Dairymen everywhere are awakening
to the fact that cleanliness in the, sta
ble means better milk and consequent
ly better prices, and any arrangement
that will help keep the milk giver out
of the dirt should be of interest. The
illustration shows a stall that a writer
in the Prairie Farmer claims will keep
a cow perfectly clean. It is construct
ed as follows: Use a 2 by 4 for bottom
of feed rack. Dace this three feet
from floor to stall. Use 1 by 4 strips
placed about sis Inches apart, forming
the rack. The strips should slope back
STALL FOB KEEPING COWS CLEAN.
about sixty degrees. Place a 2 by 4
on edge from seven to eight feet from
front of stall on the floor, depending on
size of cow. Fasten the 2 by 4 down
to floor, if set in dirt, with a good sized
stake. If floor is made of plank, nail
a block to floor, then spike the 2 by 4
to blocks.
The cow when eating will stand with
her hind feet just behind the 2 by 4,
leaving the droppings behind it. When
she lies down she will be compelled to
lie in front of the 2 by 4, with her head
under the feed rack. It is not neces
sary to have a gutter In a stall of this
kind. There should be short partitions,
however, to keep the cows from turn
ing Ground. ,
Testing the Dairy Herd.
Records of the performances of dairy
cows form the only accurate and safe
basis for judging their value. It is
the constant aim of progressive dairy
men to improve their herds, nnd such
improvement must depend largely upon
culling the herd
and getting rid
of the unprofit
able animals.
From the breed
ers' standpoint
records are espe
cially valuable
in assisting in
finding custom
ers for their
stock. Many
buyers Insist on
seeing records
of dairy per
formance before
purchasing.
A record is al
so of great help
to the feeder. If
ho knows exact
ly what a cow
Is doing he can
prepare the ra
tion accordingly
and often feed
SCALE FOR TESTING.
more economic
ally. Again, a daily milk record en
ables a dairyman to detect the ap
proach of sickness in a cow and thus
to take steps to ward it off. Great In
spiration is obtained from keeping a
record, and nothing gives a dairyman
more satisfaction than watching the
improved returns from his herd.
The scales, shown In the Illustration is
Our Job Department
tbo UlCfeSI tiring iiiflue- iur lemuic pur
Doses. It has two pointers. Itcfore
milking you hang the empty pail on
the hook and set the colored pointer
at 0. Then when you come to weigh
the milk you read the weight as mark
ed by this hand. A spring Jmlanre
that can be bought for 25 or 3." cents
will answer the purpose, but will not
be as convenient. A shell' on which
the bottles are kept, a record sheet and
a lead pencil complete the stitble equip
ment for testing your herd. It Is but a
moment's work to hang the milk pail
on the scales, rend the dial and record
the weight. Mixing the milk and tak
ing the sample will occupy a few mo
ments more, says Kimball's Dairy
Farmer, but all represent a very little
time and a great deal of gain.
DAIRY POINTERS.
The cows should bo wel bedded
both for comfort nnd cleanliness..
A bran mash now and then a short
time before calving is most beneficial.
If the udder is excessively caked and
hard, it is well to draw a little milk
from it. This will help to ward oil
Inflammation and garget. x
It's poor policy to use anything but
the best bull. A grade has no place at
the bend of your herd.
Do not move cows faster than a
comfortable walk while on the way to
place of milking or feeding.
The breeder who has n definite idea
in view can improve his animals. Tlu
one who goes at it blindly never can.
Too many dairymen do not know
whether their cows are paying or not.
They do not know which are the good
and which the poor ones.
Make n study of the herd of cows.
select the best ones, sell the poor ones
and make the cows keep you lustead
of you keeping the cows.
Iu r'l we!! r?',?.tof! !n"?.r!cs tloro
are signs posted In conspicuous places
bearing the one word "Silence." Sim
ilar signs should be posted In every
milking shed.
If yon want a ventilator to draw
well, says an Ohio dairyman, run it
straight up and do not put any curves)
or dips in it, and let no man tell you
that the middle of the barn is the
proper place to have the ventilator. I
would rather have four ventilators
than one.
Sunlight is the great natural disin
fectant. Sunlight and pure air are
two great essentials ts the health of
man and beast. Dark, poorly venti
lated and filthy stables are disease
breeding grounds. Keep the stable:
clean and let. the sunlig'it and fan
air penetrate every no U and cornel
therein. Provide plenty of window.
In the Ktables and fix the::! so they en;
De opened ana close. I with ease atn
facility
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ESTRAY NOTIOE
Came to my enclosure, one half
mile south of South Springs, about
July 10th, one bay rriare, branded M.
C. onjright shoulder; right front foot
clubed, age about 9 years, weight
about 1 400 pounds. Owner can have
same by paying charges.
, R. B. Rice.
The Wheatfield has just completed
arrangements with the Oregon Journal
whereby'we are able to furnish the
Oregon Daily Journal, Including the
Sunday issue, and The Wheatfield,
one year 57. The Daily Journal and
Wheatfield one year $5. The Semi-
Weekly Journal and The Wheatfield
one year $1.75.
LEXINGTON
An incorporated tcv.T. with a popula
tion of 350, is located on the Heppner
Dranch of the C. R. &. N., thirty-five
miles from the main line, on the
most beautiful spot in the fertile valley
of Willow Creek. Lexington has an
excellent graded school, two churches,
a splendid water system, electric lights,
creamery, flouring mill, good hotel, two
general merchandise stores, drug store,
two saloons, two blacksmith and repair
shops, lumber and wood yard, ' large
jrain warehouses, barber shep, bank,
iivery stables, meat market, news
paper, numerous secret societies and
a number of good substantial business
blocks and beautiful residences. Lex
ington is the natural marketing point
for a large portion of Morrow County's
wheat crops, and the surrounding
country is rapidly gaining prestige as
a dairying community.
Lexington's greatest need Is:
' "MORE PEOPLE"
For further information relative to
lands, climate, etc., address
The Wheatfield,
1 Lexingtan, Oregon.
Pineules are. for the Kidneys and
Bladder. They bring quick relief to
backache, rheumatism, lumbago, tired
worn ot feeling. They produce natural
action of the kidneys in filtering waste
matter out of the blood. 30 days treat
ment $1.00. Money refunded if Pine
ules are not satisfactory. Sold by W,
P. McMillan. .
The Bishop of never mind where
says an exchange being somewhat
troubled with a neglected diocese,
thought to inspire his clergy to take
services during the week by periodica
lly visiting and taking one himself. On
one of these occasions, having been
YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights Ac.
Anvone sending a sltetrh rh1 dpscrlptlnn mny
quickly ascertain our opinion free trimmer an
liivoiillon la probably pnlanlnMn. Conminnlcix.
tloinRtrlotlyconildentliil. HANDBOOK onl'ntents
ent froe. Oldost agency for sonirlnir patontn.
I'aioiits taken tnroutrh lluim & Co. receive
rpecial notice, without ehnrna, In the
Scientific American.
A handsomely lllnstrstixl weekly. I,nriret dr.
dilation of onv snloiiUUn Journal. Tonus, li a
years four monlUs,,!. Sold liyall newsdealers.
MUNN ft C0JVSTlrt.Welir Iff
Branch omce, J6 F 8t Waahlrjiiton, D. C
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DEALERS IN
Lumber, Sash, Doors, Windows, Lime,
Cement, Coal and Wood
C. O. BURROWS, Manager
LEXINGTON,
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moved to much elotuence In his ser
mon. he felt a not unnatural desire to
know if he had made any Impression
on the congregation. So he question
ed the clerk in the vestry.
"Well, 1 hope they've been pleased,
said the clerk," and I an sure we,
takes it wery kind 0' yer (worship to
preach to us; but a worsser one -would
have done for the likes of us, if so te"
ha added one could be found."
HIS GREAT SERVICE.
In Illnstrntlori ut tie Gcneronltr
the KIiIkt Uiiiii:ih.
Dumas pore U:n maiuiser of (he
'I'h'",t'o ! f '.'ttr v.t.t C3"t!muilly
studying tho Influence of the tempera
aire un the sale of tk'UoU at lo:i.;l, he
seemed to do sx In fact, tills seeiniuy
Interest-In the Khawiujr. of tins ther
mometer was, like f?o many other net?
of his. nothing but mi expression of the
pnverbial kindness of his heart.
One day Dunins happened to meet
mi old frlenj whom he had not seen
or thirty years. "Where nre you polng
to dine. lonilitV" he asked tho friend.
"Tonight I ahuM dine nowhere," was
the answer. N
"Ohuo," said Dumas; "you are nils
taken. Yon will Cine with me." lie
led the friend Into his house and gave
him the upper place at his table. The
poor man had not hid such a dinner
for a Ions time, an J Pumas when rr
tiling into his writing' room alter the
coffee sail!. "It is a matter of course
that I expect you tomorrow at the
same time."
The friend came the next day, nnd
the day alter this, and so on for ten
years up to his death. One day, how
ever, ho told Dumas that as he was
eating bread he did not earn this ar
rangement could not continue, "If I
am not able honestly to. earn my meal
I shall not come again. Tell me Id
what way I can be of service to you."
Dumas thought a moment; then ha
said: "V011 can do me a great favor.
Jou may go to tho new bridge every
day and take the temperature by Cho
valier's thermometer. The tempera
ture, you must know. Is of great mo
ment in the matte'r of the sale of tick
ets. Could you do this 7"
The poor fellow answered affirma
tively nnd from that time on reported
to Dumas every day. "At noon the
thermometer showed so and so- manj
degrees in the shade." And Dumas,
who of course did not care in the least
about the temperature, replied with the
same regularity: "I am rery. much
obliged. If you only knew what a
service you are doing me!" Harper's
Weekly. , . . 1
SUMMONS
In the Circuit Cour of the State of Oregon
For the County of Morrow.
Peter M. Christenson, Plaintiff,
Mittie Chrlstensoif, Defendant.
To Mittie Christenson, the above named
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon: You
are herehv summnnp.H nnrl rmiiriH in on,
tj j r
pear and answer the complaint of plaintiff
in ths above entitled suit now on file In the
office of the Clerk of the above court with
in six weeks from the date of first publica
tion of this summons.
You will take notice that if you fail to ap
pear and answer as herein required, plain
tiff will apply to the Court for the relief de
manded In his complaint, as follows:
That the bonds of matrimony now and
heretofore existing between yourself and
plaintiff be forever dissolved and held for
naught, and that plaintiff have an absolute
divorce from you, said defendant, and for
such other relief as may be meet and equit
able.
This summons is published by order of
Hon. T. W. Ayers, County Judge of Mor
row County, Oregon, made July 9, 1907,
directing same to be published once a week
for six successive weeks in the Jexington
Wheatfield, a weekly newspaper published
at Lexington, Morrow County, Oregon, and
the date of first publication of same is
July 11, 1907.
C. E. Woodson,
7-11-8-15 Attorney for Plaintiff. .
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LUMBER CO.
OREGON
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UNITED ARTFSANS Lexington
Assembly No. 88, Meets every Saturday
u.gh in Artisan hall.
Ethel Wilcox, C. W. Chrlstenrton,
Sec. m. A.
flEBEKAH--Holly lodge No
Lexington. Meets the first and
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third
Tufsday of each month at 7:30.
Mrs. Mary Thomas Mrs. E. J. McAllster
Sec, N. C
THEM. W. OFA .Excelsior Camp.
No. 9873, meet in Artisan Hall every
4th Tuesday night of the month.
E. E. Thomas. F. F. Klitz,
Clerk. v. Ci
M. E, Church South
Preaching every second and fourth
Sundays, both morning and evening.
Sunday school every Sunday at 1 0
a. m. Epworth League at 6:30
every Sunday evening. Every one
cordially invited to attend these
services.
Rev T. P. Graham, Pastor.
C. C. CHICK, M. D.
PHYSIC1N AND SURGEON
Diseases of Women and Children a spec
ialty. Calls answered promptly Day or
Night.
IONE,
ORECON
F. H. ROBINSON
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
NOTARY PIBLIC
Practice In all Courts. Legal business
given prompt and careful attention. Land
Contests, Probate Work and Conveyanc
ing a specialty.
IONE. - OREGON
OREGON
SllOHTLlNE
and iMON PACIFIC
-TO
Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas
City, Chicago, St. Louis,
New York. , :
Tlokta to nik! from nil poliilN of (lie Cnlt
eil SIhIom mill Kiiro.
Trains Leave Lexington, Daily, ex
cept Sunday, - , 1 1:05 A. M.
Trains Arrive at Lexington, Daily, ex
cept Sunday 5:10 P. M.
Sunday Mail departs 1 1 :50 A. M.
Sunday Mail arrives 4:05 P. U.
Trains Connect at Heppner Junction
, with Main Line trains for all
points East and West.
Wm McMurray, G. P. A,'
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