TTOXfE ANT) F A R M M A G A Z IN E S E C T IO N ’
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curing ham s and bacon become a lost
a r t ! O r has a fak e tra in in g led the
d airym an of today to believe th a t it
! is beneath his d ig n ity to sell goods
By John F. McConaghy
| from tho ta il end of a c a r t! W ith
¡ab u n d an t opportunity to produce as
Is th e pig so d iffic u lt of p ro p ag a cheap as the cheapest m eat of a qual
* T HAS long ago been accepted as
ity unsurpassed, w ith alder and maple
an axiom “ th a t th e m an who tio n !
Is the fem ale so lacking in fecu n d fo rests grow ing all around him to be
follows the plow is tho man who
j had fo r the using, capable of im part
feed s the w o rld ’’; but developm ent of ity I
Is our clim ate inim ical to his health ing th e most exquisite flavor to ham
th e last q u a rte r century has made a
and bacon, I ask, in all candor, why
chango in phraseology and we now and developm ent!
To all of w hich we m ust answ er, not sell direct to the consum er a t 20
am end by saying, “ the hand th a t
m ilks the cow is the baud th a t feeds em phatically, “ N o .’’ I t is, th erefo re. or 25 cents and a t one stroke double
th e w orld.’’ I eare not w hether you now in order to discover th e m o s t1 your income from veur
separator milk
are in the d airy business as a
pro- practical methods for th e propag atio n , by selling it to your hog and dispos-
ducer of cream or as a cream ery man . feeding and general m anagem ent of the ing of th a t hog in a business like m an
ager, you must adm it the bog to a full 1 porker from b irth till he reaches his n e r! The world is slowly learning th a t
p artn ersh ip w ith th e cow iu tho sue- destin atio n in the form of hams, bacon ho who puts his goods on the m arket
eessful conduct of your business.
T h is , and lard. In raisin g hogs cheaply we i in a perishable
form (and I need
statem en t requires no sta tistic s to : must begin w ith th e sow. She m ust ba hardly tell th a t the m arket for perish-
prove its tru th , and I have no inten well fed in order to produce a good able goods is alw ays g lu tted ), ho who
tion of burdening the re a d e r’s p atience ' litte r of strong, vigorous pigs. O ats is insists in so doing will have piles of
w ith e v ast a rra y of fig u res com a splendid grain feed ; ecru is too fat- experience, but the other fellow will ,
piled in sueh m anner as to prove th e i tening. Exccrcise and pure w ater are get all the money.
accuracy of some preconceived opinion. . essential. The sows should be handled
W hen a sow has shown herself to be
The second ra te n avigator, conscious of so one can go up to them a t any time,
his incom petence, is continually ta k in g , N ovem ber is a good tim e to have them a p rolific breeder she should be re- i
his bearings, tho ineom peteat carpen farrow . The tim e of farro w in g can tain ed as long as the reproductive
te r has his compass and square con be determ ined q u ite ex actly ; th e milk 1 qualities are m aintained.
tin u ally in evidence, while th e com shows in tho te a ts fo u r to six h o u rs !----------------------------------------------------------
p o ten t w orkm an carries his m easure before. F o r tw en ty four hours a fte r, ■
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m ents in his head and carries out his sho requires no food except p erh ap s
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design w ith accuracy and dispatch, and a little warm w ater if she develops
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fo r th is reason I will as much as pos th irst. W hen tho little ones are five ■
sible eschew figures and deal w ith con or six weeks old. begin feeding some A Select Non-Seetarisn Boatrdlng and Day
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a b ility to m ake a livelihood by dig ready to wean, and rig h t here 1 m ight
ging fern and skunk cabbage roots, add th a t the dairy m an who conducts
and while engaged in such en terp rise I a w in te r dairy has a stran g le hold on
he will also effectu ally rem ove the the p ro fitab le production of pork and
stumpB o ff logged o ff land. N or will its products. lie a t less expense than
his arduous labors in anyw ise a ffe c t j any o th er can give th e y oungsters the
h * pro fi tab« production of h a m s ,' necessary nourishm ent to carry th e n i^ n
bacon and lard. T his and more is | good, th r ifty condition through the
regularly dished up to tho eity dw eller w in ter months, and th e breeder who
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and has gone so long unchallenged it does th is is the one who will rak e in .
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Is now alm ost universally believed. I t ¡th e big g est checks when m ark etin g |
C entral B uilding, Portland. Ore.
would, how ever, bo a w aste o f tim e 1 tim e conics n ex t y ear. Two th in g s are
The Pig and the Dairy
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Y our fu tu re depends upon your
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cessful business career.
O ver 2,000 stu d en ts train ed b y us
are holding lu crativ e positions.
