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

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    OREGON 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.
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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-
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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
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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. ;