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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11
RALEIGH, N. c., OCTOBER 10, 1Q1o

Nate more carefully the lands already
n use, allow the timber IN the sVarn1rs
20 grow. and the wild grasses Ia faa3
ne untamed cattle, and leave tha
re ing hilI8 and some fertile 1n-
1oncfed valleys tor those who are
% com" alter Is. The only hone for
'he lie and prosperity Of the thau-
,aACS a. generations that should in
hetl[ what we, as tenats, have so
badly used, up to the present, is&y +
we now make most positive,
and immediate change of our pre-
Wahton devastation and impOVerish-
ment Of the soil and adopt intelligent
methods, by which the fertility Of the
earth and its fruitfulness will grow
greater as it grows older
Magnificent Work Done.
IN recent years magnificent Work
has been done by the agricultural de-
partment Of the United States. by
university extension, notably n Wis
consin, Michigan and Iowa. by the ag-
ricultural colleges of the various
States, by State and county fairs. by
moderate premiums offered by various
institutions and last, but not least by
the constant efforts Of many of the
great newspap pers OF the country to
educate the people along these lines.
and to induce better agricultural re
suits. AS vastly valuable as these
agencies are, they are not far reach
inG enough for the present vital re
CesSities. Through the agencies al
ready mentioned, great strides have
been made in the past ten or fifteen
years along these most desirable lines,
but in addition, | would urge that the
county commissioners of all the c0un-
ties in all OF the States in the Union
under the general welfare" clause,
offer for the season Of 1911, and every
year thereafter, a first premium OF say
$1,000 IN gold, second. third and fourth
premiums of $3.50, $500 and $3.50, re-
spcctiVely for the best yield of the
staple crops in this State: Corn, cot
ton. wheat and oats, on forty acres Of
land without irrigation. This i'll my
opinion would cause one or more eN-
permental farms to be scientifically
culti1 ated in almost every neighbor-
hood in each county where such pre-
miums were offered, thus giving to
the people Of every community an
0ccu!ar demonstration Of how much
more profitable it is to cultivate q
small tract Of land properly, than a
larger one by the Old slipshop ana
wasteful methods.
Would Raise Better Crops.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11
\ Suicidal. Policy


Lands in New York. Western Ohio
ana many other sections of the Older
0'dteS tAat forty or fifty wears AGO
were worth and would bring S10O an
acre cannot now be sold for $40: in
l&ct cannot be sold for what the
bulidlnSs and improvements upon
these farms have cost, because = had
system OF cultivation Robbed them
OF those fert!lizing elements that
made them valuable, as agricultural
ldnds-What q suicidal policy.
Wastcfui Prolsigsiity.
me same Wasteful prodigality VII
Sap the vitality of these great black
acres, that should be, under proper
methods. rich heritage for our chill
dfens children to the thousandtn
generation. We have had too much
land; it has been too easy 10 procure.
and, We therefore, have mill ons of
acres in partial cultivation, that
should have remained untouched ex-
ccpt for the grass and timber that
grew upon 1t, for a hundred years to
come.
Gives Few Figures
The population Of the Union at the
close Of the war for independ ence was
about 1000, 900, mostly aericulturists
scattered along the borders of the At
iantic; the population in 1860 was
10000, 600, chiefly east OF the III :SSis-
sippi river. The great states of Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas were snarSely
settled, and the great bulk Of the ter
ritOTy now occupied by the Iahotas
and Washington was almost tenant
less. The population of Texas was
about 100000. Millions Of cattle,
sheep and horses annually grew fat
upon its vast PARTIES. The popula
ton of the Union today is probably
1000, 900 and we, in g more or less
slpshod way, so far as agricultural
methods are concerned, occupy so
large a portion of the available open
territory Of the country that great
conventions are being held, mammoth
petitions sent to congress and to the
legislatures of the various States,
praying that millions Of dollars be
granted to drain the swamp lands and
to irrigate the deserts that the land
less may thus find homes II these
extreme methods are necessary at this
early period in our existence as ma
ton, what must become of homeseeh-
ers a hundred years from now
Occupied Lands Too Rapidly.
We have occupied the lands too
rapidly; we should call a halt, cultI-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11

