nOMTU 'A2TO 1TARM MACFAZINIS SEOTIOK
Turkestan Alfalfa Seed Poor
M WAN NINO to alfalfa growers to
Tt ovoid llm imo of commercial
Turkestan seed I contained In Do.
parlmont Jlulhttlu No. 133, of llio U.
H. I)iar(mont of Agrleulturn, which In
rhortly to ho Issued under tho tills
"Commercial Turkestan Alfalfa Head."
UpevlMlsta of tho department havo
boon investigating tho cunitnrntlva
merit of different kinds of nlfnlfn
iced nml havo reached tho conclusion
thnt there In nothing to recommend
I ho Turkestan variety for general una
In thin country. It In, they nay, par
ticularly ununited to tho humid climate
of tho Kant which, an n matlor of fact.
use limit of tho Turkestan seed Im
ported Into thl country. Thin seed In
also not sufficiently hanly to warrant
lis gencrnl use In tho upper Mississippi
lYalley, whoro hardiness U an Impor
tant fnrlor. Investigators, however,
nro careful to tlint inninlt between com
mercial Turkestan alfalfa ami special
strain of hanly alfalfas that hate
licon ilovrlotKvl from certain inlroduc
tlonii of seed from Turkestan. Valuable
vmriotli'i of alfalfas unquestionably e
Ul In Central Aula, hut these uro at
present only fitted for um In oporl
montiil work In breeding.
Imported tlt Inferior.
At tho present tlmo, approximately
(ino-flflh of I ho alfalfa seed used m tho
United Htntos i Imported. Of thlit
ruanllly, practically all- -U5 per cent In
tho lam twelve iiionthi coini'H from
Kusslnu Turk out im. In tho Kurooan
market, commercial Turkmtan Ik (ho
cheapest reed available, In thU country
its wholesale price in lend than that of
domicile seed. In splto of this fact,
hownvor, n mistaken bellof In Its sn
parlor qualities has rrmiltod In raltln
Its rotail jirico to a point frequently
ahovo that of domostU seed. No sueh
preference li shown In tho alfalfa
growing regions of Kuropo. Thoro
I'roiicli seed li commonly considered tho
best, with Italian ranking next and
Turkestan Iitnt. Under these clrcum
dinner, very llttlo French and Italian
need finds Its way to tho United
Hlntes, tho hulk of tho Importations
being, as alrcndy stated, tho cheap
commercial Turkestan.
Eanlly Identified.
Fortunately, grower who wind to
avoid this variety can readily Identify
It hy tho presence of ltussinn knap,
wood reeds, Theso seeds havo not boon
found anywhero uicopt in romiuerclal
Turkt'itnn seed, and hern they am prae
lically tilwny present, llusstan knsp
weed is In some ways similar to quaok
grass, Johnson grass and Canada
thistle, spreading Imth by seeds and
underground rooUtocks. The seeds uro
slightly larger than Ihoso of alfalfa and
cannot all bo removed by any prac
ticable method of mac hi no cleaning.
Their chalky whito color makes them
especially conspicuous, and their sym
metrical form slightly wedge shaped -i
distinguishes them from the notched
seed of other sjveeie often found in
varieties of nlfnlfn from other sections,
Tho knapweed seeds, however, nro not
usually found In largo quantities and
any lot of alfalfa should, therefore, bo
examined in bulk. Tho examination of
small samples Is not sufficient to show
whether tho alfalfa comes from Turke
stan or not.
much larger-Ml than at present practiced.
At tho Opera.
A certain representative In Con
grons from tho West Is very fond of
in us I a, and it annoys him to a dogrco
at tho opera to porwlvu Uw Inatten
tion of tho nudionec.
Ono night when ho had clipped over
to Now York to visit tho Mulropolltan
a friend found him slipping at a
Ilondwuy establishment.
"I havo been to tho opera," raid
ho, In response to tho other's inquiry.
"Whnt did you heart"
"I heard," said tho representative,
"that tho Twlllurs nro going to got a
divorce, that young Van Gilder has
married an Kngllsh barmaid, and that
Mrs. J. 0, Sprcckelmoycr is gradual
ly pawning her jewels,"
Silo Filling
HArilAXAltO methods of filling silos
has sjMiiled many thousand tons
of good corn and often given
silage a ' black eye." Careful tramp
Ing nnd Invellng, together with other
cwonllnl features in filling tho silo nra
Important. ,
Corn makes tho best sllnge when the
majority of tho ears nro dented, or Jut
beginning to glare. If corn is put into
tho silo before this stago of maturity
is reached, the sllngo becomes very sour
or neld, nnd Is apt to have a low feed
ing value.
When corn becomes dry from being
frosted or nllowcd to get ripe, it will
mnko good sllngo if water is added at
filling time. No definite rule can bo
given ns to tho right amount of water
to add, but tho aim should bo to make
tho mold uro content equal to that of
green corn.
It is very essential that the cut corn
bo thoroughly mixed after It is elevated
or blown Into tho silo. If this Is not
done, the heavier portions Mill full In
ono place nnd cause tho sllngo tu settle
unevenly, resulting in much Ions, due
to spoiling,
During tho process of filling, tho cut
material should bo kept slightly higher
ut tho edges than In tho center, nnd
Woll trainjKtd close to tho sides where
friction prevents it from settling. It
is not neenssary to tramp In tho center
of tho silo, for tho weight of tho silago
thoro is sufficient to insure thorough
pneking. Hilos that are deep nnd of
largo diameter require less tramping
than thoso of smaller dimensions.
porttinlty tho opening of tho market
will give.
