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CITY OF BURNS
COUNTY OF HARNEY
The Biggest County In The State
Of Oregon, Best In The West
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The Biggest City In The Biggest
County In The State Of Oregon I
VOL. XXVI
BURNS, HARNKY COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 5, 1913
NO. 21
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ROF. SHAW'S ADVICE
TO THE HOMESTEADER
fives The Intending Investor Practical
Information Whereby Profitable
Results Reward Those Who Will
Adhere To His Methods And Give
Careful Consideration To Seeding
erv many homestendors are
it now beginning their work
homesteads, which they have
;en. It is of the utmost im-
ance that they shall begin
L This paper will discuss
it question and more especially
reference to the needs of
iesteaders who have families.
especially important that
shall be able to irrow food
themselves and the animals
it they have when they come
heir claims. Under judicious
magement they may do this.
without knowing how. they
utterly fail.
I is presupposed that every
n who moves onto a home-
fed farm with a family will
;e with him to that farm four
es to enable him to plow his
I. a cow or two to provide his
il with milk and butter, a
rp ! sow that will nourish piir
ive meat the following win
and a few hens to provide
H with meat or its equivalent
ggs the first summer. Hi'
iuld also have enough grain
th him to feed his horses, his
Ine and his fowls until he can
iw some the following autumn.
rhat money crops can he grow
first year? Only two, one is
and the other is durum
t Of these flax is the sur
as it will bear up better un
it dry conditions, should the
n prove dry. than any other
al crop. But to be sure of a
it should not be sown later
eaily June. If the durum
at is sown it cannot be sown
early. The flax is sown at
rate of 1J pecks per acre,
the durum wheat at the rate
, Decks per acre, of course it
ild be better in the long run
lummer-failow all the land
ken the first year, and to sow
bulk of it to winter wheat
following August, but, if the
lesteader must have some
money crops, these should
flax and duram wheat
Which are the crops that can
be grown for the live stock? The
homesteader can grow for these
oats, to provide food for horses,
barley and peas to provide food
for the cow or cows in winter
and hulless barley of the white
variety to provide food for the
swine the following winter, and
also to provide food for the fowls.
The oat crop is not so sure a
crop as the durum wheat on
breaking, but it mav be made to
furnish much food in an average
season. In a very dry season
the results would be disappoint
ing. It would not be necessary
to thresh the oats for the horses
as in newly settled sections it
might not he easy to get a ma-!
chine. The pea anil barley crop
should be drilled m, using 3 p cks
of peas and 2 of barley to the
acre. These would be cut when
in the dough stage, and they I
would be fed to the cows as hay. j
The white hulless barley could
be sown at the rate of 3 or 4
peck per acre and it would furn
ish food to swine and fowls the
following winter, either in the
threshed or theunthreshed form.
Corn is one of the best crops
to grow to furnish food for
horses or cows in winter. Good
crops can be grown on the new
breaking. To gro these in best
form, the land should be broken
5 to G inches deep. It should be
packed with a disk as soon as j
broken. A fine mulch should be i
made on it with the harrow. The j
corn should be planted in hills
8 feet apart each way. The
varieties to plant include the
Mercer Flint and the Northwest
ern Dent. They should be plant
ed as soon as the danger from
frost is past. The cultivation
may be given part by the harrow.
Squaw corn planted thus in hills j
will furnish grain for swine and
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OREGON WELL REPRESENTED IN THE PERMANENT
ST. PAUL AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY FROM
"ZONE OF PLENTY."
Orrpon will no ilouM JitIvp (frvnt rnid
i.ntinr bsasflts from ths ptnstMat li
piny sf grates sad grassss in tin- -hi
bit ion MM of ths MorthWStl Prvi'lop
mint LsiSjW in St. I'mil. S'lrn.lil
aiimpli-n of wheat, onti. Hut. ryi mid
luirli'y with irt of (ln Mulc'a mux
nUesnt sgrlralttml nhibll at tks nsset
MinnuxtlM anl Chicago lallil allow anil
w.rr Irrniii-lit Rm( f'T display pttnsMS
liy tin' Cr.al . .1 1 In rn llailwuy. Com
nnTtial oipmi.it ioiM, tin luilruatU an. I
tlm Pi'rloiiin nl LsBftM SN lurrying on
an vxtvnaivu publicity campaign to at-
inot tin. attention of vialtora in tin'
Twin Oty t.i tin ilinplay of tin products
of tin iwil of tin' Aiiu'iiruii Niirtliwcil
anil it i- likely tliouaaiula of pSOpls ill
1 i'W (lie exhibit annually.
