Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1905)
it t t If iiERand PLANT BREEDER. ; of Assistant Secretary Willet M. Hays. GUT KLLIOTT JUTCUXXJ- to "atry has realised for some t ku In its Secretary of IgrlcaUu a real fanner: Its new Assistant Secretary Is lit wis ft former, ui naless aH records and ap pHittcM are false. roo on Ci tha valuable faenlty of knowing now te do things, and at the Jim time w. 1M1 ta tell others how. This Assistant Secreury 1 Willett M. Hays. ProrFSor hats h ;wmi . choice for Assistant Secretary. Colonel Brieham's death, al it p mats as though Professor Hays' ap Boiatment was anything but ft political eae. There Is ft fine entente cordial between these two broad-pan ce men and the work of the Department has takes ft distinct forward sweep since jir Hays appointment. He put his shoulder to the wheel at on?e and seemed able to dispense with the usual two or three months of 'breaking in," f 7'f WTLLETM. HATS. AI?TAVr SECRE taX OF AGRICULTURE. which aa Assistant Secretary for ft b'.s department osaaily undergoes. He 11 j aj eiTirotiment well whereTer he hi aens to be. Instructing his classes in the e'.i at tie t tiversity el Minne sota, loa'.ed fast between the T.a iKiits. Tea" woUJ have suspected tiit Professor Hays seldom visited St. Paul sized or KiaaeapoOs; on the other r.a-, i. when yon see him walking along the streets la Washington you -would scarcely expect him to be able to drop ft straight farrow. But in coming city, ward and wearing a crease in his he his tot lost his straight- jratifj tr.g rosu'.tv Tbe average wheat rield of the Northwestern States Minnesota and tee lakotas range, ft I remember, froa thirteen to fifteen bushels to the acre, which is about the average for the entire Vetted States. Inrrease this say ae-fonrth by simp'.y using tHs new seed, as in the ease of thousands of acres in the State of Min nesota, and figure out the gain to the country. And this Is only from re sults already obtained la seed Improve ment. To Doable the Wheat Yield. The wheat breeding work is going oa steadily, and Pra.s-r Hays says that he has probably not yet reached the halt-way point In increased yield. In the worft of simple wheat Dreecins, fcv selection eich grain Is planted an J cultivated separately. thousand of them in rows, each one like ft tree, ana tien the best ten heas are selectel from those thousand plants, and the plumpest grains sriln sc.ected from those ten heads. Then you are ready for the Bleating of nest year. And so on tor ten years. In hybridization there are joaay more pains taken. Here the best specimens of two differ ent Tarielies are- crossed epos, earn other bT hand pollination and the com plex system of selection simultaneously camel on Tear by year. But tne lanor is more than justified by the result. Other experiments hive been success fully carried along under Professor Hits with the Idea of changing the constituents of the crops petting more protein or muscle-producing elements in the grain and forae crops just as the beet grower works to pat more sugar into his beets. Practical Farm Teaching. AH tils wort is technical: it might be the doings ef the recluse. The other si'e of Professor Hays' make-up stands forth when he gets out on a swing roitad the circle and preaches whit he knows; wiea he distributes literati: re a-i delivers lectures to the f irrters In hiils or from the rear plat forms of trai- a practical educator. Here ?rrirr:rure ia our national sys tem of education is his alo-an. practi cal farm education that will enable a ciin to farm better and mate more ccaey at it. He crres the eoasoliia- tion of the rmiU rzrzl srt Doi3 bri: irg four or fire of them iato one good- school w'jere more compctcr' teachers can be hired and ft much broader education eSorded. The In teresting thing about his boys at the Caiversiry of Minnesota was that they were there to study p'-aats and ani mals and then go back to the fara. They were at a college, to be rare, but crew ft MTftileL sten by step, betweva the tatprovwBteat of the Wealthy ftpple. traciag its history ana isnprovameat trots the tree developed by Peter M. Giddc of sJmneaota. aad Messenger, tnported English racing horse. which became the leading progenitor of the Aauerican racing -er trotting mmM WHEAT EOOT STSTTVL horse, and" heMhrs showed that plants were capable ct the same development by breeding as