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COUNTY OF HARNEY
The Biggest City In The Biggest
County In The State Of Oregon
The Biggest County In The Sute
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VOL. XXVIII
BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 19, 1014
NO. 6
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IN DRY FARM LEGUMES
ps Grown on Burns Station Exhibit
ed at International Dry Farming
Congress. Important Achievement
May Lead to Legume Crops Being
Grown Under Right Methods
Watering Places for Stock
Is Valuable to Range
rhere may be some people who
question the wisdom of ex
uding money on the local ex-
riment station but they are
' and far between. That this
Ition is accomplishing things
at brings Harney county into
Irorable repute all over the
kited States is not known by
ny in this territory, either.
ment stations so that farmers can
put this knowledge into practical
use, it is expected that the legu
me exhibit of the Oregon station
will do much to introduce and ex
tend the practice of growing le
gumes on dry farms. The dry
farming experiment stations
work in Oregon is only about six
years old, and the early and
marked success in growing le-
and for soil fer-
one of its ira-
iverthelt'ss such is the case.
U while many may think it of , gumes for crop
p ennaenuenceand not accom-' tility purposes is
thing what it might, the fol-jwrtant achievements."
ing interview of Prof. Scud- An address on "Dry Farming
.. u: ii i In IV,.... t 1... in in Orpurnn nnrl Whut tha flrfxrnn
lational dry farming congress j Experiment Station is Doing with
ns what is being accomplish-, legumes." was delivered at the
! i n i
congress ny rroiessor ocuuer.
who is a member of the executive
board of the congress
Dws what
in a way.
t is not alone what this experi-
bnt station is doing for the local
ner, but what it is doing for
i entire county. According to
of Scudder. the Harney county
ition and the one at Moro are
I only ones in the United States
It have been a success along
in lines. He savs:
rThe Oregon Experiment Stt-
is the onlv one in the united
Ites that has made a success of
Owing legumes on a practical
de under extreme dry farming
Bditions," Baid Prof. H. D.
odder on his return from the
ernational Dry farming Con-
held in Wichita, Kansas.
or this reason the Uregon ex-
lit attracted a great deal of in-
Bt. beinz continually sur-
inded by large crowds of peo-
who asked many questions
Ocerning the legume produc-
Market Report.
"The field peas and alfalfa
hihited at this congress were
own at Moro and Burns, where
Receipts for last week at the
Portland Union Stock Yards have
been cattle, 1189; calves, 24;
hogs, 7SW1 ; sheep, 2123.
The Pacific International Live
Stock Exposition has the center
of the lime light this week and
all trading has been done quickly
so as to make way for show at
tractions. Outside of show stock
receipts have been light. Best
steers selling at 7.40 good steers
going at 7.00, cows at around
6.00.
A record run of hogs Monday
took nearly all the available hog
space in the yards nearly 6500
head were counted in. Prices
fluctuated during the week open
ing at 7.00 dropping 10 cents.
strength was again gained and
Friday closed at 7.10.
i -.ii iQO I Sheep receipts hai
annual laiiuuu oicmura ic.-o , , ,
,.. K r,u- -1.., light and still show a decrease
i whivh r i i r.. tr ii ill v
products were displayed unuer msi year. rn. are very
miuiiK niiiiuxtJi'K ui i.wu, jrenco
5.00 yearling wethers 6.00.
. Farmers' Bulletin 692, recently
published by the Department of
Agriculture, gives some very in
teresting information as to the
means by which practically
worthless range may be improved
by the development of stock
watering places.
Range cattle require from 8 to
10 gallons of water per day, and
sheep need from one-half to 2
gallons per day. This is a vital
necessity. No matter how good
the forage may be, if there is
not a sufficient and permanent
supply of water near at hand the
stock will not thrive.
Upon the national forests the
government has developed water
ing places in several ways. The
flow from ordinary springs and
seeps has been increased by
digging them out and curbing
the sides with cement, and then
carrying the water through pipes
to some convient trough. Swam
py spots have been utilized by
cutting an open channel from
some spring in their midst, and
drawing the water to the trough.
