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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Roots For Farm Animals.

Roots as a part of the ration have O
decided value for all kinds Of domestic
animals. Professor T. f. Hunt and as
sociates IN recent bulletin OF the New
York Cornell experiment station In dis
cusslng this subject call attention to
the fact that their effect is tonic as
well as nutrltive and that breeders and
feeders of farm animals for exhibition
purposes find roots invaluable.
For most purposes the roots are chop
ped or sliced before feeding Various
hand and power machines are on the
market for this work. Generally
speaking, roots should not be fed alone,
as they carry too much water. A feed
may vary from twenty-five toe fifty
pounds day for thousand pounds of
animal. according to the amount of
dry concentrates and rouEhnge fed. 1t
Is usual to put the cut roots into the
feed box and distribute the ground
grain over them. For poultry. how
ever, the whole roots may be given. al
lowing the fowls to pick them. 1t Is
said 10y some that turnips and ruta-
bagns impart a flavor 20 milk. How
ever, II no roots are In the milking
room at the time of milking and they
are fed Just after milking this may be
avoided
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Ostrich Plume Fern

Among the newer ferns is the New
Ostrich Plume (Nephrolepis pierson
elegantissimaJ, also known as the Tar
rytown fern, This is truly marvel.
GUS fern and must be seen to be ap-
preclated. says writer in Floral Life.
1t is of easy culture, has free or vigor-
Gus growth and Is well adapted for
house culture, for conservatory or for
greenhouse. The beauty of this fern
Is very stirling and is justly compar-
ed with the plume Of the ostrich The
fronds are not nearly rs long as those
of the Pier, Om fern and are also much
broader ana heavier. The small pin
nae of the fronds are again subdlvid-
ed, or once more than the Pierson, and
the feathery effect is very fine and
striking. These miniature fronds keep
growing; hence there is lighter shade
Of green at their ends, the main por-
tions showing a darker shade, the
whole effect adding greatly to the
beauty of the plant
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS

Why Will people continue to suffer the
agones OF kidney complaint, backache
urinary disorders, lameness, headaches
Ianguor, Why allow themselves to be.
come chronic invalids, when certain
cure is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy to
use, because it gives to The kidneys the
heI p they need to perform their work.
Ii yon have any, even one, of the
symptoms oil kidney diseases, cure Your
self now, before diabetes, dropsy or
| Bright's disease sets in.
Mrs. L. Hodson, of III Aura St.,
PendIeton, Ore, says: "I just as en-
Enthusiastically endorse Doan's Kidney
Pills today as did nearly three years
ago. They relieved me Of kidney trouble
which had botht't me Tor a consider
able time. There was aching pains
across the small of my back and down
through my kidneys, which were aggra-
waited by colds which settled in the back
and IONS and caused an awful lameness
This was my condition when | began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills. This rem
edy banished the backache and pains
through the lOins, regulated the kidney
secretlons and removed every symptom
OF the trouble, From that day to this
there has been no recurrence, and give
Doan's Kidney Pills all the credit. 4
consider them to be the best kidney
remedy procurable and recommend
them whenever the occasion arises"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milhurn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the nane-Doans-and
take no other.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Sugar sests on AIkaIi Soil.

Beet fields subject to alkali are de.
scribed as being characterized by a
very uneven stand, considerable irreg-
ularlty In the. size Of the plants and
the prevalence of chlorosls OF the older
leaves and Of sprangling taproots The
cause given for these effects Is that the
alkali retards or prevents the germlna-
tion OF the seed or that It destroys the
plants after termination. Clay soils
were found TO present greater difficult
ties In this respect than sandy soils.
Attention Is called TO the fact that
when the density Of the soil solution
becomes too great the vitality OF the
seed Is destroyed, or, In the case Of al
ready growing plants. the passage Of
water from the soil into the plant is
checked. The strength of the soil sou-.
uon I'm Colorado analyses was found to
be 20T per cent OF alkali where the
soil moisture was equal to 20 per cent
and TO $50 where II was only 10 per
cent. On the field in question the
heavy adobe soil two days after irrl-
CATION contained from 1S TO 20 per cent
OF water on the side of the plant next
the water furrow. but several days
after irrigation the moisture content
had fallen to to 12 per cent, and the
plants. while still growing, were suf-
fering from lack OF water-G. w.
shaw. California.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07

