La Grande evening observer., March 22, 1924, Image 7

r PAGE SEVEN
Complete Official Proceedings of Recent Farm
Economic Conference at Union, La Grande
Tho 1'iiion County Agricultural
flronetnlc t'onfervnuo was arranged
tut by a commit leu n-prencntlng
ih, various farm and commercial
organizations in Mm county, as fol
hnrn: Farmer's 1'nlon, Hernul Hug.
VftflluVnt, Klgin; Kami Hurrau. K.
H. Le I.ung, Hfcroltiry, La Ci ninth:
Oningp, Hoy (hkeler, Deputy .state
Maxtor, La Grande; I'nlon Counly
I'hnmbor or I'ommt'rcc, Karl Itey
noiis..Lu Grande; Itr. S'. T. I'hy.
tri'Clor of AgiiciiUura and ehalr
rntXi tt - conference, and 11. O,
Avery, County Agent, repreHentlng
thfl Kxtenslou Kurvien of thu Ore
tfon Agricultural college.
Approximately 3 (U people at -tended
the conference which hinted
i aiim iun's iti:iMitr
frohk'iii of Cereals in liiion Count y 'In hen up irt Com pie t.
The fariu incmiic derived from
from all other sources combined In
Cereals, hay und forage itiuals
sou cos.
ty Tim production of the kiiihII
to statistics compiled by thu l
as follows:
1; ; i I'roductlon
Acres in bushels
I'fJ.imt GKI.M2
.2ti, Ii5 .4IH.8I7
. !Mu . ::u;,:7i
. B.l'tift JL'.3f(l
tVltiior Vh?at
tfprhig Wheat
Oafs ; .-.
Hurley
The above figures are
. for. the five-year period
average
, JUl'J (o
inclusive. The cost of raising-
oats at the i'nlon Station in
wan an follows:
Acreage
HushelB produced
. ' Bushela per acre..
. Cost per acre
Cost per bushel....
....$47.00
:i;i o
80.G
....f 2G.87
33
'The cost of raising burley was
fta follows:
. 1 AereafTH
Itushels produced
Cost per acre
Bushels per acre..
Cost per bushel....
r4.o
..2(i.:ti
CO. I
41
These costs are based on the rui
lowing charges:
Interest on flSO.Ufi land.
Ci Interest on equipment rated
at (uoo.oo.
- 13.00 per acre taxes.
Man hours, ROe.
Jiorso houi-s.'tSr.
i . Wheal.
After fallow. winter wheat
should be sown In preiVrcnce to
spring wheat in I'nlon County, be
I'dUse of ita greater yield. Karly
Bowing of winter wheal also aids In
preventing Boil blowing.
,TH variety of winter wheat ree
omtnemled for (yen era I culture is
hybrid ll'S, with Korlyfold second.
Tho r rowing of oilier wheals
should be discontinued.
Hard Federation Is recom mend
ed as the best spring wheat both
for yield and milling itialily. Jt
should not be fall grown.
We stroncrly recommend that the
Oregon Experiment St a I ions con-
uuci invest iithi ions to control and.tlons tho
prevent the. spread of the Take All
disease in wheat in I nion County
Inasmuch as there
'iveral
local nour mtns successi uiiy oper-;jg ascertained for each locality In
ftilnff In Vnion County, the rarm ,n,n county, 'the crop trill likely
iiropisectlon recommends that lhe:,to 1ertt ,m wnrm BO3 nd in loca
Ihdifatrj' be t'licouraged
leftillmatn way and that, prefer
ence, be given lo the products of
Hlsn-mills so long an their mial
Ity and. price continue aatisfactory.
i Vn recommend thu practice
iiwiueai mills in providing rinuri H(rongly recommended Tor trial hy
ffiwlind exclusively from Hard Ked-lfurm(.rH. Hogging down corn and
oration spring wheal, a vurlelyljm8l(,rinR. , wJ(h hogs and
which has proven parlicularly wellj,ir,.p wi! iiPy p,.ove ,nor), ,(ron
sjiited fov spring sowing In Cnionituhie than the usual method of
Couhiy. We Huuget. that the com-1 hundling these crops because of the
uinrciai organ i,ai ions cl me varloiH'
towns in the county call to the at
fenltoll of the housewives of tiieiii
respectlvt- commiinil lis thai a. higli
grade flour Is now availably ground
from Ma rd Kcderutiou spring
Jieal.
