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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION f Get Your Farm Home V Prize-Winning Essays on Good Roads If rroaUieUnadianracific SOMK where you have highly pro ductive soil good climate ready markets unexcelled transporta tion (in churches and schools where yon can enjoy all comforts oi civilisation. This land is sold only to settlers who will actually occupy and Improve It YouHave 20 Years to Pay Rich land for from 111 to s pr aer4rri(atea Wpde from (U. One-twentieth down, balance within twenty yeare, with interest at 6. Lonf before final payment earns doe. four farm will bate paid for itself, $2,000 Loan for Farm Improvements We wm lend too op to rz.OM on certain mil. tjonf , with ne othtuecurity than the land iteelf. FartieilareonracjuKt. You have to years to par: fatanrt oalyfS. If you want a place already aatabliehed ready -to etep Into set one of oar ready-rads f ems. Planned by eiptrta. Our Service and adrfeels youmrw. Tli 11 Great 0W U Band m Coof Lani, Flneet land on earth for mixed farm ins and (rain growing -irrigated and other landa. Dairying. Holi and Livestock Make Big Income) Hare D.A.I. LJ- 1 I . . j . ri. V ri i,crf eaw can oe raiaas f J VIM. MIW OI Company, Celsary. was 11 SI per 100 Ibc ww v ircn imo wiiu ne Bure BTSU1 eroDS. mm make Ms profits railing grain. Owing to present eonditioni In Europe this I" r."ii wiiicu nwurra nisnen dth sews Hie beat land will be taken nmt.i Is predoiis te 70s. Call er write Uela prteeeeeer .seams L. 0; THORNTON, Disk Representative, it 1 T: 01 1 s tii s ine ijui ruruana, ur. VI FREE TRIAL M oalel It Interest you to know you could kare a free trial of the best Cream Separator ever sold la the tailed States, to prove ad roavlare yeurarlf thnt It la the beet right la your ovra homef WHY THE BEST On account the many Impr mentfi over others. First It ha self - b a 1 a n c bowl, Kunran never to get out balance. Second It ha complete elf-oi cyNtetn, No oil Id necessary. Third It has an Inter change able skimming de vice, that you can put to gether any way you pick it UD. Fourth It has detachable shelves. Fifth Tho bowl empties at the bottom and the dirt and filth is rauKht at the top when the milk first enters the bowl. The J. C. Robinson Co. 47 First St., Portland, Or. ""iff rfe iks S.C. WHITE ORPINGTONS The genuine William Cook & Son strain, of Orpington, Eng land. -Eggs per setting of 15, $1.25 W. H. Dinsmoore Sheridan, Oregon. BLACK LOSSES SURELY PREVENTU by Carter's Blteaief riin.i ijow- nrlred. frei. ndlaDle; prererreu n, Weatern rtooamen became tMy sre teat where ether eaeeltw talli W Wf Write for booklrt and tentlmonltlj. pi IO-Soh ante. Blaeuea run i u I i' ' r- W-seee kee. Blseklet Mill 4.M line any Injector, but Cutter's bent rhe iraiwHorlty (it Putter product" 1 due ts em II jean of ipertilliini In vaeelMl an seniml eMy. Insist e Cuttir'l, If unobtainable. Jrder direct. THE CUTTER LAB0HATOHY, ierseliy, Csllftrsls, WE ARE CASH BUYERS FOR YOUR POULTRY, EGGS, VEAL AND HOGS. NO COMMISSION. . Highest Prices Always Try Us. PATTERSON & CO, M Front Street, Portland, Or. Reference: North western National Bank. JUDGES In the good roads essay con test which closed In Portland the week before the recent road bond election, which carried by a big majority, were sorry for only one circumstance that they had not a thousand- prizes to give. So many boys and girls responded to the invitation of S. Benson, "the veteran road enthusiast, to submit their argu ments for the proposed road improve ment bonds that the judges had a hard time, in deed, to pick the winners. After much careful study first prize was awarded to Charles Berst, a 14-year-old boy, a member of the 9-B class of the Ladd School. His argument was based on efficiency. The Bubject of his essay was "Efficiency First, Last and at All Times." He complied with all the other rules of the contest and presented a lot of original points. The lad is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Berst, of 208 Sixteenth street, Portland. By a strange coincidence the second prize of $25 was awarded to a girl who is a member of the samo class in the same school as the winner of the first prize. Her name is Amy Turner. She is only 13 years old and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Turner, of 228 Tenth street. Her father is a machinist. This little girl was born in Springfield, Ohio, September 1, 1901, and moved to Portland with her parents in 1910. The subject of her essay was "What Oregon Needs." A Vote for Prosperity. The third prize of $10 went to Mar garet Scott, 14 years old, a pupil at Fern wood School. Her theme was "The Value of Hard-Surfaced Roads." The first prize essay, by Charles Berst, on "Efficiency, First, Last and at All Times," follows: "A vote for the road bonds is a vote tor prosperity. Why? Because efficient equipment is the secret of prosperity; and hard-surfaced roads in this climate are the only efficient ones for modern trans portation. "Dirt roads are useless seven or eight months in the year and macadam is not practical. Ie requires an expensive foun dation and will not stand the wear. Might as well build an expensive house and cover it with a thatched roof. "The bond Issue will benefit labor be cause the greater part of the cost will be paid to labor. "It will benefit the farmer by giving him easy and quick access to the mar kets, by Increasing the value of his farm, by giving his children a better chance for education and making them contented with farm life. "It will benefit everyone in the city because an improved surrounding country Is necessary for the development of any city. "Tourist Gold" Wanted. "It will give all a chance at tourist gold, at a cost of 'good eats,' good Bull Run water, a fine climate and the only thing we now lack, the good roads to the finest natural scenery in the world." "What Oregon Needs," Is the subject of Amy Turner's essay, which follows: "How much will good roads mean to Oregon? They will benefit the rich and the poor alike the merchant, the farmer and the laborer. "The farmer will be able to market his produce much quicker, he will be able to haul heavier loads, and his