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mm price
Anima's cf Better Breeding Al
ways Aclreve Vore Credit
able Performances.
BETTER LIVE STOCK URGED
Animals cf Best Tvpe Will Most Prof,
itably and Economically Convert
Grain and For.igs Crops Into
Food Products.
.rrcrjro.I by t!;e I'r.iteJ Slates Depart
n .r.t o; As:.cUture.)
Why do s. -1 . i.;s of cattle top the
market white ..:i-rs soil ut low prices?
Why ;,ro swi.c onsumors willing to
pay ,v.:t a p.t:t.,l for prime beef
steak while thvy would reject from
their tabic inferior steak at half the
price? Why is it th.tt some feeders fin
ish their cattle or other animals more
rapidly and ecoi;o:uii:iH,v than their as
sociate? Vsuaiiy because "Wood will tell."
That is. the animals of the better
brooding always achieve the more
creditable performances, be it in the
show ring, at the fair, in the feed lot,
trill markets also are of interest in dis
eiosius the hrtvding facts. One lot of
go.vl steers weighed, on an avorace,
l.Txi pounds and sold at Jlo.SO a hun
dreilweich. their dressing percentile
averu.eins: ill per ivnt These steer?
carried 0 per cent of Inside fat while
their cost per pound, dressed and
ready for sale to the consumer, was
cents. The medium lot of steers
averaged In weight 33(5 pounds and
sold at $13.30. These cattle dressed
54 por cent, carried 4 per cent of inside
fat and cost 22 cents a pound when
dressed and ready for consumption.
Subsequently the meat from the good
steers sold for 1 cent a pound more
than that from the medium steers,
which resulted in an Increased profit to
the butcher of approximately half a
cent a pound, despite the fact that the
good steers cost originally 2 cents a
pound more than the medium steers.
Furthermore, the Inside fat was worth
considerably more In the good steers
than It was in their lower quality
mates. The well-bred lot of catt'e sold
for an average of $181.46 apiece, w hile
the poorer steers brought only $1'2S.0S
an animal, a difference of $53.3S a head
In favor of the better bred cattle.
Every Farmer's Opportunity.
There is no possible reason why
farmers and stockmen should waste
their time and tie up and Jeopardize
their capital in the purchase and feed
ing or breeding of Inferior stock. The
supremacy of the better-bred animals
is practically infallible. They, other
conditions being equal, will yield de
pendable profits which are as certain
as the coming of day after a night of
gloom. It does not take much capital
for any fanner, be he the owner of few
head of stock or possessor of extensive
MUM
MARKED EPOCH IN INDUSTRY
A Registered Hereford Bull Used in
Grading Up a Herd.
en the range, or at the butcher's block.
Furebred aristocracy is not nearly ex
tensive enough in the United States
and. with a view to extending the kith
and kin of the first families widely
over the country, the United States de
partment of agriculture is launching
its drive for better live stock, which
was inaugurated October 1.
Purebreds for Profits.
Purebred live- stock is not the result
of foible and fancy of the rich, for the
leading foundation families of the vari
ous breeds, for the most part, have
been produced and developed by prac
tical fanners who farmed for a living
in either the old or the new world.
For example. Hugh Watson, the
founder of the Aberdeen Angus, was a
tenant farmer; Charles and Robert
Ceilings, who sponsored the Shorthorn
breed, were Knd;-h countrymen of
medium finances, while the Tomkins
and the Hewers, who were fosterers
of the Whitefaee in Herefordshire,
England, were merely working to pro
duce beef animals of superior type
which would fatten more quickly and
cheaper than their predecessors. In
a word, purebred live stock from hogs,
cattle, sheep. fcnrses and dairy cows
t" goats and poultry, have all been de
veloped for specific purposes, which
are intimately associated with the
stock fanner's needs and require
ments. Uncle Sam's big drive for better live
stck similarly is a campaign to pro
vide for direct and urgent needs.
