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The bend bulletin. . 'X 'VOL. XtV. rend, ohkgon. wedxksmav AFTEKXOO.V, i J- NO. hi. SKPTKMRKR 'M, 1010. TUiLD READY FOR FI, IRRIGATION PROJECT BUSY Farmers in Need of Funds to Develop Ranches Dairying is Popular Many Ranchers Experi ment With New CropsStock Raising on Small Tracts Proves Profitable - The Day's Program AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL TOMALO FAIR SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 A. J. IIARTEK, MarBhat of the Day. 9:00 A. M. Doors opened, Agricultural Hall. 11:00 A. M. School Children's Parade tn Automobiles. 11:30 A. M. Address by Attorney General, O. M. Drown. ' 12:00 to 2 P. M. Dinner served by West Side Ladles (sec menu below). 2:15 P. M. Awarding of Premiums on Exhibits. 2:30 SPORTS, 1 PIo Eating Conteit. Prize $1.00 2 100 Yard Foot Race (Hoys under 15 rears) rirsi rnze Second Prize 3 75 Yard Foot Race (Girls under 11 years) 4 100 Yard Foot Race (Free for All) First Prize Second Prize C Auto Race (two blocks nhend, back up one block.. $2. 60 6 Potato Rnco on Ho'rseback (3 on each side). Prize. .$1.50 7 Auto Slow Race (two blocks). Prize .$2.50 8 Saddle Horse Race Prize $2.50 0 Horso Race (Free for All). Prize $2.50 10 Tug-of-War No Prize 11 Ducking Contest. First Prize $5.00 Second Prizo -- The sixth nnnual fair under tho auspices of tho West Side Agricul tural Fair Association will bo held next Saturday In tho Association hall at Tumalo. Whether tho fair will .e hotter than It has been for the last five years, tho Tuinalo residents are unwilling to say. They will leave that part of It to tho visitors. Groom ing of grains, grasses, fruiu and vegetables for tho event Is now on, and tho assembling Is well In hand. The Tumalo farmers expect to up bold the enviable reputation they havo built up for several years by tho fine exhibits and exceptional feeds that lmvo mado tho Tumalo project famous, and not alono In Contral Oregon. A fair, however, Is only a farming in little, tho real show being found ry a vlclt to tho farms themselves. o If you want to seo a community if 76 families, nil of whom are ap parently contented, ull of whom arc working, and hard, too, and who nro making good, do what n repre sentative of Tho Dulletln did last Saturday. Toko a trip over the pro pel somo tlmo In compnny with Fred N. Wallace, project manager. leave your Jltnoy by tho road side. hunt up tho owner of a ranch and talk shop ith him from tils standpoint. This, you will find, Is tho best way to get a line on tho personnel of the pro led and tho quality of products the farmers are producing. Much KxpcrlinenUiig Done. Tho Tumalo Irrigation Project Is illl In Its Infunt stage of develop ment. Thero was not ono among the 17 of tho 76 farmers on the project, whom It was pjssiblo to seo Saturday, who did not say that he had his ranch well In hand. Almost every farm Is an pxperlmont station. Some aro experimenting In dairying. Oth ers are experimenting with n wide variety of vegetables, grains and grasses. One was found with 76 head of sheep, and Is trying sheep ralslng on nn Irrigated tract. Still r.nother was using a large part of tho products of his farm for fatten ing hogs for the market. Not a few are trying dry farming on an Indi cation project. Thoro Is a spirit of cooperation in this experimentation work which Is not to be found in vory community. If one farmer finds that he is successful with a certain Tarloty of grain, grass or vegetable ho communicates the fact to one or hi neighbors that he may also give U a trial. In this way the Tumalo farmers hope soon to arrive at con clusions as to what crops aro most cdapted to the conditions of the prd- Dairying Is Popular. If the present trend of develop ment Ic carried to Its conclusion the Tumalo Irrigation Project will be como tho dairy center of central Or egon. Every encouragement possl ale Is given tho ranchers on the email farms to stock up with a few heed of cows. Tdany of tho ranchers already have done this, and those who are having success on a small scale are doing their best to Increase their herds with better breeds. One or the greatest obstacles In the way of r. more rapid aflvanca along this line, according to Mr. Wallace, Is the lack of funds vlih which to make purchases of high grrde dairy stock. As yet the annual surplus cash among the Tumalo farmers Is not sufficient to enable them to make such addi tions, hut they see a ray of hope In the recsntly enacted Rural Credits Uw. in order to get on the ground Jloor, a class of ten prominent rsneb- t. $ 1.00 .10.50 .