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Value of Automobile to the Farmer
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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
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our birds have a record of 280 eggs.
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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.
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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.
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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