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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1914)
Saskatchewan This is the grade of wheat that captured a $1,000 prize against woild competition three years ago and recently won first prize and sweepstakes at the Wichita, Kansas, International Soil Products Exposition. ONCE MORE the wheat raised by Seager Wheeler has brought distinction and fame to the attle town of Rosthern, Saskatche wan, on the Canadian Northern rail way, between Saskatoon and Prince Albert. For the third time In three years has Western Canada wheat swept aside all competition and cap tured the first prise. At the recent International Soil Products Exhibi tion held in connection with the In ternational Dry Farming Congress at Wichita, Kansas, Seager Wheeler, pt Rosthern, Sask., was awarded the first prize and sweepstakes for the best bushel of wheat. He also took first for flax. Seager Wheeler is the same man who three years ago cap tured the Sir ' Thomas Shaughnessy $1000 purse for the best wheat ex Bettering Farm A GREAT DEAL Is written and preached about improving the breed of dairy cows, but it is as Important to improve the breed of farm horses and much less is said about the matter. It is surprising to barn that in Wisconsin, known as a dairy state, the horses of the state are worth much more than the dairy eows. Efforts have been made in that state to improve the breed of horses used, and a long campaign has brought the horses to a high nine and efficiency. The first thing to do Is to dis courage the use of scrubs as breed ing stock. This is difficult to do, for the owners of scrubs are too often eager to employ every argument in their power to persuade the farmer to allow service from the mongrel. The chief argument Is the low cost of service. When the farmer realizes the in creased value of his stock when de scended from pure bred stallions, the service cost la the least of his troubles. With the use of pure bred animals for sires in New Jersey, the difference in selling value is aptly Illustrated by the statement of a farmer there. He said: "After using a pure-bred sire, I And I can get 40 per cent more for my colts." Stick to One Breed. There are some things which the farmer should remember before he sets out to Improve his horse stock. He should select the partloular breed which he admires most, or which for some other reason he de cides to use, and stick to that breed. HOME AND FARM MAGAZLsU SECTION Farmer Wins hibited at New York against compe tition from all parts of the world. Seager Wheeler says he "breeds" wheat. He takes any new variety of grain or the best that he has grown himself in the past season and sets it out in trial plots. With the best grain so produced he sets out his fields, continuing his breeding until he is satisfied he. has prise wheat. "Constant care and experimentation" is what Wheeler urges on those who want to raise good grain. His farm near Rosthern is only a short dis tance from the Canadian Northern station and well worth a visit. A number of well known agriculturists from the United States have visited Wheeler's farm and proclaimed the land to bo. equal to the highest priced lands in any part of the United States. Horse Breeds Out crosses destroy half the value of the .work he does. If he starts with a Percheron sire, let him stick to Percherons. If he begins with a Clydesdale stallion, he should never change to anything else. For most farmers, the practical way is to grade up by using the mares on his place for brood mares, and get pure bred sires. Regarding the choice of mares: Do not breed any mare that is deformed, sick, diseased, vicious, un sound, a poor milker or a cross mother. Select the brood mares carefully, taking sound mares which have proved serviceable on the farm and which have the best material points. Do not breed to any aire which is not purebred. But his is not the only qualification; the stallion should be sound, muscular and pre potent Do not make the mistake of picking out the fattest stallion. Bulk is good, but it should, not 'M fat. The stallion in show condition is not in the best breeding condi tion. The breeding stallion should be In good work condition; In fair but not full flesh; active, with a good appetite; and never permit the use of a stallion which is unsound, unsuitable for your purposes on the farm or partially Impotent Never out-cross to another breed. Shelter Mare. After breeding, see that the mare has proper shelter and feed. This may save scrubs. The mare with foal should have some work, but not too violent. She should be favored but not spoiled. Do not retain for breeding par- poses any colt which Is not pure bred and eligible to register. Care for the foal or filly so that perfect development is assured. This will mean money In your pocket. If you are fortunate enough to own a purebred gtaluon witn gooo sire qualities, give him enough work to do to keep him healthy, muscular and prepotent. Good, plain feed and plenty 6f work giro potency and health, prolong the life and increase the usefulness of the sire, whether he be stallion, bull, ram, buck or rooster.' WHICH METHOD IS TOURS? kNE dairyman produced 2,000 f worth of milk from 20 cows, or $100 per cow; a neighbor bestowed twice as much labor on 40 cows and sold only $1,800 worth of milk, or $45 per cow,' barely paying expenses, while the first man made a profit of over $1,000. Tet the second man said he had no time to spend a few minutes each day weighing and testing the milk from each cow. . Instead, he spent four long, weary years In raising and harvesting crops on a 160-acre farm and feeding and milking 40 cows to make as much profit as his neighbor did in one year with half the eows, half the lands and half the labor. Send a Salmon, East For $1.25 I will prepay the ex press and deliver to any railroad ex press office in the U. S. one fine fat Puget Sound Salmon, weighing from 7 to 8 lbs., dressed and packed in cracked ice. which the express com panies will renew as needed, and guarantee its delivery in perfect con dition. Buy one for yourself and send one to friends back East J. P. Todd, Room 16, Coleman Dock, Seattle, Washington. 