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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1908)
ream careiaigg Over OecUiea la their Favor Squttcrs pisgrutitled. Announcement from "Wash ington that Commissioner Den nett, of the General Land Office, had given orders for the imme xliate consideration and final dis- Eosition of all contests against omestead entries in the Siletz Indian Reservation, was wel come news to the settlers, many iof whose claims have been held jip for several years. Commis Ibioner Dennett gives the anxious kettle rs further.assuring inforra ution when he declared that no contestaus has the right to re-ife-orc to , the practice ot' a squat ter. ,; : - - . ..- '-. : I It is declared by the Commis frioiier that as long as the entry is in process of perfection only the original entryinan has the ligut to . occupy and use the land. -The , only way for a con testant to establish any claim to a disputed homestead is to file 'contest proceedings, and then if the contest is sustained ne has a reference right of 30 days f ol owing the cancellation of the application to file on the land jfor himself. But the squatter obtains no prior rights by going ion an unperfected homestead, jmd the Department will consid er such operations illegal. MANY ENTBJES'aRE PENDING. " , There are probably 400 home stead entries in the Siletz Mdis , trict that are "still pending, ,Z Of that number probably 100 con tests have been allowed , by the General Land Office and "'are in ferocess of litigation, pending before the local land office or E ending before the General and Office, or Secretary of the Interior on appeal. As to the Other 300, the contests that have been filed are still before the Commissioner, who first passes jbn the sufficiency of the com plaint of the contestant before the contest can be, further pros ecuted. In view of the appar ent attitude of Commissioner Dennett to pass to patent all Claims where the entrymen have shown good faith, it is expected that many 01 tne contests now pending before him in their initial state will be dismissed, uuless there is flagrant evidence of fraud and collusion Jbv the entrymen. ' : s ; J r Discussing the situation in the Siletz district and the con ditions under which the entry men have proceeded, A. W. Laf ferty, a land office attorney, of Portland, says: . : - "The dispatch from Washing ton, D.C., is most encouraging to the Siletz homesteaders. Com missioner Dennett's interview indicates that he has been thor oughly advised by his special agents stationed here. That Oregon will -be justly treated by the present administration of the General Land Office goes without saying. Both Commis sioner Dennett and his Superin tendent of Field Service, sta tioned at Washington, H. H. , Schwartz, are Western men, hav ing been recently 5 appointed from South Dakota and Mon tana, respectively. :, A few of my clients are inclu ded in those ; held up and they report that the local special agents have recently been mak ing a sweeping investigation of the facts surrounding the Siletz claims, particularly with refer ense to the honesty of the settlers in taking up the claims for their own use and benefit and without collusion. They state that this investigation has also included a thorough examination into the facts surrounding the flood of contests tiled against the origi nal settlers years after they had proved up. The settlers are highly elated over the prospect of receiving prompt and just action at the hands of the Gen eral Land Office. Li2 The School that Places :r "Tieformer- "Siletx -Indian Reservation is a" narrow stretch of land 24 miles long and 14 miles wide in Lincoln county, and is washed by the waters of the Pacific. It was opened to homestead entry1' only - under a special' act of Congress. Unly fpu.t v ..o f three years a residence was re-1 -quired, instead of five, and the payment of sl.oU an acre was required in addition. Delegate n..