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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
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grow
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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
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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
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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
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S A V IN G P O W E R and m aking as F E W R U N N IN Q
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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
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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.
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