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V NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURSDAY, APRIL 8,1937 ADRIAN NEWS By MRS. CLARK ENOS Mrs Jesse Marker and baby son of Ontario were Tuesday callers in th? Chas. McConnell home. Messrs. Gotfreid, Gunnerd and Frank Johansen are remodeling the rear of the Eder Hardware and Grocery store. The fine rains of this week are greatly appreciated by everyone. Mrs. Earl Sparks and Mrs. Jame; McGinnis attended tre Jolly Janes club meeting at the home of Mrs. Joe King in Big Bend Thursday. The Bill Olson children are out of school at present with chickenpox The two small children of Mr. anti Mrs. Ted Newton also have the Chickenpox. Several from here attended the play put on by members of Miss Louise Blackwell’s Scarlet Masque dramatic club of the College of Ida ho at the Kingman Kolony school house Thursday evening. The pro ceeds of the evening go to the local girl scouts troop. Miss Alice Hashi- tsni in her role of the village gossip proved a mirth provoking character John Jarvis and John Enor have been assisting in the moving and cleaning up of the Eder Hardware remodeling. Mcsdames Gerrit Muntjewerff. Mitchell Gaviola and C. Enos shopped In Ontario Friday and call ed on Mrs. Bob Martin and Mrs. Paul Hatch. It’s net a laugh. I t’ a scream. Ore gon Trail Schoolhouse Friday, April 16. Mrs. Earl Sparks and baby re turned to their home in Emmett Saturday via Boise. Mrs. McConnell accompanied them as far as Boise to visit relatives. Watch Dftck make love by the brook in the sunset at the Oregon Trail schoolhousp, Friday, April 16. Those from here who attended the smoker nut on by the Nyssa high school boys at the gym report a splendid evening of entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Muntjewerff w re Sunday dinner guests in the Case Muntjewerff home in Big Bend Mr. and Mrs. George Bartshe of Homedale. Idaho were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Newton. They also called at the Gerrit Munt jewerff home. Harold Hatch installed an electric range in the Gerrit Muntjewerff home Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Gunnerd Johansan and Fredde Jurrir - of Parma and Miss Sally Slinker of Wilder were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hatch Sunday afternoon and evening. They drove to Owyhee dam in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Holly and Wil liam were Boise visitors Saturday. Strawberry Clover—A New Forage Recommended for Seeped land. (1) The flower resembles White Dutch Clover and is pink. (2) As the color fades, the flower-head changes to a ball. (3) The ball, when mature, is about 3-4 inch in diameter and resembles a green strawberry, hence the name Strawberry Clover. (4) The foliage is similar to White Dutch Clover. Creeping runners, straw berry fashion, establish new plants wherever the nodes contact the soil. (5) The roots are shallow and there being no long tap root injury by hard subsoil is unlikely.. (6) Balloon-like pods from the matured ball contain the seed, there being two seeds in each pod. The pods have a tough silky shell and float easily on water. (7) The circle, which contains the seeds of one ball, is the size of a 50c piece and thus affords an idea of the size of the parts Strawberry C lover New Forage Crop Tests of Strawberry Clover to study its value for pasture on Irri gated lands which have proved too wet cr alkaline for other crops, will be continued this year by the Bur- eauof Reclamation. Experiments to date indicate that with this crop certain types of waste land can be made to yield good returns. A small quantity of this new seed is being furnished each project for trial plantings. On projects where CCC camps assigned to the Bureau, are reason ably close to seeped land. CCC en- rcllees will plant and care for dem onstration plots of this clover. On the other projects, farmers having Correct Wedding stationery print- se?pe(J areas null cooperate with ed to your order at Th The Journal. Bureau superintendents by planting trail plots on their farms. Observations will be taken during the growing s?ason to learn how high a content of alkali this plant can tolerate and how it adapts its- self to the soil, climate and growing AND PROFESSIONAL conditions of arid lands under irri gation. Strawberry Clover, as a crop which V>!______________________ /* might prove of immense value in converting seeped waste lands into profitable pasture, was brought to the attenion of officials by the Bur eau of Reclamation through experi ROBT. D. L Y T L E mental plote of this clover growing ATTORNEY at the Newlands Experiment Farm And COUNSELOR-AT-LAW of the United States Department of Agriculture, Fallen, Nevada After First National Bank Bulldtng discussing with E. W. Knight, Sup Phone 66 VALE OREGON erintendent of the Experiment Farm, his observations on the adaptibility of Strawberry Clover to the growing s~ BUSINESS DIRECTORY J. S. C OOPER Business Analysis Accounting Auditing Income & Social Security Tax Specialist. Moore Hotel Bldg. Ontario, Ore. Phone 159 conditions in that irrigation dist rict Bureau officials in 1935 decided to sponsor trial plantings of this clover on all Bureau projects. A small supply of seed was ob tained in 1936 for trial plantings and distributed ta persons Interest ed in crops adapted to seeped land. A report recently published by the Bureau, which summarizes the re sults from these plantings, states: ■While Strawberry Clover seed is scarce and relatively expensive, only a small quantity of seed is required to start a stand, provided reasonable care is given to it while it Is gett ing established. It spreads by seeds and creeping roots and a small In itial stand can be developed into a line pasture. It grows