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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1906)
t : f J . 7 LEXINGTON GROWS W THOUT WATCHING VOL. I LEXINGTON, OREGON, THURSDAY AUGUST 30, 1900 NO. 4TJ LEXINGTON WWEATF1EU) VRY FARMINGTHE HOPE OF THE WEST A METHOD OF PRODUCING BOUNTIFUL CHOPS, WITHOUT IRRIGATION, IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS . BY JOHN L. COWAN (JULY NUMBER CENTURY MAGAZINE) (Continued from last week) that the only wonder Is that men have l one per cent, of the money now being been so very slow in finding it out. expended for irrigation works were 1 It ought not to be hard to believe that made available for the education of lands that produce the rich buffalo and the people who ought to be interested gramo-grasses of the plains without in dry farming, it is probable that five t cultivation, can be made to produce hundred million acres of Jand perhaps crops still more valuable with cultiva: more than that could be reclaimed tion adapted to the soil and climate, from its present unproductive ar.d com Carrying the same argument a little paratively worthless state Just as rapid 1 further, there are many who believe lv as settJers, whether native-born, or I that wherever sage-brush, cactus-plants immigrants from foreign countries, ; yucca, Spanish bayonet, and grease cculd be taken to it. i wood will grow, plants of economic It has been demonstrated on half a value ma be mabe to Srow' a,s0 score of experiment stations, on as However, what the National Depart rnany more model farms maintained mont of Agriculture, the various State by Western railroads, and cn hundreds goverments, and the great railroad of private farms, that all that is nec- corporations have at last been made essary on the plains and in the inter- to see, has been demonstrated every mountain parks and valleys is Intelli- season for twenty consecutive years by gently to make the most cf the rains Mr. H. W. Campbell of Lincoln, Neb and snows that fall In order to grow as raska, the pioneer dry farmer" of good crops as can be raised anywhere. Arid America. In scores of places In other words, farming methods from the James River to the Arkansa must be adapted to natural conditions, hf? has been uniformly successful in This seems so simple and self-evident producing without Irrigation the same results that are expected! with irriga tion, with comparative f little addition al expense, but not ' fitout a great deal more watchfuliess and labor, What Western peopk Have become accustomed to calling the "Campbell system of dry farming'' consists simply In the exercise of intelligence, care, oatlence. and tirellss J industry. It differs in details fromjthd good-farm ing" methods practiced -and taught at the various agricultural) experiment stations; but the underlying principles are the same. These principles ar Fist, to keep the surface of the land under cultivatian loosa and finely pul verized. This form$ a soil mulch that permits the rains and melting snows to percolateready through to the compacted soil beneath; and that two in number, SWaktf liny While the Kun Shines." 4 There is a lesson in trie work of the thrifty farmer. He knows that th bright sunshine may last but a day and he prepares for the showers which are so liable to follow. So it should be vith every household. Dysentery, diar rhoea and cholera morbus may attack some member of the home without warning. Chamberlairi.s Colic, Choi era and Diarrhoea. Remedy, which Is the best known medicine for these diseases, should always be kept at hand, as immediate treatment is nec essary, and delay mitb prove fatal. For sale by W. P. McMillans' Drug Store. ' ' at the same time prevents the mois ture stored in the ground from being brought to the surface by capillary at traction, to be absorbed by the hot. dry air. The second is to keep the sub-soil finely pulyerized and firmly compacted, increassng its water-holding capacity and its capillary attrac tion, and placing it in the best possi ble physical condition for' the germina tion of seed and the development of plant roots. ' The "dry farmer" thus tores water not in dams and artifical reservoirs, but right where it can be reached by the roots of growing crops. Through these principles, a rainfall of twelve inches can be conserved so effectively that it will produce better results than are usually expected of an annual precipitation of twenty-four inches in humid America. The dis coverer ana demonstrator ot tnese principles deserves to rank among the greatest of national benefactors. He has not merely made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before but he has made it possible to cover with wheat and corn, alfalfa and other (Continued on page 4.) NOTICE All accounts with the Pastims dae V. Grimes have , been transferred : to me. It you owe-a . Dill drop m sou.. settle at your earliest convenience aadL the favor will be appreciated. C. W. Christensom- II K AVAS IN TilOUBLK 1 was m trouble, but tound a way out of it, and I'm a happy man again since Dr. King's New Life Pills cure me of chronic constipation," says E, W. Goodies, 107 St. Louis St., Dallas Mex.' Guaranteed satisfactory, Price 25 cents at, W. . P. McMillan drug store. Sit OJ?G0H Aim T'-sm. ML 11 V IMra Pacific., TO Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas- City, Chicago, St. Louisv New York. Ocean StumiKM-M for Sun FViui !: lnr Portland at 8 1. M. every fifth (lay. l'ickli) to and from all nointa of tlm IJ&ii ed States and Kurope. Trains Leave Lexington, Daily, ex: cept Sunday, - 9:25 A. M Trains Arrive -at Lexington,. Daily,, ex cept Sunday . - 5:LU P. If Trains Connect at Heppner Junction - with Main Line trains for all , points East and West" , CRAIG, G: P. A J Bm a Rhk war Ban. nm wmmm mm ntk. naa mn n anon tsk. trtanm pwwh Men pram W M maok nn pwk o.fc J U U t mf I I ImmP I 1 W I B I & i i 1 W 'M B & fam I Lnx 1 I Lara I VI S Ul BARGAIN SALES BETTER TAKE ADVANTAGE ! Special sale on Cotton Blankets. We offer you a fine double Cotton Blanket for 75 cents. A little wider and heavier Blanket for 85 cents. -4 and 5 pound Blankets from $1.25 to $1.75. Special fine lot of Ladies Rain Coats just arrived. Value from $12.50 to $20.00. We are offering on account of short crops at prices that will simply astonish you, from $5. to $12,50. Special on Ladies 15 cent .black cotton hose, per pair, 10 cents Wall Paper stock is complete and prices are correct. We can save you money on your fall order for groceries. Call d and see and take advantage. Hardware? Ye.-?, we sell a little hardware too. In Paints and Oils we can furnish you anything you wantu at. close figures. Don't averlook us when you want Implements and Vehicles, A;, remembering that we sell everything you use,' eat and wean w ioa M 1.20' E 1.35 84 , 2.-L5. k, 'fS. i . CLOTHING PRICE TO MOVE THEM i 5.00 Suits for - - - - $ 3.75 6.00 " " - - 4.50 7.00 " " - - - - 5.25 9.00 " u - - - i " - - - 6.75 10.00 " " ' - - - - 8.50 12.00 " " - - , - - . - 9.00 14.00 " " - - - - 10.50 15.00 ---- - 11.25 16.00 " " - - - 12.00 17.00 " " - - - - , 12.75 18.00 " " -., - 1 - 13.50 20.00 " " ',- - - 15.00 All Boys and Childrens clothing 1-4 off. "For cash of course" I MISSI V The Famous Blue Ribbon Shoes for Girls and Boys included in this sale. ALL SHOES REDUCED All $1.00 Shoes go at 1.25 u (( (( )l l 11 il a a .1 it if a it 1.35 1.50 1.75 2.00 ' 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 G.00 ( a u u a a n a il n u i' u u Aboye Prices are for "Cash Only." K.( 3.G0 f Mia Stt ueaci KjoroLfiers iq KJtore .7-w 02: y P CP