Hood Itiver reports estimated crop
of 1,21)0 curs, conditions xory favor
able, weather very dry with a tend
ency to rotnrd color, which is made
safe by irrigation. Attitude of grow
ers not to say much nnd await do
U'lopmoiilji, (leneral matter of discus
slon marketing "C" grade of apples.
Home shipping, moitly (Iravonsleins and
pears. Kveryouo usks: " When will tho
Mar emit"
Yakima- Kix thous-ind cars, quality
of crop good, weather dry with cool
nights; hardly enough dampness to
color as fast as desired. However, gen
era) condition satisfactory. (Ironors
in this illftrli't uIm seem to hao tho
"Watching nnd Waiting" spirit, and
seem to hclieio that this year will Ih
n crucial test from many angles. Hitua
tioii for coming picking scujwiii is splon
did. liruwcr making preparation to
harvest whole crop, although general
trend of conversation is toward nppnr
cut need of propoMnl emergency rate by
railroads. Winter pesches, eant and
few npplos moving now, divided In
usual proportion mining handlers.
1'eshastin Upper Wennteheo Vnlley
reports excellent conditions nnd splen
did quality of crop, apples maturing
one week early nnd few pouches, pears
and summer apples nro moving; mot
ly operation with Seattle commission
meitr not many sulvs reported. Very
litllo talk and much guessing.
TUB IIEABT Or THE TREE.
What docs bo plnnt who plants a trcet
Ho plants tho friend of tho sun and
sky;
Ho plants tho flag of tho breezes
free
Tho shaft of beauty lowering high;
Ho plants a homo to heaven anigb
Hor song and mother-croon of bird
In hushed nnd happy twilight beard
Tho treble of heavon's harmony
Thoso things ho plants who plants a
tree.
Whnt docs ho plant who plant a treef
Ho plants cool shade nnd tender rain
And seed nnd bud of days to bo,
And years Uiat flush nrd fade again;
He plants tho gtory of tho plain;
Ho plants tho forest's heritage;
The hnrvost of a coming age;
Tho joy that unborn eyes shall boo
Thcso things ho plants who plants a
tree.
What docs ho plant who plants a treof
Ho plants, in rap and leaf and wood.
In love of homo and loyalty
And fareast thought of civic good
Ills blessing on tho neighborhood.
Who in the hollow of his hand
Holds all tho growth of all our land
A nation's growth from sea to sea,
Hlirs in his heart who plants a treo.
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Itstss BOe sad Up. BpscUl WssUr Bats.
Hogs in Northwest
Northwest Crops Good,
THK Northwestern Fruit Kxchnngo,
through I heir representatives in the
various districts, report as follews:
Wenatcheo will ship nbout 1,700
ears; woathor conditions good and qual
ity of crop excellent, Tho dry weather
seems to bo causing upplcH to mnturo
a llttlo too fas, tlrowers genernlly
optimistic nnd seem to feel that even
a black cloud, ns caused by big gen
oral crop nnd war conditions, may havo
a sliver lining. Wonntcheo is moving
some Jonathans, Winter llanauaa and
Karly Fall apples. Hales glvo ho mo evi
dence of cash buyors. Boino inclination
on tho part of shlppors from this dis
trict to store. However, majority de
flxo to tuku advuutago of whatover op-
Dl'KINd recent year tho hog in
diiKtry in the 1'uclfle Xorthwest
has been inndetpinto to supply tho
local demands for pork and pork pro
ducts. This hatt caused tho average
price of Mirk to bo relatively high and
his made it necessary to ship a largo
percentage of tho hogs slaughtered and
baron consumed from east of tho
Ilocky Mountain.
It Is possible to provido pasture for
hogs In most of this region throughout
much of tho year. In most localities
it is nlso possildo to provide crops that
may be hogged off during several
montliH of tho busy season. The crops
generally used for this purpose are
whoat field peas, corn and barley. Uy
supplementing well-managed pasture
with tho proper grain rations nml lim
iting tho ability of tho hog to hurveit
grain crops for himself, tho average
cost of producing pork may bo ma
terially reduced. Thoso conditions offer
an opportunity for profitable pork pro
duction iu tho l'aeiflc Northwest ou a
IT PAYS TO BUY A
GOOD PIANO
Cheap prices and special Inducements bliould not tnflueneo the
l'iuuo buyer.
We carry nil grades of Pianos from $250.00 to 12,300.00, but
only makes iu which wo havo confidence nnd which wo can recom
mend. Our l'innos from $2.10.00 (o $375.00 iccludo several mokes
which aro positively the best Pianos manufactured to sell at these
I trices the lowest prices nt which good dcpcndablo Pianos can
i sold.
Wo carry only ono lino of Player Pianos; that of the Aeolian
Company, makers of the world famous Pianolas. Tho Pianola is
furnished in six different makes of Pianos.
Writ Us for Catalogues and Price.
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SWlnway, Wobcr and Other Pianos, Pianola, VlctroUa,
and lit tho Kocord.
PORTLAND, OUKiON.
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