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PAGE THREE THE H ERM 1ST0NH ERALD, HERMISTON, Ypur WANT ADS FORD Minimum Charge 15c or 1 Cent a Word FOR SALI MALOTI’ SEPARATOR FOR SALE w ith m otor. Iow a se p a ra to r No. 103. In q u ire W. G. W ebber. • 29-4tp TOR SALE 15 HEAD JER SEY cows, m ilking ; m iik ro u te estab lish ed ; o th e r young stock; m odern, elec tric d airy eq u ip m en t; 87 acres of alfa lfa . W ill re n t ran ch for h alf ct' hay raised. H. E. H anby, 34-3tc ALFALFA SEED FOR SALE— 13c per lb. In q u ire a t H erm isto n T ra n sfe r office. 35-tfc MISCELLANEOUS FOR R E N T — HOUSE, TWO BED- roonis, larg e liv in g and d in in g com bined, k itch en , b ath and garage. R en t 15.00. Lease $14.00. Dr. P rim e 34-3tc O FFIC E SPACE FOR R E N T — Mod ern conveniences. In q u ire H erald office. B urk s for Side. B argains. On th e W est — Adv. Go to B u rk ’s for B arg ain s— Now — Adv. H IG H EST CASH PRICES PAID FOR horses, c a ttle, hogs, and sheep. H u sto n B rothers, The D alles. 25-tfc DAY OLD CHICKS HATCHED AT H erm iston. L eghorns, R ed s, Rocks. G et o u r prices. See our chicks. Y our p atro n ag e ap p recia ted. P o u lts, T urk ey eggs and cus tom h a tc h in g . " V ig o rb ilt” H a tc h ery, H erm isto n , Oregon. 26-tfc R IC K R E A L L — K itch en im prove m en t has proved fa sc in a tin g w ork to a R ick reall hom em aker who tells how she m ade h er k itch en w ork eas ier w ith no m oney outlay, “ My k itc h e n is an old one w ith a p a n tr y ,” she says. “ F o rtu n a te ly th e p a n try is on a line w ith th e ‘w alk ’ in fro n t of th e sin k an d stove so I moved th e w ork tab le in to th e p a n try . I took down all th e old wide Ehelves an d had n a rro w e r ones p u t in at m ore co n v en ien t places, also added some ‘b u ilt in s.’ T hen I p a in ted up and now have a more conve n ie n t and a ch eerier place to w ork in, all a t th e cost of a very little lumber, an d p ain t. Also, I p u t a *_' ....................................................... ... HERMISTON DR. A. E. MARBLE Chiropractor O ffice; Two doors w est postoffice Office hours, 10 to 12; 1 :3 0 to 8. P hone 481 - H erm isto n , Or. W. L- Morgan, D. M. D. now associated w ith Dr. F. V. Prime G eneral D e n tistry X -R ay an d D iagnosis la n k B ldg. P hone C onnections S unday and E v en in g s by A p p o in tm en t HERMISTON HOSPITAL MEDICAL - SURGICAL - X-RAY and PH YSIO THERAPY A tte n d in g M. D .:- A. W . CHRISTOPHERSON P hone— H ospital 551 Res. 712 P h y sician s Office 733. Needs This Special Spring Tonic and Tune-up. Flush Transmission and refill with summer Lubricant. Flush Differential and refill with summer Lubricant. Lubricate chassis, spray springs. Tune up Motor. Clean and adjust spark plugs. Clean and adjust carbuerator jets. Clean and adjust distributor points. Check battery and refill. A ll Cor KEEP PRODUCTION DOWN. cold cupboard on th e back porch. Most b ack w ard early sp rin g p as T here I keep vegetables, apples and the th e like. L eft overs an d m ilk are tu re s in e ig h t years, ta k in g placed in th e cold cu pboard in th e c o u n try as a whole, served to keep b u tte r pro d u ctio n early in A pril be p a n try ." low th e volum e in d icated by the g re a te r n u m b er of cows being ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ m ilked, says th e O regon S ta te col •> All Items Appearing in this lege ex ten sio n service in th e w eek Column are Contributed by the ly m ark et review . S to rin g b u tte r is ♦ Hermiston W. C. T, U. below