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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1910)
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE. OREGON. NOVEMBER U. 1910. PACE TWO STATE DAIRY CONVENTION Elaborate preparation are being nmd for conducting the r.UO eHm of the On-tsoii Stat t'lry Convoy lion. A announced some lime KO !' oftUom of Iho Hiiiocitlou decided to accept the imitation of the Ku-'ue I'omiii.rcial Club ami ho the meeting In that city on K'i-m ber 8 and 9. P. C. Freeman, retary or the Eugene Commercial Club.waa in Port land last week vis tliiK creamery men and making arrangement, for co-operation In holdtnu thin conven tion. JJuscne. every one know. l a live city and is blddUiR for conven tions. They will extend royal wel come to the dairymen of Oregon on this occasion. A splendid ball will be provided for the convention ses sion, and also for the dlnplay of dat- rir machinery and dairy products which will bo on hand. There will be a list of premiums offered for creamery butter and alno for dairy butter, and cream cheese, and for display of dairy products. A feature of the convention which will be different from anything in the history of previous sessions, and or unusual interest at this time, will be a demonstration of the effects of tu berculosis in dairy cows. Several an imals will be slaughtered under the direction of Dr. E. E. Lytle. state veterinarian. This will be an object lesson to dairymen which should be a drawing card to every dairyman In Oregon. Creamerymen ard buttermakers of Oregon wi'.l meet In Eugene Decem ber 7, to complete an organization and discuss matters of Importance to dairying. Dairymen are Invited to attend this meeting, which will make really three days convention. "The Eugene people write that the are preparing to accommodate one thousand delegates to this conven tion," says Carle Abrama, Secretary of the Oregon State Dairy Associa tion, "and I wish to make a personal appeal to the dairymen of Oregon to be present. Let us make this the bin gest ' convention ever held in the West. Dairying Is not on the best footing and many are of the opinion that it is growing worse. Consider able dairy legislation ia being plan ned, some of it of the most pernic ious character which will o harm to the industry. Let us meet in a body, consider these matters, and decide on what kind of legislation we want. Then we will go to the legislature -with sufficient force to carry our Idea through and prevent any other legis lation from, being passed." , THE CHANGE CnJttei tr i. W. DAB ROW, Ouilwn. N. Y, CamaxiHArttl Knt I'or ftrttt (stttnus BOY AND GIRL CLUBS A Suggestion For Juvenile Grange Workers. A Barbed Wire Cut, Collar or Saddle uaii nui W"," healed leave a disfiguring car. Ballard's SNOW LINIMENT la the nteM Remedy tor All Abrasion of the Fleh. If the wound Is cleansed and the liniment applied promptly, the healine process begins at once and the wound heals from the inside outwardly, thus per forming a perf ec cure that leaves no ii. , . E heals on the outside too I"'?,, fnrma under the sur- fc face and breaks out into a run nlns sore that is hard to cure and Inevitably leaves a bad BOwners of blooded stock pre fer this liniment to all others for that reason, and they use it not only on fine animals, but on human flesh, jus It does Its work auickly and thoroughly. price 25c, BOc and $1.00. JameiF.gallard.Prop. St.Louls.Mo. steDhen Eve Salve Is healing Ointment ier mr w-- . i i WILLIAMS DRUG CO. GASH PAID FOR FARM PRODUCE . . BY THE . BUTLER PRODUCE CO. Form of Organisation For Corn Crow ing Contest Showing Outline For Constitution, Enrollment Record. De tails For Growing Crop and Rules For Contestants. Slclal CorrenpondiMK Perhaps nothing peaU more encour agingly for the future of farm life than the new Intercut which Is being Umpired lu iur boys nud glrla lu thooe thine, which iiert.tln to farm uctlvt- tie. Boys and girls' agricultural clubs nd the Juvenile grauge. of the Order of Patron, of Husbandry are evidence of a new order of things. In the agri cultural clubs this Interest In fnrtn matters very often has Its beginning In competitive contests for prlxea of one form or another, and eometlmes the clubs hove been au outgrowth of such contests, and so it Is that we have club fcr corn growing, potato growing, fruit culture, live stock