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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1906)
H OF THE WEEK ta I Condensed Form for Ou Busy Beaders. BATTENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Wholesale dealers in diamonds have announced an advance inn prices of 20 per cent. Congress is very likely to approve a plan to advance ths salaries of postal employee. Chicago commission m*n have lodged a protest with Secretary Wilson, claim ing the new meat inspection law creates a monopoly. The threatened lockout in the build ing trades at Oakland is on. Nearly all tbs mills are closed and building is Almost at a standstill. Senator Burton, of Kansas, has bean denied a rehearing by the Supreme court and will bave to go to jail for six months and pay a fine of »2.500. Independent grain dealers of Chicago have told tbe Interstate Commerce commission how they bave been rained by rebates being given tbe favored. Bam Jones, the well known evange list, dropped dead of heart failure on hie way from Olaboma City to his home in Georgia. Death came on hie fifty ninth birthday. An explosion in a coal mine near Durham. England, killed 25 and en tombed 200 miners. Rescue parties are working to reach thei mprisoned men, wbo may not survive. A new Elijah has appeared in Maine China will ask all powers to make Japan give up Manchuria. Moody says be baa evidence to con vict tbe Standard Oil company. An explosion on a government steam er on the Ohio river killed three men. Military snppliee for use by the American army in Cuba are admitted free of duty. Magoon has assumed ths government ef Cuba and Taft and Bacon have re turned home. All mail for United States troops in Cuba is sent to Havana and from there sent to its destination. URGE ONE BU.LDiNQ. A Oregon Men Want United Northwest at Jamestown Exposition. Portland, Oct. 16 —A movement for a joint Northwest building al the J a meetown Ter-Centennial exposition was launched at a recent meeting of the Oregon Jamestown Expositim commit tee at tbe Portland Commercial club. President Jefferson Myei« and Secre tary John 11. Rtevensonn, o! the com mission, were directed to write an offi cial letter to the governors of Washing ton, Idaho and Montana, notifying them of the attitude of the Oregm commiieiou, and asking them to lake setion in their official capacities to bring about participation in the plan on the part of tteir reepetive sta’ee. Toe plan is conceive«! by the Oregon commission is for joint action on the pert of the four Noithweetern «tele« in the erection of one magnificent exhibits and headquarter« «trncture, in which each state «ball have a department of its own. the expanse to be borne equal ly by tbe several states. It was point ed out at the commission* session that each co-operative action would have tbe effect of impressing the E wt with the unity of Northwest interests and of exerting both a political and commer cial insiguifl -ance. It also seemed ap- prrent that with the combine«! capital of tbe four states a building of str-h imposing siss and l>eanty could be •reeled that it con Id not fail to attract wide attention, while a building by any one ot ths states, singly, could not bave this effect, and. beside«, joint ac tion could reduce the expense ot put ting up individual buildings. President Myers was authorized to go to the scene of the exposition and ne gotiate for a site for an O egon build ing. in the event it is desired to erect one. and also keep in mind the possi- bilify of a joint state building. He will defer hie departure for the East until he has bad time to bear from the governors of the Northwest stat«« on the plan suggested. In the event the other state« do not shew a disposition to adopt tbe plan proposed, this will not be allowed to interfere in any de gree with Oregon’s p'an to make an ex hibit, should tbe legislature warrant it. Upon bis return from tbe Esat Pres ident Myers will make a report to the commission, and Governor Chamber lain on tbe result uf Lis investigations, and this report, setting forth in detail tbe cost of making an exhibit and tbe facilities for erecting a building and installing an exhibit, when delivered, will be used as tbe basis for appearing before tbe legislature to ask su -h •n appropriation as shall be neceaeary to make a creditable showing. FARMERS MUST DRAIN. A Loe Angeles sthreet car ran away Department of Agriculture Issues Bul on a steep grade because the brakes letin of Instruction. would not work. Two men were killed Washington, Oct. 16 —For the guid and a score seriously