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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Jumped and Was Drowned.

Meridian, Miss, Jan. IA head
on collision on the New Orleans &
Northeastern occurred last night. En-
gneer 'Tew jumped and was drowned
in the creek. Fireman Carroll and
three passengers were hurt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Train Crew All Hurt,

Peoria, H., Jan. ia train on the
Rock lslanG ran into a washout this
morning. No one was killed, but all
the trainmen were hurt. Rains have
made traffic dangerous
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago, Jan. 1e.-Wheat opened
76%, closed 771s; corn opened As,
closed IS SIS; oats opened SS, closed
3SA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
A Spreading Rails Wreck.

osseo. Mimi, Jan. 19.-The Winni-
peg flyer "n the Great Northern. was
wrecked at o'clock this morning by
spreading rails. Three passengers
were hurt, none fatally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
CENTRAL ILLINOIS FLOODED.
Traffic Suspended and Sewers Are
Washed Out,

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 19.-The warm
rains in central Illinois have practi-
cally tied up the 'interurban Illinois
and traction lines, washed out the
sewers OF Decatur and other towns.
flooded cellars and inundated farms
Every stream is threatening a delnge
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Trouble Expected In Portland.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 19.-The
labor unions of the Federated
Trades Council will partici-
pate In parade tonight-a
demonstration In favor of the
striking street car employees.
who plan t. tie up the system.
Violence is expected. Many
strikebreakers are arming and
the police force Is making prep
arations for trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. ia
passenger train on the Fort Worth &
Denver ran into an open switch 26
miles north of here Fireman Will
liamo was killed and several others
hurt. The smash hit a train on a
siding. q,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Seven Injured Mt Kanyyakee.

Kankakee, H., Jan. 19.-Seven sur
vivors of the injured in the Fowler
wreck were brought here.
w. E. Harris OF indianapolis, died
soon after his arrival.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
DeInented Suicide.

Chicago, Jan. 19.--Adolph Engle.
aged SO, demented, shot and burned
himself to death in his shop this
morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
INTERSTATE
LEGISLATION
Urged to Handle the Problem
Of the Open River by Rail-
way or Canal.
SMITH WILL INTRODUCE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Calling the Attention of the Washing
ton Legislatures to the Common In
terests Of the Three States I'm Sc
curing Better and Permanent Fa-
cilities for Getting Freights Past the
DISTINCTIONS of the Lower River
Joint Committee Of Three Legisla-
lures is Proposed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
Texas Has an Eartbaunke.

Amarillo, Texas, Jan. ia slight
earthquake shock was felt at 6:33
o'clock this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19
TWENTYxy5lE WERE killed AND
TWENTY-FIVE OTHERS WILL DIE
Fifteen Were Cremated in Weckage Of Passenger Cars on
Big Four at Fowler, Indiana


a Feght-Reief Trains Take
of the Casualties Took
Place in
arsA Escaped
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19

smoker. None were injured in the
sleeper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-19

For the best goods, the best bar
gains, the most progressive and wide
awake merchants. read the East Ore
gonian advertisements.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15

anola Piano, gave a concert in Seattle.
All the music critics, artists and music
teachers were invited to attend. Their
enthusiasm was unbounded and all pro-
nounced 1t almost human. The Ranch
readers are particularly warned that
there is but one genuine MetrostyJe
Pianola and sold in the Northwest only
by D. S. Johnston Co., who have large
stores in Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bel
bingham, Spokane, Portland, etc., etc
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15

The interest in good roads continues
to grow apace, and the day is not far
distant when we will see fine roads
throughout the entire length and
breadth Of the land. In this connection
it is pertinent to call attention to the
advertisement of the White City Grader
Co.. which makes the Twentieth Cen
fury Grader. This company has just
issued a little booklet on Delightful
Roads" and would like to send you
copy of the same if you will drop them
a postal card request. 1t is book
we'll worth sending for by all who are
interested in good roads
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15

All Of our old-timers know that al
falfa has a tendency to becom' thin
ner every year. 1t seems to be the
nature of the plant to grow in cIumps
or punches and to thin out as time
runs on. AS we have often said before
this is remedied by going over the
field in the spring with a disk or har-
row. The splitting of the crowns with
a disk or tearing to pieces with tooth
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15
Proper way to ventilate Stables.

