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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11908. 13 OREGON'S PROGRESS IN DAIRYING Industry Now Ranks Well Toward Front Bids Fair to Become State's Greatest Source of Wealth Opportunities Far Greater Than in East By J. W. Bailey, Plate Food and Dairy Contra iiwioner. WHEN we speak of dairying, we do so from a strictly business stand point and include all the varied industries that have to do with the pro duction and handling of milk and milk products. The industrial salvation of any country depends ultimately upon its agri cultural resources. Dairy farming is in creasing in almost every section of our country, because we see in this industry the most economical form of agriculture, taking into consideration the preservation of the fertility of the soil. Taking this view of dairying, we find it one of the greatest wealth-producing industries in the land. Different sections of our coun try have peculiarities of their own, but all need milk and milk products. Opportuni ties for dairying are found everywhere and nuecess awaits the man who makes the most of these opportunities and plans his work to fit the conditions in which he lives. Vhat are the opportunities for the dairyman in Oregon? What are the con ditions here as compared with the dairy states of the East or the Middle West? It is by comparison that we judge all things. Oregon is in the sama. latitude as South Dakota and the New England States, but the Japan Current equalizes the temperature and gives to Oregon a most desirable climate for 12 months of the year. Consider the climato and con ditions of this state at this season of the year and what do we find? The roses are in bloom, and a visit to the dairy district will find the cows upon pastures green and fields of forage plants, such as the thousand-headed kale, which, under fa vorable conditions, will produce from 30 to 60 tons an acre. Whereas In the Moun tain States, the Middle West and the East, we read of extreme cold, ranging from zero to 10 or 30 below. The warm climate enables the Oregon dairyman to produce dairy products W less cost than any other place, or places where cold weather prevails, as It takes less food here to maintain animal heat, which must be supplied before any returns come to the dairyman. Another factor in favor of Oregon Is her cheap land. In many parts of the state there is ideal acreage for dairy purposes that is within the reach of all, and so cheap it would almost seem like a gift to the high-priced lands of the other dairy states of this country. Again, In no state in the Union, with the possible exception of Washington, has the farmer received so high prices for his products as in this state. From reports received, it may be shown that tlTe average price paid the Oregon dairy man for butter fat during the year just ended was nearly 31 cents a pound, at least 6 or 7 cents more than paid else where. This, taking into consideration the cheap cost of production, makes Ore gon very attractive to those looking for a new home where they will be assured of a livelihood. With all of the natural advantages for dairying in this state, are we mak ing the most of our opportunities? Probably not, although the growth of the industry in the past ten years has been remarkable. Starting a decade ago at almost nothing, dairy products reached nearly or quite Jla.000,000 in value the pant year. But compare this with the little State of Vermont not one tenth so large in area as Oregon. Yet with her unfavorable climate and stony soil, in 1900 Vermont produced 41. 000.030 pounds of butter and 5.030,000 pounds of cheese. Iowa, one-half as large as Oregon, made in 1900 139,000. 000 pounds of butte. and New York, smaller than Iowa, made 111,000,300 pounds of butter. It is true that these are older states and have been years in developing the dairy industry, while in this state other industries have oc cupied our attention, out the time will come, and come sooner than may be expected, when dairying and other ag ricultural resources must receive greater attention, for upon them de pends 'the prosperity of this state. Our vast timber lands, which were at one time thought to be inexhaustible, are rapidly being stripped of their match less trees: lands that in former years yielded good returns from wheat and other cereal crops, do so no longer; and the Oregon farmer, especially in the western part of the state, is con fronted with two propositions eithe to make the most of his opportunities and help develop the state along the lines to which it is best adapted, or give way to those who will. In my opinion, nothing else promises so much for Oregon as does the dairy. It is a business that any one can be PORTLAND BUILDING PER MITS FOR EIGHT YEARS. An almost uninterrupted in crease in the value1 of Portland building expenditures is shown by the following table, based on the official records from 1900 to the present time: " permits. Tear. 1IKK) . livl . J"2 . lftt . V.M . ino. . 1IWB . 