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Newspaper Page TextmM OUR FARMERS' IMPROVEMENT PAGE Information Gathered Everywhere that Is of Interest to the Farm. Good Roads, Dairying, Horticulture, Fine ALL OUT FOR SALEM PRUNE GROWERS MEET Special effort will be made to get every prune grower of Oregon, aud of the prune sec tions of Washington, out for the Salem meeting July 3-t, Hi the dnctmions are expect ed to prove immensely val uable, und an attempt will be made toward the standardiza tion of the prune. This u now necessary for proper commercial sujcesa with this fruit. The program July 3 for the Northwest Packer's Associa tion includes addresses by Luther J. Chapin, soil ex pert of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; Prof. H. S. Jackson of the Oregon Agii cultural College on brown rot aud other prune diseases; Prof. C. I. Lewis on standa rd izing the prune; O. C. Beall on prune drying; J. T. Brum field on prune marketing problems. Discussion open to til will follow each address. TREATMENT FOR HEAVES GIVEN Care in exercise and feed ing together with arsenic acid is the treatment for heaves recommended by Dr. B. V. Hollia of the veterinary soi nice department of the Oreg on Agricultural College in a recent reply to an inquiry from a McMinnville man. He says: "There is no absolute cure- for heves. True heaves are due to an anatomical change in the minute struc ture of the lung tissue that SATURDAY ONLY Box Stationery Two Boxes for 25c Regular 25c and 35c Values Closing: Hand II Some Especially Bags in " Red Cross" PHARMACY - r rr rrjj jjj j jjj cannot be replaced. "The little partition which separate the air cells in the lung have been broken down and there is nothing which will cause these to be replaced ' Heave may be palliated to a certa n extent, however by proper feediug and earefu feeding and oareful eserolst together with a long course of arsenic acid. You are cor rect in your assumption that in feeding, hay s' ould be re- duoed and grain increased You should feed about 1 H of hay for each 100 lbs. of live weight of the horsH daily. The reason for not feeding very much hay lies in tht fact that hay, being bulky, will overload the stomach and pres-s forward on the lungs and cause more or less diffi culty m breathing. The ar seme aeiu snouui ne given :n the foi m of Fowler's Solution, 1 oz. every thiid day. This contains arsenic and should be given with care. 'In exercising the animal, watch the breathing and if he seems to have very much trouble with breathing, he should either be stopped or allowed to move with a very slow gait. Six months to a year's treatment along this line will bring about a tem porary recovery usually. The trouble will return however, if the horse is put to hard work and fed improperly." J. C. Muerman, field manager nf tha United States Bureau of ' IT In o f ty of ofoo f V r fii'O rrnr ltn has reported to Superintendent 'of Public Instruction Alderman that in Polk County 44 of 118 Out All Bags Fine Morocco the Line Men and Women on the Stock, Hogs, Etc. teachers are natives of this statf and of other states represented Kansas and Nebraska come next with Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska in the order named. Nineteen states and two foreign countries are represented. Seventeen of the rural teachers are graduates of high schools, four of normal schools and three of colleges. Mr. Muerman re ports that 17 have not taught be fore this year, and 11 had teach ins experience before coming to Oregon. Fifteen have taught two years. Salaries have been increased nearly 20 per cent in the past four years. There has been a large increase in the number of native Oregon teachers and in the number of high school gradu ates teaching. APPOINTED AS FIRE WAREtN Charles Durrell Gets Ap pomtment This Week The statu board of forestry has appointed Charles Durrell of this city as a local fire warden for this county. The state law in the matter of fires is the imposition of a fine of from $50.00 to $1,000.00 or a term of imprisonment of from one month to one year ror neglecting or wilfully allowing fire to escape from one's own lands; or a fine of from $25.00 to $500.00 for leaving camp fires burning or permitting fire to spread upon lands not one' own And if a person unfawfully or maliciously sets fire to any woods forest, timber, brush or any reg etablt matter with intent of in jurying