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jatmOay, iVtay 7, 1932f LA GttANPK EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. PsroThrM OVER Phone: Mornings, Main 60 tixpectlng Relatives Mrs. Rankin Edgar and her daugh ters, Mrs. Ella Fisher, and Loviho Wll- Hams, of Lower Cove, are looking lor- ward with a great deal or pleasure w.iwo omer men Kiuea au nKiiesnaites d visit with some relatives of theirs who plan to be In the valley probably during June. The guests will be Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Tracy and their two grandsons who are driving through fiom their borne in Guthrie Center, Mm Edear has not seen- her relative, Mr. Tracy, since he was a very f. Bftm'.i bov. and tho fact that he is . being driven out here now by nis . erandsons- Klves- some idea . of 'how long it has been since the two have met. The trip-was planned for lost summer but unforeseen events made the postponement necessary. From Nyssa ' Miss Josle Bloklond spent a lew .i.v..t.hi .k in the vallev the Kuest .5 mto mother Mrs. Marv Blokland of V ,.r Tsland Cltv. Miss Blokland, who: lis the pastor of the Methodist ohurch fTos Nyssa, delivered the baccalaureate t sermon' before the graduating classes of the Haines and Muddy Creek High schools this year. Purchases Place I TKnrt. - Rnhhs. government trapper. has recently purchased tho place ! known as the "Wade" place In Island I City and has started a course of lm- I ,,.,. nn tho nrnoertv. lnclud-,of I Ihg the rooting out of an old orchard. It will be remembered that the house, which was one of the largest and best lh Island City burned to tne grouna last summer frorri cautes which navo.iwre.- tounsen eacn mm a guconniB never been determined. o To Attend sleet Mrs. Ardra Behrens, of Dry Creek, and Mrs. Ava W. Paul, of Ontario, who have been chosen delegates to represent the Rekah lodge , aX Burn- meyvllle at the ' State conve ntlon which comes later this month at fc-u- & gens are making their preparations to attend the big gathering. Mrs. Perlo I A Wagoner, Is also planning to go to f the convention in view of the fact I that Bhe will, there, be Installed as i a rtf t.i. fitato officers, an honor I which the 'Summervllle lodge appre- elates very much. In Valley Mi hnrl Mrs. Pub Powerd. of Medl cal Springs, with a friend of theirs injures iiauii from the east, were guests Monday of I Mrsr Frank Conley of lower Cove Mrs ' Mlnette Sentner at the Cove sustained some very painful' bruises swimming pool. Mr. Powers stated Monday when she caught one of her that he had opened his plunge at hands in the electrio wringer. Al Medical last Sunday arid the opening though the flesh is quite badly was quite auspicious. Mrs. Sent-(bruised, and Mrs. Conley will not be ner has been making some im-! able to use her hand for some time, provements at the Cove pool, during "fortunately no bones were broken, the slock season. The huge Center pole which supports the swings, rings lo ralirornln Snd other , apparatus hoe been re- We . are toldjiy ou correspondent pieced, a new diving tower has been In Ladd Canyon that erected and the cement walks have Oounsell was in that neighborhood been finished clear around the pool. 'from La Grande one day lost week She has a number of other items bidding his mother, Mrs. Mary Coun t which will bo taken care of as the j sell and other relatives farewell be- r season progresses, n i ' o v in '.-'.' It Is reported that Mrs. Marion t Stoddard Is 111 at the home or her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Irwin east: of Island City. O nests of Mr. and Mrs. Adoipn reeoior, w j Ijadd canyon naa m B Sunday at their home, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, of Lower Cove. Mrs. Feebler and Mr. Johnson are brother and sister. ' Octs Big Start Wade Grav is making a fine start , . - . . ,,u, t,,,otnfm vnm spiuiB .H Mlnorcas which are doing very well, Mr, Gray started out in the special. une B ier... t 6 ' '7"J on tne siaenia aoove tu nrotner inaries uray. ."