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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1913)
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Thin game has been the delight of many generations of ho.va. A large rough atone la chosen for the "rock," iiml each pln.ver provide himself with a atone ahout us huge it" cun b con veniently held In the hnud. A line la then drawn nhout ten or twelve yards fr..n I ti n I 1 . i, Lr li.ic. iti.l ii-1, t , . t la ....... .MST .V. .....,... ,... ., "home." They then "pink for duck" that la, each boy throws hla atone toward the rock, ami the one whoae atone la far theat from It Iwcomes "It" and mnat plnce his stone u the rock aa a mark for the rest. Thla la the flrst "duck." After plnclng hla atone on the rock "It" stands uenr hy. The reat In tnrn throw their stonea ao aa to try to knock off the duck atone. When one succeed there Is a general stampede for "home," hut If "It" can replace hla atone nnd then touch any one be fore he passes the home line the one touched Is "It" and places his atone on the rock for the rest to throw at Occasionally n tleet runner, ao touch ed, will put his atone on the rock nnd touch the former "It" lefore he hna bad time to get hla atone and rencb "home." If nil the stones fail to dis lodge the "duck" their owners cannot touch them. They are forfeited to "It" ami must make terms with him to recover their atones and carry them "home." One may be allowed to "Jump" home which means to hold the stone ls twevn the feet, and, ao loaded, hop home. Another mny ask the privilege of "kicking." The atone la worked on to the foot, without uatng the bauds, ami kicked homeward. Or "heeling" may he allowed. This la a backward kick of the atone toward home, mado with the heel. While the teat la going on no other players mny jro "home" The right to try these various feata la eagerly sought, and the flrat one who falls to get hla atone home muat lie come "It" The MviUnoui Problem. The performer display u large sheet of white paper, calling attention to the fact that It contains no writing or marking of nuy kind Thla la suspend ed from a frame or rested against ao ensei In full view of the actatora. Then the entertainer addressee the audience nnd requests them to think of a number This being done, they are asked to multiply the number thought of by 2 The next step In the pro. ess la to add tl nnd then to divide the re suit tbua obtained by 2 Neit. direct them to subtract the number original ly thought of nnd to add 4 to the flual result. The conjurer then applies a match to the paper, which Is eeeu to burn up with the exception of a atrip tluii resembles the figure 7 very tils tlnctly Sewn proves to be the answer to everylsMl.v's problem, regurdless of the fact Hint em h person thought of a different number to begin with To Obtain the cMci wit li the paper the render miiM mid n few drops of nitric mid to n sirtlhieiit ipiiintlty of nsbci... palM nml with a brush outline, the flguro m the paper and allow it to dry This, of course, must lie done prior to giving the exhibition Seven will al ways lie the answer If the above for inula Is employed KcleutlAc Ameri can Lawn Bowl. Racb player Is pro Ided with two balls gn.vl.v olorcd. u little larger than tenuis balls A white ball called Jack In tlrst thrown to the end of the lawn. Tin- players who stand at this end aim to send their balls so they may He as Close to the white ball Us possible Hides and colors are chosen. The aide whose balls are nearest to the white ball count one point for each ball ao placed Seven fourteen or twenty-one makes a game, as agreed upon la-fore beginning The art of Imw ling In this play con slsts In knot king awn the opponent's balls from their Ms!t!ons near the Jack or In striking the Jack Itself from aiming them; also hi bowling ucarer than any other without dla turlilug one's .,vv n balls. This JM ib.es not require much space, but the ground muat be level, grass short and well mowed i.lrls and eveu women enjoy thla play A Ceetly Bean. The vanilla bean Is said to be the costliest beuu u earth. It's home Is in Mexico, chiefly In I'apautla and M burnt hi It glows wild and l getb ered solely by natives. Just us they collie from I he wilderness of forests the beans eell at TO per l.tNMt. After they are dil.d and cured lliey are worth from $10 to $11 per pound, ac cording to their quality. They are used extensively by druggists and confec tioners and form quite an Important Mexican product Neneenee One wblsier to hla neighbor an ar ticle, the next one an adjective, uelt a singular noun. verb, adverb, a numlsr. adjective slid plural noun The last one whispers to the first Each say aloud what be bus heard, aud a torn