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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1906)
LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD Published Every Thursday at. LEXINGTON, OREGON 3. A. THOMAS, Editor and Proprietor. . OFFICIAL PAPER TOWN OF LEXINGTON Subscription, per year, ' -. , $1.00 Advertising rates on Application Entered as second-class matter October 6, 1905, at the post office at Lexington, Or egon, under the Act cf Congress if March 3, 1879. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1906. DRY FARMING (Continued from page one.) twelve inches Is sufficient to bring to maturity any ordinary farm crop, there are many special crops that can be grown with a good margin of profit with an average rainfall of less than ten inches. Experiments are now in progress for the development of vari eties of wheat, alfalfa, and corn pos sessing greater drouth-resistent quali ties than any now known. Enough progress has been made along this line to prove the entire practicability of developing such varieties, and there are those who do not hesitate to say that the time is not far in the future when it will be possible to grow crops cf economic importance wherever natural vegetation of any kind flourish es. Of course to produce, or create, ' varieties of ordinary crop plants that will flourish under arid conditions will require years of careful cultivation and selection with regard to drouth-resisting qualities. That such experiments will ultimately be crowned with perfect success is surely no unreasonable ex pectation, in view of the miracles that have been performed by Luther Bur bank and others with plant life in oth er fields of investigation. . While the methods used in dry farming were evolved frc m the expe rience of private persons, without aid or encouragement from official sourc es, yet within the last few years the Department of Agriculture has made a contribution of inestimable import ance to the dry-farming movement by making a systemetic and success ful search for crop plants particularly adapted to cultivation ' in arid and semj-arid regions. In this work and in Die general Investigation of improv ed methods of fawning In arid Ameri ca, it has been, and Is now being, ably seconded by the various State agricul tural schools throughout the West. While practical dry farmers have proved by their own experience on hundreds of different farms that all the ordinary cereals, forage plants, fruits, berries, and vegetables will flourish and richly reward the agricul turist in the arid belt, if given suffi cient care and attention, the Depart ment of Agriculture and the various State agi Cultural schools have shown that certain valuable crops can be raised with much less labor than oth ers, and that some will flourish better without irrigation in some parts of arid America than they will flourish In any part of humid America. Hundreds of striking Instances of successful arming by the methods of the Campbell system of soil culture might be cited; but a very few exam ples showing tine growth of the idea suffice. ' Twenty years ago, Mr. J. P. Pom eroy, now of Colorado Springs, acquir ed 30,000 acres of land in Graham county, western Kansas, and founded A L.IVKLY TC88LS with that old enemy of the race, con stipation, of ten(. ends . In Appendicitis. To avoid all serlotlfs trouble withihe Stomach, Liver and Bowels, take Dr. King's New Life Pills. They perfectly regulate these organs, wlthoul'; pain or i1scomfort. 25c at W, PrMcMillan'i Hill City almost In the center of the tract. For fourteen years portions of this land were .cultivated by the old fashioned methods. In all that time only one good crop was harvested, that being in a season when the rainfall was abnormally large. He had heard of Mr. Campbell and his system of dry farming, and sent for him, telling him to go ahead and show just what he cqild do on land on which profitable farming by ordinary methods had prov ed to be Impossible. Mr. Campbell laid out a model farm on the very land that had been tried often wit'i discour aging results. Last seasoh the sixth successive crop vas harvested. . In the fourteen years in which old-fashioned methods were followed, thirteen failures were scored. In the six years in which the Campbell system has been on trial on the same lands, a crop failure has been unknown. The smallest yield of wheat per acre In that time has been thirty five bushels, while farmers close by have never ob tained more than thirteen bushels per acre, and very rarely even that. The yield of corn, oats, potatoes, alfalfa, berries, small fruits, and vegetables