- CTvrini Fri' Homes' - Dennis lvnns ree -aomes bill, passed for the benefit of his Oklahoma constituents, while not so intended, was, after its passage: found to include settlers r ., 6 . . .tj: on tne lorraer mmh xn.uwu r- ervation," and in this way the payment of the $1.50 an acre was dispensed with. "In opening the Siletz to homesteud entry, oulyi Congress prevented it lioui being scripped -Bimpty to adopt the package which he and also prevented it from being finds most satisfactory to his custom taken under the Timber and ers. ii '. ' Stone Act by dummies of the J?, timber speculators, While tne roccenfujiy for the tote fall trade or opening of it under the special aot. This could be determined only by homestead act exclusively was awkward in the extreme, it was, after all, the best, for this plan resulted in the valuable claims being taken . in small tracts by the poor people of, the country for their own use and benefit. I Real Estate Transfers. E. S: Murray to R. W. Skall- erund ,et. aL, 4 lots in. block 2, Wilkins' addition, $10. - Ella Taylor to Lena C. McCril lis, lots 4 andj5,hlock.l2,N. P. & P. Avery's addition, 10 M- W. Overton (Admr.) to J. FTHill, 5 lots in block 3, Sum mitville;$400. 1 K;A- ' " '- A. F. Hirschner to W. R. Ba ker, lots 20, 21, College Crest addition. $440. sr R. H. Huston to R. E. Bur ger, e. 1-2 of lots 1-2 block 29, county addition, $10. Wm. Crees to Frank Smith, 5 lots in block 19, Job's addition, $525. Wm. Foltmer to Y. O. Wait; 3 acres near Albany, $700. O. C.' Belcher to A. A. Wilt; land south of Corvallis, $10. f Carrie M. Gourley to C. C: Huff, 4 acres south of Philomath $100. ; : 1 R. C. Blair to C. C. Huff, 4 lots in block 2 Helm's addition, $10; David Bullis to G. A: Robin-; son; fractional block 21 Wilkin's addition, $10. : i W. A. Wells to Alva Croft, lots 5 and 6, block 1, Chase's 2d addition, $10. " W. A. McGillis to J. H. Nee Ian, undivided 1-2 of 29 acres near Monroe, $2000. United States to Samuel B.' Flowers and wife, 315.34 acres south of Corvallis. Jesse S. Flint to J. F. Yates; part of lot 1, block 16, $10. C. A. Troxel to Ella Taylor, lots 9, 10, block,"E" Avery's ad dition, 1,000. Dollie D. - Gray to Wm. Wol ter, 5 acres near Corvallis, $2100. R. S. Casteel to A. S. & L. E. Casteel, lots 6, 7,-. block 13, N. B & P. Avery's addition, $10. J. F. Yates to Ella A. Morris, part of lot 1, block 13, $10. Elizabeth Belknap to R. V, Hollenberg, 2 lots in block -1, F. A. Helm s addition, $10. - : 1 Wm. M. Robinson to Jacob Leder, 50 acres 'south of Cor- vallis,, $1,500. v i Jacob Leder to M. M. Arnold, 50 acres south of Corvallis, $10 : W. I. Leonard to Ida M. Nich ols, block 19, Wells & McElroy's addition, $10. Rural Churches and Grange. ', The grange can never' fill the place. of the church in rural communities, says an -exi-bange. And this it has nevee attempted.. Go where you will and you will fiudthat the best workers in the crranse. if they are members of any 1 church, are -active members and foremost "in every, movement 'for the unbuildinsr of the church. i The men who contribute money and time for the erection of grange halls r "nsnallv" liberal " supporters of the pastor and church. The good Patron 'ind the public spirited citizen are sy nonymous terms. , ... ; - BUSINESS COLLEGE WASHINGTON AND TENTH STREETS PORTLAND. OREGON . WRITE FOR CATALOG You in a Good Position 9 CAKXET-tETTUCCT P trt Far Leeat mmM es- MM-" - t - - In answer to Inquiries ts ( the beat method of packing and shipping lettuce for the New York and Boston markets and growing lettuce! for late fall 'trade wmony s-enue. - , Th. n varioiu oackacM used for ,.,.., ,,, , rt.t Wh , th(, Kew Tork. and Bobui markets, s The standard package in the Boston iocai market te the bushel box. which' holds 'boot dozen and half heads of ,ettncfc For general sbipviDg tnja however ta Kew York and Boston, the barrel is niore-commoniy used. This holds more or less, accord ing to the size of the lettuce heads. but commonly three dozen are consid- Formerly the ered a barrel. ' Formerly there was used also -what was called the long box. which also held three dozen heads. About ' the only way to managed this matter is to communicate with your commission man or other dealer and air his ayfirlA TfiAn tilt hAsf nlnn.lfl experience. There is a fair chance of success. Tne question waicn is tne best variety would also bare to be de termined somewhat by experience. "but probably May King or Black Seeded TennLiball would come nearest to sup plying the demand., At any rate, this would be the case in the Boston mar ket and probably also m ' New York. In ease yoa are shipping to Western markets yon would find more satisfac tion in growing Grand Rapids, but this is not accepted In the eastern mar kets. -, , . . ,; ' . .'