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vM'.K - ... , " MORNING pi ifENE ORE.. SUNDAY." OCT. 71, 1W3 -MX-- The Place of Vetch in Fall Cropping By M. E. McCollam, Agronomist at Wcatorn Washington "" . ! Kxporlmont Station t:: The uses to which vetch may be ut as a fall sown crop are many, nd no other orop is nearly ns . 'Satisfactory under the same con ditions. Three varieties are suited to fall seeding, but the choice, will depend upon the soli nnd drain i Me. C Hairy vetch, sometimes called winter vetch, is adapted to light, gravelly or sandy soil. When sown with winter rye In tho proportion of 80 pounds rye nnd 25 pounds vetoh ppr acre, It produre.1 a crop 'Which may be pastured In the early spring for a short while nnd (hen allowed to make a growth either for hay or green feed. On ordinary soil where other vetch iw)l grow, the hairy vetch is not recommended, einoo it may give 'trouble as a wood, and tho peed Is: more exponslvo than othor rvetchea. 1 Hungarian vetch Is a vetoh of ?rebent introduction on our farms mad is giving good satisfaction on 'poorly, drained, heavy soil. . It is not recommended for any situa .tion -where common vetch will bve, but for the kind of land 'mentioned it is quite useful,- An other point In Its favor Is tho fact -that aphis do not trouble It. It I a heavy seed producer,. nnd all .reports testify to Its pnlatabillty a forage plant. Seeding nt the rate of 80 pounds per . acre pro- daces good stands. Common vetch In most cases JWfll be tho most desirable vetch Making Mohair Fleeces Worth $200 Apiece By'O. II. Barnhlll, in i The averago stockman shears a ftoat or sheep onco or: twice a year Md sells the fleece for ?3 to $5; Mrs. F. - A. Pierce, Humboldt 'breeder, waits two years longer and gets $200 for tho crop of mo hair from on animal.-v; . Ae the darkey would ay. It's "mo" hair," all right, weighing HO 'Pounds or more per fleece and measuring two to three feet in length. Such hair brings $2 to 120 a pound, and Is used largely for making switches. : ."Meteyl" exclaims milady, who iff. losing her natural head cover ing and is looking for a substitute. :"Thlnk of wearing goat hair!'' ' "Tea, and think of wearing a Chinaman's queue," returns Mrs. Pieroe. "ale for the goat, every time. Lots of women are wear ing mohair and don't know it. No wonder it's so fine and wavy, with a beautiful silk luster." . HO this isn't a hot-air fairy tale from far western forests,- but an honest-to-goodness -story of the possibilities of the long-haired goat Industry. - 'AH goats won't CTOW long hair, not even all An goras; just as all persons haven't the tendency to produce lengthy bears or tresses. (jJJ;. All Goats Don't Shed . . Host goats, if not shorn, will abed their hair once a year, usual ly, in the spring, after they begin to eat gras3 and other green feed. There are certain strains, however, that retain their coat' from year - to year.- Of course when the hair gets unusually long it must be caved fop esrefullv. else mneh nf it will be worn out and-polled off.! UMi, luuiitur i unuaa ttnu the ends of the braids tied together over the animal's back, to prevent their dragging on the ground' Yes, the owner of the hair gets pretty hot in the summer (some women with long, heavy hair can Imagine ho It feels) but, as Mrs.. Pierce in Fat Ditt ( -1 mi I Mat ! 1 - . See This Car! It's the new Nash Six Touring Car for five passengers. Pronounced improvements v and betterments await your inspection. There's ; 1 ' ; smoother, keener performance due to -engineer-'' v jng refinements. Front and rear cushions,are . deepened and widened to accentuate its comfort. ; You'll find a long list of yaluable new: attractions . 7 tn fittings and appmntments..And the price is t low afc$1240. . llodels range from $915 to $2190, f. o, b. factory r ; 1 i -MR "J; !'. to arrow for forttgo'or winter cover. Tho nunu's: urrny. votch, Orenon vetch, sprlntf vetch, und some others, aro included under the head of common vetch. Kor fall seeding a proportion of SO pounds red itUNinn wheat, roacn rye or pray winter oats, with 40 pounds common vetch, it) recom mended aa a mixture for wreen feed, hIIuro, hay or cover crop. The oats and votch make hay of a hotter qual ity than tho other grahui In com hnintlon, but for silage and green feed cither the wheat and vetch or rye and vetch nro superior be cause of their heavier yield- Sometimes an objection to vetoh has arisen because it has not come through the winter with a full stand. Thero Ja no question nhout vetch beins resistant to any winter temperature occurring in western Washington,' but thero is danger on sonin lands which heave seri ously, of destroying tho vetch by heaving. . This so-called "winter killing" can largely be remedied by seeding the vetch with a drill or when broadcasting, discing