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BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. MAY 10, 1918
VOL. XXVI
NO. 20"
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AGRICULTURAL CLUB
TALK FARM AND MEAT
tperiment Farm Work and Crops are
Discussed by Supt. Breithaupt, Don
ald Hotchkiss Talks of Fertilizers,
Dr. Hibbard, Wm. Hanley and H.
J. Hansen Also on the Program
A very profitable meeting of an extent that young plants
Agricultural Club was held could not penetrate It, tftua not
the high aehooi building last producing. By spreading a thin
av evening and some sub- layer of stable manure over tnese
Bets of considerable importance spots he found it most beneficial
farmers were discussed. and the spots have since yielded
Supt. Breithaupt of the Ex- well without any further ap-
riment Farm discussed the pncauon. ima biwimu u
k at the farm, describing the great Denent to ine iarmere wno
cter of soil, method of con- have similar lands.
ving the moisture, reasons for Wm. Hanley discussed the
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e selection oi mat parucuiur nicai queouuii u wim o nmv
for the farm and what was experience and practical know-
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ng none in me way oi crops iikc m uw uuomcoo ..-. ..
season. The moisture has was certainly to the point and
n made to meet on portions of convincing. Mr. Hanley made
Dlace and this will be seeded the assertion that the Creator
permanent and profitable crops made this a stock country, clima-
season. He has seeded about tic conditions and the very Dig-
acres to aiiaiia ior seeu pur- nesa ui me L-uuniijr uwi uui
s and Mr. Breithaupt is con- assertion. He states that the
t of its success. A consider- same steer raised in this section
area has been seeded to field is from 150 to 200 lbs. bigger
for the same purpose while than in the Willamette Valley
ther portion is seeded to the or coast sections as everyinmg
e crop for hogs. The peas was to the advantage of the stock
of different variety and will business here in a nigner aiuraoe.
The very nature of things was to
the advantage of stock in this
country and it is a certainty that
with transportation we are going
to be the biggest stock producing
section in the entire West and
we are going to turn off a better
product than the lower altitude
beef in quality as well as bigness.
The resistance from climatic con
ditions are necessary to real good
meat.
Mr. Hanley went further in
the subject by discussing the
curing of meats and showed the
advantage of this climate to prop
er curing. The method of the
lonstrate the best adapted to
- section.
lr. ereitnaupi answereu
rend questions asked by visi-
and information of more or
importance was brought out
Ithis way.
maid Hotchkiss gave a talk
farm manures that showed
sful study of the subject and
gave some good pointers on
best method of handling
lures to an advantage. It is
ranging to find the high
boo) boys taking an interest in
work and getting practical
fledge of it. Donald was
iwh1 bv Dr. Hibuard in a
factories where the most rapid
era. discussion of application Pr.l.S"
value of farm manures. BmuiU! "u ."? -yy
tor Hibbard gave his personal 8 "" ine "l
ence in placing fresh stable meau.. rei JTuZ
. ,i. -ir.. mnfh Miinorior and ot better
ure on some iana tnai in- ; --
ed to run together after a wg umtmwnm vmpwi
and become crusted to such Mr. Hanley was followed by
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Burns Meat Market
H. J. HANSEN, Proprietor
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Sasi age, Bolonga,
Headcheese and Weinerworst, Etc.
Wholesale and Retail
Prompt and Satisfactory Service
Your Patronge Solicited and
Orders Given Quick Attention
To
THE FOUNTAIN
AT THE
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Where You Get The Beet There la
Reed Bros. Props.
H. J, Hansen who lmn also had
wide experience in ment business,
He bore out Mr. Hanley'B state
ments and enlarged upon them
by calling attention to the better
and more humane manner of
raising stock. Mr. Hansen stat
ed that more money and better
quality of meat could be secured
by taking proper care of the
animal from birth and turning it
off at a younger age. He dis
courages the method of starving
stock and half caring for the
young, but have plenty of feed,
pasture and take particular care
in weaning the young so as not
to stop the growth. By thus
caring for stock Mr. Hansen
serted the stock man would makei
InrrefrWrr one year as he now
does in three under present ways
of handling.
Mr. Hansen gave an illustra
tion of this that is of recent date.
Last fall K. J. Williams of Silver
Creek was in Burns and talked
to the mill people of disposing of
considerable grain which he had
on hand. Upon learning the
price offered and discussing the
matter with Mr. Hansen he de
cided he could do better by feed
ing it to his hogs. He pastured
the animals considerable but fin
nally got them up and finished
them on grain, fattening them
quite rapidly and brought in 16
head this week that were seven
months old. the hogs averaging
226 lbs. Mr. Williams stated
these hogs brought him as much
money as he had ordinarily been
getting for animals eighteen
months old.