for this variety. as Red Sap, Magne
and Magnate, the latter name being
the one now adopted.
The fruit is described by William A
Taylor as being of rich yellow color
washed with crimson over almost the
entire surface and indistinctly striped
with dark purple and covered with
whltish bloom; dots variable In size,
numerous, yellow or red. The flesh is
yellowish, stained with red, fine grain
ed, half tender and juicy. The case
is small, with numerous brown Seeds
the favor, rich subacid, with quality
very good; season September to De.
cember in eastern Kansas, about the
same as Jonathan.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07

or thlrty-four varieties of oats test
ed for several seasons at the Montana
experiment station Progress, Swedish
Select and Siberian were the highest
yielders
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Injury From Winter Winds.

In some of the prairie states, where
the winter winds are both cold and
dry, it is very desirable that the soil
be well filled with moisture when win
ter sets in, since during the whole of
the winter evaporation from the young
fruit tree is constantly going on, and
IL the moisture is not In the soil to
meet this demand the result Is the Sc
rious injury or even death of the trees.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
COFFEE

Good coffee is partly in
buying and partly in
making; like everything
else,
-, Your grocer returns your money il you don't
IKE SchillinV's Best. we nav him
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
FOR ASPARAGUS.
Suitable Fertilizer, With Formula For
Home Mixing.

suitable FertltizeTJ Wltn FoTHuIa to-
Home Mixing.
There are a great many acres Of as
paragus raised where a complete fer
tilizer is used, and many of them are
commercial brands bought from deal
ers for that express purpose A fer
tilizer that will analyze per cent nj
trogen, phosphoric acid and 10 pot
ash is as good an all around article as
can be recommended for general use,
writes a grower In Rural New Yorker.
A formula for this mixture for aspara-
gus only would be nitrate of soda, 300
pounds; sulphate of ammonia, 100
pounds; tankage, 200 pounds; acid
phosphate, 1000 pounds, and muriate
of potash, 400 pounds. Bone may be
substituted for tankage if more de-
sirable. The main object of either
tankage or bone is to get a mixture
dry enough to drill. In discussing fer
tillzers for this crop do not wish to
be understood as advocating a com
plete fertilizer.
When Applied.
In my own practice use acid phos-
phate and potash, three parts of the
former to one of the latter. Mix thor
-oughly and apply broadcast very early
In the spring or late winter and work
In the soil with future civilizations.
The farther down near the roots this
Is left when feeding time begins the
better. The nitrogenous part of my
fertilizer-usually nitrate of soda-I
apply broadcast when cutting season
is over fully indorse the mixing Of
fertilizers at home for this or many
other crops In preference to paying a
greater price for an unknown article, |
and further than that the grower who |
knows his soil and its requirements |
can feed more intelligently by apply
ng that which is deficient in larger |
quantity and Withholding that which .
S not needed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Greatest Corn States.

All the states that produced more
than 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels of corn in
1907 were Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Iowa
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Tex.
As. 1t Is worthy Of remark that the
only other state which produced up to
the limit mentioned was the youngest
state OF all-namely, Oklahoma-and
that her corn crop for 1907 is set down
at 113,265,0O0 bushels.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
INDEPENDENCE < MONMOUTH
Railway.
FROM INDEPENDENCE.
FOR DALLAS.

