The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, September 21, 1930
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e Valley Agriculturist and His Work
... t- Vt t . i The Diversified Interests of
Jh
Markets
Fine Quality of Stock Pro
duced by Wagner's on
Aurora Farm
AURORA, Sept. 19 A farm
where "Turkeys are Turned into
Dollan" most be an Interesting
lace. provided the magicians
ki nrform the trick, are thor
AnrhlT aliTe to the possibilities
if the feathered mint. Such - a
farm lies along- the Wlllamete
river, north of town, and wajj
nee the home of Territorial
Governor Curry. It is now known
mm vtstpI Rlade and owned 07
Fred and Mrs. Wagner who by
Mrs. Wagner's own words, will
convince you of the satisfaction
felt by both of them, in success
fully overcoming, one by one, the
difficulties encountered in turkey
raisin r. .
"It Is rather difficult to tell
the story of raising turkeys at
Basel Olade Farm without "we
do this" and "we do that.
Eowever we do raise more and
itter turkeys each year, which
after all is our measurement of
success. Turkeys were Introduc
ed as a side line on the farm.
Hot much money was ever ex
pected to result from the raising
f them. This was about six
years ago and today the side line
has become the major operation
ef a 280 acre farm. Our first
year's experience was not much
ef an Incentive for us to con
tinue the business, but it was
enough to get us interested. We
Only raised 40 birds from 15 hens
and one torn. Our poor results
were caused by inexperience,
destruction by predatory animals,
but for most part by letting na
ture takeJts course.
"The next year we decided to
have our eggs hatched by incu
bation. At that time we couldn t
find any one who had had any
experience in Incubating turkey
eggs. We finally persuaded Mr.
Nash of the Nash Duck Farm, to
make the attempt. He was so
successful that we still continue
taking our eggs to him. We til
ed up an old building for a
brooder house and installed a
. fcrnnder. We had many
losses from smothering, but sue
ceeded in raising a few over 250
from OUr original IOUnuauuu
mtru-V Since the most i
lock. omio . . I
lna.a were Caused OJ Biuuiuc -
Kr we decided to seek another
.ort of brooder Through adver-
tTsements we became interesed in
lisemems i ADfiA to
trial Our first
vear's experience with them was
.nonceof nl that we olscaraeu
our o u nvv thev I
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we continue o r-
-wm ue
oar- . . 1 and
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tnma we Talsed over 450
birds We soon aecmeo. iui
-".'a nrbr. to chickens.
and disposed of the few we had
ru. gr there nasn t
ur vri . . A
UlUlur . , .
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from fading ;-aut nom
.iikeTi. are tne cause 01
dreaded turaey "' . 7
i..-a' wa h never naa uj
niien - aid earnestly hope
t never will It is our belief
that It does not pay w
sick turkeys.
We wouia rmuci
the flock.
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'The three most
things in turkey raising
good breeding stoca, Du'llu"-
nd balanced rations, urea; c
r 1,7;; similar to the
..&a in raiernnc our uiwu-
wro:. V " .via... on-
e W r iVVen; to
eraiiv wo " --. -
erally
each torn.
ma n hirflS are
fmm accredited and
purchased
certified hocks mi mo ,
In this way we
run little risk of getung u
birds in our flocks, une cu 1
tA rarefnl in this respect.
and prevention Is tbe only cure.
. Tn iu Blood Tested
Tiia ir wp. olan to have
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HAZEL ME
TURKEYS WIN
n-cVhiA t emDhasfze sanl- calving wiH win three silver me
VmJM!S dais two medals of merit, two
1 v if w months. Our world's records and the presi-
pullets are brooded for the first dent s Aw ""J1" prospect looks better for those shade, too, but loose boards, es
. 1.- with bard-1 tne farm editor of the Linn conn-1 A harft nirvet L..1.11. v..w
tabiM with bard
l" ...il. T o.a.
ware
rinth tons. Tney ieeu
through, wire guards
and
miiK
and water is given hem in filth
proof containers. At two weeks
of age they are movea to suiu
pens witn sun porcuw vi
ware cloth. Here they remain
!?' tne J?"1" S thah.
lives. nere iu" iutj .
loou tnrouKn wire kubjuo.
