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THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1914. Farm and Garden EGGS BY PARCEL POST. A Method of Packing That Insures Against Breakage, I have been shipping eggs by parcel post to private customers since last November, says a contributor to the Kural New Yorker, during which time I had one egg broken and which was my own fault. 1 get my customers by advertising in the Sunday papers. I am now gutting 35 cents a dozen net for the eggs 1 ship, the customer pay ing the postage and cartons. In other words, I get 41 cents a dozen for eggs shipped, (i cents of which is for post age. Thirty-live cents a dozen Is the lowest price 1 have reached this sum mer. Now for a few pointed thoughts. It is useless. In my opinion, to try to ship eggs by parcel post unless the person making the shippings is particular in small things. There is a way to pack nnd a time to ship, nud unless these precautious are observed failure is sure to follow. 1 do not know whether all cartons are properly made to carry eggs. The kihd 1 use are of double corrugated paper and the boxes so made that there are two thicknesses of corrugated board on each side of the box. Inside are the usual com partments for each egg, made of the same material. The secret of success lies iu the wrapping of the egg before being placed in the box. My method Is to PACKAGE OF EOX3S FOR PARCEL POST. wrap each egg in soft tissue paper, cut to a proper size, and then wrap it again in soft brown paper, so as to fill the compartment and not permit it to shake. Care should be taken to have the tissue paper cut so that it can be wrapped loosely around the sides of the eggs, several wraps if pos sible, and then fold In the paper at the ends. The object sought Is to form a soft cushion over the sides of the egg, but be sure that no lumps or knots of paper are formed against the sides of the eggs, which are likely to cause them to break, it Is the side of the egg that must be protected rather than the ends. The object of using heavy brown paper Is to form addi tional cushion. The tissue paper is used first for sanitary reasons, pre serving the egg and keeping it nice and clean. It Is not sufficient to guar antee carrying without breakage. Ta per Is not all alike In its properties. A harsh brown paper does not make a good cushion for the egg to rest In. Use a soft paper and wrap it loosely, and the egg will withstand the or dinary Jarring It receives in transit. The eggs, of course, are placed in the box on ends. Kggs packed iu this mam ner can go anywhere. I have taken a box of eggs nnd thrown them across the room to test out and failed to break any. 1 tried to pack them wrapped In tissue paper only, but stopped that practice when I found that an egg was broken iu the second lot sent out under such methods of packing. 1 have sent them from Philadelphia to Charlotte. X. C. and to Atlanta. Ga. All of tbem reached the destination safely. 1 shipped to my customers during the holiday rush and during the blizzard weather lust win ter and never lost an egg. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Never be stingy in the use of bed ding. It adds comfort to the stock and improves the condition of the land. Feed the horses which work hard good nourishing food nnd plenty of it A half fed horse can"t work and thrive. A young horse doing the same work as an old one should have as much feed. Apples given In small quantities make an excellent feed for colts. There is no better way of getting on good terms with the youngsters than by quartering sweet apples and feeding to them from the hand. Shredded corn fodder Is one of the things that have not been fully appre ciated od the farm. It Is good for bedding the stock. It Is convenient to have in the benhouse as a litter, and it is really worth considerable as a feed. Farmers will be surprised to find how many boarders they have In the dairy herd if they onry test their cow for bntter fat The Ohio station found one herd of twelve cows that had elev en boarders. By boarders are meant cows that do not pay for their keep. In order to get the most out of oil meal for bogs it should he mixed with polling water and allowed to stand a few hours before mixing with the oth er slop. Some feeders get good results by feeding it dry. but their equipment Is different from that of the average pork raiser. l -j" SWEET CLOVER. Not Weed and Haa Considerable Ag ricultural Value. The Kansas experiment station In a recent publication iniikes It plain that sweet clover, a hitherto neglected plant, despised as a pernicious weed, has very considerable agricultural val ue. It Is stated that "as a soli im prover It is unexcelled: for pasturing purposes it has considerable