MANAGEMENT OF
THE DAIRY HERD
Following- I n-ry vnlnnlil. srtlclo
on the wminiti'iiirtit of Hie dulrr liprd
..r an piiwrt on nmllws wrtliilnir tn
dairying wlilch tliow lntreti-d lu the
ulijuct will find awful sad Inipor
taut: Whether the cow le irrndiw or pr
ltmlA. II la of the hlKhrat tiiiiwirtnuc
Id bullillnn up diitrjr herd in secure
H far tired fire of uiitHtmidliift dairy
merit. I'nlotw the i-lre Im denrended
from (food nillkern It U folly to expect
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I a oood srccmK or daiht co.
tlty courtm? of law Btat. coIImi.
him to produce (tixid milkers, no mat
ter how flue or how Ideal ho tuny be
as an Individual,
Another matter of prime Importance
in the uKri's.-ful uinuiiKemcut of a
dairy herd In the keeping of a record
of the luilk and butter fat produced by
tbe Individual eons of the herd. The
keeping of a dally record of the weight
of the milk of each cow la a very sim
ple otid lueipeimlro task.
All that Is necessary In lo have a
small wale and a ruled sheet of paper
UHn which to record the weights of
milk morning and ulKlit. The daily
weighing of the milk from each row
Is valuable also In serving as a check
tilHiu the work of the milkers.
The milk from each cow should
be tested about once a month during
the whole period of lartatiou. A satis
factory way of doing this Is to collect
what hi known as a couiosite sample,
which consists tn securing about one
half bunco of milk from each of six
consecutive milking and placing this
Id a half pint composite sample Jar
containing a small amount of preserva
tive. The test of this composite sample
will represeut the average amount of
butter fat for the er!od during which
tbe sample was taken and will serve
with sutllcieut accuracy as an average
test during the entire mouth.
Ity keeping a record of this kind it
will be found that the owner of prac
tically every herd is keeping cows
which do not pay for their feed, aud
the only sure way of locating these
cows is in keeping records as outllued
above.
Resting Horses' Fast.
Every farm horse should If possible
be allowed to go without his shoes at
least two or three months every year.
In fact. It Is hardly necessary to shoe
horse on the farm unless he Is to go
on the bard roads or work ou the bard
oils where he Is required to do much
heavy pulling. Without shoes a horse's
hoof will grow out. regain Its natural
shnic, which Is always more or less
changed by coutluuous shooing.
Many city horses with hoofs bound
and cracked and otherwise Injured
have been taken to a farm, their shoes
pulled olf aud turned out to pasture
and thoroughly cured within six
months. In fact, tbe farmers around
the large cities used to find In this
class of animal a cheap supply, many
of which turned out to bo first class
horses, showing that all that was need
ed was rest on Mother Earth without
their slioes.
I Notts on Hors.a.
IH yon want a balky horse? You
can easily have one by giving him too
heavy loads lo draw.
The whip needed to make a horse In
crease his speed Is In the manger.
Good treatment of a horse will not
soon be forgotten. Neither will poor
treatment. The way a horse Is han
dled makes the auiuial what he la
Some men beat their horses for
things for which they are not respon
sible. After a bard day's work lu the Held
tbe horses will enjoy a few moments
to roll lu the yard or about the straw
pile. Your horses will scratch them
selves more In live minutes by rolling
than you can scratch thorn w ith a cur
rycomb In thirty niiuutos.
A Few H.lpful Squeals.
Insist on everything being quiet
bout the breeding pen.
Aa a rule, a wtj . )d sow Is not so
nervous as a bungrj one. and she will
not get up and down so much. Thus
ebe reduces the danger to the pigs.
There Is such a thing as making too
careful preparation for the expected
litter of pigs. If too much straw Is
put in the furrowing pen the mother
will make the nest so deep that tbe
little fellows will get entangled In the
straw, where the mother will He upon
Ahem.
Good Way to Wash Stabl. Blanket.
A stable blanket that has been In
Use all winter Is usually badly soiled
and heavy as well as disagreeable from
A sanitary standiioiut. To wash the
blanket Is no small task, but by wise
means It may be cleansed with little
trouble and labor. Simply spread the
oiled and saturated blanket on sod
ground during a heavy spring rain,
and if one rain does not cleanse put it
out during another. As soon as the
mln ceases and the blanket can be
raised hang It up. dry It Hid take it in.
Land Wanted
An investor would like lo bear from
owners of farms, dry or irrigated ; grat
ing or timler laiid. Object, invest
nient. Agents need not answer. Ad
dress, P., Crook County Journal. 12 1-tf
Haras Lost
I.ot some two weeks ago, gray pacing
paddle horse, weighing a Unit 10o0 lbs.,
15 V hands high and hobbled when
get ing awav. Anyone hearing of or
finding horse, please take rare of him
and receive reward by notifying Anne
Brothers, Bend, Oregou, at once, HH
MAKE YClffl STACK COVER.
