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ALFALFA ISSUED
BY UNCLE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. The in
creased Interest in varieties of alfalfa
and the need for the farmer to know
whether a certain variety is sulUiii.'e
for his neighborhood, have lod to the
publication of United States detri
ment ot aKriculturo Farmer's llullu
tln 737, Commercial Varieties of Al
falfa. In this bulletin of 24 liaKcs,
the authors, It. A. Oakley and H. L.
AVestovcr, of the bureau of plant in
dustry, discuss in detail the charac
teristics and habits of the nine fairly
distinctive commercial strains ot al
falfa now recognized in the United
States, toKethcr with their adaption
to climatic conditions. Some Rive the
liest results in the north and north
west, whiio others succeed only iu
the south and southwest where tho
winters aro mild.- Wherever possible-,,
the authors have Indicated methods
of distinguishing tho seed of one va
riety from another.
Common All'njfn.
"Common alfalfa" is a term that is
used to include all of the alfalfas
that arc not clearly of hybrid origin
or that do not havo distinct and uui
l'orm varietal characteristics, such as
J'cruvlan and Arabian varieties.
Numerous strains are coming to he
recognl.ed iu tho "common" group.
They aro often designated by tho geo
graphic name of the locality whore
known, as Kansas-grown alfalfa,
Montana-grown alfalfa, and many
others or by some term descriptive
of the conditions under which the
crop lias developed, such as dry-land
alfalfa, irrigated alfalfa, and noit-lrri-galcd
alfalfa. . f
Strains developed in tho south
usually produce larger yields than
those developed iu the northern
stales, but they are less hardy. The
"dry-land" alfalfa seed offered on
the market has, so far, failed to show
any noticeable superiority in ability
to resisi drought over, that grown
Willi an abundance of moisture.
Native Strains Itest.
The commercial Turkestan alfalfa
has tteen tested quite thoroughly in
all parts of this country, and in
nearly every case has proved inferior
to American-grown strains.
The leading coinerclnl strains of
variegated alfalfa aro tho Grimm, the
lialtic, the Canadian variegated, and
sand lucern. With tho exception of
sand lucern, they have been' found
more resistant to cold than other
commercial varieties or strains and
are therefore recommended for sec
tions where winter killing occurs
frequently.
Peruvian alfalfa Is not resistant to
severe cold and can be grown suc
cessfully only whero the winter tem
perature is comparatively mild, as in
the southern and southwestern states.
Vnder favorable conditions it out
Jiclds any other commercial strain.
;ool mid loor Seed.
As a result of numerous experi
mental tests the adaptions of the va
rious varieties and strains of alfalfa
have been quite definitely deter
mined. It is highly advisablo that tho far
mer should learn lo distinguish good
from poor seed. I'lump seed of an
olive-green color almost invariably
germinates well, while shriveled or
brown seed generally germinates
poorly. The presence of any appre
ciable quantity of weed seeds or
other impurities iuoicatcs a poor
quullty of seed.
Owing to tile fact that ulfaifa does
not produce seed satisfactorily under
humid conditions, there 1.1 little use
in trying to grow it for seed in tho
eastern states.
Breeding work with alfalfa offers
great possibilities, but the time and
expense involved aro so great that a
farmer can not afford to undertako
it.
TI1K IIAtll i:, (hi. 111. The spe
cial corie-pomli-ul in Merlin of the
Nii-mvc Hottenlnmsche t'urant tele
graphs as follows :
"1 have been authorized by compe
tent naval authority tu suv that tho
submarine commander cannot have
made a statement tu the captain of
the illiHimcrsilijk that all ships which
had to touch at Hritish ports would
be sunk."
KKHLIX, tJet. IU Discussion of
the situation as regards (Icmiuu pris
oners of war and interned civilians
was continued today iu the main com
mittee of tile reiehstjitf. According; to
the Overseas News agency's report of
tjie proceedings, the chancellor was
asked bv a member to obtain an
agreement wit li the French govern
ment itloti-; tile following lines:
"Women and children and men over
k") years of age who are still detained
by the French government iu spite of
the convention of January, l!l Hi, shall
bo repatriated.
