Up to a certain point tail pasturage
la as good as in any other part of tue
year. But after one or two hard frosts
It is well to offer the cows some nice
hay when they come in at night, and
If they eat it with relish one may be
pretty certain the season has arrived
to gradually change the herd f rora
pasture to stable for the winter, ssy
Farm, Field and Fireside. The cows
fchould not be left out at night after
It becomes chilly or to be exposed to
cold autumn storms. They may be
allowed in the field a few hours on
all pleasant days until snow flies, but
without expecting them to get much
besides water and exercise. Before
keeping them steadily at' the stable
and yards the feeding should be. by
gradual steps, completely changed to
the full stable diet.
Meanwhile, or on leisure days earlier
In the year, the cow house should bt
prepared for its occupancy by the herd
throughout the stabling season.
Boxes, stalls and feeding troughs or
floor should be thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected, so that no animal can dis
cover or be subjected to any unpleas
ant traces of another and previous
occupant of the place. Then assign
every cow her particular place for the
winter and gently insist upon every
one being always in the right place.
The beddiug, absorbents and disinfect
ants should be provided In abundance
and in ample time for all to be quite
dry.' Use no damp material under the
cow or rotten straw and no luoi-u
earth or sawdust.
It is a mistake to be satisfied with
watering the herd but once a Any. U
they can be Induced to drink twice or
three times a day, it should be f.or.e.
Cows need much water.
A Grand Old CoVe. w
The .Tursey cow Garfield's Black
rrinccs-4, here reproduced from Ameri
can -Cultivator, was bred ou the
Billings farm. She was sired by Car-
.-nr.-." 'rir
GAJ1FIEX.D S BLACK PBXNCESS.
field Stoke Pogis 15,903, which was a
son of Exile of St. Lambert, the sire
of ninety -four tested cows, more than
any other Jersey bull, living or dead.
Iler dam was Lehigh Black Princess.
Garfield's Black Princess dropped her
last calf Aug. 30, 1905; her first milk
was saved on Sept. 4. From that date
to March 1, 190 she has averaged
over thirty pounds of milk each day.
She has had during her life probably
more than fifty Babcock tests, never
showed less than 6 per cent fat and
sometimes 7. She was twelve years
Old the 9th of February past.
Adt-anta&e ot Thorotigli Milking;.
The milk glands, like the muscles
and other organs of the body, are de
veloped by practice, and tf the entire
secretion of the udder of the cow at
the time of milking Is not removed the
glands will soon become less active
and will lessen the flow. Clean milking
has a tendency to make persistent
milkers, and this is the kind that as n
rule are the most profitable. This is
especially true in regard to heifers
with first calf. By thorough milking,
accompanied with proper and liberal
feeding, the milk glands are stimulnt
ed to greater activity, and she wib
reach a much higher degree of profit
abloness, and it is not an unusual
thing new to find a heifer that ear
produce 400 pounds of butter in a yea:
and in some cases even 500 pounds
and better. F. II. Scribner, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
' Dally Records Essential.
The dairy record of the herd Is a
matter of the utmost Importance, says
Professor C. B. Lane of the Unitetl
States department of agriculture. The
highest degree of success cannot be
attained unless dairymen know the
productive capacity of eacn individual
cow. The record should indicate not
only the dairy performance; but a con
dse history and description of each
animal. The former requires a daily
record of the milk yield of every cow
and a fat test of several consecutive
milkings, if accurate records are to
be secured. Samples of this test may
be mixed and this composite sample
tested, thus obtaining the average.
SUCCESS IN DAIRYING.
It la the Small Leaks That Caase th
Failures.
Little leaks in the dairy are the
cause of every failure in the dairy,
f he man who ruins his business by
some wild venture can justly lay all
the blame to a spirit of gambling. He
has got the disease called "get rich
quick,' which has been the ruin of
thousands in this money made age anl
has nothing to do with the business he
Is regularly following. When it comes
to a lifelong occupation like that o.
dalrylng we most make preparation
for stopping all the leaks we can and
thus add to the profit of our work.