Here's a tluggciticn That Will Do
Good sn Any Farm.
I'-rcr try jour hi ml nt making a
stack cover? No. Well, here a a sttjj
(ratlou tli.it will strike the industrious
faravr fnrolly and may he the
uicaua of savhig him considerable
motley iM'forn the summer pusses.
A heavy wire Is rolled Into the edge
of the crimp, the wire being longer
than the shoot-say u foot long, r it!
em u corner. ThU Ion;: cud Is to lut
used to make a loop, also a no's brace
for the shoot of lite rif. Holes are
pmirlicd In the edge i-Ioe under the
wire st I (Tetter. A I by . Inch wood
piece Is nulled across the top side of
the uimt end of the sheet mid the
uuderxiile of the lower end. The long
emU of the siile.stllTenor wires ale
bent around, forming a loop and sta
plod to the I by 4 Inch wood pieces,
iiihI the shoot Is ready to be placed ou
the stack (a long stack or rickl. A
straight polo or a 3 by 4 Inch Is to
he placed along the ridge and a 1 by 4
lu h or 1 by l Inch along the sides,
fusion the rooting to the rnlgosle
with wire, ttnd the edges of sheets are
to bo wind clone and the whole roof
fastened lo the stack by wiring down
to weights or slakes driven luto the
slack. A few heavy soft wires cut to
length and nil ready aud a stack could
le covered quickly and safely or a half
up stack covered and opouod again.
The rot should not I much more
than good IuiuIht and would surely
be cheaper w hen convenience anil last
ing qualities are considered. In case
some rooting company does not put It
ou the market (In knockdown form)
local talent could lie utilised to prepare
a test quality. See that the side wire
la strong and long and when two
sheets are placed together they form
a reasonably close joint which Is high
enough so that water running dowu
the roof will not run In at the holes
punched under the stiO'ener side wire.
I'se heavy soft wire to hold the seam
close say oue foot long for each place.
Needlework.
II. Fox Is willing t.t iindertnke to
muke children's clothes. II. Cox,
citjr. vi an iu
Read Sunset Magazine.
liend In January Sunset M.igtulno,
l.i Angvliss lloineiniiil, Utiilv
IHiiHtnitc.l In fourcolor. The Spcli,
by C. N. A. M. Willliiiiison. n thrill
Intt Csllforutii lloiuance. Now ou
Mile All iNews-stitinls-l.V.
Dr. John lluback
Vtcrinirt SnrRin l M Army,
K t'MMim m m Hie I'hiiipiMnc.
Ail Mint It Hi Wvtk mi IUsv-vuaUc
I'rkvn,
Hamilton Stable.
PHnwille, Or.
XflVr-afcw
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. OnVe with (leo. W. Hsrnra
ft thwt, jTWaeavVav Crtftm.
Wood Sawing Done Promptly,
Short A C"n have taught Ihe wood
of A. J, I'elcit. AH enters promptly
attcuded to. Leave or 'phone vour
orders In I rinevtlle I tgsf hactorr. WW
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H. D. STILL
rrincville, Oregon
RATIONS FOR SWINE.
Means of Avoiding the Prrnont High
Pricos of Foods.
Just now there la some very attrac
tive money lu the swine business.
Feeds are high, of course; but, bless
your dear soul, where do the feeds
come from? Don't we raise them all
on the farm? Well, yes, 1 suppose
that is true lu the abstract, but there
are feeds Itclug sold today at quite
high prices that no man save the mixer
of" them knows where they come from.
Itut In the main we must not com
plain about the high cost of feeds as
long as their cost Is only relatively
high to tbe selling price of the animal
product. We must not complain be
cause we are the producers of the
feeds or the grains from which the
feeds are made.
Moreover, If these feeds at the mills
are so unreasonably high tbe thing for
January Clearance Sale!
Q We are offering this week numerous specials in Men's and Boy's Suits and Over
coats, Fleeced Underwear, Sweaters, Coats, winter Caps, Etc., to mnke room for our
stock of Spring Goods which will arrive soon. Come in and get' our prices. Our
motto is a Satisfied Customer. Sole Agents for the "American Lady Corset. The
The Big Snow will soon be here so be prepared by buying your Rubbers and Over
shoes at the Leader. Don't delay.
Just arrived, a new lot of Hams and Bacon.
Cgars and Tobacco, Nuts and Condies.
MRS. I. MICHEL, Prop.
Prineville, - - - - Oregon
A THuIJTT BCBKSBIRB.
Illy courtesy ot Iowa Stula college.
you to do is to buy less of them, a
very simple aud logical solution of a
grave dllficulty.
We are uot lu the swine business to j
use up all the waste aud wasteful j
products of the mills and food facto
ries, although at proper prices many of
these wastes lu their use mean ma
terial wealth to the farmer and pro
ductive wealth to his hind. Hut we
are rather associating with begs that
we may induce them to turn the gross
unsalable firm products Into usable
colu of the realm.
