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THE SPRINGFIELD NBS THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 1018 PAQK?4 Edrmery Stockman arid Bull Associations A plan of securing puro bred bulls ( that has proven Torj- satisfactory in j many localities Is Boiuethlng llko the following: Any number ot farmers who are Interested 1n breeding ono particular typa ot catUo combine to form n bull association. Thoy meet and onter Into a freo and general cusslon ot tho entlro subject and then i,Mn th nririBAtiiittv nf form, lng a permanent brgahltation. This mar embrace tho cltlxens of ono com , munltv or tho cltlxens Of Boverol com- munltles. As many as 35 or 40 cows , should bo Included. It several com- i i .... ... .,v.w. munltles are included, th.ero should bo as many bulls secured as there -are! . I communities, ana men mcso duus canj bo exchanged after two years and again in tour years and thus any one i neighborhood can feet by several years without the expense ot purchasing another bull. Some farmer centrally located should be selected to tako caro of the bull, and each farmer should pay his sharo of tho purchase price and his sharo ot the expense of keep ing tho bull.' A small bunch of farmers, four I think, on Deer Creek adopted a plan Blmilar to this last fall and secured a Herford bulL From the size of his herd neither of tho farmers was Juatl-1 fled in 'going fo. tho expense of secur- tag an expensive animal, but under this plan each one of them has use of an excellent sire by an outlay of one- fourth the purchase price It Is of ad vantage to have .tho association incor porated as it facilitates the transac tion of business, equitably distributes responsibility, and gives organization greater prestige in tho community. Winter Carts of Poultrjr Every season of the year brings its problems for the poultrymen as well as to livestock men. If every thing is ready and the poultryman has a farm knowledge of his business, he can meet the conditions as they ap pear. Everybody who has poultry is anx ious about winter eggs. It matters not. if the flock be large or small, the desire for eggs is the same. If poultry is to be profitable, they ..must necessarily be producers during --'the season 'of the year when the de mand is so heavy. Many Deocle have the idea that their birds are not bred right for winter ! layers (which can easily be true), but I no flock will lay during the winter months unless they get proper care. Proper care does not necessarily mean plenty of feed and good houses, all of which Is very important. Good birds, suitably housed, with plenty of feed properly fed, is the se-1 cret. The first thing necessary before taking the birds Into winter quarters, is a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the houses. Every nook and corner should be carefully gone over to in sure tho removal of the dirt that may collect during the hot, dusty summer months. A good coat of white wash (containing a liberal amount of some good coal tar preparation) will aid sanitation wonderfully. Sanitation is just as necessary to the health of poultry as It is to any other animal, man or beast alike. An unhealthy flock cannot be productive, Birds in winter quarters must be forced to exercise, If not, they will be- j consequently the dairy cow needs to come sluggish and lazy. , Feed the have a large stomach in which to store greater ration upon the floor in about j food, large intestinal surfaces tp se tt foot of good, clean straw. They will ' cret digestive Juices, to absorb and to get exercise by scratching for their ' food. The straw should be changed : often. The birds wear it out, andjPacity are great length, depth and when It becomes cut up fine, there, is width of abdomen. The cow with a danger of the birds becoming crop ' large barrel is usually preferred to bound by swallowing the short bits of one with long legs and a slim body, atraw. The straw may not pass out of ! It Is quite generally conceded that a the crop and after a time will close up maximum flesh production and an the passage. This can tie avoided by economical milk production cannot be removing the old straw and providing combined well in the same animal. brush. 