another'a property, he shall be imprisoned from one to ten years. A permit must be secured by persons burning slashings, etc., from June 1 to October. With out getting a permit from the fire warden, one is liable to a fine of from $25.00 to $500 00. FEEDING GRAIN TO COWS ON PASTURE The question Is frequently asked whether it Is economical to feed (train to cows durinjr tlie pasture season, writes E. V. KIlliiKton iu OnuiKe Judd Farmer. On tills question there Is a considerable difference of opinion. Judging by the direct results In milk production from feeding drain to cows on (succulent and noutiu.int pasture, there seems to be no profit In such a procedure. While there may be some Increase In milk yields, the Increased yields do not in all Instances pay for the grain consumed. The pastures In the early spring are Immature, and the grass contains a high percentage of water and a low peroentiiRe of dry mutter, and the high producing cow does not secure suffi cient nutrients to furnish the needs of the body and maintain a large produc tion of milk. For a cow of this type that is. one that produces one to two pounds of butter fat dully, a grain ra Plioto l.y Kansas Agricultural college. '.is I-Fl,?n. here pictured, t i . (1 Jersey cow owner! by , s :'::it Agricultural col i. : i -t Jeiney In K annua r i . r "co pound" of butter it H eorii!ct''(1 her rec- of March awl made l : i:..r 11. 'V; pounds of mils: ! hiilIb of butter fat. which ;'-.it to 7T. pounds of but- n.ilk n cord classes The . im r, ti . in pr tr-p first seven . . . r the world. Only nil . i.. ,-, ih..n this amount, tr, I. M Go of the . .!-r---y Cattle club id lli'l i-.lI l.e ii lollll' nt the pasture and iiow 1 nil the leguml vill consume, .rixlm log an aver-k.-iv from twenty- of milk of uvpr '",. but little i.i t.. mppleuient r e on. , in v of pro- ' t 'n:t she i thot is I - , mill; j.i.il i 1 f'.r 1 not hi f in!!!: i . :fii f. red F.xperl 1 that an addi- secured for 1. l ot It was ob- r,eciTed irrrln xiii tfrve 10 Jer j a cent J'ctvr rem -'is . ,i period whs over .'i.'i . i. . celved no tr;:!', In , "'o: was ati Increase In vilaht l,i the that were fed craln whi, li resulted 'n the laying up of a consider. itile ; it . 1 1 of surplus nutrients on their body which was utilized in future production. Weaning the Pigs. Some people seem anxious to wean the pigs, I do not believe a person should lie In too much of a hurry alHut this, however, says a corre spondent of the Kansas Farmer. As a matter of fact there Is no feed quite o good as their own mother's milk. There Is a limit, of course, for the length of time she can provide thla food. If the bow is to raise two Utters each year we must not expect her to care for each Utter as long a time aa when she raises only one. If she is holding up fairly well In flesh I would not hesitate to leave the pigs with her nine or ten weeks. When you start to wean the pigs do not take the whole litter away at once. This will not only prevent the sow worrying, but it will probably avoid trouble with her udder. Take away the two hardiest youngsters, first, and then, after a day or two. remove one or two more. Keep this up until the whole litter has been taken away. Removal of Shoe Boil. To remove a shoe boll, if you cannot employ a graduate veterinarian, saye the Farm Journal, proceed aa fol lows: Tut a twitch on the horse's nose and have one fore foot held up by an attendant Make a single loop knot or noose ou a length of piano wire. Put the loop over the shoe boil and pull tight so as to iiinke the tumor have aa narrow a neck as possible. Now cut off the shoe boll by means of a redhot hatched shaped Iron or cut It off with a sharp scalpel and at once atop the bleeding by cauterization with a ther- mo cautery or redhot iron This leaves a large, flat wound, but it is surprising; how quickly it heals and what a small blemish (scar) It leaves if simply wet ted a number of times a day with a lotion composed of one ounce of augur of lead and six drams of sulphate of zinc shaken up iu a pint of water. Pilea In Plga. Piles, or prolusions of the rectum, are common iu young pigs aud are of ten Induced by overfeeding and lack of sxercise. (.Jive the pigs free range on grass and In addition feed light slop of sweet ski in ail 1 k, middlings and a little flaxseed meal. Mix one ounce of lime- water with each quart of slop. The bowels must be kept active. If