value, and as a forage crop it can be utilized to good advantage where alfalfa or red clover cannot be successfully grown." Attention la called to the fact that "there are several varieties of sweet clo ver, of which the common white sweet clover and the large biennial yellow sweet clover are the most important The white variety is generally to be preferred for farm purposes, although the biennial yellow Is sometimes pre ferred where hay production is de sired." Sweet clover Is adapted to a wide range of soils, and while it does best on good soils It will make a satis factory growth on very poor soils. Grown ou good soli arid properly handled it makes a fair quality of hay which may In many cases be substi tuted with advantage for the more valuable alfalfa and clover bays. In actual nutritive constituents it Is prac tically equal to these. It makes an excellent pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and hogs, and for this purpose may be profitably grown on very poor and rough land. For quick results In Improving the soil sweet clover is superior to most other crops. Its ability to thrive well on soils lacking In humus or otherwise badly run down makes it especially adapted for this purpose. Like alfalfa, cowpeas and other legumes, it has the ability to obtain nitrogen from the air by means of the nitrogen gathering bacteria which live In tubercles on the roots of the plants, thus adding much nitrogen to the soil In which It grows. When plowed under for green manure or allowed to remain on the land this crop is a very efficient one in building up the humus content of the soil. The large roots, which penetrate deeply, break up the lower layers of the soil and add much humus thereto when they decay, thus improving the phys ical condition of the soli to a consid erable depth below the depth of plow ing. Sandy as well as heavy clay and hardpan soils, which would not other wise produce satisfactory crops, may be so Improved In texture by growing sweet clover for a few years that they become quite productive. Soil Texture and Moisture. The term texture when applied to the soil refers to the size of the soil particles. Generally speaking, there are three main classes of soil, based on texture, sand, silt and clay, and all productive soils are, as a rule, com posed of combinations of the above classes. The amount of movement and the rate of movement of soil moisture are governed to quite an extent by texture. In sand we find that the action is rapid, but lasts but a short time. On the other band, the movement In clay Is very slow, but the water travels through a much greater distance. In soil's of medium texture the action Is intermediate throughout In the aver age soil movement of water is confined to a few feet but In some of the fine textured soils it may travel a consid erable distance. 8hade For Chickens, By means of a sailcloth, duck or fac tory cotton curtain, shade may easily be supplied chickens where there are no trees or bushes. In such a case as Illustrated herewith the stakes are COMBINATION CHICKEN COOP about two feet long and driven four to six Inches in the ground. The curtain Is tied only at the corners. On the windy side the tying is closer to the ground than on the lee side. This is of special help In spring and summer. SOWING TURNIPS. . Turnips can be sown even as late as the beginning of August These are the yellow, fieshed varieties, and for stock feeding the seed is sometimes sown broadcast from the 1Mb of July to Aug. 5. About two and a half pounds of seed to the acre should be used. For earlier use In garden culture plant in rows one to one and a half Inches deep and a foot to foot and a half apart The plants should be thinned to stand from four to eight Inches apart In the row, depending on varieties sown. In field culture the rows are often thirty Inches apart to allow for bone cultivation. . The most popular garden rarletlea are Early Flat Dutch, the Purple Top and the White Tup Strap Leaf. The Swedish irutabagai Is the best for csttle and sheep. The turnip needs i rich soil with good cultivation to produce results A finely pulverized soil with high fertility la best Good manuring Is ne-essary. Use old ma nure finely broken. The English fann ers manure the turnips exclusively In the drill, which gives them a fine start A strong loam well drained and kept mellow by frequent cultivation will hold manure well and yield heavy crops. Rutahasas clean the land of foul stuff and with proper manuring and plenty of cultivation prepare the land for any succeeding crop that needs a well prepared aolL Boral Fanner. Correspondents Wanted. The Observer wants a cor- respondent in every communi- ty in Polk county not now represented, and is desirous oE getting in touch