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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1918)
the aionxnra okegoxiax, Tuesday, jaojart i. i9is. 13 DAIRYING NOW GREAT INDUSTRY Heavy Milking Herds Developed; Intensive F arming Stimalatedl t - . 3- i. A . J -' t-l V j V- ,-. , ' t ,-.. -i;, 'rr. . . . J ! . ' ". .' ; ' ' V. ' v v s I V..: :! - . v yV'- A ' Tor mnmi nr. kou or nrn coiht, notstnt row which madr . MORl.lt RH ORI) ! MILK PRO IlTIO. BOTTOM COLUIiTS M BtLtM Ut klTI. UUHLU HtlO D Jl .MUH - t.lH-UlD. T Hr A. IX MUllcaa. T.dHmr Baral fplrtt HE rroarth and dTlormnt of th ltrj- InJmtrjr la Ortron la of fifrrachlnc Intrrctt brau It means mora firm komri to aaclt iquara mil, a payroll tar on 1J dya In tha yar and tha mot cfflciant of all nu mfartorlnc ntrprla In tha atata. m manly. dlrjrlnc meana mora to Orcoa than any olhrr phia of bar Induatrlrs. bcansa dlrjrln la tha Irut vaataful and tha moil conitroctlva of JL Whimtr tha dairy cow walk a 4 faatia aha anrlchra tha aoll that uatalna hr. The ko!nt of dairy cowa haa reilortd fertility on farm af ter farm that had been robbed of pro doctnr power tnrouch lenoranco or carelesa cropplna; methoda. ' Tho dairy cow utlllxe tha balk teat nd cheapen crepa that arrow wild trraaa. hay and allaare and convert them Into milk, batter and rheeae. tha kit-heat priced rotzunodltlea that wa aall from our farma. They make a pound of batter from very pound of dry matter roneumed In feed. They repro-luce their welfbt In anllk eery mor,:i of tha year. They manufacture 1 time aa much nltroc- noua aubatance aa doea the fattening ter and at the iimi time produce Bearly aa much fat and an aimoat equal mount of milk auarar for which the ateer haa no equivalent. A well-bred Orecon dairy cow producea milk In no year that haa a food value equal to tho meat froaa four KiO-pound leer nalrrtaaT Mu Smaller rarwaa. rHIrylnr In Orecon beara a aoclo- Ioli-al interest that too often ion riTimmrv i roHTLAXD ruLU E III REAl'. 1M1 i i: iu a a........ . : r .111 11S... t'l... ...:: ...22 Teriookeat. Palrrlne meana smaller farma and therefor mora farm home to tho square mile. Palrylnc meana a rreater payroll than any other phase f farmlna; because, while 10 cowa will keep 1 worker busy, on man nay car for 1 or note of other kind of atock. Orea-on'a dairy Industry 1 aot cr tied by a few tare establishments bat by hundred of email planta In dlvtdually waed. Palrytnr la a work la which the whole family may take a bead If they desire and where Id! tine taa always b turned Into pro doetlse effort. It Is a business that tho poor but Industrious man raa en area I with the leas; financial re julremeet and with th srsateat as-u.-aac f success. Pwlrylnr ha nndercon remark able development In OresTon and w hats become an exporter Instead of an Importer of butter. The conditions In Ores-on are Ideal for d-alry In and our owners of cows hare not failed to take advantar of them. Up In th Inland wher alfalfa, arrows luxuriantly and tarn pasturea austatn a. cow to th acre datrylnsr la profitable, and like wis In th coast country aectlona wher they arow kale and vetch, which analyx similar to alfalfa, and every wher w arrow alias, th cheapest of ail feeds. Not only ar dairy products produced cheaply In Orearon but th prices re ceived by th producers ar (rood. In 11 th cross output of Oregon's dairy products amounted to more than I - -.- i0 woo and In 1917 thla will be aur- passed creatly becaus of the record prices belnc paid. The coat of maln- talnlnc dairy cows likewise haa In creased, but not more ao In this state than In other. There I thla to ear: Orecon haa th facilities which. If properly taken advantage of. will en able her to produce dairy producta In rreater quantity per acre utilised than la posslbl In any other atate. and at less cost per pound. The factors are these: Mild climate, cool Summer nlcht. freedom from disease.. Ions; arrowlnc season, lone pasturac peri ods. Tha only drawback la the dry mid-Summer montha and thla Is to b equalized by th arrowlnc of ai'.ace In th early Spring aeaaon for th purpose of carrying th cow throuch the dry montha and thus makins all-the-ysar us of th silo. Orecon baa con to th top In dairy ing partly becaus of th Ideal natural conditions and partly because of the enterprise and ability of th breeder of dairy cattle In th state In their development of heavy milking herd. Oregon owes much to her breedera and particularly to her pioneer breeders who brought to Oregon th best blood that money could bay and thus laid the foundations for herds that have made II world records In production and hav cone to th National ahows and won th championships In compe tition with breeders from ail over th country. Wrl4 Prwdsrtloa Recwrd Mad. Th story of world production rec ords mad by Oregon cows Is a story of th Jersey breed, becaus Jerseys hap pened to be the choice of thea early Importers. Holsteln-Frleslana. Ayr shires or Guernseys would hav given similar reaults