The subject Of ventilation has been
more or less talked about by the ranch
owner who has a good barn and takes
pride in giving his cows what is right
for them. There is a right and a
wrong way of ventilating the stable
One publisher says that to provide
fresh air you should carry wood chutss
three inches square from UP under the
caves down to the stables, on the out
side of the barn-having them enter
and deliver the air within six inches OF
the floor. This, continues the pub
Usher mentioned, does not create q
draft about the cows but does furnish
good air and does not chill the stable
too rapidly. Dampers should be placed
in every chute and partly closed dur
ing very windy cold weather. One
ventilator to each twelve cows will be
sufficient. There should also be sew
eral air shafts two feet ssuare, open
ing from the top Of the stable. These
should reach entirely up into the cupo-
la, or discharge the heated and i'm
pure air outside under the caves
never into the NOW, for this air car
res much moisture and will damage
the fodder. The chute may also be
by having hinged doors at convenient
distances. These should be kept clos
ed and buttoned, to insure good venti-
lation and to prevent persons from
falling down them These shafts
should have door at their lower end
that may be closed or partly closed
during the severest weather.
This plan of ventilation does not
seem to be a good one. It is too
strongly calculated to make cold
stable, as the warm air is taken from
the top Of the stable and cold air ad-
mitted at the bottom. This will pro-
vide fresh air, but it will be cold air
and we do not see that it is of any
more advantage than it would be to
bore holes in the walls of the stable
to let the air circulate, without the
cost of making expensive chutes. Dur
ing the very cold weather we do not
think that with the above method Of
ventilation it would make much diff
ference to the cow whether she was
inside or outside of the stable, I'M
less the hampers were closed and then
there would be no ventilation. A
stable should be provided with a ven
tilating shaft, two feet ssuare, for
every twenty cows. This shaft should
come to within six inches of the floor
to take off the cold air. The inlets
should start a foot above the floor on
the outside Of the barn, pass up in
side the walls and open into the stable
foot below the ceiling. This will
introduce the cold air when it will
be warmed, and as the cold air in
the stable is taken from the floor, but
little heat is wasted and stable so
ventilated can be kept comfortable
even when the thermometer is way be-
low zero. If there is strong wind
blowing it may be necessary to close
the inlets on the windward side, other
wise too much cold air will be forced
into the stable.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15

Manure and fertilizers are capable OF
making any farm pay, provided the soil
is given a sufficient quantity in the
right proportions to supply the demands
of the crops.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15

harrow and the little surface stirring Of
the soil done by the rolling cutter ard
the harrow are needed to make the
plants take new root and spread
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03

curing process in any case is carried
far enough to prevent the vines mold.
ing after Storing them in the barn
prior to threshing. If the vines are
thoroughly ripened in the field before
harvesting, they can be stored in
from two to three days if the weather
is satisfactory. If, however, the vines
have some green leaves upon them
and the pods are not thoroughly dry.
the period for curing in the field is
of necessity much longer than with
thoroughly ripened plants.
After the crop has been properly
cured in the field it is customary tc
store the beans in barn lofts or il
sheds until the weather has become
quite cool before the work of threshins
is done. In some instances, however
if the beans are thoroughly field curei
they may be threshed in the field: bu
ordinarily, in those regions where
beans are extensively grown, weather
conditions will not permit of their be
ing cured and left in the field a stuff
Gent period to enable the entire Wofl
Of harvesting and threshing to be car
! ried on in the open.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03
A GreWsome Package.

An extraordinary story comes from
Tomsk, Siberia. A peasant from the
country appeared in the police station
carrying bundle which he carefully
deposited on the table before the
chief
Il am poor man." he said, land
when I come to Tomsk 1 beg for my
food. Tonight went to vespers and
when I left the church began to beg.
Two men whom I did not know ap-
preached, and asked if I would not
have some meat as aims. was most
grateful and accepted this bundle. In
the dark l thought it was a sleeps
head. When l got home to the place
where lodge I gave it to my land
lady to cook for us. It makes splendid
soup, sleeps head does. When she
undid the bundle she started back
with shrek. And now I'll show you
what she saw
The beggar went forward to the ia
BILE, undid the handkerchief round the
bundle and mans head, cut off close
to the shoulders, appeared. 1t was
the head of policeman who had been
missing some time and who was sup
posed to have been murdered by the
native Kirghiz.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03
VALUE OF THE INDIVIDUAL
RECORDS OF DAIRY COWS
know Your Cows and Then You Will Know Make
carrying 1'ay-By Prof. b. E..
Ohio Experiment

