DIVERSIFIED FARMS
fay — opportunities
ARE HERE.
VOL X X m
(The Wrmwtnn Wralh r
FERTILIZER TESTS
SHOW GOOD RESULTS
20 PLOTS IRISH POTATOES USED
IN TESTS
Experiments Made on Various Kinds
of Soils.
May be Valuable Guide
For Future Experiments.
SV\
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928
NUMBER 13
I LOCAL RADIO ENTHUSIASTS TUNE
I * .* - « ..
, IN ON TOKYO, JAPAN AND LISTEN
"A ro u n d th e w orld in one ev en in g ,”
sounds ike th e title to a movie trav el
ogue b u t in th is in stan ce it m ig h t
well serve to illu s tra te th e ex p eri
ence of Mr. an d Mrs. W. L. B lessing
w ho can lay claim to b ein g classed
w ith H e rm isto n ’s m ost a rd e n t rad io
fans.
One n ig h t. Just recen tly , th ey w ere
fo rtu n a te en ough to tu n e in on a
b ro ad castin g sta tio n a t Tokyo, Ja p a n ,
an d listen to a tw o h o u r p ro g ram of
n ativ e Jap an ese m usic.
T he only
d raw b ack to th e e n te rta in m e n t w as
th a t it cam e from tw o to fo u r o’clock
in th e m o rn in g . T he m usic, accord
in g to th e listen ers, a t tim es sounded
m uch lik e an o rd in a ry A m erican
tu n e , b u t freq u en tly i t assum ed th e
asp ects of a couple of n a tiv es pound
in g w ith chop sticks, th u s ad d in g th e
p ro p er b it of local color to th e O rien
ta l scene or, sp eak in g in th e p a r
lan ce of th e rad io , th e air.
W ith th e conclusion of th e J a p a n
ese cn cert, th e liste n e rs tu rn e d th e
d ials to p ick up New Y ork, and as it
began to g et d ay lig h t, th e y moved,
tin e e n n t t to
to th e
by a ir, across th be e c c o o n n tin
B
reak
fast
tim
e
P acific coast
B reak fast tim e found
iu u u u
them h av in g gone over h a lf w ay
aro u n d th e w orld. T h is alm ost calls
BIRDS RELEASED BY
CAME COMMISSION
POUCE IS FOUND
:o: ❖ :o: ♦ :o: ❖
nailed to the roof of the
CHIEF
•> :o :
C IT Y
OF
:o: ♦
WATER R E S E R V O I R
H. W. K elley, chief of police an d
STATE RESTOCKS DISTRICT NEAR w a te r su p e rin te n d e n t of th is city, was
HERMISTON
Over One Hundred Birds From State
Game Farm Brought Here
November 21
fo u n d la te F rid ay n ig h t by a search
in g p a rty n ailed fast to th e roof of
th e c ity w ater reservoir. K elley w as
w o rk in g on th e roof m ak in g rep a irs
w hen h is a tte n tio n w as called to the
p assin g of some u n ex p lain ab le ob
ject, and by m istake drove a nail
th ru h is fin g er and in to th e wood se
c u rin g him fast. W hen th e chief w as
due home for supper and did not ap-
pOar_ a pa r ty w as organized and Kel-
ley w as found in a serio u s condition
a t th e scene of th e accid en t. F irs t
aid w as ren d ered a t once an d now
o u r chief officer has, an d is very
proud, to display a sc a r received in
actio n . C areful K elley, police duty
i8 d angerous.
BLUE GRASS
SUNSHINE
IDEAL FOR COWS
'T T IO N , $2.00 PER YEAR
THIEVES CAPTURED BY
OFFICERS NATION AND KELLEY
ENTER RESIDENCE AT IRRIGON
LOCAL DEALER ANNOUNCES
AND ESCAPE WITH LOOT
NEW SIX CYLINDER CAR
Jim P earson, m an ag e r of th e B lack
and W hite garag e and local ag e n t for
th e C hevrolet car, announces th t he
is now dealer for th e new six cy lin d er
C hevrolet, recently p u t on th e m ark et
by th e G eneral M otors co rporation.
T he new product is ad v ertised as
"a six in th e price ra n g e of th e fo u r."
