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f MONO ItUIiliKTIN, IIHNV, OIIKOON TIIUIWHAY, FKMIUAIIY 23, 1023 WOOL GROWERS SEE BEGINNING OF PROSPERITY SHEEP MEN HOPEFUL AT SESSION END PRICE ON UP GRADE HuncHNtiil Wintering Ami Hettle- incut nf Important Questions ! lorn In Pom-nut Por Heller Times In Hlg Industry. Willi Hi" prlco of wool mi Hi') ii grudo nml vital i unntlorm ut illi ttnae coulnil, rnngn roiillottmoiit mid MiiniiKomoiit vlrtunlly somen, t-on I ml Oroitoii ntitiuniiiuii who wnro In nttinidiiiiro lit Urn two dny miiotln wiiii forest officials Imro Inst wind consider (tint they liavn lull nnfoly IioIiIikI them inn iiirricuit time oi readjuntiiuiiit, nml Unit prosperity beginning wllh ttiu printout yiuir, Ii tho nromlmi which thn ftttiiro ox tondn. Tha wliltur minitoii lum dou lit i-nnilv with thn wool liidimtry In till nnrt of thn Ntntu. feed linn been clump mid abundant, ii ml prospects for ;ru on thn raiiRO thin spring mm niiinmtir nro equal to or iiuttor inn average, Join Klnto AsMx-liitJnn (Iniii'rnl sessions of sheepmen luliiRthu I)nncliutiin,(clioco,Hiinunm Cinrniln nml Fremont forest range, roncliidiul hero Friday, thn balnnco of tho day being devoted to personn dlicunntoiia by national forest offl m i n i h wiili Imllvlitintt riifii;fi iiHnm. .im "tin ........ " - Discussion of thu work dono hy thn national mid state annoclntlana of wool grower In riuuirctlon with such qurntlonH nn freight niton, tnr Iffn, nml cnmmlnnlona, resulted In it Ktinornl feeling In 'vor or mum imrihlii lii thn ntnto nrEnnlzntlon Many of thn sheepmen III Howl hnvo evinced thulr denlro to Join tho ntnto , nmoclntlun mid to attend It next minunl meeting. a tlinrmieh nroKram of cooporn if. m ulmliie nt thu eradication of ncnlilon mnoiiK Central Oregon sheep wn decided on Iiihi wcck ioi In wine hours of discussion hy shoop iiii.n In conference Imro. an tho chief rciiult of thn flrat day of tho nicot inic of grazing permittee of tho wes-rliuii-n. Oehnco. Hantlnm. Cnscndo, mid Krcmoiit Nnllonnl forcntn, That thlii object can ho nccomplliihcd Mir ing tint preBont year In tho belief of Dr. W. 11. I.yllo, ntnto veterinar ian, nnd Dr. J, C. Kxllne, federal inspector In charge who uro nitona Iiik tho tiosslun. Moro than 60 sheep -.. on wore present nt toduy'a conor Ait tho moat potent woapon In fnrplnir ulinniiinan who might othor- wlso ho Inclined to ho nlnck In ob serving regulations for combating tho dUoaao, fornat official will with linlil from owner of aheop not given a clean bill of health, pormlaalon to nau tho forcat rango. Hiioiiring oi urni.iiv imnilit should bo completed hy April 1, It l estimated. DIpplnR will follow, n llmo nnd nulpliur mix I urn Inline lined, and 111 10 or 12 liiv thn Recond dlnnlliR .will come. A ithort llmo for obaorvatlon will bo allowed boforo tho nheop nro do clnrcd aafo to untor tho National for cat raiiRo. Two Deimtlwi to Hi-rve) AmniiK othor topH to bo tnkon will bo tho rctnlntiiR of n roltnblo border for ono bnnd, tho ownor of which I to ho not ovorly onthiialaatla ovor tho ndvlanblllly of dlppliiR. Two dopnty stnto Inspectors will probably bo Blntlonod In tho Silver I.nko coun try, roRnrdod ns tho focus of senbtes Infection, nnd u fodornl nnd n stnto man will bo on duty nt tho vat nt illnnlnir tlmo. ails Schroodor of Sil ver Lako nnd Chorlos K, Cnmpball of Tnlaloy will bo dcslgnntcu ns uo nutv Btuto Inanoctors, "Ono of tho grontost dnnRqr of Infnrtlnn lie In tho prnctlco of hor- dorH of pIckhiR up Htrny shoop which mny lmva tho dUooBO," nr. L.ytio aa rlnrml lliln nftornoon. "CoyotcB for mnrlv nllinlimtod tills dnilRUr, llltd nctually rondorod n groat aorvlco to tho Bhoopmnn, but tho cnmpnlRn nRnlnst tho coyote hns reBUitou in thlB Bourco of Infoctlon romalnliiB. Tho hordor should ronllzo tlmt In picking up utrny hoop, ho Ib playing with dynnmlto." ititlillnir (JroiimlH Infrcltsl Thoro Is llttlo risk from Infoctod rnngo, Dr.. I-ytlo polntqd out, but hnddlnir nroundH slrould' bo burnod ovor to kill tho parnslto which cnusoa tho scab. Thn rnanonalblo nuthorltloB hnvo exporloncod Bomo llttlo troublo In tho pnst In properly classifying nanus of shoop which hnvo boon dlppod or othorwlio trontod by ownors wiinom tho rnnaont of lnBDOOtorB." Dr. B- llno 'pointed out. "As ucu a prnc- B.WL.