(Bunalo Express)
Mr.. BIS farm consists of So acres,
and is carried on on strict Sclentillc
principles He never puts III any
part of crop without consulting ms
book. He plows and reaps ana dlSS
and sows according to the best au-
thorities-and the authoriues cost
more than the other farming lnple-
nants do. AS soon as the library Is
complete the farm Will begin TO be d
,,rofifahle investment. But book
farming has it's draw backs opoh
one occasion when it seemed MOI al.
certain that the hay ought to be cut
~ bav hook could not be found, ana
before if was found it was 100 iate
.na the hay was all spoiled. Nli
Paecher raises some OF the lneol u ~"
of wheat in the country, put lHe IN
favorable difference betWeeh ne r
Of producing it and It's ma hee 49,;
after it is produced mas lito non,
considerably with ltS 9o'o
marcial enterprise.
Hie special weakness IS moss 49,
He considers nogs the p53l
,,,,,,o q farm produces. lie pusS -.
-;l,i,aI mig for $50, and feeuS nlni
aho11t $40 worth of corn o." is +bo
coils him for about -. aoanav
go ron he ever makes any llloiiss
oiiis ~ loses on the corn, out He
makes $3.50 on the hoS aIor OK
nnt mind this because he nene' ,nv
meets to make anything on a1,t he
a And any way it turns ou''
,aas tho excitement of raising 'ie rtb
mas aaSbow uns whether he gets the hsrrj.s woItn
of him or iut fr+abIe success if the
wId1u rohins would eat turnips, I?,,,t, nu' '''''
,rnn't rop,t' and hence the difficulty;
One Of Mr. Beecher,s moat 3,,I, i.,', onera- era
ing difficulties in ms s,ose la''r 'rrleaesnbiance
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11
Established 1877
BEST WAY TO STIMULATE FAPMTNf3

Ta .a. Editor: While> on my vaca-
t;.n -u i'm New York State this sum
r.r hrJ the pleasure OF meeting a
NJ u.Hty FNall. formerly of Vir-
u:r.a I.t now large farmer and
h~,n1.r a.. fine horses and prominent
in rnsu. .u1 matters and a resident Of
Dal.- TeNas. AIr. EXall talked very
f~tfN4uul1r on the subject of farm
fr.. anil modern methods, and OF the
n.,- way to stimulate the average
-arr.or lu improve his old. antiquated
u,tuads and he thinks a system Of
s.ru- prizes in every county for diff
f.ruar crops is the best method, as
lnuo- 1Hlg strive for them snow their
aGfl.5n., me- EhbOrs what modern and
care. Iii farming means, and close
f- ..uHr demonstration, which can
b. s..n daily. he considers the best
Stinu..-
H.. Was kind enough to give me the
eno.asaa article. an address he deliv-
cred before the county commission
ers uf Dallas, Texas. and if you find
5- interesting and worthy of space
.uw ur at some future time in your
yal.u.Ie paper. l shall be pleased 10
ha.. you publish it.
NM. II. WILLIAMSON.
I,a..l-h. Ocr. s, 1910
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11
BEECIiER'S FARM

Of different sorts of seeds and plants
to each other. Two years ago MS
farsightedneSS warned him that lheie
was going to be a great scarcity OF
waterynelOns. and therefore he put in
q croD of seven acres of that fruit. But
when they came up they TUNED OUT
to be pumpkins, and dead loss WAS
the consequence. Sometimes pot-
norton of his crop goes into the
ground the most promlslnS sweet po-
tatoes AMI comes up the most eKecra-
bIa carrots.
When he bought his farm he found
ono egg in every hens nest on the
place He said that here was just
the reason why 50 many farmer
failed-they scattered their forces too
,nuch-concentra was the idea 80
he gathered these eggs together ana
mt them all under one experlenced
hon THAT hen roasted over the con
tract night and day for many weeks
under Mr. Eeecher's personal super
vision. but she could not phase
those eggs. Why? Becaus they were
those Shameless porcelain things
which are used by modern FARMERS do
nest eggs.
Mr.. Beecher's farm is not tri-
u,nnh. 1t would be easier if he work
I'D if on shares with some one; but
h.. cannot find anybody who Is willing
10 stand half the expense, ana not
,,anx, that are able. Still, persistence
in any cause is bound to succeed lie
1ras 2 very inferior farmer when ne
hogan. but q prolonged ana unlllncn-
inn assault upon his agricultural dlI-
Gc7,1tias has had its effect at last and
he is at last rising from af1itence 70
poverty.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11
Conservation OF soil and Better As1'i-
cultural Methods.
jBV Henry EXail.) }

