JULY 12, 1917
CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
DAIRY INDUSTRY HAS
IT FUTURE
The Contra! Oregon country It
proving to he especially wi ll adapt
ed to the dairy bualncaa. Dairying
Ola In to nicely with a diversified
(arming that it la becoming a com
mon practice to kip a few cows on
many of tlm farm. Home of tlm
smaller rang" cattlemen milk their
beat towi , In the full anil winter
while calves r lining wcaimd aiid
tlm cowa are fed.
Creameries and cream buying
atatlona are centrally located and
A cow testing assqclatlon la In
successful operation and a ruthleMg
weeding out of low producing atock
will bo the result. Over 300 cowa
aro lining tented at the present time.
Some very good records are made.
Tho owners of amall Irrigated
farma And It greatly to their ad
vantage to keep tome good cowa.
The labor required can caally he
performed at little lout of time from
the UMiiut farm duties and the
steady Income from thla source la a
very Important factor In farm fi
nance. The fertiliser obtained from keep
ing cowa la very beneficial In main
taining the fertility of the farm.
Much pasture and aurplua garden
productt that would otherwise be of
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good on every
A (iMHl Type of Mllkera
pay a liberal price for cream. The
atage companies gather up cream
oa all their llnea and return tho
empty cans at very reasonable ratea.
Tbe cream separator very materi
ally leasens tbe labor formerly nuc
caaary In caring for the milk and
givea the milk fresh and sweet for
feeding bogs and poultry which
should be kept on every farm. Milk
ing machines are also being tried by
few.
The superior quality of the al
falfa, clover and , natural meadow
hay of thla rmglon makes them , a
very desirable feed for dairy cows.
Our native graases which are avail
able in the growing season are very
One feed for this purpose. All
kinda of roota commonly fed to
cows are easily grown and yield
enormously.
8 1 Ins are being tried out and no
doubt will be the means of provid
ing succulent feed when it la not
naturally abundant.
Borne high clans registered stock
of the most popular dairy breeds
hits bemi Imported,
Long prices have been paid fur
many of these and their Impression
o the dairy stock uf the country is
noticeable. Bull associations, sev
eral of which have been formed are
giving valuable assistance to this ef
fort at Improvement.
little value, are by this means turn
ed to good account and often aid
materially In the feed supply.
ORKOOX HTtK'K INHI'ECTOIW
On recommendation of the Oregon
Cattle 4k Horse Kaisers' association,
Governor Wlthycombe has appointed
the livestock Inspectors for thirty
counties. They hold until July 1,
11, as follows:
Charles Wendt, Uaker; K. O. Mc
Allister, Corvallls; W. A. lOrnger,
Aatoria; Elmer T. Council, Deer
Island; A. A. Brash, North Bend; L.
Nichols,' Prlnevllle; J. W. Oatrander,
Gold Beach; A. McDonald, Oregon
City; R. K. Hunt, Roseburg; George
T. Meador, Prairie City; Lester
Wade, Condon"; W. A. Goodman,
Burns; J. M. Rader, Medford; R. i.
Beatul, Grants Pass; Albert h. Mar
shall, Olene; Charlea Pitcher, Silver
Lake; W. S. Roberta, Eugene; D.
Taylor, Halsey; Jess Farrln, Taft;
Thomas Logan, Brogan; G. M. Rice,
Woodburn; John Brosnan, Heppner;
Gerry 8now, North Portland; James
Stewart, Moro; J. E. Reedy, Tilla
mook; E. L. Wright, Pilot Rock;
T. B. Johnson, Cove; Henry Haas,
Enterprise; W. H. Harris, The
Dalles; W B. Cook, Forest Grove.
The Oregon Inter-State Fair will
be held at Prlnevllle, October 3-6.
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Typlral Dairy Herd
Every Country Home Should have
Hot and Cold Water Under Pressure
For a Very Moderate Sum
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Any home can be fitted with modern bathroom fixtures, water
pressure and as many conveniences as the average city dwelling
I Guarantee all My Work
and all My Fixtures Installed by Me or My Workmen
A Gasoline Engine Saves Time, Labor, Money
Increases Crops and likes to work on these Hot days
just as well as in cool weather
Estimates Cheerfully Furnished
T. J. M1NGER
Prineville - Oregon
Let me figure with you on installing
pumps and plumbing and I will save
you money on every estimate or job
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The Cole Obligation
to the Public
Only by serving the public well
are we entitled to large and
Permanent success
This is the Cole
Obligation to the Public
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United
States Tires
We represent the Northwest Auto Co. Selling
Dort, Cole, Reo and Marmon Cars
Phone us for demonstration and terms
Parties purchasing cars from us are insured local service of quality
Central Oregon Garage
Redmond, Oregon
Certified Seed Potatoes
Prize Winning Varieties Grown at Powell Butte
Included in the list of
certified seed are
Burbanks
Netted Gems
100 Fold
Gold Coin
Ten varieties scored
97 1-2 percent per
feet and my Netted
Gems scored 100
per cent perfect
Grown on my Ranch at
Powell Butte
and certified to by the
Oregon Agricultural
College
For Being True to
Name and Free From
all Disease
My. potatoes took First Prize in
competition with growers from all
parts of the world in 1915, many
prizes at the Portland Land Pro
ducts Show and the Crook County
Oregon Inter State Fair in 1915
S. D MUSTARD
Powell Butte, Oregon