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Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19
EGG CONTEST
TO WIDEN SCOPE
Stinulant to Egg Production
To be Enlarged So As To
Include AH of State

POMONA, Aprll 19.-Plars to in
crease the scope of what, is known as
the Southern California egg laying con-
test, which began here last October, so
that it will include entries from all
parts of the state, and to broaden the
work along experimental lines, have
been outlined at meetings of the board
of directors of the contest, in Sessions
of the past two days.
1t will be necessary to erect another
large house of the dimensions of the
present ones, in order to extend the
experimental work. 1t is believed by
the executive board that the latter is
of much more value to the poultry
raiser than even the contest results.
The experiments as planned will in
clude breeding, and Investigations of
fertility of eggs. Satisfactory substi-
tutes for green feed will be sought.
Hatches this year, until recently, have
been very poor, it was said, because tho
cold weather caused difficulty in get
ting green feed. Others have said that
even if obtained, the frost had de-
stroyed the vitamines i'll the feed.
The directors adopted a rule that will,
in the next contest, disqualify birds
that between January l and October
lay more than so per cent of their
eggs of pullet size.
The next contest, it is planned, is
to begin October /, 1922, and end on
September so, 1923. 1t is planned to
have fifty entries of ten birds each,
which may be from either Northern or
Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19

agus. The total shipments for the
United States were 5,768 carloads. The
yiell per acre in California was 1913
crates, which is 90 per cent to so per
cent greater than the yield per acre OF
other states.
To the California farmer, aspara-
gus returned nearly $5,000,000, nine
tenths of which went to farmers of
the Sacramento river bottom lands. The
profits per acre are exceedingly high
as compared to other crops. Though
little has been written upon asparagus,
and its place in California S agricul-
ture, the figures on money return to as
paragus in 1921 returned more cash
than hops, grain sorghums, plums, olives
figs or almonds, and nearly as much az
rice, pears or cantaloupes.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19
FLORIDA GROWERS
WANT FREIGHT
RATES REDUCED

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April IT,
Hon. James E. Calkins, special con-
sui for the railroad commissioners,
has completed and forwarded to the
/. c. C. his brief in the case of the
Railroad Commission of the state
of Florida VS.. the railroads Of the
country, urging a reduction in the
rates on citrus fruits and vegetables
from this state. This brief is re.
garded as a most comprehensive
and powerful one, covering many in.
Gerestlng items of information re-
specting the exorbitant rates on
these commodities.
1t is declared that unless relief is
Immediately coming to the grower
and shipper the industry viii be
seriously handicapped. 1t is de.
clared that shippers are now compelled
60 accept prices on certain of their
products which are actually lower than
che cost of production plus the trans
portation charges. Mr.. Calkins states
chat In the northern markets approx
mately 30 per cent of the value of
the citrus is added for the freight.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19
SHEEP RAISERS
OF STATE FORM
CENTRAL BODY
California Wool GrOUers' AssO-
citation NoW Conducting Act
iUe Campaign for Members
Producers Find Profit in Or.
ganizing and Form a Third
association

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-The
California Wool Growers Association
is conducting an active campaign fo'
new members. The large territory
to be covered, and the great number
of small sheep owners in California
have made advisable the organiza
ton Of the State Association into
several smaller units, all of which
combine to form the State association.
The Northern California Wool
Growers Association, and the Cen.
trail California Wool Growers Asso.
citation have long been active in their
respective territories. Comes now
the Yolo, Solano, Colusa Wool Grow
ers' Association, organized April 1st,
and drawing it's membership from
sheepmen in those three counties.
State Secretary w. p. Wing, q
graduate Of the University of Cali
fofnia College of Agriculture, has
recently assumed his duties, and
very shortly will have IN office in
San Francisco. His first market let
ter, issued under the association S
name was recently released, and gave
sheepmen Of this state information on
the market values of wool and lambs
The association has persuaded the rail
roads to reduce by two days the length
of time required to ship California
lambs to Chicago.
Vina Warehouse
Some members Of the Northern
branch operate cooperative wool ware
house at Vina. Their efforts last year
under the direction of President Fred
Ellenwood, were. so successful that the
charges for storage, and insurance un-
til February, 1928, grading and selling
have been reduced to total of 1%
cents per pound, a rate smaller than
that charged by any other large ware
house in the country.
Indications are that upward of a
million pounds of wool will be
handled at Vina in 1922.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19

