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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1915)
I f-fctUING YOUNG PIGS. Litters Should Be Ready to Market In October. The cheupfst feeds (o r raising anil futtouiuit 1 h > cs In Ohio are corn ami clover or ulfulfa, w rites uu Ohio farm er In the .National Sioakumn. December la too late to m arket early aprlun |n(.s. By that tim e the market la glutted. My method la to keep enough old r oru to fatten my February and March pigs by O t. 15. by which tim e they should weigh 250 pounds. January Is too early f >r spring pigs. Figs w ill begin to eat grass at six weeks o f age T o have them furrowed not later than March 15 Is early enough. T h e weather Is mmh more favorable, and the pigs art1 hot so apt to be oim* stunted. | I feed mv sows light Just before fa r ! rowing ami very light fo r tw o or three days follow in g so in to avoid in.Ik fever. I aim to have the sow on full feed in a couple o f weeks ufter farro w ing If she Is suckling a full litter, less March Portland. Latest of Classy H A T S Oregon. One Price - $2. Quit Scrubbing that Splintery Floor How much will it cost you to lay a new kitchen floor if we Sell you Portland Flooring at $25. per M . ” ” ” 20. ” ” N o. 1 N o. 2 Doors - Cascade Roofing Paper Complete stock of $1.25 per 100 sq. ft. Hay, Feed and Grain Estacada Lumber & Produce Co. E. D. Allen Blue Book Ready W. J. Sampson Of Profits by trading where you can get the most for your money. We handle Binding Tw ine at Prices That Are Right. Get our prices elsewhere. Groceries Trim and Mouldings. $1. each You can Reap a Harvest handled in car lots. before bu>ing We also have a fine assortment o f No. 2 Is Here Feed o f All Kinds Other Representative Prices Shiplap N o. 1 common $12. — $13. per M. Boxing and Dimension - $11. ” ” Window and Door Casings, Harvest Time The Du roc-Jersey ho« is o f the laid type arid is noted for its size*, hardiness and ability to lay on flesh. It is said o f this hog that It \\ ill put on more pounds for equ: I amount of feed than any other breed. They are good graz ers and rustlers and are noted for vlTor and freedom from disease They art* excellent breeders and the sows are careful mothers The Du- roc-Jersey is more prolific than the other laid types uf hu;;s. The pic ture shows a, pure bred Du roc-Jer sey boar W ho Pays the Taxes Our grocery department has become even more popular than our feed department. L et us figure with you on that grocery order and reap the benefits of right prices. Just a Few Specials Best Perry Sugar, per sack $7.00 Crystal or Royal White Soap, 6 bars 25e Carnation Milk, 3 for 25c, per dozen .95 Secretary o f State Ren W. In round numbers, the assess- In proportion to the n u m lxr o f pigs. I Olcott has the Oregon Blue Book ed valuation upon which taxes feed about tive pounds o f shorts, one If you want Fruit Jars, Jar Caps, ready for distribution. This are levied in Oregon is on the pound till per rent tankage p» r day and nil the eoru they will eat tw ice a day. Jar Rubbers or Jelly Glasses. year’s, while no larger, contains following general classes o f prop I huve had pigs weigh seventy pounds many added and valuable fea- erty: at nine weeks old when they were W e can save you money. ! weaned. I f the sows are on grass they tures. lt gives a history of Ore- Agriculture, including | do not need the tankage. gon; the State Constitution, with farm lands, improve \ As soon as the pigs begin to eat amendments; list of state and there should be shelled corn and shorts ments, live stock, etc... 26% I placed In a shallow trough where the county officers; description o f City of Portland, town ; pigs have free access to It. I feed my Mason Jars with Zinc Covers state hoards, commissions, and i shonts all the coin they will e a t In the lots, improvements, institutions, with names of mem I w inter I mix tw o parts shorts and one Pints per dozen 50c merchanuise, accounts, part tankage and feed one pound per bers and officers; an oui line of etc......... Quarts per dozen 25% 55c day to abont fifty [xmndB o f live duties o f county officers; list and Cities and towns other 1 weight. When they are on grass I feed Half-gallon per dozen 85c duties of federal officers having than Portland, do........ 16J4 % nothing but rora afte r they weigh 100 j pounds. 1 [»refer to feed my shorts ; Extra caps for the above jars, per dozen 15c jurisdiction in Otegon; informa Railroads and Public Util dry. In real col l weather if the i tion about the state flag, state These are the ordinary Mason Jars ity Corporations......... 13)4% slop Is not warmed the plirs will gag | and choke, whereas if feed Is dry there ; seal, state flower, legal fiolidays, Timber, including lands. and require rubbers. Is none o f that, and my hogs drink cold \ legal interest rates and quaiifi saw mills, logging rail ! water freely. I feed and water in a cations for voters; an abstract o f roads................... ........ 19% j closed building. March 1 and Aug. 1 Economy Jars with* patent lids are gc*od times for sows to farrow . M.v votes on Presi ent, Senators, Pints per dozen 80c sows are alw ays fat and so eoine In heat Congressmen and state officers; T o ta l........................ 100% while suckling. I breed fo r August fa r Quarts per dozen 95c abstract of votes on all initiative Stated another way, Agricul rowing when the pigs are from fou r to Half-gallon per dozen - $1.25 and referendum measures sub ture pays on one-fourth the tax six weeks old. A ll hogs are fitted for mitted to the state; list of state able property, lumber on about market here on corn. Extra Caps for the above jars, per dozen 20c appropriations; lists of former | one.fijTh, city and town property state officers; lists o ' f f OregAn Kerr Mason Self Sealing Jars “ " ~ on about two-fifths, and railroads newspapers, postoffices, banks and public utility companies on No rubbers required and libiaries. about one-eighth. Pints per dozen 55c Every year the Blue Book is No data is available to show the Quarts per dozen 65c improving, and this issue keeps exact figures this year as between Half-gallon per dozen it at the head of all similar pub timber lands, and farm lands, but 95c lications by state governments, under a new ruling of the State Extra Caps for the above will fit any for it is concise, handy, well- Tax Bureau the assessors will be Mason jars per dozen 25c written contains a greater va SAMSON riety o f information in more read required to separate timber lands Our Slogan.- able and accessible form; in fact, from farm lands hereafter. The it reflects the efficiency of Secre segregation above, while based “ A Satisfied Customer is Our Rest Advertisement” TRACTOR tary Olcott’s office, which is say on the State Bureau’s figures, also takes into account the best ing a great deal. Every voter is entitled to a available data as to the acreage copy as long as the supply lasts; and value of privately-owned W. R. Reid & Sons Distributors write now, so as to be sure to get timber lands in each county, one. Exchange. I Oregon Voter, Estacada, Oregon Estacada, - Oregon. W e W ant Your Produce $ 575 . TRACY & GIVENS