Farmers with surplus feed should de
sire live stock of the best type which
-vill most profitably and economically
Wert these grain and fonure sur
pluses. ,'nto meat, milk, wool, mohair,
and ostirs. Eliminating the scrub and
mongrel animal, live stock of "no ac
count" family or breeding is one of the
greatest improvement steps which
possibly eouM be undertaken by the
live stock breeding and raising frater
nity of this country. Uncle Sam is en
thusiastically behind the project and it
remains fr farmers interested in
stock raisins throughout the country
not only to boost for better stock, but
also to buy end use farm animals of
(.pproved typo and breeding, In order
A Shorthorn Heifer.
flocks and herds, to begin improvement
work to better his live stock resources.
All that is necessary is that he pur
chase and use purebred sires in the
grading up and betterment of progeny
DIFFERENT USES FOR MILK
Forty-Four and One Half Per Cent
Used for Human Food Purpose
2.5 Per Cent Wasted.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Aericulture.)
Estimates made by the United States
department of agriculture show how
the S7,90;"i.000,000 pounds of milk pro
duced in the United States annually
are utilized. Forty-four and one-half
per cent is used for human food pur
poses, while 36 per cent of the gross
supply is converted into butter, and
4.5 nor cent is made into cheese: an
other 4.5 per cent is transformed into
canned milk, 4 per cent is used In Ice
cream making. 4 per cent is used in
feeding calves and hogs on the farms
of origin, and 2.5 per cent is lost in
shrinkage and other waste of the
dairying Industry.
SUPERIOR WINTER HOG FEED
Soy Beans Furnish Necessary Protein
and Obviate Necessity of Buy
ing Tankage.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The labor and annoyance of thrash
ing soy beans may be saved by feed
ing the soy bean hay to hogs In the
winter. The beans supply the protein
and save the purchase of tankage and
middlings. The oil In the beans, to
gether with the leaves of the plants
which the hogs eat, keeps them in
good condition. Soy bean hay and
i corn make an Ideal winter feed.
QITY CONSTRUCTED IN TIERS
A Purebred Angus Bull.
that our present live stock population,
heterophil !-, harum-scarum, and topsy-turvy
us it is, may be replaced by
superior ;.:.:inals of typo and breeding
b, -t Us-m! lo supply the market and
n:',t MiimMe to consume profitably
the M-.rphw crops of the American
farmer.
Why Good Cattle Pay.
Just to illustrate that it is about as
ea-y to discount the benefits of good
blood in live-stock breeding as it is to
try to dry up the ocean with a sponge,
here are some figures concerning the
butcher standards of a good and a
medium neer. In the case of a good
steer the loin cms, which are high
priced, constitute lC'i per cent by
weight, as compared with lu'4 Pr
cent In u medium steer. The rib cuts
comi.e I'T cent in the better
class cf stit r and only 1 per cent In
the medium animal. The round, which
is u medium -priced cut, constitutes 21
per cent Id :i good steer and L'd'fc per
cent In a laedoim sieer. ..bile the
chuck, it low priced cut, composes 24
per cent of (bo good steer and 27
kt ceni of the medium steer. The
miscellaneous cuts in the good steer
aggregate )3 p,r cent and only 11
I r rent in the ne ilium steer. These
figures indicate that the good steer
carries a greater percentage of the
high-priced ctils and u lower percent
age of I he medium-priced and cheap
cuts than docs Ihe medium steer, al
though the animals may be fed sim
ilar rations. This divergence In meat
makeup ut market time must be at
trihulcd to breeding.
Two shipments of steers which re
cently arrived on one of the large cen-
GROOMING COWS IS FAVORli)
Animal Is Naturally C'?an and It Is
Dairyman's Duty to Keep Her
So Means More Milk.
(Prepa- t be the United States Depart
ment of Ai:ri ulture.)
Sightliness ami attractiveness hit?
femiione assets which extend even to
the dairy cow. Naturally she is a
clean an tidy beast. Unfortunately
man has been obliged to confine the
dairy cow closely in stables during
certain periods of the year, with the
consequence that unless he daily
brushes and grooms the dairy mat
rons, their sleek, seemly coats soon
lose their gloss and luster and be
come densely matted with dirt and
litter. For the same reasons that it
pays to groom horses greater effi
ciency from neat, spick-span coats it
also proves invaluable to "doll up"
the dairy cow daily by vigorous appli
cation of brush and curry comb. Cow
comfort that inexplainnble condition
of well-being which means animal
satisfaction and the economical pro
duction of the maximum flow of milk
is fostered by careful and persistent
grooming during the season when the
cows need such extra attention, as
ordinarily during the pasture period
the animals of their own accord kee;
themselves clean.