no rm al for th e season w ith <• <• ❖ ♦ <• <• ❖ <♦ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ o p erato rs e n c e rta in w h at course to Drinking in Colleges. take. “ R. T, C rane, m illio n aire iron P acific coast pro d u ctio n is down m an u fac surer, m ade p ublic today ab o u t 10 per cen t an d e a ste rn p ro an a rra ig n m e n t of th e big u n iv ersi- d u ctio n ab o u t 4 p er cen t as a resu lt of th e slow -B tarting p astu res added to c u rta ilm e n t of su p p lem en tary feeding caused by fin a n c ia l consi d eratio n s, says th e rep o rt. T he con d itio n of p astu re s In sta te s w here cows are n o rm ally on p astu res by A pril 1 Is su b s ta n tia lly below th a t In an y of th e previous e ig h t years for w hich records a re av ailab le. A lth o u g h O regon d a iry p astu res regon utual a re slow er th a n av erage, fu tu re p ro FIRE INSURANCE CO. spects are fav o rab le because of a p le n tifu l m o istu re supply. T he con McMinnville, Oregon d itio n th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n try Is Is Your Fire Insurance m ost serio u s In those areas affected About to Expire? by d ro u g h t la s t sum m er. T h en See M ilk p ro d u ctio n p er cow in the U n ited S tates on A p ril 1 w as about R. C. TODD 5 p er cen t low er th a n on th a t date in an y of th e la s t fo u r y ears, and H erm isto n , O regon some low er th a n in any A pril since 1925. M ilk p ro d u ctio n per cow n o r m ally in creases 5 to 8 per cen t be tw een . M arch 1 and A p ril 1, b u t th is y ear only 1(4 per cen t in crease was T. K. Johnson show n. Physician and Surgeon A p ril sto ra g e h o ld in g s in the U nited S ta te s In d icate a red u ction H erm isto n , O regon of 50 p er cen t from a y ear ago, and Office P hone, 1023 H ouse 1912 ab o u t 25 per cen t from th e five-year av erag e for A pril 1. T he g en eral a ttitu d e of receiv ers .fo r th e p ast 10 days has been som ew hat u n c e rta in w ith all an x io u s to keep floors cleared . Some w ere in clin ed to sto re top q u a lity b u tte r w hile o th ers ALL WORK GUARANTEED reduced prices to move th e goods. HERMISTON M MARKHAM Beauty Shop PHONE 521 PENDLETON DR. DALE ROTHWELL OPTOMOTRIST T he best glasses a t a reaso n ab le cost.— OPTICAL R EPA IR IN G Over W o o lw o rth ’s— P h o n e 1286 P en d leto n , O regon W. J. WARNER WE Attomey-at-Law Hermiston - Oregon Specialize in Good Furni ture at Lowest Possible Prices Free Delivery to your door. Hermiston Post No. 37 Meets first and third .Thursday. Legion A uxil ia r y m eets second and fourth Thursday, Legion Hall, <»•« a * HOHRMAN MOTOR CO. D u a rt P e rm a n e n t W aves $2.95 and $5.00 Why, Of Course $ 2 .5 0 O / Q U A IIT * * m P B If f J M $ F T O d *fS p « ITJ^ECo h o sp ital in P o rtla n d . Mrs. Amy C ollins and Miss Leola ! B enefiel w ere shopping in P e n d le ton S a tu rd a y n ig h t. C ounty A gent Chas. Sm ith. Geo. ' B lcakm nn, Mr. C raw ford of the i H eppner G azette and Mr. Sim pson, I .11 of H eppner, w ere businesss visit- I >, ra u ,e v icin ity S aturday. Isn t p ro h ib itio n aw fu l! As it happens, we a re q u o tin g A show er was given a t the home from th e R eg ister of S eptem ber 11, | of Mrs. B atie R and Tuesday, honor- 1911, ju s t 2o y ears ago. _______ I i iu g h er siste r-in -la w , Mrs. H arvey W arn er. A nu m b er of g u ests w ere Speak-easy. p resen t and Mrs. W arn er received ‘‘B. A. B ..” New Y ork C ity .