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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1906)
Filling the Mow Made Eur. An easy method of filling mows with straw from the thrasher or with hay when partly full Is as follows : Fasten a pulley on a rafter a little beyond beam. Nail two wide boards C on the beams for the bundle to slide upon. The rope D having a hook upon one nd, Is placed under and around the traw and fastened. The bundle Is then lifted by a man at D. When It reaches the top beam It swings In and Is lowered Into the mow. It can then FOB FILLING THE MOW. le placed where wanted and unfast ened. This device Is very handy and eaves much time. Macaroni Wheat. Grant Robinson of St Paul, Minn., lias purchased 40,000 acres of land in I'resldlo county, Texas, which he will devote to the culture of macaroni wheat on a scale the largest ever at tempted in the world. Extensive prep arations are now going forward for (he consummation of the plans of the capitalist Seed for planting will be brought to this country from the Vol ga regloji of Kussla. The field will be cultivated on the very latest and most improved method of wheat farming. Monster stake plows will be utilized In breaking up the land ; In fact all of.the latest types of farming machinery will be used on the plantation. Mr. Robinson proposes to have the largest and best managed wheat farm In the world. He will build a system of tenant houses and supply the wants of his laboring men from a commissary. A school will lie built for the children of the laboring men, as well as church es, etc. The farm Is near Valentine, accessible to the railroad, and has proven under tests to be admirably adapted to the culture of macaroni wheat Sheep Shearing Table. Make a table with a hollow top, on which to lay the sheep. On each side of the board have a strap or rope with a snap hook to hold kicking sheep. The hollow top places the sheep at a disad vantage In trying to get up. This table Is also very handy In tagging sheep; also In cleaning hogs, as the water will FOB SHEARING SHEEP. fall through the slats and will keep the hogs much cleaner. That "Seedless" Apple. According to Professor Van Deman, an attempt is being made to have the post cfilce department Issue a fraud order against the promoters of the so called "seedless apple." It Is claimed that this apple Is of very Inferior qual ity, nd is an old variety, originating in Virginia, and generally considered of no commercial value. j The Seeret of Succeaa. 1 The superiority of butter made In Denmark Is known the world over 'where butter Is sold. Many investiga tions of Danish methods have been made and the conclusion la that clean liness is the secret of the success of the Danish dairyman In making but ter. A Iltn'a Work. During the lifetime of a healthy hen (be will lay from 300 to 500 eggs. Her best laying capacity la during her sec ond year. Lime XltroKeo. Every gardener likes to use a stim ulating fertilizer to hurry the crops along. For this purpose nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia ere most fre quently employed. Nitrogen Is the ele ment chiefly sought and all known means of obtaining It cheaply have been tested. Lately niuch Interest has been shown In lime nitrogen or calcium cyanumld. The results of recent experi ments with this fertilizer Indicate a high value for It. In some tests it has shown only 80 per cent of the effec tiveness of nitrate of soda while in other tests it proved superior. Lime nitrogen seems to be harmful If placed In direct contact with the j seeds or roots of plants. It should pre ferably be mixed with the soil and ap plied from eight to fourteen days be fore seeding. It will then greatly has ten the growth and maturity of gar den plants. Some gardeners have found that It is best to mix the lime nitrogen with the soil five to ten inches below the surface. The best results have been obtained by mixing the fer tilizer with twice its weight of dry soil before applying. Lime nitrogen should not be applied at a greater rate than 135 to 270 pounds per acre. Cold Storage for Farmer. Putting first-class apples In cold stor age for sale in late winter or early spring, Is usually very profitable, say3 Farming. Other fruit and farm pro duets may also be stored to advantage. The expense of a cold storage plant precludes Its ue by mnr fruit grow ers. Co-operation among farmera will sometimes be possible along this line. Granges and other farmers' organiza