...:'.;'; .I-' , Harrfweed Cuttings.' . !: i! Hardwood cuttings made last fall or early winter were tied In bandies, with butts all one way, buried bottom end -. : i asxrxxa a cutttno. ' up In a trench and covered" to a depth of two to six inches with sand or melT low soil. This protected the top JMids from freezing and gave the butts the benefit of the warmth of the sun In the spring to stimulate root growth. This Boring the bundles i should be taken up and the cuttings set about three inches apart, with only the top most bud or buds above the surface of the ground (see cut); The soil is then replaced and thoroughly packed. In planting, the cuttings should be expos ed to light and air as little"as possible. ,' Up Against It. , - ' Feeding hogs economically with high priced food is what every feeder of swine is up against this season. It will not accomplish the desired result to cut down their rations or feed: just enough to maintain existence. . They must be fed enough .to make a dally gain' or there will be no profit in your winter's work. For the past ninety days we have fed with success the fol lowing rations twice each day, mixing the evening . feed every: morning and the morning teed each 'evening.' thus letting It soak twelve to fourteen hours. We prefer to mix with hot water but If not convenient we use cold water. Into a thirty-two gallon cask, we put six. pounds old process pllmeaV. ten pounds of wheat middlings, twenty pounds of cornmeal. three pounds' of salt Mix thoroughly and fill cask full of water. This feeds forty head,, aver age weight 100 pounds, at a cost ot Hi cents oer head per feed, or 2 cents per head per day. Driving them over the scales each week shews a dally gain of eight to twenty ounces per pig per day. - At noon we. feed about . 200 pounds of refuse cabbage. Would feed alfalfa at noon If we had It .Persons having milk to. mix with the aboy ra tion can make a more satisfactory gain. Give swine dry beds, making- 'thent comfortable In cold weather,-S. in Na tional Stockman. ,, . Cotton In Arizona.. .'" ' Cotton- has been" known In Arizona many years. Attempts, to grow it com mercially, however, have thus far met with economic failure, due to. absence' of concerted "effort., inexperienced arid high i priced, labor and the belief , that with the same - soil . arid water better returns can usually be obtained from other , crops. Experiments carried on in recent years have .given more defi nite and favorable information con cerning the crop In- this region. A leaflet of the state experiment station on "Cotton Growing In Arizona" pre sents some of this and will be useful to prospective planters. It is said that the more recent experiments point strongly toward Egyptian cotton as best adapted to Arizona conditions. The climate of the Salt arid Colorado river valleys is similar to that of Egypt. Both regions are irrigated and are distinguished by the long growing season, so essential to the proper ma turing of Egyptian varieties of cotton. - - : Onign Land. . 7 ; Land that has grown. any crop re quiring high culture and heavy manur ing and is free, from weed seeds will generally grow good onions. Some times onions are raised on'newly clear ed woodland or prairie .sod with greet success simply "by sowing the seed broadcast" and .ljarro wing it in. But this Is .seldom attempted.-M3reen. , , ' 'vrrAurr-ijrcsrj.1 LMkina Ears Net .. Sure. Predueere.' The 'low average yield per acre of corn graphically Illustrates the neces sity for improvement, provided It can be effected with a reasonable degree of economy. Corn is the crop chiefly con- ' eerned In the maintenance and exten-j. ton of onr animal industries, and with j . the disappearance of the range country It becomes " Increasingly more Impor tant from year to year. There is no danger of the corn crop exceeding our needs, as the past season has plainly demonstrated. Even with the average ordinary yields the .various uses to which corn can be put multiply out of . proportion to the increase iu yield and . acreage per annum. While there is , much uncultivated land that can be utilized for corn, it Is nevertheless true that the areas devoted to its growth must.be kept In condition to raise maxi mum crops if the supply