Dirt floodwater reservoirs have
been constructed to store water
I and thus supplement the natural
supply. Burrows have been run
diagonally across slopes to collect
the rainfall or melting snow
waters and carry them to the
storage reservoir. In cases
where the natural supply is 60
feet below the surface, wells
have been drilled.
In their work on the range to
improve the water facilities, a
total of 876 projects have been
developed on the national forests.
329 of which were developed by
users of the range themselves,
172 through co-operation between
the forest service and the users.
and 175 by the service alone, Of
these 676 improvement projects.
378 are springs and seeps, and
286 are reservoirs, while the bal
ance are wells, trails, and the
like. In Oregon and Washington
101 of these water improvements
have been reported up to Jan
uary, 1914.
PORTLAND FAT STOCK
SHOW A BIG SUCCESS
Pacific Northwest States Occupy Front
Ranks in Matter of Improving The
Stock Industry. Auction Sale One
Most Successful Ever Held in North
west. Attendance About 40,000
The fat stock show at the reasons why It can't be done.
Portland Union Stockyards last ( I'm not posted. But if the coun
week was one of the most nota-1 ty could spend the money it pro
ble events ever held on the Pari- nones to nut im far knnntv nn
flc Coast. From year to year the rabbits, in huvinir rahhit foninr
stock exhibited at this annual and aivi tho tunc n tha famn
Presbyterian Christ
mas Services.
Dm the experiment stations of
i state grown under a lower
Infall than any other exhibits
Ithe entire exposition.
r'Since the purpose of the dry
aing congress is to distribute
dw ledge gained by the ex pur i-
Dr. Geo. G. Carl is prepared
for special attention to all dis
eases of eye, ear and nose. Eyes
tested and glasses fitted. 60t
FRIEND OF THE PRODUCER
Burns Meat Market
and
Packing Plant
BACON. HAMS and LARD
Fresh Meats, Poultry
Home Products for Home Consumers
SPCIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED
TO SHEEP MEN AND BIG ORDERS
A FEW XMAS SUGGESTIONS
t
The Rexall Drug Store
A VICTOR VICTROLA
Victor Records
Toilet and Manicure sets
Box Stationery and Candy
Mechanical Toys and Dolls
We have a large assortment
Come In and see them
REED RROS. Props.
Lower Taxes, Cheaper Lands
0. . . it is acknowledged by all who
Sheep receipts, have been veryl rfl ,. . .' "
of the state that the problem is
to get more people upon the land.
To accomplish this more indus
tries, lower taxes and cheaper
lands are the great essentials.
Few persons realize how slow
ly the lands of Oregon are set
tling up, until they look the facts
squarely in the face, and remem
ber that 67 per cent of the area
of Oregon is government owned
and controlled lands.
The census of 1910 shows that
while the cities and towns in
creased in population in ten years
213,160, the rural territory in
creased in ten years onlv 46.069.
or about 4.607 per year added to
the farming population.
During the ten years from 1900
to 1910 Portland increased in
population 116,788, while all
other cities and towns increased
only 96,372, and it must be re
membered a great deal of the
gain of cities and towns was from
the country.
The reports sent out by the
State Labor Commission that
Oregon has 800,000 population
are misleading and not based
upon real development of the
lands which are largely govern
ment owned and not open to set
tlement.- Industrial News Bureau.
show shows great improvement
but the animals presented in the
ring last week of a quality to
make one wonder if the limit of
perfection has not at last been
reached and if it is possible that
further improvement can be made
And in this matter of improve
ment of stock the agricultural
colleges of the Pacific Northwest
states are certainly occupying
the front rank, as animals entered
by students at these institutions
were award the highest honors.
The Grand Champion of the en
ire show was a splendid two-vear
old Angus steer weighing 16S0
pounds exhibited by the Agri
culture College of Idaho. This
steer was sold at auction and
brought 24 cents a pound.
Practically all the stock shown
sold at auction, the prices ranging
fairly high. The highest price
paid for a single animal was $1.
026 for a Holstein bull, a close
secona oeing a cow or the same
breed which brought $1,000.
