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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
LARGEST OF PEACH FARMS,
Located in Missouri, It Produces Thou
sands of Bushels Annually.

Located in Missouri, It Produces Thou.
sands of Bushels Annually,
To be convinced that peach King"
McNair deserves the title one need only
visit his great farm at st. Elmo, Mo-,
and take look at the preparations that
have been made to handle the peach
crop. New buildings have been erect
ed, tents put up and packing sheds
built all over the vast orchards. At St
Elmo, two miles below Koshkonong,
the headquarters of Mr.. McNalr have
been established. This is right in the
center Of his immense orchard Of 1900
acres, all planted in peaches. To han
die the fruit Mr.. McNair will need
about 800 hands, and he will pay Z
cents per hour for men and 6 cents an
hour for women, with their meals and
lodgings thrown in. Superintendent
and foremen will receive more pay.
About fifty expert packers will be i'm
ported and they will see that the
peaches are properly packed.
A large tent around which numerous
small tents are pitched will be the
quarters for the women. A barbed wire
fence sixteen feet high, with the wires
only a few inches apart, has been erect
ed around the women's headquarters.
Mr.. McNair certainly isn't going to al
low any love-making around his camp.
The men will be quartered in the bar
racks which were used last year and
which have been enlarged. Bunks
several tiers high have been put in the
barracks in order that the men can be
accommodated. A, big tent with several
long tables placed inside will be used
as an eating-house. Every seat at each
table will be numbered, and the men
and women will each have a number,
so that they can find their respective
places at the tables. Thirty cooks will
provide the food necessary for this
large army of fruit handlers.
Exactly seventy-ive double-decked
wagons have been provided for hauling
the fruit from the trees to the packing
house at st. Elmo. Ten thousand pick
ing baskets are already at the farm, to-
gether with material enough for 200
cars of peaches. Mr.. McNair has
bought most all of the peach crop in
Koshkonong. He expects to ship from
ten to twenty cars of fruit each day
until the season is over.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
DonaId's Vacation.

..Donald! Donald! Donaldw Mrs.
Turner stood in the hall a moment, and
then, with a queer little smile on her
face. turned and went out on the side
veranda. A white-bearded, jolIy-faced
old man looked up expectantly as she
came out. They talked few minutes
in low tones.
81 expect you're right" the old man
said. HE probably needs the lesson"
up the lines and drove the fat white
horse out of the yard.
Mrs. Turner went back to her baking
Upstairs in his bedroom Donald was
making a kite. 1t was the first day of
the Easter vacation, and he intended
to have it ready should he want to fly
it. He had just finished the frame
when he heard his mothers first call.
''She just wants me to bring in an
armful of wood" he said to himself.
Sarah can do it -1ust as wells not
Sides, I've got to keep at it if I ever
get it done. Shouldn't wonder if the
wind'd come up SOS we fellows can fly
'em this afternoon" and he spread ont
the stiff paper and prepared to cut it
out.
Donald had got into bad habit of
not starting as soon as he was told to
do a thing, and sometimes of not an
swering when called, but he was not
disturbed again.
An hour later he went downstairs af
ter drink of water.
Il am sorry you didn't hear me call,
Donald" said his mother. "Grandpa
was here, and wanted you to go out to
Uncle Charities with him to stay the
rest of the week. Uncle Charlie tapped
his sugar bush Saturday, and he
thought you would enjoy spending
your whole vacation out on the farm" :"
20, mamma, why didn't you call"
and then he stopped. He remembered.
She had called. Il didn't s'pose you
wanted anything much"' he walled.
'sOh, oh, oh!''
That night Mamma Turner had a
long talk with him, but nevertheless it
was very sorry faced little boy who
got up Tuesday morning.
Wednesday morning Mamma Turner
told him he must not let his mistake
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Farm Notes.