Train No; Ga, Leave Independence daily:6:o
am. " y
Train No GS Leave Independence, daily
| iu.bO a, m; ". Monmouth, II .65 a. m: ar. bal
/ las, ll;a H. IN.
Train No; %, Leave Independence, daily,
/ eils p M ~. Monmouth, go p m; ar. Dallas
| o;ao y. m,
roR AIRIIK.
Train No. g.. Leave Independence. daily
,9 s9 a. m; w. Monmouth, 5:i0a. m. ar Airlie.
Train No a Leave Independence. daily. s.sp
p m " Monmouth, $50 y. m; ar. Atrlir, t.ss
FoR MONMOUTH ONLY.
Leave Independence daily. s.0P m.
Nc. lOi arrives Monmouth 5.soam.
FROM DALLAS
FoR ISDErKNbENcE.
Train No. a. Leave Dallas. daily "a. sprdsv
- = m ". Monmouth, SIS a. m: a.. Ind,
pendencr, 9:isa IN.
Train No. lol. Lv. Dallas sunday only. as,
a m ar Independence. Ia an
a, irsin 70. ea Leave nalls>, daily. ,. m: "
Monmouth, . , m; ar. ludeFai,.ieusc l. - 4,
N. N. Cihis train oounccts 81 -Nonmyuth Tor All.
Tu.in No. n. leave Dallas. dsilr. 5.snn
" monmouth, p m; ar. lndepriicnce. s.ii
FROM AIRLIE.
Iruin No g. Leave Airlie. daily.sa In
monmouth, 80 g. m ar. inlirreudcficr. 90 /
:. -, n. tihis train ccnnccs st Noumouia B., /
dFsin No. - Leave Airlie. daily. ssls \. m /.
~ Monmouth, b,N p M ar. tndcleuterrs
iao . m.
frsiu No loc ieavcs Airiie s.spm. srNn.V
lSil srriyes dunmouth 5 - ,. ~ srrires lnfr-
'eudcuce s-G o. n.
PROM MONMOUTH ONLY.
lssves NcruaeusA ior IuesT sTstduss. csfy.
spa.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07

We offcr Cns Hundred Dollars Reward to,
" case of Ca,arrh that cannot be cured by
IHli's Catarrh Cure.
J, CHENEY & CO., Props ., Toledo, O.
We tho undersigned, have known F. ], Che.
1ey fo1 the last l5years, and believe him per-
ectly honorable in all business transaction,
and financially able to carry out any oblipa-
ions made by their firm,
Wisr& IRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo q
" ALDiNG, AINSAE & MARVIN, Wholesale 1Tno.
gsts, Toledo, o. O'''A' Oiu
E@il' S Cat9rrh Cure is taken internally. ACTING
idlrectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ~
the systera. Price, 7jc. per bottle, Sold by Hil
DruRVi5ts. testimonials tree. - ~ ~
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
CEMENT MORTAR.
Instruction In Mixing It For Making
Pipe or Draintile.


Pipe or Draintile.
A subject that interests farmers Il
the making OF concrete pipe. either fol
use in irrigating systems or as sub
stitute for clay tile In drainage. From
tie Arizona experiment station come
the following practical details Of the
manufacture of such pipes in molds OF
two feet In length. The method of
mixing the cement mortar will be use
ful for other kinds of cement work
ALSO.
The sand should be selected with the
greatest care. 1t should be free from
clay or dirt and preferably composed
Of grains Of varying sizes. Roughly
speaking the strongest and densest
sand for mortar contains two-thirds
coarse grains and one-third much finer
grains. Often a grayelly sand can be
passed through a half inch mesh
screen and then mixed with one-half
Its volume of fine sand.
A cement should be selected which
Is very finely ground rather slow set
ting and OF rnquestioned soundness.
AADohAiiAiF4 ifst I4!SC w Dt HlltNn tliII-
es IN diameter and the proportions of
the mortar 70 be one part cement to
three and orn-half parts sand, a batch
can be made up as follows: One barrel
-four sacksl of cement and three and |
half barrels seven wheelbarrows) Of |
sand. The sand and cement should be |
mixed dry and turned three times with
ahnuafc sfaF fr than ad1a1 In ~, |
amount sufficient to bring the mortar
10 dry" conslstency-thati is. such
condition as viii require much lamp
ing TO cause water to stand on the sur
face.
The batch should then be turned
twice or three times and coned. It is
profitable to work the mortar thor
oughly.
Labor and Curing.
Three Elen-two to tamp and one to
shovel the nortar-are satisfactory
team and can mix, mold and sprinkle
at the rate Of forty pipes per day Of
nine hours. The tamping must be done
In small layers, not over three inches
at time.
An important feature in the manu-
facture OF cement pipe is the curing. {
About twenty-four hours after the [
pipes nre made they should be sprin- O
kled with water so long as they seem '
10 absorb II freely. For a week there S
lfter they should be wetted every day. (
They should then cure in the air for a a
week or two before being laid in the v
round. 81
On the third day after molding a 81
ement pipe wash Of pure cement Il
hould be applied on the inside of each v
.ngth with plasterer's brush. b
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Imports of Nuts.

