Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-10


tile is best, he claims, and costs from
$40 to $50 per 1000 feet, making
a total cost, including labor, of some
81 per rod or probably $40 to $50
per acre, depending upon conditions
Four inches OF soft, mellow surface
dirt should be placed around the tile
when it is installed.
Drainage water contains no sedi-
ment, is clear and fit to drink the
year around. An inch of fall to a
mile of thing is sufficient to clean
the pipe of any sediment.
Sweet Glover for Feed
e. J. Doneen of Pennington dis
| cussed the growing and utilizing of
| sweet clover on the farm. Sweet
clover, he said, grows in almost all
conceivable places, starts easily, re-
| sists drought, withstands extreme
heat and cold and will grow on acid
or alkali soils For these reasons it
i3 often considered as weed, but
| experiments have proved that sweet
clover, while not quite as valuable
as alfalfa for feeding purposes, is
far ahead of several other legumes
and should not be overlooked.
Sweet clover used by Mr.. Doneen
as a soiling crop produced a 10 per
cent increase in production. Con-
trary to general belief sweet clover
is relished by hogs after they become
accustomed to it and is not a pest, as
its biennial characteristics simplify
an undesired reproduction.
Mr.. Doneen expressed the opinion
that sweet clover is the best legume
to grow on the average farm, in that
it breaks the hardpan SOIL supplies
| nitrogen and is of considerable soil
ing value, aside from it's desirablity
as feed
Palousc Farms of the Future
The second days session of the
Washington State Grain Growers.
Shippers and Millers association in
convention at the State College
painted a picture of the Palouse
farms of the future. Sentiment
strongly favors diversity of produc-
ton and speakers dealt with some
factors pertaining to this anticipated
schedule of economic development
J. B. Campbell of the Spokane
Merchants association and a repre-
sentative of the Portland district
traffic committee of the federal rail
road administration, at the afternoon
session, said that the government
had done a greater good during its
supervision of the railroads than the
public realized. The first and most
important thing the government did
he said, when it unified the lines of
transportation, was to make possible
the routing of freight over all lines
Under private ownership this fea1
was Impossible since the government
had legislated for years against this
very thing.
Dat Smut Is Coming Menace
F.. d. Head of the State College
opened the discussion on smut of
oats. Dat smut is more prevalent
east of the Rockies, but it is becom-
Ing menace in this state, a survey
last year showing fields of oats in
Yakima county running as high as
AIS per cent smut Whitman county
42.5 per cent, Thurston county &c
per cent, SnOhomish 20 per cent and
Klickitat nine per cent. The aver
age percentage of smut in Washing
ton ranges from 1 y per cent to s p
per cent, while Wisconsin shows an
average of 90 per cent. Last years
losses in this state represented 150.-
600 bushels and in 1917 a greater
amount.
Experiments have also shown early
seeding to be best and Texas red va
riety to be nearest immune. The
formaldehyde treatment is becomingI
almost universal, and the dipping
system produces best results.
Less Wheat Smut in This State
George l.. zundel, United States
Department of Agriculture, Pullman.
continued the smut discussion. fea-
turing wheat smut. He said that
Washington was formerly The sn.uttv
state, but for the last year or two
was losing her position. there being
an average of OILY three per cent OF
smut last year. Kickitat county
showed highest, with I IS per cent
average, Spokane 267 per cent Wal
la Walla 4.29 per cent. Whitman %
ner cent ana Island county 3.42 Der
| cent.
| Urge Pure Seed
F. l., Kennard county agent of
| Whitman county, urged tho nrod,,,