One and two year old Shorthorn
breeding stock brouuht from
$200 to $300 each. Taken as a
wjiolc the sale was one of the
most successful ever held in the
norm west. Attendance lor the
week aggregated about 40.000
many of the visitors having come
from distant points, stayincr all
the week and following the sales
closely.
During the stock show, the
Oregon State Butter and Cheese
Makers' Association held its an
nual meeting, lasting four days,
at the close of which O. B Nep
tune, of Albany, was chosen pre
sident for the coming year. The
dairy products exhibited were of
unusually fine quality, A. A. Os
wald, of the Hazlewood Cream
ery Company being awarded the
first prize for creamery butter,
second prize going to Samuel
Olsen of the Jcnson Creamery
Company.
At a meeting held at Medford
late last week it was decided to
establish a sugar beet plant at
that point if the necessary acre
age could be secured
men from Salt Lake.
with more than 500 ranchers and
guaranteed to put up the sugur
factory, to cost not less than
1500.000 if contracts can be sign
ed up for not less than 5.000
acres of beets.
they could protect their crops and
raise more than they can do now
even if they spent half their time
shooting rabbits. Let the far
mers pay for the fence in install
ments, annually with their taxes.
and the countv would hava it
investment back to buy more
fence or for other uses. Some
owners would not want the fence.
but those who do could have real
protection for their crops. In
sections where land is all settled
up, many could go together and
have one fence enclose, say, a
whole section, which would take
much less than for each forty or
eighty or quarter to be enclosed
separately. I don't know how
much it would cost all over the
county, either, but appropriations
for a few years ought to work
wonders, especially after the far
mers got to payinir the countv
back and making that much more
available to buy fence."
Wo suggested to Mr. Thomp
son that many farmers would
still need posts and staples after
they had the wire; that to supply
one farmer with a fence around
his forty acres, in the midst of
sagebrush or among other pieces
owned by absentees, would mean
very inequal distribution of bene
fits; that the work of keeping
rabbit fence account books and
collecting payments would re
quire more clerks and office room
at the court house; that the coun
ty comissioners probably have no
authority to assist homesteaders
fiinaneially in proving up on gov
ernment land; and such other ob
stacles as we could think of.
"Well, as I said when I started
in", replied Mr. Thomtison. "I
On tomorrow afternoon. Sun
day, Dec. 20. the Presbyterian
Church service will be as follows
St the Tonawama hall:
Prelude- "Pastoral Symphony"
from thi "Mauiah" -Mr. J. D.
Fellows.
Carol ' 'While Shepherds Watch
ed" -Choir.
Invocation.
Hymn 173 -Congregation.
Scripture reading, Announce
ments.
Offertory- "Serenade" from the
"Ptrtian Prinetu", -Mr. J.
D. Fellows.
Anthem - "Bethlehem" - Mrs.
Gault and Choir.
Prayer and Response.
Solo-"Fear Not Ye, O Isreal."
Mrs. W. M. Sutton
Sermon-"The Good that has
Come to the World Through
Jesus Christ. "-Rev. Dr. E-Benson.
Anthem-"Bethlehem". BartUtt
Mrs. Farre, Miss Helene Swain
Mr. Johnson and Choir.
Hymn 178 Congregation.
Benediction.
Postlude -' Triamphal March ' ' -Mr.
J. D. Fellows.
TELLS CURE FOR FOOT
AND MOTH DISEASE
Baker Man Says Disease Was Prevalent
Over Country Many Years ago and
Known as "Spanish Fever." Sim
ple Remedy Found Effective Fifty
Year ago Might be Easily Tried
Quarterly Collection of Taxes
Reform in collection of taxes
was an issue in the late campaign
and general sentiment favored
quarterly collection of taxes.
This plan has much to Am.
mend it, and it is coupled with a
proper arrangement in regard to
penalties is considered ideal.
Taxes becoming due every
three months if not paid when
due should bear the same rate of
interest the county and state pay.
That would be six percent, and
there Is not a good reason why
the citizen should pay a higher
rate than the county collects.
On this plan any taxoaver who
did not see fit to pay taxes
when the first quarter was due
would pay six per cent on that
quarter.
