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BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 15, 1914
VOL. XXVII
NO. 40
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ARMERS MEET AT THE
EXPERIMENT STATION
rtimated Three Hundred People Take,
Lectures of Scientific Men. Three
O. A. C. Instructors Present and
Give Practical, Instructive Talks
cere man who has the beat inter
ests of the state at heart. He
was the only one of the several
political candidates invited to be
present.
After the speaking program
the people present were taken
over the farm and shown the
crops and experiments, each plat
Advantage of the Occasion to Hearibt;i,,dvoted to different varie-
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and such questions as were ask
ed answered and interesting com
ment made upon tho subject in
hand.
The meeting was a pronounced
success and Supt. Breithaupt it
Another one of those profitable
ind successful gatherings of far
mers was held at the Experiment
station on last Saturday, this
sing the "Round-up" that had
een advertised for several
weeks. It is estimated that
there were three hundred people
oresent and all were interested
In farm work either directly or
Indirectly.
There were three 0. A. C. in
structors present. Prof. Hyslop
f the Agronomy department,
(Prof. Potter of the animal hus
bandry department, and Wilbur
this is the most important indus
try of the country at present his
talk was well received and will
be of advantage to those who
have not had any experience in L
shipping stock. Every farmer
in Harney county must keep
stock and by following the ad
vice of those who know their
LIBERAL FINANCIAL AID
GIVEN TO COUNTY FAIR
Finance Committee Meeting With Very
Liberal Response From the Business
Men of Burns. Producers Urged to
Help by Saving Best of Garden and
Field for Exhibition Purposes
The exhibit from the dry farms
will be of particular interest this
year as our farmers hnv really
just begun to farm on this char
acter of land. Tho Expvrimr nt
Station exhibit should be very
interesting and instructive.
All that is necessary to make
this the best fair ever held in this
county is lor the people to get
behind it and take part. It is
the persona) interest in these
things that really count. A few
individuals cannot make it go.
We should have a great variety
of products to send to the Pana
ma Exposition at San Francisco
next year and juat in proportion
will Harney county reap the ben
efit of such a display.
WANT OREGON LANDS
BUT WAR STARTS SINCE
European Farmers Write That They are
Coming, But War May Stop Them.
German of Africa to Sell Farm and
Invest Money in This State. Prefer
Settling in Eastern Oregon He Says
entitled to much credit for the
manner in which the affair wm! The finance committee appoint V.nient place, men will w that
handled. Hon. Frank Dvey J ej to solicit funds for a program t hey are brought in and properly
called the meeting to order and for the county rujr reports en-! prepared for exhibition.
couraging prospects, having been The men in charge should get
liberally remembered as far as together at once and reviae the
as they had gone in contributions premium list and get it into the I
from the businessmen of Hums. hands of the producers with the On the government project in
This means a successful fair and least possible delay, as even now ! Hermiston district the new plan
sufficient means to meet the c- it in late. Considerable of the '8 working like a charm. Dairy
presided during the program.
County Fairs in Oregon.
Found Successful Cure
For The Jackrabbit Pest
Following a record-breaking
harvest in practically every sec
business the local farmer can tion of the state, Oregon will thin Pen8e- This is quite an item in grain has been cut but if the " and strychnine make up the
some good agency inat is depleting tne
be a good 'ranks of the destructive animals.
with good I he farmers in that district have
placed at different points over
the land small receptacles, con-
handle his stock most profitably
The time is at hand for each man
to market his stock and it is pos
sible with the railroad close at
hand. The matter of proper ra
tion and fattening stuck is an
other item that takes considera
te successfully handle uve
the necess
ary forage and can produce the
best of meats.
Fall witness a large number of, "oiaing me iair as n necessary tanners will save
the best fairs ever held in the to get the grounds und buildings ,i,tlt.8 there will
NnrthwPMl Twentv-flve eoun- ' in shape, fix up fences, clean mil showing. The man
ties have announced the dates
for their exhibition, Coos and
be possible
farmer?"
Powers of the irrigation and
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lrainace deimrtment. I nese """
TntUman mo,l ,..lIl-..Uu.c thlt SIOCK. 0 IW ' lilt
were very instructive and benefi
cial to those in attendance. C.