with some person in each locality who will send in the news of that locality. Write this office for particulars. Do it now. . SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State,of Oregon, for the County of Polk. W. T. Willis, Plaintiff, vs. James H. Van Zandt, Susie E. Van Zandt, E. Van Zandt, Henry Meister and E. F. Bouton, Defendants. To the-defendants Susie E. Van Zamlt and E. Van Zandt and eadi of you: In the name of the state of Oregon, you and each of you. are hereby noti ced and requited to appear and ans wer the answer of the defendant anil cross-complainant, Henry Meister, in the above entitled suit on or before .Saturday the 12th day of September, 1!'14, (hat being the time prescribed in the order of publication of sum mons in this suit in which you must :. in ir-i t- and answer in this suit, and said time being more than six weeks after the first publication of summons in this suit, and if vou fail to so ap pear and answer, for want thereof, the defendant and cross-compiainant Henry Meister, will apply to the Poin t for the relied praved for in his cross-complaint, which is for a decree of said court foreclosing his secona mortgage upon the following: rtescrio ,l vcnl nrnnertv. to-wit : Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 0, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, .10, 1, -IH, 1!, Z4, SI, cu, 97 OK. 2. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 33. 40 and 42 in Blue Ribbon Orchard Tracts, in Polk County, State ot Ore gon, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and ap niirteuiinccs thereunto belonging or in any wise - appertaining, and for an order of sale ot such property upon fiiiwlosiire. and that the proceeds of sub' lis imnliert to the iiavnicnt of the indebtedness secured by said mort gage, tor winch a judgment is pray ed for heroin, to-wit: $5708.70, to oelher wilh interest thereon from May oHil, until linid. at the rate ot six per cent per annum, and lor me further sum ot ipMU, Attorney's iees, ntwl for tho costs nnd disbursements of this suit, and of said sale of said nnprtv. nnd that the other de fendants be forever barred and fore- ,., winl nf nnd from anv rieht. title and interest in and to said mortgaged premises, and from all equity ot re demption therein or thereto, except the statutory right of redemption, and for such other and further relief as to the court mnv seem meet with equity and good conscience. This summons is published in the Polk County Observer, a weekly news paper published at Dallas, iu Polk Pnnntv. Oresron. and having a general circulation, once a week for seven con secutive issues of said paper, making six full weeks publication tncreoi, bv order of Hon. Webster Holmes, Judge of said Court, dnted July 17th, 1014. This summons is first publish ed on the 21st day of July, 1014, and will be last published on the 1st day of September, 1014. J. E. MAGERS, Attorney for Defendant and Cross Complainant, Henry Meister. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County. W. T. Willis, plaintiff, vs. James IT. Van Zandt, Susie E. Van Zandt, E- Van Zandt, Henry Meister and E. F. Bouton, defendants. To Susie E. Van Zandt, and E. Van Zandt, defendants: In the name of the State of Oregon : Tou are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint in the above en titled cause on or before the expira tion of six weeks from the first publi cation of this summons, to wit, on or before the 5th day of August, 1914, and if you. fail so to appear and answer the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint in the above entitled cause. The relief demanded in said complaint is that plaintiff have judgment against the defendants, James H. Van Zandt, Susie E. Van Zandt and E. Van Zandt, and each of them, for the sum of $8,000.00, with interest thereon at eight per cent, per annum from the 29th day of April, 1913, upon a cer tain promissory note given by the said defendants to the plaintiff and dated the 9th day of December. 1912, and for the further sum of $287.95 paid by the plaintiff as taxes upon the real property hereinafter described, with interest thereon at eight per cent, per annum from the 14th day of May, 1914, and for the further sum of $750.00 attorneys' fees, and plaintiff's costs and disbursements herein; and that plaintiff have a decree foreclos ing a certain mortgage given by the said defendants to the plaintiff on the 9th day of December, 1912, to secure the above mentioned promissory note and covering lots numbered 1, 2, 3, 4. 5. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40 and 42, in Blue Ribbon Orchard Tracts, in Polk County, Oregon, and decreeing said mortgage to be a first lien upon said real property, and ordering the said real property to be sold for the sat sfaction of plaintiff's judgment here in: and for such other and furtbea. relief as to the Court may seem meet and equitable. This summons is pub- lished once a week for six successive weeks in the Polk County Observer, by order of the Honorable J. B. Teal, County Judge of Polk County, Oregon, dated the 20th day of June, 1914, and the date of the first publication thereof is the 23rd day of June, 1914. VEAZIB, M'COURT & VEAZIE, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Tucs'-June 23-Aug. 4. NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX'S SALE. Notice is hereby given that in pur suance of an order of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Polk, made on the 2nd day of June, 1914, in the matter ot the estate of James B. Olmsted, de ceased, the undersigned, the executrix of the estate of said James B. Olm sted, deceased, will sell, at private sale, in one parcel, to the highest bid der, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned, and subject to confirmation by said County Court, from and after Monday, the 3rd day of August, 1914, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said James B. Olmsted, deceased, at the time of his death, in and to the real property hereinafter described, and all the right, title and interest that the said estate has by operation of law or otherwise acquired other than or in addition to that of said deceased at the time of his death, of, iu and to the following described real estate, to-wit : Beginning at the Northwest corner of the William J. Berry Donation Land Claim, No. 53, in Township 10, South Range 5 West, in Polk County, Oregon, and running thence West 10.722 chains; thence South 33.631 chains, and thence North 35 degrees 05 minutes West 8.888 chains to a point which is the beginning point of the tract hereby described; running thence North 54 degrees 55 minutes East 11.25 chains; thence North 35 degrees 05 minutes West 17.777 chains; thence South 54 degrees 55 minutes West 11.25 chains, and thence South 35 degrees 05 minutes East 17.777 chains to the place of begin ning, containing 20 acres more or less. Terms and conditions of sale; Cash on confirmation of sale and delivery of executrix's deed for said property. Bids may be made to the undersign ed in person or sent by mail. Dated June 29, 1914. ANNA Q. OLMSTED, Executrix of the estate of James B. Olmsted, deceased. Address: Air lie, Oregon. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney for executrix, Dallas, Ore. June 30-July 28-Tues. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that rouy G. Siefarth, executrix of the estate of Andrew Siefarth, deceased, has filed her final account as such execu trix in the County Court of the Slate of Oregon, for Polk County, and that Saturday, the 8th day of August, 1914, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Court Knnm nr fan id Cnuntv Court, in the Court House in the city of Dallas, Oregon, has been appointed ny sum Court as the time and place for the honi-intr nf ohiections to the said final account and the settlement thereof. Dated and first published, July 10, 1914. POLLY G. SIEFARTH, Executrix aforesaid. OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney. July 10-Aug. 7-Fri.-x SHERIFF'S SALE. Under and pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Yamhill, in a cause therein pending, wherein C. M. Bair is the plaintiff and William Rea, Jr., Elizabeth Sayer Rea, Rea Brothers Sheep Company, a corpora tion, and Smith Bros. Commission Co., a corporation, are defendants, and to make the full sum of Eighty nine Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-four and 20-100 Dollars ($89,784.20), principal, interest and attorney's fees by the decree adjudg ed to be due and owing from the de fendant, William Rea, Jr., to the plaintiff, C. M. Bair, and the further sum of Fifty and 33-100 Dollars ($50.33), the costs and disbursements of the suit, I will, on the 31st day of July, 2914, at the hour of 12 o'clock noon of said date, sell the fol lowing described property at public auction to the highest bidder for cash; an undivided one-half interest in and to the following described property, situate in the County of Polk, State of Oregon, and all right, title and interest had or held therein either by the defendant, William Rea, Jr., or the defendant, Smith Bros. Commission Co., as assignee of the said William Rea, Jr., the property, the undivided interest in which as aforesaid to be sold, being described as follows: The West Half (W2) of Section Twenty-seven (27) and all of Section Twenty-eight (28), in Township Six (6) South of Range Eight (8) West of Willamette Meridian. By the decree aforesaid likewise the interest in the lands directed to be sold by the decree