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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
EGGS FOR HATCHNG.

Can you look at an egg and tell II It
will hatchi Probably not. but you can
greatly Increase the hatching power OF
the egg by following these suggestions.
which are offered by w. A. Lippincott,
professor OF poultry husbandry In the
Kansas State Agricultural college:
Select eggs which do not weigh less
than two ounces. rejecting all exceed
ingly large and abnormally shaped
eggs. The unusual shaped eggs will
probably hatch. but pullets raised from
such eggs will probably lay abnormal
eggs
Never wash eggs before setting them.
Keep the eggs In dry place at tenn
perature between 55 and 65 degrees,
turning them al least once every other
day. An egg in which the germ has
become fastened TO the shell win sell
dom hatch. The germ spot Is always
I'm the uppermost part of the egg. and
II the egg Is not turned the germ will
stick TO the shell II evaporation takes
place.
The eggs should be gathered at least
twice n day unless they are to be put
into the incubator Immediately.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

FOhAHo8 ohOWN rhoh WA" EhH& "&&A~
lon tank is equipped with a shoveling
board across one end. Ten bushels OF
seed are poured In and immersed In
seventy-Hvo gallons Of formalin-one
pound Of forma ldchyde TO thirty gal
Ions Of water. After two hours these
are shoveled out on draining hopper
and another ten bushels are immersed.
The draining bonrd Is set at an anglo
30 40 to slope down TO the potato cut
ter. With the seed supply handy and
the tanks and cutter conveniently ar
ranged. one mnn can cut ten bushels
In two hours aud can thus trent and
cut enough stock TO keep one planter
busy.
Many growers prefer to cut the seed,
ip the field at the time OF planting. In
such case the tank may be hauled
directly TO the field and hlled with the
solution. one charge being enough 10
last day. Care must always be ex-
ercised TO prevent reinfection OF seed
after II Is treated.
Cost OF treating does not exceed 75
cents for fifty bushels Of seed-less
than 20 cents an acre. The cost may
be less II all the treating materials are
convenient.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
Rambles of a Visitor

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seeded clover and alfalfa.
The irrigation ditch and the public
road take out about four acres from
the place, so that there is left only
about twenty acres of farm land, and
of this half is taken up by the orchard.
OF the remaining ten acres, two acres
is devoted exclusively 10 alfalfa, pro-
ducing three crops during the sea-
son. Two acres are in blue grass and
white clover pasture and the remain
der will be planted in corn and po-
tatoes.
Throughout this section of the
Lower Snake and Payette River Val
leys there are many blue grass pas
lures. Often you will find them
mixed with some other grass, but
the blue grass will eventually crowd
out the other varieties. And there is
nothing SO valuable, nor so indespens-
able to well managed farm as a
blue grass pasture, For with the
proper care it is good nearly the en-
tire year, and there is no wearing il
out. Year after year it gets better
and becomes more valuable, and its
possibilities as fattener of stock is
a wonder to those who have tried it.,
In the livestock line, Mr.. Magnuson
now has on the ranch COW and calf,
two mares, both with colts, and eleven
hogs. He marketed eight fat hogs
on the fifteenth of April in Ontario.
In addition to this he is making a
speciality of thoroughbred White Leg
horn chickens, having kept about
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

BLACKBERRY CANES or UPRIGHT TYPE
HELD BETWEEN TWO WIRES
ed BY the second summer the plants
will be large enough TO occupy all the
space, and an intercrop will not be
possible.
In both summers cultivation should
begin early In the spring and be con.
tinued at intervals Of from one to two
weeks throughout the season In order
TO provide a dust mulch for the reten-
tion OF moisture and to keep down
suckers and weeds. Suckers are apt
10 spring up from the roots at various
distances from the parent plant. espe-
cially when the roots are cut. Digging
M these suckers Is a favorite way OF
securing new plants. but this practice
inte:feres. OF course. with the yield OF
the berries.
Blackberry roots live for many years.
but the canes-excepting two varie-
ties-bear only In their second year.
After the fruiting season. therefore.
they should be cut out and burned.
The one-year-old canes may usually
be left TO themselves throughout the
winter. Not more than three or four
new canes should be left to each plant.
however. and the others should be
thinned out at the same time that the
canes which have fruited are thinned.
In some cases II will also be desirable
to train the plants In order to facili-
tate cultivation as well as to prevent
them being damaged by winter SHOWS
A wire trellls may then become a prof
table investment. The simplest form
OF such trellis consists OF a single wire
attached to posts set at intervals of
from fifteen TO thirty feet In each row
Of plants. The canes are tied to this
wire about two and one half feet above
the ground. Another method Is 70 nail
cross pieces TO the posts and stretch
two wires from the ends Of these cross
pieces. which form a support for the
blackberry canes on each side. varie-
ties that grow somewhat like a grape
vine require a much higher trellis with
two wires-one about 6ve and one
about three feet from the ground.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
Jitney Bus Ready

