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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
The Coddling-Moth or Apple Worm
New Condensing Plant
Laughs From Far
and Near
Steps toward the formation of a co­
•HE coddling moth, or apple worm, the calyx cups where most of the worms operative condensing plant in Eugene to
Explained.
destroys from 25 to 50 per cent eat into the fruit.
cost $10,000 and employ twenty-five men
And
what
is
that strap under your
The
first
spraying
should
be
made
handling
milk
from
500
to
1000
cows
are
of the Western apple crop each
for the special purpose of filling every being taken by Frank Fletz, a farmer chin fo r ! ”
year.
“ That is a jaw-strap, madam, to rest
calyx cup with the poisoncus liquid and living three and a half miles southwest
It is one of the insect pests that can­ anyone can test the work that is being of the city. He has been interested in our jaws when we are tired out answer­
not be exterminated, but may be kept done by pulling down the limbs and condenseries in the east and declares ing questions.’’
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in fairly good control by proper meth­ determining whetner or not the calyx that he has seen farmers in communities
No Sign.
ods. The two principal means of control, cups are being filled. If they are not in which he has lived have their profits
“ Touch not that champagne bottle,
according to C. P. Gillette, of the Colo­ well filled by the first spray, I do not increased some $10 a cow a month.
young man. There is madness in it.”
rado Experiment station, are the use of believe it is possible afterwards to do
He is a member of the Eugene Fruit
“ Oh, it doesn’t follow i t ’s mad be­
arsenical poisons and the bandaging of good enough work to prevent a rather Growers’ Assocication and believes that
the trees for the purpose of catching large percentage of the fruit becom­ the same principle can be applied to the cause you see it foaming at the mouth.’’
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the worms. Of the arsenical poisons ing wormy or worm specked.
sale of milk that is used in the sale of
The Gaits.
that may oe used, probably arsenate of
While the first brood of worms do fruit. He declares that canned cream is
Thisistbewayhespeededalong,
lead is as good as anything. It is sold comparatively little harm, and the sec­ shipped into Eugene and is used all
Atfortymilesanhour—
either in the form of a paste or a.dry ond brood do a great deal of injury, it through the Willamette Valley. He say3
powder. The paste form should be used should be remembered that the worms that the market for the product is the This the pace he walked back home,
in the proportion of about three or four of the second brood re the offspring entire country and that Eugene, a natu When busted was his power.
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pounds to each 100 gallons of spray. If from the first brood of worms that have ral dairying center, can compete with
Hadn’t
Noticed It.
the powder form is used, mix one and been allowed to mature. The way to any other community in the sale of the
“ Mandy, what did your husband say
a half to two pounds to each 100 gal­ prevent this injury by the second brood product on any market.
about the scenery of New Vork City and
lons of spray.
is to destroy as completely as possible
He further believes that the farmers its environs!”
The most important application that the worms of the first brood.
can sell milk to the condensery at from
Nothing; all he talked about was
can be made for the control of this in­ If the trees are large, it will be found 16 to 17 cents a gallon, which is more
sect is the poisonous spray applied just necessary to use from eight to ten gal­ than a creamery can afford to pay. The the awfulness of the styles of dress the
as the petals have nearly all fallen from lons of the liquid, and sometimes more, canned milk sells at 56 cents a gallon. women wore.” • • •
the trees, and before any of the calyx to make a thorough treatment.
I t is his plan to call a meeting of the
A Natural Question.
lobes have closed. This treatment should
I t is practically impossible to do the farmers interested and who own dairy
“ Madam, the feather in your bat is
be made within one week after the best work in the first treatment of full cows. He proposes to form a stock
blossoms are off, as some varieties of grown trees without using a long spray company of which stock will be sold at getting in my eye, ’ ’ exclaimed a man in
crowd. The woman turned around,
apple will have the calyx closed within rod and a tower in order to be able to $10 a share. Each farmer will be allow­
six or seven days after the petals fall, throw the spray forcibly downward ed to purchase stock at the rate of one looked him over, and then inquired,
‘Why don’t you wear glasses!”
when the weather is quite warm, and through the trees.
share per cow. With a given amount
if the calyx has closed, it is impossible
A good power outfit can hardly take raised on the part of the farmers he
At Least Logical.
to do thorough and efficient work be­ care of more than twenty acres of full states that he knows additional money
He—People are saying you married
cause the poison cannot be lodged in grown apple trees and do the vork well. can be borrowed for the enterprise.
me for my money 1
She—Well, I bad to give them some
reason.—The Bystander.
