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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13
AMMONIA IN SOILS.

11KHE transformation of nitrogen
Gus substances into ammonia in
soils is one of the most impor-
tant phases Of the nitrogen cycle in
Soils" says Professor 7. D. Beckwith,
baeteriologist at the Oregon Agrieul-
tural College. "It represents certain
stage in the process Of decomposition,
and bears close relation to soil fer
|tility problems. The chemical reaction,
Fin which ammonia is one of the end
products, depends upon many factors.
Moisture and temperature of soils, as
well as physical and chemical compost
tion, play an important part in deter
mining the amount of ammonia pro-
duced. Soils that are well aerated are
favorable to ammonification. Lime is
Iof distinct benefit in acid and heavy
soils, sweetening and Tightening them
so that aeration and chemical reaction
can proceed. 1t may be said in general
that while ammonification is a neces-
sary and complicated part of the pre-
paration of plant food in soil, FORUM
ately for the farmer it proceeds most
readily in those soils that are IN good
condition for cultivation, so that is a
matter that will regulate itself in soils
that are kept in otherwise good condi-
tion for crop production.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13
WHERE FARMERS PROFIT BY
SEED-TEsTING WORK.

nURING the three years of opera
~ tion at Baton Rouge, La, the CO.
operative seed testing laboratory
doubled the number of samples of seed
tested each year. Last year there were
about 900 tests made and 80 per cent of
them were for individual farmers.
This is in marked contrast to the
record at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, where fully rs per cent of the
tests made are on samples supplied by
seed houses. Farmers have not been so
ready to take advantage of the work
in Oregon as they are in Louisiana,
with the result that there is greater
loss due to imperfect seed in this state.
There is likewise greater ~eed of seed
testing in Louisiana. The viability of
many kinds of seeds is greatly reduced
by the heavy rains and hot weather.
Northern grown seeds that keep their
vitality well in the north rapidly lose it
in the humid warmth of the south
and after year alfalfa and clover seed
are generally worthless for plant. But
little of these crops are grown in the
Red River Valley with the exception
of crimson clover, which is grown on
sandy lands.
Lespcdeza, or Japan clover, takes Il }
place of clover in rotation, njtrification
of soils and forage, and is especially
important in diversified farming. The
seed is threshed with hulls on, so that it
is likely to heat badly and become
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VALUE OF sILAGE FEED.
seTHE relative value of roots, kale
and silage-the usual sources of

seTHE relative value of roots, kale
and silage-the usual sources of
succulence for winter feeding
depends upon their composition, com
parative feeding values, cost of pro
duction, keeping qualities, and conven-
ience of feeding" says Professor R. R.
Graves, head of the o. A. c. Dairy De
partment.
"The total digestible nutrients in
one ton of corn siiage is 396 pounds.
In ton of red clover silage the total
is 224 pounds, but the nutritive ratio
is to SO, while in corn it is l to II.
The digestible nutrients in ton of
sugar beets is 224 pounds, with ratio
uf l to s.5. In rutabagas the total is
1856 pounds to the ton, with ratio the
same as that of sugar beets. The di-
gestible nutrients in ton of kale are
but 139 pounds, while the ratio is very
narrow to 2.s. 1t is also true that
the nutrients Of apple pomace silage
are pretty high, about PIG pounds to
the ton Their nntritive ratio is the
widest of any of the common winter
succulents, being l to 1913.
"The corn and clover silage contain
the greatest percentage of dry matter,
while kale and some Of the roots con-
tain 80 per cent water. One ton of
corn silage contains as much digestible
nutrients as ton and half of sugar
beets, 1.S tons rutabagas or carrots,
and 2.3 tons of kale.'
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13
HITS SCRUB s1REs.

