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Ohm Buhemj News i From lie M.irro' Countv Farm Burtwu News.) Thoughts for the Busy Sheep man H'on'auued from last mnalj.) The sheepmen of ihe United f . i, ;. ,,,,,Us all the feed they will eat from lor many yeara. It is toured t-iat; , , the loth of September to May loth silo campaign under its dal'y proj :. Twenty aires of good irrigated i...id .a LvUiUi county will produce .' ion of alfalfa hay and from 6 to lo acres iil produle lOtf tons of Mir.iiower silase. This will give 20 deal yet in the real problem facing ; maneut them they have made little progress. ! cows, with With 3'J to 40 acres of pasture 20 good dairy ?t hnttprf;t nmrket Rver- They have not been ignorant of the 'aging 50 cents will produce an aver- facts of the case and tea years agoi-1 01 -a "ouuus ul ,. . , . , 1 10 mouths in the year, or 2a0 pounds the .National Association orgauueji ., ... .,.,,, 10 tue CO, or fli.ii lor cavu tv. The land under this system "will be A New World Record Cow The Paolrlc Homestead contains .quite an article this last week re tarding a utw world record cow, and this time the title is not in Oregon. ; Prior to this time the highest produc ing butler fat co in tne world was a Jersev owned by Ftckard Bros, near Marion Station in the Willamette Val- i lev. Now clear across the Atlantic seaboard in the town of Bangor, Me., ; there is another Jersey, registered Jersey of course, called just plain Marv" that lias finally completed a tost after careful supervision by as as manv as twenty-two experts glv- nc a total yearly yield of 1,040 1 pounds of butterfat. This supercedes the record made by the wonderful Viva La France bv only S 1-3 Dounds. I This next season Viva La France goes I on a new record test ana many peo- pie hope that she wtn produce as nign as 1200 pounds of butter-fat. Where j is the limit in butter-fat production? the Chicago Wool Warehouse, to nan uie the scliiug md of the sheepmen's business. It has done ail that could he expected, but there is need of a more w ice-spread and united combin ation of growers In this line. When the half of the wool is sold to spec ulators at any available price the more productive at the end of five vears than when starting. More toed dairy cows, more alfal fa, more silos and modern dairy bains will put Lemhi county to the front. V Lard Tall-Surouter. Poultry raisers who feed sprouted oats to their flocks have ainicuity in market is weakened to a very serious; keeping the feed in proper condition, extent, and yet cooperate wool sell-j without going to a great deal of ex- lug has been a great success. peuse. By using wooaen lara or out !. ...infHinra. which mav be obtain Uniivd Suites A Heavy Importing Na.jed at any grocery store, the trouble ljon can ue easuj uuiuci. a ed in the side of the pail near tne not If we were forced to invade the foreign markets with our wool we ouid of course be governed locally by the foreign prices. Such however, is not the case. We import about 1-3 of our wool and all we have to do is to determine w hat is a reasonable price and ask it and iwell wait till1 we gel it. Organization will make this possible. Will You Coutinhe To (iainble On lour Wool? If you mean to do so at least play safe instead of playing the other fel lows game, every man bidding against his neighbors for the privilege of selling your wool as you have in the past. Be honest now, that is what it amounts to. Go in with him and each one get a square deal. The other fellow buying your wool Is en titled to buy it as cheap as possible and means to bid w hen you have to hell. Beat him to it. Be prepared to sell to him w hen he must buy. Wool Pools Do Succeed. Illinois last year cleared $300,000 by pooling their wool. One 1,000, 000 pound pool from Iowa sent to the Growers Warehouse last year net ted IS cents per pound more than was i torn and a (w ooden plug provided for j it. I In use, the oat sprouter is filled i with oats, the hole is plugged and I. J V .nil. Th j water poureu uor mo gimu. ; pails must be kept In a dark, rather warm place, to encourage the sprout ing. After the grain is thoroughly n;iked. w hich usually reauires sever al hours, the plug is removed from the hole in the pail and the water al lowed to flow out. At least one pail should be kept empty all the time; this makes it possible to change the oats from time to time, thus prevent in? them from SDOlling. This system is highly recommend ed, as being both cheap and effective. ROBERT S. CLAY. What About Weed Control? Farmers in Sherman county are making a special project of control ling the weeds in the fields and along the road. There is no question but this is a very