W1YMI
Eose la a bovine matron of rare at
tainments. She has beta growing olu
now for several years, but has maiii
Tested no intention of retiring from
the activity of a remarkable career.
The peculiar, perhaps unparalleled,
record of this cow is that for iaj.
years she has produced an leverage ql
S84 pound3 Lurter fat or 443 poun-Js
butter per year. This is 1.23 pounds
butter for each and every day of the
8G5 yes, of the 3.C50 days. Her lar-
EOSE, AVERAGED 334 POSIS BTJTTEB FAT.
gest record for one year was the enor
mous yield of 5S0.0 pounds' of butter
fat, C77.3 pounds, or more than one
third of a ton, of butter. This was
.worth, at 22 cents per pound, $149.
In the same herd is another cow
bearing the unearned .title of Queen,
and she has another record a six
years record cf lo2 pounds butter fat
or 1G7 pounds of butter per , year.
"While this is almost a fourth better
than the average' cow in ' the United
States, yet Rose produced two and a
"half times as much butter fat as
Queen for that Ions period. And in an
exact comparison for one year Hose
made more than three times as much
butter fat as Queen from exactly the
same feed, botli in kinds and amount
and with the same care.
Rose was purchased by the .Illinoi
experiment station when she was four
years old, and she is now past sixteen.
She was picked up among the cows of
fered for sale for $50. Her record her:!
given is for ten years in succession,
including the times when she was dry.
and she has been doing practically a.
well since.
1 Her longest milking period-in this
time was one year and eleven months,
completed when she was fourteen and
a half years old; her shortest, one year
and ten days, and the average one
year five and a third months. In this
time she' produced seven calves, four
of them being heifers.
At 25 cents per pound for butter fal
or 22 cents per pound for butter the
annual income from Rose is $90 aau
that from Queen $38. The Income from
Rose is $58 more than that from
f
QTJEKN, AVERAGED 152 POTJHDS BUTTER FAT
Queen. But this does not represent
the difference between these cows to
a man in the practical dairy business.
If the market price of feed is such
that It costs $35 per year to keep a
cow and Queen's keep cost all of that
Queen would return an annual profit
of $3 and Rose a profit of $61, or as
much as twenty Queens. If the price
of feed were $37 per year Queen's
profit would be $1 and that of Rose
$59, or as much as fifty-nine cows like
Queen.
This means that Queen 'is entirely
out of the list of cows worth keeping;
there is absoluteiy no business In keep
lng her a single day. Wilber I. Fraser
The Silo Para.
The value of a silo is hardly knowu
in some of Our dairy districts. Many
farmers in the dairy business, when
one speaks to them about a silo, will
say it is easy enough to talk silo on
paper, but it is not profitable to build
one.
I will say that the economy in feed
ing a cow is not in saving feed. TLo
more you can get her to eat and digest
the more she will make for her keeper.
If you feed little you lose the value
of that, but if you feed generously shi
makes you a profit.
The first thing is to procure feed ant'
a place to keep it. In having a silo
your feed is cut and put in at a time
when it is in the best condition. Kim
ball's Dairy Farmer.
Coollnsr tne Milk.
Immediately after the milk is sep
arated the cream should be cooleo
down to the temperature of good cold
.well water. This can be done by set
ting the cream can In a tub of water
and stirring the cream until it Is o.'
the same temperature as the water.
The water must be changed occasion
ally to keep the cream at this tempera
ture until ready for shipping. It does
no particular good to cool the cream
and then allow It to become warm
again before shipping.
Tne Secret of Success.
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 cleanli
ness Is the secret-of the success of the
Danifth dairyman In msfctnebutto.
"CONTINUOUS" BROODER.-
Am Excellent Appliance la Uae oi mm
Knglihli Poultry Farm.
The illustration given herewith shows
the "continuous" brooder used at the
university college poultry farm in
England. - :
This brooder ' is constructed some
what like the outdoor brooders used in
this country, says the Feather.' The
illustration presents the construction
more plainly than we could If we might '
use pages in an attempt to describe the
appliance so successfully used by them.
This brooder is built so that it may be
placed upon the movable truck and
carried to any part of the farm and
put in a new position where it will
be protected by the shadows of the
trees, and where good drainage and a
fine supply of green food are to be found.