injured. ance of the great number of people from Tbe railway mail clerks running out humid regions who settle on tbe im of Houston. Tex., on tbe Southern Pa mense areas of Western lands opened to cific, bave gone on a strike as a result settlement, tbe Department of Agricul of trouble with th«’railroad company. ture has issued a report on "Practical Detectives from London are investi Information for Beginners in Irriga gating the alleged importation of Eng tion.” There are several million acree onen lish girls to work in South Carolina cotton mills ^contrary to the contract for settlement in tbe United State«, and irrigation works built by private labor laws. enterprise and works being constructed Mount Pelee is again in active erup by the national government will pro tioe. vide a water supply for more than 1,- Wrangles of unions cause a threat of 000,000 acree of arid lands. The re a general building lockout in Chicago. port discusses arid soils and water sup plies generally and describes bow to A Toronto university student was the locate and bnild farm ditches, prepare first to bo killed by football this season. land to receive water, irrigate staple Witte says that, while be has no ill crop* and bow much water to apply. "Experience throughout the arid re feeling against the czar, be will never gion,” the report says, "is demon again serve him. strating that tbe greateat danger to irri An Atlanta grand jury has indicted gated lands is lack of drainage. Water 20 white men for complicity in the re applied to crops raises tbe ground wa cent outrages against negroes. ter. which brings with it tbe salts dis In his farewell address Taft told tbe solved from the soil; capillarity brinpa Cubans that tbe United States will not this water to tbe surface, where it leave til) fair elections areamarod. evaporates, and tbe salts accumulate nntil all vegetation is destroyed. The Secretary Taft has informed a delega only insurance against this is proper tion of Isle of Pines citizens that it is drainage, but anything like economy in useless to think of separation from tbe use of water and thorough cultiva Cuba. tion, which will check the rise of Tbe Chilean congress, city and prop ground water or lessen evaporation, erty owners of Valparaiso, will com will decrease the danger.” bine to rebuild tbe city destroyed by earthquake. Battling With a River. Imperial Janction, Cal., Oct. 16.— John Barrett, now minister to Co Seldom baa a more desperate battle lombia, is elated for a better position, with nature been waged than that for either ambassador to Brasil or vice gov tbe turning of the Colorado river. ernor of ths Philippines. Rockwood gate went out last Thursday, Tbe deparmsnt of Justice is gaining and a great disappointment was occa fresh evidence that hundreds of men, sioned, but tbe outlook is much bright Yesterday the trestle below tbe both white and black, are held in vir. er. tual slavery in Southern Flordia by the gate was prepared, 100 cars of rock being dumped as an experiment. This lumbermen. morning the rock was found in the Cuban Liberals bail Taft and Bacon same position, indicating that the as saviours. soil was firm enough to support it. A son of Vico President Fairbanks Another treetie i« being built. baa eloped with a PittsDurg girl. Big Travel to California. A lone highwayman bold up a stage San Francisco, Oct. 16.—I he ) past la the Tonopah, Nevada, district, and month has seen a steady Sow of popo i secured nearly »5,000. lation into California from the Eastern Ths Newfoundland cabinet is still states. The fl ¿urea of the railroads worrying over tbe fishing privileges and the California Promotion commit loot to tbs United State«. tee state that 14,000 settlers bave come Booker T. Washington in an address here In that time. Many of these have to negroes strongly advised them to re gone to the country, but a fair propor main calm during the present trouble tion have remained in San Francisco. It is believed that this is simply the In the South. vanguard of an army of immig>an'a Russia is expelling all Japanese from who are coming to locate in California. that part of Manchuria controlled by the csar’s troops. Silver Advances to 70 13. Washington, Oct. 1«.