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PEA FED PORK. Pfctnct to B of Dalicious Flavor, Tmh dor. Sweet and Firm In Fat. la January a Los Angeles (CaL) ship per, hearing of the choice quality of the pork from hogs fattened on peas In the San Luis valley, went to Monte Vista, Colo., and bought one carload Of pea fattened hogs, sending theni alive to Los Angeles, nearly 1.20O miles. The pork from this trial ship ment was found to be superior to any ever before sold in that market. Later more carloads were sent, and up to June 1 105 carloads of pea fat; tened hogs 8.400 head had been sent from the San Luis valley to Los An geles, and the buyers would have tak en more if they could have been se cured. The buyers report that upon slaughter not a single diseased hog was found. Packers in Portland, Ore., hearing of the popularity of pea fed pork in Cali fornia, visited the San Luis valley nd bought eight carloads of fat hogs, hipping them alive to Portland. In both Los Angeles and Portland the pork from the pea fed hogs was found to have a more delicious flavor, to be more teDder and sweeter, with the fat firmer, than that made from any other feeds. Stockmen of Ala mosa made through" the winter ship ments of pea fattened hogs to Albu querque, N. M., the pork meeting the ame favor there that it did in Los Angeles and in Portland. For the year ending June 1, 1907, 18,000 pea fattened hogs were shipped tut of the San Luis valley. The foregoing items occur in a state ment credited to H. M. Cottrell of the Colorado experiment station. Farmers Growing Peas and Hogs. Professor Cottrell further says: Be sides these large demands already ex isting, it is the opinion of the best meat men in Denver that, if a regular Bupply of pea fattened hogs could be secured through the year, on account of its flavor the pork could be sold at an advanced price to the best hotels, clubs and private families throughout the east and south. These shipments have opened a new era in meat production in Colorado and have started farmers all over the state to raising hogs. The average price paid the farmers on track in the valley for 200 pound fat hogs has been $13 a head. Good peas sold in the valley last fall at $0 an acre, the growers making a profit. An acre of good peas will make 400 pounds gain on fatten ing hogs. THE FEEDER. Standing out conspicuously above all other trade facts is the growing scar city of unfinished cattle of the kind the feeder wants. His specifications are that they must show breed type and carry flesh, and when they possess these qualifications he is willing to pay a good price. Kvidently the east must go to the west for material to fill feed lots or quit beef making. Ultimately the problem will be solved by breeding. Cattle trade has gone on a permanent ly higher basis despite skepticism. "Keep your eye on the corn crop," was the reply of a stocker dealer to a feeder seeking advice. "If you don't have a killing frost until October and the fat cattle market gets no serious setback, everybody vrill want a few cattle, and it will be the hottest fall feeder market these money years." Breeder's Gazette, Chicago. High Priced Feed Lot Material. From all points this year come com plaints and predictions of a scarcity of feeding lambs and cattle. While it is Impossible to tell what the outcome of any investmentvin feeders may be, it is evident that lambs at $7 or better in market are pretty high priced feed lot material. As for cattle, the ranges are In excellent shape, and a larger propor tion than usual of the range output will go for beef, and a smaller propor tion will be suitable for feeders unless taken at high prices for a short feed. A few years ago we had a shortage of beef because of a short corn crop, says National Stockman. Next we are like ly to have a shortage of beef because of a short cattle crop, which is a kind of scarcltj not overcome in a year or two, as was the other one. Rate of Gain on Corn. One can count in a general way on a eteer making a gain of one pound on ten pounds of corn. If he is fed twen ty pounds of corn daily, he ought to make a gain of two pounds a day, says a corn belt authority. It Pays to Weigh. It is now well established that those feeding beef cattle with success and j economy find it necessary to weigh the ' cattle every few weeks and adjust the feed to their needs. By so doing much larger gains will be obtained for a j given consumption of food, and there