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built in Portland. The machine has
comfortable seats.
Following is the schedule:
Leave Ontario at 6 A. M. and arrive
in New Plymouth at 7 A. NJ.
Leave New Plymouth at 7 A. M. AM
arrive in Ontario at s A. M.
Leave Ontario at A. NJ. anb ar
rive in Nyssa at . A. NJ.
Leave Nyssa at 9 A. NJ. and arrive
in Ontario at 10 A. NJ.
Leave Ontario at 1905 A. NJ, and
arrive in New Plymouth at 1905 A. NJ.
Leave New Plymouth at n;l0 A. NJ.
and arrive in ontatio at 1910 p. NJ.
Leave Ontario at 1880 p. NJ. and ar
rive in Nyssa at 2;S0 p. NJ.
Leave Nyssa at p. NJ. and arrive
in Ontario at I Z, M.
Leave Ontario at 4:30 =. NJ. and ar
rive in New Plymouth at $50 p. NJ.
Leave New Plymouth at 2 T.. NJ.
and arrive in Ontario at 3 Z. NJ.
Leave Ontario at IL Z. M. and ar
rive at New Plymouth at II midnight.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

BLACKBERRy CANES or UPRIGHT TYPE
TIED TO A SINGLE WIRE.
soil and In a wide range Of climates.
In the colder parts Of the northwest
the severe winters frequently kill the
plants. and In the nrid sections of the
west hot. dry winds destroy the ripeD.
Ing fruit The choice Of proper varie.
ties. however. will do much to over.
come natural difficulties.
In selecting n site for q blackberry
plantation the most important consld.
erafions are the moisture OF the soil
and the accessibility OF market. The
blackberry is a tender fruit. the keep.
ing qualities Of which are seriously af.
fectcd by jnrring over rough roads. II
is. moreover. essential that the berries
should be placed on the market as
quickly as possible after they ar
picked if they are 10 command GOO
price The best land In deep IN 3
sandy loan with large supply -
humus and abundant moisture NJ the
lipcnlng season. ON the other hand.
the plants nre often killed II water
stands on the plantation during the
winter.
The year before the establishment OF
the blackberry plantation the land
should be planted with a cultivated
crop. This insures the thorough rot.
ting Of the sod and will help 10 destroy
the cutworms nId o,lirr Insects In
furious 10 the yonng ilants. The soil
should be plowed a. u depth Of about
nine inches In the spring. and n
thorough narrowing shoild be given
the whole field before the pants are
set. This is usually dour ns early In
the spring rs the land can l'e'properly
prepared. The earlier the plants nre
set the larger the proportion that live
and the better their growth. The
roots should he set deep. for the canes
break easily II the crowns prOJcct
above the surface Of the ground. The
tops should be cut back TO six inches
or less In length. Cultivation is nee
essary. and the plants should there
fore be set sufficiently far apart TO
permit OF H.
During the frst summer some inter
crop may be grown between the rows.
which win greatly reduce the cost OF
the berry field that year. This should
be one that requires constant cultiva.
tion and at the same time one whose
growth win not be large enough TO
shade the blackberry plants Such
truck crops as cabbage and potatoes
are excellent for the purpose. while
corn ana small grains should be avoid
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

