cnoK txrvTT jovrnal
Tilt -KHD.tr, MARCH 10, lOUl
ALI'Al.FA NEWS NOTKS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dealy, ot
Pear Creek, were In this section on
Saturday, and purchased a quantity
of seed rye from Mertsching Hor
ell. . Curt Miller of Bend was looking
after his interests pertaining to his
ranch In Alfalfa Sunday. He will
conduct a cabinet shop in Bend and
booked an order for a bookcase tor
the Alfalfa school while here. .
Mrs. McGuire of Redmond visited
her daughter, Mrs. Carl Larson, Sun.
day.
Billy Free made a business trip to
Bend Friday in connection with the
sale ot his alfalfa hay.
Melvine Crow is delivering alfalfa
hay to Bend markets this week'.
The people of Alfalfa are sorry to
learn that Howard Smead, now of
Bend, but formerly of Alfalfa, will
leave soon for a Portland hospital,
where he will undergo a very serious
operation.
Gustavo Berry visited Marshall
Roberts at the Downing'. Hotel on
Tuesday and Wednesday.-
M ss Verna Shults visited at the
- Tuelar. and left out
.. ..ivf train Wednesday for
.til! . tu spend the weekend at
.1. ,.e Adams' home with her broth
er, Oiville, who is attending C. C. H.
S.
Jake Coogman passed through this
section with a load of grain purchas
ed from George Hobbs ot Powell
Butte Saturday.
C. H. Hardy and family spent Fri
day evening at the Smead home In
Bend.
Miss Laura Crow spent the week
with her sister, Miss Evelyne, who
has sufficiently recovered from her
recent illness to allow her to resume
her work as teacher In the Bend
' schools.
Ben Alsup and Mr. Boti of Bend
were business callers 1 n Alfalfa
Thursday.
Orville Shults spent the weekend
with home folks at Alfalfa.
Jake Kooyman, Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Oldemyer were dinner guests at
the Crows home Sunday.
Howard Burright has rented the
place known as the Redfleld ranch
and will take possession at once.
Charley Stoeffler and sister Nan
nie have purchased the Miller ranch
oon to be vacated by Mr. Burright.
Terrebonne
NEWS NOTES fjgjjg
Mr. and Mrs. Vestral of Drain,
came this week to make Central Ore
gon their home. They will run the
cream station.
E. Morgan returned from the vat
ley Monday, where he has been
pruning fruit trees during the win
ter. Two cars of silica were shipped
to Port Wentworth. Georgia, this
week.
Winifred Osborn and wife and lit
tle baby came on Friday to visit
v.ith relatives.
A nine-pound baby boy was born
to Mr. and Mrs. V. Hall on the 2nd
One car of machinery has arrived
for the Western Dranamite Co.
Mr. Yuigley, the grist mill man of
Redmond, was a visitor at the silicia
jilant the first part of the week.
'J. Brown was a business caller at
JJ -nd on Wednesday.
21 ladies were present at the de
v matration on home nursing last
V -dnesday at the L. P. C. Hall.
T-"ss Clock, the county nurse, will
I, :ere again on the 30th of March,
' i once a month thereafter.
Malcom Gilbert, an insurance man
of Portland, is visiting at the home
ct his cousin, Mrs. G. Whieies.
Quite a lot of hay has been ship
ped this last week. J. Fobs shipped
one car to DeMoss, Ore., Ralston &
So shipped on car to Mecca, Pal
lette & Son one car to Bend, and V.
Lantz one car to White Salmon. T.
Alderdyce sold one load of hay to 0.
Cyrus.
J. Fobs drove to Culver Tuesday
on a business trip.
Mr. Cadman shipped geve,n veals
to Portland Tuesday.