The trouble with most of us is that
we overlook, don't see, these small
leaks that make such- a large total
.when added up at the end of the sea
son's work, says Home and. Farm, To
iariik. Jtaofit of our dairy-men are
wv.:.-r .irwsssv -ssessw v Kraft
not equipped for detecting' these 10a.
For Instance, one has often heard that
hay cut when too old has lost a con
siderable portion of its feeding nutri
ment that is, when the horses or cows
eat it they do not get as much benefit
from, it as if it had been cut several
days sooner. " ,
Bnt the farmer answers it is much
harder to core it in a half ripe stage,
with risk of loss from rain, and, again,
if he sells it he gets more because it
weighs more. This first excuse is no
excuse at all, for without trouble you
cannot make money. It is this dodging
trouble that keeps many, if not most
farmers poor all their lives If you
have to feed your hay on the farm,
then in order to get the greatest in
come from it you should have it in the
very best condition, and the only way
to do that is to take more trouble with
it, put it up in' smaller cocks, so it will
cure more rapidly, work a little harder
and faster to avoid the rain, and you
many times save a great deal more
money in the outcome of the crop. ' s.
BUllc Easily Tainted.
A dirty tin bucket will injure the
quality of the milk and affect injuri
ously the butter made from that milk,
no matter how carefully the work is
done subsequently.
Do not let dirt get into it and keep
It cold enough to make good butter;
and then you have mastered the situa
tion. One thing about the milk room
have , the floor on the ground - and
made of cement, for you are sure to
spill more or less milk or cream that
will spoil and taint the air of, the room,
but If the floor is made of cement and
you wipe it up before it dries no dam
age is done. If the floor is wood you
cannot wipe or wash the oil out of the
wood, though painting it will help. .
. If you have been in the habit of mar
keting your butter in long rolls or
packed in jars Or cans, you will be as
tonished how much better it will seli
if you makft it into pretty prints wrap
ped in parchment paper. It will on :n
average seli Ijor 5 cents more a pound
and sell faster if made to suit the
fancy of the buyer. The grocer likes
to handle pretty looking pats and will
recommend it before a better article,
for he knows how lady buyers judg?
by the looks of things rather than the
taste.
Have your own stamp, so that those
who like the1 butter will know how to
tell it when they come for more; then
it looks as if you were ready to guar
antee the article and were therefore
sure it was good.
The Profitable Cow.
Always have the barn and fastenings
arranged so that the cow will be. com-,
fortable, as the comfortable cow is the
profitable cow.
Butter a.nd Milk
Close attention to details is neces
sary In order to produce two tubs of
butter exactly alike in quality. A
change In the food will affect milk and
butter and so will any mistake in
keeping and ripening the cream and
In churning. The food also flavors the
butter, as wild onions have been ob
stacles in that respect Lack of clean
liness also affects the quality of but
ter. .
Richness of Milk.
Some people never will learn. There
are any number of people who still in
sist that the feed Influences the fat
content of cow's milk In , spite of the
fact that almost every station in the
United States has demonstrated that
the food has nothing to do with the
relative richness of milk, says Farm
ers Advocate. The feed vitally influ
ences the total amount of butter fat
a cow will produce In a given time,
but it does not make the milk relative
ly richer. The per cent of butter fat
In milk is an individual characteristic
of the cow and not influenced by feed
to any appreciable extent.
Milk Cows In the Stable.
,1 saw two girls milking one evening
after a heavy shower in an open barn
yard where the mud and manure were
about four inches deep. Contraste.
with doing the work in a clean, dark
ened stable, it was a most unneces
sarily disagreeable job Just the kind
of wofk that drives boys and girls
away from the farm. E. P. Snyder In
National Stockman. - -
Price and Value.
The price of the cow does not Indi
cate her value as a producer. Gilt
edged butter is something that depends
on how it is made. The cow gives the
milk, but upon the management of the
milk, cream and butter depends the
quality.