A mong th e num erous models offered
in the new six cy lin d er c ar are th e
convertible landau, conch, coupe, sed
an , sp o rt cabriolet, p h aeton and th e
roadster.
Ex-Convict Confesses Thefts; Car is
Searched and Found Filled With
BY A. D. SMITH
Stolen Articles.
I used com m ercial fe rtilis e r on 20
R ep resen tativ es of th e O regon
S ta te Game C om m ission w ere in th e
plots of Irish potatoes in 1928. None
C hester R ude, ex-convict out on
H erm isto n d is tric t W ednesday, N ov
,f these fe rtiliz e rs w ere read y mixed.
parole, and Mr. and Mrs. H arvey
em ber 21, w ith a tru c k lo a d o f b ird s
Some of th e plots w ere in ju re d by
O lm stead w ere arrested by deputy
for resto ck in g th e a reas th a t have
;oo m uch m oisture. T hese te sts do
s h e riff B ert N ation and W. H. K el
been fa irly w ell th in n e d out. Ap
lo t se ttle th e fe rtiliz e r q u estio n , b u t
ley, city police officer, n ear H erm is
pro x im ately one h u n d re d an d e ig h t
:hey are a valuable guide In p o in tin g
ton, T h u rsd ay evening a t 9 o’clock on
een b ird s a lto g e th e r, ab o u t evenly
.he w ay to fu r th e r experim ents. N in e
advice received from Irrig o n w here
divided as to sex, w ere released. Most
>f these plots w ere on m edium sandy
they w ere alleged to have en tered the
of th em w ere a com bin atio n of C hin FOOTBALL SQUAD TO HAVE
an d th a t had grow n a lfa lfa a b o u t 18
F ran k B race residence ta k in g clo th
The Latest In Pumps
ese an d M ongolian an d all w ere fu ll
rears an d th e o th e r 11 w ere on land
ing, lin en s and o th er household ef
J.
M.
N
orton,
m
anager
of
th
e
Red
ANNUAL
BANQUET
SATURDAY
g ro w n b ird s. Some eig h te e n crates
ihat never had been seeded to a lfalfa,
fects. T he th re e w ere ta k e n to P en
and W h ite C hain sto res and U nion
w ere released in th e reg io n east of
put sw eet clover and vetch had been
dleton by N ation la te r in th e even
gas salesm an, is n eg o tiatin g w ith the
tow n, w hile th e re m a in d e r w ere ta k
jsed as a g reen m an u re. All plots
T he a n n u al football b an q u e t to be P o rta b le F ix tu re association of A m er in g w here th ey were lodged in th e
en n e a r th e J e w e tt place for d is trib u
were 5x20 yards in size, b u t only one
a tte n d e d by m em bers of th e local high ica, for th e agency of p o rtab le gas county jail.
row w as dug th r u th e c e n te r in de
tio n .
R ude, w ho served a term Ip the
school squad and re p re se n ta tiv e s from pum ps. These pum ps would be very
term ining th e yield. A ll fe rtiliz e rs
T he process of re sto c k in g th e
th e business men of th e to w n w ill be necessary and would save th e ab sen t O regon s ta te p e n lte tia ry an d w as a t
were broadcasted and cu ltiv a te d in to
N o r i t e h a u n ts of th e p h ea sa n ts is held on S atu rd ay evening, D ecember
the tim e of his a rre s t o u t on parole
m inded younger set considerable tim e
the lan d w ith a sp rin g to o th h arro w
, , carried on by - th e s ta te gam e commls 1 In th e basem ent of th e M ethodist
from M onroe, W ash in g to n , confessed
and
tro
u
b
le
w
hen
th
ey
realize
th
a
t
»xcept on plot n ine as s ta te d below,
w ith th e co o p eratio n o he tw o ch u rch . T his year th e a ff a ir w ill be
to th e th e fts, te llin g how he k ick
th
e
ir
c
a
rs
a
re
out
of
gas
a
t
n
ig
h
t.
rh ese n ine plots w ere all in ju re d
farm s, one s itu a te d
in a s tric tly " s ta g ” p a rty , an d prom ises
ed in th e fro n t door of th e B race re
T hey w ould e lim in ate the p u sh in g of
ea ste rn O regon an d th e o th e r n ear
more o r less by too m uch m oisture.