plete sentence la formed A Dangerous Gam. A dussi who nam was Ttoeophljus Tray Tor a bat and two shoe Into rag t'other day "Tou have had s nice cam, but there's troubl ahrad When lhy what you v dona." Mr Puy Cat atd Then he senlled to herself and he chu.kled "Ilea, bee! What he II get he'll dtserve, always barb lea at aiel" Making the I Little Farm Paul Bu C. C. BOWSF1EI.D A 8 I L O U needed on the small dairy fsrm more than anywhere else. It does awny with the need of a large pasture and Insures a full milk supply during summer droughts. Fodder preserved In a concrete silo la safe from Are and waste and retains the maximum food value. The coat of building a silo with a capacity of 150 tone need not exceed $300 It ta rlea according to the supply of labor. Concrete costs little more than wo. si and Is so much better In every way that It la confidently recommended. No fodder la relished so much by stock as silage. Ita influence la bencflclnl to the animal system. Is Invlgorntlng and preventa crlpplea and Impaction Succulent silage makes for good health and henry milk flow. It la equal I) gooil for poultry ami hogs. Com Is the moat aultnble of all crops for silage. It should be hnrvestcd when the bottom leaves are drying off and the grain la doughy and glaring Without hurrying the work of tilling the alio, tin best method Is to ensile the crop us soon ns It Is harvested, cutting the stalks nnd cols Into small bits The grain Is more or less mac crated In the cutter. The fodder thus treated la carried by mentis of an elevator or blower, which should deliver the materlnl na near the renter of the alio aa possible Thla mny be done by the aid of a bag chute attached to the mouth of the elevator or the blower The lalwr of distributing the fodder Is thus mlnlmly.ed. and an even supply of the material will be distributed all over the silo. If the fodder be al lowed to full direct from the mouth of the conveyor the heaviest parts will fall on one side and the lighter parts on the other The silage will not settle evenly, and loss will even in. lie. To assist In close packing It la absolutely essential to trample flic product nil over (he silo Trampling the sides or around the edges Is not sultbient for with die -blinking of the .enter the outer edges creep to ward It and awny from the walla, thus allowing access of air and con sequent loss. The center should al ways lie kept a little higher than the outer edges The rate of tilling should Is six to eight feet per day Quicker tilling than this may result In gen eratlug too much heift. In which case the silage N liable to decompose After the silo has Is'cii flllisl the folder should be covered with a light framework or course sheet and weight od d'.u n This Is done to keep out air. and after the silo has h-eii fjsMsnl fur use In the spring or summer It Is dest to replace (his top covering lifter each day's supply Is taken out. Avoid. aa fur na practicable, sinking holer) l'i the silage In fact, keep ns little of the silage exposed to the sir ua possl ble The dally ration of alluge for a dalr cow la from thirty to forty ound when fisl with other fishier; when there Is some grass available thirty I miii ml er day Is ample Sheep will eat iis much as three hiihhIs a day It la advisable to give horses small quantities only of slluge; otheivlc there may Is trouble from stomach derangements limit lb ount red to a few pounds per day li. and 'Miultry will eat small quantities Silage may be made of nil plants that Hiiluiuls are oi milled to eat In the green stale, and such fodder preserved by this means loses but little of Its feed-tig props:! 1 1 a In the process In one will there Is a slight Improve lit That 1 the tougher fiber of siloed fishier Is softened nod made therein mole digestible Still aceeptuole to Mill ma Is However, there la great risk In put ing vegetables In a alio If a dairy I i. .-PI The milk I apt to Is- lalnd-d (lets. rve. millet and alfalfa work well ill colll.cctli.il Willi corn I. lit the latter is the unilu stuple and may he used by Itself 1 1 . EIGHT HOUR DAV ON PARM8 A wrltsr In Kuria ami Fireside says that the eight hour day with fsrmer consists of sight Imurs for work and eight hours for chores iMMMHIMtmMM GROWN IN LEGAL SOIL A deaf mute is not In. ii pa ble of en terlng Into contract If shown to huv sufficient mental capacity. Alex ver so-. Matxke. Mich III M W Itep 2.11 tieiier.illy every partner Is under ob ligation to exen Ise due diligence una ,.ible skill and devote 111 serv Ices to the promotion of the comiuou benefit of the firm without cotupeusu i.oii hy way of wages or salary uuless nihil n saS sgreed usn The Lulled Stales (silent IsW re quires a irsoii applying for s patent to make oelh that