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VOL XXVII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. MAY 23, 1914
NO. 28
HARNEY COUNTY WOOL
CONTRACTED AT HOME
Growers Receive Substantial Advance
Over Last Year's Prices and Don't
Have to Haul so Far. Good Prices
Offered for Spring Lambs But no
Sales Reported so far as Heard
understand it. Last winter wi.s
ideal for the growing of WOOl
say experts. Outside informa
tion would indicate that prices
will go still higher as a number
of buyers who want it will not be
aide to net it witout raising the
price.
Market Report.
Receipts for last week at the
Portland Union Stock Yards
were: Cattle. 1187; calves, S!;
bogs, 8806; sheep. 6448.
Cattle receipts less than for
and take a chance on a higher s.imt. ,.ri,M
price. This has always been the rivjn.p ,u. jrst half of this week.
case, as growers in this section xtr,.mo t,,,, , beat hay fed
cannot keep in close touch with ylv,a sll.,.,s $7.7.r. hulk selling
the markets and are not always ::r ,,, a an (). ,.;lr of select
J. M. Johnson, the well known
wool buyer, and Jeff Hillingsley
of Ontaiio. were in this city the
fore part of the week and as a
result something over HOO.IHK)
pounds of wool was contracted
at prices in advance of last year,
the price being in the neighbor
hood of 16c. This is considered
a very ROM price anu equal io ai
least a cent more than on the
main line of the railroad as it is i
to be delivered at .luntura.
Some of the wool men of this
section refused to contract and
will take their product out later !
in this section
sure they are receiving the best
offers. However, there is little
c rn fed brought $8.25. Choice
cows and beef hulls steady to
doubt thut they will ull get better (irm Vory j,,. butcher Si ck
prices than last year. offering.
Mr. BUlingtly was over to pur- . ,:,..: .i(m. n, rm:.i
chase some Spring lambs but al
though he offered better than
$3.10 for coarse wool spring lambs
none of the growers would con
tract with him. We understand
some lambs nave oeen sutu out
did not learn the price.
The advance prices in both
wool and sheep over last year
doesn't conform to the predic
tions of the taritl men who were
giving the auminisirauoii uis
about destroying the sheep in
dustry and the fact that wool is
two to three cents higher is mak
ing the sheep men happy and
bringing a gixxi many dollars into
the country. It is confidently
i xi ect. l that sheep are going to
to i.i hit b r this season than for
never.,, preceding ones and since
the range is good and everything
favorable to the industry it means
much to this big territory devoted
to it.
The quality of wool this year is
better according to those WOO
, for the seven day period, hog
prices l"c. to 2ic. lower on the
week Tops $.S.:W tot& 10.
A bit; run of million and lands
this week, from a HMX) to 1500
more than the ieriod a week ago,
Only a lair demand lor million
ruled the session. Ewes and
wethers 26c lower. Lambs fair
y steady on the most desirable
grades. Vry little spring stuff
offering. The following quota
tions show the trend of the mar
ket: Best yearling wethers 85 to
$6.26; best old wethers $1.75 to
$6; best ewes 84 to 8486; best
yearling lamb- $6 to 86. 25; spring
lambs 87 to 87.26.
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JUNTURA
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CONNECTS WITH TRAINS
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Experiment Station Notes.
1IY L K. HKKITllAUrr.
Kxeellent stands of grain have
been gotten on all the variety
plots and the increase plantings.
Field peas and flax also are up
nicely. The winter wheat and
barley varieties are beginning to
show the effects of the continued
dry weather, though not nearly
ho much as at this time last year.
In general, the prospects are
very encouraging.
A field containing ten acres hss
been planted to (irimm alfalfa
This field is the poorest piece of
land on the Station, being very
budly spotted with black alkali
spots ami so bad to crust that
there seemed to be little hope of
producing profitable annual crops
upon it. The alfalfa is planted
in rows at the rate of one and
one half pounds of seed per acre,
the object being to grow the crop
for seed. In order to get the
seed down to moist soil, this al
kali land being very bad about
drying out when it is cultivated,
a home-made device was attached
to the drill so as to scrape away
the surface mulch enough to al
low the seed to be deposited in
I a week KgO, bulk ar-!mo'st Koi' ,1(l .v't be covered on
ly an inch or inch and a half
deep. Should the stand be too
thick, the alfalfa will be thinned
in the rows SO there is a plant
every foot or two in the row. It
is useless to try to grow alfalfa
seed unless each plant is given
room to develop. The exact
amount of land that euch plant
should have is a matter thut haa
not yet been determined. It is
probably a mutter that will need
to be determined to some extent
on each piece of land. But the
idea ot a thin stand tor maxi
mum seed production is one that
is agreed between all authorities
on the subject and illustrated
wherever alfalfa is seen going to
seed. Probably not less than
three square feet of soil should
he allowed for each plant.