are animals. If yen are Interested In learning something about plant breeding you might write to your Congressman fcr a copy of Bulletin 29 of the Department nf Agriculture, or rrobablT Professor H&ya himself has a few extra copies. FSOii POLK TO EQUATOR. Arctic Eplorcr New Penetrating the Heart of Africa. TTbether la the frlpid grip of th' north polar country or the burning an4s of tropical Africa, the Imke of Abrtjnl seems eqnally at home. This Iulian rientlRt who made stx-h a high rontation br his recent arctic explora tion has started for unknown regions fSTlKSTATS COititEXCS CQlt MISSION iLACES PAS TAICS AT iS MILLIOSS. More than Three Quarter of a Bnioci Dollars Paid Out Annually hy the comptnie In NaUries to Over a Million Regular Employees. The annual report of the Interstate Ciunn-r-e Commission, giTing rail road statistics at the end of 1. sbows the enormous total of miles of railroad In the United Matrti. More recent railroad construc tion has brought this figure np to more than i.iiuO miles. Tb nuni-U-r of r"td corporations tncluW m tb' rtin.rt a as U.li4. That Ui railroads are prosperous Is shown by t-e fact tuat i ? 13 miles of road were in the hands of recrlrers. The total nuBnU-T of locomotlres In use was 473 and of cars, exclusive of those owned br private companies. 1.7VS.WA t-f these, 3l.000 were In tbe fiiwnist sorfhe and 1.UC01O enrsccd In hauling freight Prac- tkuUy aH the passenger locomotive and car were eonipped with air brskes and automatic coupler, and tlie same was true of freight locoroo. tive and a Urge majority of freight car. The number of persons on the pay rolls of railmads in tb United State was 1.2HV000, with annual waces snd salaries amounting to $S17.RS.(MX The par value of the amount Of railway capital was f 1S.213.1S.0X or a capitalization of $tUJM5 per mile. Sis Per Cent. Dividends, Of the total capital stock out standing. 42 per cent paid no dividends. The amonnt of dividends doclared during the year was SLIM 1.000. or a llttl over per cent, oa dividend-paying stock. The number of passengers reported ss car ried by the railway In the year was 7 1.1.4 !!.'. The number or tons NO 0T1TER WAGONS APPR0tL In Perfect Adaptability Under all Condition to The Strong Old Hickory' - mil 1 1 in him 11 111 1 MANUPAOTURtO BY 5! Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Cc J! LOUISVILLE, KY. I f LARGEST PRODUCERS OF FARM WAGONS IN THE WORLD !; OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOft i I M 'i l. -' v l'ftl4 -sv-tf-'s' " .' 1 i. ; ; v-. s Increase over the previous year of over CTe and one-half million tons. of Central Africa with a fully equipped 1 of frei!:ht Wlt l.3H9.890.00a an erpeditlon. proposmc 10 eijwre ic ruwensori Mountains and climb their highest peak This ranje crosses the Fruator In the vicinity cf the I-akes r'-anx. whence flow the waters of the Nile. It Is some eighty mile long, a vast rile of hla rock hurled upward in some ancient convulsion of Nature. The English explorer. Stanley, found ruwenzorl twenty years aso. It was pointed out to him as a bis salt moun tain. As the mn ascended. It assumed shape before his view a preat moun tain clothed In snow and It took him weeks of travel to find out that It be longed to a ranse. Stanley believed that the Euwcnzori ranjre and the Mountains of the Moon, which can be found on old map, are identical. Ac corCK to the old Feorrarc. the waters of the Nile rise ia Iks Moun tains of the Moon. The Duie of Abruzrl has a difficult tasS before him to eonToer the Moun .zt cf the Moon, even though their n irrl fall somewhat short of that ?rh, A larr quantity of supplies must e carrird on the backs of natives, and Jiorri the start will be made In the mot torrid of tropical climes, the party will soon ascend into temperate regions ici tlrn trudee for months in a truly polar climate. forward way cf tikins people at tb-lr word and bslirring Jcs: whit they say. I asked t;n for a photograph to a company this letter, remark;g that I would lixe to luTe one of hia as he looked as I last saw him "down on the farm" (he wou'.d be arrested if he went around Washington looking as he ws then), and be gravely responded tilt he had no pho'.ogiph such as I wartei but that he noa'.l send me one taken at a later data. Breeding op Plants. The work which has male Professor pn most famous is his plant-breeding I -j; . 