Nothing cures dog that kills sheep
so quick as a shotgun.
Plenty of clover will go long way
toward making a farm profitable. =.
A cow that is we'll cared for Is.
source of comfort and profit to her
owner.
Bee-keepers should develop a home
market rather than send their products
to city market.
In these days of close competition
every facmer must give the closest at
tention to every detail
There is no longer any profit in maxi
ing butter that cannot be classed
among the best grades.
The man who owns ten or more
COWS and is without a separator is
standing in his own light. ~.
It's poor policy to compel animals to
d, ink water that the farmer would not
think of touching himself.
When in the natural state poultry
live on seeds. grass and insects. Try
to follow this as nearly as possible
when feeding them.
Many failure in the vegetable gar
den is caused by poor seed. Purchase
whatever seed you may require from
reliable dealers only.
The farmers who are successful are
those who never lose sight of the fact
that the farm is a home; that everyl
thing done toward -beautifying and i'm
proving the place is enhancing. its
value.
Plant a grape vine wherever a place
can be found for one. Grapes can-D6
had In abundance. and the ssims taEe
but little room if they are planted
where they. will not be in the way Of
anything else.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Ito bs continued)
Solving II.

Patrick, thrifty tradesman in the
neighborhood of the Dublin docks, was
the story goes in Tit-Bits, man who
never spent penny more than he
needed to spend; hut ne was, neverthe.
less, as good man at the making of
an Irish bull as any who lived between
Bantry and Ballycastle.
Having one day occasion to send q
letter to place at some distance, Pat.
rick called messenger and asked him
his price for going such distance.
"It'll be shillin' said the man.
"Twice too much!' said Patrick.
Let it be sixpence."
"Nivver," anwsered the messenger.
"The way is that lonely that I'd nivver
go it under shillin'."
''Lonely, is it?" said Patrick, scratch.
ing his head. "Faith, an ye're roight.
Now, man, I'll tell We what we'll do;
make it sixpence, and I'll go wild ye tc
kape We companyn'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Corn Planting.


Many of the tests at experiment sta
tions have shown better yields from
planting moderately early. rather than
very early; from planting a larger num-
ber or kernels per acre than most good
farmers think advisable; from planting
small growing varieties in rows closer
together than is best for large varie-
ties; from giving shallow and level cul-
tfvation rather than deep and ridged
cultivation; from planting rather shall
low early and deeper in late planting.
Other trials have seemed to show that
very frequent cultivation does not re-
pay its cost; that it is important to cul-
tivate as soon as may be after rains;
that deep cultivation while the stalks
are small may be helpful, if followed
by shallow culture, says the agricul-
tural column of the Hartford Times. 1t
also adds that the farmer will be bet
ter satisfied If he tries some expert
ments of this kind himself. and tries
them more than one season, that he
may be sure that the change in method
and not the season has changed results.
With all Of which we agree.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
CHAPTER V.

left Freeman at his own door, and
wandered away in search of some spot,
in which distraction and calm might
come. But the search was vain, and I
returned to the village to my lodgings.
The tall ohimneys had begun to pour
forth their volumes of black smoke to
befoul and bepoison the air, which had
cleared itself somewhat in the night.
When entered the village its pave
ments resounded with the clatter of
clogs: the daily contingent of toll,
which almost emptied the village of
men and women, young and old, was
drowsily marching out to its various
stations. The men and lads on their
way to Lacroix and Steinhardt's Chem
ical Works attracted most of my atten-
tion. They were of-fearful and won
derful aspect; they were of brilliant
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Using Improved Tools.

There is no more reason why farm
er should hope to work advantageously
with half-worn or cumbersome tools
than the mechanic. and yet few of them
feel that they can afford the more mod
ern TOOLS This Is short-sighted econ
omy. and particularly so in the case~of
the heavier implements, which save so
much hard labor. One of the tools that
should be on every farm where consid-
cradle manure is handled is the manure
spreader. By the use of the manure
spreader the heavy work Of hand
spreading is not only avoided. but the
spreader breaks up the manure and dis
tributes it evenly and in such form that
it benefits the soil equally wherever it
falls. There are no heavy Jumps here
and there and scant supplies in other
places, as with hand-spreading.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
WORTHY of the Best.