to provide all kin d s of e n te rta in m e n t cars for m iles an d m iles, w hen th is sidence and took a larg e q u a n tity of
for some tr ite com m ent on th e w on
E ugene. A bout five th o u san d b ird s
[ w as aw ay from hom e from Ju ly 5
in ad d itio n to excellent food. W re st tim e could be used to r o th er purposes c lo th in g and household linens. Olm
ders of m odern inventions.
w ere reared by t h e e a ste rn Oregon
to the m iddle of October. T he n itro
lin g an d boxing w ill afford e n te r for w hich we set o u t to accom plish. stead m a in tain ed th a t he w as Inno
farm th is y ear, re p re se n tin g a little
gen th a t w as used w as in th e form
cent, d isclaim ing all connection w ith
P lo t No. 11— N itro g en 300 pounds,
ta in m e n t for th e guests.
M anager Joe is very en th u sia stic over
less th a n th e u su a l n u m b er raised
>f su lp h a te of am onia; th e p o tash w as
th e th e fts. T he c ar in w hich they
T
he
coach
w
ill
announce
th
e
nam
es
and if® yield w as 640 bushels, b u t its
th e prospects and advised th a t he
an n u a lly . T h is decrease -wa8 due to
In th e form of m u ria te ; and
th e
check yielded a t th e ra te of 650 b u sh
of those eligible for fo o tb all le tte rs w ould have th e firs t one in stalled on w ere rid in g , a large ro ad ster, had
th e ex trem e h e a t of th e sum m er
phosphate w as in th e form of a 17
for th e p ast season. W. J. W arn er, h is own B lack B eauty. We a re w ith the back end com pletely filled w ith
per cen t su perphosphate. A ll fig els.
m onths. It is th e desire of those
J. M. Biggs, F. B. Sw ayze, Dr. J. L. Joe in h is new v e n tu re and sincerely sto len a rtic le s. A sh o t g u p w hich
P lo t No. 12— P o tash 300 pounds
ures given are th e am oun ts p er acre.
locally in te re ste d in th e p ro ject of
had been ta k e n from a service s ta
an d p h o sp h ates 200 pounds, an d th e
S ears and L ogan Todd have been In w ish him well.
resto ck in g th is d is tric t to secure a n
We w ill now consider th e 9 p lo ts on
tion n e a r B oardm an, w as found
v
ited
to
a
tte
n
d
the
b
an
q
u
e
t
and
give
yield w as 620 bushels, b u t its check
o th er sh ip m en t of b ird s p robably
the a lfa lfa land.
am ong th e loot. O lm stead gave h is
sh o rt talk s.
yielded 720 bushels.
LIBRARY BENEFIT PROVES
P lo t No. 1— N itro g en 300 pounds,
some tim e n ex t sp rin g .
address as Y akim a, W ash in g to n .
P lo t No. 13— P o tash 300 pounds
and th e increase w as 34 p er cen t
TO
BE
FINANCIAL
SUCCESS
Miss
K
a
th
e
rln
g
C
ran
n
a
w
ill
spend
and n itro g e n 300 pounds, and th e T he m ain office of su lp h u r seem s to
above th e yield on th e check plot,
SECOND TURKEY POOL TO
yield w as 620 bushels, b u t Its check be to m ake a v a ilab le th e p la n t food T h an k sg iv in g in W alla W all a.
and th e increase w as 52 p er cent.
Miss M arg aret M cD evitt w ill be in Forty Dollars Cleared for Library
yielded
650
bushels.
th
a
t
is
alread
y
in
th
e
soil,
an
d
th
e
BE SHIPPED DECEMBER 6
P lo t No. 2— P h o sp h ate 200 pounds.
Fund at Card Party Last
P lo t No. 14 — P h o sp h ates 200 p la n t food is alread y in an a v a j|a b le P en d leto n to spend T h an k sg iv in g
P lo t No. 3— P o tash 300 pounds,
Monday Evening.
T he second pool of tu rk e y s to be
pounds an d n itro g en 300 poundss, and form in very san d y lan d . C o n seq u en t w ith frien d s in th a t city.
and th e increase w as 5 4 p er cen t.