$1.00 Prize. $1.00 $0.50 , $3.00 V ---- . .. Dinner Menu. Fried Chicken and Cream Gravy 20c Roast Reef and Drown Gravy 20c Mashed Potatoes 05c Home Canned Pons 05c Cabbage Salad , . . 10c naked Deans 10c Apple Pie and Cheoso.. .10c Pumpkin Pie 10c Ico Cream 10c Cako t 05c Coffee . 05c Tea 05c crs la being formed at Tumalo with tho viow to making application for loans ra coon as a bank Is estab lished In tho Northwest. Through tho Rural Credits Law they hopo to mako loans that will help them to Improve their farms and put a few had of dairy stock upon thorn. Thero t.i not a ranch on tho projoct that will not easily accommodate from 10 to 20 head of cowj for dairy purposes with profit. Thero Is nn nbui'dance of tho host of feud of the best quality to feed dairy stock tho year around. Farm Accounting It AbMnt. The Tumalo farmer, with all his progressive Ideas, has not taken up farm accounting along with the many other advanced Ideas. When asked Just what a dairy cow will not. Just how many cows a rarmer crn profit ably 'Ice on n 10 tc.o Irrljuto. tract, whether It Is r.ioro profitable to cell hay on the ma; kct .iai to food It to his own ctock, not ono farmer ves nblo to say In terns of dollars and cents. Ono former said t'jet ho thought that n cow vould bring monthly ulout $S grofct, o '.II anoth er 110, and another $12. but tnoro vero no figures obtainable us to not re-ults. Although the crops on tro projoot fie good this year, they n.-o not tho best that havo been raised In point of qunut'iy. With rosard to tho cl falfa, which is en Important factor amosg the crops if Iced on tho pro ject the crop avIII bo as heavy ex last year. The late spring did not on able tho farmers to' begin cutting un til tho second crop had a start. Tho rccond crop was cut a little short by reason of a frcst during the middle of August Thero arc, "jowever, tnrny ft'mers 7bo will .have boUv c:tps than Isst year. These fr.rmcrs cro u-iro sheltered from frosts. The wheat, oats and rye crop Is much bet ter than lest year. W. E. Sandel hts 13 acres of outs under the ditch which will average 75 bushels to the acre, and 14 acres In wheat which will yield at least 30 bushels to the acre- The Anderson brothers have 60 Acres la wheat the, wU cut fully two tons to the cere, and 10 acres which they will thresh that will yield easily 30 bushels to the acre. On 100 acres they cut 165 tons of clover, end 150 tons of alfalfa on 60 acres under Irrigation. A. McAllister says he has 35 acres In wheat that will yield at lesit 40 bushels to the acre and 50 acres In rye that will yield between 15 and 20 bushels to the acre. John-son Has Dairy Ranch. Hans A. Johnson has one of the most favorably situated farms on the 'elect. His ranch Is located near the south end of the project and Is comparatively free from the late spring and the early fall frosts. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson took up their farm 10 years ago, starting out with one cow and a dozen chickens. Today they have SO ncres In their farm, a largo part of which is under cultiva tion, Mr. Johnson Is among the farms who nro going Into the dairy business, believing that It pays him bettor to food his nltalfa and grain on his farm than to sell It. He milks eight cows, sells the cream to the Co-operative Creamery nt Dend and received monthly nn $80 cream check. Mr. Johnson Intonds to bet tor his herd with high-grade stock as soon as he Is able. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson do most of the work on their farm themselves, employing n farm hand only during the harvest season. The Johnson home 1st modern throughout. Anilcixm's Crop llcniy. 