&P.ASKS SUSPENSION OF HEATING RATES WATER POWER SOURCE CUT OFF RUT NEED INCREASES Comimny I'nm-d To Curtail I.enat Nect-KKiiry Dfpitrlnient tif Henlco ITnlll Wny Out Can Ho Hrrn, Pxplnlim (ieiieriil ManiiRer. Itnpld liicrenao In thn demand for electric powor, coupled with nn order front thu Ntntu wntor board which will divert tho wnUir for tho Dun chutvH to othor unen, dcntroyitiK tlift plilnf Hnurrii nf nowor sutinly. hns led tho Hand Water, Light, & I'owor Co, to nuok tho suspension of flat rntnn for hentliiK on now hunlnoss, It wn learned this week from T. II. Poloy, Rtmornl mmiiiKor of thu rfiiniiniiv. Tlin nntillcutlon to thu public norvlco commlnslon I boltiR nindo nn a means of avoiding tho overloading of tho company's present power plants. "Wo nro applyliiR to tho public aervlco cnmmlsnlon for permlanlon to Huspend thu rates for flat rata lientlnir as far as now business Is concerned, tho application being mailt) bocauao of n ilenlro not to iuko on uny morn electric heating under thu flat rnto schedule," Koloy sold this morning. Iln nddod that tho company will continue to carry flat rntu heating now connected. Dni-liijimriit Held Up "In llin imat It hu be on our nol Icy to keep ahead of tho demand for electric powor." ho said. "Wo hnvo been nbln to do this by putting on nddltlonnl power linlt ns our bus lnc crnw. Now. howovcr. wo nro faced with nn order of tho stato wator hoard that proposes to tako all tho wator from tho river nnd des troy tho chlof source of our power supply. This mnkes It necessary tnai wo find nn entirely now source "Thoro Is uncertainty about tho time when tho Irrigation districts which have been given pormlaalon to tnko tho wator will bo In poaltlon to pay for tho dnmngo, nnd In tho mean Hum. our load koons growing. Con siuiiiaiitlv It become noccsanry that wo curtail tho least needed part of our sorvlco, tho flat rnto heating. I'owtT Dtniimtl drown "It will not bo nosnlblo to flnanco a iwiw nowor snnnlv until tho prcsont plant Is condemned nnd pnld for, for ovnn It we rould got tho money to do It, our Investment would bo in rronsed to thn itolut whom wo would rcaulru nugmcntod rntcs to mnln- tnln It. "It iiinv not bo cenornlly known that tho por capita. uso of electricity In Ileml Is probably tho largest in thn United States. This has bcon made possible by low rates mid relia bility of norvlco. Of courso, It Is to our Interest to keep tho rates ns tow ns posslblo, becnuso It wo do not, peoplo cannot afford tho sorvlca "After tiilklnc with tho stato ong Incor mid tho representatives of somo of tho Irrigation districts, wo find that tho situation Is so Involved that It may tako n long tlmo to clear It tin. A tho result of this, nnd bo cuuso of tho need to nvold overload ing our prcsont powor plants, wo nro ... lt.ii- II. .1 rniiinillmlnn to Hunnond iiBnii.ll " -. . thl schedule until Wo can sco our wny out." tlca has oiiorntod many times to con coal scab, It will not bo tolornted In tho future. KiivmiuikIi Protddea "While thoro Is no objection to tho dlnnliiR of shoop freo from scab or exposure aa a procautlonnry moasuro or for tho destruction of ticks, such handling must not ,bo given any shoop exposed or Infected with scab without tho knowledge nnd consent of state or fodornl Inspectors ii ml or penalty of having such sheep officially considered ob Infoctod." Other Issues coming boforo