TO WAKE AN ASPARAGUS BED
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.wirectione by a Successful Vlrfllnla
Qrowar of thfc Vegetable.
The flrst and most linportuut feature
m a sooa pcrmuneut usparugus bed is
. having a piece of good soli, naturally
well drained and handy to the house.
It Bhould be the best spot In the car
den. Make your soil as rich as you can
vna morougniy rotted manure, and
sot out three-year-old plants so that
me crown is just below the surface,
nave me roots of each nlanr n
spread out and cover lightly with the
richest dirt you can Dnd, or If you
are In no hurry for results you can
plant the seed either In a bed to be
transplanted or where they will re
main In the bed. I prefer the latter
metnoa. declares a Virginia corre
spondent Of Farm Prni?
when 1 eay "bed" I mean what the
lerin "garden bed' Implies that Is. a
rich, deep soil, full of bumns ns well
ns fresh organic matter. In a dry aud
sunny place- and have the rows to run
east and west.
If you plant three-year-old roots you
can cut some asparagus the nest sea
son If you are In a hurry, but It Is bet
ter not to. Enough space must be left
between the rows to cultivate and
walk In when cutting the roots In the
spring.
But I would not stop at merely mak
ing a bed or two. If you have some
rich land along fence rows where
there Is apace enough for something
to grow scatter some seed, and the
' -"chances are that In a few yeara yon
will be getting as much asparagus
from these out of the way places as
from the beds that you cultivate and
pay special attention to. And another
polnf, when you are planting aspara
gus. If you are near a good town It
may be well toplnnt for a great deal
more than the family needs. No oth
er vegetable Is more salable.
If there are any who feel the need
of more Information they can get bul
letins on the subject from their state
experiment station or the department
of "agriculture at Washington.
As to those who already haye as
paragus beds. I will say that it will
be well worth while to put on them a
good thick coat of good barnyard
manure free from weed seed. It Is
better to do It in the fall or winter.
Have you looked at your science
watch to find out what time it is ?
Let's wind it up and push the
hands up to date. Bulletin, Ohio
University.
HELP ALONG YOUR ALFALFA.
Spring Tooth Harrow Improved by
Changing Shapa of Teeth.
"I inclose a photograph of two teeth
of a spring tooth harrow, one showing
the broad point as sent out from fac
torles. the other showing the point aj
I have had It changed to cultivate al
falfa." says an Ohio correspondent of
the Kansas Farmer.
"I have this season used a harrow
with the teeth made over, as shown.
.In my alfalfa. I believe It is superior
to all other Implements so far put out
for this purpose. It will destroy the
surface rooted grasses, that Is. blue
grass and crab grass, that are such
enemies to alfalfa. If alfalfa Is taken
at. one year old and cultivated after
VENTILATION FOR ' TOBACCO.
Method of CurJno Leaf Used by Large
, v,nr in rinnayivania.
The majority of the small tobacco
growers tbrunu out their grain early
stack their atruw aud then use their
barn mows and driveways for curluc
. vw, OUi)a u uuueun on the pro
duction of clear
- - wumv.vw iu I Villi
sylvanla Issued by the United States
department of agriculture. But . the
Kiwera usually erect separate
curing shedrt provided with some ays
tern for controlling the ventilation. In
MADRAS, The Gateway City
DEPOT ADDITION, The GATEWAY To MADRAS, Oreo
tnAltinnt hnv chance d materially for the great benefit of Mnrlm. vi
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..-.. I . 1 1 f II..J.M ..ll KanrrA th mil If of III fOlld to Ihr Pilar ( M- 1
at this date it looks almost an assured niwiu tth - - i maaras via P,
- . uj l.., tl,,.i,.k fnJt Hi rtnlv town in Central Oreo-nn aMrinr. ...-i . i
wpemng a new country giving maaiai me uuvu8.. , v o o-"b ucn advantage- if
places getting one main line ana possiDiy a siuu w yui.
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Photo by William Frear, vice director of
mo Pennsylvania agricultural experl-
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END OP TOBACCO CTJRIXO SHKD WITH HOHI
ZO.STAIj, VENTI L ATOMS.
some cases top ventilation is secured
by means of slatted ventilators set In
the gable ends of the shed or In the
roor along the riduenole or bv moiuw
of valved. cylindrical, metal ventila
tors set Iu the roof Deak. In otiipr
side ventilation Is adopted, and either
vertical ventilators are made by insert
ing loose boards at Intervals of a few
feet along the sides of the shed or
horizontal boards, hluged above and
fastened to a common vertical Uftlntr
rod, are flxed in the sides of the shed
at points near the lower end of each
tier, in still other cases the floor
beams project on each side beyond the
foundation walls, and the wall nlatea
rest upon the ends of these beams
rather than directly over or upon the
foundation walls. The floor between
these two lines of walls consists of
trapdoors which can be raised to se
cure bottom ventilation.
