OREGON CITY ENTCRPRI8E, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1907.
OUR FARMERS' PAGE.
ENTERPRISE READERS ARE INVITED TO CON
TRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL,
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY OR "BIG CROP"
ITEMS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT.
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VALUE OF HUMUS.
Properties In Soil Necessary to Pro
duct Paying Crops.
The principal murcr of nitrogen In
the mill In urttunlc mnlttir. Wo imixt
have tint nltniKi'ti to produce tint
crops. It Ih necowtary to promote
growth,
It Id an expcnulvo foodprobably
tlllt lIlOHt tl)('IIMlVO (if Hll Itllt flHIll (l-
iikmiIm needed hy (hit pUiiit m. it In
estimated tlmt If the nitrogen had
to bo purchased to produce a bushel
of corn, It would cost about 21 coiit.
Howuvi-r, If tlm organic matter Ih
kept minU Utnt in tlm null, It can bo
supplied without rout.
(ii'iidinlly HprukliiK. tlicrn In enough
MltilH lit tllt HVITHK1 American mill
to produce corn for thousand of
years, Imt a a ruin It Im not available
an food, Muny of tho unsohiblo mini-rut
element are iniiilti soluble and
available for tin plant' need by do
cay of tlin orK'tnlc matter In mills. It
ri'ipilrcN humus In tin) mill to make
these UllHoltllllO I'lt'llll'lltN available.
ll In tlii'ii pluln Hint tolls Hint have
plenty of ti ii tn mm are not only rich In
nitrogen, tut In tlm decay of tlm hu
mus tlm supply of aviillal.li' mineral
element In also Increased,
Holts am ready to furm much earl
ir In tlm HprliiK that aro rich In hu
miiN limn those tlmt sro diflclent In
II. TIiIn humus U what give the
oil IIn dark color, and It In a fact
that anything dark In rolor absorb
hint :mir rapidly than do a light
color, Hull containing hunitix will dry
out HiHiiicr and b" ready to cultivate
sooner In Hi" spring llinn aall that
IlUN no ll 1 1 Til 11 M.
MolHturi' In better retained In' a
mill that ha thi proper umoutil of
hutiniN Hum In i 'ii that In devoid of
It.
In other words, soil that contain
humus aro rich In available" plant
food, am ready to work earlier In th
spring and havo tmiluluro to keep the
cropN growing and producing; while,
on tlio other hand, soil that am with
out hiimtiN dry out and are unfit for
cultivation.
In th Vtgetabl Caller.
Suburban Ufo ay appln and imv
tain bin may be purtly filled with
well dried autumn leave, which ar
among thi bent preHervatlve. An
old orchardlitt declnre that th leave
of thn applo treo will, If well dried,
keep Mitiud. wellrlpi'tied apple III
rim id condlllnn until the trwa come
Into bliHiin In the followlna: uprlnK.
I'rovldo amaller apace for beet
and carrot, onion and hHut veget
able, not fnrRetHn a deep bin or
celery, which may be taken out of
the uround with the root a complete
a poHxtblo and packed In boxe or
the concrete bin, coiilfllnlni? four or
five Inche of clean nand. One furmer
ay he hn kept celery Browing ami
blanchlnK half the winter by burylnu
the root In clean, dump Hand and ty
init each lnlk cloHi-ly with a pb-co
of cloth, Strip three or four Inche
wide tiiuke the bent tie for celery,
which atmuld he kept In a dark place
or IlKht ly covered with a piece of
perfectly dry burlap. All of the u
lint market veRclable may be Mured
In a d,ry cellar and kept until early
dnlniMi come In the Ami day of
Hpi'lllK.
Point for Milking.
AccordlnK to norne experiment
noted by the Department of Agri
culture, It w8 found that where
cow were milked Hire' time a day.
mornlitff, noon and eveulnK. the milk
wbn rlchi'Ht at noon and ixMirent In
the morning; and when milked morn
ing and evening the milk wa tdlghtly
richer In the evening.
