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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
MAKING PORK QUICKLY.
Some Points on Hog Raising by an In.
diana Breeder.

Some Points on Hog Raising by an In.
diana Breeder.
When my pigs are three weeks old I
place shallow trough near that of the
mother, put little ship stuff and skim
milk in it, shell them little soaked
corn near by and in a short time they
will learn to come and eat by them
selves. At eight weeks old they will
be able to feed themselves and in this
way will receive no check at weaving.
From this time on the pigs should be
pushed as rapidly as possible, for the
sooner they will weigh 250 pounds the
more profit there is in them.
Hog raising is seldom profitable un-
less you have plenty of good pasture.
the early spring, and by the time this
becomes woody and tough it is an ex-
cellent plan to have a field of red clo-
yer to turn them on. There is no bet
ter hog pasture than red clover, and it
can easily be grown almost anywhere,
especially in the corn growing sections.
Alfalfa is also good.
I do not feed them all the corn they
will eat while on clover, for if they get
too much they will not eat enough clo-
yer. Of course clover will not last all
season, but by the time the clover is
gone they will be big fellows and ready
for full feed of corn, which is the
cheapest feed for US to finish them
with.
Fall litters of pigs are little more
expensive to raise on account of hav-
ing no green pasture for them while
they are young. But if they are push
ed rapidly from farrowing time, Sept.
20, they will get large enough to stand
the cold weather pretty well. 1 then
give them good feed of ship stuff and
oilmeal, with ear corn. They follow
the corn fed cattle and get the warm
corn in the droppings. This sometimes
turns an experiment in cattle feeding
from loss into a handsome profit on
the corn fed. In mild weather, when
the snow is off, turn them out in the
pasture to get bite of grass, but al
ways ring their noses first. Nothing
is more wOrrisome than to see a drove
of hogs plowing up a nice blue grass
pasture.
Don't put pig in a 10 by - pen
with little or no shelter from sun or
storms and feed him nothing but corn
and dishwater and expect him to make
you profit. Feed him balanced ra-
ton, give him plenty of exercise, a
nice place to sleep, keep salt and ashes
continually before him, let him have
access to good water, keep the lice off
him and there are few things that you
can do that bring you more profit than
the hog.-F. W. Copeland, Jefferson
County, Ind, in Farm and Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
THE SWINEHERD.

Cleanly conditions help to ward off
cholera.
If the brood SOW is too fat, the pigs
are apt to lack vigor.
There is a better market for medium
sized hogs than for those that are
overgrown.
Do not forget to give the pigs some
wood ashes, as they greatly assist in
building the framework by furnishing
the lime, as ashes are more than 40
per cent lime. 1t also helps to sweeten
! the stomach.
In selecting pigs to keep for breed
ers pick the SOW with the longest body
Care and feed of the pig from birth
to maturity are the secret of success
and profit.
A good boar will add quality to your
future porkers faster than anything
else.
The boar is half the herd, but the 9th
er half is equally important.
The ill bred SOW, like the i'll bred
COW, produces poor progeny.
During the first months of a pigs
! life growth and increased weight can
be made cheaper or with less feed
than at any time later on in life
Farmers Advocate
Give the brood Sows warm, dry Sleep
ing quarters. Be sure that there are
no drafts in the pens. Hogs are sub
ject to pneumonia if exposed to cold
and drafts.
The sanitation of the piggery should
be guarded as carefully as the santa
ton Of hospital. Damp and i'll ven
tilated sleeping quarters are fatal to
pigs, and unless the owner will see to
it that hogs always have a dry and
well ventilated place to sleep he had
much better keep out of the business.
Too heavy a feeding in the first few
days to strong SOW in good condition
induces scours in the piglings and per-
haps graver disorders in the SOW her
self. says Canadian breeder. Corn
meal should be used with caution dur
ing the first three weeks after farrow-
ing. After that not much caution is
| needed. For the first three weeks aft
er farrowing there is nothing better
than middlings fed either in diluted
skim milk or water. 1t is advisable to
feed warm foods in all cases. Cold wa
ter direct from well or spring should
not be used for mixing the food For
the first two weeks we like to scald
the meal into thick porridge and
then dilute with water or with milk
and water.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
What He Missed.