'Fred and Ktnll Anderson, who, ac cording to Mr. Wallace, started on the project with practically no funds, have built up one of tho finest ranches on tho project. They have under their control about 250 acres of which 200 acres Is In crop this year. Together with farming the Anderson Urothers have a sawmill, which has been operating steadily for the last yeur under the management of Fred Anderson, The Anderson home Is modern, equipped with mud em plumbing. They expect soon to Install an electric light plant. , Although 73 years old, J. W. Hen derson puts in longer hours on his 133-acre farm than many farmers many years younger. Up pt 3 o'clock Saturday morning, Mr. Henderson had most of his Irrigating done be fore ho ate his breakfast. Uveal year Mr. Henderson's potato crop brought him enough to pay tho expenses of his farm. The second crop of straw berries was being picked Inst Satur day on the Henderson ranch. J. J, Cocn Is another of the Tuma lo farmers who Is working toward dairying as a leader for ills ranch. At the present he has only two cows, but next year he expects to Increase his herd to seven nid cuter more ex tensively Into tho dairy end of farm ing. Mr. Coen reports that his first cutting of nlfulfa this year was as hoavy us two cuttings last year. W. E. Sandel has stock ralslpg as n side line on his ranch. During the summer months ho runs n large number of stock cattle In the Des chutes Nutlonal Forest, and In the winter he hikes them up for feeding and fattening on his ranch. As fine a crop of oats ns anyone would want to see may be found on tho Sandel ranch this year. Mr. Sandel believes there Is high feeding value In alfalfa grown on the Tuninlo project. G. W. Snyder, who has 40 acres under lrrlgutlon, will also entor more extensively Into tho dairy feature. At present he milks five cows, which he says brings him from $S to 10 per month apiece. A. McAllister Is one of the few dry farmers on the project, and he Is also ono of the farnmrj who believes that the dairy end on smnll Irrigated tracts will pay. Mr, McAllister has 10 cows, which brlu? htm approxi mately $100 monthly. Mr. McAllister ' proud or his fine crop of wheat and rye, of which be hns approxi mately 100 acres this year. IfcyTrlwi New" Itjc. W. X. Ray believes he has found n variety of rye that will he a rec ord breaking producer. ImbI fall Mr, Ray learned that great results were being obtained with rosin rye. so he sent to tho Michigan Apr'?ulturnl college and obtained two biikuels of teed rye ns u sample. Tills vurloty of rye Is primarily for fall sowing, Mr. Ru did not sow his sample un til spring, but he says that It will yield betweon 15 and IS hiuhels, and ought to yield 25 to 30 bushels per acre If sown In the full. Samples of this year's crop wero taken by Mr. Ray to Hem! and examined liy A. J, Kronen, of the Ilcnd Flour Mill Co., who passed upon It fnvorahl). It. U. Fllcklnger has an S0-ucro farm, of which 63 acres nre under irrigation. Mr. Fllcklnger Is break ing up cousdlernble nii'w land thin fall, find last eur ad dud seven anil n half ncres to tils cultivated land, which was sown to alfalfa Mr Fllcklngur is nother one of the Tu mulo people who believes strongly In dairying. Meeker Kxpci Imcnts, C. P. Decker belloves In diversified farming. The Decker ranch is a ver itable experiment farm. Mr. Hacker hus 40 aerej In his ranch, of which 37 nre under Irrigation, over which Is distributed a wide rango af prod ucts. Mr. Decker has gone quite ex tensively Into be culture. He now has 34 colonies, of which 16 are new. In garden truck Mr, Decker believes thoroughly In experimenting. He has several varieties of potatoes which be Is trying out this year to ascertain which variety Is the best for his locality. A second crop of strawberries Is now coming on the Decker ranch and he expects to have a creditable exhibit for the fair on Saturday. O, II. Norcott, of the Mountain View ranch, has one of the finest al falfa crops on the project this year. The crop this yoar will go between two and four tons per acre. Peter Jenson Is a bachelor. He came upon tbe project six years ago when the south end of the project was In the raw. He set to work to clear his 40 acres of trees. He took 1,150 trees off the property before it was ready for plowing and seeding. Ho did this work ail alone. He also built more than half a mile of flume. Mr. Jensen believes that Irrigation by flume is better than by ditches In that tbe water can be more oventy distributed. J, W. llrown Is Intensive Former. J. W, Drown Is another of tbe In tensive farmers on the project. He has 40 acres, of which be Irrigates 32, There are great possibilities, (Continued on last page,) IfLbPHONE CO, ill BEGIN SOON HOPES TO START WORK IN TWO MONTHS Will Make IMoitsUe Additions tu 'i! IociiI