lBE Henry EXaiI.)
I'E far. the most i'm nportant question
te.ar- the people Of this Union TO-DAY
is tn careful conservation of the spe-
ra. dement's Of fertility in the soil
and lis more scientific and Intelligent
1t has been stated by the best au-
tuortes That the people Of the United
States have been more profligate in
th. destruction OF the soil, their most
Fa.u-aia material asset, than any other
people nt any time.
lh~ AGRICULTURAL department est
mates that already in the short life
ot this Nation. more than 90 per cent
"t oor agricultural lands in cultivation
H%E@ greatly deteriorated in intrinsic
F4le "E erosion and Wasteful cultural
II tEa"~. and over 100000 acres are
already lad lands, practically worth
le@. In majority of instances, we
HaEe taken everything from and re-
54EH"4 nothing 10 the land. In the
BEST small grain sections, the SmOk e
from the burning straw stacks would
al @eS almost obscure the sun. Mil
mons of dollars in intrinsic value that
should have been returned as fertili-
z5,s t' he soil have thus been wan
lon.E destroyed. Fields that should
44&t .e Il deeply Dlowed and care
Ken oU in the 1all. so that the soft
eaT1n "oaid have been d proper re-
'ebla'-e for the rains Of winter, thus
alCT-a@ up moisture for a great crop
sle coming season. have been left
"of4 and the waters have wasted
away the riches of the top of the
ear}h. Carrying them down the
streams and into the sea,
Careless in Selection.
W" have been almost equally care
'92S I'LL inc selection of the seeds that
We plant We have q hundred acres
VI Wheat the seed that we planted
III lne hrSt instance may have been
500, part of our land was better
= 'han the other, part of it richer.
~ lar to presume that % per cent
Oi our wheat was vastly superior to
s"V other 80 per cent, but when we
o.II1 Z" SOW again, we failed to Seive
ri 'i'- ~ per cent of big, strong, vi
n Fl&or0uS grain, but sowed the
''oIa hundred and invited deteriora
~ "t hine to one; this is d fair sam
e. 'I The methods of the average
''''' IS 1t at all surprising under
- b'e conditions, that everything that
or "tNd lives upon grows scarcer
ana " Aer with each succeeding year,
rG >'I that the farmer does not get
supply and Demand.
r7. rare instances, these high prices
tbl 49, oaused by speculation, but in
sim. '"%J majority of cases, it is the
ma,1 question sof supply and de-
higt We are surprised that beef is
loa,,53'' ''t last year, wEen / saw train
moi, VI helfer calves taken from their
bcrs,. and shipped to the markets,
tbeso the grass lands upon which
sold ''Tds had roamed, were being
parrr, Nrttlers, the reason was ap-
thar Hogs, poultry, everything
cane. ne country grows is high, be-
poorI.. 'Ie soil is being depleted, is
the ~ ~ |F"pped and we fail to produce
7'" 10 raise and fatten them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11

hens egg contains 500 grains OF
u-atar 12o grains Of fat. los grains
Of lime. 80 grains Of albumen, 20
erains of sugar ard 10 grains Of ash
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
DIED.

HARMON-At Loves Station, sun
day. January 80, 1910, the lO-
months-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Everitt Harmon, of pneu-
monia. Funeral services were held
at the house on Monday, with in
terment at Deer Creek cemetery.
LETCHER-At Grants Pass, Oregon,
Sunday, January 30, 1910, Phillip
the 7-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Letcher.
The cause of death of little Phillip
was heart failure, caused from a re-
cent attack of diphtheria. He had
recovered sufficiently from this dis
ease to be considered out OF danger
and had been up and dressed the
day before his death. On Sunday
morning he expressed the desire TO
get up, but his heart had been weak
ened by his recent illness, so that he
died before his request was granted.
Phillip was bright little fellow and
household pet and his death was
sad blow to his relatives and friends.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
ARE WE ASKING FOR WAR.

II appears that in spite OF the
opinion OF our higher officials that
there are many well posted people
who believe that Japan is consider
Ing the policy OF making war on this
country, That the United States In
It's unpreparodness for war Ia unwit-
tingly tempting Japan to attack her
was the declaration OF Horace Now
ton Allen. OF Toledo, o., former min
lister TO Coroa, In an address before
the Knife and Fork club at Kansas
City on Last Saturday night prior
10 the Japanese war continued MIR.
Allen, Japan had spies all through
China so that she knew the lattcr's
weakness better than did the Chinese
themselves, The same Is true OF the
Russian conflict In both cases "
was the weakness OF her antagonists
that led her TO war Shall We offer
such temptOtIon3 II looks as II we
were bent on doing so,
"When Japan has taken Hawaii, rs
military authorities say she could do
over night, Os it were, she could land
a quarter million men on the Pacific
Coast IN 90 days, while we could not
get 100000 there IN thrcc months
Hut n Japan did make war on ue It
would be the end " Japan, for We
could sacrifice every son and spend
every dollar N necessary, IN recon
auerlnr our country
MIR Allon believes that should
lapau decide to make war ON the
United states she will DO So In the
next five years before the completion
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
JUDGE HANNA HAS
FORMALLY RETIRED
The Bar Association OF Southern
Oregon Present Retiring Off
cial With Watch.

