A SOILING CROP.
y Gives Satisfaction on Fertile, VrVN 7 ,! CU,,tr'
Drains Soil. D-tr,cU ' Conducted,
t hare been growing rye for the past Sometimes a country - wedding
Br years. So far as my experience passed, and that was always a pret
goes, any soil that Is well drained and ty sight. A marriage is always an
fertile will produce a good crop of rye.
says an Ohio farmer in American Agri
culturist. I plant rye almost entirely
for soiling purposes. The crop Is all
flowed under with the exception of
Bough for seed. As soon as any crop
la taken off the land It Is disked and
I broadcast it and bar-
own to rye.
raw it.
Time of Sowing.
The crop is put in any time from
June to November, depending upon ttie,
character and nature of the crops tak
en off. My crop varies from two to
twelve acres each season. As the crop
la plowed down, except enough for
seed, I have no record of the yields per
acre, but I always have a splendid
stand. I sow the seed thick and see
the results in other crops.
Applying Manure.
11 manure is applied in the .winter
and plowed under as for corn. . No com-
tnerciul fertilizer is used on the rye
CMP. I usually harvest rye Tor seed'
purposes in July. It ripens about the.
time as wheat In this section.' I
consider it one of the most important
nPAtia T ?) i4 and trnm iwmrdfl nt
farmers in this section about twenty
bushels per, acre would- be a fair av
rage here. ; '.- r. ';.;: -S ' ,'
CELERY PRACTICE.
Method
of Banking, ' Trenching
and
-Storing the Crop.
Celery will . withstand considerable ,
frost, but its keeping qualities as well
as flavor will be impaired if it is al
lowed to freeze. t It may be banked up
with earth and the plants covered with
coarse stable .manure, straw or corn
fodder held in place by stakes or old
boards. The celery can be removed
from these ridges as needed, but wjll
be found to be very inaccessible dur
ing the time when the ground is fro
zen hard.' -
Large growers handle the last of the
crop by the method known as "trench
ing." .The celery is partially banked'
with earth and allowed to remain
where grown so long as there is no
CROSS SECTION OF HOTBED PIT.
Storage of celery on a small scale.
danger from heavy frosts. As soon
as there is danger of the celery be
coming frozen it is lifted and eight or
ten rows are brought together and set
with the roots bedded close together In
the bottom of a shallow trench. Where
blanching boards are available two
parallel rows of. the boards are set
along the sides of the trench and the
space between them is filled with cel
ery. The earth Is then banked up
along the sides of the trench and a cov
ering of boards, straw or some similar
material is put on. These trenches
are usually made only fifty or sixty
feet in length and are small enough to
permit the removal of a whole trench
1 one time. -.. . . .'
The unused pit of a permanent not
iced may be utilized as a storage place
for celery by removing the surplus
earth and substituting a covering of
boards for the sash. The celery Is
Stored In the same, manner as In the
trench, and the bed may be covered
with any material which will keep out
frost. A. cross, section ef botbed
used, for this purpose la shown In the
figure. W. B. BearUe.
T ''"-
'Value of Beef Sugar Products.
Boom Idea of the magnitude of the
beet sugar,' Industry : Jm itbe v United
State can be given by estimating the
Value of the beets sold by the growers
to the factories and of the1 refined
sugar "placed on the market by the
factories last year. , '-. -!'' ' O v
If we assume that the average price
paid for beets In 1908 was $5 per ton,
the total value of the 4238,112 tons of
beets harvested Is 921,180,660. ; If -we
estimate? the , value . of the .sugar at .H
cents per pound, the 967,224,000 pounds
of sugar manufactured were worth
43,825,080. Probably' the assumed
prices both for beets and for sugar
bay be a . trifle below those actually
received, but these figures, are suffi
ciently accurate to indicate the magni
tude of the industry. Charles F. Say
lor. ...
Examine the Trees.
Every apple tree In the orchard
should be examined for borers before
frost gets Into the ground. The knife
and the wire method of exterminating
these peats is old, but it is the surest,
says a writer in American Cultivator.
Neglect of this duty till spring may
cost the orchard a number of valuable
trees through girdling.
Japanese Millet.
Japanese millet is a stiff, coarse plant
that looks like common barnyard
grass, of which It is only an improved
variety. ' it is quite drought resistant.
