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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Recommends Seeding On Ashes.

Camp Dust and Ashes, WASH. Aug. 20.
Editor Newport Miner.
Sir-It was characteristic of the class
of men we have in Newport and vicinity
that before the ashes of our recent forest
fire had even begun to cool that every
thought should be turned to plans of
how to turn the fire to profit account in
the near future.
The thought that came uppermost in
every body's mind seemed to be some
plan by which the burned over lands
should be sown in grass seed, thus trans
forming forest into dairy district in
less than years time. All lands
should be sown this coming fall if posi-
ole, but seed may even be scattered on
the snow of the coming winter and a
partial crop secured the first year. And
If this was allowed to seed and scatter
the land would be thoroughly seeded for
good many years to come. Aid may
be secured from the national govern
ment, from the state or from outside
sources. But the owners of large tracts
of land should be persuaded by every
means possible to furnish grass seed for
and seed their own lands in the interest
of increased value when these lands
shall be offered for sale. Where seed is
given to settlers free, if it should be at
all, the settler should give his pledge to
SOW only on land that is fire killed and
cleared to that extent that the seed will
be an actual improvement to the land.
And perhaps if the seed could be gotten
in quantities enough, the settler who
applies for free seed should be pledged
to SOW an equal number of acres on open
land that he IS furnished seed for on his
own. This would insure pasturage on
the open range for large number of
cattle.
l would suggest as good mixture for
all kinds of land-that is. some two or
more kinds would be sure to grow no
matter where they ell-timothv, 20
pounds; Redtop, pounds; Canada blue
grass, 3 pounds; orchard grass, pounds,
and bronze grass, 3 pounds, for the true
grasses, and of the clovers, red, 10
pounds; alsike, 8 pounds; white,
pounds, each in proportion to the whole
as the figures after each show, the whole
making 60 pounds and sufficient for
about 10 acres thinly seeded. This would
make an excellent pasture and would
conserve the fertility already present in
the soil and add nitrogen for future
wheat growers.
J. r. PATTERSON.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Notice Of Sale

l have disposed of my feed, grain and
hay business at Newport to Heslin. Fox
& Co., who will continue the business at
the old stand. All accounts due me will
be collected by me and I will pay all
bills against the business to this date.
D. R. MORGAN.
Newport, WASH, Aug. %. 1910.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Easy.

Woodley-Its hard for US who are
accustomed to speak only English to
pronounce some of these French words
that are so commonly used.
Wise-Oh, don't think so.
Woodley-You don't? Then how do
you pronounce e-m-b-o-n-p-o-i-n-t?
Wise-Fat.-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

First Fly-Have you seen that new
encyclopedia?
Second Fly-No. Is there anything
about us in it?
First Fly-Certainly. An entire page
is devoted to us-the fyleaf.-Colum-
bia Jester.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Soon to Be.

Soon to Be.
The old lawn mower has been hauled from
the shed
And painted and oiled for the fray.
Ere long at the dawn will pa leap from
his bed,
And the neighbors will hear with dis
may
The whirring of blades that play havoc
with grass,
But not without plenty Of noise,
And some will exclaim as they listen,
alas,
Late mapping has lost all its ioysr'
BIRMINGHAM Age-Herald.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

A cement chimney with air
space. Impossible to heat through.
Put them up yourself. c. F.
Craig.
WANTED-Will trade Shetland ponv
with new buggy, harness and saddle for
cows. Write Ralph Gordon, Penrith,
Wash. 14.4
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

els palmistry Of any practical val
ueY
"Well," answered the girl addressed,
cts very good way to get your
hand d."-Washington Herald.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Literal.

Literal.
Tom-Miss Nervie asked me last
night if I would go to the end Of the
world to serve her.
Dick-Well, that's going some.
Harry-It's the limit. - Baltimore
American.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
A Pungent Player,

A Pungent Player.
The comedian. had his benefit and
thankful for the patronage of kind
friends in front" let off this i'm
promptu. which was applauded:
Like crate full of Goals | glow.
great full house to see.
And were not grateful, too,
great fool should be.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Discussing the News.

