Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, November 03, 1911, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON APPLE SHOW. PORTLAND, or.. Oct 31.-oDe of the finest locations in Portland has Show, November 15 to 18. U will be housed In the new Yeon building corner Fifth and Alder streets, and .there Is every Indication that It will be a big success. The premium list has just been is ued and is attracting a great deal of attention. Requests for space haje come from ' far-away British Columbia and well know fruit sec tions of the northwest will be rep resented quite generally. In addition to prizes offered for the most perfect apples, m almost any sized exhibit, is a lum for 100-box lots, and another for 50-box lots, open Jo' commercial organizations of fruit growers' un ons in the northwest. Cash amount ing to $500 is offered in the first class and $275 in the second WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER C017RIER PAGE THREE EGG LAYING TEST PROVES FOOD VALUES MOD a COUSh befnnt If develops aomethlng- mora serious. Ballard's Horehound Syrup I The Remedy That Doea the Work. It relieves coughing imraedlt ately, eases soreness in the lungs, loosens phlegm and clears the bronchial tubes. It Is a fine family remedy, pleas ant to take and good for chil dren and adults. Price 25c. 10c and Sl.OO. Buy the 1100 size. It contains five times as much as the 250 slse, and you et with each bot tle a Dr. Herrlck's Red Pepper Porous Plaster for the chest. JameiF.Ballard.Prop. St.Louit.Mo. Stephens Eye Salve Cures Sort J 1 SotOANORrCOHMtNOEOBVL National Drug Store CORVALLIS, Or., Nov. l.-Inter- uug tests for egg laying have late ly Deen conducted at th ricultural college by John H. Mack. sywiai poultry student from Port land. . . In these tests single-comb white leghorns were used, five pullets and a cockerel being glTea a run of but 10x10 feet, in which space waa the Jouse, so that they were la close eon Onement. The house was a 6x3 'OOt brooder pnnn ...... a . ooiiaugBu lor heir use. Half was used for roost. ig Quarters and half for. a scratch ing shed The scrntchlng shed was kept well bedded with straw about elgnt In ches deep, and a large part of the whole grain given the fov18 waa fed here, though some was fed iu the yard to induce the fowls to scratch. outside when the weather' permit ted. The front of ih3 house con sisted of two doors which were either wide open or partly so eveu in the coldest winer wev.her. 111 effects were noticed and, the egg record and general vitality of the Bock showed that they wore benefit ed by the more nearly natural con ditions, although tho cold sometimes seemed extreme to them. had access all the time held beet scrap, charcoal, grit and ground shell. , A good supply of kale was kept before them to pick -at, and good, fresh water was always with in easy reach. They were all apparently in good health throughout the experiment, but on the last day the pullet num bered two' was found deid In the pen without apparent cause, though she had been laying up to thai day. The following record of tho am ount and cost of the feed from Nov ember to May is interesting iu the light of the production records: 158 pounds of wheat, $2.22, 66J pounds of oats, .$.88; 13 pounds of bran, $.15; 7H paunds of ground oats and barley, $.10; 9 pounds of beef scrap, $.32; 8 pounds of charcoal, $.04 H; 54 pounds of grit,, $.05 i; 5 3-4 pounds of shell, $.05 3-4; .5 3-4 pounds of ground corn, $.08 3-4; total cost, $3.92 Vi. Pullet No. 1 weighed 3 pounds, 8, ounces at the beginning of laying, and exactly, the same at the end of the experiment six months later. She laid 113 eggs valued at $2.35. aver aging In weight about 2.01 ounces each. Pullet No. 3 weighed 3 pounds, 4 ounces In the-beginning, but gained 3 ounces. ' She laid 112 eggs, valued at $2.75, .averaging In weight 2.05 each. Pullet No. 3 I Weighed 3 nnunria 9. nnnpaa mnA As the soil was rather heavy, Bev- gained 12 ounces. She laid 101 oral Inches of sawdust were spread eggs valued at $2.39, and averaging on the ground, so that the chickens ! 2.08 each in weight. Pullet No. 4 did not track In cold,wet mud, and i weighed 3 pounds, 12 ounces, In the had a good scratching place which 1 b ginning, but loBt S ounces. She dried rapidly after a .rain. i laid 113 eggs valued at $2.94. and A dry mash was fed them in hop- avera glng 2.15 ounces. Pullet No. pers, and whole grain, oats in the 5 weighed 3 pounds, 2 ounces, at the morning and wheat In the afternoon, beginning, and but 2 pounds, 6 strewn in the litter. The fowls ate ounces in May; her laying record only about one-third as much oatsjwas 99 eggs, valued at $2.23 and as wheat, but as there were ofts and ! averaging 1.8 ounces, barley In the mash, they probably j Thus It is seen that the total ex made up deficiencies there. The I penditure for the five pullets and mash, which was fed dry and kept J the cockerel was but $3.92 3-4, while constantly before them, consisted of (the income from the eggs was two parts of bran to one of ground , $12.66, leaving a profit, if the work corn and one of ground oats and i in caring for the chickens Is not barley. Other hoppers to which they ' counted, of $8.74. MILLING MACHINERY FOR MICHIGAN NINE ' Two carloada of milling machin ery are due to arrive in Grants Pass for the Michigan mine, which Is lo cated eight miles south of the city, and it is expected that this property will be active within a few weeks Adolph Mater, consulting engineer for the Oregon Strong Ledge Mining company, the corporation which in to develop the property, stated today to a representative of The Courier that the machinery is comin from