Plant With Mew to Meet . Jug Needs for FUe YeWs Will Upend About $12,000 In All. it Is the Intention of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. to spond several thousand dollars In the Im provement of its plant In Dend with in the next few months, according to statements by J. A. Hntllday, district commercial superintendent, who ar rived hero yesterday morning. Mr. Hnllldny will spend several dus hero on company business. Since taking over tho Ploncor sys tem last spring the Pacific company has spent considerable time and money In making extensive survoyH of the local telephone needs prepara tory to making extensions and bet tcrmctito. It Is the company's pol icy, Mr. Hullldny says, to make Its plans for five years' growth, which has been the effort here, and now that the surveys are complete the only thing to delay work Is the diffi culty of obtaining necessary material from the east. It Is hoped Hint within two montliH, however, that everything will be as sembled and that the work can pro ceed, Including setting new poles to reach new parts of town, bunging cables and placing open wires In or der to meet the local demnnd for telephone service. The cost of tho extensions which nre now planned will amount to about $12,Q00. TEMPORARY SCHOOLS BUILT Tiro Oue-Room MuUdlng.H Go Up Coutinct To He Let. At lonsl partial relief from the crowded condition of the local schools will bo nf forded by the first of next Msk, when the flrst of two single- room schoolhouses will bo completed on the west side of tho river In Don- levard addition. Arrangements with Tho Doiid Company havo been inr.de by tho school hoard fur the use of a portion of block 6, Juot south of Kim bark nvonuo, and the two temporary buildings uru now being orected. When another school election Is hold It will bo put up to tho voters If they want to authorlru the purchase of the property far tho district. School Is nl3o being held nt present In the Mothodlst church, nnd In the Metho dist Sunday nchool tent In Kenwood. Final agreement nti to the details of tho now building wore reached nt a meeting of the board Monday night and bids for the excavation nro now being called for They will be opened on .Monday night and the contract let. BULLETIN TELLS RESULTS OF U. OF 0. BOX SHOOK SURVEY I'oivdgn Mnikets Aie .Studied For Meiieflt or Mill Men of oitli- mcM -Trade Field Good. University of Orogon. Kugene, Or , Sept. J7. A fifty-six page bulletin that Is Intended to give the results or a survoy of the box shook market In foreign countiles has recently been published by the school of commerce of tho Unlversltv of Oregon The bul letin Is primarily for the mill-men of tlie Northwest. The countries coered by tho sur vey were: Mexico, West Indies, the republics of South America, Great Drltnlu nnd Ireland, China and Jap an, Australia, Canary Islands, the de IMndeucies of the I'nltcd StatcB, In dia, Spain, Sicily and Italy, Western Greece, Palestine, Drltlsh Gulnna, France, South Africa nnd Durmn, The market for shooks, cloth boards and staves was covered. The purpose of tho bulletin Is to cover for manufacturers a great amount of expensive plonoer work. The bulletin, whenever possible, gives Import figures and values, pack ing materials, names of principal Im porters, uses to which the product Is put, present source of supply and other essential Information that a firm desiring to enter a new market commonly Is compelled to send a man to get. "A careful study of this bulletin will show that under normul condi tions, Oregon box manufacturers have a splendid field for expanding their trade Into foreign countries," said II M. Miller, director of the school of commerce. Till; MfM.KTI.V AT HAI.KM. Throsgij the co-operation of the School of Journalism or tho Univer sity or Oregon The Dulletln will be on Hie for the use or the public at tbe State Fair grounds In Salem dur ing the fair next week. Residents or this section who are Interested to get tbb homo news will find Tho Dulletln nt the University of Oregon booth. COMMERCIAL CLUB PROTESTS GRANE PRAIRIE OPENING I Van Hunger of Pollution of City Water anil Doubt Agricultural Character of J.nml. The Uend Commercial club will protest to the Interior Department against the opening of Crane Prnlrio to homestead entry us urged In a pe tition filed with tho department by S, 8. Mohler, of