It is considerably' later than some oth
er varieties of millet
V i i, Sweet Potato. .' .
weet, potatoes should be perfectly
dry when pet" la storage, sad tbey
koold be kept ry In order to prsnreol
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A FRENCH WEDDING.
important affair in France in every
class of life.": There are long dis
cussions with all the members of
the ? two families. : The cure, . the
notary,', the patron (if the : young
man is a workman), are all consult-
ed tod there are as many negotia
tions and agreements in the most
humble families : as in the grand
monde '.of the Faubourg St. J3er-
main. Almost all French parents
give a dot of some kind to their chil
dren, and whatever the sum is, ei
ther 500 francs or 2,000 francs, it is
always scrupulously paid over to the
notary. ;t :,r '
The wedding day'is a long .one.
After, the religious ceremony in the
church all the wedding party
members of the two families and a
certain number cf friends adiourn
Tfc) the" hotel of the little town for a
breakfast, which is long and most
Then mM the crown-
. ,, ,
walk along the dusty highroad to
some wood or meadowy where they
can -spend the whole afternoon;
; It; it pretty to-' see the little pro
cession trudging along, the bride in
all.: her wedding ' garments white
dress white shoes, wreath and veil;
the groom in a dress coat, top hat,
white cravat' and. -waistcoat with a
white ' ribbon bow on bis sleeve.
Almost all the mrls and vounff wo
men are dressed in white or light
colors; the mothers and grandmoth
ers (the -whole family turns out) in
black,1 with : flowers in their bon
nets. . ... ' , . -,
There is usually a fiddler walking
ahead making most . remarkable
sounds on his old cracked instru
ment, and the younger members of
the party take an occasional gallop
along the' road. They are generally
very gay.-- There is much laughing
and from time to time a burst of
song. It is always a mystery to me
how the bride keeps her dress and
petticoat so clean, but she does,
with that extraordinary knack all
Frenchwomen seem to have of hold
ing up their skirts. N
' They passed often under the wall
of the chateau, for a favorite rest
ing place was in our woods. At the
entrance of the allee verte, where it
widens out a little, the moss makes
a beautiful soft carpet, and the big
trees give perfect shade. . We heard
sounds of merriment one day when
we were passing, and we stopped to
look on from behind the bushes,
where we couldn't be seen. Mme.
Waddington in Scribner's. ; '
No Hurry.
The American traveler who en
deavors to hasten the comfortably
gaited orient against its wish soon
comes to a halt. That was the ex
perience of "A Woman Alone In
the Heart of Japan."
; "Make the rickman hurry. I have
a date and can't wait here all day,"
she said to the "boss 'rickman" at
the station. He blazed like a fiery
dragon.
"Veil, you get so mad, you no can
wait for dis, you go find nodder rick
shaw," he said. V: : .
She answered very meekly: : ;:
"Dear friend, you do not know
me. I am not the least bit mad.
This is only a gentle American .hus
tle. If you want me to be real mad,
I will show you the difference1.'':''
'. "Veil, you vas almos' mad," he in
sisted. "You seem jus' like mad
when you say? Nd "can watt. " Mus
hAWttckshaw iijuic
. ; -.,f. A StyM.tjlKk,,.;. r.i .
One of the most curious clocks in
the. world is 'said' to1 be thatwhich
tolls the time tc? the inhabitants of
a little ' Americas' backwoods "town.
The machinery,, -which is nothing
but a face, hands and lever, iB con
nected . with ' geyser which shoots
out ,an -immense column of hot wa
ter every thirty-eight seconds. This
spouting never varies to the tenth'
of s. second, tvery time' the water
spouts up it strikes -the lever and
moves ,the hands forward thirty;
eight seconds. American Home
Monthly.
.... The Game of Chess.
The game of chess is of unknown
origin. It can be traced back some
5,000 years or so to India.- From
India it advanced to Persia, from
which country it passed-on to the
Arabians. The Spaniards got the
game from the Arabs and passed it
on to France, Germany and Eng
land. It is absolutely futile to at
tempt to determine the origin of
the game.' New York American.
Tha Ethics of Trade. . .
The Bird Dealer It's a bloomin'
shime, Jim, swindlin' a pore, 'ard
workiir cove like this, t
His Friend Why, wot's wrong?