Milk quickly but ttently,. and at reg
ular hour. Cow miiHt be made com
fortable to do well, (live cow chance
to cxcrclKo In the open air when
weather I comfortable. In order to
bo a prolific ylelder of milk tho cow
nuiHt be a hearty eater, with good dl
gcHtlvc power. In milking get all
the milk each time, but do not keep
on atrlpplng after you havo got It.
Heifer for the Dairy.
Don't feed the heifer that are In
tended for tho dairy large quantities
of fat producing food, but nn abun
dance of good bay and a limited Hiip
ply of out and corn, for tho habit of
laying on fleah l calfhood I liable
to follow her to motherhood, and
lead her to placing tho remilta of
heavy feeding on her back lnatHd
of In the milk pull.
The Cotswold 8heep.
The Cotswold are largo, hardy and
prolific sheep, and the ewe aro good
mother.. They furnlh a valuable
combine wool, and tho average of
fleeces la from 7 to 8 pounds. Seloctod
Deposit What Yoti
When You
Hut deposit your money HERB.
It Is possible you have never felt tho absolute
necessity of having a bunk account. It Is probablo
you could drift along for years without on but IF
YOU EXPECT TO FORGE TO THE FRONT in this
life In a financial way It Is essential that you havo
a Dank Account.
We 'give you a personal Invitation tf make this
bank your depository whether you have a smull
sum or a largo one to lay aside for safe keeping.
6
flock produce considerably mora
wool. Th wethers, fattened at 14
moiilliN old In England, weigh from 15
to 24 pounda per quarter, and ut 2
year old from 20 to 30 pounda per
quarter, They frequently are made
to weigh considerably morn In thla
country. Their mutton In superior to
that of tho IileoHtor, tho fat being
Ii'mn ubiinilnnt and better mixed with
li'iin meat. They are much used In
crossing other brood and varieties
They Inuiart morn hardiness, with
stronger coiiHtltutlonN and better
qualities a breeders to thn Ivlecs
tern, and thicken them In the bind
quarters. They Rive al.o, longer
wool and morn wool to some of tho
abort wool famllle. They are docld
illy fuvored sheep with the breeder
of thn United KUti'N.
Twists In Tra Trunka.
(!nr Ioiim IwIhIn aro observed In many
tree trunk, and Hid Inquiry JiiHt bo
Kun In Kuropti suggest Hid HiirprlK
1 UK concliiNlon Unit they are produced
by tint earth' rotation, like tho twlta
of storms and tho whirl seen In
water. Van dm llroeck. Hid Helglan
gologt, points out that If condi
tion of growth, were tho cause tho
toridnn should follow tlm aun'a ap
parent path. In at least iwu out of
inoii tree thn reverse I trim, and It
may ho that the twlnt I usually to
tho left In tlm Northern Hemisphere
and to the right or with Him clock
In tint Southern Hemisphere, like tho
turn of tho cyclonic storms and water
vortlce. Thlft difference I dun to
the earth' rotation, Nay the Hull
tin of the American Forestry Assocla
Hon. Jean ilruuhe note that It wan
shown mono year ago that the wind
dun to th earth' motion blow steadily
at a season when vi-Ki'tallon la ac
tive and TiHltlve. and a llKht con
tlnuoit beniliiiK and turnliiK then
would b likely to affi"Ct the true per
manently. BwIm and Irish Goata.
It ahow what can bo aceompIlHhed
by organized and well directed Inves
tigation that the ItrltUh Coat Society
ha made discovery of a particular
pecle yielding over a full gallon of
milk per diem for tunny month In
aucccKNloit. This remarkable animal
It I of flwla lineage has been
pernonally and cxhauntively tented
by the honorary secretary at a farm In
Khncx. uch a yield from ay specie,
at home or abroad. That controversy
being ended by hi extH-rlment, the
middy will no doubt add to tho value
of It previous effort on behalf of
tho rural laborer' children by pro
moting Importation of thl profl
tablo breed. Among It supporters
there are some men of largo wealth
and many acre, who havo afforded
repeated evidence of their (h'tdro to
give tho goat a higher poHltlon In
Knicllah CHtlinatlon a an economical
food producer. Hut the EngllHh
farm band require a deal of talk bo
foro ho Is convinced that In many de
tail of human life new way are bet
ter than old. Thl perverHlty of con
vernation ha broken down, odd to
nay, In tho glitter lute: tho Irltth goat,
well tended and carefully bred as It
uiually I, rank far higher than the
KngllHh a a milk producer, and the
society find little difficulty In secur
ing the co-operation of the poaxantry
In further Improvement.