luxuriantly on wet land an 1 will stand more rlknli than any ether useful plant as far a ' known at the present date. Recent Inquiry among Bureau superintendents disclrseo that this new clover is growing in scattered areas on 5 Bureau projects. On one project a farmer is growing this clover for seed and reports that he is enthusiastic about it for swampy and alkali soils and plans to increas his acreage. Reports have also been received that dairy farmers in several places are growing this clover for pasture on wet land. One dairy farmer has 5 acres on land that a few years ago was greaswood wasteland but which during 1936 furnished pasture for 18 head of mixed cattle. Several superintendents of the Bureau report that volunteer stands cf this clover are being discovered on project farms. Farmers state that the plant has been growing on their farms for several years and they had observed th at'th eir stock grazed it in preference to other forage but they were not aware it was the If 1 our Home . . . BURNS Do you have ample insurance to cover the loss? Don’t take a chan.ce—See Guarantee Work Nyssa Realty Co. Don M. Graham, Manager W YCKOFF J E W E L R Y STORE Ontario Oregon f lM T E U ? VwV'rt'" O P T O M E T R IS T { “Seo MeFall and See Better” ' zKSPRINTi ONTARIO G E T M O RE F U N FR O M Y O U R C A R This Season! DR. J. A. M cF A L L Eyesight Specialist OREGON IRONSIDE NEWS By MRS. E. J. BEAM This section of the country had a wonderful rain lasting two days and one night which made things look more favorable towards a crop. Th: grass is starting and the hills begin to lcok green. Several of the larger cattle men have had several hund red head of cattle each out on pas ture where there is old feed for the past two weeks. Those attending the Forest Re serve Stock meeting at Unity last Friday were S. A. and Earl Lofton, W. R. Lofton, Wm. Woodcock, Gor don Dickson and Arthur Van Buren. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grabner made a business trip to Seneca last week. Boys do you want to learn to make love? Be at the Oregon Trail Schoolhouse Friday, April 16. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Van Buren were Ontario visitors last Tuesday A community dinner sponsored by ¡ho Eldorado Grange was held at the schoolhouse on Easter Sunday A large crowd was present to enjoy the sumptious dinner. An egg hunt was arranged for the small children causing much merriment. The larg er children and young folks enjoyed a ball game. Earlier In the morning when the crowd was first assembled Sunday School was held with the superintendent Mrs. Arthur Van Buren in charge. Coy Wise spent several days in Baker on business last week. The Ralph Beam family of Unity attended the Easter dinner here last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grabner were Boise visitors last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lofton and sister Bessie Kerr were Ontario shoppers last Saturday. Mrs. Earl Lofton and sons Richard and Wayne and the letters wife went to Ontario last Saturday where Wayne had a tonsil opera tion. They returned home the next morning. Chas. Van Buren. a former Iron side resident, is very 111 of pneu monia In a Portland hospital. His home is at Tigard. His many friends hope for his speedy recovery. The Eldorado Orange gave an other one of its successful dances on the 3rd. A good crowd attended and an enjoyable time had. Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Locey and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lllckson a t tended the Malheur county grange council meeting in Vale on Satur day and report a fine meeting. Miss Hazel Rose of Vale was a week end guest of her cousin Ina Rose and attended the dance here Saturday night. Several families Worn here a t tended the plav and dance at Brogan Saturday night. Phone Journal. Official Time Inspector for Union Pacific valuable Strawberry Clover. They did not know how the stands w.re started or where the seed came fre.n The superint ndent on one project estimates there are about 26 actesj of volunteer stands mixed with other grasses and grcwlng on beth good soli and seeped alkali land. Observations by the Bureau up to the present time Indicate that Strawberry Clover will find an im portant place in Irrigated pastures on Bureau projects. Best yields are obtained where there is plenty of moisture either from seepage or from lrrigation.though it Is reported to be able to stand drought condi tions for a limited time. Strawberry Clover spreads rapidly owing to the many seeds per plant and to the runners which straw berry-fashion creep in all directions and establish new plants. It forms a dense m at of forage which has a high carrying capacity and it is highly relished by both livestock and poultry. It has been observed to establish itself in fields of salt grass and apparently chokes out wire grass, fox tail, and salt grass Under conditions th at suit ita habits of growth, its introduction will un doubtedly be the means of convert ing many otherwise idle areas on irrigated farms into profitable pas tures. Farmers Interested in crops adapt ed to seeped lands, especially those semewhat alkali, are invited to watch the demonstration plots of this clover on Bureau projects dur ing the coming season and observe how it adapts itself to the soil and growing conditions of their locality. Bring your car in for a complete motor checkup and enjoy trouble free mot oring this year. your news items to the /—“ B A L K Y D R A IN S M EANS TR O U BLE If any of your plumbing drains are sluggish, don’t wait longer to let us fix them. They will get worse and perhaps stop operating altogether, and It will be difficult and -more expensive to fix them. 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