weed, smartweed, Spanish needle, must
ard, peppermint, tansy, poison hemlock,
jimson, morning glory, ragweed, velvet
leaf, purelane, quack grass, wild garlic,
Canada thistle, ox-eyed daisy, bindweed,
orange hawkweed, johnson grass, sorrel,
wild oats, and SO others that are COM
mon wherever man is.
How Weed Seeds are Spread
Weed seeds are spread chiefly by
man sowing impure seed, by scattering
weed seeds in feeding hay, straw, screen
ings, and in manure, by winds, water,
and snow, by animals and birds, by
farm machines and railroads; by allow
ing weeds to flourish in waste places.
Every weed that is allowed to mature
produces hundreds or thousands, even
millions of seeds. Having produced a
large quantity of seed the next step is
to distribute it, and in this task the
weed has many helpers. First: A large
part of the weed seed is distributed by
the sower who sows impure seed. I'm
portd grains and low grade grass seed
contain large proportion of weed
seeds. .
The problem is how to get rid of
weeds and keep them out.
First, rotate the crops; screen all
seed; cultivate frequently and thorough
ly; cut the weeds before they go to
sed; plant some other crop; pasture with
sheep; and finally keep everlastingly
after them.
If your wheat field is weedy, seed
! it to clover and blue grass; NOW the
ANIMALS and biennials before they seed,
pasture with sheep or hogs to keep
down the perennials; follow by a cul-
tivated crop to kill any lingering weeds
and you will have disposed of most
varieties.
To allow land to go to waste is an
economic crime.
Use it! Farm it. Grow foodstuffs, not
weeds.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19
MEATS
THE MOST EVER

Although the walnut cracking season
has been closed but zen days, officials
of the California Walnut Growers asso-
citation in Los Angeles, announced to
day that 80 per cent of the 1929 pack
of walnut meats have been sold in the
market throughout the country.
The total output of walnut meats,
packed in vacuum sealed tins and glass
es, approximated 100000 pounds this
season as compared with 100000 for
last year. The meats represent the
handling of more than 100000 pounds
of walnuts during the packing season
which opened in November. Seven hun
dred women were employed at the plant
Of the California Walnut Growers asso-
citation, 1745 East Seventh street, Los
Angeles, to assert and grade the walnut
meats for packing.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19
WEEDS MEAN WASTE
AND BIG Loss
TO FARMER
Some Startling Figures ShoW-
ing HOU Prolific Many Va
rietieS Reproducing
A Weedy Farm is High at Any
Frice-One Argument for
Smaller Farms
BY ?. G.. HOLDEN

BY ?. G.. HOLDEN
(Field Director, Agricultural Extension
Department, International Har-
vcster Company
Weeds mean wasted labor. 1t is es-
sentimated that man walks eight
miles il blowing an acre ence over
Multiply this by narrowing, cross har
rowing, and cultivating two or three
times and in the end figure that all
this labor has been given to the pro-
duction Of a crop which is only two
thirds as large as it would have been
if it had not been weakened by weeds.
Weeds cut down the yield, damage the
crop, cheaper the product, reduce the
profits, rob the soil, injure stock, re-
duce land values. Weeds cost the
farmers of the United States more than
$500, 100000 according to government
estimates. There is great loss from dock
age Of grain from weed seeds. Every
year on an average in Minnesota alone
the farmers are locked nearly 250,000,-
900 pounds, or about 100000 bushels
of grain on account Of weed seeds.
In addition to the loss due to offer
ing for sale weed seeds instead of grain,
there are the losses due to: l. Freight
paid on material which is discarded
when If reaches the destination point;
2. The expense of cleaning the seed; 3.
The reduced value of the milled product
because of the presence of foreign sub
stances.
Weeds Reduce Profits
Weeds reduce profits in two ways: by
adding to the expense Of producing and
by lessening production. Russian
thistle and bindweed clog the harvester,
the header, and the harrow. The in
creased bulk requires extra hauling, ex-
ira work in threshing, extra binder
twine and may mean injury to the
machine that binds the grain.
They Lower Land Values
A weedy farm is high at any price.
Land must return interest on invest
ment
Profits are dependent on the surplus
production-on what is left after pay
ing production cost.
If land produces only enough to pay
interest and labor we will soon 60 out
of business.
Weeds Abundant Seeders
The weed which is best able to cope
WIN ulIIlcultleS, is tne weed Wnlcn sur
wives. Weeds are abundant sceders.
A single plant of shepherd s purse
may produce as many as $4,000 seeds;
squirrel tail produces 800 to 1000;
bracted plantain may bear 5000 per
plant; foxtail from 1000 to 5000 seeds
stinkweed, 10000 seeds; the Russian
thistle, from 100000 to 100000 seeds !;
one mustard plant, one and one-half
million seeds, and so on.
Weeds are right on the job all the
time. Weeds occupy land which be-
longs to the world for the production
of useful crops.
Compare these prolific soil robbers
with out food producing plants. Through
centuries of time weeds have become
adapted to certain soils and climatic
conditions. Their species are fixed.
They are hardy veterans able to with
stand the extreme of heat and cold, of
drouth and excessive moisture, without
injury.
But there are other weeds-milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19