"Item in this paper says that the
new mayor Of a Kansas town has a
set Of whiskers that harvest more
bushels to the acre than ex-senator
PETERS,"
"Great sport for cyclone when it Lifts
town."
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

To the good people of Newport who
have so kindly rendered their assistance
and sympathy in our recent bereave-
ment We extend our sincere and heart
felt thanks.
ERNEST DEINHARDT AND Sous.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

More Important.
See here. waiter: l found a collar
button in this pier
Didn't see nothin' of an umbrella,
did yo', boss? Dab was one los heah
las night. "-Scribner's Magazine.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

Apologies only account for the evil
which they cannot alter.-Cuyler.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Lead Pipa.

Lead may be melted and when cool.
ed to the solidifying point may be
squirted. In this manner lead pipe is
made.-Mining World.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
RAISING SHEEP
ON TIE FARM

The first thing a wise man viii dc
before Investing MS money III man
| ufacuring plant or starting III Il man
ufaeturing business IL To agnre out
what sort of demand he can rely on
to consume mis- goods and whether the
price Will continue good enough on the
product OF his factory TO insure rea-
sonable profit on his business. First
there is the cost OF the factory. then
there is the capital III the business. TO
consider Now. the farm Is really a
factory. The stock kept on the farm
is capital. A good factory with very
small capital is handicapped at the
start. So. too. is good farm with
very little capital stock 10 the acre.
Stock your farm with all the stock IL
will carry and feed we'll and you will
find that year by year 1t will get more
fertile. will produce more and. of
course. will carry more stock. and
year by year your income Will i'll
crease.
What kind of stock shall cap
italize the farm? The answer is
whether in horses. cattle. hogs or
sheep, choose your breed and study
type and, once having made up your
mind. stick to your breed and stick
TO your type. If you are breeding
pure breds. buy the best sire you can
get, even If it strains your pocketbook
Ii you are breeding grades. still buy
the best registered sire of the breed
you have chosen and stick to that
breed always in buying another sire
to take his place. You will be sur
prised in few years to see how your
stock has improved. 1t will not only
delight your eye and be a real pleasure
to you in your farming life, but 1t
will pay you more and more in dollars
and cents. Good Shropshire wool sis
selling at 80 cents a pound. and the |
does not produce nearly enough /
to supply our needs.
There are two modes of handling /
sheep. One is to go TO market and .
1ut in lot of breeding ewes. breed |
hem to good mutton sire then rush
he lambs to market fat and sell the
yves and the following fall repeat the
'peration. Many have followed this
'lan with success. A flock of ewes
lightly handled should produce 125
er cent of lambs. You have the wool,
nd if the old sheep are we'll handled
ou should realize on them the same as
r more than cost price.
The other way is to pick out lot of
ood breeding ewes of the best blood
f the breed You select, buy the best
am of the best mutton and wool breed
and in future purchases of
Tres continue using the best you can
nd of the same breed.
The demand for registered sires and
reeding ewes for improving mutton
ocks and for starting new focks is
citing greater year by year. The bet
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
DAIRY NOTES

An odor will be observed in the
milk II silage Is fed TO cows a short
time before milking. but II given
shortly after milking the silage smell
cannot be detected.
Use Aodern Methods.
Does every COW In your herd return
you a prohtG You cannot know unless
you test the milk and keep a record
Of the yield. Use the best modern
method and be assured OF results.
Cow Stables Should Be confortable.
Make everything snug and comfort
able about the COW stables. Cows con
fined day aud night In dafty places
use up most Of their feed energy In
repairing the loss OF animal heat. That
is wasteful
Handling Cream Fer Butter.
10 Is not the way crram Is sepa-
rated from milk but the way u l.
handled after being separated which
determines the quality o. the butter
Il viii make. m kept until Il ferments
Il win make poor butter.
Reliable Proats n Dairy.
Dairy products fuctuate less In price
than probably any other pruduct of
the farm. Wheat and cotton aud other
crops may rapidly ascend o. descend
The scale % prices but the dairyman
knows that his rruducts wtil sel a
fair margin q i.rodt every month IN
the year.
ros Pastsurizss crsarn ksspa
fasteurized cream keeps - vel that
d gives truuhie IN winter to churn u. /
To cbviate this u Should he vel rip-
ened Tor tUeive % twenty hours b. /
fore churninE n sour MIN o. evan /
- put In n the hacteria q contalns /
Win impreEnate and ripen n n kept at /
@ o - deEreeA. Sur MA o. cream /
q chcice eaTor only h % b cbo.en. /
as the taror 81 ~ BETTER d uade 90
mrrred bT ths aavor q ths starler.
~ 4 4 caiied
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
Ereshsninn cows.