tions may do educational and practical work also. But available for every farmer are the refrigerator plants now found In almost every city. Rooms or space may be rented aa one needs. Gen erally it Is best to store In the city where It Is Intended to sell, that the produce miry be on the ground In case of an advantageous market Many a grower of fine fruit would be dollars ahead by availing himself of cold stor age facilities. Good Poultry Feeder. Get a flat, empty grocery box and cut a section out of It, as shown In Il lustration. Nail a strip of thin board over the beveled portion and Bet the SELF FEEDING BOX. affair against the wall. Here ypu have a self-feeding box in which can be put grit, bone, charcoal or grain. One or two partitions put In before cutting out the beveled section would make two or three compartments, In which two or three of the articles could be kept at the same time. This Is the easiest possible way to make a self- feeding box. Have the top or cover part of the box slanting, so that the fowls cannot roost on it Sowing- Splnacb. Early spinach is seeded In the fall. The ground should be plowed and made fine, plenty of well-rotted manure ap plied, and the seed sown in rows about 10 Inches apart, which should be done with a seed drill having a small roller to cover and press the earth on the seeds, the depth of planting the seeds being about half an inch. The seed should be sown before cold 'f eather sets in. When the plants are up let them grow until the ground Is frozen, and then cover with straw, which should be removed early In the spring. Spinach Is a very hardy plant and is seldom injured by cold. Soapsuds for Planta. The ordinary concentrated lye Is really caustic soda, which Is cheaper than potash. Soda lye makes hard soap and potash lye soft soap. Soap suds from soft soap makes a valuable fertilizer, but soda soapsuds are not considered valuable, except for celery and asparagus, which are always bene fited by soda In any form. The use of any kind of soapsuds Is beneficial In assisting to liberate plant food In the soil, however. Fewer Iloraea Fonndered. Not so many horses are foundered nowadays as there used to be. Horses ara foundered by overfeeding, feeding when heated, watered when healed, high living and no exercise, overdrlv. lug and suddenly cooling after the blood has been unusually heated. Caoae of Poor Bntter. The farmer has been scolded, shamed and thoroughly lambasted for not tak ing better care of his cream, and with what result? Poor cream continues to come, and bad butter continues to go. "Fohglve yoh enemies," said Uncle Eben, "but don' let dat stop you f um bavin' 'em put under bonds to keep de peace.'-Washington Star. "lou entertain a great deal more than you did formerly, I notice." "Yes, Indeed. This is the first really hospita ble cook we ever bad." Life. "It takes him a painfully lone time to write a letter." "STes, he's trying to use as many simplified words as possi ble." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "There's a colored man and his wife at the door looking for work." "Rut I only advertised for a laundress." "Yes, they are her." Philadelphia Press. Mrs. Style Mrs. Cnshe has a great deal of embonpoint Mrs. Parvenu- Then If she has a good deal of It, I know she got it cheap. Baltimore American. Wlgg A bad memory gets a fellow Into lots of trouble. Wagg Yes, It's always springing thlnes on von that you thought you had forgotten." Philadelphia Record. Jack I knew a man who Mo! n kiss from a prettv elrl. He nald the penalty for larceny. Katharine Ah, indeed! And what was the Denaltv? Jack Hard labor for life. He married the girl. Philadelphia Bulletin. "What is reform?" asked the argu mentative man. "Reform." answered the world-weary one, "usually consists in merely compelling a man to stop doing things his way and making him do them yours." Washington Star. "Yes, sir; I'm the publisher of this paper. Is there anything I can do for you?" "I am looking for a Job as a proofreader." "We don't need proof readers any more. We have adopted the reformed spelling." Chicago Trib une. "The road to knowledge, nowadays," said the first old schoolmaster. "Is too swift and too easy. It's a regular rail road." "Yes,", agreed the other old pedagogue, "and It's a railroad with fewer switches than are necessary." Philadelphia Public Ledger. "I suppose you want me to look as pleasant as possible," said the custom er. "Certainly, sir," replied the pho tographer. "And