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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1918)
THB SPRINGFIELD tttiWI THURSDAY, AUGUST IB, 101ft PAGE 4 5 r Farmer, Stocktnan and Better Than Swatting The uo of ono ounco of formalde hyde In eight ounces of milk Is a vorj effective fly poison, and ono that Is easily used. Small quantities of the poison can be placed in saucers In win dows or wherever flics congregate Hies tako poison most readily In the morning. One on Addison Bennett At tho meeting of the Oregon Press Association at Marshfield last week, Addison Dennett, Tcrsatilo scribe, made a speech In which ho said thit his father brought to Coos county tho first Gravetutcln bull. Now, Addison, U you could havo Introduced a Pcrche- ron prune -yourself tho chald ot unu sual breeds would seem complete. Alfalfa Hay as Feed A number of lano county dariymen In order to tellove tho shortage of feed are shipping In alfalfa hay. Over ISO tons hate been ordered (o data. Alfalfa Is superior to. either cow hay or bran for feed, and Its substitution pound for pound' for bran will bring a. tea' per cent" Increase In lactation. The substitution will further effect a saving of from ?5 to $10 a ton over mUl feed. Beans In Lane'County Last year the bean-growing Industry in the county received a great stimu lus, which resulted in a large acreage being planted. While the results were not as gratifying as was hoped lor, nevertheless Lane county has to date shipped more than fifteen car loads ot beanB out' ot the county. This is three times the amount shipped last year," and has resulted in the county "beginning to get the reputation as a bean-growing center. It seems .that the most important thing essential to establishing the in dustry on a profitable and permanent basis In the county is that the grow ers standardize on the variety that they produce. ' Get Thicker Cream From Milk The following are some ot the points Professor Fitts, of the Oregon Agri cultural College mentioned as impor tant reasons for the skimming of a thicker cream on the farm, given at the recent dairy meeting In Eugene. 1. Thick cream (40 per cent) keeps sweet longer. 2. A .thin- cream sends away skim milk from the farm that should be fed at home. Five hundred pounds of skim milk per cow is sent away with a 20 per cent skimming during the year. If tlie cream was nearer a 40 per. cent this, quantity would be saved. This item Is ot importance now, asjals are using various means to secure skim milk, according to Mr. Fitts, is i them from owners not familiar with worth $1 a hunderwoight for feeding. J stock values and like matters. One 3. .A better butter can be made from method is to offer to exchange for Lib a 35 to 40- per cent .cream". Thin lerty bonds stocks or bonds of doubtful oream is the cause of white specks n ( U Hinon sf p((1fn art antra in butter. 4 There is a saving in transporta tion when-.a thicker cream la skimmed. All ot these facts. If observed, will , mean a saving of $5 to $8 a cow per year! besides Improving the quality ot I our butter. The better the quality, the better demand which results In better 'priced. Help the dairy market tiy pro- blueing clean cream ot good quality. Clots In Milk.. Neatly everyone who milks cowa has had experience with lumpy or clotty milk. This is caused by wha. Is called garget. It is a disease of tho udder attributed by veterinarians to -germs which get Into tho teats. Somo- -.HAVE CHOICE OF MARKET t riew Regulations Permit' Wheat Grow era to Deliver to Federal Grain '. Corporation or in Open Market. Gorvallls, Or., Aug. 14. Oregon ; wheat growers rimy deliver their 1918 . '''crop direct to the Food Administration Grain Corporation or sell In the open , tnairket at either Portland or Astoria, i Or they may ship to a commission ' merchant u ta terminal point and thus- secure the benefit of competitive hhying. I If the grain is sent direct to tho ( Federal Grain Corporation it will bo . unloaded in the elevator and remit tances made for It as soon as the weight an dthe grade returns are made to tho Corporation. The returns will be based on the government grades and weights and the government price less one per cent for service. ' At traffic bureau to aid shippers of wheat and flour to get cars and expo sure their shipment Will bo' main tained by the Food Administration. Application should bo made for ser vice to the Grain Corporation at either of tho primary markets, Portland or Astoria, . . ' Buyers at the point of origin may place their own grade, upon tho wheat they' purchase. If higher than tho ''government grado It will raise tho price. If lower, the ' producer