-''and sweeten with two tablespoons of Lost season his sister purchased the, place OT the late Homer Llttlcto close to Alicel, att fj JL" business on a larber scale. Mr. Gray i? has 80 acres ln this new place, there la much fruit, some alfalfa and large garden plot In fact It lays very well for sucli an Industry as Mr. Gray conducts. Mt. Fannie Grange With all the members of Mt. Fannie grange in the mood for improving their hall and its surroundings, plans were made at the regular meeting on Monday night to move the hall back. the building, preparatory to erecting an addition on the front at some future time. John Richards will superintend tho work, with all the men of the grange on the working gang. By permission of Mrs. Mary P. Chambers and Howard Gasset, water will ba piped into the building by tapping the pipe under the hall. Tho work is to be done at the next day meeting on Friday, May 20, and the women will be on hand with a big dinner. One new member was ad mitted on Monday night and one ap plication was presented. Mt. Fannie grange has become one of the most active subordinates of the county. The membership is not large, but 1 there is no dead timber, and all are Interested enough to work for the good of the organization. They have some other Interesting features for the future. IMaml Aid The Ladies Aid society of the Island City Community church will meet next Thursday afternoon. May 12, at the home of Mrs. Mary Blokland. In Valley Roger Morse, state dairy specialist from Corvallls, has been In the volley on business this week ln connection with the Union County Dairy Herd Improvement association. Mr. Morse, has been on the extension staff of the college for probably two years having been token from Baker coun ty, where he was county agent, to the college to succeed the late C. L. Jamleson. Rut tin Cnnl-oc .We do not mean to beat our Prom k Ise correspondent, Mrs. C. P. Carper, to this story, but we have just been advised of a "killing" of rattle snakes! that has been made this week up ln THE VALLEY Mabel B. Morton, Valley News Editor the vicinity of Prornlse. Three Carper' boys, Orval, Ivan and Lewis, and we doubt not but that they are Mrs. Carper, our correspondent's sons, and on the river canyon at Promise wher the snakes had their den. This is the same place' where some years ago, a resident of that section killed 60 of the feared reptiles.' Drive Out Tomorrow- If tomorrow 'Is a nice day, at all, take the family ir in me lanuiy car ana nave a nae arouna me vouey. mere are. so many beautiful places to see now, and the roads are Invariably good. Flowers are coming out into bloom, over at Cove the fruit trees are just about out, the gardens ore making pretty little green ribbons across the gardens. The valley la beautiful now and you should see it , 'soon. Take any one of the half oiagtne the task of getting the anl- dozen or mora loop trips and be sure 1 to Include some view from a high spot like Mt. Glen, or Pleasant Grove, or Mill creek or Lower, Cove, where you can get a glimpse of the sweep of the valley. 0 it-together Club The last meeting of the Get-To gether club- of Ladd canyon was very pleasant one at the home of Mrs. Ada Clark; All of the members and one visitor, Mrs. George Tllton. Lostlne, were In attendance. Mrs. William Banton, Mrs, Henry Oounsell ana Mrs. unaries uronuy a names were drawn to furnish the entertainment iur tuu mteruuuu. mm. o.u"i in contest and Mrs. Grandy read a bur lesque newspaper which sha' had pre pared. Then Mrs. Elliott- Austin was tho "lucky" recipient for ' the "gift box" receiving many useful- and proc- serving a lovely Y with Mrs, Henry ,, ...... o Alicel Aid , Next Thursday afternoon., at the homo of Mrs. Ralph Chenault, ln the Iowa district, the members of the Alicel Ladles Aid society will be en- tertalned by Mrs. Chenault assisted by Mrs. I. Ei Chenault and Mrs. I. A. Howell. . . . A SEASONABLE RECIPE Mock Lemon Pie i One and one-half cups rhubarb cut ,ne. two cups water. : Two eggs. t One cup sugar. ; Three tablespoons flour. One tablespoon butter. Cook rhubarb ln water mushes up well. until It Add sugar, egg yolks beaten lightly anti mixed with the flour which has inm nil wiwi nie been moistened with more water. Add butter and cook until thick as Cool 3i,t,. and Doiir lnto tt Dre- vlouBly baked pie crust. Mftkft mPrlnini of the eccr whites; sure ght) A, brown la oven. 1 ON THE AIR Station KOAC Extension Service Monday, May 9'- ' 7:00 a. nv,, Good Morning Medita tions led by Dr. fi. W. Warrington. 