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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1912)
RAS, OREGON MADRAS is ihe business center for the enlire Northern Crook County district, and is the iirst town of importance reached via the O.-W. R. & N. and the Oregon Trunk Railway after the Columbia River is left behind. Since the coming of the railroads its growth has been steady and substantial. It offers to its resi dents the comforts and facilities of modern civilization numerous churches, progressive grade and high schgpls, well-stocked stores and a substantial bank, close communication with the outside world, a city water system affording adequate fire protection and an abundance of pure water for domestic uses, and, soon to be installed, electric lights and power. A flouring mill manufactures a most excellent quality of flour, and numerous ware houses provide marketing and storing facili ties for the products of the district. Madras and vicinity offer exceptional at tractions to the homuseeker and the investor. Present values are in keeping with production. 1THE GATEWAY CITY Situated at the Gateway to the vast Oregon interior, in the heart of the moSt fertile dry farming country in the Northwest, Northern Crook County, whose products have received prize after prize at the Dry Farming Shows Wherever Madras products have been exhib ited they have taken the lion's share of prizes. They have entered into competion with the best specimens that could be procured from the fields of the most productive dry farms in the west, from localities where dry farming is a much older in dustry than it is in Northern Crook County. The transformation of this great territory from range to farm is a process that has oc cupied far less than a decade. Tka n"ioiArinninrf r-virVS-li n-ifr. NT .1 Crook County are not limited to grain alone. Under the methods of scientific tillage practiced by the farmer of today, the diversified crops of the American farm arc produced in like profusion and quality. Alfalfa, the richest of forage crops, is an important factor in making the farmer's profits, and Corn' Fruit, Potatoes, and Vegetables of all kinds arc sure and profitable! Poultry and Live Stock thrive, and animal health ranks high. CROOK COUNTY WON SWEEPSTAKES AT LETHBRIDGE THE MADRAS COMMERCIAL CLUB will take pleasure in furnishing you with any desired information concerning Madras and the Northern Crook County country from which the prize-winning dry farmed produces come MAY MAKE BUSINESS MAGIC. Edison Likoly to Turn Mind to Man aging His Corporations. The recent resignation of Frank L. Dyer, president of the Edison company and allied Interests, which make one of the largest business propositions In the world, caused the rumor that Thomas A. Edison would become the command er In chief of the whole corporate ma chinery. While holding financial con trol of the many corporations that have been built around his inventions, the "wizard of electricity" has always per mitted others to conduct the business and devoted himself, solely to labora tory work. i The great Inventor has earned the title of the "sleepless man," and Indeed he has recently advanced the proposi--tion that the average man sleeps over much; that the division of the day Into three periods of eight hours for sleep,. Farm arid Gaurden makes avast 5mountbFd!ffereace In Rolling to have tbem clean and sleek. National Stockman and Farmer. 3 ; ., fl" T ! TO BECOME A WI8E FARMER. HANDLING THE YOUNG BOAR. 4 Proper Feeding Is the Big Factor In Causing Growth. V tiling bourn that are to be sold for brerding purposed ueed extra care. , The b'uyttig public asks for mates that ure larger than Mielr own pigs and that lire In good tlexb and pleasing to look upon. r Fi'etllng. Is of course the big factor In securing growth.' Ht'cause the jrtgs are to U sold for more than regular market price a little more expensive feed may be used If It will secure X 1 " 0 by American I'ress Association. THOMAS KDIBON. for work and relaxation was due to the primitive fact that man ceased work at sundown for lack of proper light. Hut now with the noonday ru diauce of the electric light mau could do with as little Bleep as Napoleon nnd still keep up his physical and Intel lectual etllclency. He cited himself aa an example. And