— The director China wants American engineers to take charge of her railway construc of the mint yesterday purchased 150,- tion and will pay »25,000 a year on a 000 ounces of silver at 70.13 cents per One ounce, delivered at the mint in five years’ contract. Denver. For the convenience of bid In the suit against the Standard ders it has been decided to open bids Oil oonrpany in Ohio it has developed for tbs sale of silver on Mondays, that eno of the large English oil com Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, panies is owned by Rockefeller in instead of on Wednesdays only, as bsretofors. terest«. » I I t OREGON FIR FOR PULLMANS. ROCK CREEK'S FINE FRUIT. % L0 » Millions of Feet Used Every Year for Growers Busy Picking Largs Crop of Palace Cars. Apples and Pears. Portland—In IK months Portland has furniahe J between 40,000,000 and 60,000,000 feet of fir lumber for use in the construction of cars al the shope of the Pullman Car company, located at Pullman, III. In tbe purchase of this material, the company has expended close to »1,500,000. These figures are vouched for bv Al bert Jonse, purchasing agent of the Pullman company, who was sent to ths West 16 months ago to buy lumber. The first is used exclusively for siding on boxcars, and, besides tbe lumber bought hers, more is continually being contracted for in othsr sections. Borne of the material is dressed, such as floor ing, siding and ths like, while more ba« been shipped rough. There is no prospective cessation of ths buying so far as tbe pine is con cerned, and, while yellow pine is also largely used, that is not being drawn from this locality. In the construction of sleeping and passenger cars only hard woods are utilised, particularly for finishing the interior. Rome ma terial is often left in dry kilns four or five months, subject to slow boat and the air drying procees, in order that when fitted in cars it is perfectly soned. Prices of Cattle Advancing. La Grande—Peter O’Sullivan, who has just returned from a visit to Wal lowa county, says that one of the chief cans«« for the prevailing prosperity in all sections of that country 1s the in crease in the price of cattle. Repre sentative« of the Pacific Meat company are making large purchase«, and Walla Walla buyers are looking for feeders. Tbe range leasing plan has proved very satisfactory, and the forming of separ ate boundaries for cattle and sheep baa resulted to the advantage of the cattle, which come from the range in fine con- dition. Rock Creek — The ranchers along Rock cteek have stepped out of the bay harvest into ths fruit hat vest, and are picking apples and pears. Fruit men are pioud of their orchards and claim that Hood River or any other locality in the Northwest can produce no liner fruit or more abundant yields. Fruit is shipped from this section to many important points In the East, and com pares favorably with any of the pro ducts In these markets. The leading fruit grower« are William Heed and A. A. Carothers. The former has an or chard of 10 acres, the latter atout SO acres. Mr. Head has picked and ship ped about 300 boxes of apples, peach«« and pears to Spokane, Walla Walla and Pendleton and other points east, while some was shipped to Condon and Arlington. He estimatee he will have 1,000 boxes of winter apples for ship ment. Mr. Carothers has shipped 1.- 000 bixee of fruit and will ship 1,300 more. These gentlemen get the high est prices for their fruit. Fruit grown on Rock creek captured flrat prise and gold medal al the Omaha exposition a fsw years ago. The exhibit was made by A. A. Carothers, and was a sur pries to orebardlsts, packers and dealers. Hope Are On the Up Grade. Ralem—The hop market at Balem has assumed a very active condition in tbe last day or two, and now every dealer in the city has orders for hope at a slight advance over figures named a week ago. Krebe Bros, has received an order for 1,000 bales al 15 fa cents a pound. All other dealers are offering that price. Krebe bought tbs Clau- fleld crop of 175 balee at Dallas, Joe- epb Harris and Catlin A Linn were also buyers on tbe Weal side at UH cents, while Lachmnnd A Pincus paid 17 cents for a choice lot bought from a j^aier at DaTlas' Mode rn Pyramid Builder«. Apples at ths Fruit Fair. Albany—The Modern Pyramid Build- Hood River — The exhibit of apples grown by A. 1. Muon, which took the?" WM launched last week when the | first lodge or local pyramid of the or sweepstake« and ••▼tral other pt lies at the Hood River Fruit fair consisted der waa formed in this city. The local of three boxes taken from 9 year old pyramid is the first subordinate branch trees, planted 63 to the aero. The of the order, and waa named Pyramid tree« averaged five a id a half boxes, No. 2, the supreme pyramid being Py Fred Fortmiller waa and altogether be took 1,141 boxes ramid No. 1. from bis orchard. In the entire yield chosen chief builder; W. Lair Thomp there were only 64 