An actor without funds managed
in some way to get second class
ticket on line of steamers running
between Seattle and San Francisco.
The voyage between these two
points consumed the better part of
three days, and in view of the fact
that his finances were at a low ebb
he solved the question in this way:
The first day out he slept all day to
keep from eating and remained up
all night to keep from sleeping. The
sec ID day he took physical culture
exercises. On the third dav he could
not stand the strain any longer and
went down in the dining room and
ordered the best meal on board the
boat. While eating this meal he
could see in his minds eye a picture
of a cell in the bastile in San Fran
cisco. After finishing his meal he
said to the waiter, GLOW much do I
owe you?" ''Nothing,'' replied the
waiter. 'SYour meals were included
in your ticket"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Historical Accuracy.

An American traveller visited
Warwick castle during his tour of
Europe. A tall young soldier took
him through the historic house,
pointing out each object of interest
with a long stick.
"'Ere, sir" he said in one of the
state chambers, "'ere is an ancient
old portrait of Queen Bess. A fine
work"
The American looked at the por-
trait, and there was long, impress
i've silence. To break this silence
more than for any other reason the
visitor finally said:
'Queen Bess, Ell? She was pret-
ty old lady when she died, wasn't
she?"
The guide shook his head.
'Not pretty, sir, but very old" he
said.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
WHiMs IN WILLS
Curious Obligations Attached to Deeds
of Property.

OF Property.
The eceentricity of men shows it
self in no more extraordinary form
than in obligations attached to
deeds of property by which some
whim of the seller is forced upon all
future owners.
The Quakers who founded Phila-
delphia sometimes asserted them
selves in this way after death. The
owners of some Of the valuable lots
in that city are compelled to build
houses of no more than two stories
upon them. Upon others back
buildings cannot be erected '1est
Gods air and sunlight be hindered
unduly in their goings."
A plantation in Virginia was left
by George Jordan, a lieutenant colo
mel under Washington, with the pro-
vision that ''every owner thereof
shall hold on Oct. Is of each year a
religious service in his house, where
prayer shall be offered and a sermon
preached in memory of my daughter
Fortune, and this obligation shall
hold good though a thousand gen.
erations shall pass.
A valuable property in Pennsyl-
vania was bequeathed to a church on
condition that the congregation
each year should send rose to the
head of the family who gave it.
Nearly two centuries have passed,
but the rose was given last year to
a descendant of the kindly though
whimsical donor.
It was not an uncommon act in
England during the middle ages to
leave an estate encumbered with a
dole, which was sometimes bestow-
ed in a fantastic way. An heir was
obliged to give fitches of bacon
yearly to the married woman who
never scolded her husband or SO
maIy loaves Of bread or stacks of
fagots to poor soldiers.
The owner of a house in Smith
field is said to have been compelled
on the anniversary of a certain mar
tyrdom to cover a gravestone in the
churchyard of st. Bartholomew's
with shining sixpences for the wild
ows of the parish.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Where tuberculosis Breeds.

tuberculosis does not find its vic
tins among the scrub cows that
browse the rOadsides in summer and
find shelter behind strawstacks in win
ter, nor among those who roam in
wide, well watered pastures and are
housed in barns through whose cracks
the SHOWS and winds of winter sift.
It is among the herds whose winter
quarters are basement dungeons, where
little air and less sunlight find en-
trance, and those that are warmly
housed and highly fed on rations calcu
lated to force the secretion Of milk
to the utmost limit that the severe
losses occur 1t is particularly a dis
ease of pampered animals. The high
" bred animal is not essentially more
susceptible; the fault is with the man
who should be ''ahead of the cow" in
stead of behind her." There are ex-
tremes of the inhuman stables of the
ignorant and the unnatural conditions
maintained by the scientific breeder"
The latter class will be the first to
realize their mistake and rectify 1t.
The former will need q deal of educs-
ton and demonstration in the line of
Misunderstanding.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Renovatina Ostrich Plumes.

