Corvallis gazette., September 13, 1907, Image 4

Feeding Sheep
Economically.
Handling sheep and Iambs the last
two or three years has been easy money
to almost every one that has touched
them, and the profit In the business
has been sufficient temptation , to get
some men back into the business who
do not have a strong personal pre
dilection for the animals.
Any such who do go into raising or
feeding sheep or lnnibs are apt to not
take much note of the ways of animals
about their eating and may conse
quently allow them to waste a good
deal of grain. All who are familiar
with sheep know that though they eat
almost anything that is green and
clean, they will not eat dirty things,
especially grain or forage that has
been contaminated with their own
filth. Consequently it is a matter of
importance to provide troughs for
grain and racks for roughage, into
which they cannot climb and stand or
even put their feet at all.
Probably the best way to make
troughs for grain is to build them
alongside and close up to a board
fence or wall of a building, says a
writer In Farm Progress. If this is
done and the trough, even though flat
bottomed, is not very wide the sheep
will not be able to jump up into It and
stand in it. This would be the plan
for a single trough, and the sheep could,
stand only on one side.
But troughs may be made flat bofc
tomed and wide enough to divide by a
board partition running along the mid-
FEED BUNK FOR MUDDY LOTS,
die lengthwise, dividing it into two
troughs of the length required. If this
partition of boards or slats is high
enough the sheep cannot well get into
aud stand in the troughs and foul the
feed.
As sheep dislike mud very much and
hate to get wet feet, provision ought
by all means to be made for feeding
them in the dry. A well made shed
facing south is the best way to secure
this protection, but if for any reason
, the shed cannot be provided for feed
ing them it Is very desirable that the
ground around the feed racks and
troughs should be dry. Where gravel
is abundant raising the ground around
the racks and putting on four to six
inches of gravel will keep the immedi
ate surroundings firm and free from
mud.
If gravel Is not obtainable and there
.is no other way to provide for solid
standing room around the feed racks
and troughs the best thing is to build a
board platform on good substantial sills
of some wood that does not rot easily.
This idea is shown in the accompany
ing illustration, which shows low, flat
racks. The racks might be better if
made V shaped, with up and down
slatted sides, wide enough apart to per
mit the sheep's noses to pass through
readily. I have used them made in
that way as well as like the illustration
and found that It saved much of the
hay, turnips and other things that I fed
theiu.
Sheep on Legumes.
Care should be exercised in pastur
ing sheep on clover or, in fact, on any
member of the legume family, for un
less judgment is used there may be
considerable loss froin bloating. There
is a right and a wrong way of pastur
ing those crops. The'right way is to
allow the clover or alfalfa almost to
come into bloom before turning In the
sheep. Then there should be sown
with these crops some timothy, redtop
or any other nonleguminous plant, for
where there is a mixture this way the
sheep will alternately eat one and the
other aud so reduce the chance of bloat.
AVhen turning in the flock for the
first time they should be already filled
with food. For example, the day they
are to be turned into the clover pas
ture feed them early In the morning
a little grain and hay, and when the
sun is well up and hot turn them out
Then Instead of filling themselves at
once they will eat a little and then
look for a cool spot to rest In. Joseph
E. Wing has, he says, tried this plan
with great success. He also advises
keeping before them constantly a re
ceptacle containing salt and air slack
ed lime mixed.
Once in the pasture they should nev
er be moved until it comes time to
change to fresh pasture that Is, they
should not be brought into the yards
atnlght or they will be In danger o(
bloating when let out again In the
morning.
Saving the Lambs.
A young lamb from high priced reg
istered stock Is too valuable to lose,
but not every one is successful In rais
ing them by hand. If it most be done
that way I always turn them over to
my wife, writes a breeder in Farm and
Fireside. When the lambs begin to
make their appearance she hunts up
the bottles, nipples and measuring
glass, also the dairy thermometer. She
Is very careful not to overfeed and
Sever gives over an ounce every two
hours, day and night, until the lamb Is
a week old. Eighty-five degrees Is the
temperature we give. We find it bet
ter to feed the milk to them a little on
the cool order than too warm. Do not
feed milk from a cow that has been
long in lactation if you can help it. We
try to have a "fresh" cow when the
Iambs begin to come, so if there mast
be outcast Iambs or ewes that have no
milk we can give them a start.
WED CROPS.
Many Different Kinds That Germinate
In Succession.
Every successful farmer finds that
he must assert his mastery in no un
certain way over the weeds, these
rebels of thi vegetable world, or tliay
will work havoc in his little domain
and eventually his undoing.
