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TAOK 10. TIIK HKNH IU'IiT.KTIV. tlKNn. M'KDNKSDAY, DKCKMIIKII 1H, IDttt. fl !?l i a iii 4 JC arm m) (jaurden SEED BED FOR ALFALFA. 6mall 8d and Dalicat Nature ef Plant Requlra Compact Soil. Wtn-n alfalfa U crown on t-rn or potato ground the iiropiiraUou of the m-cU bed U n comparatively simple nf fair, writes L. It. Waldron vf tlio North Dakota Mpcrlmont edition. The laud should I disked lu tlio spring and worked with a h'C tooth barrow. After disking and barrowlnE, the ground should lx worked occa slonalljr during the spring with disk nnd harmw. In order to ctinorve the moisture aud to kill tho juuiir ger minating wetnls. Growing alfalfa after a corn or po tato crop la of added advantage In ytnotosraph by Unr Utand acricultural cipartmtnt station. sexorsa tvrxLrt. witu niD Dnttu that tbe seed bed Is firm below the top, two or tbtv? Inches. The small seed of tbe alfalfa and the delicate nature of tbe young plant demand a compact seed bed In couiiarlson to what Is allowable for com or even for wheat. la an open, porous seed bed the sail Is apt to dry out In tbe upper few Inches, and If this occur shortly after the germination of the alfalfa the young seedlings are quite liable to die through tack of moisture. If alfalfa Is to be grown after a crop of small grain tbe land should be fall plowed. The fall plowing allows the. seed bed to become more compact than spring plowing nnd. In addition, aids In conserving mosture. The fall plowing should be worked In the spring In much the same manner as tbe corn or potato grounds Alfalfa may be1 grown upon summer fallow, tbougb this probably has no ndrantage over com ground In most Instances. AAK GOOD ADVICE. A er made any man a poorer farm I er or n poorer man. How many 1 J do yon read? j SAVING THE STRAWBERRIES. Marsh Hay la Good For Uaa as Mulch Way to Keap Calory, A soon as the gronnd freezes mutch the strawberries. Use UrbC .coarse material tbat will not pack doWSfy) closely and thns smother thtsnc Msrtu say u axceiiem ror cbm 'pur pose, as it 4, m tain tew sew., t Last wlpter I kept celery (erthtaK cellar nearly ail wloUr. Af'&rtreef t dog tbe plant, tearing copafderaDle oil on tbe roots, removed tbVtu fil dimly lighted corner of tbe cellar and packed them closely. A little ad ditions? soil was packed In among the roots, and the plants Were then thor oughly watered, taking care not to wet the tops 6t get an to the heart of the plant Every three weeks durlog the winter' It was thoroughly watered. It krpt flerfecfl and continued to jp-orr lowly throughout the winter. Pro feasrfWrlgbtr Pennsylvania Htate Col-, Jege, In Atacrlean AgTlcnUbrtii't.' P Among the Animals. For some yrars past a number vfr dairymen In Australia bare adopted tne practice of blanketing row during wet and cold weather. The results In every rase are spoken of as being highly satisfactory. Keep tbe horseshoes well tightened on the" hoof nbw; at this Is the tlmo of year they are" most frequently lost by elng loosened In the mud or snow or because of long usage They, are too high priced to I lost, and. In-side. loose shoe Injures the huof aud Is a I Indrance to the animal In travel. When an ewe drops her lamb put her In a smalt )en for two or three day or until tbe Inmb Is strong enough to fo. low the flock. Examine the udder and tent to see that they are not fevered. If tho lamb Is unable to consume nil the milk for a few day tbe ewp should le milked out at least once each day. The production of farm yard mapuro In tills country now represents a value greater than tbe total value of the: corn crop. The estimated artnunl value of farm manure produced In. America If . $2.33.1,000.000 A'll authorities afcree that more than one-third of this mate- 1 rial Is absolutely wasted by the