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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1906)
iff i WA . . -...!.. ' ' ' -'-1 ii II (V - . . i ... ... . 11 1 hd toad ras Pioneer Published every Thursday by feTUR PIONEER PUBLISHING CO.- DRY FARMING AoJr t r ot uccp , Ol II.... owinc ana pnauow Cultivation, bv which . , --, y . it SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Qno year ........$1,601 -Six months 85 Threo;6hths.......... v,..... ;,.6p ADVERTisma uATKS ok atti.icAtiok ThU coluniu will be dovoted to tho Wntnrnn, onH M, ttinllor A 1,1111st PUbllCfttlOU of SUCh UrttoleS 8 Will be fetf, 1901, at tho Postofflco at Minims. Ore, of especial Interest to thoso who are unacruio am oi congress oi mareiio,ioi. ktrulnR In touch with the advanced methods of farthing in semi-arid the moisture is conserved in regions of deficient rainfall. Known as the Campbell system of dry fanning, or scientific soil culture. IT IS RUSSIAN THISTLE f HURSDAY October 1906 "Kionfc. known as dry farming or puienuuu ton culture. XJiy turujiuK has passed the experimental etago nnd One terrible ra,y of spreading in many BectioBB of tha arid West it is t1ift"Rii9?nn rhifitlfe in this conn being adopted by progressive, farmers, Wis in picking up the seeds ,th the uU tha, u arleW in U j kj j.w.. h X' I llirwrn Dontlnna wlioro thn lurid 1H Along tue roads oy me wagon fiirruei, 5CoorainB to the principles of Avneej urevparticuianj' in aamp tne uampoeii system 01 dry tarm- AVeamer. Upper Hay canyon ' "emg aoubieu anu iroDiea aua v. ... . ,!t i.... oven quadrupled. It has been the salvation of all of these sections of bin a few trips with wheat defklent nlutMt where year after teams through pest ridden re- year of crop failures have demoustru- gions en route to Kill US Will give a me uopeieasnesa oi larmiug uuuer .the Upper Hay canyon folk 11100,1 nuou- rp.u., v w'" ' I rontirrlt.p fmlurpR of thn nasi veura lu something to fight over for the tul3 8ecll re8uU.Dg thoy did next 10 years. Why is it that from a failure of tho moisture, is the law against this pest is not uotlco 10 UB tliat we 011,81 thofie 'fW.Qa xr. nK00rDOP principles of the progressive mothod of dry farming which teed to conserve thn mniuMirp. hofnrn a-ti mnv with nnv Mr. H. W. Campbell, origina- reasonable certainty of fulfillment .tor of the ''Campbell system" of ex pent a succession of good crops aud dry farming, authorizes us to abundant yield, offer his publication, -Camp- P"" of Cell's Soil Culture Manual", to fartneraof luIa relou lu tbis great our subscribers at a net price of subject of dry faimlug. If we shall SO cents, the regular TJriee being in iutercsilug a few of our CO cents. Persons desiring the dera in this locality, to the end 0 1 tliitt o at off: mav ha muiin dinner tlm ,manual can send direct to H. VV. nea nuVocated, we shall have been Campbell, Bethany, JNebrasta, more than repaid for our eflbrts. enclosing 30 cents, and a copy AaToPuro Seed. Will be prepaid to them. The FaU 8eedlmr of wW haa been be- manual is filled with useful in- gun in many sections of the West, aud formation for the farmers of the it is.safe to say that next season will semi-arid lands of the West, and w,lne8S a 1&r acreae of th l'ard r 1 wiiuci vatiKiiea luau over uciuic. snould be iu ttie nanos 01 every Tb, esoeciallv true on the drv farmer in this locality. lands of the West, where the fall wheats seem to thrive as well as in In selecting seed wheat, says any portion of the country. The yield an authority in the agricultural f Turkish Red wheat this season has . , , been pheuomiually large. Isot so very department, eacu ana every , . b . , w farmer should be guided by his riety would not thrive in the West without irrigation, but a series of trials running through the last five or six years has demonstrated that it is us well adapted to the "dry lands" as any variety known. Many Colorado farmers prefer the May, 1D05, as If corn was to be planted, lu June this ground was relisted, the ridges of the firmer llatltm being split in the process. The ridges of the second listing were then leveled down with a dlso cultivator, then dragged and disked again. Aflcr every hard rain tho grouud was