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k f J f , Til cat U im y courtesy of (ha -AsMdaUd Industries. f Oref oa - D;:LY ROQUEFORT CHEESE FAGTDRY . D II. 5., LOCATED AT FALLS Off Mr. and Mrs. Branson and 'Albert TearCapitalize" the f : vorable Conditions About Falls City and Start a Neiv and Profitable Industry I Opportunity for Those bnort on ua$niDit Long ( By EDWARD X ; BARBER) The wealth of natural resources as expressed In climate, scnl, for ests, mine,. river -and mountain will forever represent only poten tial value, until capitalized : by human . industry' and converted Into channels of usefulness . to mankind. In this respect falls City holds a distinctive place in Oregon com munities, i It has capitalized many of? Its marvelous resources. thfouglr.Jts lumbering and jfrult canning industrials.' ; j ,H f ' But It has gone one step farther. It has capitalized its waste lands lands and Its climatic conditions which lend themselves especially to the milk goat industry and the manufacture of roquefort cheese. The , digestive powers ana ap petite of a goat are - the subject ' of much jesting; yet these two fac- tors enter largely in t. the profit able goat industry developed at f v Falls City. ' A goat has the -power. to digest cellulose," which is . the fiber ele ment , in. vegetable growth. To satisfy this power the goat seeks food containing; cellulose. It la, a "browser." It eats twigs and buds and shrubs rather than grass and" grain; " It devours ' rags :. and paper, preferring ' labels on tin cans to clean paper from books or newspapers.--!., There are many ; thousands of acres of stump lands about. Falls City. Much of its rough and hilly and unfit for cultivation, even ; if S cleared, .of, stumps and ; under brushy-This makes Ideal goat pas- I ture and Is one of the ,' leading ft factors which led to the establish ment of the goat industry here. At first the goat owners made only brick cheese from their goats' milk. This found a ready market but at less than- half the price of Roquefort cheese. The fact that 60,000,000 pounds of Roquefort cheese was annually Imported into the United States V from France led f the Falls' City goat breeders to take np with the United States department of agri- 4. culture the problem of making Roquefort cheese at Falls City. The : department responded heartily and sent a man from Washington, D. C, to Instruct and assist in starting the Industry. - Roquefort ; cheese Is made of ;", goat's milk. It is first made the same as ordinary cheese. . Just before placing it In the form moulds it is inoculated with a "culture 'and "placed in a "rinen- ing" room" for a, period of about 60 days. !, This ?'ripening' process produces a peculiar form of fermented-caeese: characterized. , toy green atreaks througb.it and hav ing a peculiar "ripe" and "nutty" flavor which Is much prized by . epicures. ::, . -; --' The fact that 60 million pounds Falls City, Meat Market - The home of "Oregon Quality" ; - . meats - -'. ;- rot Mcdonald, prop. ' Merchandise New or. Used," Bought, Sold, Exchanged. Quick sales. Small Profits. G.IX Mbit,' Prop.7 Phone 491 EASTMAN KODAKS AfD FIlIS Prompt and satisfactory serv ice in Kodak finishing at .Thompson's ; . DRUG STORE I - E. P. Brown's Authorized Ford Sale ' .and Service ? - Gas and Oil, Auto Accessories . . All .Itlnds of Auto and Ilacldne Worlc I ' -Ozy-acetylene Welding on Brains' :j of it are Imported into these Unit ed States annually indicates the presence of an army of epicures who prize it, j ' " j The " ripening" ' process J de mand peculiar; conditions of mois ture, temperature and water used. These conditions exist in a natural state in southern France In caves of the Pyrenees mountains. : France believes she has a world monopoly orir the making of this form pf cheese because the pec uliar conditions - necessary, "as found in her mountain caves, have so. far not been found any other place and France believed those conditions could not be artificially duplicated. . f i Experimentation at Falls City revealed that 'every essential con dition existed ' there, except the natural cave. ! . This has been "overcome by building a "ripening" : room , : In such a way that water from a spring is conducted over and through it, giving the rightmois ture content of the air; fans are' introduced to force a proper cir culation and control, the tempera ture which must be maintained at about 50 degrees F. The "spring water here is just as favorable to the "ripening'- process as are the waters of France. r 1 The product turned out at Falls City stands the test of the best judges as "being the equal in every way v of the