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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
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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
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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"
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Job Print!
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At the Pioneer Office
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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
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-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.
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