ROADS SHOULD BE CROOKED.
F orest S erv ice an d G o o d R o a d s
Vigor and good digestion are nios9
OOD ROADS in the fnture should necessary for good egg produethuk
be built on the zig zag plan for though it is possible to have both In thl
the avoidance of hills and steep i same bird.
grades, the federal offices of good
roads announced recently in declaring1
that the lives of horses and auto-I
mobiles could be lengthened thereby
and tho cost of hauling reduced ma-1
terially. The experts contend that
“ the longest way around often may
bo tho shortest and most economical
way home,” and decry tho natural,
tendoncy to build straight roads when j
ever they must breast heavy grades.
G
HE FOREST SERVICE has just work of first class highways, to bo
entered upon the systematic co n built and maintained in accordance
struction of good roads within the with the most modern and efficient
National forests.
methods of road construction and man
For the past two years the agricul agement.
tural appropriation bill has contained
The Forester has approved projects
a clause which made available for road for the fiscal year ending June 30,
purposes 10 per cent of the net re 1915, several of which have already-
ceipts from the National forest income, been started, such as tho Prineville-
but the work done up to the present Mitchell road, and tho Mackenzie road.
season has been more or less prepara The amount available for District 6
tory in nature. This season, however, (Oregon, Washington and Alaska) from
steps have been taken which will bring j the federal fund this year is approxi
I t Finds Your Trouble a t Once.
the work under more systematic man mately $40,000, which is augmented
A device recently invented is said
agement.
1 by an equal amount contribated by the to reveal at a glance any trouble in
A road engineer, from the office of counties in which the work is to be an automobile engine. Tbo instrument
Public Roads, has been transferred to , dono. This program will be followed is an electrical device, and in cases
the Portland office of the Forest out each year. It will not only facili of motor trouble it shows where the
Service to supervise the work of road tate the administration of the forests fault is, whether it is electrical or ine
building. His initial work has been I and make them more easily accessible chanicat By means of it troubles that
to inspect all the existing roads w ith-1 to all users, but it will result in far- ordinarily require hours of investiga
in tho National forest boundaries, j reaching benefit to those living in and tion by expert mechanics are shown at
Next, ho will study local conditions, i adjacent to them.
a glance.
with a view to possible traffic and
It is aimed to build these roads in
the cost of construction. Then ho will such a way that they will connect
THROWING A N ANIM AL.
plan additional roads. The carrying with existing or projected state and
Y USING the following method a
out of this plan will result in a n et-! county roads.
12-year-old boy can throw or cast
a ton animal very easily:
A half inch rope is needed, abont
30 feet long. Make a loop large enough
to fit over the animal’s neck back at
the shoulders, then stretch tho rope
straight ovor the back to a point just
ROM being a plaything for the rich,
The possession of an auto gives
the automobile has become a safe, added power to a man just as do good behind the front legs, carrying it
practical and very useful implement clothing and the appearance of well around the body of the animal, and
for the farmer. If there is any man being. I t is said that clothes do not take a half-hitch on top of his back.
who can mako the auto a utility ma make a man, but that is only partially Next run the rope back to the wethers,
chine it is tho farmer. If there is true. There is somo psychological fac bring it around in front of his hind
any one who needs an auto for pleas tor that gives a man more power and legs, and take another half-hitch on top
ure more than any one else it is the personality when he feels he is well of his back. Then pull on tho rope and
farmer. By it distance is snortened dressed. The possession of an auto has see the animal lie down. But he should
and many hours of time saved. Com much the same effect on the farmer first bo tied to a stout post or stake.
paratively few farmers have kept a and his family.