j Is no danger of the animal getting off I feed. Concentrates are so expensive j on the average farm that economy in this direction is certainly essential. I Andrew M. Soule. Flesh on the Horse. It does not occur to most of us that flesh is just as important a factor in horses as in beef cattle, with this dif-'i ference, you can put your cattle in the feed lot, give them highly concentrat ed feed and fatten them rapidly; then when they are ready for the block the deal is consummated. But with horses it is not quite the same, and the ques tion of condition is even more impor tant, because it is not fat only that they need; they must have firm flesh 'and muscle to withstand the breaking period and to enable them to stand the work required of them later on, and to fatten your horse is only the first step toward marketing him, says William Anson in Farm and Ranch. POST PULLER. No Digging or Hand Labor Required With This Machine. An easy and practical method of pulling fence posts by which all dig ging and hand labor are eliminated is shown in accompanying cut. Take a plank four feet long and one foot wide and make a V shaped notch in one end, nailing on several -fcrosspieces to pre vent splitting. This plank used to POST PUIiIiKE IN POSITION. change the horizontal draft to the ver tical, "explains a writer in American Agriculturist. 1 Place one end of chain around the post close to ground. Incline the plank against the post so the lower end of the plank will be about one and a half or two feet from the base of the posfc Place the chain in the notch of the plank and start the team, and the post will start upward with surprising speed aud in a few seconds will be clear of the ground. In moving fences the chain should be attached to the rear axle of the wagon, so the posts may at once be loaded and hauled to the new location of the fence. SWEET POTATOES. Jersey Yellow Is a Fancy Variety and a Good Keeper. For a number of years Vineland fan cy sweet potatoes have brought top prices in New York. The sandy soil in this vicinity, when a .10 per cent potash fertilizer is applied, produces bright yellow sweet potatoes. The shape and size of the potatoes grown on sandy soil depend mostly on the variety, but quite largely on the sea son or condition of the soil. A rich garden soil will produce a large crop, but not "fancy" sweet potatoes. Some years only a few set, and these grow large. Shape, size, color and quality, and especially color, are very impor tant items. It is usual among the best growers, to save some small potatoes for seed, selecting from hills that show no disease and bear potatoes of the desired shape. The Market Favorite. The Jersey Yellow variety produces the fancy sweet potatoes so much de sired in the New York market,' but these are troubled by the disease call ed stem rot more than the larger, coarser looking Big Stem variety. The Jersey Yellow is, however, a good keeper and is now most generally grown, says a writer In Rural New Yorker. Owing to the fact that sweet pota toes grow rapidly at the latter end of the season, harvesting is put off until after the first frost by many growers. Several kinds of diggers are in use a one horse plow, the scoop digger and other diggers. The harvesting of the crop is laborious in any case. The po tatoes are placed (not thrown) in piles or rows while hanging together. They are then sorted into half bushel or five eighths baskets, hauled to the, cellar in low wheeled wagons and the primes and seconds stored in separate bins. Often the cellar under the . dwelling house is used as a storeroom. The Sweating Process. About three days before beginning to store the crop a fire is built In the stove or furnace and the temperature of the cellar raised to 90 degrees or over and kept there until all the sweet potatoes are in and have passed the heavy sweating process. The cellar should be ventilated, preferably through an open window or one partly open at the south end. After a few days of this high temperature the cellar is al lowed to cool gradually to about 70 degrees and kept there or sometimes lower. What Horses Prefer. Horses prefer timothy cut when the seed is well formed, but not fully ripe. As this class of stock Is unfavorably affected by. laxative feeds, late cut tim othy is also preferred for them on ac count of its favorable effect on the di gestive tract. In the case of cattle lax ative feed Is rather to be preferred, says a writer in Orange Judd