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. r fhe CITY OF BURNS .1 COUNTY OF HARNEY The Biggest City In The Biggest County In The State Of Oregon The Biggest County In I In Stal Of Oregon, Best In I he West VOL. XXVIII BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. JULY 24, 1915 NO. 37 pmeHeMfo, AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE PEOPLE PRESENT Farmers' Day Program at Experiment Station Last Saturday Big Success. Prof. Scudder, President Kerr and Members of Board of Regents give Interesting and Encouraging Talks Old ami exploded as the idea I others were hardly touched. is, people are still found who de- In this Prof. Scudder found en ny the value of the Agricultural 'couragement and showed con College and Experiment Station , clusively that this Experiment as an aid to the farmer. It is Station was of the utmost impnr t rue that experience is the best tance as it showed just what va teaoher. but it is also the dearest, rieties are best adapted to this The value of the Agricultural country and this alone will save colleges, experiment stations and the farmers hundreds of dollars farm journals lies as much in the and much inconvenience, fact that they distribute knowl- Prof. Scudder urged active co edge. that they make possible operation with the station and the use of one person's exper- also a greater effort on the part ience by many others, as in the of the fanners .of the country in fact that the men who conduct putting in more crops, cultivat- them are able, by their superior ing larger acreages, using the knowledge to fathom the causes J crops and varieties that have that produce certain results, j proven best by experiments at The stations have equipment I the station. He says we can andean afford to experiment, I never got rid .of the jack rabbits and the new facts they acquire are given to the whole world. The foregoing paragraph is taken from an editorial in a re cent issue of the Rural Spirit and is most applicable in connec tion with what may be said the Experiment Station in Valley. Nothing could have brought this more vividly to the attention of the farmers who assembled at the Station last Saturday to take part in the Farmers' Day program and look over the crops that are being tried out, espec ially after the damage of the night before. I'rof. Scudder opened the discussions of the afternoon and pointed out in a few sentences the great advan tage and benefit the Station has been not only during former years but particularly at the time when one is inclined to be dis couraged. The froal of the night before thi.i meeting bad done some dam age to crops out in the Valley but inquiry brings out the fact that on the higher ground and along the edge of the VaUej very little or no damage waadone, Am it was only a slight damage was done to real commercial crops. Some of the crops on the Station showed the effect! and by a bounty or by poisoning but will simply have to plant some crop for the rabbit too until such tune as we have the cage brush cleared and the country more fully developed when the rabbits of and , auo sai this thing of tin rat are going to be a past. He advocates certain varieties of grains, al falfa, field peas and rape. All these have been tried out and found successful in all years and there is now no doubt that they will make good and may be de pended upon to bring profitable crops under the most unusual conditions. He outlined a sys tem of rotation that will bring tin' farmer a revenue each year and told of the success of such irops and rotation methods in other portions of eastern Oregon. He concluded by urging the far mer to devote a larger acreage to such crops and help in the de velopment of the country. In all Prof. Scudder's talk was most encouraging and practical. I'rof. Reynolds, assistant to Prof. Potter of the animal hus bandry department followed with a tall, mi hoga and hog management He is an Eastern Oregon man who understands conditions to a great extent and seemed fully advised on the sub ject. His first utterance was to 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 raise hogs only when you had sufficient forage to finish them properly and to patronize the local packing plant. Don't go into the hog business without al falfa and field peas in this country and further, don't feed whole grain as much of it will not be digested. This is the advico he gave on the subject. He also ami u smaii hocks oi sneep as a profitable