keFHE SCRUB SIRE has done in
estimable damage to the quality
of Washington livestock. He is
ia curse to his owner, who is cursed by
his neigbbors. The pure bred sire that
is backed by parents and grandparents
|of high merit will add quality to the
|offsprings Of your herd" From the
foregoing, which was taken frpm the
Washington State College news letter,
it is evident that Oregon is not going
to be left alone to fight the battles for
better sires for the dairy brcds. Bet
ter herds, right feeding, proper manage
ment and sanitary products are the
things sought by the dairy department
of the Oregon Agricultural College.
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distributed among the few. We have
many illustrations of the latter method
in European history, and few cases in
America that are right to the point, one
of the best of which is the success
full struggle of the grain growers of the
Middle West with the elevator trust.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13

MIA IfftS6 HfdbcIIdIo tHVf fVHtHIJ "r'0
add sufficient warm water to make a
coarse erumbly mash. Don It get the ma
terial sloppy; it should fall apart readily
after pressing together in the hand.
This material should be sOwn broad
cast over the field in the early even
ing. About five pounds to an acre is
usually sufficient. Cutworms feed on
this material in preference to vegeta-
tion.
Some succulcnt crop, such as hog
weeds or alfalfa spraved heavily with
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13
All. BURTON

Education
/ grad u a t ed
from Southern
Illinoi3 State
Normal, 1901;
University Of
Illinois, 1907;
University Of
Oregon La "
School, 1912.
Experience -
Taught 6 years
in CO u n try
! schools, 6 years
Fas principal and
as superintend-
ent, 7 years In
lar &c hi gh
sc h o oas; now
tea c h | n 6 ia
W as h. High
8 9 h oDl, Port
land.
terms for couA-
where practical,
'moted for merit
aso vununv unny<n
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13

Principles-I favor longer terms for coua.
try schools, consolidation where practical,
better teachers, teachers promoted for merit
only, practical courses, States money more
economically Axnanded.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13
USE POISON BRAN MASH TO CON-
fRoL CUTW0RMS.

AUTWORMS are menacing various
~ garden truck and field crops at
points throughout the valley. The
attack is SO general and the cutworms
are present in such nn bers that drastic
measures seem warranted to prevent the
occurrence of an epidemic of the pest.
Arsenical sprays some times prove
practical, according to A. L. Lovett, in
sect specialist at the Agricultural Col
lege. The best general treatment for this
cutworm is, however, the poison bran
mash This material is prepared as fol-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS"
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache. biliousness. d!zzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them TO torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the IN
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absOrbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbng, sick
ening headache,
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigeSted
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poiso2s in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straishten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10cent box
from your druggist means your head
cleaE stomach sweet and your liver
and Bowels regular for months. Adv
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
w a sted Time.

Little Bobbies father was a doctor
and Bobbie liked nothing better than
to take his fathers case in one hand,
his oyercoat in the other and go down
the street for a block or two TO soma
imaginary patient. One winters day.
whegI he started out he forgot to close
the door
Bobby called mother'l voice
sWeetly, please close the door" But
Bobby was in hurry and went on.
Robert" came fathers sterner
voice, CLOSE that door"
Bobby returned and closed the door.
Some time later he came in quietly.
put up the case and overcoat and
started upstairs.
Bobby" said the mother ingratiat-
ingly. "hOw's your patient?"
Dead" was the laconic answer
Gone dead while | was shutting that
old door"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31

