Children Cry
KfiM rfnl DJ Ms
i Tho Kind You Ilavo Always Bought, and which has been "
in use for over SO years, has borne the signature of
si and has been made luider his pcr-
' y-yZSrf-T-- sonal supervision since its infancy.
y-iayV-cZecuA Allow no one to deeoivo you in this.
All Counter! efts, Imitations and " J uHt-as-good " are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of
(Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is- CASTOR I A
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
Igorlc, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
and allays Feverisliness. For more than thirty years it
lias been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, "Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural Bleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GEFJUIHE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the
J? t i nr- trs y
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use Fop Over 30 Years
THC CFNTAUR COMPANY. TT
105 Acres
Situated on the Long Tom a
tributary of the Willamette
River running through one of
the best sections of Benton
County.
15 Acres of Alfalfa
the rest is scattering timber,
easily cleared, and is all good
bottom land. $60 per acre
and very reasonable at that.
24 Acres Good Plow Land
at $80 per acre.
All of the above land is espec
ially adapted to poultry raising
and small fruits, especially
loganberries. Directly on
electric line and within 14 miles
of Corvallis, the seat of the
Oregon Agricultural college.
For further particulars,
address
L C. ATHERTON,
753 Brazee St.,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Livery & Feed
Stables
WILLIS STEWART. Prop.
First Class Livery Rigs
kept constantly on hand
and can be furnished on
short notice to parties
wishing V drive into
the interior. First class
Hacks and Buggies
Call around and see us.
We cater to tho : : :
Commercial Travel
ers and Camping
Parties
and can furnish rigs and
driver on short notice.
HEPPNER, ORE.
s
Signature of
MURBAT TWET. NCW YORK CITY.
Prepare Pigs For Show.
"Pics sliown at the fair shold be
in good condition, not too tliiu and
not rolling in fat, and should conform
to tho BDecia) reaulrements of the fair
Handling makes them tame, go that
they will not bn nervous in the crowd
which surrounds them during their
exhibition, and also eives the one who
looks after them better acquaintance
with the needs of his pigs, so that
they are mote likely to get butter
feed and attention than if seen but
twice a day when the feed is thrown
over the fence to them' says Professor
G. R. Samson of the Animal Husband
ry department, Oregon Agricultural
College.
"When the pies are large enongh
that they take all the sow's mlk, she
may be fed more liberally, increasing
the feed until she is getting about all
she will eat. Just as soon as the
little pies show any disrcition to
eat with their mother, they should
be provided with a sujall creep having
a separate trough, and given plenty
of water and nil the proper food they
will eat. The trough should be kept
scrupously clean and scalded thorough
ly once a day, as it is almost imposs
ible to make a show litter of pies that
have had scours, aa they are likely to
have if made to eat dirty food or
from a dirty trough.
"When the show is but a few days
off wash yuur sow and Digs every day
with warm water and soaD. using at
first a rather harsh brush but later one
that is softer. If the hair ia harsh
after washing, a little sweet oil
rubbed in well will foften it wonder
fully as well as make it shine. Al
though white pigs show the need of
washing or the effects of washing more
than black pigs, the black ones show
the lack of such treatment.
"The sow and pigs had best be
crated separately when sent to the
fair, as little ones mav be mashed or
have their feet mashed if in with
their mother. If they have to be
hauled or shipped far. it would be
well to allow them to suck on the
way and then separate them again.
As a rule, however, if the pigs are
not vety small they should be pro
vided with plenty tf water to drink
and not Burgled much, as their moth
er's milk may be abnormal and their
digestion Injured. .On arrival they
should be nuloaded and nncrated
promptly and allowed to take only
a partial fill of their mother's milk.
They should be watched carefully for
a time to see that all are in good
shape, and then turned with their
mother again."
Card of Thanks.
I desire to extend my sincere thanks
to all friends and neighbors jvho so
kindly assisted at the funeral of my
late husband William Ayers, and for
the many beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. Matilda Ayers.
The Department of Journalism of
the University of Oregon has just an
nounced the acquisition of the services
of Colvin V. Dyment, who resigns as
Nothwest Editor of the Oregon
Journal to accept a place on the
faoulty.