The battle with them must be fought
unceasingly, for they are consfitly on
the watch to take advantage of every
opportunity, remarks a writer in Amer
ican Cultivator. "We'll fight it out
right .here if it takes all summer!"
may well be the threat of the farmer,
to the weed crop.
A Great Variety.
The great difficulty is that a great
many give up the fight with the weeds
altogether too soon. Their first attacks
are fierce and spirited enough, but
they soon grow indifferent and aban
don them altogether. Now, the fact
is that weeds are of a great many dif
ferent varieties, which seem to be de
signed to germinate at different sea
sons, one species following on the
heels of another, occupying the ground
as soon as their predecessors have
ripened their seeds. The result is that
weeding, vigorous at first, but soon
abandoned, leaves the way open and
unobstructed for the later varieties to
flourish unhampered, and so they are
never conquered or reduced, but their
reign Is more firmly established from
year to year. , ,
On! Uncultivated Fields.
Then, again, many who wield the hoe
vigorously are altogether too careless
in their dealing with the weeds outside
of the cultivated fields, allowing them
to flourish unrestrained about the ma
nure heap all summer and scatter their
seeds broadcast upon it, to be advan
tageously planted when it is drawn
out and strewn upon the fields in the
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FINE FRUIT.
Peach Growing Is Popular 'In Many
Ma... C.nL.J Ca4-:AH
Despite the drawbacks often alleged
in peach growing the crop is a popular
one in many New England sections,
notably Massachusetts and Connecti
cut and New Hampshire in a lesser
degree. The soil best adapted to the
crop is one well drained, rich and
rather sandy. Gravelly loams are de
sirable. Those who have listened to
addresses of J. H. Hale, New Eng
land's peach authority, know the im
portance he places on good air and
water drainage. He often says In ad
dressing New England audiences, "Get
up on the hills and you will have the
best place m the world . to grow ger to the hounds and at once f ol
peaches." Potash and phosphoric acid lowed them
are the most important fertilizers for He waa a ter f
the peach, nitrogen taking rather a , , " , ,
minor place. If leguminous cover. dow3l the tunnel when a roaring
crops are grown In the orchard these sound behind warned him that a
i train had entered the tunneL Al
MAMIE BOSS PEACHES.
will practically supply all the nitrogen
necessary on ordinary soil. This fruit ;
is of the Mamie Ross variety, as shown
in the cut from New England Home-
stead. It was grown on the farm of i
A. B. Howard of Massachusetts. Mr. '
Howard grows excellent peaches and
Is a stronsr advocate of wood ashes for .
fertilizer
in the management of or-
chards.
The Cabbage Crop.
A considerable portion of the cab
bage crop is handled in bulk. When
forwarded by carload or shipload the
heads are cut from tlie stalks with a
heavy knife or light hatchet and all the
outer leaves left on. When prepared j
for market they are dressed up by re
moving the outer unbleached leaves.
Cabbages are often shipped In venti
lated or slat barrels. Tight barrels
keep them too warm and may cause
rotting. By far the best carrier for
shipping cabbage is the barrel size
crate. This carries the heads secnrelv.
packs in well on board train or boat
and shows the quality of the stuff
when arriving In market. The heads
should be packed In the crates care
fully by hand, so that the carriers will
not be slack when received by the
wholesalers. W. N. Hurt.
Hay In New England.
Hay Is the great underlying crop la
New England. New Hampshire alone
raises 6,000,000 tons. To produce a
profitable crop the essentials are deep 1
plowing and thorough tillage, says a
writer In American Cultivator. Plow
In the summer and seed In the sum
mer. Weeds are killed by winter froat.
while the grass survives. Plow land
every fifth year. Apply five tons of
manure to the acre.
The Corn Cultivator.
If the corn cultivator undergoes as
much improvement in the next few
years as it has in the past, it will al
most be a white shirt Job to pfpw corn.
The dustless feature should be next
given attention by makers. -Farmer
In Iowa Homestead.
TUNNEL ADVENTURES.
A Fox Hunt In Which a Locomotive Sunday the Orpjion Journa', of Port-
Took Part and, Ueued a special edition that was
A very strange incident happened both a work ot art and a splendid adver
ia the Severn tunnel recently .Just tisement of the st'e of Oreg n. A copy
as an express tram entered the tun-
nel a soldier in a ihird class carriage
flung open the door and attempted
to jump out. jorranateiy one or
the passengers succeeded in seizing
the man's coat tails and with the aid
ox otner passengers new mm mere
her-cl downward. lfiey could nut
pull him back, for the suction v.,!-
too great. The communieauo:i
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cord was pulled, the tram stopped
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and the rescued man, who it ap-
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pears had suddenly become insane,
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was placed under arrest.