tho conforonco ns Btntod from tha chair by K. N. Knviiiiiigh, of tho district forosti offlco nro tho equitable allot ment of rnngo, tho securing of better rnngo mnnngomont, possibility of re allotment of rnngo on tioh sides of tho Cascade summit, mid tho ques tion of having nil wool growerB In Contrnl Oregon nfflllato with tho Oregon Wool Growers' association. IT VHN"P TO THU SPOT Honry K. Cnmpboll, It. F. D. No. 3, Adrian. Mich., writes: "I had n bad cough for three yonrs. Tried several cough romodlos. Got llttlo rollot. I trlod Poloy's Honey nnd Tnr. It wont to tho spot, Thoro Is no bottor romody on tho niarkot." aorfd for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. Children like It, Sold Kverywhore, Adw WINTERING CALVES AND YEARCINGS Hy i:, Ii. Potter, (l'rofMvir of Animal IltuUmlrr, 0. A. C.) Thn ISastorn Oregon brunch exper iment station, located nt Union In Union county, has been conducting mi nxtoiinlvo serlos of tontn In var ious method of wintering and grow ing stcors. Those cuttlo have been wintered on alfalfa, sllugn, fall grain, mid various other feeds during thu summer; no that thu tests hnvo been conducted under iiultu typical ran no conditions. Tho results of theso tent uro being published ns Dullotlu No, 184 and what I hnvo to say toduy Is based upon theso ex periment rather than upon personal opinion or guess. In tho wintering of calves and yearlings three fundamental princi ples must be observed.. Plrst, It must bu remembered that all methods of wintering nro expensive, and that tha wolght put on In tho winter months with hay, silage, or grain, will not bu sufficient In amount to pay for thu feed bill, and that therefore tho gain mado thu following summer must not only pay a profit In them selves, but must, iilno make up for thn financial loss of thu proceeding winter. Second, tha calves or year' lings, which havo been wintered very heavily, will not mako a good gains In thu following summer on grass as tho cattlo that wore wintered on n medium ration, but on tho other hand, cattlo that ara weak and stunt cd In thn spring make poor gains mid dovelop Into rough steers. Third, calves may lose fat during tho win tor nnd bo thinner In tho spring than In tho fall before and yet they havo actually gained In wolght, sometimes a much n fifty to ono-hundrcd pounds. Calves must bo mado to gain more than ono pound a day be fore they will gain nny In fat. Tha same is trilo to n less extent with yearling. Alfalfa buy In tho standard ration for wintering cattlo. If given nil tho good ulralfa hay It will cat, n calf will consume about twenty pounds a day: nnd n yearling, 2B or 20 pounds. Tho dally gains will bo about tha samo with tho calves and yearlings and will ruugo from ono to ono nnd a quarter pounds n day. On halt thin nmounl of hay, tho cattle will barely live through tho winter and wi:i bo very thin nnd weak when spring comes. t Thero is a very dofinlto relntlon between tho vnlue of liny and tho cost of beef production. If n good stoor sells for six cents a tfound on tho farm, ho will return to tho own er about six dollars a ton In tho stack for hay consumed during tho win ter, nnd from nothing up to 50 cents a month for tho grass during the summer, depending upon tho quality of the grass. Tho farm prlco of 100 pounds of beef and of ono ton of hay in tho stack should be tho same figure. Ono ton of silage mado from peas and bald barley, votch and oats, or corn, Is worth about two-thirds ns much ns ono ton of hny for winter ing calves and yenrllngs. Sunflower sllngo (s worth slightly less but tho exact dlfforonco has not yet boon de termined. A combination of alfalfa hay mid sllago gives moro gain and a chcapor gain than cither alfalfa liny or sllago fed soparntely. Sllngo nlono Is decidedly Inferior to hny alono. Tho uso of sllago for winter ing