investment for the farmer. This has been tried with success by several local far mers. President Kerr of the Agricul tural College gave a pleasant talk along the line of co-operation among the farmers and outlined the policy and purpose of the college and how it works with the farmer. President Kerr said the experiment stations were established to bring the in stitution closer to the farmer and give him instruction right on the ground. That waa the mis sion of the college and it was the business of the instructors to as sist in every way possible. He stated that last year 4178 students had instruction at the college, over 1500 of whom attended the full year. President Kerr tinted those interested to take advan tage of the college which is sup ported by the state and federal government. He enlarged on the magnitude of this big farming area and pointed out ita possibilities when once brought under diversified farming such as had been outlined by others. Walter Pierce, one of the board of regents, who resides in Union county and is u successful farmer and stock raiser, told the people that we didn't have a cinch on frosts in this country by any means. He cited an instance of only two years ago when a July frost ruined a magnificent wheat crop for him. He says the frost is a problem all over this northwest country and the I thing to do is to secure the va riety of seed that will stand the extreme cold of the seetion in which it is grown. Mr. Pearce was most encouraging in his re marks and brought out much laughter in his manner of ex pression. Addison Hennett who has been coming to this country for sev eral years at intervals in the in terest of his news paper work. ai did also Jefferson Myers, who is a new member of the.1 board of regents and who is now making his first trip in the per-' formance of his new duties. Mr. ! Myers is a concientious man who wants to do good and is therefore taking a deep interest in the work of the college in ev ery branch. Wm. Hanley presided during the afternoon and introduced the speakers. He told of the early difficulties of the farmers of this section and the tremen dous odds to overcome when the station was first established. Mr. Hanley also paid a tribute to the excellent work and perse- CLEARING FIELDS OF GRIEVOUS WEED PESTS College Expert Tells Need of Communi ty Effort in Solving Problem More Costly Than all Other Taxes Com bined. Clean Fallow, Row Crops, Iron Sulphate Spray and Grazing (Contittntd from last vrctk) iiv II. ii. Si udder, Agronomist, . A. ('. Another method of very great value on the dry fanning lands for practically any class of weeds is to seed a part of the farm in single drill rows three feet apart. This alfalfa may be cultivated as much as desired, and at the end of the first year the field will be clean of all weeds. This alfalfa. of course, may be harvested for either hay or seed or used as pas ture for sheen and hogl For either purpose it will give a more profitable crop than wheat, pro vided the highly prized strains of alfalfa are grown. We especial y all recommed this crop for the dry farmer as a forage crop, how ever. It maybe plowed up a! the end of four years and then seeded on another field until it is Ith, where the soil crust is sufli Iciontly mellow to work well with the harrow, and where the grain has heen planted slightly more heavily to allow for harrowing, this practice is believed by most farmers to be a good one. Decidedly one of the most de sirable weed control methods is a band of sheep. Now that it has been demonstrated that alfalfa and field peas in rows can be suc cessfully grown on the dry farm ing lands, a flock of sheep fur nish one of the most profitable sources of the wheat farmer's revenue. Ijunbs can be grown and fattened on the alfalfa and held peas and the weeds. The salt bush, the young mustard, and even the Russian thistle and the tar weed, before they arc too far advanded in growth are al- road itself is maintained. might tie posHihie for a count v I IIU'II II .'.,.ll ! ,"l I i , 'lit. I HU ll.. ",w. . .. tiyji .j ,i ..iiii un nil iron sulphate treatment on the roadside weeds. The efficiency of this method, however, would need to be thoroughly tested un der Eastern Oregon conditions before it was undertaken on an extensive scale. 