The whole secret in renovating
feathers is starch, raw, not boiled,
as that would act like glue. Take
three tablespoonfuls of. raw starch
to one pint of cold water, into which
put the feathers. After they have
been washed and rinsed press in
dry cloth with the hands, squeezing
as dry as possible, then hang in a
draft to dry. When quite dry, shake
thoroughly. As the starch flies off
in cloud every fue will rise, and
the plume will be just as full and
rich as when new. Hang over steam
of boiling kettle. Do not cur1(
near the stem, as it gets too narrow
that way. When curling have the
forefinger of the left hand parallel
with the stem.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Break the Colt Early.

While colts should have a warm
shelter at night and during stormy
weather, they should have a large
yard in which to exercise. 1t pays to
thoroughly break them young. Halter
breaking should precede weaving
During the first winter they should be
broken to harness. Early lessons are
most lasting. With patience, and plen-
ty of it, the most stubborn yearling
may be made kind and docile, and
these early lessons will influence him
all his life. Very few horses properly
broken when young ever become balky
or fractions, and if they do it is al
ways the fault of some man who has
more temper than good sense,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11

Dark interiors are unwholesome for
man or beast. Numerous windows
should be cut in barns previously dark,
particularly in the south and east and
q few in the west side. Use by 13
half sash, hinged at the bottom and
opening inward, as shown in the ac-
companying illustration. The triangu-
lar space between the sash and sides
should be closed. The sash should be
regulated by pins SO that it can be
opened to whatever extent desired.
The top of the window should be near
the ceiling Of the stable. Be sure to
keep the windows clean.
One way to remove the foul air is to
construct round galvanized iron or
wooden shafts. The latter should be
made of tightly fitting matched boards
The interior opening of the shafts
Should be about a foot from the floor,
with flap near the ceiling to be open
ed and shut as required. The exterior
opening should be several feet above
the highest point of the barn roof The
shaft should contain a damper to regu-
late the outgo. 1t Is difficult without
having a particular stable in mind to
give specific directions concerning To-
cation or the number and the size Of
Shafts. In general it may be said that
one large fiue will prove more effective
than several small ones. This arrange
ment, however, must be governed
somewhat by the form of the stable.
Allowing some 400 cubic feet of air
Gpace for each animal, a 1ue 2 by
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Saw His Finish.

Mrs. Brown awoke her husband in
the dead of night with the startling
information that she had just heard
burglar in the room below.
''Now," she exclaimed excitedly,
SEhe's lighting one of those cigars [
gave you for your birthday. I heard
him pick up the box and put it down
again" Then John sat up and lis
tened. By jove, Mary, you're rightp'
he answered. 'He is! He's actually
smoking one of those-er-er-
those cigars" Then he nestled
once more comfortably beneath the
blankets: ''Go to sleep again,
Mary" he said complacently. "We'll
find the poor wretch in the morn
inr.o
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11

