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Myrtle Point Enterprise

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1914

Page

5

Speed Refuses Straight Run in Corrals Race

In a Flying Heart ranch party scene, J Wallingford Speed plans an all round race around a corral to outpace Centipede runner Skinner after Covington arrives with a tainted challenge. Helen Blake aids Speed while Willie hosts the tense foreshadowed contest and Eds.

Flying Heart Ranch Flying Heart J. Wallingford Rneed Yale Culver Covington Elen Blake Speed Jean Chaplin Covington Helen St Covington Larry Glass Helen Blake Wally Fresno Stanford University Glass Willie Omaha Skinner Celestial Gallagher J. Wallingford Speed Larry Mr. Speed Chapin Corral Bill Stover Will Bull Bill Joe Wille Speedy

Potatoes Could Cut Living Costs With Bigger Oregon Crops

Oregon Agricultural College researchers argue larger potato production could lower U S living costs by boosting per capita supply. They compare U S and German consumption, note Germany uses potatoes for swine feed and human food, and highlight Oregon’s favorable yield and market access for expansion.

Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis Oregon Gcudder Agricultural “College United States Germany America Pizarro Peru Europe Ireland

Directions for Control of Dreaded Hog Cholera

The article warns hog cholera as a dangerous threat in the northwest and details prevention methods. It cites Dr. B T Simms and lists seven transmission routes to guard against including direct contact, carriers, humans, animals, stock yards and water, and contaminated slop or garbage.

B. T. Simms

Skinner and Glass Confront Over Race Fix Plot

In a tense scene Skinner poses as an engraved trainer while Glass notes a Sheffield Handicap reference. The Centipede men crowd the phonograph as Skinner hints at manipulation and Speed faces pressure to choose a side. Gallagher confronts the tension at the house.

Skinner Nixon Glass Sheffield Gallagher Spiell Mr. Skinner Gabby Gallagher Sook Stover Speed Wally

Booth’s Career Reflections by General Booth

General Booth describes his life work noting he left elite society, forsook wealth and ambition, and spent his earnings on improving humanity. He says his publications have earned thousands, all reinvested, and he enjoys broad respect and friendship across classes.

Booth General Booth

Crab on a Train Sparks Odd Misadventure

A mild, bald man reading on a train nods off as a bucked crab on the hat rack falls and grips his ear. Passengers await a scene until the man shouts Let go, Sarah, claiming he has been at the office all evening.

Sarah Icago News

Eradicating Dandelions with Salt Solution

Professor A. L. Peck of Oregon Agricultural College endorses using salt to kill dandelions. He notes salt is safe, cheap, and effective, causing less lawn damage and recommends slicing the root two inches below ground and applying a teaspoon of salt to the cut end.

United States Department of Agriculture A. L. Peck Oregon Agricultural College

The Sin of Satisfaction in Southern Farming

A Middle West dairyman rose to success with a North Carolina creamery and challenged local farmers. His reply, You Southern farmers are too darned satisfied, condemns lethargy as a barrier to progress and industry cannot save contentment.

Middle West North Carolina Congress Wall Street Journal

Sweet corn and snap beans harvest on half acre plot

The author notes a half acre of sweet corn and snap beans yielded at least 25 dollars including eatable crops, dried corn, and seed saved. He emphasizes rich soil, manure or fertilizer, careful bed preparation, shallow cultivation, proper seed density, and planting one or two beans per corn hill.

J. L. Leonard Owas

Inoculating Alfalfa Seed Examines Bacteria Role

The Idaho experiment station notes inoculation bacteria on alfalfa seed do not aid germination or stand. They fix nitrogen for legumes when soil lacks it, but if soil is acidic or rich in alkalies or if seed is poor or misseeded, benefits are limited. Use requires nodules on existing roots and new ground often needs artificial inoculation.

J. F. Nicholson Ydahd Idaho Experiment Station

Protect the Trees In Young Orchards From Rabbits

The text urges protection of young orchards where rabbits are common with wraps paints or fencing. It warns rabbits can cause severe damage in a single night by girdling trees and recommends killing trapping or poisoning rabbits after securing the trees.

Better Breeding Principles for Farm Horses

The system advocates grading up stock by mating selected sound mares with pure-bred registered stallions. Use year after year the best prepotent stallions of the chosen breed and never out-cross. Do not use stallions that are unsound, unsuitable, impotent, unlicensed, or unregistered.

Sted

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