7:15, Phonograph recordesV 7:30-8:00, Scanning the , headlines. 9:30, Organ concerb by Byron Arn- S olt" . 10:00, Home Economics Observer: 10:06, Tomorrow's meals; 10:18, Food facts and fancies;- 10:33, -How's and whys of housekeeping; ; 19:47, The magazine rack, - 1 11:00, Uncle Sam at your service. 11:15, Morning matinee. 12:00 (noon) Farm Hour: 12:10, In the day's news; 12:23, "installing a Farm Irrigation System," Arthur S. King; . 12:35, market reports, crops and weather forecast. 1 :00 p. m.. Around the campus. 1:30, Organ concert from Fox Whites id e theatre. 30-2:30 Homemaker Hour: 2:05, The Old Sonq Book, Luke Roberts and Byron Arnold. 6:55 p. m., Market reports second broadcast of wheat and livestock. 6:00. Fox-Whiteside theatre organ. 6:30. Form hour: 6:31, ln the day's news; 6:45, Spot market reports, crops and- weather forecast; 6:50, Chat by County Agent C. R. Brlggs. 7:30-8:00, 4-H club meeting, ad dress by-Governor Julius L. Meier on "Farm Fire Hazards." ' Tuesday, May 10 7:00 a. m.. Good Morning Medita tions led by Dr. Frank B. Mathews. 7:15. Phonograph records. 7:15, setting up exercises, directed by John Kenny. 7:30. Scanning the headlines. 10:00, The Home Economics Ob server; 10:05, Tomorrow's meals; 10:18, Food facts and fancies; 10:33, How's and why's of housekeeping; 10:47, The magazine rack. 11:00, General Sociology: "Social Conditioning." Dr. E. H. Moore, 12.-00 (noon) Farm Hour: 12:10. In the day's news; 12:23. "Beauty Spots of Oregon." Lynn P. Crone - miller, state forester; 12:35, Market reports, crops and weather forecast. 1:00 p. m.. Around the campus. 1 :30. Organ program from Fox- esldenee looN fore his departure to Los Angeles, gon In general In 1032 depends a Cal. We will visit there with a sis- great de4( upBtt foe trend of domes Mlst' Lulu, Cf.yqs and he is tl0 wi t0Klga demand. The un thinking some of locating there. His precedented decline in farm Income wlfo will remain in La Grande untlf aurlng the past two years was due he decides definitely, it is reported. 1 10 weak demand for farm products t . . more' than because of genera! ovet- tiorses Mire j I production of such products. Never- Town folks who have not been out theesg tnerB were ln8tances of over over tnr valley much this season ! proauction of particular: comjnodi cannot believe In what condition tles reaultms ln s(m greater declines i H j VT right now, arid how muoh sunshine "m "' " oeiore " can be safely worked. Just one ex ample and no doubt this' could' be duplicated many times. Charles Gray out ln lower Cove was plowing Thurs day in- a field which was very inno cent, from all appearances. All at once his horses started to mire and' In no time at all, all six of the mil mals were down to their necks. Im- mals loose and out. We are told that very little Could be done until they had all worn themselves out with their lunging and- struggling. All had skiii arid flesh wounds from the struggle. There Is still m,uch water about the valley. At The Hatchery Things are very busy at the fish hatchery up Catherine creek, from Union. The lumber for the new tanks arrived several days ago. Twenty-four new troughs and 4b new tanks are being installed. Visits Diiiitfhter ; Mrs. George Tllton visited two' days last week at tho home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Henry Counsel! in Ladd' Canyon. She had stopped there on her way to her home at Lostlne, from Umatilla county where she had been spending a few days with her. grand children, the Spencer's. Shoots immense Hunk There has been a hawk flying afound Harry Fisher'B place in tho Shanghai district recently and one evening early this week, Mr. Fisher decided It was high time to get rid of It. After some maneuvering, he managed to bring the bird down and It was-soma bird-, tool We are told that It measured 48 Inches from tip to tip. o ; Kngngemenb Announced-- Friends, in this valley will be in terested to tead the following an nouncement taken from a Pendleton East Oregonian of the first of the week i At an attractive tea on Saturday at the home of Mrs. Fred Brown, announcement was made of the en gagement of Mss Margaret