is to be main- j tained at a good level, not to speak of Increasing it materially. The improve ment of the corn plant- along rational lines so that the methods can be adopt ed successfully on every farm Is a mat ter of serious Importance to the future of our agriculture. a , ; It la just as Important to select and grow a pore ana perrect type or corn as It la to select a well formed hog or perfect type of dairy animal for breed ing purposes. A higher per cent or protein, greater productiveness ana other valuable qualities which may be bred Into corn by careful and Intelligent-selection should greatly Increase the value of this crop to the farmer. ! Farmers have pretty generally been accustomed ; to .think they could pick out a good ear of seed corn with rea sonable certainty.' V.-8. Shoesmlth of Kansas, however, declares that "It is surprising how few people can pick GOOD WESTBBM CORN. These ' ears of seed com ' present a; nne physical appearance. Notice shape and uniformity of- grain. Dut a good ear of corn before they are carefully instructed and trained in the vital points both as to desirable quail- ties and defects." All this leads to scienrinc corn rest ing. While good farmers may judge the vitality of corn with -much correct ness by its appearance, It is maintain ed by many who have made -a study of this point that the germination test is the only accurate method of judging vitality, for sometimes corn wmcn ap pears to be of low vitality will germi nate fairly well, while corn wmcn ap pears to be of good vitality may not grow at all, C ' : RIGHT FERTILIZING. Handsome Profits and Often Enormous Returns Follow. A. Goss of Indiana reports some very Interesting data on- the. use of fer tlllzers obtained by experience daring a number of years past In the southern part of the state. His conclusions are of general .value, "however. . One' of them is that.' while occasionally soils are found -that do not respond to fer tilizers, usually some combination has been found that has produced band some profits and not infrequently enor mous returns. There is, for example. no Question, that the application of pot ash in considerable quantities on muck soil is very profitable in connection with the - growing of . corn and other crops. -It "also seems certain 'that .the liberal use of fertilizer on the potato crop Is highly profitable and that fer tilizer will usually ' pay weU. .. on the wheat and corn crops if used in the proper proportions and right amounts. The work that has been done empha sizes, the fact, however, that in order to secure the best results it is neces- sarv to understand the needs of the particular " soil " arid crop to be used. There is not the slightest doubt that a large and , profitable increase-in crop production could be brought about in the state by a Tnore systematic and in telligent use of fertilizers. . The turning under , of leguminous, .crops, was. found ;to be the cheapest means of supplying gains ;and other nonleguminous crops with nitrogen. Experiments with' untreated rock phosphate in" comparison with acid phosphate indicate that the untreated phosphide la "a' cheap and effective source of phosphorus where immedi ate returns are .not required. For quick returns acid phosphate .or some other readily available form should be used." In these experiments heavy ap plications of rock and acid phosphate still showed marked results after three years. "' Similar results were secured with applications of potash, and the conclu sion is therefore drawn that there. Is little danger of serious loss by leach ing of either phosphorus or potassium on ordinary Indiana soil. "Nitrogen, on the other hand," is readily -washed out and should not be applied much In excess of what Can be taken care of by the immediate crop." No injurious effect on the soil was observed from the continued use of acid phosphate. . . ' ' ' Asparagus and Rhubarb. Plantations of asparagus and" rhu barb may be set during April and Hay. Kill ITUY'J NOTES ICJl.BAENrrZ dVXSSDB " ,. EA. . o m iCOKtiCSPaNtQXXi SOUCITEB ICopyrlght 1908. by C. M. Barnits. These articles and illuatrations muat not be re printed without special' permission. ... THE SPIDER LEG BURGLAR. My alias la Dermanyaaus Gallinae. :- My- real name la Red Mite. I'm the spider legged burglar . And do my stunt at