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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-11
Tales Of thu Town TerSe|y Told. J

Architect c. E. Troutman went
to Tenino on business Tuesday.
Mrs. c. e. Murray is reported re-
covering from her recent illness.
On Tuesday morning P. Mcclure
left for short visit on the way.
John Bertholf of Seattle is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hart in this
city.
Captain and Mrs S. A. Dorm re-
turned from visit to Elma Tues
day
Mrs. A. NJ. Wheeler was over from
her millinery establishment at Kelso,
Cowlitz county, Tuesday.
A. l.. Silvey, the cigar manufac-
turer, underwent an operation at st.
Joseph's hospital Tuesday.
L. w. Herrick went to Olympia,
yesterday. He will visit Seattle be-
fore returning to Aberdeen.
Three short change" men were
given a tie pass out of the city
Tuesday by the police department.
Assistant Librarian Hazel Magill, is
visiting in Seattle and at the same
time looking up library interests.
On Sunday the large galvanized
chimney on the Grand theater. was
blown down and was replaced again
on Tuesday.
Captain Fred Llewellyn has sever
ed his connection with the Aberdeen
Brewing Co., and is arranging to
move to Seattle.
Two engineering crews are at work
on the survey of the Stewart land
recently purchased by the Griffith
syndicate, of Seattle.
Mrs. Emma Pannanen was on
Tuesday granted a divorce from her
husband, for desertion. She has two
little children to support
The steamer Lindsey which is on
the marine ways at the LindstrOm
Co. yard, has completed repairs, and
will be launched tomorrow.
j. NJ. Bowes returned from a fish
ing trip up the Humptulips river
Tuesday, Mr.. Bowes says the high
water prevented good results.
In the basket ball game last even
ing in the gymnasium between the
High school classes, the Freshmen
defeated the Seniors % to II.
On Tuesday Lieutenant Ruben
Fleet of Montesano, was here and
drilled Co. G in various maneuvers
Among other drills was that of wall
scaling.
w. II. Pearson, who underwent an
operation at Hot Lake. Oregon, sew
eral months ago, and came back COM
paratively well, finds that his old
trouble is coming back. Mr.. Pearson
left for Hot Lake again yesterday to
consult his physician, and may have
to be operated on again.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-11
ALONG THE WATERFRONT,
Report Of Arrivals and Departures of
Vessels ana Those Loading at
the Hills.

The schooner Meteor is at the West
mill loading for San Pedro.
The schooner T. NJ. Slade is load
ing at the Slade mill for Honolulu.
The steamer Saginaw is loading at
the HARDWOOD mill for San Francisco
The schooner A. B. Johnson is load
ing at the Wilson mill for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Svea sailed today
from the Wilson mill for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Carlos is completing
her cargo at the Burrows mill for
San Pedro.
The steamer Santa Barbara sailed
yesterday from the American mill for
San Pedro.
The steamer Santa Monica sailed
Tuesday from the American mill for
San Francisco.
The schooner W. J. Patterson is
loading at the American mill fo.' a
South American port.
The schooner Celia Sudden ar
rived in port yester day, and IS load
ing at the Aberdeen Lumber & Shin
gle mills for San Francisco.
The schooner Gardner City is load
ed at the Slade mill, and will sail to-
morrow for Santa Rosalia, Mexico.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-11
During the past week declamatory

During the past week declamatory
contests have been held in the High
school, preparatory to picking out
one of the students to represent Alb
erdeen in the State High school con-
tests. Out of % who entered the
contest, after three trials, 10 will
contest for leadership some time next
month. A great deal of interest is
being manifested by the students in
the contest.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-11