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two months of age they are mov-
ed to large alfalfa or clover pas-
tures. Their feed is put m large
covered hoppers and
water is
vinbed to the field.
"Balanced rations are a neees-
to all living creatures, nut
Mneclallv so to .turkeys. They
are verv heavy protein eaters
For bis reason one should . use a
mash with heavy protein con
tent in the beginning we usea
the chick mashes and scraten
feed, which were supplemented
by cod liver oil ana ciaooerea
milk. Now. though, were are 1 neyer had any difficulty in ols
aeveral turkey-feeds on tbe mar- posing of our birds, because of
ket. We have our own masn
f ormula which we like very
much. -Since we raise "consider -
able grain, we find it economical
XO use our own iea b ii v
nossible For a small flock it
wold not be practical to mix your
..v rrt man ma.
m
pl ho think nature intendea
the turkey to pick up bis living;
TY,1m mav Ia nmilMit fAf A few
birds, but is-tttterly lmpossiDie
with a large flock.
Mint iu Fed ,
Wa Mnim that nv fnrkevlare welcome to Hasel Olade on
that must fight, hunt and scratch I any week day and we wfH glad-1 laid 109 eggs, they would have
for an existence, is too busy tolly antwer any qneraaVw;';:vJcrJeed t,t0 white grubt la
KAops -- farm
SHE BREAKS BIG RECORDS
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The- "hMwie" above Is Golden
sey cow to hold two world's
Governor Norblad will crown
ercises at the state fair Thursday.
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'Lady, May' to be Crowned
By Governor for Making
Two World's RecordTests
By WENDELL WEBB
"Golden Chief's Lady May,"
only Jersey cow to hold two
world's records simultaneously,
will be crowned as champion by
Governor Norblad at special ex
ercises during the Portland day
program at the Oregon state fair
race track on Thursday, Seplem-'
ber 25.
Two world's records at the
same time that point has been
stressed in dairy cattle and farm
journals throughout the United
States, and has brought to the
L. A. Hnlburt herd of Independ
ence, the acclaim of thousands of
dairymen and others. Interested in
dairying as Oregon's large-scale
industry.
"Lady May," In 805 days, pro
duced 893.89 pounds of butterfat
from 19,992 pounds of milk, be
ginning test at S years 7 months.
Per cent fat was 4.49. The
champion is a large cow, weigh
ing approximately 1150 pounds.
and possesses all the fine
points of the perfect Jersey, plus
m sueuBiu aiiu uam; i '
ouui muii. Miinu bj.
ii v r r nl.v.n. 4-n
u-io ujr v.. . uiv.
the "Jersey Bulletin Dairy
World," published at Indiana-
polls, cites the Hulburt record in
thp. wftrds:
-We haye here an instance of
two world's records going at the
same time; a aemonsirauon oi i
rfipnrd rows who hold their rec-
or,!, throueh rell-balanced milk
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hroot.r 1o ".hnw row "
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In going further into tne
story. Mr. Dickson comments:
"This is the story of a world s
record, and more. It is the story
: of a wonder cow, the story of a
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of a family
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mj.. nkui 99
I ' ,.r w," nt
abiw
times a day and receiving extra
rations. "Lady May." during the
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sUble. She was ted on clover
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meal and a Bttle bone meal.
Until the new fat record was
turned in by "Lady May." ajioUi
n .t.'. u.n.i
er ur" vaw, i wzi n
Mowat." owned by
K.
Hanna-
man, held the
title.
Previous
unii. h nv onrd nf all
. TtAr'. smirv
ages was "Tormentors
Meg." owned by the Sherman
Nursery company or towa.
The Hulburt herd of Z3
am-
mals of all ages has been quality
tested,' and barring accidents in
m-j- -e.
put on thoi nice tender flesh that
a bird fjt. f or the table should
nave. , our turaeys nave ieea
oeiore mem at au times, ana
tney never overeat. Another
cr.!n.l.Df"i "Aw .rL3,-
huiis iu iiiiio "uifc, iua ""t"'
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un irue oi a lew pat wiiu
I large flock it Is almost a night
tsd day proposition, for the first
two months period.
