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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-14
willamette Valleys Rsputation.

The Willamette valley has reputa-
tion all over our country as one of the
most productive regions in the world
That reputation seems to have been
based on past achievements rather than
on its present day farming. This is
not true of all sections of the valley,
but as whole the valley is not produc-
ing one-half of what it might easily
produce by the. same expenditure of
labor.
With soil of great native fertility
and with climate suited to the high
est production, it would look as though
there were no excuse for crop of
wheat yielding less than thirty bushels
an acre, and the writer has seen a yield
Of less than fifteen bushels.
The trouble is that the Willamette
valley has been farmed for fifty years
with little or no effort made to give
back to the soil the fertility that years
of successive cropping has taken away.
Had more clover and alfalfa been
grown, the Willamette valley might
still be the wonder and admiration of
the world. While crop Of wheat or
other grains leaves the soil poorer,
crop of clover or alfalfa actually leaves
II richer. This lesson does not seem
to have been well learned in the Fam
GUS Willamette Valley"
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With close observation of your neigh
bors who are now engaged In the fruit
and vegetable Industry, you may easily
see their checks received for fruit ship
ments are simply fabuIous-like this :
Net price peaches, $3.50 per bushel /;
early apples, $3.50 per bushel; black
berries, Sl.50 net per 24-quart case red
raspberries, SO per 2I-pint case; green
beans, 81 per bushel Those prices
have a Klondlke sound for wealth. But
they are true. Now why not you COM
mence to provide yourself with few
acres of each If you have not already,
and II you already have the varieties
planted try and give them extra Guilt
walton to produce extra quantity and
quality. Correspondence Harrisburg
Chronicle
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Some OF our farmers wonder why
their sons have desire TO quit the
farm, preferrlng town or city life The
cause IS with the farmer himself. With
the boy on the arm IT Is perpetual toll
In good weather, all through the busy
season, and perpetual loneliness In bad
weather and most Of the winter season.
The time when the farmer has leisure
is at the very time when they can not
get away from home on account of
their isolation and bad roads. The boy
hungers for company and his heart re-
volts against this uncomfortable lonell-
ness, and, to free himself from II,
walks miles through the mud to spend
an hour at the country store. We are
glad to note that In some sections of
our country the young people of both
sexes have broken through these bar
rlers and established farmers clubs
and little societies of one sort or an
Herald.
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COLLEGE BRoADENs WORK.
Additional Agricultural SpeciaIities Are
Added at Corvallis.

Agriculture is being given more
prominence this year at the Oregon Ag-
ricultural college. There has been a
reorganization of the work and addi-
tiona agricultural specialists have been
added to the faculty. There will now
be four men instead Of two devoting
their time exclusively to livestock,
dairying, field crops and poultry. 1t
IL hoped TO add still further to the agri-
cultural staff at the college so that the
/, Oregon institution may fully meet the
I demands of the farmers of the state for
competent direction along agricultural
lines.
DR.. James Withycombe, in addition
to his duties as director of the experl.
ment station, will have charge of the
animal husbandry work Of the college
and station. Professor F. L. Kent,
heretofore assistant agriculturist, has
been made professor Of dairying and
will give his full time to that subject
Professor II. L. Scudder, Of the Agri-
cultural college of Kansas, has been &C.
lected to fill the new chair Of agron-
omy, and his work will be along the
line Of field crops and farm machinery.
Professor S,uider is a graduate Of the
Illinois college Of agriculture, and after
leaving college spent some time in the |
employ OF the United States depart |
ment Ct agriculture, his work taking |
him into nearly every agricultural re-
gion Of the West. In California he |
made an extensive study OF irrigation
and soil cultivation. Professor Scudder |
will be Of great assistance to the farm
eIs of the state as well as to the students
in the class room.
For the new department of poultry
husbal d y James Dryden was selected.
The poultry industry is great wealth
producer in this state, and the college
proposes tc aid in its development by
the dissemination Of information on
better methods and in the investigation
of problems connected with poultry
keeping. Professor Dryden comes from
the Utah Agricultural college where his
work was so successful as
to bring the Utah station international
recognition fcr its poultry work. He
spent some time at the Montana station
in establishing poultry department,
and from there went to New York state
to start poultry farm for the Cyphers
Incubator company, returned to the
Utah station last year upon being offer
ed superior inducements. He believes
there is room for great development of
poultry husbandry in Oregon.
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Oregon irrigation Congress.