French imported cheese, r i .... - The United States department of agriculture pronounce it so. The - dealers "and "consumers also pronounce 'it' so." ' '": ' ' ''A:-' ;Tbe Falls City" product has been on the market long enough and In ; sufficient quantity to estab lish it as an important and per manent industry capable of prac tically unlimited expansion.!. Attempts have, been made at other places in the United., States to make Roquefort cheese from cow',3 milk, but the product lack ed the peculiar quality contributed by goat's milk and failed to meet market demands.' v , ; ' ' So far as known, this factory at Falls City is . the only one In the United States making Roque fort cheese of goat's milk; and producing a j product meeting 'the highest, test! of market demands equal to the imported article. . There . are thousands of acres of suitable goat pasture . around Falls City which may be purchased at very low prices.!; Iv' , . ', The industry is firmly establish ed and those, desiring to, enter it now will have the advice and as sistance of Jay Branson and Al bert Teal, the two' farmers:1; who have developed the industry to Its present atage. These two men now have kround 460mTlk goatk. ''Agodd milk goat Is. worth around $35. Each goat will produce about 100 ! pounds of cheese annually, worth 50 to 75 cents per pound at the factory. ; Each goat brings twin kids once a year. The kids are led, .by band as are calvea :jonH a dairy ranch. The annual increase of the herd is close to 200 .per cent.. The In crease runs usually:-about ,50-50 male and female!'.. They Sell- at from 93 up to as " high, as $50 each.'v:,;!::;Jri:--: VA ' The feed (necessary to Veep one cow will keep 6- to H, goats.'-, :A goat on range-feed will give 2 to 3 -quarts daily.. They respond CLEANUP! ! White Paint $2.73" per gallon Equal to any mail --orderpaiat i A. F. COURTER & CO. BABY CHICKS Ahite Legliorns, trapnestod, - guaranteed pure Tancred . W get our breeders direct - from Xh Tancred Farms, . . : world's best laying, strain. TEver-Lay Poultry; ;v : Ranch : : FALLS CITY, ORB. Falls City E !'Ore;oa Ciality-.L. mJ Tastrics and Luac!. - ' 4This section is devoted to the industrial development of Falls City, Polk County, Ore. 1 The section will blunder the direction of the Falls City Commercial Club', H. Mather Smith', President and Mrs. Abigal Watt, Secretary. The advertisers in this section are Falls City firms. Each takes pride in advancing the civic and industrial development of the community. Every dollar you spend with them will help build a bigger, better and more prosperous city. . . ' . . . ; - . "4c.Grawf Jennings and Secretary Tierney Watch ( Giants at Their Spring Training at Sarasota, Fla.' z j fix i" i -, i r ' i b , : HJ S - " v . I s i ft j -? " '-' t it Left to right are Hugte Jennings assistant manager; John J. Mc Graw,. who makes a business of piloting the Giants to . champion ships, and Jim Tlorney, secrela.-y of the New.Tork club. : They were to full feed the same as a cow and on grain will produce 4 quarts daily. The 6 or 7 goats, equival ent to a cow, require less care than the" one cow. ' -l v : f V i : .Reckoning 6 goats equivalent to a cow.; the relative .returns will be for the goats: 10 kids, allowing two of f for. death or accident, at an average price of $10 each., or f 100 for. kids; t100 pounds of cheese for each goat, brings 600 pounds, worth a . the- minimum price of 10 cents per pound $300. To this add the value of the kids and the gross return for the year is $400 for the equivalent of one dairy cow. ,r v ' . f -At a" value of $3S each' the 6 goats are worth $210. Compare your r $210 -worth of dairy cow with- the $210 worth of goats to get a concept of the profits of the industry. Remember these fig ures are all quoted at the min imum of market prices for kids and cheese. ;.t'"- k j.. ; Mr. Branson and Mr. Teal, who have' developed this business at Falls City, had.no special train ing. for the goat business. They studied it. from literature and from advice' and instruction direct from' the U. S. department of ag riculture. - .' . The "culture" needed to fer ment the cheese In the "ripening" room is supplied to them free by the United States department of agriculture, and every assistance possible is given them by the gov ernment to establish, the industry on a firm basis and with the end In view of supplanting the' Import ed product with home made cheese of as high or Better quality. : J Mr. Branson says that for many years he' was1 an 'alfalfa and -stock farmer In eastern, Oregon, where he still owns a hay farm. Here he struggled along for many years just barely breaking even, and often not doing' that. He sensed the, wisdom of Jchanglag Jiia line of activity and. began studying the goat business.