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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
Results with Good Seed Oats

(Charles c. Larabee, county agent
Piscataquis)
1t is my purpose to show you some
definite results that have been accom-
pfished by the improved varities Of
oats. The 1920 census figures give
the average oat yield Of Maine as IS
bushels per acre This certainly is
not what 1t should be-
In the first place, what constitutes
a good variety of oats?
Kernels should be large and plump,
with thin hull: should grow strong
and upright. with stiff, course straw,
and have that faculty of heavy head
Ing so that their yield will be. II
property fertilized, so to 80 bushels
per acre.
will tell you what has been accom-
plished with the Maine $40 oats in
PiscataQuis county and what has been
done there, can be done upon farms
anywhere in this state. You know
when new varities are first introduced
they must go through the demonStra-
ton stage. After being successful-
ly carried out iri a few c0mnhunffties.
an effort was made in 1920 to get ouAe
or more farmers In each community,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
L,enean Corn BOrer In Maine

Batchelder, associate professor
Of biology, U. Of Nd
o,e A group of visiting growers
hackers Prof. c. H. Batchelder,
I,,te professor Of biology. Uniyer-
Maine, showed by means of dia-
and lantern slides how the Eu-
4 corn borer has added itself to
READY long list of pests troubling
county truck and field crop
Stating that the insect is al
messnt in the towns of Alfred.
vi Biddeford, Eliot, Kehnebunk,
Ebunkport, Kittery. Lyman, North
kk Old Orchard, Saco, Sanford,
3 South Berwick, Wells and
Prof. Batchelder went on to
out that its presence over
Re an area indicates a rapid
into contiguous territory dur
season Of 1928.
European corn borer is the ca
HI stage of a light brown moth.
Null fed this caterpillar is about
s long, possesses a dark-brown
! rayish-brown body with dark
|uvn spots over it. A feeder
J pthy-stemmed field and garden
decorative flowers and weeds,
|hsect Is a serious pest OF beans,
! celery, corn of all varieties,
parsnip, potato, rhubarb, spin
|adsn grass, tomato, sunfiower.
h gladioli, Gamma geranium, gold
er hollyhock. marigold, barn
riss, beggarsticks, cocklebur,
burdock and other plants of
y nature. The presence OF the
y crop plant is usually indicat-
|erumb-plugged holes in the stalk
d through discolored mines to
bring caterpillar. Late In the
] The presence of broken tas-
hsether with extensions of saw
|lRe crumbs and caterpillar exer-
hon holes In the tassel stem are
nlly dependable signs of infesta-
b cornfield.
Spite OF the fact that the borer
within the stalk, braceroots,
! stem, ears, and stubble Of corn
within similar parts of other
? i feeds but little upon the
" Of the leaves and hence, is
inject to control by means OF
sual sprays for chewing insects.
ply known methods OF reducing
etat of a local infestation is
Introduction of the natural
les Of the borer and by destruc-
7 Infested material by feeding
|Ffying in manure or by burn
lofe May Of each year all crop
ns likely to harbor 'borers.
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East Madison Grange