When to Skim.
Milk should be skimmed as soon as
the least degree of acidity can be de
tected, as the cream will all have been
precipitated when that stage Is reach
ed. Cream requires frequent stirring
if even ripening is to be secured. It
should be smooth and velvety and
pleasantly (not decidedly) acid to the
taste, and is then ready for the ch'jrr
Much of the success of the butter
maker depends on the proper ripenin?
of the cream. Country Gentleman.
' Selling; the Batter.
For those who prefer to salt out of J
the churn the following is the best
method: Remove the butter when i;i
the granular state, weigh it and place
It upon the worker, spread evenly and
salt to suit the taste. Sift the salt
evenly over the butter, pass the worker
over it then run the butter and work
again or until the salt Is thoroughly
worked in. It may then be set away
for a few hours, after which it should
be given a second working;. ,V . "
. Cava of Poor Butter.
The farmer has been scolded, shamed
and thoroughly lambasted for not
taking better care of his cream, and
with what result? Poor cream con
tinues to come, and bad but hat eo
tlnoe4to o.
STUDY YOUR COWS.
B ssn That They Are In the
'-.V duels Class .
We" like our cows. Perhaps we have
raised them from calves 'and we . are
prejudiced in their favor. -We do not
quite like to own up that we are not
getting : as - much from - them as . we
should. . There is a haziness about the
whole matter, says the . Farmers Ad
vocate, that ought not to exist in a
business upon which we are depending
for &p. that ' we have and all that we
are. , ... --: -.. : . ,
How can we be sure that our cows
are all right that their milk is rich
and that they are in the producing
class, instead of living on what some
one else does? -
Not all of us have as yet come into
possession of a testing machine. More
farmers own them than used to be the
case, and still probably not one in a
hundred farmers have one of their own.
That way of, determining the value of
our oows is, or seems to us to be, as yet
Impracticable. v -
Have the Milk Tested.
v But other men have such machines.
And, although it may be at some risk
of humiliation and the dashing of a
certain amount of pride, the best pos
sible thing Ve can do Is to take the
milk of our cows to some such man and
have it carefully tested. Then we need
the courage to act accordingly.
But even if this doorway is shut up
against us we may get a few. bottles
and do a little investigating on our own
hook. . Fill them from the milk of dif
ferent cows and compare the cream
that ries to the top. It will soon be
possible ' to tel, which are the best
cows, the cows that are doing business
for us, and the rest will be compara
tively easy.
, If nothing else presents itself as
practicable, we may take some of the
milk of our dairy into open teacups
and let it stand till the cream has risen
and test the individuals In that way.
Surely in sorne way we must find, out
what our cows are doing. Competition
Is so sharp in these days, food prod
ucts are so valuable, and time and
labor so important, as factors in our
farm operations that we cannot afford
to be working along in the dark.
There is an old highland proverb
that runs : ,
Thrice the life of a dog is the. life of a
horse;
Thrice the life of a horse is the life of a
man;
Thrice the life of a man is the life of a
stag; .
Thrice the life of a stag is the life of-a
crow.
One word more about longevity.
I believe it can be produced or at
least perpetuated byvbreeding, just
as other qualities can. Go intor?a
country graveyard and study the
tombstones.. You will find certain
families gifted with remarkable
longevity, and where these long liv
ed families have intermarried you
will find that the longevity has been
perpetuated. San Francisco Bul
letisu: ,-: : , . .
THE SONS OF LIBERTY.
Norfolk's Early "Protest Against King
George's Tyranny. - V
But few of the most diligent stu
dents of American history know
that -Norfolk patriots denied the
right of Great Britain to tax the
colonies .without representation
over two months before the promul
gation of the celebrated Mecklen
burg1 declaration of independence
and nearly five months before rep
resentatives of the thirteen colonies
met at Philadelphia and. formally
renounced the .authority of Great
Britain.
