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State Will Take Part In Exposition
Washington Announces Plans for Panama-Pacific Fair Re
sources Will Be Set Forth.
Directions for Spraying Cherry Trees
Missouri Agricultural College Gives Growers Hints on Formulae
of Value.
" BY BICHABD 8 KELT JAMES,
Executive Commissioner, Washington
State Exposition Commission.
WASHINGTON'S five primary re
sources, horticulture, agriculture,
forestry, fisheries and mining,
- from which this state gains her funda
mental wealth, will be the chief classifi
cations for exmoits from Washington
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in
San Francisco, 1915, according to the
practical exhibit plan adopted by the
Washington State Exposition Commis
sion. The State commission, appointed by
Governor Lister in accordance with the
act of the ast legislature, has doter-
tion in the great exposition a purely
practical one.
"Our objects," says John Scliram,
president of the commission, "are two,
namely, to set forth the resources, pro
ducts and attractions of the state for
information of possible settlers, inves
tors and tourists, and to exploit the
products of our state for the purpose
of increasing our world-wide markets.
In other words, Washington wants
more producers, aud she also wants the
best markets for what she produces.
We believe the coming international
exposition offers a fine opportunity to
work toward both objects at- the same
time. For that reason wo will adhere
to practical, industrial lines in making
our exhibit at San Francisco, and not
delve very extensively into the enter
tainment and other fancy features of
exposition work."
Five Classified Exhibits.
' Besides the general display of re
sources made in the Washington State
building at San Francisco, the state will
Install fivo classified exhibits in five
it the main exhibit palaces, in tho five
iepartments outlined above. Work on
these classified exhibits is' already un
Contamination of
Farm Water Easy
WITHOUT doubt many of the germ
diseases may be transmitted by
means of water, and some of the
diseases are so uniformly transmitted
by water that they are known as
"water-borne" diseases. Typhoid, dys
entery and other intestinal disorders are
Such diseases, and if they may be car
ried by water it is of the greatest im
portance that every precaution be taken
to insure a pure water supply.
That farm water supplies are subject
to polution is evidenced by the investi
gations made by K. F. Kellerman and
H. A. Whitaker of the department of
agriculture, in co-operation with the
Minnesota state board of health, indi
cated that of seventy-nine carefully se
lected and typical water supplies of
farms in that state, twenty were good
and fifty-nine were polluted. Of the
polluted wells, eleven were so located
that even extreme care would not make
them safe; ten were poorly located, but
improvements in the protection from
surface wash and infiltration would
make them safe; twenty-five were bad
only because of poor surface protection
and could easily be made safe. Prac
tically all the surface supplies investi
gated were polluted. During these in
vestigations twenty-three of the farms
examined showed a record of typhoid
fever.
S
$ BALKY HORSE.
$ Various methods for starting a
S balky horse prevail: Tying a 4
string tight around one ear; ty-
$ ing the tail to the singletree; S
$ lifting the foot up against the
j horse's arm for a while (till it
cramps); whirling the horse $
0 around till dizzy; tapping the
shoe or bottom of the foot; 5
strapping up one leg for a while,
v and blindfolding. Some cases &
have been cured by strapping up S
eno front foot and throwing the S
animal &
der way, the departments of horticul
ture and agriculture being in eharge of
Leslie M. Brown, formerly of Walla
Walla, and former secretary of the
State Horticultural Society.
Mr. Brown is visiting all sections of
the state in the course -of gathering
the exhibits of products of the farm
and orchard, and expects to show the
very best the state produces.
In addition to general state-wide ex
hibits, the state commission will take
charge of feature exhibits prepared by
various counties and localities, and, in
fact, welcome local exhibits when the
locality is willing to have same in
stalled as a part of the general state
exhibit in accordance with the com-
mision 's broad plan.
Exhibits to Bo Aided.
