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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1912)
A THE MADRAS PIONEER Published every Thursday by PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. Subscription Rates One year. $1.50 Six months 80 Three months 50 Entered as second class matter Aucrust 29. 1904. at the Postof- fice at Madras. Oregon, undei ihe Act of Congress of March 3, 1379. Thursday, August 8th 1912. The Age of Boost It is to be deplored that the kno:ker is always with us and also to be deplored that the knock er cannot be made to see that it i-5 to his own injury when he kockshis town and the communi tv in which he lives and has to make at living. - This is an age of boost, and when every other fellow speaks well of his town and country you should do the same. It is no use for one. or ten people to do this, all should do it every time anop pDrtunity offers. We have a splendid country and it should be our aim to lei out iders know it, says the Con dorTTimes. and we think that he hits the case very close. We all want to show off the be3t to strangers and want t'.iem to know that we are alive, wa should be courteous, do not t)U them things impossible, it j will make them disgusted with vou. but rather show them what we actually have, tell them the truth, and. they will go home hotter satisfied, and you will find the quotation time. "That one satisfied customer is more valuable than 100 dissatisfied onas". We have the country, large area, Climate, the best to be fo.ind in the Northwest, or.any w lere else in fact, we can raise productive crops, when properly taken care of, and we have tran sportation right at our doors, practically. Therefore we feel that Central Oregon is bound to coming to its own and be recognized by the world at large, as one of the largest and most productive dry farming district 'known." "Let's banish the' knocking spirit if possible." Prosperity in Oregon The Oregon Farmer this -year has abundance of everything ex cept labor. In most years a bumper crop of one or two pro ducts is offset by a shortage jf others, but this year there are record crops all along the line. Rarely indeed does nature bless is at the same time with such profusion of oats, wheat, barley, uiy, potatoes, hops ana an kinds of fruit that the only diffi c.ilty is, not to get enough of them, but to find hands enough to harvest them. When the value almost touches $3S,000.000, ex- cl isive of hay,r no fervjd jmagi nation is required to see a total of over $ 40,000,000 pouring ;nto the farmers pockets. Prosperity for the farmer means prosperity for everybody, for it enables the farmer to buy liberal ly on all hands1 and pass on its fruits to the local merchants, the banker, the railroad, the manu facturer, and finally to the pro ducer of ihe raw material from which everything the farmer uses and consumes is made, it is the most solid form of prosperi- y,for it is founded on the crea tion of new wealth from the generous bosom of Mother Earth, not alone on the mere transfer of already existing wealth from one man to another. It is the healthiest prosperity, for it is produced by that honest labor which adds vigor with every drop of sweatjt causes to flow, j It is almost lasting, for it sends I a living stream through all the arteries'of trade. Not alone over Oregon is the horn " of plenty emptied, nor do its contents remain in" Oregon, though this state is most blessed among tha forty-eight; from every state we hear the same story of fruitful yield from the fecund earth. A ' golden flood .... . is pouring throughout the land. It will set the factories.hum ming and the wheels of railroad Ltrains rumblng without rest: it will fill our ports with sips to carry away the surplus to forei gn lands; it4 will inspire the cap italist with courage to undertake great enterprises; it will banish the scowl of discontent from every brow and bring a light of gladness to. every eye. This year of plenty is the hearld of good times It vindicates the opti mist and puts the pessimist to 3onfusion. FARMERS DAY AT REDMOND Farmers tiro li vlted to Moot In Red mond August 17th and Examine Demonstration Farm Crops on the Oregon Agricul tural College Demonstration farms at Redmond and Metoli- us are approaching maturity and in order that the farmers and citizens of Orook County may avail themselves of the opportun ity of seeing the demonstrations before harvest, arrangements huvebeen made with the College authorities for holding a "Farm ers Day " at the irrigated de montsration farm near Redmond, on Saturday, August seventeen th. Mr James Whitycombe, di rector of the State Experiment Stations, Prof. H. D . Scudder, probably President Kerr and one or two other members of the Experiment Station will be with the Business Men's Excursion from Portland, on the .way to the Oregon Developement League convention, to be held at Lake view, and will stop over to visit the Irrigated Demonstartion farm, and deliver lectures to the Farmers Institute in Redmond the evening of August seven teenth. You are cordially invited to yisit the demonstration farms if possible on the above date and attend the free lectures in the evening. POTATO CULTURE REQUIRES CULTIVATION Control, the MolstJre by Frequent Stirring the Surface Mulch of the Soil Side Issues Mrs Hayseed says: "It is ever so much pleasanter living in the country now to what it used to be. Since we got in our telephone, I dont have to, trot to the neighbors to learn the news, just listen on the party line. Jts t.0 restful. "If you are a square peg in. a round hole, get out your jack knife and do a little whittling, else look around for a new open ing. Chafing and friction wear away the sharp (edges and the peg begins to rattle. The Albany, N. Y. Argus is to be; credited with inventing the most striking name formem ers of the Roosevelt party. It calls them "Moosevelts." The president of the Kansas agricultural college say the cost of living is not Iiksly to, be re duced materially and permenant ly. Present indications are that he is correct. Tickets for admission to 'the third party national convention in f ago are being held at high pr Evidently there are some who think it a rare thing ness a real wild west show an ex president as the ip snapper, rope thrower and eneral ring master. OEGEON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE This great institution opens its do.rs for the fall semester on September 20th. Courses include: General Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Hus bandry, Bacteriology, Botony and Plant Pathology, Poultry Hus bandry, Horticulture, . Entomolo gy, Veterinary Science, Civil bngineeniig, Electrical Engi neering, Mining Engineering, Domestic Science, Domestic Art, Commerce, Forestvry, Pharmacy, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, English Language and Literature, Public Speaking, Modern Languages, History, Art, Architecture, Industral Ped agogy, Physicial Education, Mili tary Science and Tactics, and Music. Catalogue and illustrated lit erature mailed free on applica tion. Address: Registrar, Ore gon Agricultural College, Corval lis, Oregon School Year Opens September 20lli Cuts and bruises may be houluii in about one-third th? time required by the usual treatment by applying1 Cham. berlain'8 Liniment. It is an antiseptic and causes sunh injuries to heal with out maturation. This liniment ulgo rd.ieves soreness oi the muscles rheumatic pains For sale by M The PIONEER For Printing Primary Requisites, The primary requisites for the best potatoe culture are, deeply pulverized, cool, medium sandy loam soil, with a good supply of organic matter holding much cap.- lilary moisture and rich in potash, deep and early planting , level I cuicure, irequenc moisture con serving tillage, and 'spraying when necessary to insure healthy foilage. Culture to control moisture. In most cases, a heavy yield of potatoes is mainly a question of moisture. Whether, under ir rigation or dry farming, early and frequent tillage should be given the potato land to release plant food, prevent loss of moist ure thru weeds, and maintain a dirt mulch for conserving moist ure. Harrowing is cheap cult ivation and the lever harrow should be used immediately after the planter to level the soil and lessen the evaporating surface) area. A second harrowing should be given when the plants begin to come up and a third time when the rows are well in j view or after any heavy rain that causes crusting. Harrowing should be done in the warm part of the day to avoid scattering fungus and breaking off vines. The one or two horse cultivator should follow after the harrow ing period. In the Greely dist rict of Colorado the two horse cultivator follows' the planter ridges before the potatoes come up to to give a close deep culti vation and is followed by the harrow. 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