farm- ro. tBHHBaHCtta'BRBPP Whllo tho fall act strawberry bed nay bo nil right for sections where tlio winters nro lrtlld-nml thcru la ubuiidnut moisture, tho better tlmo, for nil of tlint section ent of tho Uocklcs U next April, about tho tlmo you will Ih plant ing your early potatoes. They tell of "mm days In June," nnd It N !o, but tuoso uro llkowho raro dayi lu Octol)er nnd November when It I warm vuoimh mo that u follow Un't running n heavy tire, yet cool enough mo that ho In uot umler tho necessity of paying toll to tho Ico man. A cleau, well drained lM.rnyn.pl la ea . srntlul from tho atnudpolut of produc ing olean milk, not taking Into consul nation tho comfort nud satisfaction of , iillklug in such yard. Tho barn should 30 located with tho Idea ofutnluttiga llopo awny from the furtu buildings. It I worth while putting n barrel of . apple In tho reltar for the youngsters I aluiply for the happy recollections they will havo til after yenra of tho pleasure ' taken In eating them. Incidentally J the-e game apple aro helpful to tho t digest lou and disposition of older folk ' If eaten Just lveforo going to bed. I In protecting the- rosebush? for the winter a very satisfactory plan li to cover them with an old door or boards which will shield the cane from the thawing Influence of tho winter sun shine. If no litter Ii put around them there In far less likelihood that the mice will tlnd a harbor uear them aud linlr flu, ufiilka bark tho stalks. Fe?ders of beef cattle have come to Iks pretty well agreed that better re suL" are secured If the grain ration Is mixed with the roughage, this arrange ment resulting In a mora thorough mas ligation as well at assimilation of tho r.itl'in It seems to be In quite n meas ure due to thh fact that silage I prov ing s satisfactory n ration for fatten ing steers. Tho Interest on tho amount lrvcted ' the materials necessary to build a - inacuiue sIiimI is in mo-t ca-s n phhi Ui-al less than the amount nirenily tlett up In machinery to bo protected. Tho stipsnoii manner in wnicn nign priccti farm machinery Is exposed to the ele- ments constitutes one of the big yet nvouiaoic icnxs in Amencan junu mauagemcut.- A vaccine to check the ravages of the horse plague U In-lug manufactured by Uic branch station of tho Kansas Agricultural college at Iloxle at the rate of 0,000 doses every day. Tho station will ship the remedy to any district which makes application for It. Tho state veterinarian, Dr, Schoeu leber, reports that but nineteen horses died ont of 2.030 treated, two-fifths of which we.ro from henjs In which many animals bad died. Iloup In the poultry family I what bad colds are In the human specie. In the early stages of the disease a mix ture made of ten drop of carbolic a'cld and a table-spoonful of kerosene Is ex cellent, Ave dropft of this being given twice n day. If the roup doe not yield another medicine may bo given made by adding five drops of aconite to a pint of water. Ilesldes this treatment tho affected fowls should bo put by themselves and kept dry and warm. The frying pan mny be a handy Im plement, but too many families de pend upon It altogether too largely in the preparation of their bill of faro Vegetables tiotled arc always more di gestible than thoso fried, while broiled meats nro not only mora wholesomtt than those fried but more toothsome as wc.lt. Tbe frying pan la a. fertllo oorae of indigestion, bad temper and domestic Infelicity, and yet a whole lot of folks don't seem to realixa U fa'ct Cnle- the supply of need corn Is bu'sWdt'srid pretty well dried ont before Ufa: irst' bard freeze there will be the amestew and sweat next spring about seea corn that there was last spring. Owing to the constant effort of fanners living-In tbe north part of tbe corn belt to grow a larger type of corn than cab well mature in their latltudo a good deal pt corn, does mjt rjpen naturally and dry cures on the stalk! as" It used to years ago, and (he result; I tlnit. It (s no longer safe' to select seed eara'at busking time. , . - - James J, Hill, the great railroad mag nate and empire builder, of Ht.