con stlpatlon Is present omit the llmewa tor nnd mix in an ounce or two of raw linseed oil to act on the bowels. Lo cal treatment consists In bnthlng the protruded parts, wetting them well with extract of witch hnzel, then smearing with witch hazel ointment and returning to place. Farm Journal PASTE THAT IN YOUR HAT1 Tou may think wife I us an Idea That you're perfect and then some And to your nmny, many faults Is blind and di'tif nnd dumb; Tou may take a sly Joy ride And go on a inlet Jag And think she Isn't on to It Heeause she doesn't nflK. But wult, old silly lunkhead. You'll get knocked tlat. You can't fool a woman. ii Just paste that in your hat. You may play saint before the town And snicker In your sleeve Because these silly duffers In your fake righteousness believe; You may put on your false face And fix yourself so slick Aa to think no one upon the earth Can tell you'ro a gold brick. But wait, you wolf In sheep skin. You'll get skinned like a cat You can't fool the people. Just paste that in your hat. C. M. BARNITZ. SMASHED EGGS. When the broody smashes eggs In a setting the wise fancier runs for warm water to wash the smeared eggs, for be knows that the albumen will act like varnish and close the shell pores. and the growing embryos within the egg will suffocate. He washes and dries them carefully and places them nt once under the hen and at the same time registers a doubt as to whether that hutch will make good. Such accidents generally find their cause in too small a nesl. too deep nest where eggs pile on top of each oth er and can't be turned, nests that hens must Jump down Into, nests where lucks and layers are together, fighting hroodles, lack of nest material, too full a nest, hard nest material, too large a setting, thlu or rough shelled or mis shapen eggs, clumsy clucks, overweight hens or sassy scrcecticra that rough house whenever the nest Is approached. I5y remedying these particulars smashed eggs and consequent poor hatches may be reduced to a minimum. FEATHERS AND EGGSHELL8. A handler of pigeons in a live bird shooting match near I'ottsvllle, Pa., tied firecrackers to a pigeon's feet to make the bird lively, so It would be hard to shoot. The pigeon flew Into a hay mow, the hay was fired, and the Heading's big stables, worth $ii,lKl, were burned, and the big Otto colliery barely escaped destruction. Hucb a cruel human should be sent to jail or an asylum. Itaydon, Ipswich, England, boasts a turkey farm that has been a success for thirty-five years. Over 2K turkey hens lire kept for breeders to supply the trade with eggs and day-old tur key chicks Can any of our Texas friends bent this? Tork (I'a.i cops are wise on poultry, bird burglary being reported to headquarters, h cop entered a suspects coop, picked out a rooster of the breed deciiled In the complaint turned the bird loose In the alley, and the fowl made a bee line for the complainant's coop. Od that evidence the Uiler went to Jail. The Eraden goose should be selected In preference to the Toulouse. At best age they dress from nine to fifteen pounds, a popular size; are fine grain ed, white as marble, their feathers are more valuable and the carcass sells for more money per ourid. If yon tite acetylene In yoar house or for lighting your automobile pour the lime from the used carbide down the ratbole or where rats frequent and tXie iouk ttuiea vanmnis win quics vamoose. They can't stand that acety lene smell. The laying contest at Ptorrs, Conn., last year shows an average of If eggs per hen, while the Missouri com petition shows the average of 184 per hen for the yenr. This does not give eastern breeders ground to boast that their birds are higher bred for eggs than the western, for the ration at Storrs hnd extras that the Missouri oacklers didn't get Six years ago we exhibited at a show, and among our winnings was a cup that had to be won two years In succession before the exhibitor owned It. On account of state lecture; work we have not been at that show since, hut In the meantime five different fan ciers have won the cup once, A prize with such a string to It Is a farce. When won once and won fairly the prize should become at once the prop erty of the exhibitor who has expend ed his money and time to win. Johnny Rull is certainly having a crying time over poultry and eggs, and we suggest to him that good old rem edy, "The Lord helps them that help themselves." He