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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION T u r k e s ta n A l f a l f a S e e d P o o r much larger scale than at present prac ticed, BOYS AND GIRLS W A R N IN G to a lfa lfa grow ers to however, a m istak en b elief In Its su A t the Opera. COLLECT P08TMARM avoid th e use of comm ercial perior q u alities has resu lted in raisin g A ce rta in rep re se n ta tiv e bn Con T u rk estan seed is contained in De its re ta il price to a p o in t freq u en tly gress from th e W est is very fond of p a rtm e n t B ulletin No. 13S, of th e U. above th a t o f dom estic seed. No sueh music, and it annoys him to a degree C heaper and More In terestin g B. D epartm en t of A griculture, w hich is p reference is shown in th e a lfa lfa a t the opera to perceive th e in a tte n T han Collecting Postage »Hautpa» sh o rtly to be issued under th e title grow ing regions of Europe» There tio n of th e audience. “ Comm ercial T urkestan A lfa lfa S eed.” French seed is commonly considered the One n ig h t when he had slipped over S pecialists of th e d ep artm en t have best, w ith Ita lia n ra n k in g n ex t and to Now York to v isit the M etropolitan been in v e stig atin g th e com parative T u rk estan last. U nder these circum SEABURY POSTMARK a frien d found him sopping a t a m erits of d iffe re n t kinds of a lfalfa stance, v ery little F rench and Ita lia n B roadw ay establishm ent. CLUB seeds and have reached the conclusion seed fin d s its w ay to th e U nited I have been to the opera,” said Box 145, Cathlamet, Wash. th a t th ere is n othing to recommend S tates, th e b u lk of tho im portations he, in response to the o th e r’s inquiry th e T u rk estan v ariety for general use being, as alread y sta te d , the cheap I “ W hat did you h e a r» ” in th is country. I t is, th ey say, p a r com m ercial T u rk estan . « I h e a rd ,” said th e re p resen tativ e, tic u la rly unsuited to the humid clim ate IlMAIilf Hi u u v .»b t . t v E asily Id en tified . * * th a t th e Tw illera are going to g et a U. S. tiw» Nats - 8 0 . 7 8 a» o f tho E a st which, as a m a tte r of fact, I ' 8 N e rv UaSe - - «ft I H Ai -n. Tont« II_ F o rtu n ately , grow ers who wish to div’orce, th a t young Van G ilder has F lo e Kerolewvt • « 1 Wft op <’ H.Arsny Ir e « P«4a V 8 8 uses m ost o f the T u rk estan seed im M a g as i» « B if iM - • « S i i p B ew M au ser K tfla < 8 . M avoid this v a rie ty can read ily id en tify marTied an English barm aid, and th a t J»h»e W oo l t »vere « a ls I » I A rtu r W ool I L a t r M ag p o rted into th is country. This seed is W ó u lA m v R lk a k M s S .ftO e p « k s m a u Kasovs K b » t l Fasti« B C osta 7ft op •3 0 0 A rm v H r t d l « I «6 it by th e presence of R ussian k nap Mrs. J. C. Spreckelm eyor is g ra d u a l also n o t su fficien tly h ard y to w arran t n ir s s M »M l L l« a n s < ly paw ning her jew el«.” W o « re ib a l a r i aal lu U 8 A r m j s s i B ary I » »ba w a /U i, m s m I« its general use in th e upper M ississippi ' ' eea8ceaB - Jn e I« la Mw OAL M M 8 C M « 256 £ .Valley, w here hardiness is an impor- “ a " ^ h«re e’ ? P ‘ “ com m erc.al • » w Om. si H». ta n t facto r. In v estig ato rs, however, ‘ T u rk estan secd» and here th e y are Praa' THE HEART OF THE TREE. __ tically alw ay s present. R ussian k nap are careful to distinguish betw een com- i weed is in some w ays sim ilar to quack W hat does he p lan t who plant« a tree» m orcial T u rk estan a lfa lfa and special , grass and C anada H e p lan ts th e frien d of th e sun and stra in s of h ard y a lfa lfa s th a t have grass, Johnson th istle, sp read in g both b y seeds and sky; been developed from certain in tro d u c H e p lan ts th e fla g of th e breezes tio n s o f seed from T urkestan. V aluable underground rootstocks. The soeds are free; v a rieties o f a lfa lfa s unquestionably ex slig h tly la rg e r th a n those of a lfa lfa and cannot all be rem oved by any p ra c The sh a ft of b eau ty tow ering high; is t in C entral Asia, b u t