Cpring business has opened up in Ontario
Owith vim and from all sections of the
Lower Snake and Payette River Valleys
come reports of prosperity. The farmers
Spring Business Good. throughout this
siastic over the prospects for bumper crop
i'm all lines of agricultural endeavor, and if
our splendid spring weather continues and
no unusual conditions arise, our crops will
be unprecedented in size and quality.
Already the earlier varieties of fruit
have reached that stage where it will take a
real freeze to hurt them. Light frosts will
not now damage the early cherries, peaches
or other early varieties. For the fruit is
now set, and light frosts can do little harm.
Throughout this section the apple crop will
be probably more than twice as large as last
year for the reason that so many new or
chards are coming into bearing this season.
And there is every prospect now that the
price of apples will be good this fall.
The corn acreage has been increased at
least ten fold over last year, according to A..
q. Kingman who has recently visited near
ly every section OF the county in perfecting
arrangements for the corn carnival in Ont
ario this fall. Mr.. Kingman says that corn
growing will not be on an experimental bas-
is this season and that large fields are being
prepared for corn planting which will start
the last of this week or the first of next
Nearly every ranch and farm in this section
of the country will devote some acreage to
corn this season, and some wonderful show
ings are looked for this fall.
In the mercantile line merchants of
Ontario all report an excellent spring busi-
ness, and, while there will probably be no
records broken during the year of 1915, yet
there can certainly be no cause for dissa-
pointment and dissatisfaction. Co-opera-
tive sales days arranged by the merchants
this spring have become very popular with
the people throughout this section, and has
made Ontario a most favorable shopping
center
The jitney bus which started this week
is also the result of cooperation of Ontario
merchants with the residents of the rural
sections, and has already proved itself a !
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
new FARM EXPERT
ARRIVES IN ONTARIO

W, w. Howard, the new county ex-
pert, arrived in Ontario last Friday
and took charge of his work Monday
morning. Mr.. Howard graduated at
o. A. c, last year and has just COM
pleted post graduate course at Ames
College in Iowa. He comes highly
recommended and has taken hold of
the work here with an enthusiasm that
is sure TO win.
w. II. Shinn, who recently resigned,
has not decided where he will 10, ate,
but is considering some offers in the
middle west.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
~ =. 4. BOwSfiELD

II is time for progressive farmers,
especially those with small places near
town, to get ready for money making
with fruits. These products properly
belong In any thorough system Of mix
ed farming, and they can be made to
pay $500 to $400 an acre net
Small fruit growing is peculiarly
adapted to those having large fami.
lies. Small fruits well planted In per.
fectly straight rows and kept well cul-
tivated make a most pleasing picture
as well az profitable crop. A fruit
garden connected with any home can
be made an attractive object
From a commercial standpoint for
the beginner there 10 no crop that will
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
TT..'l,i ana
Garden
PREVENTING POTATO scAB.

Method Of Treating Large ousntitiss'
With q Minimum Of Labor.
The value Of treating potatoes for
scab is well known. but most methods
are tedious and impracticable when.
lnrge quantities of seed are TO be treat
ed, writes I. NJ. Mccall In the Country
Gentleman. Growers cannot AFFORD to
take the time to dip potatoes In sacks
for forty or more acres or even to han
die the dipping solution more than
once, 30 they seldom treat more than In
needed for the seed plot
The writer, to do away with the te-
diousness Of treating In sacks or bar
rels, has devised a simple method by
which one man can trent and cut
enough potatoes in a day to keep .
one row planter busy. An old 150 gal-
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
Don't Ovsrfesd the Birds.

Intensive poultry keeping involves
OF necessity heavy feeding. but one
should constantly be on the lookout
to guard against overfeeding. which
puts the bird into state Of lowered
vitality In which Its natural powers
OF resistance 10 all forms of infectious
and other diseases are reduced. The
feeding OF high protein concentrates.
like linseed or cottonseed meal. needs
to be particularly carefully watched
In this respect
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