1B07 3U2 745 ....1,244 ....1.H28 1,720 ....2,317 3.312 ....3,81)4 Value. X M4.085 1, .129,1 43 2,730,660 4.281, 05 4,029,225 4.178,945 6.943.471 9.410,137 December, 1907, estimated. satisfied with, for it is one of the most dignified and substantial occupations. Financially the returns are quick and dairy products are coming more and more into use as food, being highly nutritious, easily assimilated and di gested. It is an intellectual work and should be made the subject of an am bitious system of education. Dairying should be encouraged and developed, if for no other reason than for the betferment of our cultivation, for it results in home-loving and in dustrious people; it teaches the boys and girls to be independent and self reliant. Dairying means perpetual fer tility of soil, so that this generation will leave to the next, and succeeding ones, an enriched inheritance. Let us build up the state upon the foundation of dairy husbandry. Let the Oregon dairy farmer do his part in this work by see ing to it that the products from hi3 dairy reaches the markets in the best possible condition and thereby receive the highest price possible. This can not be done unless everything about and pertaining to his dairy is clean and sanitary. In some states rigid laws are passed which compel the dairyman to follow certain rules and conditions, but better than laws are the interest and pride that every man should take in his work. The markets of the world are open to the dairymen of this state. It is not too much to expect that in the years to come our dairy products will be sought on the markets of the East, as are the pro- uucts oi our orcnaras toaay. Aireaay our cheese is going across the water to London and brings a higher price than cheese from any other part of the world. Oregon with all of its advantages is in a position to compete in these markets. With the dairyman doing his work and doing it well, and the manufacturer en couraging the producers by paying him the highest possible price for his pro ducts, we can look forward to the time when this state will take the rank that rightfully belongs to it as the greatest dairy state in the Union. -In the place of J15.O00.0O0 annual output, let it be ten times that amount, and when it has reached that figure we have only just begun. STONE FOR BUILDING IN LINCOLN COUNTY Material for Some of the Finest Structures In Old San Francisco Came From Oregon. AN IMPORTANT asset of Lincoln County is its vast deposits of build ing stone. A few years ago extensive quarries were opened and the stone shipped to San Francisco and used ex clusively in the high Call building, the Ferry building and the Parrott block. These big buildings all passed through the great fire unscathed and are in as good condition today as when each block of Lincoln County stone was laid. In color the stone is of a fine blue gray and contains so little iron that the dirty green color so noticeable in other stone from an adjoining state is conepicuous by its absence. Yet not a single building in Portland is built of it, and it is less than 150 miles distant. This is due to inadequate transportation facilities. From a mechanical test and chemical analysis made at the Government Arsenal at Watertown, Mass., on stone from the quarry of F. J. Parker, four miles above Elk City, the following results were obtained: Ultimate strength per sq. inch, lbs.. 6,042 Total pounds 105,800 First crack lbs 114,700 Section of area square inches......... 18.70 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. Per Cent. Silicia '. 63.12 Oxide , of iron 8.72 Oxide' of aluminum 21.57 Oxide of lime , 8.91 Oxide of magnesium 2.13 Sulphur tri-oxide 0.20 These vast deposits, situated where all the water and electric power required is at hand and where by gravity the stone of any size and weight could be landed on the railroad track or to tidewater, are still lying idle. But Lincoln County's quarries will at no distant day become an important source of wealth to the Yaqulna Bay district. ' Apples for Congressmen. From Washington Letter to the Bos ton Herald. Every man In Congress and every man who has visited the capltol lately has had a big red apple in his fist. The cloakrooms are rolling with red The Oregon Boy V KB iML Ham. Bacon Oregon's Greatest Industry Oregon Grown, Oregon Dressed Meats Under U. S. Government Inspection Are fit for a king or the Oregon boy, the finest little chap on earth! Specify the Brand T1 99 and Lard When ordering of your dealer. UNION MEAT CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS "Columbia stands for purity, whole someness and finest quality; Oregon's best. This brand of lard insures the flakiest biscuits and pastry. . These meats, the most appetizing meals. The tenderest, juciest, most delic ious, and absolutely sound beef, mut ton and pork are those Oregon-grown and dressed, and U. S. Government in spected. DEMAND THEM OF YOUR MEAT DEALER. Patronize a Home Industry That Means Millions to Oregon Portland, Or. apples, spilled out of Ion? boxes, and the fruit sales in the capitol restau rants are nil. ' Senator Jonathan Bourne weeks ago advertised that he was going to let folks here know, pretty soon what nice red apples really were. But days be fore he was at the capltol with the goods Senator Levi Ankeny, of Wash ington. who never speaks except to order his meals, had a bis carload of apples from his state on the ground. It took 500 lawmakers three days to consume that consignment, by -which time a car of the Oregon frvrlt had come in. Mr. Bourne has been fever ishly busy ever since stuffing the statesmen with free apples so as to get them" (the apples.) off his handi be fore Christmas. 1 THE MOST MODERN BREWERY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWESr si "l JLii I "it" 4 S1T 4 WW a ... t 3. in - - -- 'jie ? - . ii HEN MY WEINHARD BREWERY PAUL WESSINGER HENRY WAGNER