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3win@ Department.
STILL WE IMPORT.
Pork Products Come Into the Northwost
by the Trainload.
S. L. Moore, general freight agent of
the Northern Pacific lias recently been
talking iv print on his favorite topic ami
showing that daring 18.)(>, in addition to
an immense quantity of butter and eggs
shipped into Nortlnvest .states, there were
imported from the east 14,<K)J.000 pounds
of hog products to Montana, Washington
and Oregon.
Mr. Moore does a good deal of thiuk
ing on this subject, and when lie talks
it is always to the point. It may be for
the immediate pecuniary interest of the
railroad he represents to haul all this?
freight westward, but broad-minded
railroad men recognize that what adds
most to the iuconce of their roads is the
general prosperity of the communities to
which they furnish transportation.
When the Northwest supplies .its own
needs in the way of food products to a
greater extent than they do now, its
people will have more money to spend on
dry goods and other classes ol freight
that pay a comparatively high freight
rate to the railroad^.
Six things are necessary to successful
HWiue-breeding. First, admiration for
the animal; second, knowledge of the
business; third, honesty ; fourth, good
judjliiei t, tilth, cull closely: sixth, ju
dicious advertising.
The swine grower must be well posted
as to the relative value of It Is feeds, be
able to feed certain kiudj of feeds to
produce certaiu results, and should study
carefully the different subjects of feed
ing ami general management and avail
himself of every opportunity of gaining
iulonnatiou cdhcerninir the improve
lnotii of ihe breed he represents
There is do more Important factor in
in the fciiccvss of the swine breeder than
the reputation he lias slowly built up by
You will always find good goods and low prices at
Coffin Brothers 9 Big Department Store!
We deal iii everything and guarantee satisfaction.
Seeds. j Barb Wire and Nails Hop Supplies.
Our trade on Garden and Field Seeds \ , We hare a carioad on hand and defy ' M'< are headquarter* for than* (foods,
has been \cry large this spring, hating | '■■ any and nil competition on these goods. \ earn/ a full supply of. HOI* TWINE,
already sold 'nearly a carload. 'We advise , Note {* the lime to buy, a* they were never I CLOTH and everything pertaining to
buying seeds early, as they always adranee I loirer than at the prevent moment. Come y hops PBWBB AUK ALWAYS
later on. " ' ' ' W and get prices. II THUS LOWEST. :..
flail Orders WiH Receive Careful Attention.
Anything not satisfactory may be returned at our expense. Fifty useful presents, including
two handsome bicycles, to be given away to our customers. COFFIN BROS1.
RANtIIK AND RANGE.
honest dealing, judicious advertising
and a fair represLMitation of his stock to
his customers. And there certainly
is DO business in life where sound Judg
ment and untarnished honor is more es
sential thau in breeding live stock. The
swine breeder who once earns this rep
utation has a stepping stone to his for
tune.
There are plenty of nan today who
can raise good pigs, thai do not possess
enough business ability to get their
money out of them. Toe question often
arises in the mind of the special breeder,
what proportion of lie male pigs lie
raises should bo sold as breeders. The
custom today among many breeder* is
to place 50 per cent of their male pigs at
the head of good herds; 40 per cent k" to
the farmer, and 10 per cent are castrated;
when the reverse should be the aim of
every swine breed Not over 10 p ruunt
of nil the males raised should go to bead
herds of reputation.
11. VYayeuburtf, who recently arrived
from Sioux Centre la., and located in the
Yakimu valley, intends to import next
fall si pen of pure-bred Poland China
hoys, and will go in'o the raising of that
breed extensively. Mr. Wiiyenburg ex
presses surprise at the inferior charautei
of the Washington ho;.', and says that
llio average lowa farmer would not allow
such' stock 011 his place. lie adds, with
truth, that it would be much more
profitable to keep pure bred stock. In
stead of having hogs that will only
weiuh -50 pounds the beam should lip
with th<M)i at 4- r)J pounds at the end of a
year.
Slick to ibe pig—tie thoroughbred
pig.— A. I>. Llale, lloskins, Or.
S^^HNTCr
MILIANEKY
Ijutest .Styles! Lowost Prlcos! Tho pretti
est and most extensive lino of ribbons ever
displayed In the city.
Japanese Mush Bowls, 6 for 25c.
MR. an! MADAME CONOLLY.
M isGsllari<3DU3.
State Horticultural Commissioner.
By the recent horticultural law
(House Hill 402) every applicant for
the appointment as commissioner of
horticulture must furnish a certificate
from the faculty of the agricultural
college that he is a skilled horticultur
ist. The method of determining wheth
er or not the applicant! are skilled
horticulturists will be as follows:
First. An examination will be held
at the high school building, Tacoma,
and at the agricultural college, Pull
man, on Saturday, April 17, beginning
at 9 o'clock a. in. The design of. the
exainitiation will be to test the prac
tical knowledge of the applicant on
three points: 1. As to his knowledge
of the common fungus diseases and
remedies therefor; 2. As to liis knowl
edge of the common insect pests and
methods of controlling the same; 3. As
to his knowledge of orchard culture in
general. This examination will be
entirely practical in its nature and not
theoretical.
Second, A detailed statement of the
experience of the applicant in horti- •
cultural work, giving the time and
place of such experience and the char
acter of the horticultural work en
gaged in.
Third, Documentary evidence in the
uliape of testimonials from those who
can certify to the knowledge, experi
ence and skill of the applicant as a
horticulturist.
Certificates of skill will be issued to
.ill applicants who show to the faculty
of the agricultural college, upon the
above evidence, that they are skilled
horticulturists.
Choice X ivly Rose and B'irbank £eed
po'atoes at X A. Kinscy & Co.'p, North
YnUima.
New invoice of teas just received at
Kl'tsey & Co.'s. North Yaklnia.
