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Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
SUNFOLwERS FOR SILAGE
CBy G. s. Raw


Sunfower silage has attracted con-
siderable attention the past few years.
In western Colorado and in parts Of
Montana it has been given several
trails and those who have grown Il
are very enthusiastic over the results
obtained. Farmers in Montuo5c. Delta,
and Mesa Counties who were feeding
this silagc were visited by me writer
in February. 1919. Every farmer in
terviewcd was so well pleased with
the silagc that he plans to sow in
1919 an acreage equal to or larger
than that he had n 1918. High yield
per acre together win the fact that il
is very palatable, has made this sill
age quite popular. Perhaps more of
IT has been fed 10 dairy cows than to
any other class of livestock, but il is
also being fed succo ssfully to beef
cattle and to sheep. Although the
stems and heads Of the Sunhower plant
are course and somewhat woody, they
come from the silo in a very sueculent
form and all OF the silage is readily
eaten.
At present but very limited portion
OF the State Is growing sunfowers for
silagc. However, the eNnerience in
'l't1AailA anu aNtN ila itsthH VI 10 con-
clude that several parts of Colorado
ought to be able TO grow the crop.
a: Bozcman, Montana, where corn has
not produced satisfactorily silage. sun
flowers have made remarkable Yields.
The Experiment Farm, Huntley, Mon
tana, secured very good yields from.
sunfiowers upon both irrigated and
dry land. At the Nevada Station.
Reno, sunfowers are ready to harvest
before the time of killing frosts. while
corn is very frequently injured before
II is ready for the silo. In the San
Luis valley and other high valleys of
Colorado the season is too short and
too cool for corn to be a profitable sill
age crop, while sunfowers ought cas-
ily to reach the proper stage of devel-
opment for good silage. And judging
from the experience in Montana. sun
flowers should produce larger ton
mage of silage than corn on many of
the dry lands of eastern Colorado.
Mammoth Russian Variety Used
The variety of sunfiowers grown
for silage is known as the Mammoth
Russian. This is single-stalked var
iety having huge heads. these heads
often measuring ~ to Is inches, and
sometimes 20 inches, in diameter. Or
dinarily there is but one flower head
to each stalk, although occasionally a
plant is branched and has three or
more heads. This is the sunflower
commonly grown in gardens for orna-
mental purposes or for the seed, which
Is fed to poultry.
Ito be. continued)
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
HOW SIZE OF BUSINESS
AFFECTS FARM INCOME
(By o. S. Rayucr)

iBg -. y. kayUcT)
The way size OF business on the
farm may affect the income Of the
farmer Is illustrated in these cases:
The cost Of producing grain on a
large farm is no more than on small
farm. Both get the same price. II
h" margin Of profit is 10 cents per
bushcl the farmer who uses larger
machinery and more horses and there
by produce 1000 bushels compared
with 1000 bushels produced by his
ncighbor who uses smaller machinery
and fewer horses, gets twice the pro-
tit.
Some men who hire lots Of labor,
figure their returns on the basis Of so
much profit from the production Of
each man. Then the more men that
can be given productive work, the
more money for the operator.
This Is well shown from the records
on 33 farms in one community in Colo
raho.
Fifteen farmers who hired less than
5000 worth of labor during the year,
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
News Of the Stoek-Items
about Stockmen-Followine
Piov and Shovel-Dy Fazm-
ing Notes Of Interest
DOWN THE VALLEYS

<sy sef41fs38
Il is a big job that Hoover has laid
out for us-to keep Europe from
starving 10 death-but the farmers
who raise the stuff. viii surely get
well paid for their labor. and we folks
that raise back door gardens can help
TO cut down the high cost OF living.
The Price Of Peace
The same storm that hit US this
week, grew into tornado in Nebraska
and deposited as high as three feet
Of snow at Wyoming points. 1t would
have been a good thing 10 discover n
couple of feet more of snow in the
high hills here, but guess we must
take the weather as il comes
The Pri-e Of Peace
The sale Of the Stone ranch west of
Gunnison, one of the largest deals of
recent months, indicates that the prce
Of such improved ranch land here 5
approaching $50 an acre. Two or
three years ago, when land was $50.
many were fearful that il would have
a slump. As a guess. We would say
il goes nearer 500 than $50 within
1--WE years ago.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
The rrice of Pence
DENVER MARKETS

