FARM CO-OPERATIVE DIVISION
JA MESSAGE
TO EVERY MEMBER.
CROP payments But the bonds have been
given a value of 511 because the
HELPS REDUCE WATER
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
had purchased up to November 15th
RATE.
last approximately 81.37 per cent of
(The following article from the Mo them, paying 6515.01 for each
desto Bee was sent to Hermiston by $1,000 bond.
The Federal Reserve Bank at San
R. C. Canfield, former resident of
Hermiston, who has been ill recently Francisco has been authorized by
from a foot ailment. He relates that the RFC to take up Merced bonds
it is the first illness he has exper- over the counter at that figure.
Those who paid par for these bonds
ienced in the past 56 years.)
take a loss of approximately 50 per
By Franklin Hichborn.
cent.
Since 1924, the Modesto Irriga
Great Power at Hand.
tion District has, under public own
The people of California have be-
ership, been serving the district
with the incidental power generated fore them the disposition of the
1,219,000,000 kilowatt
at Don Pedro Dam, owned jointly power
by the Modesto and Turlock Irriga- hours—of the Kennett Dam develop
tion Districts. The Turlock district ment.
They can distribute that power
began distribution of its share of
under public ownership and enjoy
the power in 1923.
As a result, the farmers of the what the Modesto and Turlock Ir
Modesto and Turlock districts en rigation Districts are enjoying.
They can turn that power over to
joy the lowest rural power rates in
a private power company and risk
California.
A farmer in the Modesto district, what has come to Merced Irrigation
for example, using 200 kilowatt District.
The key to successful water de
hours of electricity in his home a
month pays $5.15 for it, while the velopment In California is public
farmer in the monopoly territory of ownership of the power crop.
the Pacific Gas and Electric Com-
Grange Dance Postponed.
pany immediately across the line,
pays $7.50 for the same service.
The Stanfield Grange dance has
been postponed until March 28th.
Millions Saved.
Dance Committee.
This saving in monthly power
rates to the people of the Modesto
Notice of Annual Meeting of Her
district has, over the eleven years
miston Mercantile Co-operative.
of public ownership operation, run
into millions, but it by no means
tells the whole story.
The annual meeting of the Her
For the eleven years ending De- miston Mercantile Co-operative will
cember 31, 1935. at the low rates be held In the basement room of the
library, Friday evening, March 13,
charged, the net revenue from the at 8:00 o’clock.
Modesto district’s share of the pow-
There were not sufficient mem-
er crop has been 62,242.476. The bers present at the previous meeting
net revenue for 19 3 5 was $280,304.- for a quorum. All members are re
quested to be present as several
86.
matters of Importance will be dis
cussed, including a change in the by-
Rates Are Reduced.
laws, and the election of two direc
The benefits for these power pro tors.
fits are felt by the entire district.
The electrical department, for exam
Grange Sales Slips.
ple, has during the ten years turned
Attention has been called to the
over to the water department $1,- fact that all Grangers are asked to
be more prompt in putting sales
400,000.
Because of this the district’s ir slips into boxes in stores where pur
chases are made. In this way as
rigation taxes, which are in effect sistance
is given in making prompt
water rates, have been reduced from reports to state headquarters.
66.40 per $100 valuation in 1924
to $2.76 in 1935.
Columbia Park Clean-Up.
The peak of bond redemption will
The annual clean-up day for the
come in 1942. Soon after that, with Columbia park will be held Friday,
April
3, and as usual work will be
low power rates continued, the en-
tire expense of the Modesto Irriga- done by people in the community
who are interested in maintaining
tion District will be met by revenue such
a project. The park furnishes
from the power.
amusement grounds for many people
This means that besides having during the summer months.
the cheapest power rates in rural
Farm Bureau Auxiliary.
California, the Modesto farmers will
have free water brought to their
The Farm Bureau Auxiliary will
lands.
hold its regular meeting at the
And bond redemption means bond Union church Friday afternoon,
20th. Mrs. Harry Connor,
redemption in the Modesto Irriga March
Mrs. Ed. Dunning and Mrs. Frank
tion District.
Guiwits are acting on the entertain
ment committee for this meeting.
Many Bonds Redeemed.
PUBLIC USE OF
POWER
All bond interest and redemption
for the electric system are paid out
of the gross revenue of the electric
department. Some $80,000 of bonds
have been redeemed. In addition,
the district has purchased bonds be
fore they are due to the amount of
$115,500.
The Modesto Irrigation District
bonds are held above par. The 5s
due in 1950 are, for example, at 102,
and the 6s due in 1950 are at 1121,
with practically no offers to sell.