lNIever before in the history Of Idaho and Ore.
~ gon has there been so crying demand for
sane legislation and honest administration Of
affairs Of state. The time has arrived when the
C.u;,,u u,n entire future prosperity
and success OF the two
states depends upon the eradication Of freak laws
and the honest application OF those laws funde-
mentally necessary. And the people Of these
two vast states coming into full realization
Of these facts. At the elections last fall there
was handwriting on the wall which all polit-
clans and statesmen will do well to heed. For
there was a marked tendency by the voters to.
ward halt OF freak laws and the elimination Of
political grafters.
The time has arrived when our statesmen
will do well to study the fundamental principles
OF our constitution and government, rather than
to skill his brain in the art OF star chamber polit
cal trades and deals to the detriment OF his con-
stituents To learn to regard the laws Of nature
and to gradually work away. from the highly arti.
fetal and unbalanced legislation with which the
two states have been swamped. In the legisa.
tive realm Of the state it becomes the highest
duty Of the statesman and lawgiver to safeguard
each and every interest Of the people against
possible existance in the laws OF any principle
that may tend to create an unbalanced ard un-
just relation among them.
II must be evident that no matter what may
seem to be the bene6cent effects OF law, when
viewed in the light OF their immediate or proxi.
mate results, there nevertheless may be contain.
ed in its very spirit subtle virus that may work
in the end, an unjust and fatal inhsrmony
among the varied interests influenced by it. No
form OF legislation can work more directly, or
with more fatal effect, upon the indispensable
accord OF the cardinal productive forces of a ma.
tion than those laws which, in their spirit serve
to create an abnormal condition OF one or more
of them, and as a consequence cause like abnor-
NAL state also OF the others, as respects the
whole.
Ii is by sudden and drastic changes, wrought
through law in its existing status to which can
often be ascribed greater evil effects than those
due to the intrinsic character OF the Law itself
We have too fair a land, too promising a
country, to allow freak laws and questionable
politicians to blight it, And the people are real.
izing it to the fullest extent. Both states have
made great stride already in eradicating these
conditions. And further remedy can
be expected in the future
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
ONTARIO WILL HAVE
CELEBRATION JULY 4

That Ontario will have Fourth OF
July celebration is assured by the con
mittee consirting of II. c. Whitworth.
c. +. Watson and Lee Fiser. which has
spent several days this week soliciting
funds for the celebration.
The announcement has been made
that practically two-thirds of the re-
quired amount of funds has been pled-
ged and they feel that it is only neces::
sary to visit the remaining business
houses to secure the balance necessary.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

Orders taken for flowers for Dec
Grafton Day, Ontario Floral Co.
Headquarters, Argus office, Phon
49-J.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

eighty chickens through the winter.
He expects to put in several acres
of corn of yellow dent variety, and
besides an acre of potatoes, will
raise about a ton of onions.
Ito be eontinued.)
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29
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C..er gvod management an average
Weld Of 1890 quarts Of blackberries
per acre can be expected, according to
a recent publication issued BY the
United States department Of agrieul.
ture. Where the soil is very deep and
.ich and. the best moisture conditions
ire found this may be increased to
5000 quarts, and certain varieties on
the Pacific slope have even given 1000
quarts an acre. The last census show
ed that approximately $4,000 acres
were devoted to blackberry plantations
in the United States.
This acreage is distributed over prac-
tically the entire country. Missouri
leads with nearly 6,O00 acres. and New
Jersey IL second with 4,3O0. As mat
ter Of fact, blackberries oan be grown
successfully on almost any type Of
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maintained its present schedule of rates.
He stated that it was worth the price of his
fare to town, to give his team an opportun-
ity to rest while he transacted his business
in the city. And two complete round trips
each way every day provides schedule
that will accommodate ALL
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-29

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Arizona republican., 1915-07-10
| ADJUSTMENTS 1 "STRATHMORE" PROVES
 STRONG LION FEATURE

Various ways of making love are amply illustrated in "Strathmore," 7" the four part Mutual Masterpicture founded on the novel by Ouda. In this picture man after man falls in love with and presses his suit upon :he fascinating but dissolute Lady Navasour. The result of all this, the disaster that follows in the wake of faith wrongly placed, as shown in this drama, provide a moral lesson of no mean kind. Charles Clary Howard Gaye, Wilbur Higby, Elmer Clifton and Alfred Paget are among the actors who illustrate the manners of the amorously inclined.
 "Strathmore'' is showing at the Lion again today. Chester Conklin made a great hit yesterday in the Keystone Komedy, 'Droppington's Devilish Deed" Sundays program will be a good one.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-10
"The Lady # the Lighthouse"