DENVER, April Cattle receipts
1850; steers $14.50 to 1850: cows
and heifers $7.75 to $12.75; stockers
and feeders, $3.50 to SIS; calves
$1l.S0 to $1S76.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
!, r; ,PECOPDS9MssfkEl

made an average of $500.
Eighteen farmers who hired from
$500 to 5000 worth of labor during
the year, made Ss5l.
The amount Of capital invested is
another method Of measuring size Of
business.
Records on 80 farms with a total
valuation OF less than $4,000 show
that the owners made an average Of
STAB.
Farms in the same community with
valuation Of between $50, 900 and
$4,000 made an average Of Si,s5T,
while all that had a valuation Of
above 10000 made labor incomes Of
1916.
This increase in valuation may bn
due 70 more land, more stock or to
mon productive land.
This information will not be of
much value unless the man with a
small business can see way TO in
crease his business. II n method can
be found whereby this can be done.
his chances for returns are much
greater.
Suggestions that may help are
|. Rent additiona. land. 2. Adiust
the methods now being used so as to
more effectively utilize the feed crop
and permit the handling OF more live
stock.
A method adopted on one farm NAV
not apply to another, but by n care
ful study of the business, usually n
remedy can be found for the farm tha.
Is not producing fair return.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
The Price of Peace"
NEW LAKE FORK FARMERS

Lake City Silver World
Mr. and Mrs. W. s. Whinnery re-
turned on Monday evenings train and
state that they will be here much of
the time hereafter. They were ac-
c1mpanied by G. II. jackson and fam
ily Of Denver, who have taken posses
sion Of the Dwyer place, which Mr..
Whiunery recently purchased from the
late Mrs. Dwyer. Mr.. Jackson will
have charge Of the cultivation OF this
place and the original Whinnery
homestead, the owner rcserving his
Elk Creek ranch for some later dis
position. The three places, in COM
binatian, are by far the heaviest hay
producers in the Lake Fork valley.
-The Price OF Peace
Lake City Silver World:-AsSis-
tant Supt. Lynch Of the d. 4 4. c.,
Third Division, accompanied by +. S.
Gibson, supt Of the bridge construc-
ton, came up in his railway motor
car from Gunnison Monday night to
look over the bad brcak-ofr from the
grade near the Dwyer gulch, necessit-
ating the moving back Of the track.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
HAY FAMINE KEEN IN
SOUTHERN COLORADO
AS WELL AS MONTROSE

Montrose Enterprise
Feed situation for stock in the
San Juan basin is critical Many of
the stockmen are out of feed now and
practically all the hay will be gone
by April 10th. What hay is available
is selling Mt $40 per ton, altho some is
being shipped in from the Grand
Valley section that costs approximate
ly $32 per ton laid down here
Stockmen thruout the basin, San
Juan county, N. NJ, La Platte, Monte
yuma, and Archuletta counties, Colo
RADIO, are facing heavy losses during
the next thirty or sixty days. Range
cattle are dying at a rate that is in
creasing daily, and according to the
stockmen it will be May 18th, before
the range that was cropped closely
last fall will furnish sustenance, and
June 18th before the forest reserve
range will be available.
Last fall practically every stockman
in the district was forced, thru in
ability to get cars, to turn back on the
range a large number of prime ship
pers, thus adding to the number to
be fed during the winter months.
This added to the fact that a large
acreage of hay ground was seeded to
grain, which resulted in shortage of
hay from the start, is taking toll
among the herds there.
The sheepmen of the district are
not suffering to the same extent as
the cowmen, as they have long de-
pended on oil cake and cotton seed,
shipped in early in the fall.
This valley is also suffering from a
severe hay shortage and many Mont
rose county ranchers are at their wits
end to get feed.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
POULTRY PAYS IN NEBRASKA
WILL PAY IN COLORADO, TOO
Dozens of Farmers in Neighboring
State Sold $500 worth Of Poultry
Products Last Year

sSOtu sJOV with VI
Products Last Year.
Dozens of farmers in Nebraska
sold $500 worth of poultry products
last year, according to information
from the Extension Service of the
University of Nebraska Poultry was
valuable sideline for them. X. ".
Graf, a Bancroft farmer, produced
$S25.50 worth of poultry products
from 200 hens. Hundreds Of city and
town people are keeping . dozen hens
in the back yard at . profit. Back
yard poultry keeping can be done with
profit, and it has been proven many
times in the last two or three years
What Nebraska farmers can do,
Colorado farmers can do. also.
~The Price sf Peses~
Those who wish garden seeds from
the government will recollect that
Congressman Taylor asked that re-
quests be sent to him, at "House Office
Building, Warrington, d. C. His sec
retary, H. v. High, will attend to all
correspondence. It may be that Mr..
Taylor will send News-Champion
some seeds for distribution, rs he Of
ten does, but none have yet arrived.
sTAe Price 81 Pesee~
Roads are getting good from the
valleys and ranchmen now come TO
town in ther autoes from al points Of
the compass.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
GETTING READY FOR
SPRING VEGETABLES
Now l. Time for Hot Bed Which En-.
abies One to Have Some Veget abIcs
-Four to Six Weeks Earlier Than
When Sown in Open.