the seed in thoroughly so as to cover It well. Also, November la too late to seed vetch for best results. Early seeding, about September 1, is recommended, especially ' whero trouble from "winter killing' has been experienced. This early fall seeding is also an advantage when n good winter cover Is desired or if green feed in tho spring is planned for. Orchard and Farm points out, goats don't suffer from tho heat as much as fat hogs, which sometimes die from over heating while being shown at fairs. "No, wo didn't exhibit our stock nt the state fair this year," re plied Mrs. Pierce, In answer to an inquiry. "You see, it was this way,'' she explained, tying up two magnifi cent braids over the back of a big buck. 1 "The milk goat breeders asked to have bucks omitted from the premium list, because the dis agreeable odor of these animals gives visitors a bad impression. The fair management thought it wouldn't look right to admit An gora bucks, even If they lack the unpleasant smell, while excluding milk goat bucks. "Ana yet," continued Mrs. Pierce, "the milk "goat breeders were offered more than. 81000 In premiums and the Angora neonle only 860, although there are prob ably ten times as many mohair goats in California as there are of the milk breeds. Instead of get ting ten times as much prize money. Angoras were offered only one-twentieth as much.- Is that Justice?" Women Like Goat work The Pierces keen 22 nure-bred Angoras on their "ranchette" at Freshwater, six miles from Eureka.. Mr. Pierce and his son-in-law, J. R .Taylor, work in tho city, while Mrs. Pierce and daughter, Emily, take care of the goats, thoroughly enjoying the work. A yardstick was necessary to measure Lebou's mohair, the longest of which is 29 inches in length. "Will It get any longer? Land's sake, yes." affirmed the goat lady. "Mohair grows an Inch a month, on an average. At the Panama - Pacific exposition we showed a goat, "Dodo," with the longest mohair .ever grown 41 WkmU tmt Nul St-MmatiHt Ctrritr, 125 EUGENE WASH CO. Salesroom 45 N inth Avenue W: ". Service SUtidn 407 BUir Boulevard Inches. Tt wns about 44 Inches when we cut It off. "That fleece sold for 8372, so you see $200 Is by no means the top price for n mohair clip. Count ing pi-lues nnd other things. Dodo earned us $S0I). ' "We sell all our long hnlr to I.. I.coutsovo, a NeV York dealer.' Ordinary innhnlr is shipped by our association from Portland to mills in New England, where it is made into fine suitings, plush and up holstering." Mrs. Pierce has doxona of fine samples of molialr products, sent her by tho firm which buys her Angora fleeces. Mood mohair brings HO cents tq $1 u pound, the latter being the price of fine kid hair. Poor Btock sells down to 30 oents. Const Coats Yield Writ Two und one-half to three pounds Is the averago weight of Angora fleeces In Texas, the great, est goat state in the Union, but blooded stock In Humbqlilt county shears six pounds, tine two-year-old fleece weighed 19 pounds, tho hair being two feet long. "Climate nnd good breeding make tho difference." Mrs. Pierce explains. "Wo bellovo the coast, counties constitute tho finest goat country In the world, . Thero arc more Angoras In tills state than In Oregon, where we were in tiusi' ncss for several yours In the UmP' ami valley." ' The Pierces have 120 goats at Shower's Pass, 76 miles from the coast. These animals are cared for by G. W. Jordan for half the Increase. Their range is kept In first-class condition by burning out the underbrush, which not only gives the grass a bettor chance to grow, but also makes It easier to protect the animals from coy otes. tnelr greatest enemy. ' Controlling (ioat Knomlcs Sinco government hunters have been making war on coyotes, tnis menace to tho sheep and goat In dustry is much less serious tnan formerly. Lice are controlled with Hitlnhur din. Where Angoras are kept Irt nn orchard, tho trunks of tho trees aro protected by palat ine thm wltn a solution wnicn tastes bad to the goats, but does not injure the trees. Mrs. Pierce Is a great booster for Angoras and all their products. Including "chevon," tho new name for goat meat. The latter often Is sold for mutton, which It greatly resembles, but hits a gamier flavor. "Along with calf clubs, why not have goat clubs?" Mrs. Pierce sug gests. "Angoras are more profit able than calves, make better pets and aro easeir to keep. In fact, they aro such good rustlers and are so healthy and hardy that they often are underfed and neglected in other ways. While a goat will stand a lot of abuse, no animal will more richly reward good treat ment. ' Inflation To give maximum service, a tire must contain the proper pressure at all-t met..