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of this bank and the efficient character of its officers
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ness matters with us and perhaps we can be of some
service to you.
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time deposits
UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
VALE, OREGON
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
M. G. HOPE, President
I. W. HOPE, Vice-President
J. P. DUNAWAY, Cashier
B. W. MULKEY, As't Cashier
T. W. HALLIDAY, Director
GEO. E. DAVIS, Director
.Fred
Joh
nson
Former proprietor of the Drexel at Vale
Now conducts the
Hotel Manitou
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PRACTICAL TALKS
BY GOVERNMENT
FARMJXPERTS
No. VII. Profitable Dairying-Girls'
Poultry Club.
Guinea Pig as Food.
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(Official Nawa Summary of Up to Data
Matters Compiled by the United
State Department of Agriculture.)
AUKCENT report of a cow census
originally begun as n private
enterprise by ex-Governor W.
D. Hoard of Wisconsin and
compiled under the direction of H. II.
frawl. chief of the dairy division. Unit
'd StnteH departinent of agriculture,
shows that cows in the western nnd
central states which were the most
profitable were of n good dairy type,
were comfortably stabled nnd received
silage as a part of their ration. The
owners of these cows were readers of
dairy papers nnd farmers' bulletins.
The Investigation was undertaken be
cause of the small profit on many dairy
farms. The men who collected the data
went Into the dairy districts of thirteen
states. The facts were collected from
2, 1 C3 herds, containing 2S.1I7 cows In
all. and covered n period of ten years.
The records show that cows of n Rood
dairy type returned to their owners an
average of $17.3S per cow nbove the
cost of feed ns compared with J2.03 re
turned by the cows of n poor dairy
type.
The cows which were comfortably
stabled made an nnmial average profit
of $14.12, whereas those kept in un
comfortable stables made u profit of
only 2.1 cents above the cost of feed.
Those cows which received silage ns
a part of the ration returned an av
erage of 19 cents more for every dol
lar's worth of feed given than did the
cows which wero given no silage. The
cows whose owners read good dairy
literature produced an average annual
profit of $14.5-1 per cow over and nbove
the cost of feed. The owners who
read neither dairy papers nor farmers'
bulletins on dairying made only $1.85
per cow. Of these nonreaders 4S per
cent actually lost money In the dairy
business.
t'onccrnlng the results of this cow
census ex !ivornnr Hoard says, "The
one great and paramount conclusion,
overtopping all others. Is that loss of
profit In dairying Is occasioned In nine
cases out of ten by a lack of sound
dairy intelligence on the part of the
farmer who Is behind tb cow."
The Guinea Pig aa Food.
It is dllllcult to account for the some
what prevalent notion that no rodents
are fit for human food, slates the ag
ricultural department's bulletin on the
guinea pig. I teen use of such prejudice
some people will not eat rabbits or
squirrels. Probably many others nre
kept from eiUlug such excellent game
ns musUrats and prairie dogs. While
guinea pigs nre seldom eaten in the
United States, their near relationship
to rabbits and the fact that they are
wholly vegetarian In habits should re
assure any one who may entertain
doubts about their Illness for the ta
ble. All the wild species of the guinea
pig are accounted gixid game In South
America. Itock envies especially are
much hunted In parts of Ura.ll. Willie
the small size of Hie domestic, spe
cies Is probably the chief cause for Its
neglect ns n food nnluial. yet we have
other highly esteemed game animals
that furnish less meat than a guinea
Pig
That there is widespread interest In
the guinea pig in, w United States Is
evident from the large number of In
quiries that the department of ngrl
Milture Is receiving In connection with
the proper methods of raising this lit
tle animal. The bureau of animal In
dustry lias been experimenting on
different methods of raising the pig
ami lliuls that It costs from U) to H
cents per animal to raise. This cost
could lie substantially reduced by pri
vate breeders. While there Is at pres
ent little demand for the guinea pig
other than for laboratory purposes, the
iiiHrkct price ranges from $1 to $l.r0
apiece. Those favorably located near
cities (r Institutions Vequirlug large
numbers of guinea pigs should be able
to establish a profitable business In
supplying them.