The enthusiastic use of the brush
and currycomb, supplemented by a
moist cloth, as siece guns against
dust and dirt, are good mediums for
increased production, according to the
opinions of progressive dairymen re
ported to the United States depart
ment of agriculture. They maintain
that the clean coats and luxurious
feelings of contentment induce in
creased production of milk. If you
doubt the profits from grooming dairy
cows, put it up to Bossie and her
stable mates via the referendum-vote
method.
From a sanitary standpoint, the
densely matted, filthy and caked coat
of the dirty cow Is one of the main
sources of contamination in milk.
Filth dries on the body of the animal
and, unless it is removed previous to
milking, a portion of It Is likely to
fall Into the milk pall and carry un
desirable bacteria with it. Hence,
Experience of Years of Warfare
Should Have Effect on Coal Min
ing in This Country.
Tl'e inventory of the nations re
so'ir.v iba! tlie war made necessary
br,i!;ht to llbt many new fact? about
iai imiiiM which will be of lusting
val ie to Ihe industry and to the pub
lic. As long as the war lasted these
: nci.lental lessons were lost stgbr of
under the pressure of meet ins the
i emer ji-ncy created by the sliorniite of
I fuels, bin with the return of peace
j the experience gained during the w ir
is Mug gathered together in a seizes,
of reports on the industry, the first
'of which. "Coal in l'.llT." by C. E.
l.esber. lias been published by the
Unit oil States geological survey, de
partment of the Interior.
The period from 1!H through 1017
and H'tS and into lil!t may he regard
ed as a distinct epoch in the coal In
dustry, of which the year 1P17 repre
sented only one section, bul a section
which. If not the most remarkable for
its. achievements, was at once the most
chaotic and the most momentous In the
history of the Industry.
In response to the unprecedented de
mand the bituminous mines produced
5ol.71Hl.oi"i tons, or nearly 10 per cent
more than the output of the year be
fore. Tlie anthracite output was !H.
net tons, an increase over 1016
of !.'(." per cent. The total output of
both hard and soft coal was thus over
tirm.mm.iKHl tons.
This record output was accomplish
ed by a labor force of i"0".14.'l men In
the bituminous and l.Vt.174 In the an
thracite mines. In spile of the dru't
the number of workers In the bitumi
nous industry was greater In 1017 thai
In 1010.
United States bought Alaska, the sal
mon fishery of Afognak was operated
by the Hussian-Amerlean company,
which established on the Island a col
ony of its superannuated and pensioned
employes. Thtse were Aleuts, whose
descendants today compose the native
population, somewhat more than 400.
though their blood Is much mixed.
Soldiers and Banana Growing.
The New South Wales government
has not been long in providing Its re
turning soldiers with work, (hie of
the enterprises undertaken with this
object Is the cultivation of bananas
on a large scale. There Is no fnilt
crop that yields such a quick return
as the banana and In the present
flourishing state of the market no
.better undertaking could have been
selected, given the right men. It Is
not work for the lazy. But among the
demobilized troops are plenty of men
who are young, tough and teachable.
Four hundred acres have been taken
as a beginning and each settler has 12
months' probation before a black Is
Intrusted to hhn. The sum of (VJ5 Is
advanced to each for implements,
stock, and house-building material.
The soldiers have already started and
enjoy their rough life In the hills. The
experienced planter. Mr. C. Hose, who
Is in charge, sees nothing but success
ahead in reward for their efforts.
Engagement Announced
Mr. "Grippe" and Miss "Flu" are busily engaged ngain, but the minute
you feel a cold coming on, begin to have fever or chills, dull aches or con
stipated, it may be the Flu or Grippe.
Before retiring, bathe your feet in hot salt water, take a good big cup
of HOI.1.ISTI U8 KOCKY MOUNTAIN TKA (warm) and go to bed for the
night it's a 10 to 1 shot you'll feel great the next morning.
