Vetch A Most Profitable Cropl
A progressive farmer in Polk
County, Oregon, figured with the
writer as to comparative profits
to be derived from raising a vetch
or ah oat crop.
The estimate of 100 acres sown
to oats in this locality at an aver
age yield of 40 bushels (on good
land), is 400 bushels. At the or
dinary market price this crop is
worth $1600. An equal acreage
of vetch on the same kind of land
will produce 12 sacks of clean
vetch per acre, weighing 80
pounds per sack, or a total of
96,000 pounds. The ordinary
market is not less than 2 cents
per pound or a total of $1920.
The screenings from the vetch,
when ground up for feed is worth
an additional $600, or a total
value of $2520. The expenses of
plowing the ground preparatory
to sowing the vetch was eliminat
ed, as the seed was put in with a
disk on stubble in the fall
Sheep were pastured on the vetch
from March 15 to May 1 to keep
it from growing too rank for seed
It is easy to figure a clean profit
of $1000 in favor of the vetch
more than could be derived from
the oats. Besides, the vetch en
riches the soil with nitrogen,
while the oats diminishes that
element.
But vetch is worth more this
year and figuring at 4 cents "per
pound would make the revenue
$5000 from the 100-acre vetch
field. This figure is above the
average, but the crop is short
this year, caused by a dry season,
many farmers cutting off the crop
for hay. Even at 2 cents per
pound vetch pays the farmer bet
ter than does grain. I believe
that it will pay Coast farmers to
grow vetch even if the price of
seed is 5 cents per pound. My
advice is to sow in the fall and if
the land needs fertility, then
plow the vetch under next May
when it is in bloom; otherwise
make hay or raise seed. A farm
er in Linn County, Oregon, had
10 acres which has become so
poor that he could only raise 10
bushels of wheat per acre and
summer fallowed at that so that
crop was only every other year.
The farmer sowed the 10 acres to
vetch in the fall and the following j
spring plowed under the second
time, then put in wheat and the
following year reaped 40 bushels
per acre. There is no need of
"wearing land out" when it can.
be kept in fertility with vetch
crops put in the year to take the
place of a summer fallow.
The Black Russian oats yield
heavily.--The! variety is in con
stant demand, selling today at 15
to 20 cents per cwt. over the
common market grades of other
varieties, by the carload. Why
not raise the crops which pay
best? Rotate to increase fertility
of the soil instead of continuing
in the old rut and complain be
cause the soil does not produce
croDS as it "used" to in the early
days?-L. L. Brooks, in Oregon
Agriculturist "
Dallas May Have Union Depot
A Salem dispatch to the Tele
cram looks promising for the
immediate future of Polk county
in general and Dallas 1n particu
lar. It states: : Salem, Or. , Nov.
19 The Oregon Railroad Com
mission is today issuing notices
that another meeting will beheld
November 26," in the commission s
offices in the State Capitol in this
city, for the purpose of taking
further testimony as to the value
of the property of the Corvallis
& Eastern Railroad in this state.
Figures have already been sub
mitted to the commission as to
the cost of the road, and these
are being checked over by the
commissioners. -
Commissioner Oswald West has
just returned from Dallas, and is
perfecting plans evolved by him
wnue in mat city for a union de
pot to be used by the three rail
roads now having roads in the
Polk Countv canital the Hi rsrn-
berg Independence & Monmouth
line, the Salem, Falls City road,
and the Southern Pacific. The
union depot planned will be up-
to-date in every respect and ade
quate space will be provided for
many years' of future growth.
T. A. Biggs
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. Dr. Llntcott (or the In
ternational Newspaper Bible
Study Club.
(Coprrifkt 1909 Rrr. T. S. Lict. D D )
Nov. 28th, 1909.
(Copyright. 1909, by Re. T. 8. Llnecott, D.D.)
Paul on Self Denial. (World's Tem
perance Lesson.) Rom. xiv: 10-21.
Golden Text It la good neither to
eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any
thing whereby thy brother stumblelh.
Rom. xiv -.21.
Verses 10-13 Is the Bible a book of
rules in any Becse, or is it a book of
principles only?
Principles never change, but may a
good rule under one condition become
a bad one under another? Give ex
amples.
There was a controversy In the
church at Rome between the Gentile
and the Jewish believers about meats
and days; but in the eye of God was
it in anv sense a moral issue, as to
which wore right, those who observed
certain days and refrained from cer
tain kinds of meat, or those who es
teemed all days alike and ate all kinds
of meat fit for food?
