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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1906)
V The Madras Pionr Published everThursday by -THE PldNjBlSjflUBirfsHlNO CO.- ; SUBSCRIPTION RATES: one ver. ,.i0ix .inoti thai . . . , y!1irTOtmonUi. ,$1.50 . .S5 . .60 AnVKllTISINO I1ATKS OM APPLICATION WATER AT TEN FEET WELL ON LITTLE PLAINS A SURPRISE Kntorcd ns second class matter AtiRU9t SV, 1904, at tho Postolllco at Madras. Ora., under tiio Act of Conjjress of Starch 8, 1879. Find Will Encourage Other Ranchers To Prospect Walls Are As Valu able As Gold Mines. THURSDAY August g, 1906 A NEW DEPARTMENT. ijelievinc that ti beirlatil amount bi' thbbifetiunt idioivl edge is of ndVdnthge ih the hp plication of eVeh tli'e most prac tical idp'flB in farming, and ' knowing that tho most scieii lifib inethods, arrived at only after 3'eara of experiment by the government and by our great agricultural colleges, tnusi he applied in order to obtain the best results from farming in the semi-arid legions of the "West, we have decided to de vote a good portion of our space to the dissemination of Biich information as we think will be of interest to those of bur readers who are engaged in agricultural pursuits: This column will be open for the discussion of all subjects of in terest to farmers, and we Shall "be glad to publish any con tributions which ih oiir opinion "will be of common interest. This new department will be discontinued when we find that it is not of interest to those' for whose benefit it is published. The department is inaugura ted in this issue by the publi cation of excerpts from 'an ad dress issued as a bulletin by the U. S. Department of Agri culture on the subject of the "Fertility of the Soil." Mrs. Fannie Barton, who owns a homestead onthe, Little Plains east of Round Butte, has struck water at a depth of "Otilj ten feet, in the welt which she is having silnk btl her place. For thb presbht Hierti Is not eiidngh water for till llollseholil plirpbs'es; but Mm. Button ex pects to sink the well deepei iiil'nedititely after hurvesti At present only a bucketfill or so of water runs into the well dur ing the night, but . even this amount tit the depth at which it was found, is taken as it sure indication that tiiore water will be found at a greater depth. The place where tile -Well was sunk and the water found was located for Mrs. Barton by her son-in-law, James Hatthorne, and his success in this instance will doubtless bring him con siderable local fame as a "water-witch." Mrs. Barton's success in lo bating water on her place has greatly encouraged her neigh bors, others of whom were contemplating sinking" for water. It was supposed that in that locality water could not be found at a depth of less than from one to three hundred feet but from the manner in which the water runs into the Bar ton well, it is believed that plentiful supply can be had by sinking only a few feet more SOMETHING EILERS PIANO HOUSE RENTAL CONTRACT PLAN Choice New Pianos At Wholesale $5 Down and $5 a Mdnth wc the Since we arc to rd-6pcn our new' retail store early nbxt Ffill, fl t,r,i An nni iiHn trt Arnri Hut of the rclail business in meantime. In order that oiir large wholesale warehouse tit corner Thirteenth arid Norihrup Streets---whicli property wc own doc hot become filled up with pianos and organs, and in order to keep things moving Wc arc offering choice of any of these fine new pianos at nclual Wholesale and Less Than Wholesale PHce in hrU'linri Van cdn buv anv of these beautiful pianos Oh a new rental nnvmpnt fcontract. $5 down and $5 a month. Think of it, choice fine new pianos at the bare wholesale cost and ht the small payments of $5 per monthi Write today for catalogues, etc. EILERS PIANO HOUSE . "The House of Highest Quality" j 353-355 Washington Portland, Oregon THE HEADQUADTE Don h forgot that we o-. a Complete line of & , Fresh grocer,! niao nave wie Celebrated ' UNIVERSAL