again disked and alter every light rain lite hairow wh used during the reuialndet of the summer. On September 10 wheal was drilled lu at the rute of one-half bushel per aore. No subsequent culti vation was given. The grain on all three tmctH was cut nod bound bdtween July 8 and 10, aud was threshed on August The yield per acre on the llrat tract was 21 aud 1-2 bushels, machine measure, overruuulug live piuudn per l-ushel aud testing G3 pounds, making a yield of 24 -bushels per aero by weight. Tract No. 2 yielded 27 bushels per acre, machine measure, overran live pouudB per bushel and tested Oil pounds, making a yield of 21) bushels' by weight per acre. The third, or Campbell system tract, yielded 60. aud 12 bushels per acre, machine measure, the grain overrun ning six pouuds to the bushel aud testing 64 pouuds, tints making a y.eld, by weight, of 01 and 2 3tushui. The same Camptiell system methods applied on the 1005 crop gave a yield of 43 bushels of winter wheat to the acre; while sprlug wheal on the same farm, handled under ordinary cultiva tion, gave but 7 aud 1 2 bushels per acre. It will bo observed that Air. Callo way summer tilled his Campbell sys tem tract, but omitted all cultivation after planting his crop. In this way be gels but one crop lu two years from his soil. C. C. Wijliauis lu The Sol eutifiu Farmer. Wfead la Qalnlna A Foothold In ThU Section Says R. V. Jenkins. Eimtoii PiONicicn: Some weeka ago I sent a slmrl o.imimuiication u your paper (concerning tho Russian Ihiailn. as there was some question as o the Identity of some weeds 'in tho Opal Prairie iielglilmr I hood. I have just received 11 ! Idler from James Witliycombe. I of the Corvallis igiieullinail College, in answer lo a letier L wrote and sent him wilh vo specimens of weeds fur cliiBsi li gation: Followum is Hie letter in part, which I deem lo t of public benelit, that the farmers iimy all know Unit thu Russian thistle is getting a prutly good Hold in some localities iu this e unity: 'Replying to your favor of some time since, bug to say that Professor Lake, our boian'isi, has classified the two weeds sent. No. 1 is Russian thistle. No. 2 is known as White Qiiose Foot. The profeSfor doe not say anything as to the eradica tion of these weeds, but I know that (he Russian thistle is a P. & O. plows and harrows, disc ana peg tooth, and the Superior giain drills, : with repairs for same at J. W. & M. A. Robinson & Company's. peculiar locality. Every true, enterprising farmer should ex periment with some of the im proved varieties, 11 only a "bushel. A peck is better than nothing, for it can be compared um wheat to the fall variety men , ., . tioned. There is actually little difler- wim a line quantity 01 tu om ue . (1UttntItv aildouailtv of vlel(J. both wbeuts usually testing consider ably above the staudnrd weight TheTurkisu Red, however, is a stand ard wheat, while durum is not, aud the market price favors the for mer by from 5 to 10 cents per hundred pouuds. Ihis. iu itself, means not lens than a dollar an acre to the farmer. At the same time, durum wheat is rapidly advancing in favor with the ilouriug mills of the country, and it Is probable that tbis wheat will laier be advanced into the staudard class No matter which variety is crown by the western farmer, especial care should be taken to plant the best and purest seed available. Too often the uheat iuteuded for use ou the dry lands has been grown under irrigation or has been brought from some por familiars, and the method and difference of growth, adaptabil ity and yield noted. It is the farmers' duty to do this, and not leave it to seedmen and originators. If all would try experiments there would soon be a great revolution in wheat culture. Moro Observer. Sealed Bids Wanted for Wood. Sealed bids will be received at the Clerk's ollice up to October 18, 1 906, for furnishing 20 ricks of 16 inch wooa, to be delivered in the woodshed at (In schoolhouse 111 Madras, properly cordcu, the wood to be one-half dry and one hail green. The Board reserves the right u reject any and all bids. By order of the Board, on S. E. Gray, Clerk. The Redmond Pair estab lished a new record for such enterprises in Central Oregon, having been a complete sue cess financially, as well as in other respects. Usually the question of finances is a troublesome one for local fairs, tlou of tb(J counlry In whlch ci,mati(j but the Redmond fair paid all conditions are entirely different from . exuenses. including their long that section in which it is to be used. w - I I .