Alfalfa grown for hay is fast
K'oining In lie recognized as tne
highest type of farm crop.
Iliire is no forage, green or cur
ed that eipials alfalfa. Where
it will grow well, there is no
crop which will produce the
amount of feed per acre as will
illdla. All kinds of stock will
sal it with a relish, whether
green or cured. Alfalfa, proper
ly handled and properly fed on
the farm, will return more net
income, tor me land that is adapt
ed to it, than any crop that can
be grown. It is a perennial crop,
requiring to be seeded but once
in u number of years. Thus,
with u little full and spring cul
tivation, a most valuable crop
can be gat In-red year after year
without the great expenses in
volved in the production of grain
and other annual crops. One
careful job of plowing, seed-bed
preparation and seeding is made
to suffice for five, ten or twenty I
years, thus making it unneces
sary for the farmer to keep so
man v horses or to own so much
machinery. Net profit is what
counts in farming just the same
as in other lines of business.
There is great quantities of land
adapted to the growing of alfal
fa hay crop in the Harney Valley
and other vulleys o f Harney
county. That more of it is not
grown seems a shame. Hut that
more of it will be grown in the
very near future, we have every
reasun to believe.
Believing thut a resume of s
number of points brought out in
numerous books and bulletins on
the subject of alfalfa growing,
with due regard to their appli
ance under local conditions, may
be ol interest) the matter of the
production of the crop with re
ference to the soils suitable,
methods of planting, hardy va
rieties, etc., will betaken up in
u later article.
Health a Factor in So. t .
The largest fucor contributing
to u man's success is undoubtedly
heullh. It bus been observed
that a man is seldom sick when ,
his bowels are regular he is
never well when they are con
itipatod, For constipation you
will find nothing quite so good as
Chamberlain's Tablets. They
not only move the bowels but
improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. They
are sold by all dealers.
OFFICIAL FIGURES OF
PRIMARY ELECTION
The Nominees for County Offices Now
Known. Crawford and Smith Are
Favorites in County for Governor.
Mrs. Clark Nominated for Treasur
er and C. T. Cary for Commissioner
The official canvass of the re
sult of the recent primary elec
tion was completed Wednesday
evening. It wus not definitely
known until this count was made
who some of the nominees for
county officers were. Smith and
Crawford were favorites in this
county for governor, although
Dr. Withycombe is the republi
can nominee as announced in our
last issue. The total vote of the
several candidates follews:
K.puhlu.n Candidate..
NATIONAL
Ackerson
Williams
coMMrrTMMAN
Booth
Sinnolt
U. 8. MNATOR
CONtiKKSSfcUN
OOVBRNOR
Brownell
Carter
Crawford
Dimick . . .
(Jeer
Johns
Moser
Withycombe
20! I
184
3ol
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II
169
24
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7:i
Miller
Smith
HUI'HKMK JUUCK
Calloway
Kumsey
ATTOKNKY CKNKKAI.
Jeffrey
County Offtca..
JUDGE
Jenkins.
Stallard
Withers
COMMISSIONER
Ural, eman
Buchanan
Cary
Swearingen
Richardson
SIIKKIKK
Carroll
C'UWltield
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TKKASUKKK
IO
253
11)2
198
125
171
11
58
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33
35$)
217
25;
STATE TKKASUKKK
Kay
KUI'KKMK JtllKJK
Bean
Benson
Cleeton
IVArcy
Harris
McBride
McNary
Richardson
201
173
124
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111)
BB
Clark
Sweek
Thompson
Beery
SURVEYOR
CORONBR
CleveiiRer
1 leiimau
129
54
49
389
31
18
Rote Festival Plans
Nearin ( ompletion
In addition lo the unusually
elaborute arrangements which
have been made for welcoming
the "Queen of Rosuria", and for
the vehicle, industrial and Human
Rosebud parades, an event of ex
traordinary interest und one en
tirely unique in celebrations of
this kind, will be Staged during
the coming Rose Festival. This
will be u night contlugrution in
which an 8-story fuctory building
occupying un entire city block
will be theoretically destroyed by
fire. This attractive feature will
be in the nature of a drill for the
Portland Fire Department and
will be produced under the direc
tion of a professional stage mana
ger assisted by a large company
of uctors who will be scattered
throughout the building when
the torch is applied.