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I. M. Walker, President.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
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to tak e up seriously the absurd claim s essential to m ake th e pigs grow fa s t
m ade by w riters who should know bet through th e eold w eather-—th e rig h t
te r ; su fficien t to say th a t under prop kind o f feed and proper protection
er conditions o f feeding and breeding, i from th e w eather. I t rests w ith tho
of housing and m anagem ent, and in farm er w h eth er he w ill tu rn o ff large
view of its a b ility to consume, assimi , f t p o rk ers or w heth er he will have
la te and co n v ert into a finished pro long nosed ru n ts e a tin g o ff him un til
duet so many odds and ends found on he learn s to love them as much as he
ev ery farm , ’ by products th a t b u t for loves his poor relations. The absence
the hog would otherw ise be w asted. In ¡of g reen feed in w in ter calls for some
view of all th is so easily proven, is it o th er feed or feeds to ta k e its place,
n o t passing stran g e th a t in th is g re a t It m possible to have green feed until
dairy country of ours we are compelled q u ite late, especially on the w est side
to draw on eastern packing houses fo r^ o f th e Caseado M ountain ran g e; late
our hams and bacon.
sew n rap e lias proven sa tisfa c to ry ,
Thorc must be a reason for this, when th e w in ter is fairly m oderate,
and if so, we are here to tra c e i t , A little a lfa lfa hay, or on th e coast
I clover silage, fed in m angers, will
A nd we propose to trace it.
prove a v aluable ad d itio n ; alw ays pro
ded th ere is a never failin g supply
o f fresh se p arato r milk, warm and
p alatab le. T here are oth er methods,
how ever. Some men let th eir hogs get
real eold and hungry ami then fill
them up w ith a decoction ch iefly com
posed o f w ater. T hey are pleased to
call th is w in terin g th e ir hogs cheaply, I
when as a m a tte r o f fa c t they are
simply ru p tn rin g th e muscles of the
h o g 's stom ach by over gorging w ith
th in slop. Tho successful hog grow ers
will use system in m anaging th eir fall (
and w in te r hogs ju s t as they do in the
m anagem ent of an y other valuable
stock. No m a tte r how much nourish
ing food is given to them , they will
' not do well if not com fortably housed.
For W ater, Oil, W ine, M ining
The A shaped po rtab le houses are
and Cyanides
' very po p u lar w ith some b reeders; they
are b e st w ith o u t floors ami must be
placed on high ground w here th e d irt
floor will be dry. I t is well, however,
to move th e houses a few feet onee
in a while to let th e su nlight sterilise
the ground w here th e house stood. In
WgM«i Pipe far ¡inptisn City StrteaM.
a p erm am ent house concrete is essen
M ia ta g Pow er rUato
tia l; d ir t floors are im possible and .
WE DO NOT S E L L LU M BER
plank if an abom ination. The nrine.
oxcrem eat and feed work down through
b u t devote our tim e and energy tp
the crack s and in these d ark recesses
producing the best tan k s and wood
all k in d s o f germ s th riv e and m ultiply
pipe lines, and when you purchase
m aterial b earin g our trad e name
I t w ill th u s be seen th a t th e dairy
“ P A C IF IC ” you are g ettin g an
man by a judicious use of clover or
j article th a t will give you eomplete
a lfa lfa p astu re can sell his skiin milk
satisfactio n .
to his hogs, as it were, at a price far
in ad v an ce e f th a t p aid in any other
Send yonr inquiries to
local m a rk et; as a t eig h t m onths old, i
his shoats. raised undeT the eonditions
o utlined should av erag e 200 to 250
pounds each at 12 cen ts per pound, er
Box 144 Kenten Statten, Port-
A d d each ; and in th is connection. 1
land. Ore.
would resp ectfu lly ask th e farm er:
M anufacturers
Why sell your m eat a t 12 cen ts and
WOOD TANKS AND P IP S
i buy it back r.t 25 cents, and pay for
I the heavy w rapping to b o o t! H as,
WOOD TANKS
No trouble to answer.
MAUDE I. DECKER, A. M.
Principal.
404 Comm onwealth B uilding,
P o rtlan d , Oregon.
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F ifth and Ankeny Sts., Portland, Or.
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.00 A WEEK AND EXPENSES
T h - f a Ih- m cney yen ahnuld get th is year
I mean it. I w-snl
County Sales M anagers quick, men nr w.iraen who b elieve in
the square deal, wlr- w ill ge into partnership with me. No e x
p e r ie n c e n e e d e d
M y folding Bath Tub has taken the country
p t at >rm
S olves the bathing problem.
No plum bing; no
water works required
Full
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kny room. Folds in
small m il. han.lv a s an umbrell i I tell you it'a g r e s ll GREATI
R ivals 1100 b a th m o «
Now liataal I w aul YOU to handle
our county
1 11 furnish dem onstrating tub on liberal plan.
m positive— absolutely certain— you cau get bigger money in
a week With me than you ever made in a month before—
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TWO SALES A DAT— SSOO A MONTH
T V .fa what yon should get— every month.
Needed In every
b a d ly wanted eagerly bought.
Modern bathing fsetlt-
ior all the people.
Take orders right and left.
Q oieh
tics
n te profit»
Lo k at th ese men. Sm ith. Ohio, (*>•
sales.
18 order« first w eek , Meyer», W ise., $250 profit
first m onth; lew ton , C alifornia, $60 in three
day»
Y i ahonld do as well
2 SALES A DAY
M EANS $ 3 0 0 A MONTH.
Tha work ia vary
easy.
peasant,
perm anent,
faac in a U n f.
It
m eant a buaineas of yonr own.
h me
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Pacific Tank& Pipe Co.
U tile eapital
needed I (rant *rw
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Don'» bold hark—
Yon cannot Iota. My other men ara
n tiiid in j houses, bank arm nn ta, to ran yon.
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’ !h ”n q a'fk ’ 8 F N D
MONET jnat name oa
penny pv»» card for frea tub offer.
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