feet, inside measure, should change the
air sufficiently often for a stable con-
tanning twenty cows. Whenever the
construction allows it, the shaft should
be located in the center of the stable.
in long, narrow stables it should be
opposite the greatest number of air in
takes. 1t may be advisable to place a
shaft at each end of the manure gut
ter.
1t may be possible In some cases, If
the windows are sufficient, ITO get along
without the air shafs. Observation
and experience alone will enable one
to regulate these things.-P. H. Smith,
Hatch Experiment Station.
Profit In Fancy Cheese.
The Camembert cheese can be pro-
duced at profit, as at the present
prices the product of 100 pounds Of
milk (ffty quarts) is about fifteen
pounds, which should sell at from Sc
to $3.50, according to DIR. Charles Thorn
Of the experiment station at Storrs,
Conn. The college is experimenting
with this variety Of cheese and is pro-
ducing an article, as good as the
imported, which can be made at a
profit. The cream AMI the Neufchatel
cheese can also be produced profitably,
and rhe production Of these and other
soft cheeses might be worth the atten-
tion of dairymen.
Getting Good Cows.
Don't try to put two different ideas
under one hide. If you wish a dairy
COW, breed and care should persistent
ly and unintermittertly suggest milk
production. 1t is impossible to secure
a good COW by going out into the world
and crying, "Co, bossv says a writer
in American Cultivatur. There are but
two ways open-one that of buying and
the other that of breeding. Buying is
risky even for an experienced man. A
woman who loves COWS Is often d bet
ter judge.
in partnership with nature, and nature,
having a great deal Of time. is never in
a hurry. So the man dies before the
work is fully completed. Having got
a good cow, the owner should strive to
keep her in that condition. She is not
a machine, like n gasoline engine, and
she needs good deal more care. She
does well in the spring and summer be-
cause she has plenty of food and wa
ter. To do well in the fall and winter
she must be kept comfortable and also
have plenty of food and water.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
An Essential Article,

An artist was talking about Wal
ter Appleton Clark, who died at the
beginning of his artistic career.
"And Clark y he said, chad strong
sense of humor. I remember going
through millionaire's stables with
him one day. You know what mil
ionaire's stables nowadays are like
floors and walls of translucent
white tiles, drinking fountains of
marble, mahogany managers, silver
trimmings, and so forth and SO on.
"TWel, gentlemen said the mil
ionaire proudly, lis anything lack
ing2'
"I can think of nothing said
Clark, except a sofa for each
horse.'"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
The New Strawberry Bed.

For starting a strawberry bed the
soil must be well prepared and the
plants well selected and fresh and live
ly. Then proper culture must be given
for the next four months.
Above all things, set only good
plants. You may have bought plants
at high prices and have the feeling
that you cannot afford to lose them,
yet if you find them wilted, showing
no sign Of vitality, the only thing is to
throw them away, says Iowa Home
stead.
1t only adds to your expense and
final disappointment to set out half
dead plants. Better face the loss now
and set only plants that show life.
Then the culture must be constant.
Keep the soil loose and fine as a gar
den until August.
Let the planter be guided by those
principles and then be prepared to
mulch his beds when November comes,
and he will be reasonably sure Of a
crop the second year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Hair Curling Lotion.

A very nice curling fluid is made
of five-eighths of a dram carbonate
of potash, quarter dram powdered
cochineal, half dram ammonia wa
ter, one ounce glycerin, three-quar-
ters of an ounce rectifed spirits,
half a pint violet water and two
drains violet extract. This should
stand a week and then be filtered.
The hair must be very clean and
dry. Moisten with this lotion and
put up on kids or ribbons.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Mas il Possible?

A minister who was waiting for a
train was beguiling the time by talk
ing to half witted boy.
II say, jamie" said the minister,
"were you ever at school?"
eyes, sir, sure enough"
"And who had the honor to be
your schoolmaster?"
SsMaister Black, SIR replied ia
mie.
"How strange! Why, Mr.. Black
was my schoolmaster alsow
For a moment Jamie was silent,
then said, looking straight at the
minister, 'Mon, who'd ha' thocht
old Black could ha' turned oot two
like us?"-London Standard.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
insomnia.

