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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

THE SELECTION OF
GOOD DAIRY COWS

In IAN address before the Vermont
Dairy association Professor Cook Of
New York said that after an expert
ence of lifetime he believed the only
sure way to tell a good COW is to bring
OUT the scales and Babcook test. One
ow that came pretty near being eligi
bic for the BOBBY prize hud 10 hei
credit 500 pounds Of hut er for he year
Professor cuok mentioned this to SHOW
how impossible II is to judge n COW
entirely OH her looks As II MAJ
.uoSs The dairy cow IN the fase she
slleuM show !, good head and u hnt
9e. not too prominent The lps
should he strong aud the noStriis large
with good openings Strong fps in
tlcaie good digestion. and good nos
Irils Indicate lung power. The GOV
should be wide between the front legs
and have il good lpnat th Of bpds.
Continuing. Professor q OK Sa
Ny experience IS thai Il god d.'ir,
COW has good. heavy shiu d rs. noI
beefy for. il fact. there sio,lid not br
Il bit of fat on a dairy COW
The ribs should be far apart. The
veins do not always ind
cate what the COW will produce. bui
they come pretty close. Milk veins
should be prominent and many OF
them This indicates good blood
circulation. Contrary TO the imprcs
sion Of many. there is no milk in the
milk veins. They are flied with blood
returning from the udder 10 The heart.
| always like large milk wells or open
ings. like to see milk veins on the
udder
The skin of the animal should be
loose and snap back when released
Watch out for thin, papery hide.
Such an animal is likely to have poor
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

The calf must be fed right u you
want 10 get the most out Of Il when
grown up.
Teach the calf TO drink its milk from
the first day. Itscan never learn this
art 80 easily afterward.
Whole milk may be fed to the calf
until its mothers milk Is ft to ssve.
AFTER that skimmiik. frrSh and warm
from the separator. j. al right
lt win not pay 20 feed calf whoie
milk six or eight weeks and then sell
It for veal That costs more than Il
comes 20.
TIL the calf Is one week CID Il
should he led from three 10 eve times
a DAY. With ifs moiher q would nat
uraIly feed little ~ a time and often-
Never fcel cold milk % a calf That
win chin iis ~tomach ard iniure the
di.sstinn. cau~inr ~rrhiu~ iruuhle. from
uhich q b hlrd in rc,urrr-
The calf sllnid have grass 81 hay
% nui,ic "a uhru ihrre ~ fuur uecks
old. Thus it, hunsrr can ~ appeased
and rs feed gireu lsss ofIcn-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
TESTED AND PROVEN.
There Is n Heap of SOlace in Being
Able to Depend Upon Il Well
Earned Reputation.

For months Dallas readers have
seen the constant expression of praise
for Doan's Kidney Pills, and read
about the good work they have done
in this locality. Not another remedy
ever produced such convincing proof
of merit.
Mrs. Melissa GoorO, Log Cabin ST.,
Independence, Ore, says: 81 suffered
for years from kidney complaint, the
principal symptoms being a retention
of the kidney secretions and nervous
ness. I was also subject to head
aches and dizzy spells. I felt weak
and run down and hardly knew what
to do TO find relief, as | had doctored
a great deal without being benefited.
finally began using Doan's Kidney
Pills, and in less than a week I was
helped. The contents of four boxes of
this remedy made me feel like a diff
ferent woman, ridding me of the
headaches and dizzy spells and
strengthening my back. My kidneys
are now normal and l feel better in
every way"
The above statement was given
Sept. I, 1907 and on Dec. 3, 1909
Mrs Gooro said: The statement
gave for publication recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills still holds good"
For sale by all dealers Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan and
take no other.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