Very commonly the system adopted
provides for both side and roof venti
lators, each under control from the
floor, or for bottom and top ventilators.
Heating systems for the control of ven
tilation are very exceptional.
"Mad ras has from 5 to
1 0 times as much agri
cultural land surronding
it as any other town in
Central Oregon. .Coal
prospects within 10 or
15 miles; timber in 16'
miles; copper and gold
mines 20 miles.
The city is now installing
a water and electric
system which will be
completed within sixty
days.
These conditions should
Double The Price of
every lot in Madras in
the next 60 days.
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We furnish every one
with a price list.
Prices subject to change
without notice.
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Maauion where btsart
selling from $50to$250
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the balance 3, 6, 9 aod
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from 35 to 70 per cent
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Our office will be on the grounds at the corner of 3d & "QV Streets
WM. H. LANCASTER COMPANY
We Make A Specialty. of WHEAT LANDS
HABROW TEETH, OlilOINAIi AKD ATiTEP.KD.
From the Kansas Farmer.)
each cutting, if so often Is necessary,
it can be kept clean, and this with
out noticeable Injury to the alfalfa
roots. It is very seldom that a crown
will be cut off. The spring tooth bar
bow has been used 'atthe Ohio and
Illinois stations with the teeth as sent
out from the factories, but so fur as I
know have not been changed as I use
them.
"With changing they will not cut so
well in hard ground and throw too
much soil over the young sprouts, al
though this covering of the young
plants does dot seem to make much
difference. The barrow as I use It
can bo worked in the alfalfa till it is
six inches high -without Injury to It.
It is certainly superior to any Jf the
disk or cutaway harrows used In your
state."
Some fanners say they have no
use for the experiment stations, or
they care nothing for practical in
formalion. but the man vv'irj fceeps
posted and is always trying 11 ?et
something belter to improve his
farm and stock is the man who
gels the price for what he has to
to selL
PROTECT YOUR
tJARIvl MACHINERY!
Farm machinery u often sadly
neglected when not in use. It is
not uncommon to see binders, cul
tivators, grain drills, plows, etc, left
out all winter in the field where
they were last used or in the barn
yard. Here they are exposed to
the sun, rain and snow. The de
preciation from such exposure is
more than the wear caused by use.
Keep Strings Out of Ensilage.
Have a man stand beside the feed
table of the ensilage cutter and cut
every band and Jerk the string away,
Those strings cut up in short lengths
and carried Into the silo are not good
for stock. A man not long ago lost
four cows that were fed on ensilage.
and the cut strings did the business.
They are cut so flne and mixed so thor
oughly that stock must eat them. The
time of one man to do this would prob
ably be well spent. Iowa Homestead.
Proper Way to Feed a Horse.
The stomach of the horse Is quite
small that Is, It will hold about two
gallons. If the horse Is fed his gndn
first, then bay and then watered, the
grain will be pushed out of the stom
ach before it is digested. The best
way Is to water flrst. then feed some
bay and then the grain. In case the
horse Is warm It would not do to give
all the water It would take, but it
should be given a little oven then.
GUttlng After Hawks.
A young farmer near Dover, Tenn.,
Una devised a unique device for catch
ing hawks. Ho uas erected a pole
about thirty-Ove feet high and set a
Hteel trap cm top This being a new
perch, the hawk inrAriaWy fly to It.
Live Stock Notes.
Suzar beets have long been highly
valued ns a feed for cattle, and espe
cially for milk cows, but It has lately
Deen demous(tratea inai iney nave a
high feeding value for bogs as well.
Behind the uncurrled horse rides a
worried man.
Little nijrs may be kept from danger
of crushing by the mother when she
lies down by having a fender made of
h scnntlinir. rail or pole securely fas
tened, say. eight inches from tb wall
and the same distance from the floor.
The silo Is usually thought of as an
accessory of the dairy, but It Is equal
ly vHlmihlH for bt-ef cattle. The cow
brute has been trained to produce
either beef or milk, but her digestive
apparatus haB not been changed.
Pick out the best lamb In the flock
to keep or else buy one of some suc
cessful breeder of sheep.
Salt Is necessary to the health and
thrift of the domestic animals, and
they should have It In winter as well
as lu summer.
Many a colt bos been spoiled by In
discriminate petting aud handling. Let
the master pet and govern the young
sters until they know who Is boss.
An occasional handful of ollmeal will
do the horses good, especially If their
main grain Is corn; The peo Ix oil
cake Ib handiest for this -purpose.