Sacramento there were six living lady
birds. These were Immediately taken to
the departmental insectaries at Whit
tier and turned over to II. M. Armitagc
for propagation. Recent reports are to
the effect that the department now has
$4,000 beetles on hand.
THE special value of this ladybird
lies in its habit of crawling into the
crevices of the bark where the mealv-
bug hides. This makes it particularly
valuable for use against the grape and
pear mealybug. 1t is also being intro
duced into the citrus orchards of South
ern California to combat the citrus
mealy ybug='
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19

Coffee Crop in Brazil-F'rom present
indications, the 1922 coffee crop in Bra
III will be short This is according to
Consul E. M. Lawton, Sac Paulo, In
teport to the department OF commerce
-Ae qaa1ltty available f0F shipment
through the port Of Santos VIII be be-
tween five and six million bags, it IS
estimated by conservative growers. One
bag of coffee weighs 132 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-19

''Weeds of California AFTER sew.
eral months of preparation the manual,
s'Weeds of California, published as
the FebruaryMarch number of the
Monthly Bulletin of the California DC.
partment of Agriculture has been re-
ceived from the printed. The issuance
of this volume is the elimination of a
desire OF Director G.. IL. Heeke, dating
back to tho days of the horticultural
commission, to place i'll the hands of the
farmers and fruit growers ready ref.
erence to the identification and control
of noxous weeds.
Read The Press Classified Ads. II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

ed-blown by the breeze--on the skirt. But If you examine closely you will see there Is a method of arrange ment in these petals, airy and casual as is the effect. The flowers and petals are made of rose pink ribbon stencilled with mauve. The gorgeous fan shades from pale pink to deepest mauve and blends all the shades in the costume. One must not overlook the earrings that echo the color scheme with amethysts In the orna- ments from which swing pendants of pearl beads.
 Riding Suit Is Ultra Formal
 The riding habit Is the formal rep resentative of the sport wardrobe. However free-and-e other sport at tire may be. the horseback costume Is always suggestive of formality and convention. Most of these exclusive garments are made by custom tailors who cater to q clientele who do not count the cost of attire that pleases their taste; but there are few high class shops where correct riding cos tunes may be obtained and where tailored garments are fashioned with the same meticulous care and the same unquestionable smartness that the custom tailor gives. The suit shown has a coat of brown whipeord and breaches of tweed. A rough straw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