This is not the first exciting incl-
dent which has happened in t'ue
great boring which carries the Great
Vestern railway beneath, the bed oi
the Severn. Some five years ago a
Cardiff commercial traveler went to
bleep in a train bound from Car(Lif
to Bristol and, waking with a shok.
found himself lying in pitch dark
ness beside the permanent way in
the tunnel. .
How he got there he had not tlie
faintest idea. .Probably he had walk
ed in his sleep
At any rate, he was
not much hurt, though he had evi-
dently been unconscious for some
time. He had not the faintest idea
how far it was to the entrance nor
which way to go. . Soon he became
violently thirsty. He heard water
trickling down the wall close by, but
when he collected some in his hands
he found it was salt.
He made a brave effort to find
his wav out. but dizziness came on
ii n a l i
ana ne. ieii unconscious, as ne iav
.
mere anotner train passea, ana tne
poorman must have had a desper
ately narrow escape, lor it was
found that his. left boot heel had
cut off hf ?nkle sprained.
Plate layers found him eventually
and carried him to safety. He had
been six hours in the tunnel.
Some winters ago a Welsh tunnel
was the scene of a most exciting
episode. One day in January, 1902,
the Carmarthenshire hounds found
a fox, which made at first straight
for the coast, but, being turned by
some villagers, took to the railway
line and ran into a long tunnel, fol
lowed by the whole pack. The mas
ter, Mr. Harries, realized the dan-
most instantly the glare of the
headlight lit the dripping walls, and
the horseman, clapping spurs to his
horse, began to gallop at full speed
through the darkness. Then fol
lowed a most exciting race for life,
the man riding at the pitch of his
horse's pace, the train thundering
in pursuit.
By a sort of miracle the horse
kept his feet, but the. train gained
rapidly. At last the white circle of
the tunnel's mouth appeared, and
the driver of the engine noticed the
black silhouette of the rider against
the light and slackened speed.
Eider, hounds and all came safely
out of the perilous predicament in
which they had plunged themselves.
London Tit-Bits.
Musical Family.
When Audubon was traveling in
Labrador he came one day upon a
house where, the friendlv inbah-
itantg made much f him flnd Ms
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companions and where the good
Pfe dsked f he Played 011 an7
instrument.
"I myself," she said, "am ex
traordinarily fond of music and
have an instrument which has been
sent away for repairs. We miss it
greatlv, for we can all play on it,
j and when we are tired the servants
use it for us."
"You must be a very musical
family,'
said the naturalist. "What
sort of an instrument is it ?"
She was perplexed.
"Gentlemen," said she, "my in
strument is large, longer than
broad and-stands on four legs like
a table. At one end is a crooked
handle, by turning which, fast or
Blow, I do assure you we make most
excellent music
"A hand organ!"
She smiled delightedly.
"Ah, that's itl" she said. "It is
a hand organ, but for the life, of me
I could not recollect the nama."
Digging For Fiah.
The natives, of Kottiar, in Africa,
are in the habit of digging every
year, in tte summer, the dry banks
ot the Verge! river for fish, which
they dig out by hundreds, just as
they would potatoes. The mud
lumps are broken open, and the fish,
perhaps eight , or ten inches long,
will always be found alive and often
frisky, as if just removed from its
supposedly native element, the wa
ter. In the dry bed3 of several Af
rican rivers a similar practice is of
ten pursued. A kind of mud fish
buries itself while the bottom is
still moist "and remains there all
the summer, waking up when
rains commmrift no-mn
Additional Local.
oi should be sent east to friends bv
every resident of this state.
Mri. Anna Mills sold " her residence
,0perty yesterday tc J. L. Davis for
2P(m posfewi lobe given Monday,
n he Jf,.e iB f eoUit d by Robinson &
s-eve--on. Mre. MHs and daughter
have leased the Tom house near the C.
& rf. depot ai d will orcupv it at once,
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Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Handy arrived
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home "ennefdav from a visit of ten
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w k- to ttir nhi home m Wapaloo
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A ROYAL PARTY.
One at Which the Question of Preee.
dence Was Not Raised.
Precedence, always a ticklish mat
ter, is doubly ticklish where an ori
ental nation is concerned. When
George IV. was regent there was a
terrible to-do at court because the
Persian ambassador claimed prece-
dence over all the other ambassa-
dors. This not being allowed, he
refused to go to court at alL Tit
for tat, he was informed that he
wQuk not be received at Carlton
House, neither would the ministers
reeeive his visits. Sackcloth and
ashes at the Persian embassy. Soon
afterward the prince regent met the
; fbah's representative at Lord Salis-
' hrvs. "Ah. T bone vou are ho.t-
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ci i om itatv w " -oo tha nncn-nr
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:tbut I am sorry that I ofEended
your royal highness by not going
to court." And heexplained how
it had all come about.
