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MISTOH HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. = the gams?* remarked the Beeterner hie hives closely enough and supply milk end IMP pounds or butter fst a aa he settled down for a sociable extra feed. I f a sirup made of two year. The world's records ere 37,881.4 Published every Thursday at Hermiston, UsiafiUaCouaty, (hejon, hi the, beert of Eastern game of etud In Tembstoae, Arlsona. parts sugar to one ot water Is given pounds of milk and 1.262 pounds of THE H E R M IS T O N HERALD Oregon’s great Irrigated alfalfa lieUs, by the Herald PubHeMng Cotepcny.______ BERNARD MAINWARING, EDITOR IM M , a l tu « p o s to fllo . a l H a Subscription Rates: One Year, (2.00; Sta Months, St 00 THINK BEFORE YOU SIGN AN OIL United State, and that there la no T.F.AHK _. „ ,, , .. , _ . . The Herald learns that a number . „.I „„„ i„ . k i , „i of oil men are operating in this vl- ..u clnlty and are signing leases w ith ___ , , . , ... „ owners of land in this section. . —- i. r„i As we get it, the terms are as Tol- lows: The owner of the land gets the nominal consideration of »1 for sign- ing and I . to get a one-eighth royal- ty from any oH which may be se- (chanec for a man unices he has pow, erful hacking. There Is Homething . . .. . to be . 8ald . . °n . the other side. We might take for instance, the state- .. .m eat that Henry Ford made to Mrs. Ford which Roger Babson has chront- | ' " « • « e m U r seventeen year, ago ’ w, h* “ Bnd 1 ‘ ramped the street. * , ,o «•< ‘ ch,' ken for, ° " r Thanksgiving dinner and none of the stores would trust us " "Seventeen years ago.— And I paid Uncle Sam 178,000,060 In taxes last year." i liW L ittle reminders of this sort are wholesome, especially at a time when the country le recovering from a caee of the commercial blues. "W e're ell of th at.” replied the the bees there need be no loss of the Weetern dealer genially." When any stands.— 0. A. C. Experiment station. stranger gets too far ahead we al ways shoot him on the spot." Lambing Sheds Pay Stockmen who provide lambing beds for the ewes and fenced pas Antomatifl "Our dining room la being decorat. tures for the sows are finding It a •d In spatter work." profitable Investment Oliver Broth "Spatter work?" ers of John Day made a lambing per "Yes. We have grapefruit for centage of 121 last year with 3000 breakfast every morning." ewes, and succeded In getting a 90 per cent calf crop. The ewea were a ll lambed in he sheds, and he cows Cautious "Do you believe In love at flrsj were bred in fenced pasuree before sight, Mr. Fuseer?” asked a rather urnlng on he range.— O. A C. Exper- old young g irl to whom the bash- iment station. fu l bachelor had just been Introduc ed Beat the Cheat Established fields of alfalfa are "Theoretically I do.” he replied, edging away, "but In practice I find benefitted by thorough spring cu lti vation. An alfalfa cultivator, a It better to take a second look *’ spring tooth harrow, or a boo d rill There Are Waterloos may * * used for ‘ he work- or eTen • "Whenever we have a run-in with | dlM harrow If none of the others are a tra ffic cop. I let my wife do the available. A four- Inch cultivator talking." ¡should be given In order to tear out "Does that do any good?" ¡a'< KraBH and weeds Chest grass. "Not a bit, except to convince her al"° «a*»«d needle grass or devil grass she can’t win every argument she’ nnd ,ox «*» m in in g the sale of much Inland Empire alfalfa. Cultivation gets Into.” w ill destroy this grass and induce bigger yields of alfalfa of a better Painful Extraction Woods: "I'm glad to hear what you quality. cured from his land. The lease runs one or three years, depending upon the performance of certain conditions by tho lessee. I t seems to us that these terms are somewhat disadvantageous to the owner of the property. The lessee does not agree to d rill at all. Wells are at present being sunk at A ttalla and others w ill no doubt go down in different parts of the upper Colum BURSTS AND DUDS ♦ bia district this year. Of course the * chances are that no oil w ill be found The American Legion Weekly but should the unexpected happen, The Suspense is Awful and It often does happen, there is The hangman was having difficu l every prospect that oil w ill be found all through thia country. This has ty in adjusting the nooee on account say about my uncle's loyalty during been the case in Texas, Oklahoma, bf the condemned man's nervous con the war. It's true, then, that he al ways gave u n til It hurt?” Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvanln and in tortions. "Come, now, my lad,” jocosely Brooks: "You bet I t ’s true. Every fact everywhere else that oil has been found. In short, oil, when found at spoke up the painless exterminator. time he dug down Into hla pocket all is found in large quantities and "This w ill never do. You'll have io after a nlckle it h u rt.” get more Into the swing of the thing. over quite 3 wide area of country. I AUDACIOUS JULIUS It is to the interest of this part of And Prohibition, of Course Oregon Voter tho country that a well should be Things we hear a lot about but Conservative business men in Port sunk In the most favorable place to never meet: land are positively grasping at the see If there is oil here. In order to Income Tax Deductions. reports of M r. Julius L. Meier’s u t get this done the owners of land A Slide-Splitting Comedy. terances on his tour, that " I have to be drilled upon w ill have to give Good Morning, Judge. been entrusted with a message to a favorable Ieaso to the driller, who A ll Men Are Created Free and Invite foreign nations to participate has to stand the expense and the risk. Equal. In a world's exposition to be held in In the case of leasing to unknown Oregon during 1925 ” Such an ut parties who make no agreements to Hazardous Risk terance sounds like the ravings of d rill at all, the benefit is one sided. Lazy Luke: " It tells here In de pa an insane man in the light of any The lessee :an hold the lease and If per about a guy what was murdered actual prospect that such a fa ir w ill oil is discovered at A ttalla or else In hto wardrobe." be held. No one has put up a dollar where the leases w ill become very Nervous Ned: "Oh, dat e turrlble. for holding it, and there certainly valuable. Ti'ie one who buys the An’ to t ’ink dat I ’m slttln ’ right In is no prospect that the people of lease of the farmer under this ar de middle of mine at dis moment!" Oregon w ill vote public funds to rangement stands to profit heavily finance it. But Mr. Meier is not in and his only risk is the (1 he pays Never Start Anything sane. He simply is audacious, and for the lease In the first place, since The Dear Old Lady: "M y poor man believes that by committing Oregon he does not agree to d rill himself and how did you ever come to be in dur- to the exposition he can force the probably won't. 1 ance vile?” state to finance It. Therefore he Some time soon it may be possible Second Story Sid: "W ell, I guess, usurps the rig ht to speak In the for Ihe farmers to lease their lands ma'am. It was because de cop what state's name. Unfortunately for his to someone who will agree to d rill. was chasin’ me had endurance viler,” prospects, the people of Oregon dis That Is a much better proposition. like being delivered In advance. It seems to us. Then the lessee does Hooray! homething and If he finds oil he Is "Does this train make any stops BOSSY INVADES KITCHEN entitled to his share, for It w ill be between here and Philadelphia?" Wo read In the Cottage Grove Sent due to his courage and initiative that asked a rather ragged passenger who inel that "Mrs. Fannie W itte was thn oil in found. had come abroad at New York. surprised, to put it mildly, when Bhe So Isn’t It a good plan to sit tight "None whatever,” replied the con returned a few days ago from a visit u ntil someone comes along who ductor w ith pride." This Is a through w ith a neighbor to find that her bos means business and who w ill Ieaso express— wouldn’t stop for anything" sy cow had walked Into the kitchen on condition that he puts down a "T h a t’s all right, then." returned and was making herself quite one of hole? the passenger, settling back In his the fam ily. She had ascended a seat with a relieved air. "You can flig h t of steps to reach the back door SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY STORY put me off when we get to Phllly. I T h s kitchen being rather small, and The Nation's Business haven't any ticket " the cow not being equipped w ith a Our attention is occasionally di reverse gear, Mrs W hite led her live rected toward the Industrial pessi stock through the house and out the Justifiable mist who declares that the day of In " I presume you are very particular front door, without damage to the dividual opportunity Is gone In the about observing the conventions of house or peace of mind of the gentle bovine." ¿■■■■■■■■■BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB I 4 « « a « 4 A ♦ *0.*A*C* FARM REMINDERS ♦ 0.XC ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * Spray Beati thè Dnat i a a 3 A Car of 1x12 Cedar Flume and 1x8 Cedar ........... Shiplap. . . . . T H E T U M -A -L U M LUMBER CO M P A N Y Ph oca I l l R. A. Brown.cn, Mgr. BB I 3 Land Plaster on Legumes JU ST RECEIVED a a 3 Dustlng for orchard dlseases and peet control has not glven as good resulta as spraying, and u ntil lm- provèments are made in both m ateri ato and machinery Oregon orchardlsts ars advtsed to stick to ths old llquld spray outflts The right liquid spray«, If well appiled, cannot be beat aa ypt.— O. A. C. Experiment station. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B a iB a B B B B B B a flB B B B B B W e A re Prepared to serve you with J L Taylor Co. made to your measure Suita. The spring book Is now on display and prices are very reasonable and a fit is guaranleed The quality Is pure wool and the very best patterns. We feel we have been fortunate In getting this lino of tailoring. Sum m er D ress Fabrics We are showing a nice line of summer dress fabrics Just In season for Ihe spring sewing, these goods are priced on tho low est model wo arc likely to aee In 1923. Land plaster may be applied on legumes now after a few days of bright weather, where there is fair drainage. There to no danger of heavy run-off if the land Is at all level. Land plaster can be applied w ith a spreader or by hand at the rate of 50 to 80 pounds per acre. A spreader should not be UBed, however. I f the ground to soft enough to pud dle. Any other fertllixera needed should be obtained at once In order to get them on the land early to insure the best results with ths crop.— O A. C. Experiment station. Plant the Smooth Spuds Many of the potatoes with pointed ends, nobby growths, "bottle necks" pinched middles, or that sre other wise mis-shapen or are very small are affected with w ilt. Inspection of fields for certification have shown these to be highly undesirable for seed purpose«. The experiment sta tion recommends that only smooth potatoes of marketable sit« be used , for seed. The planting of diseased seed not only reduces the crop but it leaves the disease In the soil to re duce future crops.— O. A. C Experi ment station. Small Potatoes Diseased In the W ash G oods Ginghams, Percale«, Devonshire, th e N e w C h iffo n Voile« in p retty patteen« in S u m m er Fabrica H e r m is to n Produce & Supply Co. 'T h t Reti G—J S trtic t“ Rome persons are successful ii growing potatoes from small but usually such seed Is diseased with mosaic and w ilt, which always cause reduced yields. It Is usually beet to plant the kind of potatoes (he market demands.— O. A. C. Experi ment station. Bee« Are Hungry The protracted w inter has exhaust ed the supply ot honey In many of the hives as the store« were not plentiful In many eaapa last fall A lore of 3« per east Is reported by one eastern .Oregon beekeeper wfco failed to watch TO RESTOCK BRITISH FORESTS Importation, of Fir and Spruce From Canada Are to Be Made for tho Purpose. hotter fat. The everage dairy cow has plenty of room for climbing, and such commendable live stock improvement campaigns as the "Better Hires—Bet ter Stock" drive will be effective In In creasing the efficiency and production of American dairy stock. The Rrltlah Isles are to be refor ested with Douglas Or and Sltks spruce from British Columbia. To ob tain the necessary seed, a seed ex tracting plant will be established at Wedge Shaped Cow. The good dairy cow is wedge-shaped Westminster by the dominion forestry In two directions. She Is wide In the service. Shipment of green cones has been rear and narrow in front. She Is nar row on the top of the shouhlers and found Impracticable. The new plant wide between ihe forelegs. This shape j w“ l handle a tou and a half of cones gives room for a big heart, denoting «very six hours. The cones will be dried under hut air blast and as they a strong arterial circulation. open, the seed will fall from the dry Ing cylinder of fine mesh Into a hop Way to «poll Good Cow. I f you want to spoil a good cow per. Present requirements call for quickly, neglect to milk her at regular 3.000 pounds each of fir and spruce hours and stripping her clean at each seed annunlly for which It will be milking. The cow wants you to like necessary to gather 120 tons of coues. Sitka spruce cones will be collected milk well enough to take all she has. on the Queen Charlotte Islands where the tree flourishes in abundance. The Mummy's Wisdom. “Mummy, may I have that choco cones of the Douglas fir will be gath ered on tlie western slopes of the late you promised me now?" “Bless the child! Didn't I tell you Rocky mountains tributary to the you shouldn't Imre any at all If you Fraser river. This 1s fur country of the Hudson’s didn’t keep quiet F "Yes, mummy.” "Well, the longer you keep quiet the aeoner you’ll get It.”—Brooklyn Eagle. Proud «outh American Cities. If Caracas etalme the title of “The Paris ef the New Werld”—end so they called the Venesuelan capital In the century past—we ought to remember that Bogota, Colombia’s capital, was early In the Sixteenth century famed as "The Athens of South America.” This city, founded In 1538, was a cen ter of culture, before Harvard uni versity had been thought of. Carta gena Colombia, Is fondly known as "The Heroic City,” or “The Cradle of Booth American Liberty.”—New York Evening Poet. nay company, now closing out Its lauds In the prairie provinces to l settlers. The company's posts a n i dotted through this region of | wilderness. Investigations of tho British mission working out the vest ustulloo scheme have shown fir and Sitka spruco boat adapted tor the purpose. ' ’ Centuries of tree cutting have toft the islands of the British group «•- nulled of forests and reforestation 1« necessary to replenish tho tin Tho Rapidly Growing Rambo* True. The bamboo noiiiellmre grow* tore feet I d 24 bourn Thera ara 80 va rieties of this tran Thu smalto« to only six Inches In height, and the tort esi, 160 feet Bamboo Is a «rapi« urne terlal of manufacturing utility to the Orient. •••(««» Turkey Bara Dlctlenartaa. . >i( Dictionaries are forbidden enti to Turkey because (he sultan to I mentioned In such books, and that to contrary to Turkish tow. Much In LHtla. The brief style la that which o * oresses much In little.—Ben Jonnoa. TH ERE’S A PROFIT IN RENTING BEST TIME TO DROP CALVES Question Best Decided by Farm Con dition«, Considering Feed Sup ply, Pasturage, Etc, But You Don't Get It T e n y e a r ’s r e n t w o n ’t g e t you a n y w h e r e —y ou She W anted A nother. Edith vto'ted the new arrival at my The best time to have calves dropped borne, and was told that an airplane Is debatable. Some farmers prefer to dropped It on the roof of a hospital have them dropped In late February, In and that the doctor brought it up. Be March, or early In April, while others fore Edith reached home, she saw no airplane and cried out. to the amaze- prefer 8epteml»er or October. Thia roetit of passershy: “Please, mister, question Is decided by the farm condi drop one, drop one.”— Exchange. lions, taking Into consideration feed supply, pasturage, equipment and labor. The Pneumonia Month I When calves are dropped In the spring March is a typical pneumonia they require less dose attention and month and usually gives a high rate labor during the flrst winter and less of m ortality for the disease After pasture during the flrst summer, since a long and hard w inter, tho system cows and calves run together, while loses much of Its resistance and peo- the cows may he wintered more cheap ple grow careless. When every cold, ly by using a greater quantity of coarse no matter how slight, is given prompt roughage. However, if calves are born In the and intelligent attention, there Is fall, the cows are In better condition much less danger of pneumonia. I t at calving tim e; they give more milk should be borne in mind that pneu for a longer period; the calves make monia is a germ disease and breeds in better use of the grsss during their the throat. Chamberlain’s Cough first summer; they escape Eleb and Remedy to an expectorant and cleans heat while small, and may he weaned out the germ ladened mucus and not Just before calving time. Fall calves only cures a cold but prevents its re should not be weaned until they are sulting in pneumonia. I t is pleasant put on grass In the spring. No mat to take. Children take it w illingly. ter what system Is used, all the calves should be dropped within a period of 60 days to give as much uniformity as possible to the calf crop. COW TESTING BENEFITS HERD Profitable Nasults Obtained by Mem bers of Organisation In Wis consin Community. <Vr«par«d By th e U nited S tate« D epartm ent e t A f r ic a n e r « ) “As members of the Cedar Grove cow-testing association for the past three and one-half years we have ob tained some profitable results." writes the owner of a Wisconsin farm to a field agent of the Dairy Division of the United States Department of Agri- culture. "When we started, our herd averaged 11,829 pound« of milk and 410.2 pounds of butter f a t while last year our average was 18,787 pounds of milk and 502.2 pounds of batter fat. We were encouraged by our tester to mix our rations before feeding and to milk some of our cows three times a day, which In one Instance brought an Increase In production of over 3,000 pounds of milk In the year. "Another problem our tester helped us solve was our calf feeding. He encouraged ns to mix a good calf ra tion, and onr calves have grown as much as two and one-half pounds a DON’T FORGET ------- US-------- j u s t p a y r e n t, th e n you p a y «om e m o re r e n t O f co u rse, you h a v e a p lace to liv e b e tw e e n tim e s b u t th e h o u se isn ’t y o u rs, it n e v e r w ill h e a n d i t ’s n o t e x a c tly a s you w ould like to h a v e i t a n y w a y . S a d b u t tru e , so th e r e ’s no u se a rg u in g . A L ittle Extra W ork is R equired to G et a H om e individ “ T h e re ’s N o P la c e Like B u t if ho m e o w n in g d id n ’t re q u ire so m e u a l e ffo rt th e sa y in g , H o m e ,” w o u ld be a ll b u n k .” L et’s get busy and select your new home from our collection o f over 5 0 0 modern designs Inland Empire Lumber Company Phon. 331 W h en you need any thing in the line of n e a t a n d a ttra c tiv e Printing. “ The Yard of Best QaaKty ” H . M. STRAW . MGR. Exclusive Representatives of National Builders Testing Association Helps Farmer te Incrsaw the Milk Flew Ry Ratter Feeding. day. Cow testing alee showed the dif ference In the profits of the different cows Some of the cows made two sod one-half times as much as other Individuals do. " It was through the teeter's sug gestion that we started In with pure bred cattle In earnest, and some day j we are going to have a good pore-bred herd. Another thing the ti showed us Is that we bad sold a tered bull to be slaughtered which hod five daughters that averaged over 18,- 800 pounds of milk and 52S pounds ef butter fat. A lesson like this cue will be remembered a long time. “Putting It In few words, our asso ciation work helped us to feed, core for, and Improve our cattle and study the results obtained. TESTED COW ABOVE AVERAGE I • I '«w rere BIRCE I I rere^^are S^ c^cm » ww^^Ru lg«R Effective In Increasing Dairy Tbe average dairy cow In this esun try produces annually about 4.000 pounds of milk snd 100 pounds of but ter fat. According to 40,000 yearly In dividual cow records just tubulated by tbe United State« Di pe rtes set of Ag- rkrnlture, the average row te«tog ac- gqctatlon cgw producen M N l» » n * «( U nion P acific S ystem win gladly furnish instructive and beautifully illustrated booklets giving mmnt-te btiormatxin sboutthn glonomplayground of the West Let them tel « «tout cyjujm min w n a roenra. Call on or address F. C. Woughter, Agent, Hermiston, Oregon Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
