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Brown’s b » h Jacket 
is'made of warm, wool-fleece lined, knit doth, cut to 
fit the body snugly without binding—a comfortable 
garment to work in. Then, too, the cloth is very strong, 
will not rip, ravel or tear, and frequent washing will 
not harm it. The old reliable Brown’s Beach Jacket 
is the most useful cold weather garment for farmers and 
all others who work or play outdoors. Three styles— 
coat with or without collar and vest. 
Ask your dealer 
BROWN’S-BEACH JACKET COMPANY 
Worcester, Massachusetts 
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BOSCH 
Type 600 Ignition System for 
FORDS 
Itisnotjustatimer.but acom- 
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Fords—insures quick, easy 
starts, more power on the hills, 
smooth running under all con¬ 
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Notes from Oregon 
Disappointing Conditions. —Today I 
hopped into a car; the highway is right 
outside the fence, and there are cars ga¬ 
lore passing both ways. Not being the 
possessor of a car, when I want to go to 
Ashland, about three miles distant, I 
wait for some good-natured fellow to come 
along with a car not loaded to full capac¬ 
ity and beg a ride, unless the stage gets 
here first. This time I did not need to 
wait long when one came in sight. The 
driver anticipated my desires and stopped. 
When I was comfortably seated there sat 
beside me another getting a free ride. 
This other fellow, from his talk, was a 
Philadelphian and very talkative. lie 
started right in berating the West. He 
said he came out here with the idea there 
were more opportunities than in the East, 
but he hoped to get back to Philadelphia 
by next Winter, and never again would 
he listen to the lure of the Golden West. 
“Look at it,” as he waved his hands to 
both sides of the highway. “See the yel¬ 
low. Sure it’s golden. Look where you 
will, the only green you can see is the tall 
timber on top of the mountains. Every¬ 
thing is 'burned yellow,” and he sure was 
right. I let him talk, and never did I 
hear such a pessimistic tirade against a 
section as this fellow gave about the 
Western States. He had been to Califor¬ 
nia, up to Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, 
etc., and to him it was all the same ; no 
good to a man without financial means, 
where an ordinary workman has a hard 
time of it. While I have not been to Cal¬ 
ifornia, I did and do hear many tales as 
to the plight of those who have traveled 
thither and are disappointed. Thousands 
of people travel there with a car, and 
when they reach the town of their objec¬ 
tive they are invariably “broke” ; cannot 
find work, and in many towns the author¬ 
ities would give each motorist five gallons 
of gas and a couple of dollars and ask 
them to vacate and try some other place. 
There is no fantasy about this; in a 
great measure it is true. We have met 
travelers going East who told us them¬ 
selves they were parties to the above. 
Now I know some Westerners who will 
read this and will criticise me for writing 
it. The boosters who have properties to 
sell will get sore. I know it, but I’m not 
here to boost the West for anyone. I’m 
putting it as it is. 
Labor on the Coast. —There is not 
enough work here for the floating popu¬ 
lation. There is ranch work; some 
ranches keep a man or two on all the 
year, but they are few and far between. 
Occasionally an irrigation company will 
build a dam and some ditches. This will 
employ a few hundred men a few months, 
perhaps a year. During the haying sea¬ 
son a man can get a job for a few days 
or weeks ; then he is laid off. Then comes 
the fruit picking; that is a few weeks 
more, so workmen are continually shift¬ 
ing about, seeking work. When the men 
do work on these jobs they demand big 
wages. The farmer must pay it or have 
his fruit spoil. That breaks the farmer. 
When he deducts the labor cost, freight 
and several commissions for handling the 
product, he is “broke.” 
Land Boomers. —The situation is this: 
The boosters are here; they hold property 
that was 'bought at $5 to $10 per acre. 
They improve it by fencing, and a shack, 
and immediately want from $100 to $500 
per acre. Nothing can be grown here 
without irrigation. Say one has 10 acres 
and puts it under the ditch, as they say. 
It costs $100 per acre. Say you can have 
20 years to pay out at 8 per cent. They 
promise you water, but in a dry season 
like the one now prevailing you don’t get 
the water. It is shut off, and your crops 
burn up. If one complains and “hollers” 
for water they simply say no one is get¬ 
ting it; there is no water, but neverthe¬ 
less one must pay the bonds and rent just 
the same, and see his crops burn up. 
