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-flefaljtx COUNTY OF HARNEY The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon, Best In The West CITY OF BURNS The Biggest City In The Biggest County In The Stat Of Oregon BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. NOVEMBER 8. )!,8 NO. 52 XXVI for fpmrg :k feeding possi- 1ES GRAT IN HARNEY Ible Method of Disposing of Farm lucts by Feeding on Place and ius Enriching Soil as Well as a her Price for Forage. Market :k at The Proper Season Now stock man is seeing Bien it will not be the for him to sell his e fall and have them her localities to feed when the market is i great amount of feed larnev county is goinK leted in an entirely dif- ner in the immediate , fact the time is right he local man 10 Keep It home and feed as the near enough that the be driven to it at al- Kme in the winter with- rial shrinkage and get top markets at Port- the stockmen of this have sold their cattle Ua county men wno to their farms and on alfalfa, later turn- off to the Portland mar- andsome profit not only tie but enabling them prices for their hay. uriching their farms by le stock on them. The lid has had occasion to tie amount of wild and I that is raised in this nd finds there is not rket for it this year the closeness which have sold their stock keeping that stock at Ifeeding we would have Meet for the hay as well arable grain and the lined a greater proht the resent method of i stock and allowing the nain over with a con- lloss in being spoiled by its. area is being put in it is reasonable to say ps twice me imwni of land will be devoted to grain next year oyer this. The hog business is going to grow mater ially and with increased popula tion more grain may be handled at the mill, but this grain can also be profitably fed to beef cattle under right methods and bring a big revenue to the entire country. Wm. Hanley fed a large num ber of beef last winter on barley and while the writer doesn't know the exact results, he does know that the experiment is be ing repeated this season witn I ............ 1 ,tt-kA ftnrinor tnA SATTtP methods. If it is profitable for one. under right conditions and properly fixed to feed without waste, a great amount of grain may be thus consumed. The farmer who has no stock should make it a business proposition to secure sufficient stock in the fall to consume what forage he has and feed them right on his own farm. Farmers of other localities make good money in this way and local men should get busy. It was feared early in the season that there would be no market for the grain raised here this season, but upon investigation it is found all will be marketed and fed with a reasonable profit to the grower. We should continue to raise more grain and more alfalfa. Field peas Is another crop that will prove profitable and the demonstrations this sea son proves the adaptability of the country to this crop. Let's not sit arouud and complain about the railroad not coming, the cur rency bill or the tarriff, but sim ply apply common sense methods to our condition, develop the country, cultivate more land and make our own market-then when the railroad does come in we are ready to profit by our fore sight, as we are in a position to make good with our land subdued and raising profitable crops ton nage for the railroad, that it is looking for. Market Report. THE BURNS HOTEL DELL DIBBLE, Prop. entrally Located, Good Clean leals, Comfortable Kooms, Clean and Sanitary Deas it Class Bar In Connection. Qlve Me A Call THE WHITE FRONT ERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE We have confined our business entirely to the White Front where we are prepared to care for our customers better than ever before ISES FED FOR 20c. PER HEAD AND UP Baled Hay and Grain for Sale t Market Prices. Good Hay in StacK M.ou rer iuu, Delivered in Burns, $b.5U rer ion te Receipts for the week have been Cattle, 1719; Calves. 60; Hogs, 3813: Sheep, 6631. An enormous volume of busi ness has been transacted in the cattle market during the last five days, particularly Monday and Tuesday. Receipts totaled a 1918 record for a short period and as they followed an abnormal liqui dation the week before, beef out let would have been hopelessly closed if prices had been firm. It was a buyers' market mostly, but good steers did not sell under $7.25. The bulk of steer tran sactions averaged $6.75 to $7.15. Butcher stock was weak only in spots. Cows and heifers sold sharply lower, but bulls and stags maintained some degree of firmness. A small lot of heifers selling at $6.75 featured. Bulk of cow stuff brought $6.00 to $6.25 with occasional sales in small lots at $6.35 and $6.50. Swine market suffered very little from an advanced liquida tion and steady bear pressure. Best light hogs were sold at $8.25 and $8.30 right up to the close and demand was steady. The week's receipts have been above the average, both in quantity and quality. Smooth heavy stock brought good prices. Trade does not seem to be over supplied at present, but November receipts are likely to be heavy. Sheep house came to life once more, the first opportunity it has had in a fortnight. Receipts were not record-breaking, but of fair volume and a good propor tion was wethers, lambs and yearlings. Ewe stock was not choice, but 1 mand is good for this class. Prime yearlings are up a quarter to $4.75 and wethers at $4.25 to $4.50 and ewes at $4.00, with one load of extra fancy wethers sold off the cars Friday at $5. 