A general fire alarm will be
turned in after the building has
been treated with chemicals und
other materials to give the prop
er lire etiect and the lull equip
ment of the fire department will
respond. All the most modern
lire fighting apparatus und the
most effective life saving appli
ances will be brought into play
during this sectucle. The struc
ture which is to Ik- "destroyed"
is centrally located and it is esti
mated thut fully 25U.000 people
will be able to see it from near-by
points.
MORE MODERN FARM
MACHINERY IS COMING
Big Caterpillar Plow on Way in From
Bend to Help Develop Big Farm in
Harney Valley. 9,000 Acre Tract
Put Under Cultivation. Fenced and
Otherwise Improved at Once
College Students See
Stock Methods on Farm.
ATTOKNKY CENKKAI.
Brown
Farrin
Grant
Johnson
Lord
8TATK .SUI'KRINTKNDKNT
Churchill
STATE ENUINEEK
Lewis
Stockman
I.AIIiiK riiMMISSIONKK
Bynon
Hoff
Madsen
Miller
RAILROAD COMMIHHIONKK
Miller
Patton
WATKR SUPERINTENDENT
Cochran
JOINT REPRESENTATIVE
Crunilali
Davey
County (Mlii...
JUIXiE
171
7G
72
47
, 68
860
886
210
102
168
45
102
2T2
152
868
166
28i
Denstedt
livens
COMMISSIONER
Jones ...
Robins
Goodman
Hunkius
Sprugue
1 1 ue he I
Miller
Cowan
SHERIFF
CLERK
TREASURER
SURVEYOR
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816
, 166
28(i
241
102
14U
452
447
4U4
CORONBR
Clevenger 427
Damocralic ( andldalai
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
Canon Iff
EBterly 258
U. 8. SENATOR
Chamberlain 1187
GOVERNOR
Bennett . 168
Cobb
Progra..iva Candidal..
The progressive party had but
few candidates out and those
who were on the ballot received
but few votes. Cax for Nation
al committeeman, got 4 votes;
Hunley, for senator, 10; Gill, for
governor, 4; McMahan, for gov
ernor, 0; Burton, for state super
intendent, 8.
First National Turns
Down Forged Checks
The note of warning Bounded
by the Journal a couple of weeks
ago to be on the lookout for the
bad check man was not taken
seriously. Since that time one
of our me r counts got stung for
I 50 by u man calling himself
Fred V. Ross.
Ross wus apparently an inno
cent looking ranch hand, some
where between 20 and 30 years
of age, dark complexion and
would weigh about 160 pounds.
There was nothing in his looks
that would arouse a suspicion of
crookedness. He was to ull out
ward apiR-arances u laborer. He
made the acquaintance of Mr.
1 1 ii tl". the automobile man, and
Huh introduced him to some of
our business men.
Foster and Hyde didn.t have
the chunge to spare at the time
so-lhe 1'rinevi'le Mercantile Co.,
received a call. Ross Robinson,
the manager, never questioned
the genuiness of the check, sim
ply produced the coin and that
was ull there wus to it. The fel
low went buck to Foster & Hyde's
made some purchases and then
hired Mr. Huff to take him to
Redmond. This was on Satur
day, May 2. One week later the
check was returned to l'rineville
marked "forgery."
The check was supposedly
druwn by Wm. W. Brown on the
First National Bank of Burns,
payable to Fred V. Ross. It was
written on a leaf torn out of a
note book. Mr. Brown quite
often writes his checks this way
if printed ones are not at hund.
Three other forged checks
were sent over by the sheriff of
Harney county all drawn und
signed Wm. W. Brown. Kvery
one of them was turned down by
the Harney county bank. With
a week's start the chances of ap
prehending the alleged Fred V.