One of the most important of the
numerous factors upon which success
n dairying depends, is the ability of
The dairy cow to yield dairy products
economically. Investigations conduct
ed by the University Of Illinois agri-
cultural experiment station showed
that of 1913 cows in Is herds which
we're tested, "a averaged only 1875
pounds of butter fat per year, while
only 80 produced 800 pounds or more
II butter fat per year. If similar con-
1itions exist in Ohio diaries, there
Ire something like quarter of mil.
ion COWS in Ohio that fall far short of
welding profit or even of paying
tor their food and care. The effect of
such condition upon the profits from
aalrylng in this state is hard to esti-
mate, but it is doubtless true that the
presence of such COWS in herd is, in
many instances, the cause of failure,
Or, at best, of only moderate success.
Every dairyman has observed that
some of the COWS in his herd are bet
ter producers than are others, but it
Is not probable that anyone who has
not kept accurate records for each of
his COWS realizes fully the bearing
that these differences have upon the
profits returned by his herd.
For number of years records have
been kept of the milk and butter fat
produced by each cow in the station
dairy herd, and records of two COWS
tor three years are presented here
with to illustrate the value Of &C.
curate knowledge concerning the per-
Torrance of each cow kept in the
herd.
Both OF these cows we're of pure
dairy blood, so their records are of
pronounced value in showing that
COWS bred for the dairy may differ
very widely in production. The COWS
whose records are given do not repre-
sent the extremes that may be found,
for cows have produced more than
twice as much butter fat in year
as did the better one of these two,
and other COWS have produced less
than one-half as much as the poorer
one did. The difference which exists
between the records presented ap-
proximates the difference which av-
|erage dairymen who have carefully
selected, but not tested dairy COWS,
might expect to find in their own
herds,and are therefore of more value
in this connection than the extreme
cases would be-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03

ference in the individuality of the two
COWS.
In order to secure net annual
profit of $1,000 from dairy made up
of COW No. 1 it would be necessary
tn keen 81 COWS. With the entire
herd made up of COWS like No. 2 a
net annual profit of $1,000 would
necessitate the keeping of 262 COWS
quite a marked difference. The read
or should bear in mind that these
profits are net, after allowances have
been made for cost of food at market
prices, for interest and taxes on in
vestment in herd and in dairy build
ings. for maintenance of the size of
the herd, and for paying for the labor
expended in the dairy In other words,
the dairy, as a special business: is
charged for all expenses of interest,
taxes, investment and labor and
credited with all roducts,$ just as a
manufacturer would charge his fac
tory with all expenditures Of money,
raw. material and labor, and credit it
with the finished prod ucts turned out,
But the mere sta ement Of numbers
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03
THE VARIOUS PHASES
OF BEAN CULTURE
With Modern Work Of Harvesting Is Made Easy
by L. g. Corbett, Hortcu1turist, In Charge
Arlington Experiment Station.

that now the once laborious practice
of hand-pulling individual plants can
be done away. with by the use Of
bean harvester.
This implement is built on the prin-
ciple of a pair of shears and consists
of two long steel blades mounted
upon a strong framework carried
upon wheels, as shown in one Of our
Illustrations. The long shear-like
blades are set to cut the roots of the
plants just beneath the surface of the
ground. Above these blades guard
rods or guide rods are so arranged as
to move from their original positions
the plants whose roots have been sew
cred, and, since the implement is de-
isigned to cut two rows Of beans across
the field, the plants of two rows are
thrown together in single window.
This clears space for the passage Of
one of the animals in the team, so
that it is necessary for only one to
pass through the standing crop. thus
decreasing the amount of loss by
Smelling which would result from
both animals being driven through the
standing crop. !.~~
After the plants are thrown to-
gether by the harvester, as shown in
our second Illustration, it is customary
for men with ordinary pitchforks,.
either two or three tined, to follow
the harvester and place the beans in
small heaps, as shown in our last IL
lustration, to cure for several days be-
fore storing them in barns or sheds
for threshing. In some instances,
where the work is done upon a very
extensive scale and where the loss
from Smelling is not considered suti-
cient to justify the employment of
hand labor for punching the beans
with forks, an ordinary horserake is
employed for the purpose.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03

BY Lyman Carrier. Scientific Assistant Manage.
uaent Investigations, Bureau O
Industry.

