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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-03-14
FRUITLAND DEPARTMENT
Mrs. r. G. Wilson

Gearing TfOr her daughter-ln-IaW The
past two weeks.
Mrs. G. L. Smith and Miss Rather
inc Smith were over from Ontario
for the Red Cross Sale Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Boor and Mrs.
Tom Harris and daughter Madge
were dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Diyish in Payette Sunday. They
helped TO celebrate Mr.. Diyish's
birthday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Meeker from
Whitley Bottom are moving on the
place formerly owned by Rev. Tick
nor. Mr.. Meecher recently purchas-
ed the place from Mr.. Geo. Frank
MIR. and Mrs. Arment of Payette
are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Earl Hurd, this week.
Mr.. J. N. Hill and family moved
onto the McHenry place last week.
Mrs G. S. Childs was called to
Rathdrum Saturday by the death Of
her mother which occurred at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ. Lackey and
family left last Friday for their
new home at Dietrich. They were ac-
companied by Miss Irene Law, SIS
ter of Mrs. Lackey, and all made
the trip overland with the Ford.
This community sincerely regrets
losing the Lackey family from our
midst, but all join in wishing them
God Speed" in their new venture.
Mr.. George Gupton has been quite
i'll the past week Mr. and Mrs. Cup
tor have recently purchased the
Frank Davis property near the Metho
dist Church and expect to make a
Permanent home in Fruitland.
Charles NJ. Higgins, Singing Evan
SeIist, will occupy the pulpit at the
baptist Church Sunday both morn
ing and evening. Mr.. Higgins was
recently here in a series of meet
ings with Rev. Mills
Miss Fac Sutton, County Superin-
tendent of Schools, came up from
Pdyette Monday evening for the
Charles NJ. Higgins was in Fruit
land Monday, after one of the horses
to a team which he re-
Gently purchased from P K. Han
sen. Mr.. Higgins has recently invest
ed in land in the Boise Valley.
The C. Els will have a business
and St. Patricks social at the home
of Mrs. Rosa Schmid Saturday eve
ming. Be sure and be there.
Roy Sparks is able to be out again
after having undergone a severe
seige of measles.
Rev. McCoard and son Arthur left
Monday TO- Grand View where they
Expect to spend the entire week.
Mrs. P. X. Hansen has been suf-
,ering with the grippe the past week.
Fruitland's Red Cross Sale was
4 brilliant success. Under the able
leadership of A A. Stetler, sec
1nded by the thorough work OF his
committee, the community respond
I'd royalty. The donations included
/ horse, several head of cattle, pigs,
ducks, turkeys, geese
,uineas, hardware, drygoods and mil
ina-y. P. Monroe SmOck generously
donated his services as auctioneer
md the splendid sum OF sS6121 was
called Hurrah for Fruitland.
Fruitland's ChautauQua, although a
lew venture, proved TO be in every
way a success. It was well patroniz-
d, and the Ellison--White people
made good their promise, previous
Y given, to furnish some of their
cry best attractions. Better than
he summe~ Chautauqua" seemed toi
'e the opinion expressed on every
and. 1t is hoped that this will prove
he first OF a permanent series for
RUTLAND.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-03-14
"AS TWAS TOLD 70 Me-.
Personal Items

