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3 HOM E AND FA RM M AGAZINE SECTION V a lu e o f T o a d s a n d Birds Farm ers Who Fail to Protect Them Neglect a M atter of Much Importance. fig u res w hich have been developed by th e g rain commission will account for tho fa c t th a t a large num ber of A m eri can farm ers who have, in recen t years, le ft th e S ta te s to engage in farm ing in th is te rrito ry are now asking fo r a c e rtific a te w hich perm its the retu rn of household effe c ts to the U nited States. If th e economic situ atio n suggested in th e above sta te m e n t is not tho cause, perhaps it may be found in th e long and rigorous w in ters c h a ra cteristic of this section as com pared w ith those in the leading farm in g d istric ts of the States. B ailey & O 'C onnor, th e ir bid being $2,035 below the estim ated cost of con stru ctio n , $27,000. The next low est bidder was C harles G. H uber, who sta te d th a t ho would u n d ertak e the w ork fo r $26,625, or $376 below the es tim ato of th e county engineer. The building of tho D ryden bridge will tie a g re a t aid in absorbing th e flo atin g lab o r elem ent passing through tho v a l ley, w hile it will p u t cousiderable money into circulation. N G L ISH g ardenrs p ay $25 a hun single p air w ould am ount to 60 million dred fo r live toads. A eollege p ro in one season. M any cate rp illars eat fessor has estim ated th a t every tim e tw iee th e ir w eight of leaves each day a boy kills a toad he v irtu a lly destroys and soino k in d s increase in size in a |2 0 w orth of crops. Toads, g arte r short life ten thousand tim es. Is it snakes, ladybugs and song birds are li t any w onder th a t th e birds a re needed! tle assista n t g ard n ers whose services a re not fu lly appreciated. They ask only a liv in g and in re tu rn destroy L e t $25,000 D ryden B ridge C ontract. g re a t num bers of in ju rio u s pests. N ot A fte r review ing bids subm itted for $1 Complete S having O u tfit $1 being at all fussy ab o u t his meals tho th e D ryden bridge and aproaclies, in 10 Articles 10 I M E R IC A N w heat grow ers and to ad will devour flies, caterp illars, sp id K farm ers will be in terested in a cluding a mile o f perm anent highw ay, ers and hornest w ith equal gusto, and To advertise our U niversal Shaving rep o rt o f a commission appointed th e county com m issioners aw arded the O u tfit and U niversal P roducts wo will tho am ount o f liv in g m eat w hich he is w ork to tho local c o n tractin g firm of b y tho governm ent of S askatchew an able to dispose of in th e course of a day for a lim ited tim e only, send th is well w orth $3.00 S having O u tfit fo r $1.00. is m arvelous. T h at is th e reason he is “ to exam ine into th e w ays and m eans I We sell our products to the consum er so v aluable in th e garden. He makes fo r b e tte rin g th e position o f S ask atch e direct, and, th erefo re, you save all w ay w ith thousands o f pests th a t feed wan g rain in th e European m a rk e ts.” a g e n ts’ pro fits, which, as you know are on th e vegetables, th e flow ers and the In cid en t to th is investig atio n , tho com T h irty -N in th Y ear very large. mission looked into tho cost of produc fie ld crops. . 1 Hollow G round Razor. New B uilding—N ew E quipm ent The to a d 's tongue is fasten ed a t the ing w heat u n d er present conditions in 1 5-inch L a th e r Brush. A dditions to F a cu lty fro n t of his mouth, curiously enough, th a t provinco of Canada. 1 Razor Strop, C anvas Back. L iberal A rts Jonrnalism 1 N ickel Basel B ack M irror. The w heat producers of various sec and can be throw n o u t liko a spring, and Sciences Law 1 33-inch Barber Towel. w ith w onderful celerity. On the end tions of th e U n ited S tates w ill be in Commerce A rch itectu re 1 B ar Shaving Soap. of his tongue is a stick y secretion which terested to know th a t u n d er present and F in an ce T eaching 1 Box Talcum Pow der. w ill hold th e victim like a piece of fly conditions th e cost of producing w heat 1 Decorated China Mug. M edicine G raduate School paper. One toad has been seen to eat as d eterm ined by tho commission is 1 A lum inum B arb er Comb. F o r C atalogue an d L ite ra tu re 20 cate rp illars in 10 m inutes, which rep o rted to be 55 cents per bushel on 1 B ristle H a ir B rush. Send P o stcard to R eg istrar, Each o u tfit packed in n eat box $1.(M a should be su fficien t evidence of his th e farm and 62 cents per bushel f. o. E ugene, Oregon. Coin or Money O rder, postage 10c extra. value as an a ssistan t gardener. Toads b. cars a t co u n try points. UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS CO. A ccording to the report, th e cost of feed at night and like a secluded shelter Dayton, Ohio. d u rin g th e d ay so th a t th e gardener production has increased 12.15 per cent will serve both his own in te re st and since 1909, while, on th e o th er hand, those o f his dim in u tiv e helper by m ak th e price of w heat to tho Sasatche- ing little holes about the garden and wan farm er has decreased from 81 1 5 PO RTLA N D , OREGON. Corner Twelfth and Stark Streets covering them w ith fla t stones or short cen ts per bushel in 1909 to 66 1-8 eents S tric tly M odern. Portland, Oregon. pieces o f board. I t m ight be added th a t per bushel in 1913, leaving a n et re HATES: ?2.50 par week op. With pri ihe old su p erstitio n th a t toads cause tu rn , on this» basis, of 4 1-8 cents per R ates.