land will become more valuable. People will pass by his place the year around when good roads are established. If we do not have them, they will content them selves riding around over our beautiful streets. City people will become better acquainted with the country, and there will be a larger demand for land. - "Almost $1,000,000 will be spent for labor, which will certainly be a blessing to the men who are out of employment. The money they earn will create a great er demand for the necessaries of life, therefore benefiting the mercnant and the "Another thing to be considered is the character of the men who are promoting good roads. They are men who have made a success in life, from a business standpoint. They pay large taxes and are willing to assume the burden of taxes, that we, the coming generation, may profit by their good judgment to wards progress ami prosperity." The third prize essay by Margaret Scott on "Value of Hard-Surfaced Roads," fol lows: , , "To many people roads mean merely public highways, while really they are the arteries through which the blood of nations flows.' "Roads are used chiefly for commerce. The farmer's ability to market his goods depends upon the condition of the roads. If good, he can sell when the prices are highest; otherwise he can market his goods only when the road are passable. They also enable him to use modern ve hicles, as the automobile and motorcycle. "Good roads spread civilization and neighborllness among people by bringing them in contact with ono another. There is a need of them In Oregon especially, because of the climate. Only through good roads can the different parts of our state and county know and help one an other. Tax Feature Analy'ied. "By building hard-surfaced roads the value of adjoining lands is increased. This will lessen Portland taxes by in creasing the taxable property value of the rest of the county. "This year not only tourists, but per manent settlers, will be attracted to this country and we shall be judged by the condition of our roads. "Besides, if this bond Issue is passed, 80 per cent of the money will be spent for labor, thereby relieving the unem ployed situation of Portland." An essay that sure would have been among the prize winners had it not ex ceeded the limit of 200 words was that of Edna .Dowling, of 641 Union avenue, a pupil at the Eliot School. She wrote on the general subject of "Good Roads" but in a most original vein. Her essay fol lows: "The rain said to the dust on the road, .'I am on to you and your name is mud.' "The farmer said to his hired man, 'We can't take the produce to market this week because of the condition of the iinpaved roads.' "The storekeeper said to his customer, 'No fresh vegetables this morning, only such as we are able to get from Washing ton and California.' " 'Why can't you get fresh vegetables and the like from the thousands of fer tile acres surrounding Portland?' said the customer. "'Oh, the roads are so muddy the farmer can't bring them in.' " 'But J can't understand why the farmers of Washington and California can get theirs to market.' " 'Why, my dear madam, they have paved highways and up in King County, Washington, for instance, after a rain the farmer does not have to wait for it to dry up so he can work in the fields. He can take his produce to market.' " 'But I can't see why the people of Multnomah County would not rather spend a couple of dollars more on taxes a year, have fresher and cheaper vege tables, etc., etc., not to speak of the many other conveniences derived from good roads,' she said, as she stepped out again into the progressive City of Portland, surrounded by beautiful roses and poor roads, with her Washington berries, Cali fornia vegetables and Chinese eggs in her half-filled market basket." The judges of the contest were: L. R. Alderman, Superintendent of Schools; Mayor Albee, of Portland, and W. L. Lightner, Chairman of the Board of Mult' nomah County Commissioners. White Orpingtons Are Fowls That Live Up to Reputation SHERIDAN, Or., April 15, 1915: Farm Magazine Company, Portland, Or.: Gen tlemen: I see in your last week's issue an Illustration of the White Orpingtons of the Cook strain. I would state that I bought a pen of Single Comb White Orpingtons from William Cook & Son, of Scotch Plains, N. J., U. S. A., two years ago, the cockerel being a son of Mr. Cook's first prize cockerel of Madison Square. They have proven as represented, breed ing uniform and being good egg produc ers, gentle and not excitable, easy to handle and at the same time good rustlers when raised on a farm where they have plenty of outrange. Now, as I had so many inquiries last year as to what the Cook strain was, I will copy from William Cook & Son Catalogue, of Scotch Plains. N. J. (and Orpington, England), the originators of all the Orpington fowls. The history of the White-Orpingtons. (Copy). In 1880 Mr. Cook thought he ought to get to work and produce a White Orpington that he could bring out a few years after the Black Orpington, as all people did not like this color. After several experiments to find out the best way of producing white fowls, he started by mating White Leghorn cocks with black Hamburg pullets, most of the pul lets from this cross came very white, these even mated to White Parking cocks. Many of the offspring now came blue and barred and It took many years to get the perfect white fowl and to get only four toes, as the darking had five toes, but by 1889 they were made as perfect as possible and introduced to the public. Hoping this may relieve any inquiring mind, I remain at your service, (Signed) W. H. DINSMOORE, Was n Fine Looking Cow, Too. NEW ORLEANS, La. Rosh Hosanah, a butcher of Amite City, killed an espe cially fine looking oow for his Sunday patrons, and in the stomacti-of the animal he found the following articles: Five pounds of nails. One box of fishhooks. lore than 13 pounds of gravel. The remains of two bedspreads. A railroad ticket (canceled) to New Orleans. The cow had a penchant for hanging around the Hosanah backyard on wash ing day, which is about the only reason able explanation for the bedspreads, . 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