Hear C. C. CHAPMAN and JUDGE SCOTT Nov. 27th at the Commercial Club.
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•STAYTON, MARIOI^ CO U N TY. O REG O N . NOVEMBER 20, 1908.
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LARGEST TRAIN IN U.S.
Time Spent At W elt Stayton
Much Too Short.
Tu* Southern I‘m l fir, Deiuonatra-
liiu Train which Mtopucd til West
Htuyton lant Wadhi'Hiluy. wnn the
largest demonstration
train over
shown In tin- I nlli-d HUtM, coin
prising In all <’lKht rar». Oem-ral
Freight Afviit, II. II. Miller could
not In- In ut.U<udan«-o, hut hi* plate
wum Hill'd
liy A. II Moore, who In
a very kind way, asked If any of the
farnn-rM 01 Nhlpp/Lrs had uuy illffl-
.cully or grievance against
the 8.P.
The train wiim made up of dairy,
merleultural, horticultural, and other
beneficial exhibit» from which thoao
present < ould 1 -¡tally uiuke the proper
. couiparlaon.
The fruit exhlbtta were ho lilcely
urniuged that the effect of »praying
grafting and IrriKUtlon um well an
proper and Improper culture. w »i very
1 'tidily noticed. I'ractlcul deinotiHlr-
utlom we 1 modi which abowed the
h< mi nu thodw for packlua fruit for
Mhlpmcui uh well hh lor price.
1 he propi r plant I iik of tree», wum
u I mo aliow n to be not only benefit:-
lul In pi educing a better nuallty of
fruit hut in securing better price*
uh well. Treea plunted too «-lonely
cannot d< velope Into the beat orch
ard tree, neither do they bear as
evenly uh when planted ut proper
distance from each other. It wom u I mi
m U owii where laud under Improper
drainage
producliiK two
to three
uollarM pel acre profit wum brought
under proper drainage to produce
many time» that amount. Rotation
of crop» wum m I iowii um beneficial not
only to tim mo II. hut In briiiKlnk to
the farmer .1 greater annual yield
The proper Implements for the car«
of fruit tn-'-H were
also on exhi
bition. While MpeiikliiK of th«‘ proper
too 1 m , Dr. W'lthycombe spoke u I mo of
Ori'Kon'a fame in producing two of
the Kreateat coiiunodltl) a In the IJ 8
today that have gained National rep
utation, viz: Our rosy ch«'*'ked girl*
and red apple». We um r«'HldentH of
tin- Heaver Htate are juHtly proud of
our atlalnmenta, hut w«j feel that thlM
Immediate Heetion haa the beat of
It In thU line ( ‘llmntlc condltloiiM
here are conducive to th<* healthy
growth of both maid' um and fruit.
I'ure water with Hlintlnr air and food
are the pr4*-re«|uUitteH for both, thla
Million haa all.
GRAIN
d is p l a y
The Kralu.edlMplay
wum excellent
showing an It did the grain which
had been aown but one week, alHo
the different Mages, up to the mat
ured kernel.
T h ll loo was <iutte Intercut lug, to
note the difference in the grain whlcl
had been «nr«*fully Holoctod aa Meed
and that which had been allowed to
remain foul. We do not mean that
the other grain was foul with foreign
..*•« da. but we mean that the seed
won not properly selected for the
getting of the heat result». It wan
u I mj shown that Ii Is not wise to
mix Ki^liuMiwIth the hop«' of Improv
ing1 fb'W'ktol'k except that you do
so by following a «'crtaln formula
The piopcr ihoi'Hlng of s<Jod means
bene to 1 ; «• furmer ,thatr"the pre
paring of the soil for the kl-cd!
The mo II may be In. the beat pbssinle
condition, hut\ If Immature i w »poor
...... Is iiMcd tn<* grain yield ,wilLlgA
be MatlMfactory. Tip*' stalk* will
of Irregular length with largoelfiid
of aeed I n highly «'ssentlal'
In addition to thla display was a
fine assortment of fruit canm-d by
the good Imue.wives. ThU was sur
rounded by* .potatoes and a gem-ral
exhibit which la almost Impossible
to describe, for
If wouhl have re-
<iulr«-d at least an hour In each car
to get th«.* entire d«-tail.
