MORNING ENTERPRISE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 1913.
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WHY WASTE HUMAN "EFFORT?
By J. E. Waggoner, Service Bureau
Manager.
The harvest which has just passed
witnessed a greater lack of farm help
than perhaps any harvest that we
have known. The cry for farm labor
ers from the Northwest, megaphoned
over the entire country, lost none of
Its Intensity when heard at short
range. Farmers boarded trains at the
station offering $3.00, ' $3.50 per day
and In some cases more for farm help.
Their solicitations were met by the
stare and dumb silence of the passen
gers. At this point one is apt to ask
"why," if such is the case, and there
seems to be no doubt but that It Is
is the farm help problem growing
greater year after year. There are
many reasons for this some are lured
away from the farm by the attrac
tions of the city, while others turn
their backs to the farm because of the
drudgery and long hours they are' re
quired to work on the ordinary farm.
It is right and proper that the farmer
should work long hours during certain
seasons of the year in order to save
the croprbut we find the largest per
centage do not stop at this point, but
pride themselves In early rising, say
ing nothing, however, of the work
actually accomplished. We do ntt
wish to discountenance early rising,
but that in itself will not be produc
tive of results. We often hear the old
adage, "the early bird catches the
worm" this success was not neces
sarily due to early rising "but to know
ing where to go; In other words, the
farmer should combine with early
rising early and careful planning. .
Just recently the writer was on an
Iowa farm where a new silo had been
erected. It was discouraging to note
that the silo had been built eight or
ten feet from the side of the horse
barn, in fact, it was 200 or 300 feet
from the place where the silage was
to be fed, viz: the cattle barn; in
other words, a large percentage of the
silage would have to be carried 200 or
300 feet during feeding time. The
energy and time expended as a result
of carelessly building the silo at this
point can be placed on the "loss" side
of the ledger. It is not Infrequently
the case that it takes fifteen or twenty
minutes to 'carry the corn for feeding
the horses, and even longer to feed
the hogs and other animals, but if the
corn crib were properly located it
would save two-thirds to three-fourths
of this work.
By the proper arrangement of farm
buildings hours of time and scores of
miles of travel can be saved. It is
much easier and usually takes no more
time to unload a load of 'corn or grain
in a crib or bin in the barn or hog
house than it would to unload it at
feet from either.
If we were to visit a modern plant
that is manufacturing machines for
the farm or other machinery we would
find that every casting and every part
liad a certain route through the works.
The holes are bored or punched with
one machine, it is then handed or
delivered to the next machine where
the milling or planing work Is done;
in other words, it passes from machine
to machine until the article is com
pleted. If the method practiced on
many farms were in vogue in factor
ies, either the price of machines
would be1 higher or the factories
would go out of business.
. Conditions and methods have
changed. The farmer now has at his
(HGnnoal ta-rm milTiTnOTit wllipTl will
enable him to reap greater profits
from the area farmed if he spends
part of his time planning the various
operations than if the old methods
were followed. He should no longer
view his occupation in the light of a
day -laborer, but from the angle of a
business man. There Is, perhaps, no
occupation that requires any keener
judgment and better management
than to operate a farm successfully.
The scarcity of farm labor can be
met, in a degree, by so planning oper
ations and growing diversified crops
as to distribute the work over a long
er period. There is no question but that
the farmers in the northwest in the
-wheat sections and the cotton farmers
of the south will soon realize the im
portance and necessity, not only from
the standpoint of its effect on the soil,
but from the viewpoint of the laborer,
. to practice better and more complete
rotations,.
Data collected by the government
snows that, the yearly earnings per
farm hand is almost directly propor
tional to the farm equipment used.
The using of a larger number of farm
machines and more power, and follow
ing better plans, including a proper
rotation of crops, will help to solve
the labor problem.
"""Fodder left in the shock will lose
from 25 to 40 per cent of its feeding
value, besides it is a bad practice to
say the least to haul it in as needed
during the cold winter days. Better
plan to stack it if possible. To shred
the fodder, you will find more eco
nomical than stacking.
' It is usually a good practice to turn
the cattle and other stock into the
corn stalks for only a- short time each
day until they get accustomed to the
change in the nature of the feed. See
that- they are provided with plenty of
good water.
Better begin to look up the alfalfa
crop. Every corn belt faVmer should
have at least ten acres of this valuable
crop next year. Ton can't raise your
protein any che&jper in any other way.