10 and one load on the fill at $5.00. but they were exceptional, the best seen on this market. Lamb trade is firmer at $5.75, although few sales were made, due to short supply. Generally the lamb and sheep markets are steady to higher. THE RATE OF SEEDING FOR WINTER WHEAT Resolutions of Condolence. Burns-Vale Stage Line 36-Hour Schedule from Railroad Close Connections Made With Trains East. Cofortable Conveyances for Prssengera. Fare, $10. Careful Attention and Prompt Delivery of Express and Frelgha Entrust ed to Our Care. Freight 2 l-2c Per Pound. R. J. McKinnon & Son BURNS, - OREGON Discussion of Results Obtained at The Experiment Station and Harrowing Tests. Knowledge of the Moisture . Supply Necessary to Best Results of Amount of Seed on Dry Farms . HOWARD H. CUSTIS Veterinarian Graduate of Unlvemlly t resUMylvaal J Ultra .'- " Treat glttrT" raes. Cattle To the Worthy Matron. Officers and Members of Burns Chap ter No. 40 O. E. S.: Your committee appointed to draft resolutions on the death of our brother, Harry E. Thompson, wish to submit the follewing: WHEREAS, our Heavenly Father, who doeth all things well, has removed a link from our fra ternal chain. Never again will we meet our brother in this Chapter room. Therefore, let us look forward to a more glorious meetintr in our home above. "For love will dream and hope will trust that somehow, some where meet we must." RESOLVE. That we extend to the wife and family our heart felt sympathy. That this memorial be spread uoon the records of the Chapter and a copy of the same be Bent to the family of our deceased brother; also to the newspapers for publication. Fraternally submitted, W. A. Gowan Cassie Smyth Esther Schwartz Declare War on Colda A crusade of educution which aims "that common colds may be come uncommon within the next generation" has been begun by prominent New York physicians. Here is a list of "don'ts" which the doctors say will prevent the annual visitation of the celd: "Don't sit in a draughty car." "Don't sleep in hot rooms." "Don't avoid the fresh air." "Don't stuff yourself at rneal time. Over-eating reduces your resistance." To which we would add- when you take a cold get rid of it as quickly as Mssible. To accom plish that you will find Chamber lain's Cough Remedy most ex cellent. Sold by all dealers. By I.. R. Hhutiiaiti . Resuming the discussion of winter wheats given in a previ ous issue, it would probably be well to give some of the results obtained in "rate of seeding" and harrowing tests together with a few words on the moisture content of the soil at the time of seeding, the proper dates for seeding and the method of seeding. Conceeding from the start that the Turkey Red wheat would prove to be the best winter wheat for this County, Turkey Red was used for all the tests upon these points. The "rate of seeding" and the harrowing ex periments were most interesting. In the rate of seeding test, two strains of the Turkey Red were used as checks upon the results. Following are the yields per acre at the varied rate of seeding: Turkey Red local 302 lbs 17. 16 bu. " " 45 lbs 14.50 bu. " " GO lbs 13.00 bu. " " 76 lbs 10.33 bu. " " 90 lbs 6.33 bu. 120 lbs 4.15 bu. " 2998 15 lbs 19.50 bu. " " 30 lbs 24.15 bu. " " 60 lbs 16.50 bu. These results shows in favor of the 20 lb. seeding. From a study of the results, it is apparent that there is both an upper and a lower limit at which the seed should be sown. If too thick, the plants crowd each other so none are able to reach a proper maturity. If too thin, there will be a lesser yield because of the plants not taking the best ad vantage of the moisture and plant food available for making grain. But these results are of value to no one who does not go deeper into the matter. There must be a knowledge of the mois ture supply in the soil before the dry farmer can really know how much seed to sow. We hear a great deal about the amount of rainfall certain places have. What difference does it make what the rainfall is, if it does not get into the soil. And what difference does it make if it gets into the soil and the farm er allows it to escape back into the air again as it surely will do in an increditably short time un less moisture conserving methods are used. Just a little harrow ing makes such a difference. I know of an instance where a man, by discing up newly cleared land before it was even plowed has, this year, driven the mois ture to a depth of between four and five feet into the soil. Just across the border line on the same kind of soil everything the same, lut the discing the soil is dry. But to get back to the subject I can see no hope for the man who plants winter wheat on drv land that is moist to a depth of less than two feet at the time of planting. Of course there are ex ceptional summers when we get exceptional rains, but on the average dry land soil, two feet of moist soil at the time of plant ing is little enough. This with the winter's moisture should give a little more than three feet of moist soil. In very sandy soils which carry less water it may be that the soil should be moist to still a greater depth. . Tonawama tomorrow night. LATEST DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NOTES (I'd mi Our I'ortUnd Correspondent) Oregon leads the world in dry farming products. One man, Tillman Reuter, of Madras, with an exhibit the staging of which cost