Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-03-03
NOTES FROM EXPERIMENT
STATIONS.

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i. Cwashington Experiment Station Of Full
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The best way to get rid of mos
quitoes is to see that they have no
place to breed. All mosquitoes must
live in their early life in water, usu-
ally in stagnant water. If 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 it is impos-
sible to drain, the mosquitoes can be
checked by pouring 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 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 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 the 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, 1t
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 it 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
Minnesota, hoping that we may find
some that would be adapted to our
conditions.
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. II
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 II
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 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
oats 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
like any other hay.
For generations our ancestors have
been dumping wash water upon cur.
rants, gooseberries and other small
fruits, thinking they were doing the
right thing. In some instances the
treatment has resulted favorably
especially in cases where the surplus
water could drain away and carry
Ou tuc surplus VII ucpOSltS, 6TedSc
and other material which would be
of detrimental nature to the plants
We do not consider 1t advisable to
water young plants, especially cut
tings and seedlings, with water OF
this kind. 1t should not come in
contact with the stems, but would dc
little harm, and possibly some good
if kept short distance from the
roots.
There is no one breed Of cattle
that will give large quantities of
milk of good quality and also be
good beef cattle. So-called dual
purpose" breeds, among which might
be mentioned Brown Swiss, Devon
and Red Polled, have been bred with
this purpose in view, but at the
present time the dual purpose idea
Is practically exploded IL one