Live stock and poultry will also be
well represented from this state. The
executive commissioner has named
Robert Burt or Senttlo as commissioner
of livo" stock and Harry H. Collier of
Tacoma as commissioner of poultry, and
the commission has voted considerable
sums of money to aid Washington stock
breeders and poultry fanciers to exhibit
at the great international stock and
poultry shows at San Frnnciseo in
1915. It is hoped that this state will
take many" awards in these shows. The
state commission is planning to help
pay expenses of state exhibitors, and
also to offer a scries of extra awards
for prize-winning entries from this
state. .-.
The office of the exposition commis
sion is at 709 Central building, Seattle,
and while it is tho intention of the
officers of tho commission to visit all
parts of the state this year, correspond
ence and suggestions from all localities
is invited. The commission will have
representatives t most of tho local
fairs and exhibits this year, and will
take many of the best exhibits from
these fairs to San Francisco in 1913.
Greediest Hogs Are
Most Valuable
HE OEEGON agricultural station
has found out by actual feeding
tests that the hog which eats most
greedily is the most profitable. Thirty
pigs were divided into three lots, the
heaviest eaters in one lot, and the
others graded according to their ca
pacity for consuming feed.
A hundred hogs like the heaviest eat
ers, at the rate of gain made and pres
ent prices, would make a profit of
$297.65, or almost exactly $3 a head. A
hundred like tho poorest feeders would
havo made a profit of $115.05, or only
a little more than a dollar a head. They
were evenly graded as to sisw and sex.
If there is this great difference between
the heavy-eating hogs and the light
eators and most hog growers will
agree with the geheral proposition it
would seem that breeders might wen ae
vote themselves to breeding appetite
in liners, instad of color or fancy points.
If the appetite makes the profits, breed
appetite.
Thnncrh more than 750,000 bushels
of wheat are held in Lincoln county,
Washington, by farmers, warehouse
man And mills vet. according to the
statement of Assessor D. B. Campbell,
there were on Marcch 1, ?50,000 buBheis
loan than a vear aeo. Owned by mills
and warehousemen on March 1, when
the statement was due from grainmen,
were 375,741 bushels, while farmers had
stored 400,662 bushels.
Of the Brain stored by the farmers
the greatest amount is at Davenport,
where producers are holding 63,030
bushels for higher prices, practically
10 per cent of the product or tne
Davennort wheat belt Wilbur farm
ers are storing 49,293 bushels; Blue-
stem, 44,171; Almira, 46,286; Beardan,
46,290; Govan, 63,483; Creston, 21,741;
Denny Station, 13,130; Odessa, 12,620;
Harrington, 11,556; Monrovia, 12,998. A
nurnrisirts feature is that Spraguo, one
of the leading shipping points, has on
hand but 1,284 bushels, while Mohler,
prominent wheat point, has Z,U2U
bushels. One reason for. the reduced
amount is higher prices this season.
CCOBDINO to the Missouri Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, cher
ries should be sprayed in the fol
lowing manner:
First Spraying: After the leaves
have began to come out, but before the
blossoms open, using bordeaux mixture
(2 lbs. copper sulphate, 3 lbs. lime and
50 gallons of water) or some form of
lime-sulphur, either the commercial or
self-boiled. .
Second Spraying: As soon as the
calyx tube is off the young fruit, use
arsenate of lead paste 2 lbs., bordeaux
mixture 2-3-50, self-boiled lime-surphur
7-7-50 or commercial lime-sulphur 1J
gallons with water enough to make up
50 gallons of the solution.
Prepare at Home.
These two sprayings are to control
the leaf spot and powdery mildew, and
to poison the curculio insect which punc
tures the fruit.
Self-boiled lime-sulphur must be pre
pared at home, as it does not keep well
and hence is not kept for sale. To pre
pare, slake 8 pounds of lime in a large
tub or vat, and while simmering from
its own heat, stir in 8 pounds of fine
sulphur. Stop the simmering or boiling
Plant Lice in Spring.
