IIKNI IllMiKTlN, IJRNI), OHK., WIM,i:M)AY, OfTOIIKIt U2, 101.1.
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HOGS ARE MONEY MAKERS
POWELL BUTTE RANCHERS OIVE ATTENTION
;, TO PORKERS WITH PROFIT SOME
RECORDS OF5 RANCHERS QIVEN
(Htiift CorrMpuiidonoo)
1'OWMMi IH'TTK, Out. SO.r-
Oli, Iiok. It Ik l thuo
Vy ooint) on hendod hue, .
i Anil of (lion hIiik.
Wo lovn lo lumr your (jnnit
IIwjuiiho you nro no runt;
.iiil ilnllHra wo don't limit,
It to thi'O we olltiK.
Till Ih tlio huiik of tlm Powell
IJullu fnrmor nowitilayH. With tlio
ory of tlm ninny mouth that iniiMt m
rht, "ml thtmo nioutlia iluiiuuiilliiK
pork for tlialr feeding, do linn ooiiid
to rmllxB llitit ther Ih no hetter wn;
to Rut tiiouoy Into hln own pocket
Minn to hum tint Iiok root It out or
tlit) pookntM or tint thoiuniiilH, for him
to plak up itH oftHlly tiM ho would h
lump of dirt oh hln fiirni, i It wont.
In my mnlilliiKH uroiind thin ptirt
of tlio country 1 found lint there
nr nioru limn Iiokh IioI'ik
rohtwl lioronlHiutJi. A fw yount kho,
I whk told not uioro thnu two,
liOMltily it Iiok wh Hourly iik nonrun
here n h n Jiiokrnhlilt Ih In Now York
City. With a keen mind to nee Into
(ho future, tho I'owoll Nutte Nottlum
rmillied t hut unit of tho hunt wnyii
tpr them In pttvo a roml to proitporlty
wiu by ruUliiK Iiokn. Homo ventured
more feflrlomly thnn othora. nnd n
fow iiiiulo u ntnrt without ktiowlns
It thity lunula tt eouplo of Iiokh to
wit limiinrkeluhle produce, quickly
liwtril tho rliiK of tho gold under
I heir lioofH nnd hnvo koiid Into tho
nwlne ImliiMtry with nil iwlln not.
Tho llulletln him recounted uvernl
UiHttH tho niiccom willed tlm llolilm
brother hnvo hud with their Iiok.
ICvury oim In thin territory known
About tliniii. uud down In Portland
people nrtt koInk to loern, too.
Iloro In hrlof ronuuio of I'owoll
ItHlta IiokiIoih:
Oenrne lloWbn 28S
l.o I lakh 210
(ImirKo llruxro 1 OK
Allan Wllteoxnn J., lift
Hnrl Humidor 100
Alvln KlBR DO
Iteovon Wlllonxon 70
Allen I.nndfnro CO
IS. I'. Alloy CO
No douht there nro n ntiinhnr of
other farmer who hnvo entered tho
Iior luminous with (itnnll nutnhor nnd
vlioo places tho writer mUiod on hli
trlti.
Almut n yer hro (JcorRO Holitm
tttnrled In Ihln Industry. Ha linn 23
now, Ki2 full plR and 110 irlnjc
pin. Mo dooii not hnvo nny ready
lo mnrkot now, hut In Jniiunry will
hnvo n tmrloud tho uvonmo en r loud
In 80 nnd nnother In A)rll. Ho
imnturoH thoiu on nlfnlfn nod nlno
feed thoui ii I fulfil liny, ilo In now
foodliiK tho third outtlng of thin liny,
nnd tho Iiok", IjIk nnd llttlo, ont It
with Jtmt iih iiiiioIi nvldlly hh If It
woro conn AKrloiilturnl coIIoko ox
port hnvo mild that thin third eut
IIiik of nlfnlfn In worth 20 n ton
whou liritn In worth $22. Tho Iiohn
nro fattened on Krnln, moNtly chop
pod Imrloy. Mr. llolilm linn u winder
for piillliiK hln Krnln Into tho hoot
fooilliiK condition. .
A ftmturo of hln iiiiulpinont In n
Iiok Iioiwu 72 foot Ioiik uud 18 feet
wldi). It linn 21 oouipnrtmoutH, och
ot which will euro for n how nnd liar
hrood.
Mr. Hotili Inid Hid inlHforluiio (o
lone 26 plKH (IiIh iiiuiiuitr hy drown
I UK. A hnrd rAIn, roHomhlliiK n
aloudliurt, aamo up nnd tho wnlor
nmo In tho pen whore thivy wore,
klllliiK thoiu In n fow inlnuton.
At tho loo llolilm pinna I hiiw CO
IiiiiiiI In prluio condition for IioIiik
marketed, theno ho I iik tnkun lo Port
Inud thin wcok to tlio stook yard.
Tlieee were nil Jnnunry nnd Mnrch
PIrh nnd woro fattened on Muck nnd
whlto Imrloy. Thirty of them woro
"topH," tho otlmrn IioIiik Riunllor nnd
IlKhtor In woliiht.
Nunrly nil of tlm Holihn hrothorn'
Iiokh nro th) Duroc Joriuy Itcdn.
Hovornl weekn hko Alton Wlllcoxon
took Hi Iiokm to llio I'ortlnnd innrkut.
