Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 01, 1917, New Year's Edition, Section 4, Page 4, Image 40

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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIA. MONDAY. JANUARY 1, 1017.
NORTHWEST TO FORE IN PURE-BRED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
Many Oregon Herds Rank WitK Highest-Strained in Country- Willamette Valley Destined to Become Great Breeding Ground International Stock Show Proves Great Stimulus to Industry
v V 'yf' 11 K , .
A I J va k&A vK4w I -v, -a s SXv
Bj K. I-. Potter. ProlMwr of Animal
Industry, Orriron Agricultural
follptce.
THE business of growing pure-bred
livestock has been Increasing rap
idly throughout the Northwest.
Whereas this territory did not a few
years ago raise enough breeding stock
for Its own use, it now promises to
become, the breeding ground for the
entire country.
A word as to the actual place of
puve-bred livestock might not at this
point be amiss, especially to persons
who are not themselves engaged in the
livestock business. About 130 years
ago there cam about a general revolu
tion in agricultural methods, and one
of the first steps in this revolution was
-fs.ics ,
S&r'ci eon
&o7inie Z-adc?, CFrar2cZ Zftamjoon ySYeeroY
intTnatlonal committee. One of Mr.
Itrown's associates in this case wai
from Canada, and the other from Ens
laud. Lastly, lest some one think we im
drawing txamrles from t-o extenslvo
an area, we wish to mention one ltttlo
county thai has within its boundarivr.
we believe, more high-class hrds of
more different kinds of livestock than
any other county In America. This is
the County of PoLk. down In the heart
of the )ViIlametto Valley. Within this
one county will be found many herd.-
known all over the country Jersey.
Cotswolds, Lincolns, Ajiuorus. Per
herons, t'lydefdale. AyrsUires. IVlaiul
Chinas, lJurocs. llolst-in: Were all
of the herds anil Hocks of this county
gathered together in one rxhtbition it
would astonish the world and prove
beyond all doubt our previous state
ment, that the Northwest is to beconio
the breeding ground of America.
Three important events lately have
happened which all the more empha
size the points brought out in this
article.
The first is the sale of the Holstein
me aeverapraem OI our improvea oreeas . . tteretore th instntaneoo might be worth J!5 mor. ttan a scrub products of all kinds will Da pro- an tne Dig snows oi America, ana mucu . " bull, Mutual Knynea Valdsa
L " muie recem. annlhiliatlon of n Krade and scrub raised under similar conditions, if kept duced more economically ana win o mo name " 7 livestock uch flocks as those of F. A. Bt tno forimni auring tno
years that these breed, have taken on ttTck d in that 'moment deprive as a bull may improve the quality of of a higher Quality. Climatic and feed -"--V John Stump of Mon- kk C ll" Haw.'ey of -c Int. rnaUon ., l-tr Hhow
their present form and all of them even - . t k a numerous offspring, and thus have a conditions in the Northwest seem es- mouth. Oi. and many otners. McCoy: Kiddell & Sons, and John Stump. "t,r" r" ,7 r f '-.v" u
yet are undergoing evolution.. These iuUer wool anS other antaa' Drod- money value far in ficess of the value pecially suited to raising livestock of The Ladd herd of Jerseys in Port- Monmoulh. fpr Jear8 have had a Jon 2lIf't?l F J-' animal of
improved breeds are ,each adapted to Tctl ' Or'pure-brad ? Sto'ck therefore of hUown carcass. The females like- unu.ua! Quality, and it seen-; now and had I fo - many rcT r!?Zr National reputation. - , a'age'rKl.O 'r " "nln,al '
some particular purpose with far great- must be multiplied many times before wise have a greater value brjril, ourb BWa???U"ZZ- anlSTl. ?n America, while the prodTc- " c.rl.o. Ma. ..en.red. 'ihe second' event is that the Cr.nd
er efficiency than the scrub or unim- they can entirely supplant the grades purposes than for beef himilaF con- our own n"" ' to all parts of the tion records of the Kd" Cary herd at Not only is our livestock everywhere champion wether at the Pacific Inter
proved stock. The Shorthorn or Here- f scrubs. Fortunately, however, in ditions pre va.l in da.rj catUe, hones Improve tck from the Northwest Dayton. Or., have astonished the Jer- well and favorably known, but our national sold for il per 100 pounds, the
ford for example produces beef of far the case of tho males only about one ln . P t . 8ine' J f ht livlstorw have alrtadv won many prizes in the sey world. Charles Talmadge. of New- breeders have themselves acquired an highest price on record for a fat sheep,