= IL
from the concrete about an inVn y
Railing cleats on the under side.
BOARD floors are expensive, shor.
lived. cold If up off the ground anu
make the worst kind Of rat harDors,
rats may be kept out by packing sanu
or cinders TO the top Of the jois's pe-
fore laying the floor, but these mate
rails are often too expensive 10 pe
used for this purpose. It Is 4 III haru
for many farmers to yet rid OF the no
tion that anything Is good enough Tor
:, hog. Yet there is no animal on tne
farm which requires better pro'ef 'loh
ram cold than the hog. none for VIM d
, good bed is more necessary anu
none so uuch in need OF s'ih Il he u
fhe little pig. The horse and the COW
bnye gond coats of hair. even sau
ar n colt when left in the cold i l'ro
yided with Il good fur ceat, tile heh ;
Feathers are the Lest Of praierl on
against cold. hut the hog has almost
oothing between his skin ana the
weather.
one Of the first requisites for sue
.ess with hogs is a shelter Wlefp
Young pigs can he kept warm ana
well supplied with sunshine and ffesh
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

United States Gets Basque Shepherds
One hundred and fifty Basques-th
first to come to the United States in
ten years-have settled in Montana
Oregon and Idaho to engage In the
care Of sheep and raising of grapes. A
few Basques are already scattered
over this country, and practically all
of them are as good citizens as can be
found.
There are half hundred of them
in Colorado. and they are the best
sheep herders who ever came to this
country.
There is quite an old colony of them
In Nevada, and they are all rich. The
Basques come from the northernmost
province Of Spain.
The Basques Amercanize quicker
than some of the peoples of central
and northern Europe because they are
more eager to learn the English Ian
guage. They are supposed to be de-
scended from the aboriginal popula
tlon Of the region from whence they
come and TO have less admlxture of
other blood than any race in all Eu-
rope.-Denver Field and Farm.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
L arm, apo
Garden
MONEY IN STRAWBERRIES.

You Can Pick Them Away Into Octo-
Der If Planted Right.
That the Strawberries are money
makers is evidenced from this story
from G. u. Pnrsels of Illinois. pub
llshed In the Farmer
He says: Grow them from plants
set In the spring in rows four feet
apart and two to three feet apart in
the row. They should be kept culti
vated and hoed all through the season
until fall. when, If they do well, you
should have row fifteen to twenty
inches wide.
''The ground should be got In as
good shape as possible before start
ing to mark the rows. If the plot is
in shape so you can check them so
much the better. 1t saves quite Iii
tie hoeing You can cross cultivate
them about twice before they start to
throw out mary runners. They need
hoeing four or five times during the
summer and should be cultivated ev-
cry week or SO to keep the ground
from crusting over and to keep down
the weeds. Work until the plants quit
growing in the fall. Then they are
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

For the benefit Of those who are TAX.
ing up the matter Of feeding special
hog raflons for the FIRST time a para.
graph about tankage may be OF inter-
est This animal product. which. IKE
oiimeal. gluten meal and blood, Is
very rich In protein. Is manufactured
from the waste products Of the big
packing houses. such as meat trim
minEs. fat scraps. etc. These are put
In a tank and subjected to excessive
heat Tor several hours. when the
grease Is removed and the solid rem
nanfs dried and ground and packed IN
racks some tankage. made from the
contents of The stouachs and bowels
of siauehierad animaiz. is o. only for
fer1iI1er and = usually labeled as
snch. The use of fankage with corn
as ration Tor hogs bas given excel
ieaf results ~ feeding tests. Being 3
concenirlIed focd. as & n. u should
not constitute more than from 10 10 %
ref cent 81 fha ution.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
EDUCATED FARMERS.
Railroad King Says United States Can
Never Have crersupply of Them.