Farmer. Cattle also relish timothy when it is cut rather green; hence for cattle timothy should be cut about the time it is in blossom. Any time from a day or two before the first bloom till a day or two after the second bloom will an swer. The yield will be slightly larger at the later stage. Fruit For Storage. Fruit for storage should be picked while yet firm, as fruit that has ad vanced to a stage of ripeness to be best for eating will almost invariably "break down" and even if it looks well when taken out will be decayed at the core, says Farm Journal. Some grow ers of high quality fruit pick their or chards more than once, gathering the fruit as soon as it Is well colored, leav ing the poorly colored and immature fruits until they have become well col ored. Rye For a Cover Crop. Eye sown in October for a cover crop will usually have time to make sufficient growth to keep the land from washing during the heavy spring nuns. COMPACTNESS. Thet . Incompact Horse Gooa Easily and Tiroa Early. ' : j Id all horses of general utility the quality known as compactness Is the ; primary requisite. . No hunter can pos sibly be good without it, no hack rides well without it, no harness horse can be properly balanced without compact ness, and no Shire horse is worthy of Its stable room and bulky forage with out full development of this important symmetrical characteristic In horpee It la of overwhelming Importance. The word compact means closely and firm ly united, firm, solid, dense, structure well connected. Its effect on the work may be illustrated by a hypothetical horse whose chief fault Is his incorn pactness. Imagine two men carrying a long ladder. The stumbllig and falling of the front man cannoc be prevented or influenced by the hinder man. So with the Incompact horse whose long, weak back severs rather than unites the connection between the two ends. And with either fore leg in trouble down he goes with such violence as ruins him for life. Supposing the long backed, weak horse escapes actual fall or serious damage, he is still, highly incompetent, because he always goes like falling, especially when tired, and a very little work will induce this early weariness. I suggest that own ers and breeders should avoid this most miserable type of animal. His hind legs are ever behind him in com pany with his tail, and his head be comes the fifth limb,- which too often props him up. This explains the ef fects of incompactness. How a Horse Proves His Quality. A Short, strong back, with long quar ters and shoulders, will in a well bred ; animal produce action in principle not j unlike the kangaroo. Notice the horse ! in harness. Driving last week my good harness horse pulled hard, his hind legs seeming to be ever forward, and with a wheeled dogcart he cheer fully did each measured mile in less than five minutes. He carried himself on his hind legs and had a fore foot tripped the weight of the frontage of the horse temporarily or momentarily would have been borne by the hind - leg.' The hind leg measures one inch more i than the fore, and it is much more powerful. The muscles which drive it are the most powerful in the entire body, and the motor nerves which convey their energies to these muscles are the most important forces in the entire animal. Compactness would therefore Bave a horse from falling, the hind leg alone coming to the rescue. This applies to allotypes of light . horses,' and a cart horse is a bad walk- er unless the swing of the hind leg be long and-good. In this respect ev ery horse proves his quality when walking by planting his hind foot far in front of the fore foot print. W. K. Gilbert, Canada, in National Stock j man. THE SHEPHERD. J For the man who has no sheep an economical and profitable method of starting the flock would be to purchase ; the so called old ewes which have ; been discarded from the flocks . of sheep men. Many people consider a ewe old and undesirable when she at tains the age of five years. Such a ewe if a good breeder will not appear ! so nice to the eye of the visitor as j the two or three year old ewe. Still, If her udder is good there is no rea 1 son why she would not be profitable ; from a breeding standpoint until she is eight or ten years old. She' is just the kind of an animal for the begin ner in the sheep business to handle. During the month of September and the' early part of October of each year there are thousands of just such ewes sent to our