The brown Georgette frock is equally simple and graceful with it's low, draped girdle, it's long skirt panels falling to the ankle, and it's slashed sleeve and bodice. The pin tucks are on separate sections of Georgette, set into the frock, so there Is no effect of rippling fabric where the tucks end. The treatment of the sleeve is particularly graceful. nar- row, tight cuff of the Georgette hold ing the slashed edges of the sleeve together while the rest of the sleeve droops away, This Georgette frock is in the new walnut brown shade-soft and grayish in tone rather than with golden glints. The parasol lends color to the costume with its cover of shirred and corded coral silk.
 Spring Dance Frocks Like Drifting
 Blossoms
 The petal trimmed dance frocks are lovely They have an effect of blos- sons floating on May breeze in an apple or cherry orchard. Simple as these frocks appear. there is deal of work on them. for each of the tiny petals is made by hand and applied by hand to the costume. The frock pictured is of orchid chiffon over a slip of satin in the same shade. Hand made silk flowers in rose and mauve are attached to the belt, and petals of the same .tints seem to have alight-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

debutante powders her little nose and adds to the bloom of her rosy lips very often in public and in perfectly unconcerned way. The stenographer whips out her vanity box with it's lit tie mirror, makes sure that all is as it should be with her visage, and then sets to work to transcribe her notes. This touching up of youthful faces is pity, but the artifiee is usually so apparent that nobody is in the least deceived Being tragic about youths foolishness never accomplishes much with youth: and the absurdiries and offenses against good taste of the present younger generation are not going to be squelched by reproying looks. The younger generation has the bit in it's teeth and is going to run until 1t gets tired-then will come a reaction. Try to treat your little daughters powdered nose and sur reptitiously reddened lips as joke, and instead of concentrating pained attention on them. concentrate on forming worthwhile ideals of wom- anhood in her mind. Sooner or later If she has a mind and if she has imbibed any standards and ideals from association with you-she will wake up and discover there is some thing more to life and womanhood than prettifying her compleSion-
 For the past year or. so 1t has been fashionable to look like a chorus-girl, but with the passing of short skirts. bobbed hair and aggressive styles gem erally, there is bound to come a reac- tion against the babyvamp type. All ready in Paris where skirts are to the ankle and cultures are piled high femininity has taken on more gen. tie, refined and ladylike aspect.
 The older woman knows that a lit tie makeup, discreetly applied-and applied in private. is an invaluable aid to good grooming and to fresher. more youthful appearance. While for twenty, cosmetics of any sort, are an absurdity and great. pity; for forty they are an actual boon. But cos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

be turned inside out. lapels lifted and pockets also turned inside out. Every inch must be exposed to the light and brushed. -
 The good old way of wrapping in newspapers protects things from dep relation by moths; but dozens of bulky. newspaper wrapped packages require considerable storage space. A moth-trunk, or moth-closet is a much better arrangement. If you live in a small apartment, with little closet room. you will have to rely on the moth-trunk which may be sent to the store-room for the summer. Coats and suits may be put in paper moth- bags at the back of a closet and the handsomest garments sent to cold-air storage. But a lot of small articles may be packed in the moth-trunk. Line the trunk with newspapers and sprinkle cedar shavings on the bottom. Put more newspapers and more cedar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

In the first place, no cosmetic should ever touch skin that has not been prepared with delicate surface of cream. Not cold cream, which is for cleansing or healing purpose only; nor massage cream which Is designed to feed starved tissues; but light vanishing" cream which is so impal- pablo that when rubbed over the face it leaves absolutely no shine Any woman of forty or over looks ten years younger when her face is rubbed over with a light vanishing cream and then delicately dusted with powder, the powder blended into the cream with a soft channels or linen cloth. Wrinkles are not so evident and the whole face takes on softer, more youthful contour and fresher look. Surely nobody could object to this pleasant and perfectly innocent dis guise of a faded and jaded com plexion!
 The delicate touch of rouge is some times added with an evening costume, when the complexion Is to be viewed only under artificial light. Any wom- an Is extremely foolish to add rouge to her complexion for an outdoor day time appearance. The artifice is al- most sure to be conspicuous,
 Just as a woman with no eyebrows or very faint, pale ones, may be for given for adding a bit of accentuation with pencil; so the woman with pal lid lips may be forgiven for restoring occasionally to the lipstick Pale lips are indicative of lack of vitality; sometimes they indicate an organic trouble. At any rate they give the face a sickly. uninteresting look. Bit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
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metics must be used with discretion and with reservation. The moment their use is apparent, the whole effect Is spoiled. There arc creams that really do renew and freshen faded compilations. There are good face powders that, properly applied. really do conceal ugly little wrinkles. And faint touch of color sometimes makes a face, otherwise dull, sallow and lifeless. younger, more interesting and more alive. Cosmetics, rightly used are real and valuable asset to beauty; over-used or wrongly used they are atrocious, and coarse and common in suggestion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Longer Jackets and Skirts Make Formal Suits More Dignihed = Panels of Tucking On Afternoon
 Frocks ofGeorgette White Dresses of Rich
 ilk HaveFlowerG Grdles-DanceFrocks