On successful dairy farm. where q
large number of cows are kept and
milked. special attention IL given to
the freshening and drying COWS. Three
weeks before a COW freshens. II This
occurs during the winter feeding pc
riod. the owner begins feeding about
two pounds Of wheat bran a day. No
shorts are fed until after calving. This
feed Is gradually increased until at
calving time the cow Is receiving
about four pounds OF bran daily.
After freshening the cows grain ra-
ton is gradually increased by adding
shorts until the amount fed reaches
a maximum Of eight pounds for the
best cows in the herd. In the case OF
the smallest mixers shorts are grad
ually substituted for half the bran
after the COW freshens. so that these
cows get only four pounds Of bran and
shorts as maximum grain feed The
average COW in the herd gets about
six pounds Of bran and shorts when In
full Cow of milk In the winter.
An effort is made TO have each COW
dry from six to eight weeks each year.
The cows are milked regularly twice
day up to week of the time they
are TO be turned dry They are then
MIXED once a day for three or four
days. a small quantity OF milk being
left In the udder each time. After this
they are turned out to pasture and are
not MIXED again until the next period
Of lactation begins.-Journal Of Agri.
culture.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
SHROPSHIRE RAN.

ter you breed the higher quality you
offer of registered stock and the more
money it will bring. and the more
money it brings and the better it is the
easier it sells. 1t is hard to sell poor
breeding animals. 1t is hard to keep
good breeding animals. They will ask
you to put price on them and they
will tempt you to sell. There is the
pitfall in this system. Having made
selection of your best twenty-five
eve lambs, you must refuse to put
price Oh them. You must not part
with them. but adhere rigidly to your
formulated plan.
The best is none too good. A man
who follows this course ten years will
find his flock all tops and the value of
it immeasurably increased. The man
who sells his best and keeps what he
cannot sell win at the end of ten years
ind his flock worthless.
Every farmer in this country has a
place for sheep, some perhaps only
for fifty, others for 1000.
Sheep need a change of pasture.
Change them often from one place to
another, putting them where it needs
cleaning up.
A well regulated flock should be
dipped at least once a year. 1t is a
good plan to dip them just after shear
ing. Dip all, ewes and lambs alike.
Here the sheep is freed from a great
enemy, the tick. The skin is kept
clean and the fleece nicely started If
sheep are well kept thev will respond
to good treatment as we'll as any
farm animal. both in wool. which will 1
and in mutton qualities and /.
N the value of the progeny
A good flock of ewes should produce .
10 TO 100 per cent of lambs-that is.
100 ewes will raise 125 to 100 lambs.
L is easy to figure profits. IL you
nave room for few sheep. perhaps
many, why not start at onceg I'm
,rove your farm thereby. Put on more
apital to the acre and increase your
urplus in that best and safest bank
4 all, a well kept farm.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
Winter Care of Cabhaaa.

How deeply should cabbage plants
be covered where the ground some
times freezes three and four feet
Does 1t hurt cabbage to freeze! Should
plants be taken up before freezing I'm
the autumn! How early in the spring
should they be set out? These ques-
tions are answered by Linnaeus Allen
OF Nassau county. n. y. as follows:
Where the ground freezes three and
four feet deep it will be necessary to
pillow up the cabbage after trench
ing SO that the heads will be covered
with at least a foot of soil. On top
Of this should be a heavy mulch OF
cornstalks or other suitable material.
Ii does not hurt cabbage to be frozen
In the trenches provided 1t remains
frozen for long time. What hurts
1t is to be thawed and then frozen
several times.
The plants should be taken up and
put In the trenches before the soil be-
comes frozen too hard to work easily,
Two or three heavy frosts will not
hurt the plants. nor would a reason
able amount Of freezing. except that
the heads will brulse easily when
frozen. and this will cause rot.
IL you wish to put the cabbage away
FOR seed growing next spring the
heads should be set out as soon as the
ground can be put in good condition
lfter the frost is out.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
BURDENS LIFTED
From Dallas Backs-ReIief Proved
by Lapse of Time.