Burke and DeWayne Umbarger. A group of the intimate friends of Miss Burke were guests. Miss Burke la the daughter of Mrs. W. O. Robinson of Belllng ham and attended the University of Washington. For the past two years she Has been art supervisor in the local schools and has many friends in Pendleton. Mt. Umbarger is ine son oi mr. ana Mrs. isiurutice Umbarger, of Seattle. He attended the University of Southern California and Is a member of Sigma Alpha Kpsllon. He- makes his home ln Se attle. The wedding will be an event of this summer. About Eggn 'I t f?entL(!f .U!n Ahe Vt y T; , . V nn fit nnn antra atrai-ir tn niito nf t.Vttt day, according to Miss Jean Stuart, of tho Homemakers Bureau on the National Farm and Home hour. Let's rln n lltt-.in fieri irl no ami tuA llist", what ! the hens are doing. 01,000 a minute, 3,860,000 an hour, 87,840,000 a day, tal of 31.073.760.000 a vear. Who says the American hen lsn t on the Inh? Cnrrvlnff It still a little far- ther, we find that the 135,000,000 nr . f the Unltd (Continued on Pago Seven) of the Oregon State College SSOkc Whiteside theatre. 2:00. Homemaker hour:- 2:05, Law and fiie Home: "Outlawing Tubercu losis," Mrs. Sal die Orr-Dunbor. 5:05 p. m., Market reports second broadcast of wheat and livestock. 6:30, Farm Hour; 6:81, In the day's news; 6:45. Market reports and weath er forecast; 7:15. "Controlling Can ada Thistle," Prof G. R. Hyslop. . 7:30, Musicals: Anna Marjorie List., soprano; Richard Hieman. baritone.' 7:45-8:00, Science news, of the week. . WedneKdiiy, May 11 7:00 a. m., Good Morning. Medita tions led by Rev. Howard McConnell. 7:15, Phonograph records. 7:30-8:00, Scanning the headlines. 10:00, Home Economics Observer: 10:05, Tomorrow's meals; 10:18, Food facts and fancies; 10:33, How's and why's of housekeeping; 10:47, The magazine rack. 11:00. Better Health, U. S. Public Health Servlco, 11:10, Morning matinee. 12 :00 (noon ) Farm Hour: 12 :10, In the day's news; 12:20, "The Motor Vehicle Operator and Our Traffic Laws," Harry C. Graves; 12:35, Mar ket reports, crops and weather fore cast. 1:00 p. m., Around tho CampuB, 1:15, "Speech Usages that Perfect." L. B. Baldwin. 1:30, Organ program from Fox Whlteslde theatre. 2:00-3:00. Homemaker hour: 2:05. Home Management: "Convenient Ar rangement of Community Hall Kitch en." Moss Melissa Hunter. 6:55 p. m.. Market reports second broadcast of wheat, wool and live stock. 6:00, Fox-Whlteslde theatre organ. 0:30. Farm Hour: 6:31, In the day's news; 6:45, Market reports, and weather forecast. 7:00, This Interesting Universe of Ours: "The Metallurgy of Gold and Silver," Prof. T. M. Baiiu Jr. 7:15-8:00, The Oregon Loggers 8:00-8:15, "The Empire of Sports manship." Captain Frank Winch. Outlook Fbr Farmers Is Discussed The outlook for" farmers In- Ore- than the average. On the other hand, shoftages occurred In a few Instances Und relatively hlKh prices were, ob- and relatively high prices , were, ob- ( tained In 1929, business conditions were- well above normal and the cash in come - of Oregon farmers, was esti mated at' $133,000,000. In -1831, busi ness conditions' were very poor and the cash income of Oregon, farmers for crops and livestock will , not greatly exeeed one-nau as muon. Gross agricultural production in the United States in 1931.- however, waa about the same as in- 1929, or only slightly above the 1923 to 1930 average, and only 4 per cent greater than in 1930 when drouth was, severe. The trend oU business and de mand- conditions: during 'the past six months has shown that, the de mand outlook statements- of ' a year agcrtwere too optimistic as to the probable? course of conditions The world-wide business deprestkm wmcn then appeared to h&ve reached bot tom after ft short-lived' recovery dur ing the first, half of : 1931t again turned downward and has continued longer and1 has gone deeper than anyone .expected.; v Because of the complexity, of the economic and?