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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1905)
Picket Fence Device. A dimple effective plan for building a picket and wire fence without a niu chlue Is sug(f(!Hted by O. C. Schneider, of Ava, Mo. He says: A device which will answer the pur pose of a fence machine Is made as follows: Take pieces of 2x4 a foot or so long, bore two small holes near the end of each, put the wires through these holes and fusten to post where you wish to begin. Then stretch your wire and staple to post some distance ahead, leaving the staples loose enough so the wire -will slip when It Is drawn tight. Let eight or ten feet of wire extend beyond the post and to those fasten heavy weights to keep the PICKET FKNCK DEVICE. wire tight. Put a picket between the wires and turn the blocks over as often s you wish to twist the wire between each picket; then put In another picket and twist the other way, etc. To pre serve posts, mix pulverized charcoal in boiled linseed oil to the consistency of paint and apply with a brush. Grinding Corn for Bwine. We believe in feeding swine so that they will have something to keep them busy as well as for the best results to be obtained from tbe grain, so we feed the corn whole and usually on the cob until It gets hard and flinty, when It is either shelled and soaked a little to soften It or soaked on the cob. All other grains are ground because it has been demonstrated that the smaller grains go through the animals and do them but little good. Carrying out the plan of keeping the swine busy, we al ways have something for them to chew on cornstalks, squares of sod, apples, potntoes and other vegetables, and we do not see that they take on fat any slower because of this plan of feeding. Pure water is given them In clean troughs twice a duy during the winter and we know they thrive bet ter for having it Exchange. Loading Corn Fodder. Loading corn fodder may not be very hard work to the small farmer, but when one has the product of many acres to load it becomes a formidable operation. The work can be much more easily done If the following de vice is used: Make a loader by using a two-inch plank ten feet long with cleats of inch stuff nailed on one side at short intervals. At one end nail a cleat on the under side, which will be three inches wider than the board on each side. Tie small ropes to this cleat and with them fasten the rack to the back part of the wagon rack, the lower end of the plank-rack resting on the ground. This makes a stepladder up which it is easy to walk and if strongly made a man can readily carry up It all he can get his arm around. With this plan one man can do the work of loading a wagon easily without spending the - 5 - FOR LOADING CORN FODDER. time necessary to bind the bundles. The illustration shows how easily the ladder can be made. Indianapolis News. Ban Farms by Electricity. The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Line, operating eighty miles of lnterurban road in Indiana, has sent to farmers living along the line an offer to furnish power to run the ma chinery on their farms. Gasoline and steam engines are used extensively, but corn shelling, feed cutting and otti er work is also done by hand, and the company proposes to furnish dynamos and build a line for a distance of one mile on each side of the track at cost If farmers will agree to pay a reason able sum for current The farmers gen erally seem to favor the project A A f ' ' i Coat of Silage. We have from time to time laid be fore our readers the cost of putting corn in the silo, says Farmers' Trib une. Some men are able to grow the corn at a cost of about 60 cents per ton of green mutter. They are able to put It in the silo for another CO cents, making the total cost of the silage In the silo approximately $1 per ton. Sometimes the cost goes as high as $1.50, sometimes even higher. Sam Schilling, who Is manager of Joel Fhciitwole'B heard at Northfleld, Minn., kept an accurate record of the cost of putting sixteen acres of corn In his silo last year and these figures were given before the Minnesota But ter Makers' Association this spring by Mr. Schilling. They are as follows: 10 acres corn at $8......... ...,... ...$128 00 Cost .of cutting, $1 per acre. . ..... 10 00 Two men loading five days.,... 15 00 Two men In silo 15 00 Four teams hauling five days. . 00 00 Engine five days and man...... 25 00 Fuel for engine 10 00 One man to feed machine. ...... 10 00 Cost of 200 tons silage ...$285 00 Cost per ton of silage. 1 42 V2 The average yield per acre In this instance was 12.5 tons of green corn. The cost of the ensilage, including the raising, which was estimated at $8 per acre, was a little high. Consulting the table, however, it will be seen that it required four teams hauling for five days top draw the corn to the silo per day. . This means that the Bilage had to be drawn from some distance or more could have been hauled, but even at $1.50 per ton silage is a very cheap food. Fall Mulching ot Treea. If It is thought necessary to apply mulch around the base of trees or shrubs as a winter protection care must be used not to do the work too soon, particularly if anything in the nature of a fertilizer is used, such as coarse stable manure, for there Is al ways danger of inciting renewed growth in the tree, just as It is begin ning to go to sleep for the winter, and