THE DEMAND
FOR SHORTHORNS
Writing of the demand for Short
horns at the Chicago stockyards, a
representative of the Breeder's Ga
zette says: Proverbially Industrious,
the cow jobber Is probably the busiest
trader that frequents cattle market
alleys. He Is ubiquitous, and wherever
a desirable milker Is found there the
Jobber may be detected getting down
his bid with avidity. Of mean scrub
cows there is always a superabun
dance. Medium milkers are never
scarce, but what the trade knows as
"good to choice" milkers and springers
are never found lu supply equal to de
mand. With the steady congestion of
population in the great industrial and
commercial centers located in the
northeast corner of the T-'nHed States,
the call for good milkers grows more
urgent.
There was a time not many years
ago when milker and springer trade
was a fall and .spring affair. Now It
Is a continuous demand all the year
around, and I lie good ones are never
under the necessity of seeking a pur
chaser. l'nlill?d order are conliiiiwl
ly on the market, eastern dairy i.-h-i
are always clamor' in fur cows id (III
vacancies In their lir'ulx. and the pres
ent supply ll lim-;I1:,l.
"If you w:i!j to sec a pair of cows
you don't meet every day in I lie stock
yards, si;-e i (i sai l a buyer re
cently. "They c":it each and are
the clic'ipc't Ktuii I have picked up
In a long time. They're both spring
ers, will weigh nearly ,'l.ofH) pounds
together and are each good for thirty
to thirty-two quarts or milk every
day. They have capacious udders
and frames that Indicate ruggedness.
When they dry up they can be turned
on grass with a Utile corn and easily
fattened to sell at $i, to $75 each.
That's the kind of cow the eastern
dairyman likes something he can
milk for a term and then get his mon
ey back. Your thirty-five dollar cow
Isn't worth much for beef when culled
from the dairy herd."
Every scrap of evidence adduced In
jobbing circles confirms this testimony
not a golii.ii hoof" had trodden this
farm. But I concluded to take a few
on trial. At the end of the first year
we had lost a few ewes by natural
death, one by dogs, and a very few
lambs had perished. Yet with all this,
together with our general lack of ex
perience, the profit was satisfactory.
I had demonstrated to my own satis
faction that I could keep sheep profit
ably and so decided to permanently
Include them In my live slock opera
tions. The first lesson I learned was the
Importance and economy of good
rams. To have blooded ewes was net
front teeth have appeared the sheep Is
In Its fourth year. The Merino ma
tures its teeth later than the other
breeds: Hie Cotswold and Southdowns
and other highly Improved mutton
sheep are some months ahead of a Me
rino, but at four years every sheep has
Its full mouth of teeth. Later the age
Is known bv the appearance of the
teeth, which gradually lose their sharp
edges and become worn down smooth.
A healthy sheep will keep Its teeth
good until ten or twelve years old, if
the pasture is not unusually bare and
the soil sandy, so as to wear the teeth
excessively.
RAISING THE CALF.
One
a rciiK mn:i cheviot.
practical, but in the sire
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A MILKI.NO HHUHTHOMN.
to the popularity of the Shorthorn
cow of milking propensity. Always
in demand at JSiJO or higher, she costs
uctually no more to produce than the
thirty dollar scrub, and the latter U
always conspicuous in the market,
while the sixty dollar cow Is denied
the representation It merits. There
comes market ward a never ending
procession of wretched bovine speci
mens, poor performers at the pall and
worthies when beefwd. They had a
legitimate value at only one stage of
their career, and that was when thy
could have !-ea profitably vealed. By
Intelligent breeding methods a good
cow could have ben produced Instead
and the breeder profited In the aggre
gate to nn incredible amount.
