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Newspaper Page Text8 HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION rhe Straight Oil-tempered Knives with the inward shear, the narrow throat and heavy feed rolls, the dosed elbow Blow Pipe make the . CLIMAX CUTTER the one you want to use. More work on any power, greater durability. Oregon Silo Co. 203 Northwest Bldg Portland, Or. WM IPs? w WOOD TANKS For Water, Oil. Win. Mining and Cyanide Wood Pipe for Irrigation, City Srs Uau, rower Ptaats. PacificTank & Pipe Co. 27S Oak Street Fortlaaa. Or. nrrr in 1 1 Tl f portland.ore: BUY AND SELL A Bargain Colleellwol FLOWER SEEDS FOR I a CENTS . 10 ditto nrietiM, I1 Hff. f rati. M4l, tun 10 trow t4 Moora thli ituon. Nat. M Colon; Phlox, 10 Colon; Vol bono, IS Colors, Pta... 1! Ook r; PrtuBU.loOlom; Aitari, 12 Colon; Poppy, I Colon, Stoekf 10 WMU,f Colon: M.t. ooU.nUfland.Sweot Attvi- .i...s Tk. lllI'akaaUrralf lldt. With oa .rder iooOO POULTRY a aaartellr ntfuiBA defined to ipMtel flrop end lifttnliTe farmfe, with opoclel attention to the t-ie end hanilUof St raltrf.' TeU- now to nieke ii -or acre P " on IV Una from 6tol00erri. oed Feoltrr alone. "V r- eopr: 'Ac. a wr, fadiidln, aeopr of took. letewlre Vernier. Wrtletoairh HOREWOOD FARMS CO., Saugatuck. Hick OU CAN EARN $50.00 p,$ iaaksnsSpGeirltst Improved StindarJ wen uniiino nachint, DrLllt ihrouih uy ormahov f-ireTMn uvud r inv ether. 'farS mjF ncani Of anuuB iju re rXiodter rceottl 70 feet wet drilled om tt9cpetaL OuBUlcuaperMe. EledricaUr equipped (a uaaiaf out. FinSmffjoh. Lnfioeifntttoo. Cateloeue V2 ClEMO MACHINERY C9-, Msnlri., Portland, una United States Government Articles Radical Improvements for Marketing Maine Potatoes A GREAT deal of potatoes damaged by the early freeze of last year In Maine was sent to New York and resulted In a heavy loss. At one time this trouble be came so marked that the New York mar ket grew tired of It and sought New York state potatoes, almost to the entire exclusion of the Maine product. To Im prove marketing conditions on Maine po tatoes, the Department of Agriculture recommends radical Improvements in the following respects: 1. The establishment of uniform grades and brands. 2. Greater care in handling potatoes from the field to the wholesaler. 3. Thorough inspection of all eating and aeed stock. 4. The adoption of seed types, stand ards and guaranties. Uniform grades and standards for po tatoes, as for any other erop, tend to establish confidence between buyer and consumer. They also help greatly to elim-. inate loss and waste, the cost of which is ultimately divided between the grower and the consumer. It seems quite apparent that Maine po tatogrowers must join in an efficient co operative marketing organization if they are to succeed in bettering their market ing conditions. Working individually, they have little chance to standardize their product or insure proper returns for It. To bring about Improvements that couut, . they must join their forces and so place themselves in position to cope with the problems that face them. Crop Report of Oregon and United States Is Prepared THE bureau ot crop estimates, in co operation with the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Ag riculture, has prepared the -following re port showing comparisons between Oregon and the United States. The comparisons will virtually hold good for Washington and Idaho, as well as Oregon. Maggot Trap Prevents the Breeding of the House Fly A MAGGOT trap which will practically prevent the breeding ot the housefly is described in a new bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture, No. 200, "A Maggot Trap in Practical Use; an Experiment In Housefly Control." The investigators who carried on this ex periment at the Maryland Agricultural College declare that during AuguBt and September at least 98 per cent of the lar vae breeding in the manure were de stroyed, and although the trap was not so efficient when the weather became colder, even then it greatly reduced the num ber of flies. The principle of the trap is simple, It is easy to construct, and the expense is said to be probably less in the long run than the investment which many farm ers now make in screens for their dwell ings, and sprays and flynets for their live stock. In its roughest outlines the trap consists of a concrete basin with a lat ticed wooden platform erected upon It to hold the manure. The basin is connected by a drain pipe with a small concrete cistern. The bot tom of the basin is filled with water into which the maggots breeding fn the ma nure drop, as they are about to turn in the pupa or chrysalis stage, and are drowned. At frequent intervals the water is run off into the cistern and is then pumped back on the manure pile. In this way all the liquid manure is saved. The successful operation of this trnp rests upon several facts connected with the habits of the housefly which have ' been thoroughly established by observa tion. The adult fly lays Its eggs In fresh ma nure. There they remain until the larva stage Is almost over and the Insects are about to enter the pupa or chrysalis stage. At this time a pronounced ten dency to migrate is evident. In conse quence if the manure is placed upon a platform with a latticework bottom the larvae, while migrating, will fall through these openings into the water in the basin United Stale. WHPiT J Condition April 1, 1915 " (Condition April 1, ten-year average. . . J Condition April 1, 1915 "IU (Condition April 1, teli-jear average... Prices) Producers. ..,.