2. Where a farmer makes no effort to destroy weeds and Ins land becomes a source of infect ion to neighbors who are fighting the pests, it is possible to get act ion through the law, which per mits the road supervisor to en force the extermination of cer tain weed pests where the land owner refuses to take action. gradually moved over the entire most completely consumed by the farm. It will leave the land fr.e sheep, and the animals thrive on of weeds and with a tremendously them. Further, the sheep take increased fertility for the produc- th. weeds from the fence rows tion of grain crops. The fields of ''""I corners and from the steep, alfalfa grown this way in differ-; ""plowed slopes, etc.. turning cut parts of Kastem Oregon have them all into profit. Every proved successful and superior to Eastern Oregon farmer should the wheat crops. nave some held peas and a band Another effective treatment of of seccp. mis weed which may be used in Last, and perhaps the most Colli Mini i. hi n ill. il,. i.i, il.... I ..I i in iiiifclm i ... 1 lluil ., j.. ..,,.... .,,.,, ,,,v ,,,. , ,,,.,,., .,,- ,,,,, ,,,ul !(. entuicauon nieiii- remltr nim.-.l naalalt I I - J ..j ti t. . ,. ....., ........ ... ..-.,., 1 1.,,,, vrniie, uo ni an in r.asiern uregon, is the weeds are very bad, is spray- the proper cultivation of the ing with iron sulphate solution. summer fallow. Probably the The Mpedal advantage of tiiis practice of summer fallowing the spray is that it may be applied to grain land alternate years arose destroy the mustard M it grows : partly at least from the necessity right in the grain crop. The of destroying weeds. The sum spray will not injure the grain j mer fallow offers, of course, an but will destroy all species of almost ideal means of destroying mustard. To use this spray ef-; weeds. It is unfortunate that !"..,-1 i i ..It- , ... I 1... mmU C.I.J.. L... I...U:l. .1 . m "'' "" u,t n"" "l '". i'-1 wiiiic me practice ot summer s; The weeds which it it the duty of ,,.. , .i... .... ...:.... ... ... .' .. (Thursday me iuuu snei visor 10 remove are the Russian thistle, the Can ada thistle, the silver saltbush, the dagger cocklebur, and the tumbling mustard. Until the organized effort of the community as well as the per sistent effort of the individual farmer is given in following the general methods outlined abovi ern Oregon farmer has to face and undoubtedly will steadily grow more meanacing until a radically different type of farm ing will be required as the only way out. SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN VISITS THIS SECTION Senior Senator Puts in Busy Day Here Meeting His Many Old Friends and Ascertaining Wishes of the People. Greeted by a Large Gathering of People in the Evening at Tonawama Hon. 00. E Chamberlai Market Report. Ill, l). in war. .Senator f'hsimliorlnjn ia Senator for this state, inenl , :,. i., ti,,, .!..'.'., -.- j , ... , . vl,,. .riiniui.'UiluUll UI1U HI this City and met a BUeaks of matters in lln'u ,.nno- large number of people. He m a lion with intelligence good mixer and had a very pleas-, Alt,, the speaking a large ant visit with his many friend j number of the people came for and supporters and found our ward to speak to Senator Cham people hospitable. Itwasunfor- berlain and congratulated him. tunate that his stay was so ohort Hi . t all. was well received and as it had been advertised he would ltho.se present enjoyed every spend two or three days In this word of it and followed with vicinity and would speak at Ton- do e attention. Many expressed .v .i.. :.;.... ...:. : '"'"" rr.uay nigni, nut upon themselves n this resnocr tell. in ii no in .nioii win reman ' p. i: . y , . . .. . one of tbetnoet.ericm.tbe EaaO E2!5J!r1 ,havo l, l,a" !";; hl,n "' ,,K'ir empathy with 'wwwiniHHwiHpgHwrip. ni and offering encour- pointmenls he consented to meet aging lupporl in hi. efforts for with the people on Thursday ov. - the state and nation in his com-mnK- ing term Of office. Although bat few people were Senator Chamberlain wm met m town, most of them being at Riverside Wednesday evening, either in the harvest fields or .nit by J. I'. Mahon and brought to recreating, he was met by a large hi Anderson Valley home where and representative crowd and he spent the night coming on to c um very interesting talk I Bums the following day. They on the subjects now before them, stopped frequently on the way in SenatorChamberlaincompllmei,t- and visited different places and led the country upon its progress homes, arriving at the Expert and the development mad since men! Station a little before noon his last visit and was particulary wl, ere met by quite a ploaaed to note railroad