Still another belief Is. that
tney require no equipment, 'inis
mated by leading authorities that
It requires one dollar's worth of
equipment for each bird. That
te, a plant capable of raising
10(50 blrda Wnnld NMt 11000
This Is a very conservative fig-
1 nre. At Hazel Glade old build-
1 Ugs hat were on he place are
1 being nsea. so far we nave
1 superior quality. Private custo-
1 mers consume all we raise. This
1 1 fortunate because of the low
1 price of the wholesale market
ior iu iasr kw yara. , w one
contemnlatlnir entering the bus-
1
mess, we would say, grow into it.
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to be learned about turkeys, we
find ourselves laming something
n irh vnav TarVm ir, nn.
questionably harder: to raise than
chickens. However we find K
I an interesunsr business. ' visitors
nome - - uvesiocK
r-
Chiefs Lady Mar, only Jer
records at the same time.
her champion ai special ex
North Howell Com
Club Will be 'Good
Sports,9 Word
NORTH HOWELL, Sep.
80. The corn club boys
met at the grange hall Mon
day evening for m serious
business session. The ser
ious part smed to be
that the corn planted In the
spring and carefully tend
d all summer would not be
ripe enough to enter the
tlub exhibits at the state
fair next week.
It was agreed however
Siat each one of the ntm
ers should make an entry
tnyway because this la part
t club work and it would
e the sporting thing to do
whether they won or not.
H OUTLOOK
The great drought which has
extended over much of the eoun-
ir nas lmprovea ine mariei ui-
With the total nroductinn of
Uroi in tb United State blnr
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less than averaee. it is eenerallv
expected that the cash Income of
an farmers combined will be
oomewhat larger than seemed
ijkeiv befor Deduction was cur-
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taild by the weather. Oregon la
of a few states that give
IB6C, UUl lll'V HUTaUIBKO i3 Ull-
wi JW""Mi J m wv prices
beg rece,Ted for mOBt,of the
i iixiTJorTanT raTnornniTiPS. in fptj-
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eral. however, the situation and
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outlook is much better In Oregon
than in many states.
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cuo, uu uvy i cBjie-
Flaxseed estimates have been
snarpiy reaucea. luiie iruus ana
vegetables naveoeen , damaged
na aern Deans win yeid less,
but In general the feed crops
have been damaged more than
the food crops.
The estimated 1930 United
States total crop, as of September
1, was 339 million bushels, or 20
million less than last year. On
this basis. th imnl-r nt it to-
tt win ka k 9a Tnininn
J bushels less than last year,
1 quality is generally poor ex-
cept in the western states where
growing conditions for potatoes
have been more favorable.
With the per capita supply of
late potatoes apparently even
smaiier man in tne price
wm .w yvvHivvu vvr mi a
than earlier In the season. Just
wnat tne trend or potato prices
may be remains to be seen, but
gome idea of the relationship be-
tween farm prices for poUtoes
1 and United States production dur-
tog. tfle past tea years mtlJ be
d from the accompanying
rhirt
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For the whole country, the to
tal production of tame and wild
bay this year Is estimated at only
about 94 million tons, compared
with about US million at the low-
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records were begun C7 years ago.
and the supply of corn Is short.
Demand for. hay -has picked up
and there Is some tendency for
prices 4o advance in the main def
icit and ahipping districts.
Toad is Friend
Oi Gardeners
RALEIGH. N. C (AP) tf
you want your garden free of In
sects, rive the toad -big . hand.
1 1r w . to r-talf hoad nf
" ,Dr 5? E '. M-6' "f ?!
nam nomas! r.mm smrfimninsrw n r
the deparnaeht of entomology at
Krth Paii. Rt.t- AniilVa
l Moru carouiia state co u eg e.
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ne ,toad 'ooa
I appetite 18 SlmOSt beyond Dellef.