Oats and Ilnrley.
.-Knougli barley and oatx ;;liou!d
b's rais-'d In I nion eo.mty
ity Ur nieet
local feed demands but
sive growing of these crops to ship
out of the county is not deemed ad-
I
I
an increase in the barley acreage!
an Increase In Ihe hurley acreage!
of about 3 0 ri and no increase in
the oat acreage.
Kor ine.sl of Ihe drier hind of
th county Ihe grow In rr ir spring;
barley is lo he preferred over that!
of anv spring crown crop. The KH-!
verinlne and Swedish S-h-ct oiils!
lire t he best va riri ics of oats t
grow ul present.
Trehl. Coart and White Winb-r
barleys are it com mended us Ihe
best varieties.
T Whit- Wilder barley may be
profitably groun as a spring barley
on the heavier hoIIs. nnd is ricoiii
mended for trial as. a winter va
riety in localities with ample snow
covering during Ihe wilder.
Sow clean seed.
We strongly urge the phuitim;
of only clean or certified seed ot
varieties of all grain crops. Tlie
dry copper carbonate treatment ts
recoiirrnend fitr treating wheat
for stinking :tmut.
firnw your own feed.
Ilach farnuT should grow as
much of his own grain feed as pos
sible. I1a.
We urge that the Kxp'rhnent
Station In Kasteru Oregon conduct
Varietal nnd rate and dale tests to
rtelermine the best varieties and
bwt methods of growing flav.
The growing of small (rial acre
ages of sed flax of frmit U t o
B'pa is recominended In order to
determine probable yields of thte
crop, localities, and oil typeH
where it might be best t.lited. Seed
ttf wtrt resistant varieties Hiioiitd be
sown and flax should not be grown
u the siiiiic soil uftener than once
in four years.
Com.
The acreage of adajdabTe corn
varieties Id certain sections of the
touuty blioalU Uu iucrcudtd.
two days. Knriwra nirt in dif
ferent groups representing tht fol
lowing . agricultural coninioditba:
Urn in, alfalfa, dairy, fruit, poultry,
livestock and potatoes. Tho rec-
ouimrndntiona given herewith were
drawn up by each group after dls
cusfllon of tit" stato program Aft
outlined at the Stato Agricultural
Conference In January. ' Thine
recommendations represent tlin
best advice of local farm group6.
'I'lie whole program Is an attempt
lo ad jus!, the product ion of local
agricultural products to the pos
sible market condltl(xi as euggest
ed hy tho stato survey and pro
gram. Detail
cereals almost iuals that dprlved
I'nlon Cuunty. The Income f roi i
67 ',i of the total Income from all
. - , .
grains In Inion County.. according
K. 1 epartme.nt of Agriculture,, was'
Itu.ihels L,bs. per Value. t.
per aero ' . iuru ( acre
2B.0 lofi'i
JS.O 1 OS . ' - 14.4') '
:i.4 n37 a.ti
3U.8 H7S IT. $6
Knoiigh corn or peas anil barley
should be grown to furnish all the
dairy cows In Ihe county-wlth sll-
ugo lor wmier leeu. - v
IVns mid Itnrlcy.
Altent Ion Is directed to the re
sults of the Kxperlment Station at
I 'nlon with peas and barley for
siiafre. This crop lias certain ad
vantages over corn or sunflowors
and Is recommended for trials by
farmers. aj-ef ul observat ions
should be noted on the comp.irti
live, yields of these crops and the
el leci oi legumes, especially peas,
on the fertility or the soil. '
Potatoes.
Kvery farmer should ' raise"
enoiiKh potatoes for home use and
enough potatoes should be. raised
in the county to supply local marr
ket demands. Kach farmer should
plant Ihe sainti acreage to potatoes
very yenr. .
There may be a possibility In a
few locations In the county of tho
profit able production of certified
seed.
