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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREfl SHERRY THEATRE To day William Fox Presents WILLIAM JFARNUM "THE BROKEN LAW" A Photoplay of Mystery, Love and Tragedy The Grass Is Green kmnmtm PIG FEED EXPERIMENTS UNION III OF GREAT VALUE ; A paper was read during the Farm ers' week Ny County Agriculturist Spillman on the subject "Pig Feed ing." Mr. Spillman has been engaged at the experiment station at Union and the figures he gives are from the records. It is quite customary among farm ers where alfalfa is grown to turn their shoates into the alfalfa fields, there to find their livin" until fall when they are turned into the stub ble and subsequently fattened, t Whether this ' is the most profit able system of handling growing pigs is a somewhat disputed question, as far as the p:-actice of . letting the hogs feed ton alfalfa without a grain supplement is concerned. Because of this the following experiment was outlined. Four lots of pigs were selected, all of them quite uniform as to size and thrift. There were twelve piufs in each lot and each lot having a meas ured acre of alfalfa pasture to graze. The alfalfa was very uniform through out the farm. The pigs were turned into these lots May 19, so the alf alfa had a good start before pastur ing began. The hogs in the various lots were fed as follows:' Lot 1. Alfalfa pasture and chopped feed from self-feeders. Lot 2. Alfalfa pasture; no grain. Lot 3. Alfalfa pacture, plus one poundi of ch( iped wheat to 100 pounds of live weight. j Lot 4. Alfalfa pasture, plus two pounds of chopped wheat to 100 pounds of live weight. After eight weeks the hogs in Lot 1 had made an average gain of 158.83 pounds and averaged 221.66 pounds per head. They had made this grain on 552.83 pounds of wheat, requiring 348.06 pounds of grain to make 100 pounds of gain. The acre of alfalfa pastured by this lot of hags also made one cutting of hay as they did not graze the pasture closely. At the same time lot 2, had made an average of 15.67 pounds, averaging 78.50 pounds. They had made some growth of frame but were in very poor condition. The alfalfa had been kept closely grazed. Lot 3, had made an average gain of 48.33 pounds, Nveliing 110,83 pounds per head, consuming 94.46. They appeared to be in fair condition, having made considerable growth of frame but were in poor flesh. Their pasture also had been closely fed. Lot 4 had made, an average gain of 75.66, weighing 138.16 pounds per head. They consumed 210.10 pounds of wheat, had grown large frames and were in fair flesh, appearing much more thrifty than either of lot 2 or 3. Neither had they grazed their pasture as closely as the two preceeding los. Of the four lots, lot 1 was the only one in marketable condition, they be ing first class market hogs. The other lota would be classed as feeders or stock hogs lot 4 good, lot 3 fair, lot 2 poor. All four lots were carried over from September 7 to Oct. 11 on practically a maintenance ration, as they were exhibited at the county fair, the object being to keep them in practi cally the same condition as they were on Sept. 7. During this time their ration consisted of chopped barley, it being more bulky than wheat and seemedTnore desirable when hogs are on short feed. Oct. 11, lots 2, 3 and 4 were put c;( self feeders in their alfalfa ipas turas, the grain feed being chopped wheat Oct. 26, we began supplement ing the alfalfa pasture with third cut ting of alfalfa hay, feeding what the hogs would clean up fairly well. Dec. 6, lots 3 and 4 were finished for market. Lot 3 had made an aver age gain per head of 117.33 pounds, averaging 234.83 pounds per head on 473.16 pounds of wheat, making 100 pounds of pork from 403.27 pounds of wheat. Lot 4 had made an average gain of 118 pounds and averaged 264.33 pounds per head, making 100 pounds of pork for every 419.35 pounds of grain. Lot 2 was not fin ished until Dec. 20. This lot made an average gain of 128.17 pounds, averaging 217.83 pounds per head and maturing 100 pounds of pork for every 418.56 pounds lof grain. Lot 2 re quiring two