night. Whene'er the roosters crow curfew i And clucka climb up the perch, I very quickly take the cue " . And start my midnight search. Plump pullets are my special awag. For cocks and hens that snore Are generally like chewing rag J And make my falsa, teeth sore, v X work my gam on Bughouse atreet , With cutthroat ticks and uce. Tls not unusual there to meet ' ' ' T . The sneak thief rats and mice. But when Cop Coal Oil drops on me ' I shuffle off the coil: .Not all our miter army v 1 Can compete with Standard oil. '- .. - . -: .'C.M.B. SCALY' LEG AND PARASITE. Mr. Mutans Sarcoptes Is herein mag nified .125 times that you my becomt familiar with his beautifrl features. His work is seen In nearly every back - : soaxiY iisa axo FABAsrm : yard hea pen, oh the farms and on some poultry plants where professed poulrrymenv can neither prove themselves-up -to date nor unaffllcted wlt,h lazy prostration. Some imagine this chalky accumula tion on the pedals of poultry due to frostbite. A fowl that has had frozen feet does not have scurfy, mangy feet. just as a chicken man who allows his chickens to freeze Is devoid of sense, If you remove a portion , of . this scurfy, powdery material you will not only find the surface raw and bleeding, but the mtscroscope will reveal many cavities, and in" each cavity you will find a different. Mrs. Sarcoptes with vast Kooseveltian family. .. Now 'place a pair of these little Sar coptes on the leg of a fowl not Infested. They at once burrow under the scales. You soon notice the large scales on the front of leg and upper part of toes be- gin to rise, and a yellow scurf forms on their edge. The Sarcoptes mightily increase, and other scales are soon affected. The chalky matter -continues , to accumu late; the shanks get thicker; the fowl becomes lamer; the thighs are affected the toes drop off. . "Stump, stump, - stump!" goes, the poor bleeding stump o'er the hard sur face, while the owner pretends to be humane or a poultry fancier. . My friend, be what you profess. "Practice . what you preach." Don't pass us. a drumstick from such a crip ple. The smell of the scab Is enough. Have no charity for those who cruelly permit their fowls to suffer. Sorry, if vou didn't understand what it was dad what to do. " Here's a sure cure:. Disinfect henhouse and furniture with carbolated lime wash. If fowls are much affected soak parts in sweet oil and remove- crust when sott; men apply ointment composed Of three parts lard to one of kerosene. , A few-such applications will finish a billion Sarcoptes. Refuse scabby legged birds at mar ket, and do not patronize scabs of any description. " : ' DONTS. Don't pack the brooder, lamps away. Thunderstorms chill chicks and poults Don't fall to take a poultry course. They are low in price, but hign m cui tore. . Don't think that home gab will sell your young stock. One gas plant in town is enough. Advertise to material ize profits. " , Don't forget that "charity covers a multitude of sins." Criticism of an other is condemnation of a brother. Therefore be silent if you can say nothing good, for all may not be well understood. Don't waste time hatching theory bubbles nor lie awake to count your troubles. - - ' Don't differ with every man, you meet nor accept and try every new f angled notion. " Don't, take your homers far from home for their first fly. They'll stray by the way. ; . :- .: ' ..J: 74.71 m LATEST PROM WASHINGTON. . We .liw told by tb bureau of animal Ind oat ty that white diarrhea in chicks - Is eatMd by germs on the shells of eggs laid by hens that have these germs in their intestines.' '' And we are directed to wash thes swrma off: before, hatching with alco hol 95 degrees strong, a 6 per cent carbolic add solution or creolln,1 19 per cent. Not long ago our philoso phers .found : the turkey , biackneaa germs in a barnyard Biddy, and bow thev've gone back and, finished their investigation and found v" the ' white diarrhea ..Boh-rotte. But." gpntlemen of the . Jury, how did those germs get there, and what deeply laid shell game were they concocting. aud ' are you sure you. haven't missed tnore menag eries of murderous microbes? But. good old Biddy, what do you thiuk of It? "Cluck, cluck, cluck! I'm not guilty, and I'm not feeling ticklish inside either, and .1 want these Wash imrtnn irons hone' Dronhets to