important proposition. These men in Sherman county have been working the matter for a year or two with more or less success. It is a very grevious proposition to have ., nt nf fooaria hlnw along a lot Of ted Is cents per pound more man was i wv " , , , paid to the farmers selling the same otherwise perfectly clean summerfal- graae 01 wool 10 iucai uujers. m- ,v - , , , other pool from Utah had the tame1 row county think about control ng experience. That IS cents per pound I tir weeds this year? Write to the would go pretty well in the ordinary ! County Agent your opinion and see sheepman's bank account. We doubt i"'" au "" " if it would cause any complaint. e cannot of course guarantee what a wool-pool will really get for the peo ple of Morrow county, but we sincere ly believe that it will net you every cent there is in the deal. How About A Balanced Ration I Manv farmers in feeding their cat tle do not use balanced ration, they simply feed hay and grain and what ever happens to come handy and never bother about ration. However. 1 passing this joke it is barely possible that it is worth while to consider ;w nf the thtnes that really enter into the constituents of balanced ra tion No farmer would start out to feed his cows nothing but wheat and corn and barley, neither would he start out to feed his children nothing but Dotatoes. he would not even call potatoes and beans a balanced ration for his children. What does make a balanced ration for cattle depends somewhat on the climate In which thev are living, somewhat upon the requirements expected from the 'cow, I but at the Boardman Institute, Pro fessor Fitts gave some points that di vorced from their technical terms are of considerable Importance. He made very clear that alfalfa was not a com plete ration tor cattle, neither tor beef nor for milk production, neither is it a balanced ration for sheep. Some kind of grain Is absolutely nec- pasnrv We were very agreably sur prised to find that he classed corn as in the first rank and exceeded only hv molasses as a balance of ration tn eo with the alfalfa hay. It has three Doints which are of consider able importance. In the first place its scientific combinations are cor- TBct: second. It is more readily rel ished bv cattle and sheen than either barly or wheat; third, It is cheaper than either. Therefore, all farmers interested In feedine sheeb or cattle would do well to Investigate the corn situation for next year. Selling Lambs. Another item that cannot be ignor ed is the marketing of sheep and lamb. This is a problem that should How Deep to Plow This is the time ot year when every farmer is steading his plow, usually makine a verv thorough personal in spection thereof. Some people this snrinz are not plowing over .4 inches iIppd. we hotie not very many. There is a difference of opinion among far mers as to hoiw deep people should iiae cditiui dluu.. iiiiuuio auu plow, especially iiere iu juuuun n r. v..-. in nnnnnFOtil'O Cf.llin0 . T. J O I. ....... n n JiAimtidl of lambs than any other States and : tne successful farmers of the north we can gain much from them. Let of wheat there seems to be very lit- us get our heads together and work tie argument. All the farmers there out a plan to fit the occasion. You, mak.e a practice ot setting their plows each have your own ideas, they are j nrPttv deeD in the ground, some big aU more or less practical and all to-. farmers go to the length of saying gether if we are so minded tney win tf,at it a; depends on plowing deep. get results. What About the Water Short age The State Engineer has issued a statement that from all appearances the coming season appears to be the shortest for irrigation for many years And we have had some pretty short ones. We sincerely hope that they will send us a lot of rain if twe can have no (water. We must get busy on these storage reservoirs and get some thing definite done. Makes Good "Sunflower Silage Is Satisfactory,' Says Lemhi Co., Ida., Agent, L. . TUloUon. The cattle on the C. A. Norton ranch are in better condition, and are making better gains this year than ever before. Mr. Norton attributes this all to the feeding of sunflower silage, which is the chief ration of his stock this winter. Mr. Norton haB the honor of having the first silo constructed in Lemhi county. This silo is of 200 tons cv pacity, and contains about 120 tons of first class sunflower silage. The sunflowers were grown on six acres, part of which was old and part new land. The old alfalfa land produced 30 tons to the acre, while the new land only produced 25 tons to the acre. Mr. Norton states than "sun flowers should be grown only on "well worked, rich soil. The sunflowere make a rank