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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1915)
.?!! HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION ill Dual Cow Solve Question? incite Is a uhortngo In beet in America. Hint fact no ono can deny. Tlmt shortage-, Ib. of lursc, caused by a lack of supply. pat Incit 01 supply is caused in .part tlio occtipnncy or mo rango pas- Ires by dry land fanners who are bw growing grain. It Is caused In trt by the rapid lncreaso In tlio pop- utlon, but It is catiHucI moro by tlio roneoiti tcnclilug of thoBO .who alined that there Is no lcgltlmato aco for tlio dual cow on the Anion- farm sThoso who advocated this horcsy i legion, and tins advocacy lias been ost persistent for tlio past quarter a century, nils advocacy lins prno trim uiai is, most regretful. has discouraged tlio farmer from rowing the true dunl cow, tlio only bw that rnu aid In materially In- (casing the supply of beef In tlio tturc Tlii! loss to tlio country that lis cotno from this lino of ndvoency, bw can It bo measured? ..Tho price of meat U now nbout ns bar In America iib In Drltaln. How It to bo provented from growing ? Wlioro is tlio ntlUltlonul cat to co 1110 from? It cannot come any marked degrco from straight ilry cattle, slnco tlio breeders of icso In tlio grnda usually kill tholr iirnlus calves at birth or soil thorn ns wis. It cannot coino from tho it beef cnttlo, as It will not pay grow thorn thus. ns. will be shown blow Where Will Wo O.Yt Beef? s Where, then, Is tho lncreaso In beef reduction to como from? It ciinnot bmo In quantities thnt will npprccl- sly affect tho market from Argon- or Australia, as uront urltnln ad other Hiiropcau countries nro Smpctltors for this meat, nnd tho Dnipctlilon will materially divert tho rado In such inrat. It Is up to those who lmve all long claimed thnt tboro Is no plncu Br (ho dual cow on tlio arm to bow whero tho pcoplo ot 'this coun- 11 ro going to get tholr futuxo sup- ly of meat. What Is tholr nnswor thin nuctlnn7 Tliolr advocacy has ccn all nlong cutting off this Biipply. ,vo they nnylhliig to say bearing tlio rourciw of the supply ot beef tlio future? ncyond nil question they havo olpcil to create this shortago. IIuvo pcy a angle word to tutor tuat will brow Unlit upon tho question ns to sw thl.i uhortngo Is to bo niot7 If boy hnve, now Is tho tlmo to sponk. tlicy do not have, let them forever on ulence. .Wed for Dual Cow. Tlio beef supply cannot bo tnntorl- lly Increased from tho straight boot aw. It could bo Increased It thoro rcro rtlll unoccupied ranges, but aero are not. It could bo Increased rom thl.i source If thoro woro still : of land unoccupied ns oxtonslvo arming Inud. but those nro nil. or icany nil, occupied. The demand could to mot In part, two or moro cnlvos could bo pro- iircd to rear on one cow, but tho sup- ly of theao la limited. Tho truth that tho growing of boot from tralght beet nnl.iii.m has novcr pnld urgo dividends to U10 growers on 10 arable fnrm, nnr can thoy mako iCSQ 3I' Thnt beef cannot bo grown from Ho straight beef cow today on tho Irablo farm as cheaply ns It can bo Town from tlio dunl cow can bo eadlly shown. A boot cow suckles iot calf. That calf at 0110 year old lelcliB. say SOO nounds. On tho basin K present prices, that calf will bring 1110 stocicyards 8 cents a pound, JC1 Deduct say SI frelclit. tho let return Is SCO. Compm-isoiiH. 'ow tho cstlmnto Is vory roaiion blo that places tho cost of food for no cow nt $30. Tho onlv nroflt. bertfnro. Is frnm Mm rntnnlnlnir tlft fB3 tho food eaten by tlio calf other ban tlint Rlinnllnrt liv din rnw Tlilu kill still leavo a margin of profit, but u not 00 a largo ono, nnd it will 3 Still further nnrrnwnrl If Mm In. erect on tho Investment Is consld red. On margins ot nroflt so nnr- ow, farmers gonorally aro not going J ennnno in irrowlnir hoof frnm llm uuito unuicu. ltli tho good dual purposo cow It I far dlffprmit. TInp mlllr nrrwliinf acludlng tho skim milk ovor and DOVO whnt hop rnlf tnkno ivlll tn korth nbout $100, based on'tho pres- uw ibices 01 uairy products. - HOP Pfllf rntcn.l in uMm mllb nn4 IdJuncta will bo worth not loss than fv in tuo atockynrds after tho plgnt has been doducted. Tho ro- 8i!.n th C09t of tho handling of tho 1 Io P u,tfcrenco In tho roturn s $80. Thoro can bo 110 question but that tho dual cow will bring fnr great er profit than tho other. JIOCJ NOTKS. Frozen alfalfa may kill a hog ns woll as a cow or horso. It is usually IllUlgUSllUlC. A hog cannot sleep comfortably In a draft of wind, he will catch cold vory easily. When conrso strnw Is used for bed ding, tho llttlo pigs ofton get tangled up In It and nro unablo to get back to tho sow. They become chilled nnd iruiiuuniiy uo not recover. Tho way to solve tho problem Is to cut the strnw nnd provide a finer bed. Uoforo furrowing tho sows need good, nutritious bono dovoloplng