The regular meeting Of East Madi-
son Grange was held June 8, In the
evening. There were 33 members
and twelve visitors present. On ac-
count of the rain, not so many from
Athens Grange were present as ex-
pected. but the worthy lecturer in a
very short time presented good pro-
gram as follows: Music; choir
readings, C. w. Clement. Inez Rowell,
Emma Whittier; piano solo, Inez
Rowell readings, Alta Young. Flor
ence BurriH, Sadie Harvell and Ber-
tina Paul; readings, NJ. G. Baker and
Bert w. Paul; piano solo, Velma Vim
cent; readings, George Kicker and Lii
liam Savage. Music by all present.
VI. @. Baker sang good night song
to close the program. The following
dinner committee was appointed for
children's day which will be an all day
meeting June %: Arthur Keene. Annie
Keene, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Boardman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kicker. At the
close Of the meeting bountiful sup
per of baked beans and pastry was
served after which social hour was
spent.
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Last year more complaint regarding
railroad worms injury was heard in
Somerset County than at any other
time for four years.
Railroads are known by several
names, as: apple fnaggot, fruit n.y.,
and tripita. II Is well distributed In
all apple sections of Maine. The
railroad worm is a good feeder and
does not hesitate to feed on apples,
cfabapples, blueberries, pluns and
peas.
This apple enemy Is probably best
distinguished by HE Characteristic
railroads in the pulp of the apple.
He IL a white or cream cOicred
maggot, pointed at one end. and Is
about d third OF an inch hong when
fully grown. He Is about the sire
az the Head Of pencil when grown.
The Az or adult stage OF the apple
mageot .is slightly smaller thah the
house-fy, dafkish Ia color, with three
or four white Hines across the body.
Head and legs are yellowish. The
wings are marked with four dark
bands.
To successfully combat an insect, It
is necessary to know how It feeds
The apple maggot has sucking mouth
parts and feeds by Forcing saliva out
OF the fruit. Here. then, is our
chance
In depositing the egg, the NY makes
depression in the surface OF the
fruit. When the maggot matches
from the egg, it at first burrows near
the skin OF the apple. but as 1t devel-
ops, 1t ventures deeper into the apple
pulp. Decay near this furrow causes
the apple pulp to turn brown in color,
which does not, Tin some cases.. show
on the outside of the apple.
The flies are In evidence from early
in July to we'll into August. the ap-
pearance being governed by the sea-
son. The eggs are laid from ten
days to two weeks after the appear
ance of the flies. The eggs hatch in
from five to nine days after they are
deposited, and the maggots become
full grown in from two to seven
weeks. They mature faster in fall
apples than iii the winter fruit. The
maggots, when full grown, cut their
way through the skin OF the apple
which has usually dropped, and go in
to the soil to depth OF one to two in
ches. The maggot winters in. the
pupa stage. The following June or
July, the fly energies from the pdpal
case and is ready to perform it's func-
ton OF laying eggs.
To determine when the fys appear
box with neither bottom or top, well
banked with earth on the outside, and
covered with cheese cloth securely
held in place, acts as trap. Daily
inspections Of the traps, which should
be placed under badly infested tree,
will indicate the arrival Of the fly.
The Extension Service recommends
two sprays. One the last of June or
early in July III spray is used, spray
as soon as flies GOMEZ, the second two
weeks after the first.
Use one and one-half t1k) pounds
powdered arsenate OF lead, or three
(3) pounds of paste per fifty gallons
of water. Spray throughly. Spray
all trees. Encourage your neighbors
to spray.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14

increase the average yield OF oats in
Maine. First, select the variety that
has the points mentioned; second.
reclean the seed to remove ALL but
the very best kernels; third, treat the
seed for smut; fourth. fertiilze we'll.
and with the proper balance of nitro
gen. phosphorric acid and potash
fifth, don't SOW oyer three bushels pc
acre.
II these rules are observed by 81
percent Of the farmers in this state.
the 1890 census should show that on.
average yield Is As bushels per acre
instead Of 35 as It now is. This Will
mean an increase of l.116.9e1 bushels
for the state upon the same amount
OF land that is now planted with oats.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
EARLY CLOSING STAKES
Four County Fair, Pittsfeld, August
15.16.17.16, 1928
ZIG PAGE STAKE. PURSE s6O

2.16 PACE STAKE, PURSE 5000
w. A. Bradford. West Pennington;
F. NJ. Burbank, Alfred; Frank P. Fox,
Medford, Mass; Jack Yuill, Sanford |.
w. s. Malcolm, Augusta; J. C. Getch-
ell, Brewer; b. c. Wells, Readfield !;
C. s. Towle, winthrop: Walter r.
Webb, Pittsfeld; A. Richardson. Jr.,
Waterville; A. M. Stratton. Albion !;
Ralph Estes, Pittsfeld; Frank G. Col
burn, Pennington.
2.24 STAKE PACE. PURSE $500
DIR. r. V. N. Bliss, Bluehill; c. r.
Bond. Bangor; w. s. Hubbard, Hart
land; Frank r. Hayden & Co.. Lewis
ton: W. A. Bradford. West Farming
ton; Robert ID. Waite, Lewiston !;
Frank p. Fox, Medford, Mass; Jack
Yuill, Sanford; DR.. W. NJ. Anderson,
Amherst, N. s.; Perry d. Nelson. Dex-
ter; Ralph Estes, Pittsfeld; Walter
f. Webb. Pittsfield; w. s. Malcolm,
Augusta; A. Richardson. Jr., Water
Vile; B. c. Wells. Readfeld; A. NJ.
Stratton. Albion; A. M. Eidridge,
Clinton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
Wesserunsett Grange Mt C0rnyille