The high school boys' glee club
rendered a selection during the
evening that was much appreci
ated by those present and it was
altogether a very profitable meet
ing. The agricultural club is
going to play an important part
in the development of this country
and there should be more of
them.
Several visitors from other
parts of the county were present
and took a lively interest in the
discussions and some of them
expressed appreciation of the
work being done by the Experi
ment Farm and will take advant
age of the suggestions of all, as
well as co-operate with any
movement that tends to better
farming conditions throughout
the entire country.
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ASKS SETTLERS ABOUT
U. S. LAND LAWS
Oregon Conservation Commission is At
tempting to Get at Cause of Dissat
isfaction and Complaint. Asks the
Settlers to Write Criticisms Giving
Their Side of the Controversy
What is the settlers' side of
the controversy which has arisen
over the settlement of govern
ment lands?
The Oregon Conservation com
mission would like to know.
( harges have been made that
patent Whatever p r o b 1 e m s
arise in connection with the use
and operation of the lands within
the forest reserves, in the pro
cess of settling lands under the
existing law and condition?,
whether of establishing residence.
(iliKUT National I'ark. over-nliiwluwl
everything in the New York Travel ami
Vik ution Hhow, which waa Mil in tlo
(irarui Central Palace March 20th tottlth
The uniqueneai of the (!reat Ncrthrrii
Hallway's exhibit of Uncle Rain's new
play-fcruuml waa a inarvrl to New Y r'.
Wirative artiata. The ten Ulacl.fr. I
Indiana, nf rouree lent, much color to t'..o
Cliicicr KutUrtnl I'ark I'xliibit. Beeii'en
I li l.iiiui.s tlio marvelouM beauty r .
contil by the srenio i! otopruplit aid
p itfaUS tuodo Hie (iluriT 1 nrk In). Ih
easily the attrnetlea of the Show 'I he
li'.'lisiiii piti lie I the r ti jx . in the rtidJ
of the Yx. ibitnt.'.l t o vu.tura to tho uliuw
nt all times f ll.c day lad nl. bi trl '
tlie fShow wis open, tHOOgad whool
rwlkins. '1 lie atttridancc t' the .1
uvcrafied n thousand daily, Itvl i
fnmi the eiitliUMjiL-mi el iv.-.. Gl i
tional Tark, the tmiri-t travel to
I lac thi i year will break nil reearls.
settlement on airriculttiral lr,HR'cultivation of the required area,
within the forest reserve is dis-1 compliance with rules of the
couraged, that hardships andlland office' necessity of cutting
sometimes worked on settlers in I roadB- diatnce and diflicully of
the matter of locating mining market scarcity of water, want
claims, grazing, cutting timber of ,and classification, obtaining
Sportsmen to Organize
Throughout The State
Portland Stock Market.
The following is the market
report from the North Portland
Stock yards for last week :
Receipts for the week have
been; Cattle 1130; Calves 184;
Hogs 2570; Sheep 3612; Horses 3.
Good trade in steers. Several
loads selling at $8.20 with bulk
from $7.75 to $8.00. Heavy
beeves scarce with quality good
and better outlet.
Hogs took an upward turn the
early part of the week and prices
went back up to the nine dollar
mark. Cooler weather smaller
receipts and depleted packing
house pork products the cause of
the reaction.
Better tone to sheep bouse
trade, a few more receipts, a
bunch of fancy ewes were largely
bought up- $6.25 "off the can
Lambs 7.25 and 7.00 "off cars".
Demand for mutton exceeding
Bupply.
Health a Factor in Success.
The largest factor contributing
to a man's success is undoubtedly
health. It has been observed
that a man is seldom sick when
hiB bowels are regular -he is
never well when they are con
stipated. For constipation you
will find nothing quite so good as
Chamberlain's Tablets. They
not only move the bowles but im
prove the appetite and strength
en the digestion. They are for
sale by all dealers.
Use Nyajsheumatic Remedy.
Special effort is being made by
State Game Warden. William L.
Finley, to organize the sports
men in every community through
out the State. In many places,
organizations have been formed
and good results have been
secured.
"In order to carry out the
work that has been outlined by
the State Board of Fish and
Game Commissioners, and to
have our fields and forests abound
in game and our streams stocked
with fish, it is verv necessary
that we have the active assis
tance of sportamen in different
parts of the State" says Mr.
Finley.
"The object of these sports
men's clubs is to assist the Com
mission in planting trout and
other game fish in the various
creeks and rivers, and to release
different varieties of game birds
which are now being raised at
the State Game Farm in places
where they will thrive and do
well. We intend to do this dis
tributing of and fish game birds
through the sportsmen's organ
ization." The new fish-distributing car,
"Rainbow" has been built at a
cost of $7,000. This car is speci
ally equipped with a large num
ber of cans and an air-pump and
necessary apparatus so that trout
fry can be taken from the hat-1
cheries and delivered in any part
of the State where the railroad
runs. From these railroad points
the sportamen are to take the
fish in wagons, automobiles or
other conveyances to the streams
to be stocked.
