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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1924)
/ /7 -•j* . • . ■ D a iry A W e e k ly C h ro n ic le o f L o cal E v e n ts a n d P r o g re s s o n L in n C o u n ty L a n d g rc u ltu re o r t e u itu re L iv e s to c k DRCRMMRR 2«. 1*24 HAL8EY, O RBbON . Hello!- B right O utlook fo r Sheep Pu C C asita apita P roduction o f * i Setts H as O ic l in b o O u R ' n « P ast i s Y ia d s ;. n i ’.«.f«»-' ~ i -fit •»_*■? '.-ei -a ' « « » » S r i i i i ! ! • St s -U U i P o u ltr y W o o ' « i • lijLeVES a Q a its ? fF A - 4- 4- . r r 1 Í m • r r f l M 44- 4 /¿ 4 -P U s’ 7Ú -H - ... 4l T9 ta (. r - .. * AM?CVUTURM 'C The sheep industry presents one of the bright spots in the present agri- ’ cultural outlook, according to the Sears-Roebuck A gricultural Foundation. The num ber of sheep in the United States liaa been Increased for two years, but la still f a r from being- back at wartime or pre-war figures. T he U nited S tates produces only about 10 per cent of tbe world’s total wool crop, b u t consumes 25 per cent pf it. World carry-over stocks of wool have been shrinking for four years and are now low. World production last y ear w as 06 million pounds below the previous year. Tlie prices of both wool and lambs have been strong the past two years and th e outlook for reasonable profits In sheep is excellent for several years to i I come. _ __ tll tWW4< H lt BWtj.WSjWWKirjl CHRISTMAS H R IS T w as born nt Bethle hem th a t h » might die a t C alvary. T his is the mes sage and m eaning o f Christm as. Socrates supposed and P lato philosophized and th e world’s g reat ones dream ed th a t mental process could, save humanity. But Jesu s cam e to save us from th e evil th a t dw ells in us, and In th e unexplored field of re dem ption his mlsitlon w as new and solitary. The sublim ity of C hrist's career is m easured by the volume and d ep th of hum an guilt— H erald nnd Presbyter. C «eicewfleewBciew«^ Silage wll^ lower tne ,« oat of the ra tion, make sure a p rb iit from live stock, and greatly iner ;■ je the value of the crops. As a ru.u . a silo will pay for Itself the first 1 year. What other farm Investment will pa) 100 p er cent? Competition ndiv demands economical feeding. ; y A lbauv’f 'o n lv EXCLUSIVE OPTICAL P ARLORS EVERYTHING » OPTICAL B an c ro ft (O ptical Co. 313 West F irst etr) yet, Albany,Or. ; A Christmas Greeting;: By W. E. GILROY la 77»« Con<r»aof»oiMiZi»f )M »»+M M I M M M M M M » H E R E ’S not a m em ory of hom e, or friend. Be th ey bo far rem ote, h ow ever lo w ly ; No p lace w h ere n ew affection« rich ly blend T h at doe« n ot < row m ore b eau tifu l, m ore holy. At ChrUtm M . T Thera is no la u g h te r o f a little child. No flery passion o f Y ou th ’s rosy m orning. No trea su re -h o u se o f A ge. benign and m ild. T h at is not sw e e te r for the C hrist s ad orn in g At C hristm as. T here is no depth o f love, no pang o f sorrow . N o m ig h ty m ovin g In the hum an heart. No com fort for today, hope for to m orrow. In w h ich the C h rist h as not a largor part A t C hristm as. So. as w e send our g r e e tin g of affection. W e sh are the m em ory o f Him w ho cam e: In fellow sh ip . In happy recollection . E ach ferven t w ish Is h allow ed In H is nam e A t C hristm as. The results of the experim ents at I the various state experiment stations | and by the D epartm ent of Agriculture have reduced ohickeu raising to a scl- i ence, nnd you will find th at practical- I ly ail of your Individual problems have been solved by the various authori X ir n a s G if t s f o r fa m ily a n d fr ie n d s N eckw ear G lo v e s H a n d k e r c h ie f s M ufflers S ilk H o se ¡S hirts Silk S c a rfs B a r r e tts S w e a te rs B ells C n in a w a re S ilv e rw a re G la s s w a re J e w e l S e ts S ta tio n e r y P ic tu r e s M a n ic u re S ots C o m p a c ts S lip p e r s S ta m p a l G o o d s TOYS I nearby towns, or Just for the ride. And while they w ere gone we— hustled. By Christm as Eve th e house w as as shining and tidy us It would have been hud mother been k f t to herself with It. And Marge had proved herself a m ar velous cook. too. T here were pies and cakes, and even tarts, and the hhm with cloves. The turkey was dressed, too, and the stuffing made. And mother had not so much as put her nose Into the pantry door. Then the family arrived. Throe daughters, with their three husbands and several children apiece, and two , brothers with their wives and off- ! spring. And m other and father met them a t the door, mother’s arm M M M »»» ties. U se fu l ä s » ra TOYS IZ 0 0 N TZÖ GOOD G O JIIS i t TOYS Grandma’s Christmas BV Frank Herbert _SJKisfi,, Union.) D O N’T k n o w ," s ig h e d g e n tle G randm a Burke. “I thought I was doin’ right to sell the farm an ’ bring the children to town fo r school an ’ so c I a 1 advantage!»; but w ith picture shows an ’ dancin’— I don’t know.” T* She cleaned her w rinkled n n 'c i p a - ! ble hands from the dough and turned i to see that the fire and kettle of melt ed lard were Just right. They '•W I Then with deft, experienced fingers she began to drop tw isted bits of dough ( Into th e hot lard, which In a few min utes changed them to crisp doughnuts. “Such appetites,” she nodded to ber- ! self happily. “Sue an* K ate an’ May are alw ays Just as hungry as Tom a n ’ i Win, or even big Sam who's grown up an ’ steadied down to regular work. | Five will rush In from School, an' 5 Am i later, an' all will grab up doughnuts. An’ how they will e a t !” She giggled rem iniscently. “I do wish daughter Nell could have lived to see ’em grow up so. even May fourteen, an' her twin Win almost ns big’s bis brother. Nell ! would have done b etter by ’em, of course, but I've done m.v best. The outer door was flung open and a rush of many feet crowded Into the hall. Grandm a looked up expectantly B ut the feet stopped nt the parlor door, and a subdued hubbub of volcees arose. Grundma sighed again, and bent low er over h er work. ’T h em flutter- budgets. Bose an' Jenny, from across tb e way, an' Tom’s chum, Andy Smith. Plunnln' another dance, likely. I won der If any one of 'em remember» t o morrow's C hristm as? I do wish the flutter—” G randm a cut off " h a t she wished by closing her lips tight!). But only for a minute, then h er thoughts went on In a different key. 1 I won t be a crosspatch the day before ( hrlst- mas, • tbe moving lip« emphasized the Change of thought. “The.v're Just bubblin’, healthy children, an’ Sam's already quieted d >wn from a lively boy, an' the others will in time, an’ Rose an’ Jenny a n ’ Andy aye flutter- ers ju st because they cun'feyiold In. n r nail door opened softly) and a fuzzy head and snapping e /e s ap peared. It was Rose Cady. "W hat doe» tny nose sm ell?" she questioned, sniffing. "It tells tug m hungry. May I come In?” “Of course, dear.” Conditions R equired to Store Roots fo r W inter The three conditions n.-, esaury for successfully storing root crops are, good ventilation, freedom from danip- i.tws and a tem perature Just above the freezing point. A cool cellar 1-, ike moat convenient place but outside pits may he used If necessary. Bins In the barn where the tem perature does not vary too much may al to be used. From 20 to 80 pounds of beets m ake u good feed for a dairy cow Since they are low <n protein, other feed» should be furnished to provide thl» 'Im portant part of the ration. A ra tion of beets with alfulfa or clover hay may be fairly satisfactory, but If the ohay Is not of good quality, some n ar row ratio cohcentm te like bran or oil meal must be added. Correct Proportion of A lfalfa to Feed Pigs Sweet <© , H l « . W e s t e r n N e w s p a p e r w ith tny jolly little sister. Marge, a s to a jolllfleatlon. And the best p a rt of It all Is the sound of those Jingling slelghbells as m other and fath er go whisking out of the yard. Heigh' ho 1 Merry C hristm as 1 "I Won’t Be a Crosspatch tb s Day Be fore C hristm as.” Rose shot in. one baud outstretched. "May 17” she begged. . “All you can carry,” interned. Grand ma. “They’re Just right to eat now, while hot. I wonder why the chil dren—’ T be key turned, and a few moment» la te r the sound of strained nnd heavy steps passed through the front door w ay nnd Into the parlor. * • t * * • * We put down our suitcases In won derm ent a t tills unheard-of welcome from mother, our m other! “T h at’s Just It, mother, dear,“ I paid. “We didn’t want you to do all th is ‘fixing’ alone. We’ve come to fix for ourselves, and tbe horde that follows on C hristm as Eve.” Well, at first m other simply wouldn’t h ear of It. We were to be company and Just w ait till she got the rooms we were to occupy aired and made up. Since we were all there, well we must Stay. But we shouldn't drudge. Bhe guessed we w orked hard enough, each a t our own particular kind of work, all the year, net to have to work when we came home. We wouldn’t listen. We had come fo r one thing. We laughingly o v er bore her In all h er objections. More th an th at, we called fath er In from the barn and got him to bundle m other tip and take her off for a sleigh ride. "A sleigh ridel Who ever heard of a sleigh ride and all the parlor