I'll have to ask you for a small deposit In advance." "What's that for?" "That's so I can look pleasant, too." Milwaukee Sen tinel. MeCall What sort of hybrid crea ture Is that new butler of yours? Nu ritch Why, how do you mean? Me Call I called to see you the other day, and when I asked him what time I might catch you at home he said: 'At haff pawst tin, sah.' "Philadelphia Press. "I wonder now," mused the dog, "what fool thing It is that my master wants me to do with that hoop he Is holding out before me. Maybe ho wants me to jump through It. I'll do It and see. How little It takes to make a man happy !" Chicago Tribune. The minister was shocked when the young lady declined an introduction to some of his parishioners. "Why, my dear young lady, did you ever think that perhaps you will have to mingle with these good people when you get to heaven?" "Well," she exclaimed, "that will be soon enough." Life. "Habiliments for Infants" is a sign In a clothing store In Boston. A West ern visitor, seeing it, stopped in amaze ment. "What does that mean?" he asked his better acquainted fellow Westerner. "That?" said the other. "Oh, that Is Boston dialect for kids' duds." Youth's Companion. "I'm glad to say," remarked Mrs. Strongminde In an Insinuating tone, "that my husband Is not a sporty man." "Oh," replied Mrs. Kaflyppe, looking very sweet and Innocent, "I'm sur prised to hear you say that I have al ways supposed that he must have'mar ied you on a bet." Chicngo Record. Where Illack Meuna White. "If I told you," said a philologist, "that a word like white meant not only white, but black as well that It had two meanings, one the (pposlte of the other you'd hardly believe me. Yet we have In English many such words. "Cleave means to cling together. It areo means to cut apart "Let means to permit. It also means to hinder. 'Let me do it,' we say, add ing, 'I did It without let or hindrance.' "Fast means motionless 'The horse was tied fast' It also, means swlft movlng 'The horse ran fast' "Master means a little boy 'Master Willie Bell' and It also means a strong and resolute leader 'He was the un questioned master of that unruly band.' " Chiropodists are satisfied to remain ,at the foot. The Inqnlatlve Barber. t No doubt many readers have heard Of the austere disposition of America's , greatest living actor, Richard Mans field. Perhaps the following conversa tion, which took place In one of Bos ton's leading hotels, better illustrates the satirical nature of the player. En tering the barber's shop one morning, be was immediately recognized as Rich ard Mansfield by the barber. "Good morning," said the barber af fably. A grunt was the only reply. ."Well, how was things over at the house last night?" "What house?" answered the actor Ironically. "The Hollls," said the barber. "What do you mean, sir?" "Why, are you not Richard Mans field?" the barber asked. "Oh, no. Indeed," replied Mr. Mans field, "I just got out of jail this morn ing." "What! You're not Richard Mans field ; and you Just got out of Jail this morning! What for, pray?" "For assaulting inquisitive barbers," was the response. Bold Invaders. There were some phases of country life with which the little city girl had as yet only one day's acquaintance, but the rights of property-owners and property-renters were firmly fixed in her mind. "Mother!" she called, in evident ex citement the morning after the family had settled for the summer In Sunset View Cottage, "mother! Just come here and look I There are somebody's hens wiping their feet on our nice clean grass J" Transportation of fruits and vegeta- j bles in a vacuum Is said to have been , tried successfully by a California inven tor. Banking by Mail WE PAY INTEREST On savings deposits of a dollar or more, compounded twice every year. It is just as easy to open a Savings Account with us by Mail as if you lived next door. Hend for our free book let, "Bank ng by Mail," and learn full paiticulars. Address Oregon Trust & Savings Bank Portland, Oregon Sixth and Washington Sts. New York City pays $l,i00,000 a year for its municipal printing, stationery and supplies. sfEtf:o23icSj PERFECTION Oil Heater Equipped with Smokeless Device) Turn the wick as high or low as you can there's no danjrer. Carry heater from room to room. All parts easily cleaned. Gives intense heat without smoke or smell because equipped with smoke less device. rr Made in two finishes nickel and japan. 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