Backache is a heavy burden;
Nervousness wears one out.
Rheumatic pain; urinary ills.
All are kidney burdens
Daily effect of kidney weakness.
No use to cure the symptoms,
Relief is but temporary If the cause
remains
Cure the kidneys and you cure the
cause.
Relief comes quickly-comes to stay.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney ills;
Prove it by your neighbor's case.
Here's Dallas testimony.
The story Of a permanent cure.
Mrs. John P. Byers, Oak Street, Dali
las, Ore, says: The public statement
I gave in praise of Doan's Kidney Pills
in 1907 still holds good. Although 1
never used this remedy myself. 1 know
that it can be depended upon to bring
relief from kidney trouble. One of my
relatives has used DOan's Kidney Pills
with great benefit"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Millburn, Co. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan's
and take no other.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
A Good curs For Foot Bot.

Stockmen having trouble with foot
rot In their sheep and unable to obtain
a means Of Kidding them of the dis
ease viii find that the following solu-
ton is beneficial: Mix thirty grains Of
corrosive subllmate in one pint OF tur-
pentine and apply with a swab after
thoroughly pairing the hoofs. The ad-
vantages OF this mixture are: First.
cheapness (the turpentlne Is the prin-
eipal expensel; second. convenience
aud safety in use (whlle corrosive
subllmate is extremely poisonous II
taken internally. Il is not caustlc I'm
the above mixture. aud n II gets ou the
sound flesh OF the sheep. even on the
tender skin OF the udder. Il does no
harm. or II the operator gets II on his
hands It makes no troublei: third. the
penetrating properties OF the mrpen-
tine carry the germicide deeply into the
diseased tissues and insure a prompt
and radical cure.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
HOMES FOR POULTRY.
- Open Front Type That Gives Ven
tiiation Nov PonuIar

- Open Front Type That Gives Ven
tiiation Nov Popular.
tea yeirs ago thp open front poul
~ no1se s.as pta- lically unknown
rhe tendency at that time was to con.
;truct houses that were very tight and
ventilated by the opening of windows
ind in many instances by means of
dues and cupolas. This type of house.
Is rule. was more or less damp. and
il did not take many years for pro-
gressiye men to realize that damp
houses meant cold houses and an
abundance of disease. The result has
been a gradual increase of the amount
# fresh air in the house and less at
tention given 10 warmth until today
we have what is known as the open or
10th front house. One can still find.
however. many types of poultry houses.
out the open front house is fast be-
coming the standard for every climate.
The beneficial effects OF a dry house.
with an abundance of fresh air, has
been very forcibly demonstrated by
several experiment stations. Professor
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15

Many valuable COWS and heifers
have been sold az a sacriHce hy the
owner owing 10 the fact that they
were hard mixers. says The AEricui-
turist The cause of bard mukinr
cows is 20 little understood b. the av.
erage stockman that the disposal Of
such animals Il accounted for In that
way. But II Etockmen knew how EASY
Il - 70 Overcome bard mixing IN both
cows and helfers We are sure that %
animal would be disposed q for iack
q treafment
Hard milking b due % an abnormai
cuntractio1 q TIE sphi1cter muscle.
regulating The stream q MIX from
the point o. TIE tesL On the other
he1f. when a cow Loses her NIX h =
Due 10 q relaration O. a. abncrunI
expanzicu q ths Ephlncfer muscle af
tha Del1t q ne teaL
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15