may fihlPh,lB4Era,n ,aotue.tldoralGrnlnj Cornorntien. This option is always open to tho grower if he thinks that times cowb will give lumpy milk from one quarter for n day or so and It will disappear without treatment At other times tho whole udder will bo nffoctcd, becoming hard and feverish. Some cows havo spells of giving gar goty, or lumpy milk at Intervals throughout the milking period. A cow that poralsts In being troubled In this way Is not a vory valuable cow. Some times tho only thing that can bo done Is to dispose ot such cows on tho mar ket. Professor Eckles of tho Missouri Agricultural College, recommends giv ing a cow affected with gargot a physic ot ono and one-halt pounds ot Epsom salts In the form ot a drink, also a tablespoonful of saltpeter once a day for two or three days. It a cow la getting considerable grain, cut down the grain ration while she Is giving lumpy milk. A new remedy suggested by Doctor Dykstra of our.Agricultural College Is to givo ono-clghth ounco of formalin in a quart of water once a day. for ton days. Lime Water for-Separator- Wo wonder If any of our readers have qver tried using lime water to keep the hand separator sweet. Wash ing the separator after tho evening work is done is a job alt dislike. As the machine runs, particles ot dirt and any foreign substances are thrown to the outside of .the bowl. The sticky material remaining after the milk and cream has passed through tho machlno fa rnltnri npn!mtnr Rlltne. It is allva with germs and will contaminate the milk at the next separation unless the until the morning's milk is run through separator is washed and carefully sterilized. Some persons simply rinso the separator at night and let It stand before giving It a thorough washing. This is fatal to the quality of tho cream. The suggestion is made that iy careful rinsing 'in cold water and then placing tho separator parts In a solution of lime water the germs will be destroyed, or at least kept from increasing over night. Then givo the machine a real cleaning after separat ing the morning's milk. This plan cannot be as good as washing' after each skimming, but may serve tho purpose occasionally. Hold Your LlbertyBonds To successfully finance the war It is necessary that owners of Liberty bonds hold their bonds it "possible. Where for any goodtreason It Is neces sary for them to turn their bonds into cash they should seek the advice of their bankers. Liberty loan bonds nre very desir able Investments .and crafty indlvidu- nt(ranlTittlnn t-nnffltmnffiil no mill rn'tl f organizations represented .as returning a much higher income than the bonds. There are various other methods used and likely to be used, some of the gold-brick variety and others less crude and probably within the limits of the law. All offers for Liberty bonds except for money and at makot value should be scrutinized cdrefully. The bonds are the safest of Invest ments and have non-taxable and other valuable features. To hold your Liberty bonds, if pos sible, is patriotic. To consult your bankers before selling them Is wise. Treat Potato' Seed One ot the most troublesome potato disease In Lane county is Rhlzoc. he is not getting tysquare deal through commercial channels. The primary price at Portland and Astoria is $2.20. Jasper Personals. Mrs, Peery Wallace underwent an operation for appendicitis at tho Mercy hospital in Eugene a week ago. Hazolton and Harvey have Installed a new motor in their tie mill and are running daily now. Grandma Hills is visiting in Eugeno for a few weoks with hor daughte-, Mrs. John Moorehouse, T. J. Elliott had his hand badly mashed a few days ago, when he fell to the ground as he stepped from an auto In which he had been riding. The rear whel pf the car ran over his hand. He went to Eugeno to have his hand cared for. The boy scouts of Goshen came to Jasper lost Sunday and attended Sun day school In a body. Mrs. Delia Vaughn visited with friends at Fall Creek for a fed days. The ladles in tho Red Cross met last Thursday to quilt. Monls Hills Is erecting a new resi dence on the Roberts place which he purchased some time ago. Miss Amy Love visited with friendB In Goshen for a few days last weok. Miss Cora Walker of Unity has Jieen visiting with friend's in Jasper, Mrs. Gulley of Cednr T''if hs re turned homo after visiting with her daughter herpr Mrs, O, h, Wallagg, , Rilo mid R"il P"ko have purchased a now car for tliemsolvcB, Dairyman Many peoplo do not konw tho dlseojo, nor tho extent ot Its Injury to tho crop, and unless tho dlsoiso Is chocked through crop rotation nnd seed trout' mant, tho disease is going to become as discouraging a factor