The methods employed by the diff
ferent farmers in filling their silos
varies greatly, no two being exactly
alike. With few exceptions the diff
ferent methods may be classified in
three groups:
l. The most common practice is
to have one man with three horses on
corn harvester cutting corn in the
field; two men to load the wagons in
the field; three or four men with
teams, depending on the distance
from the field to the silo, to haul the
corn to the cutter; one man to run
the engine when steam is used for
power, and, occasionally, when gaso-
line engines are used, one man to
feed the cutter and one man in the
silo to spread and tramp the silage.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03

from lack of power, and it was impos.
sible to clog the pipe by overlooking.
In a silQ more than IS feet in depth
it is not necessary to have a man to
tramp the Cut corn. If the surface is
leveled two or three times day while
filling, the silage will pack sufficiently
to keep. But there is one objection
to doing this. If the cut corn is al
lowed to pile up in the form of cone,
the heavier parts will roll to the out.
side of the pile and the grain and
leaves will not. be evenly mixed.
Several devices have been invented
for distributing the cut material in
the silo, but few of them are success
full. One of the most satisfactory dis.
tributers where a blower is used con.
sists of two boards, eight or ten
inches wide and about half as long
as the diameter of the silo, nailed to.
gether at right angles to form a
trough. A 12-inch board is nailed
! over one end Of this trough, the other
end being left open. For use, the
trough is suspended from the root
with the open side downward and the
| closed end toward the center of the
silo.> The open end rests above the
top of the blower pipe. AS the cut
material leaves the pipe it follows
along this trough until it strikes the
closed end; then it is scattered about
the silo. If a little care is exercised
in adjusting this. device, it will give
very good results.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03

Each teamster pitches off his own
load. This makes a crew of eight or
nine men, exclusive of the man who
tends the engine.
2. In cases where there is a short
age of teams the following method is
generally practiced: One man, with
three horses, cuts the corn; two men
men, or boys, with teams, haul the
corn to the cutter; one man unloads
the wagons; one man feeds and one
man works in the silo. AS soon as a
load arrives at the cutter the teamster
changes his team for an empty wagon
and goes back to the field after an
other load. When wagon is unload
ed it is run out of the way by hand.
With this method boys who are not
strong enough to handle the green
corn can be utilized to drive the
teams, This method requires q crew
of six men and two boys, exclusive of
the engine tender.
3. When enough horses are avail
able and help is scarce, the following
arrangement of men and teams is a
good one: One man, with three
horses, runs the harvester in the
field; four men with teams haul the
corn to the silo; one man feeds and
one spreads the corn in the silo. Low
trucks or wagons with racks suspend
ed below the axles should be used, so
that the teamsters can put on their
own loads. This requires a crew of
seven men, besides the engineer.
The table below gives a comparison
Of these three methods.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03

blower, In which the cut corn is forced
up through a tube by means of a cur
rent OF air. The chief objection to
the blower machine is that it takes so
much power to run it. While the
blower requires more power to op-
crate than does the slat carrier, very
few blowers require more than a r.
horsepower engine. Where the car
rier elevators were used in a test it
cost on an vaerage 65 cents per ton
to fill the silo, while it cost those who
used the blower elevators 81 cents. A
carrier unless covered on top and
fitted with return trough under
meath is very untidy, especially during
windy weather. At one place there
was litter to the depth of half a foot
about the silo that had blown out of
the carrier. This trouble is avoided by
the use of the blowers.
The blower pipe should stand as
nearly perpenddiiccal as possible. In
one case that was called to the
writer's attention blower at first
proved unsatisfactory. The trouble
lay in having the cutter set too far
from the silo, with the pipe leaning
at an angle of 80 degrees from the
perpendicular. The pipe clogged fire.
Quently, and 12-horsepower engine
was insufficient to handle the cutter
when it was crowded to anything like
its full capacity. After two days of
annoyance and encouragement the
| owner changed the position of the
machine, putting it close to the silo.
The difference could be noticed at
once. There was no further trouble
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03
COW NO. 1.
COW NO. 2.

At the beginning of the time COW
cred by these records, cow No. was
nearly seven years old while No. 2
was a trifle over four years old. Cow
No. had freshened five times, while
cow No. 2 had freshened twice. AL
though the conditions to which the
two COWS were subjected were not at
all times absolutely the same, yet it
cannot be said that either was given
any advantage over the other SO far
as food or care is concerned, and it is
safe and fair to attribute the differ
ence in product and profit to the diff.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03

Biddendon cake, which was made after
the design of the illustration given. In
this the sisters were joined somewhat
after the fashion of the Siamese twins.
By this time they had earned rays
about the head, and would have been
canonized had they been Romanists.
The date HOO and their age, 81 years,
were stamped on the cakes, which
we're distributed from the church
steeple by the rector OF late years
this strange proceeding drew so many
curiosity seekers that the present rec.
tor gave up the practice.