surely Mr. Edison Beeins to havo tapped some boundless source of en ergy, for he dislikes to rest in the fashion of ordinary men iu fact, ho cannot nnd finds his sweetest relaxa tion In turnlug to some new work. Who knows what ho might accom plish in bringing the originality of his great mind to business problems? The effect of the assumption by Mr. Edison of the nctive control of his vast inter ests Interests which embraco large corporations In England, France, Ger many, fipnln and Mexico besides the niuny companies in this country Is a matter of world concern. . All of the news of Central Oregon is published in The Pio neer, at $1.50 per year. In farming do not theorize, do not philosophize too much. Live tin ltr of n farmer. EieeD in svm pathetic touch with the plant nnd nnlinal life about you. aud the philosophy will take care of Itself. It Is astonishing how wise a farmer can become who la will ing to be taught by what he sees and experiences. But this one thing he must remember-that the deductions of Bclence have V Knnn liloln iA tha onmn nrnv nnrl so It Is well to make frleuds of $ these deductions. Hoard's Dairy- How to Test Your Soil. Secure a small sample of soil free fnuu root and grass and put It in a gliiKS. Insert two strips of blue litmus paper In the soil so that they ore half covered. Then add pure water very carefully until the soil Is thoroughly saturated. After the test has stood for several minutes the paper Is. re moved and rinsed thoroughly. If that txjrtlon of It which was In contact with the soil has become red, then tho soil Is acid and would be benefited by lim ing. The litmus paper may bo bought at almost any drug store. Iowa Circular. 'holograph by towa State College of Ag riculture. HA.VDT TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL BOO HOUSE. better gains. The youngsters need an ubiiiHlauce of nutritious green ' feed. This keeps them healthy, gives them an appetite aud causes them to take exercise. Clover und alfalfa are the most satisfactory, of course, but any thing that Is green and succulent will do. .Skluiinilk Is very nearly an Ideal j feed for growing pigs. There Is noth ing that Ik liked better, and It seema j to make a growth of frame and mus : cle as no other feeds will do. Any j hog mun who ran have an abundant supply or suimmiiu is rortunato in deed. A thick slop made of mill shorts and a little olluieal does very nearly as well. Corn or corn and cooked bar ley are very acceptable for the basal part of ration', it being always essential to furnish plenty of protein; to balance the lack of It in corn and barley. Tankage nnd meat meal la the proportion of about ono part to ten ot corn or corn and barley will make up the deficiency nicely nnd will bring more rapid growth nnd more finish to t lie pigs, Very satisfactory feed may be secured from the crops of any locality, It being necessary to balance it up with some protein con centrate only. Ot course the pigs will sell better If they are clenn, Tliey will thrive Just an well If they hove a cool, clean place asMf they' have u mud wullw, and It Dip Your Posts Before Setting. A circular of the Missouri experi ment station says: Thoroughly sea soned posts will last much longer than those that are sot green. Good results have been obtained by charring the ends of the posts over au oicn Are, The posts must be thoroughly seasoned to prevent splitting or checking, and the charring must extend at least six Inches above Uio surface of the ground when the post Is set. Dipping the post In some preservative substanco like fcir. petroleum or creosote will help to keep out tho moisture and will also tcud to prevent the entrance of fungi. Taking Out the Posts. In pulling mortised fenceposts do you wish to do It with ease and dis patch? Loosen tho earth u little around each post Insert a lever through a mortlKe In the post; uso Drat tho wheel, then tho dashboard of your wheel barrow as a fulcrum, and the trick Is" done. Farm Journal. Plant Many Trees. In nn article In the Woman's Home Companion on "The Friendly Summer Trees" the author, Frank A, Waugh. professor of horticulture In tho Agri cultural College of Massachusetts, lays down the general rule that only one tree out of every twenty planted oyer grows to maturity. He therefore ad vises tfioso, who