S ixteen tab les of brid g e w ere in
ly
it
seem
s
useless
to
apply
sulp
lilir
shipped th ro u g h the Id ah o T u rk ey
th
e
yield
w
as
620
bushels,
an
d
its
P lo t No. 4— P h o sp h ates 200 pounds
play
^
t
th
e
lib
ra
ry
b
en
efit
card
p
arty
DAIRY ASSOCIATION HOLDS
G rw ers association w ill leave H erm is
to very sandy lan d .
and potash 300 pounds, an d th e in check yielded th e sam e.
given u n d e r th e auspices of th e lib
ton
D ecem ber 5.
A pproxim ately
P
lo
t
18,
w
h
ere
a
heavy
ap
p
licatio
n
P
lo
t
No.
15—
P
o
ta
sh
600
pounds,
crease w as 54 per cent.
MEETING IN PENDLETON ra ry b o a rj on M onday evening, N ov
th re e carlo ad s w ill com prise th e
of chem icals w as m ade, show s th e
P lo t No. 5— P h o sp h ates 200 pounds an d th e y ield w as 645 bushels, b u t
em ber 26. A pproxim ately seventy
local sh ip m en t. G row ers from I r r i
g reatest g ain th a t m ig h t be cred ited
T he U m atilla D airy Im provem ent people w ere in a tte n d a n c e a t
potash 300 pounds and n itro g e n 300 its check yielded 740 bushels.
th e
P lo t No. 16— P h o sp h ates 200 lbs., to th e fertilizers. T he e x tra 60 b u sh association m et in P en d leto n T ues p a rty w ith a to ta l o fo rty dollars gon an d B oardm an w ill sh ip th e ir
pounds, an d the increase w as 30 per
and th e yield w as 480 bushels, b u t els cost 80 cen ts p er bushel, if th e day, N ovem ber 27, a t th e county b eing cleared for th e use of th e lib birds from H erm iston, w hile a n o th e r
cent.
shipm ent, probably two carlo ad s, w ill
g ain re su lte d from th e use of th e a g e n t's office at w hich tim e L. C.
th e check yielded 665 bushels.
ra ry fund.
P lo t No. 6— P h o sp h ates 200 pounds
leave P ilo t Rock.
P lo t No. 17— P h o sp h ates 200 lbs., fe rtilizers, b u t I am in clin ed to th in k D yer of H er,m iston w as
re-elcted
H
igh
score
for
th
e
women
w
as
won
and n itro g en 300 pounds, and th e In
T he price list has not been received
potash 300 pounds, an d n itro g e n 300 th e differen ce in yield resu lted from p resid en t of the association for n ex t
r Miss E va R an d all w ith C. M.
crease w as 94 p er cent.
pounds, an d th e yield w as 620 bushels th e ap p licatio n of a d iffe re n t am o u n t y ear. S. R. Cooper of S ta n field w as Best being aw arded th e prize for th e to d ate, b u t G eorge Je n k in s, a ss ist
P lo t NO. 7— P o tash 300 pounds and and its check yielded th e same.
a n t county a g e n t, s ta te s th a t th e
of w a te r on th e d iffe re n t p a rts of th e chosen to serve as th e new secretary .
h ig h e st am ong th e m en. T he prizes,
n itro g e n 300 pounds, and th e increase
P lo t No. 18 — P h o sp h ates 400 plots.
O rganization of th e w ork fo r next w hich w ere donated by th e O regon price w ill be w ired to him by Mrs. C.
G. B rin k on N ovem ber 30. Those w ho
w as 40 Per cent.
T h e larg e d ifferen ce in yield be y ear w as p erfected a t th e m eeting
pounds, p o tash 600 pounds, an d n itro
H ard w are com pany and th e H erm is ire p a rtic u la rly In terested w ill be
P lo t No. 8-—P o tash 300 pounds and gen 600 pounds, an d th e yield w as tw een p lo t 16 an d its check w as cau s and all business a tte n d e d to. An in
ton D rug com pany for the occasion,
able to secure th e list from hint a f
n itro g e n 500 pounds, an d th e Increase 800 bushels, and its check yielded ed a t least in p a r t by one end of th e te re stin g discussion waa carried on
w ere a ttra c tiv e decks of cards.
ter th a t tim e.
fertilized
p
lo
t
g
e
ttin
g
too
dry.
w as "59 p er cent.