Buying Land. —There are people every 
few days beseeching me to buy their prop¬ 
erties. I turn them all down. I have 
found a couple of places where I tried to 
buy two, three or five acres, but then they 
will not sell; they will not divide it. I 
must buy the whole piece. Why? Be¬ 
cause on the average 50-acre tract there 
are but a few acres worth anything. 
They want to unload an elephant. There 
is some good land, of course, that is sub¬ 
ject to irrigation, and when not, it is 
worth nothing. Climate? Yes, the cli¬ 
mate one can call ideal. The sun shines 
all day and every day, perhaps 800 days 
per year. Without doubt it is hot in 
Summer. It is nothing for the thermom¬ 
eter to go above 100 degrees, hut there is 
always a breeze, and as the air is dry it 
is not uncomfortable. Every place I am 
offered, the first thing they say is “fine 
scenery” ; looking across the valley here 
to those mountains and sun-baked hills 
may be fine scenery to some folks, but to 
me it means nothing. I cannot eat scen¬ 
ery; I need something more substantial. 
It is now twilight; the sun has set. As 
I look across this valley there is a beau¬ 
tiful scene. Down on the flat along the 
creek there are willows; beyond that are 
some green fields, Alfalfa; a little fur¬ 
ther up are some sun-baked plateaus, then 
a little further there is a gulch that shows 
where the mountains have crumbled off. 
Then a little further up is a streak of tall 
timber, dark green; then on the top, with 
the sky as a background, there are the 
peaks of different heights, which to the 
eye makes an irregular line and breaks 
the monotony of sameness. It is all nice 
Yes! Some Factory Methods 
are Practical for the Farm 
American manufacturers have found that maintenance is 
one of the big secrets of efficient factory management. And 
it would pay American farm owners to follow their lead. 
When house or barn needs repairs don’t put it off. Paint 
where needed. Replace the shabby, patched old roofs. 
Spruce up your farm buildings with substantial new roofs. 
Real estate men will tell you that sturdy, handsome roofs are 
a big factor in getting your price if you ever want to sell. 
For your house, Barrett Shingles furnish a roof that is 
colorful, fire-safe and lastingly weathertight. Sparks and 
embers falling on a Barrett Roof burn out harmlessly. This is 
important to the man living far from a good fire department. 
For your barns, sheds, etc., Barrett Roll Roofings are the 
accepted standard. They’re durable, easy and economical 
to lay, and highly fire-resistant. Once you put Barrett 
Roofings on your buildings, these roofs are off your mind 
to stay off. No more worry about leaks, no painting or 
patching. Barrett Roofs won’t rot or rust. 
Call on the nearest Barrett dealer. Ask to see Barrett 
Roofings. (Leading lumber, building supply and hardware 
merchants carry them.) There’s a Barrett Roofing that’s 
100% right for any building on your farm. 
ROOFINGS 
Your Choice of Six Styles 
Everlastic 
Smooth-Surfaced Roofing 
A roll roofing of best grade 
roofing felt, saturated with high 
grade waterproofing material. 
Made in medium and heavy 
weights. Tough, pliable, elas¬ 
tic, durable, low in price, and 
easy to lay. 
Everlastic 
Mineral-Surfaced Roofing 
A beautiful and enduring roll 
roofing. Mineral-surfaced in 
red, green, or blue-black. Popu¬ 
lar for cottages, garages, farm 
buildings. 
Everlastic Giant Shingles 
Handsome enough for the 
expensive home, economical 
enough for small farm house 
or cottage. Mineral-surfaced 
in beautiful shades of red, 
green, or blue-black, with 
extra-thick, extra-rigid base. 
Size 8" x YIY\". 
Everlastic Single Shingles 
Identical in shape with Giant 
Shingles but not quite as heavy. 
Mineral - surfaced in same 
beautiful colors. Need no paint¬ 
ing, are fire-resisting. 
Everlastic Multi-Shingles 
Four shingles to a strip. 
Mineral-surfaced in red, green, 
or blue-black. Two sizes—10 or 
1254 inches deep, both 32 inches 
long, providing two or three- 
ply roof when laid 4 inches to 
weather. 
Everlastic 
Octagonal Strip Shingles 
The newest mineral-sur¬ 
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red, green, or blue-black. Can 
be laid in novel designs by 
interchanging red strips with 
green, or red strips with blue- 
black. 
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literature describing roofing suitable for the building (or buildings) checked. 
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