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or two that they have come into com
mon use. The agent for one Of the lead
Ing makes Of these separators reports the
sale of 200 machines from Jan. to Oct /
Of the year 1901. Other agents
have sold from forty to sixty each, hence
the sale of farm separators within the
state during the year 1901 may very safely
be placed at something over 400 machines
The Introduction. of the hand separator
has brought about the establishment of
butter factories for the handling of hand
separator cream. Several such factories
have been started within the past few
years. Prior to that the Oregon cream
cries were all conducted on the whole
milk plan. The use of the hand separa
tor has developed a cream shipping bust
ness Of considerable magnitude. Trans
pOrtat1On- companies on both waterways
and railways make very liberal rate on
cream shipments. AS result, large guam
titles of cream are shipped considerable
distances to Portland and other points.
At Portland there are located five fac
tories which receive this kind Of cream
also a considerable amount from regular
skim stations. Reports from four of these
factories. and a conservative estimate Of
the cream received at the fifth, show the
receipts for the six months ending June
80, 1901, to be as follows:
Pounds Of cream received ........... ], 179 $50
Pounds Of butter fat ................ 292, 1877
Paid to shippers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $65, 100
Probably not more than two thirds of
the above amount Of cream is made into
butter. Three of tho five factories do
big business in the sweet cream and ice
cream trade, while the other two both
sell considerable quantities of sweet
cream. Those shippers who will use suf-
'ficient care in the handling Of their cream
to insure it always rea ching the factory
in such condition that it will remain
sweet for considerable time afterward,
can secure a very substantial advance in
price over that paid for cream which
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full If there has been any increase in the
amount of farm made butter, hence the
total butter yield for the year may be
safely placed at 100000 pounds.
The cheese factories embraced in the
above table show production of LIS, Ole
pounds of cheese. The product of the few
factories not listed and of individual MAX
ers would doubtless bring the cheese prod
uct Of 1899 up to about 1900, 900 pounds for
the entire state.
1t is quite probable that the increase in
cheese production has been about equal to
the Increase in butter over the year 1885,
Using this basis of computation (40 per
cent?, the increase would amount to 6OO,-
600 pounds, thus making the total cheese
output of the state for the year 1901 about
100000 pounds. About one-half of the
entire cheese product of the state is made
by the factories and individual makers of
Tillamook county. This county is easily
the leader in the amount of butter and
cheese produced, the total value of which
will exceed $4,000 for the past year
The state dairy law provides that all
persons or companies manufacturing but
ter or cheese for sale in amounts exceed
ing -. pounds per week shall report the
same annually, together with other par
ticulars, to the office of the dairy and
food commissioner. Thes registration of
such establishments for the year 1901
amounts to a, little more than 100 places
for the manufacture Of butter, and little
less than 100 for the manufacture OF
cheese, or about 200 Of both combined, and
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very satisfactory for sowing In the
burns" Of newly cleared land.
Blue Grass (Poa)-This genus contains
q considerable number of species which
thrive In Oregon. The best known species
Is the one commonly called Kentucky blue
grass, which does very well on soils rich
in vegetable matter. such as the beaver
dam lands and the Columbia river bot
toms. but 1t does not thrive in the greater
portion of the Willamette valley. Another
species known as at-stalked meadow
grass, has proven a valuable grass for
rich. moist land, but is practically worth
less for the dry uplands. Some of the
bunch grasses of the plains belong to this
genus, SO, considering the several species,
1t comprises class of grasses of univer-
sal distribution throughout the state.
The Fescues (Festuca)-These are pas
ture rather than hay grasses, owing to
their ability to form a good turf, which Is
an important item in a climate like that
Of the western part of the state.
Meadow Fescue IF. Partnerships one
of the largest species, and Is rapidly grow
ing In favor. 1t stands dry weather rather
better than the other fescues, owing to it's
tendency to root deeply. 1t is an excellent
winter pasture grass, and will make a fair
yield Of very excellent hay Owing to Its
abundance of seed when allowed to ripen,
it can be purchased more cheaply than
most valuable grass seeds. Sleeps fescue
Of. Ovina) comprises several. varieties,
which are widely distributed. The fine,
short stems make a beautiful turf, hence
1t Is one of the most valuable grasses to
use In a mixture for permanent pasture.