- political factors which are affecting "business and credit -conditions In tnift- country and throughout the. world, it . is doubtful whether anyone can fore cast very reliably- what the trend of commodity prices will be during the next year. However suDscon- tial improvement in dOmjestlo de mand tor farm products is not to be expected until- credit conditions become more favorable, and there is a revival in industry. There la very little definite evidence of alg nlftcant Improvement in the near future in the foreign demand, for agricultural products from this country. Frown On Corn Importation Two billion pounds of corn has recently been docked at Portland from the corn belt ln the midwest, according to word recently .received at the Oregon State college by ur, E. N. Bressman, associate professor of farm crops. Corn on one of the boats made Jt'ha erttire trip from Iowa by water. These are the first sliiDments. ot .corn to comoi to , tho northweat by -water, ttut others are. on, the wayv .' w . .. "In Oregon we have faoUftles for the growing of over 200,000 acres of: corn,"- said Dr. Bressman; "and for corn growers ln this section there are great opportunities." Be- ctniso of the great saving made by not. having to ship the product so; west should develop rapidly, lie id. Water transportatloiV of corn i from tho midwest Is $10 per ton or $2.60 less than shipment by rail. The largest Import of corn to the northwest was In the season of 1928-1029 when 4547 carloads were Imported., The cars averaged 60 tons each and the value of the ship ment was $6,000,000. In recent years the Importation of corn has been less. .,-. George Bernard Shaw having writ ten a book, we assume it is, likely to be red. Our WSING SUN" - A- X v T ,-' .- Y 7X V V Sv' v V t .V .'. , XX V ! i i y - ' Each block is made up of a large triangle of yel low, topped with white and yellow triangles as shown, with a white piece the same size aa the pieced one, to make It Into a square. These are Joined tn the center of the quilt with the while pieces Joining;. Each" succeeding row Is indicated in the sketch. Without a border, CO pieced blocks will make an 80- Pig Loss Reported In Wallowa Following the reports coming . In from different localities lm Wallowa .county relatives to the early and heavy loss of pigs, county agricultural agent. N. O. Donaldson, of Wallowa county, has mode n. statement In regard to steps tb be taken ln such instances: Reports from various sections of the county this spring indicate that losses among spring, pigs have been quite heavy and that ln some cases this has been due to- the fact that the pigs were born without any hair. This condition is. due tot the lack of iodine ln the feed and can be easily over- iccme by the feeding of Iodine to the sows. Fred Hlmelwright of Joseph re ports that he was unable to raise any pigs until he started feeding iodine to the sows. He found that the feed ing of 3 -grain capsules of potassium iodine to each sow once a week for several months before farrowing over came the trouble that he had been having. His pigs this year were strong, healthy pigs and none of them wto hairless. The feeding of iodine to cows will also prevent goiter In calves The 3- graln capsules of Iodine can be pre pared by your local druggist and are not very expensive. , r BALTICS KVM FLEET VAIKH A .; . AS: VINLANUT HKCO.MKH WET , STOCKHOLM" m Finland's aban donment of prohibition has cleared the Baltic of most of the boats and barges- which used, to conduct rum running operations Into Finland and, when business was bad1 there, into Sweden. Swedish '-const! guards roporfr that the big barges' whloh formerly' an ohored outsidflt the 13-mlte line of the Swedish coast have been taken elsewhere. -; . - Sweden docs not have prohibition, but high prices are charged for Uq uors bought in the usual way. 4-H Club Notes . . ..uii.i.rii1i Members of 4-H clubs and others A. Sftyro, presented to a group of pup interested ln the valley will tune hi lis their achievement certificates and to station KOAO (660) Monday eve ning during the 4-H club weekly hour, to hear Governor Meier- speak. Coiinty Agent Harry G. Avery, H. A. Llndgren, livestock specialist from the extension service of the Btate col- lege. Tod Cbnrad', son, Clifford, and daughter, June, of near Imbler, vl8 - lted three places Thursday in their effort, to find a suitable registered cair. ' They visited Herbert Chandler's herd in Bnker county, Jim Wilson and Lon Davis herds of North Powder and the experiment station. They