If Yon want your house moved
eoe J. II. Cox. tf
for Fletcher'
REMOVE THE HORNS
OF DAIRY CATTLE
Owners of farm cattle have a mis
taken Idea of beauty when they think
a cow or u bull is more attractive with
the horns on. says Kimball's Dairy,
Farmer. For safety's sake, if for no
other reason, the cattle should Irtj de
horned, both to keep them from injur
ing each other und from doing bodily
harm to persons on tho farm. Horns
have no possible use to any domestic
animal and should be removed at an
early age.
The writer knows of at least one in
stance where horns nearly cost a child's
life. The cow was a family 'pet und
generally as tame as a kitten. She had
very pretty und symmetrical horns,
and her owner would not think of bav
ins them removed. One day tho fam-
w i
Sable, the grade Holstein cow
here pictured, is owned by G. F.
Baer, president of the Reading rail
road. On his River View farm, op
posite Reading, Mr. Baer has a
herd of eighteen Holstein cows,
some of them pure bred, the others'
grade. Several of them produce
sixty pounds or more of milk a day.
Sallle, the queen of the herd, has a
record of yielding more than eighty
pounds. of butter in a month. Her
record -for the month ending May
9 showed a production of 2,310
pounds of milk, or more than 100
quarts. Salllo's maximum produc
tion for one day was eighty-six
pounds four ounces, which means
forty quarts of milk dally.
ily. including the three-year-old son,
was in the yard admiring the cow's
calf, a few days' old Seeing the boy
near the calf, the cow made a dive for
him and hooked him under the chin,
the horn piercing the flesh. The cow
started to run and carried the boy on
the end of her horn several yards until
she stumbled. The boy nearly died, al-
though given the best of medical at-'
tention. The horns of the cow were
removed a few hours afterward, as
well as' the horns on the rest of the
cows on that farm. This only, illus
trates one way in which harm' can re
sult from letting horns grow.
The bull especially should be dehorn
ed, even if the cows are not When
the horns are left the animals always
are more quarrelsome and ugly. It is
not safe and does not pay to kike the
chance. Rather than kill the bull's
horns with caustic when he is a calf
it is preferable to let them develop for
about a year, then cut them off. This
will have n tendency to take the con-
celt out of him, and as he has learned
to depend more or less upon his horns
before they are removed he will not
be apt to get ugly. When the horns i
are killed during the first few days
the bull never knows what they are
and is apt to learn to use his head as
a substitute to pretty good advantage
In bunting. With heifer calves it is a
desirable way to burn the horns with
caustic, but it must be done most care
fully and extreme care taken in han
dling it not to get any of it on one's
hands.
Cattle may be dehorned any time
during the yenr. but preferably not
during the hottest months and in the
midst of flytime. It is not a painful
operation to the cow and can in no
wav be considered a cruelty. It Is
more of a cruelty to leave the horns
on that to cut them off because of the
Injury, she is apt to do to other stock.
A good sharp hand saw answers the
purpose very well. The animal should
be fastened securely so that she can
not flounder around. The operator
then clasps the horn with one hand
nml manipulates the saw rapidly with
the other. Care should be taken not
to get too close to the head and also
not to leave on too much of the horn.
After the horn is off it is well to apply
some good disinfectant
Hauling Hogs In Hot Weather.
Since there are many boss lost every
summer while being hauled to market
one should make arrangements for
such hauling in advance, says M. Cov-
erdell in Farm and Fireside. Not only
the hot weather, but the Jolting about
of the animals In the wagon, causes
them to worry and overheat them
selves.
Bolster springs on the wagon In
which hogs are marketed will greatly
diminish the danger from Jolting.
Next the floor of the wagon box should
be covered with leaves or litter of
some kind and thoroughly dampened
with cool water before starting on the
trip to market If all but the lower
box of the wngon can be constructed
of slats, similar to a fence of boards,
a free circulation of air Is established,
which Is of great assistance In keeping
the hogs cool.
After these precautions have been
taken make sure that yon do not
crowd the wngon and smother some
of the fatter animals. Then cut some
green brush with heavy foliage nnd
form a ennopy over the load of hogs
to protect them from the broiling sun.
