Corvallis gazette., October 04, 1907, Image 4

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Garden
HAIRY VETCH.
v
Th3 Crop Is Particularly Valuable In
the North.
T v vei''':! ' in I ticular are culti
vau;l. in t!i I'n'tod States, the com
mc.i vett-h. or tnres, anil the hairy, or
Russian, veicli. The former is much
used as u winter crop for hay on the
Pacific coast and in the southern
states, being commonly sown with
oats, rye or wheat. It is also exten
sively grown in the citrus orchards of
California as a winter green manure
crop. In the northern states it is very
likely to winter kill.
Hairy vetch is in a general way like
common vetch, but decidedly more re-
HAI1CY VETCH.
istant to cold. It will ordinarily sur
vive the winter in most parts of the
United States and In Canada. In fact,
It Is more resistant to cold than any
Other annual legume grown. On this
account it is particularly valuable in
the north, according to the bureau of
plant industry.. In the Connecticut
valley It has received much favor as
ft winter green manure and cover crop
on tobacco lands. Where the winter
temperature is not cool enough to
prevent growing, as In California, It
has been found that hairy vetch grows
much more slowly in cool weather than
the common vetch, and the latter Is
therefore preferred. Hairy vetch,
however, grows very rapidly as the
Weather becomes warm.
Vetches are somewhat objectionable
where small grains are used In rota
tion, as they become somewhat weedy
In grainfields. Except for this, vetches
are a very valuable crop and deserve
much more extensive cultivation.
As a rule, hairy vetch can be safely
own from the 16th of August to
the 15th of September, says an au
thority on this subject. When grown
fta a cover crop It should be sown alone.
What Overripe Hay Lacks.
The trouble with overripe or dam
aged hay Is lack of palatability and,
worse than this, indigestibility, re
marks a writer in New England Home
stead. It bears the same relation to
good hay that a skim cheese does to a
full cream cheese. You eat the former
and never want to see its kind again.
Chemical analysis does not discover
the trouble, but the stomach does. The
city feeder is a much better judge of
quality lrf hay than the farmer, be
cause ho looks for results. There has
been less improvement along this than
any other line of farm work. It should
be a question of how good as well as
how much. It is easy to cause a depre
ciation of t5 or even 50 per cent in
feeding value. The worst feature is
the guilty party does not appear to no
tice the difference.
Sweet Corn.
In some Canadian tests the three
Varieties of sweet corn, Ringleader,
Mammoth White Cory and Golden
Bantam, required eighty-four, eighty
seven and eighty-ight days respective
ly to mature for table use, according
to New England Homestead. In com
parative value Ringleader stands first,
but in table quality Golden Bantam
was the leader.
Handy Pen Gate.
fhe accompanying sketch shows a
Seep gate In use on several sheep sta
rons, for woolshed pens and outside
pen gates. It
works on a
stout bolt at the
foot of one of
the uprights
and ' runs be
tween the post
and an upright
fastened as
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4&te aa It shuts drops In a similar
groove. This Is said to work more
easily than the guillotine gate and Is
leas liable to get out of order. The
fate as shown Is half open. When
fully open it is thrown quite back,
and to close the gate it Is thrown
forward till it falls into Its place
In the opposite groove. Leader.
For Dwarf Pears.
For dwarf pears I would not advise
any one to let the trees stand in sod,
ays T. G. in Farm and Fireside.
It will mean ruination to the trees and
unprofitable crops right along. The
ordinary run of standard winter pears
are not so particular, and we have
usually grown very good crops oa
even In sod.
STACKING WHEAT.
Loac to Farmers From Leaving Grain
In the Shock.
Tears ago It was a common custom
to stack the wheat as soon as- it was
well cured in the shock, but gradually
this custom' was abandoned until ia
ma,ny parts of the country it was a
rare sight to see a stack,
j , Learning From Experience. .
Of recent years a reaction seems to
' bo slowly taking place and stacking is
1 again coming into fashion, aecording to
t fl writer in Amprinnn A rrif nltnrl.flt
The reason for this is not in doubt.
It is the bitter and costly experiences
that have come home to farmers
through leaving their grain in the
shock until the machine came around.
Of course, when nobody stacked and
the thrashing season occupied six
weeks or more, a majority of the crops
were necessarily left standing in the
shock for weeks, exposed to storms
and winds.
In Midsummer. i
Now, of course, while it ia a fact that
rainy seasons in July are uncommon, :
they are of sufficiently regular occur
rence to make the damage they inflict
far outweigh the cost of annually
stacking or storing the grain.
Protecting the Crop.