— m any b e a u tifu l presents. A b an q u et w as given a t th e high T he ea rlie st record we have of the use of th is w ord is to be found in school S a tu rd a y n ig h t for th e I r r i “ T he V oice,” of New Y ork, for No gon band m em bers. It was followed vem ber 14, 1889. In th a t issue, the I by a dance. R alph and O tto B enefiel and follow ing occurs: "H u n d red s of u n A dran A llen w ere H erm iston visitors licensed d eale rs in both cities con tin u ed to ru n u n d er th e 'n a m e s of S atu rd ay . clu b s an d sp eak -easies.” T h is show s > Mrs. B lanche W atk in s sp en t sev th a t th e p ractise of m a in ta in in g eral days h ere last week v isitin g clubs and speak-easies, w here th e frien d s and a tte n d in g to business illic it sellin g of liq u o r look place, a ffairs. Bill F ra n k of W alla W alla v is it is by no m eans m odern. ed in th e W illiam s home over the T he term is n o t to be found In week end. B a r tle tt’s "A m erican ism s," C lap in’s Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom w ere "D ictio n ary of A m erican S lan g ,” or P en d leto n v isito rs Tuesday. F a rm e r and H en ley ’s "S lan g and Its A nalogs,” u n ab rid g ed edition. ❖ <• ❖ ❖ < ❖ ♦ T he N atio n al F arm J o u rn a l— In o u r s ta te of P en sy lv an ia, w here a 3-cent g asoline sales tax has long been in force, th ey have been bo ot UNTIL MAY 15th. leg g in g g asoline on a h u g e scale. $15,000,000 In tax es has been lost, INCLUDES LABOR AND ALL if we m ay bellve th e estim ates, and LUBRICANTS USED. even th o u g h th e H ighw ay D ep art DON’T MISS THIS SPECIAL OFFER m en t now m a in ta in s a p a tro l boat IT MEANS A REAL SAVING. to try to stop sm u g g lin g of gas into th e p o rt of P h ilad elp h ia, bootlegg in g co n tin u es. B u t of course we know w h at to do a b o u t it. A law th a t c an ’t be e n forced m ust be repealed, so we w ill ju s t repeal th e g asoline tax law a l to g e th e r, 'a n d e v ery th in g w ill be lovely. OUR SHOP IS MODERN OUR SERVICE GUARANTEED SLOW DAIRY PASTURES Hermiston Beauty Shoppe FIN G E R W AVES — 50c L ate A ppointm en ts by P hone. P ho n e 141 ties of th e co u n try ,” rep o rts the Des Moines R egister. "H e ch arges an ala rm in g prevalence of d rin k in g an d g am b lin g am ong th e stu d en ts. . . . Of th e stu d e n ts a t H arv ard . 90 per cen t d rin k in th e ir fresh m an | year. 95 per cen t of them in th e ir sen io r y ear . . . ” ♦ COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES * ♦ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ♦ <• Mrs. W. A. M ikesell w as a d in n er quest a t th e B ax ter H utchison home W’uesday. F a ir y I’elkey, baby d a u g h te r and his niece of C alifo rn ia arriv ed a t the L, H am m er hom e last week. Mr. Pelkey re tu rn e d to C alifornia leav in g h is fcaby an d niece w ith Mrs. H am m er. Ills niece will stay w itli Mrs. H am m er and help h er tak e cat if th e ch ild ren . E. J. A llen w as a business v is it or at th e Joe Udey home W ednes day. M.’. and Mrs. B. E. Sykes and Mr. and Mrs. J o h n M ansfield w ere d in ner g u ests a t th e Jo h n Jen d erjew sk i home S unday evening. Mrs. Joe Udcy and F lorence were v isito rs a t th e W illiam F redrickson home »in S tan field Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. P erry A rth u r have moved from th e R ogers place to th e S tan field ran ch n ear th e d rain ag e ditch. Mrs. M orris took the C olum bia track m eet w in n ers to P endleton. F ran cis Dawson gave a p arty ,'a tu rd a y for a group of her school friends. A q u iltin g p a rty was given a t the Ben