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some of their good points. A few. w. 11 cartel for, will pay well; to try to keep more than we can conveniently care for means loss. Present prices, both for fancy and niurket stock, rule high. No bettor time coming to Invest in pure bred poultry. A flock of common mixed scrubs will supply the family with groceries; half the number of pure breds will supply the groceries and many of the luxuries. Then, too, if you are Interested in some one variety you subscribe for journals, thereby getting better acquainted with how others succeed. Poultry work is an interesting and pleasant field of work. To hatch the downy little chickens that are so cute and watch them grow into those nice, big birds we see at the poultry shows, and then to see the blue ribbon on their coop is reward for days of care and watchfulness on our part. What others have done you can do. Early fall prices are lowest, then room is needed and old stock can be bought cheap, and 2-year-old stock is best to breed from. There Is no bettej? mating than when one side of the yard is two years old. Eggs from matured hens hatch as well and stronger chickens; from some of these our strongest col ored birds are hatched. Take good care of the poultry and they will take care of you is a very true maxim. Poultry is a pleasant and profitable work. FLOATING PITCH TN NATURAL, ASPHALT LAKE. Fresh eggs, nice chickens for the table. Fried chicken is good enough for any one. Roasted chickens are great. The practice of stabling cows con tinually during the winter season may bring more milk, as many dairymen claim, but it is not conducive to good health. It is true, the cows seem to enjoy sitting by the fire, but we feel better when we hustle around out of doors a part of each day. Cows are not so different from ourselves in this respect. The farmer who succeeds with all kinds of stock knows that the wel fare of the animals, as well as their progeny, depends a good deal upon their getting a reasonable amount of exer cise. CURE' |BBH^B^Kl&lr<tfSfc Soro sliouldors, ''.ills, etc., ■»—<^. positively .in.il while V l'4:'-iiJ**lS~tt3 horse workn No lay off need- RUVt^T ■& edrCurt'ifuarantffd. 'dc nier* Wj&CyfiM jjrf} BICKMORE GALL CURE CO. W^CfJmMji BICKMORE GALL CURE CO. r^^_fejM|^c/J Boxi)2e, Old Town, Maim-. D\iroc Jersey Hogs | ■JPh* " Young or old ti& ' H^. "toc^i either sex, ■ rak^** «Br^- for sale- nred tr°m rNB Hflßftm best strains and TBPBBB^?** prize winning -^^^^^■fcaw- utock. Wrlta for prices and particulars. OUT MUNQEB, HILLTABD, WASH rtfe IMPREGNATING OUTFIT Getsin foal all marcs bred with it and greatly increases the income from your stallion. Durable, easily used and ('UAKANTEKIi to produce results. A necessity for every horse breeder. Can YOU afford to be without oue? Price, $7.50. Write for descriptive circular. I.O.i'HITTENDKX, 3OFOX BLB'fl. KLYBIA,OIIIO. The Asphalt Wonder of the World. Kvory one has soon asphalt in MM <>i' another of its uses, but gen t-rally in pavements of the large cities. How few of us know where it comes from or how it is handled from its crude state until it is laid down for people to drive over. There are two classes of asphalt; one a natural pro duct and the other a substitute in vented and manufactured by man. It is about the former that we are going to talk. The standard asphalt of the world comes from a pitch lake in Trinidad, Kritish West Indies, and is described by Charles Kingsley as one of the wonders of the world. From this lake is secured some of the finest asphalt ever in existence. Th deposit occupies a bowl-shaped depression, thought to have been the center of a volcano now extinct. The area covered is about 114 acres and the lake is nearly circular in outline and a little less than a half a mile in diameter. The center of the lake Is about three-quarters of a mile from the shores of Gulf of Paria and about 135 feet above the level of the sea. Except in spots in the center, the surface is hard enough to bear the weight of carts and mules. It is neces sary for one to keep moving when on the surface, otherwise lie soon sinks in the material, which, under the rays of the sun, becomes quite soft. Annually there is taken out about 100,000 tons of asphalt without mak ing any noticeable difference in the quantity that remains. When some is dug from any portion of the deposit the hole becomes filled up in a few days by new material coming from subter ranean asphalt springs, as inexhaust ible as the water springs that feed the Great Lakes of the United States. Bor ings have been made to the depth of several hundred feet in an effort to find the bottom of the lake, but with out result. It has been Impossible to go deeper on account of the constant motion of the deposit. The composition of the asphalt in this lake is of remarkable uniformity, no matter from what section of the lake it is taken. The asphalt is in con stant motion. On the surface of the lake there are seven or eight islands, from r>o to 150 feet in diameter, and these bear vegetation, with trees thirty pr forty feet high and having a dense undergrowth. These islands are con stantly changing their position, although their motion Is almost im perceptible. Tn digging the asphalt picks of mat tocks are used. It is not sticky like refined asphalt, owing to the quantity Of water it contains. This water is en tirely removed in the process of re fining. The crude asphalt is loaded into cars and transferred to ships over :i pier 876 fwt long. This particular asphalt is recognized by ;ill experts as being a very uniform and one of the very best asphaltie products ever dis covered. It is very stable, being par ticularly unaffected by the elements, and when specially treated and com bined with other natural asphalts, is the toughest, most viscous and long lived asphalt known. The drying out rroeess of the air does not affect it. Tn the accompanying engraving Is shown a portion of the asphalt lake described above, with some of the \< ntcr shown in light. The vegetation that is visible grown on tin- floating islands in the asphalt lake. The Market Number of The Ranch i« free to you, if your subscription Is paid one year in advance. See the an- in this issue. THE RANCH High-Grade &^ Mil, tiP^pi!i^^lf I ' s!