auperloi SShw to tha nroduced bJ 50 are needed to maintain the pure- t ore, who is railing P&re-bi ed 1 vtock have on "central Statea. Port. Wash., went back to the National enviable reputation for theic good judg- This wether was bred, owned and tilted
the scrub and the Jersev nroduee, L bred hCrd8 and flocks- having the other is not himself raismg cominerc al beef big ow rins o t t een; Swine Show this last Fall and cleaned ment. Thomas Hrunk. of Salem, is by the Oregon Agricultural College,
ami cheaner butera?yth th 49 that y be bred to cornmoa fe" mu"on- or tner aima' PJodutc an of oSr hds Zb far back as up a lot of prize money with pigs everywhere recognized as one of the Third. th- University of California
fht he 11 ,"V?ht ni males, thus producing a "grade" off- is raising breeding stock for the im- nany of our herds Or sert that "never tasted corn." while F. It. best swine Judges iu America, while to showed a steer at the Chicago Interna
.liV - been bred along that par- epTiTlg which, while not equal to the provement of the commercial herds. 1304 Frank rown of Carlton Steele, of Grants Pass, Or., has shipped Frank Brown, of Carlton, was recently tlonal which won the grand champlon
tlcular line. pure-bred, is far superior to the scrub. The constantly increasing number of a herd of hortnorns to tne Herkshires right into the best breeding given the highest honor that can be ship, the highest honor that can bo
Percentage of Pure Strain Small. We, therefore, find that pure-bred pure-bred stock in the Northwest not air at . ". A 'B Coolc centers of the corn belt. . bestowed upon an American stockman, won by any animal in the livestock
This being the case, the Question stock are not largely used for the pro- only means that it is no longer neces- nanaier have won many' prizes To compare our long-wooled sheep that of being called upon to Judge world. They not only won the grand
naturally arises. Why should not every- duction of meat and other commercial sary to go East to buy sires for in3 oi neiei . .. Kan- and our Angora goats with those of Shorthorn cattle at the International championship, but this steer sold for
one raise pure-breds? The answer is purposes until after they have served improvement of our common stock, hut on tneiri ier iu mUn cf Spokane, other sections would he manifestly un- Livestock Exposition at Chicago. The 175 per H pounds, the highest prico
that these improved strains comprise full time in the breeding herd. The that many more of them win do "" J;1- prizes on Ilolsteins in fair to the latter, since Western Oregon judging in this case is. handled by an on record for a steer.
not over one per cent of our total live- bull calf, for example, which if steered used, and consequently our animai "" '
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solely responsible for the prosperity
to so many cities in the Middle West
and it is a fact, demonstrated long ago.
that wherever the packing-house in
dustry has been established on a large
scale It has made a prosperous com
munity. Few persons are aware of the di
versity of products that are made by
. packing-houses and It may De inter-
C. Celt, President Union. Meat of the modern packing-house and the thoroughly sound and wholesome at esting to cite that ln the modern plant
,..,,.. facilities for profitable manufacture of the time of slaughter and handled in today more than 600 different articles
" th. hv-nroducts. the yield, per head to a sanitary method during the different or varieties of products are manufac-
HEJT Oregon was ln its infancy tne breeder is considerably higher than processes of manufacture. tured. varying from beef in carcasses
every man was his own butcher, that possible by any method of indl- It may be of Interest to know tnat, to bristles for Drusnes ana irom meav
unis moa- rrom tne volume or ousiness aone ana
MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY GROWTH NOTED
Big Strides Are Made and Business Is Destined Soon to Forge Ahead of Lumber Industry Market for Products Is
Extensive Portland's Position as Chief Livestock Center in Northwest Is Secure.
Our'ploneers milked the "muley" vidual sale or distribution.
cow, fed the hogs
chickens before star
labor. When the family desired a
fresh meat supply father was the in
termediary between the hoof and the
roasting pan.