Graham of the Kansas Agricultural
college states that after careful tests
made with warmed buildings. with
double wall houses having curtains be-
fore the perches and six feet away
| next to the wire netting. he has found
1 that the one ply board houses with
! netted fronts have given better results
both as to the number of eggs pro-
duced in winter and the fertility and
vigor of germs.
The open front house can be modi-
fed to meet a wide range of climate.
In the northern states the house is
generally equipped with a curtain
front and hooded roost These curtains
are dropped at night to insure a warm
er house while the fowls are inactive.
The open front shed roof house
shown in the cut is a type of the con-
tinuous house. II ia 100 feet long. %
feet wide. . feet high in front and
feet In the rear. Ii is divided into
five pens 20 by 20 feet. with solid
board partitions between each pen.
One bird is allowed to every four
SiudEc lctl VI SDdtt.
The roost is provided with a cloth
curtain. which is dropped on very
cold nights. Two small holes with
sliding doors are used to ventilate the
roOst when the curtain is down. The
floor consists of layer of sheathing.
then q layer of building paper aud
flooring. The outside of the studs on
the ends and back is first covered
with layer of sheathing. then a layer
of building paper aud novelty siding |
The inside OF the studs. with the eX
ception of the hooded rOost. Is entire |
ly open. The nests are placed on the /
end walls and partitions. The entire /
building rests on brick piers about
two feet from the ground. and each
pen is equipped with a trapdOor.
which allows the hen to 20 down and
wallOw in the dirt under the house.
On many farms where poultry is car
ried on as an adjunct to the other
farm crops is found variety of small
houses There are several
advantages IN favor of the small sta
-ionary house. Where land is restrict
I'd 1t is possible to provide sys-
em of cultivation where the houses
ire small and set far enough apart to
permit of double yards. These yards
AN g cropped alternately and thus dc
lway with the danger of tainted soil
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
TYPE or THE HOLSTEIN.
Breeders Trying to Improve the Milk
and Beef Form Of This Breed.

Breeders Trying to improve the Mill
and Beef Form Of This Breed.
With large size as the recognized
predominant characteristic Of the HoI
stein. aside from its beautiful black
and white color markings In perfectly
defined patches or spots. the next gen
eral definition relates to the general
conformation of the animal There are
three different types. described as the
milk and beef form. the milk form aud
beef and milk form. says an expert
breeder
The average form of this breed and
that toward which conscientious breed
ers are directing their efforts 10 main
form.
The milk and beef type of the breed
is especially strong in all vital particu-
lars. The bones are tne compared
with the high and sharp chine of the
extreme milk form. The loin and hips
are broad and smooth and the rump
high and level compared with the
angularity usually shown in the milk
Iorm The twist is roomy and the
thighs and hooks well apart Passing
forward. the shoulders are smoother
aud more compact than in the milk
form. but of lighter weight than in the
beef form.
The brisket is not so wide and low
rs in the beef form. and the chest is
lot so deep. but the width of the beef 4
'orm through at the heart is closely |
'etained. In the milk form the alb I
lomen is usually swung below. and
he ribs are steep. but in the milk and !
,eef form the ribs are wider sprung
nd the abdomen more trinity held up
hough nn less capacinus. The general
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15

lfTOIn 0TeGuef y ATdZetLe. OHlCdBO-l
a little more than year old sixteet
pounds Of good wool, and when yeaI
and half old the carcass weighed 1G(
pounds
IL the sheep are getting too wrinkly
and the wool too short / get either q
CotswoId. oxford or Shropshire buck.
and If the fleece is getting too hairy
and light in weight | breed back to
the Merinos.
Sheep like rape. but they should not
be kept on rape alone.
During this the cold period Of the
year, when the pastures do not furnish
enough feed TO keep them thrifty and
growing nicely. ii is good idea TO he
gin feeding corn and fodder. cowpea
and clover hay and sometimes thrash
ed oats or sheep oats.
Ten sheep will eat as much as on
COW. and every farmer should aim to-
feed accordingly.
Some breeders prefer TO have lambs
come in February. Although II may
require care to save them during cold
weather. they will 20 through the win
ter better and make better sheep than
do late lambs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-15
THE SWINEHERD

Young plgs should be taught to eat
early. Then one can gradually In.
crease the grain ration and keep their
Development az q high standard
Cheap Rstien Fer Breed so~a.
A cheap and az the same time sub
sianiiai ration Tor hroci sovs az the
present price q feed Is a mixture Of
half corn and half bran ani shorts.
TIE Curl IN the PISS Tai.
The curl 20 "a pig's tail l. an IndIca-
ti0u 20 sod beaith. When the curI
begins o. strairhfcn out luok fur dis
ease and give medicine o. change of
food.
cosd Fsss For Hocs.
Il has beeu shoun ty careful sE-
perimeufs fhat four and ons-szif
fouuts ~ poiatues VIA r-,okeg are
cqual % oue p-sund of rufumsal fsr
faucninr
cst rs 81 ths Bratai Ei-ts Ma
Matrh ~ hirrd man uteu b. A.
tending Do fhe sfcet- If o. D. roneh
aud trutai gou cau ueu lisreu-s ulih
hls serricex - fte auimals u-Iu A.
iarife uuisr b. uare.