The prvsent average yields of po
tatoes are much too low, only 50
to 60 bushels per acre. This Is
likely due to the indiscriminate
planting of poor seed; All po
tatoes planted whether for home
mm or for thn marknl tthmdd be
profit lo the farmer, yields of fit
from certified stock. To receive
much profit lo Ihe. farmer, yield of
at least 100 sacks per acre should
be obtained.
Bcnn.
Ilonns are not recommended for
general planting1.. In soni 1 oca-
crop may possibly be
m-ofilahle.
Karmers Interested In
(lie enip are ured to plant small
ncreages until th value of the crop
tiona where late spring and early
fall frosts are not prevalent.
Corn nnd Ifas I-'Ino
1'or Intiin.
( 'I lie use of corn and "peas for
paature for hogs and shep -is
'saving of harvest, expense.
HAY AD
licnunmit; Cuiifercnct troup l'rtwnts Cone it to KiimimcmlntloiLS
Hit latluii:
county hay
AUHny
Aci es
44.Rt7
X :t . 1 4 7
43,r.44
Tli
Vein-
'i !in:t.
l;io.
prod net Ion Is
Alfalfa
Tons
r.3, r.Rft
70.S73
Since (lie I t 1 i( census it is proli
able thai the average yield of nl
fal fa hay has been increased.
(-n(1
I tonnage (if alfalfa co'mparcd uith
other hays In l!M9 was:
Airalf.i 30,45 Tons
drain 2&.ooo Tons
tMijef Hay 24,415 'Ions
Thn BrnIn ,,n" iB i"os"y "''
along fences, down hay. wltd oats
and weedy places, etc. It Is doubt -inl
if It ever pays to plant a crop
of grain intending to cut II fur hay.
The freight rates on Iny from
here and Hermiston lo Portland
are:
i.n (fi'ande ; J4.00
Hermiston $3.00
We cornider it tin practical to
grow alfalfa hay here and ship it.
to any outside polnls.
uecomm no auons:
A. Supplant all other liHy with
alfalfa as far as possible.
It. Wc suggest considering the
plan of planting alfalfa along the
f'-nces to use for hay Instead of
cut i ing a hay row every year
around I he grain.
C. Orlumi ulfalfu or one of the
other hardy alfalfas such as -Hal-tic
or l 'oKsack. should always hi;
iisd instead of common, no mat
ter what ihe difference in price of
se.'d.
O. After the alfalfa weevil
comes, red clover may Ijm more
satisfactory In some cusa, Wc ask
the county agent to try some ex
perimental plantings of rd clover
for seed and hay production. We(
also ask thp Kxperlment Station'
at I nion to experiment with red
clover B"ed production. j
li. Alfalfa seed growing is not;
recommended except in un expert-j
mental may. It la believed that thel
average yields are so low here that
other districts in the stato cun
grow it more economically.
l Wluu ultalla U idvucU up,
th best crops lo follow it art1
Mard Federation Wheat or corn.
(1. Wb believe lhat there should
be some alfalfa, on every farm for
home feed, but that no hay should
be grown here for export.
H. I .and plaster or sulphur have
increased the tonnuge of alfalfa
irom I eon pounds to a ton per
acre. Wo believe that on the nv
nge It will Increase yields about one
third. We strongly recommend the
use of one or the other or these
fertilizer!!.
Other liny and I'aslnm Crops.
Sweet Clover The crops com
mittee recommends lhat on the al
kali nnd poorly drained soils, sweet
clover bo given thorough trial for
a pasture and hay crop. Kor pas
ture purposes, the yellow sweet
clover is superior to the while.
ID stuns in order (o better cope
with the labor situation wo urgi
that every dairyman, nnd farm
loek sheep owner with irrigated
or. non-Irrigated land careful l
JrbiiHidrr the possibility of perma
nent pastures.- A mixture of sev
eral grasses and clovers will nana I -
,iy give better results than grnss
alone. We ask Ihe counly agent to
Lgather together all the Information
,uvunauie on pasture grasses In or-
der to further tho carrying Into
effect of this recommendation. dairy manufacturing plants In the
General Farms Crop Itrvoni- county. .'