: The Bird Dealer Why, fere I
slaved all day Sunday a-paintin' up
a sparrer into a "red 'eaded Belgian
'canary, an' I'm Wowed' if the f slier
savbpught it ain't given me V bad
arf crown. London Sketch. ".
f IKarm and
; Garden
SCCOP BOARD.
A Handy Arrangement For Attaching
J, to the Wagon Bed. .
In hauling corn, potatoes and other .
grains and root crops in the wagon box
, in bulk it is necessary when unloading t
to either' take-:out by hand u enough-,
from either end to permit the use of
the scoop or to take out the end gate
and let part of the load fall on the
ground or floor, causing "extra .labor in'
again picking up In baskets and en
tailing more or lees loss that is. If you
have no scoop board on your wagon.
- The two drawings in the accompany
ing cut . can give an outline of such a
SCOOP BOABD OPsW..
scoop board as we use one In post
tion for use arid the other secured
against the end of , the box land sery;
lag. as an end gate... From these draw-;
ings -can be gained a clear idea as to
Its construction, so that any man with
a hammer and a saw, nails and a cou
ple of pieces of chain can make one for
himself... In requires but little lumber,
and enough for. the purpose may usu
ally be found lying unused about the
buildings. '.;.'. ; "
The depth of the scoop should be six
or eight inches more than the' height
of the wagon box and wide enough, so
that the sides will just pass over and
fit snug against the. sides of the box.
The chain may be fastened,' as indi
cated, to pieces nailed as cleats on the
bottom of the scoop, but we find it
better to have the chain pass continu
ously from one side around under the
box to the opposite side. This gives
added support to the scoop when down,
and the greatest weight is on it.
Heavy stapies, large enough to re
ceive a second link fastened with an
iron pin, as shown in the second cut,
should be carefully clinched or bolted
through the wagon box..
From the "hinge" a bar Isbolted to
the bottom of the box, extending two
or three inches on either side, over
which the end of the scoop side board
is set, the board being hollowed out to
receive the bar, as is shown, the bar
being rounded at that point to allow it
to work free and firm in turning up
and down.
In lieu of this arrangement for the
hinge ordinary strap , hinges may be
used or book and eye hinges, that
may be purchased at the hardware
store or made by a blacksmith, put on,
with the hooks both pointing in the
saifte direction, as with these last there
is the advantage of being able to slip
SCOOP BOABD OIiOSSVD.
the scoop on, or off in a moment with-
-out ;loosenlngany ' screws, ; says a
writer In Farm -and- Fireside.' -.
ilf -an Irons-corner brace is, placed on
the outer end outside? the- scoop When
In position as tall gate will serve as
a substantiai.tail. brace agatastt the
sprejut of . the end-of the, box when
heavily loaded, i . - .. lj.i .
. t'-'-.finieint tile Farm. ' -i
It costs little imoney . to divide .and
subdivide a' farm by fencii : with a
good fence, and a good woven wire
fence: 4a abont as good as can be. bunt
It pays the cost and a. good; profit right
from, the start for a farmer, to have
iff farm fenced so that he can keep
his "stock lmt home and also1 to keep' oth
er teople's -stock S,way.v- The farmer
can theskiwork aod not abend aU: his
' ne la running after., hit) stock,, re
arks a writer In Farm and Fireside,
i In many locantles tns- old rail fence
which has' rotted' down an be used
for firewood-or-bailt 4Bto a. fence on
some part of .the far where the good
fence Is not quite so Important. The
rail and board fences harbor weeds.
are subject to decay- and are Very ex-
pensive in the long-run; A 'good wo
ven .wire fence is clean and: thoroughly
satisfactory.- By. spending a few dol
lars for good fence the farm will in
crease in value, so that after all It Is
a method of saving money.'
. . Sowing Grasses and Grain.
Grasses or grain may be sown either
in September or October. Remember
that deep and thorough breaking pays
and that "each time you harrow the
land will add a bushel to the yield for
each i acre." Try mixed grain and
grasses, then when your grain is taken
off the land the grass or clover will
Come right ' along. Remember -that
rape,, arctic grass, -.bur clover, red clo
ver and vetch all, grow to, the -winter
and," all make good food for . stock.
They all save corn, and corn' Is money.'
If yon have any to spare yon can est
the money for it So with -the .above
crops they an will bring moo .
tiontBern Cultivator.
HEALTH- REGULATIONS.
Qeed Grooming of Cow and Milker.
- . Exact Milk Handling.