The first irrigation congress of Oregon
was held at Grants Pass on Septem Der
10 and IL. At the close of the session
a permanent organization was effected,
with DIR. Withycombe, Of the Oregon
Agricultural college, as president; Mr..
c W. Mallett, OF Vale, Oregon, as vice
president, and Mr. o. S. Blanchard, Of
Grants Pass, as secretary. 1t is pro-
posed to hold annual meetings to dis
cuss irrigation and forestry problems.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the committee of the Forestry as
ISOLATION with view to merging the
two organizations. 1t was felt that IT.
rigation and forestry had interests in
common. Much good should come
from this organization.
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TRANSMITTING A HUGE TREE.
Yew That May BE roo Years Old
Moved n Mile and n Quarter.

Yew That May BE 700 Years old
Moved Mile and a Quarter.
Perhaps the most ambitious attempt
at transportation on record has Just
been made at Frankfort on the Main,
Germany, and the results are being
eagerly watched by botanists, says the
New York Sun. The oldest yew tree in
Germany, perhaps in the world, has
been removed from the old Botanical
garden, which the municipality is about
to use for some other purpose, to the
new one. The distance traversed was
about a mile and quarter.
The tree was moved not on account
of any special scientific value. but for
sentimental reasons. Its age is esti-
mated by some authorities at 700 years,
and 1t seemed a sort of sacrilege to cut
It down without an effort to save it.
Preparations for the removal were
begun three years ago under direction
of expert botanlsts. The principal OPP
Grafton was the clipping off of the ten
drills of the roots to radius of about
six feet This was gradually done, a
few at a time so that the tree might
accustom itself to their loss. About the
end OF last May the colossal task of
lifting the tree from Its bed and placing
1t on huge wagon constructed for the
purpose was begun.
A sort Of crate was built about the
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roots with the earth clinging to them
as fast as they were laid bare, the
tree being kept erect by guy ropes.
When this was finished 1t was slowly
pushed along skids to the vain, which
was located In a trench, so that It's
floor was about on a level with the bot
tom Of the crate I
The crate was about thirteen feet
square and six feet deep. The tree ia
about sixty feet tall and some of the
lower branches had to be pruned to
keep them from damaging the roofs of
houses along the way. The weight of
the tree and Its packing was estimated
at 10000 pounds and to carry it the
truck was made of enormous strength.
1t was decided that 1t would be I'm
practicable to put the wagon on wheels,
as each one would have to carry a
weight of $4,000 pounds, or more than
German locomotive wheels are tested
for. Besides 1t was figured that less
damage would be done to the road by
using rollers of American hickory. In
places where sewers or other pipes
were underground heavy timber beams
were arranged to take the weight of
the rollers for fear the conduits would
be crushed.
The mechanical part of the trans
plantation was carried out triumphant
ly The tree is still propped up in its
new location lest the wind should blow
the earth. 1t is watched and watered
from day to day. 1t is not certain yet
whether it will accustom itself to its
new home, but there are great hopes
that it will.
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PLAIN TALKS WITH WOMEN.
Life Is to Many Persons a Matter Of
Sacrifice.