Some trees and shrubs are loaded
every soason with plant lice. On those
affected last year one is likely to find
now small, black, shiny eggs at the
ends of tho twigs. These can bo seen
on fruit and other trees, various orna
mental shrubs, and particularly on the
buekhorn. As soon as the tender leaves
begin to unfold on this shrub the eggs
hatch, aud the leavps shortly become
londed with lice. Why not, therefore,
trim hedges and shrubs now, and burn
the trimmings, burn as well all prun-
ngs of fruit trees? It is very well
known that plant lice increase at a tre
mendous rate when once started, there
fore, each ogg destroyed now means the
death of hundreds of lice, and the con
sequent lessening of the work of spray-
Don 't be weary of the way. Remem
ber tho hosts who have passed on who
thought not of themselves nlone. "but
tried to make the path smoother and
brighter for those to follow them. We
pass this way but once, so lot it be with
good cheer and noble deeds.
Skin and Blood Diseases
Every part of your body is dependent on the blood supply. If your
blood is crowded with impurities and germs of disease, causing your skin
to be covered with annoying and disfiguring eruptions and blemishes, take
Sulphurro to purify tho blood, uso it externally to allay irritation and
inflammation.
Sulphurro is an antiseptic and germicide. You can understand why it
gets results when you consider that taken internally, it enters into the
blood, the blood carries it to every part of the body, impurities and germs
of disease are eliminated; in fact, taking Sulphurro means cleansing, heal
ing and benefitting the entire system; it means removing the cause of
disease.
When Sulphurro is used in the bath water, the pores absorb this bene
ficial antiseptic, inflammation and irritation are allayed. Sulphurro used
internally and externally means pure blood and a healthy skin.
CURED TWO YEARS AGO, "POSITIVE AND COMPLETE"
Jan. 18, 1913.
The O. M. O. Stewart Sulphur Oo,
Seattle, Wash.
Gentlemen:
I wish to thank yon for the treat bene
fit I have received from "Sulphurro" in
curing me of a very annoying Skin Die
ease, which covered the whole of my face
and top of my head so that It removed
the hair. After trying various remcdios
and receiving no relief, a friend induced
me to try ''Sulphurro" with the very
happy result of complete cure.
Sincerely ycurj,
GEO. W. BAKER,
607 Olive Street, Seattle.
For Sals by
at the end of eight or ten minutes by
adding cold water. Strain into a barrel
and add water to make 50 gallons.
Third Spraying: Just after the fruit
is off, using bordeaux mixture 2-3-50,
self-boiled lime-sulphur 7-7-50 or com
mercial limtoulphur 1 gallons to 48
gallons of water. This is to keep the
leaves healthy in order that good strong
fruit buds may be formed for the next
year's crop.
Spraying Outfits.
Powdery mildew is likely to be veTy
bad on young cherry trees, particular
ly those growing in tne nursery row.
Such trees should be sprayed three or
four times with bordeaux mixture 2-3-50
or either of the lime-sulphur as men
tioned above.
Snravini? Outfits: A barrel snraver
will spray from five to ten acres of
orchard and costs, complete, from $12
to 130. A bucket sprayer is useful for
whitewashing or spraying a dozen trees
or less; costs $3.50 to $8. The small
hand compressed air and knapsack out
fits are used for spraying potatoes,
nursery trees, berries and vineyards.
They cost from $5 to $15. All sprayers
should have brass working parts which
are not injured by acids.
Automobile Trips!
Have you ever stopped to think how yo
will curry your clothe and proviaioni oa
your machine, or how you will pep the
porish&ble food cool on a hot dnyf If not
Write or See SMITH Ha Makei the
AUTOMOBILE ICE BOX
Guaranteed to keep things cool.
And Its Mukes Anything Else ou Need fat
tho Trip.
Smith Makes and Repairs Trunks, i
Simple Cuts and Grips.
EDW. L. SMITH
490 Washington Street
Portland, Oregon,
mm
Don't expect bony, skinny stock to
escape the detection of the city buyer.
Ho will often class the whole shipment
by a few such poor birds.
The O. M. a Stewart Sulphur Co.,
Seattle, Wash.
Gentlemen:
You will recall that some two years
ago J wrote you of my cure of a very bad
case of Skin Disease by the use of "Sul
phurro." Since that time have had no
return of the trouble, the cure la positive
and complete. I am sending you this, be
fore departing from Seattle, ia justice to
the romedy.
GEO. BAKER,
All Druggists.