- Aterv looking the country over, all along the coast from Canada to Mexico, he select ed -this location at Falls City as the one best spot for the ,busf n'ess. "His success has demonstra ted the wisdom of his choice: Mr. Teal was interested In the goat business and was experiment ing with the brick cheese problem when he and Mr. Branson, decided to .try out the ' Roquefort line, as It paid more than twice as much as the brick cheese. They each operate Independent ly but use the same ? "curing house. Their entire product is sold to the Portland Cheese com- R.- Waterkouse k 5 General B'lacksmithln. "JVagon and Jogging Work.- Barili of Falls City ' Capital $15,000.00 . j- C Surplus $5,000.00 General' - Banking: Business lllQLrfaTXOg Agency InternatIonalTailoring : Co. t' --. Clcanins and Prcgsins Wei. Bohle , ' Phone 71 snapped while they were watching the Giants in their early training In Florida and discus&ing plans for the activities of the Giants befbra the regular season opens. . panyv who are ready ; to handle a vastly greater quantity. . The Portland Cheese company pronounce the; Falls City cheese equal to the best Imported variety and is anxious to encourage .the building up of a great industry here in Oregon. - A Goat's milk differs in chemical and mechanical properties some what from cow's milk. It con tains 2 to 3 per cent more solids and from A to 6 per cent more butter fat. The butter fat globules are very much smaller 'and en cased in a much more tender en velope than cow's milk fat, and for this reason,, goat's milk .is highly recommended, for use of invalids and infants. The small, thin , enveloped globule of fat is more easily digestedrequiring but 30- minutes ' As a substitute for a town cow Mr. Branson . says that not . only is the milk richer but the goat requires so much less care end feed as to make it an ideal family source of milk. One good goat will give as much milk as a family will use, . . The goat can be stabled in a small space. It is cleaner in its habits. It will eat much less food and will get most of that food from the back yard. Mr. Branson, Mr., Teal, or the Fall3 City Commercial club will be glad to give any information to those interested in this new and prosperous Industry2, which offers an unusually attractive and profit- able field for activity, and which requires but small capital. t NORTH HOWELL 'i The North Howell Community club ' welcomed members of the Marion Countr Community Fed eration, Thursday 'evening at: the North Howell Grange hall, afjter a short program by the North Howell folks. Dr. Walter IL Brown - eave an interesting talk on the better health of the child ren of , Marlon county." Jessie ,D, McComb, state demonstration leader, Oregon Agricultural; col lege, explained how to can fruit and vegetables. William Teutsch from O AC spoke on "Rural Com munlty Building." IMr. and Mrs. R. O. Dunn and soon and C. S. Morgan were Sun day. afternoon xallers at.W.RUtb- fords'fc , . .. , ., . . ' : . j Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Dunn and daughter, of , Parkersville ; visited Sunday at Leo Dunns'. . . CH and V. Ll Morgan motored to Ashland for a short visit with their uncle. Dr. Brower, returning Saturday. ' f Allen WXesner Is the proud own er of a new bicycle whlchhe re ceived as a iblthday gift from his parents. ;': . . ; Robert - Beer ; lost a valuable horse last week. , : r Mr. Rich of Wisconsin, has been a?, guest "ot Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart. - FALLS CITY CANNING CO. ; Oregon Fruits, Berries -' and Vegetable GENERAL HEWS ITEMS OF A GOOD. LIVE T01VTJ, FALLS CITY More Activity About the Roquefort Cheese Factory, and me uomings ana uoings ana various uuinys ui a ouy, ; Progressive Community-The Clean-Up Campaign Is Getting Along Fine - SuKRostcd for the Boys and Girls Construction, not destruction. It will be much more fan to help build up 'the lawns and plant shrubs on school grounds than to tear up and destroy. Think of the good impression on new pupils and teachers who come to our schools if they find , neat, well cared for grounds surrounding the schools. Think how much hap pier we feel when everything goes Just right. : Why can't the boys and girls have a Maggie , and Jiggs club, with the Maggies all on one side, the Jiggses on the other, to com pete for a small special prize for the best flower box or flower bed on the school grounds? The next regular meeting of the Parent-Teacher association will be held next Monday,' March 80th. Instead of the regular