In the eleven months ended Novem-
Der, 1907, nuts to the value OF $685.
70l were imported into the United
States. OF this total almonds repre-
sented % per cent, walnuts % per cent
and cocoanuts II per cent
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
THE MAGNET.
Promising Early Winter Apple of Rich

Promising Early Winter Apple of Ricf
Yellow and Crimson.
This promising early winter variety
is Seeding of Winesap which orig
mated with the late DR.. j. Stayman al
Leavenworth. Kan. The first com
mercial introduction Of the variety ap
pears to have been by J. W. Kerr, who
catalogued it for the fall of 1898 and
spring Of 1899 as "Stayman No. l."
1t is evident, however, that at diff
ferent times different names were used
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Black Aphis.

The first three years black aphis was
very prevalent among the trees, espe-
cially the De Soto. Last summer after
the second spraying | noticed nearly
all of the new shoots were covered
with this pest and thought perhaps
spraying had not helped 1t, but in a
few days, to my surprise, found 1t
all gone and concluded the insects
working down to the part that was
sprayed obllterated them In conclu-
sion wish to impress on the minds of
those raising plums that 1t is not ad.
visable to offer them for sale in busheI
baskets.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-07
Z ruit ano
Flowers
SUCCESS WITH PLUMS.
Good Effect of mulching and Spraying
In the Spring.
BY JAMES EI,wTN. NInnesofa

In the Spring.
BY JAMES ELwIN. Minnesota
Last winter, 1867, bought q
straw stack in order that we might
mulch my plum trees to keep them
back in the spring in case a late frost
might come after blOssoming. We only
mulched about one-half and mulched
them in February, when the ground
was frozen. As the season was very
backward | could not tell If 1t held
them back or not, but do know that
on those that were mulched the fruit
was better and more of 1t. owing to
the mulch retaining the moisture
around the tree On trees that were
not mulched the fruit in number of
cases wllted and dried mp before rlpen-
ing.
The spring Of 1906 was the first year
we sprayed We sprayed before the |
trees were IN blossom with bordeaux
and paris green and commenced the |
second spraying after the fruit had |
formed. With only knapsack spray
er 1t was slow work. and we were un.
able to finish the orchard All the
trees that were sprayed twice had very
fine fruit, and those that were sprayed
only once were inferior A number of
the trees that were sprayed twice yield
ed two sixteen-quart crates of elegant
fruit.
Early in 1907 | purchased a barrel
sprayer, which made the work easy.
One man would drive and pump and
two would spray. BY this means we
could spray 200 trees an hour. Wei
sprayed twice last year, using Dor
deaux and arsenate of lead
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

The most encouraging feature in any quarter is the crop outlook, says Banker Clews. Thus far the crops have made an early and satisfactory start; much better than a year ago. The acreage of cotton promises to be as large, if not larger, than last year. Winter wheat is in fine con- dition, and in view of the larger acreage promises a big crop. Should the weather continue favorable until the harvest in June we may even be favored with a bumper crop of winter wheat. Nothing will do more toward pulling the country ont of the slough of despond" than a good harvest. There are prospects of a better export demand for both wheat and cotton. which, in connec- tion with recent foreign purchases of securities. will tend to retard gold exports. although a resumption of the latter may be anticipated at no distant date.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

The first American steamer sched- uIed for Bristol since 1891 sailed
 from Philadelphia recently with a cargo of oil. and the incident. other
 wise unimportant, has aroused no little interest in that old port, which once maintained a brisk shipping trade with the United States. Not less than 50 American vessels dis charged there in 1875. but soon thereafter American ships began to disappear from southwest England. and the last American ship in Bris- toi was a three-mase ed schooner from Maine. which dropped anchor there in August. 1901. Since then the American flag has never foated from a vessel in Bristol waters. 4 coincidence with the sailing of the American steamship mentioned seemed to Ile the rp-estabIfshmen+ of a special line of English freight steamers between Philadelphia and Bristol One of them has made the first trip of any steamer from Phil sdelphfa 10 Bristol in the last sf1 CT eight years The Dvners of the line. hoEever. Eho acted oH the ur- gent advice of one of the leading
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
Women Denouncing BfIII,aarIs.