"Now, sir," the ambassador went
on, "my sovereign, he tell me to go
first, and your congress, about
which I know nothing, say I must
go last. Now, sir, this very bad for
me when I go back to Persia." And
he pointed with dismal significance
to his head. "Well, my good friend,
never mind it now. It does not sig
nify," said the regent, with that
cheerfulness natural to a man who
has not a sovereign waiting to nip
off his head. "Oh, yes, sir," protest
ed the Persian, "but your royal
highness is still angry with me, and
you have not invited me to your
party tomorrow night." The re
gent laughed heartily, saying, "As
a matter of, fact, I was only going
to have a few children to dance, but
if you would like to come I shall be
glad to see you." And the wise man
of the east did go and wrote, vastly
proud, to his sovereign that he had
gone to the ball, the only ambassa
dor invited. Not unnaturally he
did not burden the shah with the
particulars as to how this signal dis
tinction came to be conferred upon
him and Persia. St. James' Ga
zette. She Found Relief.
If you are troubled with liver com
plaint acd have not received help, reed
this. Mrs. Mary E. Hammond, Moody,
Texas. "I was in poor health with liv
er trouble for over a year. Docters did
nie no good and I tried Herbine, and
three bottles cured me. I can't say too
much for Herbine, as it is a wonderful
livr medicine. I always have it in the
bouse. Publish where you wi6h."
Sold by Graham & Wortham.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
Roseburg, Oregon, Julj 30, 19o7.
Notice is hereby tyiven tbat in corppliance with
the provisions of the Act of Congress of June 3,
IS78, entitled "An Act for the sale of timbe lands in
the Mates of California. Oreiron. Nevada, and Wash-
inirton Territory," as exteuded to alt Public Land
States by act of August 1. 1892, Lvdia J. Hawley of
Monroe. County of Benton, State of Oregon, filed in
this office on April 4, 1907, her sworn statement No.
S465forthe purchase of the Southwest quarter of
Section No. 2 in Township No. 15, South of Range
No. 8 West W M.. Ore., and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable for its timbe?
or scone mac tor agricultural purposes, and to es
tablish her claim to said land before W. W. Calkins.
u. a. uommismoner, at his omce m Kugene, Oregon,
on Monday, the 4th day of November, 1907.
She names as witnesses: Leonidas H. Hawley of
Monroe. Oregon, and Sam Bowen. Alfred Rvcraft
and M. P. Rvcraft, all of Alsea, Oregon.
Any ana all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims in
mjui uuice on or Deiore saia tn aay 01 Aovemoer.
1907. .
- BENJAMIN L. EDDY, Register.
A Good Trade.
Every boy, no matter how rich or how
poor his ancestry, should learn thorough
ly some good trade, so that if bis circum
stances become reversed at any time be
could immediately do service at his trade
and etart again on a successful road to
prosperity.. The printing trade is not
only artistic when completely learned,
but it is also highly educational in every
particular, apd one of the best trades that
anyone can learn, SB opportunity for
tabor is ever ready each working day in
the year.
There is one of the best opportunities
in all the land for a young man of steady
habits, good principles, well educated.'
having a will to work and excel, to learn
the printing trade in the Gazette office.
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on their return by their eon, Charles Han
dy, wife, and daughter, who will remain
indefinitely and gain an idea of Oregon.
Enrouteto Oresron the Hanily's figured
( in a train wreck rear Pocatella, Idaho,
j oeing delayed five hours. In Iowa they
lived in terror all the time they weretheie
on account of the storm?, being driven to
the cellar an one occasion. "Wo have
all the Iowa we want and are Ihankfulto
be at heme again," was the emphatic dec
laration of Mrs. Handy yesterday. How
ever they had an enjoyable visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hall leit jester,
day ior visits with relatives at Washonst
a! and Joseph, Oregon, and at Burfio
Park, Colorado, en route tb their home
at Kich Hill, Missonri, after ato week '
vii t with Mr. Hall's bister, Mrs. Norton
ldms, in this city.
Prnne pit-ki.-ig has been in progress at
the A. J. Johnson orchard the past week
and the crew cleared up the yard Wed
nesday for th third time. It wi'l now
tie necessary to wait until -nore fruit
ripens. Good, pickers earn anywhere
from $1.15 to $l.7s pet day, and it gives
the children an oppoitnnit; also for earn,
ing quite a sum.
The Endeavor -members of the Chrit
tian church held a social last night at
the home of Amy Cameron and sister,
that was a .very pleasant affair.