growth and need plenty of plant food to make the beBt silage crop." The cost of producing a ton of milage is low In comparison with other crops. Mr. Norton states that his cost of growing the crop was from fin cents to 70 cents per ton, and the expense of putting this in the silo was about 2 per ton. In comparison with 30 hay, sunflower silage Is worth about $20 per ton. Cuttle turn away from good alfalfa hay on the Norton ranch and eat only silage until it Is all cleaned up. About 30 Dounds per day is being fed to mature stock, and about 20 pounds per day to the young animals. ThiB feed Is supplemented by a small ra tion of ground corn. The cows show a marked Increase In the milk flew A number of siloB will be con -trnrted In Lemhi county this year, uud the Farm Bureau Is planning a We. doubt if this is true. However iwe do believe that the greater part of the succssful farmers ot tne norm west Iwill agree that we should plow S to 10 inches. We think that It different depths each year and we should sometimes go down as deep as 8 and 10 inches. We think thlt it is probably true that Iwe shouldn't make all this change at one time, but if in the habit of plowing 6 inches plow 7 at one time, then 8 another. then 9, then 10, then set back up to that vou would be better on than to make all the change at one time. We are however, willing to hand you this statement that one of the reasons that Morrow county wheat land don't produce as high on an average as tne neizhhorine counties Is largely be cause of poor plotwing. Another prac tice which is largely being overcome is late nlowlne. many farmers in the northern part of the county being nearly through plowing already, a verv laree Dercent of the plowing for the Bummerfallow will be done this vear hv the first of April, which In vieiw of the SDrine Is very gratifying From Lexington towards the south nnH siimmerfallow may be gotten by plowing as late as the fifteenth of AnrM where the mo sture is con siderably heavier. There is no doubt that early summerfallow like the ear ly bird is what catches the worm. Poison Some More Rabbits The soring Is nearly here, your wheat is coming up and the rabbits are still around on the edge of the fields, at least there are a few in the grain section that were not caught. They will show up and they will take plenty of toll unless they are taken care of. Remember tnat last year we had very great success in a mix ture of salt and strychnine for rat hits durine the growing season, this will be a good bait any time from now on. Use one ounce of strychnine, to 15 ounces of salt, and one ounce of brdwn sugar, using bulk measures rather than weight. This can be put in hollowed sticks or in blocks of wood in which holes are bored and left around so that the rabbits can get them and still be pretty safe from stock. If you have to scatter this out on the range, and are rather wor ried, use poisoned stakes; this has eiven exceptional results in very many places, and in Deschutes county is considered the major rabbit poi son. To do this take one ounce of strychnine and dissolve In six quarts of water, then put In as mucn salt as the (water will dissolve, then stand your stakes on end, using stakes of soft pine about one inch square, and hnil four or five inches of the top of the stake in this strong solution of strychnine and salt for an hour and one-half. Let your stakes fairly dry then drive in the ground in the vicin- itv of rabbit harbors. The rabbit will chew these stakes as far down as the salt penetrated the wood. You will find that this will give satisfactory re sults and Is a very satisfactory me thod of protecting the grain fields. Sacks and Sacks!! This is the last call for sacks for this season. A great many farmers have already given in tentative or rters iwe will at the Executive meet ing on the 27th, have definite figures on the price of sacks. We know that it i mine to range somewnere irom 18 to 21 or 22 cents. The price is high, there Is no real reason to aouDt that It will be higher. We think that every farmer should buy at least a narf r.f ii sack, he will get the very best possible bid. We have four firms who have asreed to submit by wire at the time specified, we ,wni expect every farmer to place 15 per cent ot the purchase price ot in snMt Tf vou have not already taken the matter up with the County Agent don't delay any longer, we must close this order on the fifth of April. Anyone having sent In their state ment In writing or in person win ne tnlipn rare of. a very large number of farmers have already signified their intention of doing this. Squirrel Poison The first lot is already gone and another lot is ready mixed. Come one, come all, come great and small, will mix enough to suit you all. We have examined quotations from other Farm Bureaus and find that we are apparently several cents cheaper than other counties, but see who compose the Morrow County Farm Bureau. County Fair Everybody Boost, Everybody Buy Stock, Everybody Bring Exhibits. Through the activities of the Farm nnreau a nlan has been evolved to scatter the stock for the Fair all over the county. If everybody helps it .