Without fail try this but do it quick before the "Flu" or Grippe get's a
start. Buy a package today, have it in the house and use it at the very first
warning then you're safe.
HUMPHREYS DRUG COMPANY
UNCLE SAM'S GAME RESERVE
Three Distinct Layers of Humanity
Make Up the Great Eastern
Port of, Hongkong.
Hongkong Is built In three stories
after the fushlon of a Chinese pagoda.
There, however, the resemblance to a
temple ends. For Hongkong Is a
mecca of trade, a stronghold of Anglo
Saxon society and a packing box In
which Chinese and other varieties of
orientals are squeezed so tightly that
they seem perpetually out of breath,
and used to It
This three-layer system of municipal
architecture, which should be an ex
tremely lucky arrangement according
to Chinese superstition, Is made pos
sible by a hillside rising near the har
bor. Up this hillside the city seems
t have backed steadily until It
reached the crest, where It stopied
without attempting to progress down
the other side.
There is no elevator from one floor
Of Hongkong to the next, but the cable
ear which shoots up and down the hill
furnishes a sensation which Is con
sidered by most people very reminis
cent of elevator Journeys taken in
American sky-scrapers.
Hongkong Is really three cities. The
first atory, being the closest to the
harbor, is conveniently given over to
commerce. The second floor houses
the natives, a conglomeration of ori
entals, mainly Chinese, who all seem
to be in the streets all the time.
The top floor is reserved for for
eign residents. It ii altogether suc
cessful as a suburb of the business
port, partly because it has no compe
tition and partly because of its obvi
ous advantages. The name Hongkong
does not suggest rose-covered cottages,
but these are the accepted style of resi
dence in upper Hongkong. When he
can live on the mountain top, 1,WW feet
above the crowded harbor, the for
eigner does so and gladly takes the
chances of having his brains addled or
his head knocked off In the perilous
Journey "to town."
I t4w?i ld-il
t'P If N !
I
Island of Afognak. on South Coast of
Alaska, Peculiarly Adapted for
the Purpose.
One of the most picturesquely In
teresting parts, of our national do
main Is a large Island off the south
const of Alaska. It Is called Afognak
and is about 6o miles long by 40 In
width, with a very irregular shore line
and deeply Indented by hays.
It Is the property of the government
and In 1802 was set aside by President
Harrison as a game and fish reserve.
The Important purpose that It serves
Is that of a preserve for salmon, all
the finest varieties of which run up Its
stream In great numbers at the breed
ing season to spawn.
Afognak is a mountalno't" Island,
of volcanic origin, Its loftiest peak
rising to an elevation of .,'ilK) feet.
In the Interior are a number of large
lakes. which are the breeding
grounds of the salmon. One of
these. I.etnik lake, is seven miles long,
and on its hore Is located a big gov
ernment fish butchery.
In the days of long ago. before the
Womans Relief Corps Meets
The Womans Relief Corps met at
the home of Bertha Drew Oilman,
Past Department President, on Wed
nesday, January 14th. The follow
ing newly elected officers for Rawlins
Relief Corps, No. 23 were installed
by Past Department Patriotic In
structor, Mattie T. Smead:
President, Bertha D. Gilman; S.
V. President, Emilie Kelley; J. V.
President, Mary Bartholomew; Sec
retar, Mattie T. Smead; Treasurer,
Margaret P. Bull; Chaplain, Clara
Mikesell; Conductor, Louretta Yea
ger; Guard, Minnie Hill; Patriotic
Instructor, Mattie T. Smead; Press
Correspondent, Olive Frye; Asst.
Conductor, LUlie Aiken; Asst. Guard,
Elsie Stevenson.
The interest in the Corps is in
creasing and new members are being
added from time to time. The past
President, Louretta Yeager, having
served as president for ten years was
presented with a token of remembr
ance of the appreciation of her faith
fulness in the work. The Comrades
of the G. A. R. were present and Post
Commander N. S. Whetstone gave an
interesting accuont of his trip to
Columbus, Ohio. A delicious lunch
was served and a social hour was en
Joyed by all.