Nothing herein contained Is to be
construed as disparaging the special
dairy cattle. The Holstelii. the Jersey
and the other dairy breeds all have
their spheres of usefulness, but the
milking Shorthorn Is distinctively the
cow for the farmer and especially for
the small dairyman. The cbeescmaker
aud the butter manufacturer find the
special dairy cow best suited to their
purpose, but there Is little market de
mand for such cattle, especially when
they are merely grades. On the other
baud, present and prospective demand
for the bealtliy, docile, milk producing
Shorthorn that la north as much for
lieef as it steer when her days of use
fulness as a milk producer are over
warrants the assertion that the supply
will always lag behind. The west by
eliminating the si-nib cow and breed
ing Shorthorns will adopt a policy so
profitable that abandonment would
never be considered.
at all practical, but in the sue we
could have "half the flock" good at
comparatively small expense. Accord
ingly the old bucks were discarded
and new ones of better stock purchas
ed. I have learned, however, that
stock Is not the only thing to be con
sidered in purchasing rams, but that
individuality must have careful con
sideration. Breeders tell me that buy
ers are often misled by elegant pedi
grees. Better get less pedigree and
more individuality or. still better, get
both if possible. Many of the fine
points of the fancy breeder are not
worth consideration by the practical
sheep raiser, who Is interested alone
In producing the greatest number of
pounds of wool and mutton at the
least expense possible.
To the ordinary sheep raiser It does
not matter whether the fore wool of
the Shropshire extends entirely down
to the muzzle or in the Southdown that
the wool extends to the knee, etc. In
stead of these fine points It is better
to see, no matter what the breed, that
the Individual Is growthy, compact aud
uniform, of good quality, rugged In
general constitution, with a wide, deep
chest, good spring of ribs and is well
quartered in short, that the animal is
there.
One of my first troubles was with
dogs. Of course there were no at
tacks as long as the sheep were kept
Indoors at night, but when the weath
er turned warm and the sheep were
on pasture It was thought sullicient to
confine them at night in a small lot ad
jacent to the dooryard. However, we
were greatly surprised oue morning to
find the torn and bleeding form of a
strong ewe lying not fifty feet from
the house. Now our sheep ale invaria
bly confined In a barn or other dog
proof Inclosure every night in the
year. It Is the only safe and humane
way of treating this timid and Inno
cent animal.
External parasites were soon pres
ent in large number:-, and it was soon
apparent that something must lie done
else disease and death would result.
These pests were constantly sapping
the very lifebhusl of the helpless ani
mals. There was but one way to con
trol t Iii-iii. ar.d that was by dipping.
All necessary preparation, including
the installation of a large tank, was
soon made. Now the persistent para
site thai insists on making our flock
his place of abode may count on being
unceremoniously ushered away by the
sulphur or tobacco route, never to re
turn. In addition to its use In a dip
ping fluid 1 consider tobacco indis
pensable for treating internal para
sites. It happens that this weed Is
one of my principal crops, and I never
fail to see that the sheep have access
at all limes to the cured leaf. It is
ghou by reducing to a dust and mix
ing ulih sail. Soon the animals ac
quire a liking for the mixture, and
they will even learn to consume the
tobacco alone, bitter and nasty as It Is.
Slowly have e Im reasisl the size of
our rtH-k. An additional hundred acres
of I n il was recently purchased and is
now being titled for pasturage. Alfalfa
! v. as In. hided anion-.' our farm crops.
which plant to a ereat extent ilispi uses
I with the lie essty cf piin h isi ic; i o- t'j
! mill fis'd. The use of corn at d stover
j has by no means been abaud' ned.
Dairyman's Method of Keeping
the Youngsters Thrifty.
In feeding calves, as in feeding all
ot'er animals, no hard and fast rules
can e made to govern the quantity
to be fed. Calves, like children, are of
ten of delicate appetite and not good
feeders. Here is an Ohio dairyman's
method of feeding them, and that it Is
a good one is shown by the fine stock
he has raised.
if strong and healthy the calf should
be taken away from (he dam when
two or three days old, he says. Some
times we only allow it to suck once.
The calf is fed whole milk for about
! two weeks, sometimes less. We then
add about one-fourth sklmmilk and
I keep increasing it for a week or ten
I days, when I he calf Is placed on skim
milk altogether. Frequently, with ex
cellent results, 1 use a little flaxseed
jelly in the skimmllk. I add this when
I begin feeding skimmllk and have
used it even when the calf was a week
old, with no bad results.
To make this jelly soak whole flax
seed in hot water. 1 think this far
superior for young calves to any calf
meals used as a substitute for milk.
If you cannot get the whole flaxseed,
ground oil cake meal as found on the
market is a very good substitute.