to successful potato growing as tho 101? price woro. One can tell If tho seed Is infected with tho disease by noting If there nro any small black specks ot dlrt llko looking sulistnnco on tho skin of the potato. If those specks are dark black when molstonod, nnd will not rub off, that's Rhlzoc nil right. Why do wo want to got rid ot thoso diseases 7 Bocauso it causes missing hills, largo tops with tow tubors In tho hill, development of small pota toes on tho stems nbovo tho ground, and dovolopcs a dwarf, bushy plant. with few potatoes in tho hill. All thoso factors affect the ylojds, and for mis reason an socu snoutu oe ireaiou before being planted. This will tend .to check the disease, and prevent Its spread over all our potato area. To cradlcato the the evil dlssolvo 4 ounces ot corrostvo subllmnto In a gallon of hot water, and add to 20 gal lons' ot water. This Is tho best renin dy for all potato diseases, and should bo used In proforonco to other chemi cals. The solution should bo used In wooden Vessols, as it will corrodo metal tubs, vats, etc. Tho seed is placed In sacks and sub merged In this solution and soaked from one-half to two hours. .After treating, the seed Is placed out on floor Jto dry and then It is ready to bo cut for seed. Do not dip cut seed. Crop rotation is also nocessary to control this disease- once It badly in fests a hill, as tho disease will live on other plants as root crops, clover, etc., as well as on potatoes. The disease, once It Infests a field, will remain in the ground several years. Thcso last two factors aro reasons why tho treat ment does not always give the results expected In some Instances. This treatment is also good for scab In po tatoes. Rhlzoc Is most troublesome on acid soils and poorly drained soils. Treat your seed and rotato now and save time in future years, and also go, larger yields from less acres by so doing. Treating Scaly Leg Scaly leg of poultry Is a common and well known affection of chickens that sometimes causes affected birds to becomo worthless. It Is caused by an extremely small mite that works In and under the crusts that form on the legs. Caraway orsulphur ointment will kill tho pests. The disease is slowly contagious and for this reason a 'quarantine pen Is do slrable on tho farm so that purchased fowls may be treated for parasites and watched for any contagions or dlfoc- tlous disease. To treat scaly leg, the legs and foot of affected fowls should be hold In hot waterfor several minutes, so that ths crusts may be softened and easily ro moved. A mite killer is then applied to the dry diseased surface. The Ohio Experiment Station recom mends the following mixtures: (1) Qil of caraway mixed In four times as much lard or vaseline, and (2) flowers of sulphur, ono dram; carbonate of potash, 20 grains, and lard or vase line, half an ounce. Some poultrymen have used a mix ture of one part of kerosene and two parts of raw linseed oil with speedy effect. The legs of tho affected fowls are dipped In this mixture, care being taken that the feathers are not wet. M.S. Stewart has been visiting with her sister near Jasper, Mrs. G. H, ' n..n,... Mrs, Peery Wallace, who underwent a major operation at tho Mercy hos pital In Eugeno, Is improving 'nicely. Word has been received of tho mar- T ( 'I II nf XTIac ITnVnl T 1 1 1 1 r. .Innnhtn. nt It I'.IDO ,4UUI 1. 11111, UUUfjlllUi Ul Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hills of this place, to Dr. Hayley Norrls of Raymond, Wash. MIbs Hills has been working at that place for some timo with her Histor, Mrs, Horaor Cox, whoso hus band is a prominent physician there. Mr. and Mrs, Bob Blair aro visiting in Portland, Mr. and Mrs. John Jacoby and Mrs, D. Jacoby and son Lester spent Sun day at tho Will Smith home at Natron, John Walsh has accepted a position with Mr. Blair an is clerking for him. Mrs. Squiro Innls Is spending a few days with her son, Frank, who attend ed the Benson Polytechnic school' ir Portland, and oxpects to leave for Franco soon. Sour Stomach This is a mild form of Indigestion. It Ib usually brought on by eating too rapidly or too much, or of food not suited to your digestlvo organs. If you will cat slowly," mastlcato your food thoroughly, eat but Uttlo meat and none at ,nl fpr supper you will more than likely avoid the sour Btoraach without taking any medicine whatever. . When you have soiir stomach take ono of "Chamb'oraln's Tabids to aid Hce3tIon, adv. 19Iff GLASS WILL REGISTER SOON Youngor nnd Oldor Mon to En , roll Fifth of Noxt Month in Lnno County. The La no county draft board has re ceived instructions fiom tho adjutant gonornl of tho Statu to begin