but $750, went to the Dry Farming Congress at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and absolutely on the quality of the grains, grasses, vegetables and fruits produced by drv farming methods in Ore gon, he won the grand sweep stakes prize over Canada's $50, 000 exhibit, over South America, Australia and every other state in the Union. The Great North ern and Northern Pacific railways each contributed $250 towards the expenses of the exhibit At the Chicago National Dairy Show a yearling Jersey heifer, exhibited by Darrow Stump, 12-year-old son of J. B. Stump, of Monmouth, Oregon, carried off the sweepstakes prize over cattle from all parts of the United States. Oregon is going into the great Land Show to be held in Chicago the latter part of this month und it is fully expected that her exhibit, which is pro bably the best ever assembled by the state, will land the third prize of the series. Exoerts declare that Oregon has the best climate in the world for the production of flax and thev confidently predict that flax and flax mills will be to Oregon what cotton and cotton mills have been to the South. A co operative manufacturing firm is being promoted at Salem and it is expected to begin operations within the near future. Coarse crashes and twines for sewing wheat bags and for making nets will be the first articles turned out, but as soon as a market can be developed the finer gradeB will be produced, such as linen, dariia.sk. tablecloths and towels. About 1500 acres of flax will be needed to supply the first year's output of the factory. The theory that flax impoverishes the soil is an exploded theory, it is declared. On the contrary, it prepares the soil for a heavy succeeding crop. The heaviest movement of Oregon sheep and lambs ever known has been going on recent ly from Central Oregon points. Within a period of ten days 32,- 000 sheep were shipped from Bend to points in Montana where they will be fed for a time on their wav to the Chicago market On October 21, twenty eight double-deck cars were loaded with lambs at Condon, the ship ment amounting to 8,000 head, the largest trainload ever handl ed on that branch. The lambs were all purchased within a ra dius of 40 miles of Condon and were consigned to Billings, Mont. That the Dalles-Celilo Canal will be completed and ready for the passage of boats in about onother year is the opinion of F C. Schubert, of the United States 1 Engineers, who has had charge of the work. With nearly all of the Government appropriation 'available, labor plentiful and ' weather conditions favorable, the work is being pushed for I ward faster than ever before, and unless the June rise of the Columbia is unusually great it is believed that next Fall will see boatB passing freely from Port land to points on the Upper Columbia and Snake rivers. One acre of celery, grown a short distance west of the city of Hood River, is being gathered and marketed, mostly in Port land, and the truck grower ex pects to receive not less than $2,000 from the crop. In addi tion to celery, he is raising to matoes and peppers, both of which are extremely profitable. High Coat of Duck Hunting. One of the largest duck shoot ing clubs in California is suppos ed to contain 8700 acres of land and water. Of this amount per haps 1000 acres are water. A great deal of the land is valuable at celery land, and were it not for the club members, it would undoubtedly all be drained for this purpose. I was told that the initiation fee in this club waa $20,000, and that the annual dues were $1000 per member. As there are 40 members this gives them $40,000 a year for running ex penses; and my informant told me there has never been a year that they did not have to make a reassessment. In the year 1912 the expenses ran to $70,000; so, you see, this gun club business is not exactly a poor man's game. This one property controls five miles of ocean frontage. Nov ember Outing. Drewsey Prosperous. Percy Johnson, of John E. Johnson & Sons, contractors, was in town Sunday from Drew sey, where his company have a contract for building a ditch for the P. L. S. Co. "The Drewsey country," said Mr. Johnson, "is extremely pro sperous and every one is satisfied with the past year. Crops have been excellent and feed in the range was never better, bur rounding this country is the best range in Harney county. It is always good but was exceptionally so this year. The stock has been reduced so greatly that there will be splendid feed again for years as the ground will be re-seeded from the ripening grass of this and ensuing seasons. The ditch we are constructing will irrigate about 7,00" acres of fine land which will produce a vast amount of winter feed. "We are bringing in some water pipe via Juntura for the purpose of leading water from a spring to a section of land owned by R. L. Shurtz of that country. Mr. Shurtz will build a concrete reservoir and hold the water from this large spring and pipe it a short distance to his land. The spring flows a large stream for a few hundred yards and sinks. 