These trucks need only be a square
axle, with the wheels bolted in, one
MOVABLE BBOODEB.
at each end. The brooder placed on
these can be pushed about at will into
any portion of the yard or farm where
it is desirable to have it placed. When
this brooder is in position, protecting
yards may be thrown around it to pro
tect the young chicks from all kinds of i,
dangers which might overtake them. ,
The only danger not provided against
in this manner is the rain storms, but
young chicks yarded, in this way soon j
learn. to run to the protection of the
house or brooder so soon as the rain be
gins to fall.
Diarrhea In Fowls.
Diarrhea is caused by either the
quantity of the food, the quality of
the food or of the .drinking water or
the atmospheric conditions to which
the bird has been exposed. In the '
treatment of this class of diseases it
is especially important that the cause j
should be sought and removed. See j
that the birds a-re comfortable and not
exposed to drafts, cold or dampness. I
Give pure drinking water and regulate j
the food. Allow small quantities of
mash or cooked food, with some chop
ped beef. Tut a handful of oatmeal
In the drinking water or give boiled
milk for drink. Give a tablespoonful
of olive oil as a laxative to carry off
any irritating matter that may be in
the intestines, then follow with .one-
half to one grain of bicarbonate of
soda and two grains of subnitrate of
bismuth in a little water three times
a day.
Green Dock Going tip.
There is an organization known as
the Long Island Duck Raisers' associa
tion, and about thirty of the members,
Including a few from Jersey and Penn
sylvania, met in New York recently to
decide on the next selling campaign.
Green duck will be higher than ever
next season. Cost of labor and feed
hare gone up, and the growers must
have more money for their products,
says American Poultry Journal. The
growers get 14 to 16 cents per pound
for their output and the retailer 25 to
30 cents. There is considerable talk
of the growers installing their own
stores and cutting the middleman off.
The public will buy ducks because of
the beef investigation, and it lies with
the growers to raise their price to the
middleman and have the latter raise
on the consumers or cut out the mid
dleman altogether.
Teat tne Eggm Under Hena.
I have been using hens as well as
incubators and consider it Just as es
sential and profitable to test the eggs
under the hens as the incubators, says
Kate Thyson Marr In Poultry Success.
The advantages are that the hen is,
when relieved of the Infertile eggs,
less liable to tramp the chicks, since
the nest is not so full. Again, If the
eggs are not i valuable and one has set
three hens, for instance, the good eggs
can In most cases' be given to two hens
and the other reset, thus saving two
weeks of the hen's time.
Roll a piece of tar paper Into funnel
shape, flatten a little at the big end
and cut to fit snugly up to the eye to
exclude the light, and at the small end
round and of proper size to admit the
egg halfway, as in testing. Make
about eighteen inches long.
Clocks and Cackles.
In the United States corn is a fa
vorite feed for chickens, though, as
Professor Wheeler states, common
grams "seem practically Interchange
able and many grain byproducts can
be freely substituted for different
whole grains or for each other and all
combined as desired."
Linseed meal is a byproduct of the
manufacture of oil from flaxseed.
"Old process" contains somewhat more
oil than "new process" linseed meal
and Is, perhaps, on that account a little
better to use, but both are excellent.
Experunents"have proved that excess
ive feeding of middlings Is apt to pro
duce small sized eggs. This, no doubt,
is caused by the fact that middlings
generally Increases egg production.
Barley, either whole or ground, is
very good. It has rather too much hull,
but otherwise it is a satisfactory food.
It Js considered by many to be next to
wheat in point of value.
While it is a fact that eggs, like beef,
should be sold by the pound it Is not
likely that we will reach that custom
for a generation at least.
The spring chicken Is one hatched
not earlier than February nor latex
than May. It Is marketed -when tv
or three pounds te wfim.
BELLS ARE VERY ANCIENT.
They Were Known to the Egyptian
. Before the Exodus.
Bells were well fcnowif to the
Egyptians before the time of the
Jewish exodus. In the description
of Aaron's sacerdotal robe mention
is made of the fact that upon the
hem of the garment there were bells
of . gold, alternating with pome
granates of blue, of purple and of
scarlet: "A golden bell and a pome
granate, a "golden bell and a pome
granate, upon the hem of the robe
around about. And it shall be upon
Aaron to minister, and his sound
shall be heard when lie goeth in
unto the holy place before the Lord,
and when he eometh out, that he
die not." Hand bells were in com
mon use all over the ancient world.
