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TjH ft'-vf- ?,'! ..r r K; v fr i j hi PXGTJ ETGIIT OTEDFOUT) TrATT; TTCTmTNE, MFIDFORT). OKTCC1QN. FRIDAY, MAY 15, mil. PROVE SULPHUR FINE FERTILIZER FOR ALFALFA IN VALLEY Cost of fcrtlllxltiR nlfnlfn reduced jirobnbljr 70 per cent. DiirlnK tho Inut ttireo years this rliorlniMit station lins loon conduct ing oxtoniilvo fertilize experiment on fruit tree nnd nlfnlfa In this vnl Joy. Tlu'so oxorlmonts have been conducted In various orchards nnd on various fnrius In nil tedious of the valley. During this tliuo cry valunblo and Intorcstlui; results have boon ob tallied from tho uso of commercial fertilizers on alfalfa. It has been found that on some types of soil tho ylold of alfalfa can bo Increased from 2f. to COO per cent iy tho uso of oltlior stiperphoflphntc or gypsum. It has also been found that no Increase in yield ot alfalfa lias vcen obtalncl on these soils by tho uso of potash, nitrogen or Ilmo when used as for tlllzers. Slnco superphosphate and gypsum gave such marked increases In tho olcld of alfalfa tho writer decided to dctcrmlno why this was true. It Is well l(ii own that superphosphate Is a compound of phophnroiis, sulphur, calcium, oxygen and hydrogen. Oxy gen and hy-lrogen nro absolutely worthless In any fertilizer: and for this valley cnlluni aleo Is worthless lu fertilizers, as our soils arc natur ally so well supplied with lime. Phos phorous Is a valuable p.'aut food, nnd many soils throughout tho world aro deficient In this element. The bono-) flclal results from tno uso or super niiOBliuaio did uikujo uvvu m-;,3 buted by chomtsts to tho clement phosphorous. Sulphur has generally been regarded as a worthless clement In commercial fertilizers. Gypsum or land plaster contains only calcium, suipuur nnu oxygen, u (i-, has already been stated that calcium g In fertilizers is wortnless for our soils, and oxygen Is of no value in any fertilizer. Wo havo noted that superphos phate and gypsum produce similar results In increasing tho yield of al falfa; but gypsum contains absolute ly no phosphorous, potash or nitro gen tho three chief plant foods con tained lu commercial fertilizers Chemists liavo therefore conclude'! that gypsum Is only of Indirect val ue serving n chemical function In making available In the soli supplies of potash and phosphorous already present. Sinco tho marked Increases is tho yield of alfalfa hero were attributed to tho element phosphorous In tin superphosphate, tho writer deter mined to purchaso phosphorous In tho cheapest form. Hence ground phosphate rock, which contains 33 per cont phosphorous, was purchased and used In our fertilizer experiments by itself, and also In combination with stable manure. These alfalfa plots thus treated hare shown abso lutely no Increaso In yield over tho check plots receiving nothing. Thcso results Indicated that the marked Increases obtained from tho uso of suporphosphato were possibly not duo to tho olement phosphorous in the superphosphate. Since super phosphate and gypsum had given similar Increases In yield, and both contain tho cloment sulphur the writ er concluded that probably thcso In creases In tho yield of alfalfa were duo to tho clement sulphur. Experi ments were started to determlno this point. A portion of a field was se lected where tho alfalfa had been giving unsatisfactory yields for years. This field was carefully plotted. Two plots were ftrtlllzed with ground sul phur; one plot with Iron sulphnto; one plot with superphesphate: and two plots with ground phozphato rock. Check plots receiving no fer tilizer were left alongside tho fer tilized plots for comparison. Tho i.lnu receiving tho gro.ir.d phosphate rock gavo no increaso In yield over the unfertilized plots. Tlio iinrer .iii,.m ivi.iiH vloldml nruitlcully the bamu amounts as In previous years. Tho plots receiving nround nul Hhur, lion btilphato und superphos phate, at tho rato of 300 pounds per acre, produced un Increases of more than 100 per cent over tlio unferti lized plots. Kadi of those threo plots jlelded prut Orally tho samo amount. It will ho noted from this that each of thitso threo plotH ro tvlvod In tho umlorlul applied tho ele ment sulphur, Tho ground sulphur contains pruc tlinlly nothing but sulphur, tlio sul jihiite contains only sulphur, iron und oxygen, whllo tho superphosphate coiitnlns sulphur, phospnorous and Dine. Theso reslilln liow Unit (ho olo Hiuut sulphur when applli-il h lUulf KHVtf WWWy " KUO'I remilU t II.K uwllltillti. I' WMJ ' lrnn v mm H""l refills us super iihiiSjilialf! It tli'Kr fn" Hil uml IIih uIp shm( lnr U of Krfut ImpurtHiuo M (i fwlHlr Uir lalf n 'i that tho marked . icrensos In yield of alfalfa where gypsum has been used Is duo to tho sulphur that It contains. It Is posslblo that this Is also true of tho superphosphate. Thcso