Music on tne jump.
Some years n?o the Jones family had
an old organ which bad been discarded
by the young people of the family, and
they sold it to a German family living
near by. A few days after the sale one
of the little German girls came to the
house and nskcd to see the young lady
of the bouse. (Jpoq her going to the
door the little girl said. "Mother wants
to know If you can come over this aft
ernoon and tench Annie to play on the
organ, as we are going to have com
pany tomorrow;" Brooklyn Eagle.
should" fodder be shredded during' a
damp rainy day because it will absorb
tharmoisture very rapidly, and if stored
when in this condition is very apt to
spoil. We have known of instances
where shredded fodder has burned up
caused by instantaneous combustion,
due to the fact that it was shredded
when too wet, or during a wet period
of weather.
If you could stack your shredded
fodder against one side of the barn,
and, provide a board roof for it, and at
the sametime have it convenient to
where you expect to feed it, you would
not lose a great deal by stacking it
outdoors. .
STA3lE MANURE
Undoubtedly some stable manure
has accumulated about the buildings
during the rush of harvest, threshing,
and corn picking. It is a good plan to
get this out onto the field just as soon
as possible. If there come a few
nice days after corn husking you will
find it advantageous to use this time
cleaning up the yards.
If the stable manure Is allowed to
stand in piles during the winter
months a great deal of its value is aat
to be lost by heating. It is a comme n
thing to see piles of stable manuie
steaming during the winter months.
This is due to heat from the pile and
if it were possible for us to see just
what was taking place we would find
that nitrogen was escaping. As nitro
gen is one of the most important plant
food elements, It is a good plan to
follow methods of handling the ma
nure so as not to lose it An ordinary
load of stable manure will contain
about 10 pounds of nitrogen, which If
bought on the market m a commer
cal form .will cost 25 cents a pound.
Not only is the nitrogen escaping, but
the vegetable matter which is so im
portant in many soils is being de
stroyed by burning.
The summer's accumulation of ma
nure can be convenient?y and prof
itably applied to winter wheat or to a
meadow which we expect to put into
corn next year. It is not advisable to
apply manure at this time of the
season on hillsides or where it is apt
to be washed away. It is always
advisable to apply fertilizer of this
kind to the highest parts of the field.
It la very generally conceded that
best returns are obtained from a light
application from the fact that manure
applied in this way Is much easier
incorporated with the soil than t
spread in large quantities. The only
practical way of applying manure
uniformly is by the use of a manure
spreader, and every farmer who raises
stock should consider his farm equip
ment incomplete unless he has a ma
nure spreader.
Yours very truly,
I H C SERVICE BUREAU
PROFESSOR, P. G. H0LDEN
Joins the
H C Service Bureau
Professor P. G. Holden, the well
known authority on corn, enters the
employment of the International Har
vester company of America. . His
work will be in connection with the
Service Bureau, and will be strictly
educational in nature.
Professor Holden Is one of the few
men who now stand head and shoul
ders above all others in educational
extension work. Our experiment
stations have worked for years ob
taining and collecting information
along agricultural lines. The usual
way of distributing this has been
through bulletins and other publica
tions, which method, although it is
good, tecks the effectiveness of per
sonal contact. In getting the facts
to the farmer in an effective way fs
where the professor excels.
He received his early training In
Michigan, later in Illinois, and devel
oped his great extension work in the
State of Iowa. It was due to his ef
forts that the first demonstration
train was equipped and operated. He
also has 'established county demon
stration work on county poor farms,
winter short courses, boys' corn clubs,
and other forms of extension work
which have helped greatly in the de
velopment of Iowa and in placing her
high among agricultural states.
Through his efforts in corn the
average increase for the period of the
last eight years over the period of
eight years previous, has been three
bushels to the acre, thus adding mil
lions to the wealth of Iowa.
Since the Service Bureau was or
ganized two years ago, it has accom
plished much in the field of agricul-.
tural education. It now has three
demonstration farms in the south and
two in the west; it has distributed,
good alfalfa seed in some sections of
the corn belt;. also published many
booklets, prepared articles for the
press, offered handsome prizes for
the best yields of grain, has come
in e'ese contact with the . rural
srhrols, presented illustrated lectures
to thousands of audiences, establish
ed fellovships and scholarships, and
mcny other things for the advance
ment of a,erlculture.