'Tho birds must have plenty of green food, animal food, grit, shell, charcoal and fresh water. A mixture of good grain, properly fed, and a mash suit able for tho breed that is being han dled, will Insure winter eggs. . PREN MOORE. Grade for the Common Farmer 'It does not sound unreasonable to claim that thoroughbred cows aro the most economical producers of dairy products and that they will glvo larger nnd better returns for the amount of food consumed, but for the common farmer, who finds it part of his farm economy to grow and develop his own dairy cows, high grades will prove equally well adapted. Our natives or scrubs, as they aro often called, are not profitable cows for the production of dairy products or for beef, hence It becomes necessary to Infuse new and improved blood from the puro breeds It wo wish to make their progeny profitable,, and tho question that con fronts every farmer is, what kind of a sire shall I uspj, , ' As our natJye-cattle havo not been bred for any definite purpose they are noithor beef rior dairy cattlo hut are adopted to their environcments and havo vigorous constitutions, It Is plain to sco that thoy nro good material to build upon and Improve for dairy uses, When a dairyman has faced tho actual practice of selling old cows back to tho heart, u is won mat mo ' from his herd for boot-he will not fool i milk volns bo long, branching and encouraged over tho outlook ot com- tortoous. Indicating that tho blood blnlng beef nnd dairy qualities In tho: flows through them In largo quantl- dls-jsamo herd. Thoro seems to J)0 n pop- tics and slowly, thus giving time to ular projudlco against eating beot'doposit Its load ot milk constituents from old worn-out dntrv Mwa nn.l I tn the uddor. fall to see tho advantages of trying to comblno in ono animal tho two qualities. With us It has proved a . u losing gnnio ovory timo wo tried to ; fatten nn old dairy cow. Better sell . . .. , ... w,.. hor for a canner and strive to excel in the production of milk and buttor. . ........... - .1 11 wo uso a pure orou siro or a ae- elded dairy kind or strain, in a few . years a good vigorous herd ot cows will replaco the unprofitable natives and a yearly output ot from 200 to 300 . pounds of butter fat from first-class ' grado cows will be rcalttod. What we need is more pure blood In to connect with, the Boat ot energy In our herds and thp best and most eco- the head and to transmit an abun nomlcal way to got it is through the' dance of nervous force to the heart, infusion ot the blood ot a puro bred lungs, digestive tract, reproduction or aire that came from a lino ot high 1 gans, udder and other centers of tho producing antestry on both sides. A good bull will no more to improve tho quality of the dairy cattlo in a neigh borhood than anyone has an idea of. You may havo doubts about it for the nrst two or mree years, but not after . you havo seen tho two and three- yoar-old heifers that result from his use. I havo a friend who became disgust- ed with selling his played-out dairy cows' for $15 to $20 and sent to Ohio for a Shorthorn bull to cross on his herd. His heifers were excellent to look at but It required a close Inspec tlon to see their udders nnd they grew up into a lot of cows that were inferior to their dams in every rospoct fo . dairy purposes. This man admitted that his experiment cost him a good clean $1,000, and at present ho is Using pure bred Guernsey bull. His heifers from this sire show great promise, are doing good work In the dairy and have done more to con vlnco me that Guernseys are capable ot stamping their Individuality upon the common dairy stock of the country than any one thing that I have ever seen. Farmers and dairymen are making a serious mistake when they allow themselves to be led away from a strictly dairy breed by some beef breed on account of the latter being larger and more pleasing to the eye. W. MILTON KELLY. Selecting the Dairy Cow The foundation of the dairy Indus- try rests upon tho dairy cow. The true value of a dairy cow Is measured by her capacity to consume feed and roughage of the farm and to convert It Into milk to produce. Tho capa bilities of a cow are not always easy to determine from external appear ances, nor are thoy fully reliable, yet there are a few points which aro very reliable indicators. The first; essential to production Is capacity. In order to produce large quantities of milk, the cow must have great capacity to store, digest and as- jsimilate large quantities of food. By nature, ruminants were Intended to assimilate, the nutrients contained in the food. Tho points indicating ca. With a cow heavily fleshed over the necK, snouiuers, oacK ana ipins, a large amount of food material must of necessity go to nourish these parts. It follows that to obtain the largest and most economical returns In milk production, one must look for the dairy type or thin neck, medium shoulders, thinly fleshed; back lean, straight and open-Jointed; loin lean and broad. Frpm tho udder development, a good dairy cow usually exhibits reasonably strong indications of her ability to convert raw food material into milk. Large production usually is coupled with a reasonably . largo udder. In tho udder is whero the milk secretion occurs, while the Indications