All makes of Batteries repaired and a new
3 YKAUGUAKANTKKD
in stock for your car, If you need a new battery.
The Battery Electric Service Station
J W. Fritsch, Heppner
Phone 83
This Space Reserved For
Leach & Scott
Warehouse
Lexington, Ore.
Joseph M. Hayes, local sheepman,
has purchased a new G. M. C. truck
from the Heppner Garage, the local
dealers.
Nextl
The man who used to spend all his
time perfecting perpetual motion has
a new diversion ; he's trying to cross
airplanes so they'll lay egg'- Buffalo
Ntwfc
HAVING leased the Hepp
ner Sanatorium Hospital
Building I will remodel and
refurnish and reopen same
immediately.
Dr. J. Perry Conder
There Is A Place At Lexington For
Your Car, At
The Lexington Garage
FiM'IDKHICKSON HfiOS, Props.
Repair Work Oils Greases
Grooming Increases Cow Comfort and
Makes for Clean Milk,
grooming cows ii' a fundamental safe
guard against inferior, gcrm-ladeti
milk. Where cows are groomed dally
during their period of close confine
ment an attendant requires only about
two or three minutes a cow to prepare
and gloss up the animals as though
for a i.ainniiit. On the other hand, it
Is difficult and time-consuming to
clean off cows which have been kept
without grooming in a d.rty stable.
The coi-ur. endable practice Is to
groom ann clean the cov.s dally at
such a ti.ae between the milking :
periods that there will be abundant
opportunity for the dust put Into fir- j
dilation to settle so thai It will j
not conl n initiate the milk as It Is
drawn from the cows. It is necessary
for best results to wipe off the udder
and flanks of each cow with a moist, i
clean cloth just before milking, In or ;
der to remove all the surface dust
and dirt which has escaped the previ
ous clean-up processes. It Is recom
mended that dairymen exercise spe
cial care to provide plenty of material
so that at all times they may use
clean cloths In preparing the cows for
milking, as too commonly the wiping
cloth, unless carefully handled, iie
comes a source of contamination. It ,
Is also advisable to clip off the long '
hairs from udder and flanks of each
cow.
SUMMER MONTHS ARE TRYING j
Cows Giving Milk Should Have Plenty
of Feed, Pasture With Water
and Good Shade.
Take good cure of the cows. The
summer months are always trying on
cows giving milk. They will need
plenty of feed, pasture with water and
shade. Unless special care is taken
of thern they are likely to fall and not
be In condition to produce In winter
when prices of dairy products are
high. Give Ihe cows ull the protection
possible from Hies.
The. Store
That Can Supply
All Your Wants
Grape Fruit, Oranges
Lemons, Bananas
Candy, Nuts
Pop Corn
Raisins, Citron, Figs
Dates, Mince Meat
None Such
Jellies, Jams, Preserves
All Seasonable Fresh
Vegetables
SAM HUGHES COMPANY
Phone Main 332
720-Acre Creek Ranch
50 acres uiuler iliteh, ."if) acres of minilier one alfalfa, 51)
more can lie put umler ditch. All kinds of ood burns
and out-buildings, (iood orchard. One mile from school.
An ideal home and a first-class stock ranch.
SEE ME TODAY.
ROY V. WHITEIS
Heppner, Ore.
IIAVK YOU ANYTHINXU TO HV.hLt LIST IT WITH .MK.
Ford Owners
We have the best equipped shop in the city for the
a )i,n of Ford cars. Heretofore we have turned our
attention to big cars but wc now have with us a Ford
expert mechanic, Holfc Van Bibber, who is well
known locally. We can now give equal attention to
all makes of cars.
Think What It Means
To You
To have in your own town one of the most modern
machine shops in the North WHet a shop that em
; ii sf highly skilled mechanics and one that is pro
pa red to do cylinder grinding, ring-fitting, oxy-acet-yleno
welding and general repair work.
We will be glad to give you an estimate on any work
Heppner Garage
Machine Shop
Heppner, Ore.
The largest and best equipped auto repair and
machine shop in Morrow county.
FAIR TREATMENT COMBINED WITH BEST PRINTING
AT THE G.-T. OFFICE