Hang n bucket on the wngon and stop
occasionally on the rond to market
splashing some water over the anlmnla
and on the litter. Where the hogs are
pretty hot however. It Is well to be
careful In nfp'ving tl water.
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VETERINARY NOTES.
All sick nnlrnals nhould be im
mediately removed from contact
with healthy ones, at least until
the nature of the disease is
known. '1 hey should be fed and
watered from separate vessels.
The -outside wall of a horse's
hoof .should never be touched
with a rasp or tile, as the cover
Ins (poriople) provided by nature
is removed.
Overfeeding and irregular feed
ing ure the causes of more sick
ness aiming horses than any oth
er known thing.
A mixture of equal parts of
tincture of iodine, turpentine
and sulphuric ether, applied once
daily for several days, will stop
tho grewtb of new splints.
The horse' should be shod nt
least once every forty days,
whether the shoes are worn or
not. as the hoofs overgrow the
shoes, this being the cause of In
flammation of the feet and corns.
PRODUCTION OF BEEF.
Eisentialt In Feed and Care That
Make Cattle Raising Profitable.
Other things being equal, the man
who makes the biggest success of the
beef business Is the man who has the
best bull, says Bex Beresford in
Orange Judd Farmer. Only calves of
the low set, blocky, early maturing
type make first class baby beef. Such
calves come, save in rare instances,
inly from pure bred beef sires.
Good feeding is another essential.
Calves must be made fat at the begin
ning and kept fat to the end. They
do better if they get some grain, even
when sucking their dams. This Is eas
ily accomplished by having "creeps"
In the pasture or by keeping the calves
In a separate pasture, letting them
suck only twice a day and feeding
some grain while by themselves. The
creep metho'd takes less labor and Is
almost as efficient
The one biggest help toward cheaper
beef production In the corn belt is the
silo. Silage la as essential in beef pro
duction or in steer feeding as it is in
the dairy business. By means of corn
! silage the cost of keeping a beef cow
a year can be lowered at least one
' third. The .cost of making gains on
I fattening cattle can be lowered almost
as much. The man who tries to pro-
duce beef without the aid of the silo
is handicapped. Silage reduces
the
high cost of living for the cow.
No beef cattle farm can afford to be
without one or the other of either clo
ver or alfalfa, or both, where they can
be raised. They not only keep up crop
yields when used in rotation, but they
furnish the cheapest source of protein
to balance silage and corn that can be
secured on the corn belt farm. Cotton
seed meal or oilmeal will help take
; their place in the ration, but they are
i more costly. Another factor that nlds
in the cheaper production of beef is
' the care of pastures. A good deal of
i the land now under the plow in the
! corn belt would bring larger returns if
laid down in pastures and properly
j cared for. If pastures are not over-
stocked and eaten into the ground for
a few years, but are helped out in sum
mer and time of drought with silage or
other feeds, their stock carrying capac
ity is increased. Sod bound pastures
are made more productive by disking
in the spring. It pays to reseed thin
spots, drain low ones and mow the rag
weed before It seeds. The pasture de
serves and needs its share of the farm
manures. Many pastures could be
made to double their returns under
proper care nnd very little expense.
The business of beef producing is not
a get-rich-quick scheme. It does give
to the man who is fitted for it and
who goes into It intelligently and care
fully good returns for both labor and
investment It helps keep the fertility
of the farm where it belongs, at home,
and builds up the land. It makes of
farming n business that is stable and
permanent one lu which the son can
follow the father on the same farm
and prosper.
The Care of Farm Horses.
Two things are necessary besides
good feed to keep the horses in prime
condition.
One is a daily grooming. It need not
be very elaborate nor long drawn out
Just a decent going over every day.
A smart man can do a sufficiently
thorough Job in four or five minutes
to each horse where another couldn't
do so well in ten or fifteen minutes.
A light grooming every day Is better
than a big carding down once or twice
a week and is worth a quart of oats
a day. The other necessity Is a chunk
of rock salt in the manger. Put in a
big one so they can't bite it They
will soon get enough and then only
lap at It occasionally. It has a good
effect on their digestion and helps keep
them looking sleek and smooth.