markets, where they are a drug. W. J. Kennedy. A Very Little Corn, Please. Concentrated and stimulating foods are unsuited to sheep. A very little corn will do with other grains, says a sheep 'feeder. Corn makes the sheep feverish, Inflames the udders of the ewes and makes a big show of milk, which is actually inflammation and swelling. It also makes the lambs weak. The feverish condition dries the wool, makes it brittle and checks Its growth. No Need For Tears. There will be a death loss among feeding lambs no matter how careful ly they are fed. Care will greatly re duce this .loss, however. The writer has had as low as 2 per cent and as high as 8 per cent. If no more than 4 per cent loss is sustained, no one need shed tears. F, E. Wing. Mutton Chops. Do not shut the sheep up too closely on cool nights, as they may suffer from want of air if at all crowded, advises Farm Journal. Sheep need to be kept dry. They need very little protection from cold, but damp fleeces are to be guarded against. Count the sheep every day. Yoa may save a sheep by it. Go among them every day with some salt or dainty. When the wool on the sleep's back is not soft and oily, something Is wrong with that sheep. Better loot: into the matter and do what you can tc, make her well again. More Hothouse Lambs Needed.. The conditions afforded by New Hampshire offer an excellent oppor tunity for the production of early lambs for the Boston market. The de mand for early or "hothouse" lambs is increasing every year, and the prictfl J-pald for them should encourage our sheep raisers in this phase of tt-e in dustry, says F. W. Taylor of the state experiment station in American Culti vator. V. ' PKILOmATH snapshots. Weather Comments and Many Other Items Well Told. . '.'Dirty days hath November, April, June and.September. Prom February until May the rain it rainetn evrry dav. All the rest have thirty-one without one bless ed gleam of son, and if 'anv should have two nd thirty they'd be just as wet and twice as dirty." , v ' The weather has been so changeable for the past week that colds, coughs, and lagtippe are very prevalent here. A number of children are unable to be in attendance at school. - Among the laiger growth there are-many ill. The family of A. W. Pugsley bave had much illness for the past two weeks. Mrs J. G. Becker is quite ill at her home. . She is being at tended by her daughters, Mrs. Eldridge Hartless and Mrs. Frank Wyatt. W. N. Alford was called to Linn county last Monday to at 'nd the funeral of an uncle, a Milton Rogers who was buried there at that time. E. L. Sharp and family, who purchased and moved into the Rayburn propertv about a mon th ago, has leased that property to Mr. Smith, who arrived recent ly from Kansas, and they have, removed to their ranch in the' Evergreen neighborhood. "Dot" Ellsworth visited with friends and relatives at Summit for a few weeks returning home the first of last week. The Women of Woodcraft of Philomath initiated a candidate into the order at their last meet ing. They have four candidates to initiate at thenext meeting. They have a local membership of nearly sixty. 1 L. Van Winkle of Heppner, who has been visiting his moth er, Mrs. Van Winkle, and his sister, Mrs. Lorin Wood, for some time, returned to Eastern Oregon last week. - Albert Schriber is erecting a new residence on his ranch west of Philomath. Lon Henkle sold his farm in the Plvmouth neighborhood to C. D. Abbott, formerly proprietor of the Farmers' feed stable in Cor vallis, who has taken immediate possession. Mr. Henkle and family have moved into Philo math and occupy the Mael prop erty near the new church. Mr. and Mr?. Robert Hunter, who have been in Portland for the past week, combining busi ness and pleasure, returned home the first of the week. A fire drill in the public school caused considerable excitement among the pupils one day last week, but in the words of the im mortal Shakensphere "They seen their duty and thev done it no ble." The Benton County Lumber mill will suspend operations this week for an indefinite period. . Frank Maystrick of south of Philomath, a boy about sixteen years old, who has been reported as beisg ill with peritonitis, is stili low and is making little or no progress toward recovery. J. R. Felger and Ben Ellsworth with other assistants have been repairing the covered bridge across Mary's river at the site of the old Felger mill. Mrs. Jarmin and children of Corvallis, having1 been visiting at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Gressley for a 'week or so. The revival services conducted by Rev. Walter Reynolds at the Radical U. B. church still con tinue. There is a good attend ance and much interest shown. The time for closing has not yet been stated. Miss Hazel Crosson, instructor ia elecution at Philomath college returned to Ohio last week. Mrs. J. R. Fehler and Metha Fehler who have been with rela tives in Salem for some time, departed for Portland last Tues day to visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Fehler and Rev.and Mrs. Hay and family for a time. i I7e Invite f Your inspection of our 1 ? . Stock of . 