these are a t ticab le m ethod of m achine cleaning. He p lan ts a home to heaven anigh present only fitte d fo r use in ex p eri T heir chalk y w h ite color m akes them F o r song and motheT-croon of bird m ental w ork in breeding. especially conspicuous, an d th e ir syra- i In hushed and happy tw ilig h t heard- Imported Seed Inferior. m etrical form —slig h tly wedge shaped— I The treble o f h e a v e n ’s harm ony— A t tho present tim e, approxim ately d istinguishes them from th e notched These things he p lan ta who plan ts one fifth o f the a lfa lfa seed used in the seed of o th er species o ften found in tree. U n ited S ta te s is im ported. O f this v arieties o f a lf a lf a from o th er sections. W h at does ho p la n t who p la n ts a tree» q u a n tity , p ractically all— 95 per cent in The knapw eed seods, how ever, are not H e p lan ts cool shade and ten d er rain th e last tw elve m onths—comes from usually found In large q u a n titie s and A nd seed and bud of days to be, R ussian T urkestan. In th e European any lot of a lfa lfa should, th erefo re, be A nd years th a t flush and fad e ag ain ; J m ark et, commercial T u rk estan is the : exam ined in bulk. The exam ination of H e p lan ts th e glory o f the p lain ; cheapest seed available, in th is country ' sm all sam ples is uot su ffic ie n t to show H e p lan ts th e f o r e s t’s h eritag e; its w holesale p rice is less th a n th a t of ; w hether th e a lfa lfa comes from Turke- The h arv est of a coming age; Mado From dom estic seed. In spite of th is fa ct, | stan or not. T he jo y th a t unborn eyes shall see— ; These th in g s he p la n ts who p lan ts a tree. p o rtn n ity th e opening o f th e narket AT SM A LL COST will give. W hat does he p la n t who p lan ts a tree» Mail Orders Solicited Hood R iver rep o rts estim ated crop He plants, in sap and le a f aud wood. [ o f 1,200 cars, conditions v ery favor- In love o f home and loyalty NORTHWEST RUG CO. A PHA ZA RD m ethods of filling silos able- w eatht'r v «r7 w ith a teni1 A nd fa r cast th ought of civic good— Portland, Ore. has spoiled m any thousand to n s ; en°y to re ta rd coIor> w h,eh 18 made H is blessing on th e neighborhood. 188 East Eighth Street o f good corn and often given safe A ttitu d e of grow Who in th e hollow o f his hand WRITE US FOUR WANTS silage a “ black e y e .” C areful tram p- I ers not to say much an d aw ait d<> H olds all th e grow th of all our la n d - i WE Pay Freight One Way in g and leveling, to g eth er w ith other vel<'Pnicnts. G eneral m a tte r o f discus- A n a tio n ’s gro w th from sea to sea, essential featu res in fillin g the silo arc iio n m ark etin & “ C ” grade of apples, S tirs in his h e a rt who plan ts a tree. im p o rtan t. Some shipping, m ostly G rav en stein s and r, i .v v . •» . pears. E veryone asks: “ W hen will the to r n m akes the best silage when the w ar 9 m ajo rity of the ears are dented, or ju s t Yakilll. , _ Six , h„nsand cars, q u ality b a n n i n g to glase. I* corn is p u t into o f „ op goo<J w.»a«h. r d ry ¿ it h cool th e s il^ before this stag e of m a tu rity I n ig h ts; hardly enough dam pness to is reached, th e silage becomes very sour color as fast as desired. H ow ever, gen or acid, and is ap t to have a low feed AUTOMATIC HOOK EX TE N SIO N LADDERS A N Y LENGTH. FR U IT AND ST E P LAD eral conditions satisfa c to ry . Growers D E R S A SPEC IA LTY . FRANK NEWTON A CO. PA CIFIC LADDER WO1 ing value. in th is d istric t also seem to have the 85 and 87 E ast Eighth Street, Portland. Oregon. W hen corn becomes dry from being “ W atching and W a itin g ” sp irit, and fro sted or allowed to g et ripe, it will seem to believe th a t th is y e a r will be m ake good silage if w ater is added at a crucial test from m any angles. S itu a COMK TO fillin g time. No d efin ite rule can be tion for coming picking s e a s o n is splen T H E N E W M A D IS O N H O T E L given as to the rig h t am ount o f w ater did. G rowers m aking p rep aratio n to Cor. F irst sad Madison. Spokane. Wash. to add, b u t th e