wormy apples dur son, scribe, and E. D. Cusick, custo ing the season end tbe trees were dian. Tbe order starts with about 30 epraved six times with arsenateot lead. members. In the whole yield there were only 54 boxes that went smaller than four tiers to tbe box. To Establish Big Sawmill. Albany—A sawmill with a capacity of 20,000 feet per day is to be eetab liebed six miles south of Brownsville by G. B. and E. H Dickinson, of this city. A contract with the lessee« of the land secn’ed requires that the plant be in operatii n by January 1. ¿'&Î ■«i> « ■'/ Tarbias WlaSaalll. In parta of the country subject to high wluds there Is risk of mills on high towers being overthrown. eepe daily If the diameter of tbe wheel Is Increased above teu or twelve feel. To averoume thia difficulty It Is expedient to build a mill Inside of Its tower rather than upon It The turbine shown In the Illustration has a diam eter of twenty feet and 1« used to drive a feed grinder and other ma chinery. Its chief office, however. Is to operate two pumps which Irrigate TH« Tl'UUNK WINOMtU. sixteen acres of land. Th« expense of erecting this mill was about one hun dred dollars. There Is no particular difficulty about Its construction and a considerable part of tbe work could be done with ordinary took and a little mechanical knowledge. Har« »all m * !*«»«•<•••. Moro or Iva* jutlgiiipnt U rtqulrvd In doing any kind of work, and the dig glug of potatoes la uo exception to the rule, lu th* Ural place, so many abould not lie dug out at one time that tliey cannot tie handled readily. A good way la to dig during tbe fore part of each half day and then gather the tuber« lieforo quitting. As soon as dry Ibey should always be picket! up. ami If the weather Is reasonably dry the length of time necessary for drying depends al most entirely upou the nature of tb« soil If sandy, an hour may be long enough, but If a moist clay It may taks several bourg. Potatoes, once dug, «Intuid certainly not be left out on the ground over night If they are. ths frost has every chance to get at them, and only a little troeslng Is required to spoil a good many bushels for mar ket it Is a poor practice, too. to pick up potatoes without any regard to grad ing. Two class««, anyway, slrnuld bs made of them ; nJ I those of good mar ketable sis* should be gathered first and tbs underslawd ones left till later. It also pays to have crates or bushel measuros In which to pick them up. Easy to distribute about tbe field, titee«, after b«lng tilled, can readily be placed on a wagon and drawn off. Further more. they prevent tb« tubers from be ing Jammed and marred. Thirty ot forty of them, or even a Issa number, may profitably be owned by every farm er who makes a business of raising po tatoes and similar crops.-■ Fred U. Bib lay. In Agricultural EpItomlaL laSla'a l.ar«eat Wheat I'rw*. Tbe wheat crop of ludia this yeal la a large one. Tb« area sown amounts to 2H.22il.3si aerea, and the yield la «• tlmnted at 8,600,000 tous, as against 7,582,000 tons last year, tbe lucrosa« being 13 per cent Tbe ludían Trade l4M>k e( Meeb«a I« m U K»owl»dfg, The full benefit* of farm machinery Journal, which makes this statement are not realized because the average says that tlie government la taking a farmer has not tint meebauieal tralulng deep Interest In tlie romplalut of th« or tbe requisite skill to get tbe beet re admixture of dirt In the wlient export sults out of these complex Implements. ed. Tbs government baa consultad th« We srv tbe greatest makers and users chambers of commerce, some of whom, of term machinery tn tbe world, and however. Indicate a reluctance to de It la owing to thk fact more than any part from tbs present customs of tb* other single cause that we bave been trade ; but tbe chamber of romiuercs able to maintain our agricultural eu at Karachi, from which 70 por cent of premacy In tbe markets of tbe world. Indian wheat exports are now ahlppe<l Tbe cost of this machinery to the farm strongly supports tbe government's pro ers Is greater to-day titan ever before. ¡losal for ua per cent ¡turo wheat. Tbe character of this machinery every year leiixtiN more complicated, requir A writer In Home and Farm give* ing Increased knowledge of engineer this description of an Implement for ing principles on tbe part of users. pulling aturnpe: Cut a good, strong Tbe traction engine, tbe steam plow, pole about twenty feet long, of wblt« tbe combined harvester and thresher ash; trim and peel It nicely, hitch s operated by steam power, the lutono- strong rope to tbe top—a chain will do. bile, tbe growing use of electricity as a but It 1« heavier to handle. Bet tbs motive power on tbe farm, tlie machin ery now required In dairies, tn tbe growing of sugar beets and manufac ture of beet sugar, are all lllustratlona of the momentous cbangva In tbe char acter of farm machines which have taken place In the last fifty years. The Increase In skill and mechanical knowl edge required by farmers to operate these complex and costly machines com pared to what was needed to operate the primitive tools of half a century ago cannot be given In percentages.