During the last two weeks the nov inc picture programs have become one Of the principal features of RiV- erside park. The service has been changed and the pictures now being supplied through the General Film company are exceptionally good. To- night the most pretentious feature which has yet been offered there will he shown on the screen in the big open-ai theater. It is the notable Vitagraph Broadway Star feature, The Lady of the Lighthouse" a pie ture of exceptional interest. IT is nl three reels. and will ne followed by the Essanay comedy How Slippery Slim and Sophie Saw the Fair"
 Tomorrow night will bring the first installment of The Goddess" the notable serial picture which is being released by the Vitaeraph company. It has been declared hI- most prominent critics to he the most in- teresting and attractive serial pro duced by any film company. II is produced with all the well known at tention to detail which is typical of all Nitagraph releases, and tells a consistent and intensely interesting story. It will be shown on Sunday nights only and will be in addition to the regular program, making the Sunday night bill six reels of posi- lively first-run pictures.
 Tonight there will be the usual Saturday night dance, with novelties ana flVors.
 Since the heating apparatus has been installed the swimming pool is more popular than ever, and the care and attention which insures cleanli- ness and sanitary conditions is an added inducement for swimmers to patrOnize it.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-10
GROWN ELECTS ID STAND ON ACTION
 OF LEGISLATURE

Answering the inquiry of the new board of curators as to by what authority he holds the office of state Con P. Cronin yesterday addressed a letter to the board stating that he is occupying the position by virtue or the appointment of the legislature, and that he will stand on that ap- pointment. Incidentally he called at tention of the board to the provisions of the act creating the library, and declares that he will cooperate with the board in carrying out the pro- visions of the act.
 After quoting the letter of the board, in which he was asked if he desired to hold the office by it's ap- lointment or by the legislature, Cronin says:
 'I desire to say that l am occupy ing my present position as librarian under and by virtue of an appoint ment by the Legislature of the State of Arlzona, duly made under the provisions of House Bill No. 31 of the Regular Session of the Second Legis- lature. Section three of said act provides as follows:
 
 by law, Con r, Cronin is appointed Legislative Reference Librarian, and shall serve until his successor is ap- pointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Curators.'
 Attention is also directed to the following proviso of Section two:
 Provided, however, that said Board of Curators are not empower nj is-I. ence librarian during the incumben- cy in office of the said librarian as provided in Section three of this act
 Tt would appear under the provis- sions of said law that my tenure should remain until provision other wise is made by the Legislature; and that no further action should be talk cn by the Board of Curators respec- ting the same.
 ''I beg to say that insofar as the administration of my office is con cerned that I shall cooperate in every way with the Board of Curators to carry out the purposes and mandates of said act.
 "Nery respectfully,
 CON P. GROWN. state Law and Legislative Reference
 Librarian"
 George J. Stoneman, John J. Cor rgan and J. II. Langston are the members of the board. As the board suspended action in the matter of al until hearing from Cron- in. il is expected that the next move will be made in a very short time. The appointment of another than Cronin to the office. it is stated. will result Tn the provisions of the act | being put up to the courts for in- terpretation. NA-n4orr,nnI.-r-.- -c at INlrcall.s 1
Arizona republican., 1915-07-10
MOEUR ID START
 SELECTING LANDS
 EARLY NEXT WEEK

The work Of selecting lands under the new state land department will begin next Monday, according to an announcement made yesterday at the office of State Land Commissioner Moeur. Preparations are now oeing made for work. and it is expected that early next week it will be in full swing. The land to be selected lies in different parts of the state under the grants for state institu- tions.
 The work of drawing mp the new blank forms made necessary by the new land code is now going on, and they will be ready within ten days owing to the new regulations an en- tire change in the forms for applica- uons for leases for school lands and for purchase are required.
 State Land Commissioner Moeur returns today from Tucson. where he is on business for the state land de- partment.