Practically all of what has been
said of the Modesto district in these
articles could have been said of Tur-
lock. Turlock Irrigation District 5s
due in 1955 are at 102; 51s due in
1955 at 1061; 6s due 1955 at
111%.
Both Make Success.
Modesto and Turlock took advant-
age of the power crop of their wa-
ter development. With public own-
ership of the power as a basis, they
have made a success of their enter
prise.
Districts, on the other hand, that
turned their power over to private
power companies practically are
bankrupt.
Example Cited.
The Merced Irrigation District is
a fair example of this.
The Merced district turns its pow-
er over to the San Joaquin Light t
Power Company.
The Merced district farmer using
200 kilowatt hours of electricity in
his home a month pays S7.50 for It.
while the Modesto farmer over the
line in public ownership territory
pays 65.15 for the same amount.
PAGE THREE
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
THURSDAY. MARCH 12, 1936
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more plants this spring, obtaining
divisions of vigorous plants several
years old and planting the crown
and root in a well fertilized hill.
The finest rhubarb is forced rhubarb
and to replace the hills dug up in
November and December more
plants are needed each spring. The
Extension Service has two rhubarb
circulars available.
In buying vegetable seed it is im
portant to make a choice of varie
ties. Standard varieties that have
proved their value over a period of
years are the best. A few novelties
are often offered by some seedmen
each year and these may be tried
in an experimental way, but are
dangerous to rely upon for the main
crop. A suggested list of varieties
of vegetables that are widely grown
is found in O.S.C. Extension Bulle
tin 443, "The Farm Vegetable Gar
den” which can be obtained from
the office of any county agent.
Cabbage plants for transplanting
to the field for an early crop are
often attacked by root maggots a
few weeks after they are set out.
To prevent losses of plants from
maggots the gardener can do one of
two things, either use a tarred pa
per pad about the plant when set
ting it out or apply to the soil about
the plant the standard solution of
bichloride of mercury or corrosive
sublimate. O.S.C. Extension Bulle-
tin 463 on the vegetable Insect con
trol program discusses these meth
ods of cabbage maggot control.
Hotbeds in which young vegetable
plants are growing rarely need to
be closed down tightly except in
cold weather or at night. Losses of
plants caused by "damping-off” are
frequently induced by the hotbed
operator keeping too warm and hu
mid atmosphere in the frame. Plants
even when young, need some air
circulation but with no cold
draughts. Good temperatures are
65-75 degrees F. with lower ones
prevailing as the plants increase In
size.
Amateur vegetable growers who
operate hotbeds and grow early veg
etable plants will succeed best if
the seedlings In the seed rows' are
not allowed to become too large for
transplanting. If seed is sown broad-
cast or at the rate of eight to the
linear inch the plants will have be
come sufficiently crowded when
they have three leaves at which time
they are best shifted. O.S.C. Exten
No Profits.
The Merced district can show no sion Circular 251 on growing early
profits In an electric department, vegetable plants is available from
for It has no such department. It the office of the local county agent.
cannot use profits on its power crop
If there is not enough rhubarb in
to wipe out water costs.
Merced Irrigation bonds are not your garden for spring and summer
quoted. The district has defaulted harvesting and for forcing in the
redemption dark in the winter, plan to set out
on both interest
BABY CHICKS—ORDER NOW FOR
future delivery. Custom hatching
hen and turkey eggs. "VIGORBILT”
Poultry Farm & Hatchery.
24-tfc
FOR SALE—MY TRACT OF LAND
across highway from Stewart's
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J. O. French, 1690 S. Church Street. |
Salem, Ore.
29-2tp
USED WATCHES — ELGINS AND
Waithams, priced from $5.00 to
$10.00. A. W. Behrman, Jeweler,
Hermiston, Ore.
28-tfc
FOR SALE—1 BLACK HORSE, 6
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horse, 12 years old, 1350 lbs.; Dane
buck rake. G. G. Smith, Stanfield.
29-3tc
WANT TO BUY A HOUSE TO MOVE
Lucretia Somo, Rt. 2, Box 74, Ir
rigon, Ore.
29-ltp
FOR SALE—YELLOW CORN. R. W.
Bartley. Stanfield, Ore.
27-3tp
GIVEN AWAY—100 WHITE LEG-
horn pullets, laying 80 fertile
eggs a day—for 75c a piece, if taken
before Tuesday night. Dr. Theo.
Beletski, 2 mi. N. E. of Hermiston.
29-ltp
40-LB. CAPACITY AUTOMATIC ICE
box in excellent condition. $10.00
will take it away. Inquire Mor-Tone
29-3tp
Sound Service.
Co-operative Specials for
March 13, 14 and 16.