7- 1 ' Wif ill" ! iSI HVESJDIZING WHEAT IS THE FIELD. they were laiirs a sort of high school asnccltunJ course, cacy of them tii coe or two yrs, asd were not ngur isg on getting a diploma and then leaving tie trza and striking out for some city, as is urf artunateiy the his tory of s r.mt of tue graduates of the agricultural colleges. Working through the Boys. Do your new methods stick with the boys wi.cn tty get back on the old f-rs? I asLed. "How do the boys' fathers tats iiT" "Oh. they think at first when the boys go home and want to make change tht w are teaching them a lot of new-fan J.sd notion. After the first year perhc?i ticy let the hoy take a try on a smill sta Then with the good reiuiu shown by the trial they are more than likely to com arouad ly the second or Curd year and there is apt to be quite a shaking vp of methods la the work oa the old place. You cant expect to a;ake much bead way teaching the oMer farmers, hut you can get at then through the bora." taOWXXO lUi EOTEJftST UT TDtOTHT BT EXIia expertmeBta He la the wizard of farm pi&nt Lit as Luther Hurhank is of bar Uruitare. He has takea wheat aad Jd It up. by selecUos and hyncidiaa Uoa eoverlng periods of five aad tea years, so that the m proved strain . yields probly 11 U U per cent " heavier. He ha don the same wiu tax and with timothy and with corn aad other farm crop" This has ca nned th most palnsuklsg work, eoa liituod ytar afur year, hat always wli a whxat ixowra ituvAjtatm. A seventy-page bullet la which Pro fessor Hays wrote for th Department of Agriculture mm four years ao oa the subject of plant breeding Brought his work lata great proolaeaea. Is it he oaUlaed numerous poasibllitles of tarreaaed production of aU ercps throfgh plant hreadiag. Every maa knows that th AsMtieaa trot Una hotaahaa, beeawoaarf oliy InrujasMd Ullk la Toar Tea. "The use of rlenty of milk with tea." says The Lancet (London), 'is s wise ; recaution and must be regarded as a sound physiological proceeding. siDce the proteids of milk destroy astrin jrency and probably prevent the other wise injurious action of tannin on the juueons membrane of the SvOimvch. In the" lntesUal juice te pro.eis are separated and the tannin probably com bines with the sodium salts. The Im moderate drinking of tea Is an un questionable evil but. on the whole, rre are inclined to think that the eviis cf tea-drinking have been exaggerated. The real Circuity is to convince people that a li;htly drawn infusion gives them their money's worth." CSEXPLODED PB0JEC1UES. Danger Lark Therein Chinese Inquisitiveneas Prove Fatal. The dispatch coming from the Far Cast or the killing of Dearly a dozen people by the explosion of a mine near Cuffoo, brings to Ugut Incidents going to show that the land In the vicinity of Port Arthur is a fertile field of on exploded land mines and sheila Wbr-a the Russians were shelling the Japanese positions near the vil lage of Sulshlying many shells fell In the localities desired by the gun 1 ointers, but the ordnance was of seen a defective Quality that they failed to explode. A good lot of these projectiles Lave lain where they fe'J. objects of the careful investigation and Inspection of the wondering and s:xnlaiire villa-era. Oa one occa sion a dispute arose as to the danger In these innocent-looking pieces of Iron, and a b?ld native, to prove bis contention that they were nannies as will ss his bravery, struck one of the mifsJes wt h a big stone This was going a 1'itie too far, and txnfor- Kirk's AMERICAN CROWN SOAP im trees soap, coMictrary of pa, a pih ilnnm tot ka'.ofnobiis m.binery mad al' nbcltt; will sot ttjort tba swat fciefcif pointed carfce. Mad iron par vrctbl oil. K yaw tfaak iio B carry Ancrlcia Crewa noap ia Mock, acad a bia aani aad a Sum aad w wUi aw that yosr wasu ar Pat wp ta ir, m aad 10 lb paila. James S. Kirk & Company CHICAGO, ILL. BOOKS BOOKS W kara pabUibcd mm food ooca apao tally aaiud tor (annera. Books that wd aalp ewy Urmet to auka Don oat of his fana Wrsa for ear cataicf-aa. WEBB PUBLISniNO St. Iaul Minn. CO- Well Drilling Machines Over TO sixes and style for drininjr either deep or shalkiw v eils in any kind rA anil or mtlt. V! rwi -i ftn Ki1 tjanattly be hit it on the nose, the ten-l tn3jL Vith engines or horse powerv der sjot of prcjectiles. It exploded with a terrible noise, killing tea of the Interested spectator. Another Chinese discovered a shell which