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ATTENTION EX-SOLDIERS
The late congress passed laws of
Utmost Importance to soldiers who
erved in gpaniBn War at hom9
0T road, In the Philippine Insur
rection or the China relief expedi
tion, and their widows, and It they
will send their name and address to
Walter S. Buchanan, National Aid-de-Camp,
Army and Navy Union, at
Ronte 2, Loisa, Va., he will be glad
to advise them fully as to their
rights under the new law. Prompt
action will mean the possible saving
of money, as the pension commenc
es, from the filing of claims. Mr.
Buchanan wishes to assist his com
rade In every possible manner.
I.KGIOX HAH lU'SV MF.KT1XU
Quite a large amount ot business
was talked over at the Monday nilu
meeting of Crook County Post. Am
erican Legion.
A very spirited discussion was had
about the advisability ot throwing
the privilege of the club open to
Legion members on the nights (f
meetings, free of charge. it was
finally decided that one night ot the
two monthly meetings would be free
and the other would be pay, but that
on these two night the building
would be open to Legkm member
only. This will do way with all
Interuptious from the outside, and
make the meetings more exclusive.
At the request of the mayor, la
dies night on the alleys during th
first week ot the month will be
changed to Monday or Wednesday.
The mayor stated that the activities
of the ladies so near by kept th
councihnen from concentrating on
business. Council night is the first
Tuesday of .the month. It will b-
left to the ladies next Tuesday night,
as to whether they wuld rather
meet on Monday or on Wednesday
night during council week.
It was also decided to ask the or
chestra to try and finish practicing
by eight o'clock, whii-h was the or
iginal agreement, as this also Inter
feres with council meetings.
The finance committee reported
that the books showed $300 to the
good. The executive committee was
therefore empowered to buy the long
wantend colors, so that they will be
here by Decoration Day.
It was also decided to have the
executive committee appoint a flying
squadron, whose duties will be the
calling upon members whose dues
are delinquent. The only way to be
saved from a visit by the squadron,
is to pay up the dues right away be
fore they have a chance to come.
Clean-up day was discussed, and
it was decided to clean up the tennis-courts,
camp grounds, and the
building in general in co-operation
with the clean-up spirit which is in
town this spring.
It was reported that the American
Legion Junior club Is going strong,
with an enrollment of 40 member.
A REGULAR CHALLENGE
Tom Quinn and Hugh Lakin here
by challenge any two human beings
in Prineville to enter a sage rat com
petition. The losing pair to pay tor
the ammunition used.. They went
out last Tuesday to get limbered up
and killed 86 rats. For full partic
ulars of the proposed shoot, see eith
er of the above gentlemen.
MARIGOLD 18 TOWX FLOWER
Last week, by misunderstanding,
it was stated in the "Journal" that
the marigold was selected as the of
ficial flower of the- Ladies Annex.
It should have been stated that the
flower was selected as the official
flower of Prineville. The ladies are
desirous that as many people plant
this flower in their yards a possible,
as it Isthought that it will be hardy
in this climate, and it is necessary
that it be universally planted before
It can be truly representative ot our
city.
A REPLY TO THE
RC8NELL ARTICLES
February 24, 1921.
The Editor, Journal,
Prineville, Oregon
Dear Sir:
The Prineville Journal of Dec
ember 30th, 1920, had an article by
Mr. G. H. Russell, entitled "Why the
Cow Men are Broke." It is some
time since this article appeared, and
we do not expect to change Mr. Rus
sell's views withrespect to the pack
ing Industry, but it is not our policy
to let unfounded charges go by with
out showing that we resent being
placed in a false light In the press.
Mr. Russell accuses us of having
an organized trust and of manipu
lating the price of meat. He claims
that we arbitrarily raised the price
of meat and at the same time reduc
ed the price of live stock.
Such statements are not correct.
There is no trust. A trust such as
he describes is illegal. Swift & Co.
has no agreement with any other
packer, and we have no power what
ever to manipulate prices either up
ward or downward. The price of
live Shlmali eops in line with- the
wholesale price of meats and by
product. This does not mean that
the price ot live animals keeps In
line with the price of each individ
ual cut, because sometimes pork
loins might be going up while live
hogs and all other pork cuts might
be coming down. The prices of the'
different cuts vary with respect to
each other as conditions of demand
and supply In the market changes.