I r ye y
"uei w watt in m. yara m
I "ve nignts. it eacn e uese -ss
I Pairs of beetles, had lived and
DECLARED IMPROVED
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State Club Leader Announc
es More Than a Score
Of Teams to Enter
Nearly score of livestock
lodging teams from 4-H clubs
throughout the state will com
pete for valuable prises at the
Oregon State fair here, Sept. it
to 28, it was announced today by
H. C. Seymour of CorvalHs, state
club leader.
Competition within the conn
ties has been unusually keen,
with the result that teams select
ed this year will represent the
finest talent available In all dls-
4111018," he declared.
Scores ef special premiums are
offered In the 4-H division, In
addition to more than $6,000 In
cash crises and 100 scholarships
to a short course at Oregon"
State Agricultural college. Vain
able awards recently announced
Include a Holstein calf from the
Mount Angel college, farm! Jer
sey calf from the Tiddlewlnks
farm at Oregon Cltyj guernsey
calf from the Oregon Guernsey
cattle club: and a pure-bred Ox
ford Down lamb from C. P. :Ki
ser of Harrlsburg. The animals
will be given to the champion 4
H club members In their respect
ive divisions.
Counties which already are as
sured of judging teams at the
state-wide event include Benton,
Clackamas, Gilliam, Hood River,
Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Linn,
Marlon, Multnomah, Polk, Sher
man, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union,
Washington and Yamhill, accord
ing to Mr. Seymour,
Community Day, Monday, Sep
tember 22, will officially open
the 9th annual Oregon State ex-
positron
Concessionaires and exhibitors
already are on the grounds and
booths are rapidly being erected
in preparation for the more than
100,000 expected to attend the
event.
The stock -show, automotive
display, poultry exhibit, 4-H
club and county displays, and the
"disease-free" showing of cattle,
first of its kind in the United
States, will be larger than - any
heretofore attempted, with indus
trial exhibits showing a similar
gain, Mrs. Ella 8. Wilson, secre
tary of the state board, declared
today.
The horse show, 4o be held
each evening of fair week and In
the afternoon of Sunday, Sep
tember 28, will include the most
valuable animals ever shown
here, according to A. P. Fleming,
manager of this division
" "ow win equal u not ex
9m i m . a .
cero Bnyming 01 us Kinu ever
held west of the Mississippi," he
stated
Plans for Sunday, September
28, Include an address in the in
door arena, with accompanying
services appropriate to the occa
sion, it was announced today. All
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"v' '"-'"
on the free program at the-horse
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races jhcb nnernoon, wiio oiner
amusements of all kinds open day
and ni nt wln be eld
i x ueeaay, weanesaay, Tnursaay,
i rTiaay ana saturaay or fair week
the
ferrla whei will add n rh An
tne tramp of thousands of feet
will re-echo throughout the build-
lngs and walks, while a well-
known orchestra will provide mu
sic for a dance each evening,
The keenest competition ever
evident here is assured for the
$97,000 In prizes, while the in
terest of the entire west will be
centered on the many new fea-
tures included in tiffs year's expo-
sition. Mrs. Wilson declares.
mer. "
Dr. Metcalf suggests that toads
can be readilv increased bv hnild-
ing- permanent nools with water
plants In which the amphibians
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where It is nj.ee and cool in mid-
day, wlirsuit them nicely.
BLUE GRASS RAISED
LONDON, Ohio (AP) Ken-
I tucky's almost exclusive claim to
menaced by
other midwest states notably
Ohio.
Pasture lands la Ohio are pro
ducing large Quantities of tbe
valuable seeds and other states,
including Missouri, Iowa and Ne
braska, have "cut In on aa in-1
dustry that once was Kentucky's
own.
Increasing necessity for mid
west farmers to turn every. Item
of farm production Into cash Is
believed responsible for the prac
tice ' of harvesting blue grass
seed. Average yields la Kentucky
are 10 .bushels an acre, while
Ohio fields produce from three to
16 bushels.
ANOTHER ITALIAN
FLORENCE, Italy, Sept. 19.
f API Roberto RorbertL Italian
heavyweight boxing champion em
barked today from Genoa for New
York to engage la a series
bouts;
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PASTURES
Valley
Alfalfa Weevil
Control Subject of
Public Hearing
AH who are Interested In
the alfalfa weevil situation
In Oregon are urged to at
tend the meeting which has
been called by the Oregon
State Board of Horticulture
to be held in Portland Oc
tober 9, accordinfj to the
announcement made by
Charles A. Cole, secretary
of the board.
The advisability of the
boards abandoning the al
falfa weevil quarantine sta
tions in eastern Oregon win
be discussed at this public
hearing which will take
place at 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning,' October O, In
the assembly room on the
seventh floor of the Oregon
building on the corner of
Fifth and Oak streets la
Portland.
Tl
Farm East of Salem Offers
Interesting Study of
Many Activities
By MRS. G. F. KORINEK .
Papers all over the state the
past day or so printed news dis
patches from the California state
fair at Sacramento, stating that
Reick Bros;, of Macleay, Oregon,
swept the field In the Berkshire
swine division there. This was
not surprise to those who
know the Reick's and the kind of
stock they have. Not only do
they have good hogs, but fine
cattle and horses as- well. '
It is indeed a pleasure to visit
this estimable family, consisting
of the father, mother, two daugh
ters ana lour sons at home. They
have a fine large home, with
modern conveniences. The fath
er has turned the farm over to
the four brothers, each has his
own part of the -farm work to
do. Paul, and Walter have
charge of tbe general farm work,
planting and harvesting the
crops, ete. They plant clover, al
falfa, oat and vetch hay. This
year they bad 45 acres of hay
and got about 150 tons. The
beet field was one of 16 acres.
They took 68 loads, or 4 tons
off this. Their oats this year
were unusually fine.
They are always anxious to
show the visitor the "power" for
their farming operations, 10 fine
horses, always kept in the best
of condition. They keep their
place well fertilized, using about
two tons of lime to the acre, and
from experience contend that It
is cheap. One - thing that es
pecially appals to a visitor is
how clean the barns and barn
yard is. Many a city front yard
s not so clean and well kept as
their barn yard.
Hogs Win Often
Arnold has charge of the hogs.
Swede" as he is called by his
brothers, starts out early in the
fall with his show stock. And he
always brings home first honors.
He has a collection of gold,
bronze and silver medals that
speaks for Itself. Also silver
liver cups of many styles. The
past four years he has been ex
hibiting his Berkshires at live
stock shows in Chicago, Kansas
City, Utah, he American Royal
Livestock show, he Paclfio Inter
national show and others. The
first show visited or the first
fair Is in California, from there
he follows a circuit and is gone
from home for three months.
He has many Interesting things
to Jell upon his return home, as
for Instance the time he was in
California, when he left the
train for lunch, and coming back
later found that in some way the
door of the stock car .containing
his prize hogs had been opened
and some of his finest stock had
started out to see the town. But
he quickly had them back again
and he is the boy who can do It,
as last year he won a handsome
prize at Riverside, Calif., when
he exhibited his hogs and when
he carried off first honors at a
'hog calling contest" over the
radio. The Reick hogs which
won this year at Sacramento
were: Waldo Hills Dumfounder,
senior and grand champion boar;
waiao hiuis juonarcn, reserve
champion boar; Waldo Hills
King, reserve champion Junior
boar; Waldo Hills Belle, reserve
champion sow; Dumfounder's
Belle 31st, Junior champion sow;
Waldo Hills Gypsy, senior arid
grand champion.
Dairy Herd Fine
Herman Reick is tbe dairyman.
There are 45 head of cows and
about 35 head of heifers under
hi supervision. The average
production pebr cow Is 37
pounds of milk per day. The
cows are boused in a modern
sanitary barn and their milk is
bandied In tbe most careful and
sanitary .manner. The milking
machines, sterilizers, etc., .are of
the latest and most satisfactory
models.' Water is furnished the
cows la Individual sanitary
drinking cups. It-Is very inter
esting to see just-how the milk Is
taken' care of: .The fine cooler
which leaves tbe milk just the
right temperaure; bow carefully
the milk cans are washed with
boiling water, how clean the. milk
house it. Ones first thought It
"I wish I knew that the milk-
was using was handled -as clean
and as careful as this milk.?