Om of tln fiatiini of till' Oregon
oxliil'it in u Hampli' of full rye arvrn left
high. Yurlrlira of oatS inrluilo Mum
moth (luali-r, Storm King ami MtSI
Mini-. Wliii ' Ilonaniui in alao hIiowii in
(In display. Crail Kifi', Itig Clnh, lllnr
sti-iii sad Bad Club rsrlttiss of wheat
are wt'll feuturiil in tin' onp'ii grain
exhibit. bssUsat tlax niimpli'4 anil i
row li.iil.-y form a part of tin' display
Mn-lli-il gniim in gla jam SOSBBlstS th
grain vxuillt. Ora.11 ample inclu !
tiuiothv, rr.l rlovrr, alalkf, alfalfa, l.iin.h
(TSSS, Dies joint ami liromr
In tin' Oregon exhihit are a large mini
her of jniM eontainlng tine, aamplea of
praeasSM fruiti of dufsrSBt varietiea.
The fofSStS have nroviiliil an exhibit of
TOodS "I xeveral kiinli' The exhibition
root! i well ntlpplipil with Oregon liter
ature tleieriptive of I he state In general
ami t-v rominiiiiillea. The exhibit i open
morning, afternoon ami evening and rep
n-H.-nlaliven of the league give infornia
lion al.. ml the statea of Oregon, Mlnne
-I 1. Miintanu. Waahington, lilaho ami
I he Pakotna, the aevell alalia whiill th
lei 'lopineiit League U awking to aJ-
rsaos,
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HO order early. lOvrrv day iuJiIh to the ulrcudy
uiipreedeiitfd ileinaml for Ford Cfirn. In Hiitt
of the greatly enlarged production lute buyer
lire almost sure to be disappointed. (Jet your
order in today rigbt now.
"Everybody is driving a Ford" more than 200,000 in
service. New prices runabout $650 touring car
$725.00 -with all equipment delivered at Burns. Get
further information and full particulars from the
BURNS GARAGE
Kacloalve Airali for Harney CoMtr
fowls, lut il wi'l not furnish
much fodder.
To provide for the home a lih
oral supply of potetOM should ht
planted. They will row well on
hreakiiiK. The land mav be pre
pared M for com. In this way
an ample supply of POtatOM may
be obtained for home use. If
white navy beena are sown on
sod land and broadcaated, they
are fairly sun' to produce B kiuhI
crop, and the same is true of
nitmbajtaa. The only labor in
volved will be the aowing and
harrowing. Vegetable! may al
so be thus grown. In these
ways the bomeateader may do
much to lessen the outlay of the
first season.
Resolution of Condolence
Tule Circle No. 168, Hums
Oregon, has been called upon to
mourn with those who mourn.
Death has entered our mystic
circle, and taken from us our es
teemed and worthy Neighbor
Minnie Woldenberg, therefore
be it
Resolved; That we bow in hum
ble submission to the dispensa
tion of Him who rules the Celes
tial Circle above. Truating in
the wisdom of one who cltx-th all
thinga well.
Resolved; That we extend to
the husband anil family our
heartfelt sympathy in their
bereavement and pray that in
the hour of trial they may be
comforted by one who is to wise
to err.
Resolved; That the Charter be
draped in mourning for thirty
days. That n pugu be set apart
in the records of the Circle for
the memorial.
That these resolutions be pub
lished in hi; paper! and a copy
be inroad on the minutes.
Cemmittee:
Esther P. Schwartz
Hester K. Coodman
Annabel Foulkaa
Baatman Kodaks and Kodak
supplies at The Welcome Pharm
acy. 10 tf
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AT THE
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Gives New Knowledge
On Rural Problems
"Through our axtention de
partment and by means of bulle
tins the results of this investiga
tion will be placed at the com
mand of every rural community
in the state of Ort'Kon." says Dr.
j Hector Maepherson of the econo
mics department of the Oregon
Agricultural CoUege, apealdngof
i the work of the past three years
I in collecting information which.
! it is hoped, will aid in solving
rural problems.
"Few sections of the United
Stales are more enterprising and
progressive than the Pacific
Northwest, " he says, "No sec
tion shows more inclination to
aCQUlre the advantages of fuller
agricultural organization. Re
peated requests for information
and guidance have been present
ed to this college.
"For the past three years, in
consequence, the school of com
merce has been preparing to
meet the demand, voiced by
many of our most prominent rur
al leaders, for instruction in Un
economic problems of agriculture.
"As a result an immei ae
amount of material has been col
lected. The field force in charge
of the preliminary agricultural
survey conducted during the past
summer by the Oregon State Im
migration Commission thru the
agricultural college covered every
county in the state. The ques
tionaries, as well as the commun
ity reports required of all the
field men, were especially de
signed to secure the fullest in
formation possible regarding so
cial and economic conditions
among the farmers of the state.
"Alongside of this material we
; have placed the results of rural
surveys and investigations by
country life commissions in other
states. In addition the corres
pondence and yuestionairc meth
od has been persisted in until
we have accumulated a large
hotly of first-hand facts, sugges
tions, and opinions from promi
nent educators and rural life
I workers in every state in the
, Union, as well as most of the
Canaidian provinces".
! Two Boosters Who Got Left
A party of Kansas people, 21
, in number, arrived in Ontario on
on Sunday in a special tourist
j car, being four days on the road.