Uncle Sam’s Great Fighting Ships on Way
View of One of the Finest W ar Crafts Shown Leaving New York Harbor for Vera Cruz, on a
Mission to Make Peace W ith Huerta.
Guilty.
Wife—There must have been some
punishment for King Solomon.
Hubby—There was. He bad a thou­
sand mothers-in-law.
».
At the Game.
A man on first and third I ” she he.
“ H ere’s where we work the
squeeze! ”
Oh, Charlie, dear, not right out here—
It is so public, please! ”
Court Humor.
Judge—W hat’s the charge against
thii man, officer!
Policeman—H e’s a thief, your honor.
When caught, no less than seventeen
watches were found on him.
Judge—Seventeen! Why, you must
have captured old Procrastination him­
self.
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Our Dangerous Banalities.
“ How de do, Lady 8mythe! I ’ve
just driven the motor over to fetch
my wife away.”
“ How nice of you, Admiral; but I
do wish you’d come sooner.”
Save your Money
Save your Time
Save Yourself
Battleship North Dakota Passing Under Brooklyn Bridge on Her Way to Mexican Waters—Photo Copyright
by Hearst-Selig Company.
be days when everyone is long as we can obtain an occasional
talking war. Even the Home and picture that is absolutely unique we
T HESE
Farm Magazine Section has fallen
heir to some of the excitement. A
number of our subscribers have asked
us to print some war pictures and so
shall try to do so. Above, for ex­
ample, is a picture of the great battle­
ship North Dakota, caught by the
Hearst Selig moving picture man as she
speeded under Brooklyn Bridge, N. Y.,
on her way to Mexican waters.
The North Dakota gives an impress
ive idea of our great battleships;
THE
moreover, of the hopelessness and futil­
NOVO GASOLINE ENGINE
ity of Mexican opposition to our pro­
Will Do the Work Quicker and Che
gram of pacification.
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For You.
Warning! Don’t Sell
Skimmed Milk
AIRYMEN, grocers and restaurant
keepers who sell milk at retail
D often
violate the laws regulating
the sale of milk by unintentionally sell­
ing skimmed milk.
If the milk is not thoroughly mixed
before pouring from a large container
into a small can, pitcher or other recep­
tacle, most or the cream, which natur
ally rises to the top, will be poured into
The department of agriculture recom­
the first receptaccles which are filled. mends that milk be retailed in bottles.
The last milk poured out is actually Whenever it is necessar. to sell bulk
skimmed milk, for it contains little or milk, vendors are advised t > mix their
no cream. The same trouble occurs milk thoroughly eaeh time before pour­
when milk is drawn from a faucet, ex­ ing from a larger container into a
cept that in this case the process is small one if they wish to avoid unin­
reversed; as the skimmed milk is drawn tentional skimming. This ean best be
from the bottom of the can first and done by stirring the milk with a long
the cream layer remains until the last. handled dipper. Shaking the can is not
This practice of not mixing the milk sufficient.
has caused milk venders to be brought
into court, although the violation of Ohio hens are said to average only 90
tho law may have been unintentional in eggs each per year—about enough to
many cases.
sell the table scraps fairly.
The most compact and simplest en­
gine made. No separate gasoline tank,
no separate water tank, no piping, no
careful adjustments. Absolutely guar­
anteed against damage by freezing.
Made in all sizes from 1 h. p. to 15 h. p.,
and furnished in combination with force’
pumps, centrifugal pumps, deep well
pumps, wood saws, spraying outfits, ete.
xxiwpr prices than formerly. For full
particulars address.
The Beebe Company
Department C.
182 4 6 Morrison St Portland, Oregon.
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