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H O M E A N D F A R M M A G A Z IN E SE C T IO N '
you have surf bathing in the ocean;
still water swimming in the bay; moun
tain climbing; hunting; trout fishing,
up any one of the five rivers flowing
Suggestions For Raising the Animals as a Source of Income.
into the Bay; salmon trolling; deep-sea
firfling; boating on the bay, and so
THREE MTLLION8 FOB SKUNKS
their diet permits n good deal of lati many other things we would tire you
HK skunk bring« annually to the tnde in feeding, whereas, the marten in the telling. Yon can spend the en
a g i r irw
trappers of the United State« about and the mink require a diet almost ex tire summer at this wonder spot and
eebe ECEB
SHATTER
$3,000,000. It stand« second in clusivtdy of meat. The problem of pro never want for something to do, or a
ECCE6BFE
Importance only to the muskrat among Tiding i*ens for rearing them is also place to go.
EE EE FF
Few resorts can boast of a beach
•ur fur bearing animals. The value of less cornjilieated in the case of the
equal
to
that
of
Bayoeean.
From
Tilla
In tbe « e n t e r o f
skunk.
a skunk skin in the raw fur market
thing»— theatres And
averaged from about 25 cents to $3.50
An incloseure for skunks should oc mook Bay to Cape Mears, a four mile
■tores on both aide**
in December, 1913, and usually runs copy a well drained, sandy hillside, course, tho beach extends, smooth, hard
Buiiding absolotely
higher. Although this fur is not very partly shaded by trees, and partly open white sand, 800 feet in width at low
fireproof— concrete,
popular in America, Europeans favor it land covered with trusses. An acre will tide in the summer. Tbe surf is ideal
steel and marble.
because it wears well and has a luster afford room for about 50 adnlt skunks. for bathing and a rowboat can be safe
bubopean r u n
which makee it rival the Russian sable A threefoot fence made of poultry net ly launched in i t
Do not confuse Bayoceen with any
i t Far
Dp
in appearance. These facts are empha ting and having an overhanging barrier
sized in the new farmers’ bulletin (No. at the top is sufficient to confine the other resort in this part of the country.
S l.O O p e r d a y n p
687) now being sent out by the U. 8. an imala The wire should be of No. 16 Tbe whole idea is different. Think of a
u a w i t h p r i v a t e h a th S 2 .O O o p
Department of Agrieultarn, which may £ auRa, and the netting of one-inch summer resort with hard surfaced
be had free on application by those who mesh. This low fence, however, ig not streets .and sidewalks; electric lights,
am interested in the "Economic Value sufficient to keep out dogs, unless the pure mountain water; telephone; a
of North American Skunks.'*
overhang is very large and extonds on high grade hotel (not a boarding
Thirteen etatee now protect the skunk both sidea Many breeders prefer a house); a $75,000.00 Natatorium with
by game lawn, and a fuller understand tight fence of boards or sheet iron or a tank 50x160 feet with warm salt
ing of the economic value of these crea even a stone wall. The fence should water and containing the latest won
OF THIS?
turns to agriculture, as well as to com penetrate the ground to a depth of two der, artificial surf, so real in its action
morce, will no doubt result in protee or three feet to prevent the skunks as to fool old Neptune himself; amply
stocked stores, clean amusements, inter
live measures in other localities. The from digging under it.
esting side trips, natural beach attrac
•arlinet legislation for the protection
Beside the general inelosnre, a sepa
FINE FREE HOMESTEADS
of these little animals grew out of ap rate breeding pen for each female tions, all are here awaiting those who
Montana Deeded Lands
peals from hop growers in New York should be provided. Cheap boxes with seek an outing, whether for a few days
$8 to $40 an Acre
or for the entire summer.
because of their value in killing tho hop wooden floors will serve every purpose,
Ready for the plow.
Place such a resort in tho center of
borer. This was in 1893 and since then but they must be dry inside. Contact
Yields 30 to 60 bu. wheat.
laws have boon passed for their protee with the noil improves the fur but damp- all natural attractions that appeal to
Oats, barley, flax, hay, etc., in
you,
and
you
have
Bayoeean
situated
[ proportion.
tion in Maine, New Ilhampshiro, Ver
ae must bo guarded against.
on the high-wooded peninsula which
^Finest Inland Climate.
mont, New York, New Jersey, Dele
Will Eat Most Anything.
forms
Tillamook
Bay.
