The Best Milking Period.
Nothing to Fear.
Sometimes it ia important to know at
what time in a cow's lactation period
she is at her best as a milker; in other
words, at what time after she becomes
fresh will she make the best showing as
a dairy cow, says the Farmer. This
period varies in different animals in the
herd, and not only with different am
ends bat also with the same cow in dif
ferent years. Recently tne Nebraska
station has been investigating this ques
tko ot what week in the lactation period
of the cow may be expected to give the
test results. Out of a total of 239
records, 155 of which were furnished by
th-s Minnesota station and 84 by the
Nebraska station, some very interesting
tables were compiled and some impor
tant conclusion were derived. A record
of milk and a record of butter produc
tion was kept in each case. It was
shown that nine-tenths of the cows
made their best records during the first
month. The first week was calculated
as beginning four days after calving,
thus making the first week end 11 days
from the time the cow became fresh.
Of the 239 cows, six reached their
highest week of milk production the
first week of lactation, 59 the second
week, &J the third week, 32 the fourth
week, 23 the fifth week, 12 the sisth
week, nine the seventh week, and the
remaining 35 reached their best week at
vtirions later periods.
In butter production eight cows out of
We protect our manufactures by pre
serving the home market to them, and
being eo stimulated they are able to sup
ply that market and have large sur
pluses to send abroad. England might
attempt to protect her agricultural pop
ulation (considering those in her colo
nies), but she would still have to im
port food. VV'e might doubt the efficacv
of our Protective system if we etill had
to import mcst of our manufactures.
As it is, our food question and our man
ufacturing question are wholiy disasso
ciated, save as thriving manufactures
make more demand for the products of
our soil. But in Europe these questions
are inextricably mixed, and the pro
tective tariff cannot be used in the case
of either of them without seriously in
juring the other.
So we really have nothing to fear in
any European proposal for tariffs of the
protective kind, whether directed
against the interests of the United
States or in a vain endeavor to exalt
some country above the station which
nature has assigned her. Kansas City
Journal.
The Machiavel!i of Na'lons.
The Kind
of - -
Frames
to bo UEed is very much a
matter of taste. It is import
ant, though, that the frames
set properly on the nose, and
at the right distance from
the eyes. That the lenses
be perfectly centered, and
how are you to know when
some one is guessing.
WE
NEVER
GUESS
Glasses Sight, Good Sight,
R.F.WINSLOW J7f.erand
- - - Optician
Gcsar once dreamed of an empire
consisting or the entire world, with
Rome Ids Borne, as he then regarded
it as the capital. But Brutus and
Cassius lived at that time, and Caesar's
dream ended In his assassination. j
The present czar of Russia Is the;
worthy If somewhat nnajtnlc young i
man who suggested the conference the '
result of which was The Hague peace j
tribunal. The czar would not be:
MRS. H. E ASTON
is prepared to wait upon old
and new customers and friends
with a full and complete
stock of
GROCERlES"r
the 239 made their best record the first
week, 61 the second, 52 the third, 27 the !
fourth, 21 the fifth, 14 the sixth, 12 the P111 of stepping on a worm, we are
seventh, and the remaininc 44 head at- I told- and J"et he 13 willing to stand as
teined their best at a later week in the
period of lactation. From these rec
ords it will be noted that the highest
percenta'ge of cows produced their best
milk yield during the third week while
the larger number made the best butter
record during the second week of lacta
tion. There is but little difference in
dicated between the second and third
weeks in milk production, but the rec
ords show that the average cow reaches
her highest production of butter fat a
little earlier than she does her greatest
milk flow.
Selling Prune Vinegar.
sponsor for one of the most elaborate'
and most Iniquitous schemes of ag-j
grandlzement the world has ever,
known. Beside the Russian scheme.
Caesar's dream pales Into lnslgnlll-i
cancc, for while It docs not contcm-
plate the grabbing of the entire known
surface of the earth the number of
persons involved in It greatly exceeds
the number who would have been
brought under the yoke of Rome bad
Oesar'B light not been opportunely
snuffed out by his erstwhile friends,
who wanted to do the land grabbing
themselves.
For many years Russia has been try
In? so to shape things in Europe that
she might have the right to go In or
out of the Black sea via the Darda-
All fresh and of the very best
qualitv. Teas aad coffees are
specialties. Your patronage
solicited.
305 Jackson St., Roseburg
BEST
MEAL
IN THE
CITY ,
FOR J
25
CENTS.
THE NEW
I
Cor. Washington
and Main Streets
Mrs. Belle Collins
A GREAT CO! PAN Y
Trie New-Vork Life
Ttie public Is hereby cnutloued
against dolnc bOHlncHi wltli the
above concern. It Iioh a faculty
nclles as she might see fit. She haa ofdead-beatms itujuat biiin and
sent vessels through, but It has always (any company dolnir no will beat
been with the "permission" of the sul-i its patron if It seta a chance.