N. H. Joscelyn left for Jefferson,
Oregon, Tuesday.
Mrs. A. d. Wood is confined to her
room with la grippe.
Chas. Mcintyre was up from Co.
pals on business Tuesday.
Nose Goldsmith went to Seattle
Tuesday on theatrical business.
Miss Jennie Smons left for New
York City yesterday, to remain some
time.
MIS-. c. f. Benjamin, is at st.
Joseph hospital under special treat
ment.
Costas Katsutes and Peter Verlis
left Tuesday for visit to their old
home in Greece.
Charles Johnson who was foreman
on the Copalis road. died in Hoquiam
Monday, aged 81.
]. Sandburg who has been staying
in Aberdeen for some time left for
Brooklyn yesterday.
Tomorrow evening there will be
candv-pull in the social hall OF the
Presbyterian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Irvine, who
have been i'll with la grippe, are
able to be about again
Fl. ID. Faunt LIE Roy of the Wire
less Telegraph Co., went to Seattle
Tuesday on business for his COM
pany.
The ladies of the Swedish Mission
and elected new officers yesterday
church held their annual meeting
afternoon.
The 6 o'clock dinper that was to
be given in the Congregational
church tomorrow, has been postpon-
ed for the present.
The Aberdeen Athletic association
will give a smoker next Monday
evening, at which there will be sew
eral boxing bouts.
The log jam at Humptulips is re-
ported to contain 30,000,O0O feet Hf
logs. and to extend one and one-half
miles up the river.
s. Malios started for Butte, Mon
tana, yesterday. Mr.. Malios has in
terest in mines in that state, and
will spend the summer in that Sec
ton.
Several deaf and dumb beggers
have been soliciting aims in this city
during the first of the week. The
question with many is, were they
fakes.
The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran
church is preparing to erect church
building. The location has not yet
been decided on, but will be in the
near future.
Elders S. w. Nellis and ]. A. Hol-
brook will in the near future con-
duct Il series of meetings in this
CITY. in the interests of the Seventh
Day Adventists.
New dress uniforms have been re-
ceived by Co. G, National Guard, and
are quite satisfactory, being much
neater and of better material than
the old uniforms.
On Tuesday number OF the Abb
ev,,e l"1'cc went to O!.-W - 81
tend the ball given by the wives
of the members of the legislature to
the ladies of Olympia.
Wistkah lodge, Knights of Pythi-
as will initiate fifty new members
tomorrow night at the regular meet
ing. Owing to the number to be
taken in. Masonic hall has been Sc
curel for the occasion, and every IL.
of p. on Grays Harbor is invited to
participate.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
HINTS FOR CARE OF ORCHARD
Numerous Complaints of Fruit Grow
srs That Spraying Has Not Helped
Due to carelessness.

It is generally admitted that the
fruit growers as class represent the
best intelligence in their community
However, feel that there is need for
general awakening among our fruit
growers as to more rational methods
in the care of orchard fruits.
The old idea that an apple tree, aft
er it has once been planted, should
be able to take care of itself and bring
forth an abundance of fruit can no
longer be maintained, since such a
method is neither economical nor
businesslike. Fruit trees of whatever
kind of nature need as much or more
care and attention throughout the sea-
son as any crop grown on the farm.
The orchard should be cultivated
throughout tie growing season imme-
diately after it has been set out and
until about the middle or last week
of July. Then some kind of clover
crop should be sown to aid the trees
to ripen up the wood and to provide
a cover to keep and hold the snow
throughout the winter. The orchard
should be cultivated once every ten
days, and more frequently if heavy
rains intervene, for after every heavy
rain the orchard should be cultivated
to conserve the moisture. The first
cultivation should be quite deep, and
in young orchard the pillow may be
utilized. If the trees are old and the
roots have grown to the surface the
disk harrow is an ideal tool to USE
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
KILLING WEEDS BY SPRAYING
Method of Using Poison to Kill the
Weeds Without Affecting the
Growing Crop.

Fifteen years ago had you told the
average farmer that by going over his
grain fields with spraying machine
he could eliminate practically every
weed with which they were infested
and leave the growing grain benefited
and unhurt, he probably would have
told you what he thought of you, and
had you persisted, he might have
used bodily effort to enforce his
opinion.
But this very day that same farmer
is probably sitting placidly on the
seat of a modern traction sprayer, CIV
ing his cereal fields thorough
drenching of weed-killing substance
that causes the weeds to turn black
and then wither away-but leaving
the grain unscathed. How did this
transition come about? Like all great
discoveries simply.
In 1896 Prof. H. L. Bolley of the
North Dakota agricultural experiment
station. Fargo, N. D., decided to make
a definite effort to test whether it
would be possible to kill young weeds,
especially young mustard plants, in
growing wheat, by means of chemicals
sprayed over the weeds and grain,
without killing them both in so doing.
He had long considered such propo-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