Cftnird AND HEATINO sfovj Agents far Van Brunt si hi Racine & Sattley Piows.J and Vehic es ' vvaWI airs. Jonn Mclaggart and her two Children have been visiting at the Parrish home near tlaygreek, during the week. The Fertility of the Soil An iriter'esting Address Printed as a Parmer's Bulletin by the United States Department of Agriculture at Washington. The IT; 8. Department of Agriculture has recently issued a bulletin oh the subject of Kill fertility, it Is in reali ty an addreflts given before, a farmer' club in Maryland in which an en deavor was made to place ih the liandB of the practical farmer ttye re sults of recent, investigating:! of this important problem; Tha bulletin is highly interesting but is too long to be reprinted In its entirety, for which reason only thdne portions most perti nent to this locality are selected tor ' for publication. Other excerpts will lollow in later issues. The selected ex cerpts followi Fertility and crop production are dilFerent terms Fertility is a proper ty inherent in the soil; it Is what the boil is capable of doing if it is under the best possible conditions. The yield of crops on the other hand, is cot dependent upon the fertility alone. Several of you can take the same soli and get dltTerent yields, although you pre working with a soil having the same fertility. If your seed is not properly selected, if your planting sea son is too early or too late if the soil Js not properly cultivated, if the cli matic conditions are not favorable your crop yield iney l.e affected, but the fertility of the soil that inherent power of the soil upder tle best condi tious to produce a crop will not. nec essarily ue inyia.ired. So I am , going to speak lo you , now, not of, crop yields, but of tlie fertility of the soil,-, the power that resides in the, soil un der nroper conditions, to produce a sat isfactory crop. I am not going to discuss to any great extent the texture of the soilj whqh determines so large ly the kind of cmp you should grow, or even the important methods of cultivation which control tho yield and even affect fertility, us Jt Would be impossible for me, in such an address as this, to cover all of the fac tors that make for a good Crop. The fertility of the soil is dependent Upon four prlccipal fucts,,.viz! Plants must breathe; plants must drink; plants must feed plants, must have a proper sanitary environment. Of course we all understand that the breathing pf the plant la mainly through Its. leaves but the soil also may be a very important factor in the breathing of pluuts, as it is necessary Jo have supply of oxygen around the fopt. . Physiologists differ as to the rMe tht roots have in rsgard to the absorption of oxygen. Whether it is true oreathihg, the taking ,of bxyfeen for the plant econohiy thrnugh( (.he roots as through the leaves has never peeh deciUedj but it It unquestionably a fact that roots of cultivated plants I reqdlre oxygen around them for their healthy growth. We fenow. perfectly well that, cultivation of the spij is Im portant or necessary for the best devel opment! of many crops, and w,e say tha,t,it i in order to introduce oxygen and, make possible the introduction of more water into the soli, , The investigation of the bureau of Soils seem, to indicate that the actual Supply of oxygen to tho roots may not be the only or even the most impor tant function of cultivation. It seems uecessary not only to introduce air into the soil, but by stirring the soli to permit the escape of noxious gases that are perhaps given off by the plants themselves or produced hy ba& terial action on the reitaaius or excreta of plants. In a crowded room a per son begins to feel drowsy, languid and his head begins to ache, We speak of these sensations, usually, as due to deficient ventilation, too llttleoxynen, the oxygen having been partly used up, and to an accumulation of carbon ic acid gas; hut physiologists now be lieve that