Jones hom e F rid ay by th e a u x iliary for th e I’ark e rs, whose home w as receitly destroyed by fire. Two q u ilts w ere m ade. A pot-luck d in n er w as given for those present. L. I'a m m e r w as a business v is it or in P o rtla n d over th e week end. Mrs. Solson wa3 a business v isito r in P en d leto n W ednesday. Mr. and Mrs. M cCray an d fam ily have b o u g h t p a rt of th e W. W. F elt- houre ran ch on w hich Mr. and Mrs. B ill T u ck er have been living. T he m em bers of th e h ig h school o rc h e stra from C olum bia th a t e n te r tain ed th e C om m ercial Club w ere: F ern L in d n er, E dna O tt, Lois H u tc h ison, T helm a N orquist, and N ina R hae McCulley. T he C olum bia school volley ball Cold team w ill play a g a in s t th e S p rin g s team . IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON. Fcr the County of Umatilla IN T IIE MATTER OF T H E ESTATE OF SAMUEL R. OLDAKER, D E CEASED, To V irg in ia F. Jo n te , E m m a R. C taitz, Mary C. O ldaker, J. S. Ol- d ak cr, Jessie S, Je n k in s, A nnie T rcm ari, and all o th e r persons in tereste d in said estate. IN T H E NAME OF T H E STATE OF OREGON, You a re hereby com m anded to ap p ear in th e C ounty C ourt, ol th e S ta te of Oregon, in and for th e C ounty oi U m atilla, a t the C ourt House in th e C ity of P endle ton, O regon, on th e 4th day of Ju n e, 1932, a t th e hour of 2 :0 0 o’clock ❖ ♦ P. M., of said day, to show cause, <• IRRIGON NEWS < if any exists, w hy an o rd er should <• * . not be m ade a u th o riz in g F. B. Sway- <• j 7e> ad m in is tra to r, w ith w ill annexed, Mrs. H en ry W ier w ho h as been J of th e e s ta te of Sam uel R. O ldaker, j v is itin g re lativ es a t B aker for some deceased, to sell th e real property tim e re tu rn e d T h u rsd ay . She w as^ o f said e sta te described as follows ! accom panied by h er sister, Miss P au- to -w it:- Tra< t 1 Lot 3 in Block 1, in the lin e W estm an. Mrs. R. E. W illiam s re tu rn e d from C ity o f H erm iston as loented in th e NE>4 SE(4 Section 1«, T*wp. W alla W alla S atu rd ay . H er d augh- 4, N orth R ange 28, E. W. M., , te r, Mrs. S teg m iller of W alla W al- i la b ro u g h t h e r hom e and w ill visit T ra c t 2— The S W U S E ‘4 , Sec : h er b ro th e r, Roscoe W illiam s and tio n 32, Twp. 5, N o rth R ange 29, fam ily a few days. E. W. M.; an d T ra c t 3— The R obert W alpole, a 1931 g ra d u a te W (4 NW »4 N W ‘4 S E (4 , Section 10, Twp. 4, N o rth R ange 28, E. of th e Irrig o n h ig h school, and who won firs t in th e trom bone solo con- W. M., ' te s t in A pril of la st year, w ent to in se p a ra te tra c ts , a t p riv a te sale for i P en d leto n la st week w here he fea cash in hand to th e h ig h e st bidder. tu red a t th e Rlvoli th e a tre several W itn ess my hand and th e seal of n ig h ts. He has signed u p w ith an said C ourt affixed th is 20th day of orchestra in Pendleton. A pril, 1932. F rien d s of F ra n k R eav ert v 111 lie L. B. CASTEEL, glad to know he Is recovering rapid- C ounty c le rk . ' ly from th e tw o o p eratio n s he u n B v M a r y Mlllsop, Deputy. derwent recently at the veteran« (April 21—May 13) OREGON OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAUNTEREST P rin cip a l Events of the W eek Assem bled fo r Inform ation of Our Readers. T H E M ARKETS Portland W heat — Big Bend bluestem, hard w inter, 73c; soft white and w estern white, 63 (4c; hard winter, northern spring and w estern r$d, 61 (sc. H ay—Buying prices, f. o. b. Port land; Alfalfa $16; oats and vetch, $15. B