Hard fescue Of. Duriscula) and red fes-
cue IF. Rubra) are other species~.well
adapted to the forming Of pasture, for
they Withstand the tramping Of stock bet
ter than most cultivated grasses. The
great bunch grass IF. Scabrella) of
eastern Oregon grows in punches or tus-
socks. and Is very valuable grass for
horses and cattle. - >,
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Red clover IS particularly valuable in a
rotation system of crops. Years ago it
was a common belief that clover could not
be grown in Oregon, but the results of the
past few years have demonstrated that it
can be successfully grown on nearly all
Of the lands west of the Cascade Noun
tains. When poor white land can be
made to produce nearly four tons of red
clover hay per acre there can be no ques-
tioning the adaptability of western Ore
gon to the. growing of clover. From
two-acre field which had received some
barnyard manure, yield Of thirteen tons
of hay was secured from the two crops of
a single season. Just at present there is
a big profit in growing red, clover for its
seed. Last spring the seed was selling
at from 12k to Is cents per pound, and
hard to get at that. A yield of four
bushels Of seed per acre has been reported
in several instances this year, which at
12k cents per pound would mean an in,
come of $50 per acre. Veteran red clover
growers report never having experienced
failure when the seed is sown at the
rate of about eight pounds per acre on
fall wheat in the month Of February.
About the middle of March gypsum Gland
plaster) should be applied broadcast at
the rate of fifty to seventy-five pounds per
acre. The application Of gypsum will
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nearly double the crop as rule, hence it
lis a very profitable Investment, as 1t can
be secured for 50 to- 60 cents per hum
dred weight, and in some cases the crop
will be an utter failure without the gyp-
sum. :, s.EF-s + III, s9t% ! s. s5rEst ~, =, ~
The white or Dutch clover is In, high
favor among the coast dairymen for per-
manent pastures. For this purpose it is
much better than the red variety, which
Is largely grown in the coast regions for
hay. Alsike clover though not so well
known as the red and white varieties, Is
we'll adapted to the soil and climate of the
western part Of the state. Besides these
domesticated clovers, there are great
many native varieties. Careful investiga-
ton will often show a dozen or more va
rieties In a single locality, and It has been
estimated that there are between twenty
five and thirty of these native clovers
within the state. - = 49,
Alfalfa Is very successfully grown where
there IS a loose open soil and sufficient
moisture. It's growth is quite restricted
In the Willamette valley, but in southern
Oregon and parts Of eastern Oregon 1t is
the most valuable crop that can be grown
for the dairy cow. 1t is particularly adap-
ted to. sections where irrigation is
practiced, yield Of seven tons Of hay per
acre having been secured from the several
cuttings, of a single seasons growth.
Vetches Cor tares) are rapidly growing
in favor. The winter vetch (vicia sa-
tiya) is the variety most commonly
grown. For best results it should be shown
in the fall. 1t thrves on rather wider
range Of soils than red clover, and often
serves to put some soils in a condition for
the growing Of clover. vi, The vetch is a
great soiling crop. Cows eat it with avid
ity, and it produces every heavily, IS to 20
tons per acre being not unusual yield.
Owing to the abundant growth, consider
able difficulty is experienced in curing it
for hay, and there is slight objection to
it as crop for ensilage. To hold it up
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reaches the factory in a sour condition.
This does not apply to factories where
the cream IS practically all made into but-t
ter, as is the case at Albany, Salem,
Astoria and other points.
T.. There is a large amount Of this hand
separator Scream that does not find it's
way to factories, but is made into butter
on the farms where it is produced. Such
butter is: commonly, though improperly,
called creamery butter Properly speak
ing, creamery butter is made from milk
Or cream produced by several different
parties. The National Creamery Butter
makers association requires that all but
ter entered for premiums at the annual
meetings Of the association shall be made
from milk furnished the factory by not
less than 20 patrons. At the Oregon State
fair the number required is two or more
patrons. If the term separator dairy"
could be-: used to designate those places
where only;the milk produced on the farm
is handled,. much confusion would be
avoided.
creameres and Cheese Factories.