On Monday last at the meeting of
the circuit court in Jacksonville
Judge Hanna was presented by Will
liam NJ. Colvig, in behalf Of the Bar
association Of Southern Oregon, with
a beautifully engraved gold watch
on his retirement from the bench.
The occasion was one Of deep inter-
est and showed with telling effect
the esteem in which the Judge was
held by the entire bar of the dis
trict. 1t SC happened that George
II. Durham was the only Grants
Pass attorney who was present.
In accepting the gift, which came
as complete surprise to him, Judge
Hanna was overcome with emotion
and for a few moments was unable
to reply.
Speeches were made by c. L..
Reames, w. ]. Vawter, e. D. Briggs,
Judge Calkins, Geo. H. Durham and
other members Of the bar in appre-
citation of Judge Hanna's work on
the bench.
Afterward an informal and i'm
promptu smoker took place in the
courtroom.
H. X. Hanna has been a prominent
figure In legal circles in Southern
Oregon for over 40 years, and for
nearly a generation Of that time he
has served as a state officer.
He sevred two terms as prosecu-
ting attorney before he was elected
in 1880 as circuit judge for the First
judicial district, which then compris-
ed all the counties Of Jackson, jose
phine, Lake and Klamath. The legal
work wasn't so hard, but the travel
ing was to be reckoned with-they
staged then from Jacksonville to
Lakeview, and the roads were not
any too good.
Judge Hanna resigned in 1884 and
i. R. Webster was appointed by
Governor Woody to serve out the
unexpired term.
In 1892 Judge Hanna was elected
circuit judge and again in 1898 and
in 1904.
II he had served out his term he
would have been in the public service
"a years.
Besides this, Judge Hanna belongs
TO the band of men who helped tC
found the mining camps in Southern
Oregon, which were the nucleus OF
the prosperous commonwealth of to-
day. He is the last Of the old re-
gime which had such intrepid souls
and forceful brains, such as the late
p. p. Prim, Henry Klippel, w. G
T. Vault, Silas Day, James D. Fay
and many others, who, while they
have crossed the great divide, have
left their mark on the pages o
Southern Oregon history.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1910.
REASONS FOR REJOICING.

The residents OF Grants Pass may
well rejoice over the prospects Of
having tho business streets of the
town paved during the coming spring.
The committee on streets have acted
with both judgment and energy and
the mayor and council have well
done their part as well as the able
committee representing the property
holders. There has been entire unity
OF action and good business judgment
has been used from first to last. The
people OF the city almost without
exception are anxious and earnest
regarding the paving question and
the officials have felt that there was
public sentiment behind them
which appreciated their every effort
in bringing about the paving which
has so long been needed.
Who knows but the paving OF
streets generally may not become
popular In Grants Pass. other towns
talk about their three, five and even
ten miles OF paving II is possible
that year from now II will be our
boast that we have several miles OF
bitullthlc pavement and that our
proud city Ia In the van In all matters
that relate to enterprises OF pith and
moment Good pavements and new
high school will bring us n big hotel
and many other important things
which como naturally TO an up-to-
date town, The Commercial Club Is
informed now that II ia their turn to
make a move, II has the financial
and business ability TO do another
stunt like securing the new depot,
There Ia no disposition TO crowd the
willing horse, but Grants Pass
gentlemen, needs few other things
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
\ \ \ \ \ y \ \ \ \ \ y \ \ \ \ \
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
4 4 \ 4 I 4 Z 4 \ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Maud Powell.
(From Los Angeles Evening
Express

In appearance Miss Powell Ia most
prepossesslng rather slight,
graceful woman, with an intelligent
countenauce and an unaffected smile
that In itself Is strongly in her favor.
Her instrument must be OF the sort
rated as priceless. In her hands, at
least, IL responds with a voice OF
almost human tonal Qualities-quall-
ties Of the kind that touch the res
ponsve chord OF human sympathy.
OF all the great violInists whom It
has been the writer's good fortune
TO hear--and that means many-not
one, In his opinion, has drawn a bow
over such eXQuisitely pure, limpid
tones as did Miss Powell last night
and In the matter OF refinement. ac-
curate intonatlon and perfection OF
technlc she has hardly been excelled
by any of them
She IS, regardless OF comparisons
one OF the most wholly delightful
and satisfying artists yet heard here
While her playing ia characterized
by remarkable refinement, It Is de.
void OF sentimentality. II has lly.
ing, vIrile qualities dominated by a
sane musical intelligence that makes
everything under the graceful bow
ot tho player u matter OF enjoyment
20 the listener The broader-styled
movements Of the Greig sonata and
of the VieuNtemps concerto she play.
ed with a breadth and beauty Of tone
that was surprising, while the clean,
cut work In tho more brilliant move
ments wore more than admirable
AZ the opera house, Grants Pass
March II. 1910.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04