Life LIS to Many Persons a Matter of
Sacrifice.
Is life matter of sacrifice, asks
Louise Satterthwaite In the Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
Many very worthy people, having
gone through life and endured their
share of Its trials and misfortunes. at
tune their minds to the sombre kew.
and go softly the rest of their days;
subdued and depressed, they dare not
lift their eyes above the earth level
of their sorrows; patient, 1t is true.
but undeniably mournful, they round
out the years of their pilgrimage.
Not that they are altogether to be
blamed for this frame of mind When
one has been beaten and buffeted and
used despltefully 1t is not to be won
dered at that one comes to be very
much afraid of what the next day
shall bring forth.
But bounding youth knows naught
of this submission, and to make it's
kiss the rod, so to speak, when to it
no rod Is visible, far or near, is to
breed up spirit of impotence, not
to say revolt
We often behold an elderly aunt or
perhaps patient and devoted father
or mother trying to make various
young hopefuls see that they are prison
ers In vale of tears, and that under
all chastenings they must try to be
quiet and humble; but young hopeful
finds it all very much of bore, longs
to be away to kick free heels In a very
good and joyous world Of green fields
and still waters, and will have none
of 1t.
To preach that life is a matter of
eternal sacrifice to the exuberant one
Of youth and health is to shake their
faith in or doctrine as well as sanity.
Religion, 1t Is true, helps us to bear
sorrow; but to speak only of this side
Of it is to make Of 1t matter of gloom.
which is easily an injustice to the sub
iect and thing which will do 1t more
harm than good
Youth should hear rather of the doc
-rine of that love which showers ioy
md happiness. Let the matter of sor-
'ow be left always In the background
Until the sad inevitable time comes
when it must needs he inevitably faced.
Too sadly often is 1t true that life
'omes to be matter of sacrifice sooner
" later; but when it comes 1t is time
enough to think of 1t or speak of it or
preach resignation to it.
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THE STATE FAIR.
Exhibits, While CreditabIe, Did Not
Do State Justice.

Do State Justice.
The Oregon State fair was credit
able showing of the products of the
state. The county exhibits, though
not as numerous as they should have
been, showed great profusion of pro-
ducts OF the highest excellence. The
people of the state don't half appreci-
ate the state and its marvellous re-
sources. 1t is doubtful if any other
county in any other state of the Union
could show such great variety of pro-
ducts of such high quality as any one
of the county exhibits at the Salem
fair.
The Agricultural college exhibit was
an educator. The exhibit from the
Eastern Oregon experiment station was
amost striking showing OF the agricul-
tural resources of that section. The
livestock exhibit ON the whole was
worthy of the state. The draft and
coach horses made splendid showing.
A good showing was made by dairy cat
tie, but hardly enough of dairy pro-
ducts. OF beef animals the exhibit
was not as large as it should be, but
some fine animals we're shown. The
swine exhibit was most creditable.
The sheep exhibit was good, but many
Of the sheep were not in show condi-
ton. The poultry building was well
patronized and the exhibit was fairly
good. The almost entire absence of
farm machinery was noticeable. A
strong exhibit of farm machinery should |
be feature of every good fair.
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David McClary recently took his
new steam plow down to the Brevoort
farm. a short distance south Of the city.
ana began blowing a patch of 500 acres
OF ground for Mr. Brevoort Mr.. Me
CARY nj first wanted to pillow 200 acres
of his own land in Illinois, but the man
ager Of the machine refused to take the
heavy thing across the bridge, the en-
CINE weighing thirteen tons. Mr.. Nc
Clary It Is said, will get 81 an acre
for blowing the Brevoort land. and II
is said that the machine will plow
twenty five acres In twelve hours, or
fifty acres every day and night. At
the present time Mr.. McClary has his
hands full. as It Is said he now has
81 500 worth Of blowing ahead of him.
-Yincennes (Ind.) Sun.
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Western Apples Best.