Mr. tussell quotes what purport
to be retail price on different cut
from a 1200 pound cow. We are
not in the retail business . What
part the packer play In prices can
be shown only by comparing the
price of live cattle with the total re
turn at wholesale from the melt and
by-products derived therefrom
Swift & Company' Cattle operation
in Portland during the fiscal year
ended November 1, 1920, showed a
loss ot over $2.00 per head.
lu accordance with your Invitation
to any one who wishes to reply to
the article by Mr. Russell, we will
be glad to have you publish this let
ter In your paper.
Swirt A Company's 1911 Year
Hook, which contain a great many
Interesting facts about the packing
industry, may be obtained free by
any one who write to our Chicago
office.
Very truly your.
SWIFT. COMPANY
-Per L. D. H." Weld, Manager
Commercial Research Dept.
( HOP ESTIMATES OK THREE
I EM It.lL OK1XJON (WMTIKtt
The following appended data rela
tive to (lu crop estimates in Central
Oregon Is compiled from the reports
of Bureau of Crop Estimates of the
Department of Agriculture In charge
of F. L. Kent, of Portland.
The acreage is taken from the as
sessor's rolls In each county, and the
yield Is determined by personal In
vesigation, reports from growers,
and other reliable source. The val
ue is taken from the average soiling
price during the year.
The price per unit has been diffi
cult to determine for many ot thd
crops, owing to the continued de
cline since early harvest. . For grain
and potatoes the average weekly
price as recorded by the Portland
daily papers from September 1, to
December 31. 1920, less freight ex
penses from the producing centers,
has been the basis of valuation.' Iu
some counties where all of a crop
produced is consumed locally, prac
tically the full Portland price has
been used.
The comparisons In the three
Central Oregon counties are of in
terest: Winter Wheat
Acreage Yield
Valui
400,691
23.400
I Sli
780,330
295,260
47,602
. 81,276
Jeff.
Crook
Desc.
Jeff.
Crook
Desc.
Crook
Desc.
Jefferson
Jefferson
Desc.
Crook
Jefferson
Deschutes
Crook
Deschutes
Crook
Jefferson
Crook
Jeff.
Desch. "
Jefferson
Deschutes
Crook
Crook
Jefferson
Deschutes
19.690 216.590
1.000 12,000
15 ISO
Spring Wheat
44.400 421.800
7.580 151,600
1,218 24,360
Oats
2.727 106,00$
3.117 96.502
2,140 33,720
Corn
383 7,660
138 4.140
34. 850
Rye
18,412 147,296
,176 93,171
. 7.838 74.423
Potato?
1.306 130.560
270 27,000
292 17,496
70,341
28,914
9.57.4
5,175
1,062
176,775
111,805
89,307
159,283
36.450
23,619
Hay
43,250 90.825 1,089,900
27,087 40.630. 609,450
25,000 50.000 600,000
Apples
55 4.125
34 2.550
15 1,125
Pears
4
2
2
Pro nee
4
5
160
-
Crook
Jefferson
Deschutes
6,000 lbs.
6,000 lbs.
Bend Press,
OITLIXIXG THE FARM WORK.
If the farmer has not already de
cided upon the acreage that he
wishes to plant to certain crops, now
is the time to do so. Are you plan
ning on keeping more dairy cows
next year? Have you sufficient sue
culent feed to last through the win
ter months? Are the buildings suf
ficient to house the stock comforta
bly. Theese are some of the ques
tions that are worthy of considera
tion at this time.
The average farm should .havo
from eight to 16 head of good dairy
cows. By good dairy cows we do
not necessarily mean they must be
registered, but they should be one
of the dairy breeds. As a rule the
dual purpose cow is neither she Is
bred for generations to produce one
of two things, either milk or beef
The true dairy cow is not a good
beef animal because the flesh is not
put on the body in the right place.