aro length and breadth of udder, attached high and full behlnd() level beneath with teats of reasonable size and evenly placed; extending well for ward, giving It capacity; froo from floshlness and flexible, indicating largo internal glandular secreting sur face capable of much expansion; and well supplied with nerveB, lymphatic nnd blood vessels. Coupltfd with a largo, well-formed udder are desired large tortuous milk veins. The quantity of milk secreted by the glands In the udder is depend- Dairyman ont upon tho amount ot blood flowing I through that organ. The milk veins Itako tho blood Bupply after It has nassod through tho udder and carry It In addition to tho foregoing Is de sired a strong constitution nnd 'abun dant energy to keep the machinery of ........ . tho body In motion. Tho .constitution Is Indicated In a broad muxxlo with - - prominent nostrils and c-roau, uoop,"'cu wuu.u iiruro una iu uo nuouiuvo- chest to supply tho body with amplo 1 to. But It must bo understood! .... . . .., . , I. V,n whnn rnn nlAnn la fiwl l I. . capacity ior creaming, ma hou s tho seat of onorgy. A largo brain and promlnont oyo, usually goes with a strong connection of head and nock. , together with a largo open spine tofwl In order to get their feod,m compliance furnish amplo room for a strong cord body. Learn to Cull Poor Laye All poor layers should bo culled frpm tho poultry flock In tho early fall. in a year when high prices of food nrova'.l It Is essential that 'all non- producers bo removed from tho flock, v.uvuwv. wU -"' Tho only accurate method to locoto i h , r tho tnnt This, however, requires too much timo 4 . ..!. n and expenso for tho avorage poultry. a ..iiortn. tn rmi thn A satisfactory way hens liberally at night, and then pass through tho houso ator tho birds have g0ne to roost, fooling tho crop of each bird. Those that aro laying will havo well filled crops, whilo thoso not lay ing or In poor condition will eat much less feed. All hens found sitting on the roost in tho dnytlmo are boarders and should bo disposed ot immediately. In yellow-legged varieties tho yellow color will practically disappear while the hens aro lay.ng. In some lnstan-! ces, In fact, the legs will oven bo white. Another strong indication of heavy egg production Is late molting., Con trary to tho prevailing opinion, tho hen that molts early and Is a, flno looking bird early in the fall, is not tho one which has been filling the egg basket The late molter sheds her coat quickly, often being almost en tirely naked. Such hens should be carefully fed nnd kept for breeders the following season. All Immature pullets and hens that do not appear to bo In good health should bo disposed of as coon as pos sible. Only thoso birds showing un mistakable signs of producing eggs throughout the winter and spring should be kept, if profitable returns are to be expected from tho feed given to poultry this season. Exercise for Breeding Stock Much has been learned about feed ing live stock from the chemlsts's investigations, and It is impossible to flnj a successful 'ebderioday who has not a comprenensive grasp on me comparative value of tho dlfferont feeds. Tho average man may not know tho exact character of "protein" and he may not have a clear idea as to the chemical composition of starch 0r fat, but he is aware that in, feed lng operations the former adds flesh forming elements, while the latter supply material for heat and energy. The one,' as it were, offsets the two and the result is a balanced ration. However, there Is considerable to learn yet, because sometimes very Ir rational methods of feeding will. bring about, satisfactory results. You mav take a bunch of cowa in calf, pr exi ample, and allow them to run In the corn stalk fields every day, having access to shelter in stormy weather, und the probabilities .are that they will all bring forth robust calves. These cows, handled In this way, havo consumed anything but a balanced ra- vO-)d hus consisted largely ot corn that has been left in the field and tho dry fodder leaves. How is it that on such a ration they aro so well fitted for biig.ne forth their young? This question must to a largo .ex tent remain unanswered, because, ap plying the chemist's rule, we; could not possibly expect good results. Suc cess In this Instanco must bo trace ablo to tho fact that In exercising, enough heat or energy Is expended to offset any Injurious effect that may fesult from feeding too much starch and fat. We have in mjnd scores of Instances whoro pure-bred cpws aro turned into stalk fields In tho fall In rather thin condition and before spring theso cows aro "mountains" of fat, and yet every orio o'f them will bo fojlowod the noxt summer by a sturdy calf. As said