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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
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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.
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«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.
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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
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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 .
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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
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Grandma’s
Christmas
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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.”
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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