-ni not cost anyone much. We are entitled to a good fair, not a make shift; good fairs pay yes, and pay dividends too. This can pay every thing back in four or five years. Let's all do our part. Start now. Farm Record Book Are you going to keep records this voar? nn vou mean to know what it costs vou to raise a bushel of Iwheat, to plow an acre of ground) What will you do when tne income tnv collector calls on you next year? Better make a new resolution ana cut out the guess work. Get one of the Farm Bureau Books. We believe that we have the best Farm Record Book ever published. Call and see it. til Ulii The Poor Man's Nest Egg There is no one who deserves relatively greater benefit from a savings account than the poor man, whose savings are necessarily small, but who may grad ually get a little money ahead by the smallest savings, and will find the nest egg of great value to him if he should suddenly be deprived of work and income. ITT A savings account means thrift, independence, self respect and Jj freedom from the worries of today and the uncertainties of to morrow. The man with a bank account can look the world square in the eye for he is his own master. If sickness, accident or loss of posi tion comes his way, he is safe. His bank account will tide him over. FIRST NATIONAL BANK HEPPNER, OREGON A Genuine TRACK-LAM Tractor j HAVE secured the agency for the Trundaar Tractor, a genuine track-laying tructor, now running every day nenr 1 Lexington. Come and see what it h doing. Pulls four 14-inch plows 10 inches deep or five in light work, or two Walla Walla discs. CAN MAKE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF A LIMITED NUMBER. Specifications for the TRUNDAAR TRACTOR KXGINE: Bore and stroke 4ft In. x 6 in. KXGINE: Special Buckeye four-cylinder tractor type. Tit ACTOR BATING: 20 horsepower on the drawbar, 35 horsepower on the belt. Governor: Patented type, enclosed. TKEAD: Endless belt type. No lubrica tion. 2,160 sq. In. ground area. Front wheels 27 In. diameter. Rear wheels, 36 In. diameter. Width of tread, 15 In. Length on ground, 72 in. Turn ing radius within 12 ft. circle. STEERING: Multiple disc drive clutches running in oil. One for each tread. LUBRICATION: Constant level splash. Force pump. TRANSMISSION: Spur gear type. BV4 inch face on driving gear. Designed for 20 per cent margin of safety. IGNITION: Bosch high-tension magneto with impulse starter. FUEL TANK: 30 gallons capacity. Sys tem for low grade fuel. (XM)LING: Force feed pump and fan. ENGINE PROTECTION: Double three point suspension of power plant and tread units. BRAKES: Expanding type. 24 inches in diameter. Lined with Thermold Hy draulic Compressed Brake Lining. ri'LLEY: 10 inch diameter, 8 Inch face. Belt can be attached from front or rear. AIR CLARIFTER: Air Intake of carburet or protected against dust. Price $3625.00 F. 0. B. Lexington Speeds the Busi ness of Farming KARL L. BEACH, Lexington, or. Transfer and General Hauling We do a transfer and general hauling business of all kinds. Let ns figure with you on that next job. We will GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. BARNARD & EMRY Sheep Wanted A band of young ewes after shear ing. Write H. J. Colman, Omak, Wn. GOOD SEED WHEAT for sale. Early Baart and Bluestem In a limit ed amount. F. R. Brown, Heppner. A Helpful Seed Book rUUSTRATED jmHCOff" 3Zf&2? PrtS!?" V St .nthlntlo tBlwmatloii and oontalnln BTTO" CATALOG. "wHlTID rOK KOIB COPV TODAlf ItlifV The Chat. H. Lilly Co. I LM Yakima Portland 720-Acre Creek Ranch 50 acres under ditch, 35 acres of number one alfalfa, 50 more can be put under ditch. All kinds of good barns and out-buildings. Good orchard. One mile from school. An ideal home and a first-cUss stock ranch. SEE ME TODAY. ROY V. WHITEIS Heppner, Ore. HAVE YOU ANYTHINNG TO SELL? LIST IT WITH ME. HIGHEST CASH PRICE Paid for all kinds of Orate and Feed. I will sell you Corn, Hay and Barley In car load lota at prices that are reasonable. I will be In the market for wool this Spring. It you want to consign your wool, why not send It to the real wool market of the United States BOSTON. I am ready to advance you as much If not more than you can get elsewhere. I Represent an Old Reliable Firm. COME AND BED MB W. W. S M E A D