In the true beef type the Increased
feed tends to produce fat on the
body, rather than butter fat In the
milkpail. Many people are deceiv
ed In thinking a beef cow is a good
milker, because she may give a good
flow of milk for a few months and
then the balance of the lactation
period she may not give sufficient
quantity of milk to pay for the feed
consumed and the owner remembers
the full pall of milk and calls her a
FIX 118 f ffl
FIR LESS"
We have carefully gone over our
entire stock of Shoes and have set
out different odd lots which we are
going to sell off in order to even up
bur Shoe Department. The Shoes
which go on sale this morning are
not a bunch of unknown makes, but
are made up from the bes.t lines we
have ever carried. Among the lot
are Napatans and Buckingham &
Hecht Shoes in both dress and work
patterns. It is not necessary to use
space telling you about these noted
brands, because all careful buyers
have tried them out and know.
Come in and see what $3 will buy--"you'll
be surprised."
Robinson & Clifton
profitable cow. There are many ot
the dairy cows that are not profita
ble and the only sure way ot detect
ing these star boarder I to weigh
the milk. Weighed milk give no
opportunity to count foam on a par
with whole milk. Select samples
and test for butter fat. These test
should be made at least one day each
month throughout the milking per
iod. Cows to produce profitably
must be well sheltered and fed.
During cold weather more feed I re
quired to keep up the body heat. It
the animals have good warm barns
or sheds, and water that is not chil
led, for them to drink, less feed will
be required. The county agent will
be more than glad to assist In Inylng
out plans for the farm buildings, if
they should be required.
Cows to produce well should have
a balanced ration. One straight
feed alone is not suHclent, fir no
one crop Is a balanced feed In Itself
Good pasture grass comes a near as
any other feed, but we do not have
pasture through the year. Hence,
we must provide other feei's to sup
plement It. Silage ts recognized as
an almost essential feed for dairy
stock. It comes more nearly taking
the place of good pasture than any
other crop. Silage should not be
fed alone, however, and the same
amount should not be fed each and
every cow. High producing cow
will consume about 40 pounds of sil
age per day, and the watchful feed
er can soon determine the amount to
feed. If you plan on increasing the
herd this fall now I the time to plan
on a silo. - The silo should not be
too large In diameter, as at leant 2
to 3 Inches must be fed off each 24
hours after opening in order to In
sure good keeping silage. The crops
best suited for this section. seem to
he sunflowers. This crop has been
tried out and has proven -successful.
Corn is considered a better ensilage
crop where the same tonnage can be
secured, but It has not been demon
strated that this crop can be grown
to advantage here. We can secure
good seed for the sunflower crop at
7c per pound. Also seed corn at 10
cents per pound to any who wish to
try It out. Better prices on all these
things can be secured by pooling the
orders. If dairy cows are wanted,
let us prepare our buildings and
plant the crops so that we will be
prepared to handle them and then
secure good stock free from tuber
culosis. Dairying requires work
365 days each year, but it furnishes
a monthly Income and builds up the
fertility of the soli more quickly
than other form of agriculture. You
can realise from $16 to $20 per ton
for your dairy cow. The best me
thod to market hay I to feed to the
dairy cows, beet rattle or sheep
Ensilage will enable you to cut the
cost of -producing butter fat or beef
almost 60 percent, and 1 a great
feed for sheep when properly hand
led. Let us consider these crop,
and the method ot marketing now,
so as to schedule our work through
out the year toward a certain end.
We don't want to forget that ev
ery sage rat killed now mean from
8 to 12 less In two months from this
date. Poisoned oat are for sale at
20c per quart at the county agent
office.
1M )l' RL A X D-ROI M A X
J. F. Bourland and Ksthor Rod
man were married at the home of
the bride's parents In Dufur, recent
ly, Callle Rodman and Guy fc-hep-ard
acted as bridesmaid and best
pian. The bride wa dressed in a
frock of canary colored messatlne,
and the bridesmaid wore a flesh ci I
ored dress ot the same material. The
young cnupje will make their home
on the groom' ranch near Dufur.