The New York city department of
health has Issued concise rules to farm
ers and dairymen for the regulation
of its milk supply.-;: These regulations
ate amplified with a number of rec
ommendations, among , which are the
following:, ' . .
; The cows should be kept at all times
in a healthy condition, and an exami
nation by a veterinary surgeon should
be made twice a year. C
The cows should be groomed daily,
and manure, mud or other fiifh should
not he allowed to remain -upon their
flanks.' sides, udders or bellies during
milking. . f.. . : , ' ' L .
The' clipping of' long hairs from the
udder and the right side of the 'cow is
of assistance .in preventing the collec
tion of filth which- may drop into the
milk. . -' --.'' .' - -
The tails should be cut so that the
brush should be well above the groupd.
" In .winter the tail may be clipped. I
The cows should be bedded with
sawdust shavings, dried leaves, straw
or some equally clean material.: . ,
- The use of horse manure for bedding
is to be condemned. : -
s To '.prevent- the-, cows, from , lying
down and getting dirty between clean
ing and milking a throatlatch of rope
or chain should be fastened across the
stanchions tinder -the cow's neck. ,
;Tbe milkers should ben clean. .
Theii hands ..should, be thoroughly
washed with soap and water and care
fully dried on. clean towels before
milking.,. ;;.-'-. ;;' .-. . -
Clean overalls and Jumpers should
be worn" during the milking of the
cows, should be used for no other pur
pose and when not In use should be
kept in a' clean place, protected from
dust. .
. The hands and teats should be kept
dry during milking. .
The practice of moistening the hands
with milk is to be condemned.
The first few streams from each teat
should be rejected, as these contain
more bacteria than the rest of the
milk. -
AH milk drawn from the cows thir
ty days before and ten days after calv
ing should be rejected and also all milk
from diseased cows.
The pail in which the milk is drawn
should have as small an opening at the
top as can be used in milking. This
renders collection of dust less likely.
The milking should be done rapidly
and quietly, and the cows should be
treated kindly.
Dry fodder should not be fed to the
cows during or just before milking, as
dust therefrom will fall into the milk.
The milk should be removed as soon
as drawn to the milk house and strain
ed and cooled to the proper tempera
ture at once.
If aerators are used they should
stand where the air is free from dust
or odor, and on no account should
they be used in a stable.
New England Milk Producer.
The producer-of milk and its prod
ucts in New England is closer to the
consumer than In other sections. Few
New England dairymen are located so
far away from a center S to be out of
reach of the milk car to the city, the
cream gatherer for some butter fac
tory or cream shipping station or the
cheese factory.
A Double Holdup.
"My wife," began Hicks, "drop
ped in to see me at the office today,
and"
"Sorry, old man," interrupted
Wicks, "but my wife held me up
before I left home. I can't lend
you a cent." Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Blame Not His. .
,"Why axe you here, my poop
man?" asked the prison visitor. - ii
"Through no fault of mine, sir,"
replied the convict. : .
....."No.r v.
. .'No,.; I.sin't had a single chance
to break ouf San Francisco JSxr
aminer. " . ' -.'
, Something In a Name. . ,
; "Circumstances 1" exclaimed the
snmmer boarder. f'Ehat. fe( certain
ly a queer name for a mule." '.
, : Qh, I .dunno," rejoined the bid
farmer.. !Didri't vew never heer nv
circumstances ' over which a feller
ain't' got no control?" Detroit,
Tribune.. .'.- ' " .
. '' The Real' Thing.
! Mrs. Brown How did yoji like
Signor Tuni's smgingMrs; Jbned?
Mrs.' Jonesl'T!'thinl: M i
heavenly, transporting; 'a real prim
donna! Harper's Weekly. ' .
PHILOMATH SNAPSHOTS.
Christmas Shopping; NowVis
' itors and Other Things
of Interest.
W. N. Altord arrived borne
from Bellfountain last Friday.
A number of young people
ftom the burg were entertained at
a 4'Donkey r party" at the home
ot Mr. and Mrs C. A. Todd at
Beaver Creek last Saturday nigbL
Games and music were the fea
tures of the evening. A delicious
lunch was served at' midrrght
Atnong those present from; Phil
omath were - the Misses Eva: and
Bessie Pngsley, Faith Keezei.and
Messrs. 'Alva Dunn, and Arthur
Pngsley.
