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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1908)
4 THE SANTUM HEWS Important Asaoc4aDo«i o< Agrkulturil Collere» Importante o( the Doug- la- I Ir St.te Dairy convention Portland. Ure>lVvcmlri 1 Ith 190. One of the moat imjortant gathei- ing» to be lield on the Pacific Coast during 1906 will lie the convention in Portland of the Aaaociation of Ameri can Agricultural College, ami Experi ment Stations, brought here through the instrumentality of President W J Kerr, of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege. The American Association of University Presnlenta. the American Association of Farmers. Institute Workers, the Agnnonuc Society ami the Association of Agricultural Chem 1st* always bold their conventions at the name place and time as the A»sucta tion of Agricultural Colleges and Ex periment Stations, and will therefore be here also. Delegate, to these meet mgs comprise college and university president», directors of experiment station», experts in the different bureaus of the [lepartment of Agricul ture. and other specialists. ami an at tendance of between 1300 ami 1500 1» expected. An extended visit to the A-Y-P Ex|»«ition is included in their schedule. The exact date of the con vention will I»- announced *oon J. E flefehaugh. editor of the "American Lumberman" of Chn ago. who ha» lies to wed such marked prai.se on Douglas fir. has the following to sav editorially in the current iuue of the "Lumberman The Pacific North- went make, wonderful apfieal to every visitor It 1» a land of living water», of golden soil, of mineral wealth i.iond comprchenaion, . of forests which will bless mankind when other land' are desolate; * land of mountain, plain and valley, of a people great in intellect, mleileel, energy, emlu endurance, and kindliness, in this thi. golden North west, in ■ ■ limate without the harah- ne» of the North or the enervating aoft- ne»a of the South, these people are building in empire. They have har- nessed the »treanui for jiower, or, pour ing them over the plaina, have pro duced fruitful field, ami garden», they are wreating from the earth it* mineral wealth, they are converting the foreata into form» of utility and beauty, they are tiuiMiiig vehoola and college», the Bible vision of every man dwelling under own vine ami tig tree 1» realized here, where hi» every liodily need ami intellectual want may lie gratified The natural wealth of the country ta great and great are it* achievement», but iietter than ail thia are the people them selves a < hoeen race growing in num tier» »ml m all the accomplishments and grace« who h make a people mutually useful ami happy. The convention of the Oregon State Dairy Aa»<«-iation at Salem, last week, was the m*«t successful ever held by that bud) . Washington and California were represented in both attemiance ami exhibit» The grand prize for the l>e*t display of dairy product* waa awarded to F. A. Schubmgrr of Salem, for an exhibit comprising vanetie» of cheese The Douglas Creamery Co. of Rueeburg won first award for high- est »coring creamery butter, F. G. Attorneu-at-Lätü niMun > dairy m an . Among agricultural journal» there 1» one that every farmer keeping cow. should not negiect to subscribe for We ref. i to Hoani'a Hatoyama ' It to a juurn.i 1 I 1 ■! • ■ ■ ■■ m its v >|* g unlike anv other agricultural journal in the thorough ami practical manner in which it ileal» with all farm problems tnat concern the farmer keeping cow». This journal ha» a livelv interest and practical knowledge of all thing» about the farm which plainly »how» that it» editor» »re dally in the farm atmo«phc:<; ami confronted with the same question» to solve in the practical handling of a fa rm that are before every farmer handling cow». From reading the pajier we learn that it ha» its own dairy farm of acre», that 1» »tocked with a herd of good dairy cow», ami the whole man agement of tho< farm ta direct y under the editorial sui>er vision. Thia keep« the editor» in touch with farm condi tion» ao that they know Die subjects that the farmer wants iliscuaned am! they know what they are talking about when thej discuss them. In dozen» of way» Hoard'» Dairyman will appeal to one a» coming cheer to farm life ami farm b. » him » I nan an) other journal we have •een It geta right up done to you and talks good hard farn sense. about the »oil» ami crojw ami how best to handle them, talk» atiout the cow» and their breeding, and give» special attention to feed» ami feeding. It doe. not have a prejudice for »imr one breed, but talk» for the dairy cow wherever »he 1a found, talk» atiout Die barn ami ita arrange ment, and in fact give» a fund of good »ound practical information on ques tion» of mlerent to the farmer who kee|» cow», few or many. Hoard'» Dairsman tell» you the thing» you want to know in a way that will intereat you. We notice it ha. no fashion plate«, |>u*- xles or cheap »tone», it ia all busmans It la iMibludied at Fort Atkinson. Wia., ami ha» »food as tne leading dairy authority of the country for many year». There are many in this com munity that will want to take thi» jour nal, »0 we have secured a clubbing rate that enable» us to offer a year'» sub scription to T hk S antiam News ami Hoard'» Dairyman both for (2.00. Regular »ul«cnption price of Hoard'» Dairyman ia tl.UO per year. If you de sire a »ample copy »emi for it. LOGGING MACHINERY ia whv it resist*. That is why its members protest and why other granges have protested It 1» • tight in defense of the home against «.wault maiie on it In the effort to restore a wicked ami discarded system of govern m«nt. There ia not a man in Oregon, not even among the |»>liticians them selves, tiut know the granges are right in their protests amt deadly in Die ac curacy of their conclusions. Orevron Journal. CARSON A CO . Pro.. Sausages, Firh, etc., con at’ntly on hand. Highest market price paid for Beef, Mutton. Veal and Pork. Our purpose is to conduct first -class meat market FIRST ANO JACKSON STREETS Alt»any, Oregon SCIO HOTEL