prepa rations for tho registration of mon to bo included In the extension of draft ages by tho man-power bill now be fore Congress. Tho bill as introduced provides for tho registration ot all mon betwoeu tho agos of 18 nnd 45 must roglstor tho 5th of Septembor. It Is thought that it will pass and all of tho draft boards nro to bo propardd arid havo nil in readiness for tho registration ( wiioii tho bill Is passed and tho President Issues his proclamation. It Is thoiight that It will bo near Soptombor 6th be fore tho bill passes both tho house and tho senate. It Is expected, howovor, that tho dolay may not bo extensive, as tho military officials nro back of tho bill as It has boon Introduced. In tho counties U will bo necessary for tho local boards to got places for tho registration. In Uio 1317 registra tion all ot tho' polling places wero openod and tho election board actod as tho organization 'for tho registra tion. In many places tho organization served without pay. Tho mnttor ns who is to act ns registrars is' to bo de termined by tho board unions future regulations mako a change. The board also has tho authority to dotormlna the number of registration places In the country. In the Inst registration only a few places wero open owing to tho fact that so tow wero to register. In the noxt registration thoro are to be mora unless tho ages aro changed by Con- gross. Lnno county has a fine organization for the purposo of registering, com posed of patriotic citizens formerly used In Uio work. It Is thought Uiat all will respond In a week after tho day for registration has boon sot. Names ot registrars and places of registration will be announcod In piety of time beforo tho set dnto, sc that all will bo advised where to rcg istor. C. D; Lee, deputy county clork. will have chargo of this branch of the work as before. HAS FINE FILBERT CROP George Dorrls Invites Association to Visit Grove. Georgo A. Dorrls ot this city, who lives on a farm over Willamette, Heights, has written to J. C. Cooper that he wants the next Walnut Grow era' Association to see his filbert grovo. The association Is to moc' August 27 and 28, and will make the session In cars up and down tho val 'oy, reaching hero Just beforo tho fll bort harvest Tho troos aro literally loaded, and one could convince tho most skcticn' that there is great promise in them Mr. Dorrls announces .that ho would like to have a few trees harvested b foro tho association under tholr direc tion, so that authontlc records can bo made of tho yield. TIiIb year's expert enco is only niiothor confirmation of the orinlon that he has had for several years that fllborts nre a surer nnd more profitable crop under favorable conditions tlnn walnuts. "Fllbort growing enn no longer be regarded as an experiment," says Mr Dorrls. To Former Patrons. Having disposod of my grocery business to tho Springflold Food Com pany, I wish to takp this opportunity to thank my frlonds for tholr patron ago during my stay In business, and bespeak for my successors tho contin uance of your hearty good will. All accounts duo mo 'will be tnkon caro of by myself, nnd In ordor to close my affairs In Springfield as soon as possible, I earnestly request all pa trons who aro indobted to me to pay tholr accounts at onco. Payments can bo mado to myself or my clerk nt tho Springflold Feed Company's storo Very respectfully, R. W. SMITH. With a population of 40,000,000 Franco Is mothering moro than 2,000, 000 refugees. '50,000 OREGON via r Miwa va iMillycnniiiDcil liberal milium irntnltiii In Coinuierci'i .Tniinuillfmi, ArcMlocltiro, have, MciIIoIho ' Tfnliliii.l.llirnry 'orU,,Miiiir,ll.iiirliciU Art, l'liynIrnlTriiliiliiijKhJ I'lniArU, , MlllUrr Hrltirliiihiir(l.nirrliHpni all up-w-wuf, n t-nlr. in rttarm tr. miHirnU rtrnmina n4ad far CmmlMlwn. f 'lifrMl twvribinii II, IV T IJ, Txlllnn I'itKIC IJIimry ! NO.OIMI voUiun. t-Mtllf f tar tnn 4 wmn. n ru iif iiairnr, itM4fi, "C" SIGNS REMAIN MYSTERY Doors of 'Springfield and Eugene Homes So Marked Cause Much Worry and Speculation. ' Attention has boon called to tho many odd markings on tho doom ot many ot the. houses hero. At ono homo thoro woro several marks that had nevor boon "noticed before, 'haf woro qulto clear and has boon nowly marked, nn It was In pencil nnd-Would have boon orated had It been thoro beforo. At first It was thought that soiiio ono had boon marking tholr holRht, but It was much higher than nnyono In the family, Anothor homo lind tho Initials tc. U." clearly written with somo odd marks around them, while ono homo whbro thoro la a man of German doscont, but who Is strictly Amorlcan, had a mark, on tho panol near tho