Breeding Tip for Eggs.
The Maine experiment atatlon has
discovered a hen that laid 250 egg
In one year. In fact, who laid 251
egg In a year counting from 1 banns
giving day to Tbunkglvlng day. Thl
hen canio from a aelected family of
2oo-egg layers a tho original founda
tion. In tho same family there were
a number of hen that laid over 240
egg In a year.
Pollination of Flowers.
It la not only Insects that serve for
the pollination of flowers, but several
specie of bird perform a similar
cilice for certain flowers. Among
the aro humming birds and sun
bird. With their long tongue these
bird procure nectar, and with It pol
len, from flowers which aro practical
ly InacceHslblo or distasteful to In
sects. Tho pollen Is distributed to
other flowers during tho successive
visits of the birds. There are some
troplcnl plant which flourish only if
these birds abound.
Corn and Cholera.
"Cholera" Is a sure thing again at
this time of the year, when corn is
fed liberally to the hogs. There Is
no doubt about cholera being a germ
disease, but It Is a factt hat wo rare
ly hear of this disease In quarters
where corn Is not fed hogs too freely.
Like
Like
The Bank of Oregon City
Notei.
('ruck In tho noil and fruit
tree aro outlet for their life.
The boar should havo abundant ex
ercise and ft continued variety of
food,
Do not clean tho stable Just before
milking. Try to havo the air pure
at that time. i
Well managed winter dairying I j
Iho most Katisfuctory dairying to tho '
shrewd producer,
Every tlmo a cow 1 abused or
frightened her butter machinery I
thrown out of gear.
A cow that Is a heavy milker en
Joy having her rnllk drawn. It Is
a great relief to her.
It I mistaken economy to put off
foodlnx tho cow In tho stable until
everything In tho pasture I consumed,
You cun only crowd fruit tree at
the risk of getting reduced crop of
umlerl.od, Inferior and badly col
ored fruit,
It I tho freezing and thawing that
Injure tho strawberry plant In win
ter. Mulching well In good season
will prevent this,
A bull Is alHHit as dangerous a pet
as a grizzly bear, and tho man who
handle one without a nose stick I
risking hi life overytlmo he doe It.
Even If a farmer cannot afford a
pure bred herd of cowg he can afford
a pure bred bull, and In time, with the
right selection ho can have a good
herd.
If eggs aro not desired for
hatching, It will bo better to separate
tho cock from tho hens. The eggs
from hens by themselve will keep
longer than those that are fertile.
Coal oil and lard aro excellent for
caly leg caused by parasites. A
scaly-legged fowl I a detriment to
any flock, and thl Is tho tlmo of the
year when they aro apt to be over
looked. Eggs are old by weight In Iowa,
a they should be everywhere. It
I not Justice for one man to pay the
same price for a dozen measley little
tK a the man who gets a dozen
large one.
Just because a male pig Is a fine
specimen 1 no excuse for retaining
him If he camo In a coare breed lit
ter. There will be no uniforrnity In
the offspring unlos the male 18 a
thoroughbred.
Where a more vigorous growth of
wood Is desired It I obtained by
pruning In the season of growth;
where a development of fruit bud Is
wanted, pruning when In the dormant
period will produce tho result.
The principal object In pruning
shade trees Is to give them symmetry
or bapo and tho better plan Is to
begin on them while they are young.
A tlnely shaped shade tree adds much
to the appearance of tho yard.
Two egg per duy per hen sounds
like an Impossibility, but the Maine
experiment station has proved that it
Is possible. In a test one hen laid
two egg a day, and a strain may be
developed that will do double work.