, lucndntiou. I In view of tho statistics abo'vb
Inasmuch as tin attempt .Is now quoted the dairy section makes tho
b'eing made by interests in the following recommendations:
state of Washington to lower the! Wo recommend: (
test weight lor No. .1 white wheat! 1- That all dairymen keep caro
lo 68 pounds: nnd lntismuch as wo ful records on their respective
believe that this would result only und (.hitt wo glvo club work In gent
In reduelifg Ihe present prlco lo a oral, our fullest BUpport.
No. 1! basis', thus penalising grow-t 12. That since t hero is more than
ets of No, 1 wheat and resulting in nn adequate supply of butter pro:
o benefit at nil to growers of No. ;duced nnd manufactured In . thfl
2 wheal; therefore, be It resolved, eounty and slnco tho quality of
that wet condemn this attempt nnd this 'product is being Improved and
pledge our support to the present even now compares favorably with
standards. , products of other sections, thp
' Wo further ask that the general 'stores of tho county bn urged to
conference send a notice of thls'uso exclusively dairy products pro-
itctlon to the government represen-
tatlv.es soon lo hold hearings
this question In Washington nnd
Oregon nnd send a notice to the
local and Portland papers. .
vv unanimously cndoiuo
the
McNary-Haugen bill.
. Signed: J. J). DO Bill NT.
A. It. HUNTKU,
L D. JAHI'KK,
i Mcdonald,
W. li. LKbBKTTKIt,
L, L. McKKNNON.
DAI It Y COAIMODiTV OHOll'.
Cmpn-heiislve Study
, Important County
(ilvcn To
l'robluni.
Keallzlng lhat dairying will
probably be expanded In the
oounly we wish. therefore, to
call attention tp cortain facts
relative to the industry. Intere.it-
in dairying
i.-i-mt origin. uonuuionn arn
apparently favorablo to tho In-
dusiry In that legume hay
titles and succulent feeds both a'
sllago or .root crops can (.asHvl1"1"0" WPrn llnn,,,,. jrrcatr
bo' produced. Icrinanent m. J. woul,i ,H our prosperity. It has
Hires In irrigated sections are ai-,
so satisfactory.
Accordlng to the best lnform -
aiton available, there are. In tire
county 4700 cows two years old
oiuer, which have produced
approximately 6 75,000 pounds of
imiicr fnt, which is an avera
or j fin pounds per vow. This
average production, while It com
pares favorably with that of oth-
counlies, is too tow for the in-
sming of a satisfactory prom.
Itecords In other s-ctlons IridicntM
that this average, should he t
J'OKA(iK
given by
as follows:
Yield per A.
Alfalfa
Hay
Acres
. 4.I.2S
fi.PL'Ji
13.37J
Tons
ll'.L'Mi
17.341
3it.4:-K
least 24n pounds per cow. T-:c
product Ion of legume hay is mot.'
iipin nuequaip ior nairy con?
now In (lie county. The prod ic
tlon -of (inn a tons of suceule'ii
feeds, Is about 1 o.noa tons shoiv
of the amount required for srit
h'factory dairy feeding.
Kfforts have been mad lo
form cow -testing associations b-n.
have ihus far been uiisuceessfii (
according to information obi air -ed.
Vry few dairymen are now,
keeping a record of production
amount, of feeds fed.
Tuberculosis tenting has been
carriefl
(n, ,t
aguilf?
n throughout the county
est is now being mad-
The, number of resit-tors
found have been
rniiiuarallvelvt
Ismail and it will
difneu.i lo nmKe in.s a .u-
bereulonis free area. I
this m iu-f
There are in the county three.
creanierhs. the overage prh - f
cream the last yePr as 47.7 o-nts
H-r pound. The nverug" price pmdl
in Portland for thn post year waV
4K.fi cents per pound, thus indi-
rating that loeal manufaetnringi
plants an paying fairly satlsfac-i
,tory prW-es. The amount of boM'T
"Mt Emily" Breakfast
BacorL-25c-lb.