-Paul has In view a.ulaii which If nut Info e,xetit,'4)"rl'jeii'nf much to tbe fartuera q( Minnesota, the Dakota and, Montana. lie proposes to organize a comjiany for the loaning of money to tbe farmer of tbe territory referred to nt a rate of from 4 to 0 per cent, wbtreair they ?ro at present paying 8 per cent or more. Mr. Hill usually brings to pass tbe plana be sets bis mind on, and tho outcome of this need ed enterprise will be watched with all Koou ucui or juteresc 8 ii crew lu agriculture or horticulture r too often attributed In too largo meuHuro to the farm being In Ibis or that favored section, when tbe truth about tbe matter probably U that suc--enn"iil cases noted Is more dependent ou tho man his Intelllgenco and cnu vorauce than upon tho favorable en vironment to he found In soil nnd cli mate. The main thing la to have faith nud bang on aud do the best oilb'o. unler"Coudllon ,thnt muy bo afforded. Ji bouUHess 'maiiy a man In tho hope of A Improving hi condltlou Jms moved to'4 section niitl left' a -proposition which1 uOuld have given hlra a good mensuro of sucress 'a i and prosperity If be bad lit ttuck by It fr DON'T HAVE A GROUCH! "w""! wtassf' .' w TliM boy has one. There li a reason In his cose, but there Is nono In yours, or, rather, there will be nono It you go out nnd DO THAT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW. Hut If you neglect It you will hare regret. Ilk? thU boy. Have It over and be happy. Tho longer you leave , tnc mnrc von will dread It. andlhe ! . ... ...n, . . ... ... more jou win nave reason to urenii ii. for the shopping crowd Is growing ev ery day. Think what n glow of con tent will be yours when It is nil over. Well, you can have It all over nnd feel that glow tonight If you will START RIGHT NOW. A Fortunata Oraam. In ITJO a terrible epidemic of cholera decimated .Marseilles nud Provence, and i Sardinia owed Its escape to it dream. I ! At this Period the th-eror of Sardinia i dreamed that the- dleae had Invaded j saniinin ,i t,nt the ravages were I frightful. When the viceroy awoke he , W1W deeply Impressed liy his dnam. A m,C atl.r n monhantman put lu Its appeuntnee nt fngllarl. the capital, and , ,craandi-d a place to N-rth. The Sur- dlnlan refused, and when It was hinted that the merchantman wanted to laud sime sick the viceroy threatened to train tho gun of the fort uxu the vessel If the captain did not liitiiutl depart. The eople of faglturl thought that the vli-vroy was mad. but great was their joy Inter when they learned that this very ship, which weut on to Marseilles, was responsible for Intro duclng cholera Into tbe famous port. Stag Fright. Borne alleged wise man ocroaa the water says be can ellmluatu stage JXMk White River 'A 4 , -fr r K - ;7'.. -w ... s " ' C : fT0 Cv .t' 0- It '. to .',t ,,, iii. t .- flight "with a Hlinpie operation. lletfoexu't tell iia what the operation la. lie xa.vn It'n simple. Ho la tho openitloti Of the guillotine. And lioth lug could Ih mow elTeetlve- Hut do we want stage fright ellml tinted On we want to encourage hrnsett mouthers ami delimit orator) SupiH!e all men were hardened ami fearless lifter dinner speakers- where would we get the llsti'iu'w) If a lot of hii failed acton lmuld Ik frlKhteued otf the xtago nud a lnt ot after dinner talker could lie wared stiff, wouldn't It bv better tor art hikI humanity Kllinlimti stage fright? Certainly not. U'tV have mora of It. Cloreland Plain Dealer. Blbsrlan Railway Parai, In the matter of fares the Tmnsalno. rlan puts all