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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Growers To
Learn Effect
of Fertilizers
Tour Arranged to Study
Results On Farms
In This Valley

Many farmers of the County have
asked as to what fertilizers woult
give best results on various crops
Two years ago work was started tu
answer this question in regard to al
falfa. The present year work has been
started on appleN cherry, prune as
paragus and strawberry.
From results obtained during the
past two seasons on alfalfa on three
different plots in the County the use
of phosphate is the thing needed to
bring back our alfalfa fields. In meas
uring results with alfalfa, increased
vegetative growth measured in hay
Yields is the measure of results of a
fertilizer. Yields have been increased
on the average of 1900 pounds on the
dry hay basis, per cutting, per acre,
at a cost Of 5000 the first year, for
fertilizers. The fertilizer will probably
carry over for three seasons.
With apples, cherries, prunes, straw
berries and asparagus, results must
be measured in the increased yield
from the plant due to increased vigor
High quality production of product
has been found ito bring the greatest
net return to the producer. The right
fertilizer wisely applied in the right
amount should give this production.
On Wednesday, August IS, tour
has been arranged for the Hartford
and White Bluffs communities at
which time the main topic considered
will be fertilizers. We believe that the
various fertilizer plots laid out will
give enough information that it will
be worth the growers time to visit
these plots. The alfalfa plot, the last
one to be visited during the day,
shows very definite results as well as
the apple plot on the Ernest johnson
place, the first one to be visited.
Other topics such as worm control,
thinning, pollinization and propping
are also to be covered briefly.
The schedule is as follows. Come
and see for yourself what the various
fertilizers will do.
w. S. Weber, Hartford, 1920 pm
Fertilization, pruning and cover
crops.
w. l.. Enyeaft, HanIofd, l:ou pm.
Alfalfa fertilization, every alfalfa
grower in Priest Rapids valley should
see this plot.
Z. A. Codding, White Bluffs, 2:3O
pm. Hawthorne place. Fertilization
and pollinization for winesaps. Some
trees topworked.
r.. A. Cedding. White Bluffs. 300
pm. Home place. Fertilization and
tree spacing.
r. j. Roberts, White Bluffs, $40
pm. Fertilization, complete fertiliza-
ton and ammonia sulphate and super
pm. Fertilization. Ammonia Sulphate
and sheep manure. Polarization.
u. A. Spratlin, White Bluffs, 4:20
E.. c. DURDLE
County Extension Agent
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Heberlein and
family of Horse Heaven were guests
Sunday at the L. A. Codding home
Mr.. Heberlein says the wheat crop
in the Horse Heaven this. season is
the best in years and will run from
20 to. IS bushels to the acre. This is
remarkable when one considers other
wheat land in Eastern Washington,
generally rated much higher as a
producer, is showing an average
yield ct around 10 to IL bushels.
Heavy local showers at the critical
times this year, is given as the rea-
son for the fine crop in Horse Heaven.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
COURT DECISION CLEARS
UP DISPUTED LAW POINT

A State Supreme Court decision
handed down recently, settled law
point that has been bothering two
of Benton county's officials, County
Treasurer Harry Forsyth and County
Clerk E. O. Keene, and their friends.
There is a provision In the state
constitution that prohibits county Of
ficials from holding the same office
for more than two successive terms
In 1925, the legislature passed law
whereby in counties of certain CLASH
fication the offices of assessor and
treasurer were consolidated Under
the head of treasurer and that OF
auditor and clerk under the head OF
clerk, the law to become effective
when officials elected in 1926 took
office and being four years in length
instead of two years. The classifica-
ton is based upon population and
Benton county came within the pro-
visions of the law.
Prior to the 1926 election, Forsyth
had served a term as assessor and
Keene as auditor and that year they
were elected to the respective con-
solidated offices Of treasurer and
clerk The question then was, did this
place them under the prohibitive pro-
vision of the constitution and bar
them from becoming candidates for
the same offices this year.
The identical question reached the
Supreme Court in a case that origin
ated in Adams county and the Court
held that the consolidated offices
were. in effect, new offices, and that
prior service should be no bar to
officials who have held them for the
past four years from serving another
.erm.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
FIRST CAR OF WINTER
BANANAS ROLL THIS WEEK