At two weeks old place a little whole
corn and oats In a box so the calves
Tier off at once and feed one-half ounce
of nitrate of potash night aud morning
in soft feed. Give plenty of clean wa
ter, feed pure and wholesome food and
massage the udder once a day with a
little iodine ointment.
Paralysis In Pigs.
For paralysis in pigs. If recent, give
three drops of the fluid extract of nui
vomica in fifteen drops of the oil of
gaultheria and a tablespoonful of cod
liver oil twice a day for several weeks.
Old cases are hopeless.
Worms In Colts.
For Intestinal worms In coifs the
following mixture is used by some vet
erinarians: Mix together as a base one
pound each of salt and granulated su
gar. In this mix one-half pound of to
bacco dust or fine cut tobacco, four
ounces of sulphate or Iron powder, six
ounces of powdered worm seed. Give
a heaping teaspoonful In the feed at
first once per day, then twice per day
and keep it up for three weeks.
A Forcing Effect.
Fresh manure has a forciDg effect
and tends to produce stems and leaves
at the expense of fruit and grain. It is
therefore better for early garden truck,
grasses and forage plants than for
sereals or fruit.
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Pollars Reward foi
iv caie of Catarrh that cannot be cared bj
3ali' Catarrh Cure.
F J. CHENEY i-CO., Props , Toledo, O.
We the limit i signed, have known F. J. Ch
n- foi tiie last 16 vears, and believe him per
fectly tcnorable in all business transactions
md financially able to carry out any obliga-
tinia mirlo tiff tl.'-ir firm.
WestTrcax, VVhole.-ale Drunrfsts, Toledo, O.
WiLDIXG, KIVVANf aiABVIN, w noiesai urug-
Hall's Catarrh CuTei8takeninternal!y,cliii
directlr upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, rnce, oc. per oovue. ;wui
Droinriat. Teatimonisi fn-
Hall's Family Fills are tae Den.
A Personal Appeal.
If we could talk to you personally
about the grtat merit of Foley's Honev
and Tar, for coughs, colds and lung
trouble, vou never could be induced to
experiment with unknown preparations
that may contain some harmful drugs.
Fcley'g Honey and Tar costs you no
more and has a record of fortv years of
cures. C. Stafrin; M. L. Thompson,
Falls Citv.
A Hosier man has let the contract
j for clearing 320 acres of land.
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OUT OF DOOR WORKERS
Men who cannot stop .
for a rainy day.- will 1 ,
una me greatest
rnmfnrt onri frperln
of bodily movement
OILED CLOTHING
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Every garment bearing j
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A J IOWfE CO BOSTON Via
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Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds lhat
may develop into pneumonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley's honey and
Tar as it soothes inflamed membranes,
heals the lunge, and expels the cold from
the system. C. Stafrin; M. L. Thomp
son, Falls City.
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PROFIT IN
"GOLDEN HOOF
Writing of bis cH'rleme in raising
aheep, 11. K. Tweed, a KUceessfiil Ohio
breeder, says: For more than Imi years
The Age cf Sheep.
The ii 'e of sheep Is very easily
"liown by an examination of Ih,- teeth
A lamb his the ivt pair of perma
nent fr --it teeth when about ten
uiofth's 'il; the so end p-i'r ap: e;irs at
about eiMivn months: the foul pair
at i went y el lit month, nml the ! urth
it aliont ihinv.iiree M forty m-iq'i
When !' v '. le of t'-e - . ' "
A l'KOMISINil YOl'NCiSTF.K.
can get at it (hey soon learn to eat
and relish It as well as hay. With
this system calves will do well at three
weeks old on flaxseed jelly, grain and
hay, with about one pint skinimilk
added to em h feed, morning and even
ing, so as to give the jelly a milk
flavor.
I)o not allow calves to get fat, but
keeji them in a good, thrifty, growing
condition. Get them to eat a maxi
mum amount of roughage and a mini
mum amount of concentrates. Con
tinue this system with the calf until
within three or four months of cow
hood, then feed eoni ontrates liberally,
so as to develop the milk secreting or
gans for sen lee after the birth of the
calf.
I prefer the heifer being about thirty
months old before coming into milk.
For the experienced breeder who is a
careful observer of weak and strong
points inbreeding is wise, as this Is
the quiekest and. In fact, almost the
only way to tix type in a herd, but for
the inexperienced II is not safe to In-breeil.