has depended on oth er nations for his poultry, and In 1912 Importations shrunk fSfl.000. Canada even went back on him and Imported from t'ncle Sam for her own nse only 7,470.242 dozens of eggs. When you test out those infertile eggs there are fewer eggs to heat and more room on the trays for the fer tllcs nnd they can be turned to better advantage. When you make your sec ond test about the fifteenth day you rid the hutch of everything that's dead and bound to corrupt the air In the machine. When the army worms started In on ten acres of corn belonging to M. M. Klckllghter of (irovelnnd, Oa., he drove a flock of turkeys Into the patch, and they went for the wrigglers and saved him roO bushels of corn. Con gress recently appropriated $2!S.OOO to eliminate the worm. Better use that money to encourage turkey culture. Some fanciers seem to breed birds entirely for the outside. Any old shape seems all right to them If It has feath ers barred to the skin, red ear lobes, a flue point comb and seven feathers to the tntl. . 1 1 I I 111 1 l"l"l"l"l"l-l-i-l 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 DAIRY POINTERS. The milk check Is not an acci dent. It's the result of good, careful handling with conscien tious feeding. The safest way to salt thecows la to keep a supply before them at all times. It's 8 mistaken policy to let the dry cow rustle for herself. She should have good care if she Is expected to do well at the next freMlienlng. Buccesa does not lie in the number of cows the dairyman keeps, but In the kind he keeps and the way he keeps them. He sure that the calves are started right. Feed regularly, not too much at a time, nnd young calves nt least four times a day. Individual excellence Is the only safe guide to be depended upon In selecting cows to build up n good herd. STALLION TO PATRONIZE. Avoid Using Animal With Glaring Faulta of Conformation. Soundness and pure bredlng come first In the selection of the stallion to patronize, writes Annandnle In the Na tional Stockman. Too much hurry Is to be avoided Nature abhors the union of widely differing types. It Is a mis take to male very small mares with Yery large stallions. Better mnke the ad vance In two generations than try to span the gup at one Jump. The more closely the united types resemble chcIi other tbo greater will be the likelihood of the progeny striking the happy me dium desired. The greater the dlsslm- larlty between the united types the more certain the production of low class offspring, prosontlliK the charac tors of both parents In HI assorted proportions. Hreedlng Is by no nienns a matter governed by rule of thumb. In a gen eral way the offspring will partake of the characteristics of bothalre and dam, but nature has a mean trlcit or perpetuating the bad nualltleB at the expense of the good. This must always be taken closely Into consideration. Avoid UBlng a stallion with any far ing fault of conformation or disposi tion. A sour bond, a lop ear, small eyei ewe neck, long weak back, droop ing rump, short rib or a narrow, boxy, mulelike foot Is almost certain to be transmitted If possessed by one parent no matter how good the other may be In that particular point. There may be a modification for the better, hut the rule Is that any glaring fault of con formation Is praetl'-ally certain to be transmitted, and for that reason mares faulty In any regard which mentis de preciation of value should not he used as breiwlers. Stallions cannot do It nil. I Mnres have Just as nun h to do with , molding the progeny. Very Inferior specimens should not be mated. It is Hiihstimtlnlly impossible to eradicate their defects. Avoid using either stal lion or tnnre particularly weak In any part. It Is better to use a stallion mod erately g'Kid at all Hilnts than one transceiidenlly superior In some and glaringly faulty In others. Ks'bew Illlit boned sires, no matter what the breed. He careful to avoid thin, shelly feet, stubby pasterns, sickle luc ks und calf knees, together with long week backs and short ribs These defects of conformation are worse thnn some actual unsoundnesses and are renamed to empliHsIze the ne cessity of avoiding them, tiood tem per, doHllty and high courage are al- whjk asM't" worth cash. A Heifer's First Calf. K fiiMn dent of liMme, unfounded doc trine Is floiitliiK iitrtiiit In dairy circles. (me Is that a heifers first cnr, mine or female. Is apt not to