OF the Panama canal and the explra
tlon OF the Japanese-E English treaty.
II Is easy to see that Mr.. Allen
fears are well founded and 1t be-
hooves the states OF California, Ore
gon and Washington to at least have
a thought In this direction. Should
Japan undertake such conquest
the people OF the three states named
would suffer the loss Of hundreds
OF millions of dollars, which the gen.
eral government might possibly pay
back In fifty years. 1t Is not neces-
sary to get nervous over this matter,
but II Is the part OF wisdom for our
government to be prepared for such
an emergency. II Is well understood
that Japan Is in the habit OF casting
longing eyes at Alaska, which is a
most difficult country to defend
from an enemy as 1t has twenty-five
thousand miles OF sea coast which,
in the very nature Of things, would
be impossible to protect In case Of
war. AS far as tho main Pacific
coast Is concerned II will cost less
to defend II than to recapture II after
It Is taken by the Japanese.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
CITY SUPERINTENDENT
GIVES HIS VIEWS

Editor Courier: A few words as
to the advisability of the erection of
high school building at this time
may not be out Of order from one
who should be as well qualified to
speak on the needs of the school as
most any citizen of Grants Pass.
That there is pressing need for
increased high school facilities no
one will deny. The only difference
in opinion seems to arise only as to
how, where and when this increase
in facility should be added. Those
who are opposed to the bond issue
at this time have advanced the idea
that, 1t would be better to enlarge
the frame building now owned but
not occupied by the schools In the
Fourth ward, and thus make room
for those grades that are now cared
for in the Central building. It is
in reply to this argument that ask
space in your valued columns.
To vacate the two rooms now used
by the Eighth grade at the Central
building would not relieve the pres
ent crowded condition in the assem-
bly, room or the high school room
proper. At present all available
space for desks in the high school
room has been filled and the alsles
between the desks are only about
Is inches wide. Still, there are a
number OF pupils without desks and
who are forced to use chairs at the
reading table. With the beginning
OF next session there will be an in
crease OF at least 40 to so pupils
and the question arises as to where
these can be seated. Certainly there
will be no room for them in the pres
ent high school room, nor will the
vacating OF the two grade rooms on
the first floor OF the building solve
the question,
Again, additional grade rooms are
now needed on the north side OF the
track for pupils are now being sen
from these to the grades in the
Riverside building Some OF thu
grades In the East building number
46 and AZ pupils, which is entirely
too large for best results. The idea
number should be 80 to S5 pupils to
each teacher.
may say, further, that II Is the
plan OF the board OF education,
sometime in the near future, as the
need may require, TO erect a brick
ward school building on the site OF
the frame building In the Fourth
ward Al present there are ample
facilities in the Riverside building
to care for all pupils on the south
side OF the city This fact is en-
phaslzed now by pupils on the north
side attending school at the River
side building.
Should this bond Issue carry on
Saturday and the new high school
be erected the General building will
be used for grade purposes. and II
the rapid growth Of the city con-
tnues, as We all believe Il will in
two years more-not longer than
thrce--a new brick building will be
erected In the Fourth ward on the
nresont site OF the little frame schoo'
bnllding. Very respectfully.
r. r. TURNER.
City supt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04

THE cigarette is moro harmful than
whisky and any young man " this
university who expects to make the
track or football team had bettor cut
them out now" said Joseph II.
Thompson, coach ot tho football and
track teams ot the University oi
Plttsburg, IN inaugurStlug a crusade
20 stamp out the cigarette among the
student body
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
BORN.

PATRICK-In this city, Sunday 80
1910. to Mr.. and Mrs. DICK
Patrick, a 10-pound son.
sTRICKER-At Grants Pass, Ore
gon, Monday, January 81 lslV'
to DR.. and Mrs. F. D. Stricker' a
daughter.
SCOVILL-At Grants Pass, Oregon,
Tuesday, February l, 1910, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Scovill, daughter.