The factory system of making butter
and cheese in this state is practically
development Of the past ten years. To
the best Of the writer's knowledge there
is but one butter factory in the state
now in operation constructed prior to
the year 1892. Very few Oregon cream
cries or cheese factories are organized
on a cooperative. basis, and even these
few are more Of the nature of stock
companies. In the Tillamook Dairy as
ISOLATION, which is commonly cited as one
of the most successful instances of co-op-
Grafton in creamery work, the creamery:
stock is owned by 33 shareholders, while
the milk is furnished by, As to SO patrons.
The Albany Creamery. association is a
stock company, and a very successful Or
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Oregon, for it thrives upon the red hill
lands and grows abundantly in the val
leys.
Velvet Grass, Mesquite (IIolcus Ianatus)
This Is one Of the most widely distrib-
uted grasses Of the western portion of the
state. On the rich lands of the coast re-
gion it is regarded by many as a weed,
owing to it's rank growth, and the diff
Guilty with which it is eradicated from
places where it's growth is undesirable
But on sandy soils, such as are found on
the Clatsop plains, it's friends arc legion.
The stems and leaves are covered with a
fine, velvety growth, hence the name. It
is rather disposed to grow in punches, and
if kept rather closely cropped makes very
fair pasturage. When cut and cured it
produces hay of quite inferior qualities
Rye Grass Golium)-Two representa-
tives of this genus are to be found in
abundance among the grasses of western
Oregon. The English rye grass O.. Pc
renne) is in the best favor, as it is a pc
rennial. The Italian rye grass Il. Itali-
cum is elessed as an annual, and If close
" pastured or cut for hay, soon requires
reseeding. Washington county farmers
are loud in their praises Of rye grass.
Both varieties make excellent pastures,
and if cut early, produce a very fair quail
ity of hay. These grasses have proven
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Red aTop .(Agrosts)--This genus. also
has many representatives among the Valu
able pasture grasses of western Oregon.
Common red top CA. Vulgaris) forms
thick sod on the soft ground along the
banks Of streams. When cut for hay, if
we'll cured. it is free from dust and of eX-
celent quality. Another variety CA. Sto-
lOnifera) seems to be we'll adapted to
white land on which most grasses do
not thrive. It has habit Of spreading
over the ground with its stems. This is a
most excellent variety for the sforlna ton
of permanent pastures. on the prairie
lands, which are often Of the white land"
character. -
1t is not to be supposed that the grasses
already mentioned comprise the entire
list adapted to Oregon 1conditons, but
they are those most in favor. with stock
men. Other grasses that might be men.
toned as possessing considerable merit
are several species Of wild rye, blue joint,
blue stem, wild oat grass, tall oat grass,
etc. Quite considerable quantity of hay
is annually produced by cutting and
curing of wheat and oats for this pur-
pose. Oat hay when properly made
makes very satisfactory hay for dairy
COWS.
EnslIage and soiIing Crops.
The legumes All things considered this
may be regarded as the most valuable
class of plants for the Oregon dairyman.
To it belong the clovers, alfalfa, the vetch,
the peas, and numerous other plants.
The plants just mentioned, with perhaps
the exception of the pea, serve five
fold purpose, viz, pasturage hay, :ensilage
| material, an abundant soiling CROP and
the enriching of the soil by the assimia-
ton of atmospheric nitrogen.
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Douglas Lane Lincoln
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milk
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The price seldom goes higher than
2712c, owing to the importation Of butter
from the middle west states. The break
in prices in the early spring as indica ted
in the table is largely due to the importa-
ton Of early grass butter from Califor-
MIA.
Considerable quantities of butter are
shipped to Alaska, Puget sound and to
the Orient, but this trade is handled by
jobbers with perhaps one or two execp-
tions. An export package and its con-
tents prepared by a Portland firm was
awarded highest honors at the recent
Pan American exposition.