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Johns have :
new baby girl born last Wednesday
morning.
The Baptist Young People met
Tuesday evening for their monthly
social and business meeting, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Homan.
Mrs. Fairy Spainhower had as
dinner guests Sunday, Prof. and Mrs.
Hawley and Miss Brant.
Miss Frances Mcconnell and Miss
Laura Hooker arrived home Sunday
from a two months visit in Califor~
mia.
Mrs. Guy WEIGH has been quite
sick the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Silkett are
thu proud posse sOTs Of a new baby
boy, born Thursday evening Of last
week.
The Senior Class hadd a Barn
Party last Friday evening at the
Burnett home. Each Senior invited
Suest and all enjoyed themselves
until late hour playing games. Re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Rowena Windles, who is well
known here having taught for sew
eral years in the Fruitland School,
with her little daughter, visited Mrs.
Graham Park and other friends last
week
George Eldredge and family took
dinner Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Carpenter.
Geo. Eldredge and Geo. Wager to-.
g her purchased a fine thoroughbred
loiolstein Bull from 3Ir. Boomer last
week
The Misses Whealdon found their
horse missing after the Chautauqua
entertainment Saturday evening. 1t
was found en- Sunday morning at
the home of Chas. Winters. There
was no damage to horse or buggy. /
Mrs. H. B. Solterbeck entertained .
thu following young ladies Sunday in
honor Of her neice. Miss Rose Stroh- /
behn, the Misses Reimer, Fannie and
Alice Peacock and Adra Vestal.
Mrs. Chapman Williams and sons
Neil and Donald arrived home from
California on Saturday morning. She
is greatly improved in health.
Miss Fannie Peacock spent Sum-
day with the home folks.
o. S. Lark and William Myers have
rented from A. J. Shearer, one hun
dred acres Of land north of Payette.
Mr.. Byron Brown and son Wendell
came home Friday from Chicago
Mrs. L. G. Hooley and children
arrived home Saturday after visit
ing for some time in Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs o. W Johnson have
purchased a new car. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hazeltine from
Payette have moved to a farm near
Fruitland for the summer.
Frances Willard W. c. T. L. met ;
with Mrs. NJ. W. Hazeltine on last
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gentry Walker have ]
moved to the Bates place which they ,
recently purchased.
Mr.. L. F. Shaw has bought the
Kilgore place of 10 acres for $500
and moved his family there Monday ,
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Alsop were {
guests Sunday at the Harry Lewis !
home.
Mrs. J. n. Hill returned Sunday '
from Hot Lakes where she has been I
taking treatment for rheumatism. |
She is greatly improved in health. I
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Bishop had as I
guests Sunday Mrs. Bishops mother I
and brother. Mrs. Maxfield and son
Vernon of Payette. I
Mr.. n. Thode purchased a new
Ford last week. -
Mrs w. A. Colwell came home >
f,o,,, C+or Sunday Sba bac hapO
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-03-14

FRUITLAND BOY MAKES GOOD.
Clarke Lewis, the Il year old son
of Major and Mrs. II. T. Lewis, ar
rived home Sunday from Annapolis,
where he has been attending school
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-03-14

Shut OF.

Mrs. Exe-She is really the worst
gossip in the neighborhood- Why, ]
heard this morning that she
Exe-Cous. now: don't Try 10 beat
her at her own game.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-03-14
His EHots.

THAT fellow has never made the
least effort 10 support himself
Yes, he has: he's proposed TO every
girl with money he could manage TO
meet
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
PRUNE The PLUM
and The CHERRY
Remove Dead or Interfering
Limbs and Strong Shoots.
Need LITTLE ANNUAL WORK
Keep Close Watch for Interlopers and
Remove Them ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Care to Secure Proper Distrl-
button of Limbs

prepared by the United States Depart
n1ent of Agricuiture)
The habit of the plum to bear early
and abundantly under favorable condl-
tions limits It's annual growth to such
an extent that after the bearing age is
attained little annual pruning is neces-
sary other than to remove dead or In
terfering limbs or to head back an oc-
casional strong shoot which may ap-
pear from time to time in the center OF
the crown. The plum, as well as the
cherry, has the annoying habit of oc-
casionally producing strong shoots
from adventurous buds along the trunk
of the tree.or from near the surface OF
the ground. A close watch should be
kept for such interlopers in order that
they may be promptly removed.
ramework.-During the early years
of the growth of both of these plants
care should be exercised to secure q
proper distribution Of the limbs which
are to form the framework branches OF
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
GIVE CLEAN NEST MATERIAL
Hay, Straw, Excelsior, Leaves, Etc.
Should BE Changed often to
Prevent Disease.

The nest materials, such as hay,
straw, excelsior, leaves, etc., should
be changed occasionally as foul ma
terial is good breeding place for
germs Of diseases. Insects are also
likely to harbor In the old nests II the
materials are not changed from time
to time.
At this season of the year attention
should be given to cleanliness. All
rubbish such as old nest materials
should be burned or carefully fumi-
gated and thrown In the manure heap.
The nest should be renewed with
clean, sanitary materials. Those who
do not think 1t makes much difference
to hens are badly mistaken. Hens
are not likely to stay in foul unsani-
tary nests and often 'steal their nest
off where 1t is hard to find.
At this season of the year the great
est care should be taken to clean up
and spray against insects and dis
eases. If care is taken now little dan.
ger will be met. But precautions
should be taken now If the fowls are
to have q chance.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
WINTER THOUGHTS OF THE
GARDEN