cattlo docs not havo nny effect upon tho gains which tho cattlo mako tho following summer on grass. Tho uso of grain in connection with wintering calvoB or yearlings that aro to bo turned out on grass tho following summor Is not recom mended. It Is posslblo to mako a much greater gnlu during tho' winter by tho uso of grain, but cnttlo which hnvo been grain fed nnd havo made heavy gains during tho winter, do not mako nearly so good gains tho following summer; consequently, n good doal of tho ndvnntngo of feod lug grain la lost. It grain Is to bo used, it should bo used for fatten ing steers that aro to go to market direct from tho feod lot, rather than to bo turned out on grass. Tho production of baby beet In Oregon Is not genorally profitable Stcors raised for baby boot- uso very llttlo grass but requlro largo amounts of cheap grain. Tlioy also need n markot which will pay n pre mium for that clnss of cnttlo, Oro gon farmers do not hnvo olther tho chonp grain or tho markot which de mands tho baby beot. In nn nvorago of 20 tests con ducted nt Union, tho heavy ted lots wore ntnoty-slx pounds henvlor nt tho end of tho winter tlinu tho light fod lot; but nt tho ond of the fol lowing summor thoy wore only 4t pounds ahoad; honco It will bo seen thnt the excessively heavy feeding did not pay. On tho other hand, cnt tlo that nro thin nnd wonk In the spring make poor gains and finally grow Into rough Bteers. In regions where elthor oats or barley straw Ib avnllablo, It should bu used for wintering cattlo rather than wanted. Straw nlono will not winter cattlo satisfactorily, but, If it In supplemented with two pounds per head per day of either oil meal or cottonnced cako, the cattlo wlft como through In very fair shape, about thu name as they would on poor huy or on a light feed of good hay. Since thn strnw usually has but llttlo commercial value, the cat tlo no produced, nro generally quite economical. In view of tha fact that while the cnttlo .are on grass Is tho only tlmo they will pay, for their feed bill nnd mako a profit, tho cattleman must endeavor to glvo his cattle all tho gran thoy will cat and for tho long est posslblo season of tho year. Any attempt to make up for poor gains on grass by extra heavy feeding In the winter Is suro to result In tlnan clnl loss. Tho Ideal steer and tho ono to ward which wo should alt aim Is a steer which would be. marketed fat off the grass at about two and one half years old, and weigh about 1100 pounds nnd dress out C7 or G8 per cent. Whllo two nnd one-half years Is the Ideal ago at which to sell cat tie, It will not always bo possible to turn them off at this age. Steers which reach tho beginning of their third winter, weighing 3C0 to 1050, but not qulto fat enough to kill, should bo fattened out during that winter on u ration of alfalfa hay nnd sllago and sold at tho end of about n four-month's feed. On tho other hand, stcors which weigh under 950 at the beginning of the third winter should be fed lightly during that win tcr and turned out on grass the fol lowing summer, when they should bo ready for market early as grass fattened thrce-ycar-olds. Advlro on PnttcnliiR Ijunlw Fattening lambs forms a very Bat isfactory way of marketing grain nnd alfalfa but Is qulto risky, owing to tho fluctuations In tho lamb market A fattening lamb will require for his dally ration about 3 94 pounds of choice alfalfa hay and 1 pound ot grain, barley, wheat or oats, or a mixture of theso. On this ho will gain from .25 to .30 pounds a day, A satisfactory feeder lamb Is a smooth, thrifty lamb weighing 55 to CO pounds. When finished he should be fat and weigh around 80 pounds. homo weight. Ho should finish prop crly In 80 to 100 days. The gains put on In winter fatten' ing usually coat more than tho mar ket prlco ot the Iamb so tho feeder lamb must be