As our .communities grew the ama
teur stockman and the farmer either
developed into a professional or stuck
to their regular business and the han
dling of livestock was relegated to the
agricultural districts.
Generally, however, livestock raising
was merely incidental to strictly agri
cultural pursuits. When the farmer
needed more money for a new binder or
and watered the em way has had its effect upon the the number of people directly and in-
f. . . Ha-v" improvement of the herds and has put directly interested, the livestock and
rung tneir oaj s scientific management where there packing-house Industry stands first ln
was guesswork before.
Ontpnt IsThereugnly Inspected.
the United States. It is greater than
the steel industry, which is the next January
lareest. It Is practically witnin tne
The packing-houses that do inter- last 40 years that the packing-house 1
state business are under the rigid su- Industry has developed to its present
pervislon of the United States Bureau magnitude and this has brought pros-
of Animal Industry and every animal Perity to many cities which before
. . ' ,. were on the verge of bankruptcy or
is suojecieu 10 a did not amount to much.
PORTLAKirg I"VK CLEARINGS
BV MONTHS IN
S43.26l.03S.45
February 39.065.137.28
March 52.432.6S9.58
April 52.973.314.50
Mav Bl. 554. 079.77
June 47.22.K6.12
July 46.155.o28.0a
August Bl.409,171.36
.September 58.935.037.56
before and after slaughter and Is It waa the means of founding pros- I October 79.605.993.12
under thorough supervision during perity on farms in the Middle Western
process of manufacture. The working states and though it has already done
conditions of a plant operating under much for the material benefits of the
Government Inspection are of the best. Northwestern farmer, the future is far
Ventilation and drainage is provided Drtgnter ana in tne course oi anoiner
along scientific and hygienic lines. The 10 years I predict that the raising of
November 68.234.351.43
December 60,000,000.00
'December clearings estimated.
something else, he rounded up his stock legend, "U. S. inspected and passed," livestock will become the chief Indus- scraps for poultry to the choicest
eat or container insures try of the Faclflc Northwest, for we sweetbreads. It may be of Interest to
and drove It to his nearest butcher.
Sometimes he got a good price, but
more frequently he obtained less than
the cost of feed. Scientific methods
were not then ln vogue. The only ele
ment of science ln the transaction was
up to the butcher, and he, being more
of a philosopher than a scientist, his
philosophy concerned Itself chiefly with
buying any kind of stock at the lowest
possible price and selling it for all he
could get. t
Indaarrr la Sperlaliaed.
As competition became keener the
business of raising Mvestock resolved
lt3elf Into a specialty and the breeders
studied the needs of their herds and
through the aid ofx co-operation of the
DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS FROM PORTLAND BY WATER.
Merchant Exchamse Records.
Barley, bushels
Coal, tons .
Cond'ns'd milk, cases
Flour, barrels.
Fruit and v e g e-
tables, tons
Fruit, canned
Fruit, dried, cases.
modern packing-house the stock dealer j Grain bags, bales....
in the Northwest has deveiopea stocK-
raisinir from a before-breakfast pastime s Hay. tons
to a tremendously specialized business Hides, bundles
Involving millions of Invested capital
and an annual production of millions
more.
During the past 10 years ' Portland
has established itself as the livestock
center of the Pacific Northwest. The
Portland Union Stockyards Company
and Union Meat Company have been
imnnrtant factors in the development
of this industry and through their ef- Rice, sacks
forts profitable production on the part Salmon, cases,
of the producer has been stimulated and Seeds, sacks..
foreign markets have been found to
take care of the excess of home con
sumption. The sale and distribution on
an extensive scale Is economically Im
possible for the breeder and the packing-house
serves as a clearing-house
for the stock shipped In from the large
and small producers. . .
Because of the wonderful efficiency . gWaaMiniiiiiiiiiiuiniiiitiuiiMiuiiiusisui
on a Piece of meat or container insures try oi tne i-acmc aonnwesi, ior wo sweetbreads. It mav
the consumer that the product was have all the fundamental requirements, know that In the average distribution
prepared from animals that were The packing-house industry has been of every dollar received from the sale
of packing-house products 80 per cent
of It goes back to. the raiser for his
livestock, labor receives 8 per cent. 6
per cent Is paid for freight, other ex
penses about 5 per cent and the re
mainder of about 2 per cent for divi
dends and surplus.