The earliest use of bells in churehas
was for the purpose of frightening
away the evil spirits which were be
lieved to infest earth and air, and
the earliest curfew was rung at
nightfall to rid the neighborhood of
the village or town and church of
demons. v
Most old churches of Europe
have a small door on the north side,
and at certain points in the service
this door was opened, and a bell
was rung to give notice to the devil,
if he chanced to be present, that he
might make his exit before the ele
vation. By the command of Pope
John IX. church bells were rung as
a protection against thunder and
lightning. The monument of Por
sena, the Etrurian king, was decor
ated with pinnacles, each surmount
ed with a bell, which tinkled in the
breeze. The army of ; Clothaire
raised. the siege of Sens on account
of a anic .occasioned among the
men by a sudden chime from the
bells of St. Stephen's church. The
largest bell in the world Jls in the
Kremlin at Moscow. Its weight is
250 tons, and the value of the bell
metal alene, not counting the gold
and silver ornaments which were
thrown into the pots as votive offer
ings, is estimated at 66,565, or
about $332,825. : '
Ancient Breton Custom..
In Brittany a quaint and very
beautiful custom of Christmas giv
ing is still preserved from very an
cient times.. When the country folk
go to the midnight mass, the open
ing mass of Christmas day, they all
carry lanterns to light them on
their way. - Upon their arrival at
the church they give their lanterns
over to the poor old women of the
parish, who are gathered in a crowd
outside the church awaiting them.
.The worshipers enter the sacred
building and then attend to, the de
votions, which the church teaches
should be of especial fervor at this
holy season. But when the mass
is ended and they are dismissed with
the benediction they come forth to
find the patient old women awaiting
them outside the church bearing the
lanterns. The lanterns are given
back to their owners, and as each
takes his own he exchanges for it a
piece of money. The value of the
piece varies, but the alms is always
considerable.
He Knew Mrs. Barker.
The Barkers possessed three
large, intelligent tortoise shell cats,
and sometimes as many as three
families of kittens. Mrs. Barker
was much too tender hearted to
drown or chloroform the superfluous
kittens, yet she could not keep them
all; consequently she devoted much
time and thought to finding happj
homes for the tortoise shell progeny.
One spring the daughter of a neigh
bor, who had moved some years
previously to another town, hap
pened to pay .JVlrs. Barker a visit
As- the little visitor was about to
depart, Mrs. Barker exclaimed sud
denly: "By the way," Alice, wouldn't you
like a kitten to take home with
you?'
"I'd like it," returned Alice, wist
fully, ."but the very last thing father
said .when I came away was, Alice,
whatever else you do, don't bring
home any cats.'- Youths- Com
panion.
Sala at His Best.
George Augustus Sala probably
did more than any man to make the
future of the London Telegraph un
der the proprietary who had bought
a derelict for a bagatelle. Sala was
the ideal roving correspondent. A
born cosmopolitan with a considera
ble gift of tongues, his memory was
as well stocked with miscellaneous
matter as the commonplace note
books he indefatigably filled or any
dry goods store in the America
from which his most notable letters
were written. Objectionable man
nerisms notwithstanding, he often
suggests the fanciful but fairly well
informed exuberance of Dumas in
the "Impressions de Voyage." He
could -write about anything, from
canvasback ducks and terrapin tur
tle to the chances for the presiden
tial chair, but he was at his bet
whn diMOursing upon nothing
Loodoa fiaturdaj
Additional Local.
Recorder Emery Newton hitched nntn
take a drive to the country Wednesday
evening just as the shades of night were
falling. He tied the hprse in front of his
residence and when he returned .he rig
had disappeared. Up in froi t of the
Spaogler heme a noree and buearv stand
on the sidewalk and a telephone message
oroagnt JNightwatehman Osburn to the
scflne. Mr. Osburn got in the bnggy and
attempting to drive off the walk' th
horse felly and in the tiujrle tt ar resultej
te shafts to the bnggv were broken and
various other damasre done? It was hai.
lowe'en night. ' .
An event that will be of general inti-
est to Corvallis people is planned for
Friday evening, November 9th.- It is a
vocal and instrumental recital given by
the pnpi of the Ua vocal and piano
derartment, and will occur in the college
:hapel at 8 o'clock.. There is no admis
sion. 1 he recitals heretofore given by
Prof. Gerard Taillanriier have been
largely attended and are among the
most enjoyable affairs given in a public
way in Corvallis each seas
About the Harness. . '
In selecting a harness, a plainly fin
ished set where every strap is cut from
back stock is worth more money than
a highly decorated set of all grades of
leather. Above all things keep a har
ness in repair and allow no weak
places. The strength of a harness U
the strength of its weakest placed One
weak place may cause a serious acci
dent and even the loss of life.