this is not the true explana tion, but that the person suffers because there ate gaseous emanations from the lungs thai are deleterious to human beings The plant is exceed ingly sensitive to gases. On the streets of Washington one of the prin cipal causes of the death of trees Is leaks In gas pipest every year hun dreds and perhaps thousands of trees haye to be removed, and tho usual cause s a leaking mis nine. The amount of gas is so small that it can not no detected hy the odor, but the influence of the.gas on the roots is so pronounced that the tree suffers and is likely to die, It seems probable that the ventilation of the soil is not only te allow air to enter but to allow gaSeB formed In the soil to escape, I'urtnerraore, air must enter not only for the use of the root itself, but also to oxidize the organic matters given off by the plants to preserve the proper sanitary conditions In the soil as I shall explain later. Venti lation to remove noxious gases might increase the yield without affeoting the fertility. Ventilation for the pur pose of oxidizing organic might affeet fertility ltMlft Mrs. Lena M. Lamb and Miss Mae Jackson spent several days visiting at Bend during the past week: A. VV. Boyce and wife were in town on Monday Irom Haystack. They have disposed of the forty acre tract adjoining the townsite on the notthwest corner, and upon which the old Madras Hotel is lo cated, ). W. Livingston being the pur chaser, for the sum of $3100. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. . Dapnrtment of the Intdrlor. Land Office at Tho D .lies, Oregon, July,i8, i0O3. Notice is hereby glveu th.it Peurle W Dean, of Havcreek Ore., lua filed nolle of her intention to make final ilve-year proof In support of her claim, viz: . Iloniotead entry No, 8837 made Deo ember iS, 1900, f(or the BOuarteryipy quar ter, e nair sw quarter. :c ao, tp iu a, r 11 and Lot 3, sec 2, ti It !, r li e, w 111, And that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at The Dalles Orcgon,.pn. August il, iV(W. She names the follnwlne witnesses to prove her 'continuous residence Upon and cultivation or tnc land, vib: Harry Dduthit.of .siianlkoi Oregon, lid Kuteher, , John Truihnger, and Jamex McCoy, all of Ilaycrbekj Oregon. Michael T. iS'olan, J26-a28 Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. D-piirirn.t-nt of the Interior. Lund Olllce at The Dulle. Or,, July 0, 1000 Notice is hereby given that Urlian K Heineck, of Madras, Oregon, has filed imtlee of his Intention to make final commutHtlou proof in support of his claim, viz: Homestead entry o. 11543 made June 12, 1905, for tin e half cu qunrUr sec 13 anu e intjr ne quarter sec z, Ip 10 s, r 13 e, w m, And that said proof will bo made before D. P. Ren, U. 8. Commissioner at liis oflbte In Madras, Oreuon. on feptemoer 4, JUUU. He namfs the following witnesses to prove uls continuous residence unon. ..... , t . , m . 1 . ' aim cultivation 01, ne land, viz; a. Jt'. Lov ntr. h. P. Paxton. A. T. HemlB and b. Ji. Hinder, all of Madras. uregon. AIICIIAKLi T. -Ot,A., u2 30 Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. Land Otllco at The Dalies, Or.. July 30. 10U0. Notice is hereby given that William R. Criswell, of Madras, Oregon, has nieu notice 01 pis intention to make tiual rtve year proof in sunnot t of his cinim, viz: Homestead entry No 7787. made November 28, 1809. for the se ouurtor . . nr 1. 