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Tlio ODlcUl rnpor o( llnrnoj County
his tlio Urgoat clrculntlon mullioiioot
lio boat mlvortlaliiK mtiluma In Uaatorn
Oregon.
die 05i'rnl ani'iicy (Gotituru
Covoro nil nrcn of ,4-;8tttOO mir ol
Iniid, l,(l.'!l)li51 iicron yet vacant etihii'd
to entry iiihIit tlio public land 'inwn ol
llio United Hlitlos.
VOL. XXIV
BURNS, ifAUNEY COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 2G, 101)
NO 15.
Ik
"HE LAND ISNOW READY
)ry Farm Demonstration Work May
Begin Without Delay
IVILLAM HANLEY
fin Good State of Cultivation
Implements No Delay Pending Selection of Per
manent Station and Equipment Other Club Notes.
It will not bo necessary to wait I placed boforo tho Club the finan
for tho selection of tho land and " ci! condition of tho band. Tho
,. linva linvn nn nvrollnnf innt.rtintor
necessary equipment tOKeuicr,'" ....-. .,
with buildings and other things
for tho dry farm experiment sta
tion recently provided for by tho
state legislature. Work may be
gin at once if tho Agricultural
College and government officers
are ready.
Bill Hanley has.offered a tract
of dry farm land all in fine shape,
summer fallowed last season, to
gether with such implements and
teams as ho has, for immediate
work this season.
This generous oll'cr was placed
at the disposal of the Burns Com-1
mercial Club by Mr. Harriey last
Tuesday evening and the secre
tary of the club has already writ
ten the Agricultural College and
asked that experts bo sent here
to take up "the work this season.
Mr. Hanley realizes that to select
the farm, do the necessary clear
ing, fencing, put up buildings
and secure the necessary equip
ment means a considerable time
and delay in beginning tho actual
demonstrations so important to
the farmers of this section;
therefor he has made this offer
for this season and until a per
manent farm lias been secured
and ready for work.
Mr. Hanley informed' the Club
that President Kerr of the Agri
cultural College wrote the bill
that was introduced in the legis
lature and that after its intro
duction it was amended to read
that the "state appropriation was
available when a like sum was
provided by the federal govern
mnt nr KWr r-nnsuw! ir
nna!.iti,nfrM.jnmvJnJnnwniiiii'Giira bill, authorizing thcissu-
cause some delay in making theance of .bonds bv counties for
fnn.l nvnilnhliv lint, it sp.'nis '
ample provisions is made where
by the Secretary of the Interior
has such a fund at his disposal
at any time. However this may
be, it now looks as though the
farmers of Harney county may
expect actual assistance from the
oxnorimont station this season. '
Among other things '"discussed i
before the Club by Mr, Hanley
was the railroad situation. He
said while the Malheur canyon
right-of-way. had ,. passed 'ito tho
Harriman system'iie'didjnot con
sider1,' the" prospect' of 7 railroad
building into the Harney country
discouraging. He did not at
tempt to explain the transfer of
theJHill rights in the canyon to
the Harriman system, but left
the impression that provision had
been made for trackage. Mr.
Hanley said he could not say
what the terms of the transfer
but that the Hill interests wcro
particularly identified with this
interior country and were spend
ing much money towards its de
velopment. Another matter that was given ;
attention by tho Club was tho
proposed extension of the Burns
Prineville and Bend road. It was
thought tho Bend representatives
rsxtl I 1 f tMAnnn t- t S fnm n
notes and make suggestions, butJ,
they did not arrive. The propo
sition to meet the Crook county
towns at the couniy lino with n
first-class road suitable for autos
as well as vehicles met with en
tire approval and Crook county
may count on active co-operation.
There was no disposition on tho
part of those present to discrim
inate in any respect, as both
Bend and Prineville will join on
one road a portion of tho way,
and when tho railroad lines are
completed to tho respective towns
over in Crook it will bo a matter
of tho best inducements so far as
shipments are concerned.
Tho finances necessary for tho
coming year was discussed and
the Club decided to continuo on
tho same basis as last year.
C. A. Harlan was present and
GIVES GROUND
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UUl illU UllllUlU IU IMUUL till.- U.V
pensc of his salary without some
assistance. Tho Club decided to
encourage tho band by becoming
a customer and hereafter tho
band will play at each meeting
of tho club and receive $10 for
each evening. It is hoped that
'in a short time, within a few
months at least, tho band will bo
in shape to bo practically self
sustaining.
Assessor Donegan stated that
tho Western Colonization Co.
officers in Portland desire some
of tho grain and grasses of this
section for exhibition purposes.
They have an exhibit of Crook
county products and hoped to
secure somo from hero at once.