-I . f ...III ... UCCU lUIVU UUUI'I 1IJJIIIUU Will UUl. urnHiwr u'illinur li-rlirntlnri ntnl Miu T...1 i..v .. 1 1 I ' uamuue iu uu n.mu. aiiu, tn ,Jry laud., furmer who u.,BbeB lo Bet addition to their advertised the best out of his soil should remem list of premiums, they paid $25 ber il ... I Tn mitnti nf thn full ivlinnt nlntitoil in premiums wnicn were 41 , . , , . .. 1 , , , . , P these days, alfo, there Is a BpriiikliuL' recommended by the judges of Hf rye. This evil has urown to such exhibits. The management of an extent, especially in Kansas, that the fair is to be congratulated t,,B board of grain commissioners for IaI........ 4. i t . 1 11. . unnn thn untie.. nf its fUo. male i.au raaue an eapomi rmmg I tiitTiirt tMt ta t.r.lnt lu tr llw. L.iVnt t exuiDicion, tiIH, uii .,.i,,., itt,,.t,.,r r.1 .m imi be graded better than No. 3, regardless otherwise of its quality, it is under stood tliut the new ruliug will not bo severely applied to this season's crops; but, rather, is announced as a hint to Kansas farmeia whose wheat Is im pure that next year they will wish they had bought better feted. The aoliou of the Kansas board is thor oughly commendable and it is not unlikely that similar measures. muy be udopted by others of tho western wheat growing states, I'lie Buleutltlo For Sale. One family hack, heavy; ii Stude- t baker wagon; 3 Studebaker wagon; 16- inch. sulky plow; 14 indh walking plow; "1 wheel harrow; steel lever harrow; also household furniture, etc. 820 018 R. Baiud, Madras. Word was received here the .'last of the week trom J. W. ., Robinson and R. Baird, who Farmer. left' recently for the Lake county gold fields. They were Lost, Strayed orStolon. SIO Reward. Une gray mare about 9 ycais old, branded CN on ngnt stitli iio re wan. and expenses of delivery paid lor retun. to Morrow & Keenan's ranch. Fiani. Lyons, Haycreek, Oregon.. ' " " Gone Astray. A dark red muiey cow, rather largi rocking-chair brand on left side. An) information leading to her recovery wu. be rewarded.y Frank Galloway, R. F. j No. 1, Madras, Oregon. 04 Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878. 1I0TI0E P0E PUBLICATION. U. S. Land Olhce. The Dalles, Uregon, Julc, loofi. Notlre Is licroby given that Incompliance with thu providon ot tho uet of CougrcHii 01 Jiiik; 3, untitled "An act for the ale 01 timber lmii in the Ktales of California, Ore gon, Xovada and Vn!ilnitoii Territory," a extended to all the ublic land Mates by act ol August -I, John J. Iloyd. of liutto, County of Sllverbow, state of Mon tana, has this day filed In this otllcu his 8 worn fctateinent No. 2tTi, for the purchase of thu U n w quarter and sjj no quarter, sec 20, t) Vi s. r 11 e. w rn, And will offer proof to show that the laud sought are more valuable for tho timber or Mono thereon than for agricultural purpose, and to establish his claim to said laud before II. C. Kills, V. S. Commissioner, at hlsollleo in Uend, Oregon, on November II, wort. Ho names as wltnuste.i: Amelia Sloan, of Iiutte, Montana, and A. V. Donohue, V. K. Dayton and William Hunt, all of haldlaw, Oregon. Any and all porsons nlalralng adversely the above-described lands are requested to lllc their claims iu this office on or before said 11th day of November, Woti. MICHAEL T. NOLAN, 820-nlt . liegliiter. A Colorado Dry Farm. "V. 8. Calloway, of Vernon, Yuma delayed several days on their "-' X, , ' , TZ ' , . ' 'it 1 county, Colorado, planted 04 acres of trip by a sick horse, but at tho time the letter was written old ground to Turkish Red wheat lu the Fall of 1005. The Held was divld- they had secured & substitute e(J ,nt0 tnreo tracta f 21 a"d i3 acres for the sec animal, and were ;.,", 7UU, . , . , v -1 d 1 dlskeu twice, harrowed and planted . within a short drive of the new wH,,ft pre88 drlll , September. No Eldorado. They will spend subcequent cultivation was given ' some time in the newly dia- Tl16 second traot was fall plowed, the covered gold fields, and are ec Bnd hMfowf Allowing the - " bi , v ' plow, aud the wheat was drilled In IJ101 expecteu nouie iui with the aarne maohiue used on tract jimo yot, No. 1, The third tract was listed lu Timber Land, Act Juno 3, 1878, NOTICE P0E PUBLICATION. U. S. Land Offlcc, The Dalles, Oregon, - February 17, lyoo. Notice is hereby given that iu compliance with thu provisions of the act of Congress 01 June 3, 1878, entitled "An act for tho sale 01 timber lands In thu states of Callfdrula, Ore gon, Nevada and .Washington Territory," a extended to all the public laud Ktiitcs by uctot August I, mi, Lauchllu McNeil of Centralla. county of Lewis. Mate of Wash Ington, lias this day tiled in this ollleo his twom statement No. 28:11, for tho purchase of tiie vt'inw'i, so '4 sw quarter of sec VI anil nw quarter nw quarter 01 sec iu, tp vz s, r iu c, w IB, And will offer proof lo show that the land sought Is more valuablo for the tim ber or ttone thereon than for agricultural pur- oscs,and to establish his claim to said land ofilco lu The halles, Oregon, on November 21, won. ' He names, as witnesses: L. K. Alllngiiam. of i-riuevuie, uregon, jxeitie iiaiversou. joiin Currr. Krunk Hhennard and Kate McNulT. nil of Centralia, Washington, and Joe Graham, of Bisters, Oregon, Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above-described lands are requested lo file their claims lu this office on or before the said 21st day of November, WOO. MI0HAKL T. NOLAN ol-nM , . KcgUtcr, vei'v ser'otts veed, espefjlulh in gram. I trust this isupplien tip tlesned Informution'md (ha il w.-eiin be tif assislnnue at an time you w III adviHe uu." These lew llnuh from D , WiihM)inili' Mhonld bo buIII eieiii proof that 1I10 Russian thistle is a dangerous weed, in n fanning eoiiiiy uml should lit. e.iiiinln(iietl belnie it golS 00 giuai a iioitl nn the eoiuiln. Now is 1 hi' time Id get ailei i Uihii before the fall winds llov I litem lgose and sbat'ter them ovel the "nl,H taH cortnt) ; that are now free from Ihetn, TIihio shtiuld ho a cooperation , between the o Ulcers and the fin tners to destroy till kinds ol bat) weeds before thoy got too great a slate. Weeds and grain will d but little good groiwi n thu same laud. Yours ttuly, II V. Jknkins. Madrari, Oregon, Oct. t. A Stray Bull. A two year old bull branded H on riRht hip, white face atifl back wilh toan sides, li.ts been tunning In my field (or about tuo mouths. Owner will picnic take notice and leiuovc same. 1. F. Sl utl, Madriis. (Will lie found in town.) CAPITAL WWERSAL Porfecr in n-n --r eveRY RANGE VWRAMTED UNIVERSAL HAPPINESS Follows every "Universal" stove or range placed in a home. There arc few things that affect the content ment of a wife so much as the cook slovc she uses. A beautiful and perfectly operating slovc adds charm to the work of preparing the meals. The "UNIVERSAL" has a world -wide reputa tion for being that kind of a slovc. Sold by McTAGGART & BYE, Madras, Oregon. A. JL. A. 4 GREEN HOTEL F. J. BROOKS, Proprietor The most popular house in the town. This is the place to go If you want the best meals, the best beds nnd most courteous attention. Travelers' headquimcrs " "'"" m ...,,. ,, ,.,,.., EI VERY & FEED STABLE J. W. LIVINGSTON, Manager in connection with hotel. F.rs.-clnss livery nRs on short not.ee. 1 rans.ent stock well fed and cared for. Our rates arc very reasonable. MADRAS, OREGON MADRAS TO SHAN1KO Daily Except Sunday. Special atten tention given to carrying express AnlJ?' 1 Lar5' $450' round trP 80 Agent at Madras Hotel Cornett Stage & Stable Company FoIdinStBeiCu CALL AND m wmu Fine Handmada When In nee,! . . 3 lunuti imvu II - f,-.. .mrtit-M. JIiiLf Rnel p,iiu..i. . m m a,,1,!?1mm1 a W7.ni .'.y'VKlEtol - A Mil 1 1 II It 111 I . lib ma.. r . ori hi lumpily ,u"j A- M. WILUAMSl Dry Goods, Cloj Furnishing C09 THE DALLES COLUMBIA RAILWAY TIME TABLE Mi N)Utll 1 hound I ::"-! mmn. run. z UCUVC. V.UtLRl .3p.m. Oltwo, at . 3.12 p.m. Kloaditk Wi .' ft.lAn.m.1 finnmli iu. ..; l.lM. Fummli 3SE-2- Mo SHpm. Jffliooilli .tp.iii, IWon ajv xofo Ui t-Vp.m.; Bearbftii li . 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