Just at this time we noticed the
most Interesting feature of the entire
exhibit, two -«pictures , showing the
wasteful and unsanitary farmers a-
bode with the «pdapldated buildings
w h ile on the other was the home of
th«‘ successful farin' r with a beau
tiful home and outbuildings.
Dairy Lessons.
In onler tint* a sueretsful ilsuy niay
lx) maintained in sny section tlnjrp
arc several things necessary. iimopg
'them is the pro|>er soil upon which to
raise Leguminous plants. In a few
sections throughout this valley drain
age is highly bciudicial for the proper
cultivation ot these sixicies of plsnt
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food. Tli«-y to<> art- essential for they
are oxygen producer* as* well as nitro
gen consumers. Crop rotation comes
next in line, in order that green feed
may be had as nmny months in the
year as i» possible. Among the gri'en
feeds are eonnted corn, clover, rye,
vetch, alfalfa, cahtuige or kale. • These
products are often relied u|>on solely
for green fe<-«l, but the vetch and clov-
or can be satisfactorily mixed with
other forage plants that grow as rapid«
ly. Oats ami vetch is a good eomhi-
nation which yields great tonnage of
green feed |«er acre where the con
ditions are fsvorsble.
In 11 class by itself stands the corn.
It is known the worhi over to la-a
green feed as well as later in the
season to furnish the best material
known for fattening purposes. After
the early corn lias been used fur fod-
tier the vetch falls in line and suppliis
the gnvti food until the frosts kill it,
sometimes there is in this section in«
sulficient frost to kill the kslu there
fore giviug excellent winter food which
Ladies Weariug No 3 to 4 1-2 Shoes can get great
bargains at Lanceficlds. I have a lot of these sizes
that I will put down to the lowest possible figure in
order to get them off. Regular price (2.00, $2.50
and $3.00. Some of them will go as low as a dollar.
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can be prolltiibly mixed with clover or
alful/a bsy.
Let us ut this time cull alteolion to
the two kale plants winch were on ex-
liibitmn .1 One was Urge anil course
while the other was completely covered
with small leaves. The lsrg«t stock
had .IpibJe* leaves, khese leaves grow
ing ><• largsiisveif' > usily broken ffrnrk
the stttck. T I 4 V then lagan to ileh»y,
while with tfieother plant, the small
leaves coni in net! to grow. Thu lower
ones could be removed and new ««lies
take their place.
The point we wish to make by this
ikmiparison is the proper selection ol(
seed as spoken o ' before. This kale
seetl was purchased from a need store
parto( the seed was the small leaf kind
but Imth kinds were put in the same
package Now if our dairymen would
choose each year several stocks of the
heat variety of any one of their green
forage they would in a few years I ih ve
s«sal which was adspletl to their soil
•conditions and wouhl in turn malt (5
greater yield per acre than the inixetl
kcc H wftl.-h were gathered for sale and j
not for results
Dairy Tools.
In tin- Dairy Car were displayed two
very fine specimeH^ of Lite famous Ore
gon ''Mortgage Lifter" tyjte. of cow.
They were cared* for thdsame as at tlm
experiment ■station at Corvallis, and
i t - w h s shown beyond the shadow of a
doubt ‘that the proper breed of cow is
certainty n "Mortgage Lifter."
These two cows on exhibition were
Ayrshire and a Jersey. "Lady K in g ”
the Ayrshire cow produced in the year
several months but what i« her nff-’j
spring worth, what value is th e r e in 1
her butter producing qualities
It I a*i>
bee/V dully demount rated snd proven, j
that iU'bred stock are detrimental to 1
4 * • y * * '
the d us> jug interests ol Oregon,
Therefore vyx a start of pure fired 1
stock and maintain it. If you «re ;
hoping to get*"« large milk yielder
consult some reputable dairyman and
get the «h'sireif, information
For all
ordinary pucpigMsa the Ayrshire or
Guernsey will gyve you splendid results
for a, général purpose cow but where
you want but a very small herd then
thé Choice should be Jersey
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Many Other Features.