prospects, delegation from this city. Sen ilis discussion of the irrigation ator Chamberlain expressed a de problems of the Central Oregon sire to make a short inspection section was of particular interest of the station field and was taken to our people and bia ad vocac) of out in an auto accompanied by state and federal co-operation Supt. lire ithaupt. He was then along this line of development brought on in and after iuncneon met with approval. H.depre- spent the afternoon in visiting cated the attitude of the big stock the business houses and meeting concerns throughout the Central with his friends. Jim Mahon in Oregon territory in the matter of traduced him to the (arm crowd ed at Tonawama it the II ;r and on I'rm:iv mnrninor peopie ianu together in their el- early C. !'. MeKinney started ion. io net me large land hold, with him for Prairie City iiiks oroKen up ana settled. Senator Chamberlain eovi red considerable of the recent benefi cial legislation of congress and pointed out ita advantages. He touched on tfio tariff bill, the new banking laws. etc. He dis cussed the attitude of the United States in the Mexican situation The first of the week run of cattle began with a registration of 1000 head; Monday's market starting off briskly at abont steady prices on steers, a car load of choice ones going at 7.00 for tops, others of a little less quality bringing G.7.r; she stuff snowed a weakness and closed ;it It) to 16 cents off. Hogs do not show any improvi -ment in regard to the character of offerings; out of the 2700 re ceived none were in prime shape. Market considered steadv to a Shad, lower, tops bringing 7 40 i "i . ' i . "P ", "' u " ""' Choice lambs no Rfi titt2ttW?- i,,;ni: ki i .,... ...i ...,.u... .. niL"1 aIHl wrested that the evemi unugo. du, ewes anu wethers in propertion: 1700 changed hands Monday morning at an oven price with last week. ever, require. a weed spraying, fallowing is almost nnivmal ah machine and a rather difficult I the dm fnrr;,,., i.,.,.iu .. t I B..i Dirtho Rrmdy. ,, .,,,,,,,,, it.iM i.., ,iw tew operation and is not especially farmers lake advantage of the I If .vou have ever used (ham recommended. The Other meth- Ideal opportunity it offers for de- jberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di ods already named are the mo.1 Straying weeds. Although the'arrl,0l'a Remedy you know that desirable, as they all aim at clean- fallow is being a great deal better 't is success. Sam V. duin, ing the ground of the seeds I taken care of at present than it ! Whatley. Ala., writes,"! had which are the source of the weed was six or eight years ago, yet a measles and got caught out in the and upheld the policy of thepres- v-'"i'- , I laic plowed, uncultivated, weedy, l ral"' aml '' etucu in my stomach I arrowing the young grain ear- j summer fallow field is still a most ; Il"d bowela. I had an awful time, ly in the spring is a practice puite ( common sight in Kastem Oregon, f a"d had it not been for Chamber widely followed at the present I Letting the land lie idle everv Iain's Colic. Cholera and Diar- in Eastern Oregon. In other year is altogether too costly ' rhoea Remedy I could not possi cases the harrow is used ! a practice if everv nosnihli. mnr. I blv have lived but a few hniira tumty to destroy weeds and con- longer, but thanks to this remedy, went anu our relations to the European countries now engaged line i lty where lie caught the out going train at 10:16 for Baker. Set ator Chamberlain asked The Time -Herald to voice his pleas ure in meeting with the people 01 this county and to say further that he was going to come back in the near future when he hoped to meet mere people and also to find the railroad already pene trating this Valley, the irrigation ontutued on page two) 1 OF 7,500 We buy Drugs and Drug Store Supplies with 7,500 other REXALL DRUGGISTS t,et us till your Prescriptions We are In business for your health REED BROS. Props. The Rexall Drug Store verance ot bupt. Ureithaupt. Mr. Breithaupt was lauded by all the speakers in fact and the remarks of 1'ro.f. Scudder war. most appreciative of his work and the people present showed they concurred with these re marks in every respect by the way they were received. time some shortly after the grain is sown in the fall, where the fall rains have caused a vigorous germina tion of weed seed. Harrowing after the grain is sown, whether done in the fall or in the spring after the grain is well advanced, serve moisture is not used. With ' am "WW well and strong, the splendid weed killing machine lp hy all dealers. which the Oregon dry farmer, has now brought almost to pre- j Warrant Call, faction (the klicker or bar weed- ' er i, it is possible to kev-U the sum. ; Notice is hereby given For is ijuite effective in destroying young Wffda, provided it is done with judgment. It is uite easi. ly possible to injure the young wheal Willi harrowing and thus sought after in cultivating tin do more harm than good, but summer fallow is to avoid pulver- where the young weeds are thick mnK "l0 ir(sC soil too finely ii.