The Peruvian method of dressing the
guinea pig for cooking Is the one gen
erally adopted wherever It Is eaten.
The a ul inn I Is killed c-y dislocating Its
liock. after which It goes through
atxuit t tit same process as a sucking
pig In preparation for cooking. It
thivat Is cut. It Is hung up for a few
n.liHiles to bleed and Is then fcalricd
In hot water. The hair U removed,
the skin scraped with a knife. th vis
cera taken out and the carcass wash
ed In tepid water. It Is then ready
for tho cook. Tba Peruvians usually
roast the animals, but they ntnte that
they are excellent eating when cook
ed In any of the ways commonly ap
plied to small game.
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Rirla' Peultrv Clubs.
The Girls' Poultry club, a unique or
ganlzation started by the United States
department of agriculture for the pur
pose of encouraging the poultry indus
try of the country, is making Rood
headway, particularly in the west nnd
middle west. Large org inizatlnns have
been established in Indiana, Illinois.
Iowa. Nebraska, Utah and Idaho. Clubs
have nlso been organized In Virginia.
West Virginia. Mississippi. North Caro
lina and South Carolina.
The first ioultry club was organize?
in Virginia and Is nourishing under J
W. Klnghorne, the depai tment's In
structor in the state. The object in
fcrmlng the club was to give a better
knowledge of tho value and importance
of poultry raising and the marketing
of a first class uniform product and to
teach better methods for the caring or
poultry and eggs; also to show the in
creased revenue to be derived from
well bred poultry where proper meth
ods of management are pursued.
There is n four year course mapped
out by the founders, starting witli the
setting of fifteen eggs as a unit for
tho year's work nnd concluding with n
pen of fifty chickens, forty siyjof which
nre lu-ns nnd four roosters. loints are
given for the number of eggs hatched,
number of live chicks, number of cock
erels marketed, profit on Investment
nnd equipment. Some of the state gov
ernments are offering prizes for the
most proficient students of the clubs In
the nature of trips to their capitals,
and one Is now offering a prize of a
trip to Washington to see congress in
session, visit the president nnd inspect
the departinent of agriculture.
Throughout the year meetings nre
held in the states where the clubs are
in existence for the purpose of discuss
ing the different problems of poultry
management. At each meeting, when
ever possible, (he department of agri
culture will have one of Its specialists
from the nnlmnl husbandry division
present, to Instruct the members on
poultry raising, selection nnd care of
stock and handling demonstrations.
He will also nsslst in securing first
class markets for the sale of the poul
try nnd eggs.
In Instructing the clubs the depart
ment says that each county club should
hold nn exhibition once a year, prefer
ably in connection with the county
fair, nt which place a pair of the best
chickens grown by each member
should be placed on exhibition nnd en
tered to compete in the regular class
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HOMKMADK KOO TK.STK.li.
An exhibition of the
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for premium
best dozen of e
The department has Issued the fol
lowing suggestions:
To rid the poultry house of mites
wasli the pen. the roost and the drop
ping board with kerosene or crude pe
troleum at least once a week.
Market all cockerels except those in
tended for breeding purposes as soon
ns they attain iM'oller size.
Petroleum Oil as Adulterant.
The department of agriculture has
discovered n new adulterant that is
being used In the manufacture of bis
cults nnd wafers containing an upper
and lower crust with a cream tiller.
Tills adulterant is made of petroleum
oil, and seizures have already been
made of products containing Mich In
gredient. The oil Is used In connection with
sugar and milk In preparation of the
cream filler and substituted because It
Is cheaper than cocoa nut oil or butter.
The use of this substance in articles of
food Is regarded as adulteration ami In
violation of the federal food and drugs
net. Petroleum oil Is a lubricant
rather than a product containing food
value.