11 .11 sec zu, ip iu s, r it e, w m, Ana ttiat said proof will be made before I) P Ilea, U..H. Commissioner. at his oflloe In Madras, Oregon, on September 6, 1000. He names the follow! ne witnesses to prove ins coutinuou residence upon, and cultivation of, the land, viz: A. 8. Phillips, W. 11. Htonehocker. T. I). Tucker and J, E. Campbell, all of Madras, Oregon. MioitAEr. t, Nolan, 2 30 Register. NOTICE' FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. Land Ofllce at The Dalles, (lr x- .i . , . July 80, lflufl. Notice Is hereby given thai John P. Monuer, of Madras, Oregon, has Hied notice of his Ititentlon to make final commutation proof in support of his claim-, viz: Homestead Entrv No. IKnflft ma.io December 5, 100J, for the uw quarter new 00, ki u Of r 10 u, w m, And that said proof will be made before Don P, Rea, U. H. Commission', er, at hia office In Madras, Oregon, on Bentember.O, 1000. ' He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous rnlilnn n.. and cultivation of, the land, viz j Charles F. Klann. William nr, hill, Bnrt frnomls. Frank all of Madras, Oregon. MIOHAW, T, NotAN, j Itegliter, 1 Deert Land, Final I'roof NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office The Dalles, Oregon, July 18, 1000. Noticu is hereby given that Gottfried Kampfer, of Sliauiko, Oregon, has filed notice of Intentliin to make proof on his donert-iand claim No. HO, for the n hall nw quarter, sec 10, tp 9 s, r 71 0. vr m, be foie the RegUtur and KcfolVer at The Dalles, Oregon, on tho Slst day of August, ;Boo. He names the following witnesses to prove tho complete Irrigation ami recla mation of said land: , Perry T. Monroei C.jM. MePJierspn and A. ifanipW; all of ijlianlko, Oregon! and u. airasser, or Jiauras, Oregon j2-a23 Michael T. Noi.ax,, , itt'glater; K'ollde tor Publication! in-imrtinf nt of tht Inlbtior. Land Ofrlcf at Tint hhllel; Ou'koil, July :. lisWi Xotlrt lii hdrfliy bIvciI lhal lliarl forn berg, of Mriilras, Oregon, lm llk-d nullre of Intetitli.il to hmkU fllinl lumiiitltntlini proof In nupoort ot hh e.Uim, vU: Itoini'sH'ad Kntry lrt.wi minli! Junf 7, 1WI, lor tlit? n sw quarter t-e ai, and ejj e qiiartfr oe i, tp 10 , r 1 1 0, w in, And tlinl ttUl proof will lie ninde lie'foro Pon I. lien, V. B Coimnlimloinir, at IiIk oftlcf In Madras, Ort'KOtt, on ijiptcrata!r fl, I'xx;, Hp tinmen tlic followltii? wltiici!( to prore IiU contlntioiiK rt'nldenee upon, 11 ml cultiva tion of, the land, vU: Walter llnmtr, J. V. Cliufch, Harry Clitirch, and William criswell, all of Madras, Oregon. Mlt'llAPXTi Ndux, a2,:i0 IIUkUUt. Notice for Pubilcatloh, Dcjisrlincnt of the Interior, 1-nud Ofnce at The Dalit, Oregon, Julyffl), 1U0(). NDtlre In hereby given that Hubert K. hflrrv man, of Anltwood, OrL'Kon, Imx illtil nolle.' of Ids Intention to make final live-year proof In upportoi li) eialin, vtsi; iiomeitend entry No, wi2. tnado Mrrh :t lWJO, for the wJi o quarter and MM nvr nunrtor -vr 1, n 11 , r joe, w tn, Aim that xnld proof will lw made before Don ea, 1 . h. toinmiiinloiior. at hit odln. 1.. Maura, urrgon, on Soptoinbfr 4, itmfi. ne imiiiih uiO tOIIOHIIIir Mltlloli. tn t,i-.i.,. hU comhiiioiifi renlilencv tit.011 mid initii-..ii..,. 01, tin mini, viz: t.l 41 . r.mvar r.iKin. Waller V. Walker. Cli...r H orKia(io Knox D. Hunton, all of Ah woou, urvgmi, MioiiAiii. r. Noun, HeglKter. MTAGGART &B1 Madras, Oregon" CI ean Job Print! 1? At the Pioneer Office aWW Desert Land, Final Proof NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, Tho Dalles, Oregon, Julv IH. f(HV. Notice is hereby Riven that Prrv t r,... ... .. " " -iwuiou, m nnaniKo. Oretron. t,i i. ... 1.... : " ' ' .unite 01 intention 10 ma te tuoof m. i,u oHsen-ianu claim No. ii57, fortlie no ouar- .junrier, section ia, tp a s, r ; e, w ouiore me itpBister and I'npcivnr m ",0i'ulir,i wregon on the Olat day of iiiiKiim, ivuo. He-names tho followlnc wltnnti fr prove the complete Irrigation and recla niaiiiiii orsaia land. (ottfried Knmnfer. II. I.. Vr,uv. vr ... ..-i.ijuof, yj, n, Mcrjierson unci A. iviwHujor, an 01 isnan ko. Oreffot. ,i.i n Strasser, of Marlra, Oregon, MICHAEL T. NOLAN, Register. 26-a23 VAX LUEDDEMANH NOTARY PUBLIC Tuwniltc IJulldlng MADRAS OREGON D ON i ftKA NOTARY PUBLIC AND C S. COMMISSIONER MMMM GREE HOTE i-WHiHjtlmVMllWvlKllnWS F J. BROOKS, Proprietc The moit nonuiar house In the town. This is the p!e l If you want the best meals, the bet beds and n courteous attention. 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