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MYERS 



HYDRO 



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PUMPS , 



FOR THE i ^^ 



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60 Lincoln Avenue 

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Pacitic Cuast Representatives 



The Berger & Carter Co. 



17th and Mississippi Sts., San Francisco, Cal. 



For Rent on Shares 



A very fine Hog and Fruit Ranch in 

 Hood River district; everything in first- 

 class order. 100 acres in bearing orchard, 

 50 acres clover and alfalfa. An excellent 

 opportunity for the right man. Appli- 

 cants should write, giving full particulars 

 of themselves, their experience and their 

 ability to properly manage the property. 



W. J. BAKER 

 HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



of shade or cover crops and tlieii' 

 inanurial action, which is a big subject 

 in itself and will not be discussed hero. 

 Usually where a cover or shade crop 

 is sown primarily for green inanurial 

 puriioscs it is practical to pasture, as 

 the nianurial action is {piickened. The 

 subject of the availability of water for 

 use both for pasture and fruit crop at 

 the critical periods must also be viewed 

 in the light of practical results. Just 

 how such a )jlan will fit in with a per- 

 manent rotation in the orchard, labor 

 distribution, etc., must also be con- 

 sidered. 



The writer wishes to call aHenlion to 

 the observations made by the Hood 

 River Experiment Slalion during the 

 season of 191.") in the lower valley on 

 sheep pasturing. Mr. H. W. Allen of 

 the I'matilla Experiment Station was 

 then in charge of the work. It will be 

 well to observe that this is a class of 

 animals which can be maintained with- 

 out the use of grain and fattened for 

 market solely on grain forage. Such 

 being the case, it was thought desirable 

 to note the gains made on the legumi- 

 nous crops such as clover or alfalfa, 

 and to study such other factors that 

 indicate the desirability or undesira- 

 bility of sheep pasturing in the orchard. 

 It is important to note Ihat owing to 

 the shortage of sheep within reach of 

 Ihe district individuals were taken for 

 the test that were considerably below 

 normal in standard. The ewes win- 

 tered poorly and the lambs were small. 

 On June 18, eight ewes and as man\' 

 Iambs were put on an acre of clover in 

 a bearing apple orchard. At this time 

 the ewes averaged 81 pounds each and 

 the lambs 2(i pounds each. At the end 

 of twelve days the ewes showed an 

 average of four and one-half pounds 

 gain each, and the lambs fourteen and 

 three-quarter pounds each. On August 

 flth, when the experiment terminated, 

 the ewes had made a gain of three 

 pounds each, while the lambs showed 

 an average gain each of (i.3.7 ])ounds for 

 Ihe fifty-two-day period. This shows 

 a daily gain of 1.2 pounds each during 

 the entire period. Sixteen head of ani- 

 mals were kept for the first three weeks 

 on one acre of clover. At the end of 

 Ibis lime they were transferred to an 

 area of equal extent for one week. 

 During this lime Ihe clover was eaten 

 a|)i)roximately half ofl'. Owing to Ihe 

 fact that the fence became broken no 

 further data was collected and the ani- 

 mals given a wide range. 



The experiment indicates Ihat during 

 the early season before Ihe lambs are 

 feeding extensively eigbl ewes and as 

 main' lambs may be kepi on two acres 

 of clover pasture; later three acres will 

 be required. These are results of ])re- 

 limin.iry work here and it is hoped 

 more trials may he maile this year and 

 furlher observations. Owing to the fact 

 thai sheep can be ])ur(hased in the 

 spring not far fi-om Hood Hivei' Valley, 

 it appears feasible for Ihem to be 

 bought at this lime, kept in the orchard 

 Ijaslure during Ihe summer and sold in 

 the fall. Tests made with hogs were 

 even more favorable from an economic 

 slandi)oint. In one experiment near 



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IF.A.SCHWARTFAGER 



3741 Broadway, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



What Fruit Auction 

 Does for Shipper 



(a) It sells your goods publicly. 

 You yourself, or any represen- 

 tative, can attend the sales and 

 see your shipment sold. 



It remits you your proceeds the 

 day after the sale. 



It sells to the highest bidder 

 after open competition. 



It procures for you the widest 



distribution. 



It procures for you the highest 



market price on the day of sale 



according to the quality and 



condition of your shipment. 



It permits you to withdraw as 



at private sale. 



It charges you less and returns 



you more. No. 6. 



(b) 

 (c) 

 (d) 

 (e) 



(f) 

 (g) 



(Adv 



No Chicken Mites or Lice 



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WILLIS BRADLEY, Hood River, Oregon 



Come and Live 

 and Prosper - 



ORCHARDING in 

 NEVADA COUNTY, 

 CALIFORNIA -Ihe Cranil-Prize- 

 Winning Home ot Ihe Bartletl Pear 



PUMATE ideal for fruit-raising-ideal for 

 ^ health. Altitude (2500 feet) just risht for 

 healthy orchards and healthy orchardisls. 

 There's money in Bartlett Pears and Nevada 

 County, California, grows the best in the 

 world. Won the higlieat award at the Pattama- 

 Pacific International Exposition. 



Land values have not been boosted sky-high 

 here. Good acreage along Hie railroad costs but 

 $4r)-only $100 just outside the city. Write for 

 literature to 



CHAMBER OF COMMFRCE, Crass Valley, California 

 or Promotion Committee, Nevada City, California 



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