utterfat—Pound 13015c. E ggs—Ranch, 11012c. Hogs—Good to choice,$3.7504.50. Cattle—Choice steers. $6.2507, Lam bs—Spring, $606.50. Seattle W heat—Soft white, w estern while, 63c; hard winter, w estern red. 62c; northern spring, 6Jc; bluestem, 71c. E ggs—Ranch, 13015c. B utterfat—Pound 17c. Hogs—Good to choice, $4.6001.70, C attle—Choice steers, $6@7. Sheep—Spring lam bs, $6.2507. Spokane C attle—Steers, good, $606.50. Hogs—Good to choice, $404.25. Lam bs—Good to choice, $5.500 6. Four P ortlanders lost their lives at the mouth of Nehalem bay when tlieir rowboat was swamped by heavy seas. Complaints have been made to the Jackson county court against an epi demic of garbage dumping in country districts. Q uantities of garden seed adaptable to the A storia region are being dis tributed there to unemployed persons desiring to plant gardens in vacant lots. A m arked revival of m ining'interest is shown in tile Rogue River valley. Mills are receiving orders for tunnel- bracing tim bers and for mlaa build ings. A protest against the proposed leas ing of bay lands for oyster beds lias been made to the state fish commis sion by a delegation from the Siletz Bay district. A fter listening to charges of extrava gance in every division of local govern m ent 100 citizens of Eugene have or ganized the Lana County Tax Con servation league. The 23d annual straw berry fair at Lebanon will he held this year during the first week in June. Following the custom of many years the fair will bo on the streets of Lebanon. O perators of sm all logging camps in the Seaside district will appeal to the state highway commission ag ain it its recent order regarding the use of the highways of logging’trucks. The new Gervais city hall and audi torium is nearing completion and at the dedication in May a big afternoon and evening program with a dinner, dance and cards will be staged. An Oregon pioneer of 1850, Mary Nachand Himler, and her 64 year-old sou, H enry C. Himler, died at their homes in P ark Place. Their deaths occurred exactly 12 hours apart, A special exhibit of Yamhill county products to be shown a t the national convention of the American Legion in Portland is being prepared by the Yam hill County Chamber of Commerce. Seniors of Pendleton high school have decided to economize on gradua tion dresses and suits this year. A limit of 50 cents has been placed on corsages and It is possible that the30 will be eliminated. Construction of the warehouse th at will serve as a pivotal point for the newly organized Columbia River Navi gation company and the Mid Columbia Motor Freight company Is under way in basin No. 2 of the Celllo canal. Construction was bceun last week on the new four-lane bridge across (lie mouth of the CIgckamns river at Glad stone. The bridge, when completed, will form a link in the super highway between Oregon City and Portland. Members of the K lamath Indian tribe have received $196,200 in pay m ents made by the governm ent. The payments were made to 1308 enrolled tribal members, who received $150 each In the first semi-annual payment for 1932 With the snow practically gone from the ranch land in Umatilla county be tween Ukiah and Hie north fork o f the John Day river, spring farm work Is starting. In other sections of the coun ty spring w heat seeding is practically completed. Unusuully deep snows of last winter have made it difficult for deer to sur vive and many have perished, accord ing to the report of Stanley G. Jew ett, predatory anim al and rodent control leader with the United S tates bioiogl cal survey. It is not generally