are af ter a calf for a member of the Beef Calf club. . The young folks of the valley, who have earned scholarships to the an nual summer school, on the state col lege campus, are beginning to. make their - definite plans for the trip to Corvallls about tho middle of June. Union- county always sends a large delegation of splendid young people to this school, and this year promises to be no exception, ' J At the school fair put on by the teacher and pupils of tho Liberty school last week at the school, there was a special feature of interest to 4-H club members. That was when county superintendent of schools, E. Prize Quilt for Today '-'I ' War Is Waged On Many Pesta WASHINGTON. May 7 (NBA)' i Plant diseases aud.iMseete cause- a loss of more- than 1, 500, 000,000 to. agriculture- ln the United- States every! year. The development' of chemical warfare against these- enemies of, crops has resulted In-several disinfect ants being developed- fos use In, free-1 ing seed from, disease and insects, i The story of the development of a ch arnica spray to combat the to bacco flea beetle Is interesting; Know-1 ing that the flea beetle has- sensitive feet; the- Tennesseer agricultural! ex periment: station in- Knoxvlile, to gether.' with, oi commercial manufac turer, prepared a? fluorine compound: : This is' sprayed1 on the-' tobacco plant), ft has an Irritating effect on the tender feet of the insect, and causes him to lick his feet end wipe them across his mouth ln an effort to clean them. After a? time enough of the compound- gets into the bug's digestive- tract to- cause death. Agricultural chemists had o. hards time finding a substance to kill the beetle, which cause a huge loss to the pickle and melon, crops of. the country. Arsenical, sprays formerly used were detected by the Insects,. fond they refused to feed off portions of the plants sprayed with this chemi cal, . . A non-arsenical compound-, known aa barium fluslllcate, has been de veloped. The beetles cannot detect, this, and it Is very efficient in kill ing them. Research: has- shown, that, there are over 200 disease organisms which: at tack flower and -vegetable seeds. The annual "tax' paid, by tanners because bf- these organisms 1&- estimated.' at 9200r , London doctor-' says tliatf one may fait on his feet and fracture his skull. We would not advise that doubt fie carried to- the point of personal ex perimentation. 1 LIT' pins. It will be remembered that one club at Liberty was the first club ln the county to complete its work for the year and earn such achievement honors.- The group receiving the awards consisted of Berntce Rayburn, Alma DeLong, Dorothy Muilenburg, iDerrell Llndsey, Ronald Lindsay, Mary Llndsey, Joe Spencer, Mildred Flesh- ,man, Marjorie Fleshman, George , Fleshman, Frank Johnson, Erma Gek- elei, Glen Muilenburg, Kenneth Ua- gain and Delbert Grout. A number of unavoidable circum stances out down the attendance nt the meeting of the Imbler Sheep club, which was held Saturday evening with Miss Josephine Fisher at the home of her parents, Mr-, and Mrs. A. V. Fisher, of Lower Cove A very enjbyablo eve ning was spenb by those who did at tend. This group hns; been planning for a- field trip out from Imbler which was originally announced for May !il, two weeks from today, but plans will bo more definitely made at tho next meeting of tho club which will be announced in the near future . Members of the Island City club are spending this afternoon at the ex periment station near Union on judging instruction tour. This Is the meeting which was postponed from two weeks ago. Inch square. Borders may be added as you like. For each 8-inch strip yard -should be allowed. About 6'4 yards of white and 5 of color will be re quired. The use of the quilting design is Indicated, only a half circle is used in the -yellow, with the points quilted on the scams, while a feather ia added on the white. The fonther design, doubled on folcjrd paper would make a circle about 7 inches across. ANNUAL, MEETING DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT GROUP IS HELD WEDNESDAY EVE. The annual meeting of the Union County Dairy Herd Improvement aw soclatlon was held at the' federal building Wednesday