"The age limit for men to he repal
riated shall be lowered from 5") tu !."
yea i s.
"The scandalous abuses iu several
of the French prison camps, especi
ally that of Chartreuse, shall be abolished."
A Hollei'dam dispatch on October
1(1, quoted from a report to Hie Holland-American
line, owners of the
steamer liluuniersdijlt, which was
sunk off the New F.ngland coast during-
the fiennan submarine operations
of last Sunday, that the submarine's
commander "informed the Hloomers
dijk's captain that lie would sink any
ship bound by way of an F.nglish
port."
The steamer was on her way from
New York for liotterdaiii with a cargo
of train for the Dutch government,
I but was expected to touch ut Kirk
wall en route.
E
KtlMK. Oct. IX In the l'asubio
region of the Trcutino, Italian troops
have taken strong: Austrian positions
between F.tte Crocio and Monte Unite,
says the official statement issued by
the war office today. Austrian at
tacks in the same region were beaten
back, it is added. Italian troops, tile
statement says, also have made con
siderable progress ou the Cut-so pla
teau, where there has been heavy
fighting during tile past few days.
. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Seeking
to head off what they believe is de
veloping into ono of the greatest fi
nancial frauds ill tho United States
lias known,, tho federal farm loan
board today asked tho aid of the de
partment of justice.
! Clear across the continent, in a
strip of states from Virginia to
I California, the board reported to tho
' justice department, ' organizations,
oithor deliberately fraudulent or at
jbeat, Illegal, have sprung up, for the
I purpose of defrauding farmers
'through the hitters' ignorance of the
'new rural credits act. In one single
instance, it is said the farmers have
I been victimized to an aggregate ot
jsr.o.ooa.
Governors ot states and members
of congress havo been made un
' willing parties to some ot these 11
1 legal operations, it is said, the pro
moters taking advantage of them as
well as of the farmers.
I
SA1.KM. Or., Oct. l:!. Mrs. C. SI.
Matlock of this city was instantly
killed and her duiiglitcr-in-Iaw, Mrs.
A. M. Matlock of Dallas, and the hit
ter's 2-ycar-old daughter were injured
here today when their automobile eul
lidcd with another lnachinc. The in
jured woman and child will recover.
The collision occurred in a dense fotf.
HOST! IX. (Id. Ill A fleet of for
eign cruisers and destroyers is off
the American coast, according to
Captain l.indcroos of the Kussinn
steamship Hesperus, which arrived
here today from Uncivil, Spain. To
the pilot wlio boarded bis vessel. Cup
lain Lindcroos reported that n "lot of
cruisers and destroyers" passed his
vessel off Cape Sable Wednesday,
heading southwest.
After being hold here since the sub
marine raid off Nantucket Sunday,
three British steamers went out last
night and today, the Lord Cromer and
the Marengo prepared to sail.
The Kansan of tho American-Hawaiian
lino, under charter to the
Franco and Canada Steamship com
pany, and laden with war munitions
and horses for the allies, was ox
l ected to sail today for St. Nazarine,
Franco and Genoa.
Tho Kansan was tho first steam
ship to encounter the U-boat Sunday,
but was allowed to proceed after ex
amination of her papers.
SAN' FliANCISCO, Oct. 1.1. The
following telegram from I'aiil Sehar
renhcrg, secretary of Hie California
State Federation of Labor, to Miss
Maude Younger, Sail Francisco trade
unionist mid suffrage worker, was
made public today:
"The organized workers of Califor
nia believe you are doing positive
hariu to woman's suffrage and prog
ress generally by supporting
Hughes."
Miss Younger is now in Nevada
campaigning for Hughes and bearing
the credentials ut the Caliioniiu State
Federation of Labor.