^^y^/fcllWfll rai*9 f^OOD wagons are absolutely necessary soned materials with superior construe- |v t%?sl vJ on the farm. tion in every part make it suit every con- Wj£> BBS Remember that paint may hide a multi- dition of wagon service. aatj 251 tudeof deficiencies-a lot of poor materi- The Columbus is a strong, well con- £j,<| 'Msm als, particularly poor wood stock—and structed and durable wagon, such as will K^>j Hflfl that the well painted but cheap and well meet the needs of the great army of I Sg IBS poorly constrweted wagon may not be a farm wagon buyers and users. K'H t_3___ bargain at any price. Break-downs are The Bettendorf is a new and valuable fct.jjjjf. I expensive, repairs cause delay, and in the improvement in wagon construction, the jag pRH ' end the cheap wagon will prove a most front and rear gears being made entirely Hg&S MM expensive one. Iron of the best Quality; of pressed steel; therefore, the axles, bol- ra ral wood stock of desired tough ne ss, thor- sters and other gear parts are free from BHSj &EgA oughly seasoned, are required _____——. swelling, shrinking, rot. etc. B| Pa for thebigloads, rough roads, __, _ Ideal for hot or dry climates. tsgm &Sm ruts, slips and slides that try WCDCr They are the only steel con- Egg fl^B the farm wagon. Columbus structed farm wagon gears on fgt ■ The iron and wood must be Rpftpndnrf the market. These wagons are I ■ put together properly to give n«tt«=*»**«*» | built to last. Almost any wag- Wsm BB the greatest durability. "~~""^ on can be guaranteed fora I ■ That's not all; this excellence of ma- year, but the point that should always be I ffl tcrial and building must be combined considered is how many years is the w ■ with light running qualities to make the wagon likely to do good service ? I completely successful farm wagon. Think it over. It makes little difference I :jBSM All these requirements you will find in which of these wagons you buy. You will btob H the International Harvester Company make sure of wagon value and wagon M Smß line of farm wagons. satisfaction in any event. You simply mgM H The Weber fcr more than fifty years can't buy any thing better at any price. Bsi H has been among the best and most favor- Call on the local agent or write near- Baft Hi ably known of America's farm wagons, est general agency for illustrated pam- ■■ I The most carefully selected and sea- phlet, describing the wagon you prefer. wßm I Wmtern Oenenl AeenelM: DenTer, Colo., I'ortUml. 0r.., Salt Lake City, I'Uh, Hrlma, Jlont., Spokane, 1 ■j With,, hail KraneUeo, (al. HR WM International Harvester Company ol America. Chicago, U. S. A. MKt VBJ^k [Incorporated] . _^^^B CABBO-PHENO — CARBO-PHBNO — CABBO-PHBHO — CAJ&BO-FOTUfO | Adopted by Ha.zelwood \ S After exhaustive tests, The Hazelwood Dairy has adopted CARBO- O ' PHENO as their official disinfectant for general and veterinary use. On* £• ° Dint of CARBO-PHENO dissolved in one hundred pints of water will Jj 9 M kill lice and mites about the chicken "house, kills fleas, cockroaches and □ bedbugs; sprayed over your stock will keep off the files. Used as a » „ germicide, it will kill foul odors, no matter how bad they are. Has a 5 I thousand uses around the farm. Send us ten cents in stamps to cover 1 I postage only, and we will send you a L § FREE SAMPLE j; U When people like the Hazelwood Dairy adopt a thing;, it's a pretty g 5 good lead for the average farmer to follow—don't you think? Comes In O <i 60c bottles, or in gallon cans for $2.00. Ask your dealer first, and If he t$ m won't get it for you, we will send It prepaid upon receipt of price. Made m 3 by the old reliable . M ««! RED CROSS STOCK FOOD CO.. Spokane. Wash. g o ° OHBKct-OaSTO — ouaHdc-oaavo — ouaHa-oaavo — OK3H*-oa«T0 INSURE YOUR LIVESTOCK NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK INSURANCE CO. 1710 Broadway, Seattle, U. S. A. We want agents, to whom we will pay liberal commissions. Write us for agency in your locality. SIZE CONSTITUTION HOLE BUTTB* The Hazel Tern Herd ARE AS aOOS A 8 THE BHST A. G. C. C. Guernseys We are offering a few very choice young Guernsey Cows and Heifers from rich and heavy milking dams. Registered Berkshire* Both American and English bred, both sexes, for sale from the best families of the bre«d Home of Loretta D, 141708 WORLD'S CHAMPION BUTTEB COW AT ST. LOUIS. We have a few young Jersey bulls for sale from six to eight and ten months old, from rich and persistent milking dams. If you want a calf, male or female, bred to produce heavy milkers and butter makers, as well as the higliest dairy type and breeding, write us. EXCELLENCE, NOT CHEAPNESS, OUR SPECIALTY. BUT PRICES ABB LOW FOB QUALITY. We are prepared to furnish foundation herds of cattle or hogs. No catalogue. Write, stating what you want. F. E. IWcELDOWNEY, Manager 1260 MILWAUKEE ST. PORTLAND OREGON Mammoth Kentucky Jacks A I will tell you what I have, if you will send me your nsime and address. Full particulars and terms on request. /£EaKf|laSr^ it [jays to raise mules and you can make big money In /jlfgSiiSiy tne business. Write for prices and information. I have VJOu^ntf the best blood from the lending Kentucky establishment!. U I GEO. M. WILSON, B^:r pt: r nd Wilbur, Wash. Always mention The Ranch to our Advertisers. 19