"A story is told of one of the old-time
pillars of a New England church who
held out firmly for long time against
the innovation Of an organ, but when
he finally yielded did so without re-
serve. From violent opposition he be-
came the most strenuous of all the con-
gregation as to the fneness Of the in
strument to be purchased.
Seems to me you aren't consistent" :"
said one economical brother, reproach-
fully. "Here a month ago you couldn't
speak harsh enough about organs, and
now you go to advocating extra expense
in getting the best that's to be had"
'.See here said the deacon, grimly,
.'if we're going to worship the Lord by
machinery, l don't want to putter
round with any second-rate running
gear."-Youth's Companion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

spoil his whole weeks vacation, and
finally he went of upstairs to finish the
kite. He had worked half an hour.
perhaps, when he heard his mother in
the hall below.
"Donaldr' she cried.
Donald waited no second call. His
lesson had been bitter. and now he
started at once.
What is 1t, mamma2" he asked
from over the banisters.
Grandpa is here" said Mamma Tur-
ner. s.He had to come in for new buck
cts. and he would like to know il you
care" but Donald waited no longer.
He. was downstairs and out on the
porch in twinkling.
Here, young man, get your rubber
boots and your old Clothes" said grand
pa. laughing. 1--WE want a hired man
about your size to help in the sugar
bush-that is, If bis hearing is good" I"
he added, his eyes twinkling; and
mamma assured him that Donald's had
improved since Monday.-Youth's Com
panion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Mosquitoes Hear Sound.

Major Ronald Ross writes to the Brit
ish Medical Journal that he has recent
ly received a communication from Mr..
Brennan Of the public works depart
ment, Jamaica, containing the follow
ing observation: "You will pardon, me
for drawing your attention to the fact,
If you have not already noticed it, that
the mosquitoes q do not know if every
variety will respond TO such sounds as
a continuous whoop or hum. 1 have
tried the experience lately, and find
swarms gather round my head when
make continuous whoop. There may
be, however, some particular note or
pitch that would be more attractive to
them"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

OTOw1hS sugar beeCSs
The reports of the United States De
partment Of Agriculture Indicate that
in the States of California. Colorado,
Nebraska and Michigan the sugar beets
can be grown of such quality that they
can be used prof1tably for sugar-mak-
ing. if they can be bought cheaply
enough. This also Is true Of some sec
tions of New York, and few tests lead
them to believe that they also can be
grown in Utah. Idaho and Oregon. with
percentage Of sugar high enough to
warrant sugar being made from them.
But several hundred samples tested
from Iowa showed that the sugar con-
tent fell just short of the average stand
ard fixed for successful manufacture.
OF Illinois and Indiana beets the re-
port says, "both the contents of sugar
and co-eficient of purity We're below
the standard" OF Kansas it is reported
that ..the climate is not suitable for
growing high-grade beets." In Okla
homa the conditions are not called IA
vOrable, and the chemists report that,
on the whole, Ohio is not adapted to
growing sugar beets. The department
tries to make as favorable report as
possible for the new industry, but it has
nothing to say about the profit or loss
to the farmers, who cannot average hf-
teen tons to the acre, and must cart
them or pay transportation to the fac
tory at price Of 81 per ton. In this
State it would be hard to get man to
load them, carry them five miles and
unload them for much less than that
after they were grown and harvested
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Hay and Corn Fodder.

Reports from the Western States now
seem to indicate larger acreage Of
corn planted this year, and possibly
more of the meadows broken up and
put in the corn crop. but as these will
probably be those which yield the least
hay, the increased use Of the corn
shredder may make hay more abundant
in our market another winter, if. the
season is at all favorable. When all
the corn-growing sections save and
shred their fodder, or put it into silos,
they can either keep more stock or sell
more hay. AS the market is now, the
fodder would seem most profita BILE if
stockers and feeders do not cost too
much.-American Cultiyator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Water on the Farm.