this growth, being extremely tender, will be killed by the first cold weather, probably with much injury to the tree. A better plan is not to apply the mulch until the ground freezes, applying more, if necessary, later on. By far the best plan of all is to use earth with which to protect the roots of the tree or shrub during the first cold days; put it on several Inches thick for three feet around the tree. Later, if it gets too cold, a little coarse manure may be put on over the soil. By this plan the tree or shrub will bave full protection without danger of inciting a late growth. r A Good Grindstone. A grindstone to turn with bicycle gear can be made after this cut, writes W. D. Watklns, of Athens, Ohio. Take sprocket wheels and chain off an old binder or dropper. Gear so that stone will turn two revolutions to one of crank. You can grind anything on it with great speed. Water Basin for Chicks. Take a basin that will hold about two quarts of water and fill it with pebbles a little smaller than eggs. When level full of the pebbles, pour in the water until the spaces betwepn them are full. Sink the basin in the ground until the rim Is an inch above the surface. The chicks can run all over this, stepping on the pebbles and can drink the water without getting wet. We have used such a fountain for years with perfect success. It Is easy to clean, keeps the water cool for several hours and protects the chicks from getting wet all over, as they can not crowd each other into the water, no matter how much they try to ioo. Cor. American Stock Keeper. Trenching. Remove the top soil from a strip one yard wide and a foot deep; then spade the subsoil well and spread plenty of manure over it; throw the top soil from the next row on the surface soil of the first and sow for seed until the whole plot has been trenched. It will produce heavy crops for several years. Plowing; the Garden. If the garden Is thoroughly under drained, as it always should be, it should be fall plowed in ridges and the surface left rough, so as to expose the soli as much as possible to freezing. This is the more necessary because the garden is always a sheltered spot, where snow lies much of the winter, so that there are few times when the soil freezes very deeply. The garden Is always the richest spot on the farm. It often is heavy with manure and needs the winter's freezing to lighten the soil and make its fertility more available, , GRINDSTONE WITH FXDAL GEAR. A Doctors Medicine Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is not a simple cough syrup. It is a strong medicine, a doctor's medicine. It cures hard cases, severe and desperate cases, chronic cases of asthma, pleu risy, bronchitis, consumption. Ask your doctor about this. 41 1 bare used a grnt deal of Ajer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs and hard coldi on tbe cheat. It has always done me itreat (rood. It li certainly a moat wonderful cough medi cine." -MiOUAKL 4. FITZOSKAU), iledlord, M.J. lUda by J. O. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. Also luantuav.urgra VI 9 BARSaPABILLl. WWf O HAIRVIQOR. Ynu will hasten recovery bv tak ing one of Ayer's Pills at bedtime. Jnat Like a Woman. 4,John, a peddler came around to day selling stove polish. He was a very agreeable gentleman. Why, he talked so pleasantly about the weath er." "You don't say, Maria?" "Yes, and I bought a package. Then he complimented tbe baby and I bought another package." "H'm!"' "Presently he said our vestibule was kept in better order than any in the neighborhood and then I bought an other package." "Great Scott!" ' "Before he left be said he thought I wa"s your daughter instead of being old enough to be your wife. Then I bought three additional packages. Oh, it dotl't do any harm to encourage a real gentleman when you meet one." Well Parried. "What passed between yourself and the complainant?" Inquired the magis trate In a county court. "I think, sor," replied the worthy Mr. O'Brien, "a half dozen bricks and a lump of pav ing stone." In "Irish Life and Hu mor" Mr. William Harvey gives an other anecdote of the Irishman's readi ness in the court of law. "Now, Pat," said a magistrate to an old offender, "what brought you here again?" "Two policemen, sor," was the la conic reply. "Drunk, I suppose?" queried the magistrate. "Yes, sor," said Pat, "both av thlm." The central markets of Paris use more than $00,000 worth of baskets every year. that ..f &"$Vt jj1 Pj' :jAwJiJ mm Jdu. II?. 7,' II of mm .1 nm xsjii r.rTran Wk'tmr ....paw jgt m . n Wm.Sk ,Ji, 4t I On tie occasion of a cyclist's wedding at Epping, near London, the other day the' bride and bridegroom rode to church on single machines and returned on a tandem. Mother" will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Byrup the bent remedy to una for their children during the teuthiug period. The International Telegraph Con struction Company has subiniUed a scheme to the Postmaster General of Australia' for the erection of wireless telegraph stations linking New Zealand and Australia direct. S100 Reward. $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn mat mere in at. ictutLuut) uienucu ujirowm that science nas oeen aoie to cure m an i stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu tional disease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the pa tient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its won. j m , proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Bend for list of testimonials. . - I iTiZ.. w t rTTENKY A CO.. Toledo. O. Bold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family fills are the best. Got It from Her. "Your husband," said the talkative man, "has such a mild disposition. I suppose he inherited it from his moth er." "No," replied Mrs. Henpeck, with set jaw, "I think I can safely say It was part of my dowry." Philadelphia Press. nT Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness ll Id after nrstday'suseoteDr.Kllne'sUreatNerve Restorer. Send for Free 82 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. H. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Easily Explained. "Who is that man all the women are Idolizing?" "That is a doctor from another town." "But there are doctors around here who are much better known." "Sh! This chap is a 'beauty doc tor.' " Piso s Cure fs a remedy for coughs, colds and consumption. Try it. Price 26 cents, at druggists. Not an Index of Power. Young Mr. Whimper, who had a worthy ambition for public office, had closed his canvass of his native State. He felt sure of his nomination, and was waiting, in good spirits, at his father's fireside to receive it. He had been asked to tell his ex periences as a "spellbinder," and had willingly consented. "But, on the whole," was his modest conclusion, "I was rather successful. And what gratified me particularly was that in the places where I was least known I met with the warmest reception." It was several seconds before Mr. Whimper understood why his father and the girls laughed, and even his mother smiled. iiE Laxative of Known 0 asBSBaataasamMa.MM There are two classes ot remedies: those of known qual ity and which are permanently beneficial in effect, acting gently, in harmony with nature, when nature needs assist ance; and another class, composed of preparations of unknown, uncertain and inferior character, acting tempo rarily, but injuriously, as a result of forcing the natural functions unnecessarily. One of the most exceptional of the remedies of known quality andexcellence is the ever pleasant Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., which represents the active principles of plants, known to act most beneficially, in a pleasant syrup, in which the wholesome Californian blue figs are used to con tribute their rich, yet delicate, fruity flavor. It is the remedy of all remedies to sweeten and refresh and cleanse the system gently and naturally, nd to assist one in overcoming consti pation and the many ills resulting therefrom. Its active princi ples and aualitv are known to remedy has therefore met with the favor of many millions of well their own personal knowledge that it is a most excellent laxative it will cure all manner of ills, but represents, a laxative remedy of known quality and excellence, containing nothing of an objectionable or injurious character. There are two classes of purchasers : those who are informed 'astoth'e quality of what they buy and the reasonsfor the excellence of articles of exceptional merit, and who do not lack courage to go elsewhere when a dealer offers an imitation of any well known article; but, unfortunately, there are some people who do not know, and who allow themselves to be imposed upon. They cannot expect its beneficial effects if they do'not get the genuine remedy. To the credit of the druggists of the United States be it said nearly all of them value their integrity and the good will of their imitations or ine Genuine Syrup of Figs manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., and in order to buy the genuine article and to get its beneficial effects. one has only to note, when the CompanyCalifornia Fig S; front of every package. Price,' one nas oniv to note, wnen CUKES WHERE ILL tLSE f AILS. Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use In time. Hold ly dxutfKl.ta. W2 Eoucn-rofst Olp this out, return to us with the names and addresses of yourself and two of your friends, and the date when you will probably enter a business college, and we will credit you with 15.00 on our $65.00 scholarship, i Our school offers exceptional advantages to students of Business, Shorthand, English, etc. Best Instruction Lowest Tuition WRITS FOR CAIAL00U6 10 IT'S MCI THE MULTNOMAH BUSINESS INSTITUTE M. A. ALBIN, PRC. -ee sixth ST. PORTLAND, ORE. 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ATLAS ENGINES AND BOILERS hive for years been the standard for all steam plants. Best of materisl and workmanship. Our big output enables us to sell on small prof its. An Atlas, the best in tbe world, coats no more than the other kind. WrlU today tor oar tpecial offer. ATLAS ENGINE WORKS Selling agencies in all cities INDIANAPOLIS CorllM Engines High Speed Engines Water Tube Boilers I FourVaWe Enginee Compound Entrust Tubular Bollera Automatic Engine! Throttling Engines Portable Boilers I A tin Enginee In service 8,000,000 R. P. Atlas Bailors in terrlce 4,01X1,000 H. P. P. ft U No. 46-1905 WHEN writing; to advertisers please mention this paper. rhvsicians cenerallv. and the their approval, as well as with informed persons who know and from actual experience remedy. We do not claim that recommend it for what it really ' reputation for professional customers too highly to offer purchasing, the full name of byrup Co. plainly printed on the 50c per bottle. One size on