The official report of the department
Of Agriculture on the condition of the
apple crop on September fully confirms
earlier estimates of poor apple crop
Throughout the United States. The
average condition is reported as 34.7
per cent. Few il any of the states have
an average crop. The Pacific states
show up best-Californi rs per cent,
Oregon 20 per cent, Washington SO per
cent. The Middle states are the poor
est, the lowest of all being Kansas,
which is 2 per cent, and Missouri,
which is 8 per cent. The report is a
good advertisement for Oregon and
Washington. 1t will serve to direct
further attention to this territory as
favorable apple country.
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| Many growers do not know the prop
er time 70 pick frult-tbat is, the stage
OF maturity that puts It on the market
in good condition. Very often one
sees fine large pears and peaches that
are rottlng when the packages are
opened because the fruit has been al
lowed to get too ripe on the tree be-
fore picking Sometimes when the
early market IS slack there is de-
mand for Immature fruit for cooking
purposes. The first early summer APP
pies may be probably picked when
they get big enough for cooking. This
VIII be when the seeds are still white
and before the fruit shows signs Of
colorlng. The market is always looking
forward to the earliest apples. Des-
sert and winter apples should not be
picked until well colored. Those that
stay on the tree late are better favored
than those picked early. Winter apples
will usually keep better II allowed to
ripen in the cool weather Of the fall.
The ease with which some fruit sepa-
rates from the twlg by a nip sldewse
gives good idea Of maturity. Apples
should not be separated from the twig
by a straight pull, but by a twist up
ward or sldewlse. Peaches are picked |
for market when they show the clear,
bright colors. They should not be
Dlnched to test maturity. The expert
anced picker has way OF rolling TIE
dat Of his hand over the ridge OF a
peach. and the feel means the same to
him as grain in the sack does to the
nillers hand.-W. N. HUT.
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A Barn Cabinet.

There Is little excuse for any farm
er not having sudiciency of home.
made devices which are handy to store
various things and save labor. Espe
cially is this so when they can be con
structed out Of dry goods or grocery
boxes, and that is what may be said
OF the cabinet shown IN the cut IL
can be made any size desired, and II
put together right will be practically
mouse and rat-proof. The drawers are
convenient in which to put robes. blan-
kets and the like. and the shelves or
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coon DARN CABINET.

compartments In the upper arrange
ment for holding brushes, nails, ham
mers wrenches and other small tools.
1t Il a handy place to store small seeds,
condition powders, linlments and med
icines for farm animals. Indeed, there
are many services that such an affair
can be made use of, all OF which VIII
readily suggest themselves when It has
been built aud set IN place.-E'red o.
Sibley In Farm and Home.
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noel.l.ceplng on the rnrm.

Joseph X. Fulkerson, Of Jerseyyllle.
and his brother have fine record in
the practical management Of the large
Hazel Dell stock and grain farm, where
many men are employed Probably
there Is no other farm In Illinois where
the cost Of each field of grain and each
bunch Of cattle Is figured out more ex-
actly. When little or no profit appears
In any operation, that line of work Is
either dropped or improved upon. The
kind of work performed by each man is
noted down for every day in the sea-
son and the exact kind and amount OF
work In any field is shown by the same
account. The kind amount and cost
Of food for each bunch Of cattle Is writ
ten Winchester (Ill.) Times.
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Devotion.

Dear" said the wife, 81 really don't
believe you would marry again If you
were to lose me-"
"Oh, I'm devoted enough" replied
the husband, but there are Others"
81 wasn't thinking of that" she re-
piled sweetly, but that 1 don't know
another woman who would have you"
Philadelphia Ledger.
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ished by the reclamation service and by

1sned by tne RECLAMATION service and Dy
the forest reserve policy of the govern
ment, which is eliminating much of
the range from public use. J. O..
Lloyd, an extensive sheep grower Of
! this county, estimates that not more
| than 20, 900 lambs will be shipped to
Eastern markets this year from the
country between Ellensburg and Pasco,
whereas five years ago over 200, 900
head were shipped yearly. This is
partly due, however, he says, to the
fact that more lambs are now shipped
TO the coast than few years ago, al
though the total shipments there this
year, he thinks, will not exceed so, 900,
"The range is being so diminished"
said Mr.. Lloyd, "that none but those
who own their land can afford to raise
sheep in any quantities. Much of the
former range is being converted into
good farming land through irrigation,
and the forest reserve policy Of the
government is shutting the sheep raiser
out Of large part OF the range.
should say that the elimination of this
land by the government has cut down
the number Of sheep on that land by as
much as rs per cent.
'The sheep in this section are being
raised as much for mutton now as for
wool, and there is greater demand
for good mutton than there used to be.
The price, too, has advanced, which
makes it a profitable business to pur-
sue -
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Not Encnurnuinr.