'This will add another large ranch to the producing land in the Drewsey country. Several new houses have been erected this summer, and the addition of the large acreage to be put under water next season will make Drewsey a well known farming section. Mr. Johnson returned, via Juntura, in his car Sunday. J. Edwin Johnson is now at Drew sey, having completed his work for the Silvies River Co. Laur ence Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, formerly Miss Schlottman, are both well. Vale En terprice. Tonawama tonight. iuttmuimmuummmm: Raw Furs. Hides and Pelts Bought I pay hiahaat caah prices for all kinds of Raw Fur. Hide, and PalU. Notify ma althar by mail or talaphona if you have any quantity and 1 will coma aflar tnam. Am prepared to advaaca bounty on scalp, aavinf you tha trouble of coming to the Clark Address, L. L. NOONCHESTER Office in building south Burns hotel on street loading to court house old Masonic building Burns, Oregon wajwuiunfflimmnwmmwuinmunmitniHiiiiiiiiniBWB Catholic Church. 1. On Sundays and Holy days of obligation Holy Mass with sermon at 10:30 a. m. 2. On week days Holy Mass at 6:30 a. in. All other services, besides those mentioned above will be announced in church. All invited and welcome to the divine services. Sick-callb promptly answered at anytime. Religious informa tion and instructions willingly imparted at the Franciscan Residence. Rev. Pius Niermann, O. F. M. Pastor of The Church of the Holy Family. Cuih of Inaoaania. The moat common cause of in somnia is disorders of the stom ach and constipation. Chamber lain's Tablets correct these dis orders and enable you to sleep. For sale by all dealers. SODA TO BE MINED AT LAKE ON THE DESERT Extensive Industry Promised for Central Oregon. Mineral Can be Shipped Just as Extracted, After Grinding, And Lack of Transportation Only Barier to Progress. Big Deposit An industry that promises much future development recent ly has been launched in the un frequented sections of Central and Southern Oregon by the Oregon Borax Company, a sub sidiary of the American Soda Products Company, of Portland and San Francisco, says the Oregon ian. The project is an extensive and an important one. It pro vides immediate development of the soda deposits in Alkali Lake, Lake County. It is said that these deposits now are in the form of carbonate of soda a product that enjoys a ready market By chemical treatment this carbonate of soda can be converted into bicarbonate of soda, soda ash or caustic soda, commodities that are in constant commercial demand. Alkali Lake contains carbonate of soda in its pure form. No foreign substance serve to com plicate the commercial product It needs no treatment except pulverizing to place it on the market as common, ordinary washing soda. Alkali Lake pro bably is the only place in Oregon where this carbonate of soda is present in its pure, crystallized form. In fact these crystals alone form the lake. There is no water in it The soda crystals are pure white. The lake bed covers an area of about 600 acres, and in some places is 16 feet deep. The body has not been explored en tirely and may be even deeper. At places where blocks of these crystals have been remov ed the water has come up from below and in a short time crys tallized again. Thus, it is be lieved, an inexhaustible supply of soda crystals is offered. Lack of transportation facilities alone has retarded the develop ment of this property in the past The place is about 70 miles from Bend and more than 2T miles from Lakeview. its nearest rail connection. The new "East and West Oregon" line now being built by the O-W. R. & N- Com pany out of Vale will pas.f within a few miles of the lake. It is the purpose of the company then to build a branch line to connect with the railroad. In recent months, however, automobile trucks have been used to carry small quantities of soda to the nearest railroads for ship ment. Occasional lots have been sent to Portland, to San Fran cisco and to Europe. Many improvements already have been made by the company on the shores of Alkali Lake. They include permanent dwel lings, garages, stables, u office building and some storage bins. An aggregate of $40,000 has been expended therein the last few months. A score of men are employed on the grounds extracting the soda deposits from the lake beds, preparing it for shipment and other work. As soon as the rail road gets near enough a force of probably 100 men will be employ ed there constantly. Emory E. Smith, of the en gineering firm of Smith, Emery & Co., of San Francisco, which has charge of the work, has been in Portland for the last lew days. He is certain that extraction of soda from Alkali Lake is destined to become one of Oregon's princi pal industries. The Burns Garage is prepared to care for passenger service be tween Burns and Juntura. Single passenger, $20; two passengers for $12.50 each, more than two. $10 each. Will meet passengers at Juntura at this rate and passengers conveyed to way points en route at the rate of 10 cents a mile. 40tf. We do job printing. THE FRENCH HOTEL DAVID NEWMAN, Prop. Strictly First Class. Splendid Service, Fine Accomodations, Commercial Headquarters Sample Room In Connection, Reasonable Rates BLUE MT. STAGE CO. Daily Line, Burns and Prairie City 8CHEDULE: LEAVE AKKIVE Burns 6 a im Canyon City Canyon City Tarn Prairie City Prairie City ....I'M p m Canyon City 7pm Burna Fare, Burns-Prairie City, Round Trip, - Express Rates 2 1-2 Cents, Prairie to Burn PLEASANT, SCENIC ROUTE ALL THE WA 1 L. WOLDENBERG. Prop. 6::t0 p in 10 a in 12 i ii. n $ 6.00 11.00 sjj IT IS IMPORTANT That you vaccinate your calves for Black Leg early, as the loss of one calf will more than pay for vaccination of the whole herd. We have freah vaccine on hand. Phone orders to THE WELCOME PHARMACY