becaus Oregon condi tions are equally favorable for all dairy breeds, but th Jersey breed 1 th on selected and henc to them low the distinction. Oregon todar Is th strongest Jer sey state In th entire West in the number of cowa with high production record la official testa mad from year to year and there are only two or three states that surpass Oregon In th number of cows with high production records In th official yearly tests, and none If w tak Into consideration tna total number of cows tested la th different states. FARM OUTPUT TOTALS $180,000,000 Oregon's Soil Production Makes Big Cain in Valuation in 1917 r r. . Kea. field Afwt, farted ttaae Bere 4 Craw MIle- THE Oregoa farmer. I common wlta his fellow workers through out th Pacific Northwest, haa had a little war of hla own with climatic condition la th production f th 11T crop Fertnnlng with th Fall of 1M4 th lark of moisture greatly retarded Fall plowing and a eding. Summer-fallowed land In the wheat belt did aot bave sufficient snotstur for proper seeding until loo late la ty season, henc th usual Fall seeding waa done "la th dust or growth of pasturea and ranges, which, combined, with early snows, necessi tated th feeding of hay to rang stock about a month earlier than usual. leep snows and continued cold weather throughout th Winter. In the' prlrl ptl atock aectlona. still further added to th Increase In normal feed require ments. As a result th bay supply waa ntirely exhausted In most sections and hay and grain had to b shipped in and sometimes haulted considerable distances. A big expense thus was In curred, and there waa om loss of stock from Inability to obtain feed. In many caaea th ahort ratlona nec- Graad total....... General farmlnc Oeaeral livestock. Dairy product. . . Fruit. Poultry and r Wool and mohair. njaVflBwaweawfl ORECON FARM PRODUCTION IN 1917. IM.0.tOO IS.tOt.OOOl 41.5dt.t00 1 xs.ttt.ttei xt.ttt.toti .. ttt i T.500.0001 postponed until Spring. With a poor atart. the T all-sown wheat wa not In ond.tlon to withstand the unfavorable Winter conditions, and about SO per cent of the acreage planted In th Fall waa reaown In the Sprlnc. either to wheat or other grains. In a normal season this Winter killing of the Fall sown wheat la almoat negligible. Th mt-17 Winter conditions war veo more unfavorable for th produc tion of livestock. Th lack of early Fall rs1. pre v.-' . rvrr! ssarlly fed In th late Winter and early Spring put th stock In very poor condition to go on th rang later. To still further add to tha burdea the "Spring opening" was three or four weeks later than normal. Th farnjers "Spring drlv" was hin dered by th late opening already re ferred to and by the continuance of cold, wet weather until late In th sea son. Stilt further to complicate tha problem, th Summer aeaaon waa vary -' ... t o ia!s.:! Tn c i e eertl-m? BITUIITMIC tor City Streets WAMEMTE M Higlways 2 Columbia River Highway, Near Shepherd's Dell, Paved with Warrenite. A i r; -v , ; ) M - ' I'--- 7!rf ' . C Terwilliger Boulevard, Overlooking Portland, Paved With Warrenite. WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY, Journal Building, Portland, Oregon there waa absolutely no rain after the mlddl of May. and many fields of such crops as corn, potatoea and beana did not get a drop of rain from seed time to harvest. Then Just for good meas ure th "weather god tnrew in aome hot wlnda during July. All things con sidered, there probably never haa been a less favorable aeaaon for crop and livestock production- la Oregon than that of th year 117. But fortunately there has never been a better harvest season. Even with the ahortag of labor It was possible to harvest all crops, even Including hay, fruit and hope, with practically no' loss due to weather conditions. And the good prlcea prevailing gave a total value to th aggregate 117 crop con slderably In excess of the value of tha bumper production of ltlt, for which very good prices also were obtained. Notwithstanding the unfavorable con dition! prevailing, tha 1)17 farm pro duction for Oregon waa far from a crop failure, aa that term la understood elsewhere. Th grand total farm pro duction of Oregon, including livestock, for 1917. amounted approximately to Slao.000.000. The following figures. compiled from various sources, cover the crop output: Winter wheat, b.. pring wbeat. Du.. (ats. be ttarisr. bu. Cora. bu. ......... Kye. bu. Potatoes, bu- ..... Hay. tons Clover seed. lbs.... Ileans l dry), bu... Hops. lbs. Miscellaneous ..... ' Amount. . .4M.0H . t.sa.vMHi .11 O IHHt . &.:a.oo . l..ll'-.lMI . 3..IHM) . T.7'o.noo I.MI'J.imiO . 1.7M.OOO . ino.ooo . B.OoO.uvO Vslns. ll.VlJH.itfH B..117.IMIO a im mm B.iK.'i.tXM) 2. .144. Ill to .''