weeks longer to finish than lots 3 and 4. Lot 4 required eight weeks, the same as lot 3 ns they had larger frames, thus requiring more time to fatten. The cost pe - pound of grain for the finished hogs was as follows: Lot 1, $.0609; Lot 2, $.0681; Lot 3, $.0641; Lot 4, $.0617. This includes all wheat fed from May 19 until each lot was finished. From this it will be noted that the self-feeder hogs made the most econ omical pnir.s, being .712 of a cent p-?r pound cheaper than lot 2, .32 of a cent cheaper than lot 3 and .38 of a cent per pound than lot 4. Not only were the grains of lot 1 the most economical, but practically twice as many hogs could be carried cn this same acreage Also if put into alfalfa pasture i n.onth earlier they would be finished at a tiipe when the price of hogs is U3'ially i.1 the best. - The value of pastures was figured on-the basis of $10 per acre for alf alfa v 1 tat at $1.00 per huslit! SPOONING PARLORS 'NEEDED. "Beau" Parlors Should Be Provided Thinks Altruist. New York, Feb. 5. The right kind of a spooning parlor should be a very important .part of every well regu lated girls -.boarding home, according to Miss Blanche Geary, National Eco nomic & Buildings Specialist of the National Young Women's Christian association, here today. Miss Geary calls it a "beau parlor" and says it should be "a place where girls can meet young men friends and not be interrupted or have close supei vision; and where they will be given a chance to set up relations which may result in a happy home life of an ideal kind later on." Miss Geary says the association wants to demonstrate the ideal fam ily life, as far as it can be made pos sible, with large numbers under one roof; it wants to develop a spirit of independence and self-governmenc, and to grant the freedom yhich stops short of license, that is, freedom plus standards. "We are convinced," she said today, "that the wage-earning girl is in busi ness for good. All too frequently she is away from her family and it never will be possible for one organization to meet her housing needs. We are eager, not only for others to build homes which we could manage, but to see boarding home3 built and operated by individuals, or groups of individ uals who have the true welfare and comfort of girls at heart. "The ideal boarding home should have a fun and frolic room, a recrea-. tion hall where girls can gather for entertainment of their own devising, and have general good times; beau parlors where girls can meet young men friends and not be interrupted, or have too close supervision; give them a chance to set up relations which would result in a happy home life of an ideal kind later on. "There should be kimono parlors on one of the upper floors in which girls could lounge in freedom and have a good time after the day'3 grind in the shop or factory, a kitch enette where fudge parties and birth day spreads can be planned and pre pared for, an infirmary for temporary illnesses and a roof built to stand the traffic, wear and tear which would re sult from recreation of one kind or another on summer evenings, and which would compete with the attrac tions of the gaily lighted streets." Miss GeaTy says that an aver charge of $5.00 a week for board and room will place a home for 75 to 200 girls on the right basis, that this will enable the management to care for a certain number of girls for $3.50 to $4.00 a week, balancing with the num ber who can be asked to pay from $6.00 to $6.50 a week. These varying prices give-two-fold opportunity to the organization. It gives the ineflicient girl an opportunity to make a start, help her while she attains efficiency and higher wage earning capacity, and at the same time makes it possi ble to bring the inefficient girl under the inspiration of the girl who ha3 succeeded to a certain extent and has well defined ambitions. Miss Geary is the author of a book on finance work and the management of finance campaigns. "City Associa tion Finance," which might be ap plied equally well to any organiza tion's finance efforts. She is also the originator of a personal account book, which is