The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-11-24

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However it occurs to US that any
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nolitical burial has another guess con'
ing the Lincoln-Roosevelt, hepuon-
can Machine in California, electedJonn
son Governor by handsome majority
and Roosevelt favored that ticket
someone has said with reference 10
the election and Roosevelt, "rhose
New Workers will be the most sur
prised Of men when they discover t"e'
NEARLY wrote a preface when rney
thought they were inditing a epitapn.
TheDemocrats propose another tarii
revision. that's 1t revise the tariff,
write on the statute books lot VI
new law. Keep business in a state OF
continual uncertainty, stir up the
animals, keep the pot boiling until II
hollis over. then while the country Is
wondering what has happened and tax
ing a period OF years to get out OF the
doldrums, we can produce another set
Of politicians.
The trouble is we havee too many
laws AID not enough regard for law.
TO many politicians and to few stats-
men. II this next session OF Con-
gress would adjourn at the saree time
it opens ami stay adjourned until
about 1913 we might get in shape to
then stand another session.
Tut tut let's put on our overalls ana
get to work forgetting agitators and
refor,aers.
The development IN the potato situa-
tlon during the past three weeks has
certainly kept buyers and sellers
guessing. With tubers retailing at
$40 Aug. Is and the prospect good
that they would climb still higher. the
late crop Il turning out far better than
1t was expected 1t could. with the re.
suit that prices have suffered decided
slump, though this Is doubtless en-
couraged by the buyers. who are al
ways bears until the crop Is we'll out
Of the hands Of the growers. The
grower who Is fixed for 1t might store
part Of his crop rather than let 1t go
at once for less than 40 cents, In
which case not all Of his eggs would
be in one basket. He may get more
than 80 cents by Christmas, and then
again he may not.
In 1909 the people of the United
States imported $75.000.O 900 Of Cuban
sugar. but II the development In the
beet sugar industry Of the country
keeps up at the present rate another
decade will see a good share Of this
produced at home. While the high
price and scarcity Of labor tend to
discourage the growing OF any crop
which savors Of intensive soil tillage.
It should be said In behalf Of beet
growing that beets do not pull heavily
ON the land. that there Is good reve-
nue. in raising them and that they
leave the soil In the best possible filth
for other crops used In rotation. Con-
ditions to be found In the states Of
the west where water IL on tap from
ditch when wanted and where sun
shine IL the rule through all the grow
ing season are ideal for their culture,
for the soil u marvelously rich and
the weed pest reduced to q minimum.
While pocket gophers are quite gen.
orally distributed over the western two
thirds Of the United States. the dam
age they innict to crops and trees Is
perhaps most serious In those sections
Of the west where summer rainfall Is
limited and where natural heritage.
which usually forms portion Of their
ground habits Of the rodent are so
|, familiar 40 hardly to need description.
The methods Of destruction are chiefly
by means Of traps and poison. The
ordinary steel traps give good results
BY placing In the main tunnel. Sew
eral types Of special gopher traps are
preferable because they kill the ami
: NAL at once. OF poisons which have
+. been used strychnia sulphate is the
: most effective and ID made as follows:
Dissolve an ounce Of the poison in a
quart Of boiling water and add a
quart Of thick sugar strip. mixing
thoroughly. This amount u enough to
poison thirty-hve pounds Of barley or
wheat or thirty pounds Of green al
} falfa. II the latter IL used more wa
ter is added. When the bait has been
| prepar0d IL can no 7fnaortoA ir,<o tho