The first car of Winter Banana
apples to be shipped from the valley
this year will roll either the last of this
week OF the first of next. Between
200 and 300 boxes in the Car were
packed by Codding & Heidemann at
White Bluffs and the balance came
from the Juniper Springs orchard at
Vernita. The car was consigned to
Fred Rea at Seattle.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Asparagus
Discussed AS
Paying Crop
Returns Satisfactory If
Properly Handled Says
Local Grower

! What about asparagus in the Priest
Rapids valley? Is it good producer
here? And what is more important,
are the net average returns large
enough to Justify increased acreage!
We will let Mrs. l. B. Burns testify.
4 Mrs. Burns asparagus bed is not ex-
ceptionally large, being little less
than two acres, and is not set out
by itself but is planted between the
tree rows in her young apricot and
cherry orchard She gave the bed
good care this year and kept rather
accurate account of receipts and eX-
penditures. her experience, therefor,
should command the attention of all
growers in the valley interested in
this crop.
From her less than two acres, she
harvested this year 1888 pounds OF
asparagus that brought net return
of $549.32. or nearly 10 cents a pound.
The three principal items of expense,
She says, were boxes, commission and
trucking to Kennewick. In figuring
her net returns, no charge-off was
made for harvesting and packing, as
she and her mother. Mrs. Mary Pot
ter, did all of this work.
The season was not good so far as
prices are concerned, yet Mrs. Burns
believes that her experience this year
Justlties her in increasing her acre
age, which she intends to do. She
says if the present acreage in the
valley could be doubled, the IN
creased tonnage would warrant the
expense of trucking the grass to the
cannery at ISunnyside. She also calls
attention to the number of young
soft fruit orchards in the valley that
are just coming in bearing which,
with the increased asparagus plant
ing will mean that it is only Hmatter
of time until a cannery locates here.
New methods in their operations now
permit the canneries to take the green
instead of demanding only the white
asparagus, greatly charging their, as
well as the farmers market
The two big items of expense in
keeping up an asparagus bed, &C
cording to Mrs. Burns, are fertiliza-
ton and cultivation. She says that
both barnyard and commercial fertili-
zers are good and that the grass beds
require heavy applications in order
to secure maximum yields. Well cared
tor asparagus beds grow better with
age.
Mrs. Burns is going to try out an
for weed elimination IN
aer asparagus bed next spring by run
hing geese in it. 1t is claimed that
he geese will not bother the aspara-
gus but will keep the bed free from
weeds.
Strongly in favor of the co-opera-
i've marketing of farm products, Mrs.
Burns believes in encouraging such
movements with the hope that they
will become highly efficient, eventua-
ly, although at first their operations
nay not always be satisfactory Be-
ore coming to White Bluffs she was
privileged, she says. to be closely
ssociated with the formation of the
Tobacco Growers Cooperative associa-
ion in the southern part OF the Uni
ed States and with the Saskatchewan
Wheat pool in Canada and saw the
reat benefits that accrued to the
rowers from these organizations, and
he longs for the day to come when
he same methods of marketing can
e applied to fruit.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
May UTILIZE PRIEST RAPIDS IN
DEVELOPING COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT

That the Priest Rapids power may
the Columbia Basin project indicated during the visit
the State Of DR. Eood Mead United States commissioner of reclaim
ao party OF reclamation officials to view personally the Col
umbia Basin project
The official party numbering about forty Like number
Columbia Basin Irrigation League and including members
state officials and business the Northwest left spok
Saturday morning Milwaukee There
the party with automobiles the top
Saddle mountain from where excellent view of the lower
of the project may be had.
From Saddle party Priest Rapids
time was spent inspecting the power site from the east side
be developed there and sufficient be obtained
rrgate the 100000 south southeast Saddle
the Snake river From there the party Wenatchee
where stayed Saturday night going the central
and northern of the project the following days
The in which the Priest Rapids may be utilized
the development of the Columbia Basin project is shown
following story published Seattle Post-1nigencer
August End.
Henry Pierces $oooooooo power project Rapids
auxiliary Columbia Basin irrigation develop
being seriously United States
commissioner Of reclamation revealed today staff of
Basin project.
The Priest Rapids development originally projected by
through subsidiary Electric Bond and Share Comp
with the idea that the would be mainly group
OF industries another $1oooooooo power
"A month however, the last extension granted by fed
era power commission expired.
1.-The plan under consideration develop
Priest Rapids partly and partially irrigation pro-
by this may be possible irrgate $4,000 to
10000 1883Oo Basin ahead
major undertaking, the put operation
the first of the major projects planned the
Columbia Said DR.. Mead
One of the chief purposes of this trip acquain
selves with the pumping plans spend the
$4,000 hand for photographic surveys the best ad
vantage
If the scheme for utilizing Priest Rapids for watering lower
the
building dam in the Columbia river the mouth of
Soulee and the mpoundng of the Lake Pend Oreie
district Spokane I,
D. S. Wilkinson L. A. Codding and w. j. Kncaid of White
Bluffs joined the reclamation official Saddle mountain
Saturday The
Rapids and Wenache but Mr. Kincad
IS there were plenty of to the crowd w. Haw of
Paul. general agricultural and colonization agent
Pacific and L. McAtee of Spokane of the officials
harge of the party rode with Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Coddng
Saddle mountain to Wenatchee
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Goodwin
and children of Dryden were visitors
in White Bluffs Tuesday, driving
down in the morning and returning in
the evening. Mr.. Goodwin says the
apple crop between Dryden and
Leavenworth is somewhat spotted
but as his service station and garage
are on the highway his business is not
much affected. Mr.. and Mrs. Good
win were guests at te H. H. Smith
ranch while here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
POST HAS APPLICATION
BLANKS FOR VETERANS

DR.. Edwin F. Newton, adjutant OF
John Lindblad Post at White, Bluffs
says that he has received supply of
application blanks for the use of
veterans in applying for disability
allowance under Section 200, World
War Veterans Act, 1924, as amended
July 8, 1880, and these blanks are
available for any veteran desiring to
apply for this relief.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

Indians, accompanied by their fami-
lies, livestock and household goods,
have been passing through White
Bluffs in more or less steady pro-
cession this week on their way to the
mountains to gather huckleberries.
They have been fishing at The Horn
on the Yakima and after the berry
season they will again appear to make
the waterfront in the Klondyke neigh
borhood their headquarters while
catching and drying their winter sup
ply of salmon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
WHITE BLUFFS MAN
LANDS HANFORD CONTRACT

D. o. Walker of White Bluffs has
been awarded the contract for the
building of the high school gym
nasium at Hanford. The new gym is
to be constructed entirely of steel and
concrete, except the roof, and will cost
around $4,000. 1t is being built on
the east side of the high school build
ing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

The c. B. Hall rural mail box, To-
Gated about a half a mile from the
house, was stolen some time between
Saturday evening and Monday morn
ing. These mail boxes, while owned by
the patron, are under the supervision
and protection of the postoffice de-
partment while in use and the theft
has been reported to the postoffice
inspector who will quite likely make
an investigation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

Deputy Sheriff. ]. X. Mcfarland
and candidate for sheriff on the re-
publican ticket in the September pri--
mary was visitor in the valley last
Sunday
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08

Mrs. Alex Parke will present some
of her pupils in a piano recital at her
home Friday afternoon, August Is,
from 8 until 5.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-21
IN-B-TwEEN

Ormas Evett drove over prom
Grandview and spent Sunday at the
C. H. Snyder home. Mrs. Evett and
the children returned home with him
after having spent the week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Snyder.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Strycker mot
ored to Sunnyside one day this weeH.
A telephone has been installed in
the George Strycker home.
Guests at the L. T. Brooks home
on Fairview Ranch last Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Brooks and two
daughters, Helen and Anna May; Mr.
and Mrs. Don Brooks and two boys
Don and Pat; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brooks
and Flora Belle; Mr.. Carl Pue; Mr.
Vernon Sirnosen; and Mrs. Anna
Brooks, all of whom reside at Benton
City. They are all first and secone
cousins of L. T. Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs
Keith Brooks and family, Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. R. Luddington and Donald
and Ora Luddington, were additional
guests, Mrs. Keith Brooks and Mrs
Luddington assisting the hostess IL
entertaining. It was quite family re
union, as there were 26 present t.
partake of the very bounteous dinner
that was served at three tables.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-21
DON'T sTARvE BABYs CHICKS