plant trees to plant liberally, rt ore's a Good Combination, In this hunt for the profit dollar keep an eye on the combination of ensi lage and clover or alfalfu bay, There Is no other combination of feed like It for results In milk. A farmer could take these two pieces of forngo aud with good cows aud uo grain he could come out at the eud of the year with a fair profit Of course a-few rounds of grain feed a day Is a good Investment. -Hoard's uiurywau. GORGAS GOING fd ECUADOR. United States Sanitary Expert to Maks Guayaquil a Healthy Port. Because Insanitary Guayaquil, tho chief iort of Ecuador, menaces tho hipping of all the Pacific the govern Uent of Ecundor has Invited the Unit ed States to lend what assistance pos sible In bringing about the cleaning up of the iort. Colonel W. A. Gorgns, sanitary Inspector of the Panama cannl zone, will head the United States com mission. Guayaquil Is the only remain tag source of Infectious disease- on the ' lasss Copyright by Cllncdlnst, o'ulonkl. w. a. ooncuu. western coust of South America. Colo nel Gorgas Is thoroughly familiar with tho project. Colonel Gocthals, In charge of the canal construction, whose valuable aid Gorgas has been, hns already declared that the sanitation of Guayaquil Is of great Importance not only to Ecuador, but to tho Interests of tho canal. Colonel Gorgas will take with him a group of oflicers who have shared In his experiences. In eliminating yellow fever, bubonic plague and typhoid from tho cannl zone. They will inako an exact survey of tho situation nt Guayaquil and draw up a program of work necessary lu order to bring about tho desired results. It Is probablo that congress will be risked for authority to carry out this program. Mrs. A-They say your Ned's want d by tiie police. Mrs. B. Well, there's no accountln' for taatcs-Puach Celebrates His 74th Birthday The Homestead takes great pleasure in extending hearty congratulations to Cyrus Hamlin Walker, of Albany, Oregon, who, on last Saturday, the 7th of Dec ember, 1912, celebrated his 74th birthday, fc.Mr. Walker isltheloldest liv ingwhite child born west of the Rocky mountains, and now three score and fourteen years after ia enjoying most excellent health and d goodly share of prosperity. He has contributed a splendid article for the annual holiday number of the Homestead, which will be issued next week, his sub ject being "Oregon Sixty Years Ago." It is written in his usual happy manner and should be read with much interest, by those subscribers of the Homestead who are enrolled on the list of pioneers to this Oregon country. Mr. Walker was born December 7,1838, at the Whitman Mission, near Walla Walla, Wash., his father, Rev. Elkanah Walker, being a missionary to the Indians. He came to this state when young and has lived in Oregon all his life. He is now serving his second term as grand com mander of the Indian War Veter ans of the North Pacific Coast. He is also serving his second term as chaplain of the Oregon State Grange and has been chap lain of Grand Prairie Grange, near Albany, most of the time for the past fifteen years. He has the record of having organ ized forty three new granges in Oregon. Most of these were formed in the past few years. During the past twelve months he has instituted seven new granges. The above article was taken from the Pacific Homestead as indicated in the beginning of the article, we will say that Mr. Walker is well known by many of the older residents of this section, having been connected with the Indian service at Warm springs for several years, soon after the setting apart of the Agency in Crook County. TO LOAN-?50,000.00 on farm lands. See Hrenton Jones, Motolius, Ore. No Reason To, "Jones' wife learned drettssaUsf. "Year "And now Jones doesn't work uf morn." t MONET TO LOAM OK i'ABXI. Madras SUte Dunk. DIRECTORY U.NITK!) STATES Prcnlilcnt Vlrt-j;reli)ciit. Hwreury I Smie Kvcrclsry of Treury. U .......... . .i ... 1 1 iii i li, r FM. L'lVLI 1 Wl IHIUI ll 1 1 . ... ' u'llllim H.Tl1 . .' .' Ja tars S. bttrasa it '-III. U.ol'.lfh ,,.,V.!lerIjnt i rccrcmrj in r -VJ'AJ.. Vutl FecrcUrroH OHirowesudUbor,.u.MW r Hunfoiirv of Aitrlcu lure "Jrl! Attorney uencfsl . ...Ceonte W. Wlef ETATU OiwW A Governor DtnW.OW Hrcreury of Hutc ThoBiM B. 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