door, with a round O and crqsBbonoa bonoath tt, marked In pencil, which was clearly vlslblo on tho paint and would havo boon notlcod iuu iv uuuii mule uuiuru. in niuoi ui I, . I. I. . . . tho cases thoro Is n lottor "C" on tho casing about flv nn.l nnn.hnlf font from tho floor. Marks rccfemblln a horaeshoo upBldo down linvo boon found In Eugeno and Springflold and colored crosses on tho aldowalka. Slnco there havo been so many or tho signs 'It has attracted tho attention nf tho people No doflnlto cluo for tho cause has boon found, but many peoplo have formed Ideas ot tholr own. One wo man In Eugeno gives hor word tlmt It has something to do with tho Ger mans because on her door waa a "C" with a short lino bonoath It, and on tho homo of a Gorman neighbor there Is a "C" with on ontiroly different variation. It Is thought hv somo that it has something to do with somo ro- llgloua fnnntlc. tho lottor "C" and tho cross referring In somo way to Christ. Still further romnrks aro that some l"u of tho Department of Mil agent haB mado tho mark to Indlcato Itapy ."Aeronautic and tho Bureau of tho places that thoy havocallod on. Aircraft Production, and it tnkos tho tho' different marks meaning that thjjplco of tho torch and crossod flags "orsons wero nt homo or woro nbsont worn by thorn under tho Signal Corps, from home, nnd other various reasons! Tho collar ornaments for o Ulcers con that they should mark for, while some Ists of n pair of horizontal bronzn siy that small bqys put tho mark I wings, similar In shape to a colonel's there. Mnny tiling that the marks arf Uaglo's wings, with n sllvor ' two- merely "givo us n senro." How i'h!ndod propeller placed vortlcnllv on v or, similar marks have been found n Junction City, Hnrrlsbn-p. nn-' y-Tshfield. and several places In Washington. has a Good Opinion of Chamberlain's Tablets. 'iChaniborlaln's Tablets aro a wonil- ,r. I nnvor sold nnvthlnr tht. them," writes F. B. Trcssoy, Richmond ,. . ., , ... , ,, ,, y. When troubled. with Indigestion r constipation givo them a trial, adv. Tako tho News t;r iho newB. A New Perfec tion Oil Cook comfort nd convenience. 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Sneclnl nulla Miliar, linn, liflnrra eit li-N ttth wr. iaiiii artirtii M iraii, wi!(a, irrrH, lar Hitfairaitu weal i, DEFER SCHOOL OPENINGS Conserving Natlon'a Food Supply This Yea'r Displaces Even Impor tance of Education. llocnute of a bumpor crop of prunes In tho orchard of Dr. L: I), Scat bop ougli at Croswell, which li tho largest orchard 6f Its kind In tho upper Wll-' wraeHu" valloy, coVeHiig an area of 100 Rcreif, tho school ' board of Creawoll line Uoeldcd to postnono tho opening of tho schools thoro this fall nbout a month lutor than tho date originally decided uporfiso that tho pupils' may assist In gathering tho fruit. Dr. Scarborough omploya several hundred porsoha In his orchnrd dur ing prunoplckng timo nnd many of thoso nro the children of tho schools. If It woro not for tholr holp It Is proh nblo that much of tho fruit would bn wasted, especially this year when tho crop In this orchard Is" snld td bo oven larger than It was two years ago when Dr. Scarborough had about nn nnn . v ' I " J' Mooro' county "hoo! 8U super intendent, says that numorous other' school boards in different parts of tho county havo signified tholr Inten tion or postponing tho opening or tho schoblR so that tho children inny bo of assistance In gathering tho differ ent crops, thftro bolng a shortage ut labor In almost all or tho rural dis tricts, bocauso so many of tho young men havo enlisted In tho array and navy. New Insignia for Army Air 8ervlce. Tho chief of tho oqulpmont branch oflho general staff has announcod tho adoption of now collar insignia for tho army air aorvico, emphasizing Its re organization ns a soparato branch of 1,10 Wnr Dopartmont. Tho now Inslg n,a w, uo worn by officers nnd en- tho wings. Tho vortical nroncllor measures ono Inch In height, tho stan dard holght of the other collar orna moiittf In nil branches of tho nrmy. The 'regulation size bronze button showing tho snmo design on Its fnoo will bo worn by all onllstod mon on tho s'do ot tho collar, whllo on tho other Ul ,,ronlto S- Will bo-wom. ' B fBt C,rd forf","!td ' f 'f two brnnchoB of tho nlr sorvlco will ,0 Rrcon blnck Co,ono, n B Wy1Uo ot tho gononi faff ofaho nrn,y ,'la tho ofllcor who Holected tho now ornaments. Makes Cooking a Pleasure A New Perfection Oil Cook Stove takes all the drudgery out of cooking. Lights at the touch of a match and heats in a jiffy. Bakes, broils, roasts, toasts, all the year round, . No smoke or odor; no dust or1 dirt. Economical all the conveni