Tho eighteen months old fat hog
weighing 350 to 400 pounds Is no long
er In demand, and, even though he
were, It would be fonllKh to grow such
expensive Individuals for no more Is
paid, nor even so much, a for handy
weights 250 to 275 pounds.
An old fruit grower says that the
pick Is the best - tool be ever used
around applo tree when the ground
has become too hard. Ho sinks the
pick eight or ten Inches Into the soil
and merely pries tho dirt loone, with
out disturbing the roots at all.
Currants a a market fruit are be
coming more popular every year. On
account of tho Increased cost of start
ing and longer time required to come
Into bearing many have been alow In
planting. Hut at the price they
have commanded the pnitt few years
they are a very profitable addition to
the fruit farm.
OSWEGO.
Last Saturday the Oswego Grange
elected the following officers for the
ensuing yenr: Master. C. C, Borland;
overseer, Wilbur Wllmot; lecturer,
Mrs. Helen M. Ewlng; secretary, Paul
Dickinson; treasurer. C. T. Dickinson;
chaplain. Oscar Eaton; steward, A. J.
Thompson; assistant steward, Allen
Dickinson; gatekeeper, Robert WW
son; A. S., Miss Maud Childs; Ceres,
Mrs. Flora Jarisch; Pomona, Mrs.
Mary Workman; Flora, Mrs. Anna Fis
cher; trustee for three years, J. W.
Stone. In the afternoon a programme
was rendered. Among the most In
teresting numbers were the discus
sion on "The Spirit of Christmas" and
"A Chrlstams Pie."
Joseph Ittchner, Jr.. Is 111 and under
the care of Dr. Rossltter.
Mrs. Rutherford, of Peoria, 111., is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. Burton H.
Jones. Mrs. Rutherford expects to
visit Europe In the near future.
A son was born recently to Mr. and
Mrs. Went.
Dr. James, of Reaver Creek, Is very
111 at the homo of Mrs. Evans, on Sev
enth street. It is not expected that he
can live more than a short time.
Mrs. Hamilton, sister of Mrs. P.
H. Jarisch, Is quite 111 at the Good
Samaritan Hospital In Portland.
Thomas Dnnlels, of Beaver Creek,
was in Oswego Wednesday to see his
old nelghlwr, Dr. James.
Mis Ethel Blazer is on tho sick list.
A surprise party was given Miss
Besslo McCutcheon Sunday evening.
Thursday evening, December 20, a
special school meeting will bo held at
the school building, to levy a tax for
school purposes for the next year and
to elect one school director to fill tho
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Director Wnunker.
1 Friday afternoon school will close
for the Christmas holidays, to reopen
on the first Monday In the New Year.
Governor' Mother Injured.
Mrs. P. H. Chamberlain, aged 8G
years, mother of Governor George E.
Chamberlain, came near losing her
life Monday night by falling down tho
basement stairs at the residence of
the Governor, In Portland.
She was returning to her room for
the night. In some manner she be
came bewildered, and thinking she
was entering the door of her bed
room' stepped in to the doorway of
the basement, and fell headforemost
W. L. BLOCK
620-624 Main Street
Corner 7th
I will meet you at BLOCK'S, corner Main
and Seventh Sts, between 7 and 9 o'clock
Monday and Tuesday nights Little Child
ren, if you will be good yoti may write me
jtist what you want. Just address yotir letters
to "Mr. Santa Claus, 620-624 Main Street"
and I will get them all right.
Also In Line if Mill 1 i iftis
arriilMi.
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W.
The Home Furnisher
to the bottom of the stairs, a dis
tance of about 10 feet.
She waa badly bruised and suffered
considerably from the shock, but It
Is believed that she received no In
juries of a serious nature.
MIXTURE
TO RELIEVE
PREPARE THIS SIMPLE RECIPE
AT HOME AND TRY IT.
MANY WAIT TO LONG
Druggist Here In Town Say They Can
Supply the Ingredients or Make
Up the Mixture.
Get from any prescription pharma
cist the following:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, onehalf
ounce; Compound Kargon, one. ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Shake well in a bottle and take a
teaspoonful dose after each meal and
at bedtime.