evening. While all of the members, of the associa tion were not able to- be present) all' of the directors were- on hand to consider the? worto of! the past year and the outlook for next year. The Union county group: has- been tunc' tlonfnfe for the lost three years and' plans . to continue the organization for another twelve-;month, according to Harry G. Avery, county agricul tural agent and secretary of the proj ect, , The testing association- started in cooperation-with Wallowa' county, and later . an organization' for this coun ty, alone, was' perfected. Hans 8eIL fors, who previously 'Tiad had charge of tho Phymere herd of registered Hols te Ins at Hot Lake, was the first official tester: On his resignation Ralph Robinson, son of Carl Robin son, of near Telocaset, who. had Just been graduated from the Montana State college, was selected to be the field man. and he has done two very- successful years' work, It Is reported. During the past year he has worked ln both Union and Wallowa coun ties again. The new year will begin on- July- h and during the weeks- between now and that date; members of the as soclatlon will make a personal' can vas of dairymen of the valley ln an effort to secure as many testing days as possible. Roger Morse, state dairy Crops Weather In Wallowa WALLOWA. Ore. (Special) Much delay Is still being experienced by formers In this community ln getting- started at their spring farming op. eratlons. The first ot the pasc wee muoh of the soil; had, become, about ready for working. However, with a heavy rain, tailing during the middle of the week and again, tb last of the week, the fields have ngalnr been soaked greatly anil several days drying weather will be required before much In the way of plowing- can be done. A very little seeding of springgrah has beon done at a few of tne farms In the vnlleyv but most: have. Just started doing a little- plowing. Fall wheat and grass have made a fairly good growth' during the past two weeks. . A large, part ot the livestock has been moved out to pasture- and ln some Instances a part of the cat tle and sheep have been moved to summer range areas. Ticks are re ported' to still be' giving considerable troubl ln some parts of tne com munity. Some losses have- been re ported among stock which were very thin when placed on the gross sev eral weeks ago- Sheep have made a, wonderful Im provement In, condition since they have: been on grass during the- poet several weeks. The most of the flocks were very thin- ra: flesh when- nrso taken off the feed yards, and many of the early lambs appeared to be somewhat- stunted In growth. However, the new grass has proven on exceU! lent tonic for them and the most or the early lambs are- doing fine and many have reached a- weight, of 60 pounds and better each at this time. A.' W. Johnson who nas cnarge ot shipping oi stock for tb shipping as sociation ln this end or tne vwiey states that he expects, to get In touch with flock owners and get out a car of oarly lambs as early In the season as possible, In order to get at least a part of them onto market before the largo breaks ln price occur. The nrso pool shipment of lambs sent from this, county last season were sent out the last of May and commanded- the best prices that were received by lo cal growers for the season. A little shearing of sneep nas ueen done at a few places ln the com munity, but the bulk of the farmers do not expect to shear until toward the last ot this month, tunner am- couraKlng reports are heard ln regard to wool prices this season, apparently thero is bub little Interest being shown by buyers ot this time and many dp not expect to receive more than seven or eight cents, per pound for their clip. Prices Below 5 ; Yr. Average Prices of practically all Oregon's principal farm products were more than 60 per cent below the five year averago on corresponding dates from 1920 to 1030, according to figures re leased here today by the Oregon Btate college extonslon service. Chlckons at 02 per cent of the five year average, beef cattle- at 6ft per cent, barley at 63 per cent and hay at 81 per cent were the major crops soiling at a price- more than BO per cent above the five year average; Sheep showed the lowost compara