Three-Cent Fare
IN
On New Roads
A passenger rate of 3 cents a mile
will be established on both The Oregon
Trunk line and the Deschutes road ot
the O.-W. R. & N. Company when they
start operation- in Central Oregon over
their new lines that are now nearing
completion. Pares between intermedi
ate stations will also be 3 cents a mile.
A through passenger train will be
used in the service to the terminus,
which will relieve patrons of the incon
veniences of a "mixed" train. Al
though the schedule has not yt been
arranged it is likely that Deschutes
Valley passengers will leave Portland
over the North Bank at 9 A. M arriv
ing at Madras 9 i hours later. The
schedule may be made faster after
service is inaugurated. The time for
leaving Madras, also, has not been fixed,
but the arrangements contemplate ar
rival in Portland on North Bank train
No. 15. By ' using the North Bank
service, passengers will be provided
with diner and observation car conven
ience.
Pending the completion of the Col
umbia river bridge at Clark, the name
of which station will be cnangea 10
Fallbridge, Oregon Trunk passengers
will be ferried across the river.
By establishinn a 3-cent-a-rolIe fare
hoth roads break many precedents in
opening new lines into a sparsely settled
and partially
The Way of It
Knlcker Every one has seen better
days.
Bocker Tea; spilled milk has always
come from pedigreed cows. New York
Sun.
A Question.
Parke Fid diebeck tells ma he baa
had the painters and decorators in
Ms house for the past week.
Lone Fixing up his wife? Life.
Uke
Improving Hr Lssks.
PatiencePshaw 1 1 don't look
araelf at all In this new hat.
Patrice-No. I think lfa all right
Yoakers Statesman.
Notice
Notice is hereby given that we,
Douglas Hood and O. V. Stanton, co
partners, doing business under the firm
name and style of Hood & Stanton,
will, for the purpose of enforcing our
lien for feeding and caring for the
stallion hereinafter described, sell at
public auction, on the 2nd day of March
1911, at the hour of 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, at the front door
of tho livery and feed barn of Hood &
Stanton, in the City of Madras, Crook
County, Oregon, one black Belgian
stallion, about 4 years old, weight about
2,000 pounds, nmed Fiston De Aver
nas, which stallion was formerly owned
by the Madras Black Belgian Horse
Company, and which said stallion was
delivere i into our custody and care
during May, 1910, by the owners and
lawful possessers thereof, to feed and
care for said stallion And that our
Edward Dui n, formerly with the Re
ident Engineer force of the Harrimnn
lines last summer, returned to Madras
last evening and has accepted a position
with J. C. Robinson, in the Madras gnr
rage as helper and bookkeeper.
READ in February SUNSET MAGAZINE.-SAN
DIEGO-THE CITY OF
DREAMS COME TRUE, Beautifully
illustrated in four colors. TETRAZ
ZINI SINGING IN THE STREETS
OF SAtf FRANCISCO-CHRIST
MAS EVE. Now on salo by all News
Stands. 15 cents.
MADRAS
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ARTESIAN AND SURFACE
DEPTH GUARAKIEF1
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mountainous country. I cnargeB lor lurnisning grain, feed and
Usually Buch rates are at least 4 cents ! hay for said stallion and for our work
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and in many Instances they have been o
Warren Smith
PROPRIETOR
Elite Tonsorial Parlors
NO LONG WAITS
BATHS
MADRAS, ORE.
cents.
This rate will make the fare between
Portland and Madras, the first town of
present importance south of the Colum
bia river. $6.10, a saving of about $10
in t'.ie present rate between those two
points. Now it Is necessary w jravci
from Madras to Shaniko by stage or
automobile, the fare varying from 6 to
$10, dependent upon the condition of
the roads. The fare between Shamko
and Portland is $5.95.
A irreat saving in time also will oe
effected, and thla also indirec ly saves
the passenger considerable money.
Under the present conditions It' was
Accessary to remain at Shaniko one
night and buy five meals on the way.
When the new service is estabhshed
only one meal need be taken on the
train. ,
Reduction from 4 to 3 cents a mile is
also announced on the Shaniko hd
Condon branches, effective March 1.
and labor in taking care of the afore
said stallion from May 1st, 1910, and un
til March 2, 1911, are of the just and
reasonable value of $294.60, no part of
which has been paid, although more
than three months have expired af
ter the grain, bay and feed was fur
nished and the labor and care bestowed.
That the money realized from the Bale
of the above described stallion will be
first applied to the payment of our lien
tor furnishing feed, grain and hay for
said stallion and for work and labor
in caring for same n the total amountof
$294.60 and the costs and expenses o
this sale, the balance of selling price,
if any, will be disposed of according to
law.
Dated at Madras, Crook County, Ore
gon, this 2nd day of February, 1911,
Douglas Hood,
G. V. Stanton.
Doing business as Hood & Sianton.
E. Bergland,
Attorney for Hood & Stanton,
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