The cheese market does not seem to be
susceptible to such extremes of prices al
affect the butter market. While the mar
ket was we'll supplied during the past
summer, the price for the best grades did
not fall below II cents per pound Pres
ent quotations are 1879 cents per pound
for the highest quality or an extreme
range of 21a cents per pound, as against
a range for the year in butter prices OF
10 cents per pound. The cheese market
demands a rather highly colored cheese Of
milk flavor. The demand for limburger,
brick, Swiss, ETC., is very light, hence
very few factories make anything but full
cream American cheddar cheese. The
Young America SIZE weighing six to
eight pounds, is very popular for campers
use, and sells about l cent per pound
higher than the same quality OF twins"
or Flats =.
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In response to a request for a memoran-
dunn Of Portland market quotations on
the highest grades of butter for the year
1901, the W. B. Glafke company submitted
the following:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-19

moments Two immense buildings
afe filed to ovesflowIng with boys
and girls from that town and sur
rounding country
Across 10 Lancaster In Dallas
county is seven miles and I pulled
up my charger there at three O'Clock.
This Is live business town, situ-
ated in the midst of a magnificent
country. proceeded at one g
around the square, introducing my
self and telling my bsssiayss 10 the
business men. Mr.. Cousins had
been there and made a speech a
week or two before and found that
he had made lots of friends.
When told them that lived neigh
Dor to him for five years and would
vouch for his honesty and ability to
manage the office some of them fthe
business men1 warmed up to my
man and went to work with me.
Late in the evening L drove out to
the home of Luke Durrett three
miles from Lancaster. He is rare
character. His parents settled
near where he now lives in 1S47 and
he grew up here with the wild mus
tangs and he still partakes of their
nature. A year or two ago he was
in Dallas galloping his horse about
the streets when policeman halted
him and fined him five dollars.
Luke handed him a ten dollar bill
and refused to take any change
back, saying he might want to gall
lop up the street again directly. On
another occasion he hauled a load
of hay to Dallas. The hay got wet
and he couldn't sell it. He simply
unloaded it into the calaboose and
drove home. He said it looked cold
and disagreeable in there and he
thought some drunken fellow might
like it for bed, and then he might
need it himself some time. 1t is
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said that " took the ealaboese
keeper nearly day 70 get rid q
that wet hay Almost everybody IN
Dallas knows him. / spent pleas
ant night with him. He owns .
good farm. We have a good list at
Lancaster and Luke went In and
worked like q clever fellow for my
man and we carried that box more
than two to one.
/ am also under special obliga-
tions 10 Messrs. j. II. MofTett,
brother to our Mr.. b. r.. Moffett. j..
A. Boyd, j. 8. Rawlins and Mr..
Owens, the lumber man, and many
others too numerous to mention.
With the assistance of lots of good
men we carried the box overwhelm-
ingly for my friend, but it is hard
work If well followed, this politics
business is. INNOCENCE ABROAD.
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Innocence and the Politicians.

Continued From First Page.)
and has taught school eighteen
years in Texas.
AT the coming primary election Do
be held in this county on april Y
Prof Cousins name will appear on
the ticket and / do sincerely hope
the voters will scratch the other
fellows name and vote for him.
Last Thursday morning received
a telegram from Col. John Workman
at Dallas requesting me, If possible,
10 go To Lancaster Saturday, the day
of the primary election, and work
for Prof. Cousins. My reply was
that I would be there with both my
big feet to do my best, and | at once
hitched up my three thousand dollar
horse to my buggy and started
forthwith to help friend. The
Grove Greek country between Wax
ahachie and Rocket is as fine as
any farmer need want. Wheat fields
are looking green and cheerful, corn
Dis nearly all planted and old Ellis
is on the boom again, thanks to the
Good Master for the welcome rain.
AT Rocket / stopped and shook
Stands With our many friends th9re.
Two splendid stores there are doing
a fine business. | went on to Ferris
1hrough It magnificent country. /
spent the night with Mr.. l.. f.