results Indicate thnt tho element sulphur may bo of far more Ininnrtnnco an n fertilizer on sonio soils than hns been suppood hereto fore. For example, sulphur, so far as tho writer knows, lins never before been recommended n a fertilizer. Hecnure most plants uso so little sul phur and as most soils contain a lim ited amount of this clement. It has never received serious consideration as a fertilizer. Tho writer must stnto that lm does not know whether the chief value of sulphur as n ferlllizer for alfalfa Is duo to Its valuo as a plant food or whether It Is of value Indirectly In making available stores ot plant food already In tho soil H tho latter Is true then It should not bo consid ered as a fertilizer but as a sbll stimulant. These experiments are being re peated In various sections of tho val ley to determine, whether sulphur will give similar results when applied as a fertilizer to our varrous types of soil. Experiments are also being conducted to dotermlno tho most pro fitable amount of sulphur to apply per acre. NTERNATIONA L uUUIWLW i PLAN I SEIZED SKATTI.i:, Wash. Ma I:,. Tho Our expoi Iments liavo shown that thu total yield of nlfaUa In this val ley could easily bo doubled by the uso of superphosphate as a fertilizer, Tho most marked Increases In loUl ( have been obtained fiom tho uso of, superphosphnte on the poorer soils, j Some ot tho very fertile soils hn.oj not given any Increased lolds from Its use. On such fertile, mils nppll-! eatlori of sulphur will probably provo ' ot little vnluo. I Tli.i limit iMwiwtnil(!il fnrm In ulilrh to purchase sulphur at tho Present 'discovery of n gang or International time Is ground sulphur. When pur- counterfeiter beenmo known when chared In this form It costs less than t wa ntntlo public today that two two cents per pound. jda.vs ago V'ulted Stntes secret service If gypsum Is of vnlu,o In supply- operatives seized n rouiiterfoltlug lug only sulphur, ns these expert- ti)nnt In Seattle valued ot $000 and incuts strongly Indicate, then Its use tnnl detectives wore working on ns a fertilizer nt present prices Is not cjIUM, concoriilng the Identity of tho justifiable. counterfeiters who have been oper ating lu Western Washington nnd Itrltlsh Columbia nnd eastward through Canada ns far ns Ottawa. " JThe plant was discovered In n More- I0WA BANKERS ARRESTED Iroom near the waterfront, nnd hull- UPON CHARGES OF FORGERY cnted thnt Seattle bus been tho head- quartor ot tho gang, whose opera- V.MIOKA, In., Mn t". Henry- H. lions have been under Investigation Himmcll, pre-nlent. nnd .John K. Htm- four months. Tho punt Is said to mell. en-luer of llie KunnetV Imnk bo the most complete no government nt Kmlcliffe. were limited todny, hns seized slnco tho l.cou dang was eluip-eil with loreerv. The Kimners' broken iiji lu llrltlsh Columbtu flvo hank, a piivnlo in-t.tulion, olo-ed it- enrs ago. loor ve-lertlnv. " counieriem'rs uno neii uirii- t C. UUlMKIt. Southern Oregon Experiment Sta tion, Talent, Oregon. tug out twenty dollar Canadian Imnk mites and Canivdliiu five dollar bills, and secret servlco men estimate Mint ut least $10,000 or Mils money hiiH been passed on tho l'nclflo coast lu tho last six months. HEAE STUFFED UP? Iltoiuel OIvon luotnut Kellef If suffering from u cold or cnlnrrh causing dull headaches or nil llohlug and burning sensation In tho nostrils, surely try llvomel, It glvcti quick, effect Ivo nud poriiiiiuent relief or money refunded by Cluis. Strang. H goes right to the spot ott feel bel ter lu flvo minutes. No roundabout method of stomach dosing with llyomol you breathe It. This honlth-glving medication goes directly to tho Inflnnieit membrane, till Irritation and congestion Is quick ly relieved, tho dellcnto tissues healed and vitalized, llyomol should bo In every house hold. Druggisls everywhere sell It. Ask for tho complete outfit $100 size. MRS. H. L. LEACH Export Corsotioro J2( North Bartlctt. Phono WW M. For that Sunday Dinner AS WOll IIS OVtMT otlHM' HUMll, W( llllVC I lit" (lldilM'Sl llllll lies! til' nil 111)1 market ulTorrin lu Fruits and Vegetables And cull spt'iMnlnlh'iilionlooiii'Homo.Grown Straw borriofl nnd GoosoUorrios. II' you nro too Ihih.v to t'onio downtown plioiii' us nud your onlor will rccoivo our t'nivrul pt'i'sonnl nttiMitiou. Marsh & Bennett Second door enst Kiist National Hunk. Phone l!iVJ .vixrt?i03ii.X. waseis1aeS0ie2 . : ' 1 S I W&t "W Now in Prooessw feSBSs r -r. 1Wp I TiXS Mjt?..'t; tf?7N m. m c r s JsTAkv C Vtu. 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Waists and Drawers up to 25c values, each, Childrens Mus lin Drawers, Waists and Skirts up to lot values, sale price each, 7fcc 12k2c Lot :i Childrens Mus lin Skirts. Waists and Dra wei up to :55c values, each, 1754C FREE-Save Your Saleslips and get Wm. 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