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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1915)
fealllMBawttifi unmix m imm HOM& AN. Z'JM MAGAZINE SECTION Value of Automobile to the Farmer IP EVERY person who has lived la the country for any length of time has wished at one time or another, and perhaps often, that he had "wings like bird" or some other power with which to fly Qulqkly to town, to the postoffice of telegraph, to the repair' shop, to the doctor's or to some other place of Imme diate need. In times of emergency the farm horse or the roadster, no matter how fast or sure, furnishes a means of getting there that is altogether too slow. But on most farms the good old horse must ful fill the wish, and he does his duty to the7 best of his ability. Faithful and willing as the horse Is, farmers have come to know that for quick locomotion there is a better way the automobile. Not only for emergency purposes, but also for ordinary business trips, for delivery of produce, for farm work, for numerous other economic par poses.as well as for pleasure, the auto mobile has come to be a necessity on thousands of farms. After the chores are done in the even ing, the owner of an automobile can reach town In 15 or 20 minutes, depending upon the distance he has to travel. Per haps the housewife has run out of gro ceries a quick trip to town will Boon re plenish the supply. If the farmer, has arranged with a neighbor for a bag of seed, it can be brought home In the motor car with a great saving of time. And speaking of saving time what Bu ttdhc (Wi Snap ALOIU, HIS" HAND-POWER IV STUMP PULLER I KNOW vm ean null tout mubm with the I "K." ebeiper, quicker atui better ttua with I ny ather known dr rice. IniiUUl UHLI 171 LN. One man eaiily handler" mute of Kropi teH, can't break ret eat of order. 11 tuple. I compact, drrrlopinf enormotu power, rolls r atom tkat 1-ioch ated cable will hold. 200 feet red cable sad all equipnent ia- cldd. Worki anywhere, Vtci by U, s. tiort in Alaska and by ser- erai ititea and counties. lorn eaaaiake 123 Una1 worth 11 00 a ooro la aparo thM work. I Write tudar for catalor saowiar vtctaalpbotorrapUoftbe k" id ate, and spMfal v.). mzrmioK ail. 1926 ZdAr, fcaolcWaah. i 1 Our Baby Chick Hatchery will start January 1. Place your order now for chicks from high-bred WHITE LEG HO K N egs-protlucers. Some of our birds have a record of 280 eggs. Catalogue and prices on application. rie'l swot Wiftr. uMr TaAt. Srlf KnIm fWt Nurwrv ttfttt imp, Htiri twrtrwmMr, (Ml j anuy. tmmtnm oi ir wall. .U i mhmm ftUKTltO " . So mptt thai mtM cm Hk Ng twit. Cm aw ctttttfut tad Im Mwri pnn .VL ntfwM inoufeatar Co., S. C. WHITE ORPINGTONS rhe genuine William Cook & Son strain, of Orpington, Eng land. Eggs per setting of 13, $1.25 W. H. Dinsmoore Sheridan, Oregon. WE ARE CASH BUYERS FOR YOUR POULTRY, EGGS, VEAL AND HOGS. NO COMMISSION. 1 Highest Prices Always Try Us. PATTERSON & CO., M Frost Stmt, Portland, Or. Reference: Northwestern National Bank. BUCK LOSSES SURELY f HI VENTED by CanVt llMklei Mis. low- priced, freih, nllabla: preferred a) Western iloclmeji because they sr. tMt wtisrs eOW vastlaM lain . 7 m Writ, (or booklet MHl tettiaUHlUll, Tl It-sew skit. BIMIMS Pllll il.M EJLril M-ssM skit. BIMklas PIMs 4.N tin eny Inisetor. but Cutter's best Tfit toperlorlty of Cutter products la due to oret IE run of seerlstlilnf In vaselaM ma sersm wily, laslst ea Cutter's. IT unattainable, order direct TMI CUTTER LABORATORY, rkslw. CslWerlla Waert Jt lit tiltrr lt Have yoa ever figured this out? We have made an exhaustive study of this im- lH' Sortant problem and the answer i in our new Poultry Book, just tf thepress. Send 10c for copy. to-day, and we will enclose our Cash VslueCoupon. The book is Worth nevenldoilara to the ooul- totwner.igiTUIC.I.COItUTCO.'' item happens it a bolt er casting of a binder breaks during harvesting time, or of the thresher during threshing operations? If there is an automobile present these things could be secured in record time, while if the farmer had to hitch up a horse and drive to tows, he would lose halt a day and the machine aud men would be idle. In times of sickness a doctor can be secured without delay by going for him and bringing him back in the car. Scores of other cases could be cited to show that the automobile has come to be a necessity to the farmer. Actual Experiences. Besides being of great service, the au tomobile is a means of accomplishing many economies on the farm, not only in actual savings over other means of trans portation but In other ways. One farmer in Indiana, who is enthusiastic over his ownership of a car, gives in his own words this illustration: "I have been patting myself on the' back all Winter for erecting a silo last Fall to put my corn in as soon as it was cut. I bad never fed any silage to my cows, but after I got an automobile I