Friction with a rubber bmsh or a
team for driving only. In tbo busy
It is said by some croakers that
toas'ins the horses are all pressed into when a farmer gets an anto be spends Turkish towel is good for dry skin,
service in the fields and the family his time gadding abont tho country as it stimulates the glands.
do not go away from the farm except and neglects his work. The facts do
as a necessity. They don’t like to not bear out the croak. The man who
IEARN CHIROPRACTIC
drivo a jaded team nor can they take will do that is usually found to be no
A K ie ne« th a t m eet- the needs o f e ve rt one who
s team from the field for a pleasure good in the first place. When the
| f» *wk. M EN and W O M E N are sue» eegful prae'
ride.
i titiooera. E nter a proleaaion that make« you inde
farmer has to be tied to his job he is
pendent, and brings vou mony. W e have the haat
Tho auto brings farmers closer to a mighty poor specimen of a farmer.
course. U s m now form ing. WRlif fORUIAlOO.
gether, enlarges the neighborhood, pro
P a c i f i c C h ir o p r a c t ic C o l l e g e
Rural sociologists who are trying to
■ C O M M O N W E A L T H B U IL D IN G
motes social intercourse an 1 unites the build up good, wholesome country com
O R T L A N D
o n e o o
farm and the country in a more com munity interest should not overlook
plete way and is wiping out the lines the part the auto will play in tbeir
of distinction between country folk plans. The units of social activity will
and Chronic
and town folk.
be very much enlarged and the horizon
D is e a s e s
As a rule the farmer is a more care of the farmer very much widened. His
ful driver than the city man and of experience will become fuller and cured without drugs or knife
consequence his repair bills are very richer.
much less. Most of the minor repairs
May the time speedily come when N A TU R A L SANATORIUM
the farmer will make himself.
every farmer may own an automobile. 178 East 60th Street. Portland, Oregon
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SUMMER
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The Opportunity to Go East
During 1914 at
LOW ROUND-TRIP FARES
Will Soon Have Passed
Now Is the Best Time of the
Year to Enjoy an Eastern Trip
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Chicago a a a a a 72.50
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A
l’TElt vour ground is plowed, what ¡ng young weed growth. With the
next! Just here is a point many teeth laid flat and some weight put
fanners disagree upon, as far as on each section the harrow makes a
grain land is concerned.
fine leveler and clod smasher.
If you sow before harrowing, the
To do the best work the team must
harrow pulls clods of earth on top of walk fast. Do not get too large a har
some of the seeds and the plant fails j row and overload your horses? A har
to come up. I on also fail to level off row eight feet wide is enough for the
the ridges and fill in the dead furrows. ! average team. Harrowing is harder
If you harrow before you sow you on horses than plowing. Do not try
secure a finer seed bed and you have to do too much, but what you do, do
a more level field. Then by harrowing well.
again after sowing you fail to cover all
There is a vast difference in the way
of the seed and your horses trample the harrows hold to the ground. Some
ground just twice as much.
makes will persist in just scratching
The whole problem depends almost the surface, while others seem to try
entirely on the condition the land is to get closer to the earth all the time.
left in by the plow.
Make a study of the different harrows
1/ you have used good judgment in in use and get the one that suits your
the selection ot a plow, used this imple conditions best.
Harrow the way you plowed. Follow
ment properly when the ground is in
the proper degree of moisture, tho field the plow. Never harrow against the
Will bo level and smooth enough to sow plow furrow. It pulls up clods and
weeds and often leaves tho ground
your seed at once.
The best harrow is a steel one with worse than if you had not used the
teeth which can bo changed from a barrow at all. In cross harrowing grain
position slanting at a slight angle for turn sharply at the end of th« field and
ward to a wide angle backwards. The go back, lapping one tooth only on the
advantage of being able to shift the ground just harrowed. In this way you
angle of tho teeth is to allow the har trample less ground. When harrowing
row to dig into the ground if it is de in an orchard turn so as to ake in two
•irxble or to just skim over it. In rows of trees. By making a short turn
weedy ground the harrow wi:h the you arc liable to bark some of the
teeth set at a slight angle backward trees. A specially made orchard har
will do good work and at the same time row is best lor this work, and if you
allow the weeds to work clear, pre have an orchard and open fields an or
venting the harrow clogging. With the chard harrow will do all the work of
teeth laid almost flat backwards you its kind required on your farm.
Always remember one thing—keep
ean break up the crust which often
forms after a rain and which will bake the harrow teeth sharp.
hard and prevent the seed from com
ing through. If set a little straighter
If fowls are compelled to roost in
the harrow wUl be very useful for kill- foul an 1 damp bouses it causes illness.
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