other railways to shame j For tlnt clam the charge are nltout two-lhtnln of a penny per mile, second (only a little lurcrlun lex than a half penny for the same dlxtamv, while If 'you care to risk a third lias Journey you get your four mile for a penny l.ven this Is the height of extortion when compared with the enilgniut rate This works out at something like a shilling for a hundred miles, and If the emigrant dc not positcs the shilling Candies, Fruits, Nuts POST CARDS Ic EACH. PhotoRraphs of Deschutes Valley lloyd HullJliiE'-dreenwood Avenue ROY VINYAKU CUFFOUU UUHOIN SEPARATORS THE SHARPLESS TUBULAR THE BEST Separator made. ICnsy to clean, Hunt to run, nnd It's tho CLEANEST SKIMMER MADE. Wc hnvo them In stock. COME AND SEE THEM. AIOWERS AND HAY RAKES. THE CELEBRATED! DEERING' LINE. Llk'ht, strong and durable. For sale by Thi STORE OF QUALITY S. C. CALDWELL, Mgr, L TRY THE NEW Manufactured by Oregon's ia- immm ms finest Mill. Notice the 1IS.S I !- ..,.. taste you'll like it. Made to comply with the pure fo'od laws, therefore, NOT BLEACHED, but PURE AND WHOLESOME, NOW FOR SALE BY jft B. MISENER Bend, Oregon. 6Jsv t -f Die imteriihiuiit will lend It him.-I.oa-don Mall. TombaUnt Amid Wavia. American by tho thousand vlilt Mont bt. Michel every year, (here tu explore tho famous old monastery and feast on tho renowned omelet of Mmo I'ouhirdc, and most of them tarry vu route at tU. Malo, tho gay watering phicu ou I ho llrlttnuy coast, whose grim past Is recalled by thu formica tion by which It Is begirt, Chateau hrlaml. the father of I'icnch romanti cism. I burled at ft Mali), anil no true A merlin u sightseer falls to pay it visit tu Ills tomb, nameless, which at high tide la covered by tho sea .Hues l.a- mnllru In n work ou "tho gieat egotist," a ho culls Chateaubriand, tells how tho author bargained with tho mayor of Bt. Malo for tho grant of a rock whereon tu plant hi tumb, whhh, ho stipulated, was to he a simple stone with n cross, without a name, amid thu waves. "He was bent," vajs Cha teaubriand's latest biographer, "ou as tonishing the World, even whvti he could no longer t by to enjoy the ef fect. Then was vanity lu his very skeleton." New York Press, Hung by an Expsrt. Tho box car iiomnd wlvd the Inst lliifc'crlnu' plo crumbs from hi lljis with Flour . . ' i'Ai ' ,j ' '(-.' , IS ,. ' - ,; ,i "-'i 1 "" ' . - . -' . - if aijv, f J a"-asi kAS UMtvl ; a giliny ('Hilt sli'cVe mill drugged Ills re luctant fvet over IK Whet' tli w-ytlni was Ills whole nalute re vol (ell against tmiehllik' Ihe thing", but he had his part of the contract tu filllll. He slllo. tho fnrtner was watching. Willi the scythe lu hi timid hu advanced cautiously toward thu hattto array or Iron wood lu tho fenco corner and made threo or fogr half hearted swipes nt them. Then ho rested the hilled blndo mi the ground and called to the farmer. "May, boss, this scylho ain't hung right." "Well," was (ho retort "hang It to suit yourself" Wheieiipon the hoho hung It upon n convenient sapling nnd departed has. Illy tu tho dlreelkiu or Hut railroad tnu'k.-llriMiklyn Knglv, Legal- DmllKS OF ALL KINDS Ullillk Notes Rent Hooks Receipt Hooks Agreements Sales Contract Crook County Maps Ccntrnl Oregon Maps Serateh Pads Township Plats Cruisers' Hooks. Wc take orders for Rubber Stamps. m The Bend Bulletin Clover Leaf Dairy PURE MULK AND CREAM TULEI'UONU and we wM deliver S. L. STAATS, Prop. THE WHITE IS . KINO BBBBBBBBBBBBBBsVsasV9' mfum Tho UESTnll-round Family Sewing: Muchlno that enn bo proilucod, Mndo In both ItOTAUY nnd VIDKATOK styles. Tho rotnry mnkea boh LOCK nnd CHAIN stitch. Tho Intent up to , tho mlnuto Btuel nttticli tnenta with ench mnchlno. Sold on c;wy pnymontu. Sond nnmo und ndtlrcm for i our beautiful II. T, cntn- Ioruo frco. 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