visited all the farms for miles around and found that nearly all the dairy farm ers had silos. They told me that it was a waste of money to keep cows without feeding silage." This farmer discovered that he could make appreciable savings as a result of trips in his automobile to neighboring farms. The automobile hud opened up a new field for him. Besides making savings himself, he decided to pass the good work along. His brother liyed about 20 miles away from him, but the farmer brought him over to see his new con crete silo and now the cows on another farm are being fed silage. Helped to Build Barn. Another farmer, this time in Ohio, de cided to erect a "fireproof" barn. All the builders In the neighboring town were busy with work near their homes where they wished to spend their evenings. Even the offer of higher pay was not sufficient to induce them to go to the country. Then a happy thought struck the farmer. His automobile could carry five per sons besides himself comfortably, so he decided to offer to bring the men to the farm In the mornings and take them back to town in the evenings. The offer was accepted and soon two oX the five men who undertook the work decided to stay at the farm all the time. The farmer then Induced two more men to help In the work. He thus had seven men at work, five having their evenings at home and two at the farm. In addition to conveying the men, the farmer made trips to town with the car for cement, steel shapes and other supplies and there by "kept the men steadily at work until the barn was built. Saved Buildings From Fire. In a certain part of Kansas an au tomobile was the means of saving a house and barns from fire. Late one evening the farmer discovered that one of his feeding sheds was on Are. There being no telephone system in the locality, he Jumped in his car and went for help to the homes ot neighbors. From the near est neighbor's he brought back three or four men, and left them to protect the house, barns and other buildings as best they could until more help was secured. Repeated trips were made jn the car in quick time until a sufficient number ot men were on hand to save the situation. Had it not been for the automobile, this farmer claims, it Is probable that all his buildings, Including the house, would have been destroyed. Doubled Sales in Five Months. The proprietor ot a dairy In Illinois became dissatisfied with his sales in Chi cago. He hired an automobile and made a personal canvass of his 175 customers. His city salesman had been spending all his time making a weekly round; the boss covered the ground In two days and discovered that a little more personal attention would greatly Increase his sales. He rearranged his time at the cream ery and found that he could devote about half his time to the Chicago end of his business. He eliminated the salesman and bought a runabout. He doubled his Bales In five months and as a result ot the increased output at the creamery, was able to make a substantial reduction in the cost of production. For Work and Pleasure. The foregoing cases are given merely to show a few of the varied services that an automobile can perform. They refer to passenger cars and not to commercial motors. The latter also have an import ant place upon the farm, but will not be discussed in this article. The passenger car can be made to do lots of heavy work if properly applied. It is not uncommon to see or hear of farmers sawlug. wood with their automobiles by taking oft a wheel, replacing the same with a pulley and attaching the pulley to the saw by means of belting. All kinds of profitable uses have been found tor the automobile on the farm, and more will be discovered aa time goes on and farmers become more used to them. Colman's Rural World. Going to the Fair? k VALVl-IN-HEAD fe) f rJ MOTOR CARS The man who buys a Buick from the Howard Automobile Company enjoys an advantage over the owner of any other car on the Pacific Coast, through the fact that this company maintains four direct branches, one each at Portland, San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, where a Buick owner will be cared for with a personal interest In addition to the branch houses, there is not a section of Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada or Arizona in which there is not a sub-agency, where Buick owners can feel themselves welcome. A complete line of Buick cars, parts and accessories are always on hand at our branch houses and parts can be secured without delay from all our agents. The Buick is the largest automobile factory in the world and manufactures the most complete line on the American market. Buicks from $1060 to $1800 f. o. b. at any of our branches. Howard Automobile Co. MEL. G. JOHNSON, Manager Fourteenth and Davis Streets, Portland, Oregon y Phones: Main 4555, A 2550 BRANCHES San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles BARGAINS IN FARMS FOR SALE ONLY TALK ABOUT BUYS! LOOK AT THIS, AND THEN GET BUSY 40 to 60 acres, g miles east of Carrol ton, Wash., 5 a erf 3 in cultivation, 25 acres level, 10 acres in pasture, only 8 acres too teep to cultivate: at lease T5.000 feet of cedar and piling, fine spring at house, also creek flows through the place, 8 acres now In crop; small house and barn, chicken bouse and woodshed; 1 miles to school; cream route; only 2 miles to rock road. With this place goes 4-year-old colt, 2 brood sows, 1 boar, all household goods, some onioua, potatoes, hog feed, farm Im plements and toola to work the place; on main county roa-1 and R, F. D. There la aojut f2(K worth cascara bark on the place; $1S."0 will buy, with a caah pay ment of 7 CO. THR FOLLOWING IS ONE OF THE BEST FARMS I HAVE BEEN LUCKY IN GET TING TO SELL; LOOK INTO IT AT ONCE, FOR IT IS ONE OF THE FEW: 10! acres, 3 miles from Waterloo and Sweet Home, Or.; 1 mile to school, on R. K. D. and cream route. Land is fine rtver bottom, black loam soil, f0 acres in cultivation, 20 now in crop, 59 acres In pasture; no rock or gravel; family orchard in full bearing; good 7-room house, larse barn and All outbuildings (new); $7500 w!!i buy this place, on easy terms. A FINE suburban home, close to two cltlea, at giveaway figures: 4 acres on Oregon City carllne, near Gladstone; has a fine 4-worn house, good barn, chicken-house, Summer kitchen, a number of fine fruit trees in full bearing, and berries of all kinds, good water; woven-wlre fences: all In cultivation. You can buy this pretty place for only 12350, $2;k cash will haudle and easy terms on the balance, 80 ACRES, 5 miles from Molalla, Or.; 15 acres has been cultivated, IS more has been slashed and goat-pastured and with very little labor can be put in cultivation; the balance is in fir, cedar and hemlock x timber; a fine creek crosses the place; haa 3 beautiful springs, with water piped to house; there Is a small house and other -buildings; fenced and cross-fenced; just think 2400 will buy this place, with only a cash payment of $500, terms on balance, 8 per cent Interest. THIS LAND IS WORTH $40 PER ACRE. 400 acres, Wasco Co., Or., 3 miles from Friend P. O.. R. R. station, and 7 milea southwest of Dufur; the roads are good; fine creek through the place; it is all rich, black soil; .120 acres tillable, the balance ts fine pasture land; has 120 acres of very nice timber; the price is only $15 per acra and you can buy it for $500 down and easy terms on remainder. The Following Are for Trade or Sale 88 ACRES. 4 mllM northwest of Junction ' city, on Kooa gruvei roa, ou acres unaer cultivation and in crop; 40 acres tn small timber, level ami under woven-wlre tenoe, family orchard and all kinds of berries; 7-room house, barn and all outbuildings; R, P. D. and cream route; price HOO per acre: will trade for a amaller farm up to 7600, In the Willamette Valley. lift ACRES, 2 miles from Sweet Rome. Or. Crushed rock roads, 80 acres level and In cultivation, IS acres In timber, balance in pasture, 2 ceres in bearlnf orchard, all kinds of berries, good house and barn, smokehouse, blacksmith shop and other outbuildings. Cream route. Price Jll, 900. will consider a smaller farm up to tiuOO. Must have 150O in cash and a mortgage back on the balance, 320 ACRES, !i miles from Fort Rock, In Lake County, Or. All level and tillable, 80 acres in cultivation, 17n acres cleared. ITnder fence. ' Small orchard, small house and barn, on cream route. This is con sidered one of the best ranches tn that district. The price is 15750. Will trade for a farm iu the Willamette Valley up to 17000. HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE 88 acres, miles east of Oregon City and 21 miles from Portland, 40 acres in cultt vation: balance in pasture, all easily cleared. Bounded on two sides bv Clear Creek; 2 living springs, can be piped to house, good 7-room house, large barn, chicken and hog houses, family orchard, all kinds of berries, store on adjoining Slace, s mile to schools, churches within miles, telephone, cream route and R. F. D. Good team, harness and wagon, mower, back, seeder, cultivator, cider presa, cow anil hrood sow. Price 1SS0O. Will trsde for a place east of the mountains In Oregon up to 15500, 102 ACRES at Rooster Rock, on Columbia River, close to Portland, Or.; station on the place; SS acres In cultivation, 2 small houses with bath and toilet, large barn, modern hoghousea, Mscksmith shop, tin water supply from spring on highest point of property, 40 acres is fine view property and can be subdivided Into acre tracts ana sold for Summer homes. There are 8 acrea ef beaverdam land In cultivation. Tin price Is 120,000. Will take a smaller placo 9 to 80000 and a mortgage back at cr cent Interest for 10 yeaia. JOHN E. HOWARD 309 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon