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HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
SAVES STATE $5,000.
Result of Private Investigation by State
Land Commissioner West.
Salem By conducting a special in
vestigation on his own account. State
Land Agent Oswald West saved-the
state some $5000 last week. Last
spring the State Land Board sold a
section of newly surveyed land at auc
tion and the successful bidder offered
$14.25 per acre. The land was heavi
ly timbered and was favorably locat
ed. As soon as the sale had been
made it became known that several
persons had filed homestead claims
i;pon the land and claimed to have
made settlements before the . land
was surveyed. If they made actual
settlement before survey they could
hold the land and the state would
lose it, being entitled to lieu land in
stead. As the land is valuable and
had been sold at a good price, Mr.
West undertook to establish the
state's title. He made inquiry as to
the persons who filed the homestead
entries and from what he learned of
the occupation and place of abode he
had reason to doubt whether they
had made settlement at the time al
leged by them. He learned further
that the men had been voting in Al
bany during the time they claimed a
residence back in the mountains.
With this information in his posses
sion he met the homesteaders with
the suggestion that they cease to as
sert a claim to the land. They de
murred at first, but when West gave
them a hint of the evidence m his
possession and backed this up by fil
ing contests in the General Land Of
fice they came forward with relin
quishments, thus leaving the state
with clear title to convey to the pur
chasers at auction sale.
Mr. West's experience shows what
can very often be done in the way of
overthrowing homestead entries made
by speculators if some one interested
will take the trouble to investigate
the facts regarding the entry and the
term of residence.
bTOCK OUTLOOK IS BKIdrlT.
M1d Winter in Malheur Mas Enabled Cat
tle to Keep in Condition.
Ontario Now that there is pros
pect for a "break-up" in the weather,
stockmen are beginning to discuss
their prospects for 1904. The heavy
loss of stock last spring on account
of the weak condition of the animals,
occasioned by scarcity of hay and
feed combined with the 'high price
paid for hay last fall and the low
price of stock caused gloomy fore
bodings as to the year 1904.
But the winter has been mild, al
lowing the stock to consume the hay
without waste,, and to put on flesh
rapidly, so that when spring opens
they will be well prepared to pull
through the mud to do their feeding
on the- new pastures. There will be
good reasons to expect large increase
with little loss.
The mildness and short duration of
the winter weather will result in con
siderable hay left unfed and to be
sold by the stockmen to other buyers.
With 1903 hay on hand the ranchers
will sell the new crop of hay at a
lower price than last fall. The cattle
men are expecting an advance in
prices, so that with all these condi
tions in their favor the future is
much brighter than it was last fall.
5ELLINQ QRAND RONDE APPLES.
Many Carloads are Now doing East
Uood Sale in Oregon.
La Grande The fruit growers of
the Grand Ronde who did not dispose
of all their apples in the fall are now
disposing of them in large quantities
at from 35 to 40 cents per bushel for
the Eastern markets. The Blue
Mountain Fruit Company, of La
Grande, now has a large force of
packers at work, and many carloads
are being shipped East, while many
of them are being sold in Oregon. The
Oregon apples are in great demand in
the Eastern markets.
Many of the fruit growers in the
valley are preparing to set out young
apple trees this spring, and most of
them are of the winter varieties, in
cluding the Jonathans, Roman Beau
ties. York Imperials and Yellow New
towns. L. Oldonberg. one of the big
gest fruit growers near La Grande,
set out 3500 young trees last fall, and
the remainder of the order, 2000 more,
will be set out in the spring. This
amount will cover 120 acres.
Will Build M1U at Paradise.
Enterprise James Winters, who
lives in the Paradise country at the
extreme north end of this county, was
in Enterprise recently, stating that
persons in his vicinity are making
preparations to build a new flouring
mill at "Paradise the coming spring.
They expect to have the mill com
pleted by harvest time. This will
be a great convenience for the people
of that section, as they have neen
heretofore compelled to haul their
grain 40 miles on a wagon to get it
to a mill, some bringing it to Lostine
and Enterprise, while others haul to
the mills at Asotin and Lewiston.
Wallowa Herds Depleted by Cold.
La Grande Reports come from
Wallowa County that a number of
sheep have been lost from the herds
in that county this winter on account
of the cold, and in -some places the
t attle have Offered intensely. There
have been no" reports as yet of the loss
of sheep or cattle in Union County,
and in many places in the valley cat
tle have had good picking the great
er part of the winter. The farmers
all report an abundance of dry feed,
and the cattle never, was in better
condition than they ate this winter.
Plows are Started.
Pendleton Because of springlike
weather many farmers have already
started their spring plowing. This is
nearly two weeks earlier than in pre
vious years. Very little spring
wheat sowing will be done this year,
as a large acreage was planted last
fall. .
GRASS IS GROWINQ IN QRANT.
Winter Has Been Very Mild Miners Ex
pect Early Clearing Off of Snow.
Canyon City The cold storm that
prevailed so generally near the Pacific
section during the past week was
hardly perceptible here. Although
much snow has fallen it has been
mostly on a rising temperature.
Grass is growing nicely on the pro
tected slopes, and a large number of
horses are still running on the range.
Some of these are thin, but many of
them are in good condition. All dan
ger of a serious feed shortage has
probably past, but stablemen and
others who must buy are compelled
to pay $16 per ton.
Grazing, farming and mining will
probably have one of the best . sea
sons for a good many years. Old
miners say that there is now more
snow in the mountains than they ever
saw before at this season of the year.
In the near-by mountains it lies on
the ground at a depth of 1 feet, and
on the higher ranges is four or five
feet deep. As it is' mostly' loose it is
likely to melt early in the season, and
miners expect to be able to start
operations earlier than for several
seasons past.
EXPENDITURES WERE LESS.
The Secretary of State Hears From All
the County Clerks.
Salem Secretary of State Dunbar
has received the last of the annual
reports of County Clerks, showing the
expenditures of the several counties
for the year 1903, except for road pur
poses. The reports show that in the
state as a whole the expenses were
$100,000 less than for 1902, the de
crease being due largely to the ab
sence of election expenses, the repeal
of the scalp bounty law, and a re
duction in miscellaneous expenses.
In 1902 Baker County's expenses
were swelled by reason of the ac
quirment of the Panhandle country
from Union County. Morrow- County
had an expense of $47,634 in 1902 for
a new court house and has $10,000 ex
pense on the same account in 1903.
In 1901 Wheeler County had an ex
pense of $11,000 for a new court
house.
Baker's School Evhiblt Ready.
Baker City The school exhibit for
Baker City, to be sent to the St. Louis
Exposition, has been made up. It is
said to be the best exhibit ever sent
to any exposition by the schools of
this city. Baker City schools cap
tured a medal at the World's Fair
and the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo, and the members" of the
school board and Superintendent
Churchill have good reason to hope
that when the medals are awarded at
St. Louis this fall the Baker City
schools will not be overlooked. The
exhibit will be sent to St. Louis some
time during next month.
Power From the Walla Walla.
Pendleton The Washington & Ore
gon Power Company, which will fur
nish electricity for Walla Walla,
Pendleton and other towns, has ap
propriated 9000 inches of water from
the Walla Walla river. From the
source to the plant site, just above
Weston, in the Blue mountains, a 50
inch feed pipe will be laid, covering
a distance of six miles. The plant
will be constructed at a cost of $150,
000. Isaac Anderson and eastern
capital are back of the company.
Reorganizing State Oranges.
La Grande J. Voorhees, of Wood
burn. Ore., is in La Grande for the
purpose of organizing a grange for
the State of Oregon. Mr. Veorhees'
intention is first to make a complete
canvass for membership and at a
later date call a meeting and com
plete organization. Twenty years
ago there were four prosperous
grange organizations in Union Coun
ty, and Mr. Voorhees intends to" re
establish them,
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Milling quotations: Walla
Walla. 75c; bluestem. S081c; Val
ley. 79 80c.
Barley Feed. $21 per ton; brew
ing. $22; rolled, $22.
Flour Valley, $3.753.85 per bar
rel: hard wheat straights. $3.90
4.10: clears. $3.553.75; hard wheat
patents. $4.204.50; graham, $3.75;
whole wheat, $4; rye flour, $4.50
4.75.
Oats No. 1 white. $1.101.12;
gray. $l.071.10 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran. $18.5019 per
ton; middlings. $26; shorts. $19.50.
20: chop. $18; linseed, diary food. $19.
Butter Sweet cream butter, 32c
per pound; fancy creamery, 30c;
choice creamery. 25271c; diary
and store, nominal.
Butter fat Sweet cream, 31c; sour
cream. 29c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12
124c per pound: springs, small. 14
144c: hens. 1213c; turkeys, live,
1516e per pound: dressed. 1820c;
ducks. $S9 per dozen; geese, live,
8c per pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins. 14c;
Young America. 15c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2627c per
dozen.
Vegetables Turnips. 80c per sack;
corrots. S0c; beets. $1; parsnips, $1;
cabbage, l?42c; red cabbage, le;
parsley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes,
$l.502.00 per crate; cauliflower. 75c
S?$l per dozen; beans. 15c; celery,
B5c per dozen; pumpkins, lc per
pound; cucumbers. $2.z5 per dozen.
1.75 per sack, growers' prices.
Potatoes Fancy, 7590c per sack;
common. 6075c; sweets, 24c in
sacks. 2c crated.
Hops Choice. 27 29c per pound;
prime. 25c; medium. 24c.
Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern
Oregon. 1215c; mohair, 3235c.
Beef Dressed. 67c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 67c; lambs,
7c.
Veal Dressed, small, 89c; large,
56c.
Pork Dressed, 8H7c.
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MONEY ON WASHSTAND-lh
Witness In Benson-Hjde Land Fraud
Case Makes Revelations.
Washington, Feb. 15. The federal
grand jury in this city is listening to
testimony in the famous Benson-Hyde
land fraud cases, and from evidence
already submitted Secretary Hitch
cock is confident that a number of in
dictments will result.
One of the most important witness
es yet examined is a clerk in the gen
eral land office, who admitted he had
co-operated with Benson and had fur
nished him with advance information
whenever the department was prepar
ing to create forest reserves. This
clerk's services were engaged by Ben
son, so it was testified, during one of
Benson's visits to Washington. When
the two had reached an understand
ing the clerk was invited to call on
Benson at his hotel.
After a brief conversation Benson
asked his visitor if he would like to
wash his hands. Taking the hint, the
clerk stepped into the bathroom,
found a $100 bill on the washstand
and promptly appropriated it. He
testified that after subsequent visits
to Benson he found large sums of
money in his overcoat pocket, and at
other times when Benson was in San
Francisco he received money at dif
ferent times through the mails. No
letter accompanied the funds, which
were invariably inclosed in blank en
velopes. So great became the demands of
Benson for information that this
clerk found it necessary to employ a
confederate, and it is then believed
that Harlan, who was chief of the for
estry division at the time, was taken
into the scheme. Together these two
men, it is alleged, by utilizing a
cipher code furnished by Benson,
kept the San Francisco office advised
whenever and wherever reserves
were to be created, and gave them
such other inside information as would
assist them in their operations.
WENT TO D6ATH BRAVELY.
Russian Bands Played .National Airs as
the Chemulpo Battle Was Begun.
Nagasaki, Feb. 15. The survivors
from the Variag and the Korietz, the.
Russian cruisers that were sunk by
the Japanese fleet at Chemulpo last
Tuesday still remain on board the
British cruiser Talbot, me Italian
cruiser Elba and the French cruiser
Pascal.
The situation is becoming acute, as
the Japanese have twice made de
mands on the commanders of the
three foreign vessels that the Rus
sians be surrendered as prisoners of
war. The captain of the Talbot, be
ing the senior naval officer, ach time
replied that he was awaiting instruc
tions from his government.
None of the Russians are on board
the American gunboat Vicksburg,
whose commander considers that the
Japanese are right in their demand,
as the Russians took advantage of
the clemency of the Japanese in re
turning to the harbor, then tailing
refuge on the foreign vessels and re
fusing to surrender, whereas the Jap
anese fleet refrained from sinking
them in the open sea, as it could have
done.
A magnificent episode in the battle
was the second sortie of the two
Russian cruisers. With bands play
ing the national anthem the Interna
tional fleet loudly cheering the brav
ery and gallantry of the Russians, the
Variag and Korietz faced the Japan
ese fleet in what was certain death.
The position of the wrecks appears
to be such that it will be easy to re
cover the guns. The Russian losses
were one officer and 40 men killed
and 464 wounded.
Will Defend Herself.
Copenhagen, Feb. 15. The British
government has inquired if the Dan
ish government is prepared to defend
Denmark's neutrality, especialy the
important sea routes. Denmark re
plied in effect:
"We will defend ourselves." The
construction placed on this inquiry
here is that Great Britain apprehends
the danger of Russia occupying Dan
ish possessions in the event of com
plications between Great Britain and
Russia over the Far Eastern ques
tion. In consequence the war depart
ment has ordered the army reserves
to be ready for mobilization.
Cannon's Again Boom.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 15. An offic
ial telegram reaching here from Port
Arthur dated February 13 says the
lights of the enemy's ships were seen
off Inkau on the evening of February
11. It says further that advices
reached Port Arthur February 12 that
six Japanese battleships had appeared
in the roadstead of Tatung King, on
the estuary of the Yalu river, and op
posite the Korean Port of Wuji, and
that the booming of cannon had been
heard.
France Prepares for Emergency.
Paris, Feb. 15. Dispatches receiv
ed here from Toulon say that orders
have been issued for the mobilization
of additional troops for service in In-do-China.
Officials declare, however,
that they do not apprehend an attack
on French territory in the far East
by the Japanese, but that it is well
to be prepared for all emergencies.
IT CRIES TREASON
FRENCH PRESS CONTENDS JAPAN
BROKE INTERNATIONAL LAW. .
Attack on the Russian Fleet Is Com
pared to the Blawlng Up of the
Maine in Havana Harbor-Russians
Admit That Their Hope for Victory
Lies In Land Forces. .
Paris, Feb. 12. As the-day wore on
a great wave of popular sympathy for
Russia was brought out by the news of
the' engagement off Port Arthur. The
newspapers without exception severely
arraigned Japan. The Temps, semi
official, said : '
"Japan's brutality in making a
night attack before a declaration of war
is her second offense against the rules
of international law."
The Journal des Debate declares Jap
an's action was contrary to the accepted
rules of international law, giving prom
ise that Japan proposes to conduct the
war without regard to modern usages
of warfare.
.The Patrie gives sensational promi
nence to its assertion that Japan com
mitted an act of international treason,
compares the attack on the Russian
fleet off Port Arthur with the blowing
up of the Maine, and asserts that
Europe will hold Japan responsible for
this treason.
The authorities on international law
who were interviewed on the subject ex
pressed the belief that Japan com
mitted a breach of' international law.
Notwithstanding this bitterness, how
ever, universal recognition was given
to Japan's audacity, and it was evident
that Japan's naval prestige had been
materially increased.
The Associated Press was informed
by a high Russian authority that now
Japan has begun war, the Russian gov
ernment, following the manifesto
which is expected to be issued in St.
Petersburg at once, expects that the
various states will issue proclamations
of neutrality. In Russian diplomatic
circles the success of Japan literally
aroused the greatest regret. It was
frankly admitted that Russia expected
to be defeated upon the sea, but it was
added that she would certainly
conquor on land.
DIVISION OF STATB IS ISSUE.
Washington Congressmen Ail Agree that
More Judges are Needed.
Washington, Feb. 12. The house
committee on judiciary today listened
to arguments by the three congressmen
from Washington, in support of their
respective bills for dividing the state
into judicial districts. These mem
bers agreed on one thing only, that be
cause of the immense amount of judic
ial business coming before the federal
courts of Washington each year, it is
absolutely necessary that an additional
judge be accorded the state, and that
this judge be provided with a specified
district.
Cushman advocated the creating of a
north and south district, the former to
include Seattle and Spokane, and the
latter Tacoma and Walla Walla.
Jones contended for an east and west
district, to be separated by the Cascade
mountains, while Humphrey was heard
in advocacy of a bill he introduced yes
terday creating one district of the
northwest quarter of the state, includ
ing King county, and making the re
mainder of the state a separate district.
ENGINEER FAILS TO STOP.
Fourteen Lives are Lost in Head-On Col
lision Following.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 12. Fourteen
persons were killed, and more than a
score injured, in a collision between
two passenger trains on the Canadian
Pacific, near Sand Point today.
The trains in collision were the east
bound and west bound "Soo" specials.
Both trains were under orders to stop
at Sand Point, and pass there. An
official statement given out by the Ca
nadian Pacific places the responsibility
for the wreck upon the crew of the
west bound train. Conductor Nidd, of
that train, this evening admitted that
his engineer had orders to stop at Sand
Point, but failed to obey them. Ten of
the killed were passengers.
Will Be Future Blessing. .
Baltimore, Feb. 12. Mayor Me
Lane, when asked for a statement to
day, dictated the following to the Asso
ciated Press: "Baltimore will now
enter into the task of resurrection. A
greater and more beautiful city will
arise from the ruins, and we shall
make of this calamity a future bless
ing. We are staggered by the terrible
loss, but we are not discouraged, and
every energy of the city and its citizens
will be devoted to a rehabilitation
that will be a monument to the Ameri
can spirit."
Water Forces Many to Flee.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb! 12. The
Susquehanna river began rising today
and the situation is growing serious.
Communication with the west side has
been cut off. The water is now 24 feet
above low water mark. At Plymouth
200 families had to leave their homes
and 100 silkmill girls were taken from
the windows of the factories in boats.
Reports from Bloomsburg, Berwick and
Espy are that the water is 27 feet high
and rising rapidly.
America Is Well Prepared.
San Francisco, Feb. 12. The United
States transport Sherman is scheduled
to sail for Manila on March 1 with the
Twelfth infantry and 400 cavalry re
cruits. The transports Buford. Crook,
Meade and Warren are in port ready
for any emergency and the Logan is due
here today. Any of these vessels could
be sent to the Far East if necessary.
, Butchering Outfit.
Although old time customs in butch
ering are to some extent passing away,
hog killing is still an important per
formance on many farms. A simple
outfit for out of door work is shown In
a cut originally contributed to the Ohio
Farmer. A post eight feet high has
pivoted to its top a sweep fifteen feet
long. This sweep has a hook on the
short end and a rope on the long end.
The scalding barrel, cleaning bench
and hanging gallows are all on the
circumference of the circle made by
the short end of the sweep. With
this arrangement one man at the long
end of sweep can easily dip a hog
and transfer it from one place to an
other, as may be desired. The cut
also shows a good method of heating
water. A bent piece of one and a
half inch iron pipe enters the barrel
in two places. A fire built under this
pipe soon heats the water In the bar
rel, as the heat causes a rapid cir
culation of the water in the pipe and
barrel.
To Heainre an Acre.
To measure- an acre, tie a ring at
each end of a rope, the distance being
just 66 feet between them; tie a piece
of colored cloth exactly in the middle
of this. One acre of ground will be
four times the length and two and one
half times , the width, or the equal of
16 rods one way and 10 rods the other,
making the full acre 160 square rods.
Keep the rope dry; so it will not
stretch. A rod Is 16 lineal feet. An
acre is 4,840 square yards, or 43,560
square feet. To lay out an acre when
one side is known, divide the units
In the square contents by the units
of the same kind in the length of the
known side. Thus: if the known side
be 4 rodsv divide 160 by 4. and the
quotient 40 will be the depth of the
acre plot. If the length of the known
side be 90 feet, divide 43,560 by 90.
and the quotient 48 will be the depth
of an acre plot. Either of the fol
lowing measures include an acre plot:
4x40 rods; 5x32 rods; 8x20 rods; 10x16
rods; 12 rods 10 feet 84 inches square
make an acre.
Bran, Shorts and Alfalfa.
Horsemen are loud in their praises
of oats as feed for working or driving
horses, and oats deserve all the praise.
By reason of the fact that they are a
preferred food for horses and Scotch
men, oats are usually about the dear
est feed per hundred pounds on the
farm. Horsemen attribute this supe
rior value of oats to the mythical sub
stance "avenin," which no chemist has
ever yet been able to discover. They
claim that it Is this that puts the gin
ger in man and beast which feed on
oats. The Utah Experiment station,
however, has found out by experiment
that when a mixture of bran and
shorts, half and half, can be bought
at the same price per hundred pounds
as oats, it serves the same purpose
equally well, and when fed with al
falfa gives even better results, thus
materially reducing the cost of feed
ing the horse as compared with oats.
Home-Made Barrel Brooder.
For our readers who are interested
in brooders we give the plan of Mr.
Normandin, who gives a description
and illustration of a cheap brooder
he has constructed, in the Farm-Poultry.
He says: "Get a sound sugar bar-
rel, and 2-inch galvanized pipe enough
to go through the barrel, with an el
bow to fit on a cheap lamp; also a
tomato can. Cut a hole in side of
can to put pipe through, and a hole
in the barrel to put can in snug, as
most of the heat is right above the
lamp. That is the reason I put the
can over the pipe. The floor can be
pnt about 6 inches below the pipe.
With a piece of carpet around the
barrel I can get heat up to 100 de
grees." By looking at the illustration
most anyone would be able to make
on in a little while. It should not
coat yoa over a dollar."
Condensed Milk Industry.
The condensed milk, industry in
the United States consumes 600,000,000
pounds of fluid milk yearly and makes
b, 000, 000 cases of forty-eight cans
each.. There are more than 200 fac
tories In the United States, all using
the Borden process, and about seventy
of them belong to the Borden Com
pany, situated In different parts of the
country. The largest condensed milk
plant in the world is at Dixon, HL,
which uses 800,000 pounds of milk
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HOG KILLING CONVENIENCES.
THE BARBEL BROODER.
i;ay; the secoud largest is at New
Berlin, Chenango county, N. Y., and
the third is at Elgin, which consumes
about 100,000 pounds of milk daily.
Tbe Open-Kyed Farmer,
Much has been said and written oC
the man who "goes it blind." He is
called a failure, and is generally re
garded as a grumbler, viewing the
future with doleful and pessimistic
eyes. There are farmers as well as
mercantile men who go it blind, and
again there are innumerable farmers
who continually move forward with
open eyes. It is concerning the latter
that we write.
Everyone is glad when they come
face to face with the cheerful, op
timistic and open-eyed farmer, who is
constantly adding to his income and
who is always so busy planting or
harvesting his crops that he has no
time for nnvthinr nwnt tei lnnfc- nvr
broad acres and fertile fields that are
all his own.
The open-eyed farmer is the inde
pendent farmer. When he rises In
the morning refreshed by Nature's
chief nourisher and goes forth, it is
to his own fields upon which no man
can intrude without bis consent.
Looked at from every point of view,
the standing and prestige of the
American farmer is gradually increas
ing, and, unlike his city brother, he
is not living under even a lowering
cloud to cast upon him gloom and dis
content. The fundamental principles, hard
and constant work and thought which
mean prosperity, are never lost sight
of by the open-eyed farmer. To him
they bring contentment and perfect
peace of mind which permit the ful
lest enjoyment of life.
The open-eyed farmer Is not a man
of nerves and excitable brain full ot
schemes difficult to execute, which
when proven failures depress all
human beings. He is calm, clear
headed, free and generous, and dwells
in an atmosphere unsuited to the grop
ing, avaricious man, shut within the
narrow and contracted walls of city
existence. To our mind there is not
another human being under the bright
blue sky of heaven with heart so
cheerful, with mind so restful, and
with soul so peaceful, and who has so
much satisfaction in the present and
hope for the future, as the open-eyed,
independent American farmer of to
day. Farm Life.
A Handy Barrow.
This barrow is designed for wheel
ing full baskets, or boxes of fruit or
vegetables. The floor of the barrow
is level when the handles are held by
BARROW FOB FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
the user. With the ordinary wheel
barrow the sloping floor causes the
fruit to roll out of the baskets or
boxes, and the latter to huddle to
gether in a heap. The exact pattern
here given need not be followed, the
idea is serviceable, and anyone can
plan the form of the barrow to suit
himself. Farm and Home.
Best Corn f.ir the North.
In a test of 135 varieties of corn
grown for fodder or silage at the On
tario experiment farm, New Delaware
Dent and I'edrick Perfected Golden
Beauty' gave the greatest total yields,
being twenty-four and 23.S tons per
acre, respectively. The greatest yields
of husked ears were produced by
Golden Leneway . Dent, Snow White
Dent and Black Mexican sweet corn,
the yields being 4.3, 4.3 and 4.2 tons
per acre, respectively. Salzer North
Dakota, Compton Early and King
Phillip, Flint varieties, and North Star
Yellow Dent, a Dent variety, are rec
onrfnended for . central and southern
Ontario. An average of four years
tests from planting at different depths
gave the following total yields: Two
inches, 13.2 tons; iy2 and three inches
each, 11.8 tons; no inch, 11.7 tons; one
half inch, 10.G tons, and four inches,
9.8 tons. American Cultivator.
The Beet as a Pork Maker.
Eight pounds of mangels or carrots
and about the same weight or a little
less of sugar beets equal in value one
pound of grain. This is the consensus
of opinion of the Ottawa, Copenhagen,
and several American stations. At
Copenhagen the mangels were fed fine
ly cut and raw, and even when one
quarter of the daily feed was given in
the form of roots no injurious effects
were noticed on the quality of the
pork.
Where Kax Are Scarce Indeed.
Poultrymen in South Africa should
be doing very well at the prevailing
prices for fresh eggs, which, are quot
ed at eighty-five cents to $1.82 per
dozen, according -to season. This
scarcity of fresh eggs has led to a
demand for condensed eggs which are
made by partly drying the contents
of eggs and adding sugar. In this
form they run fifteen to the pound and
are put up in air-tight boxes.
To Make the Cows Go Iry.
Frequently the question is asked
how to do this. An experienced dairy
man who manages a herd of cows in
Pennsylvania gives his method as fol
lows. He says: "To make a cow dry
gire timothy hay and water, exercise
the cow with the halter and skip teats
in milking. By this method the anl
vial will go dry in six days-"