The same with each quarters
taxes not paid when due, and
then a final penalty should be
added when the taxes become
delinquent
The final penalty should be suf
ficient to pay cost of advertising
the property and cost of collection
added to that.
The people are opposed, it
seems to rebates and excessive
suppose there are lots of reasons, " or ,ntere8ts or excessive
why the scheme won't work; but n , nry Penalties. In-
M. J. Hindman of th .; r,.-
half century one of the most
prominent stockmen in a recog
nized authority on cattl tntDB
that the present hoof and mouth
disease prevalent in snm nort
of the country with went Ws tn
cattle raise'rs, is the same known
in the early days of the cattle in
dustry as "Spanish fever," so
named because cattle were usual
ly infected by stock driven into
the .states from Mexico.
"Over 50 years ago I success
fully treated the disease in th
Sierra Nevada Mountains. " said I
Mr. Hindman yesterday. "The
treatment is very simple and I
have never known it to fail. For
the feet, a mixture of chimnev
soot and lard should be made,
about the consistency of tar
This applied to the hoof will give
relief almost immediately. For
the mouth disease a mixture of
inside white oak bark and alum
will do the work effectually, if
used as a mouth wash two or
tnree times. It hardens the
mouth and I have seen cattle he-
gin feeding within 24 hours after
being treated. The disease is
never fatal to cattle, only that it
makes feeding so diffcult that
they sometimes die of starva
tion." Such a simple remedy as Mr.
Hindman suggests certainly could
De easily tried, and his exDer-
lence with cattle is such that he
knows where of he speaks. For
tunately there has been no cases
of the disease thus far in Baker
county, but in other localities
such a simple remedy would be a
boon to the stockmen. Democrat.
Rattlers and Antlers.
it strikes me that it would actu
ally come nearer to getting rid
of rabbits than anything else we
can do. If you fence them out
from the growing stuff they live
on, they'd have to go somewhere
else to provender. If it can be
done I'd like to know it: and if
not, why not?"
Business nntri rnmw.
man. met
Venators Lose Hay,
The Burns Hospital
MRS. ETTA CUMMINS, Prop.
Beat Surgical Room and Equipment
In the State Outside of Portland.
Nice Rooms, Good Care and Com
fort for Patients-Reasonable Terms
Graduated Nurse in Charge
Sick Two Yr. With Indication.
' 'Two years ago I was greatly
benefitted through using two or
three bottles of Chamberlain's
Tablet," writes
ler, Elida, Ohio.
them I was sick for two years
with indigestion." Sold by all
dealers.
A movement of interest to all
tockraisers in this state was in
augurated at a meeting of the
Uregon Cattle and Horse Owners
Associations in 1'ortland last
week. It is proposed to have all
brands registered with the State
Veterinarian instead of the coun
ty clerks, as heretofore, which it
is said will entirely prevent du
plication of brands and will also
make easier the detection of cat
tle thieves, who attempt to oblit
erate or change existing brands.
Another feature of the proposed
bill is that it will reauire a den-
Mrs. S. A. Kel- enptive certificate sent with all
Before taking shipments of cattle or horses, a
uuuncuie copy io De retained by
the agent making the shipment.
Some 200 tons of hay was
burned at the I. K. Venator ranch
at Crowley Monday night during
the heavy wind storm that visited
that .section.
The hay was the property of
dustrial News Bureau.
Catholic Church.
1. On Sundays and Holy days
of obligation Holy Mass with
sermon at 10 a. m.
2. On week days Holy Mass
at 6:30 a m.
All other services, besides
those mentioned above will be
announced in church,
All invited and welcome to the
divine services.
Sick-calls promptly answered
at anytime. Religious informa
tion and instructions willingly
imparted at the Franciscan
Residence.
A couple of more fond beliefs
have been knocked in the head
by the unsentimental scientists
-that the age of a rattlesnake
can be told by the number of his
rattles, and that a deer's span of
life is accurately recounted by
the number of points in his
antlers.
As the Zoological Society bul
letin says:
"The largest rattler may have
few rattles and a small one twice
the number of the big one."