tive price with the level on March IS. at only 37 per cent of the live year averago on corresponding dates. Other products had the following price ra tios: butterfat 46 per cent, wool 3B per cent, wheat 45 per cent, oats 48 per cent and potatoes 38 per cent. A slightly favorable sign appeared ln the fact that the general level of farm prices for the entire country raeo one point from February 15 to March 13 and was about 61 per cent of tho pre-war price level on that date. The advance was not aubstained on the average through March. The exchange value of farm products for products usually purchased by the former, according to government fig ures, now average about 62 per cent us much as before the war. PAMR WOMEN MATCH 1'UK.SKS Willi 111) I. IS I PARIS VP) Angora felt purses to match belts are a new wardrobe wrinkle. The purses are flat en velope models, while the belts, de signed to wear with sports coats, are finished with a dull silver or glided buckle. White, red. gray and dark blue am tho colors most often used for the purse-belt ensembles. specialist of the extension service of the- state college, former county ; agent, of Baker county, was present : at the meeting Wednesday evening, -and if his services are necessary, he '( will return to assist in, the can vass. .. - Many of the present members! who ! are quite enthusiastic over the value ' of- the service- which is- rendered through this group, ate already signed up for another- year and. many! oth ers hope' ta line up- with the proj- ' eat If only necessary funds to cover -the - required- fees- are- forthcoming. : If is quite evident with the present condition of the dairy business and the record-breaking, low prices are 3 not conducive-to-the accumfulatlon 1 or wealth, and with cream checks not covering the cost of caring for a dairy herd, thcaddltlonal funds nec essary for membership are not In sight, no matter how beneficial the 1 results may prove to be, IT not enough are secured' to car- ry on the project as It has been go- -ing, a part time tester may be on , the Job, or Union- county may be ? united1 with some-other county, pos- y slblyr Umatilla' or Bakerv -' The personnel of dairy herds In ! Union county has . Improved, quite : noticeably during- the years the as- sooiatlon- has been in operation. ; "Boarder" cows- have been el lml n- fated- and' on the other hand, Indi vidual cows and also nerds have made high records amiong other counties1; of' the state. 1 . Alfalfa Markets Alfalfa markets, during the week ending May 2, ranged from about steady iri the central west to some what, lower, at the principal south western markets, according to the Weekly Alfalfa Market Review- of tho Tfv . Bureau of Agricultural Econom ics, Trading at the principal markets has been seasonably light during the past few weeks, as evidenced by total receipts, which for April were 2.3H1 cars, compared: with 3.843 cars for the corresponding month of last year. De mand however; has been light as pas tturage. became Increasingly- avauabls-r. .The weakness lh the south and south- fwest was due largely to-increased, new :cropt offerings. ; Pacific northwestern alfalfa mar kets- remained- quiet. Only two cars were offered at Portland during the week but demand was also light ana quotations held- steady. Remaining stocks- In the- trade territory are the smallest In several years, according to trade- reports. The new crop was re ported growing rapidly and' water- re serves are ample ln the principal irri gating districts! SHIPMENTS SURPASS OliTFL'T SEATTLE. May 9 VP) Lumber shipments of 216 mills for the week ending April 30 were reported as 20.7 per cent over proauction oy tne wusi, Ocest. Lumbermen's association today, but current new business was 1.9 per cent under production. , Threo hundred and twenty one mt-lls operated at 25 per cent of ca pacity during- the- week- as compared with 24.7 tor the previous week and 44.1 per cent for tho same week last year. Inventories, 144 mills reported, de clined 22,000,000. feet for the week ending April 23 and are 19.1 per cent less- than at tnis time last year. Unfilled orders declined I3,o07,uuu feet for the previous week. 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