Cause of Scours In Pig.
Scours In nigs may be caused by
many different things. Things which
! do not affect the sows may cause
i scours In pigs. Any sudden or radical
' change In feed, the feeding of kitchen
I slops, wet pens and bad ventilation,
J following the sow through wet grass,
, flirty feed troughs, sour milk from
j creameries and cheese factories or the
. sow catching cold are among the
causes of scours In pigs.
Filth Kills Calves.
It Is claimed by a recognized dairy
authority that 00 per cent of the calves
that die before they are six weeks old
succumb either to indigestion or to poi
soning caused by feeding from dirty
Euils.
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NOTES
BY
C.rl.BAKNITZ
RIVERSIDE
I'A.
CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED
IThese articles and illustrations must rot
be reprinted without special permiS'
slon.'J
AT REST.
They were passing through a graveyard.
Mid the monuments so white,
And were reading the Inscriptions
As they glanced from left to right
And they stopped beside a green grave
Where were flowers of the best
And read beneath a woman's name
The simple words "At Rest."
" 'Twas time that Mary had a rest,"
Said one who stopped to weep.
"She never had a chance to rest
Nor got a good night's sleep.
"With her husband and her babies
And the house to keep aright.
Why, the poor soul had no moment
For her comfort day or night.
"Must feel good to her to rest once
After all those weary years
With their burdens and their labors
And their troubles and their tears.
"Lovely flowers they have placed there,
At her foot and at her head.
What a pity that they waited
Until Mary dear was dead!"
C. M. BARNITZ.
SKIM MILK NUTRITIVE.
Those who think skimmilk has little
nutritive value have another guess
coming. Of course It's not so yellow
and frothy because the 'cream, or fat,
has been removed. But that's Just
like trimming the fat off a ham steak
the lean, or valuable food constituents,
remain.
Skimmilk still contains the nitro
genous substance, or building mate
rial, the protein that makes for mus
cle, blood, frame, life.
Skimmilk, however blue looking and
distasteful to epicures, is healthful,
strengthening food for man and Is ex-
Photo by C. M. Barnltz.
DRINKING 6KIMMXLK.
cellent. for fattening fowls and grow
ing stock, being so easily digested and
quickly turned to growth.
The Indiana experiment station re
cently proved its worth as a grower
for young chickens.
Tn-o lots of voung Rocks and IIou-
dans a month old were given the same
frrnins.' crreens and meat foods, ana in
addition half of them received all the
skimmilk they could drink.
Tt was soon discovered that the lot
fed skimmilk had a better digestion,
ate more of the mixed food and made
a more satisfactory growth, their
weekly gains being 4.40 ounces, the
others gaining but 2.C2 ounces per
week.
The most rapid growth occurred
when most skimmilk was consumed.
Skimmilk is especially good for chick
ens in hot weather, but chicks must be
kept out of it, as it is a detriment
when daubed on their plumage, and
the vessels must be scalded often to
keep them sweet.
The vessel shown is excellent.
Phir-ks nnd dirt cnnuot get into it
Only a small quantity is exposed at a
time, and the milk is kept shaded and
cool.
DON'TS.
' Don't kick "the bucket over one fail
ure. Feople are making mistakes every
day, but it's only fools that make the
same mistake twice.
Don't go into the poultry business
without practical experience unless
you have plenty of money to spend for
your mistakes.
Don't forget to clean up that poultry
yard, and this doesn't mean Just rak
ing. Filthy ground should be removed
and replaced with fresh, or It should
be plowed nnder and planted to quick
growing greens. .
Don't let a wounded fowl remain
with the flock. Hens will sometimes
eat the whole comb off a rooster that
has been Injured by fighting.
Don't let the turkeys take care of
their lice. You'll be taking care .of
their remains If you do.
Don't let squabs sit In filth. It's a
sin. a shame, an Inane and insane
method.
Don't trr too many side Issues along ;
with vour poultry. Too many Irons in
the fire prevent many from doing one
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EREED - FROM THE EE ST.
It's a tine thing to have a (lock of
hens where every one's a great layer
und payer, and why not?