— pole against tbe stump to be pulled, Elwood Mead. In Field and Farm. letting the lower end rest between two roots. Then put a strong chain around u»oa Hoar Tro«*n r«*«*r. The best bog trough I ever saw L the top of the stump, pausing It around made as shown In cut A Is a fence be tbe pole. A team bitebed «o tlie ropa tween man and pigs, 8 feet high; B. will pull out man any stump. Place back board, 18 Inches; C. bottom width tbe pole cloae to tbe stump and cut th« to suit size of pigs; D. sticks to keep roots opposite the pole. Two men can them from crowding; E. front to suit liest do the work — one to tend th« ilze of plga a lea You see. the pigs horse, the other to cut roots as th« can’t crowd each other or you as you stump Is being turned out Wants Passenger Bridge. Oregon City—For the accommodation of the people of Orwego, the Clackamas county court will be asked to negotiate with the Southern Pacific company to the end that the county may construct an upper deck on the company’s rail PORTLAND MARKETS. road bridge to be constructed across the Willamette river at Oswego. The plan Wheat—Club, 64 065c; blueetem, of the Oswego people who will petition 680 69c; valley, 67c; red, 61062c. the county court for this action is to Oats—No. 1 white, »23.50024; gray, secure lor themselves a means of cross »220 22 50. ing the Willamette river and more di Barley—Feed, »20.50 per toi ; brow rect communication with this city. ing, »21.50; rolled, »23. Rye—»1 2501.35 per cwt. Institute Arouses Interest. Corn—Whole, »26027; racked, »28 Myrtle Point—Tbe Farmers’ insti per ton. tute and fair, which baa Jost closed, Hay—Valley timothy. No. 1, »100 proved a great success. Tbe display of 11 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, agricultural products convinced all vis »14016; clover, »6 6007; cheat, »70 itors of tbe agricultural possibilities of 7.50; grain hay, »7; alfalfa, »11.50; the region ahon'. Myrtle Point. Dr. vetch bay, »707.50. Withycombe of tbe Oregon Agrlcutlural Fruits—Apple«, common to choice, college gave an illustrated lecture on 25 075c per box; choice to fancy, 76c0 feed them. They can’t get their feet in tbe treatment of the dairy cow. As »1.25; grape«. 5Oc0»l 50 per box; tbe mush and must stand up and eat this is a dairying region, tbis lecture Concord«, Oregon, 27fac ball backet; like horse* In tbe stalls. A nice sight was well attended and tbe farmers got peaches, 76c0»l; pear«, 75c0»1.25; many beneefiial ideas from tbe doctor’s crabapple«, »101.25 per box; prune«, remarks. 25050c per box; cranberrie«, Oregon, »303.45 per box; quince«, »101.26 Teachers Are 8carce. per box. Baker City—Teachers are frigbtfally Vegetable« — Bean«, 607 fac; cab scarce in Baker county. The county bage, 15i 0 lfae per pound; cauli euperintendentia offering high wages flower, »101.25 per dozen; celery, 60 and good positions to the pedagogues 090c per dozen; corn, 1254c per doz of the county, but cannot get enough en; cucumber«, 15c per dozen; egg school ma'ams to fill the positions. As plant, 10c per pound; lettuce, head, the result the teachers bave bad an in 20c per dozen, onion«, 10 0 12fac per crease in wages .'rom 135, the average dozen; pea«, 405c; bell pepper«, 6c; last year, to »50, which is this year’s pumpkin«, 154c per pound; tpinach, to see thirty or forty aide by aide, eat average. Teachers getting »60 and over 405c per pound; tomato««, 30050c ing quietly and cleanly.