9 f Ladies' and Misses' 1 1 1 Coats T ! Wool Dress. Goods, Cotton ? ( Wash Dress Fabrics ? ' i Our Stock is Cem- ? plete in Every Detail 4 at Right Prices. i : Henkle & Davis j CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS CLASSIFIED ADVEBTISEMENTS : Fifteen words or less, 25 cts for three successive insertions, or 60 cts per month; for all up to and including ter additional wonis. cent a word for eacb insertion. For all advertisements over 25 wordp 1 ct per word for the first insertion, and S4 ct per word for each additional inser tion.. Nothing inserted for less than 26 cents. Lodge, society and church notices, other than strictly news matter, will bf charged for. PHYSICIANS B. A. CATHEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN don nreaon. Kooms 14, Bank Build inn. Office Hours : 10 to 12 a. m . 2 to 4 d. m. Besidence: cor. 5th and Ad ams Sta. Telephone at office and res idence. Corvallis, Oregon House Decorating. FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE W. E. Paul, Ind. 488. 41 W UNDERTAKERS WILKINS& B0YEE, FUNERAL Di rectors and Licensed Embnlmers. Successors to S. N. Wilkins, Corvallis, Oregon. Phone 45. 8gtf HENKLE & BLACKLEDGE, UNDER takers and licensed embalmers, South Main St., Corvallis, Or. ATTORNEYS J. F. YATES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office up stafrs in Zierolf Buildinc. Only set of abstracts in Benton County E. R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Post Office Building, Corval lis, Oregon. WANTED WAlITE O 600 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Gazettb and Weekly Oregonian at $2.50 per year. HOMES FOR SALE WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS. Oregon, on instalment plan and as sist purchasers to build homes on them if desired. Address First National ' Bank, Corvallis, Or. WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NEWPORT, Or., for spot ca6h, balance instal ments, and help parties to build homes tbereou, if desired. Address M. S. Wocd'-ock. Cc-vailis. O . TIMBER LAND AND TOWN LOTS: 400 acres timber, good land, near Miil City ; $20,000. Two blocks.center Mill City; $2000. 440 acres timber land in Josephine connty. J. EC Fabmeb, Cor vallis, Oreron. 88tf BANKING. THE FIP.1 NATIONAL BANK OF Corvallis, yregon, transacts a general conservative banking business. Loane money on approved security. Drafts nought and told and money transferred to the principal cities of the United States, Europe and foreign countries. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind Yoa Have Always Bought Signature of Nottee for PaMicatloa. . United States Land Ofllos. j RoacbutK, Onfron, Jolj s, iso7. . ' Notice ta kent7 ctTrn th In .trT)1r. wis l 7h!?Jia?iJ!Mi Act ! i3be ten S J1?.. S?2' Momi. Ortron, Ncvsd. m Wufc. ington Tswitory, m utn.fl to all PuMte Tjrns? State b mct of Aomist . 18M, Lvdia J. Hawlrr of Monro. County of Benton. State of Onvon, flM I 2k?wn ApH1 ,S07- h" tnnt Nat 8466 for the purct, of the Soothwert Quarter of SeottooN t in -WP No- In. fVltt of Fane, No.8WeatW X.. Ore., and irjll offer proof tn rbo that the land aougnt in more Titrable forlta ttmbeH ?f. J tii 'r agricultural pi' rpo.es, end to mi kmbuah bar claim to aaid land before W. W. Celkinav V. a OominiBnoner, at hie offlee In Bucene. Oremn on Monday, the 4th day of November, leorr She names aa witneasw: teonMaa H. Bawleyaf Monroe, Oregon, and Sam Foven. Alfred Rye rait and M. P. Rycraft, all of Alaea. Oregon. ' Any and all peraona elaiminr adversely the anoref described lands are requested an file their clalme la this office n or before said 4th day of November,' BENJAMIN L. EDPT, Begister; j Be Charitable ! To your horses as well as to vonraalf. Yon need not. snffVr from rmins of ay sort vonr horses need not puffer Try a bottle of Bsllard'a