Stacking can be carried on every mo
ment of the day that the wheat is dry ;
enough to handle. If the stack ia un
completed at night or when a shower
comes up it can be covered with a tar- j
paulin. With his grain once safely In
the stack the farmer is independent of
the weather and the machine boss and,
can go about his other work serenely
conscious that he has done his duty In
safeguarding his principal cash crop.
LOW DOWN BARROW.
Its Capacity Is Double That of the
Ordinary Kind.
The drawing shows a low down bar
row in sufficient detail to enable any
one to make a similar one. We think
that next to the low down cart it is
the handiest thing around the build
ings and garden that we have, says a
writer in Farm and Fireside. Its ca
pacity is more than double that of the
ordinary kind, and the load is much
more easily put aboard. It has the
advantage of getting into close quar
ters where the cart would not go, and
for use about the feeding alleys, the
stable, the lawn and the garden there
is hardly anything that will take Its
place.
For the framework get two pieces
of hard wood 2 by 2 Inches which will
project to form handles on one end
and for the wheel frame on the other.
At front end of box in rear of wheel
a piece of the same dimensions is mor
tised Into the frame to hold it rigidly
and to make the front end of box
frame. Pieces Vs by 1 Inches are
also mortised into the bottom of the
legs, both front and back. These form
LOW DOWN BARROW. !
the foundation for the floor, which
should be of three-quarter Inch boards.
The legs are mortised Into the shaft or
handle pieces, the front ones resting
about three inches from the ground
and the rear ones securely braced, as
shown in the cut.
If desired the sides may be built
from the floor solid and straigtit up,
but we find it better to have a per
manent bed from floor to top of han
dles, with removable side boards to
slip on for use in handling bulky stuff.
Heavy material, such as bags of
fertilizer, large stones, etc., are easily
handled with this type of barrow, as
they may be loaded between the
handles directly from th ground.
Sowing Crimson Clover.
Crimson clover gives the best re
sults when sown in late summer, pref
erably from July 15 to Sept. 1. It is
most commonly planted in corn or fol
lowing a small grain crop. In the lat
ter case the land should be plowed and
put In good condition before seeding.
Considerable difficulty is often experi
enced in obtaining a stand of crimson
clover. Indeed, It is a common saying
that it must be sown between showers
in order to be assured of a stand. It
is Important always to use fresh seed,
as the germinating power deteriorates
rapidly. Ordinarily twelve to fifteen
pounds per acre are used, but good re
sults have been obtained with smaller
quantities. In some cases the failure
to obtain a stand has been attributed
to the lack of Inoculation. In any
event It is always desirable to Inocu
late the seed or the soil before plant
ing on land, for the first time. Even If
a stand is only obtained two times out
of three, crimson clover Is still a very
profitable crop to grow. C. V. Piper.
English Sparrow Useful.
In regard to the English sparrow as
being destructive to locusts a Medora
(111.) letter says that thirteen year lo
custs have appeared In large numbers
In Macoupin county, In the woodlands,
and fears are expressed that they may
damage crops. The discovery has
been made, however, that the English
sparrow, condemned as one of the
fanner's worst enemies, is an avowed
enemy of the locust, against which it
is waging war and-is killing them by
the thousands. Country Gentleman.
A Man's Time.
It is little else than foolish to pump
water, shell corn and do other things
of this sort by hand when a mechanical
means Is possible, remarks a writer ,
In Iowa nomestead. If a man consid- ;
ers his. time worth much, it won't take
long to save enough time a well as en
ergy to pay for a windmill or have the
corn shelled. - !
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CARE OF CALVES.
Why Seven Guernsey Heifers Were
Sold at Good Prices.
In March last two men came into
this neighborhood looking for grade
dairy calves, says a. correspondent of
Hoard's Dairyman. They were men
who knew what they wanted. They
purchased seven grade Guernsey heif
ers, dropped last fall,; of one man and
paid him an average of $24.2S for the
lot. At the same time they said they
could purchase calves of the same
breeding ami age of neighboring farm
ers for from $10 to $15 apiece.
What made this difference In price?
Simply the way the calves were han
dled. The seven calves were handled
as follows:
They' were kept dry and clean with
plenty of fresh bedding every night
and their quarters well kept, well dis
infected. They were fed skim milk, fresh from
the separator, after the first ten days,
with a little ground flaxseed and blooc'
meal added.
When the milk was fed they were
put in stanchions and the milk set be
fore them In pails. Afterward they
were given a small feed of oats, fol
lowed by alfalfa hay. But the great
care was to keep them dry and clean.