panels continuing upward in suspen- der straps that go over the shoulders make the costume-according to the definition of the shops-a three-piece model. That is Skirt, waist and jacket. A chemise blouse of white satin embroidered in mandarin soutache across the top is worn with the suspender skirt, and this touch of mandarin orange is the only color in the costume except the topaz orna- ments in the earrings that effectively echo the golden yellow note in the blouse. For the rest, the costume is correctly and daintily formal. The small hat in Spanish toreador shape is of black slipper satin with black ostrich pompons gracefully balanced. The gloves are of white glace kid and wrinkle softly at the wrists. The hand bag Is smart new model in black fooled leather with long cord handle and swinging tassel, and strap slippers and silk stockings finish off the cos tune. A very long, knotted string of white jade beads relieves the plain blouse-front.
 Formal Froclks Of Exaggerated
 Simplicity
 Formal afternoon dresses are as simple as sport dresses; but the ma terial they are made of. and the ac- cessories that accompany them em- phasize their formality. Two charm ing frocks for spring afternoon affairs are pictured; one of brown Georgette and the other of white canton crepe. White afternoon dresses, by the way are much the thing this season. They are of heavy silk like canton crepe or faille and are worn with dark hats and footwear. The white canton crepe model pictured has the favored simple lines of this spring; sleeve and bodice blending into each other and a low waistline defined by an elaborate but narrow girdle made of silk roses sewed on a band of velvet ribbon. The ribbon is mauve, the roses in shades of rose and heliotrope, and these tints are repeated in applique embroideries on the sleeve and draped collar. A picture hat of mauve straw and velvet ribbon accompanies the frock. and the strap pumps are of gray suede. This frock has a circular cut. the side seams running on a distinct bias. The fulIness Is pushed to center front and back and held by the girdle, and the skirt has a most graceful swing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Prepare the Moth Closet Now

shavings in layers between the folded garments. And see that every wool scarf, mitten, sock and dolls tam o'shanter gets into that trunk. as well as the winter blankets, the dogs over coat and your cloth spats. ~A
 Ifyou are fortunate. enough. to dwell in a whole house; and have spare closets to utilize, by all means prepare moth closet and stow away every thing in that. Not a ray of light must penetrate such a closet. so shut your self inside and if there are any knot holes or cracks. paste newspaper. over them. Get the closet thoroughly clean and wipe off the shelves, floor and walls with some strong antiseptic so- lution. Then place one or two cups of oil of cedar on shelves and floor When the closet is filled with the things to be put away for the summer. seal up the cracks of the door-and the keyhole-with, newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

m ONT wait for that alarming mo-
 ment when you spy fiuttering O moths and realize that by this time something or other-not put away in time-has been ruined. When the moths fly, they have matched out and something has been devoured. Take time by the forelock and get everything put away before any mis- chief is done. Go through all the closets, trunks and bureau drawers and gather together every wearable that has a thread of wool in it. A pair of forgotten mittens may entice the enterprising moth to the drawer where reposes the lovely pink wool scarf you started last summer and mean to finish-sometime.
 Clothing to be stored away in moth proof bundles. trunks or closets should be well-aired out of doors, and then well-brushed. The light. the airing and the brushing will destroy any hidden moth-eggs. Garments should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

ZE T the trimming counter you can
 BH pick up the most wonderful gar y ,nitures for making simple little frocks into actual creations. When a frock can be contrived of two lengths of material scanned under the sleeve and down the side, any woman may turn out costumes by herself; but these extremely simple slipon frocks rely on some individuality of trim ming for their style and distinction. Never were the trimming departments so full of trimmings easy to apply; there are band trimmings by the yard in all widths, motifs large and small to applique to any part of the frock; and there are girdles. tassels and swinging ornaments galore. All in mar vicious colors harmoniously' blended.
 Motifs of embroidery with long fringe are ready to be sewed on sash