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Caring For Your Horse
IN THIS DAT and njjo of it largo por
eontapo of tho sales of pure-bred
nnlmala aro consummated by mall.
Founded as tho breeding business In,
ppon honor, it is -as s&fo to do business
Sith tho roltablo breeder by mall as It
through porsonal Interview.
In handling business by mall, not
enough lmportanco is attached to tho
printed matter used by many breeders.
In the first placo whoa an inquiry
jeaches tho breeder ho replies by let
ter. If tho Inquiry comes from a
Btrangcr tho naturo of tho breeder's
reply goes far to establish a first Im
pression, and Tvith most peoplo first im
pressions aro hard to efface. Tho paper
npon which ft lottei is written goes
far to fix on idea of tho personality of
tho writer in tho mind of tho reader,
and a neatly printed lcttor-hond upon
H good quality of paper is tho first
essential of good salesmanship by mall.
Tho writor has frequently had tho
by people who havo wrltton to brooders,
nnd ono particularly striking instanco
will servo to illustrato my point. A
man who was improving and stocking a
high-class stock farm onco asked tho
writer what kind of stock Mr,
rrabject of good lottorhcads mentioned I eollent herd.
had in his herd. I replied that his herd
sires wcro among tho best of tho breed,
and that tho females in tho herd had
won frequently at our fairs. Ho said
that ho had intended to purchaso his
foundation stock from this man, and
had written him for prices and pedi
grees, but that tho reply was wrltton
very badly on n sheet of common rough
newspaper tablet paper, and ho had de
cided that n man who did not display
moro judgment in' his correspondence
was not likely to display any great
amount of judgment In breeding. As
a result tho breeder lost n good sale,
n salo which had boon developed by
hlra through his advertising, and a salo
to which ho was entitled on tho merits
of his stock, for ho really had an ex-
FEEDING INTELLIGENTLY.
'1113 AVllltAQE farmer can learn a
valuable lesson in horso feeding
from tho racc-horso man, bclioves
0. W. McCampbcll, nsslstant professor
of animal husbandry at tho Kansas
6tato Agricultural College. Tho success
ful trainer knows that too much rough
ago is extremely hard on tho wind and
endnranco of a horso. If it pays tho
owner of a raeo horso to feed for the
greatest posslblo wind nnd endurance,
it will also bo worth tho while of tho
farmer to use caro in feeding his work
Lorses.
"Tho farmer who knows how to get
Iho most efficient service from his
horses," explained Doctor McCamp
bell, "will increase tho amount of
gmln used in tho ration, as tho work is
increased; but he will not increase tho
hay part of tho feed, beeaue ho knows
that a horso cannot do its best work
Tfhon overloaded with rough feed. An
overloaded digestive apparatus inter
feres materially with respiration. Horses
doing very hard work should not havo
moro than ten or twelvo pounds of bay
for each thousand pounds of live weight.
About one-third of tho hay should be
fed In tho morning, only a little should
bo given at noon, and the rest should
bo fed nt night,"
It pays to know the comparative
feeding value of different feeds, so that
ono can chooso a ration that is ceo
nomical and at tho samo time meets
HOTEL ACKLY
Cor. 12th and EUrlc St.. rortland. Orreon.
KATES: S3.50 per week tip. With private
Uth. J4.00 up. CLEAN Ol'TSlDK ICOOMS.
MODEMS niUCK Ul'lLDINO.
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LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED
j Cattu'i DUtkkt mil. Low.
teti. frwh. rtU.N. preferred rr
Yartfm lluckzun frcitiM tfeiv ar.
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J-4V (9.4tw l... OlltkU. Pint 4.00
. Vt tax ituwtar. but Cutler but
1 Tn inferiority ef Cutter pnxlartj ti due to em II
run f r1Ulirx In tlMl.it ft unmt ally,
i laUlt t Cutltr't. If mvtMaluM. Mr rtlfect.
THE CUTTER UtDORATOrlY, O.riil.f. Call'Mila,
New Quarters a Success
Sinco moving into our now juartcrs
first of June, our cream shippers havo
Increased in largo numbers. Yet, wo
need moro cream to mako WHITE
CLOVER BUTTER. Wo gnaranteo
correct weights and tests; remittance
fcvery shipment if desired.
T. S. Townsend Creamery Co
NEW HOME,
E. Seventh and Everett St,
Portland, Oregon.
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HIDES
runs, wool, tews. Eta
mBBAED.STEWAHT CO,
Seattle, Wui.
Wrlto for Price List and
Shipping Tags.
(PI rata median tiU piper.)
Cash Register Bargains
Dur prices about half other dealers. We
pay highest price for second-hand regis
ters. W do expert repairing and guar
antee our work. Will exchange to suit
your requirements. QUNDWALL CO..S03
end avenue, Seattle, Phono Main 11S0.
thotneods of tho horse. Tralrle, timothy,
cane, knfir, corn and small grain hays
havo approximately tho samo feeding
value, according to Doctor McCampbcll.