growS|With wonderful luxuriance, and
as many as IL cuttings of it in one
season are made in California. 1t will
grow in most soils-on the sagebrush
desert Of the western states or the
clay and gravel of New York. 1t is
grown profltably in almost every state
and territory Of the United States
Maine, New Hampshire and Alaska
being all that are left in the expert
mental" stage. And it will grow sea-
son after season-one field in New
York was sowed as years ago.
The Wisconsin experiment station
says chat one acre Of alfalfa yields as
much protein (the milk and meat pro-
ducer) as three acres Of clover or
nine OF timothy or 12 Of bronze grass.
Alfalfa is worth SIS to $35 on the
market and $35 to $50 as feed for
stock. Land in Nebraska and western
Kansas that few years ago was con-
sidered barren is paying SIS to $25 an
acre in alfalfa. Alfalfa land in the
south rents at $12 to SIS an acre.
All kinds of stock relish and thrive
on alfalfa hay. Feeders in the west
claim to be able to put fat cattle on
the market 20 to 80 per cent, cheaper
with alfalfa, rs balance of feed, than
on corn alone. Careful feeding tests
at the Utah station yielded this re-
suit: To produce 7O5.61 pounds of
beef there are required 10,OS3 pounds
of shredded corn fodder, or 1850
pounds of red clover hay, or 9,575
pounds Of timothy hay. but only 1882
of alfalfa hay.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
EQUIPMENT FOR DRY FARMS
Not Necessary to Have New or Com
plicated Machinery to Do Sue
cessful Dry Farming.

Dry farming does not require any
special or new equipment. There are
some things which are absolutely es-
sential, however, II the dry farmer will
make his business profitable. He
should have four or six horses, a
three-section drag-harrow, a 2-12 or
14-inch gang plow, a good disc harrow,
and the ones with the small discs do
the best work. The discs should not
be larger than IA inches. An Acme
harrow is a. valuable instrument for
maintaining soil mulch. The farmer
will also need one or two good cult
vators and press drill. The latter
is. one Of the essentials. 1t may be
either of the shoe or the disc type.
The disc drill has some advantages
where there is much stubble or ref
use, but on well prepared summer
fallow ground the shoe drill, with
press wheels following to firmly pack
the seed, probably does the best work.
1t, does not require any new or COM
plicated or expensive machinery to do
successful dry farming under the best
methods.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

lowest-priced machines made is 20
inches in diameter, and while it is
hardly broad enough for lawn roll
ing, is suitable for foot paths. 1t is
rather light in weight for its size, but
it could be considerably improved by
filling with concrete, which would
make it much heavier and thereby
add to it's effectiveness.
A good example of homemade
roller is shown in an illustration in
Garden Magazine, which is reproduced
here. A section of iron pipe was
filled with concrete, the axle extend
ing through piece of Ainch iron
pipe placed centrally in the pipe. be-
fore it was filled with concrete. The
handle and fittings are all of A-inch
galvanized iron pipe Zone inch would.
be much stronger). This makes a
cheap and effective roller, although
it would be greatly improved by max.
ing it in sections. If second hand
iron belt pulleys could be procured
cheaply, several broad-faced ones
coupled together would make a very
neat and serviceable roller. They
could be filled with concrete to give
the roller the necessary weight.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