The
ocean
on
Land Sold on Crop Payment
ware, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Plan.
Meat, fish, insects, bread, cooked and one side with a clean, hard beach, the
Missouri, Kansas, and North Carolina.
Low fare Uomeseekers ’ Ex
Tho closed season for the skunk varies even raw vegetables, and ripe fruits aro beautiful Bay on tbe other side, three
cursions on first and third
miles wide and seven miles long. At
In the different states, but in the included in the great variety of foods
Tuesdays of each month.
tho south Cape Mears mountain raising
opinion of tbe author of this bulletin it which skunks will ea t Table scraps
Immigration Bureau,
ite wooded sides high above the sur
Should be extended to at least nine will keep the animals in good condi
C. M. & ST. P. BY.
rounding
hills
and
ending
in
a
rockv
mouths in every case, for at present tion, and the food for a large skunk
2nd and Cherry, Seattle, Wash.
promontory,
extending
half
a
mile
into
there is a scarcity of fur animals and ranch may often be procured from ho
the ocean, pierced by many caves ex
the increased demand for furs has put tels when usually it will cost nothing
tending their winding passages hun
but
the
labor
of
removing
it.
Espe
a higher premium on its pelt. Uni a»
dredg of feet into the solid rock.
given more adequate protection, it can cially to be recommended are cakes and
Now, don’t Bay "all this might be E1---L o n d o n ‘‘Tango" Necklace
mush
made
of
corn
meal
and
bits
of
not long survive a high premium. In
true, but I doubt it." Don’t listen to 1 • v C ‘ g vejyI1 Thaw" Bracelet
meat,
fresh
milk,
cooked
green
corn
and
advising this close season it should be
some " frien d ” with an axe to grind
■ndorstond that the right of farmers hominy. Little more than the amount who tells you not to believe it. If we
to deetroy individual predatory skunks of food required for a cat will supply
These two beautiful pieces of pop
can bring tbe people of the Northwest ular
the wants of a skunk.
jewelry are the craze among so
should always be reserved.
While eknnks usually breed but once to a full realization of what Bayoeean ciety women in New York and the
Returned to Us as Alaska Sable.
a year in captivity, oceasoiually a sec really means to them, as individuals, largest cities. They are neat and ele
Iumdon is a great market for Ameri- ond litter is produced. One male should and what an asset it ih to their com gant gold finished articles that will
ean skunk skius. In 1858 over 18,000 be kept for from five to eight females. inunity, we will have accomplished our gladden the heart of every girl or
women, no matter how yonug or aid.
■kins of this airnal were exported to The mating season is in February or purpose.
Very stylish and attractive.
London; in 1911, over 2,000,000. Al early March.
In
closing,
we
want
to
urge
yon
to
The young are usually
Our Free Offer. We are advertising
though only a small percentage of our born in May and are mature with prime spend your summer vacation at Bay-
skins aro now dressed and made up fur in December. Careful selection year ocean, and we can promise yon the Spearmint Chewing Gum and desire to
place a big box of this fine, healthful
here, we have received in years past a by year will result in a better grade of most delightful outing of your life. Tim into every home. It sweetens the
good number of them hack after they fur and in three or four generations it D on’t postpone coming this year, be Tenth—whitens the teeth and aids di
bavo lioen made up abroad, and many is possible to secure a strain of skunks cause you think your friends are going gestion. It is refreshing and pleasing
American ladies who would scorn to the furs of which will all grade "N o. elsewhere, for when summer comes you to all. To every one sending us but 50c
wear a skunk skin have been proud of 1." A No. 1 fnr will bring from $2 to will find them all at Bayoeean. Don’t and 10 rents to cover shipping costs we
their imported "black marten’’ or $3.50 or more in the Now York market hesitate to apply at 722 Corbett build will ship a big box of 20 regular be
packages of the Spearmint Gum aud in
"A laska sablo" which was merely the
Ae skunks inhabit most parts of the ing, Portland, for information, as you clude the elegant,
American skunk far more attractively United States, they may usually be ob will not be importuned to buy property.
‘ ‘Tango"
Necklace
and
"Evelyn
labeled.