' i
THE FEEDER
It is a bad pracjtice to feed large
quantities of cracked corn to horses
for a great length of time. It wears
out the inner coating of the stomach.
A few years ago I examined a hoi-.
that had died of an unknown disoa.i-e
and found a quart or more of cracko.i
com among the intestines, says a writ
er in the Farm Journal. The corn had
worn through the stomach.
Feeding Cattle Without IIoss.
My experience of twenty-seven ycar
as a cattle feeder in eastern Nebraska,
where corn and hay are about as c'aea:
as anywhere in the country, Justine.;,
the assertion that there is seldom nn;
profit In feeding cattje without, hog:;,
writes a correspondent to Breeder".-.
Gazette. By grinding the corn, and
mixing it with bran or linseed mea!
or both the waste is greatly reduced
and fewer hogs are required, but the
higher cost of these feeds partially off
sets the saving effected. With the or
dinary margin of from 1 to 2 cents per
pound between cost of feeders and
well finished beeves, the owner can
make no net profit if any waste or
slipshod methods are tolerated.
Alfalfa Fed Hog's.
Considerable attention is now being
given to alfalfa. I believe It will
prove the most profitable crop the farm
ever produced. ... To the dairyman who
combines the growing of pigs as Is
very profitably done this promises
much in the production of cheap pork.
In southern California, where I visited
last winter, they sow alfalfa, Inclose
the field with a wire fence, turn in
their pigs and feed nothing else. They
are marketed directly from thealfalf:1.
That, In connection with water, grows
the pork. The pigs nevCr see anything
else in the line of food. Some 1G0 acre
fields turn out carloads of pigs every
season. The brood sows are put int-
the alfalfa, there the young are born,
and there they remain. That seems to
be the perfection of profit la swine
husbandry. That would not be prac
tical in winter In our climate, but it
would answer every purpose for the
spring litters. Cor. Hoard's Dairyman.
Nutriment In Hay and Grain.
The universal habit of feeding both
hay and grain to domestic animals,
especially to work animals and those
producing milk, seems to have gen
erated the belief in many minds that
the nutriment Is all In the grain and
that the hay is only filling. It is true
that grain is concentrated nutriment,
but It does not follow that the hay or
grass from which it Is made 43 without
nutriment. Indeed, some hays and
grasses appear to be as nutritious as
some of the grains. Herds of cattle
and sheep on our" farms and ranches
often live their lives without know
the taste of grain, and even horso--have
lived and worked for years with
out grain, says a writer in Farm an i
Ranch. In the early days of Texa.-.
when grain was scarce and gras
abundant, Texas horses lived on grass
alone. Of course there Is nutriment In
gr-ss and hay it is not mere filling,
and we have always known it. It is
the young grass that is most nutritiou.
and hay made from grass before it
gets too old. But grass can be to
young to be nutritious. In just wii .
manner the composition of grass varie
however, according to age, could not I
known till chemical analysis reveals
the fact The younger the 'grass or
forapre crop the greater the percentage
of water and of protein. As. it gro-rrf!
older, the percentage of- dry matter in
creases, the percentage of protein d
ereases and starchy matter increasri
rapidly.
There is no Reason.
Why your baby should be thin, and
fretful during the night. Worms are the
cause of thin, sickly babies. It is natural
that a healthy baby should be fat and
sleep ell. - If your baby does not retain
its food, den't experiment with colic
cures and other medicine, but try a bot
tle of White's Cieam Vermifuge, and
yon will soon see your baby have color
and laugh as it should. Sold by Graham
& Wortham.
In a Social Way,
Alpha Hall , was a , scene of
bright social activity Wednesday
aiternoon when Mrs. T B. Hor
ner entertained the Presbyterian
missionary sdciety at one of their
q larlerly "te.s." The funds
tuus derived are used for the sup
port of Dr. Maud Allen, a Port
land giil who is now a missionary-
in India.