Deep cultivation during the early pc.
riod will produce deep rooted trees.
Such trees will withstand severe
drought, and the roots will develop
a large feeding area.
The object of pruning is primarily
to shape the trees to desirable form
and to remove superfuous wood, dead
and dying branches. AS rule, fruit
growers are apt to do either too much
or too little pruning. If trees are
properly pruned and formed during
the first three or four years after
planting, little subsequent pruning is
necessary. l recognize, of course, the
necessity of vigorous pruning in an
old orchard that has never been in.
diligently cared for.
The numerous complaints of fruit
growers that spraying has not helped
their orchards are due entirely to
their failure to follow sirsple direc.
lions. Spraying is different from or.
binary farm operations; every detail
must be attended to if success is to be
attained. The spraying must be done
before the pests have made any con.
siderable inroad upon the trees. for
it should be looked upon more as q
preventive than as a remedy. The
fungus diseases and insects are IN
great measure controlled by the clean
culture method, which does not pro
vide place where insects NAV he
harbored in winter.
It is well known fact that the
fruit tree will set more fruit than 4
is capable Of supporting and bringine
to perfection. To aid nature in IT.
work growers should take away the
extra fruit. The vitality of the tree
is used up by the number of seeds 4
is permitted to ripen, not by the size
of the fruit. 1t is readily seen that b1
removing some of the fruit we con
serve the fertility of the land. as vel
as aid the tree to properly mature
the remaining fruit. A tree that has
thus been thinned will bring forth
more fruit per bushel than other trees,
and besides this, the fruit from
thinned trees is superior in color sizt
and quality. Such thinning shonli
not be done, however, until the natur
al drop of the fruit is over.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
WATER SUPPLY is GIVING CUT
In Certain Watersheds 1t Is Almost
Exhausted-Turned Out Of
Some bitches.

With all the snow that fell in the
mountains last winter the supply
seems already to have given out on
certain watersheds. In the Arkansas
valley, for instance, the water was
turned out of some of the later
bitches on July 10, which is some
what earlier than usual. The Arkan-
sas valley is not supplied as yet with
anything like the number Of reservoirs
needed to keep up reserve supply
and they will have to be constructed
as has been done in the northern part
OF the state, says Denver Field and
Farm. The place for these reservoirs
is in the mountains and the two that
have already been put in there are
proving great boon to the water
users 200 miles distant. The time is
coming when all our reservoirs will
have to be built in the mountains as
those on the plains are causing the
wastage of too much valuable land.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
WHEN SOILS LOSE THE WATER
Two.rhird. in First Three Days After
irrigation = Cultivation Con-
serves Moisture.

The quantity of water sucked out of
the soil by plants in any one day In
midsummer depends upon many con-
ditions. The drier the atmosphere
and the greater the amount of sun
shine, and the warmer the day, the
greater will be the amount Of water
taken from the soil. More important
than any of these factors in causing a
loss of soil moisture is the amount Of
water found in the soil. From wet
soils more water will be lost than
from dry ones; both from direct
evaporation from the soil and from
the greater amount passed through
the plants. Consequently, immedi-
ately after an irrigation much more
water is lost than one or two weeks
later.
1t has been found that, of the water
lost during the first two weeks after
irrigation, 81 per cent. went the first
three days; 20 per cent the next
four; 23 per cent. the next three and
II per cent. the last four days. Thus,
nearly one-third of the water was
lost the first three days and more
than one-half the first week. Since
it is impossible in practice to apply
water so as to keep the right amount
in the soil all the time, it is necessary
to learn methods by which the evapo-
ration from wet soils can be dimin-
ished. Careful cultivation or stirring
of the top soil no doubt tends to con.
serve the soil moisture.
It is clear, however, that if cultiva
ton is to have much value in pre-.
venting the loss of soil water, 1t
should be put into operation as soon
as possible after irrigation-that is,
as soon as the soil is dry enough to
make cultivation possible. Could the
farmers see the thousands of tons Of
f1y-off water that arise as vapor from
the soil the first few days after irri-
cation, they would certainly do all
in their power to stop the waste. 1t
must be remembered in this connec-
ton that the quantity of water taken
from wet or moderately dry soil
on which plants are growing is con-
siderably larger than the amount
evaporated from an equal area of free
water surface
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
MISTAKES in THE ORCHARDS
Growers Having Adobe Soils Should
Also Resort to the Planting
of Cover Crops.