! tion his lew assignment; he was going
10 the general staff at the capital. Mrs,
! Galland murmured her congratulations
7 In conventional fashion.
Marta's chair was drawn back from,
| the table She leaned forward IN a
fayorite position OF hers when she vas
| intensely interested. with hands
clasped over her kuee, which her
mother always found a-grayatingly
tomboyish. She had a mass OF lustrous
black hair and a mouth rather large
in repose, but Capa BILE OF changing
curves OF emotion. Her large. dark
eyes. lumnously deep under long
lashes. If not tho rest Of her face, had
beauty. Her head was bent. the
lashes forming b line with her brow
now. and her eyes had the still fame
of wonder that they had when sDe
was looking all around a thing and
through it to Gnd what 1t meant.
Some day you viii be chief OF stafr,
the head of Gray army" she suddenly
exclaimed
Westerling started as II he had been
surprised in q secret Then he Iushed
slightly.
"Why?" he asked with forced care
lessness. Your reasons? They're more
interesting than your prophecy
Because YOU have the will to be-"
she said without emphasis. IN tho i'm
personal revelations OF thought. You
He looked the picture Of it, with his
square jaw, his welfmouldod head set
close 10 the shoulders on a sturdy
neck. his even teeth showing as his
lips parted in an unconscious smile.
Marta, Marta! She ISIS so ex-
plosiye, Mrs. Galland remarked apollo
getically 10 the colonel.
Il asked for her reasons. | brought
it on myself-and 1t is not bad com
plment." lie replied Indeed, he had
never received one so thrilling.
His smile. smile well pleased with
itself remained as Mrs. Galland began
to talk Of other things, and its linger-
ing satisfaction disa ppeared only with
Marta'S cry at sight OF the speck in
the sky over the Brown range. She
was out on the lawn before the others
had risen from their seats
An aeroplane! Hurry" she called.
How fast the speck grew
Naturally, tho business OF war,
watching for every invention that
might serve It's ends. was the first
patron Of flight Captain Arthur Ian
stron, pupil OF q pioneer aviator, had
been warned by him and by the chief
Of staff OF the Browns. who was look
ing on. TO keep In a circle close to the
ground But he was doing so we'll
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
ELECTRICITY IN RAIN DROPS
German Scientist Has Measured the
Charse-Describe Results of His
Investigation.

Rain drops are almost always
charged with electricity The charge
is often positive. rarely negative
Many observers have measured the
charge approximately and made it
from 100000. 900 .000,O ,O00.0l to OO0O..
100000. 0.000,O01 amperes per square
centimetre Prof. F. Herath OF Kiel
describes in the Revue Electrique the
experiments by which he has meas.
ured them
He received the rain on fine me.
tallic cloth % metres square insulat.
ed and attached to a galvanometer In
q cellar The galvanometer registered
photographically. Among the facts he
proves are these:
Rains with constantly positive
charge are much more frequent than
those that change to a negative. The
passage from positive to a negative
charge corresponds to momentary
cessation of the shower. The quaint.
ty Of positive electricity brought by
the rain is fifteen times greater than
that of the negative The positive
currents in a steady rainfall are about
0000, 900 900 .00O,000.l amperes per
square centimetre; the negative cur
rents never exceed 0.O00. 900. 900 .0;0. ;.
001 amperes per square centimetre,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
GRANDMA USED SAGE TEA
TO DARKEN HER GRAY HAIR
and Sulphur to Bring Back Color,
Gloes, Thickness

Almost everyone Knows that Sags
Tea and Sulphur. properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded. streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the on.y way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is
nussy and troublesome. Nowadays
by asking at any store for "Wyeth';
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy" you
will get large bottle of the famous
old recipe for about so cents.
Don't stay gray. Try it, No ons
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair. as it does it so naturally
and evenly. You dampen a sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time, by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, thick and glossy
Adv.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
DO. What funl" che cried. as the