It viii soon be time to get the hot
ped ready for raising the young
plants which will furnish early vege-
tables this spring. E. l.. Kirkpatrick.
OF the Colorado Agricultural College,
gives the following timely sugges-
tlons which will be useful in this
pleasant task:
Use mellow, fertile soil of high
humus content for filling the bed. In
some sections it may be secured from
some well protected fence corner or
from the woods, where leaves have
accumulated and decayed year after
year. Take surface soil only, and
place to 5-inch LAYER in the frame,
Allow temperature of the soil to
reach its highest point, 30 to 100
degrees, and to recede somewhat be-
fore planting seeds, usually to. 6
days. Place an additional covering
of corn fodder or old boards over the
sash to help retain heat formed by
the fermenting manure and to fur
ther protect small seedlings in severe
weather conditions.
Sow seeds of radishes and lettuce
in alternate rows to Z inches apart.
Seeds sown March 10 to 20 should
give crops ready for use four to six
weeks earlier than those ordinarily
sown in the open. Sow seeds of cab
bage, lettuce and celery for plants
for out-of-doors transplanting at
about the same time. Sow these
broadcast in small fiat boxes in the
house if desired. Each box should
be provided with holes or cracks to
facilitate drainage. Remove boxes
to hot-beds following termination.
Transplant seedlings to soil in the
hot-bed when their second pair of
leaves are well developed, spacing
them two inches apart each way.
Start tomatoes similarly about the
first of April and give an addi-
tional transplanting, spacing plants
inches each way, about May 10 to
Is.
Water seeds or plants in the hot
bed in the forenoon of clear days.
Wet the soil down thoroughly each
time and avoid watering when it does
not appear somewhat dr..
Remove covering from the sash
during the day unless the weather is
especially cold or disagreeable. Ven
tilate by showing alternate sash
backward and forward a slight dis
tance or by raising each at the back.
Increase this distance as crops or
seedlings develop until, finally, the
sash may be removed altogether dur
ing favorable days.
.The rrIce of Pence
DENVER MARKETS
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11
SATISFYING RELIEF
FROM LUMBACO
Sloan's Liniment has the
punch that relieves
rheumatic twinees

This warmth-giving. eonsest;on-
scattering circulation-stimula rem
edy penei,ases t,I.hous yrbbins right TO
the aching spot and brings quick relief.
surely. cleanly. A wonderful help foc
external pains. sprains. strains. stiff.
ness, headache. lumbago. bruises
Get your bottle today-costs little,
means much. Ask your druggist for Il
ty nG~s. Keep it handy for the whole
family. The big bottle Is economy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11

With better weather conditions, stock
Will be turned out on the hills thru
all the lower valleys. II is time, for
hay stacks are getting painfully low.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11

T. L. Crews went to Sapinero Sat-
urday to look after matters connect
ed with the ranch at that point.
SThe Price Of Peaee-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
Buy Now!

Three acres of choice irrigated
land, with fine dwelling and good
barn.
20 acres of we'll improved land,
close in.
100 acre stock farm, with outside
range.
20 acre irrigated farm, good build
ings and excellent location.
room bungalow, excellent condi-
tion, monthly payment plan II de-
sired.
All Of the above at prices which
you cannot help but appreciate. See
the property. Buy good real estate
now.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
ASHLAND CREAMERY

Hildeburn was hailed before the JUS
tice of the peace where he immedi-
ately explored the pockets OF his
jeans, the Judge of the court appro-
priating the contents thereof.
The deer slayer didn't mind the
fine imposed but he was decidedly
pdeved over the fact that shortly
after the deer had been killed and
put in the brush to await the cover
of darkness to be removed to a
more secure hiding place, it was
found by the prying eyes of num-
ber of young boys and was taken by
them, and the spoils divided so that
the hunter was unable to emulate
the example of the more fortunate
residents of the state who have been
enjoying the most delicious meat the
wilds of the state affords. ds.-Umpqua
Valley News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
Weekly Health Talks
Where Most Sickness Begins
and Ends
BY FRANKLIN DUANE, M. D.