740 bushels.
am ong the m em bers w ho have tested
L ate in th e evening refresh m en ts
Some of th e re s u lts seem c o n tra d u rin g the p ast y ear and according
P lo t No. 19 — P h o sp h ates 200
P lo t No. 9— P o tash 300 pounds and
w ere served to th e m any guests.
n itro g e n 300 pounds w ith 200 pounds pounds, p o tash 300 pounds, and n itro d ictory, b u t th e y show positiv ely th a t to all reports, a g re a t deal of in te r
T he proceeds from th e benefit w ill LOCAL AUXILIARY MEMBERS
m ore n itro g en applied as sid e"d ress gen 150 pounds, and th e yield was th e v irg in soil co n tain s all elem en ts est w as show n in th e w ork.
N ext be used to reduce th e o p e ra tin g in
ATTEND MEET AT HEPPNER
in g on J u n e 17, an d th e in crease w as 700 bushels, an d its check yielded of fe rtility , ex cep t n itro g en , in su ffi y e a r’s te s tin g w ill s t a r t on D ecember debtedness of th e lib ra ry . A ccording
cien
t
q
u
a
n
tity
fo
r
all
purposes,
and
665 bushels.
1, 1928, according to Mr. H ouser, o f to m em bers of th e lib ra ry board, it is
30 per cent.
F o u rteen women from th e local
P lo t No. 20— S u lp h u r 650 pounds th ey show as p o sitiv ely t h a t th e n i ficial tester, w ho gave h i8 re p o rt on te n ta tiv e ly planned th a t a sim ilar a f A m erican Legion A u x iliary , accom
T he increased yield m ore th a n paid
tro g en can be p u t in to th e soil by th e w ork d u rin g th e p ast year. He
fo r th e fe rtiliz e rs used on all nine and b a rn y a rd m an u re 50 2-horse
fair m ay be held a t some la te r date panied by th re e rep re se n ta tiv e s from
th e use of g reen m an u res, for w hich sta te d th a t ab o u t 11 per cent of th e
loads
p
er
acre.
Its
check
had
th
e
of these plots on a lfa lfa lan d , and
since th is firs t p a rty proved so Irrig o n , a tten d ed th e re g u la r m eet
purpose I use sw eet clover and sand an im als tested w ere culled and
th e potato es did not seem to be p a r sam e am o u n t of m a n u re b u t no su l
successful. Mrs. C. S. M cN aught is ing of th e U m atilla-M orrow co u n ty
vetch.
T he re s u lts also show posi slau g h tere d because of low p ro d u ct
tic u la r ab o u t w hich elem en t w as a p p h u r. B a rn y a rd m an u re is supposed
p resid en t of th e lochl lib ra ry board.
council of th e A m erican L egion
tiv ely th a t it is n o t p ro fita b le to a p ion.
plied. F o r in stan ce on p lo t 5 th e in to cause scabby potatoes, an d th e
A uxiliary w hich convened a t H epp
ply ch em icals on land th a t h as been
su
lp
h
u
r
w
as
applied
to
d
estro
y
th
e
A few new m em bers w ere added to
crease w as produced a t a cost of 17
ner S a tu rd a y evening, N ovem ber 24.
Irrigon
School
Has
Paper
b u ilt up by th e use o f g reen m an th e m em bership roll to ta k e th e place
cen ts per bushel, and in p lo t No. 6 scab, b u t th e re w as no scab, n eith er
T he m eetin g w as held In th e H eppner
A
copy
of
th
e
Irrig
o
n
School
News
The ures, an d on w hich a lfa lfa h a s n o t of those w ho have dropped o u t of th e
th e cost w as less th a n 6 cen ts per in th e su lp h u r n or its check.
a sm all m im eographed paper, h as re Legion h all w ith Mrs. J. M. B iggs,
bushel, b u t 1 am in clin ed to th in k a yield on th e su lp h u r p lo t w as 680 been grow n. T h e re s u lts on plots 1 association because of sellin g th e ir cen tly been received by th e H erald of H erm iston, p resid en t of th e coun
to 9 seem to show positively th a t th herd or m oving aw ay.