Alfalfa, clover, sweet clover and cow
pea hays havo similar feeding values, al
though alfalfa is slightly tho richest of
tho group. This second group should be
considered moro ns concentrates than
as roughage, ho believes, becauso of
high protein content nnd tho caso with
which they nro digested.
Dr. McCampbcll appreciates oats as
a much moro satisfactory feed than
corn or barley. Ho recommends that
only about fivo pounds of alfalfa hay
bo fed daily for ovcry thousand pounds
of live weight.
"In feeding nlfalfn remember that it
is moro of a conccntrnto than a rough
age, ono pound containing 35 per cent
moro dlgestiblo protein thnn docs ono
pound of shelled corn; nnd thnt tho
feeding of excessivo amounts of pro
toin is ono of tho principal causes of
all kinds of digestivo and urinary
troublos. For tho best results, alfalfa
hay that is to bo fed to horses should
bo pretty maturo whon cut. This hay
should never bo fed without some other
roughage, such as cane, or straw, or
prairlo ha v."
TREATTNO THE rEET.
GOOD and bad feet aro largely in
herited in horses, yet vory ofton
good feet are ruined by bad treat
ment, writes J. L. Buchanan in tho
Nationnl Stockman. If eolU nro foaled
with crooked feet and especially if tho
hind feet turn over sulcwnys you can
soon remedy this trouble by keeping
inside of bottom of foot rasped down
and too cut back a little, leaving the
outsldo alone. A few trimmings will
mako tho foot straight. Thus every pro
ducer of horses should bo tho ownor of
a good horseshocr's rasp and uso it
when needed.
While horses are going without shoes
a good rasp should bo kept closo at
hand so all irregularities of feet may
be kept rasped off. Tho feet of horses
allowed to stand too long on a dry,
hard floor or on a pilo of heated ma
nure aro apt to get too dry and hard,
in which easo I should recommend a
little fish oil rubbed on tho upper edgo
of tho hoof just at tho edgo of tbo hair,
not over the shell of tho hoof, because
it would shut the air and moisturo out.
If put on at junction of hoof and hair
tho hoof will take up tho oil, and it
will help to grow and toughen tho hoof.
I havo known horses to stand on hot
manuro until it burnt all of tho lower
part of tho hoof out.
It is a splendid idea to keep horses
on the ground all you can. Continuous
shoeing is ruinous to any horse's feet
unless frequently changed. I know of
horses allowed to carry their shoes for
' threo months, and some until they aro
Worn off. No wonder so many horses'
feet aro ruined. We frequently see
colts shut in stables for all winter and
no attention paid to their feet, and by
spring their hoofs are two or three and
'even four inches too long and pasterns
sprung back and toes turneu up until
you would declaro that both feot and
pasterns were ruined. Yet when prop
erly trimmed and turned out to pas
ture they soon come nil right.
lllaoksmiths often damage a horse's
foot by holding red hot shoes too long
at ono place and by making shoes too
short and narrow, producing contracted
hoofs, corns, sldo bones, otc Black
smiths nro often in a hurry and some
times fit tho foot to tho shoe instead
of tho Bhoo to tho foot, which Is tho
propor way. Another fault of too many
Btnlths Is thoy do not cut or trim
onough from tho bottom of tho foot and
on tho otuTTTTT
of the ....ii .- n .' cut Uekir-
it th ..,;: " ora to mV. u
"mucs of the fool .k8 l0 4 of tC
onamel or couth,,, o ,tTae. l2
not bo broken ? ". tt X iW
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possible.
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THE NEW MADISON HOTn
COUltTESY, BKRVICR AND HOMPIn-r. .
Manajcniont Arthur Q. JuYj UKE SCI!WXdi
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Willi or Without Buxx Saw Attachment
Will taw 20 to 40 cords ol wood per day at a cent ot
$1.00. PULLS ITSELF up the steepett HILL and
over the roughest pound. Uotts lets than other m
One man writes he sawed 50 neks in 10 hours.
Another sawed 40 cords in 9 hours. There's
more you ought to know. Write for FREE caU
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Bush A Lane Tlanoi art bnllt to sustain th rrpa
tatlon w haro spent years In tstablisalag. This
reputation for piano quality InelaJta titrj Jiitl)
of superiority ton action durability, etc. Ws
back this claim with a cuaranttt as broad at It It
blndlof. You MUST b aatlsfitd.
Soma exeeptlonat taluts In ttaadard
llanos taken In trad for 1100 a ad up.
Bush & Lane Piano Co.
Washington Street, Cor. of 12th.
Portland, Oregon.
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