prove as effi cient In d.ilr.v work as those of her inatiirer year, says Hoard's I'atry- imiii -V- ciiiitiot lino inui mere u fwweei erecyr jvrM(sassM C Street Lard in bulk, - 15c per lb. 5-lb. Buckets. - - 75c 10-lb. Buckets, - - $1.50 COMPOUND 5-lb. Buckets, - - 60c 10-lb. Buckets, We buy live and dressed A. NELSON Independence, l All Fruit in For Sale at Endlane Orchards Call at Ranch for Cherries C. W. DOSSETT R. F. D. No. 2 Independence, Oregon 'op leen any liMemiu to sih-uiv suosiuiitiat data on this question. We know In our own experience of twenty-five years of special breeding that some of our best animals were the llrst calves of two-year old heifers. Among them was the hull Kspanore Il who stnmls In the Advanced Keglstry with seven daughters to his cnsllt. Put (he most notable example In this direction la the world f unions Jersey cow Jacobs Irene. The Jersey Itulle 1 1 ii In commenting upon this fact says: "Jncoha Irene, the world's champion long distance dairy cow, was the first calf of her dam, Isii'n before her moth er was two years old." Rail tht Cilvs. Knlse the calves on the farm, have enough to ship In cur lots, feed well and make money In this way the risk Is reduced, the Investment lessened, the cost of production cheapened, lough m n tcrl ii 1 h are consumed mill the hind benefited It don't cost much to inlNe well bred calves to baby beef age, nnd It does keep the working equip ment of the farm In irot1tnbh use the year round A carload of home grown steers turned oh cm ii year will go a long way toward reducing the operat ing expenses of the farm. Worm Medicine For Hons. Sanfonlne, twenty grains; powdered caluniba root, sulphate of Iron and llatiindos aloes, two drams of each, I'Xclplent to one ounce. (let three balls made and give at Intervals on the morning of a rest day,-American Cul tivator. Clean Milk. A wire strainer Is more harmful thnn good. If you have clean, fresh cloth strainers for each milking they will save a lot of trouble and maybe ex plain why the milk has soured. Frank Finke, who is now foreman and iiiftiiMii'r of tlio hopvtmU at th Wian-llicli unison Company yard wtm in town Tu68lay. In company willi Supt. Cnrmichaela pur chase was ma le of r ne-w Hprayer from tho J. I). Co., and it was taken out to ihe yHiilH that afternoon. M r Klu lie reported tlm hop y,inl of the company in fine nhape and the yiirdn wil! he thoroughly sprayed ho a.s to ave this yearn crop for the company in it', entirety. Mr. Rot k well, forim-rlv na Hocirtted with K. 0. Kldredyc in the oreameiy, purchased a Suppliesft Xhti J All the trouble- of canning i;a I'oorvthi UM1 Ulil BU Jl on". ....... ,-, tried and fully tested hefore we even placed tie derH with tha mmifaciurer. Jan that are aIr-tlBht, parafflne that Is guarantetd to be absolutely pure and all tha other little itmi that make canning the pleasure ihould be. And the price, are the lowest In the town consistent with value. Call In and Inspect our Stock before Purchasing. FLUKE & JOHNSON Market - - $1.15 $ cattle, sheep, hoga and real. - Oregon ? '0000000000000000000l00ml I Season lioU'l property in California for njieculative purported, ex pecting to Htll before the fair in 11)15. Notice 0"der copies of the Monitor's big special edition now. Si nglf copies lOo, 6 for BOo. CITY OFFICERS AND CLUBS Independence, Polk Co., Oregon. Population 1S00, has water, fewer and electrc light systems, $25,000 high school, public achiHil city park, hotel, paved streets, two banks, fine railroad and host connections, and city hall. The city olficera are; Mayor, K. C. Eldredge. Marshal, A. J. Tupper. Recorder, H. F. Swope. Treasure, It. U. DeArmond. City Councilmen, J. L. Hanna, J. 11. Dixon, A.I. Sperling. C. W. Ir vine, W. II. Walker, P. II. Drexler. Meets 1st sml 3rd Wednesdays ofeach month Independence Commercial Club Meets First and Third Tuesday! of each month. Membership over 100. J. ,S. Cooper, President. K. C. Eldredjre, Treasurer. J. G. Mcintosh, Secretary. Allen Clark i.s in the market for oats and wheat in car lota. ELECTRIC WIRING AND Hlectrlc Supplies I am prepared to wire your building for electric lighu, furniih all materials and prepare you to connect with the Electric Light Company. Write me or phone 4021 and I will call on you. '.SUPPLY HOUSE LOCATED OH ME ICast -Side of Main Strtet JAMES M, JONES Indopendenca 0rgon day disappear when you iL' of the hewt was time or- ... .