R. Ball, connected with the U. S.
Department "of Agriculture at
Washington D. C. intended to be
present at this meeting but was
delayed and arrived here since
Curry .counties will join forces
while ambitious Clackamas Coun
ty will stage two fairs. Fort
land will hold its Manufacturers
and I .ami Products Show in late
October and early November, and
Prof. Hyslop again urges the this city will also be represented,
'planting of the most successful through its commercial orgamza
i forage crops alfalfa and field tions or business houses, at every
peas. These he insists would be One of the county fairs.
best in rows where no irrigation ' At the Land Products Show
He visited the station and also is possible as thus it is almost a' the Oregon Agricultural College
participated in some of the local certain crop and with proper con- will stage an exhibit showing
institutes held by the O. A. ('. servation of moisture and tillage the work of the various educa
men. Prof. Ball was favorably will make a profitable yield every tional departments, also some of
impressed with the work of the year. Prof. Hyslop has impress- the products of the College and
Station and expressed surprise ed this matter upon the farmers of the farm. This display will
at the work accomplished in so of this section to such an extent be in charge of members of the
short a time. The Times-Herald that they are going to profit by faculty who will from time to
representative did not get to see his advice and there are going to time deliver illustrated lectures
Prof. Ball in person but learns he be many acres devoted to such and informal talks for the benefit
is very enthusiastic and optimis- crops in the immediate future. of the farmers.
tic of the future of this big coun- Hon, It A. Booth, republican The Portland Railway, Light
try as a farming section. candidate for U. S. Senator, gave & Power Co. will install and op-
Prof. Potter confined his talk a short address that was well re- crate a miniature farm, using
strictly to the live stock industry ceived. Mr. Booth is a very - electricity as the sole mouve
and gave some excellent infor- timable gentleman who impress- power, i msexniou win ue sum
mation to local growers on the ed all with whom he came in plete in every detail and will oc
marketing of their product. As contact in this section as a sin-: cupy about (WO square feet.
stalls, gather exhibits and sort
them over in exhibition shape;
etc. These items are not thought
of by the average person who
thinks all there is to it is to pay
premiums, when as a mutter of
fact this part is not so strenuon
the funds, in most part at least,
being provided for.
The Times-Herald wishes the
producer would realize more lie'
benefits of the fair and would
take a greater interest in it.
They seem willing enough that
lock should get them ready for
exhibition as this ia one of the
very important features of the
fair. Of course it is going to be
really hard to get stock in fine
exhibition shape on short no
tice, but we should have a big
entry list of livestock neverthe
less. We have the stuff and we
should show people what we
have.
Present indications are that
there will be a sufficient amount
tabling the poisoned salt. Br'er
rabbit, always fond of salt, takes
a nibble at the mineral and soon
dies from the effect of the tiny
bit of strychnine that he gets
with the more choice morsel.
As a result it is said that thou
sands of carcasses are lying scat
tered about the places where the
poisoned salt has been put, send
ing out anything but a pleasant
their products be put on exhibi- most attractive amusement pro-
tion but a majority of them iio grams ever given in connection
not take the time to gather and with the fair and this wMI bring
prepare their best .secimens for in the people to enjoy the week
this purpose. Liberal premiums and view the exhibits. While
are provided for every product the pavilion and the stock are
of commercial value and the pro- the real essentials of a fair it is
ducer gets the premium; the man also just as important that we
who devotes his time and some have attractions other than these
subscribed to have one of thel0001 ""ring UN nign tempera
ture. But crops are less damag
ed. The proportion of the poison is
one ounce to a pound of salt and
expense in gathering these pro
ducts doesn't get any direct ben
efit from it- thut is in most in
stances and he should not be
expected to go into the fields and
pick out grains, etc
ducer would only
to bring the people together and
get the most out of the fair.
Willi plenty of good trials of
peed and like entertainment we
may look forward to a very suc-
If the pro- cess In I fair and one that will be
gather such of inestimable benefit to the far
things and have them ut a con- mer and all concerned.
a small vessel containing a tiny
bit of the stuff is sufficient to
cause the death of a large num
of the pests. Pendleton Tribune
How llir Troubla Mail.
Constipation is the cause of
many ailments and disorders that
make life miserable. Take Cham
berlain's Tablets, keep your
bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by all
dealers.