The popular belief that baby chic S
should be starved for the first 48 or
IL hours to prevent bowel trouble
has finally given way to scientific
knowledge. It is now known that
early feeding is not harmful. How
ever, neither does delayed feeding
seem' to be harmful. Experiments con-
Quoted by Burt w. Heywang and DR..
M. A. JUL, poultry specialist of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, to determine the effect of early
feeding on the absorption of the egg
yolk, which is usually present in the
body Of the chick when Matched, show
that early feeding actually tends to
stimulate slightly the rate of yolk as
sin,ilation. Feeding scratch grain caus-
ed more rapid assimilation than feed
ing mash.
As a result of these experiments,
Doctor JUL points out, poultry rails
ers now have unbiased facts to guide
them in the management of baby
chicks. Under normal conditions the
best thing to do is feed them early.
If there is some special reason for
withholding food for the first two
or three days, this can be done with
out running the risk OF stunning the
chicks. Baby chicks shipped by parcel
post or by express probably should
not be fed before being shipped,
Doctor Iu1l saws.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-21
UP-RIVER NEWS ITEMS

]. H. Simpson, who will have charge
of the Diamond D ranch this year,
moved up to Priest Rapids Saturday
Mrs. Anna Jaeger had as luncheon
guests at Anaqum Ranch, Tuesday
Mrs. ]. P. Richmond of Vernita and
Mrs. Richmond's sister and house
guest, Mrs. M. G. Wright of Seattle
The Misses Marie Allwart and Cath
rine Fry, accompanied by Paul Brug'
gemann and Jack Grom, made up a
party of Yakima shoppers last Satur-
day.
Lutheran service conducted by Rev
Krug at the Vernita school house
Sunday, brought out good attendance
These services are held on the third
Sunday Of every month.
Knaub Brothers are building a nice
bungalow on their ranch at Vernita
Mrs. Alex Brain, who suffered 9
severe attack of flu recently, is re-
ported to be much better. Her mother
Mrs. Robert Knoll of Vsrnita has
been at the Brain home in Prizes
Rapids since last Saturday.
There will be dance at the Vernits
school house Saturday evening, Marcl
%, Russ Brown and his syncopator'
will furnish the music.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-21
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Gibbins drove
DOWN to Kennewick Sunday evening
to see the talsie that was shown there
that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mykol enter
tanned with six o'clock dinner last
Sunday evening, their guests being Mr..
and Mrs. w. ]. jenkins, Mrs. c. D.
Loveland and Mrs. L. A. Searles.
St. Patrick's favorite color of green
furnished the note for decorations
when the Bridge Club was entertained
| at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. I. C.
Hawley Thursday evening of last
week. Five tables were in play, the
highest number of points for the
evening being scored by John McFee
and the lowest by w. j.. Kincaid.
A group of high school friends were
entertained Thursday evening of last
week by Miss Virginia Kincaid at the
Kincaid home, where music, games
and dancing featured the evening and
brought late hour all too soon. The
guests were the Misses Jane Rem
linger, Ruby Penn, and Louise Pas
chen, and the Messrs Jack O'Larey,
Dudley Wilkinson, Francis Shanahan
and Walter Mykol.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Codding and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Coleman and
daughter Elaine made up theatre
party that attended the tallie, "Sun-
nyside Up" in Kennewick last Sum
day evening.
Four tables were in play at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C l.
Wright Thursday evening of last
week, when St. Patrick's Day was
celebrated with a pinochIe party.
High honors went to Paul Schicka
while O. j. Longnecker carried off
the low prize.
Miss Lenoir McMurry entertained
at her home last Friday evening. A
dancing party intermingled with diff
ferent games filled the evening with
laughter. All report good time. The
punch bowl was filled with grape
juice during the dancing hours. Mrs.
McMurry served lunch consisting of
cocoa, cake and jello, after which the
party continued. Those present were
Doris Holecek, Doris Hemker, Louise
Walker, Helen Wheeler, Iva Dooley,
Marguerite Penn, Ruby Penn, Hilda
Welshenbaugh, Dorothy Upton and
Lenoir McMurry; Walter Mykol, Lee
Arnold, Albert Barnes, Ray Walker,
James McCotter and Clinton and Don
aid McMurry.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-21
COLD CREEK ITEMS