— 50c, 75c, $1. P riv a te B ath $1.50 vate bath, $4.50 op. w a rts is pure buncombe. bushel to th e farm er. S ix th and H o y t; only tw o blocks from CLEAN OUTSIDE ROOMS. L ike th e toads, th e p re tty and harm I t is possible th a t th e in terestin g U nion Depot. MODERN BRICK BUILDING. less g a rte r snakes d estroy thousands of p ests and should be encouraged. There is absolutely no excuse for killing them. The ladybug is a little polka dotteil red --T » y ' - g. . f f i/ O '/ d « - ' or orange beetle, whose mission in life is to m ake w ay w ith as m any plant lice as possible. I t is a w orthy object from the g a rd e n e rs’ point o f view, for these lice or aphides are very common An actual fact and troublesom e pests and a t w ork, in doors or out, th e y ear around. I t is proved many tim es By u n fo rtu n a te th a t m any people, in th eir farm ers. Your cattle and ignorance, kill th e ladybugs, ta k in g it fo r g ran ted th a t because th ey are bugs stock like silage. They thrive on th ey are harm ful. In Colorado, th e or it, milk flow increases and the result _ ch ard ists pay $8 per q u art fo r them and never have enough o ffered. W herever is money in your pocket. Another thing, you a n ts are found one may be sure th a t can put your crop away when you want to regardless of w e a th e r- th e re are p la n t lice, b u t w hile th e an ts p ro tect anil n u rtu re th e pests, th e lady put it away at the proper tim e —no danger of loss. A silo is crop insurance. bug m akes in cessan t w arfare upon them , fo r which service we are her debtors. A lthough some b ird s do considerable dam age in tho orchard aad garden, most k inds arc highly ben eficial, and they should be encouraged fo r purely eco nomic reasons if no others. In th e A S e lf contain- w holesale destru ctio n o f birds, the farm o d I i single u n i t - era and garden m akers of th e country Not ‘P le c a hav e su ffered a loss am ounting to many M e a l” a ffa ir. I t Is th e c u tte r f e r Y ou to use because It w ill give m illions o f dollars. L e ft to herself, na you b e tte r and longer service. T h e B lizzard It the o rig in a l blow er c u tte r. In fa c t you w ill find th a t th e tu re m ain tain s a well av erag ed balance, B lizzard la the o rig in a l m ach ine In all Im provem ents. b u t men insist on u p settin g th is balance It la sim ple, com pact and Im m ensely strong. Tho w henever th ey congregate. H aving B lizzard combines fa n , knives and fly wheel, T H U S driven out th e birds they are obliged to ’■ S A V IN G P O W E R and m aking as F E W R U N N IN Q < P A R T S A S P R A C T IC A L . Th e B lizzard has wide depend upon poisons and various noxious th ro a t— positive self-feed w ith control th a t In etan tly doses to do th e ir w ork. The rap id ity starts, stops o r reverses the. feed rolls and self-feed w ith which insects pests m ultip ly in a conveyor. T h e knives cu t w ith a shear stro ke u n garden is alm ost incredible. A single fa ilin g ly and th e fan creates a pow erful blast th a t w ill elevate th e ellage In to th e highest silo. Ask an y ten-fo o t cherry tree has been found to Sk-w , B lizzard C u tte r o w n e r w h a t he th in k s of It. W e say harb o r 12 million p lan t lice. I f tl..; the B lizzard C u tte r stands alone— so much superior p o tato bug were allowed to increase th a t others are h a rd ly w o rth considering. M ake com parisons fo r yourself and see. w ithou t m olestation, th e progeny of a E Cost of Production Everything a Man Needs University of Oregon RAINIER HOTEL HOTEL ACKLY The BLIZZARD is the silo filler to use— ELITE PRIVATE BUSINESS COLLEGE A t O. A. C. They Like The Blizzard 404 COM M ONW EALTH BLDG. PO RTLAND, OR. May 30, 1914. To Whom It May Be of Interest.— The writer has had considerable experi ence with the Blizzard Feed Cutter and knows it to be durable, simple and compact In mechanical construction. Rasy to op erate and always reliable. —James Withycombe. Get this * 1 book I “WHY SILAGE PAYS 99 In PORTLAND SPO KA N E BOISE S end m e copy o f Why Silage Paya" A hook th at should ba pour h an d s if inter« In sila g e or feeding. W e send It F R F K w ith th e Blizzard C atalog on receip t o f coupon from th e a d vertisem en t. Phone Main MSI LIFE HEALTH ACCIDENT My S ilo Io_____ f t . high P. O. Clip th is Coupon and m all to ths Me O ffice for full Inform atica.— Me o b ligation Incurvi ( • f t »<$•• • d • ■ Q n e P o l i c y p O M MAUDE L DECKER. A- M. Principal. Ptzscnsl Attention, Individual Instruction. Action Guerin teed. Positions fer Grado ( Special Summer Balee. ft«»«««•••« • «M• g »d Bd Bd »O »O • * A ge nearset M rtb d a r. . . . . . . . . . . . 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