Making your plans for next years
garden? Well, plan for beauty, then
work for the plan.
Let your light shine in the back yard
that there shall be nothing hidden.
Have grass and shrubbery In the
back yard rather than rubbish.
Some of the prettiest things In the
way of plants, vines and shrubs should
be In sight of the kitchen window.
Hardy analeas are among the most
brilliant, hardy shrubs.
All the spireas, herbaceous or SHRUB,
are beautiful and hardy.
Let your kitchen window be pic
ture frame. Let the picture framed be
green things growing.
Let the green things be something
beside burdock, gimpson weeds and
cookie burrs.
Plan to screen the ugly views from
the back door. Vines will do 1t.
Get a root of the trumpet-creepei
from the woods, and plant 1t in the
back yard.
Get a strong stake beside it, anc
keep the vine cut back until the shrut
habit is formed. 1t is beautiful.
The trumpet-creeper will not spread
unless you cut its roots. When yol
do you won't have to import any more
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
EGGS FOR HOME USE
Water Glass Solution Is Recon-
mended as Best Plan.
Standard Grade Can Be Obtained at
Drug Stores for rs Cents per GAL
Ion-DIIute With Water
Boiled and Cooled.

CPrepared Specially by the United States
Agriculture)
In the spring, when they are plenti-
full, eggs may be preserved for home
use In a solution of water glass, so
that those laid during the fall and win
ter season may be available for mar
keting. A standard grade of water
glass can be obtained at drug stores
for rs cents per gallon, If bought in
moderately large quantities. Each
quart of water glass should be diluted
with ten quarts of water which has
been boiled and cooled. Only strictly
fresh, newly laid, clean eggs should be
placed I'm the solution. The eggs may
be packed In stone jars or crooks
which have been washed thoroughly
IN scalding water and the water-glass
solution poured over them, or the eggs
may be placed daily In the solution by
putting them down In II carefully by
hand so as to avoid breaking or crack
ing them. The solution at all times
should cover the eggs to depth or at
least two inches. The solution will not
iniure the hands. The Jars should be
mt in a cool and preferably dark
place before the eggs are deposited In
them, and should not be moved, be-
cause breakage andA loss may result
The water-glass solution may become
cloudy, but this is a natural CONDITION
and should cause no alarm.
Eggs thus kept are good for all pur
poses, but the shells break rather cas-
ily I'm boiling. This trouble can D'
prevented by puncturing the end of th'
shell with pin or needle just before
boiling. Perhaps an occasional Gus
toner win be willing TO buy eggs pre-
served in water glass, but they should
be sold for just what they are ana a
a price mutually agreed upon by tn
producer and customer.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10

In bounds. On general principles this
heading should be done just before
growth starts in the spring.
Form of Tree.-The European plums
(Prunus domestica) do well when
trained after the general fashion OF
the peach. In general, however, the
main trunk of the plum should be
somewhat longer than that of the
peach, in order that the work OF jar
ring for the curculio may be facilitated
IL the orchard happens to be located
where this operation is necessary.
Fruitinq HabIte.-The fruiting habits
of the plum and the cherry are more
closely allied to those of the apple and
the pear than to the peach, and Tor
that reason the shortening of the an
nual growth is of less moment with
these plants than with the peach.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Experience has shown thai frequent
ly parcels are mailed in containers not
sufficiently strong and inadequately
prepared and protected. These are
cause of complaint. While the con-
tanners often can be secured more cas-
lily by the consumer, the producer
should make 1t a point to secure,
through his local dealer or otherwise,
such containers or carriers as meet
the requirements of the postal author
tiles and such as will carry the partic-
ular product in satisfactory manner,
so that he may have uniformity in
them when he is shipping to num-
Der of customers. Uniform contain
ers and uniform pack are economical
and desirable; otherwise he may lose
his customer, and should the contain
er or carrier not be sufficiently stout
TO stand the service 1t will not be
worth returning assan empty" to use
again.
Postal Requirements.
The postal requirements Tor mailing
eggs for local delivery are as follows
Eggs shall be accepted for local O.
livery when so packed In a basket Of
other container as to prevent damage
to other mail matter.
This embraces all collection and de
livery service within the jurisdiction
Of the postmaster of the Office wher'
the parcel Is mailed.
Eggs to be sent beyond the local OF
fee are to be prepared for mailing a
follows:
Eggs shall be accepted for mailin
regardless of distance when each eg
is wrapped separately and surrounde
with excelsior, cotton, or other sui
able material and packed in a stron
container made of double-faced CORR
gated pasteboard, metal, wood. or OIL
er suitable material and wrapped
that nothing can escape from the pacl
age. All such parcels shall be labele
Eggs"
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
FOWLS FOR BREEDING FLOCK
Hen That MoIts Late Is the One That
Has Been Busy In Filling EGG
Basket--keep Her.