known that corn "an be planted in the spring of the year and harvested in the spring i t the following year. Recently A. C. Ford of Ferrydale, near G rants Pass, harvested quite a crop th at was plant ed last Beason, THURSDAY, APRIL Jg, 1S3Í ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I f WITH FARMERS AROUND THE STATE of soil th a t is in a good s ta te of fe r . tility , supplem ented w ith a com m er » cial fe rtiliz e r c a rry in g relativ ely «■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■« ROSEBURG — Creep feeding of Iam bs has proved very successful th is sp rin g on th e farm of L. E. Thom pson of U m pqua, w here period ic w eig h tin g s of th e lam bs are re corded and an accu rate cost of feed purchased kept, rep o rts J. C. Leedy, county ag en t. A w e th e r lam b w eigh ing 4 6(4 pounds M arch 4 w eighed 61 pounds M arch 25, a g ain of 14(4 pounds in 21 days. A ewe lam b gained 11 pounds in th e sam e per iod. T o tal feed cost for 73 lam bs creep fed up to M arch 31 w as $6.38. F eeding was s ta rte d w ith a few of th e early lam bs J a n u a ry 15. HILLSBORO— Low prices and the necessity of producing good yields of forage per acre and of providing green p astu res d u rin g th e dry su m m er m onths are factors causing more and more dairym en of W ash ington county to tu rn th e ir a tte n tion to a lfa lfa , says C ounty A gent W. F. Cyrus. TILLAMOOK — Thé Tillam ook county herd im provem ent associa tion has been re-organized for ano th e r y ear w ith 1170 cow s signed up, according to C ounty A gent C. H. B ergstrom . The te s te r for the as sociation w ill also cooperate w ith Mr. B ergstrom and these m em bers of th e association th is year in o b ta in ing te s te r records of all herd sires to assist in placing b e tte r bred bulls on th e farm s and locating proven sires w ith a view to keeping such an im als in tho county. DALLAS— Eldon F rin k of Polk county is th o ro u g h ly “ sold” on the idea of irrig a tio n of red clover for seed production. One and one-half acres of irrig a te d land on his farm last season produced as m uch red clover seed as was produced on the rem ain in g 4(4 acres in th e sam e field, Mr. F rin k said in a re cen t re port to J. R. Beck, county ag en t. EU G EN E— A d em o n stratio n on th e co n tro l of C anada th istle s w ith dry sodium ch lo rate has been s t a r t ed on th e farm of N ora P itn ey , n ear Ju n c tio n City, in cooperation w ith O. S. F le tc h e r, county ag en t. A plot co n ta in in g about th re e square rods has been tre a te d a t th e ra te of th ree pounds of chem ical per square rod. HOOD R IV ER — Mice have been doing considerable «lamage to o rch ard s in Hood R iver county th is year, according to A. L. M arble, county ag en t. A m ong th e most severe cas es of in ju ry w as th a t rep o rted on one ra n ch in th e Oak Grove d istrict w here 15 to 20 y ear old trees w ere com pletely girdled from 6 to 15 in ches on th e tru n k and la rg e r roots m aking bridge g ra f tin g necessary t< save them . No cu ltiv a tio n had been •'.one on th is o rch ard in th e p ast two years. ONTARIO— The p o tato acreage of M alheur county w ill be m a terially Increased th is year, p a rtic u la rly the acreage of Bliss T rium phs. Most of th is v a rie ty w ill be p lan ted w ith seed grow n last y ear by P. Tensen of Nyssa from certified M ontana grow n seed. The acid m ercury dip tre a tm e n t has been recom m ended by C ounty A gent R. G. L arsen and w ill probably lie p u t In g en eral use in M alheur county th