| DO! What funI" she cried. as the
car started
The feldmarshal was Partow. their
chief OF staff ?" Westerlng asked.
Yes. said Mrs. Calland. Il remem.
Der when he was young infantry Off
Ger before the last war, before he had
won the iron cross and become So
great He was not OF an army family
"a doctors son. but very clever and
skilful"
Getting a little old for his work."
remarked Westerling. But apparent
~ he is keen enough to take per
sonal interest in anything new"
Wasn't It thrilling and and ter
rible" Marta exclaimed
Yes, like war at our own door
again" replied Mrs. GaIIand, who knew
war She had seen war raging on the
pass road. "Lanstron, the young man
said his name was" she resumed after
a pause. NO doubt the LanstroHs Of
Ihorbourg. An old family and many
Of them in the army"
llC way IC I'll uSttl W LtC Az -lIdl
gas tine!' said Marta.
Westerling. who had been engrossed
IA his own thoughts, looked up
Courage f. the cheapest thing an
army has. You can get hundreds OF
young officers who are glad to take
risk Of that kind. The thing is and
his fingers pressed in on the palm of
his hand in pounding gesture OF the
forearm. TO direct and command
head Reorganization.
If war should come again" Marta
began. Mrs. Galland nudged her. A
Brown never mentioned war to IN off
Ger Of the Grays; it was not a. all IN
the accepted prophecies. But Marta
rushed on: so many would be en-
gagged that II would be more horrible
than ever"
You cannot make omelets without
breaking eggs" Wester!ing answered
with suaye linality.
The aeroplanc Will take its place as
an auxiliary" he went on, his mind
still running on the theme Of her
prophecy. which the meeting with Ian
stron had quickenod. But war will,
as ever, be won by the bayonet that
takes and holds q position. We shall
have no miracle victories, no"
There he broke off He did not a.
company Mrs. Gal!and and Marta back
to the house. but made his adieus at
the garden-gate.
I'm sure that shall never marry a
soldier" Marta burst out as she and
her mother were ascending the stepe.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31

Some Of the paragraphers ought to
% sentenced for long terms.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
HERE is A GOOD WAY
TO GET RID OF PIMPLES

Bathe your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water. then
apply a little resinol ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
and wash off with resinol soap and
more hot water, finishing with a dash
or cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice day. and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing. antiseptc resinol medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, re-
moves pimples and blackheads, and
leaves the complexion clear and vel.
vety. All druggists sell resinol soap
and resinOl ointment.-Adv
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31

that he thought he would try rising a
little higher. The SUBMITS OF the range
shot under him. unfolding variegated
rug Of landscape. He dipped the planes
slightly. intending TO follow the ranges
descent and again they answered to
his desire. The tower loomed before
him as suddenly as II II had been shot
up out OF the earth. He must turn,
and quickly. to avoid disaster: he must
turn, or he would be across the white
posts in the enemy's country.
oh" groaned Marta and Mrs. Gal
land together.
In an agony OF suspense they saw
the fragile creation Of cloth and bam-
boo and metal, which had seemed as
secure as an albatross riding on the
lap OF a steady wind. dip far over,
careen back in the other direction. and
then the whirring noise that had grown
with It's flight ceased. 1t was no longer
thing Of winged life, defying the law
OF gravity, but thing dead. falling un-
der the burden of living weight.
The engine has stopped" exclaimed
Westerling. any trace Of emotion in
his observant imperturbability that of
satisfaction that the machine was the
enemv's. He vas thinking n The ak
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
Their Good Luck.

The English sergeants patience had
almost gone when, surveying the com.
pany he was instructing. he asked:
Can you chaps sing"
There was a unanimous reply in the
affirmative.
Can you sing We've Got a Nayy'?"
he asked.
Yes, they could all sing that.
We'll" said the sergeant. with a
world Of sarcasm in his tone, its a
dashed good thing for the country
that you can!"-London Chronicle.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31

In this story Mr.. Palmer, the
noted war correspondent, has paint
ed war as he has seen il on many
battiefie Ids, and between many ma
tions. His intimate knowledge of
armies and arman ents has enabled
him to produce graphic picture Of
the greatest OF all wars, and his
knowledge Of conditions has led
him to propheey an end Of armed
conflicts. No man Is better quail
fled TO write tho story Of the final
world war than Mr. Palmer. and
he hsa handled his subject with
master hand.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
Cheating HjmseIf

You say that milliOnaire's time Is
worth dollar minute?" inquired
the man with large diamonds.
Yes. You wouldn't think il from
his manner and appearance"
NO. His time may be worth dol
lar a minute. But when it comes IA
enjoying himself he isn't getting a run
for his money"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
Where Some Reformers Err.

