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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.
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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
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12 Colon; Poppy, I Colon,
Stoekf 10 WMU,f Colon: M.t.
ooU.nUfland.Sweot Attvi-
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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 $50.00 p,$
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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." Buffalo Express
$ Get Your Farm Home
FromtbeCanadianracilic
Una wmiQ yru nuv r "
docttve soil sroodellmate
Uoo fine churches and gchools
where ye can on yoy aft eomforti
only to settlers who will actOAlUr occupy
And Improve It
YouHave 20 Years
to Pay
lea hmd tot hum M to t vn tin-lrrtntJ
mn twoncr rw.
bofor nnal paymcDl
fean Mid tor SmU.
within twour r, ri
baton Bnl jnynuDt mmn W, tM wm
92,000 Lomn for Farm
Improvements
W w fcw yoaop .Tr". f&
(fan lthiotl"iurty Man t land toelZ,
fcttrMtonlySH. 1yoo wnt a ptaoo alrtailf
oaUJilisknl ready to step liito-ret one OX our
mHiotiltM. Manned kraiptrta. Oar
asnioi aaa aarlealf our frn. ,
Rneat land on earth for Billed nMf ea
grain gnwias-lrrisatul and otltar land.
DatlrylntttHoio mna utmcocb
Ma.keBilt In cornea Hem
fiteek bring rood rtea amd w a. feUed
ebeaaar than anjrwhora alas. CatUesaes
mJSaa$ ankoowa-Bo dwtyaa SMtaas h;
Canada! Iritat eauntrr lor aairrtar. 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
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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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' The neatest, most Dowcrful Farm
' Kncine ever built to sell at such a
" Drice. Can be attached to anv mitun.
r rumuninr annnaanre or runninr
' water for every Dumoaa. Alio runs
f cream separator, feed mill, washing
marl line, etc.
The "Monitor" roots little to operate.
Fewer parts than any other engine.
Homing to gel out 01 order, sold
under absolute VfUl
guarantee, Price. fws
Sssdraar am ea a osteite' fee
lan rancours, the U HVW.
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k.326Hawthnrne Ave.
rortland, Ore.
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