Portland. A vote to take thla action was passed by the club at Its meeting on Saturday. Those who favored sending the protest did so on the grounds ex pressed at tho meeting, that the prnlrio was not suited to agricultural purposes nud that Us use for home steads would have a tendency to pol lute, the water of the Deschutes In u manner detrimental to tho health of the people of Dend nnd other sec tions. Men who wero familiar with the prairie asserted that Jt wos not plow land nnd that water conditions there would make farming Impos sible. The club also voted to co-oporntu with Mr. Strahorn nud other central Oregon communities In having pnno ramlc views made of the sections to bo reached by tho O. C. & K. William McMurray and F. W. Rob inson, of the O-W. R. & N who wore present at tho luncheon, made short talks congratulating thu club on tho recent growth of tho town nnd Its future prospects. PHENOMINAL INCREASES IN FREIGHT BUSINESS NOTED FlM'id Ycnr .lust PnM Shows SlOO Per Cent. ItUe llltf Run Is V.. pected In fouling Season. Phenomenal Increases in outbound end Inbound fieltthl buslne.s on the Oregon Trunk nnd the O-W R. & N. for the last 1 1 mouths are reported for Dend by J. II. Corbott. local agent. The Jump In tho rceuue from freight nt Dend became noticeable after Juno 30, 1915, and with n steady growth thu Increase' noted during tho fiscal year which closed June 30, 101C, havo been near ly 300 per cent over corresponding montliB of the fiscal yoar l&l 1-1915, The increase in busluesH dutlng tho months of July nud Augiiut, 1916, has been about 210 per cent over the cor responding mouths or 1915, During tbe fiscal ycir 1911-1015 thoro wore 107 1 cars of Inbound and outbound rrclght for Dend, moat of which did not reprosont full carloads, while during tho ffccal , -a. 1915. 1916 'thero wero 2,329 curj of In bound and outbound freight, most of which was full cnrlond lots. My months for tho tlsc.il year 1911 1915 tho shipments In number of cam was as follows: Juno, 37; May, 63, April. 80; Mureh, 32; February, 4 1; January, 46; December, 1911, 58; November, 76; October, 248; September, 44; August, 152; July, 134. For the fiscal yea,' ending Juno 30, 1916, the shlpnionlH by cars wns us follows June. 2CI; May, 111 April, 131; March, 155, February, 103; Jnnuiirv, 128; December. 138; November, 181; October, 277; Sep tember, 158; August. 301; July, .158. Mr. Curbett believes that exception ally, big Increases wilt bo experienced thli yea i over thu year 1915-1916, Judging from the present slnpmontH. STOCK MEN OPPOSE Do Not Wutit Klieep on Fort Rock lUngo. (Fort Rock Times.) A number of the local stockmen are opposed to the plan of the For est Service In designating Ranger Hnrrlmnn's district ns a sheep re serve which has been the plan. There nre 280,000 acres In Mr. Har rlmMii's district which is known as the Fort Rock District nnd though It Includes some extra good range, very little of It Is being used at the pres ent time because of the lack of water. Certain sheepmen have off ered to pay for the drilling or u well If they are given a leuse on the ter ritory. The stockmen residing adjacent to this land oppose this plan ns It naturally Is very harmful to their range. Since the Forest Service would rather see the local people get first choice lu the matter. Sup ervisor Hastings has suggested that the stockmen organize, form an as sociation, and If they care to pay for the drilling of a well and pay tho regular pasture feu, they will be given preference. Mr. Hastings has stated that ho will be able to meet with tbe stock men any time betweon the ICth and 30th or September and go Into the matter more thoroughly with them. IXHITILM.Ij TURNOUT M.KD. A call has been Issued for ull foot ball candidates for tho Mend team to turn out on Monday evening at 6 o'clock. The team will begin regular workouts for gatiioi this rail that will be scheduled as soon as poislblo. Dend has better material with which to build ..,. an nven than It has cut bad, and much Inuros; l, already w lag shown In the organization, KTUMHNTH VAtKVT OKKICKIIH. At tho uludent body election of the Ilund High School on Monday thu fol lowing officers wore chosen for tho coming year; P esldent, Kvelyn Do dtant; vlce-preldeut, MnrTo Droster hous, tscrotary, Calvin Smith; treas urer, Crlg Coyne,-; football xntna eer, Floyd