1 Railroad King Says United States Can
Never Have C"ersupply of Them.
Few men in the world know more
about farming MS wealth producer
than does james Hill. the railroad
king; hence fhis extract from an artl-
Gle of his in the Yale tcollegei News is
well worth perusaf
1T seems probable to me-" writes
Mr. Hill. THAT there are II good many
hundred university graduates in this
country every year who would be BET
ter off If they had shaped their studi $
with a view to agricultural industry
and taken their diploma straight to the
farm.
There is not and never will be any
oversupply of educated farmers.
AT the same time the man with a
university education. supplemented by
just such practical instruction as he
would feel essential to any other occu
PATTON is certain of success on the
farm in proportion to his ability and
industry.
Il do not think of any other occupa
tion of which these sweeping asser
tions can be made | do not know of
any in which 1t is more possible to con
tinue in connection with the main
business Of earning living than en-
richment and enlargement of the mind.
which Is the best gift of university
life and its proper though seldom real
iZed continuation after the university
has been left behind.
Except for those who have made
the acquisition Of wealth and power
their definite aim in life think the
farm offers advantages superior to
those of business or the professions"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Right IN your busiest season whom
you have the least time to spare Won
are most likely to take diarrboea go
lose several days time. unless Won
have Chamherlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy at hand and tato
a dose on the first appearance Of ,he
disease. For sale by all good dealers
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
pnnnrEs HIaHr roR MARKrr.

tempting fashion Clean. crisp boxes;
tissue paper preferably of a light
green tint; concentrie arrangement OF
the layers and the packing of the boxes
in crates TO prevent single berry be-
ing crushed will bring Standard OIL
dividends TO any fruit grower
Education and wealth have made the
average consumer most fastidious.
He or she cares no more to have a
lot of mixed up berries ladled out in
bulk. The cost is no object. The quail.
ity is the thing.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

mulched with straw, about three or
four loads TO the acre, any time after
they have finished growing until win
ter sets in.
1--WE plant berries In the early fall
eight to ten inches apart and put the
rows three to FIVE and half feet
apart because they do not throw out
many runners. We begin picking them
about February and March and ship in
pint boxes In place of quarts In Flor
ida they are set out in double rows
about ten inches apart, with about
three feet between every two rows.
which they keep cultivated. The soil
is nothing but sand, and they mulch
to keep them out OF the sand. was
there in January this year and saw
some of them still covered. and they
were shipping ripe berries at the same
time. getting 80 cents per quart at the
station. They ship in thirty-two and
sixty-four quart refrigerators II need
ed and when empty they are returned
TO the shipper.
"The profit In growing berries has
been very good the last three years
clearing from $1.25 to So to the case
and making from 100 to 300 cases TO
the acre. The past was an exceptional
year. We had ripe berries through
August, September aud up to October
that were as fine as you ever saw,
being mostly Haverland and Clyde !
know of one man who had about TWEEN
ty-five cases that sold as high as So
a case No one seems to know why
they fruited this year the second time
All varieties did not. had War6elds
aud Dunlaps that got no berries of
the second crop. There We're some
others who had few Waraelds and
Dunlaps. but the Clyde was rs heavy
on one end Of the bed as the first crop
which was extra good this year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Eugene Register: There are not less
than five railroad projects on tap in
and around Eugene, including the AS
set Company Southern Pacific
Mounce line, Portland, Eugene &
Eastern, and one other of greater
pretensions than any of those above
mentioned. out Of this quintette we
ought to get at least one road from
here to somewhere.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
Dairy DOings.

Don't feed out all the clover to the
cows. Have nice lot for the sheep
They will get as much good out of II
as any animal on the farm.
The bulls dam is big factor in the
success Of his progeny. Get bull
from large producing COW, and the
more such cows in his pedigree the
better.
A COW which is gentle and which
has never been known 20 kick will
soon learn to kick II she is beaten.
she will treat you pretty much as you
treat her.
The man who cannot milk without
abusing cows has no business in the
COW stable. A kick or blow will retard
the secretion OF milk and may injufe
the COW for time TO come
Small. understood heifers shoulc not
be bred too early. II Is cheaper to
have vlgor and size at a greater ex-
pense OF feed, so as to get the heifer
into the herd at twenty-fo or twen
ty-seven months.
NO FARMER would think OF putting MS
family on ration Of bread alone, or
even bread and potatoes. for one day,
yet we see many a man compelling his
dumb helpless animals TO eat single
roughage ration for months at time.
Governor Hoard once said on the
color question: III grass had produced
green butter the oleomargarine people
would be coloring their product green.
II has been said where substitution is
possible fair competition Is impossible
The dairy interests OF the country do
not object TO the selling Of oleomarga-
rlne as oleomargarine; Il is not Jealous
OF its competition. but coloring the
stuff yellow permits fraud. does away
with competition. Dairymen are not
trying 10 annlhilate oleomargarine. but
the fraud It has created"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
Many things used in daily life
have to be bought, but most of
; our troubles are homemade.
ss.s*@**s..E*'s***44*4t.*s4...
An Effeotive FIv Tran.