S. o. Drawn was the guest oil
honor Wednesday evening of last
week at surprise party given by
Mrs. Drawn in honor of his birthday
the list of guests being made up from
the immediate friends and neighbors
The lovely birthday cake served was
praised by all, but since no candles
were used in its decoration, the guests
were left at loss as to whether thu
day was Mr.. Brawn's sixteenth OF
sixtieth anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Johnson, who
have been spending the last week in
Cold Greek in the f. E. Meeker
home, left for White Bluffs Thursday
for visit at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. A. Codding and family.
Messrs. Copeland of Kennewick
were business visitors in the Cold
Creek district Wednesday.
Mrs. George Baker of Pasadena
California was guest at the Brown
ranch from Sunday until Wednesday
this week Mrs. Baker came over from
Sunnyside, where she has been since
the death of her father there called
her north two weeks ago. She will re-
urn to Pasadena soon.
Miss Cassie MCGEE returned this
week to Cold Creek from Los Angeles
near where at Arcadia, California,
she had spent the winter. Miss Nc
Gee Jade the trip by stage, leaving
Los Angeles Monday morning and ar
irving Wednesday evening at Sunny
side, where she was met by the Brown
car. The trip home was very enjoy
able, she said, the big stage being as
comfortable as a Pullman coach.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-21
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
UNDER CONSUMERS DITCH
WATER RIGHT OWNERS AND

w "A ER NlGf11 OWNEkS AND
WATER USERS, under the Con-
suners Ditch, in Benton County,
Washington, are hereby advised that
under and by virtue of an order made
and entered by the Honorable U. S.
District Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of Washington, Southern divis-
ion, on the first day of March, 1880,
in that certain cause pending in said
court entitled Jay M. Smith, ct al
plaintiffs, VS.. Black Rock Power &
Irrigation Company, ct al, defendants,
that the supply Of water for irriga-
ton of lands under said Consumers
Ditch, will begin to be furnished on
the first day of April, 1880, and that
the rate to be assessed for supply
thereof, adequate and sufficient, in
the judgment of the receiver in the
above entitled cause, for the irrigation
Of said lands during the ablished
irrigation season of 1880, shall be Fiji
teen dollars ($15.00) per acre, pay
able at the rate Of one-third or Five
dollars ($5.00) per acre on the 18th
day Of April, 1880, and the remaining
two thirds, or Ten dollars $l0 CO., per
acre, on the 18th day of June, 1880, at
the office of the receiver, in Hanford,
Washington.
MARVIN CHASE, Receiver for
the Black Rock Power & Irrigation
Company and Consumers Ditch Com
pany.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-03-21
ADDITIONAL LOCALS


Reinhold Wagner returned home
Monday from Cold Creek where he
has been helping at the Buckler sheep
camp. Mr.. Buckler is moving his
sheep now towards their summer
range in the mountains after winter
ing them at Cold Greek.
Alvin and Floyd Barge, their
mother, Mrs. r. d. Barge, and Mrs
Edmund Anderson made up a party
that drove to Spokane last Friday
They visited until Sunday at the c.
L. Sutherland home in Cheney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Miller drove
to Cashmere last Sunday to take
Mr.. Miller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. r. Miller, that far on their way
back to their home in Canada. The
elder Millers had been visiting in
White Bluffs the preceding week.
Harry Keller, who has been un'
dergoing treatment in St, Eliza
beth's hospital in Yakima for the
past week, returned home today,
Friday.
Charles Meeks is over in the
wheat country helping with the
spring work.
A pleasant neighborhood dinner
was enjoyed at the X. E. Grant
home lastjSunday by the Grant and
Burch families and Miss Edith
Long.