is equal to that obtained from the best (Continued next week.) SCHOOL NEWS , School opened on Monday with a fair attendance All those expecting to take work in the high school must enter immediate ly if they expect to accomplish any de finite results, We would like to call attention to the fact that children who have never attended school before and expect to attend this year must enter at once for it will be impossible to make new classes for them later on. We wish to call attention to the fact that any one desiring a business course can secure it In Lexington. A modern business i College method of book-keeping is taught in the school and lessons in type writing, and short hand are given on very reasonable terms. , , . ,; , , . ,, . We ask the parents to help us as much as possible and if our ways are not exactly your ways don't spoil the little good we may do by discouraging the child and disparaging our efforts. We are sorry to say that but few pa rents are in a position to tell very much about the school but we hope that condition may be changed. Parents should take an interest In the school, and we would consider it a great favor to have them visit us. We expect to give this year the best, school results you have eVer received. YoU have given US nine months in which to do our work, This gives us a- fair show with other1 Schools'. Now if you will throw in 'your infftteftce and thus aid us in the work we are frying to do we are sure much better result will follow than ever before. Pain from a Burn Promptly Itellnved 1 by tliuiuberluhrg Pain Balm A little child of Miceael Strauss, of Vernon, Conn., was recently in great pain fVcitl a burn on the hand, and as cold applications only increased the In flammation, Mr. Strauss came to Mr. James N. Nichols, a local merchant, for something to stop' (he pain. Mr. Nichols says: "I advised him to use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and the first application drew out the inflam mation and gave immediate relief. I have used this liniment myself and re commended it very often for cuts, burns, strains and lame back, andi have never known It to disappoint."' For sale by W. P. McMillan Drug Stem. WHEN YOU HAVE A COLD ALWAYS TAtE Chamberlain' Reined? ftbl OE 2 SUMMER WHITE AND COLORED GOODS o F. w o .LEXINGTON, RE9CUI Or A MERCHANT A promlnent'merchant of Shono, N. Y., J. A Johnson, says: "Several years ago I contracted a cough which grew worse and . worse, until I was hardle able to move around. I coughed constantly and nothing relieved my terrible suffering until I had tried Dr. King's New Discovery. Before I had taken half a bottle, and in a short time I was entirely cured, I surely believe it saVed" my life. If Will always be my famiiy remedy for colds." Fully gtiar anteed: 50c and $1.00 at W. P. Mc Millan, druggest. Trial, bottle free. Hotel Lexington Opposite 'Leach Brothers, store Mrs A. E. Beymer, Prop. Good meals' served; Newly furnished,' refittect with hot jSri'd- cold water. Strict attention to guests" Rates one dollar per day and upwards. LEXINGTON ! OREGON. F. H. ROBINSON ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR Xf LAW NOTARY PI'BLIC Practice in all Courts. Legal' b'tttflhww ' given prompt and careful attention'; iL'ainf Contests, Probate Work and Conveyattc Ing a specialty. IONE, - OREGON CARPETS I have a first class flying shuttle loom and am prepar ed to do all kinds of Carpet Wearing.. . - Send me your MRS.rM, UOREY. WAISTS AND SKIRTS 2 AND We have a few waists and skirts left, also white and colored lawns, which we continue to reduce. Our stock of wash goods, while not extensive at this time of year, holds some good bargains for you. We want to clear away these for fall goods which will soon arrive. BARMEN ...THE PASTIME... Is still doing business at the uame old stand. When at leisure drop in and pass away the time. Fruits, Confections and soft drinks always in stock, just the place to buy your best girl a chew of gum or a fine lot of candy. C. W. CHRISTENSON, Proprietor. U iixiiiiziixiiiizxiiiazzizatiiiazziiaiiiiixxiiiziiixi I XL SALOON J. H. CHAPMAN & CO., Props WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. V FRESH BR ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT c GOOD POOL TABLE JN CONNECTION ,U r 5 JOHN B. WHITE t (SENERALBLACKIITHIMG HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY- fj WorkNeatly Executed P. ... ...... - . A full -atifflji J Hardwood, Blacksmith Coal and Blacksmith plls ahraya on hand. OE & CO. OREGON 10110 Charges Reasonable o IS SAFE AO I htBE: WHEATFIELD . LEXINGTON, OREGON. Read The Wheatfleld and bo happy. mWft THE NEWS