-.t ner fallow ulean of weeds and ; there is money on hand to pay all in line condition at comparatively general fund warrants registered small expeiiee. Aside from weed i prior to July 1. 1911; all road destruction, the main object 'warrants registered prior to Oel 1, 1914 The Burns Hospital MRS. ETTA CUMMINS, Prop. Beat Surgical Room and Equipment In the State Ontalde of Portland. Nice Rooms, Good Care and Com fort for Patients-Reasonable Terms Graduated Nurse in Charge NORTH BEACH "Pride of the Pacific" is the place to forget lummei'i heat and dust, also The Caret and Worriei of The' pay to enjpy life at u beat, down by the sea where ocean breezes blow, Reached only via the OregOG-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. Tickets on sabs d,ajly a,t (env fareB for the round trip At A, C, EGAN, T, F, P, A., Bend and I not too far advanced in grow- BROKE yh;n ypu break yoMr eyeglasses bring them here. This store has a workshop right on the premises and you will be surprised to learn how soon you can have your glasses repaired. saves you; he inconvenience you must endure when your eyeglasses or spec tacles are sent to a dis tance for repairs. C. IB. SALISBURY Jeweler and Optician Eyes luted qlsssei Filled ( areful handling will leave a clod dy mulch on the surface which will not run together and crust over so hadly during the winter after the grain is sown Interest ceases .Inly 11, 1I1.".. H. A. Mll.l.i:u, County Treasurer. Breakfast 530 to 9 Dinner 1 1 :30 to 2 NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Mac's Restaurant & Bakery Located in the new Levens Building BURNS, OREGON W. R. McCuistion, Prop. Supper 5 to 8 Short orders at all hour. I hereby give tiutiw that I will not he responsible for any ,i..i,i i,i.'.....i i... I k.ui.i irnii. wv'.m1.' uunnumi ujr may trans- To destroy the wees on the W-tiuna made by John A. Oard. I individual farm, is uot enough in J Mary A. Oard. I itself alojje. tine foul niece of Wilson's Creamery Butter at . land (nay furnish the source of Hagey's. weed infection to thoUamnd. of I acres around it. Hence, not only &TX$?S2&M W Railway Co. must flght against the weeds in Arrival and Dai1w 01 Trains an organized way. I. Roadsides must I lie ckwted. j No 2, pW. 10:15 A. M. wi nocui iiimuuiw. rm. mayo. H I f ? i The Burns Flour Milling Co. Manufacturers oi home products HIGH GRADE FLOUR "CREMO" THE FAMOUS BREAKFAST FOOD The Cream of the Wheal. Freeh and Palatable Bran and Other Rolled Mill Feeds You I'atroni.c Home when you deal lure SSSBS done profitably by the landowner , Arrives nunseir, euner by mowing and burning the weedaor, better yet. by plowing the roadsides and keeping them cultivated clenn of weeds. Some of the most pro gressive Eastern Oregon farmers are already following this prac tice with satisfaction. It should be possible to organize the s.nti ment in a progressive district so that this practice would he follow ed universally. If there are indi vida,l farmers in a community who would not fall in line, it would be possible to do the work Sumpter Baker 2:35 P. M. 4:00 P. M. Departs No. 1, Baker 8:30 A.M. Sumpter 10:05 A. M. Arrives Prairie 2:10 P. M. No. 1 Makes good connection with O.-W. K- & N. Co. No. 1 (Fast Mail) leaving Portland 8:80 P. M., arriving at Baker 7:55 A. M. and No. 17 from east arriv ing Baker 0:60 A. M. No 2 connects with N,o. i fjFa.1 Mml) arriving at Baker 7:55 P, M cl.i.-l. rthtUa un I . 1 1 ... .. . ... under county supervision through jliukwri arrivingat Port,and 7:00 a tax, theroads.de. being taken, A. M. Al.o with No. 18 at UN of on the same basis as the 10:45 P. M. for points KasT To be Given Away AT THE WELCOME PHARMACY Every Saturday at 3 P. M. ONE ALUMINUM SET Be'sure and bring your coupons . you may be the lucky one The one having the number nearest to the number under the seal will be the winner I ...i-M- uen. Mgr. fa.