aim should bo to make h arv est whole crop, although genera] STOP WITH US IF YOU VALUE tho m oisture content equal to th a t of ‘ tren d o f conversation is tow ard ap p ar COURTESY. SERVICE AND HOMELIKE SURROUNDINtM green corn. c u t need of proposed em ergency ra te by Management Artbnr Q. Jurg. R ates 50c and U p. Special W eekly R atal. I t is v e-v essential th a t th e cut corn railroads. W in ter patches, pears and bo thoroughly mixed a fte r it is elevated few apples m oving now, divided in o r blown in to th e silo. I f th is is not usual proportion am ong handlers. done, the heavier portions will fall in l ’eshastin— U pper W enatchee Valley one place and cause th e silage to settle rep o rts excellent conditions and splen- unevenly, resu ltin g in much loss, due d .d quality of crop, apples m aturing to spoiling. one week early and few' peaches, pears D uring th e process of filling, the cut and summer apples are m oving; most m a terial should be k ep t slig h tly higher ly operations w ith S e a ttle commission a t th e edges th an in the center, and m en; not m any sales reported. Very well tram jied close to th e sides where little talk and much guessing. fric tio n prev en ts it from settling. It is not necessary to tram p in th e center of the silo, for the w eight o f th e silage th ere is su fficien t to insure thorough Cheap prices and special inducem ents should not Influence the packiag. Silos th a t are deep and of P iano buyer. U RING recen t years th e hog in large d iam eter require less tram p in g d u stry in th e P acific N o rth w est We carry all grades of Pianos from «250.00 to «2,300.00, but th a n those of sm aller dimensions. only m akes in which we have confidence and which we can recom has been in ad eq u ate to supply the mend. I local dem ands fo r pork an d pork pro O ur P ianos from «250.00 to «375.00 include several makes ; ducts. This has caused tho average which are p ositively th e best Pianos m anufactured to sell a t these 1 prie® of pork to be relativ ely high and p rices—th e low est prices a t which good dependable Pianos can i bis made it necessary to ship a large be sold. percentage o f th e bogs slaughtered and We c a rry only one line of P layer P ianos; th a t o f the Aeolian H E N orthw estern F ru it Exchange, bacon consumed from e a st of th e Company, m akers of the world fam ous Pianolaa. The P ianola Is through th eir rep resen tativ es in th e Rocky M ountains. furnished in six d iffe re n t m akes of Pianos. various districts, report as follows: I t is possible to provide p astu re for W enatchee will ship about 4,700 hogs in most o f th is region th roughout W rite Us fo r C atalogues and Price«. ears; w eath er conditions good and qnal- much of the y ear. In m ost localities ity of crop e x c ellen t The dry w eath er it is also possible to provide crops th a t seems to be causing apples to m ature m ay be hogged o ff d arin g several s little too fast. G rowers generally m onths o f th e busy season. The crops optim istie and seem to feel th a t even g enerally used fo r th is purpose are a black elood, as caused by big gen- w h e a t field peas, corn and barley. By era! crop and w ar conditions, may have supplem enting well m anaged pastu re a silver lining. W enatchee is m oving w ith th e proper grain ratio n s and util Stein way. Weber and Other Plano«. Pianolas, Vlrtrolss, some Jo n ath an s, W inter B ananas and icing th e ab ility o f the hog to harvest and all the Rscords, E arly F all apples. Sales give some evi- g rain crops for him self, th e average A Nice New Rugs OLD CARPETS Silo Filling H •A Hogs in Northwest IT PAYS TO BUY A GOOD PIANO D Northwest Crops Good T Sherman, .Clay & Co. de nee of cash buyers. Some inclination 1 cost of producing pork m ay be ma- on th e p a rt o f shippers from th is dis- ' te rially reduced. These conditions o ffer J tn c t to stove. However, m ajo rity do- an o p p o rtu n ity fo r p ro fitab le pork pro- s u f to tak e ad v an tag e of w hatever o p -, duetion ia the P acifie N o rth w est on a PORTLAND, OREGON.