Johnny Buchanan has begun the erec
tion of a handsome new residence sn h e
farm near the Whitby home. Charles
McHenry is the contractor. A. J. Fuller
went out to the country Wednesday to
assist in the foundation work.
WilHe Jones returned Wednes
day from' Arizona where he Das
spent the summer. He leaves
shortly for Eastern Oregon where
be will teach during the coming
school year.
The topic for the morninp U the
Congrpgational chutch next Sunday
will be,""How Shall I Eecape if I
Neglect eo Great Salvation." Other
-ervices aa usual. The public is
cordially invited to attend,
W. K. Campbell returned to his
borne in Portland the first of the
week, after a few days' visit with
hia sister, Mies Nancy Campbell, in
this city.
Reuben Kiger, who bus' been in
ill health for many months, is re
ported as gaining. He is now able
to sit up a little while at a time
and is otherwise improved.
ORAHA
ill
Corvallis, Oregon
Will Show Splendid
Pianos
AND
At Their Store
Delayed Shipment From the Factory is
Bringing More of Them.
Mtisic Loving Customers
Are requested to call and see them be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
This Old Eeliable House pays Spot Cash
for them and therefore can sell good in
struments for the money instead of sell
ing high rents, railroad fares and hotel
bills for traveling salesmen.
IF THE MUSIC-LOVING PEOPLE
Willjpatronize our house in this line we
will continue to keep a stock of good in
ments and give you reliable goods for the
money. If there is anything you do not
understand you will find the sellers near
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your home.
The Modesty of Women
Naturally cakes them shrink from the
Indelicate questions, the obnoxious ex
aminations, and unpUasant local treaty
ments, which socio physicians consider
essential In the treatment of diseases of
women. Yet, if help cur. be had, it is
better to submit to this ordeal than let
the disease grow ar.d spread. The trouble
Is that so often tliti woman undergoes ail
the annovanoe and shame for nothing
ThonsandsNjf women who have b:o-j
cured tJv DrfcMfrce's Favorite Prescr---tion
wrirti. In fisreciat.ion of the ci:-3
which disjjs&scsNth the examinat
and local treatmeut.-.'Ther" is nri niT.. -medicine
so nre and snfe f..r ,-lic-t
women as "Favorite Proscription." ,
cures debilltiiting drains, irregularity zr.i
female weakness. It always helps. It
almost always cures. It is strictly non
alcoholic, non - secret, all its ingredients
being printed on its bottle-wrapper; cm.
?a,ins no .deleterious or habit-form sg
drugs, and every native medicinal roo
entering into its composition has the full
endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. So e
of these numerous and strongest of pro
fessional endorsements of its ingredients,
will be found in a pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed
free on request, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, ol
Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en
dorsements should have far more weight
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
non-professional testimonials.
The most intelligent women now-a-days
insist on knowing what they take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
a lot of young birds and gulping down
whatever'is offered them.. "Favorite Pre
scription" 13 Of KNOWN COMPOSITION. It
makes weak women strong and tick
women well.
Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser Is sent"-.
on receipt of stamps to pav expense f
mailing only. Send to Dr. R. V. Piercs,
Buffalo, N. Y., 21 one-cent stamps for -per-covered,
or 31 stamps for cloth-bou"d.
If sick consult the Doctor, free of chafe
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Invigorato
and regulate stomach, liver and bowels.
Notice for Pub'lcat'oo.
United Slates Li nd Office,
Roseburg, Oregon, July 15, 1907.
Notice is hereby given tbat in compliance
with the provisions, of the act of Congress of
June j, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of tim.
ber lands in the States of aliforma, Oregon,
Nevada ard Washington Territory," as extended
to all the Public Land States by act of August 4,
1892, Guy Davis, of Eupene. County of Lane,
istatc of Oregon, tiled iu this effice on January 17,
iqo7, his sworn statement No. 8.289 for the pur
chase of the Southwest 1-4 of Section No. 3& in
Township No. 15 South, Range No. 9, West W.
M., and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber or strne
ti an fo agricultural purposes, ar.a to , establish
his claim to said land before W. W. Calkins, U. S.
Commissioner, at Lis offive in Engtne, Oregon,
on Wednesday, the 9th day of October, 1907.
He names as witnesses: Hal E. Wood, Maivin
X,. Hammitt and Austin E. Wood, all of Eugene,
Oregon, and William L Cryfcltr, of Spiingneld,
Orpgon.
Any and alt persons claimiug adversely the-above-described
lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said 9th day of
October, 1007. ,
62-82 EENJAMIN L. EDDY, Register.
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