Every garbage can and swill barre
can be converted into fly trap If the
device invented by DR.. Cllften f.
Hodge of Clark university biological
department be adopted
The can or barrel is fitted with a
loose cover which permits the flies to
enter. At the top of the cover is an
opening leading to wire screen liy
trap, and it is n peculiar fact that
most of the flies entering the can in
search Of food will choose to make
their exit at the top of the can and
thus 20 to their death in the trap.
This method is not patented and
therefore may he used by everybody
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

SNNNS w NN-e wv ~
As a rule. cooking the feed for the
COW depreciates the dlgeStihillty ~ the
protein AZ the Oregon experiment
station Dithycombe & Bradley found
that steaming both vetrh aud rurn 81
lage materially decreased the diresti
bility Some starrhy fsed ike pnta
toes. often has It's dlgpStihilliy inrrpas
~ by cooking. but the nrrinnderan~e
OF testimony Is 20 the effect that Il
does not pay 10 cook fe-'d Tor TIE dair.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

The annual school election at Cor
Wallis was forgotten by the voters and
not single vote was cast. As a re-
suit DIR. j. r. N. Bell will continue
as director until his successor is
elected and qualified.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Never leave home on Journey
without bottle Of Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
II Is almost certain to he needed and
cannot be obtained when on board the
cars or steamships. For sale by all
good dealers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
nont N.nlsot rable Manner.


No amount Of knowledge, wealth anC
good clothes can compensate for lh,
lack OF the simple table manner,
which you should have learned In youl
childhood and should. If you have
children Of your own. teach the young
sters while they are small.
Break Off and butter a bit of breao
at time as you want 1t. Eat quietly
keeping lips closed while chewing
Don't eat hurriedly Don't begin t.
eat until the others are served Don't
shovel food on knife blade and scrap,
of with fork. When food is tender
enough use fork in cutting rather
than your knife. Eat desserts, cakes
and salads with fork. II possible
Don't drink tea or coffee from saucer
In using the napkin man OF good
breeding leaves his half folded ana
lays II across his lap. The woman
spreads hers over her lap.
Shun everything which looks like n
display OF greedlness. To heap the
plate, TO gobble the food. to drain
your glass or your cup. TO tip you
tjup plate that none of the precious
drops may escape you. TO swab IN,
gravy from the plate with a bit of
bread and 20 demand second help he
fore others at the table have fairly be
gun Of their first supply are all mani
festations OF lack of breeding.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
Happiest Girl in Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, had
been ailing for some time with chronic
constipation and stomach trouble. /
began taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets and in three days l
was able to be up and got better right
along. I am the proudest girl in
Lincoln to find such good medicine" A"
For sale by all good dealers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

ihasmueh as the membership of the
liiat'lia County Pioneers association
: rapidly diminishing, an auxiliary
orsanization is talked Of. embracing
Umatilla County. "
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
A TREE THAT OWNS ITSELF.
Deed to Land Around It Not Valid, but
Citizens Have Made II So.