Yet as far back as March 13,
1576,' 'a number of Norfolk citizens
assembled under the name of "Sons
of Liberty" and announced in reso
lutions of bold and certain terms
their determined opposition to any
encroachments of British, authority
on their rights to, govern themselves
under the British crown.
These Norfolk people did not de
clare their independence. They ex
pressly affirmed their wish to be
subjects of King George III.- They
merely declared that there should
be no "taxation without representa
tion. Among the many prominent
Norfolk names attached to the doc
ument are Henry Tucker, Robert
Tucker, Robert Tucker, Jr.; Maxi
milian Calvert, . Thomas Butt,
Thomas Willoughby, John Taylor,
Jr.; Joseph Hutchings, Jr., and
James Parker.
The Resolutions adopted read as
follows:
Having taken into consideration the
evident tendency of that oppressive and
unconstitutional, act of parliament com
monly called the stamp act and being
desirous that our sentiments should be
known to posterity, and recollecting that
we are a part of the colony which first
In general assembly openly expressed its
detestation of the sold act, which Is
pregnant with ruin and productive of
the most pernicious consequences, and
unwilling to rivet the shackles of .slavery
and oppression on ourselves and mil
lions yet unborn, we have unanimously
come to the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we acknowledge our
lord and' sovereign, King George in.,
to be our rightful and lawful king
and that we will at all times to the ut
most of our power and abUlty support
and defend his most sacred person, crown
and dignity and shaU always be ready
when constitutionally called upon to as
sist his majesty with our lives and for
tunes and to defend- his Just rights and
prerogatives. ' ' . : , . ; .
Resolved, That we will by all lawful
ways and means which Divine Providence
has put Into our hands defend ourselves
in. the foil enjoyment of. and preserve In
violate to posterity, those Inestimable
liiliOeUM ot mH tree bora British sab-
Jeete oX beln taxed ecwbr tor
trrea ty nOnv mn. a -And
that If we quietly submit to the
execution of. the said stamp act all our
claims to civil liberty win be lost and we
and our subjects in' Amejrloct are deprived
of the invaluable privileges aforemen
tioned. V
s. Resolved, That a committee be appoint
ed who shall in such manner as' they
think proper go upon necessary business
and make public the above resolutions
and that they correspond as they shall
see occasion with the Associated Sons of
and Friends to Liberty in the other Brit
ish .colonies in America.
As a result of the adoption of
these resolutions Lord Dunmore,
who commanded the British fleet off
Norfolk, made a demonstration be
fore the city, aiid several shots were
fired from the 'frigate Liverpool.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Mcsn of Sister.
A. young fellow had called upon a
girl with whose charms he was some
what smitten and was waiting in the
parlor when her small brother came
in, weeping bitterly. "From either a
sense of politic precaution or natu
ral kindness of heart the young man
had been kind to the little fellow on
several occasions and now took him
on his lap and asked the eause of the
trouble. .'-''
"Sis-sister is mean to me," the lit
tle fellow sobbed. , -
"Oh,. I guess she didn't intend to
be. Maybe you worried her when
she was busy' the youth said con
solingly. "What was she doing ?" .
"She was playin' an' wouldn't let
me play, too," Bobby said.
- "Playing what the piano? I
guess she thought you didn't know
how." ,
"Oh, yes, I know" how better'n she
does," Bobby asserted. "She was
playin' Indian an' wasn't puttin'
half 'nough paint on her face."
New York Times.
The Janizaries.
The janizaries are unique in the
history of the world. Nothing Jike
them has ever been known in the
constitution of any state. We think
of them somehow in association
with tlmamelukes of Egypt, but,
though there were some points in
common between them; they differ
ed widely in their character and
aim. Xhe mamelukes, though orig
inally a race of ' slaves, founded a
sovereign dynasty in Egypt, but the
janizaries, even at the height of
their power, never ceased to be sol
diers, and they maintained through
out all their history the proofs and
symbols of their lowly origin. They
made and unmade sovereigns, but
they never aspired to the high posi
tions of state and were content to
fill -their original posts. Not one
of their number ever occupied the
throne of Turkey, and the whole
Corps acted ostensibly only as its.
guardians. St. James Gazetta,
Mistletoe of the Druids.