meeting in the high school auditorium there will be a Vstunt" program given inVictory hall, at which a stunt will be given by each of several organizations of the city, and a v,ery " jolly program Is promised. Admission will be ten and twenty cents. Come one! Come all! t Next Wednesday, April 1, will be held the regular monthly meet ing of the school board of district NO. 57. ; : ';- Mrs. Fanny Branson, of the Hazel Dell ranch, is making a shipment ; of the famous Kiwi eggs to a point In Pennsylvania. The Kiwi's are large, with a white downy feather that is soft as silk, and, looks Just like our grand mothers' feather beds used to feel." Their wing feathers are very small, so while the fowls are large and well formed they are unable to fly much more than their own height.' Contrasting these birds' with the active Leg horns one is led to wonder why the same food given to all fowls produces so great contrasts in plumage.1 coloring and character. For poultry does posses character, and if one has ever tried to per suade a contrary hen to sit in a new nest that hen doesn't "feet a good ""character" for her next em ployer, v-;. - ' ' Not many of the friends of Mrs. Albert Teal know she . conducted a f profitable . business ; in raising and selling fowls and eggs from the Black Jersey Giants last year. Mrs. Teal, ls; One of the pioneers with this br)d in the west and now has a. stnall -but . select flock built up, fbr which she recently purchased a; new cockerel from Richmond Highlands, Washington. ; fGrahamrA... Griswold : of Port land was' In town Monday and Tuesday of this week on business connected .'with the Griswold Gjier Lumber company and other Interests here. fc . Mr i and Mrs. G. E. Elle and small daughters visited the county seat Monday afternoon. - Mr. Bern Schults, who is attend ing 'the Eugene Bible school. Is home Tor the Easter vacation. - Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shultx are entertaining their daughter, and husband, Mr. and Mrs. .Hay Mag nuson of Warrenton, for. a few days. From here. Mr. and M rs. Magnuso nwili go to Seattle where they will take steamer for a trip to Alaska, expecting to be away about six months. i rLasf T Wednesday Mr. R. L. Griswold. accompanied by R. M. McDonald, H. S. Smith and E. G. White, drove to Portland to at tend the smoker and -boxing match that evening. ." iMiss Louise Kaufman Is home from Willamette ' university to spend the Easter vacation with her parents. Prof, and Mrs. J. W. L. Kaufman. , Mrs, P. E. Driggs was called to Salem a few days ago owing to the serious illness of her daughter Mrs. Orlo Graves. ' ; Mr. E. C. Griffin, general freight and passenger - agent of the Chicago A -Northwestern Rail road company, with headquarters in Portland, was In town Tuesday on business. : , Mr. and Mrs. A. A- Muck, E. A. Muck and Mrs. M. A., Montgomery made a trip to cio last Sunday. ! John Wagner, - Jr., visited Scio over the week end . , ' On Monday evening, March 23, the ladles of the Christian church entertained the men "or the church at dinner with a program and so cial fconr following. ..There were aboqt;thir)y present to.hoip chris ten the .ney range and cL-er ! n- rpfovements recently in' A FOR THE WEEK and the men feel well repaid for what they have done to help the ladies ' secure the needed equip ment,;.,';; ; s: t ; Miss Gordon, of Dallas ' Is In town today (Tuesday) conducting her regular classes in piano .and vocal music and will remain to play ' accompaniments ' for the operetta, "The Toreadors" '' being put on by. Falls City high school tonight. Mr. O. Aurland nd Dr. R. K. Howe made a trip to Portland and return last Saturday. ' Mr! and Mrs. Harry Dempsey and ; Mr. and . Mrs. Ike Dempsey were guests at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. A,' G. Adams and Mr. and Mrs. O. Aurland last Sunday. The Ladies' Art club met with Mrs. Frank Driggs on Tuesday afternoon, March 10. .. Her home was attractive with great quanti ties of golden -cfaffodills. The gold and white color scheme was also used at the table where a very dainty two course luncheon was served by Mrs. Driggs assisted by Mrs. Lowe attired in similar costumes and wearing prettily fashioned caps. A unique game added to the enjoyment of the af ternoon. Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Dunlop were presented with prizes fdV furnishing the best answers. Those present were Mesdames Dunlop, Criswell, Smith, . Pugh, Kaufman. Lowe, Teal, Thompson, Horn, McDonald, White and the hostess. Mrs. Lowe entertained the Art club in a delightful manner on St. Patrick's day. Shamrocks and greenery were much In evidence, together with ; the bright yellow daffodills in pleasing contrast. The table was artistic with a minature lake in the center surrounded by moss and early spring flowers. A charming little glass house stood on the bank from which one could almost imagine St. Patrick him self coming forth to kiss the blarney stone, which was also in evidence. The place cards r and luncheon were in keeping with the occasion and much laughing com ment was made on the good saint and - the legends connected with him. All present enjoyed the af ternoon very much, assuring the hostess that her St. Patrick day was -a success. The club meets with Mrs. Chas. Frlnk next week. C. E. McPherren and ; BenJ. Kuehn of SHetz were registered at the Falls City hotel Saturday and Sunday. : Richard VanDenBosch, Jr., was a guest at ' Falls City hotel over the week end.: Mrs. J. W. L. Kaufman received a telephone call from her brother-in-law In Seattle, Tuesday after noon, saying that her sister is very 111. She will leave for Seat tle Tuesday night. W. B. Stevens has purchased the herd of milk goats owned by Wm. Lee and will run them this summer with those owned by Al bert. Teal and others. The milk from all these goats will be used in the manufacture of Roquefort cheese. , ; Mr. and Mrs. Teal and Mr. Stev-J ens expect to' Tnove out to the Hitchkins place, " joining Hazel Dell ranch, in about two weeks to take advantage' of the extended range, and to have the, milk from all these goats closer to the plant for cheese manufacture. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Griswold, accompanied by their children and Miss Phyllis Palmer, drove to Salem Sunday afternoon. . Mr. and Mrs. R. VanDenBosch were in from 'their ranch and mill near Pedee last ThuMday. They report ; f arm . work, progressing nicely,3 with most of the seeding of spring grain finished. They will , soon be operating?" the mill to capacity. . - ' ' : - The civic pride committee re port many entries for competition for the prizes offered by the Parent-Teachers association and the Commercial club, and. If all continue with present plans many of the homes around town will soon be smiling in new coats of paint. This . contest t should "also augment the sale of shrubs ' and seeds, for with spring in the air and the'ffrst humming birds wait ing for flowers none can resist the lure of gardening. - : The Buell Mill : company will start operating for the spring just as soon as the roads dry out enough to permit the hauling of lumber. y It la reported that the Eronson This cn ii wl ky eoarteiy of th mill in the Lewisville district will soon be running again. - Richard VanDenBosch, Jr., is the happy owner of a new Chev rolet coach, purchased last week.- The Community club- gave a masquerade dance in Victory hall celebrating St. Patrick's day. The costumes were numerous and in teresting," ranging from those dainty and picturesque to ' the clown and clodhopper. Several prizes were awarded, aftef, which masks were removed and dancing, resumed until twelve o'clock. Frlnk's" orchestra furnished the music. ' -, C P. . Horn, Jr., has arrived from the University, of Oregon at Eugene to spend the Easter vaca tion with his parents. On Wednesday evening, the 18th, the local Rebecca lodge held a "special meeting to exemplify their work for the state president, Mrs. Mary D. Moss, of Klamath Falls. Other visiting officers were the state secretary, Mrs Ora Cos ter, of Dallas, and past president, Mrs. Carrie Hubbard, of Indepen dence. After the regular meeting a banquet was served, and a social hour enjoyed. . . ' Passing of a Soldier of the Civil - : fr War ; .- - . ' James R. McPherren was born In Locke-Brickland, Ireland, in 1843, and was eighty-one .years, ten months and six days old at the time of his passing. ' He came to this country at -an early age. residing in several mid-western states, serving with troops from the state of Iowa during the Civil war. He later resided in Neb raska, coming to Falls City, Ore gon, about five years ago, remov ing a few months ago to Siletz, where he resided .with his wife and son Charles at the time of his death.: b.. - J : ? ; V -, ' Mr. ! McPherren left a widow. two sons, Charles of Siletz and another residing-In the state of Iowa, and five grand children, one of, whom, Danawas with him at tbe..timejpf' .his. death. - The life of this man gives us much food for thought an adopt ed son: o? the United States he loved . her well enough to fight for her continued unity, a kind and loving husband and father he gave of his best to his family, a devoted member of the Methodist Episoopal church he gave of him self and his wordly goods for the support of the church a man who loved his country, his God and his fellow men. What more can we ask? . ;", ' .. . Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal, church in . Falls . City, the pastor, Rev. J. F. Dunlop, of ficiating. Music was furnished by Prof. J.- W.L. Kaufman and Mrs. Marie Lunney. The services at the grave were conducted by the Blue Lodge A. F. it A. M. of which deceased had long been a member. ' On last Wednesday, Rev. A. S. Hehtey of Gresham, superinten dent of the Eastern district, Ep worth. League, M. A. Marcy, pas tor of the M. E." Church at Hills boro, and -Rev. Atchinson. pastor of Jason-Lee Memorial church of Salem, accompanied by .Mr. Himes and another civil fengineer,' visited the property of ,the Epworth League convention purchased last year from Mrs. Nettie Mc Adams, made surveys and ' looked over plans -for' contemplated" Improve ments on this property, and in the nark, and decided to -have - the McAdams house, mored down near the kitchen to.be used as a resi dence for the cooks and -helpers. and to build an addition to the kitchen and dining room this year. They will have the lots purchased from Mrs.. McAdams graded, and have, lawn tennis court and .volley ball courts ready before the in stltute meets this year. If the funds subscribed lor the 'swim ROQUEFORT CEp32S . 'MAKING.-'-:- is an industry peculiar to Falls City conditions. It is made'-of .goats milk. Goats thrive on the native pasture found on the hills about Falls -City ' " Thousands of" acres of cheap logged off lands are here at prices and on terms which are especially attractive to the milk goat industry. The only goats' milk roquefort cheese factory in the United States rs in successful operation here. . . Write JAY BRANSON or ALBEHT TEAL, who own and operate the factory; II. D. . IIAJIMEL, Hst-, Falli .,City Luntsr Cc, FALLS CITY J.1ERCANTILE CO., cr FALLS CITT COmiERCIAL CLUP for further 1 formation ' . - . Associated ladpstrlei. i of Cre;-a mlng pool are paid in rapidly enough the pool will also be con-, structed this year. Mr. . W. B. McKown was trans-, acting business In Portland Satur day." -' " : X ' ' Mrs. Slabel Hatch and son Wil lard, accompanied by Mrs. Jennie M. Cobb and Mrs. J. . F". Dunlop, ' were Salem visitors last Monday. Mrs. Ida Dunnof the Improve ment committee of the Parent- Teacher association ' Visited th9 grade school last Friday afternoon and with - the assistance of the older-pupils began the -campaign ' for beautifying the school grounds by setting daffodils, planting ivy, and other shrubs, and giving things a general clean up. George March wa home from Toledo ' and spent - the week end with Mrs. March, and daughter, Louise.- ... . ' .-' '.' Cheerfulnesa "Cheerfulness is a goodly habit, both.. In Its possessor and, in the world he la born to . face,! f . ZZ: , Mr. and.Mrs. A. F. Meyers and Mr. and Mrs. Hallot L. McMurphy were In Salem Saturday evening attending a dancing party at Schindler's hall. The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church will serve a cafeteria sup per at the church parlors Wed nesday evening, April. 1. Don't forget the art exhibit to be given at the high school, April "1, 2 and 3.' ' The Civic , Pride- committees report great activity among those' making entries for improvements of all kinds. Pupils of the grade school have made numerous en--tries. and others are lining up for, all sorts of entries. Let's all do our best, not-alone to compete for the prizes offered but for the pleasure of having a clean, well kept and'llved in" appearing town. '. , GIVE HOGS MINERALS . Many of the ailments In hog raising . are due to the . lack of minerals in the food. Minerals should be kept before the nogs at all times. Plenty of exercise is also necessary. The following mineral mixture Is recommended by the Oregon Agricultural col lege experiment station, fed either by putting one-tenth pound per day in the hog's ration, or by put ting In a eelf feeder: Slacked coal, 100 pounds; stock salt, 8 pounds; ground none. (fine), 4 pounds; ground sulfur, 1 pound; air slacked lime, 2 pounds'; Glauber's salt, 2 pounds; potassium iodine, 0.4 pound. If slacked coal is not available, woo 1 aehes or charcoal may be sub stituted. Every farm and garden ought to be an experiment station. Help nature to Improve. Natural se lection Is too slow, ; Help the bee boom, and help the poultry boom. They are both healthy booms. V; ;' ' - . Mack's Place Confectionery, ' , Soft i .prints, . - Cigars and Tobacco. ; The Griswold-Gricr ; Lumber Co. SoaglM Fir MUlf st TUXm City, Or. TTMRF. I V fGriswoIi kzhr Co. Gasco' Building, Portland, Ore. very pleasant evening it r