.Many flocks have a few extra layer
with the rest ordinary or drones. Notr.
why not breed from those few bon (on
and get a (lock up to Iheir s!.iii'!::ftl ii
ste.'id of breeding from the Oik k In
general and making no progress; iltifn
.that lay few eggs wiil produce progeny
that will lay few eggs; hens tf.-.tt hvy
many eggs, if mated to males of eiiud
laying strain, are hound to irfrtc-t-puliets
of like laying capacity. Xuie
the picture.
The hen shown when trapnestt-fl LaJd
213 eggs In her pullet year.
Her mother was the one great layer
in a flock. Her productiveness lisk
If
Photo by C. M. Barnltz.
A PHENOMENAL LAYER.
noted, she was mated to a male whoso
dam was a great layer.
From this pair the first season thirty
pullets were bred, and from these pul
lets the second season 500 pullets wer
raised, many of them magnificent lay
ers and payers.
Many people have flocks that !nre
poor clear through, and their progress
Is downward. Some have fiocks that
lay "fair to middlin'," most of the lay
ing being done by a few fine layer
who would pay a profit if they did Dot
have to pay for the feed of the drones
as well as their own.
Others have flocks that pay. They
have eliminated the wasters and brerl
from the best and thus their hens
reach maximum production the yer
around and pay. (
Now, which kind is your flock? ;
FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS.
,Egypt exported 1,1.83,200 eggs last
year, these going to England, France-,
Austria and Germany. The export
season begins Nov. 1 and. ends AprfJ
30. After that the heat changes ev
to high explosives.
Galvanized iron nests are becominr
popular. Your tinner can make all yom
want cheap. They are indestructible,
sanitary, light and can be burned out
occasionally to kill crawlers. Concrete
nests are harder to make nnd heavy.
Wiring -and sealiug show coops fc
becoming the rule in some sections:
where fancier's fowls have been stolem
or mutilated at exhibitions. Seals anl
wire, however, will not protect bird
from such rascals.
The early sitting hen is nearly af
ways the best winter layer, and she is
almost always set on eggs laid by the
drone bens that lay in the cheap eggr
season and do their sitting in hot sum
mer, when eggs are scarce.
Ohio now has O.oOG fanciers raising
pure bred poultry, nnd her last egg;
census shows an egg crop of S.ISS,
810 dozens per year. Ninety-three per
cent of her farm flocks are mongrels.
The day old chick business is crowd
ing out the hatching egg trade. One
reason for this is because nmny fan
ciers have shipped eggs that (l:dn t
hatch, and dissatisfied buyers natural
ly prefer chicks to risking money aud
time on eggs.
Fowls need salt and relish it. but it
is very injurious if too much is given.
The safe way is to mix it with water,
a tablespoonful to the gallon, and use
to moisten the mash.
The fact that a hen is n stronff
breeder one season is no sign t'rit sho
will be the next. The wise fam-ier is
always on the watch for ch'i jes in
his birds, ready to cull out t'.i e that
break down after the molt or heavy
laying season or suddenly show weak
ness or develop off points that would
be reflected in their offspring.
A Chester (I'a.) woman was arrested
by the S. V. . A. and sent to the lock
up for burning a chicken ;ilne be
cause it came into her yard. She cer
tainly must have been hot under th
collar, and the cooler was the place
for her.
A Cleveland (O.l fence comp iuy re
ports selling 2o.0P0.C10 rods of fenco
to potiltrymen. This is Just a s.ight
hint of the magnitude of the poultry
business, which a little while ago was
too insignificant as nn industry to men
tion. S. F. Beeler of Waynesboro. Pa., has?
so connected his hens' nests with tho
kitchen that when a hen goes on tho
nest a bell rings in the house. As the
rooster often goes on the nest to show
the hen the way. the joke must be on
Mr. Beeler quite often unless he has
luventeil a rooster that lays also.
Practical poultry raNen are Piakitiff
June- 1 the limit of hatching oin
tions, so far as laying stock is cotv
cerned. Many get no chick out after
May 13. The early cbi k have plenty
of timeto develop Into early layer,
are strong before the torrid heat ar
rives and fed on the abundant Insect
and vegetable crop t'f the early
months.
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