Inara
There were a great many other
features which might la- touched upon
but we will st^te here that all who 1
were present were greatly plea««'«! with
what they saw, but they were sorry
thia bank adopts rnerg
of
moiirrn
Bight
uf
banking,
that
A b B u lu lT
it
rssnttial
nrurr
guaiitg
S a fe ty .
i>tayttm
tLat the train diti not have longer to j
remain. W e feel certain that if suf
ficient interest is maintained, tiie
Southern Pacific Company will be
brain Hr
Sauk.
^ give an annual exhibition train
hut instead of taking but a couple of
hours at a station they would spend at
least half a day.
Children Enjoy Treat.
Miss MnrgarPt McClellan, who is
teaching the W n i rttavton school t his j
year took her pupil» and marched
them to the station where they were
afforded the pleasure of looking over
the exhibits th«' same as the grown-;
ups. This was a splendid object lesson i
for there were but a few of the pupils
who had ever before looked into an
1906-1907, 11769 pounds of milk con exhibition train. They will remember
taining f>44 pounds of butter, and up their visit to the train for many
to the present time she has produced j months and when at home will tell
this year 8207 pounds of milk contain their parents of the many interesting
ing 349.29 pounds of butter. “ Clara tilings they eaw.
Eva" the Jersey cow, which is three
Over Three Hundred.
years old produced in a similar period
There was a gathering over three
6859 pounds of
tnilk containing
hundred
in numbers at the ststiou and
411.73 pounds of butter mid up to the,
posent time this year has produced J U8t ft8 tl,e traln WH8 pull,nK 01,1 a r:l,i
8733 pounds of milk and 529.35 pounds !
"*** under ‘ be dair>' ,>xh' h,t CHr
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* and came near derailing the trim
of butter. 1 ou may for your own »ut*
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, Otherwise there were no accident« or
ufaction estimate what tlie^e cows are |
. , happenings to mar the tirnt exhibition
netting monthly to their owner» at ! 1 1
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of The Southern Pacific Demonatrat*
the present price of milk or butter,.
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¡ion Train at Weat Stayton.
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figure this out for yourself and see !
wIiNt a neat sum is lieing marked lip
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to their crudit eace twelve-month.
For demonstration purposes there j
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was on exhibition a milking mnUiiue
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operated by a gasoline engine. This
machine did the work just us success
fully as a six months old calf and a
great deal easier on the cow.
These cows were fastened, on«* with ;
the Original Hoard Stanchion and the
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other with the rope tie. Either of
STAYTON
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these tying devices are far ahead of
•** Opera House. Cash
the stanchion which is in general use
J* Prizes, Goixi Supper. •!*
LAI
O R C H E STR A
throughout the country and practical
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tests show that the cow, where given
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SHOES
A perfect foot needs a perfect shoe. It needs to be
perfectly fitted, otherwise it w ill soon cease to be a
perfect foot. Do not ruin your feet by taking chances
on your shoe dealer. Some shoes don't “ break in”
until they “ break out.” If by chance y c - get such
shoes from us, we w ill thank you to bring them back.
W e have the
TOHX T E L L I N G
SCHOOL SHOE
Don't
fail
to come in
and look
Children,
cur line.
G R O C E R IE S
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It is a wise house-keeper that feeds her family we|i.
It means good health and good temper and tnev
prices we offer you on groceries of the best quality
permit no excuse for a poorly furnished tabic.
M asquerade
2 BALL 2
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G E H L E N BROS.
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free use of her head and shoulders
while being kept in her stall, will give
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LET US GIVE THANKS.
a clean average of 1 U per cent more
November is the month of thanks
milk than when confined in the giving, a day we have inherited from
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our Puritan forefathers., which has
ordinary wooden stanchion.