Drinking water on farms is given but
little consideration as to its purity
when 1t is derived from springs, but
many farms are supplied with water
from open wells. and its purity In such
cases depends largely upon the mode
of protecting the well and the surround
ings. Wells being deeper than bitches
or drains, and the tendency of water
being downward, much soluble matter
gets into the well that is unknown to
the farmer. The water may appear
clear and pure. be free of odor, and yet
contain impurities. Farmers who do not
consider the matter have no concep-
ton Of the many sources from which
their drinking water is obtained 1t
comes from the clouds, of course, but it
does not fall into the well, only reach
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

Ing 1t after passing through the surface
soil and dissolving the impurities. Be
cause the water passes through sand It
is not filtered of the soluble matter, If
salt Is dissolved in water the salt is not
removed by filtering. as the dissolved
salt will go with the water to the low
est place. II the well Is open there may
be toads and insects in the water.
which drown and decompose, The wells
should be covered and the surroundings
kept clean. with good drainage in all
directions. Driven wells are better than
those that are open. and should be used
in preference.-Philade Record. =
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Seeding with Clover.

When clover is sown early in the
spring on the crop Of wheat or other
winter grain. 1t may cost nothing but
the price of the seed. which is not
much, whether ten or fifteen pounds Is
used to the acre. and the labor of SOW
ing. yet we would prefer to increase it's
cost by going over the wheat with a
light or smoothing harrow before SOW
ing the clover seed, says the New Eng
land Farmer. This will benefit wheat
or rye If done at the right time. when
the ground is not wet enough to cause
the harrow to sink too deep and uproot
the plants. This makes a good seed
bed for the clover. and in day or two
after the first rain the little plants will
be sending their roots down into the
soil.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Lauehius Plants.