"Shavings' Are Com
Reick brothers tell about tbe
woman from town who visited
the farm. She asked questions
about everything, which tbey
courteously answered. Bat when
she asked, "Why do you give the
cows those shavings?" That was
Willamette
on
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Farmers
PRIME KNOWS SECRET
Good Honey not a Matter of Chance or Luck
m a sk
LfiARNS BY
By BEULAH H. CRAVEN !
I. N. Prime who has been
keeping bees for 38 years pos
sesses a fund of interesting ana
practical information on how to
get well flavored honey, and ffow
to eliminate the strong, unpleas
ant sorts. He has found tnai
bees do not care much for dog
fennel which is often quotea as
the basis for undesiraoie iocai
valley honey. "If there is any
thing else for tnem to wora on,-
says Mr. Prime, "tney win avoiu
d,og fennel."
He does not pur on nis supers
In anrinr until the heaviest sea
sonal rains are over, as too much
rain inclines the honey to oe
thin and watery with a tendency
to sour,, and lacking in iiavor.
The time of course varies witn
the season, and be prefers to let
10 days to two weeks or clear
weather Intervene as an Indica
tion that weather conditions
have settled. However, he le
guided also by the appearance:
of white clover blossoms, and
when these bloom freely even If
rain continues, he says it is time
to "cap" the hives.
Should the bee-keeper become
neaiixent and fail to put on the
supers until dry weather has ad
vanced, he finds that tne noney
croo Is reduced appreciamy, ac
cording to Mr. Prime. Vetch,
alslke. white clover and sweet.
clover, he believes, make the
best flavored honey, aid seem
to be what the bees are particu
lar! fond of working on. If al
lowed to fill the supers in good
too "much. The poor thing didn't
know that those shavings were
only corn huBks, or ensilage.
They have two large silos which
are always filled.
There is a demand for both
their cattle and hogs from all
parts of he United States for
breeding purposes.
Mrs. Reick takes a Just pride
In her turkeys and chickens, and
her two daughters are kept busy
taking care of the house. While
their address Is Macleay. they
are only about two miles west
and a little north of the Catholic
school at Shaw.
Bits for Breakfast:
(Continued from page 4)
the ring she gave me. They are
all that I have left of the life I
ran away from. But I have kept
them. That Is my private bet
with the fate that has leered and
said nothing that has given me
my freedom at a price.
"No price was too high, and I
paid it. If I am discovered
through them, if I am forced to
meet what I haven't the courage,
to face of my own free will then
this record will be found. I shall
be out of it by then, for they'll
be forced to kill me before they
can lock me up. Perhaps that is
what I really want the thing
that I lack the courage to seek,
the thing that I know, if it came,
would fight with my last
breath to escape."
The writing ended abruptly,
with a firm, clear signature, "Da
vid de la Montanya."
"Gosh! " Peter breathed.
stretching his cramped fingers
He stared In silence at the paper
for a moment, then thrust bis
hastily scribbled copy Into his
pocket and handed the original
to Simpson. "This goes to you,"
he said, "but I don't know that
you're called- upon to tell any
body about it until you're asked
and you won t be asked until
after the .Herald has come out
with a big fat extra.
"I ve got to beat it back to the
office as fast as I can get there
and spill all .this to Jimmy. I wish
you'd come along, .sheriff. We've
got to figure a big picture lay
out, and you ought to be in it."
As Bossy chugged away from
the curb, Peter turned to Aline.
"We sure did leave that coun
ty treasurer wondering what It's
all about," he chuckled. .
"I'm still wondering what
some of it's about," Aline re
minded him.
Tou had It Just about right,
when tou doped it out at the
lodge last night," Peter said. "The
rest of It you can read in- to
night's Herald, page one."
Will will you have to go
over it all again my part of it?"
Aline asked anxiously.