being used by thousands of women and girls throughout the cuntry. This book is divided into headings: Living expenses, postage, phones, carfares, clothing, laundry, health, recreation, vacation, education, gifts, benevolences, insurance, investments and two blank columns for additional entries. It also gives a column for til cash received, the date, and explana tion of items, and a paid out column. The last two pages of the book gives a summary under these headings for the twelve months of the year. Although Miss Geary is an advo cate of thrift and efficiency, she be lieves that to reduce expenditure is not the one and only aim we should set up for girls. We should try to show her how not to taste the many opportunities for rest, recreation, strong physical well being and growth of mental abilities. It is not so much the question of saving more money, but how to use it to the fullest for all around development. Miss Geary is making big improve ments in housing conditions for wom en and girls in industry in America today. She is an English woman who gave up a musical career in London because she felt that teaching music to after-dinner-society pupils wasn't enough. The problem of properly housing working girls and women forced to live in undesirable tenements she has reduced to an exact science and has gotten big results. After four years' volunteer training and experience in managing certain model tenement buildings in London, Miss Geary heard from an American woman of the Model Tenement City and Suburban Homes company in New York and decided to come to Ameri ca. It took her some time to con vince the company that a woman could take charge of that kind of work. When she began there were 150 tenants and in the eight years of her management, which included the repairing, hiring of employes, choos ing of tenants and the collection of rents, the number has increased to 2,804. It was in this work that the. Na tional Board of the Young Women's Christian association found her, and asked her advice on' new buildings they wej'e about to erect. When the National Board was ready to add an economic and buildings specialist to it's staff Miss Geary was offered the position. Miss Geary accepted. She is now the consulting specialist for the 976 associations on all matters pertaining to her particular work. She is called on to help select sites, to go over all blue print plans, mak ing suctfi changes as she deems ad visable; to advise on building mater ials, cafeteria equipmentnd manage ment and everything por'taining to the economic status of the associa tion. Her office headquarters looks like the office of the busiest business man. She has the regulation archi tect's cabinets for materials and plans, and from the blue prints always spread out on her large work table, one might call her office an architect's laboratory. NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAXES (Continued) Union Woolen Mills, Com at a pt 420 ft N and 30 ft E of SW cor of SW 1-4 Sec 18 Tp 4 S R 40 E W M thence E 129 ft N 30 ft E 125 ft to the base of the S bank of the Res ervoir belonging to the Union Wool en Mills property, thence 26 degrees 45 minutes S of E along the base of S bank of said reservoir and head race to a pt 242 ft W of SE cor of SW 1-4 SW 1-4 Sec 18 Tp 4 5 R 40 then N to the base of the N 'bank of said reservoir Ithen follow ing the N bank of head race and reservoir, N Westerly to the E side of waste race of said reservoir, then ' N to the center of present channel of Catherine Creek, then W 147 ft down center of said creek, then S 333 ft to beg com at a pT 660 ft N and 30 ft W of SW cor of Sec 13 Tp 4 S R 40 E W M then W 1230 ft to rock marked" B, W 500 ft S 160 ft to rock marked C then 60 ft 6 in. N to a rock marked D, N 50 degrees E 100 ft to a rock marked E then E 1250 ft S 40 ft to beg IjjogQ 87 Van Fleet,' J. W.', Chaplin's Add to La Grande, lof 3 blk 151 W 4 ft lot 4 blk 151 .....' $26.39 Vandevanter, Don, West Union lots 2 and 3 N 36 ft lot 7 all lot 8 blk 23 $34.31 Vandermeulen, Mrs. C. G., Sterling's Add to Island City, lots 7 and 8 blk 8 $2.76 Weaver, W. W., SW 