—Farm Prog are common rather than teachers with per box; parsley, 10015c; sprouts, ress. salaries of »40 or less. 7fac per ponpd; rqnaah, lfae per f'atttn* Milo Cora. pound; turnip«, 9Oc0»l per sack; car ft Is of primary Importance to know Land Withdrawn From Entry. rot«, »101 25 per sack; beets, »1.260 at what stage corn should be cut to se The Dalles—The local land office is 1.60 per sack. cure tlie best results. It Is also neces in receipt of a telegram from the com- Onion« — Oregon, »101.15 per hun sary, It Is pointe«! out In Farming, that mierioner of the general land office dred. a careful study Ire made as to bow rap withdrawing from filing or entry, un Potato«« — Oregon Burbank«, deliv idly nutriment Is store«! up In the corn der the coal land laws, all the pnblie ered. 80085c; in carlots f. o. D. coun lands embraced in tbe following town- try, 75 0 80c; «weet potatoes, 202fac plant and when tbe maximum .amount Is reached. When corn Is fully tasseled shisp: Townships 6 south, ranges 24, per pound. lt contains but eight-tenths of a ton of 26 and 26, E. W. D ; townships 7 Butter—Fancy creamery, 25030c per dry matter an acre, or one-fifth of what south, ranges 24, 25 and 26, E W. D.; pound township« 8 south, ranges 26, 26, E. Eggs —* Oregon ran :h, 3103254c per It contains when fully ripe. When In milk It contains nearly three times as W. D. dozen. Poultry — Av« rage old hen«, 12c per much dry matter as when fully taa Much Grain Accumulates. pound; mixed chi. kem, 11 0 12c; aeled. Only seventeen days were oc La Grande — Homer Littleton, fore spring. 12c; old roosters, 9 0 10c; cupied In passing from tbe milk to man of tbe Chas. Playle warehouse at dressed chicken«, 1401554c; turkey«, the glazing stage, yet In this time there Alice), reports that a large qnantity of live, 16021c; turkey«, <1 reseed, choice, was an Increase In the dry matter of grain ha« accumulated, owing to the 20022c; geese, live, 9010c; duck«, 14 1.3 tons an acre. This shows the great advantage of letting the corn stand embargo placed against railroad ship 015c. Veal— Dressed, 554 08c per pound. until the kernels are glazed. After this ___ ments of wheat from ths interior points sirvwnsa aaaa In _ Beef — Dressed bull«, 202fac per ' 'period ARoa tbe I Increase In «»•*•« dry ww*AA^» matter a 1« — a but to Portland, on account of the grain handlers’ strife, but that shipments pound; cow«, 405c; country «teen, 6 slight ________ will now be resumed. •Bfac. Melons tn ths Corn Shnek. Mutton — Dressed, fancy, 7c per If when cutting corn you will place pound; ordinary, 506c; lamb«, fancy, Crook County Horses for Alberta. In one of your largest shocks atxiut a Pendleton — Thirteen carloads of 8c. 1 dozen of your choicest watermelons, at Pork—Dressed. 608c per pound. range horses were shipped from this Hop«—1906, 14016c per pound; Christmas, when tbe snow Is on the city to Alberta last week. They are ground and the frost Is on the pane, owned by M. R. Cowell, and were tak 1905, nominal; 1904, nominal. Wool—Eastern Oregon average best, you can alt by tbe roaring fire and eat en from the range in Crook county. The shipment was consigned to Shelby 13018c per pound, according to shrink one of your melons, which has kept all Junction, Mont., but the horses are de age; valley, 200 21c, according to fine that time In the shock of corn.—Farm Journal. ness; mohair, choice, 26028c. signed for the Alberta market. Seleetlaw «*•« Cara. The proper time In which to select sewla Is late In tbe fall or winter. Tb« reason for requiring this portion of th< year for so doing la because there 1« then no burry, and the work can lx done better. The common practice of laying tbe seed corn aside to remain until spring baa done greet damage to the oom crop, as very often tbe ex- ceee of Imperfect gralna la such as to cause a failure of germination over th« whole field. Every ear of com should be examined and th« Inferior grain Vegetable needs also re- shelled off. quire examination, for Insects, damp- nena and other camww Interfere with their safe-keeping, Of co time, every fanner Is supposed to tie careful with his Beede, but very few fnrmers know the condition of their seeds until tbe time comes when they are required for planting, and then the farmers are too much hurried to do anything with them. ■ belter for ■fork. The pile« of «talk« and straw which go to waste can be made to do good service In providing shelter If It Is not considered fit for feeding. With a few poets and poles the stalks and atraw will fumlah a warm place of refuge for anlinah that cannot tie accommo dated In the bam or stable. With plen ty of straw on the ground under the covering so formed, no better place could lie arranged for sheep, and with care In making the roof only a heavy storm will cause lt to leak. Bowina Whsat. One bushei and n half nf wheat la ample to wow an acre. and five pecks will answer If sown early and given time before cold weather stope growth, says Farm Journal. As soon a« the wheat Is sown, If the land Is not underdrulned, It Is advisable to plow some furrows where they will carry off any water that might collect In de- presalona. Wheat cannot grow In wa ter.