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ALFALFA wEEvIL RESTRICTIONS.

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ALFALFA WEEVIL RESTRICTIONS
The Washington embargo against
Idaho alfalfa, which in this case means
southern Idaho Gas that is where the
alfalfa is grown which is said to be
infested) is more or less of a fake,
according to our agricultural editor.
This idea of the weevil being in Idaho
and not across the line in Washing
ton is largely fiction. An experience
of the writer will be of interest
Having always been considerable of
sweet pea grower, we were inter
ested in some white spots that came
on our sweet pea leaves couple of
years ago. We were living in Whit
man county, Washington, at the time.
We did not know what they We're, but
small white spots appeared on the
leaves and then the petals, and little
black elongated Specks, possibly the
32nd part of an inch, were on the
plants We washed them off, but they
seemed to come back, or others took
their places. For some time we did
not know what they were, but we
eventually noticed them on some stray
alfalfa plants. One day some stran-
gers from North Dakota stopped in
town, and with nose for news we
got into conversation with them.
While talking one of the men stopped
down and broke off a sprig of alfalfa
that grew near the side of the street.
Upon examination he said: 81 see
you have the alfalfa weevil here"
This was news, but we began an in
vestigation and found the pest quite
generally prevalent.
So it is fact that Washington is
making regulations barring the Idaho |
alfalfa from their state, and yet as
a matter of fact it is also well scat :
tered there already. For the moral
effect, more than anything else, they i
out of their state, when they already
probably have as much in proportion
to the amount Of alfalfa they are grow
ing.
Keeping southern Idaho alfalfa out
Of their state prevents users in nor
thern Idaho from buying it, owing to
the fact that the trains must pass
through Washington en- route. AS a
alfalfa feeders in this
section must pay an almost prohibit
i've price for alfalfa hay, and no one
S benefited.-Coeur d'Alene American. ,
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According to newspaper reports, | !
wenty million dollars worth of con- !;
truction work has been called off in /
Jew York City within the past three
weeks. The cause is credited to the
creed of contractors, material men, :
md labor. With no desire other than j
hat every man shall be paid well for \
lis work and that no one shall sbe
sked to sell material for less than !
reasonable profit, we are inclined
0 believe that the laborer or the |
Material man will defeat his own
nds by taking undue advantage of
d
e can name his own price. There
many a small employer of labor who
yould be glad to have his investment
4 untaxable government bonds and
e drawing the salary which he is
aging some of his men. This will
revent him from extending his bust
ess and giving employment to more
lbor, just as the high prices are
reventing the property owners in
ew York from going ahead with their
uilding program. 1t is true that
lere is an unprecedented demand for
Dor and for material just now, but
advantage is taken, this condition
i'll not last.
A day or two ago The Star-Mirror
edited the great number of acct
nts throughout the country to the
ad desire of the American people for
element. Along this line we no.
,e in the Oregon Daily Enereld,
blished by the student body of the
diversity of Oregon, an account of
o accidents last Sunday on the Will
nette river, where two boys and
! were drowned The paper ere
S the death of these young people
the willingness to run risks for
sake of a thrill. 1t would seem
t there is a growing tendency,
among the young, to be
ling to take a chance on the loss
life just for a thrill.
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