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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
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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."
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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.)
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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.
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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" ,
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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
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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"
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Shoes for Girls and Boys
included in this sale.
ALL SHOES REDUCED
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