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A WAGON BED.
t'c e rn l
Johnson & Co.
Brick
Livery,
Feed
and
Sale
Stable
F o r C a r r y i n g S to c k
O th e r K a ra t W o r k .
and
In
Some of his neighbors built n wngon
for carrying sheep and hogs which
proved so convenient that a correspond
ent gives Its dimensions and plan in
New England Homestead: The frame
for the bed Is 14 feet long and 3 feet 8
Inches wide. The sldcpleces are of
7 by 2 Inch stuff and the end pieces of
See our ad. in the T. P. A. Guide. Drummers’ trade our
specialty. Our ’Bus meets all trains. Carries U. S. mail.
Baggage and freight called for and delivered.
Finest Rigs.
Best Horses.
Good Drivers.
Comer Main and Pacific Ave., Forest Grove, Or.
SAELENS &
CO.
Proprietors of
.. City M eat M a rk e t.. .
We handle all kinds of meat and fresh fish.
F ro n t S tre e t,
F o re s t Grove
The Iron House is closed, but
H in e s ’ D ru g
S to re
Is open and has the best line of Drugs, Cigars and
Stationery in town. Sole agent for the
M o n te l/o
A ten cent cigar for
M ain S t
F o r e s t G ro v e
6 by 2 Inch, allowing nn Inch differ
ence for tongue and groove flooring.
There should be four crosspieces to se
cure the bottom of the bod. Take nn
old buggy tire and have straps uinde
with n hole In each end. Five of these
should bo bolted on ench side and two
on each end. as shown In cut. Stand
ards which are to slip into these are
made of lVa by 2 Inch stuff 40 Inches
long.
For slats get poplur four Inches wide
by three-quarters inch thick. Bolt these
to the standards four Inches apart. The
top railing is made extra strong by
putting on an extra strip which has n
quarter Inch groove. A tenon should be
cut In the top of each upright to lit Into
this. The corners at the top should he
fixed with ordinary strap door fasten
ings bent around the corner, fastened
at one end and with a staple over
which to slip the other. These can ho
held In place by small wooden wedges
j to fit the staple. By means of this
! strap fastener at the corner the sides
and ends can be quickly unfastened
and taken off. and the bottom can then
he removed with ease. The wagon will
carry twenty sheep or hogs at a load.
I have also found It most useful in
farm work. Taking off the sides, I
have a good bed for holding fodder, to
bacco and other things. Aside from
your own labor it Is very Inexpensive.
water table, destroying the capillary
connection between the underground
water and the surface und in remov
ing In solution large quantities of al
kali salts, has already been demonstrat
ed not only by artltlclnl drainage sys
tems, but In nature as well. The ques
tion of the cost of a system of artificial
drainage is, however, the determining
factor In its utility for the purpooe.
In the lower Arkansas valley there
are many small tributary valleys or
draws extending Into plains and trav
ersing In many cases the alkali lands.
It frequently happens that these local
drainage channels are not continuous,
though with but slight expense they
could be made so by cutting open drain
age ditches along their axes. The con
struction of such ditches would In It
self remove a large quantity of seepage
water and greatly Improve the condi
tion of neighboring lands. For the
complete reclamation of the lands, how
ever, a system of lateral drains having
their outlet Into the main drainage
channel could be constructed.
Open lateral drains are somewhat
less expensive than tile drains, eorsld-
erlng first cost, but the former not only
Interfere with cultivation, but In tho
lower Arkausas valley require frequent
cleaning ami constant attention, ns
they All up rapidly with tumbleweeds,
which are blown about In great num
bers by the winds and so nr»» more ex
pensive In tlio end.—M. II. Lnphatn.
G e t t in g G rcnten t V n ln r F r o m
—
The
H. J. GOFF
Severnl methods for the reclamation
and utilization of alkali lands have
l>cen tried. Prominent among these arc
the removal of alkali crusts by scrap- j
lug. the washing away of the surface
concentrations by heavy flooding, the
utilization of partly unproductive lands
by special cultivation of alkuli resist
ant crops and the application of gyp
sum to the lands. All of these may.
under certain conditions, be of value In
aiding the removal of the alkali salts
and in rendering the fields capable of
cultivation, hut in the reclamation of
lands containing considerable quanti
ties of alkali they are all Inefficient.