- (Per bushel, April 1, 1915 Cents yyhhat..,. JPer buahe Ap,n i, 1914 cents (Per bushel, April 1, 1915 Cents COKN J Per bushel, April 1, 1914 Cents JPer bnshel, April 1. 1915 OATS (Per bushel, April 1, 1814 . , f Per bushel, April 1, 1915 BAtUii,..., j,er bu,liei( April 1, 1914 RYE ... Cents . . .Cents Cents Cents (Per bushel, April 1, 1915 JPer bushel, April 1, 1914 .Certs .Cents POTATOES. HAT. ....... BUTTER..., EGGS CHICKENS. (Per bushel, April 1, 1915 Cents (Per bushel, April 1. 1914 Cents IPer ton, April 1. 1915 Dollars "l Per ton, April 1, 1914 Dollars ...Cents . . .Cents f Per pound, April 1, 1915. "(Per pound, April 1, 1914. f Per dozen, April 1. 1915 ..Cents '(Per dozen, April 1, 1914 Cents Cents Cents IPer pound. April 1, 1915.. I Per pound, April 1, 1914.. I Oregon. I 94 88.8 94 87.6 96 89.5 v i 90.1 1S7 181. T so 84.2 85 75.1 7(1 70.7 f0 514 49 39.6 " 80 4.7 62 51.7 120 100.4 85 68.9 62 47.8 41 7.0 9.80 11.64 9.90 12.20 30 25.8 31 24.9 JO 16.8 0 17.6 13.6 lit 13; 12.8 Cold Storage Holdings of Apples Less Than in 1913 ACCORDING to a statement Just Is sued by the office of markets and rural organization. United States Depart ment ot Agriculture, it would appear that ' the cold storage holdings of apples in the states on April 1 were 15.6 per cent less than two years ago, although the supply in 1912-13 was less than this year. The estimate is based upon the reports of 195 firms for April 1, 1915, and April 1, 1913. Two hundred and sixteen firms reported their apple holdings for December 1, Jan uary 1, February 1, March 1, and April 1. According to the statement of the office, the progress of movement from these storages during the season, estimated upon the basis of total holdings, Decem ber 1, was 10.7 per cent in December, 17.1 per cent in January, 21.9 per cent in February and 24.1 per cent In March. Analyzing the movement separately for boxes and barrels, It is found that up to April 1, 75.9 per cent of barreled apples and 68 per cent of boxed apples were marketed. The total decrease since De cember 1 appears to have been 73.8 per cent, or In other words, there remained on April 1 to be marketed 26.2 per cent of the total quantity of apples placed In the coolers last Fall. Stopping the Waste. "John!" shouted the lady in the middle of the night. John snored a bit louder and turned over. "John!" said the lady with increased emphasis. "What is It?", grunted John. "Get up. The gas Is leaking." "Aw, put a pan under it an' come back to bed!" below. In the case of the experiments at the Maryland Agricultural College a care ful count showed that between July 25 and October 1 about 112,000 larvae were killed in this way. This, however, does not Include the number that were picked up from the basin by sparrows or poultry. Altogether It is estimated that during the warm weather the efficiency of the trap was probably 99 per cent. Later, when the temperature was lower, the trap's success was not so marked. This was accounted for by the fact that when the air is much colder than the manure heap the larvae will not attempt to leave the heap and therefore will not fall Into the basin. Another difficulty experienced arose from mosquitoes using the water in the basin and the cistern to breed In. This was overcome by cleaning out the basin at regular Intervals and by sprinkling a little oil over the surface of the water In the cistern. Properly constructed, such a trap offers no obstacles to the convenient and eco nomical handling of manure. It Is essen tial, however, that each day's addition to the heap should be sprinkled with suffi cient water to keep the manure moist, but not enough to cause leaching. The details of the construction of tho trap are contained in the bulletin already mentioned. This particular trap was de signed to hold the manure produced by three horses for three months, but there is no reason why larger quantities should not be treated in the same way, by build ing larger traps or by building several of smaller size. Dodging, Not Meeting. "Have you been able to meet all the demands of your creditors?" "Meet them! I haven't been able to void them." 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Lam paid by cVleDair, tmin!, C.Warf, Baa fl.C Br W POai taia Ew prioed; lend with tti asre arain erope. oo con make Wi preara raising tram. Owlnr to preset eeadrtaoM in fcaraae iwa aaniitieet mast supple Europe jelth (rain ana af precraus ta yuo. nan as earns, aar L. O. THORNTON, Dist. Representative, 271 Pine St., Portland, Or. in 1 Quick Irrigating ("hit and dean rmr lateral and1 ditches with the MAKT1N lMtriicr andl (irader. Toe time and lalior cost will ue lees aud the ditch a beltur Job. Mo Wfcoots or Levors Knthlnr to break or ret out of flx. tin. t mnrhlne shown a) tor !s all steel and weUrhs. m llm. Cuts a VfihaDed (utcn aiay aepm tu tot ret. For Rosd-Mattlnflandllopaif-lng lerradnr. tand-lorellrar. bark-fllllnaor even buUi Inr. the I III a rrlasa br Itnelf. away below In price, ei- 1 0 Oar Trial-Maney Baa Bus ran tee Write fnr particulars of this one-man. one-team Implement run A r . outo sitciei man cc lie. 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