Pnow Liniment. It puree all pains. J M. Koberis. Bakers -ville Mo., writes: "I hev uaerl your liniment, for ten rears and find it to be the best I bave tver need for man or . beast." Sold by Graham & Wortbam. Notice . to Creditors. Notice is hereby priven that the nnderaicrred ha been duty onfinneH and appointed executor of the T-aet Will and Testament and estate ofMr A. Moore, deceased, hv the county Court of the State ot Oreiron for Penton County, sittlne; In probate. All persons havingr cleima'siraijutt salt! estate are' required to present, the ssrne. dnlv veri. fied. to me at my residence in CorvalHa. Oregon, or at the law offce of F. Holsra'te in OorvalHs, Ore gon, within six months from the date of the first Publication o' th's notice. Pateo" at Corvallis, Oregon, this 24th day of September, 1907." "9tf ' Mtnor Swick, Executor, I There's no Use Talking, rnn can t beat Herbine for the liver. The preateat. regulator ever offered to suffering Immunity. Ifyoit suffer from liver complaint, if you are bilious and fretful, its your liver, and Herbine will put it in itp rroper condi tion. A positive enre for Cor ptipation, Bilioupnesr, Dypneppia and all ilia due to a torpid liver. Try a bottle and von will never nee anything else. Bold by Gia ham & Wortbam. Notice of Fitful Fettlemeat. Notice is hprehy given that the infleTpijrrit?fl in filed in the Comity Court cf Pfrtrn Crvnty. Ore tron, his fret prwunt en efv iriftrstrr pflhe1! tate of Alesfrrtfrr Prnrftt. oV ceaperf. rd that Sat urday, the f th (tiy Tf Form her, 1(V7. pt the hour of ir o'clock in the fnreronp of Fid ftr h heen fixed and aproirfd ty "aid Corrt. bp the time ami the Countv JnHpe's offce in the Connty Court House in CorralliB in said County and State aa the -place for bearing' ohiectiors, if any, to snid account ami the settlement thereof. AH person? Interested and desirinp to object theretoare notified to fl'e treir ohiectlons thereto in writing- with the Clerk of said Court and anjiear at paid time arti p'nre. E. Dennett. . As Adminrj-trstor of the estate of Alexander Bennett, deceased. ' R4tf Always Was Sick. When a mr. says be always vpspick troubled with a routrh thflt Wted all winter what wooid yon think if be should say b npver was eirlr sinrp using Ballard's Horehound' Syrup? Such a wan exists. Mr. J O. Clark, Denver, Colorado, writes: For years I was troubled witfe ft aevere eouph that would laet all winter. Thia.pouph left me in a miperable con dition. I tried Ballard 'p Horehound Svrnp and have not had a sick dav sinre. That s what it did for me." SoM by Graham & Wortbam. Notice lor FublicattctA. Departn-ent of the Interior, Land Cfficeat Fort land, Oregon, Octohei 19, 19O7. Notice is hf rely given ti nt "Willii m H. Craham of Corvallif. Orfg'on, has fihd notice of him inten. tion to irake final five year proof in Fuprort of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. Jde-iT'sde Feyt. 9, 1902, for the lot o. 1. Section s5. Township l;j south, Range 5 west, and ibat said proof he made before thp Clerk of Benton Ccunty, at Corval li. Oregon, on Kovimler 29,"'-l907. Tte names the following1 iti etes to prove Ms continuous resWence upon, and cultivatic n of, the land, viz: John Pctt of CcrvaHis, Oregon: I,ew Newman of CoTvallit:. Oregon; Harper Mechlin oi Corvallis. Oregon, and Their aB R. Graham ot Cor vallis, C regou. , S8-98 Ai.gekkon S, Dresser, Register, Farmers. - Read the "Weekly Oregonian" of Port land end the "Com al lie Gezette" for the general news of the world, also for in -forrration about bow to obtain the beet results in cultivating tbe soil, stock rais ing, fruit raising, etc You can eccure both of there excellent papers for one year by paying to the 'Corvallis Giselle" the eom of twodol lars and fifty cents, in advance. .Remit 'the money by postoffire order or bank draft and these most valuable papers wil be promptly Dj ailed to on. 83tf The Best Quality of i PIANOS an ORGANS At the Store of GRAHAM & WELLS' Corvallis, Oregon i CUSTOMERS Are requested to call and see them lore purchasing elsewhere. be THIS OLD RELIABLE HOUSE will sell their FINE-TONED INSTRU MENTS FOR REASONABLE PRICES instead of charging you extra to make up for high city rents, railroad fares and hotel bills for traveling salesmen. Music Loving People. ' Can purchase these reliable eoods in their home town. If there is anything J A .-. .-,1 .. .1 i 3 r . 3 1 yyjn w iuji uuuciBiauu uu Wlii li I: U ICQ sellers near your dome. 1