boforo, 'the only expla nation that can be offered is that the exercise must havo the effect of bal- anclng tho ration. as It wore To boiuo extent, tho name doetrlno applies In the caso of brood sowb, and In our opinion tho oxorelso Is doubly Impor- tant In this Instance Somotlmos men are not oqulppod to glvo any opoclal attention to tho brood bows, and find It mo8o convenient to feed a balanced ration. It In such Instances tho sows could bo turned away from their pons "r mwuim nunruin u.iur , day and If, In ndldtlon to this, thoy . could bo fed tholr corn at tho far sldo of a big pasture, it Is surprising what) (Rood results will sometimes follow hs seomlngly Irrational mothod otj toodlng. It would bo absurd to say that a bow will never farrow a stronir Itttor and bring them through In good . shapo If sho Is fbd corn nlono during tho gestation period, because In stance upon Instnnco could bo cited ... ,. ' ....v.. vw... .v . . ' umiusi iniponnnco mm mo oxer ' clso must bo clvon. and that this shall "t bo optional with tho sows, but compulsory. If thoy havo to take tho then thoy will, tako It, but not other wise If thoy are fed heavily on corn. Tho same doctrino applies to any kind of breeding animal, and lncludos especially tho'maro and tho owo. No system of feeding, regardless of how oxpenstvo tho ration may bo, will oft cot tho beneficial effect ot plenty ot oxorelso, while, as said boforo, lots of cxorclso may off sot the Injurious offoct iof tt.-t,on that far from balanced, Disinfecting Seed Qralr Tho difficulty of drying grain after . . . t... . i int,. .- ..wlth tormaldehydo and tho resulting nm ro, tt "0",on " ino UUJIVU, iu ttuiiu4ua.v, .,.o wuiivu .(. ...... . thn ftnvnlnnmnnt nf n innthml of trint. mont called tho "spraying mothod," .wh,ch, has boon fou,nd t0 o Batlsfac- tory In various sections ot tho coun try. Tho only apparatus necessary Is n small quart sprayer, such as Is used in spraying small gardens Ono stroko of tho pump will give enough mist It properly distributed for each Bliovol ful of grain: As tho seed is being shoveled from ono pllo to another, each shovelfull Is sprayed with a so- . ' v... . . ' v rata of ono quart to 50 bushels ot scod. Aftor all tho grain Is troated and n.i i i iu win. i sacks, burlap or canvas, to contlno tho fumos. At the end ot flvo hours tho covers may bo removed and tho seed Is ready for planting. Milk quickly, qulotly, cleanly and thoroughly. Cows do not llko unnec essary noise or . delay. Commonco milking at exactly tho same hour ovory morning and ovenlng and milk the cows lntho samo onlor. Lice on Hbs A pig weighing 160 pounds will have approximately twelvo pints of blood. p ach pint containing 7,680 drops, or a Uttlo over 92,000 drops of mood, it a louse abstracts a drop a day, and tho 2500,000 homes Why? Because of the comfort, convenience andeconomy in heating with "Perfec tion. OiJ Heater. Lights at the touch of a match gives instant, cozy warmth. No omoke or odor. Easy to carry about. Steady, comfortable heat for many hours on, one filling with Pearl Oil, the ever obtainable fuel. Oil consumed only when heat is needed no wa3te, . " This Week Is Perfection Oil . Heater Week And now is the time to buy Perfection OH Heater. Call on your dealer today, STANDARD OIL COMPANY ' (California) PERFE J JLj Jra JsLi pig Is boarding several thousand llco, It Is oaMy tn boo whero tho. profit goos whon "hogs don't pay." H Is worao than usolosa to "dope" tho pig with "llco killer" without dls Infecting pons, boddlng and In tho spring, tho wallow. First bilrn iU tho looio, dry straw, clonn out manure, spray tho floors, walls, beams, troughs and ovory cro tivu n kUi, uuui. omnium i formalin or n half gallon of formalin to flvo gallons of water. Croolln may bo addod to wallow In warm weather, say, half a pint to a largo wallow, Tlion dust On each pig powdorod staphlsogrla. This will cause tho nverago louso to homostoad olsowhoro. whero. E. T, DAKBU, Votorlnnrlan Idaho Ex, Station. cAUnni nicmiPT ciitrSrteT -wuvvu Zlllx ' nutrifi v in Lado 10 11,0 VIOrK Ol ISlBmCl nO. IV, LrfWU county, Oregon: Following is a statomont of tho os- tlmatod amount of monoy neoded by P"vl oges as no u. r. v-o, may naya .u..io. ..in. it,, n.n.i h.'b vlrtuo ot doods rccordod at'pagos ginning on Juno 17. 1918. and ondlnK , 30. 1919. This budget Is mado llanco with section 217 of tho Oregon School Laws of 1017, and In eludes tho oatlmatod amount to bo ro colved from tho County School Fund, Special District Tax and all othor moneys ot tho district ESTIMATED EXI'ENDITUIIES. Toachora' salaries 113,072.60 Furnituro S0.00 Apparatus and supplies .......... 200.00 76,00 20.00 Library books and taxt books.. Flags.. RopIra iHiyruviiiK Kyuuuua ., 70.00 Playground equipment , Janitor's wages ....... 