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r w.e two THE GAZFTTE-T1MT9, HETTXTR, ORK., THTKSDAY, JU.Y 29, 1920. Iam Bureau to (From the Morrow County Firm Bureau News.) Meeting of Executive Commit-iinter when they ir high in price? me tounty .igeni or write the tee of Morrow County Farm Bureau June 26, 1920 This wag one of the most fully at tended meetings held this year and the committee had a good deal of work to lake care of. The labor com mittee met with the executive com mittee to consider the fixing of twages for the summer season and it was the unanimous opinion that $5.00 a day should be suihient pay for all help during the harvest, and that common labor should include the box drivers, loaders, stackers, sack jig, and the header tenders on com bines. That other labor should be adjusted from this basis. The exe cutive committee of the Morrow County Sheep Association met with the Farm Bureau and the consider ation which had been handed up from the local Farm Bureaus at Boardnian, Irrigon, Alpine and Wells Spring, that the county vote a tax to take care of the rabbit situation was approved and coupled with the re commendation of the Sheep Commit' tee that this be doubled and that the balance be used In assisting paying for a government trapper and assist in destroying ground squirrels. This was approved and a committee ap pointed to take the matter up with the county court and the district at torney to see whether or not the mat ter woud be entirely legal. At this meeting plans were made for fold ing a grain grading school and a grain tour and both were given con siderable consideration. The report of the County Agent on the progress made and preparation to 'receive dis tillate was submitted and approved and the bills submitted were ordered paid by the local treasurer. Another matter that came up for considera tion and considerabe discussion was the fact that some of the road dis tricts are out of funds but In sore need of (work being done because of rocks, etc, in the road. This was given considerable discussion and it was ordered as the sentiment of the meeting that the Farm Bureau favor the use within each district of all the money provided by the law, which is TO per cent of that raised, for its own use and that if this was not sufficient special tax levy should be made to provide for anything fur ther along this line. The twire-pool appearing nearly completed was dis cussed at some length, several noti fying us of their intention to join in this shipment. No other business com ing before the meeting and the hour grown quite late the meeting ad journed until the 4th Saturday of the coming month. Care of Summer Clucks The rooster has no effect on the egg yield of the flock. He merely fertilizes the germ of the egg and this fertile germ in hot weather re sults In partial development of the' chick.' Warm weather has the same effect on fertile eggs as an incubator. ; The fertile egg may leave your farm In an edible condition, but be unfit for food by the time it reaches the consumer. Every bad egg hurts the consumption, lack of demand cuts the 1 price and every poultryman is at-' fected. I Did you ever sit dawn to breakfast ' In full anticipation of two fresh, soft boiled eggs? You perhaps remem-1 ber your disappointment when open-' ing the egg to find that well any way your Interest in soft boiled eggs , immediately fell below par. Have you observed the good house-, wife losing confidence in the quality of eggs produced on her farm by first breaking them in a saucer to seel (whether they were fit to eat? Why: should she get angry then, when the; egg buyer refuses to pay for the bad , eggs as seen under the candle? j Avoid this loss by killing, selling,' or confining the male birds. Over fifteen million dollars was lost last; year in the United States through the j sale of fertile eggs that had partly developed chicks In them before reaching the consumer. Have you preserved a few eggs in' water glass solution while they are cheap, for cooking purposes next Poultry Specialist at the Agricultural College for printed instructions. Egg production is rapidly tailing off. This is due in part to the pre sence of a large number ot slacker hens in the flock that only lay during the ideal conditions of early spring. Culling schools and public demon strations will be given this fall In all counties organized for poultry work and every one who keeps poultry should learn how to select the loafer hen. This is a dollar and cent bus iness proposition for the fanner. Another reason why egg produc tion is dropping rapidly is the fact that people feed too sparingly of the high priced feed. Because feed Is high, people are inclined to be "stin gy" with it, resulting tn giving the hens only enough for body mainten ance, with no surplus to be nsed in manufacturing eggs. Poultry keeping is a business, not a haphazard side line as It used to be. The commercial poultryman or the farm flock owner succeeds in pro portion to the amount ot business principles followed. Those Wire Worms Many farmers not only in Morrow county but over the entire Northwest are very much Interested in wire worms. We are surprised at so lit tle information available as to how to destroy these. Its just as much up to us as any body else. So far the only matter that has been given ser ious consideration is that it is best that continuous cultivation of summer-fallow iwill eventually assist in reducing them. This Is not, however, a very satisfactory solution although it might be effective if continued long enough, but it would mean a num ber of years and during the mean time the ravages of the worms would continue. Last year the County Agent published In the Morrdw Coum ty Farm Bureau News a statement. that he felt that sulphur might give some relief in destroying this pest. Plots were accordingly prepared but it was unfortunate that the worms did not work anylwhere in the field where these plots were found. It is, however, apparent at this time that where sulphur iwas put on the plots there has been quite an increase in the wheat yields. The definite amounts have not yet been determin ed but it will be determined before harvest. Another point