The acquisition of Professor Holden
will add greatly to the effectiveness
cf the Service Bureau work. Under
his direction the .educational work in
the field will include the entire terri
tory in which the company does busi
ness. Plans now include promoting of
the growth of alfalfa throughout all
sections in which it can be grown;
also assisting as much as possible in
the production of corn In the north
west. The company stands ready to assist
in this work in an effective way, and
to co-operate with all influences and
forces working tor the up-bull ding cf
agriculture.
Leibnitz and the Alchemists.
Leibnitz, one of the great men of lit
erature, who died in 1716. wished to
join a- society of alchemists who- were
prosecuting a search for the philoso
pher's stone. He compiled a letter
from the writings of the most cele
brated alchemists and sent it to the so
ciety. The letter consisted of the most
obscure terms be could find, and be
himself, he said, did uot understand a
word of it. Afraid to be thought igno
raut, the society invited him to its
meetings and made bim secretary.
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Wright made new world's record in
pole vault Travers won amateur golf
championship. McLaughlin captured
national lawn tennis honors. Wood's
great pitching had much to do with the
Boston Red Sox winning the American
league pennant. Stahl managed and
played first base on Boston Americans.
Callahan Has New Training Scheme.
Jimmy Callahan has a new scheme
for preventing his recruits from throw
ing their arms out in the first week of
spring training. The Sox manager
says that during that time he is going
to refuse to let any player wear a glove
or mlt. He believes that if the men
are obliged to catch the balls bare
handed they will object to having any
one hurl the sphere at them with much
force in the throw.
Basketballers Wear Numbers.
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball as
sociation players are to wear numbers
on their backs to aid spectators to
identify the players during the con
tests. High Schools May Take Up Boxing.
Syracuse high schools may Introduce
boxing nmong athletics.
He Could Walk.
All are not soldiers who wear a uni
form, as General Lew Wallace found
out at Fort Douelson. He saw four
soldiers carrying a fifth, who seemed
to be wounded.
"Can't that man walk without assist
ance?'' asked Wallace.
"Oh. no!" said the men. "He Is
dying.''
Just then a shell exploded near by,
and the four men dropped their burden
and fled. The man who was supposed
to be wounded leaped to his feet and
ran even faster t!an the others.
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The heavy drinker says "no" when my,
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The man who craves rough--strong-whiskey
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All this is as it should - be as I myself
wouldj wish it. I am hot for them.
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W. J. Van Schuyver & Co., General Agents, Portland, Oregon
MEASURING HAY IN STACK
Reply to Andrew Wright, Sldewood,
Sask.: "Will you please send me a
formula for measuring hay In the
stack?"
For obtaining the number of tons
of hay in a stack, the first step is to
measure the width and length with a
tape line, and then what is known as
the overthrow, that is, pass a tape
line from the bottom of the stack on
one side over to the bottom on the
other side and divide this measure
ment which is called the overthrow
by three, then multiply the length by
the width, and this by one-third of
the overthrow this gives you the
number of cubic feet in the stack. Of
course, If the stack is different
widths or different heights you will
have . to take the measurements In
several places and obtain the average
of these by adding them together and
dividing by the number of measure
ments made.
The number of cubic feet of hay
per ton varies considerably with the
length of time that it has been Btacked.
With newly stacked hay it will take
about 500 cubic feet to equal a ton.
If it has been stacked for two to
three months, from 350 to 400 cubic
feet will equal a ton. After you have
obtained the number of. cubic feet in
the stack, divide by the number of
cubic feet in a ton, taking into con
sideration the length of time that the
hay has been stacked.
Snail Contests.
The slowest races In the world are
the snail contests held in certain parts
of Germany at what we would call
"county fairs." The winners are much
esteemed and frequently fetch high
prices.
CORRESPONDENCE
JENNINGS LODGE
Mrs. Curran, supervisor of the dis
trict, visited the schools at this place
Monday. Mrs. Curran has had nine
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the Enterprise every morning.
The latest standing of contestants will be
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years experience in the work and
comes highly recommended to us and
her first efforts are to have a Parent
Teachers Circle to bring the patrons
and parents in closer touch with the
school work.
On Thursday evening the regular
meeting of the Adult Bible class will
be held and also plans to further per
fect the evangelical organization.
On Sunday, January 12th, the Rev.