study, home culture, etc. The first state wide movement of this kind began about 1S03 In New York under the aunirfeea of the College of Agriculture of Cornell university as a. development from Its nature study lessons. This work hns now gone over the whole stnte and has taken a vari ety of forms, such as corn growing, ooiato crowing, "fruit growing and garden contests, with special prizes to glrla for the best work In sewing and brendmaking. The Cornell Farm Boys and Girls' club now has a ruem bershlo of 75.000. In Nebraska this club work has been very thoroughly organized, and neurly every county Is included In the movement, fcany in the fall a local content is held in each school, the prize winning exhibits and the best three essays being then taken to a township show, then to a county exhibit and finally to the stnte corn growing and corn cooking contest at Llucolu. This meeting Includes a grand "corn banquet," which gathers from 2,000 to 3.000 boys and girls from over the state. Similar work lu Ohio under tho di rection of the agricultural extension department of the Stnte university has reached practically all the rural boys and girls in the schools of the state. In-Illinois this work begnn under the Initiative of certain county superin tendents of schools and the farmers' Institutes. The exhibits of these young nomi are frequently the most inter esting at our county fairs and state fairs as well. , The work which Is 'beiug done by these boy and girls' agricultural clubs Is JUBt the work that the juvenile granges are doing or should do, and In the juvenile grange even more can be accomplished. These Juvenile granges natitiitPd of boys and girls un der fourteen years of age whose par ents are members or ine uw'"' grange, and at every meeting they have their literary programs, all be ing under the supervision of a matron appointed by the subordinate grange. It would appear to be quite practica ble for these Juvenile granges to in corporate tho work of a corn growing club or others of similar nature Into their own general plan of work, adopt ing, so far as circumstances would permit, the rules and regulations of the boys and girls' clubs relating to these contests. The following gen eral form of organization as given In farmers' bulletin No. 385 of the United States department of agriculture may be adopted, with modifications: CONSTITUTION. f Article I. Name of club. Article 2. Oblects of club. Article 3. Membership. Article 4. Officers. (A president, one vice president, a secretary-treasurer and an advisory committee.) Article 5. Duties of members. Article 6. Duties of officers. Section 1. The advisory committee shall arrange for all public contests and exhib its the procuring and awarding of prizes, the sending of letters and circulars of n formation and the reporting of statistics and other information to the tate or ganizer. When the constitution has been adopted membership should be deter mined by the collection of signed blanks previously distributed showing data as given In the following form: ENROLLMENT RECORD. TWA . 19. I wish to join the County club and hereby promise to iunuw o... rules of membership and contests. (signeco yuaiiiuy uf aliened Krn ul fur Number of ar reetmt v Nurntwr kernel from imi'h . Mot nod of tMim . Number of ears which proved tlata' tory - Number of hills planted dele. !( when first hill came up . Numbvr of hills falling o come up -. Why , I 'ate uf each cultivation and Implonwni ust . Total hour' cultivation, lf hor nt of hln crop 1 . Hour worn -s Kunilwr of stalka w ith two ear -. Nuiutwr with nu earn Numlwr of hills with three stalks two ; one . flat of flmt tasecle appartit , 1 r , 11- !! of any fronts on the crop I 1 of cutting: and ehooklnir . I iat of huskln 1 . lta of vlurllnic ear for exhibit !