"He grows three a year. At
birth the rattlesnake has a tiny
button where his rattles are ulti
mately to be. Therefore at the
end of the first year if he should
live-he would be, according to
theory, 3 years eld: or perhaps
3J. if one considers the button as
the nucleus of an other rattle.
"It is quite probable that the
rattles increase in number for a
certain number of years; remain
that number during another per
iod of years and then degenerate
as the snake attains its longevity.
The degeneration of the an
tlers of the male deer presents a
less oewuaenng problem, inas
much as it is possible to prove
beyond doubt that the points on
his antlers have no bearing what
soever on his age.
"In the first place, several
species may be reared in captivity
with as much certainty as do
mestic cattle, and therefore the
recovery of the shed antlers
before-they are destroyed either
by decay or the teeth of rodents
is an assured facts.
"With such means no other
testimony need be presented
than two seta of antlers, one
from an American wapiti and the
other from an axis deer.
"The first antlers of the wapiti
deer had eight points, which, ac
cording to the popular theory,
gives him the age of 8 years, In
reality, as he was born in June,
1906, at the time this first pair of
antlers had attained its maxi
mum size in September 1907
he was exactly 17 months old."
Tonawama tonight
p. McCUin'. Exp.ri.nc. With Croup.
tirl i .
the Venator Brothers, andwasi. w "" K TV ' ,
--xj-JS1 - ... ' ,""'; he was subject to croup, and I
practically all of the surplus hajr , WBs 'u,., nt JX rimoc
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
proved far better than any other
lor this trouble, it always re
lieved him quickly. I am never
without it in the house for I know
it is a positive cure for croup,"
writes Mrs. W. R. McClain, Blair
ville, Pa. For sale by all dealers.
You're going to Tonawama.
Yes, Why Not?
T. C. Thompson, a Dead O
Flat homesteader, called at the
Democrat office Monday and ask-!
ed the question. "Why not buy I
supply for the Barren Valley
country.
The loss falls very heavily on
the Venator Brothers as the hay
represents a value of some $8,000
The origin of the fire is un
known, as it was not discover
ed until after Ira Venator, who
lives on the ranch, had retired.
but it is probable it resulted from
a cigarette stub carelessly thrown
away by someone passing. Vale
Enterprise.
Ch.mb.rUln't Cough R.mwiy- Th.
Mother' Favorit..
"I give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to my children when
they have colds or coughs,"
writes Mrs. Verne Shaffer, Van
dergift, Pa." "It always helps
ineui unu is iar superior to any
Breakf.it 5:30 to 9
Dinner 11:30 to 2
City Restaurant
W. R. McCuistion, Prop.
BURNS, OREGON
Supper 5 to 8
Short orders at all hours
other cough medicine I have used.
1 advise anyone in need of such a
medicine to give it a trial." For
sale by all dealers.
rabbit fence for farmers instead
of offering a rabbit bounty?" It
was a fair and civil question, and
this paper is glad to pass it on.
Not that we. think the county I
court is likely to buy fence in- Lunaburg. Dalton & Co, have
stead of scalps, but just to be a most complete line of Chrlst
raising the question. ; mas goods and invite you to call
'I suppose", said Mr. Thump, and see when selecting gifts for
on, there are plenty of legal ' friends.
Clark Leiter, formerly city
editor on the Oregonian, and late
ly campaign manager for Wm.
Hanley, was in Juntura the first
of the week enroute to the
Hanley ranches where he will
spend a few weeks, resting up
from the labors of the campagne.
Mr, Leiter was very much im
pressed with Juntura and vici
nity. Juntura Times.
Christian Scientists will hold
there services at the Presbyter
ian Church. Sundays at 3 o'clock
Wednesdays at 7:30 p. m. Sun
day School at 1:30 p.m. Read
ing Room at Miss McKenzie's
house. 1st door north of Summit
Hotel, Wednesdays and Satur
days 2 to 4 p. m. Everybody
welcome.
City Restaurant pays cash for
eggs.
The Burns Flour Milling Co.
Manufacturers of home products
HIGH GRADE FLOUR
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