Il can be said broadly that most human
ills begin in the stomach and end in the
stomach. Good digestion means good
health, and poor digestion means bad
health. The minute your stomach fails to
properly dispose Of the food you eat,
troubles begin to crop out in various forms.
Indigestion and dyspepsia are the COM
monest forms, but thin, impure blood,
headaches, backaches, pimplcs, blotches,
dizziness, belching, coated tongue, weak
ness, poor appetite, sleeplessness, coughs,
colds and bronchitis are almost as common.
There Is but one way to have good health,
and that is TO put and keep your stomach
in good order. This is easy TO do il you
take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. II is a wonderful tonic and blood
purifier, and is 80 safe TO take, for it is
made Of roots and herbs. DR.. Pierce, Of
Buffalo, N. Y, stands behind this standard
medicine, and it is good TO know that so
distinguished physician is proud TO have
his name identified with it. When you
take Golden Medical Discovery, you are
getting the benefit Of the experience Of a
doctor whose reputation goes all around
the earth. Still more, you get temper
ance medicine that contains not O drop OF
alcohol or narcotic Of any kind. Long ago
DR.. Pierce combined certain valuable
vegetable ingredients-without the use OF
alcohol-so that these remedies always
have been strictly temperance medicines.
II piles are torturing you, get and use
Pierce's Anodyne Pile Ointment. The
quick relief it gives is hard to believe until
you try it. II constipated, Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets should be taken while
using Anodyne Pile Ointment. Few in
deed are the cases which these splendid
remedies will not relieve and usually over
come. They are so good that nearly
every drug store has them for sale.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
America Leader In
Merchant Marine

The United States Shipping Board
issues the following statement:
"At the opening OF the European
war, the very little seagoing tonnage
operating under the American flag
carried only 81 per cent Of the ex-
ports and imports Of this country.
Today the American merchant ma
rine comprises 46 per cent Of all
shipping plying between our own
and foreign ports. Moreover, this
new and rapidly increasing fleet now
represents nearly one-fifth OF the
entire seagoing tonnage Of the world.
"Altho a very large number OF
our ships are still absorbed by Army
and Navy needs, there being on Janu-
airy 81 a total of SO2 vessels diverted
to Army requirements and 81 to the
Navy, yet we had enough shipping
LETT TO make an important showing
in overseas commerce. Tables pre-
pared by the Shipping Boards Diyis-
ion, of Planning and Statistics show
that on January 81 there were em-
ployed in overseas service under the
American flag total Of 1852 vessels,
aggregating 1929 gross tons.
This fleet includes 351 frelghters,
S4 freight and passenger vessels, 3
freight and refrigerator vessels. Z
freight, passenger, and refrigerator
ships, 6 colliers, II steam tankers,
and 23O sailing vessels.
When the Army and Navy return
to the Shipping Board the 35S ships
which they are now operating, the
commercial fleet under the American
flag will be augmented by 1,S7S,521
gross tons, equivalent to 2,4S4,017
dead-weight tons"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
Missionary Meeting ~ a.
is in Session Today

The annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Home and Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist district will
be held in Grants Pass today and to-
morrow. Three sessions a day will
be held, at $3.50 a. m, 1.3O and 1880
p. m. From the beginning of the
convention this morning until the
closing hour the sessions will be fill
ed with interesting and inspirational
numbers.
Some of the speakers to be on the
program are Mrs. A. r. Maclean, of
Portland; Ola Grace Davis, super
intendent of the work of the Port
land industrial center, Portland;
Mrs. c. A. Edwards and Mrs. II. j.
Van Fossen, of Ashland, and others.
Mrs. M. c. Reed, of Ashland, will
be the presiding officer.
Tonight Rev. c. A. Edwards of
the Methodist church of this city
will give stereopticon lecture. Sew
eral vocal numbers from Grants Pass
talent will be features of each ses-
sion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
Douglas Man Pays
High For venison