As soon as they were through eating
their oats they were let out of the
stanchions and ran together loose In
the compartment.
They were fed milk morning and
evening. When sold they were in
fine, clean condition,, but not fat.
They consumed apiece In the six
months they were kept about 3,500
pounds of skim milk, $1 worth of oats,
$2 worth of alfalfa hay and flaxseed
meal and 50 cents' worth of blood
meal.' ;
After paying for the oats, hay, flax
seed meal and blood meal, $3.50, and
allowing $3 for the value of the calf
when a week old the price allowed by
calf buyers we have $17.78 per calf
as pay for 3,500 pounds of skim milk
and the labor.
Twelve calves were kept hi the com
partment Does it pay to inake a lit
tle study of calf life?
Cow Stalls.
It should be made a point with ev
ery dairyman to do everything in his
power for the physical comfort and
well being of his cows. One thing we
are sure most of the keepers of cows
could make an Improvement in, and
this is In the arrangement of their
stalls.' Give the cows more room, and
at the same time shut each cow off
from her neighbor, so that there shall
be no tramping on udders and teats.
The usefulness of a great many cows
Is put to an end through this sort of
carelessness, and the worst of It Is
that It Is generally ascribed to some
other cause. Make your cows safe and
comfortable.jsays American Cultivator,
and it will be discovered that they will
do you better service every day you
have them and that their term of serv
ice will be very much lengthened on
the average.
Culling the Herd.
It is the constant aim of progressive
dairymen to improve their herds, and
such improvement must depend large
ly upon culling the herd and getting
rid of the unprofitable animals. From
the breeders' standpoint' records are
especially valuable in assisting in find
ing customers for their stock. Many
buyers insist on seeing records of dai
ry performance before purchasing.
Feeding Milk Cattle.
Green food seems to demand more
salt than dry. It does not cost much.
The cows should have all they will
use. The cow of good milking strain,
with a good appetite, will do Her best
If she has plenty of variety in feed
which she enjoys. The more food con
sumed the7 more milk she will give.
Feeding Alfalfa Hay.
At an experiment station it was
found that the cost of producing milk
and butter could be greatly reduced
by replacing part of the concentrates
in thp daily ration of the cow, with
some roughness rich in protein, such as
alfalfa or cowpea hay. In substitut
ing alfalfa hay for wheat bran it will
be best in practice to allow one and
one-half pounds of alfalfa to each
pound of wheat bran, and if the alfalfa
is fed in a finely chopped condition the
results will prove more satisfactory.
Dry Feed In Summer.
Cows seem to long for dry feed in
summer and even when in luxuriant
pasture will eat considerable hay of
very common quality if it Is supplied
them night and morning in the barn.
Dry hay is an excellent regulator of
the diet and should be furnished as
long as the cows will eat It With a
fair amount of dry feed the pasture
will maintain an increased amount of
stock in full yield of milk.
The Silo Question.
The silo provides a feed that cows
will eat freely because It tastes good,
not because they are starved to it,
said a noted dairyman. If dried corn
were considered as good as canned corn
we wonder why some of our factories
pay out $125,000 or more per season
for tin cans, all of them to be thrown
In the ditch when emptied. In like
manner. If dry fodder Is as good and
valuable as silage, why do the best
dairymen all over the country buy
silos? They are keen business men In
fact, the business men are Jhe first to
see the silo merits.
A Cow Ration.
, A well known eastern dairyman says:
For cows weighing 1,000 pounds and
giving 25 pounds of 4 per cent milk
daily a ration consisting of 25 pounds
silage, 10 pounds mixed hay, 4 pounds
each corn and oats and 1 pound of
cottonseed meal would be about right
Orange Contest.
j Austin T, Buxtor., Master of
the Oregon State Grange, has ar
Tangtd tor a general contest cf ell
the subordinate granges of the
'state, for which ptizes wili be
given: The contest will open
. Ocioher I, and continue for six
irfonths. A similar contest w
jcatrird on last year, the ptizes
ihav ng been announced and
watded at the Hcod River ses
Min ot the Sfae Grange last
May. The prizes this year will
be in the nature of premiums,
conisting of banners altar covers.
grange jewels and implements,
a score of 2700 points being nec
essary to win a choice.
In connection with his an
nouncement the state master
say.:
"With increased numbers ot
districts this year the prizes will
be widely distributed, as thev
-ire arranged in three classes, and
the executive committee would be
pleased to have every grange in
the state win a ptize, which i pos
sible. All that is necessary is for
a grange to meet promptly, have
a good attendance of officers and
members, put in full time and re
port facts "
F. M. Gill, of Estacada, has
been appointed contest supertin
tendent. Ortgonian. '
Additional Local.