Wheat, Barley and 0U Abroad.
The Uia total production of wheat
was P. 2 per cent more, barley 7.5 per
cent more and oats P.S per cent more
than produced In 11)12 In Prussia, Hoi
glum, IVnmark, Spain, Prance, , Great
Itritaln and Ireland, Hungary, Italy,
Luxemburg. Netherlands. Koumanln.
Itussla In P. 1 1 rope. Switzerland. Cana
da. United States. India, Japan, Itussln
In Asia. Algeria and Tunis, according
to the International Institute of Agri
culture, Home.
pur Puropean linssln the preliminary
figures of production this year nre: All
w heat. fktS.UHl.inH) bushels; luti ley, 5W,
(M0,Ot0; onU. U01.iHiO.0iH).
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STUDENTS
ENTERTAINED
The stu.lcnts of the e-ghth grade of
the Vale Public School were entertain
ed at the home of C. . NcIfoii Thurs
oay evening. Refreshments were sery
ed'and the evening was very cnjoyably
spcntingHn.es and amusement. The
following were those present.
Maud RobirtB. Floyd Powell, V aleda
Rose, Oakley McColm, Nita Pollock,
Gladys Murray and Helen Nelson, al
of whom are graduates this year from
the eighth grade into high school.
At the Isis
LUCILLE LOVE, THE GIRL OF
MYSTERY
This story has been procured by the
ISIS, starting the evening of Wednes
day, June 2-i, and continuing, one in
stalment each week for fifteen consec
utive weeks.
Briefly, the story for episodes 1 and
2 follows:
Hugo Loubeque and Sumpter Love
are cadets at West Point. Both love
the same woman. Loubtquc is expel
led from the institution for theft from
his fellow cadets. The principal wit
ness against him is Cadet Love, who,
as a result of Loubeque's downfall,
wins the woman, for the hand of whom
both were rivals.
Loubeque seta apart his life to avenge
himself upon Love. He carefully edu
cates himself to the end of making his
revenge more certain and dire. Know
ing that Love will some day become an
officer in the army, he lays his plans
in that direction. He becomes an in
ternational spy, a broker in national
secrets. He works upon the plan that
no country is greater than its smal'est
secret.
After a lapse of many years Love is
a general in the U. S. Army, stationed
at Manila. He has an only daughter,
Lucille, who is engaged to marry Lieu
tenant Gibson. The butler in the Love
household is a cracksman in the em
ploy of Loubeque. After watching the
movements of Love for years, Loube
que decides that the time for action
has arrived. General Love receives
receives from Washington a set of doc
uments of the utmost diplomatic import
and the contents of which must be kept
i l the greatest secrecy. As his aide,
Lieutenant Gibson locks them in the
safe, at the instigation of Loubeque
the butler steals the papers. The hon
or of General Love - is threatened and
he informs Gibson to consicer himself
under arrest until the papers are rc
turned.
Admission to each installment, 10c.
a u.a iro men who can't pro-
I Ml lllti
-1..-. n acrirressive iaw without grow
uuib r -
inj? a VanDyke beard.
Trpnsnn. according to the old fashion
ed women, is tc begin playing the piano
before noon. .
This doesn't necessarily mean you,
but it is too bad the weather does so
much of the drying up'.
Some men are great inuwTi
Absent-mindedness. thin
A man who Is eternally talking 0lld
about hia honor hasn't any. '
If the other party has forgotten ii,
row, you should also forget it.
When a man has a happy diBpos,tioh
people do not pay much attention toki.
opinions. "
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VALE, OREGON
OREGON
LANDS...
Improved and unimprov
ed. Irrigated Ranches.
Cheap Deeded Land in
large-sized tracts.
Stock Ranches with plen
ty of free range, water and
bunch grass.
We grow everything and
plenty of it.
We have the soil, climate,
transportation and market
conditions.that are a guar
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An Oil Field that is past
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