p a rt of th e low cost show n in plo t 6 bushels, an d its check yielded 5*25
G eneral new s of th e school, in te re s t cil, presiding.
a lfa lfa h as ab srb ed all elem en ts of
A m usical p rogram w as presented
w as caused by a v a ria tio n in th e bushels. B oth th e su lp h u r p lo t and
ing h ap p en in g s, and ed ito ria ls w r it
price
of
chem
icals
each
ton
of
a
lfa
lfa
fe rtility from th e soil to such an ex
am ount of dam age done by th e ex its check had v o lu n teer sw eet clover
by
th e H ep p n er u n it a t th e close of
ten
by
s
tu
d
e
n
ts
com
prise
th
e
m
ain
te n t th a t an y elem en t of fe rtility a p hay sold from th e place ta k e s w ith It
cess m o istu re in th e v ario u s p a rts of on th e m th e p ast few years, b u t it w as
fe a tu re s of th e p aper. T he s ta ff Is th e business m eetin g and re fre sh
ab
o
ut
$8
in
fertilizers.
I
t
Is
ev
id
en
t
plied
alone
o
r
in
co
m
b
in
atio
n
w
ill
not plowed u n d er. T he sta n d of clov
th e plot and its check plot.
from these fig u res th a t th e m an w ho composed of D orothy Isom, e d tito r l m ents w ere served to th e local and
W e w ill now consider plots 10 to e r w as unev en , and th is m ay account give p ro fita b le in crease in yields of
v is itin g delegates.
potatoes, and I th in k th is w ould also grow s a lfa lfa for sale goes b a n k in-chief, and L illian Y ergen, a ss ista n t
20. All these p lots an d th e ir checks for a p a r t o f th e d ifferen ce in th e
editor.
ru
p
t
sooner
or
la
te
r.
T
hese
fig
u
res
had been green m an u red a t v ario u s yield. I am inclin ed to th in k a p a rt apply to an y o th e r crop.
Mr. and Mrs. W m. L a in g and son
W e have been ta u g h t th a t a lfa lfa o u g h t to co n U in som ething of in te r
tim es except plot 20 and its check of th e check plot g o t too d ry. I con
D onald of T he D alles w ere T h a n k s
Social
Dance
In
Columbia
est
to
both
new
s
e
ttle
rs
and
old
pio
en
rich
es
th
e
soil,
b
u
t
th
ese
te
s
ts
do
plot. No a lfa lfa h ad ev er been grow n clude th a t th e su lp h u r m ay have
A neighborhood social dance w as g iv in g day g u e sts a t th e hom e of Mr.
n o t in d ic a te it. Some of th e land n eers who have not in v e stig a te d for
on any of these plots o r th e ir checks. caused th e increase, b u t th is is n o t
held la s t a tu rd a y evening a t the and Mrs. W. H. W illard . Mr. L ain g
them
selves,
and
1
hope
they
b
en
efit
h
ere
th
a
t
once
yielded
6
to
n
s
of
a
l
P lo t No. 10— P o tash 300 pounds c e rta in , an d I am Inclined to th in k
som ebody, as th ey have cost me con home of Mr. and Mrs. O tis B uell In is s ta te s u p e rin te n d e n t of con
p er acre, an d th e yield w as a t th e th e w a te r h ad m ore in flu en ce th a n fa lfa w ill n o t now yield m ore th a n
sid erable in tim e and m oney. N ext th e C olum bia d istric t. A bout 50 w ere s tru c tio n in ch arg e of th e b u ild in g
ra te o( 660 b u sh els per acre, b u t its th e su lp h u r. T he lan d on w hich th e 1 1-2 tons on acco u n t of th e e x h a u st y ear I sh all m ake some fu r th e r tests p resen t. D ancing and v is itin g w as of th e new s ta te tu b ercu lo sis h ospital
ion
of
th
e
elem
en
ts
of
fe
r
tility
orig
check yielded a t th e ra te of 720 bush- su lp h u r w as applied is h eav ie r th a n
in T he D alles.
enjoyed by those p resent.
ab o u t H erm isto n in ally In th e soil. A t th e p resen t on a lfa lfa-ex h au sted land.
i per acre.