20.00 1 300 00 Woo 400.00 60.00 160.00 176.00 Janitor s supplies uifini Vator ctorU Bainrv w w.a siauonery 100.00 100.00 ' ' Insuranco ... ... 300.00 m--v ... r. 1 . . Miscellaneous 300.00 Bonds and Intorest thereon, issuod under Sections 117, 144 to 148, and 422 or tho School Laws of Oregon for 1917 - 1,700.00 Total $18,587.60 1 Total estimated amount of monoy to no oxponuou ror all purposes during tho year $18,587.50 ESTIMATED ItECEIPTS. From County School Fund for tho coming year -...$ 6,747.00 From Stato. School Fund., 1,081.93 , Cash now In the hands of tho D strict Clerk ...................... None cmjji now in mo nanus oi mo j County Treasuror bolong- lng to tho district 'Estimated amount to ho re- Nono colved from nil other sour ces during tho yoar....... 100.00 Total estimated rocolpts, not including tho mon ey to bo rocolvcd from tho tax which It Is pro posed to voto., .$ 0,928.92 RECAPITULATION. Total estimated expenses for tho year $18,587.50 Total estimated rocolpts not Including tho tnx to bo VOtod - "... C.928.92 Balanco amount to bo raised by district tax..$ll,058.58 (Signed), B. A. WA8IIBURNE, WELBY STEVENS, J. E. RICHMOND, Board of Directors of District No. 19. Dated November 18, 1918. A. H.-SPRAGUE, Special Agt, Standard Oil Co., Eugono, Oregon DEALERS Chambers Hdw. Co., Eugono, Oro. Monroo Hardware Company, Eu- J. W. Qtiackenbush & Son, Eugene, geno, Oregon, Oregon. ' Ax Billy Dopartmont Store, Eu- Thompson Hdw, Co., Eugene, Oro. gene, Oregon. CITATION. In tho (Jounty Court of tho BUta of Orogon.for tho County ot Lano. In tho matter of tho estate of Sarah 0. Brothers, deceased. To Win. A. Tail, Charlos 0. Bishop, Hubert II, Bishop, Allen Rogers and IliirVuy Itogorn, hor' husband, Qroot- Ingt In tho tlamo of the State of Oregon you nrn hereby cited and required to appear In tho County Court of tho Stato of Oregon, for tho County ot Lano, at tho court room thereof, at Eugene, in tho County of Lnnn, on Thursday, tho 2nd day of January, 1010, at 10 o'clock In tho foronoon of that day, then and thuro to show caiiBo, It any you havo, why nn order ot'salo should not bo made for the sale of tho real proporty belonging to said estate In nccordanco with thn potlt'.on of tho Administrator of said ostato on Mo horoln, said roal ostata being described as tho M. 15. ',i of tho N. W. H and tho west Vi of tho N. W. U or tho N. K. 4 ot Roc, H, Tp. 10 8., It. 2 west ot tho W. M.. In Lano coun ty, Oregon, excoptlng SC acros thereof horotoforo sold to Borlhn M. Paddock, I and ono aero convoyed for school pur. Po?o. and excepting such rlghta and AB B.87 of Vol. 73 of the Deed (Uocords of Iano county, Oregon, and o"ptln fiumo rights of , Fischer .Bros. Witness, tho Hon. II. L. Bown, Judge of tho County Court ot tho Stato of Oregon, for tho County ot Lano and tho Seal ot said Court here to afflxod, this 18th day of Novembor, 1918. (Seal), . Attost: STACY M. UUSSELL, Clork. SUMMONS. 22,0'In tho Circuit Court of tho Btnto of Oregon for tho County of Lano. Noru l "J"", pinuiiiii, to. muu hiiu, ! lofondant. .To Matt l'ayno, tho abovo named de fondant! In tho nnmo at tho Stato of Oregon you ore hereby required to appear and answer tho complaint nina against you in tho abovo entitled court ana causa on or boforo tho 28th day ot Novembor, 1918, sold dato being tho data nnd timo specified by tho court In tho order for publication as thn timo for you to appear and answor, and If you fall so to appoar and ans wor, for want Uioroof tho plaintiff will apply to tho court for tho relief de manded in said complaint on fllo hero In, nnd tho wholo thereof, Tho relief domnndod Is: Judgment and docreo 'that the bonds'of matrimony now ex. Istlng botweon tho plaintiff nnd do. ifendnnt bo forever dissolved and hold for naught nnd that tho plaintiff bo nwanieu mo caro ana custody or ion two minor children, Claudlo Payno and Nolvln Payne, and for such other rollof as to tho court may scorn moot and equitable. This summons Is published by tho order of tho Honorable a. F. Skip worth, Judgo of tho Circuit Court of tho Stato of Oregon for tho County of Cano, dated October 14, 1918. FRANK A. DcPUE. Residence Sprlngflold, Oregon. iQcUUl; N'3 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING TO FIX TAX LEVY. Notlco Is horoby given that thoro will bo a spoclal mooting of tho tax payers of School DlHtrlct No. 19 on Friday ovenlng, Novembor 29, 1918, at 7:30 p. in., for tho purposo ot fixing tho annual levy of a Special Tax, and to cousldor such othor matters as may properly coma before tho mooting. Said mooting shall bo hold at tho High School Building on Mill street. (Slgnod) B. A. WASHBURNB. Chairman ot Board of Directors. JOHN E. EDWARDS. Clork. CTION AT "C? TO)