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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1913)
sixty mires distant, which was former ly the event of the year, can now be made in the form of more frequent “calls,” running over for dinner and the like. ORCHABJ » GAMMI BY EETRIGG REGISTER. ROCKFORD. IA. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED [This matter must not be reprinted with out special permission.] We have known of serious cases of "crick in. the back” to be materially helped by the absorbing rélaxation af forded in yelling at a good ball game. The state of Wisconsin produces from 47 to 50 per cent, of the national cheese supply. Between 200 and 250 new cheese factories have been added during the past year to the producing list. Potato bugs and cutworms were scarce articles this season in the sec tion where the writer lives, and, while there is no 'explanation for their disap pearance, gardeners are mighty thank ful for it An average cow will eat seven eighths of a cubic foot of silage a day. With data at hand it is an easy matter to figure out how large a silo would have- to be to furnish ensilage for a given number of cows or steers for a stated period of time. The bearing season of the tomato vines may be hastened by pruning the tips rather sharply and causing the strength of the vines to go to fruit rather than to more vine. The writer has found a second pruning of this kind necessary the present season. In the shortening of distances and the bringing of people together the I automobile has taken its place along side the^ telephone. The visit to friends A freak in the shape of a Partridge Wyandotte hen has been presented to the London Museum of Natural His tory. The bird was hatched In 1910 and molted normally in the fall of that year and again a year later. After the 1912 molt her plumage became in all respects that of a cock. This hen still lays eggs, but not one of them has been hatched. A field of corn possesses a maximum of feeding value for either ensilage or shock corn when- the lower leaves have begun to turn and when husks here and there show the yellow color, but with the stalk still green—that is, un The pit silo, which farmers in the der normal ripening conditions. The drought belt have been urged to build ears should be dented and a majority in order to save what feeding value of them hard.. there is left in the corn crop, will not be successful in any section where The other day a dairyman located there is danger of a seepage of water near a large city was given a heavy into the pits in which the ensilage is fine for persisting in feeding city gar stored. Such water would spoil the bage to his cows after a pure food in silage and cause the time spent in spector had warned him not to do so. storing It to be worse than thrown A lot of practices are not tolerated to away. day that were taken as a matter of course years ago, and not so many The campaign of extermination years ago either. which has been waged in Oregon against the coyotes has resulted in a The eradication of the cattle tick great /increase in rabbits. These, in from certain counties in the state of turn, must be disposed of on account Mississippi is said to have increased of the damage they do. Experiments the value of cattle in those localities made in inoculating them with disease $7 per head. The cost to the farmers have proved unsatisfactory, and thus in twenty-one counties was $100,000, far the only sure way of getting rid but as a result there has been an in of them is by the rabbit “drives,” by crease in the valuation of cattle in means of which 16,000 jack rabbits these same counties of $2,148,839. The were killed in one county last winter. cost .of eradication was 50 cents per bead. The great drought which has pre vailed over very large sections of the Analyses which have been made of southwest for months past and has sweet clover, .until quite recently con caused the premature marketing of sidered as merely a worthless road hundreds of thousands of head of cat side- weed, show that it contains a lar tle cannot but have a very decided ef ger per cent of protein and more nitro fect along the line- of increasing the al gen bacteria capable of storing up ni ready high cost of living, particularly trogen from the air than alfalfa, which as this is affected by the price of is the most highly prized of the legume meats. Keep this in mind and be family. It has been found that all ready either to get along with less farm animals easily learn to eat it and meat or pay more for the smaller quan that it makes' an excellent pasture, tity. which stands dry weather better than any other. While the seed is high Financiers of Peru, who are said to priced, enough for a start' may be got own most of the railroads of that coun by cutting .the sweet clover that has try, have hired an expert from the gone to .seed by the roadside. Minnesota university farm, who is in Another reader has registered' fils charge of barley investigations for the opinion as in favor of the theory that federal department of agriculture, to the air works uphill instead of down conduct a six months’ agricultural de hill in a tile drainage system. If the velopment survey in the region of Lake matter were put to a vote of all farm Titicaca, the highest navigably lake ers who have had experience with such district in the world. The bulk of the drainage systems we think the air experiments will be conducted at an would work Uphill quite uniformly. altitude of 12,600 feet and where the temperature averages about 50 degrees the year through. Minnesota barley, wheat, alfalfa, brome grass and sev eral kinds of hardy trees will be tried by the expert Absolutely Free One Years Subscription TO THE Intermountain Tribune The Tribune has secured a number of Excelsior Combination Kitchen Sets, consisting of eight useful articles for use in the kitchen, viz One large Butcher knife, worth One Bread knife, worth................... One kitchen Cleaver, worth............ .... One Paring knite, worth................. One large fork, worth............... ........... One Meat Saw, worth.................. One can opener, worth.................... One emery knife sharpener, worth .... 50 dis .... 30 dis .... 75 ¿ts 10 dis ....20 dis .... 50 dts .... 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This beats the record of Lo retta D. for 120 days, made in 1904, by 284 pounds of niiik, 70.9 pounds of but ter fat and 79.1 pounds of butter and for one day by 8.15 pounds of milk and .81 pounds of butter. A reader of these notes living near Flemington. N. J., noting the sugges tion made recently by the writer of using white lead to paint trees where the bark has been knocked off, writes, recommending very strongly gas tar (or- coal tar) as a substitute for white lead for this purpose. Our corre spondent says he has tried everything that he has ever seen suggested for this purpose and has found the coal tar most satisfactory. Where it can be had conveniently the coal tar is a much cheaper material than white lead, our friend writing that he can get it for 5 cents a gallon. Our corre spondent observes that with him the bark does n'ot grow well over lead paint. There is no more delicious garden vegetable than the green lima bean properly cooked and served with cream, etc., and yet there is hardly any vegetable which means a larger cost per serving. Many seasons it. is hard to bring it to maturity north of lati tude 43 degrees, while it takes a lot of seed to start with to get any kind of a stand. Life is longer and a good, deal sweet er if one stops his automobile in front of a railroad crossing instead of at tempting to pass over when a train is coming. At most, such a stop would take but three or four minutes, and, whether they will admit it or not, folks who own or ride in automobiles have more than that time to spare dur ing every hour of the day. A farmer living near Jamestown, N. D., is this year trying out a variety of corn the seed of which he imported from Russia. This variety was intro duced into Russia from southern Asia and has become acclimated until, it matures a good crop in northern Rus sia. This farmer’s experimental splot of a quarter Of an acre is being watch ed with much interest by his neigh bars. Mountain Air Clean Wholesome Beds. Hotel Foster Sweet Home MYERS & ROSE, Props. Newly refurnished and painted inside. Tables are Supplied with the best the market affords Clean and Airy Rooms and Beds. The tables are supplied with the best the market affords Feed barn in connection with the Hotel............ F. B. K napp , manager EOSTER OREGON Special Orders---- Special Prices Willie—Does your pa ever send you to bed before 7 when you’re naughty? Bobby—Worse’n that. When I’v^been bud be makes me get up before 7.—Bos ton Transcript. Be wise today. fer.— Young. Feed and Livery Barn in connection with Hotel Prices are Reasonable. ’Tis madness to de OREGON SWEET HOME BARGAINS BARGAINS During the next ten days we will offer a broken lot of Misses and childrens Sweaters at 50 cents on the dollar to close them out. Juit what you need for fall apd winter A Neu) Line of Oregon Flannel Shirts, Coat Style, Military Collar, light and heavy weights. The kind that keeps the rain dut. Remember this is the store where you will find a complete line of Underwear for any of the youngsters or for yourself. Mens and Boys Hats, Caps and Gloves and Gents Furnishings. A complete line of High Top Heavy Shoes for Ladies, Men, Boys and Youths. The Famous Chippewa Hunkedori Line. 1 " • -A FULL AND COMPLETE LINE OF-------- = (general Merchandise of Quality. The best is hone, too good for the people who trade with J. P. HARRANG FOSTER OREGON iOBOSOSOOOSOSOSOlOÍÍOSOSOeOSOÍCeOSOSOS «SX»« CITY DRUG STORE N. R. LUTHER, M. D. Prop. / Drugs, Patent Medicines Perfumes, Toilet Articles, Sundries Dr. Luther will attend professional calls at reasonable distances Day,or. Night Dr. Robert’s and Korinek’s Veterinary Remedies East Main Street SWEET HOME, ORE. t It-'—T-'-- dJ fr------- ------------ = . ..... Hl Hi—..... IP ■ ’■ ’ III n It------- V ■u nv------ .... -...... n Mealey Bros. Mill Company Manufacturers of all kinds of— Rough and Dressed Lumber •from Douglass' Fir A good supply of Well Seasoned Stock constantly on hand. Silo stock a specialty, Personal attention' given to all orders, We, sell 10.% Lower, than Lebanon. prices, and on all large orders allow an especial discount of 5% for cash; Come and see us and let us figure with you nri your order. -------- t —rOur Prices are Right4-2----------