The regular meeting was held Sat-
urday evening. June 9th. Eta Scrib-
ner was installed Pomona. 1t was
voted to have children's day, June
%, also a picnic July 3rd. The fol-
lowing program was presented by
Mildred Smith: Song, Clifford Tay-
lor and Herbert Thompson; recita-
ton, c. H. Blackwell; tableau, When
you and l were young, Maggie, the
song sung by Sister Smith, accom-
panied by Miss Gardner; reading.
Emma Smith; song, A Tumbledown
Shack. Mildred Smith; dialogue. WIS.,
ions; song. Ray Cole; recitation,
Dutch dialect, Fred Mcclure; tableau
when Dad Wasn't Looking" dia-
logue dad Says So Anyhow" song.
Clifford Taylor and Herbert Thomp-
SON
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fRil FARMING nc
INVITES

c,oss. Scion, had S-wesk
Hhrd Cross s,ne 90 I-2 pounds.
(snb we asn has a better one?
pnrrill Of North Hart
=. , Dor t,ock Of hens one which
Us ID ne, large eggs and once In
D. Der =. n,'' egg of enormous nous. size e.
lte az G Mrs. Burrill brought In
re sns's 5 "a inches by 8 IL
:. Next.
,,,a,son Centre Ladies Farm
n s.ye completed their fireiess
Z , .n1e work under the lea,
Z ca a. AIRS Forest Luce assisted
y q Ned cd :. Reed and Mrs. IL. 1. H.
Twin. ~" completed eighteen
Mrs. Luce is very CRATE
n, cooperation and help s s,,e
..si,ed from all during the
sisr.
rohle of Cambridge. pur-
y ,a S0D dav old chicks. but has
81, ~ luck as over one half OF
| ~ INV dead. This is a great
- ,o WI but this seems to be a
Y, probably on account OF the
ing. Live hogs are selling
sreu cents per pound.
r,,uest Gilbert Of Pittsfeld
,ndIng lamb that sheared IL
MI Of wool.
n the New Sharon farmers
4, their sweet corn as not COM
good.
Farley is the potato man for
.,one section as he is planting
/. ~ more acres while many 9TH
I, not planting any or a much
N acreage.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
Canaan Grange

Canaan Grange held a regular
meeting Thursday. June 7th. Gentle
mems night will be observed Thurs
day evening, June 81, with the follow
ing gentlemen acting as officers; Mas
ter, Horace Bean; overseer, Cecil
Gardner; lecturer, Elvin Richardson;
steward, Fred Mason; assistant ste
ward, Merle Foster; chaplain, Fred
Nelson: treasurer, Everett Cooley;
secretary, Henry Manson; gate keep
err, Will Nelson: Ceres Deane Sails
bury; Pomona, Harold Salisbury; Flo
IA, Leland Jewell; lady assistant Ste
ward, Steyie Salisbury.
An invitation has been extended to
Benton Grange to meet with Canaan
Grange at special meeting, June
28th. All veterans and families are
invited to the annual veterans day,
.June GOTH
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tsrnvllle Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau met at the pretty
Mrs. Es o. Fall in Cornville,
" June 7. One piece dress
y we're drafted and four house
cut and fitted. Fourteen MEM
zee present and four visitors.
lovely dinner was served
ing OF baked beans, brown
PICKLES., potatoes, meats, salads,
sHles and cream cakes and
nuts were daintily arrayed on
ashes and an assortment of
Y Don bon dishes was placed
vac could help himself. After
s'en school children came In
ne bountifuily helped to good
= eat. Everyone reported a
Y and splendid meeting.
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aassn Grange p. of II.

orange observed June 6 as
Night and the little folks
so a six O'Clock lunch Of
90 and cream, cake and CO.
seemed to please them i'm
After the lunch. they pre-
rogfam OF recitations and
: Inc next meeting. June
sod second degrees will be
spon three candidates and
.u'er Merle Hartman Will
All members please try
= Mr.. Hartman will have
worth while to say.
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in the county, to grow these oats upon
land that was free from kale and
other weeds, so that seed supply
might be at hand for all those inter-
ested the year following
In 1921 ninety-six men grew the
$40 oats In comparison with other
vafifies. Besides these, 81 men grew
this variety only. OF these men,
acre. You remember that 1921 was
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14