I The car was left here by the
Pony and W. T. Lampkin and
("has. W. Thebaud paid the
strangers a visit and welcomed
them to this section, Hooster Hill
telling them that Ontario was
the only place on earth to locate,
and Charley stating that Vale
was the right haven. Just then
a fellow with lilac whiskers said:
"Sec here, gentlemen, I am
spokesmen for every man, woman
and child in this car and we're
going to Hurns, Harney County."
Kill collapsed and Charley
fainted. Ontario Democrat.
RANCHER CHECKS UP
ON THE MIDDLEMAN
Replies Show lltimate Buyer
Pays $1.25 to $1.50 For
What Grower Sells at 55 Cts.
In order to determine just how
badly he was being robbed and
at the s inio time show the con
sumer how he was being held up,
I . L Young, a ranchei residing
near Nampa, lilaho. put into
operation a unique schema that
brought astounding results frotti
the potatoes he raised and sold
says an exchange.
Young is an extensive potato
raiser. After he had harvested
his Murphy crop last Full and
while sacking the potatoes, he
placed a note in the bottom of
each sack asking the consumer
to be kind enough to write him
what price he paid for the spuds.
The potatoes were later sold by
Mr. Young, who received for
them Gfi cents a sack.
1 Some time later letters began
to pour in to Mr. Young from all
parts of the United States. The
consumers had found the notes.
The several hundred replies also
stated that the consumers had
paid prices ranging from $1,60
to $2.50 tier sack for the spuds.
Mr. YoutiK said he expected
the middlemen to make a rea
I mable profit, but that he, as
grower, was lereiving such a
small fraction of the ultimate
silling price demanded of the
buyer as astounded him.
The revelation has spread out j
among Idaho crowers, many of
whom are confident now that
aajea direct to the conaumersl
would be much more profitable
all around.
Eastern Oregon Beef
Producing Methods
Three prime dressed steers.
one from each of three lots now
being sent to market by William
Hanley, of Hurns, are to be seiit
with his compliments to the Ore
gon Agricultural College. They
represent three different method!
of feeding for market which Mr.
Hanley has been using. He has
compiled data as to the methods
and results and is sending them
also for the benefit of the stud
ents and instructors of animal
husbandry, to demonstrate the
value of eastern Oregon for beef
production.
New pumps for ladies at
Schwartz' in patent and velvet
Just arrived. See them.
GAME BIRDS RECEIVE
FURTHER PROTECTION
Right To Regulate Protection of Migra
tory Birds Is Taken From States.
Game Warden Finley Soon To Call
Meeting of Hunters to Submit Re
commendations for Changes Etc.
Multnomah County duck hunt
trs need worry no more about
unsatisfactory game laws enact
ed by the last legislature, and
those sections agitating a refer
endum on what they term an ob
noxious code might as well re
serve their efforts for another
cause, for hereafter migratory
birds, including ducks, geese,
swan, etc., are the property of
the United States Government
and subject to regulation by the
Federal authorities, says the
Oregonian.
This news of the most radical
step in game protection ever tak
en in the United States was re
ceived yesterday by Came War
den Finley from Henry W. Hen
shaw. chief of the Bureau of
Biological Survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Delegates
from the various sections of the
United States (rill meet in Wash
ington in the near future to de
termine the open and closed sea
sons for these birds in the vari
ous districts or zones.
This law taking from the var
ious states their rights to regulate
the protection of migratory birds,
was signed by the 1'resident on '
March 1 and immediatly became
a law. The term "migratory
and insectiverous birds, "includes
geese, swan, brant, ducks, snipe,
plover, woodcocks, rail, wild pig
eons, coot, dove and all other
species of bird which migrate.
This leaves only the quail, China
pheasant, rufTed and blue grouse
to be protected as the states will.
In order that Oregon may have
an open season for these birds
which will be satisfactory to all
sportsmen, Mr. Finley will pro
bably call a meeting of hunters
from every section of the state
within the next few weeks. He
is determined that the majority
shall rule at least so far as his
recommendations to the Federal
authorities are concerned. His
idea is to have Oregon divided
into two zones, east and west of
the Cascades, with the open sea
son conforming to the climatic
conditions.
Just received at The Burns
Department Store New Ging
hams, Chambras, Kibbonettes,
Ladfea Negligee Shirts, Muslin
underwear.Silk Hose, and Gloves,
Velvet Ribbon in all colors, Em
broideries, Laces, Ribbons and
Notions.
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OREGON LIFE
Will donate to the building fund of the Presby
terian church 1 0 per cent of all commissions he
makes during the time of business from
March 15, to May 1st
Burns Meat Market
H. J. HANSEN, Proprietor
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Sasnage, Bolonga,
Headcheese and Weinerworst, Etc.
Wholesale and Retail
Prompt and Satisfactory Service
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What Have You To Offer In Exchange?
We have aev ral tqilcndid ranches in California and Washington 157 acres well im
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Mo. Any of these fine properties can be traded for a good stock and hay ranch in
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a competent man in charge of this department.
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