The various railroads in the
State have offered free trans
portation for the fish-distributing
car, which is a considerable sav
ing to the game protection fund.
Mr. T. J. Craig, who has fish
distribution in charge, will begin
taking out trout from Central
Hatchery at Bonneville, the latter
part of next month. Applica
tions for trout or game birds
should be made immediately
through the sportsmen's organ
ization in each community.
Another object of having the
sportsmen organized is to secure
a bettor sentiment in certain
localities in favor of game pro
tection. It is impossible to se
cure the enforcement of game
laws unless the citizens of any
locality are in favor of such en
forcement. It is planned to have at least
one or several such organizations
in every county in the State. A
general convention of sportsmen
is to be held noxt October or
November, at which time dele
gates will assemble from all over
the State. An active campaign
will be begun to make Oregon
one of the greatest hunting and
fishing grounds in the country.
It is contended that this will be
an attractive advertisment and
a drawing card for a desirable
class of tourists who have money
to spend and money to invest.
Game protection and game pro
pagation is a business proposition,
not only for the man who lives
in the city, but for the farmer,
the fruit grower and the timber
man. Show People How to
Use Their College
The establishment of a Visitors'
Day at the Oregon Agricultural
College will next year be one fea
ture of the organized effort of
the institution to suit the college
to the needs of the people.
Tentative plans for such an
event were under way for this
month, but were abandoned be
cause of the number of excursions
planned by various groups for
the agricultural college and the
state university.
The object of the Visitors' Day
will be, primarily, to teach the
people of the state how to use
the institution, which is essenti
ally their college, established and
conducted to serve them.
During the day the guests will
have an opportunity not only to
see the regular class and labora
tory work of the students in
training to become efficient farm
ers, on-hardists, stockmen, en
gineers, and public servants ol
various kinds hut will be shown
the laboratories in which the
samples of seeds and soils they
send in are tested, where bacteria
cultures are made for inoculating
their fields, and where road
making materials are tested to
prove thir usefulness.
They will see the experimental
plots where new, improved varie
ties of grains and forage plants
are being developed, and the
orchards where fruit problems
are solved. They will be told
just where to send for in formation
advice or aid in the multitude of
difficulties which may arise in
taming virgin soil and making it
yield its best crops.
The various features of student
life will also be shown, includ
ing the military drill, the work
of the band and other musical
organizations, and the dormitory
arrangements.
When they leave they will have '
a much clearer conception as to
what they, as tax payers, may ,
get from the college, and the i
return that is being made to the ,
state from the expenditure there, i
sales of timber and so on down a
long list.
In an open letter to the news
papers of Oregon and Washing
ton, Joseph N. Teal, chairman of
the conservation commission, in
vites a resital of actual experien
ces, and will welcome direct in
formation from any source. The
letter follews:
"Considerable dissatisfaction
arid complaint has been voiced in
the public press from tfme to
with reference to the settlement
of public lands under the three
year homestead law of 1912, and
with reference to the adminis
trative policy of the forest ser
vice. These criticisms have been
directed at both the existing law
and its interpretation by the de
partment of the interior and
charging that the lands included
in i he national forest.
an official survey or permits of
absence in which to obtain funds.
or of whatever nature, the com
mission is desirous of obtaining
all direct information available
concerning such complaints. It,
therefore, earnestly requests
that any one knowing the facta
concerning these problems or
desiring to make suggestions or
to ask any questions should re
port their complaints relative to
the same freely and fully by
letter addressed to Kingman
Brewster, assistant secretory,
Oregon Conservation commission,
402-408. Failing building, Port
land, Or. All such communica
tions will be given immediate
and considerate attention by this
commission.
"It is earnestly hoped that not
only the other papers of this state
(and especially those in localities
i h . 1 a a a a i
wiiiv.il in wnich public lands are re-
s'luuld be accessible, but not now claimed) but also those of the
opened to entry; that settlement 8tate 0f Washington, will extend
is discouraged Ofl lands open to this request to the public through
settlement within the national their columns.
loresis; mai regulations relating Joseph N Teal
to sales of timber, locating and
working mining claims, grazing,
cutting timber, etc, are unrea
sonable and impracticable.
"In view of these complaints,
the Oregon Conservation com
mission, with the purpose of en
deavoring to modify these evils,
if such exist, proposes to make
as thorough an investigation as
possible of the actual difficulties
with which the settler must now
contend before obtaining his
"Chairman Oregon Conservation
Commission."
J. A. Williams, the prominent
Ontario business man, who was
taken ill while in Walla Walla,
where he went to disposed of a
car load of mules, arrived home
yesterday. Mr. Williams ta ninth
improved but is not entirely well
yet Ontario Democrat.
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