he does verily Is himself to he the original and Iral inventor or di..c ,-rer of tbe art. Uiucl.liie. m.nnlf.c lure composition ot Impi .. emeiil for which lu- solicits and li.il he due not know and lbs-, not be eve that tbe saw was e u Lef or, . kic- m u ui uii. m kettet DONT LET CROPS "FIGHT." t rrifeasor Tnylor of the agri cultural economics department of the University of Wisconsin agricultural experiment station says no single farm crop grown in Wisconsin keeps the farm la bor busy all the time, but by a proper combination of crops em ployment of labor can be e tenihsi materially throughout the year There are. however, limits to dlvei 'sitlciitloti For Instan. i. com and tobacco require Inlsir at the same time for planting ami cultivation and are there fore competing cropa, but to- A liacco fumlshea winter employ- t moid to labor when there Is a Z scarcity of employment, and 9 therefore to this extent these A crops are tioncompetlhg or com- J plenienfiiry The use of non- $ competing crops may well ei- $ tend the operations of the farm. 4-sS))S)S-S)S)4s ROTATION AND STOCK. Two Work Together to Bring Greater Profit to th Psrmsr. In a bulletin of the North lhikotn sin tlon It 0. I loiieghue says of live stock In tbe general plan of crop rotation: "In regions of light rainfall the maintenance of the organic matter of soils la the most practical method of in. leasing their water holding enpue Hy. The pin nt remains. Straw, stub ble, etc.. In these sections decay very slowly, and much care Is necessary In returning organic matter to these soils "If live stock Is feii on the farm and the straw and other refuse are woikisl Into the manure It will decay fneter when returned to the land. While a rotation can he used wttn pnun If live stock la not kept. It Is much easier to return the organic matter contained In the crop residues when they nre fed on the farm "Live stis'k la not absolutely neces sary when beginning a rotation, but for the average conditions when they are kept the profits will be greater. A rotation may l.e followed without the return of the organic matter for a time, but eventually It must lie re turned If not returned In manure more expensive methods must lie used." PUT THE HOG IN THIS. Homemsde Contrivance Qeed Also Psr Moving Other Heavy Objsots. Here Is the handiest hog chute we ever have sien. and It can Is arranged out of an ordinary chute by taking a couple of cultivator or any other mull wheels and putting them a little over midway of the 11 ...i ir.mi the rear end. say the Iowa Homestead While any piece of strong timber will make a suitable axle for hearing up the chute an axle from some old ills, in, hsi spring wagon or buggy will e.,. iaiii.k: hmi niirra. IKii.iii th Iowa llomoateaii last prion, ally a lifetime and prove in mil more sullsfutcorj than a wood axle When It Is desired to move the chute nil that is necessary Is to tilt tin rear end ami push the frame to the desired po Itl.m Instead of tile old. cuuibeis uic uielhisl of tugging mid drugging It around to where II Was wanted If the wheels are kept well greased or oiled and If the i hole is not too heai v one,. i ii SJSBJ it fm nun lug heavy articles around that could iml be cur rled by hand Th Valu of L.meatone. "As valuable as lime is on the I no, When the i. 'lie .11. .11 ol II. Ill soil" l iiv It Is n..t m i c- ary to p ij exorbitant prl.es toi n.' said I' i I. Ill,, I or the College of Agi i. .. Ilhlo Stale lllllvel.lly ( le. elit e ten-.,. i, -.iiools during I In- discussion of soil liming It ih'M'iopcil that l.i ers Were paying as hi. h as :i a ton till carbon. lie of lime when ground Hoc sJiriHf vvhi h would do the vvuik Just as well, could be secured for !' th m a third of that cost oi sjWsl giound limestone, and It will con.. I .cldltv Just aa readily us the best carbon, iti of lime yon can find on the market The furni profits will nut lie lease until mil useless wiiste I eliminated from the funu praiti "GARDEN TRUCK." The ground dries out more quickly undei a high beaded tree and more fruit is mow n off by the wind Manure tin- rhubarb and iispursgiis fields Itofh crops are the best where there I nu ssMsassWi "' vegetable iiiatti r In the soil Asparagus roots, protcrlv planted, fertilised and given good culture, will oniiniie to produce large hh- M fifteen to iw i.tv vcir. in succession If the eiirr.ii.t sj -cbeiry luhe-. iMMOliie Infer l.sl with worms the .si an be abated bv dusting I lie hustle with powdered while lullelsre or .pniviiig ll. em with a solution made iiy ail. Unit the hellebore at the rate of i tahii-spMiiil ul lo ii quart of water l.llii" ihi-l .round garden plants will ,.,p 1 I iv Hso ls- trapissl by putting cabbage leilVS. ettice in hits .,t raw