Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-08-21


had trouble killing these hardy trees
this suggestion is worth remembering
Good profits may be made IN dairy
ing and fruit raising: but. If reports
are to be credited. the easiest money
is made by Il big army of sharks and
grafters who make business of farm
ing suckers. the class of folks who are
always hOtfOot to get something fol-
nothing, the crop of which seems per
ennial. like quack grass. humps and
deas.
The low form Of vegetable life that
makes the green scum in water tanks
may be done away with by dissoving
copper sulphate in the tank at the
rate of one o-hundredthS Of a pound
of the chemical to Il hundred gallons
of water. This chemical is poisonous
and used in larger quantities than this
would be injurious to the stock drink
ing it.
Conditions point to n record break
planted is 35.OO4. 900 acres. as com.
pared with 33.41S.OOO last year. while
the condition of the crop as reported
June was S7.S Of normal as com
pared with 81 per cent for the CORE
spending period in 1910 and 500 per
cent. the average condition for the
past ten years.
While the growth Of timber of the
hardwood varieties is usually mark
Of a fertile soil. It cannot always be
relied upon as indicative Of the char
acter Of the surface soil. as the roots
Of many trees penetrate deep but
where one finds clover growing natu
rally the evidence Is quite conclusive
that the soil is rich and also that it ia
sweet and does not need lining.
An experiment made recently by the
department Of agriculture for the pur
pose of testing the shrinkage in corn
In storage showed that $4,000 pounds
Of shelled corn kept under ordinary
conditions for a period Of 147 days lost
1870 pounds. or about per cent. as
result Of evaporation Of moisture
Weighings made at frequent intervals
showed that the corn gained In weight
in wet weather aud shrank CORE
spondingly in dry.
A lot Of farmers who do not live In
territory usually termed semi.arid have
been confronted with pretty stin dry
farming proposition this year and out
Of It all may learn something that will
stand them in good stead in the years
to come. One Of these lessons Ia the
advantage Of very thorough prepare
ton Of the seed bed for small grain.
also the narrowing Of small grain to
break the crust after It Is up: second
~. the distinct advantage of fire.
quent and careful tillage of such crops
as corn and potatoes.
The writer has seen some pretty eft
fective execution done within the past
few weeks with one of the guillotine
or terror rat traps Cheese. grain or
piece Of meat makes excellent bait
but small piece Of bone with grfstle
attached ard tied to the tongue Of TIN
trap Is perhaps the best bait Of all
Care should be used In setting the
trap. for blow that will break a
rats back Or crush It's skull is apt to
break the bone OF ones finger While
the campaign Is being waged the traps
should be attended to daily. baited at
night and emptied In the morning
Moreover. the traps shoxd be placed
80 that neither kittens, chickens nor |
cnildren can have access to them.
A number of state experiment sta
tons are now Offering course~ tn poul
try management especially def Sned to
fit men who desire to go into poultry
nor themselves Among pruc
ttcal lines taken up are feeding. the |
use Of incNbatOrs and brooders. an
atomy and physiology Of poultry. mar |
Setng various poultry products and |
poultry judging There Is little cues
lion. that It would he time and money /
up poultry raising on an extensive
scale and possessing no previous ex
perience to take just such course
They would he able to secure inssruc-
ton from experts and acquire expert /
ence in the business without the heavy |
losses that often accompany the early |
efforts Of novices who take up the |
poultry business !
July and August are pre.enntnently |
the two months in which that joint
roofing. drought defying pest crab |
grass. gets in its work. often counter |
acting and rendering futile most OF
the good hoe and cultivator work done
during May and June. 1t h fortunate
that crab grass is an annual. This
means that the root dkes not live
through the winter and thar to exter'
inmate it all one needs 70 do is to keep