furniture In the hall wait lng for the parlor to be cleaned f" Well, m other beard of a sleigh ride and under Just those conditions now She heard of It from ber two strong minded daughters, her youngest and her oldest. F ath er eaught our spirit a t once and bustled her away. How m errily the bells Jingled ss they whirled aw ay through the snow! Now fo r Itl Marge and I tucked up our skirts, draped ourselves In big aprons and wound towels about our heads, and fell to. It was hard work but what a lark we made of It. And we had a good supper waiting for m other anil fa th e r when they got back And every day th at w-eek we d! I th e same. F ath er whisked m other off In the sleigh to visit old friends In Not mow than 6 per cent of a pig's ration shquld consist of ground alfalfa. If mgde to eat more than that he will not gain as rapidly us without It. The best way to feed alfulfa to pigs Is In the form of hay However, sometimes they will not e«t It In thut form and when the ration Is such that they F ath er Whisked Mother Off In th s : ought to have some of It, It should 8l«lQh to Visit Friends. be ground and mixed with the feed. tucked In fhtheris, her hulr freshly Allow the pigs to balance their own ration by letting them help themselves curled, her black «Ilk rustling. “My,” crlesl Brother-in-law Jim, from a self feeder. Nell's husband, "but you're lost ten Fix Drain for Silo years, mother 1 Such bright eyes and pink cheeks I’ve never seen.” T hera la considerable difference of Marge and I, in the darker back- opinion among dairy experts as to ground, nudged each other and giggled. w hether a alio should or should not All the others cried the same thing. have a concrete floor and drain. It was true enough, too. This was a Thousands o f silos are In use and giv different m other from the rath er ing satisfactory service without a con weary old woman we were accustomed crete floor, while many good dairy to meeting at holidays here In the men think that u concrete floor und drain 1« an advantage. If the soil open door. F ather spoke u p : "You’re dead undei-neath will permit liquid to be right, children,” he said. "Your mother absorbed, then a bole In the floor 1» looks like this all th e year except at all th at Is needed In th e way of a holiday time. Then she Just slaves drain. getting ready for you and sort of gets worn out. This year wae different. | Cows fed plenty of well cured Tills year she went honeymooning legume hay are receiving an abund ance of vttainlnes. with me Instead." • • • Marge and I came forth from hid The closest obaervere among ex ing "Yes, and hereafter la alw ays to hibitor« at fair« this year sre like he different," we promised. And how It paid I We'd gotten Into ly to he the prize winners aest th e way of thinking mother w as an : year. • • • old woman. Now we »aw her as her They say an ear In the shack Is neighbors and father saw h er—hearty, worth three In the shock. It’ll be truer bright-eyed, carefree. lids year than ever before, according "My, It seems good to be eating corn. other’s cooking,” escaped her that to report« on eoed • • • night, ovdb Marge's apple tarts. "But Alfalfa Is a deep-rooted plant of yon are naughty children Just the extensive feeding habits and for Its same. M arie an<l y°” «houldn’t boss best development requires a deep, mel- me so! Right In my own house, too!" i low and well drained soil. T tle reproaoh In ber eyes, though mild » » • Indeed, « a s for an Instant real. Marge A fter the fall cutting of alfalfa th» caught It, and quicker than I, got up gopher« can bs readily located end and ran around to mother at her poisoned By the potson method on» place. TlitFre she leaned above her j man can tre a t 20 to 40 acre« per day. and gave her one of her old. Impulsive, poisoned oats or poleooed vegetables childish hugs. “YeS. mother dear. It's cost only a fraction of a te a l peg your own house. But you're our own bait. mother. Bo 'tw ns fair 1 And everybody agreed th at Marge l'u t all tniichlnery In the shed so It had Justified our highhandedness. will be In good condition to use next However that may be, from C hristm as to Christm as m other seems to be )«ur. « • • growing younger. •’New occasion» teach new dutlett” Well, another C hristm as Is hbre, and ays Lowell, «“ d that Is true In fsrio- this Insurance agent must get out her ng us elsew h ere. aprons. The other girls have offered • • • to take their turns, of course, but I The soy bean furnlshe« probably th» am too selfish to let them. I look for eet b a llin e d protein which we hav» w ard to the aurnial cleaning spree i it» rsewtatd» kl»«do«a