About iO carloads of winter
will be shipped from The Cove.
ipples
Guilty of Counterfeiting.
Passing counterfeit money is no worse
than substituting some unknown worth
lees remedy for Foley's Honey and Tar,
the great cough and cold remedy that
cures the most obstinate coughs and
heals the lungs. C. Stafrin ; M. L
Thompson, Falls City.
A Newport man and his wife caught
21 fine large salmon in one day.
More people are taking Foley's Kidnev
Remedy every year. It is considered to
be the most effective remedy for kidney
and bladder troubles that medical
science can devise. Foley's Kidney 1 veto
ed' corrects irregularities, builds up
worn out tissues and restores lost vital
ity. It will make you feel well and look
well. C. Stafrin; M. L. Thonip o
rails iiiv.
KILLthe COUCH
AND CURE THE LUNGS
w,th nr. rung s
riew ESfseotrerjf
FHR OQUCH3
PRICE
OLDS Trial Bottle Free
AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES
GUARANTEED SATISFACXOB1
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The Secret of a
Beautiful Face C
lies in keeping the skin pro
tectedaswellascleansed. Just
washing is not enough that
only leaves the delicate surface
more exposed to the irritation
of dust and germs j to merci
less attacks of sun and
weather. After washing, ap
ply Robertine and experience
its delightful refreshment.
You will admire the line-less
softness it imparts to face,
neck and arms. It not only
stimulates a radiant glow, but
protects the skin from becom
ing coarse. Prevents burn
ing, tan and freckles.
Ak faut Drugita fir r
fit, tamfl, mmdTP.r
ROBERTINE i
Astoria is to have a training school
for nurses, after about January 1.
Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic
constipation and stimulates the liver.
Orino regulates the bowels so they will
act naturallyandyoudonot have to take
purgatives continuously. C. Stafrin;
M. L. Tnompson, Falls City.
Milk With Dry Hands.
It Is a bad habit with many milkers
to let the lingers get wet, sometimes
deliberately dipping them Into the
milk so as to make them slide down
the teats. The proper way Is to milk
with perfectly dry hands by squeez
ing, not by sliding. (Inly in "stripping"
In start the How to get the last drops
of milk it may be preferable to slide
the lingers down the teats. These last
drops, the shippings, contain the lar
gest per cent of fat, being almost as
rich as cream, and not only for that
reason, but also to keep up a rich flow
or m!!k from the cow. it Is Important
not to neglect the strlpplugs. It Is
well known that by leaving more and
more of the milk In the bag at each
consecutive milking the cow Is soon
dried nil.
THE VETERINARY.
linking soda is said to be a good
remedy for colic lu horses, as it starts
the distressing jraso, thus giving re
lief. Congested Udder.
When a cow is suffering from a con
gested udder. It is a rood plan to dry
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AND
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COUGHS a GOLDS
CURES '"THROAT"" LUNG
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FOR
DISEASES
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Uf oa Re wis Ukea town year ajo with lun g trouble. W
doctored om months without improvement. The 1 begaa firing
Dr. King's Hew Discorery, and I sooo aoticed a change for the better.
I kept this treats) eat ap for a few weeks aad bow By aoa ia perfectly
well aadwttrkaerery day. MRS. SAMP. EIPPIE, Ava, Mo.
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The Gilliam County Milling com
pany at Condon shipped 100,000 bushels
of wheat to Venezuela during the last
month and a half.
A Dangerous Operation.
is the removal of the appendix bv a sur
geon. No one who takes Dr. King's New
Lile Pills is ever subjected to this fright
ful ordeal. They work so quietly you
don't feel them. They cureconstipation,
headache, biliousness and malaria. 25c.
at Belt & Cherrington drug store.
The Prineville flour mill is running
night and day to fill orders.
This Is Worth Reading.
Leo F. Zelinski, of 68 Gibson St., Buf
falo, N. Y says: "I cured the most an
noying cold sore I ever had, with Buck
len's Arnica Salve. I applied this ealve
onee a day for two days, when every
trace of the sore was gone." Heals all
sores. Sold under guarantee at Belt A
Cherrington drug store. 25c.
About 10,000 pounds of turkeys for
Thanksgiving were shipped from
Albany.