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taken root in the whdle land to be
Ponder as You Read.
come the most important of our Nat
It is a good thing to call a halt in
Her«* is whs« has lieeu ’««vomplislu d rush forward and spend a few hours
els. whi re iltnler i . i > I » - fa v rstile e«i «■ in looking backward. It is good to
ditmns lor (iiilrying Ilian are foiiml in cast up a balance in the ledger of
time and see which side we stand, if
this immedinie licin ity, !*• »• « as for profit or loss, and a fair recon-
It w
you r«M'l sml »ea what ha-re.ill>• 1 1 1:1 - ingwill usually show a profit.
show that, taking the year together,
pired. We cm d " «Mpisliy 1 « »'II if we have much to be thankful for tha
n«it lienei' here wner«- « «• h iv-- • v ,. \ ■ to mourn over.
»re.
The season has be« n a:i except loy
thi 11 k neces»»r.v fm ihe .... 1 .in •
ally good one especially to our fruit
One hundred acri s priqierly h .1 • I growers. In spite of the early cLr-,.'
and oareii fur will suppou .'ill .
ageineiuo. 1 ni yleid nas bee a ii.u .y j
while by priqier soiling h im « .'i> . t.is and prices have been good as a rule.
Therefore their balance is on tho
same l indied lines c.Hii .uiqHirt
right side of the ledger.
hundred rims. Cmisiiler 1 i 1 . 1 t. ;i t The Pacific Gcast as a whole
well anil ym will 11 ml that from sny, is very porsperous, yet there is every i
Hardware, faint and Oil and Farm Im plem ent.
prospect that this prosperity will con
the 50 head of cows you will get in tinue Indef* inite, for which cause we I ¿ 4 - , ,
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addition to the milk and butter have much reason to be thankful.
For ourselves, we can only say
a trille more than $1500 per annum in that with thanks to Its warm friends j
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plant food added to the soil. The cow
THE MAIL
manure when properly cared for is the has to give thanks for an overflow
ing cup of prosperity with out subsc-
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best fertilizer that, can be supplied ri iptions rapidly increasing and our .
advertising
patrons
have
assisted
us
for forage production
The dairy products far Oregon last materially in tunrishing us with the
per-requisltes for a good local paper.
year were $15,000,000. That amount
We have added much to our plant
Leave Lyons 5:00 A U via Mehama, Staytou, Sublimity and
Anmsville, arrive Turner 11:00.1 M.
of cash distributed among the dairy and with a contlnua~ec of favors for
the coming year, art sila.l do our ut
Leave Turner 12 Noon via Atm sville, Sublimity, Staytoi. mul
men ol Oregon is no small sum Mini it most to give you the best paper we a
Mehama, Arrive Lyons 6:00 I* M.
can be easily shown that any good cow- re capable of doing.
F A R E
will yield under favorable conditions
ELECTION HELPS THE
Lyons - - Mehama
$ .25
no less than $50 per annum
Turner - -
$ .25
SANTIAM DISTRICT.
.50
Lyons
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Htayton
Turner
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Do net veal your heifer <5 h I v «* s un*
D. K.
May, fiscal agent of the El
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.50
Lyons
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Turner
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Sublimity
less they are defornunl or ill bred. ectric Mining & Milling Company, is
Lyon»
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Aumavilf*
Turner
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Pure breeding is as highly essential in highly pleased with the activity now
I to
Turner - • - Lyoni
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Lyons - - - Turner
the proper production of the best milk evident in the Santtam District.
, The officers of the mining compan>
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and butter as 1 » the food, for the cow. have authorized an advance in their
Wo will concsde that once in («erlisps stock, which will take effect 01 the
19th inst. There has been much In- ]
a thousand times you will find a scrub, terrgt Rhown
the mines of the
IOow that gives a large (low of milk for [ entire district.
Stay ton Stables.
Stanton - - - - Oregon.
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KERBER BROTHERS
me miìburn Wagon
Is Our Leader.
Do Not Forget
H e S t ill H ave
M O N IT O R a n d S U P E R IO R D R IL L S
C A N T O N C H IL L E D P L O W S
S TE E L HARROW S
Harness, Buggies a n d W agons
and a n y th in g in the im p le m e n t lin e .
Also Lime, Cement and Plaster Material.
Korinek & Mielke.
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E xp re ss Schedule.
G. B. Trask,
O w n e r & Prop.