mi ilo atsMH the , ulgl I ag il,,. i, I v ing the bsrhuretl b tue lisp MILKING SHORTHORNS FOR THE NORTHWEST (By PROP. THOS. SHAW.) There Is now in the quarantine at loiith Quebec the largest Importation of milking Shot thorns ever brought to America. Heretofore only a few Individuals of this cluss have ever crossed the Atlantic lor thla countrv. These cattle were purchased lu Kng land by Mr J. .1. Hill, and will bo brought to his North links fniin not far from st Paul Mr Hill Is a strong believer In the ralue of the two purpose cow. that Is. the cow bu milk and also for heef. usually ape tssj of now ua the dual purpose cow, and of cows of this class he regsrds none as superior to the milking Idhoi thorns, csllcd in Hritiilu the dairy Ninu thorn lie believes that this type ol cow Is one that la sdmhuhly suited to th needs of the avenge funnel, and In thla he is unquestionably right, not withstanding the leaching ol many In our experiment stutlotia to the con trary. Many in those stations have taught tii it there was no place for tile dual cow on the i. ii m They have anld ahe waa "a myth, u diiuMou mid a tnara." They hive claimed Unit to keep ncr on the farm was like "going to hunt prairie chickens with a hull pup," or like "riding Into battle on a heavy draught hoi so" Those men ware hon est In their statements, hut they sim ply did not know They thought they knew, but thev were mistaken. More over, they claimed that dual cattle could not he hied. For twetity-fl" years some of those men have bean diligently propagating that nonsense, and the public t amis huve borne tbe expense. The folly of such teaching will be apparent from the following In Kng laid there I today an ussoilatlou for promoting the interests of this breed. This association has now lab mem bera. In i't: It p.ii.io h .1 the records of milk production fiom 't'M females of which quite s pencniuge were heirers witti their hist lactation pe rlod The average of milk production from these was between 7.000 and M.lliHI pounds for I he fSJgjI Home WS0I higher than IS.uoo pounds At Kel enscntt. la. libido, filoucesteralilre, the owner. Hull- it lb. 1. 1, h.i.i k. pi milk Ing Shorthorns constantly since IHTs The herd now numbers nearly I0u rows In milk. Hluce MM (he average of all these. Including it large lot ol hi iters, In milk prod m t Ion has been considerably more than pounds escb vear. The cow liable 7th, with a one vear milk record ending Msy ill. ltti:t. gave l;l..:i;i pounds, nnd the cow Hose :;?th 14.277 pounds Manv other Instances of similar proiliu linn may he i Ited Cows of this breed stiilul flrst In the milking trials of the shows more fn oily than those ot anv olio i I I lie I idlaj (he milking bleeds. While th , iodic I if milk Is thus hlgblv salt be lot v ill I li- a ilc nol vv ,nti d I glow li into bill locks I'll, v lite i il .1 oil 1 nil 11,11' and iidjunuts ilurln, the inllk period Tin v are fold st the age of eighteen to thirty months At twmilv fu.n months thev usually average not M than I.Zmi pounds ami sell fm tM to '' each Thev in favorite with tbe butcher, ss th. i. is less loss In cutting up tbe can ass than v. 1 1 li bu1 lot ks nun. I on the ...ms There Is a larger piopoitlon nt bun and le on i on th. hand ! II Is S fsi t Hint lullv I rent of the mill, Hssti In Urltaln loin. -i trmc pine aid grille Sluiilliion slid lie ill) us high a pi n tillage ol the meat Ml l' o n the venerable Sccielarv of the :,b alburn assoi billon. Ii.'d tile I lid th il ' ' li ll.illV ol the liriidil- ot Si nt. tl Sliolltiotns Sl iio't miisli k thi ii bards iiiink of ih" whn li ii itilo lu lug Al tio , ii i ii I'syloi l.i k i year ' il sil uses sold bu an in i tga . .' i I, It ..! Th. pd pie or Argentina Houtb Atrba i w .inland I Ausli i , ii. novt buying Ike rattle in largi BamksaTS and n t th" vv I om l.itloii- i biiio thai Ho t i in I I.. '.i- I Mr Hill ' ' 'bu' li Imporlstb.n a Iwentl elghl animals, nf wlin b h II" I' male- an- v gut rowt ii two lo ! id. I I ' il. uig and Will calve again in li.div i t u,,!. It,, j i nk hliii. having been it ii will much ..iir I liev have milk leioid- ruiiaiug trnm MM U lO.onn pounds a vear I . . i.rtiiltilv large mom for tbis tstttfj r csiii. in ail the North s. , i. , n stall PI b,.s not mean t li ti i (here Is no ttlgca foi I be dslry brand I. Tgs Is srtsla pim also for the dlrv gfsjgsjg hut viewed from the standpoint of the luesenl aud pros p. ..live ile.ilMIld fm beef there IS much latger pl.o for dual csttle Thl In fm. in- i, one from tbo arslib fm a. ,ii. . I H tnusl oine mslnly Iron, dual i., mi. th.ii will he milked Farm Loans On ImproviKi Property At current rate. Any amount. For straight term or with In stallment , ThomaH W. CUf-iti Ontario - - On