H- E. Elder of the Evangelical Con
ference, was present at the services
at Grace Chapel. On Sunday, January
26, the Evangelical church will open
its doors- to all church going people
of this neighborhood to join with the
Evangelical ' people to have a union
Sunday School. The Sunday School
has a good attendance but are in
need of teachers. It is hoped other
denominations will come and help to
make this Sunday school one of the
best rural schools in the state.
On January 23rd The Creation of
the World and The Fall of Man will
be illustrated with fine slides at the
Chapel at 8 P. M. The admission
will be free; a silver offering will be
taken. Rev. C. S. Bergstressers will
have charge of the affair.
Miss Esther Campbell, teacher of
the primary grades underwent an op
eration at St. Vincent's hospital. Her
physician reports she will be able
to resume her school duties in a
couple of weeks. Mrs. M. Hart has
charge of the school work during
Miss Campbell's illness.
Mrs. William Rose who returned
about six weeks ago from the sanator
ium at Salem, where she was mentally
sick is pot recovering as rapidly as
her friends had wished-
Congratulations are being showered
upon Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sanders.
January 13, 1913, a little daughter
came to gladden the Sanders home,
which is the first arrival in their
family.
Miss Felix of Oak Grove, - was a
visitor at the H.. C. Painteon home.
The government dredge which has
been"' doing work at Jennings bar for
some months has returned to the
Govenment Moorings.
Mrs;. Jennie Jones was an over
Sunday visitor at the D. Boardman
home in Portland.
Alvin Reed will leave this week
for his home at Mineral Point.
F. J. Spooner has about recovered
from his injuiry he received sometime
ago in Portland. - -
Mr. Jewett is having a well drilled
at his chicken ranch at this place-
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Mrs. William Cook entertained the
Circle at her home Wednesday after
noon it being the hostess' birthday.
A number of little gifts were left in
rememberance of the occasion. Mrs.
C. F. Clark, chairman of the State
Playground Committee, last year
spoke very interestingly for half an
hour in behalf of parent-teachers as
sociation and a resolution was adopted
to organize a parent-teacher circle
at this place- Mrs. H. Roberts was
appointed acting chairman and Mrs.
A. F. Russell acting secretary; Mrs.
Will Jacobs, Mrs. George Ostrom
and Mrs. B. M. Hart appointed to
look after the constitution and by
laws. The meeting to. organize will
be held on the evening of January 24
at the school house to which the
fathers as wftl as the mothers and
the patrons of the shool are invited
to attend.
The meeting of "The Circle'' which
is independent of the parent-teacher
association will be held February 5
at the home of Mrs- Roberts.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Old J is a truthful man; he never
told a lie, but when it comes to farm
ing he's way up in the sky. He farms
in the day light on his little plot of
sitting around. He farms during the
day until his back is sore and stiff,
but he farms harder in Beverton's
grocery store but the things that he
can raise is certainly immense. It
only takes a little air and common
sense. He took a onion seed home
one night, a tiny little one, and that
onion grew and grew and grew until
it could'nt grow no more but. the
'boys think it is still growing in Bev-
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erton's grocery store, but the straw
berries that he can raise,- are so
large that you could choke on them
and when his chicks are hatched
they are old enough to vote; he raises
rhubarb like a log; asparagus like a
rope and when it comes to digging
spuds he's right there with the goods.
He dug three hundred sacks one day
sacked and sewed them and piled
them in a row and when his work
was done had time to do more for he
wasn't working in Beverton's grocery
store. - .
NEEDY
Vernon, the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Mitts, passed away Sunday
morning with conjestion of the lungs,
after an illness of but a few. hours.
The little one was seven weeks and
two days old. Interment was made
Monday in Zion Cemetery at Canby
The small children of Mrs. Steg
man are quite ill with whooping
cough:
J. E. Mitts who has been on the
jury at Oregon City, was home Friday
and returned Monday evening.
Another member who has been add
ed to the list of the Needy subscribers
is .C J. Cameron. This will bring
him in touch with the rest of the
neighorborhood as well as the dls-
Mrs. Stuckey is still confined to
her bed with bronchitis.
Jesse Mitts made a business trip
to Canby Wednesday. .
Mrs. Mohr is improving.
The children of Mr. Stauffers' who
have been sick, are some better at
presenfwriting.
J. F. Mitts of Albany, attended the
funeral of his nephew at Canby.