N. Young leturned to his home in Scio
yesterday morning, after a brief visit
with his daugh er, Mrs. A, J. Johnson
He leaves Sunday for Lincoln, Nebratkn,
Minneapolis and possibly Ohio, lor a
visit. ,
J. W. Koapp and sister, Miss
rVarl, have just returned froui
Portland, where they have beeit
vittiUrjg with fiiends and relatives.
Miss Sophia Osberg is the new clerk
at the Victor Moses' store. She recently
came to Corvallis with her parents from
Cottage Grove
At the Catholic church in Albany at
8 o'clock Wednesday morning, Miss
llieresia ivi. mugger ot Albany was unit
ed in marriage to Mr. Heal V. Murray of
Portland. The cermony was performed
bv Rev. Father Lane of the Catholic
church.
A marriage license was issued Wenes
day in Albany to Frank Griggs of Ben
ton county and Elizabetn Lochner of
Albany.
The total registration at OAC up
to yesterday morning was 7by.
Services at the Congregational
cnurch next Sunday will be as fol
lows: 10 a. ni., Sunday school: 11
a. no., preaching by the pas'.or, top
ic. "The Breadth ot Christ;" b :3U p
in., Christian Endeavor; 7:30 p. m.,
evening service, topic, "a JNew Op
portunity." All made welcome.
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Pther After Dinner Speakers
Profit by This Example.
May
The popular after dinner speaker
rose to respond to a toast.
"Gentlemen," he said, "the unex
pectedly flattering manner in which
your toastniaster has introduced me
this evening reminds me of a story
which strikes me as being appro
priate to the occasion.
"By the way, how many of you
have heard the story of the Pennsyl
vania farmer and the young wolf he
bought for a ccoon dog ?' Will those
who are familiar with it from hav-
5ng listened to it half a dozen times
or more please raise their hands?"
An overwhelming majority of his
auditors raised their hands.
"Thanks, gentlemen," he said. "I
shall not inflict it upon you.'-' ,
With their rapturous applause
still ringing m his ears he sat down,
He made the Kit of the evening.
Chicago Tribune.
Guilty!
Bacon When a man hears a
noise and starts suddenly, it is a
sign he is guilty of something, is it
not?
Egbert Yea.; if it happens to he
an automobile "horn which startles
him it's a sign he's guilty of being
on earth! Yonkers Statesman.
Varied Experience.
The Lady Yes, I advertised for
a cook. You have had experience,
I suppose.
The Applicant Sure, an' Oi
have, mum. It's mesilf as wor-rk'd
fer a dozen famhlies in th' last six
months, mum." St. Louis Post
Dispatch. Too Late.
"What have you to offer to offset
these charges ?" asked the court se
verely. "Not a thing, jedge," replied the
prisoner, "not a thing, unless you
can get mj lawyer to divide. He
seen me first." Philadelphia
Ledger. - - -'-
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If You Head This "
It win he to leara that the leading medi
cal writers and teachers of all the several
schools of practice recommend, in the
strongest terms possible, each and every
Ingredient entering into the composition
of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the cure of weak stomach, dyspepsia,
eatarrh of stomach, "liver complaint,"
torpid liver, or biliousness, chronic bowel
affections, and all catarrhal diseases of
whatever region, name or nature. It is
also a speciiie remedy for all such chronic
or long standing cases of catarrhal affec
tions and their resultants, as bronchial,
throat and lung disease (except consump
tion) accompanied with severe coughs. It
is not so good for acute colds and coughs
but for lingering, or chronic cases it is
especially efficacious in producing per
fect cures. It contains Black Cherry baric,
Golden Seal root, Blocdroot, Stone root.
Mandrake root and Queen's root all ol
which are hichly praised as remedies for
all the above mentioned affections by such
-minent medical writers and teachers as
Prof. Barthciow, of JJefferson Med. Col
lege: Prof. Hareetf the Univ. of Pa.;
Prof. Finley-Btttngwood, M. D., of Ben
nett Med. College, Chicago; Prof. John
Ring, M. Br. of Cincinnati ; Prof. John
M. ScudderrM. D., of Cincinnati; Prof.
Edwin M?flaJe, M. D., of Hahnemann
Med. CpfleefS, Chicago, and scores of
othersegjfSiiy eminent in their several
gchoflls'61 practice.
.The "Goioq Medical Discovery fi ih
nnY rflso-'c nut. lTnTor yf thrnj.ffl
leeists 1
for iiko piirnosps. thai has ar,7
such VroTiiriQTial endorspmpnt whr-TT
more than any n,i'nilK'r ornipary t-
tnoniais. Open publicity 01 its form1'.