that is of great importance is that four gardens which were treated (with sulphur where the worms had been particular ly troublesome in years past, not withstanding the fact that (worms were bad in other gardens this year, were entirely free from worms. To corroberate this we have a statement from Med ford (where one of the exper imenters there has tried sulphur on fruit trees trying to eradicate wooly aphis from the roots of the tree and In checking on the results of the aphis on the fruit discovered that there were absolutely no worms or beetles of the variety producing wire worms around the trees (where the sulphur had been placed. While on corresponding trees where no treat ment was nsed as many as tnree nuB dred to three hundred and fifty ot these beetles and worms were found. This is encouraging. Added to this twe have a very clear statement from John Wightman, our orchard commit teeman near Heppner, who on exam ination on one piece of ground whicu had for years given him a great deal of trouble with wire Iworms, so much so that he was never able to receive a stand. When he went to the field this spring to seed it to barley and on examination found that the hand full of dirt produced three or four twire worms and the ground seemed to be more greatly infected with wire worms than ever before. He there fore applied sulphur at the rate of 150 pounds per acre; tne result is that there is practically no worms at all at the present time and for the first time In years he has received a good stand of barley and the (worms did him no damage. These things are encouraging. We do not claim that this is the final solution but we commend this not only to the con sideration of farmers but to any oth er investigator who sees this. Vt believe that we have here more avail able data that is fairly conclusive in tts results than any similar amount that has been produced. We shall watch very carefully for further in formation along this line. One ques tion which we are unable to answer is the probable amount ot sulphur destroy these worms. At the present time we would say 150 pounds to the acre, however this might be too lit tle, we do not know. It is believed that the sulphur will add to the glu ten In the wheat and to cut down the percentage of yelldw berries In the turkey wheat and add to the mar ket value ot the grain. This, how ever, is a matter for further deter mination. We advise every farmer to experiment a little along this line himself and we also will do so. But we do not advise any man to go too strong on the rather meager experi ments Iwhich we have so far carried out west, returned to Heppner Sunday. O. M. Blakely, well known eastern He says the cattle and sheep, which j Oregon stockman, spent several days lie accompanied to Omaha, arrived In Heppner last week while he was at their destination in good condl-! loading out 2700 head of lambs to the lion. I Chicago market. We CleanThem Suits, Dresses, Gloves and in fact Everything We specialize in Ladies "Wearing Apparel. Don't send your old clothes away to have them cleaned. We do the work here aud guarantee complete satisfaction. Prices Are Seasonable Lloyd Hutchinson Main Street Heppner, Oregon Perrydale Cow Wonder Perrydale, Ore., July 17. Fran E. Lynn, who owns and operates a large Jersey breeding establishment just north of Perrydale, has been no tified by the American Jersey Cattle club that his cdw. Poppy's Dortha, has broken the world's record for junior 3-year-olds of the Jersey breed by producing J94. 4 pounds of butter fat on a. yearly test. The former record of 892 pounds was held by Vive La France, owned by Pickard Bros, of Marlon, Ore. Vive La France, however, still retains her world's record of 1031 pounds as a senior 4-year-old. The new champion was bred by Mr. Lynn. She was sired by St. Mames Golden Poppy, a bull from the famous Ed Carey herd at Lafayette, and her dam is the imported cow Ladyslipper of Stilton, bred on the Island of Jer sey. The new record not only gives Poppy's Dortha first place among Jersey junior 3-year-olds, but also the JJ fifth highest record for cows of all EB ages of that breed. She is looked upon as a future champion butterfat producer. Irrespective of age. Poppy's Dortha is a beautiful cow s5 with splendid conformation and re- ss markable udder development. Dur- s ing her test she produced 17,800 pounds of milk. HOW TO GET THAT WHEAT TO MARKET? A question that has been on the mind of more than one fanner the past few weeks. Scarcity of transportation facilities makes the problem a difficult one except that f armor can buy a good truck and save enough on the sea son's hauling to pay for that truck, When we say "a good truck" we mean the U. S., one of the five standard trucks on the market today. Fear & Jennings LocaJ Dealers Heppner, Oregon HininnnniiiHuinniimiinntniiini:i:nniiini:rin:n:inn:i:i:nn::::::;;:::::::"j Willard Service Station BATTERIES RECHARGED The Lexington Garage FREDERICKSON BROS, Props. We Sell Goodyear and Racine Tires Repair Work Oils Greases Hew US. Navy Officer TONS DIRECT ROW PtWT 0NVT WOO .' , r - . w D1. ( U .tM Jmt the thing iori.Jimpir.si. mow u. "v , r Gmume U. S. Nnvy CMreri I irio, tt.vU from bat q'Mlity II ot What Cm vu. Cose Vndt Sara .lmo twu u much u our pn Complete wita Uniwood tulccs, tmlca nd tupm. Sim 9x9 feat tad nmy foot t nal tent Mad Or Jen Promptly FtUtl CAMP LEWIS WIRELESS FIRST CHRISTIAN CHTRCH Sunday, August 1, 1020. Our Bible school, with its excellent corps of teachers, and graded system of Instruction will open at ten o'clock a. m. There is here a suitable class for everyone, of any age. The preach ing service will be held at eleven o'clock and the theme of the sermon will be "Visions of God." Commun ion service Iwill be observed as usual. The evening services will begin at seven o'clock with the Christian En deavor session, and song service and preaching will follow at seven o'clock. The evening theme will be, "The Scarcity of Religion." Everyone will be given a cordial welcome at all the public services. "I Iwas glad when they said unto me let us go up unto the house of the Lord." W. O. LIVINGSTONE, Minister. F. R. 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