The hen that molts late in the sea-
SON is the one that has been busy fill-
ing the egg basket. She is the one
that ought to be kept In the breeding
flock and from which eggs for hatch
ing should be selected next spring. The
hen that molts early in the foil or the
late summer Is the Stacker and the one
that should 60 to market. This re-
verses the policy that many have been
following, the poor layer often being
thoughtlessly chosen because she looks
better than the workt
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10

The worlds record for butter pro-
duction has again been broken by
purebred Holsteln cow. Aaggie Acme
of Riverside III. by producing 1,331.U
pounds of butter In 1856 days on strict
" official test, takes the championship
to the Pacific coast.
Aaggie Acme thereby did not mere
" break a record-she smashed three
worlds records-two of them strictly
official; the other was semi-ofiicial one
half the time and strictly official the
other half. Her test was completed No
vember 10. The new records are: BOO
days, 22.092-s pounds Of milk and l.
1876 pounds OF butter; 365 days, 24,-
500 pounds OF milk and 1,331.77 pounds
of butter; both strictly oflcial records
Her semi-ofiicial butter record for two
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between, which always forms a weak
Joint. Trees not carefully pruned TO
overcome this bad habit are liable to
severe injury from splitting when
heavily loaded with fruit.
Cutting Back.-In the early period OF
the growth OF both the Japan and
American plums, as well as the sweet
cherry. the annual growth will need
more or less severe cutting back, de-
pending upon soil and climatic condi-
lions. In order to maintain them with
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
CORRUGATED BOXES FOR SHIPPING EGGS.

Eggs In parcels weighing more than
20 pounds shall be accepted for mail
ing to offices in the first and second
zones when packed in crates, boxes,
buckets, or other containers having
tight bottoms to prevent the escape or
anything from the packages and so
constructed as properly to protect the
contents. Such packages to be marked
"Eggs-This side up" and to be trans
ported outside of mail bags.
Ideal container Is Simple.
The ideal container must be simple
In construction, efficient in service, and
cheap. Simplicity of construction is
essential, so that il may be assembled
and packed or filed readily and rap
idly. Any part which is to be opened
should be so marked or notched as to
indicate the part to pull up or out. Ii
must be efficient in service to insure
satisfaction to the shipper and TO the
receiver, and also to prevent damage
to other mail matter by possible break
age and leakage. 1t must be inexpen-
sive or 1t will defeat the object to be
attained, which is reduction of the
cost of handling between producer and
consumer.
Trials of many different styles and
makes of containers or cartons fol-
shipping eggs by parcel post were
made. Quite q number proved salts
factory In extended trials. A few OF
them are illustrated in these pages fol
the purpose of showing in a general
way their appearance and construc
ton. Any container which meets thu
postal requirements and which serves
the purpose properly can be used.
The experiment stations In the vari
ious states have information as to con
tainers for parcel post shipments o
eggs In consumer-siZe lots, and person
desiring information of this kim
, should not address the United State
: department of agriculture, but shoul'
| address the director of the experimen
station in their own states.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF LITTER
Clean Straw Should BE Provided for
Winter Use-Renew at Least
Twice Monthly.

An abundant supply of deep litter,
preferably clean straw, should be pro-
vided for winter use, renewing the
covering of all floors at least twice
month. This is the hens punching
bag or gymnastic equipment to insure
winter health and vigor. Fortunately
straw is cheap this year, and 1t should
be used freely, as II is a great COM
fort to the hens In more ways than
one. Be sure there is something In 1t
worth digging for at least half or two
thirds of each day. The active hen
easily turns her feed into eggs, while
the overfed, inactive hen is unprofit-
able as well as her scantily fed sister,
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
FRESH AND RoTTED MANURE