Boulder, Colo., and from San Fran cisco. From Boulder has been ship ped three new Monell concentrating tables and a Monell slimer. These tables are big ones and tha latam in the art of concentrating ores of any nature. From San Francisco the Hendy Iron Works has shaped a car of milling machinery. Both cars should arrive during the week, in fact are due now. The mill building to be completed at the Michigan, will be a modern structure, built to house modern machinery. The mill will have a ca pacity of 25 tons dally, with Sturte vant crusher, which can crush ttr one-half inch. The treatment win h a hydro-electro chlorlnatlon process, Drought to perfection by Emrrneer Maier, and the plant for this Is al ready on the grounds. The mine is equipped with a hoist which can carry cable sufficient for iuuu feet. The boiler Is 100 h. o. and engine 75 h. p., the latter of the latest automatic type. ,It is expected to have the Michi gan mine and mill in operation within a few weeks. 17 Biliousness la du to a itimnUit condition of the stomach. Chamber lain's Tablet are eaaentfallv a anm ach medicine, intended especially to a.i uu mai organ; to cleans it, strengthen it. ton and fnvt?nrat i to regulate the liver and to banish ouiousness positively and effectual ly. For sale by all cood dealer. F 1 MiilSllSii n Ul I- ' J n ff i-f-t-l ; " r I 1 1 jsjyssjay. Skat,Va Ws rt A',1.:',,pvf.A.L Absolutely Pur To have pure and wholesome food, be sure that your bakhig powder is made from cream of tartar and not from alum. r- Tho Label villi culdo ycj f Royal is tho only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No Alum llo Umo Phosphates T . 4 '4 t CAIiIFOIlXIA GOOD UOADS a That California, the greatest state of the Pacific Coast, whose enormous area and elongated shape seem to adopt it to the extension of north-and-80Uth highways especially fully realizes this fact, is shown by the ac- tlvlty of its many good-roads organ-1 ways and byways which are shelter- in planning tor a wise ex-ed by redwooda, oak,, pine, eucatyn- money to be expended by this state for new highways. " In connection with the subject of bettor highways for California, Snell makes a wise suggestion for beautifying and protecting road sur faces In sections where the summer sun tends to soften them. "Too who have motored, welcome and sock, no doubt," he Bays, "the high- penditure of the liberal sum granted by the legislature for the construc tion and maintenance of state high ways. California publications are displaying great Interest in the mat ter; and many excellent suggestions have been made in their columns. Says Earl Snell, automobile editor of the San Francisco News Letter: "The Pacific Highway- asHoclatlon has taken, In a most aggressive man ner, the Initiative on all matters per talnlng to good roads On the Pacific coast, and since Its organization In September, 1910, has accomplished a great deal of good along the lines of Improving and. laying out of new highways. "California In general, however, is tus, fir and other trees, for It Is over these roads that one will find comfort from the summer sun. "At but little expense there can be .planted on both sides of the boul evards, avenues of trees. In Urn these trees will be of sufficient sltt not only to beautify the roads but to presorvc them. The sun's rays would be taken up and the surface kept cool and hard, making the most Ideal of touring conditions." . Mrs. Wallace Galbreath spent several days-with friends In Grants Pass and returned to her home at Bybee Springs Wednesday. She was accompanied by Miss Elsie Mun- - ' "." ' - A TIME FOR EVERYTHING And this is the time to make fence, and the only question is, do you v;int to huy a good fencu for a moderate price or do you want to buy an inferior fenco for about the same price. American Wire and Steel Co., make and sell 80 per cent of all the fente sold in the United States so that cer tainly goes to show that it is the best fence manufactured and we know that it is better in the following ways. Better Galvanized, Better Made. Heaviest Fence Manufactured by any one ninffpr. whn la nnmllnir mm a t(m waking up to the Importance of this at the springs for the benefit of her issue; ana gooa roads clubs formed I health. throughout the state In the past fewi months are now active in the mat tor of securing for their particular communities, their share of the The Dally noguo niver Courier, delivered at your door, 80e por month. height of fence and size of Mesh considered. The Wire is neither too hard nor too soft but just hard enough to retain whatever tension is put on it, when properly stretched, and sou enough to anow lor splicing, without difticulty. You frequently lu'ar our competitors' say "their fence is just us good as American," if the American fenco were not the best fence made they would use some other make of fence for com parison. We keep tin American fence in nearly all heights and in several weights in stock. When . 1 - 1. .... ta., rt n t m tM it? rtt nlli.et S1M flirt Iaii fill t.,... ll . t a 1 in niHn 01 i I'll ci? nu u ii iiiiin n;au, an tun v ju v u- nn-n ujumui n i inrii iiiive nosr prion t rmr 1 I 1 m ewiu nave a new carload or American fenco n. it is possible for you to get for your money w ithin a few (lays., l'loce you rorder now. Rogue River Hardware Company , TnE BIO RED FRONT. Don't be "Decoyed" into buying some cheap nin or sporting goods, or hardware. Instead, come to the store that is known to carry tho We take pleasure in showing our goods to those who come in. We stand behind everything we sell. i What more do you want? Coron-Booth Hardware Co. GRANTS PASS, OREOON. PLUMBING AND SHEET METAL SHOP. ;