The bride is the daughter of Seth
Rodman, former stockman of this
county, and a cousin of Lester Hall
of this city.
IXM'K YOUR DOORS
FROM MIGHT PROWLER.
It Is understood that two houses
were entered the past week by a
night prowler, but did not get any
information as to the amount of loot
taken. It will be a good plan tor all
to Jocfc up their houses before re
tiring. NOTICE
Annual meeting of stockholders
of Pilot Butte Telephone Co., will be
held at Paulina, Oregon, on April 9,
1921.
All stockholders are requested to
be present as Important business
will be transacted.
GEO. F. EUSTON,
25-20c. . . Secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelbourne Ayres re
turned to Prineville Sunday after be
ing away for some time visiting the
parents of Mrs. Ayres at Maupln
They are staying at the W. S. Ayres
ranch west of the olty. .
ilKT HKNHIOX OX
The March term ot court 1 now In
session, there being no delay In get
ting started. A number ot case al
ready have been tried and verdict
rendered. The cs of Clara U.
Stancliff v. Oscar Craln, regarding
the ownership of mules, was appeal
ed from the justice court, and wa
decided against the plaintiff.
The outcome of the esse of K. D
Houston vs. H. E. Rennell was very
surprising. The rase I on of stock
ownership, and after quit a hit ot
evidence was taken, and talk went
hack and forth quit freely, the at
torneys for the defendant asked for
a uon-sult. The attorney for th
plaintiff, M. E. Brink, said that he
had nothing further to ay, and th
application was 'granted by Judge
Duffy. Not until then did N. O. Wal
lace, Rannell's atorney, realize that
his client did not have the stock In
his possession, and that by getting
himself out of court he had lost for
this session the chance of getting
possession thereof.
A more detailed account of dif
ferent court proceeding will be giv
en next week.
Oscar Huddleson, of Manila, P.I.,
spoke to a fair-sized audience at tlu
Methodist church last Sunduy even
ing. In connection with problem of
the Islands.
SUMMONS
IN THR CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE
OF ORKtiON, FOR CROOK COUNTY .
Herman Dill. Plaintiff !
v.
Mcrtha French, A, P. French, Charles
M. Welch. Defendants.
In the name of the Hiata of Oregon, You
are hereby required to apitcar and aniwer th.
complaint filed In the atsive entitled court anil
eniisc on or before the 2L'nd day of April,
and If you full o to appear and anawer
the plaintiff will apply to the court for th.
relief demanded In his complaint, to-wlt:
For judgment airulnut the defendant, A. P.
French and llertha French for the anm of
$44.10, with Intercut thereon at th. rat. of
8 percent per annum from March 2S, IMA,
and lliill.OO attorney'! tee and for the costs
and disbursements of thin ault. For a decree
airalnst each and all of the defendant!, for
the Rale of the land described In plalntift'l
complaint by the sheriff pt thin county ac.
rnnlinir to law, and that th. proceeds of said
sale he applied to the payment nf plaintiff's
jtidvmcnt. attorney's fees and costs and that
the defendants and each of them be barred
and foreclosed of alt rlKht, title or Interest
of said premises or any part thereof and for
such other and further relief as to th. court
may seem eiimUiMe.
This summons Is published by order of th.
Honorable T. K. 1. Duffy. Judae of th. nv
entitled rourt, made on the 9th day of March,
11121, which snid order prescribed that this
summons be published In th. Crook County
Journal, a weekly newspaper of feneral cir
culation, printed and published In Prineville,
Crook County, Oregon, for a period of six
consecutive weeks.
The date of th. first publication of this
summons la th. tilth day of March, 1921.
M. R, ELMOTT,
Attorney Mr Plaintiff.
26-82 ' " Prineville, Oregon.