Uuii vAiuiuiaiuu isuAu ivu
John Chapman, of Wilbur, Douglas
county, has a car load of prune vinegar
leady for shipment. The fact that
waste prunes could be profitably con
verted into a fine vinegar was first dem
onstrated by Prof. Pernot, at the college
CO. A. C), who made such vinegar and
Issued a bulletin on the subject. The
bulletin gave full directions of the
methods to be employed, and likewise
.announced that germs for the purpose
would be supplied on application. Both
the bulletin and the cerms have been
applied for by a great number of people, servers agree that It Is but a question I
and the proposed shipment of a car load , of time when Russia will either get
of the finished product at Wilbur is one what she wants there or, at any rate, .
of the results. j try to get it by force of arms. j
Ml,44ftfc 111 HUlUl
vinegar differs from the purest
have taken the place of "requests"
were It not for that Intangible "bal
ance of power" which Is but another
way of saying "International Jeal
ousy." This fetich has kept Russia
and everybody else out of Turkey, but J
Russia Is still hopeful, and close ob-
TbiH company ltt represented by
W. J. Moon, Agent.
Ronebarj; Ore
Title (iuarantee&Loan Co.
I. D. Hi-KILTOS.
President
BO3KB0KG. OREGON'
D
C. Hourro,
Secy, and Treaj
Office In the Court Honse. Hto the only coo
plctetct o! aiatract books In Douslas ConatT
Abstract and Certificates ol Title furnished to
Dongla county land and mining claim. Hare
Iia. MHnn'i!.wtji(Tnrinfi nf All tnrnshtn
which prune ! Afghanistan Is another country upon ; pjt4 j the Koebant. Oregon, a. 8. Ln d d:
.:.4 ' ih TJncdn ctn rflst pnrlntw i "let. Whl make bine print coplci 01 any town
UUCi J -o " -
glances. It would be useful as a
means of checking England's growth
In the East Indies. If Russia could
arrive at an "understanding" with the
ameer of Afghanistan she would have
a powerful weapon to wield whenever
England might object to her designs
In Asia. Besides, It would also afford
Tinegr- . the color, which, in prune
vinegar is d-rk. This, instead of be
ings drawback is an advantage. The
fiSfervfhegaTH are all the subject of
counterfeits and imitations made of
adds and other unwholesome materials,
detrimental to health and worse than
worthless as diet. The darker color in
prune vinegar will be a stamp of purity, her the opportunity to reach tide water
and on this account, the product will ! on the southern coast of Asia, some
probably be sought when placed on the j thing for which she has long wished,
market, j Russia's selfish conduct In Manchu-
Prof. Prenot now has at the college j ria Is too well known to require rcpe
jaanv barrels of pure vinegar, which ia tiOon here. Going into Manchuria for
far above the requirements in acid con- the ostensible purpose of restoring or
tent. and. save in color is perfect in all der and protecting the interests of for-
essentials of a first-class commercial , elgners, she has stuck like a leech nnd
Tinesrar. It is to be placed on the mar-! Is still promising as regularly as ever
ship
N. A. FOSTER & CO.,
GOVERNMENT
LANDS
Of every descriytion. Farms and Min
eral Lands. Oregon, Washington and
Minnesota.
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All Colored Summer
Goods Reduced to
COST
We must maKe room for New Goods
WOLLENBERG BROS., Phone 801.
Of your life if you buy a buggy, hack or road wagon before
3ou inspect our stock of John Deere vehicles.
We Are After You
Haven't missctl :i sale since car arrived. Finest line o
spring good; cer brought to the courty.
CHURCHILL & WOOLLEY
A. C. ftARSTERS & CO.
ket early
Times.
in the Autumn. Corvallis
A Terrible Crime.
that she will soon get out But she
doesn't get out and. Indeed, apparently
has no Intention of doing so unless the
other powers shall eventually force her
to do so.
There are those who declare that If
she did not fear the vengeance of all
Europe, with the single exception of
France, Russia would speedily And an
Near Hamilton, Mont., last week in a
spirit of revenge, Walter Jackson mur
dered a little boy six years old by drown
ing him in an irrigating ditch by imbed
ding his head in the mud and on Mon- i cjse to make war upon the kingdom
day the case was given a preliminary ex- of Norway and Sweden and then upon
amination and today the Coroner's tind
ing will be examined into. It is certain
that the prisoner would be summarily
dealt with if taken back to the scene of
his crime. The authorities have assured
the people that justice will be dealt out
without delay and the people appear
quieter.
The prisoner is closely concealed in a
steel cage and doubly guarded, as the
authorities are very apprehensive of an
attack on the jail and are taking every
precaution to protect the prisoner. Jack
son still maintains his innocence. He
has, however, been postively identified
by Mrs. Charles Beck, Miss Vivian War
ner and N. B. McNett as the man who
accompanied the murdered child late in
the' evening when he was last seen alive.
An immense concourse attended the
murdered boy's funeral, which was held
Monday.
Abstract of Title to Deeded Land.
Papers prepared for filing on Govern
ment Land.
Blue Prints of Township Maps showing
all vacant Lands.
FRANK E. ALLEY
Architect, Abstracter.
Plans and Estimates for all Build
ings. Special designs for Office Fixtures
Office in new Bank Building. 'Phone 415
ROSEBURG. OREGON
poor little Denmark, despite the fact
that the czar's mother Is a daughter J
of the aged monarch of that little j
country. This woulil provide a sate pas
sage of the Skager Rack and the Cat
tegat into the Bnltlc sea. But there is
no likelihood that Russia will obtain
so strong a strategic position without
actual war with Europe combined, ant!
that she la not hankering after.
But, after all, when one reflects how
Russia stepped In after Japan had
whipped China and, depriving the
brave little island empire of the fruits
of her victory, actually turned It to
her own advantage It will bo seen that
in Russia's Machiavellian scheme of
politics she has her future goal, no
matter how distant, ever before her
nnd steadily moves toward It
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