-since. It Is the. air cushion within the tire which sup ports tue' weight of tho car.. When under-inflnteu, the sidcwalls bend or flex sharply with each turn of tho wheel. ?'he bending and flex ing produce heat, which softens the rubber Detween the layers of fabric or cords. F nally the layers separate and begin to chafe and rub against each other. ' Sooner or Inter the. layers next to the tube breaks. Tnlr break . pinches or cbates the lube and results In. a .low leak or blowout. Clincher casing, when under-Inflated, may also develop another condition, commonly .knowrc-as "rlm-cutting." Whr n tne t re does not contain enough nlr to keep It properly rounded out. the sidewalls crtafe against tho rim. The stat highwav commission plans to spel l $4,000,000 this year in repairing California roads. tdditiorul Old Building Can' Be Made . Into Poultry House . Important Thing IB to Sco that tiuod ' Ventilation, Freedom Draft and ' Plenty uf Von--tllutloii Are Provided. Many farms . hnvo old-style closed-up poultry houses, with poor light and ventilation, or old sheds and other buildings of little use for other purposes, that can be remodeled, or built over with little difficulty Into satisfactory poultry houses for the flock this winter. The siso and the shape of the buildings makes little differ ence, says the United States du partiiicut of agriculture, but the essential factors nro dryness, good ventilation, freedom from drafts, plenty:, of jtunshino, and room enough to allow the birds to move about With freedom and ':0m fort. If new bouses are to be built' or old buildings converted Into poul try houses, locato them on high or sloping ground If possible, but always on dry and well drained soil. The amount of floor apace to be allowed each fowl varies somewhat with conditions, but on a farm or whero the birds can he out of doors nearly evefy day, the department has found that i square feet of floor spare per bird in flocks of 20 is enough. In a village or city, or in a climate where .thero Is a good deal, of snow, making It necessary to con fine tho birds closely, 4 or S square feet uer bird is needed. The Inter ior of the house should be stmplo, convenient, and easy to clean. The converted poultry house may or may not hnvo a floor. . It the houso Is on dry, sandy soil dirt floor is usually qulto satisfac tory although often more damp than board or cement noors. r resn gravel urid sand munt bo addod from time to tinio to keep them sanitary. If board floors nro usee), make them tight nnd smooth so as to make them dry and easy to Clean. If possible, build boaTd floors 8 to 10 inches from 'the ground to allow a circulation of air nnd to prevent rats from har boring under them, cement noors. especially for largo houses, are qulto satisfactory, as they keep rats out and last much longer than board floors. They niust be kept covered "with litter, however, de partment workers any. : to niako them warm and comfortable for the flock. Hot' Lunches for Children By Frederick D. Strieker, M.p. Time was when this business of hot lunches in schools wnjs consid ered a fad or experiment. This time has now passed. In most schools the children bring their lunches from home. These nro not only cold and unpalatable, but In many cases are Jar from being suitable to the needs of growing children.. The hot lunch Is not in tended to substitute tho regular box lunch, but to supplement it. In our city schools the hot lunch plan has already demonstrated Its value and is being generally adopted. The advantages to the city child are that he Is ennhlcd to get a hot lunch at school for a few pennies, and also ; enabled p get tho proper kind of nourish ment, instcai of candy and lolll pops bought over the counter. ' - In -the rural districts tho need of hot lunches Is even greater than In the cities. Many children come for a distance and have to walk to school.; - In order to be on time they must rise early.' eat a, poorly prepared breakfast hastily, and set. out to school, Tholr lunch Is calri and unpalatable, and the only satisfactory meal they got is tho evening meal. Undernourishment, malnutrition, and Inefficiency are the results,.. With a little tact and Ingenuity on the part of tho teacher, how-- ever, the necessary "equipment for a hot lunch may be secured. If the School board or some civic aasocla tino will not purchnse It, It may he secured by donation. There are several methods for securing the food supply for hot luhchcs. In some cases the school board or some civic organisation furnishes the money. Usually It is found necessary fo" the 'patrons of the school to furnish tho food supply. Pach pupil nr.fiunlly may volun teer to furnlRh the' lunch for one day, or a certain Item of the lunch for each day. Cocoa, chocolate, soups, stews, custards, chowder, nnd puddings are especially adnptcd for hot school lunches. "The School Lunch," Oregon ag ricultural college bulletin no. 222, contains many hclnftil suggestions on the subject of the hot lunches.' ' - In rural schools. - where there. Is often no course In domestic, science" the hot lunclr offers a means of teaching the children mnny lessons. In regard to cooklntr, and Ihn re!