
tal or physical. There is no opportunity to distinguish breast bone, while the head becomes
one’s self in the eyes of one’s fellowmen even by the a t pale and the comb shrivelled. In
tempt at self- destruction. Tli accomplishment of such occasional cases lameness is shown,
in advanced cases there is fre
a purpose helps neither the victim nor society, It is not and
quent evidence of diarrhea. If the ,
only unnatural- hut contravenes the first law of nature internal organs of such fowls show
self protection.
whittish lumps and lesions, there is I
little doubt ihat tuberculosis is pres- K
If the woman in question is still alive she should he ent, says the Oregon experment
reminded that there is still hope for her success in life. station.
“Wise cracking" is a profession in itself if one knows
how to cash in on it. Seriously, wilful self murder, if 1 he laving hen is quite geuer\ly
active, has well-worn toe-nails, full,
perpretratedwhile in full possession of mental faculties, is bright
eyes, has a wide, deep body,
as reprehensible as homicide, even if not as formidable in giving plenty
of room for thc vitul
its consequences.
organs and for handling a large
quantity of teed Such a hen is not
deformed, is active atnl not wild and
Highly, says the Oregon experiment
SOCIAL E X P E R I M E N T S
l i e
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Station.
The pelvic bones in a
ine Clover Flower Midge, a *er
It is unfortunate that legislatures do not repeal ob ioU*
of clo' fr * * * * production ,n
S o le tc laws. One of the worst f a i l u r e s o f our la w m a k - f f
»rt»*»r* to be more
ine bodies is in their ncKlect lo erase from the « a t m e s , ^ , " '
'in
laws inconsistent with later enactments ami their in.nu»
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“
tton to the need of constant recodification of laws accord *or*ge m,em
Oregon Fam,e,»
ing to subjects. Some of these days a bright and promis who ,,Un lo "'*«■ a clover 5fed crop
ing favorite son will go to the legislature or to Congress lh " 'fa,on are
to mke ad-
and sacrifice himself for the purpose of clearing up the ' an,'Ht of ,hr
Haying
many fa rin g inconsis.cncies which are a,,parent. !,
^
would be another noble experiment.
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S E E this different ca r . . A m erica s fir s t w ith F our F o rw a rd Speeds
a t p ric es w ith in the reach o f e v e r y m o to r is t !
good,
Professor A. (.. Barry, sociologist of the l Diversity|laying hen are gmemiiy thin and pi,
of Wisconsin, is quotcil as saying that America seeks its able and in addition the non-layer
social Utopia thru le^al enactments, ami more than anV|,e<l# “ght instead of loose and fiexi-
other nation of the modern world has made its statute l>lc 1,1 ,hl' *cc,lon of ‘He bo.t>
books the vehicle of social experiments. “Hardlv ever.” \ etch and oatx are ready (or the
he continues, “are the unsuccessful experiments repealed. *•1° wHcn the xecds in the gr^m are
Consequently- there is little reverence for law as law.”
in u late soft or early hard dough
We can a^ree with Professor Barry that some laws stage, or when the l<»v»*r junta of the
are social experiments, but we do not believe there is as vetch arc abv>i|/ half to two thirds
filled, says the Oregon exjierinental
bad a state of affairs as pictured, because with few ex station.
ceptions there is a great deal of reverence or respect for*
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law. The great hulk of the population does respect law.
The exceptions are heard about, while the treat mass of CUT CLOVER h a y £ a r 1 -Y to
people g‘> about their business holding law and order as
GFT CLOVER flower midge
the basis of freedom.
T H E DE LU X E SEDAN
w irvr third Dornig hii . h
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y — ^ * » « ■ — . . . in IW . n U , 4n-
l - '- n l - D by D n r . n l
( t n n n n . U n n d . r | , n M w l n > mmi
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• V h » «V. V . D n m n l « 1 . <*j«ir s i ,
fnnnn l M o « o k T U » l T U R I 1 X .
F O It VC A K I)
S 1* E K D S a ,
vaaa a a A t
T H E
T H IS s m a r t .r ic h ly - a p p o in t e d New
Durant Six S i x t v - S i x is d e s t i n e d
for a d i s t i n g u i s h e d career. ^ It i m
proves vastly o n t h e s a m e s o u n d
e n g i n e e r i n g p r i n c i p l e s w h i c h en*
ablet! t h e D u r a n t F o ur-F o rty anti
t h e D u r a n t Six-Sixty t o s h a t t e r all
e x is t in g p e r f o r n i a n e e reeord s for
low -priced cars. ▼ I t s a b i l i t i e s are
a lm o st revolutionary. ▼ ▼ Fuel
e c o n o m y is 20 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r
t h a n t h a t o f its p r e d e c e s s o r , t h e
su c c e s sf u l D u r a n t S ix t y - F iv e . Ac
celera tio n is i n c r e a s e d bv 50 to 60
p e r c e n t . H i l l - c l i m b i n g is 12 per
cent b e tter th a n th e Sixty-F ive.
W O R L D ’S
L O W E S T
OTTO ERICKSON
Beaverton, Oregon
P R IL L S