1-4 SE 1-4 S 1-2 SW 1-4 NE 1-4 SW 1-4 Sec 9 Tp 1 S R 40 E $13.78 White, J. A., All that piece of land in Cove bounded on N by Co road lead ing from Cove to Summit Springs, on S by D C Fishers land on W by lots belonging to Mrs. M E Bab ington Est on E by lots owned by Mrs. C. J. Bloom said tract being known as Tanery Property . . $4.53 Weatherspoon & Thorsen, NW 1-4 SW 1-4 SW 1-4 NW 1-4 Sec 35 SE 1-4 NE 1-4 NE 1-4 SE 1-4 NW 1-4 Sec 34 Tp 2 N R 39 E W M .... $49.55 Webb, Abbie, SW 1-4 S 1-2 SE 1-4 Sec 9 S 1-2 SW 1-4 Sec 10 Tp 3 N R 39 E W M $16.33 Wells, Isaac, North Elgin, lots 13 14 and 15 blk 17 $9.09 Wilson, John B., NE1-4 NE 1-4 Sec 1 Tp 1 S R 39 E W M NW 1-4 SE 1-4 S 1-2 SW 1-4 S 1-2 SE 1-4 (less 1 A school) Sec 36 Tp 1 N R 39 E W M W 1-2 NE 1-4 NW 1-4 N 1-2 SW 1-4 W 1-2 SE 1-4 Sec 31 Tp 1 N R 40 E W M $50.91 Wilson, Wm., Est N side Main St El gin 1-2 lots 6 and 7 blk 1 ... $1.25 Woods, Romaine, lot 1 NE 1-4 NW 1-4 Sec 31 lot 4 Sec 30 Tp 1 S R 40 E W M $6.50 Woods, John C, Elgin, lots 3 5 and ft blk 2 Sommer's Add vto Elgin E 1-2 lot 4 blk 1 Thompson's Add 38 ft on W side of lots 2 and 3 blk 3 W 1-2 W 1-2 Sec 15 lot 3 and E 1-2 SW 1-4 SE 1-4 NW 1-4 Sec 30 Tp 1 S R 40 E W M $66.00 Workman, Edwin, SE 1-4 Sec 32 Tp 2 NR39EWM $28.90 Wagoner, Geo. J., Chaplin's Add to Ln Grande lots 1 to 4 and 7 to 12 blk 96 : $129.63 Weagle, S. A., Chanlin's Add to T.a Grande lots 5 and 6 hlk 125 . .$25.55 Wenaha Lumber Co., Chaplin's Add o La Grande lot 1 blk 120 .. $214.9 Willey, E. P., La Grande, lots 8 9 and 10 blk 1 C St $13.50 Winburn, Wm. E.. Williamson's Add to La Grande lots 11 and 12 hlk IS $8.79 Wolf, Chester. Sunnyside Add to La Grande lot 5 blk 1 $13.15 Tho Covered Deep with Snow Blankets at Palmer Logged Over Lands We have thousands of acres of good land left in Palmer Valley. But indications are that it will not last very long after spring opens up.' . . We now have many parties from all over the coun try and many from Union and Wallowa counties who are anxiously waiting for spring to come, so they can make their land selections. Write or call for further information. v S 15.00 per acre 10 years 6 per cent MONEY TO LOAN ON FARMS Six to ten years time debt reducing plan, liberal options. Just as soon as the snow melts and it is possible to reach the farming districts, and to inspect the farm lands our appraiser will be here ready to make as many farm loans as the owners desire. MAKE APPLICATION NOW. Let Us Insure Your Buildings. Furniture, Auto, Merchandise, Etc. Opposite Y M C A 108 Elm St., Phone Black 2001 Geo. H. Currey He Who Moves REAL ESTATE La Grande, Ore. Wood, Nephi R., Home Inv.. Add to La Grande lot 4 blk 2 $9.37 Wright, David A. Romig's Add to La Grande E 1-2 lots 4 5 and 6 blk 12 $15.48 Wright, F. E., Chaplin's Add to La Grande lot 5 blk 76 $47.71 Williams, Sherwood, Imbler, lots 13 to 18 blk 14 ., $4.18 Wiasson, Ermine B Hannah's Add to Union lots 1 to 8 blk 19 . . $11.12 Wallace, John, NE 1-4 Sec 85 SE 1-4 SW 1-4 SW 1-4 SE 1-4 Sec 26 E 1-2 NW 1-4 Sec 35 Tp 1 S R 89 E W M $18.00 Warner, C. G., Bridges and Cleaver Orchards lot 14 -. $5.61 Warner, Nellie, Bridges and Cleaver Orchards, lot 15 $5.61 Warren, N. O. N 1-.2 NE 1-4 Sec 4 Tp 2 N R 39 E W M S 1-2 SE 1-4 Sec 33'iTp 3 N R 39 E W M . .$13.92 Watson, Elsie, R., Imbler Orchard Tracts, lot 4 $8.29 West. John, S 1-2 SW 1-4 Sec 6 N 1-2 NW 1-4 Sec 7 Tp 2 S R 40 E W M $8.90 Wise, Dora, NE 1-4 SW 1-4 N 1-2 SE 1-4 SE 1-4 SE 1-4 Sec 8 Tp 1 N R 39 E M $11.23 Wolf, Vesta, W 12 NW 1-4 Sec 20 Tp 1 N R 41 E W M . . $4.08 Young, Toy L., E 1-2 SW, 1-4 lying E of R R Sec 14 Tp 6 S R 39 E .(Continued on Page Six) V i A Thorough Inspection It's just at necessary for storaga bat tery as for a human being. Oood health means efficiency in either cut. Our fro inspection is an inaxpensiva tafaguardV Johnstone & Reisland 1515 Adams Free inspection of any battery at any time D. R. FONG MEDICINE CO. CHINESE ROOT AND HERB REMEDIES Cures Bodily Diseases With Root and Herb Treatment. Free Consultation Phone 762 1412 Adams Ave. La Grande Ore. XL. 1 X 4 4 4 4 4 4 4? 4? 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