POINDEXTER TO WIN
(Continued From I'ago One).
WILSON TO SPEAK
IN NEW YORK CITY
1 .0X0 HHAXCH, N. J., Oct. 13.
'resident Wilson today accepted an
invitation to speak iu liuffalo on Oc
tober 'Mi and in New York October 111.
I tut li meetings will be arranged under
nun-partisan auspices. These two
trips and those on October 1!) to Chi
cago and October '.!( lo Cincinnati are
his only remaining campaign journeys
before election day. He will, how
ever, make a number of porch
speeches nl Shadow Lawn.
the big meeting and the banquet were
distributed to tho Humphrey follow
ing, while the friends of Polndexter
listened to the applause and tho rat
tle of knives and forks from the rainy
curb-stone.
Polndexter nntl Wilson.
Of course Polndexter and his
friends are for Hughes. They are
back In the republican party, and
that nicuiis that all good progressives
and republicans must stand together
to lick the democrats.
I huvo met ono prominent progres
sive, who is u heavy bettor and who
never loses an election bet, who Is
putting his money on Polndexter and
Wilson.
About the only thing in the way
ot a straw vote that may be regarded
as significant Is tho ono taken at the
annual eastern Washington state fair
at Spokane. Here, three turnstiles
wore provided, one for Hughes, one
for Wilson and one neutral. Thus,
about .15, 000 persons woro polled.
The result gave Wilson a plurality
of approximately D.000.
Washington Is normally a republi
can stato, but it Is also a notoriously
Independent one. Four years ago
Hoosevelt received 113,GS8 votes,
Wilson 80,840, and Taft 70,445. The
socialists cast 40,134.
Cumimlgn Complicated.
The republican managers have a
slmplo way of showing that Hughes
will win Just add the Hoosevelt and
Taft votes together and givo It to
Hughes. But that will not Implicit.
As ill California and Oregon Wilson
has the labor vote solid. Ho will poll
a largo woman voto, owing to his
peace policies. He wilt got thoso In
dependents who regarded Hoosevelt
as tho most Independent and progres
sive candidate and who, now, con
sider Wilson more Independent than
Hughes. The loiter will get the re
publicans who woro republicans bo
eiiiiso their rathcrs were republicans,
and ho will got soiuo people who ho
llovo he will extond a magic wand
and touch tho lumber industry Into
greater life.
Tho campaign in Washington Is ad
ditionally complicated by the fact that
state offices are being filled. A scmi
progrcsslvo republican, Henry Mc
Brldo, Is running against tho present
governor, Ernest Lister. The latter
lias a fair record and is rather ponu-
lar. Wilson Is handicapped by hav
ing on tho democratic ticket as candi
date for United States senator an old-
'time standpat Bourbou democrat. If the election wore held today, I
George Turner, w ho was United ; think Wilson would curry the Btute;
States senator Iu tho early nineties, 'but much may happen 111 a mouth.
MOUNTAIN tops can't be
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offers
Fr a NAME
Three thousand
great big grown
up dollars
looking for a good home.
And that's just what this
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can prove it to you come
in and ask us it costs you
nothing.
Paul's
Electric Store
Medford, Oregon
Save 15 to $8
Same Old Story
Same Ail-Wool Suits
Made by the SAME tailors,
from the SAME cloth, in the
SAME styles, in the SAME
factories that are sold in other
stores.
JUST THINK IT OVER
We sell them for . $12.50
We have others at 7.50
All Kinds of Shoes Just
a Little Cheaper
WILL H. WILSON
The Cheapest Store in the West
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GRAND OPENING
NURMF
NEW BAK
at 25 to 33 SOUTH FRONT STREET
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
FROM 2 TO 4 AND 7 TO 9 P. M.
Everybody is cordially invited to see our new quarters. Coffee and pastry Iwill be served
Children will not be admitted unless accompanying parents
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