A reformer usually has big ideas.
Frequently. he insists on nsHeSadins
on a wholesale basis instead OF ruy
ming a small but active business rea.
ulating his own fau!ta
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
important 70 Mo,ha,e

We should all have an aim in Iife
but most OF us need a mighty big tar.
get.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-28
Home and Farm Magazine Section Editorial Page
Suggestions From

School boys who imbibe scien-
tific farming at their earliest years
are going to be inspired with the
desire to attend an agricultural
college in later years and learn
how to improve on the ways Of
their dads.
Their fathers often had to learn
in the school of hard experience.
And there are easier ways of do
ing things than the schoolof hard
experience method.
The youngsters at Corvallis will
study a few hours every day. The
balance of the time they will spend
hiking, in sports and recreation.
The supervision will be that Of
the "big brother" order.
The instruction will be very prac-
tical and suited to the age of the
boys.
As a result of these two weeks
study, it is expected that the boys
will learn to identify the principal
field crops which they may see as
they 90 about the country, learn
something of their method of plant
ing, cultivation and harvesting;
will have some practical experience
in caring for vegetable gardens
which viii be put in on the farm,
so that by the time the boys reach
Corvallis the various vegetables
will be available for their study
and cultivation; will be able to
recognize the principal breeds of
cattle, sheep, swine and horses, and
to know something of the points of
a good animal; will become inter
csted in the problems of breeding
up a good flock of chickens that
will not only be ornamental but
profitable as well; will recognize
some of the common plant pests in
orchard and garden and know how
to treat them.
In short, the object of the course
is to place in the possession of the
boys interesting information that
will be of some practical use to
them Immediately and will fill them
with an appreciation of the great
scope of the study and arouse their
interest in pursuing their investiga-
tions further.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-28
"IDEAL' FARMING.

NkgE RECEIVED this letter the
wv other day. Somehow it in
terested us, for we believe
that the misconccption of the writer
is the misconception Of many. He
said
81 am a city man. | was always
under the impression farming was
an ideal occupation. My farming
friends say | am wrong. Which is
right?"
Answer: City Man-farming is
ideal If
Farm lands are low in price.
Farm products of classes are de-
ficient in supply.
Farming is conducted on an enor-
nous scale.
The producer has reputation,
especially for breeding pure'bred
stock; raising the finest grade of
fruit, and so forth.
Markets are advantageous.
Animals kept are productive.
There is large yield with rela-
lively little labor and fertilizer.
Cost of production is low by good
farm organization.
Products are staple in character.
That is about all for the pres
ent, put we think you will catch
our drift, City Man.
You will find some of those con-
ditions on every farm.
There are mighty few farms you
will find them all.
In other words, farming is ideal
In Utopia.
Anywhere else it is just a plain
business and profession with the
same hsrdships and the same sue
cesses you will find in everything
else the world over.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-28
A WOMAN WORTH WHILE.

I IFTING THE HAT is a mark
k~ Of respect.
Our hat is lifted high to Mrs.
Scott Durand.
She is a rich woman and she
lives in Chicago.
A few years ago she went into
the dairy business.
Bought some Holsteins.
Bought sornc Guernseys.
Mixed the milk.
EstaalIs.vu :. nigh priced mar
ket in Chicago and sold it.
She knew nothing of the busi-
ness.
She worked it out by reading
dairy books and farm journals,
and by talking to dairymen, and
by using her own head.
Yes, we confess, she was book
farmer.
But she made her 270 acres pay
1or TOUR or i've years ana tnen--
She went to the Wisconsin Agri
cultural College.
What in the world ever possessed
her!
But she went and studied and
talked to college professors, and
returned to her farm and her 200
head of cattle.
She has toiled.
She has fought
She makes $4,000 year.
Too bad.
If she had only not gone in for
"book larninn and that course at
Wisconsin she would be a rich
woman.