Mrs.
McRaney's Experience.
Mrs. M. McRaney, Prentiss, Mies.,
write: "I was confined to my bed for
three months with kidney and bladder
trouble, and was treated bv t wn nvai.
ciana but failed toget relief. No limiian
tongue can tell how I suffered, and I had
given up hope of ever getting well nntil
I began taking Foley's Kidnev remedy
After taking two bottles I felt" like a new
person, and feel itmydutv to tell suffer
ing women what Kole' Ki.lo p..
edy did for me." C. Stafrin; M. L.
Thompson, FallfCity.
HIDDEN DANGERS
Nature (iives Timely Warnings That
No Dallas Citizen Can Afford
to Ignore.
During October a Marshfi eld mill
shipped 6,853,000 feet of lumber and
497,000 laths to California.
Medicine That Is Medicine.
'I have suffered a rani
laria and stomach eom plaints, but I
have now found a remedy that keen, me
well, and that remedy is tic-trie
a medicine that ia medicine for stomach
and liver troubles .rid ir .
conditions ," .y. W. C. Kiestler, of
Ma Inlay. Ark. Klectric Bitters purifv
and enrich the blood, lone ap the nerves
and impart vigor and enerfrv to the weak
oor money will be refunded if it fails
.ur p you. oue. at Kelt A Cherrii g
ton drug store.
The kidneys are bean-shaped organs,
composed of masses of little tubes, all of
winch pour their Becietione into a main
channel that leads to the bladder. In
tnis way the kidneys pass off more than
an ounce of poison every day when in
iirann. i-.ui it aoes not take much to
eet the kidneys back, and when tbev get
behind, they cannot right themselves
witnont lielp. the uric acid begins to
clog the kidneys, causing that dull,
neavy aching in the back, and sharp
imiiges wnen stooping or luting. It
crystallizes in the muscles and joints,
nmicinriurnwiTOi uring9 keenest
torture. It attacks the nerves with
neuralgia, and sciatica, it brings head
ache, dizr.iness, languor and disorders
of the urine. Try a good kidney medi
cine, if you have any of the above sym
ptoms. There is nothing elfe so prompt
and effective as iHwn's Kidney Pills,
and this rernedv has no rtWt'nn thl
ether organs, except to drive out the uric
poison that interrupts their action. It
cures the kidneys and thus ends the
cause of disease. Rich, pure blood and
lasting health result.
Home proof is convincing evidence of
the efficiency of I loan's. Kidney Pills
tall at Belt A Cherrington's drug store
and ask to see statements of Dallas io
ple wno have used this temedv. I
For sale bv all dfalr " P.; en1
cents. Foster-Milbnrn Co., Buffalo
ew otk, sole agents for the United
Mates.
Remember the name Doan s and
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mi-i
Even our
Grandfathers knew what
BALLARD'S SNOW
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A CONVINCING PROOF
of the worth of a medicine is the cures it can effect v,
USED SNOW LINIMENT 10 YEARS.
V. L. Settle, Richmond, Mo., writes:- "This la .
certify that I have used your Snow Liniment for ten
years for rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back etc
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FRIEND TO FRIEND.
The personal recommenrlafinns of oeoole who
have been cured of coucrhs &rA colds bv Cham
berlain's Cough Remedv have done more than all
else to make ir a staple article of trade and com
merce over a large part of the civilized world
AN INSTANCE.
Lacy Suddreth, of Lenoir, N. C, had been troubled with
rery bad cough for over year. She sy : " A frien4
br'.t a bottle of Chamberlain's CoVch Remedy,
brauf bt it to me rjj insisted that I should take it. I did
o and to my surprise it helped me Poor bottle of it
cured me of my cough."
BELT & CHERRINGTON, Dallas, Oregon
Frocpects are bright for the ultimate
completion of the 40,000 capital for
the milk coodeuser in Albany.
Marked for Death.
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help me ,d bor had Bed. hen m
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Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom
ach, Torpid Liver arid
Chronic Ccr.stipation.
Pleasant ta tahe
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For Sale by STAJEIN DRUG CO. Dallas, and M. THOMPSON, Talis CM-
Cleanses the systefl
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sallow complexions c
pimpleS and blotch
It Is guvrntexi