The Oregon Immigration Com
mission is in communication with
a number of European agricul
turalists who contemplate coming
to Oregon this fall or next spring,
to settle on the land, if they find
conditions favorable says the
Oregonian.
Most of them are willing to
work and some offer to pay for
board and room.
The following passage is trans
lated from the letter of a Ger
man farmer, who now lives in
Cerman Southwest Africa. He
has decided to come to Oregon as
soon as he has sold his farm,
when he expects to have about
$16,000 to invest:
"It would be best for me to
take up grain growing, in con
junction with livestock raising,
somewhere in Eastern Oregon,
as that is practically the same as
I am doing here, although under
adverse conditions. I also am
experienced in irrigation, utiliza
tion of water power, etc. As I
master the English language
pretty well I believe I would soon
feel at home in your country.
The best thing for me would be points to preserve them.
to live on a farm in Eastern
Oregon, with educated people,
where I could make myself ac
quainted with every phase of
the husbandry. I would be will
ing to pay for board and room.
After a short time I would pur
chase a team of my own and
look around for suitable land by
driving up and down the coun
try. Do you think that an ar
rangement of this kind would
with an Oregon
Well Bred Swine.
In selecting foundation stock
for the hog herd it is best to pur
chase animals whose ancestry
was bred continuously by a single
breeder. This is the belief and
experience of Professor G. R.
Samson, swine specialist at the
Oregon Agriculture Col lego. In
this way the buyer gets the bene
fit of a successful breeder's
judgment. Lacking better means
of judging desirable animals it is
safe to assume that stock thought
good enough to be retained in the
herds of the breeder, generation
after generation, is better than
average stock. It pays to be
wary of the stock whose ancestry
was bred by many different
breeders that are unknown in
the history of the breed. In
every case the buyer of founda
tion stock should become familiar
with the history of the stock
selected, learning the weak points
to avoid them and the strong
The J. L. Lowe sawmill, for
merly the Bunyard mill, above
Harney, has a complete stock
of rough and dressed lumber,
shingles moulding, etc. Good
road. Call by phone for rush
orders.- J. L. Lowe. 27tf
Finest alfalfa, timothy and red
top hay baled may he had at the
Goodman feed barn is south Burns
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125
PER
CENT
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aLE 50
PER
CENT
OFF
To make room for our incoming Fall and Winter
Goods we are offering a discount of from 25 to 75
per cent on all sale goods. This offer is good for
ONE WEEK -- ONLY -- ONE WEEK
STARTING MONDAY, AUGUST 17
Every Man's Suit in Stock at 40 Per Cent Discount
300 Men's Shirts-300
AT SALE PRICE 35c.
SOO men's drew and work shirts, regular price from 91.00
lo 02.SO at the redlculously low price of 3Sc. These shirts
are all bargainsplain white, stripe and checksoft and
starched collars, all to go. New goods on display each day.
A Snap for Any Woman
Late Summer and Fall dress goods Zephyr, gingham,
aateen, poplin, dimity, swiss and foulard silks 33 l-8c. off.
Remnants all but given away Seeing Is believing and to
see Is to purchase.
Bargains that no woman can resist
$30.00 Suits now
27.50 Suits now
25.00 Suits now
22.50 Suits now
20.00 Suits now
18,00 Suits now
15.00 Suits now
$ 18.00
16.50
15.00
13,50
12.00
10.80
9.00
Alterations on Suits and Trousers
made at OUR EXPENSE
Shoes at One Third Off
Men's Kangaroo Calf, Blucher, Military, Felt, Box Toe,
Begular $3.00 shoe, at $2.00. Men's Walking Shoes,
low heels, flat toe, In lace or button, Regular $2.75, sale
price $1.05. All shoes on sale are good, reliable makes,
sensible lasts. No novelty shapes or unheard-of brands
You will recognize them all.
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One Week Only, Beginning
CENT
OPP Monday, August 17
THE BUSY CORNER
I. Schwartz
One Week Only, Beginning -7PJHt
Monday, August 17 I J OFF
See Window Display For Some Of The Bargains To Be On Sale During The Coming Week
Gents Furnishings
Slip Easy Collars 40 per cent oft. Rubber Water Proof
Collars to go at a sacrifice the only collar that can stand
the heat and perspiration the kind the man who works
must wear.
Neck wear Bow and Crevat ties 50 per cent off.