The above is considered by an emi
nent authority, who writes In a New
York daily paper, as the finest pre
scription ever written to relive Back
ache, Krdney Trouble, Weak Bladder
and all form of Urinary difficulties.
This mixture acts promptly on the
eliminative tissues of the Kidneys, en
abling them to filter and strain the
uric acid and other waste matter from
the blood which causes Rheumatism.
Some persons who suffer with the
afflictions may not feel inclined to
place much confidence in this simple
mixture, yet those who have tried it
say the results are simply surprising,
the relief being effected without the
slightest Injury to the stomach or oth
er organs.
Mix some and give it a trial. It
certainly comes highly recommended.
It ta the prescription of an eminent
authority, whose entire reputation, it
is said, was established by it.
A druggist here at home when
asked stated that he could either sup
ply the ingredients or mix tho pre
scription for our readers, also rec
ommends it aa harmless.
The Southern Pacific Cottage Grove
passenger train, south-bound, was
(lagged and boarded by a gang of
tramps a short distance out of Wood
burn Wednesday evening, and it was
fully 15 minutes before the crew was
able to fight them off and get the train
under headway again. Panic reigned
among the passengers, who mistook
tho excitement for a hold-up,
r r i i ii l ti i if m -
j it w r a w m . i
KIOOD THINGS TO GIVEI
BKfK
Main and Seventh Sis.
I a m
Let him who Is inclined to take a
gloomy view of the outlook for busi
ness ponder well these facts: While
the United States has only 5 per cent
of the world's population. It produces
20 per cent of the world's wheat, 25
per cent of Its gold, 33 per cent of its
coal, 35 per cent of Its manufactures,
36 per cent of Its silver, 40 per cent
I of its Iron, 42 per cent of its steel, 52
per cent of Us petroleum, 55 per cent
of its copper, 70 per cent of Its cotton
and 80 per cent of Its corn.
The peanut diet, the man who up
holds sauerkraut as the panacea of all
stomachic ills, the exponents of herb
aceous living of all kinds, receive a
body blow In a bulletin Issued by the
United States Department of Agricul-
i IT TchVbIr,in ISJUZ
m-'i . J. A vj i til vi v j t yii uiv-c k til jju
eral chemistry at the University of
Illinois, and shows that all kinds of
meat are more easily digested and
more completely assimilated than any
other class of food.
HEADQUARTERS
fOR
Choice Cigars and Tobaccos,
Ice-Cold Hop Gold Beer,
High Grade Bottled Whis
keys and Wines.
Knapp&Nobel
MAIN STREET
Heckel & England
The Hub Saloon has changed
hands, Carlson & Block sel
ling out to Heckel & England.
523 MAIN STREET
W. S. EDDY, V. S., M. D. V.
Graduate of the Ontario Veteri
nary College of Toronto, Canada,
and the McKillip School of
Surgery of Chicago, bag located
at Oregon City aud established an
office at The Fashion Stables,
Seventh Street near Main.
Both Telephones
' Farmers' 13a Mail ijii
W. L. BLOCK
620-624 Main Street
Corner 7th
Clackamas County
Headquarters
CLACKAMAS TITLE COMPANY.
606-608 Chamber of Commerce,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Full equipment of maps, plats, ab
stract books and tax rolls.
Agents for ClackanJas County Lands,
Money loaned, titles perfected.
E. F. & F. B. RILEY,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
FRED C. GADKE
; Plumbing & Tuning
lot Air Furnaces, Bop Pipes. Pumps,
Spray Pomps, Wittr Pipes,
Spraying Materials.
All Kinds of Jobbing a Specialty
Estimates O'ven oa All Classes
of Work.
Res. Phone 1514 Shop 1516
814 N. Main 8t, Oregon City, Or
CALIFORNIA WINES
Strictly in accordance with the
Pure Food Law.
COBWEB WINE HOUSE
417 Main St. - Oregon City
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THE ARISTOCRAT AMONG
THE WHISKIES OF THE
" OLD SCHOOL.
WITHOUT A PEER.
For sale by
E. MATHfES.
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