The Grande Ronde Meat Co.
fat produced and manufactured In
to hut tec. in the county Is mora
than adequate for local consump
tion. There Is In addition to what
Is produced In tho county, a large
amount shipped In from adjoining
counties, thus making It possible
for local mumtfacturlnfr plants to
Ahlp tho manufactured products in
carload lots. There are also quite
a number of dairymen shipping hy
local express to creameries ouuilde
of the county.
Whole milk Is retailing In La
Grande to the amount of S00 gal
lons daily and in some seasons Is
as high as 1000 gallons dally. Ice
cream is aloo manufactured, which
In tho auiumer time amounts to
350 gallons dally or more. Cheeso
is not now manufactured In the
county.
Kfforts have been mnde to grade
cream on quality and pay accord
ingly; these nttempls thus far how-
ver, have not been successful, tho
the creamery operators have ex
pressed a desire to establish such
a system.
According to data obtained .In'
oilier sections and according ' to
recommendations made In .thOj
State Agricultural Kconomlcs Con
ference, It would seem that there
nro now an ndeaunte number of
duced locally.
DU. W. T. l'HV,
Chairman.
I. KK KKYNOLDR .
H. K. ANDKRSON
HOB K I T W I TI 1 Y CO M B K
II. O. AVKKY
LTLTl'ltAL (JItOt I
AI'l'IJCS AND I' LA US
I-'iirtlier Development Slinold
Supply nnd Demand Saya
Two-I'arl Itcpurt.
Hotiieulluro In the State of Ore
gon has sustained many tosses bo
cuuso at the Inception of the in
dustry plantings worn madft with
but little thought or consideration
of what would be done vlth pro
duce when It wns grown. Plantings
wero guided more hy fancy than by
f,.L:,,;.,rj:at,V'MV'''n,I W.ono,lc .xloml .. the 7aw
iuf supply and demand went en
tirely overlooked. Among
. tia nn: uiii riiaiia Ul upilMUU UIUI
. . morf fr""B' nuls anU V"-
n 1,',irnri Blm' however, that
after all the producer of any com-
mo,11,y is '"Wy Hervant of the
(consumer and he must grow onlv
what the consumer desires; and
must produce only so much ns the
consumer can bo Induced lo buy. .
Absentee Ownership.
Kxperlence proves beyond a
doubt that, absentee ownership, of
apple orchards and, for that mat
ter, any rruit growing venture, has
been unsat Israel ory. Krutt grow
ing as pniellced today Is a highly
specialized business which at best
requires one's entire lime and at
tention. J'roiuotion schemes where
in individuals are interested In nn
eNplfdtatloii nil her than in the
profits that may bo derived from
the fruit business itseir. should be
condemned. Kxperlence proves" that
such ventures have been the cause
"f many lalliires In Ihe Pacific
I Kiise your light, .v hinj; cIk-sI. Sto1
t (lie jiiiin. lin-jik up Ihe con?''
t rri-i a hud cold loosen u
tli'irL time
Ited IV
ute ctd rem-
. nlv that. 1,
ui-keKt relief, It
, eiinniit J
nnd it eertiiinly
rthe
tight riets and driva
. tlir- em
and fcort-aess right out.
h such concentrated,
j Noth
petiet ralinji li
it im red peppers, nnd
ii ' hkmi iwvn into
" V""' 111 nP.
T,K. mQ
Ifidi inn f,i i'iin ( l!.tLZ i , 1 K
(lim mimilm th(. r(,,
;ifmed ihrouj;!, and through. Whin
V(, flr mtftvrtnR Jrm (l r(!
nistiwii, b-teka-lie, PtifT nerk n'r sore
ni.?eft jlHt gW a jsr of Itowle, Kcd
VplKT l!nh. mdis from red rMnnr
n( ny ilni titre. Vou will have tlu
ijimtest reli 'f kduwn.
,
RED PEPPER FOR !
COLOSiilCISI
t 1
io
of
Electric cooking will he practically universally applied
in Lii Grande in less than a score of years.
'.To you who are building your homes in this city this
year and in- the years to come, wc wish to present an
appeal to prepare for electric cooking when you build
your home. It will save you money to have your home
, wired for electric heat service as it is built. You will
. , need no chimne in the kitchen, you will have a modern,
kitqhen and you will not be forced to change your cook
ing equipment later to conform with the best practice
in home eoonomics. '
Let us iuitli
kitchen. ..Let us show you how much space you will
save. How you will need no space for storing fuel,
and how an electric range will save space for you be
cause of the absence of heat radiation. You will have
the. kitchen of your dreams by installing an electric
range.'