Grube, lll I G CO C DV SHOT N D SUICIDE LEAVES NOTE TO FRIEND , 'lc" Hn.skcU Dtjxndent l! ruusc of li".traiis.onunt From Wife, Takes Oivn IjUV Had Lived hi Head n Your ITnd HcIuUvcm. O. H. Hasketto. n carpenter who hnd lived in Dend for tho past year, committed suicide catly Tuesdn morning by shooting himself In tho head with u .32 calibre revolver. Death did not result nt once nnd thu wounded man was taken to tho Uend hospital where ho remained hi nn unconscious condition until hl4 death rt 11:30 In the forenoon. Hasketto. who wns known .tround town nM "Doe," had been with Irlonds through the night and when loavlng them only hnlf nn hour before thu shooting guvo no Indication of hav ing any plan to kill himself In hU mind. Frank SchiiRert, IiIh ro.un mate In the Deschutes hotel, saw htm come Into the room sovornl limes during tho night, the last time Rul ing with n revolver In his pocket, A fow minutes later tho shot was heard and Hasketto found sitting on thu sidewalk lu front of tho hotel In n note to Mr. Schiigort found nfturwnrd Hasketto said: "Frank, you aro the only friend 1 ever had, but good bye, It Is ull off with mo, don't let my people know what hap pened. Hopo I meet you in henveu. Good bye, old kid. Your old friend, Doc." According to Mr. Schugort his room mate hud never been at ull commun icative tibout his personal affairs, but from something once tu(d he as sumed that Hasketto was separated from his wife and had brooded over the difficulty. From papers found la his clothes U was learned that ho hari n sister living near Monroe, Orogon, r.nd that his mother probably lived nt tiugono. At nn inquest held this morning & Jury, consisting of Frank Gilbert, John Stuldl, Roy Gllson, James Rynn, Harrison "il-nthum nnd Jnmos Green found that Haskettc'd death camn from i, -.tfd'"'lcVJdy'"und-,. Tbn body will bo shipped to 'KiiRi'ue for burial tonight. MRS. FRED STANLEY OIES L i Wife of Prominent P. O. I, Official Drops Dead In Portland Home, Word waB received hero Snturday of the sudden death In Portland that morning of Ruth M. Stanley, the wit of Fred 9. Stanley, president of the Central Oregon Irrigation Company. Mrs. Stanley has been n frequent visitor here in tbe past few yours, only tuot summer spending several weeks at the Stanley ranch oast ot town. Mrs. Slanle was born In West Milton, New York, on Apt II 15, 1866. Deuldei: Mr. Stnnlu) she Is survived by three children, George 11. Stun ley, Frederick Stanley, Jr., and Miss Cornelia Stanley no Mi'irnM. hi'i.d. The special meeting of tho city council called for last night to dis cuss street Improvements drew one councilman, one city recorder, one citizen und one newspaper man. Olid major came to (lie meeting earlier, but finding no one present, left. As thu four nbovu-iueittloued wore leav ing because no one vise appeared they met ut the door ope city engineer and one count) commissioner. Meeting on the street a row others who said they had Intended to nttuud the meeting, the subject or street lm proiciiients vas dropped nud tbn quostlou discussed us to how It would be posslblo to get people to take Intercut In public questions and how to get them to come to meetings on time. No deolslou wjs ruuohcd. Ilia IMMKAHK KIIOW.V. Showing a gain in deposits of nearly 160.000 In two and a half months, the Tlrst National Dunk has mailed to Us customers this week a summary of Its statement of condi tion prepared In answer to a call from the comptroller dated Sept. 12. The present deposits cf the bank urn $562,859.25, as against 1U3.205.13 on June 30. The statement also shows other favorable features. IIROTHKIt KII,I.i:i IN I'RANOi:. A M. Prlugle received word from Toronto on Saturduy that hlu bro ther. Sergeant J. Pringle, of tho Cu uudlan contingent with tho Drltlsh army In France, hud been killed lu thu recent drive agalust the Germans. Mr. Prlnifle had only recently re turned to the front after recovering from-it wound. Letters from him de scribing life In the tranches wero published in The Dullutln last year. Ills father l a chaplain with tbe con tingent. HHKKP rilllPMKNTH MKGlN. Approximately 7.500 of the 50,000 sheep that will pans through Mend this fall came In Saturday morning fur shipment to the winter ranges In the northern part or tbe state. With fine grasn during tbe last few months' the sheep wu In fine condition. h