"a reported Their average yield on
the Maine $40 was 431 bushels per
acre. You. remember that 1921 was
"a dry year and consequently a poor
year for oats. Yet, had all the
acreage In the whole country been $40
oats, the oat production would have
been $4,000 bushels more than II
really was.
There are few things necessary to
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14

Annual flower seeds and gladiolus
corms will furnish flowers for the
house all summer. It is better TO use
annaais in the flower beds until one
Is sufe just where the perennials
should go.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
Palmyra Grange to Have Fair

At the meeting of Palmyra Grange
Saturday evening. officers were elect
ed to arrange for the fair to be held
this fall, the date to be chosen later.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
UNION TR0TTING PARK, PITTS
FIELD
Saturday, yuse 30, 1928, Change o.
Classes

zee trot and pace, purse $3.50; 221
trot and pace, purse 5000; FIT trot
and pace, purse 5000.
Free entry to all horses that start.
Entries close Saturday at noon.
June %.
Two great boxing matches during
the afternoon.
w. G. MORRILL,. Prop.
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g at Fairfield Center

n sraay' June 10th, Victor
~ ~ will have children's
- children will furnish the
=" refreshments viii be
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14

Do you grow beans? Do bugs
bother them?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10
EGG MARKETING RULES

Madison, May 7-Standald grades
for Wisconsin eggs were adopted by
the State Department of Markets to
day, effective June Is.
wisconsin Eggs-Grade Extras"
and wisconsin Eggs--Cufrent Re
ceipts" are the two classifications
provided Every case or dozen carton
Of extras" and every case of cur
rent receipts" is required to be labeled
as such.
Marketing and labelling according
to grade, however, are not made COM
pulsory. Dealers may sell or shir
ungraded and unlabeled eggs; but, if
the eggs are graded and labeled
they must conform to the requirement
is of the statute or criminal penalty
ensues. In short, branding is op-
tional; but misbranding is an Of
fence.
extras" are required, unless other
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10
PLANNING TIE FARM PROGRAM

The farm rush is on. The planting
season is coming. The farmer is
scurrying here and there, trying to
cover his multitude Of tasks. The
ate srsing makes him even buster
than usual for April. Something is
bound to be neglected unless foresight
is used.
One farmer, who found last June
that half dozen jobs had been neg
lected at the proper time in the
spring, decided to use a reminder.
He wrote list of what should have
been done and added what had been
accomplished.
He found that orchard pruning,
which had been neglected for years.
was still waiting for action. Elab-
crate plans for fruit and flower plant
ing had been lost in the rush. New
fences planned for early spring had
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10

Wisconsin, and the erroneous impress
sion got abroad that the state was
responsible. The state had nothing to
do with most Of this expenditure,
which were town road expenditures,
local county bond issue expenditures,
and other local expenditures approx
mating $So,o00,000.
There is no demand or inteation Of
increasing state highway expenses.
In fact, they will be cut down some
what. So far as local highway ex
penditures are concerned, the state
has no authority.
There is ar agreement among all
the bills in the legislature that the
state should continue its state aid
program, should meet the federal aid,
and continue the patrol maintenance.
The only change asked is that the
motor vehicle shall pay a larger
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10

share of the cost of maintenance ane
construction, relieving general rto-
perty of that amount.
With this preliminary statement
to remove some misapprehensions II
is we'll to state, so.ne basis facts be.
fore discussing highway bills. There
is general agreement that the state
should meet the federal aid of $1,000
900 year for the next three years
If we don't meet it, it is turned over t.
other states. In the past it has been
met by general property tax and al
of the bills in the legislature provide
that in the future it shall be met BY
funds provided by motor vehicles.
1t is also agreed in all the bills pen
ding in the legislature that the $785,
600 state aid should continue and rails
ed from motor vehicle imposts in
stead of being taken from the general
fund. This is only fair to those roads
which are on the prospective state aid
system and on which no funds have
been spent. 1t is further agreed that
the motor vehicle license shall pay
for maintenance-state trunk high
way patrol maintenance and county
maintenance. The counties last fall
voted $1,800,000 in taxes to make UP
the deficit. This year there will be
S4,500,000 available for that purpose.
which is sufficient Then there are
other items such as state aid for large
bridges, 100000, the secretary OF
states cost of administration abou
$4,000, the overhead of the high
way department $168,000, and SO,
600 for surveys to locate road mater
ials for state and county use.
This in brief is the proposed state
road program. All the items are nee
essary. TIE cutting out of any of
the major items would badly hamper
continuing the Program.
In the next article will be discussed
the proposed methods of raising the
funds and the allotment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10

