Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-02-09
NOTES FROM EXPERIMENT
STATIONS.
washington Experiment Station OF Full.
man. WaBh.)

washington Experiment Station OF Full.
man. WaBh.)
The best way to get rid OF mos
quitoes is to see that they have nc
place to breed. All mosquitoes must
live In their early life in water, usu
ally In stagnant water. II it is pos
sible to drain the country, see that
there are no stagnant pools. Take
care also that there are no recep
tacles, litter, barrels, or cans, which
could contain water during the sum
mer, and the mosquito problem will
be reduced to insignificant proper
tions. Oftentimes where 1t is impos-
sible to drain, the mosquitoes can be
checked by pouring a thin film OF
kerosene oil over the water. This
spreads very uniformly, and will suf-
focate the mosquito wrigglers in the
pond. Burning oil of tar or buhach
powder serves to drive away mos
quitoes from a dwelling. There are
salves containing oil of pennyroyal
that answer to keep mosquitoes away
from person, but these latter rem
edies oftentimes are hardly success
full. There is as much individuality
among mosquitoes as among people.
The pennyroyal salve will keep some
people free and will have no effect
on others. In the same way, the
salve will keep some mosquitoes
away, but not effect others.
The transplanting of evergreen
trees is a process which requires
a great deal of care and atten-
ton. First of all the planter must
realize that if the sun dries out the
young roots, or the larger ones, or
hardens the sap, death is pretty apt
to follow a trial of this kind. Second,
he must bear in mind that the ever
green" has a comparatively short
growing season, commencing in most
sections of this country about the
10th day of April and closing about
the Goth of June, or in many in
stances as early as Jne 10th of May.
During this growing period the ever
green is very tender. If the trans
planting can be done before, which is
usually the first few weeks in April,
very little loss should result. If
planting cannot be done then, it
should be done Immediately after
the growing season, which is during
the month of July. Take nicely
shaped trees from open, exposed por-
tions of the woods, removing them
with a ball of earth to the roots
which can be held In place by a
burlap wrapping. By going at 1t in
this way you should succeed.
The experiment stations have not
yet been able to find any soy beans
which do well in this western coun-
try. We are experimenting with
these, using seed from Wisconsin and
hoping that we may find
some that would be adapted to our
Canada field peas do very well in
deed, however, everywhere except
where the ground is too low and
moist. Under these conditions the
peas grow too much to tops. If
intended for hay, they should be
seeded to half and half with oats and
wheat preferably oats. The ground
may best be fall plowed, but il
spring plowing Is necessary, the
ground should be plowed as early as
possible, then the peas seeded to
about three inches depth and allowed
to lie about a week until they have
sprouted; then the oats seeded shall
low so that the oats and peas will
come on together. If cut when the
pats are in the dough and the peas
Just beginning to ripen, they make
one of the best hays that is grown,
and it can be cured and harvested
ike any other hay.
For generations our ancestors have
been dumping wash water upon cur
-ants, gooseberries and other small
fruits, thinking they were doing the
light thing. In some instances the
.reatment has resulted favorably,
in cases where the surplus
water could drain away and carry
)ff the surplus oil deposits, grease,
md other material which would be
If detrimental nature to the plants.
We do not consider it advisable to
water young plants, especially cnt-
ings and seedlings, with water of
his kind. 1t should not come in
contact with the stems, but would do
title harm, and possibly some good
( kept a short distance from the
'oots.
There is no one breed of cattle
hat will give large quantities of
milk Of good quality and also be