Did one Christian in Rome have any
right to impute sin to another Chris
tian, who believed and. therefore, act
ed differently in the matter of meaU
and dav. to what the obiector's con
science would allow him to act?
Does this commandment not to
Judge, forbid us forming an opinion
concerning any doubtful action of our
brother; and if not what does It for
bid?
To-dav one Darty in the church
thinks that renting pews Is wrong, an
other that any kind of games in the
church narlors are wrong, while others
think ouite the opposite on these mat
ters; now has either party nny right
to "Judge" the other party to be guilty
of moral wrong?
What should be both the constrain
lng and the restraining Influence with
us. In all matters of conduct? (v:u.)
Verse 14 Does God morally esti
mate actions in themselves or the mo-
ttvp which orompt the actions?
Give an exanple of how It is possible
that one man may do a thing ana
Dlease God, while another may do tne
oonio thine and commit sin.
How many outward actions can you
think of that are always wrong under
nil circumstances?
Verses 15-16 If your neighbor 1
-i i ninMr.
very ill aua your singing pmuu
ninvinir hurts him. and you reiuse to
deny yourself the pleasure of singing
on niavlne. what kind or a person
nrA von?
if vnn enlov and drink your glass
f wine, when you know wine drink
i 1 Aninf vastiv more narm man
in 5 io w-T5
o-rwi what sort of a person are you i
T what ex ent snouia i aeuy my
self any pleasure the grauncauon oi
hurts my nelghDorT
n Bensible parent, will allow any
in his fnmi v. nowevsr kuuu ii
urn : , m ' -
ha in itself, if it proves to be in
to the children, should he or
not. apply the same principle to his
v 17 Should our chief thought
be given to the needs of the body or
of the soul?
What does the Kingdom or W)Q pre
eminently stand for?
nn... i. ha lnftt analysis. IS me
vvuai, w - -
real wealth of the individual, the fam
n ha community and the nauonr
Can the highest good be enjoyed if
the Holy Spirit is not recognized as iu
.vnr. is-20-What do we need to
be, in order to be pleasing to God and
to good men? . - .
v.r. 21 If we deny oureelvet
things we enjoy, for the sake of other,
what Is the effect upon ourselves, na
j- net at much, or more, out of
i .nlst.aa Mva WOUld OUt of
..if nratSftcation? (This question
must be answered In writing by mem
k... nf the club.) "
If all who drink wine ,in modera-
wmild ohev the principles of self
denial In this reme, how long would it
be before we should have total prom-
hltion of the liquor traffic?
toooon for Sunday.' Dec. 5th, 1909.
i.,i nn th Grace of Giving. II. Cor
Till: 1-15.
NEW GOODS
Preferred Stock Canned Goods: Peas,
Beans, Corn, Salmon, Catsup, Olives.
Heinz Pickles, Chow Chow, Mustard.
Chase & Sanburn Tea and Coffee's
Folger's B. Powder, Spices, Extracts.
Yours for business
at Old Stand.
Monmouth,
Oregon
Principal of the County Meet
and Organize a Principals
Club.
The principals of the county
met with Sup't H. C. Seymour
last Sat Nov. 20, and organized
a Principals' Club for the purpose
of taking up a line of school su
pervision and administration and
also othpr work pertaining to the
wo-k of the schools of the county.
The Club will meet once a
month at Sup't. Seymour's office
and will have an Instructor from
the University of Oregon meet
with them at these meetings.
Anv other teachers in the
county who are not principals
and who wish to join the club
are welcome to do so and should
notify Sup't Seymour as soon as
possible. '
A good crop of apples will re
move from the soil three times
as much potash alone as a crop
of wheat on the same soil, and
while in the decaying vegetable
matter we can get what nitrogen
the trees need, the supply of the
mineral matters must be kept up
if we expect to get large and
perfect crops of fruit Oregon
Agriculturist.
MONMOUTH BAKERY
C. C. MULKEY, Prop.
Bread and Fancy Pastry, Confectionery,
Stationery, Soda and Ice Cream.
Cigars and Tobacco.
, Agency for
Victor and Columbia Phono
graphs and Records.
Ice Cream delivered to any part of the town.
Grove A. Peterson
Real Estate
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Church Directory.
Evangelical Church
L. C. Hoover, Pastor
Morning service at 11:00 o clock
Evening service at 7:00 o clock
Sundav School at 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meetinir at 6.30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
W. A. Wood, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11. a. m.
Evening Service at 7:00 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
W. C.T. U.
Local Union meets every sec
ond and fourth Friday in the E-
vangelical church at 2:30 p. m.
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