wise specified, to be marketed in
thirty dozen cases or dozen cartons
and are defined to be Large, clean.
strictly fresh eggs of uniform size,
weight not less than fority-five
pounds net per thirty dozen case,
shell free from dirt OIL stain, strong
end sound; ON Gambling contents
finn, Gear, air cell not over one-quar-
ter inch in depth; yolk dimly visible,
slowly movable, germinal disc in
distinct"
Where "Ext,.aS" are marketed in
dozen cartons, the weight Of the
twelve eggs shall not be less than
twenty-four ounces.
Current Receipts" are required to
be packed in thirty dozen cases and
are defined to be "un2ssoqted fresh
eggs, as received from the producer,
reasonably clean and free from rots,
within the meaning of section 4601t21,
Wisconsin, Statutes (dairy and food
law; weight not less than forty-two
pounds PEI thirty dozen case"
Wisconsin poultry and eggs were
valued in 1921 at $29, 100000, greater
than the value of its potatoes, and
four times as much as its tobacco.
Poultry and eggs amounted to
eighteen per cent of all animal pro
ducts" inWisconsin in 1921.
167,304 cases Of Wisconsin eggs
were shipped to Milwaukee in 1921
and 554,343 cases to Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10

been crowded out by the necessary
field work. And so all the neglected
tasks Were. listed.
Now he plans to employ wet days,
evening and odd moments, when field
work is not practicable, to take care
OF these things. And one by one, as
they are achieved, they will be crossed
off the list Of things which must be
done. When June and July arrive
this farmer can view his work with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10
Gil WAR BLAMED FOR
STOCK SLUMP

New York May IA struggle for
domination between opposing ele1nen-
is in the petroleum industry is seen
by Wall Street, theNew York World
says today. With the Standard Oil
interests and asfew other big refiners
aligned against independent com
panies operating chiefly in the mid
continent field. The total financing
strength Of the standard group is
given as $500 100000 by the paper
and that of the independents as
$3.50, 100000.
The offensive, which was behind
the general smash in prices on the
New York stock exchange yesterday.
The World says, has been seen by the
street for thee weeks. The object
i've, it is asserted, is the wrecking OF
the independents and the eventual
control of the midcontinent field by
the Standard Oil interests and ti,eir
allies.
'FRecently gasoline prices have been
subject to several cuts, always in
itlated by the Standard Oil companies
and followed by the Independents, "
the s:iticle says. "These cuts appear
purely artificial to Wall street, for the
reason that, while consumption was
increased enormously this year, Mex
lean production has continued to
slump and the total supply of gas
oline available is relatively lower
than last year.
For these reasons, it is said that
the price reductions both in gasoline
and California crude oil have been
aimed at the Independents. If the in
dependents were out of the way, il
would be possible for the large inter
ests to take advantage Of decreasing
Mexican yields and Increasing con-
sumption in this country to put the
price Of gasoline to almost any figure
desired.
"Some persons in touch with the
fight and the combat had its incept-
ion in animosities and jealousies that
accompanied disclosures at the recent
oil investigation conducted by Gem
mittee of the United States Senate.
at was reported that the independ-
ents probably would take their case
to the department of justice, claiming
that Standard Oil, despite its dis
solution, was still in position to
strangle competition and that its
present attact on the independents
constituted a violation of the Sher-
man act"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10
THE HIGHWAY SITUATION
in THE LEGISLATURE
BY f. A. Cannon, Executive
Secretary, Good Roads ASS.
of Wisconsin.
Article |.

At the outset some erroneous inn
preston and few basic facts re-
garding the highway Situation should
be stated.
The total sum ask,d for distinctly
state highway purposes is S6,5OO,0 900.
In addition to this there is $7S5,0O0
state aid going directly to the count
les and $l,200,000 motor licence fees
returned directly to the counties.
The statement has been given wide
publicity that 100000 was spent
last year on the rural highways of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10

Lightning struck ard ignited big
straw stack on the Woreil farm at
Twin Lakes ore day last week. The
blaze threatencd a nearby barn, but
with the assistance Of neishbors the
budding was saved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-10

pleasure, knowing that he does not
need to wait another year to do the
Jobs which can best be done in early
spring days.-Milwaukee Journal.