Mistletoe for centuries has been
one of the-most important factors
in Yuletide decorations, its use dat
ing back as far as the days of the
Druids. The mistletoe of the Dru
ids is Viscum album. It is a true
parasite, existing on the sap of other
trees and never at any time is it in
contact with the soil. It grows free
ly on apple, pear and plum trees, on
poplars, -thorns, maples and bass
wood and rarely on the oak. .It is
said that the only sacred mistletpe
of the Druids was that found upon
the oak. The propagation is by the
seeds. These are covered with a
translucent, gummy substance. They
are placed in position by birds,
which, in trying to rid their beaks
of the sticky seeds, rub them on the
bark. The seeds which are deposit
ed on the east or north side of the
tree grow more rapidly than those
on the south or west.
Hail, Wedded Joysl
"You must not touch the top of
the baby's head," said a mother to
her four-year-old boy. "She has a
soft spot there that is very tender."
The youngster gazed at it curi
ously for a moment and then asked:
"Do all babies have soft spots on
their heads?"
"Yes.",
"Did papa have a soft spot on the
top of his head when he was a
baby?".
"Yes," replied the mother, with a
sigh, "and he has got it yet."
And the old man, who had heard
the conversation, said:
"Yes, indeed he has,' my boy, of
he would is a singlb man todaj'."
High Handed.
"I don't like a friend to domineer
over me,'1 said the young man with
the 'patient disposition.
"Who lii been doing that?"
"My '"roTmmate. He borrowed
my evening clothes."
"That's a good deal of a liberty."
"I didn't mind it. But when he
asked for my umbrella I told him
I might want to use it myself. Bui
he got it just the Bame. .
"How?"
; "He 6imply stood on his dignity
and said : 'All : right. Have your
own way , about .it. ; They're your
clothes. that I'm trying to keep from
getting spoiled, riot 'mine.'
Washington Star. .
Additional Local.
Joeeph Hite of South Corvallia is ntii
recovering from quite a serious illness.
Firest line of --violins in the coun
try at N. A. Fisher's. . 92
: Miss Jennie Cameron, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Cameron, is quite ill with
typhoid fever at Jthe family bom? in
Portland.
Born, Tuesday night, to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Overlander, a
son. ;-'-:'-.
The bier apple show held in Polk coun
ty las week was a decided success and
it was voted to "make the show an au
nual affair. The judgea selected for the
Economy Fruit" Jars 'at' ZieroHV.
V-:.',.; : v.-V,-';;v"'r:-:- 74tf
affair were all prominent men, viz: II.
M. Williamson of Portland, Prof. C. I.
Lewis of Corvallis and C. V. Galloway of
McMinnville. "
The slumbers of Corvallisites were
muchjdieturbed during Wednesday night
by the continual ariival and departure
of heavy passenger trains, which came
in over the S. P. snd switched onto the
C. & ., and there was much specula
tion as to the cause of the trouble. "Yes
terdayJmorniBg it was learned that a big
bridge over the Santiam at Jefferson had
been washed out by the heavy rains,
which caused a vast amount of labor and
annoyance in shifting trains as stated.
t
. Only a smaU "audience grreted Beach
& Bowers'Jminstrels at the opera houae
Wednesday evening, but the show de
served a much more generous patronage.
The mnsical parts were excellent, the
dancing good, and the humorous features
average. ' An expert clnb-swinger and
acrobat gave an unnsnally clever exhibi
tion and the show throughout was clean
and entertaining. The minstrel band
played a concert on Main street at four.
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.'
At their lastfregnjar meeting the nieni
b?rs of the A..O. U. W. heM a smoker at
their hail which was enjoyed by the
members and a'few invited guests. John
Allen gave a brief address of welcome,
remarks were offered by various mem
bers, a recitation by Floyd Huff was ap
preciated, and Swann and Hooper gave
an interesting exhibition of skill in box
ing. Refreshments were served, after
which cards, pipes and tobaixo were en
joyed until a late hour.