is charged with a lien by way of mortgage for the several sums of money directed to be made by the decree and sale there under. Process of the enforcement of the decree is in my hands. The sale of the said property so to be made to be made subject to redemp tion as provided by law. The sale to be made at the front door of the Court House in the County of Polk, City of Dallas. J. M. GRANT, Sheriff for the County of Polk, Oregon. June 26-Aug. 7-Fri. Some Trite Facts About Dallas Dallas has two. planing mills and wood working factories, also an iron works and machine shop. Dallas is a trade center for a vist surrounding territory. Dallas has nine religious organi zations, with seven edifices of wor ship. Dallas has a modern sewer system, touching all sections of the city. Dallas has many beautiful and costly homes. And the number is on the increase. Dallas has an active Commercial club and a Woman's club constantly working for the material interests of the community. Dallas is the starting point for the hunting and fishing grounds. Deer, grouse, pheasants and quail are here, while an occasional cougar or wild cat is found. Speckled beauties abound in the streams. Dallas enjoys the reputation of be ing a clean town, with a good moral atmosphere. Dallas has a $15,000 armory, large and well equipped. Dallas, has a sawmill cutting over 15,000,000 feet per annum, and fur nishing steady employment to 175 workmen. Dallas is a ready market at good prices for evertyhing raised on the farm. The local demand is greater than the supply. Dallas has a volunteer fire depart ment that fights the destroying ele ment like old-timers. Dallas probably handles more mo hair than any other town in the state. Angora goats make money for their owners. Dallas has two substantial financial institutions, occupying modern brick blocks. Dallas has large tracts of standing timber tributary to it, dotted here and there with sawmills of the smaller class. Dallas is picturesquely situated on the LaCieole river, and has a happy and contented population of about 3,000, 90 per cent American. Dallas has some knockers; but, thank the Lord, they are in the min ority. Dallas has good transportation fa cilities, both passenger and freight. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DALLAS, OR POLK COUNTY, AD DRESS SECRETARY COMMERCIAL CLUB, DALLAS, OREGON. The Paper That Gets Results Is the one read by a people who want the news while it is news. When subscribers anxiously await the arrival of the home newspaper it is a sure indication that that paper is read. You read the Observer from first to last page, because it is chock full of interesting local news matters in which you are directly inter ested. Others do the same. They read your advertisement if you have one with as much interest as any other feature, because it is artistically displayed by nen who are adepts in this line. THE POLK COMITY OBSERVER DALLAS, OREGON The Home Paper Read By People Who Buy Try An Observer Want Ad In a Nut-Shell Dallas is the county saat of Polk county, and here is a handsome $40, 000 court-house of Oregon stone. Dallas has a $50,000 High school building, and two modern ward school buildings. Dallas has hard-surface street? throughout the business district, and many miles of concrete sidewalks. Dallas has a gravity water system pure mountain water from the hills miles away. Dallas has a packing plant, handling upwards of 3,500,000 pounds of prunes annually. Dallas' manufacturing institutions distribute approximately $200,000 an nually among its 300 employes. Dallas is free from malaria, ague or dangerous epidemic's. Death finds its victims principally in old age. Dallas is the home of the Polk county fair. Dallas has a Southern Pacific ma chine shop, where about 50 persons are employed. Dallas has a modern and thorough ly equipped hospital. Dallas has a $10,000 public library and reading room. Dallas has a creamery that takes every available ounce of cream at top prices. Dallas' rainfall averages 45 inches per annum. No zero weather. Dallas' public schools are on the accredited list with all state univer sities. Dallas has a men's social club occu pying well appointed rooms, and this is but one of several similar organi zations. Dallas' section is rapidly develop ing the dairy industry. There are several registered herds, and 'more coming. Dallas'bas a sportsmen's organiza tion, the Nesmith Rod and Gun club. Dallas has nearly all the fraternal orders extant; few are lacking. Dallas is supported by people who are making money, and consequently have money to spend. One cannot distinguish the city chap from his country cousin. Dallas has tributarv bottom lands as productive as any in the world, with the exception of those along the Nile.