under stand that I have raised hundreds of healthy chicks, and not under the In fluence of alcohol either.?, Rut in these local option days just Imagine the big ponltrymen who set from BO.00O to 90,000 eggs . a ;season dipping them all In , warm alcohol. Wouldn't we like to see the stunti ' Every broken egg would turn Into eggnog. And every chicken man would, get full pt grof.t; Jo.: sine; If a not the great American hen. It's the fel low who has a defective Incubator, defective brooder or a defective bead that's to blame. --y s ... "DON'T ELI EVC IT!" V - "You don-tr' "No! I don't believe any one would b foolish enough to pay 17.600, the pries of three automo biles, for five chickens." i ,,y r i, v That's what s whole lot Hid. but money talks. We have read the cor-, respondence la the deal and Mr Ket- lera trass . tells. , ni t through . the. , Re liable that Mm. , Paderewskl . gave him a $5,000 United States gold cer tificate, two United States $1,000 bills and one $500 btU for a rooster and four hens. . .. . ' The former highest . prices in the United States were $3,400 for nineteen' rose comb Black Mlnorcaa which were sold to Henry ,8hulta von Scbultien- steln of Benin, an urpington coca Dins for $700 and a White Plymouth Bock cockerel for $800. It Is quite a com pliment to American fanciers that the madanie sboulft pass England, where the Orpington originated, and buy her birds In this country. The highest price ever pn'.d Is Eng--land for a fowl was $1,000 for a Brown Bed. : ; ' " -- The names of the $7,500 birds are Crystal King. Jr,. Lady Helen. Olga, Cristlna and Victoria. , These names seem quite appropriate to the other side. While Mr. Paderew skl dotes on pigs and purchases - his hogs from John Bull.' the madame is a great poultry enthusiast Immediately on their arrival at Lausanne, Switzerland, she entered them at a poultry show and won all the prizes. She has made the world rubber at the price she paid;, and her American. birds will make, tne old world cocaa doodles. sit . up and take notice when they sweep up the prizes. FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS. A young lady In New York Is paying: her way through college with the prof Its from thirty-two hens. During three winter months she sold $123.75 worth of eggs. And now, young poultrymanr hustle for.New York, for she's the girl for you If you're her Ideal. And now we are hearing again about those August hatched chickens making; the best layers. Yes, frost does come right after August, and frost brings roup, and roup does lay 'em out Cockfightlng is unknown In Russia, but the Arasmas and Jula varieties of geese have been taught to fight Won der if the Russian were ever matched with the Japanese? An extra good coaxer in a pigeon loft will sometimes split a family and elope with his affinity. Now. if you: can just succeed in mating the desert ed partners you will save the expense of divorce proceedings. ,. Our good housewives who thke a whole day to pick a duck and swear (figuratively) that they will never do so again hold their breath to bear that some experts can clean the frills off of eighty in a day. The main reason why there Is so much trouble in undressing ducks dry is because they are allowed to get cold. Start to pick before "the blood stops and the feathers set, and keep cool yourself if it's a hot day. Use duck feather fan. If for market, keep feet, and head from water, as It will change their color. Blankets are not needed and make sickly looking birds. In the English egg shows the follow ing qualities are considered: Freshness, size, texture and cleanliness of shell, uniformity of size, color and shape. Double yolk, tainted, dyed, polished and rotten eggs are fired. Young stock is your dependence for market and eggs. Feed well, and for your and their sake don't crowd. "What Is a square deal?" is dis cussed in one of the poultry journals. Well,, what is a square deal, anyhow? Just explain this for us to the fellow who wants something for' nothing or sells you nothing for something. We haven't time. A customer wrote us May 23: "I thought I would write and tell you how many chickens we . got out of the two settings of eggs. We got thirty-three out of thirty-four, but the heos stepped on, three and killed them.". Give us a deal like that when we buy from you. That's all.