There seems TO be a difference Of
opinion as to the value and use or
fresh and well rotted manure. Almost
all authors on gardening recommend
the use Of "well-rotted" manure for all
plants.
That well rotted manure is the
safest and best for immediate results
In general farm and garden practice,
Is admitted.
But large quantities of this fer
tilizer is difficult to secure at all times.
Besides, manure which has rotted In
heaps, unless properly handled. has
lost a large share of its best fertiliz-
ing properties. The greatest obJec-
ton TO the use of fresh manure for
Immediate plant growth is that II
burns the crop unless the growing sea-
son is very wet.
This, too, 1t will be admitted, is the
usual case; yet the bad effects from
the use Of fresh manure arise from i'm.
proper methods of applying the ma
nure and the working Of the soil after
the application.
Fresh manure may or may not heat
In the soil and injure plants, accord
ing to the way 1t is worked into TIT
soil. Fresh manure, of course, under
goes decomposition and produces hea
In the process; and the more of !
there is in one place, the more hea
there will be given of.
Then to overcome the bad effect
of the heat to the growing plants fresl
manure should be well scattered an
well mixed with the soil so that n
large amount will remain in any on
place.
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The soil should be deeply narrowed
and disked, or both, so that all the
manure is thoroughly Incorporated
with the soil particles, leaving a uni
form mixture. Then the decomposi-
ton will be slow, hence less amount
of heat evolved.
This thorough working or mixing or
the soil will also prove beneficial In
many other ways, as every farmer and
gardener knows.
The soil, in good working condition,
for any crop of plants cannot well be
worked and mixed too much. This is
especially true when manure OF any
kind is used.
Fresh manure is strong. and its
strength consists of valuable COM
pounds for plant growth that have not
been dlssipated through decomposi-
ton.
In the soil, these plant foods are alb
sorbed and held for plant growth; out
of the soil, most of them are carried
away by the air and wasted.
The litter In ordinary stable manure
has absorbed much liquid product, and
this litter we'll mixed with the soil
will give up these fertilizing COM
pounds, and the litter itself will en-
nance the chemical and physical con-
dition of the soil.
The improving Of the physical con-
dItion of the soil is of as much value
as adding chemical fertilizers, for soil
in q good physical state gives up Its
plant food readily and makes COM
Portable home for the roots and plants.
1t is held by many that fresh ma
nure, of any kind or quality In the soil
during a dry season is a detriment'
We have not found by repeated expert
ments that this is true.
For several seasons we have ap
piled fresh manure to the surface sol
of the garden crops ard corn till late
g in the summer, working the manure
5 into the surface soil with each cult
J, walton.
With corn the manure wagon wa!
: driven down rows In the same mannel
!. as. the two-horse cultivator goes, ant
n the manure applied heavily between
s rows.
: The good effects were apparent aft
' er each rain when the soluble portion
r were carried into the soil and taken N
L by the roots of the growing crop.
l. When this manure was cultivate
into and with the surface soil 1t acte
e as a mulch. increasing the moistur'
N holding capacity of the soil; and dul
D. ing very wet periods 1t retarded wasi
A. ing, decomposed rapidly without detr
IT mental heating results, and promote
rapid plant growth.
n We should use all the well rotte
A. manure that can be secured for II
10 garden, but the garden should not
r. without manure when only fresh
at available. OF course when fresh m
II nure is used on the garden or true
az patch the cultivation should be dol
with horse tools so that the soil ms
40 be worked and mixed deeply to tho
an oughly incorporate all fertilizers
nd the soil.
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years. figures 2.426.51 pounds Of butter.
All three records were formerly held
by the purebred Holstein COW, Key
stone Beauty Plum Johanna, whose hg-
ures as a senior four-year-old were:
1.294.71 pounds of butter In a year;
1.121.3S pounds In 800 days; 2.403.6
pounds In two years. She Is still
worlds champion for her age, both Of
her years records being made at less
than full age.
The present worlds champion, Aag-
gle Acme Of Riverside ii, is the daugh-
ter Of King Mead of Riverside, sire OF
seven daughters with yearly records.
Her dam Is Aaggie Acme Of Riverside,
which is also the dam Of the record
cows sire. so that Aaggie ii Is sister
to her own father.
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WINTER SHED FOR MACHINES
PIow, Moving Machine or Other Far"
Tool Not Benefited by Exposure
to Elements.

Some folks have toughened them
selves by being out-of-doors In all SORTS
of weather; but nobody ever saw
pillow, moving machine or other farm
tool that was made any better by that
kind of treatment. 1t can't be donel
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-10
PRACTICAL REASONS FOR PRUNING

by Department Of Agrculture)
The rational pruning ornamental plant directs
and the distribution Oh w lrus
and fower whe is attained
fruit and flower production DOM Us
regards the quantity and of the product
of combating certain
plant diseases
Proper pruning by protecting IL
decay branches
pruning species is essential for COM
mercia production
with due regard to the habit and
requirements species constructive directive operation Oh
importance.
Pruning is not hard work. carefully