had found a riKln; place in the fresh water lake Just behind the Iiussian naval dockyard of Port Ar thur. At that time the lake was one mass of ice snd the head of the shell was last sticking up through the frozen mass. John Chinaman was at tracted by the shining brass screw at the top and went out on the ice to try to (et It off. uood metal was worth having In the land of the Orients U acd this is what attracted him. He used n old na J to remove the tempt In? oljecL Ills innuisitiveness was a dear lesson for his family, although the pieces were never found. SCHOOL GACDEN WOBK. The Department of Agriculture is just issuing an attractive illustrated juiietin oa school gardens. In his in troductory, Vr. Gsiloway, Chief of the Suxeau of Plant Industry, says, that as agriccltar In Its L rosiest sense is th primary b&Jis of wealth in the United Bute. It seems essential that efforts should be made In our general educational system to bring early to the mind ol th child lacia which will be of vai as as emphasizing the Importance jna nectsaity or arl.-dlturl work. There Is no better way to do this, he ays, than through a well-managed and wen conducted system of school garden training which early awakens interest in an iodustry which means much to the future prosperity of the country. When tn work or handling Congres sional free seed distribution was turned over ta th Bureau of Plant Industry several years ago efforts were made to arouse interest oa th part of members of Congress with Urge city eonstituon rtas, who might be able to encourage the school gardes movement through th distribution of specially preparod seed package. Blue thea millions of of haa haaa dlattUMUd In this way ia the cities, and the rtwult has been that much school garden work has been organised and thouaaadi of pupils have learned something of (row ing plant. A small tract of land back of the Da partmtot of Agriculture Building has seen set aside for model school gardes aork. The bulletin la question baa fTiuiitra Uols of a nunber of successful school gardens in various cities, aad has plsm outlined for carrying on such work. The following interesting paragraph Is quoted from the bullet la oa the work at Hampton Institute, Virginia: "When It wss announced two years ago to th children of th WfaitUer school that they were to he taught gar dening oa a two-acre tract the news was received ' with mixed feeling. While th Utile ones were pleased, the older girls thought tt a disgrace te work ia th fields. After two years there are no pcplls ia tba school whs do not look forward with eagaraes te tela work. If it la aeeaasary ta he ab sent from school, they think it art he ess ga idea. In 4a." Strong;, sixnjle ard durable. Any cnanic can operate them ea&Jy. sew row. tATuocie WILLIAM BROS., Ithaca, N. T. mi Ls- .si ,1. Repeaters t 9 fctvl . -4 r-orft 1 t." Irwf ! luCVJ t,;4 ftue. 1 o4 aTri t -I -- KrsU f hcA tl 'n U 1 I-.W.. ihrusw t' rM tfi Kit itt..4 tat Tlw luUf Jwfrcr't " ui lr"m try- 'iffaw rvem nt vue, f4 kerf) tl I 1 U so .4 t'. f 1. 1 MAkttN actios wiLi ) r i4 t---xMr. fUa "t rff . J P ask. aut to c rrc uai t.w ; f i-V.i r cic f: f" fcJ X JO lre r..ktt. ns Nrw Hawcs, Ccisb. A Quarter C e n ti of unfailing servW prove th ABSOLUTE RELIABLE of th Remingti TyVEWRITt WTCKOrr. 8CAMANS KM( a. aaw 1 Sandwii irxr rra rxu axu r HAY "PRE The Baler for speed. Baksl tons a day. Has O bch H Adapted to bank barn work. M to its work no discing boles farj S IT-recti AltmcbttKot iaai acity. lessens labor, makes btfl aad dues Dot increase drafl. Cxsd far CanVsm SANDWICH MrC. C Hi ilala Street, Ssodw- I SILO Waa, Ftr, Cypraa aad TQ Wrtla tat Cataiagaa c f; EajltTtnk Co., 281 Chicago, in J ' IF YOU WANT A J , Bed for ear Jack Cataloraa W k taia tL Oaacrijitkia vt eaatti - ' Hydraulic Jacka our f Wataoo-Stlllmaa Ca? ' 40 Pay t-t X 1 I CDe missouia Rttrscj ) 4 Producers of Northern grown acclimated tree and tlx vancues tor planting la Northern States, i Every Variety of Standard Frj S Thoroughly tested Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries oi UruamenUl, Small Fruit Plants, Shrubs, Vines and Races. THE EVERBEARING STRAWBER A SPECIALTT OF FLOWERING PLANTS AND Cut Flowers and Floral DesJjms. Also Vegetable j r Cgtalotnie and Price Lto i! I Vi tipped by express. Cgtalonw Mail orders have prompt attention. MISSOULA NURSERY MISSOULA, MONTANA. ') rWVVaWVrWrVr it J