A committee for this purpose
was appointed and has since se
cured some creditable samples
and forwarded to Mr. Maroin,
tho manager in charge at Port
land. MAIN (100D ROADS DILLS PASS.
A special from Salem in Sun
days Oregoman says: Construc
tion of permanent roads, through
co-operation of state and county
is assured through'tho enactment
of legislation in tho closing hours
of the session.
Both houses passed the substi
tute bill creating a State High
way Board and providing for the
appointment of a Highway Com Cem Com
misseoner: Mariner's state-aid
bill, annronriating $310,000 of
state funds for roadbuilding,
and
construction oi pcrnmnuni ru;iua.
Senator Miller's bill, authoriz
ing the employment of state con
victs in these improvements,
was not urged nnd by tho House
was postponed indefinitely. A
bill was passed, however, pcr-
mitting the working of city nnd
couniy prisoners on me roaus
Consideration of road legisla
tion occupied a great deal of tho
Legislature during tho concluding
two weeks of the session.
Strongest opposition to the dif
ferent measures by tho Good
Roads Association exists in tho
House. After passing the bond
ing bill and tho substitute bill for
'the Highway Commission, tho
House refused to consider tho
state-aid and convict labor bills,
feeling it had done enough to
launch a systemtic programmo
of roadbuilding in the state.
The Senate, however, was not
satisfied and refused further to
consider the Highway Commi
ssion and tho Gill bonding bills
until the, House would pass tho
Mariner state-aid bill. Rather
than be held responsible for de
feating all goo J roads legislation
nt this session; tho House surren
dered and this afternoon passed
tho Mariner bill.
Tho Senate followed by taking
fr?m. the Hli!
mission and tho Gill bonding bills
nnd passed them, together with
tho Mariner bill as it was amend
ed in tho house. Only tho veto
of the Governor will prevent
these measures from becoming
laws.
Beforo tho convict-labor bill of
Senator Miller was postponed in
definitely in tho house on motion
of McKinney, Mariner's stnto
aid bill passed by 34 to 20. Chap
man was unsuccessful in a motion
to postpono tlio bill indefinitely,
while Westerlund also failed in
an amendment increasing tho ap
propriation from $340,000 to
$080,000.
Foit RiCNTNcat 3-room cot
tago and barn. Inquire nt this
ofiice.
PLAN TO DEVELOP NBW TERRITORY.
Under tho head, "Harriman
Plnns Center, Not in Doublo
Track, But in Extension," the
Wall Streot Journal, tho leading
finnnclal paper in tho country,
discusses tho proposed expendi
ture of $7C,000,000 in tho Pacific
northwest by tho Harriman sys
tem as follews:
"Up in tho northwest is nn in
land empiro capable of supporting
a third of tho population of tho
United States. Until now this
ompiro has been left to cattle
grazing nnd the imagination, but
word has gono forth to quicken
this dormant wealth.
"In his statcmontof tho action
taken by tho Union and Southern
Pacific executivo committees on
Tuesdny, President Lovott placed
the emphasis of tho announce
ment on double tracking to cost
$75,000,000. There was another
item in tho statement, howovor,
which will probably require great
er outlay nnd add decidedly moro
to tho earning powers of the
Harriman lines. This item was
approval of long contemplated
pinna for extensions nnd now
lines, tho expenditure to extend
over a period of six years.
v' While an aggregate estimat
ed cost or even location of the
new lines as finally decided upon
is for the time being ono of tho
secrets of territorial conquest,
tho plans known to have been
contemplated by tho Harriman
management involve construc
tion of some 2000 miles of new
lino nt a cost of $100,000,000.
"A largo part of this amount
will be spent in tho northwest.
The imminent extensions nre:
Bisection of Washington by com
pletion of tho North Coast from
Spokano to Seattle via Lcwiston;
construction of numerous branch
es of this line to deyevelop the
state; an enst and west lino across
Oregon from Ontario, on tho east
ern border, through Harney vnK
ley to the Pacific coast at Cres
cent City, Cal., via Lakeview
and Klamath Falls; extension of
the Northwest Pacific along the
California coast to meet the fore
going line nt Crescent City;
east and west lino across north
ern central Oregon from tabanon
on Southern Pacific via Prine
vileo to connect with Ontario
Crescent City lino near Burns;
extension of the Deschutes line
south to connect with the Weed
Natron division at Odell.
"The most important part of
tho cxtcntion program, however,
is development of the great tri
anglo bounded by tho Central
Pacific, the Southern Pacific
coast lines north to Portland, and
the Navigation company and
Short Line. This area contains
50,000 acres capablo with moder
ate irrigation, of producing vnst
amonut of grain nnd fruit. It
will yield a boundless supply of
timber, is already producing con
siderable ore, and promises oil.