"That's dead," Peter announc
ed with finality. "Old stuff. The
news is dead long live the newsl
Nobody outside of Hangtown will
remember in another year that
Aline Everett ever made .the
front page In her life and I sup
pose you'll- get Max to sell the
ranch and move ' away from
Hangtown."
No." said Aline quietlyv "I'm
going to stay on."
What7 " Peter Jerked Bossy to
a' full atop In his astonishment.
Yes," Aline repeated. "I'm go
ing to leam to live with these
people with the people who re
member."
"But you can't! Do you mean
to say you'll stay there, day after
day, within sight of the place
where where it all happened?"
-I mean Just that? Aline low
ered her voice so that the sheriff.
on the back seat, could not hear.
"Don't yon tee It's' the only thing
for me to do 7 it's the one way
to make Max absojutely sure that
--thai bis faith In me was Justi
fied. He's believing It "now be
cause he wants to believe it- Bat
if X stay, he'll believe It because
he'll think I eouldn't possibly
stay there otherwise. Ity will he
the final proof. X can stand any
thing for the sake of that."
"Lord," Peter breathed, The
OBSERVING
season the bees will have stored
a generous honey crop before-the
dog fennel blooms, ana Mr.
Prime removes his noney ior
home and commercial purposes
at this time.
"I got my first start of bees
when I cut a bee-tree in Fur
nace county, Nebraska, and for
many years was in the business
extensively. In recent years i ao
not keep many bees as so many
swarms are lost annually from
foul brood. Opinions differ as
to the cause of this bee menace,
but I incline to the belief that it
is due to the spray used on fruit
trees. The bees gather much of
their food for the young bees off
the fruit blossoms, and in my
years of observation of their
ways and habits I am convinced
that the young are poisoned In
this manner. I have often no
ticed that where heavy spraying
of local orchards is followed by
a hafd rain my bees are less
likely to develop foul brood, be
cause I think the rain washes off
the virulence of the spray. It is
said that bees are not profitable
in fruit sections such as Hood
River: and in certain areas of
California spraying is prohibited
at certain times that are consid
ered most unfavorable to the
welfare of the beee."
Mr. Prime Is noted locally for
the excellence of the honey his
bees produce, and be affably ad
vises: "Don't leave it to chance,
A little forethought and super
vision will qualify your honey
desirably."
stories that you can't print! Tou
are a brave woman, Aline."
The sheriff had caught Peter's
last words. He leaned forward,
and his big hand rested on Al-
ine's shoulder.
"The boy's right," he said
"Tou have got nerve and I al
ways, did admire nerve. I think
Xaf7and the Hangtown folks will
get along fine."
But Peter's mind had already
leaped ahead. Aline and the sher
iff had ceased to be human be
ings they existed only as items
in the story whose lead was al
ready taking shape in his mind
He left them in the Herald wait
ing room and advanced to Jim
my's desk in a long, loping stride
his battered felt hat Jammed ov-
er one eye.
"Got it!" he announced with a
vehemence that caused Jimmy to
lift the ruler suspended over the
yellow dummy of the next edi
tion. "Get Andrews. The sheriff's
outside. Andrews can get his pic
ture on the roof. That, with the
staff In the morgue, will carry
the first run story."
"It might help," Jimmy said
crossly, "if you'd begin with what
you're talking about."
'Sheriff Bill Simpson old
time mining stuff. The sleuth ofl
Hangtown county that stayed on
the job and solved the Mortison
murder mystery. I've got a con
fession from the man that did the
killing, and a full statement of
Mortlson's that he left in a safe
deposit box in the bank. I'll give
it to you as soon as I can get to
the typewriter. But Andrews will
have to beat it up to Hangtown
and get pictures of Lynn and
Schnltzler.
"Schnitzler ran out on us once,
but he won't this time. Andrews
can take the sheriff and Mrs. Ev
erett up with him I won't have
time. But I'll fix it with the sher
iff to serve Schnitzler with a sub
poena and tell him it means he's
got to stand for a picture or I'll
hexe him worse than he ever got
in his life!"