. ChnstmJis shopping is ihcpder
Uf the boor and onr merchants
.'art- busily engaged in supplying
i he wants of the many different
rtaents of the yuletide saint and '
many little o!ks are putting in
orders to be filled' by Santa Clans !
The Misses Cora , and Metha
Ft-hler have opened a holiday ba
zaar at the' home of Mr. and Mrs. I
IS dndge Hartless:: i TheyT- have
holiday novelties including cards,
booklets, - calendars. The pyro
grai b c display tf numerons ar
ticles by Miss Metha is very
artistic. ' 'v "
Last Wednesday Mesdames1
Sarah" Mitchell and- Martha Sar
eeant, accompanied by Mrs.1 St
teaat's li?e grand-daughter,
Mildred Hatfield, arrived in Phil
omath to visit tor a short tinie at
be home of their father, Reuben
Gant, who is an honored pioneer
of Oregon, having been amdng
the first to enter the valley over
'be so-called Ba: low route. Al
though almost a- nonagenarian,
bis familiar form and patriarchal
face is seen almost every day on
our" streets. ' The children recog
nize him as the local Santa Claus
and he h'as7 been1 accosted' as sach
bv strange children. May 'his
kindly face be among us for many
years, is the wish of all who know
him.';; " V" .'"'
Miss Nora Mann, an employee
of Kline's big store, came to our
burg last Thursday evening to.be
initiated , into the mysteries ot
Women'of Woodcraft., Arrange
ments are being made for the
Camp and Circle to have a joint
entertainment each fifth Friday
of . the month's of the ensuing
vear that have that number of
Fridays. A joint installation by
Camp and Circle will occur early
in January. ; ,
During the past week the down
fall ot rain caused a rise of all the
streams, so that each little gully
was a raging mountain torrent
and where there was no water in
a ravine during the summer,
shallow water widened to ! fifty or
sixty feet. The waters have sub
sided, however, and no apparent
damage has been done.
Miss Ethel Burr was the guest
of Corvallis relatives last week.
She expected to arrive home Sat
urday. ,
Mrs. John Foss who has been in
Albany for medical attendance
arrived home last Wednesday,
but is still in very poor health.
Mrs. Anna Fehler and Miss
Metha Fehler arrived home from
a prolonged visit at Salem and
Portland last Wednesday.
Miss Faith Keezel is now a stu
dent of the college of music at
O. A. C.
Rev. W. N. Davis of the Bap
tist Church from Alsea, is organ
izing a choral class at the . new
Radical U; B. Church. ' A pre
liminary meeting was conducted
last Friday evening and another
meeting is scheduled for next
Friday evening to perfect the or
ganization: All interested are
invited to attend and join the
class
i . - . . . .
' ; Miss Evadna Springer will
have a' Christmas' fish-pond and
rJdstaS card office at her school in
Evergreen on Friday. ; '.
M. E. Dlttiner, a mining capi
talist, and editor of Minerr
Wealth,: a monthly magazine1 de-
voreu to ine interests m ujibiu m
Northern California,' and1 a resi
dent 9t Redding, is expected to
arrive this week for a visit " with
relatives.' ' He will be accompa
nied bv bis little daughter, Ai-
leen, who will remain here while
Mr. Dittmcr goes East on bnsl
siness. ... , .. l:
F, R. Becker, of O. A. C. was
an over Sunday guest of bis par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Becker.
: j. G. Becker is afflicted with a
very lame back. He is scarcely
able to be about. r ,
Miss Hazel Merry man contem
plates visiting relatives at Salem
and other points in Marion coun
ty during the holidays.
Mrs. R. Gant, Miss Alta
Wright, Mr. Minshall , and Miss
Ota Henkle. were, amongst Cor
vallis visitors Wednesday. , ,
The various public schools will
celebrate - the approaching holi
day in an appropriate .manner.
In - the Philomath school Prof.
White ! Miss, - MerBck.'.iand.Mis?
CronquistwilJ 'dentate, trees Mild
Prof. Watkins will have a Christ,,
mas fiib-pond. . v..
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BANKING.
THE FTO-1 ' NATIONAL ' BANK OF
: Corvallis, Oreffon, transacts a pen era
, oonserrative banking bnsinese. Xosbm
- bonoht and fold and money trassfi
to the prineipal oiHee of the United
States, IBUPope and foieia:n eoontnes.
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