The woman's club is displaying eommendabIe energy in taking up the fight on the unsightly billboards that meet the gaze of citizens and visitor on all sides. In many cities a similar war has been and is be- ing waged. Determined and Figor- Ous effort is necessary to achieve success, but in places where the hiil- boards have been abolished or so regulated that their ofTensixeness Is less conspicuous the results are considered to be a satisfactory com pensation for the trouble.
 The many large and gsudfly-eoIor- ed biIIbOards. advising the beholder 10 buy so-and-So's wares. seriously detraet from the city beautiful scheme. and the c0nssant increase in the number Of these gIarinE signs is naturally aroHsinx public ssBti- mens. The people should bec0me fully alive to the disagreeshle iu- preSsi0n produced on oufsidets who come to Spokane expecting to see city free from artificial hIenishes They should realize too. that heir own ideas on what fs esfhssicsIIy pleasurshle are entitled 10 some Spokane Reyfew.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

Senator Albert J. Beveridge, the lndianian, who has been regarded as one of the spokesmen of President Roosevelt on the senate floor during the present session, is going to ad- dress the members of the National Association of Manufacturers at their annual convention in New York on the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth of May on Why a Non-Political Commission Is Essen tial to Tariff Reform" Senator Beveridge is known as a leading ad- vocate of the idea of tariff revision through commission of experts whose investigations shall be unin- fiuenced by partisan bias and he will find a hearty welcome for his ideas among the members of the associa- tion, which has been actively advo- eating the same policy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

Dexter & Co will go further, and will give with every package they sell their personal guarantee to re- fund the money if Dr Ames' Pleas ant Specific does not cure-a re- liable medicine at half price, with a guarantee that your money will be cheerfully returned if the remedy does not cure.
 Anyone who is suffering from liver trouble, constipation,sick head ache, indigestion, bad taste in the mouth, biliousness, specks before the eyes. melancholy, or tired feel ings, should take advantage of this offer. Messrs Dexter & Co don't know how long they will be able to sell Ames' Pleasant Specific at half price, for the sale has been some thing phenomenal.
 As the dose is diminished after the first few days a bottle that you can obtain now for 25 cents, will last month. And it cos.s nothing If 1t does not cure.
 c. l.. DEXTER & CO. Druggists.
 Corner East and West Main
 Streets, Waterbury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

Secretary Taft seems to have got into trouble over his late remarks to the railroad conductors at Chica- go. The socialists uote what he said with satisfaction as admitting the fact of the class struggle" The sec- retary declares he was misquoted, and that what he did say was this: That unless laborers united into or ganlzations, the laborer would stand no chance in that inevitable contro- versy that We always hope will be peaceful, but that must exist-that inevitable controversy as to how labor and capital shall share the Joint product of both" The effort of Secretary Taft to allay the dis like of labor to him, on account of his former injunctions when judge, in the interest of employers, and against the strikers, will require more than such small tub that he has thrown to the labor whale. But whatever may come of the contro- versy between MT Taft and organ ized labor, there is another state ment he is reported to have made in the same speech that no democrat can indorse, because it does not agree with notorious facts. Com binations of capital" said MT Taft, within the bounds of the law are necessary for business expediency and for cost reduction. Mir Taft evidently believes with President Roosevelt that there are good trusts which through monopoly can produce 'cost reductions" It would be interesting to know how these eminent republicans explain the fact that although the steel trust by con- bination virtually controls the steel production of the country and has undoubtedly reduced the cost of production, yet persists in maintain ing the price of it's products at the top notch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
Republicans generally in Connec-

Republicans generally in Connec- ticut would like to see Governor Woodruff get a second term, but the machine is grind Ing thoroughly and exceedingly small, and the governor must take what is handed out to him or get outside the breastworks. This is an old trick of the Connecticut g. o. D. machine, and woe betide the man who dares to try to stop it. A few such cases have been known but the good republicans who attempted ir are in exile now. The slate will go through, no doubt and it will be Lil- ley and Lake as opponents for the head of the ticket when convention day comes around.