1000ACRES---$15 In Eastern Oregon, 8 miles from good town and railroad. All good land, 75 acres can be put in alfalfa and irrigated from fine creek which crosses the place and furnishes an abundance of water; 400 acres good wheat land. Balance bunch grass pas ture. House, barn, etc' Nice orchard. $15 per acre. Good terms. A fine wheat, hog or stock ranch. ACHE RKALTY COMPANY 401 Equitable Bldg., Tacoma, Wash rOU WANT THE BEST SPRAYER Yon Mil I ttVt fa tanMf. troubk and tnm. Yoo wut toniK hat thai brin w hiihot Print Ym mil Is know aU abod aiir Hmver before you buy. H..Z.Z. 7 "X-MMImow. Do You Waal 1 mautum m Kw J t r nee? Maniitaciurert 1 82 Morflaen SI, Portland, 0r. SEED FOK DISTRIBUTION, i HE Department of Agriculture of the Washington State College .la distributing a limited quan tity of a few of the best selections of winter wheat and barley. The varieties offered for distribution have been found to be the best ones grown at Pullman out of a large number tested. The purpose of sending out these grains is to re place some of the wheats that have become mixed and start other grain growers wtih pure seed. Red Russian, Hybrid No. 143, Tur key and Winter Fife are included among the wheats and Tapps winter barley is recommended for the bar ley. This barley is a six rowed, bearded barley and is the highest yielding one tested at the Expert ment Station. It is not desirable to discard a variety which is giving fairly satisfactory results for one, the merits of which are unknown. It is the purpose of the department to distribute these grains in Bmall quantities (from ten to 20 bushels, depending upon the variety) so that the grower ean compare them with the old variety that be has been growing before planting the new va riety in large quantities. The price is two cents per pound f. o. b. Pull man, Wash., for both wheat and barley. Inquiries concerning seed should be addressed to the Division of Farm Crops, Washington State College, Pullman, Wash. ii i Lee Miller Sanatorium A High-Orade SANATORIUM FOB Men tal, Alcoholic and Drag Cases. biiu CAL TREATMENT. AT 1KB 813 VICE 07 ALL PHYSICIANS Correjponiance Solicited. Brfaroncea: B. L. GiUeipia, H. D ; B. U HonUn, M. D. ; S. K. Joaophi, If. D. LKE HILL KB, Mtuger. 201 B.rt 83d Bt H."" Portlnd, Or Tk ItonUvill Cr. Phons Tabor 50TT H?to1et320 Acres Free Do You Want a Homestead? Lit! Oownmwaa lttdi itt ! BUU nbjeet to homectwd and lot miad. Alao deoerictlon t Oregon I OotinUe. Bead -for a40-pf oo. Ad- rutagu of Oregon. Priee 50 enU pot paid. R. C. FISKE 10 Paaaaa Bldf, Portland, Onion. TRADES -TRADE Your Farm Ai KJnA of House toTnuk for Farm T. JJLONG 520 Henry BuQding, Portland, Oregon. MILL MILITARY ACADEMY A Select Hon-SeUrUn Boarding and Day School for Boya. Military D Helpline; Small Clauei; Ken Teaeaen. Careful inporrleion euros remits that are not attaUed u wiere. Band (or catalog. 121 Marshall Street. Portland. Oregon. Begin the New Tear with a enaru at this school in this now bsildisc. Yon but bare Mntemplated sneh a count tor a long tune, bat simply tainfc isg about It, Till not get results. When Promotion, praferment and raiaes in salary are eo liderod by an employer, yoo are not indeed by tho things yon do as wall as anybody else, but by tho things yon do batter than anybody else. To Give This Excess of ability that means tho maximum of ffV deney la tho air (and the reputation) mt this school. Our ."Booklot 1"" will tell yea how wo can help you. Capital Business College SALEM, OREGON. A STUDENT PUBLICATION. HE first issue of "The Washing ton Agriculturist," a student publication under the auspicet of the Agricultural Club of the Stabi College, will make its appearane about the fifth of October. This issue will be a general number and of interest to all. Four department will be represented, Agriculture, Horticulture, Home Economics, and Veterinary Science. Professor Barnett has a timely ar tide on the preparation -of fruit foi the show, and Professor Nystrom tells In his vivid style of the uplift of the dairy industry in Washington, One article which will be of interest to the farmer is on the cost of horat) labor. Do you know what .it coats you to keep a team of horses on year? Consult Mr. Harding's figx ures. One of the new features Intro duced for the first time is a section devoted to monthly suggestions timely things to be done during the month. ' How Could He Know? "King Lear is a great character remarked the friend. 1 "Yes," answered the acto. "I sup" pose you remember my performance" last Beason?" "No, I must confess I have nevef seen you in the part?" "Indeed!" was the rejoinder in a tone of gentle surprise. "Then howi on earth did you know it was a great character?" f BBS S3S1IXI31 '