Korthwest. t '
- Ajiplo Production. j United States is sufficient to in net incmuio Yields,
Commercial npplo- roductlon in tho present demand. This is in-, It Is no secret anion thos? in
th United States has Increasi-d 1 dlented by tho fact that during formed that Oregon's a v em go per
materially during recent years. Kor j years of heavy production tho farm aero production Is too low o so
example, during 'lftl7 total carlot valim of the total national crop is euro success in tho business, Avon
shipments of apples won 67.0IS; injaetually lower than years of mod-, though living prices wero obtaln-
1018. 68.84A: 1P10. H.bb2; 19Z0,
in;.9C2; lt2l.. P&.S.17: I?22. -112.-267;
1!28, ftpproilinatety 121,000.
Contrary lo general opinion the
carlo! sh,)pmenti hns undergone a
material Incteartrt during this pe
riod. At tho snmn time the total
apple drop for this period does not
shoqr a material gain. Obviously
them lias been a substantial in
crease In tho percent of tho total
crop sent ,to market: cessation of
cider making Is doubtless con
tributing to thin condition.
Ao General Increnw Itecom-
mended nt Present.
An a vera ge prod net Ion of the
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the easiest radio to
tune on the market lo
(lay. A slight turn of
the diiil and the result
is Btartlinjf. Perhaps tho
second Bketch in this
advertisement m i g h t
jreeni overdrawn Imtop
( erutors of one of our
radio sets have he;
van a
The lleaeock. Kadioplionn is as near perfection
as they can Ix; made at tho present time. O. M.
llcacock, who has over 15 ycais experimental ex
perience, personally supervises their construction and
many features that make it so perfect, are his own
design. You must hear one to appreciate its value.
Call us for a demonstration today.
We also handle other standard makes of radio. '
, I'rices range from VS lo ?:l(M).
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Enterprise, Oregon.
1 n
nome ouuaers
La Grande
with yoll when you are planning your new ,
Eastern Oregon Light &
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v ?
I present acreago of apples In the
.United Slates is sufficient to meet
eralo production, and aino by tho'eii. Oregon's ayormgfl production
fnct that during years of heavy for tho last threo jroars has bcn
production It Is only the grower 1 113 boxes per acrv. This la. In
with special advantages that makes splto of tho fact tht most of tho
a profit from tho apple. business. ; orchards are of betrlng gi. Id
Of course, ns time goes on planting j many Instances yields oan bo In-
of Nipple trees will bo necessary,
but whether Oregon should share
in ful urn general plantings de
pends largely upon the acltontt of
ol her tipple producing- s'ctlonH.
Henvy planting In Kantern stales
mlglil prove disastrous to planting
out liern. In individual cases
whern cultural conditions are fuv
orable, plant Ing to complete an
economic unit, may he desirable
npin .1., I ill' ilM'aV aH-ii-
- i i
and commendable.
creased nrntorlfclly through
chards management but orchards
SHER
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MONDAY - TUESDAY
m
An Eye For An Eye,
A Tooth For A Tooth!
The relentless law of nature, cruel and con
temptuous of the individual
It Was the Law of
r-TIGER
A child of the woods," as beautiful as the
flower whose name she bore, but as danger
ous ir defense as the queen of the jungles.
David Belasco's famous play has 'been trans
ferred to the silver screen -with the
utmost fidelity and with
LENORE ULRIC
.' Also Showing a Comedy
. Airr
permanently Injured by cotd, by
drought, and diseases and orchards
planted In poor locations will nev
er bo money makers. It ts doubt
ful whether upplo orchards In Un
ion county cun ever be expected
to pay unless yields of 250 packed
boxes or aver, per aero aro obtain
ed. With good yields of proper va
rieties, howover, it now appears
that over a period of yoa.ro 1 fair J
profits may be expected.
Tho ' apple buslnous In Union
(Continued on pugn 10)
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