Macaroni
4
23c
Baking Powder CALUMET LB. 18c
LB.
Bacon Squares
23c
LB. PKG.
Lard SWIFTS
53c
LBS.
Weiners - -
33c
LB. BOX
Z d C
Crackers - -
49 lb.
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1 new No. 5 DeLavel separator;
2 brood sows; 1 Poland China male;
1 iron wheel wagon; 2 sets work
harness; Home Comfort range; H.
C. Shank, Opposite Tilden Fox farm,
Hermiston.
29-ltc
FOR SALE—TEAM OF 2800 LB.
morses. Geldings, $130. A. D.
Smith, 7 miles southwest.
29-tfc
Hermiston Mercantile Co-op.
HERMISTON, OREGON
Rea. 712 — PHONE — Office 733
DR. F. B. BELT
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Office Hours :
Other
10:30 to 12:30 A.M. Hours by
2 to 5 P.M.
Appointment
W. J. WARNER
Attorney-at-Law
Hermiston - Oregon
Italian or green sprouting Broccoli
has been a popular vegetable in Eu
ropean countries for many years but
has only recently become popular in
the United States. The foreign pop
ulation in this country consumes
large quantities but its use is widen
ing as its value becomes known.
Since the best times of the year for
broccoli are early summer and fall,
sowings of seed are made in early
spring and again in May for trans
planting in the summer to have a
fall crop. The variety most wide
ly grown is the Early Green Cala
brese.
Three common methods of growing
onions are by planting seed directly
in the garden, as is the case with
the greater part of Oregon's com
mercial crop, by transplanting plants
In the spring, as Is done in growing
Bermudas, and by planting onion
sets, which is frequently done for
green onions but seldom used in
growing a crop of dry onions. Small
sets make the best dry onions for
often the larger sized sets (above %
inches in diameter) go to seed.
Green onion plants as in the second
method sometimes make "seeders”
Instead of large bulbs If they are
checked in growth after being field
set.
The green globe artichoke grows
especially well under conditions typ
ical of the sea coast as is evidenced
by the large acreage near the ocean
in California. Suckers taken from
established plants of good type will
make good plants later on. This Is
the usual method of propagating
the crop, as the plants do not come
uniform and true from seed. These
are being grown successfully on a
limited scale In several
of
Oregon.
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DR. A. E. MARBLE
CHIROPRACTOR
Office: Two doors west post office
Office Hours: 8 to 12 - 1:30 to •
Phone 481------- Hermiston, Ore.
Hermiston Post No. 37
Meets first and third
. Legion Auxil
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TWO IMPROVED RANCHES FOR
Sale—One ranch for rent. West
land Irrigation District, Hermiston,
Oregon.
29-2tc
EXCHANGE—USE OF ABOUT 21
acres of land, if user consents to
raise sufficient vegetables on it for
To grow strong, sturdy tomato home use and canning for small
plants ample room is needed be family. Inquire Herald offlce.29-ltc
tween the young plants with not
WORK HORSE FOR SALE
too high temperature as they grow HEAVY
or trade for cow. Lewis Fales,
in a greenhouse or hot bed. The Hermiston, Rt. 2.
29-3tp
greater the distance between plants
the better the plant. In some parts
of Oregon where tomatoes are wide
Daily to May 14th
ly grown, four inches is the stand
Return limit 6 months
ard distance. Many growers use in
dividual containers which lessen
root disturbances when plants are
set out. Number 2 or 21 tin cans
or deep berry hallocks make excel
lent containers.
Some growers
pinch out the terminal growth of
the plant when it is four inches
high or so and induce thereby three
laterals each of which bears early
tomatoes. O.S.C. Extension Bulle
tin 263, available at county agents’
offices, covers almost all phases of
tomato growing.
Most head lettuce in the United
States is grown from seed planted
directly in the soil with the plants
thinned out later on to stand 12 to
15 inches apart. It is a mistaken
notion of some people that lettuce
will not head without transplanting.
Lettuce plants grown In hotbed and
set out in March will make the earl
♦ iest lettuce, ready to use some time
♦ in May.
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SPRING GARDEN TIPS
♦
A. G. B. Bousquet, O.S.C.
• • • •
Early planting of vegetable seed,
especially in cool and moderately
wet soil, sometimes results in seed
rotting and a poor stand of plants.
Such is often the case with spinach
and pea seed—among the earliest
to be planted. Commercial growers
of these vegetables frequently pre
vent this by treating the seed with
a dust of an organic mercury com
pound, such as semesan, or with
copper oxide, A circular on treat-
ing pea seed is available from offi-
ces of all county agents.
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