foods. At farrowing tlmo they need something thnt will stlmiilato milk productiou. Hog tight fences havo always been considerable of n problem. Tho woven wlro fence solves tho problom uuui iu economy nnu case of construc tion. Ono way to profit by tho boom In tho hog business Is to bo moro caro ful (if tho breed 111 it stock nml unit lnu of It for mnrkot purposes. Fully developed breeding slock brings tho strongest offspring. Tho character of tho feed deter mines tho chnractor of tho meat. At present prices hogs offer n mighty good mnrkot for corn. Tho hog appreciates a clean, dry bed. Chnngo tho litter frequently. Do not sell half fnttoned hogs. Stinting tho brood sow often ro aults In stunting tho pigs. "Pigs Ib pigs" nt present prices. Hogs that nro of uniform slzo nnd weight will fntten best. Many n fnrmor wishes now thnt ho hnd not Bold his stock hogs oft so closo. Field pens havo boon mndo to lako tho placo ot corn in tho cornless sec tions. Hog prlcoH will go nut of debt again this Wlntor nnd tho wlso dairy lunuor win proviuo iiimsoli with n bunch ot shoats and mako 10 to 11 cent pork out of cheap Bklm milk. If tho sow Is Given filthy feed tho effect Is quickly seen In tho pigs. Nows print pnpor lins been mndo by tho forest servlco Inborntory from 24 dlfforcnt woods, and n number com pnrt favorably with standard spruce pulp pnper. Sfljonitiert mf bic 08 MicDtcffc nub orofjfc Snittiitcit-iBonjcitufott' tm SBcfteu fiir mtr $1.00 hro nljr. 3rmgtftots Me neucftenSdegsnadirtctyen, in uttoerfdfdtcr ll5eife Crfdjeittt jeben Soiutei-Stcia mil 20 Solicit, barituictr cine 8fcilioc ScuuitaoSucirnoc mit mtr Sefcftoff. 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TI1? thcro is any particular commodity iu which you 111 arc interested, and you do not find it advertised iu HI these columns, let us help you. Write advertising manager, Orcgon-Washington-Idaho Parmer, Orc gonian building, Portland, Or. FARM EXCHANGES 231 acres of Wtltnmetto Itlvor bottom land lylnir on the river In Yamhill County, 12 mllea from Salem, 3$ mllea from Tortland, threo mlloa from OreKon Electric. Htenmboat landing on tho place. Two kooiI himaen. Larsro thrco-story bant on concrete foundation, with modern Improvements, with place tfoos CO ucrea of no cretlon land, l'laco all fenced nnd cross fenced with hob'-tlsht fcnclnt,'. Old orchard, cement dliipliitr tnnk. This land la very rich: corn, alfalfa, onions and timothy will prow In Krcat abundance I'rlco flU.OOO. Will exchanse for a smaller place up to $10,004; 11000 cash and n lonjr tlmo on balance. A PIMP STHrK" R A1MPM 0 acres, 8 miles from Carrolton. Wash. Vory aceoaslble. 60 per nlj J I Ji. Jtxniltl Cont Rood, tillable land. Land Is rolling with some fine bottom land, l'lno creek throuch center nnd many sprlnss. I'rlco 8000; will tako a small oqulppad ranch Iu tho Willamette Valley or Southwestern Wuahlngton In exchange. Wilt not assume. FINP HHIVIF PI OF IN so acres, one mile north of Newberar, Or. All under cultivation. '-' xivyiTis-i M-yJKa i rour aoroa In prunes, two ocros In poars, two werea In apples, 11 number of cherry and pencil trees, flvo acres in blackcaps, ono acre In blackberries, ono acre In strawheriles, larffo Quantity of loganberries, rod raspberries, currants and Kooseberrles, two acres In clover, l'rnlt nil In full bearlnir. Seven-room plastered house, bath nnd toilet. City water furnished free, Hoc d bant, GtixSC, Price 112,000. Will accept a farm or closoln acreuso In Kastern Washington or Oregon, not over JS000. ronr,I FsAIRY FARM ,8 norcs. near Cody. Wyo.; 175 acros In cultivation under Irrigation lixsUM-'M-t lnll 1 x -VlVlVi. alfalfa; under hog-tight fence, ntid croxs fencotl. No ro-k or gravel. Jleautlful modern homo with electric light and heating plant. Cow barn, 3GxU0, for 6i cowm; con crete alleys. Calf barn. 30x125; stanchion stalls for -S head, box stalls for olght head, largo horse barn. Alt barns have electric lights and running water. I'ower nlso in largo barn. IS hoghousos, chlrken-houso, dairy house with running water, all having electric light, concrete root cellar; modern tunant.liouuo for men; iiIho ono for women. Kach containing bedrooms, llvlnir-rooms and bathroom. Finn garage, ileautlfui 80-iuto lalto stocked with bass and lake trout. Due climate; sunshine 325 days In year. No such thing hh sleighing. Also creamery turning out 15,000 lbs. monthly and threo 130-ton silos, l'rlce la $50,000; no encumbrance. Will ox chango for a dairy farm close In in Kastern Washington or Oregon. This It. ono of tin finest places In the Wfst, Full particulars will be given on requost. John E. Howard, Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon 11 J Bi tuorororo, from tho dual cow I SllO anil frnm Min olrnlntif t.anf ft ISO, The onlv essential rilffm-nnen RrTm 11 111111111111111 11 wniiiiiiiiMairiffiiifi '-M,"rtM-i"atvirirTirniariiTwif mZZSStXU