The auswer to the feed qnesllon Is,
liny less of It. A well constituted hog
will eat almost anything that Is good.
As a matter of fact, he often has to
secure bis llvel.hood largely from al
most everything that Is not pud. Itut
this Is not Just a square deal for the
hog or always a net pwiit for bis
owner.
For Cows on the Pasturs.
Cudcr average conditions it Is rather
doubtful whether It pays o ficd grain
when cows are running hi good pas
ture. If It seems f. - that they
should be fed some cc . i r.'nics at this
time, f ectls rl'ii In i 'f -hydrates will
supplement the paste:- b-'ter tlmn
those ronitdnlnc a hi; I - i cut age of
protein. Cni-s Is niuip.-ivi:vc!y r.i-h
In protein, and therefore n f,-,l or a
combination of f.i-ds ri. h In carbohy
drates supplements it bitter than a
mixture rich lu protein.
D. P. Adamson & Co.
Druggists
Prineville,
Oregon
Just arrived a fresh lot of LOWNEY'S CANDIES from the
Factory.
The Auction Sales
Are now over. We still have an extra supply of mirrors of all sizes, both the plain
and the French Plate, bevel-edge mirrors. Also a number of the new Wilson Heaters,
small size, which we wish to close out Kitchen and dining tables, cupbords, etc
we now have in stock, too. "Watch us grow." Phone, Pioneer 277.
FRANKLIN & COOKE
Masonic Building.
Prineville, Oregon.
When Fetdlng Mfjlfa.
When alfalfa Is led gicen It sti-ci'.l
not be cut w hen the dew or rain Is on j
It. The best way Is to cut on a bright '
day sutlle'ent fe-tl for two or three !
days. Cut alfalfa when the dew Is j
ofT. spread It well and let It lie until
late ill tlii afternoon, thou put it up
In small heaps and cover it.
Just Received
Carpets,
Gr.nlirg Up thj Fbi'-i.
Sheep should be jrr4d.1l n ivr.ling t
slw. putting the prime om-s in a lo:
to be Ted by Ihemiiolvi-s And If yov
are determined In keen t'je oo ir i.'-io
put I hem in a (liferent lot and do l!r il
tx-it yon can with them. Hotter fe'
them, though.
Art Squares
Rugs
Personal Health and Purity, j
Un-tO .iLltA k masieon t ; ..... '
adantfll for all Mirla t;.; r
, .... ,,u vuiimutin Ul ,
people, nisy Is? soon or bad at Ir. Vox's ; 1
iiivo, .uaiuaireei, rriuevillo, Or. 12-S-tfi
UNIVERSAL RANGES
America's Best Make
Stray Horse. j
Strav borae n
1110. brown saiblU hnrui' ....: '1..
lOUt 1000 Ills.. I. run, til l'v'. V.,.
stille, white spot end strip in face.'
ummnniTO same iiv paying fee1
o, . ami ior 11118 notice. A 'dress orlii
nhone Phici ilimmi ivi...,..:ii 'P
Oregon, 15 3l
A. H. LIPPMAN & CO.
HARNESS and M Clifton & Corfu's Eig Dcpsilment Store
$ SADDLERY;?
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T is not lltt: simplest tliiny in lite worltl lo tltrss
smartly, even tltouyti llir ilollii s you wrar are
smartly slylrj.
Ii is not alw.iys tin ilup wit! the most expen
sive tlollit'S wlto looks must tliiwy.
It is nut the pat'., in nor the style 0! a suit winch
makes that suit good" anJ true,
Tltesc arc old titillis v.kicli we e.itinot tlispitle.
We have made it our : sp i. tl In.iness lo hrlp you
tlress sinarily. even thotpjli you smut times Icel thai you
will never appear a:; wril JtesseJ a the other Icllovv.
It is not lU'icssatily the n.osl expensive elolhes lli.it
lent! the most yraie to a hllow's liytire. lleeomiitq style
in as.ilislatioty tjtiahiy will ilo as wrll il not bilUr.
When you look at cln'.his seek Style, l ahrie anJ Til.
'Take a earrlul look at "Mmlern ('lollies," Jesiijneil anil
niaile by liratoliip"'. KituaiJ tSt Co. You are sure lo
litt J in litem man lliias yon have wauled bul have
not been able to uUain.
CLIFTON & CORNETT,
Piinsville, Oregon.
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lTvINEVlLLE, ORKUON
City . Meat Market
Horigan & Reinke, Props
Beef, Pork, Mutton, Wholesale and
Retail
All Kinds of Sausage Nice and Fresh
swsaweis"sassss I I" , , . -i sun. iaau mi n mmmmmum
Home Cured Bacon and
Lard. Fish and Poultry
in Season.
Butter and Eggs. . Give m a call and
we will save you money.
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