For the past two years the export
business of the Northwest has been
handicapped to a large extent by rea
son of the scarcity of bottoms avail
able for overseas commerce. It Is ex
pected that this handicap soon will be
overcome and exports to Europe, even
after the war, will continue to be large.
1916.
Hops, bales
Iron and steel, tons.
Lumber, feet.
Machinery, packages
Merchandise, tons
Millfeed, tons....
Oats, bushels.....
Paper, tons.....
Potatoes, sacks..
Shingles, bundles...
Staves and snooks,
tons. .-. ...........
Tallow, tierces
Wheat, bushels
Wool, bales.
2,045
882
94.364
582,704
2,083
54.477
606
2.127
398
695
309
1,128
109,945,000
891
46.459
18,724
751.961
. . 31.897
49,874
23.344
5.078
24.782
4.176
423
1.576.193
144
1915.
136.583
940
86.067
641,231
2.010
114.307
86.658
771
. 3.47
892
657
1.672
5.640
146.837.617
618
43.135
25.817
358,667
23.683
26,114
300
138.100
1914.
3,000
3.100
2,100
S.184,834
1,161
43.291
1.348
60.639
500.225
2,227
80.148
176,947
1.208
11,093
1.353
848
3.146
2,393
193.351.950
2,269
47.028
19.626
565.882
' 18,987
43.592
7,940
133,042
8,472
2.151
2,642
5,0ST,318
710
1913.
848.409
1.310
60,050
431.788
68.769
163,966
""" V.955
1.306
2.533
706
1,879
228,997.117
1.982
30.667
24,269
733.102
17,769
12,990
8.504
34,822
15,140
2,247
7.141.169
2.432
1912.
600.522
69.641
364.549
18.428
56.595
V.895
1,086
12.945
344
1.866
169.453.612
2.098
23,038
18.014
342,333
16.237
17,963
1,950
80,454
17,963
1.564
'4.V2V.S82
6.385
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Extensive Market. Predicted.
The war has decimated the livestock
of Europe and for many years to come
these countries will continue to be bis
purchasers of the products of the Amer
ican packing-house. While the produc
tion of grains and other agricultural
products in Europe will be quickly re
stored to their normal condition before
the war. It will take many years to re
establish their livestock and America
must furnish the greater part of the
deficiency. The Panama Canal has
opened the markets of Europe to the
packers of the Northwest and this out
let will increase the demand for the
livestock of the Northwest.
Although the development of the
livestock and packing-house industry
during the past 10 years has been re
markable. I feel that it is still in its
infancy and possesses wonderful possi
bilities and in time promises to sup
plant lumber as our leading- - industry.
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SCHERMERH0RN BROS. CO..
J. W. P. McFALL
Northwest Agent
103 Front St. Portland, Or.
JNO. P. MILLER.
President.
E. J. BURKHARDT,
Vice-Pres. and Mgr.
OREGON DOOR CO.
Foot Spokane Ave, Portland. Oregon.
Phono Sellwood 62. - Phono B 1325
Manufacturers of
Sash, Doors and Mouldings, Wholesale and Retail.
General Mill Work.
Hardwood and Yellow Fir Finish a Specialty.
In Connection With
The East Side Mill & Lbr. Co.
East Side Mill & Lumber Co.
Sellwood 911 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL B 1563
MILL AND GENERAL OFFICE
FOOT OF SPOKANE AVENUE
Branch Yards.
Eaet Thirty-ninth and Hajsey sts.; phones: Tabor 2811, C 1237.
Multnomah Station; phone: Main 4533.
Miller-Mowrey Lumber Co, Lents; Tabor 2116, B 6111.
Oregon Transfer Co.
Established in 1S68
OFFICE, 474 GLISAN STREET
Engaged in General Transfer and Storage Business. -
Own and Operate Three Class A Warehouse on Terminal
Tracks.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN
Merchandise Stock Storage Accounts
Car Loads for Distribution
Less Car Loads for City Delivery, Reshipment and Re
forwarding by Express or Parcel Post.
No Switching Charges on Car Load Shipments