"Hexe him?" Jimmy thrust his
eye shade back until it stood up
behind his ears. "Hell's bells, Pe
ter, If you can't talk sense, I
haven't got time to listen to you."
"It s the sweetest little yarn
you ever saw," Peter said with
yearning tenderness, "and it's
ours all ours. That is 'all ye
know on earth and all ye need to
know' as old Johnny Keats re
marked in an off moment."
Peter flung himself on the
typewriter with a ferocity that
sent Its Bhrouding rubber coVer
spinning across the floor. He was
dimly aware of Jimmy's raucous
voice, shouting for Andrews. A
copy boy appeared at his elbow,
and he thrust the accumulated
sheets Into his outstretched hand.
That'll hold 'em for today,"
he sighed at last, and strolled
with exaggerated calmness to
Jimmy's desk.
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POULTRY HOUSE
IS KiDEM
Elmer Minch at Roberts has
New Building Said Last
Work In Planning
i
By MRS. H. B. CARPENTER
ROBERTS, Sept. 19 Elmer
Minch has built a fine new poul
try house which measures 18x0
feet. The building faces east to
protect the hens from the south
wind and rain. The entire floor
is made of cement, making it
practically rat proof.
One unique feature of thff
building is the feed room which'
occupies a space In the middle,
saving work to get supplies. On!
either end Is a large airy com
partment with up-to-date equip
ment to meet all the needs of
hens.
In one of these divisions there
are now 225 beautiful Barred
Rock pullets which are beginning
to lay. In the other end are 123
older hens that are laying in
spite of the moulting season be
lng on.
Mr. Minch has been raisins
Barred Rock hens for five years.
He began with a flock of 75 hens
and gradually increased to more
than 400. He sells eggs for hatch
lng practically all the yea
around.
Mr. Munich raises all the train
that he feeds and says he realises
a much better price than if sold
directly on the market. He feeds
a mixture of wheat and oats and
adds some corn in tha winter.
He prefers the Barred Rocks'
to smaller breeds as they bring a'
better price, weigh heavier and
with good care, careful selections
and breeding will produce their
full share of eggs.
"It's a pretty good yarn," Jim
my said slowly, "a pretty good
yarn." How about a follow for
tomorrow?"
Peter beamed with uttermost
contentment.
"I've got the whole worhs," he
said. "All the other papers can
do is to pick us up and wonvf
where we got It." His face, was
covered with dust and lined withi
fatigue but his gray eyes were
shining wells of light. "1 say
Jimmy, about the money
Jimmy thrust a printed blanlf
across the desk.
"Make out an expense account
and add something to it for tha
mental anguish you've been cauF
ing me," Jimmy grunted. "A fat
lot your country sheriff had to
do with it!" he added caustically.
"Oh, the sheriff's a good egp,"
Peter assured him. "Besides th
best part of every &4cry is tna
pa that doesn't get Into the pa
per." "And that reminds me. Ljnn's
trial can't be set ftr two or thrro
weeks yet. Howibout nay taking
a vacation?"
His tired eyes focused on the
distance beyond the local room
wall.
"I'd like to take Bo?? and
Barbara and go off come plr.ee
where I wouldn't even look at a
paper," he said dreamily.
"And if a murder broke on niy
doorstep, I'd just turn over and
tell them to go take the story to
the Times."
"Like hell you wouhi!"
"It's the truth!" Peter flarfd.
"It wasn't my fault that I got
dragged into a shooting match
the very day I landed in Hang
town." He turned to his desk and flung
the cover across his typewriter
with vindictive force, as if he
wished that he might never ea
its keys again.
But when he faced Jimmy
again, his eyes were bright with
a wistful, boyish pride. "Say,
Jimmy, that lead on today's story
' It was a pretty good yain,
wasn't it?"
THE END.
Egan Brothers
To Finish hop
Crop Wednesday
WACONDA, Sept. 20 The
Eagan -brothers have finished har
vesting their crop and Bert Jonfi
expects to be through next Wed
nesday. Over 100 people are
employed in the Jones' yard.
Saturday will be the last ia of
picking at Allyn Nusom's.
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