With tho settlement of tho vast
region consequent upon the ad
vent of transportation facilities,
gross of tho Harriman lines is a
solved problem for many years
to come.
"This development of new ter
ritory is tho vital point of tho
Hnrriman program. Tho doublo
tracking of tho main lines was
unavoidable when once tho open
ing of tho northwest wns assur
ed." NOTICE.
Tho first meeting of tho stock
holders of tho Masonic Building
Association of Burns, Oregon
will bo held at Masonic Hall,
Burns, Oregon on Tuesday tho
14th day of March, 1911 at 2
o'clock in tho afternoon for tho
purpose of organization.
Dated this 10th day of Feb
ruory, 1911.
J. L. Gault
G. W. Clovenger
Wm. Miller
J. M. Dal ton
Sam Mothershcnd.
Incorporators.
A. Picco of flannel dampened
with Chamberlain's Liniment
and bound on to tho affected
parts is superior to any plaster,
whon troubled with lame back
or pains in tho Bldo or chest give
It a trial nnd you aro certain to
bo moro than pleased with tho
prompt reliof which it affords.
Sold by all good Dealers.
Best job printing.
SCHOOL BONDS ARE SOLD
Modem New School Building Will be
Erected This Season
SIX ROOMS READY ON JANUARY 1
Bonds Carry Low Rate of Interest and Bring Bonus
of $M0 New Building Site With Ample Grounds
Secured and Contract to be Let Soon as Possible.
Tho bonds voted by tho Burns
school district for tho purpose of
erecting a new school building
Imvo been disposed of through
tho Fret Nntional Bank of this
city acting as agent for Kceler
Bros, of Donvor. Tho sale was a
good one, tho bonds bearing in
terest nt Gi per cent and a bonus
of $140. An abstract and all
matters pertaining to tho bond
issue have been sent to tho Kcel
er Bros, for their approval and
as soon as the matters incident
to tho sale are closed tho money
wHl bo available when the
school board will ask for bids.
Definite plans and specifica
tions of tho building have not
yet been determined upon but
the board has secured a location
consisting of two blocks in
Hrown's addition and intends to
erect a modern building of at
least eight rooms. It will likely
bo of brick trimmed with native
stone. Tho salo of the bonds
gives tho board a fund of $28,
500 for building purposes and it
is intended to get tho very best
school house possible for tho
money.
It is hoped the contract may
bo let at the earliest possible
time as at best the new school
rooms cannot bo gotten in readi
ness for the beginning of tho
schools this year, but it is hoped
at least six rooms may bo com
pleted and ready for occupancy
by January 1, 1912.
Just what disposition will bo
made of tho present building and
grounds hnvo not been determin
ed. . It is said the building can
not be moved, but will likely
bring a reasonable sum that will
give additional revenue toward
the new building.
A new public school building
of the nature contemplated is a
fine thing for this section and
means added population to Burns
nnd brings it more prominently
to the front ns tho educational
center of a big territory. The
Times-Herald is pleased to note
such progress and congratulates
the people of the district upon
tho move. It is now tho duty of
every good citizen to give the
board moral support and assist in
every way toward tho early com
pletion of tho long desired
building.
LIXTURI'S ON POULTRY RAISIN0.
Tho production and marketing
of eggs and fowls is taught by
by lantern slido lectures by the
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, which has just issued a
second edition of tho lecture syl
labus on tho subject prepared by
Prof. James Dryden of tho poul
try department nt tho Agricul
tural College. Tho syllabus, with
somo forty-fivo illustrative slides,
is loaned or sold outright to pub
lic school teachers, farmers, in
stitute lecturers, and others who
wish to prepnro themselves to
givo addresses on the subject.
Egg production, the breeds and
laying capacity, housing of fowls,
feeding chickens, incubators and
brooders, fattening and market
ing nro somo of tho subjects
covered by Prof. Dryden in the
ByllnbuB. Ho discusses, loo, tho
unoxcollcd nutritive quality of
tho egg, for both tho sick and
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tho well; the impossibility of
producing a successful substitute
or adulterant; and the uso of
bggs in tho arts, as in furnish
ing tho albumen for photo
graphic papers.
"Undesirable flavors may be
detected in tho egg after feeding
the hen heavily on foods of
strong or high flavor," says Prof.
Dryden in the syllabus. "Onions
givo undersirablo flavor, and if
the hen eats them in sufficient
quality tho eggs will be unfit for
use. No beef scrap except that
of good quality should be fed the
hens. It has also been shown
that certain foods nfi'oct the color
of tho eggs, as alfalfa, for in
stance, which, when fed liberally,
gives high colored yolks. Pale
yolk's indicate a lack of green
food in tho lien's diet.