Have you ever heard of the laughing
plant? 1t gets its name from the in
,toxicating property OF its seed. 1t grows
in Arabia, bush Of moderate size
with yellow flowers, each producing a
pod of black beans, which are ground
and the powder taken. Its effect is
that of laughing gas" causing the
very soberest man to caper, laugh and
shout for nearly an hour until he is
thoroughly exhausted and falls asleep.
On awaking he seems to have no rec
objection of his previous antics. This
frivolous plant has not yet been classi-
fed by botanists.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
lhilfrenS
corner
sA8 - "a e.
NJ es~Ae5k, Ness.lkkzeG.E
A Proper Art.
~~~~~~~~

Every girl should be taught to darn,
with all the dainty stitches of the art.
There should be instilled into her a
sense of the disgrace OF wearing a
stocking with even a broken thread,
while a darn well put in has home
like, respectable look that in no way
deteriorates from the value Of a good
stocking. Darning is lady's occupa-
fion. akin to embroidery in deftness
and gentleness of touch. It requires
skill and judgment to select the thread.
which should be but a trifie coarser
than the web of the stocking, or, in
case of cloth, than the thread of the
goods. Where a cloth may be easily
rayeled, it is better to darn it with the
ravelings, unless it is in place where
more than ordinary strain comes on the
goods. Thick cloth should be darned
between the layers, and, when done by
a skillfuI hand and well pressed, the
work becomes practically invisible. A
darning case, fitted out with pretty
olive-wood egg to hold under the stock
ing. a long, narrow cushion of darning
needles. cards of various colored woods
and cottons and all the necessities for
the complete outfit of a darner, is use
full present for girl, and one that she
should be instructed to use faithfully.
Central Presbyterian.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Selecting Varieties.

If your strawberry market pays high
prices for early fruit, large. highly col
ored and attractively packed. it would
be foolish for one to raise mainly the
mid-season sorts and market them un-
attractively. If potatoes bring good
prices and cabbages are drug. don't
raise cabbages. If white eggs are want
ed. don't keep fowls that lay brown
eggs, and vice versa. On the other
hand, if the best market is for the car
cass, keep Plymouth Rocks for this
trade and use the brown eggs at home
If they cannot be sold for fair price.
In short, all along the line, raise what
the market demands and do not try to
educate the public to some article it
does not want, simply because it seems
the best article to you.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Organized Asnosticism.

According to the plans OF the trustees
of "the Church of this World" of Kan
sas City, j. E. Roberts, its pastor, is to
be at its head and to assume the mantle
of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll. The
local church is to be expanded, and Mr..
Roberts is to be sent all over the
United States to organize agnostic
churches.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Renovated Butter.

Renovated butter is seve- IL degrees
worse than oleomargarine, in our opin-
ion, which is based on actual knowledge
of the processes by which the two<are
made. We have said and repeat that
between the two frauds we greatly pre-
fer oleomargarine because it cannot
possibly be made Of more uncleanly
materials. than are used in making
process butter, and very often is made
in a c1eanly manner from materials
that, in themselves, are not unwhole-
some.
The extent to which renovated butter
has Influenced the markets of the coun-
try is not fully appreciated or there
would have been stronger demand for
it's regulation long before this.-Dairy
and Creamery.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Financial Plans.

Osmond-You always pay as you go,
don't you?
Desmond-No, indeed; pay as other
people come after me.-Detroit Free
Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Oh, SophI

Mrs. Browne-I didn't know your
son was at college.
Mrs. Maiapropos-0h. yes; he's been
there two years. He's in the sycamore
class now
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

nail keg may be fit
ted with an axle
from an old fence
rod or piece of. old
shafting and attach
ed to the handle Of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
A FIvE-ROw CORN MARKER.

as far apart as you want your rows and
two three-inch boards (A) nailed on top.
D is handle.
The driver walks in the last mark
previously made and holds the handle
in one hand. There should be such a
handle on each side Of the marker. Use
one horse and attach rope or wire
from each outside runner to the traces.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

a push-cart, or the handle may be
quickly made to order. Stones inside
the keg will give needed weight
Farm and Home
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

Never tell man that he has made
a fool of himself. II he knows it he
will get angry-and he will get angry
also If he doesn't know it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
For RoI1in. Small Seed.

No garden is complete without a
roller for hand use. Small seeds come
up better if rolled after planting. A
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
A Corn Marker.

The cut, from the Ohio Farmer, shows
a five-row corn marker. The runners
are IL or 2 feet long, six inches wide
and two inches thick. They are placed
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-03-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

WHEREAS. a peti ion has been pre-.
sented To the Trus' ees To the l.ancas-
ter >ci,o,l District, signed 10y more
resulting in said Sch oil District. prsy
iux that an elortiou DE- held TO deter
mite whether or not coupon honds Uf
said schooi disuict shati be issued b.
said trustees to the amount fifteen
Thousand dollars, for school pur, os.s
ns act forth in a. Act passed at the
lat. session OF the General As enluly
of South Carolina enii led All Act 10
authoriz. and empower the Trustees
OF the Lancaster Schooi District to- or.
der au election aud to issue coupon
bonds OF said School District for scho ;,
purposes approved Feb 1902
Now, therefore, We. tue under>
signed Trustees of said school district.
in compliance with said petition and
pursuant Of the power vested in u,
by said A ct. do hereby order that All
election lie held in xccordauce WI h
said Act at Lancaster our, House,
,
1902, petW cen the hours Of = e'clock IL
IN. aud 4 p. III 10 determine ether
coupon UOiIds 10 the "a aoIOunt of II teen
thuusa dollars suali be issued for
school purposes. that is 10 say. for
the purpose of purchas ing lot or lots
of land, erecting one or more school
buildings, or purchasing or aidt & to,
or remUdeiing existing school uuiid =
Jugs as stated in SAID Act; in winch
election only quantied eiecloIs, resid
Ing in said school district, snail be al
lowed to vote.
That, as is required and directed by
said Ac,, the trustees Will have printed,
and on hand III the \o,iug place, Ior
tie use OF the voterS in sAIu election,
an equal Lumber of bal O,s on one
set OF which will be priut.d the words
For the is,u ing of bonds" aud on
the other set, the words: Against the
issuing OF bonds"
That the following persons, who
have been appointed managers tn re
OF. shall conduct said election, direct
and declare the result and make re~
turns thereof TO said Trustees, TO wit:
} G Foster, + Gregory, ID Resce
Williams,
ancaster, 8 e.. March IA. 1902.
b f Miller,
e rnyInr,
w T Gregory,
w J Cunningham,
has II tonnors.
Trustees of the Lancaster Schon,
District
March ltd.