About as many mistakes are made
in the irrigation of orchards as any
thing else of which we have knowl-
edge. It is often the case that shall
low burrows and large head of wa
ter are slapped on and the result is
flooding of the whole surface. When
dry enough to work, the adobe soil
has run together and the surface is
SO hard that it is impossible to Guilt
vate it. The grower, therefore, re-
sorts to frequent watering to keep the
orchard going. In these soils the
water settles slowly and a smaller
head run in deeper bitches would
prove more satisfactory. Growers
having heavy adobe soils should also
resort to the planting of cover crops
to improve the texture. They could
gradually be brought into such friable
condition that they could be more
easily handled after irrigation Grow
ers as rule pay the little attention
to the sub-soil. Too often the rule
followed is. if dust can be kicked up
on the surface it is time to irrigate.
The appearance of the tree indicates
to great extent it's needs, but after
all it is an examination of the sub
soil which most surely determines
whether the orchard needs water or
not. AS general rule the more
sandy the soil, the greater should be
the number of bitches and the shorter
the run in both times and distance.
The longer the bitches, the larger
the head. The sitter the soil, the
fewer and deeper the bitches, the
longer the run in time and distance,
the smaller the head and these rules
hold fairly good.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

listed furrow by means of disk har,
row or sled. In our dry climate this
method of preparing the seed bed
has several advantages, as follows:
The cultivation of the land soon
after harvest tends to conserve the
moisture already stored in the soil; ),
the narrowed land is in good condition
to catch and store the rain and the
later cultivation clears the land OIL
weeds and leaves mellow soil mulch,
to conserve the moisture already,
stored in the subsoil; the early and,
continued cultivation of the soil
favors the action of bacteria and
the development of available plant,
food.
The above illustrated lister is an ex-
cellent implement for use in con
serving the moisture in the soil.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
Sweet,Corn.

The man who grows sweet corn for
market usually appreciates the posi-
abilities Of "a continuous crop fresh
from the field, from early July to Dc
tober, says writer in Baltimore
American. I have grown this crop for
home use andsin.a small way for local
markets for years, and the methods
employed may be suggestive, and, per-
haps, profitably followed by others.
While sweet corn will grow we'll on
almost any type Of soil containing a
fair amount Of fertility, prefer some
elevation and southern, exposure,
with soil somewhat sandy or slightly
gravelly for the first crop; Such a
soil will dry; out and warm up early,
and can be broken and thoroughly pre-
pared before planting time.
s usually make the first planting Of
early corn during the first warm spell
after the middle Of April. With this
first planting, I usually plant pump.
kins. .,,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

tisi
sition as very feasible, but of course
required some time to get what he
considered the proper proportions Of
spraying mixture before making the
first trial. However, he made the at
tempt in 1896 with solutions Of COP.
per and sulphate and mercuric bi.
chlorid and met with surprisingly s,c-
cessful results, plainly demonstrating
that he was upon the right track. So
to our own United States belongs the
credit for this discovery, although
French investigators were working
along the same lines at nearly the
same time. In 1928 other exhaug-
tive experiments were undertaken
and very shortly it was firmly estab-
lished that such work could be prac-
ticed with high degree Of success
by any farmer. Since that time ex-
periments have been steadily pursued
along this line and the fact remains
that certain weeds can be entirely
eliminated without destruction to the
grain growing beside them.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
\. !. THE KING
Grown on Western sagebrush
Desert or Any Other Soil.
Question Of Feeding for Stock an In
terestins one-so-calIed Anew"
Glover When Once Planted
Grows LuxuriantIy.

In the farm world the question OF
greatest interest in recent years has
been the feeding value of alfalfa. In
spite OF much incredulity and some
prejudice the plant has fully proven
its superior profitableness to the farm
ers of the western states, especially
the southwest.
This so-called new" clover is as old
as human history. 1t grew in central
Asia, where the races of Europe origi-
mated. The ancient Greeks and Ro-
mans knew and valued it. The Moors
introduced it to Spain; hence its
Arabic name, alfalfa, meaning "the
best fodder" The Spaniards brought
it to the Pacific coast-one debt at
least which America owes to Spain.
Even on the Atlantic coast, where it
is most positively looked on as new"
it has been cultivated in a small way
for $50 years in New York, Pennsyl-
vania and the Carolinas
Once successfully planted, alfalfa