"Laying capacity varies great
ly among individual hens. Ex
periment Station records show
that hens varv from 250 eggs to
a year to none at all. Large
breeds, such as Brahmas.Cochins,
and LangBhnns, should not be
kept for egg production; they are
chiefly for providing largo chick
ens for the tablo purposes. A
medium sized breed, such as tho
Plymouth Rock or Wyandotte, is
usually wisest for the ayorago
farm where fowls aro kept for
homo use.
"Tho flock should bo renewed
every two years, since the limit
of profitable egg production is
probably two laying years. In
case of special breeding stock it
will pay to keep them longer, for
breeding purposes.
"The main consideration in
building houses is the health of
the fowls. It is not desirable to
keep more than 100 in ono colony
house. It is essential that there
should be copious supply of fresh
air at all times but there should
be no drafts or cold air on tho
fowls at night. Ixw tempera
ture is not necessarily but ex
tremes of both heat and cold
should bo avoided. The most
practical way to overcome this
difficulty is Jto leave one end of
house largely open.
"Tho feeding of fowls depends
largely upon tho place in which
they nro kept. Where they have
tho liberty of the fields, the
question is much simplified; there
they will pick up n largo portion
of their food. No set rules can
bo laid down ns to rations, but a
knowledge of somo of tho gene
ral principles of foods and feed
ing will help tho poultrymnn to
avoid mistakes. Exer
cise is just as necessary in tho
production of eggs as is food. If
tho weather is such that a large
proportion of nature's food is
covered, diiForcnt methods nro
necessary if eggs are to bo secur
ed. Access to a straw stack or
a pilo of clean straw on tho floor
of tho poultry house will bo an
incentive to exercise if grain is
scattered in it."
If you want nn incubator this
year now is tho time to see W.
T. Smith nnd patronizo homo in
dustry. Got tho best. Only $15
No oil, no expense and hatches
as many eggs as any incubator
on earth. No sleopless nights.
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IIAINIiS - IIOUSIiR COMBINED HARVESTER
SUILIKKIllAllliN.
Onlya small part of our irrigable
land has been developed. It ili
an open Rcerot (hat the ordinary"!
water user wastes moro water
than ho uses for his crops.
Nothing can bo moro wasteful
than tho surfaco system of ap
plying water to the soil.
Evaporation lakes place only
from tho surface. Now we all
know that if you can keep tho
surface dry epvercd with a dry
mulch -capillary action will stop
with tho mulch. The plant will
then have a reservoir of water to
draw on, providing the subsoil is
moist down to a sufficient depth.
It does not matter whether this
water is placed there by natural
rainfall or through tile laid be
neath tho surface. It is where
it can't evaporate and where the
roots of tlio plants can get it
when they need it.
In tho arid regions, where the
rainfall is less than fourtcc'n
inches, the question of water is
all important, and the problem of
water conservation of tho great
est interest If by a syBlem of
sub-irrigation one acre foot of
water will do the work of three
acre Ject poured on the surfneo
by the old methods, sub-irrigation
is the thing to be adopted.
The one great drawback to the
introduction of a system of sub
irrigation is the cost of installing
the conduits under the surface.
A man by the name of Wiggins
has formulated or invented a sys
tem that seems to meet the re
quirements of cheapness and ef
ficiency.' This system consists of
concrete tiling laid by a continu
ous tile-laying machine at a depth
of eighteen inches. To protect
the tile from the invasion of roots
the openings for the escape of
the water are covered with a cap
that reduces the possibility of
root invasion to a minimum,
while allowing the free flow of
water.
The water may bo supplied by
pumping or from a reservoir. A
pump that will deliver sixty gal
Ions a minute will take care of for
ty acres under this system. A six
teen foot windmill in the ordi
nary western country where the
wind blows a largo per cent, of
the time, will take care of fifteen
acres of orchard or ordinary field
crops, providing the natural
rainfall averages ten or twelve
inches.
There are several considera
tions that make this method pre
ferable to surface irrigation.
First, it takes less than one half
the amount of water, second,
the ground taken up by surface
ditches is available for croits,
third, the water takes care of it
self after it enters tho main con
duit It needs no one to guide it
over the surface to see that each
part of the field gets its proper
nmount - none too much and none
to little.
. With the rise of the price of
water the old irrigation proposi
tions must come to tho system of
sub-irrigation. The man wlioowns
a water duty of three acre feet
per season can sell ono half or
more of his water right and still
grow better crops with less work,
if he will take the trouble and go
to tho expense of installing a sub
system. Campbell's Scientific
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