Deed to Land Around It Not Valid, but
Citizens Have Made II So.
The story of a tree which has a
formal deed to the ground on which it
stands is told by the Outdoor Art
league of San Jose. 1t goes that in
Athens, Ca. one William Jackson low
ed tree as some men love friends or
money. So he gave it its own splendid
self to have and to hold, with a deed
Of all the land within eight feet TO be
its own, safe from the greedy intrusion
of man.
This was an act of such high senti-
ment as belongs to the days Of ro-
nance and the knight of La Mancha.
But 1t was done in our own land less
than 100 years ago Though the deed
is not valid in law. the citizens still
hold 1t good and will not have it vio-
lated.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
ART IN FRUIT PACKING.
make Berries Look Like P0sms an

Make Berries Look Like Poems and
Reap Worth While Reward.
Here is shown the way TO pack rasp-
berries for the high class markets.
Selected and Fixed as they are, they
are poems of nature. and the short
haired farmer who gets thep ready
often makes more on d crate han the
long haired poet makes on perfectly
good set Of verses
First. OF course, you must have your
perfect berry, and after TINT no care
is too great to send it to market in
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Sprains require careful treatment
Keep quiet and Apply Chamberlain 5
Llniment freely. Il viii remove the
soreness and quickly restore the parts
n healthy conditon- For sale bv
an Eood dealers
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
GEORGE p. CRAMER,
Fred Wagner's Old Stand, Dallas, Ore,
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

That Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering ii
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they win do is
ten-fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer-
curry and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio by f. ],
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Prict 75c per bot
tie.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonsti-
patton.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Canyon CITY Eagle: The foliage OF
a cherry tree on the Dan Fisk place.
one mile east of Canyon City. has a
diameter of 81 feet Il is an oxheari
cherry and is said to be the large st
cherry tree IN the state.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

General Carlos Garcia-velez. minister
from Cuba to the United States. says
that Cuba has 800 miles Of the most
excellent macadam roads constructed
Of crushed coral.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

An innovation in the Gresham
schools is the department of domestic
science. Miss Belle b. Edwards, of
corvallis :, has been elected teacher in
that department.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

sheridan sun The new cement
hundine Tor the electric lieht plant Is
nearly completed and viii h. a model
nre-E.roof structure The new engine
is yet g. b. piaced in position
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Baker Herald: Just now members
OF the bar are discussing whether or
NOT a farm can he legally transferred
with no other description but that Of
the recorded name.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

No one who has piece OF moderate
" light soil well exposed to the sun
can afford 10 be without canta'ouie
On hot day there Is nothing that W
replace a liberal portion OF lee cl
cantalonpe. especially With ie,'
in the hollow. Cantaloupes ~
help keep the boy on the farrl
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

For summer diarrhoca in children
always give Chamberlain's Collie. Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and Castor
oh and a speedy cure is certain. For
sale by an good dealers
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
4 Cough A Cold

And then no telling what-unlcss YOU
use Dr. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. II Is
the best, ask your neighbor.. I.cok
Tor the Bell on the Bottle. Sold ev-
erywhere.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

DIR. Bells Anti-Pain is both an inter-
nal and an external remedy. Ii is an
antiseptic remedy and destroys dis
ease germs. Sold everywhere on "a
positive guarantee.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Who has tried DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey for coughs, colds, grip or any
throat or bronchial trouble. Get a
bottle today. Look for the Bell on
the Bottle.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

squares for steps.
as they are better
to stand on than
roun d $. N all
blocks for them to
rest on, and to
keep the sid e s
from spreading put
a small rod under
every third step,
or wire VIII do.
Double and twist
it.
Take a solid
pie ce four feet
10 n & for t b e
"snout." Bolt this
with two one half
inch bolts. with
wedges to make il
solid. This makes
a much lighter
and handler lad
der than the old
straight one.
Y GU put t b e
snout in the fork
of n lin1h and
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

Having experimental last wear
with oil sprinkling, citizens Of Albany
residing on South Ferry street will
this year practice that system of dust
laying.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04
summer Coils

are harder to relieve than winter
ones but they yield just as readily to
treatment with DR. Bells Pine-Tar-
money. Sold everywhere. LOOK for
the Bell on the Bottle
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-04

The Circuit Court OF Clatsop Coun-
ty is enforcing naturalization regula-
tions so strictly that 16 Of batch Of
l9 applicants have been rejected.