Is the best possible guaranty of its mer; .
A glance at this published formula viS
show that "Golden Medical Discovery"
contains ho ooisonous. harmful or hab;
formingdruys and no alcohol chemically
pure, triple-; etined glycerine being usod
Instead. Glycerine is entirely unobjf-ff-tionable
and hesides is a most useful agent
in the cure 01 all stomach as well as bron
chial, throat and lung affections. There
is the highest medical authority for its
use in all such cases. The "Discovery " -a
a concentrated glyceric extract of nutter.
medicinal roots and is safe and reliabA
A booklet of extracts from eminent,,
medical authorities, endorsing its ingre
dients mailed free on request. Address
Dr. E. V. Fierce. Buffalo. H. Y.
Lest We
Forget Baby is restless, can't sleep at
niifht, won't eat, .cries spasmodically.
A bottle of White's Cream Vermifuge
never fails to cure. Every mother should
eive her baby White's Cream Vermifuge.
So many times when the baby is pale
and fretful, the mother does not know
what to do. A bottle of tt.is medicine
would bring color to bis cheeks and
laughter to his eyes. Give it a trial.
Sold by Graham & Wertham.
v Jersey Bull.For Sale.
Descended from Grand Coin and Gold
en Glow; imported cow testing 18 lbs.
bntter fat, in 7 days, with first calf. Ad
dress, M. S. Woodcock, Corvallis, Ore
gon. 72t
GRAHAM & WELLS
Corvallis, Oregon
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Will Show Splendid
5 AND
At Their Store
Delayed Shipment From the Factory is
Bringing More of Them.
Music Loving Customers
Are requested to call and see them he
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
AYiH patronize 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
your home.
Notice tor Publication.
United States Land Office,
, RoseburR, Oregon, Jul) 30, 19o7.
Notice is hereby given that in con pllanee vitht
the provisions of the Jctof Congress of JnnsS,
1879, entitled "An Act for the sale of timbe lsnds la
the states of California. Oregon, Nevada, tnd Wash
ingtoiv Territory," ab extended to all Public Land
states bv act of Augrxist 4. IS?, Lvdia J. Haaley ot
Monroe. County (" lienton. State oi Oreiron, filed la
this office on Air''. 4, lutiT. her Bworti statcnicut Ko.
(-465 for the purchase of the Southwest quarter of
Section No. 2 in Township No. 1ft, St-utb of Bonge
No. 8 West W Al .. Ore , and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable for its timber
or stone thax for agricultural purposes, and to es
tablish her claim to said lami before W. W. Calkins,
U. S. Commissioner, at his office in Eugene, Oregon,
on Monday, the 4th day of November, ltK7.
Sheuantcsas witnesses: Leonidas H. Hawley of
Monroe, Oregon, and Sam Bowen, Altred Rycrmfl
and M. P. Rj craft, all of Alsea. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their i-lRlms in
thi office on or before said 4th day of November,
1D07.
BENJAMIN L. EDPY, Rcgir.
Notice for Publication.
TJuitedStates Lsnd Office,
Eoeeburjr, Oregon, July 15, 1507.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 3, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of Um
ber lands in the States of California. Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended
to all the Public Land States by act of August 4,
1893, Guy Davis, of Eugene, County of Lane,
state of Oregon, filed in this office on January 17,
iqo7, his sworn statement No. 8,289 tr the pur
chase of the Southwest 1-4 of Section No. Sfi ir
Township No. ij South, Range No. 9, West W.
M., and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber er su-ne
tran fo- agricultural purposes, ar.d to establish
his claim to said land before W. W. Calkins, U. 8.
Commissioner, at his offi-e in Eugene, Oregon,,
on Wednesday, the 9th day of October, 1907.
He names as witnesses: Hal E. Wood, Marvir
L. Hammitt and Austin E. Wood, all of Eugene,
Oregon, alld William L. Crysler, of Springfield,
Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claiais in this office on or before said 9th day oj
October, 1907.
62-82 EENJAMIN L. EDDY, Register.
A Qond Trade.
Every boy, no matter how rich or how
poor his ancestry, should learn thorough
ly some good trade, bo that if bis cirt-um.
stances become reversed at any time be
could immediately do service at his trade
and start 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, and one of the best trades that
anyone can learn, as opportunity for
labor is ever ready each working day itt
the year.
There is one of the best opportunities
in a'l 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.
Proper explanation will be given on ap
plication. (STt
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