-. , , Numborof ours Hret wlvcted i wltit In pountis . euro of seleclod ears after hukli - Weltftit of ten ears at time uf exhlhlt Was the svlrtln dono without any othwr person pre"MT Wae all the work of production !in b the contestant (exept plowing. wlhltK and haulltiK the croplT Total nutnhvr of hotire worktxl . Total number of hour horee worked Value of own work at cents p hour, . .Vulue of home's work at oents per hour, I . Valuo of ground rent for crop at per acre, Valuo of fertlllior used, I . Valuo of salable crop at cents per bushel. I . tWeiKh Itood ears when drawn from field and count 70 pounds to the bushel.) iYottt on tho season's work. I . RULES FOR CONTESTANTS. Each contestant Is allowed to make only one exhibit entry each year. Each contestant must bo remilarly en rolled In the club before beginning work. Each contestant must bo under years of age. Each contestant for corn prises musi prepare his ground, test oeed, plant, cul ami hunk rron. all without as sistance from any other person. (He may have assistance in'piowing, imiiuma hauling crop and should have In weigh ing It.) . , Each contestant on essays shall wrlti not more than words, and all must carefully fill the blanks on "How the croi was grown." Each contestant's record and esuiiy ka vlth hl Slhllllt. bV h Ir I district teacher as evidence of her con fidence that it Is all the product or tin- own work. All exhibits are to be the property oi at the end of the exhibit. J. W. DARHOW. I Spend the Summer at NEWPORT YAOUINA BAY Tha only beach In th, I'a.lflc Northwest where th pretty iVater Agat.Hi, Moss Agnles, Mmmitomta. Cari.olians, and Hock Oyster can bo found. Outdoor Sports, all Kinds Including Hunting. Fishing, digging Rock Oysters, IU.ntlng. Surf Patting. Riding. Antoing, Canoeing and Dancing. I'uw mountain wa ter and tha best of food at low price. rre.h Crab.. Clams. Oy.tor.. rtsh and Vegetable, of all kind, dally. IDEAL CAMPING GROUNDS, with .trlct .anltary n-Kltion. at nominal ooaL Low Round-trip Boaaon Ticket, from all polnU In Owgon, Wa.hlng ton and Idaho on .ale daily. Threa-dar Saturday to Monday rata from S. P. point. Portland to Cottaga Grova Inclusive, Including branch line; alao from all C. ft B. .tation. Albany and went. Good going on Saturday or Sunday, and for return Sunday or Monday. A Sunday Excursion Rate of $1.50 from Albany. Corvalll. and Philomath, with corresponding low rate, from point wont. In effect all .ummer. Call on any 8. P. or C. ft E. Agent for full particular, a. to rate, train .chedulea. etc.; alao for copy of our beautifully Illustrated booklet. "Outing. In Ore gon," or write to Wm. McMurray, GENERAL PAMENQIB AGENT PORTLAND, OREGON THE BALDWIN PIANO IS -THE BEST After a areat many year, of practical axperlence In the piano bu.lne.., we are convinced that In many re-pect. the Baldwin I. the beat In.tru ment on the market. The Baldwin people make the be.t piano that mon ey and skill can produce. No other Instrument will stand the test of time like the magnificent Baldwin. Some of the most renowned .rtlsts In the" world use the Baldwin and cannot praise It too hlflhly. The greatest academic mu.l.lan of France, Raoul Pugno, -Honorary Professor of the Conservatoire, Paris, celebrated pianist and composer, uses and prefers the Baldwin piano at home and abroad. He writes: "It satisfies me completely! A great piano!" In the same esteem Instruments of Baldwin manufacture are held by artists and connoisseur, without number In all part, of the world. Vol untary testimonial, of .uch celebrltle. a. Madame Schuman-Helnk, Emma Eames. Natalie OurazolTf, Marie de Verglny, Jeanne Jomelll, Blanche Marches!, Celestle Nellls, Liz. Delhaze Wlckes, Karl Breltner, Germalne Schnitzer, Edouard Colonne, Edouard Zeldenrust, William Salabert, Slgls mond de Seyfrled, E. Bevlgnanl, M. Bensaude, Pletro de Lara, Dr. John H. Cower, Rudolph Ganz, Ramon Aquabella, Theodore Neuman-Cordua, Frank Van der Stu'cken, Brahm Van den Berg, Mlacha Elman, and many others are In the Baldwin flies. But not only the artist, and connoisseurs delight In the praise of the Badlwln instruments. It is a significant fact there are today over two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) piano players and organ, of Baldwin manufacture In dally use In the homesof the United State.. The reputation of the manufacturer I. a powerful selling force to, the dealer. The reputationof the House ofBaldwin Is world wide and every where the name of Baldwin Inspires confidence-the portal to success In business. SEND US A POSTAL CARD AND WE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE GREAT BALD PU!" WIN PIANO Salem Music Company m". . .Mr mpw store. 135 NORTH LIBERTY STREET, NEAR 8TATE NOW IN OUR FINE NEW STORE, 135 NORTH Age at nearest birthday Data of birth . Township , School district . Teacher My postomce address HOW THE CROP WAS GROWN Grown by Postoffl' "1dress Salem, Oregon