Baker, who moved there from Ennis
two years ago His boys, six in
number, have been working in the
brickyard there and making from
$3.50 to $3.50 They are making
money, buying town lots and put
ting houses on them You can't
keep u hard working man down in
great big Texas. There two brick
yards at Ferris that employ regular
ay about two hundred men. Just
Ehjnk Of the money that Is turned
1ooge here each month for wages.
New houses are being built all over
the town and it Ia growing in popu-
Aatlon and wealth. I visited botSa
the brfckyards and Mr.. 7. j. @.
Gopher, yard boss for the new yard,
said he wanted to hire two more
teams. He pays 1915 for team and
driver Both yards find ready sale
for all the brick they can make
The burning and shipping of brick
from each yard, which are situated
close together makes it an interest
szg place to visit. The Ferris brick
are said to be as fine as any brick
made In the state, If not superior.
The school at Ferris is also one OF
its drawing cards. Prof. Speer has
built up one Of the finest schools In
ellis county. called ON him q few
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For the Annual Reunion United
Confederate Veterans to be held at
Dallas, Texas, April 22nd to 18th,
inclusive, the Texas and Pacific
Railway Company will sell round
trip tickets from stations on its line
in Texas at exceedingly low rates,
In fact at lower rates than have been
announced to Dallas for long time.
Tickets will be on sale from points
in Texas, also from Shreveport and
Greenwood, La, on April Il, Y and
%, limited for return to leave Dali
las April 70. ,
Any one of our agents will be glad
to arrange for sleeping car accom-
modations and explain to you any
points connected with the trip, or
we will be glad to have you write
direct to US for further information.
H. P. Hughes, E. p. Turner,
T. P. A, q. +. A,
Fort Worth. Dallas.
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Mrs. s. p. Skinner and Mrs. j.
Lee Penn visited i'm Dallas today.
Mrs. j. V CLARK, of italy ar
rived in the city this morning to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Crockett Jen~
nings.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Y. Matthews
spent the day In Dallas.
City Marshal Watt was visitor
to Dallas today.
Arthur Threadgill came in last
night from Marlin to spend "A few
days with his uncle, A. r. Thread
gill.
DIR. f. Martin, the well known
eye specialist, arrived In the city
last night from Dallas and will re-
main in the city few days.
Mrs. Boaz and Mrs. Clark, of
Fort Worth, arrived in the city this
morning to visit Mrs Geo. ".
Coleman, daughter of Mrs. Boaz.
Mrs. >. A. Lillard is visiting
Mrs. II. w. Leeper.
Mr.. G.. IT, Adair, representing
Tyler College, was in the city today
in the interest of that institution.
w. S. Newton was in Mansfield
today.
Rev. o. r. Sensabaugh left this
morning on q trip to Fort Worth and
Stephenville.
Editor T. j. Middleton went TO
Ferris yesterday evening.
Joe Pinkston and John Daven-
port went to Dallas last night to
witness Otis SINNERS production
of Francesca da Rimini."
H. n. Peters, George NIGEL and
Ralph Getzendaner were In Dallas
last night to attend the performance
of Otis Skinner In Francesca da
Rimini'' at the new opera house.
--Robt. l.. Timmins, who has
been attending school at Waco, re-
turned home this week. After
spending two years In Baylor Uni
versity Mr.. Timmins took a course
In HiIl's Business College and II
now well equipped for entering the
business world.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Wood and
| Mrs. Wilson, of Milford, were In
the city today visiting the family OF
DIR. J G. Fears.
-. v. Clark came IN from Italy
this morning and tonight he and Mr..
II. A.. Ferris viii leave for the
Bankers convention at Galveston.
"A. T. Bishop was In Ennis to-
day.
Col. g. r. Gibson went to Rice
to meet with the Odd Fellows Of
that place tonight. Mr.. Gibson
this morning received an order from
the San Antonio lodge for 185 an
nual subscriptions TO the Texas
Odd Fellow. Seventy came In yes
terday from the Tyler lodge.
Mr.. h. z. Coon, Of Terrell, was
in the city today IN the interest Of
the candidacy 81 Hon. @. b. Col
quit for railroad commissioner.