After reading about the delicious
venison feast enjoyed by the mem
bers OF the State Fish and Game
Commission, the very thoughts Of
which makes a fellows mouth water
with reflections OF tender and juicy
steaks, after seeing pictures of large
bucks dressed and Ready for the cul-
mary services and subsequent pro-
ceedlngs to be enjoyed by the state
officials, after reading over the col
luminous, contradictory, camouflag-
ed game code, which seems to sus-
pend "in the air" all necessary laws
and vests supreme power in the
hands OF a few, 10 there anyone who
wouldn't be sorely tempted to Kill a
deer, especially II said deer trotted
serenely in front OF ones nose while
out for target practice with trusty
rifle?
Such were the thoughts OF James
Hildeburn as he "pungled up" twen-
ty-five bones" for killing deer re-
Gently in Alexander's addition. Mr..
Hildeburn, while out with his rifle
a few days ago, spotted a deer very
near the Alexander bridge. the deer
having been driven down to the water
by dogs, and consequently Mr.. Hill
deburn's flnged wouldn't behave and
before he could avert the disaster
the deer was dead-the dogs would
have probably caught II anyway.
Sheriff Qulne found out about the
murder and after waiting a week
or so decided that II didn't make
much difference to the game commits
sion whether the laws are enforced
or not, or II may be that the said
commission was too busy explaining
matters to the Multnomah Rod and
Gun Club and trying to convince the
anglers that salmon is not fish,
so the Douglas county maintainer of
the peace and dignity Of the law took
matters into his own hands and Mr..
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
RETURNED SOLDIERS
WON'T HERD SHEEP

With the opening Of spring work
and the advent of the lambing sea-
son, a shortage of labor is being ex-
perienced at The Dalles and the To-
cal branch of the federal employ
ment service is unable to supply the
demand of local ranchers for farm
help.
A feature of the employment situ-
alton there has been the fact that.
while the office was opened primari-
ly for the purpose of securing en-
ployment for returning soldiers and
SAILORS, practically none of these
have been willing to accept ranch
jobs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
Kaiser Would Die
Rather Than be Tried

The former emperor of Germany
is entirely impenitent, says Harold
Begbie, writing in the New York
Times and the London Daily Chron-
icle, after an interview with the
former kaiser at Amerongen, Hol-
land. The ex-ruler said he would
kill himself rather than be tried. He
protested that he did not cause the
war, insisting he had done every
thing in his power to avert it. He
declared that he had come to the
throne too young and that he had
made mistakes The kaiser said:
II see now where / might have
done better, but consider my diff
culties. | came to the throne too
young. / really succeeded my grand
father, the hundred days Of my faith
ers reign do not count. succeeded
my grandfather and / found myself
surrounded by his statesmen. They
were all old men. They regarded me
with amused tolerance which the old
men in those days employed toward
their youngers. 1t was really insult
ferable
II determined to assert my power.
- The opposition | encountered
made me headstrong. I can see now
how bad 1t was for me. became
impatient, intemperate, but in spite
of my faults | did help Germany to
grow to a great power and l kept
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

the peace for many years, and II Rus
sia had not betrayed the world there
would be peade now. | have made
mistakes, but no man is more inno-
cent of this war than L.
81 did not want war. Nicholas
did not want war, George did not
want war. No ruler wanted war. We
were all dead against war. War was
made by the diplomatists. The whole
guilt of the war rests on the Russian
government, and there were secret
forces at work in the Russian gov
ernment."
The kaiser sees himself as one who
strove harder than any man in the
world to avert war, writes Begbie.
AS for being put on trial he laughs
at such an idea. If he thought
he was to be arraigned before an
international tribunal he would de-
stroy himself, not out Of any fear Of
the result of such trial, but be-
cause he would regard such an or
deal as insufferably undignified. He
says:
II am answerable for my conduct
only to God and God knows how !
strove, to my own peril and the peril
of my throne, to avert the calamity
of war"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

Three western states, Arizona, Ne
vada and Washington, have restored
the death penalty and Oregon added
life sentence for holdup crime.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

County has 100000 available
for Drain-Reedsport road Two fine
bridges going in between billiard and
Myrtle Creek.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08
2,325,000 DE LAVAL
SEPARATORS
IN DAILY USE THE WORLD OvEI

IN DAILY USE THE WORLD OVER
Wherever grass grows and cows
are milked. you will find the De La
val the favorite cream separator.
More De Lavals are in use than
all other makes combined.
The De Laval is time tested. 1t
was the pioneer cream separator In
1873 and has led in popularity and
sales for forty years.
It's the worlds standard cream
senaratOr
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

Astoria Marine Iron works rated
third largest ship-fitting plant in
United States.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-04-08

Government to start work on
klamath Falls-Natron cutoff soon.