bought at n less price per pound than tho fat lamb. A lamb which costs 6 conts a pound and at tho end ot 100 days sells for 7 cents, will return about 120 n ton for the grain and $10 for the hay. Prom this must bo do ducted tho cost ot feeding as well as Interest and risk so that the $10 re celved for tho hay in this way would bo about the samo at $8 in tho stack, On a normal market we would expect n fat lamb to be worth a cent a pound moro than n feeder. Of courso tho mnrkct might improve during tho winter, in which case the profit would bo materially .increased but on the other hand, it might go down in which caso tho profit might bo entirely wiped out. On account of this largo speculative element wo never advise nnyoue to fatten lambs but try to stnto tho feed required nnd the probably gnlns and let each one Judgo for himself. Lambs are Jiot hard to fatten. They must havo first class alfalfa fed two or three times n day. It Is fed In n llttlo larger quantities than the lambs will cat up and the retusa cleaned out onco a dny. The grnln la fed at tho rate ot one-fourth pound n dny at the start nnd then gradual ly Increased until by the end ot two or three weeks they aro getting a pound. With good hay one pound ot grnln Ib enough. Grain for lambs should not bo ground. Tho grain is fod in long troughs placed in sep arate pons, from whero tho lambs bod nnd got tholr hny. Tho grain is even ly distributed In tho troughs nnd the lambs nil turned In nt once. Tho troughs should bo ot about tho right length to nccommodato all the lambs but with no spaco left over. The drinking wntor should be clean and whoro tho lambs can get nt It easily nt any. tlmo ot tho dny. A dry shot tored lot Is desirable but barns or sheds nro of but little vnluo. Tho addition of ono pound n day ot good sllago will mako the lambs gain a llttlo faster and will decrcaso tho hay consumption probnbly one third ot u pound. We found that when hay was worth $3 nnd grain $25 good pon nnd barley silage was worth $G n ton nnd Buntlower silage $4 n ton, ' Eastern experiments in dicate that undor similar conditions sllngo mado from woll matured corn would bo worth about. $5.50. Silage for fattening lambs Is not &b noces Bary aa for steers because in alfalfa CREATION OF GREAT PUBLIC PARK ALONG CASCADE Creation of a great public park! along tho entire backbone ot tho Cas cades from Mt. Hood to Crater lake embracing all tho land above an ele vation of 5000teot, nnd the construc tion ot n good automobile road along tho Hkyllno' trail would bo worth more to Oregon than anything else within reach of tho people of this stato, according to Julius S. Stone, president of the Seagrave company of Columbus, O., noted traveler and nature lover who In In Portland on a business and pleasure trip, reports the Portland Evening Telegram. "There Is no place on earth which possesses all tho scenic features which aro found In tho Cascade mountains," the Telegram quotes Stono as saying. "Tho Orand Can yon Is ono thing; Yellowstono Is an other; Glacier National park Is an other, but here you havo something that Is In all of them. "I have been over your Skyline trail. I have been on your glacier- clad peaks, your beautiful lakes, your wonderful streams, and have tramped through your forests, and I want to say to Oregon that you havo the one great nature-endowed para dise In the United States one which will attract millions of tourists here. and grain we already have a good ration, while tho common steer ra tion of alfalfa hay alone J not quite satlafactory. In both steers and lambs, however, first class feed Is essential and It Is very seldom that good results will bo obtained with out choice alfalfa hay. If one does not have this kind ot feed he had better use It for some other pur pose. Stock sheep and cattle, es pecially cattle, will