Ross are rather slim.- l'rineville
Journal.
Ford cars for Juntura or any
38 1 other place. Phone Burns Car-
A party of 18 students of the
Agriculture College visited the
farms of a number of Oregon
livestock breeders during four
days early in May. The party
was composed of seniors und
juniors of the Animul Husbandry
department and made the inspec
tion under the direction of three
members of the fuculty. The
trip extended through the cen
trul und lower Willamette Valley
sections and included visits to
nine farms on which pure bred
livestock is raised. The visitorB
were made to see how the practi
cal live stock industry is curried
on by successful producers, und
investigated breeds, manage
ment, feeding und equipmmt.
"We were cordially received
wherever we went," suid 1'rof
eBsor E. L. Totter, head of the
department. "The young men
were helped to see the point of
contact where the instruction of
the College applies to the prac
tical business. Owners not only
conducted the party through the
plants, but often gave them valu
able points on the history of the
stock and timely suggestions on
management. At the Chalmers
farm, near Forest Grove, the
boys were given a most interest
ing account of the development
of the Shorthorn cattle by a for
mer neighbor of Cruikshank, the
great Shorthorn breeder. At
Mr. Brown's place, neur Carlton,
the owner gave the students a
most interesting camp lire ad
dress.
"These visits of inspection are
annual affairs and purt of the
regular work of the junior and
senior classes."
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The Clay Clemens sawmill is
now at its new location and is
prepared to fill any order with
rough or dressed lumber, ulso fir
lumber; buck teeth and any
special order given prompt at
tention. 32.
The railroad is no longer con
sidered in connection with the
development of this big farming
territory. That it will be ready
to handle the products is taken
for granted as it is drawing near
er and may be completed to this
valley during the present season.
J hat there is confidence of this
is evidenced every day by the
activity of men who are interest
ed in the development of the
country, men who are conserva
tive and generally know what
they are doing when they start a
business venture.
W. G. Howell, the Portland
land capitalist, who with other
associates is interested in large
real estate holdings in this Valley,
came in the fore part of the week
and announced they had a 75-
horse power caterpillar plow and
other machinery on the road from
Bend, a 5-ton auto truck being a
part of the equipment. The lat
ter has since arrived with a load
of machinery and the load has
been taken to the big 9,000 acre
tract of land some 20 miles east
of Burns where active operations
are to begin upon
the big plow.
This big tract of land is to be
cleared and put into cultivation
just as rapidly as the machinery
can do it and will mean a great
ana added to the land now under
cultivation and devoted to crops.
The entire tract is to be fenced
with rabbit proof fence and the
necessary buildings erected to
accommodate the employes and
machinery. It is one of the very
richest spots of farm land in the
vulley and with proper facilities
much or practically all of it may
be irrigated by means of pumps
in fact there is one flowing ar
tesian well now upon the place
und every indication that other
(lowing wells may be obtained by
drilling. With this great area
devoted to grain, alfalfa, peas,
etc., it will make a vast differ
ence in the country and offer en
couragement to the small farmer
who is trying to develop his hold
ings. With modern machinery the
task of subduing this vast empire
is not going to be such a stupen
dous one after all. This big out
fit is the second of its character
to be brought in and there is
talk of still a third one before
this season is over. The experi
ment farm has demonstrated that
it is no longer a question of
whether we have a farming
country or not. That is settled.
It is also settled that alfalfa, field
peas and grain may be grown
without fail under right tillage
methods whether the land is ir
rigated or not. Now the only
question is the actual develop
ment of the land and getting it
into the hands of home builders
and farmers. The transportation
question is Bettled and the pack
ing plant now being erected will
be in a position to care for the
live stock products. A creamery
will be the next thing in order
and there will be no excuse for
the arrival of the railroad people not coming on
in to take care of the great ton
nage that is created by the farm
ing of the "Biggest country out
doors."
The Times-Herald has been
looking forward for many years
for just the change it is now wit
nessing and it is certainly grati
fying to the present management
to see some of the predictions
heretofore made, even through
considered extravagant only a
few years ago by the man who
said this could be only a stock
raising country, being realized.
There will be even greater possi
bilities than has ever been pre
dicted by this paper, eyen great
er than had been dreamed by the
most enthusiastic booster Harney
County has ever had.
Tonawama tomorrow night.
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