II have made up my mind" said Mr..
Timmid, that 1 shall speak to your
father soon"
yes" replied the dear girl, father
said he thought you would and he also
said II you truly loved me you'd take
out an accident-lnsurance policy in my
favor. philadelphia Press.
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A member of the proletariat was ad-
mitted.
Sir" said he, "the wolf has been at
my door for months"
Pooh, pooh, my good man." responded
the fat capitalist. such is not the ma
ture of the wolf You have evidently
been reading INSCRIPTIONS literature."-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Feeding steers

Prof. Vernon Of the New Mexico ex-
pertinent station reports the relative
value Of feeding range steers on winter
rations of alfalfa hay alone, and sup
plemented by light grain ration Of
bran and cracked wheat 13 was tested
with two uniform lots of five 2-year-old
range steers each. On alfalfa and grain
the net profit was calculated to be
S7.42 per ton on the hay, and on the
hay alone, $40.
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where she stands.

In passing the usefulness Of the mule,
local Missouri paper declared that
Missouri sure stands by the mule"
And It would be very safe bet, predl-
eating the chances on Missourrs we'll
known caution and perspicacity, that in
standing by the mule she is careful to
stand well up toward its head.-Brown-
lng's Magazine.
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ment for pitchforks shown here. A
transverse clearer bar is arranged be-
low the tines OF the fork, guides on
each end OF the bar partly encircllng
the end prongs, permitting the bar TO
slide freely on the prongs PlyOted on
the handle of the fork is a bar which
connects with other bars extending 70
the cleaning bar, and TO sleeve which
slides on the handle. BY moving the
sleeve on the handle the cleaning bar
slides over the prongs Of the fork, re-
moving anything adhering to them.
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Goes without Saying.

Conan Doyle had just notified Sherlock
Holmes of his approaching marriage.
"Of course" he said, II need not tell
you that l have selected you as my best
man. The position naturally belongs to
you"
Quite So" assented Sherlock Holmes,
absent mndedly shooting a charge Of
done into his left arm.
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The Way of II.

Husband during the spat)-I sup
pose 1 am never to have my way about
anything?
wife-of course you are. You can
have your way when 1t Is the same as
my way, but when our ways are differ
ent | intend to have my way.
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Busy British Bees.

The average weight of honey taken
from an English hive annually is fifty
pounds. This is double the average
product form American bee hives. The
record taken from any hive is 1000
pounds. from a stock of Cyprians.
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PALMY SHEEP DAYS ARE OVER
Great Flocks Near EIlensburg Thing
of the Past.

Sheep raising in the Yakima section
is undergoing important changes, due
to conditions which have arisen in the
last 10 years. While it still continues
an important industry in Kittitas coun-
ty and other parts Of the Yakima val
ley, it is not carried on go extensively
as few years ago, and the number Of
sheep growers is materially decreasing.
The ranges are being gradually dimin-
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Real Philosophy.

"a real philosopher" said Uncle
Bben, kin allus find sumpin' to be
glad about. l used to know a man dat
found heap o. satisfaction in his
wooden leg, cause 1t lef' him dat much
less room fob de rheumatism-"-
lngton Star.
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parallel pieces and Joined together with
two large strap hinges, with short
chain for hitchlng horse TO. making a
light, flexible harrow that can be raised
from either side to pass obstruction and
still leave half the teeth ON the ground.
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DO you think they approved of NV
sermon?' asked the newly appointed
rector, hopeful that he had made a
good impression on his parishioners
Yes, L think So" replied his wife.
"they were all nodding."
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Not Like N Women

Have you interviewed that female
crImlnal"
81 have tried to-"
Tried tor
Eyes, but she refuses to talk"
Refuses to talk! Head your article
Man In Disguise and make 1t three
columns on the first page."-Houston
Post
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The contract has been let for the
construction of college barn at the
Oregon Agricultural college. This will
be one of the most complete barns at
any of the colleges, and will help the
livestock and dairy work greatly.
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An Advantage.

There is one thing to be said in "a
yor OF boy going to a circus with his
father" remarked the Observer of
Events and Things; "he don't have to
crawl under the tent"-Yonkers
Statesman