is year. HILLSBORO— F ifte e n W ash in g ton county dairym en have 355 cows entered In herd Im provem ent u: so- ciations th is y ear for th e purpose of o b tain in g b u tte rfa t records and feed costs on Individual cow». Of those, 13 a rc in th e Y nm hlll-W ashinglon county association, and tw o a re en rolled in th e Colum bia co u n ty asso ciation, according to records in the county a g e n t’s office. HILLSBORO— H. R. F indley Is am ong th e . W ash in g to n county fa r m ers coo p eratin g w ith W. F. Cyrus, county a g en t, in fe rtiliz e r tr ia ls on spinach, w hich is b eing grow n as a can n ery crop u n d er c o n tra c t w ith Ray-.Mallng com pany of H illsboro. Good yields a re im p erativ e of th e crop is to be grow n successfully, Mr. C yrus says, and recom m ends use large am ounts of n itrogen. KLAMATH FALLS— M any d airy farm ers have not yet learned the value of a d airy herd im provem ent association, but here a re some who have. A num ber of th e m em bers of th e K lam ath association have found them selves unab le to co n tin u e te s t ing th is year. T he 11 dairym en left a fte r reo rg an izatio n found th ey had only enough w ork to keep a te s te r busy h alf tim e, so in o rd er to keep the association going th ey have a r ranged to employ him on th e ir farm s at re g u la r w ages d u rin g th e o th e r tw o weeks each m onth. BAKER — T he second 1000 pounds of sq u irre l poison has been mixed and d istrib u te d to B aker county farm ers th is season, by P. T. F o rtn er, county ag en t. CORVALLIS-—B enton county or- c h a rd ists a re fin d in g th a t th e new cover crop disks do ju s t as good a job of c u ltiv a tin g in the o rch ard as a plow, and do it a good deal ch eap er, says C. R. B riggs, county ag en t. C om parisons of plowed an d disked o rch ard s as to m Sisture co n ten t have show n no ad v an ta g e e ith e r way. T H E DALLES— Five W asco coun ty farm ers have a rra n g e d com plete oniniercial fe rtiliz e r tr ia ls on th e ir farm s, coo p eratin g w ith C ounty A gent W. W ray L aw rence to d eter- liinc the best types o f fe rtiliz e rs for production of sp in ach an d g arden peas u n d er W a co county conditions. 0 e c la l spinach and pea fe rtiliz e rs re ai o being tried . F arm ers coop e ratin g in these tria ls e re C. E. An- lerson, Roy Johnson, J. W. S h afer and F red C yphers of T hom pson's A ddition, and W illiam B yers of F if teen Mile. DALLAS T he 10,750 ncres of italiu n prunes grow ing in Polk county arc likely to produce bigger ¡and b e tte r fru it th is y ear because of the excellent job of p ru n in g th a t most of th e grow ers a re doing, ac cording to J. R. Beck, county ag en t, who has had occasion to v isit m any of these o rch ard s recen tly as well as In past years. Chief reasons for this, Mr. Beck says, a re th e low la bor costs and th e in creasin g re a li zation on the p a rt of th e grow ers th a t th ere is m ore money in few er and la rg e r prunes, w hich can be ob tain ed by th e " th in n in g o u t" type of p ru n in g . OREGON CITY— Rock Creek com- n u n tty women reported d e fin ite ac- -om pllshm enia a t the conclusion of he w eig h t control p ro ject conduc ed by the home econom ics exten- ion service u n d er th e supervision if T helm a G aylord, home dem onstra- ion ag en t. T hree ov erw eig h t in d i viduals lost from 6 to 21 pounds and five u n d erw eig h t gained from 2 to 7(4 pounds as a re s u lt of follow ing •ecommended food practices. 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