I'nr thoiu ho oliUlnod nn nvoraKo of
7.80 contn n pound not. At Hint
lliuo tho Innrkut whh wttnk, hut ovon
nt Hint IlKuro ho noltod n good profit.
Mr. Wlllcoxon purchnHod n fow hofu
Inn I yir to ont potntoon for which
ho found no mnrkot, nnd ho now him
125. He will hnvo another hunch
ready to uinrkc'l hnroro ChrlHtnia.
Mot of hln nro the Duroc Jorney.
Mr. Wllleoxou'B oxporlence nhowg
what enn bo dono with n nmnll trnct
of land. Ho huw only 40 nor on nnd
In uHIUIiik It to kooiI advnntnKo.
Moit of It Ih Hooded to nlfnlfn nnd
thin furnlidieH tho feed for hln Iiorh
during tho luiumor niontlii. He In
trmlH to cnKHRo In dalryliiK a llttlo
Inter when ho rcIh prepared to
handle cows properly.
In April, 1012, tleorRo llrnr.ee,
who linn 80 ncren of IrrlRatod land,
niailo lila ntnrt In Iiok raUInK with
flvn howh. Ho now linn inn lituul of
nwliio, nil of tho Duroc Jornoy breed.
Ho imnturoH thoiu on clover nnd ul
fulfu mid fnttun thoui on Krnln.
ItuovcH Wlllcoxoirn nwliio nro tho
(). I. O. or ClicHtor WIiKoh, Ho linn
only recently Hturtod, buyliiK moat of
tlm 70 which are on hln fnrni. A
nhort time iiko he took 11 droned
Iiok to I Ion (I for which ho received
lOVi coutfl n pound. Thoy nvoniKOd
11 bout ISA poumlH, hrlitKliiK hlui more
thnn 1 1:1 n bond.
Alton Lnudfaro, who ciimo hero Innt
year, buyliiK tho K. A. fltmsott fnriu,
linn tlm Polnnd Clilunn. Ha linn CO
bund now, IiiivIiik nold off n coiinldor
nblo number. It will bo recalled by
rendern of The lltilletln tluit ho lent
2R In tho Kiimmer, the oxnat cuuiio
of death never IiuvIiik been determin
ed. "1'nrmor" Hmlth of tho O-W. It.
ft N. Co. thoiiKht It due to unbiil
nnced rntlon, but Mr. Lnndfnro thlnkn
It wan Homo kind of cholera. The
olfeet of tho iIIubhho Ih ntlll to ho
neen on koiiio of the Iiokh, hut ho hnn
not lout nny recently.
N. V. Alley'H CO head connUt ot
Duroc JernoyH nnd Poland ChlnnH.
Karl tkiuuduni' 100 nro moHtly Duroc
JernoyH.
The rnlnlUK "f Iiokh In confined nl
mom wholly to the IrrlKHted dlntrict.
The riWHiiii for thin In two fold: Much
witter In required for tho hwIiio, nnd
wnter U naoowmry for tho KrowiiiK
ot alfalfa, (litornn Hobbn' place In
In tho iiun-lrrlRHtod dlntrict but ho
kropn IiIh ntock on n 40 of IrrlKnted
Inud. Tho prcHont outlook Ih thnt
UiIh prontnblo IndiiHtry will be con
lined to tho wntered dlntrict, with
the Krnln reitilrrd beliiK mined prob
ably 011 the dry fnrinliiR area to a
Krent extent.
JIM HILL mm MENAGE
Weed hhoiild lie lirnillrnteil In Coun
try mill Toivn, Kiiyn Kelllei.
Thnt the Jim Hill inuiturd In bo
coinltiK a real menace la tho ntato
liionl of Mm. ARnen M. BottoiiR,
wIioho homo In noma three inllea cant
of llond. Mm. BottoiiK polntn out
thnt both In field nnd nlonx the IiIrIi
rondn In her dlntrict the weed In get
ting n danRoroua ntnrt. It In nold
to bo flourlHhlng on tho Innd of one
mnn. who, It Ih iindoratood, linn been
notified to destroy It, no In required
by law.
Itond Supervisor It. M. Hldor, it In
underatood, linn been directed to "get
after" the weed. In audi cnacn nny
work done on prlvnto property can
bo mweaaed directly agnlnat tho land
nhould tho owner object to paying.
Mra. Holtong allowed thnt it connldcr
nblo uunntlty of tho nnmlnrd In grow
Ing on llcnd ntrceta nnd alleyn, and
when tho attontlon of II. A. Miller,
chalrmnn of the strcetn committee
wna called to thin, tho city nrrnnged
to employ n man to cut down nnd
burn tho weed.
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FARMERS
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Our real estate business is one
of the largest in Central Ore
gon. Our list of prospective
buyers is very complete. We
can help you dispose of your
property to advantage if the
PRICE is RIGHT.
List what you
have with us.
It will pay you
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HENKLE & RYAN
Q. C. Henkle BEND James Ryan
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Every Bushel of Wheat We Have Ground This
Year Has Been Grown in Crook County
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If you use BLUE STEM BLEND and FLAKEY LOAF
- flour you are using products of home-grown wheat.
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; we win give you nour in exenange ror wneau, oats or oaney.
' V We guarantee our flour to be whiter and stronger than any
. . other flour on the market.
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ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
Bend Flour
HE HAS IT. IF HE HASN'T, WRITE US
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f'We are prepared to buy all the merchantable
grain that the farmers of Crook County can
The Bed Milling & Warehouse
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