(Advt.) Thaw ” Bracelet absolutely free.
tamed in the neighborhood where it is We have none for sale.
The process of dressing the skunk desired to breed them. The best method
This offer is for a short time only.
ekin and romoviag any lingering odor is to dig the yonug oat of their dens
Tho forest service has been requested Not more than 2 orders to one party.
baa been improving year by year and in the summer. Additional data of in to co operate with tbe port authorities Dealers not allowed to accept this.
meanwhile the fur has been gaining terest to the sknnk raiser may be had of Coos Bay, Wash., in planting to con
UNITED SALES COMPANY
popularity. The prenent extrine scar in the new bulletin which gives dia trol shifting sand dunes.
Dayton, Ohio.
P. O. Box 10L
eity of Russian sablo because of a law grains to aid him in making an inelosure
that forbids the taking of that fur for the animals.
favors the foreign market for the skunk
In capturing the wild skunk fnr its
and even in this country the use of its fur, trapping is s better method than
•kin is increasing.
shooting, for shooting impairs the value
Profitably Raised for Their Fur.
of the fur and generally results in its
Here is an unusual opportunity for you to make an
The receat high prices for skunk skins being defied. Skunks are neither sus
have led to a discussion of the subject picious nor eunmug and are easily
investment. Do you want to make big profits? Sure!
of skunk raising on a commercial bam a. trapped. They are often caught in un
Although seme breeds«« have eneenn baited traps placed in the paths they
' ou want to plaoe your savings in a good invest
tered difficulties, on the whole there travel; yet the head of a fowl, a spar
ment where you can also make a big profit.
are good reasons for believing that a row or a dead mouse makes an excel
profitable induatry may be developed. lent b ait Skunks when trapped do not
Hkunks are less wild than other mem often discharge their scent so as to de
bers of the family to which the more file the fur, but care is needed in re
WE HAVE A DEVELOPED GOLD MINE, NOT A PROSPECT THAT
important small fur bearers belong and moving them from the trap.
Three Millions of Dollars From Skunk Skins
T
What do you think
3,000,000 A c r e s
OPPORTUNITY!
W e O ffer y o u a W inner!
VERY place where members of the sort, s play ground, where all who
human race congregate has seme come are welcome to share in the
special attribute, else that parties abundance of pure sunshine, the in
lar locality would be left to primeval vigorating ocean breesee; in rambles
wilderness or barren waste.
Msn is over green hills, through virgin forests;
quick to accept the good things which in the boating, fishing and hunting; in
Nature has placed for his use Whether surf bathing or a plunge in the warmer
tt be soil rich in the elements for plant waters of Tillamook Bay. Bayoeean is
growth, pastures of succulent grass,»« destined to be the "Flay ground of the
for his stock, mineral laden sands, for IFacific Northwest." Few beach re
ssi covered hills, granite nr marble ! sorts have so varied an assortment of
Wealth in mountain iasteeases, a pro I attractions for the pleasure seeker.
tc-ted harbor, an accessible shipping None have the unequaled combination J
point, or merely a play ground where of ocean beach and inland cay. No
he may rest and enjoy a health rosier convenience kas been overlooked far
¿ng climate, maa will find that spot the comfort of the thousands who will
and make of it a gathering place for, find rest and recreaton at Bayoeean
hi* fellewmen
during the coming summer season. With
Bayoeean is primarily a pleasure re 1 Bayoeean as your ««mater headquarters,
E
WE WANT TO PROVE UP. BUT A PROVEN MINE.
ZH®
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NOT DRAW ANY SALARIES OR COMMISSIONS. The California Con-
solldated Mines Company la incorporated in Oregon ITS BUSINESS
HAVE BEEN EXA M IN ED BT CORPORATION DEPART
M ^ T Or OREOON UNDER BLUE SKY LAW AND LICENSE
granted
AU our statem ents can tie verified. D on't wait, INVEST
NOW. Call on ua or w nto for descriptive matter. DO IT NOW'
The California Consolidated Mines Co.
63 Sixth Street. Portland.
H. W. MANNING, Premdcnt
1
The California Consolidated Mines Co,
63 Sixth Street, Portland, Oregon.
GENTLEMEN:
Ilex»« eead completo information about y o u mines.
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