A dispatch from Hoed River says ;
Stirred to action by the story in the Ore
gonian of Willamette Valley apples be
ing sold to all intents and purposes as
Hood River fruit, growers here are pre
paring to have a bill introduced in the
next legislature requiring shippers to
mark boxes of apples so that they will
show were they were grown. Growers
have already approached Senator Wheal
don in the matter and eay that he has
acquiesced to the plan and that at the
next session the lawmakers of the state
will have such a bill before it ' for con
sideration. See Ziaroif for Economy Jarp.74t
For Sale. 30,000 acres of land
in Lincoln : atd Benton Countiep,
Oiegon, along the C. & E. R R.,
known as Road Lands, now owned
by an Eastern Company. For
prices and : terms, call or address,
L. H. Fish, Western Agent, Albanv
Oregon. 78-tf
The Kind You Have Always
in use for over 30 years,
and
jy-2", sonal
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Jast-as-grood" are but
Experiments that trifle frith and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing1 Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
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 Ktvl Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The CIiUav-a?s FanaceaThe J3Iothers Friend. !
.GEHUINS CASTORIA ALWAYS
Sears the
In Uib For Over 3d Years,
FIRST NUKCEtV
Tojbe Givenjn the CoryalHs Ly-
ceum Course.
Lulu Tler Gates Co., opera
house Tuesday ; Nov. 13, 1906.
Box office opens for benefit of
season ticket holders, Saturda , S
a. in. No person is allowed to re
serve more than five seats at one
time. Season tickets on sale at
Graham & Wortham's. 91-3
Always Was Sick.
: When a man says he always was sick
tionbled with a cou-h that lasted all
winter what wcuL you think if he
should say he never was sh k since
a man exists : " -
Mr. J. C. Clark of Denver, Colorado,
writes: "For seme year I was troubled
with a severe cough that would las' all
winter. This cough left n e in a miser
able condition. I tried Ballard's Hore
honnd Syrup and have not bed a sick
dav since. That's what it did fnr ma'
Sold bv Graham & Wortham.
Be Charitable.
To vour torse as well as to to your
self. You need not suffer from pains of
any sort your horses need not suffer.
Try a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment.
It cu'es all pains. J. M Roberts,
Bakersfield, Mo., writes: "I have used
your Liniment for ten years and find it
to be the best I have ever used for man
or beast." So;d by Graham & Worth
am Wasted Effort.
A benevolent old gentleman brim
ful of information saw a rustic sit
ting on a fence gazing earnestly at
telegraph wires. Going up to the
countryman, he said:
"Waiting to see a message go
'long, eh?",
The man grinned and said, "Aye."
The benevolent old gentleman got
on the wall, and for the next quar
ter of an hour tried hard to dispel
his ignorance.
"Now," he said at last, "as you
know something about the matter,
I hope you will spread your knowl
edge among your mates on the
farm."
v "But I don't work on a farm' re
plied the rural citizen.
"Where, then, may I ask ?"
"lie and my mates are telegraph
linesmen, and we are testing a new
wire." London Globe.
Of Different Minds.
Two Highlanders were visiting an.
English church for the first time.
They had not been long seated
when the organist began to play a
lively voluntary. This was some
thing quite novel in their church
experience, and they listened with
open mourned astomsnment. Une
01 tnem was snoruy rousea irom ma
blissful reverie by a gentle tap on
the shoulder. Turning around, he
saw a handsome lady, the owner of
the pew, who smiled very graciously
upon him and wished, of course, to
be allowed to pass to her seat. He
.did not, however, take in the situa
tion, but "at once whispered to her:
xie wiu oe a petxer .aancer xnan.
me." London Tit-Bits. ;
"TT !! 1 it -1 v 1 ,
Bought, and which has been
nas borne the signature of
has been made under his per-
supervision Gince its infancy.
Signature of
3
Bought
M r thoir i