Insomnia is caused by a surplus
of blood in the brain, and the only
way to cure it is to remove the
cause" says a very wise doctor.
sLong continued mental labor
should, of course, be avoided. It
keeps the blood vessels of the brain
constantly filed, and when it is over
they cannot contract. Tight cloth
ing tends to throw the blood to the
brain, and it should be avoided. The
feet should be kept warm, since cold
extremities interfere with circula-
ton. Unless the malady results
from moral causes little care and
common sense are all that is nee
essary to cure it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
To Remove MoIes,

Moles must be very carefully
touched. They are apt to turn into
troublesome sores if tampered with.
Mix equal parts of white vase1ine
and salicylic acid and apply to them
at night. In few days they will be-
come a little sore and in time drop
off. If very prominent, tie bit of
white silk thread tightly around
close to the face. This takes all
nourishment from the mole, and it
will dry up and drop off. Do this only
one at a time. Be careful not to
pick them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Directions For Dry Cleaning Delicate
Laees-Domestie Gossip.


Laees-Domestie Gossip.
Delicate or fine old laces may be
dry cleaned at home if they have
not been allowed to get too soiled
by means of breadcrumbs or mix
ture of equal parts of -four and mag
nesia. When using bread, rub the
crumbs in with soft cloth, chang
ing crumbs and cloth directly they
look soiled. In the method of using
flour and magnesia rub the mixture
we'll in with cloths and allow the
lace to stay few hours before shak-
ing and brushing it. Pull into shape,
tack down on piece of white paper
and leave under a weight.
Lace handkerchiefs may be finish
ed successfully on the window pane.
Pull into shape and lay on the glass,
pressing out every wrinkle. They
will dry smooth and ready for use.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Easily Solved.

A country schoolmaster thus de-
lvered himself:
eff carpenter wants to cover a
roof fifteen feet wide by thirty
broad with boards five feet broad by
twelve feet long, how many boards
will he need?"
A new hoy took up his hat and
made for the door.
"Where are you going?" asked
the master.
''To find a carpenter replied the
boy. 'He ought to know that bet
ter than any Of US fellers. Lon
don Mail
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
For Swollen Feet.

A bath that quickly relieves
tired, swollen feet is to mix half an
ounce of powdered alum, an ounce
Of sea salt and one Of borax and put
a teaspoonful in foot tub. Soak
the feet quarter of an hour. Dry,
pass a white ribbon under the foot,
bring it over the instep and pass
around the ankle. This prevents
swelling and is a great relief.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
EarIy BIioht of Potato Plant.

Early blight of the potato is caused
by the growth of the fungus Alternaria
solani in the spots on the leaves. 1t
appears before or about the time the
tubers begin to form, or when any
thing else lowers the plants vitality,
and is indicated by grayish brown
spots, with faint concentric circles like
target marking on the. leaves. These
spots gradually become larger, and in
ten days half of the leaf may be brown
and withered and the rest of an un-
healthy yellow color, though the stems
may remain green, or the disease may
progress more slowly OF course the
tubers stop growing as the leaf sur
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
ErsckIe Remover.

A lotion of one part good Jamaica
rum to two parts lemon juice and
little glycerin is one recipe for re-
moving freckles. Another one,
which is prepared easily, requires
one ounce Of alum, one ounce of
lemon juice and one pint of rose
water Rose water and lemon juice
are excellent for removing tan-one
spoonful of lemon juice in a half
pint of rose water.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11

1T is used in thinning and wedding. A
very effective implement. The blade of
this hoe may be made from an old saw
blade.l
two to thirty inches apart. Considera-
able hand wedding and hoeing between
the hills and along the rows are usual
ly necessary.
When sown in continuous rows, the
thinning is largely done with hoe,
striking across the row. As much as
possible Of the subsequent cultivation
is done with horse cultivator.
Instead of the common and wheel
hoes for thinning and wedding some
prefer to use scufde hoes. When in
use the blade of such hoe is in hori-
zontal position and is pushed and pull
ed just under the surface of the
ground. The blade Of the style shown
in the cut is diamond shaped, about
two inches wide in the middle and half
an inch wide at each end and about
eight inches long.-Ryron Hunter, Bu-
reau of Plant Industry.