On this occasion . fifteen
ladies - from Albany were pres
ent at the meeting and a" large
number of ladies . from Corvallis
were also in attendance, the total
number of guests reaching 75 or
80. - '
. The rooms were i decorated i
with chrysanthemums and um
brella plants, and a splendid pro
gram was given as follows: Pa
per, Mrs. M. S. BusSi; vocal solo,
Miss Lulu Spangler; duet, '' Mrss
Bush, Mrs. Taylor; recitation,
Miss Laura Pratt; piano soI,
Miss Draper; and . remarks by
Mrs. Griswold and Mrs. Winn cf
Albaay. Following this was a
season of social conversation, and
in conclusion a very tempting
luncheon was served. '..-
The affair throughout was one
of the pleasantest the missionary
society has held in a long time.
Mrs. Homer was assisted in
her arrangmeuts for the event by
Mrs. W. A.JWells and Mrs. E.
W. S. Pratt, and the trio cer
tainly deserve praise for the suc
cess of their efforts.
Taken to Old Folks Home.
James McKay of the vicinity
of Corvallis was taken to the
old folks' home at Portland yes
terday by his son. Mr. McKay
was 101 years old the 27th day of
last August. He was born in
county Antrim, the north of Ire
land and married a Miss Murray,
sister of John Murray who lost
his life iu a hotel fire in Coivalhs
in April 1873.
... William McKay, who is now
of Independence, a son, was
sheriff of Benton county for two
years. ' Michael, another son, re
sides in Lincoln county, and Mrs.
Jane McGee . of Corvallis is a
daughter, with ' whom the old
gentleman has resided for many
years.
Since the death of John Mc
Gee in September there has
been no one who dould take c tre
of the aged man as he should be
cared for, and because of her in
ability to wait upon him, Mrs.
McGee and the other children
decided that Mr. McKay would
be better off in the home,' a con
clusion that resulted in his re
mova'. thete today, as stated.
In spite ot his extreme old age,
Mr. McKay gets around fairly
well, while his mind is quite vig
orous and active.
Beaver Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Shalophon of
near Bruce visited at the Butler
The Kind You Have Always
. in use for over 30 years,
and
ftfy , sonal supervision since its infancy
'kCiil a llnxff nonrnn n flfireive von in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-g-ood" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health ot
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing- Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance.' Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep
The C51CL"cziIs Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUIFJg CASTO R I A ALWAYS
Bears the
The KM You Me Always Bought
in Use For Over 30 Yearc
home a few days last week.
Louis Henderson wr nt to Port
land Monday where he is visit
ing his daughter. He will re
main indefinitely.
Martin Butler left one day last
week for. Eastern Washington
where he will spend the winter
with his daughter, Mrs. Homer
McBee, - -
"Jack Gates has been awarded
the contract for doing the janitor
work at the school house.
Mrs. Park was quite sick a few
days last-week. ' . v j
Mr. and Mts. Wm.'.Ish visited !
relatives in the Banker Hill !
neighborhood last Sundav. '
Rev. Mr. Wood of Corvallis
preached at the school house last '
Sunday. There' will be preach-
ing at the "school house the sec-
Jack Harkins who has been
quite sick "is now in his usual ,
state vof health. ..." J
Alford Bros, of Philomath ;
were out in the hills tiunting:
cattle one dav last week. -
Wm. Park was a Corvallis vis
itor one day last week.
School is progressing nicely
under the leadership of Prof. N.
A. Peterson, the ninth grade
having been added which makes
it one of the best schools in the j
county. "
Preparations are being made 1
for a basket social to be given
at the Beaver Creek school house
some time in December for the
benefit ol the school library. v
Mrs. Mercer is reported to be
in her usual state of health.
S. P. and 0. R. & 11
THE TIME SAVED
Chicago is 17 Hours Nearer by
This Popular Columbia River Route
Franklin was right when be said,.
Lost time is never found again." The
O. R. & N. in addition to giving
yon 200 miles along the matchless Col
umbia River, saves you 17 hours to Chi
cago. It is the
Short Line to Lewuton.
Short Line to Paloupe country.
Short Line to Spokane.
Short Line to the Conor d'Alene coun
try. Short Line to Salt Lake City.
Short Line to Denver.
Short Line to Kansas City.
Short Line to Omaha.
Short Line to Chicago.
Short Line to all points East.
Three trains east daily, 9:15 a. to., 6:
15 p. m. and 8:1 5 p. m. The "Chicago
Portland Special" is as fine as the finest.
Every comfort of borne. -
For particular ask any agent of the
Southern Pacific Company or write -Wm.
McMURRAY,
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Or.
Bought, and "which has been.
nas borne the signature of
has been made under his per-
Signature of