.It. I MM) 6.9:i0.oMi XI.II.V'H.o 4LO.IHMI 7oo.ooo l.Rim.iMin 4.06J.OOU .to3.000.0u0 pointing. However, with th high prices prevailing for beans. It did not require a very large per acre yield to produce a profitable return. Livestock aales for 1917 showed a material Increase In value over 1916. County Assessors' reports of the 1917 enumeration Indicate .a material In crease In the number of cattle, a alight Increase In number of horses and mules, a very slight decrease In sheep, and a considerable decrease In number of hogs. But the higher valuea prevailing in 1917, particularly for abeep and hogs, made the total returns from stock sales considerably In excess of 1914. Llveslock Valor Increase. Choice young ewea sold around the 120 mark In numerous Instances. The writer" saw the transfer of on band of S00O head of young ewes for which the owner received an average cf tit per head (190,000 for 6000 bead). Fat hogs averaged much higher throughout the year than ever before. Cattle valuea also advanced somewhat over 1916, while horse and mule values were not materially different from th preced ing year. Prospects for the 1918 crop are very favorable. While the Fall of 1917 was pretty dry, there were some September ralna which greatly Improved the con ditions of pastures and permitted some seeding of wheat. Seeding "in the dust" was-much more general than last year, and the November and early Decem ber rains, followed by fairly good growing weather, have been very bene ficial to all of this early-sown grain. as well as . permitting of reasonably safe seeding in some districts since the early December rains. Reports indicate that the Fall-sown acreage is larger than usual. Since we have Just had two unusually severe Winters in succession, the "old est inhabitant" and other weather-wise prophets are predicting an open Win ter for 1917-18. No hard freezing wea ther prior to this date would seem to give good grounds for this prediction. Anyway, we are sure that the real Winter will not begin until at least a month later than It did last year, for that length of time already has passed. Right now it appears probable that the most serious menace to the harvest of a big crop in 1918 will be a shortage of farm labor. This will be felt during the Spring seeding 6eason, but not so acutely as at harvest time. In 1917 the supply of farm labor was just about equal to the demand. But a large per centage of the thousands of men who have enlisted during recent months has come from the rural districts, and the absence of these workers from, their former fields of labor is sure to be felt next Spriner and Fall. Total vain Price Higher la 117. In 1)11 th foregoing named crop were larger in every case except dry beans, but th value per bushel or per pound was considerably less. It waa eatimated that these general farm crop had a value in 1914 of about 170.000.- 000, aa agalnat aa estimate of 185,000,- 000 for 1)17. The corn crop estimate Is on the ba sis of matured husked corn. As a mat ter of fact, a very large percentage of th corn acreage grown in Oregon la cut for silage purposes. Perhaps the moat marked change to crop production in -ne state was tne elimination of at least one-half of the former hop acreage and the planting I of this old hop land to beans and sugar beets to a very large extent. Owing to the lack of Summer rainfall the re- ,,. i rfr c"e werr rather dlaap-J The Westport Lumber Company With mills located at Westport. Orecon. and city offices at 140 Narthwratera Ink Building, Portland. The sawmill has a daily capacity of 150.000 feet of lumber, which can be shipped either by rail or water, being on the S., P. & S. Ry. and on the Columbia River. Is specially equipped to handle long and large timbers, a supply of logs suitable for same being alwaya on hand, with planing mill ca pacity to finish large timbera up to and Including 24x30 Inches la aixe. A number of modern house ar owned by the company and ar leased to employes with fam ilies. The single men are taken care of In a very comfortable hotel, in which steam heat, hot and cold water in each room, shower baths and other modern conveniences have been installed, the welfare of the men being considered of vital importance and Improvements mad with this object in view. A prosperous town of about 700 Inhabitants has grown up at Westport, the natural location of which Is perhaps the prettiest of any small town in th state. Denny-Renton - Portland Clay & Coal Co. :-: Seattle The "Cheap" Road Costs Twice the Price of a Good Road Do you realize what this means? The so-called cheap road has cost twice as much as the VITRIFIED BRICK ROAD at the end of thirty years, while the Brick Road gives four times the good road service. There is a prevailing opinion that paving with Brick is far too expensive for general use, but the mistake that we have always made and which is now coming to be understood by the large majority of thinking people is that we have taken into account the initial cost only. A study of the total cost, figuring in a conservative charge for mainte nance for a period of several decades, will convince even the most skep tical that there is but one way to beat high taxes in road construction Build for the Future Pave With Brick