-" p.tlve values of. foods. In schools where hot tnnohes havn been nerved 'the' t'llowintr results have been obldined. (1) Punlls nre enabled to do ' better work In the afternoon. (2) More Interest l mnnltcstcrt In school work. (3) Opportunity' Is offered for the teaching of 'Practical hygiene nnd ft.inltntlon. M) A better balanced diet Is obtained for thn Rchool iHiidrrn- fKivPii.nllB.nre taught to take more tlme'tfor cnttng and dl-. PACIFIC INTKRNATIONAIj llV5STOCK buimmno largicst or : ' ' X ITS KIND IJf TIIK WORLD ,. . The building In which thn rn. clflo International' Livestock ex position will be held at Portland during the week boglhnlng No vember ' 3, covers 10 acres of ground And Is the Inrgost building u. un niuu in me WOriU. iSOl Only that, hut Its arrangement is Ideal. Tho great nrena where the- judg ing Is done In tho dny time and the horse show held nt night, is in the center. In front Is the beautiful industrial -exhibits dlvl slons, 7 2 It feet Ion and. ISO feet Wide filled with a l,niM..i. jnumber of exquisite displays. Ori Springfield MID ' i V ""M ' ' 0"i Half illioii Feet Old Wholesale Prices Retail Look at These Prices! 50,000 ft. 2 x 3 RL No. 2 Com S1S1E 15.00 20,000 ft. 1 x 4 RL No. 4 Com SIS..... 9.00 20,000 ft. 1 x 6 RL No. 4 Com SIS.. 10.00 15,000 ft. 1 x 8 RL No. 4 Com SIS 10.00 50,000 ft. 2 x 6 RL Clr. V. G. Fig 25.00 25,000 ft. 2 x 6 RL Com Sliiplnp . 1S.00 5,000 ft. 1 x 6 5 ft. Car Roofinp - 15.00 5,000 ft. 1J4x6 RL Com Flooring 15.00 5,000 ft. 2 x 6 10 ft. No. 2 Com S1S1E 16.00 5.000 ft. 1 x 6 RL No. 3 Com Flooring 15.00 50,000 ft. 2 x 4 RL No. 2 Com S1S1E 18.00 Every farmer and prospective builder can save money buying at'this sale! Call at the mill and inspect M stock, then you will be Price quoted are f. o. b. cestlng their food. ) An op nor. tunity is offered for tho teaching of neatness and bettor table man ners. (7) A general Improvement Is obtained in nutrition und effic iency of the pupils. Farm Pointer O. A. C. Experiment Station Ready mixed commercial bor donux mixture Is Inferior to home made material correctly prepared, as a winter spray, according to II. P. Bnrss, plant pathologist at the Orogon experiment statelon. Tho ready mixed product docs not ad here so well as the hnmcmndc. The commercially prepared bordeaux mixture in which tho constituents aro sold In separate packages to be mixed by the grower Is satisfactory if fresh and correctly mixed. It properly made, homemade bor deaux mlxturo cannot bo surpassed. Directions for mixing bordeaux may bo obtained free by writing to the experiment station at COrvallls. hyo grass full sowed makes a seed crop the next summer. It Is nn easy crop to handle, requiring no specini machinery. Annual Im ports Into the United States are largo and much of it Is used in seeding pasture nnd hums in tho Pacific- northwest, says tho farm crops specialist at the Oregon ex periment station. s ,,.' ,. Apple and peach trees should be sprayed at once with; Imrdeaux mixture 6-0-50 to avoid heavy In festations of nnthracnose in the apple trees and peach' blight In the poach trees during tho fall rains. . This disease, cause serious damage if not controlled but can be rcndily checked If sprayed he. fore the heavy fall rains begin. August is the best month In which to spray, according to H. P. Itarss, plant pathologist of the Oregon ex periment stntiom ranged the beef emtio hnrn, the dairy cnttlo department, sheep and gont department, poultry horses with two big auction sales' rings in tho corners. The I'aclflo International T,ive stock exposition Is recngnlsod by livestock men everywhere as one of tho most Important Institutions of Its kind in the world. People come across the continent to sec ts attractions the finest livestock n the world. This Is nn oppor tunity to visit and learn and enjoy, close at home. Phone Springfield 55 ' ' Phone Eugea & - ; ' . 'v.- i :. ..;:. c; v. ' . . . . 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J.JX o rir inp aiimiK 25,000 ft. 1 x 6 No. 4 Drop Sitlinir 15,000 ft. 1 x 3 No. 3 F. G. Flooring 7,000 ft. X 4 No. '4 Rustic . 10.000 ft. 1 x 4 No, 4 Ceiling ... 10,000 ft. 1 x 6 No. 4 Rustic 10,000 ft. Lin O. G. Matts, 6 to 10 ft ; i ..t . Dig value lor ine money. SERIES OP THE GOOD MAXWELL Prices f . o. b. Eugene 960 1 ggg. 117B 107S Sedan Coupe Qui) Coupe Club Sedan G. C. MOIR & CO. Try Register Classified Ads if you want results ' - w wi . r the -lit . . . . t.- O T."' T I-.' I!. " nt Sale start Monday morning, October Bl ....$1510 139S .... 1125 .... 1250 Euf em, Oregon I