W. W. GOFF
The application of gypsum Is bone-
tteinl, particularly In the presence of
black alkuli or sodium carbonate. By
chemical reaction the loss Injurious
white alkali or sodium sulphate re
DEALERS IN
places the enrl>onate. This, however,
still leaves an excess of the sulphates
in the soil. Where there Is practically
no black alknll In the soil, this menus
Shelf
Studebaker Wagons of Improving the condition of the al-
Goods,
and Buggies, Logging knli lands docs not apply. Where there
1s also nn abundance of gypsum In the
Stoves
Goods, Guns and Am soils
it Is unlikely that the black al
and
munitions. Reasona kali will ever give any trouble.
The onl 3 * method for the reclamation
Ranges
ble prices....................
of alkali lands which effects a perma
F o re st Grove, Ore. nent restoration Is thorough drainage.
Its absolute success In lowering the
Goff Bros.
H ardw are and implements
John Deere Plows and
Harrows, Moline Wa
gons, Benicia Disc
Plows. Call and see
our complete lines. . .
IVi£iin S treet,
*
P a ll.
S h e p a s s e d a lo n g th© s t r e e t
A m id th© h u r r y a n d w h irl.
S m a ll, e x q u is ite a n d s w e e t,
A li t t l e slip o f a g irl.
A s m o o th b a n a n a p e e l
R ig h t In h e r w a y d id c u r l.
A n d It c a u s e d , w h e n It to u c h e d h a s
h eel,
A lit tle s lip o f a g irl.
—N ew O r le a n s T im e s - D e m o c r a t
ALKALI LANDS.
M e t h o d * o f I t e o l n n m t l o n —C o n d i t i o n *
In th e L o n e r A r k n n n n * V a lle y .
C rop*.
Various farm products will represent
a cash value greater than current mar
ket price for the same if foil to live
stock and marketed in th*> form of
meat. This assertion is bns«'»l by the
Montana experiment station on tho
fact that during tho winter of 18t)l) and
1000, while clover was being sohl In
the stack at $.1 per ton, $7.03 wns se
cured by tho station by f<»odlng clov»>r
to «hoop. It required 11.8 pounds of
clover to maintain a lamb and produce
a pound of grain. One ton of clover
produced 100.5 pounds of mutton,
which at $4.08 per hundrcdw»»lght
gave the above result.
D a ily
( ¿ u ld e .
When a man usks you how old yoo
think he Is, guess at least fifteen years
younger than you are absolutely posi
tive he can’t help being, and you have
gained a friend for life.—llultlmur*
American.
e
O ptical.
T h e r e w e r e tw o m e n In o u r to w n ,
A n d o n e w a s v e ry w is e ;
H e lo o k e d f o r g o ld till h e w n s old.
A n d h e w o re o u t b o th h is ey e s.
T h e o th e r w a s a fo o lish m a n ;
F o r g o ld h e d id n o t h u n g e r .
H e lo o k e d fo r g o o d , an a ll m e n s h o u ld .
A n d h is e y e s k e p t g e t t i n g y o u n g e r.
—N e w a r k E v e n in g N ew s.
The
E xtrem e
of K le x a n re .
“Quite an elegant wedding, wasn’t
itr
“Elegant! I’ll bet it will tnkc her fa
ther a year or more to squaro up for
It”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
W an ted .
T h a t p o e ts o f te n n e e d fo o d a n d c lo th e *
I s s o m e th in g e v e r y b o d y k n o w s,
R u t w h a t th e y n e e d a ll e ls e n b o e «
l a a few m o re w o rd s t h a t r h y m a wM*t
"love.”
- P h i l a d e l p h i a B u lle tin .
It*
P e c u lia rity .
“There’s one queer thing about mon
ey”—
“Identify this one.”
“Why, whenever you chip In j x j
have to shell out.”—Judge.