winter on a much poorer feed than can be used for fattening purposes. DOWNS, BREWSTER NAMED AS JUDGES George P. Downs, who recently purchased a ranch near Bend, and H. E. Brewster, representative ot tho Kerr-GIfford Co., will bo judges of tho poultry show here Friday and Saturday, it is announced. The Kcrr-Glfford Co. has offered 100 pounds ot "egg producer" as a prize for tho best trio of White Leg horns and the best trio ot. Barred Rocks, In addition to the cash prizes. Announcement To The Public- Having; purchased the grocery business ot R. SI. Smith ot this city (previously conducted as Smith's Grocery), wo tnko pleasure In announcing to the public that we aro la position to tnko caro of your grocery wants with a clean Mock of staple and fancy groceries and service will be our motto. Wo will conduct n strictly cash business and contlnuo with the Mime delivery service rendered by our predecessor. In confining our operations to the cosh plan wo dLspenso villi certain Ued overhead expense that enables us to supply you with merchandise at tho lowest posslblo price. Phono orders will be given special attention and utmost rnre will be taken to till phono and mall orders with precision. Wo solicit a continuation of the patronage ot Mr. Smith's old customers and Invite new ones to establish an acquaint ance with us with n view of buying mcrchandlso for loss money. ClaypooVs Cash Grocery P THE QUALITY CAR Prospective buyers and automobile owners are invited to call at Southworth Bros. Garage and inspect and drive the five passenger Paige. Built for the Northwest road conditions. Its stamina, easy riding, and powerful motor will appeal to those who are motor wise as well as those who are looking for full value for the in vestment they make. Phone or call for demonstration, without obligation. Phone 66-W. M. O. WILKINS Sales Representative for Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam Counties i RANGE ADVISED "Hut the peoplo of thl stato should bo nllvo to the necessity for preservation of this scenory. It should not bo destroyed by tho sheep men or by othor commercial Inter eats, You should protect your lakes your beautiful mountain meadows and your waterfalls and ntroumn. "Somo day, unless you act Immcdl ately, your sconery will bo sono and your tourists will go with your scen ory." "Your stockmen tell us that thoy need the mountain grazing for their cattlo and sheep," he continued. "All the grazing along the junimlt ot tho Cascade Is not worth n whoop com pared to Its scenic value and as n playground for tho cntlro nation." Surprise was expressed by Stono that there Is opposition to tho plan to Include Diamond lake In tho Cra- I ter Lake National park. Ho said that this should be accomplished without fall. "It was a delightful surprlso to me to learn recently that you have a large band ot antelope still roam ing tho plains of this statu," ho said. "You should protect them and pre serve them, as they are ono ot the few typical animals ot the United States, and along with tho bison they are now few In number." WILL CONCENTRATE INTERESTS IN BEND II. S. Itoyco Plans Sale of Garages In Mctlfonl and Klamath Falls' Ilcnd Hcst In Stato Ho Bays. I Plans to dispose of his garages In Medford and Klamath Palls and con centrate his Interests In Bend were announced Friday by II. S. Itoyco, founder of the Pioneer garago In this city, on his departure for Seattle to meet Mrs. Royce who has been visiting in Seattle. Bond Is tho best sown in tho state, tu- be lieves. Royco reported tho s&le ot nine Essex cars here during the week. Horace Richards, R. B. Slate, James Whltlock, C. L. Parker, H. D. Innis, Roy Canlno, and John Meyers are the owners ot new touring cars, and L. L. Noonchester has purchased a coach. Put It In The Bulletin. riITTffiTTiTiTWWiM, AT A MEDIUM PRICE